Not me, but my mom was a 1st grade teacher. She got home with all the teacher gifts her students had given her. I was looking through them and as a shitty pre-teen middle schooler I was a dick when I found a little box with rocks in it.
My mom, in a even tone, told me that kid was the sweetest kid in class and had no money. Pretty much only food she got was school lunches and breakfasts. She saw all the kids giving my mom the teacher gifts they brought that morning. So, she found a box and during recess collected "pretty stones" to give to my mom.
This gave me all the feels. You have a great mom, not only for the awesome and honest reaction I know she gave that little girl when she received her presents but also for not ragging on you for your reaction. Instead she just explained the circumstances so you could understand.
Pretty stones were the best thing when I was a tiny kid, I remember gifting the best ones to my favorite teachers back then, because I knew they would understand what it meant for me, I trusted them without a doubt.
And the stones were always somewhere on their desk, classroom, or at home as decoration, along with the weird presents they would get from the other kids.
Gifts are what they mean for the persons involved, it absolutely doesn't matter how much they cost or how sophisticated they are. Infinite respect for the teachers who genuinely care and understand kids got hearts too.
Once my Uncle gave me an expired fire extinguisher for Christmas. I tried to shoot it when I got home since it wasn't safe to keep anyway and it was empty.
Malthur ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 23:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dots2836 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 03:14:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me, one year my cousin got the same shirt he was wearing three times over. Everyone expected him to have a fit, nope. He thought it was the funniest shirt ever and kept all four.
But if the uncle had not mentioned that it was empty and OP kept it around in case of a real fire then he'd be fucked when he realised mid-fire that it was empty.
If it's a cheap one from some department store, ya, those don't usually get filled again - which us why they're usually so cheap.
I actually work for a fire protection company that does annual inspections of fire alarms and related devices. Extinguishers - the ones legally required for anything other than a single dwelling home up here - need maintenance every 6 years, and can absolutely be refilled and recharged - it's one of the services we provide. The company we used to use before doing it ourselves did not deal with individuals, only companies. So the average person would need to come to us or another fire protection company to get it done.
Ur_house ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you go too long though you can't. I took my 10 year old one top the fire station got this and they said by now the contents would have solidified, so you need to just get a new one.
I know there are different makes and models of extinguishers, and there are some with different material inside. The majority of the ones we service are 5 or 10lbs ABC extinguishers ("ABC" is their ratings classification, not brand), the ones filled with the white powder and actually last decades, even if not properly maintained. We inspect them annually to make sure they're physically in working order and still charged/haven't been used. At 6 years they get a 6yr maintenance to make sur ethe parts are all still working, and at 12 years they essentially get used in order to test (I'll admit now that I have not witnessed this part of the service, and may be fuzzy with the exact details) and then get refilled and recharged. We've also had extinguishers that have been used, and thus needed to be refilled and recharged.
While it's usually cheaper and easier to just get a new one, throwing away a perfectly good extinguisher is fucking terrible for the environment, and is something that absolutely can be reused over and over when taken care of. (Also, depending on your area, they can be recycled instead of thrown in a landfill, so if you must get rid of your extinguisher, please recycle it). But the contents of the most common ones get replaced every 12 years, and we've come across some that were closer to 20 years, and had no problem refilling them.
Fun fact for staying with me so far: all extinguishers are built to spray their contents for 8 seconds. Doesn't matter how big the extinguisher is, it's calibrated to spray for 8 seconds. Take that into consideration if you're ever in a position to have to use one.
Ur_house ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, thanks, that was interesting stuff along with your other post. Mine was a super cheap little one and I'm thinking that had a lot to do with why they told me to just get a new one.
What you didn't know was that he was planning to come to your house later that night and burn it down.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 09:57:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was a foam one the best thing to do is open it up, find someone you don't like, put the yellow liquid in the toilet cistern, the clear liquid in the bowl.
When they flush it'll basically gush foam out of their shitter.
Kind of a good thing it was empty. Cleaning that stuff off of everything really sucks (it's kind of like sand)...though having it be empty if you really needed it would suck more.
Be honest, if it had been full of foam you would have loved letting rip with that thing.
tx486 ยท 5777 points ยท Posted at 14:12:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday, my grandma gave me several used and stained pairs of my younger cousin's tighty whiteys underwear, and those little wreaths you put on candles at Christmas time (my birthday isn't near Christmas). It was a memorable one.
You know what, I think this is the worst one. The gift is used, unusable by you, itโs disgusting, thoughtless and intentionally or unintentionally cruel.
Darelz ยท 733 points ยท Posted at 21:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it's not just unusable like a gift card with nothing on it or an expired ticket, it actively disturbs you. The grandma could've easily found some other old rubbish she didn't want anymore which wasn't disgusting, but no, she chose the stained underwear.
Bingo. If someone suddenly starts acting out of character, it's a good bet they have some dementia issues. That being said, if the person in question was always a shitstain, well, then, business as usual.
maleia ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 02:41:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Side note, after I got done laughing at your comment. I then laughed for a solid minute at your username. A+
On what planet would anyone every think of giving, let alone GIFTING used, AND STAINED UNDERWEAR!? If I was the parent I would tear a strip off of grandma. I would tell her to not bother giving a gift if she is going to give something so piss poor and borderline offensive by the lack of care or thought put into the gift. Like a bag of 5 chocolate bars would be better and would be under $10. Cheap fucking grandmas! Never read so many awful grandparent stories as I have on this thread!
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 19:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the absolute fuck
neon93 ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 17:52:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stained? Hahahahaha
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it at least a vaguely pretty one, and maybe she didn't know what it was?
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:06:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was glazed pottery, and there were the notches on the sides for the cigarettes. She was a nice lady and I was pleased to have it, but it does count as my strangest present.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:44:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother grew up during the depression. She never threw anything out. While she never gifted used and stained tighty whities (those were turned into cleaning rags for polishing silver) after a visit she wouldn't let us leave without giving us a box of crap she didn't need any more. Some of the items I remembered; expired cheese biscuits, old stockings, a small basket of paper clips and old rubber bands that broke if you tried to use them, a large zip lock like bag of pens with dry ink, another pencil pouch of half pencils of which the erasers had hardened, several thick 3 ring binders full of yellowed dot matrix paper used on one side but "the clean side can be used for scrap paper", and yes...shitty holiday themed candle rings. We didn't even use dinner candles at my house. Mom would just throw the whole thing out when we got home.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:37:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:27:27 on December 10, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use erasers to stim with (I roll the sides around over the cuticles of my thumb, then pinky, pointer and on rare occasions, ring finger) and the hardened ones last way longer. If Y'all ever need to get rid of some hmu.
That makes the brand new but too small and somehow both tidy-whitey and boxer-brief looking pair of underwear I received as a gift from a fashion designer mother of three, from a store her daughter worked at (so I'm assuming she paid next to nothing) seem not AS bad.. I'm also a chick in my 20's I have no idea what she was thinking..
tx486 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she wanted you to have underwear with a phone pocket on the front?
I have an aunt like this. A couple years ago for my birthday, she gave me a gift bag containing an old scuffed up Dunkin' Donuts gift card that had three dollars and change left on it, frosted coral pink lipstick that was opened, mostly used up, and looked like it was bought in the '80s, an unscented white pillar candle that was also well-used, and a fistful of assorted hard candies that were half-melted and dusted in lint.
She does this every time she visits me. It's like she just runs her hand through her junk drawer before she leaves the house and throws whatever random crap she grabs into a festive gift bag.
She's not doing it out of malice, she's just a kook.
And I'm suddenly grateful that my crazy, alcoholic aunt with no money just re-gifts family heirlooms and shitty dollar store calendars. I mean, at least the heirlooms are nice to get - and I can get an explanation since she's still alive, instead of inheriting later and trying to be like, so who did this belong to?
When I was 10, a family friend asked what I wanted for Christmas. I was tactful enough to tell her, "eh, whatever, it doesn't matter. She said "What about Legos?" I was like "wow, that would be great!! Thanks!"
She gave me a copy of Tiffany's Book of Table Manners.
Apparently I did something to piss her off at dinner, still not sure what.
[deleted] ยท 2468 points ยท Posted at 23:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing she agreed to legos before going to the store to look at the price of legos
I remember getting a tub of Megabloks for Christmas one year.
I also distinctly remember taking the entire contents of that tub, assembling a beachball sized model of a "meteor" out of them, and then smashing it with my dad's old Adirondack "Big Stick." Fond memories.
EDIT: I will say that I smashed it years after it was gifted to me. Teenage me wanted to release some angst on some innocent plastic blocks.
Flakesy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Megablocks have better quality than Lepin, so i would rather get those. They also have a lot of franchises lego won't touch.
My brother got a castle set from a knock-off Lego brand, I think it was called Blocko or something like that. It was alright, but the bricks were so loose that the whole thing would fall apart if someone breathed in it's general direction.
Edit: It was 'Coco'.
brandonsh ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 02:49:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"LEGO" the company prefers you call their plastic toys something like "LEGO building blocks", not "LEGOs". Most people don't listen.
Edit: I think it has something to do with preventing their name from becoming a generic rather than a trademark, like Kleenex facial tissue became kleenex and Google became a verb.
There also is this point, that the US uses counting nouns more than collective nouns, like eating mashed potatoes not mashed potato. This means that non-US speakers will shorten LEGO building blocks to LEGO whereas US speakers will shorten it to LEGOs. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/lego-or-legos
pastermil ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:28:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry to hear that, but it appears that you must
LE GO
sjwillis ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 01:59:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's your favorite animal? mine are sheeps. Wow look at that gaggle of sheeps.
avcloudy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 07:00:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha oh man. This really drives me up the wall. I know noone has to listen to the official LEGO brand LEGO building block nomenclature advice, but you get to choose between risking genericisation of of a category or people not using your brand name at all. Like going to a theatre and asking for a Coke fountain soda.
...So rather then get a cheap toy instead she said fuck this kid who does he think he is and went out of her way to buy something shitty? I like her spunk.
A good one to compare across is the starter pack/battle pack boxes of 4 minifigs and a simple build, they are targeted at younger kids that just want the figs I think. Star Wars is usually about $12 while lego city (the best lego) is $8, so about 50% more expensive.
Yeah they have tonnes of little kits at pretty much any price point above $10. They get a bad name for being expensive just cause they have those $500 millennium falcons or whatever.
Yeah, there's pricey, but they aren't all that. And to be honest, as a kid I prefered the ones that had more variety to build multiple things. I got way more use out of my generic set than my Slave 1, which I built once and never wanted to disassemble.
The custom sets had all kinds of unique pieces that could be used to make your own creations even cooler. I was especially fond of the various computer blocks with cool looking screens.
When I was a kid I would build the something like the X-wing, play with it for a couple weeks, then smash it against something like it got in a crash. That's when the real fun would begin because I could add all it's parts to the junkyard(a box where I kept all my legos.) Which would just mean I had even more parts to use in future builds.
God, legos were like crack to my 6 year old mind. I'm sure my parents felt like they were dealing with an addict when I begged them for all the sets. Just one more!
andresq1 ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 01:15:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Southeast asian here. They weren't too bad when I was a kid. That was in the 1980s. My parents were both teachers (i.e. we weren't rich) and yet could afford to buy random boxes until I amassed a whole war chest of them. Grew up, forgot about them. Had occasion last year to walk into a toy store and noticed some. Couldn't believe how much they cost now.
Granted, the currency exchange rate is probably a large factor, but they're definitely expensive and not simply "not cheap".
Can confirm, fellow SE Asian and 80s kid here. We have a big collection of Legos from our childhood, but we weren't rich, so I'd always assumed their affordability. Then one time I had the opportunity to visit Legoland in Carlsbad, CA- I was totally surprised to see how expensive Lego kits and buckets are now.
The book in question is $8 from Barnes and Noble, and about $16 from Target. For $8 you could also get this Wookiee Gunship or this stunt truck. If you want something with more pieces, splurge to $14 for this set
You can get a little kit for like 10 bucks. Lego are one of those things that you can basically spend however much you want to on starting at ~10 and going up up up to the mooooon.
Which makes under $10 on a set pretty cheap, I would think.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:10:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No clue why you're getting downvoted, I just looked and a medium build box (a good starter for a kid) is about ยฃ25, not really that unreasonable in my opinion.
That's the cost of a single pint and a meal w/ dessert in a pub around here.
We're talking about a single gift, not a lifetime supply
OSCgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:09 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. We didn't have a lot of money growing up, but my parents always got us Legos. Their reasoning being it was one gift that all of us would play with, and we never got bored of the growing collection.
Azuralos ยท 429 points ยท Posted at 18:08:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have taped a piece of paper to the front and written "How not to give gifts like an asshole" then given it back.
THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE GIFT WAS 10 YEARS OLD, THEY WERE NOT SMART OR CLEVER ENOUGH TO COME UP WITH A WITTY RESPONSE
BY TAPING A PIECE OF PAPER TO THE BOOK THAT SAID "HOW NOT GO GIVE GIFTS LIKE AN ASSHOLE"
Mostly agree, but there was one kid (10 years old) who would always grab things off my desk at work. Things attached to my computer. Fine, whatever. Sometimes I would hold the item (mouse, signature pad) when I knew he was walking in. He then would literally try to break my fingers and pry them off. Yeahhh, I kind of had a grudge against that kid....
clmns ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 23:42:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was he your bosses son or something? Was there a reason you didn't get him to stop?
Also makes it worse when the parents don't care and let them do it!
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dumnem ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:29:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should have beat the shit out of that kid.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:32:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dumnem ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I was thinking more along the lines of punching him several times in the stomach. When he cries for his parents you could explain that if he didn't act like such a snotty piece of shit and respected other people's property then he wouldn't get the shit beat out of him.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:48:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dumnem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a kid like him needs is a set of responsible and firm parents. Not the kind that will beat him, but the kind that will ground him and stand up to him when he starts getting bratty. Unfortunately, he had none of that.
Yeah, you're right.
Regardless, he needed some kind of consequences for his decisions.
Tsalnor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:51:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking hell Reddit, are you seriously advocating for child abuse? Is violence literally the first response for you people when you come across something you don't like?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:05:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well sometimes, a punch in the face is enough to knock the bullshit outta someone
That's when you swing the door open, yank him inside and smack him around. When he goes crying to his parents you can feign innocence. No one saw you do it and I suspect that even if someone had no one would have said anything.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ohhh that i understand. most kids are pretty innocent but fuck that kid and kids like him.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:06 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, you must have gone to a reeeaally nice highschool/college.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well no. i went to a public school in the suburbs. wasnt terrible or bad or anything but wasnt reeeeeally nice with extra e's. what does that have to do with adults holding grudges? and also i kinda meant kids under 13. i can understand holding a grudge against a 16 year old.
That'd be on her. Something like sending thank you cards would be a ritual ingrained since childhood. If it wasn't ingrained, then SHE didn't ingrain it.
Just between you and me, she actually said Erector set. I had no fucking clue what that was. I was like "uhhh, like Legos? And she was like... "Yea. Legos. Sure, whatever"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:07:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So passive-aggressive that you couldn't even tell it was aggressive.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:26:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
canโt believe that a grown adult would be so spiteful to a child... couldnโt imagine treating a 10 year old like that
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:17:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet your parents intervened. Your aunt told them that she was planning to get you LEGO. Their response was โArtformarket has enough toysโ or โartformarket is too old for LEGO, why donโt you get him a book or something insteadโ
Your aunt (all pissy cause she wants to be the cool aunt) is like, โFine I wonโt get him something fun that he wants.โ And instead she goes and buys the most ridiculous book she can find.
I might have to copy/paste this shit for a therapist one day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I could help?! :)
Whatโs funny, is the only reason I came to this conclusion is because I have kids (1 is a 10 year old) and we definitely influence what aunts and uncles get them for Christmas.
ANNND, I literally just told one aunt no LEGO this Christmas (in my defence; itโs because we have 7 unopened LEGO kits at our house right now). My kids love LEGO too (and so do I), theyโve just gotten more than they can handle.
KrMees ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:09:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she ask you what you wanted from her for christmas, or just what you wanted for christmas in all, she couldve been put off by your assuming she was even offering legos.
Did you put your elbows on the table at dinner? I was raised that only toothless sister fuckers do that. Needless to say, I have way better manners than what my character would show.
MY FUCKING GRANDMA GAVE ME THAT BOOK! I opened up the wrapping and almost had a heart attack of excitement as I was 14 or so and those Tiffanys heart necklaces were very trendy. When I opened that box and saw it was not just a book, but a book about MANNERS, I gasped. Wtf?!
Btw 10 years later my little sister also got a gift from Tiffanys from my grandma for Christmas. It was a beautiful necklace :)
"Hm. let me give him a book about table manners. That's not rude at all!"
Seriously unless it's a 'how to' book on how to play chess or something similar, never give a person a book that implies "I don't like how you do _____ Here you go!
Yes, you can. When I was ten, circa 1990, I got a manners book from my grandma. The book was a classic for young ladies, written in the mid-1960s. I practically memorized that thing. At 12 I was ready to meet the goddamned Queen. I would formally introduce people to each other, and sit uneasily waiting for my friends to do the same. I would use silverware positions to try to communicate with waitstaff at restaurants and nobody knew what the fuck I was doing. I would curtsey and say "how do you do?" and people would either laugh at me or think I was being a smartass. I would have classmates over to my house, and wait for return invitations... and wait, and wait, and wait, because I was the weird stuck-up girl no one wanted to hang out with.
There are basics that are near universal, such as please and thank you, but books get outdated fast and children don't have the sense of historical context to deal with that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:31:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might have done better in the UK. We still do the silverware thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:09:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yes but a book of it is a shitty and assholish christmas gift.
Received a digital picture frame for Christmas from my boyfriend at the time, 2 years into our relationship. Turned it on, and it had pictures of him and his ex loaded on it... Regifting fail.
When I was about 14 I once had a boyfriend give me a bracelet with some sort of charm on it. When I noticed it had a name engraved on it that was very clearly not mine he tried to claim it was a family heirloom and that was his grandmas name. That boy was so full of crap. Haha. His mom did give me a really nice gift basket full of lotions and stuff..it was a very short relationship.
Rhana ยท 519 points ยท Posted at 21:41:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the tattoo my grandpa has on his forearm, itโs a sparrow with a banner that had a name in it, the name wasnโt grandmas even though he had been talking to her at the time he got it, he got the name covered up for their 50th anniversary. I both love and miss that stubborn old man.
My grandpa got a womanโs head, with โDorisโ under it. Then he divorced Doris. He remarried, they had my mom together, and to my knowledge, she didnโt mind his tattoo. But his second wife (my grandma) was also named Doris.
Eh, he knew Doris 2 before he left Doris 1. I have a bunch of Christmas and birthday cards given to my grandma signed by Doris 1 and their kids. Itโs a little weird they my grandma kept all those cards, but at least it lets me tell funny stories about them. Grandpa also used to call Doris 1โs second husband his โhusband in law.โ
This!! My grandfather was a Welsh sailor in the merchant navy in his youth. He has a name tattooed on his upper arm (Caroline I believe) and when we his father ask him he still retains to disclose who she was. Maybe a girl in each port kinda guy, a previous engagement? Who knows. All I know is he etc my grandmother in White's Tavern in Belfast and here I am today :')
itโs a sparrow with a banner that had a name in it
My grandpa has(or had) this exact same tattoo. Wow
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:09:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a really common tattoo, especially for that time...
Rhana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:15:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I looked into the symbolism behind it and it means freedom/new beginnings, so normally people going away to war or those that were just released from jail.
When I was 21 my girlfriend's parents got me a headlamp. I made my girlfriend a necklace, even though it was kinda weird and bad because I wasn't very good with jewelry at the time, but it was technically a necklace. She got me nothing. Not even a card or something.
When I turned 16 my boyfriend gave me two of his stuffed animals, which might have been cute but they were dinosaurs and I wasnโt really into dinosaurs at the time. He was totally serious when he talked about how I need to take care of them and theyโre his favorites. He gave the same speech to my best friend a year later when he gave her a stuffed alien lol
His mom had given me lotion and perfume in my absolute favorite scent, a pair of fuzzy socks, and The Ring which was my favorite horror movie at the time. High school boyfriends suck but their moms are amazing
I feel like sometimes the mom feels bad for the girl. Like they can tell their son is mucking things up and they want to help lol. I didn't date much in high school at all, I was pretty shy and kept to myself. I remember once this same guy invited me to dinner at his house except he didn't tell anyone I was coming and his dad came home with takeout and had gotten each person their own meal and obviously there was nothing for me. I didn't really mind not having food but I could tell his parents felt bad and they kept suggesting to him that he share his with me which seemed to annoy him. It was all really embarrassing to me as I felt like I was such a burden. He was one of those high school boys that use the if you love me you would do this line too..ick. Ha.
For his birthday? I got him glass plugs for his stretched ears. They were really cool and had swirly glass jellyfish in them because he was interested in becoming a marine biologist. I remember I was really proud of myself for remembering his size because I could never remember if he was 00 or 0
His lying skills were something for sure. ๐ he was not a good liar but he did practice the art of lying often. I wonder if he ever got better at it? ๐
zwiingr ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:40:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told.ย That's always been a favorite movie of mine :)
norrina ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school I briefly dated a boy who gifted me a trinket box engraved with my name. When we broke up shortly thereafter he demanded the box back. I certainly had no desire to keep it, but my name is not at all common (about 700 babies per million for my generation)...
I see there is another girl with my story likely floating around. I get that maybe dudes get angry and it seems logical to them to demand items back but if it's specifically engraved to a person what are you really going to do with it?
Yeah exactly something like that. I keep trying to remember what the name was but I can't recall. It was as you suggested though a name that would be highly highly unlikely to be anyone's grandma's name.
dmitryo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And? I wasn't expecting him to give me a diamond bracelet or anything but don't give me something you got for an ex girlfriend that you found in your closet or bottom of your bag. Id have happily just spent the day with him no gift needed. The relationship eventually ended because I found he tended to lie..a lot. Lol.
Suppose you begin dating someone (after having been friends for a while). Suppose you offer to help them sort out their massive basement full of crap (because the roommates have been complaining for months). Suppose you come across tens to hundreds of books they collect that they're "meaning" to read. Suppose you come across this book, and you ask them about it.
Suppose it turns out it's one of the few books that they have apparently read - cover to cover - but they play it off as simply "interesting."
Run. Run far far away.
** Brought to you by: I dated a covert narcissist, and now have an alliance with at least 9 other women he screwed and screwed over, and holey fuck, that emotional damage lingered.
Not necessarily. The assumption is that he got it from his ex, and she had pre-loaded it with pictures of them. He never turned it on though, so didn't know. Regifted it and there you go.
I wonder if you were dating my ex. I got him a digital picture frame preloaded with all our photos on it one christmas... I don't think he ever took it out of the box.
I mean he isnโt one to like taking photos admittedly, so Iโm not sure if itโs one of those gifts where Iโd be buying it because Iโd like to receive it, if that makes sense?
I just kind of think itโd be a neat room decoration
calantus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:10:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy it randomly but not for a birthday or Christmas.. otherwise he'd be disappointed, trust me.
Depends on the person. I don't have any picture frame on my apartment. BUT... I got Google Chrome few weeks ago and you can select photos from Google Photos to be wallpapers for it. So my TV now a huge Picture frame with photos of me and my GF. And I think it's nice.
marz831 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to receive this as a gift! I'd want to show it off! The hard part would be choosing what pictures to put keeping in mind where it would be displayed. ๐
Gifting guys is difficult I find. I used to love giving gifts until I sent my boyfriend something and he didn't even say thanks lol. It's cool if someone doesn't like a gift but at least express some gratitude
Bingo I had tons of stuff I didn't want but couldn't bare to throw away for sentimental reasons, I just had too much stuff. Now that it's gone I don't miss it, because I don't see it. Sort of how it was when it was all put away anyway and I can pretend it's somewhere safe.
Because everyone in your life knows exactly what you need or want? And people never take a risk on an idea that they think will be good but it doesn't pan out? God, I'd much rather get someone something cool that they'd either love or hate rather than something boring that they 'need'.
lol no kidding... A lot of times getting something you don't need as a gift is even better, because it's something you perhaps couldn't justify or afford, but still want.
Regardless, as you said in different words, gifting people things isn't exactly a utilitarian practice.
Are you kidding? If he gets me that new 1T SSD I've been eyeing, I think he's a keeper. If he handles the install and data migration too? Better put a ring on that.
skyfox3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:56:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lolol wtf
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:23:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shame it wasnโt me exโs hard drive of nudes you could have destroyed it for me and all his other exโs that hate him and the fact that he will never delete what he sees as his โleverageโ over us
rivigurl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:58:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a creepy ex like that. He supposedly used it as โreference for his artโ but heโs just freakin weird.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:14:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mines a control freak, thinks that the pictures will stop any of us from crossing him. Funny thing is I run my own business so it doesnโt matter if my boss sees my nudes. Heโs a doctor, if he releases them he can face criminal charges and his career is toast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:43:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Release one yourself and make a complaint. r/tableturning
Fucking disgusting. I'm legitimately blind with rage right now. What did those photos even look like? Can you post a few here so I can cross reference my blind rage?
Ah man. I almost dated a guy until he started trying to give me gifts of his ex's stuff that she'd left at his house. It was really weird and he was super pushy about it. Like, I don't want her purse, her clothes, her rollerblades, her stuffed animal, etc..
esuranme ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:32:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I helped a pal do a memory recovery on a digital frame he was gifted (which we suspected was a re-gift)...sights seen that can never be unseen
I still don't know why we wanted to know what had previously been loaded onto the frame
I had an ex give me for my birthday a dollar store statuette of an elephant with the month of April inscribed. My birthday is in June and that's when I got it. I plaued the part of good boyfriend and pretended to like it. Later I found out she gave me a gift she originally bought her ex which basically took away the guilt I had in giving it to Purple Heart.
Seanay-B ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's an idiot
But that's pretty damn funny
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:17:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's just rude. He could've easily just deleted the pictures and said that he could take memorable photos later into the relationship, or keep your current ones.
He got if for you 2 years into the relationship or it took you 2 years before using it?
KewlKid88 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Received a digital picture frame for Christmas from my boyfriend at the time, 2 years into our relationship. Turned it on, and it had pictures of him........"
Because 2 years into our relationship is in the same sentence as received a digital picture frame, she received it 2 years into the relationship. If she turned it on 2 years later, the comma and the full stop around 2 years into a relationship would be switched
bugzrrad ยท -29 points ยท Posted at 23:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasnโt it though? It sucks that they had to shut the whole thing down but I get it, die hard fans do not a profit make. I still use it from time to time but I donโt know what Iโd do if I lost my charging cable hahahahaha. Iโve looked, replacements are scarce.
Seven669 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:50:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ignorance. Everything that played music was called an iPod.
domochomo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved that damn mini disc player, used to record my CDs to the mini discs using my PS2 and carried a shoebox of my favorites on long trips...man that shit was dumb.
In 2005, when finishing a freelance gig, my leaving present was a Sony Walkman cassette player with a built in rechargeable battery that lasted for 2 whole hours. I think maybe they felt that since I was approaching middle age at the time they thought I didn't know what a mp3 was or perhaps they were just cunts.
I had the same RCA. I thought it was cool I could put so much music on it and it said it supported WMA (Windows Media Audio)which is smaller than an MP3! But i found it wouldn't support any WMA with DRM even if it was "unlocked" and from what I recall when you used Windows Media Player to convert or burn to WMA it would always encrypt it.
I was bummed about that when half my library wouldn't play on deployment.
jl91569 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could disable encryption, but IIRC by default it was on.
I have a 128MB flash drive I use all the time. One of my co-workers gave it to me as a gag as he found it in some old boxes, but the thing has been very useful. It has enough space to hold firmware and other things I'll need only once or twice that I can't get to online, and I don't have to worry about backing up my main 64GB flashdrive because you don't know if the damn utility will wipe it or not.
SkyWulf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which year?
Decyde ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:17:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it was 2013.
Not going to recover the password to look on that account I used that year but I sent out my giftee a 13 piece cookware set, $200 in coupons he actually needed and a couple other things since he said he just moved into his own apartment @ 20 years old.
I think together it was $60 after shipping to get hosed by some $2 flash drive so some cunt could get credit for sending something out.
SkyWulf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:10:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, dude. I'm sorry.
Decyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:42:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Na, can't be sorry when I was stupid enough to sign up again another year and for a couple other exchanges.
Just last year I signed up for the condiment exchange thinking they might have gotten their shit together but I was wrong.
I bought my matcher some local produced mustard, rub, salsa and other things and in return..... I wanted something hot or spicy for burgers or sandwiches and the cunt typed in spicy on Amazon and sent me a $2 bottle of spicy sauce for hot wings.
I threw it in the trash after none of my friends wanted it because no one makes hot wings.
I'm honestly to the point where I want to sign up all my alt accounts one year for SS, send no gifts and get get made even for getting stiffed almost every time I signed up.
However, I'm not a cunt and couldn't do something like that to my 2 porn accounts.
Depending on the year, this could be an awesome expensive gift. I remember my first 256mb flash drive.
Decyde ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:44:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2013.... it was available online in a pack of 5 for $4.99.
I'm assuming he bought a pack of them or someone gave him one and he just tossed it in an envelope and sent it out.
I even price matched other flash drives and a 32 GB was like $15. I'd of used that but a 250mb is too small to do anything with and it was so poorly made I was afraid I'd lose anything on it.
Some guy above you got some shit stained tighty whiteies and a wreath. Sorry bud.
XDutchie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:02:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my secret santa at work a few years ago I got a 24 pack of cans of Coke.
They didn't even wrap it... just hauled it up to my desk and gave it to me, so it wasn't even a secret who gave it to me.
They said how they totally forgot secret santa and had to buy something at lunch time. I then had to lug that case of coke home on the bus.
I mean, if they weren't expired, the museum could be cool.
...
nah, shitty gift no matter what
aussydog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $5 gift certificate to HMV with a receipt for $10 in the card. So I shared my gift with another poor soul. Lol
areraswen ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 21:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year we did white elephant at my company with a $20 limit. All the gifts were pretty sweet until one chick had her movie tickets "stolen" by another guest and she unwrapped 4 loose plastic hangers.
Luckily the CEO "stole" that gift so no one would feel bad.
Not sure why, but the loose plastic hangers cracks me up. Whoever gave that gift probably had a ton of extra hangers in their closet and just grabbed a few out. I mean, a brand new package of plastic hangers costs literally $1. Lol
areraswen ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the fact that they were loose added insult on top.
Plot twist! The CEO brought the shit gift so he could "steal" it and look good.
[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 21:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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areraswen ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was really heartwarming. Truly felt like a family. Then the company was sold to investors and the CEO was fired and replaced. Their glassdoor rating tanked from 5 stars to 1.
cC2Panda ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait I'm confused as to what happened? Why would other people feel bad?
areraswen ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:26:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's kind a mood killer when everyone brought really nice gifts to share and we are all having a good time and then someone ends up with 4 plastic used hangers. Obviously there's an element of feeling bad for the person who once had a gift they were excited about and is now stuck with literal trash someone wrapped up. It just really sucked until the CEO stepped in.
cC2Panda ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that the point of white elephant though... Like I got a soap on a rope and a shoe horn once. Everyone was giving shitty things that were just hanging around their house.
That's a variation at least but it wasn't what we were doing. The way we did it was with a limit of $20 and you piled gifts in the middle. Everyone had a number and when that was called you came and picked a gift. If you didn't want to pick a new gift you could steal an unwrapped gift and the person who unwrapped it would have to pick another. We limited the steals to 3 per item and after that it was stuck with the person.
Yeah, it sounds more like a misunderstanding about the officeโs expectations on the part of hanger giver. At my old office, the idea was to have a mix of odd gifts like that and some decent ones. It made the game more fun.
Nah. I was the newest employee by far and they ensured everyone knew the rules. I had the same thought at first but they were very clear about what was expected. We had a few extra gifts at the end and I never figured out if people left early or if someone brought in the hangers as a joke along with a real gift and was just too embarrassed at how people reacted that they never owned up. I suspect the latter to be honest.
I honestly think it would have been hilarious if they came forward with another gift or left a note about where the real gift was. Really with how serious everyone took it, it would've been funny. I guess the moral of the story is to follow through all the way if you do something like that.
It is absolutely the point when I have White Elephant exchanges with my friends to just wrap up something ridiculous and useless we have lying around. If I unwrapped hangers, Iโd laugh. This sounds like it was really more of a regular gift exchange but they called it White Elephant by mistake.
My friends and I do those 'swap' secret Santa's where you can deliberately get a bad gift. Some of my favourites over the years: an inflatable 'swan' that just had a pin head and a smiley face; a book of blow job tips; a disposable cock ring; a $2 shop tracksuit; and a framed photo of one of our other friends
I will never do secret santa on here again because of last year, I spent a lot of effort on mine and dude didn't give a shit at all; he was clearly depressed, judging by his answers, and I was trying to be a nice spot during a season that really sucks when you're feeling down. And then the person who got me clearly didn't read my answers and mailed me a first aid kit. fuck that shit
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
illy-chan ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm nervous. I did it last year and it went well so I signed up again this year too but maybe I won't be as lucky...
Edit: For clarification, I'm more worried about how my gifts will be received than what I actually get. The idea of screwing up something for someone else's holiday makes me rather anxious.
drpeck3r ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:52:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do it every year now. Even if you get a crap gift you still made someone else happy no?
that was my thought process as well, but my guy didn't care. I spent a good amount of effort on it and a lot of thought went into it too, I really tried hard to make them happy, but to no avail. It was disheartening, honestly I don't care so much about my shit gift, it was more about the person I spent time on not caring, it made me feel bad:(
drpeck3r ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awhh that is disappointing that when you make something great the other person decides to not care. But I'd try it again. I have had two great ones so far.
illy-chan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:34:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, that was the part that scared me. I tried to stick to the suggested cost but then my Santa got me a whole bunch of things, some of them were definitely $20+ on their own. I was terrified that maybe no one really stuck to the suggested price and that my person was going to be disappointed.
Ended up working out (tried to really focus on the stuff he said he liked) but I was nervous until his post.
I haven't done it at all yet. I hate trying to think of presents for people I know, so the thought of trying to find something for someone I'll never meet just gives me a bit of unnecessary anxiety. Worst part of the entire year for work is them wanting to do a Christmas party with white elephant gifts. I hate it yet feel compelled to go, even though I could just be lazy and bring a fifth of something as the gift.
I like the "what will some fuckhead on the internet think to send me" aspect of it, which I don't get with my friends.
Krispyz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of smaller subs will do secret santas. I did a couple of the reddit-wide exchanges and was pretty disappointed, but when I did one for a smaller sub it was way better. The one I did was a nail-polish subreddit, but the secret santa didn't restrict us to just nail polish and most people got a variety of stuff and people put a lot of thought into it. I never felt bad about those exchanges.
This is exactly my concern. I did it one year internationally, spent a bunch on a present that I later decided was lame, and spent more on shipping it than the actual present cost. The recipient never even wrote that they got it. I still cringe over the whole thing. No more Reddit secret santa for me.
First aid kit is at least better than the two-sizes-too-small t-shirt with "I'm not insane, my mother had me tested" poorly screened onto it that I got my last year doing it...
snotnboss ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:05:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same happened to me a year, the person I sent it to just refused to communicate nor confirm at all after saying he was going to go pick it up at the post office. He kept on posting mundane stuff on reddit, so at least I know he didn't die, he just didn't give a shit. I am still participating though, the good people and experiences outweigh the few rotten eggs :)
Mine this year put "na" on all the questions. I sent a message asking for a little info/hobbies so I could get an idea of what to get and she said photography. I'm afraid of giving her a crappy gift because I know absolutely nothing about photography and that's all she said.
Nothing to get haha. She's being incredibly obtuse. You should be too. She likes photography, so she probably likes pictures. Coloring books have pictures. It isn't that funny at all.
It's pretty obnoxious to say photography for a present idea. Do you want me to buy a 5 thousand dollar camera lens or a Photography for Dummies book? As somebody who knows fuck all about photography I can't think of much in between.
Then get her something like fridge poetry, it's a nice gift and most people will like it.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems to me that your real gift was doing something nice for someone down, not whatever half ass gift someone else gave you. You shouldn't give up on the program for that reason.
1mikeg ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Reddit Secret Santa I received a generic card with a Snoo sticker in it.
Every year mhusbands Grama gave all her children, grandchildren, and great-grand children a grocery bag with a four pack of toilet paper... said she wanted to give something useful... at least she was fair and the gifts were always new! Lol. Years later we look back on that with fondness.
I can maybe top that! For Secret Santa I received a low quality model car. I figured someone did the best they could and made nothing more of it. Then, a few days later I recieved a bill for customs and shipping from what I remember to be Fedex or Purolator for something like $15-20. I was so mad lol... I swear that bill was worth more then the actual car itself.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man it's not near as bad as yours but I received mugs for three consecutive years for my choir's secret Santa. Felt like a new really shitty gift every year.
Was so pissed I just started labeling everything in the classroom. Got in trouble and had to stay after class to remove all the labels. fuming.
Bamres ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:34:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol my mom won 4 tickets to a museum years ago, I dont remember from where but it was a donation to a raffle iirc, we go to the museum and at the end of the night, I was sitting on a bench waiting for my family who were in the bathroom or something, a lady approached me and asks if i wanna give some feedback, I said sure why not and rated my experience and answered questions, she then hands me...the same 4 goddamn tickets...
factoid_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my kind of shitty office gift. I kind of want to suggest "bad christmas presents" as the theme for this year's exchange now. Just so I can steal this idea.
....I'd be livid. I'd kill for science museum tickets. :(
Brimzdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was from a secret Santa as well, in elementary school. I got a hacky sack with a taped up hole in it. The beads were missing and had been replaced with pencil shavings.
crod4692 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it truly secret Santa or did you learn who the cheap bastard was after?
My mom gifted me toothpaste for winning this competition one year (it wasn't something big, it was at church but still). I didn't even want to do it but she really wanted to so I entered. In the end she gave me 8 tubs of toothpaste like those you'd buy in bulk at Costco. I was really baffling when I saw that and she happily took it back, saying: "if you don't want it, I'll have it". Yes she's a terrible gift giver.
Well I suppose lol. She's just a really practical person but again I can understand the reason. We were never well off and that has affected her in a lot of ways.
whtbrd ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 22:26:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the flip side, when I was in college my b/f wanted to know what I wanted for my birthday. Money being scarce, I was being practical and I said I wanted a blender. He insisted that presents weren't allowed to be practical so he gave me a blender that had one of those spigots at the bottom to dispense drinks.
Fun, right?
Except then every time I used the blender I had to clean this whole extra part - dismantling the spigot, removing the gasket, flushing the whole part with water, using a pipe cleaner or something to really get in there since it's a small part that stuff would get in the crevices of.
So I didn't want to be ungrateful at the time... but looking back, I totally should have returned it for something I wanted, because I ended up not using that blender as much as I would have, cause it was such a pain to clean.
The boyfriend ended up working out, though. We just celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary, and our 14th anniversary of being a couple.
BrendanAS ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:07:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you ever get a proper blender?
whtbrd ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:54:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, YES... years later. I got a Ninja as a wedding present. I didn't even register for it. It is AWESOME!
Congrats! And damn, you guys dated for really long before getting married. I'm sorry if I'm being nosy but was there ever pressure for you both to officially tie the knot?
whtbrd ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:53:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, yes and no. (sorry for the wall of text)
I don't think my parents really loved DH as a marriage choice for a long time. They really liked him, charismatic, similar interests in guns, fun hobbies, cool to hang out with. But there were political and religious differences of opinion, which he was not shy about expressing.
My family is (without the racism that is so popular to ascribe to this group of people) textbook religious-right protestant (damn near Baptist) conservatives.
DH and I are libertarian. And he doesn't believe in the Trinity. He has reasons. In my book, this is one of the less important pieces of doctrine. I got over it. My parents probably wouldn't if he ever got so rude as to throw his religious beliefs in their faces.
Instead he politely disagrees and tries to change the subject.
Pretty sure he's #1 SIL now... and there are 4 to choose from.
3 stories:
He didn't want to propose until I graduated with my Bachelor's. There was a big misunderstanding at my sister's husband's bachelor party, (I'll call the guys BIL and DH to simplify), wherein BIL asked DH if he had any serious intentions regarding me (we'd been together for, idk, 4ish years by then? I don't remember my sister's anniversary, so sue me.)
DH responded: "I don't know," took a swig of beer "I'm kindof hoping to marry her if she'll ever graduate."
BIL told my Dad the answer to the question was "I don't know."
Dad held onto it for a few months, then called me to relay it, to let me know that maybe I was wasting my time, because DH didn't seem to be emotionally invested.
I held onto it for a few months, and started distancing myself emotionally, because you know what, an answer like that, 4 years into a relationship, then it's probably best to start looking at ending it.
He finally confronted me one day, wanting to know what was wrong, why I was not talking to him like I used to. I, of course, didn't want to tell him. When I finally did, he hit the roof. Explained that rest of the answer. Still hates BIL. I don't really like him much, either. If either BIL or Dad had bothered to get a better answer from DH, our relationship wouldn't have taken a huge hit.
Story 2:
I wasn't the best student. Smart? yes. Motivated? no. So I lost financial aid around 2009. I went to work full time as a secretary at the university, and had a class here and there, since it's a LOT cheaper when you work there. Spring of 2010 and DH is still insisting on the "graduate first" thing. I don't remember when it happened, but I had a massive emotional melt-down, wondering how much he valued me if he didn't want to marry me if I didn't have a degree.
I eventually, in early fall 2010, drew a line in the sand: a ring by the end of January, or I'm moving to [place my family is from and still lives]. If I'm going to work as a secretary for a while, I can make a lot more money up there and I need a reason to stay here. I'm not saying I'll break up with you, but our relationship will become long-distance. (we weren't living together, never officially moved in together until we got married. so I wasn't threatening his living arrangements.)
Fall comes, we have some other kind of talk where he mentions something about... idk, ultimatums, or how important it is that I have a degree in case something ever happens to him or some such... and I'm sympathetic. Turns out, he thought that meant I didn't mean it about my deadline.
Turns out he was wrong, because after New Year's I ask him if I need to get some boxes, because what with all the holidays already passed, and no events or plans in the forseeable future, even for movie dates (because we're actually pretty laid back), it really looked like there was no ring coming up. I was sad. but I was also done hanging out in podunk college-town, making crap-all, hoping (7 years in) that maybe some day I'll get a ring.
He freaks out, says he thought I had relinquished on the deadline, and says he has a ring, but hasn't made plans on the proposal yet, so can he have until spring break?
I give him until spring break. I have a ring by Valentine's (well, sort of. It was right after Valentine's because there was a major ice storm on Valentine's).
Story 3:
My youngest sister got engaged around the same time as I did. Her husband is military, and had a limited window to be home between deployments for the ceremony. My dad asked us to push our wedding further out so he wouldn't have 2 weddings to deal with at the same time. I guess they were like "We're pretty sure they're having sex already, but not so sure about the youngest. What's another 6 months on top of 8.5 years?"
I'm happy it works out so well for you. My boyfriend and I are in the same place as your first story. My parents are so really religious it scares me, and even though they're not at all racist they have made it clear that they would never welcome a non-believer as my SO. Thank you for sharing even though you could say no to me, I like reading stranger's stories on Reddit ^
โOoh, I really want to see this movie, Iโll gift it for someoneโs Christmas/birthday present!โ
Bullshit!
quiltr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:14:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-father was like this. He would buy me a gift that was something I had no interest in and that he wanted, and then a few weeks later he'd take it back.
The way I see it in tv/movies is the guy buys his homemaker wife a toolbox. That promptly gets filled with his tools and put in the garage for him to use.
asolon17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done this the other way around... I bought her a Coffee Ninja for mother's day and I use it more than her ๐๐
[deleted] ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what it is that makes people bad at gift giving. Are the mildy sociopathic, and unable to empathise, or is it selfishness, or have they just never gotten a good present. Hold up... I am a bad gift giver... But I am poor, and not a shopper. My skill set is sorta just not one that lends to gift giving. I gotta work on that.
whtbrd ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:33:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifts just need to show thought, not money.
A gift can be taking your girl (g/f, wife, daughter, mom) to the park to sit and enjoy an hour, eating your normal sandwiches.
A gift can be coupons for backrubs, or giving your parent friend(s) a free night of babysitting so they can go on a date.
Taking the kids outside for an evening so your wife/husband can spend an evening in the tub with a book, playing video games with friends, or binge watching a show you aren't interested in.
Oh nah, I love my mom and we were quite poor growing up so that's why. I remember buying her a nice purse for her birthday and she wasn't happy because I spent quite a bit on it.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right but poor doesn't mean, that you should just give people a jumbo pack of toothpaste and call it a good gift. That is way outta any reasoning on the matter.
Mentioned this before elsewhere, but when I moved across the country, I made a point to visit at Thanksgiving instead of Christmas, largely to bypass the whole ordeal. Even if it weren't too much of a pain in the ass to figure out how to effect gifts for everyone from 3000 miles away, I kind of resent all the christmas bullshit anymore anyway. If I sound like an ass, look at it this way, I was off everyone else's list therefore, as well, saving them the cost and hassle of shopping for one more person.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get that for sure. But also, a gift is a wonderful way to effect other people. Don't write them off, because people you care about will know you care about them with a well timed and thoughtful gift. But IMO you shouldn't bother if you can't come up with something, and where going to halfass it.
fikis ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 17:07:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"COME DOWN TO STUBBORN WILLIE'S TOOTHPASTE TUB EMPORIUM!
GET YOURSELF A TUB FULL O' TOOTHPASTE! IT'S GREAT FOR KIDS AND ADULTS.
IF YOU SAY YOU HEARD THIS AD ON THE RADIO WE'LL FILL YOU 1/4 OF YOUR TUB FOR FREE!!!!"
There's about 3785 cubic centimeters in one gallon. So if you're brushing twice per day, a gallon of toothpaste would last for about 1892 days. Which would be a little over 5 years. So 8 gallons of toothpaste would last for 40 years.
I'd like to imagine some mom trying to give their child forty years worth of toothpaste and then being shocked that their child wouldn't appreciate such a gift
Hey man, remember that you are not your addiction! If you ever need someone to talk to about your crippling dependency on drugs, feel free to PM me.
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I might be willing to accept that I have an addiction, but it's not a problem. I'm functional, and I have a steady supply... so BACK OFF MY COFFEE, MAN! I'm WARNING YOU!
I'll bring you a doubleshot espresso if you put the knife down
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coffee first. I want the coffee, and I want it hot. Then sure, I'll relinquish the cutlery.
amnsisc ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:51:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So she found an excuse to buy herself toothpaste, lmao.
My mother would pull the same shit. I remember 6 or so, she said "I got you a surprise!" and my priorities straight I said, quite excitedly, "Pokemon cards???"--"No." she said flatly & glumly, obviously hurt, and she showed me this little thing you put juice into with sticks to make little popsicles.
I suppose the intention was good and despite it being $5 piece of plastic I should have been more appreciative, but her response, much like your mothers, demonstrated to me she wanted it for herself (& I guess felt weird about buying that for no reason?) but also for me to be like oddly grateful.
I suppose it's petty of me to remember small trivial events--but my mother always basically tried to bribe me with material gifts. Most of the time though, it's something I don't need and sometimes expressly dislike (I'd say I hate x, she'd only hear the x part, so she'd get it, for example), and I always felt a mixture of several things, let down, annoyed & then guilty for feeling let down & annoyed.
Haha, I'm sorry for that. In defend of my mom, she was terrible at choosing gifts (and still is) because she thinks anything you can't use for your survival is a luxury and you don't need luxury to live. She hated it when I watch TV, hated it when I play games, hated it when I wanted to learn knitting and crochet for fun and a bunch of other stuffs. Basically, no fun allowed. Idk, she's just weird.
amnsisc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult I certainly appreciate that mentality. Groceries, laundry, books, boots, gas toiletries etc are great gifts now. As a child, however, they're harder to appreciate.
I don't know...this comment makes me so mad. However, it has nothing to do with you.. I was born into economic comfort - not extreme wealth but upper middle class type of comfort. But in the wrong part of the world. I remember my last Christmas in my homecountry/home town. I was 7. The country was in full blown war and I was fully aware of what was going on. And forget having access to your accounts. My family lost everything. But we still had Christmas. My grandma got us a small chocolate and a tube of toothpaste because that is all that she could find in that could be useful to a child. I was so happy to have received SOMETHING. To me THAT was the most memorable and best Christmas ever.
I can relate to the struggle. The only time we have ever owned a house was a brief period when my sister was born. They sold it after 2 years tho, we needed the money. Anyway, this story happened when I started working and we were better financially. I can understand why, growing up poor means we need a practical mindset so I definitely didn't blame or resent her. It was just a funny story.
And it IS funny but it made me mad LOL and also, I want to reiterate that it has nothing to do with you or the story. I think it's just my own 'trigger'. It made me mad because I remembered how I thought that gift was awesome yet didn't appreciate the more awesome gifts that I received later in life because I was an angry teenager and didn't appreciate the effort of the gift-giver...
Also - this same grandmother now gifts us (almost every single year without fail) nail kits, pajama pants and fuzzy socks. I have so many nail kits I could open my own nail salon and also my own Pajama-Pants-Emporium.
DOLCICUS ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you mean 8 tubes? Cause 8 tubs sounds like a lifetime supply. Does toothpaste expire?
Wow wow wow, is not the toothpaste something that should be available for kids at any home? Why make a gift out of it as if it was something damn special
She reminds me of the stereotypical church goer who is a bit devious and only does stuff to benefit themselves and make themselves feel better and as soon as they go to church they pray all those sins away apparently wiping their slate clean
im just imagining her handing over the packs of toothpastes. like ya. and theres more where that came from
wazupcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like a terrible mother, all these asshole parents people are posting about. i always was thankful for my selfless mother, who always put those she loved before herself. is this why there's so many selfish people in the world?
I'd say my mom is... weird and insensitive but I wouldn't say she is an asshole. There are people out there I won't ever fully understand like my mom and that's fine. Your mom sounds like a lovely lady though, lucky you!
wazupcuz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:51:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sorry, was speaking in general terms,
i was lucky in mother dept.
thank you for your class at my off the cuff quip.
My mom works at a dental office and told me she brought home a few tubes of toothpaste for me to take when I moved out. I went into my room to find 32 tubes of Sensodyn, she made sure I was stocked up since it's expensive haha
See, that's when you say "well, actually I DO want it" and then use the entire 8 tubs to paint basketball lines on the driveway, make a slip & slide, blow it up with fireworks, etc.
Fun, and you drastically reduce your future chances of getting a present that is really for your mum
My mom gave me toothpaste for my birthday this year (and a bottle of champagne), but I was pretty happy about it because I've been wanting to buy some sls free toothpaste to see if my lips would stop peeling, and that stuff is kind of expensive (as far as toothpaste goes anyway.)
My mom gives stuff like toothpaste and clearance isle toiletries like weird smelling bar soaps or lotions for Christmas. That or she just doesnโt get you anything. Sheโs not the best gift giver. She always expects super fancy/expensive gifts from like her husbands and kids though, which is odd.
When I was born my grandma gave me a bikini size 10. She never gave me another present after that, because she claims my parents were ungrateful bastards.
This is the funniest thing to me, how did she think that was gonna go down?? โWow thanks so much for this way too big two piece bathing suit for our infant, how did you know thatโs exactly what we needed?โ
I absolute love picturing the moment when your parents gave it to you. "Honey, this bikini was chosen for you at birth. It is your destiny. The time has come..."
Honest to god, I have a family member who fundamentally butchers statistics. Like when something happens they claim it had a 100% chance of happening since it did in fact happen. I think they understand the distinction and are trying to communicate determinism, but it drives me nuts. Itโs such a nonsense statement.
I may use that in my stats class when we get to probability in a few weeks!! This may be my new favorite silly math equation!
Of course, itโs an empty statement (vacuously true - may I steal this?). I am responding, therefore there was a 100% chance I was going to respond given that I responded. The person in question has said things along these lines when justifying political viewpoints, and my head just goes full of fuck.
The person in question has said things along these lines when justifying political viewpoints, and my head just goes full of fuck.
Yep, trying to use that as justification for something is a logical fallacy, because the evaluation occurs before the condition used to justify it was known -- mathematically, P(A) โ P(A|A). Specifically, it's either begging the question (the actual meaning of the term, not the incorrect usage of it as a synonym for "raising the question") or affirming the consequent, depending on exactly how "along these lines" the statement was.
Oh yeah I assumed you hadnโt coined the term. I guess that was my way of saying โI love itโ.
Seriously though, mad props for the correct usage and citation of โbegging the questionโ. I had a roommate in college (law student - perfect 1600 sat score - way more intelligent than myself) educate me on its correct usage, and I have tried my best since to always reserve that phrase for proper usage. I still struggle with organically inserting this into conversation without being wrong or sounding like an asshole, haha. Same goes for โthatโ and โwhichโ - I have read the usage numerous times, but fail to properly apply the terms consistently.
Anyways, cheers!
Olly0206 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 20:04:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't think the chance that an anonymous redditor is 50% chance they are male or 50% chance they are female?
I mean...I guess it could be 49/49/2. 2% chance they're a toaster...but chances seem unlikely.
Nah, the chances that a randomly selected living human is male is (number of living male humans)/(number of living humans). That isn't 50%, though it's closeish.
But then you specified redditor. So then the chances that a randomly selected redditor is (number of living male redditors)/(number of living redditors). That number may or may not be 50% ish.
But there's further information: married to a woman. So now it's (number of living male redditors married to a woman)/(number of living redditors married to a woman). Which is not gonna be 50%, just by the numbers.
DrShocker ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
also, they were gifted a bikini, so that also biases the chance toward man.
Olly0206 ยท -40 points ยท Posted at 20:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, technically it's not going to be 50%. However, I don't have the exact figures of how many redditors are men vs how many are women vs how many are married to what. And for that matter, any statistic that claims as much is only based on survey that has margin for error.
So at best we can only safely assume that the number of reddit accounts may theoretically match (percentage wise) the male to female population. But also you'd have to figure for people with multiple accounts, what part of the world they connect from (assuming they're not using a vpn) and from there you could maybe narrow down more accurately how many could potentially be male and female. You could go pull census records and find how many are married vs non-married as well as how many are same sex marriages. And blahblahblah.
For all intents and sarcastic purposes, it's 50/50 since they never stated if they were male or female. There's no need to go all neck-beard "but actually" over a silly joke.
Don't underestimate the power of boredom. I still have another hour and a half of office hours.
But no - even if you wanted to approximate it with the population and ignore reddit nonsense, you would still take into account "married to a woman." If you look at the collection of people married to a woman, it is not 50/50 male female.
Eurell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But you're not taking the bikini into account lol. Or the username.
Olly0206 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I pointed out as much. If you'd really like to figure out the exact math, go trace down the IP of the poster and find out what region there from. Hopefully there not using a VPN so you can then go request a recent census and find out how many married men to women there are vs how many women married to women there are in that individual's country. Or take it a step further and track them down to their home city and find out there. Or go knocking on doors in their neighborhood and survey the individuals that live there so you'd know the odds of them being male or female based on just their street alone. But if you're going that far you might as well just check their house and see whats up.
For general purposes, 50/50 is sufficient. Especially since it was a joke.
iSeaUM ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:22:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man not really. You really gonna argue that it's a 50/50 chance someone married to a woman is female/male? You wouldn't agree there are more men married to women than women?
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:11:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're reading way to much into this brocycle. It was simply a joke. How many times do I need to say it. It doesn't have to be accurate.
Shave your neck beard. Lose the fedora. Get off your high "but actually" horse. Go get laid. And chill the fuck out, dude. It's not that big of a deal. Who cares if it's accurate.
iSeaUM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:29:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah I donโt think you were making a joke at all. Seems to me you made your point and were proven wrong and donโt want to admit to random people on the internet that you donโt know basic statistics. Perhaps you donโt want to admit it to yourself? Like one of those people who regards themselves are really smart but actually donโt know much, they just canโt fathom being so wrong about something so simple. So you throw insults to try to mask your feelings.
Thatโs my theory.
Olly0206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, believe what you will. I even followed up with another joke to a poster afterwards. But you think whatever you want. I don't particularly care.
Where the hell is the joke we are missing? The only humor was the toaster comment, as far as I can tell. And that was a little quip at the end. Same goes for sarcasm. Where in your comments is there sarcasm in the actual body of your statements?
You canโt just go and spew a bunch of pseudo-intellectual nonsense as your thesis and then end with a joke and expect everyone to disregard all the other stuff.
You were wrong and were taken to task for it. No one responding was on your case about the toaster comment. They were pushing back against your actual statements. Grow up and move on.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:06:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude. You're taking this far to serious for your own good. Stop before you blow a fuse.
I apologize that the joke was lost in the text. I suppose it's one of those things that needs vocal tone to be understood. I dunno. I do know some people got it. Some people didn't. And some people are nearly on the verge of having an aneurysm because they're math nerds who need to be right about everything.
Chill the fuck out. Settle down. And get on with your life. Quit letting a lone redditor get under your skin. Or aluminum. Or titanium. Or silicon. Or whatever robots are made out of these days.
Lol. People often resort to ad hominem and projection when they are upset. Your detractors are not about to blow a fuse. Nobody but you is about to โhave an aneurysmโ over this. Yeah, I dug in more than I should have. No way around that. Iโm bored, and correcting bad math is a hobby horse of mine.
But donโt pretend to take the high road now. You were wrong. Your joke was never under scrutiny, your actual assertions were. Now you are doubling down and acting like everyone is raging against you. Man (or woman) up.
Olly0206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm far from upset. Not that it matters to you. I'm well aware of the psychology behind projection and I'm not one to resort to such measures. You honestly sound to me as though the math is of the utmost importance. If it matters so bad then fine, you corrected me. My math was bad. I really don't care because, as I've repeatedly stated, I wasn't going for accuracy. I was only alluding to the fact that answer was never officially given so the chances that the individual could have been one or the other were still up in the air. Perhaps I could have explained it better. Perhaps it worked better spoken rather than in text. Perhaps none of that matters since mathematical accuracy was never the point.
You in fact are resorting to projection. Check yo self. And people initially pushed back on the bad stats claim, but most of the follow ups to your responses were about how you were handling being challenged. How do you not see that? Seriously.
Olly0206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My responses where in kind to the push back I got. I informed that it was a joke and left a like minded response to what was given in the first place.
Eye for an eye and all that.
And you haven't got a clue if I've been projecting. So how about you give it a rest. You're exhausting and, for the nth time, I don't care.
Lol. Are we 12? You canโt โnot careโ and still invest this much effort. I have gone full-blown retarded on this issue with you. Iโm just not in the mood to take your bullshit and empty responses today. You clearly care. You clearly are invested more than you would like. Own it and stop being a baby. Thatโs what got you into this feud and thatโs why I keep responding to you.
Thatโs still not how statistics works. Thatโs like saying that people can have dogs and cats as pets, therefore there is a 50/50 that they own a dog or a cat. Or that people can own a car or not, so letโs assume that 50% of the population owns cars. Or to go absurd, letโs say that some redditors are millionaires and some are not. Without further data letโs just assume that 50% are millionaires. Binary choices do not imply 50/50. Jesus.
Also, OP said they were married to a woman. That drastically increases the odds they are male. Even without sampling the population one may safely assume that OP is a male, as nothing close to 50% of marriages involving at least 1 female are not lesbian marriages.
Donโt pretend to understand statistics and espouse such awful mathematics.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:18:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not arguing statistics. For christ's sake. It's fucking sarcasm. Jesus, chill the hell out. How many times do I have to say it was a joke. I'm not working out the actual math for a joke. There's no need.
You raged quite hard when people admonished you for bad maths. And you have yet to own your mistake and instead shrug it off as โoh jk. Why canโt anyone take a joke!!?โ
Grow up.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:09:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was no raging. There was simply explaining to the mathletes who were so butt hurt over bad statistical analysis. I wasn't even making any legitimate claim of statistics. I don't honestly give a fuck. I was only making a play on the fact that since a definitive answer was never given that left the answer as a 50/50 shot of being male or female. It does not require accurate math as it's only a joke. Get over yourself.
How is that a joke? Honestly, help me understand why you are so insistent that you werenโt wrong, only joking.
And if you donโt give a fuck, why are you so active in this thread with several people pushing back against you? I clearly give a fuck, Iโm embarrassed to admit; otherwise I would have let you be and would not respond.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:25:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not several people. It's you. You're the only person who's continually fighting trying to prove me wrong.
I've already explained that jokes don't require accuracy. I've already explained that perhaps it was lost in text. I already explained the simplicity of what I was saying and how nothing else that you've stated mattered. I don't know why you're still going on about it.
And even in this thread alone there are several branches of other people calling you out. So Iโm not alone, as you claim.
And frankly, I was curious if Iโm just โthat guyโ, so I dug through your post history. (Yeah Iโm bored as shit and way too invested in this. I own that) You have a pretty solid history of picking fights with people and then playing the victim card when you get push back. And thatโs only from the last 20 or so comments. I am not going to bother going back any further. Honestly Iโm glad I checked. Because it demonstrates Iโm not the only one not putting up with you and calling you on your bullshit.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:55:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's a made up bunch of bologna. Firstly, I haven't picked fights with anyone. Any arguments I've had have largely been in the spirit of good debate and discussion. I rarely get an asshat like you who wants to nitpick something so insignificant and blow it out of proportion. I'm sorry that making a joke offended you because it used bad math but quite frankly, I don't give a shit. Take your business elsewhere. I don't care to deal with people who talk out of their ass.
Lol. I read some of your arguments. It is a bunch of name-calling and complaining whenever anyone pushes back. Hardly in the โspirit of good debate and discussionโ ... unless our current president is your goalpost (assuming you are American. If not, then replace โourโ with โthe USโโ
I donโt care much about the bad math. Nobody else pushing back seems to have either. Everyone makes mistakes. Iโm more interested in calling you on all your bullshit.
And again, that wasnโt a joke. That was an inaccurate statement followed by a joke. And then you doubled down and defended your โjokeโ over and over in several branches of the thread until eventually resorting to the โi was only jokingโ card. You canโt have it both ways. All this is up on the Internet, for everyone to read and fact-check real-time. You canโt rewrite the facts here, buddy.
Now for some ad hominem of my own. You are the one talking out of your ass. Thread after thread of pseudo-intellectual gibberish and then crying foul when people call you out. Feel free to check my history. Only one of us has a track record of fighting with people on reddit, and itโs not me.
Lol I donโt think you understand what heโs saying.
Given what we know about the person (married to a woman), there is a greater chance of them being a man than a woman. Thatโs just an obvious, objectively true statement.
Olly0206 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understood exactly what he was saying. I think you and 50% of the people in this thread are missing the fact that it's a god damned joke, man.
You have a fundamental lack of understanding of how statistics works. Letโs also assume that 50% of redditors own iPhones and 50% android, while we are at it.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have a fundamental lack of understanding sarcasm. So lets assume that 50% of you doesn't understand a joke and the other 50% of you is just stupid.
Where is the sarcasm? Where was a joke? You were just wrong and wonโt own up to it. Itโs okay dude. We all make mistakes sometimes.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:07:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't aiming to be right so how could I be wrong? I was never making any comment that required an actual, correct, statement. Seriously. Chill out before you fry a circuit.
From a Bayesian standpoint, I think the probabilities have shifted
ajdabbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me laugh so fucking hard
Olly0206 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. It's all been in jest but people seem so bent out of shape over statistics. I don't give a crap about what the actual odds of someone being male or female are. I'm just making a joke for crying out loud.
I guess she did! Luckily my skinny sisters were born when grandma was no longer giving presents, or those large bikini's would have been wasted on those thin hips and A cups!
DanialE ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 00:48:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you have a kid everyone wants to buy you newborn clothes it's really helpful if people think ahead and get you the next few sizes up, she just went a couple too many sizes up
Everyone just assumed my sister's baby would be large and bought her all 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes. Not one person bought him NB clothes. Poor baby was 6 lbs and I had to run to Walmart to buy him some clothes to wear home from the hospital.
Exactly. If some kid's parent pisses you off, you give revenge gifts to the kid. Shit with glitter or paint, shit that makes loud noises or flies, fucking play-doh. If they're one of these dumbarse 'helicopter' parents with a 'no guns' or 'no barbie' rule, buy the kid toy guns and barbies.
Who knows... the woman was batshit crazy. She had several granddaughters, but when the first great-granddaughter was born she told me: "this is the happiest day of my life, because I only ever had sons. Finally a girl in my family!" I guess my sisters and I are just chopped liver...
paprikat ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 19:31:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes... sounds like she left her marbles in someone else's jar!
It's actually the opposite in my family--my dad only had daughters and then I had a daughter. He was like, "Ah...another girl!" The only other males in my family are cats, and not entire ones at that.
That's what my family was like. My grandma was one of two girls, then she had 4 daughters, two of the daughters never had kids and two had two daughters each. So many girls! My cousin finally had a boy and he was spoiled.
paprikat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is like the backstory to Paranormal Activity. Except without doors closing on their own and demons and whatnot, I guess.
Funny enough my grandmother gave me a load of adorable little boys' clothing and toys when I was born, I am a girl. My grandmother didn't say much about it past the fact that I was supposed to be a boy. Though I'm not sure how that works, do you just point and bellies and make gender demands? Sadly my parents didn't keep any of it so I was bereft of great photos.
Once my brother came along she was thrilled but he did not like her or her company.
My grandma must have misread the sizing, because my cousin (we're 11 days apart in age) and I got identical underpants for Christmas when we were 8...in an ENORMOUS size that I'm not sure we'd even fill out now. We still laugh about it.
I really do but most are so outrageously racist that they can only be told in drunken whispers.
For years my mother said that "we have to be kind, she had a hard life" (which she did, abused, then orphaned, never schooled and used as a maid from age 7 onward by some distant family members, married young for her looks and abandoned when she lost those good looks after a bunch of babies to turn into a bitter old analphabet) but I have since met many many old people who had terrible lives and who are not angry racist people.
vshawk2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is truly awful. I think if my mom did that to my daughter I would by her men's shoes and size 50 mumus for every birthday until she figured it out and apologized.
When each of my children were born, my mother-in-law gave me bags and bags of children's clothes. Nice, right? No. They were 1) size 4T-12/14, 2) from the early 80s, and 3) all from the free store near her house and smelled like dog farts. Every dang time we saw her, she'd look at their clothes (from this century, which fit) and say, "Oh, why don't you ever put them in those clothes I "bought"?
For my bridal shower my mother-in-law gave me a size 10 silk robe (00 at the time) with a bunch of candy from the dollar store. Still think she was trying to fatten me up.
kroontune ยท 12690 points ยท Posted at 15:34:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work at GameStop and last year a kid was excited to have a $25 gift card. Tried to use it and it was empty. Either never activated or used. Either way is terrible. Poor thing.
His mom still bought him what he wanted, but told me his aunt would have a talking to.
I think this is the obvious answer. She saw the gift cards on the rack and didn't realize they need to be activated to be worth anything. So she grabbed one off the rack and walked out, congratulating herself on being so clever.
[deleted] ยท 585 points ยท Posted at 21:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the cashier failed to activate them.
Lawliet96 ยท 430 points ยท Posted at 21:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my experience, those are not necessarily scammers. The people selling gift cards are usually drug addicts. You can usually call the # and it'll have the amount on it that it should. They're selling them for a reduced rate, along with their Food Stamp card, because they can't use them to buy drugs.
Of course, it's possible to scam people by keeping the card # and ordering stuff online immediately after they call to confirm the amount, but...I'm just speaking from what I know about drug addict behavior.
People use stolen CCs and buy gift cards in bulk to wash the money. 95% of those cards came from somewhere shady.
birdspee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know I was wondering why my local CVS doesnโt allow people to buy gift cards with a credit card (you can use debit tho) and now I know why. Thank you
60 days sober today actually! I haven't drank in a year, gave into a few uppers since then, and finally quit holding onto weed as my last drug two months ago.
Weed is definitely the least destructive of all drugs (especially alcohol) and I kinda miss it. Was spending too much on it though, and letting everything slide in my life. Definitely nurtures complacency and it was time for me to get some shit done
I used to work at a major retailer. We'd often get people coming in buying loads of stuff with those cards and then trying to return them for cash like an hour later at a different register. I never would have realized it was such a common scam.
I worked at the Australian version of best buy and we had a policy that any return could only be refunded with the same method as it was paid for. If you paid cash you couldn't get a refund on a credit card, and if you paid via gift card we would only give you one back.
Good policy, and when they complain about it you can just claim its actually VISA's/gift card processors policy and your hands are tied. :P
My170 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to have that happen a lot at my Stop and Shop. People would come in the middle of the night wanting to buy $500 in gift cards, and we have to check their ID and everything.
Yeah. My ID is in the car I'll be right back. Never comes back.
Make sure the Name matches the card too. Ive seen people try to swipe blank mag cards that I can only imagine is loaded with a CC number they stole online.
bjsy92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does all this relate back to drugs again? I am interested in this thread but don't quite get it.
Well, I didn't go quite as far down the fraud rabbit hole that others speak about here, but, in my experience, drug addicts tend to receive gift cards as gifts, both for the clothing of any children, as well as food from a grocery store (also food stamps). Why? Because relatives know they cannot be trusted with cash. The drug addict sees these cards as money that cannot be used in it's current form for what the drug addict wants, which is drugs. They figure they can sell this money to non-drug-addicted people for cash, which can then be used for drugs. Like I said, though, this is as far down the hole as I've personally seen. I don't know anything about credit card theft.
Shieya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. My store got hit with this last week. I was the cashier who sold the guy the gift cards and still feel like crap about it.
Used to work at a ghetto radio shack in the early 2000s, no cash returns on items over 30 days, but we would give gift cards. So many people wanting to trade a 30-40$ gift cards for 20$. Worth it with the employee discount.
The people selling gift cards are usually drug addicts.
Man this is so judgmental. There are huge ecommerce websites that exist to facilitate the resale of gift cards. It's not just something that people are doing to get high.
What they often do is steal items from a store, then go back to the Dore and get a "return", but because they don't have proof of purchase, they end up getting a gift card as credit. Then they sell the gift card at a loss for cash.
I mean, I've had it happen before. I bought a year of Xbox live from a gas station and it wasn't activated, unfortunately I tossed the receipt right away so I never got the chance to prove it and lost my $60.
My friend made that mistake like three times in a row. It happened over the course of a month and a half as he always blew his money on other crap.
pink-pink ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We sell all kinds of giftcards and stuff at work, I always staple the receipt and the slip from the activation machine to the card for this reason. if you manage to loose them after that then its not my problem.
No I know tossing my receipt was my fault, I'm just saying mistakes can happen and it's possible it wasn't stolen. The problem in my instance was the guy forgot to activate it, a simple easy mistake to make.
It depends on the system, but it always has to be activated before it works. When I was a cashier at Walmart it was built into the register so it was automatically done when paid but some other places (maybe older systems this was in 2010) it's a separate machine and the cashier has to manually activate it.
If you get someone new, they don't even need to forget to load it. They might think it was activated, and it just didn't actually happen. Always hold onto your receipts if there is even a chance you need to prove you paid for it.
Used to run a retail store. The amount of non activated gift cards that happened by seasonal hires my first christmas was ridiculous. Made sure to really stress it next season.
I've had this happen to me before. The cashier told me "the card wouldn't activate for some reason and to go get another card." She then PRETENDED to activate the 2nd card and secretly pocketed the original card which she had actually activated.
Found all this out when I had called in a week later to report the card not being activated and luckily still had the receipt. The store manager said it had happened to several customers who called to complain and they figured out her scam and let her go. They gave me a new card.
this same thing happened at the panera i used to work at. the girl was gone before i was hired but the manager told us the story once. apparently she did it for months before being caught at it
The store I worked at didn't automatically activate them, but it forced you to swipe the black bar in the card reader to activate it before it would let you scan any more items. So either way, it's a pretty idiot proof system.
Yeah, the only way it wouldn't be activated is if we just chucked it in their bag and did nothing else. The store I worked at didn't have specific-quantity cards, so it would pop up the "amount" option and you had to enter it before moving onto the next thing.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had to pick up another one the other day bc the cashier said she didnt activate it correctly. it was an amazon one so it didnt have a set amount
Speaking as a gamestop person, it's pretty much impossible to do that now, but forgetting to ring it up entirely is a possibility. (Er. You can't ring it up and forget to activate it, it just won't process the transaction that way)
k_rol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is unfortunately another more devious answer. There is an uncommon scam where people will swap the card with an empty one after it's been activated. Uncommon because the cashier inevitably gets caught...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's one more I don't think anyone considered. Some of those Visa gift cards used to, and still might, lose value over time. It's possible that they sat on the card long enough that all the value was lost from it. This happened to me when my mom got us gift cards as stocking stuffers so we could purchase stuff online when we were kids. I saved mine and by the time I went to use it it had about $2 on it.
Definitely not the only one though. Now days it's pretty hard to not activate a card I think... but years ago I got two itunes gift cards from my brother in law. Neither were ever activated, and they live pretty comfortably (like 99.999999% sure he didn't steal them). I ended up just never saying anything.. >.>
My dumb-ass ex-roommate stole a whole pack of facebook prepaid cards from his then-job (walmart) and when he realized they were all empty they sat on the dining room table for about two months before disappearing. I'm betting his brother stole them from him and went through the exact same realization.
I've been in retail for years and the one possiblity I haven't seen mentioned here is a fairly common internal theft issue we run into. Employees rings up and activates the gift card, puts it down behind the register then hands the customer another empty card. Keeping the card with the balance for themselves. It's horrible when it happens. But a single employee can fleece a customer base out of thousands. And often they are temporary seasonal employees, so by the time customers start trying to use them and find the problem, the employee in question isn't even working there anymore. Would be surprised if a gamestop over the holidays isn't a prime spot for this kind of scam.
Yeaaaah. It's a thing. A little harder given the way we ring up cards but it was a HUGE deal at the Target I was at. Some dudes stole something like 5000 dollars. Heard a few of them actually ended up in prison for it too
It's always nice when we catch them, but unfortunately not many customers report it. Half the time it's not enough for them to go through the hassle.
kt-bell ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my brother a visa gift card and was with him when he tried to use it at a grocery store in his small town. Card would not work, and I knew I had paid for it. I ended up buying his stuff for him instead, took the gift card back to where I bought it and it worked fine. Seemed like just that particular store
s machine wouldn't accept it.
And that happens, too. Some machines are absolute garbage. I tried on a separate register and even did it manually and it kept coming up as "insufficient funds".
But I'm glad that you still let your brother get what he wanted and you still got the money from the card.
I've seen that some stores simply don't accept the prepaid CCs for some fucking reason
notninja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are actually different cards and not regular cc or debit cards. They require the pos to work with partial approvals. Or the customer has to look ow exactly how much is on the card.
I have tons of experience of work and it all comes down to lazyness/cost. Most Credit card processors require partial auth functionality but only in the certification and lazy devs will write up a small script that makes the certification pass and then just void all partial auth cards in production to avoid having to code the flow for it.
Partial authorization is when a card has a specific limit and when you swipe it the card says that you tried charging 100 bucks but only 50 was charged. This is common and is accepted in many places. Unfortunately a big majority of POS systems are garbage and never do edge cases correctly.
Source: I've written/rewritten a POS for the last 6 years.
I got one of those for Christmas one year and it had a 50/50 success rate when I tried using it. I would check the amount on it and then try to use it and get declined.
notninja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:47:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Always tell the cashier to tender the amount that's on the card. Many pos systems don't work with partial balances.
I worked at a nice big Barnes and Noble, and the lead cashier thought she'd come up with a foolproof plan to make money--when people bought gift cards at Christmas, she would ring up the card but fill a refund card instead. Customers couldn't see her scanning it, and frequently she'd do five or ten cards back to back, loading more and more money into the card she used to buy herself coffee in the mornings. Ended up being thousands of dollars.
First I heard of it was when about half a dozen very stern people in sharply-tailored suits showed up. I literally never saw the head cashier again, she was escorted out the back by the cops, and then the head manager and her second-in-command were sequestered with the suits for about the next ten hours, going over the last six months' worth of transactions to the penny.
I wasn't too bothered, other than to feel bad for the customers she ripped off. I mean, I didn't like the woman to begin with. She made racist jokes until I was pretty sharp with her about it (after which point I guess she just didn't make them around me, but I know some customers overheard her once or twice) and she used to go on about how her boyfriend was manager of a local Giant Eagle grocery store. Turns out the boyfriend was a cashier, and her constant weird lying about that made me super angry, because here was this guy trying to get through grad school, doing whatever job he had to to keep food on the table, and she didn't have any respect for that because it was a "low-class" job. Evidently cashiering at a bookstore is a lot more high-class than at a grocery? I had mad respect for him pulling grad school hours and then going straight to work ringing people up, on his feet for eight hours, home to sleep for six and then back to it. But she was ashamed of him.
I hadn't thought about her in years, before tonight. I don't even remember her name. I remember her husband, who I never met, being a hard worker for her and being disrespected for it, but I can't even remember her haircut. Huh.
CaptDark ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes so much sense! I was struggling to understand why the aunt would get a talking to!
M3wThr33 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:02:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember years back there was an anonymous blog run by a guy that worked in a home for mentally disabled kids or something like that. And the parents were often not the best examples, either. The one story that really stuck with me, though, was about how he'd often get year-end Christmas parents from the parents that would be stolen gift cards that were unactivated. What surprised is that it's common, but how sociopathic the people have to be. They clearly know they WILL be caught as soon as the card gets used, but UP UNTIL THAT POINT, they will be thanked, and by the time it's tried to be used, the interaction is far over.
It also could be a scam run by the cashier and/or a manager. The customer pays their $50 cash for the gift card, and leaves. Later on in the day, the manager pulls up the transaction again and does a return on it. Deactivates the gift card, pockets $50 cash out of the register, and the drawer counts up fine at the end of the night.
crod4692 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably had some in game purchases that she needed at the last minute. Went back in and bought some Microsoft points but was able to keep the card.
Gorstag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:50:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably. Not realizing you have to actually go to the counter and pay the 25 bucks to activate it.
What was on the receipt? Like, it should have had each card itemized and included separate receipts per gift card to prevent that kind of issue. How did he pocket the money? Did you pay with cash or something?
This actually happened to me. I used my credit card points to get a bunch of GameStop gift cards to give to my cousins and they shipped a ton of empty gift cards.
PLOT TWIST: Kid visited the store day before, bought a game they liked, returned with parent the next day and put on an Oscar game* winning acting performance.
I once bought about 6 gift cards to thank some people for work they did for me. I put $25 on each, or so I thought.
A week or so after I gave them out, one of the people called me, laughing, to tell me hers was $0. I was mortifiied. Thankfully I still had my receipt (Barnes & Noble). I called them, and they said to come on in. They were able to figure out that the idiot working the register put $50 on one of the cards, and $0 on the one in question. Thankfully, the person who received $50 hadn't used theirs yet, so we were able to fix it all on the spot.
Edit - forgot to add.. they gave me a $10 card for my troubles. Also, just saying that it wasn't necessarily a shitty gift on the giver's part. Sometimes people get fucked when trying to do a good thing.
Now, if you are saying that gift cards in general are shitty...that is another conversation. I agree when it is for Christmas. When I give them it is for something other than Christmas gifts.
Having worked in retail, I know that in some systems, if an inexperienced cashier does something wrong or in the wrong order, the card never activates. Keep your receipts, people.
RDCAIA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:00:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my husband and I learned that the hard way. Trying on and then bringing $200 of after-Christmas sale clothes to the register only to find there's no money on the card.
Trash had gone out that morning even, so that receipt was gone gone gone.
I had that happen with a $100 Kohl's giftcard my mom sent me when I was in college. She'd bought it weeks before in a different city using cash, so there was no retrieving it. It was extremely frustrating.
Now I have no idea what happened here, but I can share an experience I've had.
I purchased a $25 gift card from Brewster's for my mother's birthday and she told me to hold on to it until a day when we both wanted ice cream and I could use it to get us some. Never used it until that day came and I drove through and purchased $10 worth of ice cream. When I went to pay, the lady said it had nothing on the card, which was incorrect as I had purchased $25 on it a few days prior. I told her and she got the manager, who informed me that they would give me my purchase today for free but would have to keep the card. I was, of course, quite upset and told her off and drove away, swearing to never return. They closed down shortly after.
As if that weren't enough, I had a similar issue with Buffalo Wild Wings. My mom purchased a $50 gift card for me for Christmas. When I went to pay, the bartender said it had $0. I said it was wrong and she got the manager, who told me that it was $0 and there's nothing she could do. Luckily, my mom saves all her receipts and sent me the receipt in a text. The server had cancelled out the card I had and activated a different one. She either stole or threw away the good one. After about 2 hours of deliberation and avoidance, a different manager eventually came by and said he comped my meal and activated the card for $50. Much better response than Brewster's.
So yeah, tl;dr don't buy gift cards.
deltora ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard sometimes cards get paid for and not activated, whenever my grandma gives me gift cards, she includes the receipt with codes so if it's messed up I have proof it should be active and for how much.
I hate when shit happens like this at my job at Dominoโs. Somebody tries to buy food with a gift card somebody got them for Christmas and Iโm the poor SOB who has to tell them thereโs nothing on it and no I did not make a mistake and yes Iโm sure, Iโm sorry.
lm_Cray ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the 5 years I was at GS I saw that happen way too many times. It would either be a birthday/Xmas gift or we had a bunch that were won in a raffle and had nothing on them.
It's a lot of fun when you work with the right people! Though, I don't get paid enough for how some customers treat me tbh. Especially since I'm a chick.
Abbsynth ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend used to be a GameStop store manager, working with the company for the better half of a decade. Despite being a star employee, he was personally berated by his boss for years. He wasn't paid nearly enough for the mass amount of responsibility he had, but was paid better than he is now. The only positive is that he created life-long bonds with his coworkers. But the abuse from upper management sent him into a miserable cycle. He sacrificed his semi-comfortable pay for happiness by leaving the company. He said he's never made a better decision. I didn't know him when he worked there, but from who he is now compared to the stories I hear from his friends, he's an entirely new, healthier, and happier person by throwing GameStop out of his life.
Edit: by "star" employee, I mean he brought a GameStop store on the brink of closing to the top 1% of stores in his region in under a year. Was never thanked and only insulted and threatened.
Retail is a tough job (I did my time) but knowing that Gamestop employees have to put up with even more crap than the average retail employee, from time to time in various store I've received exemplary service, but the only employees that I've actually taken time to write commendation letters to their managers for are Gamestop employees. Hand-written, and dropped off. I always hoped it made a difference for the employees that I knew were going "above & beyond" and IMO deserved to be recognized for that.
I won a talent show in the 5th grade and as a prize I got a $15 Walmart gift card. Had the same thing happen to me, though: Turned out the card was empty
Leoj305 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think we're giving the kid here enough credit. It was all an act to garner the sympathy of his mother. That clever little bastard.
Maybe he has a shitty sibling like my friend, he got a ยฃ100 Amazon gift card for Christmas one year and because he didn't use it for ~1 month, his brother felt he deserved it because "at least he was actually going to use it" and spent everything on it while my friend was in college
If the kid was older than 8 or 9 I wouldn't put it passed to him to have secretly used the card first, and then to go back with Mom and act surprised that it wasn't working. Poor thing.
Worked at Gamestop for years. It sucked when this would happen. Although sometimes kids would steal cards with marked values on them and think they were loaded.
Work at Panera now and its funny when old ladies bring in the topper instead of the actual gift card (basically the part that says the amount and has the store's UPC label)
Hoot213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother has occasionally given partially-used gift cards as gifts, but she kept track of the balance on them and made sure the recipient knew that the "$100 gift card" was only $10.38 or whatever. That and it was always either a "just because" gift or a supplement to a more substantial birthday/Christmas gift. Sure, it's still a bit odd, but not much different from putting a $10 bill in the card along with the gift or slipping some money in a kid's pocket as she's saying goodbye.
Doing it under the guise of giving a big gift is just fucked up.
For a white elephant, gag gift exchange, I gave about 10 used or partially used starbucks cards. There was probably $20-25 on them total, but I made sure at least one had $10, and I made sure the recipient knew that they might have some or no money on them. It was a really well received gift.
My friend's father in law did this to her - gave her a $50 gift card to a restaurant, she and her hubby decided to use it for a rare evening out. When the bill came, they used the card and learned there was less than $5 left on it. Money was tight so it was especially bad because they wouldn't have gone out without the card. When they asked him what happened he said "oh, I figured by the time you used it you'd forget who it was from".
I'm assuming not, but did your friend and her husband try to get that money back? Or any of it? If you've got the money, it's upsetting, but not worth getting into a fight. If you're struggling financially... Well that's a different issue.
My son got a $50 Game Stop gift card from a friend for his 10th birthday. We live on a very limited budget and he was so excited. When we got to the store and chose a game the card had never been activated and I had a miserable 10 year old.
Last month my mom gave me a $75 gift card to a salon. I went to use it and it was empty. I had to pay the full amount (which caused me & my husband to be cutting it pretty fine for the rest of the month) and she was like, "I guess you should have checked the balance before you went!"
My dad passed away a few days after Christmas one year. He asked my brother to give me a gift card from him (using my dad's account) because he was unable to get around by that time. I was gutted when I went to use my last gift from my dad only to find it was blank and had never been activated. I still have the card.
DrZurn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:09:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend that gave me a used starbucks gift card for my birthday, it didn't even have enough money left on it to buy one drink. But I cherish laughing about the little things and random little reminders of him like this. It's been almost 7 years since he past. Rule #32:Enjoy the little things.
My old man gave me a $100 gift card to a local brew pub. Me and a buddy went, ordered some good food and took a couple of growlers home. Total bill was like $110 or something...Gift Card had less than $20 on it. He doesn't even eat out, one of his suppliers thought it would be funny to give it to him.
Con_sept ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:16:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $20 gift card with $0 on it. He just took it off the shelf and didn't activate it.
I received a $10 Subway gift card from work as a thank you for a job well done. I went to use it the next day and there was no money on it. I didn't know what do, do I report it? Was it an accident? Do they not care?
I have a friend that gave me a gift card to Taco Bell for my birthday back in high school. The next week I offered to buy him Taco Bell with the gift card, but when I went to pay there was less than $2 on the card. My gift was the privilege of buying him Taco Bell.
Toisty ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:45:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife says I have an unhealthy hatred for gift cards. I think they're lazy, shitty, lame asshole gifts that are a waste of time and I'd rather receive a handshake or a hug and a "I like you" than a dumb gift card.
My mother-in-law did this to me. I think she forgot my birthday, pulled the gift card out of her wallet in an emergency effort to regift, and mailed it. At least it was better than the regifted ornament she gave me that had her name painted on it.
i bought my bro a taco bell gift card. it was $15 but I told him I got hungry after buying it and bought a taco so there was 12.43 on it or some random number. my whole family got a kick out of it. it was very light hearted and not his main gift from me. anywho he found out I lied and there was actually 15 bucks on it. he was actually disappointed in a weird way. like he got such a kick out of it!
I used to do this intentionally to my friends. Buy gift cards and the tack on whatever weird amount of change I had just because the weird total generally made them laugh. Jeez I hope they never thought I was as stiffing them or re-gifting. I just thought a card for 26.37 was funnier then a flat 25
apparently it was a good gag. I was telling my sister about the bit with my brother and when I finished she kind of cocked her head and started digging through her purse and pulled out a gift card I had given her 2 years ago. She opened it and goes "does that mean that this has more then twenty dollars and 22 cents on it??" and I just cracked up. apparently it's not the first time I had done it. They just weren't together when they opened their gifts!
I bet whoever gifted it had it kicking around. Then needed a last second gift, forgot they'd used a portion of it, and gifted it to you.
I have numerous times in my life gone to use a gift card I didn't remember using only to find it had missing funds, only to then remember what I'd purchased on it.
DRiVeL_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, I hope I don't know you because I definitely re-gifted a $20 gift card that ended up with a very small amount of money on it. I didn't realize the card had a penalty for not using it. That's probably what happened with yours.
Jl4233 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:27:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently got a $100 gift card that had only $12 on it. I feel your pain buddy.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar situation, my sister gave me a partially used PF Chang's gift card. She said she didn't know how much was left on it. I never used it, I'm not paying any amount of money to go to PF Chang's.
There was a scam where people would clone empty cards and put them on the shelf around Christmas. Then they would do their shopping on Dec 23 Christmas eve. Security has gotten much better on cards now.
Ugh. My coworkers at my old shitty job would do that. And then they'd wrap the gift card in duck tape, zip tie it, etc. So not only would it take forever to open, when you actually used it you'd realize how shitty it was. I at least had seen then do it once already, so I knew to stay clear of any gift they gave.
Guano- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pffft. My sister worked at Best buy. She gave our cousin and I blank $20 Best buy gift cards.
She tried to pass it off afterward that there was a huge glitch the day she bought them.
My dad once handed me a $100 gift card. Checked the amount on it because dad is cheap. Card had a dollar and a bit left. I asked him what the hell I was supposed to do with that and he just shrugged.
mae_p ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used gift card to target with nothing on it. I looked up the card and it was from years ago.
My wifeโs grandma gives us a $100 gas card every ear for Christmas. Itโs been a while since weโve really needed it, but it pays for our trip to Portland for the holiday.
Last year she gave us a card that had $6 left on it.
LPT: Give the activation receipt with the card when you gift it. It helps if it accidentally gets messed up (I've seen people find a prettier one after it's already rung up and the balance sometimes doesn't get properly transferred, or the cashier can type a number wrong, etc.). It's helpful for everyone involved.
I purposely gave an ex's sister a gift card with only $.01 on it as a joke for Christmas and didn't tell her how much was on it. I was dying when she called me a week later to yell at me
I did white elephant and took a 100$ Amazon gift card from my friend. Turns out it only had about 1.25$. I could have had some really nice socks.
Lindsw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:09:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at a retail clothing store, after Christmas one year a young girl came in trekking her friends that she had a $200 gift card... Yeah, it was $20. She was pretty embarrassed
And here I find it annoying when someone gives you a gift card, but gives you no clue how much money is on it....especially before internet was popular so the only real way to know how much was on it was to go to the store and find out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I can buy.... a packet of peanut M&Ms or some Boom Chicka Pop (but not both). Woohoo!"
This reminds me of something that occurred when I went to the movies.
This guy shows up with his date. We're all waiting in line and I overheard him tell his date that his friends had all given him gift cards for his birthday because they knew how much he liked the movies.
Well, every single gift card had $0 money on it. They thought it would be a great gag to give him a bunch of movie gift cards with no credit on them.
He had the attendant working the box office try all 5. He and his date got out of line. I don't think he had money otherwise to afford the date.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After our first baby, I got my wife a Victoria's secret gift card for 75$. She was struggling with her body image and also wanted alone time to shop. She loved the gift and it made her week, until she got to the counter. The cars was empty. I think someone used the money off of it? Or the dumb lady that sold it to me never activated it? Either way, I ended up eating that 75$ and wife's moral was totally crushed. Btw, victories secret? The secret is you can get everything better for cheaper online
I recently had a problem with this. My sister gave me an Amazon gift card. She had written a note, my name, and the amount($100). I thanked her for the generous gift and a few days ago when I loaded it onto my account it said it had $35 on it. $35 is a fine gift, but why write $100?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PyroZach ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use to have this idea for a revenge type scenario, or just to be a dick, some how get the target a gift card to some mediocre chain like applebee's or olive garden. Preferably with out knowing who its from. Some place they wouldn't normally go but would make a point just to use the gift card. List it a generous amount, maybe like $50 something to make it worth a nice family dinner.
Then after they sit down and enjoy a mediocre , microwave warmed, over priced meal, they get their bill for $60 or so... go to use the gift card, only to find out it only has something like 86 cents left on it.
PhreakerX ยท 729 points ยท Posted at 16:22:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girl's sister had a miscarriage around thanksgiving last year or the year before. Her cunt of a MIL got her baby clothes. We all just sat there glaze eyed while the sister choked back tears.
coolerdog ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 02:40:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Everyone else can pack up and go home, nothing is going to be worse than this. How can someone be so fucking insensitive?
The other ones are weird but funny. This one is heartbreaking. What shitty person would do that??
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 22:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uhhhh did she do this maliciously or stupidly? Context!!
PhreakerX ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 22:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's hard to know. Stupid isn't the other option for her imho, it's cheap. She is so cheap she may have been like " I already bought this and can't return it, maybe she can use it on her next kid."
Raichu7 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 01:57:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In that situation the baby clothes should stay at the back of a cupboard somewhere, not to see the light of day until someone actually has a baby.
Exactly. My parents have a closet full of baby stuff they bought before we knew that my wife has some infertility issues. The only reason we know about it is because my wife found it when we were playing sardines with some of the young cousins.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:21:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's reverse (or maybe sideways) hide-and-seek. One person hides and everyone else spreads out to look for them. When you find the hiding person, you hide with them. Last person still running around is the one who hides next round.
We played Manhunt which is similar. Its like Help tag and hide and seek. One person starts looking and everyone they find joins in searching. Best played in a large park or building. I gotta play sardines now cuz stumbling upon 5 kids stuffed into a barrel has to be funny
Yeah, that's the appeal, trying to stay hidden as the group gets bigger and bigger. Half the games end with the 'sardines' cracking up and giving themselves away because they're all trying to stuff themselves under the sink or something.
It's basically reverse hide and seek. Only one person hides and when someone finds them they hide with them until everyone has found the then group hiding.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah! Makes sense. Cheap, AND stupid! :)
huyzor ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:38:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HOLY SHIT that's just so insanely wrong.
VanNewman ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 18:47:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, no, that is "Get me my baseball bat" levels of insensitivity/dipshittery. Let them arrest me, the jury will be going for their baseball bats too when they hear what she did.
My grandmother got my 14 year old brother an N Sync CD. He was not into them at all. At the time he was really into R&B and rap.
Apparently she went to some music store and asked the guy what kind of music 14 year old boys liked, and for some reason the dude handed her an N Sync CD. My brother is the most polite kid on the planet, so he thanked her and tried to put it away so he could return it.
Nope - Grandma grabbed it back from him and opened it up. His face got redder as she tore the plastic off. She was dancing to N Sync and was like "wow I can see why you like them so much" as I bit my tongue to keep from laughing.
Gotta hand it to my brother - he was super polite and thankful and never once let on that he was disappointed. And he was able to sell the CD to some girl he knew in school.
Girlinhat ยท 4377 points ยท Posted at 17:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No no, c'mon, the real gift was the hilarity of grandma dancing like she meant it.
colbin8r ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 16:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Polite and thrifty!
diezel530 ยท 151 points ยท Posted at 18:29:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Working in a record store in the early 2000โs a woman came in asking for the Nelly CD for her grandson or son. I๏ธ went and grabbed the latest Nelly Furtado disc and sold it to her.
lmao hilarious. I have the opposite story, when I was a kid I told my mom I wanted the Meaty Cheesy Boys album and she actually went to blockbuster asking for it. She said they looked at her weird. (Meaty Cheesy Boys was a fake boyband from a fast food commercial)
My grandmother got me Backstreet Boys when I was like 13. Mind you, when I was 13, listening to the Backstreet Boys was the most emasculating thing a 13-year-old boy could do. Your brother handled it a heck of a lot better than I did, though.
My aunt corrupted me when I was a kid, I was too young to know any better. They were actually the first concert I ever went to! (i was 5 at the time of the concert)
Good for your brother for being so good about it. Grandma did her best and is the thought that counts. So many of the presents in this thread are just shit and deliberate. This one is just a bit unfortunate, at least she wanted and tried to get him something nice :0)
Yeah, Grandma tried! I still enjoy reminding about it from time to time, but I also give him props for being super mature and not hurting Grandma's feelings.
pgh9fan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:22:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bye, bye, bye grandma.
OMMad ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was a 14 year old boy i begged my parents to get me nsyncs album.
Apparently she went to some music store and asked the guy what kind of music 14 year old boys liked, and for some reason the dude handed her an N Sync CD.
Haha! Music store trolling.
vagueyeti ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:00:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's also possible grandma just said "music 14 year olds like" without specifying boys.
cntdlxe ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 17:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was definitely NOT the reaction I had when I was 12, and all Iโd asked my dad for was the Hanson Christmas album... but he got me the single instead and an electronic planner (?? Why dad??).
I cried and cried and cried and my Dad hated me after that I think. Hormones and puberty are crazy. But still. I wrote it down Dad. You moron.
I, too, was a shithead at 12. I was a good kid, juuuuust a tad bit spoiled.
cntdlxe ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know right. Is this guy seriously having a go at me for being an arsehole at 12? I was 12, in the middle of puberty, and I really fucking loved Hanson ok
For Christmas my dad thought he got me cologne because the box had a picture of a really good looking guy on it, it was Twilight perfume and body cream. Thanks dad.
CarpeGeum ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:07:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have to know... did the body cream have sparkles?
Haha sorry. It didn't seem quite right when I said it but I'm too out of touch with The Youths to come up with something more accurate. I'm pretty sure they don't hang out at malls anymore either.
cclan2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of the only bad gifts that had a genuinely good intention behind it. Bless your grandma haha
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, this reminded me of my female cousin getting me a "New Kids on the Block" tape when I was about 11. That was probably the worst gift I ever got, but I had forgotten about it and she probably thought it was a good gift.
Nurum ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I feel bad when people buy me terrible stuff but are really proud of it. My MIL does this sometimes. She means well so she would try to get me stuff for my business but she would buy the cheap homeowner version of something like a flashlight toolkit combo. I appreciate the thought, but I feel bad that you wasted $15-$20 on something that wouldn't last 10 minutes in the field
kyle2143 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff like this is why I hate getting gifts, even as an adult. I never had something like this happen to me, but as a child I hated, hated having to pretend like I liked gifts I'd received. Even when they were gifts that I had wanted, I felt like I had to put on a show for my parents or whomever. Mostly because my siblings would do so and get really emotional, like crying in happiness or jumping up and down. Which is normal for children, but I was always pretty unemotional as a child and this made me feel like I had to react the same way so my parents knew I appreciated the gifts and it always made me feel really bad that I never felt as happy about getting gifts as they seemed to.
ghc86 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift, but a situation somewhat similar. When I was younger I had a gameboy and being the nice child I was I borrowed it to my neighbor because he didn't have one. About a week later I get it back without my Donkey Kong game. He says he lost it so I tell my mom who calls his mom and she agrees to replace it. I had already beaten it a couple of times so in my mind I was going to return the brand new game and get a different one instead. Nope, she bought the game new, but she opened it prior to giving it back. I don't recall if she even gave me the box, but you could tell the game hadn't been used.
Slinkwyde ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, that reminds me of the Christmas when my dad bought me an ICP cd. "The Great Milenko". He said it came highly recommended by the guy at the store.
CezaryC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends got me a Kid Rock album (the one with Bawitabadibangdibangdiggydiggy or whatever the fuck it's called on it) for my 14th birthday. Even at 14, and at a time when rap-rock was popular, I had zero interest in Kid Rock. Even worse, he bought the CD at K-Mart, so it had all the rough language edited out. I can't imagine someone being into Kid Rock AND being sensitive to swearing and juvenile sex-talk.
I was really lucky when my mom did this, but the guy handed her White Pony instead of the rest of the garbage that was coming out around that time. Changed my life
You just have to smile and say thank you for grandma gifts. I have buckets full of grease rags from grandma. I mean she bought them as shirts from the quarter store and she thought I would like them but they're great when you're working on things. I do keep a few in the closet to wear when I visit. Shirts are ugly as shit but it makes her happy and that's what matters. .
She also thinks I want used long john underwear from goodwill... gross
Somewhat related. My sister ordered me a Diary of Dreams (darkwave music) CD off of eBay, but instead they sent an open Bone Thugs and Harmony CD that literally had dirt under the CD and on top of it. Thankfully eBay was very helpful so they made the exchange, but it was funny as fuck getting all excited and tearing open the mail package and seeing that. We both got a good kick out of it.
Exact same thing happened to me.
Same age, I was really into rap as well and this is what my mom comes at me with. The guy at Wal Mart said all the kids were into it, best selling cd of the holiday.
I played it off well and then sold it to some girl in my class for $10
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently she went to some music store and asked the guy what kind of music 14 year old boys liked, and for some reason the dude handed her an N Sync CD.
"get fucked, kid"
What a deliberately savage play. This guy has been rekking skrubs since the 90's
My grandpaw gave me and my sister and cousin (ages 13-16 at the time) an nysnc DVD one Christmas. Granted we had been a little in to it a few months/years previous, we were definitely over the teeny pop stage and we all kind of burst out laughing after opening it. My poor grandpaw was very hurt by it and I still feel bad for our reaction at the time. :/ Teens have to be the hardest to shop for because there is such a small line between cool and completely lame, sometimes in just a matter of days.
What is really going on here is that the guy at the music store is a dick. That was definitely intentional. But mom asking the dude for music advice probably wasn't a good idea anyway. Everyone's taste is so personal and varied.
Parent got me a 98 Kinds of Cheese CD one year and a Red Hot Chili Peppers album. Kept the Chili Peppers, returned the cheese. Don't remember what I got with the money.
USCplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real comedy would've been the kid at the store giving her an Eminem CD and grandma pulling the same move by putting it in and listening to it... Probably much less dancing
I love your brother's reaction. Sounds like a great kid. Hope my kids are like that when they're 14.
I once heard about this family who's son was ungrateful for a Hanukkah gift, so his parents regifted that same gift every night until he acted grateful, then they allowed him to get his other gifts.
Grandma was being polite too.
She told me she thought the c.d. was some bunk ass shit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cute memory
LLcurlyJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to party but I (male) can relate, my aunt asked my cousins (12, 14, also male) what music they like and believed them when they said spice girls. My first cd ever was a spice girls cd when I was 10 years old. I just remember wanting to listen to it so bad on my new Discman, but Mom wouldnโt let me listen to #4.
CD sucked, I stole my moms Michael Jackson cd and lifeโs been good.
Same thing happened to me at 13 or 14. Grandma went to the store, asked for recommendations and I unwrapped NโSync, Hanson, Christina Aguilera and Brittany Spears (the schoolgirl album).
That guy in the Music Store to this day thinks about suggesting N*Sync for a 14 year old boy to a grandmother and gets a huge laugh out of it thinking about what would ensue. That was probably that guys best gift that Christmas.
I work in a book shop and I hate it when grandparents come in asking things like, "What kind of book would you recommend for a 14 year old boy?" Hey, not all 14 year olds like the exact same things. I could recommend a popular teen book but the kid still might hate it. I want to say, "Why don't you ask HIM what kind of books he likes?"
My parents bought me a Silverchair CD when I was a kid and they were in Australia. They asked the guy for some authentic Australian music. I mean they werenโt wrong.
Dammit, this reminded me of my first birthday at the apartment... I woke up to my mom and brother waiting there, holding a Britney Spears CD, for like, my 7th birthday, am a guy. I fucking loved that cd, played the shit out of it and danced around with my mom...
My uncle gave me a Robbie Williams CD for my 15th birthday. I was (and still am, just not as extremely one-sidedly) a metalhead with goth elements and wore black and spikes etc. etc.
I absolutely hated any other music apart from goth music and metal at the time.
(Especially Robbie Williams, ofc he couldn't have known that) I'm pretty sure he just picked a random CD because they happened to be at an electronics store at the time, or something.
This goes to show that you and your brother were raised right. With respect for others. Grandmom clearly had her heart in the right place and your brother did all he could to not let on he was disappointed.
Plus you didn't laugh out loud so as to let the cat out of the bag. You have wonderful parents and you kids turned out great.
Top notch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm positive there was a rash of unwanted NSYNC CD's terrorizing children about 20 years ago (great, now I feel old). I got one from a well-meaning aunt one Christmas and it may have been the most off-target gift I've ever received. In her defense, I was a 12-year-old girl and her daughters my same age were probably into them so it was a reasonable assumption. I'm pretty sure I never even unwrapped it.
deusnefum ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Music being a very subjective thing... how can you expect a good result to ask a random stranger what to recommend for someone with the only criteria being age and gender?
God forbid you ask a parent or sibling what kind of music your giftee likes before hand. Just lazy gift giving.
I think that's the shittiest thing about a a crappy gift. It's a sure sign that the person is only pretending to care or doing something out of obligation. No gift is almost always better than a shitty gift (unless you're okay with doing exchanges, but still kinda defeats the point of a gift as an expression of knowing and caring about someone).
My wife's grandparents didn't like me, possibly because we were living together before we got married.
One Christmas -- maybe the one we were engaged, I don't remember -- they gave me a package marked "To Ed," which is not my name.
It held a large old-fashioned portfolio-sized wallet -- you know, the kind about the size of a shoe. Leather, with a large bison embossed on the front. The bison was anatomically correct and appeared to be having a personal moment.
I wonder when it ends... Edit: Does this keep going every time it's tagged? That's impressive.
Another edit: found this /r/switcharoo/ apparently this has some reddit history with it.
24ANemo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course, of course
4rca9 ยท 1795 points ยท Posted at 19:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The bison (bye-son) symbolizes them not allowing you to be their son-in-law, and the misnaming of you symbolizes why. They wanted you to pursue higher education to become their edson before taking their daughter to bedson
Even creepier that you said they want him to become their edson before taking their daughter to bedson. Them being her grandparents, means they want him to dump the girl and get with her mom. Sneaky old codgers they are.
4rca9 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:56:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems that I can not read, but hey, I got my worthless internet points anyways so who cares
I once got a Christmas card from my father that read, "Dear Funky_cold_Alaskan, Funky_cold_Alaskan's Child's Name, and (I'm sorry I forgot your name)"...I had been married for a couple years, and he literally forgot my husbands name.
LOL My boyfriend's dad couldn't remember my name so he took to calling me Deuteronomy, his grand-pa was in a perpetual state of out-of-it (not dementia or anything, just so old he didn't even try to remember new shit) and he would just say "that other boy" when referring to me. His grandson (my boyfriend) was "that boy."
My grandparents get all the grandchildren-in-law a bag of nuts. Because they are poor, have a lot of grandchildren and nuts were a special present back in the day. My partner is always so thankful to them (partly for the gesture, but honestly he just really likes nuts)
Mekroval ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:08:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Out of curiosity, are you Ken White of the Popehat.com blog? If so, I enjoy your site, and find your posts both funny and informative.
I would love to get a goldfish, but without warning? Shit, that's brutal. Here's a new responsibility, now go out and buy shelter and food for it tomorrow or it'll die.
And goldfish need like a 30 gallon tank minimum at their full size, that shit ain't cheap.
arelow ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 21:19:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100 gallons full grown for the "feeder fish" type, - they can get over a foot long - and recommended 40-60 for the fancy types, actually! Not chastising, you thought better than most people who buy a fucking bowl and insist they don't grow bigger than their tank.
Gavin1772 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 00:41:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey you sound like you know what youโre talking about. If I got a 150 gallon tank, could I do half land/half water and have fish and frogs/some other semi aquatic animal?
Mordfan ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 00:51:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gavin1772 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:52:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Itโs been a dream for a while to have a pretty big ecosystem type aquarium, but Iโm waiting until I can make sure I can take care of it and buy everything I need
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:46:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And African dwarf frogs donโt get that big! You could put a small group (3-4) in a 10 gallon, if youโre crunched for space.
Dunmo what happened to them. All we know is that we will return to class the next day and all we see is a frog floating dead in it's side, and a red dot on it so belly.
ladayen ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:56:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amphibious animals will eventually eat (or at least try) the fish. You either wind up with a dead animal that choked on a fish or a polluted tank that will quickly lead to the death of all the fish and leave a ripe environment for fungus and disease to spread to the amphibious animal.
Gavin1772 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:57:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool! Not only did my cat eat my fish, now I almost had to deal with my fish eating my fish.
things dont always work out like you expect them to also.i had algae fish and wild turtles for awhile when i was younger. red eared sliders actually. they were pulled from a creek by my cousins when they were babies (thinking back on it its sad) they grew up with the algae eaters no problem until one day when they were both reaching full grown size CHOMP CHOMP turtles ate the fishywas.
arelow ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:20:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I very much do NOT recommend that with that large of a mix of animals!
150 gallons is a lot- but it isn't nearly enough to support that much life at once. Frogs and fish can bully each other - the only kind of frog that can usually be okay with fish in a tank are African dwarf frogs and even that has to be a careful mix as they have different diets and some fish are assholes.
Another semi aquatic animal in addition would be bad for all the above reasons too.
Plus it would be messy - the frogs and the other guy would mess up the land part, and fish need weekly water changes
Having too many critters in such an enclosed space would probably just be super stressful for all of them.
You could do fish in a planted tank with not much land (or land just for show), OR frogs, OR an amphibian/reptile. Regardless of what you choose (150 is a ton of space to do multiple fish species, just research what kinds are good together! fish forums are rly helpful) make sure the tank is properly cycled and established :D
Feel free to PM with more questions! I've been keeping fish and turtles on and off for a few years.
I had these mini fully aquatic frogs that were fun to watch. Luckily I even got a boot and a girl so it was fun watching them do Thierry courting swim and stuff...
We split after 8 years and they were still going strong
arelow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They super thrive in ponds! People don't realize they're the same fish and toss them in there for either turtle food or just to see what happens. Then the smart ones keep growing.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:52:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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arelow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can absolutely upgrade as you go - I said 100 gallons FULL GROWN, didn't I?
Additionally, a 100 gallon tank is actually too narrow for a comet/feeder goldfish - and they need friends, they're extremely social. They should be kept in ponds, not tanks.
However, goldfish are filthy and require double filtration. It's kind of pointless to double filter a 10 gallon when they're tiny, because you're either gonna have really awful choppy water when you buy filters rated for 100-500 gal, or you're gonna waste a ton on buying new filters/pumps. Also, filters don't clean the tank, they just host a bacteria cycle to eat the ammonia as it builds up, so you're going to be changing the water in a smaller tank WAY more often with a higher chance of crashing that cycle since it won't be able to establish (or re-establish, if it does crash) in the time between changes.
It may look stupid, but it's much more worth it for both you and the fish because it cuts down on the work and cost. Fish that are thriving also grow pretty fast. They'll outgrow the small tanks in no time.
Hah omg just commented that? Now I read the articles and feel informed thx friend
Anarroia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a robot or do you just not make sense on a regular basis?
totoyolo ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 23:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why pets as gifts is so bad. Especially if the person is renting and they're not allowed pets.
VagCookie ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 00:54:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in laws wound up with a cat this way. My sister in laws friend was gifted a kitten as a promposal (really really bad idea) sister took it home. In laws weren't sold on keeping the cat so they just called it kitten while they debated on it for about 17 years at which point the cat died.
According to legend... They still haven't made up their mind on whether or not to keep the cat and she's been dead like 4 years.
totoyolo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:57:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my... It's really irresponsible of the gifter.
Your story is kinda funny lol I love that they kept the cat but couldn't decide if they wanted to keep her. At least she had a long life with them :) 17 years is awesome.
Yeah there was an ongoing joke that they'd find her a family soon even after she'd been with them for years. Like "we really should find a home for The Kitten" who was 10 years old and had 2 litters of her own kittens. She lived a long and happy life... It broke my boyfriend and myself to put her to sleep... I'd never seen him cry so hard in his life... He loved that stupid cat whose shining moments included going through the tumble dry twice before his family put up signs on the dryer to check for cats.
totoyolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg the cat went through the dryer. Did they notice right away that the cat was stuck?
I can imagine. It's so hard to say goodbye to a pet, especially one you've grown up with :(
Twice. They used to have a habit of opening the dryer taking a few things out and leaving the door open. The cat crawled in feeling the warmth and fall asleep. Someone would toss a new load in not realizing the cat was there and start the dryer. It sounded like shoes being dried. Luckily my boyfriend was annoyed by the sound and went to take the shoes out to air dry... And the shoes leapt out of the dryer panting and dizzy. After that they almost knew immediately to let the cats out. She did it twice and another cat once before a sign was needed. Funny thing is they kept finding her in there.
I got a cat kind of similar. I had my tonsils out, came down with pneumonia as a result and felt like absolute shit. Girl I was crushing on in high school comes over to see me and brings over a kitten as a "get well present". Luckily our house was pretty much a revolving door for animals. But who tf does that??
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:01:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if the person is renting and they're not allowed pets.
Illegal in a lot of places even if it's in your lease. (Where I live, it specifically says "no pets clauses are void" in the law)
I don't know where they were talking about, but the laws just got changed in Australia! Now they can't charge extra/deny you as a tenant just because you have pets!
Yeah! Everyone needs the option to have a pet, I couldn't live without one :(
In the same...thing.. they made it illegal to force prospective renters to outbid each other in rent prices & to charge bonds over a month rent if rent is >$760/wk. A few other things too, but I forget.
Unfortunately not all rentals do allow children without hoops. Which is unfortunate.
totoyolo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:54:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wonder if it is the same here in NZ. I know a couple of people (and have heard plenty stories about others) who have offered extra bond and rent to keep pets.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:32 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
totoyolo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:54:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know that. Our contract specifically says no pets. I know of people who have had the contract say that but then they negotiate with the agent and landlord... I must check what the law is in NZ. We really want to get a cat.
I understand why some owners wouldn't want to allow pets, though if the owners are responsible and train the animal properly and clean up properly there shouldn't be any lasting damage to the property eg carpets get cleaned right away if there is an accident. Same as having kids really.
Hah, mine is a $250 non refundable deposit, $260 refundable deposit and $20/month. :( but small children are free, so maybe I can dress a dog in people clothes all the time and a hat?
totoyolo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not too bad. Here in NZ, rent is paid per week and I've heard of cases where some pet owners have offered to pay anything between $25-100 (NZD) extra per week to have pets. They also offer to pay extra for the bond.
I so wish that was true. I won a goldfish at a carnival and thought it would be a great, low maintenance pet... I was sorely mistaken. Iโve had to upgrade the tank size three times. I am now the proud owner of a 36 gallon fish tank and a huge ass fish.
Itโs really sad that carnivals give such a high maintenance pet out as a prize. They are not appropriate pets for children and many parents are not aware of the cost and effort required to properly keep one. Its a lot of work but I donโt regret winning her. Iโve had her for two years and Iโve really grown to love my fat fish.
depends you dont acctaully need a glass fish tank... that shit is purley for display. a gold fish will survive just fine in a 10 dollar plastic tote from walmart filled with the same water you put in a fish tank.
i beg to differ my buddy chuck from walmart is a certified fish freak and he said it would do! i believe him. plus if your not running a water filter your a dumb fuck anyways
arelow ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. Feeder fish need 100 gallons at least full grown and fancy need 40-60.
wighttail ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:20:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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wighttail ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plastic scratches easily and becomes a factory for mold and bacteria.
This is assuming you even did enough research to buy tank-safe plastic. (Protip: the random junk you find at -mart stores is going to leech chemicals into the water that will kill your fish.)
Don't own animals if you don't want to spend money keeping them happy and healthy.
"Alright you got the food?"
"No I don't have the food. You have to buy that at a tropical fish store."
"But it's 9:30 P.M."
"Well you better get going then"
Oh it's a bit from family Guy. He hates Greg or whatever because he always brings inconvenient gifts. Then Greg walks in, gives him the fish in a plastic bag and says that line.
Bonus: he doesn't have the fish food and it's 9 pm.
You should have thanked, professed your allergy to fish, and given it back saying "at least it'll get a good home" and see his reaction. He'd probably say something like:
What? What am I supposed to do with a gold fish at this time of the day? I don't have no food or aquarium for him either!
Avoch ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 22:36:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Strange you say that. I have a horrible allergy to all fish and shellfish, but I have many aquariums (6 currently...). Just gotta be incredibly careful handling their food and cleaning them out etc., but so far I've had no adverse reactions at all! :)
Actually it was a typo. I meant to say "it". I naturally assumed it was an Boeing AH-64 Apache Helicopter. Because honestly, to the date, I've never been gifted anything other than gold fish by Apache Choppers. And those inconsiderate twin-turboshaft attack helicopters never even bother with getting me as much as a bowl or large cup to drink the fish from. It'slikeI'msupposedtodrinkitstraightfromthebagorsomething.Savages.
wolf495 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a meme. Historically in English when gender is ambiguous, "he" was the proper pronoun to default to. As of late that is no longer considered politically correct and a few style guidelines have added a singular "they," which tbh feels silly.
Something similar happened to me on my 21st birthday. I had been drinking and over at my buddy's. He jokingly told me I could have his rat that had gotten to big to feed to his snake. Having been drinking I thought it was a great idea. Carried him around in my coat pocket for the rest of the night. Next day I spent my hangover at the pet store getting supplies. He lived a long happy life though.
Tiz226 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:55:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just about how I inherited a tarantula, except she wasn't rolling around town in my pocket. I hate spiders with a passion but she lived a long life and just died 14 years after I drunkenly adopted her.
whtbrd ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my siblings and I betas one year for Christmas. Turns out my Mom had a goldfish as a child that died horribly, so my mom was a little traumatized by it.
She shouted at Aunt across the room: Next year! all your kids! MICE!
Arblos ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:49:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar situation this summer. I tried that goldfish game at the carnival. Failed, but some kid saw me play the game and gave me two tickets that could be redeemed for one goldfish each to be picked up later. I tried to pawn the tickets off and failed. Luckily, my two goldfish had a happy ending. I was able to set up a makeshift pond in the backyard for them and they're currently staying inside this winter.
Honestly this is the real answer, a guy I know's daughter once was given a turtle by the guy's sister. He spent quite a bit of money making sure it was properly taken care of, and unlike goldfish turtles live a long ass time.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know turtles can live like fifty years but goldies live like twenty. That's still a good amount of time
aldhibain ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Snails. Low maintenance, easy to keep, quiet, not smelly, won't keel over dead if you miss feeding them a couple of days (probably just seal themselves up to sleep if it's been too long). Very chill pets, zen-like to watch but you can also handle them and stroke them. Also only live 5-7 years typically. Don't keep them in a cardboard box though, they can and will eat their way out.
Edit: as a bonus, also fairly easy to obtain, if you do what I did and literally pick one up from a garden/park. Plus if you ever decide that you can't handle the responsibility and want to abandon it (I don't condone pet abandonment, y'all), it'll probably do a lot better than Mr. Fluffles the bunny. Less impact on the environment, too.
i wouldnt mind a turtle at all! even if it was on the spot like that its a really nice surprise! But to turn up with a goldfish in a bag is awful really, with nowhere to put it or feed overnight. Least with a turtle you can put in a box lol and its a great pet to have!
I haaate it when people give pets as surprise gifts.
"Surprise! Here is this animal you now have to figure out a way to incorporate into your household, feed, and care for for X amount of years (and if you are taking care of a goldfish properly, those things CAN AND SHOULD live for 5-10 years)."
If someone gave me a pet for Christmas I'd be horribly upset...because I could not keep it with my 2 extremely territorial bitch-cats.
Exactly. The only correct way to gift a pet is to know they plan on getting said pet and not actually gifting the pet itself unless you're part of the same household. I'd much rather have someone offer to pay for the pet/stuff or give a giftcard for a pet shop.
Ooooweeee ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like, just in your hand??? Just all floppin around?
My sister received a little turtle from her boyfriend on her birthday. Just the turtle. She had to buy the tank, food, rocks, etc. Turns out he got the thing for $0.25 while she spent quite a lot keeping it alive for the next five years.
I firmly believe pets are not a good gift idea. Perhaps contributing financially toward a pet, but gifting responsibility and sometimes expensive living things seems completely unreasonable.
Raichu7 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:09:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pets are almost always a terrible gift, you get burdened with a huge responsibility and it often causes animal neglect and/or abuse because you may not know how to care for it properly.
The only exception I can think of where an animal makes for a good gift is if a kid begs there parents for a pet and the parent decides the kid is responsible enough for one and is ready to take care of the pet if the kid flakes out.
I got a beta fish for Christmas one time. That was fine though because my mom knew I love fish. It came in a nice bowl with a real plant in it (I now know that keeping fish in bowls is a bad idea).
Hah no, they stopped at a pet store on the way over to my house for the birthday party. They brought it in a bag lol. I kept it amongst all the other presents during the party and I think at one point my mum must have put it in a flower vase or something!
I inherited 3 Beta fish and 2 guppies because our upstairs neighbors in college thought it'd be hilarious to get fish for their friend's birthday. The person in charge of the tank painted the inside of a cardboard box blue. They had fish in baggies and nowhere to put them when I got a drunken 2am call from my neighbor to come take their birthday gift off of their hands.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. I got a mouse the same way for my 23rd!
Heck, I thought that was the only way they came? I kinda enjoyed the mad scramble I went through trying to keep a goldfish alive for the first 2 hours after it was given to me in a small plastic bag.
My brother got a dwarf hamster for a present once and was keeping it in his room to hide it from us. I think he had a tiny bit of food and some sawdust. I ratted on him after he threatened to swear down on my dead nana's life but im glad i did because my mum went and bought everything for it the next day and it would have died or escaped if she never did
Blynasty ยท 4144 points ยท Posted at 14:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a present I received, but for our office random gift exchange I bought a wall outlet that can be turned on with a remote. I thought it was a great idea for your Christmas tree or Christmas lights. The lady who got it came over to my desk and complained about getting it and how useless it was and how somebody was probably re-gifting it. I later heard her talking to another employee asking who they thought had brought it and they told them it was me. Very awkward.
That sounds like a great gift to me! I would love it. It's perfect for Christmas lights but also for brightening up a room all year. I love the remote for our ceiling fan/light.
Besides, who goes around a workplace complaining about a gift? She sounds clueless.
We have one for our Christmas tree lights, the place we put the tree has the outlet behind the tree in the corner so it's difficult to reach in and turn off the lights. The remote control makes it so much easier and you don't get loads of fake snow all over you from the tree
I had one about 10 years ago in highschool. I hooked it up to a vending machine and would wait for someone to put a dollar in. I would turn off the machine, watch the person get confused and walk away, then turn the machine back on and collect the dollar.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:09:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You clever bastard! This is evil
brandn03 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 01:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously not that clever...he was in high school for 10 years.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:15:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I LOVE practical gifts. Sometimes I have to remember not everybody does when I start to plan my gifts for people lol.
Taygr ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:21:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds more like a cunt to me
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've actually got 2-3 of these, they are SUPER useful not just for xmas lights, but in general for lighting that doesn't have a hot plug or is awkward to reach.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People who wanted something ridiculously fancy and expensive, that's who.
[deleted] ยท 1695 points ยท Posted at 17:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a really nice gift?? I would use it for a lamp so I don't have to get up to turn off the lights!
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 23:36:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one connected to an electric kettle that I turn on in the morning before I get out of bed. That way I can make my coffee immediately upon rolling out of bed ๐
I won't, but less because I'd screw something up, and more because I don't like to stand in the kitchen to wait for my water to boil and a) sometimes forget about it, and b) listen for the switch to pop top know the water is boiling.
The remote power outlet thing is also obsoleted by programmable kettles that have clocks.
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that and finding 220v wireless switches would present a challenge for me in the US. :) I really do get jealous of your power setup sometimes.
Is there an advantage to the 115v standard, other than it working natively with all our random junk?
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can pull almost twice as much power. An American electric kettle tops out at about 1500w, a UK one tops out around 2800w. We have 220v in America, but its typically reserved for large appliances, electric stoves, washing machines, etc.
erial_ck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty common in small kitchen appliances, but you also see them on a lot of heavy machinery. Basically, when the switch is turned on, it activates an electromagnet inside the switch to hold it in the in position. In the event of a power failure, the magnet also loses power, and it automatically switches off.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:02:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
khitsule ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:52:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the whole reason I got a smart light for my bedroom. Needing to physically go up to the wall to turn off lights feels so archaic
Halvus_I ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:06:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, having to route out to the internet to pass a command to the lamp 3 feet away is too far in the other direction. Get a wireless switch, its a good middle ground of old and new.
khitsule ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:24:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
route out to the internet
It's a wifi smart light. Doesn't need internet or wires
Halvus_I ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'smart' implies it is connected to the internet, right?
khitsule ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:30:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes but that doesn't mean it requires internet. If the remote (phone) is on the same network (wifi) as the light, it can be done locally.
If you're away from home you can still control it over internet though, for some fun automation possibilities
Edit: also although smart devices are often IoT I wouldn't say it implies internet connectivity. Smart watches for example traditionally don't have internet access. Some have wifi now
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the remote (phone) is on the same network (wifi) as the light, it can be done locally.
I hear you, but that isnt always the case, and even then the device is usually talking to the internet to get its ID and allocation, even on the local network. It CAN work without the internet in theory, in practice its usually required. I prefer 'dumb' devices for this particular role. Growing up with timers and such, i never understood the need to turn on my lights remotely and leaving a hole in my network just for that purpose seems odd.
Private or public internet is an important stipulation
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your home network is generally not an internet. Its a single network. Internet means multiple networks tied together. Inter-net, just like Inter-state. Its like saying your driveway is part of the National highway System because there is an unbroken path from yours to mine.
The whole thing is the internet. Private IP space refers to an addressable area of the internet for use on private networks.
Regardless of the semantics, in this case then no, smart only implies connected to a network of some sort. public traffic is not implied or even desired in many cases.
Tbh I'd be disappointed if all I got for Dirty Santa was those switches...
Huttj ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:17:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They make those? I need to get one for reading in bed! Going from "cozy tired sleep now" to "wait, first get up, walk across the room, turn out the light, now I need to settle my brain down again" is annoying.
Why not use a book light? That's what I do when I'm not reading on my Kindle (which has a built-in light).
Huttj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:08:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tried it before, and may have been using it wrong but it wound up generally with one page illuminated to read, the other side in shadow, I had to keep shifting it, etc.
I have a desk lamp in my bedroom that's plugged into one of those. I keep the remote on my nightstand so turning off the light before going to sleep is so easy now. I feel like that old lady in the Clap On commercial.
Rukusx7 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:46:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's an awesome gift! Wtf lady??? Right? Anyway, I have my living room lamp and my Christmas tree on a wifi switch. It's awesome!
Dad has the Christmas tree on one "remote" and our outdoor Christmas lights on another. Raining, windy, cold, or you're already in your pjs? No problem turning the lights on or off!
Rukusx7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Such a smart setup. My wife and I literally turn on our lamp with our phone. You can also set timers and loop timers, scenes that include if/and/or type options for multiple switches and control this from anywhere in the world! Maybe the best $8 I've spent.
When I finally get a real job and my own place (oops...my millennial is showing) I'm so going to invest in some of those Hue switches and SmartHub things that Amazon Echoes can control. Telling Alexa to turn on my lights and handle my Nest thermostat (why not have hugely expensive dreams?) while still grouching in bed is basically what passes for a fantasy these days!
Rukusx7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought some itead brand switches from AliExpress. I believe they also now have support for Google home, nest and Amazon devices! Very inexpensive for the amateur smart home enthusiast. I plan on doing a simple setup and I've always wanted the Philips hue or something like it a part of it! My idea is to set things up so that my lights dim when I play a movie and brighten when i pause.
Oh now that's a super cool idea! My family are all really good at programming and robotics (literally in their job titles), so I'm planning on nagging them to help me out.
I just think back to Iron Man in 2008 and JARVIS doing everything for Tony, and I squee a bit and tell Alexa I love her.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I could see why without context it would seem like a shit gift. If I got an outlet as a Christmas gift I wouldn't know what to do with it. But obviously reacting like that is childish and she could've just resold it on eBay or something. Although assuming it's build quality is good she could use it for years.
I have about four of these set up in my house for that very purpose! Theyโre so handy and allow me to get a little more creative about my table lamp placements.
jared555 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use something similar for a blower fan. It is set on a shelf near my ceiling aimed at my bed. Don't need it the whole night so I can just turn it on and off with my phone.
A guy I had been dating for almost a year got that for me for the holidays, in the plastic bag from the store. It was a 2-pack and he kept one for himself. No card. We broke up a year after that.
The house we recently purchased has all switch activated outlets on the top outlet. It was quite frustrating getting used to not flipping certain switches when we didn't want to risk losing our show or game progress
Adam2584 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:29:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I literally bought a 3 pack of these last weekend for this reason. Now I can freak my 3 year old by constantly turning the lamps on/off with the โhiddenโ remote. Itโs an awesome product.
digisax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Google Home and a smart plug, I love being able to just tell something to turn out my lamp.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, am I really the only one who thinks it would be a shitty gift? Like obviously I wouldn't complain, but it seems pretty useless. Then again workplace secret Santa gifts are usually useless.
And no, we aren't rich. My brother found a starter kit for less than one third the original price and bough one. Still expensive for 3 light bulbs, but those things are amazing
Rysinor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the starter kit for 120 CDN, and I love them. Use it constantly. Mood lighting, turning off from work when I forget, bed time shut off, lighting up when I pull into the drive way with a colorful display so my girlfriend knows I've arrived... can't wait for more bulbs.
I spent $800 setting my whole house up with Hue bulbs. I could have done it for $50 with regular LED bulbs but there's so much that makes smart bulbs worth it for me.
I have a $30 tablet permanently on the wall so I can easily change scenes, plus Alexa and phone control is super nice when I'm watching TV and feel like dimming the lights. To press 1 button and turn on all the lights in the house (or turn them off) is worth it alone.
Yes, 300 pounds (converting from my currency) is cheap for three fucking bulbs. Nice logic there, buddy
Edit: also it's sad that you think getting big discount is the highlight of my life (I'm exaggerating, yes). Yes, I am proud that we got this discount, yes I mentioned it in my comment because I wanted to share that information.
But by your logic, people can't be proud and mention great delays they've gotten on nice stuff? No, that would be showing off
The ones in those ultra-cheap gift baskets that include a crappy roller massage tool that falls apart in 10 minutes, that smell like a rotten mango/lime/baby powder smoothie?
In my family, guys get bathroom products too. I don't understand it. It's a really strange thing to fixate on, that room and it's associated activities in particular.
My theory is that they're easy things to make look nice, when really it's a cheap impulse buy from a grocery store.
Put matching bottles in a basket with the aforementioned massage tool (or toe spacers, or beard trimming scissors, or whatever) in a coordinating color scheme, fill the rest with a bunch of shredded brown paper for a "rustic" look, and boom, gift.
Never mind that what's actually in the bottles is 2oz of the foulest smelling, skin peeling-ly harsh muck that's ever been squeezed through a poorly designed spout since the discovery of lye. So the gift giver can save face by giving something "pretty" and "thoughtful", when it would be better just to wrap up a bottle of Softsoap and be done with it.
PoiLethe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:52:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom doesn't give us the baskets, but its been tradition to give us the bath soaps we already use. They arnt super expensive or super cheap. Definitely not Lush levels. But it's just nice to have a backup of shampoo and conditioner etc. But she would know what I use. Someone at work? Not so much.
I got one of those homemade cookie mix mason jars once and it had some dog hair in it..I threw it away and never use anything homemade again. Sorry, but I would throw your cocoa gift away, even though I love cocoa! My fav office gift is an at-home movie night with popcorn (with the bucket), movie candy, a classic Christmas movie, and maybe sodas. It's homemade/thoughtful but nothing from someone's kitchen.
benneluke ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd gladly take that gift. Anything to make me even lazier is always welcome. What an ungrateful person.Did she say anything to you?
Blynasty ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She didn't say anything to me after she found out I brought it.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You need to get a second one. Plug it into her power strip or computer outlet. Wait until big project deadline. Then start turning off her computer every time she sits down in front of it. Just a quick off and back on again so she doesn't check the power cable.
I had something similar happen to me a few years ago. This woman I used to work with was the manager of operations and we actually got on pretty well. Our limit for secret santa was about ยฃ10 but I spent about ยฃ20 on a solar powered garden lamp that I thought she would love.
I watched her open it and her body language just looked so disappointed. I saw her bitching about it to someone she sat next to, then at the end of the party (we were at a restaurant), she left it there. So I took it home with me instead. Bitch.
Blynasty ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:29:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess people prefer novelty bullshit gifts or candy. Who knew?
I always try and come up with a thoughtful gift that I'd like myself for white elephant (same game rules but they're supposed to be good gifts). I can't tell you the number of shitty gifts I've gotten.
The most recent shitty gift. I brought two moscow mule mugs and a spherical ice mold. Super dope.
I got a set of shitty coasters that looked like they were found at the bargain bin at Ross. I was super pissed and since then have made a point of telling everyone to bring quality gifts. Note: I didn't announce out loud at any time during work that I thought it was shitty.
Why do people have to be so shitty? And cheap? I can't believe that you have to tell people to bring quality gifts!
bugzrrad ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:57:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had this EXACT same thing happen last year, except the coworker complained to me about how they couldn't understand why anyone would think giving someone an Amazon Fire 7 tablet was a good idea.
granted- it's an entry-level tablet, but it's a fucking tablet fucking computer. fuck me.
WTF? I'd flip getting an Amazon Fire tablet, and I already own a very expensive (but 3 year old) Samsung one, and two Kindles.
SueZbell ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:04:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a nice gift for an office random gift exchange. They can be used year round -- that fan in the window spring/fall; the tv so it doesn't use power when not on and you don't have to bend over or move something to unplug it and plug it back in ...
i love those things! they're so handy and convenient.
bearkin1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:23:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of those and use it every night to turn off my monitors and a couple other things plugged in that essentially light up my bedroom as if a christmas tree. I also just bought one a week ago (that arrives today) that can be controlled over WiFi since I'll be getting a home assistant soon.
caitbate ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just saw this at Loweโs last weekend and was trying so hard to convince my boyfriend that we needed it!
I literally bought one of these yesterday so I can turn on and off the Christmas Llama by the front door without going outside every night. That was a good gift, or just went to the wrong person.
I would love one of these, especially for turning on and off the Christmas lights, because right now, turning them on and off consists of crawling under the tree, reaching blindly for the power strip, hoping I don't electrocute myself while plugging the lights in, all while trying not to pull a muscle in my neck because old.
That's not awkward. That's straight up disrespectful.
There's a lot of ways to tell someone that you didn't like their gift, and that's not one of them.
Ouch. Never bitch to your co-workers about your gifts. I've had numerous shitty ones (mostly due to shitty co-workers). I shared in another post the expired bloody nacho cheese incident, but this reminds me of another one:
I got the last gift, and so couldn't trade (due to their rules...) it was a Birch Box (a subscription service) empty save a stick in it. Every one of my co-workers were like "OH wow! That is a great box. Do you know Birch Box? Their stuff is amazing?"
Well maybe...but all I got was a Birch Box with a stick. It wasn't until years later (after recounting the story here on reddit) that I realized it was a pun, and the stick was likely from a Birch tree. Hence the Birch Box Box...for a Birch Treet stick...
I was staying at a friend's cabin and they had all of these string lights on their porch outside that could be turned on or off with a remote. They probably used exactly what you are describing, and I thought it was really cool.
I think that's a great gift! I've been trying to think of things to get my boyfriend, and I think he would really appreciate this because he loves anything that will help him be lazier. Thanks for the idea!
I have an outdoor one for my Christmas lights. It's awesome.
havensal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one for a window fan in the bedroom. Wake up cold? Just push the button and go back to sleep. No need to get up and lose sleep just to turn off the fan.
I got one of those for an apartment built in the 70s that had no ceiling lights and the switch by the door controlled NOTHING! Got one with a wireless remote switch.
Elturiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's an awesome gift! I have a little plant in my room with an led light that I'd love to be able to switch on and off from my bed! Fuck that cunt
othellia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister has those all over her house since she has a lot of big rooms without many light switches. They're great!
Goehlen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love those remotes! When my hubby first bought one I thought he was crazy, but we use it in the trailer for a lamp so I don't have to get out of bed to turn it off. Best money he ever spent on a gadget!
I got one of those for my birthday as a teenager. I wasn't too pleased at the time, but now I think it's the greatest thing ever. I've used it for years!
I used to have one of these for my bedroom when I had no overhead light and used it for my lamp on the other side of the room. I would have loved to have gotten this as a gift. Even if I wasn't sure I needed it, I would have freaking FOUND something to control by remote because controlling shit with a remote is fantastic.
I have these exact outlets with the remotes. Love ' em for the tree and the outdoor lights. I was thinking about getting some for a Dirty Santa party next week.
I have three remote controlled outlets in my room, all controlled by the same remote. one turns on a scented wax melter, the other two turn on lamps. I can decide whether my room smells nice and how bright it is from anywhere in the room. it's fantastic. I also have some LED lights controlled by a remote that can be any color, right now they're set to red and green for Christmas.
This lady doesn't know what she's missing. remote controlled outlets are awesome.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who hunts down a secret Santa? I once baked like 3 dozen cookies in college for my secret Santa. Girl who got then was very overweight, and took the gift personally. I used my favorite recipe that me and my Mom have been perfecting my whole life. They were only chocolate chip, but had chili's and some other subtle stuff that made them stand out. Didn't matter. Angry toad threw them out and found out I made them and thought I was trying to body shame her or something.
It disturbs me that no one seems to be thinking of the shenanigans that a remote controlled outlet can be used for. Randomly turning off someone's monitor or light from across the room would be hilarious
I actually was thinking about getting one of those because I use a SAD light cuz I live in the sub-arctic. It would be so awesome to able to turn on your stereo and your SAD light at the same time and start busting out some tunes.
Any gift is useless if you have no use for it apparently. It's a nice gift. I even started to think I should get this before I realized all my outlets are down and out of the way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like a great gift, laziness FTW!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awkward is gifting someone a beautiful and expensive hand and body soap that smelled awesome and being told "What?! You think I stink? Thanks a lot?!" I've NEVER bought any kind of soap since. I was humiliated.
When I was 8, the day after thanksgiving, this HUGE box shows up in our living room next to the tree. It was as tall as the ceiling, and maybe 6โ thick. Every day it taunted my older bro and I. We would beg to just know but parents wouldnโt budge.
Christmas morning, typically the best โbigโ gift is opened last, but dad implored is to open it first, since we had been so curious about it. We laid it down so fast and started opening it, and was confused and angered to see my parents had bought us RAKES
Yes, lawn rakes. we had just moved into a new house the year before which required yard work. One particular day, Our parents sent us outside to rake the leaves, and we fought over who got to use the nice rake, and who had to use that metal one that didnโt even do anything and sucked. So you better believe they had written our names in permanent marker on our individualized rakes so that could never happen again.
Iโm obviously still not over it
blueblaez ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 23:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents sort of did the opposite. They conned all us kids to rake the yard with the promise of getting to open our family gift before xmas eve. We raked all day and got to open an empty NES box while they laughed their butts off. We were all on the verge of tears when my dad told us to go look in their bedroom... where the NES was hooked up to their tv. They had been playing duck hunt all day while watching us rake leaves and laughing at us. While I appreciate the joke now it was not funny at the time.
wazupcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that be some funรฑy shit.
dragon34 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:31 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got mad at me the year I got the NES because it was all I had asked for and there was a suspiciously sized box covered with a sheet in their bedroom for several weeks. When I wasn't "surprised enough" she accused me of peeking. I was like 'well you had this box covered with a sheet and I've seen NES boxes before and I see it every time I walk to the bathroom when your door is open so...." (I was 10)
This is hillarious. I can't wait to be able to prank my son. My mom would get us little gifts and things we needed and supplement the rest with money wrapped in different ridiculous ways, it was always so fun. Once i opened up a gift and it was a box that Crunch Wraps from Taco Bell used to come in, but she had taped $1 coins all in the inside. I had to text her that i love her remembering how fun christmas always was.
Crookie42 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that they waited till Christmas to give them to you. Couldn't let you have nice rakes for any post Thanksgiving yard work that needs to be done.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, in fairness I think some practical gifts mingled with some fun ones is perfectly fine, my grandparents did that with my cousins and I a lot growing up.
Oh, I have no problem with the practical presents, but what bugged me about that shovel was that they acted like he was the only one who had to shovel the snow during the winter. If they treated it like a joke or gave all of us shovels, it wouldn't have been so bad.
Yeah that's very true, my grandparents would give us all the same thing (deodorant, toolkits and the like), so it wasn't like anyone got shafted. At least though they did give him other stuff, and hey, a nice shovel isn't anything to sneeze at entirely either. Some of the cheaper ones can really fuck up your back!
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is some EPIC parent trolling. you've gotta commend them for that...
Let me re-phrase, they DID put the box up the day after thanksgiving, but the tree was probably up during the first week in December. But it was wrapped with a bow and everything.
azick545 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:29:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but that's amazing
TehScrumpy ยท 24155 points ยท Posted at 14:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went on a cruise in the Caribbean and brought my Dad back a bottle of spice rum with the spices in the bottle.
A couple of months later, my dad regifted me the exact same bottle for my birthday. He gave me this whole schpiel about where he found it and how special it was. I waited until he was done to remind him where he actually got it.
Razbliuta ยท 12991 points ยท Posted at 16:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly would have given it back to him as a Christmas gift
Happened to my family. My dad gave my cousin a brick for Christmas one year, and my cousin returned it the next year. It went back and forth for 23 years.
My extended family does white elephant every year, and one year it was bring something that's already in your house. My mom got from her father this really ugly cat statue that was like a totem pole. (The extended family in this case is my mother's mother's side, so he has no idea about this.)
There was this big whole joking fight over who got the cat, and one aunt ended up with it. The next year it was brought again for the white elephant and ended up with an uncle, and the year after that he brought it back and it ended up with the first aunt.
Sad news, the next year aunt had moved and so we didn't do an exchange, but they sent a photo of the cat to us in front of their christmas tree.
Fast forward a few years later, a cousin gets married and a very large wedding present shows up at her door. Low and behold, it's the cat. Last year another cousin got married, and one day afterwards, he comes into his house and his father and the cousin had snuck it into his house as a wedding present.
Thus was born the tradition of the passing of the cat. Anytime someone gets married or has a baby, they end up with the cat until the next person marries or have a baby.
With my grandma being the eldest of seven, and each of those seven having two kids each, and the generation after that shaping up to have two kids each, this cat is never going to be without a home.
My family does this with a leather man purse and a throw pillow with my grandfathers face printed on it. The packaging gets more deceptive every year so nobody sees it coming.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grandfather face pillow ๐ What is the pillow's back story?
My sister and I had just taught him about selfies and I mentioned making a custom blanket for my friends with a crappy childhood picture on it from Walgreens. So, naturally, grandpa went and made a tasteful throw pillow the next week because he's old and has the time for such things.
Grandpa thinks he's hilarious and put in in the family grab bag in a MacBook box one year. We all agree, and it gets funnier every year.
c3h8pro ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:09:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my sons have been passing the same pack of tighty whiteys around for 13 or 14 xmas now. My wife had surgery for breast cancer and didnt want to detract from xmas so she hired a personal shopper. Everything was great till we opened a package with no label, it was a package of Hanes mens white underware size small. No one in our family wears white briefs or is remotely a size small. So now they get rewrapped in different boxes and ways and passed around to trick the person into opening. If you open the gift they are your problem till you get someone else to open them.
Especially if you consistently exaggerated the story of where you found it. From Dad's nice "I tried that new liquor store specializing in exotic booze and found this" to "I actually special ordered this from Zanzibar specifically for you" to "I made friends with a real pirate and he gave me some of his personal stash" etc.
CalcBros ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:32:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but each time, the story of how the bottle was found has to change every time and become more elaborate.
My Dad told me a joke a long time ago that was pretty funny, and I told the same joke to him and a few other people a couple of years ago. He cracked up, and then asked where I had heard it, which lead to more laughter...
In case anyone is wondering, here is the joke:
What does sex in a canoe have in common with Coors Light?
I do this with my little brother. One christmas I accidentally got him a CD that he already owned, so now every few years I get him another copy of that same CD and get more and more elaborate with my wrapping disguises.
Years ago when I was still married to my exhusband my grandmother was trying to figure out what to get him for xmas, and asked if he would like a DVD. I said yes and that he liked the movie Hellboy which had recently come out on DVD around that time. At xmas, he opens his DVD and it is Secret Window with Johnny Depp. She said she couldn't find Hellboy. The next year she doesn't ask what he would like and Xmas comes around and she hands him a DVD. He opens it and it is Secret Window again. I don't know why but I literally started laughing until I had tears running down my face (away from her). Secret window is such a forgettable movie. It was just hilarious to me that she bought it for him twice.
My family has been gifting the same case of boxed wine for years now. Last time it was seen, my uncle called room service at a hotel my cousin was staying at and had them leave it at her door as a surprise. Before that, my other cousin somehow got the keys to my uncleโs car and had it sitting in the passenger seat when he got off work. Itโs not even good wine; itโs white Franzia.
My sister and I have sent and re-sent the same I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus sung by The Jackson 5 Christmas card for 16 years. And the same birthday card that has printed inside From Your Best Sibling (neither signed nor inscribed at all )for 14 years...
Lunti89 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family uses the same cardboard box to ship gifts to each other for several years. We signed and dated inside the flap when we got it. When it finally gets retired, we hold a โfuneralโ for it.
Weโve done this for decades... and only 7 boxes used
My mom and I do this. Back in the days when I thought spa-stuff would be a nice gift for my mom, I got her this pumice foot scrubber so she could give herself a pedicure. She seemed to like it, but then guess what I get the next year in my stocking?
Since then Iโve learned that my mom doesnโt really give a shit about treat-yo-self spa stuff, and every year whoever has possession of the foot scrubber gifts it to the other. We even make a game of hiding it in different size boxes so you have to guess which one is the re-gift.
JudWylie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family has at least 5 or 6 items in constant circulation for the Christmas re-gifting bit. It's always pretty classic
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our extended family has an old bottle of Faberge Brut that has shown up off and on for years in various presents at Christmas parties. It doesn't show up every year, which makes it even more funny when it's part of the white elephant game, or a personal present because one guy thinks another guy hasn't had to take it home with him recently enough.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs a plastic urinal that has made its way around my extended family for more than 20 years. We hide it in presents. I donโt even remember what the origin story is or why weโre still doing it... but we are.
t_a_c_os ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and grandfather do this with a toblerone, they've gone to great lengths to conceal it in deceiving packages
C0rdt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every time they have to come up with an even more unbelievable story of how they came to acquire it, and the other person has to "correct" them with the same insane story they used when they gifted it last.
This has lazy holiday movie starring Tom Hanks and his son played by that lesbian guy that played The Joker on Suicide Squad.
My freshman year of college I was a huge stoner and I had bought a really nice glass piece in Niagara Falls over the summer. My dad and I didn't get along very well at the time, mostly because we're too much alike. One week before I left for school, he raided my room, found it and confiscated it. My dad is also a huge stoner, so I knew he wasn't going to throw it away and would probably use it. My first weekend home he was at our camp, so I searched until I found where he'd stashed it and took it back. Then he did the same and so on and so forth.. This went on for about 6 months until I dropped and broke it. We never talked about it, just carried on our raiding parties in uncomfortable silence until the piece met it's demise at the hands of a basement floor.
We had a recurring gift in our family as a running gag until one year my Grandpa ruined it. Somehow my brother opened a neighbors package by accident and was too embarrassed to tell them so he just kept it. It was Casablanca on VHS(this was years ago). Every year my brother would wrap the VHS and trick his son and his(our)nephew into thinking they were receiving an early Christmas present. Only to open it up and it was Casablanca on VHS. The kids fell for it every year for 4 years. One Christmas they finally remembered and didnโt fall for it so we thought it would be funny to give to my grandpa as a joke. It was not a joke. He fucking loved that gift. He apparently loves Casablanca or was just so happy to receive this gift that we all seemed so excited to give him that he kept it. The gag ended that year haha.
there was actually a reddit post a few years ago where two brothers every Christmas will gift the exact same thing back and forth. they done it for years. There's also another person who every year wraps his gift in an exceedingly excessive way and the other other person in turn. I recall cement and padlocks were used
I remember the first one. It was like a steam gift card or some bottle of liquor and they got to the point where it's in steel bars welded up and stuff. Hilarious.
With each passing year, making up a more elaborate story about where the bottle was sourced until eventually, many years later, neither party actually remembers the origin of the bottle and starts to believe it may actually be from that sunken treasure chest just off of Pirate's Cove.
My grandmaโs ex husband (my ex step-grandpa?) once gave out a professional portrait of himself to everyone for christmas. We would regift it to my grandma as a joke each year until he died. Got pretty creative with it. Put it inside a sweater, in a super big box once, in a set of sheets. Since we were kids we would just search around her house each year until we found it to get it back.
My dad's side of the family had a Barbie watch that went back and forth from my uncle to several cousins for many years. When my uncle died it ended up in the casket at his funeral... He would have really appreciated it.
Plot twist: OPs dad was the vendor on the cruise ship
cultdust ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:04:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was pushed for time and I took my sister with me to Walmart to get my father presents. One stop shop. She told me we should get a waffle iron because "he likes baked things for breakfast". If you knew my father that is totally not him. But she was living with him at the time. Maybe he is trying something new. Aftering opening it he looked confused and I told him what sister said about baked breakfast. Turns out she just wanted to have waffles for breakfast. Next Christmas he have it back to her. Lots of laughs. Then she gave it to our mom where it was assimilated into the horde.
vimmi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's side of the family has this horrendous glassware straight out of the 70s that has been circulating for years among his 6 siblings and mother. It usually is re-gifted every 2 or three years to a different sibling always in a surprise way. Last time my Dad got it the set of glasses were configured it cardboard to form a chainsaw shape.
No one has re-gifted them for awhile now. I actually can't recall which of his sisters have them. Can't wait to see when they pop up.
Matrix_V ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: Dad is the original gifter and that's exactly what he did.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a gift that has been regifted every birthday/Christmas in our extended family for 30+ years. Whatโs incredible is itโs still in its original box (although itโs in tatters).
indayurt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father and uncle gift each other the same fruitcake every Christmas. The rest of the year it lives in whoever got it that years freezer. I'm pretty sure that thing is at least 15 years old.
My brother and I did this, but with a copy of โThe Animalโ on DVD. It has gone back and forth between birthdays and Christmases. He currently has it in his possession, and I expect it to be in mine in four weeks.
There is a gift like this in my family. When my daughter was one my great-aunt gave her a bag of dollarstore gifts for Christmas. They weren't all bad, there were socks and baby nail clippers and whatever. But there was also this creepy porcelain doll figurine that for whatever reason ended up on the kitchen windowsill. When my sister came home that summer she kept commenting that it was creeping her out and we had a laugh about what a waste of $1 it was.
That year, on a whim, I threw it in with her Christmas present. The next year, at Easter, it showed up in a basket she sent for my daughter. I gave it to my other sister when her first daughter was born. It has since regularly made the rounds through the family and back and forth across the country.
So jokes on us. It ended up being $1 very well spent.
Gnobold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just if he still has the bill to prove that he's the one who actually bought it
I do this all the time with my in laws. They can never remember where things came from. This one optical illusion book has been around for almost 9 years and it still makes the occasional appearance at birthdays or xmas.
jules083 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and her aunt trade a bottle of cheap perfume every year. The wife's Grandmother originally bought it for my wife about 20 years ago. The wife wrapped it and gave it to her Aunt the next year as a joke. Aunt Susan kept it and gave it back a year later. Since then every year at the yearly family gift exchange the perfume bottle gets wrapped and given to the other person.
My friends and I have a bottle of terrible wine that has done the rounds at several occasions now. Can't wait to see it rear it's ugly head this Christmas!
My mom once gifted me an elephant bookmark that she received as a wedding favour for a wedding I was an actual bridesmaid in. Now I have two elephant bookmarks I guess.
During her bridal shower, my wife got a pasta serving spoon from her mother. It was a favor from a wedding we all attended, and the mother and the bride from that wedding were there to watch the unwrapping. Glad I was 5 hours away from that steaming pile of awkward.
EDIT: Worth noting was that the wedding was about 6 weeks prior to the shower.
I actually wouldn't mind a gift of a duplicate pasta spoon. When I first moved into my own place, I lived a month without one.
And everytime I went to the store to buy groceries, I would buy all the ingredients to make spaghetti, but I would keep forgetting to buy the spoon. I would awkwardly try to move the noodles from the pot to the bowl with two dinner forks.
MPFuzz ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, how do you fit those in your books?
sk8rrchik ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now, I get gifting something you already own, ie., new book you never touched, the slapchop you just bought and found out you already had, etc. But gifting someone else's wedding favor? To someone who not only attended but was in the wedding party? Whaaat?
Itโs actually kind of a fancy bookmark, not one of those cheap rectangle ones with the tassel. Plus I really like elephants and books. I think she just forgot where she got it.
CoolAppz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:15:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, I didnโt even think of that, but itโs absolutely possible. I canโt get through a phone call of any length without that talk. She will also โmisunderstandโ things I say to bring conversations back to marriage/kids. Like, recently I said โin any caseโ and she was all โyouโre three weeks late???!!!!!โ Ugh.
Pro Tip for re-gifting: store it away with a post-it note with the name of who gave it to you.
Now a days I give gifts I don't need/want or can't use to friends/family (I tell them it was a gift I can't use) or good will. But during the times in my life when money was super tight, I would save nice gifts I received to use as future gifts and this helped to save me embarrassment and the gifted any hard feelings.
gnark ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me very much of last year when my MIL gave us a camping ice cream maker from LL Bean, you fill the inside with the cream mixture, the outside with ice, then spend 45 minutes shaking it (going by levels of shoulder pain, not actual time) it and you get half a pint of unscoopable frozen cream.
She begged us for it for her birthday 3 years prior, and it was used exactly once for the reason above. I usually bite my tongue when she's unloading her hoarding on us, but as she was excitedly telling us how great it is, I just burst out "WE KNOW HOW IT WORKS, WE GAVE IT TO YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU ASKED FOR!"
hpotter29 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 19:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that you did this. Any recollection of her reaction?
jerkmanj ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need ice cream when you're camping. That product is a useless piece of shit.
Seriously, who out there is camping and decides to make ice cream?
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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jerkmanj ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:51:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I often forget that the woods are a popular place to trip balls. I grew up in the woods so when I took drugs I was already there.
Edit: and if I may add, I always preferred to use halucinagens indoors with people I felt safe around or just by myself. The woods are terrifying at night.
2nd edit: just get a cooler and buy some ice cream! You still need cream, eggs, and bunch of other ingredients that need to stay cool or they'll spoil! I grew up in the mountains, where the winter can freeze the ice cream for you.
You think a drunk and/or high person would want to expend that much time and energy for munchies?
WadeK ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:04:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those when I moved into my college dorm. But it was spherical, with the idea that you and your friends could toss, roll, or kick it back and forth. I fucking loved it, even if it was a bit of a passion in the ass
Who's at home at decides to make ice cream when there are a variety of outlets that make it better and in more varieties? Plus you get to see cows at some of them...
seanbaunn ยท 954 points ยท Posted at 16:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He got this kicked puppy look on his face and just went "oh okay then." He does that when he's trying to guilt me.
He's a pretty bad gift giver all around, but he loves just dumping all his hoarded crap on people. I came home one day and saw he mailed me a box of used coats and shoes. Only one coat fit, so I kept it. 1 out of 5 ain't too bad.
He's given my boyfriend his old raincoat from the 80's, which we finally donated without use.
He gave me his old camera when he upgraded, which actually was great, but I barely ever use it. But like clockwork every year on my birthday he gives me one of his used camera accessories, shoved in the original torn up box and taped up to pretend like its brand new. I've learned to turn those down when he gave me a tripod. (We already have 3 in our house.)
Best was when we moved into a house to rent and I was raving about how there wasn't a microwave. I was excited that I wouldn't have the convenience to make quick snacks and maybe my laziness for cooking would beat out idle snacking. But Dad just offered to buy me a microwave. Our kitchen was very small and a microwave wouldn't even fit on the counter. So I told him, no don't do that.
About a week before my birthday he calls to hype up that he got me something. I ask him if it was a microwave and he does that coy "maaaaybeee." So now I have a microwave. I've had it for 4 years, still brand new in the damn box.
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hpotter29 ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 19:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then be ready to deploy the kicked puppy look and say "oh okay then." Such closure.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of my dad. When I was a student and lived in the dorm I didn't have a TV. One year my dad told me he got something really special for me and he clearly was very excited. It was a DVD player. When I didn't have a TV.
What is it with parents and microwaves??? After officially moving out of my motherโs house after college, I casually mentioned to my mother that it didnโt have a microwave one day and she questioned me about it for the next month. She kept insisting I get a microwave and that Iโll be thankful I have one and how useful they are. As I hadnโt had a microwave in my own place in college, I shrugged it off and said I didnโt need one and didnโt want to take up counter space with a microwave. One day, she calls me and asks me to come downstairs (I live in the third floor walk-up apt in a brownstone type building); she bought me a microwave and wanted me to carry it upstairs. Thoughtful, yes, and I have used it a handful of times over the past couple of years, but I only ever think about how ugly it is sitting there and Iโll have to get rid of it eventually.
I've lost a fair bit of weight and would like to keep it on... I have no self-control with snacks. I have repeatedly told her to not bring shit food over to my house
She's mega overweight... I think it's one of those "if I fatten you up I can keep pretending that this is normal and it's impossible to lose weight."
I've started taking a bite and throwing the rest away.
SeenSoFar ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have no self-control with snacks.
I've started taking a bite and throwing the rest away.
Don't sell yourself short. That sounds like self-control to me. No self-control would be gorging on the entire lot and then masturbating with the packet. I kid, but seriously you're doing great and you rock. You also definitely have self-control, as it is not easy to throw away something one enjoys, doubly so if one's already tasted it. Keep up the good work.
I wish I could say that was true every time. If I get it while I'm still mad at her for bringing it, I manage. If they stay on the counter I'll eventually eat whatever it is til I make myself sick and then throw out the rest . Thanks though :)
Could always put the microwave and refrigerator next to your bed.
jamener ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make sure to put the fridge on the right side and microwave on the left--so you can at least get some exercise as you roll over to heat your frozen dinner.
I know someone with a microwave, mini fridge, and coffee maker in their bedroom. Dude will make breakfast meals before bed (eggs, bacon, toast, etc) so that when he wakes up he doesn't have to leave his bedroom and interact with his children
Yeah, but like, I would've at least put it somewhere unconventional, I really wasn't trying to be a dick but I'd put it somewhere. Microwaves are hella useful. They had a place to store it.
I was in Paris earlier this month to visit a friend. He was nice enough to let me stay in his apartment to save money.
You walked in the front door and you were in the kitchen, which had a small sink, two stove top burners, and a mini fridge underneath. The bathroom was also connected to the kitchen. There wasn't even room for a plate, let alone a microwave.
The cabinets in my tiny ass kitchen were hung pretty low. So it was either the microwave hanging off the ledge and getting in the way of a cabinet door or we put it in the porch/guest room.
You should see my studio- total of about 300sqft shared with one other person- the kitchen has just enough counter space for a microwave, but is better used for literally anything else. However, we were promised an above-range microwave(which the landlord didn't deliver on) so there's a microwave near my desk and I don't really use it for anything other than thawing stuff and making individual cups of tea.
So yeah, my "living room" has a little countertop in it even though it's over carpet, because my kitchen is realistically too small for one person.
I can see the logic but does it not taste different? When my kettle broke once I boiled water in a pan for tea and that was also gross. I have cherished my kettles ever since.
I haven't really paid attention, but the water I use in both cases is filtered.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to choose between a toaster oven and microwave. Toaster Oven wins every time
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What I don't understand is that she still has it in the box. If you have room to have a box of a microwave in your apartment, then you have room for a microwave. It's not like the microwave folds away and takes up less space in the box.
Not necessarily. The box could be tucked away into a closet or something. While she could literally have space, it doesn't mean there's space to actually use it.
deusnefum ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like the kind of person you have a conversation with and then sometime later, a week, a month, what have you, you either have the same exact conversation again because he doesn't remember, or he relays you your side of the conversation, as though it were his own thought/opinion.
Chinese food, yes! Put that shit on low for a little bit to let the heat soak all the way through, then crank it for a couple minutes to get it nice and crispy again. Even old rice is edible if you just reheat it in a pan.
It's also literally what a microwave is for. And it takes a fraction of the time and can be done without dirtying additional dishes.
I don't particularly care one way or another. Just surprising to me that someone would own a microwave and refuse to use it for things it's suited for.
Right there's a reason microwaves were one of the biggest inventions to hit commercial shelves in the 50's, and 60's they made cooking to where damn near anyone could do it with relative safety, ease, and speed.
tchoob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Microwaves make all food mushy and disgusting. I thought I would miss not having one but it's honestly great.
Its called living in the first world and acting like you are better than someone else because you "rough it" by leaving a brand new microwave in the box for 4 years instead of hooking it up or donating it. "Oh, I taught myself how to cook and less idle snacking!!!1" "That's literally what the oven and stove is for" "Too much adulting today" (while their father delivers them a brand new microwave which is spitefully unused years later)
I literally could not put it on the counter. It literally did not fit in the space allowed to me on the counter top due to low hanging cabinets. It was not roughing it. It was a tiny kitchen from the 50's.
I didn't donate it or sell it as planned because I forgot about it in my basement.
I also did not want one. And told him this. And he did it anyways.
I have recently moved and have a microwave again (that I kind of wanted to get rid of but boyfriend wants it so we have it). I have no excuse why I still have the one my dad got me. You got me there.
Ku-xx ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, microwaves are convenient, but once you learn to cook with proficiency, it's not hard to heat up or cook something to eat.
Plus, food cooked in microwaves, and especially reheated, just generally tastes "off," I can't do it.
MEatRHIT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I survived for a few years without a microwave but had a toaster oven, it was the shit for reheating pretty much anything
FFF12321 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:00:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People use microwaves to actually cook things besides popcorn and frozen veggies? I pretty much use mine to reheat leftovers, cook steambag veggies and to do things like melt butter.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The microwave is such an underappreciated kitchen appliance. People are so ashamed to admit that they use it. Learning to use all the different settings and power levels really changed the game for me. You can steam anything in that sucker.
2 minute microwave omelettes are my jam. I lived without an oven/stove for a while and got really good at microwave cooking all kinds of things. It's definitely not the same as an oven though.
microwave baked potato is my current favorite trick, but eggs in a mug is another favorite!
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
every time I try to melt butter in the microwave I forget to put a cover on it and it inevitably explodes, coating the entire interior of the microwave
Huh. I consider a microwave to be a kitchen essential for anyone who wants to eat healthy at home.
I'm better at cooking healthy meals for myself because I have a microwave. I cook for the week, and can reheat my leftovers just as quickly and conveniently as picking up fast food/eating a junk snack.
I'm not criticising btw, clearly this works for you. But I love having a microwave. It won't overcook like reheating in the oven or on the stove will, and doesn't take as horribly long as an oven!
so this concept of saving food in the fridge for later, um, do you warm up food in the oven???? you wait 3 hours for it to preheat to 425.....patience of a monk i say
Really quick baked potatoes are the only thing I've missed about not having a microwave. Really don't have a lot of room in our kitchen for one, but I don't really see a need for one anyway.
Mammitu ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:48:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't owned a microwave in over 15 years. Why would I when I have a functioning stove?
Everyone said I was stupid for being happy to not have a microwave anymore, but it really got me eating better. A lot more fresh food vs frozen and I cooked every night
Thatโs exactly how my mother gives gifts, except everything is new.
We have so many dang things she assumed we need! Some have come in handy (yeeeears down the line). Most is still hanging out in storage (hello blender #2).
I actually really like the camera, but yeah I do not use it a lot. My boyfriend does a lot of film work so we have a buttload of tripods and not a whole lot of space or need for another one.
Turning down his gifts is something I just have to do otherwise he'll see it as an opening to just unload crap on me. There are MANY shoes that did not fit that I kept in my closet for too way long because I was too sentimental to throw them out just because HE GOT THEM FOR ME. Its been a hurdle.
Really low cabinets. The microwave would not fit underneath them, so it would be in the way of doors and hanging off the counter. Could've put it on the free standing "pantry" we put in the kitchen, but there was no close outlet to that location. Would've had to daisy chain an extension cord.
Better off without it. Turned out not to be essential.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the fake explanations. My dad gave me this watch and my mom told me how my dad had found it at the store and immediately thought of me (even though I don't usually wear watches). When I got home, I saw it was engraved on the back with his company's name and "2007 Holiday Party." Just tell me it's a regift!
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you get alcohol and dont like it... save it for occasions where you can share it with the person who bought it. Theyll think its special and you only have to drink a small amount.
I once bought my stepmum a Bagpuss mug as she loves him to bits. She wrapped it, still boxed and now complete with a layer of dust, and gave it back to me as a present from my half brother which he gave to me with the biggest grin on his five year old face... Couldn't ruin the moment for him so I pretended to love it. Still bitter that I didn't get to confront her about it though.
BroKing ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Frank: A little housewarming gift. To new beginnings.
Mitch: I actually gave this to you for your wedding.
I once gifted my mother-in-law a really nice limited edition set of wine glass candle holders. If there is 2 things she loves it's wine and candles. The next Christmas she gifted it back to me, going on a huge story about how she found these and they just "screamed" me. I told her they screamed me because I had bought them for her.
My dad once stole an autographed picture of Jason Mraz (who I was obsessed with at the time) and gave it back to me for Christmas, but only after he scribbled over Jason Mraz's message and wrote "Merry Custmas"
Reminds me of Will Ferrel in Old School where heโs given a house warming gift from Luke Wilson, then a couple weeks later re-gifts it to Luke Wilson, to which he tells him he just bought this for him and gives it back to Will Ferrel. Later on in the movie Vince Vaughnโs kid has a birthday party, and when it gets time for Ferrellโs present, itโs that same gift, re-gifted to Vaughnโs kid
pgm123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He gave me this whole schpiel about where he found it and how special it was.
What story could he possibly have told you?
PruTech ยท 15346 points ยท Posted at 13:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At our Holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade, I got a used Halloween magazine. All pages colored, crosswords and puzzles done. I had my mum out shopping the previous Saturday for cool Hot Wheels and a nice Barbie for the 2 lucky kids who got my gifts.
MirandaBoo ยท 14595 points ยท Posted at 15:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8th grade, I begged my mom to buy these fancy chocolates for the secret santa. We really couldn't afford it, but I was adamant and so she wanted to make me happy. Girl who bullied me got the chocolates (it was random draw) and threw them out in front of me "because they would taste like (my name)". I was devastated and never told my Mom.
Middle school kids are learning how bad they can be, and have no idea where the line is drawn.
sands_55 ยท 4195 points ยท Posted at 16:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle schoolers are the worst people on the planet. If Iโm walking down the sidewalk on a Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 and I see a group of 8th graders I will stop and cross to the other side of the street.
"Oh, look at that high-waisted man. He has feminine hips!"
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[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wound up developing a thick skin simply by virtue of being bullied a lot. Used to be very sensitive to it, now I can ignore it if I want.
I usually don't want to, which lets my brother wind me up at times (in a jesting way, not to attempt to actually piss me off), but if some 14 year olds were being shits, I'd seriously not give a remote fuck.
Fall on your head hard enough and you can watch it for the first time many times over! Join me join me join me join me join me join me join me join me join me
Specifically 'New In Town', one of his specials on Netflix. He has another one, 'Comeback Kid', on Netflix as well. Highly recommend both of them, they're fantastic
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His Netflix specials are very entertaining. Would recommend!
I feel offended and sexually harassed and by your comment.
[deleted] ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 17:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely!! That's why I hate it when people talk about kids as "innocent" or "kind". No they aren't. Kids are assholes. As a person who was bullied while being in middle school, I've never felt more miserable than then. That's also why I disagree when people say middle school is "the easiest part of life". Well, not when you are bullied, definitely.
cbellk ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
people say middle school is "the easiest part of life"
Who the fuck says that?
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:40:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, whenever I complained about life when I was younger, most older people (from teens to retired) say things like "well, enjoy it because everything gets worse from now on". Maybe nobody has said it to you, but I've definitely heard it like dozens of times. Being now studying at university, I've never been happier with my life, so yeah, what I was told was mostly bullshit.
kuiper0x2 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:30:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah totally, everyone tells kids how hard the "real" world is when they have to get a job etc. The "real" world is awesome. You get to choose who you hangout with, what you eat and have some amount of money to spend on whatever you want.
cbellk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Sounds like those people peaked in middle school. That's even sadder than people who peaked in high school.
100% agreed. I have to attend my uni nearby a local school full of fucking kids, I can't stand it anymore, man. I still have a full semester to finish.
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 17:32:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom used to tell me this as a reminder for my own behavior, to keep it nice always, but also because you never know where people end up or what the future holds. I actually had a few come up and Thank Me after graduation or in my year book for either being one of the few people who were always nice to them or for specific acts of kindness.
Once I also met a famous Russian actor this way! We were at the same party and no one would talk to this one guy who was dressed kind of Ioudly (think Bono) but I saw people pointing and obviously talking about him. I thought he was being ostracized for the way he dressed. To make him feel better about himself, and having no idea who he was, I went over, introduced myself, and kept him company. It was a hilarious conversation. He was pretty amused that I didn't know him at all but was just chatting to him as two normal strangers meeting randomly at a party.
Well, depends how hot the mean girls grow up to be. Good looks can often result in being more successful (by the standards of our society) moreso than someone with a higher education but not as good looking or promiscuous.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live near L.A. and if given the choice between middle schoolers on one side of the street and gang affiliates on the other side I will choose to walk on the side with the ruffians every single time. They're usually pretty nice.
HEBushido ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:38:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fighting a group of middle schoolers is easy though. Gang members, not so much. Besides, middle schoolers are really fragile. Pretty much any stupid insult is gonna destroy them.
That may be, but someone in a gang isn't likely to randomly start shit with any stranger that's near them. I'm not in LA looking for fights, I'm in LA looking for my favorite taco carts.
I can probably throw a middle schooler. It's not even a fight. They weigh like 80 pounds. And middle schoolers all look stupid and are super sensitive. You don't even need to fight them, you can just insult them and since you're an adult they lose.
I agree with him. If someone is a cunt to you be a cunt back. Half these little shits think they can get away with anything because their parents don't hit them. Hopefully some random adult doing it will make them think twice next time. It's helping with their education, better someone who's going to use restraint because they are small and fragile now than someone who will have no problem completely fucking them up in a few years when they are a normal size.
If I'm walking alone, sure. If I'm walking with my girlfriend I'd chose the middle schoolers every time. I've occasionally hung around a few gangs during my younger shenanigans and there is no way I am going to get embarrassed/get my ass beat just because some middle schoolers are on the other side.
Totally understandable. Personally I've never had a problem with any young gang gentlemen I happen upon. It could also be that I'm usually only in crowded parts of LA and generally not at night so I'm not really afraid they're going to try anything while middle schoolers like to think they're hilarious regardless of their surroundings so it's not so much me making a choice between "which of these do I genuinely perceive as a threat right now" as it is "which of these do I think is going to cause me more mild annoyance right now."
dsafire ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girls, man. We're so vicious. I wish sometimes we'd just beat each other up like boys. These mindgames can leave serious emotional scars.
cn2092 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:07:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old roommate was walking past a group of them on his way home from work one time, heโs a grown ass man with tattoos and gauges. The way he tells the story they notice bleach stains on his shoes and make fun of him for it.
He bought new shoes that night. ๐ญ
Ambralin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thatโs the truth. I drive near a popular route for them to walk home after school on occasion, and they would think itโs funny to jump in the middle of the road on purpose. (I always slammed on the brakes in time).
Iโm not old or anything but when that happens I want to demand their parents phone numbers so that they can tell their little jerks how doing that puts their lives at risk and might ruin the driverโs life if an accident does occur.
I live pretty close to a school. I don't hit the breaks. They know exactly what they are doing and get the fuck out of the way (I am ready to absolutely slam on the brakes if they don't but they always move)
I was walking to work one day when a gaggle of 6th grade girls started following me. They said I looked like Neville Longbottom (not sure which movie they were referencing, the first or last Harry Potter movie?) and I was super uncomfortable. I was 18 and home from University at the time, just hoping that no one would think I was doing something sketchy.
I just wanted to get away from them and get to work
They are the worst. In fact, Iโm pretty sure I blocked out middle school. I donโt really remember anything about it. 6th grade to freshman year is how I remember it.
I worked with a guy who said he hated third and seventh graders. He was 22. Lmao
Only had a problem with them once. People learn, I guess. So have I - sometimes, you just have to be the bigger asshole.
I guess being a big scary guy that looks like he sacrifices goats before breakfast also helps.
I told my oldest: Middle school is like a war zone. I'm soooo glad she's out now, and am dreading the youngest entering next year. The worst parenting years so far have been middle school, bar none.
Speaking as a middle school teacher, you are smart to do so. They make me feel horrible about myself. But when they compliment me, I feel so amazing and I hold onto that feeling for days. A few months ago, one of the cool 8th grade girls told me she liked my hair. I will never forget that moment.
Seriously I live in a hockey town with a lot of tournaments that involve teenage boys. They'll walk down the street in packs and just shout at anyone they can and pick shit.
Hell I've been heckled for longboarding down the damn road on a few occasions by these runts.
I teach middle school. Some of them really are terrible. Some of them are pretty fucking awesome though. Yesterday a girl who is kind of a bully did something shitty to a girl in one of my classes and she ran out crying. The bully claimed the girl was talking shit about her. While the bully was saying this, however, every kid in the class rushed over to come to the defense of the girl who was bullied. I'm pretty sure my kids are starting to get sick of the bully's shit and I kind of feel bad for the impending reckoning the bully is going to face.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit continues to comfort me in the knowledge that I am not the only one who has probably watched that special more than 3 times.
sands_55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I actually think high schoolers (sophomore through junior or senior) are much worse. I used to tutor middle through high school and while the middle schoolers tested boundaries, it was still pretty easy to rein them in. But the high schoolers were freaking assholes and gave zero fucks about it. They'd just watch Netflix in class on their phones and ignore everything, then laugh at you if you told them to pay attention. I'm so glad I don't do that anymore, it stresses me out just thinking about it.
Though, I will admit that the only time I got personally insulted by a student it was a seventh grader.
My class made my 7th grade social studies teacher cry almost every day. She was a young, brand-new teacher with a baby in daycare and she had to deal with eight hours of fucking savages. Now in my late-ish twenties, I would empathize with her so so much.
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[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:25:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they're all over the place and if you live in toronto you have to deal with the super rude, super rich chinese who know nothing about morals or ethics and do whatever they want. The amount of times I've almost been killed crossing the street in china town because some fucknut with his blinged out car didnt feel like slowing down for the light
They're old enough to know how to get to you, by still young enough they don't know or care how hurtful they are. At least in high school most kids know what they say is hurtful
Valscorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are also young enough to avoid a lot of consequences still, that would otherwise get their older counterparts a night in jail and having their parents pick them up.
fudgyvmp ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, one kid in my middle school smashed another's head into a locker until they started seizing and foaming at the mouth.
Colleges' only look at high school grades (ages ~14-18)
Middle school is ages ~12-15
Gaethan ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, how do you get to go to high school if you are expelled?
kinGArthr ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 16:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you get expelled you are just expelled from that school, and you have to enroll in a different school. It doesn't mean you're expelled from education altogether
[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:25:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to another middle school and graduate from there. Idk how it is where you're from OP, but over here(Mid Atlantic America) getting expelled is somewhat common as a simple fight could lead to you getting expelled. If getting expelled completely forbade from continuing school, the amount of people getting HIGH SCHOOL diplomas and getting jobs would drop by a significant margin
Yeah, at least here in the UK you have to really try to get expelled, I guess cause they know that they're really just moving the problem somewhere else.
Same here in Germany. I don't think I've heard anyone getting expelled from my school ever, although there were people who dropped out because of an illness, an 'illness' or just bad grades.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:46:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gaethan ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I guess that makes sense. In my country, since all public schools are run by the ministry, if you're expelled, that's it.
In Freedumland education is very fragmented. There's a US Department of Education who sets general standards. Each State has a department of education, each county has a school board.
Gaethan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, from what I hear, your disciplinary sanctions seem a bit arbitrary too.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gaethan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you legally challenge a disciplinary ruling, or does that vary from one jurisdiction to another as well?
You could petition to the school board, but they're full of low level bureaucrats who truly care very little about individual students. Beyond that, I suppose you could sue in court, but most of the time it'd just be too much of a hassle.
Not to mention the cost of fees you'd have to abide by wouldn't be worth it. That's why almost every student in that scenerio just takes the "punishment."
Yup its really unfortunate and leads to fights escalating out of control. I was beat and robbed by a senior when I was a freshmen so a 19 year old (he failed a year) beating up a 13 year old, he took everything I owned, backpack, ipod, headphones, shoes, winter coat, and had a very serious concussion because he wore rings on each of his fingers and needed to spend 2 days in the hospital, It was his third strike so he was expelled but I was also suspended for a month. My parents tried to have him arrested but the police in that town refuse to get involved in school issuess (except to sweep the school with dogs 2x a month and arrest anyone with pot). School refused to lighten my sentence and I then had a very difficult time getting into college because I had a 4 week suspension for fighting level 3 or something on my transcript. Lost all respect for anyone who worked at that school that day.
Seems pretty harsh. Although in the US you can be expelled for some pretty inane shit like petty vandalism, so I don't know what the bar for expulsion is in your country.
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expulsion is pretty much reserved for things that would get you charged in a criminal court anyway. The law, on this, reads something like this:
To bring knives or other cutting or piercing tools, firearms, explosives, chemical or biological agents onto school premises; to use [such tools] to kill or injure someone else; or to attempt to [do so]
To found or join a criminal or terrorist organisation; to act in the name of a criminal or terrorist organisation; to recruit or attempt to recruit others into a criminal organisation; to disseminate propaganda material for a criminal or terrorist organisation
To subvert or attempt to subvert the state's authority by means of persuasion or coercion; to prevent state officials from conducting their duties by means of persuasion or coercion
Also, you can always challenge a disciplinary ruling in a court of law, and the court may repeal the ruling or even find those responsible of the ruling, if you can prove malicious intent, guilty of abuse of the authority of a public office.
To subvert or attempt to subvert the state's authority by means of persuasion or coercion; to prevent state officials from conducting their duties by means of persuasion or coercion
What the hell? I mean not to be all 'Murica or anything but doesn't this pretty much cover "anything The Man doesn't like"
Gaethan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it means trying to prevent the rule of law. Basically, you can't say "From now on, I run this school.". The people who run the school do so under the authority of the state as defined in the law, and you aren't allowed to interfere with that.
so a decision to start a fight when you're 11 will lead you to a lifetime of poverty?
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Primary school students can't be expelled, and starting a fight doesn't warrant expulsion, only a written warning.
zaccus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean, that's it? Like they take you out to the woods and put 2 in your brain?
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you can't go back to any public school. You can either pay a lot of money and go to a private school, and many of them won't accept you anyway, or you'll have to pick "some high school" on surveys for the rest of your life.
What grades did you have and what were the grounds for expulsion. Sorry if I am being nosy but I I am curious because I always thought expulsion usually means the end of your academic career.
It was middle school. Colleges only see your HS record.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I got sent to the principles office for being a prick a few times but I learned my lesson after MS. In HS I only got suspended once and it was in school.
It got drawn for one asshole in middle school. Chipped his teeth on a chain link fence pole for trying to take my stuff. Bitch moaned and cried like he hadn't done anything.
My boyfriend used to be a church youth director and on one of the days they were supposed to write affirmations for each other. One middle schooler wrote one to the shy girl who was there trying to branch out, "You're weird, kill yourself." Like wth it was at a freaking bible camp, who does that?
Fopopick ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:33:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the worst thing I've read all day
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:15:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, my eighth grade daughter has dealt with some of the same shit. She could care less about boys and makeup, she loves Cosplay and even makes her own costumes . She also is a great artist and reads at a college level.
I just keep her positive by telling her how much we love her and how in ten years, none of those people will matter anymore.
oooh, keep an eye on her. I went through some petty girl-group shit at that age, and it made me extremely suicidal and messed with my ability to make friends and socialize normally for years. It might sound like stupid stuff, but it really gets under your skin.
Yeah, I understand how bad it is. It's more than just silly drama, and I can tell it bothers her. I've told her if she needs someone to talk to she can talk to me, and that I won't judge her at all, that I'll always be on her side.
This is so very true. Middle schoolers are at that age where they're just starting to push their boundaries. Handing out consequences is the only way they learn where the line is.
Can agree. I learned where the line was drawn when she quite school to be home schooled. They learned if you bully someone they will bully someone else. Thankfully she was the last person I bullied and I wasn't bullied anymore either.
Byizo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're like First World War era British battle-cruisers. They can dish out a hell of a lot of punishment, but crumple as soon as someone fires back.
Itโs very true. I teach middle school kids a lot as a supply teacher. Honestly, thereโs always at least one bad apple in the bunch. I find itโs usually the boys who want to push to see how far they can go, and the girls who tend to want to follow the rules. That being said, there are exceptions when you get the really catty girls who talk to everyone like they are their worst enemy.
And you can't really beat the fuck out of them either. If a grown man come at you the wrong way, fine go for it. The moment you get your hand on a kid, you fucked
Deus_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kids are always learning (as we all do) and that's no reason to be mean little fuckers.
The girl in OP's story is a bitch and that's it. She knows what she's doing, why she's doing it and how the receiver is feeling about it.
Stop making excuses for them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they never find out, then they can become President!
Yup, just head back at my HS some girl in grade 9 beat the shit out of some other girl in 9 who was like 4 times smaller than her and when she tried to get away the other girl grabbed her a pulled her back in, apparently she's got huge black eyes an shit but the other girl is getting charged with assault so that's good at least
Eggmont ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The line can be found somewhere in the white house
That's why we have junior high school - to keep the middle schoolers from the high school kid beatings they so righteously deserve.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THE LINE IS DRAWN ON MY KNUCKLES
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then in highschool they are aware of that line and where it is, and try to cross it whenever possible and see how far they can get beyond the line, or see how far they can go past it without getting caught.
Adults can be too, to be fair. For example had ops story happened to me, my mum would've dragged that kids mum through the streets kicking and screaming by her hair for her kid being that much of a cunt. She's pretty ruthless.
shelcod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adults just learn how to hide their ruthlessness until they can get away with it.
Aren't secret Santas only secret up until the actual gift giving?
[deleted] ยท 154 points ยท Posted at 16:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that literally defeats the whole point of a class-wide secret santa. Whether you know who your gift is going to in advance is optional (highly preferred to not know in advance in the case of strangers or school classes, highly preferred to know in advance in the case of friends), but whether anyone finds out who their gift is from is always 100% supposed to be the option of the gift-giver. Otherwise it's not secret santa, it's just "surprise santa".
gandaar ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anytime I have done secret santa, we revealed ourselves at the time of gift giving.
I guess yeah, didn't think of it that way. Everyone wants to be matched with Verne Troyer or Snoop Dogg though lol
greenfly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But you don't know who your santa is...
Zinki_M ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:04:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The way I know secret santa, you draw a name from the pool of participants in advance and get a gift for that person. That person doesn't know their gift is from you, and you don't know who the gift you got is from.
That seems to also be how reddit secret santa works, but I am sure there are different variants (as evidenced by the fact that people are arguing the opposite (you know who your gift is from but you don't know in advance who you're gifting to)).
TrMark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeh thays how we do it at work, I've never heard of a secret Santa where you don't know who is getting your gift. How do you buy a gift if you don't know who it's for?
They usually aren't amongst friends. Because friends chose to reveal the truth. But in a classroom it is incredibly naive to make that decision for the students.
Iโve done them for classes, clubs, and work places, part of the surprise is always finding out who had you. Maybe if youโre doing it with children you know are terrible, but even in grade school we were told as part of the unwrapping.
Edit: Hell, even the Imgur Secret Santa tells you who had you.
Yes, indeedy. Why is this part of our educational system, other than to learn than people are real dicks? Going to school should be about learning, not socialization or gift exchanges.
ibbity ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:47:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learning how to function as a part of human society is also an important lesson
ThaddyG ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I think socialization is like 50% of the point of elementary and middle school, and still a good chunk of high school.
Because children are not robots who can sit still in a dull classroom learning 100% of the time - nor should they because a lack of social skills will kick you in the ass in the real world.
Middle school teacher here. Learning to socialize and interact with peers and adults is probably half of what they're supposed to learn.
These are kids going into puberty, they need to be able to explore their identities and test their boundaries. That means sometimes they'll be wrong and they'll be assholes. That's part of growing up. If a person can't handle that then they shouldn't be a parent or teacher.
OSUblows ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know that feel bro. I told my mom I had a crush on a girl, and we had flower/candygrams coming up soon that my brother mentioned to mom. I told mom NOT to get her anything. Mom did it anyways. Cue this girl throwing it on the ground and stepping on it in front of all her friends as I stood there helplessly waiting on the teacher to let us in the classroom. Happy ending though, couple years ago she reached out to me to apologize for her behavior. She still posts on my fb to cheer me up if Im down.
treeev ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did you feel when she reached out and apologized? And how long has it been?
OSUblows ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:33:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were 13 when she pulled that stunt. She reached out when we were probably both about 24-25ish.
Kinda came out of left field because she was the last person in the world I thought I'd receive a message from on fb at the time.
treeev ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does it make the memory any less painful to think about though? That memory of hurting you must have ate away at her for a long time.
OSUblows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me? Sure. For her? Probably. She made amends and was glad to lift that guilt off her chest.
This actually made me tear up a little. I've been in similar situations that still turn my stomach in knots.
paprikat ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6th grade, we drew names for Secret Santa, and I got the girl who was always mean to me (nasty from Day 1 with zero provocation). I ended up getting her a fancy Lip Smackers lip gloss (with two different colors inside! swirled!) from the store.
The night before, I seriously considered not giving it to her because it was nicer than any cosmetics I had (all we had in the house was vanilla flavored Chapstick) and she was such a bully. I ultimately did gift it to her, and when she opened it, her whole face lit up. She LOVED that sparkly lip gloss nonsense. When she found out I had been her Secret Santa, she thanked me profusely and left me alone for the rest of our time together in school.
I wonder if it's like a 50-50 toss when it comes to giving gifts to bullies. Like half the time they use it as an excuse to be even nastier to you, and half the time it gets you off their shit list.
ragefaze ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck are there no grown-ups who come down on this kind of behavior like a ton of bricks?
similar story but in like 4th grade. my mom got me new shoes, I only got new stuff when the old stuff was totally unusable. I didn't really like them, but I have wide feet so shoes were difficult to find and my mom kept insisting they were cute. the very first day wearing them to school, one of the bully girls told me 'oh I was gonna get those shoes! but not after seeing you wearing them.' i definitely felt terrible and never wanted to wear those shoes again..
your story pisses me off because A; i know how you feel, and B; what the fuck is wrong with a kid that throws away perfectly good chocolate!, or any food for that matter just to insult someone? that girls parents really fucked her up
sSommy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade, we had secret Santa. I wanted to buy this girl a cute stuffed animal or just a gift card. But my grandma said that would be too hard to wrap so she got a Barbie. We were too old to play with barbies. I could see the disappointment in that girl's face and I felt so bad.
Thatโs like something Joffrey Lannister would do.
Alluminn ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 5th grade we did a Secret Santa where it was 1 small gift every day of the week we did it, and mom took me out shopping because I drew buying presents for this girl that was one of the few people that was really nice to me in class and I really wanted her to like the stuff.
Whoever drew me just didn't get me anything for the first 3 days. I was pretty unpopular and only had a couple friends at that time of my life so it hit me pretty hard that I tried so hard to make my SS happy and the person who got me couldn't even be bothered to get me anything at all. By the third day's gift exchange I asked to go to the bathroom and cried in a stall for a while. The next day either the teacher stepped in or whatever and I had a bunch of Yugioh card packs in my desk when I got there in the morning with an apology letter. Yeah, it made me not go cry again but it still buried my already low self-confidence.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:54:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school is a strange period where all sense of empathy disappears for 3 years. As someone studying secondary education, i would much rather work in a high school. Middle school teachers are brave souls.
I just remembered that I had a mutual roast battle with a girl in my 3rd grade class when we were giving out valentines candy. We both said mean stuff about each other and played it up for dramatic effect. Looking back, I'm surprised I could pull off that rapport with tact.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this makes me sad, the guilt of parents who can't afford things and kids who insist anyway because they don't understand
I was bullied a lot in middle school. Fattest kid in school. I wasn't mean like them at all. I still hate some of them. If I ran into some now I would brake some noses.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of chocolates where they? Better no have been Ferrerro...
Ouch! Girls are so mean. My teenage daughter,who is in grade 8, used to be bullied by other girls BC she didn't wear makeup or bleach her hair,and obsess over boys . She goes to private school and there is a huge barrier between rich kids and normal kids.
Anyhoo, I truly hope this little bitch ended up working the graveyard shift at a sketchy dive bar, cleaning spittoons.
cjojojo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle schoolers are sociopaths. I still have the mental and physical scars that can attest to that.
Don't know why but this made me think of this scene in Misery when James Caan feeds Kathy Bates the book's ashes and goes: "eat it you sick twisted fuck", possibly because that's what I would have done.
emabid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man....this got me right in the feels...I was also bullied relentlessly in school so I know exactly how much a stunt like this hurts :( It took me a long time to get over the damage they caused me, so hopefully you aren't still carrying too much pain from your younger years, dear internet stranger!
I would have said fuck you I taste good bitch, and taken them from the garbage, and beat her over the head with it. Then throw her in the garbage. Sorry for your loss OP.
I think things like that are good reasons for me to never become a parent. I would wanna hurt the kid that did that to my kid. But obviously thatโs not good either. It just makes me sad how some people could be so cruel
Secret Santas can be the worst with the wrong people. Our friend group had one a few years back with a $20 limit. I got my friend a glass beer boot. When he opened it, it was like holding his newborn child in his hands, he was so grateful. I didn't get anything and never found out who my secret Santa was since there were a few people who "forgot".
It's not the first time I've been burned by secret Santa, but since it's about the joy of giving, I go into every one expecting a shit gift or nothing in return.
I did the first Reddit secret Santa and put some effort into it even though the person I matched with only had a couple comments to work from.
I received a piece of printer paper with a printed street map of the city i live in. Folded in half, black and white. Lemon juice nor heat revealed any secret messages.
I felt a bit burned and haven't participated since.
[deleted] ยท 2163 points ยท Posted at 16:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This! Same here. I participated in one of the Secret Santas on Reddit in 2013 and got nothing. I really researched the person that I got and it was cool to see them excited about the stuff I sent them. I waited a long time and received nothing, amongst many emails from Reddit urging me to post what I had received. I notified the mods about not receiving anything was was supposed to be rematched with someone. Nothing ever happened. Everytime I see it come up again, I get pissed and haven't done it again.
GeekyAine ยท 967 points ยท Posted at 18:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile my husband used to LOVE doing the reddit gift exchanges. He'd spend hours trying to find something perfect and personal without too much profile stalking.
Until one year the recipient fucking lied about not getting her gift. We had the FedEx tracking proof and everything. But the mods were like "lolnope your word against hers, fucking banned".
The first time I did the Reddit exchange a couple years ago, the tracker said that my gift was delivered, but USPS hadn't actually delivered it. Definitely wasn't in my box or anything. I called them and everything to see if they coulld track it down to no avail.
Months later (like August), I'm about to move out of my apartment and think to check my box again one last time. There a beat up brown box sat. The gift was nice too. I probably should have reported it on the website, but due to moving and stuff coming up at work, etc., I forgot about it until the next Secret Santa started and figured it was too late.
TL;DR Sometimes USPS lies on their tracker.
Hopefully, FedEx doesn't.
popeyefur ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 23:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FedEx does. I had a package supposedly delivered once, not for secret santa, and it wasn't there. I lived in a secure apartment building with a desk that sings for packages, and the name Fedex had on the thing isn't even someone who worked there, they just lied. Jokes on them, it wasn't anything good.
edit: I wish it had been a singing desk, that would have been way better than the usually crotchety person who just signed for packages. I think I'll leave the typo as-is, I like a singing desk better :)
apollo888 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does the desk itself sing or the person working there work up a contralto ?
Either way that is pretty cool.
gharbutts ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:16:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FedEx can be really terrible, they've never delivered my Home Chef box right side up on my own porch. It's gotten delivered across the street, DOWN the street, and every which way except the arrows pointing up. Luckily the site has just sent a replacement meal when FedEx loses it, but you'd think they'd be able to find a porch that's in a well lit neighborhood whose address is easily pulled up by any GPS, and at least make it look like they handled the box carefully? I know it's getting tossed about in transit but you're one of the priciest shipping services and you can't drop the box off right side up on the right porch even sometimes?
I've had a personal grudge against FedEx after I sent something to a friend, the address label got torn off at the office local to the recipient, and they tried to charge him ยฃ280 in penalties because "There's no proof the label was attached when it shipped" so I sent in a scan of the carbon-copy and they said it was "insufficient evidence".
How did it clear customs? How did it get to the office nearest my friend if there was no label? Fucking scumbags.
gharbutts ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:09:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I mean at this point I don't bother with FedEx if I have a choice. I can cope with the government postal service being trash - at least they're cheap! I only wasted $10 sending those two envelopes from their office back to my house down the street instead of my family overseas. But if I'm gonna expect something to get there I'll go to UPS. It's expensive but they've only really destroyed one of my packages that I can think of, and that's a much better track record than my experiences with FedEx, USPS, or even USF holland. It's hard to sort a billion letters, yeah, I get you. But if you can't afford to make package delivery efficient and reliable, then maybe stop offering to do it?
The problem with the USPS is the service varies widely from city to city. My city has several terrible postal workers, both in their office and out delivering. I grew up in a city with an excellent service and took it for granted that they would deliver MY mail, usually on time, and usually in decent condition. I was floored when I moved out that some places have postal workers stealing money out of greeting cards, not returning stuff sent to the wrong address or individuals, and being so lazy and inept that multiple times I have received one notice of an undelivered package that said "final notice" followed by the office losing the undelivered package. I only moved ten minutes away!
Yeah i had a package lost to amazon. Assumed someone stole it because it showed delivered. I was pissed because it was Christmas presents for my family. Messages Amazon and they sent out a new package right away. Really nice. I was happy. Two months later I get the original package beat to hell that was lost at the post office. I never told Amazon because it was like sixty bucks worth of stuff. Kept a $20 pair of headphones and just gave the kids toys to whatever charity work was doing at the time.
madusa77 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:15:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here only I think the Fedex driver decided to practice his pitching because a few months later when my dad moved his generator he found the package underneath it.
This happened to me recently with Amazon. In my case I got the delivery notification, ran outside and...NOTHING. I jumped the gun and pulled up Amazon chat and told them what happened, they checked with the delivery driver, he said he dropped it at my door, went and checked again and still nothing, so the Amazon person just refunded me right off. Five hours later there is a knock at my door, idiot driver delivered the package to my next door neighbor. I thought about contacting Amazon but figured "fuck it", it was already refunded. It too was about $60 worth of stuff.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 04:13:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I don't get all these people keeping their packages worth of stuff. It's really just flat-out stealing. If something like that happened to me I'd have the original package returned to Amazon immediately
There is no force in the universe that would compel me to trust some random on Reddit to do anything, especially if there is any amount of money or effort required.
However, 4,000,000 is enough to compel me to trust some random on Reddit
baccgirl ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 02:39:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've now done 28 RedditGifts exchanges and have never not received a return gift. The rules for those joining are now stricter than previous years.
Regifters are more prevalent now than before.
If you have proof that you sent something, then you cannot be banned. Proof is a pic of the receipt, with a tracking number, a pic of the item at the post office with address shown and postage on it.
Please message the mods and explain it all again. The new mods are amazing!
sin0822 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:37:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just fyi, if a USPS employee sees you take a picture you can get in trouble, I have been told it's now illegal to take a pic inside a post office
baccgirl ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:53:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well probably good thing Iโm in Australia! Seriously though? A pic of just a parcel can get you into trouble in the USA? Are they scared youโll have actual proof of what the parcel looked like before it was used as a football?
sin0822 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
USPS empolyees are a special breed, and it really depends on where you live. Where i live in Virginia now, they wouldn't care b/c they are generally very nice up here, but when i lived in Atlanta, Georgia, it was like a power trip for them or something to yell at me for wanting to a take a picture of my own box.
Anyways, here is the USPS rule on it, "Informal snapshots from handheld cameras for personal use may be allowed at the postmasterโs discretion provided that there is no disruption to Postal Service operations and that the pictures are taken from areas accessible to the public. In these cases, no prior permisยญsion is required from the Office of Rights and Permissions; however, no lighting or scaffolding may be set up, and no picture can depict any Postal Service employee, customer, security camera, or cover of mail (i.e., the exterior of a mailยญpiece, which would show customer name and address among other things). Postmasters may restrict any and all photography if they determine that it is disruptive or there are potential security concerns."
othellia ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:44:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was recently the whole thread about USPS and other shipping companies pre-scanning packages as delivered to meet time deadlines, so maybe she wasn't lying. Still, if you had the FedEx tracking proof, then she should've let it slide instead of getting the mods to ban you.
GeekyAine ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:07:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the thread was recent (unless it tracked several years of bad delivery behaviors), it wouldn't have been relevant. And it's a solid point that she may not have been lying (maybe her neighbor stole it off her stoop), but I remember feeling like there was no way to convince her that he'd done everything in his power to get the gift to her. At the time, she really seemed to want to double dip by getting a rematch gift as well (but I'm aware I was utterly livid so my perception/memory may be skewed).
At least now he and I can focus our energy and holiday budget on surprising loved ones. Less karma and serendipity, but more rewarding.
Omg this happened to me too! She got a cool gift, I forget what now, had proof it was delivered, I got mine from her and confirmed I got it, but she never confirmed on her end. So I got banned for the next year from doing it because they never confirmed getting it. I even had an email from them thanking me for it as additional proof. I guess proof didn't matter. That was years ago now but I still don't want to bother :(
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:09:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't kept up with the rules since then. I hope they've changed and that you have a wonderful experience. Happy holidays, you brave and generous soul.
cblynn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it possible that someone might have stole their package and they just thought they never received anything?
Did the FedEx driver require the showing of ID? I ask this because a friend of mine was sent an expensive cooking pan by his grandmother and one of his neighbor's signed his name for it (stole it). He never figured out which neighbor in his apartment complex it was.
I got banned too after they said they didn't receive it...left a real bitter taste in my mouth some people have to ruin it for everyone
PoiLethe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:39:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Arnt there websites for this? I feel like there should be if there arnt. Like if you get positive reviews every year your word will hold more weight than theirs. Maybe The website has your address, not the person. Anyone who doesn't have proof they sent the gift gets banned and twenty dollars gets taken out of their account or something. Maybe even something that can be done for birthdays. Get matched with people who have the same birthday as you.
macimom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I hope the person who was supposed to gift me got banned and then the second person who was supposed to gift me since the first person never did and who also failed also got banned.
Zukaku ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 18:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usually I get pretty good matches with something to work with. Hoo boy this may be a difficult year to make it super special.
3 year reddit user with no posts or comments ever.
You might already be aware of this, but having a cat named Binx indicates a love for the movie Hocus Pocus. So perhaps some movie memorabilia, and then also hedge your bet by also sending them something more general like candy.
Zukaku ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh snap, I knew that name was vaguely familiar. I'll definitely look into it.
I'm in the same boat - they've never posted in three years and only answered two of the questions (shirt size and best gift, which is way out of the price range). I guess they're getting a shirt.
You'd think that being in a higher tier would mean they'd put more effort in?
Zukaku ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll probably some cat stuff. Definitely a Pusheen plush.
This is why as much as Iโd love to do the reddit SS, I donโt. I post nothing about me on here, or at least not much, so the person I match with would have a devil of a time
kotoshin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zukaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usually the cutoff is like early November I think?
Other than that, the site hosts a huge list of secret person exchanges. Anything ranging from tabletop, super heroes, stamps, etc etc.
The two main exchanges are the Secret Santa Christmas and Arbitrary Day(pretty much Christmas in summer.
When you sign up, you are given one token of which you can use to sign up for an exchange. When you complete the exchange and proof has been verified, you will get your original token, plus one extra for being a good boi.
Extra tokens can make it so you can sign up for multiple exchanges is they manage to overlap. Or saving it to put yourself up a tier list, making it so you get matched with someone who also spend the extra tokens to be in that tier list. Kind of am arbitrary way to be matched with someone who takes this semi seriously. I've had my few shares of my matchee bumming out and not sending a gift. But so is life.
When you sign up, you usually answer a list of questions you can update at any time for your matchee to be able to figure out a good present for you. They do have access to your reddit name, so they can scour your comments and posts to help. As well as send you a pm if need be.
Just so you know, the person you are gifting isn't the person who is gifting you back. I think.
Anyways, hope you join the merry world of gift giving!
Whats worse is they now have a tier called "elves". In which you have to pay to be matched with other elves. Taking moree good gift givers out of the genral pool.
rotll ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 19:14:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an Elf, I never match with other elves. I became an elf to support RedditGifts and their various exchanges throughout the year.
As for the multiple credit exchanges (3 credits, 7 credits, etc.) I choose those sometimes, but not always. I would imagine that most celebrity accounts (Bill Gates, Snoop Dog, etc.) match in the general 1 credit pool, so choosing a higher pool potentially takes you out of consideration for a celebrity match, if that's your thing.
Finally, getting stiffed. I've participate in every SS and Summer Santa since we started. I've been stiffed, I've been a rematcher, I've given to teachers with no reciprocation. Last Christmas I got two gifts because the person that stiffed me back in 2011 or 12 decided that they wanted back in, and finally got me something to get their credit back and be eligible again.
The program isn't perfect, by any means. Organizing a 100k+ gift exchange has to resemble herding cats at times. I do my best to be the best Santa I can. It's all I can control.
Last Christmas I got two gifts because the person that stiffed me back in 2011 or 12 decided that they wanted back in, and finally got me something to get their credit back and be eligible again.
Oh we can do this? I fucked up bad and being able to make up for it would really help me. I won't do the SS again, because I just don't want ot fuck it up. But I'd love to send them something still.
rotll ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:17:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should be able to log into your account at redditgifts.com and see your past exchanges. Find the one(s) that you still need to complete, and pull the information again.
There are also tiers for higher credit levels too. If you've participated more, you can get into the higher tier ones. You're expected to pay more for your gifts, but you know that your santa is expected to do the same and that they haven't burned anyone in the past because otherwise you don't earn extra credits
I have quite a few credits from doing exchanges so 2 years back I did the 7 credit Santa. It didn't go well. Your Santa can be just as shitty for higher tiered exchanges.
I've stopped participating Reddit exchanges.
Higher tiers are not expected to spend more than the standard $20 on their giftees.
Anyone who either does not send a gift or does not post the gift they received in the gallery is barred from future participation in Reddit gift exchanges. I hear they can ban you through your IP address or something to ensure you can't participate again even with a new account, but they are kind of secretive about their determent techniques.
You get one credit for every exchange you participate in. Even participating in a higher tier doesn't earn you "extra" credits for participation, it only holds more of your credits in reserve until you post that you received your gift/report no gift received.
it won't be ip banning and if it is that is literally the most retarded way to ban someone. As all it takes is one idiot to get an entire university ect banned
Oh huh, that's the only reason I never dud higher tiers. I thought it permanently consumed all but onr credit
Baneken ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No you muppet the gift is still 20$ only difference is that you lose all of you credits and can never again take part in any exchanges.
also if you receive no gift then you report a no gift and get a rematch and if your rematch shafts you as well then better luck next year but two other people are also not involved the next year.
I don't see it that way at all. It just means everyone needs to go through a round or 2 or the riskier general pool (just like we all did) in order to get through to the "verified" pool. It would suck more to keep the same general pool and get shafted 2, even 3 times in a row.
However, I would support a special pool for people who do their part and got shafted. That way everyone stays in the main pool until we've all been shafted once :)
I think it'd be better if the terrible gifters are eliminated from the pool rather than siphoning the good gifters away but I'm not sure how that can be accomplished.
According to /u/TheOpus over at /r/secretsanta, data has shown that first time Santas are actually more likely to follow through than those who have done it multiple times.
Also, someone who gets shafted is often paired with a "better" Santa the next time they sign up for an exchange.
I was told the same thing... but in my personal experience, that's not how it works. I kept signing up for exchanges because I genuinely do enjoy getting gifts for people but it got to the point where I was shafted so many times I just couldn't keep doing it. I kept thinking "this time it will be better" and that maybe after the second time my rematcher didn't send anything I would get matched with a good one... but oh well.
Really? :/ That makes me feel a little bit better, tbh, although I probably wouldn't have spent as much on the present+shipping as I did if I'd known it probably wouldn't get to the destination. I received a package from Hungary once and it had been ripped open and rifled through. I'm surprised everything made it to me in one piece.
I have done 10 exchanges... of those, half of them I never received a gift. I did get rematched 3 times and two of those rematches fell through too. People would mark stuff as shipped but then not actually send anything. One time someone even provided a tracking number but it was tracking something else entirely. Like, it said it was delivered two days after matching but it was delivered to an address in a completely different state.
I also had two exchanges where I got gifts that didn't meet the exchange theme... like the first one I ever did was Board Games which specifically said it was geared toward "Modern and/or designer games" and should not include games like monopoly or Go... and I got a copy of Go and some sort of kid's logic puzzle game.
It just makes me kind of depressed... I always spent a lot of time making sure I got a thoughtful gift to my match and it would have been nice to know someone cared to put that kind of thought in for me.
It's weird how two people can have such totally different experiences!
I've definitely had cheap gifts and some weird gifts. But they've been outweighed by the thoughtful gifts and, not gonna lie, I've gotten a $50 giftcard to REI and also the entire DVD series of a TV show.
But, yeah. I get where you're coming from. That does suck.
A1t2o ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:28:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done the gaming secret santa before but the main issue I have is that it is hard enough shopping for me already. Not sure that a random person would find it any easier.
Lesp00n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How often? I've been shafted three or four times now, and it prompted me to not even read the emails for almost 2 years. Decided to try again with this year's Christmas exchange, but part of me thinks it's going to happen again.
The saddest part is that the past couple times I've paid to be in the elves category matched with other elves...I received nothing. I had a great time creating cool stuff for my giftee, but it was pretty discouraging that I didn't even get a rematch.
I'm in the same boat as you. My match was so conniving that the posted a fake tracking number (the number showed the parcel was delivered to Florida...I live in New Zealand) so the guy didn't get banned. He messaged me months later to say that the gift kept mysteriously being delivered to other countries, which was obviously BS. All of my flatmates participated in reddit secret Santa that year, and we all spent over $100 on gifts and postage...none of us got gifts back.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:24:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been burnt twice now by a Reddit Secret Santa. Last time I received a tampon. It doesn't help that I'm a guy but I didn't want to seem ungrateful so I soaked it in vodka and shoved it up my ass.
that sucks. I've done secret santa but only as a rematcher, i'm not a huge fan of getting gifts, really dislike surprises but i enjoy buying gifts / giving surprises (yeah, i'm odd) so i do the rematch. I get nothing, someone who got nothing from their santa gets a gift from a rematch santa.
try giving it a go again, if you get a bad match agian, maybe you'll be lucky and get a rematch santa
Seems like everyone's first is always shit. I love Halloween and so a couple years back when I saw the Halloween one I signed up. I sent out a nice assortment of stuff, nothing insanely good but I put thought into it. I got a paperback book about Halloween history, really basic stuff most of which I already knew.
That's fine, whatever, it's about the giving. And then I get notified I'm banned from ever doing it again because I was reported as not sending a gift. Had to scramble to find the postal receipt and prove I wasn't a dick. Now I submit my proof every time, just in case.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participated in an exchange on /r/warhammer last year. If i remember correctly, messaging the mod in charge with your tracking info / shipping info was part of what you were supposed to do.
To go against the others telling you about their great gifts, I went one year without a gift, the next year I participated I was missed again but rematched, and they sent me a book I already owned (and had explicitly stated that I owned in my Secret Santa profile, using the book to describe the types of books I like). I'm very happy about being rematched, but out of 3 total Santas I got one gift, and it was for something I already owned.
I'll never participate again. I have put a lot of thought and money into my gifts to other people, and they sometimes don't even say thank you. It isn't worth it as a giver or receiver.
I didn't have much luck with it last time I participated either. The person I matched with mentioned interest in antiques/history, so I gifted him an antique pocket watch from the year 1887 worth about $200 in online auction & $300 in retail. Up until very recently I had a small business restoring antique pocket watches, the market is absolutely flooded with broken ones because there's barely anyone left who can fix them anymore, so I only had about $45 and 5hrs of work invested into it. But it was a beautiful 18 size 11 jewel Waltham timepiece in a coin silver case that I could have easily sold in a 3 day auction for $200+. The case had solid 9k gold hinges, an original hand-engraved farm scene on the back, pristine white porcelain dial w/roman numerals, and a perfect original glass crystal.
I on the other hand received a $5 gift card to a restaurant which didn't exist within 600 miles of where I lived. It wasn't just a $5 giftcard, it was a $25 giftcard with $5.12 on it which I received long after Christmas passed, so I'm assuming the person received it from a friend/family member for Xmas then regifted it to me after using most of it themselves.
FWIW, that sounds like an amazing gift. I love pocket watches and would have been over the moon if I had ever received something like the watch you described.
I've had mixed results with RedditGifts, but the majority of my Santas have been pretty awesome. I'm sorry that you got burned in your exchange.
Yes, and I certainly don't expect someone to send me a $200 - $300 gift and of course I only had $45 + 5hrs labor invested into that pocket watch (as long as you don't factor in potential value IE: the $200 I did not gain by gifting it instead of selling).
The other thing is I did actually mention please no business-specific giftcards. I'm honestly not a fan of gift cards, and I'm not real big on restaurants as they're just too expensive. (Plus I fear food poisoning from improperly handled food products. I've worked in kitchens with a bunch of 16yr old cooks who can be rather careless.) The Visa/MasterCard ones you use anywhere/online are okay except they cost an initial fee of $2.95 - $5.95, money that could have been saved by getting say a $20 money order from one of the places which offer free M/O's (like Amscott). I am of course happy to receive it regardless, but I like to save the other person money on fees and other nonsense like that. Also I definitely understand I am not an easy person to shop for. My interests also included historical related things primarily WWII and firearms/accessories, and recreational target shooting but I don't hunt/fish...So like...a Cabela's giftcard? Even Wal-Mart sells ammunition & such which is where I buy a lot of mine anyway. Like I said I definitely do not expect a stranger to send me something worth $200, and I understand many people are not able to afford to send much. I certainly couldn't afford to buy a $200 watch for someone, that's why I used my skills as a watchmaker to fully restore a broken $45 pocket watch. However no one is forcing them to sign up to the gift exchange, so if they can't afford to participate by sending their person a gift then they shouldn't have signed up to begin with.
I personally am going through a bad financial hardship right now thus won't be signing up for gift exchange this year. I've had to sell off my entire collection of firearms to pay for medical expense/medicine I require to live, all except one gun I still have. My collection wasn't huge, the most I had at one time was 14, and 99% of them were either historical WWII-era & earlier firearms or ones that were reproductions of the originals. That was my only hobby, the only thing I had for enjoyment. Not only going & target shooting but I also simply enjoyed owning a particular firearm for its history. Such as the 1942 German Kar.98k & 1943 Russian M1891/30 Mosin Nagant I owned previously. Both were primary standard issue infantry rifles for their respective nations, wartime production, both were actually carried and used on the Eastern Front. The Kar.98k was actually captured in Yugoslavia & reissued to a Yugoslavian soldier in 1947. Post-war the Yugoslavian government captured & reissued many German firearms during Germany's retreat in 1944 - 45.
Anyway I am definitely off topic & rambling now. Good luck to you this Christmas.
Matrix_V ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like an incredible person with a rare skill. I'm sorry things turned out the way they did.
I'm not a watch person, but I'd be stunned to receive such a gift.
I understand if you don't participate again, but I hope this hasn't changed the kind of person that you are.
Mammitu ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man that's awful. So many people sign up to just get free shit. People with the stones to ask or expect a stranger to gift them $600+ items, or just money straight up.
damn that pocket watch sounds amazing. I'm sorry you got shafted
giam86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand these secret Santas' mentality. Like oh, I'll just stick this used $5 gift card in the mail after someone sent me a gold $200 pocket watch. It's almost as if they have no moral compass. I'd feel like the worst person in the world and not even entertain the idea of sending my secret Santa a shitty gift, especially if I'd already received an awesome gift. All the shitty Santas need to have their own secret exchange where they can all receive dumb gifts repeatedly every year. Those people suck and need to go live on an island together. If they are that selfish with a gift exchange they sign up for, I'm having a real hard time imagining they're a good person in general. The worst part is that you can't even feel good about giving them the gift because they suck and you'd have been better off giving it to a homeless person who'd actually have been grateful.
10ebucka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last part is why I stopped participating. I love putting in extra effort to ensure I get people very thoughtful gifts, I was so excited to see the reaction of the person I got when they received the gift but they never marked as having received and never posted a pic or anything in the gallery. Iโm not fussed about me not receiving a gift but it broke my heart to know that all the effort I put into putting together an amazing gift went unnoticed.
beezabubs ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 17:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, itโs not the majority. Ive done it on this account and another one in the past, and Iโve never been burned (or burned anyone in return). Last year I got a Winston (overwatch) plush, and lots of makeup. It was a super nice gift and made me really happy. Winston sits beside my computer now.
spclneeds ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 17:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got matched with someone in 2015 who liked festivals, I messaged her 3 times telling her I'd spend $300 to buy her tickets to Bonnaroo. She never responded and marked me as someone who didn't send a gift. From what I remember, that would affect me negatively the next year, so I didn't even bother to try again. I've creeped on her profile a few times, she's only posted something twice in the last 2 years, so I just feel like she isn't that active.
But I got some magnetic putty, so that was pretty neat.
RobSPetri ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're my secret Santa this year.
spclneeds ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awh :) honestly I had no intentions of doing it again, but if there's even a slight chance I'll get you I just might.
You sound very sweet and that's awful what she did to you. For some reason I feel so sorry for the people that don't get gifts. This is my second year doing it and being a rematcher again.
I mean, to be fair I didn't give her a gift. I was going to buy her Bonnaroo tickets which didn't go on sale till like March or April, but since she never responded to me and marked me as someone who didn't send, I just didn't bother
It's been 2 years, but as far as I remember I was just told that I would be put in a lower category with people who were also known to not send gifts. But if I am banned, then that kinda sucks. I really enjoy the idea of the secret Santa
She had been put in with everyone else who didn't get anything, so she did get a gift I'm sure. Since it was also my first year, I justified it as "she's not responding, she hardly posted anything in the 3 years she's been on, she just wants something for free." Not really the best thinking I know, but it saved me the $350ish
Hey man, wanna be my not secret santa, I'll buy you like a fucking pound of magnetic putty if you get me a Nintendo Switch, been itchin to play a Mario game.
god it would make my entire life if a stranger bought me a ticket to bonnaroo. (or just any festival in general.) my boyfriend went that year and it changed his life :(
We're you not able to go? I've been to Spring Awakening the past 4 years and a handful of local things the past 2, going to festivals are always an experience and something everyone should enjoy
i was not :( spring awakening is soooooooo underrated. they always get the best lineups but for some reason they don't get big like the other fests. maybe someday i'll make it but every fest is so fucking expensive just to get in the door :(
I moved from Illinois to Detroit area, spring awakening is pretty much the closest I can get. I love their lineups, but the past 2 years I've been getting this feeling that Chicago is assumed to like deep, dirty, hard music. Marshmello is my idol right now, but even his set was kinda bad in my opinion. I'm hoping next year I'll be able to get Electric Forest tickets though, that may be my new go to for festivals.
chicago is the birthplace of house music :P i have friends who do EForest every year and none of them ever regret it and it's a new experience for them each time. you definitely have to try it at least once. i also have friends that do holy ship every year too that say the same things (i like a lot of the holy ship tunes but the crowd, idk)
i'm jealous you're in detroit... movement is definitely a bucket list fest for me. some of the best sets online i've seen all year came out of movement.
Why wouldn't it be. She told me she lived in Tennesee and loved going to festivals. I too enjoy festivals and I know how expensive they are, I don't see how that wouldn't be a good gift. And if someone partakes in a Reddit exchange, I thought they would be more active.
I have done around 20 exchanges over the last few years and did get burned on my first exchange and got a really bad present later on. But I have also got some pretty amazing things as well, one exchange I got something that cost around $300 and a few others that were in the $100 range.
I've done over 30 and this has been my experience. Burned twice but the rematcher came through. Got some cheap/crappy/wtf (and obvs there's a diff between a shitty present and you can tell the gifter tried but wtf were they thinking?) stuff but have also gotten a $50 REI giftcard, the entire DVD collection of a series I wanted, etc.
Exactly. Iโve done secret Santa, Halloween, books etc. My Halloween gifter literally sent me about 6lbs of taffy, peanut butter cups and gum. Iโd say itโs worth the risk
I've participated in several of the Reddit Gifts exchanges, got pretty shit or meh gifts every time.
I guess personal experiences differ.
jacer1099 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret Santa is one of my favorite things. I love it.
If you can afford to lose $15-20 I recommend participating. Even if you get screwed seeing the post for whomever gets your gift is really the embodiment of the season.
Plus if you get matched with a decent human being it's super fucking cool
Just reminded me of the Secret Santa stuff that went on in school. They always sucked.
The last year of school I spent 4 hours cutting a stencil and added some music album and I just got a mug with chocolate.
I either never saw her open the gift or she didn't like it.
Now that I think about it I don't even know why I was interested in the secret Santa thing, the Christmassy part is always the worst part of Christmas.
Yeah, I love doing gifts for people so I have fun figuring something out for my Secret Santa. Last year was my first year - my gift was nice, not like, super amazeballs, but still lovely. I'm excited to work on the gift for this year's match!
I dont really get the 'joy' or seeing others get a gift they like or pretend to like.
I couldve used that money to buy myself something that I would definitely like and get 'joy' firsthand instead of secondhand.
I mean. I did preface mine by saying if you can afford to lose $15-20. Your reply wasn't about that you can't afford it.
I think u/princesskittyglitter used a cliche, because it is a lot nicer than saying you sound like a sad cheap fucker who is so obsessed over yourself you don't want to spend $20 on someone else, even though you would (likely) get an equally valuable gift in return.
The other way says the same thing, but in a way less critical way.
I drew you for secret santa this year. I got you some perspective.
Happy Chrismakwanzika.
posyden81 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it works the other way. I got a sweet LOZ shield the year I participated and sent some cool (at least I hope the person thought so) stuff to the person I got. It was fun.
rmf5143 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that doesnโt deter you. Yes, you run a risk doing it. But itโs really cool to know you made someone across the country or worldโs day with a bit of thoughtfulness.
FamousM1 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 17:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something I don't think people consider is there are a lot of people who don't have family or close friends and are alone and this one simple gesture that shows to them you see them and recognize the life inside them, making them feel cared about.
That's all most of us want, we want to be cared about
Giving an awesome gift is honestly one of my favorite things in the world. I guess I'm in the minority of people who actually prefer giving gifts over getting them.
This whole Secret Santa thing is about doing something nice for other people. I feel as though the satisfaction should begin and end there.
Does it suck to not get anything in return? Sure, but at least you made someone else's day/week. To me that's a way cooler feeling.
Yeah, I feel like there're two kinds of people involved in it. Those who go into it with the idea of getting something and those who go in with the idea of giving something. No matter how nice the person is, if they go into the whole thing with this idea that they should get a present then they're probably gonna be disappointed. Every time I've done it I've just been happy to get someone a present. There were a couple of times I just assumed my person wasn't going to get me something and while I was disappointed I just accepted that as luck of the draw.
Rehendix ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done it twice now and had excellent results. Most people are really good about it, and it's more about what you give than what you get.
onceblue ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, it's a lot of fun. I've participated in several exchanges and even the disappointing gifts are somewhat fun because they are, at least, a surprise. Ultimately though I do it because I enjoy shopping for others, which is also why I try to be a rematcher if I can. It can be more exciting to see someone excited about what you gifted them than getting your own gifts :) And if you get shafted, at least you made someone else happy for the holiday season
Don't let it put you off! My experience was entirely positive, my giftee liked their gifts and my Santa gave me two thoughtful things that matched my interests and made me very happy. People who have bad experiences are more likely to post about it, it goes well for most people.
Wife and I have done it twice, both times with success. We even decided to volunteer to send a second gift to a person that didnโt get one the second time around.
Itโs fun. Iโd just suggest going in for the purpose of seeing someone else happy. If you get something, cool, if not, you made someone else happy anyways.
Maaaan, my first and only Secret Santa was shit too. I spent days looking for and putting together an awesome gift box for my match. I even got toys and treats for their cat. I sent it off and anxiously awaited for them to post they got it and just as anxiously awaited for my gift to arrive. Long story short, user I gifted posted a simple, "cool gift." Which is better than no thanks at all. My match sent me a half sheet of sparkly stickers. I could see that it was torn from a coloring book. The worst part was they sent me a note with it saying that they hoped that I really enjoyed my gift with a winking smily face. I haven't participated in a Secret Santa since.
I had a very similar experience. Got my person a nice scarf, never received anything in return, even after messaging the mods that I hadn't been contacted by my Secret Santa. I still feel a bit bitter and haven't participated in any virtual Secret Santa since.
Same here. I was stoked the two years I did it - I put more time and effort and money than what I received but that didnโt bother me. What bothered me was the third year when I didnโt get anything. Not a message, not a card - nothing. I stopped doing it after that.
How does it work anyway? International shipping is like $17 for a small package from Australia to anywhere in the world... is it like a USA only thing?
1mikeg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can sign up for either domestic or international gifting understanding you'll pay out the ass for shipping. They'll match the internationals together until exhausted and then divert the remaining to domestic.
My wife did international one year and shipped a bunch of US snacks to her Santa because that's what she was interested in. Shipping was like $50 and it took over a month to clear customs.
I did my first last year, and I could either request a match from same country, or where ever. This year they've changed it so that unless you've collected credits (taken part in exchanges?), you can only be matched locally.
I was bummed that this year I only had a chance to be matched inside EU or same country. I really wanted from somewhere far away, even though the postage can be plenty. I just like to gift something local to someone who might not even know that this country exists.
I was once paired for reddit secret Santa. Being in NZ, my Santa got me a steam game, or something similar - something without shipping costs
Which is cool, but I had found a nice tea set and my person seemed to like tea, So I took the shipping costs and sent it.
Apparently it never arrived, And I didn't get tracking coz that was an extra shitload. Because I didn't get tracking, I couldn't dispute it when the mods were like "you haven't sent this, you're banned from doing reddit gift exchanges forever.".
I still get notifications about reddit secret Santa.
kaukermie ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:48:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit. Thanks for reminding me I signed up to be a rematcher for the Trick or Treat exchange -_- Some Redditor is about to get a dope Chrismaween gift.
*Edit: I'd like to add that it's real easy to forget about since it's a different site and does not notify you through your regular Reddit account!!
I said that my interests included video games (specifically League of Legends), anime figures, and sparkling juice.
The first Santa I got never sent me a gift. The second santa that I got about a month later took another month, around late February to send me the gift they got me: a card game called "Exploding Kittens". I don't, nor have I ever, been interested card games. My friend had actually mentioned wanting that specific card game, but if it wasn't for that bit of lucky coincidence, I would have had no use for it and most likely would've just sold it on Ebay or something. At the very least they also sent local chocolates which were very tasty.
EDIT: And just so I'm clear, I know Exploding Kittens, and we did in fact play it once in our friend group which he and i are both a part of, but I personally couldn't care less about card games, I'm more of a video game man.
rajikaru ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh. We didn't have much fun with it.
Ed-Zero ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's down voted cause he didn't have fun with a game he didn't want?
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
similar reaction to the post I made on redditgifts (photos of your gift and a short comment on it are necessary so the sender knows you got the gift). I said a similar comment, and in retrospect I was way madder than I feel was necessary, but I think it's fair to get upset that your Secret Santa got you a $15 gift at a $20 minimum event when you spent $40 to make somebody's holiday and researched their gift hard to make sure they enjoyed it (I even said in my gift that if the receiver didn't like it, he should let me know and I would've happily refunded it and sent him the money, but it seems he liked it). I did a similar reddit exchange a month later for anime and that secret santa was a lot better, at least.
It also probably didn't help that, while waiting for my gift, I avidly browsed the redditgifts gallery of other people who got awesome gifts. Some dude got Bill Gates who gave them a care package of an Xbox One and a bunch of games and shit, and I'm sitting here with candies and a card game I didn't have any interest in
I mean you still got a gift. I feel it's a bit bratty to be getting upset because you didn't like it, especially cause someone still put effort in and sent you something nice. For all you know they could have just thought the game was awesome and that everyone would love it. Comparing your gift to whoever was matched to Bill Gates is just being silly because that's a huge outlier.
rajikaru ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:28:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you still got a gift.
No, I didn't. If a gift is of no use to me, then it's worthless. Like I said, if it wasn't for the serendipity of my friend talking about that exact same card game weeks beforehand, it would've been completely and utterly worthless, at most I could've sold it or given it to one of my other friends. And yeah, sure, thought that counts, but that doesn't apply when it's some random person and all we can do is speculate on why they gave it to me. For all we know, they could've just loaded off some shoplifted merch onto me, or gave me something they just picked up while running around their house cleaning their kids' rooms. Until the person that sent me the gift sends me a message or something, I'll never know if they actually put effort into the gift. And, as I already said, I'm being fair, they did send me a note apologizing for it being late and talking about the local candy, which was good.
I feel it's a bit bratty to be getting upset because you didn't like it, especially cause someone still put effort in and sent you something nice.
you can say that literally about anything. In this very thread you could say that to literally anybody. "It's kind of bratty to be upset that your dad regifted you the bottle of rum you gave him, he still put effort into the gift!" They didn't put effort in if they didn't even bother to do what the exchange encourages - looking at your match's profile, seeing what their interests are, and basing your gift off of that.
I really hate people that bring this up whenever I mention this crappy gift. If anything, you're just making me dislike it more, you're justifying giving a crappy gift if you can make it look like you put thought into it. next time I do Secret Santa, I'll keep what you said in mind and do the same, I'll send my match a booster pack of magic the gathering cards a month late, it'll be okay because i put the "effort" of going to a local shop and buying the card pack and then shipped it out.
If a gift is of no use to me, then it's worthless.
That's a terrible way to look at gifts. It removes all thought and effort put into it and only looks at it based on its utilitarian values. I've often received gifts that weren't any use to me. I even posted here about the time I received three of the same calendar. I still appreciated getting them off people because they had still gotten me a gift.
In this very thread you could say that to literally anybody.
You not getting a gift you like is not even close to people discussing getting presents that revealed how badly a person thought of them or how little.
They didn't put effort in if they didn't even bother to do what the exchange encourages
Exactly, encourages. It's not a set in stone rule. You're also encouraged to spend 20 dollars but plenty have given homemade gifts that don't cost that and that doesn't mean they did the exchange wrong. You have no idea that your secret santa didn't see the game, fall in love with it themselves and then based around your profile they may have thought "I know the said no card games but there's no way they can't love this one"
People call you out on it because it's obvious how ungrateful you're actually being.
rajikaru ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:47:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a terrible way to look at gifts. It removes all thought and effort put into it and only looks at it based on its utilitarian values. I've often received gifts that weren't any use to me. I even posted here about the time I received three of the same calendar. I still appreciated getting them off people because they had still gotten me a gift.
It's a completely valid way to look at gifts in a gift exchange, especially when your giver is somebody you don't know and have never met before.
You not getting a gift you like is not even close to people discussing getting presents that revealed how badly a person thought of them or how little.
Well gee, it's almost like I mentioned how I don't think it's as bad as other people on the thread! Whodda thunk it! Or hell, maybe it's even just an example and there are other posts int he thread about people getting shitty gifts in gift exchanges! Or are you telling them off for not liking their gifts too?
People call you out on it because it's obvious how ungrateful you're actually being.
Oh god, I'm upsetting random people online I've never met and never will meet because they aren't bothering to read the entire post and would rather paint me as super miffed that I got a shitty gift from another random stranger. Whatever will I do? I'll not get any sleep tonight.
Ed-Zero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I totally agree, it's pretty crappy
Keyra13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised the secret Santa is so disorganized. They did say they had some improvements this year, so maybe they heard the complaints.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened to me too :( it sucked, but I did it again anyway. Now they have a thing where if you participate, you get credits, and you loan the credits out to do the exchange, and get them back +1 when it's over. You also get matched with people who loan out the same amount of credits, so you know they're legit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like me getting pissed when they mention prom at like every assembly ever when its less than 4 months away (And at my school assemblies are at least once a week).
Been single my entire life, got the guts to ask my crush to it, got rejected, get pissed whenever I hear "prom" or "homecoming"
And my face is now red, I'm angry just for typing those 2. I swear to god if they mention it at the assembly tomorrow again I will say "Nobody gives a fuck about prom" to the dean and walk out.
Update: I actually did say "Nobody gives a fuck" and walked out, the principal had a civil chat with me about it, and we both settled on 2 days of ISS. Mom understands that I'm heartbroken and is a little dissapointed in me doing that, but she isn't oblivious and super pissed. I'm just glad I can work on my essays.
I've participated a bunch of times. For Cozy Toes, I got a $1 pack of socks drop-shipped months late.
I got nothing last year except a lesson in Zen. Since I live alone, that meant I didn't get a present at all. The gifter used an Amazon order form as their proof, then I guess cancelled their order and the SS mods took it as proof. I guess of the 250+ packages Amazon's sent, the one that's gone missing was from the SS. They'll be pretending to gift someone in this year's exchange, and hopefully you won't be the lucky recipient of nothing.
The first year I got a neat stein from the person's home, a small bottle of bitters, and a fantastic, really heavy book.
I have to stop doing international because -- I shit you not -- the arbitrary day exchange that I sent in July only showed up two days ago. This year I already know exactly what to get my SS.
Pretty sure the proof has to have delivery confirmation. I guess the mods assumed that the gift was lost, which can happen. :(
TrenchJM ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:07:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me not want to do it. They know who the shit people are and you gotta deal with them for a few years before being allowed into the special pool. Fuck that.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that makes no sense.
Rather, there are huge amounts of first timers, whom you cannot vet. If you already have good standing you get matched with others.
Bad apples get banned.
No, you get matched with other first-timers. If they're shit they get banned but unfortunately, they can't see the future and know who is gonna be shit and who is just gonna start off. You only really have to deal with the shit people once before you can start applying your credits and then you'll be matched with people who have been guaranteed to have sent before.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:34:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started signing up as a rematcher exclusively because of that imbalance. The giving is more fun for me anyway and I donโt have to be disappointed by a shattered candy cane taped to a dollar store Christmas card.
Come on, Trevor...we all know you signed up hoping to get Bill Gates as your Santa, but at least put forth the illusion of effort.
Every year Iโve done reddit secret Santa, my gifter doesnโt send me anything and then I get reassigned a gifter and they always kill it. Iโm so appreciative of the second gifters. Money has been tight for me the past few years but this year I am going to volunteer to be someoneโs second gifter and hopefully cheer them up like mine cheered me up.
My Secret Santas only discrpitor was "suprise me" and /r/gaming. Sent him a gift card and he didnt even open the letter just marked it return and it came back to me. I guess it was not good enough. I got banned from Secret Santa
I also had a great first experience with Reddit Secret Santa. I went out and spent over 150 dollars on things I thought they would like based on the comments and reddit history. I received in return a box with a note that said "money is tight, sorry about that" inside was a cloth bag that was supposed to be a hedgehog bed. I don't own a hedgehog.
Seriously. Money is always a little tight for me, so both times I did the secret santa I hand made the gifts I sent out, and always got very heartfelt thank you messages. You don't have to have money to come up with very thoughtful gifts. I don't participate anymore though, because I was burned my second time.
This is why I'm not doing Reddit Secret Santa. I would love to, but I'm not at a point where I feel like I can financially. Buying gifts for family has been stressful enough.
It's not fair to someone else for me to enter just to try to get cool gifts and only send one $20 or so gift out.
My girlfriend did international her first year and got what we assessed was a box of about 20 hotel soaps and shampoos likely from the gifter's workplace.
My god, the shipping mustโve been outrageous! They spent so much to send her a crappy gift!
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did the first Reddit secret Santa and put some effort into it even though the person I matched with only had a couple comments to work from.
I did one two years in a row and managed to get burned four times. Never again.
To explain those numbers the two secret santas I got were obviously people in it only to get something. They were new Redditors with almost no comments. Because I had nothing to work with I sent gift cards instead of something fun and thoughtful that I was hoping to get to send. I got no acknowledgement that they received my gifts.
The first year I got nothing in return. For me it's about giving not getting but it would have been nice to see something interesting that someone came up with.
The second year I got burned three times in a row. First with my main santa, then two "rematch santas" in a row (the ones Reddit came up with for people who got burned by their main Santa). The fourth Santa was an absolute doll and sent me some sweet 3D printed Nintendo figures that are still on my TV stand next to my consoles.
You'd think so. When you have a giveaway on a sub you frequent you can't help but notice that so many of the names posting within are people who've never commented there before. With how blatant people are about scamming and such it floors me how little people do to try and stave it off.
It looks like /r/secretsanta has at least 20,000 more gifting participants than they do subscribers. I can't imagine people who don't even subscribe to the subreddit give a crap about being the person who gives the gift.
Edit: I just checked. They have 92,708 subscribers on their subreddit and they have 109,592 total sign ups for secret santa gifting. That seems crazy to me.
I always feel like doing the reddit secret santa, but I always think about it and it'd probably end poorly considering I only comment on ask reddit threads (about nothing in particular) and porn
Basuliic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha my boyfriend and I got burned hard by Reddit Secret Santa too. The guy we were buying for wanted some games so we spent around $80 on video games from Amazon. The person gifting to us gave as an old, opened jigsaw puzzle and 4 pieces of Halloween candy.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What sucks is when you put a lot of thought into your gift and the person seems apathetic about receiving it (of course they could have social issues, so who knows).
My Santa got me these 3 art-deco style Star Wars posters. Keep in mind this was 4 years ago. I still have those posters up as my center piece. I put them in nice frames that matched their style. I enjoy them not just because the minimalistic art style is super cool, but because it was a gift from someone on here. I didn't get a note from them, and they could have just saw I liked Star wars and picked the first thing that popped on Etsy, but I still love them.
My match was someone who only put Magic The Gathering. I went out shopping for some things, I think a statue along with some new booster boxes and stuff like that. I then remembered I probably had like $500 worth of magic cards from years prior I don't touch. I messaged the person asking if they'd like my old cards in addition to the new stuff I was getting them. They said sure.
Decorated my box to look like a magic card (tap to open present, etc). Took a while after they received it and all it was a picture of the stuff spalyed out on a table with "cool I guess". Kinda stung, like cmon I tried to personalize it to put a smile on your face. As an ex-Magic player you can NEVER have enough.
To my gift dude, if you're reading this, I'm sorry I guess I sucked with picking out your gift. I hope you don't hold a grudge against Secret Santa cause of me. I had a lot of fun picking the stuff out and making the box.
Iโm interested in the secret santa idea, but it sounds like people have pretty high expectations for the gifts they want. Iโm broke, but I make cool geek culture crafts for Etsy. I would be so heartbroken if someone was ambivalent about something I made for them. I put a lot of heart into my crafts, and even more heart into gift giving. Iโm sorry someone didnโt appreciate your handmade Magic box.
I've given handmade gifts before! Most of the time I get a good response and cute photos but for hats and scarves I hand knit a hat and scarf matching set with a hand made pompom and never even had the delivery confirmed :(
As someone who's doing it for the first time this year, how do you know what the other person's reaction is? Doesn't that defeat the point of secret santa if it tells them who sent the gift?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know who I sent a gift to. You see their supplied username. But they don't know mine. So you can stalk them and see when they post their required gift photo post to verify that they got it.
I don't know who my Santa was, not even after all these years.
Ironically I got a great gift the last time I participated, but the recipient of mine seemed really unhappy with the things I got them, even though their comments gave me fuck-all to go on as far as figuring out what they might want. I honestly feel like I should have just gotten them an amazon gift certificate instead.
Wow, I've gotten some bad ones, but none this bad.
You need to do the "plus" exchanges. They are for people who give great gifts so that they get great gifts in response. Doesn't always work, but you are more likely to get a like-minded Santa.
I'm the same. Got my Secret Reddit Santa a build your own Camera, since he liked photography and lego. Thought it was pretty neat, and wasn't exactly cheap.
I got a $5 sleeveless t-shirt from K-Mart, with the tags removed, but the price sticker stuck to the shirt.
I don't wear sleeveless shirts, nor do I have any desire to. I feel like any form of research would have gotten me a better gift, for the same price. :(
I participated a couple years ago in one (I think it was the Christmas in July one) and I worked really hard on trying to find my person something especially great for what information they gave me, which was a very small amount in comparison to what I wrote for my Secret Santa. Nothing against them, I just personally have had a lot of presents be disappointing because nobody takes the time to actually ask me what I want/like, so I wrote out probably a paragraphs worth of information in an organized fashion to prevent there from being a lack of clarity. Turns out my person is a big Star Trek fan, and as someone who never really watched the show except for when my father watched it, I decided to try and get some help from my father. I went to him a couple of times and asked him about how cool he thought this thing would be to get as a gift or this other thing (of course I told him it was for someone else, not to excite him). After a couple of things I finally settled on what is essentially a fantastically made "blueprint" of the Star Ship Enterprise (poster size, I believe) that details the layout of the ship and it's various designs (I think even using the in-universe terms, making the whole thing feel as if came directly out of the show). And they were so happy and excited when they got the package and opened it too! I felt really proud of myself for getting what they said was a gift they would have never of thought of buying for themselves, but couldn't have been more happy to receive.
Now, this is the part where it gets disappointing. In what I wrote I detailed my interests and then in brackets next to them, I also wrote down what items I already possessed in relation to them, in order to prevent getting a second copy of something and making them feel bad for doing so. In there I wrote how I am really into Tabletop RPGs and that I am actually moving away from Pathfinder into what is most likely going to be Savage Worlds (which I have now been playing for a while) and I specified that I am the Game Master for my group as well. "I don't currently own any of the Savage Worlds books, not even the core rulebook, and I would actually be happy to receive that or another RPG system you think might also be enjoyable." And what I got was the Advance Player's Guide for Pathfinder. I have since opened that book two, maybe three times and not even to use properly, but just to give a look.
I try to be grateful for anything I get and I never really try to directly express to the gift giver my disappointment, but it just sucks that I had put so much effort into making sure there was a handful of ideas for my Secret Santa to work off of, and still got something I didn't really want or use as a gift. Maybe I am the hardest person to buy a gift for or maybe I'm just being too critical, but most of my life all the presents I have ever gotten have been something I didn't like or barely even an attempt at matching my interests. I will say, that this was definitely one of my least disappointing presents though, since it at least fell into the wheelhouse of what I enjoyed doing, but it just sucks that it had to be after I put so much work into somebody else's present.
Like I said, not the biggest fan of Star Trek, but that is because I haven't watched it outside of when I was a little kid and my dad would watch it. But, even I was thinking that it was pretty cool! I'm tempted to buy another one, if I can, for my dad. :D
I've had good experiences both times I've done it. My brother got burned once, maybe twice. I think a regifter did get him hooked up though. He's always signed up as a regifter too. Even the one year he got burned, he hooked up 2 additional people. He's a really good guy and does it for the giving.
If I wasn't struggling to just pay bills and make sure stepson doesn't go without, I'd still be doing Secret Santa. I loved the stalking and trying to put together an awesome gift.
To me it's the thought that counts. I love seeing when gift givers do their best and try to get what the person would like, even if they're on a budget. I love Reddit secret Santa and can't wait until I can do it again
retropod ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:56:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sent my 1st Secret Santa (international) a $20 t shirt. He never reported it & I cannot participate again because of it. It makes me so mad every year.
Me too!!!!! I got matched and went to fucking TOWN! Literally and figuratively. I put thought into it as if I was buying for a best friend. Trying to be really creative with the description/info I got from my match. I sent mine out but I never got one and never heard anything from my match. I have never participated since.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, I've been burned by two of these. If you dare mention it over on the redditgifts sub you get downvoted and heaps of sarcastic pious replies.
Deus_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you guys fucking got something, I never received anything back or a message from them. Gave up a few years ago.
Fuck you shitty people who only do it so they can get something out of it, not for the actual idea and spirit of Secret Santa.
Advacar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had kind of the opposite experience. I got a 13 inch tall, very detailed Predator statue. I looked it up and the thing cost over $100. The problem is I hadn't even seen any Predator movies, nor do I have any kind of action figures or geeky memorabilia. I felt really guilty about getting this amazing looking gift that I didn't really want anything to do with. Ended up reselling it on eBay a year or so later and it's soured me on Reddit Secret Santas ever since.
Dude that sucks, the only time I participated I got some pretty cool gits.
vithespy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love to do the secret santa thing, but the fact is I can't afford to even buy for my own family this year, and I don't think that anyone really wants hand drawn things or anything knitted by me anymore. I've lost a lot of hand function in the past year and it seems like I don't really have anything to offer. It makes me sad because I used to be a good artist, but I'm losing a lot of who I am now.
I signed up for the first time this year, and didn't even get matched. Great start, lmao.
vancity- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the opposite experience, I sent something to some dude in the Philippines and he never marked it as received, so now I'm banned from participating in Reddit Secret Santa. Worst part was how he said he didn't get anything the last secret santa he participated in. Shenanigans I say.
Hey there! I'm from the Philippines as well and let me just say that our postal service here is notoriously bad. Odds are the parcel's still floating around god knows where in the system.
I got a self help book once. My mom got massage oil and a broken candle.
1mikeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've participated twice. The first time I got a super generic Christmas card, like the card you'd get in a 20 pack of cards for $2, and a Snoo sticker.
The second time I got some pretty neat Lego Star Wars characters, but for prequel characters. I like Star Wars, but I despise the prequels and I'm pretty vocal on Reddit about my hate for the prequels (at least I used to be before prequel memes became a thing). Still not sure if intentionally trolled.
I'm still anxiously trying to build up a good secret Santa gift bc I don't really have much to work with for mine! (I was a rematcher earlier but it didn't get in early enough to be an elf for this year).
I did secret Santa and got my person a gift that apparently never got ordered but I was charged for, I was homeless so I told my secret Santa sorry I couldn't accept my gift, and I felt really awful about getting the girl who paired with me a 25$ Amazon card :(
Same thing. I tried to hit every interest my match listed and made (not bought) a card. I got 2 very cheap DVDs off my Amazon wish list I had forgotten were on it and didn't really want. My fault for not double checking the list but still, no effort. Same thing with a doctor who exchange, I got a stuffed adipose which was cute but I sent my match several things and a note. I did a make-up one that went well but after the other 2 I gave up, 2 out of 3 aren't good odds.
I too got burned. Bought the chick I matched with a sick anime action figure. Didnโt know anything about the show but did some research and thought it was an awesome gift.
On the other hand I received a $5 spin-the-shot thing. I guess because I put drinking as one of my interests.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got shafted two years in a row. Then again by my rematch :'( never again.
The first Reddit SS I did the guy had listed he really liked sci-fi and 80s movies. So I ordered him a numbered print from Gallery 1988 (they deserve the name drop cuz their shit is great) of a diagram of a Flux Capacitor. He then posted that he'd gotten and said "idk what it is, kinda looks like shit. I'll probably just toss it".
Nooo! That is fucking terrible! I am doing my first reddit secret Santa this year. I was soooo excited when i got the info for the person i am santa for....then i read their profile- it pretty much said she was in a country that had a horrible mail system, so could i just send her an amazon gift card?! Later that day i got another email saying that my match was no longer eligible, and i got a new match.
Joe_X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I havenโt participated since my first time, when I received a glitter bomb from my secret Santa.
This brings up memories. I did a random gift swap back when I was about 16-17 for pokemon. Their favorite pokemon was gyrados I think? Whatever it was, I went all out with shirts, plushies and pins on a McDonald's part time salary.
I don't even remember what I got in return... I remember being super dissapointed after all the effort I spent and it threw me off gift exchanges honestly.
Prondox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did gift exchange, had to send a package to the other side of the fucking globe all the way to Singapore, I do it, costs me a shit ton of money on top of getting him stuff he really liked / appriciated. What do I get in return? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cait206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep I participated 2 years ago I got so excited and picked someone overseas to make it more fun. So it was about 60$ to even ship the package, I picked a bunch of cool stuff I researched for him and the guy didnโt even post a pic. Then I never got a present and Reddit shipped me 2 shitty T-shirtโs which I threw out because they were so cheap looking.
nancyaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I did the secret Santa on Reddit twice. I really put some thought into my gifts, and got nothing in return, so chalked it up to karma and haven't participated since. I know there are plenty of awesome people on Reddit; I just got unlucky. But burned twice is enough.
BrainWav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did an anime SS on Reddit gifts a while back. My match liked Negima, so I sent them a full set of Love Hina, plus a couple other random volumes. From my collection, but like new.
Whoever had me sent me nothing related to anything I'd mentioned in the matchup or on Reddit at all. A couple random volumes of manga, some of which I'd actually sent to my match.
I dunno. I gave someone a new Tesla Model S as part of the Reddit secret Santa, and all I got back was some stupid video game.
bakdom146 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:15:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They gave you the gift of doxxing you so you know that you've put too much personal information out on the web. It's a shitty gift but it's not all together useless, everyone should learn that lesson, ideally before a crazy person takes offense at something they say and doxxes you maliciously.
When I was an office manager I kept track of who had who for secret santa, I made it a point to check in the week before to make sure everyone had something to give. There was a VP who always signed up every year and then would forget to buy a gift, so I started getting an emergency back up gift just in case. It breaks my heart to see someone forgotten like that. I love that you all got together to get the giftee something, that kind of makes it better and more special.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:06:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we had a few people forget, they simply reshuffled the gifts around so that person didn't get one.
Only thing was that meant the gifts we got for our specific person didn't end up going to that person. I was so pissed that the gift I spent time on got given to a different person, and that the gift my person had spent time choosing for me went to a different person as well. It was so messed up. I don't think anyone was happy.
I loathe secret santa shit, as most of the time you get fuck all worthwhile, if it's a small group of friends I could understand it more, but even then, you're then suddenly spending money you might not be able to afford to spend.
It's even worse when it's coworkers or something equally shitty as they end up with generic presents, or some novelty item, and god help you if it's a "random draw" type thing, as everyone gets a mug, or chocolates.
We did it, once, at a charity store I was in, men bought for the men, women bought for the women. It all went in a big box, and we all took an item out at random. There were three men working there, me, the van driver, and a guy who worked on the shop floor. It didn't matter which one we opened as they were all a men's set of body spray and shower gel, the only difference was which cheap (limit was ยฃ5) brand we had bought. Utter waste of time.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:20:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hated Secret Santa as a kid - I was always stressed out about what to get, and what people would get me, and ended up with nothing pretty early on. So I told my mom, and she'd always get the teacher to let me opt out of Secret Santas. But rather than just sitting it out, we'd go shopping for a nice, appropriate gift anyway, and have the teacher give it to someone who's Secret Santa let them down (forgot to get something). I was always so happy, thinking about how I was stopping someone from feeling as crappy as I had - and it turned a gift exchange from a miserable experience for me into a wonderful one. Now as an adult, when forced into a gift exchange situation, I don't get worked up about it and just participate like everyone else, but still buy an extra gift in case anyone gets left out. My mom was (and still is) a smart lady.
I started a job in November one year and it was perfect timing to be part of the Secret Santa if I wanted to be part of it. It was optional for everyone and I figured it would be a good way to get to know some coworkers, so I said 'yes'. I got a good gift for the coworker I drew (luckily most women enjoy chocolate and wine) and I also received a good gift from my SS (local craft beer). However, one guy in our department was a real cunt! He didn't like who he drew and decided a can of spam and a toy pony was appropriate. The entire reveal of the gift was awkward and a bit sad.
It sucks to put time and thought into what should be a fun holiday experience only to have some people participate to receive a gift but put little to no effort into giving back. I took it upon myself to keep the holiday cheer and I went out and got a few craft beers and chocolate for the guy and left it on his desk tagged "from: The Christmas Elf". He enjoyed the surprise. He asked around who did it, only a few people knew it was me, and I just kept that secret to myself. As far as I know, he never found out it was me. I did it on principle, not for accolade.
Moral of the story, don't be a cunt and most adults will always be happy to receive alcohol and chocolate as a gift if you are short on ideas.
An office where I used to work had a Secret Santa tradition. The first year I worked there, I put my name on the list that went around, and then the (very clique-y and very 'hip') team 'forgot' to enter my name into the draw. On the day of the exchange we all got together for lunch and everyone had a gift in their spot but me. It was really awkward. The team lead tried to save the situation by excusing herself and returning 5 minutes later with a hastily wrapped mug, and while I appreciated it (I know she liked that mug, she wasn't responsible for Secret Santa and she also brought something for her original giftee), it didn't really help.
My first (and last) time I did the Reddit secret Santa, I got nothing from my first match, he just fell off the planet. A very kind rematch sent me five brand new PS4 games that came out that year.
It was actually really nice because I ended up having a financial crisis shortly thereafter (doggy needed emergency surgery) so those games kept me entertained when I had no money for fun.
I don't think I ever made the rematch feel appreciated enough. I've never had a complete stranger be so generous with me, and I've always been grateful.
Honestly, your memory of your friend's reaction is probably better than some half-assed, piece of shit gift that someone who "forgot" until the last minute gave you... like fucking LOTTERY TICKETS!
Ugh Secret Santa. In preschool our gift limit was $2, so I begged my mom to take me to the dollar store and picked out these cool buildable dinosaur skeletons. One T-Rex and another triceratops. All the kids are opening their presents and the kid is so excited with my gift because he loves dinosaurs. What did I receive in the exchange? A $2 McDonalds gift certificate. I cried.
As a teen I was volunteered into a dirty Santa with family. I bought a hammock and the Die Hard trilogy as the exchange gift, thinking that any guy would be pleased by that combo. My grandpa opens the gift and has no interest in it, never heard of the movies. What did I receive in the exchange? A coffee maker. I don't drink coffee. Ended up donating it to Salvation Army.
grunt9101 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
to be fair you had the same reaction that your grandpa did to a gift you don't want or use lol.
Dirty Santa, aka White Elephant, aka Yankee Swap. The gifts are placed in the center and everyone takes turns picking a gift and opening it for all to see. On your turn, you can choose either an unopened gift from the center or steal an opened gift from another person. The cycle continues until all the gifts are opened and there's a limit to the number of times something can be stolen.
reveilse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my friends and I did a secret Santa but one person fucked up and got a gift for the wrong person, so one person got two gifts and one friend got nothing. The one person who didn't get anything insisted it was fine, but we all felt really bad about it, so we all went out shopping together and compiled a gift over twice our limit for her.
I stopped doing secret Santa because I got burned so many times and it was really hurtful. I spent a lot of time and effort and sometimes money surprising my ss with unique and personalized gifts. The last time I did this, I got a single peanut butter cup, a cheap crappy ring that didn't fit and a small $.50 pack of vacuum packed coffee.
I went to a party once where we were told we could bring real gifts and gag gifts. My husband and I went, so we did one of each. Ours was the only gag gift, and a kid got it. Poor guy got Depends, and other, less memorable things. I felt like the worst person who ever lived.
tbh fuck adults who take shit from kids in these exchanges and leaving them with shit presents like that. i have so many painful memories from yankee swaps in my family over the years.
That didn't happen in this case. The kid opened it, and nobody stole it from him, although it certainly would have been nice if they had. His brother, his dad, and the dad's girlfriend were all there, so hopefully there was some sharing after the fact.
Makes you feel any better had same thing. I didn't really know my secret santa but thought chocolate and wine would go down well. I got a giant inflated penis with a tub of vaseline.
Ah, nothing like the gift of telling someone to go fuck themself
LewishM ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw one in work that is such a level of mismatch I still cannot fathom it.
We had a limit of ยฃ20 but one guy went a little above, i think ยฃ25, and got someone a lordship. One of those novelty "you own 1 square metre of land up north so you can legally be called lord or lady" The girl he gave it too had recently moved to this country and was overjoyed with the gift. She uses the title, enjoys the story and feels like she has a little local gift in this new part of the world!
The guy who got her that was given a tesco smart price flask with the ยฃ3 sticker still on it. It leaked.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like the Reddit Secret Santa for me. Every year, it's crap while I send awesomeness out to who I got. Gotta keep telling myself it's about giving, not receiving.
You joke but my Secret Santa horror story is basically the first half of that episode. We did it in middle school, there was a $20 limit, and you put together what was essentially a wish list. Also a week before the exchange you were expected to write them a hint about who you are.
The day of the exchange, my person convinced the teacher to organize everyone together to discuss about how people weren't being fair with their gifts. He was upset because his "hint" was a full blown scavenger hunt printed on stationery, and the one he received from me was only a paragraph long riddle written on notebook paper. He also was upset that he bought his Secret Santa a new video game($50 then), and I only got him two of the items on his wish list that totaled $20. I'm not exaggerating when I say he was holding back tears.
Meanwhile, unknown to him, my Secret Santa was my poor friend. He didn't write me a "hint" because he forgot (along with about half the class), and instead told me the day before the exchange that he was my Secret Santa and he wasn't sure if they could afford to get me anything. I said it was fine, because it was a fucking gift exchange that our families were paying for.
I told this guy to be grateful, since about half of the class didn't participate in the "hint" at all, and that a couple of us didn't get any presents to open. Later one of the other kids pointed out that a new video game was $50, and then the teacher quickly ended things.
I'm pretty sure that was the last year that teacher organized a gift exchange.
We did a secret santa couple years ago and my buddy (supposedly) got a goat that was purchased online for a poor family somewhere in a third world country. There was no paperwork. There was no record of it ever being purchased. The kid just told my friend, yeah I bought you a goat and donated it to a poor family online. Thats it. What a dick
Our friend group does a sudo white elephant type gift exchange, the problem is some people see it as an opportunity to get friends something nerdy and cool, others see it as an actual white elephant and bring crap. I got a case of Surge one year...
I have always gotten screwed on secret Santa. Worst was at my first job. Me and a girl ended up getting each other. Only thing she wanted was a pair of big adult mittens or some shit. I don't even remember what all I put down as we had sheets to fill out with favorites. I got her hers. Never received mine, she quit a few days later.
With the right group of people it can be a blast, but with any large group you're pretty much playing Russian Roulette on whether you'll even get a gift or not, nevermind whether any thought was put into it.
I never got a gift from the reddit 2013 Secret Santa exchange. I haven't done a reddit Secret Santa since when I realized that a large chunk of people who sign up for it are just hoping they get matched with someone rich so they get a really nice gift and have no intention of sending a gift themselves.
I'm participating in a fb secret santa in a group of dnd fans. It's a wonderful, open group so I thought I'd try. I bought my person really nice gifts, I even went over the money limit even though I'm pretty broke. I know it's been delivered, and I know she knows I'm her santa, but I have not heard anything from her. Not even a fb post with her gifts. Nothing. Meanwhile I'm still waiting for my stuff, 2 months later. I'm never doing this again.
I've just done a secret Santa I'm terrified that they will hate it as I fully admit I'm totally shit at buying presents. I'm hoping they will appreciate the thought behind it
I tried spearheading a secret Santa amongst my group of 20ish friends, $20 limit. Everyone got each other game stop gift cards. I gave a nice little 6-er of fancy beer.
We did Secret Santa at my work one year. There are only 6 of us that work there, and I found out the day we were due to give out presents that 3 people hadn't bothered. I ended up being Santa to 4 people that year and we never did it again. I love giving gifts, so it was worth it!
I once forgot to buy a secret Santa gift for someone. It became a running joke that I owed her a gift for about a year. I did eventually get her a gift lol.
I was part of an improv group in college. We had a secret Santa for our first year together, and there was only about eight or nine of us. Everybody got each other really nice gifts and it was really cute. I hand made something for my person, and I got something that was gaming-related in return. One of my friends also made something for her person, but her Santa completely and totally forgot. So, instead of doing something last minute and getting her a gift card or something, she just gave my friend a bag of Oreos, one of which she had replaced the filling with toothpaste. She thought it was a clever way to hide the fact that she had forgotten all about it. No one was pleased with her over it and she left the group not much longer after that.
I used to do the Disney art Secret Santa on deviantart. I'd study the person's favorite character, design a new dress, and try to add as much else as possible. I'm not that good, but I did my damndest. Two years people 'forgot' and the group had no one to make a backup gift. Once I got a traced picture colored with crayons, once I got the character I said I hated, and once, when I asked for 'Elsa in a new dress' I got Elsa in her usual dress, but it was colored red and she was shooting green sparkles.
I have since quit all Secret Santas. I still love Disney, though.
I did the first halloween secret santa a while ago back on my old account. Put so much effort into my giftee's present and she really seemed excited about it when she got it.
I never got my stuff, and then I was rematched afterwards that person ALSO didn't send me anything. That was my first and last Secret Santa, and I have no intention of doing it again.
I worked at a place that did a secret santa. One year a girl got a gift card with under a dollar left on it. I always hand knit gifts for my giftees. I also got lucky because every year the "office mom" drew my name and she got me awesome gifts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once spent hours painting a portrait of this girl for her secret santa, and when it was my turn to get a present, I got a travel size (used) BBW lotion that had an expiration date of over two years ago on the bottom.
Really bummed me out because I had spent so much time on the present because they had stressed that the present was to be around $30 but I didnโt have any money. My secret santa liked her gift though, and hung it in her room, so thereโs that.
This happened to me once and I'm still bitter about it! Coworker drew my name and then just totally forgot/chose not to give me a gift afterwards. Just be honest if you don't want to participate before choosing a name!
I think the Best, Most Fun gift exchanges are where people are throwing in a funny or gag gift, and then each person gets to choose whether to keep there's or exchange it for one of the gifts already opened, but each gift can only be exchanged a max of 3 times.
I'm sure there's a name for it but it's escaping me at the moment.
People who forget their gift don't need to participate. People who get a crap gift are outed in front of the whole group.
I used to bring expensive items to white elephant games and not play. I enjoyed watching people fight over the item.
Big_D7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for real, one time i went super hard and got my friend tickets to the premier of star wars 8, and a couple of league of legends posters. he was so happy and grateful, it was awesome. from my secret santa i got a pair of socks that would only probably fit a 10 year old. no thanks!
Happened in my friend group too except we all knew who it was. She ended up giving her person two lighters from the corner store...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a guy some cider I found in my cupboard and I got a bear with a message to me and my fiancee. I wish I never took part, was my first secret santa and I never got better at it. I refuse to participate now. The disappointed looks people give when they see my gift is just no fun.
When I was in HS the fencing team had one every year and one year my secret santa "forgot" and then the next year my secret santa got me some really nice star wars collectable glasses that her dad had laying around and never opened. I feel like secret santa has a pretty decent Karma wheel.
Yeah, fuck secret santas, back in year 5, our class had one. We had a $2 minimum and $10 max, one kid got a mini RC car, everyone else got awesome stuff, What did i get??? A diary with half the pages ripped out and a Bic pen that didn't work, the dairy was 30c because the dumbarse forgot to take the price sticker off, this came from a kid who liked to sprout how much money his parents had.
It's true some Secret Santa's suck, the only thing is that's about the only time I'll personally receive a gift. I'll go and buy everyone a gift and then the only gift I'll receive is a Secret Santa, so for the most part I'm pretty happy about what I get.
IMO, secret santa works best with friendly people who reveal who they had after. It's a fun game to try and guess who was your santa. And naturally guessing is most fun when you can figure out when you're right and what the actual answer was when you're wrong.
Also, if you do it with a computer system, you can have a post-gift giving automated reveal that makes it impossible for bad participants to stay a secret. And good riddance, cause fuck anyone who does that.
Stuff like reddit secret santa doesn't really work so well. It's not as fun with strangers, especially since reddit doesn't even enforce their secret santa much. You can participate even if you have no substance to your account. That's terribly unfun.
I won't do the Reddit secret Santa because too many times in my past this happened to me (or when I got presents they were insulting.) My wife's family does Secret Santa as couples which means that my wife gets a present and I don't.
Yeti1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me every year at primary school, never got anything from my secret Santa's while I put in a ever decreasing amount of effort for them. Makes sense since I was never invited to a birthday either. It's hard being in a small country school there's no escaping the popular kids and how they have everyone treat you.
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs why i donโt do secret Santa or potlucks at work. Iโm not bringing in my world famous sugar cookies or world famous jalapeรฑo chip dip and everyone ravages the food before i get up there.
Aha yep, Iโve been there. My old friends from school did secret Santa once, never again. When we pulled the names I wasnโt there and got he last name in the hat, which was my friends girlfriend who wasnโt really friends with us at all, we barely knew her in fact. I still went out of my way to get her a nice big bar of chocolate
When it came time to pass on the gifts, I didnโt get jack shit, and the day before my friend had broken up with his girlfriend so I just gave the chocolate to him instead. The person who was meant to give me my gift โforgot about itโ but it turns out he got a cool poster but just kept it to himself instead of gifting it to me
drpeck3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha we used to have a secret Santa school wide thing ~ 200 kids. From 1st grade to 7th I didn't receive one from the person who got me (different each year). It got to the point that me and my friends would keep track throughout the day about when each class delivered the gifts if I had gotten one. It got to the point where I secretly didn't want to get one simply to keep the tradition going.
Also Dirty Santa. We do one at work each year with a $20 limit. I usually spend an extra $5-$10 just cause itโs hard to get something thatโll be widely liked for $20. Somehow I always leave the worst gifts that definitely cost less than $20.
This last year I put in a 24 bottle case of Yuengling (almost everyone I work with is obsessed with the stuff) and ended up with โfancyโ hand soap that I later saw at a Dillardโs as one of those annoying *ON SALE 1,000,000% OFF! TODAY ONLY: $10!โ ads so basically I got the cheap, off brand, forgot-to-get-a-gift gift.
Another year was the same basic thing but I ended up with one of those $8 Axe body wash boxes that are all over Walmart this time of year.
My least favorite year - I forgot to get a gift (oops) so I grabbed a new bottle of Makers Mark that I had ($35?) and put it in the game. I ended up with a piรฑata full of [what seemed like] the reject candy from Halloween. So like $8 and leftover candy.
In junior high I did a gift exchange and the girl who was my secret santa didn't like me. I didn't get anything and didn't tell anyone in my friend group because of how much embarrassing it was.
I was in a work secret Santa once and I got an unwrapped DVD of "the bachelor"(1999 Chris O'Donnell movie) from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart. The guy who gave it to me also worked at Wal-Mart so he had a discount too.
In high school, our choir did a secret santa gift exchange. I was the only one who didn't get a gift and whats worse is that nobody realized it. I was self conscious enough as it was but that made me sad.
If you expect nothing in return, give to charity. You still get no thing in return, and what you do give actually goes to someone that deserves it and not some scamming bastard that "forgets" secret santa but happily keeps what they got.
At one of my old workplaces, I was the lowest paid person on staff. I was a part-timer, while studying. Some of the people earned a lot of money (think Partners in a firm). We had a lucky dip secret Santa, value was capped at $20.
I spent a bit of time looking for something that would feel worthwhile to someone, and managed to get something in sale for just on the $20 limit that normally sold for a fair bit more.
What I got was one of those clear plastic boxes that has about 6 different style rings you put around wine glass stems so you each know who has what glass.
They looked cheap and unattractive and probably cost the person $5 at most, if they didnt receive it for free as part of some bundle/package.
I visited my parents on the way home and 'left them behind' at theirs.
This makes me feel sad, though. My kids go to public school, and I've seen and heard some sad shit. Some families are just barely scraping by, others have parents who are addicts, mentally unfit, or just don't give two shits about their kids. :( I imagine the kid who gifted that searching their house for something, anything, they could give, and landing on the coloring book that obviously meant something to them.
putsch80 ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 16:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs an excellent point. As a kid, you just think, โdamn, someone gave me a shitty gift.โ As an adult, you realize that the gift probably came from a kid who had nothing better to give and was trying their best to give someone special, even when they themselves have so little to give. Itโs heartbreaking.
I'm imagining this kid stressing the f out on a Monday morning, trying to decide between secret santa'ing the used coloring book, a picture of his estranged father or his mom's empty container of pills.
ensignlee ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult I think it could either be the kid was fine economically and just didn't give a shit about a school gift exchange, or the kid was super poor and had nothing to give. I've seen plenty of both.
eh My parents were well-off but I always gave shitty presents cause there was no way to assure I was going to get something worthwhile... So my parents gave me money, I would buy some shitty stuff, and would buy something for me with the rest.
We have nothing to go by to assume that the coloring book came from a poor kid who couldn't afford anything better. There's a very good chance that the kid didn't care or they forgot and just pulled something out of their backpack or maybe they even colored it specifically to give it as a gift because they thought it would be nice.
My thoughts exactly. These kinds of things shouldn't be in schools TBH. I live in a very economically diverse area, and the only time we did something like that was in newspaper class when the rules were it had to be funny, you didn't know who was receiving it, and you couldn't spend money. I got a broken corded phone (that I fixed and still use today) and I gifted a Sweatin' to the Oldies tape. :P
Last year my youngest was in 4th grade. They did a gift exchange with a max of $5, and the teacher got a tally beforehand of who was going to provide a gift, so he could fill in the gaps and make sure there were extra gifts on hand for families that couldn't contribute. I tell you, I never take for granted anything I have after seeing how some of these kids are living. :/ My other daughter's close friend doesn't have a bed, much less a bedroom. She puts pillows/cushions from the couch on the floor to sleep at night (couch is small and she can't stretch out on it). Her mom is flat out evil, and I wish I could just take her in to live with us, but the mom won't even let her live with her dad full time (where she'd have her own bedroom) and hates me because her kid prefers spending time at our house to her own. :/
That's really nice of the teacher, but so awful about your daughter's friend. :( I had a lot of friends who lived in bad situations, too. Ironically, I often preferred to be at their houses because my parents were so strict. But looking back, I really appreciate what they did for me.
Sometimes my husband grumbles about "extra" kids being in the house, but when I remind him of the background of some of these kids, he agrees it's better for them to have a place to come that is stable and normal. I'll always take being the hangout house over being the one my own kids want to flee from.
Depending on where you are in the UK you can ring Police take the child out of the harmful situation untill social turn up and they will try to get hold of the farther and hand over custody to who is able to care for the child they will always start with family then close friends of the family them as part of the care system but worst case is they can go into the care system and you can get them via that care system (adoption).
In the US. Department of Child & Family Services has already been involved with this family. :/ Allegedly the mom has "one more chance" to get her act together, as in: If she hits her daughter one more time, that's "it." The system sucks. I've had more interaction with her dad who moved back to town about a year ago than I have with the mom in 4 years. The mom is just pure evil. Arrested for retail theft, tried to pin it on her daughter. The crazy, fucked up aunt (mom's sister) told other parents on the girls' team that the daughter is:
dating a 24 year old Latin King
failing school
the fake "tattoos" on her hand were gang symbols
unwelcome at her previous babysitter's house
Yeah. At the time, she was dating a Hispanic boy in her class, super into 21 Pilots (emulating the one singer's hand tattoos), a straight A student. Oh, and the previous babysitter, I knew her, so I called and had a nice long chat. She's the one that called DCFS on the mom.
AlphaMW3 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a really good person
kyrsteng ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My heart hurts for that girl, but I am so glad you are looking out for her.
moosevan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:54:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That could totally happen someday. I had a friend in high school that moved out of his parent's house and went to live with his buddy's family. Is there a child advocate system in your town? I feel the same way you do. I want to give those kids a safe place to live with sober grownups to help them.
I'm not sure? The dad was battling for custody, but lost. I think it's on account of him working second shift, his teenage daughter would be alone from after school until 11pm. Also, I don't really truly don't know his history.
5redrb ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 18:00:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
very economically diverse area
Yay diversity!
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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5redrb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As do economically imbalanced, inconsistent, or varied. Doesn't mean diversity is wrong. I would say it is the best word to use in this context. Why do you find it so wrong?
5redrb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:55:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diversity has a positive connotation. It's best for schools to have a diverse student body.
Economic disparity is a problem stemming from discrimination and unequal opportunity. Obviously there will always be some people with more and some with less but reducing disparity would benefit our country.
I don't really find it wrong, it just sounds like a funny euphemism used to gloss over a problem. Diversity is generally used when referring to things that vary among several different characteristics. Income is one characteristic and more is good, less is bad.
"newspaper class" Fuck public education. What the actual fuck is that.
PhDOH ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From the sounds of it a class that teaches writing skills, tailoring your writing to different situations and audiences, it skills, design skills, creativity, research skills, communication skills, problem solving, photography, and does it all in a way that demonstrates the real life applications of these skills.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, dunno what that guy's problem is, we have newspaper at my school, and that's exactly what it does.
Doesn't really help that the teacher will edit your article and remove critical parts, but that's her issue.
We composed the school newspaper? It was pretty legit. We all learned Photoshop, too. It was taught by probably the most dedicated and engaging teacher I've ever had, as a cherry on top.
[deleted] ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 16:59:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a ton of immigrant families in our town. My oldest last year heard firsthand stories of kids who lived in refugee camps. It was an eye-opener for her. Thankfully, the teachers so far have all been very mindful of the diverse backgrounds of the families.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:52:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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PhDOH ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you think about how much it costs to teach a doctor from the first day they start school vs teaching a fully trained doctor English (and perhaps catch them up on cultural, technological, and policy differences) it is just obscene. But the way our political systems work budgets are completely divided with no thought for how money could be saved overall through collaborative schemes.
BCR_ABL ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness sake, qualifications for being a doctor in the US vs other countries can be vastly different. For the specific case of medicine, I think it's understandable that being a doctor in another country does not automatically qualify you to be a doctor in the US.
Fair point, but I don't live in the USA. What you said still applies, there's a whole process to allow a foreign doctor to practice here.
Still heartbreaking to see people that were your average middle class with qualifications, a long career and university degrees dealing with the harsh reality of their education having no value whatsoever. It's a shot in the ego.
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brearose ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:56:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom works with little kids, and every Christmas there are a bunch of kids sad that Santa didn't visit them, since he's supposed to visit everyone. Although the worst part is that these kids come from wealthy families who refuse to celebrate Christmas because they aren't Christian, even though Christmas where I live has nothing to do with religion.
I remember being upset in Kindergarten because I got a Sesame Street coloring book from the gift exchange when one of my friends got a nerf gun. It wasn't even colored in or anything, I just thought I was too old for Sesame Street.
My mom explained to me that it was probably all the kid who brought it could afford and that I should be thankful that I got a free coloring book, and that it wasn't nice to pout and make other people feel bad about their gift. I never forgot that lesson, as basic as it seems.
This exactly. Yesterday, my daughter brought home a note about a field trip for next Friday, it costs $6 and all the kindergarten kids are going to go see a play.
Our area is also very economically diverse and I know for a fact that some kids parents don't have an "extra" $6 to send them on that trip.
This morning I sent a note to the teacher letting her know that if any kids are unable to go, due to financial reasons, my family will be happy to pick up the cost so that they can go.
That's very kind of you! I've noticed in the past 5 years that field trips have dwindled down to nothing, and I'm sure the financial hardship for many is behind it. I'm rather bummed my youngest won't get to do the 5th grade camping trip. It's a tradition in our town; I did it in 5th grade (private school) and my oldest did it (public school). I guess this is the first year the school district isn't doing it.
My parents did that for my field trips too. They also bought extra school supplies at the beginning of the year to give to my teachers, just in case kids needed them.
My letters would usually have a line on them offering financial assistance for those who needed it. They wouldn't send everybody on free camping trips, but they made sure that nobody was left out of regular educational field trips just because their family couldn't/wouldn't find a spare $10.
I taught middle school for 14 years. Around the holidays inevitably students in each period would want "play" Secret Santa. I always tried to avoid this because it meant fun and games the day before break. The more I'd protest, the more students would get organized and figure task forced for clean up, entertainment, inclusion, and secret keeping for the gift exchange. So I would, throughout the year was buy things that were novel and cool. And throughout the year I would wrap them in Christmas wrap. By the time secret Santa came around I already knew which students would be able and would not be able to participate. Also by this time my students understood that they wouldn't be embarrassed, or be unable to participate if cost was an issue.
It was so satisfying to see how pleased students where to receive gifts that I had squirreled away throughout the year. One, because I felt like I was still cool enough to know what was cool. Two, because it was sweet to see everyone happy, especially the students who trusted me enough to know that they would have a nice gift to give during Secret Santa.
Ambralin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow thatโs so amazing. You sound like a really great person.
athnenia ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:55:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was me as a kid in elementary school. All gift-giving occasions brought me so much shame and anxiety because I knew better than to expect the help of my mother. I specifically remember digging for change in the couch and stealing Christmas ornaments off of our tree to put into my Secret Santa goody bag (we would do week-long stocking type gifting). I was definitely guilty of giving away "gently used" items.
Graysville Elementary students of 1992-1997: I am truly sorry for the incredibly awkward social snafu and the disappointment it caused.
Aw. I'm sure discussions like this will help them realize it was the very best you could do. Sometimes, it truly is the thought that counts. And you cared enough to make the effort.
And for pete's sake, teachers, never make a week long event of gift exchanging!
At my kids school they now require parents to bring a small gift for each kid in the class. Nothing big, but like one pencil per kid or a candy cane per kid or something. I'm assuming too many kids were getting nothing or something that was disheartening. Which reminds me that I need to buy a party pack of whistles so that I'll be the most loved parent by all the kids and the most hated by all the parents.
Ambralin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh yes. My mom was a teacher at a lower income school where a lot of kids came from broken homes and had parents/guardians who just weren't able to be there for them. I noticed that in her home office, my mom had this little stuffed toy that looked kind of dingy and old, and without thinking I jokingly asked her why she had it. She looked really sad and said one of her students had given it to her as a gift. I sobered up pretty fast after that. It was clear it was a toy that had meant a lot to this kid and he/she had given it to my mom meaning it to be a kind gesture. She's always held on to it.
See? It had bigger impact than many other gifts received, I'm sure.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great story, great mom!
demeschor ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember we did one in science class, you only put your name in if you were going to draw a name out, and our teacher took all the names of people participating (to make sure we had a gift at the end). He took a name and put his name in the hat; he also bought a few spares in case anyone who gave one didn't get matched.
It was a ยฃ5 limit and tbh it was pretty cool. I got the teacher's gift which was a balloon animal kit, had hundreds of balloons in it, so for the rest of the lesson we passed it around and everyone had very deformed balloon dogs for the rest of the day. One of my absolute favourite school memories, it was done really well, everyone got a gift & nobody else knew who gave what.
But I definitely agree that they shouldn't be compulsory ... And preferably completely anonymous!
I went to private school, and our family was the "poor" one. For real. I got teased for being poor because we didn't have a dishwasher. We had enough money to pay private school tuition, mind you.
eta: I had a very sheltered elementary/middle school experience.
That's what I'm saying, this issue is widespread in America. But I would guess the income disparity between private school kids is even larger. If you go to school with Mark Zuckerberg's kids you would look destitute if you didn't own multiple houses.
One year in high school we had a Christmas book exchange in our English class. I gave my person a vintage hardcover copy of Huckleberry Finn from my own book collection. She was like, โEew a gross old used book!โ I shouldโve just asked for it back and given her the brand new book I got. It was some terrible murder mystery novel that they sell in the grocery store checkout aisle. It was so bad, and I was so disappointed in the whole thing.
I was in the fourth grade and moved around a lot. I started a new school and was finally able to make a couple friends. I got invited to a birthday/slumber party and couldn't have been more happy. It meant everything at the time for me to go. At first my mom said there was no way I could go because we couldn't afford a gift. I begged and begged. Finally she caved in and said yes. I realized that I had no gift and asked her whatnwencould get for her. She digs out a slightly used curling iron and shoves it into the box and says here ya go. So I got to be the kid who noone even wanted at the party who brought a damn used curling iron as a gift :( such fond memories of my childhood..
Boy, you are way too kind. I don't care how broke you are, an already-colored coloring book isn't a gift. It has 0 value. What? A kid wants to look at what another kid already did? It's either really mean or narcissistic or both. Give ANYthing else.
To an adult's way of thinking...yes. But I have kids, and I can tell you that at the second grade level, they are mostly good-hearted, and trying to please people still. Once they hit middle school, well, that's a different game.
Second graders are only about 6-7 years old. If the kid really enjoyed the coloring book and it was a prize possession, they could just be giving it to somebody else in the hope they found it cool too. Kids who don't have much growing up don't always have a sense of proportion or what things are worth.
That IS hard, but it falls on the adults in the situation. Like other people have said, holding an event like this is tough on kids who come from poor families or have parents who just don't pay attention. Or the kid who received what seemed like a crappy gift should have had a parent to explain that people are doing the best they can.
A lot of the stories on here are about adults who purposefully give thoughtless/crappy gifts, but this is one that seems more like an honest mistake on the part of a little kid.
In a fourth grade secret santa, I got a gold bottle opener with a little umbrella over the opener. I was like, yeah, now my beer won't spray on me. Just what every eight year old needs.
shiguywhy ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:03:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My scout troop had a gift exchange where we live off played musical chairs with the gifts - pass them around until the music goes off. Well, I was a tomboy but I actually liked playing with dolls (I used them to play out storylines that I had in my head because I never wanted to write them down), and I had a lot of Barbies. A LOT. That was pretty much the only "effeminate" activity that I enjoyed as a kid.
Well, when the music stopped, I had my hands on what was pretty clearly a Barbie. I knew what Barbie packaging feels like. This was a damn Barbie. We were getting ready to open our gifts when one of the moms came over and took my Barbie from me and handed me the present that another girl had ended up with. I watched in dismay as she opened what was rightfully MY Barbie, while I got stuck with scented lotion. I had never used lotion in my life and my skin was (and is) so sensitive that I was often allergic to a lot of perfumey things. I was pretty upset by it but I held it in.
My mom explained to me on the way home that the girl really wanted a new Barbie but her family couldn't afford it or something, and they knew that I was "more mature" (meaning "experiencing early onset puberty and therefore emotionally an adult"), so I wouldn't mind swapping gifts. I honestly wouldn't have if I'd been told about it, or asked if I would exchange with her, or anything other than having my gift taken without explanation. Still bitter about it almost 20 years later.
sSommy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:11:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a white elephant party at church one time. Now the whole point of white elephant is to have fun and see what funny gifts every one gets. But everyone else was getting really neat things whereas I had bought a candle with something funny on it. I got a pack of cards. Meanwhile, everyone else got a pocket knife or a gorgeous white elephant statuette or a purse or a nice wall clock.
This happened to me in the fourth grade. I got a smushed Little Debbie or Hostess cake from that kids lunch that day. I was so disappointed, I think I even lied to my mother and said I had gotten a nice box of sweets and shared them with my friends during the party.
When I was a freshman our choir class did a gift exchange. The girl I got paired with, I gave her a matching set of earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet. She "forgot" to get me something. I was the only girl in the class that didn't get a gift.
Similar thing happened to me in first grade. I begged my mom to buy a barbie because i wanted to give a good gift even though we were really poor. Mom caved and bought the barbie. I ended up getting a pack of beauty and the beast trading cards. It was already opened and taped closed and the corners of the cards were all bent.
This is what happens when kids are responsible for gifts. Letters should be sent home for parents. I feel a lot of these were kids last second thoughts. They wanted to be included but were just kids so they didn't know what would be a good gift.
O wow, that reminds me. When I was in the first(second?) grade we had a holiday gift exchange. I went out with my mother and we bought some sweet hot wheels. So the day comes where everyone is suppose to exchange gifts. So all the gifts get passed around and we all open them. Then it set in, I didnโt really understand that I was buying the gift for someone else to take home, so I started crying, then other kids started crying, then everyone started crying. So on that day, everyone went home with the gift their parent(s) had purchased for someone else. (I still have the hot wheels to this day). Everyone left happy.
Coonanner ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my earliest memories was how pissed off I was when I gave a hot wheels and a cool puzzle for secret santa and I got a five-stick pack of gum in return.
I even remember the size of the pack of gum I was so traumatized at about age 6.
This is why forced "gift exchanges" and "secret santas" should be banned in offices and schools.
It ain't a GIFT if you HAVE to give it.
Let's return Christmas to its roots and stop this shopping madness!
lyn73 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:37:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. In addition, we need to be aware that in some cultures, Christmas (and gift giving in particular) is irrelevant. Some parents are stretched thin and even if a child "doesn't participate", how are they to feel when everyone else is participating?
ReubenXXL ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea we had a gift swap as kids at someone's Christmas party. Everyone brought a bunch of boring shit (I don't blame them, $10 limit) like throw blankets (not a nice one) a decent waterbottle mug, $10 gift card to some random ass store, etc. I brought this dope magnetic dartboard that you could hang anywhere.
I ended up with last pick in the swap so I took that shit lol.
Fuck, I had the same experience. I did a secret-santa type thing when I was in the Cub Scouts, and my mum got this amazing light up pen thing for the random kid who got my present (it sounds lame but at like 8 or 9 years old, it looked amazing). It looked a bit like a funky sonic screwdriver.
I was totally expecting to get something equally awesome. What did I get? A McDonalds Shelby soft toy that came from some kid's Happy Meal.
So crushingly disappointed. At least other kids got cool stuff.
Last year I got one of mine a chromecast, and the other a small basket filled with a new board game, a bunch of snacks, and a bottle of wine (โinstant game night!โ)
I received a crass mug; and a set of plastic tops for re-sealing sodas. I donโt drink soda.
In my country we don't have Secret Santa but another thing made in september called "Secret Friend". Once my brother got a bag full of toys and candies for his secret friend, he was happy until his secret friend gave him a used pencil without eraser and a bit of play doh with a tiny chocolate. I still laugh about.
For secret santa I got my person 2 pairs of wacky Socks( which is what they asked for). They were 20$ each and covered in a sort of funny Christmas design. Like santa at the beach. My Santa got me a pair of old used socks wrapped in a torn Walmart bag.
Illllll ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless it was a private school, that's kind of fucked to be having kids do a secret Santa. You probably got a glimpse of what that kids Christmas is actually like.
Similar to this in about grade 5 I gave my friend a used Archie book wrapped in normal writing paper, like with the lines on it and everything. It was ghetto and I felt very bad but my living situation was not really one where I could just ask my dad for money for a proper gift.
g3istbot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade we did a gift exchange match thing. Basically two people had to give one another a gift.
I didn't know the kid I got matched up with, so I asked all sorts of questions about stuff he liked. He just gave vague answers, and acted like he didn't want anything to do with me.
I decided on giving him ninja Legos, brand new, in the box. Day of the exchange comes, I give him my gift, first again he acted like he wanted nothing to do with me, after opening it he just does a shrug like I'm annoying him. My gift? "I forgot".
Almost immediately one of his friends came over and traded him some hot wheels car thing for the Legos.
I brought two wwe figure sets (not the cheep shitty ones, the ones with chairs and ladders and shit) to my grade school secret Santa and got a single hot wheels car in return.
That kidโs parent is an asshole if they let them do that
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:21:23 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a small town. We all knew each other. The girl that gave the magazine was pretty well off. She was also part of the "popular kids group". Always went to the next bigger city mall to shop at the gap and old navy.
in 2nd grade i was late for class we where doing gift exchange i bought a monster truck and a barbie.
nobody wanted to exchange with me so at the end of the exchange i ended up with a monster truck and just gave the barbie to the other girl in class who wasnt able to bring a gift to exchange.
that was one of thoose defining days that made me not want to ever give gifts again
Iโm scrolling through this thread, wondering if my horrible gift giving showed up. It hasnโt, but when I was in third grade, I participated in a Secret Santa. I forgot to bring a gift, so I wrapped my calculator (which had my name on it) in a napkin, and proceeded to submit it for dispersal. My Santa got me an โI Spyโ book that I still have to this day. He got my shitty calculator. I will never forget his face, it haunts me to this day.
Edit- it was fourth grade, which somehow makes it worse.
Secret Santa things have always been the worst for me when I was a kid. Like, I know its about the giving or whatever, but as a 7 year old I didn't care. Dammit I spent so long finding a nice gift for someone, and I got a stupid pen. Like it wasn't even a cool pen with different colors, it was just a generic pen. I was pissed.
Alas-D ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 3rd grade we had a Christmas gift exchange and we had to draw straws in class to see who got our gifts and vice versa. Well before we weโre about to do that one of my friends who was sick, mom came to school and wanted to meet one of the teachers.i was the one who had to show her where the teachers lounge was and by the time I got back everyone had already pulled straws and since I wasnโt there I couldnโt pull anyoneโs name and never received anything and some lucky kid get a brand new pair of walkie talkies.
God damn I know this feeling. 5th grade. The kid who got my gift got some sick TechDecks and a mini ramp. In return, he gave me a couple pieces of a broken railroad train set.
This is what makes me think "what the fuck?" Why do kids have gift exchanges? And if they do, put a price limit!
I had that happen in less extreme measures, but it hurts as a kid to get something shitty while someone gets a huge prize, kids accidentally tie that to their self-worth.
Yep. In 8th grade my secret Santa got me a shake weight, while everyone else got great gifts. I was really skinny and quiet so I'm not really sure what they were going for, but the whole class laughed at me and it sucked.
TWDfan77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, school is buns.
fendaar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 8th grade, I spent an entire Saturday shopping with my mom to find the perfect gift for the Holiday gift exchange. I got used Tupperware. Not taken out of the cabinet and wrapped tupperware, but had a fork inside and the remnants of soup from their lunch.
I want you to take a moment to think that maybe the kid was desperately poor, his/her parents told them they couldn't buy anything, and the kid didn't want to show up without a gift, so they gave you something they could.
I was that poor growing up, and it sounds like something I would have done, not out of spite, but because I was 7 and deeply ashamed.
oarsof6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds familiar, except I received a pair of used socks in my schoolโs gift exchange. We lived in a fairly poor area, so the kidโs parents probably just couldnโt afford to buy a gift for another kid, but 8 year old and disappointed me didnโt understand that!
How unlucky! I've actually only done one Secret Santa exchange and this one kid was making a fuss about the "girly" gift he got. During the fuss when the teacher was telling the girl about the inappropriate gift, she found out the girl didn't have a gift, turns out the kid was also the Secret Santa for his Secret Santa and he didn't bring a gift. Her gift to him was yellow socks with little cats on it... so she got cute socks that were probably bought for herself to begin with.
I mean, I guess it depends on the school? I feel like secret Santas for a grade school is kind of a bad idea. I bet there were kids from less than affluent families who couldn't get anything from them, or didn't want to try asking their parents to get a gift. They probably felt guilty not being able to give anyone a good gift.
That may have just been little shits too, but yeah.
Man, are we the same person? Because this happened to me too, right down to the hot wheels and Barbie gifts.
Strych-9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, man. In Kindergarten we had to do that secret Santa thing. I went and got a cool Hulk action figure for a kid. He gave me an hold beat up plastic ambulance car that looked like it had been thrown around more than once.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That kid probably didnt have any money for a gift.
I hated events where i had to bring something in cause we were broke as fuck and i couldnt get cool stuff like the other kids. Made "sugar cookies" for a Christmas party one year cause we didnt have any chocolate chips for chocolate chip cookies. I think that was the same year we had the Halloween party where i managed a bag of candy, but there werent enough pieces for the entire class.
Are we the same people? Literally the same thing happened with me. I even kinda teared up. My very first experience learning that some people won't put in as much effort into things as you do.
I had that happen. For my Girl Scouts gift exchange I bought a really large art kit for my person. She got me Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on cassette. It was in a grocery bag with the pages bent/ripped. It also came with a figurine that would've been cute if it wasn't chewed on. Apparently her 4 yr old sister threw a fit about wanting to listen to my gift and they let her have it before me.
Striezi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a pretty neat example for how life is not fair altough you are nice to other people. You had to learn that early in your Life.. see it as a gift ;-)
wenzelr2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like my secret Santa last year on Reddit. I got a binder full of used Troll playing cards. I spent a decent amount of money and got shit in return. But the guy that I had was very happy at what I gave. That made up for it.
jarious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is why don't enter secret santas anymore
phaiz55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost tossed one of my cousins down some stairs because he tried giving one of my brothers a used calendar for dirty santa.
I still feel guilty about this but Iโm 6th grade I was the magazine kid.. I brought a can of root beer... I duct taped it as wrapping.... I got detention which I totally deserved. But I also feel Iโve gotten better! Just last year I was in one and I got a friend of mine who is really into photography so I stole a bunch of his pictures off of different social media sites, bound a book out of some really nice paper and left half of it empty with a little note in it like Ellie from Up. He was so freaking happy and it made the massive blisters and cuts worth it!
duke78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If your family could afford a Barbie and Hot Wheels for the gift exchange, you were lucky.
The gift exchanges we had, had a max price of $3 or something. If it didn't, we probably couldn't afford it.
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:03 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our hometown shops had name brand toys at cheap prices. A new Barbie was $10-$15. Got the cute $10 one. Hot Wheels, depending on how many were in a package, ranged from $3-$20. She got the 5 pack Hot Wheels, about $10. It was a $10 gift exchange. $20 total with boy and girl gifts.
Same thing happened to me in 3rd grade. My mom bought some Jurassic Park action figures the night before and all I got was a lame ass Elmo Christmas book. What friggin 3rd grader still likes Elmo?!?!
School-age holiday gift exchanges are the worst, and it's usually not even the fault of the kids.
My sister was in one with her entire middle school class and ended up getting a small wooden box. The kid who put it in the exchanged was extremely poor.
This is why I hated (and still do) these gift exchanges. Shit like this would happen all the time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend brought used math workbooks and wax for braces as a โfunnyโ white elephant gift to our youth group party. It was soooooo lame. I remember really losing a lot of respect for her that day. She did a lot of crappy things and weโre no longer in contact except via generic social media, but I like to imagine sheโs changed a lot and is a happier, nicer person now.
Secret Santas at that age is quite dangerous. I don't think kids can handle getting terrible gifts as well as adults can.
UEMcGill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, in 1st grade I got a kid this awesome race car for our secret santa. I got fucking McDonalds coupons that were obviously bought that morning. Not even a card.
wetwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That shook loose a memory:
In 4th grade we did our holiday gift exchange. I don't remember what I bought, but I do remember getting a wrapped box. I unwrapped it, and it was a clearly used cardboard box. Okay, not a bit deal. I open it up and sift through the styrofoam peanuts to find a used GI Joe action figure. I was pleased, I loved GI Joe, and even better it came with the correct rifle.
When I got home I happily showed my mother and couldn't understand why she seemed less than pleased.
It wasn't until years later that it dawned on me that I had received somebody's used action figure they didn't like.
I remember my 4th grade gift exchange. All the other kids and myself gave each other transformers or Barnyard Commandos, Mad Balls, or Ninja Turtles.
I got a Mickey Mouse Christmas ornament.
ceefitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in 5th grade we did this Secret Santa where you buy a gift without knowing the recipient. Then the kids one by one pick a gift from the pile, or they can take a gift that has already been opened by someone else. I picked a new gift, and it was a stuffed monkey I really liked. Then some kid got some crappy thing and switched it with mine. I was super pissed and was a little shit about it I think because that kid ended up switching back with me. But when I look back I'm like, what they hell was that teacher thinking introducing gift snatching into what should be a fun holiday thing?
avefelix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes me think that the people who got your gift were poor and couldn't afford something better. And maybe they had to give up their favorite coloring book for the gift exchange. So you got a book full of treasured memories.
At our Holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade, I got a used Halloween magazine. All pages colored, crosswords and puzzles done.
At my office we do a gift exchange and the goal is to give / receive the shittiest gift. I've been wondering what I'm gonna give, and I think you just saved my ass.
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:25 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this brings back a memory i had chosen to forget..
in 5th grade the same thing happened to me. i brought this awesome set of pokemon something or other that all the kids were fighting over and the gift that i ended up with was a used crayons and a coloring book for a preschool aged kid. I remember wanting to cry but i didn't bc i knew that meant there was a kid in our class who couldn't afford a gift and they wanted to participate so they brought what they could..
When my sister was a school teacher she received gifts from most of her 3rd graders. One student was Chinese and her family was โfresh off the boat.โ
Her gift to my sister was a tube of cinnamon flavored lubricant. Like the kind youโd get at an adult book store.
In 3rd grade, my mother thought that a 50 piece power rangers puzzle would be a great idea for the poor soul who got my gift, despite my objections. I was so embarrassed that day. Still makes me cringe.
1mikeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you got the "Oh shit, that's today. What's in my closet I can use that I don't give a shit about" draw. Hopefully it wasn't truly random and the kid who brought that at least got a note sent home.
School Secret Santaโs are the worst. I brought a really cool gift that I canโt remember, and I got in return a giant carton of Whoppers, a candy I hate. I honestly think that that Secret Santa was set up for failure. Everyone just brought a wrapped present and put it on a table, and then it was free-for-all, so the bullies/popular kids would get to the presents first, and just pick out the biggest ones. I also remember a couple bad Scout Secret Santaโs. One year, all the scouts got in a circle and we passed around the wrapped presents like musical chairs, and when the music stopped, you got whatever present you had in your hand. I got a Yahtzee board game (which someone left unwrapped) which I was really excited about. But then the scout leader said that those werenโt our presents, and we had to pass them around again. We did, and I got a big box. And all that was inside was a really small toy I canโt remember. Another year, the scout leaders passed out presents like normal, but there was a catch. Each kid had a certain number of โstealsโ in which they could go up to another kid and steal their present. My original present was a cool dodgeball. But then, almost every kid stole from me, until I was left with a 20-piece LEGO set that was only part of a bigger set you had to buy. Honestly donโt know who thought that version of Secret Santa was a good idea lol.
That shit straight up sucks, i cant even imagine the amount of disappointment seeing that..please tell me there was some kind of happy ending where your mom took you out shopping to compensate for the shitty gift?
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:21 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told mum that I had finished the magazine games and coloring. I didn't want her upset about wasting money.
In 4th grade we had a "white elephant" type deal. Everyone sat in a circle and we would go two rounds, kids were randomly picked and once all the Popsicle sticks were out of the can they would be shuffled back in and the second round would start. All gifts were supposed to be $5 or under and something knick-knackey (like from the dollar store) so that it could be fun for everyone.
Someone's mother, who was either being a bitch for the bitchiness of it or was completely clueless on the spending limit, sent her kid in with a $20 hotwheels set. Everyone was determined to get that car set, even the girls, because it was the biggest and most expensive gift. Eventually, there was one turn left, and Kid A made a beeline for the car set. It was pandemonium. Kid B, who had to switch gifts with Kid A, cried and screamed and refused to let go of the gift. The teacher couldn't get Kid B to give it up, so finally Kid A ripped the gift out of his hands. Kid B loses it, and by the time the kids were broken up, the box of the car set was torn open and neither kid got to keep the set. The teacher had to pull a toy from the reward box in the front office so that at least all the kids had a gift, and I think the car set was given to Toys for Tots.
The teachers really should have just provided the toys themselves, or at least should have replaced the expensive toy before the game started and sent the kid back home with the car set and a note explaining that the toy was not acceptable. But they didn't, and after that year all party games involving exchange of anything were banned from school grounds.
I remember mine in 5th grade. We did secret Santa for our entire class, paired off. I got him a Lego set coz I didn't really know him that well. Turned out to be pretty cool because a lot of the other kids wanted to open up and start building with him too. I... got nothing. I remember being on the verge of tears, and the teacher fished out a gift from the table to give to me. The worst thing was, I was pretty sure it was from her boyfriend, because it was a gold heart necklace. I gave it back to her, but Secret Santa's still font sit well with me to this day.
Man, my secret santa never even got me a gift... I was the only one in the class not to get one ๐
DarthVeX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 3rd grade class did a Holiday gift exchange that was rigged so the three triplets in our class that had a sick parent and another parent in prison could get SOMETHING for Christmas. They were dirt-poor. If it wasn't for places like Goodwill and such, they would have come to school naked.
They got good Christmas presents, but because they were actually good and honest kids, they brought their own precious possessions (albeit used and dirty) in wrapped in old newspaper to give away.
When I was in 2nd grade I decided to make a pencil holder for my secret Santa. I thought this thing was awesome and would be loved by my classmate. I havenโt thought about it in years, but your post made me think of the sad look on her face when she opened it. Now I just feel bad!
I had a similar thing happen. Bought a really cool art set for the gift exchange and in return got a used baby book. I was in 3rd grade reading Harry Potter and stuff already, and this book was literally a tattered cardboard book with pictures that had the words under them like CAT and DOG.
marsdogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the same thing happened to me. in scouts we had a secret santa thing and my mom went all out, spending 20$+ on this huge present of stuffed animals and candy.
what did I get? a 99ยข store coloring book
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a pretty similar experience in 1st grade. I had my mom go out and buy some sweet tech decks and what I assumed was a cool Barbie toy. The next day I was all jazzed up thinking Iโd get a cool gift since I was giving cool gifts. I ended up getting a single used and beat up hotwheels car.
Only years later did I understand why I received a used toy and Iโm more at ease with it. Six year old me was pretty pissed though.
I can remember being so so poor as a child, and never having money to go on field trips or bring treats for class parties. This sounds like something I may have done in order to not go empty handed. :(
Yeah early elementary school secret Santa was the source of my worst gift ever. I found an awesome set of markers colored pencils crayons and all kinds of arts and crafts stuff to give to my secret Santa, and I was so hoping that I would get something reasonably as cool.
Nope. The person who drew me bought me a 10โ tall nutcracker candle. I was like 8. So disappointing.
My dad opened his gift early one year, sent it back for another one he liked better (leather jacket), repackaged it, and slipped it under the tree. Mom only noticed when he opened it that it was not the same gift she'd bought him.
This same scenario happened in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
"It was an ugly shirt. Hideous really. So I grabbed that shirt out of the bag when you weren't looking and I returned it and bought myself this shirt which isn't hideous."
"I feel like you just, you stole money from me, and then you bought yourself a shirt."
"A shirt with your money. Yeah. No, that is what happened."
Boobr ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 22:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was an ugly shirt. Hideous really.
I don't even need to see it to know it was Dennis.
My father in law asked me to come over and help him butcher a deer he had shot in his back field one afternoon. I get over there and he has the really nice buck knife I bought him for Christmas and had been under his tree for a few days, 2 weeks before Christmas. No big deal, I help him process the meat and took a little home to cook up as my fee for helping him out. I finished cleaning up and helped him brine some of the meat.
A week later, his wife calls me to come check out what was making all this noise on her roof. She was waking up late in the afternoon to get ready for her shift at the hospital, and knew I was home from work already and her husband would not be home for a few hours. I get over there, and there are turkey vultures on top of the roof. I scared them away and went to tell her everything was okay.
I am approaching the side door and an oder caught my attention, it wasn't strong, but it was pungent. I followed the smell, and on the back porch I saw the pail we had used to brine the deer meat. My father in law had forgotten to collect the meat and dump the salt water the next morning, and the recent warm weather had made for one nasty stew the vultures were investigating.
I take that off and dump the decomposing flesh in the field behind their house so the buzzards could feast in peace. I tell my mother in law what had happened, and she was not too pleased. She looked like she was going to kill her husband for the buzzards scaring her and inconveniencing me, something she tries hard not to do.
A few nights later on Christmas Eve, we return to my in law's house for our gift exchange. My wife and her two sisters started dividing the gifts up for everyone, and I noticed my FIL has the small box I had placed under the tree a few weeks back for him.
We all take turns opening gifts until finally he gets around to opening the box. Inside, he has rewrapped and reboxxed the buck knife. He pulls it out and thanks me quickly for it and attempts to put it back quickly and move on to the next gift.
My wife's sister ask him some questions about the knife and then asked to see it. He hesitantly unsheaths the blade, and to my surprise, he has yet to clean it after using it to butcher the deer. There is a small tuft of hair and a few bits of jerky still on the knife. My MIL remembers the buzzards now and starts throwing all of her presents at him because apparently, she had forgotten to bring it up with him after she went to work a few days back.
This will probably be one of the best presents I ever give anyone. The family brings it up all the time.
TLDR: gave my FIL a knife for Christmas, he opened it 2 weeks early, butchered a deer with it, forgot about some of the meet, attracting some buzzards that hung out at his house one afternoon, and neglected to clean the blade before rewrapping it and opening it with the rest of the family present on Christmas Eve.
She called him out. Though a bit mad, she couldn't help but laugh about it. He'd been careful enough to weigh the box down with some other clothes while the jackets were in the post, had meticulously undone the wrapping and re-wrapped it twice.
thenandz ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 19:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a dad of a 3 year old daughter I absolutely can't wait to start fucking with her in the innocent dad-thinks-stupid-pranks-are-funny way. I'm stealing this.
pazur13 ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 19:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a dad of a 3 year old daughter I absolutely can't wait to start fucking with her
xxb4xx ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:29:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something from IKEA if the U had the 2 little dots above it.
Mr_Mars ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jรผrke is a lovely slat-back pine, lightly stained with a white painted trim. A great accent for any modern kitchen that only occasionally kicks the cat.
xxb4xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly reminded me of my dad handing me this pale yellow dress shirt of his that he wanted me to get rid of by using it for fabric because he didn't want to have to wear it to family events again.
My mum likes surprises, we just ask dad what he wants though
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad must have not thought that one through like at all. Your mom would have noticed it's different (and she did), which should have been thought #1 for your dad. Also, he basically destroyed her gift, which is rude to the extreme, and 3, he bought himself the "gift" and spent his money, part of it being from her gift. He also then had to act surprised Christmas day and guiltily thank mom "for getting him a gift," I hope he feels a little bit of guilt every time when he sees that jacket hanging in his closet.
Feel like this is a typical dad move lol, i remember we were all xmas shopping one year and my mom got my dad a certain movie (some war collection one), we walked by and ahe smiled at me and pointed it out on shelf to dad to gauge his reaction. He was like "that's a stupid ass thing to watch and is what you buy your second cousin who you know nothing about.".....later on he told me he knew she bought and had to come up with a way to make her take her back cause he wouldn't like it haha
Somewhere in the mess of replies, I noted that she was a little mad, but still had to laugh about it.
[deleted] ยท 282 points ยท Posted at 18:59:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex did this to me once, with a movie I ordered online (I wanted a hard copy). She even let me go through the support line, asking where my order was, getting confused and frustrated. Then, two weeks after I was supposed to get it in the mail, I unwrap it on my birthday.
My money's on it either being an attempt to get the item for free by having you tell the store it wasn't delivered and you want your money back, or to play the "I saw you were sad because you didn't get this, so I got it for you. Aren't I great!" card.
I once ordered a CD when ordering CDs from a catalog was still kinda new. My mom intercepted it and gave it to me as a gift, and since my birthday is near Christmas, she counted it for both. Thanks XD
[deleted] ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 21:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one that is not. I ordered something in Nov. Said it would arrive mid Dec at the latest. It did not. Missed Christmas (it was a gag gift, didn't care too much), went through support, finally got a refund. My birthday is early Jan. It finally arrived in the mail the day the refund hit my bank account which was also my birthday. I got it that evening with the rest of my presents.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:01:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fascinating. You think maybe they think they will get away with it? "No, this isn't the one you bought, this is a new one I got for you..."
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:21:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
from the sounds of the stories in this thread, they just don't care or understand that it's wrong. they don't realize that their gift is the equivalent of being asked to pass the salt at dinner, taking the salt, and then dumping the container on the recipients food months later. i can't even begin to understand their logic, it's like they think handing someone an object, regardless of where it came from, is a wonderful gift.
Another time my dad sent me and my stepmom to Burlington's to buy a winter coat. He didn't like the one we bought so he took it from me, and gave it back to me as a Christmas gift. Why anyone would take a winter coat from someone during winter is dumb to me, but that was just the kind of guy he was.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:05:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad told me he would get me a laptop for college. Then I got into a fight with his girlfriend so they returned it. After a year and a half I had finally saved up enough to buy a laptop for myself on Cyber Monday. My dad wrapped it and wouldn't let me have it until Christmas.
NotMrMike ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 19:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you can imagine, I didn't spend a ton of time at my family's house during school breaks. I stopped by to pick it up and he told me I was getting it for Christmas and I didn't feel like turning it into an argument, especially since I didn't really need it during break.
brsch57 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't make any sense, because it seems like your dad wouldn't know he was a massive asshole for what he did. You take the laptop and say that is mine and I payed for it. Don't try and sugarcoat things.
Judging by the dad's personality, doing this ends with the dad flipping out and stabbing you in the back for disrespecting him. Easy way to screw you over would be to sell or destroy the laptop. If they have more power over you, it can be even worse. Refusing to sign paperwork for college, calling your employer to harass them in attempts to get you fired, and so on.
Parents who are scumbags have tremendous power over their children, even into adulthood. I've seen perfectly reasonable people in the real world who treat their children like slaves they can torment to their heart's content.
If it doesn't make sense to you then you won't get it ever. I grew up with a dad who would do something like this and it's basically just not worth it to push it because of the potential consequences.
But I agreed to a normal person this doesn't make sense lol.
To be honest I thought it was a funny (in a comedy is tragedy plus time type of funny) story that was relevant to the comment I was replying to. Didn't realize it would get such a reaction.
It totally is and I feel the same way looking back at some parts of my childhood. I definitely didn't think it was funny at the time. I think your story just resonated with a lot of people.
your dad wouldn't know he was a massive asshole for what he did
This is pretty much it. The effort vs reward just didn't seem worth it at the time. Option 1 is "throw a tantrum," "make a scene," and spend time and effort on something I'm going to get in a week anyways whereas option 2 is keep the peace and wait a week. There's a reason I moved out at 18, put myself through college, and have spent maybe 7 nights at my family's house in the 5+ years since I've moved out. And trust me, I was pretty pissed at the time (quiet simmer more than explosion though) but it's been years since then so now it's more of a funny story about the time my dad was an asshole.
eritain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've visited it a couple of times. It makes me feel great about my family.
HBStone ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 19:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck. Were you a minor? Because otherwise that is theft.
Stevey854 ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 20:00:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even if you're a minor, its still theft. Minors are still people who can own things.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Not in my house you can't! Go to your room! You know...the room you sleep in with no lock on the door because I do not acknowledge your right to privacy!"
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm going to respect your privacy by knocking, and assert my authority by entering anyway!"
skylarmt ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a minor but I did have it shipped to the house. Then I got back for break, tried to pick it up, and he told me that. I didn't really feel like getting into that argument so just kind of left it.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Current circumstances are that I moved out when I was 18, paid my way through school, live several hours away, and don't really see my dad much during the year. Trust me, I was pissed at the time, but it was years ago and was just one more thing added to a very long list of shitty things my dad has done.
Iโm sorry but your dad sounds like a real piece of shit. He literally stole something you bought yourself and tampered with your mail, and apparently has worn you down so much over the years that you didnโt find it worth it to say something
rockbud ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even with illogical thinking, that doesn't make sense.
caseyoc ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:42:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had dementia, and one year she went into my uncle's house next door to hers, opened up my 7 year old cousin's dresser and took a bunch of her clothes home. She then wrapped them up and gave them back to her at Christmas.
I visited my grandma for a few days not too long after that and came home with a couple of bras missing. I was really hoping I'd get them back at the next Christmas, but no joy.
My team does secret Santa and my ex once gave our coach a book she had borrowed from her months ago and not returned. No matter how much I explained to her that a book that was actually hers in the first place wasnโt a gift, she didnโt understand. I feel the problem with both her and your dad is a basic misunderstanding of what exactly a โgiftโ is.
OMG. This. My sister (a notoriusly bad gift giver) was with me while we were shopping for outfits to wear to Christmas mass. This was a day or two before Christmas. I found a dress that our mom would approve of (I hate dresses) and was going to go pay for it. My sister wandered over and was like "This is perfect for you! Hey, I didn't know what to get you, so why don't I buy that for you?" I said sure, so we go up to the register. When it came time to pay my sister was like "Oh crap, I don't have my wallet! Can I pay you back later." I said sure, and paid for the dress I was already going to pay for anyway. She then took the dress and wrapped it. Gave it to me. Got compliments on finally giving me a good thoughtful gift. Then never paid me back. When I tried to point this out to my mother (because she was wanting me to thank my sister again for the great gift) my mother got mad at me for bring up money on Christmas. Years later my mother would still compliment my sister on her good "gift taste" whenever I wore that dress.
My mother did something similar to your dad. I was living at home for a year, and had a decent job, so I bought myself some lego. My mother thought it was childish and that I should return it. When I refused she took it from me...wrapped it...and gave it to me for Christmas. I think she simply forgot she had confiscated it. On the plus side, after that every year she'd get me a small lego set, as she said she missed giving us gifts that we'd light up when we opened like when we were kids.
eritain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know your mom, but: If she's generally forgetful, not just when it dicks with your emotions or benefits her, then yeah, she probably just forgot. If she's mostly only forgetful when it gets her attention or an advantage, then maybe not. If the years and years of "gift taste" remarks are unusual, that points toward "just forgot." If they're part of a larger pattern of training your sister to take advantage of people, that points toward narcissism. Just FYI.
Oh yeah, it most definitely was part of systematic abuse and narcissistic behaviour. She never forgets anything and my sister is the favorite. So anything bad about my sister got shut down without even hearing anything about it. My sister use to beat the shit out of me, but they would turn to her and she'd say "She started it!" and I'd be punished. Thats why my sister knew she could get away without paying AND get the bonus points "for giving a great gift".
Edit: and even the lego thing probably started out of "I'm being so generous NOT to throw out these childish toys, and instead letting jadeoracle have them is my gift for christmas."
eritain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ordered Animal Crossing for Gamecube back in the day. It wasn't yet out in Europe, but it was out in Australia which also was PAL region, so I ordered one copy for myself and one for a friend using my mum's card and gave her the money back (I was 16). I waited almost a month for that package to arrive, and around the time I was expecting it to come my mum informed me that only one copy of the game had arrived, and she had already given it to my friend. I was kinda miffed, but she assured me that it would arrive soon and I just took her word for it. This was early December and my friend was having a blast playing this game we were both so hyped for whereas I was getting more and more frustrated everyday.
One day I just started ranting about my game not coming when I snapped at my mum and said 'You'd better not have hidden it from me!' which made her start to cry. She told me she'd hidden it from me and had wrapped it up for Christmas along with the money for the game. It made me feel like a huge dick but also wtf mum I just wanted to play the goddamn game ffs m8 why would u do that to ur son I just wanted to dig holes pay off my house and go fishing and shit why u gotta guilt me like that dayum
imported ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
does your dad just have a bad memory and thought he ordered it for you?
I got a shirt for my Dad online, and it was perfect except for the wierd plastic smell that comes with shirts off the internet. So I snuck in into the wash and stuffed it in the bottom of my laundry pile. Over the next couple months, I keep finding the shirt by my Dad's stuff, put there by my siblings or Mom. So I kept stuffing it back in my pile until the day I walked into the kitchen and Dad was wearing it. I explained that it was his father's day gift, and he laughed and said he felt bad when he found the shirt because he couldn't remember where it came from and it was such a perfect shirt for him.
SoHTiger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once did the exact thing except that me and my friend both gifted eachother the mint tins, there was a promotion where you could give one to a friend for free and it would have a nice message on it. Me and my friend knew we gifted them to eachother so every few days I'd ask my parents I'd any mail had arrives for me and they'd say no.
Fast forward 1.5 months Christmas eve I get a gift for my dad, it's the mint tin with my friends message on it, needles to say I thanked her instead of my dad.
That's what you get for buying yourself gifts three weeks before christmas/birthday.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching on YouTube a tlc clip about a woman who stole things from her family all year long to gift them for Christmas... Apparently the look on her family of finding their valuables that they thought was lost was priceless to her...
Niniju ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid my older sister would steal my favorite toys about a month before Christmas and then give them back to me wrapped in brown paper bags as my Christmas gifts.
My friend did it to me in highschool. Stole CDs I'd purchased when we were shopping together, then gave them to me a month later on my birthday. I was annoyed and told her how I'd been looking for those and I'd even called up places to see if I'd left them behind. She was indignant. She said "well, next time, I won't give them back to you at all!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alpha857 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like almost the same thing I did to my sister once.
She had ordered a Dan and Phil Calendar (YouTube) online and it was supposed to be shipped to her in a few weeks. When it came, I was the only one home, so I took it and hid under my mattress. This was in late November, so I just held onto it until we put our Christmas tree up and then I wrapped it and put it under the tree and said it was her gift from me.
When she didn't receive it in the mail, she was going to call the shipping company and ask where it was, but I managed to convince her to wait until after Christmas. (I think I made some shit up about them being busy at Christmas and having a lot to ship out.) So she waited.
It was honestly one of the most hilarious things to watch when she opened it up and found it, still in the package, with the shipping label and everything. She was so upset, but it was the kind of upset when you realize that you've been played with a joke. After she got over the initial shock, I went and got her ACTUAL present and gave that to her.
To this day, she says she doesn't forgive me.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:12:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah no, that's called being a cunt, not being funny. I'd suspect that you're misinterpreting her "Upset at being played with" which was, in actuality, "upset at being fucked with"
I mean, it's a calendar (not like they need it before Jan 1st!) and they gave their sister an actual gift so... naah, totally a sibling thing to do.
Alpha857 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, she's okay. I actually asked her in all seriousness, if she hated me because of it and she said no. She said "You're my brother. It's your job to be an ass to me sometimes." She just said that she was a little upset that she had to wait longer for it.
CGkiwi ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 19:14:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Techmoji ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 15:49:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think thereโs a real story like that where a guy was going to a financial advisor because he didnโt want to end up like his grandma. She asked him to mow her lawn while she was out with friends and he went inside to get something to eat from the fridge after. She had nothing but a little bit of cat food in a cupboard, and she didnโt have any pets.
Right? Cats domesticate themselves. Never know when you'll get one.
jmwpc ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโm not so sure the people calling this an insult spend much time over on /r/cats where people are always posting pictures of the random cat who just moved in with them a few days earlier. Maybe the gift giver knows something you donโt.... or plans on abandoning their cat near your home.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YES! I was like "this guy doesn't appreciate Garfield?"
Funcuz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait...really? You have to tell us more than that.
I'm not sure why this one bothers me so much but something about it really gets to me. A carton of cat food for somebody who doesn't even have a cat just seems like a really asshole thing to do. I mean, not just ignorant and oblivious, but downright mean-spirited.
My parents got me a bag of dog treats once when I was 5 or 6 despite us not having a dog. They knew I loved dogs, and (with the neighbors' permission) I'd occasionally give the neighborhood dogs treats. In retrospect it was a strange gift, but I really appreciated it at the time.
sobrique ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:31:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's canned stew. Put it in a saucepan, warm it up and that's a week's worth of dinners!
.... actually, now I think about it - can you eat cat food? I mean, I get that it probably doesn't taste too nice, but is there any sort of nutritional problems?
well I once gave this as a present to a pal (in addition to smth else of course) and made a little pun with it in German: "Fรผr den Kater danach" in Germany "Kater" is the male cat and we say Kater for Hangover and then it translates to "for the hangover the day after" and I felt pretty clever
KevitoMG ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some friends of mine and myself once wrapped several cans of cat food (just enough to reach the money limit) in the shape of a cat for a while elephant thing last year. Another sucker got a box full of corks. Interestingly, both parties that ended up with the gifts were pretty happy.
Something somewhat similar happened to me but it wasn't really a gift! My boss's boss had a cat, and the cat dies. She brings in the remaining cat food for me. I do not have cats. I tell her this. She forced me to take the cat food anyway. It was so weird and so rude. I suggested she donate it a shelter, and she just made me take it. I was able to give it to my mom who does have cats but I didn't want to keep an open bag of dry cat food in my car until the next time I saw her. I hated that woman.
Is there more of a story behind that? Who gave it you you, friend, family, or work acquaintance? How close were they? Did you at all question them about it?
When I was 7, I was at Christmas at my dad's parents (my grandparents) house with my two cousins, who were of similar age to me. They both got fancy bikes. I got a knock-off Barbie (like, it was a doll that was similar to a Barbie, but not the name brand) in a package that still had the $5.99 price tag attached.
Child support: it's for the kid(s). If she blows the money, it's on her and it's definitely bad, and should be illegal. But you shouldn't begrudge the kids for paying child support. Just my opinion.
filbator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:55:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was just making a joke either way. You know, it's the classic "bitter divorced guy" schtick.
i dont know why but this just cracked me up. I work in a call center for a pretty big financial corporation and had to mute so my customer didn't think i was on drugs.
I'm sure you've already read through a good number of equally confounding responses.
It's a reference to a character from "JoJo's Bizzare Adventure" where a gambling character named "D'Arby" is mocked by one of the main characters and is called names like "Barbie" and "Obie".
Oh man. Bikes. When I was 17 I put a bike I wanted on layaway. It was almost paid off when I had to just cash it out because my family was not well off and I needed to help pay the bills. A few months later my parents went out and got bikes for themselves and my brother, and I never got a bike.
Oh my fucking god! This is the kind of shit my stepdad would pull on me. Like when I was like 14 and he got a PS2 but I wasn't allowed to even touch it for the first 6 months until he realised my friends would lend me games to play on it. Then he got bored and decided to sell the PS2 and all the games including the ones I'd borrowed!
Edit: ok it was a PS1. Yes I'm old.
[deleted] ยท 1252 points ยท Posted at 17:23:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do that with Minecraft. I see anyone doing anything in Minecraft I'm like, "God that game is fun. I'mma go play"....... It's off ten minutes later. Sigh...
He was probably one of those stepdads who would always talk about how he just can't seem to click with you, no matter what he does. He was just too narcissistic to understand that stuff like this, while meaningless to him, can be devastating to a kid.
Sorry you went through that. At least you have the opportunity to learn from it and teach that lesson to anyone you raise.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Sega Genesis and Sega Cd for one Christmas, my parents had just divorced so I got one from dad and one from mom boyfriend. A few months later mom and boyfriend weren't doing to well financially and the apartment we lived in was supposedly robbed. Luckily the only things taken were the gaming systems. It took a few months of actually living with them to learn the pawnshop was a second home.
One of my stepdads was really well off and we had a Canadian and American TV (we're Canadian), so this was a big deal. I use to wake up every morning to watch some cartoons on the American TV until one day I found the channels I use to watch daily had all been locked and couldn't be accessed without a password. My mother didn't know it and confronted him about it, only to be told he "didn't know how that happened" and "oh, maybe this is the password". Fucking asshole. I hate you, Dave.
Wow what is it with stepdads? I wouldn't call mine a step dad (just my mother's boyfriend for 3 years). He had a GameCube I wasn't allowed to play. For my birthday he got me a controller but I was still only allowed to play when he was there.
Now i feel kinda like a dick. I have a ps4. My friend likes to play it. I've been hiding the controllers in my room now.
Not bc I don't want him to play it but bc he keeps going on Netflix and playing stupid movies on my subaccount even though I set one up for him and asked him 3 times not to go on mine.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Netflix was all kinds of fucked up because my parents and inlaws (who, by the way, are much richer than I'll ever be) kept using the one profile I asked them not to use, then the 2nd and 3rd I set up for adult shows, to play shows for my daughter and the rest of the grandkids. It's better now that Netflix decided that none of that matters anymore, just watch our shit it's all great!
My younger brother was like this too with the PS2 that Santa gave to both of us. He kept it in his room and I wasn't allowed in there. I was older but weaker and honestly afraid of him because he loved to make me miserable because he acted out when my sister was born and he was no longer the baby of the family.
It made me so angry and I felt powerless because my parents thought a girl shouldn't be playing video games anyway.
I'm sorry that your step dad did this to you though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:37:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I play a lot of different games. I'm currently playing Fractured But Whole. I have Persona 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn on my list of things to play next. I have a huge Steam library of indies, like Yooka Laylee and What Remains if Edith Finch. I jump in and out of Overwatch. The occasional Civ V binge. I just like playing and trying out tons of games. It's my main hobby.
Oh this brings back feel. My former step father, to show how caring and affluent he was, would buy me gaming systems at Christmas. Yes, they were things that I wanted, but that wasn't the dick move. The dick move was after Boxing Day, every time I wanted to play them, he would walk into the room and mumble under his breath what a waste of time, useless thing I was doing, how it was immature, and how it was embarrassing that I liked them. This continued well into my adulthood, even when I started being able to save and afford them myself, and soon branched over anything I liked ( reading, theatre, school, even pursuing a masters degree). Yeah, so the gift was excellent when it was opened (and people saw me open it), but ultimately was linked to his means to make me feel shitty about myself.
Much better. He left my mum when she was pregnant with my little sister. She's grown up to be a beautiful and intelligent young woman and there's no way she would've turned out that way if he was on the scene. I'm a father of 3 now and I promised myself I'd never make my kids feel the way he made me feel.
How's about this, next year the PS2 will be old enough to vote, drink, consent and join the armed forces in Australia, since our legal adult age is 18.
Seriously, the PS2 was released in 2000, I was a primary school kid then and I'm a bill paying adult now.
Ambralin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:29:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh oh, Iโve been sticking my dick in her much too early then.
Oh shit, I think I can hear sirens outside my house!
I'm beginning to think perhaps it was a PS1. I'm 35 and my kids are 14, 7 and 1. Another twist to the story is that I only met my 14 year old for the first time around 6 months ago. She's totally amazing and I'm so glad I've been given the chance to go back and make everything right for once.
My life has been royally fucked since day 1. My mother and father had a 16 year affair together. He was married with children and lived a whole double life. Until he died in a car crash when I was 11. Probably why my mum let so many assholes into our lives.
I went through a good 7 years of drinking, taking drugs and generally being an idiot myself but I've come out the other end with a great partner, 3 amazing kids and a stable life.
My job history was sporadic until I was diagnosed for bipolar disorder around 5 years ago and now I'm finally in a career I love.
My mum and I get on better now but it's hard since we've been through so much together.
If anything though it's made me a better dad than any of the idiots I grew up around.
Oooo Oooo I have a similar story! So dad got me the original PS2 one christmas. Perhaps spent I too much time on it, but I took care of it. Well fast forward to around when the Slim was out for a couple of months. During that time gap uncle D's PS2 came into our possession. D's PS2 was very dirty, and had trouble reading some discs, but I had the patience to deal with it. One day Dad is talking to his brother, my uncle A. I guess A was talking about the PS to my dad and since we had two, A would get one. Sure no biggie.
Dad gave uncle A MY PS2. I was disgruntled sure, because mine still looked nice, but I moved on since I was willing to make do with the one from uncle D. Dad rarely used the PS2, minus the occasional MK and Army Men. Well I guess he had less patience with tech than I did, because he proceeded TO THROW IT IN THE TRASH. Needless to say now I felt genuinely hurt. I've now lost TWO PS2s with no regard to what I might've said in the matter.
Well sometime after, I see the PS Slim by the TV. I'm excited again. Shortly after firing up one of my games, dad comes home. He proceeds to immediately tell me to turn it off and walk away from HIS PLAYSTATION. Needless to say I was livid. It was gifted to me, then taken away, to be replaced exclusively for himself. I play nice when engaging with my parents, but like hell am I willing to be close with them again after both of them have done worse distrusting acts than this.
TL;DR Got a PS2, it gets donated to someone else, I'm forbidden from touching "Dad's" replacement one.
Yours sound like mine. And they wonder why we never want to visit or call. Of course itโs because weโre snot noses assholes too busy to take time for family, right! eyeroll^
My wife's parents didn't get her anything for her birthday one year because money was tight. They left her birthday, went to the store and bought themselves each a brand new computer so they could play World of Warcraft better. Phoned her and told her how excited they were.
They already had computers that could run WOW.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older brother was home from college and brought a dog. The dog chewed through my Nintendo controller cable. So instead of buying another he goes and tries to fix it and manages to tape it back together (ghetto). Then wants to be paid since I wouldโve had to buy a new controller. Dad made me pay. Felt ripped off but wasnโt aware enough to be able to argue it.
OreBear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:24:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf? Why the fuck would your dad make you pay? I can't even comprehend.
maddtuck ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:18:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom gets some blame too for bringing in a man to the family who treated you that way. Sorry to hear this.
One friend who lent me a lot of games around that time came back from holiday and I avoided him for weeks. Eventually I came clean and told him what had happened. He was young but he understood that it wasn't my fault. The others were borrowed from a member of my extended family so it wasn't so bad as they knew my living situation too. Makes me so angry to think about it now and I would never put my kids through something so damaging.
My dad bought my brothers a nintendo 64 for their birthday but legit beat the entire game of Ocarina of Time, rewrapped everything, then gifted it to my bros.
My mum was like that, but started taking it a little further when I got older.
It started off as me not being allowed to play games until she had finished them first, so she could make fun of me for only knowing how to play a game after she'd already done it.
Then I started if ignoring that and played them anyway, so she said I couldn't play past her.
Again, that's stupid so I ignored it and played the games. If I passed her or completed the game, she would get really pissy and refuse to play the game afterwards.
Some people truly do not have to care about eating out every single day. And they aren't even remotely as wealthy as you might imagine. When you make good money, spending 500 USD a month on fast food (for two people), isn't far-fetched.
jrhoffa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$2.75 per meal per person for fast food that would definitely be bad for you? Fat chance.
huglonger ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
spend your time on your PC or phone the entire time
No friends near where my parents have moved to, all my friends are bored and gaming at their families houses, my girlfriend is away with her family.
Itโs the biggest gaming holiday of the year for me. Last year I got more gaming done than Iโd gotten done in the previous 3 months.
I pack up my entire gaming PC and monitor, drag an old desk out from the garage near the fireplace downstairs next to the router, and just set my shit up. Just nothing but game, getting fed, and sleeping. And maybe fixing my parents computer if they have issues.
Yeah my family cares so little about Christmas, we just hang out, don't even bother putting up a tree or decorations. Just cook a few nice meals.
We barely do the gifts thing really, unless we already have shit we're planning to gift (I won shit at my work party that got regifted to my parents), we just coordinate what people want and just order it off amazon on black Friday, and it'll be there when it gets there.
We're adults, fairly practical adults actually, most of us actually are engineers. We're not gonna play some guessing game we're bad at to figure out what others want, and we're not going to pay 20% more just so it's under a tree on the 25th.
I actually do this, but not actually steal I say "Mom, I'm taking this home" or I literally say "I need this at home" and take stuff home. My wife says how could I just take shit home and I say why don't you ask her? She sold a car I bought when I was 15 years old with my own Money that I had saved up since I was 12 years old with paper routes and working at McDonalds. Yes back in my day we could work at mcdonalds at that age.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All 3 kids got send to grandmas to "Vacation" so she decided to help herself to a vacation to themselfs (both mom and stepdad) dad didn't buy it that I had said to sell the car since it was under his name but she said that it was fine. They sold it and went to florida. To vacation. My stepdad was pissed when he found out that I hadn't said anything to this day I have a better relationship with my stepdad(my father, my hero) than the lady that gave birth to me.Thank god they are divorced.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:05:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No doubt, and to any stepdad out there thank you for taking such a big responsability even though we kids are a pain in the ass. Love them like they are your own. We really do change with time. You know what I'm calling my dad. Thanks reddit for reminding me get in touch with my pa.
I hope you steal shit from them every time you visit.
Bikes, preferably.
cleeder ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope op subtly changes things in their house every time they visit. Nothing pisses you off more than looking for the can opener for 3 days only to find it under the sink.
Weird story. My parents were more often than not pretty awful. I can look back now and see that it was money/general life stress, but not handled in a rational way and got taken out on us. That said, when I moved out (and lightened the load) they chilled out quite a bit and started treating my sisters with the love and respect they deserved. I didn't get to see this, so under the assumption that they were the same (and also cuz I was 20 and loved all drugs) I went back for a couple weeks and proceeded to steal half of my dad's tramadol and vicodin.
They never called me out on it even though I knew they knew, but it was that final act of petty revenge that allowed me to finally get over all those childhood feelings of anger and regret and accept that my parents were good people now. We have a great relationship now, and am super excited to have them down this Christmas to see their grandson for the first time!
Disclaimer: don't abuse pills and don't steal from your parents. But if it helps you realize your parents do love you but suck at stress relief, maybe get your bit of revenge after all.
nagumi ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:18:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really happy for you. That's lovely. It's hard to forgive your parents.
Tramadol makes me so paranoid I almost got arrested for assault. I actually tell doctors I'm allergic to it now so that it's NEVER given to me and the system brings up big red warnings whenever that active ingredient is prescribed.
Different people can react in all sorts of weird ways. It didn't so much give me any muscle relaxation, but I spent several nights on it chatting with my sister for hours while I was with them because it acts like an upper for me apparently. Also thanks :) it was hard for sure, but I'm really glad it happened. I held on to a lot of childhood hate up until then, and it was eating me up inside.
When I was 17 I bought my first car for $250. It was 25 years old, rusty, dented up and it ran like shit but it was mine. One month later my grandfather bought my 19yo brother a car for $2k. This was back when you could get a decent vehicle for $2k and a road worthy clunker for $500. My car fell off the scales a bit.
ifelife ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:02:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was dirt poor because his dad, while a lovely man in many ways, was a skid row, melt down your boot polish alcoholic. Dad saved all his money to buy a cheap car with his friend. Came home one day and his dad had sold it for booze
Ha that brings up another story, actually. I had a car that was given to me, they sold it before I got my license, then ended up buying me another when I was 18. I was in a wreck that made it undrivable but not totalled, and had saved up almost enough to get it fixed (I was 1 paycheck shy) when they sold it to a neighbor and kept the money. They didn't even tell me. They just told me to go get my shit out of it. There are a lot of things I just can't forgive them for, even at 33.
No, there are no good or bad people. There are only good and bad choices. Being a shitty person is a choice especially when you choose to be shitty to a kid. Let alone your own kid. I'm no saint but, no one is numb to seeing a sad kid. People just reason with themselves that they aren't the bad guy. There is always a shitty thought process behind shitty behavior. Being a parent is really really hard but, people choose to have kids without true comprehension of what it means to be a parent, they think it's like getting a house plant. Why do you think there are so many animals in shelters. Plants have the good sense to die on people who don't take care of them. Selfishness is human because when we are born we only understand what we want and need as we grow we start to see that other people have wants and needs too. It is a choice to ignore the wants and needs of others. We all do it but, to do it to your own kids is next level shitty. Parents may forget or not understand wants and needs, sure that happens. Examples of grandma's good intentions through out this sub. But, when your kid steps up for the family and you just reason with yourself that they are now no longer in need of your love because you now view them differently is a choice to be selfish. It sounds like a dumb missunderstandimg at some point but, it also was an opportunity those parents choose to ignore as every other member of the family got a bike. A lot of the stories on this sub involve being singled out in a shitty way. Why is that?
Ambralin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think thereโs more nuance than this. We can understand the reasons behind such shitty behaviours. We donโt have to tolerate it, but we can understand it. Also, the other person that replied to the other part of your comment about โthere are good ones and bad onesโ explained it really well in my opinion.
Amogh24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That point was well made, yes. But then we also have serial killers,hitmen, assassin's.
These people cannot be explained by one shitty descision. What are we if not the sum of our memories, personality and actions. If a person has done enough wrong, made enough bad decisions, they are also a bad person.
In the end it is and has always been a matter of perspective.
Ambralin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre right, nobody can be explained by one decision. Itโs much, much more than that. No one can be explained so easily, but we can try to understand and successfully do so as well. Maybe weโll never get the full picture, like you said itโs all a matter of perspective and not just facts, but we can have a better understanding of one another and in turn the world.
To the other part of your reply, that the other reply to your original comment touched on, putting it simply, if someone has done enough bad then I think even Iโd consider them a bad person, especially if they arenโt looking to change. But like you youโve been saying, itโs tricky. Weโre all a product of our environment. But other than that, our nature also has a say in things. If Iโm gonna call someone a bad person then those types of people are going to be few and far between. I donโt think anyone is inherently evil, but honestly, like youโve been saying, itโs all a matter of perspective.
Maybe the other guy that replied to your original comment is saying that people arenโt bad, theyโve just made bad choices. And maybe youโre saying that after a certain point those bad choices make them a bad person. But thinking about it, that honestly sounds like tomato-tomahto. I think you two are just looking at the same thing from different angles.
That sounds like something that a cartoon villain would do.
moni_bk ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a bike lover, this breaks my heart.
The single best gift I got was my bike when I was about seven. My parents were poor and it was put on layaway at Kmart. I didn't know it was my bike until my parents and I went to kmart one day and they surprised me with it. Single best day of my life. Then my mom, who has mental illness, decided we were in danger and needed to move immediately. We put all our stuff in storage and moved across the country. They said we would go back for our stuff but we never did. I miss that bike.
I'm sorry to hear that, and sorry if my comment was insensitive. The bike thing is just such an incredibly strange and awful thing to do, and I thought the whole story would be interesting.
Nah it wasn't, just didn't know what else you wanted to know. There were other instances like that, but there's just too many. It was ultimately the product of desperation and hopelessness, really. I wish I could say it got better for them, but my mom is perpetually struggling and my father is in prison. It did get better for me though.
when i was a kid my parents couldnt afford a brand new bike. so they bought me a thrift store bike and cleaned it up and replaced all the cables and put a new chain on it and my step dad even painted it.
it was probably the best gift i could have ever gotten.
eventually the tubes went flat with holes and we couldnt afford to replace the tubes. it ended up staying at are old house when we got forclosed on and had to move into my gran parents house.
i loved that bike so much...
and everybody on my block was envious of my bike. not becuase it was brand new or a good brand but because my parents had made it look so cool on a tight budget.
i would give anything for that bike to have it back.
this was a time before i knew how to work on bikes. at one time i had 100 bikes in my back yard after i got addicted to buying and selling them.
i used to give away bikes to homeless people a couple times a week.
id have maybe 20 buck in a bike tops so it didnt hurt me to loose 20 bucks. plus i gave the homeless people something to call theres. i gave them transport.
eventually the city fined me like 2 grand for having a dirty back yard. so i gave up
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:53:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14, I really wanted a new bike, and my top choice was $200 at Canadian Tire. I spent a year saving up all my allowances and money I got from my grandparents at Christmas, doing any extra chores I could for cash, etc. I finally had enough to buy my bike, and was so excited.
The next year, my parents bought my brother a nicer new bike.
They didn't hate me or anything; I think they just thought my brother really needed a new bike and didn't think to compare that with what I had done the past year. But it really stung.
We both learned unfortunate life lessons. You learned that you'll spend your life busting your ass for things others will get for free, and I learned that sometimes helping people doesn't mean anything to them beyond the dollar value.
What the fuuuuuck. My parents did shit like that all the time. "Oh our water is going to be shut off if you don't give us $150, btw we're going to a Christian rock concert in Colorado Springs next week, so you'll need to watch your siblings for a couple days."
I definitely couldn't let you do that lol. I do pretty well for myself now so I've got a ton of gadgets and such, I just never got a bike due to a knee injury. The thought means a lot to me, though, really it does.
One year I got an electric pencil sharpener from my folks for my birthday. No pencils. Two weeks later, little brother gets a kick-ass Kawasaki dirt bike for his birthday. That was 30 years ago. I'm not bitter (anymore) 'cuz I get more joy from telling that story than he got from that bike.
I remember as a kid that my parents told us we were all going to Disneyworld for a vacation then days before we were supposed to go was told that they changed the vacation for Maui and Hawaii and that my brother and I would get to stay at my grandparents during their vacation.
Ugh, that's such a punch to the heart! Reminds me of the year my two youngest siblings got dirt bikes for Christmas and the two of us older girls got like, pajamas or something. Apparently it was because we didn't ASK for them, but we didn't realize we could put such big ticket items on our wish lists, and we didn't want to sound greedy, anyhow. We were old enough to try not be bratty about it.. and I'm sure we did get whatever was on our lists, but seeing those bikes in the living room that morning was so wtf. To this day, even though I'm 30 and a grown ass woman, if my parents ask me what I'd like for gifts, I always include a boat, just in case.
I did, and got "we didn't know you wanted one" and pretty much just disbelief that their actions and statements that they wanted to go on family rides were hurtful. To them, I was working so I was responsible for myself, except for when I was responsible for them too.
Donโt even get me started on bikes, when we moved my parents got rid of my bike, mind you we are a family with 5 kids so we all had bikes. The even kept the training wheel bikes that everyone is too old for, and all my siblings. (They claimed they needed room)
Donโt worry it ended happy I got another bike 3 years later.
It does. Even now. What's fucked is that their parents never asked them for a thing, so they have no idea how hurtful it is to be the child and be expected to hold things together.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay. I have a paid off house, a great job, and I'm getting married next year. I make more and have accomplished more than my family ever did, so now I just try to be a good influence for my brother. It's taken a long time and a lot of effort (and luck) but as long as I don't end up like them, I'm happy.
Fuck yeah man. Kudos to rising above that shit. Reading about your bike and car was painful to hear. Good to know you became the better man (or woman, idk :)
My husband's step father became his adoptive father and is the only reason he tolerates remaining in contact with his mother. I think we just don't hear the good step father stories because more often they're just called 'dad' with no qualifiers.
Grandpa - "Well we got Billy and Bobby's bikes wrapped and set under the tree and everyone will be here in an hour."
Grandma - "What about Paul's daughter....Jenny?"
Grandpa - "shit."
Drives to CVS
Yaya46 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking of favoritism.
I was adopted , adopted mothers family was against the adoption because " blood is thicker than water".
We had traveled for Christmas so my mom only bought a couple of things for me and counted on the promises from family that I would be fine.
Christmas came and I watched my cousins unwrap
Their bounty. I unwrapped my 2 gifts from my mother.
My Aunt called me over and told me " Since you aren't a real [ insert last name] we had to buy for all the others first because they were the most important
Good move! My sister is adopted and happily it's never made a difference in my family, but I'd gladly start something with the first person who suggested she isn't "real". I'd give my life for that girl.
Bummer about the house, though. It sounds nice even if the people who owned it weren't.
Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The house was beautiful.
I loved it and she knew it, but she would take great pains telling me how she wishes I were blood so she could will it to me ( I was a child/ teen as she would say this) but everything must stay in the family.
All that cruelty toward me and her " blood" took the money and ran.
Warm and fuzzies
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorta kinda.
The Great Aunt held all the family money.
My mother and I were poor due to her not having her crap together financially , then getting ill.. Also a Social Worker who felt a no bi- racial child should go to a black family and the only one this bitch could find ( thats what I force myself to believe)and coddle
Was the Queen of Satan she put me with.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:39:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God, I love your mom.
She's a momma bear like me :0)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and my aunt are both adopted. One of my dad's "aunts" told him, "She loved you like you were her own." That comment was made at his mother's funeral.
Yaya46 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was is mothers child.
She chose him that made him her child.
Ironically everyone uses "blood is thicker than water" in relation to familial ties but the actual quote it comes from is โTheย bloodย of the covenant isย thicker thanย theย water of the womb.โ
So basically the complete opposite. But y'know.
Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL where the comment " blood is thicker than water"
Comes from.
Thank you kind Redditor
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:29:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could say she did.
She didn't.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:55:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:00:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Understatement of the century. These stories are pissing me off.
duke78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may have been from different givers.
Or the cousins' parents may have found it reasonable to spend more on their own kids' presents. Which is favoritism of their own children before other people's children.
At that age, around 6-7, I was forced to swap my 4w truck with what a neighbor's son got for the Chidren's Day raffle (the doll). Learned about sexism pretty fast. I never played with that stupid doll.
was forced to swap my cool toy truck for a doll because the adults (parents and the neighbors) thought for my gender I was supposed to play with dolls not trucks unlike the other kid... so yeah, total wtf.
[deleted] ยท -41 points ยท Posted at 16:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our 1 year old daughter fought hard for her [boy] cousin's Christmas gift, a Tiny Tikes Cozy Coupe. She refused to let him have it (it was a gift from their grandparents to him). He was a year older than her and, in his limited English, kept telling at her, "Bad baby!" It was a hilarious scene.
In the end our daughter won the fight and got to take the car home with her (the grandparents gave her cousin's parents cash to buy him another present... Everyone parted happy).
Our daughter loved her "jalopy.". She played with it daily for at least two years. It was her favorite toy.
In case you're wondering, her grandparents' original gift to her was an American Girl doll. She never once played with it.
oodles007 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your daughter won the fight because all the other parents were waiting around for the kids parents to step in and take the toy away, which apparently never happened.....
I can't imagine someone feeling comfortable going up to someone else's kid, ripping a toy from their hands during a Christmas as they cry their eyes out. It was your job and you didn't do it, so "I guess she gets to keep it".
bad parent
silspd ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 16:47:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, so all I see this is a story of is a little brat that whined and cried till she got what she wanted at the expense of a poor kid who couldn't even properly express himself. Am I missing the point or are you completely unaware that your child learned a bad lesson that day?
oodles007 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:14:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Normal for a little kid to do this, NOT NORMAL for a parent to let their baby decide what's right and wrong and to not step in. Like, imagine if you were at the party... Are you going to rip the toy from someone else's kids hands as they cry their eyes out? Fuck no, you wait for their parents to do it. Which they should have. Which never happened.
I wouldn't want this family at my Christmas party
starhussy ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah as a parent, my move here is to go "noted" and buy them the same thing later when they've forgotten the tantrum.
TH313 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"the little brat" was a one year old baby. She probably wasnt even talking or walking yet. She learned no lesson nor should they have "taught" her anything. They should've distracted her with something and then removed the toy from her sight and like all one year olds, she would've forgotten it exited. But that doesn't make her a little brat, that makes her a one year old.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 16:56:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the first and only time she had ever done something like that. But she was in love with that car from first sight. If we had known such a thing existed, or that she would have liked it so much, we would have bought it for her ourselves. In fact, as the scene was unfolding, my husband and I shrugged and said, "Welp, I guess we're going to have to buy a Cozy Coupe for her."
For what it's worth, the grandparents are financially "comfortable." They didn't care about the expense.
Our daughter and her cousin are very close. They spend school breaks with each other and get along great. They Facetime each other regularly. They share their iPads and laptops and toys with each other when they're together.
Our kid isn't a brat. But this was the one time she was very, very passionate about an object.
It's extra important if that's her first time behaving like that, due to this experience she will now believe that she can get whatever she wants by persistently causing a scene, and that other people are not as important as her. If she does this again and you try to teach her then, she would say: "but you let me have cousin's toy last Christmas!โ :/ gonna make it extra hard to educate her about people being equal and she can't have everything her way.
It's not about the financial damage. Also being close to someone doesn't entitle them to be forgiven for everything. If my brother does something wrong at my expense, I won't forgive him just because he's my brother, I put up with it because I'm a nice person.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo I get what youre saying, but parents make mistakes.
It rubs me the wrong way that this user isnt admitting that, in hindsight, this was shitty. But still, if they say their kid isnt a brat, gotta take that at face value. We dont know shit about these people's lives.
Oh I get you. Reading back I do sound harsh assumed stuff when I shouldnt, I think I was kinda triggered for no reason but that's no excuse. Thanks for letting me know cos I do get a bit arrogant sometimes and not put myself in someone elses shoes.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:57:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt think you should be getting downvoted for thisโespecially if you were considering buying her the toy later on, but were offered an alternative. It sounds to me like your nephewโs parents had to have suggested that she keep the toy or else it wouldnโt have panned out the way it did. Am I misinterpreting that?
It sounds like she turned out just fine and that she shares well now.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, there. Based exclusively on this brief anecdote, Iโve decided I donโt like your kid.
Anyway, see you at Christmas.
Eueee ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No they definitely get played with. However they are not meant for 1 year olds.
Quteness ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I got from that story is that you are a shitty parent and raising a spoiled brat
[deleted] ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Aidlin87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Calling them grandparents can be a term of endearment, and calling them โmy dadโs parentsโ shows the OP rejected them the same way they rejected him/her. I would totally do the same.
fauxxfoxx ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me a knock-off Barbie! Her head and arms came off within the first hour...
gogomom ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cindy was better than Barbie anyway -her shoes stayed on.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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2bass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or OP just has shitty grandparents. My grandparents always did cash to all the grandkids on Christmas. Everyone else would get 50$, including my brother, I'd get 5-20$ depending on how much of a cunt my grandma felt like being at that particular moment in time.
Similar situation. My uncle bought my cousins (not his kids) expensive dirt bikes. My sister and I got a walmart gift card for like 20 bucks.
dream6601 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's that stupid, "I don't know what to give you, so I'll just give you a gift card. Hmmm I spent $X on the boys, but that's way too much to give a kid, so I'll give her $C" Always pisses me off, if you're going to give cash, or gift card, just do it, and try to make it far, I don't understand why it's so common to give less if it's a gift card.
I don't really remember much since this was ~25 years ago, but I'm pretty sure my mom threw it at them. There were a lot of issues with them because (1) we lived two hours away, whereas the cousins lived down the street (2) they hated my mom and (3) my dad was always the "black sheep" of the family...but at this point, when I was too young to "be grateful for any gift" etc., and I was sitting in their rec room crying, it all came to a head and my mom reamed them out. We haven't spoken to them since. I'm friends with one of my cousins on FB, but that's as far as my relationship with them goes.
I see you also had/Ve grandparents with a top tier case of favouritism
Mine didn't like me because my dads Irish Catholic and baptised me catholic and also because my mum was never good enough for them (she's an international medical researcher and still has crippling imposter syndrome). What's your story lol
This was a similar thing that happened to me... I got a child sized banana watch that didn't fit me when I was 16 years old from my grandparents, who both then gave my younger cousins (8 and 10) gift cards to Target. I want to say they accidentally mixed up the gifts, but it was no mistake.
My grandparents took all of my cousins to florida, (live in England) and gave me and my sister two pound fifty cello taped to the inside of a cheap card. happened every year as they hated my Dad (their son)
My dadโs mom used to send me Christmas presents in the boxes of the cooler toys sheโd given my cousins so Iโd get really excited for a minute, every year.
My one cousin got a couple of video games and a controller (now that I think about, it may not have even been anything he wanted to use. But the thought was still there). The other got a sticker making kit (very fun). Meanwhile, my sister and I each got three chocolate bars.
My grandma treated my cousins the same way and I think it's because she hated their mother. Such a shitty thing to do, especially since it's not the kids' fault. I was basically the only 'worthy' grandchild and I hated myself for it.
This is the worst feeling as a kid. I would get the Dollar Store dolls and party favors, while my other cousins would get name brand things. I didnโt understand what it meant to not be liked by my family due to my dad until I was a pre teen. On my dadโs side I wouldnโt even get anything. We stopped going to other family outings because my dad noticed it.
Similar experience at my Step-dad's parents...I was ten, my step brother (their biological grandchild) was 7... he got a virtual boy (the new hotness at the time...giving away my age, here?) and I got a throw pillow. For a couch. At the age of ten. Didn't even match my mother's decor.
Oh man that reminds me, when I was about 11 and my dad had been married to my then step mom for a few years, we went to her grandparents (my step great grandparents) and they got my step brother a N64 and games. I was given socks. What upset me the most about it is even at 11 I realized they could have given me one of the games and he'd still have access to it but at least I'd have something better than socks to open and be happy about.
It's okay though, they divorced not too long after that and my family got me my own 64.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me but with a power ranger puzzle and my cousin's got gameboys
This is exactly why I hate going to my in-laws.. my kids are always the last thought. One year, they even rescheduled Xmas because one set of nieces was sick, and the others parents decided to spend the day with their other grandparents. So they changed it to a time they knew my husband was working.
Long story short, we've skipped before, but his mom is terminally ill. I feel like this is an important step to my husband's grieving process. We're going to try to avoid unwrapping at the same time as the other kids.
My grandpa bought my youngest brother a razor scooter for christmas. Other younger brother was thinking "it's because I'm middle child" and I was thiniking "it's because I'm a girl".
Grandpa quickly realised the unfairness of it all so he brought us both to the shops so he could buy my other brother a scooter too.
I watched him pick out colours as I dropped not-so-subtle hints that I also liked scooters.
Youngest brother later broke his arm on that scooter, so servers him right. (kidding, I love my little brother)
That reminds me of the time I was at Christmas with my dad's side of the family. My cousins and older brother opened up some old guns that my grandpa had given them that he owned for years and hunted with (muzzleloaders and shotguns) and then he handed me a pocket knife in a sheath. I was like 22 at the time and was a bit salty everyone else got a gun and I get a pocket knife that I still own but have never once carried or used. He told me he ran out of guns but years later when I stopped by his house he had more guns.
My momโs mom used to dig in the trash to get me dolls and coloring books, all the while looking for cans to recycle in California. She was on a fixed income. I treasured those Barbies. It didnโt matter that they were the off brand. She washed them up and I played with them for years. My momโs dad gave me a wood desk that I still have thirty years later.
If my other grandparents gave me anything, I donโt remember it. Itโs never about the knock off Barbie. Itโs about the feeling that comes with it. Sorry that your gp did the same.
Oscaruit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:43:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just being devil's advocate, but did they know you were coming in for the holidays? I have had family not show up for years and we would pile their gifts next to the tree. They would eventually get them months down the road. The one year we decided not to get them anything, they call a few days before Christmas and let us know they are coming in for the holidays. Activate chaos mode trying to get gifts for everyone when most places are sold out, or closed. Shitty gifts were given, feeling we're hurt, and we have gotten gifts so they can sit next to the tree ever since.
Ugh! I came relate. Price tags were left on everything my dad bought, and the presents were never wrapped entirely; the backs of the presents were always bare. (He sometimes shoplifted, so who knew if they were even purchased.)
wapu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got $5 in a card at my grandparents house. My sister and 4 cousins all got bikes. They told me I already had a bike. It was a homemade bike that weighed 60 lbs. I was given the bike working on a neighbors farm for a weekend. My grandparents hated my mom and took it out on me.
Oh, they did react! My dad didn't say much, but there were issues brewing long before I came along because they disliked my mother and because my dad was always the black sheep of the family by going to college and leaving their hometown. My mom flipped. She took the doll and practically threw it at them, aired out a laundry list of everything that has happened over the years since they disliked her, gathered up our stuff (ironically leaving the doll) and we left for the 2 hour ride home. I'm friends with one of my cousins on Facebook, but we haven't spoken to my grandparents or my aunt in 25 years because of it. My grandparents never tried to get in contact with me, even after I was an adult....so, apparently I am still deserving of that cheap doll in their eyes.
When I was 7, I was at Christmas at my dad's parents (my grandparents) house
...first, thanks for clarifying the relationship. I'd have not guessed that your dad's parents were your grands. ;)
... second... was it Mrs. Hart?
One year, in the 90s, when we had 4 kids and not much money, we bought my eldest daughter the Hart family. It had mom, dad, some kids. Anyway, Dad's leg fell the fuck off on Christmas day. The whole pile of shit got returned the next day, and I found a way to buy her real Barbies. Wasn't worth the savings at all
Sounds like my father's mother. She'd load ALL sorts of expensive shit onto my cousins. When my family showed up for Christmas, my aunt would have to scramble to find a gift for my brother and I.
You were for sure the last minute Rite-Aid stop because you're alcoholic aunt forgot she got you for the secret santa and Rite-Aid was the only place open on Christmas Eve.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:31:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Attention really needs bringing to this, this happens on countless threads all the time. Bots. Iโm telling ya, Theyโre among us and we donโt even know
Dimatizer ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:13:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't there a guy a while back that would constantly have the top comment on a bunch of posts. People were amazed at how he commented so fast and always had the best comments. Turns out he was just a bot that would reply with the top comment from reposts.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah thereโs loads of them, makes you think how many comments youโve read that are actually real...
No, not the same person and some details were changed. The original the guy was 25 and his birthday was September. This comment, he was 29 and his birthday was August. So it was just a random dude stealing a comment, I guess.
To make reddit feel full of other people, I seen a really creepy thread that was the exact same thread with exact comments and everything but 3 years later. I'm half convinced that a lot of threads on reddit are bots commenting back and fourth
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:15:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can sell high karma accounts as they are established and seem trustworthy so people wouldn't just assume it's a bot or something.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done this.
You have an original account, you post an anecdote. You also have throwaways for different parts of your life or because you like to shit post; you post the same anecdote again. I have the same ice climbing story I tell and it always gets upvoted bc people are impressed by ice climbing for some reason.
Edit: you also delete the throwaway's comment if it attracts too much attention.
Wow! Two people were wondering the exact same thing three years apart from each other? Thats such a weird coincidence, maybe even impossible! I think we should call the repost police to have OP arrested!
Seriously, this whole repost-nazi bullshit is pathetic. Especially three fucking years apart.
[deleted] ยท 1023 points ยท Posted at 13:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom buys me a costco-level sweater in a medium or large every single year. I am clearly an XL. I haven't worn one of her gifts since I was a teenager. I don't even understand wtf she is thinking. MOM I'M FAT, OK?!
Psyman2 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you tried un-fatting yourself?
It's easy. First you un-fat, then you get to wear those shirts.
Reddit: where it doesnโt stop being funny, until itโs not funny, then itโs funny cuz itโs not funny but people keep posting it anyway because itโs tradition.
Just and FYI (and because you deserve to know) the account you responded to appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy and paste other people's stuff. Here it copied/pasted this person's comment.
I've sent additional evidence to the mods.
If you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), this page may help to explain.
"Hmm, why do I have this shirt? I must of picked it up as a present for /u/technikclub."
iamelsa ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 15:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was my thought, too! I could actually see my own mother doing that, not for lack of caring but she always buys gift ahead of time, stashes them and forgets about them.
Multiple times my brother and I have gotten shirts/pants that were initially purchased as xmas presents, but forgotten about until months later, usually with mum having bought another clothing gift for Christmas instead.
Yes! Every year around the beginning of summer one of us (my siblings or my nieces) will get a present that should've been given to us at Christmas. Haha! It's always fun to see who it is each year. This year it actually stayed hidden until early October.
Just and FYI (and because you deserve to know) the account you responded to appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy and paste other people's stuff. Here it copied/pasted this person's comment.
I've sent additional evidence to the mods.
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Must have, actually. Think about it. Have, not of. Think about what those words mean as you speak them. Of doesnโt really make sense there, does it? Have. Must have. Should have. Would have.
My grandma always bought me (a man) a size too small, but then she would offer to feed me sweets. Very mixed messages.
Mustrum_R ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:26:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not mixed at all, she wants you to feel despair while staying out of any suspicion. When you'll be at your lowest, she, sure of her victory will reveal her genius plan and laugh maniacally at your misery.
I once received chocolates from a relative immediately followed with "So when are you going to finally go to the gym? You want to look nice for your wedding, don't you?"
It's my eternal regret that I didn't immediately shove every single chocolate in my mouth at once. I don't even like chocolate.
Epiqt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were the apple of her eye and she saw you as the size she was buying :)
storgodt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma who lives far away still dies this. Everything is one size too small. Has been for years.
poopellar ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 13:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your mom ever drop hints that you are putting on weight in that time?
It's relevant that he's an adult. With kids and teens, it's easy to get the size wrong if you haven't seen them in a few months. Which is why you should never buy clothes for kids and teens without checking the size with the parents first.
Also, kids would often rather have a toy or something similar, apart from a few, most rarely spend their pocket money on clothes, so it's more of a gift to the parent.
True. There are exceptions (especially for teens), but you should know them well enough to know that's what they want before going ahead and getting it.
My wife gave me a pair of sweat pants for my birthday (mid December) but i didn't like the material so she said she would return them. I got the replacements for Christmas
I was out of town for a few days for work and got a text from my wife as I was pulling into the neighborhood that there was a "surprise for me" waiting outside. I pulled up to see a gorgeous, fully restored 1957 Chevy 3100 sitting in my spot. I couldn't believe it. I'd been looking for a pickup and my wife knew I liked classic cars, but this was insane. Just as I got out of my car to check it out, my son's friend and his dad who was coming to pick him up in his '57 Chevy walked off my porch. My youngest came outside and said, "Daddy! Do you like your surpise??" And pointed to a "welcome home dad" drawing he had taped to the door. I have never felt worse in my life for trying to play up a scribbled drawing as the best surprise ever. I can't say I didn't love his surprise and I definitely can't say it was a bad gift, but it definitely was the biggest misconception of all time, haha.
huh_wat_ ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:46:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I half-smirked and blinked two times.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 01:48:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay I'm hijacking this thread on a completely unrelated matter but I need to vent and I don't want a heap of attention drawn to it:
My roller coaster of emotion that I wish to share - yesterday my husband and I were in the car 5 minutes away from meeting the two boys we are adopting. We've been dreaming of this moment for years. Excited, Nervous, Anxious, But mostly ecstatic.
Then our adoption agency calls. She asks us to pull over so she could speak to us. She said they think they should delay the meeting and the transition until after Christmas. You see, they are concerned that because my parents and nephew are coming for Christmas and staying it our house (as they live 2000km away and we only get to see them once every two years), it'll be too much for the boys and they won't bond with us.
Okay maybe understandable. However we told the adoption agency 6 months ago - even before they had matched us with children - that my family would be coming for Christmas. We had discussed it with them regularly over the past month after we had been matched with the boys. We even discussed it at the transition planning meeting the day before. Nobody had a problem then. Why did they wait until we were within vision of the boys' foster home before making that decision? I wanted to throw up.
So in order to meet our boys and start the process of transitioning them into our home, I had to then ring my parents to tell them the bad news that Christmas is now off this year. My mum was so heartbroken that she couldn't even speak to me when I rang them later to tell them how it went meeting the boys. My parents had been just as emotionally invested in the adoption process as my husband and I and now the adoption agency has said they can't meet our boys for two months.
While we did continue to meet our boys (it went really well!), it was a huge dampener to what should have been an extremely happy day.
That's shitty of the adoption agency pretty much on all fronts
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:19:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever. At the moment I am focussing 100% on the boys' needs for transitioning into our home, but once we have gotten through that I'm going to re-evaluate just what happened and contact the agency about it. They can't just mess with people's personal lives like that. I think they have forgotten that this process is deeply personal for people and we all have our emotions and energy tied up in it. You can't just pull strings like that.
I donโt know anything about the adoption process, but would it be possible for you to just and have Christmas with your family and ignore the agencyโs suggestion?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh we are! Sorry, I meant christmas was off with my parents and nephew joining us.
wafflz1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:29:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bring family anyway. Make them (the boys) feel welcome and introduce them as their new family. It won't overload them and it can very well aid in transitioning them easier into the family than waiting and drawing it out. Make the boys feel loved and have family welcome them as well. The adoption agency you went through is shit for telling you guys that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks yes they have overstepped the boundaries for sure. I'm really pissed off.
My family can't come down though as they can't afford accommodation elsewhere. I don't want to go against what the agency says because I am all new to this.
huh_wat_ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have been thrown into a blood lust and gone on a neighborhood-wide killing spree, taking soul after soul until the soil is wet with blood and my thirst for human life was satiated.
I can just imagine that gut wrenching feeling of disappointment. Of course everyone loves a home made present from their kid but after thinking your surprise is a โ57 Chevy Iโm surprised you had it in you at all to pretend. Good on you for being a great Dad. Also, glad the friend walked out when he did or that could have been embarrassing.
We're well beyond second hand cringe if you're cringing at how cringy someone else's cringe COULD have been. We'll have to measure the cringe in Cuils.
Elturiel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:17:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I want to make a TV show called "world's worst gifts" where narcissistic people get pranked with amazing 'surprises' , only to have the surprise turn out to be something shitty.
Saizohero ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine if you had jumped in behind the wheel and then had to get out
Just as the true owner walks out, he ejaculates onto the hood.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 01:36:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm not a father yet, but I canโt say that I think Iโm going to โloveโ some piece of shit drawing my child gives me. Sure, Iโll put it on the fridge and tell him/her/xer I love it, but Iโm willing to bet that, unless I shoot some repressed Da Vinci jizz genes up my wife and have some prodigal child, itโs going to be retarded as fuck. โLook, Dad! I drew you and mumโ. Sure you did, you little cunt. I bet itโs some spastic looking stick figure that doesnโt represent your mother or me in the slightest.
unless I shoot some repressed Da Vinci jizz genes up my wife and have some prodigal child,
Er, you'll love your kid's drawing if he or she is a little party animal spendthrift? The prodigal son's the one that spent and partied himself right onto his ass, so his parents had to help him back on his feet with new clothes and a goat or whatever. The good kid's the one who stayed and helped at home and then got jealous when his deadbeat brother got a bunch of help.
Jitterrr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:46:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At one point and time, it was popular to put your child's name on your personalized licence plates. My parents had just picked up a new 4x4 Bronco with the KC lights, a tube bumper, & a winch about the time I was born and went to their buddies house to show me off.
Their son who had just turned 16 and shares my name had just got off school before my parents left. One of his buddies points out my parents car and dude goes ape shit, tells the bus driver "thank you, I'll honk and wave as I pass" and gets out all excited.
He ran inside super excited and thanked his parents for the car. My dad said you could see the heart break in his eyes when he found out the car wasn't his. He said he had never seen anyone go from being so happy to that sad so quickly.
Haha, luckily for me getting a car for a gift when I was a teenager would have been a beyond imaginable gift, if my folks took me outside and gestured towards a car with a ribbon around it, I'd just assume they were aimlessly pointing into the distance as a sign to move the fuck out.
Ha. That sounds similar to something my dad did to me. I๏ธ really needed a new car at the time and he insisted I๏ธ come visit him because he had a surprise for me. I drive down and thereโs a brand new VW beetle parked outside the house. I was like omg! Dad got me a car! He walks out and it like, surprise! What do you think of MY new car? He bought it for himself lol. I๏ธ was like, oh! So cool!
That's not the point, dipshit. The point was that the guy needed a new car, and his dad probably new that too. So when the dad says he has a suprise, and he drives up there to find a brand new car in the driveway, he would obviously assume the car was for him. When the dad literally stands next to the car and says "surprise!", most people would think it's for them. Terrible phrasing by the father, worse understanding by you. It has nothing to do with "working for it yourself". He expected a surprise, and was let down.
People can be oblivious to others' needs especially when they don't live in the same house. Nothing malicious about it. Sounds like OP's dad was just thrilled about having a car after a long time.
My dad does stuff like that all the time. "Come over! You won't believe it! I have a surprise for you!". He had bought a 28inch TV for their living room.
[deleted] ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 21:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
to find a brand new car in the driveway, he would obviously assume the car was for him.
I get the point you're going for but I think there's probably a lot of us who would never even begin to make that assumption based on a car in the drive.
That is taken out of context. The father said there was a surprise for him, stands next to new car, says surprise, one would most likely assume the surprise was for them.
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 20:14:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Update your iOS to 11.1 or higher and the โ! ?โ Thing will stop happening.
Sorry. I posted a shit ton of those before even knowing it was happening because itโs a weird auto correct that happens on certain iphones on iOS 11.0. For some reason it autocorrects โIโ to โ! ?โ
I don't get it... He hasn't edited his comment, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Is it because I'm on Android that I don't see this problem you Apple users have? What is it again, exactly? "I" turns into "@&1" or something?
MrAshh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So weird other platform users don't see it. Makes me think that it is putting an "I" there, but it's a weird "I" that everything else can read but Apple can't, so it says "?"
My grandma randomly plays up the smallest things as a big suprise. Oh thanks grandma, this bag of candy you got from a food bank was totaly worth the excitement while walking home thinking of electronics... She's sharp as a tack too so you really dont expect it.
God why would your wife say the drawing is a surprise for you? Why didnโt she just say โoh <kids name> put a little surprise up for you when you come homeโ. Telling your husband you have some vague surprise for him will probably always set you up for failure.
elriggo44 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:58:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because the child (who was probably very young) was next to his wife when they were on the phone. The kid was excited about the โsurpriseโ
Itโs a parent thing. The mom wanted to hype up the drawing because the child was so excited about it.
I get lots of โsurprisesโ like that from my kids.
Depends on the situation. You canโt talk about kids like they arenโt there. They hate that shit. And itโs just messed up. I guess you could spell stuff out. But thatโs messed up too.
Very situational.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents speak German and I didnโt as a kid so that was their workaround lol
But I always knew something was up when they switched from English to German.
Oh I was assuming it was via text. I was just thinking "little Bobby made/prepared a big surprise for you on the porch!" or something so that they're aware it was from the kid and can match to that level, not necessarily giving the surprise away.
Maybe it's just me, but I find that being told you have a surprise coming just builds expectations...and expectation is the mother of disappointment. If you are not expecting anything (because nobody told you to expect anything), then anything small and simple can be a nice surprise. I am actually mad at this dude's wife, and I don't know any of them. This is what expectation does, and creating expectation is just begging for disappointment.
Same. She couldโve just not said anything and he wouldโve come home to the car in the driveway, think nothing of it, find the drawing and be happy that his kid made him a small present.
No way, I don't have the heart to. I'm sure she creeps on my post history every now and then, so, "Hey babe, no worries. It's funny in retrospect! Also, lets have sex tonight!"
Iโve always wanted a Jeep Wrangler. As a teen, I had to spend summers with my dad, whom Iโve never gotten along with, so I was with him for my 16th birthday. He gathered me and my step-siblings into the car and said we were going out for my birthday surprise. Weโre driving for like half an hour and start seeing all these billboards for a Jeep dealership. Weโre getting closer and closer, and the next billboard says โTHIS EXIT!โ and we actually take that exit! Iโm trying to calm my breathing as we turn into... a drive-in movie theater. To see the Crocodile Hunter movie (did I mention I was 16?). So yeah, I get that disappointment. :/
Iโd honestly be a little upset that my wife made such a large purchase without consulting me. Itโd be tempered by the sweet thought, but thatโs serious shit, haha.
This gives me flashbacks to when I was a kid and I'd pestered my parents for a cat for AGES because I really really wanted one and then for my birthday my dad came home with his gigantic cardboard box and something fuzzy inside and my mind went into euphoric overdrive mode until I saw that it was just full of stuffed animal kittens. I feel really bad about it now because he was clearly excited to give it to me and embarrassed about my disappointment (I tried not to let it show but you know, kids aren't known for their pokerfaces) but I also can't help remembering the total disappointment in that moment thinking they'd really bought us a cat and then just seeing stuffed animals instead. We ended up getting two cats a few years later but I still think about this from time to time.
I'm a techie and gadget junkie. I've gone through a like a hundred new laptops, tablets, bikes. I have no kids , but I assume that drawing many years down the road will be worth a lot more to you. Mostly because you'll remember the enthusiasm and expression when he pointed it out to you.
I really hate those "I have a surprise for you!" messages. Like, surprise me or not, don't let me build my own expectations. That's almost certainly gonna be a "I have a disappointment for you!" that way.
I texted my friend/coworker "dis must be panera bread n shit BC you got soup and a wing"
Meaning she both had to supervise and work the floor (RN) that night, which really sucked at the time. She legit thought I meant food from Panera. Not only no food, but a shttier shift than expected.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus christ. That was a rollercoaster of emotions for me and I simply just read it. I can't imagine how you must have felt.
You should have just said, โHi. Since I thought this was my new truck and it was in my driveway, Iโm gonna need the keys. Iโll call you a cab.โ
maluminse ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk sounds like they were in on the joke.
PK_Thundah ยท 19696 points ยท Posted at 14:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 or 12 I got 3 separate cheap travel shaving kits from one Christmas gathering. I didn't have any facial hair or anything.
So the third one was my worst gift ever.
babardook ยท 4055 points ยท Posted at 16:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahah that reminds me. When my brother was ~17 he got a really expensive electric shaver for Christmas from my dad. We all thought it was a joke because my brother has never had even the ghost of facial hair and heโs half Asian so itโs likely to never come at all. Itโs been a few years since, and the shaver has never been used.
arknio ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sides just went Mr. Clean
babardook ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your comment made me laugh out loud, but unfortunately I donโt think thatโs the case. The shaver was never even opened and I still make fun of him for it
Kiloku ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:46:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jungl3j1m ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:25:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They do, but they're all pixelated.
Alluminn ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:11:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a big 6' white dude with a high testosterone level, I've fucked many short/small Asian dudes with way more pubic hair than me. It's like evolution decided to concentrate the hair that should've been on the rest of their bodies into one small spot instead.
This is frontier science boy, we're exploring the unknown.
Alluminn ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:21:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The point I was getting across is that I'm a big dude with less pubic hair than smaller guys, which people tend to think correlates the other way. Not literally that height has anything to do with it.
pialligo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:00:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do Asians have pubes? Asking for a friend
[deleted] ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 17:19:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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cymbiline ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:08:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I.. am morbidly curious as to how you managed this. ๐
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:16:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You use asian-level precision to grip the hairs w/our cutting them and pull, or press them so theyโre flush against your face and clip individual hairs ๐ญ
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm torn. As an Australian, being casually racist is a national requirement, but as an Australian under 25 I'm automatically subscribed to the far left movement and being this casually racist would make a number of my more political friends v mad with meee ๐ฉ
And as a reformed weeb I'm torn between recognising that much Asian (japan-centric) technology and precision is vastly superior to what our coal-oriented society is capable of and not romanticising Asian stereotypes for no gd reason
As an American and owner of a Lexus, I know that Japanese engineering is vastly superior to what we can produce. So... I mean... it's not a stereotype if it's true, eh?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch as my conscience eases before ur very eyesss
You should have done what I did and just refuse to shave at all, until I had a scraggly shitstache on my upper lip. My mom was clamoring to get me a proper razor and cream after that.
I'm half Asian as well and my also half Asian brother can grow a full beard. We're half Korean so idk if that changes anything lol though I also know a half Filipino guy, a half Japanese guy, and two half Vietnamese guys that all have very full beards as well. Genetics are weird.
I can grow a decent mustache and goatee, but my cheeks are rather disappointing.
Derwos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hikaru Nakamura is half Japanese and can grow a full beard
joekern ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL: Asian people don't grow beards.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not all of them. But they tend to have a lot less facial hair.
Derwos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And Native Americans have none. Makes sense if Native Americans came from Asia. But then why do some Asians have beards, while pure-blood Native Americans do not?
tPRoC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family is southeast Asian. It is not that common for men from our country of origin to have a lot of body or facial hair.
โAsianโ encompasses a lot of different ethnicities. I canโt speak for the ability of men of other Asian countries to grow beards. I know I have seen Chinese and Japanese men with beards, so itโs perhaps more common in those places.
No splaining. My siblings and I are like a Caucasian โ> Asian gradient. I have a brother who looks white af. A brother who looks Asian af. And I myself am in the middle
This makes me feel better after I๏ธ got an electric razor a couple of years ago. While I๏ธ do have facial hair, I๏ธ greatly prefer just a standard razor blade as opposed to an electric one. Those electric ones just irritate your face. Iโm 33 years old, if I๏ธ wanted one I๏ธ would own one by now!
toth42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend (then pretty much free of all facial hair) wished for an electric razor for his 15th birthday. His mom got him a cat and a box of cream, told him "you don't need a razor. put some cream on your chin, and this kitten will lick those fluffy strands right off".
Props for admitting that in the relentless world of Reddit.
eidas007 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 18:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's unfortunate.
127crazie ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was seven, my mother hired a pony and a cart to come to my house for all the kids... and... I got a really bad rash from the pony, and all the kids got to ride the pony and I had to go inside, and my mother was rubbing cream on me... for probably three hours, and I never came outside. And by the time I got out the pony was already in the truck. And around the corner. So that was my worst birthday.
BigMye ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:15:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These edits are the worst I feel like i'm wasting my life every time I read one like that.
jamener ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:57:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got the same My Chemical Romance calendar three times one Christmas. I was a big emo kid and they were my favourite but there's only so many things a 13 year old can do with 3 calendars
Thonemum ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously this is a bad gift, but in the long run, you didn't have to buy shaving stuff for a while.
the95th ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
durrr course you didnt have facial hair... you had all those sick shaving kits
I am one of five in a middle class family, so I grew up not expecting much for Christmas - no big deal. When I was 11-12 I remember getting the best gift ever because my older brother got a humorously bad gift.
I remember my brother had been asking for Mass Effect (video game) for months, and he was certain he was going to get it for xmas. I remember him opening a huge wrapped gift and it being a trashcan. I never laughed so hard in my life.
I think I was completely forgotten about that year because I don't remember getting anything, but it was okay, my brother getting a trashcan was literally the best gift I could have gotten.
putsch80 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs almost funny. Like they conspired to get you the same intentionally shitty gift.
Romeo9594 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:46:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing happened to me. From the time I was like 13 till 16, my grandparents (on both sides) always got me a shave kit. I never used them, cause no facial hair.
But when I was in my early 20s and living on my own, and able to grow a beard guess who had a few years worth of free grooming supplies?
Yeah, for years when I was a teenaged girl, people defaulted to getting me baskets with bath sets and lotions. I thought those were really stupid gifts because I had no interest in them, nor need for them. But I dutifully stored them for the future. I didnโt have to buy soap or lotion during the entire 4 years of college because of all those dumb bath sets. I โonlyโ had a full yearโs worth of shampoo. I came to appreciate those gifts, years later. :)
I grew up very poor, anytime we had a gift exchange or a birthday party I would often have to give a kid one of my used toys. I didn't want to have nothing, but we also couldn't afford to get something new. I once gave a girl I had a crush on an old teddy bear that was missing an eye. Her friends made fun of me.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:55:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15, my mom got me shit too hang from a rear view mirror in a car. I ran to the window, no car. I ran to the garage, no car. I ran to the detached garage (where they hid my dirt bike when I was 11-12) no car there.
I've realized my mom just buys shit, all the time, that her and no one else needs just because it's on clearance
Aftershave...I'm a Girl. Apparently it looked like perfume.
Wuornos ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Am female, but around the same age I got 3 jewelry boxes, and two of them were exactly the same. The next year, same 3 gifters all got me Sweet Pea gift baskets from Bath and Body Works.
Man, Sweet Pea gift baskets are THE SHIT. They smell good so you can use them yourself, and you can also give em away because nobody can tell if it's regifted.
Wuornos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I kept all that shit to myself. Nobody is getting my Sweet Pea, and I didn't have to buy soap/lotion for an entire year!
The third one? I would think it would be the second one. With the first one, I'd be like, "Damn, what a shitty gift. I don't even have facial hair." And on the second one, "Hey, WTF? This is BS! Not only is this a shitty gift, it's also unoriginal." But on the third one, I'd be like, "Wow, ok, at this point, it's just kind of funny. But fuck that second one."
That's how other people responded but I felt like crying the whole day lol. That year I got 3x like Walgreens shaving kits and a coloring book (all from Christmas at Grandma's).
My little brother got $20 because he was "too hard to buy for."
It was like, "what do 11 year olds like? Oh, plastic tweezers and like a milliliter of aftershave probably. What about 9 year olds? Cold hard cash."
As a little brother, I really don't see the problem here. Also, I told grandma you hated her gift. Then I told mom and dad that you really wanted a shaving kit for Christmas. Also, I broke one of your shaving kits. Nanananabooboo big bro!
Nasapigs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet it made you feel super manly, though, so that takes some of the sting out of it all.
eekozoid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, my Dad got me an electric shaver. I had nothing but peach fuzz. The next Christmas, my Grandmother got me a cheap manicure kit. Neither was what I wanted, and I was so disappointed with both that I had no idea how to react, in the moment.
18 years later, I'm still using both of them. The shaver still cuts smooth with the original blades. (Had to replace the internal battery pack three times, though.)
Similar to this, when I was ~9, my older brother (1 year), and I got a bottle of Cologne each. A little young for that, but oh well. This was also when I found out that I have pretty bad asthma....triggered by cologne. My older brother would chase me around with the bottle spraying it at me, and found it to be rather hilarious. Thankfully, that was back in the day when inhalers were cheap and effective, instead of today, where they are neither because the US government is saving the atmosphere at the cost of one life saving drug at a time.
Can I give people who get tons of soap and toiletry kits some advice? People who give soaps don't know anything meaningful about you so they fall back on something practical and consumable.
It happens a lot for people who aren't kids anymore but they haven't found themselves yet. And it doesn't help that during such a tumultuous period in anyone's life that teens tend to be closed off and mysterious.
If you don't want fancy body soap and a loofah for Christmas, develop relationships with your relatives.
And really, if you donโt know what a person likes, soap is a reasonable gift. As an adult, Iโd much rather get soap than a lot of other things. But also as an adult, if neither of us know each other well enough to give anything besides soap, Iโd rather not be exchanging presents with that person.
Dependents generally donโt like receiving soap because they can just use their parentsโ so it is like giving them air.
That's really weird that's what I got for a Christmas. When I turned 12 my dad gave me a cheap shaving kit. He put it in a lid of a box with tape around it.
I got a million manicure sets as a kid. I was a jock and only ever used nail clippers. Still the same way.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember saving some poor soul from getting one of those for Christmas.
I was in line at a store in the mall and they had those cheap "manicure kits" by the counter which was nothing more than a large box with way too much plastic packaging with nail files, toenail clippers, tweezers and a comb in it. The women in front of me were oogling it with it's $15 price tag and the one said "Do you think your husband will like this?" and the other was like "I think he will" and without thinking I said:
"No, he won't, he'd much rather have a 6 pack of his favorite beer instead."
I startled myself with my bluntness and thinking out loud at first until the guy behind me was like "I agree with the beer suggestion. The two women agreed the beer was the better gift.
You're welcome stranger wherever you are.
Caraphox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What an odd present to give an 11/12 year old. Even if you had reason to believed they'd just started shaving a TRAVEL shaving kit... what for all those overnight business trips where you just have to deal with that 5 o'clock shadow
This is why my family always did a matched gift exchange where each kid got one gift from Grandma and one gift from an aunt/uncle who drew their name out if a hat. At least that way youre guaranteed to get a maximum of two identical shitty items.
I wasn't the same age at a family Christmas gathering. Got to watch my cousin open up how brand new Nintendo. I got a Schaefer pen and mechanical pencil... thanks aunt Diane...
TamLux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got frigging lynx/axe deodorant kits for like... 5 Christmases strait when I was 14...
ride365 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gifts me some kind of grooming kit almost every year. I'm like, what? I need grooming??
Darabo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle one time gave me the amenities travel kit he got from his flight to see his wife and children (my aunt and cousins).
Seeing him act all smug while giving it to me as a present was more humorous if anything.
Oh, and did I mention he has a secret second family, lives on his own in Dubai and only visits my aunt once every couple of years for Christmas/New Years for a few days? And when he visits he mostly either just sleeps or gambles?
I received a pine cone from a sister that doesnโt really like me. My friends and I pass it around every year. No one knows when itโs their turn but we all know itโs coming soon.
There's this really bad book called Dawn Command that is unreadable. Someone gets it every year. I'm pretty sure the single Amazon review was written by one of us.
Ask not for whom the cone pines, it pines for thee!
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Stardew Valley?
[deleted] ยท 6638 points ยท Posted at 13:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A still-warm McChicken sandwich for Christmas. My brother "forgot" to buy any of the family a present so he made a pit-stop to McDonalds on the way to dinner. Tried to pass it off as a joke.
I gave my step dad a bag of lemons one year and he laughed and said thank you even though I could tell he was really confused/disappointed. It was shortly followed by a juicer that he had been wanting cause he loves making his own orange juice/lemonade.
jehdkgs ยท 2478 points ยท Posted at 15:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once youโd given the real gift, did you say โif life gives you lemons, make lemonadeโ?
belortik ยท 641 points ยท Posted at 16:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would leave a sour taste in your mouth if there was no juicer.
Inocain ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't make lemonade! Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I donโt want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see lifeโs manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give lsukittycat's stepdad lemons! Do you know who he is? He's the man whoโs gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! He's gonna get his engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!
ColdSun1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:18:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay!!! was looking for this. Cave Johnson is the best!!! Also nice remix of said statement. (Or whatever you call it)
BNNJ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After I gave him the juicer, he was pretty stoked to have an entire bag of lemons on hand to juice right then and there instead of having to go all the way to the store. So it all worked out. No need to worry!
Kruug ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like buying batteries if the gift you give requires batteries. You have to ensure they can play with their new toy as soon as it's unwrapped!
Or at least as soon as the batteries are unwrapped.
Kruug ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:55:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why you always give them the consumable before the gift that consumes them.
fuidiot ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine was giving her mom a gift of a trip to Hawaii. I told her to get a bunch of crappy dollar store gifts before springing the real one on her. Her mother was really nice pretending she liked the gag gifts although you could see she was less than enthusiastic about them. Then she got the real one and cried. Tears of happiness and relief I imagine.
nagumi ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I broke into my parents house and replaced their old little crt tv with a new flatscreen, then left and didn't mention it.
He's really the best. His own kids treat him like crap and only use him for money, so when he receives thoughtful gifts (he thought the lemons were the gift cause I know how much he likes lemonade) he's still really happy even if they're lame or cheap. I always feel so bad that his actual kids are so terrible cause he's really awesome and only deserves fun, thoughtful gifts.
Plus he loves a good joke so he LOVED the gift as a whole.
My SIL once called me before a party and asked if I could go grab her some โfucking lemonsโ.
I bought lemons and a sharpie and wrote โfuckingโ on every one.
The best was that she was really confused because she didnโt remember saying โfuckingโ during her phone call. We laughed extra hard.
indil47 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my mom a bag of dried mealworms...
And on her next turn, she got a beautiful bird feeder! The poor thing got smashed this past summer after a terrible storm took out the tree it was in... :(
My dad once gave me a gallon-sized ziplock bag full of dirty rocks.
I later unwrapped a rock tumbler. He'd dirtied up the stones - they were a beginner's pack of assorted semi-precious stones. We ended up doing it together and it was a bonding activity for a few years.
FritoKAL ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a friend once a full 'make your own mojito' kit (glasses, good alcohol, mortar and pestle, mint plant, limes, sugar) -- but the first thing he opened was the little bag of sugar, and then the limes. He was realllllly confused until he got to the alcohol and then all the puzzle pieces started clicking together.
A bag of lemons isn't a joke gift, it's a damn good gift, I eat them things like normal people eat Oranges
tamabits ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an avacado! Thaaaannks
Arderis1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, that's the kind of stuff that happens in my in-law's family. They open gifts in a specific order, and they'll have you unwrap a package of batteries or something, and let you wonder what the hell they're for for the next hour until they hand you the gift the batteries go with.
My Mom's brother and his wife gave me a box of Steeler's tissues and said "we're sorry it wasn't more but it was a tough year for us" I tired my hardest not to look disappointed until they said "Look inside" and there was $50 in Itunes giftcards.
Probably just me but I would love a bag of lemons for Christmas. Mostly because I drink lemon water every day and lemons are expensive in Wisconsin but hey.
jhutchi2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm giggling that you listed orange juice before lemonade. Like your dad really wants to make orange juice but all the store had was lemons and you were like "Fruit is fruit"
My uncle used to give me a bag of lemons every year for Christmas when I was a kid. For me, that wasn't a bad gift at all- I loved eating lemons and my uncle was really poor, so it was a cheap, easy present that he knew I'd love.
I once got my sister a holy bible because i thought she was wicked and evil and needed to be purified. I proceeded to make a cross with my fingers and chanted "THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!!!" over and over. She never was a nice person and that year everyone got each other joke gifts, I'm not even religious. That year i also got my dad hemorrhoid cream and received a large can of olives. It was quite nice actually.
A1t2o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got my dad a lump of coal one year. Same year, he got her a bottle of ketchup, he always makes fun of her for putting ketchup on everything. We never even told my parents that we were doing joke gifts.
Nurum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw my dad putting powdered sugar in milk one day and my mom yelled at him for it, so I bought him a bag of powdered sugar of his very own for Christmas.
I've been thinking of doing something like that with my friend.
He has celiac disease and I was thinking that I could give him a "joke" gift of a whole lot of gluten free flour. Then the real gift would be a waffle maker.
Depends on the relationship between the people. I don't expect my siblings or friends to buy me gifts so a joke gift can be fantastic all by itself from them.
Tatayou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I remember my brother and sister buying each others shitty gift, like they were trying to get the ugliest decorative object and stuff like that.
Or if everyone is getting everyone else joke gifts. My friends and I did that one year. Someone got duct tape. Someone else got silly string. I got a whole package of bubble wrap!
wolsel ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I do "anti-versary" 6 months from our anniversary. We always get each other I gift that's useful, But not THAT useful. Last year I managed to find $5 Google play gift card. She bought me a Foster's oil can.
KagakuKo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, I never thought I'd say this, because I always used to disdain stuff like "half-birthdays"--but this actually sounds like it could be pretty funny. I'm gonna have to tell my boyfriend about this one, lol.
Or if the joke is planned so itโs exactly what the giftee wants, but is still offbeat.
I once got a coworker an assortment of flavored bugs as a Secret Santa gift cuz he liked oddities and trying weird food. He was THRILLED.
Jerigord ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This. When my brother was 14 or so, I gave him a Lara Croft calendar (like Tomb Raider 1 Lara Croft) and some foam golf balls labeled "Practice Balls" for him to open in front of the whole family. After he got done yelling at me and hitting me, I slid out his real present, which was a copy of Rainbow Six or something like that.
That's the way it's done. This year I'm giving my girlfriend my old pair of hideous work shoes as a joke on the guise that it's her last gift. After a few minutes I'll give her the real last gift.
This. One year for a white elephant exchange, my parents brought the regular gifts plus a 50lb bag of rice. When my cousin (in his mid 20's at the time) opened it, everybody had a laugh and my dad said it was just a joke gift he brought as extra, so he should choose another gift. It was hilarious and everybody talked about it for years.
I always give my oldest son a gag gift in addition to the real ones. One year I made a sachet with paper towels and half the contents of the spice rack, taped it to the inside of a box, wrapped it up and labeled it as the gift of the smell of Christmas.
Nurum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know I got my mom a squatty potty last year for christmas and my wife and I didn't break character all night about how excited we were to give it to her. It was probably the highlight of the night.
To be fair though my parents are the type of people that literally need/want nothing so the jokes themselves are generally the gift. This year I'm going to give her a framed picture of me photo shopped into the George Castanza in his underwear on a bear skin rug pic from Seinfield.
Like a bag filled with pea gravel and covered in duct tape, meant to imitate m&ms? (Being born on April 1st sucks.) The m&ms showed up eventually though.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or if everyone is getting everyone joke gifts.
Luvagoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My colleague gave another at work Christmas KK a packet of batteries with a note that said "gift not included". Which I thought was hilarious, she did not but there was something else.
Mailed my dad a brick for my first Christmas out of the house. The letter with it said something along the lines of "I'm poor as shit. Love, DaneLimmish"
We have now traded that brick every Christmas for ten years.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that real gift that comes with must be good, better than a normal gift per say so that the joke gift doesn't destroy the value of the real one.
But then the joke gift ends up being super awesome. My mom got a seat heating pad for our car for both me and my brother (It was one gift, said To (my name) and (bro's name)) as a joke gift, and since my brother is cold twenty four fucking seven it's the best gift on the planet for him. It will be 60 degrees outside and my brother will act like he's been wrongly placed in a morgue freezer.
For my brother's birthday one year, my parents gave him a couple of gifts wrapped in joke gift paper (he was like 17 I think and it was Dora or Teletubbies or something) and then in regular wrapping paper, they wrapped a mini box of Raisin Bran and taped the key to our old Ford Taurus to the inside.
Damn, I never got a gift that cool tbh. Well, I mean I guess I never fully paid my dad back for the MacBook we went "half and half" on.
squigs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It can work between friends if you make a tradition of it. One friend bought another some duck gizzards after a trip to China.
My boyfriend was a lumberjack in a past life, and stockpiles a lot of wood. Heโs needing a new axe/wood maul, and Iโm planning on getting him a nice one.
Leading up to him opening that, heโll have to go through lumberjack/tartan socks, pants, a toy axe, etc. Iโm anticipating his reaction with glee.
Edit: a word
CanRx ยท 1664 points ยท Posted at 14:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love a McChicken right now.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
belortik ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what pisses me off? When a McDonald's tries to tell me they don't have a McChicken meal. Like seriously, it is all I get until I come to your shithole store in bumfuck nowhere. Fuck you shitty inconsistent McDonald's franchise.
[deleted] ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 15:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot my 3-year-old niece's gift at home one year. She lives six hours away and I was already an hour away from home so there was no way to go back.
My mom and I had a brilliant plan to re-wrap a gift she'd already opened and sneak it back under the tree hoping she wouldn't notice she'd already opened it.
She noticed. That was years ago and I still feel awful.
Why on earth did you think that would work. 3 year olds arenโt goldfish, in fact Iโd say they are excellent at remembering things you said and then repeating them at the worst possible times.
ReubenXXL ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh oh, you talked about goldfish in the context of memory.
Now someone gonna school you with their abundance of irrelevant goldfish memory information, as is tradition.
Oh yeah. When my little brother was around that age he overheard me say "fuck you" to my older sister (i'm 15 years older than him) and he spent the rest of his birthday party at a pizza restaurant laughing and shouting "FUCK", being egged on seeing how mad my mom was and my sister and I cackling at him.
Look dude I feel really bad saying this but that was the dumbest plan I've ever heard.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IT'S ALL I HAD MAN
bjamil1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:47:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not make a pitstop at a toy store on the way and grab something?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:25:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened at my parents' house...they live in the boonies. I had already long since passed the last store that sold toys, unless I wanted to show up with something from the Dollar Store which would have been even worse.
bjamil1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:39:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's much better. All you do is grab a bunch of candy or something or small crappy dollar store toys, pull the parents aside when you arrive and explain that you left the real gift at home (tell them what it is, and that you'll be sending it as soon as you're back), and give the 3 year old the crappy gift, which they're probably too young to realize is crappy dollar store crap, and will be distracted by all the other stuff they got anyways.
Instead of embarrassing yourself to the other adults, yourself, and the kid, the adults will understand and you'll have their sympathy, you'll have your self respect intact, and to the kid you'll be a hero once they get the second gift without the distraction of everyone else's gifts
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. Just tell her you forgot and you'll make it up to her later.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that easy bro. There's a nephew too and I can't give one a present and not the other without causing WW3.
Yeah, as the father of a three-year-old, I feel for you. I probably would've just kept the nephew's present in the car and mailed them both when I got home, but I would've felt pretty guilty too.
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fuidiot ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:14:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BTW, if that HAD worked, would you have just returned the other gift? don't you think the original giver might have noticed? This doesn't feel like a well thought out caper.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god no, she was getting her original gift no matter what! I just didn't want her to not have something from me to open on Christmas. I hadn't seen them in months at this point and didn't want that to be the first thing they remembered from the visit.
Ok, I get it. you wanted her to still have the thrill of opening the gift. That is actually sweet of you and your mom.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep that was the idea! I probably should have mentioned that in the original post.
And my niece also didn't freak out or anything. She just said "Hey, I already opened this one!" and moved on. So it wasn't a meltdown or anything but it made me feel like a shitty uncle for forgetting.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Sounds like she handled it like a pro.
Unlike my great niece. When she was about 5, I got her a really nice Christmas present. I worked hard on it. Anyway, when we saw her it was her 3rd round of gift opening. She got a really pissed look on her face and said "I already got this last night ", from her idiot grandparents (other side), who didn't bother to use the fucking registry.
Suffice to say, that was the last time I worked hard to get her a special gift.
When I turned 18, my brother (14) was working at the coney stand down the street. He didn't have much money, but he knew I liked the coneys, so he brought me a half dozen of them and a bunch of chips from the stand. It's been 15 years, but I still regard that as one of the best gifts I ever got, because it was the first time he really got me something well-thought-out, on his own free will. Even if it cost him nothing, it was awesome.
RayA11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so awesome and thoughtful! Sounds like a great brother.
MP-SL ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats far better than most other presents in this thread
I honestly would have loved that. It's lazy but it's something.
At least he "tried".
nagol93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So every year my family has this Christmas party the week before and we play this crappy gift exchange game. One year the limit was $25 on a 'gift', so I put 25 McChickens in a box. My uncle 'won' my gift.
Guess what I got from him a week later on Christmas?
tbh i would be super happy with that. my brother has given me/my family nothing for the past 5 years. he comes in eats our food, zooms out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:47:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am that brother. I don't get anyone anything. Reasons:
1) I don't wish to celebrate
2) I'm unemployed and have no money
3) I have no clue what they could possibly want/need
4) If they're like me, they'll only feel burdened by useless things
5) The nearest McDonalds is an hour drive away and I have no car
Well, maybe this year I'll play hidden santa and stock up the house with some quality beers. That's really all the love I have.
Idk, that sounds worlds better than the infinite number of lotion/soap sets I've received. I say infinite because I always seem to have more than I've received.
At least he made an effort... my brother moved away for a few months when he was 20 for this amazing job... and came back for Christmas. When we were passing out gifts he said "Oh, I'm sorry, I left all your gifts in Texas"... my other brother, who was never one to pull punches, said "Yeah, at the store in Texas".
I felt bad for him that he couldn't just tell us he didn't have any money... we'd have been much more ok with that than a lie.
We had a breakfast for a coworker who was moving to another group, and one of the guys in my group signed up to bring yogurt and granola. He forgot, and made up for it by stopping at mcDonalds and buying every person in the group a McMuffin and a hashbrown. He couldnโt even eat a McMuffin himself, because he didnโt eat gluten. It was a pretty solid move, but still hilarious.
ejambu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a very similar story. My grandma always gag gifts me out of all her 17 grand kids. Every year I get a joke gift with $50 inside. Barbies, McDouble, ice cubes with 5s in them, marshmello shooter with bills in the marshmello, a sack of penny and nickels that I am very surprised my 75 lb. grandma could carry. I love it and I know that one of her favorite parts of gift giving. Unlike your story I think she puts a lot of thought behind it.
"Here's the one thing that I absolutely know you have no need of right now which also becomes significantly less good within a few hours while you will continue to not need or want it."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kinda want a McChicken sandwich now tho
funkyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Need a last minute gift on my way to have food with my family. Better get some food."
He could've gotten a $5 gift card to McDonald's, and it would've been better.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:28:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That seems like an awesome gift to me. I would easily put that at A-rank present category along with socks. Not as good as christmas beers, but still pretty damn nice.
My family has a hannukah gift swap every year. We put a $20 limit on the gifts. My sister wasn't well off at the time so she bought what she would've loved: a gift card for gas. As in what you put in your car. And she was so upset why no one wanted it.
I love my dad dearly, but one Christmas he got me "The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over", which is I guess a live Eagles reunion concert. Throughout my life I had expressed zero interest in the Eagles. I don't hate them, per se; I just have no interest in them, so the gift was pretty baffling, but whatever.
The very next Christmas, I go to open a small, DVD-shaped package, and it is the exact same fucking DVD. I thought it was a prank at first, but his earnest expression means he had literally no recollection of buying it for me the year before.
So now I have two of these fucking things that I can't throw away because they're gifts, and I know my dad meant well.
okaymoose ยท 2801 points ยท Posted at 15:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man at least throw out one of them. Or regift them to your dad on his birthday.
Twibbly ยท 2209 points ยท Posted at 16:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he doesn't remember buying you 1 previously, you can definitely at least get rid of one.
rmit526 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 19:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pops is secretly a massive fan of the eagles. Playing the long con.
Does he blare it from the Vatican speakers? Iโve heard that if you are in St Peters Square at the right time, you can hear the Eagles blaring out of the Vatican.
1Maple ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"What happened to that Eagles dvd I gave you? I only see one here..."
PigSlam ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, give one back, and then show him the other one, and say โnow we both have one.โ
Borrowed a dvd from grandparents... we do gag gifts at Christmas and gave them back their dvd. My grandma goes "what the heck? This isn't a bad gift". She didn't even remember owning it or letting me borrow it.
Every summer start talking about that particular Eagles DVD and how you can't find it ANYWHERE and its all you want to watch. Rinse and Repeat for several years.
If Dad catches on and asks, didn't he get you the DVD already?
Wide eyed response: "Dad, that thing is like,IMPOSSIBLE to find,no way could you find it."
Winningest fucking answer. Count the years it took for him to finally get it, take a photo of the look on his face when he does along with the stack of DVDs, get a bronze bust of it made with a plaque memorializing the whole thing.
My dad did the same thing to me when I was 17 with a John Mellancamp album 2 years in a row. I like hard rock and punk and the only song of his I knew was Jack and Diane.
My mom was no better though, I'm the only girl of 4 kids, I hate pink and that Christmas was the year I received not one or two but THREE pairs of pink sweatpants. One had words on the ass, another was velour and another was a shade of pale pink someone like me had no hope of ever keeping clean.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had the same problem (with pink) before - sucked when I was a kid but now I just dye the clothes that are otherwise good. Really easy to do, but it's also easy to make a hard-to-clean mess so I wait until the weather's nice enough to do it outside.
ArthurBea ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 18:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw shit. Your dad loves the Eagles I bet. And that is a good album, if you love the Eagles. The man wanted to share something he thinks defines him with you. He wanted you to understand a part of him. Share in the joy the album brings him.
I get heโs tone deaf about gifts for you. He didnโt remember getting it for you, because he probably figured you would have listened to it and loved it and talked about it with him if you already had it.
People give gifts that are basically a piece of themselves. They donโt understand thatโs what theyโre doing. They just know that it means a lot to them, so it would be an awesome gift. And often the receiver doesnโt want it, doesnโt appreciate it, or just doesnโt want a piece of their gift giverโs heart. Bittersweet.
My ex got me the exact same birthday card two years in a row, then got annoyed at me when I just wrote +1 on an 18th birthday card because I couldn't find one for a 19th birthday.
Edit: I didnโt mean to seem callous, but why should anyone be taxed with carrying around for the rest of their lives the gift that someone else spent ten minutes throwing together to meet some sort of minimal social requirement?
Allaeria ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're never going to experience joy from those two DVDs, you should pass them off. Their purpose as a gift has been fulfilled, and you may pass on happiness by letting them go so someone else can find happiness with them.
Keep both of those forever. Really. Its something you can always look and to make you smile. Its so odd and funny to me. When he passes, you'll still have those, and it'll really be a funny and special memento that might cheer you up
post4u ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horrible gift. Great album though, with a good story behind it.
If you don't know or didn't figure it out by the title, "Hell freezes over" is a reference to a quote by one of the Eagles founding members (Don Henley) saying that the Eagles would get back together "when Hell freezes over" after the band broke up in 1980. They reunited 14 years later and released the album.
Tbf "Hell freezes over" is a pretty quality album
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ArcTimes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:59:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of my sister. One Christmas she really really REALLY wanted this toy of a pet that ate some brown balls and shat the same balls. yes, the balls were supposed to be its food and its shit. It also also came with a doll that looked like Barbie, probable a Barbie.
My aunt went to USA that year and bought a lot of stuff. She also bought 2 of those toys, one of a dog and one of a cat. My sister was a dog person at the time and preferred the dog one.
My cousin told her that she was going to give one to her and that thought was in her mind everyday, every minute. She was so excited of that Christmas. It was going to be the best Christmas ever because she was going to receive something she wanted and not just clothes.
So the great day came. Here in my country we are used to wait until 12:00am, have a Christmas dinner and then we open the gifts. She didn't care about the food, thought. She was just some minutes away of the great gift. She waited for us to eat, impatiently, I must say.
While she waited, she was checking all the wrapped gifts. Trying to see which one might be the one. She got some huge boxes and some medium sized boxes. It was good, she was going to get huge gifts plus his wished gift.
She starts opening one of the huge boxes and it's a kit to create her own jewelry, for kids. Cool. She was not too interested in bracelets or jewelry, but it was a cool gift.
We keep going and gift after gift, there is no toy of shitting dog. Until the cat toy appears, but it wasn't for her. It was for another cousin that didn't get along with my sister.
There were few gifts left. Maybe it got lost, maybe they are hiding it or maybe they didn't just open it yet. The last medium sized box, it look like this is it! And it was just some cologne and bath stuff. What? Where is it. She got really nervous, you could see it in her face.
The last gift, a huge box. She knew it wasn't it but hope is the last thing she lost. She starts unwrapping the gift, slowly, like losing a little of faith each second. It couldn't be it. It's too big. She opens a huge enough hole to see and she starts crying. It wasn't a cry of anger, it was more of a destroyed person. A person whose dreams were shattered.
It was the same gift as the first one, the fake jewelry one. That day. That moment, changed her. My sister now is a strong independent woman that don't need no false hopes.
Edit: changed set to kit.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the exact same boat. Eagles, say hello to my TSO cd's. All of them. All of the TSO cd's ever pressed, at least as of a couple years ago. I tried to get my father some new music last Christmas, some stuff that I thought might be up dad-rock alley but was also released by bands in their 20s/30s in the last couple of years. I really tried haha. I don't think we're getting each other music any more.
Ok, the worst gift I've ever given was that exact box set. When I was 16 or so I knew my parents liked the Eagles, and didn't know much about the band past "Hotel California" which was a....fine...song. They proceeded to play that box set on heavy rotation for about 3 years. It went to the point where I started hiding the CDs because I COULD NOT listen to it anymore. My only escape was moving out.
Hey man, just throwing this out there but have you considered the fact that maybe your father likes the Eagles and maybe he just wants to share this with you. To introduce you to a band he likes.
No idea why he gifted it to you twice, though. Maybe he forgot.
I had that happen too! My mother bought me the exact same thin sweater covered in "artistic" paint splotches, by which I mean it looked like someone had chucked glow in the dark light green paint in a squeeze tube and squirted it on. Except there was a four month gap between Christmas and my birthday when she gave them...
Continue to remind the giftee how awesome the gifter is and how much they need them in their life and also be used to show everyone they know "look at this awesome thing I never knew existed and now use every day thanks to so and so!"
You know, what everyone thinks will happen when they give a gift.
Or you're the girl from 50 first dates, your memory has come back, and no one noticed.
fattmann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The DTS mastered surround sound version of Hotel California from that album is one of my favorite pieces. I really dislike any and every other version. That one is amazing, and astounding in full surround sound at reference levels.
Haha same for me except it was a Sinead O'Connor cd from my mom. I'm a guy. I literally started laughing out loud and she was legit confused why I was laughing.
This is funny because my dad has done this, not once but at least 5 times by now. I've actually been gifted the exact same shirt 3 years in a row, all of them being too big for me....
selown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keep them, once the eagles all die off you can make money off them because they're "vintage"
I feel like you can totally get rid of them because either it is a prank or your dad has no memory of giving them to you. Plus it seems like there's a good chance he'll give it to you again.
Moroax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm comfortable with my dad on that level of ragging on each other but I would of called him out for the same thing 2 years in a row so fast! It could of been a funny moment, but I also see how it could be embarrassing. "I loved the CD last year, made me an eagles fan! But yea...you got me this last year idiot!"
Micotu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought 5 copies of the same father's day card, last father's day. A fairly generic, mushy, card. I want to see how many years in a row I can give it to my father before he notices. I'm thinking I didn't buy enough.
A few years back I started having troubles coming up with gift ideas. So I started gifting things that I found enjoyable, instead of thinking really hard on something they'd like.
The thinking behind this is that I would like to share something I find enjoyable with my friends and family so they might find something enjoyable, but they also learn a little bit about me.
I feel like this is the sort of thing where he has misunderstood something you said you liked or wanted.
Like if thereโs a video game called โHell Freezes Overโ or a brand of running shoe called Eagles or something you want (I donโt know your hobbies), and youโve offhandedly said something about wanting it then heโs all โoh, thatโd be a good gift. I donโt know what it is but Iโll google it. Oh, here it is on Amazon.โ
Chuuno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ooooooOOOOOO WITCHYYY WOMANNNNNN
aridax ยท 2786 points ยท Posted at 14:29:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've told this story before, but I remember how my coworkers laughed about it for weeks.
My mom is the worst gift giver. In high school, I talked about one of those dinosaur belly piggy banks that our friend had--not frequently, just once maybe twice. The next christmas, my present is a piggy bank. Specifically, one with my brother's name on it that had been sitting in the kitchen for months. I put it back.
She also gives other wonderful things such as one of a pack of 4 hair clips that she proudly exclaims her shrewdness for, since she got a discount deal on presents for four people. I was a tom boy who never wore accessories.
Another: she once told me she got two jackets, and asked me to pick one out so she could take the other. I picked one. She said, "Oh, that's the one I wanted..." then proceeded to swap them from within my closet weeks later.
Slaisa ยท 966 points ยท Posted at 15:29:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"but honey I look so much cuter in that than you do"
aridax ยท 290 points ยท Posted at 16:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surprisingly, she's quite insecure, but I did suspect if she had narcissism for a while.
deusnefum ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 20:43:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Narcs are almost universally extremely insecure.
aridax ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:43:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! I did read through r/raisedbynarcissists around that time, which convinced me that she probably had /something/. Never heard of yours though, so I appreciate the referral!
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but. . . . .she was not bad at giving gifts. She didnt want to give you a gift. You have made me very sad, so I can only guess how that made you feel.
aridax ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't feel too bad for me! I was quite a stoney-faced rebel during that time, so I had no expectations. Now I have funny/crazy stories to tell, especially when gift giving threads appear on reddit!
Sargos ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 17:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mum reminds me of a thing that happened when I was small... My friend used to always have cool toy cars at the park. He'd ask me which one I wanted, then say "Oh, I'm having that one!" It didn't take me long to twig and just make sure I first chose the one I didn't want.
aridax ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:41:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another commenter also compared my mom to a child giving gifts. Quite accurate I think! Also makes it seem less malicious which, as I got older, I think is true.
My mother was also terrible at giving gifts. I'm talking stop-at-the-first-rubbish-bin-on-the-way-home-because-I-don't-want-this-dollar-store-crap terrible. I received a piggy bank one year too. It was an actual, purple ceramic, pig.
I gave it to my girlfriend for a booby prize in a stamp club contest.
This reminded me of the time I did actually stop and dump some Dollar Store trinkets from my aunt into a store trash can on my way in. I acted grateful when I received them, but they mystified me. It was probably stuff she bought for herself and ended up not using. It just made me sad, so I got rid of them asap.
aridax ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope the piggy bank was not as scary looking as I am imagining it.
Was also a tom boy and my grandma gifted me those cheap nail kits, with the little bottles of polish and other stuff, until i was 16/17. Those bad boys always got returned.
aridax ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:38:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alas, no gift receipt for me. Only a closet full of useless things.
zexijin ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, there's no "bad gift givers." They are just really inconsiderate and selfish people.
I donโt really agree. Some people are picky. My husband is a โbad gift giverโ to me because while heโll remember I want a robe/earrings/shoes, he just canโt nail down the style.
zexijin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:29:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea. I do apologize for making a blanket statement there. I guess what I'd rather say is that one cannot justify a person's selfishness by just calling them a "bad gift giver." The term should be used for people who are considerate for others, not those who don't try at all.
Like my mom always got my sister shitty presents because she doesn't know my sister at all, but your mom just sounds like she actively does not care about your happiness at all.
aridax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was tough to think about while going through puberty.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:52:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sponsored donkey...my nan paid for the first month and gave it as a gift for christmas.. i had to pay the following 11.. The donkeys name was Abrams, got a letter after the 3rd month claiming he had died, and that instead of cancelling my sponsorship they had transferred my sponsor over to a different fucking donkey.
EDIT: Here is the website if anyone is interested https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/adopt AND YES! Xmas adoption packs are available now, you too can give the worst gift ever!
My friendโs parents got her a car at 16... except all they did was like sign the paperwork to actually get the car. She then was responsible for the car payments and insurance.
My wife sponsored an elephant in her mum's name. They had a list of all the elephants and you pick one. Then when you checkout it has a short story about the elephant. Her short story concluded with the elephant's unfortunate death, even though she was still 'alive' and sponsorable on their website.
So she contacted the charity and asked whether she could sponsor another elephant, and they replied that yes, her money has been put to another [unnamed] elephant. I mean, I know it's all a crock and they probably pool all the money together to support all the elephants or whatever so the poor elephants don't try to rob the rich ones, but at the end of the day she got a nice certificate to give her mum with a nice picture of the elephant that she could be sponsoring if it wasn't dead.
My grandma sponsored a humpback whale named Half-Moon for ...I think my birthday? I don't think I was even 10. I loved it - they'd mail me a package every few months with photos and stuff, because the whale was tagged. She had paid for a whole year. I was devastated when my mom refused to renew it. Half-Moon, wherever you are, I hope you're okay!
bighert23 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 05:44:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half-moon probably has a couple crescent-moons swimming about the ocean with her now ๐
smonkweed ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:19:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents did this with a manatee named phyllis and i was so excited about it! I saved up money to renew it for 4 years. She had twins and i was so invested! Phyllis has since died but her twins are still out there doing manatee things. My grandparents even got to meet her when they went to florida. I was a really strange kid who loved manatees...i still do.
Maybe if it comes with an OSHA quality face mask. I have been to a brewery, ice cream plant, cheese factory, recycling center, ambulance station, rode out with EMTs and police, behind the scenes at a circus and zoo, dump, aluminum reclaiming center, many different old-time craft places like glassblowers, etc.
That's just some of what I can remember. When you are in Girlscouts, 4H, and your parents are both teachers so you get to go on their field trips too, you see a lot of neat things.
I would add sewage works to the list. But I also voluntarily chose pigs in 4H and went to a pig farm once a week all summer. Chicken farm the year before, too. This nose has smelled some shit.
I got to be a bus driver for a group of engineering students who took an awesome tour guided trip through the local water treatment plant. It was a huge open-air facility (out in the Mountain West) and had to be at least 1 square mile in size. I didn't go on the guided tour because I was a little self conscious of me being in a bus driver's uniform while the engineering students were in regular clothes, but I did wander around freely and got some cool information from the professors afterwards and I have to say, Water Treatment plants are really fascinating! They have these huge above ground structures that look like water fountains that skim the top of the water. It's amazing what basic levels of filtration are used at first.
One other cool fact is that the grass that grows near these facilities has to get mowed daily because all the nitrogen extracted in the process (there's TONS of nitrogen in waste water apparently) is used on the grass which grows really fast. I guess these treatment plants try to sell some of their nitrogen to bring in revenues.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of when I went on a family holiday and my mum thought it'd be a great idea to take a tour of the local cement factory. It was even more boring than it sounds
JMJimmy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smart mother. Give you tours of locations with stable union city jobs hoping something catches your interest.
helalo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she was giving you a tour of the job you'd have AFTER you visited the police station as an extended guest... maybe?
poopellar ยท 1297 points ยท Posted at 13:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic replica of a glass coke bottle.
gepgepgep ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 17:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No lie.
I'm a VERY anti-holiday, anti-gifting type of person. One year my girlfriend was kept persistently asking what I wanted for my birthday. So I just asked her for a Sprite and $5.
10/10 good gift
Graawwrr ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:35:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why be anti-holiday and gift giving? I get being against gift giving as a mandatory action, but just being against two pretty positive things seems like a little much.
whtbrd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, no work! and shiny paper!
Graawwrr ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not too mention hanging out with loved ones, delicious food, decoration, and christmas songs on the radio!
Maxiumite ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those are the reasons I don't like holiday season :)
Graawwrr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:00:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mind explaining? I'm not trying to be rude, just genuinely curious.
I still live with my parents, so I don't have much of a choice on the matter.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, well. Good luck in your endeavors, my friend, and remember that the military is always an option to get out of a shitty life situation.
Treypyro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because then I have to listen to several family members try to make me feel guilty for not going, and then have them shit talk me behind me back amongst themselves.
All the people I want to spend time with are spending time with their families, most of them leave the state. That and I spend time with those people when it's not the holidays.
It's less stressful to tolerate my family during the holidays than it is to deal with the bullshit that comes from skipping the holidays.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's because I feel obligated to spend time with family that I don't like. So, I don't. I'd rather spend time with friends than pretend to like someone just because we share DNA.
I'm actually pretty right wing politically, but I hate the idea of the whole capitalistic corporate nature of buying and spending on holidays. And I understand that there's more to it than spending, but I still hate holidays. Humbug
Edit: and I enjoy being alone.
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, that makes sense.
So how do you feel about the other parts? The music, the food, the decorations, etc.
Not me but my cousin. He was opening a gift from G'ma, face full of excitement as he pulled the sweatshirt out. What was excitement quickly turned to dismay as it was the exact same sweatshirt he was wearing...
I do it with shoes. This pair I get are always fit my foot exactly. First time I put them on I was like "Wtf they're worn in?" Yeah been getting the same shoes since just larger sizes as I grew.
whtbrd ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When Payless does their BOGO sale I always stock up on the same style of shoe. Sometimes more than one pair of exactly the same shoe.
Are they the white/red/black Nikes? I swear I know 200 people that own those things and every one races about them. I'll know I'm officially old when I see them on the rack and think "maybe I should try those on to see what all the hype is about".
whtbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:16:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no, they're the American Eagle canvas versions of keds. Tennis shoes - non-athletic. Some of them slip on, some of them have laces, they come in different fabrics, patterns, colors
Yeah! Last year, my mom gave me a pair of jeans for Christmas, the exact brand, style, and wash as a pair that I already had, and was one of my favorites. I was stoked. I could wear them twice as much! Since then, I've lost 100 pounds, and can't wear either of them, but it was a wonderful gift.
mad_libbz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats! ๐ Maybe you'll get them in your new size this year.
whtbrd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope she does.
I have found, that when you lose weight, it's easier to find jeans you like, because you like the way you look so much more.
When you're overweight, the right pair of jeans is important, because people carry their weight differently, and are way more concerned about whether the jeans are emphasizing or hiding the 'right' things.
Just ask me... I'm overweight.
*He. Not that it matters, though. And yeah, my jeans fit and look so much better now that I've lost the weight. Size 38 to size 30 makes a huge difference!
I bet it was nothing compared to the dismay on Gโmaโs face when she turned up to see him already wearing the sweater sheโd picked out for him haha
herrsmith ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A slight twist on that and it becomes a great gift. I got my aunt a bottle of wine one year, and for Christmas Eve dinner, she pulls out the exact same bottle (right vintage and everything). We all liked it, but nobody understood why I was laughing when it was opened.
I suspect she would have drunk anything I would have gotten her. Not to paint her as an alcoholic, but unless it's something truly terrible, there is a time and place for it.
gingerfer ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs an old home video somewhere of me, a young girl, excitedly opening a Christmas present to find two pairs of large silk bloomers. You see my face fall for a millisecond, then a hint of confusion, and finally I graciously thank the gifter with a pretty convincing mask of gratitude.
The gifter - my aunt - starts laughing hysterically and apologizing. Apparently theyโd wrapped both my gift and my grandmotherโs in the same wrapping paper and gotten them mixed up - Iโd just opened the granny panties instead of my video game that was still under the tree.
I got a good laugh from this. Also, I'm going to start using the term "bloomers" for underwear.
Toadxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an older term, just fallen out of common use.
ultin00b ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work at a toy store, and this happens a ton. I usually crack a joke about how "they knew you so well, they got you a set you wanted so bad, you already bought it!"
I think this is an actual case for the "it's the thought that counts" sentiment.
murf718 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had that happen to me with a shirt before. It doesn't belong in the "worst gift" category though since it was funny and could easily be exchanged at the store.
Dad was an Army Ranger. Found one of his wool army sweaters when I was like ten and wore it till it fell apart, because thatโs cool when youโre ten. People found out, and I still have like 3 of them, two brand new. Iโm 20 ๐ not complaining, those sweaters rock.
That happened to me. I opened a gift from my dad for Christmas and they were elephant pants from Thailand. I was literally wearing the same pants (that I had bought myself) when I opened this gift.
I was actually stoked about it.
DrK1NG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have burst out laughing and kept it for the shits and giggles
I have three worst gift experiences, all courtesy of my cheap-ass grandmother.
For Christmas when I was ten, she gave me a 2.5 lb fruitcake in a tin. That sounds bad enough but besides the fact that she gave a fruitcake to a ten year old, she happily told me that she had actually ordered me a 5 lb fruitcake but because they were out of stock in that size, she was given two 2.5 lb fruitcakes instead and wasnโt that great because now she could keep one for herself! Ugh.
For my thirteenth birthday she gave me two polo shirts, one in a menโs large and the other in an extra large. At the time I was probably 5โ5โ and 120 lb. As an adult now, Iโm 5โ10โ and 170 lb and those shirts still wouldnโt come close to fitting me. But she again gleefully told be how she got them on the clearance rack at Macyโs so they barely cost her anything.
For my fifteenth birthday she gave me a card with a twenty dollar bill in it. After I opened it, she said she only wanted to give me $10 but didnโt have a bill smaller than a twenty. Then she asked if I had change so I could give her $10 back.
If my gift limit were a dollar I'd give someone a state quarter and a (badly) hand drawn/home printed card detailing what kind of vacation I'd give/take in that state if I weren't such a broke bitch.
I used to work with this woman that I didn't like very much, but we got stuck working with each other for a few years. We got in the habit of exchanging birthday and Christmas gifts. One year, we were both kinda broke, so we limited our gift budget to $1. That would buy a candy bar or some other little thing. So the day before Christmas vacation rolled around. She said she just couldn't keep it at $1, and spent a little more. I don't remember what it was, but she got me something small but nice enough.
Keeping with my original limit, I gave her two old, Liberty 50-cent pieces. She looked like I'd just handed her two cat turds. She apparently didn't know that they were worth a whole hell of a lot more than a dollar. I think she grunted at me, lol. Yes, she knew they were silver. She probably spent them on cigarettes on her way home. Sometimes giving and receiving don't meet halfway.
My Mum is exactly like this. She'll brag about how little money she spent on Christmas presents like that's something to be proud of. My sister and I are used to it but when she comes to Christmas with my in-laws it's so embarassing. They just laugh about the terrible presents she gets them but I'm mortified. One year when I was about 12 she got me a towel for Christmas. One of those thin ones from a bargain store too.
lissyh13 ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 00:07:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See my mom has always liked talking about finding deals (she would come home and make us guess how much she got something for) but she would use the bargains to be able to buy more stuff. We were pretty poor when I was a kid but we always had really nice christmasโ because she shopped for deals
My mom would shop year round for good deals for christmas, we were not poor per se but with 11 kids in the house, and a new grand kid coming every year its hard to spread money that far. We always had a great christmas, and even the older kids always got something (usually a hand made blanket or hand made pajamas), because we all agree that presents are for the younglings, and watching them be happy are the parents gifts (that and the 6 hours of relative peace from them playing with their new toys). Note:you stop getting a lot of presents and things when you have your first kid in my family.
I think bragging about deals can be good if it's for things you wanted to buy. For my birthday my mom used reward points and coupons and got makeup I wanted for like $3(worth around $15 I think?). If it's just cheap it's a total waste of money. She was just happy she could buy me more things I wanted.
She just was oblivious. She never had any idea how to evaluate or anticipate other people's feelings. My mom is also certain she's a complete narcissist.
Totally. Iโm more about the thought behind it for the receiver in question. Some people are just interested in only how things affect them ie. โi will buy a cheap present and that will be a good saving for meโ rather than โIโll find something in my price range that my relative/friend will really likeโ.
Thatโs why I love handmade gifts. It shows the person actually took the time to bother thinking of me in the gifting process. Doesnโt matter if the materials cost them zero dollars or $10, itโs the lovely thought I appreciate and it makes a person feel valued.
I don't get these people either. If I can't spend more than five bucks on a gift? I just buy a canvas at the dollar store and see if my paint needs topped up. My aunts would knit the hell out of presents while my grams would actually go trash/recycle picking and craft some awesome things.
Being poor in my family was never an excuse. There was baked goods or handmade things to go around plenty.
I understand that. Totally. It still doesnโt take much effort to think โnow what would 6 year old Jimmy like for Xmas? What do kids like?โ and maybe ask the parent?
People are sometimes quite lazy and basically crap. Itโs not all about them.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:25:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't have to blow out thousands of dollars, but I too hate people who have minimal interest in a price tag higher than 25 fucks.
Edit: Accidentally put "fucks" instead of "bucks" but I'm going to keep it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:29:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You think THAT'S bad -- I had a friend who's mom ALWAYS gave them those big 12 rolls of TOILET PAPER for their Christmas gift because she claimed they used too much! LOL. I die every time I think of what a cold hearted cheap winch she was.
on the contrary, one time I got my GF at the time 150 dollars worth of Victoria secret shit for free bc they fucked up so bad and my gift barely to her before Christmas. she spent 100 on me but was upset that i spent basically zero on her because the 150 dollars worth of shit came for free. As you could tell the relationship went well LOL
[deleted] ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 22:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She wanted CHANGE FROM HER CARD? My god, this wins.
My mom basically said to me, "sorry your grandmom sucks but at least you didn't have to gown up with her." My mom is great so she definitely learned some lessons on how not to parent from her mother.
Yeah, she was not at all embarrassed or ashamed of herself. She was thrilled about her savings.
a-r-c ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my fifteenth birthday she gave me a card with a twenty dollar bill in it. After I opened it, she said she only wanted to give me $10 but didnโt have a bill smaller than a twenty. Then she asked if I had change so I could give her $10 back.
I'd give her back the 10$ in 1cent coins.
Count them, I'm not sure.
Wait 10$? I counted 10.01$.
Dammit now it's 9.98, better make sure and... Whoopsie they fell down and I've got to go
She sounds frugal, not stingy then. Iโm frugal for most mundane things like groceries, getting the best value for utilities, petrol etc etc but that is so I can afford to spend it on things for my two children and for Xmas presents etc.
For Christmas when I was ten, she gave me a 2.5 lb fruitcake in a tin. That sounds bad enough but besides the fact that she gave a fruitcake to a ten year old, she happily told me that she had actually ordered me a 5 lb fruitcake but because they were out of stock in that size, she was given two 2.5 lb fruitcakes instead and wasnโt that great because now she could keep one for herself! Ugh.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:24:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's just rude to say that "HEYYY! This gift I got from CLEARANCE and it was CHEAP!!"
I don't blame your grandma for not buying $3,000 in gifts every year, but saying it was cheap and was clearance was just rude of her and she indirectly told her that it was retailor's garbage.
Depending on how old your grandmother is, it might just be that she's still going off the make-it-last mentality a lot of folks from the WWII era grew up with. There was a saying 'Use it up, wear it out. Make it do, or do without'. In her mind, your grandmother might be proud at exercising cost-saving strategies. But of course today that isn't necessary and so you two don't see eye to eye.
Quality fruitcake is good (and usually boozed soaked), it something you make like months ahead of time. Most store bought fruitcake is bad and becomes the butt of jokes for being so.
"You know how it's the thought that counts? Your thought was how can I get through this by giving as little as possible. It's not a good thought, but thank you nonetheless."
Well you're above average in size, statically speaking. I'm 5'10" 170 so I'm right around average and typically I wear a medium. But at the time I received the shirts, I was probably five inches and fifty pounds shy of that so I had no hope of fitting into them.
Shieya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Men's shirts are also usually scaled a few sizes different than women's. I wear women's size L shirts, and fit about as comfortably in men's size S. I think a Men's Large would fit on most women as an XL or even 2XL.
wazupcuz ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 23:46:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's more than i ever got from my grandparents,
kids are so ungrateful
Whazzits ยท 10285 points ยท Posted at 13:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of 3XL panties from my grandmother when I was, at best, a M-sized 13 year old girl.
Bonus, last winter I learned this same grandmother has given all the grandkids a $5 bill for christmas every year for the past twenty-some years...except, of course, to me.
[deleted] ยท 5036 points ยท Posted at 15:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandmother has given all the grandkids a $5 bill for christmas every year for the past twenty-some years...except, of course, to me.
Ah well, my grandparents got all their grandkids 1000โฌ when they turned 18, except for me and my sister.
iamcherry ยท 4211 points ยท Posted at 16:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got a $12000 trip to China for a summer when he turned 18. I got $20. Lol
My rich cousins get everything they want from my rich grandma. I, the first grandkid to graduate college, got $20 and a card that said I didn't have to pay her back the $100 I didn't know my mom had borrowed from her for my first year of of tuition
a card that said I didn't have to pay her back the $100 I didn't know my mom had borrowed from her for my first year of tuition
That's just terrible. Does your Grandma specifically have something against you?
champ999 ยท 1461 points ยท Posted at 18:38:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a grudge against op's parent that carried over.
thatEhden ยท 533 points ยท Posted at 19:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This probably. My grandmother loathes my brother and me because our mom refuses to put up with her lies and general shitty behavior. Which is actually a blessing because she's never called me for money or to complain about her three children (who range from 35-44) that refuse to get off dope and out of her house.
Fwob ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 19:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess this is a more common family dynamic than I was aware of.
jeegte12 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there are 330 million people in this country alone, dude. every family dynamic is more common than you're probably aware of
kotoshin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:52:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suspect your mom will fit in fine at r/justnomil
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle is 40 and still lives in my grandparent's house, and graduated college at 35. Can somewhat relate to the frustration.
Edit: He works from home in my grandma's (His mom's) basement.
And you thought a 14 year old playing in their mom's basement was embarassing.
Edit 2: (This happened a month ago) My grandma used my Uncle's fancy car to visit us, but on the way she got in a crash. She still ended up visiting because she didn't want to go back home to my uncle who was super pissed about it for 2 days (My grandma stayed at my house for 4). I feel bad for my grandparents but worse for my poor uncle living this lifestyle.
Totally. When my grandmother died (Dad's mom) my cousins were talking about the sweet and quirky letters they used to get from her, and how they were even more special now. One of them looked at me and said "You know what I mean." and I just replied "No, I don't. She never wrote me a letter or even sent me a birthday card in my life." Yeah, she always hated my mother and rejoiced when my parents divorced. Lucky for me though, when I was about 22 she told me that she had begun to think of me as a "real person."
Which makes sense as to why OP isn't part of the rich portion of the family (or at least, they were when growing up). If the rich grandparents got pissed at OP's parent, they would've give the parent any money like they might to their other kids, and the parent would be forced to like.. get a real job and shit.
macrouge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this feeling
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:47:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. My grandparents bought my parents a house when my dad knocked her up. Still haven't heard the end of it! I wasn't born and it's decades later.
Funny though they never bitch, to my fucking parents!
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 18:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know in the case of my grandma, she didn't like that my family wasn't the same last name as her family since we were the children of her daughter. Of course, she started to like our family more and more when she got alzheimer's and we actually helped with that..
Nothing quite so brutal, but my mum was always closer with my grandpa, and didn't get on with my grandma.
It was never hidden, but has become especially apparent since my grandpa died, and she clearly has a favourite. It's flowed on to the grandkids some, as well.
There's also stuff like telling me about something my cousin was doing the other day, where she specifically pointed out he's her favourite grandchild.
What a dick! My sister got a new car and a trip to Cancun for getting her bachelors. When I got my Master's I got a card and a night light... like the ones you pull into a wall socket.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's sister got a nice new car and a trip while I got my phone bill payed for, it was a fucking family plan and me being on the bill didn't effect the price in the slightest.
Yeah, my sister totalled her first car three months after she got and they bought her another one. I had a minor fender bender in the car I paid everything for (broken headlight and panel) and everyone flipped their fucking shit.
Oh my god same shit happened to me! It was only one month for my sister though and it caused her insurance to be like 400 a month which they paid as well despite me having to pay my own car insurance.
I dunno how all of you don't call people out for the blatant favoritism. I'd have returned the card and night-light to my parents if they'd pulled that crap.
My family also has a history of anger issues and abuse, so I just started putting a lot of distance between us. Unfortunately, my wife and I had to move back to our hometown (very supportive in-laws) since I was seriously injured and we needed support.
My sister wasn't the most academic so my parents offered her ยฃ100 for A star, ยฃ80 for A, ยฃ60 for B and ยฃ40 for C for her GCSEs. I got 7 A stars, 2As and a D (my teacher lost my coursework...) and I got a chinese takeaway. It was tasty, but apparently I don't need money because I'm self motivated.
Yeah, I got spanked for anything less than A. But when my sister didn't get into the National Honor Society for bad grades (and bad behavior) they threw her a pity party with some of her friends.
Congrats on the GCSE's, I'm in the US but I know that shit is difficult.
mrkruk ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd give her $120.02 and tell her to keep the change.
Jordaneer ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In random assorted change consisting mainly of dimes and pennies
That's how old people pay for everything though. In order to really inconvenience her you need to give her a 100 bill, a 20 bill, and two pennies. And then she has to convert it to random coins herself!
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know how that feels man, my dad gave my brother about โฌ1000 plus a new iPhone 6+ when they were released for his birthday that year. The next month for my birthday I didn't even get a card.
buffy1992 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd have to ask him, he never gave me a reason. I feel like I've always been the least favorite and little things like this really help cement that. The weird thing is I'm currently in college doing a computer science course and my brother is a recovering heroin addict so I don't know why hed be favored over me...
I've noticed this a lot that parent's and grandparents some reason always give the most shit to the kid who turned out to be the biggest fuck up, I can't nail down if it's guilt or that they like the feeling of taking care of the other person.
Do you think it's possible your parents maybe blame themselves for what happened to your brother, and so want to compensate? Or was the favoritism that strong long before your brothers drug problems?
I would ask him again. Whatever his answer though, it doesn't change you are doing good in your life and that is the main thing.
JhouseB ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:08:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same with my grandparents. My cousin who inherited a large portion of their money blamed his lack of achievement on my grandparents, because why would he study or work hard if he already had all the money? Well because it turns out even a lot of money runs out when you develop a gambling addiction.
My sisters have both gotten thousands of dollars to help out with their kids, my brothers have been taken on several trips to disneyland at various times, on my 18th birthday, which was also my golden birthday, which was also a week after being the first kid to graduate high school in my family, do you know what i got on what shouldve been the absolute best birthday?
I got screamed at for 2 hours about a misunderstanding, then dropped off at a birthdat party. Someone elses birthday party.
Sorry. This was probably the worst day of my life, mostly because it was shitty and shouldve been one of the best. Im still bitter.
Isn't it interesting to see how grandparents, disperse there attention and wealth differently to different grandkids. My grandparents on my dad's side treated us like we were a bunch of degenerates. My dad must have given em hell back in the day, I guess that's why we never saw much support.
Yeah she definitely hates us because we're poor, like that was somehow our fault as children? Idk she just has a thing against my mom for having the audacity to be poor I guess
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:05:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I didn't even send her back a thank you card and I haven't talked to her for like 10 years even though she comments on all my Facebook shit like "oh so cute, I love you, I miss you," etc
This story sounds almost exactly like something that happened between me and my wealthy grandmother about 6 years ago. I was also the first grandkid to graduate, she then proceeded to corner me in a room and make me sign a promissory note to pay back any money we had borrowed for tuition well after the fact.
She took all of my cousins on a cruise but left out my sister and I, and then gave them strict instructions not to tell us. About ten years later: 'Oh yeah, that cruise was so much fun! Oh wait, you guys weren't there were you?' Us: 'What cruise?' That fucked up family holidays for a while. She also bought them a caravan to go camping in but told them not to let us use it. Then she bought my aunt a car, and bought my other aunt a new house.
My sister and I both worked hard, had good parents of limited means, and have both turned out really well with solid careers, all with only the limited support of our parents. Our cousins, on the other hand, went to a $20k/year private school throughout their entire lives, and let's just say my sister and I are the ones who made it out the other side intact.
We've always wondered why she acted like that - poured hundreds of thousands, if not millions, into them but gave us so little? Honestly I don't mind - she gets to choose how she spends her money - but the justification we've come up with is that she thinks we had the best parents and environment and thus figured we could take care of ourselves and wouldn't need the extra help. So maybe you should see it as a compliment? Just looking for a silver lining here.
Ellacey ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:48:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When one of my younger cousins turned 18, our grandparents bought him a brand new truck (~$25k from what I remember). As for me and my two younger brothers, we got $20 cash after our parents reminded them that they "forgot" each of our 18th birthdays.
other side of spectrum i come from a lower middle class family and my cousins all come from wealthy homes. they all hate me now because I got help from my grandfather for school. I went to community college and state school. They all went to 4 year private schools and wanted for nothing. I worked 2 jobs in college. I now make more than all of them. Suck It.
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My rich great aunt and uncle would give the two oldest granddaughters all sorts of jewelry (gold earrings and such) on their birthday, and the same type of present was always promised when we other kids turned the same age... except never.
And it's not like you can remind them:
hey, uh, I know you're like 79, but you remember 5 years ago...
Same. My 10 and 12 year old cousin got one of those $500 baby dolls each. She literally had a house built for my 25 year old cousin and his wife earlier in the year. And I got a margarita Ville t shirt
My mom didn't ask her for all money she needed because she knew she was gonna be like this. Plus I only needed like somewhere around $1,000 - $2,000 after all my scholarships
I feel the pain there. Iโm the first person in my family to EVER graduate college. I also graduated right before Christmas so we had a big graduation/Christmas combo dinner because my Aunt was gonna be on a cruise for Christmas so we had to have Christmas dinner on my graduation day. You know what the talk of the dinner was? How they really wish my cousin Bobby could be there. You know why he couldnโt be there? He was on the run from the cops because the meth lab he lived in got raided while he was out for pizza. My sister whose birthday is on the 22nd of December gets a separate dinner from Christmas every year...including that one...but me being the first of my lineage to graduate college had to play third fiddle to Christmas and my degenerate cousin.
Yeah well all my grandparents died before I was born so...yeah
Birthdays were always rich times for everybody else :(
Brofist45 ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 18:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather had his own law firm for 30+ years, and during that time was also partnered with a realtor to flip houses for 25 of those years, and continues to do it. We're sure he brings in about 100-300k per year, and will constantly request we pay him back for money that he offers, AFTER he gifts the money to us. Including, but not limited to, giving us a deadline, and hounding us on a routine basis for it. So essentially, we never ask him for anything, because it's not worth the hassle.
My brother got into a bad accident, had to get his elbow reattached, steel plate, whole nine yards. My grandfather cut him a check for the ambulance ride, and said he would give the rest to him once he got the bill, after whatever insurance would cover.
Grandfather comes into the hospital the very next day, demands the check back, and tells my brother that he thought about it, and he's on his own.
I don't like my family.
Edit: Confusion on my intentions. Added more background to my grandfather.
My family only bought us a pack of toilet paper and a lighter when I was hospitalized for breaking everything from my heel to my hip. They didn't offer to help get me home from rehabilitation or even visit me while I was there, so medical bills was out of the question. In fact, the only thing they were supposed to do was watch our elderly dog, but they had him put down instead.
Matrix_V ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...what?
If someone intentionally killed my dog, I'd... well, there's a movie about it.
I tried to get up and walk with pins and halos on I was so pissed and was determined to give them hell. I ended up sedated and my poor wife - they told us the dog was "missing."
Yeah. I have a post in r/raisedbynarcissists about the whole ordeal, I feel worse for my wife (SO at the time) because I had a brain injury and was on meds so I don't remember much.
I'm doing okay, I'm permanently disabled from the accident but my SO became my wife and we're happily parenting three cats and an older dog. So, I'm making the best of it and happy to have survived.
I'm disabled and chronically ill, so unfortunately I'll probably die before she does. However, that leaves my golden child sister having to plan all that bullshit.
I adopted a couple older cats (sadly one passed away last year) and another dog in Ralph's honor. They're my beloved furbabies that I shamelessly spoil rotten.
Yeah, being sick sucks but I've got a couple cuddle monsters sharing a pillow with me right now so it's not all bad.
SalAtWork ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:52:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna play grandpa advocate for just a second.
We're sure he brings in about 100-300k per year, and hordes all the money for himself.
It seems like you and or your family feel you have a right to the money he has earned. You do not. Your family does not. It is not "the money" that he's choosing not to distribute. It's "his money".
Your grandpa earned that money, and you and yours deserve exactly zero of that.
As for Grandpa giving money and a promise of covering more medical expenses. Then to renege on that promise is a HUGE asshole move and I'm sorry it happened to your brother.
Brofist45 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So to clarify a bit more, when I say he hordes it for himself, he does things like this all the time. The "Here's a gift" and then a week later "Oh, by the way, I'm going to need that back in three months" and hounds you until you pay him back.
This was just the worst one he ever did.
SalAtWork ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. He's an asshole.
If I were you. I would refuse any give he tries to give.
Already there, my friend. Already there. My brother was just too fucked up on the pain meds they gave him, and still loopy from surgery to really think about it.
PRMan99 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's even worse. A promise like that gets the hospital forms set up so you can't qualify for Medicare if you are broke.
I couldn't agree with you more. Maybe the family's attitude towards the money is the reason he keeps it to himself. Maybe he wants them to have the drive to earn their own money and not rely on hand outs because he loves them and doesn't want to set them up for failure in the future.
Brofist45 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't work like that when he offers money when we're at our most desperate, then a week or two later calls us stating that we need to pay him back, and will guilt us all into doing it. Sometimes he'll offer to lend the money upfront, but at a ridiculous 20% interest rate.
He does this constantly? So multiple times you have mistaken a loan for a gift? Stop accepting the money then. Stop talking to him or having a relationship with him if you dislike him. Stop whining about someone giving or loaning you money and figure it out on your own like everyone else does who doesn't have rich grandparents. He might be greedy and an asshole, but you still don't have any rightful claim to his money.
Stop being a contrarian and learn to read. He specifically said they don't take anything from the grandfather because he comes bearing gifts and then changes his mind once you've accepted them. If they were at fault they would not:
A. Stop accepting the gifts,
B. Return them when requested.
The grandfather clearly has got mental problems. He likes feeling like the good guy for giving, but at the same time is a skinflint and doesn't want to actually help. He just wants to hear how good he is and how thankful everyone is, then once his ego has blown it's load he undoes the good deed. It's typical narcissistic behaviour. They give in order to get narcissistic supply.
qqqzzzeee ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:31:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you still see your grandpa and if so do you call him a cunt everytime you see him
Yeah, my Dad got eight years in the military and his sister got a full ride to Princeton.
jesus8cha ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:22:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a brand new Mac book when she left for college. When I left for college I got her Mac book and she got another brand new one.
PRMan99 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We kind of did this with cars. Grandma gave every grandkid $5000 when they turned 18 to buy a car with.
My youngest always wanted the Acura and her sister always teased that she would never get it. So finally getting it was more important to her than getting a newer car. Also, my youngest never wanted to go look at cars, so it was hard to get her one.
My older daughter drives farther on the freeway to go to college, so we got her a newer (but not quite as sporty) Hyundai, so that it was in better shape and wouldn't break down. Also, she volunteered to look at cars.
All in all, they're both happy, but I do feel a little guilty that it turned out this way. Still, the youngest got an $8000 car for $5000 and the older also got a nice, driveable car.
I'm kinda in the same situation where my sister got a car when she got her license. Once she wrecked it she got a much newer car. When I got my license I bought an $800 car that ran for 6 months. After another year of saving I got another $1500 car. When that stopped working I drove my Grandmom's mini van. Now that stopped working I'm carless. But I got approved for a loan so after Christmas I'm getting my first car that isn't a piece of crap!
I think my sister might be the favorite...
ABigHead ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have to ask, did he do things for your grandparents that you didnโt, like helping out around the house, etc?
[deleted] ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 17:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd bet that he's an introvert and his brother's an extrovert.
Same kind of thing happens in my family. It doesn't matter what you actually do, what matters is how you're perceived (especially by non-immediate family). You see the grandkids once a year, one of them does the dishes and the other is all hugsy and "I love you grandpa" - who do you think gets the good presents?
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly how it is for me. My relatives all liked my brother a lot more when we were young because he was the extrovert and I was introverted (and, to be fair, I also wouldn't shy away from the truth so I was super blunt). They like me a lot more now because I'm essentially still the same person, but it's a lot more reasonable when it comes from an adult and not a child, I guess.
iamcherry ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:27:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't believe that is accurate for my situation. My grandfather gives on a whim and doesn't care about equality in generosity and I do not hold that against him. On other occasions he has given me small amounts of money ($100 a few times) and I am appreciative of what I have received.
I am also grateful to him that my brother was able to have a life changing experience abroad, but I am a little jealous.
I am not particularly introverted and I trust that all of my personal issues aren't shared with extended family.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well shit, lucky I didn't actually bet money on it lol.
Good to hear that you're not in an unhealthy family situation though.
Ugh that's how my family is. I'm always seen as the "weird" cousin during gatherings because I've never lived anywhere near my extended family. And I'm little bit more quiet when we're in large groups.
My dad's side sees me as pretty anti-social, and truthfully I'm not an extremely social person. I'm pretty introverted, but it's just exacerbated by the fact that I dislike the shit out of 90% of that side of my family.
iamcherry ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and cousins have gotten like 100 every holiday and a trip to Europe for a month paid for by my grandfather. Heโs a closet multimillionaire who spends a good portion of his money going to run down churches in the rural parts of Tennessee to help them repair things or buy new equipment... that type of stuff. So it always annoyed me that I never got shit except for a card. I was bringing it up to my mom one day and she looked all confused and put two and two together and realized she never told me that I was in the will to receive his business and the money is the business accounts and his nice house when he dies. My cousins and sister get a couple thousand. My mom gets his money in his personal accounts. I guess she wasnโt lying when she said I was his favorite for being the only family member that wasnโt knocked up before 18 or had knocked anyone up.
I'm glad there's a happy ending for someone, unfortunately my grandfather never got the opportunity to give me a great gift because shortly after his health declined and the wealth he had went to his own medical care.
He stayed for three months, I believe it also covered abroad tuition.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok now I don't feel so ripped of when my sister got a $3500 trip to France and I got a new computer...that I had to pay for 100%. My "gift" was that my parents put it on a payment plan for me since I was only 17 at the time.
(This was back when computers were $2500 and I made a whopping $4.25 an hour with a 14- 20 hour a week work schedule).
Having been in similar situations with family a lot of the time, I feel things like this have taught me more to rely on myself if I want something and also that making do isn't exactly a bad thing.
It also teaches us about the people we're surrounded by. Now to me, if i'm out with a friend and we're getting drinks or seeing a movie and they say "don't worry I got this one" I appreciate it that little bit more than most.
I don't see this phrase THAT often but whenever I do I hear it to the tune of this song in a alternative rock musical thing I used to listen to all the time in high school called Razia's Shadow
Nah they're nice people. My grandmother wouldn't have let that happen if she were still alive though lol. My grandfather just doesn't believe that charity needs to be equitable. He lacked the insight that his other grand children would feel jealous rather than just being happy for my brother.
I know the feeling. My sister's both traveled/travel to other states a lot for sports and stuff like that, but 40 minutes was to far a drive for me to play soccer. Or when my older sister turned 18 she got to go to Italy, I got some clothes and a few books.
That reminds me of one time we were back in my old hometown in Southern Illinois (irrelevant) and visiting my grandparents (we had moved to Texas, which is relevant).
My grandpa learned it had recently been my birthday so he digs out his wallet and pulls out $60 and hands it to me and tells me now I can go south of the border and get myself some Mexican pussy.
I was like 14 or 15. Of course I laughed, so did my dad and uncle. All the women in the family didn't think it was so funny. That's just the way he rolled though, and hell, I made $60.
The housing market crashed between my brother and I graduating high school, and my step-dad was in realty.
He got a going away party, some amount of money (couple hundred to a thousand dollars or something, I can't remember exactly?), and I believe got a trip somewhere.
I didn't get anything. We might have gone out to dinner at Chili's.
There was also the fact that everyone thought it was a miracle he graduated, and for me is was the expected result.
My sister got $15b for her 7th birthday so she bought half of microsoft, and I got 2nd hand toilet paper.
Lootman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dude all of my family got small loans of a billion dollars and bought country sized islands and set up their own slave tribes of different animals (one animal type per island) and regularly hold tournaments to see which island bred the strongest animals. All I got was a lego set because "that can be anything".
Is your family more well-off than the other grandkids' families? Not that it really excuses it but maybe the grandparents didn't think you "needed" it?
My grandma gave me $1000 when I turned 21 because we made a bet when I was like 9. She said that if I didn't drink or smoke or do drugs I would get the money on my 21st birthday. I forgot all about it until I opened the gift.
Still don't drink/do drugs.
iGalaxy_ ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now go to her with a bottle of beer in your hand and a blunt in the other.
My grandfather once took 600โฌ and was going to split it evenly between his 4 grandkids, according to my mother. I got 300โฌ, my sister got nothing. Not sure about my cousins.
My sister got some pretty big Christmas gifts from me that year (she wasn't aware that anyone got money from my grandfather so I laundered it to her through Christmas presents without telling her what transpired - no reason to hurt her). The favouritism really doesn't sit well with me.
magicnubs ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: he really had 1200 Euro, secretely gave everyone 300, and now every grandkid thinks they are his favorite. Your sister got her 300 but didn't tell you because she didn't want to have to split it.
iGalaxy_ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your a good person.
juanmlm ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, his a good person.
buffy1992 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:27:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the only one who went to college so I think she assumed the others needed more help than me. Which is kind of funny because now I'm the only one with extra bills from student loans and such.
Well you said it yourself, being the student with the bills you are the one who needs additional help if anything, I would seriously question your grandmother's motives.
courtneat ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:51:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey me too! We are all supposed to get $100 at high school graduation and for our 18th birthdays. Those happened to fall just two weeks apart for me, so I was stoked to go up $200. Instead, my grandma gave me a sewing machine she had bought in the 80s because I am the only granddaughter and I "like arts and crafts" (I don't sew) and said that was worth more than $200 and I should be happy.
My brother didn't get anything. All of four cousins, none of which actually graduated high school, got their $200
She argued that the sewing machine was worth more than the $200. And while that might have been true in 1980, it was not true in 2014. She refused to take it back or give me the $200
My junkie cousins who have been in and out of jail get apartments paid for, cars, and tuition assistance for colleges they lied about attending.
Me, the grandkid who worked through college and is pursuing a second masters?
My grandma pulled a family fundraiser and asked everyone to help out with the $200 I needed for books.
I have many more stories about her but I definitely don't ask her for help anymore, despite her insistence.
Oh I might beat you! My grandpa passed away and his second wife cleared out my college fund he had set up for me and a bank account that was in his and my name that had money from all my Christmases and birthdays. She took it all. Some people really fucking suck
The accounts were under my grandfathers name since I was underaged, i was just listed on the account. When my grandpa died all his accounts went into her name
Oh damn, I guess your grandpa left before he thought or else he would have left it to your parents? That twinned with his wife being scum was very unlucky, rip to him and I wish you well.
My wifeโs mother gave her a small book of all the money she owed her from over the years. The gift was that the debt was wiped out. My wife had not borrowed anything from her mom with a promise to pay it back. I shit you not there was a 10 cent charge for an egg in there. It was bizarre
My grandfather did the same. Each grandkid got $1000, a new wardrobe, or money toward a new car at 16. I got a letter that he had invested my $1000 and when he sold the stocks he bought himself a new house. I got nothing except the knowledge of this "gift."
I feel this. Every year, my grandpa and his second wife take all of her grandchildren to his house in Italy. My great grandfather built the house himself. I've never seen it. I've never even been invited.
My grandfather gave all of his grandsons 1500 when they turned 25. Now, 5 years later, I'm his granddaughter. I played the system.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would get $50, my cousins would get $10. Now that my grandpa has passed, my cousins get $100, and i get a christmas card with my grandmas name marked out and mine written in!
brberg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma never gave me money as a kid, cause she said Id need it more when I was an adult. She was right, I gave up gifts as a kid, in exchange for being bailed out of jail whenever I need. I dont think thats what she meant, but Ill take it.
soljwf1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was going into the nursing home and I offered to buy her sofa for $500 because I needed a new one and hers was only a couple of years old. She gave it to my aunt for free instead. No shame.
Are these the grandparents on the Viking side or the Ginger side?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:19:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! It's the blond side if anything.
Mr_Clod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's why I didn't get anything for my 17th, they're just waiting for next year...
kendred3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave my brother $1000 when he graduated high school, then got dementia and couldn't remember things so well by the time I graduated high school four years later. I got $100. Definitely not her fault or intentional, but I could have used that other $900!
I had an elderly family member who won a lot of money on a scratch off lottery ticket. Over the years she gave money to every single family member, bought new cars, put thousands away for each grand niece and nephew, all around me i was seeing cash be splashed. the way my siblings and my bank accounts are set up (branched off my mums, we are all happy with the arrangement) i can see everyone's accounts. $1000 here, $10000 there. For years. everyone got money except for me. I never asked her and my entire family all knew. The general consensus is that "i am the only one with my head on my shoulders and i'll never need help".
Cashed up aunt died a few years ago, I wasn't mentioned in her will, nor allowed to go through her house for any trinkets like the rest of the family was invited to do. My Nana took pity and took her chopping board to give to me but thats it. My great aunt then sold the house and i have no idea what she did with the money from the sale.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked on my grandpas sheep farm for 3 months every summer. Up at 4:30 am, work until sun down. Go to bed right after supper because there was no electricity in the house, only in the barn. I got 10 dollars and a straw hat at the end of each summer. I hated my grandparents. I won't even mention how shitty my mom's parents were.
When my dads father died, my little brother and all our cousins on that side of the family got 1000 USD each as inheritance. I was explicitly written out of the will.
He resented the fact I was never formally adopted by my step dad, and never let that fact be hidden. Never mind that my stepdad has been my dad for 22 of my 24 years.
Ugh. My grandpa did this. Gave both of my brothers $1k on their 18th birthday. I got a set of dishes "for my future household".
Pelennor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's paternal grandma bought her cousin an international holiday as a gift for finishing his electrical apprenticeship.
My wife had finished her own electrical apprenticeship about a year or three before him, as she didn't fail any exams, or take a huge break between high school and TAFE.
She got exactly nothing. No card, no phone call, nada.
When my grandmother died, she left very generous bequests to all my cousins. The will specifically named me and said I was to to receive nothing. Keep in mind, she'd refused to see me since I was a baby, I couldn't possibly have pissed her off. She hated my mother. I want to say I'm not sorry the bitch is dead but, pathetically, I wish I could have known her and we could have been close. Families mess you up.
My grandfather has purchased cars for four of my cousins. He's putting one of my aunts (who's 48, married and working with kids and grandkids of her own) through college. He signed his house over to 2 of my cousins (who got cars) when he moved to the nursing home. He gave one of those cousins' drug dealer (now ex) boyfriend an almost brand new 40something inch tv.
If I remember correctly, the last present I got from him was a Charlotte Hornets 'Starter' jacket in the 90s.
My parents have bought my older sister and younger brother two cars each over their lifetimes, paid their student loans, and both siblings lived with my parents post-college. But when I ask for a $150 guitar for my birthday, โitโs expensive so this is your Christmas gift as well.โ
To be fair though both my siblings are fuckups and Iโm pretty responsible...I guess itโs hard to afford buying me luxuries when theyโre having to keep my sibs from being homeless.
jael33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents hated me. Every year I'd watch my cousins open awesome gifts while I sat with the tin of popcorn and package of way-to-big Granny panties that they bought me...
beaker90 ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 16:14:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's grandmother tries to be fair when she gives money to her kids/grandkids/great-grandkids which results in a nice sum of money being put into out kids' college accounts and the childless couples being given straight up cash. I understand her reasoning on giving them money when she invests in the college accounts, but at the same time, why not just give them an equal amount if/when they have children?
Because they don't have kids but she still wants to do something nice for them?
beaker90 ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 16:31:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right, and I completely understand that. But give them the money just to give it to them. Donโt say youโre giving them cash to do whatever they want with because itโs only fair because you put money into our childrenโs college account that can only be used if they go to a state school. I guess what doesnโt seem fair to me about it is the restrictions that are placed upon the gift to us, as opposed to the limitless options on their gift. Iโm extremely grateful for what she does and I think itโs totally awesome that we all get monetary gifts like this, but donโt say theyโre equal and/or fair.
beaker90 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 16:38:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess not! Though I donโt think I have adequately expressed my gratitude for what she has done for us. I think itโs amazing that she wants to help all her family out like she does. Especially since my oldest is from another relationship, but is treated just like everyone else. She doesnโt have to share her wealth with anyone, but she does, and I am extremely appreciative of that!
beaker90 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of what do I have to be resentful? The accounts she has set up for my kids are going to help them go to college and will help us have less of a financial burden when it comes to paying for their schooling. I just don't think that the cash gifts should be in response to the amount of money invested. If she wants to give them money, that's her business and she has every right to do so, but don't say that it's in the name of fairness because $5,000 into 2 college savings accounts isn't the same as being handed $10,000 cash.
I never said it was in the name of fairness. Methinks she doth protest too much.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the problem with reddit: the lack of reading comprehension. I didnโt say that you said it was in the name of fairness. I was referring to how she gives the cash gifts in the name of fairness.
Then bring it up. If you're so clearly resentful of the imbalance of the gifts bring it up like an adult instead of talking about it on reddit. But clearly you're so grateful since you felt the need to bring up and dwell on the disparity
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, because I'm not resentful. I love this woman and I think it's awesome that she does what she does. We have a differing opinion of the definition of fair and that's it. I don't want her to change what's she's doing at all. I just can't get people to understand that. I don't want her to give us more money and I don't want her to stop giving it to others. And the only reason I keep talking about it is because people keep replying to my comments. It's not like I'm sitting here talking to myself!
Also, where else am I supposed to go to anonymously complain about things if I'm not supposed to do it on reddit?
Money in kids college fund is the best gift you can receive. Do you expect her to ask them if they have a investment account she can add to? Seems irrational to think that way
beaker90 ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 17:07:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not believe it is irrational to think that a contribution to a great-grandchild's college account is not the same as a cash gift to a grandchild.
If she wants to give that specific couple a cash gift, then she should give them a cash gift. She should not give them a cash to try to be equal because the circumstances around the gifts are not the same.
If you hadn't read it earlier, I think it's amazing that she does this for us and I really appreciate it, but I just think that her definition of what is fair and equal is a little off.
RobSPetri ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I understand correctly, you're saying that she gives cash to grandchildren with no kids, but those with kids get money in the kids' college accounts. If that's the case, then you need to think of the money being put in the college accounts as a gift to you. After all, it's money you won't have to spend when the time comes for college. Also, as someone who was childless for awhile because of infertility, I would have appreciated the cash gift.
beaker90 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's definitely a gift to the family. I think people think I don't appreciate what we're being given. I completely appreciate it. It will lessen our financial burden here in just a few years and that will help tremendously. I also think that since it involves kids and college money, people aren't looking at all sides. My parents have a decent amount of money and I'm the one child of theirs that ended up having kids. My parents take my children on separate vacations because with 4 years between them, they don't appreciate the same things. My mom is taking my oldest to Europe this summer and will take the younger one when she's the same age. She does this because that's only fair for them to get the same kind of trip and time spend with their grandparents. Will she give my childless brothers the amount of cash the trip costs? No, because just because they don't have kids doesn't mean their entitled to the same amount of money that my parents spend on my kids. My parents have done things to help out my brothers, like co-signing on the mortgage for their houses, that they wouldn't and won't compensate me for and I wouldn't expect them to.
Would it be better or worse if I mention the amount of money we're dealing with is in the thousands, not just a few hundred here or there?
Well it's your fault you have kids and from separate relationships, you should just be grateful for that, and ponder if perhaps your brothers get preferential treatment because they are not spouting kids from multiple partners, without even having the money to back it up apparently.
beaker90 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahaah!!! This is freaking hilarious!! You make it sound like I'm running around popping out babies from every man I meet!! I have two children. Yes, they're from separate relationships, but I've been married now for 11 years and with my husband for close to 13. My brothers do not get preferential treatment. In act, I bet if you talked to them, they'd probably both agree that I get the most preferential treatment out of the three of us BECAUSE I gave my mom some grandchildren!
Anyway, I think you must be projecting some of your own issues on to me! Do your parents treat your brothers better than they treat you because you have multiple baby daddies?
ijshorn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt she thought about it much at all.
beaker90 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, she thinks about it and tries to be as fair as possible. I just find her version of fair to not be the same as mine.
ijshorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it more as: I want to give my grand children something for their future... how can i be as fair as possible to my children that have no children themselves. Lets give them the same amount and not think in reverse if its fair for the other side. I hope i explained it a bit better now otherwise just ignore it.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand what you mean now. Youโre right, she probably doesnโt think about how it looks from both sides. And while the majority of reddit seems to think Iโm resentful and ungracious, I really do appreciate her contributions to our kids college funds. Also, thank you for trying to see both sides and not just automatically assuming Iโm a horrible person for having a different concept of what fair and equal means than another person.
ijshorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reflecting on a situation like that from that perspective(outsider) makes it look like you're a horrible person because many people get too emotional about it and only view it from your perspective(the person receiving money) and that has happened to me as well so i know where you are coming from but i still believe reflecting on situations from a outsider perspective helps you understand a lot about the situation and related people.
So what's keeping you from not adding the same amount into you children's college fund, keep the cash and just count it equal? In practice, it's the same thing as receiving cash.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are separate accounts and we donโt put nearly as much money in as she does. I think people are mistakenly believing that I want cash from her in addition to the investment into the college funds. I donโt want that. I also donโt want her to stop giving others cash. I just donโt like the fact that she does it to be fair. To me, the two gifts are not the same and therefore, cannot be fair or equal. Just give the gifts!!
Does she apply the strategy to everything including birthday gifts for you, or just to the kid's gifts? I mean, are you congratulated in any way except as a parent, any time?
beaker90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:54:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas and birthdays, every individual gets a check for $100. Which is awesome!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what if they never have children? Do they not deserve money now just because they don't need to put them into a college fund?
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know if youโve read any of my other responses, but I donโt want her to stop giving them money. I want her to stop saying itโs because she has to make it fair.
And to play off your point, because we have kids, do we not deserve a little extra cash to do whatever we want with?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you not consider the financial burden she's taking off of you a gift to you?
Besides, if she gave both you and your children the same amount of money, due to her own terms of fairness (which are pretty great imo) she'd have to also give more money to the childfree couples to match whatever she'd be giving you. Would you be okay with that?
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd be absolutely fine with it. Just as Iโm absolutely fine with the situation as it is now. Like I have been saying over and over and over again, I just donโt agree that they are fair and equal gifts seeing as to how there are conditions to one gift and no conditions to the other.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Understandable, have a nice Christmas this year, I hope you get a gift with no strings attached this time around.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! I hope you have a fantastic Christmas also!!
It might have something to do with me being the only male out of myself and my cousins and thus the least likely to be embarrassed about unwrapping underwear, but I'm the only one out of all my cousins who ever gets given underwear for Christmas.
Typical Christmas for me consists of underwear, socks, probably around ยฃ50-60 in total and some slippers. I once got a pair of slippers as my best gift while two of my cousins got Samsung Galaxy Tabs...
My grandma comes from a different time when things were leaner, so her tradition was to fill our stockings with socks, underwear, toothpaste, bars of soap, and cigarettes. Then in the card you'd get like a $50 bill or something which she insisted you save for emergencies. As a child I hated it but as an adult I understand why and I appreciate that she bought us things she thought were useful instead of frivolous. It was a kind of love. It's just a kind of love to get gifts at all really.
zayap18 ยท 259 points ยท Posted at 15:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did this for my dad too. Whenever she came back from a vacation she got everyone souvenirs, and my dad got a carton of cigarettes. They usually bought a few because they lived in NY and they were cheaper wherever they were traveling to.
Remind her not to do that if she comes to canada. Smokes are expensive here, usually $13 for a cheap 25 pack, more than $18 for nicer smokes. It blew my mind when I visited the states and they were $4 a 20 pack.
Ah, China also has really cheap smokes too. My coworkers would always bring me back a handful of packs when they visited. Chinese rice paper smokes tasted so good. When mom went to China, all of her coworkers brought back a carton each for her, since most of them didn't smoke. We had 6 cartons of rice paper smokes that lasted for the longest time.
Uggggghhhhh one of my Chinese friends in high school gave me a candy wrapped in rice paper, and she said you were supposed to eat the wrapper. I didn't believe her, but she was so sweet and earnest and had never pranked me before, so I trusted her and popped the whole thing in my mouth. It was so gross - I can't imagine the taste of smoking added in there.
I'm still not 100% sure she didn't prank me. Can anyone illuminate?
Yeah you eat the rice paper. Most of the rice paper candies I get have an outer wrapper you discard of normally and an inner rice paper wrapper that is edible.
Yes, when I was a kid I used to love a Japanese candy that had edible rice paper on the outside. It looked like clear cellophane and dissolved on the tongue. No prank.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:56:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Botan rice candy? I always ate the paper on those as a kid. I thought it was super cool too.
$13, ha!! In New Zealand the cheapest packs of smokes are still over $20, and if you want nicer ones or just a pack of tobacco youโre looking at $30 to $90.
Every time I see someone from around the world bitching about how expensive cigarettes are in their country I can't help but laugh lol; come to Australia. A very cheap 20 pack will set you back $21 here haha, for a decent deck of 25 it's about $30. I don't wanna think about how much money it's cost.
Octacon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's about the same as here in Nova Scotia, Canada; our dollars are at parity, but your average household income is almost twice ours and a pack of 25 is around $16 here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wherever you're from, i wanna go there. Here you would struggle a lot to to feed/house 4 people off 80k. I live in a two person household and we spend roughly $80 a week on groceries, give or take, plus about a slab of beer (24 bottles) a week, which costs us $46. I used to smoke a 20 pack per day (recently quit woo)
Yeah, I was freshly 18, visiting san fransisco, and had been smoking for a year at that point. I walked to the gas station, and actually asked the clerk if packs were really only $4. I came back to canada with the cheapest carton I had ever bought, because one carton is the limit for bring smokes back. I also brought back a $13 or $15 bottle of liquor(because the drinking age at my destination is all that mattered), most standard 750ml bottles cost $22 around here.
I don't smoke...I just know the last time I heard smokers complaining that it was like 6 or 7 bucks a pack. (I think that was for really crap stuff and you had to buy like two packs at a Stewart)
If you go to the rez you can get a carton of tobacco for a lot cheaper, then you buy some tubes or just use rolling papers. Filter's actually worse for you than no filter anyway.
Gakimir ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the hell do you figure a filter is worse?? It's trapping crap that you don't want in your lungs.
And no, you're not supposed to smoke the filter either...
I used to roll my own with a little thing that would stuff the tubes I bought. It was way cheaper, but not cheaper than vaping. My mom and sister don't think it's worth the cost to roll their own. I'm saving easily $200 a month by vaping rather than smoking.
zayap18 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:53:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I imagined her getting like 6 year olds some smokes lol
What, 6yr olds where you come from don't sound like the old woman singing in the middle of The Memory Remains?
nybo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm cutting down on smokes, but with the prices in Scandinavia a carton of smokes could be a decent (ish) gift.
order65 ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents had an old lady as a neighbor. She didn't smoke but she always kept around 50 packs hidden in her house in case a war breaks out and you need something to trade with. She said that in WWII she could get food because she was a good looking girl but now that she is old she needs cigarettes in case our money becomes worthless.
Not actually a bad line of reasoning there. Cigarettes and alcohol would be valuable for trade if you survived an apocalypse and were living in the ruins.
As funny as it sounds, it was (and probably still is) the best item to have in the case of war or deportation: it's very easily tradable, a sealed pack can remain fresh for months, while everyone's anxiety and nicotine addiction works wonder to make it a valuable asset.
To go through a checkpoint, be loaded on the back of a truck or train, or get a loaf of bread, a pack of cigarettes can seal the deal. Everyone, from soldiers, officers, to black market traffickers, is going to trade for cigs.
ifelife ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 18:22:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am crazy for Christmas and obsessed with our family traditions. So my son's stocking was always the same basic filling as mine was as a kid (And adult, because my mum made a stocking for me almost every year until I was mid 20s). We always had an apple, an orange, a banana and a box of sultanas. no idea why really other than you make sure we had something healthy with the junk. My son would rarely eat his fruit on the day but even when I was pretty broke it had to go in there. In fact, one year my parents were especially broke because their business had failed. I was 16 and mum pulled me aside to let me know she just couldn't afford the stockings and we'd only bee getting one gift each. I understood but fuck no stockings for the first time ever! So I used the pay from my new job to organise stockings for the whole family, with all the usual stuff and some small gifts, stayed up late and then hid them in the lounge room. The next morning we gave our gifts and mum says sorry kids, that's it. So I was all "But what about the stockings, Santa must have been", and she looked totally crestfallen. When I pulled out my stockings and started handing them out she just burst into joyful tears. Mum's been gone 4 years now, but we stick with traditions including making her Christmas ham every year.
Omg, that's a beautiful story. You just brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful thing of you to do!!!
We had an apple and an orange, too! Right at the bottom, along with a handful of mixed nuts in the shell. These days I usually get a bottle of booze in there too.
ifelife ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to say it was totally selfless, but I think 16yo me also really wanted a stocking! To me Christmas is really special, and all about family rather than presents. We never spent a fortune like some families but there was always loads of love. These days I also have a tradition where I make place settings with name tags for the small family gathering of 6 or 7 people (My partners family have the BIG Christmas meals). I have made them on gingerbread gift tags, out of chocolate, and so on. Last year was fabric ornaments with cross stitched name tags. This year I'm making wooden cube ornaments and transferring Christmas images onto them along with the names. But I'm also making little wooden star ornaments with a photo of Mum so she can hang in our trees every year. Mum always knew how much I loved Christmas so did everything she could to make it special for me especially. I want to carry that on for the family. Side note - my now 19yo son pretended to believe in Santa for 3 extra years because he knew I enjoyed it so much. I actually had to ask him when he was 11. Good kid. TL;DR I am the anti-Grinch
We have always had an apple and orange as well as a Lifesavers story book since I was little and Christmas was always at my Grandparents house. My mom has taken over the tradition as we got older and became adults. My siblings and I have always laughed and joked about it and two years ago my mom didn't include them in our stockings. There was nearly a riot. She said, "You guys always laugh at it every year, I assumed you didn't really want them." We quickly corrected that misconception.
Last year the apples, oranges and Lifesavers were back where they belonged.
AWW that's so sweet! We've started taking over stocking duty for our grandma now too, especially since she's the guardian of our little cousin. It's so nice to have kids around for Christmas again.
Dude why you gotta make me cry. But in my defense I did only read an article TITLE about something touching and sobbed today so...
kirmaster ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents from one side of the family always did this ( having lived through WW2 in germany as adults), but it was pretty awesome as kids because they lived on an island which was usually cold and windy as fuck, so you'd always get great winter coats, thermo socks and other similar usually relatively expensive clothes that actually kept you warm and dry. And because they'd like the grandkids to learn how to be constructive, they often also gave lego sets and stuff like that.
Man, i miss them.
[deleted] ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 15:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's just a kind of love to get gifts at all really.
Unless they're 'fuck you' gifts like a lot in this thread.
Yeah, but I'm talking about the gifts that yes, missed their mark, but weren't intended to be careless or hurtful. Like I've gotten some pretty bad gifts in my day but I do appreciate that the person getting them thought of me in some way and was trying to help somehow.
Kind of the same. My grandmother has hand-made felt stockings for all of her children, grandchildren, including spouses, and great-grandchildren. She fills them with handy stuff from the dollar tree, like little packs of super glue, bandaids, office supplies, that kind of thing, as well as little toys like wind-up dudes or puzzles. She has 16 stockings to fill every year, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to find that she also made one this year for my dog or my boyfriend (both of whom she actually loves more than me).
arl232 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:22:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really do. I always read these threads about asshole family members giving kids shitty gifts, and it makes me so thankful for my nana. She goes all out every year, couponing and shopping carefully throughout the year so we can all get exactly what we asked for.
arl232 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:15:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always said you can tell when you've matured through gifts at Christmas. As a kid you get a pair of slippers or something, and you'll bitch that it's "not a real present". When you're an adult and you have to buy that shit yourself it's "Cheers! I need some of these!"
kayno-way ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
socks, underwear, toothpaste, bars of soap, and cigarettes.
And then you become old and broke, and you get things like expensive coffee mugs and photo frames as gifts, and you're like, fuck, I can't afford socks, but now I have a $50 travel mug.
LifeProTip: When giving gifts to your or your family member's childcare provider, hairdresser, case manager, teacher, coach, etc., give them Target or similar gift cards. Don't worry that it seems lazy or impersonal. We low-wage folks are generally much happier being able to buy socks or groceries than having something expensive and impersonal.
K8Simone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For teachers, Iโd add dry erase markers. Iโve worked in very few schools that actually provide them and when I was teaching more I could burn through them pretty quickly.
I definitely appreciate socks as gifts on a whole new level as an adult.
K8Simone ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend is happy to get socks, underwear, and his favorite cookies (thatโs not a euphemismโhe might leave me if he ever figures out my shortbread cookie recipe).
squid_cat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:11:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly the kind of shit my grandmother wants for Christmas, haha. We give her cigarettes (she'll never quit), denture paste, eye drops, etc.
ign108x3 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:11:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always love getting socks in my stockings - that being said never got cigs, but wouldnโt be mad about it
as a child I hated getting a stocking full of cigs...but as an adult...
K8Simone ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:27:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towards the end of their lives, my grandparents would give everyone a little something to unwrap and a $50 check. The physical gift was something from their house (basically advance inheritance).
One year I was given a ring that my great-uncle had made for his aunt (so my great-great aunt who was still around when I was a kid). It's nothing I wouldโve taken when we were going through the costume jewelry after my grandmother passed away, but knowing it belonged to Aunt Thelma makes it one of my most valuable pieces of jewelry (I was told the stone is a yellow quartz, so I assume it has little monetary value).
I put those things in my kids stockings as well. Usually its small bottles of the special bath soaps or bubbles, new toothbrushes and toothpaste, socks, snacks, and fidgets. If I get them any gift cards thats where they go too.
Same for my grandmother and her siblings. We'd get socks, shampoo, bubble bath and quilts or afghans for Christmas. The shampoo and bubble bath came from Avon though, so that was nice. Our best gift would come from my childless aunt (as she had a bit more) and it would be home made cookies and fudge, usually with a small trinket and 5 or 10 dollars. It was the 80's and early 90's though, so that 5 dollars actually meant something to a 7 year old.
I like practical Christmas gifts.
Wagnaard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cigs are like $$ in the joint.
Woahzie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I know there is usually some kind of lesson when you don't get cool things as gifts but socks and underwear are legit great gifts in and of themselves. So is any amount of money.
My Grandmother was the same way, as a kid I wasn't impressed with the gifts, as an adult enjoyed how pragmatic it was,but after she passed I really missed the tradition of it all.
Aww, my grandma's the same. The gifts she buys us have always been STRICTLY practical; school supplies and the like, and it's taken some 20-odd years to finally appreciate it.
Good point. It makes me sad to get something I know I'll never use, because I don't want the giver to have wasted their time/money.
USCplaya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar for me. My Dad's family was poor growing up so we'd find the biggest socks we could and would leave em out for Santa. The socks would be filled with peanuts and candy and some fruit (whole oranges and apples) and some deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, underwear, a few dollars, etc.
rrmarti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you accidentally slipped cigarettes in there... I say accidentally because what grandma gifts cigarettes to children??
Vacartu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I understand that you didnโt like that, but your grandma was really thinking of you with her practical gifts. All the other grandparents are just plain assholes.
My mom always includes things like deodorant, batteries, etc. in stockings. And my favorite brand of tea. It's great. I get to not have to stock up on stuff for at least a few months - a true blessing.
I've always wondered if the nicest gift would be something I KNOW you use all the time - your usual brand of kitty litter, shampoo/conditioner, washing detergent - so that those needs are taken care of and you can spend your own money on something you actually want.
Yes, please buy me those things. Some of that stuff is crazy expensive. Kitty litter adds up, man. Plus it's a bitch to haul back from the grocery store.
My mom now just goes to Costco and brings me huge packs of toilet paper, dishwasher detergent, tissues, laundry detergent, and some kitchen staples. It saves me so much money and so much time, being that I don't have a car and live in an apartment. I'd rather that than anything else. So useful.
This reminds me of that youtube video of a grandma lady demonstrating her Sunday breakfasts as a child in the depression: 3-ingredient sugar cookies and black coffee.
I had a step-grandma who was elementary/middle school aged during the great depression, she was a master of regifting. It was weird getting stale fancy chocolate and a Louis L'amour novel at age 8, but an off brand immersion blender and a bag of random coffee or a bottle of local grape juice and a fund raiser cook book was awesome when I was in my twenties.
It really wasn't. Put it this way, my level of technological advancement at that point meant a Galaxy Tab was more powerful than my PC and I was excited about a phone having Bluetooth and the ability to play music, neither of which my Nokia could do.
That definitely makes sense,as a kid I had that too,when my mom asked me what i wanted one year,I chose a psp because "its portable so obviously stronger than the ps3",hindsight is 20/20
Unfortunately I get really sweaty feet, so the slippers lasted 4 months before becoming so ridiculously smelly that they weren't wearable for any longer than 5 minutes without also putting thick socks on, which defeats the point of slippers.
Raichu7 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:28:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're supposed to wear socks with slippers. Something in direct contact with your feet all day everyday needs to be washed regularly. Slippers aren't meant to be replacements for socks, they are meant to keep your feet warm.
Also men's underwear is a lot less discerning than women's. "Boxers" are essentially always just boxers. "Panties" can be bikini, high cut, high waist, thong, hipster, boyshort, briefs, control, g-string, tanga... They're all basically the same shape (leg holes are on both sides) but depending on the curve of your hips or butt, a different cut can work with or against you. And it's a lot more awkward for grandma to ask "Sweety what kind of panties do you wear?"
I mean, the eldest is 15 so I'd assume they've not started experimenting too much with them. And boxers can be tight or loose fit, and god help anyone that buys me loose fit, that shit is the underwear of Satan. But yeah, that would probably have something to do with it.
I'm going to say by 15 they definitely have strong opinions about underwear and also would not enjoy unwrapping underwear in front of the rest of the family.
I was the only girl cousin and the only one to receive underwear, while my brothers and boy cousins got toys. I was at an age where I would have preferred another My Little Pony!
Apart from being so glaringly different from getting a tablet, I usually ask for socks and underwear. Maybe one little extra and that would be the ideal and repeatable Christmas.
so weird how thigns change. I used to hate getting socks but now that I'm an adult and buy all the things I want some nice quality socks are a great gift
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Start asking for mypackage or Saxx then you can be happy at Christmas too!
I often wonder why we don't hear of more shit like murder stories happening over stuff like this. Seriously, man, one can only take so much shit before blowing up. How do you guys manage?
Grandmas often think we're much, much larger than we are. I'm an adult S and as a child, starting around age 11, I used to get "Q"-sized L'eggs in my stocking every year (that's "Queen sized" and it used to be the largest pantyhose size in those cheap brands, for the very fat).
The other day I had a very elderly couple in my store trying to buy a winter jacket for a 13-year-old girl overseas in their home country. I asked how big she was and they said she was shorter than me but similar in size. I told them to buy an S. They went home with an XL. Because "better it's too big than too small and she'll eventually grow into it".
So that's why elderly people always get the largest possible size. They think you will grow into it. And if you don't you can still wear it safety-pinned in the back or whatever.
Of course, they come from a relic of a time where if you grew out of something, you just didn't have a jacket. The likelihood a 13 year old girl doesn't even grow to your size let alone an XL is pretty high, but if she ate Jack's magic bean in 1930 she'd be SOL unless the jacket fit like a trench coat.
isaezraa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah most girls stop growing around 13 anyway, somebody didnโt tell my parents this and now all my school uniforms are massive
My mother has always โsized upโ my clothing. When I was in 7/8th grade I weighed maybe 95lbs and stood around 5โ5โ/5โ6โ and she bought me an extra large in EVERYTHING. My clothes were ridiculously baggy. My 8th grade graduation t-shirt was an adult XL. Even now, as a 30 year old woman, who is most certainly not 95lbs anymoreโ the t-shirt is obnoxiously huge. It may as well be a dress.
It upset me for a long time and I still have issues wearing and finding clothes that fit since my whole life, my mother dressed me in clothes that were too big.
melindu ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clever on her part. She knew you were going to find out you'd been missing out on the $5 every year and if you confronted her about it she could tell you to "put your big girl panties on and quit complaining!"
I hate how the one person doing okay always tends to get jack shit, like lets reward the constant fuck up with everything they could ever need to be bailed out but the kid who was smart enough to not do drugs gets jack shit.
Yeah but if they are a heroin addict and are just going to end up dead in probably 5 years why not help the kid struggling to get by over the one that's a complete loss, I mean to boot bailing their ass out constantly is doing nothing but enabling them.
Certainly not a fuckup but my husbandโs parents treat my sister in law like this, sheโs a teacher and earns far less than my husband so they pay for her groceries, child care, etc but for my husband โwell you make more than enough.โ Uh weโre not stupid rich, we could use help too...
2PhatCC ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandmother gave her underwear every year, while she got to watch all of her cousins open cool gifts from grandma...
They were only getting 5's and you got underwear? Nice!
Emptamar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather would give me $100 every year for Christmas but blatantly ignore my three siblings. Because they were adopted, he liked to pretend they weren't his grandchildren. But he still wrote checks to his other sixteen grandchildren for Christmas. For the record, my parents made me split my $100 with the other 3.
I'm a size 33 waist, 32 length pant. I've been this way for over a decade. I still get pants that are something along the lines of 38 waist 42 length, by my mother, who knows what size I am. They're always cargo pants, they're always from Walmart, and I've never once put them on. But every year, almost like clockwork, I get a big clothing box with giant-ass neckbeard pants. I've taken to donating them every year to the outreach center I volunteer with.
jazzirex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:45:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is a consistent source for gift cards returns. When she buys me clothes she gets a size large in petite....I'm 5'9" and wear a small or medium.
The most memorable gift from her was 2 sets of matching bra and panties. Again, she thinks I'm pear shaped so the undies are a size large and the bra is a small, I think. I was 13 or so and had nothing to fill out the bra with and the panties fit like I crapped my pants.
The best part? They were shear, totally see through. For a 13 year old.
My grandmother used to give me itemized "bills of service" for any gift giving occasion on the basis that she "had done something nice for me" and I had to repay that somehow. My cousin got gifts.
My mom gave me a large pack of granny panties at that age, opened. Then explained that they belonged to my great aunt who had just died, and why am I so upset? They're new! They were just in her drawer!
My grandma stopped giving my sister and I gifts when we were 8.
We're her only grandkids and my mom is their only daughter.
The excuse was that she didnt know what to get. And like the older I get the more I get upset about it and I feel cheated and I feel bad for my mom. The entire reason we lived in Winnipeg was my mom wanted to be closer to her parents while she coulda gotten a job anywhere in the world (and turned down better paying international job offers). It shouldn't surprise me that 2 years later we moved to the states and I haven't seen them since I was 16.
My fiance has two sets of normal grandparents. They have always given him either money or gifts for Hanukah and call him every other week or so now. One set visits for almost every major Jewish holiday from Maryland, the other comes once a year from Jersey. It's just so weird to hear about what a normal grandparent relationship could be.
zealen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a 6 year-old boy I got a bra from my grandmother! I didn't understand what it was but I was polite and said thanks. But my mother started to laugh and told my grandmother that she had mixed up the gifts when wrapping them.
While not money of gift based, my grandmother wrote a book and on the first page wrote all the names of her grandchildren, just not mine or my brothers.
belortik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of when my grandmother gave me yellow pit-stained undershirts from the church rummage sale. At least pick me out ones without pit stains! But I knew she hated me before that because I was a man and an atheist.
Pearberr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats, we all have fun hating on our birthing vessels.
PRMan99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She really hates you for some reason. ;)
Grandpa (my dad) gave my kids out of date snacks and a water bottle (like a standard Arrowhead bottle of which we have 50-100 in the garage at all times). They were also allergic to the snacks.
My grandmother never gave me a birthday gift again after I beat her at Scrabble when I was 12 years old.
(The word was GIRDERS on the last play of the game...)
She was telling you to lose weight. Did she always say, Bless your heart first?
If so that's my Southern Grandma's approach as well.
She gave me after shave when she thought I smelled.
Incense when my room smelled
And intentionally oversized clothes when she thought I was fat.
DiDalt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a very rich aunt that gives money to all the grandkids in the family except for me and my siblings. I have 50+ cousins that get $200 to $1,000 for every birthday, Christmas, random holiday, graduation, ect.. Seriously, cousins getting $1,000 for a birthday and I've gotten nothing (neither have my siblings). We have no idea why. She's an angel otherwise. Maybe my mom pissed her off as a kid or something.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like my Mom used to tell me when I'd get $20 and $50 bills from my Grandmother, "These are NOT my parents, these are old people trying to get into heaven."
My great grandmother used to deliberately get my overweight aunt clothes that were too small for her and make her try them on in front of everyone to embarrass her. Every single year. Old people kind of suck. Iโm glad that bitch is dead.
The first Christmas I spent with my now-husband's family, he opened a gift from his grandma, and it was a pair of plaid pajama pants. At first we were like, oh neat, they're soft and nice, but he was unfolding them, and unfolding them, and just kept unfolding them.. They were size XXXL. He was a size M.
I started cracking up, because it was hilarious, but that was ALSO the day that I learned how awkwardly polite my husband's family is at all times, because no one else laughed, and my husband just thanked his grandma and they all moved on to the next present. So I'm just laughing alone while everyone else is pretending it's a totally normal gift.
That year, his grandma also gave everyone the same framed picture of herself. To her four family members that all lived in the same house.
xZACHtly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our dentist when we were younger used to send us a card on our birthdays. My sister and I convinced my brother that our cards always had $5 in them. He was not happy with the dentist after he heard that.
My Nana was like this when I was growing up. She would regularly send my older sister cards with money in them because she had a baby young. On the other hand, I was in university full time and working two jobs to support myself. She would also โtake me shoppingโ as a 12 year old and tell me that my clothes were too tight because I was too fat (I was a little chubby but damn, my parents made sure I had nice clothes that fit properly) and would also try to make me try on clothes that were like 4 sizes too big.
One year, I received a pair of hand-me-down jeans from my grandparents that had previously belonged to their son, who happened to be a rather large teen. I was a scrawny 11-year-old girl and those jeans would have fit about 3 of me. It seems like I ended up getting handed down old lady bras from this same grandma but I could be wrong on that.
Whatta cheapass.
Wait, now i'm wondering if she ran out of $5 and actually gave you one of her packs of panties to improvise.
dudius7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the 3xl were the only size she could see with her poor eyesight?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait til you find out how much used panties are worth...
PhDOH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girl at my school when we were about 11 was given a pack of knickers by the class weirdo. We all knew his mother must have bought them and wrapped them and he may not even have known what he was giving her but it did not help his reputation.
When I was young, my grandparents got my 2 cousins who are 6 and 8 months younger than me, but 1 grade apart Pokรฉmon yellow. I had been asking for that for a while since they had been sold out. I got something different and I canโt remember. We had gotten the same gifts for years but apparently the divide between 3rd and 4th grade is too crazy.
this thread has reminded me how thankful I am for my grandparents not being like this. my wife's grandmother however has some of this. for a long time she refused to accept one of her granddaughter's adopted children as part of the family, for instance
My grandma plays favorites too. A couple years ago I got a dish towel that was obviously not even new for Christmas and my cousin got a new pool table.
I feel for you. One year at our family's Christmas party my grandmother gave me women's gloves and a lady bug shaped icecooler. I'm a 6'5 male... All my cousins and siblings got alcohol, tools, and checks. I haven't been back since.
maruffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was the same way. I was also grand daughter by marriage and thus not a real gd. Which explains why, til the day she died, she never even bothered to learn my name.
$5? Grandmas are only supposed to gift in denominations of minimum $20. Your grandma gets an F grade for being a grandma.
Lefty517 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds of how my great grandparents who I lived with for 5 years wouldn't come to any of my baseball games because their grandson, my cousin, had a game at the same time. But guess who they call to mow their lawn after we moved out.
My aunt and uncle gave me and my brothers $100 every Christmas. As soon as I turned 18, they decided we were adults and stopped. Thing is, I'm the youngest. My oldest brother was 24 at the time, so he got $600 more than me over his lifetime, while my other brother got $200 more. Not to mention that means I stopped getting those $100 bills right at the beginning of college when I would've started using it for something meaningful like food, instead of PSP mods or whatever I had used it for in high school. Meanwhile my brother has his Sheetz runs funded through college and beyond.
One year my grandparents forgot to give me a gift. I didn't mind, I knew they were on a tight budget (and in the last few years you could tell they were just grabbing random things around their house and mailing it.) But that year my sister got a huge package from them with a lot of random stuff in it. One of those items was a bible from my grandfather's priest friend. This was a special bible, because that priest was an honest to god exorcist. So there were neat things written in the margins. My sister was horrifed, and hated that gift. I offered to take it, or hell even buy it from her, but she relished the fact that only she had recieved gifts that year, so she took it outside and burned it, simply so I couldn't read it.
Alpha857 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did something like this too. Every year, for my entire life, she'd give my sister and I like a pen, and a dollar store calculator for Christmas. That or like a $5 clock that never counted right. One year, she even gave my sister an old sweater of hers cause she didn't want it. Finally, after my dad had had enough of the cheap gifts and told her to "buy something worthwhile or nothing at all", we got $25 each every Christmas. It only ended up being for 2 or 3 years though cause she recently passed.
My grandma asked my two sisters their underwear size and cut preference. She then juxtaposed the two styles and got them each a package of underwear of the wrong kind but in their size (and they were different sizes so it's not like they could just switch later).
My grandma proceeded to do this every year for about a decade.
my rich uncle would buy my cousins, (also rich, his sisters' (my aunt) kids) motor bikes, remote ctrl cars, money, even cars. They would stop by our house next, brag about how many presents they got, and ask what we got from him, ...... nothing. What did we get from our parents? Socks and pants, if lucky one cheap toy, maybe 5 presents each, mostly clothes. My wife hates me cos i dont give a fuck about presents ive been let down too many times to care about xmas, she deserves better, but i just dont try because of it.
My grandmother did the money thing to me one year. Literally gathered the whole family together and had my cousin pass out her Christmas cards for her. Everyone got a card, except for me.
Awkward, but okay. So everyone opens them and they have money in them, like 40 dollars a piece. Still nothing for me.
So my cousin, who Iโm close to, asks my grandma where my card is while I try not to cry from embarrassment. I already knew she didnโt like me because she hated my father (her son) but she had never made it so blatantly obvious.
My grandmother just looks at me with this blank face and tells my cousin loud enough for everyone to hear โshe knows why.โ
Yeah, hereโs the thing. I donโt. I have never done anything to personally upset her. Even my dad got money that day. My mom was livid and has refused to speak with her since.
Haha my Grandmother gifted myself and two siblings a "millennium" 50p in a brown paper bag each, telling us "They'll be worth money some day!" ie don't spend it (spending money was a Sin, after all) we now use euros, so much for that! I bought a packet of taytos a mars bar and a can of fanta- happy out.
My mom put a package of XL sized boxers into my stocking one year. I was extremely confused because I'm an M. Of course, it could've been prophetic on her part as at one point I put on a lot of weight and had a 36" waist at my worst.
It's alright, just get her something every year to remind her of her impending death. Like brochures for funeral homes, pictures of all her relatives and friends that have passed away, etc.
I got granny panties from my grandma before. Just don't give underwear as a gift to family members? ugh.
Ser_Fonz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I read stuff like this where a family member is blatantly treating one kid poorly.. it makes more wonder what the hell they did that was so evil to deserve it lol. Seems intentional a lot of times and not just an oversight.
poobicus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:48:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
at best
at most
Back2Bach ยท 3182 points ยท Posted at 13:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, my best friend growing up had the initials "JWE", but his grandma? aunt? somebody got him a keychain and had it monogrammed. I guess the fancy way to monogram is to do first initial, last initial, middle initial, so his gold keychain said "JEW". He is not Jewish.
Lol. My mom got me a t shirt with my first initial on it for my 21st birthday... not only did I not want to wear a shirt with the letter S on the front, but also the letter was neon pink and she knows that's my least favorite color
jrhoffa ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:59:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thankyou:) it is actually the name of one of the characters I played on a Neverwinter nights online server. I met my SO of 14 years; her father, on that server.
He wouldn't let me call her Lilith.. the other character lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 23 I found out I was pregnant. My boyfriend proposed and we were happily married five months later, on my 24th birthday. My well-off grandmother sent me a card in the mail with a note stuck inside that said "I know you were expecting your usual birthday check but this year I decided since you were old enough to get pregnant out of wedlock and further embarrass me by eloping, then you're old enough to understand what a budget is and this year you don't fit into mine."
She came around once our son was born - that was 13 years ago - and she has since passed but I will always remember that birthday/wedding gift.
Wow. I'm pregnant and not yet married (my boyfriend and I plan on it eventually but we know it's a for sure thing down the road and aren't in a huge rush). My grandma found out I'm pregnant and she's SO excited. It isn't her first great grandkid either. I'm sorry there wasn't enough love left in your grandma's shriveled ass heart to see past the "embarrassment" of it all and just be happy for you.
Silkmouse ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:21:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like that would imply she actually had love in her heart to give in the first place.
Your grandma was everything I hate. Iโm sorry you were made to feel like that. Youโre a crazy good person for giving her the opportunity to โcome aroundโ and I hope she spent the rest of her life trying to make up for that cruelty.
I think you misunderstood OP's statement. She's not saying that grandma only came around one time, she was saying that grandma came around after or 'once' the baby was born.
When I told my grandmother that me and my fiancรฉ were pregnant, she said โขSorry I can't be happy for you - and later that day said โข Well I hope you have a boy and I hope he's mean.
She was upset that we had gotten pregnant before getting married. We had been together 9 years at that point, living together for 7 years, and had been trying to get pregnant for 1 1/2 years (although she didn't know the last part). When I told my younger brother what she said, he was like weird, she was happy and excited when I told her my girlfriend was pregnant. They had been dating less than a year.
Yeah, I didn't talk to my grandmother for 6 months after that, when my mom finally told her that I was having a baby whether she liked it or not. That was 3 years ago and our relationship isn't the same as it used to be.
What is most frustrating is that I'm not the first or only grandkid that has had a kid out of 'wedlock'. Out of 15 grandkids, 10 of us have had a kid before getting married, and of the 5 left, one is only 10 (yes she is super young), one had his kid after getting married, one is married with no kids, one is the oldest grandchild (and is almost 50) with no kids, and the last one passed away years ago before having children. So I'm not sure why she acted like it was the most horrific thing I could have done.
Blurgas ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 04:24:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... my grandma was a very kind and peaceful Catholic, and I think she would have slapped your grandmother for that.
Shit, one of my cousins on that side of the family got pregnant out of wedlock(later married the father), and rumor had it grandma wasn't the happiest about the circumstances, but if she was bothered by it, she never showed it. Grandchild and great-grandbaby were showered with as much love as the rest of us
"Hi Grandma! Thanks for my 23rd Birthday gift. Since you thought it was embarrassing that I was married out of wedlock and eloped, I thought it'd return the favor by proudly taking your ashes and making a statue of you in bondage gear. This way, you'll always be embarrassed even in hell where you belong!"
Wait if you got married on your 24th birthday, how did she know already that you had eloped in order to mail you a card to say she wasn't sending a check because of it?
wazupcuz ยท -339 points ยท Posted at 00:59:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sticking up for the old lady. she has the right to spend her money the way she wants. if your old enough to bounce on dicks without birth control, your probably to old for birthday checks from grams.
or if you spent your 22nd birthday check on birth control you wouldn't have been knocked up.
one more.... 13 years ago, 2004? you were naive to what would happen bouncing on dicks?? PaLLLLEASE
Raichu7 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 01:48:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course grandma doesn't have to give the adult grandchildren presents. But she doesn't need to send an insulting letter about it either. Nothing would have been better.
wazupcuz ยท -107 points ยท Posted at 03:11:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that was grandma's feeling at the time. i'm sick of everybody's "i do whatever i want, and you have to accept me"
sooner or later it would have come up. granny hit it head on.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 03:16:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Geez dude, is making other people feel worse your fetish or something?
Sure, granny didnโt have to get her anything, but she didnโt have to be a horrible bitch about it either. Sheโs acting like her granddaughter got pregnant and married to spite her.
That's due to how voting counts now. Used to be you could have a proper negative karma total. Now posts don't affect your total karma by more than -10 if they pass -10, and don't count at all if they hit -100. Also your karma has a lower bound of -100.
I have a beautiful healthy son with the love of my life. We were very happy to be expecting. You are obviously a miserable troll and can fuck right off.
thanto13 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 03:25:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't fret this jackoff he is a professional troll that posts just to get negative karma. His post history is filled with it.I
itsdrcats ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 04:10:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't fret this jackoff he is a professional troll that posts just to get negative karma. His post history is filled with it.I
YOU WHAT. WHAT DID YOU?
thanto13 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:14:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'D HAVE TYPED ON HIS ACCOUNT ONCE THEY GOT HIM!
wazupcuz ยท -54 points ยท Posted at 03:21:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thank you
i'm sick of everybody's "i do whatever i want, and you have to accept me"
and if if it wasn't true you wouldn't bother with me.
bless you dear
Not necessarily; birth control can fail. People getting pregnant not-on-purpose and deciding to carry to term is not unheard of, ya know.
Might wanna figure out how all that shit works before you comment and assume how other people do their bouncin'.
wazupcuz ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 04:24:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$100 there was no responsibly used birth control.
people who know how their body works, know how to use birth control, don't have oops babies.
i know this is an asshole comment.
raising children is the most important job a person can do.
i don't accept dipshits lacks-a-daisy attitude about birth control and getting pregnant.
And there's a reason Depo (sp?) shots are the butt of a lot of jokes. A coworker was super careful about getting her shots on time and STILL got knocked up. Excuse the phrase, but sometimes shit just happens.
My grandmother gave me a pineapple, wrapped in newspaper. She told me that if she were to use real gift wrapping paper, she would have to deduct the cost from the real gift.
I don't remember what she got my brother that year, if it was the stereo, the disk-man, or the safe - or which one of those I got a little red plastic bucket.
I do remember not being the favorite grandchild tho.
[deleted] ยท 5057 points ยท Posted at 13:15:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so mean. Did anyone ever say anything about it?
Yes, my dad was especially vocal, and often had arguments which typically lead to her being thrown out. The gifts was the least of her overall troubling behavior.
Eventually we cut contact completely, and haven't seen her in roughly 14 years now.
Good on your dad! you hear so many stories like this and the parents just let it go, even if they ankowlege that its wrong.
I don't know how any parent could sit by and let that happen, i'd tell her "you either buy them all equal gifts, or you buy nothing at all" even if it wasn't one of my kids she was leaving out - like if it was one of my nephews instead, i couldn't let that go.
So true! I always feel super sad when I see stories where people don't feel like they can speak up just because it's "family" perpetuating the abuse or favoritism.
shiguywhy ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 15:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an older attitude where "respect your parents" came with the caveat of "at all costs." It was the idea that you weren't allowed to stand up to them (or any elders, really, but ESPECIALLY family) no matter what. That includes telling them how to behave around your child.
Exactly, or that attitude that elders know best no matter what. It can be so dangerous.
shiguywhy ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 16:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It can be. The worst argument I ever got into with my mother was when she told me once about how much her father had physically abused her as a child, including one incident where he'd misplaced his wallet, assumed one of the kids stole it, and then severely beat them all because no one would confess to the theft while my grandma just sat by and watched on. I asked Mom why the fuck she would have left me alone with them if that was in their history and she launched into this whole speech about how you have to respect your parents blah blah blah.
I lucked out. I can't remember my grandfather ever even raising his voice at us, much less his hand, and I've definitely done shit to him that would have gotten my hide more than tanned, and I love him dearly. But I can't imagine leaving a child with someone who you personally know has a history like that.
starhussy ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:30:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I found out shortly after my grandpa died that he molested my mom. The same dad we all thought was creepy and smelled weird and she made us hug. Also, it explained why she didn't have great boundaries for us and our pedo dad- she had been guilted into ignoring her instincts. By enforcing boundaries, I make her doubt her choices.
I'm all about body autonomy for my kids. I'm so grateful to live in an era where most people support my decision.
My moms grandpa, who turned out to not even be my grandmas real father but was father to her younger siblings, was an old nasty pervert. He had had a couple of strokes and couldnt talk well but he was really handsy. My aunt always made her daughters hug him, luckily my mom didnt. Anyway, one day he was saying something and i couldnt understand him so i went over to his bed in the living room and he hugged me around my middle with one arm. Next thing i know his hand is on my chest and he said "thats so soft what is that" and i was like "uhhhh its my shirt" and ran away. Thinking back it makes me so angry and gives me the fucking creeps, but at the time i didnt know what to do.
wazupcuz ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you can' be molested by your father and come out right.
don't be so hard on her, be thankful it didn't happen to you and
you can protect your children.
i know people that 50 years later, it still affects them.
...I was also molested by my dad... Her sucky boundaries are still a thing. She sort of gets it, but she also doesn't see why being at the same public events as him or whatever is a big deal to me.
I'm really not very hard on her, I've just learned not to trust her judgement of people and that she's a major enabler.
wazupcuz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i mis-typed. you CAN'T be molested by your father....... and i didn't read anything about leaving kids alone with a known molester. my bad, sorry
i was under the impression that grandfather molested mother and daughter had issue with mother making grand-kids hug grandfather.
and i was trying to get poster to understand things are different today, and mother did the best she knew how at that time.
if i read that wrong, i am truly sorry. i would cut anybody that preys on children out of my life including my own mother. but each victim needs to navigate their own life at your own pace. it not something you just get over. it comes and goes with waves, but it's always there.
maybe he has a lot of regret about those things and it just took him a long time to realize it.
shiguywhy ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:59:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my guess, or he was more involved with my childhood since he and my grandma partially raised me. Or my mom's exaggerating to make herself look like the victim (she's got a bad habit of doing that). But I wouldn't be surprised if it was the truth since it was so common back then and he drank a lot heavier then, too.
Their usually better to their grandkids than they are to their kids. I don't know why for sure, but I'd assume they don't expect as much out of them or something. My dad's parents were fucking awful to him (once my grandma taunted him to try and get him to hit her so grandpa would beat him when he came home), and they've never been like that to me.
Thatโs because those people have two different meanings for respect. The respect the GIVE has to be earned. The respect they GET means unquestioning obedience.
sSommy ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 17:22:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my MIL. She very clearly favours her youngest son's baby over her other 3 grandkids. She'll watch him for 3 or 4 days at a time, once or twice a month, but right now my husband and I are in danger of losing our jobs because the only people who will watch our son is my grandparents, who are having health problems. MIL bought other grandson everything before he was born. They got a fancy expensive stroller/carseat combo, the most expensive playpen I've ever seen, 2 different swings, lots of blankets, clothes, socks, toys etc. But for our son she gave him 1 blanket and a box of diapers. We had even asked her if she would chip in and help us buy the crib, just like 40$, and she had excuse after excuse why she wouldn't. She now no linger sees our son, and I don't want her to. Which makes me sad because her husband is caught in the crossfire, and my son loves him.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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sSommy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:43:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh the 40$ wasn't why she doesn't see him anymore. She doesn't see him anymore because when my grandpa was in the hospital for another heart attack, and then later again for pain in his foot (diabetes), my husband and I each had to take a day off work (our 2nd one each) because my MIL wouldn't watch him. This was like the 4th or 5th time we had asked them to watch him because my grandparents couldn't watch our son when they were in the hospital 2hours away (or when we asked to just try to give my poor 75 year old granny a break).
Sounds like you feel entitled to other people's time. You can't expect others to want to spend their time and money on your offspring, that's really only your responsibility.
If both you and your husband know that you'll have to work full time then why don't you hire a sitter instead of being bitter at others for not sweeping in and taking care of your kid?
sSommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:04 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because we can't find a babysitter in this stupid town.
Thatโs when itโs even more important to speak up.
If a stranger does something shitty or unfair, you can write it off as โsome people suckโ and move on with your life. In all likelihood you will never see Sucky McSuckface again.
When family does something thatโs not right, it needs to be addressed because they are family.
Especially if you have children. The treatment we accept we normalize. Kids will think it's normal to be hated, or favored, or abused, and accept much less than they deserve from other relationships.
If mommy or daddy doesn't do anything to stop it, I must deserve it.
wazupcuz ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 23:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i do agree. because they are family try including people into your life, not just when you need something.
sSommy MIL is probably included in the other family.
plus don't have kids if you can't afford them. if you can't afford your own crib, should you really be reproducing?
i'm on a roll now... i really believe you can't raise responsible kids when both parents work full time. i know a few people that do it on one income for at least the first 10 - 15 years.
Just because someone is related to you, does not make them a decent human being. You do not need to spend time with abusive, toxic people under the guise of โfamilyโ.
Yeah seriously! It might just be the way I was raised, but if you did something fucked up/abusive, youโd get called out in a hot second. My family has never been much in the way of passivity.
nancyaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:39 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was just cruel to me growing up. A bit of background: she had 2 daughters, my mother (who died when I was 14 due to alcohol)who had one child--me and my aunt, who had 3 kids. Grandmother was just awful--saying snarky things and belittling me and, having grown up with a very unstable alcoholic for a parent, I didn't know any better because it was what I was used to and had grown up with from my mother. Finally the family stepped in and told her to cut it out. She got better about it, but would still say shit now and then. I moved to a town about 3 hours south and went on with my life, and saw her on holidays, pretty much, and just ignored her. She did apologize, of a sort, at the end of her life. She HATED my father, you see, and I look like him a bit (of course, most people look like a combo of their parents) and so that would set her off. I was talking to my aunt a few years ago and we both admitted that no, we didn't miss my grandmother at all.
I live in the equal family and would prefer the favoritism considering none of my other family even bothers with my grandma, never calls, never nothing. I end up taking care of her and get treated like shit in the process
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 19:38:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but OP probably left out the part where he was a cunty kid.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:04:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle refused to buy us xmas gifts, (which we couldn't care less about) and insisted our mom not buy his kids gifts either so he didn't look "cheap". Welp, he spent their college money on his car, so we figured it was a lost cause and kept buying them gifts regardless...
MoBeeLex ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need to buy equal gifts, you need to buy gifts that everyone will equally enjoy.
For instance, I have two toddler cousins. Evan (not real name) really loves Pokemon toys, figures, and plushies. Kyle (not real name) loves toy guns and small sports balls.
All of Kyle's toys are cheaper to buy, but he has as much if not more fun with them than Even does with his.
Aela_Nox ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my younger brother was born, my granddad didn't want him coming over to their house (which was next door at the time) purely due to favouritism. He only wanted me to come around.
Parents put their foot down, said either both kids would go or none of us. I didn't go until my brother was allowed as well.
Like, why? What did he have against a baby? I don't understand these kind of people.
Aela_Nox ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He favoured girls for whatever reason. He always favoured my aunt over my dad and uncle for the same reason, tried it on my family too. Pretty sure he favoured me and my female cousin more than my bro.
He's mellowed out a lot in his old age though, aunt had a girl and a boy and he treats them both equally.
JosoIce ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds kinda creepy
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's beautiful and a perfect example of good parental choices! I like that they kept it secret too, because like you said, she didn't quite understand, but at least she tried! That way no bad memories.
On the flip side, I had a relative who thought that, because she had only one kid, and her sister had three kids, her own kid should be given a gift of three times the value. She threw a fit when all the kids got the same gift.
Stories about grandparents being awful and being cut out of people's lives, and also the batshit things some of these people do that make me thankful for my parents and my SO's parents are why I browse /r/justnomil
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:15:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd hope Dad would cut the pineapple up to be eaten and shared by all, and then start looking for a Stereo (or discman, or safe, depending on what the other gift was) for the second child. Life isn't always fair, but kids shouldn't have to learn that firsthand via shitty/unequal gifts from relatives during the holidays.
That's when you wrap it up, secretly put it under the tree that evening or the next morning, and tell the kid about the present from Santa they missed behind the tree.
Then you have a talk with grandma about giving your children equal gifts or none at all.
It doesn't even have to be fair or equal, all they have to do is put some amount of effort or care into the gift. Just call the parents and ask "hey what does (child) like" then get a related gift. The "gift" they bought was legitimately an insult. Buying a card would have been better.
This is how it is in my family. My grandma has stated that my oldest male cousin is her favorite child. (I'm a female 4 years younger than he) I never had my moms parents, they died, so they were all I had. They would go to all of my cousins plays and games and other such things and have been to one of me or my sisters activities all of my 22 years alive, they generally made zero effort. My father says nothing about it. He says if I want a relationship I need to forge one myself, which is hard for me to do in adulthood with my anxiety disorder, since I never had much of one with them as a kid . My grandparents are just people that I know who I see on holidays and birthdays. Don't be that parent that just lets it slide
He's half-right. Make your own relationships. Just not with people who have clearly stated they won't put effort into it on their end. Make your friends your family.
xxTurd ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm honestly kind of worried about something similar happening. I have a 7 year old son, his mother/my wife passed away several years ago. I'm about to have a baby with my fiance and her mom is insane. I just know I'm going to get in fights with her mom because she's going to treat her "real" grand kid different than my oldest son, because he's a step kid.
you hear so many stories like this and the parents just let it go, even if they ankowlege that its wrong.
My ex has to deal with this shit. Her dad's side of the family has absolutely no respect for her, and when she calls them out on it her parents just tell her not to make a scene.
LeCarm ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't even imagine what is going on in the heads of these people. I mean wvery human being likes to think of himself as "the good one" in their own little story, but how can you feel good or righteous while doing such a thing.
"It is the only right option to give one a new expensive toy and the other one gets a pineapple. He deserves nothing more"
How far away from reality and being self-reflected do you have to be for this level of being a dumb c*nt.
I never knew such a person and I hope I never will.
F*ck those people and their ways. If someone who did this to a kid reads this: I hope you stub your toe on ever piece of furniture in the history of ikea and while you hop aeound on one foot your path shall be covered in red lego bricks.
My family weren't the richest family in the neighbourhood but we weren't the worst off either. There was always enough money to get either my brother or myself something really nice but generally not both. My parents would just rotate it and it worked great - one year I'd get a game and he'd get a console, the next year I'd get an iPod and he'd get a cd.
It helped me appreciate the value in my expensive gifts, stay humble about someone getting a nicer gift and get excited about other peoples presents.
It's less traditionally 'equal' but I loved it. I feel it was a better system.
Hell, this makes me feel incredibly lucky that my grandparents went so far as to make sure my brother and I got something on the otherโs birthday (they were big fans of cash+toy store). So if I got like $50, my brother would get $20
wplewis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are great, they spend an exactly equal amount on each grandchild and if they underspend they will take some coins to the inside of your Christmas card to make it up to the total.
My mum had my grand mother (her mum, not my aforementioned dads family) cut my sister and I out of her will because she's strained with all the other grandkids and hadn't left them jack shit. I wholeheartedly agree. My mum's a good person.
My brother-in-law's mum and step-dad are really bad at "equal gifts". Because they live so far away, they've only met one of my nieces. They get pictures of all the kids, see updates on Facebook, which they comment on, so it's not like they've never seen the kids.
My oldest niece, who they've met in person, albeit when she was, like, 2, always gets the best gifts; expensive toys, hand-knit blankets, etc. Her cards are usually novels on how they miss her, how much she's grown, how proud they are of her awards.
My youngest niece is only two years younger, usually gets knock-off Barbies or those shitty stuffed toys you can buy for a dollar, that's if she gets anything at all. They misspell her name on her card, and it's usually just "Merry Christmas, from nan and pop".
My nephew is two years old and he's gotten better stuff, because he's the only son.
scsm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The father of my sister's kids does this. He doesn't buy the two girls birthday presents, but will fork over a thousand dollars on his boy's presents. Same with Xmas.
For real. My grandma would always buy my cousins and I the same things so we we're all equal. One year (mid 90's) she got us all 14" TVs that had built in VCRs. We were all so stoked! She was great at not putting anyone ahead of the others.
Sometimes equal gifts are needed though, my brothers frequently get electronics every Christmas. But I never was into that because I hate asking/getting expensive things. So I'd buy all the electronics I wanted on black friday to ensure no one had gift ideas that are expensive.
I get new socks. As a 19 year old who lives in a dorm I love new socks and underwear... More time between laundry
Pineapples will never truly integrate into this country. They're bringing the worst aspects of their culture with them.
iCoeur285 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the least favorite grandchild on my dadโs side, and I think it was because I was the youngest. I have two cousins who have severe developmental issues, and they are both older than me. During Christmas, the youngest child at the party opened gifts first, so that was me. My grandparents favorite child, my aunt, would throw a hissy fit every year because my other cousins didnโt get to open their gifts first, even though they were older. So to speed up the process to my cousins opening their gifts, I would get a few and small gifts, while everyone else got more expensive gifts and had more to open. One year I got a cheap pair of dollar store gloves while everyone else got radios and other electronics.
It didnโt help that my grandma didnโt know how to pronounce or spell my name until she died.
cave18 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"It didnโt help that my grandma didnโt know how to pronounce or spell my name until she died"
Oh fuck
iCoeur285 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every birthday card had a different spelling to it, and she always pronounced my name wrong no matter how many times my mom corrected her. At least my grandpa on that side is proud of me for going to college and doing something with myself. He never showed favoritism and since my grandma passed he gives all the grandkids $50 every year for Christmas and birthdays.
arleban ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:51:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This brought up a strange memory. My relatives lived in other countries, and this was just before most people had internet, so word of mouth was the way to go. My grandmother had named her kids with a theme fitting her job. My parents did the same. Our names are easy to spell and pronounce, but uncommon. My grandmother sent out the usual mass birth announcement letters to our relatives giving each of us her chosen names for us.
I've been told multiple times by both parents about how bad my Dad's mother was (his parents were both assholes in all fairness, but my grandad on that side died well before I was born). Whenever she would come and visit she would claim that the children (me and my sister) were to sit in the corner quietly and not do anything. My Mum on the other hand told her that we're children, we can play with things if we want, and we don't need to be silent while she was there, and if she didn't like it she could leave.
She rarely came to visit, and we never visited her. Nobody cared when she passed away either, which sounds harsh, but she pushed everyone else away from her, and yet still expected everyone to do everything as she demanded, regardless of where she was.
My grandad on that side actually sold all of my Dad's books, when my Dad had started using what little money he had left after paying his parents from his job for his rent/food etc. and had bought first editions of books, some of which would be worth a mint today... all sold for a single drink in the pub. Because at the time everything in the house, regardless of who bought it belonged to "the man of the house", and so my Dad never officially owned the stuff he paid for at the time. Obviously laws have changed since. My Dad pretty much immediately moved out after that though. I'm quite glad I never knew his side of the family.
You know, if I were a petty person I'd go to her funeral and when it came my turn to "say a few words", I'd say:
"Every year for Christmas she gave me terrible gifts; my dad will remember the pineapple or that time I got a bucket while my brother got a kickass stereo.
But you know what? She made up for it in the end. Dropping dead is the best gift she could've gotten me."
Then grab a bottle of booze from the bar and drive off into the sunset.
bigweebs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought both my brothers and nephews and nieces a watch for their 10th birthday, some are even younger than myself, i never got a watch.
Same grandma used to sent a card and 20โฌ for birthdays. For my 16th i got a card and 12.67โฌ.
She also refused to speak english to my ex girlfriend (grandma is dutch) but when my brother brought his girlfriend she was fluent all of a sudden.
We used to live abroad, before going on summer holidays, we used to go past her and then drive down to whatever country we would go to for the summer. We would sit on her couch and she would go around asking how everyone was doing. I was 14 that year and after asking my brothers how they are and how school is she turned to my dad and asked how i was doing. I got up and told her that unlike her i could speak and didnt have my head up my own ass and walked out to go to my aunts who lived a few streets down. My mom (who she also never liked) gave me a high five after. Safe to say i wasnt welcome for a few years, still dont have a relationship with her and told my dad i dont want to go to her funeral. I know it hurts him but i know he understands.
You should reach out to her. Send her a Pineapple wrapped in the news letter of whatever politician is going to cut her benefits.
My Wife's grandmother has her favorites, It's not my wife. Despite her being the eldest, and the most caring, she gets $20 in check form from her grandmother as gifts, her kid (the only great grandson) gets $5-10. The other grand kids (oldest is 15 years younger than the wife) got Ipods and videogames and other shit. It extends way beyond this though. When her grandfather died she was willed his pickup, Grandma nixed that and gave it to her son in law, wife got a gold plated men's grooming kit that was a retirement gift from his job at Continental. We were offered the pickup a couple years ago, now with 200000 miles, east coast rust issues, and typical early 90s GM electrical problems. Other grandkids got their Private school and college paid for.. Penn State and Pitt. Kids got houses.
Grandma's Reasoning? If my wife wanted anything all she to do was ask... and move to rural western Pennsylvania... to really be part of the family. They all moved from the S.F. bay area in 2001, And I mean ALL. Both Grandparents, Both Aunts, Father, Cousins...
Eventually we cut contact completely, and haven't seen her in roughly 14 years now.
And now you don't even get a free pineapple and the chance of maybe getting some outdated funnies.
Mygaffer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome. Sometimes people who haven't experienced these types of narcissistic personalities don't understand cutting contact with immediate family but it can be necessary sometimes to preserve your own health and well being.
My dad just did the same thing with his dad! I'm so glad he is out of our lives now, he did nothing but leech off my dad and bash the rest of my family to him. My dad's final words to him were, "see you at your funeral".
xHanyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Part of me wonders if not being in the same country as my relatives was a blessing in disguise. My grandparents on one side doesn't even recognize my sister's existence because she's a girl. I'd imagine gift giving wouldn't have been a great time.
Awww snap. My grandmother one got me a multi tool labeled with her favorite vodka brand (aka came with her vodka) and then got my sister about $200 of makeup. I also wasn't allowed inside her house most of the time. I know why she did this at least. She had three boys and all she wanted was a little girl to pamper.
At least my other grandparents were super chill. Religious as hell, but still pretty chill.
That stuff sticks with you. I recently had a conversation with my dignified 75-year old uncle. He talked about how his grandmother grossly favored his brother (my father). The lady has probably been dead for 50-years yet I could see he was still sad and angry (particularly since my father was a genuine F-up and my uncle is successful).
austinxp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats crazy, do you ever hear about how she is doing or if she is alive?
Mstinos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:17:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet your brother still visits every year on his birthday.
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does one throw a grandparent out of the house? It's virtually unthinkable in my family...like would the world just stop spinning? So I am very, very curious how this is done.
This makes me sad. Toxic people aren't allowed to be in my life. People that hurt my children aren't allowed to be around them. It doesn't matter if they are family or not, being related doesn't give you the right to be cruel to me or my kids.
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree that it is sad. I am not saying that it is wrong to throw out a family member who is being hurtful, just that I can't visualize the steps to doing that. I was raised to always respect elders, even when they are being disrespectful. Again, not saying that that's a good thing, but just trying to explain where I'm coming from. In a way, I'm worried that the day will come when I need to do exactly this, but I won't be able to.
Allowing an elder to be a jerk is in a way a form of disrespect. If an elder is being disrespectful, I show them respect by telling them the truth.
Not having died yet doesn't give you cart blanche to be an asshole.
It's not an immediate thing. First, you genly indicate that there is something problematic about how they are behaving.
Ex: " Mom, don't you think that's a little unfair?"
See how they respond. Sometimes people are actually just being inconsiderate and may change if they realize it. If they make excuses or continue the problematic behavior you continue to call them on it. If they ignore you for years and you can't take it anymore and you don't want them to be around your family anymore, they have no one to blame but themselves.
They have essentially abused the respect they think they deserve just by being older.
I'm so sorry if my comment sounded insensitive or self-righteous. I know it isn't easy to do, it's something I have had to build a conviction about over many years and with lots of help.
It is a really difficult process to disengage those guilt and respect buttons.
paprikat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:10:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No worries--I mostly wanted to clarify that * I * didn't mean to sound insensitive or self righteous lol. Look at us, two strangers on the interwebs, being considerate of each other!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must lead a charmed life. Everyone on my father's side of the family are phenomenally toxic people, my father included. I haven't talked to him in 5 years. He is not allowed to see my children and I've made it VERY clear that things will get very ugly, very quickly if he tries.
You tell them that they're acting like a piece of shit and that if they don't want to be a part of a respectful loving family they don't have to be, and then show them the door.
I can relate here! Back when iPod nano's were the kitties titties, it was the only thing I had asked Santa for. Fast forward to Christmas eve, my relatively well off Grandma got each of my other three cousins one (all the same age as me). When the gift un-wrapping circle got to me, I opened a box that was the same size as the iPod's. Lucky me got a 512 MB mp3 player, took it back and got $60 and ended up buying my own later. 12 years later and our family has completely cut ties.
Haha! I remember my grandma giving all the kids knit slippers. We saw the 2 favorite cousins get a 20$ out of said slippers. Truth dawned on us as we were searching our own slippers. No money there!
Honestly, I think it was her way of compensating for the fact that my brother and I were treated as equals by my parents, despite him being older and her favorite.
Very good. As kids we only had normal sibling rivalry, but he would always stand up for me towards other. Today we chat (live in different countries) almost daily.
ElViejoHG ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 16:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very good. As kids we only had normal sibling rivalry, but he would always stand up for me towards other. Today we chat (live in different countries) almost daily.
duke78 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what's really funny? IME, people like that are the first to wonder why their unfavorite wants nothing to do with them.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is how it went down with my grandmaโshe would act as if I didnโt exist, which was hard to grasp as a little kid. Then, as I got older, she was continually surprised that I never visited her.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd laugh my ass off if, after 14 years of no contact, a pineapple wrapped in paper was delivered to us as a Christmas present. Even better if theres no postage.
You are exactly the kind of person my life has been missing. I had a habit of turning up at my friend's house with a slice of bread every time I went, which was nearly every day. Eventually it got to the point where it was so expected that nothing was said, the bread was exchanged and friendship continued. Still never told him why I did that. Still never asked.
I am definitely going to bring a pineapple to dinner next time I see humans participating in a dining event. Thanks!
Showing up drunk is the only way to show up anywhere, by the way. You've got class. Not just fake bullshit class, real 50's misogynistic class.
From what I understand this was pretty common. My grandparents favored certain grandchildren for a long time and I know my wifes family did it too. I'm just grateful now that our parents treat all of our kids the same.
As much as I hate to admit it, my son tended to win my favor more often than my daughter when they were growing up. I chalk it up mostly to complementary/conflicting personalities but can admit I carried my own issues developed from my childhood into my parenting, and didn't realize it until too late, so what can you do. Anyway my point is: every Christmas we participated in the usual giftgiving, and I always always always went out of my way to make sure that I not only spent the same approximate amount on each child, but also fixed it so that they would both have a similar number of items to open. I will never understand adults who give gifts in such a one sided manner. Heck I still do this, and always did with my nieces and nephews too. Why hurt a kid because you're broken inside?
I don't want this taken wrong, I love both my daughters equally, however, my youngest child and I just get along so much better, my oldest and I butt heads all the time. There are definitely days where my youngest is my favorite child.
That said, I will never allow my feelings any certain day to affect how I treat my child. They get equal gifts, they get equal attention, they get equal love.
Nate1602 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:15:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think the older one is just like that because of her age? I don't know anything about parenting, but I'd guess the older one is going through a rebellious phase she'll grow out of in a few years.
Not OP and I don't even have kids, but stuff like conflicting personalities can sometimes develop very early and last for a long time or even a lifetime.
I hope so, but it really started at age 3, she's turning 7 in January and it's only getting worse. My almost 3 year old and I just get along better, our personalities click better.
Do not take this as me loving my youngest more because I absolutely love my oldest just as much, and I do not treat them differently. I want nothing more than for this to change and for me and my oldest to get along better, unfortunately she inherited her fathers hatred for authority figures so it's a bit of an uphill battle. I'm doing everything I can think of to improve our bond while I still can.
My sister and I are 20-somethings now...my mum still does this. Makes sure the exact same number of gifts from her are under the tree for each of us...
sewsnap ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was on the other side of this. My step-aunt adored me, and decided I was treated unfairly by everyone else (I wasn't, my step-family was, and is, amazing) So she always got me really awesome gifts. While my step-siblings & cousins got things like work boots. My mom figures it was really because she knew I had to deal with my step-dad full-time. And he was a raging alcoholic.
I give her points for trying to right a wrong she saw, even if she was going about it in a way that was a bit unfair to the others and wasn't actually an issue.
sewsnap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, they saw her as their cooky aunt, and I saw her as someone I could trust & rely on. She knew everything that was going on, because when things got too dangerous for my mom & I to stay home, we went there. She did so much for me.
Jwalla83 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a grandmother who does the "favorites" thing too, though it seems to rotate.
One Christmas someone mentioned having trouble telling my younger brothers apart (identical twins, age ~19 at the time) and she yells across the house, "Oh that's easy! Matt is the one with the fat face!" so you can guess who WASN'T the favorite that year
fudgyvmp ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awful. My grandma makes no doubt about who her favorite is (the first born male child), but she still applies the same budget for everyone's gifts. (Admitted everyone basically gets the same sweater in a different color and then a check for whatever the rest of her budget was unless our parents told her to get some book or game).
That's still not a good excuse. We all have our favorites but that doesn't mean you can't treat the others nicely. Gifts can range from 1 to 10. You can give your favorite a 10. Just give the others a 6 at least.
On New Year's Eve about nine years ago my then boyfriend showed up at my door, drunk off his ass at about 3.30 in the morning. He silently presented me with a pineapple and then went on his way. To this day I have no clue where he got the pineapple from or why he gave it to me.
I believe in the victorian era pineapples were extremely expensive. So much so that there were pineapple rental services to show off at parties. Apparently pineapples frequently featured as background elements in portraits for the same reason.
So maybe your ex read it in a drunken wiki walk and decided it was a fitting gift?
duke78 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Slightly related: Some tulips were so expensive once upon a time, that some people paid more than a year's salary for one tulip.
They were worth a lot because people bought them, and people bought them because they were worth a lot. Until they weren't.
The enormous prices of tulips during Tulip mania were due to an economic bubble, with people speculating on future prices to make a profit off the bulbs. The pineapple case is different because the rice wasn't driven by speculation, but the actual cost of importing or growing them in Europe and their scarcity. This is why, unlike the dramatic rise and fall of tulip prices over a short time, the high price of pineapples remained fairly steady over several centuries.
dabnagit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In colonial America (one presumes England at the time, too), pineapples signified hospitality. Probably related to the importation expense, but itโs the hospitality aspect that explains its use in wall stencils, door plaques, etc.
My brother and I still remember Perry Comoโs 1978 โEarly American Christmas Specialโ filmed in Williamsburg, Virginia, when co-star Diana Canova, dressed in period costume, is explaining to Perry about colonial Tidewater traditions such as using pineapples as table decorations and the dialogue is adoringly stilted and corny just to get to the next song:
Presenting a guest with cut up pineapple was a symbol of hospitality. Presenting a guest with a whole pineapple was a sign that they had overstayed their welcome.
Iโve posted this before, but the worst present I ever received was pineapple as well. We used to do secret santa at my school, and one year the person who had me decided to give me pineapple. But not an actual, whole pineapple: I got a jar of the cheapest, most low quality tinned pineapple imaginable. What makes it even worse was that you needed to give 3 small gifts, which had to cost a maximum of 5 francs, and one big one, which had to be worth at least ten bucks. The two-franc tin of pineapple was the only gift I got, and I know for a fact that she spent the rest of the money on cigarettes.
And that is the reason I will never, ever, participate in a secret Santa event again.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a pineapple, wrapped in newspaper. She told me that if she were to use real gift wrapping paper, she would have to deduct the cost from the real gift.
i'm trying to follow this, but so far i just can't.
Emptamar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents never did the "wrapping" thing because they said they'd rather spend that money on the gift instead. So maybe her logic was similar, but backwards?
I keep extra wrapped socks. Because we super like sock and underwear gifts at Christmas in my family, and you can never go wrong with good socks. So no one who shows up shall be without at least a holiday gift of socks. This year, all my back up socks have otters on them, though. Because if they're leftover, I'm going to call them mine. And I want otter socks.
Socks are a good idea! My closet this year has an instax camera and film. And oil paint sets. And and a super soft pillow/blanket set. If no extra gifts are needed they become my gifts to myself
We think in my family that if you don't always get socks and underwear at Christmas, then you'd actually have to think about buying these minor essentials at other times of the year. And who wants to be bothered with that? Oh, and bath soaps. That's what the holidays are for! Then it's exciting! It sometimes occurs to me that we're odd. Because I have literally never had to buy myself bath soap. But I immediately brush that off. Because what could possibly be more ordinary?
I'm torn - everyone needs socks. Yet, the tiny air compressor I have that plugs into the car lighter is probably the most accursedly useful thing I've ever bought for less than $10. Walk outside to a flat tire? I have a quick solution for that.
I donโt know if I would say hero . . . I just got tired of seeing people bring strays or show up unexpected and watch those people sit there awkwardly.
I remember going to a distant cousin's wedding as a young child and one of the gifts was wrapped in aluminium foil. Even as an 8 year old that was off.
My in laws always get their sons tons of cool stuff and I usually end up getting a fraction.
It's okay, they've had those sons for over 20 years, they've had me for about 5.
So I resorted to killing with kindness. Last year I wrote them both hand written letters with a list of the reasons I'm thankful that they differ from other in laws. Made MIL cry. We also got them Biltmore tickets for New Years.
If I can pass anything along it's that giving gifts is way better than receiving, and a well written and thoughtful letter can mean more than anything I can buy.
Yeah I get that - the in-laws not spending a small fraction on you. My mom tries hard to make mine and my husband's gifts fairly even - I probably get a bit more - since she genuinely does like him as a son-in-law. My MIL comes and I usually get something fairly cheap, then he gets 2-3 decent gifts, and if I'm lucky we get a together gift. I always try to be grateful, but it's a little annoying since she claims she likes me as a daughter-in-law.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Inocain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, using the comics pages is an the only acceptable way to wrap a present using newspaper. You may however use the rest of the paper to cushion the gift in case of fragility. But not as wrapping.
Morthese ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my grandmas is really poor, and for Christmas when I was little she used to give us backs of random off brand groceries. As a little kid I didn't understand and thought it sucked (some of the stuff tasted pretty good but I wanted toys or games), now I realize how hard it was for her to come up with the money for those, and appreciate it so much.
Sorry it has nothing to do with your story, and is a completely different situation it just reminded me of my grandmas cheap but heartfelt gifts.
By the time I was 18 (1987) I had over $5000 in my savings account from doing newspaper routes, small jobs, etc. my whole life. When I graduated high school I wanted to buy a car with it, found my account empty. My mother had used it to help my older brother (20 at the time) buy a sports car. I was so furious. Never got an apology, and my fucking brother wouldn't even let me drive the fucking thing.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:37:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldโve pressed charges. Thatโs unacceptable from anyway, related or not.
One of the few times he did let me drive it was to pick him up from work. I was stopped at a red light waiting for it to change and got rear-ended by a drunk woman going 45mph. Totaled. I got enough settlement money to buy a decent used car, but I also wound up with epilepsy from the crash. To this day he thinks my settlement "makes us even" somehow.
Stories like this are INSANE to me. I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined scenarios like this existing. I have siblings and lots of cousins and Christmas's (sp?) at grandma and grandpa's were awesome. We were all the favorite. I couldn't imagine how awful this must be. I hope your life has turned out much better and that you're blessed and happy beyond measure.
The whole "favorite" relative getting great stuff and the other one getting squat is so insanely common for what (to me) is really bonkers behaviour! Why is this such a common thing???!
Had a grandfather that for what ever reason enjoyed tormenting me. I once asked him for a 22 rifle he had but, never used and he said no. Later he gave it to my brother in front of me.
Gosh, this makes me appreciate my grandma so much... Up until she died, she'd get a whole family's worth of gifts for the birthday girl, but also get a single gift for either my sister or I so we could wouldn't be left out in the celebration. She loved us very much and was very clear about the intention behind the gifts and the importance of loving your sister, so we didn't get big heads about it. Smart lady. Miss her.
My great grandmother was very vocal about me being her favorite because I was her only boy and she babysat me growing up so we were close.
She always gave all of us $5 for Christmas but slipped me an additional $5 when no one was looking. Everyone thought that was hilarious though, because she did love us all, just me the most.
my grandmother did something similar. she gave my brother socks. then she decided that she wanted to give them to another grandkid. my brother was wearing them a few days later (they were nice wool socks) and she made him take them off, and gave them to my cousins. they proudly wore them and said some nasty things to my brother.
I haven't seen to spoken to that side of the family in 10 years. I think after my grandmother dies of cancer (she has stage 4 non hodgkins lymphoma), my dad will cut off communication with them.
BTW, she gave the other cousins very nice computers and my brother got socks. Jerk.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legit question, do you and your siblings share the same parents? I've seen it before where extended family treat half-siblings like dirt and am wondering if that is this situation.
Damn dude, I'm so sorry. My grandparents made every effort to make sure my sister and I felt we were treated equally. My grandmother on the other side was evil though. Did you at least have another set of better grandparents?
Yeah Iโm not the favourite grandchild either. A few years ago my Nanny was talking about my brother behind his back (calling him gay, overweight etc) I mean itโs fine if he is but heโs not, and the only reason she thought that is because he didnโt have a girlfriend yet. I stood up for him and it was a big fight at the dinner table. Anyway, my brother, 2 younger cousins and husband get food items on the regular, thoughtful Christmas and birthday gifts. My last birthday my Nanny went to my brothers house and gave him a birthday gift and wished him a happy birthday and didnโt say anything to me and left. (Our birthdays are one day apart)
Where is the logic in this? Do some people really have no self awareness?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother got a TV and playstation.. I got a $20 hammock.
wetwater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to save wrapping paper and reuse it. She grew up during the Depression and she wasn't the only one from that era that I knew that did that.
iveo83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was this during the great depression? According to my grandfather if he got 1 orange for Christmas it was the greatest thing ever.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember what she got my brother that year, if it was the stereo, the disk-man, or the safe - or which one of those I got a little red plastic bucket.
What?
hexane360 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year he got the pineapple, another he got the bucket. In the same rough time span, his brother got a stereo, a disk man, and a safe.
unique3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is she super old? A long time ago pineapples were a symbol of wealth as they were expensive and rare. You could actually rent a pineapple to have in your house during a party to show off your wealth.
I mean... I woulda sliced up that fineapple and shared it with everyone, but that's because I'm not a thankless cunt. And everyone knows the chemicals in wrapping paper interact poorly with pineapple skin, so newspaper is actually the best way to wrap it.
Seriously tho. I was my dads second child and his family hated my mom. I had a Christmas where they didn't even make an effort. So I know how yah feel bro.
UffdaWow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid we always had our gifts wrapped in newspaper. My parents saved the comics section so it would be colorful. But they sure didn't get all nasty about it. That comment was just plain mean.
eudamme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Abble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We packed presents in newspaper one christmas with my mom. They actually looked pretty freaking good with some red string around them. People liked them a lot.
PoBErs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How could someone do this to someone, and it's your blood too!
How old were you?
sonrad10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair in the 18th century the pineapple was considered a symbol of wealth. Perhaps she just forgot which century it was.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. Cousins would get bikes, gaming systems, all kinds of us. Our family always got nothing. Which eventually I appreciated over something that was just insulting.
Grandparents and having "favorites" must be a generational thing. My grandparents did the same thing. I was the favorite for one and the least favored for another one.
I just don't understand how a grandparent can be so fucked up. I have seen it several times personally where they straight up just don't like one of the children. There has to be something else tied to these emotions.
My grandma always used newspaper to wrap her gift, but she only used the comics section.
This was amazing, while we had to wait our turn to open gifts, we could read the comics!
Love you Grandma! :(
lewright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma still saves the Sunday comics to wrap my birthday presents in, but plain newspaper has none of that sentiment. She still uses wrapping paper for Christmas, so she's not being cheap necessarily. Sorry, it doesn't have a lot to do with your pineapple, but the comment reminded me of my own grandma. I should call her today...
CoolAppz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, a pineapple? How much did she spend on it, $10? She'd have to deduct a nickel off of the cost of your pineapple to use real wrapping paper? Fuck your grandma.
Thatโs exactly how my great-grandmother was she hated girls and only wanted boys, so for Christmas me and my younger cousin would always get cool gifts while my sister got cheap odd gifts, before we would go over my mom would always explain to my sister why she did it and got her something nice.
For Christmas last year, my mother in law brought my youngest son a pecan pie. He has a deadly anaphylactic nut allergy that she damn well knows about. The other child got a $100 gift card to steam.
Nice fucking grandmother right? My son who got the $100 felt so bad he tried to give his whole gift card to the nut allergy kid. We figured out how to gift games and made it fair. But who does this kinda shit?!
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
if it was the stereo, the disk-man, or the safe
Similar story: Back in '99 my cousin (Same age as I was, 14 at the time) bought a computer. Came with a basic monitor and speaker and shit. I had already had a computer for a couple years (Got my first PC in '96), so our Grandmother decided to do a "theme" gift and get us both something PC related.
She bought him a surround sound speaker system, a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard.
What did I get?
...A fucking battery operated keyboard vacuum from the dollar store. I know it was from the dollar store because she left the damn price tag on it. It broke the first time I attempted to use it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is reminding me how many human beings are awful sacks of shit. Glad your pops stuck up for you though.
wazupcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
good riddance to the old bitty.
see young assholes become old asshole grannies.
On a class secret santa, I received a mug from a classmate. It had those brown circles inside, which are left by tea. also, the inside of it was scratched and I found a similar one later in a nearby grocery shop for about 1 $. I didn't even get some sweets or something with it, just the mug in a paper satchel.
I didn't even get some sweets or something with it
Yeah, if I give anyone a mug I always try to put some sweets or something in it.
On Christmas my mum used to get out her Special Christmas Mugs (TM), tag each ones with our name, and fill it with our favourite chocolates and lollies. In hindsight it was super cheap and easy to do, but it added a really nice personalised touch.
theryman ยท 2915 points ยท Posted at 14:32:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife and I were broke, she made hot chocolate mugs for a bunch of our friends - we got a bunch of old kitschy christmas mugs and she made personalized, home made hot chocolate mix for each person. Some were mint, some were caramel, some milk some dark etc. I think it came out to about $3 per person.
That's a wonderful idea! Tell your wife I am filing away her awesome idea for future use.
allgoaton ยท 382 points ยท Posted at 15:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Making cookie mix in a jar is also fun. You layer in the ingredients in a mason jar and decorate the jar. It's the stylish way of giving someone a 1 dollar cookie mix.
Honestly, I would love this as a gift.
The thing with baking relatively infrequently is that all of the ingredients come in (usually) large packaging.
A mason jar cookie mix is everything portioned out nicely and all you need are the wet ingredients.
Your supposed to be gifted all these Mason jars full of cookie mix, make the cookies, then brew and serve the beer in the same unwashed, cookie mix dusted jar. Max out the pretentiousness.
Theo242 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:05:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did this one year for Christmas. Customized the cookie to the recipient. Snickerdoodle (with an extra pouch of cinnamon sugar taped to the lid do not to ruin the effect), peppermint, gingerbread, chocolate crinklers, etc. I used Christmas labels. I also did sugar cookies for my Jewish pals. I added cookie cutters of dreidles menorahs and stars of David by using blue and silver string to connect them and tie them to the lid. My friend gave me one for my birthday once. A sugar cookie mix with birthday funfetti type sprinkles!
lyan-cat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are also simple microwave brownies in a mug recipes online, you can substitute the dry ingredients and instructions if you want some variety to the cocoa gift.
CAMYGO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DOING THIS. Thank you for the idea! Iโm being a cheapskate this year.
lyan-cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a good way to show you care without breaking the bank.
My son and his girlfriend love the movie In Bruges, so they're getting a set of mugs from Brussels, a copy of the movie, and some Belgian chocolates and Belgian waffle mix.
A good gift is basically between how much time you put into it and how much money you spend. If you dont want to put in time and thought you can always just spend a bunch of money on something awesome but if you dont have much money you can just put a lot of thought into something nice and its just as good as something expensive.
I like to make gift boxes with chocolate covered spoons, packs of hot cocoa or homemade mix, and homemade marshmallows. Usually I throw some candy in there too like candy canes.
Chocolate covered spoons: just dip the spoons in chocolate, let them dry on a sheet of wax paper, add sprinkles or drizzle white chocolate or whatever, then cover the end with a bit of cellophane and tie with ribbons.
Marshmallows are surprisingly easy to make, they just take awhile. But man oh man they are delicious. I like to make half my 'batter' dark chocolate, swirl that into the plain batter, and fold in sprinkles.
I did that as my wedding favors! We got married in the winter. We didnโt do different flavors based in the person, they were all just regular hot cocoa. I wanted to do a favor that people could consume instead of sitting around forever.
Raidden ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's side of the family is huge. My nan had twelve siblings, who each had at least six children, who each had at least two children. So I have somewhere around 150 relatives on his side, of which we were close enough with about 60 of them to warrant gifts.
My mum and dad would send cards and make hot chocolate spoons to send to everyone. A simple (and inexpensive) enough gift to send to tons of people, but still nice.
That's a terrific plan. One of the nicest gifts I've ever received was a basket of home-made gingerbread from my sister when times were tight. (She got laid off halfway through December. That's a crappy thing to do to someone.)
Tje199 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did this as wedding favors with Mason jars. It worked pretty well and was cheap.
I honestly would much rather get a nice cheap gift like that, that you could just tell the person put a lot of love and work into instead of something more expensive that seemed like they put no thought into it at all.
PixixiP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so sweet! I'm definitely going to try that as well
This is a great gift - you really don't need to spend a load of money on people at Christmas (especially adults). I would take a simple gift with a bit of thought put into it over some fancy gadget in a heartbeat.
Man, you're making me sad. It's been about 6 years since I last drank milk. I loved drinking it so much, but lactose intolerance did its work. I was 13 when I became intolerant (somehow). Best drink that has ever existed.
theryman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can still have hot chocolate! Do it with almond or soy milk. I don't think the faux-milks are too awful. Almond is probably the closest in texture, and rice has the most neutral flavor.
Hmmm, I have tried almond milk but it wasn't the same, I'll see if there is rice milk available anywhere (or if there's an easy way to make it).
daitoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually loved getting that kind of stuff when I was broke in college. I couldn't really afford Starbucks, so having the supplies on-hand during winter to make my favorite kind of minty mocha was really wonderful
nancyaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:02 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a fantastic gift idea! Filing this away as well. Tell your wife she is awesome.
theryman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:28 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She knows it. The reason we were broke was cause we only had one income cause she was in medical school.
This also works with personalized shot glasses and a selection of small bottles of shots. Christmas this year for my friends sorted for about ยฃ40, for 5 of them.
Off topic, but if you hold alt and type 0153, you can get the actual TM symbol.
Special Christmas Mugsโข
xRyozuo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just how many mugs do you gift
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, if I give anyone a mug I always try to put some sweets or something in it.
Same. Even if you're hurting on funds, a package of hot chocolate is like $.50 - stick 2 inside the mug. Odds are good that they'll be enjoying a nice hot chocolate later that evening, thinking about how nice the gift was. It turns the object into an experience (albeit an incredibly minor one). People tend to appreciate that a lot more.
It also makes it really easy for them to write a thank you, which I find to be the worst part of getting a gift, so I know I'd appreciate it if I was on the receiving end.
A nice mug (especially if it pertains to an interest of the receiver's), several sachets of fancy hot cocoa mix (like the Land o' Lakes kind in the shiny foil packet, caramel/hazelnut/etc. flavors), a couple of cinnamon sticks or candy canes tied up with ribbon, all packaged together with pretty tissue paper OR, if you're feeling extra, presented with a pretty scarf or throw blanket, can make a pretty nice gift. I did something similar for my sister when she came back from her first semester at uni; we live somewhere very warm with mild winters, and the winter weather SUCKS where she goes to school. Warm, comforting goodies are pretty much always welcome.
Last Christmas I received a mug with a candy cane shot glass in it.
I found it somewhat humorous until I noticed my coworkers received similar mugs with actual candy canes in them rather than candy cane shot glasses. I don't even drink that much in the first place (only drink socially maybe 1 to 3 times a month) but that's especially true when compared to some of my coworkers who would drink every day at lunch.
It made you feel important though and thatโs the thought that counts.
My mom is currently super burned out on Christmas and iโm trying my best to make it NotSuck.hohoho by getting personalized things and planing a trip to go see a Christmas Carol.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit man, that's a great idea. I also hate you for doing this to me. When I was ordering Christmas gifts for my Mom last month I never thought to look up Christmas mugs.
I looked some up on Amazon and found a set my Mom would freaking adore, but I have no spare money to spend on her. I already bought her gifts.
One of my fav gifts in our stockings each year were those Lifesavers candy books. Not the gummies or the new ones with like 2 flavors. No, these had tropical, mix, grape, cherry, butter rum, etc. canโt find them anymore.
As another commenter remarked above; in the context of kids in school (having little to no ability/resources to choose and buy a gift themselves), a 'bad gift' like this might suggest the kid comes from a home with neglect/abuse/substance abuse/poverty and, having no other options, resorted to looking around their home for something that could, even if only remotely, pass as a gift.
It could also have just been a selfish kid too, who knows.
Jaybold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"sweet, one thing less to clean!"
Bearence ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:38:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me. I got a broken Planet of the Apes model kit in a shoe box. At the time I was disappointed and felt cheated.
It wasn't until well into adulthood that I realized that my classmate came from the cliche broken home with the alcoholic parents. And he did his best to participate in the gift exchange. It's one of those experiences I use to keep myself humble.
Your classmate was probably from a poor family or maybe even a religious family. The wrapping, the gift. You never know, the present they got may have been their only gift for the whole year.
I have been the classmate, didn't give a mug. I secretly wrapped some books and a stuffed animal in old wrapping paper I had found.
Poor and religious family, you got a bad gift, but I am sure you received a lot of presents that year.
Your gift actually sounds very cute and thoughtful. But for like the family that just gives a used cup or used coloring book, I think you have the option to not partake in these things.
TRHess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 8th grade, we did class secret santa. I drew my crush's name. I was so excited. It had to be destiny. When I went shopping for her present - I shit you not - I ran into her at the store. Holy shit I must have been beet red. She had drawn my friend's name and asked me for advice. She also asked me who I had and I played it cool saying it was a secret. I can't remember now what I got her, but I remember wandering around the store for an hour trying to decide and calm down from our encounter.
When I gave her her gift during the exchange, she laughed when I told her I was buying her gift when I saw her at the store. I HAD MADE HER LAUGH.
Then I realized that I had not received my gift yet. A girl walked into class late and immediately sat down with her friends. The teacher asked if she had drawn my name. She turned around and said to him, "Oh no I totally forgot about that." Then she looked at me and said, "I'm so sorry, " then went right back to talking with her friends. I said, "It's ok," or something to that effect, now embarrassed with the whole class - including my crush - staring at me. Her gift was make-up or something that I wouldn't want, so she didn't offer anything other than a half-assed apology.
The worst part is that she was the richest, most popular girl in school and could have bought the best gift in the whole class if she had not blown it off. The teacher kind of apologized too, but then everyone just went home. I never got a gift other than embarrassment and pity. My crush never even talked me again after that day.
I hate Secret Santa exchanges. Half the people end up with bullshit like this, most of the rest are just okay, and a couple people actually like what they get. No thanks. I'll just buy myself something I know that I'll like.
In middle school I got a pillow from my secret santa because I fell asleep in class so much. Still have it, it was a great gift.
dabnagit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I canโt stand them either. And, as especially can happen with a largish group, if even one personโs Santa is a no-show, or thereโs some administrative snafu, it usually ends up being the sad, awkward person who probably brought his or her recipient an excessively thoughtful or unique gift but is standing around after the exchange empty-handed, alone but smiling gamely, even as he or she just wants to leave.
if I were to organize one, Iโd be sure everyone was accounted for and I had a couple choice backup gifts to cover flakey Santas. I think, instead of just a dollar limit, Iโd add additional โlimits,โ like all gifts must be โa new or used hardback novelโ or โthe most godawful CD of music you can find in your collection or at Goodwill.โ So that at least thereโs something beyond rank transactions to characterize the evening: laughs over piano transcriptions of polka standards; warmth over shared enthusiasm for a classic novel or finding an undiscovered new one, etc.
cruspies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A group I was in did a Secret Santa one year - you didn't buy for a specific person, just brought along a gift. I received a can of men's deodorant. Yeah, thanks to whoever thought that would be nice for someone to unwrap.
awe, i was probably a kid like that. I remember we were poor as shit when I was growing up, and of course we did a secret santa at school and my mom saying she couldn't' afford to buy a gift. So I remember one year, finding some of my old (but pretty cool) stuff and gifting it. :(
032d ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:06:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL this reminded me of a class secret Santa where I got a used VHS copy of The Terminator ๐. Not necessarily a โbadโ gift either, just a little bizarre. Iโm 25 now and this was in the 6th grade, but even then we had moved onto DVD so I really had no use for it.
kri5 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a kid a pocketknife at a school secret Santa in 5th grade. I should still probably be in jail but the kid knew it would be taken away if he told anyone.
Similar story. For a class secret Santa in high school I got a girl who liked pink stuff and had a coffee mug with her every morning. I figured perfect! I got her a pink coffee mug and filled it with Hershey kisses. She never used it :( I thought I paid attention and had a good useful gift but maybe it was lame idk..
hum_dum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:33:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure she didnโt just use it at home? Maybe she didnโt want to bring her favorite mug to school in case it got lost:)
Thatโs sad. This might be the case but I also assume that the kids want to participate but donโt have any money and canโt do much โน๏ธ.
I was working for a school doing IT, and the principle asked if we could come see the kindergarteners Christmas projects last year. The kids put together these cool boards about their family holiday traditions and you could tell a lot of them were done with help from their parents.. then there was this one kid.. his board was the back of a dirty little ceasers pizza box with crayon drawings.. I was so sad
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it just sucks cuz as a kid I was always afraid to ask my parents for money for things like class Secret Santa so I'd also steal a random cheap object from my house, take it to school, and hope the embarrassment would die down quickly. it really sucked
Sooo, I have to admit something. You know how people leave stuff by dumpsters, like next to it? The stuff they don't want, but isn't actually trash if someone else wants it?
Well my last place had a magical dumpster. I got a desk, a massive museum quality framed Ansle Adams print, book cases, entertainment units, an exercise machine, pots and pans, etc from this area next to the dumpster. Then one day I found a dozen still-mint-in-box holiday mugs next to the dumpster. They mugs of santa, snowmen, elves, reindeer's heads. These were collectables, not cheap mugs. After checking them all to see they were intact and in perfect non-used condition...I took them home.
For years every white elephant gift exchange I'd gift one of those free mugs, plus hot chocolate mix, a few candy canes, and 1-3 mini bottle of liquor. I'd wrap it up really nice, so it looked like it all belonged together. Every year my co-workers would fight over it as they wanted it. I told no one that they were dumpster mugs.
I've given someone a mug for a secret pal thing before, but I filled the inside with tea she said she liked. I thought that was a rule for giving mugs in,gift exchanges.
Hah! I'll never forget my high school secret santa. It was ongoing throughout the month of December and we would deliver the gifts on Friday. They were supposed to be handmade or $5 equivalent gifts, although the main requirement was to put some thought into it.
I got a can of soda (I don't drink soda), a half eaten snickers bar, and a leftover gift card to chilis for 98 cents. And one week nothing at all.
Bo5ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst thing about this giving something cool and expensive for someone while you receive the worst gift in a class.
Everyone is like wow that is amazing who bought that: "Ye, me and my shitty mug got it for you buddy"
Sounds like he told his mom on the way to school he needed to bring a secret Santa gift and she looked around the car, chugged her tea, and said here ya go. lol
Shitty used mug club! Years ago my dadโs (now ex) girlfriend gave me a clearly used mug from her cupboard with a couple of unwrapped, unmarked tea bags stuffed inside. She did NOT like me. Unfortunately my dad had guilted me into getting her and her two grown sons nice presents the week before.
In grade 10 or 11, we did a secret santa gift exchange in home room, and we agreed on a $10 value. I went out and found a really cute ceramic snowman mug gift set with a matching stir spoon and a few packs of hot chocolate. It was something like $9.99, so it worked perfectly.
Come the day of the exchange, I give my person her mug and she loves it.
Then it comes time for me to get my present (from a different person).
I get a plastic 4x6 dollar store pool table with toothpick sized "cues" and embroidery bead sized balls. Even still had the $1.25 price tag on it.
I could barely fake a smile and thank you, then tossed it in the garbage bin on my way out of the classroom.
Haven't put that much effort or thought into a gift exchange since...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have pierced ears either, and my aunt gets me earrings every year for Christmas. I'm 37, so you would think that she would've noticed by now that she's never once seen me wear earrings. I know she means well, though, so I just give them to my sister usually.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bottle of glue one time. Doing Secret Santa or gift exchanges in schools is extremely stupid - because you're relying on parents to not be shitty. In hindsight it's obvious the kid found whatever school supplies he could and wrapped it himself because his parents gave no fucks.
I remember getting my person a super sweet Koosh Flingshot too.
My mum loves new cups but never expects anything inside them. She loves ones with comfortable handles though so i i don't just buy My old cup I see, i find the comfy handle ones i know she'll like.
kthle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grade 7 class had a kid who was always sick, and he spent more time out of school than in school. Still, he decided that he wanted to participate in our class Secret Santa. Everyone knew that he drew my name, and even though we were supposed to leave our person little cards and hints up until the day of the gift exchange, I obviously got nothing from him.
Gift exchange day comes, and he gets a sweet $15 gift card from his Secret Santa but he didn't get anything for me. Our teacher was furious and made him give me his gift card. I promptly went to the mall to spend it that same day.
The next day he bought me a box of chocolates. Even though I already spent his gift card, my mom made me give it back to him in cash.
For college secret Santa one year I got a condom filled with water and glitter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My gramma still does this for people she isn't close to but is obligated to give a gift. Dollar Tree stuff. A $1 mug, a $1 small stuffed animal, $3 of assorted candies. Sometimes instead of candy she'll put in a candle. Its kinda cute
When I was in grade 4 I forgot to get my secret Santa a gift, so I dug through my desk and gave him a few bic pens, and potentially some other school supplies... I still feel bad about it.
Thatโs kinda sad because it makes me think that maybe his family was poor or something and couldnโt afford a real gift. Unless the kid picked it out and was just being a little shitiot.
I'm eastern european and English is my second (or third) language. I converted our currency so it's easier to understand for the rest of the world.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, one year my class secret Santa just gave me a packet of Mamee Noodles he'd bought from the tuckshop at lunch. Good thing Mamee Noodles are the shit.
Oh this reminds me of a similar episode. When I was 12, on a class secret santa, this girl that was always smelling and super filthy gave me an ashtray as a gift. Just a plain, not special in any way, glass ashtray. No one in my family even smokes..
anweisz ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 15:38:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, I would have fucking stood in front of the class and told them about the stained $1 mug, then tell them "this is what i think of this present and whoever gave it to me" and lightly throw it straight to the ground (I assume it's made of ceramic and will break).
anweisz ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:03:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I considered it too, but you're ignoring something obvious. Gifting a mug is meh, a $1 mug is shitty unless you're unbelievably poor, but even if you're gonna excuse that, to give them a used $1 mug and not even clean the fucking stains left from when you last used it might as well be spitting in the face of whoever you're giving the present to. Or can you think of an excuse for that?
Yeah, I could. But you seem like kind of a dick, so I'll call it here.
anweisz ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't agree with you calling me a dick. I understand you do it on the assumption they do it because they are poor and so my response is dickish, but I think of that response because it seems to me infinitely more likely that someone cared so little that they literally dug something out of their cupboard at the last minute or gave a shitty present maliciously, which completely shits on the idea of secret santa as well as on the one who receives the "gift".
I just think that even if OP's classmate had it bad enough that they need to gift a $1 used mug, I don't think they would use one that's obviously stained unless they were malicious or just couldn't be bothered to care about a present. I think they would just gift somethinn else, hell even a pencil. A clearly used stained mug for secret santa is more an insult than a present.
Edit: yo, I'm trying to be reasonable here and not resort to insults. Insulting me and downvoting as soon as i reply is just being shitty.
I have been in a lot of situations where people have given seemingly careless gifts that I know were given with shame and without ability to give something better. You seem pretty unaware of that reality and callous about it. A lot of shame goes with gift giving for poor children. Maybe they have a lot going on at home, don't get enough sleep, grab something of their own to give as a gift in the morning on the way out and then are really embarrassed because maybe they realize too late that it's broken or stained. Putting thought into a gift, especially for some classmate you don't give a shit about who probably gets better gifts that day than you will all year requires financial/emotional/time resources that some children simply do not have. Spending a dollar on a mug would be some peoples best effort.
anweisz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh that seems much more reasonable to me. It seems from your life experience you're more likely to interpret what happened to OP as a result of poverty plus a tremendously bad family situation. I've seen high degrees of inequality but never a combination that leads to such a bad situation so i didn't think of one like that. From my own experience OP's sitation is extremely reminiscent of a shitty prank, bullying or just irresponsibility and a plain lack of caring that i've seen students are capable of, which is why I assumed the gift giver was shitting on OP. I see depending on OP's context you might be right.
Just to clarify, I only saw gifting one's used dirty mug as insensitive at best. Like you said, I also wouldn't see someone buying a $1 mug as a gift as anything other than their best effort if their situation was as bad as you say.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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anweisz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That actually might be a good reason. Those stains are actually super easy to get rid of with a little baking soda, but maybe most people don't know that? I just happened to know but thinking on it it doesn't sound like it'd be common knowledge.
But in that case, I think any half decent person would at least use one that's not stained, or give something else, hell a pencil or eraser could be useful for the classmate and are easy to come by in a school setting. Who would give a used stained mug without being purposefully malicious or simply not giving a shit about the present?
Yeah, it is actually not bad that she had a specific budget for the kids and made sure that they all got equal values. If sheโd given dollar coins or something instead of a $3 check, it would have been better, though.
I received a lot of clueless / uninteresting gifts from aunt and uncle figures when I was a kid, so I decided that I just wonโt give physical gifts to my niblings. I write a check. I think theyโll appreciate that when theyโre older.
Kicooi ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 15:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My somewhat well off aunt and uncle gave me a little plastic statue of a frog for my graduation. Their daughter (who is very poor, and a single mother) gave me a 100 dollar bill
Belake12 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is pretty bad since the whole point of graduation gifts is to help the graduate with college or whatever theyre doing so the gift should at least be something useful to a college student.
Yeah I got a multi-tool and it was a damn lifesaver in college.
Bokonomy ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:16:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Come to think of it, I don't think I got anything from my family for HS or undergrad (actually, maybe a little from my mom). My ex-boyfriend's mom gave me like $50 for HS though, which was a big deal at the time.
But what did the statue look like? Was it a cool statue?
afientes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Considered working poor family, I received nothing and was the one they expected to drop out. I'm no delinquent or anything, just had anger issues and depression. I'm now the best off child (I'm only in my twenties) I know a couple of trades .
This wasn't because I wanted to prove anybody wrong, I just like money and hate not working when I can be making money. I was unemployed for 2 months last year and it literally felt like a year.
mcbosco25 ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 16:27:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice use of the word "niblings". TIL thats a word lol
My grandmother is an accountant and she does the same thing. She only has two grandchildren (me and my sister) so every year we get the exact same amount in gifts every Christmas. If she realizes thereโs an inequality she will just give us the money or write a check for very oddly specific amounts
Bokonomy ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:17:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me a few gifts for Christmas, but was $.32 short of his budget...I opened the last gift: a single stamp (they were $.32 at the time). He was so proud of himself.
He also once gave me some small gift, but wrapped it in a huge box, inside that box were like 10 successive boxes, getting smaller and smaller, until the gift. It was impressive.
I also once got a bike seat...buried in packing peanuts inside a huge box. I was so confused, but then they wheeled in a seatless bike.
If Iโm going to give money as a gift itโs either with the crispiest bills I can get from the bank, in $2 bills, or with $1 gold coins. Writing checks as a gift just seems odd to me
True, but Iโm not well off enough to be writing large checks for gifts. Maybe one day. Plus my younger cousins, nieces, and nephews seem to enjoy the $2 or gold $1โs.
K8Simone ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most of my birthday/Christmas checks as a kid went into a savings account. My mother was trying to teach me the value of saving, but it just made me annoyed that Iโd get money I had no access to. $2 bills and other weird money Iโd gleefully hoard for awhile (Susan B. Anthony dollars lacked the pizzazz of modern dollar coins, so they werenโt commonly given to kids).
I don't know. Niblings tend to be unappreciative in general. Only time will tell.
Napotad ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always prefer money over an actual gift, like before you spend 200 bucks on that expensive toaster or what-have-you, just give me the 200 and let me buy something I would enjoy. I will be just as grateful if not more so.
Yeah, I got my sisterโs kids toys exactly one year and they were unimpressed (guess not all kids like lego pirates), so I decided that from then on they could just be unimpressed by a $20 bill in a card.
Yeah, thatโs the thing. Kids tend to have intense, specific interests. I really liked horses, but what I really wanted in any given year were 5 of the specific models from one particular brand. It is just too specific for an adult to do well at unless the adult spends a lot of time with the kid and has overlapping interests. As a kid, I liked when I could pick out the toy so Iโd end up with what I actually wanted.
While my niblings are young, Iโm just sending a check for college savings. Once they get old enough to grasp the concept of money, I will probably give them a small amount of cash with the college savings check.
Did your parents know which 5 models you wanted? I'd be inclined to call the kid's parents and just ask what they want. Better yet, I'm hopeful future children I buy for keep an Amazon Wishlist or something to that effect.
If the parents could even key me in to "horses" as a theme, that's at least enough to give a nice card with a horse on it along with the cash "toward a horse of your choosing".
Breyer horses, I'm gonna presume. One of my nieces was horse crazy.
RedGyara ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family uses wishtracker. It makes it super easy to shop for everyone, assuming your whole family gets on board with it. Amazon wishlists are pretty handy too.
The nice thing for Amazon is that it has almost everything on it somewhere and that includes things not currently for sale. I have gone there for specs and reviews for items many times before buying elsewhere for cheaper.
whtbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I send a Christmas ornament each, so when they move out they'll have their own collection of Christmas ornaments started, that are each special and not just "I bought this cheap set to have something to put on the tree".
On top of that I send things that I think they'll enjoy, especially if I remember really liking it as a kid - like spirograph last year.
They're finally getting old enough, though, that I think I'm going to have to send money.
I had intense, specific interests as a kid, too, but I asked my mom/grandma for that stuff and was still at least interested in most of the random gifts from other relatives. In any case, theyโre all grown now so they get cash to buy gas/beer/whatever.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's disappointing as hell! Things like that are why I don't have a problem with my sister putting together wishlists for her kids and getting something off them. She tracks what the kids say they want or have been eying at the store, then puts them up for us aunts/uncles to buy.
We usually get them the biggest lego set they've been eying. My husband is a sucker for getting kids legos.
Yeah, wishlists werenโt a thing back then. I did actually call my sister for ideas but it clearly didnโt help. Theyโre all older now and just want cash anyway, and honestly Iโm fine with it because it makes it easier for me and I would prefer they just take the money and buy what they actually want.
My kids asked for one-on-one hang out time with my brother. They got to pick where to eat lunch and then what to do after. Girl - bookstore; Boy 1 - arcade; Boy 2 - dollar store to buy junk (I mean toys)
Every year my Nan would give us an actual present, along with a "joke" present. Said joke present would always be a decent sized box which when opened had another box wrapped, and so on down until you end up with a matchbox with 50p in it. Think I killed the joke (which was fine as we had a real one too) as, each year, me and my sister were allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve, and that year I wound up opening the joke present and threw a fit about how it's "not fair" that I opened that, while my sister got something to play with. I also think my parents suddenly wished they hadn't started with the getting one present early stuff.
Darbzor ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We just have the one kiddo and donโt do โSantaโ.
A few years ago we started the tradition of everyone getting one new book to open xmas eve and then you can stay up as late as you want reading. Seems to go over well :)
Darbzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
itโs easy and we all love to read. This is the gift weโll spend a little more on and get the hardback or signed version or in the kiddos case the last few years the illustrated Harry Potter has been a huge hit.
As a kid I didnโt really like the one present on Christmas Eve tradition, because I felt like multiple adults wanted me to choose a present from them to open and I didnโt want to hurt anybodyโs feelings. Plus, like you said, it was a crapshoot on whether the early present would be something to entertain myself with immediately.
We never had the whole family over for Christmas, it was usually just me, my sister and the parents until about the afternoon on Christmas Dad when my Nan, Grandad, Aunt and Uncle would all come over, then they would go home again after a few hours. Except one year they had to come over on Boxing Day instead, meaning I had presents on Christmas, presents on Boxing Day, and then presents the next day due to birthday. Woke up on the 28th when I was like 6, and was crying as I didn't understand why there was no presents.
Darbzor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up we got to open one gift Xmas eve as well. I remember weighing my options...like, โok, this aunt usually gives socks, but itโs a bigger box this year. Should I risk it?โ Or โone of the presents from grandma is usually a good toy. But which one? I donโt want to open the clothes one!โ
whtbrd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sub-thread: Everyone on Reddit just learned the word Niblings.
phormix ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:28:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. My mother does this. In fact I was just out shopping with her this weekend, and she was commenting on some (not exactly cheap) presents she got for my daughter's Xmas and how she needed to find a few more things.
I asked why she was getting something else when she already had a gift.
"Oh, well I got more for your sister's daughter"
So basically I had to give my own mother the speech about "it's not the price-tag that matters, but whether the gift is good and the kid will like it".
I'd rather have a $30 gift that I like than $100 that I don't, and the same for my kid.
I think it is a good impulse for adults to make an effort towards fairness. I agree with you that fairness doesnโt mean maximum utility and can be pretty wasteful. But there will be other impulses that push adults away from fairness - maybe they have more in common with one kid, or find one age easier to buy for than another, or whatever. If the adults donโt make an effort to be fair, things can get pretty skewed. And while some kids wonโt notice, others will and will be hurt.
I always asked for money in middle and high school, because the things I wanted were either too complicated and would get screwed up (like when my brother asked for mini CD-RWs back when those were cool and new, and instead received a big stack of standard CD-Rs from a confused aunt), or were things that would be above everyone's budget so we wanted to save up and buy it ourselves. But nope, we'd get random trinkets we didn't want, or worse, gift cards, because "it didn't feel right not to get you anything!" Well that's very thoughtful but now I have a nerf gun and $15 to best buy, Target, and toys R us and THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP ME BUY A PS2 IS IT
Yeah, Iโm pretty surprised by responses that Iโm getting. Iโd assumed that getting bad but well-intentioned gifts from family members was a pretty universal childhood experience. But it seems like a lot of current adults donโt have memories of that (or are convinced that they can avoid the failings of the previous generation).
I really dont like receiving gifts enough to get anything out of receivng so,ething I dont generally have an interest in.
If there is some sense that thought has been put into it or an attempt has been made but just mistepped, its not so bad.
But just getting generic things where people seem to have just given you a gift out of obligation and gotten something you are not interested in, nor ever have been, nor have any need for (deocrate candle for a teenager, ultra-cheap-could-very-well-be-toxic makeup set meant for 7ish year olds to a teenager) is just really annoying, I would far rarther receive nothing at all.
I dont really like gift giving or receiving.
I dnt do christmas with a wide, just a couple ofmexpensive gifts to immediate family.
Other people get 'gifts' of wine (of a varietal i know the drink) when I come to visit.
Honestly, you should just get to know your nieces and nephews. Talk to them and figure out their interests, coordinate with the parents so you don't get a duplicate gift, then buy them something you know they'll like.
If you're having difficulties though, Legos always seem to be a win for kids, boys or girls.
Btw not trying to insinuate you don't spend enough time with them, I'm sure you're a great aunt/uncle, was just stating what I would do. I only just got my first niece and she's only about to be 2, so I have no personal experience yet.
I live far enough away that realistically Iโm only going to see them a few times a year. Iโd be up for having a long distance relationship, but the kids have no interest (understandably).
Also, my family goes nuts on gifts for the kids. They have so much stuff, so many clothes, so many books, so many toys. Storage is an issue. And my nieceโs parents arenโt likely to be able to save much towards college / wedding / first car. It just seems so wasteful to buy another toy when the kids have so many, rather than setting aside money for their future needs.
I think there are a lot of 18 year olds out there who would rather have money in a savings account toward a first car than 18 years of well intentioned gifts from their aunt. And a lot of 24 year olds who would rather have had fewer toys in childhood in exchange for smaller student loans hanging over them. Right now my nieces are too young to notice that I just give them a check rather than a present, but I think next year the oldest will notice. I hope the kiddos donโt interpret it as me not caring or not loving them. Iโm trying to make a loving, caring choice.
RedGyara ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After kids get a crappy gift from a distant relative once they will really appreciate cash or a check. Savings account stuff may be "boring" in the moment but it sounds like they have plenty of other gifts already, and they'll appreciate it once they start living on their own.
Well, last time I visited they were making fun of me for sneezing too much, so probably. Theyโre 2 and 4 though, so Iโm not too concerned about their opinions. :P
Also, I tried to talk my sister into setting up a 529 that I could automatically transfer money into, but she thought that was too complicated, so whatever. Iโm not the only Luddite in the family.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is a tax-advantaged investment account for college savings in the US.
LOhateVE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was very young I informed all my aunt's and uncles that I preferred money, it didn't have to be a lot, but money was king. The next few years everyone just have me cash and said I was the easiest to shop for. Don't underestimate a child's love for money.
Derrythe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost feel like I want to be the best of both worlds when I become a grandparent. Give some low-value craziness and a decent valued check of equal value to each grand kid. That way the kids get the crazy grandparent gift stories, hopefully in on the joke, but also actually get something useful.
Other option is set a present value, ask them for ideas for things I can get that they can't justify buying, and give them a check on top of that that they can use for things they might need.
That sounds lovely. Part of the reason Iโm opting out of giving physical gifts is that my niblings have two sets of grandparents that are giving generously, plus a great grandma and some of their other aunts and uncles. Getting physical gifts at Christmas and birthday is really fun for kids, and it is totally a grandparent role to fill.
DerekB52 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They'd appreciate cash. No one has the time or know how to cash a check today.
rderekp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't trust my brother enough to give a check to his kid ha ha.
Darbzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While my nephews are young they are getting an age appropriate smallish LEGO set and book. I think the year the older one turns 13 Iโll start giving cash.
skylarmt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We got a lots of nice shampoo, combs, scarves, and the like growing up. Never anything I really needed. Never anything really personal. But something to show they thought of us nonetheless. Also candy. Lots of candy !
mowbuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take it a step further, get them all a usb with a crypto currency wallet on it with like $20 of bitcoin or something.
English is a language rich with vocabulary so that we have choices on how to express ourselves. Heck, the mother post to this whole comment string is about a thesaurus.
In this specific situation, I currently only have nieces. But there will probably be future children who might be male, so when Iโm framing my overall gift giving philosophy, I would rather use a non-gendered construction. Also, if I specify a gift giving philosophy for nieces only, it implies that I might have a different gift giving philosophy for nephews, which I didnโt want to imply. But since I donโt have any nephews, it felt weird writing a sentence that implied that I did. As such, the niblings construct felt like the best fit for the intent I wanted to convey. And I didnโt realize the word was so exciting to the reddit community.
Why say siblings when you can just say brothers and sisters?
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Convenience, fewer syllables.
Why not say "you know that thing in the fall, where all the birds are swirling around flying in the sky together and going back and forth?"
Because it takes longer and is less precise than "Murmuration"
I made the assumption it was just some rando sticker she had around with his name written on it in sharpie. Would fit with the absurdity of the gift on a whole.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She set a $5 gift limit and the thesaurus was only $2
JennaLS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly what my mother does. But no check, nice bills from the bank
Edit: compulsory thanks for the gold kind stranger! I'm also going to fess up that I did the first 4 list items myself then thought 'this is a bit hard work, I bet I can copy something off the web', so that's why the alpha order list.
unique3 ยท 3329 points ยท Posted at 15:33:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought a new thesaurus and all the pages were blank, I have no words for how angry I am.
unique3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Periodic table of elements. I just took all the synonyms for thank and all the ones for gold and paired them randomly. Just another bad thesaurus joke.
Oh. I was surprised since gold in French is "or" . But I suppose AU comes from "Aurei " in latin
unique3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I was more surprised that when I put Thanks in the only thesaurus it was mostly just other languages that came back. Then I realized I couldn't think of another word for thanks that wasn't just another language.
Fun fact! The word splenetic comes from the same root where we get spleen. People traditionally believed that anger came from the fluids of the spleen.
its a great aunt, not on very good foot on my grandmother. It is not like i have a bound with her. Just happened to be on the "large family meeting". (large as in 200 ppl)
what's the benefit of a good thesaurus over something like thesaurus.com? I'm curious
frleon22 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:41:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The joy of flipping through it randomly. As said, I'm fancying dictionaries over thesauri, but I think the same applies to either here. I've got one friend who's got some old edition of that prized Kluge. Whenever I'm visiting her, sooner or later some discussion causes a lookuppance. On the way to what we want to look up we'd then find at least half a dozen other treasures. An online ressource is probably quicker to look up (if you have a device ready), but it doesn't really enhance your vocabulary that much and that randomly.
That makes sense - when I was a kid I used to have spots in the thesaurus and dictionary bookmarked because I'd be interested in the words I randomly happened upon
My grandmother would send each of her about 20 grandchildren a $5 check and a sweet handwritten note for each of their birthdays. When I was 14-17 I would always bitch and roll my eyes. It wasn't until after she died that her family was getting by through church donations and odd jobs, and that $5 was all she could have sent us. I found one of the checks she had sent for my 18th birthday and it made me feel like a massive asshole for being too wrapped up in my own life to see what was going on. That proverb about a millionaire giving $20 being different than someone giving their only $20 to you really is true.
Or maybe your great aunt is just inconsiderate, idk the woman.
My bestie got a roll of scotch tape and a check for $10,000 from her grandma one year. Post it notes and a check the next year. Grandma was spending down the majority of her substantial estate before dying and leaving the bulk to the Catholic Church. The kids and grandkids all got magnificent gifts the last 15 years of her life or so.
My MIL had a strict policy to spend the exact same amount on all four daughter-in-laws. Usually we all got the exact same thing. If not, weโd get a check for the difference.
A $3 check is annoying. I'd probably just shred it right then and give the kid $3 out of my wallet. The kid doesn't want a fucking check, she wants cold hard cash so she can stuff her face with a slurpy and a bag of hot Cheetos.
My Great Aunt got me some shabby, probably second- or third-hand book of redneck jokes as a gift one time. I have no idea how she came to the conclusion that would be a good present.
My grandma was always super good at giving gifts to us kids. However, the last one I ever got from her was a check in the mail for $2.00. Old age is a bitch. : (
4rca9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creative way would be to get three 1$ bills, and then put them on pages, circle one word on each page there is a bill on in order to create a somewhat personalized message. Only three words and that they have to have the first letters in alphabetical order sure is a limit, but hey, she could have though of something!
My Great Aunt typically re-gifts things for all of the kids in the family but doesnโt distribute them equally. One year my sister and I got little
Drug store note pads and my younger cousin got a pandora bracelet that I remember my aunt talking about receiving and didnโt like it.
Funny enough you reminded me my aunt got me a dictionary and thesaurus for my birthday when I was around 9. The best part? She was working at a book packing facility and always mentioned the books she could get for free. But in fairness, I used that dictionary throughout elementary school and I used that thesaurus for a highschool writing course, so they turned out super useful.
Yo that is a dope gift. I asked for a thesaurus almost every year as a kid and never got one because my parents didn't think that was normal. I bought one myself as an adult and it's stupendous.
The only time I ever used a thesaurus was when I was a supervisor writing appraisals. We were discouraged from repeating words and adjectives.
Jgobbi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sheโs helping you out. No one likes people who are broke and stupid
IndyClear ยท 4747 points ยท Posted at 14:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was super excited to give me a "Sweet 16" gift... It was a 3 pack of self-tanning lotion.
I'm a super white girl and she got the darkest tanning lotion available. She told me that I needed to get in the sun more often ... This is a few months after she was diagnosed with melanoma.
It seems so weird to me that she would not be concerned about you developing skin cancer and that she actively encouraged you to do something that would increase your risk. After my grandma had skin cancer she slathered us with sunscreen constantly and made us wear her sun hats when we were outside. It was kind of annoying at the time but now I can see that she was trying to keep us safe.
[deleted] ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 21:40:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish my family was like that. Despite living in Australia, and with both of my grandparents having skin cancer scares or pre-skin-cancers, we don't care that much (except for me and a couple of my siblings). Sunscreen should be strictly enforced, not an afterthought
sabrunka ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 21:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she got her self-tanning lotion which is the safe alternative to using beds or going out to tan in the sun.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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sabrunka ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:27:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
she actively encouraged you to do something that would increase your risk
??? The entire point of tanning lotion is that it's a safe alternative that means you don't need to sun tan. If anything, the melanoma diagnosis was the trigger for her actively trying to prevent her granddaughter getting skin cancer.
I mean, actions speak louder than words, and I can't see the point of dark tanning lotion being "hey use this so you need to go in the sun more".
Where I live we actually had a massive rickets case a few years ago. Because schoolchildren aren't allowed outside without hats on and everyone's sunscreen crazy, a bunch of primary school kids got rickets from lack of sun. We also have one of the highest rates of osteoporosis (from vitamin D deficiency) in the country.
Sunscreen and limiting your sun exposure and all is good, but I personally know people who developed pretty serious illnesses because they didn't get enough sun. For all we know OP is the type that doesn't go outside at all most days and she actually does need more sun shrug.
That's a good one! I'm going to use that the next time someone insists I really should go to the beach or to the lake with them. I always burn even if I'm bundled up in a big sun hat, jacket that covers my arms and neck and pants
I still have tan lines from a sunburn I got this summer.
TophShit ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is correct but I want to add that a base tan provides only about an spf of 3, which is basically nothing, and fake tan does not provide any protection at all.
So if you're pale, don't think any kind of tan will help reduce your risks!
VoltronV ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:45:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Result of our ancestors spending thousands of years in cloudy, cold Europe. Those who had lighter skin were able to absorb more vitamin d and were healthier in areas with a lot less sunlight throughout the year. Unfortunately, the downside of that is being far more susceptible to sun burns and skin cancer.
LeftZer0 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:38:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Denial can be weird.
TophShit ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Melanoma aside, getting some sun is really good for you so long as you don't overdo it and use sunscreen as needed!
It stimulates serotonin production which helps with various types of depression and anxiety, it helps you produce vitamin D which plays a big role in bone health, a moderate amount of sunlight actually has cancer preventive benefits for certain types of cancer (colon cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer,) doctors recommend it to help in treating psoriasis, eczema, jaundice, and acne, and there have been preliminary links discovered that uv exposure could help treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erytematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and thyroiditis (though much more research is needed to be sure.)
Obviously, excessive exposure is bad, everything in moderation, but if she's just getting more sun for the sake of the health benefits, and uses fake tan to achieve the color (especially gradual tanning lotions that contain spf, it's sunscreen and a fake tan, win win if you want to look tan safely! ) then she's actually doing good!
It may have been well intended, and she just didn't realize that a super dark fake tan on a super pale person will look pretty bad, especially if she only did uv tanning her entire life so isn't familiar with those products (Which of course explains the melanoma)
Can confirm; I have eczema all my life (I'm 40 now), fortunately it's mostly confined to my hands. Putting them in the sun feels great and stops them from feeling itchy. During lunchtime I take the stairs to the roof of my office and walk around in the sun for a while. Super relaxing.
I would guess England. Theyโre irrationally maniac about getting โa bit of brown, bit of brown, Polly want a cracker, bit of brownโ. Itโs repulsive.
I'm surprised my grandmother hasn't gotten me a subscription to Weight Watchers or something. She comments on my weight almost every time I see her, and I'm of totally average build.
The year I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband) she got me a cookbook called "Fast, Cheap, and Easy" and said "I thought you'd like this."
I love my grandma but she is stone cold sometimes.
I hate when relatives (repeatedly) say you have to go out in the sun more because you need Vitamin D. I like being pale and this is my natural color, my skin's sensitive, I take vitamins, my levels are good, and I'm not a total hermit...
Pretty confused tbh. We don't really have sweet 16 where I am, and I'm guessing you're meant to get something expensive, but personally I'd be really happy. I'm pale but the light colour self-tans don't do jack to me so I have to use the dark ones. I also think you're being super hard on her because self-tanning lotion is literally the safe alternative to suntanning - so it's more than likely she was actually trying to protect you from getting melanoma like she did.
Thanks for saying that perspective. I loved her, but she was not the best at gift getting (she used to only get me Talbots clothing when I was in JH, puzzles made for a kindergartener, etc). But she also encouraged me to be outside on the beach.
My son received the worst gift ever from my wife's parents. My MIL had bought both kids some chocolates and was gonna put $50 inside for them to pick out whatever they wanted. She wrapped my daughter's and left my son's out for my FIL to do. Since he ignores most things people say, he ended up pocketing the $50 and eating the chocolates and putting the wrappers inside the box. The next morning my MIL sees the unwrapped box with no cash and assumes the cash is inside. She wrapped the box of trash and gave that to my son for Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shittiest grandparents ever. Your son's grandfather knew what he was doing was wrong on so many levels, and then the poor oblivious grandma breaks your son completely on accident. Quite unfortunate.
iGalaxy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He would then panic and go on a wacky misadventure to fix it before it reached the kid. He aint smart but he realizes when he fucks up and tries to fix it.
Some people just cannot think of consequences. Like they get by with doing the most seat of the pants ideas, and they physically cannot comprehend stopping to think about it first.
Eshmam14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh $50 and chocolate in my house is mine. I don't care where it came from. I actually don't think this one is so bad since he got the money.
I can even understand it completely since this is the month of the year where a steady stream of crap to eat just appears out of nowhere. I wish someone gave us a popcorn tin already. But here I am, with no cheese popcorn.
The chocolate and 50 bucks was meant to be a gift, and the MIL told the FIL to wrap it up because it was a gift. He ate it and pocketed the money like a fucking brain dead gorilla. If it is a gift, it does not mean you can just eat it because it's in your house. That's beyond stupid.
You're only hearing one side of the story and making large assumptions. For all you know MIL told FIL to do that while he was on the phone or otherwise engaged somehow. People tell people crap they proceed to forget every day. For instance I watch the news while cooking dinner for my wife and I every day. Anything she says during that hour is likely not heard.
Here's an idea for MIL, wrap your own shit instead of passing the buck.
Try reading this topic to see borderline child abuse stories.
If you think a misunderstanding that ends up in a kid getting $50 is bad present I don't know wtf to tell you other than the world is going to kick your ass.
It was a bad present in this particular context but no one here is saying that it invalidates all the worse suffering in the world. Why are you so desperate at appearing holier than everyone here?
I think a lot of traditional gender roles are unjustly dismissed as oppressive.
But then I hear about old fuddy-duddies doing this kind of thing and I just think ffs! It's no wonder the women of my generation bristle at the thought of housework and cooking.
I actually really like the Giff Natural flavor but I've switched to Trader Joe's Crunchy No-Stir Peanut Butter Spread Contains 90% Peanuts. Digging it so far!
Edit: And by "I've switched" I mean that's what my wife started buying and I'm too damn lazy to do anything about it but at least she says Gif properly so I guess I can stay married to her.
Vexing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i dont eat peanut butter often, but when I do, its fresh ground honey roasted pb from the whole foods down the street.
Volwik ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nosyIT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By bipartisan agreement, after translating your query to heterogeneous groups, a decision has been reached that this discussion contains a panopticon of views.
The G is short for Graphics, heโs wrong. Plain and simple.
Edit: I have incurred the wrath of the Jif army, but I will not change my mind. In general, I would call myself open-minded and willing to listen, but on this issue, I have made my decision, and I will not, for the rest of my life, change my mind. Have a nice day!
Acronyms have their own distinct and separate pronunciations, they are not based on the pronunciations of the words their letters stand for.
There's no linguistic reason "gif" cannot be said with a soft "g" when there are plenty of other words in the English language starting with "gi" that use the soft "g" (giraffe, gin, giant, etc).
Why would they say "Pheg"? It's the sound of the first letter 'P' which is a "Puh" sound.
You don't include the 'H' sound with it, which in your example would have it sound like "Pheg". If we did that for the whole Gif debate, we'd say it like "Jrif" using that logic.
Graphics has a "Guh" sound, this naturally sounding like, "Guh-Eh-Ff" which sounds like "Gif" in normal conversation, not "Jif".
M0REPIE ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce scuba? The u in scuba stands for Underwater. So by the same logic it's an uh sound like sc-uh-ba, not sc-oo-ba.
That's not why, the reason is that acronyms are their own words and their pronunciation is not beholden to the pronunciations of the words their letters stand for.
There are plenty of words starting with "gi" pronounced with a soft "g" sound: giraffe, ginger, gigantic, gist, gibberish, gigolo...the idea that "gif" cannot be pronounced "jif" because of linguistic rules or because "graphic" has a hard "g" are both totally bogus arguments.
Yes, I noticed--that's why I used them as examples. My comment is in response to this part of your comment upthread:
Graphics has a "Guh" sound, this naturally sounding like, "Guh-Eh-Ff" which sounds like "Gif" in normal conversation, not "Jif".
As you can see from my examples, words beginning with "gi-" can start with a soft "g" sound. And being that acronyms aren't pronounced based on the pronunciation of the words they represent, the hard "g" in graphics has no bearing on whether "gif" can be pronounced "jif".
It's almost as if the English language doesn't follow the exact same rules for every word starting with the same letter. Since there are words on both sides of the argument that already exist, you can't go off of them to determine GIF
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
English is a living language so the creator actually does not get the call. If gifs belonged to him he could name them whatever he wants but they belong to all of us now, so we all get to decide.
Shadow14l ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
G.I.F.
Graphics Interchange Format
It's his format that he made up. So yes, it does belong to him, so he named and called it what he wanted to. It's also an acronym and not a word.
I'm aware of what it stands for, I think that it's an excellent argument for why it should be a hard g.
Just because someone made up a word doesn't make them in charge of it, once it reaches the general public. You do not have rights to a word unless you copyright it, which he didn't, so it's no longer up to him.
Shadow14l ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a word though, it's an acronym. Also copyright is automatic with creation, you're thinking of trademarks.
It doesn't matter if it's trademarked or not you twit. You're just making up shit.
"If gifs belonged to him he could name them whatever he wants but they belong to all of us now, so we all get to decide."
How high were you when you wrote this? "If gifs belonged to him"? Like all of them? "they belong to all of us now"? All your base are belong to us now? "so we all get to decide"... no you fucking don't, you can make up all the excuses you want, but you didn't make the format; you didn't name it either; you just want to pronounce it a different way.
Let's use your logic then, take your username Melisandre, probably 30 ways to butcher that pronunciation, but I'm assuming there's just one correct way (from the book/show). If a group of people were pronouncing it differently, would it make them right? No, it wouldn't. "Oh but a name is a made up word", so is an acronym then.
His point is that the pronunciation of the letters in the acronym have no effect on the pronunciation of the acronym itself. So the hard 'g' in graphics doesn't automatically make GIF with a hard 'g'
bjsy92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You say the g in gif should be pronounced the as it is said in the word it represents, graphics. But when we say jpeg, we do not pronounce the p as it is said in photograph.
We do not pronounce the u in scuba as it is pronounced in underwater.
It is just a shitty point in a shitty argument that should have ended once the creator said it was pronounced with a j sound.
we do not pronounce the p as it is said in photograph.
that is because the H isn't there, but we know what it stands for. just like we know that the g in gif stands for graphics (which isn't pronounced jraphics). your argument seems to be "because we avoid making jpeg sound confusing, we should balance it out by making gif extra confusing" that is fucking stupid.
it is:
Graphics (don't say jraphics)
Interface
Format
now take the sound you make pronouncing the first letter of each word (don't say jraphics), and you get gif. you don't get jif, or jeef, or jeff, jayeff or jorf.
also the creator is a programmer not a linguist, he may have created the file type, but he did not create the words "graphics, interface, or format" so i (and most other people out there) don't really think his opinion carries any weight. like it is noted that he has an opinion, doesn't mean he is right.
You forget the g is pronounced in both ways in the English language. Just like how u is as well, and we chose a different pronunciation in the acronym.
we chose a different pronunciation in the acronym.
and I've given you a well written out reason as to why you are wrong, i don't really care if you are wrong, just don't claim that you being wrong is right.
bjsy92 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every word that starts with G, then a vowel, then an F, is pronounced with a hard G. For example:
Gaffe. Gift. Guff. Guffaw.
Most one-syllable words that start with G have a hard G (not an exhaustive list):
Gab. Gad. Gag. Gal. Gam. Gap. Gas. Gay. Get. Gig. Gill. Gimp. Gird. Girl. Git! Give. Go. Goal. Gob. God. Gone. Gore. Got. Guide. Guild. Guilt. Gull. Gulp. Gum. Gun. Gust. Gut. Guy.
The word โgiftโ is the closest word to GIF, and it has a hard G. To pronounce GIF, just say โgiftโ without the โtโ.
If I'm in front of a group of people, I usually try and pronounce it "jif", but I always say it with the hard G inside my head. Sometimes I wish that in English we could have "J" always stand for one sound and "G" always stand for the hard G sound.
Monk-ish ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most of my friends get angry if I say it with a soft g.
Lovat69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't really your friends then.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, the English language kind of has a mind of its own. While I agree that the original pronunciation was with a hard g, it has evolved so that the majority of the population now pronounces it with a soft g. Get on the right side of the civil war, my man.
Edit: meaning that it doesn't matter what the creator wanted. The people want the gif! That means that is what it is!
G is for graphics, we dont pronounce it jraphics. The creator was a programmer not a linguist. If it was pronounced jif it would be spelt jif, but it cant be thanks to my first point. There are rules in language, seeming as jif is pronounced jif, it would be needlessly confusing for gif to be pronounced jif.
G for gold
If for "if you dont understand this i dont know how else to explain it."
Yeah well it's not Jorgia, it's Georgia. It's not jenius, it's genius.
General, giant, gymnastics, large, energy, change, and fringe. All spelled with a G, well would ya looky at that.
Almost as if the English language (languaje?) has multiple ways of pronouncing consonants.
And it is .gif as in .jif That's simply the correct pronunciation. Now whether or not time has altered the accepted pronunciation in modern day is entirely different.
i don't see why like 5 people now have tried to talk to me about the word scuba, vowels change to make consonants stringed together more pronounceable. the only way someone could confuse the pronunciation of gif by thinking it was jif would be someone who has never heard of the letter J.
but we all know it exists, what a relief.
if you wanted to write something down that allowed people to read it and say "oh the word jif is written on this piece of paper", you would write "jif" because there is no confusion about how "jif" is pronounced. Now, knowing this hard, no nonsense way of writing "jif" exists, we would never go and write something like "gif" and claim it is pronounced "jif" now would we? we already know how to spell "jif" so this "gif" must be pronounced differently right? Oh wow would you look at that G has an alternate pronunciation, you can hear it at the start of the word "graphics". whats that? "gif" stands for "graphics interchange format"? so we should never get confused about how "gif" is pronounced? that's good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im not sure if its just me but when you look at that doesn't it look like it would be pronounced jeeant because of the double vowel sound would be overwritten by the strong EE sound that J produce when pronounced hard/ the same strong EE sound I produces when pronounced soft?
the reason i go to lengths to make people see it the way i see it is because i really do feel that the G in "graphics" should be noted as coming from the word "graphics" and that it doesn't interfere with the pronunciation of of the acronym and so it should be used.
also if you ever wanted to say "jif" out loud i feel like, if were to write it down, "jif" is absolutely the only way to write "jif". the j and the i work well together and there can be no confusion as to how it is written when someone says "jif" to me. where as if someone said "write down jif to me" and then said "no, not jif, jif with a g" i would say "seeming as there is a prioritised way to say jif, perhaps you should pronounce it gif"
seeming as jif is already a thing (a cleaning product, and a brand of peanut butter), i feel that "gif", especially seeming as it is written differently, should be pronounced differently to "jif" because "jif" means several things, and "gif" means only one thing: graphics interchange format.
Give him a box of chocolates for xmas this year, get your son to take a bite out of and lick every single one. What a selfish thoughtless shitty thing he did.
Lovat69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:51:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, oh yes, this is perfect!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell us more. We're the internet, and we have an insatiable thirst for gossip about strangers.
Give him a box of chocolates for xmas this year, get your son to take a bite out of and lick every single one. What a selfish thoughtless shitty thing he did.
I read this as "he totally didn't register what was said" and didn't realize the chocolate and money on the counter was for a gift, so he just ate the candy
Actually kind of sounds like something my FIL would do...only it would be an accident because he would have legitimately forgotten and been confused about the situation then been devastated afterwards and made up for it ten fold. Guess that's where the difference lies lol.
It's really not even about that. If you go in with someone to give a gift, the responsibility falls on both parties involved for the sake of the giftee. That's kinda just common courtesy.
it's totally about that. her job was to make sure her gift was right. his job was to make sure his gift was right. her gift was, his wasn't. that's entirely his fault.
I take it you haven't been married to a complete piece of shit? When they fuck up, it's still gunna affect the non-piece of shit. So it falls on them to make sure the piece of shit doesn't fuck em both over.
What's the piece of shit's responsibility then? Does he get to go through life with zero accountability?
Xolotl123 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Things aren't just the responsibility of one person. Multiple parties have varying responsibilities. The FIL has the responsibility to not be a dick, and the MIL has the responsibility to keep him in line if he is.
It was a present from both of them. It was their collective gift, and he failed to be a decent, normal human being. It's not her fault for trusting him, it's his fault for being a bad person.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why of course? Why does he get away with being a jackass and you won't let her get away with failing to give "her grandkids a good present?" Ignoring of course that they're his grandkids too.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:48:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because I am talking about her not him.
Eniac__ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it isn't. But, if he is that big of a dick, and she doesn't want to make sure that things are taken care of, then she must assume some of the responsibility.
I think the main point was that the kid still got a box of trash. In this situation the right thing to do is find a replacement despite it being the other spouse's fault. The accountability on the FIL should come from his ass being divorced AFTER the kid doesn't get trash for Christmas.
Yes, you hear it all the time, don't you? "He's such an asshole, I love him so much, I can't wait for him to be a dick to our kids and my mother. I'm so looking forward to crying myself to sleep."
Too be fair, the way it's worded makes it sound like he did it knowingly. I think the guy just wasn't paying attention and thought the chocolate and cash were for him. Honestly some shit I'd do.
I don't know. I just don't think I would ever just see a box of chocolate, and think I should open it and eat it; unless it was explicitly given to me.
Sounds a little like willful ignorance. You know like when you decide to comprehend the situation in a way where you get $50 and all the chocolates.
I feel for him. When you live in a full house with wife and kids running around, you learn to tune a lot out. My house is basically three people talking all time time with kids shows running the background. It'd be impossible for me to read anything if I couldn't tune them all out. Then you get shit for not listening. Who the fuck could possibly listen to all that noise?
Reading Reddit often reminds me that I won the in-law lottery.
Ku-xx ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, same here. My MIL might be a little overbearing sometimes, but she's really great, and we genuinely like each other, and my FIL is the most laidback relative I have.
Reading these stories, it's so terrible the way people can act to their own families.
Bokonomy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to my boyfriend's for Thanksgiving, and his dad made some conservative comments and made it awkward, but if that's the worst I have to deal with if we get married, I can live with that.
Same. I feel bad for my wife on that regard though.
mthiel ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 15:49:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She wrapped the box of trash and gave that to my son for Christmas.
Did your son yell at your inlaws for that? I'm sorry, I know you should be 'grateful' for presents, but if somebody gave me empty wrappers for a present I'm not going to act 'grateful'.
He was 8, after staring in disbelief for a few seconds he started crying. My MIL makes no effort to hide the fact that she prefers my daughter over all her grandchildren and he thought this was deliberate.
I cut off my rich childless aunt because she's a horrible person. She literally rewrote her will to exclude me. Life is good and no amount of inheritance is worth putting up with her.
deusnefum ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like there's an opportunity in there.. "Thanks, Auntie; I'll be the only one at your funeral that doesn't have to pretend to be sad since I'm not getting paid to give a shit about you."
Man, at least she was planning on giving them the same gift though. So many of the gifts on this thread are adults making it very clear which child they like more.
This reminds me of a story my father loves to tell. When my sister was around 6 (I was 4), she had one of her baby teeth fall out and was super excited that the Tooth Fairy was going to be making a visit. So she tucked her tooth under the pillow and went to sleep. My dad came in later that night, swapped the tooth with a $10 bill and went to bed. During the night the money must have fell off behind the bed onto the floor and I, at some point in the night, had woken up to take a mighty deuce and forgot to flush. We all woke up rather early to the sound of sister crying/screaming. My father, not really understanding what the problem was yet, jumps out of bed and finds my sister hysterically bawling her eyes out in the bathroom screaming about how "the Tooth Fairy stole her tooth and left her with a big pile of shit."
Lmao, thatโs hilarious. I know my kids were sad when they moved or lost the money in their sleep. I could only imagine to also having a stinky bathroom and full toilet
Lol, my dad said that it took a lot of effort not to just start laughing once he figured out what happened. He said she was adamant that the Tooth Fairy had screwed her over.
Raichu7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess this is why I had a tooth box that was left on my bedside table. I just thought it was so the tooth fairy would be able to get my tooth more easily.
Girlinhat ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... he 'pocketed the $50' from his own wife? Like, they're married, but he's still being sneaky and swiping, like, his own money?
"Here's 50 bucks and some chocolates." "Oh shit Valentine's day landed on opposite day?? Sweet"
Mygaffer ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the time my aunt bought my a gameboy game for Christmas. She didn't have time to wrap them so she left them in a blue bag, I assume from the store she bought them from that morning.
Well after taking out the game there was still something else in there, I reach in and pull out a fucking banana peel.
This reminds me of something my sisterโs ex did.
His birthday was the same day as his sonโs birthday (note - his son was with a different woman, not my sister.) So the day is approaching and my sister keeps reminding him that itโs his kidโs birthday too and he needs to remember to get him a present.
The day arrives, and dickhead collects his son for a โbirthday day out.โ This consists of dragging the kid round the shops while dickhead buys himself clothes, DVDs, etc. The kid is still young enough to have some hope that things will turn around and heโll get to do something fun.
By the end of the day, dickhead has spent all of his money on himself, and not even acknowledged his kidโs birthday. My sister texts him to remind him again.
He hastily produces a โpresentโ for his kid. A video game. Actually, an empty video game case. That he stole from a co-worker. For a console that his kid doesnโt have.
Poor kid tried to act happy and grateful, but Iโm pretty sure that was the last year he got his hopes up.
I know, it makes me sick. Heโs the most selfish, self centred prick Iโve ever known. Heโs an alcoholic, so my sister stuck with him for much longer than she should have, hoping that heโd get sober. Never happened, heโs been in and out of AA since he was 17. Heโs almost 40 now (yeah - he was about 35 when the birthday incident happened!)
Sadly, my sister is tied to him forever as she had his child. Silly decision, in hindsight, but she was past 30 and had always wanted children and he was 6 months sober - the longest heโd ever been - when she found out she was pregnant.
The selfish never ends...
About 6 months into the pregnancy he started drinking again. He would come home wasted and break the front door down. Heโd fall on top of my pregnant sister asleep in bed and pass out on her. One time he broke the bedroom door off the hinges and launched it onto the bed, she narrowly avoided the brunt of that.
She spent the final 3 months of her pregnancy sleeping on the sofa while he took the bed.
He would steal her money and sell her possessions for booze and drugs. He ran up huge debts under their shared address. He would cheat on her and then call her, crying, saying heโd been mugged and sheโd drive and pick him up. She was way too soft on him and was a pushover, it was so hard to watch.
Immediately after the baby was born she came to her senses and broke up with him. She realised he was a danger to her and her baby, and that she didnโt want him growing up with a dad like that (his dad was a very similar abusive alcoholic type.) So she tried to kick him out of the house - it was rented, but in her name. He refused to leave. So for the first few months of motherhood she came to live with our mum and me. 4 people (including a newborn baby) in a 2 bed house for 3 months, whilst dickhead lived for free in the 3 bedroom house she was still paying for.
I canโt remember what finally got rid of him but he went, and rented a series of flats that he trashed/ditched/got kicked out of.
My sister still wanted their child to have a relationship, though. So she went above and beyond to try and make it work. She took the baby to see him on a weekly basis. Sheโd turn up at his flat and have to walk through corridors full of slumped over addicts and drug paraphernalia to get to his door.
He never, ever, not once, came to her/the baby. It was all up to her to arrange. She did all this for around 2 years, when she finally started being sensible and not going to him. This is because she was advised by a solicitor that it would actually make her look bad if she kept taking the kid to him as she was knowingly putting him in danger.
AND YET... he is an incredibly vocal proponent of โfathers for justiceโ and tells everyone that evil [sister] has banned him from seeing his son โfor no reason at all.โ That sheโs a control freak and is trying to drive him & kid apart. He has an incredible victim complex, and spins long, ridiculous tales to anyone whoโll listen. Heโs convincing, too, so sometimes sister will be contacted by one of his many women with stuff like; โwhat youโre doing to [dickhead] is completely out of of order, all he wants is a relationship with his child and heโs done everything he can, youโre keeping them apart because you know [kid] loves [dickhead] more than he loves you!โ ([Kid] was two-ish when he last saw his dad, he barely remembers him let alone likes him.)
He is always threatening to โtake full custodyโ and seems confident that heโd get that easily, because someone in my sisterโs/my family smokes weed. Never mind that dickhead has a long list of arrests, warnings, couple of convictions, and is heavily into Class A drugs as well as being an alcoholic. The solicitor advised that the most contact he would ever hope for is for something like an hour a week, WITH supervision by sister.
Sister has told him sheโs not stopping him seeing kid. He can come whenever he wants, but she will no longer be going to him. Considering how keen is supposedly is to be a father and see his kid, heโs never gone to her to see him. Not once. In 5 years.
Sorry, this turned into a really long rant! Wasnโt meant to. I havenโt thought/talked about the guy for a while so itโs all come pouring out now for some reason!
I hate these kind of people. A father of a friend of mine refused to see his kids for three years after divorcing their mother. All the while telling his family he wasn't allowed to see them. Just the scum of the earth
Yeah, it drives me mad too. And it makes me wary of men who claim they donโt see their kids because their ex is โevilโ or โcrazy.โ No doubt this is the truth in some cases, but I canโt really take these things at face value.l anymore.
I really donโt know, to be honest. He was - and still is, as far as I know - living with his Mum and her long term bf. Heโll be high school age now, hopefully heโs doing ok.
It's pretty sad that his dad's girlfriend cares more about him than he does. What an asshole the father is. I don't know why the kid even bothered to pretend to be happy and grateful.
Haha that's true. I felt the fact that FIL just assumed that the chocolates and money were for him was weird enough. Oh it's Christmas season, how romantic, my wife left me chocolates and money.
I donโt see how they could afford to give each kid $50 (Iโm 27 and $50 still seems like a decent chunk of cash to receive for any occasion) but then go with the absolute cheapest shitty chocolate out there. Grandma must be brain dead to not notice the weight. Or she knew but at that point figured it would be far easier to just apologize than go out and try to salvage it.
For grandparents that don't have many duties left, i.e. children, loans, career, I think maybe they can afford that once or twice a year. Even normal toys are incredibly expensive nowadays (or always?).
Also those chocolates aren't cheap (the quality is, sure), but that whole package is usually what the kids want due to all the marketing and bright colours. From what I can see on ebay that Oreo milkshake gift pack is $40. For, I repeat, four effing Oreos!!! One could easily make that stuff at home, but I would think the kids want the fun package.
Thatโs just absurd. $40 could buy a very nice set of glasses, several packages of Oreos, plus ice cream and milk. $40 could even buy a lower end (but still perfectly functioning) ice cream machine!
I would assume, given that the gift was supposed to already be wrapped, that she was just in such a rush wrapping it that she didn't think about the discrepency. I know I've made stupid mistakes as a result of being frazzled before.
That's exactly what I thought. How do you miss that? The story just doesn't add up. Based on other comments I think we were dealing with some pretty shitty in-laws all around.
eating the gift candy and taking the money is a shitty thing to do. Putting the wrappers in the box where it's likely to be given as the gift is straight up cruel instead of throwing them out.
I know this is a real life situation for you and it probably sucked at the time, but I'm sitting in the hospital on Reddit right now and can't stop laughing about how shitty a person can be to wrap a fucking box of trash for your son for Christmas. Thanks for this, give him some chocolate for me!
I should share this story with my wife. I may be forgetful and I don't always pay perfect attention to everything, but I've never stolen chocolate and money that she intended to give as a gift. Things left on the counter, in the cupboard, or in the fridge might disappear every now and then if I'm at home for long, but I've never straight eaten candy out of a gift box that wasn't explicitly said to be for me.
Ugghh reminds me of my dad. My mom baked a cake for my little brother's birthday and he cluelessly cut a piece for himself before it was frosted and ate it, presumably forgetting his own son's birthday. My mom salvaged it by chopping it up and making the blocks of cake into a truck, frosted it, and put little toys on top driving the truck.
Everything in this thread reminds me or my dad, it's terrible.
My mother in law wrapped up a box of trash, she likes to put my gifts in boxes of trash so I don't automatically know what the are when I pick them up. I started just throwing them away anytime I see trash.
Worst gift was kind of a double whammy. From September (my birthday) to December of 1997, I begged and begged for an N64. I mowed the our lawn, our neighbors lawn, and my aunt's lawn more times than they even needed it to try and save up, but didn't quite make enough. A week or two before Christmas, we saw a bundle in a pawn shop that came with tons of games and 4 controllers for a great price. It seemed as though I had convinced them that, with the money I saved up and the rest covered by them, it might actually happen. We didn't buy it that day. On Christmas, I was the happy child who got to open a tube of toothpaste....no shit at all....a tube of toothpaste (I think there were a couple of toys also, but when you are gifted a tube of toothpaste for Christmas, it's about all you remember). To top it off, my parents decided to rub salt in the wound and tell me that they went back to buy me the N64, but it had already been purchased by some other lucky kids parents. Apparently a tube of toothpaste was the next best thing.
mthiel ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never did get it. That same year, my older cousin (son of my aunt whose lawn I mowed like crazy) hooked me up with a blockbuster gift card to rent one because he knew I was trying so hard to get one. It was better than nothing, but a week didn't really allow me to get too far into Ocarina of Time.
mthiel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, so your parents tried to get the N64, couldn't get it because it was sold out, and didn't say "we will get you the N64 as soon as we can?"
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 22:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hesitate to get in on what's certainly going to be a controversial topic, but I don't really think it's appropriate to suggest that OP shouldn't ever talk to his parents again over an N64.. Maybe they just couldn't make ends meet to get the console and OP otherwise had a great childhood.. maybe he had the worst childhood ever.. point is we don't know and I don't think we should jump to conclusions.
Edit: missed the part where OP said his parents went back to buy it. Ignore like, half of what I said.. I still think the point should stand though lol
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 04:10:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course you do. This is the internet, and we all are humans with confirmation bias that enjoy sticking to our points.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Storm137 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:45:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Video game system prices and parents don't seem to mix. I got a 2DS last year but while I was trying not to be a nag, I was watching the sales (my mom asked me to) and I told her: "Mom, (store) has them for 80 bucks this week and their in stock."
"I'll get it next week."
I wanted the 2DS cause it was cheaper. My mom waited too long and wound up paying 125 for it lol. I did get my DS though. But it did come with a: "I should've listened to you and bought that one on Cyber Monday."
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:33:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you give the tube of toothpaste at all? I can see socks and underwear, which suck, but aren't things you buy every week or two. Who gives the gift of toothpaste?
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, this is why I try to be a decent parent to my kid. my wife and I will troll our kid with gag gifts, but we're not going to just say 'oh, well it was gone, so fuck you'.... that's a shitty parent (or person in general).
My cousin once got 20' of bubble wrap from her mom. But she asked for it. Couple years ago I got a 12 pack of colourful post it notes form by BIL. That was also by request (he was 17 and not working, and I like office supplies).
sunnyd22 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bahaha my mom gave me a ream of cardstock last year for Christmas and at first I was like, are you for real? But apparently this cardstock is great for crafting (a hobby of mine) and she found it for a really good deal. It makes sense and I use the paper all the time but also... she wrapped a ream of paper and put it under the tree for me.
Whenever I forget my book for class I use a bit of loose paper and then put it away in my pencil case to doodle on.
I have a bunch of weird maths and biology papers with swastikas, baby Adolf Lennys, Lenny faces, hammer and cycles and all kinds of weird shut piling up.
My sister got that one year, with a roll of tape. She jumped up and down all excited because that was exactly what she wanted. Yes, she is an odd one...
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was five and obsessed with all things Barbie. Iโm pretty sure my birthday cake was a Barbie in icing. My grandma followed suit with the theme and bought me a Barbie... a collectors edition Barbie.
I go to open the packaging and my grandma instantly says no. Itโs a collectors edition, you donโt open it you hold on to it and it will be worth money later. So my mom stored the Barbie in my closet and it was my shinning beacon of self control to not rip it open.
20 years later and the Barbie is worth a whole $5 on Ebay. My childhood suffering was for nothing.
Who on earth would get a Collector's Edition Barbie for a five year old and expect them not to open it? I also loved Barbies throughout my childhood and would have been crushed. If you were like 9 or 10 or older it would make more sense and be a nice nod to your childhood memories, but at five? That sucks.
She was/is suuuuuper into beanie babies herself because they are โcuteโ and collectibles. Semi-recently an article was released about beanie babies you could sell for a lot of money so my grandma tried liquidating some of her collection and none were valuable.
So many of those articles are dead wrong. They see some people selling Beanie Babies on eBay for a lot of money and think that means it's valuable, but don't realize that no one is actually buying for that price. Was especially annoying with the Princess Diana one, the comment sections were full of people excitedly saying that they have one somewhere, you'd think that would have put up a red flag.
I'm pretty baffled that grown adults would buy into the mindset of "it's gonna be worth a lot someday".
nononoey ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 03:39:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is right now cleaning out a storage unit and just dropped off a box of barbies l was never allowed to open and l have no idea what to do with them... there was one in particular tho, an astronaut Barbie that has a bag of glow in the dark moon rocks, l wanted to open that SO BAD when l was little. Someoneโs dog had even damaged the box back then and l thought for sure l could play with it because it was kind of open anyways, but nope. Well, now l have again and Iโm so opening it for my daughter, whoโs 4, and has never showed an interest in dolls... ya, itโs for her.
431026 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 02:24:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to buy my little sister those collector Barbies, but I made it clear that she was to open and play with them all she wanted. My parents thought it was excessive (and yeah, they were right) but that was one happy kid.
Omg. So my Oma and beanie babies lol. They are now dog toys. Sheโs probly rolling in her grave, still proclaiming โTHOSE WILL BE COLLECTORS ITEMS SOMEDAY!!!โ
I have a box of about 20 barbies still in the original packaging. All because when I was a kid, my aunt took me to her neighbors house, who was a Barbie collector. I'm talking thousands of Barbies still in the box. I made the mistake of thinking it was cool. For years after I got at least one Barbie for each holiday. Sigh.
Yep, I remember getting a bunch of these for Christmas for a few years.
โTHEY WILL BE WORTH SO MUCH MONEY!โ Mum said
โOkayโ. I didnโt fight or wuestion it, just sort of rolled on with it.
I also had an Christmas edition Ariel doll from the Little Mermaid when it first came out in theaters. I opened it and played with it when I was around 5 years old. One day, mum saw me playing and flipped her shit. Spanked me for it, took it away and put it where I couldnโt reach it.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:16:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First off, stories like this explain why so many people are screwed up these days. Second of all, if you care so much about your kids having all this money some day why not just invest money for them instead of buying limited edition crap?
Because my motherโs logic revolves around the acquistion and keeping of stuff; while simultaniously getting angry and upset at me if I choose not to upkeep that stuff to a certain standard of cleanliness at home.
She will screech and make passive aggressive threats about taking more money from me/not doing a thing I ask because my room is not dusted or vacuumed the SECOND the demands leave her lips. I have too much stuff and want to get rid of it, but then I get harassed if I want to get rid of โsentimentalโ stuff, like a half used coloring book from when I was in 3rd grade. She complains that I am taking up too much space with my stuff in my small closet in my room, when a lot of it is shit she wonโt allow me to get rid of, or her OWN shit that she has no other space to put it in. If she cleaned oht the clothing from her closet that she hasnโt worn in 20 years, Iโm pretty sure she would find a lot of space.
And then she complains that I always wear the same clothes and I donโt have enough clothes, when I have no more space to put any clothes.
I donโt fucking get it.
edit to add: Iโm pretty damn meticulous and clean at work (have to be when working when the homeless/addicts at a treatment center). I will vacuum and mop and dust and take out trash and scrub every inch of cleanable surface with anti bacterial wipes. I donโt have the same standards at home because it is my fucking home. I will live in filth if I choose.
I would also like to add that I am screamed at if I leave a piece of clothing in the floor for 2 minutes while I take care of another task. Yet, my older brother was never ever ever ever held to the same standard. He could leave dirty dishes in his room and clothes on his floor and I would get โehhh heโs a boy, he is expected to be messy.โ
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like mental illness to me. Sheโs a hoarder and neat freak at the same time.
There is a big reason why I donโt like my parents too much :/
Raichu7 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:09:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's terrible. If you really have to get a kid a collectible item they aren't allowed to open you buy two, let the kid play with one and put the other in the loft to be forgotten about and take up space while it fails to increase in value.
Man my aunt did that to me when I was 16! It was some fancy collector Barbie from Gone With the Wind I think. Itโs still in my basement and is worth about the same as yours I think.
Reminds me of some limited edition doll my mom got (Gap, Old Navy, or something like that, from the 90's) to see if it'd be worth anything later. Nope. :-P
My dad made me do this with my holiday edition barbies they had. But he also bought me the xmas tree barbie ornaments that hallmark made every year and i loved that part.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
reminds me of a lewis black bit about doing bomb drills in school, hunkering down beneath kindling.... so maybe they were giving you wood to help you burn faster when the bomb hit?
... and the really fucked up part of my brain went "umm.. jewish family?"
Tempted to do it for my younger sister since sheโs at the age where she just shrugs and doesnโt offer an answer. But sheโs also at the age where she might physically throw it at me. And I donโt want to be hit by a flying picture frame a second time in life.
ccbcc814 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mum having a go at me for a messy room, for some reason she hates anything being on a windowsill. Literally anything. Was throwing everything off the windowsill more or less onto my bed. Picture frame was grabbed, and my bedroom wasnโt big enough that I had time to realise it was coming towards me, let alone dodge.
When she turned around to throw the next thing she saw me standing there wide eyed and with my forehead bleeding. Safe to say I wasnโt in trouble anymore that day.
And again, just to be absolutely clear, it was not intentional. Just a bad throw and bad luck. Of course I do remind my mum about it any time I want to crack a joke at my own expense as the middle child.
muckdog13 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Allow me to offer a defense for the โshrugโ. I did this a lot in my younger teens. My reasoning? I didnโt really want anything that wasnโt super expensive.
My uncle asked me what I wanted for Christmas, what am I supposed to say? โWhat I really want is actually a new gaming computer.โ His price range is roughly $20.
At the time, I had a one-track mindโ if it wasnโt โthat thingโ that I wanted, I was usually apathetic about it. I wanted โthat thingโ and โthat thingโ only.
Sure, maybe sheโs just being a brat. Thereโs also a chance she just doesnโt wanna burden you with what she really wants, and doesnโt wanna make something up instead.
If you donโt get her anything, she isnโt forced to lie and say she likes a gift if she doesnโtโ something thatโs pretty much custom in todayโs society, but is never comfortable.
TL;DR: She probably wants something, she just doesnโt wanna say.
Oh, Iโve been that teenager. Even at 26 I still AM that teenager that doesnโt want people to spend a lot on me but only really wants stuff thatโs unreasonable to ask for haha. The shrug just isnโt helpful, Iโd rather she said โmoney is fineโ to save up for something. Itโs what Iโve done for years, same with my older sister.
I'm 30 I can't even bring myself to mention things I want that would be reasonable gifts. I'm in the market for things like a multi-tool and a good, high-quality flashlight. Those are fairly normal gifts to get someone, but I still feel embarrassed to "ask" for them.
Frankly, what I REALLY want every year for a gift, if someone feels the need to get me anything (I actively discourage it, because I don't want to put that burden on someone else) is to get me something that shows you listened or that you know what I like.
My former roommate's ex-girlfriend nailed this last year by getting me two Pop! Funko figures from Fallout because she knew I LOVED the series. That was one of my more memorable recent gifts I received.
My family does a white elephant and one year my gift was a great picture of me in a bad picture frame with a amazon gift certificate behind it. in case you want additional ideas.
Nurum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year I'm going to photoshop myself into the George Castanza pic of him lying in his underwear on a bear skin rug and give it to my mom in a frame for their new house.
Unfortunately, all the things I want are either too hard to find unless you know exactly where to look or too expensive to ask for as a present.
dzunia ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend's grandma gives the entire family a framed photo of herself every year! I had to move it from the dresser because I didn't like her watching me sleep. Can't wait for this christmas.
RicoMauve ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:10:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun story: my parents and I got into a huge argument last year because I brought up the idea of them maybe overcoming their crippling homophobia and coming to my wedding whenever my girlfriend and I decided to get married, because I wanted my dad to walk me down the aisle. It ended with my mom saying something to the tune of "you cannot expect us to go against god's word so you just need to accept us for who we are" and me not speaking to them for the month leading up to Christmas. But at the last minute I was guilted into visiting them, and the cherry on top of the massively awkward visit was finding that I had been gifted not one, but six framed childhood photos of my mom and my dad...all wrapped individually, so I had to open them one at a time. Over half of my gifts were photos of my parents. And yes, my mom did that shit on purpose. It was her way of saying "we're your family and you'd really miss us if you cut us off, so love us for the bigots we are." Nice try, mom - now that I'm thinking about it, I'm about to go home and find those shits so I can reuse the frames for wedding photos of me and my soon to be wife (she asked me to marry her a few months after that whole ordeal - my best friend will be walking me down the aisle is absence of my shithead father - I'm thinking of sending them a framed invite as a nice FUCK YOU).
Bulverde ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:57:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yasss send them a framed invitation, using one of the framed pictures they gave you of themselves, placing the invitation on top of their picture, so when they inevitably take out the invitation they find... their picture
I got one of those once. I really like it. It's in a nice frame and I have a picture of my Granny hanging on my wall. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have a picture of her on my wall. I have photos of her with my kids on my phone/PC but no real photograph otherwise.
My mum paid for her god daughters and husbands trip to our country and let them stay in our guesthouse as a wedding present. She didn't really know them well, but wanted to do a nice thing.
As gifts they brought a calendar filled with photos of themselves and a framed picture of a selfie.
oeno9 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has done this. It was sweet; we don't live close and I only get to see her once or twice a year. My mom has also done this, and so have I, so I guess it's not a weird thing in my family lol.
E: that being said, I don't think the photos went over as well with my in-laws. They don't have a ton of family photos up whereas my family only decorates with pictures it seems lol
My sister did this one year. Like damn girl, I know what the fuck you look like. I even opened it up thinking there was cash under the picture maybe? Nope. Just her big dumb face.
I have very few hard-copy photos of my family, let only framed ones. All of my favorite pictures are online these days. If I got a framed photo of my Granny for Christmas, I'd be so happy.
I dated a guy whose grandmother did this. She'd spend the money for professional headshots then have them framed for Christmas presents. Still makes me laugh.
dzybala ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did this exact same thing. But she's not super well off, and I can see it as a sweet gift.
My great-grandmother did this, and my grandpa responded to that by saying "wow, this is great, I'll put it in the basement to scare away the mice this winter."
My husband's parents gave him a framed photo of them, for his work desk, last Christmas. They gave it, because they know he's a minimalist and has almost nothing personal on his desk.... not a picture of me, his stepson, or anything else. So, naturally they thought he should put their photo on his bare desk. Nothing weird about that. (He didn't. )
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you can remember her when she dies.
wetwater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pictures are a big deal for my 90 year old grandmother. Every year (usually on my birthday) I would get a new picture of her. Going to the studio was a very big and important deal to her, so much so that the rest of the family (my parents, aunts, uncles, and their kids) scheduled a day for all of us to have our pictures taken as a group at a studio.
Unfortunately, my deadbeat cousin (who is also the favorite) was over an hour late showing up and when he did appear he was too stoned to do much more than stupidly blink at everyone, so we cancelled.
This year I'm trying to get pictures from family that I can put into a digital photo frame to send her.
Now I know what I'm getting my family. Thanks for the idea!
Kordiana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a family member do that one year. Everybody was like... Thanks.
Another year my aunt gave everybody a group picture of my dad and his siblings, she was my dad's sister in law, right after my grandma had passed. She had been my favorite aunt until my grandma and great aunt passed away. Then she became a money hungry bitch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My partner's dad and step-mom are getting that for Christmas. His step-mom hates him and won't put any pics up around the house, so it's kindof a f*ck you to them.
It's a pretty frame, and they are also getting super fancy coffee, mugs, and a box of chocolates.
That must be a common occurrence. My siblings and I received a photo of our grandma as well. I was indifferent to it, my younger sibling though threw a fit.
My great grandpa has done that before too. I barely know him too so the whole thing makes me very uncomfortable. Also out of everyone that got a picture, mine was in the smallest frame. So I guess that means I got it off worse than the rest f my family.
My mother keeps a photo of her mother in the guest bathroom. I feel grandma's eyes piercing my soul, so I started turning the picture face down. Mom wasn't happy about that, so now I have to go to the bathroom before I arrive at the house I was raised in.
This reminded me of something that was kind of cute but really confusing at the time.
My mom's extended family has a reunion around father's day every year. We always update the family pictures at this time. I am one of four cousins born in 1995, and the four of us always have a picture together.
So last year we were getting our 95ers picture taken by my aunt (who always does the photos). She first told us to stand in a particular order, which we thought was weird but ok. Then she told us to hold hands. Ok. She told Jenna, who was on my left, to lean in. Ok. Then she told me to smile really big with my teeth and pull my cousins' hands in front of me. "Aunt Judy this is going to be a weird picture"--"Just do it!" Ok... She told Jenna to lean more. Jenna was already off balance and about as close to me as she can be... But she did it, and we got our dang picture taken. (I'm sure my other two cousins had weird instructions too, but I don't remember them.)
The next day, my aunt Judy presents all the fathers (as it is father's day) each with a framed photo of the 95ers from 2000-ish. We were recreating this photo, and for some reason it was imperative that we didn't know that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's gramma sent me a christmas gift (even though her grandson and I broke up lol) It was a framed photo of her and she said she sent all of the family one and liked me so here ya go. Creepy, a little weird, but I sent her a Christmas card because I'm not an animal lol
My grandad mailed me a picture of himself and his dog (the dog had recently passed away) for Christmas. It had been years since we saw each other. The following month he passed away. Even though I laughed about the present when I first received it, I keep that picture of gramps over my mantle to this day. It's the only picture I have of him.
My grandparents gave everyone in the family a framed photograph of themselves 10 years ago. They're both dead now and I'm pretty sure they were just prepping for their impending mortality.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG MY GRANDMA DID THIS TOO! GLAMOR SHOTS!!!
Shemosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents had a picture taken with the Easter Bunny. They put it in a small frame for each of the four grandchildren. It's the last picture we have of them both alive. Absolutely one of my favorite pictures.
Same here. And in case we forgot, she wrote her name, birth date, and current weight on the back of each as well.
jkbrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty brilliant. I'm thinking about fucking with my family this year. Would you be offended if I gave them all framed photos of your Grandmother?
I did that one year for White Elephant, then hid a movie gift card in the back. Of course, my sweet grandma got it (who's gone to maybe one movie ever), so it still kinda back fired. Oh well ยฏ\(ใ)/ยฏ
ts_asum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats amazing!!!!!! i'll anonymously do that with my family! give them pictures of each other
My grandparents sold their house last fall to move into a retirement village. For Christmas, we all got a laser-printed 8 1/2 x 11 picture of their house. No frame. Just a copied photo of their house.
Iโd actually like that since my grandma is gone and I have no pictures of her but I understand the bad gift thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I (when we were 14 and 17) got a nice picture taken together at sears and gave one to our parents and grandparents for Christmas! They liked it since the other picture of us everyone had framed in their house, I was probably 8 and holding a winnie the pooh!
I gave my best friends dad a framed picture of myself for his birthday one year (well, and pound of bacon.) He actually lugged that thing around the country as he moved, and to this day it's displayed in his home. 15+ years later...
Dad and step mom do this, but take 2 pictures every other year to save money.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAH, this reminds me that my sister's husband (at the time b/f) gave her a framed photo of himself for their first "gift holiday" I don't remember if it was Valentine's or Christmas. But I remember our entire family hooting and hollering about how he must be such a momma's boy, because he gave her "something his momma would like."
They got married.
Turns out he's a momma's boy, and my sister counts him among her children.
My grandmother has a hideous portrait of herself that she had done at the Atlantic City Boardwalk sometime in the 80's or early 90's. Apparently when she dies, it will be mine because I am the eldest grandkid.
The funny thing is that the artist was probably really good at what they did because that portrait absolutely captured my grandmother's personality.
When my father-in-law retired from the job he had for his entire adult life, his boss/owner of the company gave him a picture of the boss with his horse as a retirement gift.
I think we may be related. My grandma gave her entire family a glamour shot of her for Christmas one year. We now find ways to hide it in one anotherโs houses on each other.
My wife's cousin for a long time gave everyone a different item with his picture each year. First year it was tshirts with his old high school photo on the front. Then framed pictures the next year. Pillowcases. While he kept it up I looked forward to the new hilarious gift as much as anything else at Christmas. "Man what did Tim put his face on this year..."
My grandma did the exact same thing! She wore all black in the photo, too, making it weirdly mournful. All my relatives suck up to her and so they all acted like it was the greatest gift in the world. My dadโs side is very strange and dysfunctional.
Not on this thread but I was on another thread where the girl's great-aunt gave everyone framed photos of herself on a cruise and the year before gave everyone tupperware. And it wasn't even good tupperware, it was the dollar store crap that melts in the microwave.
Then I heard another story where, again, a guy's boomer-aged aunt gave everyone a framed photo of herself and her new boyfriend. No one could work out why she bothered.
Like, is this a generational thing? A cultural thing? A class thing? I just can't figure out why so many people would think this is a good gift.
it's the alter you put pictures of past relatives on. Here's the wiki on it, it's to honor and remember the dead, and help them cross over for dia de muertos.
my grandmother had a stroke and instead of signing all the cards "love grandma and Patches" (Patches being her cat), she signed them all 'Love and Patches". she forgot the word Grandma on every single card
I'm so sorry your grandma had a stroke and has memory problems.... but that is... adorable. Give your grandma a hug from me, I have none at the moment and your made me smile today :)
Thanks! she's still kicking in a nursing home. shes basically bedridden and doesnt always remember who is who, but her sense of humour is still in there :)
I actually havent visited in awhile (she lives kind of far). i will make an effort to go see her
I found that with my grandma, she lost all her marbles and in the end hardly knew who I was any more. But her sense of humor stayed. Always laughing at silly jokes and cheerful, she was. Sure, forgetting to shit on the toilet is embarrassing but she was so happy... I wouldn't mind growing old like that.
What happened to the cat? Not in the nursing home, I presume...
My grandma has finally come to terms with her dementia and now she's totally cool with not being sure who's visiting and just asks and she just seems so much happier than she had in years. Always giggling and making terrible jokes.
Please do. When my grandma died it had been a year since I'd seen her. I was so excited to show her how much weight I had lost and then all of a sudden her brain started to hemorrhage. Thankfully she went fast, but that meant I didn't get the chance to say goodbye. At least call your grandma if you don't get the time off to see her.
I donโt have grandparents anymore and would do almost anything to see them again in the living world. Please see your grandma. Let her know how much you love her. And give her a hug for me.
My grandmother passed away a few years ago, but in the last few years of her life she had progressively worse Alzheimer's. In the beginning of that period, she knew she had it and did the "oh, we just talked about this" thing when she'd realize it. She had a great sense of humor, though, and told me once that, "The best thing about having Alzheimer's is that at least I don't have Alzheimer's!"
Please do, I work in care homes and its a blessing to work with these wonderful people. Some don't have any family at all, it's a heart wrenching situation at times (especially at Christmas)
Your comment made me sad, but then I saw that you have no grandparents "at the moment" and can only assume you're soon attempting a heist to get more grandparents. I want in.
Check and see if your area has an adopt-a-grandparent program! They match you with someone in a nursing/assisted living facility who doesn't have any family or whose family is too far away to visit.
Some facilities also have programs where rather than adopting a specific "grandparent" you can go in once a week (or every other week) during activity time and play cards/checkers/whatever with whoever is up for it.
I too have lost all my grandma's (I had 3: maternal, paternal, and step). The closest thing I have now is my maternal grandma's sister (to whom, admittedly, I have always been close). She told me at my grandma's funeral, as she hugged me close, that she would be my maw-maw if I needed it.
Anyway, I hope you have some comfort this holiday season
While memory loss is very common, stroke doesn't necessarily mean memory issues... at least not permanent. Many people know what they're trying to say but can't connect their brain and mouth/hands to say or write what they want. Often, the wrong word comes out or no words at all. After a stroke, a large majority of people need speech therapy to help them talk clearly and properly, again. Am a CNA.
pialligo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No hugs at the moment, or no grandmas at the moment?
Please tell me that became a standard greeting in your family. "Love and Patches" sounds super cute.
miniRNA ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she's love now :)
miniRNA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:58:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PS. Sorry she's struggling, I hope she has decent enough quality of life though
Makovar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually the wording is super important here. She is telling you that secretly the cat is an asshole, and that while your grandma definitely loves you, she has discovered the cat does not.
She is forgetting the comma so it makes more sense like...
"Love, and Patches"
Because Patches is just "there". Hating you. Silently judging your life choices.
My grandpa did "Merry Christmas and a Happy New York" on every card one year.
gishnon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandmother is now the embodiment of love.
joegekko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'Love and Patches"
Must be dusty- I've got something in my eyes.
noot4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a similar aww but sad story. My grandpa was never very involved in his grandkids lives, and left all the gifting and stuff to my grandma. We would honestly only see him at meals when we went to visit them, and he wouldn't say much. After my grandma died he started sending us all Christmas and birthday cards (which was a feat in itself) but he signed them all 'Love from Grandpa and Grandma in heaven'. :'(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Though the reason is sad, that's adorable. If it was me, I would probably continue to use "Love and Patches" as a signoff for family notes long after grandma and patches are both gone.
My papa died 6 years ago. They had personalized stickers with their names and address on them so they never had to write out their return address on an envelope. Well apparently they had a million of those, and my nana still uses them, except now she scratches out his name with a pen... I cry every time I get a letter from her...
My nanny did the same thing for years. She would say โlove nanny&grandad and 5+dogs namesโ haha now she has past and my grandad has one dog so itโs โlove grandad&nanny and the one dogs nameโ weird seeing him take up her tradition.
My Gran did this too! Cards were always signed "love Connie (her name) and Jess (her cat)" and then she would always draw a little picture of the cat. Every time.
Aww, hugs for your grandma! My mom had a pretty big stroke 4 years ago and then another mini one sometime in the past year. She signs most everything with just her first name. It's like she forgets who she's signing it for (usually she'd write Mom or Grandma). It's a bit sad, but I'm glad she knows her name at least. It's the small stuff, I guess.
My grandma had a cat named Patches. It hated kids and was always a curmudgeon. One day I was sitting at the table colouring and Patches jumped onto my lap. I didn't know what to do.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She forgets herself but she remembers love and Patches. Itโs almost sweet.
Ishuzu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this year my 96 yo grandma gave me a birthday card that read:
"happy birthday ishuzu, with love from grandma and ishuzu"
Maybe he thought you werenโt coming into it now that youโre older. You should surprise him this year by sending him a really creative card with all that fun stuff and then end the card with a nice note about how much you appreciate him.
Looking back at my cards from my grandparents when my grandma was still alive makes me so sad...they used to be sooo sweet and thoughtful, the gifts just over the top amazing.
I never noticed cus I was so young. you can tell when my grandma died..the cards just say "grandpa's name"..that's it.just a photo of a winter scene on the front, a $20, and his name..
My adoptive grandma always used to send us cards for our birthdays. They would be filled with sweet words and a check for like $20. As her demencia developed, she started sending cards twice, as though she forgot. Her handwriting also got really horrible. I remember for my dadโs 45th birthday, she accidentally sent two cards and the contents of the second were just nonsensical rambles. I remember wanting to cry because all I could think was that she was already gone. She died later that year.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 13:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother passed away 3 years ago. She had alzheimer's . Ever since I could remember, she'd send all of her grandkids birthday cards with beautiful messages and a bit of money in them. She never skipped one, never missed one, never forgot...and then on my birthday one year, my card never came. She forgot. She was diagnosed a few months after that.
awww... I feel bad a little for grandpa. Is he kind of losing it?
Somewhat related story... My son and I share a first name, but he is not a junior. One year, on my birthday, I got a card from my elderly Grandmother. It was a cool card, with a picture of a kid on a tricycle, in a baseball cap. Inside was taped a quarter ($.25 for non -American readers who might not know). She got our birthdays confused. I was still touched the remembered that someone in my house had a birthday. And, yes, I wrote and sent her a thank you card.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great-Uncle would send us all Christmas cards with a ยฃ5 note in them, every year without fail. Then in the final years of his life, he'd still send cards with the ยฃ5 notes, but would spell our names wrong or forget to write out the cards altogether.
He passed away several weeks before Christmas a few years ago, but when they were clearing out his things, they found a big stack of envelopes with ยฃ5 notes in them, but no cards. Weird how he remembered the money but not the actual cards...
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave up trying to be creative with Christmas cards because of constant bad reception.
I'd draw little Christmas scenes on every single card I'd send out. The very few people who noticed them liked them, but most admitted to just throwing the cards in the trash without opening them.
Then I decided to get creative and create Christmas ornaments out of polymer clay and give those out instead. Those were a LOT of work, and were also met with shitty reception. Some people really loved them (I found out the women at work were taking turns borrowing each others ornaments to wear as earrings) but many more were like "What the hell is this?" and "That's stupid, why waste your time?" and gave a generally negative reception.
So I decided to say fuck it and not send anything out...which was the plan until I got bit by the Christmas bug and decided to try and make my own card this year. Not sure if I'll get it done in time but we'll see.
Yoggyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who...who would receive a gift from someone and reply with "What the hell is this?" or "That's stupid"? What do you celebrate in your family, Festivus? Is this some sort of bizarre airing-of-grievances?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the same thing. I was pretty pissed. If you don't like it thats one thing, but to make a stink about it when it was sent as a gift is another. It costs like $4 a piece to send them.
A1t2o ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so sad, and not in a neglectful or lazy way like most of the posts on here.
miniRNA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was out of the country for a year and a half for charity work and I write my grandma a letter. She wrote me back but clearly forgot who I was because she started telling me about how her son and his wife were doing (my parents) and signed it "Aunt [First Name]."
It broke my heart. I had to go find a good place to cry alone. Then I had to email my mom to tell her about it, which was even harder. (I didn't have access to a phone where I was.)
LeodFitz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's depressing in a whole other way than the rest of these stories. Sorry your grandpa isn't doing well.
Feel it. My grandpa used to be the greatest man I ever could've known. He's far from that now. I still love him all the same, he's just a very different person and it's very sad.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma would send me cards for pretty much all holidays. I remember getting a card from her saying "I hope you have a happy 1979!" or something like that.
It was 1999. That hit me hard. She was always so thoughtful, and realizing that she was having memory problems made me really sad.
My grandma is old but has always been pretty sharp. This year, however, she sent me a birthday card in September (my birthdayโs in December) with a very Christian quote on the front (weโre Jewish), in which she apologized for being a bad โgrannyโ (Iโve never called her granny and, while I never really see her, she didnโt have much to apologize for) and misspelled my name (well, she spelled it right then crossed it out and rewrote it wrong).
I immediately called my dad to ask if sheโs ok and he was like โsheโs fine I guess sheโs just weirdโ.
My Great Uncle and Aunt sent me a card two years ago that had written in it (by my Great Aunt) John is not doing well. He died on Christmas Eve. I still haven't put the card away because it was the last piece of mail I received from him (we had been writing letters to each other for over 20 years.)
That reminds me of the last Christmas cards my grandmother (who had Alzheimer's) ever wrote out to us: "Love from grandpa and grandpa". She also spelt or got all our names wrong, except mine.
piper1871 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:58:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While the Duffer brothers said they kind of forgot about the turtle but it's most likely dead, the writers said the turtle is still alive and will be seen again.
A neighbor kid gave me a housewarming gift of Tupperware container with a, "nice mouse," banana piece and a few flowers inside.
There was no lid. It went poorly.
Mouse was found later behind a bookcase and taken to the forest.
It had mouse leavings on, so we gave it oats instead while we waited for child to exit the room so we could let it go. Child then took the mouse elsewhere and promptly lost it...in the house. Thus began our bookcase adventure.
Duct tape wrapped around it several times, a few air holes stabbed through tape/lid. Scratch marks in one corner, and the lid when received wasn't sitting right on that corner.
nakolune ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok fun prank gift idea... may only work on children. Poke some holes in Tupperware, put some bedding and hamster stuff in it.. but only after damaging one side to make it look like the hamster chewed its way out. Proceed to make children search house while shaking a can of โhamster chowโ. When this gets old, โfindโ the hamster by getting it out of its hidden cage where it was all along. Could also do this for a gift of a rabbit, lizard.. whatever small caged critter you are getting them.
Depends on the piece. Many Tupperware items are just one piece, like the cake taker, or sandwich keeper. But those obviously have a specific purpose and aren't just random pieces of Tupperware separated from their set.
No it's not. Actual Tupperware is expensive. Plus how do we know therealgunn isn't a total cock in the real world and has treated these people like shit
Sorce291 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: Steal and give away tupperware lids as presents. The recipient will be really grateful because they lost that exact type of lid years ago. The person you stole it from won't really question why the lid is gone.
Tupperware is guaranteed for life. If you have a damaged piece, all you have to do is find a distributor (they are like Avon ladies). You give them the damaged item, they return it to Tupperware and after a fairly long time, they either send you a replacement part or, if it is out of production, something that they currently make.
I had an edge split lid for a 1970 celery keeper 782-2 (a long, green rectangular lidded box that I use for meatballs & sauce, fruit salad, etc. because it's slim and takes up little room, as opposed to huge round or square containers.)
They didn't have the lid so they sent me a complete and similar $39 box!
ucjj2011 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you live in Australia? 100% chance it contained a poisonous spider, or toxic lizard, or venomous duck.
ucjj2011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe, maybe not? All the listings I see on Google either refer to platypuses (the only venomous mammal, but which has a duck bill) or the Paraguayan Venomous Duck, and since all the information about is the same, I think it might be a hoax.
But also everything in Australia is trying to kill you.
โItโs not about the money, itโs about sending a messageโ
mike_d85 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:22:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first started dating my now wife, her grandfather gave me a pocket calculator for Christmas. One of the ones you get for free as an ad or business card.
I'm now regarded as a person and most of the time he asks how I'm doing before he asks about the dog.
PRMan99 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad just gave this to me for my birthday. A solar calculator (he also gave me $50 in the card, which was nice).
I joked to my brother, "Well, if I am ever somewhere where the entire electrical grid is out and I can't charge my phone and I need to do some calculations, I'm all set."
duke78 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grandfather remembers the days when calculators were expensive as fuck. Some of them still are. So when he got one for free, he thought it would be valued as a gift. I guess.
mike_d85 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was literally one he got free with a business' name and phone number on it. He just wrapped a something he had lying around the house.
Or, he's a functional person who understands that technology has advanced enough that pocket calculators are commonplace--and obsolete--and he wanted the boyfriend to know he didn't like him or consider him worthy of spending money on a gift for.
It may of contained a fart. My dad and his brother did this. Apparently good Tupperware holds a fart stink
So you rip ass and hurry and seal it
Wrap it
Hilarity ensues.
Betcha got a fart present
Woyaboy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting these from loved ones is far more insulting than being given nothing at all...
I think that depends on the people involved, and whether it's a legit piece of Tupperware, or just some plastic container. I'm a Tupperware Consultant and many people buy Tupperware for gifts. But like any gift, if the receiver can't use it/doesn't need or want it, then it's still a shit gift.
Woyaboy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tupperware is the bomb...
I'm assuming it was worthless to OP given the nature of the thread. An empty knife holder, and then ONE piece of Tupperware.
I assumed that, too. I also assumed it was just a piece of plasticware not actual Tupperware. Even the most useless piece is still valuable on ebay lol.
As a Tupperware Salesman it depends on what the piece was, some of our stuff is quite pricey. Also depending on the age (early 70's) it could be worth some money to the vintage crowd.
Iโm imagining them realizing on the way there that the sheath had no knife so they ate the cookies out of the Tupperware they brought in the car and gave you that too.
Sounds like they just got you what was lying around their house. Did you have to act happy about it? Because it's funny to imagine you saying how much you've always wanted a single piece of tupperware.
Zenopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There has to be a story here... Don't blue ball me like that.
sah_000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend's parents put a joke gift under the tree last year. It was a large cereal box size Tupperware container. Best gift we got that year, mostly because it was so funny :)
djd1ed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They should've said fuck you, you get nothing! Because between the three, I think that would have been the best.
Just read you gave an answer, that's cool it had the lid. Just realized I'm 3 hrs late to this conversation.
rab7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sheath for a pocket knife
That's some Gift of the Magi shit
Khaldara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too once received a sheathe with no knife in the 1980s. Is this like, a thing that people do?
Skwidz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I usually give my brother some cool records for Christmas plus a gag gift of some kind. Last year I wrapped a piece of cardboard. This year its gonna be Tupperware haha
Is it sad I asked for some tupperware this holiday? I need a jello mold and a long shallow container. Although, I know that won't be my only gifts. I asked my husband to do tasks. Like I don't need you to buy me a remote start as it is mostly my money but it would be awesome of you to take the car to the shop and get it installed for me.
Oh man, I just remembered this. A couple years ago we went over to my MIL's house around Christmas. I gave her a gift (I think it was a Bath and Body Works gift basket or something). I guess she wasn't expecting a gift from me, so she starts rummaging around in her purse and eventually comes up with a chocolate bar. "Oh! Here this is for you!" That woman hates my guts so I give her an A for effort.
Sounds like my sister in law. Her mother in law โbroughtโ her a microwave splatter cover all the way from Germany. I guess the dollar store near her is also named Germany.
I once got a sheath for a knife with no knife in it. My sister in law, who I live with, had gone to a hunting and camping expo, and had bought herself and my sister, her wife, some expensive looking belt knives and sheathes. I guess she must have felt bad for not gettong me one and just got me a sheath.
The funny thing is I make knives and custom tooled leather sheathes. I made one for my sister for her birthday last year and it's the one she uses at work every day XD
sklavko ยท 3873 points ยท Posted at 13:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I was into science and I always wanted a good scientific calculator. My mother bought me a calculator for my 16th (not entirely sure) birthday, but it was not what I wanted. It was just a cheap and simple calculator with large buttons like this one. Well, I was very, very disappointed, but dad was laughing his ass off.
Edit: here's another one. A relative gave me a makeup bag she got for free and tried to convince me it was a pencil case (I'm a guy).
sklavko ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one she bought me was actually really ugly. I couldn't find the picture but it was actually gray with blueish border and buttons in various colors.
[deleted] ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 15:18:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A relative gave me a makeup bag she got for free and tried to convince me it was a pencil case (I'm a guy).
My fiance got a makeup kit from his aunt and uncle for Christmas when he was 16. He was a little surprised, but thought it was pretty neat actually. He was into art at the time and decided it was just a really creative, outside-the-box gift. He thanked them very profusely.
They were immediately horrified and embarrassed. The makeup had been meant for one of his female cousins, and they got the packages mixed up. They took the makeup kit back and a week later his real gift arrived. It was pajamas.
Come on! A scientific calculator is basically a pocket sized retro computer. And that's amazing!
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother just did this same thing, I told her I was taking Statistics this semester and was looking at some Goodwill's, Thrift Shops, and on LetGo for TI-84 calculators seeing as I did NOT want to spend $150 on a new one from the College bookstore, or Amazon, etc. Halfway through my semester, STATs included, I stop by her house one day for our usual chit chat and banter and she gets all excited and tells me she has something for me and runs inside. She comes back out with a calculator similar to the one you linked, solar powered only, and she was so proud of herself and happy that I just tucked it in my scrub pocket and went on my merry way home.
I mean come on, the bigger the buttons the bigger the science!
Cpcr1203 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like my mom.
I just recently had my son, and my Mom gave me a laptop bag from the donation bin at her work (A daycare center) which she swore was a diaper bag. She said โLook, it has a pacifier holder and a plastic wipes carrier in it...it is a diaper bag!โ
I had to look it up on google, which lead me to the staples website to prove it to her. Not to mention, I showed her my laptop bag from work, which was Dell brand instead of the brand she had, and she still didnโt believe me.
Thatโs 20 minutes of my life Iโll never get back.
I just remembered that I got a similar calculator for Christmas! Only I didn't even want a scientific calculator at all, I was just starting the seventh grade I think, and the syllabus included 'scientific calculator' on the list of things I needed that year. So that year I got a regular calculator as a gift.
My dad did the same thing!
I needed a nice graphing calculator for class and for my birthday, my dad gave me a 3 dollar Walmart calculator.
He was really proud of himself too - my mom told him to go get a calculator and he did, it never occurred to him that I needed a specific type of calculator.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's sort of funny. And also sort of sad since the money was wasted. I guess it could be excused as a simple misunderstanding if this was before search engines were a thing.
That reminds me of the year my grandmother gifted me a "PDA". I'd mentioned that I was hoping to get a cell phone soon, but this was in the late 90s and I was about 13 years old, so there was no fucking way I was getting a cell phone. In lieu of that, she found a shitty calculator/calendar combo at the dollar store that was labeled as a PDA. It ran on a watch battery that died after being on for about 30 minutes.
My cousin (the only other male grandchild) got several PlayStation games from her that year.
fjzappa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had sort of the opposite problem when I was in HS. My mother was asking her friends for ideas for me for Christmas, and one suggestion was a calculator. Mom said no, that won't work because /u/fjzappa had already bought himself exactly what he wanted. (HP-25C for $200, back in 1976)
I'll never forget my freshman year of high school, we we're required to buy the TI-Nspire calculator for our courses, so mom got me one on eBay. It worked great and I learned how to program in TI's BASIC then I put Homebrew on it and learned Lua and got into programming. Changed my life really. Still have the calculator, too.
I can just picture your mother at the checkout line with the basic calculator and wondering what was so special about it. Did you end up being a book-keeper?
mlugia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks about your makeup bag, but when my girlfriend and I visited Korea, she got a pokemon makeup bag from a store as a gift and I needed a pencil case for work that had enough space for my scientific calculator... And it works perfectly for it! Been using it since shamelessly.
Vok250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:24 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A relative gave me a makeup bag she got for free
I got one of these once, but my Uncle was cool enough to hide a bottle of whiskey inside.
CraigsMD ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mother sounds horrible... why would she not encourage your love of science? This just confuses me from a parental psych standpoint...
sklavko ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got to defend her though because generally she didn't do such things and she supported most of my decisions. She also bought me a real calculator the following year.
BeeHive85 ยท 230 points ยท Posted at 16:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, every girl in my family got a handmade Afghan blanket from my grandma. These are my favorite, and everyone knows it, so when they got handed out I was so excited. I got a card with a $25 gift card in it. I don't believe anyone owes me anything, so I'm not too mad. But it was certainly disappointing. My family is huge. So I was the only one of about 16 girls in my family.
Edit to add: the worst part was after everyone got theirs, they all took pictures of them, and people kept saying "beehive85, bring yours over here!" "come hold yours up for the photo!" "Let's see what color you got!". It took about 10 minutes to convince everyone I didn't get one, and it wasn't just misplaced.
Iโve had a similar experience. We donโt get to see my grandma very often because she lives so far away. She came to visit one year and she brought everyone handmade quilted potholders which was great because we all really love the stuff she makes. Except she had made one for everyone but me. For some reason all I got was an ugly glass bead which I pretended to like. To make it even worse, she deliberately used fabric that I gave her for my brotherโs potholder. I still havenโt ever learned what I did to piss her off but she has progressively gotten meaner every time I have seen her since.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 22:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ffs what did everybody say? What did SHE say? What did YOU say? Did you say ANYTHING?
๐ญ I have a learning disability with math and I can crochet, knit, cross stitch etc.
Alternately, you could find someone on Etsy who could crochet an Afghan to your specifications. This will be fairly expensive as itโs time-consuming and yarn costs money etc.
For my high school graduation, my mom put down money on a 3 day trip to Mexico. I was super stoked as I'd studied Spanish for 5 or 6 years at that point and had never been able to travel much... Sadly, my Mom got scammed and that trip never happened. I've still never been to Mexico either.
5GodsDown ยท 617 points ยท Posted at 15:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aaahw, that's sad! I feel sorry for your mother. At least she tried :(
She did, I was really disappointed but, it's not like I could ever really bring it up because she took the financial hit too. Pretty much a no-win thing. We've done lots of other little trips and stuff, she was always taking us away for inexpensive weekend trips... but that was kind of going to be a big deal hs graduation thing and I never ended up getting anything. Kinda stupid to still feel a little bad about it lol
5GodsDown ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 15:51:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, it's ok to feel disappointed, as long as you know your mom didn't do it on purpose :p
Oh, no, my mom's great, she's just not always been all that great with money. She's always cared about us though, and she's mostly been less stressed about such things since meeting my step-dad.
rumm-hamm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:42:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hopefully one day you can buy her a real trip to mexico :)
eulerup ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:51:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're still thinking about going to a Spanish speaking country, Costa Rica is pretty affordable and gorgeous, whether you're into the beach or adventures!
Similar to this, for college graduation I was promised a trip to Japan. Mum and I flew into Hong Kong (aunt lives there), where aunt proceeded to "lose" the money for our Japan excursion.
She says the travel agent stole it. We don't think that so much.
It certainly had that china town city smell. A lot of trash on the streets even though it looks like they had street cleaners around. There were a lot of street corner venders/little open dive kinda restaurant.
The year I finally got my parents to buy me a used Nintendo DS lite for Christmas (had been a few years since it came out, and I wanted it so so Much), my dad got eBay scammed on the game he bought for it :( ended up with a Nintendo and no games. Not his fault, but made for a pretty lame Christmas Day, heh.
Honestly, it's been a long time (to the tune of 20 years) only remember it because it was such a big disappointment at the time. I'd actually applied for study abroad a couple times in school and got rejected and scraped up funds for a downpayment on a school trip to Spain that got cancelled due to lack of interest...so it was kind of the 3 strikes, no travel abroad for you.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, hugs still have a wonderful mama, know kids/adults who are a lot worse off
dv282828 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in New Mexico and you can crash on my couch. I don't speak spanish, but my friend can. Or we can go to this taco place down the street and you can order for us.
My birthday falls near Valentine's Day. My dad would often have conferences for work that also fell the week after (and around my birthday). So either my dad wouldn't be around due to work, or if it was a year where he didn't have a conference, he and my mom would take a vacation for Valentine's day for themselves, and miss my birthday.
One year (the Feb after 9/11) my mother excidly tells my dad that she found a cheap deal for a week in Paris for Valentines day. It was a little less than $500 per person. Included the flights, BnB, subway tickets, museum tickets, a valentine's day cruise and dinner, the whole works. So many people weren't travling due to terrorism so the deal was amazing. Problem was...that was going to be my 16th birthday. Sweet 16. And I was going to have to do it by myself while baby sitting my sister. My mother saw how sad I was, and so said we'd all go! She booked a 2nd trip in mine and my little sister's name.
My mother then turned around and said that this was not my gift, and expected me to pay her back. I worked soo many baby sitting jobs that winter, and still had to pay her back later that summer after I had earned enough (with interest). Then, while we were in Paris, my parents totally forgot about my birthday. When I suggested we go to museums for my birthday, they turned me down. "We're not here for you!" And every day my dad bought my mother flowers from the sellers outside our hotel. No card, no gift, no flowers for me.
Ah well, I did love Paris, and it did instill in me a love for travel, and a drive to budget and save. (My sister on the other hand was given spending money and had all her expenses paid for this trip, and every other trip from when she was 12 until she was 27. My parents never made her pay them for anything...)
Dude what? After that many years of learning Spanish you can't scrape together the cash for a budget trip to Mexico? I did a 7 day solo trip for about $700. Covered my flight, AirBnB, street tacos, and beer. Best surfing trip yet!
Don't be a Mexican't!
I know, got me thinking actually. I've always been uncomfortable traveling alone but, it doesn't look like the alone status is going to change anytime soon, so maybe I need to get over it and start saving for a trip :)
That's the spirit man! Stay at a hostel/BnB with a common room or book some group day trips (like with Viatour). You always meet cool people when you're doing cool shit!
Also r/solotravel can help
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you ever want to come south the border I can give you some advise! I love having people around and I always jump at the opportunity of showing my country.
I'm in Ohio, been to a lot of the states, and a very short trip to Canada but that's about it. Yea, think flying in is best, I've heard driving from the north can be very risky.
Nothing like that will happen just because -Mexico-, it's like going anywhere else, just take the precautions you would traveling to a new place. Mexico is a big and diverse country! You'll have fun for sure. If you're interested, I can make you recommendations depending your interests/budget.
Btw, nice username.
ya know, a round trip to mexico isn't that expensive nowadays, if a couple redditors here were down to pitch in a few bucks (only bc i'm broke) i'd be down to contribute to help make a trip there happen for you :)
Aww, <3 Honestly, it's probably more my schedule than funds that is the issue nowadays (well, that and I've moved twice in the last year and just started a stable job in January.)
I've been to California, my step-father grew up there... it really isn't.
AlphaMW3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in L. A. Dude I don't even feel like I am in The US sometimes
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay but in Mexico they hijack tourists and make them fight to the death with pipes. Winner gets to be in the gang! 98% of murders went unsolved in 2013. I don't know why you would want to go there for fun?
Because that's only one part of Mexico, I mean, you could say the same about large swaths of the US, honestly. We have tons of gun violence here and every crime I've ever been a victim of has gone unsolved.
Thank you! I have been to Mexico 5 times. Never had a problem and everyone has been nothing but friendly and helpful. Certain places are higher risk but youโre not going to those places anyways. Inbox me if you want to go! Iโll go with you! Lol I donโt do travel alone either.
There's no support for the numbers claimed there and most rates are taken at murders per capita, not straight numbers as larger/higher population countries would always be near the top.... The actual murder rate in Mexico as of 2016 puts it in the top 20, but only barely. Looks like the top is Honduras.
Okay but in Mexico they hijack tourists and make them fight to the death with pipes. Winner gets to be in the gang! 98% of murders went unsolved in 2013. I don't know why you would want to go there for fun?
Why are you coming to Reddit and spewing non-PC truth? This isn't the place for that.
Theo242 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username unfortunately checks out....
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:03:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be somewhere new though, a real trip outside the US. I've studied Spanish, French, German, Latin, even Esperanto and the only other country I've been to is Canada, for like 2 days.
moosiemae ยท 2392 points ยท Posted at 15:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a healthy happy teenager, unwrapping a scale in front of all my friends at my fifteenth birthday party is something I will never forgive my mom for.
mthiel ยท 465 points ยท Posted at 15:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: never give "losing weight"-related clothes for a present unless the recipient specifically requests it.
Edit: Or they go to the gym already.
Edit: this includes gym memberships, exercise equipment, etc.
For my 15th birthday my parents got me workout clothes, a red rubber ball, and an exercise bike. I was incredibly self-conscious about my weight at the time, and so I went and cried in the closet while my friends were leaving.
My mom cam to get me so I could see them off, and was horrified to find me so upset. She legitimately had no idea I was self-conscious about my weight, and didn't even put together that every gift she bought me was exercise related until I pointed it out. She promised to make it up to me, and I got a 3DS and a Pokรฉmon game the next day.
Note: My mom is usually an amazing gift-giver, and even she doesn't know her logic behind getting me that stuff that year.
mthiel ยท 232 points ยท Posted at 18:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least she didn't say "you're a spoiled brat for crying over presents".
I know crying over presents is considered ungrateful, but I can think of many reasons where crying is excused (such as the giver placing a crappy gift in a box of an expensive item, or a little kid receiving a gag gift, or receiving "losing weight"-related gifts unless you requested them).
daitoshi ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 21:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've cried due to sentimentality.
Like, I ADORE reading fiction/fantasy. My dad + stepmom pooled some money to buy me a kindle for christmas, and when I opened the package and realized what it was, I legit started tearing up a little, I was so happy.
And then they revealed they also bought me the complete Harry Potter collection and it was already loaded and ready to re-read again, I started crying for real.
It was the most amazing feeling in the world, feeling deep in my heart that they knew ME. They knew what I liked, and my habits, and created this amazing perfect gift for me without asking what I wanted.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 00:09:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:15:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She would literally never say that, thank goodness! I have been blessed with the greatest goddamn parents a person could ask for, and I'm gonna be grateful as hell to them until the day I die.
She definitely did, and nothing like that has ever happened again! I actually liked the exercise bike a lot after I realized I could play my 3DS while I worked out on it.
She didn't mean any harm and made it up to you, and on top of it you found a way to actually enjoy the original gift. Sounds like that turned out in the best possible way!
Somewhat related: early in their marriage my father went on several different shopping trips to get my mother presents for Christmas. So he did not buy all the items at the same time, and wrapped them as he bought them and sort of forgot about each.
Imagine his horror Christmas day as my (more educated, higher earning) mother unwraps a new vacuum, a bread maker, and several other kitchen and cleaning gadgets.
Each was a thoughtful gift on its own (they needed a new vacuum and my mother enjoys cooking and baking) but taken all together the gifts definitely sent an unintentional message.
Lucky for him she didn't take it badly, he was just mortified as she was unwrapping things.
Aww I love your mom. She seems really sweet. This story is esp nice because I really expected it to go down much differently...lol. To many mean parents in these threads/this world.
daitoshi ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me some 20 lb weights to get swole.
My grandma got me a dress to look 'like a proper lady'
Now I can put on a gun show while wearing a cute dress with heart polka-dots. ;D
This made me irrationally angry. What kind of maniac uses Christmas or a birthday as an opportunity to criticise you with a gift? Gonna file that one away old cow, next year you're getting a leaflet for free dementia screening.
Errrr.... can I have some help then? I'm doing the Reddit secret Santa, and the person I got doesn't have a lot to go off. She pretty much only posts about her weight loss goals and relationship stuff. She might like Harry Potter. I was going to get her a workout shirt, but now.... help?
Edit: She frequents relationship subs, but from what I can gather she is not currently in one.
I like your idea of a work out shirt, maybe it could be Harry Potter themed? Blender bottles are inexpensive and awesome to have for protein shakes/pre workout. Elastic headbands are awesome too. You can find those pretty cheap as well, they can also be themed. Check Etsy!!
I was going to get her one that said "Do you even leviosa?" with a picture of weights below it. That or "I train so I can climb the steps to Hogwarts". I'd like to do Etsy, but I'm afraid stuff won't get to me in time to send to her. (I'm putting in a couple other things and want to wrap it together.) The blender bottle is a great idea though.
If you wanna go the sentimental route you could send a board game or 2 and snacks with a hot chocolate set. If she posts about having an SO alot and things seem well, this gives them both a cheap ish date night inside to spend time together.
If you wanna go with workout stuff maybe include a note that says her post history seemed like she really enjoyed working out.
Or if she's into Harry potter maybe a shirt or something related to the series
[deleted] ยท -34 points ยท Posted at 21:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just wondering, why add in that bracket section 'sorry, she sounds like a basic bitch'? Completely not needed. All that could be deduced is that it seems she has work out goals, is in a relationship, and may like Harry Potter. I see you were trying to help but then added in an unnecessary comment which didn't really come across very nicely.
[deleted] ยท -53 points ยท Posted at 21:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're the only personality traits she chooses to share on a website, not necessarily the only personality traits she has in real life. And she definitely does not deserve to be called 'basic as fuck' by a complete stranger.
[deleted] ยท -26 points ยท Posted at 21:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do know what a "cunt" is and you're being one. Cheers.
daitoshi ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:00:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I want a particular kind of thing as a gift, and I list only that one topic, that doesn't mean I don't have any other interests or hobbies - it just means that's the only hobby I feel comfortable letting a stranger buy me cheap stuff for. Many of my hobbies - if I want to get anything USEFUL - the inexpensive stuff I already have because I can buy it myself, or it's too cheap to want to use and would end up as clutter. (For instance, I'm very particular about the decor in my planted tank, and the type of food I give my fish. Bad hobby for a stranger who knows nothing about aquascaping to guess at a gift for, so I wouldn't mention it)
Fitness is something that any stranger can make a guess and probably get it right. Same thing with Harry Potter. Nerd reference and a general hobby. Great for a gifter to know about!
You're deciding to project a personality based on a couple little details and then look down on her. Thus: You're being an ass.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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daitoshi ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being in a relationship: Appropriate gifts : Gifts that are good for 2+ people, or a couple to share. Like a gift card to a restaurant, or a board game, or a movie.
Weight loss: appropriate gifts : Probably not food due to allergy unknowns, therefore - Fitness stuff.
Duh.
alnumero ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep! My grandparents got my mom an exercise video kit one year for Xmas after sheโd been pregnant with me. She cried and threw it in the trash. They were assholes.
I hope so. I did tell him after last Christmas and I hope the message got through to him. He has a tendency to 'laugh it off' when we have these conversations, though, so it's hard to know if he really gets it.
If he sees you're not laughing I would hope that he gets it.
rogicar ยท -88 points ยท Posted at 22:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You resent him giving you a gift to improve your health? Fucking christ talk about being overly sensitive and ungrateful. My parents got me a 10lb weight and a 20lb kettle bell one time. I only wished they got me the other pair to be able to use them better or even heavier weights. None the less I tried using them until they got lost when I moved out.
I appreciate any other exercise equipment as gifts from anybody cuz not only does it show that they are genuinely concerned about my health but it will motivate my lazy out of shape ass to work out more. I can't understand how the feeling of resentment could blossom from this.
If you never expressed interest in weight loss and then have your husband gift you scales, weight loss books, equipment, etc.. That's a little more than subliminal. It may not be malicious, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
There's a difference between general health equipment and what amounts to an unsubtle suggestion to lose weight.
rogicar ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 04:50:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with being unsubtle? It's her fucking husband and her fucking health on the line. Isn't honesty something wives bitch about all the time? Granted, I probably would be more direct at first by literally telling her along the lines of "I'm worried about your health going to shit so move more and eat less for the sake of you and our family" but giving a gift to get things started is very thoughtful and caring as well. You're seriously overly sensitive and unthankful if the primary emotion you feel for a gift like that is resentment.
My mom just lost her job and at 63, she should really be retiring. I wish she would make her next project losing all this weight she's gained over the course of her stressful, hardworking life. I wish I could do something to facilitate that, but probably gym clothes for an obese woman is not the ticket.
Oh man, I still remember unwrapping embarrassing little kid type undies at my tenth birthday, at which there both girls and boys present. I think they had My Little Ponies or something on them. I was in fifth grade. Why mom, why??
Raptr117 ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 19:21:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just get her adult diapers and a diet cookbook
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:06:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also regift the scale alongside another one and instructions to how to calculate your weight by using both at the same time.
If you read her other comments it's not as bad as you think :)
Short version: mom didn't realize she was self-conscious or that all the gifts were exercise-related. Felt terrible, so she bought her pokemon and a 3ds the next day to make it up to her, and both got lots of use.
Turns out I was wrong and that was someone else...sorry. My bubble got burst too.
jenouvie ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:32:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omfg. my mum bought me a scale for my birthday in my mid-20s. i'm 5'2" and weigh 105lb. i had to genuinely explain to her that her gift choice maybe wasn't the best. she still didn't understand.
Oh yeah. As an overweight young woman when I was in my mid-20s, my step-fucker gave me an inhaler (like a Vicks inhaler thing you put in your nose) with appetite suppressant herbs in it for Christmas. Hence, step-fucker.
[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 21:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So maybe take how that made you feel, and apply it anytime you think it's necessary to call someone a "basic bitch" for wanting to better themselves. Don't perpetuate shitty behavior.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's literally in the same subthread, dude. And you were being an ass there (and yes even if we read the word "bitch" in the most colloquial sense). If I had noticed the same username, I'd have thought similar. Often people that lash out at random irrelevant stuff they are in a bad mood or have some other pent up shit to deal with. And I would know, if you were to dig far enough in my comment history you will probably find me in a bad mood too, at points. What you will not find, however, is me defending that behaviour.
Yes, really. It's incredibly slow tonight at work and I needed a distraction. But it took all of 45 seconds to find it. You were really projecting some insecurity there, and I perused through your comments to confirm, as well as to point out your hypocrisy in ripping on people that don't deserve it, just like your parents did to you. The best ammunition is your opponents hypocrisy.
So 45 seconds to look, maybe a minute to type, and maybe 15 second to read your replies. Wow, two whole minutes of my life dedicated to this, you're absolutely right my life must be just terrible.
At least I don't have to project that on others that, again, don't deserve it.
It's a shitty enough world without that kind of behavior, so I'm going to call it out because it isn't acceptable, whether you're 23 or 73. Stop it and work on yourself.
Edit: Used the wrong "you're" SHAME ME I DESERVE IT
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hoo boy. Missed the point and completely went off the rocker. Must have been somewhat less than boring if it twisted your panties that much.
I don't care about your hobbies, not sure why that is relevant. However, unlike you, I'm not going to call you names because three years of therapy helped me get over exactly what you're going through: insecurity lashing out in the form of insults and anger. I've been there kid, if you don't change eventually you will have no one, and it will be your own fault because you drove them away.
I'm not mad at you, I feel sorry for you. Hope you get the help you need.
Ihprac ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this was about weed first and that your friends gave you a .01g scale that you opened in front of ur mom.
lunixss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a scale for christmas a few months ago, and before I had any time to be hurt by it, she clarified that it's because one time we talked about when you poop out so much you think you lost weight and she knew I'm the type to actually check.
LGZ64 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's mom sent her a scale...not even as a birthday present, just a "surprise gift". She's super slim/toned/athletic and a team captain to boot. She also has body image issues. Just...wtf are in these peoples' heads??
koalandi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:42:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me want to cry. So sorry :(
I had awful body image problems because of my mom. She was well intentioned but I was already a super healthy eater and played tennis and ran track all through high school. I had always been small and once I hit 100 lbs my freshman year she FREAKED OUT
Not surprisingly, no one who went to the concentration camps deserved their fate, but your mother? A different story. /s Wouldn't wish that on anyone but that's still a piece of shit thing to do. Flip her the bird and say it's from me.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as a (mostly) straight male married to a female for 14 years - NEVER EVER EVER bring up anything close to this topic unless they bring it up first. and you NEVER buy anything related to this unless, as was said before, it was VERY SPECIFICALLY requested.
oh, and fuck the twat that gave that to you ....
djmoulton ยท 3137 points ยท Posted at 13:58:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yankee swap for my company Christmas party one year. I opened a mini keg of Heineken. Someone else opened a bottle of Captain Morgan and switched with me. I figured sure that's fine, until the very last person opened...a bible.
Either that or someone was trolling the group. Non-religious dude wraps a bible and sits back and watches as everyone gives ultra-religious dude the stink eye.
Unless they opened the bible and it's one of those fake bibles that hides a flask!
adh247 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:00:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother. She did this to me every year and then at Christmas dinner she would ask me what I'm reading about. I'm a fucking child grandma! I'm reading my comic books!
math-kat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:22:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ultra-religious classmate who was in the same club as me in college. Her family had formed their own church, and her father published bibles with his own annotations to explain how people should interpret every passage. She would "gift" these bibles during the club's yankee swap every year. It almost always ended up with someone who was Atheist or Muslim, which made it even worse.
I tended toward stuff that was gender neutral, and if not that, something that could be broadly appreciated.
Think I broke some sort of unspoken rule when I gifted wine. ๐ Totally worth it for the looks of surprise and approval of my mischief.
fshannon3 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 17:43:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My current employer has done these each year. A budget was set, but no theme. And a rule was put in place that a gift can only be swapped so many times (over the years, that number has changed because so many people participate, and we only have so much time).
It's gone pretty well here. Last year, I'd say about 90% of the gifts were booze. The other 10% were other tasteful knick-knacks. People "get it" here.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For these I always get scratch tickets in the specified dollar amount. People either really really want them or do not or are struggling to decide, it's hilarious.
xhieron ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the only way to go. In the very conservative Southern Baptist church I grew up in, we did this for the last few years I attended (it was a pretty small church). My great uncle was a deacon (and a notorious prankster), and he brought lottery scratch cards one year. It was fantastic. I don't think I could have ever imagined a present that would be more contentious. Once the cards were opened about halfway through the event, all pretense was dropped. Those things changed hands almost every round. I ended up with them because I had the last steal (and got maybe $10 if I remember correctly), but more importantly, it's one of those things that gave me a great memory of him and everybody at that church.
10/10 would recommend to anyone.
lordbaldr ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing. I'm stealing this for any future swaps.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People either really really want them or do not or are struggling to decide
Yes, "want it," "don't want it," and "am indifferent" ARE the three possibilities.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, the "really really" was meant to apply to all three states of mind. I meant to say no one was indifferent and it was a big thing to everyone.
Yep, I also do the scratch tickets for these kinds of swaps. You can even make a nice presentation by taping them inside a gift box all fanned out and including a coin for scratching.
I participate in one every year with a group of friends but it's an ornament exchange with a $15 limit.
I always get cool af ornaments, as do most others in this group. It's the newbs that fucking suck. One year this chick, who I never saw again, put a scratched up Jesus plate in a bag. Yes, it was a plate with Jesus on it. And on the back of that plate was a goodwill price sticker, I think it was $1.50.
Bentley82 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:56:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once bought Preparation H for a Yankee swap party. It was a huge tube of it. I think it was a $15-20 limit. It was actually really well received, as the joke it was intended to be, by everyone even the guy who got stuck with it.
I'm pretty sure you're joking, but just to clarify: Jesus made wine as his first recorded miracle. And gave his followers wine as part of the first communion. Paul tells his protege to drink some whine for his health.
I am aware it was a joke I mean they have wine with church services itโs early not against all alcohol
Girlinhat ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 16:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's a Yankee Swap?
djmoulton ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 17:04:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basically everyone gets a number, and then you pick gifts in that order, but when you open one you have the option of keeping it or swapping it out for someone else's gift that has already been open. So the higher your number, the more options you have.
I'm guessing Yankee Swap is the southern (US) name for it. I've grown up with "yankee" being used in my mom's family as an old school name for something of little or no value.
Lady_Kel ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:22:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm southern and I've only ever head it called white elephant or dirty Santa
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm also southern. I've always heard it called "Chinese gift exchange."
I have no idea why they call it that, but, due to my location, I can only assume it is racist.
Yankee here. It's definitely a New England thing. The idea of a Yankee up here is someone very practical and frugal, but also standoffish and private. Yankee swaps are a cheap way to do a gift giving event with a large number of people without having to get too personally involved with them.
Growing up my mom had a "Yankee's Prayer" framed in her kitchen. The saying is: Use it up, wear it out. Make it do or do without."
Docteh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can suggest the gift exchange switch to the "Left Right" game. Every stands in a circle and then someone reads a cheesy christmas story that says "Left' and "Right" a bunch of times. Everyone picks a gift in the beginning and passes it based on the story, you keep whatever you end up with. It is faster than white elephants and there is no stress of people stealing shit
PuddingT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great for the scout troop where there may be complainers but stealing is the fun part.
For me it takes away all the pressure of buying unwanted things for tons of people and wasting money. I wouldn't do it at home but for a large gathering it's great and fun. If you don't want to be involved just don't bring a gift.
I participated in one when I was about 10. I was super stoked because I was the second to last person to go, and when I opened my present, I got some awesome nerf guns.
My dads, caretakers husband (who is like 40 at the time), goes last and unwraps a Gillette razor. And swaps with me. He then immediately gives the nerf guns to his kids.
I don't think this is a very fun game to be played with kids, odds are they're going to be upset about something. Adults can tell each other "come on it's just a game and it's just cheap stuff" (you wouldn't play it with expensive gifts either).
I get the whole "let someone sit at your fire and he'll be warm for an evening, set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life" thing, but I never took the Bible as a how-to guide...
If it was one of those reeeeeally good, leather bound, annotated bibles then I'd absolutely love it and I'm not even that devoted. But since it's a company thing, I imagine it's pretty cheap
mr_punchy ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of self centered arrogant cunt proselytizes at a company gift swap?
genuinely wondering if this would be ok if it was like, someone everyone knows to be a self-proclaimed follower of christ (carry your cross, turning the other cheek, etc.) and the person gave them a fire bible (last time I checked it was ~50$)
sorry, my comment wasn't clear, but uhh I meant as like a normal christmas gift, not a white elephant gift exchange/yankee swap (gonna add that one to my lexicon).
Yes that would be okay because a good Bible is awesome and usually pretty expensive, especially if it's a study bible... Which sucks, because the best stories in the Bible are in the contexts and current events of the time.
well, I mean you do have people like samson who decided to take 300 foxes and tie their tails together in pairs, light them on fire and let them go in the middle of a philistine field or johnathan and his armor-bearer taking on a camp of 30 philistines by themselves, but you're not gonna find that story being taught in a sunday school anytime soon.
...fire chariot? verse and book please? I've read the stuff about elijah (might've been elisha) being harassed by a bunch of teenagers and pretty much summoning a bear to maul the lot of them, but uhh, no fire chariot here. Also, I feel like Jesus chasing out the vendors from the house of god is actually kind of well-known as far as bible stories go, so w/e.
Yeah I didn't read much of the Bible myself (I was taught most stories at a young age) but I did read the beginning of Ezekiel. Would recommend, it is trippy as fuck.
Isn't this also part of Erich von Daniken's (sp?) wacky Ancient Aliens theories? Cause honestly, I can't fault him about that one (doesn't mean it's true ofc).
huh, I guess I'm too used to the bowdlerized (can I say that talking about the bible?) version of the bible, where Jonah was eaten by a whale, rather than a 'big fish'... welp.
I'm fairly certain I've heard sermons about both of these before (or included them as examples), I was just talking about sunday school (teaching children family-friendly no "he who loses his life will gain it" non-sense, that's for purists!) in general. That said, I'd be fascinated to see the church who would admit that to children... on the other hand, that just makes me think of child soldiers so that's enough reddit for one day.
"He who looses his life for my sake shall gain it" has nothing to do with child soldiers. There have historically neen christians killed simply because they refused to renounce their god. That kind of thing is what it is refering to. It doesn't say anything about people who take lived for his sake earning eternal life.
christmas has nothing to do with christ, per se, just like how religion wasn't anywhere near a political office/power to be used for ones own gain until rome declared christianity (where at which point it was christened 'catholicism') the official religion of the roman empire somewhere around ~350 A.D., IIRC. The book of acts represent a far-cry from what catholicism has been in the last millenia-and-a-half.
SADMANCAN ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:07:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a yankee swap at my exโs side of the family. Her uncle got a pair of heavy socks. Few turns later I stole the socks. Then every other older male after me stole the socks. These fucking socks got passed around like 7 times. I ended up with a 20$ gift card. But felt happy about starting a sock war.
Loborin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having been "gifted" with an unwanted Bible for graduation many years ago from my holy roller aunt, I still can't begin to grasp why anyone would offer this as a present.
Everybody with a use for a Bible already has one, anyone without a use for a Bible doesn't want one. Moreover, it just reflects very poorly on the giver and his or her religion. "In lieu of a gift, here's a Bible." Gee thanks. Not like these are just available for free everywhere. Oh wait, they are.
If it was a shady gift because she thought I'm a shitty human being, then get me an etiquette book so I can learn something worth knowing. At least I was decent enough to resist the urge to give her a Koran when I got her name for the family gift exchange.
It became kind of the running family joke. The only thing worse than pulling her name in the Christmas drawing was her pulling your name, because 100% you're getting another Bible or some other weird piece of religious crap.
She had an inexhaustible supply of that shit. Decades, this went on.
Zirind ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought my wife a $70 bible. She has bibles, but not a Catholic bible meant for people in RICA classes and she was really excited to get it. So, I agree in this situations (and most situations) a bible is a terrible gift, but its not always the worst gift ever. And I'm not even religious. But yeah, it should be reserved for people you know well enough to know they want it.
Yes of course. If someone really wants a specific holy book, that is an entirely different matter, and when you give it, you have done a welcome and thoughtful thing.
sublime81 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had this happen one year.
My extremely religious aunt (and obvious bible purchaser) came forward to object to my receiving of the bible. Most of my family isn't religious but I'm the only one to ask her to stop pushing it on me or I would stop talking to her.
She took it back and I got a dunkin donuts gift card. She was later heard complaining about already having the same bible.
I grew up in a very religious home, and to this day am very religious. But never give an unsolicited gift of a Bible. If you're a kid who grew up in a religious house, you probably already have a dozen in your room, with only one of them ever getting used.
I had a party that was a combo of my 18th birthday/high school graduation/boot camp send-off. I got a Bible from my church for graduating, two military-themed ones for going to boot camp, and one for my 18th birthday from the family. I only know where one of them is (it was my daily one until my birthday this year when I ASKED for a new one).
But I'd never gift someone a Bible. And I'd ask everyone else not to as well.
SueZbell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Salvation Army or church thrift shore would accept you spares.
The Salvation Army is a well-known hate group towards the LGBT community though- I wouldn't support them, unless you didn't really care about gay people. They promised to stop doing that kind of stuff a few years back, but unfortunately they continue to this year.
SueZbell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I fucking hate these things. My friends do this because it's "fun." The first year I did it, my buddy ended up with a bottle of lube. The next time I participated in one, I unwrapped a digital piggy bank. I subsequently apologized to my friend and took his RC helicopter. I have never been involved in another one.
I would always buy a Lego set or something cool when we did this in my youth group. Then one year I ended up with a candle that was obviously something somebody was getting rid of. I never participated again.
Why give someone a Bible as a gift? If they really wanted it, then they're probably Christian. But if they're Christian, they probably own one already. No reason to give it out unless the person gifting it spend their days off work preaching on the street or really hated this person and wanted to make it very clear they think they're going to hell.
froheim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man one year I got stuck with an 8" foam boomerang. The gift price range was $20-30. I had brought a dual deck magic cards set (department of 3d nerds)
This is why I prefer the Cascade version of a Yankee swap. Once the gift is swapped, a timer starts, like 3 minutes. The victim of the swap then can swap with someone else, and so on. A gift cannot change hands more than once a round. When the timer is done, the round is done. The only exception is the final swap from the person who got number 1 at the end. This leads to strategic swapping, and keeps bad items from ruining the night for early numbers.
A Yankee swap or a white elephant gift exchange is where everyone attending brings a gift in a certain price range.
Then, everyone pulls a number from a hat. This determines who gets to open a present to see what's inside.
If there are presents open, you can choose to steal one from someone else or open a present. The person who gets something stolen from gets to open a new present.
There are some other rules that can be put in like "a present can only be stolen X number of times".
antaryon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The guy who got the Cpt Morgan offered to switch? If so, that guy's a genius. He knew he'd lose it anyway so might as well get the second best gift.
We did one of these and it was supposed to be with things around the house to regift, or a max of $5 if you were buying something new. It was meant to be funny, full of bad gifts and jokes.
Nobody listened to the limit, and all brought nicer things. I brought a mini of fireball with a little santa hat. And some shitty guitar shaped ice molds for my boyfriend at the time. We were dying from embarrassment, but it we couldn't stop laughing.
Nurum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hollow out the bible to hold a flask, problem solved.
My grandma gave me a bible for Christmas a couple years ago... I'm atheist and while she may not know that, she knows I haven't been to church in years. The cover was a really pretty teal with designs though?
leofwing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never fare well at these. One year I selected at-home drug test strips. Another year I got a box of tic-tacs labeled "snowman poop"
Had the same thing happen to me except someone in my girlfriend's Christian family brought a Quran as a goof. I'm Muslim. I ended up with the Quran because someone else took the signed baseball from me and ended up giving it to my girlfriend's sister-in-law who was very interested in reading it for educational purposes and I was happy to oblige since I already have two or three at home. Her whole family was pretty racist except her older sister and that sister-in-law. Her older brother once called me a sand rat and her other brother and sister were polite enough humans to not be outwardly racist, but they clearly were. I have no idea why that thoughtful, kind, police officer sister-in-law married her dumbass works-for-his-stepdad half brother, but I guess he's good in the sack because they had two kids in quick succession after they thought she couldn't conceive for a couple of years. Her dad was racist too; I could never get a read on her mom but they were nothing but kind to me.
Hanta3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of my graduation gift from my rich grandparents. Usually they just give me like a $5 for some holidays, which is a bit disappointing, but money is money. For graduation though, I was hoping for something that's help me get started with my independent life. Maybe some money for college, or cooking utensils, or something. They have me a monogrammed bible with leopard print on the side of the pages (this part, but imagine gold/black leopard design). I'm sure they meant well, and somewhere out there a devout young Christian boy is hella jealous of my snazzy custom bible. But I already own like 3 bibles, and I figure it's more about what's in the book than what the book looks like, I really wouldn't need a "fancy looking" one.
And I'm also an atheist, so I haven't really cracked a bible open in years anyways. There's no way they knew that and were trying to make a passive aggressive reference, because if they actually knew they wouldn't be so coy. Gotta love living in the Bible Belt.
Tuesdae ยท 7897 points ยท Posted at 12:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two pair of heavy-duty flannel pajamas. From my husband.
We live in Florida.
[deleted] ยท 6738 points ยท Posted at 13:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, there's no whoosh. He did it in Haiku. I knew that, I didn't care. It's still likely false, although there is still a chance of it being true. Not everyone likes sprog
Sorry i should've said Triggered. Oh how the times have changed.
Hugo154 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, that's a different name for the same shitty meme. People who say shit like "you mad" are usually sad edgy teenagers who aren't passionate about anything but feel bad about that so they try to validate themselves by putting down other people. And I don't know why I typed this out since your reply is just going to be "you mad" or "triggered"
imabustya ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I downvote poem for sprog or whatever the fuck whenever I see it but these make me laugh so I'm going to upvote this every time I see it. Keep being awesome refrigerator haiku guy.
I didn't read your username, and instead of assuming it was a haiku, I for some reason thought it was meant to be read with a similar tune to Smooth Criminal.
Sebleh89 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which part of Florida though?
Tallahassee nights in the shitty areas can be brutal in the winter. Source: ex bought me flannel PJ's and I thought the same thing, living like the broke college students we were, her place was fucking freezing all night and those flannel PJs helped when the body warmth wasnt enough.
My aunt bought my ex-wife and I flannel sheets one year, and an electric blanket the next. I live in MS, it's super hot and humid. It rarely gets below freezing in the coldest part of the year. I returned both and bought her something nice with it for her birthday that following year, because I know it was out of love, and that old-age-always-cold thing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Husband: Honey you should wear your pajamas.
You: I'm so hot in these pajamas.
Husband: Are you wearing something under them?
You: No
Husband: Well, you should probably take them off.
hjai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're lined with Kevlar to protect you from the gators. Ungrateful.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:09:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, my family is from Florida (I'm not, but we go there at least once a year). I've noticed that my Florida native Aunt will toss on jackets, sweatpants, the works when the outside temp hits 60. Meanwhile I'm standing there in shorts and a t-shirt, because Florida.
I love sweaters and winter clothing way too much, but also live in FL. So the moment the weather dips just a touch, even if only into the low-70s, I bust out them long sleeves.
I'm not really cold. I just fucking love winter clothes and never get the chance to wear them. :(
Kydlo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This caused a spit take.
Jinjubei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they are a woman who lives with a man whose body temperature is naturally a couple of degrees higher, and therefore he wants to keep the entire house at 60 degrees year round, and he doesn't want a giant pile of covers either because they might get on his side of the bed. It's easier than constantly fiddling the thermostat back and forth.
When the pajamas get too hot you have to take them off.
Also...you don't have as single drizzly day a year where you can just ball up in your warm cumfs? I know they get frosts in Florida because I always hear about the oranges. Also, you don't plan on visiting other parts of the world?
flume ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wore heavy flannel PJs when I lived in Florida...what's wrong with that? They're comfy.
Haha the same thing happened to me. Except one was from my dad and the other from my brother. One was Superman and the other Cookie monster, I'm not a fan of either
.... I mean they are soft and warm but it's Florida and I've worn each pair maybe once in the three years I've owned them.
lapekes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a couple of days that it drops below 40 degrees that he could wear those.
As someone from Michigan who likes a window open and a cool breeze when Iโm sleeping that sounds fucking amazing. That would be an amazing gift for me
I think that's just your husband's way of getting the thermostat where he wants it without getting into an argument.
Source: I also live in Florida and got my fiancรฉ a super warm blanket once for Christmas because she would always turn the air up at night. Now that she has her fuzzy blanket, I can crank the ac down to 70 at night without getting yelled at.
ixfd64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
cause women are always cold... i dont see why this is bad... my wife sleeps near the vent with a sheet, a heated blanket, and a comforter while fully clothed even though the house is like 68 degrees in the winter. she cray... all yall ladies is a cold.
Oh sure, women can complain all day about being cold... We buy them some flannel PJ's, cause you know... We're actually listening attentively and this is the thanks we get. Well shit.
Not answering the question fully, but I had originally thought I got the worst gift ever.
When I was about 8, I got "The Princess Bride" from my uncle for Christmas. When I opened it, I gave him the weirdest look, like what kind of boy do you think I am. Little did I know that when I actually took the time to watch the movie it was fucking awesome and I love my uncle very much to this day.
meopelle ยท 2919 points ยท Posted at 16:41:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that the plot to "The Princess Bride"?
emmamee41 ยท 268 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's part of the book's plot, too. Even the asides like "She doesn't get eaten by the X at this time" are in the book. The entire prologue is the fictional story about how Goldman used to hate reading and books in general, but came to love them when his father read him The Princess Bride when he was sick. It's less "is this a kissing book?" and more "I hate books", but the plot of "isn't interested until he realizes how awesome it is" is entirely there.
Dead serious I had the same thing happen to me. My uncle whoโs a movie buff gave me the princess bride when I was young, and I thought it was some lame girly movie, then I saw it
Sort of. It's roughly the plot to the movie. The book is about the kid from the movie, all grown up, finally finding a copy of the book his grandpa read to him - and he realizes that it's awful. It has all the action and such, but is also filled with Les Mis levels of irrelevant crap. He presents to the reader his abridged version, with notes on what is cut out.
The meta-fiction about Goldman not being the actual author of the book gets weirder and weirder as time goes on, too. Every anniversary edition gets a new Forward tacked onto it containing even more highly fictionalized biographical narrative regarding his experience with the novel. It gets weird when he starts talking about the movie production in the same breath as the "original Morgenstern" and your head starts to hurt.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandpa, not uncle in the movie :)
sweffymo ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 18:05:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a kissing book?
AmaiRose ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had someone tease me that they were going to get me a terrible gift once. They already had a barbie car wrapped up, but when I asked they told me they were giving me potatoes that year, thinking what 6 year old girl would want that. Turns out, me. I didn't shut up about my potatoes in the week and a half leading up to Christmas, and so they ended up having to buy a bag. I opened my real gift, said thanks, set it aside, and then spent all Christmas day watching cartoons and eating raw yukon golds from my very own 10k bag. Ah, good times.
zbeezle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:58:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are... are raw potatoes actually any good?
AmaiRose ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find them to be. Peeled, and salted. I usually still to this day snag a couple of sticks when I'm making oven fries before I put them in the oven.
Hendlton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My whole life I thought raw potatoes were poisonous. Of course I could just Google it, but aren't they?
AmaiRose ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:53:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could google you an answer, but based on the fact that I've eaten a good amount of raw potato in my day, and I'm not yet dead, I'm going to go with, probably not. Don't eat any part that's growing eyes or is green though, just to be safe.
We grew up super poor. But our parents made the most of it and we thought raw potatoes with salt were an amazing treat. We also ate raw cabbage as a treat.
I had this same conversation with my aunt, we were at the lake and she was like "Thegiantcat1, wanna watch a movie?" I said sure and she said "Want to watch the princess bride" I said I didn't want to watch no girly stuff, glad I listened to her anyways it's one of my favorite movies.
Similar thing happened to me on my 17th birthday. My uncle gives me a mixed tape of music and I open it and am thinking "man, is this a cheap gift". I listened to that tape hundreds of times and was introduced to some great music. In hindsight, he probably spent a lot of time putting it together, as opposed to just going out and buying something.
meee39 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my sister trying to get me to watch this and I kept adamantly refusing. I finally watched it because she told me Andre the Giant was in it. No regrets.
I am totally buying this for my wife because she will actually watch it thinking it is a girly movie.
I tried to get her to watch Idiocracy, a genuinely good, funny movie, where I literally put it on the TV in front of her.
She spent the whole time playing with her phone because the most obvious focal text on the DVD menu screen is "Ow, My Balls!" the name of one of the stupid tv shows of the future which the menu screen guy is watching. She instantly dismissed it as an immature stupid show and ignored it. I put it on again 6 months later without giving her a chance to see the menu screen and she was like "oh no, not this stupid movie again".
I tried explaining it was a smart movie about stupid people but she still didn't get it, and again spent the entire movie playing with her phone
That reminds me of a friend of mine. A couple of us were talking about how much we loved the movie and he mentioned he'd never watched it. The rest of us were stunned because it was totally the kind of movie he would have loved. But he insisted that he probably wouldn't like it, the name made it sound stupid.
Iโm female but was a huge tomboy, and this exact situation happened to me also. I ended up watching it on a bus on a long field trip and was pissed at myself because it was so good haha.
Niddrie ยท 7074 points ยท Posted at 13:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older sister and I are from my moms first marriage. One Christmas we got socks from our step-grandparents while my brother (their blood grandson) was given nerf guns, toy cars and lots of candy.
I was 10 and my sister was 12, I donโt think Iโve ever seen my mom that mad before. We were always treated like shit by my step-dads side of the family because โblood is thicker than waterโ. Thankfully they divorced when I was 15 and she is now in a happy and loving relationship with a great guy who has an awesome family :)
Edit: This comment has gained a lot more attention than I ever thought! Itโs great to read stories of families who are kind and generous no matter their blood relation.
Also I get it, the quote may have a different meaning than what my ex step-grandma intended but she meant it as a way to validate treating my sister and I different. But thank you for the history lesson!
My son is a step parent. He married a gal who had a son in her teens. My wife and I declared (while they were still dating), that the lad was our grand son.
When they had a little girl together, my sister made a comment to me about my first grand child. She wasn't ready for my harsh reminder that the baby is the SECOND grand child. She said, "well, yeah, but this one is really yours."
---"Here, let me get you your coat."
[deleted] ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 17:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. I am sorry to hear of your family issues, and I hope they get better for you. My wife and I do our best to make sure our Grandson knows how much we love him, and that the rest of that stuff doesn't matter.
I have a cousin who married a woman with 3 adopted kids from her previous marriage. He had one himself from his previous marriage, and they adopted another together. Then she got pregnant. Every single one of those kids are loved by their parents and grandparents (and all the extended family) equally (as far as I have seen anyway - we have 300+ people in our clan, so there are bound to be some douche nozzles).
(Not that it should matter, but it will make a difference to some people: all four adopted kids are obviously adopted.)
No, 300+ in the whole clan - the Grand Parents had 12 kids (the "Kids" generation), who had about 50 kids (the "Grandchildren" generation), who then went on to have 200+ kids for that generation (Great-grandchildren), and some of them now have a kid or two. So from the "Kids" generation on, there are over 300 people in our extended family. Other than my one cousin's adopted kids, I'm not aware of any others (step kids not in the "adopted" category).
We used to have family reunions every 5 years, and I had an aunt and uncle who had a country music festival type thing on their property for like 25 years, and all the local family went, with other family traveling up and staying for a couple weeks or more in the summer, so I knew 90%of my extended family growing up. It was awesome and weird lol
My daughter recently came out to me. I let her know I was fine with adopted grandchildren. Then we ordered pizza.
Matora ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 04:57:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my sister came out to the family, she asked that my mum and dad not be mad. My mum said "We're not mad honey, just a little disappointed we won't get grandkids one day."
Yeah, we mentioned those too, but really point was made with the first response.
whtbrd ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know people get to do what they want with their money... but for the money and effort involved, I think adoption is the way I would want to go.
Hell, I'm straight, married, and fertile, and we still might adopt.
As a step-grandchild, I want you to know how much that means. One of the best feelings I've ever had was walking into my step-mum's parents' house and seeing my name on the family tree that they recently put up.
His name is on a personalized Christmas stocking, exactly like everyone else in the family. We really meant it when we said he is one of us.
he was less than 3 when I met him. Other than the fact that he will go through his teen age tyrant years of saying "you aren't my...", I know that he will always know that I am his Grandpa, and my wife is his Grandma!
My Grandad met his partner (my Nana) when I was one and they both adopted my cousin when he was 5. He was a troubled kid (crack baby) with adhd and dyslexia but I never once heard him, my brother or any of our other cousins make any comment on the fact that she isn't blood, even in those tyrant years :)
We've all commented on the fact that we wish we weren't related to our actual grandmother, however..
Theo242 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I envy you. My step grandma made her biological grandkids family trees, and though I was raised by my stepdad from 9 on my stepdad was alone on the tree. You have a valuable gift dude
As a parent in a blended family, thank you for standing up for your son and your grandkids. It means a ton to them - and it hurts them horribly when someone points out that one group or the other is somehow less a part of the family.
Sounds like my partners family. They accepted us from the moment he introduced us all.
It makes my heart burst the way they treat my children, considering their paternal side ignores them in the street.
A few weeks ago when visiting my MIL the youngest monster walks in, makes himself at home "Grandma scary, can I call you that? Is that ok?"
As she says there is no step, We are family.
infyjtid ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:27:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My by-marriage aunt was widowed youngish and when she re-married, I always made sure to refer to her husband as my uncle even though I was in my twenties. I found out that he was sensitive about not being accepted by the family and it really meant a lot to him that I immediately started calling him Uncle. You may never know how much the gesture means to him, but Iโm positive it means the world.
On behalf of your grandson, thank you. Both sets of my step-grandparents werenโt really welcoming to me and my siblings.
jenn1222 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVE people with enormous hearts!
I have two boys, 18 and 13. My boyfriend comes from a huge family. His grandmother is like you...everyone is her family! My sons are now her great grand kids! She doesn't even care. They're kids and they need love. THAT is all that matters!
That's so awful. My boyfriend's daughter said she wants me to be her stepmom and I about freaking cried. I love finding her gifts I know she'll love. And her mom's husband treats her like blood too.
I've never understood punishing kids for not being a direct blood-relative. My daughter's dad remarried and has a lovely little boy that doesn't understand my relationship to his big sister (he kind of understands that I'm her mom, but I don't think he totally gets it), so when I pick her up to visit, I play with him for a couple minutes and get him birthday gifts and Christmas gifts. I guess I'd rather make a little kid happy than hold a grudge against his father.
marbear77 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 15:34:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, same thing in my family. My step grandmother gave me and my sister an Old Navy pajama set that still had the clearance sticker on it while the โrealโ grandkids got clothes totaling no less than $150 in value. Even one of the grandkids girlfriend who had only been around a few weeks received an expensive J.R. Criders shirt. The real kicker though was the size of my PJs. Im the only fat one in the family, theyre all athletes. I wear an XL, she bought me a 3XL bc I โlook like that would be my sizeโ insert fake smile.
Agreed. She has a smug face with tattooed on eyebrows.
iCoeur285 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 15:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened with my step grandparents too! My grandma on my momโs side made sure she spent equal amounts on all of us, and that the gifts were something all of us would appreciate.
My stepdadโs dad didnโt even bother getting us anything but an empty card. My mom was pissed.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:07:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family had the opposite problem. My grandma remarried and her kids from that marriage, and therefore grandkids, were treated much better than the kids from her first marriage. I was the daughter of the youngest son from her first marriage.
For years we got nothing from her but one year we had presents under the tree. I was only ten and my sister was eight, I remember because I learned a life lesson that day. Presents were passed out and the other kids got toys for days, at least a couple a piece. We only got one present a piece but we were still excited. It became our turn to open and we each got a cheap denim shirt with a bear embroidered on it. Even at that age, I knew what happened.
Ten is old enough to know when you've been treated differently. But we took it stoicly and thanked my grandma. The whole ride home my parents tried to defend it by saying she doesn't have a lot of money and she just doesn't know what to get us. Bull shit and bull shit but we didn't say anything. That was the only year she ever gave us a present. I doubt anything was said, I think that was just the only year she bothered to even try a little.
But this is the family who would purposely get my alcoholic dad drunk, steal from him and make fun of him. Every single holiday until we stopped going.
Buy her son expensive or cool gifts, give us some sort of stocking filler type thing. Wooden puzzles, keychain video games and the like. I still appreciated the gift, but it did feel a little bit like being Harry Potter on cousin Dudley's birthday.
Growing up my dad's family was always super fair. My dad is still that way. To the point that I've received a $10 check at Christmas before because he spent $10 more on my sister than me.
When I was in middle school, he got remarried. My step-mom's family was not that way. We went to her parent's house 2 years in a row for a summer vacation. Both times, my step-sister and step-brother got money from their aunt and uncle, like $20. My sister and I got nothing. Which I was mostly ok with, because I didn't know them. But what got me was my step-brother and I were sitting on the couch watching TV and they said "Hey Fred, here's $20."
The next year we were there and Saturn cars were newish things. They had a thing at the mall where you could test drive, jump on the doors etc. My step-uncle(?) went to do a test drive and asked if anyone wanted to go. I was the only one. He got to test drive and they gave him a free t-shirt for driving. He gave that to my step-brother.
This pisses me off as an aunt. If my older sister ever remarried and the guy had kids I would just be glad to have more nibblets to spoil.
meltibsen ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:37:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a step-father itโs behaviour like this that I could never forgive. Iโve made it perfectly clear to my family that my step daughter and my biological daughter are equal in my eyes and are to be treated equally as well. If they ever pulled anything like that theyโd be cut off in a flash.
Thankfully theyโre not like that at all and are very inclusive but itโs scary to think how many sociopaths there are out there that would do this sort of thing.
My husband's family overcompensates though, and IMO that could be just as devastating. My husband's older brother is his father's stepson, and even now, when his older brother is 47 years old, for his birthday his dad would "take him to get a new iphone." Growing up, they often gave his older brother extra gifts.
Even today, no one in the family is allowed to make the older brother feel bad about living at home, not having friends, being creepy. He kidnapped someone once (luckily the person decided not to press charges) because he thought that was how he should behave around women. Everyone just carries on and pretends that nothing happened. No one confronted him about it.
For Christmas, everyone needs to pitch in to help clean or set up, and his older brother says he's tired so he can't do it and sits down like a lardo.
We obviously don't care that they never buy my husband or his younger brother birthday presents but his older brother gets an iphone every year. (Come on now, we're adults. We'll buy our own god damned phone if we want one.) However, I credit his parents constant babysitting of his older brother to his complete lack of success in life, his lack of friends (burned all his bridges because he's a selfish mofo), and his lack of significant others (no woman would want to date this creeper who might kidnap/rape them if given a chance.)
My sister and I were like that in the eyes of the step family. One year at Christmas all of my stepdads sisters mentioned the dining table was crowded and overflow would be sitting in the actual dining room instead of the eat in kitchen. Not thinking much of it, my sister and I sat at the overflow table and it wasnโt until my mom started cleaning (because those shit sisters never would lift a finger) that she noticed the only two people sitting at that table were her 2 kids (13 and 14 at the time). The fucking kids table with kids from 10 down to 2 (at least 5 of them) were sitting in the kitchen with everyone else. I think that was the last year we had dinner with that family during the holidays.
17648750 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:52:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got an adopted cousin who isn't even considered a grandchild to grandma. Straight up refuses to acknowledge him when she lists her grandkids names.
This same thing happened with my ex in-laws. My boys (from my first marriage) were about 8 and 10 at the time and my daughter was only 1 or 2 (she was their blood grandchild). The boys got crap toys from the dollar store. When they left to go to their dad's, my ex's parents went out to their truck to get the "real" presents for our daughter. I. WAS. LIVID. He couldn't understand why I was so mad. Getting away from him and that toxic family was the best thing I ever did. Now I'm married to the most wonderful, caring man on the planet who treats my kids like they are his own.
shgrizz2 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people genuinely are too up themselves that presents aren't about the provider, or family politics. The smile on the kids' faces is all that matters. If they're too selfish to see that then fuck it, you're better off without them.
legone ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 16:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They already had two sets of grandparents. Calm down.
Yeah, I'm really confused about why step-grandparents would automatically be expected to treat children who are essentially strangers to them the same as their own grandchildren. But then I've always been confused when a marriage is expected to suddenly create family relationships that don't really exist. I realize I'm in the minority on this one.
Todok5 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But then I've always been confused when a marriage is expected to suddenly create family relationships that don't really exist.
But that's bascially all a marriage is. It creates a new family relationship that didn't exist before.
Agreed. I also believe there is a happy medium between not being an asshole to kids, and expecting grandparents to treat relative strangers the same as their blood relatives because of one of their kid's romantic decisions. There are a thousand different ways to exchange gifts that don't have to make a display of who is getting what from whom, but people don't use their heads.
I can't speak for everyone else, but my step-grandmother did these exact same things, and she was the only grandmother I ever knew. She was married to my grandpa before I was born and was also my godmother. There was a real relationship as far as I was concerned.
Hey good point, there's more than one way to have step-grandparents. The model in my head was of a parent with kids divorcing and marrying another parent with kids, then wanting the new spouse's parents to treat the step grandchildren like their own grandchildren. Like "here's two kids 8 and 12 who you barely know, now they're you're grandchildren." Sometimes it works that way but I don't think it's a reasonable expectation, especially if there are already existing grandchildren.
If a set of grandparents have, say, two grandchildren who they are reasonably generous and attentive with, and then suddenly find themselves with four grandchildren because their child remarries, it's not quite fair to expect the same level of generosity and attentiveness to suddenly double.
Because it's the decent thing to do. A small child doesn't know the intricacies of family technicalities all they know is the grandparent who loves their sibling doesn't care about them.
Exactly this, as a child you don't "get it" you just feel left out, and then holidays become a reminder that you're not the favorite and then they aren't fun anymore.
starhussy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Personally, I think this was the tactful way to handle it: You can't make them love or care about the other kids, but they did do a small acknowledgement. Then they waited for the boys to leave instead of rubbing it in their faces.
Those other children are going to see those presents afterwards. They're siblings, it's not like no one's going to notice that their brother has a shiny new toy. No one said you could be forced to love them, but if you can't muster up at least a bit of pretend and/or try to treat children who don't know any better fairly you're a shitty person. Hell there's probably something wrong with you if you can't love a child that probably loves you just because they're not biologically related to you.
starhussy ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's this magical concept called sharing. And obviously they're going to their dad's where they will also get more presents.
legone ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why don't we treat any kid that we know remotely well like family? Because they're not family. But they still know you, what if they don't get it? Ah, it's for the children, whatever.
My MIL insists on treating me exactly the same way she treats her kids when it comes to birthdays, Christmas, etc. It's very nice, and it's been going on for decades, but I'd rather she spend that money on her grandkids.
Because you make family. Circumstances don't make relationships, actions do.
In my family, you are family if you marry in. Step kids are family. Your spouse's parents and their siblings and kids cousins are now all family. My paternal aunt died. My uncle, who is not a blood relative but married in, he married again and guess what? She's family and so is her daughter. Divorced spouses are still family unless they are really awful people, but if they remarry and the new marriage has stepkids or new biokids, those kids are now family and will get gifts same as related siblings on birthdays and Christmas too.
It's great if everyone is on board with that, it seems to work out the best. But some people aren't okay with being considered as family by people they barely know, or want to think of people they barely know as family. That's okay, too, and that's my point. You can't force feelings. There are people I'm related to by blood I don't think of as family. It's not ideal, but it's how it is. It should be okay for individuals to decide for themselves how much involvement they want in that kind of extended family dynamic.
That's really cool. More families should be like that, in my opinion. I've never had the fortune of being part of a family like that, either by blood or marriage. Unfortunately I have been expected to treat people, who I didn't choose to have in my life and did not respect, like family because of their relationship to others in my family. I've also seen kids be forced into relationships with outside adults because of marriage, to very ugly ends. It's nice when everyone gets along and has the best of intentions, but that is not always the case.
legone ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the same kind of asinine logic that leads to assholes being tolerated because they're "blood." To me, family is the people who raised you, the people you grew up with, etc. That uncle that lives three states away that I see once ever three years? Honestly I don't give a shit. Why should I? A 12 year old kid who has 2 bioparents already? I don't know them and they don't know me. They have family and it's not me.
toxikant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like you're trying really hard to be edgy about this.
legone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are super awesome about stuff like that. Gf's kid got treated like part of the family from day one. Now my mom got wind his girlfriend is coming to stay with us for Christmas and she's all "WELL WHAT DOES SHE LIKE?!"
I feel so incredibly goddamn lucky with my step-family. My dad died when I was 11, and my mom married my step-dad when I was 14. He never skimped, he rarely played favorites in any appreciable way compared to his 9 year old daughter. My step-grandparents gave me a basketball hoop the first Christmas I went there. They were just such excellent people to me, and my step-dad has been such a rock, I named my son after him. It's really sad that some people don't take the opportunity to be something special in their step-kids lives.
Rihsatra ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see myself holding a pair of thick woolen socks.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see you falling out of Hogwarts Tower.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am SO mad on your behalf. I have two sons from a previous marriage and my husband and I also have a child together. His family is awesome to my two older kids. Thereโs no step-anything. Theyโre treated the same way as all the other kids in the family, lavished with love and the same grade of gifts as everyone else. I canโt even comprehend the type of people who would essentially punish children for not being of their bloodline.
There's no historical evidence to support the water of the womb bit at all. That's a modern invention. The first direct quotation can be traced back to the late 1600s for "Blood is thicker than water", but equivalent phrases can be traced back to the 1300s. None of those sources include anything about the covenant or water of the womb.
Hahonryuu ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:05:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't care if fake, still true.
ronnocb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could we get a link to some of those sources?
Not trying to call you out or anything, just genuinely curious.
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 17:17:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm, that doesn't prove anything one way or the other. The meaning could be implied, either way.
The first usage of the term seemed to be in relation to sailors and that the distance they travelled on sea did not change their familial obligations. The modern usage has remained otherwise unchanged since the aforementioned 1670s.
The first reference to "Blood of the covenant" that I'm aware of was in 1994. The author suggested that it was the "original meaning" but no usage of the phrase has ever been found prior to it. He basically made it up and the internet jumped on it.
suseyvic ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 15:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Modern commentators, authors Albert Jack and R. Richard Pustelniak, claim the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who've made a blood covenant were stronger than ties formed by "the water of the womb". However, no known historical sources support this. From the wikipedia article for "Blood is thicker than water"
nmezib ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it meant that you will always have a closer tie through your ancestry and family, even though you live far away. That is, your blood ties are thicker than the water of the ocean that's between you.
Blood is thicker than water has been found in manuscripts dating to the 14th century in slightly altered forms, but to my knowledge, there is no historical evidence for blood of the covenant. Blood has been used to mean familial ties since the ancient Greeks, so for Europeans at least, blood is thicker than water seems to be the original phrase.
Also, I just find across this whole double checking my facts, which might explain where the idea of blood of the covenant came from, (from Wikipedia and only one source, though, so not exactly reliable) but the Arabic world apparently has a saying that's similar that goes "blood is thicker than [mother's] milk". Basically, the brother who you have shared blood with are closer than the brothers you shared your mother's milk with. Again, seems unsubstantiated, so I'll have to dig into it a bit more tomorrow morning, but there's that.
0mnicious ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It does make more sense, though. Wtf does the water part mean in the short version?
The oldest manuscript I referred to above uses it to signify distance, ie, the water of the seas. Basically, you're still connected to your family regardless of the distance.
That may not be the actual origin of our modern phrase, and it can be fairly difficult to properly trace the origins of phrases, but it can be said with fair confidence that the origin is probably not blood of the covenant.
Modern commentators, authors Albert Jack and R. Richard Pustelniak, claim the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who've made a blood covenant were stronger than ties formed by "the water of the womb". However, no known historical sources support this.
The 13th-century Heidelberg manuscript reads in part, "ouch hoer ich sagen, das sippe blลฏt von wazzere niht verdirbet" (lines 265-266). In English we read, "I also hear it said, kin-blood is not spoiled by water." which may in part due to the high seas being tamed refer to distance not changing familial ties or duties.
According to Wikipedia, anyway.
u38cg2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is no known historical attestation for the longer version.
There are plenty of sources for the short and sweet version dating back almost 1,000 years. The longer version does not exist in any text prior to the early 1990โs.
eliasv ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:36:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol if there are no reliable sources to say something is true you don't need sources which specifically falsify it, that's just not how it works.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure you can. We have hundreds of years of usage documenting the phrase as is. None documenting the "covenant" variation.
ReubenXXL ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need sources at all. That's just an arbitrary rule we made up.
Whether it's disproving or proving an argument, relevant sources will always back up the side posting them.
If he had a source disproving it, that would definitely be "how it works".
aussy16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well its just a philosophy that some people follow so whether it was said by so someone or not they can still agree that "blood family is more important" or the opposite of that.
mberre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:06:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one is saying something against the philosophy, it's the "that's the original!" claim that people take issue with because there's zero evidence for that. It's just an internet myth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Way I put is that while that's basically been made by two guys basically going "This is the meaning. No evidence, but it is", it's a better phrase than the original.
Well, I mean, couldn't we make it a thing?
Like maybe it'll spread to everybody and in 600 years later this Reddit thread will be used as a citation to validate it?
Though it wouldn't change the original meaning of the phrase, we certainly could change the common meaning of the phrase through usage, and we could definitely cite Reddit as example of the change in meaning!
Common usage is pretty much the only thing that actually matters in regards to language.
the full line is (I think) The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb"
This is 100% an urban myth. There are hundreds and hundreds of references to "blood is thicker than water" and no reference whatsoever to the blood of the covenant or the water of the womb before the 1990s when a novel author made it up.
Modern commentators, authors Albert Jack[5] and R. Richard Pustelniak[6], claim the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who've made a blood covenant were stronger than ties formed by "the water of the womb". However, no known historical sources support this.
The use of the word "blood" to refer to kin or familial relations has roots dating back to Greek and Roman traditions.[7]. This usage of the term was common in the English-speaking world at least as early as the mid 1300s. Because English speakers around that time would have understood the word "blood" as referring to family, it is likely that the use of "blood" in the expression "blood is thicker than water" would also have been understood by English speakers referring to family.
Originally, it referred literally to water. It was used in relation to sailors at sea and the distance they would cross over the ocean having no effect on their familial obligations.
Water is just meant to stand for a generic liquid, and as such any other relationships. Blood is thicker than generic liquids, like family ties are more important than generic relationships.
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb
I've heard this before... I thought it was a cool fact and went to look up where it came from. I couldn't find it anywhere and Wikipedia says that there aren't any sources to back this claim up.
The only mention of the covenant and womb or whatever is by some rando "modern commentator" whatever the fuck that is claiming something like that was the intended meaning, but not wording, and the claims have no evidence backing them. I don't want anyone bitching that Wikipedia's not enough, if they want more sources they can look for themselves.
A quick google search tells me that the phrase is actually in reference to the blood soldiers shed side by side for each other being more valuable than genetic ties.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Feeling strange, Mr. Bond? I just laced your martini with a measles vaccine. You have autism now." - Someone on Tumblr
Kasianic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure when the meaning got all turned around but I've heard that saying "Blood is thicker than water" to mean blood-family should be treated better than anyone else. I'm 40 years old and have heard that saying since I was little.
Except there's no historical source for that "full line." The closest thing is Arab sayings along the lines of "blood is thicker than milk," of unknown age. We do, however, have 800 yr old "Blut ist dicker als Wasser."
FWIW, though, I definitely prefer this version to the original. Even if it is an urban legend/myth/old wives tale, I'll take this over it's archaic predecessor!
I like your version better! Just because its an old saying has no bearing. This is America and the Internet, things change. I am going to keep this phrase
Gingevere ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tons of sources say "it's a bible verse" but there's tons of easily searchable online bibles and none of them even come close to containing the phrase.
My ex-husbandโs family did this with his cousinโs kids. The boys would get a single dollar store clearance item, while their half sisters opened gifts for a solid hour from grandparents, great grandparents, aunts and uncles. Second year I had Christmas with them, my entire gift budget for that side of the family was spent on those boys. Everyone else got homemade cookies and candy, but I showered those kids with video games and comics. Their parents went full no contact by the next Christmas, and I was divorced by then.
Thankfully my current husbandโs family has treated my daughter like their own since the day they met her. Theyโre the best.
miniRNA ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:29:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People who are shit to kids are shit people. I'm glad you have a better step family now.
they werent really step family; my mum and him didnt get married (were engaged for a couple of years and lived together longer), but i was always suprised that my 'step grandparents' (including his deceased wifes mother) got me and my brothers (2 'blood' brothers) gifts for christmas; it was always kind of awkward because i felt like i didnt really know them; but looking back it was actually a really nice thing (though i dont have any contact with them any longer; partly because im not a communicative person; but mostly because my mum and 'step' dad split up a while ago and i havent seen him/the grandparents since)
My ex-stepdad always favored his 2 sons over me and my sisters (from my mom's first marriage (my brothers and sisters share the same mom)). For the boys' birthdays, they would get the brand new Gameboys, scooters, blah blah. For my 10th birthday I got an alarm clock, and for my sister's birthday that same year she got socks and underwear (just to put things into perspective). My stepdad's logic was, "well the girls get two birthdays and two Christmases from their dad's side and it isn't fair to the boys". My mom always felt bad and slipped us a 20 at the end of the day, but still.
This went on for the entirety of their 13 years together. He hasn't spoken a word to me or my sisters since.
scmathie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. After my dad remarried, my step-moms parents tried.... they gave everyone equally crappy stuff though (I got a cheap N64 game when I didn't own an N64 - but they tried at least).
My grandma still worked really hard to get my step-sisters good stuff... I feel like it was balanced on both sides.
My stepmom's mom would give my half sisters extremely expensive gifts-- a motorized pink jeeps you could ride in for each of them sticks out in my mind. She never got me or my full sister anything. ... I don't know that she even acknowledged my existence.
I kind of grew up with the knowledge that my stepmom hated us. It seemed normal.
That sucks a lot. I know how that feels. Unfortunately for me, my parent didn't get mad and I got in trouble for complaining.
This continued on into adulthood as my bio dad paid for college and all expenses for my step-mom's kids, and I literally got nothing. Don't get me wrong, I don't feel like I deserved or was owed anything, it was just the stark difference in treatment was a real slap in the face.
This continued for many years, until I finally asked me dad directly as an adult about why he had treated us like this. His response was "Come on /u/hughnibley, you know they're idiots."
It was a pretty cool back-handed compliment :P
Xzeno ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-mom was like this towards me growing up....despite that I do make an attempt to see them every year and they get my kids presents but we usually leave before everyone else opens their presents partly because my youngest is usually restless from all the house hopping we do that day and partly because I don't want them experiencing the disappointment I did growing up seeing that they're opening bargain bin toys while everyone else on my step-mothers side are opening expensive meaningful presents.
I love getting socks as an adult but hated it as a kid. My aunt gave my sister and I ugly socks for Christmas while my other cousins got perfumes and lotions. We weren't the favorites.
Donโt feel bad. Me and my sister dealt with the same thing with our brother and weโre all full blood relatives. Mound of awesome presents (gaming consoles, RC cars, etc) for the son and the daughters get some bath soaps and a sweatshirt. Thatโs our parents mostly though. Always wanted a boy.
I have a half brother from my mom's first marriage (her first husband passed away when my brother was young), but he was adopted by my father and we've always been as close as any full brothers. When we were kids my family would go visit my brother's blood relatives for holidays. A lot of them lived on a large plot of land so we'd see most of them in a single visit. One pair of aunt and uncle and geandparents always treated me and my full sister like family. Hell they are family despite no technical blood or legal relationship. Their presents weren't anything spectacular, gloves, sweaters, fake Hot Wheels, but it always meant so much to me that they gave me and my sister presents and treated us like family. One aunt however would come over and give just my brother a present and act like we weren't even there. That hurt a lot as a child. To no one's surprise twenty years later the relatives who accepted our whole family are still close while I don't think anyone from my immediate family has contacted the aunt who was only interested in having one nephew in a decade.
My aunt and uncle even went out of their way to find my current address and still send me a Christmas card every year. I don't save cards in general, but I do save those.
Hopefully you and your sister never had any problems with your brother on this behalf. Not really his fault.
Niddrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No not at all! I also have two half siblings from my dad and step-moms marriage and I love them all. For me it doesnโt really matter how we are related and I see them all as full siblings.
Good to hear. But that's complex - your sibling structure :-)
One full sister, 2 half siblings on dad's side and 1 half sibling on mom's side.
Niddrie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:13:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha maybe but itโs what Iโm used to. My SO family is just as complicated, he has 2 adopted siblings, 4 foster siblings, 1 step sister, and 1 half brother. Once you stop caring about how youโre related to someone it becomes easy by just calling everyone you sibling :)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol my mom's husband's parents did the same thing. his sister's children all received amazing, thoughtful gifts every year. we would maybe get a book from a library sale. though tbh they liked me the most out of my sisters when i was younger so once in awhile i got a brand new book they thought i'd like. they stopped buying anything for us altogether by the time i was like 14.
not that big of a deal to me. they refused to address anything to my mom with her maiden name though after she got married and didn't change her last name.
Zarazha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it is really hit or miss. I always consider myself very lucky that both of my step parents families have accepted me as one of the family.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
idk, socks sound pretty damn good to me. Especially now.
Maybe you can help me!
My Brother in law has a son from his first marriage. I have never met this kid... ever. My sister has also taken in 2 other children, kinda like unofficial fostering. and they have my neice who i have known her whole life and love tremendously.
Am I an asshole for only sending my neice a present? do i have to send one to all of these kids that i have never met and dont know? and if i do send them things, obviously it would have to be equal in caliber to what i send my neice, which overall decreases the value of what she will get because i only have so much money.
I just don't know what the right answer is here, but clearly whatever I do will damage one of them.
Niddrie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldnโt worry about sending gifts to kids you are not close with. In my circumstance these step grandparents were in my life for over 7 years at this point where I spent a lot of time with them and were at their house for Christmas when this occurred. My step-momโs (married to my bio dad) family usually sent a card and maybe some candy which because our relationship was not as close (met them like 3 times in the last 15 years of marriage) that meant a lot to me just to be thought about. So if youโre not close just including them in a card or even a phone call will go a long way in making them feel welcomed into the family.
Since writing this, I have decided all of the children get $20 worth of quarters and candy in a canvas money bag and Iโll just write a nice card telling my niece how proud of her I am. Those kids probably donโt get much by way of presents so it is basically donating to a foster kid which I am happy to do.
legone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was your bio dad's family not involved? That would suck.
But idk, I feel like step-parents should obviously treat the kids they married into as their own, but step-grandparents? Kids already have 2 sets. My uncle is bat shit crazy, as is his new wife, and his new step kids are like 10-12 (I'm honestly not sure). I wouldn't consider them family, but maybe that's because they have their bio dad and we all know that this marriage isn't going to last anyway.
Niddrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bio dad is involved but lived a few provinces away and barely saw him/that side of the family. Sure depending on circumstance but my mom married into that step family when I was three so they had been part of my life completely growing up. I saw them as my full family but it became apparent that they didnโt feel the same way.
Neeroke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What happen to the brother?
Niddrie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:59:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shared custody between my mom and ex step-dad. He has contact with that side of the family but my sister and I donโt.
When I was younger, I remember getting a Playstation box filled with newspapers. I was so excited to get a Playstation that when I opened that box to see nothing but newspapers, I just stayed mad the whole Christmas.
I never got the Playstation. I literally got newspapers in a Playstation box.
Also, I remember my brother getting a bag with a cardboard box ripped to shreds. When we asked what it was, my uncle said it used to be a box. An ex-box.
Edit: Just to respond to some of the comments, we weren't bad kids and they weren't bad adults, they were just those kind of jokers lol. We did receive some other cool stuff those Christmases, just not a Playstation or Xbox. Neither me or my brother had really expressed how much we wanted a console (since we already found the joy in our parent's laptops and game boy advances) so we weren't that distressed about it. :)
Thatโs the most fucked up offense. Iโm so against prank gifts that I refuse to allow my husband to do such things to our kids even if the very next gift they open will be that actual coveted item. I canโt stand the thought of the soul crushing disappointment being caused by us even for a second!
Mstinos ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:13:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Call it an Egg beater, see if he likes those fucking jokes.
Blurgas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:28:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, I remember my brother getting a bag with a cardboard box ripped to shreds. When we asked what it was, my uncle said it used to be a box. An ex-box.
I always got prank gifts but like.. At the end they reveal that you actually got the thing. It was just somewhere else. They.. Skipped the last part on you?
A pen, yearly pocket planner, and some post-it notes from my Dad for Christmas when I was about 12. My sister, 10, meanwhile got a mountain bike.
I was heart-broken and my mom (they were recently divorced) went ape-shit on my Dad for not getting us the same things. Dad's reasoning was that he didn't have enough money to buy us both new bikes (I did have a 10-speed that I won years previously and worked fine, and my sister was going to be outgrowing her bike soon). That reasoning didn't sit well with 12-year old me, but in hindsight I can see the logic but I'm still not 100% on board with the execution.
Dad's now more aware of purchasing within a budget, but only after one year of telling teenage me that we probably wouldn't get much from him for Christmas because he wanted to buy a second road bike for himself...he also had a mountain bike a the time.
Mom had the opposite problem of making the gifts my sister and I received equivalent down to the penny. She forced us to make our wishlists 'better' when we didn't write down enough stuff, then told us we were greedy and that she couldn't buy us everything on our lists.
The 'best' worst Christmas: the year I wanted a stereo for my room and my sister wanted a Walkman. My sister opened up a brand new stereo while I opened up a Walkman. We both looked at each other, thanked Mom, and asked if she'd mixed up the presents and if she'd mind if we switched. She got mad, started crying, and denied it, then angrily told us to open the other presents. Ends up she bought us BOTH stereos and Walkman. It would be cool if she'd come into some money and wanted to spoil us, but nope, she bought waaaay above her budget and used those gifts to regularly remind us that we cost her a lot of money and should be grateful.
Er...end rant? Sigh, there's a whole can of worms now open.
My grandparents still do this to my mom, who is a grandparent herself. Along with the other stuff they make her feel bad about. One of the reason I don't particularly care to be around them. She tries to explain it as them being a different generation, but I know people of all ages like that. Some people are just assholes.
[deleted] ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โSome people are just assholesโ...very important lesson to learn in life for real. Even the ones related to you still count as assholeish people regardless
My dad does this all the fuckin time and I've just started answering with "well sorry you had kids," he'll either shut right up or say "yep." and leave it at that. Dad's not the greatest sometimes/a lot of the time ๐
I do it to my daughter every once in a while, but in a joking, "I've spent tons of money on you, you'd better put me in a nice nursing home" kind of way. She, in turn, mocks me every time I start thinking faster than I can get the words out, and start mispronouncing words (like saying "horde" instead of "hard").
I do that mispronouncing cause my mind is running faster than my tongue thing too. Sometimes my brain combines two words I'm thinking of. Once I called my then boyfriend "slut" when I meant to call him sweetie or love and my brain decided both at the same time.
Yeahhhhh it used to make me a little sick to my stomach when my littlest brother would cry about costing us money. He got sick and threw up on a car ride to a theme park for his birthday one year and was hysterically telling us he was so sorry, and so disappointed in himself. Man he was like 11, or younger. We just went the next day. I just hate hearing that stuff from him.
Felt I could share an anecdote from when I was eleven.
One day right after my eleventh birthday, I had to go to my grandmother's house, because my parents wanted a night alone for their anniversary. The only things I had asked for and gotten were a portable CD player, a couple of CD's of artists I can't remember, and a few novels. I had brought the CD player and a book with me to pass the time while I was there, because she didn't have a television.
A little while before my parents left, she tried to strike up a conversation, but got irritated when I couldn't hear her over my music and had my face in a book. She pulled the headphones off my head real quick-like and said something along the lines of "I was trying to talk to you, ya little shit!" I asked her what she wanted to talk about and she spun around and sat down in a chair across from the couch I was on.
She asked me in a real serious tone if I had a job. Of course I didn't, I was eleven. I couldn't legally work for a couple more years. She basically went on to call me a vampire for asking my parents to get me things and I should get a real job to pay for my own stuff. Not only did she expect for me to pay for random stuff I wanted, but she also expected me to help pay for the HOUSE PAYMENT FOR MY PARENT'S FUCKING HOUSE, utilities, and my own food.
My parents weren't the richest in the county, but we definitely weren't living under a bridge either. We'll just say that I didn't see much of grandma until she passed.
Well I sure as hell hope you don't have much contact with her now that she has passed...
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:15:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that not what gifts are for? Reminding a gift receiver that "Hey I'm poor now, hope you like it fucker and I swear to god if you don't use that thing whenever I see you you're dead" is the opposite of a gift. They originally symbolized that you had money to spend and felt generous, now it's a clusterfuck of broke bank accounts come January and complainings, both givers and recievers alike.
There are good gifts though, and only a minority of people are the above description. Please don't get offended, reddit....
jodzzle ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a knee-jerk reaction. Children are often (not always) ungrateful, and parents trade hours of their lives and their health to bring them a good life, especially at Christmas. Parenting is the most amazing and frustrating thing a person can do. Sometimes things compound and a parent can lose it over something small. It's not always about that particular thing, rather a series of events. I don't think these kids were out of line and mom should have kept her cool, but it could have been a pressure cooker-type situation.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 23:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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eritain ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
eritain ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
forwards hugs to NihilisticPorcupine
... ah crap, I'm a regifter.
eritain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
P.S.: Never mind whether he's "a good dad otherwise." He's having trouble with "should I make my child feel bad about staying alive, or not?" and you don't have to give him a pass on that, no matter what he's like in other areas. Good deeds and bad deeds don't cancel each other out, they just coexist.
jodzzle ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 00:11:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is he a good dad otherwise? I'm sorry he guilt trips you, but maybe look at the big picture? Parents are people too, just trying to figure how to do life. None of us do the right thing 100% of the time.
Edit: to clarify, I was trying to maybe help the kid see things from a different point of view. It's good to let go of big dark clouds and the best way to do that is to understand them, and accept them for what they are. My intentions were good and y'all can downvote me all the live long day. I still stand by every word.
Parents are people too. Meaning some of them are just super shitty. Some of them don't "try their best", they're just assholes. Excusing bad behavior because parents are people too is stupid - it's still bad behavior that shouldn't happen. And yes, no one is perfect, but some people don't even try to be or do good. Like, at all.
My abusive, narcissistic father is a shining example of this. He is a garbage human being who does every shitty thing he does out of pure selfishness. He wasn't trying his best to be a good dad when I was growing up and he would guilt trip me for things, he was just shitty.
jodzzle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you think that's what I mean by saying parents are people, I'm afraid this one flew right over your head.
If your dad is really as abusive as you claim, you need to get off of Reddit and tell the police or another adult you trust right now.
I'm 26, dude. I cut him out of my life completely about three years ago.
The point I was trying to make is that there are shitty people who have children. And you don't get a free pass for bad behavior just because you're a parent.
I was so, so tired when I was growing up of hearing people say, "your dad is human. He is just trying the best he can." Because no, he absolutely was not trying. Hearing people hand wave his behavior away because "parents are people too" is supremely irritating for someone who has dealt with super shitty people for parents.
jodzzle ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 04:13:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you should maybe reevaluate if you're supremely irritated by anything a stranger says on the internet.
"Look at all of these downvotes. Could I be wrong? No. No, it is they who are wrong!"
Supremely irritated was hyperbole. And it's more of just hearing it a lot throughout growing up from people who should know better. And still seeing and hearing it from ignorant people who don't realize what it's like to have grown up in an abusive environment. That's all.
jodzzle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fucking Christ, if you have a genuinely shitty parents these words I've written are not meant for you or them. Calm the fuck down. This isn't Facebook.
Um, obviously it's not Facebook. Not sure what you mean by that. Because it's Reddit, a place for discussion, which I thought we were doing... but you seem to have some very obvious issues so I'll letcha freak out on your own over there, dude. Sorry to have gotten you all worked up. Have a good one!
jodzzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right. It's not fair to assume Reddit doesn't have its fair share of irrational participants. All of my interactions here have been positive up to now, so perhaps I was a bit short-sighted there but look, man... I'm a tree huggin hippie trying to reach out to people who seek peace and that starts in our own heads. Maybe I've been through my own shit and deal with it ways that are productive and want to help people do the same? Seeing people become stronger than what's been done to them makes me happy and I'm going to carry on with trying to help people get there. If that route is not for you, then it's not for you. I hope you'll get there one day, and I mean that with my whole heart. Seems like you're holding on to some pretty negative feelings and that can be like pestilence to a person's well-being. Really think about that for a minute. Take care of yourself.
Thank you for your well thought out, respectful response. I appreciate that.
I do harbor some resentment toward my dad. It's hard not to, but I do work on it. My ideal feelings toward him would be indifferent, but that's a hard place to get to. Cutting my dad out of my life completely was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Some people don't deserve to be in one's life, despite them being related. My dad was never going to change, he proved that over and over again. So I practiced some self love and kicked him out of my life for good. And I have no regrets at all, only relief. Once I stopped hoping he would change and justifying his actions, I was immensely happier. No looking back.
You do realize that you can forgive and understand somebody's actions without justifying them as "ok". Like your mom guilt-trips you because of a problematic upbringing, but it's still shitty behavior and not acceptable.
jodzzle ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 01:59:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course I do. Its obvious my intent was to bring understanding where there might have not been any before. Maybe his or her dad sucks all around, but I don't take anything at face value so I'm asking questions. Not sure what triggered you, but I didn't excuse anyone. My mom guilt-trips me, I give shitty behavior a pass sometimes, and you propagate victim mentality rather than understanding. We all do shitty things.
eritain ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:37:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now don't you feel stupid? Stop judging and go play in an intersection.
Ohhhh, you were doing so good with the pretending to have learned insight and compassion from your experience, until that part.
jodzzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, man. Some people choose unhappiness on a regular basis and I seem to have found a cluster of them.
Forget the other guy/al, s/he's probably some kid. I'm with you. My parents did some "shitty"/"not-acceptable" things (guilt trips, etc.) when I was a kid, but as an adult, I can see that they did the absolutely best they could with the only "parental tools" they had.
Parents aren't perfect people. My parents were only capable of being about 70% of perfect parents, but they gave it 100% effort and were 70% of a perfect parent. They weren't great parents, but they were great parents.
jodzzle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:48:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of a girl in my 3rd grade class that I think of from time to time. Her stepdad bought her and her brother each a mini stereo system, unprompted, called it a gift but demanded that they each pay the $20 that they cost. They were only 8 years old and didn't even ask for or want the stereos, but they still had to spend the little money they had been saving and were called ungrateful when they said they'd rather just keep the money. This story always makes me so angry and confused, and I wonder what other unnecessary messed up injustices and experiences their parents were putting them through.
Oooh, you got screaming? Ours was the cry, run out of the room for several hours, then return and everyone HAD to pretend that nothing happened (except that we had to apologize for the nothing that had occurred, which usually was nothing), or ELSE.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:04:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL is like a combined of both of these comments. She has guilt tripped my husband since he was a kid, granted she has a rough time for a period during his childhood but it's not the kid's fault and they shouldn't be made to feel guilty or responsible about something they can do nothing about. She uses the excuse that all these bad things have happen to her so he must look after her and spend time with her and give attention to her etc. My sweetheart husband would just be happy to spend time with her without all the damn dramatics.
I remember when I told my MIL that I wouldn't be visiting her at Christmas and she just lost it, crying, sobbing, saying she was going to leave (she was visit interstate, last minute trip during a very busy time for me) and I had to lay on the charm so hard to make her feel better, it was so exhausting. No way I'm spending Christmas like that.
Ah, the 'joys' of narcissism. It's not that YOU had something to do, it's that SHE wasn't as important to you as the thing that you 'had' to do.
Mom was completely lost on the concept of having to sometimes choose between which family(ies) can be visited during the holidays. My (now ex-)husband's family is in a different province, so the week of Christmas was usually spent with them as it was the easiest time to take vacation and see as much family as possible, but going there once a year was apparently me trying to kill Mom and didn't I know how unfair I was being to her?
Christmas Day has meant very little to our family since my parents divorced when I was in grade school. Whatever day we were together with whichever parent to celebrate became Christmas. But add in another family and that sharing just washed away.
It took me a long time to realize that she is a narcissist. About eight years ago, a light went on and it has made my life so much better in just KNOWING that there's an explanation that isn't I'm-a-terrible-child.
Wow, I guess I never appreciated how well my parents did Christmas and birthdays. Mom insisted we fill our wishlists since part of the surprise is that you aren't going to know EXACTLY what items she picked out from the list to get,
And if our parents bought us the same gift, they'd make sure we both opened it at the same time; they'd coordinate wrapping paper to help identify matching gifts as well.
My mom does the matching wrapping paper for same gifts too. It's kind of fun for my sister and I to compare the gifts and see if we can guess if we asked for the same thing or if my mom picked something out.
There's a lot of stuff people don't understand when you complain about things like this.
I grew up living with my mother, parents divorced early. She often worked long hours (I honestly can't remember, but I think her top was 4 part times at once? That was short lived though, like the 4th was every other Saturday for 4 hours) to pay for the house and junk... And then she'd just obliterate birthdays or Christmas. I'm talking to the point of "Really? There's fucking more? But I don't even like Star Trek..."
Now, when I mention this and how it's fucked me for life, people think I'm ungrateful. In reality, it's just a massive fear of not wanting to ask for anything or balance against. Like, I'm almost 30 now, and for the last, like, 16 or so years I've reluctantly, after being harassed, said some things I'd like or appreciate as gifts... Not because I don't want anything, but because, even though the financial situations have gotten better with time, I know how that shit goes, and I don't like being aware that I'm in some way responsible for my mothers incredibly generous, but idiotic, spending habits when it comes to gifts that may or may not impact finances... And even then, it took some years to learn that if I didn't ask for anything, it then just became a random machine gunning of things that I'd mentioned off hand through the year.
So yeah, if you ever share this with people and they think you're just ungrateful for her over the top spending or whatever, you have people that can relate and understand.
kgirl42 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can relate to this. My mom's the same way, to a slightly lesser degree (and she actually picks out stuff I really like). I'm in my late 20s now and she still insists on spending hundreds on me every Christmas, even though every year she announces that this time, she's really scaling back and sticking to a budget. It's so hard to tell a parent that the best gift they could give you is to take a step toward their own financial security and SAVE THEIR MONEY, for once! It sounds so condescending. I try to tell her every year, but gifting brings her so much joy that I've never actually insisted... ugh, guilt.
I found that is a good alternative. Instead of my mother trying to randomly grab a myriad of things, if I just say "Hey, I'd really like a larger crock pot", I will get a larger crock pot, she'll feel better because it's seen as an adult gift, I feel better because I control the budget on something that won't encourage her to then go and purchase a more practical gift on top... It's a win win in my mind.
That's pretty much what I've been doing with my parents for years. I always tell everyone that I don't need or want anything and if they want to buy something I tell them to buy something practical. There is nothing worse than receiving something that you have no use at all. Luckily I've made this clear with my parents years ago and now they just tell me to buy something I need and that they pay for it. And yeah common stuff like socks, shirts and chocolate are always a great gift.
The same goes for me buying gifts to other people. I just hate to buy stuff that ultimately goes to waste. I've started to cook and bake for my parents on these special days and they love it.
I wish my mom would buy me practical stuff. Every year she asks what I want for Christmas and my birthday. I usually say a new pair of shoes, or shirts, or stuff for kitchen/home and I will send actual screenshots of the items on Amazon. I make sure I stay cheap, and give her a variety of things to pick from. She's bought me new makeup brushes and eyeshadow the past couple years cause what I want isn't "fun".
I've finally impressed upon my mom (I'm 41) that sending me xmas jammies as a present is just a waste. Last year I couldn't even return the ones she sent at my local Walmart. She still sends a set to all the grandkids though, ages 14-22. Every year. Like the poster you replied to, I feel my mom having money throughout her retirement years is most important, not cutesy pajamas that rarely get worn. But TRADITION. I guess the only vice my mom has left now is giving presents.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Everyone responding has been wonderfully understanding and sadly seem to have had similar experiences, but yep, there are so many people irl that think I'm 'lucky'.
Buying me a hundred of something I don't want/can't use versus a single item that I really want doesn't make it a better gift. The stockings used to be our favourite part of Christmas (new tooth paste, hand lotion, lip balm, chocolates) but there was always sooo much...but not compared to the year that Mom started buying SO MUCH MORE. The 'stocking stuffers' were so plentiful, that the ENTIRE couch was covered in small wrapped presents (yes, everything in the stocking was individually wrapped) that couldn't fit into the bulging stockings. Tallying it up, there was probably about $80 worth of Dollarama items in EACH stocking. Took nearly two hours to open them (we'd been trained to make a big fuss over everything we got and had to take turns opening/watching others open presents).
Mother would always over spend on holidays. Father would always give her what she wanted but inevitably be upset about spending so much. They'd fight about it enough for us to catch on what was happening.
By the time I was 14 me and my 11 year old brother had basically stopped asking for more than 1 or 2 things we really wanted, and usually something simple like a new xbox game that was coming out.
We never really got new stuff outside of Christmas, so it was our one chance to get something we wanted. We weren't gonna pass it up, but we were legitimately to the point where we felt like burdens. Me more so than him, I think. It's to the point where as an adult now nobody knows my birthday and I don't allow my friends to buy me gifts because it makes me uncomfortable.
I'm getting all queasy recalling all of these 'fun' memories. Kind of therapeutic, but oh so painful. LOL
Ditto one the current-day gift giving/receiving. I get really anxious when someone gifts me something that I wasn't expecting. Two amazing friends got me a ticket to go with them to see Demetri Martin; it was AMAZING and goes down as one of the best gifts evar, but I nearly hyper-ventilated from over-thinking what I could gift them that would make up for it.
She forced us to make our wishlists 'better' when we didn't write down enough stuff, then told us we were greedy and that she couldn't buy us everything on our lists.
Oh God I feel that. Even as an adult Mom throws a fit about not having enough stuff after getting a this top, socks, chocolate, nice writting supplies list. Then gets a link to my Amazon wishlist and throws a fit over 3 pages of books and things I eventually want for the house but don't need like a carafe.
Mom I'm an adult, I understand you wanna provide for all of us but we've understood you can't get EVERYTHING since we were 8. Doesn't help two of the three of us love having huge lists because we want the gifts to be a Surprise for us and others.
Lol. Too much; too little. Always a battle. Eh, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. We all get used to (well, adjusted/maladjusted) the shit that we live through, so I wouldn't say 'worse', I'd say 'as bad, but in a different way'. :)
My grandfather once gave me a really nice pocketknife with me name engraved on it. Great fit but horrible execution. He didn't remember which last name was mine legally so he put them both on there. He was a depraved alcoholic that had just gotten out of jail so we invited him to stay with us for the holiday. He gave me the k ode and proceeded to tell me how much I "should appreciate the big money he spent on me". We took him back to his halfway house later that night because he was so drunk he was spilling his dinner all over the dining room. He called us during the holiday party he was supposed to be helping with to inform us he was going to rob a bank so he could go back to jail. My gift that year was cutting him out of my life forever
I still have the knife. That's the unfortunate part to me. He actually got me a decent knife but was such a drunk asshole in giving it to me that the heart of the gift was missing.
Ouch. Internet hugs for you! Cutting someone like that out of your life can be difficult, but really is a gift; I'm glad for you.
I finally got up the nerve to cut off my mom completely this Summer. This will be my first Christmas that I won't have to spend it with her. I'm stressed about it a bit, but it's still better than what I was putting myself through in dealing with her.
Holy moly, that reminds me of one Christmas, though not as bad as your mom's reactions.
When I was about 11, family friend came over for dinner and afterward, was flipping through a Costco magazine. He picked a kid's toy page and said he'd buy one of my choosing. In hindsight, he was really hoping to impress our family since he wanted to date one of my sisters. I was ecstatic, and I was so close to picking a My Little Pony with a mini house for $11.99, but my parents were sitting on the other couch reading books. I imagined the whole monologue they would say if I "shamed the family by asking someone else to spend so much money on something so stupid." Now I can't help but think of what a good deal that MLP set was haha.
Same family I got in trouble with when I bought a candy bar at school with the quarters my grandpa gave me. They were really disappointed in me as if I was supposed to be saving for college in 6th grade :/. I didn't get to go to college that would be paid for by my biological sister and her husband (they have a large business) because my parents would feel ashamed for not having enough money, even though they thought college was stupid and only for people who couldn't work with their hands. They always told me about young adults in town who got useless degrees and now had no job. Come high school graduation, they pressured me into joining the military because "it would be good for me."
Honestly, respect to college students. I'm finally going, paid for by the US of A, and it's the hardest thing I've done so far.
Anyways, sorry that went off the Christmas path... Um, after age 13 we get a chocolate letter of our first initial!
Sorry. Wow yeah sounds like my mum. Now i tell her each year not to get me any Christmas presents mostly because she doesnt have much. When she does spends it on me she complains about how expensive i am.
Thanks. The worst Price Is Right type of game: asking for something that is in the other person's imaginary budget. Go over and face the tongue-lashing and/or guilt trip!
Dad, luckily, has been able to learn and adapt from his blunders. I love that I can tell him what's wrong and we talk/yell things out. We nearly murdered each other trying to set up his garden together this year, but we got through it by voicing our concerns and listening to each other. Next year, we've agreed that we will have a planning meeting several days in advance so we can review/revise the game plan. Good communication is so damn wonderful!
My parents intentionally did a switcheroo on my sister and I one year. They said they got tired of us guessing what all our gifts were by shaking them etc.. Really got us too we had no idea.
i always shook my presents. one year, i was all excited because i was sure this package was socks, because of its shape and it was really soft. i opened it, it turned out to be a phone, and i guess a flash of dissappointment flashed across my face, because my mom got all sad, and asked what was wrong, and when i told her i wanted socks, she took me the store the next day. i got like three bags of socks XD
We do a name drawing gift exchange on my mom's side of the family. One of my aunts is always shaking her gifts (and sometimes other people's) to figure out what is in them. My dad got her name and decided to have some fun with it. He lined the bottom of the box with cast iron weights to make a 3 pound gift around 30 pounds.
My friend's ex-wife was obsessed with matching spending on their daughters. I understand wanting to hit a ballpark figure and not favor a child, but they'd each get a few great items, then a mountain of shit as she constantly bought little things to try and balance the budget, constantly missing the mark.
Don't get me wrong, they ARE a great gift for some people, and I'm usually all for practical things that I can use regularly. I've even asked another family member for 'care package' type gifts that include name-brand snacks and pantry items that I could buy on my own but don't splurge on (like actual Cheetos, not those styrofoam orange caterpillars!); they thought I was joking and were blown away by how happy it made me. Any time I use something from that box, it reminds me of how much they care enough about me to have gotten what I want.
Effort shows way more than dollar value. If you notice and acknowledge that your sister loves organizing and writing notes, I'm sure she'll really appreciate you thinking of her.
Wow same stories a bit. My Dad never gets us anything so aside from that bit I guess. What do you do at Christmas time now? I recently moved out for uni and just do not want to go back.
This is going to be a first for me this year: I cut Mom out of my life over the Summer. My sister's b-day, Mom's b-day, and Thanksgiving all passed without repercussion, so I'm hoping that Christmas will be the same.
I realized that I've been on auto-pilot for holidays/family gatherings that involve her. Every single holiday event has been marred by her being pissed at someone for 'ruining' something.
I'll be spending a day with my dad, step-mom, step-sister, sister, b-i-l, and nephews, and I'll have lots of opportunities to gather with friends. I've made my own traditions and am pretty introverted, so that'll be good enough for me.
If it feels right, do it (or in your case, don't do it). I wish that I had gotten up the courage to cut her out of my life earlier, but hindsight is 20/20.
Wow, that was literally my last Christmas. I think my Dad will be doing the same as yours but I'm not close to them really. I think I'll try and find a way to spend it alone, but I'm not sure how. I hope your new Christmas goes well :)
I don't know! I finally cut her out of my life this Summer. I'm 37 and it took me this long to work up the courage to do so. I feel so much guilt (but also relief). I get occasional updates from my sister (she's a bit younger than me and didn't have to put up with as much of Mom's 'antics' as I did, so they still have a relationship).
I'm sad because Mom needs professional help (of course this Christmas stuff is just the teeny top of a horrendous iceberg), but I'm done sacrificing my sanity and well-being for someone who refuses to change.
I asked her what she would think if all of the things I was 'accusing' her of doing to me had been done by someone I was dating. Would she still want me to see that person? 'No way, that's horrible. But, I'm your mother, so it's different. Do you want to have coffee sometime?' Sigh. No. No I do not want coffee.
Hmm, I didn't know I had sisters. My mom is generally a good gift giver, but she's also big on having lots of gifts. And some of them MUST be surprises. So she wants a long list to chose from. Problem is the prioritization doesn't always sink in.
Which is super frustrating when there's a few things you REALLY want and of course those aren't the ones you get.
jared555 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom had the opposite problem of making the gifts my sister and I received equivalent down to the penny. She forced us to make our wishlists 'better' when we didn't write down enough stuff, then told us we were greedy and that she couldn't buy us everything on our lists.
I have always given my parents a list significantly longer than what I actually expect to receive with rough priorities and sometimes even dependency lists. (If you buy me this I can't use it without that)
It is more fun when you don't know exactly what you are getting and less stressful for parents/grandparents trying to figure out what you already own. It sucks that some people see it as greediness.
It started out as wanting to be able to keep things a surprise (I generally love surprises), but then it turned into my list not including enough stuff that she wanted to buy me. For example: I put too many books and music on my list, but she wanted to buy me toys/games, and the final stage (I'm an adult at this point) was a list of things that I was guaranteed NOT to get. She asked me for a list about a month before my birthday, then on the day of said she didn't get anything from my list as she'd gone shopping a month before she'd asked for the list. None of the things she got me were things that I use/want.
She wouldn't share the list with other family members either, so I had to come up with another list for them. I got in trouble when she caught me giving them the same list 'in case' they bought the same stuff she did. We were also not allowed to exchange presents. Got the same CD? Too bad, now you've got two. Mom bought you an XL purple sweater covered in a puffy snow covered village scene when you're only a M and not a huge fan of puffy snow covered scenes? Too bad; you now live in the purple tent.
muigleb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a parent sometimes it's super difficult with multiple kids at Christmas. I've got 5 kids, and traditionally we have always tried to make sure they had the same number of gifts to open, with the gifts being tailored to their lists. As they get older it gets harder and harder, because when one of them want a a PS4 and a bunch of games and another wants a Nintendo switch and a bunch of games and then one wants a hockey stick and net for street hockey and another one just wants some new leggings and maybe a hoodie... the type of gifts they want are in no way equal in value. So if I buy the game consoles those kids end up with 2 or 3 gifts to open while the ones who want clothes, etc. end up with more things under the tree. It's super ridiculous but it frustrates me to no end and I can see why your mom would cry. Not justifying her behavior, especially holding gifts against you because of the financial strain, just throwing it out there that Christmas is hard on moms.
Definitely agree that it's difficult. And yep, I'd have a little green monster of jealousy watching a sibling unwrapping a whole bunch more gifts than me, even if I got exactly what I wanted.
It'll become (hopefully) easier when they know the value of the gifts rather than looking at the quantity. Are they of an age where a sort of budget can be discussed? Somehow we knew that things less than $50 could go on our wishlists, but anything above was too much for Santa (since our Santa didn't like giving one big gift).
We asked Mom if she wanted to return one each of the Walkmans and stereos as we really just wanted the type we'd asked for. No; you don't appreciate what I got for you and it wouldn't be fair because they're different sizes; you're ungrateful. We understood that it cost a lot extra for her to get us both things, but she couldn't understand that we were fine getting different things.
Once, my parents got my youngest sister the newest DSi XL for Christmas... and I got a notebook and some pencils. I was in like 7th grade and I was into drawing at the time so I can see where they put some thought in, but I was still pretty devastated. I pretended to like it and when everyone was done opening stuff I pretty much just sulked in my room the rest of the day.
Pro-tip, parents, donโt spend all your money on one kid when you have 5 of them.
Im over it, honestly. Itโs become increasingly easy to tell that I am not the favorite child over the years. While I know Iโm also not the least favorite, it still sucks. Other highlights that year include my oldest sister getting an ihome, my other sister got 2 seasons of her favorite show on dvd, and my brother got a shirt.
It was a sports shirt, heโs a pretty big guy, so I donโt doubt that they had trouble finding it in his size, was definitely new and not thrift store clothes though. At least thereโs that.
Hanta3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gosh, your mom kind of reminds me of mine with the wishlist thing. She would always complain when I only put like 3 or 4 things on it, so I'd take it back and put everything I was remotely interested it and then she got mad and called me spoiled... I was just doing what she asked.
The kicker is that she never buys me things from my list anyways. Every year it's the same deal where she complains my list isn't long enough, then complains it's too long, then doesn't get me anything on it anyways.
My uncle went through an โAs-Seen On TVโ phase for a few years, so I ended up with a half-dozen single-use kitchen appliances and more than one Perfect Pasta cookers.
If you listen closely, you can faintly hear Alton Brown screaming.
UrethraX ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad just bought me an as seen on TV dashcam.. I feel bad because he spent an awful lot on a cheaply made mirror cam combo that I feel is either going to break or burst into flames..
Still, it's something he didn't have to buy and will hopefully work so it's okay
oeno9 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws one year not only gave us an as-seen-on-tv appliance (can't remember the name; it had two half circle wells and cooked terribly) but made us watch the infomercial for it
Was it an omelette maker? I have one that sounds just like that!
oeno9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe! I never did omelettes though. I made corn dogs (corn bread batter and cut up hotdogs) in it a couple times before I gave up. There was no real temperature control and so the outside burned before cooking through. And who wants to eat everything shaped like half circles?
I actually just used the Perfect Pasta maker a couple weeks ago. Itโs basically a tall Tupperware container that you put pasta and boiling water in, so that you donโt have to keep a pot on the stove while your pasta cooks. It worked surprisingly well.
I begged my parents for a Pasta-N-More for Christmas one year. They were like "...This costs ten dollars...this is what you want?" But I use it aaaalll the time. It was especially handy in college.
I finally used it a few weeks ago, and it actually worked really well!
mallad ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Few years back, I had no idea about the pasta makers. I bought a couple at the thrift store, don't know what brand. They had awesome neoprene coozies and everything, no lids though.
Anyway, I still to this day use them as large cups for game nights and such. Was informed by my mom what they were when they visited for Christmas a couple months later and my step dad and I had them out for drinks during Xbox session. Haven't used them for pasta still.
My grandma does this too. She gets me and my siblings a bunch of gifts every year, some are great (I got a full cookware set with pots and pans, that was really nice) and some are not so great. We've all moved out of our parents house so she gets us as-seen-on-tv cooking appliances because reasons. Haven't touched a single one of them.
LarrcasM ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:02:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a grandma who likes QVC. You always get really odd things.
Me and my brother were gifted a 1 and a half foot plastic sphere that lit up and changed colors.
It charged on a stand, but you could take it off of it when it was charged.
I still don't know what the fuck purpose it was supposed to serve, but it was definitely one of the more interesting presents ive recieved.
I had an ex who loved acid. One of his friends (and the live-in girlfriend) bought about four of them and a set of blackout curtains and they all had a grand old time.
LarrcasM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:42:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was basically what we decided the purpose was. For the life of me I can't think of any other reason one would be necessary.
Nightlight for a bitchy baby? Honestly, I couldn't figure out why else they were manufactured either, but we are in a world where ThinkGeek once sold an 18k gold plated pizza cutter shaped like the Starship Enterprise.
My grandma had a Ronco Christmas one year - everyone got gifts from Ronco. She was a funny, sharp-witted woman so I think she was just having fun.
She passed away in 1990 after an extended illness, so this was probably 1984 or so. The only things I remember were the Ronco pottery wheel and the inside-the-shell egg scrambler.
The pottery wheel had a plastic gear break internally as soon as we put clay on it and tried to form it. The egg scrambler did work, but it took quite a long time to clean after - to the point that it made zero sense to ever use it again.
I can see the appeal of a single-use kitchen item if you perform the same task a LOT. Like I actually gave my grandma a thing for cutting & coring apples - she makes so many apple pies. Disappointingly, it actually sucks at its ONE JOB because it's not really sharp enough. I bought the same thing, different brand for her - works just fine!
whtbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God, my MIL gave us "microwave your own bacon bowls!"
2!
2 complete, new in their boxes, as seen on TV sets.
So they've sat in a cabinet unused for years.
She said she thought they were funny. Funny's great. I get it. Why 2?
Those could be good gifts, depending. There's so many of those goofy things that I'd love to try, just to see if they work at all, but certainly would never waste the money on myself.
wlee1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in a bowling league as a kid and we had a gift exchange. I helped my dad pick out something great to give and I wound up with something decent (a Polly pocket). Another little girl opened hers up and someone actually wrapped up a six pack of tic tac and passed it off as a gift for the exchange the little girl started to cry. My dad felt bad and had me trade her gift for mine. As a kid, I was selfish and like "no" but he insisted and said he would make it up to me. "Fine" I traded with her and she stopped crying and had a huge smile on her face. I don't remember if he ever made it up to me but that's not important. He taught me a huge lesson and am forever grateful for it.
I found a giant box of tic-tacs on amazon, filled with 60 miniature boxes (about 10 tictacs in each box) inside it. Totally giving it to my kid for Christmas. Hoping he is as excited by it as I was.
No shame in that. Tic Tacs we're great when I was in high school, I think now I kind of just forget they still make them. It's orbit gum or bust for me as an adult.
A guy that ran the local hooka bar used to hook my friend and I up with his custom-mixed flavours. He had one that he called "Orangasm" that tasted like orange Tic-Tacs. That stuff was delicious.
I never knew so many people loved the orange ones. I thought my partner was insane for liking them. For me, it's wintergreen or nothing. I can pop those all day.
My worst gift was also probably the one that taught me a valuable lesson. When I was a kid, probably 11 or 12, I borrowed the NES game Bases Loaded from a friend and subsequently lost it. My mom found out from his parents and confronted me about it, but I tried to pretend like I had no idea what the friend was talking about, that he was probably lying because he had lost it and didn't want to get in trouble. We lived in a really low income part of town and I remember that game being like $50, which was not easy for any of our families to throw down for a video game.
I wake up Christmas morning and go directly to open up a box that looks like the size and shape of the new NES game I wanted. I open it up and it's a brand new copy of Bases Loaded. My mom looks at me and says, "You're going to take that over to Jason's later and apologize." That was my one and only big ticket gift of the year. Never lied about losing someone else's stuff after that (at least not around Christmastime).
Edit: Everyone is heaping praise on my mother. Just know that this was one instance where I happened to learn a good lesson from her. There are many, many more instances where the opposite happened. Don't be quick to judge someone based on a single anecdote.
Atari games did too. I always laugh at "oh those atari games are worth money"... Yeahhhh... Most are a few bucks a piece, some as much as five or ten.. And they cost upwards of 75$ in 1970's money... So not even 1% of what they cost originally? Nice investment! Now, crash era (83-4) games were sold at huge discounts, 20$ etc, and many that came out in that era did poorly and are thus now rare as well as being, almost a decade later, better-programmed games. Those are often in the 10-25 range. So like .. Breakfast.
Well, she did an amazing thing for you that one time then. Learning lessons like those are valuable, and you should be thankful she at least taught you something positive. I admit, one good parenting moment does not an amazing parent make. I just love to hear when parents actually get it right, because I am a single dad, and constantly worry whether I am doing it right or not.
Yeah, he really was. Most important thing he taught me was to think of others and that it's better to give than get.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He still shoulda bought you a poly pocket on the way home.
Delyhi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It really is. Making someone happy, like with the giving of a gift, makes me happy. I kinda feel selfish because I get something out of it too, but hey, win-win, right?
ArthurBea ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For work we did one of those White Elephant things where you can โstealโ other peopleโs gifts rather than picking an unopened one. If your gift is stolen, you can either pick an unopened one, or steal someone elseโs gift.
Everyone gets a number and you pick in order. I got the second to last number, which is awesome because by then everyone has gotten their gifts and you can steal the one you want. The gifts were really decent, the company was a well-paying one.
One Muslim guy we worked with was this really sweet, quiet kid, super helpful and smart, kind of looked like Rami Malek. He opened a present and it was one of those boxes of chocolates where there is a little bit of liquor in each chocolate, and they are shaped like little bottles. By the way, he didnโt drink alcohol (Muslim). You could see the sweet smile on his face, and the subtle โeh, whatever.โ
So I used my steal to take his dumb box of liquor chocolates and he got to pick whatever he wanted. I had to play it off as if I really wanted it. I think he ended up stealing an amazon gift card and was pretty psyched about it.
Not the worst gift I ever got, but eh, whatever.
Iโm happy to know that after all these years, you still remember being cool to that girl. Itโs still a little early, but Merry Christmas.
That's a great story, I bet he still remembers that. The time he almost got saddled with a gift he couldn't use. Lol. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too.
I've never had them. Can you get drunk? I mean if the entire mass by volume of the contents of a small box of chocolate was whiskey I wouldn't get that drunk off of it.. So..
I'm basically saying he could probably eat a few at a time and not really be having alcohol. Muslims arent supposed to gamble but the dude at my work accepts scrstchoffs as a prize because he didn't pay money for them, he wouldn't buy one tho.
when i was in kindergarten i was the crying kid. i got socks. everyone else got cool toys. i cried like a baby.
my kindergarten teacher apparently had a contingency plan. she pulled a hot wheels car (the kind that can change to look "damaged") out of her desk and gave it to me. she died from cancer a couple years later. sometimes I think about it and feel bad for crying over something so silly.
You were a kid though. When you're little everything seems like a huge deal. My son screamed at me the other day for trying to share his apple with him. I was like dude it's JUST an apple, lol.
Sorry for your loss :(
I think it's justified to have been upset. When you're a little kid and everyone else gets a really nice toy you kind of feel cheated.
At least you didn't pull that crap as a teenager. We got one of my relatives a few Nintendo games (good games too, not anything lame) and a Lego kit for Christmas once. The little bastard immediately stated that he "didn't like it" and would be "returning them" once we left. He was maybe 10 or 11 at the time, MUCH too old to be acting that way.
Needless to say, that was the last year he got any gifts from us.
negotiate ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for doing that. I was that crying little girl in a similar situation. Was the last one to draw so I got the smallest wrapped giftโit was earrings. My ears werenโt pierced. I cried. Another little girl traded me her gift, it was a small basket with 2 small stuffed animals in it. I appreciated it more than I could say at such a young age.
My mom made me give a girl my only 2 DS lite games and said she'd buy me new ones another day. My mom bought her a DS, gave her my 2 games and bought her another one all for her birthday. I never got another game and eventually got very bored of my DS. The girl started boasting about how my mom loves her more than me. Fuck that shit. I'm still sour about it.
What games tho, dogz and,brats roller rocketz or good shit
ceefitz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you were the better person that day. I was the crying girl in my situation. I remember in 5th grade we did this Secret Santa where you buy a gift without knowing the recipient. Then the kids one by one pick a gift from the pile, or they can take a gift that has already been opened by someone else. I picked a new gift, and it was a stuffed monkey I really liked. Then some kid got some crappy thing and switched it with mine. I was super pissed and was a little shit about it I think because that kid ended up switching back with me. But when I look back I'm like, what they hell was that teacher thinking introducing gift snatching into what should be a fun holiday thing? I also think I should have just not been a little shit and accepted the crappy gift.
My worst gift exchange gift was at work a few years ago. I had my gift stolen (as part of the white elephant game) a few times, so I decided to chance it and open the big present. I had seen it sitting there all day, and wondered what it was. (NEVER GO FOR THE BIG GIFT ITS A TRAP). Well, it was a VAT of expired nacho cheese. Like a resturant sized bucket of cheese. Extra spicey ghost peper salsa with warning labels on it. Stale, opened chips. And what started out that morning as a frozen block of ground beef, that had melted and bloddied the entire package. It wasn't a gag gift. There was no real gift. This was it. I quickly washed my hands, and when I came back, all my co-workers (this was a shitty job with shitty people) made fun of me for the rest of the game, and the party. Going "OH, what gift should I take. Maybe...maybe jadeoracle's nachos?" They'd walk forward, inspect my box, poke the meat. "No...we know how much jadeoracle LOVEs to eat, and this is portioned just right for her!" (Yes I'm fat.) I fixed a smile on my face, while I tried so hard not to cry. It was awful. Later, a co-worker who had gotten a bottle of rum, drank 3/4 of it, traded the ghost salsa for the remainder of the rum. Yep, I traded that crap for 1/4 of a bottle of rum.
I was shy back then, and didn't know how to stand up for myself. On the plus side, it desensitized me from getting emotional over bad gifts. Because my thought process is "Is this a bloody stale expired mess? No? Cool." A few years later a friend thought our white elephant was a prank white elephant, so she brought (and I of course "won") a huge thing of table salt and 10 mini doll sized salt shakers (Like the kind you see in restaurants, but much smaller). (Thinking it would be hilarious to watch someone try to pour the salt into the miniature shakers.) She was so embarrassed. I was like "Well, I will use the salt, and I'll turn the salt shakers into mini Harry Potter potion bottles and put them on necklaces."
The lesson is that there is value in helping others. On the surface, giving up the doll seems like a detrimental choice, but there is an intrinsic value in making another person happy that isn't always readily apparent.
The lesson is that value isn't purely rooted in physical "stuff" that you can hold -- and that is a worthwhile thing to learn indeed.
That isn't to say that stuff simply doesn't have value... and in this case, I'd suggest that the gesture is more important, especially considering it isn't a physical "stuff". ;)
Greenei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently the other girl didn't learn this lesson, otherwise she would have given the gift back to the now polly-pocket-less girl. Is the value then maximized by repeatedly giving the gift back and forth?
Gotta learn the lesson somehow. 'Parenting' is what it's called when you make your kid do something they don't necessarily want to, but that will be good for them.
lurgi ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a parent and I think it teaches the wrong lesson. I encourage my daughter to share her toys, but taking them away from her and letting another kid (or her baby sister) use them isn't sharing - it's stealing.
jamener ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:53:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with you here because if you flipped it around to where OP got the tic tacs, the lesson would've been to stop crying and be happy with what you got. Instead, the kid got rewarded for "being the squeaky wheel".
But it's a child. If her dad just let her choose not to give the gift she never would have learned that giving is better than receiving. How else do you instill values into your child?
lurgi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha nothing. Honestly, I have interacted with some great people on Reddit. People of reddit get a bad rap but I think there are a lot of good people on this site.
Yes... If the kid who received the tictacs is very rich and can get gifts all the time, but the kid who is poor would rarely get something good, why should they give up their gift?
....none of that negates what I said. lol. Also, not everyone believes in (or is obligated to believe in Karma). By that same logic maybe the other girl got a shitty gift because she is a shitty person who does shitty things.
kragnor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was a shitty person, but maybe she learned a lesson in receiving the gift from someone less fortunate.
When you say, "why should they give up their gift?", and I respond, essentially, "because giving isn't about the recipient, it's about the giver", I have actually negated what you said.
Teaching kids to give regardless of station in life isn't relative to wealth.
Do you understand what I'm saying? No sarcasm, just an honest question.
And "karma" here is used symbolically, not metaphorically, or religiously.
You're assuming that your point was the main one, or default "correct" one, I disagree. I think you're too busy focusing on what you think is right with no context, and life is literally all about context.
I literally just gave multiple examples of why generosity for its own sake isn't a moral we all have to live by, or care about. That's what we call context.
this is exactly what I was thinking. The lesson that you should give to charity, give to the less fortunate, THAT'S a good lesson. I don't know exactly the best way to teach charity to a child but this isn't it. This is a specific set of circumstances where people get random things some good some bad and AFTER getting something good tearing it away from them to make some other kid happy. If he actually replaced it later then it's fine if not that's a shitty thing to do to your kid.
Modorox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my mottos in life. It is intrinsically rewarding, too.
But had she kept the tic tacs she would have eaten them and enjoyed them and then gotten more. She would develope a habit. Then ten years later she would meet the man of her dreams. But since you took the tic tacs she never developed the habit. And so on that day when she would meet him she ate onions for lunch and her breath smelled terrible. He was disgusted by her breath so he left her. Now shes destined to die alone.
Raichu7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:37:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's nice of your dad to want to help the kid who got tic tacs but I'll never understand why parents think the right way to do that is by upsetting there own kid.
Yeah that's true. I'm sure he did get me a replacement gift, I just don't remember it. I'm sure I was spoiled a bit too but when you're a kid you don't see it like that.
If he got you another Polly pocket then that's fair, but if not then why would you just give yours away? I don't think you were selfish at all. It doesn't make much sense to be like "oh well her present sucked so I'll just give her mine so my present can suck" like why would you deserve it any less than her?
I totally had something like this happen! It was a girl scout exchange! I was one of the only ones who still played with dolls, and there was this awesome Barbie I got. I was so excited! Right in front of my mom, a girl walked over and snatched it out of my hands and said โha-ha, I got your doll...โ then tried to walk away but my mom is uhh...over protective and grabbed the girls arm and said something along the lines of โkeep it up and Iโll take it from you.โ My mom immediately took me to target and bought the doll for me. I was just bullied an incredible amount around elementary school age, so she homeschooled me, and I guess seeing it face to face, not even in school, was too much for her.
I had something similar happen to that little girl when I was in primary school during a gift exchange. Another parent tried to do what your dad did but the teacher screamed that I was a selfish brat and should be grateful for whatever I got. I was already in the process of telling the other parent "no thank you" as I felt bad for their kid. I have fucking HATED gift exchanges since, that awful teacher really ruined it for me.
In first grade I think it was, I got legos that were awesome and I was excited for. This kid in my class threw a fit over them. My stepmom was like give him the legos. I didnโt want to but I also wanted the fit to end and all the awkwardness die down, so I gave it to him. Not sure what I got but Iโll always remember that!
Veshter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude a six pack of tic tacs? I dunno and I don't care what a polly pocket is at this point.
Cial101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm not the only one that would be completely fine with a 6 pack of tic-tacs as a gift right?
Aw, your dad is awesome. I've been that kid before, at a similar gift exchange for the English riding camp we were in. I was given one of those horse-heads on a stick (riding horse? Idk) and my sister was given some cheap Walmart earrings. I was way too old for a toddler gift, and her ears weren't even pierced. I felt so insulted by my gift I cried. (All I'd asked for was a new saddle pad; most of the gifts were nicer and far more expensive horse related ones.)
I was that other giftee one time. Our church childrenโs group did a white elephant gift exchange. Iโd picked out a bear and then one of those magic coloring books that I was obsessed with at the time. When we all went to open our presents everyone got all these cool gifts, I got a shoebox full of canned vegetables. I remember crying and we left shortly after. I donโt know if I even took home the veggies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the people who live on the street with no home would disagree...though I'm not sure who can afford to and actually would at the same time buy a house to give to someone.
Teaching generosity is good but teaching a concept of ownership is also good. It isn't at all "selfish" for a child to say no. They are under no obligation to give up their things and when parents make kids give their stuff away to friends or siblings it just makes the kids more guarded when it comes to their property. I can't tell you how many children I've met who hide their toys from their parents because of actions like this.
A better method would be to say quietly "I would be very proud if you traded [kid] your own present for theirs. But it is yours and so it is ultimately up to you." And no bribery (e.g. "I'll make it up to you later,") because people need to learn that generosity isn't always rewarded with much more than intangible gratitude.
I always hate it when parents make their kids be generous in this way. It isn't nearly as helpful as people think.
IanMc90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A memberโs only jacket. This was 1996 and I was 11 years old at the time.
This happened at my grandmotherโs house where all my aunts and uncles and cousins came for Christmas every year. I always looked forward to it because my aunts and uncles always gave awesome gifts. Iโm not sure why but this year they didnโt get me anything. When they were handing out gifts after lunch I sat there with one box while my younger cousins had 7 or 8 boxes. That one box was the jacket from my grandmother. I guess maybe they thought I was grown up now? I donno... I just quietly went upstairs and cried a bit (which is probably silly because a lot of kids had it worse).
When I turned 12 i had a family Christmas party and didn't receive any gifts. Apparently my dads side of the family (the only people in town) have a cut off age of 16 for gifts and weren't sure what age I was so they just didnt get me anything
Yeah, that's clearly the rational thing to do, not like, I dunno, ask your parents how old you are or something? Were they too embarrassed that they didn't know how old you were to ask?
I guess shrug my dads side of the family is kinda weird anyways. Like they could've just called my parents yknow? Like a 5 second call and you'd know
Thonemum ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, just pick up the phone and ask "what age is FabulousFoil this year" and write it down somewhere if it's that difficult. Or accidentally get an older kid a gift if you're that awkward about it
I never got presents from my aunts or uncles (I have at least 10. Iโm not even sure how many I have) because it was such a large family. My grandparents cut us off at 18 (they have over 30 grandkids and great grand kids...and now several great great grandkids).
But, my parents still buy presents like we are minors. All holidays including Easter (we have an egg hunt)!
mashtato ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they find out you were only 12? Did they make it up to you?
Pretty sure they did. I remember overhearing my dad getting really angry on the phone at my one of my uncles the night after. And nah they never made it up, i did get presents the next year, but then none after that.
mashtato ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck them! I hope your mom's side of the family makes up for your dad's side.
avcloudy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:29:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These are people that think 16 year olds don't deserve gifts. They're not making reasonable human decisions, their thought process is probably along the lines of 'What's the best way to minimise gift expenditure?'.
I know a lot of people who have age limits for gifts for kids. It was 18 on both sides of my extended family growing up. I don't think it's that strange or upsetting to cut off gifts from aunts/uncles and such at a certain age.
I hate that age cut off for gifts...like come on grandma I need that check for $50 waaay more now at 24 than I did when I was ten....
When I finally have some nieces and nephews I'm going to start a savings for them and put all their gift money there. They can have it when I deem they're mature enough to spend it on life supplies instead of candy and toys.
My family has a similar cut off rule, however it works a little different.
Until you're 18 you get a smallish present from everyone, after 18 you join the "secret santa" where everyone gets one person and there's a 100$ suggested limit.
Mine has a rule where after eighteen you get stuff you need, rather than stuff you want. Usually that's socks or coffee or a cheque to put towards car payments/auto maintenance, etc instead of Lego and video games.
This year I convinced the folks to pitch towards the Switch, so fuck yeah. Gonna get one before Christmas and wrap that shit for myself from Santa. It helps that I'm out of school and just but shit I need when I need it.
Planning on doing the same with the switch, I'm really hoping super smash gets added soon, I was debating between the switch and the wii U but I would really only play smash on it so I decided on the switch for
Until you're 18 you get a smallish present from everyone, after 18 you join the "secret santa" where everyone gets one person and there's a 100$ suggested limit.
Similar in my family, except the adults all play Dirty Santa with a $40 suggested limit. It has now devolved to the point that ~50% of the Dirty Santa gifts are liquor, wine, beer, and/or drinking accessories. It is pretty awesome.
My family is exactly the same, except everyone participates, even the kids (though they do get additional good presents) so the budget is far lower. The kids are encouraged to buy sweets or something meaningful but cheap, and everyone else buys useful things or funny little trinkets. It's just a way to bring the family closer and have a good laugh at the same time.
My dad's side decided that they were going to stop exchanging gifts between the adults and as soon as all of my siblings were 18 I stopped getting gifts as well. I guess I too reached adulthood at 12.
Casstey ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dads side family had a cut off age of 18. My sister is 2 year older than me and was 18, so whatever reason everyone assumed I was too and I didn't get any gifts. My dad was pissed and went around and gave his family shit.
queenama ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had the same sort of deal, but as the oldest grandchild / niece, the Christmas I turned 14 was uncharted territory. I got a gift from my grandparents and watched my cousins open all of theirs. My cousin turned 14 by the next Christmas - gifts for all children but me. Another cousin hit 14 the Christmas I was 16 and I was still the only child left out. My brothers also continued to receive gifts after the 14 cutoff and the adults had their own gift exchange that I wasn't a part of. I'm not upset I didn't get shit I don't need or like, but I'm still hurt, at 32, that I seem to be the only person left out of the family.
That's awful! I had that happen to me as an adult and it sucked; I can't imagine it happening as a kid. My in-laws one year got me literally nothing. My husband didn't notice because he was on the other side of the room unwrapping his gifts, and I was sitting with the kids helping them unwrap theirs. The worst part was the in-laws being super nice to me the whole time, so I was really confused. Found out months later I had pissed off my MIL because we came over for dinner later than she was expecting (though we hadn't set a time) and blamed me for it...the September before.
Cut off at a certain age? Geez. Here my family of adults was arguing the lower limit of gifts this year. My sister wanted a $100 minimum. Miss money bags over there is pushing 30.
How do u have a cut off age for gifts? That's so stupid? At least an age where the kid has to start providing there own gifts but not giving them one at all. That's so dumb
It's not silly at all! Feeling left out is awful, especially as they didn't even say anything to you about it.
Riplinkk ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. The monetary value of the gift it's not what matters, but rather the emotional value: how much effort and love they put into it.
Saying "others got it much worse, so I'm not allowed to suffer" is one hell of a logical falacy. You don't meed to be abused by your parents to be able to suffer.
djd1ed ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:02:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some dude made a comic about someone getting their bike stolen, but he didn't care because the thief "needed it more than him" and thus the total amount of happiness increased.
Needless to say, he got a lot of hate for it.
I don't think so. According to some other dude who commented, it was a coping mechanism.
rajikaru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mhm! Christmas breeds the spirit of giving, and to little kids, gifts mean the world, especially for lower income kids who may not be able to get many cool toys or doodads throughout the rest of the year. Any sensible 8 year old would feel more than a bit upset if the family completely ignored them and gave other younger family members nice gifts.
What's wrong with members only jackets? This year I got my niece a satin pink one from Costco for her birthday. She loves it and wears it all the time.
Yeah, with Steve Harrington becoming popular, I'm surprised I haven't seen more around
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought one in grey before Stranger Things 2 came out, and when I saw Steve in the same jacket I checked and it was sold out everywhere. I'm surprised you haven't seen anybody in one.
An ex's dad gave me his from the 80s, and I still wear that thing. It's awesomely comfortable. And now it's back in style again thanks to Stranger Things.
Same! I wasn't really the favorite nephew or grandchild either. We draw names for which family member to get each year, we have a large family (7 aunts/uncles with at least 2 kids). And while I get my 1 assigned gift from my cousin, the rest of my cousins got 3 or 4 extra gifts since my aunts/uncles favored them. Not that the gifts were crazy valuable but it was the thought that counts. I usuallied just went outside after my gift while everyone else kept opening their presents. Always hated spending Christmas with them, shafted every year and no one seemed to mind.
I remember the disappointment when I got old enough that relatives started getting me fewer and more "adult" gifts, things like clothes instead of toys. I realize (and realized then) that they were just treating me like more of an adult, but there's still that brief disappointment on Christmas Day when you realize that there's no Nerf gun or video game in there for you.
And I wore the fuck out of my dad's Members Only jacket around that same time (and same age). That was the only jacket I wore to school for like three years.
The jacket might have been equal cost value to each of your cousins ~7 box gifts. Since you were older they might have thought you'd recognize the price value. Just a thought.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get similarly shafted every year at christmas. I have a brother and 3 cousins, all of us are around the same age. My brother and one of my cousins are all within 2 years of each other and like all of the same things, have the same style, we're all virtually clones of one another.
My brother, cousin and I all get similar gifts from our grandma on christmas. A nice sweater (like one you'd wear to the office), a tie or two, things like that. I generally like the gifts, but that's usually all my grandma gets me. She always has another two or three gifts for them though.
We do that thing where everyone sits in a circle and opens one gift at a time kindof thing, and every year I am left sitting there having opened all of mine while each of them continue to open theirs.
I feel for you. I had so many Christmas parties at my families houses where I got nothing that I just do not go anymore. From the youngest age until I was in my twenties my mother would tell me to get the best gifts ready for them and not only did I not get anything from them but I got less and less from my own mother, yet she showered them with gifts. And they never showed any gratitude, why really hurt. No thank yous or anything.
So I gave up on Christmas. And my birthday, which had the same feel. Hell, my mother has managed to remember what month I was born only once in the last thirty odd years.
Many years where I just spent the holidays alone. As a child. My brothers and sisters would all go off in the car with my mother and I would just stay behind and wasn't missed.
I was lucky though. I have the best friend I could ever want. His family was my family. I could show up any time and be welcomed. No problems to big that they wouldn't help solve. It was a great feeling.
Not silly at all! It really confuses me after reading these posts how some kids just get forgotten. My wife starts the list in October by putting everyoneโs name on it that weโre getting gifts for and the dollar amount being spent (usually the same across the board). I couldnโt imagine missing one of our nieces or nephews.....
My aunts buy gifts for my cousins and their kids but not for me or my kidโs. I try not to let it bother me, but my kids are young, so Iโm going to stop going before theyโre old enough to realize it.
Itโs not silly at all! Iโd have been heartbroken, too! Not to mention, at that age, you donโt have any concept of โothers have it worseโ so itโs not like you were being selfish, you were merely hurt because you were left out
Maybe now and in the 80s. Definitely not in the mid 90s though.
sgw97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was maybe 10 I was at my great grandparents house on Christmas eve. Everyone was passing out gifts and I didn't get anything from my favorite aunt who always got me something cool. I sat in the corner crying, convinced I'd been forgotten while I watched my (same age as me) cousin play with her gift from the cool aunt. My dad found me crying, asked what was wrong and when I told him he went to talk to my aunt. It turned out that she hadn't forgotten me. The card addressed to my nuclear family was taped to my gift from her, so my dad thought it was to the whole family, and he'd opened it. It was a really cool astronomy book that showed the constellations during different seasons and had clear overlays of the actual stars and the picture of the constellation. I wasn't sad anymore and my dad was very sorry.
I had to look up what a member's only jacket looks like. I actually would love to get one of those. But not one of the shiny ones.
Did you maybe forget to send a thank you card/note and that's why they didn't get you something?
I overlook forgotten thank you cards until a kid turns 18. After that if they're not thankful then I'm not wasting my money.
jewzak ยท 1455 points ยท Posted at 13:47:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In college my housemates (4 other dudes) and I did a secret Santa. Each of us gave really thoughtful and cool gifts except one who gave our other housemate his own baseball pants that were too small and a tiny batman figure to go on a car antenna....
Enzohere ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 15:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My college housemates (I guess, it was a frat house) did the same thing. We all bought each other different bottles of liquor, then threw a party and all shared the liquor.
I miss college.
Aurum555 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:39:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to do that every year in my fraternity. $35 minimum everyone buys a bottle of whiskey wraps it and tosses it under the tree. Then we take turns unwrapping a present and getting hammered together. Then while completely obliterated, we all tried to decorate our Christmas tree with the empty bottles as ornaments
Loborin ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We all bought each other different bottles of liquor, then threw a party and all shared the liquor.
You guys got it all wrong, you're supposed to gift each other black dildos, fleshlights, and women's razors. It's not very frat to give each other non-joke gifts.
wonkaloo ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the roommate that got the pants. I was the last one to open my gift. I'd gotten my secret santa clay and tools because he wanted to get into claymation. Someone recieved a wafflemaker they had been asking for a while. Another person got his favorite food and drink. Finally, I hastily unwrapped mine, fully expecting a personalized surprise. I was surprised for sure. Children's baseball pants. I'm a full grown man. And I don't like baseball. There was like 15 seconds of silence followed by, "I guess I'll try them on.." I couldn't get them over my calves. We all lost it laughing. The memory was a great gift.
My boy jewzak posted the story THEN told me about the this thread. I could have reaped karma.
jewzak ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That could be a misunderstanding, potentially. When I was growing up a "white elephant gift" was a joke game where everyone brought their most crappy stuff to laugh at as we open it. Lo and behold when I went to a coworker party as an adult people were opening tool kits and fancy chocolates... apparently white elephant just meant anonymous gift, to them (like a secret santa) so my gift was pretty embarrassing in that context.
Is it just me or is it kinda rare for a group of 5 dudes to do secret santa together without being in some kind of club
jewzak ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:51:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We went to a frat-heavy party school and just kind of became friends in our freshman dorm. We all loved making music/arts/etc. so we ended up living together all 4 years.
SkipsH ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:01:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had two roommates at one point. We gave each other 2 gifts each. First gift was whatever cool stuff we could come up with. The second gift? One guy had halitosis, so he got breath strips. Another one had the worst intestinal gas, he got Bean-O. The third had bad underarm scent so he got deodorant. A good time was had by all!
Westep30 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the used baseball pants really brought down the value of the Batman antenna topper.
Seriously. I don't even have an antenna and I want that Batman topper.
BorjaX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like these situations could be avoided with some rule like "if the group decides a gift is total shit, that person gets their own gift revoked and given to the giftee".
LetoAjax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:29:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he misunderstand and think it was a white elephant type of situation where you give crappy gifts you find around the house instead of buying an actual gift? What happened for other gift exchanges? How did everyone react when that happened?
skeptibat ยท 366 points ยท Posted at 16:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, I joined the Reddit Secret Santa thing. After planning and finding the perfect gift for my recipient, and cleverly packaging it up with creative home-made (on my 3d printer) extras, and awesomely decorated box, I was excited to see what I would get from my Santa.
Finally it arrived, boring padded envelope, ok, lets see what's inside: used condom.
This is why I'll never do a secret Santa online. You hear about the outliers who end up getting Bill Gates, but there are so many more assholes out there who will send out awful things to you. I hope you reported them. :/
When I first read this, I thought you meant getting a package with Bill Gates inside. I can't stop laughing at the thought of opening a really tall box and finding Bill Gates in it!
I mean that would be a really epic present too, haha! But no, I was referring to the person I believe that got an XBox One package o' loot from him because he was their Secret Santa a few years ago. :)
Ugh... This reminds me of a roommate I had in university. He got his gift from his Reddit Secret Santa before he sent out his own. He didn't like whatever he got from his Santa, so he sent out a shitty "revenge" gift (I no longer remember what it was at this point). No amount of arguing on my part could convince him that his Santa and his giftee were not the same person.
Luckyone1 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 04:21:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the same thing happen to me. I spent over $100 on my giftee and while I didnโt do a bunch of customizing it was really perfect for them (so I think). Mine didnโt come until really really late and I had just given up hope.
Finally it comes and I open it and what do I see? Japan by rail: a guide to navigating japan by train.
I have really no interest in either and the book costs $9 on Amazon at the time.
I would really look up how to get the Reddit Secret Santa to disclose the username, Reddit to disclose the IP address, and the corresponding ISP to disclose the identity of the person - for the biological hazard (potentially contaminated sperm) sent to your home address.
I mean... what did you expect from a reddit secret santa? Have you ever used this site?
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What in the god damn fuck... I've been screwed by SS's in the past (had some questionable presents, and been stiffed on more than 3 occasions), but... a used condom... What the hell...
I'm sorry, that's a truly horrible gift and a real kick in the nuts to receive after such care and attention on your gift. But man, that's a funny fucking story!
[deleted] ยท -69 points ยท Posted at 04:17:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 08:04:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And good on you for further showcasing that people can be assholes on Reddit, not just in real life!
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 05:34:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you get cancer of the genitals.
[deleted] ยท -45 points ยท Posted at 08:05:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This person needs to have their pet stabbed.
EDIT: I've always thought it was a particularly gruesome comeback/insult. Does wonders for hurting someone when you want to! Kind of like telling someone to have a miscarriage or you hope that they have cancer. It's really mean, intensely personal, and always unexpected. I'm a believer in "don't start a fight unless you plan to win" and that carries over to a war of words.
Why would you openly admit to and be proud of being such a shitty person? That's immature and disgusting, I feel sorry for whoever was on the receiving end of that.
I got a Thomas the Tank Engine toy train for Christmas from my Grandmother. I was 14 at the time. She said, "You used to love these." Bless her, her intentions were sweet.
I have been truly blessed. I was a little punk who thought it was a dumb gift at the time, but was great at faking gratefulness. Now, when I look back on that memory, I hate the little ungrateful monster I was. Mema is awesome and Thomas is awesome, at every age!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:50:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A decade feels surreally fast to me, I can't imagine how fast I've grown from my grandmother's perspective! I know it's cliche, but if you have been blessed with loving parents and grandparents, cherish every minute. Time goes so fast.
Awww, well that's really sweet! She definitely meant well, and hey if you still have it you could always save it for your own kids (if you want/have any) or maybe pass it along to a young relative. :) Thomas is pretty timeless!
kyree2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really nice to see a post like this after reading all these awful stories.
I feel guilty that this is my worst present story. These posts make me realize how blessed I have been. Thank you Mema, I hope everyone who posted here can be loved like you have loved me.
I had a grandmother who sent me a little calendar book, of the type you could get free at the bank, for Christmas. I kept it. Respect to a lady who lived through the Great Depression.
My grandma did the same thing when I was 12ish, but it had everyone's birthday, phone number and address. I kept that thing till Google and FB kept track of that for you.
selkie340 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:53:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This would be the most useful present ever! Should have seen me contact family through FB to get addresses for wedding invites.
My grandma had 5 kids and over a dozen grandkids. She lived through the Great Depression as well. For birthdays we'd always get $10. But for Christmas, she'd gather all the things in her house that might make a good gift and put them on the bed, then wrap them up to give us. It could be anything, including Avon products, which she sold. One year I got soap-on-a-rope. I always knew her gift would be bad, but that was okay. I would open that gift first knowing that it would all be better gifts from there on out.
my ex once sent me flowers to my job after I was upset because he had been erasing texts between him and his female coworker. worst gift ever. not because I hate flowers, but because on her instagram I saw she had also received similar flowers to mine lmao
Omg this happened to me too. Husband was having an emotional affair when he was out of town. Trolled her IG, he gave us the exact same Valentine's day gift . I found out a year after I found about the affair. White hot rage followed.
Bronzedog ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 18:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once spent time and money to make a thoughtful handmade gift (I didn't just slap cheap stuff together this took time) for an ex. He told me my present was "at a friends house and he'd get it soon." He never did. He kept putting it off till he broke up with me for my best friend.
Wtf... The other day I ordered some flowers online for my gf and they had a promo for a discount on a second order. My sister's birthday was coming up and thought about sending her some but decided against it because I didn't want the florist to think bad of me :(
High school boyfriend put flowers and chocolate in my locker for Valentine's Day once. I thought it was really sweet.... until I noticed 2 other girls got flowers from him too.
His reasoning - "well they didn't get any chocolate!"
rockbud ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smooth
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:07:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My buddy from 20 years ago used to do this with women. I thought it was brilliant. I tried it with a few women I was seeing simultaneously. It wasn't brilliant.
Your username just reminded me of something I heard yesterday on the radio: the results of a vote of the best Canadian TV shows. #2 was Kids in The Hall, and of course they played "These Are The Daves I Know"
Thanks for sharing this brilliant random song. I did not know I needed this in my life.
When I clicked it I expected something like Robin Sparkle's Space Teens.
This is great!
ya my gf got me a big screen tv which was awesome but I think she wanted it for herself just as much. plus a 300$ watch is kinda ridiculous unless you know she loves watches or jewlery
When I was 9, I got my dad a football so I could play with it. When I was 13 or so, I spent my Christmas shopping money on a die cast Millennium Falcon and then bought cheap, cheap stuff with what was left over.
I got my girlfriend a WiiU so I could play it. Then the next holiday I got her mario party for the Gamecube and the controllers and shit to play it on the original wii. This year... I'm buying her that $20 pacman plug into your tv and play game.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of other people have responded, but 300 is approximately mid-tier for a Japanese movement timepiece. It's like a Citizen, Bulova, or Seiko, which are three of the most common timepieces.
A Swiss timepiece is when the price gets higher. OP spent some pocket money sure, but this isn't anything out of the norm. I have 15 year old kids that come in and buy themselves 300 dollar watches.
$300 watch is on the cheaper end of watches my dude
daney098 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would people spend so much money on watches? Genuinely curious. You could easily get an off brand, nice looking watch for less than 100 dollars. Mine was 25, and while it's not beautiful, it has told me the time consistently for years and can be submerged without breaking, all on a single battery. Same with other expensive brand name apparel. Who are they trying to impress?
I bought my fiance a ninja blender so that I could use the food processor add-on. To be fair though, he actually asked for the ninja blender and I use the food processor part to make his favorite dessert.
Funcuz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really mind when people really buy themselves gifts but give them to me so long as they're something I actually want.
Like, if my girlfriend bought me a car and she ended up driving it all the time, that's fine because technically, it'd still be my car and I could drive it whenever I wanted even if she used it most of the time.
If she bought me a fancy and expensive bra, well...that would be different.
jamener ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then you'd be the one using it all the time, right?
My ex-wife would do stuff like that too. It was a present for me, but it was mostly for us. The problem became that when the divorce happened, she took my "presents" back.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:01:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$300 is actually pretty typical for a โniceโ watch for people who donโt care about watches.
plus a 300$ watch is kinda ridiculous unless you know she loves watches or jewlery
This.
Sounds like dude thought it was way more serious than it was. Throwing out $300 gifts should be reserved for pretty deep into the relationship imo but yall spend money how you want
edit to everyone saying "$300 isnt that much for a watch" you've all completely missed the point that this guy was thinking about gifts in an entirely different tier than his girl. She's giving "Free sex" coupon books and buying sexy lingerie as a gift and he out here buying her gifts that cost more than a Nintendo Switch.
This. My fiancรฉ always wanted to get me nice jewelry (heโs a sweetheart) and I would always politely tell him that itโs super sweet, but ultimately wasted on me.
Finally he got me a (lower end simple) Garmin watch for running and I still use it everyday and I just love it.
Just because something is expensive doesnโt mean itโs necessarily a good gift.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:37:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
verik ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:28:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Manhattan. I canโt remember the last time I walked down the street or got on a subway and saw a girl not wearing a watch, decorative or smart watch.
Was in Atlanta before that and if not a watch then itโd be bracelets.
Basically the young professional woman in her 20โs wonโt mind receiving a watch as a gift. 300$ barely buys you a Seiko these days let alone something actually nice.
Emptamar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in California and I haven't seen a woman under 60 ever wear a watch.
verik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, not the Bay Area or LA. Got it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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verik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a watch stopped being about โtelling the timeโ like 10 years ago... itโs a fashion accessory no different than the tie you put on or the earrings a woman wears.
When I first started dating my wife and we started living together she had a cat that was SUPER FUCKING ANNOYING. Every morning at 5:30am that thing would be making so much goddamned noise so it could get its food. The thing was overweight, and just always wanted more food.
I grew up with cats that were on self-feeders, so the idea of waking up to feed a cat was completely lost on me.
The damn thing would also NOT drink water out of a bowl. It needed fresh water, so it would only ever drink it out of a sink or if it was constantly flowing.
Also, it's probably worthy to note that I would also be the one getting up to feed her cat, because "Baaaabbbbeeeeeee, can you feed the caaaaattttttt?"
So for our first Christmas together I got her a programmable cat feeder and one of those water circulator things.
Also, as soon as she got pregnant and "Cosmicsans had to be the one to clean up the litter box because she can't do it because she's pregnant" we made the decision that the cat has to go.
I love cats. I want another cat. Just not that cat. That cat was a bitch.
Edit: I guess I should add that it wasn't even her cat. She had taken the cat in for a friend who ended up going No Contact with her after she tried to get him to take the cat back. If it was her cat and she was actually attached to it, then I would have cleaned the litter without even thinking about it. She didn't like the cat, either, and this was a good excuse for us to get rid of the cat.
But...it was your girlfriendโs cat. I would have a hard time staying with somebody who wanted me to get rid of one of my pets. I think thatโs incredibly disrespectful towards your girlfriend that you couldnโt communicate instead how you donโt like the cat and will only clean the litterbox when sheโs too big to bend over to clean it. I still think itโs shitty of you though. The woman is carrying your child and you have a hissy fit over having to clean up cat poop.
cleeder ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
will only clean the litterbox when sheโs too big to bend over to clean it.
FYI the reason pregnant women shouln't clean litter boxes has nothing to do with their ability to bend over and do the job. It's to protect the mother and child from a parasite that causes brain damage to the fetus/child.
had to make my bf give up his cat too, but it's because i tried living with it for 6 months but can't. my allergy was killing me. i am deathly allergic to cats.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
right, just relating a similar experience. it was hard but since he moved in with me, i eventually told him that if he wants to keep the cat he has to move out because my health greatly deteriorated while the cat was here. i did like that cat and he was very sweet but my body couldn't tolerate him sadly.
oh and he did know i was allergic, but neither of us were prepared for how allergic i ended up being to his cat specifically. my throat would nearly close up whenever i sat on something the cat has been around.
cleeder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, as soon as she got pregnant and "Cosmicsans had to be the one to clean up the litter box because she can't do it because she's pregnant"
You, sir, are a dick. It's well known that your pregnant girlfriend should avoid cleaning cat litter if at all possible. It's to protect your unborn child from toxoplasmosis, which can cause brain damage.
Well, I guess I forgot to add that it wasn't even her cat, anyway. She had taken the cat in for a friend who ended up going No Contact with her after she tried to get him to take the cat back.
She didn't like the cat, either.
cleeder ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure that changes you making your pregnant girlfriend clean the cat litter despite common medical advice saying she shouldn't.
She never cleaned it. I was cleaning it, but that was our excuse to get rid of the cat.
It ended up going to her Grandfather, who had just lost his wife. He wasn't putting up with the cat's shit, and the cat actually started losing weight and is now a healthy cat, and Grandpa was happier until he suddenly passed away in the Spring.
There used to be a guy at my work who would get us all "buy one get one free" coupons from local restaurants. Then he would try to get us to go out for lunch and use the coupons so he could get a free sandwich. I guess the real gift was his companionship?
Switche ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alternatively, for couples who split bills and want to go out more, a coupon book is a nice, easy present to sort of plan out dates and front a tiny portion of the cost.
I'm astounded by people trying to buy affection and approval. Or maybe spending a lot of money makes them feel important? Regardless it's just a terrible idea to spend a lot of money on a gift for a girlfriend/boyfriend. Unless you're really rich and the money is absolutely not a consideration for you at all.
Yeah I think it's an awful idea to spend that much disproportionate to your income, but I also think a coupon book is a shitty thoughtless gift. So. You know. There's a balance.
That gift didn't sound shitty to me. She bought something that would have them spending time and going out together in the future. I think it's nice.
I think life is a little sweeter when you look at things in a positive way. I give her the benefit of the doubt that she was thinking of ways they can spend time together, and not trying to cheap out and give a shitty gift.
Life is too short to be negative all the time.
Hugo154 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I always try to be very positive about things in life too, but OP seemed pretty miffed about it, and she is an ex, so I assumed that she was just being cheap as fuck.
magus678 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your girlfriend sounds like she spends money responsibly. She's a keeper.
She spends her money responsibly. I've known girls that put practically everything they made into savings.
Guess who pays for everything else?
Suuperdad ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that big of a deal. You control your own money, so be stronger and stand up for yourself.
If you marry, and join money, then your money is hers and she will be good with money.
If she saves her money but spends yours, then that's something you are enabling, and you need to take accountability for your own actions in letting someone walk all over you.
Sorry, but I'm a big proponent of taking personal accountability and not sluffing it off on someone else.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:30:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's always strange to me when people compare the gifts they give with what they get. Did your girlfriend know you were willing and able to spend that kind of money? Did you have a conversation about gift expectations?
Like, giving gifts is weird. I come from a family that doesn't give gifts after a certain age. We buy for the kids, and that's it. Birthdays AND Christmas, the adults rarely, if ever, get gifts.
I would be freaked out and feel suuuuper weird if a boyfriend got me that kind of gift. One, that's unexpected due to my family history and two, I can't afford to reciprocate that kind of gift.
Omg I bought my ex a ps3 for Christmas one year and he gave me a $20 iTunes card that he picked up in the checkout line at work.
I wasn't even really upset because I love music. However he didn't like the albums I bought so he'd get pissed and tell me to shut it off or put headphones on. This guy, I don't know why I ever left him.
People need to stop buying expensive gifts for boyfriends/girlfriends. It's really just a great way to introduce unnecessary pressure on a relationship.
bell37 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. I usually make a nice basket (candy, wine, etc) for my SO and write a well thought out card I make myself. We are not the type thay enjoy buying gifts bc it can be so impersonal. The time we spend together during holidays and birthdays are worth more than the actual gift.
I bought my ex a pair of $300 cowboy boots. Three days later, she returned them, went to a thrift store and bought a pair for $10 and pocketed my $290.... this was about 6 years ago. She's still single.
Qikdraw ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew a woman who for her gift registry she put in a specific plate set, and a specific place to buy them from. Lots of people bought her stuff from that. About a week after her marriage she returned all of them, then went to a different store that sold that set for cheaper, and pocketed the rest. Told her co-workers this, they were the ones who bought her those plates. She didn't understand why people were upset.
rcutler9 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a perfect unethical life pro tip. But she should have pretended like the cheap sets were the original sets
I think just because I was talking about women. In no way do I think males are incapable of being the same way. I apologize, you are correct!
onbin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you didn't know her very well. A thrifty person isn't gonna want one item worth $300--there isn't any way to not see it as a waste of money when you could get something similar for 1/30th the cost. I mean sure it was kind of obnoxious to keep the money but $300 is a lot to throw away on a gift for a girlfriend.
Sorry. I apologize for the lack of context. This was a highschool relationship. So I had no bills, and a pretty decent job, so I had money to blow. The important parts I left out I guess, I specifically went with her to Boot Barn, because she said she wanted boots. I then "shopped" for at least an hour until she decided on the pair she wanted. She selected her pair, I paid, we left.
SinkTube ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 14:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
good for her, you expected her to give you the money from returning her gift?
We'd have to ask OP by what he meant by "bought another pair", if that meant "bought another pair" of cowboy boots. His phrasing definitely makes it seem like that's the case.
Yeah, I bought a 500 dollar camera for my girlfriend because she wanted to get into photography too. "Finally, something we can actually do together!", I thought. I'm much more realistic these days, and that bitch is long gone.
She used the camera a couple of times, and always complained about the photo quality being too dark. I explained to her that she actually needs to learn how to use the camera to take good pictures, but she was having none of it.
I hoped she would leave the thing when she moved out, since she knows it's way better than my camera and I actually do photography, but of course she didn't. It's a nice decoration sitting on top of her dresser, probably.
She didn't give back her ex-husband's ring either, which, knowing what I know now, was a pretty good excuse to get rid of her.
It's the gift that keeps on giving everytime you go out to eat.
aokaga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For things like this Ive always thought you should have a shitty back up present and always ask to be the first to receive the gift "because you really want to focus on their reaction or something". So in your bag you got your $300 watch but also some gift card for a meh store. Depending on what you get, you chose the gift ๐คท
That's a lot of money for a present for anyone. My wife and I usually spend around โฌ50 on each other and certainly never more than โฌ100.
raoasidg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex (also a Steph, which she loathed to be called) gave me pretty much nothing for Christmas and my birthday while we were together. I got a her a not-too-expensive necklace for Christmas and some other minor things. My birthday gift was supposed to be a scrapbook of a roadtrip we took together that happened around the same time. She never started it.
If anybody ever describes a gift they're making you in lieu of giving you an actual gift, consider the story the gift. You're never actually getting anything because they're never going to make anything...except making up stories.
I too have an ex-gf that I gave jewelry to - sapphire necklace and earring set. She bought me a pen. Not a really nice fountain pen, not even an inexpensive reusable pen. A novelty pen with Disney princesses on it. That's when it hit me...
onbin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"That's when it hit me..." that my ex-gf was poor.
Hey my ex-girlfriend bought me a 300$ watch for my birthday. Dumped me 2 weeks later for her previous ex. Not sure what that was about but I got a watch and her birthday was in 2 months so I didnt have to buy anything.
Oh this makes me worried now. I've been broke this year so for Christmas I'm going to fill a notebook up with my favorite memories of my SO and the reason why I love him. I know he will buy something and I don't want to look cheap.
I was dating this girl in high school and xmas was coming up. Everytime we hung out she would tell me all these great gifts she's getting me.
I felt like I had to match her or be embarrassed come time to open them. I spent Probably $300 on gifts, mostly on brand name clothes she really wanted, nice sweater, pants, etc.
Come xmas and my present was a single shirt that her mom bought me, nothing wrong with it but I probably spent $250 more. I know because her mom told me the story of them picking it out as I opened it.
malburj1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex a $300 necklace I spent a good time picking out. She dumped me. Soooo....... yeah, Merry Christmas.
I got my ex a really nice watch for Christmas one year, amongst other things. He bought me a t shirt that said โback to the kitchenโ and lingerie that was too small. Fuckin cool.
One Christmas I bought my ex-bf an expensive guitar pedal that he was always talking about. It was more than I could afford at the time, but I like seeing people close to me happy.
In return I got... nothing.
I'm not really the type that cares about receiving gifts but ANYTHING would've been better than nothing. It's worth noting that he got presents for every member of his family AND mine that same year. It really burned me.
Earrings. I get them at least once a year, every year, since I was about seven years old. Which would be great! If I had pierced ears. But I don't have pierced ears. I know most people do and they just assume I do as well and really, the first time I don't mind it, I tell them and we laugh it off.
It's all the subsequent times that get to me. When this has happened twice before and then it's earrings again. Like, thanks for not bothering to learn a basic fact about me. Plus it's embarrassing! I mean, I always thank them a lot for their gift but they feel bad for getting something I literally can't use and I feel bad for making them feel bad and it's just the worst.
Sorry this is so long, I already got my first pair of earrings this gift season.
celephia ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 20:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. There's 2 of us. I don't have pierced ears and never have, and I always get earrings. Decent ones too, like little gold studs or Sterling silver dangle things. I used to give them away to friends, now I just pawn them for 10 dollars.
It's always from someone you think would know better, like my aunt or grandma.
I did, however, get 2 pairs of clip ons one year from my best friend's mom. She thought it was very sad I never got to wear pretty earrings with my necklaces and rings, so she hunted down 2 pairs. They're very painful to wear but I've kept them!
Why the fuck do you keep getting earrings? I've had mine pierced since I was 10 and haven't received unwanted earrings past age 12. I'm so sorry all those people area oblivious.
Reminds me of the time I moved schools. As a leaving gift, a close friend bought me white diamond earrings and asked me to try them on. I didn't have pierced ears at the time. It was a tad awkward.
My aunt overseas always sent me earrings when I didn't have pierced ears. I still liked them even though I didn't have pierced ears. I never told her I didn't have pierced ears and I think I still have the 5 or 6 pairs of earrings somewhere more than 20 years later.
lofinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had sort of this problem...i have stretched ears (like over an inch) and my mom would get me regular dangle-y earrings. i think she was grumpy about me stretching my ears...
I have a bunch of nieces, and I do enjoy giving jewelry, but I try to stick to bracelets and necklaces for exactly this reason! I didn't get my ears pierced until my twelfth birthday, and I have friends with un-pierced ears, so I would never get earrings as a gift (maybe earcuffs, which don't require piercing, though, but only for someone older who would appreciate it).
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hey, free re-gifts! :)
2wit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:15 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugg, yes. This. My ears aren't pierced either. People who just assume and buy, I don't mind so much. But yeah, people who I think would know better - just no.
This happens to me all the time too! The best was when a woman at work gave me a pair of earrings and realized that I couldn't wear them so she took them and made them into an amazing necklace that I actually wear all the time! However, that is a very rare resolution to this problem.
might just be time to get your ears pierced... at least then you've got a ton of options
[deleted] ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 17:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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celephia ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:08:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom didn't want to give her infant daughter unnecessary and permanent body modifications without her consent, so she didn't pierce mine when I was a baby, and instead let me make the choice when I got older.
I went 2 or 3 times to piercing shops in middle and high school and chickened out every time. I'm 28 now and still no piercings. I'm very happy, I also have no tattoos.
Toadxx ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even when girls do have their ears pierced, many don't wear earrings. It's not "The norm" to have pierced ears anymore and I know plenty of girls that never had their ears pierced.
oeno9 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I have pierced ears and don't wear earrings ever. If someone gave me some, I wouldn't wear them. Luckily nobody has in years
Same. Most earrings hurt my ears and so I own exactly one pair of nice earrings (a wedding present from my husband) that I might remember to wear on a nice occasion. I've never been very good at accesorizing and wear the same jewelry every day though, so I might not be an accurate representation of the average female.
Earrings hurt my ears too, they get insanely itchy. I've tried nickel-free, sterling silver, all the ones that claim to essentially be allergy free, but no luck. All I want is to be able to wear a pair of simple studs! :/
Do you have gold ones? I get the same problem if I wear anything except gold, which basically means I don't wear earrings because gold is expensive and I'm really good at losing earrings.
FYI, a lot of white gold still has nickel in it, which is a common allergen. It is also rhodium plated, which some people can be allergic to. I would try wearing yellow gold, 14 or 18k.
You could try implant grade titanium (specifically, Ti6al4v-ELI). I'm allergic to silver and nickel, but high-grade titanium makes me forget it's even there.
I'll try to check that out! Any suggestions on places to find that kind of jewelry? Or is that pretty commonly found in jewelry stores now? Also is titanium insanely expensive? Sorry for all the questions lol
Idk if ordinary jewelry stores sell many, but I use the labrets (18g/20g would be most appropriate) from here for studs, but most of the stuff on this website are sold as singles since they're mostly used for body piercings so you'd need to buy two. The CBRs and the seamless rings in 18g make for good hoop earrings and they stay in really well. As for price, there are some good titanium ones that are as low as $5 per piece that have held up well. Some of the higher end and more elaborate pieces can get expensive especially if you have to buy two of them, though.
I was able to find these being sold as a pair on the site. Body piercing shops should have some as well and most are willing to answer any questions you may have, but the price varies from shop to shop.
The biggest thing to watch out for is coating vs. anodization. Coating can flake off and cause irritation, but anodization doesn't. I accidentally bought coated ones once and it didn't end well.
Surgical steel too, I have a similar allergy and will also endorse gold and titanium. Or just non metal, right now mine are stretched with wooden plugs.
sgw97 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:26:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you want, check out surgical steel jewellery from body piercing shops. I've got stupidly sensitive ears, got a pair of surgical steel hoops and haven't had any problems.
threeca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably an allergy to the copper, sterling silver is 92.5% silver alloyed with copper! You never get pure metals, makes it impossible to know what exactly you're getting and what you're sensitive to
Me too and yep 18 carat gold sleepers is all I wear these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most do. I don't; not sure why. We could never afford earrings or really much of anything as a kid, so I never bothered asking, and when I got older I just kind of forgot about it.
[deleted] ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 19:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iirc that actually ended production many years ago, I think I was in like second or third grade when it ended? I don't remember...
edit: it actually went back into print, go figure. but it finished it's initial run in December 2010, so I would have been in fifth grade, actually! time is weird...
McBurger ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:01:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is the case with every magazine, but damn if Golf Digest isn't nothing but straight ads.
Most magazines have an article or interesting pieces every other page. Golf Digest is just a pure catalog of full page products. The content is just paid reviews, the course features are interspersed with other courses' ads... it's so silly.
I'll never forget the day I turned 18. My bicycle turned into a golf cart, my heelies turned into golf shoes, and my red rider bb gun turned into a 9-iron.
rmphys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:28:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have kept the heelies so you can ride off the tail of the gold cart.
I'm imagining the grandmother weighing the decision very seriously. Like "Hmmm Nigerlet needs to put away the childish things now... golf is a man's sport that will help him network. I'll sign him up for Golf Digest."
Orange juice jugs, milk jugs, water jugs, collected them all. At once point I had a porcelain jug with golden thread for decor. My dog shit in it tho so I tossed it. At my neighbor specifically.
Oh and boobs those are nice too.
In all seriousness internet stranger, my development went more like
0-4(eat, shit and cost money)
4-6(do that but also dinosaurs)
4-now(rock climbing and boy scouts)
5-now(learning and books, specifically science and space)
6-17(be antisocial, akward, and scared of meeting new people but also somehow become friends with the most popular people in the group)
9(girl confesses, freak out and run cause 10 and thought she was into my best friend)
12(find note in locker saying meet most popular girl in --class-- grade who I have had a crush on for years and a girl who had same last name as previous one in music class but I haven't been in the locker for several weeks so when did this get there? Proceed to get too anxious to confront and regret for rest of life. Also fall in love with video games and nearly kill brother due to "Cuban temper" which causes me to begin to lose the ability to feel emotion)
13-15(homeschooling and also begin carefully cultivating depression in addition to anxiety, also get very deep voice for a scrawny white kid)
15(become best friends with annoying kid who I avoided till now)
15-now(attend college)
16(first girlfriend through Garry's mod. Gets me into anime. intense for three months then break up)
17(become eagle scout and vigil member of OA.)
19(be me now and taking meds for depression after burst of anger causes me to nearly kill bro again, have a handle on anxiety and good friends, making more (not in petre dish either). Have AA degree and plan for future. Feeling emotions again which is nice.)
Don't know why I ended up giving life story but wtv.
BB8MYD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I did say you could write anything. Thanks for sharing. Glad things are looking up for you.
If I ever love golf I want someone to hit me in the head and the balls at the sametime from between my legs.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But...but there's car and driver. Or game informer. Or sports illustrated. Or any other number of "adult periodicals" that could easily be any man's natural evolution. We all have different tastes in leisure activities. I despise golf. I hate watching most televised athletic events, minus the odd baseball game now and again. Buy goddamnit I can waste hours tinkering on electronics or puttering around in the garage, mumbling to myself while I tear down a busted weedwhacker to see if the engine is still useful for something.
Either way, OP is a good grandson and I'm sure grandma is doing her best.
Being good at golf could help him get business clients
GoodAge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every man's life is divided into two parts: the Nickelodeon magazine years, and the Golf Digest years
land8844 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult male here, I've never understood the obsession with golf that other guys have. I'd rather be doing something actually productive, like working on my car, cooking, or cleaning my house.
I wouldn't mind spending an hour or two at the driving range, but spending several hours on a golf course? No thanks, you guys go on without me.
yapzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to think 4-5 hrs for a round of golf was too long, until I started really playing. You can really just get lost out there and enjoy your time, me especially since I can barely hit it straight
I mean I love to golf, but I'd really hate that present lol. Not that I wouldn't be grateful or anything, I just would have no desire to read any golf magazines.
I got a gift subscription once that I didnโt even want to have come into my house, so I called to cancel the subscription. They sent me a check for the remainder of the subscription even though I didnโt ask for a refund. So try that. Or ask to exchange for a magazine you like.
EhAhKen ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 15:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her about a magazine you do really like and ask if she can switch it too that.
Ask for nat geo. As you get older you'll appreciate it more.
Ferniff ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, it seems like a lot of people here believe in being too polite and telling someone, hey I don't like this so stop spending money on it for me.
Endulos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:41:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or it's ingrained into their subconscious. I'm not "allowed" to decline or say I hate a gift. I physically can't do it because of conditioning from my Mom.
you accept a gift no matter what and you act grateful you even got something.
Probably 10 years ago, my dad had my uncle and some of their wine-making friends over in his wine cellar. One of my dad's friends adopted a cute lil black boy and he brought him over to play with my younger brothers.
My uncle is standing in the cellar with the rest of the guys and jokingly says, "Who's the little niglet?" and the little boy's adopted father was standing right there.
I cringe every time I remember this. However, I don't remember what resulted. I think the guy smiled or maybe didnt even acknowlege it.
My friend has a Nigerian Dwarf Goat that somehow his mother took to the name Niglet. Niglet just had kids and we are trying to find suitable names for them
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:36:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โItโs filled with fun and interesting facts for grooOoooOOoowing minds!โ
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:40:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, donโt just stand there!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a good time. Enjoy it for both of us- I get to spend my afternoon proofreading law books (still patiently awaiting my โHookโ moment where I get whisked away from my drab adult life and returned to the wonders of childhood... ... ...)
Hicksp91 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a Nick magazine in the 3rd or 4th grade that had a painting of a nude woman in it (it was some historical painting with one tiddy popped out) surrounded by some humorous things. I hid that thing like a middle schooler hides playboys. I thought I'd get grounded for having it.
lolhawk ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:48:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All 17 year olds turn into golfers
I loved watching balls getting slammed hard into the general direction of a hole when I was that age
B0nR_fart ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably did it the one time and totally forgot she's been paying for it for so mamy years. You should just tell her and save her the $15 a year or whatever it is.
The regular version is free. But you could get a premium version of the magazine called Brickmaster. It had tons of extra content inside it, some additional contests, and sometimes included coupons and stuff. It also came with a small set (around 100 pieces, 30 for Bionicle sets) exclusive to Brickmaster. The first issue you got of Brickmaster also came with a ticket to Legoland.
It was really cool, something I wanted when I was younger but was a bit too expensive. But I did get one issue of Brickmaster every year since they give you a copy during your birthday instead of the regular magazine. And the amount of additional articles and content you got with Brickmaster was huge.
Someone bought me a subscription to "Front of House" a magazine for live performance type of stuff. Like audio, lights, etc etc. This was 2 years ago, and they still renew it every year.
My aunt got me a subscription to a Christian teen magazine even though (or maybe because?) I wore Metallica and Marilyn Manson shirts every time she saw me.
when i was a kid i filled out like 20 bogus names for ccs magizine it was a skateboarding catalog where you bought shoes and pants and boards and stuff. i would get like 20 copies a month. the rich kids at school didnt know how to get the magazine so i would sell them for 5 bucks. then in a few weeks you would see them come to school decked out in swag from the magazine.
i ended up using my money to buy my own board and build it only to find out i suck at skating and riding a skateboard on asphalt sucks. and living 15 miles outside town there was no where to ride or try to do tricks.
i feel like alot of my child hood was stolen from me because of where we lived. if we didnt move i never would have been able to get a job...
lamNoOne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can just imagine you checking your mail weekly. ANOTHER ONE!?
Eolward ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she perhaps hoping you would grow up to become a golf superstar?
00Deege ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Conversely, one of the best gifts I ever received was my mother giving me a monthly subscription of Franklin Library books when I was 16. They kept coming until I was about 25.
Chucub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been getting consumer reports from my grandpa for ten years or so because I used to get bored when I was at his house and read his subscription. I'm 25 and don't make enough money to buy any of the shit they review. I don't have the heart to tell him, so I just give the back issues to the library.
My aunt gave me a used Luby's gift card. This was weird because 1). We as a family had never eaten at a Luby's, and 2). I didn't live anywhere near a Luby's. But, I love my aunt, so I went to a Luby's with my then-boyfriend.
The card said it had a balance of $20. Only at the Luby's checkout line, with our full meals on our trays, did we learn that the gift card had been used. So I had to pay out of pocket for our meals. Later, I learned that my aunt and my birth dad were in a fight, which is what resulted in me receiving a used gift card to a place that I had to drive 40 minutes to get to.
danswall ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 20:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf is wrong with people taking out their aggression for someone on that person's kids...
lasleeth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:16:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She may have hoped you threw it in a drawer and forgot about it. That way you wouldn't know it was empty and she could guilt trip you for "wasting" it when it expired.
When I was a child, Pokemon was banned in my house. My mom thought it was excessively violent. So, as a 5 year old girl, I didn't know much about Pokemon besides the fact that they were the source of all evil in the world.
Christmas rolls up and we're opening presents with my extended family. My young bachelor uncle plops a giant atrocity of wrapping paper in front of me, looking proud of himself. Obviously, size indicated quality in childhood presents, because I'm so excited to rip this thing open. Pull this thing apart, and...
A giant fucking Pikachu. I'm talking 4 feet tall. The devil incarnate.
I look at it. I look at my mother. I look at my uncle. I look back at this giant yellow furball. Cue the tears of horror from young me while mom backpeddles uselessly trying to convince me that it's okay, I don't have to be afraid. My uncle was petrified by the entire scenario.
That thing lived in our crawlspace for years. I still have nightmares about it.
e: my mother is a very nice lady, put your pitchforks away Reddit.
[deleted] ยท 463 points ยท Posted at 19:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aww, this one made me sad. your uncle probably wanted to be the cool uncle who gets his niblings the trendiest toys and is the hero of christmas and instead he gave you ptsd ๐
that sucks... hopefully your subsequent encounters with the pokemon franchise weren't as terrifying and pokemon GO wasn't like, the book of revelations :(
thinking about it again I think I might feel the worst for your then-bachelorette-aged uncle because he probably thought he did good with that gift and lo-and-behold, his niece is just bawling her eyes out as what she could only perceive as a towering monstrocity, knowing no better that for the most part pokemon is only a videogame, and he probably walked away feeling like a douchebag for getting his niece to start screaming/crying. For the record, I grew up in a very christian household (I have decided to stick with it, for one reason or another) and have had similar debates of "whether pokemon/harry potter/media/what have you is of the devil".
There was no real damage! My brain just reacted when I was stuck between knowing I shouldn't play with Pokemon and knowing I should show gratitude for a gift! It's an ongoing joke at family Christmases now.
Glad you could move on from it, but it's still a parent terrifying a child about a widespread cultural element of their generation, by willingly misrepresenting it (excessively violent, really?) - it's inevitably going to end up with:
(A) Some desocialization/isolation events when the terror meets the other kids' perspective on the subject. Here, that Pokemon is cool and Pikachu cute & gentle vs it's evil and wrong. Most kids will decided that the crazy paranoid kid is to be avoided and left alone in the corner.
(B) A situation like the one you lived, where a trusted relative with good intention is expecting you, asking you even, to adhere to a thing you were told was evil and wrong.
Suddenly, you have to make a choice: trusting your uncle, or trusting your mother. Either one of them (your uncle) is trying to drag you down the path of evil that will inevitably lead to death & self-destruction, or the other one (your mother) have been lying to you , then what else could she have lied about? How can you trust her after that?
I really hope you realize how frightening and actually damaging it can be for a child to be put in such situations of uncertainty and sense of imminent danger (who to trust? where is the danger?), and how wrong it is for an adult to force a young child into this kind of position.
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I know it's something to joke about for you nowadays, a family gathering tale, but picture this: the role of parents is first and foremost to provide safety for their children. Physical safety, but also existential safety: parents determine what is safe, what is dangerous - when a parent is scared or angry, the baby and child will be scared too (even without knowing what is happening), it becomes a core element of survival.
Children, after thousands of events with the parents trying to explain to them to avoid sources of danger, will eventually learn to not burn or cut themselves, to not fall from higher place or into large bodies of water. Children will learn to trust their parents. Terrifying a kid about Pokemon, like something that might endanger them greatly, is abusing that trust to push one's own opinion on the new generation entertainment.
Don't play with knives, don't run into traffic, oh and Pokemon is the evil incarnate. Then your uncle is asking you to run into traffic with a knife bigger than your arm, while everyone don't see how there's anything wrong with it: who to trust, where is the real danger? who is betraying me, abusing my trust in them? Will that Pikachu plush turn me into a horrible person?
There's a reason adults only mess with gullible and trusting kids with mundane, unimportant things - to slowly teach them about what far can jokes and deception go, and how trust and honesty get top priority when it comes to safety - that a parent will always be serious when it comes to protecting them from harm. Hijacking that core contract of trust to shoehorn one's own personal dislike of an entertainment piece is plain wrong.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:01:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i like watching star vs the forces of evil with my youngest nieces
one day they were nervous when i started setting it up. turns out their dad had told them it was a demonic show (cause the girl uses magic or something i guess).
he also threw away the huge and expensive collection of Monster High dolls we gave them (they preferred them over Bratz or plain Barbie). said it was demonic as well. fucker is a deadbeat too (as in, doesnt have a job), so the girls dont have nice toys.
reminds me of when i was playing with a magic 8 ball and my aunt yelled at me that i was going to hell (because that thing is basically the ouija)
Fun story, I was watching SvtfoE with my younger sister(10) and brother(7) and we got to the part where Moon performs the Dark spell. Well during lunch time, my elder sister began saying the exact word and told my sibling never to watch that show again and criticized me for letting them watch this show. I'm like alright, and now we watch it when she and my mother is not around, my mother is very religious and thinks that all magic can lead you to the devil. I understand why they shouldn't say those word but I'm like common on, it just a cartoon. Honestly, she is criticising me about this when she watches How I Met Your Mother and watches videos with people acting and talking in a...less than appropriate manner. I think she just doesn't want her to like what I like, which is cartoons.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know your older sister to make any claims about her, but in the case of my family it's a mixed bag. The aunt that yelled at me loves me, treats me like her daughter, is super nice to me. Then some other relatives use religion and their weird conspiracy theories as ways to feel superior, if that makes sense.
"Jane Doe has a good job and a great career ahead of her, a loving husband and is generally happy? Well, whatever, she's going to hell anyways."
It's also somewhat about control, I think. Keep making retarded stuff up that your congregation will believe in earnest? They'll never be able to keep up; they'll think they need you to guide them.
Dunno if your younger siblings have been yelled at the while I was. At the time I was terrified of it all until my mom basically told me her side of the family was crazy like that, and not to listen to them (they used to take care of me cause my parents were busy making ends meet). I felt it necessary to sit down with my nieces and tell them that they didn't do anything wrong. And to not think badly of themselves. Not sure if that'd be your case as well.
Eh, they were scolded but not like I won't tell them that their older sister is being unreasonable. I just tell my little sister that we can watch stuff that my mother would deem would lead you to evil. I would say I am religious but I have a differing opinion from my mother. I watch stuff with magic and supernatural elements, I think it all entertainment and yes it possible that it could lead you to seek out magic, which in some case could be dark magic. It's not like I'm advocating that everyone who is watching go seek out the devil. It's like watching an action movie, just because I like a guy shooting down his enemies doesn't mean I am saying you should go and buy an automatic weapon. I remember a time when my mom burned these Harry Potter books when I was younger, saying they had dark magic in them and we should not read them. I said yes that is true but so does the Bible, it has dark magic and other dark subject matters in its pages. The whole point of including that is to warn us why not to use. I know that there are shows that use demons and elements that are unholy, but most of the time it is used for comedy as well as the powers they are using is a curse on them.I'm not saying it's wrong to limit somethings from children minds, like all these Elsa Spiderman....bleh, and actual evil stuff, but limiting it to the point where they won't be able to see anything that is enjoyable and could raise you up with good morals, Harry Potter, Pokemon, ect., just because it could lead you to the Devil. I say you can't protect them forever and to just be mindful of what they are watching and how it is influencing them. Like if my younger sister said the dark spell, I'd tell her don't say that. It's like saying the Avada Kedavra, sure it may be meaningless but still, you shouldn't say spell that not even the fictional character and the creator of the spell would want anyone to use. Use it when you are referencing it but not like you are practicing to use it. If they won't say it, then you shouldn't say it. I already told my sister this.
dpfw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you care to share this superior dance with me?
But just as well, the show established the dark spell as something that you should never ever do. That's like complaining about a show because the villain does bad things, ignoring that the show portrays it as bad.
jamener ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I hate religion
Edit: Obviously I get down-voted by all the religious cucks out there.
When my sister was like 2 she got a giant 4 foot tall stuffed Teddy bear and it terrified her so it stayed in the attic. I'm not sure why people give little kids humongous stuffed animals but it seems to terrify them more often than not.
jal0pee1 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 19:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, don't feel like creating another top-level comment so I'll drop this here. For my birthday, my aunt gave me a WAY oversized sweater with a low-rent ripoff Pikachu screen printed on it, with the word "Pokomen" printed below, in what appeared to be Tahoma font.
I was turning 17 and hadn't had anything to do with Pokemon in 4 years.
My older cousin got it for me and I loved that thing to DEATH. Literally, he had a big โscarโ across his chest because I didnโt take very good care of him and my mom had to sew him up. I even tore out the threads that were his eyes. Tip of his ear missing and sown shut...
Now THATโS a pikachu you shouldโve been afraid of.
Who the fuck bans Pokemon? Come on. I grew up playing and watching Pokemon and I think I'm ok...
That's a hilarious story though. Your poor Uncle was probably confused AF
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my family banned the smurfs cause the pastor gave a sermon on how they represented the 7 deadly sins and that "smurf" means "demon" in german (lol)
more other shows were banned, such as the ninja turtles (violence so kids will be easier targets for demons), dragon ball (the devil entices you with superpowers or something), etc.
It was never religious reasons for me, which I can appreciate now. But, my parents banned dragon ball as well when I was real young bc it was "too violent" which I guess I can see now. They did blow things up and kill characters a lot...
They also banned SpongeBob for a little while, but I think that was just because they thought it was really annoying and stupid. I don't even remember them ever giving me a reason, they just wouldn't let me watch it if they were around.
Smurf means demon in german? WHAT? Neither smurf nor the German word Schlumpf means demon here to my knowledge. Just looked up and I can't see anything connecting the two. Where'd you get that from?
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom banned pokemon too! For religious reasons! Some lady in our church that my mom was always talking to told her it was evil and witch craft. It was so huge when I was a kid too, I had a few cards and I hid them in a secret pocket in my backpack. One day I felt guilty and pulled them out and tried to explain to her that there wasn't anything evil about it. She still took them away.
This is why I'm glad my grandma isn't into the 'insert popular non-Christian themed thing here is the devil' stuff. I mean, she doesn't support marijuana use, gay marriage, or abortion, but hey, she let me keep playing Pokemon.
My mother banned Pokรฉmon too. But not because it was "demonic" or "evil". She banned anything the thought was stupid. And from the couple of episodes she saw with me, she considered it stupid. Also banned: any fantasy books, most Cartoon Network shows, and comic books. I could read anything I wanted, but not fantasy. She actually got an English teacher to change the curriculum for the year because she didn't like the reading list! My mother was hella scary in the administrations eyes. They'd pull new teachers aside and tell them "you need to know about mrs. lastname" I find it really funny now. Of course it had its downsides, I'd sneak off to the smaller tv in the house and watch my favorite shows low volume with subtitles because I was afraid of her finding them stupid. I still can't read fantasy, I wasn't allowed to get into it as a kid, so I missed out on ever finding it interesting. I tried to read some of the great fantasy works, and I just...don't like them.
At least she never found video games stupid.
I'd like to clarify that I love my mother very much and miss her terribly. She was a wonderful woman, who just didn't want to be exposed to stuff she didn't like. She was a stay at home mom. I think not having patience to tolerate Pokรฉmon is a minor and forgivable flaw. Some of the kids shows today drive me nuts, I'd be tempted to ban them too!
Moroax ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG I want a giant pikachu...it sounds cute for a kid.
Sorry your mom instilled fear in you over something pretty innocent and fun like Pokemon. I never understood parents who were so scared of every little thing their child consumes. I had friends who weren't allowed to watch ANY main stream cartoon channels (veggie tales religious shows only), couldn't read Harry Potter or ANY fantasy, weren't even allowed to play laser tag or use water guns or even be a Ninja for halloween because it promoted "violence and normalization of weapons"
Idk...I never understood that way of living or raising kids. Grinds my gears
This was exactly my life. Now as a 30 year old I'm obsessed with Halloween, Lord of the Rings, and video games lol
Moroax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah, good for you. Something about parents being so overprotective it actually ends up hurting their kids rather than the real intent is something that tends to rub me the wrong way for some reason. Glad you grew up to be able to enjoy those things!
koalandi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:24:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAH โfour feet tall. The devil incarnateโ
We had very different childhoods. I loved Pokรฉmon and wouldโve died getting this. When I was 4/5 I would play in the woods behind our house and โhunt for Pokรฉmonโ
Considering I still have my pikachu plush from about 20 years ago, I would be thrilled with a 4 ft tall one lol, sorry that it was a bad experience for you though, hopefully you aren't as bothered by the yellow mouse as much anymore
Hell, I was already an adult when Pokemon became popular in the US, and Pikachu has always creeped the hell outta me. Crawl space sounds like a good option if killing with fire isn't on the table.
This is probably my favourite story here. I guess teaching your child that something relatively inconsequential is utterly evil can cause unforeseen drama when push comes to shove.
It always makes me so sad that people had to miss out on things like Pokemon because of their parent's stupid beliefs. Thankfully my parents had the "I'll check it out for myself" attitude regarding things that were getting a lot of negative attention in the Christian community such as Pokemon and Harry Potter. The only time I had to deal with anything like that was when I got into Yu-Gi-Oh! and had Ritual cards. My mom kinda freaked out about that but I was able to talk her down saying it was just a card game and I wasn't going to get into black magic.
What's with parents with bizarre rules always being good? My mom had a shit ton of weird rules and she was horrible. But I hear people say shit like "My mom didn't let play videogames or watch T.V. at all as a kid but she's great, I love her"
My younger sister and I tend to get the same gifts from our family members during Christmas but in our favourite colours (mine being blue and my sisterโs being purple). One year my aunt and uncle were so proud of them selves for finding matching vests in our favourite colours not only were they bright blue and bright purple, but they were fuzzy. Like Sully from Monsters Inc. fuzzy.
One of my other aunts took them and turned them into throw pillows with easy to rip seams in case we were ever asked about them.
[deleted] ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 21:51:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, that Aunt was a bro.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry. One of the best gifts I got was a king sized candy bar and a homemade card from my (now former) SIL who was a single mother of two young kids. She could hardly make ends meet, but she got everyone in her rather large family their favorite candy. Probably cost her less than $20 for everyone, but that was money she desperately needed at the time.
I hope whomever you are with now appreciates you and your gifts.
Damn, reading this make me angry for you. It's great that you cut all of those negatives people out of your life. Wish you will have a Merry Christmas buddy!
8BitLegit ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:54:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel so bad for you I can only imagine the pain you felt
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 09:33:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs great to hear! I hope your โbadโ family realizes there mistake. Itโs great to hear that youโve found people that actually appreciate you! :) Anyways I wish you the best!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:58:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iโve given up on getting so many people gifts. cut it down to essential personnel only, 5 people. no cards to others either, people are so ungrateful.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:02:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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WaterMnt ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 00:51:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how do you really feel? it's more than that christmas alone..
Heh, the follow-up story to that was getting kicked out of my boyfriend's place after he got super wasted and attacked his dad out of nowhere and I wound up having to pepper spray him. Slept in my friend's garage that night with a space heater and a thin blanket, alone while my friend went to a Christmas party.
Iโm legit going to have nightmares about this vase
4rca9 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking love it and also my girlfriend wouldn't let me within 500 feet of it because I buy obscure shit like this for gifts all the time just to see what peoples reactions are, usually I buy something real too though
I was not prepared for the sheer ugliness of that. I was thinking maybe blue chintz, some large flowers, but holy crap that's ugly. It would meet with an unfortunate accident in my care.
There's an episode of 'The Amazing World of Gumball' about this. Give it off to a minor to "accidentally" break. They're clumsy idiots after all, who could blame them for bumping into it and turning it into dust?
An original Salvador doli if memory serves, in its current state would fetch about 9000 usd at auction. But being a fake internet appraiser I might be wrong.
Nope! Best damn thing ever for grooming pubes. Keeps them nice and super short without shaving and getting all the ingrown hairs. Takes about a minute to give the taco a once-over.
That was an awesome gift ...
...if youโre super close BFF gets it for you, writes a discrete note, and you open it all alone.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sure it wasn't a 'bearded clam' shaver?
Staaarlin ยท 300 points ยท Posted at 15:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember waiting on line at toys r us with my dad for a Nintendo Gamecube. I was so excited that I was even on a line waiting for this at the time. Got home only to realize the Gamecube wasn't for me, but for my cousins we see once a year. It was a shitty feeling and I let linger with me longer than I should have.
Aikrose ยท 202 points ยท Posted at 17:45:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be pissed too honestly. Especially if you were THERE, and excited!
I got my GameCube for a birthday and my mom would take it and hide it if I ever did anything to bother her. It's been about 10 years, I sold the GameCube to a friend for his daughter, and I'm still pretty salty about her taking my video games away
EDIT: as a gift for the daughter. I did not trade a GameCube for a girl.
Reminds me of how when I was a kid, my aunt and uncle had a $50 limit on presents. Not a problem at all, and really that's kind of a lot to be willing to spend on just your nephew. Years later, I was tasked with picking up a Wii as an X-mas gift from my parents to their daughter. Apparently my aunt and uncle had asked my parents to get it for her. Definitely irked me a bit.
My ex boyfriend gave me my birthday gift 3 weeks late. It was 5 pairs of thongs and g strings, some were a neon cheetah print and some looked like a quilt someone had sewn from their grandmas old fabrics. I donโt even wear or like thongs/g strings but it was something he had always bugged me to wear since we started dating. I didnโt know how to react at first because I was so caught off guard but I guess my face said it all because he tried to save himself by telling me he didnโt pick them out nor did he go to the store at all, instead he sent his sister, which only made things worse in my opinion. My best friend came with me to VS to see if we could return them for store credit and even the cashier said something along the lines that she would return them too if she were me. Turns out they were on clearance for $1-$2. I got a whopping $8 back.
My ex girlfriend got me a black thong with tiger print on it once. I am really not a fan of animal print at all, and cringed inwardly when I opened it. I still have the thong because I stuffed it to the back of my drawer after wearing it once, for her benefit. It's a pretty good reminder of how gross that whole relationship was.
At 17 I received an opened, damaged jigsaw of a Fox from my grandparents whilst every single member of my family received meaningful, awesome gifts from them. Guess whoโs least favourite grandchild...
Edit one: saved the jigsaw all year and gave it back to them the next Christmas. Sweet, sweet, petty revenge.
Edit two: thanks for the gold on my later comment kind stranger
Bawhawmut ยท 1403 points ยท Posted at 15:07:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've posted this before, but my brother was always and is still my grandma's favorite. One time she got a kidney stone surgically removed and had the nurse keep it in a bottle to give to my brother because she thought he'd like it.
I was pretty happy not to be the favorite at that time.
jcb088 ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 16:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah you say that now....
But when you need a kidney stone your Grandma is gonna be all "noooo this is for little Timmy" right before she winks at you, convincing you that maybe..... just maybe..... it wasn't a stranger that left you in the bathtub full of ice.
Well, of course I don't know about your brother, but you might be surprised what some kids are interested in. I collected rocks (damnit, Marie, they're minerals!) when I was a kid and I'm sure I would have loved a kidney stone, had I been given one for my collection.
Bawhawmut ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother was a fairly "normal" child and was very much grossed out by the kidney stone and chose to not keep it.
Maybe I'm just weird. I think your grandmother and I would get along quite alright. Then again, although I would have appreciated a kidney stone as a casual gift, I think I would indeed expect something else for Christmas/birthday/etc.
ajd341 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something like that yes. My brother showed me his kidney stone and I was both fascinated and horrified by it. The mere fact that such a geometrical object can form inside the human body and then often has to exit via the natural route... Ouch.
I collect dead stuff and would absolutely like this. I'd prefer teeth or a whole organ though, or, optimally, all the bones of an amputated limb, but kidney stones are fine too.
It wasnโt really a surprise just hurt a little. My dad told my grandparents (his parents) they had to start showing his family some respect and they insisted they didnโt see a problem with the issue
[deleted] ยท 1604 points ยท Posted at 13:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya I mean if the family cant respect his fathers wishes I would just stop visiting the family
fauxxfoxx ยท 652 points ยท Posted at 15:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or start saving your shits in nice wooden boxes and gift them for every birthday and holiday. I'd rather receive no gift than a half-assed, thoughtless, careless gift.
Arceus4TW ยท 310 points ยท Posted at 15:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Happy birthday gramps, I got you this shitty excuse for a present. Remember when you got it for me? Better start on it, you don't have much time left to enjoy it."
storgodt ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me the episode from south park where butters tells his grandma that the things she does doesnt affect him and he will continue on living while she gets old and eventually dies.
I'd rather receive no gift than a half-assed, thoughtless, careless gift.
Reminds me of a shitty job I had working for Godiva chocolate when I was fresh out of college. They sent the store a Christmas "gift" to thank employees for their hard work. It was a tin containing a cinched up bag of expired, bloomed summer-themed chocolates that all the stores had stopped selling six months prior. Like, no one working there would have even expected a company gift, but getting something like that was just such a slap in the face from a company that was already shit to work for.
fauxxfoxx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah that's like when my mom, a nurse, gets shitty gifts for nurses week. They're all dumb and useless and not even personalized. She's been a nurse there for like 20 years, I wish she would find a job elsewhere where they treated her better :/
There's not even half an ass in that gift. They just didn't seem to care at. all.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A delicately laid turd inside a nice wooden box would be fucking hilarious. Like that Cards Against Humanity bullshit thing without the good cause associated with it.
Same here man! I'd rather get no gift and generally feel nothing about it than a feeling a anger and disgust I will surly feel when I get a shit gift from them. Most times I don't care about getting a gift ever and am happy to give, but if I get something shit from a person, I will most definitely think less of them.
Its sorta like how every year my family gives me money and I tell them I'd rather receive a cheap gift with thought put into it than the money that's about as thoughtful as reaching into their wallet and handing it over. I mean, its nice to have the money, but a gift someone actually put some thought into, cheap or not, always feels pretty good to receive...
SueZbell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Store "best shit to date" in a plastic bag in freezer to be moved to one of those sturdy (free) boxes you can pick up from the USPS w/"first class" on it the morning it is to be delivered -- give the first class shit a first class shit.
My grandmother was the same way, not to the same degree, but she definitely had favorites and everyone knew it. She was always really terrible to one of my cousins. My oldest cousin was by far her favorite grandchild. He met a woman with a daughter, ended up marrying her and adopting her daughter (she's about my age and has always been a very sweet girl). He and his wife ended up having a couple sons and of course my grandma completely adored his oldest son. But she hated his daughter, she just always thought the worst of her. Nothing this girl did could make my grandmother love her. At Christmas my grandparents would give all the grandkids the same amount of money, except my cousin. My grandmother made sure to give her half as much as everyone else because she "wasn't really family" because she was adopted. She just wanted to remind her every year that she didn't consider her part of the family. My cousin never complained, she was just grateful she was given a gift.
I loved my grandma, but everyone hated how she treated my cousin. At least my aunt, my cousin's grandmother, always made sure she knew she loved her and treated her just the same as everyone else (to try to counteract my grandmother's terribleness).
Ambralin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt understand how someone could be so terrible as to give her less money than all the other grandchildren. At least if theyโre like toys or other physical gifts it can be somewhat subjective. Like, being passive-aggressive to someone, though obviously to a greater extent. But no, just straight-up, โyouโre worth less to me than every other grandchildโ.
Did she really say it was because she โwasnโt really familyโ? Damnโฆ If that was my mother/grandmother and my child, I would have had a serious talk with her. And if things didnโt get resolved (which Iโm willing to bet they wouldnโt have) then Iโd probably stop going to her house or inviting her over or seeing her in general, at least if my kids were with me. Bam bitch, youโre getting cut out of my life!
Yes, she did in fact say that she "wasn't really family", she didn't say it directly to her face but she said it to relatives during Christmas. We all knew we couldn't really do anything to change her and her playing favorites definitely caused problems.
My grandmother could be a very kind and generous person when it came to her favorite grandchildren she had this blind spot. Nothing was too good for them and they could do nothing wrong. I think she saw my cousin sort of as a leech. Since her father was one of my grandmother's favorites, my cousin not being his biologically but being taken care of probably made my grandma think "oh, my poor grandson, having to work so hard to take care of a child who isn't even his own". My cousin has always treated his adopted daughter as his own and it was important enough to him that he said he would be adopting her in his wedding vows.
No Iโm their full, biological granddaughter. None of my family are really sure why theyโre like this with me. It used to bother me when I was kid but kind of just makes me laugh now
I have a similar thing but I'm adopted and not as obvious or overt show of dislike. Almost everyone on my dad's side of the either completely ignore me minus basic pleasantries, will interrupt me mid sentence when I'm talking to tell their own story and just in general make me.feel completely unimportant to them.
My cousins never want to do anything with me and would say they are too busy to hang out, but I would then find out it was because they were hanging out with another cousin.
My older siblings also treat me the same except they have taught it to their kids too. One kid came.up to my mom (their step grandma) and asked why she hasn't kicked me.out of the house yet because "I'm lazy". And then my older siblings wonder why I don't want to visit them.
oh my parents love me very much though my mom and dad have difficulties showing it (my dad is very closed and puts all his effort into working at least 12 hours 6 days a week making his job run; my mom had a tumor and has had a lot of other difficulties with emotion since my youngest brother died.) they never made me feel not a part of the family at all. i feel like I've known i was adopted from the beginning even though I didn't, but i never felt like i had less of their love than my younger siblings. (my older siblings are children of my dad with his first wife which is part of the reason why they hate me.)
fortunately I can avoid the rest of my family except for on most holidays. the biggest help has been a loving wife that shows her love even if she is a bit selfish but that's 'cause i spoil her hahaha. thank you for caring, I've gotten used to it mostly now, it was rough when i was a teenager though. However, I still wish I had a friend/family member like you see in movies and read in books but most people I am friends with are other misfits I find online and online friends always drift apart once the games dry up.
also i probably shouldn't be saying this in case they use Reddit. though i doubt they do haha. thanks for listening to my rant. sometimes its nice to do that. if you want to hear more, or have questions, feel free to PM me.
Why would anyone treat their adopted kid poorly? They chose you specifically my guy thatโs more than most kids can say about their parents
Ambralin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the previous comments were mainly about relatives treating their adopted child differently. Also biological children to the adopted child as well.
But itโs definitely still a thing where even a parent(s) who wanted to adopt treats that child differently. Thatโs a terrible situation that sadly does occur.
yeah thats not the half of it. my older siblings treated/treat me like crap a lot. see other response for more details. or pm me i dont want too much info out there incase they find this i dont want them to link it to me. that would cause a few problems.
Sorry to hear that. I never really knew my family on my dad's side because of a similar issue.
This was when I was too little to remember, but apparently we went to my dad's father's house for Christmas one year and nobody got me or my brothers anything. His grandkids from his other son got the hookup. So my mother refused to spend another holiday there. Never even got so much as a card from my grandfather after that.
Although, to be fair, it's also my dad's fault I never knew the guy. I only remember visiting him once. He lives on Cape Cod, they took my dad's boat out all day while my brothers and I sat at his house.
beagann ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probs to your father for standing up for you though
kourkour ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's why I had any family that isn't my immediate one (parents or sister) to just gimme cash from very early on, when I was young enough that It wouldn't be awkward
See, that's when I would up and leave. I would take my entire family out of there and never return. Fuck that noise.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, if I was the dad here, I would have responded with 'make a fucking effort, or don't bother coming back'. You do NOT disrespect my kid like that......
Mygaffer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's unfortunate but there are people out there who will scapegoat some children/grandchildren and make others their "golden child."
One Christmas when me and my cousins were early teens we went to my grandmother's for the 25th as usual, and this was when my family still gave gifts to the kids. I opened my aunt's gift and was super excited because it was a coffret from Sephora, nobody ever gave stuff like that.
Turns out, it wasn't meant for me (of course). You could see the "Oops, I fucked up" face of my aunt, and inside the wrapping there was still a tag with one of my cousin's name in it (she wasn't there that day, so I never saw the dissapointing gift she eventually got). Tough shit auntie, it's my gift now.
Tzipity ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 17:54:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're lucky you got to keep it. Multiple times this happened in my extended family (and both my brother and I are the least favorite grandkids/ niece & nephew) and we literally got the cool gifts pried from our hands.
Or the time my cousin bought me a gift card to like Best Buy or some place legitimately useful. Probably the best gift I was ever gonna get from the extended family but someone made some kind of joke and he pulled the gift card away from me and pocketed it. Never have it back to me. Had my name on it and everything. WTF, right?
That happened to me with some tamagotchis. Every single one of my younger cousins received one and when my older cousinโs mother in law realized she miscounted and didnโt buy enough she took mine from me and I didnโt receive a single thing.
lordbaldr ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 19:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh it wouldn't have been that bad if she just gave yours to the youngers and later bought you a new one to replace it, since the olders should be more mature about it. But the fact that she ended up giving you nothing leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
dtit ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sephora
I had to look up both coffret and Sephora, haha. But, reading all these stories about when people were children is sad! I came into this thread with the presumption of crappy presents as adults.
I too googled "coffret from sephora", I only knew what Sephora was because my ex mentioned it when i was in NYC, sounds cool... turns out it's a make up shop? still not 100% what a coffret is.
It wasn't this "incident", actually they just decided they didn't want to spend money with other people's children. So now each of us only gives gifts to our own parents/ children/ siblings.
rhaemz ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 15:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All in all though Iโm happy you got to keep the present!!! It fills my heart with absolute joy.
When I was 5/6, I kept on telling anyone and everyone that I wanted the November holiday Barbie because it was so pretty, and rumor had it that my step grandmother had bought it so I was super pumped! And when I opened my present, there it was in its beautiful glory.
Only for her to look over and see I had opened that present and snatched it out of my hands and said โyou opened the wrong gift this was for Kaitlynโ and give it to her actual granddaughter. I donโt think I ever felt that numb again as a child but the room just went super silent.
Oh this pisses me off. My MIL has step grandchildren and one bio granddaughter. Sure, she gets to spend more time with the bio granddaughter, and maybe dotes on her a bit more (gives her more affection since they have a closer relationship), but she never ever treats the other kids differently, especially not when it comes to gifts at Christmas.
rhaemz ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew from an early age she did not like me. My first memory is meeting her at a restaurant, and having a really bad headache, and her dragging me to the bathroom and squeezing me hard as she said โthis is why I donโt like childrenโ and shoving like Advil or something down my throat and me trying to swallow it dry.
All in all though Iโm happy you got to keep the present!
My mother would never let anybody snatch a present from my hands (this happened with my father's family), if someone got it wrong it's not the kid's fault!
Only for her to look over and see I had opened that present and snatched it out of my hands
I'm so sorry! Did you get any reactions from other adults? Seriously, people who do this don't understand what Christmas is, you don't even need to give gifts as long as everyone gets along and has some fun.
rhaemz ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 16:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think everyone was too stunned to really react. I know my mom wasnโt there at the time, but someone must have called her because when she came to my grandfathers house she had that Barbie wrapped up for me to open.
We never went back to their house for Christmas we went to my grandmothers house until I was like 13.
The part that gets me the most is that Kaitlyn wasnโt even born in November. SHE DIDNT EVEN WANT THE DOLL.
Are you talking about the birthstone Barbie dolls? Those are pretty. Glad you ended up getting one!
rhaemz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:50:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah!!! I was born in November and growing up my mom had a topaz ring and I had topaz earrings and I was like โthis Barbie is a gift from god and I need to have itโ I mean she stayed in the box for all two seconds before I ripped her out and took her everywhere with me LOL
It wasn't this "incident", actually they just decided they didn't want to spend money with other people's children.
That's a really tough political thing in families, especially where they have different income and debt levels, and different numbers of kids. In my wife's family, my daughter was one of 12 cousins from five siblings up until this year (we had a son this summer), and I have the most "prestigious" job, even though once you account for student loan payments, I'm probably not even the best off in the family.
So here I am buying presents for 12 and my daughter gets the benefit of presents for one. Two of my brothers-in-law have four kids each, so we're talking buying for 12 and benefiting from four. Plus, if I don't buy nice presents, I look like a cheapskate.
I don't have a ton of free money, and I want to use it on my kid.
Holy shit, please don't get me any more books. We have hundreds and hundreds.
As problems go, that one's up there with "I'm getting too much fantastic sex" and "I have so much money I just can't fit it in this little wallet anymore".
If I ever have to put my fantastic sex and/or money into dozens and dozens of boxes that weigh like 40 pounds each and pick them up and move them, that will be a wonderful day.
The awesomeness/mass ratio for books is much lower.
Friscis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*Age/reading level appropriate books.
Sincerely, a former 7 year old who had an adult reading comprehension. (And got really simplistic, basically baby books for a loooong time).
Not really. I feel like 7 was probably exaggeration, but I was 10 reading Isaac Asimov. Could I have tried war and peace or crime and punishment? Hell no. Ayn rand? Nooope. But I know people who read Moby dick around that young. Sure a lot of it may have been lost, but if the interest is there it will get read.
And then like 80% of the books you're given aren't even to your taste so you'll never even want to read them, ever.
starhussy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always buy my sister's kid 2 presents and her mil 2 presents because they get gifts for my kids. I can't really afford to get nice stuff like she can, but I hope she knows we're making an effort and appreciate her
[deleted] ยท 4885 points ยท Posted at 13:55:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents favored me and got me a stereo worth hundreds and my sisters got tacky jewerely.
Traded the stereo in front of them for the jewerely, my sister was a metalhead anyway and she looked like she was about to throw a fit.
Convinced my parents in the car ride home to buy me a new guitar amp instead. I'm a manipulative person... It's not as nice as it seems.
[deleted] ยท 818 points ยท Posted at 15:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was my grandparent's favorite, too. They still got nice gifts for the other kids, they just doted on me emotionally. My aunt decided to retaliate by cutting me off, gifts-wise, beginning when I was 10. That was the first Christmas after my grandma died.
Every Christmas after that, we'd go to see my family and I'd get to sit on the sofa and watch while my cousins all opened their presents from my aunt and uncle. My grandpa didn't have the energy to buy gifts without his wife so he just gave each of us $20 every year.
[deleted] ยท 919 points ยท Posted at 15:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt is a bitch and was probably the least favorite of your grandparents so watching the next generation favorite probably rubbed her the wrong way
Just speculation, I have no idea
[deleted] ยท 674 points ยท Posted at 15:28:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're on the money. My mom was the favorite and I think it drove my aunt nuts because she was the "good" daughter who got good grades and married young to a police officer she met at church. My mom was a runaway who dropped out of school and got arrested for smoking weed and lived in sin with my ex-con father. Aunt couldn't take it that she did everything right and my mom and I got doted on.
I understand her feelings as an adult but I certainly didn't as a goddamn child. None of it was any choice of mine and I was a good kid.
SeryaphFR ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your mom Lily Potter?
dabnagit ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:05:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt want to presume your or your familyโs religious affiliation, if any, but would your aunt by any chance ever have come across the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
It's very tough, because the message of the parable is totally right. You should celebrate the return of another to goodness. However, it totally feels wrong when you're already good, and being ignored for someone who screwed up.
The message is that everyone should celebrate a return to goodness, but not expect to be rewarded for it. Goodness is its own reward. It's like how you'll be very proud of a small child for their crayon art, but you'd be worried if your 30 year old coworker expected the same praise. The faithful son is mature, the prodigal son is immature. His return and humility is a sign of growth, and thus a time to celebrate.
I once heard a homilist explain that we all play the different roles at different times throughout our lives -- father, faithful son, and prodigal son. No one is ever always the faithful son, and it would be presumptuous of us to think that way. That helped, but the guy in the parable still got shafted! Really, dad, you couldn't offer to host a kegger for him and his friends?
The faithful son didn't get shafted, though. I mean sure he didn't get any glory, or a kegger with the boys, but the faithful son inherits everything and didn't have to deal with the embarrassment and shame of both poverty and asking your father to be hired of a servant. And that's a great perspective on the story, as per how we change roles throughout our lives.
The faithful son ends up ahead. He may not get a return feast, but the rewards he gets for his goodness and obedience outweigh a single celebration. I think it's an interesting angle to also consider that a possible message is "Do not be jealous when others receive praise for returning to the light, for the rewards of your devotion are greater than any celebration."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Therein lies a fault with the American/wherever legal system, then. The parable makes no point of saying that the prodigal son is owed anything, save othersโ praise in seeking humility. The son screws up and wastes an opportunity. Heโs not met with scorn, but not told โOh thereโs no consequences, you and the good son get to share.โ
I donโt know your story beyond what youโve told me, but the lessons imparted in the parable donโt apply to you because your sister sounds unrepentent and malicious. The prodigal son in the story is repentent and humble, and the father welcomes his son, but clearly states all his wealth will belong to the faithful son. Sadly, you just have a person acting wicked towards you, to which you must feel pity for, open up to forgiveness, but also not be afraid to stand up against.
You know unless your father writes in his will that she gets x and you get Y. You can conceivably leave her like $100 and you 100M and as long as she is mentioned in the will its a pretty hard fight to get anything more. If she is left out completely courts tend to view it as a mistake and give em a equal cut.
I think that although the "faithful" son appeared righteous outwardly, inwardly he was probably just as lost as the prodigal son. His father had told him "everything I have is yours" -- he had all of his father's blessing at his disposal the entire time. But instead of utilizing his blessing and enjoying his relationship to his father as a son, he chose instead to feel and act like a servant.
MissBaze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Easy solution there, don't be good be you think you'll benefit from it. Be good because it's the right thing to do.
Well exactly. You shouldn't expect a reward from doing what's right. However, I guess you're getting an award in the afterlife if you live righteously, no matter what happens in life.
You never really read into it then. The prodigal son did what was in his rights originally, which is to request his inheritance and leave the home. He did, wasted it, and returned seeking to be a servant in his fatherโs household. The father, seeing his own son humbled, is happy heโs back and holds a feast, happy to treat his son as a son. The prodigal son recieves no new inheritance, and thus still faces the fact that he squandered his wealth, but the father is forgiving.
The lesson isnโt โSay youโre sorry and everything will be okayโ, but rather โforgive others for their tresspasses when they show sorrow. Consequences still applyโ.
To me it sounds similar to when one kid does good and the other becomes a drug addict who's family constantly takes the addict back in and does everything they can for them. Like that's not fair in the slightest he's over their getting to get high and be paid for it while I have to go to work and pay bills and shit, where is the fairness in that? I've known a few people who fit in those situations the fuck up ends up generally getting the house if their is one "because they need it more", I still think it's just the parents feeling guilty that the kid turned out a fuck up and try to make up for it.
I suppose, but the father doesnโt offer a second inheritance. The prodigal son is forgiven and welcomed back, but he still deals with the consequence. In addition, he is truly humbled, not expecting to be treated as a son or enabled. Your examples involve enablers shielding their children from consequence. But I agree those situations are wrong, and show weak moral character as a Christian. Always forgive, but you shouldnโt enable sinning or excuse people from consequence.
dabnagit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The whole point of the parable (well, homilists can find many points, but historically the main point) is that โbeing goodโ isnโt at all the point. Here, at least, being repentant and asking forgiveness also is not the point. The father never even acknowledges his younger sonโs confession or makes his response contingent on it: โBut while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.โ
The profligate son thinks their fatherโs love will be conditional. The elder son thinks their fatherโs love should be. Both sons experience grace from their father, freely given, not at all contingent on their behavior, their repentance or their understanding. If there is any โcondition,โ it is only insofar as the younger son is filled with shame and the elder son with resentment that they cut themselves off from knowing their fatherโs love.
Amen. Now let us stand and together say the words of the Nicene Creedโฆ
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I left the church as an adult but I come from a conservative Christian family, so my aunt would have heard this story many times. Like all too many who call themselves "Christian", she obviously was not truly listening to the messages.
Sounds like everyone in your family except you bears some guilt there. Grandma shouldn't have played favorites, especially not over two generations. Aunt shouldn't have gotten revenge on a child. Grandpa should have tried to care at least a little bit, even after his wife died.
Taking that shit out on a kid is so disgustingly petty and selfish, but I can see her pain. My mum is an internationally known medical researcher who's campaigning hugely for better healthcare for vulnerable patients, started university at 16- so young she couldn't even go to medical school right away so she spent her time waiting by getting national awards in economics- was a star student, has a phd, amazing woman who I admire so much but nothing she does is good enough for her mum. Her mum disapproves of her going into medicine because she's a woman and a mother, has even covertly suggested her being a working mother is the cause of my illnesses (bull fucking shit). Every time her mum comes to visit my mum starts getting anxiety attacks again, worries that the house isn't nice enough, and every time nothing is right for her mum, it's too hot, too humid, the plane ride was bad, it's storming all the time, etc etc.
Just wish she'd show my mum some love. But she had a traumatic childhood and probably her mother before her as well- no winners here. It must be horrible to not be valued by your own parents. Luckily I don't know because I have the best mum (and dad!) in the world
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I get it for sure. I understand being frustrated when you try hard and do everything "right" but someone else gets more support and positive attention.
But yeah, you can't take it out on others. Even though it was hard not to resent my cousins during the actual gift opening, I was close with them as a kid and never treated them badly for it. I knew my adult relatives were the ones choosing to buy them gifts and not me.
No definitely not!! What your aunt did was not cool at all and she deserves a stern talking to to learn about something called "kindness" and "not being a mental toddler" and "not being a dick to a kid who doesn't understand anyway". Turning her anger on her sister, still not good but understandable. On her parents? Optimal, makes perfect sense, important for healing. But turning it on some innocent kid? Bad, no go, dumb as hell and downright mean.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds like maybe they weren't trying to dote on your mom so much as they felt like she needed the extra attention and it came off as doting, but seeing as I've never met any of them I could be wrong
Mygaffer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad for your aunt, all of this really goes back to your grandma. Picking favorites can have repercussions throughout a child's entire life.
Eleazar6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jcb088 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love how you slammed on the gas and then kinda carefully crept backwards out the window, but then stood in the window..... staring.
Your heart and your head were both present when you wrote that comment. I upvoted you as a reflex.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I like you
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm jealous retaliation. I was the favorite grandchild and grandma definitely showed that, but through gifts like investments and heirloom jewelry...
Aunt stole the jewelry during the wake and gave it to her daughter. She doesn't know that I know. And my revenge is coming in the next few months... buying some furniture from her that came from the same grandma. Aunt doesn't realize just how much the furniture is worth (also heirloom stuff) and Im buying it for pennies.
TMNT4ME ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or she was jealous that her kids weren't THE favorite and treated equally instead of given the "best" presents.
I fucking wish i got weed, alcohol I can buy myself with said cash, my weed guy fucked off to the city so im screwed XD
terela8 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did you parents say?! Iโd be furious if my child was treated that way.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was pissed but my mom wouldn't hear an unkind word against her sister, even though their relationship has never been great. I was afraid to say anything to her about how it made me feel because she was actually quite abusive to me, and I always worried she'd just hit me and tell me I was a brat for complaining about not getting a gift. It wasn't the lack of gifts that bothered me, it was being the only person who didn't get anything.
My aunt would even give my parents something every year, so everyone was opening packages except me, and my mom insisted on bringing presents for my cousins, so I was just watching while they opened gifts from their dad's parents (my dad's parents were dead) and their parents, and my parents.
If they knew your aunt was going to do this every year, why didn't your parents get you a gift to open at the same time?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We only wound up putting up with it for a few years, and then we just quit going there at the holidays. We'd go spend Christmas day with friends, and go visit my grandfather in January, and let my aunt have whatever she wanted without us there.
That happened to me too! I was the baby grandchild so my grandparents doted on me. I also had a single mother, my father died when I was 2 so my grandma and grandpa helped out a lot. My Aunt was jealous, so at 8, the Christmas after my grandfather died she stopped giving me gifts and also stopped talking to me and my mother. That was in 2002, and she still hasnโt talked to me.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... As someone that has never celebrated Christmas (because I was raised in a non-Christian denomination) I never thought Christmas could get so savage!
That saying always bugged me because it's so often used when no thought was put into the gift whatsoever. Yes, it's the thought that counts. So please have one.
Agreed! You don't get to use that line when you just ran into CVS and picked at random. I hate those videos where a parent gives a kid a really shitty gift as a joke, and then people criticize the kid for being upset. I think the kid has a right to be upset when the parent gives a gift with the intention of upsetting them...
After reading your line, I have to sing this to my fiance, preferably during an intimate moment. We've finally reached the "farting in front of each other is no longer mortifying" stage, but we still laugh at farts.
Tyestor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
brutal. i like your style.
DrZeroH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yooooo good shit. As a teacher ive always wondered what evil suggestion I could give to my students when they get upset over crap presents given to them by their relatives
mike_d85 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather did the same thing until my oldest cousin graduated from college. That was the time he realized that women were now "being men" as he put it (having careers and providing for themselves and their families).
Never mind that three out of four of his daughters had careers (half of which supported themselves without husbands) it was the graduation that made him realize. Maybe it was the planning or that she went to college with the goal of graduating instead of meeting a boy?
Naw man I didn't even realise she got less until they were already dead (not my sister). I was a pretty antisocial kid so didn't do much bonding with my sister.
If you know how many years she got shafted, then, a good gift idea (if you're still in touch) is to get her 15 dollars times that many years, with some sort of note explaining. I've found that a general guideline for a good, meaningful gift is to dig up some long forgotten problem and rectify it long after it ceased to be frustrating and just became funny, or at least an innocuous anecdote.
Can relate. My brother and I are the only males in our generation (all our cousins are female). He and I are the only heirs named in my grandfather's will, and our cousins (all women) are all excluded from it.
Hey, least you can do is be manipulative but helpful. You did a good thing here. People always assume manipulative people are bad people, but in reality everyone is trying to manipulate everyone in some way. Others are just better at it than others.
because my parents bought it for me for christmas.
it was acctually one of the last real gifts i ever got.
i ended up pawning it so that we could have food for a couple weeks while my dad was unemployed. this was back in o7 when the economy was shit.
i never really learned to play guitar. they could afford the guitar and a crappy amp just barley. but didnt have money for lessons.
i miss that guitar so much.
to this day i still cant play for fuck and i have like 5 guitars.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta practice until you get frustrated and then practice some more, everyday.
Theres a ton of online stuff too. If you're serious I recommend learning how to read music and learn some music theory so you can gain skills in understanding how it all works and translating that into learning by ear and such
You were young and still wanted to get nice things, but you did the right thing yourself first. Having a virtue is not counteracted by having childish and human desires.
Nah, I'd call that assertive. Your sister got stiffed so you gave her what she would appreciate more. You, in turn, got a crap present, so you just made the case for why you should get something decent. Unless we're talking an extremely expensive amp, but otherwise I call it fair.
Man, I can't imagine having grandparents that would play favorites.
My mother's dad had something like 18 grandkids before he passed away, and he treated them all like his own kids.
2PhatCC ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandmother had a habit of buying her underwear every Christmas to open in front of everyone, while all of her cousins got cool gifts from the same grandmother... It wasn't until this past week when I told her it likely happened because her parents suck and told her that's what she would want for Christmas...
Adults who take out their own personal shit on children are the lowest form of existence there is. Kids have NOTHING to do with their petty grievances so seeing parents, grandparents, etc. do crap like that makes me want to shake them.
akiramari ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:41:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That stinks :(
My grandma's sister went to Disney(land/world/whatever) and got my sister a souvenir of her favorite Disney Princess, and gave it to my grandma to give to her. She didn't get me anything, and my grandma gave it to my sister in front of me, basically telling me I was forgotten. Thanks, ladies.
Iโm obviously my Auntโs least favorite. She went to London and when she came back she got everyone really nice souvenirs. I remember my mom got a nice coat, my brother got a soccer jersey, etc. I was 11, so I wouldโve been happy with some chocolate or a stuffed animal or something. She gave me all her change...
Every year at Christmas, all 9 of my cousins would get a card with a $100 bill in it. Me? Nothing. Not even a card. Not once. Why? Because my mom is Jewish.
I am my grandpaโs favorite and my grandmaโs least favorite. So, I used to get stuff like underwear and socks for Christmas while the others got toys and cool stuff since Grandma did the shopping. Jokeโs on her, I liked getting underwear for Christmas. Grandpa would slip me money, too.
Been there. My great aunt never married and has no kids, so she always spends Christmas at my grandmas place. Starting when we were 10 and 11, she just stopped buying gifts for me and one of my sisters. Every other family member gets a wonderful, personal gift (she even sends one to my auntโs ex-husband), except us two. No idea why, there has never been any beef or reasoning given, and no oneโs ever called her out on it.
nootdoot ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my mom got remarried my grandparents treated my new stepsister like their own grandchildren and got her a really nice art set for christmas just like mine. But HER grandparents weren't having new grandkids ruin the holiday. When we went to their house we watched my stepsister open a PS2, a BIGGER art set and TONS of games and clothes. Her grandparents gave me, my sister and my brother cards and stamps. The next year they gave us each $5. I don't like them very much.
Jesus. I'm by far the favorite grandchild and my grandma makes no attempt at hiding it, but at least when it comes to presents she tries to keep it fair.
rolytron ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm convinced that my grandparents hate my sister and I. My cousins got to do all this fun stuff with them; when my sister and I were over, they made us do chores. The other grandkids always went on day trips with my grandparents; we'd have to leave after an hour or so because they were taking my cousins somewhere. Hell, they never tell my side of the family (their own daughter!) when they're having a get-together until the last minute.
At Christmas, they'd take my cousins out shopping. So they knew exactly what the kids wanted, and the kids got exactly what they wanted. Myself and my sister? We'd get an envelope of cash. Not even a card. The envelope wouldn't even have our names on it, that's how little effort they put into us. I just skip the traditional Christmas Eve thing we do at their house now. I figure if they don't give a damn about my family, then I shouldn't give a damn about them
When I was 6 my grandparents got some random influx of cash (they were already wealthy) and got generous. My brother got a new, expensive set of golf clubs and lessons at the country club for his birthday. My sister got to go to the city and buy a new wardrobe for school with them for hers. On my birthday, despite years of being shat upon, I was excited to see what Iโd get. Grandma dropped off a garbage bag of my cousinโs hand me downs that my aunt had left with her and a card that was obviously for a middle aged woman. Got me again, grandma.
Jimid41 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean jigsaw puzzle. A jigsaw is a power tool.
One christmas my Grandma brought presents for both my sisters and my niece and nephew, I didn't get anything
BigWil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish someone would give me a jigsaw for Christmas, my old Crfatsman is about to bite the dust and cuts crooked as hell. Its so old that I can't even find blades that fit it anymore
My grandmother is the same way. She always hated my mother and took it out of me my whole life. My mom and dad divorced when i was 2. She kinda holds a grudge.
I'm not sure if that's more or less insulting than what my grandfather did. Which was just give none of his children or grandchildren anything. (We had helped him move across town after taking two years to empty half his old home)
On the plus side, all of us got nothing, so we all felt equally annoyed.
Sorry to hear about your grandparents.
Drewbox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have put it together, framed it and then give it back. That way they couldn't even have to joy if maybe putting it together
Several times, my dad has sent jigsaw puzzles to my grandparents (his parents), often with some sort of twist. For instance, one time he got two of the same puzzle, put them both together, and then took every other piece from both puzzles, so that they all fit together just fine, but the picture was slightly off, and one piece never matched with the next.
Another time, he got two photo-mosaic puzzles, one of Elvis and another of JFK, which he discovered also had the same cut. Again, every other piece, but this time the pictures were completely different, and he only sent one of them. Once they told him they finished it, he sent the other one. I think both are still at their house, still in their mixed up state, and framed on the wall in the basement.
My grandparents love jigsaw puzzles, and like a challenge, so really this wasn't too mean, it's just the way that my dad likes to poke fun at his parents. What this means, though, is that he has set the precedent for us to do the same kind of stuff to him.
CarioGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What other stuff did your grandparents get your other family members?
rderekp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father gave my brother gifts and not me because I didn't want to come see him for visitation weekends. (He smoked and it was gross in his apartment.)
Thats the long con. I honestly would've been looking forward to seeing their faces all year. Even if they barely reacted, I would sleep well with the satisfaction that that is a loud and clear "fuck you."
I never got this. It's okay to have favourites, I have favourites in my family as well. But don't fucking do this shit. I was my grandmother's favourite by far, but she never spent more money on presents for me than my brother. She'd take me out for lunch every couple of weeks, but I also went to visit her every week and my nephews/nieces didn't.
What the fuck is with this "favorite grandchild" bullshit? Jesus Christ. Just get them equal gifts, unless one of the kids is an actual piece of shit or whatever. Holy hell.
Damaged puzzles with pieces missing while other cousins get new toys and stuff; it sounds like you're describing my grandparents at Christmas. I feel your pain.
My parents actually stopped going to the Christmas parties at their house because of this (and other shitty stuff).
Thank God my other grandparents were awesome people.
my one grandmother gave me no gifts that I can still remember because when I was little I didn't send her a thank you letter in the mail for a gift she got me. (ignoring the fact I had no money and couldn't drive myself to the post office, so in reality it's my parents who forgot to make me sign my name on a card and mail it). She thought it was so rude and ungrateful of me that she never got me a gift again. Still hasn't. A couple years ago she also basically denounced me as a grandson by talking about how great her "singular" grandson is (my aunts adopted son, much younger than me) and ignored that me and my sister were there.
Jerl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jigsaw is a type of saw. Do you mean a jigsaw puzzle, which were originally made by the precursor to what we call a jigsaw today (but which now are usually just stamped out of fiber board)?
When I was in college my parents bought me a steamer for Christmas. They said I would use for the suits I would wear to work everyday after I graduated.
I only wear suits only for job interviews and they kept the steamer for themselves.๐
When I was in college my parents bought me a toaster oven that I couldn't take to college. They're still using it almost 20 years later...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. My parents still have this wooden chair I won at a lottery when I was younger and was still living with my parents. They've been eager to donate me broken furniture and useless open shelves that can't hold anything, but they never said anything about that nice chair that is probably the oldest piece of furniture they have and it's right there as a centeripiece in the main hallway.
OMG I got a steamer too!! Iโm a girl!! Wtf am I gonna use this for?? I donโt steam my clothes
pashapook ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a girl and I love my steamer. I don't use it often, but certain fabrics look much nicer steamed. I've also brought it to multiple weddings to touch up bridesmaids' and other wedding party members' clothes. Last year I brought it to my mom's to steam her new tablecloth for Christmas dinner. They can be very useful!
Yep, basically the same except I like the way steamed clothes hang a little better than ironed. I also really hate ironing but steaming is kind of satisfying.
Essentially the same effect. Easier to use though, IMO, and you don't have to use an ironing board. I think it also gives a nicer finish and you can use a steamer on more delicate items.
I remember the one I got for Christmas when I was 18 it said something like โit must remain uprightโ and all I knew is that I couldnโt steam my couch or something, and all clothes are dry cleaned or thrown in the wash. So it was just more junk for me
Knoxie_89 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As in, she hosted christmas, had a tree with gifts lined up under it which she had purchased and wrapped for my sister and her family of 6... and completely forgotten about me.
We opened presents Christmas eve (so we had room for santas shit christmas day, yo!) and after everything was passed out and my nephews and sister and BIL were gleefully tearing into their gifts, I'm just sitting there. Finally my mom looks up and makes eye contact with me.
Tries to figure out why I don't look happy.
Almost asks if everything is alright.
Eyes go wide as realization dawns.
She jumps up, runs to her room, comes out a few minutes later with something like $170 in small bills separated out into several bags and tiny boxes.
She apologized later. This was last year so I might need to remind her about that.
I have a massive list and write out the gifts and where I've stashed them as I go, otherwise I end up buying something on christmas vefore I see them -.-'
I should do this. I don't buy gifts for most people, but I do make candy or sweets to send out.
Last year I barely had enough with some stretching, and only for distant people, nothing for local friends. I'd like to do better this year. A spreadsheet seems like a good idea.
I make a color coded spreadsheet that has colors for: Ideas, Ordered, Arrived, and Wrapped.
I have also kept a running tally on how much I have spent so far.
yes, from her description i don't think there was a bad intention behind it. she just forgot. happens. it must feel awful! i know that if my mom for some reason forgot about me she would feel devastated. i hope the mom is ok...
This is the exact thing that happened with my grandma and I last Christmas. She honestly might have figured I wouldnt be able to attend, so she could mail it later. Either way, I wasnt worried about it. But the sheer look of terror she had as all my cousins and siblings opened cards with checks in them as I sat, quietly watching. (And in case anyone reads this and thinks she is rude, please dont. My grandmother is the sweetest lady in the whole world. Just wanted to share a similar experience)
4dcatman ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe make a joke about it this year - don't make it big and try not to make her feel bad
Aww, I feel kinda bad for her; probably getting everything ready for your sister and her family made her frazzled and she forgot. At least she gave you a nice chunk of change to make up for it!
Talongie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:00:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forgot to get me a Christmas gift once. All I got that year was a set of precision screwdrivers from my sister who was unemployed. She (my sister) explained she could only afford a tiny gift and asked if the screwdrivers would be okay. I was totally fine with it as I needed a new set but my mom still swears to this day that she had given me money. She didn't.
wazupcuz ยท -47 points ยท Posted at 00:47:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and you got your mother a $170 gift?
jesus, cut her some slack. at least she acknowledged her fuck up and tried to correct it.
how old are you?
Storm137 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 01:24:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude. "Remind her so she doesn't forget" doesn't mean he was ungrateful. This is a thread for "worst gifts" not: "Worst gifts but you have to appreciate your own mother forgetting you."
Agree. This seems like an honest mistake, and clearly mom felt horrible, panicked and did her best to fix it. Holiday planning is a lot of work. I can easily see how after going to 20 different stores for food, decorations, gifts, wrap, regular household stuffs and groceries something gets missed, even something that is very important to you.
gorcorps ยท -89 points ยท Posted at 19:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be stoked to get anywhere near $170 these days
But sure, make sure to bring it up and make her feel like shit about it this year too... that's always a good way to treat your mother.
wow i dont know why you got downvoted so much! i honestly think it is mean to remind her hat she forgot... that sort of thing happens, and she felt bad about it.
Growing up in the South and being Jewish, my parents made more out of Hannukah than was really necessary. But they felt bad that everyone was getting Christmas presents, getting really excited about the holidays, and generally that I wasn't involved.
To compensate, my parents would get seven relatively small gifts and one mildly expensive gift, lay them out already-wrapped, and me and my sister would get to choose one each night to open. It made for a perfectly good experience, and we always looked forward to it.
One year, when I was about 11, there was a huge box with my name on it. Three or four times the size of all of the other presents on the floor. So I saved it for last.
Each night my parents would say something to the effect of "not all great presents come in big packages" and other things like that, trying to get me to open the big package.
But I was undeterred; I was saving that for last, so sure that it would be an amazing, ecstasy-inducing object.
So the last night of Hannukah that year, with my parents cringing in the corner, I opened my long-awaited gift.
It was a globe.
To this day, 30 years later, whenever they give me a gift (or my wife, or kids), we always say "at least it's not a globe".
The idea was put upon her by my best friends idiot-but-well-meaning mother. Between the two of us, I think we got dehydrated fruit and some kind of fake ass hippie vegan candy.
To my momโs credit, however, it has become a running family joke. โOh hey do we want to do a turkey free thanksgiving this year? Guys?โ
When I was in my early 20s I had a group of friends that all lived far from family and we usually spent holidays together. We also frequently had dinners together. One year Ted volunteers to host thanksgiving at his house, then he tried to talk us all into having a Mexican night, tacos, burritos, etc. Instead of a regular thanksgiving meal!
We all saw each other everyday and ate dinners together all the time, any other day of the week could have been Mexican night, why would we want to do that for thanksgiving?
crooked-v ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:34:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My guess: at some point after offering to host, Ted went "shit, I have no idea how to cook turkey... uh... I do know how to make Mexican food?"
I have been trying (for 25 years) to convince my wife that a best friend is someone who tells you when you are Fโing up and not someone who blows smoke up your ass. You can guess what kind of best friend she has. I think this is why men have accountability groups and women do not.
My parents wrapped up a big box and set it in the corner. We knew it was going to be something awesome because it was addressed to me, my brother and my sister.
We unwrapped it to find a box for a vaccuum cleaner. Being the smartass I was at age 12, I got super excited over the vaccuum.
But the gift itself was even better. The box was full of gift paper and a single note at the bottom that said "We're going to Disney World!"
SalAtWork ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:16:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So. did you get sad that you weren't getting a vacuum cleaner?
SKGwNRG ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:48:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift ever. Thought I was getting a vacuum cleaner, ended up being dragged to Florida with my stupid family.
jared555 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At this point with our family you are pretty much guaranteed to get at least one, possibly four or five, ancient boxes for cordless phones. They work pretty well for disguising movies/games/cds/other small and odd shaped items/cash. Anything else tends to be in various Amazon boxes acquired from holiday shopping.
My parents may have gotten tired of my guessing ability when I was young.
SuzyJTH ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 19:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why didn't you want a globe? I've always thought they were the coolest things.
I definitely asked Santa for a globe when I was a kid. Delivered too. It was dope. Lit up and had a little magnifier with pictures of different locations when you looked through it. I miss that globe.
My Mother also puts out seven gifts but that's where some of the similarities end. You see she likes to put them out a week in advance you know so we can look at them but not open them yet and once we do get to open them it's only one a night of course. But there's more... you see some of them are empty and weighed down with rocks and might have a note that says no gift tonight better luck tomorrow and the biggest gift might be in the smallest box written on a piece of paper and the smallest gift might be in the biggest box but stuffed with a bunch of garbage. I remember one year I got three empty gifts in a row! I actually find this to be a ton of fun my whole family does this way my parents can ensure that all their gifts are good and they don't have to buy us useless crap gifts.
Netzapper ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 19:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds vastly more character-building than the materialistic orgy that is Christmas morning.
They aren't bad, but nonmaterial orgies are so much better. Honestly, pretty much anything on the material plane is less fun and interesting than on nonmaterial planes.
Loborin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:39:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah they were always very free and open with me and my siblings. I was always treated as an adult as long as I acted like an adult. They were very open with everything.
Comet9929 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened to me once. It was Christmas Eve and my parents would let me pick out one gift to open and it was a globe but it wasnโt that bad because I like geography
My great-grandmother recently moved out of her house to a nursing home, and we had to clean it out. She had this old globe in the basement that I always loved to look at, I'm not sure of the exact date but I think it's from sometime in the 1960's. I don't have space for it right now, but my grandparents made sure to save it.
They probably thought you'd open it first in your anticipation. When they saw you were saving it for last and building up the hype they went into damage control.
But for an 11 year old, they still looked like EA community managers to your eyes.
There it is! Finally find the comment referencing EA in this post.
(Never forget.)
Bekerson ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, Iโd kill for a globe, thatโs right up my alley.
Swieb ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:23:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they really mean the world to me.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:44:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean.... they did warn you.
ksh771 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar experience. My family had a tradition that on Christmas Eve I could open one gift. I was still young enough to believe in the big guy so my only options were gifts that aunts and uncles and such had dropped off in the days leading up to Christmas.
Well one year there was this absolutely massive gift bag. I had been eyeing it all night thinking it was a doll or a keyboard or something absolutely amazing. So of course when the time came I went straight to that one.
I was very disappointed to find a huge painting of an angel from my very religious great-aunt :(
A buddy of mine had a bday party and his now ex brings out this sqaure box and it's pretty heavy and he started opening it asking what it could be, my other buddy yells "As long as it's not a coffee table who cares" and everyone laughs....after opening the box it was in fact a coffee table that folded into a square and the looks he got were priceless.
Oh snap, I did the same thing. About twelve we were talking about bad gifts with my grandma and I mentioned not liking dolls very much. Of course she gets me an expensive retro china doll thing that year ๐
That reminds of me of the year I got a new violin case.
Adult me knows they're very expensive and it was a really nice case. Child me saw a massive and very exciting box and opened it to find something necessary but not at all fun.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:30:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I desperately wanted a globe when I was 11/13ish. I absolutely loved that horrible one you see in ,like sky mall, that is made of the precious stones. I thought it was so cosmopolitan and elegant. I wish I was joking.
ahhhahaha I wanted that thing so badly! I'd cut the picture out of some catalog and gazed dreamily at it, imagining it in my sophisticated penthouse when I was an ultra-rich fancy adult.
Same thing happened to me for my 11th b-day. Boy, was I bummed. But, you know what? As I got older it turned into an important possession and I was sad when it finally fell apart beyond fixing.
Every year, my family had the same thing except it was a damn calendar for next year. It was somewhere in the presents, and I always picked it first somehow?
Needless to say, no one was safe from the calendars. Though, looking at it now... I really want one this year lol.
I got my husband a globe once, but he's a huge geography/history buff and it was a pre nazi Germany globe that had things like Prussian territory on it, written in all Italian. It was super old and the perfect thing to get someone like my husband. It also lit up since the people who sold it to me installed a light in it. He loved it so much and whenever we have anyone over he'll show it off to them. Globes aren't all bad lol!
I love running Christmas gift jokes. When I was in high school, my father was entertaining a four year old cousin by shaking presents and making ridiculous guesses about what might be in them based on the sound.
He picked up one that was for me, and shook it. No sound. "huh," he said, "that shakes like socks."
Across the room, my eight year old cousin had just walked in. She suddenly beamed and exclaimed, "It is socks!"
To be fair, they were super colorful, thick, patterned toe socks and I loved them.
Fuck, I'll take a globe any day of the year. I love globes, have three sitting on my dresser. Also, if you REAAALLLLY don't want it, hmu lol. A 30 year old globe? Hell yeah.
My son is four and when I asked him what he wanted he told me a globe.
Derrythe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:27:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an atheist, and we always do Christmas, mainly because we were raised Christian and are surrounded by Christian family. Since I've been religion free, I've thought about having fun and trying out other religious holidays. Read books teaching the customs and origin stories to the kids, follow the traditions. I really think it could be fun.
Let me explain-I was a teacher. It was required that my students use a globe. It's mandatory by state standards. We were not given globes. This means the expectation is that the teacher spends their own money on it. Globes are expensive. So I could never do that activity/standard. If I was found out, I potentially could've gotten in big trouble.
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my most prized possessions is the globe I got from an old friend which still has the Soviet Union on it.
my parents would get seven relatively small gifts and one mildly expensive gift, lay them out already-wrapped, and me and my sister would get to choose one each night to open.
Wait.. is this not what Jewish people normally do for Hanukkah?
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:53:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That gift size thing is something I should remember. When I was a kid I would always be most excited about the gifts that matched the size of what I wanted the most that year. So usually I would go for the ones in n64 game size or the ones potentially having Gameboy games inside. My parents eventually adapted and double wrapped into shoe boxes.
cw30755 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God, I was afraid it was going to be a puppy!
pialligo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I note you didnโt tell us what the mildly expensive present was. Youโre complaining about globes (when I think a globe is actually pretty cool) but neglecting to recall any of the other presents including the main one. Iโm glad I donโt have to give my ungrateful kids a present every day for a week each year.
I received a globe for Christmas as a child and I loved it. Thatโs me though. I love looking at maps also.
00liv ยท 523 points ยท Posted at 14:56:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad told me that my grandmaโs gift for my 16th birthday was so big she had to keep it in the garage. Later he told me he hoped I liked it since it was only a two-door model. Next I was told it was beige.
It was really hard to pretend to be thrilled when I received my brand new filing cabinet.
Fuck, my dad did this to my mum one year. He was getting her a wooden outdoor lounger chair for her birthday, and because she really wanted a kayak, he decided it would be a great joke to pretend he was getting her a kayak instead. He roped us kids in on it, we'd loudly talk about buying life jackets and then stop when she walked into the room. We were pretty young and didn't realise this was a plan which would almost certainly backfire.
Well, she was not impressed to find a lounger instead of a kayak on her birthday. My parents divorced a few years after that. She still has the lounger though, and three kayaks now. I honestly don't know why my dad thought it was a good joke, I think a kayak would have cost the same as a lounger.
Haha, definitely wasn't the only factor which led to divorce but I bet it didn't help!
00liv ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโm still confused on why he thought it was so funny, especially now having kids of my own. I never dreamed I would be gifted a car. But, after he kept dropping these hints I started to get really hopeful and excited. Then, it was just trying to hold back tears and thank my grandma pretending I loved her gift.
My great auntie (maternal grandmaโs sister) bought us some slices of toast wrapped in paper towels one year. Presented them to us as the Kings presented Jesus with his gold and frankincense. My dad thought it was hilarious. Unfortunately it wasnโt her being a dotty old lady it was her getting back at my mum for inheriting all of my grandmaโs money when she died. Her husband was really embarrassed and slipped me and my sister a twenty each when they left.
Edit: holy shit didnโt expect this story to double my karma..
Edit 2: triple...RIP my inbox
UrethraX ยท 4138 points ยท Posted at 15:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs great. He had a really interesting life, worked in intelligence because heโs fluent in like 6 languages and then studied at Cambridge later in life. I used to love talking to him about what I was currently doing for history in school.
Clarification: heโs still alive, we just donโt see them anymore really. Great auntie is house bound with dementia and my mum calls them to see how they are but thatโs it really.
Dementia is ugly and horrible, but I'm struggling to imagine how awful it must be when the person started off as an asshole. I'm not sure if this is feasible, but I'd suggest trying to meet your great uncle for coffee or something. He probably needs a break (assuming there's someone else to keep an eye on his wife), and you'd get to visit with a dear relative. Just a thought.
I actually spoke to mum about this today, i was telling her about this thread and sheโs decided to go and see them over xmas. Her father (my grandad) was in the services with great aunties husband (if that makes sense) and she wants to get their stories and experiences on paper before he dies.
She was a strange lady. She was pretty much anorexic her whole life and once I hit puberty sheโd badger me about my weight, constantly asking me how much I weighed now. I was a very skinny child until about 17. Once that started my mum was like โnopeโ and reduced how much weโd see them cause she didnโt her neuroses to be passed on to me.
As an anorexic this really motivates me to hurry up and get better- I'd never do something like this because I'm not that fucked up, but all the older anorexics I've met/heard about have been... tricky. Unpleasant. Off. Disconcerting. Take your pick.
I really think ts because of what it does to your development. People who have it for a long time/through their teen years tend to be regressive, selfish and socially uncontrolled/unmannered. I just finished inpatient the other day and boy was it a slap in the face, realising how ugly and creepy some behaviours that I've also exhibited are from an outsider perspective. Some highlights include: weeping over Asian food (too spicy- it was honey soy chicken), weeping over being made to switch chairs, having all Frozen lunch box stuff (they always "love Disney" or some weird shit), talking with a baby voice when stressed, wearing obvious kids clothes so she could like... flaunt that she could wear a ten year old clothes (she was like 40). Very very strange regressive behaviour that really made me analyse my own narcissistic regressive tendencies.
Sorry for writing you an essay- but the disease is very interesting in how it stunts the sufferers. Also it's so often a comorbidity with personality disorders which are... a whole nother ball game.
Well, your brain is still growing up into your early twenties, so the "stunted" development makes a lot of sense if these women became anorexic in their teens.
Thank you for sharing your story. I never thought of social development suffering as a result of disordered eating, but it makes perfect sense. Best of luck with your recovery, Reddit is rooting for you!
So not anorexic but long time drug addict. Not the same thing but I think this advice will be helpful.
Fix it now. Like fucking today. Whatever it takes. If you have to have someone tie you to a chair and force feed you for a month till you eat normally then do it. You don't want to look back in 10 years and realize all the opportunities you missed out on, all the relationships you lost or broke, because you delayed fixing what was wrong cuz it was difficult.
Your 20's are full of amazing opportunities you won't ever have again. I had so many chances in college with girls that high school me would have killed for, and I ran each and every relationship right into the ground. I also had great carreer opprotunities to do fun and amazing things with my life and lost them. It's brutal to look back and realize what I had to give up for my addiction. Don't make the same mistake. If you have to put the rest of your life on hold to fix your problems do it. Spend the next year getting better then continue with your life. The years go by quick and the good opprotunities only come once.
Screenshotted and saved this. It means the world to me when people with similar issues just tell me the truth and be honest, even if it's scary or urgent or whatever. I'd rather be told that I need to buck up and get better or life will pass me by than have someone overly anxious not to pressure me or stress me out tell me "recovery has ups and downs blah blah".
Regarding being tied to a chair and force fed, well, lmao, did kinda do that at the start of this year. Got hospitalised because it was getting life threatening- when you get hospitalised for anorexia against your will you get put on bed rest (no getting up except for toilet) and you're fed through a tube that goes up your nose and down into your stomach. I don't want to do that again, but I might just have to. Even though my whole body screams no.
Regarding opportunities passing by, I've tasted that already. My mental illness was too severe for me to be able to apply to a specialist art school in high school and I regret it all the time. Things could have been different. But now I have gotten in to my country's best visual arts school in a big city for next year, and I know I have to take it. I have to. But if I get sicker I will ruin it for myself, and if I stay sick I will drift through it like I drifted through high school, not feeling a thing. I can't have that happen to me. We all pave our own destinies and whether I am ready or not this is my dream and I will not live the rest of my life in regret.
Anyway sorry for writing out my life story, your advice really resonated with me. I appreciate you taking the time to write it down. My heart feels a bit stronger now. I ate my breakfast. One step at a time, I can conquer this
Recovering heroin addict here. Please, please, please do not wait to get help. I waited, and I overdosed and almost died. That's what got me to get help, and I'm much better off now.
You can do it!! You're in the right headspace for success. Someday you'll look back on all your hard work and be SO FUCKING PROUD!! I believe in you, chase your dreams!!!
qctran ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar experience as you when I was in treatment. I got along with the older women because they acted more like teenagers/early 20's rather then any adult's I've been around. Personally it was more horrifying seeing what an ED does to someones mind rather then their physical body.
You can very much turn around the damage you have already done as the human body is incredible at healing itself. Being as self-aware as you are now is an amazing trait to have when it comes to recovery. Good luck!
Also who expects to get sizable chunk of inheritance when their sibling dies if their sibling has kids and grandkids? Thats obviously who are going to inherit
Just input from someone who suffers from anorexia. I wonder if she was "competing" with you in her head, like what she weighed when she was your age. She probably wasn't trying to hurt you. Its common for anorexics to compete with each other to see who is a lower weight or who can eat less kind of thing. It probably was for her mentality, not to harm yours. But aside from that, it is good your mom got you separated from that situation. It bothers me when any adult comments on the weight of a child when it's not of true medical concern. My dad calls my older sister fat and tells her to go to the gym all the time; she is only 120lbs at most, and I just wonder in my head how you can do that when one of your other children has such a serious complex regarding weight.
That's not good, your mother did the right thing. I don't think she was trying to hurt you, though, she was probably comparing herself to you/competing, or used you as some sort of inspiration. Eating disorders consume your life entirely and (especially) when they drag on for years and years and years, those strange habits that seem so abnormal so others go completely unnoticed by you.
The unfortunate part is when someone suffering from an eating disorder has children and those children are subjected to their parent's habits and neuroses their whole childhood/adolescence (ex. not allowed to have 'bad food,' commenting on other people's weights, being raised with the mentality that you need to be thin, counting calories, small portions, etc.). Besides genetics, it's definitely why there's a HUGE correlation between mothers with eating disorders and daughters with eating disorders.
Yeah, I had an aunt (motherโs side) who didnโt like my dad, so she took it out on me instead. It never really bothered me, but my wife has now heard all of the stories and canโt stand her. Great woman (my wife). Always has my back.
Lawyer here, it frequently arises in circumstances where people view it as an important gesture. Greed aside (and we'll return to that), an awful lot of people view the contents of a will as a sort of league table of love. If you don't get anything from the deceased, it's perceived as a slight against you. They argue and bitch, and, not infrequently, commence litigation to justify their position or to enhance their sense of self worth.
Also, some people are greedy shits.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if my parents left everything to my sibling because they had kids but I didn't I'd be pretty unhappy with that. I wouldn't take it out on the kids or anything but I'd still feel like my parents were playing favourites.
This is a situation where the sibling died and didn't leave it to their sister but instead to their child.
Sibling <-----no money----- Sibling (dead)
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All the Money
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Dead person's kids
Does that make more sense?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Since I'm on mobile your diagram is just making things more confusing lol. But yea makes perfect sense now, I thought it was an aunt who was pissed, not the great aunt.
My parents got my sister a really nice Laptop when she turned 13, but at first they just gave her a back pack and said they didnโt have very much money that year. They told her to go take a shower, then we would go out to eat. They took the backpack and put the laptop in it, so when she got out of the shower she found it.
diamond ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, when my son was 6 he really wanted a Wii. We told him over and over again that we'd really like to do that, but we just didn't have the money that year. Of course, by that time we had already bought it and were hiding it at a friend's house.
So Christmas morning comes around, and we have all of his presents (thoughtful stuff, but nothing too expensive) wrapped under the tree. Except for one. He goes through and opens all of his presents, and we can tell he's disappointed that there's no Wii, but he's pretty nice about the whole thing. He knew (or thought he did) that we just couldn't afford the Wii. We were proud of him for taking it so well.
Then, when everything was opened, and all the trash cleaned up, I said, "Hey, what's that over there?", pointing to one last present hidden in the entertainment center. He opened it, and of course it was the Wii. Best Christmas ever.
Yeah, that's right. We pulled a Red Ryder on him.
UPDATE: Then I discovered Zelda, and I ended up playing it even more than him. So, win-win.
Yabbaba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:22:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What would you have done if he had thrown a tantrum for not getting the wii?
diamond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly don't know. We were really hoping we wouldn't have to decide that.
sSommy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents and grandparents usually would use a box that the toy didn't originally come in. Like dog treat boxes, coffeemaker box, etc. So we'd open it and they'd all go "Oh wow, dog treats!" and I'd be all disappointed until I saw the scotch tape on the ends lol
My moms office used to do this game with all the kids where they would wrap presents in creative ways, and kids would have 15 seconds to rip through the wrapping and then pass it, then whoever got to the present got to keep it. They did stuff like tape a gift card inside the box their new fridge and put tape all around it so it was really hard to get into. There would do boxes like that Russian doll thing that progressively gets smaller, so youโd get though the big box and there would be another, then another, and another, each one wrapped differently so it was harder to get in. One year they actually put a present in each, but if you didnโt find it tough luck. One kid got through a box and didnโt see the gift card was taped to the side and threw a fit that he didnโt get to keep it so they didnโt do that again. That year was fun because the presents for bigger and the boxes for smaller.
I never won anything but my sister got some disco ball party light, and my friend Philip won the big prize one year of a $150 Best Buy gift card.
I guess, I've just never ran across that. Maybe because my whole family is some level of middle class.
Rammite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family's on the low edge of middle class, but there's still been some messing around with my grandmother's will.
It really only boils down to how much your family gets along with one another. A small heir pool that is relatively respectful of one another is probably fine.
If <uncle> doesn't like <other uncle> and gets enraged that <other uncle> got the same amount of money as him then all hell breaks loose.
I currently have my brothers as my beneficiaries on my retirement accounts since I don't have a spouse or kids and my parents don't need the money.
After I get married I will switch it all to my husband. My brothers and parents will only come back into the equation if I have an estate worth actually breaking up into several pieces.
My state's intestacy laws will give siblings the estate only if the parents are dead and there is no spouse or children so if you want siblings to get anything it should be spelled out in a will or as beneficiaries on the account.
Yeah, but thatโs when you have no children. Otherwise I pretty much expect it to go the children, or grandchildren if the parents are deceased or unable.
I dont get why people take things out on the kids. Like in many of these stories the gift givers have some beef with one of the parent and take it out on the kids and make them feel bad.
JoaoEB ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately it wasnโt her being a dotty old lady it was her getting back at my mum for inheriting all of my grandmaโs money when she died.
Isn't this how inheritance works? The child get the money, not the siblings?
Warphead ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why grandma gave the bitch no money.
Tryoxin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would have been a hilarious joke if she had actually also gotten you guys real gifts and given them to you afterwards. That's what I would have done. Otherwise, it's just spiteful and petty.
Niku-Man ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would someone be mad about that? Don't people ever discuss these things before death? Even so, where would a sibling have priority over a child for inheritance?
See previous, great auntie wasnโt exactly sane. My grandma died about 6 weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. Probably not a lot of opportunity to have death bed discussions.
Did she worship at your feet for a little bit? I mean, that probably meant more to Jesus, in hindsight, than the gold and frankincense (which Joseph and Mary definitely used up before Jesus had a chance to find out about them).
Why did the husband let her bring toast XD If that were me I wouldn't have arrived without swinging by walmart first XD Or maybe that's exactly what he was thinking by bringing cash. Throw the wife under the bus and make the kids happy afterall.
around 12/13 I think? I didnโt see the subtext at the time, I just thought oh right crunchy bread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have never understood why don't people inherit things equally between their descendants. I mean, of course if you are a monarch or something like that it wouldn't be a good option for political reasons and overall country unity, but for us the common folk...
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I give her hubby credit for trying to make up for it, sounds like a good guy.
Toast is good when you're hungry. The woman was a total bitch though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why didn't she share the fortune???
Why is it fair to take all and give none??
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's in keeping with the original biblical tale where the wise men present Jesus with gold, frankincense and toast. Not sure where they got myrrh from.
Maybe the reason why your grandmother did not leave the money for your aunt is the same reason why she felt complied to take petty revenge on her nieces and nephews. Some people like to think that the world is out against them, but many times it is their own fault for being an asshole. Instead of being genuinely nice to you guys and earn some points, now she earned your dislike and even enmity for what is really a very petty thing.
Next time, your aunt needs help and you are in the position to help, you might not lift a finger to do so and she will lament that the world is so cruel and unfair. Well, she made her bed. I get a feeling that your uncle knows the kind of person your aunt is, which is why he was ashamed and gave you cash on the sideline. Your aunt is such a failure as a person that her husband has to feel guilty about her pettiness.
Sometimes the word bible is just used as a replacement for something like โguide.โ So in this case, Iโm assuming it just means a book full of ways to keep yourself looking young.
I'm Catholic but I have family into some really bizarre Protestant stuff (really just animism with a Jesus veneer) and I read this assuming the "anti-aging bible" was some goofy reprint of the Bible with verses highlighted to use as invocations to not get old, because I know my grandma has books that are like this. Then I used Google and feel kind of dumb.
I'm Catholic but I have family into some really bizarre Protestant stuff (really just animism with a Jesus veneer) and I read this assuming the "anti-aging bible" was some goofy reprint of the Bible with verses highlighted to use as invocations to not get old, because I know my grandma has books that are like this. Then I used Google and feel kind of dumb.
Iโd have actually enjoyed that, probably, minus the part about it being a library book. I take my skin care routine very seriously, started in my early twenties. Iโm early thirties now and often get mistaken for my kids sister, or when Iโm at the high school Iโve been mistaken for a student.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:31:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday I invited couple of friends for a little get together to celebrate and one of my friends bought me a little Hello Kitty doll. I asked him what's that about as I'm not into them or anything similar so I thought it must be some sort of 'funny' gift like when a friend bought me a toy puppy because I'm afraid of dogs. But oh no, he told me he forgot to buy anything so when he was coming over he went in the local supermarket and that was one of the things he saw first that fit the price... I mean, you could have lied hahahha
[deleted] ยท 455 points ยท Posted at 13:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if he wanted to be completely honest he could have said didn't feel like buying you anything so I didn't... Or atleast he could have gotten me something I can use like a bag of chips. I could have eaten those. But I get what you mean, although I think it was more of a 'I don't have a story, she caught me so I might as well tell the truth'
This was under 5 for sure but like I said it's not the money it's the thought that counts. Had he said it reminded him of me for any reason - I know myself, I would have awwwed. Or had he bought me the chips I like or coca cola or anything I would have liked it.
True but I'm not sure how much he really intended to buy me something or if it's just that others told him in the last moment that they've bought gifts. Either way it's the worst gift I've ever received but I still kept it and I don't hate it. It's just that compared to the others it's just not that great. I felt like I made him do it, you know? And that's not what I want my friends to think or feel.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends bought me a bag of licorice for my birthday once, because she forgot to get me an actual gift. I donโt even like licorice, but I gave her a hug anyway.
My first bf did a similar thing. He was over an hour late to my birthday party, claimed he got stuck in traffic which I call bullshit on given that he lives 30 mins away when they IS traffic, and the gift receipt for the books he got me was from 30 min after the party started. (I was happy about the books, as they were the first two in a series he really likes, and they were really good, and I ended up buying myself the rest of the series). What pissed me off was the being late, buying the gift after he was supposed to be there, not wrapping the gift at all, the lack of even a piece of notebook paper with happy birthday written on it, and that he said happy 17th birthday when he was leaving, even though it was my 16th, the theme was dessert as a play on sweet sixteen, and he's known me my entire life....
My parents and my dads parents had a massive falling out after getting married. Basically his parents went psycho, even going as far as blaming my mother for killing their grandchild after she miscarried their first pregnancy. This is dark and all but it explains the following.
So they made up a little one year when I was around 5 and invited us for Christmas. Dad got a couple things as did mom, nothing amazing but not horrible. Then dads brother and his wife got stuff that was pretty nice. Their kids got presents before me, all new super expensive stuff from the mall, probably about $1200 spent between the two of them.
Then they handed me a black trash bag full of junk and broken toys from a yard sale with the stickers from the sale still on them. Needless to say we realized this was the point of inviting us over, to demean us and claim my dad wasnโt my real dad and that mom was a whore and I was garbage to them, then dad beat the shit out of his dad and brother while mom bitch slapped the brothers wife and we left.
๐ fair question. It was a double wide trailer, and yes we do live in Alabama.
It was among the more redneck moments of my life, right up there with when a cousin brought a stripper to a funeral and there was a fight over fake flowers resulting in the police arresting a bunch of people.
I was little but I remember it perfectly, my mom canโt stand someone touching her face so seeing her slap someone was unreal. Itโs like the highest โfuck youโ my mom is capable of ๐
Nexzor ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 17:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If police ever showed up to arrest you dad for assault, after a bit of explaining they probably would have patted your dad on the back and left.
Lol so true. I remember them being worried about the police being called but fortunately it wasnโt reported or anything.
I went on to see his parents maybe 5 time over the next 15 years. His mom is dead now, and last I saw his dad he bummed $50 bucks off my dad after talking him into giving him three free pizzas (we owned a pizza joint briefly), said he wanted us all to go fishing some day, and then vanished.
Mygaffer ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's awesome your dad laid the justice fists on 'em for pulling that crap.
then dad beat the shit out of his dad and brother while mom bitch slapped the brothers wife and we left.
It was an interesting Christmas.
I bet it was. Good to see your parents stand up for themselves.
gimrah ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:37:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The thank you letter should read as follows:
Dear Gramma and Grandpa,
Thank you so much for your generosity. I didn't understand your gift at first but I knew you wouldn't just give me a pile of junk, so I went through it. When I found it I couldn't quite believe it but I did some internet research and knew it was the real deal. We are talking to a few collectors and auction houses at the moment but it looks like it will be enough to put me through college, buy a house and leave something for a wedding too.
So thoughtful not only to set me up for life but to teach me that the best things are easily overlooked.
They'll go nuts for days but then when they twig they will still feel like garbage.
Wyvrex ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Son, leave that garbage on the floor, we're leaving. Or wait, mom and dad do you want us to take it to a dumpster. Ah who am I kidding, you guys are garbage and garbage lives in a dumpster, so leave it on the floor in this dumpster of a house. Ciao
This is my favorite story so far. More people should be willing to throw them dogs at Christmas when a family member intentionally disrespects their spouse and children.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow.... sounds like all it needed was a laugh track and the benny hill theme...
inEQUAL ยท -46 points ยท Posted at 20:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All these commenters being proud of your dad for doing that, what the fuck is wrong with all of you? Walk away, be the bigger person. Those other poor kids - they did nothing to deserve having to be around while their father and grandfather were beaten. That's fucked up.
EDIT: Gotta love the reddit hivemind being biased towards justice porn. What sacks of uncivilized shit you all are.
Udonnomi ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The father taught everybody that there are real life consequences to shitty actions. Those kids are innocent but they saw a life lesson; if you do an extremely scummy thing to someone's children be prepared to get a punch in the face.
A child even. Who does that? The intentional brutal cruelty took effort and thought. Those horrible people planned it! Im glad Dad took a stand for his family and beat the shit out of those horrible jerks. Sometimes real justice is in action.
I understand where youโre coming from but truly it was called for.
My so called uncle and his wife spread the rumor and lie that my mother was having countless affairs, my so called grandparents spread the lie that my mother killed her own baby in the womb to guilt my dad into staying with her, and all three took part in trashing said dead babyโs grave on three separate occasions.
They all treated us like we were worth less than dirt. Ridiculed us. Spat on us both metaphorically and quite literally. When finding out mom was pregnant with me dads father actually wrote him a letter offering to pay for an abortion if he would leave mom.
They were and are awful human beings and while the children may have been innocent once they didnโt stay so. Last I heard the daughter was a severe alcoholic with two children and doesnโt know the father, and the son actually spent a time in a mental hospital after he was found to have tortured several animals to death in their basement.
egnards ยท 2533 points ยท Posted at 13:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $20 gift card to a nail salon as a 21 year old male from the parent of one of my students as a holiday gift. In general I get a lot of $5-10 DD gift cards which I cherish and love but this particular gift baffled me.
To be clear I get some dudes are into that but I had never given off any vibes of enjoying a manicure and I do keep my nails in check and clean.
Edit: guys I get that I can go as a guy. Just saying it's a weird gift to give a dude who has shown no interest. My nieces paint my nails all the time, I don't give a shit about feeling emasculated. As for the massage, I'm not a fan of being touched by people I don't know so I'm not a fan of massages in general (unless it's like my fiancรฉe doing it).
This was 9 years ago, I gave it to my mom.
[deleted] ยท 655 points ยท Posted at 13:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like it was mixed up with another giftcard?
egnards ยท 923 points ยท Posted at 13:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, she used to show up to the dojo drunk and sit there during her kids classes and take a taxi home - more likely she got it from someone and just figured "eh other people give him holiday gifts so I'll give him this free thing".
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 13:22:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
honestly sounds like a decent person, with a problem.
most raging addicts aren't going to get their children to class every week (obviously spending money on both the class and taxis), and think about giving their kids karate teacher or whatever a present.
seems like an obvious regifting; but any sort of positive sentiment seems alot better than a fuck-you.
Or the parent frequented that nail salon and knew it was a fantastic place, so they gave OP a gift card for it, hoping he would give it to his girl friend and unknowingly end up giving her a great gift!
Was going to say this. I beat the fuck out of my feet. My wife finally convinced me to do it and damn was it great. A good soak, massage and trimming of my nails feels amazing. More men need to get pedicures. I have paid it forward by convincing my dad, though he wouldn't go the first time unless I went with him. Now I think he gets them more than I do
I was pretty nervous as a 24 year old guy wandering into a nail salon (bonus points since the girl working the front desk went to my high school) and asking for a pedicure. 5 minutes into it, I didn't give a flying fuck about anyone. Felt great!
egnards ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not against it - I let my nieces to my nails whenever they want, and yes I'll walk in public with them painted pink.
No, no, I've figured it out! It's not because she was a drunk or got it for free or anything like that. Her thought process was "he works at a dojo, he likes Asian stuff. The ladies that do my nails are Asian. Maybe he'll meet one of the nice young Asian ladies while he gets a manicure." She was trying to set you up, dude, albeit in a slightly racist fashion.
Oh man. My dad was a teacher, and he loves to get manis and pedis. He doesn't ever get his nails painted, just loves to be pampered. Guessing none of his students' parents ever gave him holiday gifts, though, since he taught juvenile delinquents.
What's the best gift you ever got from a student?
egnards ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
Best gift I got? Long time student got me a small Mega Man figure. I get tons of gift cards and they're thoughtful but I love Mega Man so it meant a lot that they didn't go the stereotypical route and got something specific to me.
As a 25 year old male working in the offshore oilfield with an perfect record of heterosexuality let me tell you... there are few things on this earth that compare to the joy and pleasure of a proper pedicure. Even more so if you regularly wear boots. The feeling of gentle warm water on your feet, the scrubbing and removal of dead skin, the caressing of the hot stone massage...
Ahh
egnards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
I recently went to a salon with my wife for the first time. Let them clip, file, and put a clear coat of polish on my nails. Took like 10 minutes tops.
Was pretty awesome to be honest. Only cost around $5, considering going every 2 weeks. never worry about that one time you cut too short or cut a jagged nail that bothers you for days again.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
I did nail maintenance at a nail salon while the missus did her nails. I was treated very nicely and my nails look very clean and neat after the session.
Totally worth it.
sfkite1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Own it. Walk into that nail salon, and say " I want one manly manicure please!"
egnards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
Not against it but I also don't like strangers touching me in any way.
sfkite1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you go? I mean nail places usually have those spiffy massage chairs.
I guess you could also use it to enhance a gift you were giving your girlfriend or mom.
SkipsH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She noticed that your nails are abnormally well kept for a guy (at least in her experience) and thought you got them manicured? Or figured you may enjoy it? Did you use it? Was it good?
anweisz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she gave it to you not because it seemed like you would like it, but because your nails looked like you needed it.
Women are constantly telling me that despite being a dude, I would love getting a mani/pedi, just for the experience. Maybe they were just trying to give you the incentive to try something that you didn't realize you'd enjoy.
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit. my husband got something similar... for a work bonus, his "manager" suggested that they give all the guys on the team $25 gift certificates for this one specific nail salon so that the guys could give them to their wives/girlfriends. so yeah... let's give these guys that just busted their asses working 70-80 hour weeks, to get this project done a bonus that isn't really for them, it's for their SO's, to a place none of their girls' have ever even heard of much less would bother to visit.
If it was just for women it would be called a womanicure!
I'm actually ashamed of this pun, this is ridiculously bad. I'm still posting it tho
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one of my previous bosses gave my coworker and I (both males) $25 gift cards to a local nail salon, said it was 'for our wives'. I personally found it fucking insulting, and it was a place my wife wouldn't touch.
JasonDJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the manicure, go for a pedi.
I've only done it once but damn if it wasn't a relaxing experience. I get why women do it.
My mom used to give me like $30 to taco Bell every year on Christmas. She would buy them in $5 increments though, so I'd have to keep track of 6 identical cards and how much money was on them. They are probably in my old room so.ewhere cause who has time for that
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, weird gift, but definitely use it. Manicures donโt seem all that great until you get one.
Dude go get your toes did with a hot stone massage. It's fucken awesome
fuidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that might be the point. If your nails look manicured then maybe they figured you went to a salon to get it done or at least would appreciate getting it done professionally. I don't know, im just thinking.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They don't look manicured they just don't look busted up
Are you into fitness and stuff? Because as a very active person, my feet get all kinds of gnarly from sports and pedicures help keep them nice. That's the only reason I can think.
See if they do pedicures. My fiancรฉ finally talked me into going to the salon and the pedicure was actually pretty nice. Manicure was whatever - I can clip my own finger nails.
Gl33m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For real though, take that and get a pedicure. Just trust me and do it. Your genitalia doesn't have any bearing on how quality a good pedi is.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
But also I really really hate being touched by people I don't know so going to a salon is not for me.
Oh yeah, I totally get that. There's not even a "he used to like this thing 10 years ago so he probably still likes it now" component, that sounds like it was just out of left field.
As a female who doesn't really like manicures, pedicures are where it's at. And you can bet as soon as I found out my local nail salon gives messages while they work on you, I was all for it XD
For real though. Pedicure. Just do it. You don't even have to get your nails painted.
sSommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, get a pedicure. Pedicures are wonderful. Nail salons aren't just for making pretty nails! You'll get your feet washed and all your calluses smoothed away, you get your feet dipped in hot wax which feels amazing, and they massage your calves.
dsade ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife's grandmother once gave this little toy video slot machine game that she got from the dollar store, because she knew "I liked playing all them video games". When she handed it to me, and before I opened it, her words were, "Merry Christmas, you'll have to buy your own batteries for it."
GreekNord ยท 2328 points ยท Posted at 14:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gives batteries with gifts. Used batteries that she found at home.
Agent641 ยท 2073 points ยท Posted at 15:17:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Not sure why they are sticky but they should still have some charge left."
MrGMinor ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 15:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I kept them in the freezer, that's supposed to help right?"
Nacroma ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"That white stuff around the contacts is just all the electricity atoms coming out because the battery is so full of it, sweetheart."
extra: "I know that because my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart."
Just lick it and you'll notice the electrons passing
perpterts ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:00:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always kept them in the fridge. Does that actually do anything?
MrGMinor ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No and yes? Google brought me this from greenbatteries.com :
Putting batteries in the freezer or refrigerator doesn't necessarily prolong their life
Alkaline batteries stored at "room temperature" self discharge at a rate of less than two percent per year. So normally refrigerating or freezing them will only help maintain their charge by a tiny amount. Hardly worth the effort of chilling them. However, if alkaline batteries are stored at higher temperatures they will start to lose capacity much quicker. At 85 degrees F they only lose about 5% per year, but at 100 degrees they lose 25% per year. So if you live in a very hot climate or are storing your batteries in a very hot location, it may be worthwhile for you to store your alkaline batteries in a refrigerator instead.
NiMH and NiCd batteries self discharge at a MUCH faster rate than alkaline batteries. In fact, at "room temperature" (about 70 degrees F) NiMH and NiCD batteries will self discharge a few percent PER DAY. Storing them at lower temperatures will slow their self discharge rate dramatically. NiMH batteries stored at freezing will retain over 90% of their charge for full month. So it might make sense to store them in a freezer. If you do, it's best to bring them back to room temperature before using them. Even if you don't freeze your NiMH batteries after charging them, you should store them in a cool place to minimize their self discharge.
Doesn't everyone in the world buy batteries 30 at a time like I do?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they have kids or give away a lot of electronic toys, I think most people just don't use batteries for anything anymore. They might have bought a 30 pack last time they needed any, but that was ten years ago and they could be anywhere.
This reminds me of Bob's burgers when aunt Gail gives the kids horrible gifts. First one I don't remember, then the last 45 minutes of a 5 hour energy and a jaw breaker that they swap around for the rest of the episode.
azul360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine gives the dollar store batteries so they're used twice and out of juice XD.
depends. I impulse buy them in bulk but if i jump in my car specifically to go find batteries i'll probably end up coming home with exactly how much I need
My cousin used to work for Rayovac, and every Christmas he would give my family a massive sack full of batteries, and some flashlights. I always needed batteries, so it was great.
This happened at my friend's 8 year old's birthday party. They taped four loose batteries of the six AAA batteries required to the box and one of them was caked with battery acid residue. We assumed the best intentions but, like, why bother if you're taking a crusty one out of the remote? Wouldn't you rather have someone assume you didn't know it needed batteries than know you taped used batteries to the box?
This guy's ex grandma had to have been either super senile or kind of a dick to even say anything. Just give the gift and let him pretend he will try it out later, no need to tell him you didn't think he was worth buying batteries for.
Aww shucks I forgot about crummy grandmaโs attic gifts! When I was 14 my uncle gave me a 20 sack of shwag and $20. And honestly that was so cool to me at the time.
lenerz ยท 3061 points ยท Posted at 14:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez... Aside from the gift itself, it should be a well-known unwritten rule to buy batteries if you're gifting a present that requires them. That's always annoyed me.
Yeah I always buy batteries and either keep them available in my own home or just put them in whatever needs them BEFORE gifting it.
sgarfio ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family wraps the batteries as a separate present, and then we do our best to make sure the battery present gets opened first. When we were kids, it was always super exciting to get batteries because then we knew one of the other presents was going to be something really cool. Simpler times...
My dad was always in charge of set-up, assembly, and batteries.
SamWhite ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum got me a gift that needed batteries and thoughtfully she got me some AA batteries as well. But then she decided the present probably wouldn't fit in the stocking, so she put it under the tree but left the batteries in the stocking. So on christmas morning I opened my stocking to find that my mum had got me duracell batteries for christmas for no apparent reason. I was very confused.
Rahbek23 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if it's for kids. I once got something that required it and we didn't have any batteries for that kind and I wasn't terribly happy about that to say the least. I was like 5 and wanted to play with that damn toy.
Does this still apply if the gift comes with batteries?
lenerz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, if it comes with batteries than obviously you're not required to buy extra ones.
yog12345 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not an unwritten rule.......a written rule.
Javad0g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As parents we have found that it's always a nice and thoughtful gift just to get batteries in bricks of different sizes and give those to another parents of kids for Christmas.
Not as a primary gift per se, but one of those little extra utilitarian type gifts that you add to what you're giving people.
With kids you can never have enough batteries....
cyfermax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We went up a mountain for Christmas one year. Like 2 hours from civilisation if anything had even been open. There for Christmas Eve until New year's.
My parents bought me a minidisc player. Fantastic gift but no minidisc or batteries. It was a frustrating week, plus the altitude and cold gave me earache for the whole week :(
Why is this rule unwritten? Itโs an extremely serious offense. Who is in charge of writing rules? Somebody page the rule guys. Write this down. Pen on paper, stone tablet... whatever. Just write it down. Put an end to this
Yea, that baffles me as well. It's like gifting a wallet without putting in a symbolic $1 bill or something in there at the very least. Just feels incomplete and sloppy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And if for some reason you can't do that, at least have enough sense to not mention it until after they open the present...
fuidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not for extra awesome gifts though.
zmetz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think everything should come with batteries. Even if they are horseshit light ones that last for an hour. At least let people play with them for a little while. Hard to get batteries on Christmas day!
My dad went to Sam's Club and bought like a 200 pack of batteries. Every christmas we'd go through a handful of them. Of course they were cheap and died soon, but by then point we could put in 'real' batteries.
It's OPs ex wife's grandmother. She was probably senile. Reddit needs to calm their nuts
Osric250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I crack open presents and steal the included batteries out of them before giving them to people. Bwahahaha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I put a large pack of AA batteries in my Dadโs stocking. I was doing it because the remote was always dying, and my dad loves tv. Us kids used half the pack Christmas morning.
One year as a kid I got something battery powered, and the batteries were wrapped up in a separate box- I was really confused when I opened that one up first and Santa had inexplicable brought a dozen AAs.
I forgot this once, so I now have a recurring reminder in my online calendar to check on this. There will be no more disappointed nephews on my watch!
Although, really, who doesn't keep extra batteries at home? That part was weird.
cda555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought all the kids in my family tiny drones this year. I opened them all up and charged the battery in the drone itself. Then I put batteries in the remotes... it was 15 AAAs in total. My part is done. When they open them it is up to their parents to help them fly it.
My in-laws bought my son a fully-automatic Nerf gun, and it is fucking awesome, I have to admit that. The problem (aside from it taking a lot longer to reload than it does to empty the magazine) is it uses 4 D-size batteries. Mother flipping Ds.
When my kids were little my favorite way to get rid of the noise in my house was to pull all of the batteries from their noisy toys and tell them the batteries were dead.
To prevent my sister & brother from doing the same (their kids are much younger), I give them both a big pack of batteries every Christmas and I make sure to let my nieces/nephews know that their parents have plenty of batteries in case anything goes dead.
xixi2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I give batteries alone as gifts. Then I don't have to buy a separate thing powered by them
Eh, we don't know the grandma. If she's "with it" still, then you might consider it condescending. But if she doesn't know anything about video games that it's probably just ignorance/naivete.
Years ago, my Dollar Store had discounted computer software; a substantial portion of it was Epic Megagames. So I got full versions of Jazz Jackrabbit, etc. for a buck
Kuli24 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 15:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If EA was my ex-wife's grandmother...
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:08:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Kuli24 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHA! Coin-operated toys. You're totally right.
00Deege ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
EA, creator of Coin. Operated boy.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that's when you, being completely prepared, reach for your ankle holster to pull out a pack of AAAs', AA's, some 18650's, a 26650, and a car battery.
"Got it covered, gramma."
PCKid11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from the car battery, that genuinely sounds like something I should do
that's why my mom always stuffed our stockings with big packs of batteries, she knew that some relative would inevitably get us something that needed them and not think to include them
tasos500 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The intent was to provide you with a sense of pride and accomplishment for acquiring different batteries.
Heh heh. My husband's grandmother gave us a pair of scissors one Christmas. They weren't new, she was moving house and gifted all the grandkids random shit from the kitchen junk drawer ๐
Grandmas give awful presents. It's only when they give your parents money to buy presents on their behalf do they shine. My grandma once got me paper airline slippers for Christmas. I was 16.
Jah348 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually super cute. Sweet naive old lady.
3MATX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even Cotton Hill knew not to do that.
afb82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having to my your own batteries is a kinda shitty thing... but I remember one year my grandmother bought me dollar store stickers from the Digimon anime--a show I hated at the time, and she said she got it for me because it looked like it had the characters on it from the cartoons I liked. I think I count that as one of my favorite gifts because it showed she payed attention somewhat to my life. She saw anime characters, knew I liked anime characters and bought it for me. I was so touched. Even now nearly 10 years later. Still didn't care for the show but loved the gift and stuck them f*ckers everywhere!
cas201 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:51:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my entire family. I can't tell you how many years I would have rather not have recieve a gift at all. I kniw is the thought that counts, but Christmas really sucks when is brought to you by dollar general.
This is why I hate Christmas. Everyone spends money on presents no one likes. And why would kids in school have to exchange gifts. Where does that leave poor kids who don't have money to buy anyone gifts.
Acidyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son once got one of those machines from his uncle in a gift exchange. My shit brother bought him batteries for it...but the wrong size. And, when we put the right size in, the damn thing didn't work.
"tihihi its so you spend time with your family now instead of just mindlessly playing the game" Bitch let me (or my mother) decide what i can play at wich time.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a buddy that's a true, cheap, asshole. Any presents that are bought for his son only last as long as the original batteries, since he refuses to buy more batteries. Needless to say, his son gets a ton of batteries from me every year.
I once received batteries for Christmas when I was about 12 from my uncle. Yes... Only batteries... I think it was of 24-pack of AA Chateau brand (super cheap batteries)
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the words 'you'll have to buy your own batteries' basically equal 'fuck you, I'm a very cheap cunt, and you're not worth the extra 75 cents for a couple of batteries'
Hmm.. Slot machine, poor understanding of what a video game is, and you have to spend extra money to make it work...
At least we know this grandmother is alive and doing well at her new job with EA Dice.
Cr0fter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that is just terrible,how could anyone possibly think that's a suitable gift.
You don't have to spend a lot of money on someone's gift, but if you are going to give someone a gift don't get it from the freaking dollar store.
amnsisc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember once at an Elementary school birthday party (like 7 or 8), one friend was genuinely too poor to buy me a gift, so he just gave me batteries. He was so shamefaced when he hung his head and told me that.
I didn't care--I didn't want gifts from anyone, really, anyway and was just glad he got to hang out, but I felt such secondhand embarrassment for him I told my mother he didn't get me anything at all. For whatever reason, it felt less shameful for them to be absent minded than to be poor.
My mother isn't exactly empathetic and she was indignant that he "came without bringing a gift" (and that attitude is why I didn't want to tell her about the batteries in the 1st place, which I hid in my drawer). Her indignation made me incredibly angry--as here she was getting angry on my behalf, without caring that it was visibly hurting me by insulting my friend.
Today, at 25, I think batteries would be an awesome gift (I'm always running out) and to this day I feel really bad about that experience. I don't celebrate gift giving holidays anymore (at least not for me, I do for others who do) and no doubt this experience is why.
I never want someone to feel shame about not being able to sufficiently gift to me again--spending time with friends is its own reward.
My wife has a big family, and her grandmother gave us both one small jar of old people caramel candy for Christmas one year, my wifeโs siblings received clothes, nice towels, or just straight checks.
Iโm normally not a big present person, but it was hard not to take that one personally.
Ku-xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those are the kind of gifts you "forget" to take home with you, so they can see what a shitty present it was to give.
I run a company called Billy and I hate seeing people get rubbish presents. If you like tea, PM me your address and Iโll send you one of our popular bamboo flasks to make up for that rubbish present. Merry Christmas!
proxin76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a sweet gesture from an old-fashioned grandma. If that's the worst gift you've ever gotten, you're sitting pretty.
afb82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, did you buy the batteries and play the game?
Considering it came from your ex's grandmother, that's quite thoughtful.
My girlfriend's grandmother trolled me last Christmas by giving me a car window reflector with a huge Montreal Canadiens crest on it, she knows I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.
My point, at least your ex's grandmother thought about giving you something she thought was related to what you enjoy.
boonz123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early 20's I got my 18-20 yr old sister this beautiful chess set, since she was really into it at the time. Marble board, gold inlay, medieval fantasy pieces - all shit she'd love at a price tag of $400.
What did I get in return? A broken super Nintendo controller that I'd thrown away a few days before. Still had my initials marked on the back.
Was the last year I exchanged gifts with that fat bag of shit.
Udonnomi ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's amazing of you. It doesn't matter what she got you, your gift clearly shows who the superior sibling is.
I feel like they took the pincer of a lobster and used that for the head. Then built arms, a body and feet from other parts.
It was only six or seven inches tall
Lunix24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lobster dude sounds like my kinda guy. At the pub I used to work at we had one of those tacky singing lobsters as a mascot after someone left it there and I kept getting in trouble for leaving it in random places to make people jump, or posing it on the bar like it had a cocktail. My co-worker binned him in the end, but not a day passes when I don't miss Larry the Lobster....
My mother is a terrible and abusive person to the point where I haven't had contact with her in three plus years. But eight years ago, I spent Christmas with her and my sister. She got my sister's dogs about $300 worth of toys, treats, and dog bones. What did I get? An empty box that she'd wrapped. She laughed maniacally when I opened it. Then, she gave me my "real presents." I received a pair of my own used underwear from middle school (with my name written on it from having gone to summer camp) and an opened bag of period pads, which she waved in front of my sister's boyfriend and said, "I bet you don't want anyone to see these!" Yeah, she's great.
I would have took a shit in that box a few hours before the opening of sad, sad presents and wrapped it with the same wrapping paper from the previous year and given it to her as a gift from son(daughter(?)) to mother the next year.
A few years ago, the boss gives everyone a nice bottle of wine for XMas... except for me. I'm sitting there while he is handing out the gifts and I get nothing. He says nothing either.
Next day he comes in and says he must of forgotten to bring mine in from the car and gives me one. Obviously went out and bought one after feeling a little guilty.
I should of been a bit more clear in my original post...
The guy was not well liked by anyone, and was kind of just going through the motions of giving gifts to everyone. The feeling everyone had was that I was forgotten since he just didn't know who worked for him.
I guess if you look at it from another perspective, he did come back the next day with a gift for me, but it was due to the fact someone told him that he "didn't remember everyone".
I would of been more accepting if he just owned up to it instead of using some excuse.
I am going to get downvoted here, and that's okay. It's never "should of" or "would of/could of". It's "should/would/could have". Sorry. It's just something that jumps out at me when I see it along with "alot" instead of "a lot" and "loose" being used instead of "lose".
RoToR71 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:09:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People say should/would/could of because that's what should've/would've/could've kinda sounds like
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:28:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A faux fur vest when I was like 12, I don't wear vests, it looks like Mr. Burns would wear it tho. No joke it looked like someone killed a deer and gave it to me as a gift. I ended up putting it on my neice and nephew as a joke, they both cried that's how bad it was.
That reminds me of the year that I took my cousin to see Robin Williams live for his birthday. My birthday came around and he took me to dinner, and I had to pay for myself.
I don't do anything for my cousins birthday anymore.
BauerHaus ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 15:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.
One Christmas my parents got me nothing because they said I hadn't been a good child. I mean what the fuck?! I was 12 and while I have no memory of how that year really went down (20 years ago) the memory of being sad at Christmas while my brother got to play with his new toys will stick with me forever.
I can't even imagine being so cruel to my child. My almost 7 year old is a downright nightmare most of the time and we butt heads constantly but I still love her to death and would never ever do that to her.
I once received a copy of a book, The Brief and Wonderous Life Of Oscar Wao. I had just read it for English class at university that I had hated because I really hated the character. My Mom had read it, and got me a copy of the book for Christmas because I reminded her of the main character were her words, not knowing I had read it recently.
My mom insisted I read A Confederacy of Dunces because I remind her of Ignatius J. Reilly. A good reality check for 18 year old me, and yet, I still feel a disturbing affinity with him sometimes.
I think...unfortunately...we all have some of Ignatius in us. Great book, though!
Doip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
o no
sean12349 ยท 17834 points ยท Posted at 13:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told my aunt that I liked Jack Daniels and instead of buying me a bottle of it like most people, for 3 years straight at Christmas, I've had Jack Daniels related presents and they're all as bad as each other. The first year I was given a Jack Daniels lamp. Well when I say lamp, it was an empty Jack Daniels bottle with fairy lights inside. The second year I was given yet another empty Jack Daniels bottle with glitter and water inside which I had no idea what to do with. Last year I got a pair of Jack Daniels sunglasses which broke within a week. Fingers crossed I actually get a bottle with Jack Daniels in it this year.
Edit: Holy shit this got a lot more attention than I thought it would. If I remember , I'll update this on Christmas to let people know if I got a real bottle of Jack Daniels or something else ridiculous.
Edit 2: Merry Christmas everyone! So the present I got this year was something else that I did not expect at all, I didn't even know they existed. Maybe my complaining about shitty Jack Daniels related presents made my aunt think outside the box.
So, one of my hobbies is fishing. I don't do it religiously, I do it maybe once or twice every couple of weeks in the summer.
She wanted to give me another impractical present, somewhat related to what I like. I have no idea how she found them or why she got them, but I got some shoes that look like fish. They look ridiculous and I think they'll be another present that will be put into a box in the attic. I need to think of presents for next year that will out-do them, but I honestly don't know what I could get to top it. She has won this battle, but not the war.
Until you mentioned the sunglasses I was starting to imagine your aunt drinking your present every year and desperately trying to salvage it by making all sorts of kitsch ornaments out of the bottles.
PurpleMTL ยท 2989 points ยท Posted at 15:05:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes they give little trinkets when you buy a bottle so, could still be true with the sunglasses.
'... and this time,' she whispered,
'I'll try not to drink it!
I'll try not to make him
a whiskey-glass trinket!
I'll buy him a bottle,
and boldly I'll blank it!
I know I can do it!'
She bought it.
She drank it.
A_Decoy86 ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 16:41:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP has to write this in his Aunts xmas card this year
klien13 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I laughed out loud. At work. Iโve received some stares. Worth it. Haha
Can someone please explain to me why every single time sprog posts, the top reply is someone marveling at how early they saw it? I do not understand this phenomenon.
I think it's because we're usually reading comments that are several hours old, so stumbling onto one really early is cool. Also, they're kind of a Reddit celebrity. Or at least I think that's how it started. I'm pretty sure it's just a meta joke by this point.
I did a reply like that once. The first time is kind of neat. I saw it at like 30 minutes or something when usually they're all 6+ hours old.
doey13 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a story the Jedi would tell you
kitjen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:50 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's to acknowledge how quickly Sprog creates a poem. Once a comment is over an hour old it's just shown as an hour, two hours, three hours... you can see where that was going (four hours.) But Sprog normally comes up with something brilliant within one hour. I can't believe we get to enjoy his work for free, the guy should be an internationally recognised.... poemer?
i'll never understand why so many morons get a massive hard on for your sub standard mediocre talent...
Decyde ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, this is true.
The lady at the liquor store use to talk to me every Friday when I got off work. She asked me what I liked to drink and I said I mostly just pick up whatever has collectors stuff with it.
She started saving me sets of things she got in and I'd always stop in after work on Friday and buy whatever it was.
I didn't really drink that often but would have people over once a month and we'd normally mix drinks and play Halo or other games/cards.
BalooBot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I own a pair of Jack Daniels sunglasses that came free with a bottle.
freakers ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's not weird that I've got a lifesized Jack Daniels Thrustotron 3000 with 12 variable speeds and 17 different modes. It came with the bottle, I swear.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or they gave them as a promo out with the bottle at the liquor store.
I have a massive sleemanโs glass from this (think it holds 3-4 beers worth), itโs great while gaming, and great for water when Iโm working from home. I just fill the entire thing with ice cubes and water and sip all day long.
Hey, maybe you are right. Maybe the sunglasses were a give away with a larger bottle of Jack that she was still working on. Maybe this year he gets the jumbo Jack light.
Yup. Used to work in a liquor store. They come as gift packs every year around the holidays. I got most of my mugs and whiskey glasses from raiding those packs after Christmas (they take up too much space on the shelf).
Tell her youโve upgraded your tastes to like Makers Mark or Woodfood Reserve or something. Thereโs less merch for them so youโll end up with a bottle with actual booze in it eventually!!
I keep getting Makers Mark confused with the Sam's Club store brand "Members Mark". Every time I'm like dang, reddit sure likes Sam's whiskey...
mbz321 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft...member's mark. Kirkland booze is where it's at.
foofdawg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you sign up for the Maker's Mark ambassador club you get a fun little xmas trinket every year. One year it was a fake mistletoe to hang, one year it was a holiday sweater for your bottle, etc.
Evan gets a bad wrap imo. It's the best budget whisky around since they discontinued the cheap pikesville rye. Overholt ain't bad either, but it was $12 a bottle 8 years ago and has been creeping closer to $20 these days.
I actually heard of it cus a friend bartended at a fancy as fuck private bar in DC, the kind of place congressmen take their mistresses, and that was their rail rye.
Oh yeah. See that is the thing about bars, they can be deceiving about prices. Jack being the well doesn't mean that it's cheap, per se, but rather it's the cheapest they have and everything else is expensive.
I was just in Florida for Thanksgiving, and I was super impressed by the drink prices. Totally loaded up cocktails for like $6.25. Regional pricing and cost of living is fascinating to me.
I liked Blanton's Single Barrel. I know it's a little more expensive but not much. I got Elijah Craig Small Batch for $60CAD and the Blanton's single barrel is $80CAD. Convert to USD (I'm assuming you're American) and its probably only 15 more?
I really love Blanton's, one of my favorites, and of course the bottle is great. I'm typically a fan of anything that comes out of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, especially the EH Taylor line. I can normally get Blanton's at around $60 in Illinois. The Blanton's Straight From The Barrel is where it's at though. Can't get it in the US though, but you can often find it on secondary sites or from online stores in the UK.
I toured Buffalo Trace and tried to buy some Blantons in their gift shop. Dude basically laughed at me. They don't make enough up stock it in their own shop...
I finally found a bottle in my city and it was $90. Happily bought it.
I wouldnโt drink Jack in a cocktail or neat. Unless it was free, I guess. But thereโs just so much better for cheaper.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't like the aftertaste. I'll admit that Jack is the only Tennessee whiskey I've had, so I don't know if it's just shit, or if I just don't like the whole charcoal filtration thing Tennessee whiskey's got going on. Or maybe it's where in the process they do it.
I know a lot more about KY Bourbon than Tennessee whiskey.
Yeah that charcoal taste is not cool. Iโm a Makers guy myself, but Basil Hayden is better. It has to have a โBrightnessโ to the taste. Usually that means sweet, but good bourbons and whiskeys achieve this without adding a lot of sweetness. Lowest I go is Evan Williams, but itโs pretty sugary. Jack Daniels is not good because of charcoal bitterness IMHO
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like maybe I should try a couple of other Tennessee Whiskeys before I close the book on it and say nope. I didn't like bourbon at first either, thinking it was all sickly-sweet tasting. That's kind of crippling living in Kentucky, so I just kept trying them and figured out what kinds I like.
Evan Williams has a Single Barrel that is pretty damn good actually, especially at the price point.
I'm currently working on developing a taste for Scotch. It's not going too well just yet.
Friend, I have been down this road! Scotch spectrum: Peaty and salty on one end, and on other side bright and Honey. I landed on the honey side with Dalwhinnie as my favorite. About two ounces in a rock glass, and just a splash of water. Just wash your hands, run a hand under the water, and the water that runs off your fingers, into the glass. Perfect amount. Opens it up and spreads out the taste. Smooth, honey, not sweet, little bit of spice and salt. Itโs awesome.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for this advice, I will for sure try Dalwhinnie when I get a chance. We have some Ardbeg at home right now, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll try it using your tips here.
If you don't like the smokey peat stuff, you will hate Ardbeg. My entry into scotch was stuff like Macallan 10 or 12, Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, even Chival Regal. All of those are pretty light and crisp, and helped me start to develop my scotch palate.
Cant go Wrong with Macallan. What do you think about Johnny Walker Blue? I personally love it, but its too expensive for a blend, only get it on occasions. Im still on the fence though, its damn good in my opinion.
I've never had JW Blue actually. I've only had the Red, and everyone knows that's nasty swill. People do seem to love the Blue though, so I'm sure I'll get around to it at some point. I've always been a big bourbon/rye guy, so scotch is something that is still kinda new to me.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scotch is all over the place. Stick to 15+ years old, no blended, single barrel if you can. The age on blended is based on the oldest in the bottle so you could have 15 mixed with mostly 1 and still be called a 15, if I remember correctly. Good luck after that point.
Wait until you try dipping into gin. That's a whole different minefield
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! My fiance just bought some Ardbeg that he's really into, and I had some sort of Scotch in Poland last week that was approaching tolerable after the 3rd or 4th sip, but I don't remember what it was. Everyone else said it was good, though.
I love gin, but it's mostly a summer drink for me. Hendrick's and Fever Tree tonic with a cucumber slice is my jam. I like the clean, floral tasting ones that aren't too juniper-y. I love rose flavored anything, which I'm sure is why it's my favorite.
Dokpsy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a sucker for a good absinthe so I'm there with you on the floral but I gotta have that bitter tang and loss of feeling in the mouth plus the drunk is totally different and I don't get that from the gin. Scotch is for lounging, gin is for those hot summer days, but the absinthe is for when I'm feeling artistic... I feel artistic a lot...
flow-er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I JUST smuggled a bottle of Absinthe in from Poland, but haven't popped it open yet. It will wait for a special occasion.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still illegal in your country?
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real stuff, yes. There's a version that's sold here that tastes similar, but is not quite the same.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've found some with greater wormwood in the U.S.... Imported from France as well
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then the regulation might have something to do with the transport method, because a customs agent got quite pissy about it with me.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't have any issues myself after grabbing a bottle in Paris. Maybe he was just being power hungry or having a bad day
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he was just being power hungry
I mean, he's a customs officer. Also, it was really slow that day, so maybe he was just bored and felt like throwing his weight around.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some just want the lines to go through. Usually don't have any issues with them because three big flights land at the same time so it's pretty backed up.
Mmmm Scotch is my drink. What have you tried and why donโt you like it?
flow-er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Laphroaig, some Scotch that I'm not sure what it was, and I've had ubiquitous Johnny Walkers Red, Blue and Black though that was when I was overseas and it was the only whisk(e)y available of any sort. I have some Ardbeg at the house that my fiance just bought, but I haven't tried it yet.
The last Scotch I had (the unknown Scotch which everyone around me agreed was very delicious) tasted like licking an ashtray. I want to say maybe it was an Islay Scotch?
Buffalo Trace's low-end bourbon, Benchmark, is a very good value at $16 a handle in KY. I've gotten all my bourbon-loving friends (even the snobby ones) buying this stuff.
Definitely try it out. As a Kentuckian, I'd say it's the best kept secret in the bourbon world. The price keeps rising as it becomes more and more popular - I'm almost tempted to stop telling people about it!
If you like Bulleit, I wouldn't particularly recommend Benchmark, since Bulleit is considered a high-rye bourbon and Benchmark is made from Buffalo Trace's lowest-rye mashbill. If you want something similar to Bulleit, give Four Roses (who produces Bulleit bourbon for Diageo)a try. The Yellow Label Four Roses is usually around $10 cheaper than Bulleit, it's produced at the same distillery , and for special occasions their smaller-batch offerings are some of the best deals in bourbon.
ReubenXXL ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:31:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, it must suck to corner yourself into hating things.
Jack ain't my favorite, but like anything I consume in life, it doesn't always have to be the best. I'd gladly take a free jack and coke. It's my go to at weddings if they don't have better upper shelf stuff available.
It's always alcohol that people are like this with for some reason. I wonder why it is.
flow-er ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the first reaction I have to something is to puke, then yeah, I'm just not going to drink it. I can't even stomach the smell. I can usually find something else to drink.
I'm open to trying other Tennessee Whiskeys, I just can't drink Jack.
flow-er ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please, I've drank Canadian Mist whiskey that's been sitting in a hot car straight out of the bottle. I'm not saying I puke the instant Jack passes my lips, but when your stomach starts roiling and making grumbly noises when you drink it you just find something else to drink. I just don't like Jack. At all.
It's not at all uncommon to have that sort of a gut reaction (literally) to any strong flavored food or drink, even when being totally okay with something very similar.
Doesn't make you a melodramatic snob in any way.
I worked in the beer industry for several years and there were always certain beers that myself or a co-worker just absolutely couldn't stand, while liking something very similar.
There's no accounting for the subjective quirks of the human palate.
I love all types of shit beers but every time I drink a Bud Light I vomit. I even had a blind test with their promoters between Bud Light and Miller and the Bud Light made me gag. So yeah sometimes flavors are very nuanced.
Could be the acetaldehyde. It's a product of the fermentation cycle that usually eventually ferments out, but Bud and Bud Light are known for intentionally retaining more of it than would be really desirable for most.
In high concentrations, it's usually described as having an under-ripe green apple flavor. Tart, even sour...and vaguely sweet, but only very slightly.
It's my favorite Irish Whiskey to date, honestly. Only thing I've liked more is Bushmill's (not the Black label, ugh). Jameson is always the standard, but I feel like the prior two are better.
grubas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Irish Whiskey is...different. Similar to scotch since they use a lot of barley.
I tried it and it is ok. I'd recommend Powers for just a few dollars more. Easily my favorite (affordable) Irish.
flow-er ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Makers 46 has Ash staves in the aging barrel and is a bit more complex than standard Makers.
If you like your whiskey spicy, I recommend Willett Pot Still. Kind of has some apple notes at the beginning and a spicy finish with a hint of cinnamon (but does not taste like Fireball).
If you like your whiskey sweet and smooth, I recommend Mitcher's. Nice caramel notes in it. Would be delicious with a Creme Brulee.
Any recommendations for a good rye outside of Pikesville (already have that xD)?
flow-er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mitcher's Straight Rye and Whistlepig Farmstock Rye Whiskey are both good. The Whistlepig is damn good, but a little more pricey. Willett has a great Rye too, and their flagship Pot Still bourbon has a lot of rye on the mash bill already. Pikesville used to be at a price point where it was a daily drinker, but lately it has gone up too much. Knob Creek Rye is my middle of the road, keep-it-in-the-bar rye, thought I think it could stand to be aged longer.
There are three primary mashbills of bourbon. High rye, low rye, and wheat. Those are the secondary ingredient to corn.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't Woodford and JD owned by the same distillery as well?
Evan Williams and Groveland for me.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're both owned by Brown-Forman, but their brand portfolio is HUGE so that doesn't really mean too much. They aren't distilled in the same locations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just heard it in passing - not really a fan of either.
It doesn't matter. To family members, your preferences will always and eternally be static. For one month when I was twelve, I was sick of mac and cheese from eating it too much, and I told my mom so. She still thinks I hate mac and cheese.
That's funny because when I told my parents I was allergic to things, they would "forget" to tell me because they thought I was full of shit. This was as an adult.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have dozens of Maker's Mark bobbles in my home. Off the top of my head are ear warmers, round ice cube trays, and gift wrapping paper. Oh and stationary with added Christmas cards and a wax stamp for the envelopes.
They actually have more bobbles than Jack Daniels, but it's of a much higher quality. I guess it comes with the territory, though, because Jack Daniels is shit.
Same here different drink. My kids love tearing open their Natty Ice wrapping paper to get to their Christmas gifts each year. Usually it's freezer mugs.
There's so much shit you can get that's dipped in the wax. They'll take just about anything made of glass (and even some things not, I've seen cigars), dip it in the wax, and mark it up however much they want.
Legally speaking, JD could call their product bourbon if they wanted to, but they choose not to out of respect for Kentucky distillers.
omglia ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legally speaking you're right! But I side-eye any bourbon produced outside of KY and I have yet to try a good one. The reason why KY bourbon is so good is the natural limestone filtered water: it tastes sweet and creates the perfect bourbon. No limestone quarries, no good bourbon - even if you're following the legal guidelines to a T.
We Kentuckians are very protective of our bourbon ;)
Jack Daniels meets all the requirements to be a Bourbon. it just doesn't label itself as such.
cleeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but they are all whiskey. Personally I lean towards scotch, but I'll drink pretty much anything in the whiskey spectrum so long as it's half decent.
If you are a makers mark ambassador they send you markers mark chotskies every year for christmas, recent gifts have been makers mark bottle christmas sweater, mm wax seal, mm napkins. If she signed up she could have free gifts forever!
Talmaska ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't drink whiskys much, but my BIL loves the stuff. He let me try Woodford Reserve and it was really nice. I bought it for my whisky loving friend and he loved it. Good stuff, that.
N8Sayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But don't ask for Crown Royal or she'll drink it again and give you the little bag.
By Bulleit life, I mean I order a few a year at a bar and thoroughly enjoy them. I don't keep bottles at the house due to budgetary concerns. But my wallet is bigger than it was last year and I'm not often hungry and I have a decent apartment. So perhaps you may envy me.
That sounds more reasonable. With my alcoholism if I had good taste like you I would be on the street. I had my first few fingers of bulleit when I was at an open bar and money didnโt mater. Holy shit, itโs like Jesus himselfโs sweet creamy jizz.
frankhz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bulleit really isn't THAT expensive. I want to say it's around $26 a fifth here in Michigan. I'm a big fan of bourbon so I have a few very small batch bottles of other brands that I've gotten as gifts or bought myself for special occasions that cost upwards of $70 a fifth. But for a normal occasion I'll usually either grab the Buffalo Trace, Bird Dog, or Bulleit.
Considering two of the presents were empty bottles, they might not be wrong...
mrsuns10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she likes him
bookpixie ยท 751 points ยท Posted at 14:26:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL knows I love JD, and she keeps giving me bottles of the honey stuff that I really don't like for my birthday. We now have 3 bottles of it. Feel pretty mean telling her that I'd rather have the regular type, so I just thank her for the gift, and add it to my booze cabinet. I guess that it's the thought that counts.
ksaid1 ยท 1804 points ยท Posted at 14:45:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you could pull a bit of a sneaky and tell her something like "i was at a party the other day and they only had regular JD. gave it a try and i think i actually like it even more than the honey kind!"
bookpixie ยท 386 points ยท Posted at 14:52:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd get about halfway through one and probably proceed to die.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would exorcist style vomit everywhere. Happened once in college, hit a friend square in the chest from 5 feet away. Then passed out, waking up 30 minutes later with vomit everywhere. Fun times.
jcb088 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just sell it to teenagers and use the cash to buy even more JD.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I would have done when I still drank Jack Daniels. No idea why that one whiskey makes me an asshole but it does. I only got my ass kicked by the biggest guy in the bar about 3 times before I decided that maybe, just maybe....I should stop drinking Jack.
I don't really drink at all now. I just smoke a lot of pot.
I just tell people that type of liquor and I had a fight last time and we aren't speaking right now. People tend to switch to whatever you like real quick after that
People don't want to disappoint other people. As long as you pt her know how much you appreciate the thoughtfulness of the gift you can also try telling her the truth and communicating.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she's like my Mum then the problem isn't that she thinks you prefer the thing she's buying necessarily, it's that she's trying to buy something with a bit of novelty to it.
Like "oh I'm sure u/bookpixie drinks JD all the time, I bet this honey version would be a super nice break from the norm."
ksaid1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's the trick, if bookpixie implies that they drink honey JD all the time, they reposition regular JD as the novelty version.
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Hviterev ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We probably don't share the same type of friends. They'd ask me what the fuck I'm on about before making a pizza sandwich.
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Hviterev ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hold on, you share pizzas?
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ksaid1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
if bookpixie likes drinking cough syrup, let 'em do it! they're old enough to have a mother in law, they know what they like. sometimes you just want chicken nuggets instead of steak and that's cool
on the other hand, i've only been drinking for a couple of years and still have pretty shit-tier taste lmao. so if you have any recommendations i'd be happy to hear them!
You could probably mix it with a whole heap of other things if you just want to get rid of it. Just add it to random drinks until you find something you like.
I knew a guy that would heat it up and said it tasted worlds better - sometimes adding extra (real) honey to it as well.
Or you could cook with it. Reduce it, add it to sauces, use it as a marinade - lots of options there.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man the honey is one of my favorites! I prefer the more...flavorful(of not whiskey flavor) whiskeys. My friend just got me into Knob Creek's Maple whiskey. Don't get me wrong, I love normal whiskey, I just prefer the ones with more flavors to them
sobrique ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love the honey stuff. It's like mead, only not cloying and sickly. But it's definitely a different genre of drink. Makes good sharing-and-swigging booze for parties.
I once bought a bottle of honey whiskey because it was on clearance at Wallmart and rang up for two cents.
It wasn't Jack, it was Dewer's, and we were all expecting it to be shit - it turned out to actually be really tasty; no chemical aftertaste at all.
We went back the next day to see if there was any left; they had one bottle. Unfortunately, the gal at self-checkout actually cared more than the one on the register at 2am did, and she called her manager over. He confiscated the bottle after we'd paid for all of our groceries, took it to the back, and refused to give it back or give any compensation.
Turns out, the reason for the clearance is because Dewer's discontinued it - and even though I'd be more than willing to pay full price, I've never been able to find any bottles left anywhere.
Just tell her that you'd really love to try a bottle of the Single Barrel. Say you'll share the first round with her.
A little off topic. If you're a JD fan, you should apply to the Tennessee Squire's Association. I've been to the distillery a few times as a squire and visited their VIP Squire room (with free samples and JD Squire swag). It was a great experience. Plus, they send you calendars every year and some other JD related stuff in the mail.
Every so often, I get mail from JD Squires Association discussing the status of my plot. Usually, it's one of the distillery employees talking about finding tobacco twists on it, or whether I minded them mowing it... (It's all made up, but it's fun to read.)
Edit: I thought I should include that all this is free. ;)
One day, when all the riots and looting starts, youโll be thankful to have all those molotov cocktails.
marakush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You you can use the bottle as a tip for the garbage collectors, at least you put it to some good use.
butt_fun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you have nothing better to do with it, honey JD mixes surprisingly well with mountain dew. It sounds like a wacky combination, I know, but it's actually pretty good
Ezdps ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I would probably get honey if I were gifting it as well. Most people I know like honey more, but just hint at her that regular JD is where its at.
Next time you goto the liquor store, bring the bottle with you and leave it in the car. Buy a regular bottle of jack, then come back in with the honey bottle and complain you picked up the wrong bottle and ask to exchange it real quick. Might work?
My mother bought some of this when she stayed with me and my wife after I had major surgery. She left it for me to drink when I was better because I love whiskey. It's still in my cupboard, untouched. My surgery was in the first months of 2016.
cle-330 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I absolutely hate jack daniels but if you mix the honey with sweet tea it is fucking great lol.
Do you think it's more mean to continue a misunderstanding than to clear it up? At your funeral, wouldn't she be happier knowing that you were honest with her than thinking you were a complacent person? Honesty is usually kinder in the long run.
Honestly, that whole situation is on you. If you refuse to correct someone for an honest mistake, then you don't really get to complain when they keep doing the same thing.
Mole644 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too was gifted a bottle of the honey. It's fine in its own right, but I just love the original. I had the honey for years, barely any gone, with no end in sight. The other day I thought, there has to be something good to mix it with. Then it hit me! The Arizona Arnold Palmer. The lemon, tea and honey go great together and it's been my go to drink lately.
Twibbly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could you just throw into conversation that while you do like that stuff, it's sweet enough that you have to drink it slower and are still working on the stock you have? Or ask your spouse to do it?
Hey. Try mixing it with vanilla coke. Shit is pretty good. Or you can send it me and I'll return the favor and send you my girlfriend and I's Xmas card we make with our guinea pigs this year!
What you do is mix that in with the Starbucks Frapaccino drinks that come in the bottle. That way, you can go about your day on the town with a tasty buzz and not look like an alcoholic.
Or you could just be an adult, and mention "hey if you're going to give me yet another bottle, grab a different flavor please!" I'm not sure why everyone is so awkward when it comes to gift giving?!
Use it for cooking oder baking or re-gift it? Take ist with you when you are having a little dinner or party with friends.
My brother told me that it apparently tastes yummy when it is warm like Punsch
rsvr79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give it to Goodwill.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to your local likker store that you frequent the most. Tell them your wife bought the wrong s*** and you want to swap it out.
We use the honey one for cooking. Mix it with some BBQ spices on ribs or wings. Slow cook them and then finish off on the BBQ. Is a really nice way to use up all your bottles of honey JD. if you're a vegetarian I apologise and u can sen them all to me and I'll use them for u.
I actually love getting booze that I don't like solely for the reason of building a better cabinet. I like giving guests something to choose from instead of just one mostly polished off bottle of something I enjoy
It's way too fucking sweet. Honestly thought it was disgusting :/ I had it when drunk once and thought it was great. Got it sober and was like what the fuck? Is this even the same drink?
I guess it's one of those you could enjoy when drunk though
Seldain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We can't keep a bottle of alcohol full for 36 hours and you are keeping them for three years. Impressive.
Bukkles ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently nothing.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Bukkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the US, whiskey and whisky is used interchangeably, the only time whisky is only used is in Scotland and similar places when they use it for scotch. (I know this because our used barrels get sold to them because scotch is made from used whiskey barrels).
I have met people such as Jerry Dalton (former master distiller of Jim Beam) and even in their offices/advertisements the terms are used interchangeably. Mostly whiskey, that much is true, but whisky is also used.
Don't back up your argument just because you did one google search on the internet.
You probably just searched "What's the difference between whiskey and whisky?" And put on your tin foil hat and charged onto Reddit.
As most people on Reddit do, you fit right in.
Jack Daniel's is technically bourbon as it satisfies all the requirements: made in the US and at least 50% corn. It's entirely their choice not to advertise themselves as a bourbon and to use "Tenessee Whiskey" instead.
toeonly ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a common misconception, as the big brands are all from Kentucky. There are smaller brands everywhere. Twin Valley from Maryland, Hudson Baby from New York, Watershed from Ohio are three examples among dozens of small brands.
MacPho13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it can be made anywhere in the US. It just happens that most of it is made in Kentucky. They cite their local water source and variable weather (for aging - expands and contracts the barrels) giving them a unique advantage/flavor over other locations.
Bourbon is made in Kentucky. Tennessee whiskey is made in tennessee. I'm a purist, so sue me. Yeah I get that technically it is a bourbon, but a square is technically a rectangle too
What you're calling "purism" is just you glorifying that you have a limited knowledge restricted to or severely warped by the big brands. Explore smaller bourbons and you'll find marvels outside of Kentucky too.
Please do enlighten me. I know people like to argue on the internet, but you must be the first real bourbon enthusiast that promotes non Kentucky bourbon. Do you have any suggestions?
I'm probably not the best person to answer. I'm not an expert by any means, I'm just anti-purism I guess. My own personal go-to "everyday" bourbon is Evan Williams from plain old Kentucky. I haven't actually had any of the bourbons I mentioned in my other comment, I just heard good things about them.
Well until now. I just opened a bottle of Maryland Twin Valley bourbon that I happened to have. I was waiting to finish the bottle of their rye that's already open, but what the hell.
It's very good, it's a bit on the harsh side and I'd like it a bit rounder, but it's the kind of edge many people could enjoy; less harsh than Maker's Mark. It's pleasantly not too sweet. I recommend it.
I don't know how easily it'll be for you to get. I'm in Maryland so most liquor stores have it. My guess is if you're not in Maryland, if you find Twin Valley whiskey at all it's gonna be their Rye.
I dare call it bourbon because it technically is bourbon as someone already pointed out. Nice job being a dick about it though.
My point (aimed at the person I reacted to, not your elitist ass) was that if you're gonna be pedantic, don't half-ass it. Luckily, your reaction only further supports said point.
My friend actually makes those bottles with the christmas lights inside of them. They're a wee bit trashy but so are we so it's not the end of the world.
lexgrub ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and my aunt likes to ask my what my theme animal is. I made the mistake of liking antique owl statues right before a huge owl trend happened and I got a shit ton of stupid cartoon owl shit and became owl girl. I told her no more owls. She wants a new theme. I donโt want anymore animal themed junk. I....donโt know what to say.
firearmed ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:13:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"My theme animal is alcohol. Get me alcohol."
lexgrub ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alcohol and Uber gift cards. Haha. I would love that.
Hmm, you could tell her that youโd prefer consumables or experiences.
When I was a kid, my grandma had color and movie themes for each of us. I was blue and Winnie the Pooh, my sister was pink and Aladdin, my other sister was green and Lion King, Dad was the Grinch. I have no idea how any of these themes were assigned to us. People in my high school must have thought I was nuts about Winnie the Pooh - I had multiple shirts, hoodies, a themed watch. When she was a teenager, the pink sister was able to switch to being navy blue. But those themes have mostly been retired now.
lexgrub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good idea.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With your luck you're going to get a bottle of Jack Daniels, but inside of it will be offbrand knockoff, like Snack Mammals
Same thing happened to me when I was into photography in early college. Would have loved a nicer camera strap or some film or a gift card. Instead I got endless cheap accessories with cameras printed on them. T-shirts, a pencil case, a wall print, etc. -___-
elee0228 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt is actually an alcoholic and drinks all the whiskey before she can give it to you. She has to give you crappy empty bottle gifts as a result.
Well obviously your aunt bought you a bottle of jack daniels the first two years, but she drank it and remembered she needed to get you a jack Daniel related item so she made something out of the bottle. Then the third year she bought you a bottle of jack but couldn't finish it in time so she got you some cheap jack Daniel sunglasses.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:32:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws are kind of poor, so I put cheap stuff on my wishlist so they have something to buy. Reese's cups are pretty awesome and not that expensive, so I put them on each year. So far I've gotten Reese's mugs, Reese's t-shirts, a Reese's plate, and all sorts of other Reese's souvenir-type items. Only once have I ever actually gotten Reese's cups from them.
I love how low your expectations are at this point. You don't even want a Jack Daniels bottle, you just want a container of any kind that contains some Jack Daniels
Someone not long ago posted a LPT about just because someone says they like something does not mean that they want nothing but that. One girl posted that she mentioned cats are cute and she has been getting nothing but cat related gifts since then. I don't even think she owned a cat.
Iโm an uncle and thereโs no way Iโll ever buy my niece or nephews liquor for a gif no matter how much of a fan they are. They will buy that with their own money. Iโm more than happy to get them a jack daniels fleece onesie if theyโd like.
This means your aunt has no idea what to get you but she is trying to make you happy. To fix this, mention other things you like around her and she will switch to giving you things related to the new thing that you like. It is hard to be an aunt- esp. when you do not get to see your nieces/nephews very much.
This reminds me of my ex from many years ago, she said she fondly remembered the kids TV show "Rainbow", and people seemed to think she was some huge fan and would buy her ridiculous Rainbow based gifts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember having jack Daniels bbq sauce once so you might get that.
After you open it this year: "Look aunt Bessie, thank you for being considerate but all I want is some Jack Daniels to drink on New Years Eve. So please leave this party and go get me so Jack Daniels. Now. Three years was long enough!"
Can I just have a big ass bottle of Jack delivered to you? No glitter in it, I promise. This is just rubbing me the wrong way on so many levels. Probably my PTSD from receiving socks as gifts from my aunt for 15 or so years.
For this reason, I'm very cautious about being enthusiastic about any brand or theme around my wife's family. Everyone in their family has a "thing". BIL gets Harley Davidson everything from everyone for every gift of every holiday. MIL gets lighthouse everything. FIL gets sailboat everything.
My dad mentioned once he enjoys an occasional sip of whiskey. Every Christmas he gets 3-4 bottles of random whiskey. He just gives them away to other friends.
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make it clear you like the contents of the Jack Daniels bottle, not the actual bottle and look of the brand.
Haeleos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not by chance a 5 year old girl are you? Cause your Aunt and Uncle (g)literally gave you a JD timeout bottle...
This reminds me of the year my brother and I got each other complimentary gifts by accident.
I had seen a Jack Daniels zippo in his room so got him a cigarette case to go with it (yeah yeah it's a bad habit I know we're both ex addicts). On Christmas we both open our kind of joke gifts and I get the zippo and he gets the case.
Jack Daniels used to send me stuff at Christmas as well because I was on their mailing list. I got a coaster, a poker chip, a brush for seasoning food and a few other things. That was kind of cool considering it was just because I entered a competition once and was put on their mailing list.
My father in law collects Jack Daniels, so I bet he would love this stuff. He doesn't drink, however. Dozens of bottles of Jack, rare ones, small ones, foreign ones... I have suggested drinking some, but that is heresy. Strikes me as an odd collection for a tee totaller, but I spose its better than an alky. Get them a full bottle this year and see what happens
jesus christ. As I was reading this I thought, "OK so she's not going to get you a bottle, but what's wrong with a T-shirt? Oh. OK a lamp's not so bad. Oh."
My mother-in-law, who is otherwise a nice person, drank all of my $55 bottle of Scotch at Christmastime and then got me a $20 of blended Canadian whiskey as a present.
haha, the lamp and the glitter bottle sound homemade, as if she bought you a bottle of JD, drank it herself and hastily arts-and-crafts some shit together
RallyX26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it weren't for the fact that she gave you empty bottles, I would figure she had some moral objection to alcohol and was avoiding giving it as a gift.
I mean that's what you get for preferring what is essentially the McDonald's of whiskey.
girardinl ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I really got into art when we were young kids. Christmas came and we were both hoping our relatives, who are all artistic themselves and had seen both of us incessantly making art for months, would give us cool art supplies.
My brother got it all. A big paint set, paint brushes, colored pencils, sketchpads, and canvases.
I got nailpolish and hair scrunchies. Because I'm a girl, I guess.
When we got home from the family Christmas party, my brother found me crying. When I told him why, he immediately brought over his new art supplies and shared them with me.
Jyejoaba ยท 958 points ยท Posted at 14:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and stepmom got me a Snuggie and a t-shirt for Christmas several years ago when I was 16. My stepbrother who was 14 that same Christmas got a new XBOX 360 with 4 games, a set of Beats, tons of clothes, and other stuff I can't even remember. The worst parts are that I don't use blankets or coats ever so a Snuggie is useless for me, and my birthday is a few days before Christmas and my stepmom promised me that she wouldn't let me get screwed out of a birthday gift by combining it and and my Christmas gift (happened every year by everybody) and still spending the same amount on everyone else. I really got the shaft considering that I picked out that shirt online along with two other shirts for my birthday (this is the only shirt I ended up getting) and I get it as my Christmas gift along with a damn Snuggie and no birthday present. After typing this I realized that the worst part is that I actually still have the Snuggie. I suck.
You do not suck. Your dad sucks. What is it with parents not standing up for their kids when it comes to unequal treatment from step-parents? Your dad does not get a pass on this. Just Christmas is bad enough, but then no birthday present? That's disgraceful on his part and I hope he knows it. I hope your mom was good to you.
Honestly I read this over and over on relationships and JUSTNOMIL. I cannot comprehend it one bit. The thing I've learnt in life is people do not think like you do.. shit like this confirms that. I don't know how these people aren't ashamed of themselves treating children that way.
That, and a lot of people will overlook flaws in their second spouse because they're happy to find love again. It's extremely selfish and it never ends well.
[deleted] ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 15:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP but I think he is just unaware or uninterested on the gifting rituals. I'd still blame him though.
aschr ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 17:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are there so many replies in this thread excusing shit like this as just someone being "bad at gift-giving" or some such BS? That's not being bad at gift-giving, it's being an inconsiderate ass. You don't have to be "aware of gifting rituals" to know that giving one person a single shirt and blanket and giving the other an Xbox, Beats, and a bunch of clothes is unfair as hell and a huge load of bullshit. I consider myself bad at gift-giving because if someone doesn't tell me specifically what they want, then chances are they're getting a gift card and/or alcohol. Just straight-up not giving isn't being bad at gift-giving or being unaware, it's just not giving a shit.
This comment probably sounds angrier than it should, but these kinds of people don't deserve others making excuses for them.
I'm saying there are probably a lot of men that leave those tasks to their wives and are not really bothered with it.
Like I said, I still think it's still his fault, if his kid ended up getting shafted by the step-mother because he didn't give a crap. I just said it's common among men.
pandabox9 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:05:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds like they forgot it was your birthday time and instead thought it was your step brothers birthday. Thatโs awful, Iโm sorry.
tweetopia ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One xmas when I was a teenager I was handed ยฃ20 in an envelope and my half sisters got a tv and dvd player. I was so grateful for some attention from my dad it wasn't until years late it occurred to me how unfair that was.
NateSpald ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is December 15, 10 days before Christmas. My momโs birthday is also December 15, 10 days before Christmas. Whatโs a birthday gift?
leera07 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 23rd. My family and closest circle of friends are really good about making sure my birthday is a separate event than Christmas, but otherwise it pretty much gets overlooked by everyone, or everyone is busy with holiday/family stuff. Was never in school for my birthday, and in later years that was pretty sweet, but in grade school I was always bummed because I never got to take in cupcakes for my class. Even now, we do birthday cakes at work, but not mine, because we have a "Holiday luncheon" before Christmas break. Eh, oh well.
One year in elementary school, my family threw me a half-birthday party because I wanted nothing more than to have a pool party - I have very fond memories of that, it was really special to me.
And birthday gifts wrapped in Christmas paper... I know that's really small and petty, and it doesn't stop me from being appreciative of the gift and all that goes into gift-giving, but it's just a really small detail that sort of feels like an after thought, whereas that wouldn't happen to someone whose birthday was in the summer.
My best friend had a baby last December, and she's now planning her 1st birthday party for family and friends. I went over last weekend to help with decorations, and the plan is snowflakes and "[Baby's name]'s Winter ONE-derland!" And that's fine and good, it sometimes snows in December around here, and her birthday is in December (funny enough, NOT in winter though lol) and that's just a fact. But after looking at everything, I couldn't help but say "Don't forget to have something that says 'Happy Birthday' on it..."
Now that I'm older, these things don't bother me anymore, but growing up as "Ohhhh a Christmas baby!" has its down sides.
December 25. I quit buying birthday presents for my friends after ten years of never receiving any myself. I'm not bitter, but I do think I've done more than enough.
December 10th birthday here. Growing up less fortunate didnโt help but I seemed to get the shaft of getting birthday/Christmas presents that tended to suck. It didnโt help being the middle child with older siblings getting good gifts cause they were older and then when I was the older one the babies got the good stuff. Oh well still love my parents and theyโve helped me a ton in my adult life
I feel like there's a really easy solution here that I've never heard of somebody using. Just celebrate half-birthdays if the kid is within a month of Christmas. Nobody should have to share with Jesus.
December 21st. My parents learnt from when I was young to shut that shit down real fast. They just stopped giving people birthday gifts one year and when Christmas rolled round they said it was for thier birthday and Christmas.
It still happens from time to time but not as bad as it was.
chartito ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husbands birthday is the day after Christmas. He gets screwed out of presents too. I try to do something nice for him and I learned my lesson not to wrap his birthday gift in Christmas wrap even if it is turned inside out. ; )
Mine's the day before christmas; my grandparents and other extended family members seemed confused by that and just never got me anything. My brothers usually shared their gifts from them with me though, which were almost always just chocolate mints. And my parents were always fair because they always had a dollar amount set aside, $100 for birthdays, $50 each for christmas.
My birthday is 4 days after Christmas, every year I always hear from different people "we will separate your birthday from Christmas" it sucks, but is understandable if people can't afford it because everyone has just blown money for Christmas.
My birthday is also 4 days after Christmas and my parents have gotten into the habit of taking down all Christmas decorations on the 28th and intercepting relatives who lump my birthday and Christmas together because โshe ainโt Jesus and Jesus ainโt her so they birthdays donโt mixโ
My birthday is really close to Christmas too, but so are my dadโs and maternal grandfatherโs, so they always avoided lumping the gifts together. There is something to be said about how birthdays near Christmas are handled.
My dad used to do that shit, when he was married to his wife before this one (he's been married several times). Her kids were little, and she would get all pissy when he spent money on us (he used to pay my cellphone bill, and that stopped once she found out about it). The last Christmas I spent with them (they're now divorced, thank God), the kids had this MOUNTAIN of shit surrounding them and I think I got a pair of slippers and a Walmart gift card.
I don't really either. When I wear a jacket, I'm usually wearing it for style, to block rain, or because I want/need the extra pockets. There's like one week a year it gets cold enough to bother wearing one for heat.
I use blankets because they're comfy af, but usually not for warmth (that one week lol). Half the year I have to use a sheet because it's too bloody hot, and there's a week or two I can't use anything unless I put the AC on.
I would do well in the Yukon, but I like large cities.
I too have a near christmas birthday, you have my utmost sympathy.
I never complained about gifts I got, until my grandparents sent me a 50 dollar check one year for both christmas and birthday, when previously it was 50 for each - they explained that now as a blended family, they have many more grandchildren to give gifts to, and I explained, that it wasnt really about the amount of the money, if you can only give $50, please send it in two 25 dollar checks, because that doesnt hurt.
It's bad enough having a christmas time birthday (can't hang out with your friends, everyone forgets about it, because its overshadowed by christmas, etc) without your own family shafting you.
Every time I read about awful step parents I want to send a thank you to my dad for being so awesome. The best โgiftโ he ever gave me was when my mom said โIf you want a child we need to start trying soon because I wonโt have any after 30.โ And my dad said โWhy? We already have three.โ
Having a birthday right by Christmas sucks, and this is from someone who actually had it okay, as my family all would make sure my birthday didn't get rolled into Christmas (bar one year which they told me about as they bought me an Amstrad computer, which cost a lot for them, and even then they wrapped some games for my birthday). The negative for me was my birthday party was either held nearly a month early, or a month late, as which kids are going to a birthday party that is firstly, right after Christmas, and secondly in the middle of the school holidays when they may be visiting family and all?
I'm just lucky my parents thought about all that beforehand, as it would have really screwed with my head had there been a party and nobody arrived for it.
ethlian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Burn it
90Sr-90Y ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is the day after Christmas. When I was 10 one of my uncles tried the โcombined Christmas/Birthdayโ gift trick. My mother proceeded to dress him down in front of the whole family and finished with โif you can buy a separate Christmas and Birthday for the rest of the children, you can do if for him too.โ
I have a friend who is the worst gift giver on the planet. One year she got my brother and my SIL snuggies. They promptly put them on a shelf never to be used.
Fast forward 3 years later. I ask about the snuggies, my SIL tells me she donated them like a year earlier. They never used them. Around this same time Christmas is nearing again and I see the snuggie giver. She tells me she got them a "great gift." It was a book called "The Snuggie Sutra" and book filled with ways to fuck in your snuggie.
Dusa- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHY.
nojbro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awe man!! I totally feel your pain! Seems like i always got the short end of the stick when it came to gifts. But hey! You donโt suck!! And sorry your birthday always gets forgotten! I hope you have an awesome birthday this year and a merry Christmas!
When I was younger my brother got me a snuggie. I got him a bunch of computer parts that he needed to he could game. He thought it was so fucking funny.
My mom still has a picture of me sitting in a chair disappointed with an unwrapped snuggie.
That's awful. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.
Help yourself out right now - either take the snuggie to goodwill, or throw it in the trash - whichever would make you feel better.
I had a souvenir from a friend's trip overseas sitting in my shelf for years. But it reminded me of the really awful way she treated me when she returned from that trip. I finally got smart and gave it away. It's so much better not having that reminder around. Only keep things that you actively use, or that makes you feel warm and fuzzy when you see them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy to me as well.. Cleveland, Ohio. I'm always in a hoodie of some sort, or jacket, except for the middle of summer. Fall, spring, winter? Blankets on blankets with the house set to 70.
Yeah, the Xmas birthdays suck! I'm two days after Xmas. One year, when I was a child, I got a pack of midget gems (disgusting, fruit flavoured, hard, chewy nuggets of hate) as a joint present. They had the price still on. 79p.
lewp420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have got up and left for the rest of the day.
That reminds me of one Christmas when my little sisters got a bunk bed and a wardrobe as their Christmas present from my mum and her awful husband, which they didn't even receive until at least 6 months after Christmas. His sons on the other hand got a new Xbox and a quad bike among other things.
That sucks man my birthday is 3 days before Christmas too. But luckily most people close to me are good about not combining them or if they have itโs usually for something cool that I asked for and said it would count for both like going on a ski/snowboard trip for a few days
Hype up their anniversary and then gift it back to them since you still have it. They know what they did.
GLaDOs18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You donโt suck, those people do. Itโs totally unfair that your brother got all that stuff and you got a damn Snuggie. I feel so bad for those who have birthdays around Christmas because they always get ripped off when it comes to presents.
Yooooo I feel the 'here's your combo Christmas/birthday present' thing hard. My parents threw me a half birthday party once because it was too busy during the holidays to do it (I don't blame them, is a hard time of year) and it was the best!
This has been my reality for years. It used to bother me, but as an adult I just shrug it of. My birthday is 4 days before Christmas, and I do get gifts on both days, but it feels like the value of my 2 gifts are roughly a little bit less than my sisters Christmas gift. Its been like that for about 25 years now.
Also I never get anything I wish for. Its basically no use in wishing for anything. My stepmother is the one buying presents, and she buys them usually on sale during the year. Nothing wrong in that. But she's not even interested in what I want, need etc. And it usually ends up being useless crap, some cash, and some chocolate. Last year I got a cheap plastic electric coffee brewer for one cup at a time. The fun thing is, they could have gotten me a drip brewing system for the same price, and I would be over the moon. But they did not ask.
Meanwhile I try hard every year to find perfect gifts for the people closest to me. Like this year, I am giving my step mother hand made (by me) porcelain Christmas tree decorations. She loves Christmas, and complains about the time my dad stepped in her precious box of unique Christmas tree decorations every year. If I can't find something, I ask what they want, and try to find it for them.
What would I have wished for? Hiking pants. Will I get it? No. What will I get? Probably some chocolates, some alcohol, and some cash.
I can not for the life of me remember when I got a present that I wished for, or found useful or fun.
Moral of the story: If you want something, buy it for your self. Drink just enough on Christmas for the gift openings. Never get your hopes up.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as others have said, you don't such, you had shitty parents who obviously thought higher of your brother than you.
Move on with your life, take care of you. don't let them shit on you any longer. Or just tell them straight out how much they suck and why, and see if they make it up. Doubtful, but .. never know.
Ernest Borgnine was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice, Machiavellian eyebrows, and gap-toothed Cheshire cat grin.
Borgnine is in "Bad Day at Black Rock". It's a superb film. There is a scene when he's pouring ketchup with Spencer Tracy. It's so good (though my description doesn't sound promising)
I'm 30 and only have a phone now because I qualify for government benefits. Before my Obamaphone, I hadn't carried a phone since I was 18, in 2005. And half the time even now, I don't even know where it is.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:27:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I turned 35 this year. But that's irrelevant; the comment said "society"; people 35 and and older are part of society. Also, the OP could be older than 35.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:58:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
32 and iphoneless here. Don't see any use for it. Sometimes I get telemarketing calls to my cell about channel subscriptions. Too bad I don't watch TV either.
"You better not have gotten me the same iPhone I got you."
"Don't be ridiculous. I got you the Psych iPhone skin.
"But, silly me, you don't have an iPhone, so I'll just keep it for my new one.
"And my winning streak continues. Merry Christmas."
Context for the curious: This is from the TV series Psych. Both Shawn Spencer and his dad are gifted/trained with exceptional perception. The show has more than a few "Christmas episodes" and sometimes a B-plot revolves around the Spensers swapping gifts a week in advance, attempting to determine what they've been gifted without opening the gift for the whole week, and then meeting up to guess and unwrap their gifts. One exchange had the elder Spencer gifted a piece of paper detailing the gift he had gotten Shawn, much to his annoyance. The quote above is another gift exchange we see in the series between the two, with Shawn Spencer again correctly guessing his gift even before he exchanged gifts with his dad.
Addendum: Psych is a good show go binge it. There's a TV movie coming out next month go watch that too.
Friscis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad they took it off netflix :'(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last I saw it was on Hulu, but they might have removed it now.
mthiel ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have a phone.
When you opened the case, did you think your next gift was going to be an iphone?
slowsuby ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve been on the other side before. I got my wife this cool iPhone case (she has an iPhone and it was the correct one) and i picked it out because it had a cute cartoon version of our dog on it. I thought she would love it. Found it in the junk drawer a week later. Yeah, that one stung.
Reminds me of this time in 7th or 8th grade I was going around the floor giving teachers whatever food I had brought in for my birthday. One teacher says I can have any gift from this selection she has. I chose a fold-over velcro closing (I believe?) iPod classic case. I got a few comments that felt like lectures from kids about not having an iPod. I had every intention of using it as a deck box for yugioh cards. No regrets. And now in 2017 I'm writing all of this on my iPhone 6s.
jww243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom did this, but in her defense up and down she was really unsure of phone cases at the time and that there was a difference in them. My sister had an Iphone and my mom just saw a deal that was a get two for the price of one. I had other gifts from her and everything turned out ok but ya it was awkward for a few bit.
Wigriff ยท 14625 points ยท Posted at 13:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 years old, my grandfather, a wealthy man who had virtually nothing to do with me growing up, gave me a plastic outdoor door mat with Santa's face on it for Christmas.
I'm glad it came with the receipt because I sure as shit took it back and got my $8.25.
Edit: Holy flatulent flamingos Batman, this blew up. Allow me to address some replies.
I mentioned his wealth, but given the lack of context it does kind of make it sound like I expected some extravagant gift from him due to his wealth, which isn't the case; I was pointing out that he was a man of means to emphasize that he wasn't trying to 'do what he could' on a fixed income or something.
To elaborate on him as a person, he divorced my grandmother when I was about 6, moved to another adjacent state, and pretty much vanished from everyone's lives. He barely had anything to do with his own kids either. He was an asshole.
I didn't buy bitcoin with my $8.25 because this would have been 1994. And I was 12. And not some future-reading mystic.
No it was not a flat sled, and no there wasn't a deeper meaning. It was a door mat for your front door, a flat, plastic, forest green pad with plastic hoops latched into the flat part making the pattern of Santa, who was misshapen. IIRC it was from Dollar General.
No, I don't think it makes me an asshole that I was upset, as a 12-year-old, that my multiple-boat-owning, millionaire grandfather showed up to Christmas dinner at my house one year with an unwrapped, <$10 plastic outdoor Santa doormat, that he probably bought en route, as my singular Christmas present. I'm sorry that I wasn't digging for apple cores in a dumpster for sustenance, and am apparently too privileged to know how good I had it with my ugly ass Santa doormat.
Smeckles are the currency in Rick and Morty and /r/circlejerk, the hedgehog rings are sonic the hedgehog coin things, the Italian plumber coins are Mario's gold coins.
Subway is also a terrible example for a sandwich standard. There's lots of good sandwich shops around where I work that you can get a delicious and more filling sandwich for $5-6.
Which is actually a rip off compared to all the amazing Italian delis around me that will make you a real sub/sandwich for just as much or even cheaper.
You must not have been to subway in a while, I would have agreed with you when subway footlongs were $5 but now they are like $9. On top of that the quality and amount of meat you get at subway is a joke. Don't get me started on subway bread.
Maybe NY delis are really cheap? I don't know, but I do know I can get amazing full subs for 7.99.
Right? I used to live within like 500 feet of a Subway, and you better believe I went there 3-4 times a week. Steak & cheese, spicy italian, turkey bacon avocado, those were my jam.
The thing is, once you have those things you can make a dozen sandwiches. The total grocery bill will be more than $3, but the price per sandwich will almost certainly be under $3. Grocery shopping will rarely be cost-effective to only make one meal.
I regularly get Footlongs for $2.50. HOWEVER, this I unique to me and whomever else people at subway like enough to give employee discounts on six inch Sammiches for a Footlong. I think the girl at the counter thinks I'm cute.
Also, the idea that they cost a dime to make is absurd. Unless the sandwich artist makes it and rings you up in less than a minute, the labor alone costs more than a dime. That's before you consider the ingredients and other overhead of running the store.
Yep, sounds about right. Canada loves to charge out the ass for food, even fast food. I remember in America I found it crazy for what food you could get with just $10.
limbwal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
same. it fucking hurts
v1perz53 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm confused if you are commenting on that being cheap or expensive and that makes me sad. For context, my grocery store's pre-made sandwiches cost $7, and that is the cheapest I can possibly buy a pre-made sandwich for where I live. So $8.25 is right around the median for where I currently live.
That's crazy. In London (where everything is known for being absurdly expensive) you can get a pre-made sandwich for ยฃ2 without trying (a ยฃ3 meal-deal with a sandwich, bottled drink and bag of crisps is a standard). $8.25 is just over ยฃ6 - which would be the cost of a really nice handmade sandwich from a deli somewhere.
When you say pre-made sandwich, do you mean one that's just like the handmade ones, but was made earlier in the day and stored in a cooler/display case at the shop, or do you mean one that was pre-made somewhere else, packaged, and shipped?
In the states (or at least where I live, can't speak for the whole country since things are different in different places), the prices you named are very similar to the prices I'd see for handmade vs. pre-made sandwiches shipped from somewhere else, but usually when someone goes out to buy a sandwich, they're getting handmade ones (and that's the sort that would have a bottled drink and bag of crisps/chips meal deal like you mentioned). Hardly anyone buys the pre-made, shipped-from-somewhere-else sandwiches, and you typically only find them at gas stations. Anywhere else, the pre-made sandwiches are the handmade sandwiches, and you can probably also get one handmade to order for the same price.
Exactly. It's not as if you wan't find a cheaply made sandwich for $2 in America. Go to any gas station. The meat is all shoved to the front of the package to make you think it's stuffed when it isn't. They definitely have them in England. I had to eat one when I was stuck in Heathrow waiting on a flight.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those sandwich deals in the UK are amazing. I wish Greggs would expand to Canada.
v1perz53 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm super jealous of your food situation. Where I live is weird, I pay very little for rent ($900 which would be ~ยฃ670 according to google per month for a ~900 square foot or ~84 square meter 1 bedroom apartment), but food and living costs are super expensive. Where I lived a year ago was the opposite, super cheap food and ungodly rent prices. I hate where I live...
In America if you're not buying at a chain or franchise it often isn't too expensive. I know a lot of small/private restaurants or sandwich shops in Michigan that sell a sandwich with chips or an equivalent for 6-8 bucks.
depends on the sandwich any footlong at subway with "premium meat" ie chicken or steak will cost that much at least. Also, subway is trash and I can easily spend more than that on a sandwich elsewhere.
NYC. Itโs pretty much impossible to find anything nutritious and satisfying under $10. Last week I paid $20 for 2 hardboiled egg, 2 slice bread and a pot of tea.
My GFs grandmother gets her shitty gifts all the time. The first year we were dating she got her this white corset type thing. We took it back to the store and she got $1.24!
bthoman2 ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 15:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, see you missed the long game here. You make sure that mat is out around Christmas every year when he comes around. Make him see it and think "well im glad Wigriff likes that shitty Matt." And start to feel a little bad about gifting it to someone that appreciates all gifts. 5 years down the road it could have become a car.
Vindictive manipulative assholes like that can keep their money and their company to themselves. I'll live in my car and laugh into my dinner consisting of a jar of peanut butter before I put up with that shit.
Ambralin ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm honestly a bit wary of people who play games with my mind, or test me. Granted, usually the test is for virtuous reasons, like to be sure Iโm making the right choices. Itโs usually not some evil, manipulative thing. But I still dislike it. Itโs like Iโm back in high school again and it doesnโt feel great when people I like are judging my performance like a school teacher.
jej1 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:48:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5 years down the road it could be a larger 15 dollar doormat
OEpicness ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents have always been known for giving quite.. Unique gifts to say the least.
On my 12th or 13th birthday they brought over this huge wrapped up gift that was about as tall as I was. Of course when you see a gift that size it makes your mind fill with wonder as you try to guess what it was. I never in my life would've guessed correctly. It was a post digger. Like the type of shovel that allows you to dig tiny holes for posts. They didn't even give me any posts or project ideas or anything of that sort either. And I had to put on my best "oh my goodness, this is what I've always wanted" face to keep my mother from thinking I was ungrateful.
Previous gifts given to me and my sister include (but are not limited to) a nickel desk fan paired nicely with a ream of pink printer paper, some old hats from my grandfathers closet with no sentimental value whatsoever and a trip over at their place for a week which involved errands and chores. Needless to say, we started asking for cash.
I'm not going to even read the responses to this, as I can gather what they look like from your edit. Fuck those fucks. Any 12 year old would be disappointed by that bullshit.
But in conversations, he made it a point to say that he's going to "spoil him rotten" and other cliche statements alluding to how he's gonna out-do me.
My kid has everything he needs. Christ knows he doesn't need more toys.
Like when I was a Valet attendant in college, it's funny to watch the rich give either no tip, or tip $1 at a fine dining restaurant while the Honda Civic couple throws a $10 or more.
duke78 ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The moral is: you don't get rich by giving your money to the valet.
Like Trump stays rich by bringing in foreign workers.
Edit: Sorry, didn't mean to be political in this thread.
That's not quite how it works. The rich don't get rich by spending frivolously. They monitor their money. They aren't buying everything at the store, but if they're using a valet they should work in the tip as part of their cost.
Haha totally with you, if I heard that I would have expected some kind of luxury stroller, but maybe youโll have to wait a few years for the โrealโ presents
Yeah, I was gonna get my friends kid some semi expensive Christmas presents at first, but he told me that they weren't really making memories at that age and to save my money
Now he's old enough for lego, and all is well
RToelke ยท -48 points ยท Posted at 16:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He doesn't owe anyone gifts. You sound a little entitled
Arrow218 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuck off, this is literally what this thread is for
Looking at all your edits, and without looking at the replies...
Wow, are people seriously giving you shit over you being upset about it? Unreal. The internet really allows for shitheads to be offended and judge over anything.
Slaisa ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Completely un related but does he say 'Bah humbug' when one of your family mentions christmas?
It's like with my dad. He and my mom divorced when I was around 5 or so. He had us every other weekend and we would spend half the summer there and the other half with my mom.
He got remarried when I was still young, idk like 10 or something, and my step-brother and step-sister basically took our places as his kids. Which, you know, they were living with him the majority of the time so I understand, but he basically took my stepmoms side on everything (and she didn't like us much). So we grew apart. Now he lives on the other side of the country from us and we see each other usually just once a year (christmas).
To this day I am 100% sure he cares more about my step-brother than us. He contacted me for the first time in a year last week to ask what my daughter wants for christmas. I told him I'd get back to him on that, and asked how they are doing. "Were doing good". Asked how my grandpa, who has cancer, is holding up. "Good." Obviously not interested in talking.
Anyway what I was getting around to was, it's not just emotional distance, it's monetary too. He is very wealthy and does not offer any help to us like he does to my step brother. It's not that I expect something from him because of his money, it's more the fact that I know he has it and doesn't find us worthy of spending on.
Unknown to you then, it was for the house he bought you. So long as you kept the mat in good faith, he would reward you at the end. It was his way of saying I love you
Lethenza ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 12 years old I would've been too dumb to know to do that, good on you
Kain0wnz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:31:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why I'm laughing this freaking hard at your comment, but have an updoot on me!
My grandfather was sort of the same way. We got a $1 charity chocolate bar at Christmas every year and you would have thought he grew and processed the cocoa and handed those nasty "chocolate" bars himself from how gleeful he was to give them to us.
And he was quite wealthy.
But he grew up EXTREMELY poor during the Great Depression (to the point that his parents resented him because he was an accident and another mouth to feed) so we always took it in stride.
It's perfectly reasonable to expect something better from someone with the means and who in theory ought to care. It was a shitty gift and he sounds like an unpleasant man.
Off topic but '12-years-old' with the hyphens doesn't work in that specific sentence. When you say it like that (with hyphens) it's an adjective: My 12-year-old son. When you say it without hyphens they're different parts of the sentence altogether: My son is 12 years old.
The secret of wealthy people is that they are actually a different species, who have strange customs and rituals that anthropologists are still struggling to figure out.
But seriously dude, he's just a person. Stop treating people of wealth like a weird creature because they don't give you free stuff all the time, because news flash, you're not owed anything for your birthday. Sometimes people go out of their way to, out of pure kindness to buy you a gift.
Lol no, when I was a child/preteen I didn't really call adults to keep in touch.
[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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akiramari ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't feel that way now, but as a kid who lived 6 hours' drive away from all family (a drive we couldn't afford) except my dad and his best friend, my godfather, it would've been nice to see him during holidays instead of him avoiding us. I didn't want expensive, but it would be nice to feel noticed on birthdays/holidays, and not feel like it's because he thinks I want something expensive that he's just avoiding us. Idk. I don't care about any of my family now, and my place is too small for junk.
Gsteel11 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you didn't say any of that and he just went off on you.
but it would be nice to feel noticed on birthdays/holidays, and not feel like it's because he thinks I want something expensive that he's just avoiding us
Could be nice to consider getting in touch and saying exactly this.
They might not have known how to stay in touch with people without it eventually degrading into matters of money, just like it might not have been your first thought today to reach out to them.
I wasn't expecting them to drive 6 hours? There's always the underlying "it's not like he can't afford it" which made people around me bitter - people aren't bitter (or not as bitter) about not getting anything from a relative who's struggling financially.
Now that I'm older, I'm sure there was more to it - like his controlling wife who was always after his money. And maybe he wasn't as well-off as he seemed.
Maybe it's hard to adjust as a kid from getting little gifts from a few relatives, to nothing, because when you're used to something, you start to expect it. I guess it's good that I learned that lesson early. But it still makes me sad.
Gsteel11 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't say any of that? He just said "any gift might be nice".
And it's beyond clear how you're the huge selfish peice if shit here who talks himself into hating others and being paranoid.
And it's beyond clear how you're the huge selfish peice if shit here who talks himself into hating others and being paranoid.
Nah, it only makes him human. Obviously lacking a real family leaves a hole in someone's life.
You're a piece of shit for calling someone a piece of shit just for expressing emotion online because they might not have an emotional outlet irl, especially not with the money estranging them even more.
Life's complicated, don't simplify it to "a piece of shit" just because you don't want to understand.
Gsteel11 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I have to understand his "emotional" issues when he's clearly not making any attempt to understand anyone elses?
That's classic enabling.
Life Is complicated, but that doesn't mean we just let assholes be assholes.
Have fun making excuses for people who hate you and pissing off people who are good people.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gsteel11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But I may just need...undsrstanding? Lololol
Look asswipe...i don't need your understanding and that fuckhead doesn't need mine.
And the only people I don't give understanding to are those that give none to anyone else, which it seems that's the only group you DO give understanding too.
Lol
Again..have fun defending assholes and flipping the fuck out on people who call out their shit.
This NEED to defend assholes ASSURES you're in for a lifetime of shit from people who hate you.
Edit: you're pushing me... awwwaayyy...whyy...lol
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gsteel11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've somehow painted me as the exact guy that I'm talking about. Lol
Let's review the differences.
Me: my family and friends are great and I'm doing well and I probably spend a little too much on christmas. But it's ok, because they are great. There is the one aunt that everyone hates and we don't invite her to anything because she's full of hate.
That guy: hates his family and thinks they are all out for his money.
So.
In review...
Yeah, I hate that guy and fuck him and I don't give a shit that he's a selfish peice of shit.
And if you want to spend your holiday with that guy, who will hate you and be sure you want to steal his money... go ahead, no one gives a shit.
But I'm quite happy about my choice.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gsteel11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So...you make stupid incorrect assumptions and I correct you and you claim I need help? Lol
You love an asshole and he/she is ruining your life isn't he/she? Lol
I totally see your point of view and your family blows. That being said, you're projecting quite a lot onto OP, especially considering he was a child at the time.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now, this I can understand. It's one thing if they were there for you, but in this case? Eh, they can wallow.
nikolam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you and how selfish you are.
Yeah, they definitely seem like the selfish ones. You don't sound selfish or bitter at all. Instead of whining about the deposit to your retirement account being a little light one month out of the year maybe you should suck it up in the spirit of Christmas and be the bigger person.
K1Strata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If stories like this have taught me anything it's that if you only had looked under the mat then you would have found the gift you actually asked for. Along with $20 and a new found love for God.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Wigriff ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I would rather receive dollar amounts for what people planned on buying me in the first place. If you got $8.25 you sure as shit weren't buying a door mat with it. Each person themselves knows what they want the more than other people.
Yep, also for people who just really love Christmas. I got my mom a reindeer plushy last year and she kept it around her all year, patiently waiting for November so she can put it even more blatantly in display.
[deleted] ยท 211 points ยท Posted at 14:45:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old aunt was an antique dealer, hoarder and very eccentric.
She would give the most bizarre gifts at Christmas wrapped in tin foil and we all kind of delighted in seeing what atrocities might show up.
The ultimate was a box of brownie mix that she gave to her sister, my nanny.
It was three years expired, dented, water damaged and had mouse teeth marks in the bottom corner.
That same year, the rest of the family got individually wrapped rolls of toilet paper that smelled of mildew.
when my grandma's mind started going, she got all of us pot scrubbers and mickey mouse juice boxes. we were in high school, so she managed to both over AND undershoot the age ranges of those gifts. oh, she also got us diabetes socks. didn't even know until then that there were special socks for diabetes, so that was really odd. my parents take care of "her" gifts to us now. she's always so excited to see what she got us :)
I wrote about my aunt in this thread, and your gifts have me worried that she's heading the route of your great-aunt. She gave me one single 12-year-old, unused disposable diaper/nappy to use on my daughter (my daughter was too big by the time it showed up in our home). :(
I think the intentions to do something nice are there...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol yes, the intentions are always good. Enjoy the hilarity, someday when she is gone you'll look back and love the memories, I know I do.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
W.T.F!?
wazupcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
look at you with your fresh from the market tow-let paper.
like your butt don't stink?
no seriously, that's grrrossssss.
Froycat ยท 206 points ยท Posted at 14:36:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a roll of heavy duty black rubbish bags and a cucumber for Christmas from my father and his wife. The theme was โone thing you love and one thing you hateโ which would probably have been pretty clever and funny if it hadnโt been for the fact that I was 10 and they did this because they were mad i was spending โrealโ Christmas with my mum that year. I also got scolded for not getting them a gift within the theme.
โOne thing I love is Mom! One thing I hate...is YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME TRASH BAGS AND PRODUCE ON A GIVING HOLIDAY.โ
Froycat ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, that would have been a good solution, and also within budget...
Aesen1 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 19:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โOh man, this kid is spending real Christmas with her mom, I better make sure she wants to spend Christmas here from now on. I know, Iโll get her a trash bag and a cucumber.โ
Planning level
10/100
Froycat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:11:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. I hadn't thought of it like that... Luckily after a few years they decided they didn't believe in Christmas so I got to spend most of them with my mum.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Froycat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the support- at least I know I'm not crazy for thinking it was a shitty thing to do...
I love cucumbers too, but that doesnโt make them an acceptable gift, especially for a child. At that age, did you even have a choice about where you spent Christmas? Lots of custody arrangements specify with whom the child will be spending each holiday.
Froycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I know my parents agreed on alternate years. But at some point my fatherโs wife decided they didnโt believe in celebrating Christmas so I got to spend most of them with mum anyway.
JagTror ยท 360 points ยท Posted at 16:21:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still feel kind of awful about this for several reasons. I'm considered the smart kid in my family, to the point of it making me pretty stressed and unhappy for not living up to it. I've asked them to stop introducing me as a genius, which they still do to this day. I'm literally just average and they're a tiny bit dumber. When I was about 8, my grandmother sent us presents for Christmas, which were our only gifts. My older siblings got fun coloring books and Barbies, but my gift was several homework practice books. I was devastated, started to cry. One of my sisters goes "she's mad because they're homework" and, well here's the kicker:
My brother had just died earlier that year. I felt really bad about crying and so to save face I said "No, I'm sad because this is the first Christmas without Cody". My mom started to cry, making EVERYONE cry. I had to pretend to like those fuckin books for weeks after.
Shit, I get what you mean. I was a smart(ish) kid, and I ain't dumb by a long shot, but what I really love now is music. I want to tour and teach for a living, ya know, but my parents and my relatives still are convinced that I'm gonna randomly decide to go into engineering or science like I wanted to when I was 7 and didn't know the hell that was calculus, so they always get super hyped about getting me science books and stuff that, while I appreciate cause they can be really cool, tend to fall flat compared to sheet music or music accessories (ie. Mouthpieces, strings, reeds, ligatures) or art supplies or, if we're setting the bar high, step up instruments from the horns I'm currently working with. I'm still pretty damn blessed though to have the family I do. They're good people and they haven't let me down yet when I need em. Hopefully the books were a one off thing and it's gettig better for ya.
Shoot, that'd be pretty rad. Lately I've been dropling hints about music theory books cause that's kind of the math of the music world. Pretty much all of music can be mathematically expressed and I figure I can learn some stuff about composition while also satisfying their lust for buying me books full of numbers!
It was actually a rather brilliant lie. It was completely appropriate, visceral, and worked on everybody. Methinks OP is being far too modest about relative intelligence.
I am so sorry. The last thing a smart kid needs is more homework. Homework is for the kids who are struggling. I'll have to remember to give my smart kid some videogames.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:11:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can sympathize with being the genius of the family. When my dad was in the navy as a JAG (navy lawyer) he was goofing around one day and his CO (Commanding Officer) asked him if he was a dumbass. My dad being the wise ass he is proudly whipped out his MENSA membership card. Now all of his military buddies call him "Mensa."
Growing up my grandpa would deposit money into an account and give me the updated cheque book. He was a wealthy man and a very smart investor, so it was a good idea. He had a bank account for both my brother and I and we each always got the cheque book for birthdays and Christmasโ.
He passed away before we saw the money, and the accounts were no where to be found with no mention of them in his Will.
I tried under his name, mine, my brothers, and my dadโs. Tried all combinations too (with/without middle names, etc...)
jenn1222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was going to suggest this myself! I had money in VA. My ex has money left for his dad in MI, but he thinks it's a scam, so I'll tell our son about it when he's 18.
Don't want to be a bit of a downer here but if you were a minor when he passed away and the account wasn't legally yours yet, someone else could've emptied it... :(
You know it's a good store when you go in expecting nothing and you buy 3 candles, strawberry sherbet covered marshmallows, a random plush merman and a desk sized shopping cart
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:05:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have Tiger in Iceland too! I effin love that store, and it's perfect for the 13 little shoe presents the Yule Lads give the kids.
hamdmamd ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13 shoe presents?? It is 24 gifts in a sock here!!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13 small gifts, 13 days before christmas. Then come the gifts from family and friends. But whoa 24 that's amazing! so fun and doesn't have to be expensive. Where do you get 24 stocking presents? I might relocate
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
24 days starting first day of December. A fortnight of gifts.
I also own that! Except I bought it for myself because I was sad one day and felt owning a stuffed fish would cheer me up. It did indeed. I love my fish. He is called Brod and he lives on the curtain rail in the front room, observing us from above like a dead eyed, neck supporting overlord. I can see how it would be a disappointing gift to get from your wife though.
RockMoss ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 16:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw the same fish in Tiger and told my husband I wanted him. Every time I saw the fish, I'd squeeze it and repeat how much I wanted it. Now they're not in store, and I won't get my fish. Wish I bought it for myself.
We have one too!! My SO was leaving his job and one of his colleagues emailed me asking what sort of things he'd like as a leaving present and I replied "he likes music and weird stuff". He got a vinyl and that fish. Great present really.
Would this be one of the chargers that's clearly for a UK (ie not a Danish) socket but still has a random assortment of letters with the O's crossed out and A's joined to E's on the box?
Tiger should be a national fucking treasure. As a Canadian who spent this past summer backpacking Europe, I seriously hope they expand into Canada some day. Them and 'Ale Hop'.
anukka ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:25:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, I got a great chopping / serving board there for ยฃ6, and a pair of wooden cooking tongs for about ยฃ3. They're not all bad, although about 95% of their stuff is pure shite. I go there for the kitchen stuff.
wangtasm ยท 394 points ยท Posted at 14:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aah tiger, we have those in England too. I call it 'the tat museum'
Tottham Court Road is my favorite street of all time. I can walk into Games Worshop, go next door to Tiger and then get something to eat at Cafe Nero, without walking more than twenty meters.
wangtasm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the dream
skooo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of all the food places on that street, you go to Caffe Nero??
Unbelievable you should point that out - I specifically went in for that last week and they had sold out of paprika, and cinnamon too! Would have been my first purchases from there as well haha
Watch out, in my store they get rid of the herbs around Christmas time so thereโs room for more Christmas stuff, they bring it back in the new year. Itโs so good though, itโs really smokey and only a quid for a massive packet. I use that Paprika in SO much of my cooking and itโs so much better than the supermarket stuff!
I'll probably be in the town centre this weekend so I'll have a quick nosy to see, I mean all the others were there in abundance on Friday, I'll not hold my breath though.
wangtasm ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:31:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's definitely one in Brighton ('cause of course there is) seen a few in London and the south. I think I saw one in Nottingham a few months ago but I might be going mad.
Wait how have I never heard of Tiger. Is it a B&M type place?
wangtasm ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uuuuh I guess It's similar to IKEA in that you go though a linear pathway of shelves but they only sell shit no one needs ( a cardboard stool, fake glasses, toast rack in the shape of a cat, tiny shopping trolley to put pens in etc) once I bought a pair of headphones there and they lasted as long as it took me to leave the shop.
A bit more upmarket than b&m/home bargains (I'd lump those two together). It sells kitsch home ware, craft stuff, some food, and things like earphones, dressing up stuff, phone cables.
Tiger is everywhere now, for me it's like an alternative casino: you just go there to lose money, but you get to take home one of these cute useless trinckets that you suddenly can't live without!
I dont leave the nordic countries much, i guess i missed that
hamdmamd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was in Paris and the store was fucking packed!
anukka ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every store is fucking packed in Paris.
hamdmamd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The primark in the same mall was more than fucking packed. They had at least 5 people with signs around in the queue to tell people where it started and to allow people through. was crazy,.
I got the same fish for my 22nd birthday from my friends (about 8 people clubbed together). We named her Nicola Sturgeon (for the Scottish First Minister) and spent the afternoon playing fish tag rugby.
Actually turned out to be a very enjoyable memory and my current boyfriend absolutely adores her so I think I'm stuck with her forever. :D
I had a boyfriend for a few years who was notorious for crap gifts. Every single gift would look like he bought it the day before. One year he threw my gift together while he was picking out books for his dad at a bookstore, and I got some novelty socks and a mug warmer. One year he gave me a piece of art work that was already mine, he just kept forgetting to bring it back from his parents house. One year he gave me a box of chocolates, which I thought was really sweet, but then he told me that a customer of his had given it to him earlier that night and he didn't want it. Then there was the year we broke up around Christmas but he insisted we still buy gifts for each other, so I picked him out a nice sweater. We also insisted we go out to dinner and he not only didn't pay for my meal, but didn't get me a present. (Oh, and he already had another girlfriend because he had been cheating on me and he moved her in the moment we broke up. He didn't know that I knew and I didn't bring it up.)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds terrible
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it the hyper realistic one? Sheesh, ive been wanting one of those since forever, but i cant justify the 7โฌ expense.
Mind you, I'm currently a very single student. I'd probably get upset in your situation, too.
Um my colleague and I ran into a Tiger in Tampere, Finland and had a field day buying all the tacky office supplies and stuff. Itโs like a fancy dollar store with stuff you actually want!
miniRNA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:56:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my dad a rainbow trout neck pillow for Father's Day when I was a kid. It came in a foam tray, wrapped and labeled like real fish at a supermarket. He was a fisherman, and he was always borrowing my neck pillow to get comfy and watch the news. I like to think I did well.
Then I got a bunny for my tenth birthday and the fish neck pillow became the bunny's waifu pillow. It was her constant companion until she left it for a miniature yellow rubber football. She also laid claim to my original, half-donut shaped neck pillow, which she liked having wrapped around her bum while she loafed.
Tiger made some electronics too. I remember having this Resident Evil 2 knockoff crappy little tamagotchi game (idk how to describe it), thing looked neat on the outside but was a total piece of shit.
a garbage store we have in scandinavia called Tiger.
I'm gonna print this, frame it, and put it on my wall. Honestly. It's like a mini-IKEA experience. Ahem. I've dated more than one girl that liked Tiger.
Interesting, people (especially young and broke) actually enjoy shopping at Tiger a bit southern from Scandinavia. Do you also consider IKEA as trashy?
Ikea is a necesaary evil of my having been domesticated, i dislike owning things i didnt make myself or absolutely need to live, but now that i'm married there are shelves. With things on them. That dont do anything.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger is perfect for shitty gag gifts.
mberre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Currently writing with a pen bought from tiger. Currently hearing music on tiger headphones.
my sister spends all her money either on clothes (understandable ok) or wastes it on the shit that Tiger is ( which is fucking retarded) . I hate it so much.
My ex got me this bendable light/magnifying glass thing you wear around your neck - the kind of junk that never actually works except in the pictures and you find them in the junky area of pharmacies when you need a last minute gift. He said it was for when I do crafts, which, ok, great, but I know exactly where you got this, that you bought it last minute without real thought, told me how little you spent on it, and you didn't even wrap it. Merry Christmas, asshole.
Oh dear god, fucking Tiger. I am in England and my wife thinks that place is "like Ikea but cheaper" and is constantly bringing home all sorts of random crap.
Some of it is pretty useful to be honest, but I could build an outbuilding with all the Tupperware we own from them at this stage.
I must have my head in the toilet because thatโs the biggest load of shit Iโve ever heard. That fish is a golden god!
cathline ยท 491 points ยท Posted at 15:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A partially colored page from a coloring book.
The giver was 21. And not mentally challenged
Staterae ยท 283 points ยท Posted at 16:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree.
sweffymo ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't look a day over 20 and 364/365ths.
QuillFly ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite one so far. I'm picturing someone sheepishly handing you a partially colored piece of paper with orange and purple dinosaurs on it and secretly hoping you loved the gift.
"When the colouring book says 5-10 years but you finish the whole thing in 2 days."
viendla ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 14:52:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fully home made over-the-top belly-dancing outfit with sparkly things and tiny bells. I was 14 and never danced in my life. What was going through your head gramma??
Definitely out of place for sure, but that actually sounds pretty cool that she made it by hand. Maybe she used a pattern she found that she didn't realize was for belly dancing?
One year after my sister had gotten divorced for the first time, and before we adults started drawing names instead of buying everyone something, my sister gave me this tiny, deodorant-shaped box. I opened it, and inside was written instructions on how to belly dance, complete with crude info-graphics to show the "designs" to make with your hips. It may have come with the little finger cymbals, but I really don't recall.
At least give it a try! I was always a tomboy and got into belly dance at that age, no prior dance experience and never have had a desire to do any other dance. Now I dance professionally
shijjiri ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 17:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Home made? Some serious love was going through her head the hundreds of hours that took. Possibly combined with an invitation to pursue something she knew you'd thank her for later in life.
Man, I can get your confusion but if this is the worst gift you've ever had then you're either unbelievably lucky or really shallow.
Your grandma was trying to set you up to get laid later life.
viendla ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:37:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah youโre right. It wasnโt really the โworstโ gift, more like โthe most out of place/strangest giftโ. There was a lot of love put into it. I was just really confused about it lol
Am a guy, loved baby dolls. I wish people would just get to know their own children and avoid the stereotypical gifts.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:42:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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land8844 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, agreed. It's super weird and fucked-up how gendered toys for little kids have to be.
Pfft. My wife and I bucked that trend with our daughters. We ask them what they like, and so far we've gotten a good mix of things: trucks/cars, Avengers action figures, scooters, dolls, and play make-up/lip gloss.
My dad messaged me a few weeks ago asking if he should get them guitars for Christmas this year. I'm totally down with that.
There's already so much pressure for kids to be a certain way and enjoy certain things just because of their gender, and there's no reason to really differentiate all that much between boys and girls until they're way older (if at all). They're just smaller people. Get them shit they enjoy. "She's a girl, I'll get her some pink shit!" is the laziest thinking ever.
Agree 100%.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This annoys me more than I'd like to admit. I've gone on more than one rant about how we need to just normalize that some boys can and do like traditionally 'feminine' things. I always liked a mix of things growing up and it was easier for me because I'm female and it bothers me that little boys don't get such freedom.
Because it's okay for girls to like 'masculine' things because 'feminine' is weak and bad and if boys like it they might turn out to be sensitive or (gasp) gay. (/s, obviously) Or some shit. Idfk.
land8844 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:49:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had the same thoughts, really. In a twisted way, I'm sort of glad I don't have boys so I don't have to worry about that particular issue.
I will add though, that both of my girls each have their own "girly" backpacks: pink Hello Kitty, and light blue Frozen/Elsa-themed; that they both chose themselves.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, mostly I'd rather get one of his books, he has a post mortem one coming out next year with some of his pieces from his tower of songs, I am literally putting my pennies in a cup so I can buy it when it comes out.
My daughter hates dolls. She thinks they're creepy. Every year my mom said that "this will be HER doll!" Every year my daughter is disappointed. I finally convinced her to stop buying her dolls when she was seven. We'll see if it holds up. Infuriating.
Same, only "giving them to my sister" was more like "giving them to my pyro cousin who lit the heads on fire so we could laugh as they melted into funny shapes."
Not a guy as well but I hated dolls as well and would give mine to my younger sisters. My family didn't like it and would also yell at me until I started breaking their heads off, cutting all of its hair off, and throwing them like a frisbee. They finally got the message one day and started gifting me money.
AmaiRose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the year my brother got a ken doll, I got a barbie and the car was a joint gift to both of us. He had no interest in any of it, so I got three presents! (To be fair, he got lots of other stuff, and was the level headed sort of kid would could be polite and unbothered by stuff like that)
Then your just giving it back to him so he can give it back to you next time so your wasting money giving it back in pieces he will rebuild it and send it back to you as a gift "i fixed it for you".
Im in class and I was drinking some water, so of course I happened to read this comment as I'm swallowing. Well somebody almost interrupted his Constitutional Law class and wiped out his laptop in one fell sweep.
I got one of those "Swimming Barbie" ones around the same age as a semi-gag gift from an uncle. Everyone thought I'd be pissed, but I thought it was super cool. I remember sitting in the tub trying to get the dang thing to actually swim and then "inspecting" it later by pulling the legs apart to try and figure out how the gears and stuff worked inside.
Yeah, I was a weird kid; pretty sure my grandma thought I was up to something else playing with a naked barbie.
My parents once got me a full littlest pet shop toy set or house or whatever. I was more excited for the scarf my grandma gave me, and I still feel guilty about it.
Missed opportunity bud. You should've used it as your GI-JOE Base. Could've painted it with a racing stripe to make it look bitchin' and added wings to make it more aerodynamic.
On behalf of all of us uncles, I am sorry. We have a sick sense of humor sometimes and let it get away from us. My nephew threw the doll across the room and gave me a โyou better be jokingโ look. I had his real gift and promptly gave it to him after I stopped laughing.
My mom got me Furreal Friends things when I was a kid because I liked our cats.
JecaChan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my mother kept asking my cousin (her nephew 11 at the time) what he wanted for Christmas and he kept telling her he didnโt know. After a few weeks of this she was finally like โboy, if you donโt give me some idea of what you want Iโm buying you a Barbieโ he laughed it off and never did tell her what he wanted. I went shopping for her and got her gifts for him while I got mine for him. I got a couple nerf guns, and a Barbie. I wrapped the Barbie and had my aunt hide everything else we got him, so when my family did our gift exchange he opened the Barbie. He was a really good sport about it even before he knew about the nerf guns. That Barbie is still (unopened) on top of their refrigerator and the last time I visited he made some comment about how heโd never got around to playing with that well selected toy. He is the best kid.
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and i were really into power rangers growing up. My grandma got us power ranger action figures....the two girl power rangers. 6 and 8 year old boys were not stoked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son was being a smartass and told my brother he wanted a barbie for christmas. My brother got him one that year and every year since. I still think it's hilarious.
I gave a horrible gift once by accident. 90% of my office are Doctor Who fans so for the $10 gift exchange, I got a kickass Doctor Who mug. Well I ended up getting a plain old mug filled with chocolate, which I proceeded to eat while waiting for the rest of the gift exchange to wrap up, assuming no one would steal my gift. Well, the new lady, who has no clue about anything DW ended up getting my mug. I felt bad for her and offered to trade mugs, forgetting that I had eaten the chocolate. So I replaced her shitty gift with an even shittier gift and I feel the shittiest.
Lesson learned the hard way. I feel like I should get her something to make up for it this year and secretly leave it on her desk to at least clear my conscience
babette13 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have got her some chocolate or something that day/week
It was mayhem at my last job when someone opened the new Duck Dynasty flask full of homemade apple moonshine and immediately took a sip. People were heated.
Shiit, "Black Christmas" is all about being petty, cram that chocolate into your mouth as fast as you can even at the risk of choking to prevent anyone else from gaining pleasure in stealing your gift.
Update for those interested, I made her a plate of cookies that I know she likes and left them on her desk anonymously with some chocolate, my conscience is clear...for this at least
Nothing special about the stick. Just one he got in the front yard. My sister and I argued later, he threatens to throw the stick into yard and I smacked her with the stick once and he threw it in the yard.
So I had the stick for like an hour.
Azuralos ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 17:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In defense of young you, you can't give a child a stick and then get upset when they hit someone with it.
This was like 20 years ago. He died this September. He claimed to have dementia starting last year. But my aunt, his daughter who works with dementia patients as a nurse (IIRC), spent some time with him, it was self diagnosed incorrectly.
Oh look at mister fancy-pants with his own stick! Back in my day, we had one stick for the entire neighborhood, and it always smelled weird when Ol' Jack had used it, but we were happy just to have a stick for up to half an hour every month. 'Course we couldn't actually do anything with it because we couldn't afford to have arms, and now you youngsters get all uppity with your personal sticks and full sets of extremities! Ungrateful little shits!
wazupcuz ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a globe once for Christmas. Globes are sort of neat, but I don't think I ever really used it for anything, and it makes for an underwhelming present.
I once got a cake as a christmas gift. I was 12 and opened up this interesting hard package and was met with the sight of a box with a picture of a cake on it. I thought... maybe they just reused the box. Nope. There was an army ration type cake in there, it was rock hard and after attempting to cut it it was decided that we should use it as a frisbee.
When the snow disappeared a few months later we found the cake again, looking as good as new.
When I was a kid we were really poor, so we didn't usually get much for Christmas. We had this one really wealthy distant relative though, and one year (I was about 12 I think) he called my mom and told her he wanted to get me and my sister something nice for Christmas. So he asks my mom what we would want and my mom tells him that my sister would like a bike, and a walkman, and a stereo . But, when it came to what I would want, my mom, being a drugged up maniac (hence us being so poor) decided it would be hilarious to tell the relative that I was a huge fan of Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy (I wasn't) and that I would love a bunch of movies by them.
Right after she got off the phone with him she came in my room laughing hysterically about what she had just done. I asked her why she had done this but she was laughing so hard I couldn't understand what she was saying.
Come Christmas time my little sister has a bike and some cool electronics -- probably the best Christmas she had had in her life up to that point. And meanwhile I get a stack of Eddie Murphy and Tom Cruise VHS tapes that is taller than I am, along with a bunch of relatives I didn't know very well looking at me like I am a weirdo for wanting them.
She still can't explain why she did it. Cocaine is hell of a drug I guess.
Yeah, I have a lot of stories like that from childhood . Like the time my mom helped me glue fur to me for my werewolf costume for Halloween when I was 8, but she secretly decided to switch out the costume glue for superglue so that when I tried to take the fake fur off at the end of the night it would be painful and impossible.
For some reasons, my past girlfriends have always asked one of my not-so-bright roommates what I like for ideas for gifts. She always answered with Star Trek. Mind you, I like Star Trek, but I'm not some kind of huge super-fan. I have more Star Trek shit than I know what do do with.
KrtekJim ยท 330 points ยท Posted at 16:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"He's got loads of Star Trek shit. He must really love Star Trek. I'll remember that when his girlfriend asks what she should buy for him".
At least when I gift someone Trek stuff it's intentional. My BiL is a huge Trek fan and the last 2 years I've scored solid Trek based gifts for him. One was a promotional photo of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Uhura on the original Enterprise set that I found for $5 in an antique store. Last year I got him a wall sign with Spock doing to the Vulcan gesture and the words "Parking for Star Trek fans only. All others shall be destroyed." Lamentably I was behind the 8-Ball that Christmas and was buying everyone their gifts in one day about a week before Christmas because I'm a masochist. If I'd had time I would've had the sign changed to say "All others are not logical." to make it more appropriate.
Razor1834 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm difficult to buy gifts for and people know I like Batman, so I have the same vicious cycle.
Killgies ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I'm huge Star Wars fan. Every year ppl buy me SW stuff and it's never the good stuff.
7saligia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here.
"Yay, thanks, this will go perfectly w/ my other dozen SW encyclopedias/books."
tkzant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of Christmas during the one year I was into Doctor Who. I got around 5-6 Doctor Who shirts.
TR8R2199 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And this is how my girlfriend ended up with a large simpsons collection. She tried to dump it when she moved out of her parents and in with me but I insisted we take some of it. Thanks for all the presents from the past 20 years guys
11312048 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel you. My daughters really like those funko pop dolls. I spent a lot of time last Xmas looking for a couple that they wanted. Now everyone thinks itโs my thing and I get them every Xmas and bday. My collection is so big but I donโt have the heart to tell them Iโm not into them
While my wife and I were nearing the end of our second year failing to get pregnant, my brother and his wife gave me a "father of the year" coffee mug as a joke. They didn't mean it as a joke on our situation, they just like giving me stupid coffee mugs and were blissfully lacking in sympathy.
It wasn't great. My wife was really pissed. They really didn't mean it as a joke for what we were going through, they just buy stupid mugs for me every year. They were just really that oblivious to how it may be taken. It's all behind us, and we're three weeks away from our due date with our first little one, so all is well now!
SalAtWork ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well do you still have the mug at least?
You should paint the date you received the mug onto it. So when your kid grows up a few years they can wonder who got you a "father of the year 2015" mug when they weren't born until 2018, and are your 'oldest'.
Thanks! We're pretty excited for our little stocking stuffer. I kind of wish I'd kept it, but my wife had no desire for that thing to stick around our kitchen. I'll just have to earn a new one.
Storm137 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:19:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That'll be for your first Father's Day. Congrats on your little present!
Iโm so glad to hear you are expecting! My husband and I are also expecting (Iโm 37 weeks). We tried for a long time (were working with fertility specialists) and I would have been absolutely devastated had a mug like that been given to my husband. I imagine it was very tough on your wife (I probably would have cried). It was hard enough for me getting all the questions from random people as to why we didnโt have kids yet.... infertility is a bitch! Really wish people would think about how their words and actions impact others.
Congrats again on your little one! Happy birthing!
Thank you! We're 37 weeks tomorrow, so we're pretty close! Yeah, it was pretty devastating for her when I got that. We reminded them what we were going though and why the gift wasn't met with elation and laughter. They felt pretty bad when they realized what they'd done.
Well you are gonna have the best Christmas gift this year! Very exciting. I canโt help but get excited when other couples that have gone through fertility woes are successful. It makes my heart happy. Best wishes to you and your wife! Hope baby boy or baby girl has a smooth and healthy arrival into the world. <3
Congratulations, So glad to here it worked out okay. When reading your first comment I felt sick to my stomache as it hits one of my biggest fears. I've read some really upsetting stories on reddit but this made my eyes water as I imagined being in your shoes, I could easily see someone I know being blissfully unaware doing the same thing to me. Good luck in parenthood, I wish you all a good life that hopefully still contains sleep once the youngling arrives!
Congratulations, So glad to here it worked out okay. When reading your first comment I felt sick to my stomache as it hits one of my biggest fears. I've read some really upsetting stories on reddit but this made my eyes water as I imagined being in your shoes, I could easily see someone I know being blissfully unaware doing the same thing to me. Good luck in parenthood, I wish you all a good life that hopefully still contains sleep once the youngling arrives!
holy shit. as someone going into their second christmas since trying (and failing) to conceive, i'd flip my shit over something like that. i'm glad it's all good now!
They definitely knew. They had their first and were pregnant with their second in the time we were trying, and everyone in our families was open about what was going on.
[deleted] ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 22:29:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heartable ยท 377 points ยท Posted at 14:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a senior in college, my classmates (group of about 100) decided to do a secret Santa. My person was into military artifacts and stuff, so I went to a military thrift store and bought an ammo can (about $25) and filled it with candy. I was pretty happy since I had to find a thrift store about 40 minutes away and drive to it. Well the guy that organized the secret Santa did a terrible job, half the people got multiple presents and half us got nothing. The people that got multiple presents were like "oh lol cool" and didn't think to give out any presents.
I do not mean to sound selfish or bratty, but I was disappointed that I went in really happy to give a thoughtful gift, and everyone thought it was just cool to walk away with 3 or 4 gifts while half of us just left empty handed...
[deleted] ยท 172 points ยท Posted at 16:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe that no one "strongly suggested" that the others give the extra gifts to those who didn't get one. What assholes.
Heartable ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:15:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a while ago, and maybe some people did give away their gifts, but I do remember myself and some others walking away empty handed. I'm really over secret Santa exhanges.
I'm not a huge fan of these either unless there's a strict price tag included. I brought a Yankee Candle to one at my church once and received a few broken ornaments in a box.
iman_313 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 15:41:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs like that one year I did Reddit Secret Santa. I got someone an awesome gift and never received anything. Reddit sent me a notification that since I never received a gift they would have another Redditor send me a gift. This person had signed up to give an extra gift for people just like me. Also never received a gift. Never signed up for Reddit gift exchange again.
I think itโs a crap shoot. My husband participated in the same year and received something, it just depends on who gets you I suppose. It did sting a little more since he got one and I didnโt though.
Last year my work had a huge Christmas party and had drawings for prizes. Everyone got tickets at the beginning, and you could put in for different prizes. The rule was you were allowed one, if you won another prize, you had to either give up what you had, or the new prize. Everyone was supposed to go home with something.
Towards the end of the party, I watched one of my managers collecting a bunch of the high end prizes, winning one after another, and not giving anything up. One of my coworkers went home with nothing because there was just enough for one prize for everyone who had RSVP'd. I lost a lot of respect for him that day.
Yeah, it's from the uncle that thought a picture of himself was a great present for my 13th birthday as well. He even signed it as well. I really don't understand the guy.
On my sixteenth birthday, my mom gave me a copy of the book "Our Bodies, Our Selves". It's a book about women's bodies, menstruation, and general female puberty/life.
I'm male.
newluna ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:43:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, did you read it? Maybe your mom wanted you to be educated on women's anatomy/health. Honestly, if you played your cards right, that info could be advantageous to you here and there.
thatโs awesome, my mom didnโt tell me anything like that would happen to me and i had to guess how to deal with it. two years after starting my period she randomly handed me a package of pads.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 01:09:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 25th, my grandparents gave me a box of chocolates. No problems there, chocolates are cool.
But the box had been opened. And three chocolates were missing.
Because my grandparents had bought that box of chocolates on sale such a long while previously, that they felt the need to check that they were still good before gifting it. And it never occurred to them that the fact they felt the need to taste-test made it an inappropriate gift.
I had to laugh.
Razor1834 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also one is a taste test. Two is I guess acceptable for each of them to taste test. Three is gift theft.
Yeah. Three is "which one of you double dipped into my gift?"
The funniest part was the conversation that ensued.
"Thank you! Wait--it's open. Waaiiittt... There are three chocolates missing." "Yes, we wanted to make sure they were still good before giving them to you." "It didn't occur to you that if you had to test them, then maybe they're not acceptable as gifts?" "But they're good! We tested them! If they weren't good, we wouldn't have given them to you!"
They could not, for the life of them, understand why testing the chocolates disqualified that box as a gift.
echo34 ยท 752 points ยท Posted at 15:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18, my grandma and her husband sent me an American flag birthday card with an American flag watch inside it.
The card read, "Happy Birthday, Nigger Lover"
Earlier that year, I had got up and left a large-ish family dinner in a public restaurant because they were making racist remarks and slurs about the staff. I loudly told them both off and left. Later that night, my parents told me I was disrespectful and had no tact. They were very ashamed of me.
With a little printout of the Constitution with "all men are created equal" highlighted.
veracite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That phrase is from the declaration of independence. Unfortunately the American constitution didn't have any wording that strong about racial or gender equality until the 14th and 19th amendments.
Wow! Good for you for standing up. I have no idea what itโs like growing up American as Iโm Canadian. But it seems like stuff like that there is accepted. Itโs weird. I have family member is the states, my aunt told me she has never seen
So many mixed racial relationships before, when she came and visited us up her in Canada. Itโs pretty norm like why wouldnโt it be itโs like 2017.
America is really huge, so this leads to a lot of places on, like, the coasts, that are super โmixed raceโ and accepting or whatever, but also entire states and counties that havenโt really gotten the notice. Your experience with race relations is really dependent on who you are and where you are.
echo34 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, my entire family grew up in the East Bay area in Northern California and still awfully racist people.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my experience, it is the more mixed race places that tend to be the more objectively racist. The homogeneous places tend to only have innocent ignorance about the subject.
Which rather makes sense, less opportunity to both form and act upon racist attitudes in homogeneous areas, although when they are legit racist they tend to be extremely racist.
bagelman ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just replace the African Americans with some First Nation group or Inuits and you'll get a similar social dynamic
echo34 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:10:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up and living in the East Bay area of Northern California, I can't believe how much racism still exists around here. My younger brother married and had a child with a black girl he went to school with. My dad wouldn't hold his granddaughter and had no interest in her.
My family (other than my younger and more awesomer brother) are awful.
Itโs only accepted in the areas of the country where people want to stick to the โold waysโ and frown upon education. I live in northern Texas and itโs an insane mix of educated people and college students and then you turn a corner and some guy with one tooth is screaming racist remarks from his beater with no windows at a black family.
Definitely depends on location. In the Midwest and west coast where I've lived I haven't really witnessed any racism. Parts of the south and "Backcountry" areas are a different story and definitely behind on things.
maciek-0 ยท 4643 points ยท Posted at 13:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend bought me Halo3 ...in spanish, withouth the option to change the language. Till this day I remember the small mobs screaming "ayy diabloso" or something like that when they see Master Chief.
Las time she bought me No Man's sky.... She asked me why I dont like it because I didnt look happy, I told her I just don't like getting gifts..... :|
Edit: I would just like to add, that I had to play No Man's sky all the time not to make her feel bad....
Hewkho ยท 4654 points ยท Posted at 14:07:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have fun with Starwars Battlefront 2 for christmas.
maciek-0 ยท 2195 points ยท Posted at 14:29:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't...
[deleted] ยท 931 points ยท Posted at 14:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
La intenciรณn es proporcionar a los jugadores un sentido de orgullo y logro para desbloquear hรฉroes diferentes.
En cuanto al costo, seleccionamos los valores iniciales basados en los datos del Open Beta y otros ajustes realizados a las recompensas de hitos antes del lanzamiento. Entre otras cosas, estamos analizando las tasas promedio de ganancia de crรฉdito por jugador a diario, y realizaremos ajustes constantes para garantizar que los jugadores tengan desafรญos que sean atractivos, gratificantes y, por supuesto, alcanzables a travรฉs del juego.
Agradecemos los comentarios sinceros y la pasiรณn que la comunidad ha expresado sobre los temas actuales aquรญ en Reddit, nuestros foros y en numerosos medios de comunicaciรณn social.
Nuestro equipo continuarรก realizando cambios y supervisarรก los comentarios de la comunidad y los actualizarรก a todos tan pronto como podamos.
Yeah, the difficult part of machine translation is parsing the input; once that's done, it's just a matter of looking up each word or phrase, applying any relevant inflections, then sticking it all together in the right order. Parsing simple English is, well, simple, or at least it is as long as none of the words are ambiguous...
It works pretty well with very formal writing. I used it once to report a bug in a Japanese program and we had no trouble understanding eachother as long as we spoke super formally.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gonna say the same thing, as a Spanish speaker it simply didn't pass throu my mind that it was Google translate
bleher89 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe because English and Spanish are somewhat similar?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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AlphaMW3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The translation works because there is only one word for both equipment and team in Spanish.
tato64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd use "Equipamiento" for equipment but "Equipo" also works
AlphaMW3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it is correct, but less used
tato64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:51:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know about the other 19 countries, but here in Argentina "Equipo" is almost exclusively used only for "Team" :P
Fun fact, translated, this 100% sounds like a gambling advertisement.
As in, this is the wording you would use in a casino. Remove the word "Battlefront" and you have yourself a star wars slot machine vendor catalogue description.
In Spanish, the word "credit" has very definite connotations towards banking.
As in, you would NEVER use the word "credit" in place of the word "points" or "score".
If you did, people would think you are talking about a bank account debt amount.
Yeah, probably whether it sounds weird or not depends on what you're accustomed to. It's not hard to separate it from the banking concept (and even get used to the plural) when you've heard it in other contexts (like academic credits, or the staff roll at the end of a movie or show).
But again, that might be because Latin American Spanish seems to be more open with localising foreign words. From my experience, you guys tend to stick to the original word in English.
ยฟQuรฉ carajo acabas de decir de mรญ, marica? Te dirรฉ que graduรฉ superior de mi clase en los Navy Seals, y he estado involucrado en numerosas incursiones secretas contra Al-Qaeda, y tengo mรกs de 300 muertes confirmadas. Estoy capacitado en la guerra gorila y soy el francotirador superior en todas las fuerzas armadas de los Estados Unidos. No eres nada para mรญ, pero sรณlo otro objetivo. Yo te pinche limpiarรฉ con la precisiรณn de la talla de la que nunca se ha visto antes en esta tierra, recuerda mis palabras. ยฟCrees que puedes salir y decirme esa mierda a travรฉs del Internet? Piense otra vez, hijo de puta. En estos momentos me pongo en contacto con mi red secreta de espรญas en los EE.UU. y tu IP estรก siendo rastreado en este momento; mejor preparate para la tormenta, gusano. La tormenta que arrasa con lo poco patรฉtico que llamas tu vida. Estรกs muerto, hijo. Puedo estar en cualquier parte, en cualquier momento, y te puedo matar en mรกs de siete mil maneras, y eso es justo con mis propias manos. No sรณlo soy ampliamente entrenado en combate sin armas, pero tengo acceso a todo el arsenal de la Marina de los Estados Unidos y lo voy a utilizar en toda su extensiรณn para limpiar tu culo miserable de la faz del continente, pedazo de mierda. Si sรณlo podรญas saber quรฉ castigo impรญo su pequeรฑo comentario "inteligente" estaba por caer sobre ti, tal vez le haya poseรญdo su maldita lengua. Pero no podรญa, no lo hiciste, y ahora estรก pagando el precio, maldito idiota. Cagarรฉ furia sobre ti y te ahogarรฉ en ella. Estรกs muerto, chico.
I thought you had to pay extra to have in-game sound?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:11:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
actually you have to pay extra to mute the game or turn volume down. volume is automatically set to full. also have to pay to eject turn of or pause game.
john3po ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:34:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here at EA our main goal is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking the pause menu, after playing 500+ hours or spending 200$ the player appreciates pausing more
"i can't remember... did he say he didn't like Battlefront 2 or he did like? Ah well, it was important enough to mention, so he must really like it!"
yp261 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my current so knows exactly what games am I playing and I know she will get me Wolfenstein 2 this xmass after she watched me playing first one and seeing me excited. she asked me if I want a sequel so, lol - communication is a key
... It's actually a really good game, and they fixed pretty much everything people were complaining about. People gonna keep complaining though. Wish they'd go bitch shit destiny 2, or better yet, net neutrality
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, Destiny 2 is a no content crap, it was fun for first 2 days later you end up just jumping around in the city because you have done all the quests.
jww243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
please update if you do we need to know. Also dropping hints are a great idea. I do this with my mom all the time. She will ask what I did today and just someone where's in the middle of the subject mention something I want, or if she and I are at a store I will pick up a game and look it over in front of her. If she asks me what I'm looking at just say a game I'm thinking about play at some point. Only misstep she has had was once getting the game for the wrong console. No worries we just returned it unopened and got the right one. With me saying every 3 minutes to the store "it's ok we can exchange, don't be upset, I love the fact I'm going to get to play it soon!"
ds0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Estar Guars: Frente de Guerra Dos
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe learn how to talk to your girlfriend. There are more complicated things ahead than buying games and if this topic is to difficult your life will be living hell.
La intenciรณn es proporcionar a los jugadores un sentido de orgullo y logro para desbloquear hรฉroes diferentes.
En cuanto al costo, seleccionamos los valores iniciales basados โโen los datos del Open Beta y otros ajustes realizados a las recompensas de hitos antes del lanzamiento. Entre otras cosas, estamos analizando las tasas promedio de ganancia de crรฉdito por jugador a diario, y realizaremos ajustes constantes para garantizar que los jugadores tengan desafรญos que sean atractivos, gratificantes y, por supuesto, alcanzables a travรฉs del juego.
Agradecemos los comentarios sinceros y la pasiรณn que la comunidad ha expresado sobre los temas actuales aquรญ en Reddit, nuestros foros y en numerosos medios de comunicaciรณn social.
Nuestro equipo continuarรก realizando cambios y monitoreando los comentarios de la comunidad y actualizando a todos tan pronto y tan a menudo como podamos.
Nah. Luck and Vader are locked behind a pay wall or thousands of hours put into the game. Tell me what console or pc he has, also what games he likes and maybe I could help you
I don't like EA's business practices any more than the next guy, but can we please stop spreading bullshit lies to try to make a point? My brother bought the game and we use the game sharing trick on xbox so I got it for free. I unlocked both Luke and Vader in less than a day.
Funcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like "Have fun with Guerres Du Ciel: La Frontiere De Bataille 2 for Christmas". Go French this time.
Hughtoc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:25:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty useless as a gift, as the cost of the game itself is the smallest expense involved. You still have to pay extra to actually unlock the on-disc content, then pay even more if you want to be competitive in multiplayer, then presumably pay for future DLC too.
At the very least, he'll get a pretty solid campaign to play through. It's fun enough for a few playthroughs
mag1xs ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't be too bad, I mean it's a good game after all it's just that you are sponsoring the idea that it's okay to pull shit like that to EA. Don't know why people have to go against the game though, the beta was really good.
Yeah I was gonna say - at least she's trying. Maybe instead of waiting and being disappointed/complaining about the gifts this guy could have an actual conversation with her and take her shopping to show her what he likes.
Or, y'know, forever be passive-aggressive about it and claim he doesn't like gifts instead. I don't know why but in a thread full of people actually being malicious about giving gifts, OP's comment got to me the most because it wasn't someone being malicious, it was an innocent mistake that he never bothered correcting. Fucking A.
That's what I was thinking, although she could be really sensitive about gifts for some reason, so maybe it was worth it to pretend. But for sure he should tell her this year of several specific games he would like.
Raichu7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like even if you're not into games if you can read English you should be able to buy one in English.
Dreadgoat ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a girlfriend that was very much NOT into gaming at all, in fact she was a little bit shitty about the fact that I like games, "childish hobby" bullshit.
So when she got me a Steam gift card it was the coolest gift ever. It was effectively just giving me money, but it showed she wanted to make me happy even if it meant I would be spending time with the games instead of her.
She continued to be utterly disinterested in games, she was still annoyed sometimes when I was overly engrossed in a game, but the small easy gift was enough to demonstrate that she accepted me regardless. We exchanged "better" gifts in terms of expense or effort over that relationship, but somehow that one felt the most meaningful.
Aside from general nerdiness (liking lord of the rings, harry potter, etc.) my ex was as far from a gamer as you could get. Never played games or did anything competitive growing up. Despite that she played Lord of the Rings Online with me at my request and she loved it.
Someone taking the time to engage in something you enjoy like that really is something special.
I'm so lucky to have a wife who shares my Pokรฉmon obsession. We both share the exact same niche interests; we just presumed that all other couples share the exact same interests and hobbies until we met enough to know we're a rare exception. I feel really bad for couples who can't share their interests and hobbies together.
If you haven't won the 50 Multi Battles trophy in the Battle Tree in Pokรฉmon Sun and Moon (or USUM now) together, are you really married?
We don't play pokemon, but my SO and I play video games all the time together. I'm talking Warframe, 7 Days To Die, Gears of War. We also DnD together. But we also have hobbies that the other doesn't care for. I like to craft and do DIY projects, and he likes restoring old firearms. It's good (for us) to have similar hobbies to spend time together doing, but also to have hobbies that we can do on our own or with other friends.
Also, Halo 3 in Spanish sounds goddamn hilarious. Though, Iโm the kind of guy who will watch Furiouso 7 or El Depredador on Univision if Iโm channel surfing and see them.
Yeah my girlfriend at the time got me Gears of War 3, I think. I hadn't played the first two.
It was amazing, I loved every second of it. One of the best gifts I've gotten, since it let me know of a series I'd never have otherwise tried. Wife'd her.
Ahh man. My boyfriend and I both love video games. When Pokemon Sun and Moon came out we bought them for each other - even though it was the same price and we did it while right next to each other, I bought his and he bought mine and then we handed them off when we got home.
possieur ยท 915 points ยท Posted at 14:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But that would make everything in Spanish. I just want the little aliens to scream about diablo and still be able to understand everyone else. (Because after 2 school years of Spanish I'm still too lazy to be bilingual.)
My dude. That pic killed me. I'm in work having to act like I'm tying my shoes every time someone walks by so they don't see the tears from laughing so hard.
FJBRRT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fucking crying on the train right now. This is to much lmfao
Bioleve ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I chose a dvd for tonight
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:19:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this is something kind of odd to me. My wife does a little bit of gaming, but knows what I like and don't like, and normally will flat out ask me what games I'm looking forward to. I give her a few options and that way I'm happy with whatever she decides to get me.
Husband always gets some steam games as part of a gift haul for birthdays and xmas. I literally just log on, look at his wishlist and pick out a few. Done.
How could she know OP is into video games but not know which ones?!
I'm a terrible gift giver, and I know it (though I'm not as bad as some of the people I'm hearing about, fortunately). Steam has saved me from so many bad gifts. Any one of my friends who has it gets something on their wishlist so that even if I fuck up the physical component, they get something I know they wanted.
Edit: another solution to my terrible gift giving is that I'll tell some people I'm really close to (like my sister or boyfriend) several ideas I have for them and let them give me some direction. Like my sister straight up told me "no on the first one, yes on the other options." Easy peasy. She has an idea of what she's getting, but it's still a little bit surprising.
Some people just don't ever think about figuring things out. My gf was entirely clueless about this. I had to hint what I liked multiple times and sometimes she'd actually pick up on it, even regular things like clothes or candy.
She just never ever remembers what kind of things I buy or look for. Not in a million years would she ever go to my Steam wishlish, may not even know that's a thing
Im a good kind of snoop cause sometimes I'll log onto his amazon account too just to figure out what he really wants vs. what he says he wants (because he wants pretty much -everything-)
Yep I had to tell my girlfriend that even though I'm passionate about my PC and video games, to please not buy me anything related to them because I'm picky and will just buy the game if I want it.
Dark777 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
heh heh good one pal
Dogma94 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:14:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
now I have to play halo3 in Spanish, just for ayy diabloso
TehMooMoo ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm confused by this post because the language was based on your console settings, not the disc itself. I used to change the language on my xbox to Spanish and the voices/menus would switch in game.
The announcer in multiplayer was in Spanish, which was my biggest reason to change. It was very satisfying.
puga1505 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're probably in the US.
In some European countries, game shops sell games only on their language, meaning the disc is on that language and it has nothing to do with the console.
I went to Hungary as a 12 year old and really wanted Dirt or something like that for PS2, but they only bad the Hungarian version.
My boyfriend mentioned last year that he really wanted to play this game called Farming Simulator 17. He's not the farming type AT ALL, he's typically more into shooting and action games, so at first I thought he was joking. Until he mentioned the game 5,000 more times. Despite laughing at his request, I bought it for him for Christmas. He only played it once for about 15 minutes and now feels awful every time he sees it collecting dust in his game drawer.
I keep telling him to pawn it, so he can at least buy something useful to take its place. But he feels too bad to get rid of it. Lol Such a sweetheart. Now I know better than to get him gifts that he thinks he wants.
Sounds like someone who doesnt play games trying to get gifts for someone who does. Sounds like her heart is in the right place, maybe just try to drop more hints about what certain games you'd love to have?
For No Man's Sky, that just sounds like an unfortunate case where the game was bad but she made an attempt at getting you a modern AAA title. For Halo 3 espanolo edition, holy fuck, I would've played the shit out of that and the gf would have definitely banned utterances of 'ayy diabloso' the friends were over because otherwise it would be every other comment.
Iโm just going to play the long con and swap out his discs
IPoAC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got off easy if these gifts were your worst, Spanish Halo 3 alone sounds hilarious. I'd love if I got something so ridiculous.
Zeiban ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:56:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a life long gamer I have been straight with all family and friends. Never ever buy me a game. If I want it I have already bought it. If I don't have it I probably don't want it. I will not be offended if you get me a Gamestop or Steam wallet card. My wife leaned this the hard way when we were dating but she understood. That's why she is so awesome. She pretty much just picks anything gaming related from ThinkGeek and she knows I'll like it. Got a cool Zelda hologram last year to hang in my office.
Halo 3 was fucked for that. Im in montreal so ofc I got the french version. I have always hated dubs with a passion and halo 3 was no exception.
UGenix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, oh man. Friend of mine had the first Halo in German - we're Dutch, so we understand German fairly well from early highschool so it was kidna fine. Still, the quotes from the little dudes in German were side-splitting hilarious.
Haha I bought a copy of halo 3 on eBay after I scratched mine. They had a stock photo set. I bought it hella cheap and I was like wtf is this mumbled shit they keep saying. I had bought a French copy and didn't realize the only thing not in French was the title.
You just reminded me of the year my mom bought me Shrek in Spanish for Christmas. Thanks, mom... she also gave me a plastic Walmart bag of grab bag clothes that didn't fit late at night the day after my 16th birthday, a single balloon for high school gradiation, and size 5x pajamas that were so big on me they nearly killed me when they slid down while I was on the stairs. Also baseball cards instead of Pokemon cards when I was a kid and recently a hardback copy of the third Game of Thrones book. I already have all of them in paperback and she has read them so she has to know what she did...
The whole no mans sky things is kinda funny to me because everyone I see online that got hyped up about it before it was released hated it but the only people I knew in real life to actually go out and buy that game without thinking it was gonna be the greatest most innovative thing ever loved it and thought it was a great game
ImGraaf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first language is spanish and I don't even like games in spanish
_Bobbin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly think the Halo 3 thing is hilarious. I would keep that forever. But as for the other stuff, try telling her specifically which game you want.
On a related note - I asked for the DVD Mr. & Mrs. Smith for Christmas one year, I received Shrek 3. So, it doesn't always work... But worth a try.
Ok, playing it might have been awkward and less fun because of the language...but from an outsiders perspective that sounds hilarious and amazing. I completely lost it when you said "ayy diabloso!" lmao
I choose to believe that purchases like this fueled a vast majority of the sales for that game.
psychcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No mans sky is actually a fun game just from playing it at my friends place, plus now itโs been updated. I wouldnโt mind at all if someone gave me a copy. I just donโt have a ps4 or a PC that can run it yet
For some reason this one made me laugh the hardest.
Theons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had she shown interest in other games or no mans sky specifically before she got it for you? She probably liked it and wanted an excuse to watch you play it
I'm just wondering, and don't take this as accusatory, why don't you just tell her that you want games in English and don't like No Man's sky? Like, as long as you emphasize that you appreciate the thought and you love that she gifts you things, it would turn out better in the end if you could just go to the store and exchange it, and not get these things in the future. It just boggles me that you play the second game all the time to not hurt her feelings instead of just telling her the truth. If she loves you she might be hurt but she'd appreciate your honesty more. Like unless you've specifically agreed to sugarcoat things with each other, in which case I'll butt out.
oss_spy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No Mans sky is pretty good though. Itโs far better than it was on launch
Veshter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I were you I'd ask my girlfriend to consult me next time she plans to gift me a game and to tell me her budget for it. As a gamer if someone gifted me a game I'd be happier than anyone since I never got a gift game. It's more important to me that they thought to buy me a game and choosing the title myself would make things 10/10 and I wouldn't think any less of them for not knowing which game I want the most at the moment.
Had a girlfriend hand me an Xbox 360 remote and say "So I went to Gamestop and asked about a game you might like and they recommended X (a game I would have liked very much indeed, although I don't recall what it was now), but I was unsure whether you'd like it so I got you this instead".
Yeah... Thanks... Nevermind that I lived in a tiny 1-room student appartment at the time and literally didn't even need to stand up to reach the console. -.-
My gf at the time bought me a bear grylls video game because she knew I liked how ridiculous his shows were and liked videogames. Wondered why I didn't play it.
Ita time to start dropping fat hints on that girl.
"Star wars Battlefront II is literal as s juice"
"The videogame Stardew Valley in English has been officially recognized as a cure for depression!"
Etc.
I once had a girlfriend who liked to make me mix cds. She kept asking me if I was listening to them and I hadn't. She told me I should listen to them in my car during my commute, but I didn't have a CD player in my car, so she insisted on lending me a boom box CD player so I could listen in my car, but I never did because who wants to be futzing around with a boom box while driving? I listen to the news/traffic report/NPR while I'm driving.
It really pissed her off and she angrily took back her boom box, which I was fine with because who wants a boom box sitting in the passenger seat? I asked her if there was some kind of special message on the CD that she wanted me to hear and she said it was just music, but I wouldn't know because I never listened to any of them.
If someone wants to share a specific song or a specific band or something I'm willing to listen to a small sampling but I'm not fucking with my commute out of a sense of obligation. Paying attention to unfamiliar music is work.
The lesson is to not give people presents that requires them to change how they go about their life.
W3REWOLF ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:14:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe there's more context here... But you kinda sound like a dick.
He sounds perfectly logical if you ask me. The gift should surely be about the giftee, not the gifter. She wanted to force something she enjoyed on him. It's ok to try to show something you enjoy and think your BF/GF might enjoy, but the way OP tells her she couldn't take the hint.
The GF made some crappy gifts that didn't remotely interest OP. Not just once, but multiple times, badgered him to take a boom box around in his car, and got pissed, when OP didn't make a fake effort to enjoy the gifts that had nothing to do with him.
I understand, some people fake politeness, and even wear the ugly sweater their grandma knitted for them. But I wouldn't listen to multiples of 80 minutes of random crap either personally.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure... I kinda get that. I wouldn't listen to a full CD if I was not interested though. I mean, that's a weird way to hold someone hostage for 80 minutes. I'd throw it in, listen the first song, maybe even skip it if I didn't like it. After 2 or 3 songs if none of them held my interest, I'd be finished with it.
PS: The more context is that she was always pressuring me and violating my boundaries.
Like she got irate that I would lock the door to the bathroom when I took a crap and insist that it was her house and I was locking her out of her bathroom. She only shut up when I reminded her that I had my own apartment with my own bathroom that I could happily go use and not be at her house.
Also I had to wake up 5am every day for work, and she was an artist who slept in until 10 or 11, then at night when I'd go to sleep at 9 or 10pm she would get mad and ask angrily "are you just going to go to sleep?" Why, yes. Yes I am.
She also didn't have her own vehicle so would ask me for rides to her friends' house for puppet practice or whatever almost every day, but whenever she could she would borrow someone else's car and then insist on driving. It was like a power trip thing. The only reason she didn't insist on driving my car was that she didn't know how to drive stick shift and she would start crying when I would offer to teach her.
There was other stuff, too, but I don't care to delve too much into that relationship because it makes me mad how much stuff I did put up with. Like that she actually used the phrase "Bros before hos" when I would want to do something with her when she had plans to meet up with the same friends she hung out with all the time. Like: Why did I put up with that?
The bottom line is that she had nothing but unstructured time and no commute while I was busy with full time employment, "mandatory" overtime, apprenticeship classes at night, homework, and gnarly commutes every day. I simply wasn't going to let someone in her position control what I listened to during my commute. Listening to what you want when you're stuck in traffic every day is the only way to survive it.
I may be a dick (I don't think so, but I am unsure whether dicks know they are dicks or not) but refusing to listen to mix CDs isn't what would make me one.
*Oh, and I'm quite happily married now to a woman who adores me, so it all worked out ok in the end! Except for that ex-girlfriend who was diagnosed with a terrible disease about a week after we broke up.
A gaudy thong (underwear, not flip flop for those who know the other term) from my cousin. I was twelve. And somehow it had latched onto the top of the garment box and when I opened it, the thong went flying through the air and landed at my grandpa's feet.
High school graduation, opening gifts from family and friends. Lots of cash, then one box was a set of towels. I had a completely confused look on my face, like why the fuck am I getting towels?
At the time it was the worst gift ever, now I realize I was just a big douchebag for not appreciating the thought...
Edit: Thanks for all the replies! For clarification, as a 17yo male planning on living at home while going to school in town, it was just a very unexpected gift. Was never told that was a normal gift. Very much love these kinds of gifts now!
[deleted] ยท 1179 points ยท Posted at 13:41:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have, no joke, been lusting after a new set of towels for like 5 years. I have hinted very strongly for people to give me towels, socks and pajamas for christmas. teenage me would be appalled.
wheyitout ยท 494 points ยท Posted at 14:20:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd kill for some good towels - the kind that are thick enough to absorb, but no so thick theyโre still wet later. Better yet, Iโd kill for some soft bedsheets. The kind that doesnโt get all pilly when you wash them. A year post college has done me dirty.
When you spend a third of your life on them, it's not exactly a waste of money, especially when you consider how much you may spend on clothing to only wear it once a week or less.
Those numbers are a bit skewed. $150 worth of clothes would last me 10 years. I keep two sets of sheets(1 winter and 1 summer) and will get new sheets at least every 10 years for a new color. Dollars per hour, I definitely get much more with clothes than I ever would with those sheets since I'm wearing clothes 24 hours a day instead of only 8.
I think a large part of it comes down to shopping habits and level of activity. For instance, I've got a great sweatshirt I wear alot in the winter for less than $5 on clearance.
I don't really spend much time shopping specifically for clothes. I just tend to walk through the clothes sections rather than around them when I'm at the store anyways. If I see something interesting, I stop for 30 seconds and then keep moving. Overall, I probably come out even because it usually less crowded going that way too. If everyone starts, it might be problematic though.
But even if you're wearing clothes 24/7, you're not wearing the same clothes 24 hours a day (I'm assuming). I mean, I've worn the same pair of jeans days in a row before, but my underwear & shirts were always different. And these days, in order to even get clothes that would last 10 years, you definitely won't get much for $150 (which, if that's all you spend on clothes, then it's understandable that you'd be wearing them 24 hours a day, cause that would be all the clothes you own :/)
Definitely a case of YMMV. I know some people who prefer to sleep naked, and just be naked when they can (at home, alone), so having a really nice set of sheets that feel good is worth the cost to them.
I agree. I tend to wear my clothes until they are a bit ragged and often get by wearing work-provided clothes so the cost is minimal. I'm also very light on my clothes so they tend to last forever.
And I wear my own clothes to work every day, and usually change into something more lazy/comfortable when I get home. I wouldn't spend $150 on a set of sheets either, tbh.
I picked them up at 20% off, but I'd buy another set at $150 without much of a thought. They've been great, held up much better than the $50 sheets I was using before. Part of my logic was that if they disappointed, I'd just return them.
Think of it in terms of the amount per hour, say even over a year (which I tend to keep comforters for at least that long, usually 2-3 years though), if you sleep 7 hours a night times 365 nights, that is about 2500 hours a year, or 2 cents an hour, plus your sleep effects the rest of your life as well
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Black Friday gift to myself (and I guess my boyfriend by proxy) was a new set of flannel sheets. I'm so excited to cocoon myself in their cozy softness.
Yeah Iโve done a little bit of research on it because I couldnโt figure out how more thread count would ever = cheaper in price, but those companies have some tricks.
I've read that anything over 400 t/c is just wasting money. That said, I have some 600 t/c sheets and they're pretty great. (Gift from Mom) They wrinkle like a mad bastard, though. Can't leave them to linger in the dryer for more than a second.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
man i got some nice ass sheets from my dad's adoptive parents last year. they literally bought them from my cousin as a fundraiser thing so he could go to italy (lmao ask me if they ever helped pay for any of my school trips) without directly giving him the money. jokes on them tho bc the sheets fuckin rule.
SEphotog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those fundraiser sheets are the SHIT. I bought tons of them for $35 last year when my daughterโs dance school had a fundraiser, and theyโre absolutely the best sheets weโve ever had in our home.
Always go for a Percale weave, especially if you live in warm regions or have dry skin (dry skin can catch on silky sheets). Some people think Percale sheets are rough but if you get the right ones they won't be rough and get softer after washing. Only problem with them is they wrinkle easily so if you have a problem with that you can iron them before putting them on the bed.
You don't need 10,000 thread count Egyptian cotton sateen sheets. Also NEVER get a blended cotton/synthetic material, it will pill up or wear out extremely quick.
When you do finally get those gifts, some ways to keep those towels nice and fluffy/absorbent and the sheets from pilling:
*Don't use dryer sheets with towels, as the heat can actually transfer a bit of wax to the towels and keep them from being able to fluff up and absorb as they once used to. If you want fabric softener get the liquid kind and put it in the wash, then use old balls of tin foil in the dryer to get rid of static cling.
*Don't use hot water to wash the microfiber/pilly kind of sheets. If you want to make sure they get clean properly, add a cup of plain white vinegar. You can also do that with whites or anything that's mildewed.
I was really hoping we'd get some people to buy us sheets off our wedding registry but no one did. But at least we got some sweet honeymoon funds and can enjoy some hotel sheets abroad!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Linen towels. Even the thin ones. They absorb better than cotton and dry quicker.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the feel of microfiber on my fingertips, though. If they're even a little dry, it sticks like velcro. To me, the feel of microfiber is just icky.
Amazon now does homewares, they're cheap and decent and called amazonbasics. If you have the student version of Amazon prime, you even get an extra discount.
That is what my mom is getting me for Christmas. Or, more specifically, a new bed set. I need to replace mine, and she has awesome taste, so may as well.
No joke, ikea sheets are my favorite and they last a long time. Their towels are also pretty good and the bath sheets (super big bath towels) are great, too. Treat yoself!
Arriety ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh my SO is a tall guy and he hates my human sized towels. Thanks for this!
Check out Bed Bath and Beyond clearance - I've gotten most of my towels and sheets from there. Also get a bath sheet instead of a bath towel. Holy luxury.
Costco has really nice 100% cotton towels for pretty cheap.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a set of bedding for my birthday last year and it's hands down the best ever, it's so soft and good, I never use any of my old cheap ones, I clean them in the morning and put them back on in the evening when I have to.
Ok, honestly, they are too expensive. But I just recently purchased the Calvin Klein modern cotton bed sheets (should have waited until Christmas), and they are phenomenal. I have no idea what thread count they are, it doesnโt say. But they are so soft. Again, too expensive (Canada) but maybe in the States they are cheaper.
We recently got some Nestl microfiber sheets and they are soft and holding up well after 4 months. At $30 for the set they really don't need to be that durable to be well worth the buy.
sSommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man yes. Good Sheets, towels, pajamas, and socks. I'd be so stoked! Adulting is weird.
I got two nice bath sheets (basically huge bath towels) from my then-boyfriend two Christmases ago. One of my favorite gifts ever. Second runner up is the bathrobe I got last year.
i_izzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just got some bamboo fiber sheets and oh my god they are so soft!!!
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One thing about adulting is getting some awesome fluffy huge towels. I've been trying to convince my wife to chuck the old rough worn out towels with holes for a couple years now... I think I'll just raid the closet soon and toss the old shit...
Donate them to the animal shelter! We're always happy about towels
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
actually.... REALLY good idea, thank you! :)
Lanoir97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm really want some satin sheets right now more than anything. I just put my flannel set on with the temp dropping and it feels incredible. Unfortunately my summer sheets are complete trash and are really rough and uncomfortable.
I am hoping for pajamas from my fiance this year. He said the gift was something I had showed him I wanted, but I can't think of what it is, other than the silk ones we saw at a shop. I have been talking about the pajamas a bit, showed him a set that looked the same, but was made of viscouse and said "this feels so rough comapred to the silk one" and he agreed, said this feels so cheap. Hehe. I know the price range fits, too.
I totally remember my mom asking me one Christmas, "Do you want a vacuum or a tablet?" I was soooo excited to get a new vacuum, the tablet seemed so frivolous and ridiculous. I realized I was officially an adult. An adult on a budget.
Every year I tell my mother-in-law I want new towels. Partly because I can't think of anything else and partly because new towels seem so luxurious.
kedavo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received 19 pairs of socks for Christmas last year. I was thrilled. They all have designs, pictures, or patterns. I wear mismatched socks every day, too, so they were wonderful gifts.
Why don't you just buy them yourself? Why does it specifically have to be a gift?
AmaiVM ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:03:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cos the old ones are still good. It would be a shame to throw them away...
Nambot ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because the good stuff costs money they don't have while they have relatives who are willing to spend that money but will give them high end clothes or accessories that they can't resell or give away.
Speaking for experience, in early adulthood, quality towels are high enough in the want scale to make a good gift but not high enough in the need scale to be something you'd just decide to purchase. I, too, want a new set of good towels, but mine are still good even if they're old, and I have other shit to buy for the house before I get around to towels. I'd still be thrilled to get them as a present, though.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes are great, I love getting clothes.... People just always get me the wrong size and no way to get it exchanged for the correct size. Last year I got two great shirts (that I could wear if I stretched them out for a few minutes) and a flannel. Love my family, love the clothes, just wish they would fit.
kiffren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom told me to make an amazon wishlist for Christmas. It contains socks, cedar shoe trees, brass collar stays, and more socks. Younger me would be aghast at the lack of even a single LEGO set. I really hope she gets me some socks.
Bearence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You never miss the plush until you no longer have it. Every one of my towels is either something I stole from my health club or ten years old.
If you don't have a care about color or design, go to the tj Maxx. There is a clearance section there. Just saw their summer themed towels for $5 a piece.
beyd1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just buy them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am unemployed waiting to get back into uni next year, I have zero money for new towels.
I totally remember my mom asking me one Christmas, "Do you want a vacuum or a tablet?" I was soooo excited to get a new vacuum, the tablet seemed so frivolous and ridiculous. I realized I was officially an adult. An adult on a budget.
I totally remember my mom asking me one Christmas, "Do you want a vacuum or a tablet?" I was soooo excited to get a new vacuum, the tablet seemed so frivolous and ridiculous. I realized I was officially an adult. An adult on a budget.
Every year I tell my mother-in-law I want new towels. Partly because I can't think of anything else and partly because new towels seem so luxurious.
Seigga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know what you mean. Last Christmas my mom got a pair of really nice strideline running socks, and they were easily my favorite gift of the day. I remember having a moment sitting on the couch, enjoying my comfy new socks, and then suddenly thinking to myself "holy shit... I'm Old!"
My Mom asked what I wanted for Christmas a couple years back. My towels were old and getting a bit rough and ratty and frayed. I said "I'd like a nice pair of Luxury white bath towels"
I got some tesco value towers :'( Like, the ones with the blue and white stripey label.
I have hinted very strongly for people to give me towels, socks and pajamas for christmas. teenage me would be appalled.
Yeah I've gotten to the age where I actually do want socks as gifts. I don't like getting old.
On the flip side, I'm still using the same towels I bought when I went to college, 16 years later. They are thick and comfy and match my current bathroom color scheme well. I just bought them because they were blue. I made a wise choice.
Sofa6265 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am still a teenager and even I ask for these things now. There's nothing better than new towels and fuzzy pajamas!
bluesox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm actually hoping to get socks for Christmas. Thatโs how you know youโre getting older.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult wish lists do wonders, and people appreciate not having to bother with that shit
I think theyโre called bath sheets. Give those. Theyโre massive and youโll feel like every other towel is a wash cloth. Get them. Life will be much better.
Oh my god you aren't kidding. My parents asked my wife and I what we wanted for Christmas and they thought we were joking when we said sheets/bedding/towels...any of that.
My parents asked for my Christmas list this year, and at 30 years old I have listed towels, pajamas, slippers, and sheets. Thereโs nothing else I need, just please buy me the things Iโve been putting off buying myself!
SEphotog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ditto! I just want a nice down comforter and those โtouch-of-downโ pillows that they have a Hilton Hotels. I donโt think anyone is taking me seriously. One year, all I asked for was my grandmotherโs vintage Pyrex and Tupperware...I learned they had sold all of it, but did get a beautiful jade Fenton hobnail milkglass candy dish!
I once got an orange Ikea bathroom set: 2 large bath towels, 2 smaller hand towels, 2 face clothes, all of the "ribbed" kind, and a shag'like bath mat that was heaven to step on. I got them from an ex's evil step mother before she decided she hated me. It's been over 10 years and I still have them, minus the bathmat.
ETA: Orange is my favourite colour, so I was beyond stoked for them.
Hubby is getting some awesome new socks for Xmas (among other things). Hopefully he doesn't decide to Reddit stalk me, but it's weird how practical we become.
I personally would kill for some nice, plush bath sheets. The huge ones you can bundle in and that are good quality. We have two I somehow inherited. We fight over them.
When I was 20 I jokingly asked for a nice pair of wool socks for Christmas since I always have cold feet. My mom got me 5 pairs of the softest, most gorgeous designer wool socks. I was overjoyed and they are honestly probably the nicest pieces of clothing I own.
This is what happens as you get older. 24 year old me right now gets excited over nice vacuum cleaners and microwaves. Teenage me would cry on the inside.
frleon22 ยท 368 points ยท Posted at 14:18:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But a towel is the most useful thing in the universe!
I never got the love for those books, I read all 5 plus the one by eoin colfer and I just find them to be badly written crap gibberish and yet most people treat it like a nerd Bible. What's the appeal?
frleon22 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. We the fans don't find them to be badly written crap gibberish. Probably that's it?
Nicorhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My personal appeal in them isn't in the story (which certainly isn't bad, but I don't feel that it stands out all that much compared to others) but the prose is so well-written and the wordplay so clever that I just love it.
"A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost." What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the Galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.
Hence a phrase which has passed into hitch hiking slang, as in "Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.""
I just remembered that I kept the same towel in my car for 3 years and it was so convenient. This is my favorite book and I hadn't even made the connection!
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They probably figured you neede "house stuff" because you were graduating and growing up and (presumably) moving away from home. I got towels for my HS grad too.
I think they gave that one year too early. After my first year living on my own, I asked for practical things as gifts - those items around kitchen and bath that get used often enough to miss, but not frequently enough to get a 19 year old to go out and buy them.
wofo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it was a premature house warming gift
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:24:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, the Christmas gifts from my parents and grandma suddenly became a bunch of kitchen stuff, housewares, ect. I thought it was very grown up to be collecting that kind of stuff, so I was excited about it. I didnโt need most of it until 5 years later, after college, but my parents stored it for me and it was super nice to have that stuff at that point. Iโm still using the Tupperware I got for my 17th Christmas. Maybe my family is just weird, but I think it makes a lot of sense to give young adults forward looking, useful gifts.
i_Wytho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man I gotta disagree with this one. I got a few gifts from friends n family for HS graduation. Goin on ten years later, the only gift I remember getting are the two Egyptian cotton towels I still have today.....then again....maybe all the other gifts could just be posts on this thread lol
Good towels are expensive and most college kids I know don't have enough and end up with the mildewy smell because of it. That was actually a great gift. I understand if you still live at home they're probably not necessary but it's nice to have your own set for travel, beach, camp outs, etc.
Ciserus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't basic household items pretty standard gifts for a high school graduation? That's how I got all the necessities of life for my first few years on my own.
The graduation gifts that weren't so good were the 10 different metal pens in fancy wooden boxes. None of them wrote worth a damn.
That's like, the perfect graduation gift, assuming you're not sticking around home.
alyssa-a ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, after I graduated my cousin gave me a laundry basket filled with towels and a bunch of other stuff for the new place I was moving in to. It was hands down one of the best gifts I've ever gotten, and I still use the towels 5+ years later.
My grandparents gave me towels and sheets for my graduation. I thought it was a pretty common thing to buy towels for high school graduates going into college? Maybe itโs just because I was moving into a dorm...I can see why that would be weird if you intended to live at home for a while more.
eille_k ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I look forward to getting towels from my grandma every year.
My grandmother has been giving me towels, bed sheets, blankets, you know the whole set for when I "get married and move to my new house". I guess it's tradition in some families.
carooool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got towels when I graduated from high school by my mom's friend. She monogrammed them herself and they were a really thoughtful gift. I still have them years later.
My mother in law gets us towels every year for Christmas. It's been 16 years now and I actually look forward to it. I haven't bought a towel in forever.
gogomom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love new towels.
When my oldest went off to university he told me the best of his "new" stuff were the towels.
One of my friends who'd graduated a year earlier got me towels for graduation, and made a point of getting them for everyone's graduation. I thought it was quirky but nice, and after using them for a year I started getting people the same thing! I've still got them 5 years later, and until recently they were my nicest towels by far.
I also got a set of towels as part of a high school graduation gift from my dad and I loved it haha! I was moving into my first apartment and it was cool to have a set of nice towels to hang in my tiny little bathroom. Maybe I'm weird. I still have those towels 10 years later.
That doesn't sound that odd for a high school graduation gift, especially if you are going to college after, then that stuff can be very nice to have.
For my graduation my uncle literally got me a laundry basket filled with towels and laundry equipment, probably the one gift I still use regularly from that day.
As a college senior...lordt what id do for a pack of towels.
_TR-8R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ech the rest of the comments, as you get older you really start to appreciate the value of common household items. If someone bought me a nice set of fluffy towels I'd be ecstatic. Honestly anything practical now, dress shoes, nice clothes, cologne, Tupperware, just all the stuff I need but would never actually buy myself.
But a towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
arah91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned sixteen I got a few gifts, one was from an older person and it was a detailed map of the area. I distinctly remember saying, "Why do I need a map". I immediately felt like the biggest asshole ever.
They told me they used theirs all the time. Though admittedly I already had a smart phone, and have never used it.
One of my mom's friends last year got me hand towels that say GAMER 4 LIFE with pixel hearts on them. I'm kind of embarrassed to have them in the bathroom.
That reminds me of the fact that when I was around 9 someone got me an alarm clock for my birthday and I was like why would you get me this instead of Yugioh cards or something. I ended up using that alarm clock for like 10 years till it broke though so I guess it ended up being great
My aunt likes to tell a story from my 5th (I think) birthday when she got me a Legend of Zelda beach towel. I loved playing the game on NES and watching the cartoon, so she figured I would enjoy it. Apparently I opened the box, said "Boring." and moved it aside.
We laugh about the story now, but I always still feel a little bad. Especially since I did end up loving the towel, until I lost it sometime during college.
6026961 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guilty of gifting towels, but hear me out! My dad was always the biggest piece of shit growing up. His parents mostly raised me, and my grandma always dreamed we would get along one day so she tried her best to keep the peace. One Christmas when I was 17 or so he wanted a Star Trek boxed set that came with a little model of the Enterprise, but he threw a fit when I refused to spend more than $20 on his wife. She was a horrible woman who I only saw a handful of times per year, and I was working part time making minimum wage. So I made it clear that if he was going to act like that, I wouldn't be getting him or his wife a damned thing. My grandma tried to save the situation by getting a nice towel set and wrapping it up for both of them from me. To this day I get a kick remembering the fit of pure rage he threw when he saw he got towels. Worked out even better than getting nothing. Thanks, grandma!
tamabits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why the fuck would you get gifts from family and friends for graduating high school?
ericbrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I have 3 kids, and her sister who lived nearby had 4 kids all around the same ages. My MIL would buy a nice new fluffy towel for each kid at each birthday party. This went on for 5-6 years. For us, that meant 15 new fluffy towels over that time.
My school had an all night grad party, and the raffle items with the most tickets were not the flat screen TV, or the speakers, but the really nice pretty bedding sets, laundry baskets with nice towels and the boxs of school supplies... Because we all were like, tv is going to have too much competition, might as well put our tickets in something we are going to have to buy anyways.
That's actually very typical for a HS graduation if people know you will be going to college. I received a laundry basket that had towels and some plastic mixing bowls in it. That was in 2008 and I still use them every day.
tkzant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me towels, a light switch cover, and a bootleg Zelda shirt the one Christmas we together. She wasn't the best gift giver, but to be fair the towels were pretty nice and I still use them!
JasonDJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so weird, the gifts we appreciate when we get older.
My first Christmas with my wife (then girlfriend), her mother got me a Walmart giftcard. I had mentioned that nobody had gotten me socks for Christmas, as there's nothing quite like the feeling of wearing a new pair of socks for the first time, and that a good chunk of the giftcard had gone towards buying myself some new socks. As a result, she was technically the only person to buy me socks for Christmas.
She has gotten me socks for every Christmas since. And got me printed socks for our wedding ("In case you get cold feet") and matching adult/infant socks for my first Fathers Day, though now I feel bad because I don't remember where they are, what they said, or where the picture that went with them is.
It's funny because when I was 14, I would've hated getting socks as a gift. I'm 30 now and last year my aunt gave me a three pack of dress socks and I was like "oh my god THANK YOU!"
For my HS graduation, I obviously got a lot of envelopes with $20's in them, but two of my favorite gifts I got were a small multi-tool that my robotics coach gifted to a bunch of the team members, and a monogrammed towel from a family friend. Both were awesome to have since they were things you don't often think about.
WaterMnt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sure you're blowing up but I got some Polo towels for my high school graduation. I think I still have all of them, though they are showing some age. I've had them for 17 years now and use them pretty regularly.
My wife's whole family went to one big state school. I went to their main rival. I make a point of wearing gear from my school every time I see them and have for >a decade now. They all get me gifts from their school and say "oh just give it to [my wife]." I mean you're already on that website buying college stuff? Is it too hard to click one button to get me some black and gold socks with a big P on them instead of these shitty red and white ones? It's not them trying to be funny. They just don't care. I'd rather get nothing.
Thatโs a total bummer. My in laws are all rabid fans for the rival team, but theyโve been really sweet and will occasionally gift things from my team for me for Christmas. Or theyโll get us matching Christmas ornaments for me and my husband, one from each team.
Our respective teams have some pretty cool "house divided" type things that I would totally appreciate. I should admit I have degrees from both schools so maybe I'm being too harsh....?
I dunno. My MIL got us a โhouse dividedโ license plate frame. Neither my husband nor I wanted the other team represented on our car, so we made a wager and the loser had to install it. He lost, but still never put it on his car, lol.
I have some family who buy me UK stuff every year and say the screen printer must be dyslexic. Iโm a KU fan. They all cheer for UK. They once bought me a blue Kentucky Utilities shirt. At least that one had K and U in the right order. Whatever. I asked them, Purwho do you think our are? I Purdont participate anymore.
A porcelain doll. I never asked for one, I never wanted one, and I hate girly crap like that. But I smiled and said I loved it. That sent off a chain reaction and I kept getting the damn things. I had a decent collection of these creepy ass dolls!
I ended up ditching them when one day my stereo turned on from across the room and the remote was right next to a doll. Nope. I know it could have been anything that caused it, but those things were creepy enough so that just sealed my decision for me. I finally stopped getting them after high school.
JedgeeJoy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt decided I was going to collect porcelain dolls, so I received one every Christmas and birthday for most of my teens. They lived in their boxes on a shelf until I could give them away!! Luckily my school had non-uniform days where you had to bring in something to use as a raffle or tombola prize for a fair a couple of times a year, so they generally didn't hang around for long.
Lucky! Wish I could have done that. When I was 18 wr moved and when packing I just didn't unpack them and left them in the basement telling my parents I had 0 interest in the dolls lol. They eventually all left in garage sales. Good riddance!
Raichu7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prize for a tombola.
A tombola is basically a raffle but instead of buying tickets and getting a random prize if your ticket is picked tickets are stuck to prizes and you pick a ticket out of a bag that may or may not match a prize.
My mum and sister did that to me with little ceramic shoes. They gave me two one year and I said thanks and pretended I liked them. After that they decided that I "collected" them so got me a whole lot more. I never liked any of them and didn't need more stuff.
I think they just wanted me to collect something so they would know what to get me in the future.
Porcelain shoes is just strange but at least they don't have eyes that follow you wherever you go lol. Do you still have the collection or did you get rid of them?
You'd be surprised! My mother in law ended up with a ton or porcelain houses when she moved her mother up here and a few of those were worth a lot of money! Might be worth looking into one day.
He was my Build a Bear buddy. My uncle was in the army and about to deploy. So my grandmother took my cousin and I to BaB to get something to help. Uncle was my father figure at the time so his leaving hurt me too. So Charlie and whatever cousin's tiger is named both got camo uniforms. I remember taking pictures of them to send to him in his care packages. It did make me feel better, and now when I see Charlie I think of my uncle...
Unfortunately after he divorced my aunt for being the dumbass she can be, my family stood by her and rugswept her behavior and shunned him. There was also some racism involved. I should text him.
Omg I feel you on family bullshit! You can find it in my history from like...2 years ago I think but I made a post about my step-dad. When I was 18 he asked to see me naked, twice, literally I said "no" and he responded with "please?". He also told me he had thoughts about coming up to my room at night. I was moving out the next day and SUPER GRATEFUL to be doing so.
It's a stupid LONG story with everything that has happened, but the sum is my family thought I should try to put it behind me. Not in a "everybody makes mistakes" kind of way but a "He's your father" kinda thing. Idk how to explain it. My mother doesn't push it aside but she stuck with him even when she found evidence he was sleeping with his BLOOD DAUGHTER because "divorce goes against the Bible" ugh. Today they are divorcing, he moved 3 hours away to move his daughter in with him (from day 1 she's been ecstatic, her mother has seen nothing but pure joy from her daughter when she's around or talks about her dad) and EVERYONE can tell that something ain't right. But, with all of that, we're just supposed to turn the other cheek. Wtf?! Why tho? I'm just glad he's 3 hours away! My mother is doing better and we talk about how we can't wait for karma to knock his ass down lol. Family can be a real shithole sometimes...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's just sad because he was a great dad all throughout my childhood, then I got boobs and became legal and it all stopped. I'm grateful because it could have been SOOOO much worse (yours sounds way worse personally) but it left me pretty fucked up. Family is a sinkhole way too often.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol it was a good paragraph. I don't try to go off of worse pains, just remain grateful for what I've avoided and learned from the experiences. When this first happened I just didn't feel he saw me as his true daughter despite raising me from less than a year old...but then he started an intimate relationship with his blood daughter and I was like "Oh, okay, so he does see me as his daughter he's just vile and disgusting". I also have been having nightmares recently...in all of them all that happens is he says something vile like "Just letting you know I'm hard right now" but never touches me. I'm clearly still dealing with this almost 10 years later and it's fucked up how shit stays with you. Yes, I've been to therapy but even that can't stop bad dreams, ya know?
It can't, but we can learn to fight in them. I have similar dreams, except I am touched. It turns out doing jiu jitsu for the last few months, drilling the movements into muscle memory drilled them into my subconscious too. The last time I had one of those nightmares, I used jiu jitsu and put my attacker into a "triangle" and won. He did not tap out like my classmates did. He screamed in pain and it was glorious. The next time we live rolled in class, I lost a round, tied a round, and got what is called a rear naked choke on my rolling partner, so I won.
I am sure you can find a way to arm yourself too. Perhaps by doing self defense classes of some kind, or specifically asking your therapist if they know any tools for lucid dreaming so you can take control of the situation and win. Those dreams have started to decrease.
I also write stories, usually fan fiction because I'm a huuugggeee nerd, and end up dreaming in those. Killing dragons in my sleep is fucking amazing.
Yay fan fiction! I want to write but all my good lines and plots are in my head when I can't write them down and I lose them lol. I also went through a false positive paternity test when I was 15 so I thought someone else was my dad for about 4 years. I want to write about that experience but memoirs are HARD!
I'll be okay. I don't feel like I need defenses just comebacks. Like "Okay, fuck you I'm out" lol. In the dreams I'm just silent.
I also didn't talk to him for like 7 months a few years ago. This came about because he was SHOWERING his daughter with affection and support despite her laziness and dangerous parenting. I mean seriously vile parenting. He defended her tooth and nail and complimented her more than his own wife. I had had enough. I only started conversation again for my own peace of mind. Being angry for 7 months did a serious toll on my personal life. My husband and I ended up in counseling for problems that resulted from all the negative. I do feel better, but I can't wait until they get caught and someone saves the proof (nice one, Mom! Always take a screenshot). As soon as there's proof and I can call him out on his lies and bullshit I'm out. He's 3 hours away right now so for me it isn't worth doing it now because it's just more anger and frustration that I don't need. When I can finally say "You HAVEN'T changed AT ALL and you abused your authoritative power with your own daughter. You're a horrible person and you'll never change" I'm gonna party! My mom is waiting for that day too. She's been through so much....
I am so happy that you are in the right headspace to have a plan. Not blind rage, but not acceptance either. I think taking the time to think things through, whether it be the future possibly to set him up to get his cuppanace, or our own memories, or even my over 100 pages of adventures between my Dragonborn and her beloved jester really help. I have ADHD, so as a kid it took a lot of time for me to learn to sit down and think. Which I do not do sometimes, but when I do, when we all do, I think we have the capacity for some damn cool ideas. :)
Dude that's how friendships are made, though. Weird shit that sticks. One of my closest friends, whom I refer to as my long lost brother because of how similar we are, right down to the genetic disorder, bonded over drawing dinosaurs. I'm actually considering doing it as a career because he taught me so much and dinosaurs are freaking amazing.
FUCK this same thing happened to me. One year my mom got me a fairly nice porcelain doll. I was like 11 or 12 so I was within the strike zone for one of those.
I liked it, and I told her, and for the next four or so years after that I got at least one porcelain doll every year. But THESE dolls, rather than being the nice dolls you could buy from magazine ads with names and stuff, were knockoff porcelain dolls from the unclaimed freight store that my mom did half of her Christmas shopping at.
That sounds way creepier. I feel like most people who were gifted porcelain dolls never mentioned any interest in them. For me, by an early age I was interested in Living Dead Dolls and similar shit. Why the hell would I like a porcelain doll?! For some reason blatantly creepy stuff that's TRYING to look a bit morbid is less creepy than the cute stuff. Something about the combo of cute and evil is just wrong, and I like some pretty strange stuff lol.
Storm137 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:16:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omfg Furbies! My husband and I both had one and had our own weird shit happen too.
Mine did 2 things. First was I knocked it off the porch and in mid fall it said "Wheeee! Hurray!" thud The second thing was in class (I was in 3rd grade I believe) it was in my locker and just started continuously making a loud horrible sound, like an alarm. The class closest to my locker thought it was a fire alarm and exited their classroom. Didn't take much to figure out what was actually making the noise so they get the thing out and come into my class asking who's it was. I fessed up, then my Furby was locked in a sealed box for the day. I never played with it after that lol.
My husband's was creepier. He put it in his closet and forgot about it for years. Late middle school he's cleaning out his closet and the thing woke up! He said it made a big yawn and was like "Hi!" He noped out and threw it away lol.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that is terrifying. Mine was talking to me at night when it was in my closet so I wound up taking it into the basement and hiding it somewhere. My mom was doing laundry about 5-6 years later when I hear her shriek and she comes up the stairs looking like she had just seen a ghost.
What happened was she was doing her thing and she heard the Furby talking AT her. She swears it said: "I see you."
Omg that's hilarious! Did you promptly chuck the Furby? I probably would have set it on fire if it were me lol
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol I wound up selling it at a garage sale actually. The woman who bought it from me paid about 20 bucks (this was when online you couldn't get them for less then 100 bucks) and I got to get rid of the evil.
I heard the new ones have a built in "fire in eyes" evil laughter mode. Who the fuck even thought that was a good idea? They were already filled with souls from hell!
I was kinda excited to see Furbies make a comeback....for like 3 seconds...then I was terrified and decided no Furbies will ever be in this house, especially not the new ones. You're right, the look like pure evil!
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? If my cousins ask for one, it's a big nope.
I have a 3.5 year old so I just hope he never wants one. He already has this Elmo doll that connects to a phone app. You turn him off and he'll start talking anyways. We noped out of that pretty quickly. My in-laws had him overnight recently and asked me to pack the Elmo. Turns out it's batteries are dead. Good.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take the batteries out anyways. There's some residual charge that could make it sound like Satan is puppeteering the thing. I had one of those Amazing Amy baby dolls that talked when I was little and when the batteries died it started talking in a low voice.
Omfg some of his other toys do that! He has a little "computer" that sounds like Satan when the batteries need changed. He still loves playing with it though lmao. It's kinda funny.
Storm137 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it's hilarious. Unfortunately for me the timing was just not good lol. It did it in the dead of the night waking me up. I was like 6 and wound up sleeping in my parents bed that night because I was scared the doll was gonna do something to me.
bfan3x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ughhh my grandma gave my sister and I one of those... my sister loved it; I was scared shitless of it. Remind you we share a room at the time; so one day I took them and threw them in the back of the shed. I remember being so scared they were going to come alive as a child that I held them by the hair. When the stand came off I didnโt look back I just sprinted back inside to out run the deadly figurine.
Lol that's cute. That was pretty much my reaction when my stereo came on. I had a few friends in the room who witnessed it too and were just as spooked. Interesting fact, that stereo never did that again as long as I had it. It was just too freaky for me.
This happened to me and my sister. Except one time my grandma decided to give my sister a porcelain clown. And then she decided my sister was collecting clowns. Nobody likes clown dolls hanging out in their bedroom, but my sister had an even worse fear of clowns. My mom finally had a conversation with our grandma.
Lol wow. I am one of the few people I know who doesn't hate clowns. As I've gotten older I've developed an interest in the creepy and morbid (not creepy like porcelain doll creepy, but things that are actually TRYING to be creepy) and I've realized I LOVE creepy clowns. Captain Spaulding, Pennywise, the clown from "Spawn", etc. I want a creepy clown collection but I have a 3.5 year old so I'll probably have to put a hold on that for a while lol
One Christmas, my ex-wife gifted me with Rogaine, which told me two things. One, she wasn't ok with the way I looked, and two, she thought I wasn't ok with the way I looked.
Razor1834 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:42:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre giving her more credit than she deserves. Two might just be she never considered your opinion to be important at all.
Oh man, how rude! My husbands hair has been thinning for several years but I literally never notice it unless he points it out! Love is blind and what not I suppose
lost_sock ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 15:31:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An oversized novelty eraser with the words BIG MISTAKE written on it. From my mom. On my birthday.
Myst425 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is really weird. I also got a big eraser with BIG MISTAKE on it. It was bright pink. I hate pink. The worst part was that it was for my 18th birthday from my brothers Dad who hated me. He also gifted me a tin of mushy peas for Christmas once.
I should clarify. My mom had no ill intentions and it didn't offend me, it just makes for a pretty funny story out of context. She just doesn't think about all the ways her words and actions could potentially be perceived. I'm sorry that happened to you though, that dude sounds like an asshole.
Damn, that's awesome! I would love to receive that as a gift--no sarcasm, either.
worksed ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:20:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason my mom could never grasp the very specific things I've been into since I was a kid. But if I said something once, she'd cement it into her brain and never let it go. So my very brief but passionate love for cobras around the age of 15 made an impression.
Fast forward to when I'm about 28. Come Christmas morning I open up a gift to find a carved wooden cobra statue, about a foot tall, very top heavy. My mom is beaming with pride because she just knew I'd love it.
I had to keep that god damn wooden cobra out on display for years until I finally just gave in and told her I hated it. She didn't understand why, because I loved cobras. I tried to explain that I had, once, as a teenager. Now the cobra is my sister's doorstop.
I don't feel guilty about telling her, because the year before she had asked me if I wanted a copy of a movie she'd gotten that Christmas. She said it was the worst movie she had ever seen. I politely declined, and then reminded her I was the one who had given it to her for Christmas.
Oh once my stepdads father got me a rape alarm. Nice thought I suppose, luckily never came in use, except when my lovely friend thought it was funny to set it off and throw it across the flat.
KevitoMG ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 15:04:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ex-friend?
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my ex a watch that cost hundreds of dollars. He got me a house-coat. And not even a nice one. Like a crappy cotton robe. I think I used it once.
paprikat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, one time my ex got me a necklace for my birthday and was like "Don't worry, I didn't spend that much on it."
It was one of those "fashion jewelry" pieces that stores sell on racks/shelves. The price sticker inside the box said $40 and I was like "woah ho high roller!" My ex real hurriedly said, "Oh no, it was on clearance--I only spent $5 on it." He'd taken off the clearance price tag but forgot to remove the original one.
I did a secret santa grab bag with my family. $100 limit, give a list of 3 things you want. I put down easy things to get, all off Amazon. Ended up getting a clock, a marijuana scented candle, and a gift card addressed to another person.
Sinow_ ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 19:25:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
marijuana scented candle
good god why. Nothing against the jazz-lettuce, but that is easily in my top 10 worst smells
eldariya ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for KK (Secret Santa), my sister got me a Steam voucher (which I ask for basically every year because, c'mon, it's Steam), and a promise that there would be a USB can cooler coming, but it hadn't arrived yet. A month later, apparently the postage was being all fucky. Later that year, I asked for an update, and she said "no, remember I gave you $20 to get it yourself"
She did not give me $20 to get it myself. She kinda has a history of lying...
TBH, those usb can coolers suck so you didn't miss out on much.
ComaG1rl ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:31:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old manager was all excited about buying us a mini fridge for our break room. One day she called me into her office looking pretty upset and I was like uh oh, what have I done? Then she pointed at this tiny fridge and I burst out laughing. It barely closed with a single can in it and was pointless anyway, because we took our drinks straight out of the fridge. Good memories.
I looked at them, all the reviews mention that they barely keep the item under room temp.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If youโre set on something in that realm I cannot recommend Hydroflask cups highly enough. They are amazing at keeping drinks cold.
Sybre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:29:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I liked my hydroflask, but they're extremely overpriced. Walmart sells the same style growlers that keep drinks cooler/hotter even longer and they're like $5-$10. They're design is based off of the yeti cup.
panano ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my brother asked me what I wanted. Picked out a cheap nail lamp on amazon (the kind for gel manicures)... Christmas at our house has been strange since my dad passed. We each get each other a small gift. I kind of splurged that year and got my mom and brother some nice things. My brother told me sorry, that my gift was sent to his โold addressโ and heโd send it when he got back home. I told him not to worry about it, and I was just happy to have him home that year. Never got the gift, said it got lost in the mail but I suspect he never bought it in the first place.
Loborin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really REALLY REALLY REALLY bad at remembering presents, so I'll tell my dad my plans then not follow through because my memory is a hot pile of garbage.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can buy like 100 kilos of potatoes in africa with 20$
My brother does that for my birthday every year. "I ordered your gift, its coming in the mail this week". I dont ever bring it up afterwards, just not worth it
They hope that you believe it and blame yourself instead of them.
DuskyDay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:28:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It signals perceived superiority and disregard. "I can't be bothered to treat you like a person and you mean so little to me I have nothing to lose by acting to you like a psychopath."
I would have flipped. Just the idea of owning a piece of the rainforest would have been huge for me. Mostly because the rainforest was like a different magic planet in my little mind.
I got 1m2 of Scotland, but good news, I'm technically a lord.
srm038 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy drinks.
_EvilD_ ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was actually the proud adoptive parent of a humpback whale for a few years as a kid. They used to send out updates on its wellbeing a few times a year. I didnt think that was a bad present.
I fondly remember getting my girlfriend (in grade 3) a star for her birthday on one of those fake sites that let you print out a certificate and everything
Really? Fuck, I just managed to convince NASA to name a planet after my girlfriend Eris in like May 2006, but it took them a while to think of an excuse. They didn't even give me a certificate, cheap bastards.
I mean none of that actually happened, but it's still not the craziest thing in this thread.
I had an uncle that was mentally checked out from the family, could not give a damn about anyone. One of the rare times he came over for Christmas he surprisingly brought me a gift. It was a drill that was missing the battery pack and an incomplete set of drill bits. I was five.
keesjah ยท 296 points ยท Posted at 14:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are the practical kind of people:
My dad got a handbag for his birthday 8 years ago, mom still uses it.
My mom got a hedgetrimmer for her birthday and breakfast in bed. dad trimmed the hedge after breakfast.
Bought my dad a panini press, used it almost every day en took it to collage with me a year later. he had panini's once.
I love this, I did something similar with my sister for years. I'm not big into shopping or holidays so I'd tell her what I wanted, how much I planned to spend on her and go Black Friday shopping with her (that was part of my gift, I hate shopping and crowds).
She'd find the best deals, I'd stand in line and we'd exchange gifts right at the register.
My ex-father-in-law got his wife a birthday card one year that said โroses are red, violets are blue, itโs your birthday, but I got a tattoo.โ That was the whole gift.
My uncle was always the odd one in the family. For one of my birthdays when I was very young he came to our house with a giant stuffed dog that looked about 3 times the size of me at the time. We called him Clifford (even though he wasn't red). My parents and I had no idea where he got the thing but it scared the shit out of me as a kid because it's eyes were almost as big as my head and it looked like it stared right into my soul. I remember having nightmares about him chasing me around.
Yikes! One year, my uncle sent my sister a giant grasshopper stuffed animal. It was bigger than her. She loved that thing. The most upset Iโve ever seeen her was when another kid pulled out one of the antenna. That event was way more traumatic for her than when the cat died, or her guinea pig died.
My other sister was so jealous of the awesome grasshopper that eventually my dad bought her a giant stuffed animal fish for her birthday. Their names were Mr. Grasshopper and Miss Kitty. Iโm sure they still have them.
Yeah, my uncle is awesome. Sometimes he swung and missed with a gift, but he had a lot of hits. All I can tell you is that they were available for purchase somewhere around Iowa 20 years ago.
That suddenly reminded me of the singing fish that my parents had on the bathroom wall when I was a kid for some reason. It had a motion sensor and scared the living shit out of me.
I was given a Jurassic Park poster one Christmas and it had a velociraptor on it. Its eyes followed you no matter where you were in the room and I was too shameful to just take it down even though it always scared the crap out of me. Instead I had to avoid eye contact with a poster while I was in my room so it wouldn't freak me out (which freaked me out that I had to avoid eye contact with it in the first place).
You got a huge stuffed animal... your uncle didnโt buy you a bad present, he got you an awesome one. Seems to me you were just too much of a pussy to enjoy it.
badgerase ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 15:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 or 10, I met my paternal cousins for the first time. My brother and I stayed at their house for Christmas, and my paternal grandparents were there too. Before the trip, my father had asked on behalf of my grandmother what I would most likely want for Christmas. My mother told him I was an avid reader and spent the vast majority of my time reading books, and that I was reading way above my level.
My grandmother got me three books. All of them were heavily illustrated childrenโs books, about 15-20 pages long. Each page had maybe 3-5 sentences.
Is this not a typical grandparent thing?????
My grandpa is a genius but is old and a little bit senile and so consistently got me and my sister (who both were way above our grade level) picture books or random books he found god knows where- i.e. a tattered Star Trek book and a new copy of The Two Towers.
It was still a nice gesture and the books did get better.
Maybe itโs a typical grandparent thing? My grandmother was of sound mind and had seven grandchildren, and treated five of them extremely well and age appropriately (all five who were not related to my mother). My other comment gave a couple of examples of mean things she did to my brother and I.
Lol I can assure you it wasnโt, not those people. That grandmother thought it was fun to flick children on ankles/knuckles/etc. until they cried and to remove her dentures in front of children who had no idea some people had removable teeth, then laugh when they cried. She was just a mean person.
I got old granny / librarian style reading reading glasses once.
When I was 10.
I am nearsighted.
It was from a distant relative who always remembered to send everyone in the family a small gift every year (which was really cool of them, they didn't have to). Turns out they had accidentally swapped mailing labels on two of their outgoing packages.
So some other relative got my Lego set, but tragically could not assemble it due to apparent farsightedness.
irn_mn ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 16:20:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put in extra effort at work, staying late, working weekends, without having been asked to do so. I wasn't expecting any return out of it, I was just doing it because we were short handed at the time. My boss pulls me aside and says he recognizes my extra hard work, thanks me for it, and gifts me a $5 gift card for the lunch room.
Wasnt expecting it, so I thought that was pretty awesome. Go to get lunch that day.....no money on the gift card. Sad panda. :(
It was two sizes too small, my uncle reminded me that it's polite to thank someone for a gift when one recieves it. Then I watched my cousins open up their gifts. Which were motorola rzr cell phones.
A few years later my cousin got me for secret santa and when it was time to give me my gift he said "hold on let me run to the car and get it". That built some anticipation and I was pretty excited for it. He came back with an unwrapped, clearly opened, balloon animal kit. Actually not terrible, I would have really enjoyed that kit, I love stuff like that. Only problem is all the balloons melted together in the hot Texas sun so I recieved a rubbery mold that christmas while the family shared a laugh.
I was learning Japanese in Undergrad, for my birthday my mom bought all my gifts revolving around Japan. One issue, I don't know Chinese. (Every gift revolved around China, not Japan).
i got those from my grandparents for my 15th birthday
2PhatCC ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 15:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom has a habit of asking me what I want, then getting me something similar, but not quite... Example, I wanted an electric shaver. I did research and found one that wasn't too expensive but still had good reviews. She bought me a different one because it was on sale. Another time she asked my wife for an idea. She mentioned that - as a Star Wars nerd - I had my eye on (at the time) new light sabers that were being sold at Best Buy. They were like $100. My mom bought me one from the toy aisle at Walmart.
You realize you're mad about someone getting you the version of what you asked for that they can afford, or seems reasonable to spend on a gift.
Grow up.
2PhatCC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:11:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The light saber was an extreme example, and not one I was ever mad about - especially since I didn't ask for it. I've actually never been mad about any of the gifts. I honestly always just thought it was funny. Comparable would be a kid in 1984 asking for a Transformer but getting a Go-Bot. Just not the same!
Everyone was horrified. I played along and acted like I'd been wanting that specific one because I didn't want the drama. Thank fuck I had to leave for work not long after that....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should have mentioned that this was for Christmas? In front of literally everyone on my ex's side of the family. It was like she was making a statement :(
From my ex-mother-in-law: 1 single ice tray from Ikea, which I later learned were sold in packages of two. The gift also came with pamphlets about getting baptized. This was while I was sitting a Christmas gathering where the other sons-in-law got a smoker and an iPod nano (oh and my other ice tray).
I posted this last year but every year I need to remind myself why I don't spend the holidays with my family anymore
Christmas day 2011, I have been away from home at graduate school and have been saving up to get everyone some really great gifts (Hockey jersey for my dad, a really nice bag for my sister in law, gifts for my nephews (5 and 2 at the time I think) etc). I probably spent around $700 on gifts for other people which is the first time I have ever spent that much since I was making pretty good money from some side work.
Christmas morning comes and everyone is passing around gifts from the tree and I am waiting for a package and nothing comes. No-one got me anything.
Even worse the gifts I had bought everyone were casually tossed aside and i didn't get one thank you from anyone. I sobbed myself to sleep that night because it was the first time I realized that my entire family were narcissists and I was just some scapegoat instead of a son
For my 18th birthday my new girlfriend at the time really wanted me to see Abraham Lincoln vampire slayer. I was collecting the Dexter DVDs at the time and I was missing season 6. She was at some movie place and she saw the Dexter DVDs I needed. She also saw the movie she wanted me to see. I told her to get me what she knew I'd like, thinking she would get the DVD's and my birthday rolled around and when I open my gift it was, wouldn't you know, Abraham Lincoln vampire slayer, and she was confused why I was surprised where she felt like she told me. I thought the situation was hilarious. But I never even took off the plastic to the movie and lost it in a move. To this day have never seen it.
Fast forward four years and I wanted to get her something meaningful for her birthday and something rung in my head to prank her while still being meaningful, so I ordered both the Dexter season 6 DVDs and a new copy of Abraham Lincoln vampire slayer. Took out ole Abe from his case and stuck a Dexter DVD in. And for months I had been building up her gift and she was so stoked. So for her birthday she opened up her gift and there was so much disdain in her face. (The DVD gift story is something I never let her live down so she remembered very well once she saw the DVD) however the clincher was when I told her to open the case and she saw Dexter she flipped her shit. I could not stop laughing. I did get her a real gift and am making it up this Christmas but that had to be the worse but most hilarious gift either of us had gotten.
Tl;Dr: Girlfriend got me movie she wanted me to see instead of what I told her I wanted and four years later got her the same movie with what I wanted that year inside the case.
Agreed. I wanted to see it up to that point but haven't because of principal. Maybe someday. I don't really have a grudge about iti think it's just funnier if I don't.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A deep fryer. Not such a bad gift, but it was terrible because on that year my friends and I said we'd get each other presents and all go in with 100 bucks each so it'd go around full circle and we'd essentially buy our own presents but whatever, I digress. Out of all that cash, and while getting everyone else some really good presents, I got a deep fryer, at 18 years old
Edit: It seems as though a lot of people would love to get a deep fryer as a gift!
Corn dogs, onion rings, mozarella sticks, french fries, potato chips, fried candy bars, fried shrimp, fried dumplings, and God so much more. I thought every 18 year old dreams of having a fryer simply to make all the disgustingly good fried food.
4rca9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have spent all my days trying to fry obscure shit and treating the friends that gave it to me, being like "hey you wanna try these deep fried skittles?"
My wife and I got a deep fryer as a wedding gift from someone. It wasn't on our registry. The box was dusty and had clearly been wrapped before she wrapped it for us.
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deep fryers are great but they use a lot of oil, are unhealthy, and can stink up your house.
This is me 2 years ago receiving a deep fryer for Christmas from my Grams. One of my favorite gifts ever. Probably not a good idea for a diabetic, but I still love it. I still use it weekly.
Deep fryers are actually pretty good, but definitely not for your waistline! I think you can do quite a bit with them though, haven't gotten to use one myself though. :P
pentha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would be ok with this, as long as it is a 100$ deep fryer
kittymynx ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 15:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents in law got me a huge navy blue, polka dotted gardening hat with like a 6inch brim that fucking detaches because I have a black floppy hat and have some houseplants.
I just smiled and thanked them, but good god itโs hideous and my MIL always asks why I never wear it.. like 99% of the time Iโm in black, gray or red. Blue polka dots.. no. Please no.
kotoshin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She clearly expected gardeners to look like toadstools.
No way. That shit went in storage immediately. In a couple years, theyโll forget about it, then Iโll be able to donate it without feeling bad.
Foxbat40 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For 5 years in a row my mother got me hand warmers. We live in Houston Texas. I started throwing them away just to be sure she wasn't recycling them for the next year.
When my brother graduated, he got a dozen roses with a $100 bill wrapped in each one. My sister got tuition for a year of university.
When I graduated... I got a wallet. With nothing in it.
My brother got a trans-am for his first car. My sister got a toyota 4-runner convertible for her first. I got... an 85 civic that needed a motor and a paint job.
My brother got $1800 cash for his 18th birthday. My sister got a brand new bed with duvets and covers, at least $1500. I got a box of hockey cards my dad won at an auction, total value: $4.
I don't really "do" presents now.
scott-k ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:07:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my dad was engaged to this lady who had 2 kids, and for our Christmas gift we got a trip to Mexico as a family. My dad just needed to get my brother and Iโs passports within the next 7 months, which of course never happened. So my brother and I didnโt get to go and so essentially didnโt get anything for Christmas while my dad, his fiancรฉ and 2 kids enjoyed Mexico for the next 10 days.
darinfjc ยท 162 points ยท Posted at 14:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of fifty pairs of identical, plain, white socks.
My mom asked what Iโd like for Christmas and I didnโt have any ideas for her. She said if I didnโt give her ideas sheโd give me a box of socks.
I donโt wear white socks. I donated them all to a shelter! ๐
I'd be legit excited lol. I'm so glad you donated them though, they went to good use.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She said if I didnโt give her ideas sheโd give me a box of socks.
I threaten all my brothers with this twice a year. Joke's on me though, because they fucking love getting socks, and I always end up getting them nice ones.
For a secret santa, a girl got me a really ugly bow tie- light purple with pink polka dots.
Her rationale was that I had "sooooo many pictures of myself wearing bow ties on Facebook". Out of like 50 pictures I had, there were only 2 pictures with me wearing a bow tie- one from junior prom, another from senior prom.
My ex used to work for a very very rich woman. The woman was rich because her family had money, she divorced her husband and got money, and also had a pretty solid job herself. I mean money was not an issue for this lady. The reason she got divorced? Her husband didn't want a baby and she did. So at 35 she divorced him and got pregnant through artificial insemination. My ex was her nanny.
She was generally generous and a kind lady but we didn't expect anything for Christmas at all. I mean, maybe my ex kinda expected a bonus (which she got) but nothing extra. Then she gives us these boxes and says "Open on Christmas!" and we got excited. "Wow, I wonder what gifts filthy rich people give!?" Until we opened our gifts. She gifted my ex something pretty boring and nothing special and I forget what it exactly was. My gift? I got a chocolate sniffing set. Yes. You heard right. A gift set with these little vials of chocolate powder in various flavors and this device which you would scoop the powder out with and sort of flick the spoon thing and it launched the powder upwards towards your nose so you can sniff the chocolate powder. Yes. This is a real thing. This was also considered a good gift to give.
It almost feels like satire, people on draconian diets that canโt have any sugar or chocolate, so they instead spend exorbitant amounts of cash smelling chocolate instead. There are multiple scenes in films and sitcoms of women on diets smelling donuts etc.
To be fair, I can see where this is a gourmet product and they smell amazing, food being half smell anyway and I can see the reasoning for the expense, but fuck for that money enjoy one chocolate bar a year so you can savor the taste as well.
Slaisa ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 15:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well now you know what rich people give to people whom they consider of no significance.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, for people who don't eat.
Was she, perhaps, Niles Crane's ex-wife?
cgrays12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine being so rich you canโt just eat chocolate like the rest of us peasants. Plus, the vials/spoons will come in handy down the road if you ever pick up a coke habit
I have zero doubts that an incredibly rich lady who pays people to do literally every task in her life went out to search for that special gift for me, her nanny's boyfriend. Yes. It was clearly a regift.
I can't wrap my head around this. There are a lot of comments in this thread of grandparents or even parents getting similar kinds of gifts. Like, grandparents are people who were once children, lived their entire lives socially interacting, had their own children, their children had children, but yet at some point they just lose all touch with reality and think someone wants cheap breath mints for Christmas you can pickup practically anywhere? Like it's not even real candy. I don't get it, you could walk into a Toys-R-Us and just literally randomly grab ANYTHING off the shelf no matter the price and it would be more appreciated than some mints. What is going on there? Is it done on purpose? Is it a slight to the parents? Why give a gift at all? Did they forget and picked up something on the way over, do they just not care? I'm not the most outgoing person but if I'm going to give a gift to someone it's at least vaguely somewhat in the realm of something considered gift-worthy.
memcpy_s ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:33:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who actually likes any of the flavors except for orange? The cherry and orange ones are the only good ones they have.
Zerodaim ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The lemon ones (usually come as orange/lemon mix) are great. Orange ones are overrated imo.
I wouldnt be mad. I love the orange and white mints!
mpdscb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my day, you could make a pretty cool Star Trek Communicator out of the empty plastic box with some cardboard and tape.
lime787 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 15:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My super religious grandma would always get us brothers a religious inspired movie, worth like 1 dollar. All of the other grand kids would get large toys but us 4 brothers would get matching gifts. When we grew up, we still got matching gifts, one year it was just a hammer inside of a clothes box. My favorite was a booklet of printer paper like 100 sheets and on top it looked like a 100$ bill so I thought it was some sort of retribution, but I'm the back was an ad for her church.
BookDuck ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:32:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to that church and put that bill in the collection plate.
battraman ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Were your parents like anti-religious or something?
I have people randomly give me books because they know I like to read. Like random books they maybe found somewhere. The last one was a textbook for a college reading class. Non-readers are weird.
I grew up a Jehovah's Witness so.... nothing... I got nothing for Christmas and got to hear and see all the gifts you shitheads got when I got back from Christmas holidays at school. But I apparently had God's love and blessings........... I'd prefer the fucking hotwheel.
Not 100% the gift, but delivery played a factor. My alcoholic and pain addict grandmother bought me a bottle of Axe body wash, not even wrapped up. She also gave my sister a 32 pack of markers. I was 24 and my sister was 22.
She asked me "Do you know where I bought these?".
At this point I thought it would be rude not to ask. I shouldn't have.
The correct answer was: "Out of a niggers trunk at Wal Mart". Needless to say we don't speak anymore. For more reasons than just this. But I don't really need Hard R's dropped on Christmas.
Edit: She also wasn't invited to Christmas and just kind of showed up. (My father's mother, and my parents had been divorced for years. Lived with my mom).
honestly when i was a teen i would get offended that people gave me axe bodywash kits. but now im just like awesome i dont have to pay for that shit for aleast a month!
My step mom is very well-meaning. She gave my wife and I an empty olive spread jar. It still smelled like olives, as I think the jar had gotten a cursory rinse. I think this was supposed to be a birthday gift for me?
It's not been recycled yet... I think she intended for us to do something "crafty" with it. I'll probably put some sand and a tea candle in it, send her a picture of it, then recycle it.
I was given an empty Chanel bottle at my work's gift exchange. As I was looking at it with a puzzled look on my face the giver ran over to inform me it was a "decanter" that I could put my own perfume in. Nice.
VFG_Atal ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:54:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I still believe to this day that my then girlfriend directly told me she wanted some pilates videos. I took it a step further and got her some workout equipment and workout clothes. She opened that in front of her mother, her sister, and I and just broke down crying because I implied she needed to work out (she definitely did not). That was a great first Christmas impression on her family.
dnl101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:57:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the reason why net neutrality is in danger in the US. Because capitalism is/was glorified for decades. Not that communism is any better but there is plenty of middle ground.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some tag sale shit that got thrown away. I don't even remember what it was. I just know it was used, nasty, and went to the trash.
I don't speak to the gift giver any longer. The gift was meant to insult.
Bonus:
This same gift giver gave my brother who was 7 at the time ... a "mineral collection" featuring a hunk of raw asbestos. As in mesothelioma asbestos. To a 7 year old.
I got empty boxes a lot. Like, start with a tiny box you'd put a watch in, filled with gravel so it's a little heavy, put that in a bigger box, put those in a bigger box, repeat until you've got a box the size of a mini fridge, then wrap it in half assed newspaper funny pages. Every year for most of my childhood. Other years they'd give me a jar of pickles or a coconut or some random grocery item. Or they'd just not remember at all. The only gift anyone gave me when I turned 18 was a lone fridge magnet.
TLDR: don't be born on April 1st to a shit family. I now hate my birthday.
newluna ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:03:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, that's so mean :( pm me your details, I'll send you something nice for your next birthday :)
RyRy2756 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:34:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in oh 2013ish My grandparents gave us gifts: My brother got a $100 iHome, my sister got a fancy $120 sewing machine and I got a $10 Walmart gift card. My Mom confronted them about it and they gave me ANOTHER Walmart gift card. So in the end I got $20 to Walmart.
When I was about 12 I got made fun at school relentlessly for only owning 1 pair of jeans so for Christmas I begged my parents to buy me jeans. My mom wanted to pick them out for me and wrap them because she felt like it wasn't a real gift unless she herself picked it. Christmas day comes and I open up my gift. It was a single pair of pleather pants that were too small for me. She would never take me to the store to exchange them so I basically just got a small pair of pants I couldn't wear for Christmas and it was my only gift. Very disappointed but I'd never tell my mom that.
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I am my momโs only child (my dad got remarried and had 2 more kids) and weโve always had a strained relationship because she sees me as a clone of my father who she hates. My 18th Birthday fell on a Sunday, and my mom and I drove separately to church because she had to be there for choir rehearsal (she was the accompanist) way earlier than I had to for church, so after the sermon my mom told me to take my time talking with people. I figured she wanted some time to go grab lunch or set something up at home, so I chatted with people for about an hour or so then drove home.
I come home, and my momโs car is in the garage. But itโs pitch black and totally silent inside. I go back to my momโs room to find her napping. Then this exchange happened:
Me: โAre we going to do anything?โ
Her: โAnything for what?โ
Me: โTodayโs my 18th birthday...?โ
Her: โOh...โ
She just wanted me to stay at church later so she could take a nap โin peaceโ (like an 18-year-old would really do anything to interfere with you wanting a nap). She got up, went to the local grocery store to get a personal-sized tiny birthday cake (like a 4โ circular cake) with my name written on it, only the grocery store bakery spelled it wrong (making my first and middle name one long name) and my mom didnโt even bother to have them fix it.
My mother is the queen of shitty gifts. A few years ago she wanted nothing more than a bread machine for her birthday, so I got her one. She used it exactly once and that Christmas guess what my gift from her was.
She tried to pass it off as new but the box still had my card in it and she hadn't even cleaned it.
My brother had it worse though. He got his own jacket. From his suitcase.
I'm reminded of the time my mom's boss (at the time) threw a dead crow at me and laugh as I ran away screaming. You know what kind of disease is on that shit? I didn't but I didn't want to find out either!
My mom use to be security at an abandoned mental hospital and one day a dead body washed ashore. She had to go in to talk with her boss or write a statement and I was there with her. They were walking around inside one of the doctors onsite houses which was covered in dead animals...animals get in but never find an exit. She saw my adverse reaction and threw a bird at me.
There were whole pigeons that my grandfather had shot so they donโt peck at the house. I was like 7 at the time, my family doesnโt do anything related to hunting
For my 20th birthday my boyfriend gave me a mouse skeleton that was intact in a little plastic box that nails come in. It was awesome.
CarsenAF ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 16:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a large family on my fathers side. My grandparents tend to just find something cheap and that there's a large quantity to get me & their other grandchildren. When I was around 10 or 11, they got us all t shirts that said Landshark on them. Not knowing this was an alcohol related brand, I wore it to school. That day I was pulled aside by a counselor and asked if my parents showed me attention at home or if I ever thought they drank too much beer, etc... The school called my parents over the harmless situation and made it a much bigger deal than it was. In the end it took me, an 11 year old kid saying " I just thought the shirt was cool so I wore it, I didn't know it was a beer company, otherwise I wouldn't have " for members from the school to quit looking at my parents as if they're inattentive alcoholics. Such a nightmare over a shitty gift
[deleted] ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 15:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift for me, but 2 years ago, I made dinner for my then girlfriend on her birthday. She said she was working late on her birthday so I wanted to surprise her with dinner at her place when she get home. She's also a huge fan of Frank Sinatra so I bought her Potrait of Sinatra vinyl L.P.
I heard a loud thud at the door and figured it was her. I sprinted to the bedroom and hid in the closet to surprise her. A few moments later I saw her walk in to the room, pulling the hand of a guy I've never seen before. I stepped out of her closet immediately and told her that I made dinner and that they're in the oven. I told her happy birthday and handed her my gift and headed out. She started crying and told me that she's sorry and that it happened on impulse because she had too much to drink. She was holding on to my hand and begged me to talk about "us" but I wasn't having any of it. I told her I'll drop by later that week to pick up my stuff and finally left.
Rackemup ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 16:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good choice. Someone who takes a stranger home "on impulse" is not worth fighting for.
Maybe he stole the pack from home and grabbed the roll they were using so they had a present to bring. /:
autoverse ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 16:20:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A snuggie.
Now - I would have loved a snuggie. They're dumb looking, but they're comfy and keep you warm. I had no shame here.
However, my mom bought me a snuggie. One for my brother too.
They were oversized. That's not bad, maybe even good, but it jacked up the price
They were this microfiber material. Super comfy. Still questioned the cost...
They were by some premium brand, not snuggie.
They cost...$120 each.
120-fucking-dollars. I don't know why my mom told us this - maybe she was proud that she got my brother and I Snuggies for Christmas, but this was ridiculous. $20 or less, sure, but $120? Holy shit.
We actually kind of laughed. I feel terrible about it - she thought it would be a nice Christmas Surprise - we just couldn't believe that she invested $240 in what should have become terrible hidden secrets of comfort.
She returned them and got a refund. She got me the first 3 seasons of the Simpsons on DVD. Not a bad tradeoff.
My mother is the opposite. She brags about the cost of gifts I know she re-gifted or got for free. (My dad worked for a charity, and they'd often get extras of gifts that were given to staff.) So she'd be like "We got you $300 worth of gifts! You should be grateful." This was honestly a way overestimation even if she had paid for these things, and I was grateful, but I don't think missmatched pairs of used free earrings from my dad's charity shop job, the same hairbrush and hair-tie set (really did they buy 100 of these? I've gotten one every year for the last 7 years. Where are they hiding these?), other various things that were obviously extra charity gifts that they are regifting to me, etc should be boasted based on the highest MSRP that my mother could think of. I once asked in high school "Well fine, lets return this and I'll take the cash instead." Knowing full well they had gotten everything for free. That didn't go over very well.
Sooo your worst gift ever was basically a premium Snuggie?
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 14:47:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me two creepy looking life-size dolls they bought off a home shopping network when I was a kid. I was so scared of those things but my Mom wouldn't let me get rid of them. I had to store them in my closet and pull them out to display in my room whenever my grandparents came to visit. I spent years worrying these things were going to come to life and kill me in my sleep.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had watched Poltergeist and was not having any part of those dolls looking at me as I slept. I had a walk in closet I laid them in and piled anything and everything heavy I could come up with to make it hard for them to get up in case they came to life.
Iamgonge ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 14:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gulf War trading cards. I got Stormin' Norman in my pack!
A candle wick trimmer from my aunt. I didn't even know that was a thing. Luckily she wasn't there to see me open it because I kept laughing about how absurd it all was and my family kept joking about how she must not actually like me.
I gave it to my mom in the end cuz I have like one candle and the wick seems like an appropriate length to me.
Everyone on this thread that got burned on reddits secret santa should all do their own secret santa together so they know for sure everyone will be getting something nice and fun!
Aw... thatโs awful. Would you like a Christmas card? Iโll send you a very nice Santa card if you PM me your address.
Fildo28 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad gift I received but it's the reason I don't do secret Santa anymore. I spent hours making these little sugar cookie things for a coworker because that's what he said he wanted on his entry. So I make these cookies, put them in these nice containers from the store and gave them to him. He opened it up and said, "That's it?" Apparently he was upset I didn't get him any eggnog or some shit.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time when I was 16, my dad gave me $60 for my birthday. Then he broke up with his girlfriend in a traumatic argument while we were all staying in a tiny hotel for a week on the beach (on like day 3). Then he asked for the $60 back.
2/10 would not recommend
mthiel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:34:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then he asked for the $60 back.
Did you say, "Fuck you, it's mine"
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah he just took it and told me later, as I recall. It was a really bad summer/birthday. The next summer only me and my middle sister went to visit him (littlest sister stayed home) and the summer after that we didnt go at all. So it was the beginning of the end, with a price tag of $60. Sucked.
My step mother-in-law got me a pair of XL athletic shorts a couple years ago. I'm a size S, maybe M. My sister in-law made a comment about them being too big for me. My step mother-in-law replied, I'm sure she'll grow into them. I was sitting right there...
Mekare13 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever received was from my uncle. We were extremely close when I was a kid- he'd take me everywhere with him and we did tons of fun stuff. I adored him. This was the first Christmas after I was married, and I was 20 years old. He gave me a card with a note that said I was too old for him to give me gifts, and proceeded to give my siblings nice things. I truly didn't care about how much he spent just that he specifically made it clear that I was no longer worth the effort. I had given him a really nice gift, and I remember trying to hold back the tears.
My siblings were furious, and told him to take back the gifts he had given them. I had a massive fight with my grandmother (my uncle was the golden child for sure) and left the house while sobbing my eyes out. Thankfully I called my grandma and we made up, since she died a few days later.
After she passed, my uncle stole money and priceless family heirlooms from her home. We don't speak to him, and he has never met my son, his only grand nephew.
So yeah, sorry about the novel! I just have never really told anyone this and had to get it off my chest. I remember it every year this time of year, and even though it's been 10 years it still hurts. My heart goes out to all of you with shitty relatives...
jisgust ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 15:09:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 2nd grade, my class did a secret Santa where the minimum gift value was $10. We could write on a paper things we liked or wanted to make it easier for the person to buy a good gift. I got my person a really cool friendship bracelet making set since they liked jewelry. Everyone else in my class got exactly what they wanted.
What did I get? A pack of half-used sticky notes from the richest girl in the class. Not even a fancy kind, just the basic yellow ones.
My mom got upset that we got her a vacuum for Christmas. This was while the current vacuum cleaner my parents owned was breaking constantly and she was the most vocal about it. My mom is a very nice lady, but that always kinda rubbed me the wrong way, especially since that year I very graciously accepted a whole bunch of practical gifts that I wouldn't have preferred.
Parents got me a Shark Rotator for Christmas 2 years ago. It sucks harder than any other non-shop vacuum I've used. It goes toe to toe with my shop vac and does a great job on carpet. Was a pretty great present even though I never asked for nor really wanted a new vacuum.
I'd love that honestly...fuck I'm turning into an adult
Gaseraki ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 15:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gorgeous Fender Guitar from my father for Christmas.
I never played a guitar in my life and I wanted a play station. My father was a good guitarist and played in a band and it was his guitar by February.
I can see where heโd be hoping to pass the legacy and wanted to share his passions with you, but you gotta read the room with kids presents. If theyโre not even faintly interested, you canโt force it.
My father loves to play on his keyboard, I wasn't very interested in learning. But when I was around 17, I expressed interest in learning guitar. Turns out my grandfather was a pretty good guitar player himself and my dad still had the guitar he played. It's an original 52 Danelectro that my Dad spent many nights restoring so that I could learn to play. Probably the best gift he's ever given me and it wasn't even Xmas/birthday.
Yea I do! I think my Dad would be incredibly disappointed if I ever tried to get rid of it, lol. I still enjoy playing it every now and then, also I've never been positive the exact year of it. My Dad said he thought it was a '52, but I couldn't find any markings on it, so I don't know what specific model it is or how to tell it's exact year. Any help there would be very much appreciated!
My father said he played very well, he passed away before I was born so I never got to meet him or hear him play. But it's the only thing of his that I have, and so when I play it, it's always special because I know I'm putting my hands on something my grandfather poured his heart into. I didn't realize Jimmy played a Danelectro, looking at his it might be the same model but not the same year. His pick guard extends a lot further and the input is on the face of the guitar instead of on the bottom slightly right.
Edit: looks like Page's also has 2 pickups
Edit2: Thanks for mentioning Page! I was able to look up his model (3012 Shorthorn), and it looks like my grandfathers was a 3011 Shorthorn. Found out I'll need to take the neck apart to find the serial number, but it ranges from 58-69. Thanks for helping me found out more about this guitar!
Gaseraki ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:32:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He knew what he was doing. Mum who had divorced him years before wasn't surprised.
Playstation back in 95 was ยฃ300 and I think he paid a similar price for the Fender. He probably figured that the investment was better and in his defense when I last saw him 10 years ago he was still using it.
jeharu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but it's a safe bet, if the kid doesn't like the guitar then hey, more guitars for dad! kinda crummy towards the kid tho...
Sinow_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like most people, I don't wear a watch. It's unnecessary these days. My aunt gave me a cheap watch for Christmas. I pretended to like it, never actually wore it. The next year I open her present, another fucking cheap watch. Not just any cheap watch, but it was the same exact one. She probably bought a bunch of them on clearance or something. We'll find out if I get another one this year.
My mom was always a bit weird but i think around the time i was 16 she gifted me and my 2 cousins each a single can of turmeric spice for CHRISTMAS, together with a DIN A4 describing its health benefits, put together by her.
around 2$ of which i already had like 4 in the kitchen.
When I was 15, I was in love with the movie Van Helsing and had the hots for Dracula. Well, on my following birthday my mother was kind enough to get a custom graphic shirt with a picture of him on it. The only problem was that it was poorly made and it wasnโt the most flattering photo of the guy. After wearing it once and washing it, the color was washed out and it made him look like the green fucking goblin. Needless to say, never wore it again.
Im not sure if its the mental image of a t-shirt with Dracula on it, or the hilarity of it being warped, but this one is my favorite in the thread. Thank you for the laugh
My aunt got me purple napkins, unwrapped, for my birthday because they were 'my favorite color' . My favorite color is blue but I was wearing a purple shirt so that's my theory on why she said that.
ory1994 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prayer book. I never pray.
STRaYF3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gonna be praying now I bet, praying for better gifts
How about the worst gift I've ever (almost) gave?
When I was 6 or so, for my bday i got this black paper that you scraped with a wooden stick and it was shiney rainbows underneath. My bday is a week before Xmas..
So I decided to make everyone cards with the magic rainbow paper.
On every. Single. One. I wrote "merry Christina" instead of Christmas, I guess I was too used to practicing writing my name.
When I noticed I threw a fit and tore them all up :'( now as an adult I wish I gave them out cus it would've been a cute keepsake of my childhood.
However I still have the same tradition of using my birthday money to buy people Christmas presents.
One year my aunt gave the same gift to all her nieces & nephews: a package of plain white socks that she had opened and written our name in black marker on the bottom of each sock, I presume for ease of identification on laundry day.
She did not use fabric marker, though; she used regular permanent marker. The week after Christmas we were all walking around with a black, block letter mirror image of our first names stamped on the bottoms of our feet.
rdm_rez ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bit of a sad one. After my mums first breakdown she gave me and my brothers a whole bunch of 'stocking filler' toys each, the cheap ones you get from pound shops(dollar stores). We were all (mostly)adults buy this point, with me being the youngest at 18. It was clear to us all that she had no idea what was in the boxes when we opened them. She had bought them during her breakdown earlier in the year, wrapped them, but forgotten what was in them by the time xmas came about. She passed them off as joke presents, and we played along as best we could. Since then my dad double checks all her presents are appropriate, as she sometimes forgets old we are, especially me.
My gran was renowned for getting everyone male relative the same socks, and every female cheap perfume. She bought them both in bulk every January in thr sales. We didn't begrudge it, she had 13 kids, 50+ grandkids, and 150+ great grandkids. Yay the Catholic churches anti-condom bullshit!
My nan gave us whatever fell off the back of the lorry (whatever the dodgy fucks at the pub were selling cheap), wether it was even closely appropriate or not. 13 y/o me once got a XL coat that went down to my shins, it was like a damn tent. Loved that coat, soo warm.
When I was 13 my aunt gave me a day planner/address book (because every 13 year old needs one of those). I got it in December and it expired end of the year. Also it already had phone numbers written in it. She gave my sister a monkey vest.
When my parents got back from vacation right before Christmas (they didn't bring me, just my sister) they gave me a vacuum cleaner and said it was an early Christmas present. Then they told me I needed to vacuum the house because we were having guests over. I didn't get anything for Christmas day.
One time my grandparents were visiting for the weekend. They brought awesome gifts for my siblings. They gave my older brother a cool lizard key chain from when my grandpa went to Peru. They gave my younger brother rare Japanese coins to start a collection. They gave my sisters good stuff too. What do I get?? They gave me an expired orange hostess cupcake. I still get upset thinking about it.
My 20th birthday was the day before I had to go back to college after winter break. That evening my mom, sisters, and I went out to eat before I left. They revealed they forgotten it was my birthday but had managed to pick up a last minute gift. They handed me a little paper bag that said "gift bag for a boy" that they'd gotten from the dollar store. Inside was a bunch of the cheapest little toys designed for a 3 year old like a tiny little pirate vest and eye patch and a few other things I can't recall. While I was taking each item out they were laughing at me like this was the greatest gift ever. This wasn't a gag gift before the real one, it was literally all I got. I was not amused.
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:01:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I hope they got gift bags for a girl that year for their birthdays.
TheBoctor ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:55:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the gifter rather than the giftee. I went to my dads family Christmas, with his girlfriend and her kids as well as his parents, brothers, etc. I had been told a few months prior that it was strictly white elephant, only cheap gag gifts were to be given. So thatโs exactly what I did; I have wrapped up eye bolts, random pieces of twine, a horrendously decorated pint glass the dollar store, and other fine gifts.
And I was the only one who did so. Turns out everyone else decided to do normal gifts and no one told me.
My uncle gave me either a Now that's music or a kids bop cd I can't remember. My mom had bought his kids GameCube accessories (had just come out). My mom was visibly pissed, took the cd and gave it back to him and he ended up giving me cash.
MKwitch ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, every single year, my uncle gives me the strangest gifts, yet every single time, the gifts end up being useful in some way.
When I was 15, he got me a laminator and office supplies. I though to myself, โwhen is that ever going to come in handy?โ. But that was the year I started high school. I had the most neatly stapled, hole-punched, and laminated reports, in the class, and I always got good marks for making my work more presentable!
One year my uncle bought me a mini-SD card. The very next day, one of my presents needed a mini-SD card in order to work. I swear he can see the future or something!
My grandma gave me a "how to be a lady" book for my 13th birthday.
My sister gave me a jar of pickles for Christmas a few years ago (I only kind of like pickles).
My dad's step mom came over to the house to give my mom the gift my grandfather bought my mom while he was in Ireland. He had gotten her a necklace. My dad's step mom kept the necklace and gave my mom an empty bag.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a huge jar of pickles for Xmas every year. Well, it was in addition to my normal gifts. I just like pickles.
My grandmother on my Dads side always gave the worst gifts. Most notable was a tiny horse saddle that fit in the palm of my hand. It was like a legitimate leather saddle, just scaled way down. I had never owned, ridden, or shown any interest in horses and did not have a toy horse to put it on. Just a tiny saddle.
Oof. Iโm in college now, but I love going to my grandmas house and seeing all those old drawings she wanted me to draw back when I was a kid/teen (all the way up until I was 15) still on her fridge.
When I was 9 my aunt sent me a McDonald's coupon book for my birthday. My parents took me that afternoon to get a free Mcflurry with on of the coupons and they denied it after saying it was expired by almost a year
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 13:03:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I played a lot with barbies for years. They were quite good story telling vehicles because there were a lot of characters, they were the right size to ride my toy horses, and they were a good size for outfit making (large enough to have some detail, small enough that it wasnโt a lot of fabric). The barbies were all gifts, because any time I had a choice in toy, I picked a horse. Anyway, the big problem I had with barbies was the skewed gender ratio. We had like 20 female barbies and 3 males. And two of the males were the same model so they always had to be brothers. If a kid actually plays with barbies, it is helpful to gift them both genders of the barbies so that they donโt end up limited to Amazonian and harem adventures.
tbunlco ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister in law is transgender (m to f) and she said sheโs going to get my unborn son barbies for Christmas when heโs older. Which is absolutely fine if he wants to play with barbies but what if he didnโt like them and liked legos or something?
I once received a blank Christmas card.... with the intent that I could reuse it and give it to someone else. The sender thought that leaving it blank โgave it more valueโ.
Hope you gave it back next year, but with detailed info written inside so they couldn't pass it on
Kordiana ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 6th Harry Potter book. The first time i got it, it was a nice gift. My uncle got it for me for Christmas. Then he got it for me for the next Christmas.... And the Christmas after that. Dude got me the exact same thing three years in a row.
If there was a long enough gap between releases, I imagine he was just buying "the new one" and never noticed.
Kordiana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was by the time the 7th, and last book was already out. So why he kept giving me the 6th, I don't know.
three9 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why it never dawned on me so clearly before but it occurs to me that gift giving is the perfect time for passive aggressiveness. I have family members that buy shitty gifts just to make sure everyone knows where they are in the pecking order. As you can see from these responses, many of these awful gifts are very much on purpose.
I got a previously used gift card one time too. There was like a few dollars left on it, pretty embarrassing when your checking out and think you have a nice $50 to spend but have like $3.
Sounds like whoever organized the door decorating contest used the gift card first without telling anyone!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hijack your post but all these coal comments remind me of a gift my dad had received years back. My dad is pretty hard to buy for because if he needs it then he has it and if it's just something he wants it's probably out of gift price range. So he started getting into black smithing for a couple of years and the first year he had started getting into it he received at the family Christmases on both sides, a large lump of coal. He was thrilled and thought it was hilarious, as did everybody else, and did use the coal.
Same thing happened to me one year, it was a "gift" from my boyfriends parents. Didn't find out it was $0 until I was trying to buy myself and a friend coffee, that I actually couldn't afford to pay cash for. The gift of embarrassment, priceless.
Admittedly I'm young enough where I still wake up early on Christmas and eagerly sit around until my parents roll out of bed. A few years back I got a pretty nice saxophone which cost my parents several thousand, and it's all been downhill from there. I guess their logic is it's ok to give me shitty gifts since gifting me the saxophone was pretty significant.
Anyway, the gifts are getting worse and worse each year. But I think the WORST gift since then was a bottle of hemorrhoid cream. Yup. Quite literally a shitty gift.
edit: no, it wasn't even the suppositories
Walufff ยท 213 points ยท Posted at 14:37:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell did you do to go from 1000+ saxophone to hemorrhoid cream?
paprikat ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 14:43:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, when I was young my parents bought a piano for several thou, and told me upfront that it would affect the cost/quality of gifts I received afterward. We're all about managing expectations.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 13:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn... My parents spent about 100 dollars a year for Xmas.
Unsure if that's good or bad. But honestly, I'm just thankful I even have two parents who are still together.
okisbo ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 14:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people don't realize how lucky they are to have their parents still together, mine are but my girlfriends have been apart since she was 3 and they both hate each other. You don't realize what you have until it's taken from you.
Not all separated parents hate each other. Mine don't, and my kids father and I still get alone perfectly fine.
Just to clarify, my parents had a really really bad break up, but they agreed that my sister and I are more important than their shit. The break up with my kids father was amicable, so we don't have any issues to hide, if you will.
okisbo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know most parents get along, one of my other friends get along fine, just in her case she constantly hears how terrible one parent is from the other and it gets annoying.
I was that person. In a time where divorce was frequent, I was so thankful my parents were still together. Then, I started to notice the cracks the past four years, but I kept telling myself they'll get through it. They love each other. Then my dad filed for divorce and moved out a few months later. I found out from my mom he was verbally abusing her the past five years of their marriage first because he kind of mentally snapped (became a doomsday prepper, thought the government was out to get him,) and then because he had found someone else. Apparently, in then last few years, he would just disappear for days at a time, and pop back up like nothing ever happened.
Your girlfriend is lucky she was so young when they divorced. I'm 26 now and it was and still is one of the things that completely uprooted the life I knew. I'm old enough to see things fall apart. I'm old enough to feel the pain of having an amazing childhood with two parents who love each other, family holidays together, Sunday dinners where we all go together, to having to split holidays, and a dad who hates my mother. Which I don't get - she's civil as hell with him and because he abused her, she let him walk away with a lot of shit he wasn't entitled to - but he fucking despises her like she is the one who wronged him and drags her and her name through the mud.
okisbo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, life with divorce for the kids no matter what sucks even if divorce is mostly the better option for the parents. I'm really sorry you have to go through that.
Nah. My life got significantly better when my parents got divorced.
okisbo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it depends on the person, my girlfriend hates having to deal with all the crap thatโs involved with it but obviously she doesnโt remember before the divorce so she doesnโt know what that was like either.
It's amazing to me how many of my kids' friend's parents are not together. I seriously think we are the "abnormal" ones, being married and their biological parents. In fact, I cannot name one other family in their group of friends that can claim the same. :/
Yes, but I will say also having them together doesnโt always mean a good thing too. Holidays are usually ruined because of my parents screaming at each other. Itโs basically inevitable that they fight and my siblings and I dread it each year.
Thats where I'm at. I dont care if there's anything under the tree for me, I'm just having fun watching the kids smiling and going nuts and hanging out with my family.
Most of my friends and my boyfriend come from divorced or non-traditional parent (like being raised by grandma, aunt, etc.) households. Never realized how lucky I was that my parents are still together and love each other until I was in college.
I can understand the logic of giving less expensive gifts, but the fact that it's getting worse every year says something. Giving hemorrhoid cream is pretty mean. I'd either point it out to them, or start re-gifting their things back at them. Or ask for candy so at least you won't get anything weird.
Best gift my parents ever gave me, and they tell this story to other people as if theyโre bragging, was a letterman jacket my junior year of high school.
The catch? I only ever received a card hanging in the Xmas tree that year saying they were getting me my letterman jacket. I never actually got it.
Out of curiosity, what sax? I'm finally saving up to get rid of my Bundy II (love the thing, but christ is it bad), and looking for ideas. I do, admittedly, have my heart set on a Mark VI
Sybre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing you're like in your mid teens, right? In a few years you'll really appreciate more practical gifts. I personally love getting some nice socks and toiletries for christmas. Also, not sure how much your parents make, but a several thousand dollar gift is pretty fucking expensive, especially for something that you may quite lose interest in when you're older. With that said, hemorrhoid cream is pretty weak.
i missed this b/c by the time I was 10 or so I'd just stay up late playing video games the night before and my parents would always have to wake me up and make me have breakfast with the family and stuff. meh.
Suuperdad ยท 353 points ยท Posted at 13:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we were kids my one aunt always got us Bibles, Rosaries and other religious stuff. I'm all for religion being part of someone's life, but keep your own religion to yourself. An 8 year old kid doesn't want a rosary at Christmas.
Nurple17 ยท 170 points ยท Posted at 14:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her that Jesus probably still had an appreciation for nails and crossbeams, but he'd rather have Pokemon Red.
There used to be an old lady that lived near me and for Halloween, she would hand out blank coloring pictures (think 3inx3in) of biblical scenes. Nothing edible, not even healthy stuff. Always skipped her house after.
As a kid, religion never really clicked with me, so if I ever expressed that I would get yelled at and forced to go to a church program for kids. Had to memorize verses for pins and candy. It was a mix of hating it and I swear I have a form of memory disorder, but I only ever got pity candy for not being able to memorize anything.
My grandparents and two of my sisters would get me Christian books every Christmas. They always ended up being donated to the local Christian book store.
Finally I converted to Buddhism, told everyone and Iโve never had to deal with it again.
Not your thing. Felt the same way about the Christian literature. I think the lesson here is definitely donโt push religion on people. Especially loved ones. Everyone finds what they believe in. Best bet for gifts is always something you know the person will like
I've always loved space and midway through highschool I came out as Atheist. My very religious mother got me a book from family christian that Christmas, which was basically a picture book of Hubble photos with bible quotes written over it. It was a big, Christian picture book of things which I cared about, but without the scientific context that I cared so deeply over. The book felt like a corruption of what space and science were to me at the time.
I understand that she was trying her best, but at the time it made me feel like she didn't know me at all. That she just knew a few facts about me, but not really who I was.
Azuralos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:02:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have told her
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others."
Kordiana ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an uncle that gifts me books every year. He doesn't ask what type of books i actually read, he just buys whatever. I honestly have no idea how he chooses, maybe the top sellers list or something. But they are normally titles i have never heard of or books to help support my faith. I am not religious and my entire family knows this.
ethlian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was a bunch of made up shit by the papacy. It was a pagan holiday originally.
Marzy-d ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:30:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The original pagan traditions that morphed into the Christian celebration of Christmas did not include gift giving. If OP wanted to celebrate the solstice/New Year and forgo gifts entirely I suppose that is their prerogative. But what they want to do is celebrate the Christian holiday, and criticize his aunt for not being sufficiently secular as to purchase better loot. So not cool.
And from Wikipedia, "In fact, gift giving during the Christmas season remained absent until the Victorian Era of the 1800s when Queen Victoria's tradition of giving gifts in celebration of the New Year merged with the Christmas holiday. By this time, many Christians were drawn to the practice of gift giving during Christmas because it reminded them of the activity of the Magi, who was said to have given gifts to the baby Jesus."
That still doesn't mean Christmas isn't derived from a pagan holiday. Just that it changed over time. Also, who gives a shit at this point anyway? Christmas is just a commercial holiday now.
Marzy-d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The date may have been chosen in the 4th century to co-opt an existing celebration, but it is, and has been, a religious holiday for centuries. Rebuking people have religious feelings, and complainng because they weren't commercial enough in choosing a present is a jerk move. If you are an atheist, and want to celebrate Christmas because presents, lights and cookies, knock yourself out. But don't complain when religious people regard it as a religious holiday. Its Christmas, not give-me-the-shit-I-want day.
The way we celebrate Christmas is more pagan than Christian. But regardless, it's perfectly acceptable for people to have a secular Christmas celebration if they want.
Not sure if it counts, but for my 18th birthday, since I had started driving to work a lot, my older sister said she would get me gift cards to local gas stations. I know her well, so I was like, "sure... can we get them now then?" but we didn't and sure enough I still have an empty tank to this day
Actually, I can top that. The same sister the Christmas before gave me a pocket knife, one which I knew for a fact that she took from her friend's house. And the compass on it was broken.
Geta211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife. We live in Ireland, but shes from the US. After we got engaged she went back home for a few weeks for a family visit. Everyone was congratulating her and giving her gifts, including the most ridiculous vase I have ever seen.
It was made from crystal. 12" tall, 10" wide and there were two openings just wide enough to each accept a single rose. Sure it was romantic (sort of), but it was also bloody heavy. It came in at just under 16lbs.
Oh, and the gift giver (an aunty) wanted to see a picture of the vase in our home in Dublin. My wife dropped some not so subtle hints at how hard it was going to be to get to Dublin with that thing, but the hints weren't noticed.
So my wife had to buy a new suitcase and bubblewrap for the ridiculous vase and then pay for an extra bag on her flight for a total cost of โฌ80.
As soon as she got it home she took a picture of it and put it in the shed, where it has been ever since.
We we're tempted to, but our Photoshop skills aren't that good.
It worth mentioning the reason why the aunty didn't take the hints is because she hadn't flown since the 80s and just assumed you could still take as many bags with you on a flight as you wanted.
My grandmother has given me the same gift every Christmas for 21 years. A bag of used makeup, store bought fruitcake (I hate fruitcake), and a check for $25. Sometimes a calendar from the previous year.
Itโs actually a running joke in the family and we find it hilarious. We make our reactions more ridiculous every year.
zeert ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my last job my team did a secret santa exchange. I mentioned about the one time in college where I did a week long gift exchange and my secret santa got me a slice of pie from the cafeteria each day, while I was trying to put thought and effort into each gift. I was trying to lose weight, the cafeteria pie was awful, and it just felt like such a backhand. So i said Iโd love whatever, just no pie.
My lead got me as his giftee. He left me a box and went on vacation. When we opened our gifts, he had given me a box of jello pie filling and a pie crust. No apology or real gift, just that massive fuck you.
I had a pair of rats. They're so smart and sweet. If I walked into their room without immediately opening the cage and letting them out, they'd rattle the latch.
I got a Lego set that I had previously given to the person the year before. And it had been opened, built, then disassembled and gifted to me. I honestly thought it was a joke
Mishmsh ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 15:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex boyfriend bought me $300 worth of flavoured tea and tea accessories. We had been together for three years, I'd been vocal about the fact that flavoured teas made me feel sick. He'd even sat and rubbed my back while I cried after I tried peppermint tea for the first time and it made me feel crazy ill... Among the flavoured teas were two seperate varieties that included peppermint tea in the mix.
He got super offended that I didn't like the gift, returned about $250 worth of it (the other $50 worth he kept for himself to use) and then just didn't get me a birthday gift.
Op said they cried in a prior situation in which they drank peppermint tea and it made them very ill.
The tea set op was gifted was useless because op gets sick when they drink tea. To make it worse peppermint tea was in the gifted set
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was about the prior situation. I mean peppermint tea sure is disgusting but it's not as intense that one would cry from drinking a bit.
Mishmsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:26 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As I said, I got incredibly ill from drinking it. I had already been unwell for a few days at the time and someone had recommended peppermint tea to help. It did not help.
Some people are very emotional when they're sick, I'm not often sick but when I am, I am admittedly a whingey little bitch.
I was walking by a boutique shop with my girlfriend at the time. She saw the framed print. She loves pugs, I love beer so she thought this would be perfect for our house. I'm not a huge fan of pugs so I didn't want to spend money on it or need it hanging in our house. She really wanted the print so I told her to buy it but she refused even though she had money. She thought it should be a split cost because I love beer. So a couple weeks before Christmas I went to but the print for her. I was told it had just been sold but they could get me another. The artist then mentioned that she had sold it to someone who loved pugs and had a boyfriend who loved beer. Yep, that's what I got to open on Christmas morning.
Back when my father was a part of my life, and admist his bipolar alcohol induced days, he bought me (bday I believe) a cheap dollar store Barbie doll and one of those plastic kiddy fishing poles (the ones where the plastic fish are tied to the string). Told me I could take my girlfriend fishing now.
Storm137 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:27:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told this story on a previous reddit gift thread buuut it still stands as the worst gift I ever got.
I'm bald due to Alopecia an autoimmune disorder that causes my hair follicles to fall out. I have been bald since I was 4 years old. I did not wear wigs or head scarves to hide it. I still don't. I only wear hats because I like hats.
When I was 9 and at my narc aunt's place for a belated Christmas celebration she was hosting, I was sitting next to my cousin of the same age digging into the stockings the narc had gotten us... And the narc and her narc sister (NAunt1 and 2 from here on out) got this giddy look. Not the: "I hope they like their presents way"
The: "I just did something awful I'm gonna get away with." look. Like the cat ate the canary.
I ignored it and pulled out... Dollar store dolls, okay whatever. Crayons, I was a little old for those but again whatever...
And then I found it...
It was a fake hair piece. You know those hair scrunchies/barrettes you can get from Claire's and Icing with the fake hair attached?
It was one of those. It was even in the same color my hair had been before my hair fell out.
I was just horrified. I barely remember anything else I got except for that moment of feeling like I was being mocked. My grandparents were furious. As soon as everything was opened up my grandma got me put into my jacket and boots citing she needed to go put me to bed. I tried to leave the fake hair there but N-AUnt1 forced it into the bag holding my gifts. She was so fucking pleased with herself I couldn't believe it.
My grandpa told her if she was going to act like a child he was going to treat her like one. My grandma got me out while he chewed her out.
My mom and dad were even more furious when my mom picked me up and I showed her the hair piece.
It still stands as Thee worst gift I've ever gotten. I've gotten some bad gifts since then as well but giving a bald kid a hair piece is just wrong.
Storm137 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:35:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She is a major cunt. I don't talk to her or anyone on that side of the family anymore. I kept contact for the sake of my grandma but when grandma died, I stopped trying to participate.
I love when this happens to horrible people. Itโs like visible vindication that they are rotten to the core, decaying from the soul, the inside to out.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a bit haunting... And since they were cunts to my mom as well, me and her took a good long look at the photos and started cracking up.
Haha! I love it! Belly laughs with mommy are the best thing in the world.
I was heavily betrayed by a group of people that live in a town that has the typical โlocal newspaper.โ I totally relish when I see news and photos of these idiots. They all look progressively older, fatter and more smug by the week. It is perfect.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? It's freaking hilarious. N-Aunt1 looks like my late grandma and NAunt2 looks like, I shit ya not: If my grandpa dressed in drag that'd be what she looked like.
I know a guy in this same situation. His mom is really lazy, but heavily concerned with outward appearances and keeping up with the Joneses. I think it's a "I can tell my church friends I encourage him toward Jesus, but really can't be bothered" situation.
I usually hate these "they gave me a Bible but I am an intellectualy superior atheist even though it was a thoughtful gift" stories, but geeze, every year? That's insane
I posted above about this, but it's relevant here too.
I love space, and science, and telescopes, and astronomy and all of it. In fact, I'm majoring in Mechanical Engineering because I want to work in the aerospace industry and build things that go into space. I've always loved space, especially the science side of things.
Back in Highschool, I came out as Atheist and for that Christmas, my very religious mother got me a book that was a bunch of Hubble pictures with bible quotes written over it. The book felt like a corruption of the science I had loved, and took away the reason I had liked space.
I understand she was trying her best, but it made me feel like she only knew a few facts about me, and not who I really was.
Good for you that you were/are honest with your mum
I am not able to do that :(
I wish i was stronger. I too am a fan of math, reason amd science. My mom voted trump and wants a wall built. She is easily manipulated. I am sad for her.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Burn them.
miniRNA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or does she?
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would even a religious person need more than 1 bible?
Sell โem on eBay. Get good money from Christians!
poxopox ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't receive the gift, I was the one gifting it... I was in 5th grade and we had a Christmas party where every one brings a small gift and we play a round of musical chairs or something and you get the gift that's left under the chair when you get out. Well I chose to get a book as my gift, which I'm glad the game lended me anonymity because the girl who received it cried because every one else was getting cool stuff like nerf stuff and different action figures.
tkocur ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend received a terrible birthday gift from his mom. It was a rubber jar opener from a bank which had been defunct for about 10 years.
"Hey, stepmother... For Christmas I got you a condom. I tried it, didn't like the way it fit."
Sebleh89 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:58:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year around November I told my brother I quit WoW because I didn't have time to play it and didn't want to sink that much time into a game anymore as school and my two jobs were physically, mentally, and time exhausting. So he got me Skyrim for Christmas, for his Xbox...
My parents are divorced, Mom had custody growing up. Sundays were my dads day. When I๏ธ was 10, my birthday was on a Sunday and I๏ธ was so excited to spend the day with him. He took me and my sister to the mall. No mention of my birthday. We were walking around and eventually I๏ธ said something like, โOH I๏ธ want that for my birthday!โ My Dad got a weird look on his face, went into hallmark, came out and handed me a birthday card with nothing written in it, still in the bag.
Yeah tried to fix the bug, guess it didnโt work. Sorry to offend everyoneโs eyes!
nootdoot ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:30:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly what you were looking for, but my mother is not very.....observant. I gave her a candle one year for Christmas. A whole year went by and she never used it. So I decided to re-gift it to her as a joke. Except she didn't even notice. This went on for FOUR CHRISTMASES! I finally told her last year and she was not amused.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like she should be writing about you, lol.
I take it you got her something else too? :-p
Jokes gifts aren't jokes if there isn't a proper gift too...
nootdoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'd always get her a mixture of gifts with the candle thrown in. She just never noticed that the candle wasn't new haha
When I was little (maybe 6 or 7) my parents decided to get me a guinea pig as my gift from "Santa". They left the poor thing in the cold car but brought him in after I went to bed.
Christmas morning rolls around - I see the cage in the living room. I'm so excited. I open the cage to grab my new pet. He is in full rigor. Dead.
I'm 29 now and I still remember my horror quite clearly. My parents didn't even get me a replacement.
This is heartbreaking. By far the worst reply I've read on this question. Sorry mate.
vahaala ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 14:50:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blow-up sheep doll for my 18 (I'm 24 now). Yes, the kinky kind.
I couldn't even use it. Too small.
EDIT : No it wasn't too big for me. Rather I was too big for that, but when I was writing original comment my brain derped. I brought all the "too small penis!" kinda comments on myself I guess hahaha.
siegewolf ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:25:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry the sheep hole was too big for you. Next time they'll go with the inflatable rabbit.
vahaala ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... Ok I brought that one on myself :D Should have worded it properly first but my brain derped, too late to edit now I guess lol. What I meant was that the sheep turned out too small for my junk (or, if you will, my junk was too big to fit). Not the other way around.
Razor1834 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sorry about your micro penis.
vahaala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... Ok I brought that one on myself :D Should have worded it properly first but my brain derped, too late to edit now I guess lol. What I meant was that the sheep turned out too small for my junk (or, if you will, my junk was too big to fit). Not the other way around.
I received a printer for my 13th Birthday. My mother really just wanted to get herself something nice instead of getting a copy of the Sims: Pet Edition that I had been politely asking for (it was on sale at the time too). She called me ungrateful for an entire week, and ignored me for another two weeks when I just could not plaster on a fake smile and enjoy my 'present'. She set the god dang thing up in my room and wouldn't let me use the instruction manual to figure out how to use it, and when I did try to fiddle with it she'd yell at me to just let her do it and then admonish me for wasting ink and paper. So it pretty much just took real estate up on my desk for two years until I got pissed off enough to dump it in the home office where it should have been. Oh, and I got a marked down movie copy of Pride and Prejudice as well that skipped around and gave me disk errors and got my first period two days later.
Best. Birthday. Ever.
Me too! Lmao when I turned 14 I could legally get a job so I worked on the weekends and after school, I had earned enough to afford a niicceeee computer when my 15th Birthday rolled around, no more printers for me! >:D
Dos_BarZ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:33:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my aunt thought it would be funny to get my brothers and I fake lottery tickets. We were 8, 10, and 12. Imagine our initial surprise running around the house saying we won 100,000 followed by intense sadness after she chuckles to herself and says theyโre fake
Bidcar ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs not funny.
[deleted] ยท 1995 points ยท Posted at 13:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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gatorly ยท 1129 points ยท Posted at 14:42:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand how this is a bad gift. You'd expressed to him that you wanted it, and those things cost $50-$70 when they first came out.
[deleted] ยท 351 points ยท Posted at 14:48:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Raichu7 ยท -34 points ยท Posted at 15:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You wouldn't remind the person at least once? You'd just go straight to being kind of a dick?
I agree it would be funny if he'd asked for the money but to never ask then hype it up as a gift just seems really childish and lacking in communication skills.
atomsk404 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure this isn't the only time. Dude has his dad's credit card handy...
1) Who says he didn't try?
2) Who says this is the first it happened?
3) Most of fatherhood is really hard, you find the joy where you can.
4) Your kids will shit on you, both metaphorically and physically, so every once in a while it's ok to be a bit of a dick.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's more fun that way. My dad once "gave" me some money I owed him but forgot to repay him for like a year as a gift (it was only like $20). Meaning he gave me nothing and said that we were even now. Shittiest gift ever, but I totally deserved it.
Unless you paid him back afterwards, it's still a gift of a 50 dollar magic bullet that you expressed a desire to have.
Out of all the comments I've read so far, yours makes me the most unsympathetic towards the author.
AzraelTB ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It says worst gift, not worst gifting experience. Who says anything about sympathy?
rajikaru ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:26:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Magic bullet is definitely not the worst gift. I've gotten deodorant for christmas, I would take the Magic bullet over that any day of the year.
Also, the way OP phrases it sounds like her dad was exaggerating to try and pass off a bad gift, like she "totally wanted it" and she'd "totally pay him back", kind of like a backhanded way of saying "Pay me back for this you dipshit", when in reality it was just OP was stoned and stupid, so bonus points for OP being deceitful.
OP claims to have been high and watching TV when the Magic Bullet commercial came on. OP was smitten and asked dad to buy the MB on his card and OP would pay back. OP says they completely forgot about the event. Dad opts to give OP the MB as a Christmas gift while saying things like "I'm super excited for you to open it!" and OP was super let down because it ended up being the MB. OP claims the MB was theirs to begin with because they had asked Dad to order it, but had just not paid Dad back for it, so it was an awful gift.
Yeah the original comment is still up. But he replied to my comment and he deleted that. That's the one you directly commented on saying "Have you at least started using it? I have a MB and I like it."
Oh, that. It was about OP being super let down about the gift because it was OP's purchase technically, but he never paid back Dad about it; but overall OP claimed fault for it for not paying back Dad.
A story with the opposite twist. We had just done the name drawing for the co-worker secret santa one year. One person was joking around and said "Who has so-and-so? You should totally get her a magic bullet." Everyone knew exactly what she meant. But this one girl was like "THAT'S SUCH A GREAT GIFT! SHE CAN MAKE SO MANY SMOOTHIES AND SHAKES!" We all went quiet and were like "...Nope, she's totally talking about the vibrator." Blender girl looked mortified.
Vibrator is what I had in mind and was VERY confused. There are many online marketed as "bullet vibrators with a magic touch", so I just associated in my mind. Two types of people in this world, eh?
I am so glad I have somewhere to share this, because maybe you will remember how fucking awesome the magic bullet infomercial was. It was 30 min long and I would watch it EVERY SINGLE TIME it was on. I was probably 13-15 at the time the commercial got so much air time (27 now) and still want one!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:36:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also 27 and watched it every single time too. I begged my Mom for one multiple times. She got me this shitty knockoff I ended up breaking after a few months. I'd be pretty happy if I got one.
meowserr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching it every morning before school. The one thing that such with me was that it was the ULTIMATE party machine. I still want one to this day.
How can you not be happy receiving the personal portable counter top magician, able to do any job in the kitchen in 10 seconds! Look how all the ingredients go straight into the mug! Look how it turns that leftover chicken into a delicious chicken salad (with a little bit of curry powder <curry powder for everything!> added in). Remember the flat blade, that's the whipping blade. Dinners always a production. NACHO'S ANYONE!?!??!?!?!?
fucking hell I watched that infomercial way too fucking much growing up. But I swear it was ALWAYS on o_o
tway2241 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remember the flat blade, that's the whipping blade.
Ooh that's what it was.
I got one from my parents without the manual and I could never figure out wtf that attachment was for. How well does it work when compared to a beater?
I wanted one when they first came out and my mom decided to get me one. At the time, she was receiving treatment for chemo (bald head, no eyebrows/eyelashes, chemo brain fog) and was visiting Targets to find a "magic rocket" -- I imagine those employees are still receiving therapy. :)
Brancher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:38:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude the magic bullet is hands down one of the most useful kitchen tools I've ever owned and I'd put it as top 3 best presents I've ever received from my mom. I've had it for probably 10 years now too and it still runs strong. Everybody should have one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my girlfriend this for Christmas, among other things, and she uses the damn thing every day, best gift ever.
lurking9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and a mate used to always watch the commercial on german television when we were drunk. The adlib didn't fit the lip movement of the people in the slightest, so the german voice stopped like seconds before they stopped talking. It was hilarious.
chimy727 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds a tad ungrateful of you tbh. Sounds like he listened to you and thought it would be practical and cool as a gift.
For some reason when you said "magic bullet" I was thinking of the vibrator ( pretty sure there is a brand of vibrator also called magic bullet) ... and was like wow, yeah that would definitely be the most awkward gift from your dad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those things are awesome! They make decent margaritas, good smoothies, healthy smoothies, and its portable. Totally cant wait to grab mine from storage when I move.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unaware of this apparent blender brand, I thought this was some inappropriate self-pleasure gift...
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miker1167 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its funny about Grandparents and favorites. My Grandparents said they wanted to get me and my brother something special for our 19th Birthdays. My brother is 18 months older and when he turned 19 he received a Rolex watch my grandma had bought my Grandfather in switzerland when he was stationed in west Germany in the 60's. I was nit expecting a Rolex but some kind of family heirloom woild have been great.
When it was my birthday they gave meba Roots watch. It was alright but did not have the meaning my brothers gift had. I then found out my grandpa won the watch in a raffle a week before. The watch broke about 6 months later. It sits on a drawer.
manuhong ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:44:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to a classmate. In 1st grade, we all picked names from a hat for secret Santa. One student put their name in twice, and my teacher didn't realize it. She also didn't realize that at the end of the drawing there was still one name not chosen.
That poor student went the entire week without any gifts/candy/cards while the student who put their name twice received twice the amount of gifts.
Of course my teacher didn't notice this till the end of the week. So I guess the worst gift is not only not getting anything but seeing everyone else get something nice.
TL/DR : Class-wide secret Santa where one student put their name twice and one student didn't get chosen. She went the whole week without a gift.
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[deleted] ยท 392 points ยท Posted at 13:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But wouldn't you still have to drop your pants far enough because just unzipping will not expose enough.. junk?
acorngirl ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, absolutely. But it's the difference between having your bare ass hanging out versus squatting with your pants around your ankles and your bum in the shrubbery.
So, you're less vulnerable, and if you see a bear or a rapey moose or something, it's easier to yank your pants up and run instead of getting your ankles tangled up and faceplanting in poison ivy while the moose advances on you slowly making sinister snorting noises.
gatorly ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 14:47:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, that's when you pee in a cup in your tent. I've always thought that the "she-wee" and this thing we're talking about were for peeing more discretely on the trail. I was recently hiking in some deepish snow, and learned that popping a squat is more complicated than I'd like when you have several layers to remove. Trying to avoid getting my clothes covered in snow was tricky.
Is it really any difference from pop a squat and doing your business the normal way? Your ass is a bit colder but you don't have to clean pee from a plastic tube.
I'm guessing you're a dude, because it's quite different. I'm an experienced squat pee-er (lived in China, had to learn how to use traditional toilets, peed on my shoe once. I wasn't pleased).
Imagine you're a girl and you're wearing pants and need to squat to pee. Unlike your b-hole, the urethra is pointing forward, not back. Like forward where the booty-and-thigh part of your pants are stretched between each leg. You don't want to long distance pee your pants (because if you wanted to pee your pants, why pull them down first? Or if you wanna long distance pee your pants, be ambitious and try putting them like 3 feet away from you before you start!), but you also don't want to have to fully remove them.
I've found that the best way to do it is to pull your pants down to just above your knee and when you squat and they're stretched across, use your off-hand to bunch them up into a little pant-bridge. Then pee and it should go under the the pant-bridge, in front of your feet.
It's not difficult to actually do, but it's definitely difficult to figure out on your own when you've only EVER used western (sitting) toilets.
I was in the urinals at Download Festival one year and a girl walked into the guys toilet area with her boyfriend and they peed standing next to each other.
There was a strange silence and lots of eyes glancing side to side in confusion and then she punched the sky and shouted "SHE-WEE!", everyone drunkenly cheered.
It was fucking amazing. That alone should be a reason for anyone to own one.
Hewkho ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 14:02:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is a good reason. If you get the Peequality just set it on the golden shower setting and let the flow do the rest.
Raichu7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like a good idea when hiking and not around toilets to be able to pee standing up. Then you realise you have to carry around a plastic tube covered in piss for the rest of your trip and apparently if you pee too fast it fills up and leaks out the side.
Posted above, but I was wearing this like, full body spanx thing on my wedding day that just had an awkward hole in the crotch for peeing (otherwise you'd have to fully undress). The peequality thing helped me make sure I wasn't pissing all over myself when I had to go.
We got one for her to use at Renfaires. Since she is wearing a skirt, 2 underskirts, and a corset, it is quite impossible to lift 15 yards of fabric up so sit in a portapotty while you can't breathe. So she has this in her bag. And can stand up to pee easier.
Going camping and not wanting to squat over the open ground (dirt, plants, bugs). Going overseas? This may be a welcome gift for doing your business over a hole in the ground.
My mother in law has had a knee replaced and loves to travel. She cannot use a squat toilet, so she takes her PeeStyle on every trip. She also keeps a tiny pack of wet wipes in the carry case so she can clean it off.
If you travel around in Asia, the toilet situation sometimes can be quite dire. With this option, you don't have to sit down on the dirty "toilet" to relief yourself. With the funnel, you can pee standing up, which makes it easier depends on the situation as well.
Noltonn ยท 257 points ยท Posted at 14:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that sounds like an over reaction to me. I get being disappointed about not being proposed to, but it feels like there's a lot more going on to make her a "nervous depressed wreck".
I dunno. For some, marriage is really important and then to have the person you've been with for years basically use that as a method to tease you is pretty fucked up. He hinted at it and she probably got excited and then he gave her, not even some other present, but some bullshit present as if to say "joke's on you" is pretty cruel of a person you're in a relationship with.
Noltonn ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, if you read her post like that it makes sense, that'd be a fucked up thing to do. I just read it as that she was seeing hints from him here and there and he either just didn't, or decided against doing it then, and it left her this upset. I didn't read it as malicious from his side, but that's also a fair interpretation and would explain the reaction better.
EDIT: A quick glance at her post history says you're more right. I'm not sure if it was malicious but it was definitely done in some way to fuck with her.
I'm assuming that he had been heavily hinting at a Christmas proposal, and then gave her the peequality instead of the ring she was expecting.
It's like asking a kid where they would want to keep their new Nintendo Switch all winter season, what games they would like, who they would play it with, etc., and then giving them a box of Crayons instead.
Except with all the emotions associated with proposals and marriage instead of just a gaming system. It's a cruel joke that betrays somebody's faith in their relationship.
Now I'm happily married to my husband, and I'd find it hilarious if he got me a peequality. But if he had been building up a big gift like a romantic vacation, and gave me a $10 gift instead, I would feel really betrayed.
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 16:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the proposing game is so weird. I hear so many stories about the stress and arguments it causes. My partner and I made the mutual decision to get married, which was still romantic. I know that the big gesture of a proposal can be romantic, but getting into a frenzy over it instead of talking about it seems awful.
I mean if you're dating someone who caused you to be a depressed, nervous wreck for a year, I wouldn't exactly call that healthy.
Toadxx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:28:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a pretty common thing that sometimes ruins relationships. You don't joke around about marrying someone in that manner. They think you love them enough to make a big commitment... but then they see you find that funny.
I don't know man. Going through her post history it seemed like she was really invested in that relationship and was certain that the proposal was going to happen. (Buying a new dress, posting a thread on how redditors got proposed to, etc. ) Seemed pretty heartbreaking to me...
Noltonn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, had a look some time after I posted. Entirely fair reaction on her part actually.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing it came with a comment or implication like "haha like anyone would ever propose to you"
Noltonn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that would make sense, I'm guessing it's something more than just what she wrote.
Maybe she was nervous the whole year before hand because she thought for Christmas he was going to propose? That's how I read it until I scrolled down and saw these comments! I could be wrong though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't tell if this is more of an overreaction or the person that got coal as a joke gift and Pokemon Yellow as a real gift and never played it or any other video game again
paprikat ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 14:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you say he was hinting at proposing to you... do you mean like for weeks before the gift he was dropping hints that he was going to propose? Or was it like right before, he got down on one knee and let you get all excited, but then instead of pulling out a ring box, it was peequality? (Or both? Imagining this scenario is like an anxiety nightmare. Sorry you had to go through that.)
He spent a month leading up to it since she finally finished dentistry school. He told her how he was taking her to the fanciest restaurant in town, had an evening, rooftop dinner, she bought an evening gown and at dinner he had the waiter specially present a box to her. She opened it and it was that peequality shit. Now whenever she tried to bring up the topic of how she felt hurt and humiliated, hed just start laughing and saying "but the look on your face!!!"
I've been a nervous depressed wreck for about a year now because of it.
Have you told him that?
TBH if my partner kept hinting at proposing then did something like that 'as a joke', I'd leave him. My feelings are not a joke or toy to play with, dammit, and pranks are only actually funny when the other person is left better off at the end.
Maybe there's exceptions to this, but I think it's better when pranks are either harmless or at least the pranker leaves the prankee better off at the end.
E.g. Wrapping up an awesome present in many layers in boxes of increasing size so the recipient mistakes it for something else? Actually funny - they quickly realise it's a joke and end up with something cool.
However, doing a bait and switch where somebody thinks they've received a PS4 or something they've always wanted only to find out, surprise, it's a brick and some clothes and nothing else... Not funny.
I think pranks should be funny for everyone, even the person on the receiving end, ya know? Getting someone's hopes up then brutally dashing them isn't funny in my opinion (unless, they set themselves up for it somehow, then it might be funny in a schadenfreude-y sort of way).
Raichu7 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 15:36:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another good prank gift if someone wants a video game is to get them the really awesome game they want but print out a fake box art cover for a really shit game (bonus points if it's for a different console to whatever they own) and put the fake cover under the plastic sleeve in front of the real cover.
I did it to a friend once when she desperately wanted Skyrim for the Xbox. Her face when she received Sega Bass Fishing for the PlayStation was priceless and her reaction when I told her to open the box and look at the disk was even better.
I also do not like the fake scratch tickets. A big win could be the answer to someone's prayers and change their life. Jokes shouldn't hurt.
grubas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dropped our proposal early and she wasnโt sure it was serious for a second. Was fun to witness her emotions fly while she looked around and realized I ambushed her.
The only people I know who did joke proposals broke up.
I got my ex one, we called it a "shewee" she used it once in front of me in the bathroom, she had casually mentioned one before so I sneakily got it off eBay. We both thought it was hilarious but inappropriate as we where no longer dating.
chimy727 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you wanted him to propose to you as a present? Not trying to poke at you just genuinely curious. That is a shitty gift even without the engagement anticipation part.
krgongr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is incredibly fucked up and hilarious at the same time.
Whether it's in the alley after during a late night of drinking, or to avoid toilet hovering in filthy public gas station restrooms, depend on PEEQUALITY to be there....wherever you "go."
I have never met a Zach who was normal. I feel like it's just in the name... And if you changed the name for anonymity then you chose a good one to change it to.
Is he still your boyfriend? That's not a snarky question. I have to admit I read your post history a little bit (but haven't found a post saying you'd actually broken up with him, which is why I asked the question), and I'd have been absolutely crushed if someone had done that to me. Also, furious. I loathe, loathe, loathe pranks and practical jokes that put one person in a position of control over another. I'm so sorry that happened.
Hang in there... My BF at the time, gave me a huge box, and inside was a smaller box and so on and so forth until the last box... a ring box... I opened it... "I owe you one Christmas gift." Oh my aching heart...
We've been married for 4 years in September. He proposed a year and half later. He didn't do it to be mean, just couldn't find a smaller box and thought--well shit this will work!
He gave me a gift that year, was a computer he built, t'was the gift he "owed" me. lol
Because sometimes people want confirmation that their partner is in it for the long-haul. Maybe she wants to get married and have kids and after 5 years together it's not unreasonable to want to know if the other person is on the same level. If he is, they should get married (or at least engaged). If he's not, they she should be free to move on and find someone who does have the same goals. Five year isn't a huge amount of time when you're young, but if they're already in their late 20s or 30s then that's definitely getting to "make or break" time if she wants a family.
If both don't care, that's fine. Plenty of relationships carry on for years (or forever) with no legal contract, but some people want that "ultimate commitment" and if that's what she wants then she shouldn't have to wait around hoping her boyfriend feels the same way.
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castzpg ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This bugs me to no end. Maybe in your early 20's it's just a piece of paper but in my line of work I have seen way too many people get ruined financially. It was either their SO died and they weren't married or were married less than 9 months. I have many 40-50 yr old women that lost their homes because they couldn't get their SO's pension or SS benefits and couldn't afford it on their own.
When I was 16 I wanted a call phone for Christmas. My mom put a toy little mermaid phone in an att cellphone box. I was so excited until I opened that box. When you flipped the phone open it said โHi itโs Arielle!โ My best friends name was Arielle. She thought it was hilarious. I think I cried...
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm noticing a trend of shitty grandmothers in this thread, so I'll add to that. I once got a zip lock bag that contained a half roll of duck tape and a broken squirt gun from my grandmother for Christmas. It wasn't wrapped, just the plastic bag with my name on it.
Xzeno ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:25:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got divorced at a young age and my dad remarried....well I don't think my step-mom like a constant reminder of a past life my dad had much because I always got half-assed gifts growing up.
I remember really being into Lego's at the time and I expressed this to my dad and step-mom. Christmas rolls around and my step-brother gets an SNES with a couple of games. I get the giant baby lego's from the discount area of wal-mart that come in a plastic cylinder. I said thank you and set them aside but wasn't really interested in them....my step-mom picked up on this and told me that "If I wasn't going to play with them that she'd take them back" So I'm sitting here at like 8-10 years old playing with Giant lego knockoffs with my like 3-5 year old younger step-brother while my other step-brother who's the same age as me played on his SNES....
One year an well off uncle gave me a national geographic magazine. Said he got me a subscription to them. I was young, trying to make the best of it. I'm looking over the book and on the back they show some other covers from other month's issues. I see some cool stuff to young me, sharks, elephants, tigers, naked tribe ladies. So I'm thinking "This isn't so bad, at least I'm get to look at some neat stuff."
Well the subscription never came. And only many years later did I realize that he basically didn't have a gift for me. He just picked up the national geographic he had gotten that month off his coffee table and gave it to me.
My grandma usually means well, but one year my cousins and I were all about 12-13 and we got matching hot pink pants with sequin belts. Which might've been cool when we were 6 but I don't think any of us wore them once.
That same grandma also got me some books about magical cats that solve mysteries. When I was 22.
Donโt know if this counts but I got a crappy book which was badly beaten up from my grandfather with a ยฃ100 check in it. Because I was a good kid, I phoned him to thank him for the money. He then demanded it back and when I refused, he vowed never to see me again and he has still kept up his vow.
So this isn't exactly the worst gift, but it's pretty bad.
My grandmother is a nut job. She is notorious for taking all the grandkids out and having them pick out something, getting the kids all hyped up, buy the thing the grandchild picked out, then tell them they'll get it for Christmas. Only, we never got what we picked out. None of us did. Instead, she'd give us something else entirely. See, my grandmother is something like a horder. So she'd give us something she's horded instead, like an ancient, dusty shirt she's had sitting in a box for 30 years. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is every year, without fail, us, the good little grandchildren accept the gift and be polite. We go home and hang it in our closets. And when we're not home, she comes over, breaks in, and steals back the ancient gift... then gives us the same ancient gift the very next year, over and over again. I've gotten the same denim shirt for like 14 years in a row.
My mother in law gave me a pair of maternity capris for Christmas. I had just had a baby. It was winter. So I take them back to Walmart thinking I could maybe get some make-up or something and it turns out she had paid $1 for them. They had spent $500 on their daughter for Christmas- itโs not like they were hurting financially.
genaio ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas a couple years ago, I watched my sister open a $600 set of pots and pans, my brother got a PS4 and some games, but the only thing under the tree for me was a $20 collectable coin from HSN. Thanks dad!
Mister0Zz ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:17:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in middle school for Christmas all I wanted was a computer. I didn't care if it was a nice computer, I just wanted one that was mine. I made it clear that I would rather my family members pool their efforts and get me that single gift rather than any others.
Well Christmas morning comes and what do I see but an old cream colored windows pc on top of a brand new desk with my name on it. I was ECSTATIC, and was immediately profusely grateful.
Until they informed me my gift wasn't the computer
it was the desk
the computer wasn't for me at all.
I'm 26 and I've still never owned my own desktop, I'm saving up for one now, but that shit still pisses me off.
Oh, I have a good one for this... (I usually post way too late for these to be read though)
My wife and I went to visit my father (parents separated) and his new wife a few years ago, we bought them a bottle of wine in a tall green bag. We gave it to them and then they realized they didn't get my wife anything so his wife walked back into their bathroom and put a bottle of Bath and Body works soap in the green bag..... when we got home we realized they had already used some of the soap.... so my wife got used soap for Christmas.... had to be one of the worst gifts I've ever seen... he also got me 1000 hours of AOL for my birthday once. (you know... those free CDs)
PhatDaddi ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to be that guy because everyone seems to love getting this, but socks and underwear from my in-laws. My wife and I had been married at least 8 years by this point, so it's not like they didn't know what to get me.
A bit of background, my family grew up pretty poor. I can only recall 3 Christmases where I received any kind of presebts from my parents in my 20 years living with them, and the in-laws knew this. After I got married was when I was introduced to how her family did Christmas. Literally a mountain of presents under the tree. They never really got me anything expensive and I certainly wasn't expecting them to, but it kind of hurts when you open up a little gift bag with some rolled up socks that are too tight and underwear that's 2 sizes too big after a good few years.
Nile528 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:51:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my grandma's is a serious cheapskate. I was about 8 or 9 during Christmas one year and she brought giant trashbags of stuff for us 3 kids, 1 bag each. We were actually excited because that could be a lot of stuff in there. Well, it turns out she went to a bunch of garage sales and spent about 5 bucks per kid to fill these bags with crap. In mine, there was a used Del Taco cup. She said I can reuse it and get free drinks from del taco whenever I want. I've never been so let down before.
BTW, my grandma is a millionaire.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19, I went to my uncles house for Christmas. This is about a 6 hour drive one-way. Itโs important to note that Iโm informally adopted, and was raised by this family from 14.
Long story short; I didnโt enjoy holidays with the family, because I never really felt a part of it.
This particular Christmas we did a white elephant gift exchange (everyone buys a gift of a certain value, you draw straws to see who picks first, gifts can be stolen, etc).
I ended up getting a wind chime, as my aunt stole the gift card I chose. Bummer, but thatโs the nature of white elephant. But after that, we were told gramps had a surprise for all us grandkids.
So they sit us down, and he hands out a white envelope to each of the grandkids. When he gets to me he says, โI didnโt give you an envelope because youโre not my real grandchild. I want to be honest, so youโre not offended.โ
In each envelope was a check for $10k.
I went home with a wind chime, and a reminder that I wasnโt really family.
Iโm so sorry this happened to you. It made me so angry and sad at the same time. I just canโt understand what is wrong with people like this...how could he possibly justify this as an alright thing to do.
Iโm adopted also, and I understand the โnot quite feeling a partโ side of this, but never have I been treated so blatantly as an outsider as this. It hurts my heart for you.
I like this quote~
โWhen everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching...they are your family.โ
~Jim Butcher
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate your perspective - adoption is a strange animal for everyone involved to deal with. Really agree with that quote!
As for this event; it left a mark, but it certainly doesnโt define me.
Oh honey. That is rough. Maybe heโll get his karma in similar form. We can hope xx
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:41:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's alright, honestly. I'm 30 now and as well-adjusted as I know how to be. I consider myself lucky to have had so many poor experiences with family, because it taught me the value of investing in the people that reciprocate love, not just those with which you share DNA (or in my case, adopted-DNA).
Fuck that prick, you made yourself your own man. That got me angry, family isn't DNA and never will be, my best friend isn't my brother but he is and always be.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:15:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be lying if I said it didn't piss me off at the time. But looking back, it gave me perspective on what "family" really means.
And I couldn't agree more; my close friends are family. My buddies are my brothers. That's just how I view it now.
I hate that. One year i was super excited because there was a gift under the tree the exact dimensions and weight of a ps3 game, and I didn't have a ps3 at the time.
On christmas morning: Bluray, Poseidon Adventure (2005 remake)
FriedEggg ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14, my aunt gave me books. It looked like a nice book set, but they were for ages 5-6.
Last Xmas I got a jar of passion fruit butter and a bag of macadamia nuts still in shells without a nutcracker from my sister in law.
Just what every man wants.
Turned my luck around by giving the nuts to my kids with a mallet. Kept them entertained for about 20 minute while I could browse reddit.
So I guess she gave me the gift of reddit.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I received a golf club set by my parents for xmas.... I never golfed before, and when I asked if they could take me they said "No it's too expensive". No idea what they were thinking
malque2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was like 7 years ago...for my birthday the year before I had gotten a record player from my mom and sister. The guy I was dating was super annoying and thought everything he did/liked was better than anybody elseโs preferences, so even though he knew I already had a record played he โbuiltโ me another one. It had some super obsolete auxiliary audio cables that would not hook up to any speakers that I had, so I could not actually listen to records on it, since he didnโt give me the correct speakers with it. For many other similar reasons, we stopped seeing each other shortly after, and when i tried to give him the record played back he asked me to keep it. About a year later I started dating my now-husband who was an acquaintance of his from HS. He was so annoyed by the fact that I was dating him that he showed up at my house to get his record player back since โI never appreciated it anywayโ. The gift that keeps on giving!
Try the worst birthday party of my life. My dad and my aunt celebrated mine and my little cousins birthday together because our birthdays were 3 days apart. I was 8 and my cousin was turning 6. My aunt went all out getting a magician and a ton of great presents for my cousin.
When we all sat around to watch the magic show the magician said, โitโs a very special personโs birthday today! My assistant for this show!โ I perked up and he called my cousin up and I waited through the whole show for him to call me up because it was my birthday too. He never did and after the show I went up to the magician and said, โitโs my birthday too.โ And he looked at me and just smiled and said, โwell happy birthday!โ
I was so confused as to why he didnโt know it was my birthday, we were sharing a party. The whole party was more focused on my cousin than me all day. Finally when presents came we opened them. My cousin got a ton of cool games and electronics, in fairness I got a few Barbies Iโd wanted and my dad even bought me my own TV for my room as well as a portable DVD player.
But the real gut puncher came when my aunt said, โwe have one more surprise for the birthday girl!โ And we all went into the living room and they brought out a huge box which my cousin promptly opened and the tiniest kitten crawled out and she shrilled with joy, โA KITTY!? MY VERY OWN KITTY!?โ
I just wanted to die. Iโd wanted a cat for forever and my parents knew and would never let me have one because they didnโt like cats at all.
At that point everyone was so focused on my cousin that they didnโt notice when I slipped away down to the basement and hid under a pile of blankets to bawl my eyes out. About an hour went by before they found me like that wondering and worrying where Iโd got to.
About 10 years later Iโd told my dad that was the worst birthday ever and he explained that he couldnโt afford to pitch in for the magic show cuz of his divorce with my mom, he didnโt even know about the cat til they opened the box and he really tried his best to make it a good birthday, my aunt was just a snobby, show offy bitch about the whole thing. We still combined birthdays for years but my aunt toned it back a bit, I think she realized she fucked up when they found me sobbing in the basement.
And 15 years after this I finally got the cat Iโd always wanted and I love her to pieces. :)
Brothee ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a book called โAll the real Indians have diedโ from my grandma.
Merry Christmas, amiright?
On the other hand, she believes that we are part American Indian and has her whole life. She wears the beads, attends local pow-wows, collects โartifactsโ and refers to that nationality as โmy peopleโ.
The worst gift SHE ever got was given to her the following year. My dad gifted her an ancestry.com report that showed she was 0% American Indian.
I tried to comfort her by telling her it didnโt matter, because all the real Indians have died.
Diabetes testing supplies. I was 337lbs at the beginning of that year, by the end of summer I was down to 260lbs. I had no signs of the disease, I just told my mom I didn't want a cake for my birthday (in sept) that year. I was turning 27, I'm 33 now and still don't have diabetes, or signs of it. I fucking hate my mother hahahahaha
In the past Mam has given me (her adult daughter):
A can of soup (perfect for a 14yr old)
Packets of dry rice (I guess cooked would have been weird)
Baby shoes (I haven't/won't have kids)
Books on cooking for said imaginary kids
Those free toys/CDs from cereal packets
A stone she found and liked
My personal favourite - Christmas gift paper. Wrapped. In. Christmas. Paper.
It used to bother me so much because it seemed so... thoughtless. Just, shit, it's Christmas, wrap up any old shit, that'll do!
Five years ago, over a drunken family holiday it all came out. How abusive her parents were. How they beat her, the names they called her, how cruel they were. Part of the cruelty was that my grandmother didn't allow my mother to open any gifts. Granny would do it, deem the gift unsuitable and then throw it away, or give it to my aunt.
My ma was 22 before she got to unwrap a gift.
So all along, she wasn't being unthoughtful when she gave me a used hairbrush, perfectly gift wrapped. She was wrapping everything and anything because she wanted me to have the experience she never had. Opening a godamn Christmas gift.
Her health isn't great now and I am dreading the day I open my gifts and they're all classy, thoughtful and cute. It'll never be as weird and as heartbreakingly tender as the bizarro shit my ma gave me.
TLDR - mother gives me insane gifts due to childhood trauma and it hurts my heart.
SeizamHD ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got rocks for my birthday from one of my aunts. apparently she thought i like collecting rocks...
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:42:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 6th grade my best friendโs Mom (who is not fluent in English) gave me a light blue shirt that said โpanty raidersโ on it. โRaidersโ was written really big on the shirt and โpantyโ was pretty small in cursive so I didnโt notice. I wore the shirt to school on the first day after winter break and my teacher pulled me aside after class and sent me to the principalโs office. They made me go home because I didnโt have another shirt to change into.
my best friend in elementary school gave me a bratz doll, which in itself is a great gift for an 8 year old girl, that she stole from one of our classmates.
Got_Tiger ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:21:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school my younger sister gave me for Christmas a math textbook that she had stolen from me for the sole purpose of giving it as a Christmas gift, and several pennies.
One year my younger brother (grade 2 at the time) got a bag of beef jerky for christmas. My mom thought it was funny and burst out laughing and teasing him. The problem was, she didn't get him anything else. The joke kinda gets lost when it turns out to not be a joke in the end.
edit: that same year I got a super nintendo game and my sister got a barbie thing.
We get Xmas gifts at our office given to us by head supervisor. Last year she decided to post small messages of "encouragement" on the back of our gifts. So I got an Old Spice body wash with a vague message saying "Asian". The rest of my coworkers got body wash too with things like, "keep up the good work" or "merry xmas"
Not me, but relevant. My aunt went around the whole family, (her 3 kids, 4 sisters and like 10 nephews) asking for money so that we could all buy my (super awesome) uncle this super ultra awesome lazyboy that he wanted for ever! She was very convincing so we all chipped in. Christmas comes, and turns out he never wanted a lazy boy because it reminded him of his abusing father and he just started crying in front of all of us...
Guess who chills every single fucking afternoon on that chair giving zero fucks: Aunt Bitch.
Not the worst I've received, but the one that sticks out the most in my mind: For my "sweet" 16, my grandparents gave me $500.
Context: We'd been living with my grandparents at the time, who were charging my mother and I each $250/mo in rent. Normally, my mom would pick up the rent since I worked a minimum wage job and my savings (read: the college fund my mom started for me when I was born) had already been depleted by the rent I paid from the ages of 12-14. My mother was unemployed and constantly in and out of different temp jobs, and she had, just a week before my birthday, finished her contract with her most recent temp job. The day before my birthday, my grandfather and her had gotten in a fight because she said she might not be able to pay this month's rent.
My grandparents gave me $500, knowing that my mom would ask me for it to pay the rent. Which she did, upon me immediately opening the card that contained the money. My grandma watched this happen and exclaimed "oh how lucky!" and gave me some shitty smile as if I was supposed to thank her for paying our rent.
I spent the rest of my "sweet" 16 with 3 friends, walking around a cute little historic town in my area that I really love because of its unique shops and gorgeous scenery. The entire time, my one friend complained how boring the day was because she lives in the town and sees it every day. "Can't we just do something FUN instead of window-shopping? Why couldn't you have a normal party for your sweet 16? I'm tired of walking pleeeaasseee let's go to the mall or something or the movies I hate being heeeeere!!!!"
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's horrible. Hopefully you manage to move out soon after
I wasn't the best student when I was younger (I'm someone who needed extra help in math) and one Christmas, my aunt decided to play a joke on me.
Her gift was a large box, inside of which was another box. Inside of which was another smaller box. When I finally got to the smaller boxes inside, my curiosity had definitely peaked. But then I found the prize - a real, authentic, lump of coal.
There were several lumps. I opened the smallest box, which contained - you guessed it - more coal. And a note. Which stated that this is what you get when you do poorly in school. Oh and my 'real gift' was upstairs. It was Pokemon Yellow, and yes this was 1999.
I opened the coal in front of my entire extended family. I never ended up opening the game, or even playing it. It ruined Christmas for me forever, and I haven't been a gamer ever since.
zangor ยท 680 points ยท Posted at 14:49:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never ended up opening the game, or even playing it. It ruined Christmas for me forever,
You mean to tell me you were so devastated that you didn't open the wrapped 'pokemon yellow' gift? This is one of those reddit comments where I'm confused. Was the other gift never given?
I sort of assumed that OP looked devastated and they rushed to tell him/her "no no your real gift is upstairs , I'll get it. Here Here open it ,it's OK sweetie open it, it's a pokemon yellow you wanted that right?"
Perfide01 ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 16:41:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I assumed the note said his real gift was upstairs but the embarrassment of getting coal in front of his whole family fucked him up. It'd probably be a funny joke to a teen or adult, but to a little kid I'm sure it would be mortifying.
Abadatha ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted coal as a kid. I wanted to be a blacksmith damnit.
robolew ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt understand. And then he refused the other gift? He couldnโt find it? They forgot about it and itโs still upstairs to this day?
Perfide01 ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 17:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He refused to open it as a fuck you to his aunt. If he opened and enjoyed his real gift, his aunt "wins" and it all gets played off as a harmless joke despite being mortifying for OP.
By not touching it, it makes it clear to the other family members it wasn't harmless, and his aunt is a cunt.
Sounds like he really just punished himself. His aunt probably didn't care about the "fuck you" and still thought her joke was funny, while OP missed out on a great game.
Toadxx ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still, it honestly shouldn't be confusing that this could really hurt a kid and ruin something for them.
I understand being extremely hurt. I understand he was humiliated. But having it ruin Christmas? Not just that Christmas, but every Christmas? That's extreme, and makes OP look like he has a martyr complex.
If someone used Christmas to rip on me about something I was sensitive about (which a kid is likely to be sensitive about their grades, especially if school is hard for them) I'd probably do the same. I may be a sensitive person, but that also means I put a lot of thought into the gifts I give to others. If I were that kid, I'd probably already be feeling bad about my grades. Putting my failures on parade in front of everyone for laughs or to prove a point about how you think I don't try hard enough is a great way to get me to avoid you forever. Unless a solid heartfelt apology was given, I don't think I'd ever forget it.
I'm a sensitive person too, and I also put a lot of time and energy into Christmas gifts for others (although I don't expect them to do the same for me, Christmas is about giving rather than receiving for me). And again, I understand that he was humiliated and I don't really like practical jokes for this reason. But the fact is he's an adult now and he's let something ruin this holiday for him every year since 11. That's not just bitter, that's dedication to a grudge.
I dunno, sometimes things happen and they just become a part of you. It's not always a conscious decision.
Toadxx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or.... they were a little kid and small things can have big meanings.
I am a person that is hard to offend. You can straight up insult me any way that you want and I'll just smile and say thank you, because I legitimately do not care.
You put your hand on my shoulder or back more than once or twice in a single day, however, and you'll be very clearly asked never to do so. I just don't like to be touched, and I don't care who you are. I've turned around to my boss and just told them, do not touch me. Don't. For some that is not a big issue, but I can get very pissed off just by being touched.
I'm sorry, but 11 isn't a "little kid". I'm not sure what the rest of your reply had to do with anything.
Toadxx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure what the rest of your reply had to do with anything.
The point was that seemingly minor things can affect people more than you think, and it was rather clear.
I'm sorry, but 11 isn't a "little kid".
How old are you? 11 is certainly a little kid. They're growing up and getting bigger, but they're still a little kid. I'm only 19 and highschool freshman feel like kids to me.
Had you actually given an ancedote about childhood trauma, it could have been relevant. Instead you just gave a paragraph on how you don't like to be touched, without even describing how it affects you.
And what country do you live in where a pre-teen is considered a little kid? Because I have never heard anyone describe an 11 year old as "little" in the US.
Toadxx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:59:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had you actually given an ancedote about childhood trauma, it could have been relevant. Instead you just gave a paragraph on how you don't like to be touched, without even describing how it affects you.
My point was never about trauma, so? My point was that seemingly minor things can affect people in ways you might not expect.
Being randomly touched naturally aggravates me more than most people. A seemingly minor thing with an unexpected reaction. Clear?
Trauma can relate to this, but I was never talking about trauma. Even in the context of Christmas being ruined for that one person, it wouldn't have to be traumatizing to ruin Christmas. It could simply be a bad Christmas that ruined someone's spirit for Christmas. Small things can do that because sometimes small things are big to people.
And what country do you live in where a pre-teen is considered a little kid? Because I have never heard anyone describe an 11 year old as "little" in the US.
The very same country, and I've heard people describe young teenagers as little kids. Teenagers even up to 15 and 16 are often referred to as little kids by older demographics.
Just because you don't consider them a kid doesn't mean they aren't, they're a preteen, yes, but a teenager isn't exactly old, and neither is an 11 year old.
Nothing in the OP says he was 11, just says younger. And besides the point, 11 may not be a little kid, but they'd still be a kid and it was a dick move by the aunt.
i would've laughed at this when it was all said and done and been super happy for pokemon. My aunt gave me a tie with weird frogs on it that I never wore when I was 11. I acted grateful and moved on, but with a gift like pokemon yellow? No harm no foul on that joke.
When youโre a kid you donโt want to be publicly humiliated in front of everyone. He knew he wasnโt good at school and wasnโt proud of it and being called out like that in front of everyone was really hurtful and he basically said fuck you and fuck your โgiftโ and didnโt even open it. It probably wasnโt meant to be that hurtful by the people giving the gift, they probably just wanted him to do better in school and thought they were making a funny joke but it wasnโt taken that way.
Maybe OP was so sad that he just died right there.
zangor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine if someone was so depressed they just slumped over and died.
At the rate I'm going, it doesn't sound too crazy. Well, actually I can't even make that joke anymore because my antidepressant is working and I no longer feel good OR bad.
anweisz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Videogame cartridges come in boxes with the name of the game and all. He was either given the box with no wrapping or he unwrapped the box but never took the game out to put on his console.
Fuck her gift. By the time I got the actual gift, which I would have loved on it's own (it was EXACTLY what I wanted), I was so upset I wanted to die.
No 10 year old should feel that way, ever. It's called child abuse. Like those assholes who shave their kids heads and put it on facebook for millions to see. That is fucked up.
It's not child abuse. It was a bit mean, but is not child abuse.
zangor ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see.
titdirt ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 16:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree itโs a shitty gift but child abuse? Come on man grow up. I was raised Jehovahโs witness. I never got gifts ever. Imagine as a kid every year during the holiday season everyone else getting cool shit while you get nothing. It fucking sucked. Still not child abuse. If you think a bad gift and embarrassment is, you mustโve had a pretty dope childhood.
It's the expectation that you'll be happy that hurts. My parents were never really into Christmas or traditional holidays like Chinese New year so I rarely got shit from them but I didn't care because I didn't expect anything.
I was raised Jehovahโs witness. I never got gifts ever. Imagine as a kid every year during the holiday season everyone else getting cool shit while you get nothing.
Context really, really, REALLY matters when calling something "abuse" or not. There are legit tribes in africa that cut and carve the shit out of the skin of their little boys to make them men. Every man in the tribe has to undergo it. It's pretty upsetting for westerners, but it is not abuse.
You grew up in a religion where there is no gift giving. I'm sure that sucked for you when you went to school, but that was not abuse. I'm assuming that the kids who went to your church, your brothers and sisters, your parents, your cousins, they also didn't get gifts.
There is a big difference between everyone in a certain group/culture/religion or whatever behaving in a certain way vs being singled out to receive special, anti-preferential treatment.
TL;DR if you are treated in the same was as everyone else in your community as per social norms, that does not have the same psychological effects as being the only one treated in a certain way amongst a community.
Yalnix ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:26:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, and he was saying that wasn't abuse...
I have no idea what your point is. I think you need to re-read his comment.
I know he was saying that what he experienced wasn't abuse. I'm saying that just because what happened to him wasn't abuse, it doesn't mean that what happened to OP wasn't abuse.
In OPs situation, he was treated differently than everyone else and was the only one singled out. In the responder's situation, he was treated the same way as every other member of his religion and was not singled out.
There is a huge psychological difference between experiencing the same shitty thing every member of your community is experiencing vs experiencing a shitty thing that you are the ONLY member of your community to experience. It can lead to feelings of shame, guilt, worthlessness, depression, wondering why you're not good enough, self-recrimination, etc etc. The other guy wasn't singled out in the same way.
[deleted] ยท -37 points ยท Posted at 16:40:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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GameronWV ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats quite frankly insulting and discrediting those who have had to actually endure child abuse. You hot pranked and they had a real gift anyway. It wasnt abuse, it was a prank that you took poorly. You seem like a very dramatic person.
Don't prank kids. Also don't embarrass them in front of everyone in the name of everyone else having a good fun at the cost of the child.
Is it that hard to imagine a kid being embarrassed, harassed and mocked by his whole family being put off christmas? Fuck that shit. People are stupid, and the whole "it's just a prank bro" mentality is deranged.
I grew up in schools where violence was common. Getting the shit kicked out of you by 5 guys twice your size was common. I'd rather get a beating than let them take anything of mine. I'm older and wiser now. I probably rather choose my fights than stand my ground. But a few years ago, a friend saw me in the mall, and nicked my burger over my shoulder as a joke while I was looking the other way.
In the split second that happened, I didn't see him, and as an arm amputee I was already balancing the tray on my sole hand, my only reasonable chance to fight back the thief was to use the tray as a bludgeon weapon. Fuck the drink and chips, I rather buy it all again then let that asshole get away with it smiling. My mind was in autopilot.
I turned and saw my female friend laughing, burger in hand, and losing the smile as soon as she saw my face turning towards her. I obviously caught that it was a joke, and didn't take it in any ill way, but still, pranks mess with people the wrong way. I might have spilled my drink, ruined some food, or heck, hurt her before I realized it was just a prank.
In pranks it's easy for you or the other person to get hurt - and not necessarily physically. Feelings can get hurt as well, and pissing on them in name of a prank is juvenile and irresponsible when targeting a kid.
GameronWV ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So let me get this straight, you were about to kill your friend because he/she jokingly took your burger but gave it back?
If you get violently harassed on a daily basis at school, a place where you are forced by society and your parents to still go, over and over, regardless of the abuse you suffer there, you start developing self-defense and survival reflexes. It includes being ready to violently fight anyone putting their hands on you or your possessions without prior authorization and full sight.
Remember how beaten dogs or beaten kids crawl into a ball and cover their face and skull, whenever someone raise their hand too close them or start yelling? That shit takes years to go away. Same with the tendency for social survival violence.
First, I didn't see who it was, I honestly though it was some thug trying to mess with me, to take advantage/mock my handicap, or something. I didn't even know she was at the mall. When I saw it was her, I calmed down immediately. She obviously gave the burger back, but my reaction was before I saw who she was or expecting to have the burger back (without employing force). For me she could keep the burger and I'd buy her another, she's a friend.
Second, being bashed with a plastic tray is hardly lethal. I doubt some thug would let himself be slapped by a tray without a fight, so I was ready to throw some punches, yes, but I don't think I'd go as far as kill the guy. I mean, it was a McD burger. If I'm gonna kill someone, it needs to be over a Munchie Burger, not some McDs.
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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit you sound entitled. Your low point of childhood, the point of abuse, was opening coal and actually getting a gift? When I got bad grades at that age I spent all summer working at my grandma's. Every day I did work there. And I learned a lesson from it (that I don't like my grandma, but also the value of hard work). Get over yourself.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok
blizpix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure this will get downvoted, but I feel for you, and I think all these people replying to insult you are being overly judgemental. Some things roll off people's backs, and same thing can cut a different person to the bone. I personally tend towards the latter. I'm a sensitive person, and I think a lot of the people replying are being bullies, whether they mean to be or not. People who have had harder lives sometimes balk at what they think are trivial injuries, but everything is relative. Just because it wouldn't bother someone else doesn't mean it's stupid or weak to be hurt from it.
I expected a lot of hate comments; it is Reddit after all! It's easy to tell who is a bully and who isn't though. My aunt is a bully.
I got almost as many replies about the Pokemon game than I did the actual point of the story, but I don't know what I expected. Haha.
The only thing I can do is be better than her, and learn from the experience!
blizpix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Abuse comes in all forms, and it is subjective to the victim how much damage the abuse does. Honestly, I think your answer is short-sighted and inconsiderate.
I doubt it was much of a hyperbole if you're so staunch in your stance that it was child abuse. You're kind of a little bitch.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:56:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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titdirt ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You realize trying to flex your size and intimidate people over the internet just makes you look more like a little bitch right? You canโt be scary when your biggest weakness is a lump of coal. I wanted that Pokรฉmon yellow more than life itself when I was a kid but had to wait until by best friend beat it just so I could borrow it afterwards. After of course trading him my red eyes black dragon.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 16:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and I'm a six-and-a-half foot tall cunt, get it right.
Sure you did the math right on that?
Elmer701 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like those assholes who shave their kids heads and put it on facebook for millions to see.
Not the same, but it made me think of this story: My aunt has a hair salon. Years ago she had a mom come in with her daughter. The little girl had really long hair and had apparently done something wrong and made her mom mad. Her punishment was getting a short hair cut. Joke was on her, though, because the little girl was ecstatic about her hair cut when it was done!
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:16:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you must be the type of person that thinks a gift given in jest is child abuse.
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fucking christ, a bunch of people are telling you that maybe youre over reacting. And your response is to be rude in return. Theres nothing rude about what others have said. It just seems its coming to push some childhood buttons of yours and is making you lash out a little. Take a step back and think about it.
CutieKyle ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must be the kind of person to hold a grudge for 18 years. HILARIOUS
You do realize that publicly humiliating and insulting a kid's mental abilities in front of fucking 50+ family members, as well as crushing their desperate hope for consideration and care, is a significantly traumatic experience at 11?
Do you have any idea what it would be like if someone with the second-highest authority on you would ridicule and mock your mental ability WHILE YOU STRUGGLE AT YOUR JOB AND STILL GIVE YOUR BEST TO KEEP UP, in front of nearly ALL the people who are meaningful to you, your SO, kids, family, friends, colleagues? Have them all laugh at you for struggling to make it?
"[at your office desk, everyone is in the room] Ha ha look at CutieKyle, can't even do their weekly tasks on time, they're so dumb they have to stay on the week-end! [your SO, kids and best friends are laughing at you and pointing, as you're struggling to opening your files on your desk]" - this is exactly nightmare material, people go see a shrink when they get these at night, it's a major confidence and self-esteem issue that needs to be resolved before it kickstarts a depression and severe mental issues. Oh, let's put a 11 years old kid through that, in real life, at Christmas, in front of the entire 50+ family. Tell me how it's not abuse.
You obviously do not understand anything about humiliation, childhood trauma and respecting a person. I seriously hope it's because you were very lucky in life and never ever had the opportunity to ever experience or see someone suffering from emotional abuse, so you never had to develop any form of empathy whatsoever.
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And you don't see how "childhood trauma" and "getting over it" is absolutely idiotic and awful thing to say?
What part of CHILDHOOD and TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE you do not understand?
Friendly reminder: childhood is a period in life where the individual is particularly vulnerable, especially mentally and emotionally, as it rapidly growing and learning to become an increasingly autonomous individual with its own emotions and drives. It is also the moment in life where we learn empathy, in case you missed that class.
What happens in childhood will permanently define the person will be in the next 50+ years. People can adapt over years, they can mitigate the damages and flaws, but they never truly change.
That experience of being thoroughly humiliated in front of his entire family, right when he was rightfully expecting to be loved and cared for by them (it's freaking Christmas for God's sake!), is a traumatic experience - even if you're in denial about it and pretend it would be nothing to be abandoned by everyone around you when you're 11 - even if the event "only" lasted for a short duration - during that time OP was completely abandoned.
It's then not fucking surprise the scar still hurts after all these years.
Look around you, listen to their stories for a start - they all have traumatic experiences, some more severe than others. Some were struck by their parent once and lost all trust in them forever after that one violent incident. Some accidentally hurt their sibling and were traumatized by the thought of potentially killing or permanently wounding them. Some almost drown at the swimming pool or on the beach and thought they were going to die, with a vivid memory of saying goodbye to their loving family and drinking up the water. Some got lost in a place for 2-3 hours and felt like they were going to never find their family ever again. Telling someone they should be "getting over it" is the most ignorant and disrespectful thing I've heard in a while.
Oh yes, worst "gift" you've ever received, which include the traumatic "gifting" experience users had to endure through their childhood (multiple instances of such posts in this thread, upvoted thoroughly by the redditors, several Narcs stories).
And how can you completely deny someone else their suffering and trauma, mocking them, when you seem to have the luxury of not suffering as extensively to your own trauma as OP? You got off OK, fuck the others?
Why others are not allowed to suffer differently, why should YOUR way of handling the trauma (bottling it up and pretending that makes your stronger?) should be the only way to live after such incident?
Once again, you've got a severe lack of empathy, you should seriously have it checked.
I really don't care? get over it? you could of gotten no game? It could of been worse? thank God you have the pridvilage to receive gifts and hang out with your family? You could of been born in Africa or a country that doesn't celebrate Christmas if this is seriously still a problem you need to grow the fuck up and get over yourself your a 30 YEAR OLD MAN CRYING ABOUT A GIFT YOU GOT 20 YEARS AGO GET OVER YOUR FUCKING SELF. Maybe your grandma was right you are fucking dumb.
Are you seriously arguing that getting the fucking game after the traumatic experience made the trauma magically go away?
Do you seriously handle emotional abuse like that, giving a gift to the victim to wipe away their tears? "Oh sorry I yelled at you, told you I wish I would have gotten an abortion/wore a condom, that you were a mistake in my life, he's a video game cartridge!"
Getting a video game is absolute jackshit if you're getting emotional abuse for it, that's exactly what OP pointed out: getting a fucking video game is completely meaningless if your family is humiliating and abandoning you.
Oh and the Africa argument, jesus christ are you seriously doing this? First, are you seriously erasing someone's traumatic experience because "some people probably have it worse in Africa and shit"? Is that really the path you want to go down? "Don't complain about suffering abuses, I'm sure I can find someone who had it worse somewhere on the globe, your pain and suffering doesn't exist is someone has it worse" - I'm afraid you're dumber than a sack of brick.
Second, what do you think africans value the most, a video game, a bunch of consumerist trinkets, or being loved and cared by their family? Luckily for you, my extended family includes orphaned africans who lost their original family from the civil war, and surprise surprise, everything they did after escaping that hell hole, was trying to build a new family where they were all loved and cared for - they find no joy or satisfaction at all from buying shit left and right.
Your complete lack of any empathy and respect for other people is incredible. You're unable to see the abuse that OP was subjected to, only thinking about the game cartridge. I'm seriously seeing an emotional intelligence deficiency, you should definitely look up "low EQ" and work on it.
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CutieKyle ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:43:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if you listened to it you wouldn't be on Reddit crying about getting Pokemon yellow 18 years ago grow up? Lol
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And she shouldn't assume that much from a pre-teen.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:41:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gl33m ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, if this happened to me now at 28 (at least something as equally upsetting), I'd have not touched the gift. Fuck off with your bullshit. I don't want to "buy" my gift with my humiliation.
I'm 30 and had a somewhat similar (psychologically) event happen โ at work, no less โ where I was given money ($10) in the same "you need this more than I do" way one does a homeless person... in front of a customer.
That money is still sitting in the same place on my desk and has been for the past few months.
Jeez, I never thought I'd be insulted by being handed money, though admittedly this is a physical incidence stemming from years of worsening anxiety issues that are starting to boil up from the deep down place I normally keep them.
zangor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel ya. I left my pokemon gold in my gameboy on a train going from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
I'm not really upset about it though, it was my second play through. Maybe some kid got it and discovered a world of fun.
Years later I told my parents how much it affected me. They didn't think it was funny when it happened, nor did most of the other 50+ people in the room.
My aunt still thinks it's funny, but she's a sadist. It won't be an incident that gets repeated though, and I won't sink to her level.
I don't think someone would pull something like that would ever realize the consequences of their behaviors.
Edit: more respectful wording.
UrethraX ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Don't assume malice where incompetence can be the cause" or some shit, iuno if I'd say she was a piece of shit, just someone who doesn't think about things to say the least.. lots of humans are shit at putting themselves in other people's shoes
shiguywhy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk... I'd call "public embarrassment over what should be a relatively private issue" pretty malicious. It doesn't sound like OP was purposefully doing bad in school or was uncommitted, just that they were having trouble understanding concepts, and the aunt was still shaming them for it. I can't think of any situation where this is anything but her being mean.
UrethraX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's assuming the aunt even considered children having emotions which I'm guessing isn't the case :/ also likely thought "hey we're family, a little ribbing won't matter!"
I would submit to you that not considering someone having feelings is evidence for them being mean, not evidence against them being mean.
UrethraX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you're saying but I guess it depends, they're likely extremely out of touch and probably aren't the most well adjusted people.
I dunno, we've only got one story to go by and I'm sick of the world labeling/dismissing people with little evidence so I'm constantly trying to play devil's advocate to find a more likely answer
Distinctly possible. My uncle does shit like this and I know for a fact that he does it out of malice and expects me to take it because I'm younger than him and have to and it's "just how the family is."
My heart wants me to believe that OP's parents had no idea and they ripper her a new asshole for that bullshit. I'm pretty sure it's not "new age parenting" to NOT disrespect a kid because of bad grades.
Kids who struggle with academics are incredibly self-conscious about it - drawing attention to it often makes them distant or cold.
After getting ridiculed in front of the entire family for doing poorly in school (what child really wants to do poorly in school?), no wonder he/she didn't want to accept a gift from that person.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, that's true in many cases - but high schoolers (teenagers) are quite different from children. In HS, students are at a developmental stage where fitting in and learning about social norms is a bigger priority than "doing the right thing" and learning to tell good from bad.
Once academic mediocrity has been normalized into a culture (in a school, in a family), it's very difficult to reverse.
My uncle called me dunkaflunk... I had forgotten that nickname until now...
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense, yes.
Zephs ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:44:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(what child really wants to do poorly in school?)
My brother preferred hanging out with the "dumb" kids in school. He also saw his older brothers getting into trouble for "only" getting Bs. So from the time he was a small child to nearly the end of high school, he did poorly and let everyone think he was dumb. It helped him get along with his friends, who would have resented him for being so much smarter than them, too. Parents were happy with some Bs and some Cs, and thought he was doing his best. Come his last two years of high school, he reveals he's actually really smart and goes to a straight A student. No longer got along with his friends though, so slowly stopped talking to them.
I'm aware this is a weird case, and even after a few years, many of the extended family still talk down to him because they didn't see the big reveal and still think his head is full of rocks, but just pointing out some kids do fake being bad at school.
i would've done worse in school trying hard as fuck to play pokemon yellow with a flashlight or one of those little lights that sticks out in front of your gameboy. I'm all in!
I will never understand why parents or family members do this prank bullshit to their children on christmas. Like that can (obviously) seriously damage them and make them hate it for the rest of their lives. I would say you are totally justified in gifting your aunt coal on her friggin death-bed.
Similar situation happened to me. My mom got me these bs "memory" pills as a gift and made a scene in front of her side of the family because I couldn't focus in school. Fuck that, what am I gonna try harder in school after I've been embarrassed
Ritz527 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which stated that this is what you get when you do poorly in school.
The rest of it I could laugh off, this sort of nonsense is not something extended family needs to be making fun of you for. It's not really their place.
Exactly. It wasn't the joke, it was being called stupid in front of my entire world (at the time). That's not okay for a child.
I'm getting a lot of hate for my comment, it's been a pretty fun day so far. Anonymous people spewing hate is adorable
mashtato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're only getting hate from shitty people with no sense of empathy, and who have never experienced that level of embarassment. I'm sure you were petrified.
She shouldn't have even known about your grades, and I think your parents are partly to blame for telling her. Parents don't see their kids as seperate individuals, so they discuss your private matters with whoever they please (like your aunt) with no regards to you, because you're closer to property than to an actual person to them. My mom was the same way, and now she wonders why I'm so private.
I agree completely. I've become very private as well for a lot of reasons, but that is definitely a bigger reason. My mom is the type of person that talks a lot though, and while I love her to pieces, she definitely shares some things she shouldn't.
Not all that long ago I heard her talking with some people about which kid was the worst student of all the kids, and my name came up. I pulled her aside and told her to never EVER discuss my schooling with anyone. It still bugs the crap outta me.
I've done much better for myself now that school is over, and I've learned more than ever in the years since. College taught me one thing: What I didn't want to be.
What did you do with the game? It sells for a lot of money in box!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See I had the opposite response. I was also made fun of and then given gifts (very sarcastic family). And it happened where I also got Pokemon Yellow after ridicule but embraced the game completely. I played that thing literally non-stop until I got Pokemon Gold
My friendโs absolute piece of human garbage awful ex-wife did the box in a box gag to her 10 year old son. She had only visitation with her kids because of the emotional and physical abuse she inflicted on this poor kid. So he gets to the smallest box and itโs the iPhone heโs been wanting! He opens it up and thereโs a note that says โhaha, bad boys donโt get iPhones!โ She recorded all of this, made him read it while she laughed, and posted it on Facebook. She gave his sister the iPhone.
Oh my god. Fuck that lady, that is horribly mean, and petty.
And of course she recorded it. I'm glad camera phones weren't around at the time, I would have ended up on FB for sure. Which would have made it even worse.
Ugh this makes me angry. What a terrible person, I'm glad your friend calls her 'ex' now
I've been plotting a revenge gift for 20 years now. Except every time I think I have an idea, I end up taking the high road. I won't sink to her level.
Lamenk ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet if you did it this Christmas and explained why you did it she would have a good laugh about it rather than hold a grudge for a simple prank for the next 20 years.
meglo92 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 14:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, it would have been worse if they hadn't also bought a pokemon game, so this really is more a case of unthinking asshole rather than maliciousness. Bad joke with bad taste, but at least they made sure the coal wasn't the only thing they got.
I think because she did the whole "you're failing at school" thing it was worse. It's not so bad to give someone a fake bad present and then quickly reassure them when they're confused, but to say it's because of that reason makes it very cruel.
meglo92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This exactly. OP needed extra help in math, was probably super insecure about it, and his aunt made him feel like crap. Terrible.
I'd rather get no gift at all, than get a "real gift" after first being shamed and humiliated for having a learning disorder in front of my extended family.
God that's awful. Gaming has brought me so much joy and most of my friends in my life. To have that whole part of you permanently tainted by the memory of someone mocking you for your grades even 18 years later is PTSD level shit. I'm not joking when I say you might actually benefit from counseling especially if this wasn't an isolated case. Also if you felt up to it the new Pokemon games are still pretty cool. Take back your life!
I have two young half siblings, and when they were 2 and 4 I watched them excitedly look in their stockings to find some coal sitting at the very top. My sister, the 4 year old, was confused and asked my dad what it was and he explained that Santa gives bad children coal instead of presents. โOh but it looks like there are presents in the stocking under the coal, so that must mean you were only a little bad this year. If youโre better next year youโll get more candy and less coal!โ
Cue my half sister sobbing because Santa thought she was bad, and therefore my half brother sobbing because his sister is crying, while my stepmom angrily whispered at my dad that the coal was โsupposed to go in the bottom of the stocking STEVE!โ
And I sat there mortified wondering why you would ever put coal in your toddlersโ stockings. It took them almost an hour to recover and they were reluctant to open more presents because they were afraid of finding coal.
Fortunately theyโd forgotten about it by next Christmas and I donโt think my dad has given them more coal. Heโs notorious for being a generous asshole though so I wouldnโt be surprised if he scars them again. When I was 16 and my parents were still fairly recently divorced, he handed me and my 14 year old twin siblings an envelope for each.
He asked us to open them and read the letter out loud and each one said something along the lines of โ(NAME), youโve done well at X and Y this year therefore I am going to contribute $2,000 out of a potential $4,000 to a savings account for you this year. You did not get the full 4K because of your bad attitude and blah blah blah.โ
We had to read these aloud, it was just my dad and my siblings present. We each received different amounts of money because of different ways in which we โdisappointedโ him. It was awkward and embarrassing and in that moment I nearly ripped up the check if it werenโt for the fact that I was terrified of not having money in college (the savings account would become available to us at 18).
It sounds ungrateful but he put us through a lot of shit like that and Iโm SO GLAD to be an independent adult now.
I'm so... you were so upset that, in turn, you didn't play Pokemon Yellow?
I'd be chuffed to bits to get this now, even if the person had fooled me in a similar manner to your story but with literal shit. Your reaction makes no sense to me at all, honestly.
That said. That's still a really shitty and manipulative thing for them to do.
I was shamed in front of my rather large family. I've never been so embarrassed in my entire life, even 20 years later. No child should ever feel that way.
Fuck her gift. I'm stubborn.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it either. I mean I get it was a mean joke but to let it ruin Christmas forever? Fucking move on already.
Are you guys Dutch? In the Netherlands is a tradition to tell off children at St Nicholas (our version of Christmas on Dec 5). Good children get presents, bad children get told off. I have a very similar memory from when I was 5. It really sucks!!!
I get the impression this is going out of fashion thought thankfully!
cmnthom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
peaked
piqued
RocketCow ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Yellow
The question asked worst gift, not best.
a_trane13 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon yellow was my white whale as a kid. I didn't have a gameboy and my cousin showed it to me one day. Having Pikachu follow you around blew my 5 year old mind, and I saved money for 3 years to buy a gameboy because of it. By then, pokemon yellow was like $3 at gamestop, which again blew my mind.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been thinking about shaming her in front of the entire family in a similar way, but everyone likes me more than her, so I'll likely just take the high road the rest of my life. ;)
mfisch4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could go to one of those websites that will ship her an anonymous glitter bomb or package of elephant poo.
I can see being embarrassed by your family, that's not cool at all by any means, but damn? It ruined Christmas forever and it made you stop being a gamer? Geez, there kids out there that don't get anything for the holidays and gets beaten for bad grades. I grew up in the system and saw it all the time... At least your aunt cared about your grades so it came from a place of love. I am.not saying it was right but when I hear stories like this I really got to point out how ridiculous people are. I hope you have Pokemon Yellow to a kid in need. Don't let one person ruin Christmas for you forever, forgive and move on.
But you get to battle with Pikachu, it's arguably the best Pokemon game out of red and blue.
acidwxlf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's side of the family puts a lot of pressure on us/has spent many years shaming my cousins and I for any perceived performance issues. It goes so far as to even question life/career choices if they consider it a waste of time. I'd still put up with all of that for Pokemon Yellow.
Lethenza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know dude, this one's kinda on you. Sounds like you've held that grudge waaaaay too long. Yes, they played a joke on you, but considering they did, in fact, get you a nice gift (that you totally wasted), it wasn't a terribly cruel one.
As someone who never got into Pokemon, what's the deal with Pokemon Yellow? Was it particularly bad?
Kazten ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Yellow was the best. It was a remake of the original red/blue, but it followed the story of the anime where you started with picachu, who followed you around and reacted to events in the game.
It was the shit.
Cripnite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you have an unopened copy of Pokemon Yellow? Might be worth something in that state now.
My god the comments on this one... I feel for you YossarianxDead, this is plain wrong, your aunt is a complete piece of shit, and somehow there's still some people too thick to understand how abusive it is. Wow.
Thankfully I can see lots of people who get it too, so I guess it's a mixed bag here. Rest assured there's some people out there who understand how devastating it can be, who went through similarly fucked up situations, you're never alone YossarianxDead.
Fuck the psycho preying on kids and humiliating them out of pure sadistic lunacy. If there's anyone who deserve to get coal up their arse the most, it's these assholes. I really hope you'll eventually get your revenge, send her a "this is what you get when you're a POS who enjoys demolishing kids in front of their entire family" poo package.
Kazten ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk that's pretty funny
mr_bag ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, i'm clearly a terrible person as that sounds hilarious and was a solid prank. Its not like they didn't get a real gift.
Not everyone has a public humiliation fetish. His aunt got him excited to receive a present and then shamed him for doing badly at school in front of his entire family. You don't make that alright by giving someone a $20 gameboy game afterwards.
Kazten ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:56:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a joke, its hardly the worst thing to happen to a kid on Christmas. A little in bad taste? Yeah it was, but its family, that's going to happen.
I'm sure OP is (hopefully) exaggerating when they said it ruined Christmas forever, its something to look back on, laugh, and be like "Wow my aunt was a bitch".
You missed the part where he said he had bad grades in school. Kids that do bad in school are incredibly self-conscious about it. I am a former C student and I know how he must have felt.
It doesn't matter how privileged he was, he had no reason to feel happy for the shitty present just because children in Africa are starving.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 15:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No 10 year old should be shamed to tears in front of 50 family members that are supposed to care about them the most.
You can go fuck yourself, and please don't have children.
airjedi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't feed the trolls man. It's what they want. Any sane person knows this was an incredibly shitty thing to do a 10 year old. Sorry you had a family that was that dense.
Lamenk ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that she still got you a gift shows that her primary objective wasn't to shame you, but to poke fun at your performance in school. I understand how getting bad grades can be embarrassing, but I can't imagine how anything less than full on screaming about your bad grades could elicit such a bad reaction that you still hate her for it.
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Mygaffer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes you need to shame to your kids. Not in the way described in this story of course, but if your kid hurts another kid, steals, they should be made to feel shame.
Lamenk ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poking fun is not shaming, not by a longshot. There is a difference between "I'm gonna make this guy feel like absolute shit because x" and "He's not doing that well in school, I could make a little joke of it before I give him his real gift". It was obviously meant to be funny with the build up of all the smaller boxes, not a way to shame them. There WOULD have been a fucking problem if they didn't get them shit and just left it at that, but that didn't happen. You need to stop being oversensitive, if this were me I would have laughed that shit off by the end of the day and would think back on it as hilarious.
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 15:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should call people out for being little bitches. Why do you think there's so many children <15 right now that act like such special snowflakes all the time?
PS: I'm not alone, haven't been for a while.
EmmaCee ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:07:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of my sister's once received a coupon ripped out of a magazine at a Secret Santa. I don't remember what the guy received, but it was easily worth over 50 euros.
usernamy ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was white elephant. I got iced and didnโt get anything else because the douche thought the joke was enough. Everyone else got something cool but me. Fuck you
usernamy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting iced is a game where people hide a Smirnoff ice in random places. Whoever finds it has to get on a knee and chug it right then and there.
There are a couple other rules, like someone has to see you find it or you get to grab the ice and place it somewhere else. So it requires some creativity
usernamy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a great game if you love or hate your friends
p4nz3r ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasnt the one that recieved it but was the one giving it.
This was for a work secret santa for a Polish chap, so one time i was having my healthy bowl of Cheerios at work and Jakub asked if he could have some and proceeded to come back with a bowl that i've never seen at work usually they're some small bowls but this one was one of those big ass ramen bowl things and just pours his bowl of my cheerios riiiight to the top patting it down to stop it from over flowing. "I said you could have some not the rest of the box pal, and he just shrugged and said "oh i guess its just cultural differences and walked off.
So you can be sure as fuck he got half a box of cheerios and a book on cultural differences.
When I was in high school, I played a lot of Magic the Gathering. Me, my brother, and my cousin all did. We were at our family Christmas, and my extended family is all giving their gifts. We three boys had listed "Magic Cards" on our wish list that year, because it can be a cheap gift, like, one booster pack or something. My aunt, who is not a wealthy person and who is also the black sheep of the family, always got us something very small every year, or just a $5 bill, always telling us that she didn't have a lot of money. I always found that weird, I've never been petty about gifts, and also I was a kid at the time. This year I was sure I would get a booster pack of Magic cards, because it was a cheap gift for her to get for us. She hands each of us three a small wrapped package, and it felt like a box. I thought it could be a preconstructed deck - awesome!
They were magic cards alright...magic trick playing cards. She then told us "You guys like magic cards, so that's what I got you. Do you like them? Maybe you can show me some tricks" We all just smiled, looked at each other and said "Yeah, this is great. Thank you."
To be fair, I tried to use my gift, but the deck was a special rigged one and half of them were the ace of spades. I was even more disappointed, because now I had a fake deck of cards that could only be used for this one trick, and I felt like it was cheating. I think I ended up throwing them out.
TL;DR: Magic cards. You have to be specific.
Xhukari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:20:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired chocolate, on Christmas, from an aunt who was a chronic regifter, yet always expected expensive, top notch gifts for her children on Christmas and their birthdays.
Not only was the chocolate expired, but it was also evident that it had melted completely and resolidified. When I noticed, I went up to her with "OMG this chocolate is soooo good, you have to try it!" Infront of the whole family. I watched her unwrap a piece of chocolate and when she noticed how it looked, she was hesitant to eat it. When she looked at me, I just had a smile on my face "It's the best chocolate ever!". And then I watched her slowly bring it to her mouth and try to eat it. She quickly walked to the kitchen immediately afterwards.
I think I've only seen her once since that moment almost 9 years ago.
My girlfriend broke up with me a couple weeks before Christmas. We were still on really good terms and decided weโd still exchange Christmas gifts, I was the one who suggested it, because Iโd already bought her stuff. I bought her a load of good stuff for her favourite band, including a signed CD and a signed vinyl.
She got me a mini air hockey table, the box was messed up, clearly an unwanted gift she received. Funny because when we were together she even said sometimes she saves presents she doesnโt want and gives them out as other presents. Oh well lol
One year my mother must have told her 6 sisters that I LOVED Subway. Well I don't know where she came up with that from but that year I got $175 worth of subway gift cards...I hate subway.
It's never any of the useful things that I mention or list to her... it's always something useless to me that involves more "thought" from her. Half the time the gift winds up being a chore for me, no lie... always some photo or poster that I have to go get framed or buy a frame for. Or some oddly shaped object to hang on the wall.
My dad was pretty senile. He had like 4 or 5 flashlights that he'd always misplace. Of course he thought I was to blame and that my friends came over specifically to steal his flashlights.
So on Valentines Day one year he got me a flashlight so I didn't need to use his any more. He was extra pissed once his own flashlights started going missing again.
A single sock, but I was happy to take it and still have it.
Story, in my culture when someone comes to your house for a celebration, it's customary to give them a gift before they leave. A student in my highschool who was friend of many was murdered and the family held a celebration of life at their home.
Naturally the entire school showed up on top of the family of the deceased. The family was happy to see all the love for their child, but when the celebration wound down, they suddenly had to find a bunch of gifts for the attendees. It seems they didn't plan to get this many people, since most people would get little trinkets to give away.
They refused to be bad hosts, probably because of the importance of the event, and the people refused to be bad guests and not accept gifts for the same reason. It was a perfect storm of etiquette.
I saw such bizarre things leave with people. A lamp (unsure if functional), many people with random DVD's in their hands. Shirts, pants, food from the fridge, christmas decorations, shower curtain (a spare I think), stuff from the garage like paint, old tools, and extension cord.
I stopped the mother of the family and politely requested whatever she gives me and my friend, that it's low value and won't be missed. She happily gave me one sock, and my friend the other.
I wouldn't consider it the "worst gift" at all, but if you just say "someone gave me a single sock as a gift" with no context it really does sound bad.
Posted this before but it's such a shit present it deserves being told again...
A hanger.
The presents we receive from my rich yet tight-fisted grandfather always provide great entertainment.
Not just any hanger. It had previously been an old school wooden hanger that had been tarted up with a bit of padding wrapped in black velvet with the initials LBD (Little Black Dress).
Yay! One Christmas my mum got me hangers as a gift (they were nice padded ones) she had wrapped them in sets of three as she liked me to have lots of gifts to open. After about the third or fourth similarly shaped parcel I realised she hadnโt picked up on my blatant requests for luxury skincare, books or dvds. Funny as she always gave me a list of specific things she wanted and that particular year I bought her a really nice watch. She did get me other things (and some great gifts over the years) but the hangers were a highlight. It was as if when my birthday and Christmas rolled around she suddenly knew nothing about me and just got swept up in an arbitrary niche shopping frenzy. One year she got me cushions, 10 cushions all wrapped individually and then watched expectantly as I opened each one. Now sheโs passed and I have her hangers and cushions to add to my collection so her legacy lives on. I will very much miss opening her odd presents this year.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he's trying to save his money so that he has something to leave behind for all of you. My dad kinda does that.
Me too! When I was about 10 my grandparents in Texas sent me a padded hanger with a tiny matching teddy bear attached. Paid more for postage probably.
lenerz ยท 811 points ยท Posted at 13:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend gave me $100 for my 19th birthday. No card, nothing else... I nicely told him that I wished he had put more effort into my present and he called me ungrateful and lied that he had put together a surprise trip but it wouldn't happen anymore because I didn't respect him apparently.
EDIT: It's not about the money. It's the fact that a significant other I had put zero effort into a birthday gift. I would have honestly preferred a $10 DIY gift or teddy bear, and your SO should know that. Plus the blatant lie he told and then guilt tripped me.
rsyay ยท 594 points ยท Posted at 14:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$100 is a great gift, i'd take that over any present equivalent to $100
Nambot ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 15:05:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It really depends on your personal circumstances whether or not $100 is a great gift or a terrible one. If you're perpetually broke and never have more than $20 a month to spend on basic groceries, then $100 is a fantastic gift, because it's the gift of having a few less things to worry about, at least for a little while. I know that when I was broke, I would genuinely rather get money, because as much as I might enjoy owning a new whatever, the new whatever won't help me in a few days when I need money.
But on the other hand, if you both have jobs, both make a reasonable wage, and have no real money worries, or are comfortably saving getting $100 can seem somewhat lazy. It comes across as "I don't care about you enough to put any effort in" and can also be seen as kind of redundant; if you have several thousand in savings that you're not currently spending, what's another hundred? When you have money, a gift that cost half that often means more in a "you actually thought of me" sense, than the cash value of the present.
lenerz ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 15:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It comes across as "I don't care about you enough to put any effort in"
That's exactly how it came across. Especially because he simply pulled it out of his jacket pocket and handed it to me saying "buy yourself something nice", like a distant father figure would.
That interaction makes the difference, I too came here thinking "I've gotten so much worse" but it really sucks to realize you're an afterthought. Hope things are better now!
lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:54:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are :) I'm dating a much, much better guy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I'm very happy to get cash as gifts from anyone in my family. I'd be pissed if my SO gave me cash. They got me a cheap electric toothbrush for Christmas last year and I was delighted - it was a lame gift but also thoughtful because I had been bemoaning a similar cheap electric toothbrush that died.
sobrique ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I gave my sister cash gifts when she was at Uni, because ... well, I'd been a student, and a bit of cash eases a LOT of pressure when you're on a tight budget.
I wouldn't any more though, because ... well, I'm worse off, she's better off, and a mutual exchange of 'reasonable' gifts ends up with things we either don't really want, or already own (or can't afford).
So instead we give presents to children, and just swap a bottle of nice booze.
Nambot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar philosophy with my sister. We were just exchanging gift cards with the exact same value on them every year for about five years until I just said "This is pointless, you keep your money, I'll keep mine, and nobodies worse off". Being a money grubbing miser, she immediately agreed.
I still give to, and get a gift from my brother every year though because we seem to both go out of our way to find something completely impractical and pointless and I'll be damned if I let that bastard out-pointless gift me.
sobrique ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it's not that we've gone for miserly. Just recognition that mutual gift exchange just doesn't make sense when we're both pretty comfortable and don't honestly have much in the way of needs.
You hit a point where if there's anything you need you have bought it for yourself, and anything you want you've made a choice that it's not a good use of your money, because if it was you could have stretched for it... and then there's the stuff that's just too expensive, that is unreasonable to give or expect as a gift - from/to someone on a similar income level.
I'm all for the wealth transfer of gift giving when it isn't a reciprocal arrangement that leaves us both worse off. So that means giving to children in the family (with no expectation of them to make any sort of return aside from hopefully a bit of joy) or those who are going through a bit of a rough patch. Because in both those cases, the gifts are considerably more meaningful.
00Deege ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As much as I might enjoy owning a new whatever, the new whatever won't help me in a few days when I need money.
Distractions are the best thing in the world when youโre broke and canโt do anything about it. A gifted video game or good book is a nice temporary escape from my financial woes. The worst is being broke and having nothing to distract myself with.
Clarification: I mean, of course, once your avenues for obtaining said money are exhausted. Such as a day off from a 60 hour week, or the evening if you still have energy.
Right? I think people are missing the point about who it's from. That kind of present from an SO, even if you could use $100, definitely shows you that the person giving it gives almost zero shits about you.
Totally. My family has been giving me $ for xmas for the last 20 years because at some point they could not figure out what I wanted (I don't like 'things'.) That's perfectly fine, they know I'll use it to go have a nice dinner or make an extra credit card payment.
If my husband gave me $ for xmas I would be really bummed and feel like I married someone who doesn't really know me.
Millabaz ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 14:34:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same because then you could do whatever you want with the 100
Indeed. I'm 31 now and my parents aren't about to flat out buy me or my older sisters gifts because we hardly have any hobbies that don't require flat out asking for a specific gift. We will gladly take cash and make it a point to buy what we wanted and then show mom and dad. They like that more because it takes the pressure off. We know they care about us but we also know they have grandkids now that they can spoil, we're just happy that they're happy.
The problem is, as an adult, it'll have to go to bills or food or something. It's very hard to justify wasting that much on "whatever you want". A gift can't be spent on bills.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a bit boring, though. The perfect gift is probably something you were going to buy anyway. That way you get a thing you want and you can spend your own money on other things. This is probably why alcohol is a popular gift.
Ritz527 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But at that point, why bother? "Ok dear, let's just trade money this year."
I get why money and gift cards are appreciated but I think they should at least be paired with something festive or interesting, even if it's cheap. Put the gift card in a mug with some hot cocoa mix and a small bag of marshmallows or something.
qovneob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:25:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
forel237 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:35:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it depends on the circumstances and who's giving you it. I'd rather get a ยฃ10 gift from my boyfriend that he'd put some thought in to than ยฃ100 in an envelope.
robolew ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf is the point in that. They give you $100. You give $100 back on their birthday...
Thatโs not a present, thatโs a savings account
I'd take $100 from my parents or someone like that. But a boyfriend? I'd much rather have him pick out something he knows I'd like, that means so much more to me than cash. I don't even care how much it cost. Like if the guy I'm seeing surprised me with a bottle of whiskey or tickets to my favorite band or something, even if it didn't amount to $100 I'd choose that any day of the week over someone just taking out their wallet and handing me a bill. Or if I'm that broke that $100 is important, then do something like surprise me by getting me something I need but haven't been able to afford. Love is more important to me than money.
Love is more important than money to me too. But it is interesting how think it is more "loving" to have him buy the thing for you as opposed to you being able to choose exactly how to spend it. When you're broke every dollar counts.
I get where you're coming from though. I am generally happy with whatever I get haha. And definitely like a thoughtful gift more than an expensive one :)
I think it's loving to make someone happy by trying your best to do something you know they will love. Clearly if you love getting cash and your SO knows that and gives you cash, then it's coming from a place of love. But if my SO handed me cash it would show he doesn't know me or care about me at all because that's the last thing I'd want to get, and it would be the opposite of "loving".
The best present would be one that means something, along with some cash. Just giving money seems lazy. Especially without a card.
007v2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? And I'd rather have the $4 that you would spend on a card anyway.
Lanoir97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When getting something for your SO itโs fucking shaky ground. My girlfriend is huge into Hello Kitty and I really like guitars, so I got her a Hello Kitty acoustic for Christmas. She took me to Buffalo Wild Wings. This year Iโm building her a guitar as a combined birthday/Christmas. I feel like a tool bag for combing gifts but Iโm also dropping big stacks on it so I hope that makes up for it. She doesnโt play guitar but she loves Green Day and Iโm building her a replica of the blue guitar.
mrpbeaar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday he got me XXL-sized lingerie from Frederick's. I'm a size S in most brands of clothing and I have small boobs. It's like he'd never seen me naked at all.
Then after his deployment he came back with a bag of goodies he'd picked up from me at ports all over the world. Yay, right? You know what was in there? A handful of change, a half-filled flask, a naked-lady bottle opener, and three men's size XL (his size), worn (by him) t-shirts. Oh yeah, and a memory stick with photos of his dick.
One year I asked him to buy me a Navy peacoat and I'd pay him back. He insisted on not accepting my money. And it's a good thing because he bought two of them. Men's size XL ones. I still have them, they're in perfect condition and never worn. Why two? Why men's XL? Who knows.
Oh yeah, and for our wedding he decided he was going to surprise me with custom-made matching rings. He told me he designed them himself and put in the orders and paid for them but they never arrived. On our wedding day I went to the street fair and bought two cheapola rings so we could have something to use. Weeks passed with no rings in sight. Told me they cost thousands. Eventually it came out that he hadn't ordered any rings at all, nor paid any money, and he just simply forgot that we needed rings and didn't care.
There's a reason he's an ex.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex won the jackpot on a slot machine a couple months ago. Won like $1300, and said he was going to take me on a really nice date. Weeks went by and he never did.
Then a month later when he didn't do literally anything for me for my birthday besides be an asshole and make me cry, he got mad at me for crying and I told him he was being really rude and insensitive. I had literally nothing planned for my birthday and just wanted to spend the day with him, but was a little disappointed that he didn't even offer to take me out to dinner or anything.
He got mad and said he was planning on taking me on the date that night, but he was just using it as an excuse, he had nothing planned, and I knew it. All that came of it was him asking, so, "wanna go get something to eat?" when it was already almost 10pm and everything was about to close. It was honestly a terrible day.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad he's your ex and I hope you find/have found somebody that you deserve <3 :)
Thank you. It was actually a fairly recent breakup, and he kind of really fucked me up, so dating will be the last thing on my mind for a while
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know how you feel... it'll be okay with time. That was four years ago for me and I broke up with him shortly after (for many, many other horrible reasons). Then a few months later I met and started dating my current boyfriend who is just wonderful in every way but when we first started dating I was so scared because I thought he was too good to be true and my ex messed up my emotions so much, I always blamed myself for every little thing. Things are great now though, it's been more than three years and I have an amazing life and relationship. You'll get there <3.
People say the gift is bad bc of the amount of thought reflected by the gift.
Cash is impersonal, i.e. it doesn't reflect anything about the relationship or either person. The only thing worse would be giving a cat to someone who hates cats for example; that would show you don't know them at all, you're not paying attention, or you don't care.
Assuming you don't live paycheck to paycheck, anyone can take out some cash and give it to their SO; that's why some think it's a "zero effort" gift
A "personal gift" would be one that reflects how one feels about the other, like something that took clear effort/though to make/get, or one that reflects something only you know about your SO.
That's probably why OP was unhappy about getting cash.
Any gift should be appreciated, but is it so ungrateful to want/expect a personal gift, at least from your SO?
i understand that. But an impersonal gift of $100 is still much better than an impersonal gift of $5.
I know all about the impersonal gifts. My grandparents once gave me a used Subway gift card. There was only like $1.85 on it even though it said $10 on the back of it. I was amazed when i still had to pay money on my $4.80 lunch. Happy Birthday to me, right?
you were bamboozled and was a trash gift bc of that
"It's my grandson's birthday and I need a last minute gift! Let me give him this gift card I found lying around which is certainly unused and has still has its full amount."
I think they knew
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbf with an ex-bf that maybe is an issue. With most people, I would actually quite like just to get money... Better than the crap I usuallyget.
I'm confident it wasn't the amount that was the problem. From her comment it seems like she wanted something genuine and from the heart.
lenerz ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, exactly. Thank you. :)
Pony2013 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 15:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the least shitty gift in this thread.
You want the fuckin 100 in a card or something? Would it have been better if he str8 up said yo I didn't know what to get you but here's 100 and I'll take you where you wanna go
It's about the effort. Otherwise Christmas becomes "who can afford to give the most money". Imagine if everyone just gave cash. Some people end up with more cash and some with less cash than before. And what about when you give aunt Suzy $5 but she gave you $20? You're gonna feel bad. Whereas getting her a nice gift (say, homemade cookies in a pretty jar) that ends up being $5 you won't feel shitty when she gives you a good sweater that cost $20.
Yeeeaaaah, fuck that shit and the whole culture of gift giving. So many people gets upset that they don't get what they want. Honestly this thread is a nightmare.
You see this thread? This entire thread is the reason why 100 bucks is better than gift giving, if you even need to give a gift at all. No pitfall, 100 bucks, go on amazon, get 2~3 whatever the fuck you want. Easy, fuss free, everyone's happy, and whomever did show that he/she cared enough to hand you a bloody hundred.
Sure you can get a gift the first 2~3 or even 5 times. But you expect anyone to really really keep up with the trend of what you want 5 times a YEAR? Anniversary, birthday, valentines, christmas, thanksgiving, fucking holidays.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How absolutely idiotic is it to think that if you don't keep up with having to think of gifts for over 5 times a year it's lazy?
Have you ever been in an actual long term relationship? Do you have a life outside of that relationship? Gift giving and the obligation that comes along with it is absolutely idiotic. Much more so when you actually realize your SO is not the only person in the world. If your social circle is limited to just 2 people then you clearly arent facing an actual issue.
You think that thinking about a gift is enough for the right gift? Fuck no. When you have so many gifts to give you eventually fuck up and end up as one of the blokes mentioned on this thread. And think about the fact that those blokes actually thought enough about giving gifts.
And you think receiving a gift is always good? You can only want so much before gifts starts going into the trash.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeaah, sure, have fun with your dumb view on the definition of being lazy and gift giving, what a bunch of bull.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not the amount spent, itโs the complete lack of thought or effort that went into giving that gift. Sure, โit takes effort to earn $100,โ but that doesnโt somehow translate to โeffortโ in the gift giving sense. Thatโs some shit you give your nephew (in a card, mind you), not a girlfriend or boyfriend.
lenerz ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't get it, it's not about the money. I would prefer a DIY $20 gift than $100 cash or basically something that requires more effort than simply withdrawing cash from a bank or ATM.
Iโd rather have a $5 gift that someone had thought about than $100 cash. Especially if the gifter is my significant other.
dabnagit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think she wanted just a penny for his thoughts. Of which he gave zero.
Somebody who thinks $100 is a great gift from a significant other (versus a relative, particularly an older one who has no idea what you might already have or want, from whom $100 could be considered a very generous gift) is either someone with a problematic relationship with money or someone who wonโt be receiving many gifts in their lifetime anyway.
Yeah this thread is fuckin' amazing. On the one hand you have stories of people who were actually maliciously fucked with by friends or family members with the intent for them to be hurt/punished.
And then you have other people like, "weh I got a nice gift but it wasn't what I SPECIFICALLY wanted so it upset me."
Like, seeing them side by side, you can really tell the difference in the type of lives people lead.
"I was the least favorite child, my grandmother got me a used sock while everyone else got TVs."
vs.
"I got $100 which was so cheap for him cause he had a great job and he didn't even put it in a card."
hang on, let me get out my world's smallest violin that my aunt got me one year.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was his name a two letter abbreviation lmfao?
Faustias ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow... that's half my salary.
marco262 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can we trade? I'm the kind of person who hates getting gifts (I like a very uncluttered lifestyle) but my family loves giving gifts. My mom still fills our stockings up with lots of knick knacks on Christmas.
I love my family dearly, but I would be thrilled to just get stacks of cash instead.
The guilt trip thing is weird, but maybe to him the money was a good gift? I mean, if you put to much thought into the gift itself, maybe you are the one that needs to think things through more. I give money now and then as presents because I am terrible with gifts, but it does not mean I care less or don't cherish the time with family and loved ones. In fact the time spent with loved ones is what matters, the whole gift giving tradition could go away as far as I am concerned.
Calling 100 dollars zero effort is strange, money is not growing on trees. Maybe he has a different set of values than you about these things. If it was not for his idiot surprise trip comment, I don't see what is so bad about it.
We're all different; he didn't understand how you would like your gift (or it was really zero effort). However, he could have apologized and not have lied.
Some people would want the gift (money or whatever). Some people would want the card. I wouldn't want anything.
You probably just had different perspectives. I would appreciate 100 more than a gift because the people around me have no concept of how I value things. I wouldn't want to spend 50 on something somebody only gets 30 dollars f value from.
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs cheaper to make something they truly want. Iโm making my girlfriend a bunch of flavored olive oils and snickerdoodle mixes. Itโs super cheap, doesnโt require a lot of effort and will make her really happy.
$100 is not a lot of effort. It's a lot of money.
No effort involved.
Some people appreciate seeing the love put into a present, not the present itself.
I would never complain about being given $100 from my parents, siblings, or extended family, but from your SO, cash is a cold present.
lenerz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I'm the same. I'm the type of person that appreciates effort more than money and it was almost like a stab in the heart when he just handed me money, especially because he knew this about me after dating for more than a year.
Millabaz ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:34:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know how much effort goes into earning money?
If $100 is a big deal to you, kill two birds with one stone and save the money by making her a gift (handmade card, photo frame, etc), and take her out for a picnic. You'll still have your money, and she'll feel loved.
Everyone's happy.
lenerz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great response, lmao.
aridax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. I have to give you major props. I might disagree with you (just a fundamental difference), but wow are you making some powerful statements.
You both must be pretty rich to consider $100 "pennies"
You could have specified that in your original post, because to most people $100 is a lot of money.
lenerz ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure but that doesn't matter. Unless agreed upon, you should never simply give your SO cash as a birthday present (or any occasion present for that matter).
aridax ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's going a bit far. $100 is not pocket change for most people, and often more than a day's worth of wages.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you think that gifting $100 cash to your girlfriend of more than a year (who also went hard core on your birthday present just months before) without even so much as a card is okay, then I'm sorry but there's something wrong with you.
No it isn't. What /u/lenerz is saying is that a gift isn't about the transfer of value. It's about showing that you care.
My wife and I don't give each other birthday presents, because we're not really into birthdays, but even a nice handwritten note with a cute little drawing is a better gift than cash.
On the other hand, we always give her mother cash gifts, because things are financially tight for her, and birthdays and Christmas are good "excuses" to give her cash without hurting her feelings.
A good birthday gift for a loved one is something that shows you thought:
* about them specifically (so not something generic)
* ahead of time (so something that takes at least a modicum of planning)
Cash fails on both of these tests; the only thing it has going for it is that it's definitely useful.
Sure, give cash if you think that's what the person needs most at that point, but buy or make a card to go with it, and write something personal and heartfelt on it.
aridax ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that part. I disagree with her, but it makes sense. What I was talking about is her calling out the other commenter, saying "something is wrong with you" because they disagreed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Telling strangers that something is wrong with them for disagreeing with you is not a strong argument.
Maybe if you are working a dead-end low paying job with no skills or higher education required?
If you are making 15$ an hour and work 8 hours you are making 120$ a day.
And the average person is making per hour somewhere in the 20s, depending on source etc. so while I would agree with you that it isn't pocket change, it definitely is not worth more than a day's wage.
Unless your are basing this off her young age, then it most likely is since no one that young has a higher end job as they haven't really developed any skills or gone to college yet.
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But I remember reading the average family income is 55k per year. So I just took the hourly income of that which is how I got in the 20s.
My question is does this account for all workers or does it only consider those after college in a full time career?
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:12:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most likely the whole population. We're priviledged, so it's easy to forget that graduating college is not the norm, and that many people support their families on minimum wage. I worked with many single mothers and other "adults" while in retail.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you think that gifting $100 cash to your girlfriend of more than a year (who also went hard core on your birthday present just months before) without even so much as a card is okay, then I'm sorry but there's something wrong with you.
He was 19, 19, for God's sake! You were just kids.
lenerz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people like a nice presentation no matter the gift; to them it can say "I care" as much as the gift.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BUT THAT IS A GREAT FUCKIN GIFT
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's a lazy gift. At least get a nice card and fold up the money inside it. Get some flowers. Put some effort into it. Show that you care.
I'd be fine with getting plain cash from my grandmother, but I expect more from my SO. Even a good excuse for why I get nothing this year would be preferable to cash.
lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least get a nice card and fold up the money inside it. Get some flowers. Put some effort into it. Show that you care.
Exactly! I really can't understand how people are calling me ungrateful for this, especially because my asshole of an ex lied about a trip and told me it's not happening anymore because I'm ungrateful. He was evidently a huge jerk and people are overlooking that fact :p.
I'm pretty tickled that the people who are only focused on the monetary value are the ones calling those of us who would rather have an inexpensive but thoughtful gift "ungrateful."
My husband is a shit gift giver. He despises shopping, and just really is sort of clueless (in the early years, I once got an ironing board. I don't iron. I've ironed maybe 10 times in my entire adult life...throw that wrinkled shit in the dryer for a few minutes and voila!) Obviously I didn't marry him for his gift-giving abilities...but I really don't mind just being like, here's $200 for you and $200 for me to spend on whatever we want. Merry Christmas! :D
Qwarty11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds kinda ungrateful to me I mean itโs 100$
lenerz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My goodness, it's not about the money. Please read the comments in the thread.
Qwarty11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve encountered the same problem people will buy stuff they like when they have their own job and it leaves you with nothing to get them so money is the second best option
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am not like that at all. I barely ever buy things for myself.
Qwarty11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit people have different opinions on the internet woooooooooooooooooow (downvotes me)
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your opinion had no relevant connection to my original comment. You stated that you've encountered "the same problem" but it wasn't the same at all and thus you just wrote your unrelated opinion for no reason.
Qwarty11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meh itโs the internet well forgot about it in a week I understand it sucks but this is a place to share your opinion so what do you do
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lenerz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not easy to pick gifts for people
So instead you do the easiest thing possible and just withdraw money from a bank instead? Phew, right? No effort at all!! /s
I once gave my ex-girlfriend a 100โฌ IKEA coupon for her birthday. The disappointment on her part was real. She's my wife now though so apparently I made up for it somehow.
haha. I had a boyfriend that gave me a piece of computer paper that said "Happy Bi" on it because his marker ran out of ink. Nothing else. I think I still have it somewhere.
I nicely told him that I wished he had put more effort into my present
there is no nice way to say that and saying that to a boyfriend is basically saying "fuck your present, you're on thin ice"
atleast that's what it feels like
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I broke off the relationship and he cried because he wanted me to be "the girl he married" but there was no way I was going to let that happen. You really shouldn't say things like this based on one comment. The ex in this story is the same guy who emotionally and borderline physically abused me.
Karnman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tbh that is a little ungrateful. I would much rather someone give me a 100$ rather than a present worth an equivalent amount
Cash is always the best gift. Who cares about thoughtfulness when in all reality it will be something you dont need or want.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I personally donโt see anything wrong with giving cash as a gift if you donโt know what to get someone. Cash is a great gift, it gives you versatility in what you then choose to get. If youโve really been hinting at something and itโs obvious and they still get you cash, itโs a little lazy, but I donโt think Iโd ever complain about receiving cash as a present.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:24:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got him like $300 worth of gifts all in a nicely wrapped basket including new video games, a Bose speaker, gift cards, clothes, and his favourite snacks. -.-
Oniigiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The amount of "pragmatic" and cynical people replying to this, my god
You throw away cards?!?! I've got every Christmas, Valentine's, and birthday card I've received since I was 16 saved in a special binder.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I tossed cards but it wasn't till recently that I realized many of the people who gift me cards won't be around much longer. You live, you learn
grrliz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of clueless people mad at you, lol. You have my sympathies.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs different with a partner, though. If I got my friend a really really nice gift I am not expecting the same level of reciprocation, but if itโs a partner and weโre both capable (I understand there are sometimes circumstances where itโs not possible, but outside of that) then itโs kind of an aspect of a relationship to reciprocate the same level through gift-giving to โshow your loveโ, in a way.
If I got my partner a new laptop and they got me chewing gum, I would be compelled to believe that they do not care about me because they havenโt put any time or effort into a gift for me. Itโs more about the thoughtfulness of the gift than of monetary compensation. Something extremely thoughtful for $100 is worth more than just coughing up $1,000 and calling it a gift, or worse, spending $10 on nonsense.
This was actually my answer to this AskReddit.
Got an ex a Caribbean vacation to try to "fix" our relationship, he got me cons. I love cons, but it was def an eye opener. We broke up shortly after.
Yeah, but is it your favourite kind of scotch? Were the underpants the right size? Did you specifically ask for it so they knew it was something that you would appreciate and enjoy?
Like I said, itโs NOT about MONETARY COMPENSATION, itโs about thoughtfulness and care. If they knew you would enjoy that, itโs great.
I got a scale from an ex, and everyone thought it was a rude and thoughtless gift, but I loved it! It was exactly what I asked for/hinted at, and I was extremely happy. Itโs not about the gift, its about the thoughtfulness behind the gift.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i know but itโs the fact she promised her gift would be of equal value then Iโm kinda like ???
You're doing it wrong if you buy it decked out. Buy it with 1or 2 charms then you have an easy but relatively expensive gift option for every future occasion. I've bought bracelets for my wife, mum and mother in law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i know that now, wish i realised that when i got it haha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt i know it, the Christmas after that i just got her a makeup set and she still complained about it in like it costed ยฃ165 what are you complaining about? You got me a phone case worth about ยฃ10
Sounds like she didn't want to put in equal effort. It sucks being with a person like that that doesn't appreciate the work put into making each other happy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly that. She didnโt have a job at the time so she got all her money off her parents (her dad was loaded, had his own business and everything, she easily had about ยฃ300 a week on her)
Then i work like 12 hour shifts at work for about five days to afford one present for her, and she canโt like at least try to put the work in?
Some people may think Iโm a cunt and thatโs fair enough, but i just think itโs being unfair.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're complaining about how much something cost, instead of the thought of being given a gift, you're a horrible person.
Horrible might not have been the best word. But this is still about the worst gifts.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not at all. T-shirts are good.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like i stated before, she promised and granted that our presents would be of equal value. That was her idea not mine, thatโs the reason i was annoyed with her. If she didnโt have enough money then thatโd be fine but whenever i was with her she was constantly wearing designer clothes (Im talking stuff like Gucci, LV, MK, and such).
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my parents had my brother, sister, and me unwrap a package containing a dog collar and a leash, saying, โSurprise! This is for the new dog weโre going to get!โ
Itโs about 10 years later and we never got a dog.
A used McDonald's toy. Sure, this was for the 3rd grade gift exchange, but I gifted a badass duck tales coloring book and some color changing markers! 3rd grade me was sad the whole day.
When I was 10 I had asked my mom for a hermit crab for Christmas. On Christmas day we opened presents, took pictures, cleaned up, but there was no hermit crab My mom had seemed pretty accepting when I earlier had asked for the gift so I hesitantly asked her if she hadn't gotten it. As soon as I asked a look of surprise went over her face and she exclaimed that she almost forgot. She went back into her room and a few minutes later exited with a small plastic container. Inside there was a half log, some sand, a water dish and a few shells. I was instantly excited. After thanking my mom I lifted the lid to the container to take a look. The first thing I noticed was the smell. It smelled like rotten fish. I disregarded it, thinking it was normal for hermit crabs and asked my mom which shell had the crab. After thinking a bit she pointed to one near the middle. I reached out, and lifted the shell. Crab viscera poured out of the shell; a claw, some legs, and other unidentifiable scrap. The smell become much worse. I asked my mom how long she had had it for, and why she didn't make sure it was living. She said it had been about two-weeks and she had totally forgotten about it. I passed it off as not a big deal so my mom wouldn't feel too bad about it, and quickly tried to forgot the whole scenario.
TL;DR I was given a dead and rotten crab as a pet.
My fiance's uncle definitely provided the worst gift ever. A little context: he is Greek, my fiance is half Indian and half Greek. He's an antiques dealer specializing in mechanical and scientific equipment and a huge fan of Edison phonographs. I spent hours scavenging through antique shops to find him a working tube record and got a really cool one that still played. He gave me a guide book on how to order food from an Indian restaurant that he got for free.
Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ" and a notification that a prayer was made in my name for the less fortunate. A gift from my oldest Cousin and her Husband after their immediate family got "born-again."
They gave this to every member of our extended family, but did not come to Christmas that year themselves. There is something both hilarious and depressing about watching a dozen people all open the same gift individually and pretend to be excited about it.
Every year I consider giving her Dawkins' "The God Delusion" but apparently I'm more considerate than my religious relatives.
My brother received a car on his 18th birthday. Nothing crazy, like a 15 year old $1,500 Mazda MX3. As an eager 17 year old, I was excited to get one too so that I'd have a way to get around during college. I turned 18 and my dad came home that night with keys in his hand, pointed outside to an older Subaru hatchback and told me to check out my brother's new car. My brother had just crashed his so they got him another one, on my birthday. That was my worst birthday.
When I was 15 my grandma got me one of those boyfriend pillows. You know the one with a flannel shirt and one arm that you could "cuddle" with. She thought it was hysterical and I cried.
I miss that crazy woman.
aro00 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother "borrowed" my espresso maker, so I kept nagging him about giving it back to me.
Nothing happened until Christmas, when he bought me a new one (same type). I was like thanks for giving it back, but where is my actual gift, since you owed me on to being with...
I'd be inclined to think that if they weren't the ones running off to go gamble. Several years later they also told me that was their last free weekend to go to the Venetian.
For my 15th birthday all I got from anyone in my family was a Bob Ross T-Shirt that costed 15 bucks that said "There are no mistakes, only happy accidents" I made sure to ask if I was a planned child (being the oldest of 3)
Years ago, my grandfather gave all of the kids gift cards to Verizon. It was only $5 each and none of us were using Verizon for cell phone plans. We combined the cards and got one of us a cell phone case
Bohnanza ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a tie:
A computer processor. I mean just the processor, no board, ram, etc. I spent hundreds putting together a PC around it, because I somehow felt obligated to do so. Processor was a shitty celeron and the PC never worked worth a damn. FWIW I already HAD a nicer PC.
Porcelain taco holders. If you picked them up at even a 1 degree angle the tacos would slide off. I was WARNED by the person who gave them to me to not tilt them.
My wife has an aunt that's been married twice. She has adult children by her first husband around the same age as my wife and me, none from the second husband. By the time I entered the picture, she was divorced the second time, so I've never met either. Since she had no children with the second, I'm not sure I even remembered he existed until one Christmas he sent an unwrapped box full of super thick socks for everyone, one pair each, including me. It wasn't actually the worst gift I've received because I still wear them around the house on cold nights, but it was certainly the most bizarre.
It's the only time in my life that, upon receiving a gift, I had to ask who the person was that was giving it to me.
This is from Jim.
Oh, cool. Thanks. (to my wife: Who the hell is Jim?)
EZKL_V ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my rather frugal grandmother sent me and my brother boxes of Chex mix for Christmas. The real kicker was they were just UPS boxes with Chex mix poured into them. If I remember correctly we were teenagers at the time and just threw it away.
One time In 4th grade my secret Santa gave me a library book. Still don't know who It was.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a fancy 120 dollar constellation night light for my 29th birthday. It puts stars on the ceiling. She stated her hospice patients love it and her best friends five year old too. So why not...
My older cousin gave me a flannel button up from Kmart, tags still showing the $3.99 price tag, that smelled like somebody not only smoked in it, but used for a cigarette filter every day since Thanksgiving. It was promptly thrown in the trash when I got home.
One year as kids, our grandparents sold a bunch of their land and decided to go all out for Christmas gifts that year. Each of the adults got some money and all of the grandkids got a big fancy present. My cousin got a PS2, my sister got a new bike, etc. My gift was a bracelet with my name on it- and my name was spelled wrong.
I once got my mother a webcam for Christmas. My mother does not get technology, she didn't ask for it, she expressed no interest in a webcam. For some reason I just felt this desperate need to get her a webcam. I fought the urge for her birthday and mothers day, but I couldn't keep fighting it. I knew it was a terrible gift. When she opened it, she didn't know what it was. I explained it to her and she very politely thanked me. I set it up for her on her computer, showed it how it worked, and it never was used again. On the one had I feel bad for giving her a gift that I knew was terrible, but on the other hand it liberated me, I was no longer haunted by the need to give her a webcam.
reytr0 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is very close to Christmas.
My grandparents have probably given me about 3 gifts total for either occasion across the two decades they've known me, so I've never expected anything anyway.
I still remember around the time I was 11 or 12, she told me "Remember, its also Jesus' birthday and that's why I didn't get you anything."
But the worst I can remember was this shitty dollar store harmonica I got as a birthday/Christmas combo gift... when I turned 18. Thanks Grandma.
I spend all my Christmas holidays at my maternal grandma's house with everyone by my dear mom's side - even today, after a decade of her death. My aunt used to leave gifts for me to find on the Christmas' morning for years and said it was Santa Claus - which I believed until I was 6. My mom also used to decorate our home and leave my father (the scumbag never spent the holidays with us) with money for him to buy me something and say it was Santa.
When I was around the age of 4, I got the worst gift of all: indifference. My father never left anything for me and took my mom's money. He didn't even leave me a birthday gift (I was born on December 23rd).
I donโt bowl. My husband bought me a bowling ball - with his own name engraved on it. I kept the ball and signed up for private bowling lessons just to spite him. When the handsome instructor asked me why that name was engraved on the ball, I just told him that was what I named my ball.
Bidcar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 or 14 my aunt gave me a book for Christmas because she knew I loved to read. I thoroughly enjoyed Dean koontz and Stephen King. Etc. So I was fucking hyped.
It was a children's fairy tale book about a fairy that lives in a dandelion and grants wishes to good children.
Im a guy.
Yes I read it.
[deleted] ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 13:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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-zimms- ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:39:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs putting it lightly. He and my mom used to get into some serious arguments after a couple glasses of wine lmao
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same with my parents, my grandpa was a Colonel in Vietnam and the most republican person I have ever known. He was really nice though but they would argue like cats and dogs about politics.
My grandpa made necklaces and bracelets out of old silverware for Christmas one year. I mean I like it at the time but now that he has passed it has a even more special quality to it.
I LOVE those cute spoon rings! My former best friend had one and I always thought they were so creative! I've been looking for one, but haven't been able to find one that fits my chubby size 8 fingers :(
Really sorry about your grandpa. I lost mine to Alzheimer's, and my grandma started down the path of dementia soon after. She's just a shell of a human now. It's gonna be rough.
My great-grandmother was notorious for giving gifts that (my family thought) she didn't put much effort into. One year she gave my grandfather a Spongebob t-shirt that she found at a yard sale. My grandfather LOVED it. My grandmother didn't though, and she was always hiding it from him
Why, because "It's the thought that counts"? or because "He tried"?
That doesn't mean you have to like the gift.
zephyrya ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my boyfriend got a can of deodorant from his grandparents for Christmas. He doesn't even smell bad or sweat a lot to begin with. I don't get it either.
Socks. So many damn socks. One year my grandma told everyone that I don't have enough socks(even though I told you I do) so everyone decided to buy me socks. And they weren't good socks. They were the type of socks you will find in walmart if you live in America. And most didn't even fit me. They were too small. My father was cool though. He got me dawn of war.
My stepdad's mom always gives me her leftover Pampered Chef merchandise. So I usually get a wooden spoon or a measuring cup. Honestly, the products are a decent quality, but I don't need or want any of them. If she doesn't talk to me 364 days of the year, I'm not expecting a gift and being given something like that feels pretty hollow.
My aunt gave my cousin a box of facial acne wipes... that were open and about 4 were missing
lyssargh ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My frugal? cheap? sister once gave me a water fountain for Christmas which she had gotten from a thrift store. Well, she hadn't opened it since buying the thing, because when I got it home and went to set it up, I discovered it was full of dead flies and a broken pump.
I got a lot of birthday cards with IOUs written on them in my teenage years when we didn't have a lot of money. Never did get anything, never asked either.
When I was 6 my Aunt called me up on my birthday and told me I could have anything I wanted in the world.
I told her I wanted a Power-Wheels car!
Turns out she knew I was going to say that, and showed up to my party with my cousin's (her son's) broken Power-Wheels Jeep. She suggested that if my dad couldn't fix it my brothers and I could take turns pushing one another around in it.
I cried and made her feel like a total bitch in front of my family.
I'm 6ft, 230lbs. My mother in law is filipino. She went out an bought a 5XL polo shirt for me because she didn't know my size and was embarrassed to ask.
Probably too late of a post for anyone to see this but...
For six years in a row, my parents got me pajama pants for Christmas. The first year was fine, I actually needed a pair as a 14 year old kid. They never really explained why, but always made a big deal about how expensive gifts were, despite being fairly wealthy. As a kid, it's really confusing to see families that your parents make fun of for being poorer, give their kids much more extravagant gifts and toys that they throw away in a few months.
However the worst gift I got was probably a 50-pack of assorted top ramen from an sort of eccentric uncle. Not mad at him though; I'm pretty sure my parents told him to get me some "cheap food for a skinny college boy." (The rest of my family is quite overweight.)
My sisters of course, get nice jewelry or more personalized gifts. Honestly I've just stopped giving a shit about things like Christmas a long time ago, despite trying to get people nice gifts when I have the money.
I guess it's just another way for my parents to make me feel like the mistake that forced them to get married. Still wear the pajama pants though.
When I was 19 my girlfriends birthday was two days before mine, she had been dropping hints that she really really wanted a hamster but we were both students and it seemed like a lot of responsibility so I ended up getting her something else.
My birthday is on Christmas Day. My mom's family was hosting the whole family event that starts on Christmas Eve and then I was supposed to go to my my dad's house later on Christmas Day. So... My mom's entire side of the family forgot my birthday. I assumed they were going to do a surprise thing the entire time, but nope. Around 16:00, my dad picks me up. He then tells me he is too tired for Christmas today, so we should have it tomorrow. My sister and I agreed. Nothing happened the rest of the day. That was the worst present.
Valentine's day in grade 5 back in 1998 we had a class gift exchange thing. You could give out valentines, candy, food ect. The only rule was you had to give some to everyone. Because everyone in my class hated me and bullied me I was glad this was a rule because otherwise I probably wouldn't have gotten anything.
Some kids brought full size candy bars, a couple brought cupcakes, and this one girl and her mom had made amazing personalized gift bags for everyone... except me. Same with the rest of the items. Somehow everyone was short exactly one item. The girl who brought gift bags walked up to me in front of everyone and handed me a stick of gross herbal flavored gum while smirking. For the cupcakes I instead got one single cinnamon candy heart. I cried in front of everyone and all my teacher did was tell them they weren't being very nice.
One Christmas, my now mother-in-law bought us a glass pitcher - for water. It was shaped like a koi fish. We didnโt understand, but as itโs turns out, itโs whatโs known as a โgurgle pot.โ It holds about a glass and a half of water, so when we attempt to use it, weโre constantly filling it, just to hear it gurgle when you pour water out of it. I didnโt think it could get any worse, but then the next year, she bought us an โover squirrel.โ What the hell is an oven squirrel you ask? Itโs a wooden squirrel that you use to push or pull oven racks out of the oven when itโs too hot to touch.
In a weird I actually love both of these, theyโre also the kind of thing my FIL gives. Theyโre what people who have everything buy, appealing nothings.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would actually prefer these over socks and clothes-I'd-never-wear. By far.
In high school there was a girl that I really liked but we were just friends at the time. I mentioned that my friends wanted to take me to a strip club for my birthday. So she gift wrapped 3 single dollar bills and gave me a card telling me not to spend it all in once place.
Needless to say I decided not to take up my friends in the offer
A pillow off my moms bed because she wanted me to know how mich she hated me. Everyone else got $400 gifts and she literaly got a pillow off her bed and gave it to me. Oh and moldy cheese, that i should appriciate because it was on sale.
irish675 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:22:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 11 years old I received a electronic teapot from my grandma. All my siblings got legos, remote control cars and new Nikes. At the time I was so confused, but Iโve had that teapot for 15 years. Best gift ever.
For my 12th birthday, I received a single magazine and a Swiffer feather duster. Why? Parents used their money to buy my brother a concert ticket the day before.
Back when I was in 6th grade (11y.o.) I was the shy girl of the class and people didn't like me much, so they also didn't know me very well. I managed to invite around 6 people to my birthday party, all from school, and I told one of my few friends that I really liked notebooks.
Guess what? I got 6 different notebooks for my B.day. And all six were kinda really shitty.
My great uncle was a really lovely guy, but was a little โspecialโ after some pioneering medical treatment he had when he was a kid went a bit wrong. Every year heโd dress up like Santa Claus for Christmas and give only one person in the extended family of around 25 of us a single present. Well one year it turned out it was my turn for a gift, and he got me an old stereo (not even the face unit) for a Datsun Bluebird car... I was 11 years old. I did however get the rest if his car when he died six or seven years later in his will, although it was so rusted away that it cost me ยฃ100 to have it towed to a scrap yard. So yeah, while it was very thoughtful of him, they were pretty useless gifts to me personally, although I did get the story to tell I guess!
Got volume 4 of Transmetropolitan twice in two years. He didn't remember that he'd gotten it for me already, even though I was super stoked on it the first time and had talked to him about the comic multiple times. He was weirdly offended when I told him he gave it to me the year before. He told me I could keep it, but I just left it with his pile of stuff. I didn't expect much from him, and wasn't upset about it, but he made that an awkward gift exchange.
Nix-geek ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, my mother gave me a bathroom scale.
My mom's friend gave a $.32 felt stocking ornament for my mom, sister, and myself to share. It came in a tiny cardboard K's jewelry box, so we felt especially bamboozled.
A hotdog maker... Iโm vegetarian and when I was eating meat I couldnโt eat pig products (was vegetarian at the time). From a best friend at the time. Heโd won it at a raffle... I was there when he won... I made a sarcastic remark suggesting how crappy it was... I got him an Xbox.
For my birthday, I think I was turning 16 or 17, my parents got me a DVD of a motivational speaker. That was it. They said they would have more for me later but I never actually got anything else.
I got a cieling fan for "my room" on my bday. I was only staying in that room temporarily. When I moved out a few months later - I didn't get to keep the fan.
This story pretty much sums up how my life has unfolded.
I didnโt think I had a story, but I actually do. The girl I was dating at the time was a spoiled little brat and I went over to her house for Christmas. It was just her, the dad and myself. Boy did he spoil her, he got her like 5 top of the line music gadgets (guitar, mic etc etc) and we were going through some things at the time and I remember just being pissed off and waiting for it to be over so we could talk and then after watching her unwrap all this cool expensive shit the dad gave me a $5.00 gift card to Subway. We broke up not long after and I went out and got a foot long Italian Sub. It wasnโt really the โworstโ gift ever but the situation made it feel like the worst.
TL;DR: A foot long Italian Sub
Meanee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can't blame them, but my parents gave me a Mars bar when I turned 13.
In their defense, we just moved to United States, and we're barely able to pay rent.
Perfectly fine out of context. But the context was that it was shared for my 10th birthday + Christmas + my brother's 6th birthday + his Christmas present + my sister's 6th birthday + her Christmas present (they're twins, my birthday's 2 days after theirs and a week before Christmas). My brother lost most of the letters within a couple of days of receiving it.
First and last present we ever received from our parents, because apparently we weren't grateful and didn't use it enough.
LilDiita ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:08:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once went a trip with my fatherโs family to the grandparents on his side over Christmas break (at the time I wasnโt living with them and was living with my mother).
When gifts were being passed around my younger brothers and sister all got stuff from my dad and step mom. I sat their awkwardly with nothing as my Grandpa asked where mine were. When he confronted my dad and stepmom a short time later she stated โHis gift is our presenceโ.
Grandpa without missing a beat said โItโs spelled P R E S E N T S, but you didnโt make that mistake with her kids.โ
I'm a pretty big Harry Potter fan. My mother in law (whom I've known for 15yrs) knows this. In fact, she came with us to the Deathly Hallows pt 1 film, when I was super pregnant. I remember saying to her "This kid better stay inside until I can see the movie".
I went into labour the day after.
Anyway, my husband and I have been planning to take our daughter to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida. We plan to go in the next year.
My mother in law and sister in law decided to visit the one in California this past spring. We were planning on going to Florida all together, but whatever.
My mother in law brings me back... a Betty Boop mug.
A large coffee mug with Betty Boop on it.
I have never once expressed interest in Betty Boop.
I got $5 sheet of stickers with a racist team logo on them after specifying โ no racist team logoโ in a Reddit gift exchange that was supposed to be minimum $20.
Lol. Yeah thereโs a lot of racism in team sport logos. Funny thing was, it never bothered me. Till you go to an out of town game wearing game gear and the reaction from anyone on the street.
I just wish the Indians would retire wahoo and the name to history and go back to being called the Spiders. Think of all the cool things that you could do with that.
Rebranding is such a huge cash-grab too. I'm sure it's expensive, but the payoff should be amazing. I get having a history and honoring your legacy, but it's pretty obvious now that things have changed... and will continue changing.
You can either control the story or let it control you. It's easy enough for me to say with 0% invested in a $B organization, but you don't want to be on the wrong side of history for TOO long once society has moved on or it will ruin your bottom line.
Suuperdad ยท 292 points ยท Posted at 13:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A video game where everything was unlocked the moment I bought the game. What a ripoff. Where is the sense of accomplishment and potential to do paid unlocks for even more awesome fun content and basic functions down the road?
The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via gameplay.
We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.
Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can.
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There's nothing wrong with it when it's done right. In order to unlock everything in Battlefront 2, it would take even a skilled player thousands of hours. That, or they shell out a little over $2,000. BTW, these items give a sizeable advantage in PvP.
I actually think that games aren't games UNLESS you have to work for items in a game. The problem comes when games are ruined because some people get "unfair" advantages because they can just spend money and get stronger. So you are left to either be uncompetitive or spend. That's when games go wrong.
I would rather pay more money upfront, but have everyone on an even playing field, than pay less but not actually have a 'competition', the only competition is who spends more.
aj0220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I bought ocarina of time with everything unlocked and I thought it was fucking sweet. Besides, all my friends thought I was a master at the game. Hah, little did they know....
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck EA but does this have to get into every thread?
Just and FYI (and because you deserve to know) the account you responded to appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy and paste other people's stuff. Here it copied/pasted this person's comment.
I've sent additional evidence to the mods.
If you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), this page may help to explain.
Great question. Karma may not have monetary value, but karma-farming accounts (usually run by bots) are bought and sold. This is done to prepare the account to sell and increase it's value. Many subs require accounts to be a minimum age before they can post or are allowed to post with increased frequency. Here is proof it happens.
The "What's The Point" section of this page has a pretty good introduction.
It's an unoffensive name, which is perfect for as it doesn't stand out from the crowd. If you read the "What's The Point" section, it'll also explain why people want karma-filled accounts.
Eh, depends on your targeted group. As far as I know many people on Reddit would be fine with the name, but yours stands out with the edging and such. A simple name, like bobybits100, is a good example of "simple" usernames.
otabagel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its real world value is for astro turfing, I think? If you have bots post with accounts that look real then you can potentially manipulate discussions on reddit for social engineering. Or that's one use as far as I understand it anyway, maybe that's absurd
Many of them follow simple patterns. The "How Can I Spot Them?" section of this page has a helpful introduction. So that, RES, Goolge, and being on reddit too much
Iโm not sure what you mean by their following simple patterns. Iโm assuming that story was original to someone. I mean, if I posted a picture of the Mona Lisa and claimed it was my original work, many people would know I was lying. But if I posted something less well known, far fewer people would.
Had you read that story before? Do you always look at user names? (I donโt.)
Iโm not sure what you mean by their following simple patterns.
Their names often follow patterns. They often are dormant for a while, then are sold, wake up, and then start copying and pasting other people's stuff. They often are often active in the same subreddits, etc. Groups of them often work together. So if you find one then you're quickly down the rabbit hole. If you hunt them long enough it's hard not to see them.
Iโm assuming that story was original to someone.
Or maybe it was from a second hand store and the previous owner had customized it from two different toys thinking itโd be awesome, but had regrets and put it into circulation.
paprikat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing. Every Christmas card you sent from there on out should have included a photo of Hulk Hogan Riding an Effeminate Toy Horse.
UrethraX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:03:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:23:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love this gift. If it was given by someone that knows I'd love it and they didn't try to lie about what it is.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they were interesting and human and wanted to have a real human and personal connection? If you give a gift that you bought from the store, is the connection that is formed, between the giver and the receiver or between the product and the receiver? People crave connection. Perhaps this person wanted a real connection.
My dad was giving me a ride home (I'm from a previous marriage) from school on my 16th birthday. I somehow convinced myself that he was going to have some sort of gift or surprise, but he had no idea it was my birthday. Ugh, isssuuuueeess.
enkeistar ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pet hermit crab from my aunt, because she thinks I am a hermit due to the perception that I play video games all day every day.
AeronLord ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-boyfriend of 2 years was catholic and I thought he was accepting or at least tolerant that I am a seventh day Adventist. Iโm not the best Adventist but I did follow the dietary restrictions pretty faithfully: no alcohol, caffeine, pork or seafood and strive towards a vegetarian lifestyle (lost 40lbs and got off my BP meds doing this so I wasnโt about to change what was working for me). I went to church with him when he asked but he could NEVER go with me to my โcultโ (Pot. Kettle. Black. )
Anyways... he bought me tickets to our local Oktoberfest.. tons of pork products and beer. I asked him why he thought I was enjoy this event and he replied: โso you can know how great pork is!โ I went hungry that night. This gift was followed by a tickets to a pig roast and to a seafood festival. The final straw was a surprise dinner out for my birthday to a seriously crazy expensive steak house. We got into a massive argument inside with him telling me that he couldnโt see our relationship going further if I didnโt eat meat. (Should also say when I cooked supper for us I would always cook him his meat of choice and have a tofu or veggie equivalent for myself. I never made him a vegetarian meal because I knew he wouldnโt eat it. )
I didnโt see the relationship going further because he was an inconsiderate ass.. Jesus be with you.
For my 16th birthday I got a light up pen from my mom. They're free where she works.
She also bought herself a new car on the same day. Like, I wasn't expecting a car but to buy yourself one and then give me something you got for free where you work is pretty shitty.
I got a soduko book thrown on my bed the morning of my 18th birthday. It was the only thing i got that year from my entire family. My parents even told me they forgot it was my birthday. I sure as hell did every single puzzle in that book too.
My junior year of college I ordered a pair of ski goggles off the internet and had them shipped onto our house. Mail is very shaking around campus in Columbus and the gogs never showed up.
About a month later on my birthday my roommate gave me a very shitilly wrapped box out of the blue. I wasnโt expecting a gift from him so I was surprised; I opened the box and it was the ski goggles I ordered for myself a month earlier. He found the delivery before I did and hid them so he could give them to me for my birthday.
My dad made a big deal about one present in a sealed envelope. He insisted multiple times I open it last.
Now, my other presents weren't exactly winners. I had a wooden chess board on my wish list. And he gave me a chess board, all right. Yeah. It was my own chess board from when I was a kid that he still had in his house. Re-gifting taken to a new level.
Anyway, after all the presents are open around the tree, my dad finally lets me open the envelope. Inside was a slip of paper. On the paper he had written the url for a site about game rules [chess, etc] and he says 'I know you really like chess and cards and stuff, and I found this great website for you'.
So every Christmas, my brother and I would hang up stockings on our windows, and when we woke up, we'd find a few dollar store items in those. We'd then get separate presents to open during our huge family christmas party.
One year, I woke up to a pack of garbage bags sticking out of my stocking. It wasn't a joke, there was absolutely nothing else there. Meanwhile, I heard cries of joy from my brother's room! This was still during the film days, just prior to cameras being digital, but if your parents loved you enough your camera might just have a few non-manual functions! My brother raced into the hall to show off his brand new camera, and the other little knicknacks he had.
My parents didn't even bother to race off to Dollarama, a 5 minute drive from the house and also in the same mall as my mother's work, to pick up a couple more of those cheap, plastic Barbie lockets on a string that I get every year. Just stuffed the garbage bags in there as if that was meant to be my gift.
A couple of years ago on my birthday my dad called me to remind me it was my "brother's birthday". That bastard let my dad give him gifts and take him out to lunch and didn't bother telling him at any point that it wasn't his birthday but mine. I didn't even bother telling him - he did figure it out several months later when my brother's actual birthday came around.
We went to my father's house for Christmas, the Christmas after he got remarried, 2 years after we got married.
He gave my wife 2 minis, which were a lottery ticket that cost 50 cents. In short, he gave her $1 in lottery tickets.
Fine... We are talking about a man who made well over 6 figures who decided to give $1 in tickets to the wife of his only son. Sure.
But on his Birthday, in February, when I gave him a assortments of his favorite nuts. I picked it because I remembered of how much he loved nuts and this was a luxury pack worth over $20.
My wife was a student, I was only 3 years out of college on my first job, and we were raising our daugther on a single salary.
My father's wife had the NERVE to yell at me for such a crappy gift... 2 months after her husband get 2 minis to my wife...
I know this is about the worst gift I got, but its not for me, its my brother (although my gift is connected)
The gift was basically that my brother wasn't loved by my Great grandma. It started out as a regular christmas. My family rarely went up north to visit family, and never on christmas, but this year we did.
So we go to my grandmas, and my grandma is super excited she has gifts for all of us and is super happy, and she says my great grandma wants to see us too.
Cool, so we go its like 15 minutes up the road, my older brother is not my full brother but hes been there since birth, so I dont care if hes only a half brother biologically, hes always been my full brother mentally.
Anyway, at great grandmas, my Great grandma was like "oh you brought him too! wow we havent seen eachother in a long time" to my brother, and my brother was like "Yeah its been a while how ya been" and she kinda just brushed it off
gift giving comes around, she gives everyone a gift except him. My brother is older (16) so he sees whats going on and he looked a bit upset but understood.
My mom on the other hand was fucking furious. She was like "wheres P's present" and she says "oh yeah here you go" and its a 5$ bill she pulled out of her wallet. Everyone elses present was atleast 30-40$.
My mom says "you know what, keep it, we're leaving" and she took all our presents and dropped then on her floor. My grandma stayed for a few minutes and (Im assuming) freaked out at my great grandma, because after that they didnt see eachother for about 8 years.
My brother was hurt, but not broken. We got home, my mom tried to explain it to us (we were much younger than him).
So my brother got the gift of not being loved as much as the other grandkids because he wasn't a true great grandson.
Shes passed now, but she really was a mean lady later on in life. When I moved up north with my grandma I never went to see her, she never apologized to my brother either.
I was gifted one of those crinkly tinfoil emergency blankets by my father for Christmas when I was 10. It was to be used instead of a real blanket. I don't know what happened to my real blanket. That was a cold/loud/sad night.
The Christmas after my grandfather died, my step-Grandma (his widow) got me an alarm clock. After she cleared out my bank account and my College fund that he had set up for me. She also got a huge insurance pay out and 100k+ from his union.
My grandpa always would get me the best gifts because my mom couldnโt afford much.
Not me but my daughters. Their first Christmas with me (they were adopted from foster care) they were 6 and 9 years old. We have a big family Xmas party every Christmas Eve where thereโs usually like 10+ kids. There had to be 100+ gifts under the tree. My girls walked in and stared with their mouths open at the bounty of gifts under the tree because in their birth home they had never gotten a Xmas gift or even a visit from Santa. They were told by their shitty parents that they were too bad for Santa. So this was an amazing and exciting sight to them.
We began unwrapping gifts and after about 30 minutes of watching all of my nieces and nephews open tons of gifts they finally each got 1. That was it. 1 gift. They both cried on the way home. From then on my mother and I have always brought a couple of their gifts from us to Xmas eve (we usually give them to the girls on Xmas day) so they have something to open. It still happens to this day. Theyโre teens now but it still hurts their feelings.
agorby00 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This shit would not fly with my family. Well, I mean my folks are gone and we're estranged from the extended relatives, but back in the day. If a kid came into the family, boom, they were family. Didn't matter if they were around 10 days or 10 years. I won't sugar coat and pretend my extended relatives were great people all around, but kids were never left out of Christmas or birthdays, and for that I'll always be grateful.
DXXRXX ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 2014 at age 25 my kidneys started failing. I went on dialysis 6 months after being diagnosed with IGA nephropothy. 6 months after that on December 22 2015, my older brother donated his kidney to me. Doctors said the only way it could be a better match is if we were twins. Best gift I ever received.
DXXRXX ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was waiting for this to end with a bottle of wine or whiskey for Christmas. Glad it wasn't.
Peachy88 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So around my birthday, which is also around Christmas, my laptop that I used for school had died and I asked my dad if we could get a slightly better one that actually played some games too. He said sure, we went through all the hassle of finding the best deals for the laptop I wanted.
Birthday rolls around and my dad hands me a box all wrapped up nice. I figure it's my laptop and opened it with great haste only to find the ugliest, puffiest coat on the face of the planet inside. Confused I asked my dad what happened to the laptop we had been looking at. He told me, straight faced, that he bought it for his girlfriends daughter instead; for my birthday.
I was 21ish at the time. It was Christmas and I was a broke college student. I scrapped together everything I had and got little gifts for my family. I got a Bible for my cousin because I knew he wanted a good one, a waterproof/floating fanny pack for my grandpa that did a lot of boating, a meaningful book for my grandma, stuff like that. I felt good about myself because normally it's really hard for me to think of gifts for people and I felt like I had really put thought into it. All told, it was about $100 worth of gifts.
My mom, grandma, and grandpa, who between all of them are worth well over a million dollars, got me a $50 Walmart gift card.
My cousin's family (definitely worth several million dollars) got me a $25 Target gift card.
My cousin is a good kid and I don't fault him at all, but they got him a new shotgun and a cool portable DVD player.
I felt like a complete and total afterthought. Not even considering the fact that I spent more money as a broke college student on my family than my whole family spent on me, the obvious favoritism and marked lack of care or thought really hit me hard.
My twelfth birthday I got three bibles and a shitty tie.
hellkill ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Five years ago at my old job, I had quit and they asked me to stay on for just Sundays. I was too nice and said yes. I was a manager, but stepped down to technician. I had previously been the Secret Santa organizer, and got nothing or junk every year. So since I wasn't really working there, I thought I didn't have to participate. Wrong. I drew one of the last 2 or 3 names, and it was my crush.
Well then. I decided to go a little overboard. The limit was $15 to $25. I got him a Jack Daniel's Christmas gift set, a little skull figure that he had wanted to buy earlier that year (I bought it first and he was a little bummed), and joke Hello Kitty walkie talkies (he hates Hello Kitty).
I in return got an old clearance scented vanilla candle, that no longer smelled like anything, that was from Kmart. I know it cost $2 because I was browsing Kmart for gifts a week earlier. It was from our old gambler employee.
Paid off though, crush said it was the best gift he'd ever gotten, and he's now my SO of nearly 4 years.
I had a girlfriend who bought me a box of dick shaped mints and a mug that said "I mustache you a question" with a mustache on it.
I didn't have a mustache.....though I did(do) have a dick.
Azymphia ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think he wanted to quit. I'm a smoker and I would never get another smoker nicotine gum for Christmas. Imagine being a heroin addict and getting a methadone prescription for Christmas
My mom did that shit all the time back when I smoked. Thereโd be all these cools gifts and it was never the ONLY gift or anything, but while my brothers and I would be exchanging booze and cartons of our favorite smokes, the last present weโd all unwrap was a box of patches or lozenges or gum. I ended up quitting with a vape years later and now I donโt even puff that.
I donโt want to seem a jerk, but one of my husbandโs aunts was giving gifts to everyone in her house (decent gifts, like a yoghurt maker and the likes) then looked at me and realized she had forgotten me. She hastily went out of the room, and came back with a badly wrapped parcel, that contained one of her old bracelets. If that didnโt make me self-conscious enough, she then proceeded to lightly comment upon it, of how she had forgotten me and how she had been resourceful to give me โsomething she had foundโ. Not sorry to say I have no idea where the bracelet is right now. The most hurtful thing was to have been forgotten, it made me feel I didnโt belong in the family. However Iโm happy to say since then she hasnโt forgotten me, even if the presents are not always spot on.
For a school thing in 5th grade, we did Secret Santa. You were encouraged to leave little notes or treats to your person in the weeks up to Christmas break, and then durning the class Christmas party, you would get a book ($5 limit) for your person. To help things, we all shared what kind of books we like, and being a budding nerd, I was super into the Sherlock Holmes novels. In the weeks up to break, I received nothing from my Secret Santa, and when it came to the party, I unwrapped a copy of the picture book of the Cat in the Hat movie. I was so...just disappointed, I said some bad things, and threw it in the trash can next to me. Of course, this makes me a bad person in the eyes of the rest of the class, even though their walking away with the new Artemis Fowl book. Screw you James.
I got a planner from my Aunt for college. I am a junior in college and have never used a planner before and have no intentions of using one. I use a whiteboard on my dresser to plan out all assignments and that works much better for me. I ended up giving it to my roommate who said he'll use it, not sure if he has or not but it keeps my conscience clear.
A friend bought himself a pair of jeans and then gifted them to me for my birthday. He was like, "Do they fit?" They didn't and he knew they wouldn't. So he was like, "Oh ok, I guess I'll take them." This was over 10 years ago and I still make fun of him for it.
Year is 2005, I'm a college freshman.
My two siblings have birthdays a week apart in August. They both received cell phones on a new family plan. My birthday the following January, I got a filing cabinet to use at college.
Not received, but given. There are two that come to mind which make me cringe that I gave to guys I was seeing at the time. I didn't realize how bad they were until I got their reactions. I am not someone who is very materialistic and value personal connections above else, so I think that may be why I'm just a bit... Challenged.
Guy 1: I was 20 at the time. I went on vacation and in a gift shop, I saw this shark tooth in a small plastic specimen display case with googly eyes on it. I'm pretty sure it had a label called the creature. I thought it was so funny so I bought it and proudly gave it to him, hoping it would make him laugh as much as I did. He awkwardly said thanks and laughed but I could tell it was pretty forced. He wasn't the right audience. We stopped seeing each other shortly after (correlation doesn't always equal causation)! He sent me a picture of it years later when he found it in his room after we stopped seeing each other, so at least it functioned as a forget-me-not?
Guy 2: I was 21, started dating a friend from high school and he was my committed bf of around three months. The holidays were fast approaching and his birthday is also in December. I walked around two towns near my college for hours in and out of shops trying to find something perfect for him. I remembered he had just gotten a Christmas tree in his apartment and mentioned it had no ornaments... I figured it would be a thoughtful gift! I found a straw raccoon that I thought would be perfect, it went along with an inside joke we had about raccoons. I walked to the post office and mailed it inside of a mug box with a homemade card. He didn't even tell me when he recieved it or said thank you, and we also broke up shortly after (correlation does not always equal causation)!
My other relationships occurred outside gift giving times so I haven't been able to practice my bad giving on anyone else. I don't think I'll ever get any better lol. Just need to find someone that also gives "bad" (but IMO actually really thoughtful!) gifts and appreciated them like me.
Twzl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:20:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A random assortment of holiday napkins from my husbandโs grandmother. It was whatever the dollar store had left over I think.
That was the last time we did anything elaborate for her, gift-wise.
Late to the party but when I was in 3rd grade my teacher held a secret Santa it was my first one ever and i was so hyped. There was two rules nothing over 20$ and nothing under 10$. Nobody had a problem with this. The teacher asked either way if there was an issue with the rules to come speak to her after class any day. So I was 8 years old at the time and being my first secret santa I put in my time and money to get this special someone something great. (Helps to include she was a girl) I ended up getting her a nice teddy bear , and a nice purse full of all kinds of candy. When the Christmas party comes around am so excited and ready to give and receive my present. I dropped mines off on my secret santa's desk and hurried back to see what I got. The first red flag was the bag it was a re used birthday bag, I said oh well thought nothing of it , it's what's inside what counts right? I look inside and see a flag , faded and ripped with bite marks all over the plastic pole. So now am getting pissed I dig deeper in the bag and thought well maybe she tricked me and got me something really good and it's in the bottom of the bag. I dig deeper and find a hot wheel car with one wheel!! Ended up finding out it was a girl and I had trust issues ever since.
leannwoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 I watched my cousin (who is a year younger than me) open a beautiful present from our grandmother, a ring with sapphires in it. I was so excited to see what I was getting. Turned out I was forgotten. Grandma didn't remember to get me a gift. I got it the following June and it was an old broken necklace. No wonder I no longer celebrate the holidays!
My grandpa always favoured my sister over me. One year he bought her a massive barbie house, swim gear (goggles, flippers, dive toys), and roller blades.
I got dolphin earrings. I'm a boy, I've never had my ears pierced, nor had an interest in dolphins.
Grew up on a farm, got in trouble right before Christmas. I was about 11 at the time. Opened up my one huge awkward shaped present Christmas morning to find a post hole digger. Was subsequently told to go outside and use it.
When I was 14 or 15 my โgrandmotherโ got me nothing. She got my mom, sisters, niece and cousins all something I got nothing. A few weeks later I got a letter in the mail from her telling me the reason I didnโt get a gift is because I didnโt kiss her ass all the time. Then some stuff about her being a good christian or something. That was the day I learned that her love was conditional and I always knew I wasnโt the favorite but this definitely told me I wasnโt . So my dad being the awesome person he is and knowing how evil his mil was gave me a necklace he had since jr high and I believe he even made it. Way more special than the cheap crap she would have given me. The other worse gift I got from this woman was on my 8th birthday she gave me a bible with my name on it spelled wrong. The vowels were switched and my name is super easy to spell and very common. She was a bitch and Iโm not sorry sheโs not here anymore.
I signed up for an esports reddit gifts exchange a couple of years ago.
Exactly during the time when matches were sent out, there was a post on the front page about a company that was selling mousepads for $1, shipping included
Yep....
I got a $1 mousepad. My gifter didnt even bother sending a note. My gifter basically just bought it and sent the package straight to my house. It took me a while to realize that this random package from china was my secret santa gift.
Its not the price that bothers me. My gifter probably could have just sent me a nice long handwritten letter for only 49cents worth of postage and I would have been happy. Its the fact of how thoughtless it was. Just the cheapest thing they could find just so they could get the better end of the deal from whatever they got sent.
My grandmother and step-grandfather were really well off. When my cousin and I were sixteen, she promised to get us both a car for a graduation gift. My parents were dirt poor and we struggled for meals so this was amazing to me. The day came when I graduated but my cousin dropped out of school. She said the deal was that we both had to graduate to get a car. She bought him and his brother each an ATV for Christmas that year. I got a twenty dollar bill. I talked to her later about how it bothered me. She apologized and offered to give me more. She said I was the only grandchild she didn't feel like she had to buy the love from. I immediately felt like shit and we became a lot closer in her last couple years.
dconley ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack. I don't even own A gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
When I was 7 we had a cousins gift exchange and I got a basketball. I was so stoked on this basketball. We'd just installed a hoop and with two balls my friends and I could finally play lightning/elimination/knockout/whatever your people call it. After the gifts were all exchanged my aunt came around and took our presents. She explained that the best gift we could receive is knowing that our presents were going to people who deserved them more and that if we felt differently we were selfish. This grinch somehow found a way to not only take our presents away, but also made US the bad guys after she took them away. Granted, it was a kind gesture and I'm sure her intentions were pure, BUT we were all way too young to understand this and they way she forced everyone into it just left a bad taste in everyone's mouth.
Needless to say Margret was never invited back to our Christmas parties cause even the parents were pissed that she went rogue and ruined Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:12:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a Christmas gathering with my partner's family, the parent's we're gifting everyone gifts with the average value easily exceeding $100. They went round and did all the family first, then started gifting to the respective partners too! Coming from a less than well off background, I was thrown off and went from expecting nothing to a tiny bit excited. When they got to me, I excitedly unwrapped mine... It was three packets of biscuits... In a totally serious manner the mother said they weren't sure what I liked but one time when I was around I was offered a biscuit and I apparently said yeah, I love biscuits...
TL;DR - expected zero present, family in law giving out extravagant gifts to all, somehow three packets of biscuits was what they landed on for me.
Matrozi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had pretty bad acnee when I was a teenager and decided not to treat it because I didn't wanted to turn into those people so obsessed with their skin that they start buying all the shit people say works, don't know if it was a good or bad choice but my acnee naturally cleared up at 19/20.
Anyway, I decided to not give a shit, but my parents never.
I think from my being 14th to 17th I got from my parents, at christmas, a bunch of skincare products.
I know (well I hope) they didn't really meant it but I felt like it was some sort of personal attack on my look (I mean, this is like buying diet products to someone who's overweight but clearly said that he didn't wanted to go on a diet).
I never used any of the products they gave me, I think I threw all of them away the next dayas.
For my 16th birthday I got a single bag of chips from my parents. I wasn't particularly a fan of that brand of chips, and that was the only gift I got that year.
TiogaJoe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:18:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife. When she was 11 her mom died (and never had a dad) so her 20-years-older brother and his wife took her in. Worst gift was one Christmas where they gave their own kid a portable tv and she got a t-shirt.
Ndemco ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:50:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so much a gift as it is payment. But I watched my cousin's dog for an entire week while she was on vacation, she said she would pay me. She's my cousin so I didn't think it would be necessary to work out exactly how much I'd get payed. I wasn't expecting much, I would have been perfectly fine with as little as 10$ per day ($70.00 for the week). When she got home she gave me a bottle of sand and a shot glass she bought from a souvenir store as my "payment" for dog sitting at her house the entire week.
To top it off, the dog is really old and a pain in the ass to walk, and almost all of its shits are like pudding so picking up the shit was disgusting. She also didn't tell me that the dog doesn't eat dog feed anymore and I have to go out and spend my own money to buy chicken to cook for the dog to eat for the entire week. If you include the money I had to spend to feed the dog, and the extra half hour commute to work every day, I ended up spending a decent chunk of money to dog sit for her. The dog ended up dying a couple months later. It goes without saying but she will not be getting a Christmas gift this year.
TWW66 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift I ever got but the worst I ever gave. My stepmother used to give me things like socks and cheap, bubble gum machine toys. She always got her โrealโ kids nice gifts like game systems and expensive clothes. As a young kid and eventually a teenager, every year I would shop for a gift for her with the hope that she would like it and actually appreciate it. I lived with my mother so we would shop together to pick something out for Dadโs wife. Every year she would open her gift, thank me, and I would never see it again. I bought jewelry and scarves and nice ornaments for the tree, etc. Everything would vanish. She always muttered that it got lost or broken.
When I turned twenty-something I was walking down the street doing some errands one day and passed a store with something in the window that stopped me cold in my tracks. The holiday season was here and I still hadnโt bought anything for my stepmother. I stood in front of the store for five minutes staring at what I came to realize was the perfect gift for the woman who โmisplacedโ everything I ever gave her. Feeling a thrill of revenge come over me I walked inside and bought the item. It was a bit more expensive than what I would normally spend on my stepmother but I truly felt it was worth it.
Christmas day arrived and I rolled up in my pick-up and began unloading the presents for my two siblings and my dad. I laid the gifts carefully under the tree and went to have breakfast with the โfamilyโ. After we ate we gathered around the tree and began opening presents. I got a lot of socks. I stared at them for a few minutes until my stepmother got nervous and stated the obviousโฆ โTheyโre just socks.โ I thanked her with a smile and stood up saying I would be right back with her gift, I had left it in the truck. When I came back inside crashing the doors and lugging her gift behind me I had the extreme pleasure of watching her jaw drop open. I set the gift on the floor beside her, grinning like a fool and waiting. After a few seconds of nothing I copied her tactic and stated the obviousโฆ โItโs a suit of armor!โ
My dad cackled like an idiot for hours after and when we managed to get a few seconds alone together he patted me on the shoulder and said โWell played!โ I responded with a nod and whisper. โLetโs see her lose THAT.โ
It was the best $80 I ever spent.
awntwo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got 10,000 to ship his โrare carโ from japan over to the us to convert and sell. He never did this and it was a complete waste of money. Heโs now still living at home with my Mom rent free. Iโm 15,000$ in debt from college that I had to drop out from because I couldnโt afford to live on my own and work in the Bay Area.
When I was about 10 I believe, my meth addicted mother told my two younger siblings and I that we were awful and got limps of actual coal for Xmas. I wasnt a perfect kid so I didnt take it to heart until I realized it was my only gift. My mom was sent to prison afterwards for drug possession.
My parents spent $1000 on a surprise exorcism in Vietnam. This involved a day of fortune telling, getting whacked by plastic swords and watching an effigy of myself drown in a river. Why? Because my mother was ashamed I was 25 and unmarried. It was traumatizing. I cried.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Raised in Canada most of my life, I was stunned and shocked. This is apparently common practice for my immigrant parents. They truly believed my soul was haunted and they were "healing" me. All those that participated showed genuine concern for my "illness".
The__Van ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas at my dadโs house my sister and I are opening presents (video games, clothes etc.) and I notice my brother sitting there watching us with nothing in front of him. I was too distracted at the time but I over heard my dad saying to him later โI just bought you some new clothes so you donโt need any presents.โ
My dad worked a six figure job at the time, money was not an issue.
This is not I gift I received, but one I gifted: one year I wrapped up a can of mixed nuts and gave it to my dad. This was before my parents got divorced, and I always got frustrated with the fact that he never seemed to be able to make his own decisions or handle a situation on his own. When he opened it he was obviously confused and I said, "I know Mom took them, but I thought I'd give you your nuts back." He has a great sense of humor so he brushed it off, but looking back I am sure that stung a little
After buying and sending a thoroughly researched gift worth $50 for Reddit's secret santa I excitedly opened my gift (from the next in line) only to find a handwritten note with the worst handwriting I'd seen in years: "Sorry I am broke but wanted a free gift Merry Christmas" together with a staggering 8 line drawing of a santa (I think).
Last November my boyfriend of like three years and I broke up. We lived together so splitting up and moving out was all sorts of fun but I got my own place, redecorated exactly how I wanted, life was good!
I have a pretty big family and we are all close but nobody spoke of the breakup really at all, only asked me nine million times how I was doing. Even the little ones didnโt mention anything about the ex not being there.
The only person to say anything at all was my super religious grandma who didnโt approve of my premarital acts in the first place. Everyone else had been given gifts and she comes up to me with my gift in her hand and says, โI donโt want to offend, but I know you could really use this.โ
I open it and see a book, something along the lines of โBringing Jesus Back Into Your Life and Your Relationshipsโ
Dad sees whatโs happening and laughs, grabs the jam she also made for me and leaves.
I smile.
Grandma, โYour uncle really enjoyed it and said it made him such a better person after he had been living in sin for so longโ
I know she meant well but dang! Really grandma?! I think I got this. I just ended a relationship, not a strewn out marriage filled with cheating, lying and drinking like my uncle. But thanks for seeing me the same way!
My wife's crazy German Grandma bought my wife the ugliest sweater I've ever seen. We take it to a thrift store and the very next year she bought the same fucking sweater for her again. She frequents that thrift store and when she saw it she thought "oh I know who will love this sweater"... We tossed it the second time.
To start off with I was dirt poor as a kid. Raised in a trailer park, with nothing for Christmas, that whole shebang.
Well in 5th grade we had a secret santa drawing in my class. I saved up a month doing odd jobs around the trailer park to afford to buy a mico machines set I wanted but decided to give it as my secret santa gift instead. The day of the gifts when everyone was opening theirs I was happy and sad when i saw somone open my micro machines I had given. Then i got my gift...
It was a pencil (that had been used already) and an eraser. I was a crushed 10 year old.
Wrapping paper. No gift, just a piece of folded wrapping paper from my grandmother. I called my mum to ask her Grandma had been okay recently, she hadnโt noticed any odd behaviour? Like, forgetting to wrap the present in the actual paper? No, not at all, Grandma was just incredibly cheap and thought wrapping paper was a decent gift that was easy for her to send to me.
For one Christmas when I was like 14. I got two big packs of long socks (black and white). I was so disappointed in the aunt that gave me it and I think she knew so she's been just giving me like $20 instead every year.
But I'm 24 now and I'd appreciate it if people gave me long socks. Pls.
As a Christmas gift? My mother's used socks and underwear for several years running. Stopped when I was 11 and removed from her care by CPS.
rawwwse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life got really complicated after my motherโs stroke early last year. She was left aphasic (unable to speak) and partially paralyzed, in a wheel chair full time. Since her and my dad were divorced, I became the sole caregiver for her and my blind/mentally handicapped older sister, whom she had previously cared for...
My dadโwhoโs still around, but not really involvedโknew that Iโd been struggling with the changes in my life. Not being able to travel was a HUGE hit to my psyche, since it was truly my passion before, when I had free time. So, pops thought Iโd be a good idea to gift me โtimeshare pointsโ, good for a weekโs stay almost anywhere in the world, for a Christmas present. He thoughtโand I quoteโit would โencourage me to go travelโ...
I couldnโt fucking believe it. I hadnโt left the general vicinity of my city in over 10-months at that point, and had no reasonable expectation to do so anytime soon, and he was giving me travel points as a gift?!
Here we are, almost a year later... Points unused, Christmas still a fucking nightmare I canโt wait to have over with.
bcraven1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:13:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very late to the party.
One year my sister gave me a grocery bag of the ramen flavor packets. No ramen. Just her ubused seasoning packets. I obviously did not like it because what am I supposed to do, and she put the blame on my mom. Meh, my sisters have never given me anything for chrismas or my birthday, and after that I stopped gifting them things.
I have been proposed to twice on Christmas. Both times my engagement ring was my "Christmas present". WHAT THE HELL? Also still not married.
C1V ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:38:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 my aunt and uncle for my birthday got me some cheap ass toy. Like it was a toy truck and the wheels didn't even move. Not even from Wal-Mart or something, but like one of those stores they buy old things wholesale and sell it by the pound. Wasn't even wrapped as I was just handed it. I was 5 and didn't care because fuck it it's a toy.
We were at my grandparent's house for the party, and my grandpa got super pissed. Like, my aunt is notoriously cheap, but this made my grandpa super mad as they just went on and on about the nice jewelry she bought recently for herself. As I was told by family members later, he grabbed my uncle by the arm and dragged him outside and thrusted $50 into his hand and said "You go to the store now and get him a better present. If you are too cheap to get him something nice take my money."
Later presents my aunt got me included.
"Drug-Free is the life for me" 10 key calculator. At the time I was in high school and used a graphing calculator. She got it for free at a conference.
A 128mb flashdrive she got at a teacher conference. I received this in 2009.
As a graduation gift I got a keychain that said "Congrats <name>". I was told later by my cousin she got the keychain from a baby shower where the mother-to-be had my same name.
puddin06 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:49:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my grandma gave me a Barney watch. My parents forced me to act like it was amazing while my brother got a toy he wanted. Best part is that it was for a small child and didnโt even fit me. So when she asked to see it on I had to hold it on the back.
Zskills ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:51:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I feel you. My mom got me a tickle me Elmo for Christmas when I was 17. Not only am I male (not that it makes a difference when you are 17 and being given a sesame street doll by someone with a straight face who is supposed to know you and what your interests are) but I promise I am 100% not autistic, downs symdrome, klinefelter's, none of that shit.
I didn't know how I was supposed to react. Maybe she was testing to see if I was just pretending to like every gift even if I hated it, but that thought didn't cross my mind until years later. So if she was testing me I failed the test.
I put it on my lap, pushed the button that made him laugh, laughed along with him, and showed it to everyone before thanking her. Meanwhile inside I died a little bit from being so fake.
Sirisian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 21 I had just moved cities with my boyfriend at the time. I didnโt know anyone else and was away from all my family and friends.
The morning of my 21st, a massive bouquet of yellow roses arrived at my door from my family. I was so moved I burst into tears. I never get flowers and yellow is my favourite colour. Spot on, fam.
Then that night, the boyfriend presented me with a tube of moisturiser. I really, really tried to do the whole โitโs the thought that countsโ thing and was secretly hoping it was a gag gift before some kind of surprise, but no. And it wasnโt even good moisturiser. I was so disappointed, particularly as I had always gone out of his way for his birthdays to get him things he really loved and wanted.
A couple of years ago, after telling my dad that I had to work Christmas morning on short notice, he returned all of my presents. My parents have been divorced for sometime now, and we usually split Christmas Eve/Christmas morning and Christmas Day with either parent. So I head into work at 6am for a full day of flipping burgers, sucks but whatever, I'm bringing some people joy I guess. I get off work and head to my moms, open presents, have lunch and get ready to head to my dads. Once my dad started to distribute presents to my brother, my girlfriend and himself, he let me know that "since you didn't want to be apart of Christmas this year, I figured you wouldn't need anything."
I'm not a materialistic person by any means, and it's not about the gifts or the money or anything, but what the hell kind of reasoning is that? As if being forced to work a super shitty opening shift at a fast food restaurant on Christmas Day wasn't enough, my dad found a way to top it.
Prior to my way too early marriage at 19, I was a flutist. I had been preparing to audition for the AF Band for about a year. Life happened and I ended up having to sell my beloved flute to pay rent.
So, Christmas time is near and all I want is my flute. Ex very excitedly hands me a package the right shape, size and weight. I open it to find a soft, handled case like some flutes have. At this point, I am almost in tears. I open it with the biggest grin and it is...a paintball gun. ๐ฉ
Last year my parents gave me a boardgame for my birthday where you put a big Plastic Thingy in your mouth and have to say words that other Players have to understand. They gave it to me because i speak too fast and unclearly.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you from Michigan? We do that here too. I donโt but I know plenty of people who have the rapid mumbling down to a science.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my parents got divorced my mom hated me because she blamed me for the divorce even though my dad said it wasn't my fault it was him that asked for the divorce.
Every year for my birthday she would send me a piece of paper with "I hate you" and one penny taped to it. She never sent me anything for Christmas.
flaural ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 13:45:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Ex) bf got me a brown statue of an elephant. It never left the box lol. There was no card and it was wrapped up at the store (which is fine but also shows that he didnt put the effort to wrap it himself but nbd). The issue was mostly that i had never shown a particular interest for elephants and i kept talking about repainting my room grey and having all white furniture so getting a brown elephant made it obvious that he didnt listen to anything i said. It was clearly a last minute present.
Id actually asked for him to plan a cute date as my birthday present and the day of my birthday he asked me what we were doing and didnt understand why i was upset (no, it wasnt to cover up that hed planned smt. He really had not planned anything)
Also, its important to note that he used to plan really cute dates and give really meaningful presents. I didnt stop putting the effort in making presents count (for his birthday i planned this while treasure hunt across the part of our city that we lived in). I was upset that i got something that required no effort or thought whatsoever.
Yeah, he didn't really listen, apparently. On the other hand, I'm a guy and I would love that shit. I fucking love elephants. They are the best people.
flaural ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Elephants are pretty cool as animals/people:) just wanted something more thoughtful than a statue found last sec after almost 2 years of dating yafeel. I wouldve had appreciated a nice gesture much more
My high school boyfriend once got me a graphics card that didn't even fit in my computer and a bunch of heart-shaped junk that had clearly been sitting around in his mom's closet as a kind of "just in case I need a present for someone" sort of gift. This was for my birthday, which happens to be Valentine's Day.
DLS3141 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:10:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't a gift to me, but to my then 6 year old son.
We (me, my 6yo son and his 8yo brother) drove 10+h on the day after Christmas to Grandma and Grandpa's house so we could celebrate with my family. Keep in mind that he's already opened presents with his mom's family and we had presents at my house as well.
Anyway, we get there and of course there are even more presents under Grandma's tree, which prompts them to start asking, "When are we going to open presents Grandma?"
"Tomorrow night after dinner when your cousins are here."
"Can we open one now?"
"After dinner, OK?"
"Thanks Grandma!"
This of course causes them to inspect in detail each and every present with their names on it to make sure they pick the best one to open later that evening.
Eventually the moment comes and we all gather by the tree and they each pick up their selection. When Grandma sees the present my 6yo has picked, she suggests, "Oh, why don't you pick another one?"
"No, I want this one."
"You really should pick a different present, how about this one?", Grandma holds out a different present to him.
"No."
"OK then"
My 8 yo opens the present he picked and it's a small LEGO set. He loves LEGO, so he's happy. His brother open the present that he insisted on opening and it's...socks and underwear. Immediate tears, rage and wailing on his part.
TL;DR Socks and underwear make a terrible gift to a 6yo
Ptizzl ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great aunt showed me hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonds and told me it was for me to go to school. Whatever I needed. I was not to worry about the financial impact of school, don't need to apply for scholarships, financial aid, etc.
Graduated high school, for my grad gift she gave me $1,000. Said she was happy that she could help me go to school, and hoped that her charity could pay for a few semesters of books.
cjdudley ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Senior year gift exchange. I wasn't in the party crowd and was kind of a nerd. At the lunchtime gift exchange party, I got called up and opened a box. I saw notebooks. Ha ha. Funny. The gift giver, a guy I never really liked, said "Turn it over." It had a bottle of Southern Comfort taped to the bottom, with a bunch of condoms. In Sharpie it said:
GET DRUNK
GET LAID
DO HOMEWORK
This was contraband, of course, so I hid it immediately from the eyes of teachers. Also everyone else at the gift exchange. I never had a girflriend in highschool, so the condoms were a bit of an insult, but I took the box home. Over Christmas/New Year break, I opened the bottle. The Southern Comfort was iced tea. I don't even like tea.
dude they believed in you.. that's actually pretty awesome. you were probably cooler than you thought you were.
cjdudley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well if they did, it was misplaced. The condoms expired before I ever would have needed them.
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 13:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to answer... but I have genuinely been blessed and never received a bad gift...
So let's imagine the following is true:
My Grandma gave me A JAR OF BEES! She thought she had gotten me honey, but because she is getting on in years she couldn't hear the buzzing.
The sound was further insulated due to her wrapping it throughly, thank God. Imagine that jar breaking and opening a box of angry bees... I shudder.
Where in the actual fuck does one buy a jar of bees?
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She is a bee keeper. Sadly, her senility has been increasing each year.
Theist17 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a dangerous combination.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For sure.
Theist17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather, father, uncles, sisters, and all female cousins are beekeepers. Lots of fun, but there's a good degree of risk involved in many instances, as well.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now Iโm imagining every Christmas present being bees.
Theist17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was nine, my own mother hit me with a plank of wood with a rusty nail sticking out of it. She told me that she was giving me the gift of "humility".
It's just an overenthusiastic high schooler with an interest in deadly diseases who wants to make an interesting, yet within the realm of reality, fake story. :-)
Staterae ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is fantastic. Ready made to fling at your enemies!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just spray them with a non toxic luminous paint, that way you have your own buzzing nightlight without the variance of fireflies.
An envelope from my parents letting me know that I now have an allowance of $2 a week, back when I was about 13 years old.
Quinnfun ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:37:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to my friends birthday party about 2 years ago. He only got one present. A shirt he was already wearing at that moment. I feel kinda bad for him
maliv97 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, a bunch of my relatives were under the impression that I was a Twilight fan. So for Christmas, I received tons of Twilight regalia from everyone in my family. I don't know if there was a single gift I got that year that WASN'T Twilight-themed in some way. Problem is, I adamantly disliked Twilight, and I was spending Christmas with those very same relatives who gifted me a ton of Twilight merch, so I had to pretend to be the biggest Twilight fangirl for the entire visit.
Fatherโs day a few years ago: My kids (late teens) bought me a comb for balding men as a gag gift from the dollar store. It would have been funny if it wasnโt the ONLY thing they bought. I still laughed,
FoxxyRin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in highschool I accidentally gave what a classmate thought was the worst gift ever, all thanks to my mom. Long story short, my senior class did secret Santa. I got a girl who was obsessed with Hello Kitty so I dropped a good bit of money on a fancy HK hat/scarf/glove set, HK candy, and some other little things I found. Absolutely amazing gifts, I thought. However, I was sick the day we were supposed to exchange so I sent the gift with a friend and had them give it in my place. Well I come back to school Monday and it finally got back to me that my gift was confusing and just plain bad. I was honestly confused so I asked the girl about it. She asked me why I gave her a box of cereal.... That's when it hit me that when I asked my mom for a box to wrap the present in she gave me an empty Cinnamon Toast Crunch box. Apparently she didn't open it so she thought I actually gave her cereal. Luckily she had tossed it in her locker and forgot to throw it away so she ran up and grabbed it and when she saw the real gift she absolutely LOVED it.
Meanwhile that's also the year I got one of the worst presents I ever recieved. It was a $25 Starbucks card... That ended up being likely stolen, and therefore not loaded at all. I didn't know this until I ordered the biggest fanciest specialty drink and piece of cake that ended up costing me like $12. So not only was I lied to, but I had to spend way too much money out of my own pocket.
One year we decided to do secret Santa at work. The girl who drew my name knew I was a virgin through casual conversation. So she decided to get me a virgin pocket pussy. Embarrassing but absolutely hilarious.
xiofang ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a white elephant gifting event years ago, among a close group of friends mind you, I got a used Star Wars Yoda poster that was literally wrapped in a paper towel. The worst part about it is that I CHOSE this gift. Everyone put their gifts in a big pile and my smart ass seeing something wrapped so horribly thought to myself "oh that's totally a bluff and is probably something really special". Turns out, it wasn't. The poster wasn't even in semi-decent condition either. It had horrible fold marks because he had stored it away folded up for God knows how long, and it had big ripped up holes in each corner because whenever he did use this poster, he held it up with fucking tacks.
As if the situation wasn't already so mind boggling, when I respectfully mentioned my dissatisfaction with the gift to him after the party, his genuine justification was "I don't understand though Star Wars is awesome".
One Christmas many years ago (like in -91) my dad gave my mom an ashtray as a christmas gift. She does not smoke and never has. My dad thought it was hilarious until mom threw it onto his head so he had to go to the hospital. They are now divorced but we laugh about it now every Christmas. Good times!
BitzLeon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Christmas gift exchange. I gave my secret Santa a bunch of great board games that I love as a kid since he talked about how he like playing board game with his 2 young kids. With a heart felt note about how much these games meant to me when playing with my dad. I got from my secret Santa the ugliest tie I have ever seen in my life. At first I thought it was a joke. it was a bunch of tan, aged, signed baseballs. Terrible color, terrible distracting pattern, and not even close to my favorite sport. It was something your tacky highschool science teacher would wear. I barely watch baseball. Right then and there decide never to do another reddit secret Santa.
I did the Reddit Christmas exchanges since i joined almost 7 years ago. It was a lot of fun! That lead to me doing other exchanges with redditors like snack, makeup and sock exchanges. And I always spent more than the $25 limit because that's just he kind of person that I am. Then last year, I never received a gift from my secret santa, and that turned me off to doing reddit gift exchanges. Fuck that guy, I hope you get NOTHING for xmas this year.
Every year, on every family occaision (my birthday, christmas etc) the same 3 family members all get me movie passes or movie gift cards. Every. Year. Its gotten to the point where I have hundreds of dollars worth of passes and I cant even watch enough movies to get rid of them. Ive just started watching shitty movies in the theatre just for the heck of it but everytime i start widdling down the stack of movie cards they buy me more. HOW MANY MOVIES CAN I WATCH DAMMIT. I dont even like going to the cinema that much which makes this even more frustrating.
I chalk it up to all us kids attending too many B-Day parties right around 10 years old where the parents probably look up from their newspaper and say "who? what? another present? Jesus Christ, another Birthday? just wrap up that place-mat it doesn't matter anyway."
Hashtug ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back for Christmas my parents gave me a toilet seat...because I was "so full of shit".
When I was 14, my younger brother (then 9) gave me a literal piece of crap that he'd wrapped in toilet paper and then wrapped in gift wrapping. He even wrote my name on it and put it under the Christmas tree.
My grandmother was always extremely tight with money, but always made us open presents at her house, and they had to be from her. So, she'd make all of us grandkids buy ourselves presents and then wrap them ourselves, and open them in front of her. If we bought something close to Christmas, she'd yell at my parents and my uncle until they agreed to wrap it until Christmas Eve.
I guess it was better than nothing but... when I was 6 I asked my aunt for color pencils or maybe a book about cats.
she send me a really bad photo of a cat in Malta she took herself... I was so disappointed
Ittzzy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last 12 years or so my mum keeps giving me empty promises.
hkd001 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift, I woke up to a Christmas tree with no gifts. There was a card in the tree. My dad was having financial trouble at the time. Pretty devastating when you're a teenager.
I had this distant wealthy aunt that used to give me toy catalogues, already aged and falling apart. She always sad "pick something from there" which I did. That something never arrived...aged toy catalogues kept coming, I have no idea were.she got those. Guess it was an excuse to not actually buy something. My mom hated her guts, lol. I used those magazines for painting xD
Loverfli ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Handkerchiefs from my Step-grandmother last year. Literally were as dry as sandpaper and came in a box marked $1.00. Weren't even wrapped. I used em as starters for my fireplace.
Probably too late to the party but my name is the name of a bird. For 6 years straight at this point I have gotten the exact same ordiment of this bird from my grandparents, nothing else. My younger brother, 2 years younger, got a 500 dollar drone last year. And I got the exact same ordiment.
hasneth ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of pens and pencils. The pens were ALL out of ink, the pencils all out of lead.
God, have I been waiting to tell this story.
I was close "friends" with a girl back in high school who gave the worst presents ever. She always used to brag about how rich her family is and how big her house is and so I had somewhat high expectations at first, but she was consistently terrible.
The first year of our friendship she asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I wanted to keep it simple and practical, so I asked for a set of pens and pencils; that's when she got me that set of stationary I can only assume she scrounged up from random drawers around her house. When she gave it to me she showed them off like "look how cute this pen is! Look, this one comes with sticky notes" (there were only like two left). It was so weird that I didn't say anything for a few weeks, but when I eventually confronted her about it she pretended like she had no idea what I was talking about. "I just bought those! The people at the store must have ripped me off!"
Another time, she got one of my friends a tiny bottle of lotion. My friend asked why it was so small and she said "this is a very expensive luxury lotion, they only sell it in small vials!" My friend was pretty naive at the time and believed that. The next week she went out shopping with a friend and saw those bottles being given out as free samples at a nearby mall.
The year after this, I asked her for earphones, and she actually got me a pair of suitable, if cheap, earphones. Or so I thought, but upon closer inspection I noticed they had a warning label on the that said something like "DO NOT PUT IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, THIS PRODUCT CAUSES CANCER." I threw them out. It's probably just because of what a cheap Chinese product it was but I didn't trust it. After that all of my friends made fun of her and said she tried to kill me by giving me cancer.
In retrospect I think I actually kind of pity her; some of my friends visited her house and it's not that nice, and her family is clearly working class. I don't know why she felt the need to lie about her whole life like that but maybe she would have been okay if she wasn't such a fake poser..
I got an alarm clock radio one Christmas. My two older siblings got really nice stereos. My two younger brothers got the Playstation I wanted (and had been asking for). My younger sister got a bike. My older brother even went to my mom and said I got shafted, and that it was messed up.
When I was 10 my step grandma (is that a thing?) gave me a pair of gloves because "it gets cold where I live". Except they were those exfoliating gloves you use in the shower and they were about twice the size of my hands at the time.
anti4kd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two years in a row, from reddit's secret Santa, a tracking code... That didn't work. And nothing in the end.
LE: not to forget, in 4th grade for a gift exchange I got an orange, the fruit :) st least, comparing to other posts, my orange was not used
My first serious boyfriend was suuuuuper cheap. Which, that in itself isn't a problem as it's not about the money, but the thought put into it. I'd prefer a sweet love letter over a new stereo, you know?
For for his birthday I made him a huge delicious ice cream cake and gave him a flash drive filled with emulators and classic game ROMs; he wasn't good with computers at all and had no idea how to get that stuff himself, so he really loved it.
Then on my 18th birthday he gave me a half-empty bottle of children's body spray that I later found out he stole from his niece's room.
My mom once got me this Sharper Image "charging mat" when wireless chargers were becoming more mainstream. Unfortunately this was not wireless, it was literally just a thing you plugged into the wall that had various attachments for charging devices (before everything took micro-USB).
She insisted that it would be great for "all my gadgets". At the time my "gadget" collection consisted of a flip phone and a self-winding watch. The mat didn't even have the right charger for my phone.
It might not have been so bad, but that was one of 3 gifts I got for Christmas. All of which cost less than $30. While she dropped $1500+ on my drug addict sister and her husband.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother seems to pride herself in buying gifts that we can use in an everyday sense. One year, money was tight for me... so she decided I needed toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues for Christmas. I wasn't so hard off that I couldn't afford those things.
Also a $10 gift card to a clothing store to buy "interview clothes." The $10 wasn't enough to even buy a decent shirt because it was an expensive store.
This year for my birthday, she gave me a card (that she bought - normally, she makes them) and paper clips.
Luckily, she does fine buying gifts for my children. She asks what they want and actually makes an effort to get what they want.
TAYLQR ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm way late for this but Iโve got a good story from a White Elephant exchange last year.
My group of friends decided to do a gift exchange. The rule was $20 limit. This one girl made it a point to say โno gift cards because those suckโ. Relevant to the story.
So weโre doing the exchange, itโs all couples for the most part. Thereโs a large gift in the middle - my turn comes up. I pick the large gift and open it. Itโs 6 boxes of Oreos.
Itโs worth mentioning everything else in the gift exchange is completely legitimate. Mini yeti cups, gag gifts, games, liquor, fuzzy blankets etc. except this stack of Oreos.
So me being the patron saint Jesus Christ of Christmas I didnโt even attempt to do the gift stealing or swapping portion of the game because I knew if one of the girls ended up with 6 boxes of Oreos that would be lame. Especially with the caliber of presents floating around.
So as it turns out, everyone thought it was kind of a dick move because there was so much emphasis on doing something legitimate and obviously no one is swapping their LED showerhead for Oreos. Lo and behold who is it that gifted the Oreos? Itโs the โwe canโt do gift cards because thatโs no effort / not funโ girl.
I didnโt mind biting the bullet but I honestly felt like if I had to watch my fiance sit there with boxes of Oreos while everyone swapped around their fuzzy blankets etc that would have bothered me a lot.
The secret santa at my work had you write your name along with a list of 3 things that you wanted to make it easier to get gifts for everyone. I wrote down that I wanted either a Star Wars themed mug, t-shirt, or an Amazon gift card. The day we exchange presents we all put the gifts in a big pile and open them one by one in front of everyone. My turn and I find a brown paper bag with my name on it. Reach inside expecting something that was on my list, but I was definitely surprised.
Guy gave me a cactus.
In all fairness to him, it was super thoughtful since he took it from his family's yard in Arizona when he was traveling there, potted it, and brought it back to LA as the present. Can't say it's what I wanted though.
My (cheating) ex fiance gave me a back massager because "you always want me to rub your back". It told me that not only did she not get that it wasn't about my back, and also that she didn't want to touch me anymore.
That was when I realized the relationship was no longer fighting for.
Adium ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was homeless and living in my car during my undergrad. I would sit in Starbucks to study and use the free WiFi everyday. The money I got from my post 9/11 GI bill allowed me to look like I wasnโt homeless and enjoy Starbucks, but not pay rent.
Now every year I get a Starbucks gift card or one of their coffee mugs because they all think I love Starbucks. I donโt drink their coffee anymore, or at least not like I used too. In a way itโs a good reminder how far Iโve come now, but itโs also a time in my life where I was at my lowest and no one in my family realizes that.
My grandparents on my fathers side gave me a stick of gum for my 12th birthday.
Edit- I suppose I should add that it was inside an unsigned card
So I got a card too I guess
PMCwolf ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 16th birthday consisted of getting an alarm clock, and a package of underwear in a Walmart sack. My dad and I were not getting along at the time and ended up getting into an argument later that night. Was a cold night on the park bench.
The Christmas after that I spent the day sitting in my vehicle in front of a laundry mat. Pretty shit year for us but we are better now.
When I was around 15 and my mom decided painting my room several months before christmas for her own benefit to prep the house for sale was my Christmas gift. I thought she was joking but I woke up on Christmas and she hadn't even got me a stocking or made me breakfast or anything. What bothered me even more was my little sister was living with a friend (because my mom kicked her out) and her friends mom bought her a nice sweater and some socks. Like the lady had no obligation and just out of the goodness of her heart houses and clothes her. Honestly that Christmas still hurts me today.
One Christmas my grandmother had this pretty little package under the tree that she kept saying she was so excited to give me. My mom pulled me aside and says that I should wait and open it privately, but thirteen-year-old me didn't understand why that would be necessary. So, my grandmother saved it until the very last present. My cousins and brother had opened all their gifts and she had talked up this gift the whole time. I was so excited to open it! It was training bras. Two fucking training bras. I was so embarrassed. My grandma's a cunt. This wasn't the first time she'd purposefully tried to embarrass me in front of the family. It took until I was fifteen for me to really stand up to her.
When I was 12 my parents bought me wool socks and said we were going to go snow skiing... next year. The same thing happened 5 years in a row. I've still never been snow skiing or seen snow and now I have 5 pairs of wool socks and I live in a swamp in Louisiana where no wool socks are needed ever.
The wife went to a Dirty Santa party. Everyone went home with sex toys or something sex related, my wife came home with a fruit cake. It wasn't even penis shaped or anything, just a regular store bought fruit cake.
Gijuyt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift that I received, but one that my friend gave to his then girlfriend of about 11 months.
This was in 2007-08 and Super Mario Galaxy had just released. There was a midnight store opening in our mall for people who pre-ordered. This gift had been planned out months on advance. she waited in line on a school night to pick up this game and eventually recieved it at around 2am. She brought it to him the next day for an early anniversary present.
He bought her shampoo AND conditioner.
The relationship obviously didn't last much longer than that.
Next time you tell this story, he sold his gaming system to buy the shampoo since she loves her hair, and she sold her hair to buy him the game. Instant classic.
I got horrible food poisoning from a restaurant several years back. I was in the hospital for 4 days and had a 104 fever and several months of issues after it. I haven't eaten there since. About 3 years later someone thought it would be a funny gift to get me a gift card from there. Why would you spend your money on something you know I will never use? They said I'll take it off your hands. So essentially they got them self a gift card.
I grew up in a very wealthy household until I was about 6. Then, overnight, we lost everything and had to hide from the IRS at my great-grandmother's farm. (Long story.)
We went from having an entire room filled with presents the year before, to standing in line for just one single toy from Santa at the fire station. But we waited, and I got my gift. I took it back to my parents, pulled off the wrapping paper, and there was an awesome little plastic bow and arrow set.
Unfettered 6-year-old happiness ensued...for about 30 seconds, until my father took it away from me because I wasn't allowed to play with weapons.
My dad also fell into the hype of Y2K...but fortunately he only stocked up on water, canned goods and a generator to get by... just in case... and then continued to live a normal life. We, of course, teased him mercilessly about it afterwards.
From my father's family, every year me and my brother get a $25 for birthdays and Christmas. We don't really see them for many holidays, because they don't bother to visit us. Not that I thought it was a horrible gift, but my parents told me recently(near 30 now) that a few cousins. Would get several thousand a year, with one year getting more then $10k.
One of these last year's, the same grandfather called me when me and my wife were at her father's for Christmas. I was going to call him later in the day, but answered thinking he was calling to just say hi. Nope, he wanted to know how to fix his computer. I'm a developer, so I guess I'm his personal tech support lol. He needed a new battery and I wasn't thrilled to spend my time helping him right then, I think that was the first year I didn't get a check.
This wasn't a gift I received, we we're the ones doing the gifting.
A mate of ours got engaged in university, and for the engagement present we presented the happy couple with a 6KG box of laundry detergent. Our mate enjoyed the practicality, however his fiance didn't really give us the time of day after that. I couldn't imagine why.
Before anyone asks, we did have other gifts.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but the woman working for NBC who received a sex toy from Matt Lauer has to be one of the worst gifts.
I gave my, then best friend, a hair straightener and some beauty products she wanted for her birthday. A few months later she gave me the โฌ1,- burger from McDonalds for my birthday.
eqleriq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad forgot it was my birthday and gave me an ELO CD out of his car. I didn't like ELO much, but it's the thought that counts, I suppose.
Except it turns out it was in his car because it was from Columbia House and they put the wrong CD in the case, so it was some other random band and he didn't want it. I don't know which because I never listened to it.
So, not only was the last minute "I forgot about you" gift out of the car, it was only given because it was less of a hassle than returning the CD + had no value. There is a special type of poetry in giving someone you don't want something you don't want.
But don't worry, the cloud has a silver lining and was followed up by the greatest gift: Haven't seen him in 20 years.
M4x4x4x ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely not the worst here, and Iโm sure they probably meant well... but one year i desperately needed a laptop for school and my parents just couldnโt afford one for me. So i asked my grandparents who are pretty well off (my cousin and older brother get whatever they ask for, no matter how expensive) Well I got my younger cousinโs three year old laptop that was missing keys and the charger didnโt work. Not long after that the laptop itself completely kicked the bucket and i was left to find a computer some other way.
Iโm sure there were many others but thatโs the first one that came to mind.
My father and stepmother gave my fiancรฉe and I a decorative glazed clay thing (not sure how else to describe it) for Christmas one year that was made by a local artist in our hometown. That was actually a pretty nice, thoughtful gift that weโve had hanging in our kitchen ever since.
The worst gift Iโve ever received was the following year, when they gave us the same thing again. I found a stack of them in my dads office on my way out of the house the next day...
One year my live-in boyfriend got a "cooler for one," that held a six pack, barely, from my folks, while his folks gave me a "personal electric blanket" that could cover one adult, barely. I guess they saw the writing on the wall for that relationship.
Wedding present from a couple we've known for a while: a shitty gift certificate from a store that went out of business sometime before my marriage. They had re-gifted it, probably. Douchebags.
dislob3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes! My uncle gave me a book when I was 10. (I was more of a lego kid. And am now a mecahnic) I guess any kids book would of been fine but he gave me the 4th harry potter novel goblet of fire but I never even read the first 3.
mochaqt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:51:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ordered some small things off Tokyo Otaku Mode and forgot about them. Mom gives me my stocking Xmas morning and what do you know, they're there! I was happy at first, oh how did you know! And then I saw the free clear file and it clicked a bit. Go and check my order history and what do you know, I did order them myself.
Confronted her and she got pissy at me for being upset that she not only opened my mail, but tried to pass it off like she bought and gave them to me.
Once, when we were all poor as shit college students, one of my friends wrapped all sorts of household goods and handed them out at a get together. I got a roll of paper towels, and everyone else got spoons, or butter, or sugar packets and the like. Honestly, I was just happy to have a gift to open and everyone had fun with it.
011011x ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my (ex)boyfriend's mother put condoms in a box and gift wrapped it. She gave it to me to open at their family's Christmas celebration. His grandma was there.. I will NEVER forget how embarrassed I was.
The worse part is that I'm allergic to latex.
panilos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school my dad once gave me perfume (Tommy Girl) for a birthday gift.... I'm a man.
Byood ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:03:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't home for Christmas one year and my mum texted me saying she got me a bar of chocolate and a bottle of maple syrup, which I was stoked about, until I got home and she had eaten the chocolate and the syrup never existed
When I was a junior in college, my dad gave me a set of children's finger puppets as my only Christmas gift. He gave my mom a string of Christmas lights with butterflies on it (less terrible). Then I noticed that the gift boxes were the same ones they were shipped in - they were addressed to my dad's mistress, who he swore he had stopped seeing.
So I thought my dad gave me an offensively childish gift. Turns out the woman he was cheating on my mom with picked out our gifts. Mom and dad screamed at each other the rest of the holiday and I sat in my room.
Ghyllie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:25:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one and only time I ever signed up to do a Reddit Secret Santa five years ago my Santa emailed me a dozen times asking me all my hobbies and what I liked, blah blah blah, I gave them a nice list of everything I liked. When my gift arrived it was a $.75 used paperback book from half.com and it was like Book 3 of 6 so it was of no good because I had no idea what had happened in Books 1 and 2. Since then my husband has fallen ill and money is nonexistent so that was my one shot at Secret Santa and it was definitely the worst gift I have ever gotten.
Edit: misspelling
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:27:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a church lock in when I was about 9. We did one of those secret Santaโs where you can switch with someone whoโs already opened their gift if you donโt like yours. I opened a super cool set of beads that you put in your hair using the little tool included. I never had anything like this so I was excited.
Girl after me opens her gift and says she wants to switch with me. Rules are rules so I hand mine to her, look in he box she gave me and it was a box of tissues with some sort of crocheted covering on it.
One lady who was a chaperone tried to make me feel better by talking about how โcoolโ it was that I could put new tissues in there when the old ones ran out. The other girl kept making โhahaโ faces at me all nite. And though I never saw her again, I didnโt forget her name.
Fuck you, Olivia.
My dad's wife hated (still hates?) me so she would buy me presents meant for someone 10 years younger...conveniently the age of her nieces.
Every single Christmas gift she gave me just got added to the pile for her nieces.
She also did the same thing to my cousin and would give him things that were appropriate for his sister so she got double gifts.
It took my aunt and grandma YEARS to realize this. Until that I was just selfish and needed to love her more.
kvulo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:36:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday I threw a rather big party, some 50ish friends were there. The gift I received from 7 girls was a spy pen. You know those pens that cost $10 on eBay. I know you are not supposed to judge the person who gave you a gift, but come on.
Hillytoo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:38:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well this is embarrassing but I will tell you anyway. I was engaged to a good guy with whom I shared a lot of interests. I love geology, and got him interested in all of the land and rocks around the community. He proposes and I was surprised, said yes! He said he had been thinking about it all week, and was so anxious that he wanted to ask right away so he thought instead of picking up a ring we would do it together. So a few weeks later he comes over with a little jewellery box. He mumbled something about a special piece of carbon and how it was so specialโฆI was so nervous opening it. It was a lump of coal. A sample from Kentucky. I was speechless. What do you say to that? I was crushed but I tried my best not to show it. He ran off with a married woman weeks later.
1) My grandpa wrapped, a 65 inch tv box, with exactly 58 boxes inside. Not like inside of each other, some were but it was mostly a maze. The end result was a lone pikachu card, the common one, in the middle. It took an hour and a half to get to it. Eventually he gave the real gift of an N64. He said I had to work for it lmao
2) My uncle sent me one of those old school train sets from like 1985, I can't even remember the name but it's still downstairs. My dad and him didn't talk for like a year and a half because we never received the gift. My uncle is a prankster, so he took it as he was playing my dad.
I shit you not, on my 22nd birthday, it showed up in the mail. The post office lost it in Germany. It arrived a week before christmas, and my dad bought him a GTX 780TI because he felt so fucking guilty.
I opened it not knowing we got it and I was so fucking confused.
EDIT: This was for like my second birthday, I got it 20 years later.
Plenty of times has my mom gifted my brother and I something only to sell it later for alcohol and cigarettes. We both got Advance SPs for Christmas, I played mine 24/7 and he, not so much, but he still liked it. One day he's "grounded" and it's taken away, next time I look for it, it's gone completely and she says she lost it. This happened to quite a few consoles, and both of our Spongebob CRTs. She even took money right out my hand one year, infront of everyone, for "safe keeping." 2 days later, stores open up, she has a pack of cigarettes and another bottle. I asked my dad once to escort me with her to get myself a bike, she was complaining the whole time about me saving it for something more important. This happened more than once.
When I was living in Tokyo, my boss gave me an electric ear-cleaning device with several different parts. It was in a fancy box. And even though it wasn't something I wanted, I was willing to give it a shot. But then I looked more closely at the part that goes into the ear canal, and it had a big chunk of wax on it.
Last year for Christmas my company gave us all gift cards for a regional ice cream shop chain. I finally tried to use it several months later and it had nothing on it. THANKS GUYS!
My aunt did this to get husband. She bought 2 suits, wrapped them up, and gave them to him for his birthday. When he opened them he was so excited until she told him he had to return one and she was really only gifting him one suit. That and one birthday she went to the library and wrapped some library books up and gave it to him. He had to return them himself.
My cousins and uncle are horrible gift givers. They just don't care. Every Christmas my parents would buy them a toy or two, nothing super expensive but still nice, and something ny uncle would like, and they would get my siblings and I dollar store pool floaties. Every year it was dollar store pool floaties in December. But it changed when we are in our upper teens. That year they got us Blockbuster gift cards........two months after the only one in town closed down.
Socks. Not just regular socks. Socks for climbing mountains in the snow. A BIG pack. Iโm a disabled veteran. I can barely walk without a cane. I thought that maybe there was hidden money or a certificate for back surgery. Nope. Just flipping Mount Everest climbing socks
One year my younger twin brothers (about 10-11 at the time) wanted to pool together to buy me a Christmas gift. I told them I would love a set of warm fleece pajamas. My mother was responsible for taking them to get the gift, and they paid for it with saved up allowance.
I opened a pajama set in size 3XL. At the time I was a medium at most. However the pajamas were pink (my favorite color) and polka dotted (I loved patterns like that) so it was clear that the size aside, my brothers tried their hardest to be extremely thoughtful, and it was clear they were super happy to have given me a gift they knew I would love, so I acted nothing was wrong and thanked them for their thoughtful gift.
Later I asked my mom why she would let them get a 3XL. With a shit-eating grin she said "well you have been putting on weight recently". My mother loved to make my life hell and put me down whenever possible, and she used my brothers gift as an excuse to cut me down even further.
I wore the pajamas as best I could (the pants were kind of hard to work around since they fell right off but the top was wearable even if it hung off me). And told my brothers when they noticed the size that I was glad they were big because that made them comfortable. It wasn't the gift itself that was ill intentioned but my mother's pettiness that came along with it, that was probably the worst "gift" I ever received.
My sister legitimately bought me a bottle of doe piss for Christmas. Not as a gag gift but as my main present. It was obviously from the clearance bin at Walmart. She thought it was the perfect gift since I was just starting to try hunting out.
My husband and I had a destination wedding. We figured people would know that we couldn't really bring home gifts and would either just give a card or send it to our house. His godfather gave us a giant bag. The day after the wedding we opened the bag and inside was a brown, knitted blanket. And it wasn't even much of a blanket. It was like a long, skinny one you would just have at the end of a bed for show. I wasn't in our wedding colors. I didn't match anything in our home. I thought maybe inside the card would indicate the significance of this blanket but there was no mention. At first i thought maybe it was one my husband's late grandmother had knitted, but we already have one of hers and we compared the stitching and hers was much higher quality. We ended up donating it to my cousin's annual homeless coat drive.
One year my dad convinced me to spend all my savings as a downpayment on a tiny house. Sounds great except I was 21, had no savings, part-time toilet functioning, a leaky roof, and was deep in college just trying to get done, so barely working. I was about-to-lose-my-house broke and living on ramen. I asked my dad for groceries for Christmas.
Fast forward to family Christmas gathering. He had just gotten himself a huge new TV, a new dining room set, and new dishes with 12 place settings. Surely $50 bucks worth of groceries would be reasonable. Gift time comes, and I am given an ugly sweater, a coffee mug, and a necklace. My dad's rationale was that he wants to give me something I want, not something I need. Uhhhmmmm. Clearly someone had never heard of Maslow (my dad).
A "Native American" themed Nativity scene so that I would be able to believe in Jesus.
Picture this:
A tin tee-pee to house for the manger and a tiny "papoose" in a tinier canoe as a stand in for Baby Jesus. Joseph was some sort of generic "Indian Brave" and Mary was described to me as his "squaw". The three wise men were some sort of brightly painted representation of different tribes (who knows if they were even accurate). All wore headdresses and war paint. They were all on horseback.
The manger animals were a cougar, a bear, and a buffalo. The angel was a thunder bird.
I was positively horrified. And the person who gave it to me was so excited to see my reaction and asked me, "So what do you think about it?' I could only stare with my mouth open because I was so astonished. She took this as being speechless with wonderment. She asked again.
I said quietly, "I uh, I think it's pretty blasphemous." I couldn't even think of anything nice to say.
She asked if that was good. I said it was not. She asked what it meant, and I said, "It means disrespectful to a religion." She asked me to explain how, so I asked her where she wanted me to start. The Christians who forced Natives to give up their culture? The parody of something sacred to Christianity? The stereotypes? The cougar (my husband was making it attack the little baby in its canoe...)?!
She argued and said she bought it in Wyoming, so "real Indians, feather, not dot" must have made them because they live there. And I took a deep breath as she continued saying that because I have very distant Cherokee ancestry (we're talking possibly a family legend kind of distant), this might teach me how to believe in Jesus.
I was raised Atheist. But I will go to church with family and friends if they ask. It doesn't bother me. But what does bother me is my Catholic MiL's belief that a racist parody of a Nativity scene would make me suddenly believe in Jesus, and that she also didn't know what blasphemous meant.
I showed it to a few friends in the context of, "OMG WTF WOULD YOU DO WITH THIS". I was embarrassed to even throw it away or put it in a yard sale. I buried it deep in a Goodwill donation bag and told my husband it must have gotten lost in the move.
I told his mom the same. She still asks if we are going to put it out soon. She's offered to get me another one. Feather, not dot. headdesk
Every year for my birthday I go to my grandfathers house to celebrate with extended family. My extended family much like many others can be a nightmare to be around. This particular year I turned 16 and began opening gifts. Pretty standard stuff (cards, money, etc.) Finally my one Aunt who was a raging alcoholic at the time hands me an envelope. I start opening it expecting a card with some stupid little message on the inside. What i actually got was 2 pages ripped out of a beauty and beast coloring book. One of belle and one of belle dancing with the beast. They werenโt colored nor were there crayons to color them even if I wanted to. I double check the envelope and it is completely empty. I am a male by the way
This will get buried but my ex bought me a buster for my birthday one year because HE needed a new one. We broke up about a month later (after dating for three years..) and when he dropped off my stuff, lo and behold, my N64 with 12 games and that god damn $60 buster was nowhere to be found.
eareitak ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:36:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 3 we had a secret santa exchange with the kids in my class. When the day came to get your gift the teacher handed them all out, except for me. There was no gift with my name on it.
Turns out my secret santa was the one Jehovah witness in my class.
Not as bad a most of the gifts here but for Christmas at my moms house(divorced parents )when I was about 12 my sisters[3] all got loads of gifts at least 15 for each. I got a rip stick[i feel like it was become I resemble my dad a lot and she kinda took it out on me ] thatโs it
raeliz23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:47:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, not me but definitely the most memorable.
My roommate's dad was flying in for her birthday because he doesn't believe she has friends. Literally tells her this often, even though he knows of my existence. Mind you, he's a somewhat absent father, and only flew in for a night (total of about 14 hours) and slept at our apartment meaning my roommate was kicked out of her bed on her bday. No biggy, whatever. We had a party for her at our apartment. Our friends all chipped in to get pizza for the party, beer, her favorite whiskey, the works.
The next day at breakfast, her dad busts her gift in a Walgreens bag looks at me and my boyfriend and says "oh I normally just buy crap." We laughed, expecting it to be a joke. No. She starts pulling out gifts which include pistachios, a chapstick, a pen ( used), and one single beer. The beer had a pig on it and my roommate is obsessed with pigs. Well, 1 out of 4 ain't bad. He then said "I drank the other 5 and they were good!" Why even tell someone you drank their birthday present?! Better yet, skip the gift! The bf and I just tried to laugh it off. So awkward.
$20 taped to the door for me to see on my way out to work with a note from my dad saying he wishes he could do more.
What made it so bad is I don't really want anything for my birthdays than a nice home cooked meal with my family... but this was the third year in a row my mom was in the hospital for my birthday and I was worried sick about her.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:48:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On another note, my fiance's mother once gave him a Flight of the Concords t shirt. Which was actually kind of thoughtful because he loved their show. And hilarious, because it was obviously a girl's t shirt (baby blue, way too small, with the cropped sleeves like women's tees have). Needless to say, I happily ended up taking the shirt from him. His mother's cluelessness and lack of awareness is kind of funny and endearing actually, even though it's resulted in many gifts not suited to my fiance's taste (or masculinity) over the years. She is getting better at this but my favourite was a few years ago when she got him these childish Christmas reindeer slipper socks. He's a fully grown man and these are something he may have stopped wearing at age 10. But it was so funny watching him open the gift... I had to stifle my laughter. His mom is so cute. She writes "lol" to serious photos on facebook with the intent of "lots of love". And will write a status and 'share' it on her own wall, immediately, twice. We love her so much.
Probably all the times my mom has given me a few small gifts, chocolate and/or socks, that aren't bad but my sisters got the same plus more and she goes "Oh, I thought I got more for you than I did.." Then says she'll take me shopping but never does. Going on at least 5 years in a row by now? It hurts man.
My grandparents neighborhood has this tradition on Christmas Eve where Santa goes from house to house and hand delivers gifts to the children. I think the adults choose the gifts beforehand for Santa to hand out.
When I was 5, Santa handed me a small tin container. I open it up and there's a lump of coal in it.
Santa Claus literally handed me a lump of coal one Christmas.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December after graduating college while still living with my parents, I had finally landed a (less than dream) job but wouldn't have my first paycheck before Christmas. Christmas day was the first day I had off in a month between orientation for my new job and bartending on the weekends to pay my bills. I managed to scrape together some cash for trinkets for my nephews, but apologized profusely to the rest of the family that I couldn't get them presents until I got paid at the end of the month. Everyone, but my mother, assured me that it was okay and not to worry about it. Present time comes around and my mother hands me a package from her. It's some cheap dollar store kitchen supplies, but I tell her thank you nonetheless. She tell me, "You're welcome, maybe now you can move the hell out of my house." It wasn't the gift itself that was bad, but as a young adult trying earnestly to get my shit together, it sucked being told to get out on Christmas.
Bidcar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mother is a unique individual with a special set of social skills. Iโm glad you didnโt inherit any of that from her. Merry Christmas!๐
A couple years ago my boss was having a Secret Santa Christmas party at his house after work. He owned his own pizza restaurant in our town. My clever gift was a $20 gift certificate to the one opposing pizza place in town.
Long story short, my boss ended up getting my gift and I got his which was a brand new 32 inch tv. He ended up freaking out about it saying that I ruined the party for everyone.
A couple weeks later I was looking for a new job.
Bidcar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would dare say he may have been a bit high strung.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 16 year old goth girl. I'm the thinnest person in my family and wore size S or M tops at that age.
My aunt, who hadn't given me a Christmas present in years, suddenly presented me with a gift - a bright red Winnie the Pooh sweatshirt in a size XL.
It was basically both the polar opposite of my style and could double as a tent.
My cousins are all enormous and the oldest is 5 years younger than me. I suspect she bought the sweatshirt for the 11 year old but the XL was too small for her, so she just re-wrapped it and tried to foist it off on me.
Fats33 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 14:19:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted Reddit gold once. Didn't really change anything for me on Reddit so it wasn't that good.
I think this is just gonna depend on if you're already a gym rat. Someone paying for my gym membership for Christmas? OMG YES because I go 4x a week already. It doesn't say anything except "here keep doing this thing you do anyway and maybe go to a nicer gym because I paid for it."
Someone who isn't a gym rat or even has weight issues? OMG no that's mean.
Right? I've been too broke to get a gym membership for a while but really need to get on top of my weight. I'd be stoked to get a gym membership for any length of time.
Emkate32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it could be but as a woman it felt like โwow, okay you think I need to lose weightโ?
Even as a guy it'd be a case of "Okay so you're basically telling me I'm fat, nice, how subtle of you". Like, I recognise that I am a tad on the overweight side, but pointing out the issue by buying me a gym membership would feel mildly insulting.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they really care for your health and want you to improve your wellbeing. Or maybe they just fucking hate you.
Well fortunately they've not got me a gym membership yet. Though my mum's been suggesting I go a lot recently. Thanks mum, you could do with going yourself to be honest.
Oh believe me I know it'll be a good idea, it's just a case of not having the time during the week, the weekend being set aside for catching up on the sleep I inevitably miss over the week, laziness and a lack of confidence.
It's tough to start going to the gym and keeping at it when you start, after a while it becomes a lot easier. For me the big mental thing was like, if I go to the gym and work out for even just 30 minutes, that's 30 minutes of exercise I wasn't getting before and it alllll adds up. And you can always just do bodyweight stuff at home like situps, squats, and pushups. If you keep at that you'll see gains in time :D
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Join the gym, get fit, and then sit on your high horse while telling her how much the gym has changed your life and that she should go to.
All joking aside, you should go to the gym. I don't know how over or underweight you are but you will massively benefit from going, regardless of how heavy you are. And I know you didn't ask for my advice, but I'm giving it to you anyway. The gym is fun, it allows you to eat loads of food, you can lift heavy things, and you look better.
You'll have pleanty of time to be fat when you're old.
My parents divorced when I was 12, and my dad got to have me on Christmas day. He had done no decorating. There was no tree. And my only present was a box on random things drug reps had given him over the course of the year. He was a psychiatrist so it was things like a stress-ball with Zoloft printed on it. Or a pack of Prozac pens. A gym bag with Lexapro stiched on the side of it. A Paxil ballcap. He was drinking scotch by 11am and I just went to my room to read the rest of the day.
Sleegi ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gold for this post.
Sleegi ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that's the thing. I didn't grow up with the TV show, and really didn't like receiving the gift.
I still had to write a thank-you note, though. Hardest thank-you note I have ever written.
d_cleff ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger my parents friend came from abroad bearing Christmas gifts. My brother opened his first and received the coolest shoot a duck game. I then proceeded to open my present which was a dog chew toy.
The man quickly said to my dad, "I think I got mixed up. You do have a dog right?". We didn't.
While it is necessarily impossible to know just how many hints I've missed in my life, in this case I'm extremely certain it was not, and I'd be very disturbed if it was.
I didn't examine it too closely, but I suspect it was okay, since it was sealed in the dark. In the sun the UV turns the plastic brittle, and all the bristles will break off in your mouth the first time you use it.
Not me but I think it qualifies for the worst gift anyone I know has ever been given.
My coworker's husband (they'd been married about 35 years at this point) once bought her a new toilet seat for her birthday. His reasoning was that she told him not to bother with gifts but this one was great as it was practical because their toilet seat was broken and they needed a new one anyway. Needless to say, she was not impressed and told him to buy her flowers next year.
So it's bad because she said she didn't want gift but he bought her something practical anyway?
I'm confused. Seems like if she wanted flowers, she should have asked for them instead of expecting a gift when she asked to not get one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 8 years ago my then husband gave me a shower chair for my birthday. Everyone felt so horrible for me when they saw it, not even considering how happy that would make me. I have severe back problems and severe pain, so I was only able to shower about twice a week. That shower chair was the best present is had for a long time. Go figure..
I bought Spider Man 2 on DVD back in 04 when I was 8 with money a relative had given me during Thanksgiving that year, 2 weeks later in December my woke me up on my birthday, and said that the DVD was my gift. Idk if it's considered or not but as a spoiled 8 yo i was not happy
I received the used book we had read in class from someone who was in my class so he knew I had read that book and was forced to buy my own copy and the fact that we already finished it just means that it was completely useless. He also gave me a 2โฌ coin. Nothing of it was wrapped either.
My sister once gave me a 6lb block of cheese. It wasnโt so much a bad gift, just really odd, since we each pick one family member each Christmas to buy a meaningful gift for and I really donโt eat a ton of cheese...
Few years back for Christmas, my brother bought a two pack of unscented small round candles. Gave one to me and the other to our SIL. He is the worst gift giver and this year we did a secret Santa and he drew my name -_-
Okay, you and SIL need to form a pact whereby the person he doesnโt get paired with has to help him get a non-shite gift for whomever he is paired with.
Have your SIL help him this year and tell her youโll help him next time he gets her.
My dad joked that he would buy me a bbq grill (i was 19 at the time) for my bday. We lived in an apartment style complex so i bet he was bluffing (no huge outdoor or backyard nor a big enough balcony).
I said something along those lines, I remember being really annoyed.
Kevin_92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I received a bag of straws for Christmas which was hidden inside of a Nintendo 64 box along with a couple reels of paper to weigh it down.
You know those thick glass bulbs on the top of really old power lines? My aunt gave me a box full of them that she had picked up walking train tracks several years prior. She told they were going to be very valuable because they aren't used anymore. No bitch, you just found some random shit sitting in a box in your garage that you wanted to get rid of. She was always the one that would suggest doing a white elephant gift exchange so that she could be cheap and get rid of old shit while everyone else went out and bought gifts. She is notorious in my family for being the worst gift giver
lambulis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in first grade on christmas every student would randomly select one of his classmates and they would exchange gifts. I remember me and my parents chose the most epic playmobil castle for him (i think his name was Cyril) and i thought to myself that his present for me would be awesome as well. He got me a sticker...
JsDaFax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had just moved across country and with many things still in boxes, my wife was unable to locate the birthday present she had purchased for me. She found a Kiwi shoe polishing kit, that I have had for years, handed it to me, unwrapped, said "Happy Birthday," and walked away. Turns out she had purchased a really nice travel shoeshine kit for me which I got nearly a week later, but honestly, no gift on my birthday would have been better than that.
I was a teenager, maybe 16 or 17. One year, my mom's (now ex) bf's mom (so, like a step-Grandma) gave me a gift bag full of old gossip magazines. This was at a family gathering so I had to pretend it wasn't weird or rude.
I was promised a stretch Armstrong by my grandma when I was younger but ended up with a ceramic nativity scene...maybe she knew I was gay long before I did?
mutefan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my friend got a sack of potato (small sack tho) and a cheddar cheese. It was intended to be a joke coz he likes cheese fries a lot. But I could see his soul shattered at the surprise and he was holding back tears the entire ordeal.
My dadโs wife gives notoriously bad gifts. Some past horrors have included:
An โInvisible Manโ toy for my mother-in-law...the year my father-in-law died.
A box of condoms and a bottle of lube for my brother-in-law, who she shamelessly flirted with and inappropriately tried to give massages to all the time.
My sister and I each got one of a matching set of earrings. My sisterโs ears are not even pierced.
Another gem for my mother-in-law: a pull behind you wooden quacking duck. My MIL was 69 years old at the time and needing knee replacement surgery.
Some kind of knitted monstrosity for my mother. We never could figure out what it was supposed to be: a shawl? A pashmina? A head cover?
Another one for my mom and step-dad: an old rusted wire basket and a pair of dull scissors with mystery stains on them.
Went in my sisterโs room and found her vacation photos then wrapped them up and gave them back to her.
I know there are many more but these are the ones that immediately come to mind.
Myrumrun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me (I Know), but a family aquantince had an above ground pool installed one year and the kids (4 boys, 1 girl) got pool cleaning equipment for christmas. Mom would watch home shopping and on the girls birthday (12 or so) she got her a food dehydrator
Crocosaw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend's ex boyfriend's mother gave her a framed picture of herself.
When I was eight my family went to my grandmother's house for Christmas. Apparently they had forgotten me during Christmas shopping season because not a single present was for me. My grandma gave me a high-five, and a snowball.
The worst gift I ever got was from my 1st wife. She got me a Patriots SB T-shirt and some Patriots pencils for our 2nd Christmas as a married couple. That was it. Yes, the SB tee was from the previous year, I want to say it was their win against the Eagles. It wasn't that the presents were cheap, it was the complete lack of thought put into them....AND they were super cheap. The shirt wasn't even an NFL licensed shirt! Also, we weren't poor. It wasn't a "this is all I could afford to get you" situation, she just didn't give a shit.
My grandpa was an awkward man. Due to Alzheimer's, he has unfortunately already forgot we exist (I have two siblings), but before that, he used to give us really strange gifts.
Like.. a nail clipper, a mini hair dryer, pink towels (one each for the girl and two guys..), advertising material from his favourite party (they were mostly little Haribo thingys) or advertising material from his bank, like cartoon comics or paper scissors.
This might seem like he wanted to fuck with us, but he was actually a lovely guy and he genuinely thought we'd enjoy these gifts. Of course we always looked at him very.. surprisingly, but for the sake of mother, we acted like we loved them.
Not a gift I have received personally but, I had a friend that actually received chocolate covered blueberries for Christmas from his parents. That was his only gift...
My grandmother would always give smaller gifts and gaged our reaction to the bad gift so see if my sister and i were being raised to be respectful. One year the bad gift for me was a single mint, It was expired. I got sick. The good gift? A jar of 50 mints. I still haven't eaten any from the jar
A set of 6 scented drawer liners, which a quick trip to Marshalls revealed were on sale for $4. Happy 23rd birthday to me.
zak603 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is a massive penny-pincher. She bought about thirty packages of bagels on sale for 2/1.00, and they were going to go bad if we did not eat them fast. For my birthday, all I got was a bagel cutter.
One year I got a shitty knit cap made of plastic-y material, a pair of socks and a thing you'd put under your dinner plate that had a picture of a turkey on it and text reading (think early meme) "You Can't Soar Like An Eagle When You Work With Turkeys" I was 13 and it was from my parents. Fucking cunts. So idiotic.
One year I got a GBA and golden sun. Then a week later or not even that my parents forced me to sell it because they were yet again broke and that meant I wasn't allowed to have my own stuff.
On my 22nd birthday, at my birthday dinner with my parents (fancy steakhouse), my girlfriend of 4 years & 10 months gave me a pair of sunglasses that I purchased and had delivered to her apartment. She broke up with me at a bar later that night.
Not me- but one year my sister got a big rock for Christmas with her name and a frown face carved into it. I had presents under the tree and she had a rock, which my parents told her was from Santa for being bad that year. All her actual gifts were hidden in a different room and soon revealed, but it was definitely emotionally scarring for her so sit there with a rock crying while I opened my first few gifts.
My grandma got me sweatpants from Walmart for Christmas. I was 11. She got my cousins each a bicycle. They were 10 and 9.
Kiviuq_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sweater uniform for school. Because the uniforms were expensive, I initially only got 1 sweater, but defs needed a backup in case it gets dirty and such. The sad thing is that instead of just getting the uniform and giving it to me... My parents decided to wrap it up and give it to me as a gift for Christmas... It was disappointing to say the least
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im sure not the worst ever, but recently a Pandora bracelet from my mom.
Now here me out, it's expensive and it's a lovely thought but I HATE Pandora bracelets and think they're overpriced and tacky. I'm sure I've told my mom this every time we walked by one of those stores.
Mostly I feel bad that she's spent so much money on something I'll likely never wear. However, I will keep it and cherish it forever because my momloves me enough to spend her hard earned money on me and went through the effort to pick out charms she thought I'd like.
Fancy colored pencils with โSallyโ inscribed on each one. My name is Kyle.
Cpcr1203 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few that come to mind:
A play-doh poop set from my Mom when I was 31.
I commented on someone elseโs response about this one, but a laptop bag my Mom took from the donation bin at her work that she argued with me about being a diaper bag since it had a plastic wipes holder and a passie holder. I had to google it and show it to her on the staples website.
At my Grandmotherโs funeral this past May, I was 17 weeks pregnant, and my Momโs neighbor came up with the joke of my son looking like a Potato in the ultrasound photo. She then said that he is โSpudโ and should totally be a potato for Halloween since he would only be a week old if he was on time. We all laughed and thought it was funny.
My Mom took it to a whole new level and gifted my Husband and I a โSpud Familyโ that she found at an Estate sale. As you can see from the photo, she put her own personal touches on each pantyhose potato (Me, my Husband, my step daughter, and my son.)
I legit have no idea what to do with it, but have to keep it because my Mom will constantly bring it up.
A used coffee mug from my Ex-boyfriendโs Mom who found it while trash picking. My ex-boyfriend told me I was ungrateful because at least โShe gave me something.โ
She gave him $700 cash and about $1000 worth of gifts as a 30 year old. He didnโt get her anything, and I spent about $175 on her (A bracelet, a DVD set, and a really nice sweater she talked about wanting).
As Iโve gotten older, Iโve always expected nothing but tried to give great tings to people. It gives me joy knowing I can do something awesome for them.
My mother gave me a make-up kit for Christmas. She knows exactly that I don't use make-up because I don't like chemicals on my face. But she thinks all women must wear make-up because that "makes a woman a woman". I threw her gift away as soon as I was home.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 (20 years ago), we did a white elephant at a family Christmas party. I received a Haynes Repair Manual for a late 80s Nissan Sentra. Everybody laughed and I played along thinking I would receive another gift. Every other kid there got a decent toy. As the night went on everyone would come up to me and make a joke about the gift and laugh. The replacement gift never came.... I hated Christmas after that.
For secret Santa at work, each day I received one piece of a several piece Dollar Tree holiday knick knack. On the last day also received a burned copy of Christmas with the Kranks. At first I was disappointed because Iโd put a lot of effort into mine, but after discovering who it was, I realized she was very low income with several children and did her best. The secret Santa gifts she received were likely the only gifts she got that year for herself, too. So I didnโt mind.
Also. I grew up super poor, mostly due to my parents poor choices. One year, though, there were presents stacked half way up the wall beside the tree. Come Christmas Day, though, I discovered most all of them were for them. They bought themselves loads of expensive gifts using an accident settlement. I had merely a couple Family Dollar gifts totaling maybe $10
When I was 17, for Christmas, my parents "gave" me the car they already got for me. They gave me the privileged of car payments and insurance payments. THANKS. Not.
The year was 1997, I was 9 and in boy scouts. We had a secret santa gift exchange. I got someone a cool ass flashlight that would extend and turn into a lantern instead of a flashlight.
I received a pine cone with fishing line attached to it.... To hang on my pine tree...
I was 12 and my grandfather remarried. After he remarried, we barely got to see him because his new wife wasn't very friendly.
So we were shocked and happy to head over his place to celebrate my 13th birthday (called and offered out of the blue) He invited my family over, his new wife even offered to make a birthday cake.
You don't understand the level of disappointment when you get a pair of Barney suspenders (made for a damn 4 year old mind you, super tiny and I was already almost 5ft tall) and Barney hair clips at the age of 13.
Oh and that cake? It was a base of baked yellow cake covered in a layer of canned fruit and jello ๐
My parents and grandmother made it up to me the next weekend. My grandmother made me her amazing pineapple upside down cake, and my parents got me a Little Mermaid doll that I wanted.
I once got cinnamon scented hand sanitizer with ยข99 printed on the label. The funny thing was it was in this glorious Christmas bag with all the tissue paper and ribbons. I searched through that bag because I thought there surely would be more. Nope. Thanks Dad.
Not me but my brother. We had a mentally unstable grandmother who would get us random gifts from the local goodwill. One year my brother received a shirt with a bunch of sports balls on it which said "got balls" except balls was scratched out and milk was written underneath
For my 22nd birthday, my dad gave me leftover chicken wings from a BBQ he went to the night before
glennis1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:49:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't me, but it was the funniest gift i ever saw in a secret santa exchange.
Kid gave his secret santa a half eaten bag of cheetoh's.
That's not even the punchline.
The best part is the other kid (who recieved the cheetoh's) was diabetic and couldn't even eat the few that were there.
FHazeCC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Power Ranger underwear. Gauged for 5-7 year olds. I was 20. This particular aunt was years ago labeled as a natural Filipino blond, so I wasn't surprised...
For Christmas one year an ex of mine got me this ugly black brown leather belt with weird designs on it. Couldn't wear it with anything, and I was convinced it was a man's belt.
He also made me origami.
Yungdeo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I got dark (like very dark) chocolate and organic toothpaste without flourid from my grandpa.
A tote full of baby clothes and crochet blankets from my former mil just weeks after another miscarriage. She said I should just give it all away to people having babies.
This will be buried, but i have gotten a ton of bad presents so had to share at least one. My grandfathers wife gave me a bottle of shampoo when I was 12. Twas hard to feint gratitude for that one.
About 1970 a young woman Xmas gifted me a dose of "the clap". How does that measure up?
mrwatts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifting a new car (new-new) to a 17yo making min-wage at a part time job sounds like an awesome gift right? I couldn't afford the insurance, it was 5 times what my parents would have to pay, iirc $300+ a month, not 6 months, not 12 months, one month. I had to give it back. I found a $300 beater that needed some work, drove that instead.
Razzal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:53:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "randomized" assortment of magic cards that are sold by shady people who lead you to believe there can be amazing rares in it. I got as a secret santa gift and I felt bad that someone wasted their money
xombae ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom has always been pretty poor so our Christmas presents usually were just random crap, which I didn't mind. Tbh I always tried to tell her to not to get me anything because it was more of a hassle having to deal with getting rid of all the random crap she collected for me.
Anyways one year, I think I was 12-13, so I was old enough that I didn't really want toys or anything, I'd rather just get a good dinner.
But she got me four blocks of cheap dollar store plasticine in shit brown and orange. My sister got the same thing, clearly they were having a sale. I'm sort of artistic but had absolutely no use for modeling clay in any colour, especially not brown and orange. I was a good kid though and pretended I loved it.
When I was born my parents got me this thing called "existence". So far it hasn't turned out really well
En-FIRE ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:26:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The money family gave to me for birthdays and Christmas that my parents took for my "college fund"
beatzeus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a pocket radio. I had no idea why. I only came over on the weekends. One day I saw it in his lunch box looking very used. That's when I understood.
Not me personally (yet) but rather my Dad. He bought his sister a block of artisan Gouda cheese over 20 years ago, and she forgot it in her freezer for years. After it resurfaced (coincidentally the year I was born) they began the tradition of regifting this same block of wrapped Gouda cheese every year to each other. It has 20 layers of wrapping paper on it, and has never been opened. My dad hinted that since I turned 18, I might be receiving the cheese this Christmas.
My second cousin who I only met once bought me and my brother (6 & 8 at the time) a donation in our names of a goat to an African village. I appreciate the sentiment now Iโm older but I was so disappointed at the time that we didnโt actually get to keep the goat ourselves.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:03:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a boyfriend in high school who got an Un-sharpened pencil for Christmas from his parents. (He was the s literal whipping boy for his family)
MIL bought me a salad spinner for my birthday. I bitched about it to anyone who would listen. Then I felt guilty because as it turns out, I love the fuckin thing itโs awesome โบ๏ธ
This is minuscule in the grand scheme of things, but my dad broke up with his girlfriend shortly before Christmas when I was 8 or 9, so instead of getting me Christmas presents, he gave me the presents he had gotten for her kids, who were very into anime, Pokรฉmon, etc. Fast forward a month when they got back together, and I had my Christmas gifts taken away to give to her kids. I was a little bitter, but shit happens.
When I was about 12 or so my parents gave me a set of hose attachments so that I could water the plants more effectively. Not my plants or anything, my mom's plants that I had to water as a chore.
llllrrbr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister begged for a laptop from my parents and they thought it would be funny to get her an etch-a-sketch and told her that it was the โoriginalโ laptop.
One year for Christmas my Aunt (who doesn't have kids of her own) got my brother and I matching "I heart Paris" t-shirts. She got our cousin a plane ticket to Paris to go on vacation with her.
I have a certain set of cousins who we only saw once a year at Christmas. They always insisted we provide wish lists and then always bought something completely random not on the list.
This particular year, I was going through the middle of a 5-year goth phase in middle school. I was like 13? Anyway, there I was, dressed in a black turtleneck and black jeans, with black hair hanging in front of my eyes and surrounded by family when it was my turn to unwrap a gift... and I unwrap an iridescent pink unicorn stuffed animal.
I thanked them politely but when we got back into the car to head home, my family could not stop laughing. I have NEVER liked pink and never had any interest in unicorns, even as a little girl. It was the most random stereotypical girl gift ever.
Nope... just a mildly creepy little girl haha. My dad has recently admitted that he had a nagging fear that Iโd grow up to be like the girl from Betelgeuse.
Fortunately I grew out of it, bangs do not look flattering on me.
And it was more of an obvious regift or careless last minute purchase than a purposeful joke. Iโd have been more entertained if they had known more about me to realize how un-me it was.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:23:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this. Wedding gift from my batshit crazy aunt. A well used kitchen dish towel, a tiny, blue porcelain chicken, a VCR tape of โMy Fair Ladyโ recorded off TBS. All in a shoe box wrapped in wallpaper. Weโve been married for 16 years. I canโt remember one other gift we received that day, but Iโll remember that one for the rest of my life
Eeeon350 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:24:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year. Every single year, my aunt gives me a shirt. I've never really liked receiving clothes as presents but I know it's the thought that counts.
The thing about these shirts is that they are wayyyyyyy too small. Like clearly 3 sizes smaller than what I wear. I've been fairly tall since middle school and have always been a big guy. I have no doubt that these are the pieces of clothing that are too big for her two sons. It was obvious when one year for my birthday, I received one that said "I'm with stupid" and an arrow pointing to the right and later on that month I received the exact same one but the arrow pointing to the left for Christmas.
autolurk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, I got a fish net for Christmas one year. I don't live near any body of water
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:11:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am reading this thread and the previous thread about thanksgiving family reunions. All I want to say is all these stories are true your families are god damn awful. Funny stuff you guys are writing though.
TL;DR - Got a high school fling pregnant after returning from Iraq. Married her because it felt like the right thing to do. Found out it wasn't mine after he was born.
Extended Cut - Prior to enlisting into the military this girl (we'll call her B, the first letter of the word that accurately describes her) and I had an off and on thing for several years. There were some feelings there but we just never committed to them. Basically a friends with benefits situation but just a little more than friends.
A little more than a year after enlisting I found myself in Iraq. Had a girlfriend at the time who was also in my unit. Unfortunately she was stationed at another base and ended up admitting to me after three months of being there that she had been sleeping with a guy from another unit where she was based. It stung a little but being in Iraq helped because I couldn't allow myself to get distracted from my mission.
Anyways, B and I reconnected one day after mission via Facebook. We started flirting and what not but she had a boyfriend at the time so it never went anywhere. We kept in touch for the remainder of my tour which ended when I landed back in the States in December of 2011.
About a week after getting back I went home to North Carolina on leave but was only there long enough to spend a day with my family and pick up my truck before driving back to Fort Hood. I didn't get to see her. Little more than 2 months later I was coming off a detail known on Fort Hood as Red Cycle Detail. I was on AHA guard everyday from 7pm to 7am the entire duration of the detail. So after that I decided to go home for a week. Put in all my leave paperwork and it was approved.
Naturally I posted about coming home and B messaged that night saying she broke up with her bf earlier that day. So I knew I was at least going to get lucky, and unlucky I got. I went home and spend most of the time there with her. It was amazing. We had so much fun and it was just a really good time.
The week flew by and before I knew it I was back in Killeen, Tx and dreading going back to work. Her and I continued to communicate and it started to get serious. It got really serious when were talking one night and she got silent. I knew something was wrong and she just wasn't telling me. After about 30 minutes of beating a dead horse with kind and reassuring words that no matter what it is we'll work through it she finally succumbs to the pressure - she's pregnant.
Before I let any emotion come in to play I respectfully asked her if it was mine. I asked this because she broke with her bf right before I went home. She told me it and that she was 100% sure of it. I knew it was going to be a big change but I got excited as hell. After being adopted twice in my childhood I always knew I wanted to be a dad and I was finally getting my chance.
Once that initial rush of emotion subsided I began thinking about all the responsibility that comes with being what I thought was a good father; being there for your child, having a stable home, financial security, etc. But the one thing that stuck with me was a stable home. I realized how important it was so I decided to ask B to marry me. I loved her, we had a long history, she was having my child; why not? Besides all her medical care would be taken care of by my medical insurance and of course I want my child and the mother of it to be well taken care of. So I asked and she said yes. She flew down to Texas where we got married in a courthouse.
She went back to NC and we were making plans for her to come down after she had the child. We knew it would be better for her there through the pregnancy with her family and friends there to support her but that left me by myself and honestly pretty damn scared. I started reading books on parenthood and being a good father. One day I asked her if I needed to buy any of the essential things newborns need, she said no and that her parents had setup a nursery at their house where she would live until she moved to Texas. But she told me if I really wanted to buy stuff I should buy clothes and diapers and things of that nature. So I did but it wasn't easy.
That weekend I drove down to Round Rock to the outlets to shop at Carter's and a few other places for baby clothes. I hit up Ralph Lauren first because while I am not a materialistic man I do love Ralph Lauren clothes and wanted my child to have some as well. Walked in and made my way to the child's section. Didn't even get to start looking before an employee asked if I needed any help. I freaked out and said no and got out of the store as quickly as possible. I had no idea why this was so hard for me. I've bought baby clothes before for expecting family members and as gifts to expecting friends. I think I was so nervous because I was finally going to be a dad, the one thing I truly want from life, and I had an irrational fear of screwing that up.
So I calmed myself down and moved on to Carter's. I walked in and after what seemed like an eternity of feeling like a weird creep in the corner of the store an employee approached me and asked, "First one?" I instantly became comfortable with her and she ended up helping me shop for a solid 45 minutes. After that I was a baby clothes shopping machine. All in all I ended up spending close to $2500 on baby clothes and my family thought I was using that as coping mechanism to deal with the fear of being a dad, but really I was just excited and got out of hand. But with all the new and wonderful things I was feeling I was most excited about this being the greatest Christmas gift ever.
Well December came and her expected date was creeping up so I put in my paternal leave packet which was approved. I flew home where my mother and sister picked me up from RDU. I decided not to go to the hospital that night because it had been a long 9 months and I wanted to spend a night with my family before leaping into fatherhood. The next day I went to the hospital with my mother to stay with B as she was expecting at any time. When I walked in the room it got eerily quite and I knew something was wrong. My first thought was something was wrong with my baby and I instantly became concerned. After asking her what was going on she asked everyone to leave the room and my heart started to sink. She confessed that it could be her ex boyfriend who she had sex with the night before I got home.
I was so angry and I wanted to lose my cool. I wanted to scream and cuss and throw things but I didn't. I didn't want to cause any additional stress to the pregnancy. So I told her that I of course expect a paternity test to which she agreed and after hearing what her ex's thoughts on it were (because he knew the entire time and tried talking her into an abortion the entire time) I asked to be treated like the father until we know for sure. It seemed only fair considering the sacrifices I made.
I was in the room when she went into labor and it was such a wonderful experience. Not only because I was potentially watching my first child being born but also because she was in so much pain. Every scream of pain just felt like nature delivering sweet justice to someone who deserved it.
After he was cleaned up and handed to me for the first time all my anger and frustration just melted away, that was my boy. I just knew it. I could feel it. I didn't leave the hospital until she did and I was at her house every single day the following week. A guy from the lab came out and took DNA samples from me and the baby and the thought he might not be mine hit me again, harder than before. I couldn't handle it so I left and explained to her that I needed some time with my family and to not expect me to come over until after the results are back. I told her if it was an emergency or if they needed anything to let me know but other than that I need the few days alone.
2-3 days passed and I was growing inpatient I wanted to know because if it was mine then I was missing valuable time with my son. So I ended calling the lab and asking for an update. The lady I spoke with told me the results were in but she couldn't tell me over the phone. She said I would receive the results via mail in 3-5 days or I could pay $100 to have them faxed immediately. So I paid the $100 and gave them my parents office fax number. After the phone call with the lab ended I called my mother at the office and explained what was going on and told her I was on my way. I was about 40 minutes from the office so she asked if I wanted her to call me when she gets the fax or if I want to wait until I'm there to read it myself. I told her to just call me when she gets it because I can't wait anymore. Right before hanging up she got the fax: 0% chance of paternity. The child wasn't mine and I was married to his mother. I was absolutely crushed.
About a week later I was speaking with her mother about getting a divorce and how we should handle it. Her mother, who used to love me but did a complete 180 after her daughter got pregnant, looked me dead in the eyes and said, "She only married you for the benefits." Talk about salt on the wound.
Worst Christmas ever.
Edit: I will never type a long reply again on mobile. I started typing this after the first half of the UNC/Michigan game and didn't finish until there was a minute and half left in the second half.
I think I was just a little late to the party, lol.
We have spoken very little since the divorce was finalized but I'm from a reeaaally small town in NC so word travels fast. She does live on her own with the boy and her parents are very involved and help her a ton. I always knew she was going to be a great mother even though she showed me she's a terrible person.
Evidently the father has since come around and has been a big part of the child's life. That was a huge relief for me because I thought for sure he wouldn't step up. I'm sure now that he has developed a bond with his son he's kicking his own ass and being grateful he couldn't talk B into an abortion.
I'm really glad that turned out that way. As a situation like that could've easily been 100x worse. Hope luck finds your way in the future with having your own child.
It was really tough to deal with at first but it all worked out in the end. The child is well taken care of and she is doing good for herself. It was also a blessing for me that he wasn't mine because I eventually got out of the Army and I am now in college pursuing my dream of becoming a pediatrician. Which would be significantly harder with a family.
I appreciate the kind words and hope you have an awesome Christmas.
At Christmas when I was 5 months pregnant my mom gave my sister (age 35) and me (age 21) each a Christmas G-STRING. Complete with a FUCKING BELL on the back. We opened them in front of my FATHER.
Oh and then at Christmas dinner she burst into tears and forced my dad to admit to us he had cheated on her. It was a bang up year.
pidjiken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother told my uncle I was a football fan in 1995. That Christmas he got me the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX celebration VHS tape.
We live in San Diego, and I was a Chargers fan. He got me a video celebrating the season and game of the team that destroyed my young childs soul by winning that game. He said I could go upstairs and watch it once all the presents were unwrapped. I went upstairs and cried.
When I was younger and going through a period of self hatred towards my body and bulimia. My parents thought it was a good idea to get me a treadmill. Not to seem ungrateful, but it just basically reconfirmed my hatred towards my body.
not, me, but my uncle. He's notoriously difficult to shop for as he's pretty frugal and doesn't like gifts that he can't immediately see a use for. The running joke in the family was "just get him a pack of Tic Tacs, he'll be happy." Little did my uncle know that my cousin (his son) took that shit seriously.
Last Christmas he got four boxes of Tic Tacs. The kind you buy in bulk. 12 individual containers in a pack, 10 packs in each box. For those keeping score that's 480 packs of Tic Tacs. I think he spent $100 buying them all.
This year my uncle wasted no time at Thanksgiving and asked for a vacuum cleaner for Christmas.
When I was 25 my mom gave a Christian DVD about stopping masterbation, my wife of 5 years was sitting next to me when I opened it. I think it was her way of saying she wants grandkids...
One Christmas my grandparents forgot to bring the presents they had got for me and I sat there 11 years old and watched everyone happily open presents around me while no one even noticed that I had not opened a single present the entire evening. Finally on the car ride home my mom noticed I hadnโt spoke a word and she asked if I was ok and I said nothing. I was then called ungrateful because they thought I didnโt get what I wanted they didnโt realize until I was walking empty handed to the house what had happened and I donโt wish that feeling they had on any parent.
All I wanted was a keyboard to practice on (and of course by keyboard I mean music). I was 8, and there's this huge box wrapped with my name on it under our Christmas tree. I sprint over thinking holy balls its my keyboard. Opened it and it was a porcelain doll. I pretended to be happy so I wouldn't hurt my parents feelings. After that, every year, every holiday, I got a new porcelain doll, until i turned 16. I'm 26 and finally, last year told my mom that I'm terrified of them.
Chilly73 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:00:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally nothing. It was 1991, and I was in the beginning of high school hell. My mom and step dad were /are drug addicts, and myself and my siblings were 'joking' about the odds of us getting any thing from the man in red.
The 'rents kept making very lame remarks about Santa can you judging him. My brother, who is still the constant snark (in a cool way) of us kids says,"Sure, Mom. Santa is ticked that we doubt we will get Xmas. Keep telling yourself that."
It cost him a week in his room, and no phone calls, but he was 100% on the money, so to speak. Xmas morning came, the tree was empty, no stockings, nada. My brother, with all the attitude that a 15 year old kid can have asked," So I take it that Santa forgot our address this year?"
He got smacked in the mouth, told to go to his room, and 2 hours later, we left for our grandma's Xmas dinner. After being there and hearing our cousins talk about what they got, once again, he couldn't hold back. " So, you got X, Y, Z? Cool, we got jack shit. Oh, but Mom got high, so Merry damn Xmas!" The kicker is that he still thinks that was one of the best lines he ever pulled. I think so, too. I love my brother so damn much.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:32:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my best friend got a snoopy dog toy for Christmas from his senile grandma a few years ago. It even said "bite me." So either the is losing it or just was tired of his shit.
The one that pissed me off the most was I received an Eddie Bauer gift card from my stepfather who made a really big deal of it cuz he knew I loved to shop there. My mom was worsgipping the ground he walked on and singing his praises. I was shocked cuz he never ever would get me anything in all the years I knew him (about 5 yrs at this point) Well when I went to buy an outfit at the Eddie Bauer store the gift card was empty. And when I say empty I mean Empty. There was 28 cents on it so I know it had originally had money but it was used. My 15 yr old self was mortified to be told at the register with an armful of clothes that ur gift card is empty and that I would have to put everything back or fork over money that my ass didnt have.
oh Yeah I went home ranting and raving. She told me I mustve used it wrong or that the cashier stole the money.
mel2mdl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:35:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a student who shared their worst gift. One Christmas, my student, who was 7 at the time this happened, got a beautifully wrapped box from her grandmother. When she opened the box, all it contained was a dead parrot. Carefully wrapped up in a towel and pretty desiccated, so no smell.
You see, her grandmother had a parrot that she, the grandmother, loved. So, when the parrot passed, the grandmother prepped it for burial. I just imagine some lovely doll buried in the yard somewhere when she carefully and beautifully wrapped and mailed the wrong box.
My student said she never asked her grandmother about, just wrote a thank you card for the unusual gift without saying what it was!
My aunt used to be great at gift giving but now gives everyone unwanted unusable thoughtless gifts. Heres 2 guinea pigs with no cages hurry up and grab them or theyll chew thru the box. Heres a huge turtle but u need to buy him a tank. A subscription to some gardening magazine and all sorts of gardening supplies when we dont have a garden and live in an apartment. A subscription to cheese of the month club when ur lactose intolerant. Underwear thats too small. Pool floats when we dont have a pool. A missmatched tableware set with the bowls missing . A jacket thats 4 sizes too big. She knocked on my door one day a few years ago and just basically threw a full grown tomcat into my living room talking about surrrrprise and then left.
Abeys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single shoe from my great-gradma - i was about 8 or so and she said I could have the second one if this one fit me - didn't fit so in the end I got nothing.
Flight got cancelled, and, relying upon the kindness of strangers, fought my way through a New England winter to get back home. Surprise! I made it back for Xmas!
Mom: Oh. We didn't think you'll make it so we gave your gift to your cousin.
Me: That's fine.
It wasn't.
shandow0 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:37:31 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a square foot of land in scotland. One one hand i appriciate the inventiveness of the gift. On the other i am 90% sure it was a scam.
One reccent Christmas, my mother got me a book about meeting Jesus. Shes pretty religious, but hasnt really challenged me about my lack of belief. Her note just said "This book reminded me of you" or something along those lines.
The story is about an angry teen mad at the world (Im a fully grown professional adult) and involves something like some guy following the kid around, and the guy turns out to be Jesus. The story was really cheesy, but what caught me was the ending where it comes out that the kid is angry at God because his dad died...
... ๐ Mom, thats not why I dont believe in fairytales.
It struck a nerve with me, some sort of almost disrespect. I've let it go (and the book went in the trash) but that was the worst gift ive ever received).
my stepmoms family once forgot my birthday but remembered my brothers (we are one day apart)
I was invited to what I was told was a joint birthday for both of us when I was 14 but was actually just for him since everyone forgot
I too, recieved the gift of nothing and got to sit there next to my brother with the Jesus book all the grandkids got while my brother opened a mountain of presents. :)
My friend, after travelling Europe for a while, returned and gave me a tiny plastic figurine of a lion (as big as a finger) as a present. He said he bought it in Paris. I turned it upside down and there was a tag saying "Made in China". I loved how he thought of me, but it was indeed quite a shitty present.
My dad gave me a small paperback book about puberty and a set of toenail clippers when I was 17.
remarqer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what I got for Christmas this year? It was a banner fuckin' year at the old Bender family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said "Hey. Smoke up Johnny."
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what a wish list is, right? People write down the things they'd like and others pick something from it to give as a gift.
I only really ever wanted books, but for my grandmother that wasn't a "gift". Who'd read for fun, and who'd ever need more than a few books, aren't they all the same anyways? So she made me write a wish list of non-book items. For a 7yo bookworm I came up with quite a few ideas of what could be fun.
She bought everything. It was the worst Christmas of my life. There was this mountain of presents, all for me. Two hours later I was still unwrapping and choking down tears. My father was furious, yelling at me what a greedy brat I was, for "demanding" so much stuff. My grandmother was full of glee that the other grandmother (they hated each other) would never be able to keep up with THAT haul.
To this day I cringe when people ask me what I'd like as a present. Nothing, please don't get me anything at all.
Earrings made of metal I'm allergic to (and also my ears aren't pierced), and what makes it the worst is what they said as they handed them to me - "I grabbed these off my night stand before I came over."
sentanos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I wanted was a blue tonka hummer truck but my brother kept painting the orange and red ones blue thinking I couldnโt tell the difference.
I turned 18 and graduated highschool the same week. I was kicked out and left home a few times in my teenage years but we had mostly moved past that and I was enrolled in college locally and planned to stay living at home while I worked and went to school.
My grandma has always been bad at gifts. I'm the only girl out of her 3 children and 8 grandkids, and she desperately wanted me to be a "girly girl". I wanted Tonka Trucks, but that didn't sway her one bit. Anyways, 4th grade or so, she got me this hideously sparkly, way too big for a 9 year old child to use, monogrammed handbag. So I did as trained by my also-not-girly mother. I smiled, thanked her so much for the thoughtful gift, and asked her where she found it. It wasn't returnable, so we donated it to a thrift store. 2 months later on my birthday, we stopped by my grandparents house to eat dinner or something. She had a gift for me. It was that goddamn purse again. She saw it thrifting, and it just spoke to her and it had my initials on it, so she knew it was meant to be. So, the 2nd time I got the same ugly purse from the same person.
Edit: I was mad at the time, but this is now my favorite grandparent story. She just looked so excited to have found something with my initials already on it. I kept it for 2 years and dropped it off at a Goodwill 8 hours away on a family trip, and we haven't seen it since.
To be fair, this was in return for the previous year where I gave her an onion.
Bonus : the onion was from her own pantry
EnderSir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So last year the high school drumline im in decided to do a kind of secret Santa. I got a white trash can with a fake shit in it. I plan on giving it to someone else this year
My aunt works by stocking vending machines. Cue getting random vending machine junk for every birthday and Christmas these days. I got a Cookie Monster shirt, which was like a kids small by the way (I'm 27). And the worlds worst RC car... An RC car the size of a hot wheels that, surprise! Didn't work anyways.
a board game that my mom had very specifically said she wanted for months leading up to christmas. she couldn't, for whatever reason, just buy it for herself. she had to buy it for me (who had clearly expressed disinterest over the course of those months). i was 10.
Christmas 2016, one of the stocking stuffers was gift cards witch is fine but my mom decided I'd be ok with a $15 Hot Topic giftcard and $15 Hot cash. My younger sister got a $30 iTunes card, and older got the same as me.
Older was perfectly content with the gift bc she shops there often. I was somewhat upset/disappointed because I never shop there, and I'm not even into that kind of culture.
Really makes me wonder how well my own mother knows me. Don't know why she didn't just walk a littke bit further in the mall to the Gamestop, but that's beyond me.
I got a pair of diabetic socks from my mother in law. I'm not diabetic or anything. I think she wanted to get me either warm socks for winter or dress socks and accidentally bought diabetic socks instead and still gave them to me.
She is the sweetest woman, but I threw them away immediately when we got home.
A Boyzone nightie when I was about 9 years old, from my aunty and uncle. I was not a Boyzone fan! Either that or the Christmas where my sister gave me a naff umbrella from Poundland (I had spent more than ยฃ1 on her present!).
Ever since my 21st birthday, my mom has gotten me though cheap little drinking games you get from Spencer's every Christmas. I'm 28 and haven't been able to drink hard liquor in about 5 years
My grandma always brought some candy or treats for us when she visited but she always got my sister chocolate with nuts in it. Sheโs allergic to nuts. I got to eat all her chocolate.
Frost322 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was very young my grandad gave me a picture of a frog that was cut out of a magazine and then expected a detailed thank-you letter.
Two years ago (I'm 18) I got a Scare Pal Sulley from my Aunt. She wasn't trying to be funny, she just didn't know how to buy gifts for people. One look at it from my baby cousin and he claimed it as his, I gladly let him have it.
As a kid I would love games and Legos, but now I either just get clothes or gas cards. Young me would probably cry, current me loves gas cards and underwear ๐
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some sort of handheld kitchen gadget that I promptly tossed in the kitchen gadget drawer and now I can't even remember what it is. Entirely forgettable, probably cost them ~a fiver.
mw3915 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the past few years my nan has given me a wind up torch for birthday and Christmas... I have 6 now and I'm sure another one is on its way haha
ayslinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You laugh now but when the power goes out you could sell those for a mint to your neighbors.
mw3915 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The world would be a strange place if wind up torches held real power
JHD214 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a snowboard when I was maybe 12, my mom ended up giving me a used batman sled with foot holds drilled into it by my uncle... didnt find out it was really from my uncle until the next year.
When I was 17 my sister (15) told me she was gonna get me coal for Christmas because I always wake up late on Christmas morning. I woke up late that Christmas and my stocking was filled with coal. She got the coal from my dad because he thought it was hilarious. My sister had to clean my stocking by hand though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember I was turning 8, I asked all my relatives and everyone I knew for Legos and stuff because I was really into that. The day of my bday came and I was so excited. I got Legos from alot of people. Then my aunt shows up late and she got me a purple ladybug toy with wheels. She always messed things up. I have a Samsung phone and she got me an iTunes card one year too. She's just bad at giving gifts.
One year I got a pizza cutter from my sister. Turns out she didn't even get it, my brother did so she could say she got something.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents would nornally give all of their other grandkids like $50 for Christmas. However, this one particular year they decided that I'd want a barney stuff animal instead... I was 16.
My (since passed away) step grandmother was the cheapest person on the planet. My grandpa who she married had lots of money and a really good pension but that didn't stop her from cutting costs on gifts to give more money to the church. Anyways, here are a few of my absolute favorite Jolane gifts:
When I was probably 15 I got an old hand made doll that was covered in felt marker and missing an eye and an arm. It smelled like boiled cabbage and was wrapped with news paper.
The year following that I got a package of forks that are customized with a name. You know, like you see at souvenir shops? They were pink and had the name KIMBERLY in huge letters on the handle. I am a boy. And my name is Riley. She said it's not the name that matters, they are good forks.
They still had a price tag of 20 cents on the back of the package.
I'm not saying I'm glad she's dead, but I don't miss her as much as I miss my grandma who have us money every time we visited.
Kinkzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother buys me the same gift every year for my birthday:
A golf related card - I've never played golf in my life.
A gift card to a shop found near her, but which does not even exist in the country where I live.
I've never had the heart to correct her. And never will... She is 98 now and this has gone on for 15 years.
Last year for Christmas I went against family convention and organised a Secret Santa for our gathering. I set a budget limit of $50 so that everyone should get something nice. When my turn came I opened my present to find a keyring from my uncle. The thing had to cost less than $10. Hats off to my uncle for following the rules technically correctly, and to his credit I use the keyring.
A mini blacklight from my aunt. There was no thought put into it, they pulled it from my uncles workbench and put it in a box. Was so underpowered it couldn't see anything with its light.
She made up for it two years later with tickets to see my favorite band though, so not too heart broken about it
White elephant gift one year (my family does used old used things as gifts (electronics, books, etc.)). It usually goes over really well. The last year the event took place I ended up getting a book about farting and $2. The book was funny, but still.
Not me but my troll uncle gave my little brother a giant present which turned out to be a Barbie burie in newspaper with bricks at the bottom to make him think it was an air hockey table or something.
SporeTec ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago i was invited over to christmas to a close family of my fiance.
As I was not related or close to the other family I dint expect any gifts but was really happy when i saw one.
Opening it I saw a really old box, like 90's design and color degrading old. No warning mechanism triggered since i know alot of people that use old boxes and reuse boxes for gifts of all kind.
Opening it there was a clay pot for cooking called a "Rรถmertopf" here.
Judging the pot it was also from the 90's including the spots and use on the pot itself. I was so disgusted i immediately threw it away when getting home (Fiance approved that :D)
Pretty much any Christmas my parents give my husband and me these salami and cheese gift sets. They're the cheap walmart ones with crappy shelf stable "cheese".
We never eat them because they're gross. At least the last one had a decent cheese cutter.
One year my grandma whom I don't like or talk to, got us a framed photo of herself. Wrapped and everything. At least it wasn't a popcorn bucket again.
Secret santa with my dad's extended family one year many years ago. My uncle had my name in the draw and got me what I'm pretty sure we're a random pack of fuses from a gas station. Like fuses for a car or something.
I used to live in a tiny 16 m2 apartment with no balkony or garden. Just a tiny apartment with two windows. So my dad thought it was a great idea to gift me one of those christmas garden decorations that look like a reindeer that glows..
My grandmother was disappointed I was not a male grandchild, so she disowned my family and moved across country. She mailed me a tin can for my tenth birthday along with a letter about how she couldnโt be in my life because it would โconfuseโ me.
Then she mailed another letter a month later asking me and my siblings not to fight over the tin can.
I was the third, I have two older sisters. She and my mom really wanted a male, my grandma offered to pay for my mom to be inseminated with make sperm but my mom wanted to do it naturally. So once I was a girl my gma was pissed and took off.
mhathaw1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents kept giving me this stocking stuffer - a little package of candied dried kiwis. They were disgusting. But you know, grandparents, so "these look amazing thank you!" Years and many packages of gross dried kiwis later, I had the heart to tell them that I didn't find them delicious anymore...
Receiving nothing during the exchange of gifts in a christmas party. Like come on, don't join if you can't even commit. :(
Well this time around, I have learned
kf1198 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bfโs grandma forgot I๏ธ was coming to Christmas and when she realized I๏ธ was there she picked her least favorite ornament off the Christmas tree and gave it to me. I๏ธ would have been totally fine with nothing.
During a secret Santa one year with the family, I got a gift card from my notoriously weird uncle who lied about being kidnapped and taken to Mexico. It was a $20 gift card to McDonaldโs with $5 and change left on it. Nice.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 14-15 years old I got a globe for my birthday from my sister. Besides the fact that it was just a really random gift, it had a broken stand wich made it pretty useless and there was a crossed out 1 dollar price card on the box.
Jayes123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandad once gave me a second hand guitar for Christmas which was missing two strings, he proceeded to get extremely angry when I didn't thank him a lot.
Mine isnโt bad in the sense that it was used or anything, but it did bother me because of what his grandparents gave the other grandchildren and their SOs the same age. Last year my husband and I received a single white scratchy towel as a couples gift for Christmas. If they give him anything on his birthday it is no more than a $2 Tims card...
Parlur94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents got me a manacure kit when I was 10 or 11 for Christmas. I played off like it was great but I was a tomboy and I think it just sat on a shelf for a couple years and then got thrown out.
It wasn't that my grandparents didn't like me. I guess they just didn't ask for my wishlist that year or decided to get something else they thought I'd like.
For a White Elephant gift exchange, I got a still from Spongebob printed onto a block of wood, which I gotta say is pretty awesome.
My girlfriend got an uncleaned pretzel tin with a ripped in half belt in it that was found in a parking lot.
nitsky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a wee Nitsky my maternal grandma showed up at my parents house unexpected, with all of her things, having driven from her trailer in upstate NY to our house in New Mexico, and informed us she would be staying. After months of torture under her crazy cat lady antics, my parents sent her away. That Christmas my siblings and I received a pretty present wrapped in pink paper post marked from Ithica. It contains several old newspapers and approximately one pound of cat shit.
I once received a t-shirt from my stepmom for the company I had been employed with for over 3 years. She bought it through the company's online merchandise store.
The best part is I already had the exact same t-shirt which had been given to me for free by my boss.
I really good and big bath towel. At the time i was a really mad spoiled little brat. I was 14 years old and wanted an iPod touch. My parents weren't the wealthiest back then and decided to get me a few games and a big towel since i liked taking long baths (i still do!). I flipped my shit, ranted on facebook and didn't talk to my parents. They bit the bullet and got my my iPod but boy, did i feel like a piece of shit. That being said, i'm turning 26 very soon and i still have the same towel and it's still awesome!
So that was my story about how my worst gift received actually turned out to be an awesome gift!
This is so funny, because this also happened to my husband, but not at the same age as you. One of my husbandโs 30 something birthdays his mother gave him one large yellow bath towel. It wasnโt even a beach towel. It didnโt match our decor, we werenโt short on towels, she wasnโt old and senile...and it WAS a very good quality towel! We teased her for years over that, and still have no idea what she was thinking when she decided that it was THE gift for her sonโs birthday. One large yellow towel. The gift was meh...the story is priceless :)
In high school, my friend gifted me an urn. Yes, for ashes of the dead. To this day, I have no idea what was going through his head to make that seem like a good idea.
We had a gift exchange in 5th or 6th grade and got to pick who we'd exchange gifts with. I chose one of my friends and a new girl in class.
We all sneakily agreed to get eachother the same thing, one of those big TY plushies. We all loved the dog one and agreed to get them for eachother.
When I got home I told my mom what we decided on. My family isn't poor, but we definitely were on the poorer side growing up and unfourtuneatlly spending $40 on a gift was too much for my mom to afford. She felt terrible and spent more than she expected (not close to $40 but still) on a "rose art set" instead.
I tried to explain it to my friends but they were both pretty angry at me. When we went to trade they did so in front of the teacher so they wouldn't get in trouble but then demanded the dog back afterward.
The new girl then made fun of me because of it and my 'friend' joined in. The new girl would continue to make fun of me all the way up until we graduated.
So I lost a friend and got a bully for Christmas that year.
Bizrat7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 5 years old. Uncle Shannon walked in and right by me, and, without barely even looking down he through me a crappy net filled with various used/broken old toys. He said "got you a bag-O-crap."
It wasnโt one I received, but one I gave. In middle school we had a gift exchange in our churchโs youth group so I thought it would be hilarious to put a bunch of bricks in a box, to make the box seem heavier. The real gif was just a regular balloon. So the guy that got it just got a bunch of bricks in a 5-10$ gift exchange
From age 8-15ish, my aunt and uncle got me religious "born again christian" books for christmas and my birthday. every. year. my parents would promptly take it from me and basically donate it to Goodwill.
7yler13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 I spilled baby powder all over my aunt's rug, ruined the rug and they had to spend hours and hours cleaning it up.. for my birthday they sent me a large box wrapped all nice.. in it was a large bottle of baby powder
jazz4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got blank vhs tapes from my uncle way after dvd had firmly established itself. The same side of the family got me luggage straps. I was like 13/14 at this point. It became a thing to look forward to the awful presents we'd get from them.
I once received spare whipper snipper (aka weed whacker or string trimmer) cable.
I donโt own a whipper snipper, I donโt have a lawn, I live on a 3rd floor apartment. I donโt know why my friend gave me this. Why would he give me this. His reasoning was that it was โspare cableโ and itโs always good to have spares.
My parents had just come back from a weekend away and my mother came in all excited. She told my sister she got her a DVD that she had been trying to get for weeks. What did I get? A dictionary.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look up disappointment.
(JK)
mike_d85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Season 8 of Two and a Half Men on DVD. The season with Ashton Kutcher. Not even one of the good seasons which I found mildly amusing at best.
For secret Santa I got a nice mixtape of their favorite songs all nicely put together on a DVD.
Neariot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some used hotel shampoo and a little plastic spray bottle.
fdsdfg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas every year, my wife's parents give me something really boring and random, like a boxed hot cocoa set, or a terrible wallet, or the like. She gets tons of thoughtful gifts.
It made more sense when I visited the department store near their house. They go through the store picking out her gifts, then get me one thing from the display stands next to the register
About 36 years ago, My then Mother-in-Law (RIP) gave me a carton of Cigarettes. I stopped smoking years ago. But at that moment I can remember Wow she really doesn't like me.
4 days after my 23rd birthday, my work colleagues handed me a carrier bag with some star Wars pencils and Star Wars post-it notes, and a card which literally said "Happy birthday, from everyone x", written by one person.
Considering everyone (8 people) chips in ยฃ2 to buy a gift for each other's birthday, I was more offended at the lack of effort than what I would have been if I received nothing at all.
This wasn't for Christmas, but for my 18th birthday I got an electric razor from my parents. At Christmas I got a vacuum cleaner.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step Aunt gave me an empty liquor bottle when I was like five. Needless to say she had a drinking problem, and I only met her a few times, but that was the only thing she had to her name and the nicest thing she had done for me before she died.
E for effort I guess
On April Fools eve my brother and I went around the house hooking up pranks. The next day my mom made cookie bars. Later she told us they were made with cat food.
One year for my birthday my grandmother gave me a pack of gum... and when she thought i went to the bathroom proceeded to give my siblings a pack of gum as well
Chores disguised as gifts. (A paint roller, a sump pump, a woodsplitting wedge.)
Theungry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap wall mounted back-lit "fish tank" which was really just a 2 dimensional cartoon fishtank with a sort of wavy light behind the glass. I think it also made watery sounds, but I can't remember exactly because it's not like I kept it for more time than it took to get out of view.
The worst part is my father thought these were such great gifts that he got ones of various sizes and shapes for everyone at xmas that year. I think he just saw them at the mall and somehow talked himself into thinking they were awesome.
He was not a smart man.
Edit- I received this gift in my 20s, not when I was like 8 or something.
norracom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when I was 15 my dad got me some nail clippers for christmas
When I was 22 my father wrapped a yard stick from home depot and said happy Christmas
flamandy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was in hishschool, my dad gave me a necklace with a soccer ball on it.
Would've been nice and all, but I have been playing basketball since I was in grade 3.
Invincie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my gf (yes at the time my SO!!!) I recieved
Four tea-glasses, Branded with โPickwickโ for my b-day.
I donโt drink tea.
I hate to drink coffee out of glassware.
A king size bottle of Jean Natรฉ after-bath splash from my 20-something year old niece. I was in my 30s at the time and had no business smelling like an old woman.
My house is an absolute mess because my mom buys things at yard sales constantly. Well anyways, she ussually does a great job, but she wraps alot of random stuff around the house too. Well anyways, I bought a beyblade around Christmas time with some leaf raking money, and lost it in the living room. Sure as shit I found it wrapped up in a present to me Christmas day.
Not me, but one of my friends. Our high school Student Council had their annual winter banquet, and my friend got a book that wasn't even the first book in the series. He also described the book as not even a good one.
Right off the top of my head, just this last year my girlfriend and I go to my grandma's house for our Christmas family gathering. She bought my 18 year old brother a semi-automatic rifle. She bought my sister some really nice baby gear that she needed for her two kids - one of which is special needs. She got my girlfriend nothing. And she got me a $10 gift card to Wing Stop.
We did a sort of 'Secret Santa' thing at school. I was trying my best to just get a fun present with a little bit of money, all I got was a geo-triangle and fartspray.
I got an Autoharp as a 9 year old. I was not musically inclined and was expecting something like a Ken Stabler football. WTF Santa. I guess Mom had one growing up or something.
Legend has it that my Grandfather gave my Grandmother a toilet seat for one Christmas and a bra for another, so I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
domuzer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a souvenir poker chip and a squirrel pelt for Christmas a while back.
Rikolas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me one Christmas, when I was 19/20:
Golf handkerchief - Never golfed in my life, never used handkerchiefs either
Some plastic battery powered water sculpture thing? I had no idea on the thought process - it broke literally within 5 minutes after we tried filling it with beer.
Once I got a dollar store bath set from my grandmother, which I had received the last Christmas from her sister. I sold it at a yard sale that summer, and grandmother bought it and gave it back to me. I didn't want it the first time.
rygarred ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought my cousins and I coloring books, which was awesome. However, she only bought crayons for my cousins and told them not to share with me. This was also the grandmother that told my mom, "If you don't tell her I don't love her as much, she will never know." Spoiler: I figured it out.
twoon87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a pair of strawberry colored scissors, and a strawberry colored knob. Not a package of knobs, just the single one. Wasnโt sure what I was supposed to do with them at an age of 13 lol
From 2005-2010 my mother and stepfather got me a beginners tool kit and a big heavy coat because it gets so cold in the south, you know. So, I've got 6 beginners tool kits and 6 heavy coats I do not use.
Every year I got clothes from my mom. She has terrible taste on clothes and I tell her not to buy them for me. She does it anyway and never gets my size right. Last year a small sweater and an XL vest.
My MIL either hates me or is clueless. She knows I have really bad digestive issues and can't eat spicy foods. What better to give on my birthday then a hot sauce making kit?
I used to be morbidly obese. My aunt once gave me something clothing wise for Christmas 3x too big for the size I was. It really bothered me she thought I was that big. I've now lost over 100lbs and have reached a healthy size and stress to family no clothing. If they want to get me something get me a gift card.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-girlfriend bought me a gun rack. I don't even own A gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a gun rack?
Back when I was about 12, I really really wanted a VHS of Batman, the 1989 movie. I had missed it in theaters and as I recall, the video was released just in time for Christmas (and sold out almost immediately). Amazingly, I saw a lone copy as I walked through a store with my mom and begged for it, but she told me no, as my grandmother had already purchased it for me.
Fast forward a couple of weeks to Christmas morning, and I am so excited to open the package from Grandma. I rip into it to find . . . Batman: The Movie. Released in 1966.
Needless to say, I was not happy.
hooglese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not mine but my roommate got an onion with a smilie face on it from his parents one year.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me a bottle of 'SEX APPEAL' cologne when i was like 17, because my whole family was worried that i'd never get a girlfriend. mid 30s now and still haven't had one.. sorry i couldn't provide you with great-grandchildren before you died, grandma. (and sorry in advance to mother for the kids i won't ever have)
MistaGav ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, me and my brother got the usual array of deoderant/soap combo and socks from my mum and then out of nowhere, she gives us each 3 cans of strongbow. Not even wrapped up and probably from a multi-pack box that she had hidden somewhere and worse is me and my brother don't really drink either.
My GF gave me a mug with a picture of myself in a dress shirt with a Santa hat. It said "Don't you worry don't you worry child. Santa has a gift for you" and she gave me not one, but two poorly made calendars of my cat.
When I was 17 my step dad's mom (my step grandma?) bought me a stamp collecting book. I have never once collected stamps in my life. I have never had an interest in stamps. I don't even think I've bought my own stamps in my life at the time. This was 5 years back.
Not me, but for my parentsโ first Christmas together after getting married my dad bought my mom a set of golf clubs. She had never played golf in her life. She hates golf. She was furious.
I got the same old navy vest for four years in a row from my grandma
TimHZRD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Normally would be the flashlights I always get, but they always wind up being handy.
Worst was probably when I got an NHL game for ps3. I didn't have a ps3. Or an Xbox 360.
YborBum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle gave me a Green Bay Packers sweater, the home town Bucs rival at the time and.....my entire family (including myself and said uncle who had attended games together) are Dolphins fans.
jokoons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 16, my grandmother, (whom I had nothing to do with) sent me what was called a "salty" DVD. It was a video of a giant blue dude who would dance around and sing Christian songs. On the back it detailed how great the DVD was for exposing toddlers to Jesus.
A colleague of mine gave me a plain white t-shirt which he wrote my name on with a marker for secret santa last year. It wore off and dyed the t-shirt grey when washing it. Thanks.
A 2009 New York Yankees Division Series t-shirt, a size too small, wrapped in Christmas paper for Easter 2012.
Apparently, my in-laws (who are the type to adhere to strict budgets, so that everyone gets exactly $50 worth of gifts for Christmas/$30 for Easter with any remainder literally given as cash in an envelope) forgot to give me a gift.
I remembered, without any sense of entitlement, that the math didn't add up one Christmas, it was about $15 short. Again without entitlement, the shirt did count against that years Easter budget.
So I said thank you and smiled... Although I did mention to my wife that the Yankees won eight more games that year.
When I was about 5 or 6 years old my uncle got me Beavis and Butthead for SNES. I wasn't allowed to play it since my parents thought it would be too inappropriate for me. The next year my uncle went in the complete opposite direction and got my sister (who is ~1 year older than me) and I matching Teletubbies satchels.
noice333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but one of my friends. He got a pack of pencils for Christmas. Pencils.
z6joker9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An employee of my parent's businesses was kind of a friend of theirs too, and he gave me odd gifts over the years. Once was a box of bic ink pens. Another year I got a calculator watch. Another year was a plastic pocket protector.
An ex-roommate got me a videogame she wanted (and I didn't--which she knew) for Christmas about 5 years ago.
I installed and played it (once, for about 30 minutes) anyway. She was a bitch.
Gibby45 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suitcase from Mom and Dad.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap grooming/cologne kit from my ex-wife's step mother. I knew how cheap it was, but I was appropriately grateful and left it at that. Until they showed me the ten or so similar packages that they "bought for cheap a couple of years ago..." to basically give out to those they "didn't care to shop for."
dohara98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once got me personalized rubber floor mats for my car that had my name and purple peace signs on it. Needless to say those were never put in my car
In high school my choir did a secret a Santa, The limit was $10 but some people went above and beyond. I didnโt expect much as my luck with secret Santa is never great, but the kid who drew me got me a bottle of Propel, and it said โTo: N0hardfeelings, Iโm not richโ on the wrapping paper, I thought he was being a jackass, but he was just a freshman and chose his words wrong, as he didnโt really have much money being 14 and all. The drink wasnโt good :(
During my birthdays party's when I was a kid like 14 we used to give out small toys as a thank you for coming to the party.These used to be cheap 30 Rs toys like some cents in American currency as you can guess where this is going during my next birthday one of my friends gave me the same gift and I wouldn't have thought much of it but the idiot didn't even remove the handmade thank you card that was in the gift which shows he didn't even open it and I reminding him of this every time.
I have a very large extended family (like my dad is #22) so Christmases every year are kind of a crap shoot. When I was fourteen years old one of my older aunts drew my name and got me a set of metal mixing bowls as gift. I tried to be gracious but not gonna lie I was pretty pissed. In retrospect not am awful gift now as I'm moving out in the spring and a set of bowls will come in handy.
Work secret santa at an advertising agency. Highly-paid relatively-senior employee gave me a bottle of poppers called PHUCK, wrapped in a used, empty Milky Way chocolate bar wrapper with bits of chocolate in it, with a teabag tag used as a gift tag.
A couple years ago I was doing stand up and my family gave me a bag of old toys that no one wanted and said they could be my props.
This year on my birthday my mom sent me a Shit Emoji pool floaty. When I called her and told her I didn't have a pool she said, "don't be silly, you live in California, you have a pool." Mmmm no I still don't Mom.
w00t4me ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crossword puzzle book with half the pages torn out, since my grandmother already solved several of them. Even worse, is some of the ones that were left had one of two of the words fileld in, which was extra annoying since half the time they were wrong and just messed it all up.
My uncle got me a Beta fish one year for Christmas, I was maybe 13 at the time. That's not a gift. That's a chore. Like, now I have to take care of this thing, or it's gonna die and I'm gonna feel bad. Fish are basically decorations, not pets. It lived for about 3 months.
Secret Santa. I was a junior in high school. It was nerd club we talked video games and magic just an excuse to mess around and nerd out. I worked tirelessly to get my person the perfect gift I barely knew him at all.
Come time to give gifts I don't get one. I go to the head of the club she goes and finds the guy who was a no show cuz he forgot my gift.
Firstly I didn't really care that much second I knew what kind of guy he was. I liked him so wouldn't have held it against him. He was a class clown type so likable and hard to get mad at.
The head of the club was scolding him. And I am pretty introverted and just kinda sat there saying it's fine it's fine don't worry bout it leave him alone. She finished. The entire club is surrounding us. He says he does have something actually. And pulls out his wallet. I figure he is gonna give me a 20 which I woulda taken a dollar honestly. No he gives me 1 dollar bill and a condom. So my secret Santa gift that year. Was. A CONDOM AND A DOLLAR!!!!!
At 18 I was a small, 135lbs at most. I wore mostly black t shirts and hoodies. For my 19th birthday my mother bought me (and only this) a 2xl bright neon yellow t-shirt with some sort of childish image on it.
At 25 she bought me a peach woman's cardigan.
Sometimes she will send some expired generic food, also with the packaging destroyed.
So now when she asks my address I avoid the question.
A toss-up between my dear sweet friend who was just a terrible gifter and gave me a J.Lo perfume box set from the pharmacy, and my uncle who gifted me an off-brand Pocahontas story book and tape set meant for small children (like age 3-5) one Christmas. I was 12.
Same uncle paid for half my braces and gifted me a laptop out of nowhere when I turned 21 though. He is definitely the weird uncle.
Giz-16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my boyfriendโs very religious grandma bought me (not religious in the slightest) various saint-related gifts and a floor length, thick white cotton, embroidered nightgown like something out of a horror movie.
A gift card to a local rental store without a price on it telling me how much it's worth. I was super excited at first because this store also sold video games, movies, musical instruments, cds and more. I called the 800 on the back of the card.
YOUR CARD BALANCE IS... ONE DOLLAR AND SEVEN CENTS.
They gifted me a free movie rental. Not a new release or even video game, a free, old movie rental. I never used it. The candy bars costed more than that.
Late to the party here but we always have a Christmas get together at my grandmas. We all got our presents exchanged until it came time for my aunt to give me my present. Being a kid, I tore into the present with much fervor to reveal... my cousin's copy of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie. I loved MMPR but not only did I already have it but it was in a poor condition. That bummed me out for the rest of our Christmas party.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my uncle came to visit. He gave me a check for $15. During the course of his visit, another relative stopped by, and he didn't have a gift for them, so he asked for the $15 back and offered me $7.50, or a dead potted plant that he had in his car and was going to throw away. He said "maybe you could revive it". I was about 12 years old at the time.
Rezmir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 I got a quarter. To give me good luck.
Archonei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my last birthday my ex-girlfriend (but gf at the time) got me nothing. So there's that I suppose. She had actually asked what I wanted beforehand too which was strange.
Once my mom gave my cousin some clothes for Christmas but he only box she had was for a felted hat kit. My cousin opened it and acted like he was thankful for it before putting it under his chair. Luckily my mom noticed and mentioned that it wasnโt a felted hat kit and to open it. He was much more happy with his actual gift and said that he was relieved that he didnโt get a felted hat kit.
Next year my uncle thought it would be a great idea to get a bunch of joke boxes too, so that was funny opening a gift to find a box for a snuggy with 10 arm holes for 5 people that was big enough to cover your car
High school girlfriend's dead beat mom and step dad bought me a $4 three pack of pliers because "I like computers'. First time I ever used them, they snapped and broke my finger.
Perpal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is notorious in my family for giving weird gifts. For my 15th birthday she gave me a Superman towel that you could wear like a cape around your neck. It was clearly meant for toddlers as it didn't even fit around my neck. My whole family laughed and she had no idea why. Just what a 15 yo boy wants, a superhero cape to wear when they get out of the shower. Don't worry, she doesn't have dementia or anything, she's just been this way her whole life.
In elementary school we had secret Santa for the Christmas time. Turns out the guy who was always a bit forgetful and stuff got me. So the day we exchange presents, everybody got nice little things for not more then 15โฌ like a little Lego set or something similar, unfortunately my guy forgot to get a present and quickly wraps his half eaten box of salt-licorice in front of me in his napkin and gives it to me. I don't even like salt-licorice, so my 7 year old me was a bit sad back then.
MXC14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was one of those white christmas gift exchanges (where you buy a gift for no one in particular and you get a gift from no one particular, 100% random) where you weren't allowed to buy a gift over 10 dollars. (so no one felt like they got cheated) Every year for this particular group me and my brothers would consistently get 10 dollars worth of candy, like the carboard rectangle box candies, and other sweets like soda. Mind you, this would put some Halloween hauls to shame.
So i wrap it and the next day I put it under the large christmas tree. There were about 25-40 kids and I went to go grab my gift from an average sized box hastily wrapped. I thought nothing of it due to how my own wrapping was horrible, so whatever. We all sat in a big circle, and started opening the presents one by and my turn rolled around.
It was magazines wrapped in newspapers. No hidden money, no interesting or expensive newspapers, just literal garbage.
Turns out the kid just wanted to cheap out and wanted to get a free gift. This is why you have a minimum in these kinds of gift exchanges.
Tl;dr: i spent a full 10 dollars on a gift exchange and recieved crappy newspapers and magazines inside.
I'm pretty late but when I was in the third grade I got my friend for secret santa and he coincidentally got me. He somehow found this out and asked me to get him this $20 nifty yo-yo that lit up and made noises and shit that my mom had to find on E-Bay. Then when the day came I got from him a small metal hot wheels car. When I complained he made this scrunched up face he was always making and said that the gift limit was $5.
I had an ex-girlfriend years ago who gave me a tiny toy Darth Vader for Christmas. Like, she almost certainly got this thing from a Burger King kids meal or a flea market or something. Sure, who doesn't like Star Wars, but I never claimed to be a huge fan or anything. Can't remember what I got her, but I remember it being expensive.
Tehsabs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hands down the worst gift I ever received was a suit bought for me to wear at my nanna's (fathers mother for you none-Brits) funeral on my 20th birthday. I wore it once then gained lots of weight from depression due to a promise I failed to keep for her.
This is a little different. One year we all gathered (cousins, siblings, etc.) for Christmas and I sat and watched them all open their gifts. Laptops, some great shit but for some reason I didn't get anything at all. Just sat there trying to contain myself but I was 12ish so I was about to cry. Little did I know there was a brand new fourwheeler outside for me.
I once received a flashlight. It was a cheap dollar store flashlight but that wasn't the problem. The package had been cut open and the good batteries that came with it were removed and replaced with dead batteries.
When I was 10 I told my mom's friend that I was into Hot wheels. She proceeded to give me a huge pack of hot wheels every Christmas until I was 16, even after I told her I didn't like them when I was 11.
I have received a doormat. I was 10 years old and it was from an eccentric/hoarding great aunt that I rarely saw. The entire thing was crocheted from BREAD BAGS. She was ahead of her time.
A Literal Pile of feces in a brown paper bag from my cousin whose 2 years older than me
Jsn1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a magazine subscription from her brother. Except turns out he only signed up for a free trial and the free trial automatically switched to a paid service. Never got or noticed the bill so we ended up getting a collections call on it, but donโt believe it was ever reported on her credit. We got it cleared up, but definitely the worst gift she ever got.
One year for my birthday, my stepmother got me a set of hand towels with polar bears embroidered on them. She was very excited about them and suggested I could save them and use them in my own bathroom when I moved out... It was my 10th birthday.
My mom's sister is kinda off, always has been. Two years ago, I think it was, she came from Missouri with her kids for Christmas and we celebrated a day early.
Well, she thought that buying us Nerf guns was a good idea due to the fact that her youngest was 7 and we'd all want to play with him. She bought my brother (13), my cousin (15), and myself (17) Nerf guns to keep her other kid busy.
We celebrated Christmas at Thanksgiving this year because they won't be able to make it due to scheduling conflicts, and so I asked for a Steam gift card or the cash to buy it for myself. She bought my brother and I a copy of Monopoly that we had to share.
schemie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a high school graduation gift that was picture frame with the stock photo still in it.
When I was 10 I bought (convinced my dad to buy) a Hungry Hungry Hippos game for my Grandpa. "So he can keep it and we can play it when I come over to visit." My Grandpa never touched that game.
To this day, in my family, if you give someone a gift that is as much for you as for them it's called a "Hungry Hungry Hippos" gift.
Jiftyj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty weird but i got a dusty book/bible about rocks from an "aunt", which she by certain had taken from the attic. So a friend of mine started chuckling, looking at my face while hiding his laugh. My odd "aunt" than said: you like it? so yeah ofcourse i like it... then she said: oh then you'll like the next present even more.. it was a book about stones. friend laughed his ass of and yeah, me too i guess.
A dented can of sauerkraut. We had a mean/dirty Santa exchange planned with family and the game is you draw a number pick a gift from the pile and the next number can keep their gift or swap with one already opened. I got the largest number so I was in the prime seat. My sweet dear uncle somehow managed to forget one gift, which I knew was a mistake because his wife had one for herself to give. He went to his car, searched frantically and found the Kraut can. He then retrieved a tattered gift bag with tissue paper from the trash and threw it into the pile . The ostentatious look of the bag made it the avoidable present and I ultimately drew it last. Obviously a hilarious reveal and the family lost their minds laughing and my Uncle volunteered what ever decent gift he had received. I declined and kept the kraut to make it even more funny.
The following year I gave him back the kraut in the same tattered gift back and it started making rounds through the family. It became the "Christmas Kraut" and has changed hands for years.
When I was eight, I was given a lenticular picture of Jesus, knocking at โthe door of your heartโ. It was scary, and was hung on the wall opposite my bed, freaking me out every night for a year or so.
I got a $20 gift card to a music store that had no physical locations within 300 miles of me. This was prior to the days of online shopping. How or why my relative got it was baffling because they only lived about 40 miles away.
When I was a kid, my aunt & cousins gave us a "VR" headset that was supposed to work with the SNES. It was really just a headset with a little screen inside. Except it didn't work at all because a crucial piece was missing (I think a cable adapter?). My Aunt just said "Oh I'm sure you'll love it if you can find that part!". I'm pretty sure they never had the part, and the thing was garbage picked or re-gifted to them having never worked. I got a fetch quest for Christmas.
My dad's girlfriend who hates me gave me the Kohl's cash she earned from buying other people's presents. Literally opened her wallet in front of me and said "I guess you can have these". This was after my grandma mentioned how her and my dad didn't have anything for me (I have three other sibling that got gifts).
After my son was born we received a baby teeth collecting kit complete with cotton swabs and tongs. It basically looks like a big birth control case for storing your childโs teeth. Making it even more strange, it was shipped to us directly from China and nobody ever took credit for it.
mo0n3h ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first got together with my now wife she told me that her dad loves playing jokes. Also she had told me that they would often have baked beans on toast for dinner.
So I thought an amazing funny Christmas present would be to go to Harrods and get a tray full of baked beans in a Harrods bag. Which I did.
It didnโt go down terribly well, and he seemed quite put out ... even after explaining the joke...
Anyway next year they paid me back with absolutely loads of gifts. Huge ones, small ones, round ones, long ones. Hugely exciting and I felt even more bad about the previous yearโs prank.
Every single present contained a pair of socks. Socks in large packages, small, round, just socks.
As a 6 year old, my grandmother bought me a bow and arrow. REAL, not a toy. I went outside later that day and with the help of my grandmother i shot the arrow into my neighbors window. Great parenting. :)
One Christmas, I think maybe when I was 11 my great grandmother gave me a part from inside her old garage door opener. She recently had a new one installed and, I guess, wasn't sure what to do with it. As I was trying to figure out what this plastic thing wrapped in copper wire was she announced to the family that since "ItsDreamyWeather likes taking things apart so I thought this might be fun for him". Even 11 year old me knew this was a part from inside something larger, something that had already been taken apart. Besides that fact, my family and I have no idea where she got the idea that I liked taking stuff apart. I think I maybe told her once I'd taken apart the cordless house phone because the battery stopped charging, back before the days before lithium ion. I didn't fix it, nor did I really learn anything from that, I was just bored.
I had enough social grace to smile weakly and thank her for the gift, but I quickly threw it away once I got home and will probably never forget that. One of many shitty Christmases that eventually led to me telling people to not buy me anything because I'm not getting them anything. I'll come visit and do the family thing but please don't make me do the gift thing. Being forced to buy/receive gifts is awful.
Not a gift I received... but I come from an immigrant family and I didnโt understand what secret Santa was. I was 5 and my Girl Scout troop had secret Santa that year. All I knew was to bring a gift, and I was too dumb to realize it was a gift for another girl in the troop. My mom grabbed a new item she bought recently (ceramic napkin holder with a pig on it) and wrapped it for me. The girl who received it cried......
Probably way too late, and it's not a gift I've received, but I've heard this story enough to know it well.
When my parents were dating, they had just been together for a few months. My dad dropped my mom off after a date, and when showing my dad my mom's apartment, she mentioned that she needed a new desk lamp. She either didn't have one, or her old one was broke or something.
Regardless, my dad, being the suave, intelligent, and creative gentleman that he is, knew that Valentine's day was coming up soon. What a better gift to give someone than something that they truely needed, and demonstrated you'd been listening?!
So my dad gave my mom a regular desklamp for Valentine's day.
Somehow, they managed to get married.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me baby food for Christmas last year, because โIโm his babyโ.
I once gave someone their worst present. In a work Secret Santa I wrapped up a pack of Jamaican Cock Soup for a gay colleague as an extra, jokey gift. We were always pranking so I thought he'd laugh.
Unfortunately his actual gifter was late arriving so he only got the soup and went absolutely ballistic with rage.
Sadly I wasn't there to see him slam the pack in the bin and call everyone in the place a fucking stupid twat who thinks they're fucking funny. I think I'd have died laughing.
I owned up when I saw him and he calmed down when he knew it was me.
It's well known in my family that I'm an atheist. Most of my family refuses to buy me anything outright because I don't "believe in the holiday spirit" or whatever. As long as I'm being fed, I really don't give a shit honestly.
Now, my Aunt and Uncle on the other hand DO buy me things. Typically bibles, rosary beads, or T shirts with Jesus shit written all over it.
Last year was a pirate themed shirt that said AND I QUOTE: Yarrr, me treasure be in Heaven! [Random bible passage I can't remember]"
They know I'm non-religious. They know that I know that they know I'm non-religious. They just kind of do it as a "fuck you" thing. I find it hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to write me cheques for $1.50 for Christmas. A few Christmases back she splurged and wrote me one for $12.50 and told me not to cash it until January. She's not poor, just incredibly stingy.
At least it usually gives the tellers at the bank a good laugh.
Used striped sheets from my step grandma when I was five, coming from a garage sale. The non-step grand children got toys that same Christmas. On the upside, I think she could tell I was sad. So next year she went to Wal Mart and asked a "colored boy" about what music to buy me and got me a Pearl Jam and Mariah Carey tape.
As a kid every year I would get a card with a check for $100 from my grandpa and I would be stoked to have 100 dollars to spend on whatever I wanted.
However, it wasnโt a checkโit was a savings bond. And every year my parents had to remind me that its not a real check, I donโt get the money. Itโs saying 100 dollars has been put into an account for me that I will get when Iโm grown up.
My dad got it for me because he hadn't seen it yet, so we watched it together. Then he apologized.
Trunk_z ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so difficult to choose.
Socks. I have enough socks that I can last about 4 weeks without washing any. I don't know why, I just hate getting socks. I made a thing about it 10 years back, now it's become a running joke - I literally have a drawer with nothing in it but socks. This year I will most likely be getting more socks. At least a few years ago, they were semi-decent quality, but now because people do it for a joke, they feel nasty!
Also, as a teacher, I get a lot of... interesting gifts from the kids. I've never had to buy a mug, when friends come around, we can all be "No.1 teacher", or "best teacher ever". One year I even got a matching coaster!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin gave me a PSN gift card he had already spent once.
My sister got me a Marlboro track suit. Like not to be funny.... she was serious.
Magic142 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but one time I got my OWN socks for my birthday. I left some socks that I bought at my grandmother's house and she gifted me the same ones 3 months later.
Not sure what mine would be but my grandad forgot my brother's birthday and remembered mine and gave me a ยฃ50 cheque. My brother is very proud even at a young age and refused to acknowledge it so I hid ยฃ25 in his coat pocket one day to even things up.
Mine was probably a knockoff Motley Crue t-shirt. I fucking hate Motley Crue and it was 2 sizes too small.
The promise of a gift that never comes. My mother does it to me every birthday and Christmas. "I don't have money right now but when I get some, I promise I will get you a present." Never happens. Mind you, if she just said "I cant afford to get you anything", I'd be fine with that - I understand. But the promise, knowing she won't follow through is more disappointing.
One time my momโs in law gave all of her grandkids like these nice clothes, money, and other shit. Then the in law gave me a jumbo sized jar full of cheese puffs. I actually liked my gift and didnโt mind it much, but it apparently pissed my mom off.
Last Christmas my sister-in-law got 2 bowls, 2 plates, 2 placemats, and some weird bowl to make mac & cheese in the microwave. She's 30 years old and already owned a full set of dishes and can successfully cook. I guess that's what you get from an absentee father who hardly knows you as an adult
One year in high school one of my classes decided to do a Secret Santa. I spent a long time picking out 2-3 nice gifts that I thought the person I got would enjoy.
The day for exchanging gifts came and pretty much everyone had wrapped their things nicely or at least put them in a nice gift bag, myself included. Then the girl who picked my name came over and handed me an old, dirty pencil topper eraser in the shape of Santa Claus that she had clearly been using for a while already. I wasnโt even disappointed by the gift, just kinda sad that nobody put any effort in for me.
key1010 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In like 4th grade this kid found out I had to buy him a gift for secret Santa. He wanted a lil jon and the east side boys cd. I on the other hand found the paper with my name crumbled up on the floor of the classroom. Not only did I have to get a kid some horrible music gift, I got the worst gift of all...rejection. I think I was one of the only kids who didnโt get a gift from my secret Santa.
We had a Christmas gift exchange in my 4th grade class. Pokรฉmon cards were a big thing at the time, and thatโs what I requested. My gift was some crappy Pokรฉmon cutout cards that came from Burger King.
To make matters worse, the kid I picked wanted Pokรฉmon cards too. We got him a pack of legit cards from the first generation, and he got a Charizard in the pack.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother stole money from me and then gifted it back to me
I had an aunt who was a real creep. Dressed fancy, bought the best for her kids, lived in a nice home in New Jersey. I lived in the hood and one Christmas she gave us used toys, some of which were broken. My parents gave her kids nice gifts. My mother just said thank you and never made a fuss.
My ex-boyfriend was a notoriously bad gift giver. For my birthday a couple years ago, I really wanted a pair of workout pants, and mentioned it a couple times. Instead he decided to go off-book and asked Reddit what he should get me.
I got a butt plug and a mug.
JahnSnow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was junior year of high school for a class gift exchange. I was out the previous weekend looking for a semi-decent gift, like a gift card or something. Anyways, we open the gifts in class and I get a beat up Bionicle PC game that didnโt even have the disk. What the duck.
_Hempsey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is gonna get buried but it still makes me laugh. My Nan once gave me a head torch, but what she didnโt realise was the fact it was a novelty โG Spot Finderโ awkward 15 year old me still had to go say thank you. She only wanted me to be able to read in bed, bless her
Riotsla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my parents get a stocking for me & my sister's. Usually it's just crappy stuff like shampoo & socks.
As a precursor to the story my parents had a friend staying on their couch a few months previously.
Back to me opening my stocking & I pick up a box that Is really light, wayy to light to be the razor that the box was advertising, I shake it & there's something inside.
It turns out that it was an empty box that was lying around & the friend from earlier had used it but forgotten to throw it out, with the confusion of Xmas my mum absentindedly wrapped it & put it in my stocking.
So the worst gift I have ever received was a box filled with y parents friends toe &/or finger nail clippings (cant be too sure which) it's a real shame as the razor would've been way more useful.
Some of these stories are truly horrendous and some unfortunate souls got absolutely terrible gifts, but am I the only one who thinks there are far too many "I gave them $XX and they only gave me $X" examples in this thread?
The last thing that's crossing my mind when giving someone a gift is "I expect something of at least equal value in return." Gift giving isn't about me - it's about making the people I'm giving to happy. I don't know what you call that sick way of thinking that expects the giftee to match your gift, but it certainly has nothing to do with giving a gift.
But then again, maybe it's me who has the sick way of thinking and I've been doing this gift giving thing wrong the whole time.
My grandmother gave me a cheap coin purse with change, literally less than a dollarโs worth of change. It was the only present she bought that year though, except the diamond ring that she bought herself.
My uncle, who is a very well-off doctor, gave me a cheap plunger and a roll of toilet paper for my wedding. Not even wrapped.
roobot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My roommate of two years forgot to get me anything. So, last-minute, they wrapped a few gas-station gifts and put them under the tree... I got toothpicks, a religious candle, and a candy bar. Thanks, โfriend!โ
It's not bad compared to all the other stuff in this thread, but... I had a miniature statue of an owl in my room because I thought it looked cool.
So somehow, every single member of my family thought I LOVED owls. I got owl everything. Owl blankets, owl candles, notebooks with owl print, owl slippers, clothes with owls on them, etc.
I never told them that I don't really like owls, because I didn't want to hurt their feelings. Until my mom was like "oh, I bet you want something owl-themed for Christmas, because you love then so much!"
And I just said "no, I really don't actually..."
One of my aunts is a notoriously terrible gift giver, but she travels a ton and usually brings back little trinkets from her trips. She had just gotten back from a cruise around the Hawaiian islands, which at the time my younger sister was obsessed with, I think maybe because of the movie Lilo and Stitch. Anyway, Aunt Deana brings back the requisite trinkets for everyoneโleis, coconut candies, etcโand my sister is SO EXCITED to get a gift brought back from Hawaii. Anything from Hawaii. Her gift? A book on how to fold towels into animal shapes from the cruise ship gift shop โbecause you love folding!โ Hannah thanked for her the present, but I think she wonders to this day why Aunt Deana thinks sheโs a folding enthusiast.
For my sixteenth birthday I received the sound of music soundtrack and a box of 5 markers. Im also a guy and I hate coloring as well as the sound of music.
drfifth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother is a total bitch. One Christmas our family bought her some expensive new horse harness because as an old WASP she drives carriages as a hobby. I got a dollar store this pet in the shape of Shrek's head, and she was actually angry that my Mom lied about getting her the harness when she point blank asked her a week before Christmas.
As a kid in like grade 3, we did a secret santa as a class. The teacher said 5 or 10$ is the maximum and gave a note to our parents and everything.
This fucking kid, I shit you not, gave me 2 used, scratched up Hot Wheels cars. He said "I knew you liked cars!" because I was friends with a kid who liked cars at the time. He even wrapped it in paper towel and gave it to me like that. I don't even think he used tape.
By far the worst gift I got... Worse than last year's oversized beer glass that my ex probably bought for 5$.
My ex MIL had me wrap some random stuff a few days before Christmas for anyone she โforgotโ. She gave me a blank notebook, which she let me wrap myself. It was so cold I couldnโt help but be impressed.
dreaday4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday I got a vase from a thrift store made of the kind of glass my mom collected at the time...from my mom.
When I was about 14 my step-grandmother gave me a book called โEtiquette Tips For Womenโ. Needless to say, I was offended.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my dad got my twin brother a very nice mountain bike, and he got me an ugly shirt that wasn't my size with the Walmart clearance tag still on it.
A big bottle of pepto bismal. Yup. This was a year I tried really hard on all my brothers gifts too. I really gave them things I thought they would like and use and be actually thankful for. My brothers just gave me one bottle of pepto. I was a bit upset, and kind of just tried to brush it off, but it's still in my mind a year later..
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa/white elephant gift exchange at work, and all drew names for people on our team. We had also filled out a short questionnaire for ourselves so people would know what they should get us, or not get us based on gift ideas. My good friend ended up picking me and decided to take my list extremely seriously. I had jokingly put nunchucks on my questionnaire and he got me a pair of cheap foam and rubber ones, and I loved these things so much, but ended up hitting someone walking behind me at work while spinning them around like a maniac, and they were taken away, along with being put on a probationary period at work for attacking another co-worker..
memerJ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget it... I was 12 years old... Christmas time...
My younger brothers still believed in Santa Claus, so I still got a Santa gift along with them. I remember getting workout clothes...
Now generally speaking, and even in my older age that would not be a bad gift, but to a 12 year old fat kid who got bullied a lot already, it was embarrassing. The gift isn't so bad, but I'll never forget the way I felt... My step mom was kind of a cunt.
Mforsb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Father Bought my Family an above ground pool when I was 7 years old for Christmas. I was stoked because I was like holy shit a pool is the best thing ever. It sat in the garage until I was 18 when we turned the garage into a living room and was then given away to another family in the neighborhood.
I may be too late to contribute but for Reddit Secret Santa one year, I received a framed screenshot of my highest rated comment. It was a few years ago and I had mostly been a lurker and my comment wasn't even that great. That went straight in the trash.
After I received it, the sender complained that I hadn't sent him anything. I had to explain that that's not how this works...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't secret santa, but we drew names in 4th grade. I got a cheap puzzle that was supposed to be 100 pieces... there were 104 and it was still incomplete. I got the kid a GI Joe, which he traded someone else for a nerf football. Damn you Dustin...
My grandma also gave me a gluestick for xmas one year. I threw it over my shoulder and said 'I don't want it'.
My wife received from her grandmother a set of spare steps for a bra (the kind that can be worn with or without the straps obvs).
My wife did not own the Bra they were for, and has no use for a strapless bra anyway (I hit the jackpot in that regard). and on top of all that they were being sold off cheap because the bra had been discontinued, so these straps were completely useless. Apparently they were on sale for less than a pound and her grandmother just could not pass on the savings. And that was her Xmas present from her grandmother that year, my wife was 30 or so at the time. She still talks about it.
Super late to the party but mine was a coworker secret santa thing. I got my secret santa a gift card to Godiva. My buddy who I worked with got his person a bunch of chocolate and a gift card to a place called lush. My SS got me a toy display car because "I know you like cars and you're a hard person to shop for." I didn't know what to do with it so I think I gave it to Toys for Tots. Im in my 20s, what do I want a plastic model car for.
I'm a huge Detroit Pistons fan, my friend told him that, so he was also surprised I got a toy car. Anything basketball related would have been cool. I feel ungrateful for saying it but this dude clearly walked into wal mart and picked up the first thing he saw that had wheels on it.
Underwear from my soon to be ex wife. For Father's day, Birthdays, Xmas, Anniversary. For like three years.Damn woman how much underwear you think I need ? There was quite the ruckus when I suggested she stop.
My grandpa always took the cake when it came to horrible gifts. One time I really wanted a Batman action figure; the one with the cape made of cloth. All I got was a single sheet of Batman stickers.
Another time I got a sock that had an orange inside and the other sock. That was my Christmas gift.
When I was 12, my grandmother told me on Christmas that the next year I get her heirloom diamond earrings.. I got a framed picture of me and my dog instead.
Iโm 23 and the earrings have never heard anything about them since.
Every year, my sister buys me these blue Tonka Trucks for Christmas (I don't know why). I hate toy trucks, and blue is my least favorite color, but I play with them and pretend to love them anyway because it makes her happy
Ramuh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a bit of a heartbreaker.
A few years ago, my parents gifted me a hoodie for Christmas. It was a "body formed by gaming" hoodie with a controller on it. the thing was, english wasn't their first language. I wasn't the lightest person at the time, I'm still not, and so the motto on the hoodie was eerily true, because that's kind of what made me fat (now only slightly overweight). So I just couldn't bring myself to like and wear it, because of the stigma of had for me. Also apparently my dad picked it out and he rarely does these things, so I felt even worse
Kezly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd wear it proudly dude! Don't care about those body shaming haters
My mother does this thing where she asks what I want for Christmas. I tell her, or I send her a list. She ignores it and buys me socks, then claims I'm impossible to shop for.
Zorgsmom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of allergy pills from my mother, the Queen of cheapskates.
Mother In Law got me a bottle of Crown Royal, Vermouth and olives so that I could make her favorite martini's when they came to visit. I don't drink martini's and she knows it.
Mother in Law just got back from Eastern Europe vacation, brought us all back presents. My present was a small bag of black licorice. After MIL left I see my son eating the licorice and I said jokingly to him , don't eat all of my licorice, my wife then says but you don't even like black licorice. I said I know and so does your mother. I think a light bulb finally went on for my wife on that one....
This is for my Grandma but it's still a pretty awful gift. My aunt lives in Montana and she bought my Grandma a moose tooth necklace. She said it was "the ivory of the north," and very expensive. It's literally a gross dirty tooth on a silver chain.
When my Grandma passed away my aunt reclaimed the necklace because of how valuable it was. Honestly none of us were fighting her for it...
NotTipsy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I got into a fight with my older sister. Later that day, she was still upset with me but I was asking her what she wanted for her birthday. She sourly replied with "a potato." So guess what I got her for her birthday two days later: a potato.
Last year we did a gift exchange through work and used this website called Elfster so we could leave a list of interests and what have you to inform our Secret Santa's of what we like. Everyone in the room got these great gifts that were specifically tailored to their likes...
I got a salt lamp. To which my SS said, "It's great for stress! I don't know if you have stress....but it's great for it!"
Every year my family does Christmas with some good family friends. When I was about 14 they gave me a plain duffle bag that still had the "Enjoy this free gift with your $75 purchase" tag still on it.
Every fucking year my wifes family does some stupid gift giving game like White Elephant but most of them are real cheap asses that say they dont want to take part in it but when the time comes they are frantically looking through the trunk of their cars for gifts to use. Last years gifts included a snuggie, a candy cane with sample size liquor bottles minus 2 bottles, and a cheapy LED hard hat light. Then everyone fights over the real gifts and the people didnt bring an actual gift walk away with the cool stuff abd the people who bought the nice gifts walk away with the dollar store shit.
Ive saved up all of my shitty gifts from the past couple of years to regift.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted an Xbox 360 soooo bad when it came out, never got one... A couple years later I'm still asking for one and my Mom said she got me a gift she knew I'd love and would be excited for.
A snuggie. A fucking SNUGGIE. I was so disappointed and angry. Then I go to my best friends house and what does her Dad get me? A Slanket.
Owing more to dementia than anything else I remember getting a pair of like size 4 slippers from my grandma. I was probably a size 12 or 13 at the time. My younger brother and sister got a Nintendo 64 to share... I understood why but still stung a bit.
It isnt the worst gift but it really opened my eyes at how awful my parents were at christmas itself
Boyfriend purchased gorgeous wrapping paper and put a bow on it, really lovely looking gift all pristine and came with a christmas card. They gave him his gift in a plastic walmart bag. They gave my gift to me wrapped in the cast off wrapping paper of their gift, not even taped, just balled up in front of me and handed to. I think he got a tshirt and I got a phone stand but I was so embarrassed because his mother perfectly wrapped every gift for me and my parents and my parents couldnt even be assed to buy $1 wrapping paper.
wcs40110 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A knee length night shirt from goodwill. I was nursing my baby and had literally 0 use for it.
OtterBon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A flashlight with a radio attached....like wtf am I looking for at night where I need to listen to the radio. But being from my alcoholic druggy uncle I didn't expect much.
Emisys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A goddamn bar of soap. My friends forgot it's my birthday and were at the beach.
Not me but my mom. My parents agreed to not get anything for each other for Christmas. On Christmas day my dad asked her "aren't you going to open your stocking?" She got all excited thinking he surprised her with something. She dumped the contents out and there was a handful of candy...that she had put in there herself. She got so mad at him because he made her think that he got her something (so she got all excited). Meanwhile my dad was completely clueless. "We said we weren't going to get each other anything!" It still comes up to this day and this was over 20 years ago.
My sister insists on giving me clothes that she finds on clearance that I never wear. I wear shorts and t-shirts about 99% of the time and she'll buy me a hideous polo shirt or button down corduroy shirt. I'd rather get no gift at all than get clothes that I will never wear.
A Bic pen that didn't even work... from a friend (not anymore but due to other issues) who I had gotten cinema tickets in return. I thought she was kidding at first, but she was dead serious lol!
My uncles wife is an antiquer and gave me a rusty old โPhillies cigar boxโ because Iโm from Philadelphia. I was nine and you could barely read the words. Couldnโt have been more convinced Iโd been gifted garbage.
Got a how to budget book as a twelve year old from my uncle. He had just started his own motivational speaking mumbo jumbo business and this book was part of the bullshit he was selling at the time.
mwille ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 13th birthday my aunt gave me a card that said โhappy 10th birthdayโ and two gag gifts that clearly had been sitting up in her attic since the 80s
Last year for my club's secret Santa I got a used digital camera. No batteries or SD card. It's probably worse than my phone's camera, and I don't think it's been used in years.
diggdead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This hasn't happened yet BUT my son asked my wife for a go pro camera for Christmas. Just yesterday she came to me and said she found one for 11 dollars and it's shipping from China. Oh boy, Christmas this year is going to be funny!
For Christmas one year my best friend decided that my gift would be to take me to a favorite pizza place and do their beer challenge to earn a free t-shirt. I was pumped about the gift. Beer, good times, and a basic t/shirt from my fav restaurant. We had to buy and drink x amount of beers within 2 weeks time. We decided to do it over two weekends bc the place was an hour and a half drive back home. We get there and I decide that I'm going to drink my least favorite beers on the list the first weekend, and then cruise to that glorious tshirt on the final weekend. We get through the first weekend, all good. Don't you know he gets sick after eating dinner and having one beer on the second weekend, and we had to leave. This meant we didn't get the shirt. In the end my gift from him for Christmas was about 6 or 7 of my least favorite beers.
Edit: Compared to a lot of people in this thread, I'm pretty lucky with 6 beers. Plus we get a great story to laugh about in the end.
A little late to the game, but a few years ago my cousin asked my wife what I would want. My wife, knowing that I had been getting into cutting some friend's hair, told him I would love some new scissors or thinning shears. He didn't understand.
Christmas comes and he got my sister a new digital camera, my mom a new coffee maker. I open my gift and saw a pair of paper cutting scissors (the $1.25 kind) and was so confused. I thought it was a gag gift. I played it off and my wife later explained what she had suggested to him. Worst gift ever.
Toilet paper. At a youth group gift exchange, a fair number of kids were avoiding a particular present, so when it was my turn, I picked a nicely wrapped box... Of 8 single-ply toilet paper rolls. I traded it with our youth leader for the toonie she got as a present.
This: https://imgur.com/a/xmY27 this was my worst gift ever. No it wasn't handmade with love or anything like that, its store-bought and just this... this hideous thing.
My JNMIL always used to give me dollar store stuff, especially earrings and nail polish โ my ears arenโt pierced, and I donโt paint my nails. But she would get extremely upset if she didnโt get everything on her list, or if she received something expensive as a dual b-day/Christmas gift (they were days apart).
Sheโs married to a sex offender now and no one in the family talks to her anymore...so serves her right I guess.
My great uncle came and stayed at our house when I was younger. He left a huge stack of sticky notes with the logo of the company he worked for on top. I was 11 so I don't know what I would need note-taking material for.
My great grandmother, who is literally a millionaire, would give me 5 dollars every Christmas to โgo rent a video gameโ
tbarg91 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 there was a gift exchange I remember spending 3 hours looking for one CD across town... And in return I got a pen... It was not even a fancy one it was just... A pen..
One VHS tape of Free Willy to share between three kids. It was the only thing we received that Christmas.
LDLDLD13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas when I was 12 or so, my grandma came with those chinese puzzles where you have to get a hoop through the puzzle and get it free. She brought 4 one for each of us kids. Said whoever wins gets $5. My older sister won, got $5, and my grandma took all the puzzles back. So not only did I not get to finish the puzzle, but I didn't get the $5 either.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandma took all the puzzles back
What? Whenever I open a gift, you can't take it back.
When I was 14 I spent about 50 dollars and a whole lot of time and effort to track down an imported Pedro Almadovar-movie for my sister. What did I get back? A figurine of a guy in a swimming suit getting his private parts pinched by a lobster while lying down.
seires88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 I got 2 suit handkerchiefs from my grandma. Even my dad lol
My aunt is cheap as fuck. For my 10th birthday she got me a Happy meal toy. She literally bought her kids a happy meal an hour before my birthday, kept the toy and gave me that. My 11th birthday she gave me her husbands broken fishing rod. Thank god she moved away.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book of places I could pay to go, and then do free things there. Not so subtle hint from a family member a while ago, we don't see eachother much anymore.
I got used slippers crudely wrapped after everyone got their gifts and i guess they for got about me and my brother who also got crudely wrapped slippers
extension cord, basketball ( I don't play or even watch basketball ) a huge shotgun, a shower cap...all gifts from my ex-husband ..before we got divorced.
Kindergarten, we had a gift exchange in school. My mom bought a ninja turtle (boombox Michelangelo) for said exchange. I got a chalkboard and it didn't even work properly.
Luminair ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A redditor sent me an iPhone USB cable as a secret santa gift one year. I decided to stop participating in reddit secret santa after that.
Not my gift but my brothers ex wife used to insist on handling the purchasing of gifts. She would buy my mum a bath set for Christmas, and then for her birthday two weeks later give her another; making the most of the boots 2 for ยฃ10 deal. She did this three years in a row. On the presentation of this third birthday I mentioned that it's the 6th bath set. Went down well.
inklids ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nan got me a "lady shaver" for Christmas two years ago. When I opened it, after the laughter had died down, I of course asked her why.
Her answer? "Well, I thought you could do with one..."
I have only android devices and my entire fam knows it
Daxtirsh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I said I just wanted to eat vegan, they got me a gift card with the date on the ticket marked as the day before for a shop I would never go to and they encouraged my 4yo little bro to open the gift for me so they could go playing bowling without me.
I got a bottle of CIA BBQ sauce from my uncle last Christmas. He's a complete fucking loser, so as shitty as it was, it was not unexpected.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Iโm a accountless lurker... but had to make one to share this)
I was 14. Step father had been in the picture for about 3 years and his family could not stand any of us... my sister, mother, and I are were treated like trash at every family gathering from the onset of my parents relationship... it was rugged.
Christmas rolls around... under the tree are some gifts from my step fathers parents... Step brother got a pair of socks with $20 wrapped up in it... I got a open pack of socks with 1 pair missing.
james522 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For three years in a row, from ages 12-15, my uncle would give me a can of peanuts and a hamper every Christmas. I can see why he thought it was funny but it was hard to receive these and then watch all of my cousins and siblings get actual nice presents from him
I can't drive. Not that I have some physical handicap preventing me from doing it or an actual serious mental disorder which prevents me from legally doing so, but instead a fear of driving to the point where I panic and never feel safe behind the wheel. I don't know why, outside of it being my full awareness of how dangerous vehicles are and how easy it is for somebody to mess up whilst driving and accidentally kill someone or themselves.
So for high school graduation, what does my step-grandmother get me as a present? A pen that looks like a car with the comment of, "maybe this will serve as a reminder that you need to learn how to drive." After we left, my parents were at least nice enough to apologize on her behalf and then understood why I didn't want anyone but my direct family attending my graduation (as in parents and siblings). They also let me decide where to go for lunch, which was nice. :)
lerasi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve gotten decades old magazines from a thrift store twice. Once about cameras and photography (because 25 year old camera technology was the bond I guess?) And the other time it was recipes, like old taste of home magazines. And my grandmother in law is constantly on the lookout for clearance clothing from Family Dollar. All packaged up with price tags still attached. Basically my in laws in general are the worst gifters ever.
My great aunt gave me a broken tennis racket that had some mold on it and some gummy bears in a plastic bag. She had spilled and picked them up off her carpet that hasn't been cleaned in years and she has cats. They were covered in Lord only knows what, were hard as rocks and semi melted together because they'd been on her dashboard while she stole flowers off a grave to give my grandma...
Hetzz87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my cousin gave each of us (4 members of my family) framed portrait photos of himself. Same frame, same picture. He was 14 and we all still lived in the same house.
Another year my aunt (his mother) gave me a holographic 8 x 10 image of Audrey Hepburn and a printout of various Audrey Hepburn quotes she had found online. The quotes were printed on standard printer paper and had been stapled together and folded in half. They were not wrapped.
Theyโre an interesting lot, that side of the family.
When I turned 22, my dad bought me Drakkar Noir Cologne, which was a shitty gift because I hate cologne, and he also got himself a bottle because they were buy one, get one free. So my dad bought himself cologne, and gave me a free bottle of skunk junk.
An aunt of mine once "gave me" a link to a website that I could donate money to as a birthday gift.
She informed me that she had donated to that website the money she would have spent on a gift for me, and she thought I might "enjoy the opportunity to experience charity" by donating money of my own.
I recall being unsure of exactly what it was I was supposed to have been donating money to.
sl1878 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would either be the bottle of extra watery pancake syrup, or the Christian teen advice book that said masturbation could cause epilepsy.
A pen. I was lead of a software development team, been at the company for four years, lead the team for two. We'd collectively toiled long hours to and eventually launched the product. Marriages, babies, birthdays, hiring and firing, pay rises and pay cuts. I decided there was nothing more to achieve at the place and it was time for me to move on.
So it was normal to do a collection for people leaving. I had run collections, bought the gifts and held the send off for several people in my time as lead. So they sent around a collection and on my last day I got a pen, from 40 people. They might as well have given me a card with "fuck you" on it.
When I was 12 I was going through a goth phase. A family member bought me a hot pink polo shirt. I seriously was convinced they were fucking with me.
Still think they were a little bit.
Wi_Tozzi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 for Christmas my cousins great grandpa (my grandpa got remarried and we shared Christmas with both families) gave me a superhero bubble bath set. The man was about 83 something but didn't give it as a joke. Everyone laughed but he kept a straight face. Super embarrassing Christmas, both families kept picking on me for it...jokes on them though...I got a free superhero bubble bath set
mascjk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my personal gift, but one I gave and didn't realize was bad. One year I pulled the name of a horrible boss woman at work for Secret Santa. Even though I hated her, I still wanted to do good and make her smile. I spent a long time thinking about what would be a thoughtful gift and ended up getting her a beautiful money tree houseplant for her desk, which got the most light in the office (no one else had a window). When gifts were opened, she was downright angry. Huffing, puffing, no smile to be seen for days. While others unwrapped bottles of liquor, foot massagers, funny shirts, kitchen accessories, stuff like that, she sat there enraged. Because the gifts were laid out on the table beforehand and she didn't see who placed the wrapped plant there, she never knew I was her Secret Santa! My co-workers who knew found it HILARIOUS that I gave her a plant. Apparently a plant is a mean gift for people, but I didn't realize it. When boss lady moved on to bigger and better things in a different city, she asked me if I wanted to inherit the plant. Of course I said yes! I love plants.
CRBNBLU ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a completely empty box from my mother.
Back story... I'm in my early twenties, and it's Christmas morning. We're all opening gifts and I open this one from Mom. I open it and it's nothing but sweet nothingness. I pause for a second to contemplate how to handle it. Not sure if it's a joke or intended to insult. I surely don't want to make a scene. Mom makes the first move and asked me, "Well, is that what you wanted?" I couldn't help but be a little sarcastically funny now. I showed her the empty box and her jaw dropped. The room was now focused on me of course. "Did I wrap an empty box??" As it turns out she had just gotten so gung-ho in her wrapping that she just wrapped everything without checking contents. She left the room and minutes later returned with envelope containing a gift card, my intended gift. So now there is a running joke every year of who might get the empty box.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of a funny story and a running joke. Delightful!!!!
The second Reddit Secret Santa I participated in, the person who got my name sent me a bog of fertilizer/manure. Like, just a box of shit and dirt. When I posted about it to the subreddit, the guy messaged me and said he would make it up to me (but he thought the "prank" was a good enough gift on it's own) by buying me a $5 Amazon card...which he never did.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More of a hint than a present.
Redone10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh! Something I can answer. So we had a Secret Santa at work - probably the biggest one I'd even been in more than 70 or so people and everyone was getting creative. I actually knew the girl who I picked so I went all out. Dropped multiple gifts off at her desk, some chocolates, some stationery and then a handmade Pikachu Santa hat bookmark (she's a big Pokรฉmon fan). All the while - I never receieved anything from my Santa. I assumed it was probably someone I didn't know. We had sort of reveal for the Santas - turns out she was mine! What she handed me was a sweat band - looked a bit tattered plus was tight(I guess they have sizes?). Icing on the cake- she tore open my bookmark (which I had made on cardboard) thinking there was a gift inside.
Not a horrible gift, but I was sixteen and my uncleโs new wife bout me a toy purse and a pack of fake kidโs makeup. I donโt think she knew I was 16.
Not me but a friend of mine was gifted a blank VHS tape for his birthday in 2008. It was from his nan and when he politely asked her why she chose a black tape over an actual film her answer was that "now it can be any film you want"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm an awesome gift giver. Mostly because I know what people value. For example, if you have to buy a cheapo version of something with lots of features or a better brand but less features, which should you pick?
Youโd think itโs obvious, but I have received so many bad multitools, box sets of shitty shows, box sets of shitty books, etc.
Why not buy a good version of one type of tool? Like you can buy an awesome pair of wire cutters for $20. And I do tons of wiring projects, so I go through cheapo ones all the time. For $20 you can buy the newest bestest best seller. For $20 you can buy a blockbuster Blu-ray.
But the part that makes me a good gift giver is that I avoid items that I, myself, wouldnโt appreciate. I know youโre supposed to buy for the other personโs interests, but if there is something that is $20 and within their hobby, do you think they really want that?
We talked on the phone and I thanked her for the present as diplomatically as I could. She then began to chastise various Minnesota Democratic politicians for calling on him to resign. I made clear I wanted him to resign as well. She then went on to say some mildly victim-blamey things about these women "all coming out now" to target Franken and others. I said I thought it was overdue and that people need to speak out and perpetrators need to be held accountable, if nothing else to set an example for future generations of men and women.
All around, a lot of awkwardness. I don't know if I got through to her. She's 90 though and genuinely believes women sometimes need to just put up with stuff like this--said as much herself that that's how it always used to be. It's kind of sad.
Yeah, I loved her to death, and appreciated the gift (everyone in my family knew I loved to read), but it's not often that you get a gift that requires you to buy 4 other books to fully appreciate.
Luckily, it was a good series for a young teenage kid.
cinajj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 12th birthday, the lady next door gave me ONE plastic boat oar. Not a blow up raft/boat, just the oar. ONE.
A used hat with a sweat ring. My wife was gifted a pencil and a kids folder. We we're around 25 years old at the time. That was a hell of an awkward moment opening that.
We do a name exchange within my family and my sister got my name. We set a $50 limit on gifts. A few days after the name exchange, I get a text from my sister that she is totally broke and wondered if she could borrow some money so she could buy gifts for mom and other close family members. Yeah whatever - I'll never see the money back, but it's Christmas.
I lend her $200 and she spends $160 of it getting my mom this dish set or something that she's always wanted and totally topped all the other gifts she got that year. She spent the other $40 on some sort of deluxe glow in the dark ant farm for me. As a 30+ year old man, I have no interest in an ant farm... especially one that cost $40.
So, probably that ant farm that I apparently bought myself.
My cousin has a photo of me when I was 13 with the most unflattering facial expression. She thinks it the funniest thing ever.
One year, she made me a calendar where every month was that photo.
Another year, she made me stationary with that photo as the watermark.
The following year, she bought me a blanket with that image enlarged.
The gifts stopped since we started doing white elephant.
Thereโs the track pants I was given two years ago. I was 39. I have never worn track pants nor expressed interest in them. I was told that her brothers wore them.
There was the sparkly, โI Love Horsesโ with a picture of a horse. I was 12, male, and 5โ10.โ I wasnโt really into horses at the time nor ever.
There was the hand decorated, hand sewn Batman sweatshirt. I was 13.
A bathrobe. I donโt wear bathrobes. In fact, when asked if I wanted one, I said no. (Same person who got me the track pants. She also got me a bowling ball one year because she liked bowling. Again, when asked if I wanted one, I said no.)
I bought my ex-bf a PS3 for $250...he got me a .25 cent necklace...after I gave him his Christmas gift, so it wasn't like he got it for me and didn't know how much I spent on him.
Christmas shouldn't be about the materialistic things, but it was obvious to me that he just didn't care.
Probably the Xbox game from my mom, it was a game I had never heard of for a system I didnโt own (I play on pc and always have....) still has the price tag on it for $2.00, thanks mom.
Lelentos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave a puppy as a house warming gift.
I live alone, at work 8 hours a day, so i had to get a second puppy to make sure it wasn't lonely. Now they're both grown and require hours of excersize, so I had to put in a fence for them. I didn't ask for this responsibility.
My boyfriend got a package of stick-on moustaches from his aunt. He was a 26 year old man... with a moustache. Meanwhile, his sister got a trip to Disneyworld.
EDF1919 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Journey undershirt that was 3 sizes too small. I love my dad but he can be a bit of an idiot sometimes.
When I was away at college, my mom once sent me a package for my birthday. The package center was quite a hike, and I never got mail, so I was excited to get anything. I made the hike in the 90 degree heat, got all the way home, opened it up, and inside was a pair of underwear and a pamphlet about how slouching makes you fat.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first job had a holiday gift exchange secret santa thing with a 40 dollar limit. I got my coworker a nice winter jacket since he rode his bike to work.
Another co worker got me an open used lotion from bed bath and beyond. AND a beaten up, used and abused holiday drink coaster set.
My Aunt sent me a Christmas card with coupons. Eh not awful, right? Wrong. The coupons were for stores in her area which was about 14 hours from where I lived. As if that wasn't enough they expired on Christmas Eve. Yes this was a serious gift- she told my mother she thought she would save me some money for Christmas.
Happened the first Christmas after my father divorced my mom and moved three hours away from my little brother (I was a freshman in college). I got a single pack of cheap, disposable Christmas napkins with "NOEL" printed on them (not how my name is spelled). My 10 year-old little brother got a QVC nose hair trimmer...
I got pens for my 12th birthday from my uncle. It was kind of depressing. I think they gave me $10 also which made up for it. But, pens alone would have been kind of shitty. I feel like Michael Scott typing this out when Phyllis gives him a knitted glove for Christmas.
My parents always used to insist that we make a Christmas list every year, then never actually buy anything on it. I tried to make it simple one year and asked for a gift card.... I got socks instead.
My younger brother, on the other hand, usually received almost everything on his list... including a play station, games, etc.
BoltWire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents gave me life... I didn't even ask for it....
genab ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please note, my grandmother was an amazing woman that we all loved a lot, but she was also spectacular at terrible Christmas gifts.
By the time I was old enough to remember, she lived alone in an enormous house full of stuff she'd held onto for the past 60 years. She had 6 kids with spouses and 14 grandkids, so for Christmas, instead of buying presents, she would dig through all her stuff and find items to give to everyone. Here are a few things I remember:
A gift set of half used mini perfumes and Avon skincare, that most likely came from the 40's and were probably toxic.
A huge chunky dolphin shaped bracelet with a broken clasp
One of those wooden separators that keeps wine bottles from touching in shipping. Not the box, just the separator.
A mug that had a sad drunk cartoon cowboy saying something about how drinking is the best part of his life (my dad got this one)
An ashtray (also my dad, though he does not, nor do any of my relatives smoke)
A box of random metal bits (also my dad, poor dad!) She thought he could "use them in his garage"
The year she forgot I was one of her grandchildren and when my mom noticed I was the only kid without a gift, stuck a $20 in the tree with my name in Sharpie. That was actually OK.
Every year I๏ธ get Merry Christmas cards on my birthday that says ps happy birthday. All I๏ธ ask is for a happy birthday cards. My bday is Xmas eve :-/
Back when Decipher and the Star Wars Customizable Card Game were a thing, my friends and I were HUGE fans.
I remember telling my family it was the only thing I wanted. They were hard to get at the time (not as impossible as Pokemon cards, but still hard to get)
So my Aunt told everyone she had me covered, so they could go ahead and get me the usual socks and underwear and jeans for xmas. My parents would get the cards for my brother, so it balanced out the cost.
Unfortunately, around that time, there was another Star Wars card game called Young Jedi which was absolute shit.
So imagine my excitement when I see my brother opening up packs of our favorite card game and getting all kinds of awesome rares. I am elated, picturing what is on the horizon for me when we arrive at the grandparents' house with my aunts and uncles.
Later that day they handed me a weighty box ready to be opened. It was the right shape and size of an actual box of Star Wars CCG (36 packs!). I was in heaven! I opened it... annd..... I was staring at a full box of these crap Young Jedi cards.
Everyone was elated but me. I remember a huge wave of disappointment being my only memory of that Christmas. I guess it could've been worse. At least they meant well.
lunarc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a polo shirt, sized small (i'm a dude, size large), with a stain on it, from a very wealthy friend of my in-laws, it also didn't have any tags on it indicating it was new. We have not done a gift exchange since.
When I was back in high school, a friend of mine got me an Xbox 360 with a game, but there was a catch. He just gave me the console. No cables, no hard drive, just the brick itself. It also was subject to the Red Ring of Death. So I had to send a broken Xbox to Microsoft, buy the cables, the hard drive, controller, and a game to play it on all for it to be broken once I get it back from Microsoft.
Also, the game he gave me was Area 51 for the PlayStation 2.
My wife had a grandma who was very well off. She would often give a substantial amount of money to anyone in my wife's family for their birthday or Christmas. However, you were dead to her if she didn't receive a prompt thank-you note for the gift.
One Christmas, my wife completely spaced and forgot to write a thank-you note. So, for her next birthday, she received a card with 2 gift cards inside. One was for Starbucks in the amount of $3.96, the other was McDonald's that had $0 on it.
One time in grade 3 we had a secret Santa that everyone had to participate in. When I got my gift it was just wet socks. The person who gave me it said that he got his feet wet in the snow and didn't have a gift so I could have those. I threw them out and got in trouble from the teacher.
My father, an abusive alcoholic with the mentality of a 14 year old who fall off the wagon every other month, gives me self help books every year. That way his successful, 30 year old son with a bunch of healthy relationships and zero substance abuse issues can improve on.... I'm not sure exactly.
Tedauz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Nan gets me a can of De-Icer every year. Last year she topped the worst gift ever by getting me a shammy leather
When I was about 11, my grandma bought me a roll of tape for my birthday, still in the Dollar Store bag. For Christmas, she gave me a a pair of flimsy safety scissors and my dad's used crayons from when he was a kid.
She bought my cousin a cell phone and a diamond ring...
rage1234 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to two different schools that did a secret santa exchange. both times, i got nothing. my mom worked at a place for minimum wage, where the owner donated a toy to all the employees kids, again, i got nothing. another time my brother and sisters got toys and clothes donated to them from the local police or fire department, i got a shirt but that's it. my grandma once bought all her grandkids a gift from qvc, mine never came. my other grandma doesn't get me or my brother anything, just my oldest sister and my baby cousin. my uncle buys my older sister something every year, and invites her over for holidays. i get nothing...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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mauxey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might have already, but don't be afraid to bring up something like this with her. She might not know you remember something like that, I had a similar situation with my mother and she was very apologetic and I learned that she had felt bad about it for years.
I'm still pissed that when I was around 8 years old, I asked for a game boy advance. My grandma gave me a barbie doll and told me that girls don't play video games, you'll like this better.
If that wasn't infuriating enough, my female cousin that lived with her received a gba that same Christmas.
Years later, I found out that my cousin asked for a barbie doll, but when she saw the gba my grandmother got for me, she said she wanted that.
Instead of doing the sane thing, my grandma gave her my Christmas gift, chastised me for wanting it and gave my tomboy self the epitome of the worst thing ever, a barbie.
irontan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything from my wife. It's like she doesn't know my hobbies or interests.
My neighbours and my family had a tradition of buying souvenir gifts for the kids each time either family went on holiday. One time they came back from holiday invited us over, gave my siblings these cool presents and I got.. the free virgin Atlantic rucksack that was given when kids flew on their flight. I remember blubbering whilst we all sat to eat dinner and my mum told me off for being ungrateful. That Christmas they got me a far nicer present than they had any previous year so I kind of suspect they simply forgot about me and felt bad. As an adult now I find it kind of crazy we even did that.
My Dad have issue with his parent, when my Dad's parent suddenly mail a gift for me. The gift contain an old torn soiled w/ mud jacket which is damn creepy when I was 7 yrs. old. Seriously that gift is properly wrapped when I open it there is some bad smell.
Showing that my Dad's parent really hates my Dad. My Dad told me why they hate him, that my grandparents are being brainwash and being used by my aunt's mother in law for financial reason. My dad wanted a custody and help his parent sadly he is being blocked by those parasite.
White elephant party where people get gifts and can exchange them with those who picked first. Very large girl i knew ended up picking tampons and laxatives. Very embarrassing and she ended up crying and screaming in the hall later that night that she was going to kill herself.
One year we had a Sunday school gift swap, and kids in there were paired up and supposed to pick out an inexpensive gift and bring the next week. I was paired with a kid I was good friends with, so I was pretty excited. We got him an action figure or something - I donโt remember what exactly, but it was something I wouldโve wanted for myself.
The next Sunday were all opening gifts and Iโm excited to unwrap mine only to find . . . a box of rat poison. I just didnโt even know what to do so I set it down.
He eventually showed me there was a toy car inside that box, but for a few minutes there I was so confused I didnโt know what to do. I guess his family just wanted to wrap it up nicely in a square box and they happened to have that one laying around, but Iโll remember that for the rest of my life.
Okay Iโm super late so this is going to get buried.
This year, a month my birthday, I lost the keys to my car. Now I needed this car to get to college (which was close enough from home to commute too) and my job. We didnโt have a spare key, so I had to walk my butt down to the dealer ship, get a spare key made with the VIN number. So I was able to start using my car again, which is great, but I still donโt have the house keys that also where on the key ring as well.
So my birthday rolls around, everything is great! I get to go to lunch with my sister, I donโt have work that day, all good things . When I opened the present my ma, whom I got me, itโs my original set of keys, lanyard and all. Iโm like โCool, Thanks! Iโve been missing these. When did you find them?โ
โOh about a week ago...โ
A week ago? Iโve been missing these keys for a month and when you finally find them you hold onto them for a week so you can give them to me instead of an actual present? Thanks Mom...
In truth it wasnโt that bad, at least not as bad as some others here, but you could have put a gift card in the box too.
My mom grabbed the wrong poster out of the bin and when I unrolled it instead of Darth Vader with his saber i found a Chip and Dale dancer with his shirt off.
Last year, (I'm 25) I got a plaid shirt from my Aunt for my birthday (in Sept) but it didn't fit. I don't live at home and I was leaving the next day so I asked my mom to please return it for me as I wouldn't be able to use it.
A few months later, I received the same shirt for Christmas from my mom. It still didn't fit.
raw_hawk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my dad got me car keys for a car that didn't exist. I have to laugh at that now.
My mom got me a leather jacket. Doesn't sound so bad right? Nope.
The jacket looked like fake snake skin printed on with mustard and bear diarrhea finger painted / smeared in all directions.
When I asked what the hell that was and if we need a priest to burn it I was told "It's edgy and hip" ;_;
spbelky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My office does secret santa every year. We're each given a prepaid $100 debit card. A few years ago I was gifted $100 in random blu ray movies. I don't own a blu ray player. Fuck at the time I didn't even own a TV.
icub3d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me underwear for Easter. In addition to hiding the eggs, they also hid the underwear. I still have memories of jumping and climbing through our front yard tree collecting my underwear.
My dad adopted me when he married my mom. His parents HATED me and always shafted me at Christmas. All the other grandkids would get $50-$100 in a Christmas card, some of my my more memorable gifts were 1) a Safeway bag full of loose socks, and 2) a passport holder (the kind you get for free when you get your photos done). They didn't even try lol
Fifth grade. I requested a Smashing Pumpkins album and recieved a Celine Dion album. My mom didn't know the difference in terms of style apparently.
Arch27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Charitable Donation in my name to an organization that they chose. I mean, hey, yeah it's nice and all doing nice things for people but why not ask me which charity I'd support?
This one sticks out in my head because a lot of the other gifts I got that year were the caliber of "paperweight" and "socks."
kbk2015 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 15 my dad gave me a cheap blow up bathtub toy boat that had a little motor on it. It said ages 5 and up on it. It wasn't wrapped. It was not a joke.
As a 25 year old, I got a baby doll with the hint that I should procreate with my husband as soon as possible. Because of course that's solely on me, and I'll totally be in the mood after being put on the spot like that. (Extra cringe: I had a rather serious form of infertility.)
Not exactly a terrible gift but in 1998 for Christmas I got Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone from 7 different people
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve got a secret Santa thing tonight so Iโll find out shortly.
rayray21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, I put together a party that was just for friends and younger family members - thus excluding the forced interactions with older relatives. Instructions were very simple; white elephant DVD exchange with a $30 limit. People were opening up newly-released titles and trilogy sets all night. I took one of the last turns and drew the DVD my brother-in-law brought. Turned out to be a used DVD of Krull that had been opened and there wasn't actually a DVD in it. I laughed and said something to the effect of "Haha. Great gag gift". It wasn't. He was dead serious this was his gift and went home with his Star Wars trilogy set.
The next year, I re-gifted it to him and he absolutely lost his mind yelling at me about how inappropriate the gift was.
Thankfully, I am no longer related to him and don't have to interact with him any longer.
Secret Santa last Christmas, my friend had gotten me a small pocket knife. The mood got really awkward when I pulled out the exact same knife to cut the gift one out of its packaging.
I worked at a super shity job, had gained alot of weight, was absouluty depressed and for our christmas gift exchange this guy who never did his job" which job I always had to add to my list of things to do" gave me a 5 dollar gift card for subway 10 dollar minimum btw, I got the boss(cos that's who I randomly picked", a 25 dollar wine opener, and she looked at me as if I was cheap bitch.
So I get to subway, order my sandwhich scan the card and it's empty......
One time when my brother came by for my birthday he got out of his car and said "o right it's your birthday here's a euro".
And another time during some sort of secret santa (but not for christmas) I got nothing and my mom got two gifts. They tried to say because our names looked the same but in reality the don't look alike when written down. I didn't mind since my mom was very sick and us being together was more important. My mom however didn't liked it at all and felt very sorry for me
This will probably get buried, but when I was in the Peace Corps my parents sent me a care package for Christmas. They included lots of candy and stuff, but the thing I really wanted was Nutella. I was craving it so bad. The problem was they sent me glass jars of it which exploded, ruining everything else in the box, ruining the box, and attracting thousands of ants. When I went to the post office to pick it up the workers looked at me like "oh man, you're the one with the shit brown stained ant package". I'm surprised they kept it. I think it was about to get thrown away. I had to carry it for 9 blocks. covered in nutella and ants. Finally opened it and a buddy goes "Who took a shit in your box"
It was disgusting. And I was ungrateful. So I never got another care package again.
My family has a tradition of opening one gift on Christmas Eve. When I was 11-12, my parents decided to give me a two-pack of flashlights (since my brother and I used to play flashlight tag). Needless to say, young me was very upset and threw a fit. Well, that was the day my mom taught me to never be ungrateful for what you get.
Flip side of the coin. When I was 8 or 9 years old, my mother bought me a ton of really nice clothes for Christmas. But, with me being 8- I didn't want clothes, I wanted toys. So, acting like a spoiled little brat- I told my mom something along the lines of, "This is the worst Christmas ever and what kid wants clothes!" I made my mom cry her eyes out on Christmas. Merry Christmas, mom! I still cringe thinking about what an ungrateful little shit I was.
nelfoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT spoiled children.
Cooshtie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bright pink golf shirt from my dad...I was a goth.
I am a twin and have a brother 5 years younger. Although I am a twin, my sister is a lot less mature. She's very ditzy and plays dumb, just to get attention and laughs. My grandparents favored her and my parents favored my brother.
Needless to say, gifts were the most obvious way anyone, even outsiders, could spot the favoritism. My sister went with my grandparents (they are millionaires) on expensive vacations, fancy restaurants, and was asked to stay the week with my grandmother every other week, especially the week before Christmas. They hate me because I was the first born. And I remind them of my mother, their first born, who they claimed ruined their life. In turn, my mother tells me I ruined her life. I was never invited for anything and had actually asked if I could just spend the night and they told me no every single time, yet would literally ask my sister to come over seconds later.
When I brought it up during a family gathering, they yelled at me. The next week I received a calming tea blend in the mail, so I could "calm down" and think logically that there was nothing wrong with them loving my sister more. And yes, they actually wrote that.
My brother was given every game system and expensive toy that was ever made because my dad wanted a boy. He is very Pentacostal and treats women like garbage, while men rule the earth.
For Christmas every single year, my brother got a minimum of 2k worth of electronics, games, toys, etc. My sister got personalized bags, makeup, clothes, bedding, even a car etc. Me.... I got nail polish, as in, a single nail polish, and a purse that was so hideous I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to be seen with it.
I was not a "tomboy" in my mind. I just simply was not basic. I don't wear makeup, I don't like sequins, or gigantic purses and I was in dental school and pre-nursing. I never wore nail polish and they knew that, but even if I did, it is not allowed in health profession classes.
The sad thing is, they had us send them a list each year. And every year my siblings got everything plus some on their lists. And every year I got an ugly purse and a nail polish. They told me I needed to be more like my sister and be a woman. This started when I was 8. The things I had on my wish list were a bug net, a locking chest to put my little treasures in , a Reece's candy, and pj bottoms. When I got older, I even asked for just cash, no gifts, or at least gift cards ( I started college at 15 and could have really used the money). Still, each year, the same things. Eventually I quit attending and no longer communicate with my family.
For our birthday (again, I am a twin) for about 12 years in a row, my grandma "forgot" about my birthday, but somehow remembered my sister's and sent her hundreds of dollars in a card and took her out to eat. I'd get a text saying happy belated birthday. I once received a text in Nov.... our birthday is in June.
I now have received a modeling offer, am engaged, and run a homestead.
Azarion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus... This makes me so angry!.. Happy to hear that you are doing well :)
Thank you! It has been hard work to get here from being homeless to what I have now. Therapy, self esteem exercises, etc. Nothing is free and I worked for it. By golly I am PROUD of my life and living through the toughest of days!
Azarion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that definitely makes you a stronger person :)
I was 11 living in San Diego. My aunt took me to blockbuster to rent a movie. While there I saw a stack of free promo posters for the San Diego chargers. I took one and she grabbed it from me. She said โI will wrap this up for you.โ I told her it was just a free poster. She got upset about it. I just said whatever. A month later on Xmas she handed it back to me wrapped. How thoughtful of her...
gimrah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are very wealthy and always give the "big" gift on everyone's list each year. They're also really old school, so they get really anal about thank you cards. When I was 18, I sent them a thank you text on Christmas after they got me my first iPhone in place of a hand written note.
EVERY year since, I get a box of blank thank you cards from them. I'm still living down that fuck up from Christmas seven years ago.
Give them โHow To Win Friends And Influence Peopleโ.
ryeyun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my sister an LG Chocolate cell phone probably about 10 years ago. This phone was given to my aunt from my mother because my aunt broke her phone at the time and this one wasn't being used.
The funny thing is: The phone belonged to my sister and it was no longer being used because she upgraded.
I was dying inside watching my overly polite sister feigning gratefulness for getting her old crappy phone back.
My grandma once bought me a XXL t-shirt with a god-awful ugly cat design on it. I was 12 and my mom forced me to try it on for my Grandma. It was humiliating and as payback I have been regifting the shirt to my mom for every Christmas since.
In 7th grade, my class did a secret Santa gift exchange. I was kinda the jokester in the class. So I took a $10 Starbucks gift card and put it in a kindle box. Lets say the girl had a rollercoaster moment but she does like Starbucks.
Another time, someone else received a brick with a bunch of question marks on it. That being said, I exchanged my gift which was candy or legos(I cant really remember) and got the brick from them. I still have it in my room on display for every one to see.
y2julio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A McDonald's gift card for a secret Santa thing at work. Don't know if they just were lazy and got it that day or if they were trying to insinuate something else (I was a bit in the heftier size).
My ex wife gave me a hip flask and nothing else one Christmas. It looked like a cheap one because it was in that god awful heat sealed plastic wrapping that you cut yourself on when trying to cut it open. Her response was "I thought it would be good for when your out in the yard doing things." I hadn't had a bottle of anything in the house or not even had a drink of anything more than beer for at least 12 months.
This is the same person that went through drawers to find presents for people. One year she gave a friend a heap of unused toiletries, including some odour reducing foot powder.
My mother buys me clothes and shoes that are her exact size for Christmas EVERY year. The clothes does not fit me btw. They stay in the box in my closet for about a month until she takes them to her closet for her self.
BONUS: Secret santa one year I recieved a card saying she was too busy to get me something so she stopped by 7/11 to buy me a candy bar. The message in the card was so long about how she has finals, got engaged and did not have any spare time. It took up both sides of the card. Bitch, we all got finals.
So my grandmothers sisters (2) were always extra mean and they treated my grandmothers kids (my dad and uncles) like trash their whole lives. They grew up in the projects and my grandmother raised them herself working two jobs. The other two married wealthy and had pools and nice stuff and never offered or gave to my poor grandmother. By the time i was born my grandmother does pretty good (no debt and a bunch in savings plus a house and car paid off). She really wanted to get our family closer so instead of xmas at her house she got her sister to let us go to the big family gathering. When we walked in they were taking jackets from the other family members and turned a blind eye to us and we had to hold them all night. I remember seeing my cousin open a ps2 and the other got a new wardrobeโs worth of clothes. She walked around and gave me (13) and my brother (6) two $5 target gift cards. My grandmother took the cards from us and tossed them at her and took us all back to her house and wrote us checks for 100 each and the next weekend bought us all nice new coats from Eddie Bauer. This was on top of all the other stuff she bought for us.
My older brother recieved a car key from my grandfather for his sixteenth birthday... Trouble is, it's been eighteen years since then, Grandpa is dead, and nobody has ever found a car the key goes to.
hrosie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom always gets ornaments for everyone in the family "that remind her of you" so when i was 13 she got me a fat cat ornament (ouch) and said its cause of my cat i had. fast forward a year, get the same ornament, fast forward ANOTHER year, same ornament. So naturally I cried thinking my mom doesn't love me and the only thing i remind her of is a fat cat. After that year now i get a fat cat EVERY YEAR (im 27) and my whole family thinks this is hilarious
As a kid this was the worst gift I ever received, but as an adult it breaks my heart I was so awful to my mom about it.
When I was maybe 15, my parents were having a really tough time financially (I think almost everyones parents were around that time, financial crisis and all) and my mom was trying really hard to get us nice gifts.
I opened my xmas gift and it was a duvet cover and sheets. I remember being devastated as my little sisters opened their new devices and toys (now as an adult I understand the $$$ was all equal). Being the spoilt little bitch I was, I threw a huge temper-tantrum. I remember my mom crying because all she wanted to do was redo my room all nice with me and she was trying her best to make it beautiful. Probably the thing I regret the most in the world since she's the most amazing loving mom. From the time I was in college (and way more fucking mature) to now I've tried to get her the nicest prettiest gifts I know she'll love every year. It still haunts me I made her cry and threw our economical problems in her face. One day I hope I can maybe get her pretty very expensive sheets for my parents and help her make her bedroom extra nice.
When I was 6 my brother convinced my grandma that my favorite power ranger was the pink one (not true. It was green. Obviously).
So Grams goes out and gets this incredible action figure. All 9 yards of action. And figure. As I'm unwrapping it my brother starts giggling (he's around 15 at the time) and I see the back of the box first. As I turn it over with already giddy excitement I see the pinkness of the ranger and I was shocked and instantly stuck with pure sadness. I knew I was supposed to be thankful. But I had been punked. I cried. My dad yelled. I got a spanking.
My brother loves that story. My grandma was a tiny bit mortified.
When I was a little kid all my cousins would gang up on me and wrap up gag gifts right before we would start opening gifts. I was too young to know any better so I was always excited to be getting extra gifts but I cried after opening every time.
I have received my grandpas (used) hairbrush left in packing peanuts
When I was 8 years old my grandma took me to America for a holiday. We returned to Australia via Hawaii where I saw a plastic lei. I got one for my Mum for Christmas, convinced it was the most beautiful thing any woman could possibly wear.
No worries, Xmas day is fine, fake enthusiasm goes unnoticed by me until I start to get annoyed that she never seems to wear it. Apparently I used to constantly hassle her to wear it out in public.
Eventually she caves and takes me grocery shopping with this huge, tacky plastic lei around her neck. Later she'd tell me the story recounting how I was positively fucking beaming. THE proudest kid in the supermarket safe in the knowledge I obviously had the most beautiful mum there.
And I was right. Miss ya mum xx
broken42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, I worked at the local Quiznos. The owners decided we should do a (voluntary) Secret Santa and have a small holiday party after hours one day to exchange gifts. The recommended minimum was $15 and there was no maximum. The person I got was one of the girls that I usually worked the evening shifts with. She was always listening to music on her iPod, this was pre-iPhone, so I got her an iTunes gift card and a lame Walmart bin Holiday CD. Yes I was an unoriginal gift giver but my logic was the gift card alone was enough to hit the recommended minimum and the CD would have gotten a few laughs at the party.
Come the night when we are exchanging gifts. Everyone gets their gifts from the person that had them and we start going around the table opening them. Mine was a very small bag that felt lightweight, so I figured maybe the guy who got me was as unoriginal as I was and got a gift card. Comes my turn and I open the bag, inside was a bag of dollar store combs (slight sidenote I had a massive, curly jewfro like this in high school). Nothing else in the bag, just a set of combs he had paid $1 for.
I wasn't going to ruin the party for everyone else but I just felt so dejected about the whole thing, everyone else had gotten something at least cool or useful and here I was with fucking combs. Turns out I didn't hide it as well as I thought, the guy came up to me a few days later and handed me a gift card. Apparently the owners had noticed that I got hardcore shafted compared to everyone else and told him that if he was going to fuck someone over, then he shouldn't have signed up to do the Secret Santa in the first place.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend and I stayed in an Airbnb and we didnโt speak the same language as the host. He was so weird. The strangest thing he did was give us gifts the day we were leaving. An umbrella with a hole in it. Second hand shoes that didnโt fit my girlfriend. A potted plant. And a bunch of other stuff.
We were backpacking so I donโt know what he wanted us to do with this stuff. It was so awkward receiving these gifts without being able to speak his language.
My biodad went to Vegas with his wife. On his way back home, he dropped by because he got me a souvenir.
It was a couple props to do a magic trick, because he remembered I liked doing magic tricks.
Which sounds really thoughtful, except I was about 25, and I stopped being interested in performing magic tricks when I was eleven.
It wasn't like he saw me so infrequently that he could have forgotten. I lived with him until my parents divorced when I was 19.
It actually kind of hurts that he couldn't be bothered to remember that much about me.
Jessey77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IDK if it was the WORST gift ever but I was super disappointed to receive it. Girl I had been dating for about 4 or 5 months had convinced me to go to church with her every Sunday. This was high school and she was my first girlfriend. She blew me on the reg so I felt obligated to go to church with her. Well my birthday roles around on 22 Dec. She decides that what I really need is a fucking $200 bible. I guess she thought going to church with her had made me religious? But I was only going to keep the sexual favors coming, because news flash that's not a very Christian thing to do and I thought she realized I had no interest in religion. So, yeah I have a $200 bible sitting in my garage and has been for almost a decade.
psychcat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every other Christmas or so I get some super cheap flashlight from the dollar store from my mom. Thereโs around 6 of those things floating around my house right now. If the batteries didnโt always explode inside them maybe Iโd regift them back to her
My mom got me a $100 gift card to Jason's Deli for my last birthday. I've never so much as mentioned that I like Jason's Deli, and I don't think we ever ate there even once growing up.
My little brother once got me an iPhone jogging arm band for Christmas. I've never been into running, and I've never owned an iPhone. it still had the sticker that said "$3.99" on it.
aaronsxe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bought me a ferret because she thought they were cool. I was 8 or 9, i had never expressed an interest in ferrets, or even wanting a pet. And randomly on Christmas morning I am the owner of one.
Apparently she somehow convinced my mom to agree to it. Despite neither them nor myself knowing how to take care of a ferret, or what they even eat. They aren't a good first pet, and they need certain conditions met to be healthy and happy. It lasted a few days before we found a new home for her.
Word of advice: dont randomly buy kids living creatures unprovoked. Especially not something that requires special care that neither you nor the kid are able to provide.
On my 11th birthday, my dad gave me a bionicle toy from goodwill with missing parts and then shortly after told me he was being sent overseas. That was the last time I talked to my father for 3 years, but not by my choice.
One year my sister got me a mug with a picture of a mustache on it, as a gag gift. I thought the mug was pretty funny at the time, however, my entire family saw this and thought to themselves "Wow he must really love mustaches!". For the next 5-6 years every christmas gift I got was mustache-themed. It got to a point where I had several mustache t-shirts, belt buckles, stickers, magnets, books, key chains, wallets, hats and probably a bunch of other stuff. I don't like throwing out gifts so this stuff piled up in a corner of my room for a while. After one or two years, I was too far in to admit to anyone that I really don't have a special affection towards mustaches, so for every gift from every year I had to pretend to be surprised and excited about another mustache-themed-thing to throw in my pile.
So the original mug itself wasn't terrible, but it left a lasting impact on future christmas's.
My brother and sister in law bought a new Jeep Cherokee and received a piece of luggage with the purchase. I got that bag as a gift, Jeep logo and all.
Cash091 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is poor. I grew up poor. For a while my mother was buying those $9.99 body wash bundles but would split the pack between my brother and myself. I would get a stick of deodorant and a travel stick, he would get the body wash and loofah.
I didn't want to tell her to stop because I didn't want her to feel bad. Once I had a kid though I was able to just tell her to focus on him and not worry about getting me anything.
My dad isnโt my biological dad, but heโs been in my life since I was 3. His parents never really accepted myself & my brother because we werenโt blood related. SO, my brother & I would get awful gifts from them every Christmas. The one that stands out most is when I was 16, I got a plastic lion that roared if you pushed a button, meanwhile Iโm watching my cousins open up ipods & laptops.
I posted this many times but my Aunt who was queen of bad gifts once gave me a Filofax (google it youngsters) for xmas. I was probably aged 5-6 so didn't have many business engagements to schedule or numbers to save.
Throw away for this one, but context is enough to where people would know it was me.
You might think I am the jerk here. But please remember this was the last 2 months of my marriage before the divorce. In other words, tensions were high.
I was going on trip and wanted to buy a GoPro. My wife (now ex) wouldn't let me buy it. It was too much and "You aren't even going to use it." Understand I'm an engineer and make great money. This was well within affordable for me. So instead of buying one, I borrowed one.
When I got home I showed my footage and was really excited about it. For my bday the next week I opened a new GoPro. Before you say "Maybe she didn't want you to buy it because she was going to." Nope, I looked at the receipt, she bought it about 30 mins before she gave it to me.
I was so upset... I did the childish thing and returned it. A month after our divorce I went and bought myself a GoPro... love it.
Step grandmother would give me and my siblings (even my brother) random Avon products (travel sized lotions, shampoos, etc) small makeup kits, while her three actual grandkids got giant bags full of gifts. Hella awkward at unwrapping time. Now that weโre adults, usually $25-$50. Grandkids still get heaps and heaps of gifts. I want to be grateful but at the same time, still a little hurt.
Two Christmases ago, my aunt with dementia was living with my sister and brother-in-law and their family. I expected nothing from her -- we lost mom the previous May and it was just nice to have my aunt around. BUT she wanted to buy everyone presents, and my sister let her husband take her do to Christmas shopping.
I got a traveling toilet seat. One you can put on a bucket. She figured since I travelled so much (basically driving back and forth between where I live and their house 10 hours away) it would come in handy.
My nephews, hearing about this gift, gave me a four pack of toilet paper, too.
Sigh. I mean, her heart was in the right place.
The year my sister gave me a bunch of scented wax melts and a burner would have been great except I had a roommate at the time that claimed scent sensitivity so I couldn't use it at all. She smoked in the house but bitched if I light as much as a tealight.
My mom's friend is a really nice person she's always thinking of others but she's really poor . One year she gave me pencils and napkins with a lion king drawing book . I was 22
Mybtbdb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex wife and I had fertility problems for 5 years, failed IVF etc... Work colleague bought us a book of baby names and a guide to parenting from Christmas. He thought he was being funny. Comforting a crying wife on Christmas day was not in my plans.
For a secret santa an Elderly aunt (grandmother's sister) once got me two 10 dollar off when you spend 50 or more coupons to a restaurant I have never been a fan of lol. To be fair, she definitely thought they were 50 dollar gift cards....that she got free in the mail.
I gave my dad a pretty nice aloha shirt, they're kind of pricey. A couple years later I got a package in the mail, it was some old art supplies wrapped up in the aloha shirt.
It wasn't even the gift, just stuffing for the box.
As a birthday gift one year, my dad and step mom gave me several wrapped boxes full of food they pulled out of their pantry that they didn't want any more. They did this in front of my boyfriend, who I'd invited to visit my family for the first time. The most embarrassing part was that we were too poor to turn any of it down, and I'm pretty sure they knew that from the start. My family is pretty well off, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded a better gift.
My ex-fiancee suprised me with an original NES and some games for my 30th birthday.
This sounds great right? Well, she had bought this at a garage sale nearly a year prior. She had actually forgotten about it and my birthday and suddenly remember it had been in the closet collecting dust this entire time. She hastely got it out and got some TMNT doodads to go with it, and I was super happy honestly, but it didnโt work. She never tested it. It was totally broken (I fix old consoles and electronics all the time, motherboard was hosed).
I hid my disappointment and made the best of it and had a fun birthday. Next year she bought another one, last minute, forgot my birthday again. Worked once, never powered on again.
At first I also hid my disappointment and did the whole thought that counts thing, but our relationship had totally fizzeled out. It was clear that she only felt obligated to show effort, and when I tried to make it a good memory she wanted nothing to do with me but to sit alone and watch netflix and drink beer all day. I spent that day totally alone with two broken NESes and my cats, a monument to a broken relationship.
So I moved out, stayed on good terms, and found a nice place near school. A week before my birthday I learned all of the friends I had made at school had conspired against me to get me kicked out of my apartment, I was left to drown in a pool alone prior to that by my new recent ex, and dispite being very briefly hospitalized few showed any remorse, and then my life totally fell apart with nothing really to catch me.
I spent my birthday alone last year contemplating suicide as I was a day away from being homeless.
If it's any conciliation, that lead to a legal case it looks like everyone is about to settle out of and my life might be set soon if all goes well, right in time for Christmas.
I am going to buy myself some good gifts once it goes through.
My Grandma was notorious for god-awful thoughtless birthday presents, but I can't blame her.
When I was 12 she got me a USB keychain. Not a USB, a keychain that you can put a USB on. She thought it would be useful because I'm a 'computer guy' the only hardware I had at the time was a Gamecube.
When I was 13 she gave me a plain black shirt that read in the middle in boring font "My Windows is your Computer Box". I knew she didn't get it, because its a fucking useless group of words put together by some idiot. Of course computer guy would get a laugh at it though.
When I was 15 she gave me a VHS for the new 'Bob the Builder' movie. Bob The Builder was a show on Treehouse for 3-6 year olds. Grandma says "Your teenage cousin was watching this so I figured you were into it to" my cousin was a 16 year old girl who just thought an episode was cute.
To my surprise, last year Grandma got me a gift card to Cineplex, which is quite frankly the best gift anyone has gotten me.
I got an "easy button" from Staples in last year's white elephant. I put a coffee warmer coaster, a decent sized bag of Saunders Salted Caramel chocolates, and a $10 gas card ($25 limit, the heated coaster and chocolate we're $15 from TJMaxx, so I added the gas card too), and got an easy button. $25 limit. Fuck me.
sorial3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th Birthday I got home from school and was excited by an open box on the kitchen table. Iโm a triplet so I figured my siblings had already taken their gifts out of a package from my grandmother or something. I go for the box only to find a mangled dead baby bunny. My sibling had tried to rescue it from the backyard. It was a cruel welcome to adulthood
Not me, but my daughter. My FIL is an alcoholic chain smoker who doesnt host or attend family events that interfere with both of those hobbies. He had recently started dating a woman who happened to be a hoarder.
My husband and I stopped by with a gift for him and a plate of cookies for her. We never expect more than a card with a lottery ticket in it from him, if anything. The point is that we didnt want them to go without receiving something for Christmas in spite of not participating in family gatherings.
The girlfriend was so touched by the gesture that she disappeared in the house and returned with a wrapped gift for my then 4 year old daughter. In the old and wrinkled repurposed wrapping paper, we found a tin of dominoes.
So for Christmas my 4 year old got some hoarders forgotten junk. It wasnt even an age appropriate gift; as she didnt know how to play dominoes or use them for elaborate art in motion.
To the girlfriends credit, the Dominoes were still in the store packaging.
suzujin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had them at that age. They and some paper footballs my dad made were bunker materials for my plastic green army men -- who had mortal disputes with the villainous Hot Wheels.
My kids father forgot about Mothers Day several years ago and mid-afternoon came bolting downstairs, disappeared into the garage for 15 minutes, and proceeded to hand me a ripped piece of cardboard with the words "Happy Mday" spray painted on it. Shortly after I had stopped crying and his friends had all calmed down from laughing so hard, I had the absolute pleasure of spending the next couple hours trying to clean the excess spray paint off the garage floor in our rental property for a house inspection the following morning.
My Auntie is notorious for buying weird gifts for people. On my 30th birthday she got me a massive gift bag filled with boxes of ceramic santas. My birthday is in July.
friclay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my brother got a brand new Nintendo DS and I got a $25 Subway gift card from our grandparents. On our birthday. Weโre twins.
Womboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Not me, but a friend of mine was mildly interested in bruce lee for a while as a teenager. As lazy family members are prone to do, they latched onto this one interest and for the past decade all she gets is bruce lee shit. Bruce lee posters. Bruce lee t shirts.
I love my mother-in-law dearly, but some of her presents can be a little silly. I have been vegan for 2+ years and was vegetarian for 3 years before that, and last year she got me a device that would take ground beef and roll it into the shape for a hot dog bun.... in her defense, it could potentially be used for vegi meats...
One year, for Secret Santa, I received an Italian food gift basket - But it was actually a basket with a bag of uncooked spiral pasta, Slim Jim, and tomato paste-not spaghetti sauce-tomato PASTE. I chalked it up to my Santa just not able to afford my gift. But then again, it was an optional event and you didn't have to participate. Idk.
Slightly off topic but itโs about receiving gifts.
My grandma on my momโs side has a policy. If you get her a gift last Christmas you get one this Christmas, really captures the spirit of Christmas. Having this be her rule you would think she would make a list of some sort. Nope. A couple of years ago I got a call from my mom asking if I got my grandma a Christmas gift last year. I told her that I got her the CLOCK THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO HER DINING ROOM TABLE!!!!! Now this clock chimes every hour with a different bird every hour. I was livid. Itโs one thing to have a gift giving policy like hers, itโs another thing entirely to not remember or take note if someone got you something.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we may be related... my grandmother has a clock that does a different bird call every hour right next to her dining room table.
Personally, I wear nothing but black. Horror movie shirts, jeans, crap about halloween, the general casual goth lifestyle. That being said, I love the Little Mermaid. Its had a special place in my heart since I was a small child. I generally don't mind anything Disney, being raised on it, except for goddamn Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Never liked the little rat bastards. Now my mother... My mother is something else. Generally as a rule of thumb I avoid her like the plague as do both of my brothers. She's the kind of super great person that plans her vacations intentionally during the school year, so she doesn't have to worry about taking them with her so it falls on me to take care of them while she's away (I'm in my mid twenties) So last year, she goes to fucking Disney World. When she comes back, she has a couple of souvenirs for us, for example a cool Pirates medallion for one brother and a POTC T Shirt for the other. For me on the other hand? Her first daughter of 25+ years? I get a lime green Minnie Mouse shirt three sizes too big (because she never knows my size) (Its the same as hers. The. God. Damn. Same.) with the damn clearance sticker hanging off of it. I was goddamn appalled and while I'd never admit it to her because of goddamn pride, I was actually quite hurt by it. Here she is surrounded by The Little Mermaid, Pirates of the Caribbean and hell, even Nightmare Before Christmas and she comes home with the most godawful shirt imaginable. The kind of shirt you see on a woman with too many goddamn kids and a husband 1/5 of her size. I'm by no means the classiest bitch in the place but I am not Minnie Mouse level of trashy. I'm still pissed off about it. That's why she gets the same goddamn treatment when it comes to gift giving. Bad allergies eh ma? Have some fucking candles.
As a sidenote, this is after a childhood of verbal and emotional abuse and while I thought we had grown past it, no... no we had not. So before I'm told I'm overreacting, the pettiness is real for a reason.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I can feel how pissed off you are just reading through this.
Joness54 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me a fetal pig in formaldehyde to dissect, I did not ask for nor want said pig. I opened the box and screamed then threw it across the room.
alibi6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad got remarried, went to his wife's family's Christmas celebration, since his family isn't local. Step grandparents give me a gift. I open it and it's a five pack of expired big red gum.
For my 19th birthday my parents gave me a mop. I was homeless at the time, working 3 jobs and going to college, barely keeping myself together, I had no words for how shitty a gift that was.
My 15th or 16th birthday, my dad decided to do a joint birthday party because our birthdays are 3 days apart. Pretty much the entire family was spot on with their gifts for me: Gift cards, band related t-shirts, some video games (?) I think. Except for one who I think I had never met and very clearly she did 0 research on Me, because she got me a make up kit. The only time I ever wear make up is to cover up hickeys.
I was a tom boy then, now I'm a trans guy. I waited til she was out of site and ear shot and gave the make up kit to one my friends, lol.
The other one was 17 or 18. My uncle got me the same thing he did the year before. He emailed me apologizing and I sent him a link with something similarly priced that I wanted. It wasn't the worst because it was a second of a really cool Ozzy Osbourne shirt that I liked.
I love Jamba Juice. Frickin love it. They give you a voucher for a free smoothie on your birthday! However, the only location close to me was on my campus and they didn't accept the electronic form of the voucher. I messaged JJ to see if they could send me an email with the voucher and they sent me a physical gift card instead. Sweet! Took it to Jamba Juice and there was nothing on it.
Do not buy the women in your life kitchen dish towels for the holidays.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card from my wife's grandparents that wasn't even activated.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Christmas present drawing at my elementary school, parents were suppose to donate candy and bottles of soda as gifts for the drawing. You would draw a number out of a bucket and the number corresponded to one of the prizes. Some asshole donated a bottle of ketchup, and not just the regular sized bottle, it was the jumbo big one.
I remember my sister won a bottle of sprite and i was just sitting there with my jumbo bottle of ketchup.
Czlonkat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A second hand tshirt a size too small , handed to me while saying " I can never remember if your birthday is the 8th or the 18th . It's neither . I had just spent about $40 making her a hamper of all her favourite things for her birthday 2 weeks prior . This year I got her a voucher for a free lunch for her and her husband and some wine , I got nothing - not even a Happy Birthday when we went out to lunch , to celebrate our birthdays . This friendship is pretty much dead
I was young and in the hospital for pneumonia (admitted on christmas day) and my Granny decided to get me a coloring book and some crayons to color with... The book was fine but the Crayons were made by Roseart.
Apparently I told her straight up "Granny do NOT buy me these again they are terrible!"
Was always Crayola from then on out. I do feel a little bad 20 years later but she always laughs when its brought up.
When I was in the fourth grade my mom bought me 5lbs dumbbells so that I could be strong enough to fight off male predators. We lived in the woods and the only places I ever went were school and my room to read. I had never expressed any interest in working out, and even if I did it wouldn't have been to overpower grown men as a fourth grade girl.
An artificial Christmas tree that took up half my apartment. I had to put it up because the gift giver was my neighbor. Tree now has a forever home at some other unknown residence this Christmas ๐.
Makeelee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife's story.
So my wife's birthday was approaching. For a LONG time beforehand she was all like, "you don't need to get me anything." "Don't spend any money on me." "I have everything I need," etc.
Well, I'm no fool and I'm not falling for that one, so I go out and get her a box of Chocolate and a potted flower.
I tell, her, "Dear, I know you said to not get you anything, but I really love you so I got you a little something anyway."
She said, "You got me a CAR!!!?!?!??!!!!!"
So, worst gift ever.
Kilexey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used pencils.
While he was giving the gift he was laughing. I was waiting for a REAL damn gift, he said "oh, brb" and turned his back. I was happy that I knew used pencils weren't his real present. Do you know what he took out of his pocket? His own fucking eraser and then gave it to me.
Also he didn't forget to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS"
So back when I was about nine years old I mentioned one time, and not even around Christmas mind you. That I thought those novelty soda drinking hats are pretty cool! Well my aunt had the memory of an elephant so low and behold I opened my gift from her and there it was a Dallas Cowboy themed novelty soda drinking hat. I was pretty pissed mainly because my siblings got cool gifts from her but I forced a smile. Put the thing under my bed and never used it (mainly because I was a shy kid growing up and didn't have the confidence to wear it anywhere). You know now that I look back at this, that was a pretty cool fucking gift I'm going to go back to my dad's to see if he threw it out after all these years.
My aunt is particularly bad at this. She goes on vacations and picks up a lot of touristy crap, stows them away, and then gives them out for Christmas. One year as a kid I got some citrus and lemon flavored toothpaste from New Mexico. Another year I got a deck of cards and a tic tac toe board from the Virgin Islands.
A different aunt also gave me a set of very nice earrings. I don't have my ears pierced, thanks for noticing Aunt Jennifer.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my sister shared a bedroom growing up. Every Christmas we'd get the same thing off our uncle, dispite being 7 years apart. What suited one was entirely age inappropriate for the other. He bought us both geography globes for the bedroom so we had 2 on display. One year he bought us electronic organisers (what 6 year old needs to be electronically organised?). Another year, a bunch of office equipment. Come to think of it, he may have done all of the shopping at Staples.
dokides ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Valentine's my then boyfriend gave me rechargeable batteries. He said that I might need them because he was breaking up with me.
onioning ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Top three birthday presents of my adult life:
A blanket, which admittedly is really nice.
A pen.
The same pen, because the giver took it back right after she gave it to me the first time.
Adult birthdays suck.
Actually, number four is pretty good too. My brother got a car for my birthday. Yes, this is my fourth best birthday presents. The rest are things I actively disliked.
I have a few I consider equally bad
1. For my 8th birthday my uncle got me a keychain flashlight. I didn't even have keys to anything.
2. For Christmas one year, my other uncle (same side) got me a double pack of adidas cologne and aftershave. Not only did I not wear cologne at the time (I think I was 13?), he did a terrible job of hiding that he forgot to buy me a present because it had a halfway torn off clearance sticker. I would've preferred socks
ijables ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to joke about getting a doorknob for christmas and then one year my parents actually got me a doorknob...
Last year, my friend got her sister a givenchy wallet. The sister got her a used Sephora sample chapstick...and when she opened it, the top layer was caked with dust.
TimCreed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the day My Dad asked my neighbor for his PlayStation 3's packaging box. Thinking I got a PS3, I excitedly opened it only to find a slab of beef. Let's just say it wasn't the best Christmas seeing as that's all I got that year.
One year my grandma got me Hello Kitty socks that my niece picked up and then wouldn't put down while they were shopping. I don't even like Hello Kitty and I have told anyone I do, even as a joke. My cousins got expensive perfume and I got..... socks.
I felt horrible after I threw a raging PMS fit about it in front of my mom and then she told grandma how I didn't like my gift. Traitor. I keep my mouth shut now when I get something I don't really like from anyone. I tell myself to shut up and like it because no one HAS to spend money on me, they CHOOSE to. So, even if I don't really like something, I still say thank you and pretend to like it. I can donate it if I don't want it. My mom took my socks and she still wears them when it's cold, so we laugh about it annually.
magna1h9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa's third wife gave me a box of nutrigrain bars from costco
My ex husband is a sheriff deputy and he's extremely narcissistic. For Valentines Day one year he got me this hideous necklace in the shape of a sheriff badge that said "Sheriff Deputy Wife". I was like seriously? Instead of giving me a necklace that represented who I am, you give me something that brands me as your property?!
nandi95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had dementia and she tends to forget about some birthdays. So in the heat of the moment when I was like 12 I got a 20pcs cutlery set.
Years ago. I was spending the first Christmas with my boyfriend (together for 2 years) family. Had spent a lot of time with them we got along great. Most of his family members are either lawyers or engineers. My boyfriend and I spent a lot of time getting thoughtful nice gifts for everyone in the family (worked a lot of overtime waitressing since I was a student). Tbh I wasn't expecting anything in return but what I got was
His aunt and uncle gave me a single magnetic note pad- the kind you put on your fridge.
His mom and dad gave me 5 or 6 pencils that said the name of thier law firm on it.
I don't remember what his siblings gave me, all similar gifts. I tried to act really happy and gracious. I said thank you a bunch but inside I was like ...uhh ?? Ok...
PsycsX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was the best damn gift giver in the world. He didn't have us write lists for him. He just knew. He would get the best damn gifts because he just knew me so well. And he did that for everyone. We were the black sheep of the family, his siblings were very well off and much older than him. We were very poor and he was a single parent, so they looked down on us a bit. One year, his oldest sister got us a family, collectively, a bag of cheese cracker sticks. They didn't even taste good.
My aunt always buys me clothes that are at minimum 3 sizes too small, and a block of chocolate, she stopped giving me chocolate when i turned 16, for 13 years i have hated getting gifts from her id rather just have the $2 chocolate block.
slunk5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stack of yellow washcloths. Nothing says โI had to get you somethingโ like a stack of washcloths.
This church I went to with my friend to hangout when I was around 12 was doing this secret santa thing on stage in front of everyone and kids were selected to pick any wrapped gift until none were left. Everyone was getting nice toys and gift cards and I was nearly the last person to pick and I go up on stage, pick mine, and open it, and it's a fucking used smelly ass toaster. Everyone was laughing but I was so pissed. 6 years later and I'm still mad about it.
For my 12th birthday, my cousin from the east coast flew out to celebrate. As a gift, they gave me a set of Spongebob socks that would have been cool if I was into Spongebob, and if they werenโt toddler size...
I used to collect hockey cards when I was in my teens. I had a whole bunch of really cool cards that were worth a fair bit, but my pride and joy was a little display case I had that had 3 Mario Lemieux cards in it, and the glass case itself had Mario's autograph on it. I found the piece at a thrift store in Florida and I guess the people in there legitimately didn't know who he was because it was only $120.
Anyways, I lost the display case a few months before my birthday. Which seems strange, as I had it above my closet, which is a spot even I can't reach so that it would be safe. You would still see it, just cant reach. For my birthday, I received an identical one from my mom that she said she "found on eBay to replace the one that I lost". Spoilers: it was the same case and cards. The autograph was in the same spot and there was a chip in the back of the right side that was still there. That was probably the worst/dumbest gift I ever got.
Iโm late to this but one year on my birthday (I think I was 14 or so) my grandma had accidentally wrapped up her bag of hypodermic needles. I open up my present and pulled a giant bag of needles out, and in typical fashion exclaimed โyay...... needles.โ She took them back immediately.
I go to camp, and near the end of camp we do basically secret Santa. Long story short I got a rock. For an idea of the size it was about a foot long and 6in height. Because this was such a GREAT gift my friends and I brought it to the bathroom. We put it on the ground to rest our feet well we took a dump. When we left we put it in the sink. Next day we hear that the sink broke off from the wall.
Was in my late teens when a grandmother gifted me paper plates. Just one stack of paper plates.
It was that year we decided it was time for her to go to a home.
My dad literally gave me soap on a rope.
Dad: I got you this I know you always wanted it.
Me: WTF are you talking about.
(Wasn't a gift giving occasion just a random day. I also never said or even gave hints to wanting soap on a rope.)
Ladoorum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a certain family member who without fail every single year will give you the vouchers for a video rental place that everyone receives for free in the mail, he takes his ones and gives them out and we don't even get all of them, we only get like 3 or 4 of them.
Example: rent 2 new releases and get the third for free (Thursdays only)
And yes we still have one chain that is still alive over here. Just.
vpovio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year my grandmother died, I posted something on LiveJournal saying something to the effect that I didn't want to be around my family because I was upset and I wanted to spend some time with my friends to de-stress. This apparently upset my eldest sister (I am the youngest and I was 16 at the time) when she found out about it from the middle sister.
That year middle sister got a necklace and a trip to Aruba from our older sister, and I got... a big box with a note inside detailing how I'm a worthless piece of shit and a terrible human being.
When I was in 3rd grade, my grandmother gave me a picture of myself. Specifically, it was a life-size, full body poster that probably stood over four feet tall and included one of those incredibly cheesy 80s backgrounds that looked like something out of a Jehovaโs Witness pamphlet.
In case youโre wondering if there was any logic behind this, no, I wasnโt into pageants or anything. I was a fat and super awkward girl and Iโm pretty sure I had a mullet at the time.
Unfortunately, my mom made me put it up on my bedroom wall so it was the first thing I saw every morning for years. :(
My wife was given a sense of humor one year.... I find it ironic that her parents refuse to do the same for the younger sister because "she can't handle it" .......
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lingerie from my aunt. I was 15 and about to finally tell my parents that her son had been sexually abusing me since I was a kid.
Con_sept ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of cereal. She wanted to get me something I'd use, and because I bought that every week it was a safe bet. It was sadder than funny.
After years of admitting she was terrible with presents, she got into the habit of asking me what I want, and I gave up being surprised. One year she tells me she has her own idea and that I'll surely love it. Cautiously I say as long as it's not a watch or wallet (I have these already and they're very dear to me) I'll be super happy. It was a watch. A cheap chunky plastic one that was hard to read, which she apparently spent a lot of money on. She cried when she remembered why it was a bad idea and I felt like shit, so I made a point of wearing it.
The next day we were out and saw an impoverished school kid with exactly the same watch on. We both felt thoroughly worthless.
I was living in Germany a few years ago and Christmas was right around the corner. I hadn't seen anyone in over 8 months, and I was going to go at least a total of 15 months without seeing them.
My parents were definitely well-enough off to send me awesome gifts and, even though I told them not to send me anything because it'd be expensive, they said they would and I honestly couldn't wait to get some gifts from home. I'm from Cincinnati, so I was expecting a couple cases of Skyline Chili at the very least, or maybe a nice camera that I had expressed interest in.
Well, it should be noted that my dad is the type of person to ask you what you want and then get you things that HE actually would want to receive as gifts. For the past fifteen years I've told him over and over again that I have no interest in "pajama pants." Whenever he'd wear them he'd say "Look at these. Aren't these nice? You want some?" and I'd reply with the same answer every time: "No dad, I don't like pajama pants. I wear sweat pants and athletic pants." Well, over that span he had probably gifted me 10 pairs of pajama pants.
So, when I got my Christmas package from my dad, I turned to my girlfriend and said "I swear to God if there are pajama pants in here..."
Well, you guessed it: I unwrapped the box and opened it to find a single pair of pajama pants and nothing else. I turned to my girlfriend and started cracking up. I was actually pretty angry at him - not because of the gift but because he doesn't listen to a damn thing.
I was in 3rd grade and our class did a white elephant party for Christmas. Everyone brought a wrapped gift. The teacher randomly numbered each gift and we all drew numbers from a hat. I had brought a large gift. My mom bought a Tonka dump truck, when they were still made of metal. I remember seeing a flat gift that I knew exactly what it was. It was a wooden puzzle where you put the pieces into the board where they fit. I was inwardly saying to myself, "please don't draw #3, please don't draw #3." But when I reached into the hat, I drew #3. When I opened it, I found it wasn't even new. I'm in my 50's now and for some reason that memory still sticks with me.
My birthday is 10 days past Valentine's Day. One year, I got a fancy gold heart shaped box (the kind you normally find a ton of chocolate in) that only had the little music player. Someone had already eaten the chocolates out...Thanks, Mom and Dad!
Naklar85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt bought me what she thought was a Star Wars poster...turns out it was Star Wars wrapping paper. She wrapped wrapping paper and gave it as a gift. I joked that maybe I could wallpaper my room with it...
Sixteenth birthday (a long time ago), parents didn't buy me anything but offered to take me to big chain store and let me pick something out. Father decided that before we go to store he wants to stop at truck dealership and"window shop". 8 hours later we leave with a new truck, store is closed and I don't get a present. On top of that the truck doesn't have a second row seat and my sister rides up front with parents while I am in the bed of the truck (at least there was a canopy) on the 35mile drive home. The next day they bought me a basketball hoop. I didn't play basketball, didn't even own a ball. Dad waited until I moved out 2 years later to put it up. It's still there. Don't think it was ever used.
This isn't as bad as many of the things on here, but at the time it happened I was very upset. My great-aunt gave me a Barney coloring book for my eighth birthday. I was still too young to properly appreciate the kind gesture of gift-giving, but I was definitely old enough to appreciate that Barney was for "little kids" and that I had long outgrown him.
Once when I was a kid (8 years old) my Grandma and I watched Beauty and the Beast with George C. Scott. I told her I liked the movie, it was G.C. Scott. After that every year I got some Beauty and the Beast crap for little kids. My 18th birthday was 2 days after I graduated Marine Boot Camp. Guess what I got....... To this day I wonder if she was just screwing with my head.
Vnewb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A frilly weird pillow cover depicting whales.this was a case for throw pillows. I don't have throw pillows. This was from my mom one year.
She has ADD (suspect bpd impulse control)a really bizarre thought process when it comes to gifts. She once walked me through it with buying for relatives. It's entirely reliant on poor impulse control and lack of critical thinking. She's one of those ppl who return 75% of what they buy because thought is only done after the action.
And a step grandma gave me a ring from a bobble machine. I was past 30 yrs old.
She didn't have an excuse Like mom. She was just an awful person equally to my brothers as well
I had a Secret Santa gift given to me at work one year. Someone took the time to wrap a sample bottle of half empty British sterling aftershave in a small Whitman Sampler box.
jkbrock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's parents didn't like me very much. I found out on the Christmas that she, her brother, his wife, and I were all sitting in the living room and her parents handed us all Christmas cards and gleefully asked us to open them.
Her brother opened his: $100 bill
His wife opened hers: $100 bill
My ex opened hers: $100 bill
I opened mine: $20 bill
I mean...$20 is $20, and it was nice of them to give me anything but man, it felt like a real kick in the pills to find out on Christmas where I stood in the family.
Eventually I figured out that they thought I was cheating on her with her best friend. But it turned out later that she was cheating on me with her best friend. Womp, womp.
ordealia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday I received an ornamental bunch of grapes (made of marble) and a pair of child-sized wooden clogs. My Mam had clearly gone panic charity shop buying- because I've never expressed any interest in ornamental fruit or baby clogs, or clogs, or babies, or babies in clogs.
My grandmother mailed me a horse figurine for Christmas one year. When I opened it up, it was completely broken into little pieces. I called her, thanked her, but then told her it was broken and it must have happened during shipping. She said no and admitted that my uncle dropped it before she mailed it.
moregoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Court papers on my birthday from my daughter's mother trying to take her away from me .
It didn't work but that had to be the worst "present" I could have been given.
The year after the divorce, my grandmother on my dad's side sent a large box of wrapped gifts, but just to spite Dad, Mom didn't even open the outer box. She put it on the highest shelf in the kitchen and left it there until the spring. When we had a huge ant problem, because there was food in one of the inner wrapped gifts and it rotted and leaked onto the clothes below.
Also, I think I was forced to tell Grandma over the phone that we didn't want anything from her or her son.
JoshDM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same dark-grey Champions sweatshirt with the olympic symbol on it over the left breast for three Christmases in a row in my early teens, and that was it.
JoshDM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three individual shirts, a new on each year, but the same style.
When I was 22 (maybe) I was wearing an ugly turquoise shirt around the house because it was my night-shirt. I hated the color so I would only wear it around the house and never out.
That Christmas I received 6 different shirts, all of them Turquoise. They assumed because they always saw me wearing that color that it was my favorite. In the year after that - after occasionally wearing them only inside, they gave me THREE MORE turquoise shirts.
And that's how my wardrobe became like 20% the color I hate.
Sgorilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa, 2016
I gave a lava lamp that doubled as a bluetooth speaker.
I received a Rubik's Cube and a hammer (for when I got frustrated with the Rubik's Cube). :(
So I don't actually remember this gift, but the story gets told pretty much every Christmas in my family, so I'm well familiar with it.
My mom got pregnant in undergrad and never married my father, but they've always been on amazing terms and he always helped raise me, even when they lived hours apart from one another. However, the unmarried thing enraged his extremist, militant, evangelical Christian father and stepmother. They absolutely hated my mom, and me. But for my second Christmas, my parents decided to extend an olive branch, so we went to visit them.
They treated all of us horribly the entire time, "hinting" to my mom that she was a whore, going to hell, that I was somehow evil and tainted, etc. But the kicker was their Christmas gift. It was a group gift, one for each of my parents and me. Three pairs of full-body windbreaker suits, in neon pink. My mom, who has always been a very petite woman, received hers in 3XL. Mine could have fit twelve 2-year-olds in it. It was so utterly petty and ridiculous that my mom wasn't even angry. Then they egged her car.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 9. I unwrapped a little plaque that said shocking along the lines of 'in loving memory:Mom'
Confused great uncle had a bunch made for his children with his wife's ashes in little bottles in it. I don't speak to my mom often and there was so much commotion with all us little kids that nobody realized they had given me the wrong thing
I sat there crying my eyes out, thinking my mom had died. She's always been sickly so i really thought she was gone
I sound like an ungrateful prick sharing this story, but there was a christmas my grandmother got all my cousins Sony Walkmans (this was like in 1996) and I got a basketball. 7 year old me wasn't thrilled.
jacqui_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has always liked my cousins more than my sister and me, and made no secret of it. One Christmas when I was around 8, grandma gave all my cousins brand new bicycles, electronic toys of some description and clothes. She gave me a dirty old baby doll that was supposed to crawl but no longer worked. She told me that she got it from the dump and โrepairedโ it with granddadโs weird home-made cement. I canโt remember what she gave my sister but I do remember it was equally terrible and also from the dump.
Dogopus9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa once sent me and my family a large framed picture of him and his friends that we didn't know. We couldn't throw it out incase he came to visit.
aazov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of flowers from a neighbor, to congratulate us on the birth of our daughter, picked from our own garden.
In 1997, I was 12 and could barely contain myself around Christmas. This is because I had grown up a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, and, as you know, FFVII came out that year. For the weeks leading up to Christmas, my parents would go with me to Sony Plaza in NYC, and I would beg and plead with them to get me a Playstation. They would act like they were going to and then just hold out on me. They would hint I'd have to wait, and "let's see what [you] get at Christmas..."
Well, December 25th rolled around. I was sweating with anticipation. I opened one package- a special edition PS controller from my brother. I opened another package- a FF7 hintbook from my sister. Another package- THE FF7 GAME FROM MY MOTHER.
I eyed the large square package under the tree. I knew- we ALL knew what it was. I asked my dad if I could open it now. "No OP, that is for your brother." We all laughed because my dad was such a trickster, but he couldn't fool me. I said "C'mon dad, I'm gonna open it. "
"Ok (looks at brother) Frank, I hope that's ok with you." Frank looks at me with a grin and nods.
I rip open the paper and it is... a guitar amp. For Frank.
I was so upset my nose bled. Promptly thanked my siblings and mom for the awesome gifts, told my dad he was the worst, and went to blockbuster to rent the console for the week.
Thanks dad.
Also, many years later, my mom sent me a christmas goody box in the mail with a pair of Uggs , and one of the boots had a dead mouse in it.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another package- THE FF7 GAME FROM MY MOTHER.
Why would your mother give you the FF7 game if your parents never intended to give you the actual Playstation?
My step mother wrapped gifts that were empty boxes from the stuff she got me though out the year. And then my mother when I was a kid wrapped a big box in a box in a box etc.. and it ended up being nothing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't really see the problem here, I'm 36 and that would beat the fucking socks I get every year
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toss-up between:
diet pills for Christmas from my MIL,
and one from an Aunt, a 3" across, cheap, ceramic bowl that had the little gift message on the bottom from whoever had given it to her, a couple of years prior. It was a joint Christmas present to my DH and me, and doubled as our wedding present, since we'd gotten married approx. 1.5 months prior. the message washed off with soap and water, so I guess it had never been washed, either, meaning it was also dirty.
Also, an unloaded gift card as one of my wedding presents.
Edited to add: some of those travel size hotel shampoos - the really cheap ones because she would stay at motel 6... like 2 of them, wrapped up for Christmas. Thanks, lady. This'll destroy my hair, but thanks.
Wedding gift. Husband and I weren't really interested in a circus wedding. Not many guests since it was last minute. His brother couldn't come, so he send a card congratulating our marriage and gave us the gift of air travel via his southwest mileage or something like that.
Not only do we have to call him in advance and I mean like a year in advance to make the "reservations" it's only in places southwest goes, also because he lives near a major airport and he commutes we can't use the points to even visit him. We've tried three times and every time he's used up the points already.
I tell my husband, it's not so much that it's a bad gift, it's a sweet gesture, but it's like a thoughtless one. The card was nice though.
Me and my wife received a wedding gift. Youโre familiar with it: 50 Shades of Grey on Blu-Ray. Weโre the type of people that donโt watch porn movies, let alone an R movie unless itโs been edited, so the fact that someone actually got this for us was absolutely astounding. Weโre LDS (Mormon) by the way. We still donโt know who gave it to us and the Blu-Ray was sold on eBay the next week. Lol
When I was a kid general mills did a promotion for so many cereal tops you could get a transformer. I think it was named jazz or something like that. Anyways it was a sports car and I really wanted him. My parents were dirt poor but I had no understanding of that at the time. Anyways I sent away for the toy and it never came I was so disappointed I had forgotten about it. Mom had wrapped it and gave it to me at Christmas. It was like 9 months after I sent in the offer claim.
As a 37 year old single dad I can really appreciate what she did for me then but at the time I was so mad she had been hiding it from me for so long and mad because she spent real money on my sisters. I'm sure she thought I'd completely forgotten about it but I didn't. And even with the severe disappointment I've never told my mom I knew what she did I just said thank you santa.
And even with the severe disappointment I've never told my mom I knew what she did I just said thank you santa.
You're a good son. Sorry you got disappointed, but you really did the nicest thing you could have.
tery12g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had gotten a $50 amazon gift card for my birthday from my parents, I tried to buy something but there was no money on it.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you tell your parents "There's no money on this card!"?
tery12g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did, they said they would get me something else which ended up being a 15 dollar iTunes gift card, but definitely not as good as a $50 amazon gift card.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They still owe you $35
niemor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a book she wanted to read for Christmas. After I opened it and looked confused she said "oh you don't like it, that's fine I will read it then". She then took it out of my hands before I could even read what is it about and I've never seen the book since.
For secret Santa one year I got a turtle neck XXXL long sleeve shirt. I wear large and live in Southern California. I tried to return it to Macy's but it was bought on clearance for $3. So I used it as a rag to dry my truck when I wash it.
So.. I had a long term relationship and it was going bad, we took a break. He was always rubbish with money, spent all his tiny income on gaming crap and wouldn't even think of stuff like saving up, or any other practical thing on earth. I started feeling like his mother not his girlfriend and I found out he was chatting up his study mate and almost cheated.
A month after not seeing each other in what seemed to be a huge heartbreak (he would call me and cry, etc) I went to see my boyfriend at this workplace. He acted like nothing had ever changed, was joking with coworkers and stuff (he worked in a small gaming retail store) and "by the way" gave me a small metal box with caramel candies saying that this is for all the trouble he caused. Well.
I saw that candy when I got both of us coffee and bagels in the corner shop right next to his work. They cost 99 cents and were on sale. Right next to the counter, something you just grab on your way out. Meanwhile I had spent almost 15 euros on all the food for him and I.
I saw that box, looked at him, and I understood - you know what? I'm worth more than this cheap ass candy. I'm worth a partner who actually tries and does his best for me. I felt so extremely ashamed that I had come back for my ex. I'll never forget that feeling. I felt like a dog who had gotten a beating and still came back to his owner.
So I said fuck this, dude. I'm outta here. I'm not gonna let this crap happen to me. So I left him. It felt extremely freeing.
Thinking back, it wasn't that bad. But at the time it was a different story. (I was a young teen)
My great grandmother in all sincerity said she got me a computer and she gave me this tiny box. Inside was an old scientific calculator. I politely thanked her for it and told her all the things I could do with it. She was happy.
My name is James, so someone once got me a copy of James and the Giant Peach. Not a bad gift until they told me to read it quickly so they could get it back to the library.
Once from a boyfriend I received a Bunnings gift card, a 16gb usb stick, and a box of chocolates. This same guy refused to buy cards for any occasion because they were "stupid expensive paper".
A previous bf got me for one of my birthdays a really lovely photo book. Full of pictures of me. That I'd taken. Like, they were nice pictures, but he'd just gone and saved basically a bunch of my profile pictures. He was in maybe two of them. And for a Christmas he got me new plates. Not like fancy China plates or something, just Kmart ones that all matched, because my plates were mismatched op-shop plates and he didn't like them.
I date weird dudes apparently.
kaboomwe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a couple shirts, some socks. Meanwhile my sister opens a brand new Ps2 and a new bike.
Fast forward a few years I get a small RC plane, and my sister gets a new car haha.
My dad was showing me a Bluetooth keyboard he got for his phone and describing how it didn't work. Then he remembered it was my birthday, handed it to me and said "Happy Birthday."
From my step-brother-in-law's UNCLE - I received a DVD of "Chicago" (not shrink-wrapped, and apparently stolen from my father-in-law's bookshelf) but instead of "Chicago" there was a burned DVD inside the case. Popped it in the DVD player and it was a home movie of my niece being born.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was the worst gift at the time, my wife bought me a screw organizer. It's one of those thing with little plastic drawers you put screws and stuff in.
It turned out to be very useful. I've had it like 35 years and every random extra screw and bolt goes in there. I can't count the number of times I needed something and I found something to do the job in my handy screw organizer.
A dora the explorer โhappy quinceaรฑera nieceโ card.
It was a Christmas present from my grandfather and I was a 17 year old white guy. This was in his later days.
jam510 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "random box surprise".
Someone gifted me a subscription from Random Box Surprise and now every month I get something... weird in the mail. It's totally random - some months I get socks for toddlers other times I get hand drawn clown "art". At least every time I get a package I'm in for a treat!
Received a year old expired hand cream. It seriously was a small sample cream that had the expiration date on the back. It also came with a small bell that was to be worn as a necklace. This gift was from my secret Santa who turned out to be my boss. I felt so hurt bc obviously this gift had absolutely no thought into it and was just picked out from random things at home.
Hurt more when the next year came and she gave her next recipient 2 bottles of liquor and shot glasses.
MrFyr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it was years ago and I don't remember how old I was at the time, maybe 7-9 or somewhere around that age. My parents and I went to visit my dad's parents on Christmas eve and then my mother's parents on Christmas day. The only kids at the gathering were my 2 cousins on that side of the family at the time, one a year younger and the other just an infant. Well that particular year my paternal grandparents bought my cousin via my dad's younger brother a number of gifts, including Tonka trucks, lego sets, various action figures. It was quite a haul and had to be easily $100+. What did I get? Some toy I can't even remember that came from a Dairy Queen kid's meal, with the words that I should hold on to it "because it might be worth something some day". I got nothing else from anyone on my dad's side of the family.
It honestly didn't really affect me that much at the time because my parents got me great stuff and I already didn't like my paternal grandparents, but it was one of the catalyst for my mother insisting we weren't going to see them on the holidays anymore. She said it was incredibly cruel to treat any child that way on Christmas, especially after my parents actually spent a good bit on gifts for my cousin that year.
Neither my parents nor I see it as a loss to have not seen them for decades after they disowned my dad's twin for being gay and told me I was going to hell for the same. I'll still remember that shit though. In fact, this year on thanksgiving after my mother finished smoking a bowl she lost her shit and started laughing hysterically as she gave me a DQ kid's toy and told me I should hold on to it for my retirement.
Secret santa, got a box of Ramen. Spent a good amount of time scouring the internet to find a discontinued book and the cooresponding movie that would be the perfect gift for my target.
My husband's 90 year old grandmother sent me a pair of her used lacy nylon underwear, because she'd decided she didn't like me. I thought it was hilarious.
Pelennor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got two.
One from my grandmother: a bag of those cheap $2 Christmas napkins you buy at the Reject Shop.
One from her own grandmother: a box of incense (which she has never liked anyway) that was empty. She figured she'd never open it, so she took the incense out to use at home herself.
I used to collect little figurines of angels. My friend asked my other friend what I like. She said "flying stuff". I received a ship statue.
Mr0inks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 13-14 I had like super bad acne, so for Christmas my aunt got my this black cosmetic bag thing, absolutely filled with foundation and powder and conceler and stuff. May I mention I am a guy, and whilst I wouldn't faze me now, at the time I was kind of anxious and awkward. I was surrounded by like traditional older male family and really didn't want them to see what I had opened. I realize now that it was kind of a thoughtful gift, but at the time I felt so embarrassed.
Not a terrible gift, but that statement "it was the thought that counts" doesnt really work well. My grandma went out and bought herself a brand new iPad, then proceeded to give her old cracked one as a Christmas gift to me, her oldest granddaughter, she wrapped it up in wrapping paper and everything, while my 14 & 16 year old little cousins got brand new iPads...
The 16 year old lost his within the first 2 months.
Overly large (as in large for an adult man) Gold glitter sneakers my grandma (dad's side) got me when I was 8. My parents were divorced by then and I remember my mum screaming at my dad what the hell he/ his mum was thinking. I tried to calm her down saying I would grow into them maybe but they were too big for my dad.
For years before and since, my grandmother was not allowed to buy us clothes as gifts.
JTHinton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of cheerios. They weren't even honey oat. Thanks grandma
In a Christmas exchange at my old job, I got MY recipient a really nice, hand-tooled leather notepad cover and pen. My friend made it. I traded her a REALLY nice piece of art for it.
What did I get? Nothing. The person who got my name was fired right before the exchange.
Thereโs a present missing here. You should have received the present someone bought for the fired guy. If they didnโt get a present for him, you should have received whatever they were gifted.
Yeah. If it had been a big event type thing, it probably would've worked out that way. But it was a call center so you can't take everyone off the phones.
Baby hamster for my 40th birthday from SO - because I talked with such happiness when reflecting on pets I had AS A CHILD. Had plenty of WTF moments during the 5 year relationship but this topped the chart.
My uncle got me a "Free coffee at any cafe with the National Trust."
Not a terrible gift, except that it was on the back of his reciept when he signed up to the national trust.
An ex of mine bought me a couple of records on a trip we went on and then on Christmas he wrapped those up along with some records I had bought myself on that trip and gave them to me.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A grill utensil kit for father's day from my girlfriend at the time, who lived with me. I don't have a grill.
Literally a twice folded 8x11 piece of paper with really bad drawings he made of pokemon in it saying Happy Birthday... from a 26 yr old man I consider my best friend. He was serious, so I replied with a heartfelt thank you because itโs the thought that counts... right?
I (luckily) didnโt receive this gift, but we were doing Secret Santa, and one guy got a shit in a bag. โNuff said.
NerdyNae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bit late to the party (ha see what I did there) but my sister gave me her pet mouse as a birthday present once because she didnโt want to look after it anymore.
My friend got a can of soup for a secret santa a few years ago
EDIT: i can't believe I forgot about another friend whose cheapass grandmother got her a maternity shirt... in 7th grade
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and sis in law gave me a framed picture of them on their wedding day for Christmas. To this day I canโt work out if I was being trolled or they really are that narcisstic (most likely that latter)
My mom recieved the worst gift ever from my aunt (my dad's sister, who we no longer speak to for similar but unrelated reasons). One Christmas my aunt gave my mom a lacy/silky nightgown. Kind of a weird gift tongue your sister in law but, my mom being the nice person she is says thank you and moves on with her life. The next day when she took another look at the night gown she noticed that the size is 2XL. My mom is a medium at absolute most. My aunt on the other hand is around the 2XL size. So my mom takes the night gown back to the store to exchange it for something more her style and size. When the store clerk scanned the tag it came up as something they had last sold 3 years prior.
TL; dr: my aunt bought a night gown kept the tags on, kept in somewhere for 3 years and then regifted it to my mom.
My girlfriend got me stubby coolers for my birthday this year. A few weeks ago she lost one. So I got one for her this Xmas. Yesterday I found the lost stubby cooler on the neighbour's deck. She walked in last night to see the lost one sitting on the table and confessed to me that I should expect not one, but SIX stubby coolers from her family this Xmas.
TLDR: GF lost a stubby cooler, I found it and now we will have 9.
My sibling bought me a wood decoration that says "Keep Calm and Buy Shoes!". Their intentions were good, but I have bad feet and finding a pair of shoes that won't leave me in pain is difficult.
I know this is really dumb but I was very upset about it at the time and I still think it was shitty. When I was 10 we had just moved into a new trailer that was basically in the middle of nowhere and all the neighbor kids on my "street" had dirt bikes and would go ride on these trails up in the woods. I wanted a four-wheeler because my dad had one and I thought they seemed safer. I didn't and still don't like having to lean with a two-wheeled vehicle (dirt bike, motorcycle, whatever ). I don't remember what my little brother asked for, probably a four-wheeler also, Idk i was 10 I didn't care what he asked for.
Anyway, we get up on Christmas morning and go to the living room and I see a four-wheeler! But... It's really small. Then I noticed a slightly bigger crotch rocket next to it. I remember specifically telling my dad I did not want a dirt bike like all the boys had. I was so upset, I asked for a four-wheeler all year and they gave my 5 year old little brother one and got me something they knew I didn't want. I refused to even attempt to ride that tiny death machine. My dad was really mad but I don't think it's my fault he spent all that money on something I didn't want.
I girl I worked with told us she gives out lottery tickets that she already scratched. So she would give the losing tickets to people as gifts, and keep winning ones.
KatGas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my dad got me a $15 knock off โGo Proโ camera and told me itโs suppose to be inspiration to go out and do something fun for once... Iโm disable and paralyzed from the waist down.
A UV pen light... with no bulb. One of those cheap pen lights with an impossible to find bulb that you toss when it dies, assuming you ever use it to begin with.
My birthday is at Christmas, so it was a combination gift. Wrapped in Christmas paper. And then in birthday paper. With a card that read โMerry Birthmasโ
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Person in my class got anal cream for secret santa. In front of everybody.
Redditgifts exchange. The exchange was for yarn. In my preferences I said that Iโd like something that would be local to the sender, that I couldnโt get at a shop near me. Didnโt necessarily have to be super expensive or fancy.
I received a bag of cheap yarn that you could get at Walmart. That by itself might be ok if they were entire skeins or balls of yarn. Instead, it was leftover yarn that had been wound by hand into messy balls of yarn. Some of it had obviously been frogged (the person had knitted or started knitting something with it, then pulled it apart). There was also hair and โdebrisโ in it, like a few grains of cat litter.
I got a block of velveeta cheese from my secret santa in the 8th grade. I was so sad that the teacher gave me his emergency "student didn't get a gift" item, a whoopee cushion. Thank you Mr. Langston, wherever you are.
My grandma got me some creepy ass life sized doll (like the size of a 5 year old child.) I was thankful even though I didn't like it, but I was 11 and no longer playing with toys and it was creepy. My mom made me throw it away because it was disturbing
Not technically me but I'll tell this on behalf of my friend who isn't on Reddit.
Initially (after discovering that I would be getting a gaming PC for my birthday (for context he uses a laptop with an i3 processor and the integrated graphics)) he asked for a gaming PC. His parents shut that down instantly but he was willing to compromise, he asked for a monitor, which he could connect his laptop to and use as a second screen. His parents made hints that maybe that was a good compromise and he got excited.
A month rolled by and we reached Christmas, he eagerly ran down to his presents to see what he had received...
I am half Filipino but don't speak any Tagalog. When I was around 8 or 9 my mom brought me and my brother to the Philippines during christmas. And during Christmas one of my relatives got me a book in Tagalog that I couldn't read.
I was 15 years old. I got a pooper scooper.... to pick up dog poop....
bortvern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never received a bad gift, but I've certainly been unappreciative of gifts I have received. I am thankful now to be in a state of mind to be able to receive any type of gift happily.
Luci_b ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 2 cousins signed a baseball and put it a used chicken dinner box from sonic. Then write on the box โWeโll be famous some dayโ
The next year they gave me a rock from my driveway. Apparently both items were my aunts idea.
Eagle206 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst just funny.
So evidently grandma always had a set amount of money budgeted for each of our gifts every year.
When I was 11 or 12 she took me out to toys r us. Had me choose a game. I think axis and allies.
Come Christmas I opened it. In the card was the change. So the game cost like 38.55 or whatever and in the card was 11.45 or whatever the exact change was down to the penny.
I was 8, golden birthday. Open a card and inside are two 5s! My eyes grew wide in thanks when she snatched one of the 5s and said, "I didn't mean to give you that much." I fought back tears as she exited her motor home and made way
There are many others, but not quite as bad as these two.
My grandma has a bad habit of getting my two little tornado children super fragile things like porcelain dolls and white teddy bears that wouldn't last 5 minutes in our home. My mother, knowing how disastrous this can be, has taken to intercepting these gifts, donating them, and replacing them with a regular baby doll or something that won't be immediately destroyed, then telling me so I can play along. Honestly they're both so sweet and wholesome doing the old lady dance of politeness and discretion. You have to love them for it.
tha_t0dd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got some sort of comic book that really turned out to be a sampler of things by one publisher and pretty likely was free. A few years later I'm taking cartooning classes at an art museum and the guy teaching the class, who had legitimately done work for Marvel, has it among things he's brought in as examples of different art styles. "Oh yeah, I got this for my birthday one year." "Wow, you've got some cheap friends." "It was my aunt."
During a school gift exchange as an 8 year old, I wrote on the letter to my (secret) exchange classmate that I wanted Gran Turismo for my PS1, and I added 'not PS2'. She ended up giving me Worms Blast on PC.
My whole family went on a trip to Thailand the week of my 18th birthday without me, they brought back a little wooden sling shot as a gift that immediately snapped in half when I tried to use it.
Jjggmkm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used coloring book, while my cousins got toys tractors and and dolls. Yeah it was a pretty shitty day for me!
I brought myself this really nice box that I decided to use for some art coursework. The box went missing and I was freaking out because I was worried I wouldn't find it before my deadline. Real mixture of relief and confusion when I unwrapped it on Christmas Day - thanks Dad.
In 6th grade we had a secret santa. We were such a small school and there were only 13 kids in my class, 11 of which were boys. We are all pretty much best friends. With that said, we were excited, we were all getting gifts for each other which would be dope because we all knew each other so well. The day of exchange, it turns out one of my closest friends Vin had me. Vin and I played soccer and basketball together, would stay at each other's houses, are families were close, so on. He completely forgot and just grabbed some old stuffed animal from his basement and brought it in and tried playing it off as a goof. I laughed, but was hurt. All the other kids really put effort into getting something for their boys in our group. And i sat there, with this stuffed, purple dragon.
foodlion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend of 3 years got me a blender for my birthday. I already had a blender. After incredulously telling my mom this story, three months later, for Christmas, she got me a blender. Completely un-ironically. She just remembered that I had mentioned a blender at some point.
24ANemo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once got me play-doh (which I was too old for) and accessories. However, the doh colors had been mixed with one another to the point that they were a Jackson Polluk painting, and the accesories were heavily used and stained.
That same Christmas she got my sister a family size bag of peanuts that had already been opened. "I got hungry on the drive up!" Was her excuse.
My company participated in a name drawing present exchange. The coworker who got my name forgot about it until the day of, so he got into the floor of his closet and threw an old flannel shirt into a plastic bag. It was dirty and about three sizes too small.
Source: Am Jim Halpert.
taxz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Bible with my first name misspelled from my grandparents.
A fucking parrot. Thanks for the alarm screeches every time one of my 3 dogs enter the room, the need to buy a large cage and toys, and thanks most of all for getting a species that lives up to 30 years.
It wasnโt given to me, it was given to my son by his grandmother, my mother-in-law. Due to the rule of family dynamics Iโm not allowed to get rid of the bird. If anyone loved you I wouldnโt have needed to explain all of this.
This year for my birthday, my parents regifted a Starbucks $5 gift card. How did I know it was a regift? The gift card said, 'Thank you' on it and had my dad's name written on it.
Also, another fun one. I'm the oldest of 4, and when I graduated high school, my parents got me a Nintendo DS. Which is cool, I like video games. My sisters got laptops, and my baby brother got a car with a cruise to Mexico. Yeah, pretty sure I got the short end of the stick.
From my husband. A coffee cup with the letter J in script on it. My name starts with L. He said he thought it was an L. If you really looked at it I guess it could have been mistaken. Hmmmn.
emschnei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in elementary school my aunt gave me a pad of paper and a pen for my birthday. She seemed very excited about it though; she thought it was perfect because of how much I โwanted to be a writerโ. I didnโt want to be a writer.
laurelmd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two of them - both involve my ex-stepdad, who was, at best, an extremely obnoxious guy.
My fifteenth birthday, he completely forgot until that night, so he made an emergency run to the local trucker stop/corner store and brought me back a gently used book of Jeff Foxworthy's redneck jokes.
My seventeenth birthday, he didn't forget, but he DID get me... a big, expensive karaoke machine. We were "not eating every other night" broke at the time. Never expressed any interest in karaoke before. I was a shy, very introverted art kid. Turned out the rest of the family thought it would be fun and used my birthday as an excuse to splurge on one, lol. I never found out if it was any fun or not because they broke it excitedly using it later that night while I was in my room wondering if I was being punished or something. Definitely not the worst in this thread, because the gifter sort of, kind of tried.
Iksuda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of magazines about things I have no interest in. I wonder if there was a miscommunication or just a shitty gift picked up at the checkout.
I was 9. It was the Christmas after my mom died and the only person who bothered to give me a present was an aunt who sent me my cousin's used and broken star clock.
My aunt and uncle came over to my house and had been sent with a christmas gift from my grandma. None of us knew what it was and it was wrapped in regular wrapping paper with russian nesting dolls all over it.
I unwrapped it to find a box of Beef Stroganoff packets. My aunt asked me if we had talked about any recipes or if she ever made me something with it, but I had no memory of anything related. My uncle suggested that she was "losing it" since she is old.
A few days later I receive the following message (after my uncle must have asked her):
"I am not getting old, I went to the World market store fell in love with the wrapping paper and decided to buy it. I also bought several boxes of food because thery have unique stuff from overseas. I decided to wrap something for her, using some of the nice matrushka doll paper, hence the "gift" for beef stew wrapped up in it. "
So, I guess my gift was wrapping paper that had already been used? I wish she would have just given me the roll at least to use for my gifts.
Last year my mom got me and my sister a custom painted sign that says โIโm a great kid!โ My sister was 25 and I was 27 and married (still married!) my wife laughed out loud... and I asked my mom where I should hang it. Honestly have no idea where it is... it did not get hung in my house
My grandmother thought I would like it. Don't know why she thought that but she had also bought me a laminator. Mind you I was like 8 years old. I didn't really have a need (does anyone?) For those things.
She's still a great grandma though! Love her to bits!!
I dated this guy from Berlin and while visiting him I bought for myself a little (let's not discuss if it's fake or not) piece of the Berlin wall from a souvenir shop while we were out on a walk. Fast forward 5 months later to my birthday - he keeps telling me a few days in advance that he has a gift for me to honor my birthday, we meet and I very enthusiastically unwrap my present to find a little piece of the Berlin wall, which he perfectly knew I own.
Reddit secret santa. A small, typical, white back, wall clock..no batteries included. I had put that I liked star wars, lord of the rings, game of thrones, fantasy stuff. I never did secret santa again because I know I put effort into my secret santa. Feels like some people just send stuff from there own house to you so they can just get free better stuff.
TallMadi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man.
During puberty, my older sisters would think it would be funny to refer to my chest as "molehills" and constantly hit me in the chest proclaiming "WHACK A MOLE!"
My Step-mother at the time thought it would be hilarious to get me the "Whack-a-mole" game for Christmas. I felt so embarrassed and humiliated as they just laughed and laughed.
Jokes on them I have the biggest boobs out of all of us.
Greganor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother once took my xbox 360 that was bricked in my room to his friends house, where he opened it up, took out parts and my brother gave it back to me claiming the gift was that it might work again now. It didn't. Thanks.
I once received a $20 gift card to Subway. While I worked at Subway. From my godmother. She also gave me a lottery ticket, from her home state (5hours drive away) when I was too young to cash in any winnings.
I purchased a 1989 BMW at 18. My dad thought it was a really poor investment on my part, especially because it needed a ton of parts. So naturally, I put some on my Christmas list. There were some expensive ones (my list was thorough), but it also included a $35 hose, $80 worth of shocks, a $15 FM transmitter, etc.
My dad took one look at my list, and asked if I wanted anything else. I passive-aggressively sent him a new list with an iPhone at the bottom of it. It was the most expensive thing on the list, and I already had the latest Galaxy. Nevertheless, thatโs what I got!
My grandma would give me and my younger brother a pair of socks and underwear every year for Christmas. For several years.
For our older brother, they took him to Vegas every year for a weekend / week (or the Bahamas / other Vaca spot). My grandma / step grandpa are loaded and always spoiled my older brother.
Needles to say, I don't really celebrate the holidays much now.
Growing up super poor and not getting anything at all on Christmas one year made me cherish every gift I've ever gotten for birthdays or holidays. I guess my worst gift was getting nothing on Christmas. I went to school in a nice neighborhood and so my fucking teacher (loved that lady) made us all stand up one by one and say what we got. I stood up and said "Clothes." The teacher said, "That's it? You didn't get any toys?" I did a magnificent job of not crying now that I think about it and replied, "No, I actually wanted clothes!" To which she looked in bewilderment, and literally the glee of an adult finding out some kid actually does like clothes for Christmas. I remember being torn between thinking she was either dumb or I had sold my lie and she didn't see my eyes about to burst.
Not me, but my brother. My family would do secret santa but itโs kind of a joke gift with a $1 ish limit or something like that. My brother used to work at dollar tree, so my sister got him a $5 gift card from there, then spent $4 of it.. plus tax. She gave him a dollar tree gift card with less than a dollar on it.
A packet to powder to make gravy.
My grandmother explained how wonderful it would be on a cold night to have warm gravy on my sandwich.
People really give you their trash they don't want to throw away.
a cold, day-old unwrapped entire apple pie from a run-of-the-mill supermarket bakery. and thanks to office secret santa, i told the giver of the gift how shitty it was, to her face. yep. that was a memorable christmas in the office. who the fuck gifts someone an entire apple pie from the supermarket? her defense: they smelled really good when they were fresh. at the store. the day prior.
I'm an 80's kid so gender norm toys were very much a thing. All I wanted for my birthday when I was 7 was the football player cabbage patch kid. Also a bit of an introvert when my mom insisted I invite classmates to my birthday party and I relented it was kinda of a big deal.
Birthday party comes, it's at a local beach, surprisingly large amount of the kids I invited show and I can see that big ass box I know this was going to be a good day. Gift opening time I'm working through all the little things being polite saying thank you looking excited at the lame like socks and t shirts shit, but I really want that box. Finally time to open my prize, I'm tearing through the paper it's a cabbage patch, clear the cellophane window, and it's a girl.
Now I know we didn't have a lot of money when I was young so even at that age I knew it was a stretch. But here I am with this cursed thing, and I gotta pretend I'm happy cause I know my mom probably did a few extra shifts to get it. I can already hear the Snowman's a girl chants in my head. I can tell the whole reason my mom got this one is the doll was black (actually as far as I remember the only black version they sold for a long while) being half black and half white this was just a weird reminder of race I didn't want. I ended up just keeping the doll on my bed for a few months then it got regulated to closet duty.
And since this is the gift that keeps on giving. I don't really speak to my mother anymore. We had a falling out years ago, I've attempted a few reconclntions to no avail . Anyways my mom noticed I wasn't really playing with the doll so she ended up buying like a black raggedy ann looking doll so the cabbage patch wouldn't be alone. That one ended up in her room since I didn't really want anything to do with it either. My mom's decided this year she wants to try and reconcile but rather then contact me directly through methods I've said she could she's taken to writing letters. Rather then mail them to me she mails them to other family members so they have to tell me and hold it till I see them or I go get it, she decided to really tug the heart strings and send my my "beloved" cabbage patch. Only she sent the farmers market doll, sent to a family friend I only see once every like 5 years. So i had to go on this weird treasure hunt to get it, crack the letter hat came with and see how absolutely oblivious she still is.
evewight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa for work, I bought someone a $60 liquor store gift card and I got a $2 bargain bin National Lampoon Christmas Vacation DVD. I threw it in the garbage
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, for Christmas when I was around 11 (and my brother was around 13) my brother had asked for an art set and I was also into drawing at the time. For Christmas and other holidays, he always seemed to get more than me and I was tired of it, so I put a theory to the test. He asked for an art kit and art desk, I just asked for an art kit.
On Christmas day he received a luxury art kit, a glass artist table with side slots for his utensils etc, and a fuck ton of paper.
I got a coloring book labeled "6 and up" and a box of colored markers. I genuinely cried.
At chirstmas my small brother get a trip to the US and an iPod.
My mom only bought me a pair of socks and tell me that she doesn't have any gift idea for me.
I think I am adopted.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our Grandma gave me and my cousins little gift bags of candy for Christmas one year, as we began to eat we realized all of the wrappers said "FREE SAMPLE".
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of hangers from my grandma. Not like a gift bag of fancy hangers, like a grocery bag of wire hangers.
EKEEFE41 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All gifts are from current and only wife...
Toilet paper holder from IKEA (Christmas, only gift)
Luffa (i am a man, did not will not use a luffa, birthday only gift)
Che Gurvara picture book... (she loves Che, i don't care about him, also b-day only gift)
A giant ball to replace my desk chair, told her specifically i never wanted one. (christmas, only gift)
I do love her, and i typically but whatever i want when i want it, so I get i can be hard to shop for... but dam
Her gift giving is an ongoing joke at my job, when ever a holliday or my b-day rolls round the "What did your wife get you this year" jokes start.
When my brother and I were really young, my great uncle got us something we had always wanted and begged our parents for: a Nintendo 64. As soon as it was unwrapped, we raced to the TV to turn it on.
It didn't work.
Turns out my great uncle had found it in the trash.
On the plus side, it forced my parents to actually buy us one so we would stop crying.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 5th birthday, they told me to close my eyes while they brought the present in, my grandfather being a big woodsman(owned a camping company) could mimic animal sounds PERFECTLY..... He mimicked a puppy barking as he brought it in..... When I opened my eyes... I got my older sisters used computer, she had just gotten a brand new packard bell(yes I'm old...) the month before.
I couldn't keep the disappointment off my face. I still feel bad about not being able to keep from looking upset. I had been asking for a puppy the entire year.
I was in my bed over christmas, not ill, just depressed, in a house that was void of love and affection - I was quite young, impressionable, and it had been a couple years of mental manipulation and just all round nasty behaviour from my guardians. Late into the afternoon after the umpteenth episode of Alias (this was years ago) I heard a noise at the door and a shitty ยฃ1 calendar was slid under the door. It was the last straw, and I joined the Army that spring to get away from it all.
Believe it or not I was in the Army for four years and did some amazing things I'm very proud of. I have a service medal and lots of great photographs, it completely changed my prospects. I don't talk to those people anymore, from the beginning.
Crappy santa socks and foot care worth around 2 euro's from a cheap store for my birthday. My birthday is in may. I got crappy christmas stuff in may.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really an awful gift, but kind of shitty.
I have 4 siblings. 3 sisters, 1 brother.
Each sibling got a brand new car for their 16th bday. A bmw, a mustang gt, ford ranger, mazada protege.
I got modern warfare for playstation 3. A fucking video game, really?
Also should be noted 2 of those siblings crashed their cars and totaled them. Which resulted in them getting another new car of the same make and model.
Novacryy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None. The mere fact that someone gives me something without demanding something in return is beautiful. I love receiving and giving any presents, it's pure love and happiness.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girlfriend: "Read this, and you will understand why I am breaking up with your as of right now..."
When I was a little kid, my uncle called and asked me what I wanted for Xmas. I looked my parents and they gave me the green light to ask for what I wanted - and bam, I asked for a Super Nintendo. Waiting for their response I was so anxious, but moments later he agreed! I was elated.
Now they had to mail the box to me as they lived across the country, but I remained patient. Since we lived in an apartment, I ran to our communal mailbox 3-5 Times everyday for over a week, hoping to get the glimpse of this magestic box of video game goodness. Over a week later, I got a call from my uncle and he explained that he didnโt think it was a good idea to buy me a video game console. I was devastated...
Another week later a big box came over. Did they change their mind? I opened it up and found a baseball bat, glove, and a baseball. And folks this is why I ended up choosing esports over sports :) what a rollercoaster of emotions.
I'm going to have to go with the book my dad got me for my 11th birthday. Now I like reading (I was a huge bookworm in my youth) but for whatever reason he got me a book aimed at girls my age that was trying to a) teach me math and b) try and make it fun and hip. Probably a good gift for a girl my age who loves learning math but that wasn't me. Of course when I complained how I didn't like the gift because goddamnit it's my birthday I don't want this educational crap he told me that I oughta be grateful he got me anything at all. And as a fun add-on, as the years rolled on he got me the sequels to that book because I guess he thought I'd warm up to it??? I didn't.
Tl;dr dad buys me a math book for my birthday as a wee lass and gets mad that I didn't like it. Because of him I have the entire damn series and I don't like math.
A pack of unsalted peanuts from my new girlfriends father on Christmas morning all wrapped up.
TKLeader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not what I got, but what I got someone else.
When I asked my brother what he wanted for Christmas one year, all he said was: "I want a new car and a snickers bar".
Got him a hot-wheels car and a snickers bar.
My husband once gave me sexy Santa themed lingerie for Christmas one year. Not a problem in and of itself, but he had me open it in front of his parents.
It was a little awkward.
vindraco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my Mom, who knew I liked Native American art (pottery, baskets, rugs, etc.) decided to (while on vacation in Arizona), stop at a guy's van parked on the side of the road and buy his "Native American" herb bundle, that came with a ziploc baggie of an unknown substance and a sheet of badly photocopied "directions" on how to use them. Needless to say, I was afraid of being arrested if I used it, so it quickly got thrown out. Thanks, Mom.
So earlier this year, I was dating this girl. I was really into her, and for her birthday, I wanted to do something pretty special. I think it got to the point where I just kept wanting to outdo myself, but I basically just assembled a grab bag of her favorite things, and gifted it to her. It's not the most thought I've ever put into a gift, but I was pretty proud of it.
Included was:
-A candle with her favorite scent
-At T-Shirt from her favorite show
-Some of her favorite candy
-And the icing on the cake, I gifted her my near-mint copy of Physical Graffiti.
Now, that album has a lot of importance to both of us, and that copy in particular belonged to a very good friend of mine, whom I promised to treasure it always when they sold it to me in a time of financial hardship. Deep down, I knew though, this was her FAVORITE album, behind Houses of the Holy, and I thought it wrong to keep it from being loved so dearly. So I gave it to her, and she was ecstatic. I honestly probably couldn't have asked for a better reaction.
Fast forward 4 months, to my birthday.
I was having a terrible day, trying to finish up my midterms, and crawl to the finish line of the first half of the semester. But it would all be worth it, because I'd finally have some time to spend with my SO, relax, and enjoy my birthday. And I'd get to open the present she'd been hyping up for months now.
And I mean, hyping it UP. She'd bought it in July, and would bring it up through October. I was so ready. This was the push I'd been needing to get through this slog of a week.
I finally get to her house, we have a drink, and she brings out my present. Do you know what it was?
Take a guess.
It was a jacket.
A jacket from the 90s. That she bought from Goodwill. A jacket from the 90s from Goodwill that smelled like mothballs and cheap weed. A jacket from the 90s from Goodwill that smelled like mothballs and cheap weed that didn't even fit.
She told me she thought it was funny, because it kinda looked like that jacket David Puddy wore in that episode of Seinfeld, the one with the Eight Ball. This jacket.
Y'know, the one where the joke is that it's terrible? Worse than a fur coat? Like, a jacket no one would ever be caught dead in? Even if it did fit?
Oh, and I was supposed to get something else, too, but it just never showed up. The socks she ordered with it did, though! She made sure to show me those.
So yeah, that's the worst gift I've ever received, I know gift-giving isn't supposed to be about matching someone else's level of intensity, but I just felt the total, sheer lack of understanding from that one gift. Like, she totally didn't understand me as a person, the way I did for her.
And before you think otherwise, she has plenty of money. Her family has more money that I would ever see in 20 of my lifetimes.
And her roommate's cat ended up scratching the fuck out of Physical Graffiti, it's literally unplayable now.
We're no longer dating. I would direct you to above as to see why.
Our school had a day where you could get cheap little things for your family such as wallets that say โGrandpaโ on it upon other things. I got the wallet for my grandpa and he seemed to like it. Later for my birthday he regifted it to my before surprising me with a new electric scooter. Then before he gave me the wallet he gave me a card with 5 cents in it. Canโt even ask him why anymore as he passed away over summer.
When my brother and I were 12 and 9 or so, we got an Aerobie as a "share" Christmas gift. We lost it in mean neighbor's backyard within minutes. Those suckers can fly.
DD225 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Budweiser pint glass. Felt like they spotted it at a clearance section and said "He likes beer so let's get him that, plus it's cheap."
I asked my mom for a set of tuning pegs so I could repair my guitar for my birthday. She got me a set of medical grade tuning forks that holistic healers use for realigning chakras. Another year I asked for black boots. She got me brown boots in the wrong size and then kept them because they fit her.
A few months before Christmas I had to have jaw surgery, and so my uncle decided to tie my gift in with that and bought me some straws, disposable bibs and a dogs chew toy. It was the worst but most hilarious gift I ever received. I also made sure to get him back on his birthday by gifting him 10 $1 scratchies that I had already scratched and claimed the rewards from.
My parents once gave my brother a gift, only they forgot to put it in the box before they wrapped it, so he got an empty box. Actually the humor was pretty worth while (and they did end up giving him the real present when they realized their mistake.)
ecko404 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend bought me a tiny coffin that's also a pencil box. It was just a stupid gift. It's even more stupid that he knew I buried my dad a few months ago. I really don't like coffins.
Last Christmas, my boyfriend and I each received a piece of paper from his sister. She said she had gotten us passes to a popular theme park nearby, but we were sort of preoccupied receiving gifts and thanking everybody, so we didn't really read the papers.
A few days later we look more closely, and notice that she's actually given us 20% off coupons. It sucked, because we had started to plan our rare day off together, and we didn't have extra money to arbitrarily buy tickets to things, even with discount.
Also, the coupons had expired.
She had given them out to all the siblings and their partners, so 5 expired coupons in all. She thought she had the hookup, because she had a friend who works at the park print them for her.
This past week, because she knew she would be seeing us later that day at Thanksgiving, she texted ME:
"Hey its (SIL) can you let (BF) know that I will get him his game as soon as i find them I am still looking since we put stuff in storage. Thank you" [sic]. His birthday was in mid-October. She has his number, but wasn't in touch with him at all this year, until seeing him at Thanksgiving.
I'm really curious to see what she comes up with this year, or if she'll give him the mythical game(s?) for Christmas, and calls it good.
Like, honestly, we don't care about getting presents...she could just be like, "love you guys," and we would understand, but there's this whole money's-so-tight shtick she uses to cover up the fact that her gifts are a last-minute afterthought. We all know that girl is troubled, but it was definitely the worst and weirdest gift I've ever received.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In elementary I gave my friend a sweater for his birthday. For my birthday, he gave me the same sweater. He cared so little about the gift he didnโt even remember I gave it to him.
Got a gorge Forman grill when I was like 13. 100% regifted to me, and it was like the big present from my parents. Worst Christmas I think I've ever had.
My 16th birthday was the first one where I had a boyfriend over. My grandma knew this and intentionally gifted me a bag of potpourri, a half eaten bag of cheddar Sun Chips, and a training bra; for the sole purpose of embarrassing me.
My grandmother bought my whole family bamboo pajamas, as in they were made out of bamboo. O and they were completely see through. Thanks for that granny.
A bag of leftover candy from Halloween for secret santa. The fact that I went all out on etching some glasses with the AC black flag symbol and putting them in a chest with a bottle of rum just made it more disappointing.
shambino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My crazy German grandma once gave me this thing called a โLeap padโ for Christmas. For those that donโt know itโs an educational little toy for kids to learn a language. It was a leap pad to learn English for 3-4 year olds. I was 8 & English is my native language
A single earring. I am not Van Gogh; I have two fully intact ears.
oxeimon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After immigrating to the US and attending my first birthday party of a friend (I was 8 at the time), I did not realize that I was expected to bring a gift. So, as a last minute thing, I gave him an old rubik's cube I've had for years.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a blanket from my grandparents that I have never met that said "Thanks Coach". It was football themed and I never even played football - or coached for that matter.
When I was 11 I spent $30 that I had saved up for weeks to get my brother nerf guns. He and my mom teamed up to get me two foam swords that were 50 cents each that I knew had come from the dollar store the day before. After the Christmas party was over and my grandparents left I was reprimanded for being selfish and not thanking them enthusiastically enough and he got the swords.
My mom gave me her used underwear and got really offended when I said I didn't want them. She insisted that because she'd washed them first, there was nothing gross about it and I was being ungrateful.
For my 16th birthday there were some balloons sitting on the kitchen table and in one of the balloons was a set of car keys. For the next 3 hours I thought I was actually getting a car for my birthday until my mom told me that those keys didn't go to anything.
mayflew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a box of Christmas cards, on Christmas.
Boiteux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave my brother and I tupperware when we were seven. However he didn't give us one peice of tupperware each, he gave my brother the bowl and he gave me the lid. The worst part of all of this, is that he tried to play it off as a very important life lesson, by claiming that it was to teach us that two people are stronger than one. But still, I got a fucking lid for Christmas.
My cousin used to go to great lengths to get our uncle's name for the family gift exchange. She would always give him really lame joke gifts. One Christmas eve, he couldn't take it anymore. He was angry, but he quietly and tearfully spoke up and said that it would be nice to receive an actual gift for once.
11312048 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Xmas, my sister in law tells me what she wanted to get for me for Xmas but she couldnโt afford. She then tells me she is going to buy it for me when she gets paid. She never has. I have like 15 years of Verbal IOUs from this trollop
toriemm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have this whole thing where my last 3 boyfriends have given me a watch for christmas.
And it's not just that the gave me a watch- I wore a big UGLY digital watch my whole life (I 'borrowed' one of my dads watches when he had me for the summer, told me the date-time-day of the week-lit up with the button-had timers- etc. and then I forgot to give it back to him.) and I never bothered to deal with reading analog because I had this giant almost-computer strapped to my wrist.
Boyfriend 1 asks me if he can buy me a watch. I say sure, I've been wearing this watch for 15 years now, I could use a replacement. No, I want to buy you a NICE watch. Um...it needs to have numbers because I am shit at reading analog, and it needs to be durable because I beat the shit out of anything I end up wearing. So he not only buys me an analog watch, but it just has the little dashes, and it's this beautiful delicate thing that I scratched the first week I wore it. So basically a $100 bracelet that makes people think I know what time it is.
I tell boyfriend #2 the story because he's my BFF at the time. We end up getting together, Xmas rolls around, and he gets me this really pretty....watch with no numbers AND pretty rhinestones around the edge, so the first month I had it one fell out and then it looked dumb.
Fast forward 2 years. New boyfriend, I've told him the story. Buys me another fucking pretty watch. (Noteable, this is after my dad died and I just started wearing his watches. So I have a really nice mens watch COLLECTION and he buys me another damn watch.) My birthday is in January, he got me a shredder for that one.
The current boyfriend painted me a picture last year and I love it. I think I'm getting a switch this Xmas so he's got me pretty dialed in.
Anti-Her ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 all I got were some Hello Kitty stamps and a Hello kitty keychain. I didn't even like Hello Kitty. A few days earlier my parents got my little sister a huge toy castle. I think it's pretty needless to say I'm not the favorite kid
My husband hates giving gifts. He always complains that no one ever likes his gifts but he never puts any effort into them. I'm the opposite, I pour my living breathing soul into my gifts.
He's emailed me a gift card before, that was pretty crushing. Worst part is we worked together. From home. So he didn't even bother leaving the house.
He proposed to me on Christmas one year with the ring he got at Kohl's, one of those rings that says it is real diamonds but it's the little chips of diamonds. He got it Christmas Eve right before they closed. It wasn't even the right size.
While I can't say it was the worst gift, I still wonder if he just panicked and said 'fuck it, I can't think of anything else.'
When I was a kid I read constantly. By age 12 I was reading adult level books regularly. I also loved video games, and money was tight so my parents couldn't buy me many, but my Grandma was always good for one at Christmas.
Well, I have an aunt who thinks video games are dumb and my time was better spent reading books. So I opened her gift and find the full collection of the Hardy Boys books. I literally would have been bored by them when I was 10. But it gets worse! My cheap ass Aunt wasn't going to spend that kind of dough on me, so she got Grandma to go all in on it with her! So, no video game, just 20 child level books I was way too old for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got me aromatherapy bath bombs for my birthday. I can't smell. Ironically enough his mom got me a Bath and Body Works gift card for my birthday, which is a good present other than the fact that most of their products are based on aromatherapy.
At a Yankee swap (white elephant, gift exchange, whatever you call it), I got a ham and cheese sandwich that someone made 5 seconds before leaving their house. It had been sitting out for a few hours before we got around to opening gifts, and I don't eat meat. It was supposed to be funny but nobody laughed because everyone else got good gifts. The person who "gifted" me got the gift I bought, which was a fleece blanket and a Christmas movie.
For my birthday my dad gave me a carton of cigarettes. I was 21. Carton was opened. One pack was opened with exactly one cigarette missing. Guess he didn't like them.
Eli_8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my grandmother gave me expired soup for Christmas. It's ok though, because she's at that age where she isn't "all there" any more, and she's still a nice lady.
An already opened pack of Five gum (with a stick taken out) and an old, dirty, lego stormtrooper that the gifter had in his back seat for a while.. That was when i turned 11, still salty. Fuck you Tad.
May be 8 - 9? My aunt owned a video rental store and would get this cheesy cheap swag with movies. Nothing worth anything, just crap. Well, being she (well entire family) loved my sister they showered her in really good presents. Aunt wasn't fully heartless though, she ran to the garage and dumped a bunch of the cheap swag crap into a box and handed it to me. Oh thanks... my sisters gets her wildest dreams and I get disappointment.
Infinite Jest wasn't a terrible gift, just when they asked for it back to give to someone else bc I hadn't read the 1,000+ page book and was told they were insulted bc it meant so much to them. I thought the point of a gift was what it might mean to the receiver.
My grandmother gave me a clipped obituary of someone I didnโt know. The dead guy and I had the same last name. She told me that death was everywhere.
biomags ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift I ever saw someone get was a joke card. It was along the lines of you've been bad so no gift. It might be funny if it came with money or a gift card. It was all my dad got my brother for his twelfth birthday.
The worst gift I personally got was from my mom. Four years straight I got the same body lotion that I was allergic to. Every year she would deny I was allergic until I finally agreed to try some. I'd break out into some gnarly hives after just a few seconds, and my mother would accuse me of faking. Final year I thanked her and added it to my sister's gifts without thinking much of it. Mom got pissed at me for being ungrateful and not appreciating the gift.
I used to smoke, and I hated myself for it, but for whatever reason I started I couldnโt stop. For Christmas my ex bought me a carton of doral menthols.
Iโve never smoked since.
Also, she was a bitch.
When we broke up she said and I quote, โI hope you get emphysemaโ
We broke up because I worked day shift and she worked night shift and started having sex with random people. I keep wondering how that made me the bad guy.
Lol all these evil grandparents. I just donโt understand how they could just be so rude to a single grandchild and very obviously give them shit wrapped in newspaper, but give their other grandkids more love and expensive stuff. Iโm only 21 and I already know that no matter what, I could never do that to anyone, let alone my fucking grandkid. Jesus I love my grandparents.
Well, my mum once gave me two cases (both secondhand, one was broken) for the iPhone 5. I had an iPhone 3GS. There were also several charging cables. I began to get excepted, seeing as they were the only birthday presents I got that year, thinking they had bought me an iPhone 5. Imagine my disappointment when my mum said:
โThis can motivate you to save up for that phone!โ
I tried to act excited for it, but made no effort to save for a new phone. For Christmas she gave me a $100 IOU voucher for the iPhone 5.
I did later buy the iPhone 5, tried to cash in the IOU, she rejected the IOU she had written (which was my only Christmas gift that year).
When I attempted to use the $1 eBay charging cables that she gave me for my birthday, they fried the phone and I had to pay to get the battery replaced, and had to buy a genuine cable.
A combination of poverty and narcissism. That was really all she could afford to give me, she genuinely thought that she would motivate me to save up for a phone if she got some phone cases for it.
My brother broke my GameCube, I bought, while growing up.
So my parents bought us a GameCube to share for Christmas.
It's not a terrible gift, but I was young and remembered feeling terrible when I wasn't allowed to take the GameCube to friends houses and stuff because it wasn't just my system to take.
Adult me understands that stuffs expensive and it's all my parents could swing. Kid me is still pretty salty.
That blows. Your parents should have bought something different with the money then if they couldn't afford to replace yours on your brothers behalf. It would have saves you from hurt feelings on a holiday and you would have gotten something else to share like a basketball hoop or tickets to see something you like.
Office Christmas exchange. $20 limit I bought a build-your-own solar powered robot kit (was $20). I got a dollar store picture frame. Never participated again.
A got 2 bananas and an empty box of cookies from my grandma for my birthday. This was my punishment for eating their cookies when is was staying at them. I was like 10.
When I was a kid we were living with a d*ck of a grandparent who wouldnโt let us have Christmas presents. Social services brought us presents (the only we got) and for some reason they thought my name was a female name and brought me a Barbie. Total disappointment, world shattered. Luckily when we went to live with my mothers family they more than made up for it.
So I hate driving but I've always been interested in the mechanics of cars. I know, I'm weird. Alright, so last year I essentially bought the remenants of a written off car, in my parents name as I didnt drive or own a license and began fixing it up with a friend who's a mechanic. Heck, I eventually got a Drivers License just so I could drive this beauty.
We spent months fixing it up and near December we got it running and drivable. We spent the next week or so adding the final touches and even had it 'wrapped' by another friend of ours. I asked my friend to let me pay him something but he refused. To celebrate, we took the car out for the weekend and this really pissed off my parents, as they don't like it when 19 year olds have social lives.
I came back pretty late on Sunday, I parked the car and went to bed. When I woke up, it was gone. No sign of it. No idea where it went. I can't prove this, but Im sure my parents sold the car as Im pretty sure I saw the car in the city a few times (its easily recognisable). When I confronted them, they said it wasnt even my car- it was in their name and my friend did all the work on it. I tried reporting it stolen but it technically wasnt my car.
Guess what my brother got for his birthday a week later? A Macbook and a new tv for his room. I got his old one. Yey me.
My birthday was a few months later and I shit you not, my parents had the audacity to buy me a used crapper with 200k miles on it. Im pretty sure they did it as I had been ignoring them for the past few months and they felt some guilt.
A book on why god is great and why living is good right after i tried to commit suicide the month before. Two months later i got the same book from the same person for my birthday.. i donated them to Goodwill.
I got a special omelette making pan that had 2 semicircle sides and could fold over to flip the omelette. It was a good idea in theory but the damn thing leaked so when you flipped the omelette it would fling egg out of the sides and get it all over the stove. On top of that the handle was plastic and melted and smelled like hell whenever you used it. And for some reason the screws holding it together glowed bright orange red when the pan got hot. I wish it had worked but that thing was a piece of shit.
His grandparents were rather well off. For Christmas one year they decided to pay off his sisters education (private art school, probably close to $50k) and got him a sweater from goodwill (tag still on) that was too small.
My older brother got me a wooden football trophy that kinda looked like this, only for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. My first major gripe is that I didn't even like football nor did I play football, my second gripe is that I couldn't do anything with it. If it was a real football I could have at least tried to have fun with it. I'm pretty sure he stole it from somewhere and decided to gift it to me. I ended up destroying it, because that was at least entertaining to me at the time.
some peanut butter crackers. Not the full case just a few packs.
A self help book (where it's 95% blank pages and 5% stupid questions)
A "$100 off coupon" for a garbage lawn mower he gave me 2 years prior that was stolen out of my garage 3 days after he gave it to me. He claims it's worth $300.
They also gave me a lecture in front of everyone at Christmas about how much of a bad childhood I had and I need therapy. I'm a completely normal adult. I need therapy?
Not me, but a buddy of mine said that he received a bag of Tortellini, that he's pretty sure he had seen in his parent's pantry a month or two prior. It wasn't even good stuff, it was like Aldi's tortellini. From his parents, for Christmas.
The thing is his parents are fairly well off, and have never apparently have had normal gifts before and after. Kinda sad, but I guess people just forget sometimes.
This might not count because it's more the thought behind it that's kind of lame. my ex-gf's father got me one of those things that allows you to plug like full appliances into your car. while that may not seem like it's that terrible of a gift, he didn't install it, and I didn't know how to at the time. He told me it was so I could charge my phone in the car. I guess he hadn't ever heard of car chargers. anyway we tried to install it but I eventually gave up bc I didn't want to fuck up my car.
My mom gave my sister diapers instead of getting her something from my sister's registry when she was pregnant. The baby ended up being bigger than my mom expected and didn't fit the diapers, so she took the diapers back and returned them for maybe $20.
Hope I'm not too late. After my dad divorced my mom she kind of went off the deep end. When I turned 17, 4 years after the divorce she was telling me how she had a lot of fun getting me my gifts and how she's really excited to give them to me. She was talking about it for weeks. Come dinner time at pho vu, she brings in like 7 presents and I'm thinking I'd be fine with 50$ for gas. She was bursting at the seems for me to open my gifts. First gift I opened was an ice tray with pac man so I can make pac man ice. 2nd gift was a light up fidget spinner. 3rd gift was an emoji copter that had the love face on it and when you put your hand under the copter it would hover over your hand, 4th gift was paper that you drew on with water and put in the sun for a day and it dries into the paper and becomes "art", 5th was a family disc game where you set up targets and hit them with frisbees, 6th was a Japanese space rail game where you made a set track for a metal ball to go around. Overall, Ive never done any art related thing in my life and I suck at drawing, I hate fidget spinners and I'm not a 6 year old aspiring to be an engineer so space rails was useless, and I guess I like ice. She spent over 75 dollars on junk that I would have loved to use for gas. It was almost sad actually there was so much hope in her eyes when I was opening the presents. "wow thanks I love you mom". That's all I said.... Out of pity...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex gave me a pair of lovebirds. Live lovebirds, in a giant cage. What a disaster.
When I was kid I got a shitty 2" biscuit doll on my school's Secret Santa, from that day on I never took part on Secret Santas again (mostly because no one invites me and I have no friends? Yeah, but I wouldn't want to, anyway).
When I was like ten or so all I wanted was a skateboard. I would always learn from this group of skaters using one of their boards. I begged and begged my parents to get me a skateboard for Christmas.
As I'm opening this smallish box my mum is losing her shit laughing, she looks at my dad who starts laughing too. They got me a mini walmart skateboard as a joke and laughed in my face while saying "you thought you were getting a real one"
I cried and hated christmas after that
It was last year (2016) and I received one of those โfree month AOL discsโ... Had this been the 90โs I guess it would have been better than 2016 when I have ultra high speed internet lol.
A stick. Wrapped in about 20 dollars worth of wrapping paper, lots of news paper and plenty of packing tape. Took more than half an hour to open. 7 year old me was not happy to find a stick after all of that effort.
Usakuun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fish oil pills. For my 19th birthday. From my mom.
It was my 12th Birthday. One of my mum's friends came over and I was surprised to hear she had a birthday gift for me. While my mum was busy she got me to go outside with her, that's when behind her back she grabbed out a bunch of grapes. She had never had children but surely she knew that grapes were not a good gift for anyone let alone a 12 year old. I did thank her then, but now it's a joke among my family and is brought up quite a lot, especially around this time of the year.
The gift itself wasn't bad, but the packaging through me for a loop. Back in High School I opened a gift that turned out to be the CD Single for Britney Spear's song Lucky. I was not a big Britney Spears fan at the time, and hated her bubble gum pop music that was being play on the radio. So my heart dropped when I saw this and I started to pretend I was excited "oh wow Britney Spears CD. Great."
Well I opened the case and there was a gift card in it for a store I like. No actual CD (it was just the case). My brother had a big laugh. I didn't noticed the plastic wrap that usually came on CDs at the time wasn't there. I think he must have found the CD at a garage sale or something and decided to buy it to trick me.
On a separate note I got a gift card to a store that only goes up to a size 6 (I'm like a 14) from my aunt. She's very petite and I'm sure shops at this store and loves it. I don't think there was anything malicious about the gift, but there was nothing at the store I could buy. I ended selling the gift card online.
My druggie mother gave me a rock she painted with my name spelled wrong on it when I was like 6.
jgrahl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a scented party lite candle that they couldn't sell or give away. they got it for free for selling party lite stuff. forgot the scent because i tossed it out. i don't use scented candles.
I'm the middle of 5 grandkids. My mom's stepmother and her dad had a son together and she makes it obvious her granddaughters are #1. My grandparents got my older brother and cousin nerf guns and n64 games. My 2 younger cousins got barbies, bikes, doll houses etc. (They always spent triple on them) and... I got toddler toys, ABC blocks, the cow goes moo thing and a sit n scoot. All still had the goodwill $.99 stickers on them. I was 11. I cried for years wondering what I did wrong that I never got nice gifts.
First Christmas with my now fiancee, whose family is religious in the worst way. As an olive branch to their daughter's heathen boyfriend, her dad got me what was essentially a learning Bible for "hip teenagers."
The gesture was nice, if tactless. Eventually used the blank pages to roll joints, felt appropriate.
Now I get Legos :D
Utcobb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in middle school I recieved a pink blanket from my step-grandparents under the tree as my "stocking stuffer" type gift and then as my "unwrapping" gifts I received a larger, lighter pink replica of the other blanket and an xl womens robe in a differet shade pink. My half brother who was 9 at the time (blood grandson) recieved a nintendo 3ds as a stocking stuffer and as his other gifts 4 games for it and a little tablet.
Akadiah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child, knitted coat hangers from my aunt, every year of my childhood...
LadyA052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a couple of those my mom probably made 50 years ago...they have stretched so much that they now have long skeleton arms. They still scare me in the dark.
My girlfriends dad gave me a tin of car wax fore christmas, I didn't have a car.. looking back that was probably a hint
Theo242 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7th grade friendgroup secret santa. I was kind of on the fringes. Awkward and not really liked. Anyway I got mine the manga he wanted. Turned out to be the exact copy he was reading in the bookstore. I got a tiny teddy bear with "I love Jesus" on it ("I didn't know if you like Jesus but you can take it off if you don't" I'm not religious.), and a mostly melted old both of 1 dollar Valentine chocolate. Everyone else got things related to their interests. :/
Another story, years later. Not me but a club I was part of had a pick a present day. One dude got a bag of screws from some flatpack furniture. I felt so bad, and he never came back. Meanwhile I got a 15 dollar giftcard to gamestop.
GramTaro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pedometer.
Also, it was 2016, who the fuck needs a pedometer in our current era?
Ah Xmas 91 , one of the gifts my dad had got me was a shower mirror with a built in radio and lights and on the card it said to dad and Alysha from dad. Iโm like wtf ? I donโt need it and to turned out neither of us used the damn thing .
My aunt once posted on her Twitter about how excited she was to have 'won' a $30 gift card to our local mall. Fast forward 3 months, I receive a card from her for my birthday, enclosed was a $30 voucher for our local mall which could be redeemed if you spend $50.
jayd0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex wife showed me a picture of a hat and asked if I liked it. I said, "no. I don't." A month later she gave it to me for my birthday.
I received a sweatshirt from my then-wife for Christmas. That was it.
It was the first signal I had that the marriage was really on its last legs.
-makeba- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soap
Oh she's a girl? She must like soap one year I got three of the same soap gift boxes. I hate getting steriotypical girl things. It's more thoughtless than a gift card.
For Christmas when I was 17 my grandma bought me one of those porcelain mini statues of a unicorn from a magazine. $9.99...she kept the magazine in the bathroom. My cousin who was 16 got a $100 gift certificate to our local mall. Guess who was grandma's favorite?
For anyone that knows me, I could care less about sports. So one year for Christmas I got a Phillies hat at my family party. My grandfather got a flat cap. He didnโt like it and is a pretty big sports fan, so we decided to swap hats. I donโt remember who brought either hat for us because it was years ago.
Banirawr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Typically anything my grandparents get me is pretty shitty. They have no clue what I like and make no attempt to find out what I like. Last year they bought me a really cheap fishing pole. While I semi sorta like fishing it was cheap and way too small for me and they very easily could have asked my dad whether or not I already had one.
sicnevol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday was my birthday, and it really only solidified my thoughts on exactly how little my boyfriend actually understands me. We've been dating for almost 5 years. I am a huge nerd, feminist, and love cars and motorcycles.
So what does he get me? A giant poster of a half naked woman exploding.
like I appreciate that he got me a gift and that he thought about me, but seriously a giant naked woman? Really?
Second grade. We had picked names out of a hat. I received a black pair of dress socks. Everyone else in the class spent the remainder of the day playing with their cheap toys. I dusted my desk.
A VHS (taped off the TV ) Backstreet Boys concert from 2 years before. I never liked Backstreet Boys. Also my aunt gifted a goat in my name to a family in another country. That one was kind of cool looking back now but not when you are 14.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A packet of airline toiletries from a rich uncle who had recently travelled.
My uncle made this big deal that we join him while him and his family opened their expensive gifts one xmas because he also had gifts for us. Hes always hounding me about my life and how i need to get on shit. He got me a self help book called 'excuse me your life is waiting'. Never opened it. Im sure he meant well but shit like that just makes me feel 20x more shit about my life than i already do.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father regifted a book of bad jokes.
Sephtay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday a few years back my Dad gave me a countertop herb garden heโd bought off the tv about 10 years ago.
Since he got it, the light and water pump stopped working, he replaced the โfake sunlightโ bulb with a regular white light. It also leaked water everywhere because it was cracked in the base.
I didnโt have the heart to throw it out for about two months
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A guitar. I didnโt ask for one. I didnโt want one.I had never show any interest in getting one. But now I have to learn the fucking guitar. Thanks.
A Valentine's Guilt Gift to inform me that my first real boyfriend was playing hide the salami with my sister. That was why HE was 3 hours late for our date and my sister had gone with him to "Help him find the perfect gift for me."
My best friend re-gifted the birthday present that I got for him, as my birthday present from him. In the same wrapping. Our birthdays are four months apart.
My first girlfriend gave me stuff from the dollar store for valentines day. I got her a nice massage and a day planned with a picnic. It was very nice but my heart hurt the whole time knowing she made no effort for me.
Okay, so I go to pick her up, she comes out empty handed. No jacket for the picnic, no gift, no card, nothin. Sure whatever, i'm pretty carefree, perhaps it is something subtle, like if she bought some lingerie that would be the best gift ever. Anyway, she then asks me, just as I start to take us to the picnic site, to take her to the dollar store. I take her there, she tells me, just stay in the car... K. about 15 mins later she comes out, asks for a pen.... sure, take a pen. She then comes to me with some dollar store crap I really don't care for, and a card! :D Signed in writing written hastily without a mention of love.
Thats it. Some dollar store stuff that I helped her get for me. I didn't have a very good day. She complained about what I made for the picnic (never offered to make or bring a single item for it) and about the massage being too slow.
I knew that day that I was going to leave her. It was tough, but I did it. I really cared about her, but she never gave a damn about me.
A Bible with gold-edged pages and my name embossed on front and a cross necklace. I am not religious and don't go to church. The gift givers sure are though.
A six foot wide, three foot tall painting of Noahโs Ark.
Worked for a sports team and the head coach retired, which means everyone gets fired (I got hired by the new staff).
My getting fired gifts were a pair of $600 custom Kobe basketball court shoes from an admin staff member. Then the retiring head coach gave me this giant ass painting.
Itโs too valuable to throw away, and she is a friend of my motherโs so I have to keep it around.
My Grandmother went to the thrift store and bought a bunch of used stuffed animals. She washed them and gave them to me for Christmas. She'd rather spend her money gambling than on her granddaughter's Christmas gift.
A few years ago my mother in law gifted me a little resin box. She said "It reminded me of you." Me "Oh, thank you, it's pretty." Her straight faced "I wouldn't say that." I just stared at her, looked at the hubs and then decided it was time to leave.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend comes from a very wealthy family, for Christmas, her siblings got these expensive, thoughtful gifts (rare expensive books, expensive clothes etc.) from their mother. What did she get from her mother? A Claire's gift voucher.
TezzaMcJ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins do a kind of secret santa only it's not secret, where we draw names out of a hat and buy for eachother. One year my cousin whos doing really well for himself got me a tin of the cheapest tennis balls. I don't play tennis or anything. This was after I'd put a lot of effort into making a really creative wrapping for my other cousins present. Felt super shitty having put all this effort into making something for someone they'll really love only to get something so cheap and thoughtless.
LPfeeds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at a friend's birthday just before summer break and some of his 'mates' decided to give him an artificial vagina (because he was going away for the summer). His girlfriend was also present. That went down like a lead balloon.
kbrrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday my parents bought me an Indianapolis Colts t-shirt. That's it.
I didn't even like the team.
Must have been a hard year.
But at least they got me something.
18th birthday at boarding school and birthdays away from home suck but I get a package notice in the mail room and was excited as hell about this since come on, it's my 18th birthday.
Three things in the box. The first was a registration card for the draft when they knew I was a pacifist. The second was an Andy Rooney (that old grumpy guy on 60 Minutes for years and years) book. I thought he was funny when I was ten, but at 18, he was just annoying.
The third item was the worst. It was a card saying "Don't bother looking in here, there's no money." Inside it said "What are you looking in here for, we said there's no money." This was a pre-printed card and they didn't even write a personal note, they just signed it.
It was a black and white poster of two kids dressed like adults, with a couple accent colors (I distinctly remember the little girl had pink cheeks). I bought it at my university's poster sale, they have some really great stuff there, and went ahead and got it framed. For some reason I was convinced my one friend would really like it.
Well she did. Which is why she'd bought the exact same freaking poster at the poster fair the year before when I was with her. Which is why, in hindsight, I was associating it with her. She was nice enough not to say anything till a couple of years later. But man, I still feel stupid for that one.
My sister gave me a weed pipe made out of a deer antler that she found on the side of the road, complete with road grime and burnt weed. Backstory: my sister and I give each other the worst gifts we can find on purpose. She forgot my birthday one year and, in a rush, bought me a wolf head bust from a truck stop. I thought it was hilarious. Thus, a tradition was born.
Honestly, a calendar for the year we were in - as in good for about six more days. It didn't even look new, so I assume it was theirs before it was my gift. What tops it off is it was from the person in the family with the most money who could afford a real gift
Second worst is a rich aunt who would save up all her pennies for a year and then split them among her nieces and nephews. We'd each get maybe $2.
Iโm going to preface this by saying my grandmother is a mean, vindictive person who doesnโt like my parents, and if anyone else had given me this gift I would have assumed it was an honest mistake.
When I was 8 all I wanted was a GameBoy Advance. My parents specifically told all the relatives who normally bought me things that they were going to buy me one and please do not buy our kid a GameBoy.
So my grandmother, of course, buys me a GameBoy, except in pink. I have never liked the color pink, which she definitely knew, because it had been a subject of conflict between her and my parents for years, because she kept insisting on buying me pink things.
I opened the pink one first and thought my parents got it for me. I almost burst into tears thinking my parents had bought me that one- which, in retrospect, was dumb because all GameBoys work the same, but all 8 year old me could think about was how much the boys at school would make fun of me.
My parents thrust their present (a blue GameBoy) into my hands, then angrily called my grandmother for doing the one goddamn thing they had specifically asked her not to do. On the bright side, I got some awesome games with the store exchange credit!
My great grandmother gave her a really nice parcel containing chocolates, sparkling grape juice, some scented candles, cheese and crackers etc and, because the cousin was pregnant, a silver rattle that had belonged to my great grandmothers brother (who unfortunately died as a child).
Ordinarily, this would be a wonderful and loving gift. Two things make it not so. One being my great grandmother has dementia. The second being that my cousin had miscarried 2-3 weeks before Christmas.
She burst into tears. Her partner did too. Then we explained what happened to my great grandmother who also burst into tears. My cousin doesn't resent my great grandmother for it, though. She understands, she was just still very raw and hurting. Just a very unfortunate time all round.
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It breaks my heart to hear about all the kids who were gifted unfairly. I doubt that people who did it to them would've even taken their actions seriously but the kids carried their memories to this day.
350SBC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This ultimately wasnโt bad, but for like 5 minutes it was pretty shitty. So back when the GameCube originally came out, I asked for it for Christmas. Christmas Day comes and we open our presents, I got a couple GameCube games, a controller, and a memory card... but no GameCube.
Turns out my parents just forgot to put it out, but for a few minutes, I thought they were real assholes haha.
Had a similar experience with Genesis. We did one side of the family on Christmas Eve and my grandparents got me a couple of games for a system I didnt yet own. Even got the hard sell of theyre old and dont understand these things, well exchange them next week from my parents. It was a long day until I finally got the system.
In laws went on holiday and when handing out gifts to the family they gave me a harry potter tote bag with a reciept for all the other gifts in it... so it was like gifting a plastic bag after groceries.
Mom likes to pick up interestingly shaped rocks while she's out hiking. She sent me and my girlfriend two heart shaped rocks she'd found. We broke up while they were in the mail....
For my 17th birthday my mother gave me a self help book and a mirror to look at what Iโve done to myself.
Backstory: She always wanted me to wear โpreppyโ type clothing. I preferred ripped jeans and band t shirts. She thought something was wrong with me.
Homitu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my dad got me a walking cane. And that was the first time I ever uttered "WTF?"
CammiOh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed photo collage with lots a snapshots of various people from our circle of friends. The frame was nice, had a quote about friendship on it. She gave one to every one of us at our yearly Christmas party. I wasnโt in any of the photos.
My dad got wasted and forgot about Christmas one year. We kept waking up and sneaking downstairs to find nothing, until we finally hid in our room until he woke up and we could hear him rummaging around, surely putting the presents out!
Well, we went downstairs and santa had brought us (unwrapped) some college ruled paper, some oranges, and in our stocking we had a summer sausage and I think some stamps.
This will probably get buried but it reminded me of something that happened to me. My girlfriend (or so I thought) bought me a button-up shirt identical to my friend's ( the guy she was cheating on me with) and a cassette tape with the wrapping off and tape not rewound (half and half). I put the tape in her car player and she and her best friends immediately began singing the songs they knew all the words to.
I live with two roommates and so far we've been pretty good with gifts. For their respective birthdays this year, I spent a solid days work designing a shirt for one of them, and I bought the other a 30-day Brazzers membership that I ended up having to pay an extra 15$ for.
My birthday rolls along, I don't see either of my roommates until the day after. One of them got me a slice of cake from the grocery store, the other offered me a beer which I had to remind him he still owed me about a month later.
I was asked what I wanted for Christmas, I said video games. this was in the n64 era so keep in mind most of the adults in my life had no idea what a good video game gift would be. Anyways every single one of my relatives went to the fucking dollar store and got me one of those black and white 4 bit hand held battery operated games. for reference : http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Acclaim/SimpsonsCupcake.htm
Around the time my stepmom was having mental health issues that were as of that time not diagnosed, she did some very strange things. For Christmas I received a gift bag with a tin of tea. But like a Christmas decorated tin filled with a mix of tea bags, all of them different... Then, a can of green curry mix. Also printed material that was a kid's book. No clue where that one came from. A little bag full of pencil toppers. Um.. hair clips I think too. It was bizarre at best. I just smiled and said thank you
Mom once forgot to put the gift card in the box so I opened an empty box on Christmas day.
Also, my mom's friend's weird mother regifted a ton of her shit and I got this weird glass clamshell looking jewelry holder and my sister got some skimpy lingerie. She was like 12 at the time.
My first boyfriend folded a piece of printer paper in half a and wrote a letter saying that no gift or card could express his love like the true thing and he had no money but the next day he woke up and bought $400 festival tickets for him and a friend. Yes we broke up.
But I guess for real gifts a work secret Santa got me Malefacent on DVD and then he asked me if I watched it. I lied and told him I loved it. He was a seemingly nice guy (later turns out he was cray cray) and then he asked me specifics about favorite parts. I was fucked.
Swayze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret santa gift exchange in high school, a mandarin orange and half a pack of gum wrapped up in construction paper.
Fuck you Alex. Stop smoking so much god damn weed.
Ha. My boyfriend has offered me his ex gfs stuff a few times too, never as a present at least. More like oh, here's this belt she left behind, do you want it? Looking at him as though he's suddenly grown three heads seems to do the trick.
Although we just recently moved house after living together for a year and he offered me a book of hers. Doh.
Kummarr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle opener, in the shape of a tie.. you know because I'm a young and upcoming professional; Everytime i travel with it.. i get a enhanced search by the TSA because it looks like a shank in the xray machine...
I got a luggage scale with the price tag on it for $1 from TJ Maxx. The gift was from my completely coherent Grandma. I was 19 at the time and the last time I travelled was when I was 9. With her.
boujieny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally a thread I๏ธ can contribute to!
Last Christmas my aunt who now lives in Hawaii came to visit. She has been known to have a few screws loose. On Christmas Eve she insisted on sleeping on the lawn because she missed the way grass felt. Then, on Christmas Day I๏ธ got my gift.
A set of old Christmas lights wrapped in tinfoil, because she โdropped the cardboard box and it brokeโ. The only problem was, half of the lights were burnt out and they smelt like cigarettes. Either way, I๏ธ found I๏ธt hilarious and appreciated the thought
kambedo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex gave me a pack of gum for Christmas. Yes, it was gift-wrapped. No, it was not a joke and I didn't get a "real" present afterward.
My grandma gives me a different kind of flashlight every year for christmas... A wind-up one, a telescoping one, a magnetic one. So strange.... Love her to death though
Bobbr23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know the bag that comforters come in? I got an empty one as a serious present from an aunt. Thanks?
Super late to the replies on this. My father was a high school counselor. He had recently broke up with a woman and was in a bit of a funk. His school gave him a variety of items with the school logo on it for Christmas thanking him for a good year, etc.
I got a loaf of bread from him for Christmas. He didnโt even take off the tag that said โThanks Hunter counselors for all your hard workโ
My mother in law bought me an old lady nightgown like this for Christmas the second year my husband and I were dating. It was long, plaid, flannel and went from top of neck to your toes, with full arms. No button gaps on the top either, just fake buttons and itchy lace.
When I returned it to Sears (of course it was from Sears....) the old lady cashier told me โwell from the looks of this she doesnโt want grandchildren!โ and promptly gave me my $14 store credit ๐
lumpywon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
X-Men 3 for the third year in a row from my parents for Christmas. All 3 unopened....
One Xmas, my boyfriend bought me a penguin onesie and penguin ice cube molds. Because he knows I like animals...? Meanwhile I gave him an autographed jersey or his favorite NFL player, and tickets to see the last Lakers game in our city that Kobe Bryant would be at. I have still never used the onesie.
Minteg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year we would go to my aunts house from out of state and have our Christmas there. When I was 16 I had the biggest box in the pile and everyone made a big deal about it. When I opened it Christmas morning, it was a body pillow. A Dale Earnhardt Jr body pillow. Now if I watched nascar or cared for it at all this wouldnโt be as bad but I hadnโt watched it since about elementary school with my dad.
I actually remember... I've been lucky enough in life that i have never been upset at any gift ever given to me... I am grateful for that and so many things; like being alive.
Peace to world
I haven't received a gift in 8 years. Does that count?
Zskills ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a tickle me Elmo for Christmas when I was 17. I'm a man, and I have no mental illnesses. Still have no idea why she did that and I pretended to like it like a good son.
When I was In 6th grade I invited my SUPER poor friend who came from a freshly immigrated mexican family to my birthday party . When I finished opening my presents, on the table next to a lava lamp, a squirt gun, and baseball cards, was a set of plastic pre-owned teacups with the Goodwill thrift store sticker still on the bottom.
My stepsister at Christmas gave me a vhs copy of lethal weapon 3. Then I saw my brother open his gift...a vhs copy of batman. This was in 2008. Our other stepsister every year gives us cookie trays. That specifically say on the bottom that food is not to be served on them.
Last year, I turned 16. Almost everyone forgot by birthday. All my friends and even some of my family forgot. What a gift... sweet sixteen and not even a "happy birthday"
ndrdog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to say it's a tie but it really isn't. For my HS graduation my brother really pumped up what he got me. We did not have a lot growing up. It was a gift wrapped box of King Vitamin cereal. Still don't understand why he thought it was so funny.
The other was from my wife. I was very anal about following the traditional gift list for how many years we were together. Do you know how hard it is to find a gift made of pewter these days? Anyway, we had a rough period but things had gotten much better. She wasn't technically living with me but she was spending all of her time in my house. The morning of our 20th anniversary she left for work and I found a note about how great things had been. How "natural it feels" to be a family - blah blah blah. Two hours later the sheriff's shows up and hands me divorce papers. Happy 20th Anniversary She knew the entire time. It's been almost 5 years and she still hasn't been able to give me a reason.
kovvi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fourth grade my class had a gift exchange. Everyone bought presents, I think it was up to $20. I ended up getting an old beat up basketball. At first I was angry because I went out shopping and got something nice to put the in the exchange, I don't remember what it was. Then I realized that it was from the poor kid in class and he didn't really have the money to buy anything, so I felt bad. When everyone came up to me to see what I got I told them I got a basketball, I left out the part that it was really shitty, because I didn't want him to feel embarrassed. I ended up giving him back his basketball, as I already had a couple at home.
sakumofo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a bad gift as a kid. See my dad and I bonded over Pirates of the Caribbean, and he liked to quote Jack Sparrow.
Me being 7 saw a Jack Sparrow book and thought my dad would love it.
He clearly didn't.
InDisMom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a few packs of yugioh cards once from a friend... except he opened them and took all he shiny cards out
During an elementary school secret Santa, I got what I thought was a present wrapped in newspaper. I start tearing it open when the kid yells โwhy are you destroying it?!โ
Turns out it was a shitty and unrecognizable paper mรขchรฉ boat.
My grandmother gave me an empty glass Coke bottle for my birthday. She apparently found it on the ground near an old Coke bottling plant.
Earlier that year, she gave my mother a can of spam for Mother's Day.
We've lowered our expectations.
mombgb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A skimpy see through nightly and panties by my mother-in -law...I was 7 months pregnant at the time. WTF
My 4 cousins, brother and I always do secret Santa because we all agree that getting gifts for all of us is too expensive. Last year, one of my cousins forgot to get me a gift until the morning of Christmas. As she ran off to the store I yelled at her, โYou better not get me a Starbucks gift card!โ Guess who got a Starbucks gift card that Christmas?
An AMWAY gift card. You get to pick from a dozen or so items of which you have no particular interest in. Finally I settled on an airpot thermos. You have to mail a card in and wait and wait, never got the damn thing. Total scam just like the rest of the company.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live across the hall from a middle aged schizophrenic woman. We just moved in less than a month ago, and since than I've offered her a few things that we don't need anymore from downsizing to the new place...pots, pans, food, cases of water I get for free from work. On my way out to work yesterday she told me she had something for me "for all the nice things we've given her", and hands me a warm neatly wrapped bag of food from Golden Chick. I was genuinely surprised because she's not the most pleasant person I've met, even after you try to help her out. I go back inside and look in the bag to find a box of chewed up french fries, chicken skin, and trash.
My brother is a pretty bad gift giver, he never remembers to buy birthday presents, and every year he'd Christmas shop on Christmas eve, despite the fact that he used to work retail. He shows up at my dad's house on Christmas eve, every year, his presents "wrapped" in the bags from the store. His best was the year he called my stepmother an hour before he was due home to ask what size underwear my dad wore. We still occasionally laugh about that one. But one year, he actually worked at it, showed up with actual wrapped presents, he had actually put thought behind each one, finally it's my turn, his favorite (and only) sister, I unwrapped a roll of half used scotch tape, the same roll he had used for everyone else's presents. Joke was on me though, he had bought me a ticket to my favorite music festival the next summer, but the tickets hadn't shipped yet, so he wrapped the tape so I'd have something to look at, ended up being one of the best presents ever!
Jikiru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For 7 years my parents thought it was a good idea to give primary-school me math and english workbooks for my birthdays and christmas.
When I was 16, my aunt gave me a he-man action figure for christmas.
I guess it was the thought that counts.
Trypps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt who always puts in lowest amount of effort for all family occasions. She gave my nephew a used flash drive with a bootleg copy of Transformers and a bag of microwave popcorn for christmas. The movie never worked and the popcorn was expired -__-
bugninja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a total computer nerd when I was 13 in the 90's (and still am, though there's no such thing as nerds anymore I guess). And I was not into sports in any way back then.
I loved working with computers. Everyone knew I did. I liked computer books, programming books, old computer parts to build new computers with, linux distributions, BBS's, code, etc. This was my life.
For Christmas, my dad got me a football and weights.
For a white elephant gift exchange at work I bought an excellent gift of sea monkeys and a pillow. The lady who got it was the same lady who fired me a few weeks later. I hope her sea monkeys are dead.
For Christmas one year, I was half expecting my long time boyfriend to propose to me. He showed up with a tiny little gift bag, and as I opened it in front of my whole family I thought to myself โthis is it!โ Needless to say, he had forgotten to get me something and just stopped at Walgreens to pick something up. It was lens wipes for my new glasses. -_-
Foxmondt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "whistle key finder" from my father. It was an Xmas gift the month after he made me give up my only key, my house key, to his new girlfriend. It was insulting and he looked genuinely confused that I didn't find it cool or interesting.
While not as bad an experience as some, for ome Christmas my mother gave me Nicklebacks first album. Her reasoning it will get me to stop listening to rap.
Not really a bad gift as much as a bad attitude that was gifted in return. We played Secret Santa in office and I brought what I thought were some pretty neat gifts for a colleague who was my secret child. Tiny bottles of alcohol and some Christmas cake, a drawing pad since he sketches a lot and on the day of the reveal, as a final gift I got him this Lego set of batman. He loves Lego and batman and is out and out a comic book lover so I figured he would like it. My friends told me that when he collected his gift, he went back to his seat, threw it in his drawer and called it 'lousy'. I felt really bad and it's not important that be must like my gifts but I had put some real thought and effort into trying and getting him something that I thought would make him happy or atleast smile genuinely.
I left him a note saying that I got to know how he reacted and he can return the gift to me if he so obviously hated it. He didn't do either and avoided me for the rest of the time he was working at the organisation
Not as bad as many on here, but my worst gift was one my husband and I received as a wedding present from a great-uncle. We weren't expecting gifts from distant relatives (though one I grew up seeing on a very regular basis), so the gesture was appreciated. When we opened it, it was a box of four Christmas glasses (it wasn't Christmas) with a bit of Christmas wrapping paper still on the box. Obvious re-gift. That wasn't the problem; the problem was they had been sitting on his disgusting house for god knows how long, covered in dust, and they SMELLED AWFUL. To this day I'll never understand what could permeate glass so thoroughly that even repeated washing with bleach wouldn't remove. We ended up throwing them away.
This reminds me of when one of my kids, around age 3, got a birthday present they didn't like and threw it across the room. I proceeded to drill the kids on politely accepting gifts they didn't like in preparation for Christmas. Come Christmas day, we're opening gifts, and my aunt hands my kid a gift. He unwrapped a sort of generic teddy bear (he didn't really care for teddy bears), looked at her and said, "Thank you!" and set it down. I sighed with relief...but then he turned to me, not three feet away from my aunt, and said, loudly, "Mommy! I got something I didn't like and just said 'thank you' and smiled!" I couldn't even be mad. Though I was embarrassed.
meggox3x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL and I don't exactly see eye to eye and we definitely didn't while my husband and I were planning our wedding.. So for my bridal shower she gave me:
When I worked at burger king we did a secret Santa party one year. The person who drew my name gave me a burger king gift card because they didn't know what else to get me. We never paid for our food in the first place.
I got my boyfriend of 2 months a Christmas gift but got nothing in return. I was bummed but I thought he might still be waiting on it. December 29, I came to his apartment to drop something off and he said "I have something for you." Getting excited, he told me to close my eyes, and when I opened them he handed me the scarf I had left at his house last week. Biggest disappointment. The gift as well as the relationship.
When I was younger and the Xbox 360 came out I asked my dad for it. the box under the tree was the same size and weight as an Xbox so I knew I had it in the bag. Christmas morning comes and the box was actually filled with car cleaning supplies, to make it better right after I opened my cleaning supplies my step brother who I hated opened a ps3... from my dad.
My girlfriends mother gave me a bottle of Great Value (Walmart brand) Maple flavoured Syrup.. that was it. She does not like me because I'm not a rich doctor.
my ma-in-law asked my wife what i wanted for xmas ...i said "ANYTHING except socks or sweaters " ...i got socks AND sweaters.(i don't wear sweaters but have over a hundred of them ...i'm VERY particular about my socks.)
Wihoth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 13th birthday, I was given a personality test by my aunt. At 13, what kid wants to get a test? She literally gave me homework. The worst part is that when I finally did it, it was wrong.
My dad, the one birthday he decided to show up for, got me a blank CD that just had "Star Wars" sharpied on the front. I've never been able to find a DVD player or video game console that it's compatible with, 13 years later. It once made my blue ray player go "SCREEEEE" though. Maybe it was the Tie Fighters.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 or 13 I asked my mom for a sewing machine for my birthday as I was really interested in sewing. I was expecting a second hand or garage sale machine. I got a toy sewing machine.
Another time she called me to her room to look at a shirt she had bought herself. She asked me what I thought of it and I said politely that it looked nice (internally noting it was not something I would ever wear). Shortly afterwards I received the exact same shirt for my birthday.
Sheโs gotten better over the years.
jpsi314 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a dog lover and I hate football and my aunt gave me a Michael Vick shirt.
For Christmas my grandparents once gave me, my mom, sister, and stepdad the free grooming kits they hand out on international flights for free. They acquired these while treating my aunt, uncle, and cousins to a vacation in Europe.
Mine was partially used.
Edit: capitalization
firez600 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my older brother a Bluetooth speaker for Christmas.
I already posted but I remember the ACTUAL worst gift Iโve ever received.
I was 5, and at my momโs work Christmas party. It was a really nice party; they hired a Santa to hand out presents to the kids.
Most kids received a decent toy, like lego or Barbie. I got a pack of those giant hair clips women used to wear in the 90โs. I had short, thin hair and had no real use for them. Even the adults felt bad for me.
stabbyma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.... I did redit secret Santa a few years ago and never got a gift even after I filled out the whole "I didn't get a gift thing". Now whenever this time of year comes around and I see the ads for it I get super sad.
kingbad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:36:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifts from my dad, who divorced Mom when I was 5:
1. electric razor (for my 8th birthday)
2. shofar (Jewish ram's horn musical instrument; I'm not musical, or Jewish)
3. big cowboy-style belt buckle with silver dollar imbedded in it (later read that the defense contractor he worked for was plagued by employees using expensive machinery for their side businesses, including belt buckle making)
apawst8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, my wife found some hangers that she liked. They were much better than the plastic hangers because clothes don't fall off. So she gave them out as gifts. To everyone.
Including our 4 year old niece. She was opening a lot of cool toys and clothes. Then she got to our gift. We are her favorite aunt and uncle, so she expected something good. Nope, just a pack of 10 hangers.
lucanid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two expired packets of salad dressing and a pink floral skirt from my mother, despite pink being a hated colour of mine. My brother got partly opened cans of ensure. She found it all in the trash near her apt and gave it us for xmas
3 industrial sized hand sanitizer bottles made for large industrial dispensers.
And 3 broken dispensers.
FYI I do not have a warehouse, store, gas station, or any other public space that might require a life time supply of hand sanitizer that canโt be used because the dispenser is broken.
My mother in law (at the time though my husband and I had been dating for 2 years) gave me a knitting kit she put together herself. No two needles matched, they were all different sizes. I understand not having money and having to give hand me down gifts, and it wouldn't have been so bad but she gave my brother in law's girlfriend of 6 months a similar, but brand new factory sealed kit with a tape to learn to knit.
Years later she blamed me for giving her mono. Highly conservative, Christain lady mind you, so it was basically the equivalent to calling me a slut. I never so much as hugged her, her grandkids would hug on her and giving her kisses like you would expect. Not sure why she didn't like me, but that lady hated me.
When I was six years old, my secret Santa at the babysitter gave me $10 in coupons to Hardeeโs. Again, I was six years of age. My parents were still in charge of buying me food at that time.
For my high school graduation my dad gifted me a pewter eagle. It was about 3 inches long. With some stupid story about idk freedom or something. I wish he would have just given me cash. You know like every other normal teen.
Acne medication and a shave kit. I was 8. Pretty sure the shave kit was something my dad got at work. No idea about the acne medication. That was a weird Christmas.
When I was 15ish, my six year old sister gave me a box chock full of all sorts of little things. As I started pulling them out, I realized that the majority of them were things from my room that had been missing. I starting saying, "Wanda, these are mine! You stole these from me!" To which she responded, "No!! I found them!" She started getting upset as I was laughing and telling her she couldn't steal things from people to give them back as gifts. Then, at the very bottom I found a tootsie pop -- a half eaten tootsie pop with the wrapper stuck back on.
I couldn't contain my laughter and was crying because I was laughing so hard. My sister got really upset and ran out of the room crying, and my parents reprimanded me for making her feel bad.
-Slippers made of craft felt in the shape of bananas
-tiny purses made for little kids when I was 18
-a hair brush
a sephora giftcard after being specifically told I do not wear makeup with attached commentary about how not wearing makeup was "not feminine"
-a tiffany's key chain for my 13th bday because I did not want jewelry but they JUST HADDDD to get me tiffany's because they got my sister that for her birthday and me not wanting jewelry was "gay".
-when I was a kid-a watch after being told I have a learning disability that makes telling time on an analog clock difficult and I was really upset about not being able to do so
-perfume after being told that causes my throat to close
-a bra and underwear set from my grandma when I was 8 to be opened in front of everyone (soooo AWKWARD)
-clothes intended for like 8 year olds when I was 17
-used makeup samples and dollar store beach towels
I got a wooden whale once. You could hold it with one hand. I think about it now and wonder if it was hand-carved and I was just too young and didn't pick up on that.
My sister who was 8 at the time got a heated vibrator massager from my grandmother. It wasn't marketed as a sex toy. Just maybe something my grandmother found at some trinket store.
Aeilia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously clearanced bed sheets. I was around 9 or 10 I think. Merry Christmas to me.
My birthday is right after Christmas and one of my friends growing up always did the โthis is for Christmas and your birthday โ crap. One year she packaged up a pair of shoes she had borrowed months before. They were my moms. And 2 sizes too small for me.
radj06 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 5000 piece edge less puzzle of 11 green apples and 1 red
I'm way late for this one but last year for the work Secret Santa I received a banana with a condom on it and a small jar of Vaseline, I'm a straight male with no need for those items.
When I was little, my parents would get me awesome gifts. They really wanted to encourage my interest in science so they got me a real ass microscope, a telescope, and lots of remote control stuff because I thought they were cool. Unfortunately I didn't use these things basically at all, but in my defense I was like 6 when I got the microscope and probably 4 when I got the telescope.
Fast forward and now all I get is clothing that's so bright it gives me a headache that I always have to return cause I'll never wear it. I think I probably deserve it for never using the telescope.
bcrouch1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I got, but a disguise for a gift I got. I was like 10 years old, and I asked for some DDR2 RAM for a computer with none in it that I had fished out of the dumpster. (I didn't have a computer, and I was a nerd who had nothing better to do than play with computers... okay to be fair that's still me now.) For those of you that don't know, RAM (random access memory) is a chip that goes in your computer and allows it to access information quickly. There are different kinds of it for different types of computers, and the kind I needed was called DDR2. My brother bought it for me, but he put it inside a Wii game case that he bought at Game Stop for Dance Dance Revolution 2. When he saw my face, he said: "What? You said you wanted DDR2!"
My sister gave me a rotten fruit basket once. The fruit basket already is completely random and thoughtless for this situation, as in she did last minute Christmas shopping and somehow said "Chummers would love this! He loves basic fruit and crappy baskets"
And then consider it being rotten and that thought becomes "here, I needed to bring a thing. . .here's a thing." I kept whatever candy and nuts that weren't rotten and tossed the rest.
Do fruit baskets work in any situation? Maybe like basic house warming gifts if you don't know the people?
When I was in 8th grade, many years after I stopped using coloring books, my aunt gave me a free grocery store coloring book that had someone else's scribbling on every page. I swallowed hard and said 'thank you.'
I left the book there when we went home.
For Christmas I received the same coloring book from her, along with a lecture about how it was the last gift I would ever receive from her since I was so ungrateful at my birthday.
It was the gift that keeps on giving, because my mother gave me a lecture all the way home about how hurt she was that I had embarrassed her in front of her sister.
Qtips_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a birthday gift. She kept talking about it for at least a solid week. When she came over she had a package all wrapped up, nice and tidy. I was beyond excited. I opened it up and all I saw was 2 cards inside this huge box. At this point, im still excited...until I see what the cards actually are. They were "official and authentic" cards that said that I now own a star. Yes. You read it right. A star. It wad such a let down...but hey, its the intention that counts right?
This is going to get totally buried but whatever... My mom used to ask me to make a list of the CDs and DVDs that I wanted for my birthday/xmas because I had a pretty big collection already so she didnt want to get something I already had. Perfect, makes total sense... The problem was she literally never once after a good 4/5 years of making these lists got me a single thing I put on those lists. Im HUGE into death metal (and the like genres) and horror movies. She knows this and yet the woukd get me Evanesence CDs, a copy of Shrek The Third on DVD, a Hedly DVD, Nickelback CDs... Not a single thing on the list or even close to anything I had put. It would actually make me kind of upset because it was seriously like my own mother didnt know me at all and didnt care to either... Im pretty sure the year I got the Shrek DVD was the last time I made one of those lists for her.
My grandparents gave us nothing but savings bonds as gifts.
Which would have been great, except when our mom left our horrible father, our horrible grandparents kept all the bonds. (They always had originals for safekeeping and we just had receipts).
So... basically they never gave me a single gift - ever.
When I was 8, my grandmother gave me a turkey roasting pan.
When I was 10, it was a generic Christmas card (like from a 50-pack) that said I was lucky she gave my parents the money for me to be adopted (when I was an infant)
I never was liked by her. I have no idea why. Probably because I'm adopted.
MrEdews ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rock Paper Scissor the board game.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend gave me a snow broom "for our 6-month anniversary"... I didn't own a car at the time.
Years later, his mother gifted me a scale for my birthday.
ehpuckit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:18:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gallon jar of mango slices.
It didn't turn out to badly though because I made mango pie with it.
A red t-shirt, a few sizes too large. For my birthday from my stepfather who had raised me since I was 2. A few days later he gave his biological kids, my siblings, brand new bikes.
My Mom killed herself a few weeks before Christmas when I was in ninth grade. I was kinda numb through the whole ordeal but fucking lost it when my Aunts gave me some of the gifts she had already bought for me on Christmas Day. The tags were signed in her name.
A couple days later I had to leave my family to move in with my Dad and Stepmom. That whole holiday season kind of sucked.
Mouze5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:22:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my secret santa i received 2 bottles of bleach with a rock in an xbox one packaging
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is prison life? Iโm with you, it was justifiable homicide.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Supa33 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:43:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a secret santa gift exchange with a $50 price limit, everyone seemed to get something slightly meaningful or nice, and I end up getting a broken plastic fork, and a moldy old sock. I laughed at first until I realized there was nothing else and that this was the actual "gift."
The worst gift(s) I ever received were Valentine's Day cards from classmates. In elementary school, we all would buy little cards and give them to our fellow students just to be cute. Two years in a row, I got one card from a student (not the same one) that had the nice message scratched out and a mean one written in place of it. Still don't understand why to this day.
jennsca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:55:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband has a bad habit of spending. If he has money, consider it gone. That said, about 7 years ago I kept saying that I wanted a Kitchen Aid mixer. For months thats all I talked about. When we went out to purchase each other's gifts, I handed him $500 and I kept the debit card. Figured he could get a couple of extra things if he wanted(mixer was 300 at the time). I saw the size of the box that was wrapped up under the tree a few days later and I was super excited because I thought I was finally going to get my mixer. Week or so later, I opened up what I thought was going to be my brand new KitchenAid, just to find some random knock-off mixer that cost maybe 50 bucks. I think it lasted maybe 6 months and I still don't know what he did with the other $450. I did finally get a KitchenAid mixer, it was about a year ago, my mother bought it for me for my birthday.
Ivean999 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:59:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, when I was 13, I received a package from my great uncle. He always used the same wrapping paper every year, so everyone knew it was him. My brother opened his package from our great uncle first, he got a nice tent. Then my mother and father got a bottle of wine. I open mine, a large cylinder. Wrapped, not even boxed, is a large can of propane. I don't know why he got me propane. Or how he shipped it through the mail. Bit good damn he did
It takes true skill and dedication to give a gift that shitty. He could have stopped or thought about what he was doing multiple times along the road but he stayed the course and gave you a fucking can of propane.
Probably so you and your brother could go camping together?
TFail342 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year PlayStation 2 came out my dad kept telling me that him and my mom got me one for Christmas. Christmas morning I saw the wrapped box sitting under the tree. I was so excited. Mom and dad told me I had to open that box last. As I was opening gifts I even found out they got me a 19 inch TV for my own room so I'm excited. I'm thinking mom and dad got me.my own tv so I don't have to bother them with playing video games (I was 11 at the time) so I go to open the PS2. I start to tear open the wrapping paper, and I see that the box is brown. As my dissapointment grows, I see the word "sharp". "What the fuck is this" I start to think to myself. It was a VCR. I don't even really watch movies. Meanwhile my dad is smirking on the couch, I'm crying, and my mom's pissed at my dad for telling me they got me a ps2.
My mom got me a Star Trek delta pin for Christmas when I was in college. I enjoy watching Star Trek, however I was sitting next to my mom telling her I did not want it when she purchased it. She kept saying sometimes itโs ok to get something fun that you donโt need. I donโt cosplay and have no idea why I would ever use it beyond that. It is still in the box and my wife teases me about it periodically.
Ikihara ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Top 3 all Christmas gifts.
I was maybe 7 or 8 years old and had asked for walkie talkies. My aunt got me this two button Barbie walkie talkie. Where Barbie says like 8 different things. I was so disappointed and got in trouble with my parents for not being grateful anyways.
Tiny cheese knives with chunky clay flip flops. Never could tell my mom. Sheโs never once asked where they are during our parties. Maybe she hasnโt noticed.
Older boyfriend a long time ago gave me what seemed to be a 10 year told stale smelling teddy bear wrapped in a grocery bag.
My grandfather passed away and I all I inherited was some sort of odd looking eagle shaped paper weight.
nelsonbt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:14:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two. At a secret Santa in my Toastmasters club, I contributed something that was pretty okay for the $10 limit. I donโt remember what but I remember feeling not embarrassed about my contribution, so it was probably okay. Well, several attendees hadnโt known, or declined, to get anything - anticipating this, one old woman in the club who is nice but the MOST out-of-it person Iโve ever met, she gave all the non-participants childrenโs mittens to contribute. So, statistically, and then in reality, rather than receiving something marginally neat, I got childrenโs mittens, like a dollar store would have.
When I was 20 I had a serious girlfriend who bought and wrapped boxes of potato chips and 2L coke bottles for me.
That out-of-it old lady found a metal filing in some part of our catering order at the same party, and asked me if I thought it was ISIS.
A gorgeous leather belt. From my step mother. One size too small, but the perfect size for her young teenage daughter - since, wouldn't you know, it couldn't be returned or exchanged.
Hmm.... Three way tie. I was once given (by my new wife's best friend who we spent $125 on for Christmas) a package is women's socks that were too small.
I was asked what I wanted for Christmas. I said I didn't want anything. Wife asked if I wanted some new kitchen knives. I said that would be good. We went looking for knives. I found a set that I hated, I specifically pointed them out and said "I do not want anything like that. They're too thick, they feel weird, and they're cheap. If we are going to get good knives, let's get GOOD knives". Two weeks later there's a delivery. It's my Christmas present she says. Open it! It's the knives I used as an example of everything I didn't want. Worst, she paid $70 more than they cost at Bed Bath and Beyond.
My birthday was coming up and I needed a new iPod. My old G2 touch had finally shit the bed. I did my diligence and weighed out the cheaper nano, or the touch. The touch won out hands down. I didn't need to connect to iTunes to update, games, good camera, email. All that shit. Told the wife. iPod touch. Told her why. She argued every point and said I wouldn't use any of it because I hadn't before. (Old iPod wifi died years ago and couldn't access the store anyway because it wasn't being supported anymore, plus it didn't have a camera.) Several days later my birthday present is delivered. A nano. A refurbished nano that I cannot return. It sucks.
Way late to the party, but this reminded me of the worst gift I gave my brother.
I was in fourth grade and we had incentive "bucks" or fake dollar bills we could use every report card to buy little toys, CD's, or trinkets. I saw a backstreet boys CD laying on the table and I ended up battling another kid in class for it. It was an all out bidding war and I spend every last dollar I had on that CD, because my brother was a huge fan and was feeling nice that day.
I was so excited to show him when I got home, I ran in and gave it to him, and then saw the most confused, unhappy face ever, and after a long pause he said "...you know I like the BEASTIE Boys...right?" And threw the CD away. I was devastated.
As a child I received 2 cologne kits and 2 identical tug-a-war toys from my fathers side of the family. Haven't seen them or my father in ages. Thank goodness.
Street chalk and Midol from an ex-boyfriend after I told him I was having a bad day. I failed a school exam and got chewed out by my boss, and he thought I was PMS-ing. Later in our relationship, he took me to the zoo as a surprise b-day gift, but when we got there, it was closed. Turned out he forgot about my b-day and made last minute plans.
Thank god I'm no longer with a guy who treats me like a perpetual child.
Got a photo book from my step-grandmother. Only it had someone else's name written inside the front cover, and was all about the new baby (was 14 at the time). Yeh, she was getting pretty demented at that point!
This past year was probably the worst one yet. My aunt had this beautiful quilt that had been passed probably 3 or 4 generations. She thought it would be a brilliant idea to cut the quilt that was ancient and in good shape into pieces with a writeup about it in comic sans and put them into cheap shattered frames she found at Goodwill. My girlfriend got one too and assured me that she wouldn't be attending my family's Christmas this year.
A bunch of their used soaps squished together to make a โnewโ soap. Itโs weird but honestly they were so down on their luck that I know they were trying their hardest. (I did not use it.)
A 30 day trial CD of NetZero, you know the kind you'd get for free in the mail
When I was 12, my parents were going through a nasty divorce and I know my Dad didn't have a ton of money but I mean c'mon Dad! I'm 27 now and I think deep down I'm still a little baffled
A SQUIRREL FEEDER in the SHAPE OF A FUCKING SQUIRREL HEAD.
arundogg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school my speech class held a secret santa. One of my good friends drew my name as the giftee. He burned a copy of worms 2 onto a blank cd and handed it to me. I looked at him incredulously.
"What's this?"
"It's Worms 2. I want the disk back after you install it."
I got 2 for this.
When I was 21 I had a girlfriend that was really into anime, Naruto, and was a Christian. So, I went looking for the little frog coin purse from the anime everywhere to surprise her for Christmas. This thing took me about 2 months to find, but I got one and it wasn't cheap. On Christmas when we did a gift exchange she was so excited to see the coin purse that she had been wanting, and hands me something that was the size of a PC game that I had been wanting. When I unwrapped it, to my surprise, she gave me a fucking Bible. Which she had taken the time to write a very sweet inscription on the cover page. It was very heartfelt and loving, but it was written upside down. Needless to say the relationship lasted 2 months after that.
The second one came from my mom. For my birthday I asked for concert tickets to go see Slipknot. I had been asking for these tickets for months leading to my birthday. When the day came she handed me a box from a high-end retail store and in it was two suede shirts. The first thought going through my mind is who the fuck would wear these things. Second, I asked how much she paid for the shirts. When she told me they were $150 each I laughed and told her that the tickets where $100 and she screwed up. I still have not forgiven her for that to this date, it has been about 12 years.
Why do people think giving the Bible is a good gift? If someone wanted a Bible, they'd already have it!
Manekk98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:09:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at school, everyone's getting like Lindtt chocolate and stuff. My turn comes around and I get homemade pickled figs. This was grade 4. I couldn't really say anything because I knew the kid who gave it didn't come from a family as well off as I did so I just thanked him and threw them out when he wasn't around.
A pack of Pop Secret popcorn. I have an aunt that is notorious for being a horrible gift giver, and I opened a package and it was a box of popcorn. I assumed "Oh, she just put something in the box", opened it and no, it was a 5 pack of popcorn. Her reasoning was she knew I love to watch movies. Okay....
koalandi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:17:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm an only child. Of all the cousins, I was the smart kid who didnโt play sports and just read books and practiced math (kinda forced by my parents though I did love learning). When I was 8, one of my aunts bought all my other girl cousins barbies so I thought I was going to get one too and I was SO EXCITED. When it was my turn to open my gift from her.... it was boggle ๐
Iโm a huge geology nerd, and love collecting, finding and identifying minerals.
For Christmas my sister wanted to get me a cool handbook. She ended up buying me something called the crystal bible, which is actually a crystal healing and spirituality book. She was really embarrassed but we had a good laugh about it that alone was worth it
My step moms father has been buying me themed packages of pez dispensers (Elvis, batman, etc) every Christmas since I've been sixteen or seventeen. I'm now thirty
This was back in the early 90s, but I had a good friend who gave me an Encyclopedia as a gift once. Pre-wikipedia & Google, this was the go to for information on a variety of popular topics. They came in big sets, with approximately 1 book per letter, and thus those Encyclopedia Brittainica packages were not cheap. As a kid I thought the gift was a little on the educational side of the gift spectrum, but it was still super generous, right?
Not quite.
I have no idea where he got it, but I was gifted just the book containing letter M. My name doesn't even begin with M, nor contain an M at any point within it. And as if to clarify this book was absolutely the gift he decided on, he wrote my name on the inside cover in blue pen.
Brandon, if you are still out there, I sincerely appreciate the gift but unfortunately it qualifies as one of the worst I have ever received.
My father had recently met my stepmother that Summer and they married on Thanksgiving.
I had asked my father for a special Christmas gift. I was thirteen, and really into music.
I wanted to replace my stereo that had shorted out with a newer model from Radio Shack, back when Realistic was a decent quality brand. I picked it out of a catalog and circled it and left it for him with a note written on it so that he knew which one that I wanted. I did this because my father is terrible at hints and has no clue when it comes to gift giving. My dad means well, but he makes bad choices for gifts. One year he gave me a chemistry set. I was four. I didn't even know what it was. I learned early on that if I wanted a nice gift from my dad, I had to pick it out myself and drop serious hints. This was a longstanding thing with us, and it was working well.
Fast forward a month later to Christmas morning. I see the stereo I picked out, all set up in the living room next to the tree, with brand new speakers and a new turntable! I was so excited that my dad actually followed through for once.
Turns out that my stepmother had convinced my father that she wanted this stereo, so.. he announced very proudly to everyone that this was for her, and acted very strangely, as though he had never seen the catalog that I very carefully laid out for him with my brother's help. I was so upset and confused.
My stepmother acted as though I was trying to ruin her Christmas, and claimed that I was acting like a spoiled brat. She lied and claimed no knowledge of a catalog or even that my brother had helped me, even though she knew.
She had taken the catalog, gone to the store to get a new catalog, and replaced my writing with her own, and never told him about the switch. When I told him, he didn't believe me, but my brother knew because he helped me choose. My brother never said a word to defend me. It was a complete betrayal. I was stunned.
Oh, I got a sweater that Christmas. An ugly nylon sweater with a strange print on it that didn't fit me properly - too tight. It was quite obviously a bargain basement special. I would receive many others like it for Christmas from her. It became her signature.
One of the gifts said "From your Mother". I asked why and how my birth mother would have sent a gift to the house of her ex-husband, and my stepmother did a dramatic fake crying act, saying "But I'm your mother too!". Ummm, no. You're not.
She never used the stereo, save to play Christmas music on it every year. That's the only time it ever got used. She never once played a single record on it. She's not into music and couldn't name a single artist that she likes.
In case you're wondering if my stepmother lost her desire for giving insulting gifts, years later for my birthday, she gave me a New Testament Bible. I'm an atheist, and she knew this at the time. She didn't even buy a whole Bible, she was that cheap.
My father gave me a book about the history of the forced bussing struggle in Boston and the desegregation of the Boston schools. I could tell that he wanted to read it, and had picked it out for himself, so I left it for him and pretended that I had forgotten it at his house.
Now that my father has passed on, my wife and I and our young son don't get invited to her house any longer, and nothing pleases me more than not having to pretend that I am pleased with whatever cheap crappy thing she could think to give.
I have taught my son the value of being thoughtful and giving nice gifts.
TLDR: My stepmother hijacked a gift that I wanted from my father and got my father and brother to betray me. Also, she gives insulting gifts on purpose.
tiniful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:49:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would deffinitly be the 8 inch, black, ceramic penis shaped bowl with no carb.
They may not be the worst gifts I've received but when I mention something I'm interested in (a certain movie character or animal, etc) I always seem to get absolutely bombarded with nothing but that specific thing. So instead of one cool gift of something owl themed, suddenly I have owl tshirts, owl hats, owl candles, owl jewellery, owl blankets, owl notepads, owl pencil cases, owl pajamas, owl socks, owl plushies, owl phone holder, owl mirror, owl posters etc. I'm not exaggerating. Those are all owl items I now have.
The gifts are actually usually really lovely but I just end up looking like a crazy owl person, and when I try to address the owl overload they say, "but I thought you liked owls?!"
Not me but a friend. He participated in secret santa one year which had a ยฃ5 limit so everyone received mostly gag gifts. He got a hamster. He had to go to pet store straight away and buy it a cage, bedding, food, etc so ended up being an expensive secret santa experience.
This time me and my older siblings. My parents have never been good with gifts and don't have much money, but every Christmas we'd each get a santa sack, which was just a black bag filled with random useless crap. But every year without fail we would each receive a hole punch and a stapler. So every year from about ages 3-21 there'd be 3 new hole punches and staplers in the house. There's a huge box of them stored in the loft.
I once borrowed ยฃ20 from my grandparents to get my mum some flowers on Motherโs Day. Roll forward a few months to when I was back home from Uni, the first time I see them is a breakfast a couple of days after my birthday.
I didnโt say anything about them not having done anything about my birthday because Iโm a grown ass man, but then as we are all getting in to cars to leave my grandfather calls across to tell me that ยฃ20 is my birthday present.
For sure taught me not to borrow money anymore
Edit: I should clarify I specifically called them and told them I wanted to send my mother flowers but didnโt have the money, my grandfather ordered the flowers from my mothers favourite florist, I never actually took any money from them
Didnโt actually receive anything - only because one year my old school was broken into and the thief stole our Kris Kringle (Secret Santa) presents, including the gingerbread tree I had built for someone.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:07:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two leather mini skirts from my mother. Not my style. Two sizes too small.
"You can wear them when you lose weight!" She says
Stikfas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:34:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift to me but I was told specifically to be home for my birthday once but I had to buy my own cake with my own money. All they did was sang me a half-assed birthday song which lasted about 10 seconds and we were all back to doing whatever they were doing previously -_-
But seriously, looking at some of these replies, I have no idea why do people bother to give presents when they do not even have the heart to spend the time to pick/make them? Obligations? I would rather not receive anything than to get trash (similarly, I can spend my time and money enjoying myself than waste it on them since they did not care)
ginerhys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a little late to comment, but I have 2 stories because my husband wants me to tell his too.
My mom is the absolute worst about trying to give so-called โgag giftsโ which she typically thinks is hilarious, but 8 times out of 10 it is not. When I was about 13 or 14 I wanted a cell phone really really bad. Like REALLY bad. I begged for one everyday for months. This was around the time cell phones were starting to get more popular and a lot of kids my age had RAZRโs. So Christmas morning after I had opened all my regular gifts she made a big deal about handing me a small box and made everyone pay attention. I started getting excited because I just KNEW she had gotten me a phone! So I tear into it and sure enough inside there was one of those Nokia brick phones. I instantly recognized it as her old cell phone, but I didnโt care! I had a phone!! I could call and text my friends! YES!! I was bouncing off the walls with glee. Then I tried to turn it on... nothing. I looked at her confused and she says โWell, youโve always wanted a cell phone, and now you have one! It doesnโt work, but hey, itโs still a cell phone!โ The bitch had bought herself a new phone and gave me her dead, deactivated one. She thought it was hysterical, but I was devastated and cried. Then she scolded me for being ungrateful for all my other gifts.
And then my husbands story requires a little backstory. He had an ex-brother-in-law that was a dead beat. Never worked. Was always borrowing money from my husband and his ex-wife. Would even ask to buy things from them (like refrigerators, TVโs, etc.), never pay for it, and would then sell it and keep the cash. So anyway their family would always draw names and do gift exchanges with a max of $20. Well deadbeat BIL drew my husbands name! My husband is super into body building, so his ex-wife recommended he purchase him a subscription to Flex magazine (back when magazines were cool). So at Christmastime BIL hands husband a print out that says he had a subscription to Flex magazine and it would start arriving shortly. A month goes by and my husband realized it never came. So he asks about it. BIL acted shocked, made a big deal about how upset he was that it never showed up, and even said that he would call and check up on it and make sure they had the right address and such. Naturally, a few more months pass and nothing ever happens. My husband then realized it was never going to happen because BIL was a piece of shit.
TL;DR my mom played a horrible prank on me as a teenager by giving me โexactly what I wantedโ in the form of a cell phone that didnโt work. And my husband basically received an IOU and nothing ever came of it.
Itโs my sweet-sixteen, a majour day for most teens. Unfortunately for me, Iโm unlucky enough to have it on the same friday and my brothers grad, which already has me pretty pissed. Iโm not a needy kid, but I didnโt kill myself for another year, so itโs already a big deal.
Anyway, a few family members are over, mostly celebrating my brothers grab, but my mum suddenly shut off the kitchen lights, grabs the cake, and begins singing. Everyone joins, happy times. Now we get on to the present, lucky for me. I got a few pairs of earrings, a book that was popular with teens but nothing that I was interested in, and I finally move onto my nanaโs present
Now, she was there for my brothers grad ceremony, but left after he walked, so I was already pissed at her. Sheโs been trying to rebuild bridges, but she eats birdseed, so nice try Marilyn...
I pull the present on my lap and unwrap, to reveal a coin set.
A. Fucking. Coin. Set.
I stared at it for the longest period, actually tearing up. Now that more of my siblings have had birthdays since then, it has been revealed that she got the same fucking coin set for everyone of us.
So have fun in the seniors home, Marilyn.
One_TAIM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:43:58 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boss gave me a brick when I left the company to retire in Costa Rica. I guess for Michael it was kind of nice..
I didn't immediately think of it as the worst gift, but it is slowly progressing to that point as time passes. Long ago, around 2000, my brother bought me a toy truck as a gift. I was eight at the time. It was the coolest thing I owned. I made sure my brother knew how much I enjoyed it. Evidently he thought I liked it so much that he bought the same thing for me the next year. Identical toy. I love my brother and didn't want to offend him, so again, I graciously accepted his gift. He purchased the same toy the next year, and the next. Eventually it got to the point where I would tell him I only liked a particular version of this toy truck, or I liked the one with the metal parts as opposed to plastic. This was all in a attempt to make it increasingly difficult for him to find. I mean, it was getting ridiculous. I am hoping the stock of these is soon depleted. If I get one more of these damn blue Tonka hummers, I may just smother my brother in his sleep.
My late grandmother was just awful when it came to gift giving. In High School, I was sent away to a military school, my whole family forgot my 16th. I called up my grandmother who lived relatively near by to fuss and she promised me she had sent something and it was in the mail. A couple of days later I got a box of chocolates, half eaten! That old bird had scrambled to find something after my phone call!
A later Christmas she gave me a super hard 3D jigsaw puzzle in a plastic bag - no box or anything. I am not a jigsaw fan, never was. But the best one was a plastic, paint by the numbers, duck - like the decoys.
I have these weird cousins who are super intelligent but some times I wonder if they're on the spectrum. When I was a kid I got a Christmas present from them. It was a jar of spicy brown mustard. My dad got a key chain that said "I love flying". He does not love flying.
Me and my sister got my mom this big mason jar filled with chocolate for motherday. She loved it. When fathersday rolled around, we gave him the same jar filled with candy. My dad said: ahw this is sweet. Now we dan store two kinds of pasta in these jars!
Little did he know, we gave him the exact same jar we gave our mom. We gift the same jar each year. It has been an inside joke for a few years now haha.
Bout 24 years ago my dad went to work and came home with groceries and a TV in February. That's when he gave me the gift of life.
Embroz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed print that read, "Get of your computer and go outside." I was in the middle of my depression at that point and had a lot of anxiety. It was like a framed nag.
Dabawaba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For one Christmas when I was 12, my aunt brought me a little science kit. Immediately unwrapping the gift made it hard to fake a smile, since it was so clearly just bought last minute. Having literally no interest in science I said thanks, and she suggests we do them together. We try every single one before we realize that not a single โexperimentโ worked. She shrugged it, took my kit, and my brothers ( that was still unwrapped ) and threw them away in front of us.
In the first grade we had a secret santa gift exchange and I picked out this really cool toy helicopter to gift to someone and when we exchanged gifts I got a Walmart bag with 3 broken action figures from the poorest kid in class. I cried so hard when I got it
The worst gift I have ever recieved was at least 20 items of Ohio State stuff, including sweatshirts and posters, from my Columbus based grandparents. I was a 9 y.o. kid living twenty minutes from State College, PA, so I was naturally a Penn State fan. Needless to say their plan backfired and all their gifts went straight to goodwill.
I met my first boyfriend when I was 15 and he was 21. We were together for 6,5 years, I was living with him after a few years. On my last birthday when we were together he gave me a birthday card that said: "Happy birthday. let's be friends"
Yep he broke up with me on a card. He was an asshole and cheated on me a lot wich I only found out after.
Looking back I never had a nice birthday unless I was completely alone. Someone always managed to ruin it. My last birthday party last month was also ruined by a "friend" who decided to cause drama . FML.
My uncle sat me and my brother down on the couch late on Christmas Day and gave us a bunch of presents. However, when we opened the presents, the gifts included college ruled paper, pencils and erasers. He said to us that we could use all of the stuff for school. Being that we were kids, we tried to hide our disappointment and act excited. He then said to us "Alright, you ready for your real presents?". He walked out to his car and got out the real presents, which were toys and video games. Little 8 year old me was so relieved
I never asked anything for xmas since becoming financially independent. If I want something bad enough to ask for it, I just get it myself unless I can't afford it.
My parents don't have money. But one year, mom would not stop asking me what I wanted for xmas since we were gonna be togethwr for the first time in years. So, I said that I wanted a breadmaker.
Xmas comes, she got me a couple small and cheap bread pans and some cake mix.
On the one hand, its nothing I asked for, needed, or wanted. I ended up throwing away the cake mix months later when I moved. But I couldn't complain because they are poor and tried.
So now I stick with my old rules. I never say what I want. People who know me in any way, know what I like. I'm really easy and static. I'll be more than happy just because you thought of me enough to get me something.
Oh, and another time I spent like 400 on a capture card and software for my little brother since he was getting into film editting. He got me some coasters. I already had like 30 nice coasters. So... I guess I got 34 now.
... but that sense of pride and accomplishment after all these playing hours, priceless.
cazart13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's removed step mother is insanely rich (which is why my grandfather married and then divorced her). When I was 18 she gave me 26k for college. My mom divorced my dad last year; I got a reusable grocery bag from the removed step grandmother for Christmas.
Every year my brother gets me these blue Hummer Tonka trucks. I guess it makes him happy so I just go along with it.
budd07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey! I think I saw a post earlier where someone wanted to find these trucks so she could gift it to her disabled brother. He wants the blue one every year but she doesnโt know where to get them anymore. You could sell it to her or donate them if you want!
My dad got remarried when my sister and I were kids,and had another kid with the new wife. One Christmas we went over for a visit, and their tree was piled with gifts. Literally 40+ gifts just piled up under this tree as far as it could go.
All of it was from the Disney store, and all of it was for their 2 year old daughter.
My sister and I got a packet of pencils from the dollar store, and a cheap pair of sneakers that literally fell apart the first day.
I dont know why, but my brother STILL buys me the same fucking toy truck every year. Im 25, what am I going to do with a toy truck?
mahade ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible.
Mind you, this is in the Netherlands. I've been raised Catholic but never believed any of that nonsense. My employer was one of four brothers leading that company. They were all deeply young-earth creationist religious.
I worked there for a year. When I left they presented me with a bible as if it was the best thing they could possibly give me.
That's about the only memory I have of that place, too. So I guess it was the best thing they gave me.
To them, that book means life. See it from their view, and really itโs truly the best gift you could ever be given.
rc1965 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:12:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got like 6 bibles for graduation, Iโve been an atheist since I was old enough to discern belief was optional. I said thank you a bunch and wrote thank you cards then guiltily put them in my closet until I donated them to a thrift store years later.
emrys5 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you have yo understand that to them there's nothing better to give someone then something they believe will save your soul. Put yourself in other people's shoes every once in a while.
Two gifts from my childhood stand out in my memories as the most disappointing. When I turned 7 or 8, I had been telling my parents for at least a year that I wanted a new bicycle, a BMX specifically. I would point them out at the department store, magazines, TV ads, wherever there was a BMX to get excited over, my parents heard about it. My beginner bike that I got for my 4th birthday was like a motocross style bike, but it fell apart the first summer, and my dad never fixed it, so I went a few years with no bicycle. My birthday came, and my parents bought me a used Schwinn, with a banana seat, skinny tires, fenders, and high bars with tassels on the grips. It was supposed to be a big surprise. I hated it, and told them so, because it was the exact opposite of what I had told them in great detail that I wanted, it was practically a girls bike. I promptly removed the fenders, ditched the banana seat, and put some ugly yellow BMX handlebars on it. That was when I knew that I shouldn't expect much from my parents when it came to listening to what I had to say about anything. They've never improved.
The second gift that stands out was the year that my grandmother, who never bought us toys or anything fun at all, got me a used winter coat from Goodwill that had holes in it and didn't fit well, as my primary Christmas gift. We were not poor people either, my grandmother was sitting on a small fortune that she refused to spend on anything. They were too poor to have toys as children, so she didn't think that children should spend their time having fun. I learned a lot from her, but her idea of fun was canning a hundred jars of pickles or hoeing a garden for ten hours in the hot sun.
mrsfran ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents got you a bike and you told them you hated it because it wasn't the one you wanted? Did you ever think the reason the gifts didn't improve after that was because you acted like a spoiled brat?
Yeah at first i had the same thought but then I kept reading. Sounds like his parents don't listen to him at all and that is the underlying thing that has him upset, not necessarily the gifts.
It was exactly what I told them I specifically did not want, and cost as much or more than what I really wanted. It was a running theme with my parents. What I wanted or was interested in was absolutely not important to them. I'm old enough to have raised my own child to adulthood, and I made sure that I listened to him and what he was interested in, and treated those things like they were important to him. That's something that never happened for me in my childhood. Even going to college and studying computer science (in the early 90s) was a dumb idea and a waste of time and money that they weren't going to support. I had very typical me-generation boomer parents that were far more interested in their own fun than the obligations of raising children.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Early 90's computer science master race checking in. Can confirm. Best. Decision. Ever.
Arminas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness there's a huge difference between a banana seat bike and a bmx bike. Also you can check OP's profile and it becomes pretty clear that biking is their main hobby and the comment leads me to believe its been like that since they were very small. Parents probably should have paid better attention to their kids interests.
Pretty sur I can point you at those insane downhill longboards for ages and you would get me a super great carving board. It wouldn't fit my needs in any ways. And you'd never catch why the drop through trucks are way better than a top mount, why I hate on that shape, or that there is any difference between hard and soft wheels.
All the same a kid could point me to a super fidgety Mac fedget 9000. And I won't ever see the difference with a 1โฌ supermarket fidget spinner.
BMX hasn't been common knowledge for many generations yet
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
considering that OP was referencing "his childhood", we're likely talking about something that happened about 30 years ago. even at that age, i understood what a BMX bike meant. your correlation to a highly specialized piece of skateboarding equipment isn't quite the same, so if i was trying to get you the longboard you wanted, i'd be armed with the specs you'd mentioned over several months and be able to talk to an expert in the store to get you what you wanted. or better yet, i'd haul you into the store with me and said "merry christmas, pick out the one you want."
then again, i tend to impart much more care and thought into people's gifts than what OP's parents did.
Yes YOU understood because you were the generation that grew up knowing it was a particuliar thing and not just another way kids called bike at that time.
Maybe I could take an exemple closer to this one: Mom I want a fixie. Point at fixies all day long. Not telling her what makes it a fixie. Mom Goes to the store, buy one realy nice road bike (maybe on an advice from the reseller because he has a bigger bonus on it).
What moms see: slim looking bike, thin wheels, leather handlebar wow they even got the exact same color I pointed at.
What I pointed at: slim looking bike, thin wheels, leather handlebar, dame color BUT fixed gears.
Well mom's so hyped, she think you gotta get the best surprise ever. This one is probably the best since she took one with a realy high price.
And keep in mind that we live in a time where we can get informations on the go, but that was always thus way.
I understand op frustration, but you make it sound that both him and you are spoiled brats that deserve a good punch to the face.
There is no point going to the shop and telling here you go pick something. That's litteraly the opposite of a thoughtful present.
To OP's defense, the grandma story make sense on this thread
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:04 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I could take an exemple closer to this one: Mom I want a fixie. Point at fixies all day long. Not telling her what makes it a fixie.
so the problem stems from a breakdown in communication. you didn't tell her what specifications separate one bike from another despite identical looks, and she didn't bother to ask you to clarify what it was that made the one you wanted different than all the others.
so here's the key difference... i listen. OP's mom wasn't interested in listening. OP even points this out when he says:
That was when I knew that I shouldn't expect much from my parents when it came to listening to what I had to say about anything. They've never improved.
in your example, mom put thought behind the gift even if her process was flawed. in OP's story, mom and dad didn't give a shit and just heard "bike". hell, the fact that they got him a girl's bike shows just how tuned out they were.
but you make it sound that both him and you are spoiled brats that deserve a good punch to the face.
dude, where the fuck do you get off? expecting your parents to listen to you doesn't make you a spoiled brat. i learned the same lesson OP did, just later on in life. now when i gift something, i listen to the person and make sure it's what they want.
There is no point going to the shop and telling here you go pick something. That's litteraly the opposite of a thoughtful present.
wrong. when you're dealing with specialized equipment, the thoughtful, respectful thing is to give the person the opportunity to get exactly what they're looking for rather than trying to buy it yourself, without their input.
Communication breakdown : precisely my point and the reason why I asked op if he explained what a BMX was or not.
The spoiled part: dude you just got a decent present. Not the one you credit for, true, but you still got a bike. Most people here got worn clothes, a half eaten toasr, a piece of a paper, debts, literal shit, things that either kill them or scare them real bad. And the WORST EVER that could be cryed for would be a bike? Poor you. You got a bike. That's just my point of you but that make you sounds either extremely American or juste like you would/already had grown to try to ban net neutrality
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:18 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this goes beyond "you got a bike, quit bitching." OP got a girl's bike, which takes that communication breakdown from just "i didn't understand" to "i didn't give a shit and just grabbed the first bike that was there."
That's just my point of you but that make you sounds either extremely American or juste like you would/already had grown to try to ban net neutrality
what the... how the hell did this go from "uncaring mom" to "fuck net neutrality"? calm yourself down, sugar-tits. if you really can't understand the issue, i don't have the time or the crayons to explain it to you.
dansdata ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my Big Present was in a great big bicycle box. Bike-stuff printed all over it.
I did not want a bike. At all.
My exact words, which I think were pretty well-crafted given my tender years, were, "Do I... want a bike...?"
That box actually contained a Boogie Board.
(Edit: The box was so big because it also contained an identical board for my sister.)
My childhood was far from perfect, but I did have a lot of fun with that thing.
(And, a while later, I unexpectedly found myself corresponding with its inventor.)
castzpg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps your family had a tough year financially that year.
Oolonger ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:19:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was only the worst for a while, but I got a G. I. Joe helicopter, a boyโs T-shirt, and a book about war, while my little brother unwrapped the My Little Pony stable Iโd been coveting all year! We both ended up weeping.
It turns out that Santa got our gifts mixed up, coincidentally the very same year my organised mum was in hospital giving birth to my youngest sister and my dad was in charge of interpreting Santaโs carefully labeled gifts.
Jeez Santa, you had one job.
When I was 12 I got cuff links from my Aunt and Uncle... like real shitty ones too. I remember opening it in front of my entire family (Aunt and Uncle too) and having absolutely no idea what they were or what to say.
I looked at my Dad and I think his jaw was on the ground so I just looked at them and gave a wry, โthanksโ.
TDExRoB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really wanted an Xbox one for christmas when I was 15. There was an xbox shaped box under the tree, I was convinced. Took one of my best mates parents to tell me, on christmas eve, to not get too excited as I wasn't getting an Xbox.
I got a tool box worth about ยฃ200, complete with screwdrivers, hammers, and a saw.
Wasn't even a miscommunication, my dad genuinly wanted me to have a toolbox instead of an Xbox so i could focus on school. To be fair, it's come in handy on many occasions, but it was definitely difficult to hide my dissapointment at the time.
When I was 18 I bought my girlfriend a promise ring.
She was gone on vacation with her family and texted me that she got me a present. I was all excited because it was our first Christmas as a couple.
She got back from vacation a couple weeks later and we go to exchange gifts. I give her this promise ring that set me back about $500, which was a lot for an unemployed high school student.
She loved it, then she tells me to close my eyes and goes to her suite case to get my gift. She puts a beanie baby in my hand. A fucking ยข25 beanie baby cat. Still had the tag on it. We broke up 8 years ago, I still see her on occasions wearing that ring.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a wee lad , I wanted a super Nintendo, instead a bunch of shepherds showed up at my house screeching about how a child had been born and placed in a feed trough by his poor whore mother and how some random ass star meant he was gonna save the world. Years later he was killed for treason and his coked out followers started jabbering about him being alive and walking his corpse around like a puppet. Worst Christmas ever
decavolt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bitchy cousin gave her brotherโs wife expired canned goods for Christmas & it almost tore the whole family apart. ๐
durful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting a bonus from my boss, but instead got a membership to the jelly of the month club.
hameater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my brother used to love the video game Mortal Kombat. When it first came out, all summer long he used to spend all his money at the pizza place up the street trying to get good at it. But older kids always seemed to come along just as he was doing well and beat him down. Back then we knew that the only good way to get something you really wanted that was expensive was to ask for it for Christmas. That year (I guess he was about 10) he begged and begged that all he wanted was Mortal Kombat. It would be another year before it would come out for the Super Nintendo, so he knew he was asking for a full sized arcade video game. But I think he honestly believed that if he was really really good and if he mentioned it enough times, that it would somehow happen.
For months it was all he talked about. When school started again he didn't complain one bit. He was being extra good, and plus it meant Christmas was a little closer, he'd say. As Christmas got closer and closer I tried talking down his expectations dozens of times, telling him that Mom and Dad could never afford it and Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney. But to him Mom and Dad could afford anything that REALLY mattered and Santa had fit an entire ping pong table down the chimney one year with very little evident trouble.
Well, the years went by as they have a habit of doing. We got Mortal Kombat for the Super Nintendo (gray blood and all) and eventually Mortal Kombat 2. It wasn't quite the same of course. He never went back to the pizza place to play any of the games after that year. It may sound silly, but I remember thinking he just may have been a little afraid to hope ever again after that Christmas morning.
So last Christmas (he's 21 now) I got him an arcade cabinet version of Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Edition (that's the one with dozens of secrets). I bought it on E-bay and got a real steal at about $500. The shipping was a real killer however at $250 in crating, handling and trucking. It's a good thing I took a day off from work to go get this thing. Because, while I knew I would need to rent a U-haul to pick it up from the hub, I didn't realize there would be customs paperwork and duties.
I managed to get it all worked out and the great colossus hidden in the garage of the people living next door to our parents house. When I unwrapped the thing of it's cardboard and plastic it looked like a dream come true. A beaten scratched sticky dream come true with the Wu-Tang clan symbol scratched into the side. Over the next two weeks it was given a complete wash down, a fresh coat of paint, new side art and a shiny new sheet of plastic for the marquee. The plastic and paint came from Home Depot, but the side art arrived just in the nick of time for Christmas.
Christmas Eve, we all sat up talking until the late hours of the morning about things we'd done in the neighborhood, trouble we had gotten into. Without my steering the conversation there at all he brought up that year that all he had done was obsess about Mortal Kombat and how stupid he was. The last thing he said before he went off to his old bedroom and I went off to mine was, "It sure was a great game, though."
I have never liked getting up early but at 4:00 Christmas morning, I felt like a superhero. I leapt out of bed and dressed silently, crept out of the house just the way I used to sneak out to kiss in the park with my first real girlfriend. The air was cold, smoky and perfect. Even if I was back there running to the park to see her, I couldn't have been more excited as I tilted the garage door open and hand-carted the beast back up the sidewalk towards my parents house.
Getting it into the house quietly was a real task but I managed. Getting the entire thing wrapped around and around with gold foil paper was a real task but I managed. A giant silver bow and card completed the picture.
The card read: Looks like the chimney is bigger than I thought.
I have never received any gift that made me feel as good as I felt when I saw his face as he realized what I had done. All the paper seemed to disappear from it in a flash. I have to admit even I was surprised at how impressive it looked standing there like a gleaming obelisk of pubescent fantasy surrounded by golden foil in my parents living room. He laid his hands on it almost reverently and was muttering, "I can't believe it. I can't believe you did this."
Things were getting a bit dramatic for me at that point, so I switched the surge protector on with the toe of my slipper causing the screen to blink on and the familiar thrumming cadence of the theme music to drown out any sense of solemnity in the room. It took us until after lunch time to get around to opening any of the other presents. We played that game together until our eyes felt ready to fall out of their sockets. A year later, I don't think anyone who has been into the room he keeps it in has been able to say they have anything as cool.
Anyway, you want to know what I got from him that year? A leather checkbook cover. Fucker.
disclaimer - not my story
shallard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was really little I participated in a gift exchange at church. My mom and I baked a ton of cookies and brought some as my gift. The gifts were randomly given kids and the kid who got the cookies didn't want them so one of the adults let him trade them to me for the present I received.
Gift card to Cold Stone Creamery. Normally a not too terrible gift except I have never liked ice cream and generally don't eat desserts. It wouldn't be too bad but it was from my dad and I couldn't believe he forgot. I just handed it to my older brother and said "Here you go I have no use for this." as soon as I saw it. Feel like giving my step-mom some really good chocolate or a hot chocolate mix, she is allergic to chocolate.
My mom passed away when I was 20 years old. The next year for Christmas, my half sister gave me Christmas ornaments that I had made for my mom when i was a little kid. She had taken them from my momโs things after she passed, threw them in a shirt box, and wrapped them up for me as a gift. A lot of them were even broken.
baozebub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up not having a lot, so never considered any gift bad. Now I'm mature, and any gift I get is appreciated because it's the thought that counts.
reese120 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandparents asked me and my sister why we never said thank you for the gift that was given to us . We were at
My other grandmothers house so I said what gift they handed my parents a card with 200 In it. 100 for each of us. Of course we never got it and I was 11 she was 10 and we said that to them . They gave us the money and the next Christmas when we went to their house they handed each of us a card in front of them. The look on their faces was priceless. We never had much and we also found out later so many bdays etc we never got any thing because of them
two. They use to take our money out of out school
Savings acct also and to spend it on the lottery.
A lot of you guys are really ungrateful. The top posts are actually someone making an effort to buy something or make something for someone. One year me and my brother got all of our presents taken away for peaking to see what they were and my dad unleashed an ungodly ass whooping on the both of us. THATS a shitty gift, not a jack daniels bottle with lights in it. Be nice, you cottonheaded ninni muggins!
Well, there was the year that my grandparents forgot about me...that was less than ideal.
I got a $25 gift card to a gas station in the mail a few days later, so it wasnโt an intentional oversight. I canโt express how much it sucks to be sitting in the middle of your entire extended family (12 other adults plus kids) and be the only person with nothing from your grandparents, though, even if it wasnโt intentional.
...if it happens this year, though, it might be intentional, because theyโre fairly displeased with my very vocal anti-Trump stance. I got a devotional book last year, ha (after being fairly open about the fact that I had left the church and not been in about 8 months). Thankfully they were good enough to slip a $20 bill in between the pages...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:58:41 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My last living grandparent gave me an envelope with $1,000 cash in it with a note that read, โIโm givin while Iโm livin so Iโm knowin where itโs goin.โ That was only able to happen once. She was dead less than 6months later.
CarlosCQ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in like first grade, the school had some kind of program to have us submit something we really wanted for christmas. I wanted Yu-gi-oh cards (because that was the thing at the time). So young me submitted that I wanted Yu-gi-oh cards and they required we list 3 things, so I just put random crap for the rest because I didn't care, just wanted the Blue Eyes. So it was Yu-gi-oh cards, pencils, and an eraser. Turns out it was some kind of "hidden" raffle. They gave me a Gameboy Advanced. Which was like 10x the cost.... how do you fuck that up?
When I was in kindergarten-it was Christmastime. Iwas obsessed with the Ice Capades. Snow White had just come to town and I was gaga.
Imagine my delight when in opening a box from my well-to-do auntie. And I see a super cute white leather strap watch with Snow White on the face.
Imagine the chagrin of my realizing that the face of the watch was totally shattered. And there was no minute hand. This was clearly some bullshit.
And, my aunt couldnโt stop congratulating herself about how she managed to get this popular thing that she knew I would love.
Also, this aunt was the type (of bitch) who would clean out her attic - and then give away her old,dusty stuff as Christmas gifts .
Given how little effort she put into things, I suppose that procuring even a broken watch for me was above & beyond in her estimation.
Everybody in the family has a similar Aunt Beverly story.
This is one of many reasons that nobody likes you, Beverly.
It was the Easter after Pirates of the Caribbean 2 came out. My Aunt and Uncle (dadโs brother) were the ones that got basically the same gift for everyone. Myself and my cousin Stefan would get the same thing, my younger sister and other cousin (Stefanโs younger sister) the same thing. Until recently the last couple years they did this for everything except birthdays, for those they gave money. Usually it was something random but still enjoyable. However for whatever reason they decided to get Stefan and I a POTC snow globe. To this day we both some how still have it and we still both wonder why they thought itโd be a good gift. Neither of us had a special interest in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies nor we did in snow globes. Snow globe
Mygaffer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift that keeps on giving.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend that was dating this guy that gave her a huge list of things to buy him for Christmas. He already decided what to get her so it was just a surprise. Come Christmas, they're sitting down to exchange gifts and he says, "I really want to give you yours first, you're gonna love it so much." He says "okay, close your eyes," and sets a small box in her hands, opens and says excitedly, "open your eyes." She opens her eyes and saw a tape recording, labeled 1998, that featured the time in 1998 when the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcerโs table.
Arminas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not shittymorph
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is not the time for Hell in a Cell.
mlavan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:36:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 my grandma gave me a $20 gift card to the local grocery store that could only buy meat. When I opened it I asked her where the real gift was. That was the real gift.
Kroniaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a pumpkin as my white elephant gift at a family Christmas party. I think I was around eight and I'm pretty sure I died a little on the inside.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my ex boyfriends got me a cordless phone for Christmas. I didn't have a house line.
A good friend of mine bought me a DBZ manga in Portuguese. I don't speak Portuguese, I've never read the manga, and it was a random installment in the middle of the series.
My dad got me 3 pairs of jeans from Kmart. He said they were really cheap like 3 for 15 and he got some and really liked them. They were also in his size.
Not really a terrible gift for what it was but more for what it meant.
My boyfriend and I had been dating almost 4 years and had been on the rocks for close to half that. Sex life was virtually nonexistent. For Christmas I thought, fuck it. Last ditch effort. I went all out and booked us a trip to Jamaica for a week thinking that this would either be the time away we needed to reconnect and mend our relationship or that we would come back knowing it was unfixable and just break up.
He got me a pair of converse sneakers.
We wound up breaking up shortly after (in January) and my one big regret in life was that I didn't just go on that vacation alone. Instead I just ate the couple of thousands I'd spent on the flight and resort.
I've still never been to Jamaica.
hazhaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cousin of mine have me an Elmo toy, I was 12 at the time
MrSoncho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MrSoncho ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I used to love birthdays. I was poor though and couldn't buy gifts so I would try to create fun and memorable experiences for my friends birthdays. For example, one year I collected boxes of old glass dishes and made a garden of glass to smash for my friends birthday. It was cool and people wanted to do something for me along the same lines.
As a kid I was a bit of a risk taker and somewhat stupid so my friends thought I liked to be in danger(which was somewhat true, but I also like to be in control) so they decided to kidnap me.
So two days before my birthday I am sitting at my computer when 3 people burst into my room. When I turn around I am blinded with a spotlight then they pull me out of my chair put a black pillow case over my head and duct taped my hands together. I was then carried out and thrown in the back of a van that I could hear had all of my friends in it. I was actually kind of excited at this point, albeit a little annoyed. I was sure some awesome shit was going to happen. They played horrible music and drove me around out in the country for a while which gave me the impression we were going someplace far away. Actually we were just headed to my friends house who lives only a couple of blocks away for a party. The party lasted about 30 minutes because everyone could tell I was mad so they left.
Now I kinda hate my birthday. And they recorded the whole thing and someone recently sent me the video. You can tell they had a lot of fun though. Anyways, I don't recommend doing that to anyone you care about.
22 Years ago my Mom thought she has to take a dumb (wasnt that far off tbh) turns out little TorbenTorbine forced it way out of the warm and calm womb.
She gave me the gift of life that day.
onevox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star Wars themed Mac N' Cheese box with a $5 Amazon gift certificate from my office "White Elephant/Yankee Swap" during our Christmas party.
DTG_58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a large child sized halo t shirt because โyou love that Nintendo stuff? Am I wrong?โ Even though I was 23, a menโs 2 xl and have never played halo in my life.
Nothing. Participated in a Secret Santa with some friends, and my Santa just forgot to make/buy me something. Never got anything afterwards either. And I don't even really care about getting presents, it's the thought that counts, and the fact that someone didn't care to spend some time on you, it feels like you're apparently not important/worthy enough to even spend some time on. I spent a lot of time on the presents/wrapping for my Santa, and getting nothing in return was pretty painful.
How to deal with ADD book from my Mom as a 29 year old man for my birthday...
BLARG13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off the top of my head, two years ago the only Reddit Secret Santa I joined. I got a CD. It was a couple of years old and I had already owned the CD. I guess it's random what you'll end up getting but I was disappointed. I haven't given Secret Santa a second chance even though I should. I like giving gifts and being generous.
Oxu90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Note: this doesnt mean i dont appreciate the gift or its giver!
When my dad gave me Chinese Iphone 5
Problem was that Iphone 4 had only just arrived...
the box had image from google and whats inside didnt really match the image. It had android operating system with fake apple icons and apps. it even had internet explorer
If i would have wanted to download apps, i would have needed to set up the chinese pirate store somehow
Not me, but my brother. My dad got me an original Xbox when they first came out. My brother got a sweater. And before you ask, no, it wasn't for both of us and it wasn't meant to be shared. My dad was just an asshole.
Ishnian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother (now 92) has never been great with gifts. I'm sure part of it is from being raised during the Great Depression and part of it is from a desire to clear out stuff before she dies (my grandfather died 20 years ago, so she's been saying she's going to die soon for about 15 years). My siblings and I would usually get "stocking stuffers" that were essentially freebies from conventions, like pens and keychains with random companies' logos on them. Main gifts were usually something from the attic that she'd bought years ago for someone else and forgot about or an obvious hand me down. For her birthday one year, she gave my sister a skirt and sweater set that was too small for her, in a color she looked awful in, that was probably purchased originally in the '60s or '70s. My poor sister was trying to be polite while my mom was arguing with her mom about appropriate gifts and my grandmother was getting huffy and offended. She's also given my own kids creepy old stuffed animals. At this point, we just like guessing ahead of time what it might be.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins stepdaughter got me a christmas present once. It was a candle holder. But not any candle holder. It was completely black with some demonic monster looking creature hovering over the candle area. It was creepy and tacky as heck. I must've been like 9 years old, she was a few years older but not a teenager, and the very few times we'd met we had played with dolls. That gift baffles me til this day. She was a normal girl, not some strange goth kid or anything. Nor was i anywhere near goth or emo obviously.
The gift spent a few years in a drawer until my mother convinced me to get rid of it because she thought it was cursed and gave bad luck. Which is a huge deal because she is a hoarder and would NEVER throw out a gift. I'll admit it gave off a really creepy vibe even tho it was probably just some cheap crap from the halloween section of a store. But you never know and i'm glad its gone
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a known joke, ever since I was a kid, that when you don't like the person you picked in Secret Santa draw lots, you give them a picture frame.
On a secret Santa I received a box. Within the box there was a piece of paper with I.O.U. But since it was secret Santa they kept their name secret as well.
My son's first birthday, someone gave him a cheque for $11.
SuzQP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 10 years old, my grandma gave me a small Christmas gift (probably socks) wrapped inside a Tampax box. Of course I opened it in front of the entire extended family. My little sister couldn't read yet- as soon as the wrapping paper was off, she started chirping, "What's that? What is it? Is that a box of candy?"
In my last year of high school, I received a blister pack of combs (about 5 different sizes) and that's it from my mom. That was the last gift I received from my parents.
My birthday's in May. When I was 15, my sister gave me a card in January saying "Don't say I Boh Sim" which roughly translates to "Don't say that I'm heartless". It was a card for my 14th birthday ._.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother wrapped a rusty lock he found on the street in several boxes and gave it to me for Christmas. I thought it was a gag gift but that was the only thing he got me.
So to properly understand this story, it happened around 1996-1997 when not everyone had a PC or access to the internet.
I had started high school and was interested in computers, and I had even started taking some programming classes at school. I desperately wanted my own computer, as my only real access to a PC was that hour of programming classes at school. I had been saving up for a computer myself, but it was going very slowly as I only got about $30 a month in allowance and at the time a new PC was around $2,000.00.
It was Christmas about a year after I had started saving my money, and there were several packages for me under the tree. As I opened them up, each one of them was PC related. I got a box of disks, a keyboard, a mouse, a mouse pad, etc. My excitement continued to build with each gift as I worked my way towards what I expected to be a PC, until I finished unwrapping the last gift and there was nothing else under the tree. It turns out I had gotten a bunch of PC stuff that I could one day use when I had finished saving up for a computer.
When I asked about it, my dad said I should have known better than to expect a PC for Christmas (Iโll admit, I normally got about $50-100 worth of stuff at Christmas). My mom thought the presents were a terrible idea, and Iโm inclined to agree with her.
I eventually did buy that first PC though, a year or two later when my parents eventually made the deal that they would match my savings towards a new PC. I still remember that PC fondly, so maybe thereโs something to the idea of working for something you really want. That said, it didnโt make that Christmas any less terrible.
lur77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after I relocated to Indiana from Pennsylvania, my mother gave me gift certificates for local restaurants that were all located near my old home in Pennsylvania. Not sure what she was thinking.
My step-MIL gave my newborn daughter stained used boys clothes that were a 3T. Well no, let me rephrase that. She gave ME stained used boys clothes in a 3T. It was so weird cause she had in the past bought me nice things and I just awkwardly laughed cause I didn't know if she was playing a joke? Everyone was staring at me with a WTF look. Like u could almost hear the record scratch. So all my in-laws are staring waiting for some kind of reaction and step-mom almost looks scared so I just profusely thanked her and acted like I loved it. When I got home it went right in the trash. Asshole haha...
I once told my mom that I liked a bean dish that she made for dinner. A few months later she gave me a bag of Pinto beans in my Easter basket (along with candy) because I said I liked beans. I was about 10 years old when this happened.
My sister and I have almost complete opposite personalities, yet my mom gets us the exact same gift every year. When we were kids it was those huge plastic cases of makeup that were popular in the 90s and now it's those giant middle class designer purses with giant logos on them. I'll never understand, she knows I return them and still does it every year.
Actually this year literally for the first time in my 30 years, she asked what I wanted for my birthday so I sent her my Amazon wish list, which was all books.
me and my three siblings all received the pleather outside covering of a dental chair headrest from our aunt.
she and grandma were sewing them for some sort of contract work and somehow thought giving the kids the equivalent of a small purse with only one side of the handle strap sewn in was cool.
on the plus side i did hide one of them in my sisters backpack and it fell out in the hallway by her locker next to three or four of her friends. having to explain what it was must have been terrible.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I didnt get a birthday, anniversary or Christmas present from my wife. And she's carrying out second child.
_7s_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 13th birthday my grandmother gave me a birdhouse. It looked like it was painted by an entire kindergarten class as some sort of low-effort filler art lesson right before the end of the school day with all sorts of random colors splattered on to it. It also had no back to it, so it's not like I could put it up anywhere. And as an awkward 13 year old boy I was really only interested in video games and money to buy video games, not some half-finished Hobby Lobby clearance rack modern art masterpiece.
She told me that I could "just put a back on it and it would be great"
My uncle's family gave me an absolutely ridiculously huge poster of themselves for Christmas. They thought it was absolutely hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's boring but I got a turtle neck that was extra snug.
mj_miner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 12 and it was Christmas morning. I was so excited to see the presents Santa brought me, but when I went downstairs, there was nothing under the tree. My mom followed suit and said your present is the love from your family. I said "I don't want your love, I wanted a damn SNES." I ran to my room and cried. What comes next was a blur, but all I can say is, I miss my mom.
When I was in 6th grade we had secret Santa, everyone in class got pretty good gifts.... Except for me, I got a deck of playing cards. I would've preferred socks
tsouders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt tops herself every year. Usually stops at Walgreens on the way to the house and picks something up there. Last year it was a bag of marked-down Halloween candy (Sweettarts, no fucking less).
my high school was rather close to my grandparents' house, I rarely visited because they are rude and temperamental, but I went over once with my girlfriend. So we are all chatting and discuss my girlfriend's background and other things im up to. we eventually have non-related discussions including a debate between Apple and Android phones. this is the one that stood out, because we talked about it for a good hour, showing proofs and dumb stuff.
a couple months later they get me an itunes giftcard. I like that they tried to get me a gift but it made me realize they don't give a flying fuck what we talk about and on top of other things I stopped talking to them.
Stick and spray deodorants for a graduation gift from my great aunt. Yes, I regularly used deo prior to receiving the stuff.
etamos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Receiving nothing as a gift when you expect something is the worst gift. And I got it many times.
Stooperz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mentioned to my girlfriend during fall that I liked candy apples. She got a candy apple at work and decided to give it to me as an early Christmas present (mid November). I happily opened the package and saw it was completely covered in walnuts. I am highly allergic to walnuts. I did not eat it.
One year for a secret Santa I received a $2 Nickleback CD from Wal-Mart that was cracked (the sticker was still on it). By the way, there was a $20 limit set for this secret Santa and the gift was not a joke.
Dman2244 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toothbrush, a bloody toothbrush! They also gave me like $40 with the toothbrush but they still gave me a toothbrush!
My friends got me a dog toy for my birthday in high school. It was a plush parrot that squeaked. Being polite, I thanked them for it, and they laughed at me saying that I didn't know it was a dog toy. I did but I was trying to be nice. =(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 years old my parents got me a Zyliss brand cheese grater for Christmas because they seemed to think I really liked the ones at Olive Garden when we went out to eat there
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my grandmother gave me a cheap little parmesean cheese shaker... Plastic with an aluminim top. Yay?
It was essentially the gift of a chore that had to be completed before our wedding and also an hour and a half away from our house, since it was a photographer that my sister liked from my hometown.
It was awkward because we already had a photographer for our wedding and the photographer from the gift knew that, I think.
I don't know much about the photography business, but I got the sense that engagement photos are a bit of a loss leader that we're then just a loss to this woman.
Also, the certificate was for getting the photos taken, not for the actual photos which we would have had to purchase, which we didn't.
The whole thing was a waste of time and was a really expensive gift, so I couldn't complain about it until this moment.
eshrum66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itunes gift card
m0rgster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An extra set of jumper cables. I don't have a kid yet.
Gearwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oversized clothes.
I have an aunt who used to give me 2XL or 3XL growing up, when I wore M or L clothing for the most part. My cousin (her son) was always on the bigger side and preferred to wear baggy clothes so I assume she just thought all children wore larger sized clothing. Always received with a smile but would go directly to a donation bin within the week. If you are buying someone clothing do a little legwork and find out their size. Ask them directly, or ask someone who lives with them, or for the overly cautious check the tags on their jacket.
When I was 16 (28 now), my aunt got me a shoe shining kit for Christmas.
I'm still bitter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a partner who unabashedly bought the things she wanted for us and gave them to me as gifts, then would get all hurt that I wasn't thrilled about it. She decided once she hated my comforter and bought me a duvet, after I specifically said I had no desire to own a duvet. This came paired with constant subtle suggestions to throw out the possessions of mine that she didn't like.
ballyb3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A check from my aunt that bounced. Cost me $15 dollars. I was like 14 at the time.
Creme brulee dessert set, since that was my stepmom's favorite dessert, not mine, nothing about it I like. So it became a demand I had to make the dessert every Christmas. I later donated it all, and decided I didn't want to take part in their Christmas anymore.
A gently used box of stale Snackwells cookies, box taped closed with masking tape and one cookie missing. This was gifted to my brother and me from our great aunt who was worth millions. Not even stale fucking Oreos!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
magaruis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bought a house. The christmass after it , i got a shitty plastic toy toolbox "to help with renovations on the house".
I thought they would follow up with an actual toolbox or some powertools. Nope. That was it. Apparantly there is no difference between a gag gift and a real gift in our family. It was a good joke , but a shitty gift.
My boyfriend got me a sweater he found at the thrift store. It resembled one of those Bill Cosby sweaters with a few exceptions; it had a dolphin pattern and it looked like it was meant to fit a small child.
The day he gave it to me he insisted I try it on. When I left his house I threw it in the trunk of my car and haven't looked for it since.
When I was 10 my step dad gave me body spray, deoderant and the new super man movie for christmas.
Might I add that Super man was his favorite super hero and pretty much got me it so he could watch it. Fuck you Doug stick that deoderant up your ass
When my mother was an alcoholic, she gave me a bottle of infused tequila for Christmas. Once I tried it I realized the seal was broken and it had been mixed with water. She was pretty neat rock bottom at that point.
I got a Nintendo DS without any games. I was 9 and the only money I ever got was for pizza from the school once a month. Needless to say I was not a happy 9 year old and the DS went criminally underused.
I had been dating this girl for 4 years. For Valentine's Day I folded one oragami flower for each word of our song. Something like 600 flowers. She gave me a Star Wars thumb wrestling book. Cause ya know, I like star wars...
My grandma gave me a box of cream of onion soup mix from Walmart for Christmas a few years ago. I couldnโt even pretend to like it. I hate onions.
sgong33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a fleece hoodie but it was a freebie promotional one that her husband got from work with his company logo on it.
The worst part is that my relatives had switched to a Secret Santa system where each adult drew the name of a kid and so every kid only got 1 special gift (i have a huge extended family with too many kids). I played dumb and said i loved it but needed a different size. So i gave it back to her and obvi never got a follow up. That was also the year I "grew-up" and said to just do the gift exchanges for the little kids and that i didn't need to be included.
MIL gave us a shot glass last week. We donโt drink hard alcohol, let alone take shots. This was after we told her that the shot glasses we do have havenโt been used in years. As in they are sitting in the back of a cabinet covered in dust. Facepalm.
One of my elderly family members decided to box up a large piece of coal for me. I was expecting something cool since they had it in a big box and it was pretty heavy. Unknown to me, I was unwrapping a piece of coal the size of a soccer ball. That was the only thing I got from them that year. Everyone had a good laugh but needless to say, I wasnโt laughing.
halwoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm thinking of getting my 10 year old cousin some batteries with a note saying "Toys NOT included"
My mother and I are not close. For my 22nd-ish birthday, she gave me the strangest thing I've ever owned.
It was a squat needle-less cactus in a little pot. Except the whole thing, cactus and pot, were made of wax. At first I thought "aha, candle?", but, no wick.
On inspection, I found a little switch on the bottom. Turning it on makes it light up. There was a light bulb inside the cactus part. I remind you that it's two inches tall, and the light isn't particularly bright.
Yes, i wrote that i got a wire based owl lamp but got scared that the giver might read it
kogeliz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my uncle gave me a cake pedestal. I had zero interest in baking or cooking... and I was 12.
Also a distant relative would gift a bag full of used and new socks to me and my sister every year - but I think she had dementia.
Dog toys. Growing up I always wanted a dog. When I was 18, my parents got me a tube of eddie bauer dog toy tennis balls. I grinned and said "YOU GOT ME A DOG?!"
Nope. They thought they were neat looking tennis balls. I played tennis in high school.
My dad bought a cologne for his father. Later the same year my grandpa gave the exact same cologne back to my father. He didn't even change the wrapping
newmast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year money was tight, real tight. I was in my mid teens when my mum took me aside and explained that I would not be receiving a birthday present that year. My inner child screamed, but me wanting to show how much of a man I had grown to be just nodded and smiled and thanked my mum any way. The day came, and as for warned there was no present. It hurt but I was determined to be a man about it. 2 days later I was in the kitchen and I noticed a shopping bag on the bench. Being a curious person I had a look to see what was inside. Inside that bag the largest amount of marijuana I had ever seen in one place. I knew Mum and her boyfriend smoked it. Fuck you , Mum.
Edit: It is completely possible that she did buy the large amount to sell on. But I don't recall them selling at that point. I became aware of them selling a few years later when all of a sudden we started getting a lot of visitors but no one ever seemed to stay that long. This being said , my mother smoked every other day and her boyfriend smoked every night. So they would have gone though a fair bit.
xFumbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was talking to a girl right before christmas and thought ill impress her by getting a cute bracelet. Nothing expensive but nice. She got me a cheap gumball machine that 1) didnt really work 2) came with the most stale gumballs ever. Runner up my recent ex got me a beanie and just seemed to have no thought
For my 12th birthday I was given a NASCAR themed monopoly board game.
I had never shown interest in red necks driving in a circle for 3 hours, so imagine my surprise...
It gets even better though! A week prior to my big day my mom and step dad asked me if I wanted a PlayStation (this was the late 90s) or the infamous board game. Obviously I opted for the ps1.
And the icing on my cake? Later that evening my step dad installs HIS new PlayStation in their room.
It's not fair to call it "the worst", but a set of pans. The reason I mention it is because the box was about the size of a large shoe-box, and I guessed it would be the nice new boots I'd very strongly hinted at a few times, even outright said that's what I like when asked what I would like as a present. Upon unwrapping, it was difficult to contain my disappointment at receiving this practical gift but I think I managed.
I do still have, and regularly use, the pans.
Arrow156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My DI gave me a hastily made Birthday card that read, "Happy Birthday, give me 20 pushups."
My grandmother got me a flyswatter for my 9th birthday. She thought I needed to be more active and have a better hobby and stop hanging around my โno good, son of a bitch friendsโ.
N3th3r7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I was part of a secret Santa in my class and I got a small globe about the size of my palm. The colour started fading very quickly and it barely managed to turn on the stand.
azarusx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stapler. When I was about 10, I mentioned that I needed a stapler to my mom, and ended up getting a used one for my birthday. It still had the $4 price tag on it
Brother got a pocket knife in a small cylinder package (old toilet paper roll) wrapped like candy. Excited, I started unwrapping mine that looked similar.
Underwear. All of it underwear.
And once a bathroom faucet. That is when I knew Childhood was over.
i got exfoliation gloves and body wash from my great grandma when i was 6, bless her soul. she also gave me and my three siblings a huge box of chocolates, which my mom proceeded to eat,
despite our names being on the box. So, just the gloves.
Sol515 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother regifted me back the awesome jigsaw puzzle that I regifted him from my other brother the Christmas before(I have 5 brothers so this is easy to pull off)
My friend's wife gave me a copy of "A Night Without Armor," the book of poetry by Jewel.
Not that I actively dislike Jewel or anything, but it was so clearly something she saw on a discount gift rack the day of my birthday and said "yes, this is an object."
Quite a few years ago, while exchanging gifts on Christmas my Grandmom goes back to her room and grab a pair of my grand pops flannel pj bottoms and wraps them up because she had forgot to buy me a gift that year. Mind you, everyone else got a gift or two, including my gf at the time. Her and I are pretty close, so Iโll joke about it with her from time to time, but man if that didnโt really get me at the time. She hasnโt forgotten one since though!
Greyf0x_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a pair of Razer headphones for my 18th birthday, my older brother (being the cheap guy he is) looked on eBay and found a Chinese pair of headphones for 6$ with the brand name โRazorโ.. the things fell apart the next day
I must have mentioned "drum machine" around my mom one time. I was in my late twenties and wanted one to hold a beat while I played guitar. Maybe use for open mic nights.
A bunch of those giftcards that have the amount printed on the giftcard, but they were empty... He said after I opened his gift "thats the joke haha you thought you were getting full gift cards. but theyre empty!"
Noroxus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At Christmas I once unwrapped a box of yellow #2 pencils. I must have looked a little disappointed because my mom told me to just wait and I'd see why Santa had brought them.
...It was because he also got me an electric pencil sharpener.
When I was 18 my aunt bought me a Groupon for one horse riding lesson. She didn't actually hand me a Groupon but she wrote in the card that she got me one and then we never used it.
I got deodorant from my office secret Santa one year. Office was very multicultural and this guy was from a very different place where it wasnโt meant as an insult at all. Nice guy, but he gave gifts like this every year. Or he was a dick and just laughed about it when he got home. Still not totally sure. Before it gets brought up, I have definitely always showered before going in and use an appropriate amount of deodorant to begin with so it wasnโt a hint at improving my personal hygiene.
One year for my birthday I got a bag of chips and a can of beer from my gf.
I like pineapple beer (which is in a yellow can) but not regular beer but this was regular beer that just happened to be in a yellow can. She just hadn't bothered to look.
Obviously a huge amount of time, effort money and care went into this gift.
On her birthday I had given her a laptop.
I never bought her another birthday gift.
wapv0917 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My class had a grab bag. We were maybe 10/11. Everyone brings in toys and whatnot. My friend/classmate brings in a damn candle.
Mykindos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom gave me a Coleman brand camping soap for my birthday one year. She obviously just grabbed it from a convenience store or something. It was worth $1.79 evidently.
for those who don't know what camping soap is, it's just 'biodegradable'
My now ex-MIL and I got into a fight two weeks before Christmas one year and she returned all of my gifts. When we opened with them, she had wrapped up three Dollar Tree glass vases as my presents.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to have a big family Christmas gathering on Christmas eve at my grandparent's house. Each aunt/uncle was expected to bring a gift of a certain price to put under the tree, and then they'd hand them out, more or less, at random.
Of course, someone found a cheap radio controlled car or something, while another would put in no effort at all.
So, one year, one of my aunts bought the accessory kit to a toy. It belonged to some kind of vehicle from a TV show that I'd never watched. So, it had wheels, some plastic guns, etc ... probably just something from the clearance bin that had the 'original' price tag near whatever was agreed upon.
So, some kids got radio control cars and games, and I got wheels and attachments for a toy I didn't own.
I was in high school and it was Valentine's day. I wasn't working and it was young love but I tried my best to be really sweet and creative for my girlfriend at the time. I would reach out to a lot of friends with talents to help out. I really went all out for her and all the girls in the school were saying I had done the sweetest things throughout the school day.
After all the sweet gestures and surprises we did the gift exchange. Any money I had I used to buy her a necklace along with couple cds and dvds of her favorite artists/actors + roses, chocolates, the usual shit.
She gave me a paper bag. I opened it up and inside was frozen chicken in sauce on top of rice. She said it was because for the past 2-3 weeks she noticed I was eating really shitty lunches and wanted me to have a real home cooked meal.
I had been eating ham sandwiches and cold bagel bites (cooked before getting to school) instead of going out for lunch with my friends because I was using my lunch money to buy her those valentine's day gifts.
For my efforts I was rewarded with literally frozen cooked chicken over white rice. Basically her parents had cooked a big batch of something and froze the leftovers for future use. The future use in this situation was my valentine's day gift. She told me to microwave it on my lunch period but she failed to realize the school didn't have a microwave. So I had barely thawed out room temperature chicken leftovers.
I threw out the lunch and ate my bagel bites. We broke up a week later.
felesroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mother-in-Law gave me a lovely framed picture...
One time my well-meaning dad got me a stuffed, Wiggles-branded hot potato thing that sang the Wigglesโs hot potato song. The toy was made for kids age 2-6 or so, and I was either 12 or somewhere in my teens. It was hilarious.
Another fun, bad one - did a secret santa gift exchange with a newer friend group. One of them talked with me about giving me a tattoo when we first met. He got me a box of tattoo needles and transfer paper. I am incredibly squeamish and scared of/uncomfortable around needles (though Iโve a few tattoos). It was bad in the funniest way.
Not for me but my late Uncle would buy Halloween themed ways after Halloween they were on sale and then wrap them up and put them under the Christmas tree for my aunt and my dad.
Not only were they a bag of chips but a bag of stale chips. He did this for a few years.
sokae3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year on my birthday I got $15 cash from my parents. They said it was so I could buy pogs. We then went to a store where my dad said the pogs were a good price. I went in and bought the only kind they had, and apparently they were expensive. My parents then scolded me for "spending all $15 on only this many?". My dad was the one that said the price was good at this store. I ended up feeling really guilty because I assumed we were hard up for money and I wasted $15.
My brother's birthday is exactly 2 months after mine. He had a party with a lot of friends over, and my dad bought him a $25 Nerf gun. This was over 20 years ago, but still hurts my feelings lol.
On my second birthday, my grandma gave me a LEGO Technic set (12+ years). When I was 14 or 15, she gave me a Vtech toy phone because I wanted to have my own phone. After that, I got a plant for my mother each year (on my birthday). There's one plant that my mother hates, it was that type of plant every year.
Grandma never was good at gifts, or she was very good at passive agressive behavior all along.
My husband got 2 rolls of pennies from my Grandma for Christmas That same year she gave my mom, a non smoker, a tin of tobacco. When my mom complained she gave her a calendar that was 3 years old. My son got a hair brush wrapped in a Pringles can, he was 2 and cried because he really wanted the chips...haha. I hit the Jack pot, I got a bottle of vodka. She always gave us weird gifts it was her thing. Now that she's gone I miss seeing what Christmas gifts she would be bringing. It was a good laugh.
I was about 12 or 13 at the time. At school. Motherfucker thought it was a good idea to give me a fucking painting with the face of Christ. Bitch, I gave you an awesome PS1 game, who the fuck do you think you are?
Loze1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Tiger Handheld game. Fuck that shit.
FR33HUGS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Step mom got me a XXXL t shirt and a Shaving kit. I'm a LITTLE chubby (large t shirts) and have a 4 inch long beard. Her son got a custom gaming computer and a very nice monitor. Stepbrobro and I are really close so I'm happy he got a computer but boy is that favoritism clear.
Wasn't the gift, but after: I got a digital camcorder for christmas when those were still fancy and new. I fell in love and started making movies with it the entire day.
Showed the entire family my first movie that night, and my uncle said "was this filmed by a retarded monkey?" I cried and never used that camera again.
I got a blazer with this massive buttons on the front. At first I thought it was a gag gift, because I have a phobia of buttons (they literally make me gag). But it was for real, and I had to pretend it was great while trying not to gag.
kkertas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was at a secret gift exchange event at my college. Everyone got each other keychain, notebook, mugs and the like.
When I was 8, My grandmother got me a deck of Yu-Gi-Oh cards that were so obviously counterfeit that someone who had never even heard of the game would still be able to tell that they were illegitimate.
My aunt gave me a box of plastic cling wrap. In her defense, I use it. Still odd though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born
arrick97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only present I got for a christmas was a little light-up ball. You put your finger on the two metal tabs (or you and someone else, while holding other hands) and the ball lights up.
It wasn't awful but it was underwhelming. After I had figured out what it was and how it worked and trying it with a few people, dad asks me if he can have a try and so I say sure. I pass him the ball and he immediately throws it on the ground, hard enough to break it.
My mother in law is a big fan of shopping final clearance sales and also routinely ignores whatever hints I might drop. I dress business professional 95% of the time and am in my 20s. She has given me a cowgirl vest three sizes too large with a denim A-line tea length skirt and recently, gave me a birthday present of some lace camisoles from a frumpy old lady store and then turned around and asked for them for Christmas.
JayLapse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, my mum was was mad at me one year for having to work on mother's day, so on my birthday a few months later I got a bag of chips and a 6-pack of beer.
Admittedly, that would probably be an ideal gift these days
Back in the day all I wanted was a PS2. My now wife (which you will soon find is a testament as to my patience) said she got one but hid it somewhere in the house. I tore the place apart Christmas morning for 4 hours all while she was looking in just smiling. I finally conceded and she started laughing her ass off saying "I didn't get you a Playstation!"
Instead I got a bouquet of flowers...
Don't think much has ever come close to the level of rage. For her next birthday though I gifted her a Playstation 2.
Tvix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my rich uncles gifts to me. A model of his brand new sports car that he said the dealership gave him when he bought the car. I am not interested in cars. And a 10-15 year old coat that he found in his closet.
I got one of those "Foot of Beer" elongated beer glasses for a wedding present. I don't drink as a general rule, but I thought it would be neat to have around. I opened the box, and this thing is really, really dusty. Like it sat on the shelf in a garage for ten years dusty.
ehtran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend at the time gave me a stack of A4 paper (I said I ran out) and a piggy bank (I said I wanted to save more money) for Christmas.
NTCans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every two years, my wife and I have Christmas with her side of the family, this always involves a SS with an approx $50 value. My wife's BIL happened to get my name and was known for some pretty awesome gifts. (Not sure how i figured out who had who). At the time I was heavy into being new at woodworking, so I had hoped my gift would follow suit. It sure did, my gift was a folded up piece of lined paper torn out of a school book, with website addresses penciled on it, pertaining to woodworking stuff.
My grandmother asked me if I liked black. I said sure I guess. 2 weeks later I received a black velvet long sleeve shirt with velvet frills at the end of the sleeves and around the neck. Bonus it came with matching pants. I asked my mom if I had to wear it, she had mercy and said no.
I received a...erm...call it a โpersonal shaverโ from my exโs parents for Christmas. It was pink. It had a woman on the package. I am a dude. It had instructions on how to safely shave your cooze.
It came from the overstock store and they left the tag on it...4.99. They made a lot of money, but they hated me.
dE3L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Before my dad died he was giving me his old tools, one day he gave me his old shop vac. It had seen it's better days, he looked at me and said "I know, this one really sucks. Not as good as it use to, but it still sucks." Damn I miss that guy.
In like 2007, I got a 3 pack of cdr's with the bar code cut off from my aunt.
Rappe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my grandfather was still in the stage of Alzheimer where he could still communicate, he bought me a football every year since I was 7 years old. I now have at least 12 footballs. I don't like football.
I got a bag of cashews on my 13th birthday from my mom. I fucking hate cashews. She ended up eating them.
lowlife9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriends dad gave me a bright red turtleneck, she was a whore so I'm suspecting he had a box full to give to his daughters boyfriends, it's better to buy in bulk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I started looking at colleges back in high school my grandma gave me a sweatshirt of the college she went to. But the problem being it was one of her old ones. So it was 5 sizes too small and smelled horrible from sitting in a dresser for 60 plus years.
Three Christmas years ago. We were to have a huge party, with the local families and friends. We'll. I was waiting for my friend. I instead got a crying mom that said you friend was in a car accident. You ever got an Xbox and had to decide to pull the plug? Next year I got his supposed present. He could hide shit from the third eye. With it was a guitar. And a small picture of us. I play the shit out of it to this day.
My mother in law is a hoarder. Not the trash collecting kind but the junk collecting kind, and I guess she thinks everyone else wants junk too. Last year for Christmas I got 2 stuffed animals, an action figure, and a nerf mini football. I'm 28.
I once received a "pass your driving test first time" instructional DVD from my uncle, having already passed my driving test 2 years earlier, on the 5th attempt.
Last Christmas I received an assortment of cleaning products with complimentary instructions detailing how to clean marble as immaculately but efficiently as possible. There was also a crudely drawn map indicating how to navigate from my house to a cemetery I'd buried my grandmother in not two months before. I've visited many times and had an inveterate understanding of how to get there.
My grandfather had delegated the obligatory maintenance of cleaning her gravestone to me in a poignant yet clinical Christmas gift. He included the map for my convenience and on the back scribbled in barely legible handwriting was 'Too cold, you do it.'
I bought my ex girlfriend tiffany earrings for Christmas. She bought me a beard trimmer, which broke after a couple of months. When buying a replacement, I found it on amazon for ยฃ10...
When I was about 10, my parents were letting me have the old computer in my room as part of my Christmas present. My grandparents who give the best gifts got me a very nice modern desk to put it on, my parents buying me a nice desk lamp as my only other gift from them.
Within 6 months, my brother and I switched rooms and he kept my desk (made sense given room setup). They also got him a duplicate lamp for the desk, just because the desk needed a lamp. 15 years later, he still has that desk I'm pretty sure and I'm a little bitter about it since I had to shell out $ for a new desk this year.
For a secret santa in school I got an old skateboarder figurine that was banged up, stuffed in a greasy Chinese food take out box with tissues inside as filler from a boy. In the later years of elementary school he bullied me too, threw the thing away so I didn't have to be reminded of him.
My mother bought me a flip phone when I turned 13. (Before smart phones were widely available)
Anyway she later confiscated it to use for 'emergencies' mostly late night chats and gossip with her friend.
I only used the phone once to call my grandmother.
The only other gift I got was a photo of my deceased father inside of a round hanging wall clock.
I still have that clock though....
When my ex and I got married, we went on a cruise for our honeymoon and we each put on a good 10lbs from all the eating. As Christmas was rolling around, I still hadn't lost the weight and I told him I was considering joining a gym or something after the holidays. He decided I'd appreciate a LIFETIME membership to Jenny Craig. I want to stress here that I was still slender, barely overweight, and he's an idiot who lets salespeople talk him into anything because he can't say no. He also couldn't understand why I wasn't thrilled with that present.
I used to work for a big bank during the housing crisis in mortgage servicing. It was horrendous. Think "too big to fail" type place. I worked in the bilingual (Spanish/English) servicing, so amid all the crap were people who were not fluent in English not knowing why their finances were imploding. I helped alot of people keep their homes thanks to the MHA program (mortgage modifications).
I lost alot of sleep and worked hard for a very low rate of pay. But I liked what I did, insofar as helping who I could.
For our hard work, we got a "stress bear". It was the size of a teddy graham. It was hard. It had a smile that was smudged up (every bear was defective or something.) It was not pliable like a stress ball. It didn't move. It was....strange.
Then, one of my colleagues messaged me on our internal messaging software, and said "This may sound strange, but smell the bear." Confused but amused, I did. The smell was something like gasoline, a tire on fire, and turpentine, with a hint of fart. But very very strong, almost getting like you could get high or pass out from fumes.
I was mad because this did nothing to help us feel better. It made us feel worse about all the work we were doing for a shitty huge corporate bank to try to help people that they screwed over by offering the crappy loans, and this was the thanks we got?
Why??
jugrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gifted my sister-in-law a couple of bras, which wouldn't be that bad of a gift if the bras weren't previously owned and worn by my grandma herself.
A few X-Mases ago my mother purchased "Cologne" for me. When I opened it it was obviously women's perfume. The box was pink, the bottles were pink and it had a very 'pink' name. She had absolutely no clue. I had to tell her it was women's perfume and she insisted it was not. To be fair, my mother is the worst gift giver...ever.
It makes my wife smell lovely though...so there's a lining in there...silver something or other.
gaoshan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my grandfather passed I received a huge box of all of his leftover, used, enormous, underwear (and nothing else). I threw them away. Still wondering at the motivation for that.
sgong33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened last xmas. We moved so we purged most of our appliances etc with plans to upgrade with the new home. Among that was a cheap $10 rice cooker. For xmas my SO asked his parents for a new rice cooker (with the idea they would get us one of the fancy new ones). They gifted us our old used one back forgetting that we had given it to them when we moved.
One Christmas my aunt gave me a 3x3 tile with a small horse figurine glued on it. My sister got the family heirloom pearl necklace and rifle. I always knew my sister was the gc but that solidified it.
Twicci ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... A boyfriend gave me a self-help book about following the Bible. I was 16, he was 18...definitely didn't celebrate another Christmas together after that. Wtf.
Eeeeels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same year I got my first cellphone my dad asked if I wanted a wristwatch for Christmas. I said no. I said my cellphone gives me the time whenever I need it anyhow, and I hate bracelets/watches/really anything clinging to my body. I especially hate redundancy in the form of something I'll surely break because my lifestyle doesn't exactly allow for delicate things on my body that I have to be considerate of.
Christmas comes and sure enough he spent God knows how much on a super nice watch. I've never ever worn it, but I also would feel too guilty to sell it.
Tiessiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those alarm-on-wheels things. I have zero issue with getting up when I need to. Even if I did, I don't think I'd use such a shitty way of getting up.
Nague ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got an encyclopedia when i was like 8 from my aunt for christmas, i was crying for an hour or so because my sister got something actual fun.
or the one time my dad gifted me a box of chocolates and hid 100 euro underneath it. Which i did not see and threw away. Only much later i found out about that one.
logans99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas as a kid (about 14) I looked in my stocking and found chapstick (from the kitchen drawer that I bought 2 weeks prior) and a couple oranges.
Well my little sister forgot my birthday one year, so she gave me a large package of toilet paper since I had just moved into my own apartment. Thoughtful, but shitty.
Then there was the year when I was 10 years old that my entire family outright forgot about my birthday. Since my birthday is close to Christmas, they just handed me one of my Christmas presents that was already under the tree to open for my birthday. Definitely got ripped off there.
When I was 10 my grandma gave me a shirt with a rollercoaster on it and had me put it on. The thing was that she didn't speak any English so she didn't realize what the shirt said. It had the words REDNECK across the top in big, red letters. I had no clue what that meant. Im Mexican so all my cousins and uncles who knew what that meant laughed and made fun of me. I ended up going to the bathroom downstairs and crying all Christmas night.
This is a best/worst gift story. Years ago I worked on a construction crew where I was one of two English speakers on a 15-man crew. Frankly I enjoyed it, I learned some Spanish and gained an appreciation for Mexican people and culture. Also these hard-working motherfuckers seem to accept me almost as one of them, which I took as a compliment. I show up for work on Christmas eve and the foreman presents me with a gift, which turns out to be a bone-white fleece hoodie with a huge gold Nautica logo on the front.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great gift in many ways. It's warm, comfortable, and well made. I still have it, and that's been over a decade. But this thing is so bright, so loud, so ostentatious, so...Mexican. And I'm so white, so lumbersexual (flannel and cargo shorts is my favorite outfit.) The style is just the opposite of anything I've ever owned. It clashes with my very soul.
But it was such a heartfelt, genuine gift-giving that I love it. And I can't help making gangster jokes when I wear it. And honestly, wearing it feels like I'm telling the world "Fuck you, I made a friend."
criuggn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a kitchen sink
edit: i was 10
Akdros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the Christmas of 2016, my aunt got me a calendar... For 2016.
I don't eat much fast food and never have as an adult. My stepmom/dad got me Burger King gift cards for my 24th birthday, I am like okay whatever. A few weeks later I was running late for work and thought "I will use my gift cards for breakfast" go to Burger King, order breakfast, give the girl my gift card, THE GIFT CARDS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED!!!
My wife bought me an air mattress for my birthday. Why? Because I expressed interest in camping and we tent camped when we got engaged in the redwoods. I had just had hip surgery so we werenโt camping anytime soon. One of our cats popped it before we even got to use it.
Late to the party but mine was a secret Santa at work a few years ago. The guy who had me, apparently, forgot because the day of he just goes to the supply room, grabs a few pens and other random supplies, then just drops them on my desk and says, "merry Christmas".
When I was 14 I wanted to play guitar but couldnt afford it. My mom had weird friend who came to us and stayed for several hours( really annoying). So she heard once that I would like to play and have a guitar. Next time she visited us she brought guitar with her and said it was a gift for me and my mom(because my mom financially supported her). It was terrible old guitar, 2 strings were missing and last 3 were rusted. I never played it and found out that she later asked my mom to pay for it 20euros which she did.
Carrot cake and and a leopard print purse for my birthday. I have never liked either one of those things. Thanks for getting me what YOU wanted Sheila.
Goalnado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine and my mums birthday are separated by one day, and for my 18th/her 38th, she bought us both Tortoises.
Now I know what you're thinking. "A Tortoise? Awesome. I'll name him Jigsaw and we'll live to be 100 together." And normally, I would agree with you. Except I don't live with my mum, I have never lived with my mum, and I hadn't visited her for 4 years at that point. So she essentially bought herself two Tortoises.
I saw Jigsaw twice in 11 years before he sadly flipped himself over and cooked underneath the heat lamp in his little habitat.
When I was a kid and loved PC games, my parents once got me magnetic tic-tac-toe inside a CD jewel case thinking it was a "computer game" that had various little games on it.
It was tic tac toe. They got bamboozled, to be fair.
I swear every Secret Santa exchange at my Elementray school ended up in tears for me because i always ended up with coloring books and crayons while the rest of the class ended up with actual toys like dolls and cars, and they actually gave us time to play with our gifts before class ended so I'd be surrounded by kids having fun and I'd just be weeping and making the person who gave me the gift feel bad.
It wasn't always coloring books, one year got a toy watch, another year I got a paper bag of candy. I like to think this is proof that nobody liked me until I hit college.
Funny thing is it's so dependent on the person. My wife likes to cook. So when we were dating I got her a nice, big wok. She still brings it up as the worst gift ever. I got into cooking over the last few years. This year I received 2 cast iron skillets, 1 carbon steel skillet, and some cookbooks and I'm over the moon about the gifts.
One year when I was a teenager I got a plush winter scene (Fir tree, penguin with a scarf and earmuffs, snowman, etc.) Christmas decoration that sang when you pushed a button as my one "big gift". I was so appalled I said "Why did you get me this?" out loud. Got called ungrateful by my mom and apparently I'd embarrassed the family in front of my uncle's friends but I don't care. It made me feel like they really didn't know me at all. Like why would a teenage boy want a fucking singing decoration for Christmas?
Every year, my grandmother gives me and my brother these themed magic towels that expand in water. Over the years, we have gathered quite a collection. She doesn't understand how useless these towels are, and how we have always been too old for them.
snowik28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This message was deleted with a script, because someone DOXXd me after I posted something mean about Hillary Clinton. Thanks dude.
I was given essentially compulsory golf lessons. I never showed any interest in golf and in fact have no interest, and I got yelled at for not wanting to go. For a bonus, this was supposed to be a birthday gift yet my sister, whose birthday is four months before mine, was also given them at the same time.
I don't eat much fast food and never have as an adult. My stepmom/dad got me Burger King gift cards for my 24th birthday, I am like okay whatever. A few weeks later I was running late for work and thought "I will use my gift cards for breakfast" go to Burger King, order breakfast, give the girl my gift card, THE GIFT CARDS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED!!!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once bought me a large box of handwarmers. Like a 100 ct box. I mean, they come in handy at times but wow.
Milphi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first present my fiance gave me was a 200 euro wallet after I had told her that my last girlfriend had given me a 40 euro wallet which I was annoyed with because I found it too expensive at that time. She knew this yet she goes out to buy me a 200 euro wallet which doesn't even hold my change. I've lost a lot of change since then but tbf I've grown to love that wallet.
A beard trimmer that had been "stolen" from me at the ex's family White Elephant party two weeks prior. The year before that I opened a box that contained children's games (think Candyland and Chutes and Ladders), which the children in the circle never took, so I essentially got nothing.
elelec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother and I both asked for dirtbikes. Kind of a long shot and not really expecting to get an actual fucking dirtbike but hey, you gotta aim high right? Well, my brother got a real fucking dirtbike! Not a crappy one either, a top of the line Kawasaki. I got a shitty, remote control dirtbike....
Lippspa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave us towels and matching wash rags not wrapped or anything.
I don't wanna talk about what the other grandkids got.
Cjayin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my ex-girlfriends aunt gave me a keychain flashlight and made us drive 30 minutes to go get the โpresentโ. Btw Iโm an ungrateful bitch.
Freshman year of college, the floor I lived on in my dorm decided to have a Secret Santa gift exchange. The only stipulation was that we should try and not spend money and get creative with our gifts.
Fast forward almost everyone has gotten pretty good gifts (most people on my floor are fairly artistic). I end up leavin my room and coming back to a packet of Top Raman on my desk with Merry Chrisman poorly written on the packet in black sharpie. I thaught it was a joke at first, but no that was the gift.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me an an engagement ring for our one year anniversary. I was 18.
My great aunt used to give me and my siblings between $1 and $5 until we turned 18. They were always tucked inside those generic cards people would print from their PC.
When we turned 18, she told us she couldn't afford to do it anymore. So, being told that was the actual worst gift. You get to feel guilty for taking a maximum of $90 from an elderly woman over a period of 18 years.
When I was in my 20's my mom gave me several child-sized tank tops for my birthday. Not only were they way to small, they had pictures of scantly clad Amazon women on them. I am a straight woman, so I have no idea where she was going with this. She then bragged to me that she found them for $2 a piece, and if they were too small I could make them into pillows. The only thing I might want less than tiny shirts with half-naked women on them, is tiny pillows with half naked women on them. WTF mom?
Got a really tacky mauve/maroon (what do I know) colored button down shirt from my mom. My mom loves that color and she said so when I opened it. She also likes the velour type cloth.
Guess what? I don't. Never have. Told her that many times. She buys things for me that she likes, not what I like.
Smithman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jadlax4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well the worst gift I ever had was actually because it was very heart wrenching. When my great aunt was starting to really go senile, she began writing down every date that was important to her, and she had written down my birthday. The gift she got me was a dog leash, some tennis balls and several other dog toys because she remembered my parents were getting a dog on my birthday, which she happily talked about as I opened the large box containing everything. I did my best to smile and pretend to be happy for that sweet woman, even though we had gotten Delilah last year and she had been run over and died 3 weeks before I opened that present.
My grandmother used to give me a bag of random clothes every year for christmas. No tags or receipts so im assuming it was all goodwill or something.
One year the bag contained a hoodie that said TOPGUN on it. It had the wings and the same font so im sure it was for the movie. This was in like 2007 keep in mind. I kept this little number stuffed in a drawer for a few months until it was safe to throw it away.
air-port ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my wedding. A friend took me out of my wedding (I thought it was only going to take me a minute but ended up taking about 20) we walked to her car, she sat and looked for the gifts that ended up being two joints that had a pugnent smell, sunglasses and case that was from a lost and found (she told me), and some pink pearls that were not strung up to be anything so I would have to make them into a bracelet or necklace. She didn't even have a bag to put the stuff in. I thanked her and told her I could not take them back because there was no bag for them. Plus, where the fuck would I put the smelly joints? My whole family were there for my for my wedding! I was expecting something homemade or sentimental something since she took me out of my wedding for it, but it looked like she was just digging around in her car to find something.
She ended up smoking those joints anyways.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt on my mother's side decided she wanted to do the presents one year instead of my uncle. At the time, they were fairly rich, and they usually sent us nicer gifts (nothing too fancy, but still things we couldn't afford).
Fast forward to Christmas Eve that year, our tradition was to open one gift after we got back from evening service and then the rest on actual Christmas. My siblings and I all agreed to open the three identical shaped gifts from our well to do aunt&uncle and upon ripping them open, the three of us all got beanies with the brand of the construction company our uncle worked for. It wasn't horrible, but none of us teenagers had use for them. They were only a precursor to Christmas morning.
My Sister received a used bath set, my Brother an old wrinkled plaid shirt, and myself, well, I got a XXXL pink budweiser hoodie that would have fallen off me if I even tried to put it on. All of us were disappointed, but we just put the trash to the side and enjoyed everything else.
My aunt then later calls our house per tradition to give seasons greetings and asks my mother if we enjoyed our gifts. My mother kindly, but firmly told her the gifts were shit and that if she was just going to grab things from her family's belongings and pass them off as gifts, to not even bother getting us anything.
Apparently my aunt was hurt, thinking she legit chose good gifts, but we never got gifts from them again. It probably had something to do with them falling on hard times, having to move out of their nice house into a trailer, but they got back on their feet a year or so later, and still nothing.
Wiress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my husband and I were dating I went to his family's Christmas. His dad at the time was dating this really mean woman who at one point told us our relationship would never last. This same woman has two kids who have cut off contact with her to give you an idea of how pleasant she is. Anyway we were exchanging gifts and I was surprised when she gave me one. So I opened it and inside was two pairs of pajama pants....In XXL. I weigh about 115. She looked at me and said I'm sure those will fit you perfectly. Still to this day I'm not sure if she was just being a bitch or hoping I'd develop an eating disorder.
chel325 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got my brother and sister already opened boxes of cereal wrapped in like nice wrapping paper. I didn't even get a gift from him that year.
It wasn't even nice cereal, it was like corn flakes (not frosted)
A toilet seat. A used toilet seat. A used toilet seat from a dead woman.
My grandmother complained that the toilets in our house were too low. I get it, it's hard for her to stand up. Well, one of her friends died. This friend had a toilet seat designed to fix this problem. It was really thick, so it went on a normal toilet, but you sat higher up and was easier to stand back up. Somehow my grandmother got a hold of this toilet seat after her friend passed away, and decided it would make a perfect Christmas gift, since our toilet seats were too low.
Once got a table tray for invalids who can't leave their beds from my grandmother. And the price tag was still on there of $5. I also got some gift cards, but it was a pretty messed up gift, especially since she has money, and could have gotten me something I would enjoy, if only she had asked my parents.
I gave my parents the box set of Friends DVDs for their anniversary. They proceeded to forget I gave it to them and regifted it to me for my birthday 11 months later, with one DVD missing.
Abbapow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa gift at work I received a gift for my child. And nothing for me. Obviously since I gave birth Iโm a void now and canโt have presents. I was half tempted this year to not participate. Guess weโll out what my child is getting this year in a couple weeks.
mrsfran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is 100% Deaf and has been since she got meningitis at 2 years old. Once, on return from a their holiday in Malta, her own parents brought her back a music box.
Themris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a spatula and a book about "how to ruin your kids" for my 20th birthday.
I do not have children and I already owned a spatula...
When I was 14 my sister received twenty dollars from my mother as a "secret" Santa between the siblings. Low-and-behold I got a stuffed monkey she found at the thrift store, was missing his ear. The excuse was she needed to get her friends gifts and didn't have money. I gave it to my dog and it lasted maybe a week. R.I.P jungleoh
Krekirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One pair of athletic socks for three consecutive years. (Yes, they are sold three pairs in a bundle and at an outlet mall no less). She also bought a package of Underoos (5 to a pack from Sears) one year and gave each of her male grandchildren one pair of underwear for Christmas (kids ranged in age from 4 to 10 so some fit, some didnโt).
I was gifted a tart warmer (one of those wax melty pots) for my 16th birthday by my best friend at the time. My birthday is at the end of July where temperatures are in the 90s with high humidity. And we were 16.
Bless my poor dad. One year he gave my mom a hand saw! She has bad arthritis and can barely lift anything. So he bought her a hand saw! He told her it was so she could do stuff in the shop with him. New rule is dad has to ok a potential gift with one of us first! Haha!
When I was in highschool I ordered a CD off Amazon, it never showed up. I reported it to Amazon and USPS, it was never resolved so I chalked it up as a loss. Months later it was my birthday I received a gift... The CD I had ordered, that I had paid for. Apparently my mom intercepted it at the mailbox while I was at school and decided to hang onto it. At the time I was pretty ungrateful about it, but looking back I think it's kind of funny.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think being mad about this makes you 'ungrateful'.
Last year for Christmas my Mother in Law gave me, along with toothbrushes she gets in church meal donations and various item she finds around the house, an opened package of beef jerky that expired in 2015.
My grandparents on my stepdads side got me a six pack of dr pepper and an air freshener for my car. On my birthday they got me a blank card.
M4ntr1d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bobble head chihuahua from an ex several years ago. I got her expensive art materials. She got me a bobble head chihuahua because the implied race humor amused her.
Wholesome bad gift: A taco holder. It was from my ex's kiddo. I have it still and it means a lot to me because I know kiddo genuinely saw it and thought of me on her own (so it's not something her mom picked and claimed it's from me). I got a good chuckle out of that one.
Didn't see it, but my mom told us that after her and my dad first got married, he got her a lawnmower for Christmas. Then on another occasion (right after marriage) he got her a vacuum cleaner for her birthday.
Learned the lesson after those I think lol.
Gotta understand though, my parents grew up under a generation of parents that slept in separate beds, called each other "mother" or "father", didn't smile in photos, etc. so to their parents a vacuum may have actually been considered a gift of luxury, and we all know how we learn from our parents.
Late to the party, but this one happened to my husband in the 90s. Nirvana was his favorite band in high school and he knew his mom (divorced) didn't have a ton of money, so the only thing he asked for that year was a Nirvana cd. A little while before Christmas all the presents were wrapped and sitting under the tree, and he can see the cd shaped one and he's super excited for it. Finally comes Christmas morning and he goes straight for it, tears it open, and... it's a copy of some generic cd called Acoustic Christmas, Christmas songs played on artistic guitar. Needless to say, he was not pleased.
ftwin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my last office job they hired this kid with some slight metal-issues to do some slice & dice work in photoshop that no-one wanted to do and of course I ended up with his "gift" which was a dirty picture frame in a plastic bag. I had to laugh it off at the time so I didn't look like a dick but inside i was pretty pissed.
My grandparents are hardcore casino gamblers. Like 3 days a week every week for the last sixteen years.
They end up with a room full of miscellaneous Muckleshoot Casino branded handouts - towels, small kitchen appliances, duffel bags, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head. Needless to say, the stuff was all cheap crap that wouldn't last ten uses regardless its purpose.
So for christmas, they invite each family member, when they arrive, to come into their crap room and pick out two items. My dad made them stop doing it a couple years ago because it was so impersonal, and really just kind of awkward.
When I was about 8 years old I started playing piano. For Christmas that year my aunt got me a lamp to put over my piano. But you see, the lamp didnโt get delivered to her yet so I got a picture of the lamp taped inside a box.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girlfriend in High School was going to give me a blowjob as a birthday gift. She sneezed and ended up clawing my dick with her teeth and pulling hard with her hand which was holding said dick while she tried to cover her nose.
She could have just stopped and sneezed, but she thought she could do both. Felt like a ferret trying to eat my dick.
7/10
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've said this before but my cousin gave me a picture Of herself.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father has taken to buying me soap and deodorant for Christmas. You know, those great gifts that show that you care as much as you say you do about the family you walked out on.
balasurr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex step-father shared that his father bought him black shoe polish for Christmas (young kid at the time). He then had to polish his fatherโs shoes ๐
Blewedup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for christmas one year, i brought a new serious girlfriend to my parents' house for the first time. we exchanged christmas gifts with family, including cousins. one of my cousins had gotten me a tapas cookbook as a present. when i opened it, i wondered what inspired her to do that, since i had never expressed interest in tapas, spanish cooking, spanish culture, or anything even close to that.
she said "i know your girlfriend studied abroad in spain, so i thought it would be fun for the two of you to make things together from this cookbook!"
i had to remind her that that was my EX-girlfriend. the one who went crazy and threatened my now current girlfriend, sitting to my right, after an ugly breakup.
awkward silence, followed by my new girlfriend running off in tears.
My grandmother never gave me presents growing up and instead gave my cousin all the cool gifts like money and toys. When my dad told me she had something for me one Christmas, I couldn't help but to be a bit excited.
She gave me a box of half eaten chocolates.
MikeKM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa...I actually got a gift, it was an XXL shirt with a brown labrador's face taking up the entire shirt. I wear a large. I don't think I'll ever be an XXL, even if I tried.
When I was a kid there was a little old lady who would wrap up small trinkets and such and hand them out on Halloween. Everyone called her โthe present lady.โ The presents would usually be Happy Meal toys or other small toys. The first and only year we went to her house my sister got a Teenie Beanie and I got... a used hearing aid encrusted with ear wax. I wanted to keep it but my mom threw it out in utter disgust.
My sister got a demolition bar. She was studying landscape architecture at the time, so my dad thought it would be a thoughtful gift. She ended up switching majors a semester later, and now has that massive tool just lying around.
ayslinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am the person that gave the bad gifts. My husbands family does dirty Santa/white elephant game ever year. They always put yuppie gifts (Starbucks gift cards, ITunes cards etc). So my husband and I always get stuff in the spirt of the game funny gag gifts. For the most part they go over okay but last year was bad. I decided to be funny and get RC cola and moon pies (we live in the south near Chattanooga). This was the first year that his cousins husband played with us he got our gift and couldn't get anyone to exchange. He was very noticeably miffed/angry about it. I felt so bad when my turn came up I stole it. So this year I am just going to get a gift card the safe bet screw playing for fun.
My grandpa used to put up a Dickens Christmas city every Christmas, he passed so I have taken over building it since then. I asked for some more pieces to add to it and got a red london phone booth that does not go with the city at all. I have never put it up. It just sits in the box every year.
My brother gave me a book of christian hymns for Christmas. I'm not religious so I never used it. The next year I was surprised to find the same book wrapped up for me again. When I opened it my brother started yelling about how I didn't appreciate his gift the first time so he gave it to me again to teach me about gratitude.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand being grateful when receiving a present you don't like, but I don't necessarily agree with the "you are obligated to use the present no matter what" rule. For example, if I ask for a PS4 and receive an Xbox One instead, I should be able to return the thing I didn't want to get the thing I do want. I should not say "welp, I'm stuck with the Xbox One".
I once got reusable handwarmers from a girlfriend for a birthday present. Yeah it's the thought that counts...but also like no story or any reason as to why, it's not even like we did outdoor activities. Just like boom here's some reusable hand warmers, you're welcome.
It was my birthday right after my ex finished her masters in chemical engineering and got a job, she was always really good with money but now that she had a real income I expected something nice. I got a fake street sign that just said Gargoyle30 street on it, I couldn't help but blurt out "what the hell is this?" when I opened it
Not me, but my niece received a full set of Tupperware from her mother when she was 12. That was her only Christmas gift. Her mother told her she would "be happy she had it someday". As far as I know, about 20 years later, she is still not happy about it.
When I was a preteen I wanted the new NWA album. I told my mom, who obviously had no idea who they were. On christmas I recieved the U-Krew because the guy at the store said it was the same thing without all the swearing.
my little brother went up to my room and wrapped a bottle of half used axe body spray. and then told me about his grand scheme as if I should find it hilarious and thoughtful. I think that's the day I gave up on presents honestly
One year, I knew exactly what I wanted: a dog (which my mother would never allow) and a guitar (which was clearly out of everyoneโs gift limit). So, me being the smart guy I am, made a list of everything that you couldnโt buy (snow, my two front teeth, world peace, etc.) along with what I really wanted.
Christmas rolls around, I get those dollar store dentures, a bag of fake snow, a toy guitar that doesnโt even tune, and a stuffed dog.
I had a friend give me chocolate flavored throat numbing spray for Christmas. Except he didnโt give it to me, he gave it to my parents to give to me. And he also didnโt wrap it. It was a great conversation later.
My birthday is August 11th, and a few years ago my friend just comes up to me and says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS JUST ANNOUNCED DEAD BUT HAVE A GOOD ONE" it was pretty depressing.
At an adult only, adult themed white elephant, where people got things like nipple clamps, vibrators, and small floggers, I ended up with a bag containing: one left shoe, a three pack of disposable Tupperware from the dollar store, and one pair of chopsticks.
I was pissed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An electronic sodoku game.
SxScott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a football piggybank that said "Touchdown" everytime you put money into it. I was 19 years old at the time. Also, she gave me a giftcard to Wal-Mart with no money on it. Even though 15$ was written on the card.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my childhood, at Christmas, a pair of dollar bin cheap plastic beach sunglasses from a hateful relative whose gift choices for me were always insulting and broadcast just how much she disliked me.
It was December, we live NOWHERE near a beach, and I wear glasses.
Bitch.
lilpipi7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife was involved in secret Santa at the coffee shop she worked at. It was between all her coworkers and her boss. Who drew my wifeโs name? Thatโs right, her boss. She had forgotten to get her a present so she decided to dig out an old dirty dented up saucepan and have that be her gift.
My grandma doesnโt like my husband. The first time (and last) we went to her house for Christmas, she gifted him socks without heels, it was a flat piece of cotton stitched into socks. My husband smiled & thanked her & we still laugh about them to this day.
My great grandma did have much money. She would โdumpster diveโ at her apartment complex. I got canned food, a childrenโs puzzle when i was in my teens. The worst was a sack of pennies that smelled like cigs. Made for great stories years later though.
My great aunt got me and my sister what seemed like stuff from her house due to the dust on the cotton ball dispenser and the smoky scarf my sister got
tysquirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily a present, but I think it applies. Senior year of high school I spent basically every day smoking. Myself and two friends invested in a mega bong. Basically a 3 perk bong with an additional 3 attachments, making 6 filters in total. You had to pack at least .25 to .5 a bowl, and it was cached in one or two hits. First time I ever hit a 10 on glass was from that piece. Total cost was $300 I think. The shed we kept it in also had all of our other glass, and we all worked at BK together. Well, one of our friends (if he could even be considered that) got arrested twice in a week. His mom blamed us, and recruited the younger brother of the two who invested in the glorious mega bong and some other little shit to break everything in the shed. At least $700 worth of glass just shattered, including a piece my now fiancรฉe bought for me. This all happened, on my 18th birthday, while the three of us were at BK working. It goes without saying that we kicked the absolute shit out of the younger brother for his role in the destruction. His friend got a worse punishment. When his mother found out he was going to a drug house (as she called it) she destroyed his Xbox, computer, N64, and had him grounded for 3 months. The sweet revenge made the bitterness of our loss more bearable.
I love my Aunt very much, but a few years ago I got a Christmas present from her.. It consisted of a coffee mug with a pack of ramen noodles stuffed inside it. Got a good laugh out of it.
Once received a pc game with the activation code already used.
ythough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recived a red shirt with my aunts company name on it while the rest of my cousins got concert tickets to imagine dragons. Also she gave my dad a used candle. Let's just say she didn't get the $500 set of pots and pans she wanted.
A sweater, button down, and skirt set from limited too.
I was a freshman in high school
agbmom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SO bought me stuff from the gas station probably on his way over. I got some chapstick, a felt rose, a key chain clip and some candy. I don't really care though...he could have just said that he got caught up in his projects at home and didn't know Walmart closed early on Christmas Eve. But he really tried to make up for it lol.
Knowing that what I thought were true friends for over twenty years were just concerned about their bank account. RE-GIFTING us a two year old platter from BB&B and a Christmas village piece that was missing two people from the box is hardly a "gift from our hearts". The material items are just that material, but knowing that Donna and Tom actually thought that re-gifting such crap would go unnoticed after being there to help when their family members were dying, him falling seriously ill with a burst appendix and me taking care of their house, pool and hot tub till he was back on his feet.
I would have rather have had a hand written note appreciating our help and friendship, that would have been a priceless gift.
I still acknowledge them when I see them around the town but its just hi and by. I don't have time for such selfishness.
Not me but a friend of mine. Had an extremely wealthy Aunt who was notorious in his family for giving bad gifts. She gave her three teenage nephews one Bratz doll. One!For three guys.
My father-in-law cheated on and then left my mother-in-law when my wife was a teenager. The first Christmas after he had left, they drove to visit family they don't normally see to break tradition and take their minds off of things. It turns out, my MILs aunt was there. She's a horrible gift giver and never really liked my MIL. Her only present to my MIL was a small pack of tissues (like the ones you would keep in your purse) and said "Apparently, you need these".
Parthros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My story's not nearly as bad as anyone else's, but was still annoying.
I've been an Android user since my first smartphone, and I just plain and simple won't use any apple product in my life. My entire family is very well aware of this fact. My aunt bought me an Itunes gift card.
I gave a bad gift once. I was in middle school and my parents were divorced. I had to bring an ornament to a Christmas party to exchange. My dad had very little money at the time, so we bought the cheapest ornament at Hallmark. It was a cheap looking hollow painted metal ornament of a house decorated for Christmas. Some boy got my gift and it ended up being regifted (there was a game where you could trade yours when someone else opened a new one). People laughed at it and everyone traded it. It ended up being stomped flat and left on the floor with all the wrapping paper. This memory brings up bad feelings.
When I was a kid I was given a bunny rabbit by my uncle. I loved that little guy and had him for a week before I found out that the bunny was actually captured at a local park.
I was mortified, I can't stand the idea of kidnapping an animal from the wild and putting it in a cage. So I got my mom to drive me to the park he caught it from, and crying I basically reenacted the abandonment scene from Harry and the Hendersons. To this day I only buy/adopt a pet that I can confirm is captive bred. Even my Tarantulas.
The one thing I had wanted most for Christmas one year was an iPod. My whole family got together every Christmas and us kids would take turns opening one of our presents. So, my younger brother and my 3 cousins all open up gifts containing iPod Shuffles. I was SO excited to open my next present that was in a similarly sized box. I open it up to find, not an iPod Shuffle, but an electronic alarm clock.
tl;dr My brother and 3 cousins all got iPod Shuffles and I got an alarm clock.
smmfdyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Potpourri. Iโm a grown ass man, WTF am I gonna do with potpourri?
My wife didnโt even want it, and sheโs trying to be the Imelda Marcos of scented candles.
tophouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
S'mores maker. Now, the actual gift wasn't the worst thing to ever receive, but it was about the lead up to receiving it that made it the worst.
We had just left a secret santa party where my friend received a s'mores maker, and on the ride home I was going on and on about how dumb, stupid, useless the gift was. I mean, what the hell do you need a s'mores maker for? Well, my parents could only hold the laughter for so long, as not only had they been the secret santa for that gift, but had gotten me one as well. Not sure I even received the gift the next day, but I never heard the end of it.
Not worst received directly for me but for my children (6 and 2yo at the time), was one from my in-laws, a set of bath and body works bathing kit. The one with a shower gel, shampoo, another thing with microbeads in it, and a luffa. I asked if it was maybe a gift for my wife and they just labeled it wrong but no.. it was indeed for the children. My children's reaction to it were exactly as expected a child would have to a bathing kit. To this day I have no clue what was going on in their heads choosing that.
On the flipside, the worst I gave out (I was too lazy to care about it so I asked my mom to buy whatever gift for me) was for a secret santa during highschool. I didn't know what it was until it was opened. I was so embarrassed.. it was a damn picture frame.. with the stock photo still in it. It was even more painful that the one who received it pretended to be happy when she opened it. I had to go over to her afterwards and tell her I'd get her another gift after class.
My mom colored two pictures of cats and gave them to my girlfriend for Christmas. It was bad, and we tossed them, about a year later she asked why she never saw them hung up in our apartment....I wish I had pictures. We thought they were from my 10 year old sister at the time
I had a white elephant thing with my scholarship program at school which included the faculty administrators. At the event, I picked a nice little wrapped up box hoping itโd be something fancy and, when I opened it, found out it was tupperware. One of the administrators perked up and said something along the lines of โHope you like itโ... Okay, could be worse; canโt hurt to have more tupperware. But it had some weight to it. Well, what the hellโs inside? A shit ton of stale saltine crackers covered in some store-bought saltine cracker seasoning. She even cut out the label from the box and taped it to the side. That thing sat on my kitchen table for a solid month or two before I threw it out.
As someone who is known for liking wine, I get lots of terrible bottles from friends and relatives. Like, 3-5โฌ bottles I wouldn't even use for cooking.
A cupholder. My Dad got me one of those cup holders for the car that hang off the back of the seatโs headrest. I was probably 10 years old and we would take the van to go visit family in other states. 10 year old me was crushed by the gift. 30 year old me wants to get one for my nephew.
Haven't had too many bad gifts, but my ex-gf once knitted me a scarf. The only problem is that the scarf was over 7 feet long, and a super old lady gift.
To be fair, apparently getting her nail polish that I thought she would like (in addition to some other things) was a "friend" gift, not a "boyfriend" gift. So we were both disappointed in each other that Christmas :)
maomao05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plushie!!! I was 24 years old and I don't need another plushie!
neo_marc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An oversized shoe horn from Ikea. After years of taking my little sister everywhere and forgetting I existed, I guess my Dad had some form of epiphany while shopping for furniture?
I was very much a tom boy as a child. Never wore dresses, hated pink, didn't play with dolls, the works. One Christmas my uncle got my sister a nice arts and crafts set and got me a singing Brittney Spears doll. I was 6. Neither of us liked Brittney Spears.
We spent the next few weeks throwing it at the concrete wall in the basement until it stopped singing.
8th grade class secret santa, received a signed and framed photo of her and her best friend in santa hats. I bought a lava lamp for my secret santa, I was dissatisfied to say the least.
One Christmas weekend, my grandparents stopped by our house for 20 minutes on their way to the airport. They gave my younger brother a small wrapped package that contained a brand new, top of the line G-Shock digital watch. My grandma then turned to me, reached into her purse, and handed me a stick of Chicken Poop chapstick! They said something about how it's funny because the package says "poop" on it. I spent the rest of the 20 minutes pouting in my room while they helped my brother program his new watch
Someone gave me a children's book for a secret santa gift. I don't have anything to do with children...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, my ex gave me at t shirt. He said "I bought this for you because I thought you'd like it." It was a medium black long sleeved shirt with a gambling quote on the back. I wear a CD.
Found out later it was a shirt another girl had left behind............:'(
Every year because I'm the only independent child in my family that hadn't required my family consistently helping me. I get nothing , if I'm lucky someone puts 20$ in a card for me. But it also counts as my birthday present which is a few days after Christmas.
ggglw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a piece of tree bark as a gift from her travels in France. My sisters on the other hand got jewellery, they were cheap stuff but anything is better than tree bark.
I received a Blu-ray player for my birthday. Theyโd only just come out. I had no Blu-rays and nowhere nearby to get any. It was the most disappointing gift Iโve ever received, but I didnโt want to appear ungrateful so I kept telling my mum and dad how great it was, and telling them about all itโs awesome features.
mgootd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt gave me a Jump Start to First Grade educational videogame for Christmas when I was in Fourth Grade.
This Aunt was infamous for bad gifts too. She bought junk at garage sales as gifts for family--and not the good finds either, we got the stuff she couldn't find a use for or wasn't a good enough quality for her to keep.
She stopped giving gifts because of my dad. After she got my dad an ugly-as-sin rooster wall decoration (my mom vocally hates the country look, btw), he made it his mission to give her a rooster something as a gift for every holiday from that day forward. It took her six years to catch on. Now she just gives gift cards.
My uncle lives in Mexico. He got his friends son a wooden Mexican box with $100 in it (we went to school together). He got me a wooden Mexican box with nothing in it. 15 years ago and my family still brings it up every year.
Not me, but one year my grandparents got my cousin a sweater that looked like Charlie brownโs. Except, instead of yellow, it was pink. He was the only one of us who got clothes, he rest of us got some thoughtful gifts.
I laughed at him hysterically once I realized they gave my father the same sweater.
I've never received any particularly bad presents but my great-grandparents gave me graduation money twice - $1000 in the mail and $300 the next time I saw them in person - and my mother used it to buy groceries. This was two years ago. She still hasn't paid me back.
I had split up with my girlfriend right before Christmas. This was when I was maybe 16. My dad got a new photo printer and thought it'd be absolutely hilarious to give me a photo album of my girlfriend and I together, but in every picture he blacked her out with sharpie. Thinking back, it was kind of funny, but 16 year old me thought the world was fucking ending, and I did not take it well.
My mother has not made ALL Catholic worthy choices throughout her life (had me without being married to the person, who then left her, at the age of 22). Step-dad's parents are pretty Catholic, his dad is pretty cool and his mom is.. Something else.. Anyways.
A couple of Christmases ago, my step-dad's parents got her a car ice scraper for Christmas. The rest of us got really nice pajamas, and my stepdad got a really nice sweater.
My mom cried all night. ๐
jennyCKC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a pillow case from my god mother, i would have been perfectly happy with no present
My husband sucks at gifts. He tends to buy me things that he will enjoy. He bought me a guitar once. I don't play guitar. He does. Bought me a snowboard another time, saying he'll teach me to snowboard! I own skis and am an avid skiier.
The worst was when he bought me a knife. Like, wtf am I supposed to do with a fucking KA-BAR living in the city, working my office job?
pandamel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my cousin once got a bag of sugar from her step grandmother. Not only that, but she was supposed to share it with her brother. Another year I think she got a can of spam...
bumdrunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 8th grade birthday one of my buddies gave me a rock and a piece of wire, another buddy gave me a can of Dinty Moore beef stew.
Mavis42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my bridal shower my (10yrs older than me) cousin gave me a box full of random used household items. An iron, a partially used shopping list notepad, half used candles. It wasnโt a joke either it was a genuine gift. For Christmas that year she gave my 16yr old brother AA batteries wrapped in wrapping paper (no other gift just the batteries).
My sister-in-law mixed up a book gift (she knows I'm an avid reader). Instead of a harmless sci-fi novel I got a copy of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" which, while absolutely brilliant and couldn't-put-it-down material (I'm also a sucker for post-apocalyptic stuff) went straight to the top of my "things I wish I'd never seen/read" list. It still gives me the occasional nightmare almost 10 years later. I finished it at 2am, crying my eyes out, while my wife slept next to me on the coach.
Yep, I tend to lose myself in stories I can relate to, and having kids of my own really made this one hit close to home. The whole story just broke me in a way no movie ever could.
First time I met my mother in law she gave me socks. My own socks. Sheโd gone into my bag, gotten a pair of my socks, half assedly wrapped them and gave them to me for Xmas.
I had zero idea what to make of it...so I assumed it was a joke. Nope, I was the one who hurt her feelings that day. My wife told me that she does stuff like this every year and her family has learned long ago to just go with it.
My dad gave me a cantaloupe for my birthday this year. I have to say that was pretty disappointing. i didn't even get to eat it...it rotted in like, two days.
As a young 16 year old girl with body confidence issues: 2 pairs of pants 2 sizes too small from my very first boyfriend. He meant well but it was a misguided attempt.
2nd runner up: a magazine subscription from my aunt that never actually showed up.
My mother's' boyfriend gave me Jagermiester (I don't drink and I'm diabetic) and Christmas panties (I'm a dude that is fine with wearing boxer briefs).
He didn't see what was wrong with either gift.
r4ndy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brother / sister in law gave me some cheap martini cups, which were obviously an unwanted wedding gift they got a few months prior.
A promise to buy me custom-made flipflops (from my then-boyfriend). Cute and original I'll admit, but he had told me for two months that he had the perfect birthday present for me and this was not what I was expecting...
keefyko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, specifically on blu-ray.
TL:DR, Chocolate covered cherries, that I had gifted to another a year prior.
See, I had seen these Chocolate Covered Cherries, a little 3 pack, in a Kmart checkout line when I was probably 5-6 years old, and for whatever reason I wanted to give them to my Uncle Rick for Christmas. My Mom was perplexed (we didn't see or talk to him much) but whatever, its 65 cents. So I wrapped them up and put them under the tree for him at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
We didn't talk to him much because Mom and Rick didn't get along. They didn't get along because Grandpa was fucked in the head. Ricky was Grandpa's 1st born son. Didn't matter than Grandma had a son from a prior marriage, or that Mom was born before Ricky. 1st born son, 3rd born child (of 4 total). On Mom's birthday, mom got a present, and so did Ricky. On the other kids birthday, same thing. On Ricky's birthday, only Ricky got a present. Grandpa's logic was that he couldn't give a gift to one kid and not the other, but never explained why the other two didn't get one.
This attitude continued throughout life. Ricky was the smart one, mom didn't know what she was talking about. Oldest child had to finish all of his dinner and clean up, Ricky ate what and whwn he wanted, no chores.
Apparently, Ricky thought that my mom was playing some kind of joke through me (she wouldn't use me in such trivial ways... Not that she wouldn't do something for spite. She had a mean streak). I was excited to see him open it. I remember him showing it to his wife like "look at this shit" but it didn't deeply register as a problem at the time, at 6 years old I wasn't aware of the history between them.
So, imagine my confusion the next year when I got a gift from him. 1st time ever! And it was a little 3 pack of cherries. I didn't understand what was up, I only stared at the familiarity. My mom was behind me and asked me to show her what it was. You could have melted ice with that stare.
She asked me to give her the cherries, and she calmly put them in her purse, and we went back to having Christmas.
Does anyone want to guess what Ricky's present was the next year?
Gerden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother bought me a hairdryer for my birthday one year. I was about to go off to basic training and I had shaved my head right in front of her a week prior.
Pretty sure she just bought herself a new hair dryer.
Jim3001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad is notorious for being a cheapskate. One year for Christmas he gave me an Electronic Data Assistant and a thumb drive.
The first one was manufactured in 1992 and the thumb drive was 150 mb.
I did a secret santa at work. My secret Santa got me a mini flashlight. It was clearly used, it had wear and tear on it. She obviously forgot, looked around the back of the car and wrapped it in a plastic bag and gave it to me. The thing didn't even work.
It was the worst of gifts, it was the best of gifts.
It was my birthday and my mom pulled off the shelf at a 7-11 this package of cheap trinkets and handed them to me.
It was then I understood that we weren't doing so well financially. But mom was trying and that made the gift a good gift. I thanked her and acted as though I loved it.
They also gave the same exact watch to my twin brother at the same time. Nothing says "you've become your own man" like a gift that is entirely perpendicular to your tastes that they apparently bought a two pack of.
ZerFunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt from an aunt that doesnt speak english that said: "NOTHING LIKE A GOOD COCK TO WAKE YOU UP IN THE MORNING" with a picture of, you got it, a rooster.. im still not sure who would wear that.
Its a joke in my family that one of my presents is gauranteed not to work.
Wvery year its something different last year was a wireless keyboard the year before was a mophi the year vefore was a breathalyzer it just keeps going
These gifts are both the worst and best at the same time
Mr. Magoo watch that was a free mail in acquired by cereal box tops that had been laying around my Aunt's house. I think I was maybe 16 or so. My step sister who is the same age received $50 for her birthday two months later from the same kooky Aunt. She also sent us a fruitcake every year.
Preface: I have had cellphones since late in middle school
One year I was given a watch.. not even a nice one either.. like a gas station 10 dollar watch... I've used my cellphone to tell time for so long so it's not like I had no way to tell time.. and on top of that it was the Christmas present I opened last so all I could was "it's a.. watch?!"
Teletubby sheets at the age of twelve. Great christmas gift god parents. It gets better when mom says " well these are good condition, we are not throwing them away"
Florac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me like a 1000 page book full of recipes when I was like 14, despite me almost never cooking.
To this date, it's still standing on a shelf 8n my parents place (from where I moved out 3 years ago) to collect dust.
I suppose the gift itself wouldn't be considered the "worst," but for some reason my parents decided to put a lint roller in my stocking every Christmas for like... at least 8-10 years or so. It's been a while since I've gotten one now, but I still anticipate one each year because of this. Needless to say, I still do not need to purchase one myself for a very, very long time.
My uncle once gave me Dora the Explorer Shoots and Ladders when I was 13...for my little sister. My mom had to explain to him that I was the youngest and there was no other child, to her brother whom she saw probably once a week
When I was a 6 my dad gave me a silver cup from my grandmother (he wanted us to have something from her) and I promptly lost it or something. I wish he wouldn't have done that, and just held onto it so we could have took care of it. He also gave my mom Ski's with my name on it when I was 2 years old (same with my twin sister) after my mom divorced him. she was pissed because she was barely getting by and he wasn't paying child support and he thought it would be smart to give us that (like she could afford to take us skiing at two years old). lol
For our third Christmas together, I got my ex-boyfriend a really nice Fossil watch because he had been talking about how he wanted a formal watch to wear lately. He got me a book about Back to the Future.
Don't get me wrong, Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies. But, the gifts were in no way comparable. We'd been together for a fairly significant amount of time and the best he could do was a $15 book while I spent $150 on a nice watch.
I still haven't read the fucking book 8 years later.
My student body leadership class in high school did Secret Santa every year. It was spread throughout the week during the last week before break and each day was a different theme. One of the gift days was a baked goods day.
So I did my research and found out my person's favorite baked good, frosting, and candy, and I made this immaculate pan of brownies filled with her favorite chocolate and topped with her favorite frosting and her favorite candy. The look on her face was priceless and it made me so happy to see her receive a custom baked gift that she loved.
Me? I got a piece of fudge. Wrapped in a sandwich bag. Tied with a rubber band. Thanks Joey.
He was a cook/chef [1] at the time and had been running himself ragged trying to get the hotel's kitchen up to standards, pass health inspections, get enough cooks who were competent enough to actually make food of a quality the guests expected, negotiate with vendors for better deals, and actually doing a lot (a LOT) of work in the kitchen. He'd been working 10 to 16 hour days, seven days a week, for many months.
The owner of the hotel gave him a bright red candle shaped (quite realistically) like a penis for Christmas. No bonus, just the closest thing you can find to a gift that literally says 'fuck you'.
The worst part is that my father was deeply infested with the whole Protestant work ethic and loyalty to employer thing, so he sucked up the insult and went right back to work the next day. He griped to us, but he didn't quit.
Eventually the hotel went bankrupt and his last paycheck bounced. I later learned he wasn't even getting all the overtime he'd been putting in.
[1] Not trained as a chef, didn't go to culinary school, but he was running the kitchen at what was one of the higher class hotels in a small town.
When I was about 6, I really liked Cadbury Chocolate buttons. My Grandma bought me a 1kg jar of "Chocolate buttons" which turned out to be cooking chocolate, and were utterly disgusting.
One time my best friend and I got each other for secret Santa, I gave him one chocolate bar and he gave me 4 big boxes of candies. I felt really bad. Kinda on topic.
Yorissa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cantaloupe one year. That was it. Not even a bow.
Hk0624 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas (back in the early 2000) my great grandma got me a tie. Usually this wouldnโt bother me, but the tie she got me was from the 80โs. It was also dusty and had a huge stain on it. She was always shopping at goodwill and said โI saw this and though of you.โ Maybe not the worst gift but defiantly different. She was definitely a character and my favorite relative. Rip Gg
A few years ago, when I was in my late 20's, my mom gave me some Transformers, with a face that said "I really had no idea what to get you this year", so now I make it a point to send her some suggestions. My nephews love the Transformers though!
Deltango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a CD of Bill Engvall singing Christmas songs. I was thoroughly confused on that one.
The funniest was my mom getting me a Yellow Card CD. I had asked for Green Day. She told me she stood in the store for like 5 minutes trying to remember which color the band I liked was. It was kind of sweet. She's a good mom.
fooke33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a travel coffee mug for my birthday that I had given him for Christmas.... Even though he also got me a travel coffee mug for Christmas
My paternal grandmother would often give me an assortment of avon samples she got for free, hey I'm not hating... it's just the year she told me my present was on "backorder" had me ๐ I'm still waiting 20 years later.
EDIT: oh and as a teen gave me an unsolicited subscription to a weight loss magazine and just kept renewing it.
One year when i was a kid (between grade 4 - 6), my sister and I were supposed to get eachother a christmas gift that year to exchange. This was back in Scholastic days and I got her a book I thought she would enjoy and wrapped it. Christmas day came and she made a joke that she got herself a gift instead. Present opening time and she picks up the gift she wraps and opens it herself. Gift was labelled: "To Me, from (sister's name)." She thought it was hilarious until she could tell I was actually hurt by it. I always tried to be the tough older sibling so i proceeded to cry in a room later by myself.
Something I did: Grade 5 we had this girl join my class and I couldn't stand her. that year the teacher made us do secret santa. I pulled her name. Rather than go out and buy her a gift I found a broken clock (i think from the dollar store) somewhere in a toy bin and wrapped it and gave it to her.
abbiyah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager I got a flashlight and a printer for Christmas. Oh mom.
A tiny leather backpack. You know, the ones that females wear. I was an 18 year old dude at the time. A family friend got it for me. The lady's reasoning? I was about to spend a month in Spain. "Well, you're going to Spain, and they wear these there!"
I returned it almost immediately. 14 years later I still think about this and wonder what the fuck she was thinking.
swan-sie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, my cousin sent me a part of his ear and professed his love to me...
My wife and I got towels from my Aunt last year. Not a nice set of bathroom towels or big colorful beach towels, but a pair of white towels with her company logo on them that youโd probably give away for free along with a branded stress ball and some pens at a conference or something.
My aunt is notorious for being out of touch with all of us and giving terrible gifts. She gave me a creepy photo of her and her son looking into each others eyes about 10 years ago. Last Christmas I received a ball ping hammer that opens beer with other end (which doesnโt work) and a hemp notebook to โwrite my thoughts into.โ
Not a gift given to me but to my mom. A XXXL (my mom is not a big lady) bright purple bathrobe from Walmart that still had the $12.00 price tag on it. Given to her by my dad. It was awful. Looked like he skinned Tinky Winky. Mom: ''What the heck? This is huge!'' My dad: ''You'll grow into it.''
A humming bird feeder from my grandma when I was like 14 or 15. I've never shown any interest in bird watching. It sat in the basement for years until my friend and I turned it into a bong.
OK not me but my sister in law. We drew names and my little brother in law got his sister's name.
Three days before we were going to open presents, he didn't have anything for her, so I watched him take an orange from the counter, draw black lines with a Sharpie representing a basketball, then proceed to place it in a small box and wrap it.
Smash cut to three days later, sister opens present and is met with a rotten, gray orange.
A hair brush. I was 16, had long hair, and my mom had a particular hair brush I really liked because it helped get all the knots out and detangled really well. I asked her for months to get me one when she went to the store and she never did it. By Christmas I was damn near ready to chop all my hair off because it was a knotted mess. It was my only present that year. That hair brush was my only gift.
Also, by then we were no longer poor. She bought my step dad a PS3 with a bunch of accessories that year.
At my college secret Santa I spent ages finding out about the person I was buying for, I found them a calender of the hot women from some show they watched and had to get it shipped.
I got a plastic key, I have no idea what it was meant to be or for. Nobody claimed it was them or said it was some kind of joke. To this day it still baffles me.
Not me, but my uncle's birthday is right after christmas. When he was a kid, one year his aunt got him got a jacket on christmas with a zip-on/zip-off hood.
His birthday, he got the hood to his jacket. His mom was not pleased.
It wasn't necessarily a bad gift, but when I was like 13 my step-dad got me a naughty calendar with nudey women. Which was a little awkward when unwrapping in front of the whole family at Christmas.
my mom always had a thing for these creepy fuckin porcelain dolls. She bought them for me all the time when i was growing up even though i always threw them in my closet and never looked at them again. By the time i moved out i had a closet that was knee deep full of creepy dolls...all of which she kept :/
My great aunt was..odd/clinically insane. For my 10th birthday she mailed me an orange trashbag stuffed into a regular mail envelope. She did not mail the envelope, she gave it to my aunt (who is a postwoman) to give to me in person.
This is the same aunt who wrote me a check for $2.00 for my high school graduation.
Chimone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a camouflage coloured carabiner. I was 19 at the time and to this day have no fucking clue why I got one. I lost it, so at least the I know the camouflage was functional.
Every single holiday i get bath bombs and bath salts. Not only have i never used these items in my life, but i don't even have a bathtub. (Which the gift givers know)
Not quite the answer to your question, but I love going to a store that my giftee actually likes, but buying some really stupid item(s) for the cost that I want to spend.
My favorite was for my wife from Anthropologie, there were some deer antlers that had a bottle opener stuck in the bottom. No idea who in their right mind would want such a thing.
Anyway, you give the gift with a note (or just say it): enjoy your deer-antler-bottle-opener shaped gift card to Anthropologie!
Mine would probably be Titanfall on Xbox 360, nothing to with the game but my poor console can't play discs anymore. Not really a horrible gift, just kinda sad. Never had bad gifts.
Christmas is really big in my family, and I'm the youngest of four kids. I saved a big present from all of my siblings to open last on Christmas morning and was super excited about it. Open the box and it's full of dog biscuits and other things like old snacks from the drawer in the kitchen. Really brought me down. Doesn't help that my siblings once locked me in a dog cage while my parents were out.
A Nickleback CD and a can of Lemon Pledge. They were a gag gift from my husband the first year we were dating. Wrapped with newspaper and duct tape. I was horrified because I thought they were serious gifts.
We still have the CD and sometimes we like to re-live the gift by putting it in each other's car and turning the volume ALL the way up and leaving it for them to discover the next time they drive. The gift that keeps on giving
So my cousin had one I those really furry looking animal-ly bags she was dragging around for a month. I got that for my birthday, apparently she was upset that my uncle gave it to me so she got a brand new and a better looking one three days later. Sixth birthday party 20 years ago, I am still super bitter about it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Xmas 2014. My three brothers opened their gifts from mom and dad. They each got a PS4. I opened my box, and it was a towel warmer.
I got my ex-girlfriend (GF at the time) a 600$ diamond necklace for Christmas. She got me L4D2, an approximately 10$ value game which isn't for the correct system (xbox vs xbox one). We didn't last much longer.
llstella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was a White Elephant gift but I got one of those tissue covering things, can't blame the friend who gave it to me cuz his dad owns a store and that's where he got it from
When I graduated from school my grandparents bought me a Mont Blanc pen for 300ish โฌ. I was known for having the worst hand writing in the entire grade and one exam even got rated way worse because of my handwriting. To top it all off they bought a pen for right handed people, when I'm a lefty.ty grandma.
tweez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same Christmas, I got given a Glee mug from my dad(related to the singing show) and an Xbox game from my brother. I had never mentioned even watching Glee, yet my dad thought because my wife had talked about it in passing I must be into it. The Xbox game would've been ok had I owned a console to play it on. I essentially had an expensive coaster for the mug. I've still got mug though and make my dad use it whenever he comes over. I did at least pretend I liked it for a while before coming clean with him. Maybe my expectations are quite low, but it's still better than nothing so I can't complain.
A buddy told me he was getting me a Christmas gift, to my surprise. I told him that's cool, so I got him something too. I bought him God of War 3 for the PS3. He was very thankful. He gave me my gift the next day, I open it, and it's a t-shirt that says "Beer Factor," in Fear Factor lettering. The shirt was also mustard yellow. I hid my disappointment very well. I don't exchange gifts with him anymore.
4 years ago, I didnโt have a car because I couldnโt afford the maintenance. At this time, I was a daily rider on a motorcycle working a dead end job living paycheck to paycheck.
My grandparents drove up 3 hours to see me the day after Christmas since I lived away from my entire family.
They brought cards from my family, some cookies, and a small gift for me.
I open the gift... itโs an orange-handled tool with a metal point... I ask them โwhat is this?โ My grandpa then tells me itโs a tool to break the windshield or windows of a car in case youโre in a car wreck.
My thoughts start running wild! โDid they buy me a car? What kind is it? How did they do it? Have they done anything recently that brought them enough wealth to buy me a car? What did I do to deserve this?โ
I started grinning ear to ear awaiting to see the car they bought me. I preemptively run outside to see the four wheeled vehicle I didnโt have moments before! As I stand in my driveway, my heart racing with excitement... I see no car other than the one they drove up in. I go back inside and ask if they brought two cars up. They said no.
Tl:dr My grandparents bought me a tool to break windshields of cars when involved in a car accident even though I hadnโt owned a car in years...
aj0220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received coal one year for Christmas, I was around 14/15 years old. My father told me it was because I was rude to my mother that year.
It was the worst gift I ever received because I was at the age where I could rationalize and introspectively reflect at how I'd been rude and how I treated her. I felt terrible and sad, and since then, I've tried to never be rude to her again. Love you, mom.
As a teenager in the 2000's, I was sort of punk/goth/emo, you know the whole "don't label me" thing though... right. For a Secret Santa thing, some cousin in another state, I don't think I'd ever even met her, sent me a very bedazzled and sparkly blouse. My god, as soon as the sequins and rhinestones glinted and pierced my eyes, I shoved it back in the box and hid it under my chair until everyone left. The gifter wasn't present, so I was saved from having to pretend I like it in front of everyone.
We had that one creepy weird uncle in our family who was I guess retired or something, and just smoked and drank himself silly while illegitimately living with my grandma as her "caretaker". For Christmas and birthdays he would always just go to some random shitty dollarish store nearby and pick up the absolutely weirdest things.
Like it's not even like a regular dollar store where at least they have something like cap guns or shitty cup and ball toys or something, wherever this mysterious place he went to always had ultra shitty plastic toys that were already half broken in the box from China, or more commonly, the most obscure VHS tapes you could find in existence.
Every birthday or Christmas it was always just interesting to see how bizarre the movie selection would be. I think the least strange movie we got was like Flipper 2. I just remember the cases always smelled, and they weren't even like standard VHS cases or slipcovers either, they were always like hard plastic cases similar to those Blockbuster rental ones.
Needless to say there was a whole closet dedicated to strange uncle gifts that were never used growing up.
For my 18th Birthday I received a full golf set with a special engraved plaque from my Mum, I've never played golf in my life and the golf set is still in its plastic packaging.
RekkTTTT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 9th birthday, my best friend at the time got me a pack of toothpicks.
One year my mum regifted a book set of a B grade fantasy to me. I was less interested in it than her and left them in the plastic wrap. I got them again for Christmas.
My son is autistic and this year, for her birthday, my wife posted on facebook that she wanted people to donate to autism charities rather than ger her gifts. And she tagged herself as 'with' me. And my birthday comes just a few days before hers.
So this year I got nothing but some people donating to charities because everyone thought my wife was speaking for both of us.
I really don't know. I recently shared the tale of the 5 used golf clubs for Christmas but it soon became a funny story so it paid off. Any odd gift tends to make me laugh so I kind of love them all.
So, I'd go with the 5 used golf clubs for a 11yo boy (me) that never golfed, didn't like golf and never would like golf. Most random gift ever.
My uncle once gave me my brother and my sister each the same plastic compass with a little note about it being a metaphor for "finding your way in life". He's not broke or anything, he most likely just completely forgot until the last minute and grabbed whatever looked passable.
My wife did a secret Santa at work she got absolutely nothing. You would think after it was realize that either they forgot to assign someone to get her something for the person didn't get it someone else might have stepped up but no.
Instead of me receiving the gift, I think I unintentionally gave a shitty gift in the second grade. It was a secret santa type thing and I didn't know it was inappropriate to give a dictionary to someone as a gift.
Thankfully, this person is awesome and is a really great friend to this day. And yes, she still has the dictionary
Witnessed by me: Last year my dad "gifted" my teen niece a candle holder that I had given him over 10 years ago. The holder was part of a set, but he only gave her one. It was also very well used so the insides of the frosted glass were black with soot and the original candle was burned down to the bottom. He just threw a new, unwrapped candle on top of the old wax and called it a day. After I pointed this out to my family, my youngest brother opened his present and received a candle too--a candle that our other brother had given to my dad less than 6 months prior.
RafeHaab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes, as a seven years old.
i_dv8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I opened one of the smallest presents from my dad. And it was really heavy. Like, nearing a gallon of milk heavy. When I unwrapped it, I literally couldn't hide the disappointment from my face. I was a Kodak easy share camera. It was the same version of my dads camera. Like, boy did I know it was expensive but I never ever wanted a camera. This was early to mid 00's so I wasn't in HS yet. I know a camera isn't a bad gift, but boy was it something I had no desire for.
What made my reaction even worse was that he really wanted me to open the box. So, I did. And when I opened it there were 4 monster energy drinks, and I couldn't hide the smile from my face. I love Monster a lot. Literally in my top 5 flavors of all time. So, I was happy when I was given them as a gift, and he still gets me for me for Christmas.
Expensive ass camera turned into an 8 dollar present and I couldn't have been happier. But yeah, that camera was the worst gift, until it wasn't. I didn't grow up getting bad gifts and both sides of my family really liked to be fair to everyone. I mean, my one grandma would give me a present on my brother's birthday, and he would get one on mine so we wouldn't feel left out. That present thing only went on for a few years tho. Last present I got on my brother's birthday was Pokemon Crystal.
My wife, god bless her, on our 3rd or 4th Christmas together after getting married, got me a large(like 2 feet wingspan) unpainted metal welded bi-plane decoration...thing. I am a very practical and frugal man. Sometimes I will allow some frivolous spending for a good time or quality craftsmanship. This thing was kind of neat but mostly just awful. My face showed it and she teared up a bit- so proud of this 'find' for me and I couldn't even fake liking it. I tried to think of some use for this thing, but I couldn't even think of somewhere to statically display it.
It was donated to the thrift store a few months later.
Dgusc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents every year for Christmas get me one new pair of underwear and a pair of socks. while they get all the other grandchildren big elaborate presents including my older sister who frequently gets her trip to Mexico paid for by them.
A few days or weeks before Christmas my ex asked me if I liked nuts. I told him I did not like nuts. I got chocolate dipped hazelnuts for Christmas.
truAl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me a 50 cent can one year.... I would have taken any cd worth 50 cents, but this was a rap album. She then immediately took it back and I never saw it again
A nice long ranting phone call blaming me for not reminding that it was my birthday despite telling them a week previously, asking them on the day whether they would be free for a quick dinner that night, and them bumping into me holding a cupcake with a candle in it.
When I was 13, my whole friend group exchanged gifts. Everyone got a Nightmare Before Christmas sweater from me, another friend gave out shirts of our favorite bands, and the last one gave me a hat. I have really curly hair and hats don't work for me. I'm talking about Nathalie Emmanuel, Missandei from Game of Thrones type of big hair. They just don't work. I wound up giving it to my mom as a gift instead. It's still around, 10+ years later, collecting dust as it's not forgotten
Barimen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Possibly not exactly what you're looking for...
There was this bistro (restaurant) nearby. They used to have specials every day of the week. I've been hearing very good things about their Thursday special (grilled pork liver - and I love liver), but never went there.
I heard it was closing a month before the close date. I asked my family if they wanted to go as my birthday party (my bday is on Dec 31st). Grandma said she didn't feel like dressing up and that she made food for two days, so that's why no one's going.
And if she sets her mind about something, there's no way it gets changed. You'd have an easier time bending a blacksmith's file.
All she had to do is dress up and enjoy a meal she didn't have to make. Or only let me go. Two years later, I'm still not over it. I'm still fucking pissed off. I've been celebrating my birthdays alone since then. I've stopped caring if they know about it or not.
My grandmother got me one of those big tonka truck cars made for ages 2-4...when I was 13. Obviously I still acted really stoked for it, she meant well and it was pretty funny.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 11 or so, my parents got me 3 video games that I already had. Not only that I already had, but ones that they got me for the previous Christmas (2) and my birthday (1). All 3.
After the first 2 I was like โehh alrightโ but after the 3rd I just thought to myself โyou arenโt even trying.โ It was a shitty feeling because I didnโt want to seem ungrateful, but it was hard to hold back my disappointment. I thought to myself โthey couldnโt even keep track of gifts they already got me.โ
Of course now that Iโm an adult I realize that they were just old people that were clueless about video games. Iโm very grateful to my parents and I kinda cringe to myself when thinking of that memory.
When I was about 12 my mom got me 3 wooden cats for my birthday. Each about the size of a baseball. They didn't move or anything.
So disappointing for a young boy, almost anything would have been better.
My girlfriend's best friend told us we had to go out to dinner with her to receive our "Christmas present" which was strange because we never really exchange gifts.
After dinner she presented us with the big surprise. A paper bag filed with a shooter and a single zucchini bread muffin. I guess she figured we would share both.
I once wrote on a Christmas letter that I wanted "A pair of socks and World peace". My thought process was that if I was good and humble, Santa would reward me with something awesome. I only got a pair of spongebob socks.
A floating flashlight by my wonderful father who worked his butt off for us and rushed out on a Christmas eve to find us gifts. I was a 10 year old girl.
My friend's sister got a 5k set of pearls when she graduated from private school. When my friend graduated from public school, her wealthy uncle sent her a card that had "happy retirement" crossed out and "graduation" written in, and had his secretary sign it. No gift.
drm390 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma forgot my birthday and then on Christmas I overheard her having a conversation with my uncle about how she was cleaning out the garage full of junk. Less than 30 minutes later she told me I could pick something from the garage as my birthday and Christmas gift. Savage.
I once received a opened bag of confetti from my grandmother. The dollar store tag and the price tag of $1.29 were still on it and it spilled all over the floor when I opened it.
M3g4d37h ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one of the developmentally disabled adults in my home.
He's spend his entire SSI in December every year to go home and buy gifts (around $200ish), and they'd send him home with used VHS tapes of random shit.
Came to a point to where I told them that if you can't put any thought into it just stop, because their son wasn't the local trashman.
I gave them a list (clothes, stuff he could use), and told them to stick to the list, end of story. I was curt at best. It had to be said, and the look in his eyes would fucking crush me every year. He knew.
They were good for a few years, now they just send a card with a $5-10 McDonalds gift certificate. I just buy his clothes every year now out of my pocket (actually, I do it for all six, so everyone gets some love). I can't deal with shit like that, and it doesn't take that much effort to make someone feel loved.
I received a pair of corduroy pants for Christmas, this was when they were still out of style. They didn't fit so we took them back and bought a pair of blue jeans. The corduroy were on clearance so the blue jeans cost more. I was told that since they cost more, the pair of blue jeans can also be my birthday present.
lutrewan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad, who I only see for Christmas, got me and my sister those shitty travel bags from when he flew first class on Delta. Because he "knew he liked to travel."
MrLeHah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's boyfriend (now her husband) went out Christmas morning to the pharmacy and brought back our Christmas presents. I got a $2.99 Mozart CD. I think he got my mom some cheap flowers or something?
When I was 16 I wanted a cellphone (this was the 90's). My parents gave me a toy phone with candy in it and a Dallas Cowboys blanket for Christmas... I was not a Cowboys fan.
Wasn't me, but my mom. My little brother (was probably around 8 or 9 at the time) had a few dollars with which to buy small Christmas gifts. He bought everyone gifts... except my mom. He realized this shortly thereafter though, but only had like a dollar left... So he bought a roll of Certs. Wrapped it up for Christmas day and everything, and my mom opened it up.
We still make fun of it every Christmas.
mlong14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always give out baked goods to my neighbors throughout the year. One gentleman felt he should repay me with a Xmas card. Inside was a grocery gift card with a balance of $8.19. And it had a receipt, too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave my brother cake mix and me some jam. I'm pretty sure they just raided their pantry for gifts. On the upside I got homemade jam which was honestly way better than the socks they usually give.
My ex gave me a cheap waffle maker for my 21st birthday. Not the worst gift ever but it was obvious there was no thought put into it and he just grabbed something off the shelf at Walmart.
Also confusing because I didn't cook often, and he literally never did. So not really sure why out of all things at Walmart he got me a kitchen appliance.
If you get pulled into a Christmastime "Yankee Swap" it is fun to be the person who ignores the price limit and instead brings something like a bottle of good scotch. Then watch everyone fight over it.
My step-sister always gives shitty gifts. I usually spend $20 each on her and her husband (i.e. $40 total), and one year I even splashed out and got them both $30 gifts each ($60 total). I usually got back a $10 box of shitty chocolates (a big box, but crap quality), but one year they decided to give me a Holden-themed gift pack of shower gel and a stubby holder. I am not a "car guy" at all, so why the shit would I want Holden-themed crap, let alone some shitty $5 gift pack? My theory is that it was a work secret santa and they decided to re-gift it to me. As a single guy I was spending $40-60 on them and getting $5-10 presents back. Yeah, I felt like a chump. But I'm married now, and last year she gave my wife a cheap bottle of red wine. My wife rarely drinks and she loathes red wine. The step-sister knows this, as my wife and her are good friends, so we've just decided this year to tell them we're not exchanging presents anymore. We're just too tired of spending $40-60 on them and getting $10 worth of presents back. Yeah, yeah "Christmas is all about the giving" but fuck that noise - I'm done being insulted
My girlfriend at the time was studying to get her Masters degree and in order to help her along, I felt that she needed a new laptop. So, I scrimped, saved and stuffed together as much money as I could and bought her a bad ass laptop in which to do her work. Wrapped it up and excitedly handed it to her on Christmas.
Under her tree was a huge box with my name on it and being that we'd been together for 3 years, I could only imagine what it was, because I felt she knew me so well. I was excited.
Then I opened it and found she had bought an industrial sized box of bubble wrap. Because once, I'd said that I liked popping the bubbles on it. It cost her $18. Bubble wrap.... for Christmas. A throwaway item that people have fun with when its included with another gift but not so much when its the gift itself.
My sister gifted me a book. She got the book out of my library and wrapped it up nicely and thought I wouldn't notice.
Felas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hey an AskReddit I can finally answer
The worst present I ever received was on my 12th birthday. A month prior my dad was told he was being promoted and that we were going to move to Calgary for it (the promotion ended up falling through too... oh well.) The whole house turns in to this flurry of activity as we frantically try to sell the house and to find another one in time. By some miracle everything is finalized just in time for our departure date... which happened to be my birthday.
We sat in our empty house sobbing in lawn chairs with our long time family friends and ate ice cream cake. None of us wanted to leave but my family wanted to support my dad and his career so we decided to go.
TL;DR: My parents got me a new house for my 12th birthday
Back in the early 90's when The Simpsons exploded, wearing a Bart shirt was popular. The shirts usually had an image of him standing with his skateboard and a text bubble with one of his sayings, ie "don't have a cow man". My grandma (RIP) thought it would be cool to get me one. Nice thought but for some reason she got me one that had a dark skinned Bart in an LA Raiders football uniform with a text bubble that said "Too black, too strong" I was a white 12 year old. I was neither black nor strong.
My grandpa once gave me a somewhat rusty knife and some mixed nuts (still in shell) for my birthday.
The other was a "USB pen" from work. It was supposed to be a pen on one end and a usb stick on the other. Except, shortly after they gave out the gifts they had to send out an email because the usb stick was crashing peoples laptops.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The father of a former girlfriend gave me a photographic portrait of himself for my birthday.
Neeroke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During secret Santa my friend received 20 dollars (as our limit) because they forgot, and everybody else was giving or given something.
Being raised JW, I didnโt get presents. One year my Aunt decided to be a rebel and send Christmas presents. We didnโt have to wait to open them at least. We were poor and there was this beautifully wrapped, naughty Christmas paper of course, box just the perfect size to be a Skipper doll. I was so excited. It was a brush from Avon. Probably cost more than the doll would have. That was the first time I realized this Christmas I wanted so bad might not be so magical.
I got a bag of pretzels and socks. In hindsight, I loved those pretzels since they were the Snyder cinnamon chunks, but I surprisingly don't have a worse example.
Last year my mother was very ill. Thankfullly she recovered. As a good will gesture to my sister, with whom I have been feuding since birth, I offered to host Christmas Day. I decorated, bought presents for her children, made a huge feast for everyone. Sister shows up hours late and after her children and new husband open their presents she gives me a gift bag. Inside was a small wooden ornament. One of the type that come in a giant box from Wal Mart, glued together drummer boy type thing, that Iโm quite certain she pulled off her own tree on the way over. Iโm going to New York this year lol
bs000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that one christmas dad gave me and my sister one scratch off ticket each
magork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last 10 years my grandpa has gotten me the same $5 box of chocolates and leaves it at my parents house for me unwrapped. 11 years ago I got a chess set which was cool. My cousin got a 4-wheeler. Havenโt seen him in 5 years now.
A nail clipper for Christmas. As a kid. From my mother.
Sham323 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fraternity did a secret santa, there were many highlights such as one guy who's house had just burnt down, get a fire alarm but my gift was the worst by far. It was a Trojan box, filled with almonds and one used condom. Paper towel wrapped and stapled up. No one even laughed and the guy just walked away no explanation.
Ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. I don't like the ice cream cakes.... Every single anniversary and birthday I was with my ex-hole he would buy me an ice cream cake.
The first time I met my wife's Aunt, she gave me a birthday present. It was a keychain that she had received as a free trinket at a convention of some kind. It was one of those tempered glass ones that light up with a 3 color LED. It was broken, and she knew it was broken, but thought I might still like it. As it was the first time I met her I had to act like it wasn't just garbage that she was getting me to throw away for me. I kept thinking "is she fucking with me?" My wife assured me that it was a serious gift and that she is just kinda weird like that.
Someone should post me in here. In 2nd or 3rd grade, My mom once made me give a porcelain carousel horse to contribute for our classโs white elephant Christmas because she thought it would be an awesome gift for someone. I got an awesome action figure out of it. One of my buddies got my gift and he was just like โWhatโs this?โ whilst standing around all of my other classmates. They were staring at me with the same question on their faces. I just shrugged in embarrassment and tried to finish the day. I love you mom, youโre the sweetest and most selfless person Iโll ever know, but god dammit.
I received a super plunger one Christmas from a family friend.. He got this idea after I plugged up both toilets in my house and my dad was out of town. So he had to come over and try to unclog them. He was unsuccessful and he came out of the bathroom gagging. It's also one of my best accomplishments.
My well-meaning but misinformed Great Aunt gave me a pair of jeans for my birthday. Unfortunately they had a race car printed in one leg and a set of tire tracks printed on the other. I think she thought I was 4 (I was 13). Even worse, my mother made me wear them. I never heard the end of it until they โdisappearedโ.
When I was a kid, our family tradition was to go around the room and show everyone what Christmas gift we've gotten. I was the only grandchild, and besides my mom and grandma the only female. When I was 12, my grandmother gave me a pair of sheer panties with a strategically embroidered turtle. Of course I tried to put it back in the box without showing the family, but grandma said "come on. little girl, show everyone what you've got." And I got to hold up a pair of sheer panties and show it to all of my uncles.
My grandmother honestly did not mean any harm by it. She liked to shop and she probably thought they were cute. I had a very normal childhood โ but grandma's gifts have been a family joke for years.
Donfatty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a used copy of an mmo game that no longer existed.
A rubber bookmark as a combined present from 7 people.
pmt223 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A travel mug...that was used and had a little remnant coffee in it. Thanks, Secret Santa.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so bad, but...
My stepfather used to give me beautiful expensive presents that my mother always took for herself: a pair of earrings, a silver locket, a gold wristwatch, a cellphone (in 2000).
She asked to "borrow" them and if I said no, he'd convince me to share. She then lost them one way or another.
So what I was being given was hollow excitement at getting pretty presents.
abqt46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a dictionary for Christmas from my parents (aka Santa). I was 11.
cjdeck1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a gift exchange, I ended up getting a $5 Taco Bell gift card. It had about $2.50 on it.
Veeoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum bought us a jar of jam. Said she'd made it herself.
It was at a gift exchange at work last year. We had a small Christmas party which included a gift exchange where the gift had to be something in our homes we didn't want anymore. I gave away a duplicate copy of a book I had. I received a clamp that holds together loose wires. Almost a year later, I still haven't taken the thing out of the box, and I seriously am thinking, if we have another gift exchange this year, of giving it away again.
My dad who lives a few states away didn't know what to get me for Hanukkah. It was winter so he thought he get me this wool hoodie. Later found out I'm allergic to wool.
daveyP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine got a printer when he was 16.
Jollywog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought me a pen and the bit you press down (for the nib to come out) lit up
rizzz123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gifts would be punch in the balls from older sibling and always a pack of cheap socks
Cinaface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the late '90s I wanted a new computer really bad. There was a big heavy box under the tree and whenever I would ask if it was a computer my mom would smile mysteriously. Come Christmas morning I ripped into that thing and lo and behold, it was a big surround sound CD player. I was born deaf in one ear, so I can't tell where sounds are coming from (basically everything is in mono to me all the time) so surround sound is completely useless to me.
Not me, but a good friend of mine received salt for Christmas (a literal bag of salt) from his grandmother. He put a smile on but was definitely feeling salty (no pun intended). Funniest part, he is a very talented gamer, and anyone who plays a lot of online video games can understand how funny this is.
Maybe the year I mentioned in passing on Black Friday that I heard Breaking Bad was good, so my family got me all the seasons instead of anything I actually had on my list. I love Breaking Bad, but that was a big gamble that I didn't really appreciate at the time.
Nope, definitely when I was 18 and someone unironically gave me a night-light.
Gargory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received an empty picture frame as a 10 year old.
For my high school graduation, my great-Aunt and great-uncle sent me a ratty-looking $50 Walmart gift card as a graduation present. I wasnโt complaining at first as I new I could find something there to spend it on. Lo and behold I go to buy a new PS4 game only to find out that the card was indeed used and had about $7.84 left on it, even though it was marked as $50. I was slightly aggravated to put it nicely. I should also mention that the couple that sent me the card were very well off, both of them being successful lawyers. My parents felt bad so they bought the game for me and we never mentioned this to my great-aunt and great-uncle.
This will get buried, but I received a calculator from my grandma with the "$1" on the packaging and a 50-some page paperback book about the History of the Cleveland Browns when I was 10 (my whole family is all die hard Green Bay Packers fans, so this was really strange). My brother got a $50 gift card to a local movie theater, my sister got a Discman and my cousins (11 of them in total) all received Game Boys. I guess my parents didn't want us having Game Boys for some reason and my grandparents respected that and got us different gifts. I always knew I wasnt the favorite of my grandparents, but I never knew how they really felt about me until that day.
Chifung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift but still funny nontheless. Last christmas my siblings got new smartphones, my sister got a brand new iphone and my brother got a samsung galaxy edge.
My parents gifted me a 10โฌ tie....I don't even wear suits.
One year I went to my grandmother's as usual for Christmas. It was the first year after my grandpa passed from cancer. It was a nice meal and then we sit down to exchange gifts. I watched the large pile under the tree slowly diminish into nothing. After an hour and a half of my large family exchanging gifts with one another (and me giving them gifts) I realized that no one had gotten me anything. Being forgotten by my whole family was a pretty tough gift to swallow.
3 weeks later my grandmother called me and told me a 5$ check was in the mail. Haha. I'm 23. 5$ is the best I did that year.
My incredibly rich sister and her husband bought me 4 in 1 'sports wash' for christmas once. Shit turned my hair into rubber and I fucking hate sports.
Speaking of how much I hate sports, another year, on fucking christmas, these same people got me a fucking low quality basketball themed wool sweater. Sure it cost them all of 1$ at the fuckin charity shop.
I dont care about cheap gifts, but gifts that are overtly terrible, cheap as fuck, and the one exact thing that everyone knows I fucking hate... what the fuck man? I'd prefer nothing.
my mom is well known for forgetting who the gift she just wrapped was for and she just guesses sometimes. Christmas morning about ten years ago I open this heavy box and in huge letters COLGATE on the box. Okay, Iโm thinking my mom is using some leftover boxes from Sams club for my gift. Nope, yโall there were dozens of tubes of toothpaste. She hasnโt lived it down since.
One christmas my mom asked me what i would wish for christmas and i said nothing because i dont really have that much to wish for, So she gave me an autonomous vacuum cleaner. She said if i dont want it she would swap it and give the money instead.
As a lesson to her i kept it and still have it. Its not even unpacked.
My step mom believes that spending more then 100$ dollars on anyone for Christmas wasn't right or ethical so she would buy the cheapest clothes and items. She scooped so low that she gifted me a children's almanac that my grandpa has given me randomly throughout the year that she had taken from my room... thinking I wouldn't know.
Me ex and I had our birthdays one right after the other (2nd and 3rd of the same month) it was always known by the whole family. Well after dating for five years we're at her folks with the whole family. Big birthday dinner, big cake with "happy birthday exgf" on it. Lots of cards and presents for her. Her dad handed me a chalk line.
Its not about the gift at all but after five years you'd think they would atleast give me a card.
Subsack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but an old colleague of mine got two bags of charcoal from his parents for his 40th birthday. I mean, in their defense it was summer and barbeque season.. But they could at least have thrown in some lighter fluid being his 40th birthday and all..
When I was little I once got a garbage can for Christmas from my mom "because I needed it". I was really confused at the time. Still am actually, cuz she's not actually a bad gift-giver, it was just that once.
When I was in high school, my grandparents got me a jean jacket. Not that I was at all the jean jacket wearing type, but ok. Problem was, it was a girl's jean jacket. With puffy pleated shoulder thingies (not sure what the correct term is). But obviously looked like a girl's jacket. My mom insisted that it wasn't and I should be grateful and wear it. I even showed her how the buttons in front were on the opposite side of a men's jacket. Didn't matter to her. I was like, there's no way I'm wearing a girl's jacket around so everyone can make fun of me. So I ended up getting grounded because I wouldn't wear it. Thanks a lot grandparents!
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she eventually realize it was a girl's jacket? Did your mother apologize to you?
I think "If I wear this, people will make fun of me" is a legit reason not to wear something.
I can't really remember what happened after that (this was like 30 years ago, I'm an old fart. :P). I don't recall ever wearing it in public, so I think it was just forgotten and lost in the back of a closet. Knowing my mother, no apology would have ever come, I'd have just stewed resentfully in my room for a week until the next absurd grounding came for something else.
Spongebob underwear from Walmart as the only gift from my brother at Christmas. I was 16
Naebany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Photo album in school and a plushy lion from gf. I don't have any plushies. I like electronics, games, books. Not freaking plushies. I bought her CD with her favourite band for her birthday and she bought me something that she might have wanted. It was totally useless for me.
My parents were going through a divorce at the time and wanted to take care of us kids with one last hurrah. We're not wealthy, but they did go hog wild here. To keep it brief, I watched as my bother and sister both opened up gifts such as a new camera, a pair of skis, some nice clothes. I was beaming the entire time as I saw a card at the top of the tree with my name on it. About to strike gold here. Bob Barker, where's my new car, I thought?!
After getting my Hooter's calendar, shell necklace and 10 gift card to Starbucks, I opened the card...... It was a black and white printed sheet showing my official 1 year subscription to our local newspaper. The most excitement our town of 2,000 people had seen in years was a woman turning 100 years old.
After I moved out of my parents house they gave me a Box of canned food, toothpaste and some other stuff I don't remember on my next birthday. Worst present I've ever gotten. Idk why my parents thought THAT was a good idea.
For my bridal shower, I received presents from my aunt that were from her daughter's and daughter-in-law's bridal showers which happened before mine.
I know this because I attended both of their showers (yet the two brides and my aunt never attended mine). I specifically remembered a stupid cheap cookbook from my aunt's daughter's shower (she received two), and magically, I got one as a gift.
When I made out my thank you card, I told my aunt how I remembered my cousin receiving two of the same cook book, and now I was so happy to now own one.
I don't talk to them anymore. They never valued me as a person, and I'm happier for it.
Years ago I work for a Chinese computer company here in the US. My last year there, my boss gave me a pair of finger nail clippers as my Christmas gift. I guess I was lucky to get anything.
My extended family does a Secret Santa, and usually there's some pretty funny stuff in there. Two years ago I got nothing. Someone mucked up and assigned someone twice, leaving me with no secret santa. To make up for it they gave me a tablet stand (one of the two gifts the doubled up person received), knowing full well that I don't own a tablet ๐.
Every year we had a Christmas gathering before Christmas. My birthday is just before Christmas so that year it happened on my birthday. Two of my cousins also have birthdays before Christmas, one week before mine. They celebrated their birthday while not even mentioning mine. Then we got to Christmas presents. My grandma forgot about me so I got a pair of used socks. I was 10.
aditseng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sandalwood chariot in a glass case for my wedding. My wife and I thought it was a small suitcase before we unwrapped it thinking, "that's a thoughtful gift!" until the wrapping came off.
For those who don't recognize the symbolism, it's an iconic image of Lord Krishna (the Hindu God) explaining life as the Bhagavad Gita (the Hindu equivalent of the Bible) to Arjuna. It's a great gift for those into that kind of spirituality, but certainly not what you'd want to be staring at on your wedding night.
at a work place 'secret santa', i ended up getting royal dansk cookies and a coffee mug with a hideous design on it.
an email went around with stuff people might want for $15, turns out this old woman (we named her 'death warmed over' because of appearance) didnt read it? or just regifted something shitty?
worst thing is, i had to open this in front of everyone, and everyones reactions were "wtf?".
this was the last time i ever participated in these kind of things
fwiw, i gave the person i got the top thing on their list
XOEVA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Picture frame and a small vase. Wtf do i do with this
A giant pickle jar painted to look like a snowman, with the lid cut to allow a shitty light bulb to be placed in it like a lamp. I got this from my Aunt who had forgotten to get us anything for a family Christmas swap. She disappeared to โfind our giftsโ and came back with that piece of shit. My parents let me shoot it with a shot gun when we got home.
For our wedding, my husbandโs college friend (who attended the wedding and reception) got us a card and taped a dime on the inside. He wrote โDonโt spend it all in one place.โ It would have been better for him to give nothing...we never would have noticed. Now, heโs the guy who gave us 10 cents as a wedding gift.
My uncle sent me a brochure for a conversion camp he wanted me to go to inside a Christmas card where he wrote โmerry Christmas! I hope you go so you can get rid of your sinโ
My step-dad's millionaire grandma shipped us a box of loose, lightly used tighty-whities and a sheep that had been stained from a mysterious substance. It was the only gift she had ever given me and my two sisters.
I gave this girl a cool ice die mold and a can of DewSA for her birthday and on mine she gave me a dollar that she borrowed off
my friend at the last minute :(
SrGrimey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was a Christmas where my aunt organized a gift exchange (we don't usually do this). Everybody was surprised because she had gifts for almost everyone present at the party, so she started giving to her mother a nice sweater, then to her daughters (3) one perfume, a blouse and some shoes, they weren't that surprised (guess they choosed their gifts).
At this point my family weren't expecting something great neither nice. So it was our turn, the four of us got an awesome an useful apple or banana case! This is a plastic case in the shape of a banana or an apple to keep your respective fruit protected. We were just laughing for how ridiculous it was, specially because she organized everything just to give her daughters gifts. I was 14-15.
The next year she made exactly the same, but this time she gave us towels, a more useful gift I guess.
Bacterial vaginosis from being cheated on. He had unprotected anal with his ex when we found out I was pregnant. I got to find out on Christmas at the ER for heavy bleeding. My daughter is s happy, healthy three year old.
aresfour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been playing guitar for most of my life. When I bought my first house (very modern-style decor and furnishings), my dad got me a wooden toilet seat whose lid looked like a guitar. It was this one, and I think it was expensive:
When I was in college around 2013, my ex roommate thought it would be funny to give me an Arizona and Skittles, resembling the Trayvon Martin case at the time. It wasnโt funny Matt, you dick.
Back in the late 90s I received a CD Rom with a few free game demos as a gift from my aunt...
I guess it was thoughtful because she knew I had a computer and maybe wasn't going to get me anything otherwise. Just felt weird because it was a xmas gift.
I was just about to start college. Going into the school of computing, a solid laptop is a necessity. My job didn't pay enough for me to save up for anything so this was my only chance.
it's Christmas and I feel around all the presents. There was one that was especially heavy. "Yes! This is the surface pro 2 I asked for!" I thought it would be best to save that one for last. You know, make a show of it.
I open all the other presents which were great. I grab the heavy one and I'm thinking, "this is it, you have to act surprised. Maybe stand up and do a little dance or some shit." My heart was racing.
I rip the first bit of wrapping paper and it says "sushi". Curiously I ripped the rest away and it was a sushi making kit. What.
I have never expressed that I want to make sushi. Nevertheless I thanked them and put the maker in my closet.
my ex-girlfriend gave me lots of homemade gifts that were all really bad, Like 1st grader bad.
-A really terrible scrapbook
-A mosaic of a picture of use kissing made with stuff from around the kitchen. Coffee beans, marbles, Fake flowers.
- a big wooden heart made of jenga pieces hot glued together.
She worked really hard on them all too, but they were just awful. She would then get upset when I didn't display them prominently in my dorm room. I was always nice and said how much I liked them but It was baffling how bad they were.
Dude2781 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 I received a big blue blanket for my birthday...my brother (turning 16) got a really big stereo player with dual cassette tape slots, 10 slot CD, bass and treble control and sound presets and I got a big.blue.blanket...
RinKatai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little like 3-5ish my grandmother on my father side gave me a timeout bench for my birthday. However my other grandmother bought me toys and took me to lunch with her friends because I โwas such a well behaved childโ.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So quick backstory: Most of my family live in Washington state. All of my cousins are in the Tacoma area, which can be pretty ghetto. To be fair to my grandmother the triple xtra large white T-shirt with a huge swirly tyedye and glitter pirate on it is probably something my ghetto cousin would have loved.
When I was 18 years old, my aunt and uncle gave me a tumbler cup with a piece of paper that could be put in the middle of the two walls of the cup through the removable bottom. Oh, and it came with crayons.
My ex-fiance gave me an apron for my 30th birthday. No card, no date, no dinner, just an apron.
That would have been pretty bad, but then I saw the search history in our Amazon account. He had simply searched for "gift for women" and that was the first thing that popped up. Literally, this shitty apron with black and white polka dots and a pink bow.
I wish I had broke up with him then instead of two years later.
I used to hate getting socks, underwear, toothpaste, and shampoo from my grandmother. Now as an adult, I really wish I had a backup toothpaste so I dont have to crush every last bit out of the one I have now. Or some socks and underwear that don't have holes and have been worn paper thin over the past 5 years.
I got a little maze book from my aunt and uncle on Christmas that they got from the dollar store while my parents got their kids a video game and some expensive girly toy for the other kid. I was 15 and we stopped exchanging gifts outside of the main family after that.
My aunt gave me a roll of Lifesavers candy when I was a year old. My mom was pretty upset about that one...
Same aunt gave me a make-your-own-volcano for kids (box said ages 8-13) when I was in high school. She's got a good head on her shoulders and can be very passive aggresive, so it was definitely not just an innocent mistake.
Gift exchange at work; I brought a nice gift, received this multicolored cornucopia looking ornament - no tags. What's worse is my boss comes up after the exchange and informs me she brought the gift bc her and her husband got sick of hanging it on their tree and have had it for over 7 years...like really? Wtf, cheapskate?
Chocolate candy, not even the chocolate I liked either
For context I was in the third or sixth grade and at the time tech decks and those small ball toys that opened when it hit a magnetic surface were the fad at my school - I think it was called Bakugan? It was also the basis of a show and I think included cards
My extended family were not the best gift givers. My grandma once gave me a pink fanny pack that said circus circus on it. As a 10 year old boy with three older brothers I got an endless amount of shit for that one.
My uncle isn't very close with the family but was always invited to the Christmas Eve party. Every year he would give me a gift bag with the same items in it, a tin of mixed nuts, a small summer sausage, and one of those chocolate oranges that you're supposed to smash. My birthday is right before Christmas so this was of course my birthday/Christmas present.
One secret Santa I participated in I gave an iPod and my person gave me a dumb oven mitt
drxyoswe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My basketball team had to give each other gifts close to christmas time. The others got expensive energy bars and drinks, workout gear, etc. I got one granola bar and a ziploc bag filled with maybe 10 m&ms
RTwhyNot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday (start of the summer before freshman year of college) my then-boyfriend gave me a book of Sudoku puzzles and told me it was to pass the time while he was at work since I had nothing better to do during the day.
jimohio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mother gave my older brother a generic painting of a sea captain. My brother lives in Central Ohio. No water nearby. His house doesn't have a nautical theme. He isn't a boater. It was a very random gift.
I was about 8 years old and had an awesome birthday party until it came time to open presents. My neighbor who is a boy, well his mom thought it would be a good idea to get me undies!!! As his gift was handed to me, him and his friend immediately began covering their eyes and making their cootie boy comments. I opened a pack of disney underwear. I mean they were super comfy and all but extremely embarrassing to open in front of my entire family and friends.
I got this hella cheap fake plastic flower shadow box thing during a class secret santa. Now, I try to be grateful for whatever present I receive but it was so hard to not be disappointed with it, especially when I knew exactly where she bought it and how much that particular item was.
Another thing was a metal coin bank. Normally, I wouldn't mind it but it was so... generic. And again, I knew where he bought it from. I see that particular item every time I go inside that store. It was that kind of item bored kids bash around because nobody seems to want to buy them. Something about that irks me so much. I try so hard and put a lot of effort in finding a nice present for the person I picked but the people who pick me can't even be bothered to care.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken Cleveland browns watch. I was 14. And I lived in regina, Saskatchewan. Needless to say I was not a browns fan
for my 12th birthday, my parents bought me a bike.
i didn't and still don't know how to ride a bike because they never taught me, but on that birthday they bought one for me "because it's embarrassing" that i don't know how to ride one and told themselves they'd teach me.
In 4th grade, I was that one who made the worst New Year gift which was my used small notebook (I tore out a few used pages so it's all blank) and a small box of really cheap waffles. The head girl who saw what's inside my gift box later excluded me from the class raffle so that no one got my 'gift'.
When I turned 13 or 14 my older brother gave me five dollars. Not complaining about receiving money, it was just the fact that he put no care into the gift. It was a Saturday morning. I woke up excited because it was my birthday. When my brother finally got up and joined the rest of the family at the breakfast table, he handed me five dollars. No card. Just a crumpled five dollar bill. No effort at all was given for thinking about a gift or even a card. He just woke up, reached in his wallet and pulled out a five dollar bill. The saying goes that itโs the thought that counts. Well, his thought crushed me.
There were douches in the bathroom of the men's room at his work. He first did it as a "surprise". He wrote me a letter and said "I am sorry I got you something as a surprise. I am sure you feel like a real douche for not getting me anything." I opened the present to find a douche... then it carried on for every occasion and he thought it was funnier every time.
One time I got a framed picture of my parents from my grandmother for my birthday. I was so confused and disappointed at the time (I was 15). Now that I'm in college I actually appreciate the gift.
Once my narcissistic aunt gave everybody wrapped pictures of herself in really nice, intricate picture frames. I was really annoyed when I opened it but I repurposed the frame so it wasn't all bad.
SyN_Pool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance got 2 plastic bags from my grandmother. I thought at first they were vacuum seal bags for cloths ECT.. They were just 2 plastic bags.
My mom once got me a copy of 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN in large print, and a glass canister full of mixed nuts. I was neither religious, nor did I like nuts.
P. S. I was maybe in tenth or eleventh grade.
Asddsa76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of 100 felt tip pens, ranging over the whole colour spectrum. It wasn't bad for what it was, but my mother wouldn't let me open it since she thought felt tip pens would give me cancer. So I had to repackage it and give it away to someone else.
Worst part is, another kid recognized it and called me out.
For my 16th birthday, my dad gave me an IKEA floor lamp. Itโs a nice floor lamp, and Iโll be taking it to college with me, but Iโd much rather have received it in college than for my 16th birthday.
My aunt and uncle have always given neat gifts for us all. However one year they decided to give knitted hats and scarves to everyone but me. I got a sticker sheet from a box of Triscuit crackers they had eaten on the way to my grandparents house.
Ryudo83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first year at my current job the office did a white-elephant gift exchange. Well they called it a white elephant but it was really just a gift exchange with white elephant rules. Everyone got this memo with the exception of "kathy". So we have 22 pretty nice and thought out gifts and then we have Kathy's, a plastic toilet seat duct taped to an orange 5 gallon paint bucket.
Everyone is dreading the gift exchange as we draw numbers, and of course I draw #1. So i have to sit there and watch as every single person steals every gift I open. I opened every gift and still got stuck with a plastic toilet seat and a bucket. Worst Gift exchange of all time.
My in-laws gave us a 3 month old puppy when we had a 3 month old baby... not a fun time. Also, we have no clue where the dog came from and sheโs needed to be on medicine and special food since we got her 2 Christmases ago
I think we did our Secret Santa within our group of trainees.
Basically a group of 4-6 people we spend all day around studying and training.
I get really into it, pull one of the legit cooler dude's name and secretly figure out he's into cigars.
I get him the nicest set of cigars I can find for $20 (Not that I can tell what would make a nice cigar).
I want to get something I like and I know most of the guys don't know me outside of work so I make a wishlist on Amazon.
Three different options of things I would like and share that with everyone in a text.
If they wanted to they could still get something else, but I figure I'll give them the option to phone it in.
Day comes up, we exchange gifts.
Biggest asshole of the bunch got my name.
Real snakey, weasel type he was.
Says "You mentioned once that you used to be a germaphobe as a kid."
He got me a two small bottles of hand sanitizer and a Bufger King gift card for $5.
Note that I am not a germaphobe, that was a one time conversation about childhood, I have never used sanitizer around any of them and the fuck was I going to do with $5 worth of Burger King?
I don't even like fucking Burger King.
Piece of shit didn't even try and play it off as a gag gift.
I guess jokes on him in the end, he's probably still in that shit hole of a job.
When I was about 16 my grandmother bought me GTAIII for my birthday. She came over my house, let me unwrap the gift, just to snatch it from my hands because she wanted to make the point the game had a Mature +17 rating and violence. I just ended up buying a used copy off my buddy two weeks later for $20.
White Elephant gift exchange and I got a FUCKING AVOCADO!!!! My reaction was the same as the kid in the vine. I was lowkey heated cause I knew it was a joke.
kcc3121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once watched someone's rabbit for a week while she went to Austria. In return, she brought me steak salt. It was good salt, but I just felt a little underwhelmed considering the effort to care for and clean up after a rabbit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always gives me clothes that are both way too small (because she thinks it'll inspire me to lose weight, which she's openly admitted) and way out of my style. I'm 5'11 and 180 pounds; I'm not really fat. She always buys me clothes for Christmas which promptly get donated/returned when she leaves.
This year, she is not invited to my house for Christmas.
In fifth grade, we were supposed to do a secret santa gift exchange with all the students. All of our parents signed us up.and we were all pretty excited to give all our friends something cool. It was a $10 limit,. So I got my friend some short range walkie talkies. I was so excited to give him this and was excited to get my gift from someone else. My someone else gave me large box that wasn't sealed or wrapped. This box was filled with 3 dirty broken rocks from the playground and 1 Quigon Jin Lego upper body piece, just the body. Still pissed at that girl
When I was 14 my dad gave me a shadow box frame with a dried out bat and flowers in it. I was in my emo phase and my dad always tried to find strange things to give me. It was both one of the worst and best presents I've ever gotten. It was one of the first presents he ever picked for me because my parents had just gotten divorced. He took the time to find the bat( accidentally), pick the flowers, and arrange it all in a frame. When I first opened it I think I WTF'ed out loud, but when he told me where it came from I thought it was adorable. He's also introduces me as his son, so this gift sorta started our wharped relationship.
Secret Santa at work, but you gave/received from the same person. Gave a nice pan, spent about $20 I didn't have at the time. Received...nothing. She said she didn't want to get me anything, just wanted to participate in receiving.
sjo98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't the receiver in this one, but the giver. In a secret santa exchange, I (male) gave my friend (male) a picture of me making a face very similar to this, in a picture frame that had stained glass flowers and ladybugs. It was glorious and probably the worst gift he ever received.
Aleann82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mammaw always got me nice things when I was a kid, but I was never her favorite grandchild. I was girly and she had only raised boys and did not quite know what to do with me. As I got older, she started showing her favoritism more and more. She adored my tomboy sister and my little brother, but she always had something mean to say about me.
So, one year for Christmas, she did not get me anything. She said she was cutting down on her costs by only buying for "the couples and the kids." I was literally the only person that she did not get a gift for, as I was in my late 20s at this point, so I wasn't a kid, but I wasn't married. She told me "When you get married, you'll get presents again."
Thing was, she was retired and did not have a lot of money, so I did not expect anything from her anyway, but she got everyone else a can of mixed nuts. That's what she was cutting out of her budget, one can of mixed nuts. She saved $10 by excluding me. The next year, everyone else, aunts, uncles, siblings all bought me cans of mixed nuts on top of my regular gifts.
Vlaar2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret Santa exchange at work last year, my sister gifted me an electric ceiling fan!!! My room doesn't have the hook ups for such a fan and she knows this!! Oh well.. it's still in the box and I use it as a foot stool !
My dumbass FIL gave me an expired Sears coupon for my birthday. Not only that, he called my husband on my birthday and told him to come to his house to pick up my โgift.โ So my husband drove all the way to his dadโs house on my birthday to pick up an expired Sears coupon.
tollillo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got The Two Towers (second part of Lord of the Rings), beautiful edition, hardcover, illustrated ... No Fellowship of the Ring in sight unfortunately so I never got round to read the books
kayochin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Baby clothes for my younger brother. My uncle that liked to fuck with me handed it to me three days before Christmas and demanded I open it, jumping up and down. I at seven years old decided the best thing to do was to listen to him before he threw more of a fit. Once I opened it he started yelling for the whole family to come over, why would I do such a thing to my poor baby brother. He and my aunt didn't get me anything for actual Christmas, that was it. I got in trouble too.
Kajeed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Bobbytom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly a gift, and technically it was the โworstโ but is still my favorite. My 3 (all between 3-8) nieces picked out my birthday cake, so obviously they got what they thought was the coolest cake they could find. It was a bright pink princess cake. I am a male who was turning 29. Still makes me smile though, the look on their face wanting to see how happy I was will always cheer me up.
When I was younger (preteen) my very wealthy Aunt and Uncle would always get my Hardy Boys books for xmas. I have no idea why they thought I was into them.
mbeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12, my Grandma gave me a black sweat shirt with my name hand painted all over it with fabric paint. 12 year old me was horrified and embarrassed. I never wore it. 40 year old me wishes that I still had it. She died from cancer 15 years ago. I miss her.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I got an huge box of old clothes from my ex wifes grandmother. Half the time she thought I was her former son in law and my wife was her daughter, but her husband had passed a few years before and she sent me a huge box of his clothing. We ended up donating what was viable to good will.
None of it came close to fitting properly on me because he was about a foot shorter than I am.
It was really thoughtful but any gift that requires you to work and you get nothing from it is, a sort of crappy gift.
Christmas with the in-laws (we get along; no issues there), and while exchanging gifts, I decided to save the one that seemed to be "the best" for last. Gifts are usually nothing extravagant (clothes or something utilitarian) but this one while not large, did have some weight to it.
So my grand finale that year ended up being two tubes of toothpaste. I'm usually pretty good at faking enthusiasm, but I was so perplexed I couldn't come up with anything beyond, "Oh look, Crest!"
It turned out my mother-in-law decided to wrap them up as a present so that my wife and I would have the same number to open.
For my 12-13ish birthday an old lady from my church gave me a remote controlled car but it wasn't a wireless remote. Yes this car was connected to the remote via a maybe a 6 foot cable/wire. WTF is the point of this toy?
At the age of 15, for Christmas, my mom got me: a cheap electric razor from Kohlโs , a traveling bag that clearly came with it, some adidas โcologneโ and that was it.
At the age of 23 i still canโt grow a full beard so i dont know why she thought i needed a razor at 15 when i barely had peach fuzz for a mustache.
maxk52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was about 16 my grandpa who is a pretty wealthy guy got me a pack of 3 highlighters, needless to say that was disappointing lol
Not me, but I was there when a friend opened Christmas gifts in 2009. His mom gave him a gigantic, dirty used leather trench coat that looked like something Brandon Lee would've worn in The Crow. In no way had he ever expressed any interest in that type of thing, and he was in high school so he wasn't good at bullshitting yet. He was a nice person so rather than insult her he was just sort of speechless...definitely never wore it, even for Halloween.
My father gave me a gift card with his name on it. Literally printed on the card. He also couldn't recall the pin number for me to use the card and just gave me some random pins to try while I stood in line trying to buy something. I eventually just left it on his desk and he took it back to use without a commeny.
He later reminded me that my brother's birthday was coming up and I had to get him something.
JonAce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A six-pack of tighty-whiteys from my great-grandmother.
What made it the worst gift was that I had to show what I got front of my entire family. Six-year old me was devastated.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. I went all out for multiple events and got literally nothing for Christmas or my birthday for two years in a row. My birthday she legitimately forgot.
It was my wife. It was crushing. I now dread Christmas for myself and my birthday because I assume I'm going to be disappointed.
Yes, I've talked to her about this like three times. I don't have any faith it will change.
I traded in a little cash and my Nintendo 64 for a GameCube about four months before Christmas. I was eager to buy and start playing games but was told by my parents to โwait and see what games I would getโ as presents. I showed them a few games I wanted and asked if they could tell me one they werenโt buying so I could at least play one, but theyโd smile and tell me to wait and see.
Needless to say my excitement grew as one wrapped game after another appeared under the tree. By time Christmas rolled around there were at least 10!
On Christmas morning, I opened them only to find that they were $5 bargain bin games they had gotten from Samโs Club; stuff like Frogger and Tetris. Hiding my disappointment was what made it so difficult, especially since I had gone without video games for so long.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you return the games to the store and a game you wanted?
I didnโt want my parents to know so I snuck into a GameStop when we were in the area. The most expensive game went for like $1.28. It was basically $7-8 off a real game.
Itโs not like my parents didnโt mean well, and I didnโt want hurt their feelings. They just thought quantity was better than quality.
My half sister is a women's rights studies professor at a good university, she is a huge feminist (but not in your face about it at all) and women's rights activist. My grandmother however, could be described as... Not that way. Anyways, Christmas rolls around and My sister findsd a present from Nana, she opens it to find a book titled "The Woman's place in the household". Needless to say my sister was not ecstatic about it, but passes it off, my grandmother was 80 at the time and was truly from a different generation... So a year passes and we're at Christmas again. I should mention that by now my grandma was deep into Alzheimer's. Brooke sees another similar package under the tree, opens it up and finds.... yup, the same exact book. This happened 4 years in a row before my grandma passed away.
It's not the best memory, but it's a cherished one. And it's given me the perfect idea for future gifts. I'm determined to give my sister that book as a gift every opportunity I can.
A pack of thank you notes, and a โhappy birthday nephewโ card from my aunt... Iโm her niece. Most galling thing ever was having to write one of those sodding thank you notes to her. โThank you for my thank you notesโ
An electric pizzelle maker. I never mentioned pizzelle, showed interest in pizzelle, nor wanted to learn how to make pizzelle. My sister used to buy gifts that she thought everyone would like vs getting them stuff they asked for.
D-jay2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a broken calculator from my grandfather. Didn't even turn on. Was also clearly used, wrapped in a Walmart shopping bag... My brother also got a brand new heavy duty telescope wrapped by a professional... I wasn't the favorite grandkid.
My grandparents have historically given some of the best presents and some of the worst. I was the recipient of the worst present in the last 20 years.
For my entire life, my grandparents have been hoarders. They keep the most random stuff, thinking it will be useful, and then pawn it off on my family. I was lucky enough to receive one of these pawn offs for Christmas in the late 90s/early 00s.
The gift was an airline toiletry bag from the 70s or 80s. When I opened it to see what was inside, the shampoo had become this congealed substance. Imagine hardened beef broth with some lumps in it. The socks inside had turned some tint of yellow and the toothpaste was rock hard. I just smiled at them and thanked them for the gift.
To this day, my mom still comments how I handled that Christmas like a pro as a 9-11 year old.
my aunt gave me a hole punch once. not even a three hole punch. a single hole punch.
She got my brother and my cousins beyblades and shit. and she bought me a hole punch. i think there may have been a pack of sticky notes. IIRC i looked at her and said "What the fuck" (i might have been early teens at this point) in front of like 25+ of my extended family. to be fair i think a few of them were thinking the same thing though. She was such a bitch back then.
Girlfriend of five years bought me a power outlet for Christmas.
snerdie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a used, dirty vacuum wrapped in a garbage bag for my wedding.
My grandmother had a reputation in my family for being a notorious miserly tightwad, and I was used to it by then, so I shrugged it off. I received plenty of other, nicer stuff to make up for it.
My mother, on the other hand (it was her MIL)...I've never seen her so angry. I thought she was going to bring the house down with her rage. I believe she told my dad my grandmother was never to step foot in our house again.
A candy bar for christmas. It was melted and opened.
Demojen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift ever received:
Part of a previously owned incomplete disk set (1 disk) for the second season of a reality TV show that I've never shown any interest in what-so-ever and a lottery ticket that was a loser before it was handed over.
The first Secret Santa I ever participated in, I received two half-cases of Max Ice beer - a harsh, high-alcohol, cheap-tasting, overall vile beverage.
The best part is, because I was studying for an exam and unable to attend the actual switching of gifts at my friend's house, the gift-giver drank them all.
That was 12 years ago, I haven't participated in a Secret Santa since.
My uncle use to get me toilet paper as a gag present. Other than that I got everything I wanted except for a motorcycle when I was 4. I got a toy one instead.
Freiling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom noticed that my friends and I liked to make flip books at school.
She bought me a stack of post-it notes for my birthday. I couldn't tell if she was being thoughtful or hated me.
Eltoron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got something from my step-grandmother that looked like a Swiss Army Knife, but was actually for grooming (it had a file and I think something to clip your nails). My โthank youโ was a bit forced. I have never used it.
My husband received a broken frame with the words "i โค my grandkids" on it from one of his buddies for his birthday. We were 28 and have an 8 year old and one on the way. No grandkids in sight.
I got a sweater from my grandmother with someone elseโs initials monogrammed into it.
Kaneida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From one of the companies I worked at we received nice christmas gift that was a note that the company had bought a goat in each respective employees name that was donated to some village in Africa.
No picture of my or anyone elses goat, no info or picture of the receivers or updates about the goats well being.
You know I always thought it would be the step parents or something that would give the cunty gifts, but reading all of these responses, it seems the common culprits are grandparents. Weird.
It was the first year my wife and I were dating - she came to my grandmother's house with the family for Christmas Eve. Grandmother was a tough, intimidating, and thrifty woman. So my wife was delighted to receive a present from her.
She unwrapped the present and inside were SnackWell cookies from the dollar store. She was happy mom-mom thought of her.
Later in the car she was telling me how thoughtful it was of her. I had to tell her to read between the lines - these were diet cookies. "Mom-mom is telling you that you put on weight from the last time she saw you."
You could never please mom-mom. She would hug you and you were always either too skinny or, "ooohhhh, you put on some weight."
Itโs a tie between a really crappy gift with almost no thought and the super passive aggressive one that was 100% intentional.
When I was 12, my grandma bought everyone gifts. Now grandma wasnโt wealthy or anything so we never expected much (thought that counts!!) and usually gifts were a touch religious (we werenโt Mormon but she definitely was) but this year was different. She said she got me something that took her all day to find, I was intrigued. I open it.....itโs a broken and massively dirty red rolling pin. Grandma apparently had been on a walk, saw this and decided โYep! Thatโs the gift for herโ. Said thank you, and ultimately was grateful I didnโt receive a pocket Book of Mormon like my little sister did. No malicious intentions, so I still have this thing almost 13 years later. Itโs funny now.
Last year was different though. It was the first Christmas after fiancรฉ and I got engaged (yay!). I know I should have anticipated this a little because when we gave them the news we were engaged the reception was less than warm. They said it was because it was the same day as their daughters formal. So Christmas Day rolls around, and we are opening gifts. Now, to be fair his grandparents were all taking us to Mexico so itโs not like we were expecting a lot for Christmas, but when we opened gifts from fiancรฉโs dad and step mom, it was a little odd seeing Fiancรฉ, his brother, and his half sister all opening 4-5 packages each all equaling up to 150-200$ worth of stuff when I got to open my one box that ended up being an xs sized pair of car pjโs for 22$ (tag still on) and a cheap pair of cat slippers. That Christmas was the heaviest I had ever been due to thyroid issues from cancer treatments (all healthy now!) so I was especially sensitive about my weight. :/ Fiancรฉ also was heavier than usual (had foot surgery that prevented him from working out for 4 months) and when he mentioned he was going to exchange our stuff for the correct size, his step mom pipes up โor you could just lose weight!!! (: โ K. Weโll get right on that.
A starter log at a white elephant gift exchange. I lived in a downtown apartment without a fireplace. Plus we were living in the south at the time. No clue why someone would think that would be a good idea. It just made my office smell like gas for the rest of the day.
locai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst at 7 years old: Socks
Best at 30 years old: Socks
My mom let me know in my 20th birthday card that our family cat ate my gerbil when I was ~12. I was gone on vacation when it died (my mom was home and taking care of it for me). The story had been that it just died from natural causes while I was gone. Thanks, mom.
(the card was done in good spirits and I laughed too, my mom is not an evil villan)
My grandparents bought my family a โcar vacuumโ and when it was received, they told us โNow you can have something to finally vacuum your truck!โ
My uncle used to be an extraordinarily talented woodworker. By day he was a cardiac surgeon so he had all sorts of expensive hobbies, but his furniture was incredible. He had a big shop full of all of the tools and equipment needed to make beautiful things and he knew how to use them.
Around 2008 ish, he had a pretty serious accident on his motorcycle and had to have several surgeries and go through physical therapy. Unfortunately, he got addicted to pain pills. We tried several times to coax (and eventually force) him into rehab but he knew all the ways out.
His problem was discovered immediately after he returned to work and they successfully entered him into rehab. He rocked along for about 6 months but it became more and more evident that he was back on the pills.
Even after my aunt divorced him, he would occasionally show up to family events. The last event was my 27th birthday, where he gave me a rock that looked vaguely like a dinosaur because he remembered I liked dinosaurs... I had a bunch of dinosaur stuff when I was like 8. For a little perspective, I got a beautiful handmade chest of drawers to put in my first apartment when I was 19. It was creative, thoughtful, and practical.
He overdosed and passed away from complications a few years ago.
We do a thing called "sinterklaas" here in the Netherlands. And we basically did the sinterklaas equivalent of secret santa in my class (works exactly the same). And we were allowed to spend โฌ25 and all of us basically did so that we don't seem cheap and mean. We usually pack them quite nicely and in a fun way. But this one guy who happened to be my "secret santa" gave me a cardboard box with newspaper shreddings with 1 bag of candy that cost him exactly 1 EURO. and he was totally happy with himself.
A horse shoe. A lime green horse shoe. With a broken watch and cheap dollar store gems hot glue to it. The hot glue was so old it was yellow and some of the gems fell off in the wrapping. I, my mom, and two cousins each got our own horse shoe; each a different horrid neon color.
Donโt know why Grandpa gave us those that year, but he did. He said they were supposed to be โclocksโ (hence why thereโs broken watched glued to them).
The worst part? He didnโt make them. He BOUGHT them. He spent actual money on them. I think he thought they were art. Then again, Grandpa is notorious for giving horrible gifts. (My Mom once got a dusty cassette tape of Christmas songs as her Christmas present... in 2011)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a 50$ gift card that out of the package with like 1.53 left on it
My grandma once gave me a card that had a document inside it that said money was donated to the Russian Orthodox church so that a prayer would be said for me in the highest church in the religion.
Snap10a ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Olive Oil.
It's now a family joke, but my now mother-in-law gave me a bottle of olive oil as a stocking stuffer. I didn't know how to react when I opened it in front of her and I started talking to her about it (it was a nice bottle!) and she obviously knew it wasn't that great of a gift and replied "It's olive oil..." and I was immediately Awkward Moment Sealed.
Now, it's a funny joke that we bring up every year.
rf194 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend (both 15) gave me an unwrapped Sum 41 CD with the security tag still on it. This was in 2011 when CDs were dead and I didnโt even like Sum 41 that much. Also convinced he stole it on his way to school that morning!
Well, not the worst gift ever, but for their 18th birthdays, my 2 older brothers got 500โฌ worth wrist watches from our grandparents and I've got two 50โฌ bills. Sucks
Trakis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my Aunt, who I do not like, gets me a box of these.
I have told her multiple times that I do not like them. Every time I open them, I had them to my dad or sister telling them that I don't like them, and they can have them. Yet she still gets them for me.
I got a suitcase tag from my Aunt and Uncle, who are incredibly well off... Still an awesome family and I love them lots!
Hranu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you asked my cousin, she would tell you the 20lbs of salt that she got during the yankee swap my family decided to do.
This happened 2 years ago now, but my mom's side of the family normally all bought vapid gifts for each other and they all decided to do a yankee swap instead and save some money. As the black sheep of the family, I had to be specifically invited since I don't talk much to them and I live several states away. I said yes, which I decided after that call that I was going to use the 20 lbs of salt that I bought beforehand while it was on sale at Shaws.
The rules of the yankee swap were as followed:
Had to be under $30
Can't be alcoholic or lewd, since recovering alcoholics would be participating and so would children (didn't stop anyone)
Had to be something you would want
As someone who cooked with exclusively cast irons at the time, 20 lbs of salt would be fine with me. Anyways, I package it up and wrap it and then drive home.
Day comes around and we're all sitting around doing the yankee swap and my gift is one of the last ones to get picked. People got alcohol, my dad got a box of rocks + a gift card, etc. My cousin (26 at the time, 28 now) picks mine out, unwraps it, and opens it. Not believing her eyes, she closes it and then opens it again and then takes one of the 1lb containers of salt out of the box.
The divide in my family is immediate. Half my family loves this gag gift, the other half 100% hates it. There's no in between. But everyone kinda just shakes their head or mumbles under their breath and we continue on. What I don't know is that this particular gag is eating away at my cousin, whom normally starts to cry over these kinds of things.
So we go along with xmas as usual -- eat dinner, shoot the shit, and then everyone starts getting drunk. I leave early because I don't drink and don't like to be around that atmosphere, but my cousin tells my mom that "she thinks she handled that pretty well." Well, she went home with my uncle/aunt and balled her eyes out. I left the next day to go back to Vermont, but apparently my uncle/aunt gave hell to my entire family about the entire thing.
I get home and go about my weekend and then go to work on Monday. As I come home and start cooking dinner, my Uncle calls me and starts chewing me out about what happened. He tells me that this has been eating his family apart since it happened, that it wasn't funny, that everyone else got a useful gift while my cousin got essentially nothing. He said, very specifically, that I need to apologize to him, his family, and my cousin... in that specific order. He ended the call with "you won't hear any more about it from me" and hung up.
As I ruined our first go at the yankee swap, we couldn't do it anymore. I decided the next year that I would get my cousin lemons and sign it from life, but as I decided not to go to Thanksgiving / Christmas last year, it didn't get done. My cousin's older brother (my older cousin, who is far more forgiving then the rest of his family) wanted to get me pepper in response.
This year I'm still not going home, but I got two Life cereal boxes from some coworkers and I've decided to move forward with the lemons plan.
Shippo6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave me a can of peaches with a toonie taped to the bottom of it. She asked for the peaches back before leaving for a pie as well
daan1998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my parents gave me a faux-leather gum case. A little, square vinyl purse-like thing shaped to hold a pack of gum. That same Christmas, my parents got my sister (who was 16 at the time) a brand-new car, because she โneededโ it to learn to drive. ๐ Yes I have issues with my family, ad yes Iโve had lots of therapy. They said they got what they did, because they had no idea what to get me. Even though I had been asking (begging) for $ for college tuition because selling plasma and whatever belongings I couldnโt eat wasnโt enough.
I was in foster care so obviously I almost always got less gifts than most others, but i'd have to say the worst is definitely when everyone else got a lot of gifts($50 gift cards, and all that) I got $5 and some cheap cologne that smelled like school hand soap
For my 12th birthday my parents gave me an umbrella and a 'joke' card that said something to the effect of
"We would have gotten you a better present but we didn't care enough to".
I burst into tears and locked myself in the bathroom for several hours. Apparently this was a 'gag' gift and I was also to receive money to go towards a Discman that I wanted. They told me that part the next day.
Over 20 years later I'm still treated as the "sensitive" one of the family.
The book "Leadership" by Rudy Giuliani. It had a discount 75% sticker still on it. My mother in law gave it to me for Christmas the year after I married her daughter. Needless to say she hates my guts. She did then and still let's me know in special ways to this day.
Fun fact: she gave me that in 2002. I regifted it to her in 2012.
andycay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got Shrek the racing game for the Nintendo DS which I didn't own or intend to buy.
actually that might've been the best gift i was ever given.
My dad likes to ask for a list of what i need/want, and then get things vaguely in that category.
Kitchen knife set=slap chop.
Size 5 no show socks= one size fuzzy slipper socks.
Size small tshirts= size large cocktail dress.
Vanilla wax melts for my warmer= cinnamon body spray.
Blue country plaid curtains for the kitchen= baby blue lace blinds adorned with birdhouses.
I said i wanted roosters and sunflowers in my kitchen decor. I have sunflower bedding and a rooster lamp now.
Needed a play pen for my son. "DONT BUY ONE, ILL TAKE CARE OF IT!" Three weeks later, he arrives with a shin-high, soft material ball pit.
We take bets on christmas every year.
Saint956 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 12-13 my grandmother gave me ladies pjโs, like the dress kind. Iโm a guy. While my cousin of the same age got the new Jordanโs. Total bitch!
One christmas while I was in middle school my brother, sister, and I were downstairs opening presents with our parents. My siblings had each opened up multiple gifts, while I had not opened one yet. I started to look for one with my name on it. I couldn't find one. My eyes started to tear a bit. My dad noticed and announced "Find a gift for GeraldSetsFires before he starts crying." Mom found one and gave it to me. I opened ONE camouflage slipper that was my dad's size. I was baffled and sad. Then my sister was handed a package that was about the size and shape of what I had just opened... It was a shirt or some dumb shit. I opened the other slipper a bit later and had a nice matching pair of camo slippers that were easily 6 sizes too big. Dad thought it was funny to wrap them separately, as well as to put anything for me back behind the sofa where no one checked...
When my wife was a teen, she was given a card for her birthday from her mom, stating that she would get a mountain bike (used). Well, she never got it, because her mom is cheap. Similar instance happened with her brother. Got a tv, but it didnโt have a certain feature he needed, so they returned it to look for another. He just never got another one.
My college dorm had these mandatory socials, one of them was a White Elephant gift exchange party. I was the lucky person that got a rusty doorknob from a "woo-girl" who thought she was a comedic genius.
My uncle knew I liked Rush, so he asked a friend for suggestions on other bands similar to Rush that I might like listening to. Based on the friend's recommendation, my uncle sent me three CDs:
Extreme: III Sides to Every Story
Trixter: Hear!
Nuclear Assault: Something Wicked
anitoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about abstinence.
MMM0000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Red rose , my girl gives me When She leaves me from her life.
EWPsies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god. Three years ago we had our annual family gathering on New Years Day (80 people that year including kids. Alot of kids) the 24 adults have a white elephant gift exchange while the kids are scattered about. If you haven't played white elephant its like... Competetive Gift Exchanges. And if you're in my family that is heavy on strategic games, then you know how this shit is WAR. (especially considering we did a 50$ gift exchange this year to spice things up)
There was one gift that was... Wrapped terribly, yet covered completely. And everyone was thinking the same thing "that has to be the good gift" it was my turn so I jumped on the opportunity, despite us allowing three steals, I figured I could sweet talk my way into keeping whatever masterpiece was held within.
I tore the sucker open, to reveal?!?!!?!
A used. USED. Christmas tree topper of this gross looking plastic doll of an angel. DID I MENTION IT WAS NEW YEARS DAY?! I had to hold my tongue. I had to hear the explanation. (perhaps this is an antique, or has a cool backstory, or someone died. SOMETHING?) No explanation. After five minutes I broke and I questioned whose gift it was from, turns out it was the wealthiest one in the family, she always had a disgust for our family, and vice-versa. I took that opportunity to put my persuasion skills to the test. I gave it the best Billy Mays treatment I ever could. Noone budged. I lost that Christmas, but our fire burned a bit brighter that evening.
Tl;dr: wealthy aunt put a used Christmas ornament in a 50 dollar gift exchange. I was stuck with it. On new years day.
When I was 10 I was with my moms family for Christmas. All my cousins got really cool things like video games or sports jerseys but I got..a box of almonds. I acted grateful until I realized that EVERYONE got a box of almonds as a "family tradition" so really, I got no present of my own so they made a spectacle out of me getting the almonds to cover it up.
May family did White Elephant gifts at Christmas be use it was a large family gathering (around 50 people total).
We would all draw numbers and take a gift from the pile when it was our turn, or take a gift that others had already opened. The rule was a gift couldn't change hands more than three times.
Some of the gifts were amazing. An antique chamber pot that was in the family for a few hundred years, lottery tickets, buckets of change, nice vases, tools, size 200 waist Levi's, drafting equipment, and all sorts of cool things. Mostly. But now and the there was a dud.
I got duds 3 years in a row. One year I got a cheese cutting board with the blade missing, the next year I got a phone that hung up when you put it to your ear, but the final time was the best/worst.
The last gift was a puzzle, obviously from Spencer's, of two extremely obese ( like 600+ lb) naked people bounding through a field of flowers towards each other.
I was 14. The gift my family gave me was a puzzle of ugly naked people.
One year we did a secret santa thing in our class. The gift was not allowed to cost more than $5.00. Each day, one person would get picked at random and had to pull a number. The number was the present.
When it was finally my turn, i picked a number and got my pressent. I opened it and it was a halloween pumpkin-candle holder. I looked at it with a "wtf?" look. My teacher looked at it with a "wtf?" look. All my classmates... you get it. Appart from one. It was out classes "strange"-guy (i'm sure you all had one). He was really happy and afterwards during the break asked me if i liked the present. I just said thanks...
CFogan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in 5th grade we did a secret santa, and the dude that got my name got me a box of neon colored animal print banana hammocks. Ruined my christmas that year seeing all the cool gifts all the other kids in class got, and there I was with a box of underwear.
When I was about 10 my aunt got me a rug, that had skaters and all these cringey skate terms on it. I don't even skate. In the end I guess it worked out okay, I lay my surfboards on it in my car to keep sand from getting on my seats.
For secret santa my 19 year old cousin gave me an open deck of cards that was missing some, an almost completely used up mini airhorn, and a play trident. I was 19 like wtf. Guess it's the thought that counts?
mrsuns10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right after my ex left me three days before we were supposed to move in our first flat for a guy she cheated with me, my step mother gave me a single ticket to see a comedy show.
Not that bad, but the thing she forget is that it was my ex favorite comedian. And that I had only one ticket so I couldn't bring a friend.
I hosted an xmas party and had a "naughty yankee swap," the idea being for all who wished to participate to try to outdo each other with raunchy gifts. There were a few big winners, but the worst one was a "karma sutra kit" which in and of itself would have been a good prize - there was an illustrated mini book and a number of powders and lotions... that were half used.
2015: I have a sister who's married (was married), has two daughters who were 9 and 14. My mom and I spent $60 each on presents for the girls (mom spent $60 on the 9 y.o. and I spent $60 on the 14 year old since she and I have the same interests). We also spent a bunch of money for the girls to have some nice stocking stuffers. Plus we bought presents for my sister and her husband. Combined total for us was well over $200 spent on the four of them.
Christmas morning my sister hands me a $12 box of candy bars bought from Walmart and says "Merry Christmas, I didn't know what to get you."
A few things to point out: Her father in law the year before and left them well over $300,000 in life insurance as the sell of his estate. Also, the Monday before this, my car stereo had been stolen out of my car. She was in the room with my mom when I told her, and indirectly, my sister, that my car stereo had been stolen. She asked my mom what she should get me. My mom said "How about a $50 gift certificate to Car Toys that he can put towards a new car stereo?"
The following year I bought gifts for her daughters. She got me nothing. I did get a text from her. Not saying "Merry Christmas", not saying thank you for buying gifts for her daughters. Not asking if there was anything she could get me. No. Her no good unemployed wife beating husband wanted to watch cable television on his cell phone and wanted my login and password information to do it on my account, but not offer to help out with the bill.
This year I'm not doing shit. I'm tired of the expectation from her that I'm to provide gifts for birthdays and christmas but I get nothing in return, or when I do get something it's something insulting.
John2k12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Christmas tree ornament from Reddit secret Santa. It was a cheap plastic orb with a stencil of a video game logo on it. I got it late, 10 days after Christmas was over and our tree was gone so i eventually just threw it out as I had no use for it and only gave negative reminders. I havenโt done secret Santa since.
Because they sent it late, they used priority fast shipping to make up for it I guess. The shipping probably cost twice as much as the ornament!
My step-dad gave me a step stool for Christmas from โSantaโ even though I was literally the tallest kid in my school and would never use it for anything. He was a dick.
Edit: Iโm realizing now that itโs funny because of step-dad and step-stool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towels. Normally that's a fine gift. We had asked for some for our housewarming party and my mother-in-law bought us several. Then my birthday rolls around (9 months later) and my mother-in-law got me a gift. I open it up, more towels. Then my husband's birthday is a week later. More towels. That was years ago and I still have no explanation.
I moved to a new place, and i was excited to make it all the way i like it. My best friend made me a picture/dresser combo for christmas. I appreciated what went into it, and it wasn't ugly, but nothing i would ever hang up. It was not my style and i disliked the fact that i now "have" to hang that thing up. My house burned down with the picture in it, not hanged up yet. So it worked out pretty good.
At a hockey Christmas party one year, we did a white elephant gift exchange. Unfortunately, one guy on the team didn't bring a gift, and so to compensate the hosts went up to their attic and put a used stomp rocket under the tree. Guess what I ended up with?
To cap it off I also had just discovered how to burn CDs on the computer so I went and put a bunch of effort into making everyone a super cool hockey mix-CD. And some guy couldn't even go to Hallmark and buy a damn WebKinz
Last Christmas my now ex only gave me one present. It was the receipt for a new tail light for the car. A few weeks earlier I had a small accident and that broke. (It was the only thing that got damaged)
My multi-millionaire cousin got me a chocolate bar wrapped to look like $100 for Christmas.
She got my parents bars of soap. The soap had a 1/1,000 chance of having $100 in it.
It wasn't just that she got us soap or candy. It's that she acknowledged her extreme wealth still and made a joke about "oh yeah, I spent a lot on your presents this year!"
Fuzzl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pixel (the movie) because my lovely fam in law think that is what gamers like these days.
At least I have saved someone else sanity. Box is still, and will stay sealed.
I would dread the arrival of the gift from my Aunt and Uncle every year. Gingerbread cookie kit, I hate the stuff, but I would have to make it and eat some and thank them. I threw them in the trash Aunt Sue.
When I was 8 I loved Pokemon. One Christmas my family was opening presents and we started getting towards the end when the 'big present' would be opened. My mom got excited and handed me a present. I open it and it's the official strategy guide for Pokemon Yellow.
I get ridiculously excited. I don't own a gameboy, I love pokemon and I'm getting a gameboy and the game where freaking PIKACHU FOLLOWS YOU AROUND.
Then I see my dad's face. He's very concerned. He knows what's going on. I'm not getting a gameboy. I was never getting a gameboy. I just got a book with a pokemon on the front of it because my mom doesn't understand video games.
This wasn't the only devastating present from her. One year she bought dog treats and put them in our stockings thinking they were regular cookie biscuit things. I was 12 and my brother was 9 and we thought we were getting a puppy. My mom shouldn't be allowed to buy presents
I got barbeque sauce for christmas once so I could cook for my family. -.-'
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 I gave my girlfriend a James Taylor CD for her birthday. She didn't like James Taylor, but I did and I was convinced if she gave him a real listen, that she would see the light.
So, yeah.
I was an idiot back then. I like to think I've wizened up a bit since then. Sorry Jessica.
Every year, my Aunt would buy the most recent season of The Office for me on DVD. But the kicker was that she and her whole family would watch it before giving it to me. As I opened it she would talk about how funny it was; if I didn't know her better I would have thought she was doing a bit.
Season 1 no real issues, season 2 a couple blemishes but still worked, fine, whatever, still getting The Office, who cares if it's lightly used. But Season 3, Season 3 also got borrowed out to my cousin's boyfriend and his family and when I finally got it, two of the discs were so scratched they were unwatchable.
After that I said no mas on the DVD's. To this day she still gives terrible gifts but those were the most baffling/frustrating ones.
Not me but when I was in the 7th grade there was a guy named Paul who would tease/bully a girl named Monique. He was a jerk. He would call her Mongo short for Mongloid. His favorite insult was, "Mongo want a cookie?" Which he would use on a daily basis. The class had a secret Santa one year. Yes, Paul got Monique. He told the boys his plan was to wrap a bag of cookies. We said he shouldn't and I didn't think he would, but on the gift exchange day Monique opened her present in front of the class and it was an already opened half eaten bag of cookies. I've never forgot that.
A friend once gave me some winning scratchies (that had already been scratched). I went to cash them in... turns out they had been stolen.
tasos500 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas, my parents bought my brother and I one of those cheapo Android smart watches for each of us. The same day, I looked them up on Amazon and they cost less from there than the store they bought them from. Mine is still sitting in its box in a drawer.
Every year my great aunt gives all of my siblings various gifts and I get a bag of store bought cookies. Every year I get oatmeal raisin which I dislike so my mom gets a bag of oatmeal raisin cookies via me.
My mom used to do a scavenger hunt every year for my brother and I. We usually get one โbigโ gift every year and the scavenger hunt was to find the final big gift. One year we went through the whole scavenger hunt to get to the end and find snow shovels personalized with our names on them. ๐ We had to sign a โcontractโ with our parents promising weโd use them hahahah
When I was just born, my grandmother gave me (a boy) a pink fleece jumpsuit for Christmas. My mother, trying to be nice, put it on me when she took me on a walk around town. After getting asked how old her, "beautiful little girl" is, numerous times, she took it of and threw it out.
A few years ago my dad was moving across the country, into a house with an old friend/flame. I helped him pack, and moved him down. Now, I had spoken to the woman a few times, and she seemed a little flakey, but whatever... I'm not the one that would be living there.
The plan was to stay a night on an air mattress, an be catch a flight back home the next day. When I arrived it was clear to me that this person was an absolute shit show of a human being, but my dad was excited.
The next day, as I was set to go, she pulled me aside and said how incredible it was that I would drive so far and do so much for my dad. She said she appreciated how thoughtful I was, and wanted to give my gf and I a gift. She handed over two glittery gift card holders in pink and blue, complete with little matching bows.
Perhaps I had misjudged this woman, maybe there was a thread of kindness and sanity that my dad had unearthed in their long phone conversations. I thanked her, put away the gifts and headed to the airport.
On mu flight, I thought back to her moment of kindness and decided to see what she had given. I unwrapped the delicate blue ribbon, and pulled off the lid. The box was empty. An Old Navy emblem emblazoned a small plastic gift card holder, but nothing more. The pink box was identical.
At that point I laughed, knowing that my few hours and "gift" would be nothing compared to the shit my Dad would dealing with going forward.
GSnow21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 30th bday/college grad party my sister left to go buy me weed as my gift, she never came back and gave me an iou that night. This was a month after o gave her $50 for her 26th bday
She's the godmother to my young daughter, can't wait to see what she gets her for Christmas.
Bullet knife. It was a small bullet that opened up into a tiny knife. The person who gave it to me said it was good for going through security at the airport.
Not me, but a friend of my cousins was so salty about a gift that he gave a friend of ours half a snickers bar for his birthday and this fucker saved the other half of it for A WHOLE YEAR and gave him the other half next birthday xD
beyd1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm super glad I stopped doing presents two years ago.
It was a chinese gift exchange, right when everyone was freaking the fuck out about bacon. I opened one of the last gifts and low and behold I got a box of bacon candycanes. Fuck you Rob
My mom gave me a small $2 calendar for my 12th birthday, and although it doesn't sound too bad, it is in comparison to my sisters who both got a DS game each plus some electronics for their birthdays. My bitchy ass was pretty pissed when I got my present, and I threw the calendar out within only 2 minutes of receiving it.
I love birds, and one year I got a box with a robotic parakeet in it. The box was already opened and taped shut, but I figured my Uncle or whoever just checked the product to make sure it wasnโt damaged (he orders these things online through stores). I was so excited because usually I get really crappy gifts that were broken or whatever. Opened the box and realized the birdโs chest was opened and wirings were missing. I found the batteries so old and corroded they were useless. The entire thing was junk. I ended up crying.
Everything that I ever got for Christmas growing up was the worst gift that I ever received. To elaborate, my mom would use my wish list to determine what not to get me. She thought that doing this would make everything a true surprise. I grew up watching everyone around me getting what they asked for while I got a bunch of stupid shit that I hated and didnโt want. I do not enjoy Christmas.
dell_55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a boyfriend for a couple of years that would overspend every month. He racked up all kinds of credit card debt buying stupid things. After about 18 months of us dating he says he can't pay his share of the bills that month and then gives me a gift. They were a pair of $800 dangly diamond earrings. I acted happy and grateful but 1) I never wear jewelry l, especially gaudy stuff and 2) my ears weren't pierced.
When we broke up he asked for them back along with the other jewelry he bought me and I never wore.
My aunt gave me a small cereal bars pack of 3 for my birthday(not a party just the day, my family was there on vacation), like 1 second later took it from my hand and gave one to my cousin, to my uncle and ate one herself. Also worst relatives in general.
Towels from M&M World when I was 7 or 8. I knew that she went there before Christmas too, and she wrapped my towels in M&M themed wrapping paper. I know my aunt isn't that malicious, but sometimes I wonder about that gift. It was the only one I got from her for a long time, and it just seemed sadistic.
I remember my friend giving a nicely gift wrapped piece of old wood for class secret Santa, probably the worst gift that kid had ever gotten whoever got the wood.
Not me, but a friend of mine was gifted an opened box of tea bags, with half of them missing.
IceEye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a pair of nice sunglasses one year. Would be nice if I havnt had to wesr glasses since the 1st grade. Basiclly useless without my perceptions on. I was more confused than anything, I thought I'd accidently opened someone else's gift but nope.
Still gave her a hug and stuff. Meme is great.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Former teacher. Once, as an end of the year gift, I received a felt checkerboard set, and wrapped inside was a small tube of sunscreen and a pack of Mamba candy.
Sweet girl. Sweet family. Super strange gift when considered together. Oh, and maybe I should mention this girl was not in elementary schoolโshe was in 8th grade.
On my 18th birthday, my entire family decided to all buy me lottery scratch off tickets as a joke gift, since 18 is the legal limit for them.
In total, I received only $50 worth of tickets from everyone, which was a little insulting. I scratched them all off and won $1...
Worse yet, that birthday started a trend among the family to buy $1-$5 of scratch offs on birthdays and wrap them in a post-it note with a paper clip for everyone. My family decided that it was too big and nobody was worth more than $5. Even cards are a waste of money... so post-it notes were used.
Not a gift to me, but my uncle gave my 8 year old nephew a ream of printer paper for Christmas. Two years later, he gave him a large rock from his backyard. No fossils or cool shaped rock, just a big, dirty rock.
Secret Santa. I gave a wonderful crown royals set with glasses and whisky. I got a duck dynasty plush toy. Fortune 500 bank Christmas party. So stupid.
iamalext ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once, I was staying with my maternal grandmother (and I say that in the kindest terms) for a day at the water park. Because I was very excited (I was maybe 6-7 years old), I forgot my bathing suit at home (I was living with my dad and would spend every second weekend with my mom. In this case, my grandmother picked me up from my mom's house). She quickly pointed out that we could stop in town on our way to the waterpark and pick up a bathing suit for me.
We get to the store in town, and after I pick out a bathing suit, she points out that it's pretty expensive and that I should split the cost with her... (my dad would always leaves me 20$ when he dropped me off, in case of emergencies!). Seemed fair to me, so I paid for half of the bathing suit.
We eventually make our way to the waterpark. We stand in line to get in, and once it's our turn, she looks at me and says: "since I had to pay for the bathing suit, you're going to have to pay your own ticket today!"
Please note, this grandmother had several homes and properties and was a rich divorcee, while my dad, who had custody, is an injured veteran living on a pension.
Not sure if it counts as the worst gift, since I paid for the majority, but I figured it fit the mood!
$5 dollars for Christmas because my boyfriend didn't bother going out and getting me an actual gift and after my family gave him a nice camera case he felt guilty and told me "I'll give you all the money in my wallet"
My aunt once gave me a bottle of bubble bath for Christmas. It was obviously one of those pre-packaged gift items that she probably got from her office holiday party. It looked like a bottle of champagne and came loosely wrapped in crinkly cellophane, tied off with a ribbon.
My mom got me mostly makeup products for Christmas one year. I don't wear makeup.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tim Allen's "Santa Claus" on VHS on Christmas Day.
phl_fc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that terrible, but when I first moved out of my parents house I moved an hour away and it took a couple years for people to realize not to buy someone gift certificates to places they have to travel a long way to get to. My parents kept giving me gift cards to non-chain stores near them and I'd never use them. A few years later I re-gifted all my saved up cards to my brother who still lived out there.
When I graduated High School most of my family gave me gifts related to coming of age; shave kit, wallet, that sort of thing. My grandparents me the Goofy telephone my little cousin didn't want. This phone in the shape of Disney's Goofy was promptly re-gifted.
When I was 13 my dad got me the only birthday present I actually remember him getting me as my parents became Jehovahs Witnesses shortly after that.It was a paintball gun so I could play with my two best friends that also got them. I was so excited I nearly shit myself when I opened it. As I was about to take it out of the actual packaging, my dad stops me and says he wants to do juuuuust a little more research on them before I open it. I assume this to mean he wants to make sure he got the best one or something so I chill and enjoy the rest of my birthday hanging with my friends. As it turns out, my dad decided at the end of the day that they were too dangerous and takes it back to the store without telling me... and doesnโt get anything else. So all that summer I had to hear about my friends going out to play paintball and have fun. So, I guess the worst present I ever got was hope.
Mine was not so much just the gift but more about what Christmas had become. Growing up my siblings and I had been very fortunate to have parents who loved to give us great Christmases I mean living room sprawling with wrapped gifts on the floor spilling into the other room, followed by a huge breakfast and the joys of being with each other and all the new toys, clothes etc
Jump to me being in my 20โs and its Christmas day. Siblings moved out so just me and my parents. I give my parents their (wrapped) gifts and my mother hands me a check for $100. BOOM Christmas is over. No food shopping was so almost nothing in the house. I think I settled for pasta with butter for the meal for the day ended up driving around our city for hours looking for a dunkin donuts or something to get a coffee or a sandwich and could not find anything so gave up and went home. It f*cking sucked. So much so that to this day I do a HUGE grocery shop the day before Christmas grabbing anything I might be in the mood for on Christmas and over spending but refuse to ever have that miserable of a Christmas again
My Uncle used to work at the incinerator at his town, where he would be known to pull out any goods on the line that he deemed "too nice to burn". One year I got a tent that was ripped and reeked of smoke. He also informed me "You're gonna have to find poles for it, those get recycled"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother was the favorite child and grandchild in the family. When I was 12 and he was 11, I had been begging my parents for a pair of athletic shoes. Not like Jordan's or anything, just some basic gym shoes. I'd been dying in Payless airwalk knockoff converse that were too small and I couldn't be in sports without proper shoes. My family wasn't all that poor, but my father was a miser and a fiend, at least toward me.
My brother got a new wardrobe of Underarmor gear, shoes, shirts, pants, the works from our mom's family.
I got new shoe laces for my shoes. They were too long.
A fish..... I mean, it's a nice fish but I feel like it's very rude to force that amount of responsibility and commitment on someone with a gift. I've never had a fish and travel regularly so I have to make arrangements.
SinanZee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandpa gave me a screwdriver when I was seven that promptly went into an outlet
goodOlas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A soap dispenser. I was 16.
M4ethor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So there is this german singer called Wolfgang Petry. I hated his music and everytime my mother asked me if I liked his music I sarcastically said "Oh yes it's great ..." with a bored facial expression. My parents once gifted me a music tape with his music, for Christmas. I was around 7 or something and cried as I unwrapped it, because I loved tapes as I was little and felt like my parents wanted to bullshit me.
To this day, I don't know if my parents wanted to make a joke or were just oblivious to my sarcasm. My mother seemed actually confused about my reaction though, so I doubt a joke.
Repeatedly throughout my marriage my inlaws gave me my first initial in various decorative forms. Ornaments, wall hangings, metal book ends, etc. Such an impersonal, yet personal gift. The best though was when they gave me a tea towe. Just one. Not a set. And yes, it had a picture of my dog's breed on it but talk about a slap in the face when their son-in-law opened sweaters and shirts that same Christmas morning. The best part is my exes new girlfriend has the same initial so I left them all in the house so they could regift.
The year that the PS2 came out, I really wanted one, or at least a DVD player. I was also spending it at my uncle's place in Florida. I love snow, and it had started snowing hard just as my family and I were flying down to Florida, so it felt incredibly unnatural for it to be 80 degrees on Christmas Day. Anyway, my parents got me Monopoly, which I already hated, but then my mother spilled coffee on it while we were playing. All over the money. It was ok, though, because my aunt and uncle also had gotten me a Monopoly set. My uncle got a PS2, though, but no games that I was allowed to play (Fireblade, which was a really fun game, I later found out). I was miserable.
Finally, we get back up north, and the snow had melted the day before. My grandmother got me a present, though.
Fucking Monopoly.
Years later, the same thing happened to George Michael in Arrested Development, but it was funny when it happened to him.
MsEwa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been to a "Horrible Gift Party" once. Everyone had to bring a gift they didn't like. Everyone had to take one item home. There was a lottery for picking order. Quite a few people found things they really liked. One person's trash is another one's treasure I reckon.
-boon- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From one aunt I once got a sculpture of 2 ants that were caressing each other under a flower that was set up to look like an umbrella. The one ant was leaning the other ant back in a romantic kiss from a movie scene...
I'm male and in my 30s at the time..
The next year she gave me a door mat made of rocks... it weighed no less than 40lbs.
As a kid my aunt gave me a package of diapers. I must have had a 'what the fuck...?' look on my face, so she explained to me that they were for dolls. I didn't like/play with dolls.
Both my brother and I are notorious in my family for getting really horrible gifts from my grandmother.
One year, my brother had to be about 7-8 y/o, she got him a bowling set for babies. Yes babies. The box was labeled for 6-12 months.
On a different year, I was gifted with some sort of infants toy that spoke the colors, alphabet, numbers. That sort of stuff. I was well old enough to already know all this. I had to have been between 7-10 y/o.
Every year, my 5 other cousins got great gifts. Books, clothes, jewelry, freaking gift cards too. Unfortunately, my brother and I are the least favorite grandchildren. To make matters worse, my grandmother babysat us both everyday after school and sometimes on weekends when my mother worked. So, it wasnโt as if she didnโt know what my brother and I liked. She was very aware of what she did.
She also gave my mother gifts that were broken, damaged, OPEN, or in poor taste.
Davran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This requires a little back story. I had a rough time in school with bullies and such, didn't have many friends or anything, which culminated in me wearing all black...you know, like teenagers do sometimes. My family wasn't exactly supportive of this phase in my life, my grandparents least of all. I got all kinds of gifts with not-so-thinly veiled "hints" attached over the years, but one christmas they really went too far.
I was handed a gift, and it was a book about making friends. Then I was handed another gift. A white designer sweater...the sort of thing you might find on a 75 year old man at a country club. What followed my gifts was a serious discussion about how if I read the book and wore the sweater instead of the stuff I usually wore, things would only get better for me. You know, because what every teenager needs to hear from their family is that it's all their fault.
TheMRC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 16-17 years ago, my mother bought me shoes. She said: "That's what the cool kids wear nowadays." Was hard to tell her: "I will never ever wear those shoes anywhere, or I will die of shame."
I had a friend who lived in a different country, and I hadn't talked to him in months (I would message him, but he would be busy and would rarely reply). One day i got him to promise me he'll Skype me on my birthday as a birthday present for me. It was really the only thing I wanted on my birthday. When my birthday came, I went home from school and had my phone connected to the Wi-Fi and laptop on, waiting for him to call. I waited for hours. Made up excuses in my head "maybe he's busy right now, he'll call in a while". Nope. Gave him a few days, maybe he'll apologize and will talk some other day. Still nope.
My ex boyfriend got me a teapot on my 21st birthday and tried to guilt trip me into thinking it was expensive (he bought it in China from a villager). Had the nerve to tell me money doesnโt mean everything (heโs a spoilt rich kid who lives off his daddy).
For our wedding in September, one of my wife's family had a Mass said for us. We're not Catholic. Everyone else gave us money and sweet thoughtful gifts though so it wasn't a total wash.
Kaneity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone thought it would be great to give me a stapler remover...
In 6th grade, we got a new teacher at our school and she gave us all some cheap little beanie babies. She told us before we opened them that each one of them was a representation of us and our characteristic to her.
Some boys got bears, lizards and turtles. Some girls got sea otters and cats.
Myself and a handful of the less popular girls go a walrus .
One Christmas when I was about 15 or 16 my dad bought groceries, wrapped them all up and put them under the tree. After opening the third "gift" he explained that the food he buys me everyday is a gift that I should stop taking for granted. This was the second Christmas after my parents got divorced, and the first one at my dad's house since the divorce.
Azozel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star Wars the Crystal Star by Vonda N. Mcintyre
Worst Star Wars book ever. I had actually purchased this book for myself and burned it in effigy then received a new copy as a gift for Christmas. Ugh.
It's a tie between the ex's mother and the "step" dad.
From the ex's mother: one of those "at home rotisseries" - you know... "set it and forget it."
Seemed pretty fuckin' awesome and legit. Get home, pull it out of the box and it's used. No biggie. Regifting is incredibly cool.
Except the inside was filthy. Baked on nastiness all over the place. I had to scrub the inside of it for two days before I felt comfortable putting food inside it.
Okay, that's a bit of an annoyance, but not too bad, just a little extra work, right?
Wrong. All of the accessories that actually contact food is a teflon coated nightmare since it had been used to the point that food cooked in it stuck to them so badly that it tore everything to shreds. I suppose it's okay if you want to make shredded rotisseried chicken or something but if you wanted anythign in one piece, it wasn't usable.
The "step" dad:
Christmas. The only thing I got from him was a fuckin' pine wood derby car kit. I was 40. What. The. Fuck. He reasoning, when confronted by family members: "Well he never got to do one when he was a kid because his dad took over the project." Are you fuckin' kidding me? A "problem" which meant absolutely nothing to me as a kid (I had more fun watching than I would have trying to build it) and trying to step in as therapist while you're busy gaslighting the entirety of the rest of the family???
I did a secret Santa with a bunch of people from my class and a guy got me a teddy bear that said something along the lines of โYouโre 2!โ And a card with something similar with noting written in it. He was laughing his ass off and everyone was just standing there in silence. And I had to say thanks.
Two years ago my MIL got my wife a can opener. A fucking can opener. Not even an electric one at that. Her siblings received the latest version of MacBook Pros.
I asked my grandparents for one of the silky nike sweatshirts I liked. Instead they got me a plain grey sweatshirt that was one size too big and had "pony" written on the front because quote "they didnt think I would like that silky material"
joekeny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law bought me a calendar of birds for Christmas because we had named our newborn daughter Wren. She refuses to buy me MTG cards for Christmas and has no clue what else I enjoy so she got a bird calendar.
I dated a very awkward boy back in highschool who gave me an off brand papa Smurf doll. I had never indicated in my life that I was interested in Smurfs, nor did I even know what they were at the time. He also decided to stuff it in my locker between class periods still in the CVS bag it came in. Price tags and receipt attached. Needless to say we are no longer together.
Xietnin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 8 years old on December. There were various kinds of shaped gifts under the traditional Christmas tree. Mostly some boxes, clearly wrapped up clothing, and to confuse me, some heavy, wide, cylinder-shaped presents wrapped like hard candy laid under the tree. It ate at me about what was under the tree for weeks. When my mom said "Hey Xietnin, you can open just one gift, since its getting close to Christmas" I swiftly sat down by the cylinder-shaped present and said "This one. I need to know what's inside it." She then replied "Are you sure? I don't think you want to open that one." I pressed on anyway, it had been long enough.
It was a can of green beans, a gag gift. Mom, feeling bad about it, let me have a mulligan on that offer after failing to choose a good present from under the tree.
EDIT: The other can was canned corn I think. 2 total gag-gifts.
Schytzo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, my parents bought me a horse shoe game set for my birthday. And that was it.
I unwrapped the box and was like, what the fuck is this, do yall even know who I am?
I got a ceramic goblet for a wedding gift. It was the gift from a family that brought 7 people to both the rehearsal dinner + wedding. Probably spent close to 1500 on their attendance and got a ceramic goblet that I have no idea what to do with. Its plain. Ceramic. And a goblet.
When I was 12 my step-grandmother got all the kids new bicycles. Except me, I got a $10 gift card. She never hated me, but she had NO issue making it very clear that she did not consider me her grandchild.
A Sports Direct branded cereal bowl and pair of tracksuit bottoms wrapped together inside a beautiful Sports Direct plastic bag for my 17th birthday from my own father. Prick.
I was talking with my aunt when I was younger about a month before Christmas about soups that I like, well then I received a 12 pack can of Cambells chicken and noodle soup for Christmas. Thanks Aunt pam
I want to say I was around 19 when my mom gave me these for Christmas (along with a calendar).
the โworstโ gift
Iโve thrown them out by now (that was 8 years ago), but I almost wish I kept them because of how absolutely priceless everyoneโs reactions to them are lol
My sister was given a matching pair that had tennis rackets and tennis balls on it. And maybe a baseball too? Sport related, in any case.
For Christmas one year with my (now ex) step-momโs family. (Theyโre fuckin loaded btw). I got a draw string bag. Thatโs it. From my step-momโs parents. The actual grandkids got nerf guns, a small rifle, tons of Nike shoes, all kinds of name brand clothing, the girls got purses too I think.
The oldest was like 11 at the time, and I was 9. I still have the bag 8 years later (granted its light use and occasionally). But I guess whatever thet spent was worth it.
When I was 10 my godfather got me a CD player for my birthday. It was the fancy 10 second no skip kind. I just asked for "a CD player" he went out and bought me a really nice one. Then when I opened it he said "I spent way more than I had planned on that so you are going to have to work it off." I spent the entirety of that summer working for him on his shitty farm picking rocks and stacking hay-bails and other shit. Pretty sure I worked most of the summer for him and never got a dime.
/u/dollywood92 is my brother and he can attest to this story too. My uncle/godfather was a cheap asshole.
Bonus - He also gave me a rake for my birthday one year. Then had me rake his lawn.
abcdthc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How to survive junior high by my least favorite relatives. Step siblings, 20+ years older than me, actuall they had a kid older than me by a few years.
The kid, was my step fathers grand daughter. Every xmass she would get 1,000's of dollar worth of gifts from not only her parents, but also my parent(s).
Also keep in mind im 11 at the time, xmass gifts were still a big deal.
Anyway we bring a carload of presents over for their family. They get nothing nor my mom or their dad (my step dad) and they get me the worst book ever written. Like an 8.99 paper back.
Tips like " if you want to make friends, go through the yearbook and circle all of the kids pictures who look like they have money" Try to get them gifts and suck up to them."
I was into metallica and nine inch nails at the time, i was so pissed.
My one uncle is always clueless with gifts, and one year I made the mistake of telling him I was studying Japanese.
That Christmas he gave me a bunch of Manga that not only did I have no hope of being able to read, but one of the books was very graphic hentai. Made me wonder how much research he did into these gifts.
I got an already opened pack of five off brand pre-filled paintbrush tubes. The neighbors gave it to me a few days after Christmas. The plastic holding the tubes onto the cardboard was taped back on. Why
I have a history of receiving bad gifts from my in-laws...
A five dollar radio shack flashlight (the price tag was still on it)
A hard little pillow with a speaker in it so I could listen to music (muffled tinny music) while I slept
Three wool sweaters (three years in a row) even though I'm allergic to wool
Bright purple bathrobe
Picture hanging kit (twice, two years in a row)
Natural Hemp shirt (I'm also allergic to hemp)
Car seat covers (wool again)
A large box of white bath towels which were extras from their set.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got my ex-boyfriend concert tickets to see his favorite band.
He got me a replica of a Saturday Evening Post magazine from the 60s with JFK's face on it.....with a reused bow stuck on the top. I'm still confused by it, and my family still bring it out every Christmas so we can all have a good laugh.
Hex4Nova ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt always gave me and my cousins very similar gifts for Christmas and our birthdays. This is because just before she went totally blind she bought an entire end cap worth of toys from the Target $5 section. i remember getting the same toy for Christmas, birthday, and the next Christmas and it was this โgolf ball sweet spot finder.โ Really it just spun your golf balls inside this little cage resembling the space mountain ride at Epcot. We all got golf related gifts until she passed several years ago. To this day nobody on that side of my family has ever touched a golf club except for me.
My aunt got me a tie-dye Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt from K-Mart back in the late 90s. It was blue, pink, and yellow, and the entire front (of course it was an xl) was Austinโs face. My mom let me return it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my mom got me slightly misshapen underwear for xmas. It was bought very cheap from Jembro and it had one big leg hole and one tiny one. I will never forget that. It even said slightly mishapen underwear on the package.
Girlfriend at the time got me a lighter for Christmas. Granted, it had the Brand New spaceman on it and she ordered it from etsy, but a bic lighter? Come on dude.
boogs_23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad has a tendency to get my mom stuff he likes. She has so many cds of bands she doesn't like.
GulJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift is one that I gave, not received.
My brother and I usually get each other games and other fun things. I forgot to buy him a gift one year. So I went to my mother at the last minute and asked if I could buy a gift from her (as she always overbuys). The only thing that she had not wrapped yet was jumper cables for his car. I went for it.
The look of utter disappointment when he opened jumper cables for Christmas instead of something fun still makes me feed ashamed to this day. Our giving each other cool/fun gifts every year sort of fell apart after that.
My wife comes from a culture that doesn't really do Christmas-gift-giving, but her grandma wanted to give me something for Christmas.
She gave me a pink cigarette lighter shaped like two naked women kissing.
I have no idea where an 80-year-old who can't drive could have gotten it, I have no idea why she'd thought I wanted it, and I have no use for it. But, I treasure it anyway because it was given with love.
Growing up, my grandmother would always purchase Christmas presents for the rest of the family through home shopping channels. She would always buy the things that came with "a free calculator" or some other little cheap trinket that barely works, like those little book lights that go out after one or two uses. She would give the actual present to whoever it was intended for, and I would end up with the extras. There was always a calculator, a book light, some kind of ruler-type-thing, and an assortment of other useless junk.
After a while I told her to just stop giving me presents and help me cook dinner instead. We got along much better after that.
Leingode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a weird orange and pea soup green long sleeved polo that was too big last year. Every year she gives me a shirt that was uglier than the last year. I think she might be playing a game to see how bad it is till I snap and I'm scared what this year will be...
Meior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 15th birthday my mom got me binoculars. Alright, kinda cool but useless to me. For my 16th birthday she got me a fishing pole to go with them... I never fished in my life and never showed any intention to. I wasnโt/am not even a tomboy in any way.
Thanks Mom... every teenage girl wants Dad gifts. ๐
Not really a bad gift but my gf got me an amazing jumper(sweater) that i had previously lost about a year prior. As soon as I unwrapped it my dad says 'there's one just like that at the bottom of my cupboard' and yup there it was.
Shaftus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both the best and worst gift I ever recieved was from my Grandma when I was 16. She gave me a pair of (probably very expensive) black leather gloves with ;ambskin and soft wool lining. As a 16 year old who had asked for rugby gear, I was upset. Plus they were kind of old fashioned, Alfred Hitchcocky looking things, and the kid I was at the time would never wear them in public.
I turned 19 and went to college and found that when cycling in and back to lectures for an hour at a time my hands (which are covered in psoriasis at the best of times due to a genetic condition) get awful sore and useless. Those gloves started to pay dividends.
4 years later when I left college I had to start dressing like an adult and pretending to want a job. Suddenly the gloves fitted my look. They were perfect. And comfy and warm. I still feel like a dick that I wasn't more thankful at the time. I'm wearing those gloves still and they're as good as new. Top quality purchase by Grandma may she rest in peace.
I have a Bitchy old lady neighbor who gave me a used disposable pen that was obviously taken from a dirty drawer in her home. All the ink had dried couldn't even write with it. This was a B-Day present
I got a 5 gallon bucket of rocks from my grandmother for Christmas when I was 15-16. Just rocks. Not like pretty gems or minerals, or even nice smooth river rocks. Just... Small rocks. Like the type that you use as gravel for a driveway or flower bed or something.
Now, I do really like stones and gems, I tend to collect a rock from any place I visit to display around my house. But these rocks have... Significance? And I carefully choose them. Like, I visited a ghost town with an underground fire burning from a coal mine accident, and I stuck my hand in one of the vents to grab a chunk of coal... But 5 gallons of rocks? They looked like she got them off Craigslist.
Everyone else got really cool, thought out gifts. My sister even got a hand-carved Jade dragon statue and a dragon head mount.
This is a theme with this grandmother. I'm not even sure if she does it on purpose, or if it's just that she's not all there, but I always either get the cheapest possible version of things I like, to the point where it's not really anything like what I like, or she gets me things that I DID like and want.... A decade ago... And no adult has any use for.
It's gotten to the point where I actually look forward to find out what she got me because it's always so bizarre and absolutely useless that it's funny.
My dad sent me a box of stuff one year for Christmas when I was a kid. Nothing fancy, mostly dollar store stuff and souvenirs from work trips... And one cat nip mouse. I never figured out why.
illirica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will have to speak on behalf of my little brother.
When we were kids, we were really in to animals and the environment. So, one year, when he was about 7, my grandmother decided that for Christmas, she was going to sponsor a wolf on his behalf through a rescue/rehabilitation thing.
There was a program where you could donate and have a wolf sponsored, and they'd send you pictures from hidden cameras and tracking data for a year. Honestly, the idea seemed really cool. A month went by, and he got a packet from the company with some pictures of "his" wolf, some information on where it had been, and other wolves it might have interacted with. It was actually pretty cool. At 7, my brother was just old enough to read the information himself, and savor the feeling of knowing first.
Another month went by, and another neat packet. This was really great.
Then came the third month. He opened the packet, and read the letter.
His wolf was killed. By poachers. The letter described all the graphic details about how poachers would cut off the head or paws and sell the skins. To a seven-year-old.
He was totally devastated.
The company "helpfully" determined that they'd send info on a different wolf for the rest of the year, but it just couldn't quite make up for the trauma.
Do not recommend.
Graiid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At some point during high school I had to get a new computer as mine had decided it had enough. The computer wasn't all that expensive in comparison but it got the job done. My Christmas present was a "Monster" Power Strip, and a copy of Windows 7. I looked around afterwards at what everyone else was opening and my dad laughs at me and goes "awwww is someone disappointed?". I knew I wasn't going to have a crazy wild Christmas but I had other things on my list I kinda needed like socks, or a jacket. Or a fan for my room. My mum was apparently pissed because my Dad told her that he was going to spend lot of money and it was something I wanted.
When I was 12 my aunt said she'd got me something special for Christmas so I was pretty exited, given that she had bought pretty good gift for me the years before. On the day of opening it though, I got something that I'd have literally never expected. My aunt straight up got me a bottle of Vodka. For Christmas. For a 12 year old. This wasn't even one of those moments where it was like "try it out when your parents aren't looking", it was straight up WTF, especially considering the fact that she said that it wasn't a mess-up. I mean I didn't know what to do with it given that no one can drink a bottle of liquor at that age both legally and biologically to some extent. I just ended up giving it to my parents who ended up hiding it in the basement just in case she ever came and asked about it.
Apparently that was her first major symptoms of dementia and now she's pretty much nailed to a nursing home :/
I got a plastic flashlight, broken in the box, with a leaking AA battery.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother got me over 50 Christmas tree ornaments one year. I was engaged to someone who's religion didn't celebrate Christmas (and I would be converting to that religion) and the ornaments were all penguin themed... I had never expressed interest in penguins.
The kicker... That same year she gifted me a bag of personalized wrapping paper with my name on it. As in, she didn't even wrap any gifts with it, she actually put it in a box and wrapped it!
Once I gave my, at the time, best friend a pair of earrings.
A year or two later she gave me a pair of earrings as a birthday gift to me. The exact same earrings.
Ozoriah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is just before Christmas so I always got reduced gifts as they were kind of bundled into one day for me. Which would be kind of understandable, but I have a cousin whose birthday was just after Christmas and my grandparents particularly go all out for him.
On one particularly shitty occasion my grandparents mentioned they would give me.my.gofts together on Christmas and while the whole family was together getting these awesome gifts (my cousin got a damn guitar) I got my singular gift and look into a gift bag with a bunch of tissue paper. As I looked around I was confused because the tissue paper was folded and I couldn't see anything else.
My grandparents then happily told me that they were giving my supplies properly wrap the gifts I bought my cousin for his birthday in a few days, as my present for my birthday and Christmas.
I remember being dumbfounded, they bought him a guitar for Christmas and some other really expensive item I ignored for his birthday and got me tissue paper so I could give him.morr gifts.
the same toy truck over and over. i use to rip off the wheels and destroy them in protest but then my brother put metal ones on it and could no longer do so.
AspenD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a small bathroom trash can for my birthday. Keep in mind I was 29, so I already had all the stuff like that. Then for Christmas the next year he gave me a cheap bag of trail mix... I don't even like trail mix lol.
jonysc1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 4 I recall a aunt of mine giving me sandals, I hate sandals to this day 26 years later
snurrff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up my parents would often completely butcher our presents.
One year I wished for a telescope - I got a microscope.
The year after I wished for skis - I got a cheap plastic snowboard. The best was when I wished for a TV, and they said sure, we'll get you one. When I opened it: microwave.
imapm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SquattyPotty for my 40th, from my partner at the time, this was the only thing I got from her.
This was a Secret santa exchange in my English class junior year of high school. The guy that pulled my name gave me the woven bracelet he was wearing off his wrist. It had noticeable stains on it.
For my 16th birthday I had a friend give me a Coldstone gift card. I found it to be strange, considering I had never been there before. When I went to use the gift card I was told there was $3.40 (or something like that) on the gift card, which wasn't quite enough for what I ordered.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a six-pack of SlimFast from her step-grandmother - who said it was "for all those lunches you miss at work" - and the card was the torn-off cover of a christmas card she had received and recycled. Not a poor woman my any means, just frugal and a little bitchy as well.
I can't remember what birthday it was exactly but I'm pretty sure it was 19 or 20, a guy my mom had been seeing for a couple years (parents split at age 11, I lived with my dad and couldn't stand this prick my mom was seeing) hands me this flat, square shaped gift wrapped in a fuckin' paper towel with scotch tape. I just took it without opening it as I was leaving and opened it hours later, it's a fuckin' porn DVD of fat girls! I wanted to kick his ass so bad, so that night a friend of mine (who was a tad crazy) go over to my mom's house to confront him and when we pull up we see his car there with the windows up but the sunroof is open, so my friend took a big ole shit in his sunroof instead and we drove off and went partying all night.
For Christmas if '96 I wanted a Nintendo 64 more than anything in the world. In fact I didn't want anything else but the console and Zelda: OOT. A few months prior was my 11th birthday and I told my parents I wanted nothing and to save the money for a N64.
My brother wanted a PlayStation along with a bunch of other stuff. I was a great kid, straight A's, perfect attendance. We weren't well off but I was convinced I had earned an N64.
Christmas Day rolls around and under the tree there are two big boxes, one for my brother and one for me. There's also a lot of the extra things my brother asked for and some junk toys for me. My brother opens his box and there is a PlayStation and the extras like games, memory cards, etc.
I open my box and there is log with a Toys'r'Us advertisement for a N64 taped to it. I looked at my pops and I had to be the saddest kid on Earth in that moment. I picked up my stocking (which I assumed had candy in it) and went to my room.
About an hour later my pops came to my room and explained I would get the console in two weeks. That didn't happen and we never even talked about it. I started saving my lunch money and doing yard work for neighbors and got the N64 myself that summer.
That was the last family Christmas we had due to marital problems and drugs. I later found out that my parents blew through my small inheritance from my grandfather leading up to that Christmas. I love my mom and dad but that Christmas and the related events totally fuck me up sometimes and I'm 32 now.
I had a relative would give people books about things he wanted to convince them of. Like one year he got really obsessed with Keto diet so he bought everyone the same book about keto. He was always giving us gifts that were intended to "open our eyes".
Gifts should be something you think the other person wants, not books on things you want them to do which they have no interest in.
I was like 11 and playing a lot of Banjo-Tooie. My mom asked what I wanted for Christmas because my grandma wanted to know. I said a memory card for the N64. I needed it for something, and was looking forward to it.
Well, come their visit post Christmas I'm happy and expecting the memory card and instead get a huge radio. I didn't even own CDs or cassettes because I wasn't into music.
I say thank you, but can't hide my disappointment. My mom grilled into me for being so selfish for like an hour.
Reddit Secret Santa a couple years ago. I gave the information that I liked videogames and that I specifically liked the Megami Tensei series and would appreciate any merchandise from those games.
But instead I got a "poster" smaller than a Hallmark card of the Super Mario Bros box art.
When I was 10, my grandmother, who we donโt really associate with for a number of reasons, sent me a $10 check made out in my name and a puzzle page that was very obviously poorly ripped out of a kidโs coloring book. I didnโt have a bank account and I kept asking my dad if I could cash it. Eventually he decided that it would be too much of a headache to have it cashed into his account and then paid to me, so he just ripped it up and gave me $10.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tupperware box from my aunt. She was always kind of a cunt.
A new family addition gets crazy credit to local pawn shops and just buys the shit that nobody even knows why they carry. Last year I got a five year old dollar store Bluetooth watch. It was bright blue and the face was two square inches, and definately too old to connec tot anything that might still work. There was also a small boys Pooka she'll necklace. I am an adult female.
Insult to injury, they were super rude to the staff at my favorite restraint, tipped a small handful of nickels and dimes, and he's a fucking millionaire.
detmeng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late aunt was big into Amway. My sisters and I all got amway branded toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and other sundries. This continued till she got really sick and eventually died.
My mom sent me a packing tape wrapped stack of religious CDs (I'm not religious) that she bought from the thrift store...upon opening the cases were all empty. We still laugh about it ๐
Around 2013 my โweirdโ aunt gave me an opened sun bleached calligraphy set from like the 80s, 90s. It looked like she just quickly grabbed off her shelf before coming to my birthday party. I can hardly write my own name legibly and canโt draw worth shit. I just told my parents to hang onto it or trash it. I didnโt really care.
DollUnit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't say that I have had gifts that were that bad, I've been lucky in that regard. However, my younger brothers have had some stinkers.
One brother received a plastic lawn rake from his godfather for his birthday....he was then asked to use it to rake said godfather's lawn. Same brother, same godfather gave him a portable cd player (think Discman) for Christmas. Not a bad gift--for the time--but the godfather deemed the value of the device too high and made my brother come over and work all summer doing yard work to recoup some value.
Another brother has a terrible gift-giving godmother. Every year for his birthday and Christmas he received these glass figurines things, they were like these Precious Moments figurines that old ladies collect, but they were knock-offs and given to a child annually for 15 years. She would occasionally spice things up and include a bottle cologne--devoid of any packaging. We've always assumed the cologne was a re-gift.
I once got three, individually wrapped, plain wood picture frames. This was when casual phone-photography and Facebook had been a thing for a while.
latingal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My exboyfriendโs mom gave me a bag of nylons, which was weird enough by itself. Iโm looking at them and say they read โTummy control,โ and Iโm thinking โWow, does she think Iโm pudgy?โ I must have looked at them weird because she goes on to tell me that she wasnโt sure whether or not I would wear them, but she wouldnโt and sheโs gotten them from a very nice lady who had passed away and they were unopened. Everything she said kept making this worse and worse. Glad I donโt have to do another Christmas there this year.
My mother in law once got me a very realistic baby doll.
We had been having trouble getting pregnant for over a year and made the mistake of telling her. She also really enjoyed telling us about how awesome and powerful she felt when she was pregnant with my husband. And that is one of many reasons why we see her once every couple years.
When i was about 7 or so, i woke up on christmas day to a washing basket with my $2 shop toy; can of silly-string and a pirated copy of "the legend of zorro" that my mum had drunkenly thrown together. I guess she did try her best in a way but that's how i learnt/confirmed that santa wasn't real
Shloomth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas from my distant uncle several years ago, I received a hot dog and bun toaster. Pretty neat, i thought, and proceeded to use it maybe two times. It neither toasted the bun correctly nor cooked the hotdog
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little late, but I once received a $25 blockbuster gift card, maybe five years ago? Anyways, I figured I could just go buy a movie since there was a single block buster still open in my city and at checkout the card only had about $2.64 on i.
My parents bought my brother a pocket watch - a really nice pocket watch.
They bough me a sarcastic t-shirt that I'd never wear, a pocket tool kit from Advanced Auto and Starbucks gift card.
I've quit expecting them to really try to understand me as a person.
nabwhoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a physical metal version of naughts and crosses. This was one of the first things I learnt how to program; tell you what dad, I won't ask for the receipt if you win a single game out of 100.
When I was like 10 we had a Christmas on my mom's side with her siblings and everybody's kids. The kids had done name exchanges, and the parents were buying the gifts. I remember seeing a giant pile of presents under the tree when people started handing out gifts, and in my family they do it one at a time to make a big deal out of each present and give the receiver a chance to thank the giver.
Well, one by one, all of the gifts were handed out, and I received none. Later, my mom defended her brother's family by saying they were going through tough financial times, but it was a pretty devastating night for a kid that was so looking forward to Christmas.
The next year their present was even worse when they gave me a plain sweatshirt that had been decorated by hand with glue that sticks to clothing. They tried drawing a train (I have no interest in trains).
I have family members, whom I love dearly, and who know me well, give me processed sugar/gluten ridden foods when they know I'm gluten free and Paleo. Still I act like its the best gift ever :)
Class secret Santa. Kid wasnโt a huge fan of me. He gave me a bionicle that was already opened and was missing like 4 pieces. Pretty diabolical
mouldar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was told I was too old for holiday gifts( the oldest of 4 kids) And also, I didn't ask for anything that year. So I got nothing while everyone else got 2 or 3 things . I was 16 years old. I stopped expecting gifts or help from anyone since.
Not me but my dad's woman's family went to Italy and when they got back they gave her a nice handmade leather purse and he got all excited until they gave him his stove top spoon cradle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve worked at the same shitty place for about a year now, started around this time last year, and what do I get from my boss to show her โappreciationโ?...a pair of Christmas socks that have the belt to santas outfit on it, they look extremely cheap and childish. Last years gift from her was just as random, I open the box and there is โAfter Earthโ yunno with Will and Jaden Smith. It was clearly out of the 5 dollar bin at Walmart. I actually just now unwrapped and watched it two nights ago, 6/10.
Wedding gift of tea set with $14.95 price tag still on it. No it wasnโt on my registry which did in fact have lots of things under $50. The wedding wasnโt a cheap one with taco cart food either. The couples spot at the wedding cost us $150 a piece.
When I was 9-10, I really wanted a BB gun. I asked for one for my birthday, dad said no. I kept asking up to Christmas and got shot down, again by dad - wasn't gonna happen. Christmas rolls around, I open my gifts...no BB gun, big surprise. My mother pulls out a special gift. It's shaped like a wrapped gun! Fuck yeah, BB GUN, GO MOM! I unwrap it to find...a cap gun. A little kid's cap gun. Thanks Mom.
Once during my early twenties we spent Christmas at my Grandma's house. Grandma is filthy rich, bought her last house with cash before selling her old house rich, but gives the worst gifts. All the grandchildren get the same thing every year - the men get identical pajama pants, all the same size and usually from a clearance sale, while the women get identical clearance house slippers. The pants are extra fun because my cousins and I vary greatly in size, from 5'3 to nearly 6'6. Everyone gets a whole $5 too.
That year she forgot to get me my pair of oversized, shitty pajama pants and my $5. I didn't care, one less thing to donate. Later that week, I get a call from her apologizing and saying she was going to send me something special. I soon get a letter in the mail containing a gift card. A $10 gift card to a shitty chain steakhouse, the closest of which was 5 hours away from where I lived at the time.
I was a vegetarian.
juusman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card for 9.87 to movie theatre that I worked at from my cousin
My inlaws once got me a gift card to chipotle, sounds fine. Except there wasnโt a chipotle within a several hour radius of the little crap town where we lived. They knew this, after I opened it they even said โwe knows there isnโt one in craptown but....โ
Still trying to figure that one out.
nmkelly6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas we have dinner with my Dad's side of the family. I am the youngest cousin out of seven and when I was around 12 my aunts decided that the kids wouldn't be receiving gifts anymore. Which I can understand because that can get expensive. However, they still get gifts for all the adults and open them in front of us after Christmas dinner.
the616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was quite a bit of an age gap between me and the majority of my cousins. Most were seven years older or more. Only one was relatively close to my age, being 4 years older than me.
At the ripe age of ten my aunts and uncles came to a decision that we were going to stop doing all of the gift giving at my grandparents Christmas. They decided that since all of their kids were older now, they didnโt need to spend the money and exchange gifts anymore.
After five years of watching all of my cousins get to open awesome gifts from all of the other aunts and uncles that I actually could remember, I didnโt get anything but a card from my grandmother.
To top it off, they didnโt tell my parents that they decided that they werenโt doing gifts anymore. My cousins still got another round of gifts that year, while 10 year old me sat in silence trying to figure out what was happening.
Iโd say that was the worst Christmas present I ever got.
My MIL likes to get me gift certificates for massages. She knows I hate to be touched. She even makes the appointments for me so I have to use them. It happens to coincide with a birthday that I can't get out of, so I have very little choice.
My Great-Grandfather was a really great guy, he was just old. 6 year old me was opening presents with my 5 year old cousin when we opened up a couple of Barbie dolls and a Barbie car. Looking back the barbie car would have been dope af repainted but I was so put off by the Barbie shit I almost started to cry. To be fair I was kinda just a little asshole and was embarrassed. My cousin was a champ though and he played with that shit.
When I was in high school my brother overheard me say that I recognized a song on the radio by the band rammstien. I never said I liked rammstien, I never said I gave a shit about rammstien, I just said I recognized the band.
I got a four disk rammstien live album for Christmas.
The fucking R-Zone video game system by Tiger Electronics. And it's my own damn fault, because that's what I asked for. What a lesson that was for 10-year-old me.
trrrip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given half a dozen roses on Christmas from an ex boyfriend, which I am pretty sure he bought at a gas station the morning of. That year I bought him a snowboard.
My mom is quite possibly the worst gift giver ever. My dad told me this story. One year he had bought himself the new play station, this happened a long time ago so it was probably the first or second one. Anyways he bought it as a birthday present to himself in May.
Well on Christmas morning him and my mom go down to her parents house to open presents and what does he find? The same exact play station he bought himself months ago.
Oh and another year she got him newspaper ads. That kinda sucked too. Needless to say they're no longer together.
RAM_667 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin and I work together and on the Saturday before my birthday she just pulled out $20 from the tips we made that day and handed it to me as an early birthday present. Then on the day of my actual birthday she texted me "Happy birthday, you've done so much for me", instead of saying it face to face when we were going to see each other in like 20 minutes.
So I grew up a pastor's kid in a rural town. Church folk love to give gifts to the pastor's family, but it's rarely shiny cars and big houses despite what you hear. My brother was given lots of neat pocket knives. For whatever reason, I was given second-hand porcelain dolls at every occasion. Christmas? Porcelain dolls. Easter? Porcelain dolls. Seventeenth birthday? Porcelain dolls. High school graduation when I'm broke af and getting ready to go to college? Porcelain dolls.
Not to boast, but I'm pretty good at giving gifts. I've received many compliments over the years of how I give very thoughtful and awesome gifts.
Child me started this tradition, by being very attentive to others and really trying to put something together to 'wow' the person. All my friends would get gifts, and I loved Secret Santa exchanges because it was a chance to try and 'figure out' someone I might not know very well.
I don't recall the age, but one year in elementary school we did a Secret Santa exchange in my latchkey (after school care). I remember picking out a really cool car toy for my recipient, and I remember they really liked it. But when I opened my gift...it was Hardees coupons. Like what the fuck. Not even like a gift card, but coupons for discounted breakfast sandwiches and stuff.
As I got older I realized that the person's family was probably poor, but I still just remember the feeling of utter disappointment. We were poor too and I would look forward to those little gifts.
I have a crazy aunt that gives the most baffling Christmas gifts. One year I got a set of human-hair false eyelashes and 6 loose teabags. Another year I received a necklace made out of dried beans--she hadn't made it herself, she purchased it somewhere. My sister once received two sets of Mardi Gras beads and a handful of damp mints. She's not struggling financially, and I don't expect big presents, but I cannot wrap my head around her thought process.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coffee mug. Something which I have about a dozen at home sitting in the kitchen drawer untouched.
When I was 10, when every boy I knew was a huge fan of the WWF(WWE). we all watched wrestle mania and Saturday nights main event, and we had action figures that we used to wrestle with each other the rest of the time.
We had a class Xmas gift exchange that year, and my excitement grew when got to open my gift. I slowly peeled the wrapping back and saw the WWF logo. My heart raced. I then started to furiously rip through the rest of the wrapping to reveal my awesome new WWF......
Collectable soaps.
They werenโt even soaps that were molded into my favourite wrestlers. They were regular bars of soap with stickers on them. It was at that point that young me realized that companies will merchandise anything to make a buck.
At my old job, we would play "White Elephant" at Christmas (game where everyone brings presents and then draws numbers. If you have a later number you can steal someone else's present they've already opened, then that person can get another one) Anyway, last year someone opened theirs and it was an empty box. Like one of those cheap paper boxes you buy at craft stores. Thought that was a pretty dick move, never found out who did that. And of course the person who got it was stuck with it because nobody would steal that.
Skunk73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A subscription to The Amazing Spider-Man when I was 10.
When I was 10, The girl I liked bought me a lame-ass solider toy. I was never so let down before.
CAP034 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a pretty small high school class so we did a Secret Santa every year. I got my secret santa mittens, a beanie, a scarf (all in her favorite colors) and a teddy bear all fit into a 18inch by 12 inch box and wrapped. My secret santa, the day after the deadline, came into class and gave me a $5 Star Bucks gift card, a coffee and a snow man cookie. She also had a coffee for herself so it was pretty obvious she just went to Star Bucks on the way to school and... yea.
Last Christmas, my father gave me half a pack of socks (he kept the other half), a cup out of his kitchen cabinet, and a half eaten tin of salted peanuts.
A baby book from my grandma. I was 10 or 11. My cousins got n64, a PlayStation, and a check for 100 each.
alnumero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my mom received an exercise video it from my grandparents for Christmas. She had gained a lot of weight due to pregnancy and stress. She put it in the trash. My grandparents were assholes.
stashtv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Bible.
The love is strong with that family member, but she really knew we aren't followers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got an advent calendar as a Christmas gift.
Cybehr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas last year I got a 6 man tent from my parents. I don't really go camping. Hiking, yes, but I haven't been camping in years. My step dad was the camper, I just went for him. I'm more into tech. It really made me feel like my parents know my likes and interests. /s
onzie9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I stood up in a friends wedding and me and the other groomsmen just received a bag containing a few random things from the dollar store. My friend didn't even pick out the gifts, he had his wife do it. She put in a negative amount of effort. Like it didn't have to be anything thoughtful or expensive, but this was just so insultingly bad I would have rather just not gotten anything at all. Then at least I wouldn't have had to feign excitement.
It makes me salty every time I get reminded of it.
OK so when I was about 15/16 I was with this girl and for my birthday she got me two teddy bears, one "forever friends" thing the size of a panda and the other smaller teddy in a similar style.
The thing is, at 16 I was rocking a leather jacket, long hair, listened to metal music day and night, was obsessed with horror movies and the occult and totally wore an upside down crucifix. (yeah, I know.)
She also got me a Starlight Express CD. That was an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that ran in London for a decade or so.
I think I remember taking out a Strapping Young Lad CD from my CD player and replacing it with that. Of course I listened to it with her there to make her feel better.
I also thanked her sincerely for the teddies. In my head I was between crying, screaming and dying of embarrassment. Outside I thanked her, told her how much I appreciated it and gave her a hug. I remember my mum's face when I opened them, it was a picture. She was trying to stifle the laughing.
Obviously we didn't last long. That year I left school for college and got another girlfriend (the first girl actually dumped me! But we hadn't seen each other in forever anyway). I straight up gave her those teddies, and told her where they came from. She loved them, added them to her collection.
It was very, very hard to receive those gifts. But bless her heart for trying.
zeagal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a wedding gift i got a rotten branch from a tree decorated with plastic hearts hanging from the twigs. Apparently it was a โLove Stickโ. At least it was home made!
I got Sonic and the Secret Rings as a Christmas gift. Pretty much the worst game I had ever played so I returned it.
Few months later on my birthday I got the same game again. Had I not made it explicitly clear that I did not like the game, I mightโve gotten it a third time.
rc1965 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not even a shitty gift technically but when I was around 7-8 I unwrapped a gift from my grandma and there was a box for votive candles and because I was raised to appreciate anything and everything I enthusiastically held it up and proclaimed, โwow grandma thank you! I always wanted these v kind of candles! Theyโre so nice!โ Then hugged the box.
I was really embarrassed when I was told to open the box and there was a toy inside after making an extra grateful show of the votive candles because I was concerned my grandma might think I didnโt appreciate the random candles.
Last year I got a โHow to Play Guitarโ instruction book.
Iโve been playing for 8 years
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my Christmas present, but my step-grandmother got divorce papers. Seven years ago. While everyone else was at the house. Right after dinner, while everyone else was doing gifts. Weโd all been going in order, and like halfway through (not even at the end!) he hands her an envelope, she opens it and starts crying, and he tells her to get the fuck out of his house.
Mine was during a gift exchange for Girl Scouts. My Mom and I bought a cute hair or makeup set for my gift. When I was watching everyone open their gifts, everyone had something new. When I opened mine, it was a used book with worn cover and pages. I was bummed at first but once I started reading and looking at it, I loved and started a collection based on it. It was I Spy Christmas btw.
My mom gave me a Campbell's green bean casserole dish one year. I was 11 and hated green bean casserole.
guzmalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ironically watched the Emoji Movie at the cinema and somehow my aunt came to know it and she gave me some cheap Emoji Movie merch a few days ago.๐๐๐
Clarity. My wife's step-sisters, step-mother, and step-sister-in-law spent hours during a Christmas day gathering plotting their Boxing Day outing which very ostentatiously did not include my wife, who was sitting there the entire time. Fuck those people.
StannyT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my first job I turned 19 after being there for 5 months and my coworkers got me three tubs of play-doh.
A little backstory, my wife has a bunch of sisters so instead of each sister buying a gift for everyone, they do a "not so secret" Santa every year where they draw names and get one sister a gift.
One year they decided that husbands and boyfriends will do the same. I guess they were just trying to include us or something. Either way, every year, I got shafted. It went on for 3 years.
Year one, I got a 200 piece(I think) puzzle and one of those cheap mirrors you win for popping a balloon at the fair. Pretty crappy but this was the best one.
Year two, they decide that all the gifts, from sisters and husbands/bfs, will be homemade. (I made my BIL a table top trebuchet. That thing was fun.) About a week before Christmas, the BF that drew my name broke up with my SIL so I got nothing.
Year three, I got what I thought was an awesome gift. It was a camping mess kit and food storage set. I love camping and am a camping gadget geek. I was stoked until I opened the package and found out that at least half of it was missing. SIL's bf at the time didn't buy anything and had no plans to so she just grabbed something from the returns area where she worked at an outdoor outfitter.
After VHS had run its course and we were already into recordable DVD's, my sister's in-laws gave me a 3 pack of blank VHS tapes that could only record 30 minutes each. When I opened them they enthusiastically remarked, "we thought of you when we saw those because of how much you like movies!"
First off, it was dead technology. But okay, you get a pass for that.
Second, they were blank. There were no movies on them.
Third, they had a 30-minute recording capacity so I could fit perhaps 1/3 of a movie on each tape or 1/2 of The Godfather split amongst the 3.
Dremulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for my 15th birthday, my older brother got me a moped (i had just gotten my learners permit, which at the time allowed me to drive a moped on my own)
due to the way the laws are, the moped ended up registered in my mother's name to make it legal, since my brother lives out of state.
Mother sold it, claiming we needed the money for bills, bought herself a new computer, and replaced my 4500 dollar moped with a 50 dollar bicycle from Walmart.
Told me it was a BMX bike...it had batman symbols and training wheels...
My brother got pissed, but instead of lashing out at my mother, he just sent her a 2 dollar mousepad for her birthday (30 days after mine) and bought me an ATV, which, because it wasnt a STREET vehicle, could be registered in my name.
I used it to go to and from my various jobs, earning money to go to trade school.
Iโm a little late, but my ex drilled a hole into an empty gold shotgun shell and stuck it on a ball chain. It was a necklace. For our 3 year anniversary.
It didnโt look that bad, but Iโm not a shell wearing kind of girl and it was literally just scraps from around his house...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The T.V. gimmicky super slim wallet. Yeah, it was thin but twice as wide. It was seriously like a mini photo album. Felt like I needed to pull out my Jitterbug phone just to have my wallet out. Just awful.
1980's - Aunt (in-law) gave me a red velour sweatshirt that had playboy logos on the chest and down the sleeves. Worse yet, they watched me open it in front of the family, badgered me as to whether I liked it, and started a big fuss that I didn't like it when I wasn't immediately ecstatic over it.
My sister got me Battleship for Christmas one year. We already owned two Battleship games.
DJ_CC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a family gift exchange since I have 5 brothers and sisters plus all of their significant others. Two years ago I made a raspberry pi loaded up with hundreds of snes and nes games for my brother whoโs a big gamer. In return I received a phone case for a phone that I donโt even own. No receipt or anything. Clearly a regift. The following year I sent my other brother a set of mugs that he wanted and received nothing in return. I no longer want to do our gift exchange.
My estranged grandfather sent me bribe gifts after he divorced my Gram. He sent me earrings for my 16th birthday in my birthstone. If the bastard knew me he would have known my ears arenโt pierced. Shortly after he phoned my mom about more legal shit because he was trying to take the house we were living in (Gram and him owned it, rent to own sitch) and asked to talk to me, I got on the line and he didnโt know, still talking to my mom and said he wished he and my Gram had never adopted her. I told him to never talk to me again, and my mom cried for two days in her bed. Happy birthday indeed.
After that he only sent bribe gifts to my brother, who sent them back.
When I was 12 I got a Spiderman magazine in my stocking. I loved it, and read it all day. Turns out, it was rated T, so my mom threw it away the next day.
When I๏ธ was in college I๏ธ received a ceramic basset hound with droopy, bloodshot eyes and a hot water bottle on his head, as if he was recovering from a hangover. Received from a French guy Iโd been seeing. Straight to the trash, the gift and the relationship.
When I was 17 my grandma gave me a toy pinball machine. Not a real one, a small plastic handheld one from the dollar store. Luckily it wasnโt because I was the least favorite grandkid. Every one of her 12 grandsons got the same thing. All 10 of her granddaughters got Barbie dolls. My sister (the oldest grandkid) had already graduated from pharmacy school and still got a Barbie. Of the 22 grandkids I think 3 of them were age appropriate, the other 19 of us (and our parents) were seriously contemplating grandmaโs sanity. Someone went shopping with her the following year (and every year after) to make sure it didnโt happen again.
spaektor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 years old, first Christmas that i remember. i got a typewriter.
on the upside, i was typing 105 wpm by the end of grade school.
RRxb23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even though he did it with the best intentions (I hope) my cousin gave me a nice looking purse, I couldn't use it because it smelled to high heaven, it sat in my closet for a while until I decided to donate it.
Girlfriend I was considering spending the rest of my life with broke up with me without any real reason about a week after a birthday of mine.
She had bought me a present for that bday but we hadn't seen each other for a bit so I hadn't gotten it from her. She gave it to a mutual friend for me to get it from. It was a mug with a turtle at the bottom, so that was actually pretty sweet at least.
I had to buy a new suit for an interview that in two weeks and my birthday was coming up. My mom was like "oh don't worry about cost, when you wake up tomorrow there will be an envelope on your desk that will cover the suit" I got excited and was like okay sure I could really use some help nowadays. Well when I opened it on my birthday it was $300. Now I'm grateful and all and I thanked her and got all excited but at the same time I was sort of let down. I don't know when was the last time she bought a suit for my dad but a good one does not cost $300 and she made it seem like I could really get something like a Brooks Brothers suit.
Anyways answering this question made me realize that i really never got a bad gift from my parents and I am forever grateful. tenx op
Every year for 15+ years, my aunt would by me the latest "The Land Before Time" video. This started when I was 4 I think, and ended when I was in my late teens, 17-19. Why she thought a teenage boy would still want to watch a childrenโs movie is beyond me, and the rest of my family thought it was hilarious.
I didn't receive this but my mother did (she's the sort of mom everyone dreams about, cooks everyday takes super good care of you etc etc etc.) Her parents got her a parenting book. Apparently my grandparents didn't like how we were turning out and decided to take it upon themselves to find my mother some external advice.
My sisters and I are all at university for engineering while working jobs on the side. My cousins on the other hand (the ones my grandparents adore) dropped out of college, have been in and out of jail, and have not matured in the slightest. Don't get me wrong I love my cousins to death but my grandparents need a serious reality check.
I got a toaster for my 11th birthday. Damn right I still have it.
Orbycius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in school when I was around 9 years old I got a really small plastic dinosaur, I thought that was a pretty shitty gift until next year I got a pair of scissors.
I have three sisters, but one of them is extremely hard to buy for. She's just so picky, but she'll tell you she's not and that she's easy to buy for (even though she never hints at what she wants).
A few years ago my sisters and I decide we would do secret santa every year to save money. I didn't get my picky sister so I was happy. Then on Christmas day, she gives me my gift and says she was my secret santa. I open it, and it's an electric facial brush. Like, the ones used for cleansing your skin. Now I know a lot of people would love to get this, but I'm not crazy into my skincare and my skin is (fortunately) very low maintenance. Nonetheless I accepted it and thanked her for the gift. When I asked why she decided to go with this she said, "I just wanted to buy you something you wouldn't buy for yourself."
Now don't get me wrong, I know how this can be a nice thing. But I don't think it applies well to me. There's a reason I wouldn't buy it for myself, because to me it would be absolutely useless. I buy makeup because I use makeup and enjoy it, so it's nice when I'm gifted makeup. The same goes for clothes, or books and the like.
From that year on I insisted we did our secret santa through a website where you can make a helpful list of items of your interest for your secret santa. Haven't received anything I've not used and enjoyed since.
I'm late to the party, but I've got the perfect one for this.
A few years ago, shortly after I got married, my family and I were at my mother-in-law's house for Christmas. Present opening time comes around, and she starts handing out stacks of gifts. Everybody got a stack, from my BIL's new wife, my wife, the kids, the aunts, freakin everybody. Except me.
She hands me a single box.
I'm not much of a gift-getter, so it didn't really bother me too much. I figured she got me something from her place of work (hair care stuff, I've got no hair but a pretty bitchin beard). No big deal.
I open the box, and what do I see?
A single Costco-sized box of Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit mix.
To be clear, this wasn't an inside joke or anything. It legit seemed like she went to her pantry, found something in the back that wasn't opened, and wrapped it up for me.
Anyways, now my go-to when my kids complain about not getting exactly what they want is "Beats a box of biscuits". They don't know the context, but they just nod and agree.
I did eat the hell out of those biscuits though.
scarlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa a couple years ago. Received a travel mug with mold growing in it.
it will be ignored but on my 17th birthday my parents got divorced. that kind of counts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in third grade, we had a holiday gift exchange in our class. Somehow there was no exchange with me but my teacher -- a wonderful, very old lady -- was prepared. I got a gift from her.
It was some educational board game. I was crushed. I felt awful for such a shitty present.
Those sentiments are not why this was the worst gift ever. It was the worst gift ever because I can never forget how pleased she was to give me that gift and how I was an asshole for being clearly disappointed. Fuck 3rd grade me! Sorry, Mrs. P. :-(
I was about 7 years old and my mother told my grandma that she should buy me a globe for a late birthday present. I saw my grandma walking out of her car with a nicely wrapped box. I got super excited and ran out to welcome her. A little while later I got to open it and when I saw what it was both my mother and my grandma could instantly see the excitement leave my body and witness the disappointment growing stronger. I still thanked her though and we laugh about it these days!
enfp1923 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift Iโve gotten was from my great grandma. She lived pretty far away so we didnโt talk to her much but sheโs always been the type to just send a card through the mail with a check inside. Well this year, I was probably 6 or 7, a huge ass package come from her, to me. I๏ธ remember being so excited for weeks looking at that huge present under the tree for me. It was a life sized doll. The most terrifying thing with a blank stare on her face and if you propped it up right and moved her arms, the legs would move like she was walking. I๏ธ didnโt know what to do with it and Iโd wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone was in my room. Eventually, I just stuffed it in a closet
Adhara27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half used box of Star Wars band-aids. Thanks, dad.
LMFO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for a White Elephant exchange, I ended up with a used Dark Knight DVD and a plastic bottle opener. The DVD came from the person's home movie collection.
There was a $20 minimum to participate. And he ended up with a bluetooth speaker...
nyrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really wanted an Xbox for Christmas. Well, my sister got a game boy advance, and I got a green pen that said Xbox on it, that lit up when you clicked the top, and was one of those turn the tiny bottom portion to get the tip to come out. It had about 2 cm of an ink tube that was half filled. Even as a pen, it was shitty. It was probably the second most expensive present I ever got next to a copy of NHL 98 that I got in 2001.
nannn3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother had alzheimer's for the last couple years of her life. One year, I got a half-filled out word search book (filled out in her handwriting) and a note that said "I know you like puzzles. I hope these arent too challenging for you. Not a bad gift, per say, but it sure put a dark spin on Christmas.
When my nephew was a baby my brother decorated his room with comic book characters. I had an original comic page from a 90โs spiderman comic framed and hanging in my place. I told my brother he could take it and hang it in his sons room. He did and there it hung for about a year. Then it was gone.
I didnโt see it for about 8 years. Then two years ago at Christmas he wrapped it and gave it back to me as my Christmas gift.
toto1812 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6 grade, we kinda did a secret santa, but then for Sinterklaas(weโve got Santa Claus on 25 dec and Sinterklaas on 5 dec). We all had a list with things we wanted. I asked for 2 lego mini figures. I always try to make something nice with the presents inside it, but I got a box with some printed art things glued on it, and they were already pealing off. The girl who got me made the box last minute, and she didnโt know what those figures were, so she didnโt make an effort looking them up. I got a shoe box with a whole lot of chocolate, and I explicitly said on the note that I didnโt like chocolate.
A book of McDonald's coupons from my grandparents on my dad's side. They mean well, but they give some odd gifts, and that was the oddest. They gave plenty of good gifts too though; my grandfather would get my brother and I framed coin sets every year, which might never actually really be worth anything special, but I always thought it was thoughtful and I liked how clean and neat they were.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepsister had just complained to me about some clothes she bought, in a 5xl, that were too small for her. My birthday, the next day, i got some 5xl shorts for a present from her. I'm not a 5xl.
Edit: Just remembered another one. My grandma gave me some women's panties when I was 9 or so for a gift. They were used. They were hers. They were also in a plastic bag with a half used bottle of vanilla. That spilled all over the panties. My mom, being the asshole she was, made me wear those fucking smelly panties everytime I went to my grandmother's because "it would be rude not to". I, to this day, 32 years later, can't freaking stand the scent of vanilla anything.
When I was 12 or so I really, really wanted a computer. I played on my friends' all the time, my parents knew I really wanted a computer. So the big day comes around, and there's one big computer box-sized present. I tear into the wrapping paper, it's a computer box! Hoo boy! I cut the tape on the box and open it up to find a fucking taxidermied boar's head staring up at me. I can't even remember what I said, "Oh wow, crazy!" or something. My Dad told me it was a boar my Granddad had shot and wanted me to have. He did not explain the computer box...
I once discovered an old letter that someone sent to my Grandpa's boss, and CC'ed to my Grandpa. It praised him rather well, and at the bottom in Grandpa's handwriting was "this and $0.59 will buy you a cup of coffee."
I put this letter in a nice frame and gave it to my Uncle for his birthday.
A year rolls around, and I'm given the same letter for my birthday from my aunt and uncle. In a different frame. The frame was a cheapie that probably came from the dollar store. Pissed me off.
Also from the same Aunt and Uncle: A colander and a Bible. I'm aetheist. They knew this.
Easily Omaha Steaks. They show this amazing looking filet but you get thin and grey pieces of well, steak I guess. Someone smarter than me should do an actual analysis to see just what the hell it is.
Oh man am i the person you want to give gifts too. i get so damn excited someone thought about me i really could care less what it is. My aunt always tried to give me shitty gifts compared to my cousins growing up but i always reacted way more excited about my plain white tank top or the bar of soap i got than they did about their uggs or designer jeans and i was always the only one to send a thank you card. After 10+ years of this i finally wore her down and now Iโm one of her favorites.
Last year for Christmas, my boss brought us all presents from Nepal. Little thoughtful tinklets like wind chimes, or decorations to hang from the ceiling. Every single little present was beautiful in its own way, also great to know they were all bought by a lady that made it herself...
I however received knitting needles. I've never done any knitting!
There was nothing hand made about the knitting needles, they weren't even bought in Nepal.
I hate gift exchanges. Just hate it deeply and profoundly. The whole idea of being socially compelled to buy shit for other people rubs me the wrong way. I end up feeling like crap if I don't though. I hate it. It's mindless consumerism, where everyone spends a small fortune in crap, that other people would never ever buy or want, and all just out of obligation.
But my ex loved it. She loved the whole magical side of, anything really, but christmas in particular.
So obviously, I got dragged into Secret Santas every year, with some mega party she'd throw in her home with all her family and friends. I'd end up being matched with someone I didn't know or didn't care for, and she'd end up buying the gift with me, because what the fuck am I supposed to buy for Monica, the new girl at the factory you work in?
I recall getting a purse holder. I am a male, with a very clearly male name. I don't use a purse. And if I did, some glittery purple purse holder shaped like a flower would probably clash with my all black ensemble.
EDIT: I still have that purse holder at home taking space in some random drawer.
When I was about 8, my aunt gave me a subscription to Children's Digest. She renewed it every year on my birthday until I was 19.
matdave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 the only Christmas gift my parents gave me was a $25 gift card to a fast food restaurant. Later I found out they won it as a door prize at my mom's company Christmas Party.
Bought my sister in law everything she asked for on her list. Pajamas, pandora beads, gift cards etc. she got me a Jewish/Hebrew star to go on a necklace but Iโm not Jewish. Wtf?
ATX_max ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got in a fight and my mother ended up throwing my fathers laptop straight into the wall. Needless to say it was broken. So for Christmas my father bought himself a new laptop and gave me the old broken one. I was a little disappointed that year
EleeNder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An empty jar as a piggybank. It was a gift when I turned 18.
galatiyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my hoarder great grandmother gave me shoe shine for my 11th birthday. I've never had dress shoes before.
My grandmother once gave me an old black and white antenna TV for my room, the really shirty kind that wouldn't hold a signal, and my cousin got around 200 dollars instead. This was 18 years ago, could probably have bought a real tv for 200 dollars back then, and didn't even want a TV in my room, especially not a black and white one. But fuck me i wanted 200 dollars
This is a mixed feelings gift for me. My great-grandparents would always give me (and all the rest of their 12 great grandchildren) a little coin bank that counted the money as you put it in, every Christmas. They were in their late 80s and early 90s, and I had an entire collection of these coin banks but I wouldn't say anything about it (so I wouldn't hurt their feelings). It was awful because the speaker in it was metallic sounding, and the whole thing was probably worth about five bucks. I was always disappointed but never surprised when we had Christmas at their house. BUT as much as I dislike the little coin banks, they still mean something to me because of who gave them to me.
For my wedding present, my (ex) MIL gave us a lovely plastic canvas cross stitched tissue box cover/coaster combination similar to this one. She wasn't a crafty person, so I'm not even sure where she got it.
One year my mom figured Iโd love anything she found at a craft fair. Christmas morning I opened a box with a green-and-orange, polka dotted messenger bag that resembled nothing so much as a Dr Seuss explosion of felt and craft balls.
To her credit, I did keep the thing for years, if only to show people at parties.
Not me but my single 20 year old female coworker received a used copy of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" from a middle-aged guy at work who also wanted to participate in a $20 secret Santa exchange.
Not my gift, but my ex of a few years ago would always get lotion samples as a gift from her (not-poor)grandma for birthdays and christmas. like, the type of things you get in every hotel room for free.
I asked her if she was ever going to bring it up to her grandma, and she just dismissed it away with "she grew up in the late-depression, no one gave good gifts back then and she never got past that"
abbs403 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Y'all know those grow-a-size things? I used to get them as kids from my parents and they were normally sea animal shaped, or one time I even got a hand towel one that was pretty sweet.
For Christmas when I was 16 my Grandma's gift to me was a grow-a-size boyfriend.
In grade 8 for secret Santa I received a telephone from a classmate. I was an introverted piece of shit kid, so I couldn't decide if it was a well intentioned attempt at getting me to open up or just the most useless gift in the history of secret Santas.
One Christmas I got my ex tickets to a favorite bands concert, a painting I did myself and some meaningful stocking stuffers. I received a Star Wars mug and pajama pants. We didn't make it to New Years....
Life. Just kidding. For real my family and friends are all great gift givers. I'm the one who sucks at it. I have no clue what people might like or need. Honestly, if you get a candle from me, you are one of the lucky ones.
Brother in law sent mormon missionaries to my door as a wedding present. Nothing else, no card, nothing. Just the gift of โthe true gospel of Jesus Christ.โ ๐
freyja87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 'grow your own boyfriend' toy in secret santa from a mega bitch at my very first job. Did absolutely wonders for my esteem!
My sister and I graduated from high school the same year. She got a trip to Greece (airfare and spending money, staying with friends and relatives). I got my father sitting me down to inform me that his parental obligations to provide me food and shelter were now concluded and I had exactly 30 days to (select one):
Move out and do whatever
Start paying him rent ($500/month for my bedroom, meals were extra)
Work in his restaurant for below minimum wage (but he would only charge me $150 per month and would include dinners).
I joined the Navy. My father, for a number of years, fancied himself an amazing parent for this tactic and insisted it made me turn out much better because I didn't want to do something silly like live at home until I had either vocational training or a college degree before being thrust into the world.
When I told him it was an asshole move that dramatically shifted the trajectory of my life (turned out fine, but nothing was my first choice), he went on a litany about how much he spent for my clothing, food and shelter over the years.
So, every year since, I give him cash. You know, to repay him for the bridge loan that carried me from birth to shortly after my 18th birthday.
No Christmas cards, no birthday cards, no Thanksgiving invites. Just once a year, I made a payment from my bank's online Billpay system. He received a printed check with the memo line "Reimbursement for Parenting." Whenever he answered the phone when I called my mother I immediately informed him that my payments were to be expected at the same time.
Took five years of that before he finally acknowledged he wanted a son and not a tenant with a line of credit.
Kukrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my grandmother told my mom to get in the car for a surprise on her birthday. She drove to fat fighters, or something like that and told her she bought her a 1 year subscription and left.
Verradis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my best friend in high school. He was in a really bad car accident as a kid and he ended up paralyzed from the waist down. On his following birthday, his dead-beat father bought him snow skis and thought it was hilarious. There's a special place in hell for that guy.
lukedib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 years ago my father -in- law got a brown paper lunch bag with the contents of someone's junk drawer in it from his secret Santa (my wife's cousin). Soy sauce packets, a single chop stick, some random crumpled paper, lose change, a chewed up pen, a few paper clips, etc. He got his secret Santa a bunch of cool shit. He kept saying he wasn't upset but he really was. They could have given him almost anything and he would have been happy, but giving him literal garbage was just too much.
Three next year his former secret Santa, my wife cousin, called while we were eating Christmas dinner and told us to meet them at the gas station down the street and bring their presents. My father -in- law told them we would be right there. He then sat down and finished dinner, when they called again later that night, he told them he would be right there. He then ate dessert. 20 minutes later the phone rang and he said he was in his way... He wasn't. He then called them and said he was at the other had station and to come meet him... He wasn't.
On my dads side of the family I am the only grandson. I have 3 cousin's older than me and 2 cousins and a sister younger than me, all girls. One year for christmas all of the girls received scarves hats and jackets all handmade by my grandmother and personalized to the person receiving them. I received nothing until my parents raised hell that they didnt do anything for me so my grandfather drove to burger king got a kids meal brought it back to the house gave me the toy out of it then threw out the food. I was 13 years old.
In my youth, I was a chubby nerdy little douche that was super edgy an into zombies. My dad had always wanted me to be a little more athletic, kinda like my brother. Anyway, my birthday is not in a warm month, I hate working out (don't mind exercise, just hate repetitive stuff) and my mom, bless her fictitious heart, decided to get me 3 tickets to a zombie run, which is basically gorified jogging. Would have been cool for a lot of people, but she knew I'd hate it.
pukatm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst I got was some four $1-deodorants, one from each of my aunts/uncles, a couple of years ago. This is worse than the year before where I've received a few pairs of socks as I have to live without knowing if I have a massive body odor problem.
When I was in high school my cheerleading squad had a sock exchange for our end of the year Christmas party, and the pair I ended up with was discolored from use, unwashed and had a used condom inside of them.
Not me but my sister received no less than 14 creepy as shit tiny owl figurines from our new mother-in-law last year. They'd apparently made out like bandits at an estate sale and as my sister's sorority mascot was owls they decided she needed all of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me two calendars from like... the dentists office. Those little ones with a magnet that stick on the fridge? Everyone else got video games and furbies and littlest pet shop and remote controlled cars, etc.
Normally I was treated the same as everyone else. I donโt know wtf happened that year, like... did I piss her off? O.O
A neighbor girl who's a little older than my kids (6, 4, & 2) who comes over to play with them all the time gave my son a broken whoopee cushion that was repaired with duct tape for his birthday over the summer.
He said thanks and enjoyed it for the day. Haven't seen it since.
konokou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm one of those unlucky souls whose birthday is 10 days after the Christmas holiday. One year, my dad got me one of those expensive VR Star Wars Lightsabers - I was shocked as he had never spent that much on me before, and I really appreciated the gift.
For my birthday, he followed that up with one of those tiny $1 Store special plastic lightsabers.
He thought it was hilarious. I thought he was just kind of an asshole.
One of my mom's cousins visited us when I was in my teens and wanted to discuss graphic arts with me, probably because I was one of the few computer literate people in our family. I just wanted to chat on AIM and play duke nukem. That christmas she sent me a subscription to some pacifist publication, i think it was called 'Peace on our minds' or something.
My dad got me a piece of brain coral and a zip lock bag of Cheerios labeled โsmart pillsโ for Christmas when I was 11, and then laughed when I opened it, explaining over and over to everyone in the room that the joke was โheโs dumb, get it?โ we had a fun relationship back then.
lakili ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 2. The first time I participated in secret Santa at my first job in high school, I had spent a good amount of time and effort in finding gifts for my person. Each day I would look in my stocking (there was supposed to be a small gift everyday) and would find nothing. Turns out there was an odd number and no body picked me which I know is bull shit.
The next year at the same place, I tried again. Noticed I wasn't getting anything yet again. Found out they never put my name in. I ended up getting a pathetic $10 gift card to Wendy's from "everyone" because they felt bad.
Screw them, and screw secret Santa.
th3coz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got ya beat. Battery powered socks as a 12 year old. Oh yeah they took D batteries.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either the picture of my ex-girlfriend's heel with the words "happy birthday" written on it or the power strip I got from my mother because we were tight on money...
Iโve posted something similar to this before.
I have 3 older brothers, the eldest has a different dad but my dad has raised him from 2 years old. My brother changed his last name when he was legally old enough (my dad always left it to him as no matter what he was his dad).
Anywho, my dads parents always favoured my 2 other brothers but mostly my dads โfirst bornโ.
He always got the most expensive gifts all year round and they even treated him and my other brother to a trip to Disney land Orlando. They never even asked to take me or my eldest brother and we didnโt get any gifts from the trip either.
I actually found out that they never bought me Christmas or birthday presents. My mum and dad would always buy for me and take it to them and act like they got it me.
Last Christmas my third brother became a dad and the whole family were at my grandparents house, my eldest brother and his 3 kids, my second brother, my third brother and his child.
My grandparents didnโt buy for my brothers 3 kids and openly said something along the lines of โour first born great grandchildโ
None of the great grandchildren know that their dad isnโt โbloodโ related to their grandad and they have no reason to.
w00dy2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 I had been begging my parents for a cell phone for months leading up to Christmas but was always told that I needed to wait until I was a teenager. So my 7 year old sister, being the creative girl she is. Made me a cell phone out of construction paper. I still have it because at the same time it being the worst gift it was also the best
Emmo213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 or so my grandfather gave me a clipboard with a bent clip and a dirty, used, cheap Bic mechanical pencil. They didn't have an issue with money - it was just lack of thought.
My great aunt has a history of grabbing stuff from her house and wrapping them up as gifts. As an 8 year old I cannot describe the thrill of reciving a personal planner. To be fair my schedule of climbing trees and playing Crash Bandicoot was pretty hectic at the time.
I didn't know my paternal grandmother. In a rare move, my divorced Dad brought me to a X-Mas gathering with his side of the family, ie strangers.
I was a kid and kinda poor, so gifts were a big deal. Everyone got cool stuff and I got a basketball. I had never held a basketball, and was short and not athletic. Worse yet, it wasn't inflated. I didn't have a pump.
So, while all the "family" enjoyed each other and the thoughtful gifts they got, I got ashes in my mouth.
My ex fiancee's father in law and mother, both whom I got along with exceptionally well, got me a kind of wall protractor but with string for Christmas. It wasn't a prank or ill-spirited gift. They just... really wanted me to have a protractor.
Meanwhile they got my ex's sister's boyfriend they didn't like one of these.
My ex and I still talk on friendly terms and a few weeks ago I brought it up again. We're still confused.
You might be a Professional Photographer, but are you a good Professional Photographer? Your sister votes 'no'.
newsoria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chains. Yes, chains literally. To make it worse it was a.build your own chain kit. Someone gave them to me for the reddit gift exchange a few years ago.
Megabloks. This was 1993, so I don't know if the quality has changed any, but these were fucking horrible. Some didn't stick together at all and some would NEVER come apart again. I threw them away.
Same grandma bought me Avon cologne a year later. I was 8 years old, by the way.
My employer does a Christmas dinner each year. They give you a raffle ticket, and later in the night you go pick up your grab bag. I work in the ski industry, so you see things like rep shirts leashes, but also goggles, gloves, toques, etc. A few years back, I guess it was a slow year. A bunch of us went up, and realized our present was the bag. But hey, at least it was a fabric one.
Nathmonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a credit voucher for the store that I worked in, gifted to me by a staff member for Secret Santa.
Dondeivi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received a bottle of HAIRGEL, like those big bottles of 1 lt, on my birthday, this was given by one of my uncles, the one's you dont see that often, I think he didnt knew about my party or birthday at all (he arrived at the family's ranch) and just gave me whatever he had on his car at that moment.
Arkaa26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Company's secret Santa. Around 15 males and 3 females. I got the present of one guy, a bright pink hair dryer. I still haven't used it, it was 5 years ago.
My Mother-in-Law is notoriously bad at purchasing gifts. If it's on clearance, she's buying it and giving it to someone at Christmas.
A few years back, among a bag of brown socks and sleeveless t shirts, I was given wooden kitchen tongs - except it was broken and only had one "tong". It was basically a stick. "You can stir something with it" she explained.
We had Christmas at a great-aunt's house one year who didn't bother keeping up with our ages. I was 17 at the time, but for some reason in her mind I was 7.. I got finger paints and paper for Christmas. Not even good paper, shitty gray newsprint. I would have preferred to get nothing.
Leftover Halloween candy from my then girlfriend now wife. It was left over because I had already eaten the kinds I liked so it was all nasty stuff I had zero plans of eating.
My mom, with whom my siblings and I all have a strained relationship, for Christmas one year gave us only a blown-up, professional-quality head shot of herself.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our school had a program where 5th graders went across the street to the nursing home and were paired up with seniors at the home. It was a great program! At Christmas there was a gift exchange and my senior forgot to get me anything, so she gave me a package of underwear that her kids had brought up to her. Of course, the gift exchange was a group event so this occurred in front of all the other 5th graders. I was mortified.
junishot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't me, but my dad once gave my mom a used printer as a Christmas gift. This was back in the 80s or 90s when such tech was hip but my mom was not impressed lol.
It was cute because we were 6, but my twin sister gave me a walnut that she colored blue and purple with washable markers. And no, she didnโt mean for it to be meaningful
ToadieF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last years Secret Santa at work. I got a selfie stick and some cherry lip gloss. I'm not attractive, I don't take selfies and the only girl on our team got a beer cup. I think the gift giver had a sudden moment of clarity re: appropriate workplace gifts...
My grandparents gave me terrible gifts most of my childhood. I wrote a school report about Sacajawea in the third grade, and they got me Lewis and Clark-related gifts (mostly age inappropriate books and one year just a Sacajawea gold dollar) for years. My mother mentioned something to them about how maybe it was a bit much when I was 13 or 14, and that year my grandma got me plastic sparkly pot leaf earrings, probably from Spencer's gifts or maybe a gas station. I was actually really offended at the time because I was vaguely alternative but not a stoner and had no idea why my grandmother thought I would like these tacky earrings.
A science set when I was in 7th grade. I opened it excited and when I saw it I was very disappointed to say the least.
Only cause I had clearly expressed at the time what I wanted for a gift. And at the time I didn't show much passion in science so it was kind of odd to receive that as a gift.
But in the end, it was a gift from my parents to me. They didn't have to give me anything yet they did, and that's what I care about when I reminisce.
kit10kel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ONE. PACK. AA BATTERIES. No lie!! My aunt and my mom left the room because they were laughing so hard tears were streaming down their faces and they couldnโt breathe.
sadupe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 4ft tall cardboard Barbie with magnetic clothes. I was thirteen and hadnโt played with dolls since I was three.
CHawk17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday my grandmother gave me a baby loaf of Tillamook cheese.
My aunt bought me a boys button up shirt for my 12th birthday. I'm a girl.
Also, this one was totally on me, but when I was 15 my dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I jokingly said a mop because there was an ad on TV in the background for Swiffer mops. Sure enough, I got a Swiffer mop for Christmas that year. I still use it...
ub52107 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 mason jars full of tuna. It was a gift exchange a work. The co-worker that selected me frequently traveled and fished in Alaska.
GabMassa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Nickelback CD.
Secret Santa, the guy who picked me was a very trashy rocker guy (Nickelback, Creed, NIN, etc.). No idea why he thought I'd enjoy that.
Every year, my MIL gets me a bird ornament. Mind you, I don't put up a christmas tree. Nor have I ever shown any interest in birds. And yet, I get a bird ornament every year. It's made for some funny hilarious gifts from other friends who now know the story.
My Amiga 600 was amazing and I loved it so much.. just my mum made me wrap it myself as she could not be arsed :'(
skrame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A whisk. I was in junior high, and my mom didn't know what else to get me. I swear I made a list that didn't include a whisk... She said "You like to make eggs, don't you?"
(Mom; I love you and did use the whisk a few times, but a fork or the whisk we already had was sufficient.)
Worst gift I've ever seen received: A few years ago my aunt printed the home page of christianmingle.com or a similar dating site, and wrote on it "It's not too late...". She gave this to my brother, who was 30 or so. My aunt had gotten married in her 30s or 40s. I mean, he's still single, but who does that?
My aunt; that's who.
alex591 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday,which was a couple of days ago,I invited my best friend to my house. He bought me a $0.20 chocolate.That's all.He didn't say he was broke or anything,he considered this to be a meaningful gift.
Not the worst gift but my mother got me a magazine for Game boy games as a stocking filler.....I never owned a Game boy but she tried....God damn I miss that woman :')
When I was about 4, I was gifted a Barney...backpack? from a mother's friend.
I hated Barney, and let everyone present know about this fact in real time. Apparently they thought it was hilarious and no hard feelings were had.
"What? No! I hate Barney!" has become a small family inside joke.
It has been uphill from there.
Imkyul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever received was from an ex who didn't really care for me much - he got me a nice outfit that wasn't really my style because he hated my style and wanted to essentially "fix it" (note, I don't actually have bad style and I'm not like sloppy or unkempt by any means), so then I went to put it on and he bought it all in his own size. I said we could return it for something that was the right size, but he had tossed the receipt and paid in cash, so we didn't have the means to return it. It was a Christmas present. He got double that year and I got nothing because he was also too broke to buy anything else to try to make up for the "mix up." This was fairly common in the relationship.
When I was very young, my parents gave me a pair of socks for Christmas. Apparently, I burst into tears and cried, "This isn't a Christmas present!"
We were very poor.
Pyperina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a fifth grade Secret Santa, while all the other kids got some sort of toy, I got...a pair of socks. I was really disappointed and I could tell that the girl who was my Secret Santa felt really bad about it too- she looked really ashamed.
atk11523 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young I like to read News paper comics like Hagar / garfield. Somehow my grandma knew it and I expected the real comic for Christmas. I recieved a big gift but it was strange heavy and long small sized. When I opened it it was a stack of all the comix garfield / hager / other shit cutout from news papers from the whole year. I felt so betrayed...
admello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me BUT I knew someone whose Mother got (gave) him a gift card... with a random amount on it, like $4.37. So she gave him a leftover gift card she hadn't used the balance on.
inuit95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first MIL (I'm divorced and remarried) got me the same hand towels she'd gotten his first wife when they got married. They were monogrammed with his initials (same as the first time). I didn't take his name. She also told me they were just for decoration/that I couldn't use them.
kinsak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, I know this might sound weird, I loved using the microscopes in science. We would use them for โlabsโ and I always would get sidetracked looking at hairs stuff. These were fairly nice microscopes they had at my school; looking online they were about $100+ and I told my mom that even if it was all I got for Christmas that was the specific model I wanted. On Christmas I opened the most microscope shaped present I had first and it was this awful Smithsonian microscope kit thing for kids. It came with fake scalpels and vials and stuff and the microscope was made of plastic. It literally didnโt work and I hate to think that my mom wasted about $60 when I had specifically asked her for a particular model I was interested in. The worst part was sitting there with my mom excited for me to open it and looking at her disappointed.
I held onto that set, not using it for anything until I finally didnโt feel so guilty about just throwing it away.
TL;DR: I asked my mom for a specific gift and felt really bad for not liking the alternative she got me.
bptex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Texas Rangers t-shirt that was dyed incorrectly and the wrong size. So the arm pit area had these really nice streaks but I couldn't wear it anyway. I suppose it's the thought that counts and in that case they thought I'd appreciate something that cost $3.
When I was about 12 or 13 my aunt gave me a thin huge adult sized robe, and made a comment about my weight. Which yeah whatever not extremely horrible I guess but it was addressed to โKorstinโ which isnโt even trying to be close to my real name (kirsten). Like an O, really? Lol donโt worry tho all my cousins and my sister got cash. My mom was pissed. Itโs low key funny now tho
For my eighth birthday I got a new bike, but my birthday was on a Monday so we got it on Sunday. It was a nice bike and I assume all my parents could do, but they didnโt tell me that because they just never really talked about money to us in any capacity. Instead, the next night we have my birthday dinner at home and there are a bunch of presents wrapped on the table.
They were all groceries.
Pound of bologna, saltines, box of Oops All Berries. Even though I had my bike in the garage at that point, itโs hard to register a single gift for a birthday if youโre used to getting more, especially if youโre 8. Not a real understanding of quality over quantity. I cried thinking I did something wrong.
Instead of backing off and seeing maybe it was a little too advanced of a joke for an 8 year old, my dad kept on laughing and just said, โWhat? We never get All Berries!โ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex one year gave me:
A necklace. That I was allergic to. That he picked out of many that his Mom had previously bought and had in her closet.
My aunt keeps buying me cheap nail polish. I mean I appreciate the fact that she gets me something but I work with my hands a lot and the nail polish ends up getting all chipped an ugly after I'm done working on an art project. I'd prefer getting things that are actually useful or a videogame.
suarezj9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The mother of someone I was dating was VERY right wing, I am rather left wing and agnostic. She gave me an Ann Coulter book and a bible.
mrPitPat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of those aunts whos place smells like a floral shop and only has like sugar free kale pie for desserts. Shit like that.
One year for Christmas she bought me a pair of fake magnetic earrings. You put one piece on the front lobe and one on the back and they magnetize to look like you have your ear's pierced. I'm a dude and i was 17 at the time
When we (myself, my cousins and siblings) were all around the 10-15 age bracket, in early adolescence, my grandmother had thought it was a good idea to get us all the same photobooks for christmas.
Everyone (myself, and 8 other children) got an identical, empty photobook.
Consider that none of us were into photography, and this is from the grandmother who'd be considered "wealthy".
My dad was rarely around when I was growing up. Like, I would see him once/twice a year for a couple of hours (if that), for him to give me both my Christmas and my Birthday present.
One year, after learning that I liked snowboarding (and I already had my own snowboard) he got me a plastic snowboard thing he found in his barn.
I mean, he tried, but damn. I felt like crap because I would have rather have had the $20, and 13 year olds don't exactly understand how that whole thing works...
shorty85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandparents gave our one year old daughter a Hello Kitty themed personal (handheld) fan. The best part was the base of the fan contained little tiny balls of hard candy - perfect for a one year old to choke on.
o2i34e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jacket that is like five sizes too big. It's a nice jacket and I would wear it if it were the right size but it makes me look like a small child wearing an adult's coat.
Alfacino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of Life.
Doebino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in second grade, we did a gift exchange. Everyone was getting cool shit like toy cars, a nerf basketball hoop, transformer toys, trapper keepers with secret compartments..
I was so upset as a 7 year old. I look back now and realize the kid was poor and didn't have much to give, but at the time, I remember being upset that I got a stupid present. Thanks Dusty.
A set of bar tools.
It was a wedding present from my wife's best friend. Normally this would have been a fine gift but there were a couple of issues-
We had a bar tool set on our registry, that someone else had already bought for us. Also, this person was at our wedding shower where we opened this gift, so they knew we already had it.
Second, the thing was a complete piece of garbage. It had no labels on it, the box was falling apart, and when I was turning it over to look at the back of the box, this little cheese knife fell out. I picked it up to find out it was made of plastic. The whole thing. Including the blade.
We had no idea where to return this to so we took a shot with Kohl's. They didn't even know if they sold it but they gave us $10 in store credit for it.
To top it all off this gift was basically the catalyst that ended my wife's lifelong friendship with her.
Well my dad named Frank bought a Lamborghini and rubbed it in my face then Me and my sister found his old Buissness partner who he thought was dead and tried to sc are the shit out of him; we did the whole Christmas Carol thing which failed then he crashed and learned his lesson and right as I got the Lamborghini the old buissness partner dropped his whole born again scheme and robbed us blind. I AM A GOLDEN GOD WHO DESERVED THAT CAR
Potty fishing game, it's like this little mat that sits at the base of your toilet with velcro fish on it and you use Velcro lure on your plastic fishing pole to catch fish while you're taking a shit.
I got one of my best friends a huge Star Wars sticker from FatHead for Christmas and he gave me what he got from his dad that he didn't want. Claimed he forgot to get me something. I got a holiday fleece blanket and some random bits of candy.
I was about 7 or 8 years old. In front of all of my friends, parents, and their parents i unwrap one gift I will never forget. It was a very generic 3 inch model of a typical American Airlines airplane with a stick stand. Here i'm getting Ninja Turtle gear and sports stuff and then BAM! Silence...
I was always a happy kid and grateful for any gift, but I just couldn't fake a smile at that point in my life. Funny thing was there was no name on the wrapping on who it came from nor did anyone admit who brought it!
At 8 my Grandparents who had plenty of money gave me an underwear shirt with a tear in it which they had fastened shut with scotch tape.
skfl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girlfriend bought me "Dancer in the Dark" on DVD. Of course, you only watch that one once (amazing but harrowing!), so it very quickly collected dust.
Bonus: a friend's girlfriend bought him "As Good As It Gets" on DVD. It was apparently a metaphor, as she broke up with him not that long after.
Well, i have a few... Shower Gel for christmas from my parents (not the best financial situation, but cmon, a fking shower gel, i would just be okay with no gifts as i was over 18 back then).
Another top one: ยฃ1 and a pack of tissues from my grand grand mother for my 16th bday...
To be honest, these are not the worst in a sense that i have fun with people when i tell them this. Worst gifts are the ones you dont remember you got.
Worst one was my own fault. Was playing that christmas game with my family where everyone gets a number and then selects a gift in order, then you count back and you can either stick with your gift or trade.
When it was my turn to pick I went for the biggest box (I was probably 7 at the time). Turned out to be dishes. My parents told me they planned it when I was older. They knew they big box would entice me.
watsee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother completely forgot to get me a Christmas present one year. I wasnโt expecting much, just the usual shirt and socks. Not a big deal at all.
My twin brother and I were turning 11 and they gave him this kick-ass, tiger striped remote control Hummer. Big wheels, could go pretty quick, everything a 11 year-old could ask for. Me? They gave me a cherry red PT Cruiser remote control car. I know who the favorite is.
My dad and step mother bought the family hilarious mugs with slogans on. I canโt even remember what the other ones said, they were the sort of thing that are mildly humorous the first time you read them. Mine, however, said โDogโs Breathโ.
When I was 5 my family went to our larger family Christmas gathering. A gift exchange ensued and everyone but me received a gift. Obviously I was a pretty upset 5 year old since I thought Santa forgot about me.
They attempted to make it better by "finding the missing gift". I opened it, and it was a used and very dirty rayovac flashlight. It was at that point in my life that I knew Santa wasn't real and Christmas was a sham.
I never have forgiven them(never plan to either) and have excluded them out of my life for 25 years and counting.
mivo90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gf gave me shampoo and douche gel when I became 19.
flyguysd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first gf "got" me a gift for Christmas and claimed ahead of time she put hours of work into it. She gave me low quality print outs of superhero pictures glued onto christmas orniment hooks. She got angry/sad when asking if this was it. I regret spending $80 on a jacket she wanted that year.
My grandma doesn't like me and my grandpa does, but is a pushover. So for Christmas when I was 10 my sisters opened small boxes that contained tickets to Disneyland. My grandma handed me a small box similar in size that contained a cheap watch. At that point I knew she didn't like me so I didn't cry or anything, but that was the straw that broke the back of me giving so much as a shit about her.
I recently got a lone pencil and cheap plastic sharpener for my birthday...
Edit: Just remembered the pencil didn't even have an eraser.
Duck1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was working for a Danish Telephone-Network provider and we were told we should be excited for this years Company Christmas gift. So the day arrives, and I get a receipt stating that 100 kroner (around 15 dollars) has been given to a random childrens charity organisation in my name. Worst present ever, im still salty about it to this day.
cdbriggs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a toolbox when I was 5. All I wanted was toy trucks
While all my cousins (15 total at time) would open dozens of gifts from all my aunts and uncle and grandparents.My brother and i would just get a christmas card (to share) signed by all our aunts. Our names were spelled wrong every year.
stevevs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Background: I was 13, my parents were recently divorced and I had a bit of a distant and strained relationship with my dad. I asked for a weight set and a benchpress bench for Christmas. My dad got me the bench, but no weights. Apparently he thought I already had the weights. The bench was nice, I used to lay on on and wish I had a job to buy weights.
Not really the worst, but I've gotten a Genesis game, can't remember which one.
The thing is I owned a Super Nintendo.
anewlens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents took my brother and I to Texas Roadhouse one time and apparently thought we loved the peanuts there. (For those unfamiliar they have big barrels of peanuts in-shell you can snack on while youโre waiting).
For the next 5-6 years, we received these giant 3 lb. sacks of in-shell peanuts for Christmas. We were always nice and said thanks and all, but weโd of course never eat them all, and the bags starting piling up in the pantry. I think my mom told them we didnโt like peanuts as much anymore.
My dad and I butted heads a lot when I was younger and still lived with my parents.
Once, when I got home from school the day after a big fight, he said, "There's a Happy Meal in the fridge for you." (Mind you, I was too old for Happy Meals, but this was his way of apologizing, and potatoes are one of my favorite foods, so I was thankful for fries.) I opened the bag and said, "Dad, they forgot to give you fries!" Silence. "Dad, did you eat the fries?"
At my Grandma's sister's house for the big family meetup (known by some as Thanksgiving 2, for all the people and food). One cousin got a PS4. His sister got a laptop. I got a shirt that wasn't my style at all and that didn't fit as well as a box of MnMs.
For Christmas my sister got me a collection of 3 second hand cheese cutting knives in a cardboard/plastic cover. Couldn't be taken back to any store. I didn't eat cheese then and never had before.
For my part I gave her something worth 60 bucks. Felt like an idiot. Can't remember if I threw the knives away or gave them to someone, but they vanished.
When I was my chubby 8-year-old self I wanted nothing more than a SNES. I kept telling my parents, grandparents, etc. about how awesome it is every chance that I got.
One Day before christmas a parcel from my grandparents arrives and it has just about the same dimensions as a SNES box and was a bit heavy too - it just had to be a SNES. I couldn't sleep at all that night, I was so stoked to finally have what I then thought would be the coolest thing I would ever own.
Next day it comes to uwrapping the presents and knowing about the SNES, I decide to keep it for last.
Anyway, so I finally start unwrapping it and to my massive shock it turns out that I didn't get a SNES. Instead, I got an aerobic set consisting of 2 handlebars, a jumprope and some other random fitness-related stuff.
I guess my grandparents thought I was a bit more than chubby :/
I know someone who gave a ream of filler paper once. I think it was wide-ruled, 100 sheets.
Vaultme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandpa gave me and each of my 5 cousins a card with a check in it. Each check was for $20. Mine was for $10. We all opened them together.
tyled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma, whoโs โthatโ person in the family, gave me a bag of expired blue corn tortilla chips on Christmas as a joint gift for the holiday and my birthday.
My dad got married to his wife (not my mom) when I was in high school or early college. We went to her family's house for Christmas that first holiday after the wedding. They got my brother and I flashlights for Christmas. No joke. Spending the holidays with people you don't know is awkward and kind of sucks.
I was at my step grandma's house with all my step cousins and my step brothers. We where all in a circle and she went in a circle. Gave everyone 50 bucks in diffrent forms of cash my step brother got it in pennies which was hilarious. She gets to me and says I got nothing for you and skips on to my step cousins.
STRaYF3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 I was given a heart by my auntie....not a fake one...an actual heart from the butchers. Her reason was she thought I loved science (I told her a few months back about one of my physics lessons that was cool). She then had a massive go at me when I dropped it and stained the carpet with blood and then puked all over the couch.
Ummm well my great aunt gave me a plastic box for my birthday once, thatโs it, just a plastic box, empty, I was 15. Thatโs not even the worst to come out of her though, she gave my cousin a box of cream crackers for Christmas. I think he was about 12/13
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa exchange when I was a hostess at a local restaurant. The (male, 20something) waiter that got my name gave me a, uh, "personal massager." I opened it in front of the whole staff and felt my face turn red. I was 17.
My mother-in-law bought me a green plastic tiara that had little LED lights in it for Christmas that said "Happy New Year".
The tiara was so old the built in batteries in it were dead and so it couldn't light up. It looked like it was something that sat in the Dollar Store discount bin for years.
My aunt and uncle got me a shirt. They got it on their vacation months before. It has nothing to do with their trip not was it related to any subject I had shown interest in. It didn't fit. It was originally for their son who said he didn't want it. They picked up the shirt at Sears. Their was no receipt. Sears no longer carries the shirt or even the brand, so it was apparently on clearance.
It's the thought that counts, but this was worse than just forgetting to get me anything.
22cthulu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I bought most of my family small gifts, like in the $5-10 range. My graddad is a golfer so I gave him a Hillbilly putter, as a bit of a joke.
Two years later he gave it back to me for Christmas.
A close second is that I got a VHS copy of Dragon Tales in 2004 and I was 15.
When I was probably 12 or 13 my dad got me a garment bag. It's basically a bag you'd get at the drycleaner, but nicer with zippers so you can fold it and zip it shut plus pockets to put additional things.
We were at his wife's parent's house and they were confused asked if I had to travel with nice clothes a lot. My dad answered that I don't yet, but I will someday. I'm 26 and I've used that bag maybe a dozen times. All of which have been in the last 5 or 6 years.
One Christmas many years ago, i was maybe 8-10 years, I received a gift from my aunt. I opened it in front of her and it was a New Kids On The Block board game. I immediately had a look of disgust and shouted "I hate New Kids On The Block!!!". I remember being talked to about my behavior in receiving the gift but I was adamant that my hatred ran deep and it was an awful gift. Never saw the board game again.
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was in college, i dated a guy from the south whose mom did NOT approve of her tall, handsome baby boy dating a short, plump, northern jewish/athiest girl. i spent a christmas with them, and she gave me a sweater and turtleneck from lane bryant in their smallest size (at the time i wore clothes from express and they fit me perfectly, and i had no clue what lane bryant was), one of those $5 gift cards they give you for spending $XX (that expired 3 days after christmas), and she had picked out his gift to me. i'd asked for a blue topaz ring, and she found what had to be the UGLIEST setting possible. she schooled me WELL in the art of the "bless your heart" insult.
I went back home to visit one Christmas, and my step-dad had wrapped up 3 extra presents for my brother, mom, and me. My brother received his old flip-style cell phone. My mom unwrapped one of her old purses (with an unused father's day card inside). Not expecting much, I unwrapped my present to find 2 lightswitch plates.
The best part was the look on my family's faces. My step-dad thought it was so hilarious and was crying from laughing so hard. We all also got normal gifts (new cell phone for bro, new purse for mom, and clothes for me), but I will never forget how pleased step-dad was with himself for giving those horrible gifts. Definitely a good memory.
In 3rd grade we had the secret santa,so I got the girl 3 brat dolls 10 bucks each only to get a dollar toy car that I literally broke opening the package. Mom almost whooped my ass for it.
alex3omg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom goes on my Amazon wishlist and, without really looking, buys X dollars worth of present. Our year she went to a shopping list I had and bought me a spray bottle. She was like "ya Idk why you want that" she said, "i almost bought you a camera battery but I don't think you want that" yea.. I don't..
Last year she invited herself to dinner on my birthday and to the movie my husband and I had intended on seeing, and she brought her boyfriend who I can't stand. Then she gave me a cheap necklace I obviously wouldn't like from the store right around the corner with the price tag on it. She ignored me through dinner, talking to the bf. I bragged about my big Reddit post to see if she listens, she immediately turns to the bf and tells him he should use "whatever that is" to promote his art.
Taycos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rock from my hippy jewelry making aunt. I mean it was polished but still, WTF Aunt Cindy??
IVGreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 18, I brought my adoptive parents (who are real pieces of shit but I still lived with them so you know whatever) some gifts for Christmas. I brought them a bottle of fancy liquor and a book they had wanted.
On christmas morning there werent' any gifts under the tree for me from them (or anyone in my family to be honest) there were gifts for my brother and everyone else. I gave them the gifts I had brought them.
I left and went out for the day, i think I called the supermarket I worked at at the time and asked if they needed anyone. I worked for as long as I could and then went out for drinks and bud with some friends.
later that night I came home and found one gift under the tree. A sweater my adoptive mother (grandmother) had brought for herself earlier in the month but hadn't worn yet. I took it and wore it and acted like it was the best gift ever. I was extremely annoyed.
I was like 20 I think and received a cowboy hat. Like an expensive one. I never grew up in the whole country western culture, I was this kinda punk rock kid out of Orange County. It's like the person who gifted it to me had no idea who I was as a person even though they were one of my closest relatives.
Vativ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got beer coasters when I was 8 or 9, I don't even understand why. Thanks Dad
Suirou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two of my friends were going on a huge road trip and told rest of our friend group that they got us something. They came back and did keep their promise and handed my friends gifts that ranged from $25-$50 and had thoughts behind each gift. You could tell that they thought very carefully behind each of those so I was ecstatic when I got mine and opened it up - it was a zombie haiku book. Granted, I was into zombies at the time but a haiku book? I never really expressed any interest in poetry or any form of it. it was around 15-20 pages. They admitted that they ran out of money buying gifts for other friends but claimed that the book was still costly. I flipped the book over and it had the price right above the barcode, 6.99 US.
My sister and I were raised by our mom and stepdad. My stepdad's parents weren't crazy about him marrying a woman with kids so they got my sister and I what we considered to be "spite gifts". One year on Christmas, I received one (1) pair of socks and my sister received a family sized jar of peanut butter. My sister was devastated weeks later when she found out I had been eating her Christmas gift.
My mom got my a box containing three towels with my first initial on it, all side by side. Unfortunately my name starts with a K, so now I have a set of KKK towels that I refuse to actually open because I think it's too funny to risk breaking up.
qelmasri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 4th grade class had a secret santa exchange, and I got a single incerdibly common Pokemon card, the pesty Pidgey
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually really not a fan of people making donations in my name. My sister tried this one year for everyone in the family, and I hated it. It makes me sound like a bad person, but I have my reasons.
First, I hate the publicity of it. I don't think donations should be done for praise, and it makes me very uncomfortable when that happens. There's no way to avoid the obligation to praise the actual donor.
Second, it takes all attention away from the receiver and throws it all on the giver. "Oh look what a good person they are". It feels like an attention seeking thing to do, and I'm very much a private person as far as charitable acts go. Like, I don't even want a thank you note from places I donate to or help at.
Third, there's the issue of what charity you give to. I may not approve of the charity you chose, even though you have good intentions. For example, if you donate to Susan G Komen because you know my mom died of breast cancer, I can understand the logic, but I'm not going to like the donation because of how SGK handles their donations (and other reasons I won't get into here). Because it's impossible to judge people's approval of or familiarity with a charity unless they explicitly state it (which I am too private to do), I think it shouldn't be attempted.
Fourth, if you have the social obligation in your head that you need to get someone a gift, actually get them a gift. If you're going to give a donation in someone else's name, it should always be in addition to something for that person. It should never be in lieu of a gift.
I apologize in advance for the lengthy explanation of my worst-gift-ever story, but I feel that context is. Anyway, here it goes.
At age 16, I hadn't seen nor spoken to my father in over 10 years. To be fair, my mother left him and we moved over 3000 miles away shortly thereafter. We were very poor as my Mom struggled to make ends meet throughout our upbringing. My Aunt's husband traveled a lot and on occasion, unbeknownst to me, over the years would run into my father in various locations in our home town. My Aunt, approached me in private one day at a family gathering and said that he was doing very well financially and had worked his way up the corporate ladder to become the CIO for a major bank. He owned several properties, including his house in the suburbs, an apartment downtown, and a cabin in the mountains. And, most importantly, he wanted to get reacquainted with me and had plans to try to make up for all the years we had lost. Now, being a teenaged boy, with very few memories of his father who grew up dogshit poor (I'm talking powdered milk and gov't cheese poor) hearing for the first time that your well-to-do Father was attempting to make contact, was like finding out you had just won the Lotto. So what happened next is I start getting phone calls at 4am so as not to alert my Mother (she had no idea of his interest in reconnecting). The first time we spoke was like talking to Santa Claus or some shit, and I would get all choked up and start crying when he would ask the simplest of fatherly questions. Like, "How are your grades?, or, "So you play any sports?" Every time we spoke was like this big rush of built up emotions I never even knew I had buried. So, anywho! My brother, who was sort of a shit head at the time told my mother what was going on between my father and I. One of his chores was to check the mailbox each day and low and behold, my Dad sent a hand written check in my name, which was supposed to be a surprise. And, she got so pissed. The next time my dad called, my Mother answered the phone and although I slept through the berating she gave him, she made sure that she recorded the conversation between them so I could listen to it later. What she said to him was pretty fucked up, but the most hurtful aspect of all of this is how she took great pleasure in letting him know that she was keeping the check to "make up for all the years he wasn't there to help her". Mind you, at this point in our lives, mom was married to a postal worker and we were doing OK. I even had a job at Costco, so we weren't snacking on syrup sandwiches anymore, if you catch my drift. I never found out how much the check was for, because my mother forced me to sign it over to her without showing me the front of it.
TLDR: Mom leaves Dad at age 6. Dad reaches out to me behind mom's back and sends hand written check of unknown amount. Mom keeps check, runs it in both me and dad's faces.
dabenj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a paperclip after being ungrateful the holiday before. It was a teaching moment.
Tb4umSOF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a male, and I recieved a blender for christmas at age 15, and soap for my 12th birthday. I also recieved a 6' in diameter steel firepit that weighed 80+ lbs. for christmas, which ended up being returned. These gifts were from immediate family members (mom, dad, aunt).
For my birthday I got a bar of soap... I ended up being allergic to it and having rashes all over my body.
BodySnag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wedding gift: hotel towels, with a stain.
Gu3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend back in high school tried to score some brownie points with my parents and bought them cookie tin from Walmart. When my parents opened it, it had already been opened with some cookies eaten out of it. Apparently someone at Walmart had gotten the munchies. The said boyfriend was mortified.
My grandma once gifted me, my brother, and sister each our own tiny little coin purses (similar to this) from the university she works at filled with nickles and pennies. This was just a year after gifting each of us an old, used book from the discard pile at the university library.
I played soccer at my high school and every year on senior the under class men get gifts for them. I received a lanyard of a soccer team my senior night.
rhllors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fleece Snoopy pajamas that had clearly been pulled from a clearance rack.
"But that's not so bad! It sounds like the gift of a well-meaning but slightly out of touch Grandmother! How could you complain about that?!" you cry.
I was 27 and it was from my now father-in-law. Our first Christmas as an engaged couple.
Years of presents borne of poverty and all of my birthday presents being a day late because payday is at the end of the month not two days before... that flagrant inability to put the slightest bit of effort in is still the worst.
I got a miniature foosball table, and when I say miniature I mean smaller than 6 inches long and 3 inches wide and could be held in the palm of your hand. I actually saw it in the dollar store. The other gift I got from the same relative that year was a can of sardines. I ain't shitting you, I really got these. You know what we got them that year? A 19 inch T.V. which in 1988 was a decent T.V., awkward Christmas.
For Christmas I once received a watch and pen from my dad that looked fancy, but we're cheap plastic crap that was purchased on his cruise either in Mexico or at the duty-free shops on the ship. He probably spent way too much for it and I never used them. I don't even wear watches. B- for effort (I was actually into good pens), F for execution.
I would much rather get a cool graphic tee shirt or something that cost way less. Hell the fuzzy socks we all got as stocking stuffers were much better.
Another Christmas or birthday I got a small oddball tablet that couldn't download Google play apps, didn't have the play store but it's own very weird app store. Thing was absolutely useless. Again, decent idea but F for execution.
Last year, I spent a bunch of time making homemade peanut butter, different types of hummus and some other stuff for my (then) girlfriend.
Put a lot of thought in it, made something she really loved, packaged it nicely etc.
She gave me a pack of grisini and three small pots of store-bought mustard.
I mean, not necessarily a bad gift (we agreed to keep it low-budget), but it was just another sign that most of the effort in the relationship came from me.
I've posted this before but I was given a bag of used hospital socks. She was offended when I was grossed out by my gifts becasue she knows I like socks. Yeah, NEW socks.
I received a "duck" hair dryer from a grandmother once. It's like a normal hair dryer except the blower tip was a duck beak and it sat standing up on duck feet. I know I sound ungrateful but I had been shaving my head for 12 years at the time of receipt and see her year round...
My dad really likes to give me Omaha steaks. I think he first gave them to me when I turned 12. Because there's nothing a 12-year-old girl wants more than a stack of steaks that her father will cook and eat most of for her.
Earrings. My ears haven't been open since I was 10 and literally no one that knows me now even knew I once had them pierced. It was just assumed that because I'm a girl, my ears must be pierced.
Idk. A few years back, my step dad and his wife would "buy" me clothes.
So I was probably a women's 5 us (120 lbs) at the time. Meaning at least a medium. They would buy me ONLY xs. Which I hadn't worn an xs since I was a kid. I opened them and was like "woah, these are way too small, can I exchange them?" And they were all "you look like you weigh 90 lbs", and the wife meant it in a weird way. Maybe sort of jealous.
They would also gift me things they bought to resell on eBay. They clearly forgot to get me a gift so they would just wrap up some weird clothes and give them to me.
It's not my fault both my parents are petite as fuck. My dad is probably an xs, and I mean that for real. He probably weighs 90 lbs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Inb4 someone says, "Herpes, the gift that keeps on giving"
Yawgie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've shared this before.
I didn't get the gift, but I have given one. This painting of strawberries was given as a secret santa gift because the user only wrote information about their favorite sports team and what color of clothing they liked.
Grandma asked to make me birthday breakfast. When I got there, she microwaved a couple biscuits and gave me hedge trimmers to fix up her yard and said I'd get my present after I finished. I told her I didn't have time because I had to get to class, so she'd need to either give me my present now or she could join me later when I met the rest of my family. The gift was a dollar store beach towel and Capri Sun because I'd be so sweaty and thirsty after finishing the hedges
A bottle each of anti cellulite cream and anti wrinkle cream 2 weeks before my 30th birthday.
But in her defense I got it from an aunt who was struggling financially and gave everyone Mary Kay items from her side business and she remembered that I don't/ can't wear make up so all and all it was still thoughtful. Just the combination and the timing...
Sachath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great uncle who owned a publishing firm which among its clients in my country was Disney decided that a diary with horses was the perfect gift for an 11 year-old boy. He could have gotten me all the free Donald Duck pocket books anything from their printing press but no a horse diary. He never gave me a gift after that... He was still a nice man in my eyes though he meant well
For Christmas last year my step grandmother sent me a $10 coupon for L.L. Bean with a catalog where the cheapest thing were socks for dogs that cost $15. Plus she had the nerve to complain to my mom that I didn't send a thank you card. This is the same woman who screwed everyone out of inheritance when my grandpa died.
For Christmas one year I got two pair of pants that didn't fit, a sweater that was too small as well and some socks. It sucked, but I wasn't too upset, my mom had been working two jobs and going back to school, so I don't think she realized how much I'd grown. It just sucked because she had removed the tags already and there was no way to exchange them. But the socks were awesome though.
An empty promise of a Christmas gift box for me and my brother, from my grandmother. Still waiting 11 years later.
Argoran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in 1992, one of my friends knew that I liked the song "All That She Wants," by the band Ace of Base. It had just come out; I liked watching the video because I was twenty-one, and the ladies in the group were extremely attractive. The song was fairly decent, too.
One song. I liked one song. So my friend bought me the CD Ace of Base by Ace of Base.
The rest of the album was complete shit. So yeah, that.
My aunt has since passed away but in the height of her booze/pill addiction, she gave me a small baggie with seeds in it that had Joshua Tree written on the outside. My name is Josh. I was 12 and can remember thinking, "What the fuck am I gonna do with a tree?"
I know she meant well and now I can laugh about it but it's still the shittiest gift I've gotten.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a calculator when I was 13. A fucking calculator. Still pissed.
liza321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I went to my great grand parents for Christmas. As they were passing out gifts they got to someoneโs name thatโs not in our family however, they handed it to me so confidently. When I opened it, it was a half burnt candle.
delmar42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's mother knew he loved Almond Roca candies, so one year she gave him a tin of it. The candy was a year old, and half had already been eaten. Later, he just laughed and said that at least she'd tried.
My mother got a coupon for a free gift wrap and bought my brother and I hideous cowboy hats that she then used the coupon for and had them beautifully wrapped. The gift boxes were large and looked amazing under the tree.
After several days of drooling over them, we couldn't stand it and when she was gone one afternoon we carefully unwrapped them and found the horrible hats.
Pissed off, we re-wrapped the gifts in an intentionally-crappy way. When she got home, she immediately spied that we had unwrapped them and yelled at us, telling us she was taking them back and getting us something else.
A check from my grandma for my birthday (end of May) that was dated Dec 25 of the previous year. So she wrote it for me for Christmas, forgot to give it to me, kept it and gave it to me at my birthday party instead. This occurred 2 days after the bank was no longer legally obligated to accept it. She did not replace it.
I have an aunt who's pretty shit at buying gifts. I once got a cook book for 5-year-olds containing instructions on how to slice a bread or boil an egg and the most basic of stuff you can imagine. I was 17...
In high school my class choir did a Secret Santa, and the person who drew my name contacted my significant other two weeks in advance asking for idea. Mind you this kid made my skin crawl, because he'd always burst into rooms wearing his fedora and play a harmonica for some reason. We were given a $10 budget and the day of the exchange, after given specific ideas, he shows up with a mason jar of salsa. It was homemade so I figured it might not suck, but it was literally just tomatoes and water. Who the fuck calls that salsa?
MrSeksy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My granddad is notorious in our family for shitty gifts. These are the two worst.
One year my aunt, his daughter, gave him a set of olive forks. The next year, he gifted the same olive forks, unopened, back to herโnot jokingly.
Another bad one was a few years ago, he gifted my dad a manual for a microwave that he had bought in the 70sโalso, not jokingly. It was definitely nice, hardcover and everything, but what the fuck were we going to do with it?
keffoguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year on christmas i get the same fking toy truck from my Brother. He puts such an effort into getting the exact same one, i feel like i have to act happy every year over and over
I received an Elmo watch when I was 12 from my aunt. Itโs confusing cause she has 2 kids who are roughly the same age as me who she couldโve asked for advice.
I have a friend who received an opened tube of moisturizer.
It wasn't even an ironic gift from a close family member or friend as a joke; it was given as a genuine re-gift and the person forgot it had already been opened.
I felt like shit after I gave my gf two shitty gifts on 2 big occasions. The first was for her first bday after we started dating. A mutual friend told me that she wanted replacement bands for her Daniel Wellington watch which was $65 (I was also on a college student budget). But much later when I thought about how she must've felt when she got watch bands as bday present, I felt really stupid. Later the same year, for Christmas I gave her a Fire tablet cuz they were on sale for like $45. And that tablet was completely useless and we still laugh about it sometimes. for that same christmas she bought me the two games I wanted more than anything: The Batman Telltale game and BF1. I was so embarrassed.
I had a cousin who liked to wear shirts that were 2-3 sizes too big. Every year my grandpa confused me with my cousin and gave me a shirt that was 2 or 3 sizes too big. It was always some generic tourist shirt from wherever he had went of vacation that year.
A DVD about going to hell (looked like some creepy guy made it in his basement) with a prayer card inside saying that he (my then boyfriend) had said a prayer that I would realize my mistake (I'd told him I thought I might be atheist). Our joint gift was me breaking up with him.
shlam16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a ~10 year old my very wealthy aunt gave me a picture frame for Christmas. Gee, thanks, just what every kid wants.
Wasn't even quality either, looked like something she picked up from the dollar shop.
FeMonky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lemme set the scene. It's the late 90's, I'm 18, straight, from the Midwest and about to go off to college. My Granny gives me this REALLY nicely framed Lavender colored Mickey Mouse poster to hang in my dorm room. I just couldn't.
EoTN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 8 or 9, my grandparebts mailed me a package of batteries for christmas.
When i was 13 or so, the same grandparents gave me a shirt that said, "Jesus is Thelight," using the font of the Twilight books. Never wore that one... lol.
Several years ago, though i dont recall exactly when, my grandmother gave me a plaster imprint of some kind of extinct deer. I was excited at first, thinking it might be a fossil or something, but she made it at the la brea tar pits as a "senior craft" project. Its the thought that counts?
The year i turned 20, my dad gave me a package of hand warmers in a bag. We... we dont get along too well.
High school graduation gift from my grandmother: a Weight Watchers kit, which she handed me in the parking lot of a restaurant we had just arrived at for a celebration dinner.
Impeccable timing and tact, that one. That, and chiclet teeth for days.
patelsd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, all I wanted was a Nintendo 64 for my birthday. On my actual birthday I opened a copy of "Automobili Lamborghini" for Nintendo 64 and was so excited because I assumed I would get the console, too. Nope. Dad was confused that there were more things he had to buy so we went back to the store and returned the game, then left without buying anything new, went to the grocery store, then went back home. I was very confused the entire time.
I ended up getting a Nintendo the next year for my birthday.
The last Christmas with my ex I spent about 6 hours picking out three things I thought would be perfect for her. She got me a cheap hoodie week after Christmas which had a massive hole in it. Said she'd trade it in, never did. Worst Christmas gift I've never had.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blanket from my mother, for my high school graduation.
4skin42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An inflatable canoe from my sisters. It almost killed me.
At the time, it was a terrible gift. But now, I realize I was the terrible one...
I'm 15, and dating a guy from another town. He's a good Catholic football player from a well-off family. My family and I are pretty well the complete opposite (dad and brother had long hair, I'm into metal, industrial, etc.) Mom does not understand how I could be into him, but she's nice enough about it. They do call him Howdy Doody (in fairness, he did resemble him.) His mom hated me and tried to have him ban me from wearing my Doc Martens to visit, because I should be wearing lady-like shoes.
Because we're teens, we spend Christmas with our respective families. That afternoon, my whole family is gathered 'round Grandma's tree, opening the extended family gifts. I'm handed a fairly large box, and my grandmother has a HUGE smile on her face. Now, the family is known for giving funny gifts, but I suspected nothing. With the whole family watching, I tear the paper from the box. I can feel the anticipation rising in the room. Slowly, I remove to box top, and staring up at me from the tissue paper, is the Howdy Doodiest face my boyfriend had ever managed to flash. I was confused for a second before I realized it was one of those customized dolls from a mall kiosk with his face. He was about 2' tall, with little overalls and a yellow shirt. I was horrified, and made a bit of an ass of myself with my teenaged indignation. "Why is everyone always mocking him? I LOOOOOVE HIM!!!" It was a gag gift, and I was given other "actual" gifts, so I wasn't short-changed. I also wasn't particularly embarrassed. I was just being a brat.
The upside is that I kept him around for the entire relationship, which lasted another year and a half until he decides he needs to find a nice, Catholic girl who would give him the 6 kids he wanted when he grew up (I drew the line at 2.) When he broke up with me, he claimed that he should have stayed a virgin (we'd been together for over two years at this point, and it was always 100% consensual on both sides.) When I told my grandmother, she said "Well, you still have Little [ex-boyfriend] to take out your frustrations on!" I held the little guy by his little ankles and bashed his little face over and over into a brick wall, and felt a lot better. A friend tied a bit of yarn around his neck and hung him from the post of my bed, where he stayed (big head flopping to one side) for the rest of the time I lived at home.*** He ended up being the most cathartic gift I've ever received. And it only took until New Years Day of the year I received him to apologize to my family for being a brat.
***Note to the NSA: I never had any murderous intentions. Please don't put me on a list.
Winter boots - parents pretended that Santa brought me winter boods, though it was just winter boots masked as present due to being quit poor.
All though at the end since they were low quality they slid really well and i used them for sliding on snow from the mountain and icy roads - was hell of a lot of fun at the end.
Remember saying Santa brought me sliding winter boots!
Fiancรฉ 'a friend came back to the US from visiting Bulgaria and brought my fiancรฉ a few cool items, like a tshirt, a frying pan& a mug. He brought me the 'do not disturb' sign from his hotel room door...
I remember back when I was thirteen years old, my older brother gave me a Baconator from Wendyโs. Apparently, he forgot that it was my birthday and made a last minute decision.
I once received a framed world map, split in two 60/40 so that I could 'move it around'. Shame it looks awful when it's up but hey at least I can move it in two bits.... straight to the bin.
An xmas gift, it was from a friend of my grandmothers, both in their 80s, and both pretty much living out their lives together. She didn't know, to be honest, but she bought me a 6 pack of supermarket brand lager. Like, 3 quid. If you know the UK, think KwikSave.
Thing is, I don't drink lager, cheap or expensive, I like a decent single malt whiksy... I just happen to look like a biker... Think there was a fair bit of judgement going on!
One year my sister and I were really bored at grandma's, so we walked to the store down the street and bought a monopoly game.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the same (already opened) game for Christmas that year.
Xbooow59 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas I got over $200 in money! At 14, being poor, that was a ton of money! (It still is though...FML) anyways, next year I only netted like $65, but damnit was I happy. My birthday is towards the end of December, after Xmas. With my $65 tucked away my dad carefully crept in to find my wallet and steal every dollar I had. That, by far, was the worst gift I have ever gotten.
Is this post really just weeding out the ungrateful people? hahaha if so worst gift I received is hair styling products when I was sporting very short hair.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotten 2 pretty bad ones from the same person, my aunt. When I was about 16 I got an XXL shirt. At the time I was maybe a large. I hold it up and am told, "Well I know your cousin likes them big." Now I see my aunt fairly regularly and she knows I don't wear jumbo clothes like my large cousin does.
A year or two later she got me a couple trinkets, handed me a card, and said "The gift card machine was down when I went to get it yesterday. Figures." I'm thinking, nice cash is King. Open the card to get nothing... Not to sound ungrateful, but why add the remark if there isn't anything in the card?
When I was in high school my aunt who is a โthrift shopperโ and a bit of a hoarder got me and my sister a bag full of the even cheaper dollar tree contents like crappy pens and a pen cup and other little stupid plastic doohickeys that we never used.
Helix13_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my grandparents from several states away sent me a single pack of peanut butter crackers for Christmas. You know, the kind that come in packs of six, wrapped in transparent plastic. Normally people buy multiple packs, but I only got one.
Last year for Christmas, my dad got me 9 rolls of multicolored duct tape. And a god awful steering wheel cover/license plate frame bejeweled with rhinestones. And some car air fresheners. Last yearโs Christmas was provided by a Menards credit card. Dammit. Not that Iโm ungrateful or anything, but Christ, I would have much rather preferred a $10 paperback and nothing else.
It was my 8th birthday and I was really sick and in a bad mood. So when it was time to open up birthday presents I opened it up and saw a dora the explorer coloring book. I knew it was a joke because my dad always gives joke presents first but I couldnโt hold back tears so I started balling and i ran into my room because I was feeling terrible and I was having a bad day. Luckily the real present was a mars mission LEGO set, so that raised my spirits real quick.
When I was a kid until 10 I'd say my family used to give me board games for birthday and Xmass... I am an only child from a single mother and she works like hour and a half from home,so she really get home just to sleep,my grandmother used to live with us too but she had her own small store and business running a school cafeteria. So besides passing a whole lot of time alone at home they gave me things to make me feel more alone. At 12 I just asked for the money
During an office gift exchange party, we had set the limit to $25 . To my surprise I received a gift card for Jack in the box , when I tried to use it. It had $8.35 ...
Despite being a jackass, I'm a really sentimental person, so I came into this thread expecting to feel really sad for a lot of these gift-givers, because it really touches me when someone gives me something, even if it's completely useless, because at least they cared enough to try.
But some of these answers are hilariously terrible.
When I was 19 (yes, 19 years old) I got a CD of the best Christmas songs from my step-dad's sister. To this day, they would have been much better off not gifting me anything.
I've never been much for "girly" stuff, especially not when I was younger and my boyfriend who apparently didn't know me one bit bought me a pink/rose/skull/tattoo case for my phone when I was in highschool. I was ashamed having it on my phone also I was sad that he didn't know me better than that, I didn't want him to feel bad so I used it but I really hated that gift.
I was somewhere around 10 and my brother would have been somewhere around 8. It was the first year we both wanted to try and get eachother gifts. My parents decided to help. My dad took me shopping and my mom took my brother.
Christmas eve came (where we decided we wanted to open each other's gifts) and my brother opened his gift. I got him a toy jeep (he loved jeeps) towing a gorilla. The thing was awsome and he absolutely loved it, I opened his gift and fucking uno cards with the $2.49 still on the package. I was so pissed.
My now estranged dad gave me a Lynx (Axe) boxset which I later found out that he received from a secret santa from his work and didn't want it.
But it gets worse than that. He gave my sister a necklace that he had found that she had received as a gift many years ago. Not a duplicate. Literally the same thing my family gave her beforehand. So she basically got a present that she already received.
When i was around 12 or 13 years old, my family and I were visiting our hometown over summer. My grandparents were also going there, so my parents decided to buy them some expensive gifts. However, my grandparents thought that buying raw fish was the perfect gift for me, while they got my 7 year old cousin a new phone.
I smell a Buzzfeed or Chive article coming. /r/AskReddit is terrible these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my uncle got me a Nickelback CD for Christmas. The next year, he got me a Nickelback DVD.
Vassap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably will be buried but my grandmother bought me Ranch dressing and a case of Pepsi when I was about 13. Reasoning was that I โloved the dressing at dinnerโ and โyour mom wonโt let you drink sodaโ. Imagine 13yo me trying to fake being happy with ranch dressing.
When I was 12 a kid I wasn't even friends with invited me to his birthday like 2 hours before the party because someone else couldn't come so I ended up giving him $10 in nickels.
When I was about 14 I got a sailor's whistle from my aunty. My family didn't own a boat, nor did I ever go out on anyone else's boat. I still don't get the point of the present.
For our sixth anniversary, my (now ex) boyfriend bought me some cheap soaps off Amazon. He didnt even wrap them, left them in the Amazon box, which I opened. Oh, and there was also a ton of crap he ordered for himself in the box, which was fun.
I had been planning everything for him for months, and got him Billy Joel tickets, a special dinner, and some sentimental gifts. Our relationship ended soon after that.
imsitco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A month before christmas I had been discussing headsets with my uncle and he was reccomending a few good ones and stuff. When i opened the package he got me it contained one of the headsets he had reccomended :D i quickly opened it up to test them out, but.. he filled the box with books.... i never expected him to give me that headset or anything but i thought he just wanted to be really nice or something, but he just needed something to put the books in :/
One year when I was young my brother and I opened up gifts from our father that contained old books and smelly, dirty clothes. Confused, we asked our father if it was a joke. He yelled insults at us and stormed off ignoring much of Christmas. Eventually it was learned they were items he found when his father died and he wasn't coping with his grief, thought his father had been forgotten, and us not knowing they were his books or clothes was his proof he had been forgotten. ... Grandpa came to visit us once or twice a year. He never brought books. We had never seen those clothes.
When I was younger, for at least five Christmases in a row, my grandmother would give me my cousins' old underwear...
Gs1000g ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me preface this story with my family is very close and we frequently have gatherings for holidays, birthdays, ect and I almost always 98% of the time attend these function.
One year I walked into my grandfathers house who is very very well off, my step-grandmother walked up and said โoh, you are here,โ turns around and proceeds to literally in front of me take a calendar off their wall and writes merry Christmas from Grandpa and grandma and hands me the calendar. They then gave my grown wife some glitter lipstick samples.
My great-aunt heard that I was learning to play the guitar, so she got me a book of children's songs with tabs to play along (even came with a CD). I was like 14, preferred ACDC and those songs were just awful, even for kids.
Hers were always the worst gifts. Well-meaning, but always missing the age group by a few years and generally out of touch with what kids want for christmas. We always made a point to appear grateful. :)
XMATIC_4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing
I get nothing for christmas every year,altho I did get a balloon one year as a practical joke.
When I turned 9 I got a gift from both of my aunts combined, it was a coca cola football which you received for free when you bought a 6 pack or something like that. Seems awful now but at the time I couldn't be happier with it.
A place I worked did secret Santa; the guy who got me gave me a Kurt kobain (or however you spell it) diary book. Saying โI figured you liked nirvana, so hereโs my old book I read.โ
Super late to the thread but story time anyways. When I turned 8 years old I received a teenage mutant ninja turtles van from a friend at school(I don't remember exactly just know it was a vehicle of some sort). I had never expressed an interest in TMNT and I had this friend over at my house for playtime and stuff so I know he didn't see any TMNT stuff. But me and my mom didn't know what to do with it so we just gave it back to him still in box. I didn't open the toy because I knew I wasn't going to use it, I don't even think the toy itself was that bad just the awkwardness of just giving the toy back in box was really bad.
My ex-step-great-grandmother (wow, how many more prefixes can I tack onto that?) was a nasty woman. We went to her house for Christmas one year, and my assumption is that she just straight up didnโt get me anything (while she did get presents for the kids on her side of the family). My stepmother at the time must have had words with her, because I was shortly ushered over and handed a shiny, brand new penny of that year - 2001 I think.
She handed it to me and said โhere, when I saw this I thought of you.โ Nice save.
Fellhuhn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bum once gifted me a bottle opener and said he most likely won't need it anymore soon.
Good to know he stopped drinking.
I got an email from my boss, also my grandfather in law, addressed to me and everyone in the office passively saying how I'm apparently useless and can't satisfy his gross amount of impatience he has for everyone.
That was this morning.
Today is my birthday.
I mean, everyone at the office is really cool and has been awesome but it's a shit way to start the day.
Edit: he gave my wife (who works with me) used stationary for her birthday this year. Not a great fella.
Zaviior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the same secret santa I received ยฃ5 worth of ยฃ1 minion related gifts... /r/MinionHate , and my friend who was getting braces the next week was bought a jar full of gobstoppers.
During secret Santa last year, my bestfriends and I exchanged gifts. All of us had pretty good gifts kinda tailored for the person, as it should be. Now, at this time I, a white man, was dating a Chinese girl. So, what did my friend get me? Two Disney action figure/doll things. It was John Smith from Pocahontas and Mulan from the movie Mulan. She was with me when I opened them
For Christmas when i was 10 my uncle on my mom's side gave me a really nice leather wallet that i ended up using for ~10 years. My uncle on my dad's side gave me a toonie ($2), saying it should be the first thing to put in my new wallet
qaylan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the oldest grandchild on mom's side so when I moved into my first appartment Gandma took to wrapping up random used kitchen utensils that I "might need"..."Thanks grandma, a used, cracked plastic serving spoon is exactly what I was hoping for! "
I didn't get many presents growing up. But I would of preferred nothing over the dollar store crap my dad decided I needed to have. Yes give me those top of the line mini flash lights and all in one tools for christmas. As my only present.
stnly124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right before I turned 16, my parents told me they were going to get me a car for my birthday. We were poor af, so I was really surprised. They worked me up for weeks about it. The day I turned 16, my dad handed me a toy car and a key to the rusty cig-ashy family minivan... that they had already been letting me drive. So basically, my birthday present was "now, instead of getting a key from us to borrow the van, you can ask to borrow it and use the key that's in your pocket."
Ours was a wedding gift. We had gotten married young but due to my husbands religion at a pretty typical age. We were sitting around opening the wedding presents from his side of the family, as well as from friends and neighbors. About half way through I opened a package and something was falling out. Trying to be a polite 19 year old I laid it down on the ground to finish opening. Inside were 4 mismatched napkin rings (3 of one kind and a fourth completely different) as well as used ceramic salt and pepper shakers. The salt was what had been falling out of the package.
Everyone just sat there for a moment in silence. Then I smiled which broke the tension and sat them to the side with the other gifts. The woman who had gifted them to us was not present but was not well off. I actually cherished them and used them for the few years that was my marriage lol. When my husband asked me why I didnโt get rid of them because she was a little looney, I told him that she didnโt have to give us anything. It appeared as though she gave us the salt and pepper shaker right off her own table and that was probably a huge sacrifice.
The older wiser me canโt wait to be old and looney to see what I can get away with.
When I was a freshman in college, my dad gave me a weight bench for Christmas. This one might not have been so bad, except for the fact that I lived in the dorms that year and had nowhere to put it (which he knew damn well at the time). Basically, he wanted a weight bench so he bought it "for me", knowing that I'd have to leave it at their house.
My little sister went to paris in November a few years back, and she told us she would get us all a gift. She gave me a bar of soap. She wasn't doing it to be malicious, she is just a really bad gift giver
This is something I thought was the worst gift ever...
I got a book on the Loch Ness monster from my girlfriend for my birthday this year. We hadn't been seeing each other that long, but still.... Nessy? WTF.
I said thanks, and I was really nice about it, but I thought it was a shit gift. Never looked at it.
She kept bringing it up.. "hey did you read it yet? and I'd be like "Oh... I thumbed through it, but I haven't had time to sink into it."
She broke up with me
A few weeks ago, I'm thumbing through this stupid Nessy book, and she had written a bunch of stuff in the margins. like "tell me when you get to this page and I'll suck your cock." "If you're here, then call me because I'm taking you out for dinner."
I'm so fucking stupid.
My grandma gave me (8 years old) first aid classes that I was too young to take the year after she stabbed me and left in a cabin in the woods to bleed out with my younger siblings.
I lent my complete DVD set of some show to a family member. He wrapped them up, one inside the other, all 6 boxes, and gave that back to me for Christmas. He looked all proud of himself, too. At first I thought maybe he didn't remember I lent them to him but then he was like, "remember you let me borrow those like months ago?" Yes. Yes, I remembered.
When I was 18 (or 19, maybe?) my grandma got me a "Your changing body" puberty book.
My parents never let me text when I was in middle/high school. One year for Christmas they got me new phone with a full keyboard (this was obv before smartphones were so common) Still couldn't text. That one felt pretty mean, cause all I asked for was to be able to text that year. (inb4 ungrateful brat millennial kid complains about getting a new phone for christmas)
Every Christmas I've had shitty gifts like this, but there was almost always one or two really good gifts that made up for it. One year, tho, in high school (might have been the same year I got the phone) every gift I got was really crappy or something I thought was mean and I ended up crying in my room for half the day while my family called me ungrateful.
As an adult, I don't expect presents at all. I quit telling them what I wanted cause they never bothered to get it for me anyway. I don't value the thought behind the gifts from them anymore (there is none) I just take them at face value. And I spoil the kids with awesome presents so I can cushion the blow of everyone else's crappy gifts.
Pabsilon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Working in IT, having built my computer and everybody in my family their computer, and having never owned a console, my cousin gifted me a copy of call of duty for the PS3. I laughed it off and said I wouldn't mind the PC version instead. He told me he would change it. I gave him a copy of dark souls or demon souls or w-e game was at the time for his PS3.
Of course I'm still waiting years later.
Also, my grandma got me a baterry-less tamagochi when I was 17.
Once my birthday landed on Easter Sunday, and my uncle gave me an Easter egg. Not a good Easter egg either, one of the shitty ones that you buy for a pound and it just a normal Easter egg in a "special wrapper".
I usually find a use for even the ugliest pair of Christmas socks, but I'd say the one gift that elicited a true negative reaction from me was a Jonas Brothers CD when I was in full-on angsty teenage metalhead mode. I managed to conceal my disappointment, though.
For Christmas two years ago, my brother got me a gift card for a movie theater chain that does not exist in my state. He lives across the country now, but he grew up here and is a bit of a movie buff so he should have been very familiar with what movie theater chains we have here. On the bright side, I kept the gift cards and regifted them to him the following year and saved some money during the holidays.
OhRyann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a great grandparentโs house for the holidays. They gave me 10 dollars but all the kids on the other side of their family all got PS2โs ...
C_ydnA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pair of cool Bluetooth headphones a couple years. Started to break after two months and then broke fully a few months after that. Those things must've cursed me because every pair of earbuds or headphones I've had have broken before I've had them for even a year. Some break after two or three weeks.
Invest in some Sennheisers. They're royally fucking expensive (not as bad as beats) but those mfs do not break. they are a German company so you know they're gonna be good.
nebodee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was told I was getting Ms. Pac-man for the Atari 2600 for my birthday. I recieved E.T for the Atari 2600 for my birthday. :(
Another year, when I was about 12, I received a box from an aunt which contained an "I can read" book, a very small pair of longjohns, and licorice candy. That was the year we learned she had dementia.
For a Secret Santa with my friends one year my "Secret Santa" left with everyone else to go to Burger King, where I worked at the time, to buy my gift of a cheeseburger and fries.
When I was 14 two of my aunts and both of my grandparents all got me the same glove, scarf, and hat set from Wal-Mart. All purple with silver and pink stitching and all in the same gift boxes. They all gave me their receipts and I felt really bad trying to decide who's I would keep because I felt like everyone would get offended no matter what I chose.
I didn't return any of them and decided to donate all of them to the local community shelter. No one got upset at that thank goodness.
simms1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 2002 or 2003 my dad got me an Osama bin Laden little toy game where you are supposed to put swords in a barrel until he pops out. I opened it up to play with it but bin Laden was no where to be found and it was just a barrel and swords. Since they couldnโt find him in real life at the time I guess it makes sense that he wouldnโt be with the toy.
Do non-gifts count as gifts? A friend of my mom's once promised she would give me x amount of money, and then prayed for me for my birthday. I'm a fairly spiritual person so okay whatever, but I also knew I'd never see a single dime because financially speaking they really couldn't afford to give away $5. Still, being young, I kind of half hoped I'd see something, especially since I had to put up with their annoying children consistenly eating, literally, all my food (You'd buy groceries on Friday and they'd have half a week's worth of food gone by Saturday, and I'm absolutely not joking or exagerating). But I guess it's the thought that counts?
My grandpa gave us grandkids reverse gender gifts. The boys got girl stuff and vise versa. Every Christmas. Also, all dollar store toys. Sometimes it would be exactly the same present as the previous year. He would give all adults Red Man pouch chew. He would laugh so hard, he would say, "Grandma, get my O2 tank." He was the best! Top it all off, he was our Step Grandfather. None of us were blood related to him.
BinJLG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst more in the sense that it made me realize how little my dad understands me.
Last year, right after Christmas, I was out at dinner with my family and mentioned to my dad how existentialism can sometimes send me reeling. It then moved on to meditation and thought schools like Buddhism, Taoism, and Nihilism (the latter two are what I adhere to, him the former). Fast forward a few weeks to my birthday and he presents me with three books on mindfulness and meditation. I understood the sentiment behind it, but I've been in therapy for at least 10 years. I've tried meditation and it's just not my thing and I've told him that multiple times. I had honestly forgot we had the conversation until he gave me the books because I don't see it as a big deal.
Meanwhile he got my brother a PS4 for Christmas and my sister got a bunch of stuff she loves for her birthday, which is in February. The man had access to my amazon list and asked me specifically what I wanted for my birthday. It's like, why even bother asking if you're not going to listen to me anyway.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 14 about 9 years ago my dad got me these $200 Bluetooth headphones.
They were the giant over the ear Bluetooth like beats now a days, but this was before Bluetooth was popular. These things sounded like crap, and they had a gigantic receiver you plug into the aux part of your device which sends the music or whatever to the headset.
The box they came in was huge too. My friends and I were thinking it was like an Xbox or Playstation, but no they were gigantic uncomfortable Bluetooth headphones.
Every year for Christmas my great aunt gives my brother and I the same gift: an empty movie-theater size box of milk duds stuffed with ten tiny, rolled up one dollar bills, a pack of dollar store triple a batteries, and a McDonald's happy meal toy from between 5-10 years prior. Every Christmas from when I was 4 to now at 19.
She's a weird lady.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three years ago my mom gave me a porcelain cow piggybank.....she always gives me random gifts like that but the bad part was the year after she gave me the exact same gift and had no idea she had given me a porcelain cow piggy bank the year before.
lgnc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our first Christmas together after getting married, there were two packages for me under the tree from my new husband. A large one, and a small one. I was curious about the large one, but most excited about the small one. Cause, you know, jewelry.
I opened the large one first. It was a coffee maker. We already had a coffee maker, which I never used because I didnโt drink coffee. I was thoroughly confused, but didnโt want to make a scene so I just gave him a puzzled smile and thanked him. Then I opened the little package. It was one of those little sample bags of coffee. Fucking coffee.
Heโs gotten a lot better at buying gifts over the years, but Iโve never let him live that first Christmas down.
A souvenir tshirt that was a menโs American XL - I am a woman and was ladies Small at the time. My husband got the same tshirt in the same size, which is his actual size.
A torch
One of those battery powered ferret chasing a plastic ball dog toys
I haven't seen my old friend for about 10+ years. I invited her to spend the weekend at my house. She brought some two year old chocolates. I honestly didn't even expect anything, and it's the thought that counts (she thought they were pretty), but it is still the worst gift I've ever received.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife was younger her step grandmother was very "tight" when it come to money. At christmas the wicked step grandmother gave this lovely little girl (she was 7 at the time) a tin of dog food. Not only that it was open and a third of it was missing. Another plot twist is at the time my wife or her family didn't own a dog.
When I was 8 I lived in a basement council flat in central London. Some family friend gave me a slightly broken long-bow.
I really don't know what was expected, but of course as soon as I was home alone, I tried it out in the living room. I pulled it back about a cm or two with the broken arrow from the full quiver and let go.
It made a great swoosh and made quite a big hole in the wall. I never saw the bow again.
A pair of light tan cargo pants, when I was at a point in my life where I primarily wore black, or other dark colours, and certainly not cargo pants.. My sister was amazingly offended that I didn't coo over them like I loved them; I don't believe we have exchanged gifts since.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a wedding I went to recently, they had gift bags for everyone. My boyfriend and I gave them a 500$ check. The gift bag contained a tiny box of Milk Duds, aspirin, 2 dollar store drink cozies, and matches. They shouldn't have even bothered with the gift bag, I would have honestly been less offended.
Oh also, they had a person going around giving out white bread and Kraft cheese triangles.
Torn between two terrible presents...
Received an (already scratched off) lottery ticket in a secret santa exchange. It had won $100, which I did not get.
At 16 received an etiquette book from my aunt, simply because the author had the same name as me and I was an (unwilling) debutante.
My ex didn't know what to get my for Christmas a few years ago, and she didn't really know that much about what I liked, despite the fact we'd been together for four months by this point.
However, we had watched breaking bad together a few times, so I guess she kinda stuck with that. Barring the entire set of the walking dead novels (which I still haven't touched to this day), she'd bought me generic merchandise from the cheapest place around (Primark, UK.)
I had the pyjamas, the socks, boxer shorts, a keyring and a mug. Probably around ยฃ10-ยฃ15 in total. I'm not a materialistic person by any means, but it was laughable. The relationship ended a few weeks later, mainly as of other reasons.
Back in 2001 my grandmother passed out Christmas presents to the entire family. The first present opened by my cousin was a brand new PlayStation 2. The second and third presents were games and controllers to the siblings of that family. They were obviously happy, you can imagine how ecstatic I was to receive my wrapped box. My cousins rushed to set up the PlayStation while I was opening my gift. I ripped that box open like a maniac only to find a huge disappointment: a childrenโs encyclopedia of dinosaurs. We were all around the same age too which was frustrating. I never asked my grandma why she got me that book, but I overheard her explain to my mother that she didnโt know what to get me and that all 12 year olds love dinosaurs.
When I was 8 we had just gotten an external cdrom drive for my macintosh. This was sweet because now it was game time. For Xmas my grandma somehow got me all these CD based strategy guides and "preview" CDs for games.... not any actual games but they really looked like games so I understood what had happened. I didn't realize til I 0ut the first one in and there was no install option. Not malicious but boy... a real deboner
We had an eccentric aunt that was known for her re-gifting come Christmas. One year I was her victim, and received a large purse filled with different compartments for organization that my grandmother had given her the year before. I was a 7 year old boy.
DoobBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but Dad -> Cousin. My dad wanted to play a joke on my uncle. My uncle's son was maybe 6 or 7 years old at the time and like most boys that age loved building stuff with legos, tinker toys, lincoln logs, all that shit. So my dad gave my younger cousin a DIY building blocks set. What I mean is, he gave this 3.5ft tall kid an 8ft long 4x4 for his birthday. I remember my Uncle just shook his head while my dad smiled and handed it to the boy. My cousin seemed to actually like it, though, despite not being able to carry it.
Egg boiler wedding present. I was young but I knew how to boil eggs!
azthal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's arguable if it's a bad present or not but it sure as he'll wasn't appreciated under the circumstances.
Bout 10 years ago I brought my then girlfriend to the Christmas party at my grandparents. First time I brought a girlfriend.
We were staying the night, as my granny lives quite far out the woods, this is important.
Once we start opening packages, there's one with both mine and my girlfriend's name on it, from my grandparents. Turns out to be a 40 pack box of condoms.
This is slightly awkward to start with, with rest of family giggling a bit. It gets worse when my granny then out loud says "Just so you know, the walls here are very well insulated, you can't hear anything from the guest room!" Ending with a winkwink.
To put it simply, this night was the first time I've ever told a girl that I was REALLY not in the mood.
rubix cube....that's it....I wasn't even a kid lol.
BlizzCo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but fuck it. My great Uncle Bob, who I know has a decent amount of money, gave me a Elvis Impersonation kit for my high school graduation. Uncle Bob was notorious for being a jokester, so I figured there would be some cash involved as he has wealth and was an avid collector of really valuable things... Nope, it was just an Elvis impersonation kit which I think was worth like $12... I still love the guy, but BOY was my Grandmother pissed off at him.
Deodorant. It's a little insulting and super cheap.
FrodBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a walkman cd player in 2005 after asking for an mp3 player. Wouldn't have been so bad the cd player was in no way pocket-sized and skipped whenever it moved a little bit. Oh yeah and my cousin, who we were staying with, got an iPod.
Of course, I was very thankful for the sentiment, they didn't know better. My mum and dad meant well, but jeez, I'd rather have just got a book.
For my tenth birthday my grandmother who was the most wealthy in our family gave me โtwo books from her bookshelf, free pickโ. And this was after my father and I had traveled across country to spent a week in her house doing chores like mowing the lawn, cutting down trees, chopping wood etc
Four years ago, when I was 13 years old my dad decided that I hadn't been such a good guy that year, and he gave me a 10-bucks worth plastic airplane set. I was furious and it's not like we can't afford better gifts, but he was trying to teach me a lesson for 'being a bad kid' in Christmas.
Kinda late on this one, but in 5th grade we had one of those secret Santa things in my class. I tried very hard with my gift and when I received mine it was pit inside a box.
I was kinda excited because generally l gifts went in a bag, only to open and find an empty box.
Thank for the box whoever you were. I never used it for anything in my life and it also crushed my hopes.
rollcroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a secret santa at work, energizing body wash, with a note that read "maybe now you will have the energy to get to work on time". I was in college full time and working full time. I would go to college the opposite direction of my house in the mornings and have to go to work the other direction 30 minutes from my house in the afternoons. My boss knew my situation and schedule and kept cutting it closer and adding more hours. I basically was like, what can I do man.
Aythir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend at the time while in college gave me a cheese cutter and a pair of wal-Mart slippers. This had nothing to do with her wealth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I desperately wanted a bike for christmas. Christmas day came and I got my wish. A second hand girls bike that my old man bought off someone at his local pub. I actually didn't give a fuck. I as just happy to have a bike. (Im male by the way)
Two years ago I got given the 50 Cent: Bulletproof PS2 game from my uncle. I don't even have a PS2 anymore.
plsenjy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had really bad acne as a teenager and every year for Christmas my aunt would give me this cheap acid shit that was supposed to burn your acne off for you. It didn't work and hurt like hell when I tried using it once.
rekup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so with my family and what I assume many others we are allowed to open one gift after Christmas eve dinner. I being a 12 yr boy had already partially cut open one to see if it was the iPod mini I wanted the day before and re wrapped it. So I go straight for that one when we are allowed to pick our one for Christmas eve inside I find the iPod box and only headphones inside, my mom had notice the poor wrapping job I did and took the iPod out she was big on honesty and they kept the iPod till my birthday in April as a punishment. I had some banging headphones tho for 4 months to listen to my misery.
My dad once said "i've got a present for you in the car" and ran out to get it. He came back with an empty pringle tube and said "you can use that as a money box". I never held high hopes for any future presents since.
It'd have to be when my mom gave me a $20 check for my birthday at 16. Went to deposit it, and surprise surprise, meth addicted mommy's check bounced, which incurred a bounce fee, which the overdrafted my account and slammed need with an overdraft fee. When it was all said and done, her $20 check never cleared, and cost around $100 in fines.
Happened twice. When I was in elementary school my dad gave me a Celine Dion cd. I had never even heard about Celine Dion before. He literally could have given me a doll and I would've been happy. Another time, when I was in elementary school my aunt gave me one of those cheap romance books for Christmas. I was in like 5th grade and didn't have an interest in those types of books.
I realized that side of the family doesn't give a shit about me. They're still terrible to this day. They're not just bad gift givers, they're shit heads.
So my brother (32) and my niece (3) share a birthday. We usually try and do a joint birthday celebration for them which means they both get their gifts at the same time. Unfortunately this means gifts sometimes get mixed up. Like this year. My brother got a pretty pink dress which wouldn't fit over his arm and my niece got a jagermeister gift set with cute miniature bottles of jager and a glass. It really is the thought that counts.
Kumaichi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see so many people get towels, calculator, used boxers, panties but i have never got anything for Christmas in my entire life so far. I envy you guys D:
My dad bought me A biography of Graham Norton. I have no dislike of the man, his chat show is one of the better ones going. But I made no hint of wanting to know more about his or his career than is necessary. Thinking about it I wondered if my dad bought that for me to use as test to see if I'm gay. I'm not. But Iam bi.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Took my MIL shopping for Christmas presents for her kids, as she wasn't able to drive anymore. She got each kid/spouse two bags of candy, besides a few who got bags of nuts instead, because "they shouldn't eat any more candy"
My husband and I got nothing from her that year. Her presence with me was present enough I guess?
duggy1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the gift of life
gordie44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a laptop cooler from my aunt on my 15th birthday. I did not own a laptop at the time and I didnt get on until I was 19, where the cooler was broken already.
My grandma gave me an encyclopedia of dinosaurs. They didn't have any of the English versions left, it was completely in French. I don't know any French.
Last year for Christmas I got 3 scarfs, each from different family members. Iโve never owned a scarf nor have I ever worn a scarf in my life. Also, I didnโt ask for any scarfs.
halnic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my dad gave me a kitchen table and chairs for my tiny bedroom I shared with my sister. He said I would appreciate when I was older and moved out. - _- Um... Okay. It went into family storage after my divorce and idk where it is now.
One year for christmas when I was 8, my family had two christmas parties to go to. One was just a bbq, the other was a gift opening party from my dad's side of the family. The bbq was fun. It was great! When we went over to the gift opening party (which was around 6), we found that all of my aunts and uncles already opened the gifts without us and already played white elephant without my parents. They got the two gifts nobody wanted which was a faded gold lamp from it seems an antique shop, and two regular pillows. The kicker was that they let all of their children (my cousins who I have grown to hate over the years) open mine and my brother's gifts. "You don't have to worry! We had the other kids open your kids gift already so you don't have to throw away the wrapper!" - said Bitch Aunt
We went home with a plastic garbage bag of hastily tossed toys that were already broken out of their plastic or cardboard containers from the cousins, not us. I was gifted a snowglobe making kit that came with clay, paint, glitter, and two plastic snow globes. One snowglobe was gone, paint and glitter was already plastered onto one clay mold, oh and my brother's toy helicopter that was maybe from dollartree HAD THE PRICE TAG ON IT and was already broken. My extended family is shit and every christmas I am reminded of this fact every year. They even went to disneyland with all the aunts, uncles, and cousins without even asking if we wanted to go
Not me but my mother. She and my grandmother, her mother-in-law, never got along but when I was growing up she gave my mother a ceramic clown every christmas. They were horrible and pretty fucking terrifying to behold but every year my mother got a new one.
One year I asked my mom why she had this collection of evil and she explained that when she and my dad had been dating my grandmother showed off her collection of figurines and my mom said they were cute. She also explained that later that night my dad asked her about it and she said they were creepy as fuck but she wanted to make a good impression. She also said that she's fairly certain that my grandmother was eavesdropping and her petty revenge for stealing her oldest son away was 30 years of terror.
My grandparents bought me the second book of the Deathnote manga(Japanese Comic). My mother told them that she saw my reading the first book. It would have been a fine gift if it wasn't completely in Japanese, which I can not read.
When I was around 8 my grandma gave me a bar of soap for Christmas. Admittedly, it was some kind of special gift soap made to look like a rock or something, but no 8 year old wants soap for Christmas, no matter how fancy.
Uncle was a chronic gambler so he had checked the numbers the night before.
datchico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was around 12 my aunts gave my little brother and little sister a lit of toys and clothes and all that i got was a sweater 2 sizes smaller than my size ;-;
ross5781 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a thumb wrestling arena.
It was literally a little plastic wrestling mat, with rubber straps around the outside, little holes in the floor for your thumbs to go through, and a handle out the bottom.
I got this. My ex in laws gave me a toy pool table for Christmas. Not a cool one. A piece of dollar store junk that broke when I opened the box. They didn't like me. I was around 30.
I received a cutting board for Valentine's day once. Which I paid for while we were at Ikea together. She picks it up after we get back to the car and hands it to me super excited and said Happy Valentine's day. I thought for sure she was joking and laughed it off as I navigated through the parking lot. She remains excited and asks what I thought about it to which I very nonchalantly said "I'm pretty sure this qualifies as the worst gift I've ever received." It wasn't until this point that I looked over at her since we were pulling up to a stop light and realized she was dead serious and filming me with her phone. I wish I still had that video.
My ex girlfriend meant well, she was just an awful gift-giver:
1) She took a trip to Italy. My one rule id you go somewhere and bring me a souvenir, is I don't want any of the touristy "NAME OF DESTINATION merchandise. Imagine all of the stuff you could think of get within those parameters... I got a bag of dried pasta. Not even some crazy artisinal brand, it was just regular mass-produced, dried and packaged pasta.
2) I had been talking at the time about how I was really interested in natural remedies, "The real stuff that actually works." I realize a lot of it is snake oil but a lot actually works, such as ginger for an upset stomach. Anyway, I ended up with a fancy book on juicing for that next birthday.
Zrooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I had my bar-mitzvah I got a cheque from some distant relatives for about $3.24. Given that I do not live in the US, cashing it would have cost me more than that.
When I was a teenager my grandparents got me $100 worth of subway gift cards. Which I understand is better than nothing but this was coming from people who had usually gotten me $250 GameStop or $300 Best Buy cards when I was younger. I just remember opening this little box with a stack of gift cards and flipping through them all hoping thereโd be something else under. Each one was a $10 subway gift card that all added up to $100. My mom also wasnโt very happy that I had practically gotten just fast food from them for my birthday.
My dad's mother (my grandma) is a bit nuts. She once gave me a Tinfoil wrapped bar of Zest soap and a lunchable that was missing the little candy bar that comes with them.
She gave my brother a broken pen (it was leaking ink) and was told to ask if I'd share my lunchable.
My grandmother gave my two favored cousins (who rarely came to visit while we came every holiday and during summer) coach purses. I was a gothy teen so I got a plain plastic black wallet type purse from Wal-Mart clearance with a $10 in it. I "wasn't into labels anyway". It wouldn't have been so bad if the favoritism wasn't so Damn strong. Then again it could just be she didn't consider me her real family since my mom was adopted (by her aunt and uncle). She never outright said we didn't count until she was old and dying so at the time I thought it was just me.
iBeany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once asked for some harmonicas in different keys than my C harmonic harmonica. All harmonica players know you never spend less than $20 or your "instrument" won't really sound like an instrument. Unknowingly, my parents got me a box of $5 harmonicas. Long story short, I now can't get a "real" harmonica without telling them why their gift wasn't sufficient.
TL;DR: got cheap instrument. Can't upgrade unless I tell them why their harmonicas aren't "good enough".
jashzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once got a six pack of thanksgiving flavored Jones soda. Flavors included were turkey, gravy, Brussels sprouts and some other gross stuff.
When I was 12 my grandma got me a bag of banana chips from Trader Joe's. The same year she took my sister on a trip to California for her birthday. So you know who is the most and least liked in the family
aew360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got a mailbox from her parents and her younger sister got everything on her list and my motherโs list. They bought her younger sister what she wanted. I despise my grandparents. My aunt is okay though.
My uncle gave me an old, rusty can of Barbasol shaving cream and a disposable razor because I was โbecoming a manโ at 10 years old. Not a hair on my face.
A religious tract and a DVD about horse riding, from my uncle. He's a Born-again Christian or something similar, can't get him to stop talking about it. Also, he forgot (or more likely, didn't care to remember) that my sister is the one who was nuts about horse riding. At age 10. I got this from him when I was 22 and my sister was 21.
I got some Hilary Clinton toilet paper in last years white elephant trade with my family. Politics aside it sucked and all the other gifts were pretty cool. The worst part was you couldn't even use it, the paper was like 1/2 ply and the ink rubbed off all over my ass cheeks......
kmao2004 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle was never good with gifts. He would wait till the day before/of to buy. When I was about 10 he bought me a videotape rewinder because I have a lot of movies at that age that need rewinding?
hnybnny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got a pair of socks from his work's Secret Santa...
they were obviously worn. with a hole in the toe.
he... doesn't have the best of luck with presents :/
For my ex girlfriend and I's 2 year anniversary I planned a weekend trip to Seattle. Paid for the hotel, a really expensive dinner at a restaurant called Canlis, tickets to the top of the space needle and basically handled the whole trip. I'd been saving for this one for like six months and I had put a lot of thought into it. After the trip was over and we were about to drive back she topped off my half full gas tank, said happy anniversary and got in the car. After honestly a really wonderful trip that I paid for all of.... she filled up my tank. I was shocked and it sucked but really made me realize how shit of a girlfriend she was. I broke up with her soon after that.
Not a worst gift answer but I didn't know where to ask this.
Is it weird that I don't buy gifts for my parents or my siblings? Im in college and I hear kids talking about what they should get for their parents/siblings. My parents always get stuff for me and my brother but as a tradition we haven't really got them stuff unless it is birthdays.
Anyone else share a similar situation?
To my mom when I was 7. A hand press juicer. It was used exactly twice. 20 years later it's STILL a running joke in our family.
To my dad every single Christmas for 17 years, A santa tie. Sometimes they would light up sometimes they wouldn't. Each one was worn once.
To my sister, nothing. I don't think I ever got my sister a gift for 20 years. I'm trying to make up for that.
GL1TCH3D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god the list goes one...
About 3 years ago I was really in the mood to do some secret santas so I signed up to 3 within communities I was a part of. One went out of their way to make something especially to my tastes and I still enjoy the gift to this day. One skipped out and never mailed me my gift (left the community after that). The last, which was so surprising, was from /r/tea (we discuss high quality tea, take pictures, talk about brewing methods, etc). David's Tea has a bad rep because it's generally overpriced and low quality. My secret santa from /r/tea bought a small gift box from David's Tea and dropped it in a bubble mailer and off it went. No letter, card or anything. It was only so terrible because of the secret santa circle it came from.
The next worst gift was from an ex. She got me that cookbook "what the fuck should I make for dinner" or whatever. She knew I didn't like profanities much. It's so annoying to read that I basically never opened it, never used it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
three sticky glow in the dark stars in a plastic sandwich baggie.
got those from the best mate of my dad on my 10th birthday. He used to be really cool to me and we would have alot of fun, that really messed with me as a kid.
Apparently my uncle gave my dad a dead coyote for Christmas when they were teenagers. They grew up total hicks and apparently a coyote fur was desirable to them. I guess he just didnโt think to separate the fur from the corpse first.
First off, I adore my parents. But when I gave birth to my daughter they gifted me with something that left me very agitated in all kinds of ways.
When they came to visit in the hospital they took some family pictures. I was ok with that although I strongly stressed that I obviously looked a mess and that I did not appreciate a giant photo session. I had given birth 12 hours ago.I had not even taken a shower. I felt vulnerable. The moment was very private. What did my parents do? They took one of those pictures and used it as a motive for 50 stamps. I could not even tell my parents how much I disliked the gift - my parents were so proud of it and it was so well-intended. But they could have known that this was not the kind of picture I'd show anyone but my closest friends and family. The stamps then also looked really crappy (apart from the messy motive), though they must have been expensive. Already the paid postage for 50 letters should have made me grateful (and it would have, were it not for the motive).
I would have used the stamps for impersonal mail but they were for a niche postal service with very few branches = very inconvenient to get there, especially with a newborn baby. So I did not use them.
This entire thread makes me appreciate my family much more. Nan always gave everyone $20 or $50 depending on our age for birthdays and christmas, my mother gave all 3 of her children similar valued gifts for 18th/21st birthdays. Although I did get an exceedingly large amount of colouring in books from my grandma and grandpa...
I shit you not my motherโs best friendโs mother walked me to her bedroom, pulled a pair of underwear out of her husbandโs drawer and told me Merry Christmas. And yes they were fucking tightie whities.
My mom gave me a pair of geode book ends as a college graduation gift, which meant that 2 weeks later I had to lug two huge fucking rocks on an airplane with all my other crap back home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a small framed pic of the Colorado Rockies. I'm a Mets fan.
Last Reddit Santa I got socks, two sizes too small for my feet.
I did a bunch of research for my person and got them a light for their bicycle, which they had asked for, that was right at the price limit. Their comment back was essentially: the light was alright but I got one that cost 4 times the price limit of reddits recommendation and I like that way better, so I threw this one in the corner.
A set of 100 markers, arranged in all the colors of the rainbow. Me, being and extraordinarily un-artistic 7 year old boy did not appreciate it
Nexant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma have new a basket with the bags of Doritos. She gave everyone food that year. I ate all three bags while still there because her cooking is shit so she night stuff for ham sandwiches.
My ex-wifeโs uncle would always give gift cards, but he had already used most of the balance. Weirdest thing to get a $50 gift card with only $1.35 left on it.
Yak47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a used DVD of Major Payne from a Secret Santa about 15 years after it was released. A week later the same guy stabbed a tire on my truck with his box cutter.
My aunt and uncle and grandfather all adored my sis because she's the oldest grandchild. (Im somewhere in the middle) and it showed. One time we came to visit aunt and uncle and they gave her this huge stuffed Sebastian from Little mermaid, which she put in "her room" (yeah she had her own little mermaid room at their house, I slept kn the couch) they gave me a key chain.
Another year my grandpa got my sis a full blown Belle dress, the big yellow one, it was awesome. I got a bag of dollar store shit toys.
(yes this happened all the time and yes my parents complained and eventually wouldn't bring us over anymore)
Dragoru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my dads and with my new step family for Xmas.. under the tree are huge boxes...everyone is so excited... I got 5 blank audio casette tapes. While My step siblings all each recieved, girls a Barbie dream house and each boy got a Nintendo.. each. KNEW THEN new marriage wouldnt last. And I was right.
mrturt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
er1c1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a big fan of Game Grumps (the YouTube channel.) I received a black T-shirt that said "game grump" in white on the front and had a random skull on it. Completely no relation to Game Grumps.
I actually can't even find it on Google because I can't find a single link that isn't actually Game Grumps related.
Not me, but a friend of mine received a terrible birthday gift from her MIL soon after they met. It was a half-empty bottle of anti-cellulite cream that the MIL had been using. She gave it to my friend because, in her words, when they were at the beach she saw that my friend had some cellulite in her legs...
HalfFlip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my uncle got a photo taken of him on a bike with ET in the basket. This photo was imprinted on a white Hanes T shirt. I believe they were selling this service at the mall. He gave it to me and thought I would like to wear it. This was 1988. I cried. I was 7.
mdross1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an uncle whoโs particularly gifted at getting gifts.
When my sister and I (twins) were about 14, he got me โRadiant Fireplace 2โ on DVD (yes, the sequel), and got her a CD of clip art.
Two years ago he got me the Matt Damon movie Elysium, which would be ok if he hadnโt gotten it for me the year before. My mom got old magazines with the date cut out.
Not sure what age I was, maybe 11-12 but in my school weโd do this secret Santa thing for another student and my friend got me twice in row each year. One year he got me a harmonica which was fun for a few days. The next year he got me toffee that came with a special hammer to break the toffee into little bit-sized pieces. It was a stupid little secret Santa thing so I canโt blame his mum or whoever for not caring lol. I appreciated it though. I used the hammer more than the harmonica.
bobyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were doing secret santa in a university residency, wesaid to spend up to 20โฌ, and I got a shitty red tshirt with yellow letters that said "cervesa amigo" which in barcelona iswhat they say when they try to sell beer to you in the street
My mom always gives presents early because she hates gift wrapping. This year she gave me a sweet yoda Christmas shirt, yoda is saying he's not an elf. She then tells me she got my brother a Nintendo Switch. As cool as the shirt is, I would have liked a Switch... Oh and I should say my brother and I are in our 30's.
My mom was seriously going to give out framed pictures of herself this year until my sister put a stop to it.
Ma, I won't even call you. I want nothing to do with you. Why would I want your picture?
Jub_ACE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents on my dads side are notoriously cheap. It seems like they take pride in this because they always comment how they got it for such a good price. Well one Christmas I received a wall hanging cat calendar (so I didnโt forget their birthdays they said) and a lego Star Wars Millenium Falcon (already built) that they found at a garage sale that was missing a number of pieces. The real kicker is this happened when I was 15... they have given some pretty bad gifts, but this took the cake.
For about 7 years straight now, my aunt and uncle have gotten not just me, but my 3 brothers, Axe soap kits. Like the ones with the bottle of soap, spray, and deodorant. And every year we get the same joke: "it's not that you guys smell, but this will really bring in the ladies." It's a running hike among us.
Well first uncle, one of us is gay, and the rest of us are in relationships already. Ffs, my SO is sitting right next to me. Also, it's Axe. No one's gonna give it up over Axe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, it just keeps on giving.
jkuhl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me a Britney Spears album when I was in middle school. Iโve a always hated Britney Spearsโ music
one holiday season my notoriously frugal neighbor stopped by with some tins of christmas themed popcorn (he is Jewish, just for context). we were thankful and excited for some of the cheesy and caramel popcorn that was promised inside, only to find that he had brought us empty tins........ no wonder they felt so light
An uncle (not a real uncle, mind you) clearly does all his gift shopping at Office Max. He once gave me a ream of A4 paper. The next year, he gave me a pack of A4 plastic document wallets.
A friend of mine asked me what my shirt size was a few weeks before my birthday, so I thought she was gonna get me a shirt. My birthday comes around and she gives me a piece of fabric that had been glued together to look like a shirt and had a head hole and arm holes cut out of it. I had to "try it on" in front of her to see if it fit, but couldnt get it over my shoulders and it fell apart. It was a little awkward.
In the very early days of eBay, me being 16 and barely having any cash to my name, bought myself True Crime: Streets of New York for the Gamecube. I absolutely adored Streets of LA and had played it half a dozen times easily so I was extremely excited to play the sequel. This was my first ever online purchase of any kind and I was a bit apprehensive of something going wrong. A week passes and I don't have my game. Two weeks pass. Is this normal? I send a message and the person says they shipped it the day after I paid. I'm hesitant to message eBay because I wasn't sure if I was underage for the website or not. Maybe the post office had done something wrong?
Two months later at Christmas I was given the game I bought myself for Christmas from my parents. It arrived in the mail and they didn't tell me. They opened it because they were suspicious about me receiving mail (having never done a purchase online before) and I hadn't mentioned buying it because I didn't want to be told off for what I'm choosing to spend my money on.
My dad got me clip on spinning rims for my 16th birthday cause he thought it would make me cool. Shockingly enough it didn't work. Turns out a nerdy white kid with spinners is just a weirdo. Thanks dad.
An ex gave me a CD he had bought, opened, listened to, and decided he didn't like and a $20 gift card he had received as a gift. He explained this to me as he handed them to me unwrapped. He wasn't poor, just an asshat.
When I was around 10 years old my moms friend gave me a gift card to an old furniture store... I'm pretty sure she was re-gifting it. My parents ended up using it on something not for me.
My grandfather left me a wooden wind mill in his will. Like one of those 8 ft wind mills people put in their front yard as decoration. I didn't know what to do with it so I put it in the burn pile and lit it with other branches. My dad saw me burning it and grabbed it out of the fire, with one leg already burnt off. He then kept it and it's on display in his yard.
My grandfather was a millionaire and gave my older brother a car, a tractor, and a 1/6 of the family farm for his inheritance.
Once I won a competition in class or something, and I was given my prize. It was about half a bag of mini creme eggs. Eh, they'd used the others for something important, I'm sure. I like creme eggs. I'm happy.
But no. I had to share my prize with the other kids sitting around me. I think I got one?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my dad lead me to believe he had gotten me an Xbox for Christmas. He gave multiple clues that were very specific to a game console and loved trying to get me to guess what it was. He said things like.
"It's electronic"
"You can use it to explore endless worlds and adventures"
"You've wanted this for a long time"
Stuff like that. He talked it up more than any other gift that year. Anyways, the gift was a fucking reading lamp.
Gotten this more than once...the Old Spice triple pack. Deoderant, shaving lotion, and body spray. REALLY PEOPLE !?!?!?! Just give me the ten bucks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was engaged to this girl for a few years. Right after Halloween one year she dumps me, come to find out she'd been cheating on me. For Christmas my Aunt gave me a framed picture of the girl and I... thanks.
my ex bought me a pair of earplugs and a really shit quality necklace (I have never been a necklace person) vaguely related to one of my fannish interests for my birthday. in hindsight I should have realised he didn't really give a shit about me
My uncle never even knew my birthday and was living with us cause he separated from his wife. One time, I told him โMy birthday is today!โ He then tells me Happy Birthday and stepped out to get me a gift.
He comes back with chocolate Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Pint size.
My grandmother got me turquoise ankle weights that you had to fill with your own sand when I was 12. I have no idea why either. I wasn't even in sports or anything.
Shirasho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me coat hangers and a used tube of eczema cream. The worst part? That eczema cream doesn't even work on me.
A little bit on backstory: I had told her to try Spectro Eczemacare for her son who gets eczema, since this cream works miracles on me. However, she grabbed Spectro E-care instead. Very different creams made by the same company, both made for eczema. So she bought the wrong one, it didn't work for her son, and she gave it to me for Christmas.
When I was about 10 my grandmother, who I usually saw once a year, gave me a huge pair of silky purple granny panties. I was a skinny kid and they reached up all the way to my neck. After opening that gift Christmas morning my sisters and I put them on over our pajamas and ran around the house like idiots because they were so ridiculous. I wasn't allowed to throw them away because they were a gift, eventually I made them disappear.
shorsey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 I received an orange, lion shaped, with full cartoon lion artwork, solar powered calculator for Christmas from my aunt. This was in contrast to the Cousin Scuzz action figure and vehicle from Bravestarr that she gave my younger brother. She thought that I was too old for toys, which was probably true, I just didn't understand why she thought I wasn't too old for the calculator. My aunt is a very sweet person who would do anything for anyone, I think she legitimately didn't know what to get.
I got into a car accident the day before my birthday a few years back, and in addition to getting a concussion, it also crushed the movie my parents had bought for me.
The last Christmas before my parents divorce my dad got my brother and i boxes of candy and bags of chips. Not exactly sure why, honestly he seemed super excited that's what he got us.. usually he goes all out and has since So I'm assuming the divorce was really fucking with him.
fritzche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 and my sister was 4 I got a doll from my maternal uncle, one that could pee actually. My sister got a spaceman ray-gun complete with lights and sounds, an epic toy in the opinion of my 6yo self. Obviously my uncle had mixed up the name tags but, despite her having no interest in guns or space, my sister refused to switch gifts. To this day I think she only refused to spite me.
An Easy-Bake Oven. I was 6 and I wanted one SO bad. Hereโs the thing, my mother hated โmessyโ toys (like Play-Doh) and the oven required a 100W bulb. She never gave me the damn BULB. I never got to use the oven and it became this weird source of anger and resentment for me that still is kind of a metaphor for our relationship. Why? That same year, my little brother got a Creepy Crawler oven and was able to use it, make a mess and burn tons of stuff.
A while back a girlfriend of mine was going on a trip to Alaska, my gift was her asking me to join her on the trip. The catch is she told me I would have to then pay for the trip myself. I basically got a bill for a trip I didnโt want to go on.
nancye01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after my dad died, when I was 14, my very clueless uncle gave me a cheap flashlight from Walgreens. He gave my mom the same thing. My grandmother tried to explain it away by saying he was too busy getting ready for his trip to Scotland so he probably didnโt have time to shop. What bothered me wasnโt the gift, it was the fact that during such a difficult time he couldnโt be bothered to give us any thought. My grandmotherโs explanation fell through anyway the next day when my cousin came over to open her gifts and she got $20 in her card...
I was really poor growing up, so my mom had signed up for a charity where other people would buy us presents. My siblings and i filled out a questionaire about what presents we would like. My sister got a buttload of makeup. My brother got cool toy cars and stuff. I got used, sewed up, old man tube socks.
Sewing machine. Uncalibrated, no thread, missing pieces, I had no interest in sewing, and they refuse to either allow me to get it fixed or sell it. Literally moves from one spot to another collecting dust. Was used and from a church sale, too, so. I hate the damn thing
PangKun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my girlfriend is very practical and always just wants something she can use for Christmas (food processor, tea pots, etc)
Knowing this, her grandma got her a 12-pack of off-brand toilet paper
Umaru- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 10th birthday I finally got to spend it with my dad who was the cool parent. All my friends from my class were there along with my family, and it was going good until my grandmas present came up.. It was a Barbie sticker set which wouldnโt be that bad if it werenโt for the fact that Iโm a guy. I got properly roasted for it over the next few weeks.
My siblings and I received nothing while the other grandchildren got their presents. I turned to my mom and said "why did Santa forget me?". I was very young, I do not remember this. My mom was heartbroken. I'm heartbroken thinking of a little toddler thinking Santa forgot her. I will never do this to a child. If you're at my house, you get a present.
My grandmother once gave me an N'Sync backpack, one of the plastic ones that are all shiny. I was a 20-year-old heterosexual man. 100% brought it to college just to show people.
A plug in play controller. I asked for a Nintendo gamecube when was I younger when I was like maybe...12? After that I never asked my step-mom and real dad for anything for christmas.
When I was 16 I was a really avid reader and asked for lots of different books for Christmas and my mom got me Fifty Shades of Grey, which wouldnโt have been awful because I assumed she didnโt know what it was and just saw โNew York Times #1 Bestsellerโ on the cover. So I asked her if she had seen it before and she said โOf course! I figured this was easier than having โthe talkโ with you.โ I still use it as a coaster to this day. Iโm a male by the way.
When I turned 10 my dad gave me the privilege of being able to start mowing the lawn every weekend
T3dd4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the 2nd grade we had a gift exchange in class for Christmas, I received a Christmas themed coffee mug. I remember being pretty disappointed and gave the mug to my aunt.
IncanFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but when I was 16 playing secret Santa with my boys scout troop, this kid finally gets his turn, gets a present, and unwraps it to get a summer sausage. That kid was the only vegetarian in the entire troop.
My aunt got me thank you cards for my wedding shower. Then she got upset and said she was hurt that I didn't use them.
Kenzi95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 4 siblings, and one year 3 of them each got me the same Michael Jackson CD. So, I had 3 of Michael Jacksons Greatest Hits, and one The Best Of Michael Jackson.
Don't get me wrong, I love MJ, but that was crazy.
I figured it'd be over, but no. The next year, it was the same thing, but with Bad 25.
Next year, more CDs, and toys. I was 20, and they bought me toys.
I put a lot of thought into their presents, but no. This year, I'm either regifting everything they've given me, or I'm going to find a discount bin somewhere and buy 3 identical horrible CDs to give them.
fudgyvmp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A BB gun when I shot my eye out and all I wanted was a kitten.
The first birthday gift that my ex boyfriend gave me was.... a vacuum cleaner in a nice gift wrapper... He gave to me when I was at his house and had to pretend to be excited in front of his sisters and mom... the $20 price tag was stated on the warranty, it was the cheapest on the market, he said he was really happy that he found it at such a good price. we broke up after a few months.
Itโs not terrible... but it felt terrible at the time.
When I was a kid, our stocking stuffers were usually really cool! Like a swatch and a harmonica, maybe a beanie baby etc. I loved the stocking stuffers more than my big presents most of the time.
And then in 2nd grade, instead of the usual... it was filled with underwear and socks. Just plain white boring underwear and socks.
I cried.
My mom looked at me so shocked, โwhat! You needed new underwear?!โ
No Mom. In second grade, you buy me underwear just because youโre my mom! Not as my Christmas present!
She acted like I was so ungrateful and spoiled.
Maybe I was, I donโt know. But I was devastated.
I once gave a friend of mine 100 envelopes. in every single one was a small message with: 'nothing' or 'better next time'. In 1 of the envelopes was โฌ5 and in another was โฌ0,01. So I could say there were multiple prices in the envelopes. Then I closed every envelope with really strong tape. took him almost an hour to open every envelope...
My brother and I have a tradition of slipping each other shitty gifts from time to time. One year he gave me the battery/magazine for my airsoft gun that he had stolen from me some days before Christmas.
I am recovering from a binge-eating disorder. Chocolate is a trigger food. Every year my mom buys me $80 worth of chocolate... she knows it's my trigger food. She tells me to just keep it on hand for when I need it. Like no ma, that's how you relapse.
LeVorv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my dad got me a single can of Corn Nuts. It was cheap but I do like Corn Nuts and I'm not one to complain about a gift.
A single can of Corn Nuts.
The person who got me was maybe 12 or 13 years old. He got me $10. In singles. With a note that said "sorry I didn't have the money to get you anything"
We had this secret santa thing in my university. I bought a lot of nice candy and champagne for the girl I was santa for.
The girl that was my santa gifted me a huge ass pink tie with a shitty pattern. You canโt possibly imagine how ugly a tie can be. The shittiest gift ever 0/10 wouldnโt receive again
A dieting book. I have stuggled with an eating disorder almost my whole life.
I had to choke back tears, and smile. I hugged her. I said thank you so much.
I think she wanted me to make a scene in front of everyone, but I managed to get to a place where I could smother my sobbing before breaking down.
Las4nb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 my uncle gave me a Barbie computer game teaching basic math. The clearance sticker was still on it.
warfrogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was having self esteem issues and was in a bad weight loss cycle at 17, my mom got me a love handle cellulite smoothing cream.
To be fair, she just picked it off the shelf at marshall's and threw it in my stocking thinking it was lotion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and her finance ran off and eloped one Christmas and didnโt tell anyone for months. Point is they clearly forgot about Christmas presents and she actually presented me with 3 or 4 stickers. I guess they were joke stickers, Iโm not sure what to call them but one said โI eat dirtโ.
When my brother was 12, my grandparents gave him a dictionary that they owned for 2 years.
bbmello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst I have received, but when my brother and I were younger (10 and 12), we bought my mom an Iron for her birthday one year. That did not go over well.
Did a secret santa at the restaurant I worked at a few years ago. I got the creepy, much older cook who always hit on me and made weird comments towards me. Coincidentally, he also got me. So I try to be a decent person, gave him a gift back with some candy, a few gag gifts that he genuinely laughed at, some weed, etc. He loved it, then told me that his gift to me would be for him to take me on a date. I declined, and he immediately turned into a hurt 11 year old, calling me an "ungrateful bitch" and saying it was "just awful of [me] to shoot him down like that and not give him a chance." Made a big scene, yelling, swearing, etc. Fortunately I had already been laid off and didn't have to go back. :)
Edit: we revealed our secret santas to each other because I had just been laid off and wouldn't be returning. I didn't even go to the party where the gift exchange took place, just gave him his gift on my last day to try to be a good person. Lol
dta-Z ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably won't be seen but...
So I hate clowns... can't stand em at all, never could.. anyway I was about 16 or 17 and the lady that adopted my mom (grandma if you will) decided for christmas to get me a clown figurine holding balloons. I threw it against the wall immediately.
...and next morning there it was, facing you on your nightstand, all intact and smiling...
dta-Z ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off...lol nope... trash and gone
RallyX26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this, I'm glad I'm the only child of an only child on my mom's side, and that my dad's siblings all live far enough away that it's not practical to get together for Christmas. I would hate to have been the "less favored child" and get crappy presents, but I would be extremely guilt-ridden if I were the favorite and had to watch all my siblings/cousins get shafted like some of the stories here...
will0815 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received a picture of my Nana from my Nana. Luckily she canโt climb the steps to my apartment to see that it never made it out from behind my wardrobe
R0ck0_81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apron for Valentineโs Day from my boyfriend. I cried.
Tuimel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received a toothbrush from a friend for my 14th birthday.
And my grandfather and grandmother gave us a Bible, while we didnโt believe. They hoped it would turn their young grandchildren I guess. We were 8 or something? They meant well.
ryba11s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my most recent birthday, I was taking a weekend trip. On the way, I pass through my grandparents town so I stopped to see them (with about 2 days advanced notice). My grandmother, who is not great at gift-giving in the first place, apparently scrambled to find a present for me.
What she managed to put together was a lighter (one of the long ones used to light candles or grills) and one of the those plastic band-aid holders with 3 band-aids in it. Totally obvious that she pulled it out of her junk drawer, probably about 20 minutes before I got there. She's the sweetest person, but come on grandma
In 3rd grade we had a secret santa for the class my mom bought like a 20 dollar toy for some random kid and all I got was a cheap stopwatch
fn_hot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, my grandmother gave my brother and I both a gift for Christmas, in similar sized boxes, with similar weights. I got to mine first under the tree (we took turns), I opened it, and it was a 1 speaker AM/FM Radio and Cassette Player! Nice! I already had a stereo, but cool gift! My brother saves his for last, because he thinks he already knows what his is, he opens it, inside is a pink and white, lunch box/cooler.
Get REKT Grandma likes me more. lol, poor guy, legend to this day with the whole family.
A Super Nintendo 64 obscure game bought for 10$ (equivalent of) for my 7th birthday ... That wouldn't have been that bad if I actually owned a Super Nintendo... It just made me feel sad I didn't owe one
I was 17, just moved out on my own. My mom bought me dollar store toilet scrub brushes and q-tips and my brother got video games and an iPad. Mom why??????? Just because Iโm a girl doesnโt mean I like to spend my days scrubbing toilets and I have my own q-tips.
My grandfather(moms side) was a great man...Shit gift giver but a great man.
When I was turning he got me a 4 pack of these batteries. I didn't own a flashlight that took them. So I used my kids set of wires and motors and caught various leaves,sticks, and lizards on fire with them for a few weeks.(I don't torture animals)
When I was 10, he got me a chefs knife block...without any knives.
When I was 13 he bought me a 3 pack of short sleeve button up shirts and starch. He said" You are a man now, and men dress to impress when applying for jobs."
Ambulism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me moldy lotion for Christmas one year
When I was in 9th grade, I came out to my Christian conservative family as an atheist (it's been a struggle ever since...).
My super Christian conservative brother (whose 15 years older than me) gifted me a monogrammed bible. He insisted i open my present first while everyone watched.
mooplee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bible bingo.
I am not at all religious and this was from my long distance grandma I saw once every 3-5 years. My 12 year old self was so upset because all I wanted were gamboy games at the time. I guess this was her way of saying dont play with those heathen devil games like golden sun or zelda.
I'm a man and my parents got me a women's sweater and womens dress shirt. They don't usually put much thought or care in to my gifts, but even aside from not fitting they were so far from looking like something I would wear.
Tore off the wrapping paper of a large, heavy box to find a large rock in the bottom of it. I cried. My dad laughed. My mom smacked his arm and told me to keep looking. Another box was fitted neatly into the bottom of the larger box. Inside the box:
Last year, my father "bought" me expired gluten-free crackers after I told him I cant eat brominated flour, the next gift was a popcorn maker... I despise popcorn... maybe he was trying to tell me something.
Every Christmas I couldn't wait to see what Aunt Betty was getting for me. It was always ridiculous.
Up until I was 16 she would get me toys meant for toddlers. Like those little 5 page long cardboard books that were shaped like animals. Baby dolls from garage sales. Dress up clothes.
Once I turned 16 and started driving and got a job she'd give me her old lady suits and shoes.
xBender7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Short Backstory: Was homeless before i moved into my (Now) Wife's mothers apartment with her. Than we had a disagreement of who should pay for what and we moved into my Wife's Grandmothers. When we moved i took a 30 pack that a friend had given me. Im not a big drinker so it had been around for a while (Got it around Dec, was still drinking in March when we moved)
Anyway, since she figured i was some sort of alcoholic she decided she should also get me a "Gambling beginners set" with Roulette table, 4 Decks of Cards, few Pair of Dice. I've never even set foot into a Casino by this point in life and my wife took great offense from it. I bring it to her house every Xmas to show her other grandkids how to play "Gambling games" She fucking hates it.
Also i gave someone a bag of dog shit as a present. They bullied my little sister and i was their secret Santa. Put 3 dog shits in a paper bag, left it outside in freezing temps and gave it to them. The look on their face when they pulled out a heap of frozen turds? Priceless. Fuck you Cameron!
Defoler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TL;DR: I got a pair of regular sport socks as a kid.
My grandmother was relatively poor, so I never expected birthday gifts from her. She never really gave me one. And my parents were cheapskates, so they rarely gave me any meaningful present. They would just buy something stupid, let my little brother play with it, and give it to me as a birthday gift 6 months later.
I don't remember what age it was, but my grandmother gave me a wrapped box. I was super excited.
Inside were a pair of socks. Just like the ones I was wearing, only new. You know, the ones that come in a bundle like 3 pairs for 1$ or something.
I was more ok with not getting anything from them. But seriously, socks? To a kid who doesn't understand "its the gift that counts" phrase? I was young and stupid, but I could tell it was BS.
I remember being seriously pissed off, that I went outside to the street because I hated them all. I think I spend 2-3 hours outside brooding in the garden when my parents came to pick me up to go home.
Oh I had lovely birthdays...
Kittomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8 or so, my grandmother gave me one of those free toothbrushes you get from hotels. I didn't remember it until about 15 years later when I was looking at a list of thank you cards I was going to write that year. Reminded me of how cheap my grandmother is.
Maybe not really that awful, but I got my first christmas present from my first gf. It was an electric razor that could shave without using shaving cream. She hated that stuff.
The thing was, I had serious acne problem back then. So every time I had to use it just to please my gf, it would just fuck up my face so my face would just bleed from everywhere and it hurt so much.
All these stories about grandparents, aunts, uncles giving shitty presents. I didn't get presents from these people, ever. On my mom's side I get it, they were poorAF, but they always offered us beans/rice when we went over. My dad's side, on the other hand, would hide food when we came to visit (us specifically, not other family members). Keep in my mind that my parents gave money to both sets of grandparents until the day they died, so really hiding the food was kind of dumb. We were always well-fed before going to that grandma's house.
Anyway, so all you whining about your shitty gifts from aunts/uncles/grandparents, even I am a little jealous because I got nothing my whole life from them.
I try to be a good aunt and get good gifts equally amongst my nieces/nephews. At least it taught me a good lesson.
My dad bought me a mug from the air and space museum on a visit there once. I kept it at his house and used it there a few times. Then, a few years later, he wrapped up the same mug, that was already mine, and gave it to me for Christmas. I should note that this was still better than the couple of years he gave me nothing.
Edit: Another year, I got a rock from my step sister. A literal rock.
Not me, but my mom received a book from my grandpa, โExtreme weight loss tipsโ. The book itself looked like he pulled it out of the garbage, moldy with the pages stuck together
trznx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend knew I was non-religious and had been pressuring me to go to church with her, which I had no interest in doing and had told her so repeatedly. Then she gave me a Bible for my birthday.
My cousin strikes up a conversation prior to gift opening time. He asks me whether I like the band Creed. I tell him no, I don't like Creed. Fast forward to gift opening time and guess what cousin got me - the Creed album Human Clay. He says I can return it and get what I want. I say no problem. Fast forward 30 minutes and cousin had opened the Creed CD and is playing Creed music on my bedroom stereo system. I guess it's mine to keep then?
Same cousin, a few years later, we're both adults. He and I agree to exchange gifts. I tell him I either would like a DS game or cash. He tells me he wants cash. I buy him one of those musical cards and put $20 in it. He opens the card and a minute later walks over to me and gives me back my $20 and says he forgot to get me anything.
Sauura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend at the time gave me a random cowboy belt buckle thing for Christmas.
That's all I got. I still don't know why. I have no interest in cowboys or belts or buckles. Texans are weird
A text for my ex-girlfriend on Valentineโs Day saying โWeโre done.โ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once got both my sisters diamond necklaces for Christmas. I was so excited to open mine and then she handed me this big box. Confused, I opened it to find a set of 3 cake pans... Cake Pans!
A tin can with fermented baby squid from an uncle or the next Christmas i got a sticker book from same uncle, i was 17. Totally redeemed himself tho 20 mins later when he gave my brother his gift, a machete!!
So you know those finger cymbals belly dancers sometimes wear on their fingers? I once received a gift of a single cymbal. Not even a single pair. My friends had been playing with them before they gave them to me and lost all but one.
Not for Christmas, but for my birthday one year. My sister went through the trouble of wrapping up a bag of cat shit for me.
C0llaps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was kind of fat when I was younger (13ish) and wore men's L shirts. My aunt gave me a XXXL men's stretchy shirt that year for Christmas.
That's also the same year she gave my dad a roll of green duct tape as a gift. The year before, she gave him a package of 6 magnetic bullet holes you can put on your vehicle.
Tape. Because i talked too much. Parents thought it was funny. I was 6!! I still got the regular gifts.
And now at 25 i got a book about business. Nothing else. Oh and a talk in screams about doing something with my life (which i am). So nice
Every year we do a 50$ gift exchange. Every year i have received candles which i hate, and also last year my mom had literally gifted a mailbox full of meat.
All the pots and pans at my nana's were scratched to shit and the Teflon was coming off, so I asked my mom to buy a new set (I lived with Nana as her caregiver but mom controlled her finances). She bought herself a new set and gave me all her old scratched pots and pans.
My boyfriend bought me a barometer as a Christmas gift. He said I like ships, so here it is. I asked him what the heck am I supposed to do with it, then he understood that this was a silly present, but it made us laugh hard. He then returned it to the shop and exchanged it to a katana, which I liked.
I had an ex who wanted to surprise me by putting an absurd amount of extra fine glitter in my wallet. She did this knowing I hate glitter with the fiery passion of 1,000 suns.
I opened my wallet while I was sitting in my car right before work. It took me at least 2 years before I was able to get the last of the glitter out of my console and carpets in my car.
So my fiance received the worst gift ever from my own mother.
A few years ago for Christmas my fiance, who always thought my mother didn't approve of her, got a pearl bracelet from her. It had 2 rows of pearls and a few little chip diamonds in between and it was from... Nordstroms I think. It was nice. My fiance was over the moon about this bracelet. Just so proud and happy that all of her fears had been disproven.
Then it broke.
Not in the Batman pearls-going-everywhere way, the clasp just broke, and she wanted to get it repaired on the DL.
She went to the store it was from, went up to the jewelry counter, and asked if they could repair it. She explained that it was a gift from her mother-in-law and that she would pay literally any amount on its repair.
The jewelry lady gave her that "oh my sweet summer child..." look and said : "Well... that didn't come from here. You should go check fashion jewelry."
For those of you who don't know, "Fashion Jewelry" is the spinning racks of plastic bullshit you buy for your kids when they're 13 and want to look fancy while they're wandering the mall food court.
She found the exact bracelet on the rack. It was 2 bucks.
When i was 16 my grandpa bought me a rain poncho that he didn't even wrap as a Christmas present. Clearly he had forgotten to buy me anything and picked something up from a Rite Aid on his way there. Worst part is on a rainy January day someone else in my house used my rain poncho so i couldn't even enjoy my gift.
We used to live at our Grandma's house and when we moved away, every year she would send us sandwich bags containing beads and Legos and other misc toy parts that we left behind.
ibimus9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gallon jug of dollar store windshield wiper fluid with โHappy Anniversaryโ sharpied on the side.
He had to borrow the sharpie from me to scribble the writing before handing me the jug.
When I was younger I was a TOTAL tomboy. Okay who am I kidding I still am. But the only โdollsโ I would play with were dinosaurs. I hated โgirlโ toys so much that I would steal my younger sisterโs barbies, take their heads off and drive their bodies around in my R.C. boat.
One year my aunt came over and said she had gifts for All three kids. I watch as she opens up her purse and hands a Barbie to my youngest sister... and then one to the middle sister.... and then one to me. I was grateful to be getting a gift (because if I wasnโt my dad would kick my ass up around my ears). I was trying to hard to choke back tears as I said thank you.
Also onetime my uncle got me a bike and didnโt put the brakes on it. I hit a car head on.
My dad didn't bother getting me a birthday or Christmas present for about 10 years (coming up to year 11 now, I'm now 20). He also lied about getting me things, or things being 'in the post.' Meanwhile my step sisters get awesome expensive presents every year. This year one of my step sisters asked me what they got me for my birthday last year, I just stood in awkward silence, not knowing what to say with my dad right there in the room. So yeah thats my worst present. Not even cards or anything on my birthday.
My maw-maw once gave me wire hangers wrapped in decorative glitter twine. Hangers are pretty low on the cool gift chart (wire hangers even lower), but those I wouldn't even count as functional. Glitter twine made them unusable.
DommRuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have told many people I have the opposite of the green thumb that everytime I get a plant it dies within a few days. my best friend ended up getting me a plant for my birthday and told me it will symbolize our strong friendship... It died 2 days later.
Lesleykc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grade 5 Secret Santa. I got an old, clearly used harmonica, wrapped in reused wrapping paper. I put so much thought into the gift I got for the person I had to buy for, and we didnโt have a lot of money, so I tried hard to make it special for my person that I assumed the same thought and care was being put into mine too. I burst into tears and ran to the bathroom. Looking back all these years later I realize the girl who got me this gift probably couldnโt have afforded anything at all and my reaction must have made her feel terrible but I had the optimism and high hopes of a 10 year old.
DS881128 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was really young I got my my much older brother a purple thigh master for Christmas. He was really into fitness and I asked the guy working at the time if this was for men and he said sure. 5 months later on my birthday he re-gifted me the thigh master. He didn't even take the time to wrap it just handed it to me and said Happy Birthday.
My extended family did Kris Kindle one year to save the adults from buying for all 10 kids, so each adult/couple picked a kids name out. My uncle got me and said "Hey Jay what would you like me to get you? A playstation game maybe!?" I was about 13 and this uncle is a gamer himself so I got really excited. What did I get? A pre-owned version of band hero that cost โฌ2.99. Did I own any of the equipment needed to play it? Hell no. Everyone else got good-ass presents too because the adults were only buying for one instead of 10
kknits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was sent book for my youngest kid on becoming a big brother. Purchased after I told my FIL that the baby had died at 19 weeks and was a missed miscarriage (i.e. I had to have surgery to remove the dead baby.) because apparently that didn't mess me up enough.
When I was like 15 the only thing I got from my parents was an iPhone charger that wasn't Apple brand and was only 6 inches long. Meanwhile my two younger sisters got exactly what they'd asked for (I'd asked for a mini blender to make smoothies). My parents told me I got a cheaper gift because I was the only one of my siblings who knew Santa wasn't real so they didn't have to keep up the facade for me any more, but it just led to my sisters asking my parents if I'd been naughty that year and why Santa didn't like me as much as them.
When I was in high school, my then-boyfriendโs mom got my atheist ass a bible with my name embossed on it.
Kiwipai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 18 my parents told me they'd cover half the price for a phone as my gift. I hated having to confront them about it, but I told them in didn't seem quite right because my sister had gotten an expensive car when she turned 18. It seemed really weird because they've always made a big number about making sure they always treat us fairly. Turns out they'd genuinely forgotten about it, apologized, and gave me a car. I really didn't like complaining about a gift, but I was so surprised and worried about what was going on that I felt I had to.
Eos462 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a microwaveable container and a can opener a couple Xmas' ago. It was depressing.
Annasman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gas station mug for Christmas. after my mom went out ON Christmas to get milk(but came back with beer).
It was the only thing she got for me that year, and when I responded indignantly to her "present" she told me I ruined Christmas, I proceeded to have a nervous breakdown.
A cat shirt with a cat taking a selfie with the snapchat caption saying "snapcat"
Kamsauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunty had a wicked run for a few years. A Nike Shirt that was 3XL, I fit medium, got a second one next Christmas, still 3XL but now with a 3 pack of electrical tape!
IsDraven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plane ticket to Colorado for christmas, the state my uncle(Dad's brother) lived in, from my grandmother. In theory, this was great, I wasn't super close with my uncle, but my cousin was my favorite. He was that one "cool" cousin, the one with the new video games, the cool toys, ATV's, etc. I was so excited for the trip until I got there. Once I got off the plane with my father and sister, we immediately went to my uncles house. Over the planned week(eventually cut short) we snowboarded, went sledding, made snowforts and had snowball fights. The trip was great, until we went to Harley's tavern. Harley's was kind of a bar, but also had a restuarant sector, which was where we sat. After a couple minutes of sitting, my uncle got pissed about something stupid and went off to the bar(bad sign, my uncle is NOT a nice drunk). We finished dinner, and went back to my uncles house. Everyone went inside, except my father and my uncle. This was when it all went down. My uncle and father got into a fight, resulting in a knocked out uncle and my father getting 15 grand worth of dental damage(after insurance) and me, my dad, and my sister getting kicked out, with 3 days until our flight. This was by far the worst Present/Christmas/Trip of my life.
TL;DR I got a trip to my uncles house in Colorado, he got into a fight with my dad, cost us almost a semester of of my college fund.
I once signed up for a gift swap on a dog themed forum. Gift was supposed to be a $20 value. My package arrived containing a Beneful dog food sample, one tennis ball and two mini bags of jelly beans.
andivx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle and my aunt gifted me a book that I already had... Because they gifted it to me the year before that.
That said, it was funny and they changed it when I told them that.
More recently some friends also gifted me a cheaper copy of a book I already had (another gift, not their's), although I keep that one. Gifts are cool memories, and I can read that one and save the hardcover one.
Now that I think of that, that happened twice, but I didn't keep my second copy of The Hunger Games (I told them I had the same edition in that case).
But worst sounds too harsh for someone taking the time to gift you something they thing you will like. I don't think I had bad gifts.
I told my parents that I didn't want the second part of the name of the wind, because I wanted to buy the pocket version when it was released, but they bought the big one anyways. That was annoying.
gishnon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early 20's I bought a $350 wooden jewelry box for my girlfriend. She gave me the cold shoulder for 2 days because there was no jewelry in the box when I delivered it. Merry Christmas!
So my worse gift would be derision after making a genuine attempt.
A child-sized watch with banana on it... when I was 16 years old. Thanks, Grandma!
hasleo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
money, don't get me wrong i love money but it is by far the worst gift you can give someone. And those who just want money as a gift should think twice about it really.
sheenaIV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bandanna, not even a nice one.
vallalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 14th birthday my grandparents sent me hotel freebies, including a โDo Not Disturbโ sign, napkins, and a used coaster. And on the card? โHappy 12th birthdayโ.
A crumb cake that was in gift wrapping. It was one of my sisters old boyfriends and he was completely serious. I was around 9-10 at the time and didnโt exactly care for crumb cake. Iโd probably love it now.
When I was around 15 or so, my grandparents bought me a Tangle Toy . I have no idea what they thought I would do with it. It served no purpose.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mother in law- a tote and yoga bag that I had quilted myself but left at her house on accident.
From my narcissistic aunt when I was 9 years old and thin as a rail- a 24 pack of strawberry slim fast. I was a little shit back then and drank every single one before the other kids had finished openeing their gifts. Managed to puke all over her carpet, sofa, love seat, and comfy recliner before I left. Fuck you aunt Susie.
pos1CM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my best friend in high school decided to just get a bag of stuff from the target dollar section. Among the items were a plastic toy car (like a baby toy car not a hot wheel), little kid sand toys (I go to a beach like once a year), a foam ball, and little animal erasers. To this day I can't find the reasoning to it because before then all of our gifts between each other were thoughtful and stuff we would actually use
My history teacher told me he got from his father in law a 6 pack of beers where one of the beer was missing and a magazine subscription that was subscribed to him but not paid for.
Eckstig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, the gift that keeps on giving
Varitul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10. It was from my aunt who lives 2 hours away. We did the whole dirty santa game, and I won hers at the end. It was:
* Austin Powers movie (VHS, which we didn't have anymore)
* Popcorn (Not the good kind, like best value no butter kind)
* A rick of wood (That she didn't bring, you had to go get from her house)
Needless to say, mom was the real winner and gave me 10 bucks and said "she'd take mine".
sdsa555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gf of two weeks got me the ugliest pair of socks ive ever seen for christmas. Broke up a week after
AuspexAO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up dirt poor so gifts were pretty much my sole way of acquiring new toys, etc. My three brothers and I would all share our stuff and come up with these amazing adventures even for the lamest shit. I remember at one point we had:
A plastic fifty-cent cow from some dollar store (yes, just a regular cow)
A giant Hulk Hogan rubbery doll with one of the hands broken off and the colors worn down so the red looked pink. (we called him "o-dre" which was our way of saying the word "ogre" wrong).
A few "Star Trek: The Next Generation" toys. Specifically Data and Worf.
I'm glad to say that even when we got complete garbage from our relatives we would either use it, or we would just thank them and forget the gift ever existed. We had a very utilitarian mindset that came from never being able to really choose what we got.
I will say this though: The two greatest gifts I ever received were when I was 6 and 9 years old. Somehow my dad, who worked two jobs and barely saw us, got a hold of an Optimus Prime toy for me. I distinctly remember trying to hide the fact that I was crying from him. The second was a lot less emotional of a story. I got a rad used Nintendo a few years before the SNES was released and it sparked my lifelong love of video gaming. It also got me into the workforce at an extremely young age were I learned to save money for the games I wanted, ha ha.
One year my birthday fell on Easter. My mom set up jelly bean trails for my sister and I. Mine led to the classic Easter basket with a couple extra movies wrapped up on the side as an added bday gift. My sister got a car because she was 16 and โthey got a good deal on itโ.
Not myself but a family friend has parents that just don't understand an ounce of giving presents. I've heard many stories of the horrible presents received for Christmas or Birthdays but one tops them all. Their in-laws came to visit on Christmas "Adam" (day before Christmas Eve) and I'm assuming they just went to the local super market and picked something out on the way over or on Christmas Eve. When both parents and their 2 young boys opened their gifts from them, they each received a 1/4 of a ShamWow that had been cut evenly. I can't even imagine the difficulty of trying to be happy about a present like that.
moepengy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got my a self help book for my birthday turns out it was actually a pretty decent read but at the time I was really frustrated about it.
Cwizz89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I bought my first car with money I had been saving for a few years. That Christmas my parents bought me some seat covers, and that's it. They bought themselves a new $2000 tv and said that money was tight for Christmas.
The first Christmas after I was married (we were 19 and 21), I made the mistake of saying โI donโt want anything this year,โ to my new wife. Well folks, she took that literally and didnโt get me anything. Her dad found out and was like โoh no, you have to,โ so he bought me a Hookah at the mall for her to give to me.....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor gave me a $25 gift card to Starbucks,2 weeks after Christmas, I have never drank coffee infront of her, so a month later I'm at barnes and Noble with my friend, ding ding .. he lets all get a bunch of starbucks from the cafe inside and just waste $25, well apparently those cafes use Barnes and Noble systems for POS so I just wasted $25 of my money on stupid food from starbucks and I still had the card
My weirdest gift would be from my grandpa. He got me a bag of river rocks similar to this. As a 12 year old kid I was so confused and thought it was a gag gift as he's done that before (SPAM related stuff mainly). I joked and treated it as such but I saw how sad he looked and realized it was him just trying to make his grandson happy. It's been 15 years but I still think about it and feel bad.
Me at 12, and my younger brother at 7. All the gifts were from my parents. Him, a Nintendo 64 with games and all the accessories. Me, a small hand-held vacuum, an empty sewing kit, and a used pillow with half the fluff missing.
I honestly don't remember being that bad of a kid.
On secret santa, I received a soccer shirt of my own country. I live in the Netherlands so prety much everybody has a soccer shirt. And I don't even like soccer.
My description was 'send me something showing where you are from.' C'mon man.
Luckily my receiver was very happy with her gifts, so I can be proud of that.
Someone once gave me a rear view/back-up camera, I didn't have a car
and33z ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 13, a label maker from my parents. Never did I feel more misunderstood. WTF am I going to label?? In hindsight I feel bad for what a dick I was, but I guess that's what being 13 is all about.
My dad hates chicken so as a joke my grandparents (his parents) gOT him two gift cards for KFC. He then gave them to my brother and I as my grandparents knew he would. Went to KFC to spend it and it had $5 on it. Nothing is under $5 at KFC
For Christmas my Opa would give us all big chocolate bars with some money in them. For years he would give me and my siblings (the grandchildren) more money than the great-grandchildren and we would always have to keep it hidden how much we actually got so there were no problems. He actually forgot about one of them one year and we had to find an extra bar and a $20. I think his thought process was that my siblings and I actually spent time with him while the others barely saw or talked to him.
So it sucked for my cousins but worked out for me
ungm0ney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A six pack of Aquafina water bottles. Weird as fuck person I must say...
My aunt gets free matzo from her grocery store around the holidays. I have been getting boxes of matzo on Christmas for 15 years. She is a god damn genius.
Wedding gift from wife's stepmother/father: a few plastic miniature shoes and a hat box full of Nola beads. /boggle That'll really help us with our new married life!
She's no longer in the family and we make fun of her witchiness on a regular basis.
nanoH2O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad thought it would be funny to give me a box of coal one year
One year my boss got me for secret Santa. She gave me some scented candles that I was allergic to knowing full well about my allergy. She also gave me some overripe grapes.
hermy65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suspect that my mother in law hates me. For Christmas last year she gave me a small tin of Watkins black pepper.
My aunt once got me a nose hair trimmer. I was about 12.
She also bought me a purple tie with pink polka dots.
She wasn't mean, she was just clueless.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother whom I didn't know we'll never saw me grow up. She would mail me McDonald's toys or wind up toys every year. One of the last gifts she sent me was a spray painted frog with some spray painted leaves. Her card read "dear OP, This is real. I found it under a tree. I spray painted it gold (not real). I bet you're all grown up now. Love Gramma"
My mom made fun of her all the time, but now all I can think about is how she died alone in Florida with who knows what kind of disease that slowly faded her away. I wish people weren't so shitty to each other.
Friend of the family gave me a "Dumb and Dumber" DVD for Xmas. The next year, "Dumb and Dumber", again. I own two copies of a movie I could only sit through once.
When I was about 5 my mom gave me Old Spice cologne and aftershave. I used it with my chemistry set (I was 5 - hoping it would explode or do something exciting). Every year thereafter I'd get something similar: deodorant, shaving kits, travel kits, nail clippers, etc.
My dad always gave according to whom he liked best. I'd get $10, my sisters: $25, $50, $200 (oldest sister was his favorite). Sometimes my $25 sister and I would swap positions if she was annoying him.
I used to date a girl who gave kind of shitty gifts. One Christmas, she was really excited about what she was going to give me. So we get to Christmas morning, I gave her my gift, and she says that hers is at her mother's house. I'm okay with it, and she keeps talking it up.
We go to her mother's house and her mother says that she took it to her brother's place, where they're having a party that night. Fine, whatever, it's a great thing so i'm pumped about it. We get to the brother's house (it's night time at this point, by the way) and he brings it to me. I open it.
It's a blanket and two pillows.
She got me hyped all week about a blanket and two pillows.
Apparently my pillows sucked, and she didn't just want to tell me.
The same girlfriend bought me an iPod nano one year so I guess it all balanced out in the end. But why hype me up over a blanket and two pillows?
Ledekai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst: For my 13th Birthday, my father's sister gave me a card. On the envelope, my first name misspelled, and the last name (which we both had for a last name) was also misspelled. The card said TENTH BIRTHDAY in big, sparkling letters, and had a $5 gift certificate for a store that was a 4 hour drive to get to.
Best: About five minutes after that, I learned the C-word when it was hailed at my cheap aunt by members of my mom's side.
BayaniXD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bed sheets. When I๏ธ was 8, I๏ธ got them from my grandma who ended up just using them on her own bed. Yeah my grandma didnโt like me too much back then.
My ex fiancรฉ bought swords from a legit nice guy/incel she met through work and gifted them to me for Christmas. I have never been so humiliated in my life by receiving something. When I broke up with her she specifically asked for the swords back. They were still wrapped when I set them out on the front porch for her to collect. It was just so fucking thoughtless and dumb I couldn't believe it. My family was bewildered.
Apkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma gave me a pink bath towel and my brother $100.......
My aunt got me camouflage long handles (insulated underwear) and a notepad. I don't hunt and I don't go outside in the cold unless it is to drive somewhere. I do still use the notepad for grocery lists though...
Aedaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had just won a spelling and grammar competition, and received as a prize a spelling and grammar rulebook.
PALillie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother was the queen of bad presents, a few that stick out were a chess set with three pieces missing with the ยฃ0.69p price sticker from the charity shop still on it. The one that hurt though was the bar of chocolate, after years of terrible passive aggressive presents from her me & my sister's both got a big bar of cadburys dairy milk and we were all elated with a "real present" until we got back to my paternal grandparents house opened it up after dinner and the milk chocolate was completely white, turns out it was years out of date.
pjkaps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of stolen bathroom flip flops from Hilton during the opening of my dental clinic. "They'll be really useful to you to walk around!"
My devoutly religious aunt would mail us Christmas presents every year (they moved around a lot). I always hoped she'd send trinkets from whatever place they were currently at, but she always sent religious items.
The worst gift was definitely the religious trading cards. Just one pack of them, one for each of my siblings and I. As if we would trade them with each other...? "I'll trade you two Marys for a Jesus!" I wasn't really sure what to do with them. My thought was "Aw, she shouldn't have! No really, she shouldn't have. WTF."
Beannjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a hockey team party full of 15 guys who were all 15-17 years old a mom got a grift for secret Santa and it was knitting set and it was to a 16 year old dude. I don't know what she was thinking even the guy who received said what am I gonna do with this out loud.
Towndon1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Multipack of cans of tuna, Sainsbury's basic toilet roll, a dictionary, fabric softener that had been used a bit. Non of this was given in comedy and have been some of the last couple years Christmas presents my mum has got me.
Not the worst, but the funniest. When I was about 9 my great grandmother gave me a gift, I opened it and it was in a popcorn machine box, we all laughed. I opened the box looking for some transformers, it was a popcorn machine.
I once received a used garden hose tender that mounts to your house from my brother. I lived in a 2nd story condo, WTH!?!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my friend groups last secret Santa I was given 3 copies of Paul Blart Mall Cop and a 2 lb pink dumbbell. Everyone else got really thoughtful and nice gifts and I got that shit. I kept everything, found similar wrapping paper, and am gonna give him the same exact gift he got me
My girlfriend's mother gave me and her a fertility idol for Christmas.
We said thanks without commenting and she then proceeded to explicitly state in no unclear terms that hopefully this would help us get moving along in making her a grandmother.
Sweari2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to play Secret Santa at my great grandma's house (a game where everyone draws a number and gets to pick random wrapped gifts based on what number you draw)... I am 100% serious when I say that one year I ended up picking an XL bottle of Prilosec OTC. I mean that stuff is expensive but seriously who brings Prilosec to Secret Santa??? Dad thought it was hilarious and ended up swapping his gift with me (a $25 Staples gift card). Needless to say Secret Santa was always pretty interesting.
es84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Water protectant for shoes. It usually comes in a 3 pack with shoe cleaner. The person took out the shoe cleaner and just gave me the water protectant. I live in L.A. we get rain 4 times a year.
That same person also gave my father a bar of Irish Spring soap.
When I graduated high school, our entire year was split up in groups of 5-6 students and 1 teacher. That teacher would then say something nice and give each student a gift associated with either that teacher or an anecdote from the student.
But ofcourse I had to get the lame english teacher. He was supposed to give personal anecdotes for all 5 of us, but instead told some random story that somehow involved us all. Then it was time for the gifts... or whatever he thought we would think it was. See, he was lazy and forgot to ever buy us anything. But he had this super awesome rubber ducky. He gave some random story trying to make it all special, and told us all to get ready. Whoever could catch the rubber ducky "wins". So he throws it, and we all just stand there. No one bothered catching it. For a good 10 seconds there was this really awkward silence as he walked over and picked the ducky up and we walked off the stage...
My grandmother who was a raging narcissist, presented me with a blue Tiffany box for Christmas. It was kind of large. I was like holy cow, shes actually really nice for a change, I guess I may have been wrong about her. Do you think I was? I wasn't...inside was a 40 year old, brown, clearly washed wrong because it was misshapen, and very much moth eaten wool sweater. The ugliest sweater I've ever seen. She told me it was cashmere, when I could clearly see "100% WOOL" on the tag. She insisted I try it on and it was...snug. Also I could feel how scratchy it was through my shirt. Well played Mema...well played.
TCivan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had an aunt who on a gift giving holiday, counted out into my hand, three pennies, and an herbal throat lozenge, was thrown in at the end from her sweater pocket.
Omugaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is in the summer, even worse August. So each year with my birthday we would be on a holiday trip. When I turned 14 we were on a trip in Austria, and on my birthday nobody congratulated me. Everyone was so lost in the whole "which big hiking trip we gonna do now" and the planning of it that my entire family forgot my birthday. Only 1 friend from back home send me a text to congratulate me.
Worst present ever, your entire family forgetting your birthday.
Ever since I have no attachement to my birthday at all anymore, which still bothers my GF to this day, she tries each year to make it something special. I am truely gratefull for her, but each year I tell her there is no need, my birthday is a day to be forgotten a/w. (this is well over 10 years ago now, and I never really let go of what happened that day for some reason)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible.
Ostealis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't receive it, but I'm on a speech team at my university, and we do white elephant every year. One guy didn't have time to get a gift so he panicked and brought a "banana saver" which is like a plastic holster for a banana. He received many dirty looks and we still joke about it
isuadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old, a relative of mine gave me a big wrapped box for Christmas and told me to open it last because I was going to love it. Of course I got all excited and impatient thinking I was getting something awesome and heavy from him. Turns out he just filled a Styrofoam box with sticks and crushed soda cans.
He didn't even get me shit else either which might have made it a funnier present. There's a picture of me looking pretty pissed off about it at my moms. He's pretty much always been an asshole anyway.
Fortunately though, I got some pretty good stuff that year from my parents so it wasn't the worst Christmas overall I'd ever had.
My parents always gave me new pair of socks every Christmas. My drawer is full of it, I donโt need more of them.
Beannjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some really rich person gave their nephews 1$ each and said put it toward you collage fund. Meanwhile their other uncle and aunt have way less money and gave them lots of toys and fun games to play which hey loved.
When I was 7, my aunt gifted me for Christmas cards from a Combat Card game, except they were filled with swear words and were supposed to give a bad image of smoking. To this day, she still thinks it was a good gift because I don't smoke.
I got nothing from a church Secret Santa exchange that I organized for a group Christmas party. We were all friends, had drawn names and filled out forms of what our favorite candy and colors were, etc. I even brought extra $10 gifts in case newcomers showed up that night since our party was on a regular meeting night. Everyoneโs opening up their presents and there is none with my name on it. And no one ever fessed up to forgetting my present so not even an apology later.
I got a broken necklace from a Secret Santa exchange once. also, one time my ex boyfriend bought me one of those furry fox hats with the hand warmers that hang off it.
Just this past Christmas my Aunt gave my entire family as a group gift a box of pancake mix and syrup. They fucking sucked. The awkward thing about it was that we opened it, realized that was it, and all just kinda sat there in an awkward silence.
I really didn't give a shit, but I found out later that she wrote a letter to my family basically saying we were not trying hard enough to be a family which I obviously think is not true (she gave my Mom the letter, who read it then tossed it. SAVAGE). I was just pissed because I had bought her something as a gift and put some effort into finding it. I also thought we were close. Whatever.... not gonna get into that too much more.
Regardless, not sure if I'll be getting her something this year.
Someone just brought 6 boxes of cereal to my daughter's baby shower. We are trying to forget it but it just circles back in the brain and goes, "CEREAL?! Really?" cause it just doesnt compute. AND there wasnt even a prize or marshmallows in em or anything.
My mom has a habit of buying me things, but theyโre really for my little brother. It was always stuff that I asked for, but then she made it as difficult for me to use and would pressure me into giving more and more of it to my brother until it was just his.
N64? I wasnโt allowed to buy games, he was. I wasnโt allowed to take it to friendsโ houses, he could loan it out. Every time I tried to play sheโd stop me. PS2 was the same way, and Gamecube, and Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii... When he moved out she forced me to let him take the systems.
I recently went back to visit for the holidays with a 3DS a friend had given me second hand. She tried to get me to give it over to my little brother because it โwasnโt familylike not to shareโ.
Pappoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nose hair trimmer from my (now ex) boyfriend for Valentines day. It was made worse as it was completely unrequited and I had made an effort to get him a few things he had been wanting in secret..
ki299 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather is kind of an interesting guy.. so when i was 18 he gave me Midget porn.. Yep.. my 60 year old grandfather.. gave me Midget porn.. What the fuck
Bacrabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst present I got was nothing for almost every year and not because there was no money.
Here's the story:
I live in the Philippines and my dad's family is well off, when I was younger my direct family lived in their compound where there were 4 houses with the main house being the one they grew up in. Living in the compound were my aunts/uncles and their families. So my cousins and I grew up like siblings.
Every Christmas is like a mini reunion at the main house where everyone of my grandfather's children, (9 of them), their wives, children, and their cousins would come.
I belonged to the youngest group of grandchildren (those born closely). We were three boys in that group, me being the eldest. My two younger cousins treated my like their older brother. However, my family only saw those two and never me. I was always the short one, the dark one, the trouble maker, even things I didn't do they'd blame me.
So every Christmas my cousins would all get shiny new toys, shoes, and clothes while I got nothing. Once I received a toy from my older cousins but it was just to mock me (it was a locmotive robot named super loco, loco /loko in Filipino means crazy) they were all laughing and snickering when I was opening the gift.
My mom and dad couldn't say or do anything as they were powerless. My dad was the youngest,(Filipinos value hierarchy), while my mom wasn't invited to those gatherings as she didn't like the way we're treated but we were always forced to go because my dad is in the family business and couldn't oppose them much or else he'd get kicked out.
Got a brick one year...really a brick. Also a string so I could walk my brick. Not sure if parents were being funny or I was particularly pricky that year ? Pet rocks were a thing then so gotta go with funny. I was 9 years old. Kinds miss Bricky, wonder what he's up to these days?
zolo7171 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad bought me a valve for Christmas when I was 12 and then used it in our shower
I got a book called "The Healing Code" from by grandma. The book is about how you can focus your body's "energy" to heal any ailment.
broken leg?
Point at it with your finger.
diabetes?
Point at it with your finger.
leukemia?
Point at it with your finger.
I've never been one for book burning, but let's all gather up all of these bullshit books written by conmen marketed to the desperate and light them on fire.
My sister-in-law gave me the exact same Minnesota Twins T-Shirt two years in a row. (in all honesty, I am a huge Twins fan). However the following year, she gave me a pair of Seattle Mariners beer steins, made of plastic. I almost positive she got them at the local Goodwill store, because they were not new, by any means.
Hakanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my brother an action camera and an amazon gift card.
He bought me a scarf.
NthngSrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex a $400 compound bow... He gave me ear buds and a rubber pig that holds your phone up so you can watch videos.
I think it was my 8th birthday party. I invited my whole class, something like 20 kids were there. My uncle brought me a gift from his horse, wrapped in tin foil.
It was her manure. Whole big chunk of it.
I opened a tin foil package of horse shit. In front of my classmates and some of their parents.
At the time, I was mortified. But now looking back it's just so ridiculous that I can't help but laugh at it.
I work in healthcare and I'm a guy. There's not many guys that work in healthcare. We did a "white elephant" (kind of like a secret Santa). I got women's clothes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Book 3 of a 4-part series. In 1993 my aunt gave me To Green Angel Tower, part 1, for Christmas. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is technically a trilogy but the 3rd book was published as 2 books. I grew up in rural Iowa, so maybe once or twice a year I'd have a chance to look at the Barnes and Noble in Omaha and hope they would have any of the other books in stock. I was able to find books 2 and 4 over the next several years. By 2005, Amazon is a well-known thing, so I tell my family that ordering the first book would be a great present. On Christmas, my present is clearly a large paperback book. I'm excited to actually read the beginning of this epic story! And... it's To Green Angel Tower part 1 - the original book I received 12 years prior.
When I was 15, my Nana, stepdads mom, gave me a Book of Mormon, despite the fact that I grew up Catholic and made it clear that was what I was( I've since become agnostic). It was just a really backhanded way of saying she didn't approve of my family's faith, as everyone on my mom's side is Catholic. She is a very passive aggressive person overall.
My parents made me keep it, but as soon as I got out of Basic and Airborn school and moved to Bragg with my wife, it went to the trash.
Balloons filled with coin money. I was about 11 years old, and my โfriendsโ got me these balloons. The only way I was allowed to keep the money, was to bloe up the balloons until they popped. Fun fact: I have a pretty intense balloon fobia! A fail for all involved...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but one year my dad gave my step mom a handle for an axe head.
One year my mom took some presents my aunt got for my brother and I and gave them to her friendโs kids. I found out a couple days after Christmas when my aunt asked us how we liked them. I looked confused then realized what had happened and said we liked them.
My mom was just god awful with money. This was her solution.
I was about 10 years old at the time and a few of my friends had Rubikโs cubes that they started bringing to school. I asked my parents and my grandparents if I could get one too. Fast forward to Christmas, I got a few video games and some other toys first. I opened up what I assumed was my Rubikโs cube and instead I got some weird new toy that looked like it, but instead of actually working like a normal cube it just had lights on each side that you were supposed to press as they lit up. I was so disappointed I nearly cried. My parents took me to Wal Mart and bought me a real cube the next day.
Once me and my brother were awkwardly dragged to my step mom's family christmas party without her saying anything to them. My brother got a used hat and I got a tape measure
BujuBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moldy cheese. A cousin-in-law once gave us one of those gift packs that have cheeses, crackers, etc. in it. One of the cheese bricks was completely moldy, you could see that immediately as soon as it was unwrapped.
So, the next year, we gave him a chunk of moldy cheese in a ziplock baggie. Gift wrapped, of course.
Whereโs the guy whose wife bought him an uncomfortable double wide computer chair because she wanted to be able to sit sideways, but he wasnโt even fat and she hyped up this gift like the alpha and omega present. It was a pretty brutal story.
For my 16th birthday my mother gifted me a lamp and a bathrobe. The lamp wasnโt useful until years later and the bathrobe wasnโt the right size and probably still site in the packaging until today.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
mmicahh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot to give my family an xmas list. I'm a starving college kid so food was an okay idea. I'm vegan so they all assume i eat boring healthy foods all day long. So someone got me a bag of the shittiest groceries they could buy. Unsweetened rice cakes, canned peas, rice noodles, multigrain saltless crackers, etc.
BsDub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nipple washer. No joke. It was a white elephant party at work. Everyone brought a wrapped gift. I opened mine and it was a small white cage used for washing baby bottle nipples in the dishwasher. To top it off, it was dirty. Worst. Gift. Ever.
peeweejd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dallas Cowboys baseball hat.
Backstory.... Philadelphia Eagles fan here ( r/eagles ). The year was 1990 and I just started dating my future wife. Any Eagles fans or Dallas Cowboy haters know that as a magical year!
The Eagles coach Buddy Ryan was building a monster defense. Randall Cunningham was running crazy. The body bag game, the 95 yard TD pass Randall threw after hurdling a defender.
The Cowboys ended the season 1-15 and we're rebuilding because the NFC East was crushing them.
I went to my girlfriends house at Christmas and her sister very thoughtful thing and gave me a present. I was very flattered that they thought of me. When I opened it, a A FRIGGIN COWBOYS HAT?!?!?
Kcoggin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a self charging flash light for my 13th Christmas. It was one of those free promotional side gifts from an infomercial. I think my mom just threw it away some time later.
For two years and every gift-giving holiday when I was like 8, my grandmother would give me a copy of Heidi, that book about the little blonde girl that lived in the mountains. I never read any of the books she gave me but the author Johanna Spyri is engrained forever in my head.
My dad sent me a $60 restaurant gift card, to a restaurant 80 miles away from the apartments I lived in. I had no car, not even a licence and it was only a couple months before I deployed to Iraq.
Edit: I don't want people to think I'm ungrateful, what made it the worst gift was the fact he wasted his money on something that wasn't going to get used for more than a year and u would have been very happy with a $5 bill.
JustJro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom will never see this so Iโm comfortable saying that a few years ago she bought me shiny silver pajamas that were one size to small, I could understand this gift if I was like 7 or something, I was 32.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A placemat. When I was three-almost-four, we spent Christmas at my grandmother's house, and I spent most of the morning tearing open a plethora of toys from parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. At the end of the unwrapping session, my grandmother gasped and said "I forgot one last thing for her!" and ran back to get one last gift that she had hidden in the closet. I thought this had to be the big deal, the ultimate "save the best for last" super gift. She came back with a medium sized gift bag, and I immediately grabbed the object inside--an embroidered Winnie the Pooh cloth placemat. I didn't understand what it was, and I was devastated. I thought it was a dish towel. Was this some kind of cruel joke? Give the kid a domestic cleaning cloth? I looked up, frustrated, and said, "Momaw, I didn't want just a rag." My dad was furious as I said this standing in the midst of the wreckage of all the packaging and torn wrapping paper from my dozen other gifts and demanded that I apologize for being ungrateful. Meanwhile my Momaw is laughing so hard she can't breathe and my mother is trying to explain to me what the gift actually is. It ended up being fine and I played with the rest of my toys after breakfast.
TLDR: 3-year-old me couldn't tell the difference between a dish rag and a placemat, and I thought my grandmother slighted me on Christmas.
Christmas Day at my half-sister's house, her father-in-law was given a little tool bag (with little cheap screwdivers and a flashlight) from his grandchildren. He proceeded to take the batteries out of the flashlight, stick them in his pocket and handed it too me saying "I don't want this shit; Merry Christmas"...
My wife was dating a douchebag before I met her and her Christmas present one year was a cheap plastic crystal angel from the gas station. Oh, and it was broken.
When I was a kid, at Christmas my grandmother's friend would give my brother and I shower caps and small shampoos from the hotels she had stayed in that year.
My birthday is December 24th and for years, when I was younger, my fathers side of the family would just get me one gift for both Christmas and my birthday. It would even say โHappy Christmas and Merry Birthdayโ on it. There wouldnโt even be a separate birthday card or anything. It would be the same gift that everyone else got for their Christmas. They just combined both events into one. All the other cousins, even my younger brother, all got birthday gifts and cards on their day. I even remember one of my aunts telling another that she wished all the kids had a birthday like mine so she could save money.
samcrut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid and in the "shake the presents to see what's inside" phase, my older brother wrapped up a sizable box with junk in it. It had a brick for heft and some other things to make rattling noises to get me wondering what was in there. It was my most anticipated present ever because heavy presents are always the best ones. After days of trying to figure it out, Xmas finally arrived, and I shredded that wrapping paper like an angry Taz. Paper was flying everywhere.
If I'd had a gun, I'd have shot him in the face. The whole family collectively wet themselves laughing at the prank.
jayhalk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever GAVE was about 12 Hershey's chocolate bars wrapped in brown paper with Lifesavers strapped to the top and a timer with duct tape. I thought it was awesome, nobody else did.
My ex boyfriend got me a list of things that became legal for me to do when I turned that age.
There was barely anything because it was over 18 and not in the states.
Also he got me that because the store was closed and he couldnโt go get me the socks he had planned.
Odzware ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Koozie for my apples
Ezence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dcjboi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle came to my house in the afternoon of my birthday and ate some food somebody brought for me in the bridge. Proceeded to come upstairs, shit in my bathroom without flushing, and then said "Oh, yeah... it's your birthday, right?" and proceeded to write me a check for 10 dollars.
My mother got me a pack of multiple women's razors for christmas, and only that :/ They're useful, but like wow rude lmao
ArB1T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of printing paper, second hand and four rolls of tape.
I asked for both, but four rolls of tape wasn't even close to the amount of tape I needed, basically rendering everything useless.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my aunt gave me shorts. And that was the only present I received on that birthday.
tulipgem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got rosary beads from my step father...Iโm not even the slightest bit Catholic.
randydev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday few years ago my friends conspired to pool in to get me an awesome gift, which they "accidentally" leaked before to create some hype.
I literally got nothing.
I got a giant box which contained a smaller box, which in turn contained an even smaller box etc. which in the end were just boxes with nothing. It was the most metal gift ever, a joke/reference to a Metalocalypse episode. But I thought it was kinda thoughtful in the end so it was pretty cool. I ended up with cheaply printer images saying "nothing" from that episode. I framed those a memento what my friends are capable off, but at least they know me very well and what I like.
shovelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one summer in high school i took $60 from my dads giant change jar for train/food money to get to NYC for a concert. my step-mom convinced him i took over $500 from periodically stealing from it which never happened. anyways, skip to senior year, i graduate, they kick me out of the house he following day. then for my birthday that year i got a card stating i won't have to pay them back the $500, that was my gift; not paying them back for money i never took. i kept telling them id pay back the $60 i actually took without asking but they were convinced it was $500.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend gifted me a Liverpool FC jersey when I was moving abroad. He knew I was a huge football fan, but didnโt know which club I follow. I am a big Arsenal FC fan and Liverpool is one of my least favourites.
I couldnโt keep the gift, couldnโt throw it away.
My sisters birthday is in August and mine is in September (13months apart). She was really into crime shows and she received the full dvd set of CSI and Law & Order from my dad and step mom one year. My sister and I lived with my mom in the same town as my dad and stepmom but for my birthday I got a card in the mail that was over a week late. It said happy 16th birthday.. I turned 15 that year.
An egg-opener (uses gravity to crack the top off of an egg perfectly). My aunt gave it to me. We went shopping days earlier and she had bought Battlefield 1, but returned it the next day, because she thought the game was too violent. I get why she didnโt give me the game, but itโs a pretty shitty feeling to think youโre going to get a video game, but instead you get a kitchen appliance worth $8.
Some stupid Tonka hummer truck. Swear I've gotten one every Christmas since I don't know when. I must have dozens by now. I act like I like em though to be nice
My grandmother gave me a box of stolen trinkets for Christmas when I was 7 because she had a bit of a problem. The top item in the box was a #1 Mom keychain. Fucked me up and I still haven't lived up to it.
Beezer35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two things come to mind.
1) my wife's mom bought me the HD DVD version of Ocean's Twelve (not even Eleven for fuck sakes)
2) my wife bought me an RC helicopter that broke after 6 minutes
raypool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday I got butter... Just butter not even my parents tried to Programm a robot who can pass the butter to me...
My Mom got me a Halo game for XBox (I had a gamecube but theyโre the same thing right?) Anyways, my cousin had an XBox so she just gave the game to him instead.
My parents took us to Disneyland for Christmas a couple years ago. My mom left a week later. It was a good gift until I realized it was a last ditch effort to save the family and my mom really wanted nothing to do with us.
So my parents donโt really get along and my fatherโs side of the family donโt really like anyone besides him. Last Christmas, I wet with my father to their Christmas and My cousin gave me a picture of herself, the only gift I got.
This is from the same side of the family that gave me an address book after I graduated high school. I graduate in 2014.
One year for Christmas my grandma gave me a nutcracker. Then another one the year after that to go with my โcollection.โ Other relatives picked up on this, and now i have like a dozen fucking nutcrackers in a box in the attic. Some asshole even gave me a fucking nutcracker flag.
A family friend gave my sister (who is bi and was dating a girl at the time) a book on why gays go to hell. She gave the same book the next year as well...
I received the same shitty dollar store basketball game with the bubbles and the small hoop from my uncle's mom twice. Twice. Once for Christmas and once for my birthday. She's a mean lady.
My parents gave me a folding chair for my 18th birthday. Funny enough I still have it 15 years later. Maybe it wasn't the worst gift I've ever received.
Me and my family do a secret Santa gift exchange every year and last year my cousin gave me a button like those staples easy buttons but when you pressed it it said "wtf!" And a box of Kraft Mac and cheese....
taryn118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did Secret Santa in my shop (I went to a vocational/technical high school) and the girl who got me, ironically, my best friend at the time, so I figured sheโd get me something good, got me peppermint scented everything from Bath & Body Works. Lotions, soap, perfume, hand sanitizer
It all smelled disgusting and I threw it all away the second I got home
MrFerf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Raspberry Pi for Dummies. I๏ธ did not receive or own a Raspberry Pi.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if you are giving somebody a guide for a specific product, make sure the person owns said product (or are 100% sure the person will receive said product as a gift)
My dad bought me a herbal pen vaporizer for my birthday, It was fairly disappointing as I had a large business selling them for years. He also bought my brother Scrabble three years in a row for christmas, He can be a bit of a knucklehead sometimes.
I got one of these four T puzzle's from my uncle and aunt one year. I think I got other stuff, but this was like, "really?" I was probably around 10, and I don't think the gift my brother got either was really special, but I felt like my parents gifts to my 3 cousins were more thoughtful.
An Aunt went to a few countries in Africa one Summer for a trip. She sent us a package with our gifts since we wouldn't see her that year and we found a note that said that it was an "African-themed Christmas" with all of the gifts coming from countries she visited on her trip...except for mine. My mom got new place settings with hand carved wooden napkin rings, my dad got a nice pen, and my sisters got jewelry.
I got a page-a-day calendar. That was the 3rd one I received that Christmas.
wizzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
New kids on the block tickets...I was maybe 5. I cried when my mom told me what they were
My grandma bought a bunch of things from the dollar store one Christmas. I didnโt mind though, knowing sheโs not in the best financial position. The problem was that she got me what she thought were football gloves. They were gardening gloves. She said I know you play football with your friends so I thought these would be perfect. I explained to her that they soooo werenโt football gloves and she continued to argue with me saying that they have โgrippiesโ on them so that makes them football gloves. Finally I said I donโt need to work at sports apparel store to know the difference between gardening and football gloves. We pretty much ended it there. So it was that Christmas I received the worst football gloves I have ever owned.
This might sound terrible, but a 14k gold money clip. I was unemployed. Couldn't sell it because it was my girlfriend's (now wife) mother. No money to keep in it, and couldn't turn it into money. Also not at all my style.
There were a few birthdays in there that made me question most of my family, and in general made me question the holiday that it often landed on. I was born the day after Thanksgiving, and often sick. So usually I ended up spending my birthday being shipped off to relatives houses to eat too-dry turkey that I never liked and to have my birthday forgotten. One year at the relative's house they did give me a cake, but as it was after so many birthdays of not having cake there that I didn't believe it was for me. Around my fifteenth birthday my grandmother (who was completely with it but who lived through the Great Depression) gave me used underwear. Like, it wasn't even in a package and you could tell it had been worn and washed. And then sixteenth birthday, everyone just forgot it was my birthday as they wanted Thanksgiving instead. I think only once I had a birthday party - and no one showed up because of Thanksgiving.
And people wonder why every year a week before Thanksgiving I just sort of disappear for a few days.
TL;DR: Born at Thanksgiving, been given either used underwear or completely forgotten about for my birthday.
I'm not sure if it counts as it was from a white elephant. Anyways my family usually plays every year and always has a few gag gifts. The thing is that the gag gifts usually come with something really cool, you just need to take a picture with the gag gift afterwords. My gag gift came with nothing, it was underwear with shit stains on it. That's it, shit stained undies.
My oldest cousin apparently gave me a plush mosquito for my first ever birthday, years later my mom pointed it out in his room. She left it at their house when we moved out apparently.
I donโt particularly care about my gifts now that Iโm an adult, but 2 years ago my dad got his wife, 2 step kids, and my sister new iPhones they were on a plan together so it makes sense. I got the pots and pans from the induction stove top they bought and didnโt need the pans. They didnโt even wrap it. Just handed me a box and said โItโs not the stove top. Just the pans.โ I didnโt even get socks that year. If they had given me just a box full of new socks I would have been fine.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that reminds me. When I was about 9 years old, my brother gave my grandpa a 2 liter of sprite. We were all shocked and giving him a hard time about it but my grandpa interrupted to tell us all that that's what he told my brother when my brother asked him what he wanted.
In my family the men always exchange alcohol. Expensive bottles of whiskey or vodka, my mom's exbf and now best friend and my dad always exchange huge boxes of specialty beer. And everyone always gives my dad candles.
3 years ago I thought all of us kids (Me, my 3 brothers and my now ex husband) could give my dad a nice leather chair with an ottoman, it has 10 different vibration settings (including the ottoman) and 5 heat settings. When I moved in with him in may, I saw the chair in his basement storage. I guess he just took it straight to the basement when he got home. It now sits in my bedroom.
Secret Santa: a tissue box cover where the tissue comes out of the guys nose...apparently I blow my nose too much at work
When I was about 18 my step-brother gave me a GC for a cowboy/horse tack shop....I mean horses are OK, but I didn't have one nor did I dress in western wear...
Not me, but one of my nieces got a gift card for a store with $22.26 left on it. The gift limit was $25 and my brother decided that cost included the card he had to buy to put the gift card in!
When I was 8, my threw this huge ass part for me. The ex of my uncle was invited and she gave a little mermaid book with a cassette. I was a boy (now a man, obviously).
One year for Xmas, my dad (recently divorced and in a bad place, he's much better now) printed out an advertisement for a Gamefly free trial and gave it to me to share with my brother and sister.
When we were dating, my husband bought me pumpkin themed dish towels for Christmas! He's gotten much better about gifts since then!
Pea11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do secret Santa at my office job. Last year i got a tiny light that u attach to your coat zipper that was clearly bought in the check out isle of any shitty convenience store.
Once I have received a bottle of ordinary ketchup from my aunt for Christmas. Nothing else just a bottle of ketchup.
Goober34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally every Holiday gift exchange I do on reddit.
I don't expect the world but I also always don't get things I that I am interested in that i write in my bio. I'm not asking for expensive things but I'll say I am a fan of a sports team and get something completely unrelated. like one year i got pink socks that were for a girl that didn't fit. smh.
SSRainu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but was received by my mom.
My mom has slipped quite rapidly into dementia, she is now in nursing care, and while happy, can not remember or comprehend very many things or for very long.
For Christmas last year, my father, who is struggling with the life change of losing his life partner, wrapped up a box of tissue papers (kleenix) and a tube of toothpaste. This was all he got her.
While these are both things that people, my mother included, needs; they were not really gifts. I broke down inside as I watched my mom very slowly unwrapped the box of tissues.
While she can't really comprehend what all is going on, I unloaded on my father afterwards for being so idiotic. He thinks that because she can't comprehend the gift, that it doesn't matter what she gets. I told him that this is literally the opposite of the thought and spirit that should go into a gift.
I have to forgive him, since I don't know how I would cope if my life partner of 35+ years simply melted away from me. But I can't help but be angry all the same.
Needless to say, I go out and make sure my mom has a few nice gifts like clothes or homemade goodies now during the holidays that she can have a chance at appreciating.
Came here expecting stories of people receiving intentionally malicious gifts that were meant to hurt you. Instead the thread is filled with gifts that cheap or indifferent people would give.
Last year for Christmas my parents got me tickets to the traveling oreilly show, can't remember what it was called....I neither asked for them or wanted them....I wouldn't even have gone but they got tickets for themselves to go with me
My grandma stores these things in her basement, has a shelves full of them. You could tell she just threw some jars in the box maybe just mere minutes before we arrived that day.
I feel for her though. She grew up very poor so saving things she doesn't really need to save is just in her nature. No excuses with the gift though, come on grandma.
when I was 12, I had christmas at my great aunt Cathyโs with my brother and dad. My brother got a marshmallow gun and a potato launcher and I got an unwrapped set of two tiny hair ties with the $1 price tag still on it. She probably picked it up from a gas station before I got there
My husband's elderly cousins get me weird gifts EVERY year but the weirdest one was a necklace from etsy.
What was wrong with the necklace you ask? It was a chain link necklace with charms of serial killers from movies on it...
I am not sure why they get me these strange gifts.. at this point I just expect horrible gifts just wish they wouldn't waste their money on something I will never use.
When I was kid, my mom got me a piece of furniture. Told her I didnโt like it and she started crying. Felt bad about it but come on, which kid wants furniture for Christmas?
it took me a minute before i realised you meant the furniture...
KidMikey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 10 or 11 years old my Dad bought me a really nice drafting table since I enjoyed drawing occasionally he thought I could use it. While this was an amazing and thoughtful gift my young bratty self was not happy at all with it, mainly because I was still at the age where all I wanted was toys. Itโs funny because I ended up going into architecture for school and constantly use my 12-13 year old drafting desk. I always feel really horrible when ever I think back on it because what I thought was my worst gift ever ended up being one of the best and most useful.
An opened pack of single use toilet seat covers. That guy still owes me $20 for selling my copy of MW2
MrGammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a class Secret Santa i got a packet of random used pens and broken pencils some guy got out of the bottom of his backpack. I paid like 3$ for a thing of cookies for my gift, i could probably buy even better pens for a dollar.
Every year all my relatives give me Bath and Body Works soaps, lotions and perfumes. I guess they get a good deal since I get >10 a year. I have crazy sensitive skin so I cant use any of it. This has been every Christmas for 10 years
In the 10th grade we had a secret santa gift exchange. I gave my person a cool little portable speaker. I got an unwrapped half empty package of 5 gum.
Aleforge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tiny pocket sized planner, that was for three years prior.
Back in the 90's, I really wanted a pager and everyone in the family knew it. My 2 younger siblings told me that they saw Mom and Dad wrapping one for me and I was beyond excited.
Come Christmas, I opened my pager... a toy pager filled with bubble gum from my siblings.
I have never been so disappointed and they had never thought they were so hilarious.
When I was 14 years old I received a Lego helicopter in a plastic see through box from my aunt. The thing was already constructed and was glued to the bottom of the box. It looked like one of those showroom models displayed in the shop which it probably was.
It was a horrible gift because I felt too old for Lego, didn't like helicopters, couldn't play with it if I wanted to and now had this gigantic plastic box which was hideous in itself.
One year later I got one of those kangaroo skipping balls from the same aunt.
way2real ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt would buy a set of gloves and give my brother and I each one. It worked out cause she did it the following year and I got the set.
CD23tol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa in 8th grade I got my person a thoughtful gift, went all out (in terms of going all out as an 8th grader) got them a hockey puck a rookie card and figure of their favorite player
The person that got me walked up to me, said here ya go and dropped a grocery bag that had a handful of melted Halloween candy, and a bunch of wrappers from the candy they previously ate
Pretty simple one but most definitely the worst gift Iโve ever received. For a secret Santa gift exchange my friend gave me a brown paper bag full of dog shit and a $5 bill sticking out of the dog shit. safe to say that gift was pretty shit
I can't think of one particular because i never ever received a toughtful gift in my life. From my mom its always something "useful". From my dad it used to be something that was in his garage. Now its nothing at all. My grand-ma gives me money less than all my cousin but he free money at least.
Got a dead dead bunny when i was young it died in the box
Nozpher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was last year and my Fiancรฉs brother got me 3 car air fresheners with his face on them, saying they was place holders for my actual present later in the year because it was sold out. It's now 2 days away from December 2017 and I'm still waiting.
ijee88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
radarer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife of 12 years got me a chocolate bar. I have a sensitivity to chocolate and never eat it. The last time I did was when I was like 17, and had a migraine headache for 2 days.
I received a Christmas-themed child-size bow for my hair when I was 16 years old. It was funny, but showed me how little my grandparents thought of me.
A Duck Dynasty t-shirt and a book on being gay and Christian that recommends staying single and celebate your whole life.
Needless to say my husband's grandmother is not thrilled with me being in the family. She's gotten better over the past couple years though. It's still always awkward and uncomfortable, but I don't feel borderline hostility.
I once got a Chiahead. But that was at a white elephant so it was to be expected. The real reason this was the "worst" was because I had gotten this at a previous white elephant with the same group and also re-gifted it at one a couple of years before that. It is truly the gift that no one wants. Alas it has been 3 years since I got it I will be re-gifting it again this year.
On year we did secret Santa in our band class. There was a $20 overall limit and that included the little gifts you were supposed to get leading up to the day of the Christmas party.
Every day that we had band class I put my personโs gift under the tree and looked for mine. Nothing. I figured it wasnโt a huge deal because the price was kind of low so maybe they just werenโt doing little gifts.
The day of the Christmas party arrived. I once again got a big whopping nothing. I didnโt tell the band director because I was afraid sheโd make a huge deal about it and I felt embarrassed for some reason.
Iโve appreciated every not-great gift Iโve ever gotten but this was honestly the worst.
A card from my stepdad on my 13th birthday with nothing in it. His girlfriend laughed and smacked his shoulder saying he must have forgot to put money in it, he mumbled something and they said they'd give me it later. I did remind him later but he never did. He even bought my little brother (his real son) some toys later on, I didn't get anything. I'd be lying if I said that didn't sting a bit.
Iโve been lucky and havenโt gotten any presents bad enough that I remember them. The worst thing I can think of is two years ago, my MIL gave me a $50 gift card to outback. I didnโt use it, and last Xmas we were broke as shit and I went to sell it in one of those kiosks. It said it had zero balance. -_____- Iโm sure it was an accident but it still sucked.
My husband, though, had an aunt who was always weird. She gave him Ranger Rick subscriptions long after he was too old for them. But the worst was the year she gave him a box of pop tarts, lol. I donโt think it was malicious; she was just an oddball.
My family does secret santa every year and my mom and sisters and I are all pretty good at gift giving, but my dad is terrible. A few years ago he got me, and I suspected that he had me so I tried to make it super easy for him by frequently mentioning very specific things that I would like. Apparently he didn't get any of the hints, because the day came and I unwrapped a mohawk hat that was just about the ugliest and most obnoxious thing I'd ever seen. I hated it and never wore it and ended up giving it away to a girl at school who wanted it because of how ridiculous it was.
My mom once gifted me with toys she secretly took out of my room
jhon87ad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two socks for women :/
Tyrynn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother. He is a vegetarian and for some reason my dadโs wife decided to gift him individual vegetarian freezer meals. Wrapped them and everything.
The kicker? About half of them were expired. I have never felt so bad for someone as they opened gifts. One freezer meal after the next. We were both adults so my brother thanked her and moved on. I think my dad slipped him some cash after as an apology.
My brother...you can clearly see he only buys presents because it's the norm, not because he actually wants the person to enjoy them.
One christmas he gave me a DVD of a movie he wanted to watch.
Last Christmas he gave me PS3 controller "triggers". When I said that I didn't actually had a need for those, he said "aren't you studying marketing? well this is marketing...I'm creating a need"
When he was younger, whenever he needed to buy a present for our mother he would just walk into a store a buy the first candle he saw, without even smelling it.
My grandad, who was developing some Alzheimer's at the time, gave his grandchildren empty envelopes once. At the time it was hilarious, we were too young to understand it wasn't a joke. Now that I'm older and understand, it's still funny.
When He-Man and She-Ra were big in the late 80's, I got the complete set of Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstones. I guess that my German immigrant parents thought that since a young boy enjoyed playing with She-Ra and Teela that he was going to love them just as much. I did not. I played with them but was always annoyed that they didn't fit with the He-Man universe playsets and vehicles.
As a child I loved Mortal Kombat. This Christmas was the year that the movie actually came out for it, and I loved that too.
Also action figures were my shit. I collected them and was fortunate to be able to.
But one fateful year I'm opening presents and I get a Sub Zero, fine. I get a Raiden, perfect. Then I open up a Shao Khan. I was so disappointed in receiving the villain that I began balling my eyes out about "Poo Poo Shao Khan" I was devastated, and I'm 23 now and still can't live that down.
Itโs a toss up between contributions to the political party that I do not endorse made on my behalf vs MC hammerโs โPlease Hammer donโt hurt emโ on cassette.
While the cassette isnโt that bad, itโs that my sister gave me the same cassette five years in a row. She would take the tape from my room, wrap it, give it to me and laugh uncontrollably every time I opened it.
Some CD by Sammie called "I Like It." Father, I know you spend time on Reddit and if you see this, I love you. But that CD, for the longest time, made me feel disconnected from you. I know we were raised by our mother because we had access to better school's out there, but I always thought about that CD when I thought I missed you. It made feel like you didn't love me. It made me feel like you didn't care and that you were just going through the motions. All the time we spent together for a long time felt fake. Through high school when all that bad stuff started happening with me, I thought about that CD and how much I thought you didn't love me. I thought about how I felt you abandoned me so you could live a kid free life. That doesn't make any sense looking back, but for a long time I thought you didn't love me, and I despised you for it. I love you. I know you love me as evidenced by letting me live with you right now. But I can still feel like you don't love me as vividly as that day. Fuck that CD, I know you were trying. But god damn if it didn't hurt. I love you.
Nebulash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a really nice family friend that was just notoriously awful at gifts. Worst one I got from her was (what appeared on the outside) a tin of Heroes chocolates. Opened it up to find it was actually filled to the brim with those mini shampoos and lotions you get free at hotels. Not the fancy kind either, like...the sort of generic stuff you get at a LaQuinta or Holiday Inn Express. Had a few of the lil hand soap bars thrown in there as well. She was a flight attendant and traveled often and I'm still not quite sure if she forgot it was my birthday and threw it together last minute or genuinely thought the gift was a good one. EDIT because I remembered another: In a totally separate instance of Secret Santa with a school group, I got a bag of instant potatoes. The limit was $25 and I had gotten my person these really nice earrings. I ate the potatoes though so...no gift goes wasted.
The "gift" of my best friends mom, and I quote - "Not burning those books I found after digging around in your bag, because my daughter told me not to, because she says you're a good person."
They were books on Magic/Witches. At the time I was doing research for a book I was writing.
I got phone call that my dad committed suicide the day before my birthday
sgee_123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once wrapped up on of my sweatshirts that I wore pretty much all the time and gave it to me. He thought it was hilarious.
He did get me other gifts too. Pretty sure he just wanted to see the look on my face when opening an old ratty sweatshirt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my great grandmother would always give us clothes and such. One Christmas, however, I really wanted GI Joe action figures. I opened all my present and just found clothes that I would never wear. My mom still brings up what I said while crying to this day. "I mean, I like these things but I wanted toys. " my grandmother felt so bad she went to Walmart and got me some GI Joe planes.
moosaca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had always wanted a one cup coffee maker. My family pooled together to get my aunt and uncle a Tassimo (old school keurig) when they redid their kitchen. They had expressed interest in getting one and at the time that was one of the best and carried the coffee/tea that they liked. I was a little jealous but it was a great present for them and I didn't have space for one of my own. The next Christmas they re-gifted it to me in the original box, which was slightly crushed, and had used it a handful of times and hadn't bothered to clean it. They also re-gifted me a few open packages of coffee they knew I didn't drink and a Starbucks mug. The kicker is that they do not have children of their own and are very rich. They bought my little sister a brand new Canon professional camera the same year I got a used and dirty re-gifted coffee maker... fortunately I got a keurig for my graduation a few years ago from my parents so all is not lost :)
My friend got a dog. Her bf knew she couldn't care for it, so it was his desperate attempt to keep her around, as she was on the way out. She's now single and loves her dog.
I was like 13 and my aunt gave me a book (I can't remember the name of it but it was popular) about a fish with one shinny scale. I got the same book like ten years earlier. I was pretty pissed cuz I wanted halo.
When I was growing up, my family spent a lot of time with my dad's best friend's family. My birthday is a few days before Christmas. One year, the best friend's sister in law was making a big deal about how she got me a combined present. Big lead up and everything. I got a $5 gift card to a store that didn't sell anything for kids. The kind of gift card that comes free with your purchase. Then she had the nerve to scream at me for being ungrateful when I wasn't repeatedly thanking her.
Runner up bad gifts were this random pair of red crushed velvet pants from a thrift store with the pockets sewn in opposite directions and dolls (I've always been really creeped out by dolls but some people insisted). My mom told them that I was scared by dolls, but every year someone got them for me anyway. They'd always try to make me hug the doll and take a picture but I'd always start screaming and run away. They never learned.
spirilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I really wanted an Ipod. I was just getting into music and at that time Lincoln Park was my shit. That Christmas my dad looked at me with a sly ass smirk and said "the big present is for you son" I opened it and it was a brand new surround sound system... that connected to a tv, which I didn't have... coincidently my brother got a new flat screen tv... he was 3.. and slept in my parents room.. both the flat screen and surround system are still in his room today.
A necklace from my husband with the names and birthstones of our two daughters on it. This sounds nice, unless you take into consideration that we were actively trying for a third child and had just miscarried in October and again a few weeks before Christmas. That gift just emphasized all the loss and sorrow, and seemed like admitting defeat. I put on my present face, thanked him, and went to cry in the shower where the girls wouldn't see me.
They're not bad gifts per se, but my aunt and uncle have given me a pair of slippers for my birthday and Christmas for the last 7 or 8 years in a row. It's the only thing they ever buy me. I spent a year living out of the country and when I got back, first thing they did is say "here's your late Christmas present" and hand me some fucking slippers
xPhilip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes. People never know what to buy me so they try and buy me clothes but a lot of the time they don't fit/things I wouldn't wear. I feel awkward telling them whats wrong with them so the clothes end up staying in my closet.
I suppose I could donate them or something.
Remzar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been doing the Reddit secret Santa since 2011. The worst gift I ever got was a cheap t-shirt that had all of my dislikes on it from the questionnaire you do when you sign up. It was an ugly off yellow shirt that was a 3XL even though it asked for a shirt size.
It really sucked since I spent several hours checking out the profile of the guy I got and got them what I believe was an awesome gift.
When I was in high school, my recent ex-girlfriend gave me a goldfish despite having just broken up with me. It died the next day.
BrileyK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My narcissistic mother worked estate sales. As soon as they were over (and sometimes before) she'd pick through the items and take stuff home.
One year my (new at the time) wife mentioned in passing she liked owls. My Mom having no way to relate to us, latched on to that idea.
My Mom gifted us owl bookends that Christmas. It wasn't the bookends themselves that were the problem. I honestly don't care and would have found some way to use them. It was the fact that she wrapped them separately. Gave one to me in a box from Her and my Dad. The other was in a separate box to me and my wife, from my brother (golden child), who is a struggling addict and had no money to buy a gift of his own.
We told him that year not to worry about gifts at all. Why she felt the need to wrap something from him, for him, I'll never know.
She bragged repeatedly about how she didn't pay for the bookends despite how cool they were. They really weren't, they were quite ugly.
There are so many insulting things in this scenario that it has pretty much become one of the worst gifts for me ever.
No wonder I hate receiving gifts on holidays and birthdays.
My dad texted me the other day to ask if I wanted him to buy me an online course to help me get a job after college... โas part of your Christmas presentโ
So my only experience with secret santa in school was pretty crap. I got nothing because the kid who got my name was Jehovas Witness ( his twin brother was obviously as well) but instead of opting out they both stayed in to make sure they got something.
They never got in trouble and my teacher told me they didnโt have to and to stop whining when I bawled my eyes out. I was 9, I still resent them both for killing a bit of my childhood love for Christmas.
The upside was I got the girl I pulled a really cool mermaid Barbie she loved, so that made it kind of better because her family was pretty poor so her whole face lit up when she opened it.
For my 11th birthday or something I asked for money gifts because I wanted to put it towards adopting an endangered animal. I had a pretty big party at my house which meant I kinda had to invite this girl I didn't like that lived in my neighborhood to be polite. She shows up and gives me a card with a 5 dollar gift card to Burger King with a receipt inside that shows she bought chicken nuggets with it and it has about $1.50 left. Needless to say, she wasn't invited to any of my parties anymore and had to watch me have them knowing she wasn't invited
When I was 10 my late aunt sent me a Bop-it for my birthday. The packaging for the toy had been torn apart and then taped back together. On top of that the Bop-it was missing the batteries and parts of it were cracked and plastic was broken off in places. She also had sent me girls toys when I was younger and as a young boy with no concept of what drug use did to people I simply thought she didn't like me.
Last year, at 17 years old, I got all those trinkets you find while waiting in the checkout line, like '5 card tricks in one' and 'tea infuser' stuff like that, while my brothers got a PS4, and brand new timberlands, and other gifts of such nature. Kinda made me wonder if my parents forgot to buy me gifts and did so last minute...
1995: my older brother got the brand new Playstation and a couple games. My younger brother got the amazing new Sega Genesis and a couple games. I got a dark blue suitcase. I literally looked through it thinking it was a joke, with the real gift was inside.
When I was 10 or 11, my step-aunt got me wrapping paper for Christmas. She told me to make sure I opened it early and I was excited to know why. Come to find out it was because I didnโt give presents to everyone and when I did, they were wrapped with whatever I could find. We didnโt have a lot of money and I couldnโt afford gifts for the entire family. My step family had money and this was her way of making me feel bad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex kept reminding me of my birthday the whole week leading up to it so I thought theyโd got me something special and weโre hinting at me so I was really excited (Iโd mentioned a new restaurant opening I really wanted to try and thought theyโd remembered).
The night before came and they disappeared with a friend acting all secretive as though they needed to sort some final birthday arrangements out.
Found out the next day, my birthday, theyโd totally forgot to get me anything somehow and went out the night before in a panic to buy felt and a stapler and proceeded to staple the felt together, stuff socks inside, and draw eyes on it. It looked like a 4 year old made it.
Edit: itโs only fair to mention that I hate my birthday and never celebrate it so I guess I shouldnโt have been disappointed.
As a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan my dad thought it would be a great idea to give me a Philadelphia Eagles hat. Not as a prank but legit thought I would like it. I didnโt
When I was 18 my first girlfriend got me a marijuana pendant fully knowing I didn't smoke or approve of marijuana. "I don't smoke..or like people that do smoke. Why did you get me this?" "Well can I have it then?"
My family used to play a game we called โtacky Christmas.โ The rules were pretty simple- everybody puts twenty bucks in a pot and then draws names a la secret Santa. There was a fifteen dollar limit on gifts and the goal was to give the tackiest or straight up worst gift possible. If you gave the worst gift, you got the money in the pot but if you received the worst gift, it had to be displayed proudly in the home until the following Christmas. My family received the worst gifs multiple years in a row. We got a terrible painting of a beach which my uncle decided to draw all over with a ballpoint pen. Another year received a candle which was a sperm with eyes and a mouth. The last gift we got from that was a half used bar of soap with a suspiciously dark and curly hair.
Once, on my birthday, my grandma gave me $5, my sister $10, and my brother $20. When my mom asked her why, she said she didn't want to hurt my siblings feelings and they were older, so they deserved more.
Loved my grandma, but she had some weird moments time to time.
Arthelm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt gave me a pink bottle of sun protector for Christmas when I was like 10. I'm male.
becksaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gives me second-hand mismatched pieces of China. Like a teacup with a totally different saucer. I have never used them, and I have no desire to even display them. The worst though was for my 20th birthday, she bought a large flower vase and some champagne flutes, and put them in the vase. It was so I could "celebrate turning 21." Nope, wrong birthday. Also never been used.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Ermadrod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 14 years old and one of my cousins that I never see gave me a set of wooden blocks for 5 year olds, they couldโve just gave me money or gift card but no.
The water bottle I gave a friend the year before for his birthday, but he drank half of the water in it. (next year he got the same bottle filled with sand)
My momโs best friend found out I was a fan of the Red Sox (I kind of still am, but now could not care less about sports), and to this day still gives me knick-knacks with the logo.
Things include: notepads, pens, pencil eraser caps, cups, plastic dinner ware, hats that do not fit, cheap bobble heads (not the cool ones of specific players), fridge magnets........
Now when she asks what Iโm into, I do everything in my power to avoid answering.
I've been with my girlfriend for 3 years and I've got 4 t-shirts and a hoodie that don't fit because she didn't believe I was the size I am for the first few months apparently. Not as horrible as others I'm sure, but still clothes that don't fit XD
Late to the party, but... I was dead broke, drowning in student loan debt, basically homeless (squatting in an abandoned house), had lost my job because I had no car to get there, and was surviving on about a pack of ramen a day. We had a big family Christmas (30-ish people), and my extremely wealthy aunt and uncle gave me a card. Inside were scratch-off lotto tickets. I scratched one off, and I won something! It wasnโt much in the real world, $2k, but for me it was life-changing. I got so excited, and then didnโt understand why they were laughing.
It was a fake lottery ticket. I have never been so humiliated in my life. They sat and laughed as I cried.
A PlayStation 3, except it wasn't a gift. My mom picked it up from a pawn shop and told me to pay her back for it or she'd return it. Then she took me to a game store to buy games with my own money for it. So essentially, I bought myself a PS3 and my mom took credit for it.
Not me but my best friend: during our high school graduation people received gifts - he received a mug. Two years later his brother received a 2010 Trailblazer. Fair comparison
A friend and I used to exchange birthday presents because ours were almost on the same day. The final year we did it, I gave him his gift and he said "oh yeah, I think we have yours I'll just ask my mom..."
Two weeks later I was sitting in his house with him playing Super Nintendo and his mom gave me an unwrapped Natalie Merchant CD. I didn't like Natalie Merchant and their dog had chewed up the case.
Ayaas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought my brother (a notorious thief who was at that point in trouble with every one in the family for his antics) an Xbox for Christmas. She sent it to him through the mail to be opened Christmas morning at her mother's place because she knew I would be there.
I got that blessed feeling of realizing I was the POS of the family for cutting her off of my income.
We didn't talk for a long time afterward. When we did she told me she had sent both of my brothers $300 for Christmas and was then broke so I would have to wait. I hadn't asked for anything and am still "waiting."
I have a tattoo of Smaug from The Hobbit on my arm because my grandfather used to read that book to me as a kid quite frequently. This naturally meant to my mother in law that I love all things dragons. Every year for Christmas I would get something dragon related. One year I got an ungodly huge lamp shaped like a dragon. It was so ugly and poorly made but we had to leave that lamp out in my office for years.
When my son was 4 or 5 he was playing and knocked over the table it was on and broke off a chunk of tail. We told her it was shattered and took the opportunity to throw that ugly shit away.
An old EZpass registered to the gift givers own car.
Iโd say itโs the thought that counts but Iโm pretty sure he just ripped it off his windshield on the way to our Christmas party cuz he forgot to bring a gift
hXc777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the game, but an open bottle of Khalua (spelling) with probably 1/8 missing. Although the bottle itself was gift wrapped, it was sticky. The person who have it to me just looked at me like they'd gotten away with robbery.
forsful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family likes to pitch in with everyone to get one nice expensive (and normally useful gift) for each person. One my sisters who had just moved to old west (desert states) thought it would be great to get me (then 14) super authentic and high quality cowboy boots. She convinced my whole family to pitch in on these boots and they were around 300USD. I've been a cowboy for 70% of Halloweens since, and that's the only use they get. I wanted an Ipod touch.
I'm probably being ungrateful but when I was around 8 my brother and I were really getting into Pokรฉmon. We both asked for Gameboys and Pokรฉmon Red, Blue, or Yellow. We both got Gameboys! He got Pokรฉmon Blue! I got some Barbie Puzzle Match Game... So much disappointment. At least my brother let me watch him play.
a can with a 5 peso coin inside (thats 10 cents in the US). Got this on second grade. I wanted the can because I liked its design. But looking back its pretty much worthless. I guess thats why it had a 5 peso in it. This was when i was in second grade
picture frames. A lot of picture frames.
a toy gun that broke after 2 hrs of playing at home
a 20 peso (40 cents) mug, with the agreed minimum of 200 pesos for the gifts
One of those styrofoam planes with a little battery-powered propeller.
There's nothing wrong with it in theory, it's just a weird quirk of my dad's gift giving that made it the worst gift ever. When I was about 9, my cousin got me this Air Hogs plane. It was huge, it was noisy, you'd pump it full of air and it would fly for like 5 minutes. I loved it, and my dad and I would take it to the park and fly it all the time. Eventually it crashed into a big tree and got destroyed. I was crushed, so I asked for another one for Christmas. Instead, I got the el cheapo styrofoam plane. We took it out to fly it on Christmas Day, flew it, and it crashed into the ground and broke. Oh well.
For the next FIVE YEARS, my dad got me the same exact fucking plane for Christmas.
For some reason, my dad gets fixated on what someone likes and keeps getting them that same thing, even when you tell him to stop. My mom had to force him not to get me Thomas the Tank Engine stuff for years after I outgrew it, and then he got me model trains (which I expressed interest in once) for several years running. Now it's The Onion daily calendars, which I don't complain about because they're pretty funny.
But from age 9 to 13, it was those goddamn planes. At first I tried to act surprised and grateful, but after a few years (and into my rebellious teen phase) it became unbearable. I told him multiple years running how I DID NOT WANT A PLANE, or he could at least get a different one this time. He would listen, agree to get something else, and then I'd unwrap a fucking plane. It was infuriating and hilarious in equal measure.
Eventually, when I was 14, I begged him to get me something that wasn't a plane. He promised he wouldn't. That year I unwrapped a fucking styrofoam fucking helicopter, by the exact same fucking company. My brother, my mom and I must have laughed for an hour. I didn't even take it out of the box. That was the last year I got a flying machine from my dad.
But my mom, being the evil genius that she is, kept a couple plane boxes. Now she wraps my real gifts inside the plane boxes, just to piss me off.
One time for my friends birthday I gifted to him a box of my birthday cards from earlier that year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me a set of 15lb dumbbells for my birthday one year, which led to being used as my punishment if I forgot to complete my chores. Might as well have been a whip.
My grandmother sent me a package of princess themed cotton underwear for my 11th birthday, I was well out of my Disney phase and I opened it (to my horror) in front of my entire 6th grade class at my birthday party. Sigh, thanks Nana.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory 'late to the party,' but I told my mom I was selling all of my stuff and moving abroad and three months before the date, she gave me this huge gaudy eight stick candelabra from HomeGoods for my birthday. She's a wonderful mother, too, so this just baffled me.
TheSmJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me some off-brand barbie doll when I was 7, thinking I wanted to play dolls with my older sister and her friends. I had absolutely no interest in doing so and I'm not sure how she got that idea. It's worth mentioning at this point that I'm a man, and that I've always been the proud owner of a penis.
I still remember her handing it to me after jazzing me up about some "big surprise", and what must have been a look of shock and confusion come over my face after I saw it.
I muttered an "Oh.... thanks...." as I took it from her, while simultaneously wondering how long I'd have to pretend to enjoy this doll and remain polite, when not two seconds later my sister approached me and asked if she could have it. I was so glad to get rid of it I practically shoved it into her hands and walked away.
Anadorei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Side-walk chalk. I was 27 at the time. An in-law sent to me. Honestly thought I might have fun with it. No explanation for why though. Same person gave me a travel lint roller last year for Christmas.
When I was a 12 year old football, baseball, and hockey player who had 3 brothers and basically lived off trying to do anything macho, my aunt and uncle got me a paint set for Christmas. Never once shown interest in painting. Worst part is, they didn't even get me brushes or canvas or anything. Just a bunch of paint. Thanks. The next year they got me "the encyclopedia of the ancient world." Again, never shown any interest in ancient history but they thought an 8th grade boy would like to read thousands of pages about Mesopotamia
fojkrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super cheap and ugly underwear from my ex mother in law. They were really poor and sowed underwear for some company to make ends meet. I would have rather had nothing than lacey pastel pink and yellow granny panties.
fourpac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my ex-fiance:
Birthday - card.
Christmas - nothing.
Valentine's Day - framed 3x5 picture of her.
My ex-boyfriend's mother was a really heavy smoker (both pot and cigarettes). One Christmas, she sends a box of presents for him, including a new digital camera. She sent me some of her used, smoky, dirty costume jewelry in a dirty velvet bag. God, it reeked. I'd have been fine if she just didn't include me in the gift giving.
When we split up, I made a big show of giving him back his mom's disgusting fake jewelry.
I used to get the worst trinkets imaginable from my Great Aunt, who liked to travel around the world and buy a doll here or a shot glass there. These weren't the coolest gifts when you are like 8 years old. She always seemed "cheap" with her money, like unplugging her VCR when it wasn't in use to save $1 for the year on the energy the clock used.
Then upon her death, because she never had any children, she left the closest family she had a half million dollars. This paid for the down payment on our first house (I didn't personally get all of that, it was split between about a dozen people).
Guess what is prominently displayed in our house to honor her. The same crappy doll I got from Holland as a gift. It's super ugly but it wouldn't be living where it is without my Aunt being a huge miser. It kind of looks like this.
I got a dvd on the history of a town I never lived in and probably will never live in. My parents (who I lived with at the time) also got one each. So we had three copies of this damn dvd that no ones watched.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got frozen microwavable mushroom casserole from a neighbor after I helped clean up hurricane derbies. I never asked for money or anything. I was just helping out a neighbor and she awkwardly gave it to me. She tried to make it sound like I was getting some delicacy or special treat. The look on my family's face when I came back with a frozen tv dinner was so funny. I just threw it out. What made it really weird is I saw her throwing out food that went bad in the storm. Its clear she just wanted to get rid of it.
Ex Fiance bought me a ceramic bunny jar where the head lifts off. It had purple feathers and said Happy Easter. This was my gift for valentines day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some lame dude that my mom was dating when I was in highschool gave me... a pair... A PAIR... of royal blue Smashmouth shirts of their Fush Yu Mang cover art... in XL (I was generally a small/medium).
I mean, what the fuck?
w0mba7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my grandpas was a super scrooge. When I was about 8 he gave me one of those spinning ashtrays, used, with ash in it. Like he thought it was a toy or something.
When I was in my mid 20s my stepmother packaged up the old family camcorder (think TV video studio size) and gave it to me for Christmas. It was broken and did not work. I was told "If you get it fixed, it's a nice gift"
For Christmas, my grandfather once gave my brother and I inflight traveller kits he had got from Qantas. They both had $10 slipped into them. I always wondered if heโd collected these from two flights or requested both on his flight down to see us... Other years he would give us books that were โrecycledโ from his own library.
Not a bad man, I just donโt think he enjoyed Christmas all too much.
Not me or for Christmas. But... My girlfriends sister's birthday was back in October and her and her other little sister (13 for the birthday girl other sister is 10) go to the littler one's aunt's house for the older one's birthday. The littler one is a massively spoiled by this Aunt and basically despises the older sister. So for the older ones birthday she was given a buildabear dog with no clothing. While the younger one got an 800$ acoustic guitar. I want yall to re-read that. The one who's birthday it was got a buildabear with no clothing and the one who's birthday it WASN'T got an 800$ guitar. She does not play guitar... she's 10 and this thing is the size of her. She's not even interested in learning to play it as we were gonna buy her lessons for christmas. What makes this worse is that the younger one was perfectly okay with this shit. We asked her if she thought that was fair and she said and I'm fucking quoting here "Yeah I told them I like music stuff and (older sister) said she likes art. So they got me a guitar because I wanted music stuff!"
Ritielko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dollar toilet paper for Xmas. I hear I'm hard to shop presents for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my uncle: a pair of velour sleeping pants.
Few problems: Iโm a guy, and they were about 10 inches too short.
For fun I put them on to show my mom. We had a good laugh and I donated them to the Salvation Army.
The thing is, if my uncle didnโt have a lot and gave me that because it was all that he could afford, I would have appreciated it. That wasnโt the case though, he was a lawyer and made a ton of money. With that being said, I never expected huge gifts or anything but it definitely wouldโve been nice to get something I could actually use or be interested in.
Jar of honey roasted peanuts... I absolutely hate those.
Ulriska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Book about birthday parties when I was seven. It had cake recipes, DIY decorations, games. I spent several years getting excited that maybe this time my parents will throw me birthday party or bake something from the book. Never happened.
Drudicta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just a glimpse into how shitty gift exchanges would be for my entire life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not mine but my step-grandpa. My grandmother treated him like shit before she passed. Now that he's in an assisted living home, my dad and I are the only ones who visit him. Not even his own daughters came to see him when he was in the hospital.
Every christmas, all the aunts and uncles would give the cousins target/walmart/visa giftcards and really thoughtful presents.
My step-grandpa (My real one died when my dad was 17) always had terrible body odor and no one was brave enough to tell him. So all my aunts and uncles each gave him axe shampoo, body wash, and deodorant. Every year. He never got more than that other than a few generic looking polos.
One year, during new years, I was taking out my grandparents trash and I found the axe toiletries in the trash. Not even opened. The best explanation I could come up with was that my narcissistic bitch of my grandmother tossed it out because she never concerned herself with his well-being.
Feotin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas Eve when I was in 6th grade I got my first period. Fuck Mother Nature.
h8ball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received an electronic shoe polisher... When I was five... Was tangled up in my hair in hours. Mom had to cut it out, she was furious. It's a family joke now how horrible the gifts our Grandma gives. It's hilarious now, not so much when I was young. Other gifts include a rusted apple peeler, a nut cracker doll, a Madam Alexander doll, and a "generic" leather wallet..
cdot2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a CD from Chris Jerichoโs band, Fozzy. My grandma bought me Sisqo instead. I had to open it and act like I enjoyed the Thong Song because I felt bad.
My weird aunt sent me a skunk skin. You know like a bear skin rug? Think that but a foot long and it's made out of a skunk. I'm 22 years old. I don't know what I've done to piss her off.
I'm a pretty voracious reader but I mostly consume thrillers, murder mysteries, or scifi. One year my grandma bought me a romance novel for Christmas. I thought it was a pretty sweet gesture until I noticed the spine was cracked and she told me she'd read it first to make sure it was suitable for me (I was 19 at the time) and we later realised she'd wrapped it in our Xmas paper from last year and left our tag on the paper on the other side.
Now to be fair if I ask my parents for a book for Christmas I'm absolutely fine with them buying secondhand because, hell, it doesn't affect the actual content or anything - but I'm still 100% sure to this day grandma forgot to buy me a gift and just grabbed a random book off her shelf to gift me.
It was also a shit novel.
tealcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother sent me a tube of caulk one year. With the clearance sticker still in it. The year I bought her a house.
RyanSA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave me a jar of pickles.
ubcme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got re-gifted a gift card to a greasy burger shack :(
In my grandpaโs final years he would send me and my family empty envelopes, stamped and everything
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little late to the party here, but a group of my friends in high school actually had a bad gift competition every Christmas. For the first few years if was stuff that was just nonsense like a shirt that just said โI โค๏ธ goatโ on it or a mug that said โyou can never have enough catsโ. We all could get into each otherโs lockers so we just would leave the gifts there.
We had to stop our junior year though because one of my friends decided it would be grand to just shit in a bag, cover it in glitter, and use that as his gift.
His response to the outrage?
โI thought the glitter was a nice touch.โ
Am type 1 diabetic. We had a secret Santa at school one year and I got a stash of chocolate bars unwrapped with tape around them.
The girl who gave them to me was from a really poor and troubled family though so I couldn't be too annoyed. But I think in hindsight she may have actially stolen them.
At our holiday gift exchange, I had already put in my 2 weeks notice and my replacement had already been hired. By some shitty chance, my replacement was matched with me. Sheโd know me for 4 days and had no idea what to get me. Christmas comes around and she hands me a card with a $30 Walmart Gift Card inside. I was like sweet at least I can use this for groceries.
A week later after Iโd officially quit, I went to Walmart and loaded up my cart then went to check out.
The gift card was declined three times and the conclusion was made that it had never been activated. Iโve never hated anyone more than in that moment.
TLDR; coworker โbuysโ me a gift card that had never been activated and had no money on it
Mom passed away when I was 15 and maternal Grandma has hoarded all of moms stuff that was left behind. Iโm 25 now. Just about every Christmas I get something that belonged to my mom and an emotional speech from my grandma about how my mom wouldโve wanted me to have it. In front of my entire extended family who always appear mortified. Worst part, she signs my moms name in the โfromโ section of the gift tag.
We're army brats and grew up in Germany. My brother went back for work and came back around Christmas. Instead of something meaningful or representative of where we grew up, he gave me a 3 foot long, neon green joke tie that said "BITCH" down the front of it.
He also got himself a matching orange one that said "FUCK YOU" so maybe that says more about our senses of humor than anything else. Now I think it's kind of funny but it was a little jarring initially.
My mother gave me a sweater that was a slightly lighter shade of burgundy than the one she gave me the previous year. I never had the heart to tell her.
motlau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm chinese-american. so naturally, my in-laws once got me a zen sumi-e painting set from brookstone.
edit: my in-laws are white.
Last Christmas my wife got me a spatula. I was also supposed to get the Nintendo Classic, but that never happened. So, I got a spatula for Christmas.
The year before, she bought me a paper shredder. Useful? Sure. But not exactly the Christmas present you expect from your spouse.
xstar97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a joke for my older brother...I buy pink princess plates, napkins, and everything else for his birthday party every year...its pretty hilarious to watch a grown man to eat off a tiny pink princess plate :)
shalalam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I finished my PhD in chemistry one of my older colleagues gave me a siphon coffee maker kit. A nice enough gift, but the reason was so I would remember chemistry and glassware when I left. I had absolutly no intention of leaving chemistry and had just applied for a post doc. He knew this, but I assume he did this because he is/was very competitive and wanted me gone.
I got a Beanie Baby from a friends mum on my 15th birthday. Turns out he told her to buy me a beanie hat and she assumed he meant the little teddy bears
When I was 8 years old, my parents made plans to spend Christmas with my very wealthy (and very old) great grandfather, with whom weโd never had much contact. Upon arriving at his enormous house on a cul-de-sac in southern Vermont, he seems to be immediately grumpy, and his annoyance at our presence is a constant throughout the trip. Over dinner on Christmas Eve, my parents thank him for inviting us; his face turns red with anger, and almost shouting, he says, โWe didnโt invite you here for the holidays, you invited YOURSELVES!โ making clear the source of his ire.
Though Iโd have gladly left at that moment, we went on to open Christmas presents after the meal. My parents had gotten me my first computer a week prior, so there was only a single present under the tree with my name on it. I warily-but-excitedly unwrap my gift, and inside is every 8-year-oldโs dream: a 1,400 page biography of the United Statesโ 3rd president and Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson.
I still have the volume some 26 years later, and havenโt so much as cracked open due to the circumstances under which I received it.
tl;dr: In response to my parentsโ supposedly-gauche self-invitation to my great grandfatherโs house for the holidays, I, inexplicably, was punished with a 1,400 page biography of Thomas Jefferson for Christmas at the age of 8.
I have a grill and chill portable grill/cooler combo. Grandmother in law a few years back. Nifty idea I guess? Never tried it though I donโt like warm beer. Sits in the closet in the box still....
Maybe... maybe iโll give it a go. I laugh even thinking about it.
I got a gift that I gave my grandmother-in-law back 3 years later. She regifted me a gift I gave her. It was a bread maker or something similar.
Peaxh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a water cooler, the kind with the big water jug that you get refilled and see in most offices.
For my 16th birthday no less.
Gilgie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister borrowed my really nice car charger, worth about 35 bucks, and "lost" it. Months go by asking from time to time about getting my charger back or a replacement. She gives me the cheapest car charger ever made for my birthday.
A big bag of used, old man clip on bow ties from my moms boss when I was like 10. Had to wear one whenever she thought he may see us. Out for dinners, shopping, when my dad and family would pick her up from work. This went on for about a year. There was always a few in the cars glove box just in case as well.
She thought they were so cute on me. 35 years later I still hate bow ties.
The gift of given. I never feel as good as when I get a gift. All the time spent looking for it, buying it, wrapping it, and then just given it away i always feel a sense of loss. Hmm, maybe its just me.
Khayeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, and it's reasonably petty, but it hurt at the time and in retrospect, it was still a little hurtful.
In college, i had 2 female best friends from sophomore year to graduation. 3 xmases in a row i conspired with each of them to get the other a really super, "perfect" gift that was slightly out of their budget. E.g. one girl wanted an ankle length black velvet skirt but couldn't afford it, so girl2 and i pooled our money and got her one. She was so thrilled, she cried.
None of those 3 years did either of them get me a gift :|
Dayemos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pack of 4 power rangers soap. I was in grade 12.
Aishaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember always making the effort for my step dad for christmas, however much I hated him for being emotionally abusive. Every Christmas he would somehow make me cry and I would end up in my room alone.
So he and my mum said that they would make extra effort this year. I got him new shirts, a jumper and nice tie. My brother got him a genuine leather wallet and cuff links. And then he gave out his gifts.
To his bar staff he gave them ยฃ100 photoshoots each.
My mum he gave a kindle and case.
His own son, a new laptop.
Then to my brother a second hand DVD on ghost hunting... like from a charity shop with the price still on.
And me, a tiny wicker basket. It was white. Too small to hold much in. Too small for even a set of keys. I honestly thought it was a joke after seeing the staff open theirs. The day ended with him shouting at me for something and I ended up in my room playing league of legends. It wasn't even the gifts or money! It was how obvious he hated me and my brother and wanted to embarrass us. HOHOHO Merry fucking Christmas
Maternity pants when I was 11. I was ducking 11. What the fuck. My aunt was a drunk and my mom said she probably mixed it up with my sisters present. Who was in fact pregnant. I gave her the pants and went to my room.
Zartist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The birthday after I came out my mom sent me Birkenstocks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During 6th grade secret santa, half the class forgot to get gifts and just gave whatever they had on them at the time. I gave an eraser and received a pencil.
zUkUu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classical guitar from my parents when I was 9 or something. That meant daily practice and weekly guitar school, but I never wished for an instrument and it was a huge time sink I didn't enjoy at all, because all I wanted to do, was to play computer games and play with my friends. >_>
_Hempsey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom just buys things she would want and then gives them as gifts. As a preteen, I received a hideous purple leather checkbook cover. I didnโt even have a checking account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why I didn't think of this before. So, every member of my family gets a huge party for their 40th birthday. Geez.. just tgat chokes me up. Even on my ex husbands side of the family. My dad told me happy birthday, two of my brothers sent me a text, my ex husband brought my kids over on my birthday and they each gave me a card with a $20 in it. My mom sent me a pack of pens a week later. $8 from walmart. That's it. That's absolutely all that I got for my 40th birthday. To say I was devastated... smh.
I was 12 years old and on the Christmas list I gave to my parents I put โa couple of bottles of old spice body washโ thinking I would get 2-3 and it would be from them. Well I didnโt get any from Mom and Dad but my Dad has 5 sisters. I ended up unwrapping ~20 bottles of body wash. With every present I thought it was different, but to no avail. Everyone had a good laugh tho, but damn that was so disappointing and for a while I thought they were trying to tell me something rather than it just being a coincidence.
10+ years ago (I was in my mid-20s), there was a Secret Santa thing at the language institute where I worked. There was this co-worker who also happened to work with me at another place, so we saw each other quite often and were very friendly. We also shared an interest in rap music and fast cars. Fast forward to the gift exchange, everyone's receiving their nice, well-thought-out presents (people got books, chocolates, tea tins, nice pens, nothing too expensive, but around $15-20). It's my turn, and this person hadn't shown up for the dinner where we'd be exchanging the gifts, so I'm the last person who'd be getting theirs. I open the wrapping paper, and I find... the cheapest plastic motorbike (must have been around $2-3) and a foldable walking cane. I was never able to figure out the meaning of either present, and he was laid off that same year, so we didn't have the chance to talk again. My best guess is that fast cars and 50 cent's P.I.M.P video ('Whoever said progress was a slow progress blah blah blah plus, I got the magic stick') gave him that idea.
fojkrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband had a 20$ secret santa at work. He got a collapsible trash can for his car from the dollar store. And no, they weren't hinting at anything, he keeps his car super clean.
Every Christmas my mother had a friend that would give me half completed model cars. I was 6 years old so I don't know what the end goal of that present was. I'd always say "thank you" and she would say "God damnit he hates it, these kids are never grateful back in my day I would've loved a model car". She also single handedly almost facilitated the divorce of my parents so that was a fun ride too.
I transferred to a four year university last year, and my birthday is always right around the start of the school year.
I got a card in the mail from my out-of-state grandma that had a Subway gift card in it, no note. I still appreciated it though, because she is extremely poor and I liked that she made an effort.
Went to the campus Subway to use it, and found that it only had 3 dollars and change left on it. This was not the first time that my "gift" from her was some shit that she had lying around her house.
We no longer speak, because she is a narcissist and is constantly causing drama and emotionally abusing people.
Theo1290 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those little kid's toys where you fit shapes in. Was like 13-14 back then while my younger sister got some nice jewelry.
I don't know about the worst, but the most disappointing was definitely last year. It was the first Christmas after I had moved out, but my brothers still lived with my parents. Every year one of us gets to play "Santa" by wearing a Santa hat and handing out the presents under the tree. Last year was my turn, but no one got me a single wrapped present. One of my brothers got me a gift card that was still in the Walmart bag, and the other said he'd get me something later (which he did, so at least there's that).
So I spent Christmas morning handing out all of the presents everyone else got for each other while I didn't get to open a single gift. It really sucked.
PORT1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa among friends I received tampons, a cucumber, and a cigarette butt. I am a straight male who can't stand smoking.
In grade 5 I discovered I really liked rap/hip-hop music and from what I could tell most of my class knew that. For our secret Santa exchange I received a calendar. A train calendar. Still puzzled as to why I received that over something music related. I wonder where I put that calendar.
Growing up I loved legos. I had three large bins full of bricks from various sets over the years and would play with them daily. One Christmas the entire extended family got together to exchange gifts. My grandpa got me a little pull-back motorcycle that would do a little flip and fall over most of the time while my cousin who was 4 at the time got a second generation Lego Mindstorm set which I had be begging my parents for since it the first generation released. It took every ounce of composure at the time to not flip out over the whole thing.
First of all, I'd like to point out that I grew up dirt poor. Never had nice, expensive gifts or anything like that. I'm always grateful for any sort of gift or card. No one could ever accuse my siblings or me of being spoiled.
A friend of my nan's is the tightest person I know. She is very rich, but won't spend a penny on anyone. On my 21st birthday, I got a cheap card for a 2 year old, and she'd penned in a number "1" next to the 2. It was the most babyish looking card too.
The best one she did was when my youngest brother turned 10. She got him a tin of Heinz tomato soup. It had a little note attached saying "you can share this with your Dad" My Dad's birthday was the week before. We cracked up and got my brother to write out a thank you card for her.
My grandma on my mom's side.. Who is an actual millionaire (married a millionaire) sent me a pack of stickers, half used if course, and a open bottle of JuicePlus vitamins when I was 15. She bought my cousin a dirt bike.
I haven't spoken to her in 10 years.
In high school we did a secret Santa thing in our theatre class. There was always one guy who participated WAY less in everything we did and when my friend opened up his present and was met with a old, used, Garfield book we immediately knew who it was from.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a germaphobe in that I'm afraid to share drinks or food with anyone other than my spouse. My spouse knows this. She got me a fondue set for my birthday. "So we can have fun meals with friends when they come over.". Wamp wamp.
my grandfather gave me a slightly broken, plastic, used pair of toenail clippers. It had a light on it that worked 30% of though so at least it had that.
he also borrowed 20$ from my dad in front of me one year and then turned and handed me the 20$. thanks dad.
I got that on my 19th or 20th birthday from my aunt who had just bought a new house with her husband, and since my birthday is December 31st, I saw them exchanging expensive gifts for Christmas. Now I never ask for anything huge, hell I hardly ask for anything at all, but I'd at least appreciate more thought put into a gift.
My brother is 2/3 years older than me. When he turned 18 my grandparents gave him 10k to buy a car, I thought this was an awesome gift! I'll admit I was a bit jealous, but was told not to worry as my brother and I would be treated equal. Fast forward 2 years to my 18th birthday.. I got a phone call from them in the morning wishing me a happy birthday, that's it..not even a card. I don't want to sound spoiled and say I was expecting money from them, but to get nothing at all after knowing what my brother got was a bit disheartening. However my dad recognized this unfairness(from his parents) and spoke to them about it. The reasoning was that it was that the money came from a college fund for both of us, but since his college was already largely paid for they thought it would be nice to gift it to him. Since his birthday was first they gave all of it to him. My dad said he was sorry and would give me 2k to kinda make up for it. That's was almost 5 years ago and I have yet to see a cent of any of that. I'm not upset at my family because I was raised with enough to never complain. It was however shocking to learn that I'm "less equal" child according to my grandparents.
My grandparents gave me a picture of them with Obama for Christmas.
Mjminino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was dating my ex we went to her immediate family's Christmas party. Her dad and 2 brothers didn't like me and they gave me a random off brand 'hot wheel' (wasn't even a popular make/model) and a 1" folding keychain pocket knife.
Siiiidox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade. I gave the other kid a (smoker?, Rรคuchermรคnnchen in german - picture). He gave me a fckn piece of lump sugar. I was soo mad.
Stuff for my sister. Seriously, my mom got the packages mixed up and somehow ended up buying my sister double gifts then put the wrong labels on the gifts. That was a rough christmas.
My dad died in early December, right after I turned 8. A lady from some charity or church organization visited us and left some Christmas gifts. The presents were labeled things like "To older boy" or "To youngest boy". We opened them on Christmas day to find they were things like toothpaste and toothbrushes, and toys meant for much younger kids (I was the youngest of 4). I should mention we weren't destitute by any means. Not well off, but not struggling to buy the necessities.
We all had a good laugh at what became known as "the lady" presents and it ended up providing some much needed levity, probably the first time my mom laughed since my dad passed away. Over the years it became a running family joke. Every Christmas after that we would buy some really lame presents for each other and label them "to youngest boy, from the lady" and the like.
In preschool we did a gift exchange and I decided to gift away my favorite book at that time "Love You Forever" which my mom always read to me. I got the exact same book back except it was slightly larger, the colors were faded, and the paper was course.
It was my 18th birthday. My grandpa has always been known to send some pretty oddball gifts, but he usually hooked me up with cash and something interesting. I had been waiting to see what I'd get from him for such a landmark birthday. I got water damaged pull string popping fireworks from a garage sale and a bunch of mini Tabasco bottles he swiped from the casino. While I did use the hot sauce, it definitely did not meet my expectations.
hmnixql ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (now ex) boyfriend from highschool gave me a Dinosaur pop-up book... Though I am a designer and enjoyed arts and crafts at the time, I have never shown interest in pop-up books, let alone dinosaurs, before or ever. I have never been so confused about a gift.
xCASINOx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa at work. Dont remember the price limit but I got a shower radio you can find at target in the bargain aisle. Would have been an ok gift like 10 years ago....maybe
My stepbrother would buy me $25 iTunes gift cards for years. Even though I'd been pirating music and movies for years before. I had to buy so much shit I didn't want with those gift cards. Random $5 apps.
There's some websites that will take gift cards as payments. PIA (private Internet access) is the only one I've come across but I'm sure there are more.
In the second grade we did a secret santa thing. I was super excited because some kids were getting Legos or Hot Wheels. I go to open mine and it's 3 containers, two of different hair sprays and one of cologne. At the time I didn't even know what they were so I was pretty disappointed.
After class the grade spiky hair kid (I swear every school I was at had one, kinda like guy fieri but without the tips) comes up to me and goes "isn't it cool! Now you can look like me!"
Mother asked me if I wanted my dad's riding chaps because they were too big for him (which means they would be way too big for me) and they were too lazy to return them. I said "uhhhhh, ya sure" not trying to be rude. So she replies "Oh, good! So, now we dont have to get you anything for Christmas"!
Funcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really shouldn't complain about free gifts given with no expectation of reciprocation but my uncle used to send me the worst gifts. Come to think of it, I never got anything I particularly wanted as a kid but in any case, my uncle was an electrical engineer. For some reason, he figured (I'm assuming, anyway) that I may also be prodded into finding some interest in his career choice so he would always send me these DIY electrical experiment kits. I'm not sure how to describe them but they were sort of like a circuit board with a bunch of springs where you could connect the wires (provided in the kit) and in theory you could make your own radar or something like that. I was 8 or 9.
I neither had any interest in them nor could I ever get them to do anything they were supposed to be able to do. The real kicker was that he'd send these damned things to me every Christmas and birthday. Obviously you don't send people a letter to tell them what a shitty gift they gave you but you'd sort of think that most people would know that most kids really aren't interested in "Build Your Own Radar That Doesn't Really Do Anything Even After You've Spent Hours Connecting Wires". And it didn't help that I had to write letters to thank him for these things and tell him how great they were.
I suppose I've had cheaper gifts and crappier gifts and even more disappointing gifts (sweet Jesus, now that I'm thinking of it, Christmas sucked for me as a kid) but getting the same thing every year (twice!) for at least half a decade blew goats.
The only thing that rivaled my uncle's gifts was actually somewhat recent. I got a cheap little pocket knife. Now, that's fine (Secret Santa and all) but once it was given to me I was told that it was customary in the giver's country to give people a dollar (or whatever unit of currency they use) when they gave you a knife. So, this knife couldn't have been worth more than a dollar and I basically had to pay for it. Sort of seemed like an insult rather than a gift in that case.
One of my uncles got me a pair of camouflage pajamas when I was like 14 years old. A 10 year old might have been able to squeeze into them.. My parents didnโt even make me say thank you because they recognized it was a shitty gift. This was the same uncle who later accused me of stealing all of his baseball cards.
is-real ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 17th birthday I got a 15% off baskin robins coupon that looked like a gift certificate. The woman is married to my cousin and I donโt know how he puts up with her cheapness
Grandmother gave me an Elmo comb and a little mermaid pencil. I was 15.
She also gave me a board game called Sassy that was clearly meant for teenage girls. It takes about having boobs, getting periods, dating and kissing boys. I was 7.
For my 18th birthday my grandparents thought it would be hilarous to send me $50 in pennies. It came in 4 seperate boxes that weighed an absolute ton and my bank would only accept $5 of it per month. I just ended up putting it in one of those change deposit machines where i ended up with only 45 or something after tax.
Three Christmasโs ago was the first year our family did secret Santa. My brother Tim was in charge of writing out the names on thanksgiving so we all had plenty of time to get gifts. Fast forward to Christmas, we are going around the circle giving gifts to each other. Turns out my older brother Tj was entered into the drawing twice. I didnโt get anything and was trying really hard to laugh it off. He wouldnโt give up either gift because they were both for him. Luckily I have great parents so they tossed me 100 bucks afterward to soften the blow.
DystryR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I think it almost counts. Anyway my grandmother is .... let's say "Old fashioned". She's from an affluent family and my grandfather was self-made before meeting her.
Anyway. One year she got all of my cousins a "Book for learning Manners" for all of them. All 9 of them. Even the 3-4 year olds.
Except me! (I think I just got some cash that year).
Jarhyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are strange sometimes with their gifts. Sometimes they buy me nice Pendleton shirts as gifts. I'm wearing a Pendleton sweater they got me right now, in fact. But other times, it's a dollar store knife set. I'm talking knives whose handles fall off taking them out of the packaging. Knives too dull to cut open their own packaging and too shitty to be sharpened. And this is after they already knew I had a nice set of well cared for Chicago Cuttlery knives I picked up at a second hand store.
The only time I've ever used the dollar store set has been using them to take hits of resin that I didn't want to put in my dab rig.
I received a gift that damaged my existing belongings.
I'm English, but I live in the US. I received a black England "soccer" (correctly spelled football) jersey. I'm not interested in sports, but whatever, not a big deal.
I open the package. I am a pretty skinny guy, yet this shirt was XXL. Whatever, it's not like I'd wear it anyway. And then I noticed it had a hole in it. Oh well.
It somehow ended up in my laundry basket and went in with a load of laundry in the washing machine. When the cycle was done, I noticed that the shirt had ripped itself into about 200 pieces. It was literally shredded as if it was toilet paper.
The black, powdery dye it was made of had also come off and completely covered the rest of my clothes. Luckily, I was able to mostly wash out the die after 3 more washes. I had to pick all the soaked shreds of shirt out of my clothing first though. It was awful lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i turned 9 i walked home and got into a fight with a random kid in my grade. When i got home my mom forgot my birthday. Later she came up to my room to tell me to "Shut the fuck up and stop crying". she wonders why i NEVER call her. i'll be honest, when she dies i probably won't even cry. I got punched in the face and yelled at by my mom for my birthday, fuck.
efesl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in college, my mom sent me a "card" for my birthday with cash in it. Sounds great, right? Well, the cash was money she owed me and the "card" was 1/4th of a page of used printer paper, with a footer from an ebay receipt on the back side, along with half a dozen marks where she was testing out pens to see if they worked, including a few highlighters, none of which were used to "decorate" said card. The text she jotted on the "card" was something along the lines of "Happy birthday, here's the money I owe you from X. Love, Mom" It'd have been better if she skipped sending me anything for my birthday at all, but then I wouldn't have this story. It's been 15 years and I still can't believe it.
efesl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She did try to beat herself in worst gift category a couple years later. I brought my long-term, live-in boyfriend to Christmas. My sisters also brought their boyfriends. Their boyfriends got nice gifts worth ~$50 each. Mine got a guppy breeder box that cost about $1.50. He did not breed guppies. I don't think they liked him. He was gracious and didn't ever say a word to them or me about it though.
I didnโt receive it but I thought we were doing gag gifts for my familyโs gift exchange. So I bought a bag of rocks. When the first person opened their gift, it was a nice set of candles and after the third gift, I realized I made a mistake. So mine was the second to last one picked. My cousin (30 something years old) picked mine and had a โWhat the fuck?!โ Look on his face when he opened it. Everyone was laughing their ass off and I felt bad. So I slipped a $20 bill in the rocks when he wasnโt paying attention.
Got one of those Hillshire farms packs. That's a shitty gift in and of itself but this one was like 10 years old and fucking rancid. My grandparents are hoarders (like, TLC show level) and wrap random stuff up out of their pile and give it as gifts.
I begged and begged and begged my parents to get me a Sailor Saturn tee shirt for Christmas. It was a black shirt and when I opened my present, there was this soft black fabric and I was so excited. Then I pulled it out and it turned out to be a tissue-thin scarf that wasn't even long enough to stay put going all the way around my neck and had these hideous skulls on it (I thought they were ugly flowers they were so badly designed). I folded it back up, and taped the package closed and started to read a book. My mom didn't even watch any of it and asked a minute later if I got my gift. I just said 'yeah, I opened it' and later tried to sneakily give it back (at some point she returned it).
Also, last christmas I got nothing but a long 'why aren't you having kids? That's not a reason!' conversation with my grandma-in-law who trapped me in a corner.
I received a bottle of Coke once from my grandma because 'I know you like it'. My little brother got cash! I've never forgotten it, and I'm not even mad about it - I did like Coke! But at the time I was jealous of the cash, so my mum gave me some cash as well to make it up, and gave my brother a bottle of Coke. Equals!
I have a few that stand out, nothing incredible though.
In middle school, the church I went to had a program that matched kids and old people up to kinda hang out. It wasn't much of anything outside of occasionally talking to them on Sunday. They got me a bronze animal that was a lamp. I can't remember if it was a turtle or a cat. I never used it.
An ex-girlfriend's mom got me a little fountain thing. It plugged in and recycled water over a couple of bells and made unpleasant sounds.
At a work gift exchange, someone forgot but still wanted to participate so they put a string of lights they had on their desk and some stickers in an old cookie tin.
Dial antibacterial soap one year, the next year I got an empty soap dispenser shaped like an angel. I guess I was supposed to use the Dial from the year before to fill it, how economical! Thanks gran
My sister got me a poster from the movie "Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band" because Steve Martin was on it.
DCOTSW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ยฃ50 easyjet voucher - had to be used within 6 months, if flight cost less than ยฃ50 you could roll over the rest, only I could use it and it was brought to get me to a location Easy Jet doesn't fly to. Total waste of ยฃ50.
For Hanukkah I got two sweaters. My brother got a piano and lessons.
A short time later the family went away to Disney World. They didn't even tell me that they were going, I only found out when someone asked them whether I would be staying in the house while they're gone.
When I pointed out that they were leaving me home alone at fourteen, my father said he thought I would not want to miss school.
After some work, and checking his bank account, and quiet conversations with my mother, he told me that they can get me a flight to Florida but I would have to sleep on the floor.
I turned it down, mentioned in passing that my birthday at least would be with my friends. My mother looked shocked and I realized that she had forgotten my birthday entirely, too. They were vacationing in Disney World during my birthday while I was left behind in NYC.
But they at least brought me back an airbrushed sweatshirt with Mickey on it and my name. I used it only once, to soak up a spill.
I've had shittier gifts since then, at least on paper. My toddler gives me snacks that are already missing a bit. My wife gets me books that I've already read.
But they still mean love. A shitty sweater means someone was working off a parenting checklist. "Got to keep him warm, need to give him a minimally acceptable gift - two birds, one stone, leaves more money for the piano."
Long answer: in 8th grade the teacher coordinated a secret santa for us (there was only 16 kids in the whole grade). I got one of my best friends (Mary) so I went over and beyond the price limit. When I got to school that day and walked into the class, Mary was already there. I love Christmas so I was in a great mood, plus I was gonna get a gift and give the gift I put a lot of thought into.
Mary was kinda grumpy and when she saw my wrapped gift (not knowing it was for her) she said "whatever, I didn't even get anything for my secret santa and I don't even care" I thought it was weird but whatever.
At lunch time, it's time for our exchange and party. Mary comes over to me, "I'm you're secret santa and I'm so sorry I didn't get you anything. My mom refused to give me any money and I feel so awful blah blah blah"
So not only did I NOT get anything but she talked out of both sides of her mouth. It was hard to feel anything but annoyance. I still gave her my gift but wish I didn't go over budget like I did.
This is the same girl who I saw eating a sandwich during class only to find out it was my lunch out of my backpack.
dipking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, the girl I'd been dating for 2 years tried to break up with me the day before my birthday (it was fall break in college so it was a convenient time to do it in person). We ended up talking it out and decided to stay together. She comes over to my place the next day for my birthday dinner with family and brings me a set of soaps and moisturizers she clearly had bought from Kohl's that morning. Definitely added insult to injury that:
she planned on breaking my little 19-year-old heart before my birthday
because of this she had to buy me an unthoughtful pity gift
ConnorMN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aunt has the nerve to ramble off to my mom all the things her kids want and she(my aunt) gets me.... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not even a text message โMerry Christmas โ. After spending over a hundred bucks on her snots.
The actual board game, that stupid roll dice is inefficient
Edit: double dip, and it happened to a co-worker
Secret Santa at work
One of my co-workers gave to another candies and bootleg chips from the company's vending machine, around 6 or less dollars of it of crusty vending machine stuff, while she got custom candy made for her, as per her actual request.
Guess who didn't got invited to the this holiday's Secret Santa
STYLIE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1985 it was a banner year at the old STYLIE Family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said โHey smoke up STYLIEโ
oeno9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure my husband's aunt meant well, but gift giving occasions with her were always interesting.
One year for Christmas, before we were married, she bought every married couple in the family a really nice electric roaster. We didn't get one, because we had only been dating for 5+ years and owned a home together, and obviously it wasn't a serious relationship.
Or the year that she didn't get us anything, even though everyone else, down to the pets, got something.
She didn't always forget. One year I got a child's stuffed moose.
Like I said, I think she meant well, just overcommitted herself and maybe forgot about us because she don't live close, but it was always awkward consoling someone who was upset because they didn't get you anything.
So my dads girlfriend was always really serious about Christmas and presents. My sister and I would sit there and watch her daughters unwrapping presents long after we finished ours. We also had to make them special gifts ever time. And furthermore spend a lot of money, diy stuff was not allowed (learned that the hard way). So that special year, I got a National Geograpic subscription from my dad as a birthday gift in August.. at Christmas that bitch gifted me a little useless toy, something like a MacGyver thing and made a big deal out of it. I was so angry that I told my dad, we didn't want presents from them anymore and were not going to gift them anything as well. Well, the months go by, till my last magazine flies in from that 1 year subscription. And what do I find as the new-members-gift subscription bonus? That fucking useless piece of shit toy. Dude I was mad
Alpakaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an 8$ electric kettle and some teas (I heard that they paid around 20$ for them, those were cheap, bad teas) for my 20th birthday. From 8 people...
And at the same day one of them (friends) got a microwave (which he always wanted) and the other one got Talisman (board game).
PS. 8$ in Poland is like you, people earning in euro, dollars or pounds, would have spend 25$
Not me, but my (at the time, future) in laws: they received a set of 4 plastic tumblers as a Christmas gift for their family of 5, from MIL's wealthy sister. They laughed about it, and fighting over the tumblers became a running joke. My MIL gave each of the kids one tumbler when they moved out, to their own homes. We still have my husband's.
One year, my paternal grandmother (who hadn't been in my life too much until recently before that Christmas) sent me two heavy, rectangular packages. They were beautifully, perfectly wrapped, and it was such a mystery as to what they were. Finally, Christmas morning I am so curious and excited to see what it is -
Two. Reams. of. Paper.
among01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gifted me a stack "drawing" paper that was essentially test print copier paper from her workplace. I knew this because of the paper quality... And all the sheets had large test patterns on the other side. "I know how much you love drawing, so here you go! Merry xmas!"
byes11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used calculator they give out at banks that the batteries had died on with the name of my step grandfather who gave it to me written in sharpie across the front. Merry Christmas
My ex got me a chia pet for Christmas. She was absolutely serious about how great of a gift it was. This is also the girl who cheated on me multiple times and dumbass 20 year old me was cool with.
I have an aunt who travels the world with her husband, mostly in cruises to Europe. Off the top of my head, I recall her giving me a toothbrush from the cruise, sample perfume (I'm a guy), and a 1,000-piece puzzle that measured no more than 3x3 inches when completed...
When I was in college, my RA organized a week long Secret Santa type thing where you were supposed to pick a name and leave small gifts for your person every day of the week, leading up to a bigger gift and identity reveal at the end. I got really into it, leaving cute little Christmas ornaments, one of those plastic candy canes fully of candy, little things like that outside the door of the person whose name I picked, culminating in a fake tabletop Christmas tree complete with ornaments for their dorm room. I even used different handwriting to write the girl's name on the labels. It was really fun. Everyone who signed up was supposed to be both a giver and a receiver, but I got nothing at all until the reveal day, when someone shoved a fake Chinese take-out box full of bad candy at me without saying a word and disappeared. I was really, really hurt; I'd been looking forward to the mystery gifts and couldn't believe someone could be so heartless. I'm an adult, and I was then, but it stung quite a bit anyway.
The good news is, the girl whose name I'd picked and her roommates thought it was a ton of fun and really enjoyed the experience. They'd gone crazy trying to figure out who it was, especially since I kept using different handwriting, lol. The fact that I was able to give someone else the experience of which I'd been robbed helped mitigate the hurt a bit.
A student got me a triple-xl long sleeve shirt for Christmas one year. I am 5'10, about 140lbs. I understand being off by a little bit when buying clothing, but this wasn't even close. Later found out he got it for his brother, who it was also too big for and regifted it to me.
My college boyfriend got me a purse made out of a cowboy boot with jewels and tassels. It was not good. My friends still joke about it today, and I actually tried to find something similar on Google to show as a comparison and couldnโt. Itโs that bad.
My mom & I have the same middle initial and last name. She has, on multiple occasions, "gifted" me personalized freebies she gets from various charities in return for donating throughout the year--cheap yearly planners, monogram stickers, etc.--but she scratches out her first initial & writes mine next to it. Worst one: return address labels with her name & address on them. I don't live with her.
Not my gift but..
My friend (who has since died of cancer) has a small party with her brothers and their partners.
They got Churchโs chicken and handed her a card and said hereโs your birthday money. We deducted the cost of the chicken.
I almost took money out $100 or so but my husband said to MYOB.
never talked to them after.
My dad got me coal. Like. Legit coal. In a fancy tin that was wrapped. I was 9. That was all I got that year. Mom couldn't afford much and I asked my grandparents to put it toward bills.
When I was 16 my aunt got me a VHS copy of how the grinch stole Christmas cartoon. My whole extended family had this huge disconnect about how old I was so this is just the worst example of them getting me things for the wrong age group. Eventually, they solved the problem by just giving me money.
When I was 16 I begged for a long sleeve thermal shirt in black. It was twice the price at $10 as the white ones were 5. I didn't have heat in my bedroom. My nMom never let me forget that extra money she spent on my only present that year and rubbed it in any chance she got. I hated that shirt I wanted so badly.
k8track ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
zavoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16/17 I was in "in love" with this red-headed hippie chic. We were both dirty hippies and stuff.. for xmas she got me a freaking jerry garcia tie.. A tie.. I didn't even own a suit.. when the fuck was I ever gonna use a tie? It just showed me she really didn't know me at all and I was just chasing a dream......
My girlfriend doesnt get along with her dad, and he was meeting me for the second time at christmas dinner. I was a chef for years so I made an oyster stew and put an espanol mother sauce base spin on it (he has this oyster stew tradition). Needless to say, he shows up drunk, late and sees me, then excitely runs out to his car (probably took a couple more shots) and gives me... a lime coconut candle from the rite aid he passed on the way to christmas dinner wrapped in something from his car. I have never hinted at liking candles. As we start dinner, he asks if he can use it as the center piece for dining. I say yes.
Christmas is comming, I still have the candle, and Im going to smile as I light it before dinner. Every Christmas.
Oh, and everyone loved the stew.
pm2501 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was away at university and my parents sent me a bathroom set as a birthday present. Shampoo, soap-on-a-rope and aftershave. That's it. It was... really odd, considering that I was always a pretty hygienic kid and HATED classic Old Spice. Years later, my mother still denies that's what she sent.
lhiver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few worst gifts.
When I was maybe 13 at the oldest, I watched my cousin unwrap that fancy Princess Diana Beanie Baby. This was during the height of their popularity. I received a $15 gift card to Old Navy.
As an adult, my eventual husbandโs aunt once gave me a wok for the grill. I was 20 at the time and we didnโt own a grill. A few years later she gave me some cottons sacks to put potatoes and onions in.
A couple years ago my son received a shirt with a guitar on it from my SIL/BIL. It had a battery pack on it so you could play it. You could play the guitar on the shirt. He was 13/14 at the time. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
3rd Grade Elementary School present exchange. Class of 30, but one kid gets Chicken Pox that happens to have pulled my name. The entire class brings their gifts to the classroom and places them under the tree, every one finds their gift but me. I bawl like I'm watching the Lion King, Bambi and Old Yeller back to back to back. Idiot of a school teacher panics, not knowing what to do...blows up an inflatable purple crayon and sends me home with it early.
To this day, I'm 42, scarred for life and NEVER participate in Secret Santa's.
Last Christmas one of my aunts gave me a very small blanket, like one that youโd grab from a drugstore on your way to the Christmas party. That wouldnโt have been so bad, except she got one of my cousins (another one of her nieces, not her daughter) an expensive projector.
A bible and a tub of bath salt along with a helium balloon (one!) and a tennis racket. My brother really wanted me to wash, go to church and be more active. I will never forget that disappointing day.
tlaktlak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother bought me a doll that had eyes that moved around. I wasnโt very girly in the first place so I wasnโt really into dolls but to me this was straight out of a horror story. I cried anytime I looked at it and tried to hide it in places like the basement to get rid of it. My mom finally took it away from me but to my horror she put it on the top shelf of the closet in the guest room at my grandparents house. That meant anytime I stayed over, I knew it was there staring down at me from the closet..
When i was 16 my aunt got me two big remote controlled beetles (not the car actual bugs) with the little tab on the box that says 6years plus never opened them found them a ffew years ago when me and my mrs bought a house so i dropped them in a charity bin for kids with a pack of batteries taped to each box hopefully some young kid gets thwm and they dont go to another teenager
It's a toss up between a bargain bin DVD of A Madea Christmas or the 4" resin rock w/NFL team logo on it for a team that is actually a rival of my team. Both of which were gifts in an exchange where we were to spend $25 or more...which was made worse when the rock still had the $5 price tag on it. At least Madea got me $15 on return to Wal-Mart.......
Emakten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma really means well, but she likes to send me boxes of crap. I swear she sends the "free" boxes from garage sales full of useless shit or mildowy stuff from her basement. Sometimes there's one or two good things in there, but I often am not excited when I get a package in the mail from her because I'm stuck with random belt buckles, hair clips from 1980s with hair still on them, and one time I got a box of moldy romance novels.
He didnโt understand technology, or was just old. He insisted I listened to it and said I was ungrateful when I said that I couldnโt put a cassette into a CD player.
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
said I was ungrateful when I said that I couldnโt put a cassette into a CD player.
"You know what, why don't you try to get it to work?"
My friends once gave me an empty card and two pamphlets to a zoo and a water park.. I spent about $25 on them each and they picked up some trash and posted it through my mail box (we lived 20 seconds walking distance apart)
I never said anything but I don't talk them anymore as they weren't exactly the best friends, always too interested in themselves and being manipulative of the younger ones in our group ://
Chocolate... I'm allergic to it, so when I receive it it's like I didn't get anything at all.
brad_h18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We decided to do a gift exchange at my summer job one year. All my other coworkers I knew were putting significant effort in, so I went out and bought a nice camelbak water bottle (this is significant cause Iโm a broke college kid) and stuffed it with candy. Time comes to exchange presents, and the guy who had me pulls out of his pocket a chipped up souvenir from Florida and says, โoh I forgot we were doing this so I grabbed this from my stuffโ. It was like 5 years old, he didnโt wrap it, and the price tag was still on the bottom and said $4.99. I still have it to this day to remind myself how shitty that summer job was!
womtei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a white elephant gift exchange at our church and generally there's a bunch of youth who forget to tell their parents til too late. So one year, there was a high schooler boy who opened up a gift and got a dress. One of the parents took the gift so he can choose another. This time he got a purse. So another parent took it so he can pick up another and this time he got an early 2000s coding book where the pages turned yellow. We stopped letting him play.
So my mom's entire side of the family (Aunts and uncles) are batshit crazy. One aunt in particular buys everyone, and I mean everyone, in the family Christmas presents. And they are always total garbage. Every year, I get some sweater/sweatshirt that has been out of style for at least 15 years. My wife usually something similar. I asked my mom why she does it (and why she won't stop), and her reply was "She doesn't do it for you, she does it so she can feel good about herself". This is what gets me, and makes the gifts even worse, that it's about her, not the spirit of giving. On a side note, my wife and I are planning an "Aunt Pam Party" for friends, free booze but everyone that attends has to wear a sweater given to us by my aunt.
My grandmother bought me a scratchy pink Barbie nightgown with lace trim for xmas when I was 10. I was an extremely butch girl, even then, and ten years later I transitioned to male.
For my birthday this year I had made a short list of books and small plastic "accessories" for my switch all ranging from 10-25 bucks ish, everyone at the party but my step sister got me something from the list,she got me a tin foil covered cardboard square, with a liter of the cheap store brand coke, a bag of store brand chips and two used dvd's assuming from her shelf at home
corey389 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, Terry's Chocolate Oranges were a bit of a family tradition. Years later, in early adulthood, I made the error in judgement of buying everyone a Chocolate Orange each (parents, grand parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins), everyone. The following year, everyone got me nothing but chocolate oranges; the cunts all got together and plotted my demise, I had dozens of these fucking things.
I hate my family, bastards! I now live in a different country.
When I was growing up, my family had some friends that were a bit elderly and loved to pull pranks. One year for my birthday I asked for some soakers and when I opened their present to me, I was supremely disappointed to find that they had given me 4 or 5 tiny pistol squirt guns. They kept asking me if I liked it and if it was what I wanted and since they sounded so proud that they had got me something that I wanted, I just went along with it. After about 5 minutes of me faking how much I liked it, they told me to go outside and there waiting for me were two huge super soakers. I was so happy lol. Same people also gave me a 5 lb lump of coal as a joke too...
noble989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa in elementary school someone got me a single pack of pokemon cards while everyone else was getting like 20 dollar gifts..
Out-of-date instant packets of mashed potatoes from my MIL for Christmas. She is also a narc so she was harping on how her gifts were mana from heaven all day, while buying herself a full kitchen set (her third) and wrapping each section separately so that there would be more under the tree to open.
...its a known problem. And I'm only just starting to be used to getting anything at all.
My Reddit secret santa gift. My original match and my backup match both blew me off, then a year later the original match contacts me and says they sent something. As a mid 20's singe male I was understandably disappointed in the weird wire-wrapped ring with plastic beads in it. I've never signed up for Reddit secret santa again.
I once received one of those shell makers that was clearly purchased from a garage sale.
isobane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad as some of these but when I was eleven (in 1993) my uncle bought me Bachmann Turner Overdrive's Greatest Hits.
I did not know who that was. I got to exchange it and get the $5.99 back from Meijer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago, I would have told you that it was the shitty deathtrap car my aunt didn't feel was safe for her son, so she gave it to me as a Christmas gift, which sparked a feud with my parents. As one trial drive in it terrified me, it was given back to them.
The real kicker gift came in adulthood. My husband and I had been married about a year and living together nearly 3. My husband's sister gave me... Cooking tips. Hand written on index cards. With gems like "a spoon won't keep a pot from over boiling!" and "Measuring is a science, not art!" As my SIL had another in-law give these to me, I was forced to practice a neutral expression while reading them.
I still don't know whether to laugh or be insulted. She seems to have matured now that we're both in our 30s and doesn't try to do so much rank pulling crap ("I'm older! I've been married longer!" etc.). I think she's just a deeply insecure person who has channeled that in passive aggressive ways.
My ex-wife split up with me a week before my 30th birthday. Does that count?
Balsuks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a poem from a 60+ customer at an old store I worked at, it hinted heavily at acts of fellatio. She was a regular and I was always very polite to her.. Perhaps too polite.
When i was 18-19 my aunt and uncle bought me aa Abercrombie and Fitch Sweater that had the words fierce on the collar.
I am a straight, white nerd.
I later found out that most of my family thought I was gay.
worst part was it was a size too small so it made me look the part.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older, better sister carefully researched her Christmas list. The most important item of that year was a PS1. I, being a thoughtless child, copied most of her list including the Playstation... My dad bought my older, better sister the precious PS1, which was absolutely the right call.
When my mother wrapped the PS1, she assumed it was for me, since I am in fact male. And maybe the favorite child.
Moth balls and mouse traps when I was 15 years old my great aunt bought everyone these gifts, wrapped them up and handed them out once she arrived. It was not a joke. This was in 1994 and she was in her mid 90โs. I didnโt know moth balls existed until this point
For my 17th birthday, my grandparents gave me homemade banana bread and a coupon for $10 off $100 at Bath and Body works. (I didnโt have a job and I didnโt get an allowance) The bread would have been great but when I unwrapped it from the plastic cling, it was so dry that it crumbled when you cut it. My grandma told me that she didnโt know how old it was and to eat it right away.
A few years prior, on Christmas, the same grandmother gave my Mom a bra 3 sizes too small. When she asked if she could get a receipt to get it in a size she wears, the Grandma said there wasnโt a receipt as she got it at a garage sale in the summer.
My sister got a car from grandparents, I got some pants
adanipse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coal.
Alighten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably too late, but my brother used to be really into drumming, he had his own drum set and played often in the basement. My mother's parents got wind of this and decided to buy him drumsticks for Christmas. Only they weren't wooden drumsticks, or even plastic, but chicken drumsticks, like the legs you eat at Buffalo Wild Wings. It was meant to be a joke, but he was furious.
Goyims ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family gave me a lot of shit for not being stereotypically masculine. They were the standard athletic preppy white family from the suburbs and I was the weird kid who liked computers and crap. So anyway my grandma always put presents in Belks boxes that she reused for some unknown reason. So when I opened my fake Belks present I was expecting some generic clothes but no she got me a girls sweater. She's not the person who would do this accidentally it was definitely a statement. On top the fact of what item itself she always got presents from Goodwill or dumpster diving in rich neighborhoods that she worked in. So thanks Stacy or whatever for the sweater โค
Was a gift for my friend, not me, but both of us used to serve on board a submarine, and there is very little space to store stuff... Books maybe, but most movies/TV shows we have were saved on flash drives or on very small laptops so it could fit in our teeny tiny lockers or underneath our beds... Anyway, deployment was coming up and his girlfriend gave him a going away gift.... It was a portable DVD player.... He thanked her for the gift, but she had no idea how useless something like that would be, dvds weren't even carried on board. It was a cute gesture, but it ended up sitting at home
For me I was all hyped up by my mother In law about this present that it was ~so me~ and how id love it and not to open until Christmas. I opened it Christmas morning and it was a milk chocolate pizza. Like the kind they sell at tesco for ยฃ2.50
Iโm also lactose intolerant.
She knows. Effectively I binned it. Worst gift ever.
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For my dad: just a few years ago (heโs in his 40s) he opened Christmas presents from his parents with his brother while we visited. His (2 year younger) brother got an RC helicopter, a proper one that lit up and must have cost a ton. Dad got a .50 paper airplane. One that was cardboard and you had to put in the slots yourself. They didnโt even wrap it.
He was so pissed. He joked if you ran fast enough you might make it look like it was worth a dollar.
Sir5ths ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
CO. 2008.
I was out with some friends and family snowboarding all day. Decided to get our own christamas tree from the hills on way home (not national park) near a ranch. friend said it was some one he knows property. So we had "permission". Found a little cottage. Broke in and rummaged about. Found these crazy socks with rubber bottoms. Put em on and walked around the house being a straight ASS. I left them there and joked about going back for them for a few days later. You can guess what the owner of said property wrapped for me when he showed up on Christmas eve.
Those damn Afghans..
It's funny how socks work as gifts. As a kid my dad would frequently add socks as a gift or in the Xmas stocking. I always just thought it was kinda worthless. Like just go buy more socks when you need them, right? Not worth gifting. But as an adult my wife may come home with a new set of socks for me or I'll get them in the stocking again and think "Hell yeah. New socks are comfy and mine are full of holes and should have been replaced 3 presidents ago."
Yeah, Iโll love getting socks as an adult, but as a 6 year old, it really sucked, especially seeing my cousins getting what I considered at the time cooler stuff, but hey, thatโs just part of being a kid.
My mom forgot my birthday one year and screamed at me in the middle of Kmart when I asked for a pack of index cards. I also got screamed at for not vacuuming to her standard that same birthday. Pretty sure it was the year I turned 10, although there were a few birthdays and Christmases like that so it's hard to remember for sure.
When I turned 10 years old, my mom threw me a small birthday party. She invited some relatives and a few of her friends. I received like 5 different versions of the game Bingo that day. I donโt even like Bingo.
Hellmark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A loose Sacajawea dollar coin, with the claim that it was real gold. Got huffy when I pointed out that they were common coins and not actual gold. Meanwhile my cousins all received encased, and graded gold coins.
My Aunt and Uncle are pretty bad gift givers, me and my brother would seem to get random stuff they might have around the house or picked up from sales. One year we got a pair of pajama pants, deodorant, some chocolate and $20, another time the same uncle went to England for work and got me a XXL Manchester City jersey (Before they were good) and I liked Manchester United at the time. To be fair I still have the pajama pants and the Manchester City jersey. Their kids must have finally gotten sick of the random gifts because when I was there for Christmas a few years back they just exchanged gift cards with each other, often to the same stores. It was hilarious and awkward at the same time but they seemed to be okay with it.
Nope. I wasn't even 10 yet though. 20 years later I've still never had a mustache.
Thot-bot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
88Dubs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've posted this somewhere else before, but my grandpa ALWAYS gets me a flashlight every year. It may have a magnet on it one year, or be part of a multi-tool, but EVERY. GOD DAMNED. YEAR. I get a flashlight of some kind.
And he knows what he's doing. I've seen him chuckle one Christmas morning. I think I'm going to return the favor this year.
Hoax13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, I think I was in 3rd grade, one of my aunt's got me and one of my cousins these cool looking remote control Lamborghinis. No remotes or even a box, just the cars. With batteries in, they went in circles.
PYJX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A netgear network switch..
elZaphod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child I received the exact same Snap-tite model car from two separate family members on Christmas. Nothing wrong with it, but the idea I had two of the same gift haunts me to this day, 40 years later.
The Gift of Life since it was more of an accidental and unwanted gift from the sender
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Brut cologne/ deodorant gift set from my grandmother one year when I was 13. I proceeded to find out the deodorant was flammable cause, you know I was 13. I then found out the deodorant melts when it burns and causes you to drop it when burns your hands. When you drop it, it lights your carpet on fire. Cool thing is, my parents didn't notice for like 7 years....
I got a NES for Christmas and it wasnโt working(even after blowing on the cartridge) and my mom took it back and never replaced it. So I got nothing for Christmas that year.
Itโs only second to getting a old spice gift set from and ex of mine back when old spice was pretty terrible.
My grandpa was always a smartly dressed man. Him and my grandmother being well off their whole lives, he was a very generous soul. He often bought people jewellery that ended up being the most expensive piece in their collection, my favourite watch is from that man.
However, on his last Xmas on earth we visited him in the hospital and he was clearly on his way out. He handed me a bundle wrapped in newspaper and medical tape, and never before have I pretended to be that excited over a Halloween decoration skull that he found at a yard sale.
A quality Street box (box of chocolates) from my own mother. Every single year for birthday Easter and Christmas for like 20 years. I have NEVER liked chocolate and politely explained this many times. she never listened until 1 Xmas when I full on lost my shit.
For the last few Christmases my Dad has got me really heavy political tomes of books and included a note saying heโd be interested in my opinion etc etc.
Whilst I do read a lot I do not read deep dive political books nor do I have the same political leanings as my Dad.
In an effort to balance the scales somewhat I have started buying him books on IT related subjects as that is both my profession and my passion. Last year I sent him a book on the dark web (including a similar note to his), this year it will be a book entitled @ War (a great read by the way!).
Iโm not sure how long this war of books will go on for with my technophobic Dad but itโs definitely keeping me amused.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
prob my old boss who treated everyone out to a nice restaurant, then said he would only pay 50%. Thanks I guess.... Very Michael Scottish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I got as I didn't really get gifts (my mother is an epic cunt), but my mother got my cousin a strobe light for Christmas when he was about 8. He has epilepsy.
Can't decide between the banana hanger, that had a price tag left on it for $4 that was a "group" gift from my Aunt and 3 cousins for my wedding...
Or the hard drive I was given for mothers day. I didn't need a hard drive or ask for a hard drive. To which my, now ex, promptly took and installed in his computer. It was like a Simpson's episode.
Namuhyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about twelve, my step-dad's parents came for Christmas. As they're unloading the boot, they take out these gigantic bags and my excited step-brother turns to me and says "They're for us." I get really excited because my dad's parents refused to be apart of my life, so I finally get a nice, new set. They come in and give my step siblings each a big bag and they get some amazing stuff. I get given a small present and when opened was given lavender pillows. If you don't what they are, lavender pillows are about the size of a hand and filled with lavender, which old ladies tend to put in their lounge to smell nice. 'Twas a shitty Christmas.
When I was 15 or 16, my aunt got me the book, โMark Twainโs Other Womanโ. I never indicated that I was even the least bit interested in Mark Twain.
My family had recently taken in a foster teen who was African American who is now adopted into the family. My family is all white. Christmas that year, my grandparents traditionally gave all the grandchildren a $20 gift card. Everyone received a gift card except the foster teen. He received socks and PJ pants. He was pissed and was very sarcastic about his great gift.
it was a Jank Elephant gift exchange part in college, I gave away a case of 48 Ferrero Rochers l...but I ate all all the chocolates and placed each individual wrapper back in the case
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once recieved a Visa gift card that was never actually activated so it was just a piece of plastic. Idk if the cashier messed up or my aunt stole it which seems unlikely since they are doing well financially.
arieljoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave me a cd in Thai and a learn Braille kit
I do not know Thai nor have I been there
I can see, and donโt need/use Braille
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Another time I was given a fake plastic watch (like a watch version of those fake plastic kitchens and fake plastic food that toddlers use) when I was 10 because I had a 5 yrs younger step sister at the time and her mom โdidnโt want her to get jealous if I got something nicerโ
I was in grade 5 and we did a Secret Santa gift exchange. I got my Secret Santa a Beyblade set which was the sickest thing at the time, while I ended up getting an opened/used multiplication CD for my computer. It fucking sucked. But, the one thing I will never forget is how hard my teacher laughed at my misfortune. She basically cackled. I'm 23 now and I'm still not over it.
Maroon 5 CD. I donโt like Maroon 5. The person gifting it heard from my mother that I listened to them. Iโve never listened to them around her and it was awkward accepting the gift. I later gave it to someone that enjoyed, so that made me feel better.
gpancia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for Christmas one year, my grandma got me two buy one get one free coupons for turnovers at Arbyโs and a handful of half punched Buckle punch cards that already expired.
Our family went to Christmas at my dadโs parentsโ, whom we donโt ever really see for holidays. We got my grandparents each an $80 super nice blanket, as well as a fancy sheet set for their bed and a $50 gift card to do whatever with.
They did not get my parents anything, and gave me, my brother, and my sister each a $4.99 bar of sugarLESS chocolate. The most bitter thing I have ever eaten, and the most bitter Iโve ever seen my parents. We knew it was $4.99 for the chocolates, because each still had the price sticker. on it
Secret Santa a couple years ago, brother-in-law had me but forgot to get me a gift. On his turn he said I'd have to wait because he hadn't wrapped it yet. About an hour later he comes and hands me an old used watch, unwrapped.
I suppose that's better than the year before where he said he'd got me something and just never mentioned it again.
When I was in HS I had a passing interest in taking candid photos from my phone often.
Mom decided this was good enough to get me an expensive dslr camera with a pro kit for lighting and a tripod as well as a paid year if a online photography course.
Told her I was thankful but was not that interested in the course, decided to take the camera away and say its hers now since I dont "appreciate it enough".
So I got literally nothing that year.
Bonus: I really wanted the new soul reaver game for the ps2 when I was 6 or 7 and my dad said he couldnt find it. Was so sad that I didnt even want to see what he got instead. It was MvC2 and since then I've been a huge comic and fighting game fan. Best last minute gift ever.
A black sweater from the dollar store. It was just a plain old black sweater from one of my dads shitty girlfriends. 16 year old me was so disappointed and my dad knew it. I never saw that woman again afterwards.
Iโm Jewish and every year for Chanukah my Aunt would send me random tchotchkes from around her house. One year my Aunt sent me all of her spam mail advertisements and a pure white XXXL Las Vegas sweatshirt. I was 15 at time so there was no way in hell I was going to fit into that. She would essentially clean out her house and send me her trash every year.
I'm from Croatia and I have relatives in Australia, can't remember which city tho. When they came to visit after about 8 years guess what did they bring? They didn't bring anything and then they were like "oh shit" and started pulling stuff what u put in the door of the car. Anyways.. I got an pen with broken pen-holder from a coffee shop and my brother got ultra-mini pocket flashlight....triggered
Last year we had secret Santa with our fantasy football group. There was a minimum price of 20$ on the gifts. I got my person two Steelers themed gifts totaling to about 35$.
I ended up getting mini kan-jam 12$.
I have yet to even open the box since it's a two player game.
My dorm did a secret Santa and it was really cool because a lot of people either made stuff or went out of there way to get cool, funny, or personal stuff for their person. My secret Santa got me 3 of those gummy cheeseburger candies. We all sat in a circle and opened them and it was really hard to hide my disappointment.
heptodon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
literally nothing from any grandparents, ever. There was a year when the cousins got stuff from them, but it was later revealed my mom had purchased and wrapped all of them. I got a Morrisey tape, which isn't exactly what a 13 y/o boy wants, but I love my mom for doing it.
In 3rd grade, I got a used book. It even had the markings of a previous gift giver, some bent pages... It was something supervised by adults. How? I never read that stupid book.
Kaiju62 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday my aunt and uncle got me a little toy truck spiderman thing which was clearly for much younger children, like for babies. That wasn't that bad, they maybe just didn't realize how much older I had gotten.
Until I came out from he bathroom and found that my aunt had opened it and was playing with my new baby brother...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, but one of other comments reminded me of Christmas 1992. I was an awkward 9 year old kid (now an awkward adult) but I was trying to relate to some of the "cooler" kids, so I asked my mom for Kris Kross' album as it was still popular at the time.
She ended up getting me Christopher Cross' newest album...
jyuro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package of screws. The intent was sweet, but it my spouse's and my first Christmas. I was disappointed because I had put a lot of time and thought into what I have him. He hadn't even removed the dollar General price tag (which is huge).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Santa Toyshop at my sons elementary school. He bought me his Dad a plastic "Diva" bracelet!!!
My little delinquent, drug-dealing, twice arrested, life-hating 12 year old (at the time) brother got the Black Ops 3 edition PS4.
I got a Rubikโs Cube and Vans slide-on sandals.
This was from my dad and his side of the family.
This was two years ago.
Iโm 3 years older than him.
So that was cool.
Kain8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas about 7 or 8 years ago my mom got me a power strip bar. There were other various household items in the mix as I just moved out on my own, but that one stuck out as something really impersonal and like she didn't have any forethought or effort towards me.
My fairly wealthy grandmother gave all the kids in my family ((about 8)) diskmans
I got a bag of oranges and a 12 pack of diet coke. I of course thanked my grandmother profusely, I thought I was being polite. Apparently it just came off is really sarcastic. So until the day she died every holiday she gave me a sack of oranges.
My dad gave me a brand new Playstation for celebrating my first year of high school in 2008, the only thing that was wrong with it is that it was a Playstation 2.
A few years ago, my sister received a voucher for a hair removal place from her husbands dad. The voucher wasn't even enough to cover their cheapest treatment.
ALLST6R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend of over 3 years bought me a photo frame.
No picture of us in it. No arrangement to go get photos. No discussion of photos. Just the stock photo of another couple.
My Auntie Chona (my Grandmas sister) used to give me the crappiest presents as kid. She wouldn't even give me clothes because she said I was too fat to fit in them and always called me Gordito...
So instead she gave me Peanuts. UNSALTED Peanuts! Because they were healthier for my fat ass.
And the kicker was, I WASN'T even that fat! Husky maybe, but that's because I've always been a foot taller than the other kids my age. I grew up to be a 6'5" guy with a linebacker body, and that ancient hag would probably still call me fat.
It sucked being the only white kid in an all Spanish family.
The gift of nothing, with the expectation of receiving something. They said the got one and would bring it next time. Every time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used and dirty book on ferret care as a combined birthday and christmas present. I am pretty sure they picked it out of a free book bin. I didn't own a ferret and didn't plan on owning a ferret. The gift giver was a completely functioning and well employed adult who seemed to think they done good.
hdhale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my eleventh birthday, I wanted a Hot Wheels garage. The one that had the working elevator. Instead, I received a Fisher Price Little People garage that my mom found at a yard sale.
Eazyyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my younger brother gave a me a piece of fake dinosaur poop. It was teeny tiny and he thought it was hilarious. He was 17. I think I still have it buried deep in a box somewhere now.
I was having a really rough freshman year at university. My whole family knew I was extremely depressed and didn't have any friends, minus the best friend I brought with me.
My brother got me a $5 game that needed 4+ people to play. I sobbed every time I saw it in my desk, as it reminded me how little friends I had. Just an incredibly thoughtless gift from a thoughtless person.
He gets candyland this year for Christmas.
KyeMS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In seventh grade my sweet southern grandmother gave me what she thought was a maple leaf necklace. It was definitely a pot leaf on a pretty thick silver chain. My entire extended family was there so everyone got to have a good laugh about it.
I jikingly made a comment about horribly ugly sweater, saying "that looks awesome I want that!" it was ugly and expensive. of course she knew it was joke right? I even said "it was a joke"
I got it for Xmas from my girlfriend. Didnt have the heart to tell her.
My gf and I had been dating for about a month when she texts me early one Saturday before she comes over. "Hey, I've got a surprise for you I picked up at a yard sale!" Fuck yeah.
She walks in my front door with a HUGE set of antlers. Huge! She had to put it in the trunk of her car and leave it open to finish the drive over.
I go fuckin' bananas, and immediately battlecry for King Robert. "OURS IS THE FURY! Holy shit, how much did you spend on this? I'm gonna put it on my truck!" etc. That's when I noticed her face. "What's wrong?"
I'll tell you what was wrong. She bought the antlers to sell them for a profit. They weren't for me. She only brought them in the house so I could drive them to her place in the truck.
The surprise for me? Well, I do drum things, so naturally everything drum related is the shit, right? She found some toy drums at the yard sale for me. Toy drums. Like... Dollar store toy drums that you play with a pencil.
Ours is the disappointment.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 25 cent power ranger puzzle from a garage sell with missing pieces, from my dad's parents.. my cousins got gameboy colors, his parents hated me because he's not my biological dad .. oh and that was for Christmas
mwts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one year my parents got one of my brothers a stereo and some CDs, and my other brother got a tape that he needed permission to use in the stereo.
My grandparents gave me a pen from the dollar store with the price tag still on it for graduation gift. Unfortunately it could not write since the ink seemed to have leaked out inside itself and dried. I kept it in my pen holder on my desk for years as a reminder of them after they passed away. Until one day I was in a depressed state of mind and snapped it in half followed by a nice free throw into the garbage. Never thought of it again until this post.
Two years ago, after the niece, nephew, brother, and his stay-at-home (know nothing and do nothing) wife finished opening their thoughtful and expensive presents from my parents, I was handed a small box from my mom and dad. I opened it and there was an even smaller box. I opened it up and folded inside was a note that simply read "I O U."
I was incensed, they always have played favorites without realizing it, but not only did they forget to get a gift, they took time to double box and nicely wrap a note basically saying so.
They later gave the excuse that they didn't want my brother becoming jealous of me getting a nice gift. Like WTF, what about me getting jealous about not having a single gift and feeling left out. I'm not hard to please, and I think that's why they think they can do this kind of thing. My brother on the other hand would throw a tantrum like he has done so many times before and I think that's what they really were trying to avoid. Still WTF.
We are an Irish Catholic family (dad is from Ireland as are mom's parents) and the oldest son is typically the favored one, so I believe that is part of it as well.
In first grade I was six and we have a gift exchange in class, I went out of my way to make sure my mom would something cool like an amazing six pack of transformer toys for the person that I had. The gift I got was one of those porcelain dog figurines that you usually find on a grandmothers coffee table. Letโs just say itโs hard to play with something that may break every time you touch it.
Eletheia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dollarstore pig bobblehead, produced out of the "shit bin" in the house, when my parents forgot my 15th birthday. She attempted to thrill me with how it wiggled.
N0madik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An XXL lavender sweatpants set from my former MIL. Some months earlier we had a discussion about how unflattering sweatpants, and the color lavender was to bigger women. I was barely post partum with my second child that Xmas and self conscious about my puffy frame. Ow.
Why are tacky candle holders and plastic jewelery the go-to gifts for a girl you don't really know that well/don't wanna spend too much money on? Through the ages of around 12-25 I would recieve at least 2-3 candle holders every birthday or Christmas.
My brother received a few hundred dollars taped to a Money Tree, sister received a huge box of makeup and perfume, I received a $1, bent bookmark. Guess who was the least favorite grandchild?
Grandparents gave me an obviously too small sweater, with the words "Ski Mammoth" written right across the chest in big bold letters (Mammoth, as in Mammoth Lakes, California). I was 15, over-developed so of course... insanely self-conscious. I held it up to my chest in absolute horror and disbelief after I opened the box.
My mother hid her face. My Dad just about fell over laughing.
Same Grandparents gave my mother a set of dishtowels one year, and then lemons from their OWN tree the next year. They were her in-laws at least.
Decim__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a white elephant with my cousins one Christmas and i ended up getting one condom and a pregnancy test. The condom was never used and i lost the pregnancy test..
I'm a girl and was an early bloomer. So now imagine me at the age of 10, doing Christmas at my grandma's house where we were required to stand up and show everyone each gift as it was unwrapped. Someone gifted me my first bras, which I had to display to my 9 cousins, 2 brothers, and assorted other family. I was then made to try one on (not in front of everyone, just to be clear), and it was too small. Lots of focus on and discussion about my breasts and their size. Humiliation is the worst gift of all.
For my 13th (maybe) birthday one of the kids I invited gave me a copy of some fantasy book he had already read and the install disc for a pc game he had already played. Then he asked for the disc back after I had installed it.
AfrojoeT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god my parents are horrible at giving gifts, some honorable mentions include:
2 Plastic Jugs.
A pair of 'massage' slippers.
A DVD of the 2007 season of popular football based Saturday morning show soccer am (for xmas last year).
These are as random as you think, they have no context whatsoever. I don't have the heart to tell them..
Thrannn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother knew that i like rick and morty. So he bought a rick and morty hoody thats way too small for me.
That was right in the middle of the szechuan sauce-ocapolypse. Where everyone started to be annoyed by rick and morty, even myself. So yeah. Im not going to wear it
skid1291 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 10th birthday my mom surprised me with a trip to the dentist
oeno9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, I asked my mom for a pasta maker from Amazon as a joint gift for me and my husband. When I sent her the link, it was $55 or so. Apparently by the time she looked at the link, it had jumped to $65, you know, as things on Amazon do, so she asked if I wanted something cheaper because "I have a strict $25 limit each for you and [husband]." I said no, that I had done a bunch of research and wanted this model, and that if it was too much, I'd recommend waiting for the price to drop or maybe contributing a gift card so I could buy it. She ended up buying it at the higher price and told me the excess would come out of my birthday present in May (also a strict $25 limit). For context, I am her only child, her husband has a good union job and she works as well, and both their cars and their house were paid off, so it's not like an extra $15 would have taken food out of their mouths. Or they could have waited for the price to go back down, which it did after she bought it.
With a birthday close to Christmas, birthday gifts have always been a crapshoot, but this one was definitely the worst. I got an opened copy of the Official PlayStation magazine during early middle school. The cover story was for Final Fantasy X and it had this picture of Rikku on the front that was major boner material for me at the time. Thankfully the kid who got me the gift remembered to leave the demo disc in so it wasn't a total loss.
I didn't really think about it at the time but in retrospect I thought it was a real pos move by that kid's parents. Went to his birthday two months later where he received a new bike and $300 cash.
I got a New Hampshire state scratch lottery ticket while I was visiting Massachusetts and living in New York at the time from my brother. I won $5. But unless I wanted to waste the envelope and stamp to mail in the ticket, I had no way to get my stupid $5.
Did Christmas with my ex's family one year. Her grandmother got gifts for all the SOs of the grandkids. And man did she deliver. One of use got a coffee mug from the dollar tree, another got some random throw pillow. And I got away with a lint roller.
That was the best Christmas I've had in a while, honestly. I had to hold back the laughs when she started handing out the unwrapped-last-second-"oh shit they're here too?" gifts.
When I was 13 (teenage girl) my grandma gave me a black dicky. I had no idea what it was, how to wear it or why someone like me would want one. Looking back, I was in a turtleneck phase, so perhaps she thought I would love it??
Basically everything my family gets me for Christmas each year...one year I asked for a needforseat computer gaming chair and said everyone can chip in and get it for me and is be fine with just that present....nope I get clothes I didn't ask to or need/want..sure I can spend 500 bucks on a snowblower for my parents or a 500 dollar tv when I make the least amount of money out of everyone in my family but u can't split a 360 dollar gaming chair or a ps4.
So now for the past 3 years I just give my sister's and parents 200 bucks each so they can get whatever they want and I'm still left with nothing each year..what a great day
My aunt gave me and my brothers a pair of Hike (fake Nike) socks and a blank cassette tape.... she is my godmother and still to this day I think of not only how cheap she is but also thoughtless..
One Christmas my grandmother gave me a bunch of pencils. As if the gift couldn't get worse, they had "spoiled brat," "daddy's girl," and, "princess" written on them. I was an 8 year old boy at the time.
Alpr101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a previous job, we were given a $10 giftcard to safeway. The closest safeway was 50 miles away.
Oh god oh god I have a good one!!! So my grandparents live in Alabama and they are... let's say, people of their generation? In Alabama... you might see where this is going.
So when I was 13 my grandparents were excited to give me a present that was kind of an heirloom, some kind of antique. I liked old or antique things, and they said it was a toy so I was super pumped. Cut to Christmas morning, I pull my gift out of the box and it's a goddamn Jazzbo Jim Dancer on the Roof wind up toy. For those of you who do not know what that is, it's an asshole-clenchingly racist tin figure of a black man that "dances" (flails wildly) when the music box is wound up and allowed to play. Think 1930's racist Warner Brother cartoons level of inappropriate.
Needless to say I was pretty disappointed on like every level. It's still at our house, but my parents wrapped it up in a towel and hid it in the back closet. We try not to think about how it was given 100% sincerely as a Christmas gift.
I got the 9/11 Madison square garden tribute concert on CD from my Uncle who clearly took the money Grandma gave him to buy gifts and bought drugs and then bought us โgiftsโ.
Ghostise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single light bulb from my Grandfather.
I didn't have any fixtures for this particular bulb.
Late to the party but a "shag bag" because the person knew I played golf.
For those who don't know what this is, it's a bag with a tube sicking out the bottom so you can pick up lots of balls easily (typically used for driving ranges by employees). There is NO practical use for a golfer.
I wanted an easy bake oven. It was the only thing on my Christmas list that year. My mom told me it was "too expensive" to ask my aunt for (four families, they split all the cousins so we got a gift from someone).
Said aunt got an easy bake oven for the other cousin she had to get a gift for. Said cousin already had two. It got thrown out unopened.
As a Canadian, english soccer teams arenโt really common knowledge, and so while my dad was in Europe he decided to buy me a Manchester United jersey; only problem is Iโm a Manchester City fan... was definitely not the reaction he was expecting when i unwrapped it
I'm torn between a few for the worst present ever so here's all three:
the dildo clone of my ex's penis (which was... not worth making a dildo version of)
an old lamp I got for my 12th birthday. My parents gave my brother a new laptop. We aren't twins.
a book of witchcraft spells and potions along with a set of altar candles. This was secret Santa at my old work. I never found out who thought I was the type of person to go home and start putting hexes on people.
I really worry about the impression people must have of me sometimes.
A "friend" of mine in high school got this weird half naked figurine for his birthday(I clearly remember him receiving it from a girl he was sort of trying to woo). I am not sure if he received anything else from the girl or if that was meant as a joke of some sort, but for my birthday, he "gifted" me the same figurine. I do not remember what he said when he did gift it but I recognized it immediately. Did consider him the closest friend I had at a time, never called him out on it but on the inside something broke.
We had a secret Santa at work. I received a scarf that my coworker had been wearing that morning that smelled like B.O. and a used, unscented holiday candle. I was cracking up. Everyone knew immediately who my secret Santa was because he was always a gross asshole anyways. Some people on my team felt bad and got me a Sephora gift card so it went better than expected and I got a hilarious memory.
arnaudh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my parents gave me a trash can for my bedroom. It was a nice one with reproductions of old maps on its outside, but still - it fucking sucked to unwrap it and find a fucking trash can.
I brought it up as a joke a couple of years ago and my mom denied it. Her memory about my childhood is getting more selective as she grows older.
sdguero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 10 years ago, new in laws from England came to town. The 4 adults all gave me cologne from a bargain bin at the Pic N Save down the street from our house. Two of them were the same brand. I'm pretty sure they all went together at same time too. They didn't even remove the price tags (I think most of them were like $3). No fucks given.
I wasn't making that much money then, got them well thought out presents, spent about $40 each on my little niece and nephew, spent about $150 all together on them. I chucked all the shitty cologne straight in the garbage as soon as they left.
The ones with the kids came back to visit us this last summer, stayed at our house for 5 days, kids were total brats about eating, going places, etc. They gave us a 375 ml bottle of Jack Daniels in appreciation and then drank most of it while staying with us (on top of the much larger bottle of Jack they bought for themselves and some of our booze from the liquor cabinet).
My dad decided that an appropriate birthday give for his 13yr old daughter was an SAT prep book and a cheap rain poncho, both of which he got discounted/ for free from the college he worked at. I'm re-pissed as I type this.
MpVpRb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, my mother bought me a shitty, plastic guitar
I had no interest in learning to play the guitar, and if I did, the cheap toy she bought was laughably unplayable
Iโve always hated Christmasย becauseย I always get gifts that are either a gift card to a place I donโt go often or a gift I will never use. Everyone tells me Iโm hard to shop for but to be honest the only person that really knows you the best is yourself.
That is why I created a Google Doc with a list of the things I would like to get for Christmasย along with links to them so they know for sure what it is. I know this sounds stupid or โgreedyโ to some but it wasnโt me pushing for this idea. Apparently, I stress too many people out and I could care less about what I really get.
To make it easier I told people in the Google Doc to remove or strike through the item youโre getting so that others know someone is getting that to avoid duplications. I even had friends and family do the same thing and create their own list so everyone knows what to get everyone else. It solves the problem of what to get someone and the person getting the gift actually needs the thing without forcing someone to get it for them. Its working quite well.
We even have taken it a step further and put things on the list you canโt buy in case someone is tight on money for the holidays. For example, we have rake leaves, make pudding, help decorate the tree and many more things that only cost your time or cost very little.
If I have never done this list idea I would have never known my family member needed a $20 voice recorder for school. I would have gotten her something totally different and something she might not use. The great thing about the Google Doc is that you can allow anyone to make changes to it and since itโs in the cloud anyone can get to it and serves as central location so everyone is on the same page.
My in-laws gave us $10,000 to help us with a down payment. We bought the place around September. Christmas time, they told us our gift was the $10,000. Yay!
Fast forward 5 years later, when they found out we were selling the place, the first thing they said was to give them $10k back from the proceeds.
I'm still confused if they either owe us a Christmas gift, or if them lending the money was the gift.
Chess Master 2000 for the C64 when what I really wanted was Ultima IV.
ohhwerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Size Medium Sweaters/clothing from my aunt since i was 12, i am now 37 and she only stopped giving me size medium stuff 3 years ago when she moved. Luckily she always included gift receipts
My dad, or most likely my step mom as my dad probably forgot all together, gave me a swimsuit three years in a row. Neither of my parents owned a pool or had a nearby community pool and I didn't grow that much. Still have one of the swimsuits.
Another time I am doing a white elephant exchange thing with my step fathers family and I got stuck with a cheesy fajita skillet from Chilli's I am then told I can't use it, as it is a running gag in their family that every year one person ends up with this useless gift. So not only do I feel ripped off, but this was the first and maybe the only time I will participate in this event as it is normally held at a time when I visit the other side of the family. Who knows how long I will be stuck with this thing.
Christmas gift giving isn't a big deal in my family. It wasn't until i went to my in-laws for Christmas that I found out what it was like to get thoughtful gifts.
About 6 years ago I inherited a large sum of money and gifted my gf at that time around 13K the most you can give someone before you have to pay taxes so for Christmas that year she really pulled out all the stops by buying a new car for herself and ending our relationship
A fucking waste basket, from my wife! The plastic, maybe cost $5 kind. No imagination. Ya, the marriage didnโt last.
Tshoter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life :/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 11. We visited my dads gf (at the time) family for xmas. Gifts were exchanged. I opened a huge awesome artist kit with markers and paint and stuff. It was a yankee swap. Some relative guy opened a gag gift that was a corn cob with an electric cord titled "electric toilet paper". He swapped me. I was mortified at the time, and upset. Never saw those people again. Years later I still cringe thinking a grown man did that... i was just a little girl...
It used to be that when my dad and stepmom would travel, I would go to their house every day to feed their cat and clean its catbox, listen to the messages on my dad's answering machine and call people back to let them know he's away (he owns his own business), mow their lawn every four days, and of course take them to the airport and pick them up, always either earlier than I normally woke up or late on a weekend night when I'd rather be partying.
When they came back from a two-week trip to Michigan (lord knows why), they gave me a box of fudge they got in some tourist trap. When I got home and opened the box, I found that they'd eaten all but one piece of it.
When I was 9 my grandmother wrapped up a used home workout VHS tape, and when I opened it she looked at me and laugh and said I thought you could use it more than me. After that I refused to go over to her house again.
My brother and I were the least favourite of grandchildren and my grandma made sure we knew it.
Christmas would come and my cousins would get new toys and cute clothes.
I remember when I was 7 my grandma gave me an old manicure set she must have found in the closet. The next year I got a used timex watch.
My brother would get gifts of the same quality.
My aunts and uncles always wondered why I wouldn't come back to visit my grandparents or even call. And why I missed grandma's funeral.
2nd grade gift exchange, I brought a sweet gun that would shoot the little foam darts with suction cups on them (back when you could actually have those kinds of things at school). What did I get in exchange?
My ex girlfriend's dad was a bit of a mess, he was a nice guy and all but he drank too much. For her 10th birthday he showed up way late, missed the dinner cause he was at the bar. When he finally arrived he said he had a surprise for her in the car. They all go out and he pulls out a live pheasant. He bought a live pheasant from a guy at the bar. We do not live in the countryside, this was a regular neighborhood bar that he managed to procure a pheasant for his daughter.
She got mad at me for laughing at the story, apparently it was traumatic memory.
A co-worker that hated me got me one of those cheap, mini $5 flashlights that youโd find at a gas station for a secret Santa thing. Jokes on him though because I keep it next to my bed in case our power goes out which has happened a few times.
saric92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt did a sort of "White elephant" gift exchange.
More or less you pick out a number and you get X gift according to your number. We then did a thing where you could trade with a person (you merely had to pick out who and the trade was done, no questions asked).
I'm going to preface this by saying that someone decided to put in some expired baby formula as a "gift".
Anyway, my grandmother got a sort of soda that she liked and my cousin got the baby formula. Of course she decided to trade with my grandmother for the soda. And of course no one would want to trade for some expired baby formula so she got stuck with it.
We couldn't even donate it to a shelter because it was expired and no one would have taken it. We literally just had to throw it out.
I wanted a GBA for Christmas. My mom got me a GBA shaped tin with candy inside. I would have been ok not getting a GBA, but reminding me i wasn't getting it was candy made it sting!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap plastic gun which uses marshmallows as ammunition.
When I was about eight years old my great-aunt thought that I would enjoy stamp collecting, so she cut the used, post-marked stamps off of every piece of mail that she had received that year and presented them to me in a gift-wrapped shoe box.
The next year, my Christmas gift was cassette tape of John Phillips Souza marches performed by some regional marching band. Because what 9 year-old kid doesn't love a good, rousing march?
The real topper came the next year when I was ten; my present from her that year was a box of cornbread mix.
I mean, it' not horrible...but...my ex-inlaws were the worst at gift giving. They would refuse to buy gift cards. One thing I used to always ask for at christmas would be gift cards to book stores. They wanted me to tell them exactly what books I wanted. One of the big joys for me with books is shopping for them, I would spend hours in a bookstore discovering new authors ect. another thing I would ask for would be gift cards to clothing stores. I think it's weird for people to buy clothes for you as it's generally something you have to try on, but I went to a couple stores, tried on jeans and what not and put brand specific information on my list (I'm not talking expensive jeans either, like $10-$20 pairs). I'm 5' 7 ish, at the time I was like a size 6 or 8 and I prefer boot cut pants. I opened up a pair of jeans on christmas that were a size 14, petite, and tapered leg...WTF? I wasn't going to say anything, but their bad christmas shopping was something that bugged the shit out of my ex and he said something. his mom's response was "well thats the size she told me". yeaahhhh...because that makes sense. they also bought me a fancy silk scarf that year. It was beautiful, but a perfect example of them not bothering to learn anything about me as it was something I would never wear. The theory amongst their kids is, they would buy random stuff on sale through the year and then decide who was getting what at christmas time.
For Christmas one year when I was like 18 my sister got me a Victoria secret gym bag. I liked it, but I really needed a new bra and being in college I didn't have a ton of cash so I decided I would exchange the bag for a new bra. I felt somewhat embarrassed that I couldn't just afford to keep the bag and buy myself a new bra. I felt guilty towards her, here she was thinking of me and buying me a special gift and how cold I was to just take it back to the store like that. But money was tight and I really needed a bra. I went to the store, picked out the new bra and headed to the cash register. The cashier had this very confused look on her face and after consulting with another employee, she explained to me that this bag was a free gift if you spent x amount of money. So essentially, my sister took herself on a shopping spree, spent a ton, and gave me the free bag she got as a Christmas gift. I think I spent like a hundred bucks on her Christmas gift that year too, which was a lot for a broke college student.
ucjj2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my 20s and had just moved in with my GF (now wife) my best friend gave us "couples gift" of a $50 gift card to a frame store at the mall. Even the GF couldn't find anything there worth buying.
pwolf27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My BIL loves Grease 2 and always gives that as a Secret Santa gift. Nobody ever wants it so he gets to keep it every time!
vrsick06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A burned cd of the Blind Melon album that has that "no rain" song.
LouisBW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in Lower Sixth form (16/17) we did a whole sixth form secret Santa, including both years and all the sixth form staff. When all the gifts were given out only I was left with nothing. The head of sixth had me
My grandma is a notoriously bad gift-giver. When I was 16, she sent me a box. Nothing in it. Just a box, wrapped, inside of the box she sent it in. Iโm not sure why. My sister, who was 12, got a pair of toddler-sized socks.
For my sons 3rd birthday, she sent a jacket 4 sizes too big with a huge hole in it wrapped in a plastic bag.
Sheโs not senile, just weird.
When I was a freshman in high school, it was my first experience in public school and i was still getting used to certain social norms. Dating was one of them. There and I liked each other, but I hardly did anything other then stare at her on occasion because to me dating felt like "something adults do". Then the week before Christmas break some classmates suggested i ask her out, and i had the epiphany of asking her out. While tossing this idea around in my head back and forth (I was very nervous), it was suddenly the last day of school before break started. She and I didn't have cell phones in those days, and we didn't have house numbers either, so i realized that day i wouldn't be able to talk to her over break unless i did something about it. I also realized i never got her a gift. So while we were walking to her bus after school let out I clumsily blurted out something to the effect of "hey um so i didn't get you anything except well maybe if you would like maybe possible want to kind of go out or something?.." to which she miraculously accepted and i just went "cool...heh..."and left to catch my own bus. Without even getting her number. So that was probably the worst "gift" she ever received: being asked out by an awkward doofus while put on the spot.
L5DK1tty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 25th birthday, my mom got me a selfie stick.
I've received some pretty bad gifts throughout the years, but there is one that still comes back to haunt me even though it's way over 20 years ago. It was from one of my first girlfriends. We had been dating for approx one and a half year at the time. I got one gift from her that christmas and it was... a wallet.
The thing is i already had a wallet. It was black, it was from genuine calf leather, the seams were sturdy and black thread that didn't break. And it was soft from me using it for a couple of years.
The wallet I got from her was from black fake leather. Really cheap. Stiff as hell and everything was so tight I hardly could fit my credit card in the designated slot. It was truly a terrible wallet.
The thing is that it wasn't the wallet itself that hurt when I opened the gift. It was the thought of her knowing me so fucking little after one and a half year so she went out and bought either the first thing she saw on a shelf or just didn't give a damn. I always put thought into my gifts. I care for those close to me and give presents that I know they will like. Done that for all of my adult life. I don't remember what I gave to her that christmas, but I wish it was a bag of fucks not given. 8 months later she cheated on me and we broke up.
My aunt and uncle wrapped up 6 blank VHS tapes and have them to me. I was around 10 years old and didn't realize it was fuckin stupid until my parents pointed it out. They are "the weird Aunt and uncle"
My cousin when I was maybe 10 got me a box of packing peanuts with a note that said "You've been bad, so here's the scoop, all you get for Christmas is snowman poop."
Literally no other gift to go with it. Just packing peanuts and a note for a 10 year old.
one time my aunt and uncle gave me a PC game that was just the most atrocious thing ever. it was some type of building game that was supposed to be about architecture (I never once suggested an interest in architecture to them). anyways, I thanked them very much for the gift and sent them a card and everything but ended up playing it only once because it was so dreadfully horrible
When I did reddit secret Santa I received nothing as my present. Then again one Christmas I walked in on my ex about to blow a random dude so its a toss up between the two. Though at least the latter left me with a sense of self improvement for kicking her druggy, trashy, bitch ass to the curb and moving on with my life.
sgtpnkks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i can't really think of anything specific...
i've gotten things that broke quickly, were not something i could use, or already had... but they were all well meaning
When I was in 5th grade, we had a gift exchange. 20$ limit. I brought a digimon handheld you and a badass yoyo with bearings as my gift. I was so proud, so sure I'd end up with something cool( like a digimon, man I wanted one).
Gift exchange happens, mine is obviously a book, not exactly what I wanted but I like books so I'm still excited. Open it up, and...
It's a fucking dirty ass torn up Cat in the Hat book. I was devastated, and never trusted anyone ever again.
I did, however, get a digimon for Christmas, so I guess it was ok.
My grandmother got me a pink radio for Christmas once. I am a dude, so the color was questionable at best. It was also a ham radio for hobbyists who like to put radios together so it had no working nobs or buttons. It was just the guts. We laughed about that present for hours.
When I was 6 or 7 my aunt gave my sister and I underwear and a cotton bra with Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame on it. I embarrassingly held them up after my family kept asking what it was, and awkwardly gave her a hug as I thanked her for the gift. I wasnโt old enough to know what the bra did - and it wouldnโt fit for another four years. Such a weird gift for a child - but she never really made an effort to have a relationship with all the nieces and nephews so she probably didnโt know what to get us.
Love my aunts to death, but they should have known better that when you gift to kids, it should be a toy or something cool. I remember one of my aunts came through in the clutch and got me a CD Walkman Radio that I wanted. However, one of my other aunts went in the complete other direction. Enclosed in her box was a gift....one pair of thermal underwear, comprised of the shirt and pants...which didn't even fit me. There was no gift receipt or anything. It was obvious she cracked open a pack of thermals and just pulled out a pair to gift to me.
My SO's stepmother gave me a hunting camo zip up Carhartt hoodie and when I opened it she exclaimed that now I can match the boys since she had given the exact same hoodie to my SO and his brother.
I've never worn camo in my life and it was several sizes too large. I said thank you and later gave it to my SO.
My younger sister put some thought into her gift for the gift swap in one of her middle school classes. But her gift was some boyโs leftover sushi from lunch and when she jokingly showed how dissatisfied she was, he told her to be grateful because shes Asian so she should like it. I canโt remember a night where she was more upset.
Radius86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Secret Santa gift two years ago from an office colleague was a Pez dispenser.
We had a ยฃ5 limit and it was amongst a small team that generally got along quite well. No feuds with anyone Somebody either really fucking hated me or was real cheap about it. I mean, why play the game at all?
So my "Godparents" are my Aunt and Uncle on my Mom's side, and my brothers is my Uncle on my dad's side. Every year for Christmas, his birthday, and every special occasion, my brother would receive AWESOME gifts. His first BB Gun (break barrel with the power of a .22), a football signed by a ton of famous green bay packers (wisconsin family), his first hunting rifle, etc. He had almost no money yet always got him awesome gifts. Meanwhile my godparents who are loaded out of their damn mind never got me anything, so when I was 10 my mom told them about my brother getting special gifts from his godparent and they should try to do the same. Christmas comes and ohhh boy I couldn't wait! They got me a computer program for Windows only that teaches you how to play songs on the guitar for $20. My family only owned Mac computers. Oh, and I didn't even own a fucking guitar.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My partner's ex-fiance gave him a new gearstick topper for his Fiat Cinquecento, and he's still bitter about it.
Thanks Gail, you've made it so any present I buy is still not the worst present he's ever received.
I hate turtlenecks. Always did, always will.
I also have eye problem, and canโt distinguish between different shades of a color, like dark blue, marine blue and purple.
Knowing all that, my sister decided to offer me, with a big smile on her face, a badly wrapped purple turtleneck.
ยซย Do you like it?ย ยป, she asked.
ยซย No. No I donโt. When was the last time you ever saw me wear a turtleneck?ย ยป.
I threw it at her face, ran upstairs to my room, and was done for Christmas.
My mom came in, asked me what was that, I explained, she asked me what I would have liked instead, and the next day I got a brand new diablo game, with hellfire.
After my mom told me Santa didnโt exist when I was 12, I got a Series of Unfortunate Events book which I already had saved up my money to buy the weekend before.
Not really the worst gift, but my mom has a habit of buying stuff for me and then trying to convince me to give it to her.
One year I got a set of hot rollers for my hair as a present. I was excited about it. My mom opened the box when I left with my sister to the store, proceeded to use them, and then asked me if I "really wanted to keep them," because if not I should give them to her. Her reasoning was that she'd use them more than me, so she was more deserving.
When I was 7, Super Mario Galaxy had just come out and so for Christmas I put the game on my list of things I wanted, didnโt get the game but instead my grandma got me the guide book for the game.
I used to love secret santas. In grade 7/8, my secret santa was a boy in my class who hated me. Now, I go all out when giving gifts and I wasn't expecting much, but when I was gifted a rusty wheel and a note that said 'you don't even deserve this much,' I was kinda sad.
I'm 23 years old now and refuse to participate in secret santas. I'll give gifts though! :D
A shampoo bottle and a couple of tangerines for secret santa.
xo-laur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, my Dadโs side of the family clearly didnโt like us. We never really understood why (until now that weโre older), but we could always see that they really resented my mom, and in turn, my Dad and us. My Dad still tried though, and did his best to be family with them, which resulted in two super awkward Christmases where my cousins and everyone came to stay with us for the holidays. The first year, our grandparents got our cousins new slippers, pajamas, sweaters, some toys, etc. My brother and I each received an old, paper, tear out bookmark that had clearly come from the middle section of one of the trashy pocket paperbacks my grandma always had on her. The next year our cousins got more clothes, some sports equipment, things like that. We each got a packet of stale, dollar store 49 cent gummies. I know that because the price tag was still on the package, as was the best before date, which had passed 3 months prior. We always just smiled and said thank you, because even then we could tell it upset our Dad. We stopped doing Christmases together after that year.
My mother got me a pair of flip flops. Both left feet.
But she gave me the receipt in case I didn't like it. It was for the "Nothing Over A Dollar" shop. They were ninety five cents.
I have cancer and am going through chemo right now. The two medicines they give me are both high dose and caused my hair to fall out 2 weeks in. Not that it wasn't meant in the best of ways but I don't want a used wig. Not only cause I don't know you but also the wigs are made for each person's head specifically. I have OCD and germs and the unknown really freak me out. Bless you for thinking of the next person during such a tough time but I can't.
WPAtx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will probably come off as ungrateful, but my inlaws go to Europe all the time and bring us back the dumbest little trinkets...and they are always things that they think are local and super unique, but it's always made in china stuff you could get anywhere.
I was 6 years old. My aunt and uncle are from Amish country. They sent a 6 year old flavored butter for Christmas. Don't get me wrong, current me would be like FUCK YEA to flavored butter, but a 6 year old?! Send me an action figure at that age! COME ON NOW!
When I was 16 my dad moved out of the city. He bought me a cell phone ( this was early in the days of cell phones). It was huge, ugly, and I didn't want it. He bought it so he could call me without running the risk of my mom picking up the phone. He then told me I had to pay for the plan.
So I got a gift that I didn't want, had to keep with me all the time, was inconvenient and large, and also cost me a ridiculous amount of money each month.
Toss up between:
Got a picnic basket from my sister, at 17 despite never having shown interest in it.
And I once dated a dude, who knew I donโt want anything made of genuine leather and I hate the color hot pink. Also I refused to wear anything in golden colors, because I think it makes me look too Indian (personal issues).
Guess what he got me.
A hot pink bag made from camel skin and a gold ring that wasnโt my style at all.....
dfi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 14, had a big heavy gift under the Christmas tree from my moms boyfriend. Racked my brain for weeks trying to figure out what it was, figured it must be something awesome.
The day of the big reveal comes and it turns out to be.........
a shitty used microwave, the kind that takes 5 minutes to boil a cup of water. So disappointed.
gablerr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gifted 12yo me some cute holiday PJโs sized small. I was SO EXCITED until I put the pants on and they went up to my shoulders and she realized she had bought an ADULT small.
I liked the jammies so much I kept saying, โItโs ok! Iโll still wear them!โ Even though I was swimming in them. My parents refused and my mom still wears my Christmas Pjโs to this day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For xmas a few years ago my aunt got me, a 26 year old at the time, a t-shirt that had a bunch of fully naked pin ups arranged to form the shape of a skull. She wasn't at my parents that xmas so I didn't have to hide the utter disbelief that she would buy me something so neckbeardy and gratuitous. I think my mum told her it didn't fit right so she returned it.
MuhCrea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last few Christmas's my GF has got me;
a bow tie (never worn and only had one on once in my life).
Cosmetics (I'm the last guy to use facial scrub, shaving cream, after shaving cream, or moisturiser)
A gaming chair (used a couple of times and lives in the garage now)
A beer making kit (I'll get around to it but far from practical. No where to let it brew without kids getting at it or it making a mess)
I will say this is only the worst invhow it was received when I got it: my grandma got me a bible with my name etched in it. Not very religious but itโs not bad either way. She says to us why she got them โI got these for you because Iโm not going to be around long and a bible is always neededโ. Luckily that was 5 years ago and sheโs still going strong.
donnavan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gets me overpriced things from boutiques. They're not bad things but they clearly order from ebay or amazon and Jack up the price significantly. $20.00 for a $1.63ish item. She does this on a very limited budget ignoring my list of wants/needs. The worst is the knowledge she doesn't know how ripped off she's getting. She's getting old now, the call repeatedly it's okay we're patient we'll keep calling till you're senile scammers sometimes call checking several times a day. She holds her job easily and balances the budget well for now but those days are numbered. Maybe just a couple years off.
Work Secret Santa gave me a gift card to Panera Bread. Went to use it and the cashier informed me there was only $2.68 on it. Jerk forgot about the Secret Santa and accidentally re-gifted something they had already used.
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa. Splurged a little and bought my gift recipient, who was an avid cooker, a nice $40 crock pot. He looked super excited when he got it.
I said that my interests included video games (specifically League of Legends), anime figures, and sparkling juice.
The first Santa I got never sent me a gift. The second santa that I got about a month later took another month to send me the gift they got me: a card game called "Exploding Kittens". I don't, nor have I ever, played card games. My friend had actually mentioned wanting that specific card game (bit of lucky coincidence, otherwise I'd have just sold it on Ebay).
It isn't nearly as bad as gifts other people have gotten, they did send local candies, mostly chocolates, which were delicious, and I definitely consider myself lucky that this is the worst gift I've ever gotten, but still, I wouldn't have complained if they told me that they couldn't really find me a gift or whatever, and had just got me like a $10 gift card or something like that.
Worst, but also one of the best. Grandma wasn't well off and gave me a small stapler in high school, along with some other office supplies. Gee thanks, I'm sure I'll use it a lot.
She's since passed away and I still have the stapler. Has a magnet on it so I keep it on a filing cabinet. Used it all through undergrad and law school.
psimwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sample box of smoke chips for a BBQ grill. My brother had just won a BBQ grill a few days ago, and despite the fact that I didn't have a grill, apparently he figured that the sample chips that came with said grill would name a good Christmas gift.
He was in his 30s and making really good money.
My gift to him that year? I built him a computer.
He gives good gifts now, but damn... Back then he just didn't want to be troubled with the concept.
miradox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
9 year old me did not enjoy getting 2 packages full of underwear for Christmas.
I dated this girl for eight years. We didn't want to get married (good thing, it turned out) but we intended to be together forever.
One year for Christmas, a year or so after we moved in together, my mom got us a matching, beautiful set of one mug, one small bowl, one large bowl, one salad plate, and one dinner plate. It was the clearest possible message that she didn't approve of our relationship.
It was the worst gift because I loved the dishes and insisted on keeping them, but it was a constant reminder to both of us about my mom's disapproval, and my girlfriend would regularly bring it up. Eventually, we gave the dishes to Goodwill just because they were toxic.
That same Christmas, her mom gave us the lid to a salad spinner. Not the rest of it, just the lid. She figured we might be able to find the rest at a Goodwill for cheap because the lid is the complex part.
Secret Santa in middle school -- $10-15 budget. I gave a cute necklace and a kitten plush; I received some heart-shaped Post-It notes. They weren't even in the packaging.
I remember crying when I got home because the person didn't seem to care about me enough to even buy something new.
My somewhat long distance ex girlfriend came to visit me at my dorm for my 18th birthday. I bought booze and she brought a small bag of chips from a vending machine. She ended up getting completely smashed and peed on my bed. I had to take my sheets halfway across campus in the pouring rain to the laundry and back that night. She left after I sobered her up, and when I confronted her about it she completely denied it. Then she made me break up with her (long story) and ended up getting a new boyfriend 2 weeks later.
12yan_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin who I๏ธ donโt see often. Really just on Christmas. Got me a coffin shaped Halloween flask. I๏ธ was 14. Nice guy. Today I๏ธ still wonder if this was an accident in some way.
I got an Etch-A-Sketch for my 16th bday from my great grandma one time. It's really hard to act surprised and excited opening an Etch-A-Sketch at 16 years old.
In 4th grade we had a class secret santa...I bought the person I had one of those foam nerf boomerangs, my secret santa got me the book "Talking Straight" by Lee Iacocca. I remember opening my gift and thinking "This is a joke right?" and then I saw the kid who gave it to me (who ended up being a life long friend believe it or not) later that day at recess, I asked him why he gave me that and he said "I forgot to get anything so I just grabbed one of my dads books...sorry man."
He ended up getting me a gameboy game I really wanted for my birthday the next year so it made up for it. As the years have gone by we live pretty far apart but keep up with each other on facebook...I actually bought him that same book for his birthday some years back and sent it with a card that said "Sorry, I forgot to get you a gift so I just grabbed some jackasses book." He got a kick out of it.
One year I really wanted an Xbox 360. My parents always were the type to get lots of random and little things for us, so this year I begged them to just get me this one thing rather than a bunch of small things.
Come Christmas day and I get Xbox Live Pajamas. Just pajamas that day Xbox Live all over them. There was no Xbox. I ended up buying my own a few months later after saving like crazy at my first job.
I still have the Xbox pajamas now, over 10 years later ha.
trazom28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was asked 2 months ago, so I'll cut and paste :-D
When I was a kid I had a couple of aquariums - one in my room. Nice 10 gallon with some tropical fish. My mom decided for my birthday to get me some more fish. So..she picked some "pretty ones"
Enter the Tiger Barbs and Checkerboard Barbs.
She never asked or looked up if they would be appropriate and the sales person apparently never corrected her (or she didn't listen). And the word "Barb" didn't strike her as descriptive. They proceeded to beat the ever lovin' tar out of each other, killing (and sort of eating) most of each other in the process, and tore a hole in the side of a Cory Catfish.
I can remember the worst gift I have given....My girlfriend at the time, now wife, asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I answered, returned the question and she replied with, "Honey, with all you have done for me over the last year and my family, don't worry about it. I will get something small for myself and say it was from you."
Christmas morning and she opens a coupon book with roughly 20 coupons for herself. I don't remember them all but ones that stood out were, Take me out to dinner, massage my back until I say stop, and call into work and take a sick day. A few days later I pointed out the irony that just added extra stuff for me to do and she said, "oh I didn't even think about it..." then she gave me the book of coupons and said to use them on her. So worst gift given/ best gift received?
It was my birthday not christmas but everyone was busy so I was home alone most of the day and my dad messaged me saying to look in his room. It was a keyboard so at first I was excited but there was no stand, chair or ac adapter. Went from excited to dissapointed real fast so there I was with a unusable piano home alone. Wasnt the best haha might explain why I gave up on piano and learned guitar though
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve never received anything too bad but..
When I was around 10 I went on a school trip to London. On the way back I realised I hadnโt bought my Mum a present. While in the train toilets I saw and decided to take what I thought was a jewellery box, for my Mum. Turns out it was a Tampon holder ๐ฅ
My mother in law gave us a silverware set she bought super cheap at Walmart. It wasn't a wrapped or occasional gift, she just bought it for us and gave it to us when we were over at her house. The package was pretty banged up and taped up.
When I opened the box, all of the spoons and forks were missing- the only thing in the box were knives and serving utensils.
Apparently someone took what they needed and returned to Walmart, who put it back on the shelf without checking- and my MIL bought it. She didn't have the receipt to do a return so we could explain what happened, either.
At least I got a few serving spoons out of it, I guess.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my sister. I always found this story funny.
When I was about 7 or 8 years old, I was really ill for most of the year and my parents were low key afraid I actually wouldnโt make it through the next year. So they got me literally everything I asked for and more.
My sister, who is about 5 years older than me, got a rug. Nothing else. Just a rug. Apparently it came out later that they spent ninety percent of their budget on me thinking I would die, so they had to cut corners on everyone else. She still has that rug I think...
Got $100 from my grandma when I was 13. It sucked because my mom took it and used it for drugs and cigarettes.
pinupgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a folder with pictures cut out from catalogues of things sheโd get me, but didnโt get to buying them. Pictures glued onto sheets of paper with โthis stereo! You like music!โ. Weirdest thing ever. She wasnโt broke, either, she loves nothing more than bragging about what she buys. We donโt get along is putting it mildly.
steggo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mother in law (separate occasions): a pair of socks that said "I have mood swings" (that was not my only gift to be fair), 6 cloth diapers (despite repeated conversations that I had no interest in such things, and my daughter went through nearly 20 diapers a day at that time)
A few years ago, my gf's mom didn't know what to get me. Knowing I was in art school, she decided to get me a "pencil case" which after doing some research I found out it was a makeup bag.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life. i didnt want this shit
yajtraus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do Secret Santa in work and I had a dream last night that I received 4 toothbrushes. For travelling, apparently. I donโt travel often. That would be the worst gift Iโve ever received.
One year I got 4 rubies cubes, each from a different aunt/Uncle, I didnโt even ask for one. All on the same side of the family too. So i literally opened up the same gift 4 times. I asked my mom later if sheโd suggested that as a gift and she said no, she knew I liked a certain book and had recommended that.
Oh well, Iโve stopped caring about that side of the family on Christmas, the whole โYour moms adopted so your not really our familyโ killed it for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt received it but rather I was the giver.
So my family does a secret Santa for Christmas every year, starting probably 3-5 years ago. Well the first year we did it, I drew my sister and on her list was books. Well I was still in high school at the time and didnโt have a lot of disposable income either so I bought her a single book. Just one. Little did I know, there was a minimum of $50 to be spent. So while everyone else got some nice gifts; my sister got a single book. I still get shit for it.
roksa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SIL gifted everyone pictures of herself last year. Sheโs not a very nice person and I work incredibly hard to have a cordial relationship with her and put the things sheโs said or done to me out of mind. So you can imagine how charmed I was by this bizarre gift.
Secret Santa among our table-top gaming group. Everybody put some thought and effort into the gifts they gave, except one friend who gave my fiance a used coloring book and crayons.
When I turned 9/10 I had a big party. At the end of the night I opened all my presents. Someone gave me a YELLOW THONG with FEATHERS on the front. Me. A kid. I cried.
Arrow218 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In kindergarten we had a gift exchange and I got a toy my friend had put in that I was psyched about. The "weird" kid in class who didn't have many friends got his own gift, this crappy well-used book. He was all teary eyed and no one was acknowledging him, so I traded gifts with him. His face made it worth it, although it did really tear me up to give away a cool toy (my parents weren't big gift givers or toy buyers). Kept the book for years actually though.
ItsNavii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman mean of college my friend group did a secret santa and this kid who I didnโt really ever talk to gave me a dildo with a my little pony sticker on it and some note that he wanted me to read out loud to the whole group. This was probably the worst part because I have pretty bad social anxiety already and sweat and stutter like a motherfucker whenever I have to read anything out loud.
Where do I start?A few perfumes, a puzzle in 4th grade, a mug in 5th, used handheld and an old and torn photo album with glitter in 6th grade. Once I got a pair of socks and a soap for my birthday. I don't mind a perfume or something like that now, but a 12-years-old surely will appreciate a toy more than a mug. Or a soap.
My now ex husband gave me a vacuum cleaner. Yeah, at the time, I worked 10 hours a day, outside, in Minnesota. I'm not your fuckin' maid too.
Quizlyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a Samsung tablet from my parents. I'm not ungrateful, but a month before Christmas I went to go check out the tablets. When I got back I had a 30 minute discussion with my parents about how I don't think tablets are for me, it's kind of redundant between my phone and laptop, and the only way I could see it being useful would be if I saved up and got the fancy one with the pen. They acted all offended when I looked disappointed after I opened it. I just told them to return it and keep the money, its the thought that counts and they obviously didn't think about it. My dad returned the gift I got for him because he bought it for himself 2 weeks before Christmas. My mom also returned her gift I got for her because my dad stole my gift idea AFTER I showed him my mom's gift and he helped me wrap it... probably a top 3 Christmas for me to be honest
Kezly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A keyring that said "I'm not a bitch, I'm THE bitch". Given to me when I was 17 by my girlfriend at the time. When I asked why, she couldn't really give an answer. I strongly suspected somebody had given it to her (because it had scratches on the back) and she didn't want it, so she passed it on to me.
For my 8th birthday, my grandfather gave me a coffee tin full of rusty nails.
The intent was that I use them to build stuff which I did try to do. But the nails were all bent up and rusty.
The thing is, the story of getting rusty nails for my birthday ended up being a far greater gift than anything else I could have possibly gotten. I still get to use this story today.
Eggugat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I don't know if it's a gift but a week before my 18th birthday I decided to do some delinquent shit and got arrested. That was a pretty shitty gift.
A few years ago at work we did an exchange where we drew random names. I got a friend, who worked in another department, and bought her a paint set her roommate said she wanted. It wasnโt the best gift but she enjoyed it, and even showed me some cat painting she did a few weeks later.
The lady who answers the phone drew my name. We were never friends or anything, but Iโd always made sure to say hi and whatnot when I passed her office. When it was time to exchange gifts she walked into my department (I was the only one in the room at the time) and asked โWhereโs Flatbushrocknroll?โ And I was like โuhh, thatโs me..โ
She said something about my hair being different and laughed it off. I have long dark straight hair and never do anything different with it. Anyway, as Iโm opening my gift, which was a package of couscous, she says โI know youโre health conscious and watching your weightโ. If you knew me youโd know that couldnโt be further from the truth. Iโm tall and lanky but I eat nothing but pizza, burgers and tacos at work, so that clearly isnโt the case.
So, I guess the gift was actually not as bad as it could have been, but she flat out didnโt know who I was and tried to โpersonalizeโ it anyway. Then proceeded to ask me where I was.
TLDR : coworker for the last 3 years didnโt know who I was, asked me where I was, and told me I that I watch my weight.
A Strawberry Shortcake handheld AM/FM radio. I was a 12 year old boy.
cidre7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bright teal velvet old lady sweat suit looking outfit from my grandma who told me fat people should wear one color!
zip_000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school, there was this suede jacket trend. Within a few months, like nearly everyone had a suede jacket.
I thought they looked stupid, were impractical, and I really, really hated how everyone seemed to have one and how they were so popular.
I had a friend over, and my grandmother asked me what I wanted for christmas, and my friend and I joked about my getting a suede jacket. My grandmother said something like, "well, that's pretty expensive, but we'll see what we can do".
I told her no, really I really don't want one, but she insisted on believing that I was just saying, "I know it is too much, so don't get that for me."
Lo and behold, on christmas morning, the only thing for me was a suede jacket.
My nickname was duck. My parents kept buying me duck things for her birthday and holidays. Shirts, pens, hats, posters, etc. Eventually they bought me a duck decoy and I put an end to the whole thing.
My aunt and uncle, reigning champs of extended family gift giving, with hits like Castlevania, Twisted Metal, and this cool puzzle thing you unlocked with a crisp twenty inside, gave me an analog phone extension for my iPhone. It was literally just an old school phone on the springy cord that you plug into the mic hole on your mobile phone. This giant hunk of rubberized plastic and a four-foot cord that I'm meant to carry around every day for reasons still unknown to me.
I once received lotion and kleenex at a holiday gift exchange. Cost them about 2 dollars and every other gift given was in the 20-30 dollar range. Not to mention that it was the only gag gift of the lot.
In, I think, 6th grade at the small private school I went to I received a Brut shaving kit from my secret Santa. In a previous year, maybe 3rd or 4th grade, I received a small brass fox statue.
My parents gave me a dog bone and candy bracelets for my 16th birthday. Iโm still confused.
revital9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of cookies in the year I stopped eating sugar and dropped 10kg.
biorogue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were the step-kids. Step grandparents treated us like below step-kids. I think we were 12-13 something like that and one Christmas, my grandmother, who worked in a hosiery (place that makes socks and stuff) got me and my brother & sister a big box of castoff, reject socks. No, we each didn't get a box. We got ONE big box to share between us. A bunch of unmatched tube socks, socks where the heel was sewed crooked or there was misspellings on them. So instead of Florida Gators, I remember one sock said "Goters" on it. Meanwhile my cousin, who is the same age, they got him a brand new dirk bike, not bicycle, but motorcycle. He's out in the front yard doing donuts and popping wheelies and we're inside counting socks. Thanks grandma.
Reddit gold. Apparently it's not considered a legitimate currency, or at least that's what the cashier at Walmart told me when I tried to buy a to-scale banana with it.
My sister-in-law gave me DVDs telling all about Big Pharma (Medical) and Big Oil. Every year now she gives out books or something else to 'inform' us of our ignorance in something she believes in.
Ho, Ho, Ho.
chili01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic pail, when I was a kid. It didnt even come with the plastic shovel to scoop sand.
savoo1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I got a kit kat when my sister got an iPod
DuskBit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my worst gift but probably my Grandpas. Unfortunately as much as I love my grandpa he is a bit racist (he grew up in ghettos of Chicago during the 50's). Anyways we all have that one aunt in the family who's just a nut job, let's take that and x10 which wouldn't even come close to my aunt. Anyways Christmas time comes and my grandpa is opening his gift from my aunt, and it's a bust of an African princess. It got really awkwardly quiet when we all saw what it was and he had the biggest WTF look on his face. He politely said thank you and went out on he patio to have a smoke me and my dad went out there and all he exclaimed was "WTF is that shit".
1M8M ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt was a notorious re-gifter. She would re-gift things years later in hopes that we wouldn't notice. I was 13 and figured I would get socks three sizes too big because that's what all the other cousins got that day. Before I even opened the gift, I could smell the powerful flowery scent. It was a round tub the size of my face. I took off the top and realized that it was an old school makeup puff with face powder. It looked and smelled ancient. I looked at her with a WTF look on my face and she was just so proud of herself and thought I liked it. My mom told me to hush and say thank you. She threw it away while we were gathering all the torn wrapping paper.
A little different, but I once gave an ex girlfriend a necklace locket that encased an image of a soundwave of us telling each other "I love you". At least that's what I told her. In reality it was a soundwave of that dude that says "deez nuts". I still chuckle about that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When the seventh harry potter book came out, I was dead set on going to Barnes and Nobles for the release party and buying a copy on the spot. My mom said no. I was so eager, I told my mom I'd walk the insanely far distance.
Eventually, my mom revealed to me that my cousin had pre-ordered a copy of the book for me. Gee, that was nice. I'd have to wait a few days, and I missed the party, but still, it was a nice gesture.
I did reddit secret Santa in like 2015.
I asked for some nerdy circuit things because my relatives never put the time to figure out how to buy me a $1 chip for my circuits. I also stated that I had 2 huge dogs.
I got some really cool gifts from my secret santa, a huge dog rope which my dogs have yet to tear up, and an arduino kit. I really still am thankful for those gifts.
However! With it came some of the worst filth I've ever experienced. An entire box filled with gag gifts. Like "wizard trading cards", a "Snot" brand water bottle, and a "your boss" action figure. I was so mad that I had all of this junk that no one can ever use.
My ex girlfriend broke up with me a week ago because she didn't want me to have to deal with all her other problems such as depression, and money issues related to her job. I miss her.
32irish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst by any means.. But too funny not to sure... When DVD players first came out my mum bought me one for Christmas.. And some VHS tapes to play in it
I got a giant teddy bear for a year-anniversary (dating) that they picked up at the grocery store at the end of the street on their way to my house. I ordered them a bunch of stuff from Japan (where they had spent some time as a kid) weeks in advance and paid a pretty penny for it. Felt seriously undervalued
I dated this guy for almost a year told him that all I wanted for Christmas was something that reminded me of him because he was stationed about 7 hours from me.
For Christmas we go to see his family and we decided to exchange gifts on this trip. He hands me a small envelope and when I open it itโs a $50 target gift card. Which isnโt personal at all which stinks but I just shrug it off until he says โI bought you this so you can buy presents for other people.โ
HE BOUGHT ME A GIFT TO USE TO BUY OTHER PEOPLE GIFTS ๐๐๐
Ex GF bought me a Fedora. She spent a good amount of money on it for a college kid so I had to wear it and be appreciative. Never once did I say the hat was lame but she knew i hated it from the moment she gave it to me cause i opened at and made a 'is this for real?' face.
Davimous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a carpet cleaner from her parents last year. We always just borrowed theres in the past. She was definitely unhappy though.
This wasn't really a bad gift...But for my 1st birthday party I had 10 kids at my party. Nine of them gave me a magic marker set. I liked to draw...but I was holding back tears by the time I got to the 7,8,9th set. Luckily the 10th present I opened was a stuffed animal.
A children's toy for my kid at home. It's a blue orb with a purple elephant on the top that moves around the room when it is switched on. That would not be a problem if it didn't produce an ear shattering repetitive badly produced song that repeats every 10 seconds. I hate it but strangely my kid loves it.
My friendโs elder brother had just bought his first house. His somewhat eccentric grandmother cut a load of old pillowcases into squares and wrapped them up for his Christmas present. She proudly announced that they were dust cloths to keep his new home clean.
jovsnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In third grade we exchanged gifts with our pen pals from a neighboring school. He gave me one triple A battery but for whatever reason I thought he just wrapped the present to look like a battery. I spent the entire day trying to remove the sticker... only to find out it really is just a battery.
We were having a small Christmas because we were saving money for a trip to Ottawa to visit my grandma. I specifically said "I will be happy with a gift card for a bookstore!"
Instead, my mom got me almost all rummage sale books from a library, including an obscure yaoi manga from 15 years ago- I suspect she just saw anime people on the cover and thought "mrgojirasan likes these Japanese comics!"
I appreciate the thought but I haven't cracked open a single one of the books and the yaoi manga is buried under a bunch of papers.
It's not really a BAD gift. Just a weird one. My grandmother loves me with all her heart, and they all know I'm super into video games. However my grandma usually opted for clothes or gift cards to jcpennys or whatever. But one year she just bought me this really expensive basketball jersey for Steph curry. I don't even know who that is. Nor have I ever been interested in basketball as long as I live. It was just a weird gift given my personality. Still kinda confused about it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I don't think I've gotten a "bad" gift but the least good one, at least at the time was probably an issue of Caravan Kid.
It's not that I hate the series in hindsight, but I was young, like 9 or 10, and kids take stuff in shows in movies more personal, and the Deuteragonist was a royal bitch to the MC.
On the plus side, it was loaded with sexual content, so puberty got a nice kickstart. ;)
elfymama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A battery recharger. When I was 10 years old. I didnโt have an excessive need of batteries. Much less ones that needed charging. Thanks Dad!
Not me, but when my brother was in grade 2, they did like a $5 limit gift exchange in his class. His Santa was definitely new in town, from a place where Christmas doesn't exist, he might have been Muslim or Sikh? So my brother unwrapped a box of Shreddies this kid had grabbed from his pantry. I don't remember if the Shreddies were already opened, I might have subconsciously added that part over the years...
dcvngtn3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My senior year of high school my mother gave me a states quarters clock. It was a clock with plastic around it and spots to put the quarters - but it didn't have enough spaces to put all 50 quarters, and I'd have to glue the quarters in the spots.
I didn't collect those quarters, and I didn't need a wall clock.
Another crappy gift, given to me about my 7th or 8th grade years was a vest my mother had made out of various neck ties. I couldn't wear the best with anything because all of the colors clashed with every nice shirt I had. Oh, and I also received a green sparkly ball cap with my name on it written in paint. I never wore those things except for the pictures my mom took immediately after receiving the gifts.
Every year for Christmas my Aunt Maria would give all of the cousins a gift card to Best Buy or Barnes & Noble... except me. She decided EVERY YEAR that I needed a new handmade, wool poncho.
My favorite was the black, SPARKLY, wool poncho with orange and pink puffballs...
I got very good at pretending to really like ponchos. Maybe that was my downfall...
I got my best friend at the time a nice silver rope bracket for his birthday which is a week before mine. He offered to get me something in return. I was excited but after 2 weeks later I stopped worrying about it. Then a month later he got me a single bar of soap. Not even a fancy brand.
We are no longer friends.
RustyU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A birthday present from my (at the time) girlfriend. It was a singing turtle that wandered about the floor.
-1st year: I asked for a bean bag chair, my sister got one instead (she didn't ask for one). They felt bad and got me a crappy one later, which my brother peed on.
-2nd year: I asked for a guitar, other sister got one (also didn't ask for that).
-3rd year: I asked for a snowboard, sisters also asked, they both got snowboards and I didn't.
Parents told me it was hard to remember who asked for what so they would just guess.
A few years ago I got gifted a cheap set of tools that you can buy at any Walmart for like 10$.
Now I like tools, and am constantly fixing or building something, but at this point I already had more tools than I knew what to do with, and most of them were better than Walmart tools.
Its the thought that counts I guess, and at least I have a set of emergency tools for my car trunk.
When I was 12 or so, my grandmother got me this lime green tanktop that was two sizes two small. I can forgive the size; she lived halfway across the country. But a friggin' tanktop? In December!?
When I was in my mid-20s my craptacular older sister gave me a weight watchers cookbook and a scale for Xmas.
Now that sheโs in her mid fifties and put on a bunch of weight Iโm tempted to return the favor, especially since Iโm younger and in pretty decent shape.
I got a set of blocks from my great grandmother one year.... I was 14 at the time
Bernsy85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year when I was 12 I got a Lettuce Entertain You dining gift card from my uncle. He was from Chicago and the card was only good at restaraunts in the city. Later he was asking me if I liked clothes from Bebe and I mentioned it wasn't my style and he seemed really offended. I later realised that I was supposed to get a Bebe gift card and one of his coworkers probably got a card for a teen girl clothing store. The next year I got an Iman makeup palette made for ethnic women (I'm a pale white girl) it had lipsticks in purple and other deep tones and beige and brown blushes. His wife was Chinese and I'm guessing it was the brand she used.
The first Xmas gift my GFโs parents gave me was a used yellow sweater (way too small) from goodwill and a very heavily used 30 year old Swiss Army knife - missing some pieces. I think it may have been a test, her dad is odd like that but they have A LOT of kids in the family and not a ton of cash to go around, so who knows.
My grandparents sent me a gift card to Chiliโs for my last birthday. They didnโt put any money on it, which I didnโt realize until I went to the restaurant and bought 30 dollars worth of food.
I have not received a single christmas gift since I was 12, so I'd probably say that knock off g.i. joe 3 pack I got back then, for being both cheap, and the last gift I got for the last 24 years.
fatpak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early teen/preteen years (don't know exact) I got a shoe box with with 2 or 3 VHS tapes that were N64 videos previews of the games. Not a game, but a video of the PREVIEWS of the games. The uncle who gave me these wasn't even at the party.
There were a few reasons why he was eventually cut out from the family...
A couple of years back my grandmother who I don't see very much bought me a toy set from the dollar store, one of those packs with action figures and accessories... I was 16 or 17 at the time. She later revealed she "didn't realize you'd gotten so old!"
My dad's family started a club for old steam engines and tractors. For my 16th birthday, my grandmother got me a membership, and that included having to pay membership dues and putting in 25 to 40 hours of work at the show. So I'd say work was the worst birthday gift I ever got
A used Warhammer dark elves set that he bought off his friend so I'd have something to paint when I spent every single Friday (7pm-4am or so) being ignored by him and his buddies. He kept the set when we split up.
cd29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend one year bought me a bag of chips and a Bic lighter. I told her I quit smoking 6 months before that so maybe she knew I never quit
funlickr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brother gave me a framed pictured of a hanging bloody deer head after being butchered. Tried to play it off like it was some artistic photo he took. He's a narcissistic sociopath that I've since cut out of my life.
chuy1530 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 4th grade we did a secret Santa type gift exchange and they ran out before they got to me, even though I had brought a present. My teacher scrounged and found a popsicle stick reindeer theyโd made in class last year and gave it to me. My mom felt so bad she let me go on a spree in the dollar store on the way home so in a way it was also the best gift.
EloeOmoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother once got a box full of expired bar snacks. Various cans and containers of things like pretzels, peanuts, etc.
Friend of mine's sister received a used, cheap car. Nothing mind blowing but that's a heck of a gift for a 19 year old without one. My friend? He got an American Flag lapel pin.
RuffLuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle and Aunt give me a Bible or something Christian related which isn't a big deal but one time they gave me a Bible for teens. Called the revolution or something to sound cool. Inside was just the Bible with what they said it means so you don't "misinterpret it they had like monster truck style posters for the fights like SUNDAY David vs Gooooolioth. They also if I remember correctly took out the fun bits of the Bible, also being gay is still bad. Made sure that wasn't misinterpreted. My Aunt gave "The Talk" to her and her now husband. If they only knew what I have been up to...
Magsplus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our first Christmas after we were married we received a belated wedding gift from my bachelor brother in law. A set of plaster paris cowboy lamps from the 70's(found out later he had dumpster dived and found them there....). He honestly thought that we would like them because we are horse people(he is a city guy) so we held on to them, in the side room, till we had our first baby....then they were "broken" ooopps.
celephia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings. I don't and have never had pierced ears. Everyone in my family knows this. I get earrings every year anyway. I just fucking pawn them now.
A Walmart gift card holder with a letter inside telling me how much of a disappointment I am.
Love you too, Dad.
minasso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My roommate got a can of armorall at an office secret santa last year.
_teej_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gave my SO a picture frame with no pictures in it because I procrastinated. Highly advise against doing this because you will likely never live it down. Oh and Oregon Trail the card game is also not a hugely popular one for an anniversary.
My uncleโs birthday gift to me back in 2011 (I was living with him to attend high school) was him disappearing for the entire day and coming home at 2am completely wasted and ranting about how much he wants to kill himself.
One year I got a portable car vacuum that you plug in to the cigarette lighter. It came unwrapped, box all twisted like it was stepped on, and had the price printed on the box $3.99. Thing is, it didn't have the cord to plug it in. It never made it out of the box.
A Bill OโReilly book meant for kids or teens. I was like 15 at the time and my moms ultra conservative boyfriend loved Bill. I found that book recently in my moms garage and tore it up and threw that shit out haha.
My grandmother through marriage gave me a used copy of Brokeback Mountain. Plastic off, worn out, everything. As I and the family watching me ponders if its perhaps a gag gift she says with the straightest look on her face, "Its about two queers!" ...Thanks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a bad speller in elementary school... still am, but turns out it doesn't matter! My parents were always upset about the spelling. Anyway, one birthday my parents gave me a spelling workbook. I was on the honor roll that year. It hurt that they chose to focus on the thing that I was worst at. To be fair, it was not my only present that birthday, so I can't complain.
For my 17th birthday five of my friends gifted me a wrinkled envelope that contained a quickly thrown together picture collage, doner kebab vouchers and a lollipop shaped like a penis.
I love doner, so that kind of made up for that lol
My husband has always been pretty terrible with gifts. Several years in a row he got me a scarf and after my protest for a more thoughtful gift, he would say, "Oh, but I thought you love Scarfs." I made it clear that I wanted something that really means something to me. Something more than just bought on a whim.
About a week before Christmas, I got his coat for him but I felt a small box inside one of the pockets. I pulled it out and found an absolutely beautiful heart-shaped locket. He had finally gotten me something special! I dutifully put it back to await my magical gift on Christmas day!
The day before Christmas, our kids asked, as you'd expect, that we open one gift early before we head off to their Christmas-themed play. The hubby and I agree so the kids pick out one present each and I grab the locket box from under the tree. Inside the box was not a beautiful locket but instead, a Joni Mitchell CD. My heart was absolutely broken but I could not show weakness in front of the kids. I stifled my anxiety until I could make it to the bedroom where I let out a few tears.
As it turns out, he had been ready to accept sexual favors from a subordinate of his and the locket was to seal the deal. I confronted him about it and he realized that he's an absolute idiot for considering cheating on me. Things haven't been wonderful since then, I've got the possibility of him finding another girl in the back of my head all the time, but they are getting better and I haven't seen any signs that he is looking for other options anymore.
One of my ambulance partners had a random Craiglist roommate for a year. Both females in their mid 20s. The random roommate bought my friend a life insurance policy for Christmas so she could get the commission!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a wooden tree, our teacher made us switch and I got a really nice one with chocolates and stuff and she made me get a wooden little tree. I was soooo pissed that day
My mom is into giving quantity, not quality. Some years it seems like her gift budget is $20 so she goes to the dollar store and gets me 20 random Christmas themed things such as a weird broken snowman soap dispenser, scratchy Christmas towels, etc. The thing about giving Christmas themed things as a gift on Christmas is that you can't even use them for a year. I've tried to tell her to not buy me anything or just a gift card or something but she insists that she wants to see me open presents
Note: these aren't nearly as bad as gifts others in this post have mentioned, I just wanna share my story.
My family is pretty close. I spend my Christmas with my grandparents, parents, aunt and uncle and my 4 cousins. It's always a fun timeโ until gifts. That's because my aunt is awful... every year my parents and I do a good job of getting gifts for my cousins for both birthday and Christmas. We'd get them things on their list as well as spend a decent amount on them. Enough to make them satisfied. On the other hand, my aunt seems to get me cheap gifts that I never asked for... in fact over the past couple Birthday and Christmas I have received the following: pair of socks, a metal trash can, a plain grey shirt, Bop-It (I was 17), Clue and a puzzle. I always hate to sound selfish but it was so demoralizing on Christmas to see my cousins get good gifts from us and I get left with crappy ones. Now that I'm off to college, my mother suggested we stop exchanging gifts for birthday and Christmas and my aunt said that "it's not fair for her kids that aren't in college yet."
Wewius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is Christmas. So when I was a child I had to wait a whole year, every year for new presents. I also have an older brother, who has his birthday at the end of August. So you can imagine that he got a really nice present every year on his birthday just a few months before it was finally my turn. Only that it was Christmas and he was supposed to get a Christmas present too... which, of course, meant that my presents were often not as "good" as the one he received in August, when my parents hat over half a year to get the money for it.
I don't remember exactly how old I was but it must've been before my 11th birthday. It was Christmas Eve and I was finally allowed to open my "combined Christmas and birthday gift".
I unwrapped it and all I saw was a black brick-like thing. I couldn't really see it in the dimm light back then but in my youthful naivete I shouted "Oh, cake!" and tried to grab it. But it was rock solid. Then I realized that it was in fact a solid brick of black coal.
I don't know about your traditions but in Germany, getting coal as a "gift from Santa" basically means you were a really bad child. Which just adds insult to injury, because I was a really nice child (yes, I know how that sounds but it's true) and my brother was a real troublemaker back then. I didn't even react at first. It took me quite some seconds to realize it. I stared at my coal covered black hands and then started sobbing and left the room silently. I cried the whole evening in my room and even though I got my "real" presents immediately after. It meant nothing to me anymore.
This was a prank by my father and from the "discussion" I overheard in my room I know that he did that without my mother knowing.
I don't have any recollection of this, but according to my parents, one Christmas my 3 year old brother received a light up fire truck from my aunt and uncle... and I (age 6) received a plain white cotton shirt.
They said that was the year they decided to stop doing gift exchanges between the families (my parents used to mail gifts to my cousin as well). Apparently it was normal for my aunt and uncle to give my brother a better gift than me, but that year was just too much and they put an end to it.
Every year I think my aunt just regifts me articles of clothing that people give her husband or son cause theyโre always either way too big or way too small. I havenโt received a single piece of clothing from her that is my size.
But she did get me some good cologne one year so that was nice!
I'm probably too late, but I can actually answer this one! When I was younger we would always go to my Aunt and Uncle's house for Christmas. I remember my cousin, their granddaughter, always opening up a lot of presents but they never gifted me anything. Which made sense, she was one of their two grandkids, but 6-8 year old me just didn't quite understand that at the time. When I was 7 my dad snuck my old Gameboy and my copy of Pokemon Blue over so I could run off and play that while we were there.
Anyway, when I was 8 years old they did buy me a gift that year. I was very excited as you can imagine. I opened it up to reveal a plastic box containing a small bottle of White Diamonds perfume. The perfume that people usually associate with old ladies. Did I mention I was 8?
To end on a better note, my parents have never had a lot of money but they always made sure my brother and I had the best Christmas possible at our own home. And they still do! They're both the most amazing people I know.
pinupgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit, I forgot this one: my brother (who is, as far as I know, of sound mind) showed up at my Xmas dinner with a piece of cardboard wrapped in tin foil, and a picture of Peter Griffin taped to it. WTF do you say to that other than a quiet โthanksโ?
soggy7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
XL leather jacket. I'm a M vegetarian.
sluttttt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a preteen, my grandparents gave me a book on puberty as a Chanukah present. I know it must be hard to come up with 8 gifts, but come on, guys. Awkward to the max.
A Nintendo Switch. It was given to my boyfriend and I from a friend who knew we wanted one and he wanted to focus on other things but video games. What makes it the worst gift ever is that my boyfriend told me that it was his anniversary gift to me. For our ten year anniversary.
When I was 4 someone at my birthday party took my hand, closed it but kept my index and thumb open to make a gun. I was confused and whenever I tell this story people think: that person bought you a gun!?!? No no no.....their gift to me was showing me how to make a gun with my hand.
Had an early morning meeting today at work, usual insurance updates and whatnot. Before we leave, one of the ladies from accounting says "Everyone check under their seats for a ticket, if it has a '1', come and see me for a prize." Well I found a 1, and the prize was a shot glass full of M&Ms and a mini candy cane. The side of the shot glass says "Brooke and Adam - April 22, 2012." I have no fucking idea who these people are, but I now have a keepsake to remember their union by.
As a 12 year old boy, receiving Winnie the Pooh toe socks for a birthday present from my auntie. I remember my dad thought it was a joke and it became uncomfortable quickly.
I've given a worst gift ever. When I was in 2nd grade or so I went to the school holiday fair and bought my younger brother an abacus. When he opened it he said, "that's stupid" and put it aside. I cried.
But I guess worst gift I've received would be a really nice set of drill bits I got as a wedding gift. Don't have the drill.
My Grandparents who id never met mailed my twin brother and I one black 3XL hoodie with a skull over the breast pocket and one adult womanโs pink jacket that had the receipt for some random stuff at Walmart in the pocket. My brother and I were both 8 years old and wore childrenโs size small.
Pretty sure they just mailed us their old coats because they smelled heavily of smoke and didnโt seem new.
The only other thing I have received from them were some off-brand My Little Pony figurines. They were almost MLP but they just looked strange and cheap. I was 17 years old.
halibot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a white elephant party last year and my co-worker got a can of peas. White elephant means you pick a random gift and you get to trade it if you'd like for one that was already opened. He kept the peas saying he wanted all the remaining people to get nice presents. Aw, right?
I opened a chewbaca plush, and since I'm not into Star Wars and guy with the peas really was, I took the peas from him and gave him chewie.
After the exchange, he thanked me and said he didn't realize people were actually buying gifts, hence the reason he brought in the peas...I was so pissed.
My birthday used to be on the start of summer break in grade school. Every year my mom would get me one of those "summer education" textbooks and made me do a page every day so I would keep my brain active.
Years ago at work we did the first White Elephant gift exchange and I received a 1" diameter pin-back button with an image of a cat on it. Not only do I detest cats but I'd never in the 10 years previous played a White Elephant game where the items were used, my gift was at least $10 and brand new and actually desirable so that it would promote "stealing" as the game plays on.
My wife used to receive every year (for at least 5-8yrs) from a close family friend, these funky calendars as a Xmas gift. To think that she actually PAID for these is the worst part. I guess they were homemade by her friend who was a crafter/scrapbooker and they were god-awful. The calendars were filled with fold-out "things" that stuck out past the margins, filled with teddy bears, horses, flowers, stickers, glued on trinkets, pieces of lace, doilies, and misc things that just didn't belong. To top it off, she had dates in the calendar marking her family's bdays and events, etc! it was BAD.
My favorite "worst gift" I've ever received was a CD for Christmas "Jug-Band" music. Literally all the music was played on jugs -- like blowing over the mouth of a glass jug.
shmoo311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just received an enormous box of chocolate chips from sister-in- law. She works for Nestle, so gets them at a discount from the company store. Not only is it a horrible gift, but now I have to do all this baking in order to be able to use my gift.
J666S44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year at Christmas my Nan bought my sister a car. I got a CD of a comedian she had seen in Blackpool. Unbelievable.
I'm probably a bit late to the party here but it would have to be shitty rock.
In about 5th grade I was participating in secret santa and was super excited to learn I had my good friend Vincent and what would you know he had me as well! So I go out to gamestop and get him a game boy game I knew he wanted. It was important to note Vincent's family wasn't super well off while mine was, but I wasn't thinking of that as a kid I just wanted to get my friend something I knew he wanted.
So the big day comes, everyone's exchanging gifts. I run up to him excited to see the look on his face and give him the game. He isn't even looking at me when he extends his arm and drops a rock into my hands. And it isn't even a cool geode or some shit it's just a fucking garden rock. Of course I'm devestates. Anyway one thing leads to another and my mom calls his mom up none to happy. Turns out the fucker did get me something but decided he wanted it so he just kept it and grabbed a rock on the way out.
Looking back I can recognize he lived in a troubled home and wasn't afforded the luxury I had been, but I still don't feel bad about never talking to him again after I moved to another school at the end of the year.
My dad gave me old used scummy flip flops for my 22nd birthday. Heโs not even a bad dad or anything he just forgets to buy gifts and then just kinda gives you whatever he can find laying around. Love him, but that was a shitty gift lol
A tray for a bumpo. No bumpo, just tray. That year bumpos were recalled so we couldn't even buy one to go with the tray.
Square85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card to Chiliโs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a secret santa gift exchange at work a few years ago I got a $13 gift card to Walgreens with some hard candy...
PixelSpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's sort of a running joke about how awful my aunt is at sending gifts. We're not really super close to that side of the family so it's not like we're expecting anything extravagant but sometimes it's like "why bother" gifts. When I was around 15 she sent me a $15 walgreens gift card. She sent my dad a pack of lighters when he was in the middle of trying to stop smoking. She apparently gave my grandmother a bottle of gin and an ornate clock, she doesn't drink gin and the clock is in a closet somewhere. When I hit 16 she gave me a pocket knife with a wolf on it, which we later found out was a part of a set of knives that she bought at a thrift store, she kept the rest of the knives in the set for herself. Like I guess it's the thought that counts but sometimes a just a simple card would be sufficient enough.
Amway. My older sister joined this pyramid scheme and as you guessed it. The entire family was given everything Amway. I was given a nice basket of toilettes.....I was 9.
synty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once recieved an expansion pack for the first AvP on CD... I didn't own the base game.
An apron. A honest to God apron from my boyfriend, as a Christmas gift.
I would have loved a card. Thankfully, he was open to the gentle suggestion quite a while later that if he's stuck on ideas a card with a message, kisses, and an evening alone would be perfect.
I was the new girlfriend at the holiday dinner. Aunt and uncle gave everyone a piece of their corporate swag as a gift, with $20 inside. At least it was $20. I got a logo-emblazoned bag with a single dollar bill. Thanks?
When the xbox 360 first came out I wanted it so bad but my dad couldn't find it anywhere for cheap enough and was very difficult to come by. My parents bought me ONLY THE CONTROLLER so I could go to my friends house and play with him.
duck95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mug that says "#1 Coach". I'm not, nor have I ever been, a coach lol
I got used underwear from my grandma - opened my present and it was a 3 pack of menโs โtighty whitieโ underwear and they were already opened. She bought them for herself (she told me she preferred them to womenโs underwear) and tried on a pair. They didnโt fit, so Merry Xmas to me.
My girlfriend's mom gave me a box of clearance Star Wars Mac and cheese. She just grabbed the bent up box from their pantry and handed it to me, telling me it was a collector's item. I know it was clearance because it still had the 20 cent sticker on it
A gun rack. I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
emrys5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not gotten but given. I was in the 2nd grade and my friend was so excited because he aperantly had chosen his gift with me in mind.
Oh no. The day before me and my sister had gone to the dollar store to choose something for secret Santa. My mother wasn't doing too well and i understood that so i chose a 5 dollar coloring book with a bunch of cutsie animals because that's all they had. Pretty much the opposite of what any kid that age would deem cool.
I ended up getting his gift by some fucking miracle. The way it was set up is that they call your name and you walk up to the tree and pick any gift. He got mine because he was one of the last ones to go.
I couldn't even enjoy my TMNT Raphael complete with weapone and futuristic armor because all i could see was him sadly flipping through coloring pages with no crayons.
I started a job in the summertime, so I was still just barely the โnew personโ when winter rolled around. I participated in the secret Santa. The girl who got me was on a different shift and complained she didnโt know me very well and didnโt know what to get me (this was a grown woman perfectly capable of attempting to make conversation with me on our shift overlap, or just get an amazon gift card, thatโs kind of the point of secret Santa anyway...) she complained and complained until the employee who had drawn the womanโs best friend suggested they switch. Well, through comically predictable miscommunication secret Santa exchanges come and go, everyone loves their gifts, I got someone some kickass Dalek socks, and the best friend ends up with two gifts. I received nothing. Everyone but the woman who had drawn my name was mortified (she instantly pulled the โitโs not my faultโ BS - she was overall a pretty obvious See You Next Tuesday that I witness directly drive three people to quit well paying benefitted jobs through personality alone). She could have that very day just gotten me a bottle of wine or gift card from a gas station, but a week later and she has moved on to pretending nothing happened and never even acknowledged me when we saw each other every day.
A completely uninvolved coworker felt so bad she hand speed-knitted a Jayne hat because she knew I liked Firefly, even though she had already gotten two other people gifts. Only problem was, this hat was 3x too big for my head, so I never wore it and had to come up with new excuses every time it snowed and she asked me where my hat was...
i got a stick of deodorant from my parents for christmas after asking for deodorant the whole year. My parents refused to buy me any earlier because they said I didn't need it so young. 6th grade was painful year
when I was liiike 13 my alcoholic dad(he's sober now dw) bought me some chocolates with some weird fruit liquor goo inside and I tried one and told him it was absolutely disgusting and all he said was "whiiimp!" and ate them all in about one go and didn't get me new ones >:o
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was about 7 I received a casette carry case from family friends. I didn't own any. I basically only had cd's at that point.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
18th birthday, TV Tuner for my PC
It meant I had to cut on my gaming to allow my sister to watch TV on my PC.
My great aunt (she was just a few years older than my mom) gave all the kids (me and my two sister, and my three cousins) separate pieces from one whole set of plates and bowls.
xTye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As I read this, I remembered one.
My dad though it would be funny to get a giant bolt (was like a foot and a half long) and spray paint it gold.
A pen from my father for Christmas (I๏ธ was in college, I๏ธ think is was 19). It wasnโt a nice pen like a fountain pen, just one of those $10-15 ballpoint pens with the changeable cartridge that they sell at staples for some reason. Who buys those? (Except my father that one time). Honestly Iโve never bought a pen in my life, pens (like umbrellas) are free.
So yeah, my brother got a ninendo ds, and I๏ธ got a pen that I๏ธ lost within a few days.
Worst gift I ever received was from my uncle, it was one of those free calendar books that banks give out to customers to help them plan their budgets. I was 13 maybe 14 at the time.
For me it's a toss up between a 1x3" rectangle of plastic canvas when I was 7, from a girl scout gift exchange. (We were suppose to craft something to exchange with each other and she gave me a piece of crafting material instead of a finished anything) or a broken light bulb from an aunt... Although last year I did get a smashed teapot from a coworker--but she assures me it was an accident, but my other coworkers think she was just being spiteful. (She isn't a liked coworker)
For Easter, as a teenage boy, getting Kim Cattrall's book 'The Art of the Female Orgasm' in my basket. Thankfully my younger siblings got the same thing and were equally embarrassed, or I'd have cringed to death.
Runner up goes to when my wife and I were gifted 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage' by Dr. Laura for a wedding shower. It basically sanctions spousal rape, telling women it's an acceptable part of marriage.
Baruch55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother gave me a glove. Not a pair of gloves. Just one singular glove. Before that she had given my cousins things like a left sock and half a roll of toilet paper
For Christmas one year, my grandmother gave me a pair of grandma-waisted bejeweled jeans that she had clearly ordered for herself, plus an equally horrifying belt. My dad made me try them on and parade around, and they came right up and over my breasts. There was no gift receipt, because they were never intended to be a gift, so I had store credit at Talbot's for years.
I know I'm a bit late but. During middle school we had a secret santa with a 20$ limit. I got a pencil...
Kezly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looking at this from another perspective - I once got invited to a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend's 22nd birthday. I didn't know anybody except the person I went with, but as a joke I wrapped up a tin of kidney beans and wrote "to (girl's name). Enjoy!", Then left it on the table with all the other gifts.
I was bored at the party due to the lack of people I knew, however it was great to watch her open it, then listen to everyone discuss "who brought kidney beans?" conversations for the rest of the evening. I didn't tell anyone it was me.
Like many of the other stories posted, this was a Secret Santa exchange. ย It was in Jr. High, I received a Santa hat from the classmate who almost certainly had never washed his hair at all that year. ย The boy had been wearing a Santa hat all morning, up until the exchange. ย Once the gifts were passed around, the Santa hat disappeared and showed up inside my present.
A gold ring with three rows of diamonds on it. For context my mom is a very materialistic person so when it comes to gift giving her idea is if it isnt expensive it isn't a good gift. My mothers whole family is stereotypically an Italian-American family so gold chains and whatnot is kind of a big deal for men. She got me this ring for my 21st birthday and I told outright that I was never gonna wear it because a) i live in an area where you can be mugged for wearing something like that and b) I just find told tacky in general. Long story short she exchanged it for a pair of slip on vans which I love and wear every day
My uncle once got me a flask for Christmas. It was made to be disguised as binoculars so that you could sneak it into places. I couldn't have been even 10 years old.
suspi72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a pink blouse that had rhinestones around the collar, leopard print on the sleeves and a black belt around the waistline. Most horrendous clothing item Iโve ever seen.
At my workplace we did Secret Santa. I proudly stay away from alcohol and other harmful habits, I put it inside my bio at our site, I talked about it with people on multiple occasions. And yet, I got a wine bottle as a present. It ruined the image of the company and I quit shortly after because of this and multiple other bad signs.
My dad is an asshole and loves to give bad gifts to loved ones. Some examples:
He mailed my aunt 3 M&Ms one year. She stared at them for a moment, ate them, then closed the box.
He gave my other aunt a glove. Just one, not a pair.
My aunts hate Wal-Mart and never shop there. One year, he sent them a $50 gift card. They begrudgingly went because hey, free stuff is free stuff. After filling up their cart and going through the checkout line, they discovered my dad never actually activated the card. There was no money on it.
He mailed people rolls of toilet paper but wrote on the sheets so they couldn't be used.
He gave me bags of rocks one year for Christmas.
He gave my mother a 40% off coupon at the Hallmark store for her birthday.
Back when I was a little kid, during one of my birthdays, my older sister gave me a present. I remember being super exited as I was unwrapping it, imagining all of the possibilities! Is it a super awesome toy?? What kind of toy??
Well.. I finished unwrapping it and what did I find? Soap. Soap on a rope. In the shape of Charlie Brown. I was so disappointed that I threw it and ran to my room crying :(
BoremUT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toss up between a leather blazer that was given to me on Christmas by an ex (I hate leather clothing and blazers - it was more a gift for him since it was his style), or an LDS magazine subscription given to me by my ever-hopeful grandma that wants me to come back to Jesus.
For my 8th birthday my grandma got me four dictionaries, because she didn't know what to get me. Even my mom was upset with her, like just get him candy or money or actual books. Who the fuck genuinely wants a stack of dictionaries? The best part was I literally already had all four of those exact same dictionaries because they were part of my supplies for school.
Edit - She actually almost topped it a few years ago when she got me an iPad case for Christmas. I don't own an iPad, tablet, or laptop. Neither did my parents at the time. I have no idea where she got the idea. To be clear, my grandma is an awesome lady and I love the shit out of her. She does not give good gifts.
ifelife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my dad, this story came up recently so it's the first thing that came to mind. My great grandmother, my dad's mother's mother, used to go on a lot of cruises and trips in the mid 80s. I don't remember spending much time with Nanna Davis, but I do remember the amazing gifts she would bring us kids back from Singapore and Hong Kong. This particular time she came back with a giant walking talking doll for me, a huge deal in those days. My brothers got something equally cool, maybe remote controlled cars I think. Mum got these beautiful Chinese fans IIRC. Then she handed Dad a gift. Dad was a big man. And she had bought him a small sized elasticated Mickey Mouse belt with matching tie. They were hideous and neither one fit. We were taking about it a couple of months ago and he's still bitter 30 plus years later. I still find it hysterical though
silla860 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wheel barrow.
So I could brings the logs in easier.
afihavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I moved in 7th grade my friend gave me a going away present. It was a small box wrapped in electrical tape. After untangling several feet of electrical tape there was a layer of duct tape about half an inch thick. I got through that and it was wrapped several hundred times over in saran wrap. I finally get through that to find a box that a watch would come in superglued shut. I pried that open to find a small piece of paper with "Sorry you're leaving. Send me you address when you get there and I'll send you something!" scrawled on it. We corresponded many times since then, never got my going away present.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A knitted jumper from my gran every year who couldnโt knit. Arms too long but at the same time too tight. I couldnโt grow into it because of how tight the arms were
Last year my dad got me a used pair of marching band shoes. To be fair, I was in marching band...in high school and college. Am now 30. I died laughing when I opened them bc I couldn't tell if they were a gag gift or not. Still don't know. But they're memorable still.
When I was 15, my boyfriend bought me a shot glass that said "I only look sweet." I didn't drink, was a straight-A student, and was a goody-two-shoes.
tcarr20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pogo stick, which I thought was pretty cool. It would have been however, my brother got a BB gun. It was open season on the hippity hoppity Fucks.
W444vy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 4. Went to visit Santa in the local shopping centre where i could get a present, sit on Santas lap and get a picture. Got my prezzie off Santa and couldnโt wait to get home to open it. It was a big barbie tea set. I was hoping for an action man or something.
ShocK13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex GF gave me a noise maker, the Chinese kind. Because I make goofy noises all the time. I was like 27ish at the time, so yeah, worst gift ever.
lego950 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me an entire gift bag full of commerce bank pens for Christmas one year, and a Spanish horoscope book... I only speak English and German.
When I was a kid, my Great-Grandma gave my cousin a Nintendo 64 for Christmas, and when she found out that we were at the Christmas party, she gave my dad $20 and told him to split it between myself and my sister.
I'm really late but we went to my father's family's Christmas party when I was like 12, all the kids there got these cool bikes, televisions, toys, then they called me to get mine and it was a bag of M&Ms inside the Red guy.
Toss up between two ex-girlfriends. Both times I actually spent a lot of time to figure out really good ideas for gifts and bought them far in advance. I had one where I got a charger for my electric razor but we broke up around that time so I don't blame her for the shit gift.
The other was last year where I got a decorative waterfall that runs on batteries (why it doesn't have a cord is beyond me) and a stuffed leopard/cat doll. The real disappointment with that one wasn't with the actual gift but because her brother had bought the same stuffed animal for his girlfriend.
I once opened a gift that contained my own shoes. I had been looking for them all morning because my feet were cold.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A starbucks mug from my cousin for my birthday. It was like they were standing in line and thought "oh, its his birthday today" grabs mug off shelf in line at starbucks.
I don't drink coffee, tea or any hot drinks, really, and they knew that. Still use it though for water.
jobadius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin once forgot to get me a gift in advanced but still wanted to get me something, so Christmas morning he went outside and filled a box with a few rocks, wrapped it and gave it to me.
Jonatc87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Linx body shampoo pack. Besides the fact. I can't use it due to sensitive skin. Four times I got this last year. Must've been a sale somewhere
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our family friend gifted our ENTIRE family a package of tissues
My good buddy once gave me "Bad Boys 2" on DVD. It showed me he doesn't know me at all. We are no longer friends.
stegonx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger my uncle and aunt offered to get me a laptop worth thousands of dollars for my birthday. I told them I didn't need something so expensive and felt good for being humble. On my birthday I unwrapped a coloring book. Needless to say, I learned my lesson.
dacmd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a t-shirt on it that said in huge bold letters: WORLDโS OKAYEST BROTHER. We laughed about it, but I knew as soon as I saw it that it was getting re-gifted to him next Christmas. For the next year, I intentionally wore it whenever I would work on a messy project, loading it up with stains and holes. Since I lived in a different state and rarely saw him, he had no clue it was going on. Sure enough, next Christmas I crammed into the smallest box I could find so it would be nice and wrinkly, wrapped it, and stuck it under the tree. He just about shit himself when he opened it, he didnโt know whether to be insulted or humored.
zgavar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A kfc bucket
snekduh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a broken toy gun for my 10th birthday. Ironically, she was my BFF but she actually stole stuff from my house. Their entire family came to the restaurant to have dinner and they left giving me that one, old, broken toy gun. I wonder if she meant, "lol you can try to kill yourself with a gun but your life is so sad that even the gun is broken". Idk maybe haha
I got a hat once from my mother on my birthday.it didn't fit and it had a discount sticker on it :p
Keep in mind that my bday is 5th of Jan, so its right after all the holiday fuss. Ever since I said I didn't wanted a present anymore after that, the next year they gave me a scratch card.
The older I got the more I started to appreciate my parents so I'm cool with it. Started to work and bought myself gifts :)
Fuzati ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crappy sweater for Christmas from a former friend.
She had bought exactly the same one for her brother too, no originality.
I love my dad. But he overdoes Christmas. Like a lot. He likes to give for the pleasure of giving gifts. So every year, there are like 3 dozens gifts for my sister and I and our SOs. In the past few years we've received like 3-4 tape measures, small screwdrivers aplenty, TONS of socks, useless trinkets, etc.
It can't really qualify as "worst gift", as he always has a main gift AND a few hundred dollars each as well, which is super generous, except he just doesn't have that kind of money. He makes little, heck he owes me quite a bit, and has things he really should invest in. I'll have to talk to my one and a half year gf because I know she will be super unconfortable when she'll receive, along with over $50 of gifts, 200 CAD cash.
His reasonning is that, as a gambler, it's money he would have wasted anyway. It's hard to argue with that, and I'm thankful, but damn if it isn't unconfortable every damn time.
For the "worst gift" scenario, well he also has attention deficits and has a history of missing the mark on gifts (and a lot of things. The number of time he rented a movie we had seen or that was just not for children, like at all). I couldn't begin to count the number of times I've had things like the wrong model, colour, flavour, etc. One of my oldest xmas gift memories is the one where, when I was very into the TMNT, dad got me "my favorite" paired with a pack of candy, but it in fact was the only turtle I didn't really like (damn you Raphael) that was paired with candy I never could eat (fitting), and my sister got my beloved Leonardo (she didn't really care for TMNT), that came with yummy M&Ms.
My dad once got me a decorative cardboard box. He wrapped it and everything but there was nothing in it, just the box. That same year my mom thought he got her a nice piece of jewelry by the look of the gift. Turned out it was one of those fancy pens.
It wasn't really a bad gift but i got new headphones and my birthday was coming up a week later, my girlfriend knew about the new headphones i got, and i even showed them off to her, which obviously meant i was happy with them, but she chose to buy me new headphones anyways, which i obviously accepted and show grattitude for, never really told her about this.
not a bad gift per say, but a total disappointment: in 7th grade I had asked for the newest Princess Diaries book, and low and behold there was a book wrapped under the tree! Being a savvy kid, I saved that present for last, to build expectation. When I opened the gift what did I get? A dictionary :|
the overwhelming feeling of disappointment is still palpable 16 years later, even though the dictionary was something I needed, it wasnโt what I wanted.
My great grandma gave us things always gave us things she already had. I got a dinner bell and a broken kite one year.
kjata30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I received, but one I gave.
I was (apparently) a devious little practical joker as a kid and in particular liked to pick on my little sister (four years younger than me, she's gotten me back plenty and we have an awesome relationship now).
Anyway, one Christmas when I was around 12 years old, I found a bunch of empty boxes in the attic that my parents had left over from previous gifts. I proceeded to wrap 5 boxes of different sizes and place each within a larger box (Matryoshka doll) and placed a grubby "IOU" note in the smallest. Needless to say she was not happy with me that Christmas, though she did get me back with the same trick as an adult!
From my aunt AND uncle (combined gift): shitty dollar store binoculars. I am really into birdwatching, and they knew I already have a really good pair of binoculars. So I don't even understand.
When I was 9 my single gift from my family and my only gift that year was a picture ripped out of a catalogue in a ring box. The picture was of a desk.... And no they didnt go buy me that desk after Xmas as they all forgot so that picture was what I had to play with that year.
I was twelve and had asked and hinted for months towards Santa bringing me a cassette recorder. I got a voucher in an envelope for a navy coloured suit to attend church on Sunday. I ripped the voucher to pieces and screamed out loud. My mother gave in, and promised the cassette recorder, but only at my birthday, later in the next year, as punishment for having been rude and ungrateful on Xmas evening.
One year for Reddit Secret Santa I got a small cooking pot that appeared to have been used, and a coffee table book on tropical fish. Nowhere in my profile or any post (except this one) did I mention cooking or tropical fish.
The last Christmas we spent with my then step mom sucked. She was horrible to my sisters and I already, and I took the brunt of it for being the oldest. I'm assuming my dad told her that she had to get us something so she just shoved a bunch of random shit from goodwill and the dollar store in bags, most of it we had no use for. You can find some cool stuff for good prices at those places but it was so obviously a "fuck you"... to three little girls. The only thing I remember in particular was a pack of round cotton pads... like cotton balls but flat...? Years later I when I started wearing make up, I discovered they were great for removing eye makeup... but honestly, I would have rather have received nothing. She was such a cunt. I used to be able to go on for hours about all the shit she did to us but my memory has thankfully blocked most of it out.
One Christmas my great Aunt gave me a doll for Christmas, I opened it In front of my extended family.
At the time I was 18 year and I am a dude and still am.
Not me but, my dad... he mentioned he liked whoppers to my mom as she went out to get groceryโs. My grandmother overheard this; for the past 18 years my dad has received bulk packages of whoppers for Christmas.
My Dad mentioned to me the whoopers werenโt even for him but, for my brother.
Merry Christmas, Dad.
charpple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was grade 3, I wrapped my gift with newspapers as a prank to make it look cheap and see the disappointment on my classmate's face but inside is a really cool gift. It somehow backfired because I got a well wrapped gift but a used T-shirt inside. Feelsbadman
A dog toy. It was a present from my parents' friends, and to this day I don't know if they thought it was a stuffed animal (but I was at least 18 by then so ???) or if it was a mix-up and they gave me the present for their poodle instead. It was quite baffling.
A copy of Django Unchained. That my brother already owned. He just took it off his shelf, wrapped it and gave it to me
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In first grade, I was 2nd in my class in a private school. When I arrived to get my certificate at the last day of school, I saw a boy, who was definitely last in my class, receive a remote car with his certificate!
I got so excited thinking (if that what that boy got, what could I get?)
I got a big wrapped gift... and I was so excited to get home and open it with my mom... when I finally did, it was a fucking teapot with a few tea cups -.-
I was 7! Why would you give a 7yo boy a fucking teapot!!!
We did a secret santa in my senior year US government class. Everyone put in a pretty good effort except for whoever drew my name. I got an unwrapped and clearly used IQ test.
Last year I held a tricky tray and donated all the proceeds to a non-profit. Some of my family came for the raffle portion and my aunt put her tickets in different prizes. She won a couple baskets and seemed really pleased. On Christmas, like ~3 weeks later, she just gave me back the prizes that she won at my fundraiser. Regifting to another level.
Oh man. I๏ธ had it pretty good growing up apparently. I๏ธ am so sorry to all of you who had unfair adult grievances thrust upon you. I๏ธ think Iโm a decent gift giver. Iโm really going to start thinking twice now to make sure my gifts are appropriate.
When I was 19 and my baby brother was 9, I broke up with my longtime boyfriend of five years and decided to get away from it all spend Christmas and New Year working in a holiday camp in England.
I donโt remember any presents that year from my parents probably a jumper chocolate and such.
My little brother gave me a rectangle package poorly wrapped in Christmas paper and I kept it until Christmas morning for the surprise whilst I was on my own in the cold accommodation before I started work.
I genuinely couldnโt guess what it was definitely wasnโt chocolate and I was anticipating a surprise.
A pair of black figure skates from my grandma when I was 8. I had been playing hockey since I was 5. Black. Figure. Skates. Guess she thought I was Kenny Wu.
When I was 24. My sister gave me a box of cleaning supplies for Christmas. Some opened. And a ziplock baggie with 1 sponge in it because "I figured you didn't need more than one so I took the other in the 2 pack."
A class of mine in college did a secret santa exchange. I spent hours building this cool sculpture thing for the guy I got. He happened to draw my name, also. He got me a brick. A brick he broke in half.
Well I gave the gift but there was a communication mishap regarding the yearly Christmas who's buying for who drawing, and I ended up getting my 9 year old cousin a $30 gas card.
Here are examples my boyfriend received from my parents...
-49er slippers (he doesn't watch football, neither does my parents, or me. So extremely random)
-earrings (his ears aren't pierced)
Now they are shitty because my mother told me prior to what they got him. I told them he wasn't a fan of 49ers and that his ears aren't pierced. My mom, the psychopath, insisted that his ears were pierced... this was also news to him too
-Snoops- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
MrPurse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a normal looking table lamp for my 16th birthday from my parents. Given, it was with some other gifts of mild interest, but I opened the lamp and didn't know how to respond.
I do still use it like daily though since I never bothered to buy another one through college (24 now), so I guess it's a highly useful but unappreciated gift.
Oh, also got an automatic can-opener from a cousin last year. Pretty exciting.
Not the worst gift ive ever receieved(granted these people gave me horrible gifts still). This is about what my mom recieved. So my grandpa remarried a few years ago and his wife hates us. She buys us all dollar store crap and buys hundreds of dollars worth of stuff for her biological kids. Well this one year she of course got us all crap but what she got my mom this year was enough to make my mom cry. My mom recieved some dollar store container thing(no clue what it was) and it had some pepermints in it..the container was broken. My mom proceeded to cry in the car...it wasnt a nice day.
Eroe777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt think it was so bad, but my parents did.
When I was maybe 6 or 7, my great aunt, who never married, gave me a firemanโs helmet with a working light and siren on top for Christmas. From he time dad put batteries into it until about lunchtime I ran around the house with it on. And it was loud.
After lunch I couldnโt find it.
I found it in the spring, hidden in the garage. All the neighbor kids thought it was pretty great, too.
My sister once wrapped a present for my brother in nice wrapping paper. Then under that 3 layers of news paper. Under that, aluminum foil. Under that, wax paper.... And under that, about 1p pieces of hair.
My friend gave me a box of my favorite shrimp, but underneath was The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior on Blu-ray. This was after I specifically mentioned how much I hated that movie.
Not only was I disappointed, I was insulted.
choc45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me some of those old people giant sun glasses that you put over your reading glasses for my bday one year. They were previously used also lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is a clean hoarder, and on my birthday and Christmas she sends me a package full of random stuff. Like a loot box.
One of the items I got...was a pacifier. Most of the items had Winnie the Pooh things for little kids, but one thing was the pacifier.
Yeah, I sent that gift back.
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Need some context for this one: I'm private with what interests I have, so my parents almost never know what I want as gifts, except for music because we share the same taste. My mother also gives us gifts on Easter, but because she dropped out of high school, she barely makes any money so presents are usually small, like yearly deodorant/blankets. I also liked Jeff Dunham back in 2009, but haven't liked him since. In fact I'd be outright embarrassed to even think about Jeff Dunham or his puppets anymore.
This year for Easter she got me a Jeff Dunham T-Shirt and a sleeveless black collared shirt, which looks really ugly and redneck-y. I assume she thought the collared shirt had sleeves which makes sense since I love actual collared shirts, but the Jeff Dunham T-shirt is unforgivable.
One year for my birthday my dad hands me a present. I unwrap it and holy shit! It's a muthafuckin camcorder! I'm all like "holy shit dad I've always wanted one of these!" So I open the box all giddy like, only to find an alarm clock on the inside. Thanks dad.
But seriously though my worst gift? Hangers. Wrapped in christmas wrapping under the christmas tree. Three packs of them.
One Christmas I got a digital watch. This in and of itself would not be a bad gift, were it not for the fact that, on my birthday (November), my parents had decided to get me a digital watch. We went to the store, I picked one out, but they were sold out, so we decided to come back later. This "later" happened to be until Christmas, and it ended up being not even the watch we had picked out.
Just wanna be clear, I totally recognise that a watch is in fact a great gift, it's just that 11-year old me didn't really appreciate getting his birthday gift for Christmas.
My mom habitually would buy me clothes knowing they were a size too small, then when I pointed it out, she would say "You'll lose weight this year." I'm a size 12.
My grandparents were known for WTF gifts. One in particular was the pinnacle of WTFery.
It was knitted out of what appeared to be green baling twine, approximately 7" wide and 2' long, with a big loop on either end. Too short to be a table runner, too short and scratchy to be a scarf, not aesthetically pleasing enough to be a decorative anything.
There was no indication of what it was meant to be. No one who saw it ever figured it out.
No pictures exist, and to this day I have no idea WTF it was supposed to be used for.
My estranged father and stepmother took my brother and entire family (except for me) to Hawaii just before last Christmas. They invited me over for โpresentsโ in which my brother, stepsiblings, and all their mini swampthings were showered with gifts.
My singular gift was a t shirt that was in a size extra small from their trip to Hawaii. My boobs didnโt even fit in it.
My father is an attorney and didnโt spend a lot of time around when I was a kid except for when it was something he could take credit for (being a volunteer sports coach, etc). He mostly showed his love through gifts.
When I was 11 my aunt gave me a set of underwear. I am 25 now and full grown and they still would be to big.
chefdev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Hawaii. We don't have olive garden, sonic, red robin, but just got an Applebees. I have gift cards to all these places, from my grandfather, who lived on a different island. He is an awesome grandpa, but just kept giving me gift cards that were useless to me.
magsan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I there is an online trade/sale thingy you can do?
Scratch off lottery tickets from a state I donโt live in.
mkhpsyco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family does a sibling gift rotation. One year my brother had my name. He was probably about 18, i was maybe 12. He kept telling me that he was going to get me baby food the entire holiday.
When christmas morning hit, the gift from him was two little baby food wrapped packages. And... It was baby food. Pureed Peas to be exact. When all the gifts had been opened, and thats all I had from him, I was pissed. He said that if I ate a whole spoonful, that I'd be able to get my real gift.
Once me and my 2 brothers (all teen boys) got a bag of free Avon samples once from my aunt who sold it on the side.
Truly wonderful is a giving heart, amirite?
mbl102 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother gave me a Blockbuster gift card. A few days later I spent an hour chosing 3 CDs. When I tried to use the gift card it had $1.27 on it.
Another year my mother wrapped up a box of Kleenex. That was my gift. My whole family laughed. I don't really enjoy Christmas anymore.
I dated this chick in high school, and she was really into a certain thing, and I spent a ton of money, well a ton of money for a high school kid, getting her a custom made Snow Globe with the thing she liked inside. It was fantastic and she loved it...and in return she got me some weird like remote control car thing that cost probably 10 bucks and broke after a day... Wow, I'm pissed off all over again about this.
My girlfriend's dad is a pathetic, divorced alcoholic. He regularly gives her used golf clubs from Goodwill. She has never played golf in her life nor wants to ever play golf. He also doesn't play golf. It would be pretty sad if he wasn't such a massive piece of shit. On an unrelated note, girls with daddy issues are great in bed.
Once I got an iTunes gift card...but I had no phone or iPod of any kind
Jigbaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone with more ambition than me should post the story of the grandfather accidentally ordering 100+ of the same belt so he just started giving them to his family members (who thought he was going senile). It went on for like 20 years or something. And it was all an inside joke with himself.
My 'Facts' are undoubtedly screwed up (FALSE NES ALERT) but it's worth a read if someone wants to find it
I can't play with him to rough if I ever get a turn when my parents play with him 24/7. He cries a lot, I have to feed him, and he doesn't know how to do any awesome ninja moves. If I break him im in BIG trouble. Can't re-gift him and Salvation Army won't take the donation.
When I was 15 my aunt got me a towel and a sand dollar
iamesper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my Grandma - she forgot my 18th birthday and a week later a parcel arrived. It was a bag of wooden pegs, without the springs. We are still baffled, but I was grateful nonetheless.
Last year my aunt got me a pink camera bag that said NASA on it. I'm a 26 year old guy. She said she knew how much I liked space stuff....
Threw that shit right in the trash when she left.
When I was a kid, I want to say 7, there was a year I got only books and clothes from everyone except my parents. The most boring Christmas ever, I don't even think any of the books were good except for one.
dano415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beach towel from my college sweetheart. (I wanted to make her Christmas special, so I bought her clothes, pearls, and a Tag Heuer watch.).
Philio12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much every christmas my grandma would give my sister all the things she wanted for christmas/birthdays but me and my younger borhter would get cheap stuff from the dollar store, one time she got a iphone and we got the same as always. she asks us for our lists and what we want, but doesnt get a single thing on it and just says to my mom "i dont know what boys like"
kn0wF3AR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a self help book from my wife... for Valentine's Day.
modus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year with me being 16, sister 14 and brother 11. Mom decided she would wrap all our gifts in child specific paper. She then handed all the gifts out so we all had our piles, we would each open one gift at a time to see what others got. Mom always got us things we needed. Socks, underware, toothpaste, etc...As I am opening gifts I realize most of my stuff is boyish ( im a tomboy so didnt really bother me) until I got boys underware. Turns out mom was having us unwrap each others presents on purpose. She thought it was the best idea ever.
Next year mom wraps all the presents in whatever xmas paper she has but didnt label any presents. So as she handed out presents she would have to man handle them to remember whay it is and what kid it went to.
Again she thought this was the best idea ever.
I was in a secret santa gift exchange in 7th grade. I got someone a homemade card and a gift certificate to toys are us. I got nothing because I was the foreign new kid. I was devastated.
JFBeaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 12, my parents got me a coffee table type book over mazes where the pages couldn't be drawn on. I learned a little bit about crop mazes.
Other presents that year were: chapstick, AA batteries, Winter fresh gum (actually bomb), and a bag of socks.
When I was in the 5th grade, my uncle heard that I loved reading and liked history, so he got me the historian's history of the United States of America in two volumes. Still are sitting unread on my shelf in all their majesty 20 years later.
So, the year the first Nintendo DS was released, my brother got one for his birthday. I really wanted one, but I decided to wait until Christmas (after bugging my parents) to see if I got one.
Christmas rolls around, and weโre spending it at my grandmaโs apartment.
My brother and I, being like 4 or 5, get up SUPER early and go sit in the living room trying to guess our presents.
I pick one up and itโs the perfect size to be a DS box. Iโm so fucking ecstatic.
Parents wake up, time to open presents!!
I save that one for the very last because I want to act all surprised.
I open it,
division flash cards.
sporefin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a secret Santa in 5th grade. The secret Santa who picked me was a kid who had a high functioning form of autism. Anyway, he totally blanked my present, and on the day where we all revealed our presents, he declared he didn't have a present for me and proceeded to hand me $20 instead (he had earned all that money at the arts and crafts faire at school earlier that day). I thought I was set! $20 to a fifth grader is big fuckin money. But alas, as he was handing me the money, his aide said he couldn't do that and took the money away. The special ed kid got a hula hoop and a yoga ball from his secret Santa. All I remember is him bouncing that massive ball around while frantically swinging the hula hoop on the blacktop, having the time of his life. Fuck that aide.
Wow so many grandparents giving terrible gifts while also giving awesome gifts to other family members.
One year mine got me and my brother and sister a dollar store calculator that plays games. One year we got Fubu jumpsuits. My usual getup back then was a T-shirt and jeans, much like now and Iโm also a white kid from the suburbs lol. One year my cousins got brand new cars. I donโt remember what we got that year.
A past SO years ago. He had just discovered Minecraft and played it all day every day. It was my birthday, and when I went over to his place after work he had spelled out a giant Happy Birthday in blocks for my present, which apparently took him hours to do. He was also an aspiring artist and could have easily drew me a crappy pocket sized picture that I would have adored.
Probiotics, a pull-string flying toy and a coupon book. This was the first christmas after my parent's divorce and it was all my dad could afford (he bought it all at a local auction house). I was 22. I still get that awful sinking feeling when i think about it.
Ajamay95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I had a Chewbacca onesie from Target on my list. One of those ones with the hoods. It was ridiculous and silly, I knew I'd only wear it occasionally, especially because I get warm in my sleep and wouldn't ever wear a onesie to bed. I asked for that specific onesie because I knew that was the only one I would actually wear. I did get this onesie, but my grandma decided to get me a different one.
She found it at one of those Christmas shows, and it was at least really well made. It was more like long johns than the cute kind I was looking for. It was also red and black flannel plaid pattern, and had a butt flap. An actual butt flap, that had two bears on it and some embarrassing saying about bear butts or something. It was bad. This is the kind of gift you give a 3 year old who has no say in what they wear. I was 21, in a college dorm. She was so proud of herself for picking this out, too, cause I had asked for long pajamas! I wore it one night.
She asked how I liked it, and I told her. At first she tried to pull that she made my mom, who made me, so she gets to say what I do with my body and I HAD to wear it. That didn't fly, so she said she'd wear it then (she's about half as tall and twice as wide as me. No.) And took it back. No receipt for me to return it myself and at least get the money. It was also the majority of her Christmas budget for me, so I got next to nothing from them last year.
Sioswing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother takes โitโs the thought that countsโ to an extreme by supplying me with luggage tags every birthday
I can't think of one but my husband asked for "magic cards" at a school secret Santa when he was younger, maybe middle school. He wanted to learn card tricks. He was all excited when he saw a relatively small box wrapped up. He opened it and there was a beginner Magic the Gathering card set. Devastating.
He said he had never been so disappointed in a gift yet had to act so excited (good on kid version of husband to do so) and he's hated MTG and secret Santas for the decade plus since. I always tell him he's being an irrational Grinch!
Since then, he's refused to participate in work or school or club gift swaps, not once has he joined. After many of my own exchanges, I finally enticed him to the Reddit secret Santa this year for his first swap since that fateful day. God help me if his Santa doesn't ship!
When I was younger my sister gift wrapped me a piece of wood, that I had split for our wood stove that we used to heat our house. (To cut down on how much gas heating we used)
One Christmas I received a pocket sized princess coloring book and one pair of socks. I was 17 at the time, I am also a male.
reimteim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school for my birthday my aunt gave me one of those bath and body works bags that you get for free when you buy a certain amount and a picture of her youngest daughter. My mom was so pissed because this Aunt has always given me the shittiest gifts but tended to actually spend money on everyone else. It made for a memorable story.
My bf bought me a salad spinner, and not even the one I had wanted. His family will never let him live it down. Edit: This was last year. We are in our late twenties.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Despite being loaded, my ex's mother used to do a lot of her Christmas shopping in the charity clothes bin on a nearby supermarket car park. I remember driving past it one day and seeing her dive into the thing.
One Christmas I got a hideous jumper from her, it was various shades of brown and had a circle with a flash of lightning on the chest. It looked for all the world like the flash had rolled around in dog shit.
The damn thing was sized for a child and I was in my mid 20's at the time. When I opened it the rest of the family gleefully insisted that I wear it for the rest of the day, I could hardly breath in the thing and it was itchy as hell, I could hear the seams straining every time I moved in it. I had to pretend I was hot take it off after lunch because it was in serious danger of splitting, but then I had to freeze my ass off for the rest of the day because she never switched her heating on.
The Christmas after that she gave me a painting, one of those cheap supermarket prints but she had then painted over it so that the colours matched the decor in our lounge. It looked like someone had taken a walk by a lake full of radioactive waste after taking acid. We had to put the damn thing up every time she came over, thankfully she didn't drive and relied on us to collect her so she never came unannounced.
The following year she got me three disposable razors.
8 years old, boy, grandma's house for Christmas. gift box was one foot by one foot biggest present i had that year. I shredded the package and to my surprise I got a unicorn windchimes. fuck you grandma
In a Yankee swap at a place I was working at, someone gave a 12 in 1 tool (kinda like a Swiss Army knife for housework). It was an an afterschool tutoresque business for kids who had learning and social difficulties (mostly kids who were on the spectrum or had ADHD). The kids were from 7-16. No kid was into anything that had to do with tools.
I was only 18 at the time at a place full of adults, so luckily they had let me join the yankee swap with the kids earlier. The girl who had gotten the tool was, at the oldest, 12. She took like a champ. Kids there got pretty worked up fast, but she gave a confused look and didnโt whine or complain.
I got a fun little maze ball. I happily swapped. Seeing her and all of the adults reaction was an amazing feeling.
Oh yeah and the mom didnโt see what was wrong with the gift. She was worse socially than her son.
I was on my high school speech and debate team. We had a Christmas gift exchange. They guy who pulled my name from the hat was on a trip to India that he didn't tell anyone about. So nothing. My gift was nothing.
2 iTunes gift cards. Both were for the same Greatest Country Hits album and I hate country music.
My buddy thought they were normal iTunes gift $15 cards that just happened to have a country artist printed on them.
That album still manages to sneak onto my iPhone every once in while, freaking me out with sudden honkey tonk when I shuffle my music.
"Oh man I wonder what'll be up next? Iron Maiden? Daft Punk? Disturbed?"
...GOT MAH BEER AND MAH TRUCK AND MY GURL!!
"God dammit.."
bmann10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A new computer from my parents. It was not a bad computer, but it was expensive. However, I had recently built a computer that outclassed this one in every way. The reason this was the worst gift was because now I had to choose either to tell them I really didn't need the computer and would rather have like, anything else. Like even clothes and I hated getting clothes for Christmas. Or I could smile and take it and never use it. I opted for the former and basically didn't get a gift that year.
My parents do this a lot, I'll ask for something small and they will over shoot it like crazy. I'm not ungrateful, but I ligitimatly do not need what they get me when they do this. Last year I asked for a shitty phone vr thing, like Samsung gear vr or cheaper, so I could use it on the plane. They process to buy me playstation vr, which, while it is cool, is not portable, and also requires a bunch of other stuff to use. As such I've used it maybe twice and every time I go home from college I see it and feel like shit since it probably cost them so much.
Last year my sisters boyfriend got me a book called โThe Book of Memesโ. I shit you not, it was just a book full of memes, all of which I could find ON THE FUCKING INTERNET.
mixt13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Headphones that not only were not the same brand from the box they repackaged it with, but they didn't even work. Basically trash.
Every year my family picks names and gets a $20 gift for whoever you picked. Most were decent gifts many people overdid the limit, but my Aunt was the worst. She would ask whoever got her name for specific things that were way over the budget including roof racks, a new microwave, and a cassette player/radio. In turn, she gave the worst gifts. Some were cheap, some were home made, but none were anything anyone would ever want. One year it was a mobile of the the family made from cardboard cut stockings tied with floss to a coat hanger. One year it was a bag of dog food. But the most memorable time was the tin of cookies she baked for my little brother. It was almost a good gift, but she hadn't put any sugar in the cookies, so they were completely inedible bricks that even the dog wouldn't touch.
a beauty photo shoot for my 18th birthday. Very easy to forget, that I don't like seeing myself since i was 14 and told everybody i don't like modeling and stuff. Thanks but not thanks
A scratched-up, three-year-old $25 gift card to Bertucci's, which I assume he had grabbed out of some random drawer in his house and shoved in an envelope. The state I live in doesn't have any Bertucci's.
This wasn't me but one of my sister's coworkers. They had a secret Santa gift exchange and everyone received great gifts or at least gifts that were thought out. Except one person who ended up getting two boxes of Eggo Waffles as a gift. Dude was pissed and didn't bother taking the waffles home.
Only Eleven would be happy to receive boxes of waffles as a gift.
Thankfully I didnโt receive it, but saw the action go down at a work gift exchange.
It was the type of exchange that you piled all the wrapped gifts up on a table, then people drew numbers, then stole or opened a new one, yada yada yada.
Well, one lady goes to get a new one, it was nearer the end, and she opens... a box full of medicine. Like vicks vapo-rub, cough syrup, sinus pills, the works. People in our office had been passing around a cold that wouldnโt die and the lady who bought the gift was only trying to help someone stock their medicine cabinet. It was thoughtful, but really?
Well, the lady that opened it is one who is easily, and often, upset. Grown ass woman who causes all sorts of petty fights. She looks PISSED. So others go around, clearly avoiding the meds, and the lady just gets more and more upset looking, nearing tears. She starts making small comments like โI donโt want xxx medicine, oooh that bottle of wine looks nice.โ โDoes anyone want to trade?โ And the finally, โWhy would anyone want medicine for Christmas?โ Prompting the lady who bought it to defend herself. Awkward silence ensues.
Finally another, more thoughtful, lady decides sheโll trade with the pissy one, and gratefully thanked the one who bought it. Pissy one is calmed, and we go about our day.
Moral of the story, donโt by cold medicine as a gift in an office gift exchange, especially if you have a pissy, petty coworker.
I have played chess since I was 5, it is probably the only feature about me much of my extended family knows. I live 700 miles away from most of them so it isn't really their fault but at some point around chess set number 15 it got pretty tiring. So I would say whichever of these was the least effort.
Pro tip: If all you know about somebody is a single hobby then they likely have the basics covered.
Not me, but my parents went to a Dirty Santa party with my momโs coworkers. The idea is basically Secret Santa with booze. They came home with a grocery store roasted chicken, fries from Bojangles, an open bottle of cheap wine, a cracked ceramic mug with food stuck on it, a half-empty miniature bottle of rum (just enough for one shot), and expired hot chocolate mix.
niteowwl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Teenager bible
Siink7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly nothing beats picking your own gifts because the other person doesnโt give a shit to put in some effort, I am looking at you ass of an ex!
The Christmas after I told my family I was an atheist and wanted to become a Palaeontologist one day, my ultra-christian aunt bought me a year's subscription to Creationism magazine.
She didn't get me a birthday present that year, as it was a ''gift big enough for both'.
Towards the end of my birthday, I see my brother-in-law taking something off his key ring and trying to conceal what he was doing.
He had taken an empty gift bag and put something in it - the tag remained the same - Happy Birthday TapThemOut - and he said, "Whoa - looks like you missed one" as he handed it to me.
I opened the bag and inside was a Timber Wolf bottle opener - apparently, you get it from Timber Wolf when you send in ten lids from their chewing tobacco cans.
I thanked him for the bottle opener.
None of this was out of character for him.
I actually expected nothing from anyone - it was supposed to be dinner with friends that turned into a surprise-ish party.
Absolutely nothing....from my dad, every year (my brothers all did, he even took them clothes shopping for school, but not me). On the bright side, he left behind 300k when he passed away last year and I was listed as an heir in his will....but it was all cash in a joint account that only had himself and my surviving brother on it and my brother took it all, I got nothing yet again.
Not the worst one here by far, but I received a set of luggage from my parents when I was in 5th grade. We never travelled further than my grandparents house which was 3 hours away. A lame gift at the time, but 12 years later I'm still using most of the set.
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, my gf, that's one of her favorite stories. That's about the time she was 12/13. She was waiting for her birthday a really long time and got super-hyped because that's the age when most children around started getting some serious stuff like gameboys. She received a door that day. Literally a door. To close her room which previously had none. She is still a little pissed about that story to this day
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Books are the worst gift because now you feel obligated to read them before you see that person again.
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Books are the best possible gift: no obligations, but you collect plenty of them this way and they cost serious money if just go to the shop. If the person says "How is that book that I have gifted you a week ago?" then screw this person, but books are an amazing gift
1075701 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 14-ish and my older brother (like, 10 years older gainfully employed but still living at home and banking all that cash, brother) gave me a ยฃ30 gift card to our local shopping mall. I went into Cex (a second-hand DVD, games and electronics store) and picked a ton of DVDs to buy. Got to the checkout, the dude scanned all the DVDs and bagged them up. I handed over the gift card... and got told that the ยฃ30 had already been spent. My brother had given me a used gift card. I had no cash and no card (being 14 an' all) and had to shamefully turn away from the till and tell him I couldn't buy the DVDs.
When I confronted by brother he just shrugged and said 'whatever'. Wish I could say this was out of character for him; unfortunately it isn't. Thanks bro.
mtdmaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's really not that bad compared to some of these, but clothes that are 2-3 sizes (i.e. 4 to 6 in numbers) too large. Repeatedly. From my in-laws.
This isn't me but on my brothers birthday my mom "forgot it" baked herself a coconut cake. No one else in the family can eat coconut cake, and he didn't get any presents, so his gift was watching his step mom eat cake that he can't eat. (She didn't like him if you couldn't tell.)
amnsisc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Makeup when I was sixteen for Christmas. This huge makeup gift set with 50+ pieces of makeup. All because my mom wanted me to be more girly.
I only wear makeup for weddings/funerals ave very little at that...
mykeuk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember once getting a small cardboard cutout of the Spice Girls. I've absolutely no idea why.
G8tr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 12-year-old boy, I received a manicure set from my grandparents. It had nail clippers and a thing to push back your cuticles and all kinds of things to keep your nails in tip top shape. They realized after I opened it and they saw my reaction that they messed up, but they still really tried to sell it to me like it was such a great, useful gift. Now I know how out of touch with reality they are and why they didnโt see how giving a young boy a manicure set was a bad idea.
My clothes were in very poor condition, so my wife decided to take me clothes shopping. This resulted in a day of me waiting around while she bought clothes for herself and none for me. Afterwards when we got home, she said to wait in the living room while she "slipped into something more comfortable". An hour later I walked in to see what was taking so long and she was passed out on the floor, completely wasted on box wine. The next week I had to use the birthday check from my dad to pay the bills, because she blew all our money on clothes.
I hate birthdays.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might want to, maybe, give your wife and yourself a present of marriage counseling. You sound well adjusted, she might need a tune up. Good luck!
After reading this, mine doesnโt seem so bad - for a wedding gift I received a wood cross from an aunt. The top slides off to reveal a compartment inside that contains a string of rosary beads and a small glass vial for holy water. It is so you can administer last rights at home (said aunt lives in a rural area).
It is made of really nice wood but neither I nor my spouse are particularly religious. We did have it hanging up for a while but now it is in a storage box somewhere.
I would have probably had more use for it in college. The compartment inside would make a great stash.
I was lucky though - one of my other relatives received a plaque of the Last Supper from the same aunt.
iGalaxy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get anything from anyone on my 18th. Sad times. Just an eviction notice from my landlord(asshole).
Dangernj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my daughter.
My inlaws are very wealthy but also extremely clueless. They are actually awful people but they do love my daughter and she is their only grandchild. Every Christmas she has been alive, my MIL has given my daughter a dozen Christmas outfits. She must spend a fortune on these things- they are all the frilliest things you ever ever seen, decorated within an inch of their lives. The issue is, she wraps them up and gives them to my daughter for Christmas (or whenever we see them for Christmas, which is sometimes up to 2 weeks later). She then expects me to put each outfit on my toddler right then and there- taking off the tags and all- to take her picture in each one. So basically for Christmas, my daughter gets hundreds of dollars of clothes she will never wear again and we have zero use for, I get to wrestle a dozen frilly outfits on an unwilling toddler, and my MIL gets a million pictures to show off to her friends.
We have a very old boiler in our house which is situated in my bedroom, one Christmas I was given a carbon monoxide monitor as my main Christmas present.
Still it was nice to know that my parents had grown to love me enough that they didnโt want me to die from toxic fumes in my sleep
kolpy99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend got me an extra small condom. I wasn't seeing anyone at the time, so he proceeded to say "You know what? You don't need that, I'll save it for later."
When I was younger I broke my phone. My parents bought me a new one and I had to pay them back over time, which I thought was reasonable. Couple of months later, my brother broke his laptop, but when my parents got him a new one, he was not required to pay for it. I brought up that I didn't think this was fair, so my main gift that year was a torn off piece of paper that said "You no longer have to pay us back!" while my brother's gift was a very nice stereo for his room. I never got my money back that I had already paid them
angeltre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I won a Halloween costume contest once for the Legion Hall I worked for. It was 2 tickets to dinner at the fish fry on Friday night which would have been awesome if my parents weren't the one's who put the fish fry on and my family ate for free on Friday's anyway ๐....
Last year for Christmas my boyfriendโs mom got me, him, his sister and her husband each a 16 can pack of Star Wars Campbellโs chicken noodle soup. The soup force is still with us.
I can recall the worst gift I ever gave. It was an as seen on TV shock belt that was supposed to make you lose weight by giving you spasms. I gave this to my mom for Christmas. I was pretty young and my dad approved so I think he's part to blame too. It was fun sitting around the tree getting shocked
I broke my PS2 controller when I was a kid, the first and only time. My parents gave me one of those cheap, obnoxious red knockoff versions for my birthday that didn't last 6 months of course. They got angry and called me ungrateful right when I reminded them in total honesty that we already had this conversation about the necessity to buy official products for your game console. I had no pocket money to buy an official one by my own means since "we're always short on money". I guess every penny counts when you absolutely need that veranda for next year !
I was dating this Mexican chick one time and after about 4-5 months together it was my birthday. We were on a trip at the time with both our families so we weren't sleeping in the same room. Right as I was getting ready to go to sleep, she sneaks into my room and says she wants to give me my birthday present. She gave me a set of house slippers and a blowjob. The house slippers were the oldest style of old man slippers you can imagine. Like cheap wal-mart ones (and she had tons of money). And an amazing blowjob. I've never been able to reconcile that in my head. I've never worn house slippers or expressed an interest in them. The contrast between the two was just.....uncanny.
My mother gave me a pair of size 11 pink house shoes for Christmas three months after I got married. I wear a size 8.5. She was a bit salty about some wedding mishaps.
I've been far away from home every holiday for the past 9 years, if I get any gift I'm happy with it. I'm sure there was some toy I got instead of what I wanted when I was a kid that I threw a shit fit about but I don't remember anything specific.
WinRARHF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a screw driver. I'm not even kidding.
When I was 11 or 12 everyone in my family came over on Christmas to open presents. Iโm the youngest out of all my siblings. My brothers had graduated high school and were electricians at the time. My parents bought me a new tv, and my brothers both got expensive tools, including very sharp wire cutters. As a joke, my brother put the wire cutters around my foot and told me to give him my tv or heโd cut my toes off. I panicked, and I pulled my foot away, simultaneously slicing down to the bone in my foot right below the toes. Everyone rushed me to the hospital because I was gushing blood everywhere. I ended up having to get 12 stitches in my foot and the doctor said if it had cut any further it would have severed the tendons. So, thatโs probably the worst present Iโve ever gotten.
Not technically a bad gift, but there were strings attached. My parents made a promise with me and my brother, that if we didn't smoke until our 18th birthday, we'd get a free drivers license (they go for about $2k+ here). When I was 18 I told them I'd like to claim my price, but they didn't want to pay it. Subsequently I refused to get a drivers license, which my parents thought was a terrible life decision. They were still under the impression that if you didn't have a driver's license, virtually nobody wants to hire you. Since I was studying for web development at the time, it didn't really matter.
You need 20 lessons to be able to go for your final exam, so instead they compromised and gave me half a 'package' of 10 lessons and signed me up for lessons without me even knowing, even though I couldn't afford to pay the other 10 myself. It was only after the first 10 lessons that the guy informed me that the deal he made with my parents was only valid if I bought 20 extra lessons. Basically, they paid for a quarter of a normal license, but I had to pay the full price of a total 20 lesson package on top of that. I was basically just paying for my own drivers license without me having a say in it, as a 'gift'.
It's a good thing I got it on my first attempt, which is statistically very rare, otherwise I'd have had to buy another 10 lessons plus the cost of taking the final test. I was pretty pissed at my parents about it all, since I've never in my entire life/career ever really needed a car. Even now that I'm living in Stockholm, even the idea of a car is ridiculous.
My sister gave me a big wrapped box for one of my birthdays. Inside it was a smaller box, and inside it was a smaller box, etc... inside the last box was a tomato stem.
For a Christmas party in 6th grade everyone was assigned someone to give a present. The person who got me forgot to bring a present and just gave me his lunch he hadnโt ate. It consisted of a banana and sandwich and the teacher didnโt say anything. This was the worst โpresentโ I had received.
Sprynt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading these comments makes me believe I was the least favorite grandchild. My 10 year old cousin got a brand new ps3 and I got socks. 17 year old me, huge into games, like I've told them since I was 7, got socks. I mean blank black socks nothing special. Oh well
A tiny chocolate frog from my uncle for xmas. My mom went all out every year getting my cousins presents and he gave me a tiny chocolate.
Wuornos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-siblings Aunt Linda is the queen of regifting...the first Christmas after my dad married their mom she gave me a partly used carton of the powder perfume stuff you sprinkle on the carpet before you vacuum.
It's funny now, and kind of a running joke in my family, but at the time I was pretty hurt because I was already having a hard time adjusting from being an only child to having to share and this was just the icing on the cake.
qcpat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I got was from reddit secret santa.
I have sent 4 gift and receive nothing but endless wait and shame.
A girl I was seeing at the time made me some Christmas cookies herself. They were by far the worst cookies I have ever had. It tasted like she used cardboard for the flour. I ate almost all of them in front if her to show how much I appreciated them. I got food poisoning from them too.
annerd3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pet rat one year. I was 10. He was white and had red eyes and I named him Snowball. I wanted to give Snowball his best life. I cleaned his cage regularly, made him a little leash so I could take him on walks, and decided that this little guy deserved to eat like a king. I stopped feeding him rat food and began his people food diet. For Christmas Eve, I gave him some of my moms famous Christmas ham. He loved it! The next morning, excited to open my presents with Snowball beside me, I woke up to a dead purple rat. We had a funeral in our backyard. Merry Christmas, rat killing 10 year old idiot.
A jump rope from the dollar store, from my aunt, who knew I was 16 years old. A hug would have been fine if you couldn't afford anything.
Rohall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up liking the James Bond movies, so one year my aunt got me a Bollywood knockoff James Bond calendar... From 3 years prior. Meanwhile, she got my sister a new IPod and $50 for music. I don't know what I did to have my family hate me so much for my whole childhood, but damn it sucked.
It was a gift exchange at Boy Scouts. I was 6 or so. We sat in a circle and the leader read a book telling us to pass gifts left or right. We stopped and I noticed the gift I had was slightly open, it was a train set, nothing super fancy but I was really excited, I'd always wanted one. Just when I thought we were done the leader told us to keep passing. I ended up with a Burger King toy of Patrick Star sitting on a purple rock, I was not pleased
In eighth grade, a girl gave me a Star Trek puzzle for Secret Santa. I was a notoriously big Star Wars fan. "They're pretty much the same, right?" she said as I unwrapped it.
Fjerner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wrinkle cream and foot lotion for Christmas from my aunt when I was 13.
And when I was 17, my brother got an amazing telescope from my dad for Christmas, while I got a Mickey Mouse binder that still had a -50% discount sticker on the back to cover the 0,50โฌ price tag. My brother never even opened that telescope and I wasn't allowed to use it.
I guess you could call it a shitty gift. My parents still think it was a shitty gift and are a bit salty about it.
One year, we went to my grandparents house for Christmas. We also got presents from our great grandparents as well.
I opened the gift from my Great Grandparents, to find some old, very-obviously used toy trucks. Not even suitable for the thrift store. They were probably older than my parents.
I thought it was rad. Some of the trucks had bits missing, but one had a trailer, and that was cool as shit to maybe 6 year old me.
My cousins got nice new dolls and stuff that same Christmas, all in the same house. My parents were miffed about it, but I didnt think anything of it.
Around my 8th birthday the only thing I had asked for was a mighty max play set. Everyone else at school had one but me. My mom told me they were expensive and I might not get it, so when I opened my gift and it was something else I wasnโt surprised. I was surprised, however, when my brother opened his gift (mom always got everyone a little something so they wouldnโt feel left out while the birthday child got all the presents) and it was a mother fucking mighty max. My brother got the fucking thing I wanted more than anything on MY birthday while I got a god damn pack of socks and a sweater. Iโm certain this is why I never get excited for my birthday.
My great-uncle gave everyone lotto scratchers one year. He didnโt buy or get anyone anything else. The $1 scratchers from any gas station. No one won anything, either.
Even if someone had won something, I still think itโs a shitty last-second gift.
My mil never fails to call the day before a birthday or holiday to ask us to pick something up for the kids from her and she'll "pay us back". At the very least I know this is coming and plan it with my shopping now, but I had to run out and scramble the first few times, or label stuff I bought as from her, and I'm not exactly doing great financially myself. She almost never pays us back and frequently ends up asking my husband if she can "borrow 100 until my check comes in" which we also never see back. I would never ever tell my kids those awesome grandma gifts are actually from mom and dad, but my soul gets a little blacker every time they open them, get excited and thank her so much and she gushes about how "I knew you would love it!" She's a special lady.
One of the only times she did get them gifts on her own she gave my son a 50$ visa gift card. Poor kid saved it for a month then tried to buy a gift for his girlfriend with it only to find out it was never activated. I'd love to say it was a cashier fluke, these things happen, but unfortunately it's most likely she stole it or traded with her dealer for it or something. He never said anything to her, but his relationship with her has changed as he's gotten older.
My husband has pretty much stopped buying her gifts except scratch tickets. When he was young he had used his own money to buy her a necklace for Christmas. She opened it and threw it back at him saying "what is this cheap crap? I can't wear this, I can only wear real gold. "
A secret Santa in my college class, someone got me a very large, flavourless dick lolly pop and some chocolate liquors from the pound shop (which I was there when he bought them!) dispute the fact that I donโt drink.
A fun joke, but everyone got lovely presents and I really didnโt...
Thomas-C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up in Mississippi and around middle school decided I wasnโt religious. The first person I ever felt comfortable telling was my grandmother (where I lived, it was not a good idea for folks to think you werenโt Christian). She was for a time the only person I could talk to about this kind of thing, she was patient, would let me think out loud, would help me figure out what I was going to do/how to keep it from being an issue with the folks around me. She encouraged me to find my own way of living and be tolerant of other folks. She was always very religious and though my doubts did obviously make her uncomfortable, she understood that the choice was mine to make and encouraged me to make it. She also was careful about what she gave me - she understood that something like a cross or a bible was an inappropriate gift for me as I grew up.
She started getting really distant after remarrying around ten years ago. During that time it was like a gradual sort of separation, she let contact slip away. Sheโs big on having these huge family gatherings and we were never really like that, so she spent all her time pretending she was the grandmother of her husbandโs grandkids (it was weird). Her husband died, and she started to reconnect, but she was so out of touch it basically didnโt mean anything. She gave me a cross from a dollar store and a Joel Osteen book that I know came from her coffee table (it was bent and stained). She said she thought it would โhelp me improve my lifeโ.
That was the crappiest gift because it was basically a box full of โyour grandmother is goneโ.
My dad and step-mom were terrible at giving gifts. My dad let my step-mom handle it, and she was always very enthusiastic about it, but there was one major issue: for some reason you could not in any way express what you might want. She โhad to figure it out, so itโd be a surpriseโ...which is great, except she was terrible at it. I always got strange gifts. One that always stands out to me for some reason: when I was like 22, my step-mom got me a poker set. Now, the first problem with this is that it was insanely cheap: No-name brand cards, those cheap, thin red chips, and a felt mat that said โTexas Hold-em!โ On it. Second problem: I had zero interest in poker, and had never expressed any interest in it. I had no idea why she would think I wanted that.
My in-laws were pretty bad, but theyโve gotten better over the years. They are fantastic with gifts when it comes to my kids and my nieces and nephews, with the adults, not so much. With the kids, they always asked what they were into or wanted. With the adults (my wife and I, and all her siblings and spouses), they never asked, they just bought us stuff. The bad part is they would spend a lot of money on nice stuff that, to this day, has never left the box and sits in the basement. Stuff like crystal serving trays, electric griddles, and weird personalized home decorations. The last few years though theyโve started giving gift cards, or just asking us.
Posting for my mom. When she was 11 or 12, her step mom sent her panty hose and a wig and said it was from her dad. Step mom was evil man. Panty hose and a wig?!??! Wtf.
When I was in high school in band, we had a secret Santa and I got a shitty drawing of a guy riding a giraffe flying through the air and it said โHereโs me riding a giraffe, merry Christmasโ ๐ the guy who gave it to me was pretty funny and I laughed it off. At least it was unique!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma thought she was buying me a jewel. It was a butplug
mrfossy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one of my aunts and uncles routinely give us the crappiest gifts pretty much every year. It has actually become a bit of a family joke tbh so my parents put very little effort into their gifts too now.
One year my parents received a framed photo of their family as a present. Like yeah, thanks for that. as if we dont have like a million photos of you already.
2 of the gifts i received from them personally though was
1. A tie rack (i think i owned maybe a single tie back then) would have been probs late teens or early twenties.
2. another year i received a jewellry box. I am a male that has never ever worn jewellry. I dont even wear a watch because the feeling of something on my wrist annoys me now.
When I was 10 I had expressed interest in playing music and asked for a keyboard for Christmas. My dad was a a piece of shit and didnโt want to get us anything but my mom new we had a shitty life already and always tried to eat is what we wanted for Christmas. So that morning I woke up and there it was, the most beautiful keyboard piano I had ever seen up on a stand by the Christmas tree. Complete with programmed songs and light up plastic keys to help teach you. It was one of the cheap ones but it was everything I ever wanted at that time. I was so excited because I was going to grow up to be a musician(I did). However my older brother was pissed because he got what he wanted but he didnโt get a keyboard too. So he picked it up and threw it and broke it along with my hopes and dreams of playing piano. It didnโt work after that and they couldnโt take it back because a bunch of the plastic keys were broken. Iโve bought a really nice keyboard in my adult life but I have no desire to play it because of the bad memories.
I thought you meant you took out back and put some hollows in it lmao
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes. The gift that keeps giving.
jeeeegs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me organic peanut butter one year because I saw it in an ad and mentioned something casual like "looks interesting". It was very sweet of her to pay attention but that was my christmas present for the year...
Kahzgul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife and I were dating, she "got me" and "adopted" dolphin for my birthday. Which means she got me a piece of paper that says I somehow sponsored a dolphin somewhere in the whole world. I can't visit this dolphin. The dolphin isn't writing me heartwarming notes about how it can now afford books for school. The dolphin wasn't even at risk of contracting malaria. I don't give a shit that she could only afford to spend $10 on a gift for me. I do give a shit that she spent that $10 buying a gift for a dolphin and tried to dress it up as somehow being a present for me. Fuck you, dolphin.
My mom got me a throw pillow with photos of me with my boyfriend. We have agreed to never have anymore pictures together. Another was a bracelet with our first initials. We are beyond any semblance of cutesy, sappy, and romantic
hainb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile looking for Christmas gifts for my classmates
For Christmas one year when I was 13 or 14, some family from out of town sent me "The O'Reilly Factor For Kids." They must have thought my values were at risk of becoming tainted with rock music and marijuana. They were right.
eschmi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work secret santa, worked at a hotel with 10 other people. Put in some of those ice shot glass molds since it was a younger group and most people drank/partied a lot. Everyone else also put thought into their gifts.... except for the breakfast lady. $2 crappy calculator. and guess who wound up with it.
One Christmas Eve I went snowboarding with some friends. Long story short friends got drunk, fought, left me to walk 7 miles home at 4 am. 7am my mom wakes me from my 10 minute nap to take me to the family breakfast where all the kids got rc cars and bikes and Pokemon stuff and all I got was an orange. Fuck that Christmas.
Edit: I was 16, and no, long walks on cold night are not a romantic turn on.
My parents have a running joke where my real present is inside a joke box. Last year, they gave me a box for a turkey baster and I figured it was a joke like the others.
I got a used dish for my wedding, in a tied plastic bag. Dish as in, a single plate that must have been part of a larger set. Used as in, it still had dirty food-stains streaked across it.
The woman was the senile old lady who lived next door, so the thought was nice, but still.
BlobBird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So for the past 3 years me, sisters and dad make a list if things we like for christmas and birthday. My eldest brother ignores the list completely.
What he got me was a puzzle (LoZ). His excuse was because i used to be into puzzles when i was 10. Im 27.
He got amiibos for christmas. So he got what wanted.
This year for my sisters birthday instead of getting her pusheen related stuff and he told he was ordering everything, getting her hopes up. He changed his mind and got her giant reeses peanut butter cups...she hates that and he ended up eating them.
Because I'm petty for his birthday I got him miniature legos and an Iron Man wallet (he likes Captain America)
This year he said me and my siblings are getting pokemon plushes...so i bought him a mug lol.
Edit:
I saw someone mention Polly pocket and I remembered something from childhood.
When I was 8 I was really scared of any robotic type toy. Every time I was alone in the room with those toys they would turn on and move on their own. My mom already knowing this decides to give me a black robotic baby doll. She told me because i need to relate more to my people. I'm Mexican and I have light brown skin like my mother. Yes she's a bitch for doing and saying that to me. I threw the doll away (cause it freaked me out) when she was cleaning up the Christmas mess lol.
16th birthday. Grandma bakes a ham. I HATE HAM. Always have, always will. To top it off, she tells that it's getting old and needs to be eaten. However, she refused to bake it for Easter two days before my birthday. Nope, had to be served on my birthday for some mysterious reason. I still remember the phone call begging and begging her to save it for Easter, she absolutely refused.
I didn't show up to my own birthday party that year. My grandma acted like I had killed her dog and didn't get me anything for the next four or five years. Fucking fine with me. She died in 2009. Don't miss her a bit. Obviously, it was more than just ham. My mom had the same issue with her and my mom died in 2000. My grandma was the type who couldn't fathom that other people had separate interests from her own.
Since my mom had already passed, I was left with my dad who hated confrontation. "She worked so hard on it." Not my problem because she didn't have to do it. No one asked her.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my wife and I were shopping and I jokingly pointed to those Axe shower gel/deodorant gift boxes, and said "that's what you get the person in the family that you hate."
I got three of them from her family a few weeks later.
One year I learned I was the least favorite grandchild. I understand out of 6 grandchildren (5 being my mom's own children and I'm the youngest of them) it can get expensive.
I think I was maybe 14 or 15, and my grandma got me a pink binder. I was going through my goth phase and I immediately said "I don't even like pink." my grandma threw a fit and said that I'm a girl and have to like pink. My mom and my siblings all felt bad for me and my mom bought me something else on the way home.
The next year confirmed I'm the least favorite. As the others opened their gifts in excitement, I sat there with nothing. I started to hold back tears and my grandma (a collector of many things) just told me to pick something from the room. My first and second choice she told me "not that one" so I left with a teddy bear. Mom felt bad for me again, yelled at my grandma and then we stopped going to her house for Christmas.
I have 3, all from my grandmother who never really liked me.
1. A yellow pillowcase with a horse embroidered on it. I wish I had a picture it was really gaudy.
2. A wallet from a dollar store. Worst part was she said " it's bad luck to give someone a wallet with no money" she put a single dollar inside.
3. For Christmas one year she gave me a pair of my own socks I left at her house, wrapped up and everything.
Nightco_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my ex and I went to a little store by our college that sold tobacco, some knick knacks and fake rings. At the time he was talking about getting me a promise ring after I had forgiven him for trying to hook up with girls online.
We left the store but he wanted to get something but he didn't have any money; he asked me if he could borrow my last two dollars. I complied. He comes back outside and hands me a fake ring and says that could be my promise ring. I wasn't happy.
invot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My PS2:
Now, the PS2 was amazing. I played it all the time. The games I got were monumental. But the context of me getting it was what made it the worst gift.
I was a freshman in high school, dealing with a multitude of problems. I was living with my mom in a small town and she was seeing a guy who was simply bad news. I told her around Thanksgiving that what I wanted for Christmas was time with her. I missed her. We've always been good friends but this guy was driving us apart.
When Christmas Eve came about, we have a tradition of opening up one gift, and we often make it a silly one. I made her some things (14 year olds don't have that much money), and she opened up a wall scone to replace the one my friend broke. I opened up Grand Theft Auto.
All I wanted was time with her, but she was under the impression that if I was occupied with video games then maybe I could handle spending more time alone. Also, I was not the "GTA: Vice City" kinda teenager. More of the Sim City or Civilization kind of gamer. It felt so impersonal and dismissive, and I was so sensitive at the time. I remember spending that night crying in my room, knowing I'd be alone at home more than I already was.
Thankfully, things have changed since then. My mom is now my best friend and we talk every day. And, that guy is history.
As a young teenager I got an electric toothbrush one birthday from my aunt.
The charger was missing, but it was unused at least.
Possibly made me more uncomfortable that it was wrapped.
Later learned she had a few mental health issues which explained a lot of her odd behaviour 8 had noticed.
LABeav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 29th birthday my parents gave me a fleece zip up Columbia Sportswear VEST. It was branded with my favorite college football team which was cool and all but it didn't have tags and was obviously used. Also, it was a women's vest which I don't think they realized and I didn't point out (I'm a guy). It was very odd as they are well off and could buy me a brand new ( and in style ) jacket at many stores around town. Someone obviously suckered them into buying it I'm sure. I just said thanks and gave it away a few weeks later.
My mom drove me five hours to spend Christmas with my dad. I pretty much came over to watch my half brother open presents, because i didnโt get so much as a card.
nacdan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8th birthday my parents got me a game of scrabble, and elbow and knee pads for a bike I didnโt even own... Im guessing they forgot when they witnessed me demolish my bike in an attempt to catch my fall.
mxman991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once got me a 25 dollar gift card to in n out. Sounded great, until I went to in n out and found out it had less than a dollar still on it.
A mannekin leg, filled to the brim with dog food. Which gave my dog rancid farts for a while afterwards. Definitely the strangest gift too. I hung it on the wall for a while...
One year for Christmas my sister got me a bucket full of candy and a four pack Pepsi. At that point I stopped drinking pop four years prior. Looking at this thread I feel a lot better about it now though.
Zuwxiv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ex-girlfriend who qualifies for this. One Christmas, her brother got a motorcycle.
She got a scented candle.
mackieaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one I was never sent on Reddit secret Santa last year.
My mother-in-law gave my husband a stuffed animal in the shape of a mallard duck, with a pocket hanging on the side of it to hold a TV remote. It's supposed to sit on the arm of a recliner. It was faded on one side like it had been left in the sun for years. He didn't even watch TV or own an recliner at the time.
A long time ago when I was in middle school, I played MTG. My grandparents asked what I wanted for my birthday, so I said "Magic cards, they come in plastic packages with a monster on them."
Come birthday time, I'm really excited for more cards to add to my deck. I open the bag, reach in and my fingers feel nothing but utter disappointment. My hand pulls out a deck of magic playing cards and instructions for magic tricks. It's like getting socks for Christmas, but worse. It was the hardest I ever tried to feign excitement, I was so dead inside for those few minutes.
First time I opened them was to play poker in high school so at least they got some use. 12 yr old me could see how my grandparents fucked up, but damn was I sad they did.
The first present I ever got from my sister after she got her first job. Each year (30 years now) gets slightly better but would still count as โworst gift that wasnโt from my sisterโ.
Whereas she tells me what she wants and I get it.
MVBsq10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was maybe 10 or 11 I received a gift from my friends parents, whom I was never crazy about, that was a karaoke set. They got it for me because they thought I had too many video games and that I needed to get out more. Young me was extremely pissed. I basically threw the thing in the basement storage and never saw it again.
My dad gave me a lighter one year for Christmas because I guess he forgot I was coming over that year. I was 4 years old. He picked me up from my mom, handed me the lighter then locked me out of the house until it was time to take me home. I was used to being kicked out so usually wandered the neighborhood looking for kids to play with. When I didn't find anyone because they were all spending the day with family is when I started playing with the lighter. I was having a hard time lightning it at first but I eventually got it. The very first thing I did was give myself a bad second degree burn. My dad was lucky I burnt myself instead of his house. I think he was high, drunk, or maybe both. My mom was beyond pissed and he never got me for another Christmas after that. Unfortunately he had court ordered visitation so I still had to see him every two weeks.
TL;DR- My dad gave me a lighter while he was high/drunk and I gave myself second degree burns.
My mom once gave me this really ugly dog toy of a fox that was made out of these really ugly coarse fabrics with awful repeating patterns on it. I collect plushies, so she clearly picked it up as she was walking out of a store because she forgot to get me something. My brother got something super expensive from her that year, like a new camera or an iPad. I got a dog toy.
The worst part is that I'm so used to her bullshit that I was just defaulting to pretending to be happy until my boyfriend pulled me aside and asked if I was okay, etc. Once I came to my senses some I went to her and tried to broach the subject as carefully as possible. But what I was saying basically amounted to "I don't really need this so I would rather you just return it and keep the money for yourself, or something like that." Because it was one of those that had a plastic bottle or squeaker inside so there was NO purpose to it. She called me ungrateful and started trying to guilt trip me by acting like she was about to cry (she wasn't really, she stopped very abruptly when she realized it wasn't working). When I didn't let her get to me she got annoyed and started yelling at me.
A couple of days later she brought me a new gift she had gotten with the money she got from returning the other one. Another dog toy.
My Christian Science grandmother was a real barrel of laughs. She never gave any of her grandchildren toys or anything remotely fun. Her idea of a fun Xmas present was underwear.
My mom gave my nephew her fathers stamp collection because she thought it would become his hobby or he would get really into it. Hes 5 yrs old and has an ipad his parents gave him I dont think your stamp collection is going to hold his interest. My mom has it in her head hes really into it but she has to force him basically to go grab the book and do whatever is involved in stamp collecting. Just such an out of touch present.
I was picking up a friend for my birthday party and he comes out with an opened box of legos and says โhappy birthdayโ. It wasnโt even the right legos in the box
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this will get buried but...
my grandmother (god rest her soul) gave me a tube of slightly used cream. She told me "I know you're getting to be a rather big boy so if your skin starts rubbing together use this. It helps".
My grandmother thought I was so fat I needed cream to rub on my skin.
Binoculars. I๏ธ was maybe ten? I๏ธ got them from my mom and if I๏ธ remember correct, she got binoculars for all three of my brothers and dad too. Iโm not into birdwatching or going the nosebleeds of a football game. I still have no clue how she thought that was a good gift for any of us. I๏ธ hate Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was an elementary school gift exchange. My gramma bought a barbie townhouse and a massive hotwheels set for my exchange (it was supposed to be unisex gifts but she bought both and the one that wasn't taken was going to be donated to goodwill) I got paired with a girl so she got the townhouse. In exchange, I got a piece of construction paper with a piece of yarn tied on it. Hand written on it was "I [heart] books. It was a bookmark I guess. We took the rest of class to play with the crap and I just sat in my desk and enjoyed my construction paper piece of crap that ripped the next day (I got in trouble for not being thankful). Guess who got the hotwheels? The same girl. She said her brother might like it so my gramma (the room mom that week) and the teacher gave it to her.
Oddly enough, the best was really the weirdest. I had just turned 13 and puberty was in full force lol. My aunt was broke, like living on pita bread and vitamins and she bought me and my sister some Dollar Tree stuff. Lip gloss, a small bottle of perfume, some facial mask thing and a pair of cute socks. Being in an abusive household where caring about hygiene or personal appearance was shamed, it was the best gift I'd ever gotten, especially considering what that $10 could have meant for her.
When I was 10 we had my cousins 13&15 stay the night. This day and age it was all about the Ninja Turtles. All 3 of us had asked for Ninja Turtle stuff. Me being 10 didnโt give much thought to them staying the night on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning about 5am I woke up and immediately ran into the living room. I let out a yell as I saw the room completely filled with Ninja Turtles! Action figures, watches, a life size Rafael. My mom came into the room a minute or two later and had to stop me from opening one of the gifts. It turns out that life size Rafael was mine.. everything else was for my cousins. I had asked for everything they received and in turn got a giant Rafael doll and some cookies.
NoahDoah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 16, my uncle gave me an unpacked carton for christmas. It contained a chocolate easter bunny, a pack of coffee filters and an old hand power generator from the second world war.
When I was 8, I opened a little cat scratch house thing with a note attached that said "go look in the study." When I got to the study, there was a kennel with the door wide open. My parents and I searched all through the house and neighborhood and eventually found that the cat had been hit by a car.
emwardo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I invited my ex boyfriend to a water park for my 18th birthday party, and picked him up and drove him there. He didn't get me anything, and then proceeded to get mad that I was upset and told me he planned to carve me a carrot (?) but ran out of time. When we got to the water park he paid for my ticket and said "happy birthday".
A happy birth day on Facebook from family members...
No one mentioned it in person, it happens ever since I can remember but I keep hoping something would change...
Not me but my brother got a Barbie doll at my moms work Christmas party. He was like 8-9 and was balling his eyes out. He doesn't even have a girls name; meanwhile I got badass legos
MY grade school had this event where Santa would show up and hand out gifts to the kids. The gifts were actually from the parents so that way the kid actually got something they wanted, it was pretty awesome. Until one year I opened my gift in front of all of my classmates to find...three jars of playdough. Everyone else had awesome toys and I got three jars of playdough. Did my parents fuck up? Nope. Worse. They forgot, so I got one of the default gifts. And the second I saw what my gift was I knew that they forgot. That hurt way more than the crappy default gift.
j__tt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm kinda late to the party but last year my ex gave me a steering wheel cover as a birthday gift 3 weeks before my actual birthday. On my birthday, he bought himself a bunch of weed and hung out with all his friends while I sat in the bedroom, alone.
A glove... One on my bday 12/19 and one on Christmas. Thought they were being funny? Merry Fucking Birthday
Calsan1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In... I think it was 3rd or 4th grade? I learned the horrors of white elephant gift exchanging, as well as how some people (ab)use anonymity when it comes to these things.
Having been told to just bring something from home, I chose some kind of toy, or a stack of pokemon cards I didn't need, something along those lines. I wrapped my gift up, thinking I'd be receiving something at least good-intentioned at the end of the day.
I was early in the gift selection. Being young, I assumed going early was a benefit, so I was happy when I chose something nice, and crushed when I immediately got it stolen. No big deal, I'd just choose one of these gift bags...
Inside the bag was a roll of toilet paper. But not how you'd expect! It had unidentified orange stains all around the roll, and a toothpick buried into the center of each oblong, unnerving splotch. I was actually devastated and don't recall if I came close to crying or if there were actual tears of disappointment.
But everyone else in class got something that was nice or, at least, not literal garbage.
My aunt decided one year that nobody was getting any gifts this Christmas. Except that instead of nobody getting gifts, what she really meant was that my part of the family wasn't getting gifts. So when we all went over to her house for Christmas, we had this super awkward moment where she gave everyone a $100 gift card except for me and my mom. We both got a 5$ cheese grater. I was like 15 at the time, and grating cheese wasn't particularly my hobby.
My uncle ended up sneaking my mom 40$ later on for us, and that was weird all in itself. You could tell it wasn't his idea to pull that crap, and he was not standing for it. The first time in his life he ever did anything to stand up to his wife.
sakipooh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's 1990 and I've been following every bit of video game news and rumor about the Super Famicom for months (Japanese SNES). I'm a kid and it's all I talk about..I mean, I have cut outs of the thing taped on my bedroom wall. I know it's far fetched to get this imported but a kid can dream.
Christmas morning comes, parents give me this huge box that closely fits the size of what I've been begging to get for months. As I'm ripping apart the wrapping my mom says with a big smile, "Do you think it's that thing you've been asking for?"...and I'm like "YES, GOD YES!!"..I open the box. It's a leather jacket... with shoulder pads and the zipper is on the woman's side. It's a ladies leather jacket. I try my best to be polite and say thanks as I put it aside. Dad says they got a really good deal on it and that they all bought leather jackets too. Fantastic. เฒ _สเฒ
They make me wear it to school for a bit until I got picket on enough that I didn't. I eventually sold it to my aunt for $50 to which my mom said they should probably get the money as they bought it. I protested and they didn't fight it.
My older cousin (3 years apart) and I share the same birthday so it became a custom to celebrating both of our birthdays together. Because my cousin, aunt and uncle all lived in close proximity to my grandparents and my house was over an hour away the adults decided it was best to hold the joint birthday party at my cousins or grandparents house. So because I had to travel there for my birthday I never had any friends there with me celebrating while my cousin would invite all of his friends from school over. The themes of the party would always be something he chose over what I wanted and never had a say in what kind of cake or food I wanted. The one year he had a group of kids over from school at the party, he had a mountain of gifts to open since everyone brought a gift along for him. I had a card from my grandpa and measly gift bag filled with a teddy bear (I must've been at least 13-15 at the time). My mom found an excuse to not go the next year and never celebrated a joint birthday party with my cousin since.
Just kidding, it's awesome. I'd never change brands if my MIL didn't buy me something new for Christmas every year. Can't wait to find out what scent I'll be getting this time.
My dad promised me a new computer to edit with, since my old one got stolen. He promised it on Christmas Day almost one year ago. No computer in sight. Itโll never happen. Itโs okay though, I knew it was too good to be true, but it was the thought that counts.
3/4 of a set of glass tumblers as a Christmas gift from a fortune 50 company.
The people in charge of buying gifts went to TJ Maxx and just cleared the clearance shelf.
Everything was broken or incomplete.
I and a few others quit shortly after. It was sort of the final straw. I figured that if the company thought so little of us that they couldn't be bothered to get non-broken gifts, then they weren't valuing us very highly at all.
Meanwhile, our manager's gift from the company was a $50k bonus. My official bonus was an uncooked ham. The tumblers were an office gift.
Later I heard that the manager was upset that people weren't grateful for getting anything at all.
One year, for the brother-in-law I don't care for I created an awful concoction for him. I took one of those little tubs for Christmas cookies and added milk, cappuccino, snot, random spices, random liquids, and all sorts of shit. Then, I sealed the lid onto the tub with some tape and left it someplace that got warm for a few weeks. I gift wrapped two packs of cigarettes for him and gave him both. The tub had swelled up and made a popping sound when he unsealed it. Poor bastard...
A few years later I was given a fake dog turd. Literally the worst gift I ever received. I kinda deserved it, though.
I was 16 and this guy I showed no interest in and didnโt even know waited for me after school at my car and gave me a Victoriaโs Secret edible lotion set for my birthday. It was called Tease for two.
etdanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never heard of "edible lotion" and the only image my brain can conjure up is a bottle of scented pudding...
jedikelb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was my first Christmas away from home when I got nothing, not even a phone call. I think it was passive aggressive punishment for being away (working) at Christmas time. I also did the secret Santa at work that year, which was a 5 day/gift deal. Each day passed and I received nothing. Some folks were out sick, I figured my time would come. My secret santa told me on the last day, sorry I was your secret santa, I didn't get you anything because I forgot.
On the flip side, my MIL goes waaay overboard at Christmas for everyone, but I feel super guilty because she gets me more presents than she does for anyone else almost every year. I try to get her thoughtful gifts, but I still feel like I'm not balancing the scales. She means well and I understand it comes from a place of love but every year I stress so much over what to give her.
emipau5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an empty box for Christmas one time. My birthday is on April Fools Day and a family member thought it would be funny to extend joke birthday presents into joke Christmas presents and gave me an empty box.
Secret Santa at work, was given a videotape manual to a commercial Samsung printer.
RzK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The most disappointing secret santa gift of all time...
The budget is $30, we're at a secret santa party and we played rock, paper, scissors to decide who picks first from the pile of gifts. I got to pick first.
Of course i'm going to go for the largest box assuming it's got something really cool in it. Nope... it was filled with $30 worth of dollar store toys with a note inside that read something along the lines of "This gift is supposed to take you back to your childhood, opening an Xmas gift for the first time".
We're all a little wine drunk and high, so my emotions we're 10x and people could sense my disappointment was at x10 when I paused for 15 seconds not saying anything. But then I snapped out of it, and did some "Who's Line is it Anyway" prop gag stuff pretending to be grateful for the dollar store toys i'll never use ever as a 23 year old man.
Now, it was unique... i'll give him that. But I would have preferred the liquor and random thoughtful accessories people got and can actually use. That box was misleading!! And the worst part is I realized my one friend specifically designed her secret santa gift for me and I didn't pick it! I got the toys!
Donated it all to a childrens hospital, so I guess that made it worth it. In the end we all had a great time together that day and that's all that really matters.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:44:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the worst part is I realized my one friend specifically designed her secret santa gift for me and I didn't pick it!
The best gift you can give a child is whatever the hell they want in the scholastic catalog. Get them EVERYTHING they circled in red and they will love you forever.
My grandpa always got weird gifts that he saw infomercials for on tv. For me, itโs a toss-up between a dime the size of a baseball and a commercial meat slicer. Donโt really know what he expected a 15 year old to use a meat slicer for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks.
My mother gets me socks every year. I have 1,000,000,000 socks. I don't need anymore.
I went to a last minute Christmas Eve family party with my future ex husband. He neglected to tell his aunt I was coming. I showed up, they were obviously uncomfortable about me being there. They gathered to open gifts after dinner (to which I felt even worse because I didnโt know they were doing this and I had no gifts to give out on my behalf), and when they were finished, my exโs cousin felt bad for me and handed me a box of Hersheyโs candies that were for her, but she ripped the tag off right before giving it to me. I politely refused, and his cousin said โoh are you on a diet?โ
When I was building my board game collection, a friend got me a copy of the Words With Friends board game. Not Scrabble- this was an officially licensed Zynga product. Very stupid.
I do not know when it started, but it has been going on for sometime (10 years at least)
Whenever I see my grandma from my dad's side, she give me stale animal crackers. Holiday's, family gatherings, whatever you name it...she brings them for me.
Apparently when I was younger I told her I really liked this particular brand of animal crackers. So she bought them in bulk, and gives them to me everytime. I can't do anything with them because they are well past their date. It gets worse and worse each time I see her. Please keep in mind, these are no small bags. This is like the XXL family share bag that could feed a city.
last year my parents gave my sister a huge brand new stereo system, some top of the line make-up, ect. what did they get me? monopoly and a candle that broke in shipping.
So my ex-wife borrowed my car one day to go to her friend's house to pick up wrapping paper. Now, she had the keys but wasn't supposed to drive it except in an emergency. So what happens? She gets side-swiped. Wrecks my car and she ends up in the hospital for over 5 weeks. This happened about 2 weeks before x-mas. So I visited her almost every day (I think out of 45 days I went 40 or 42). So Christmas comes and she gives me my present (I assume she had her dad come to the house to grab it for her and wrap it up). It was a GPS unit. It was not even a good company like Garmin or TomTom, I don't recall which one it was, but it no longer exists as a company. Oh, and there was no use for the GPS as we no longer had a car. So yea, worst present ever.
ITT: A fuck ton of grandparents who pick favorites and a ton of salty adults still wallowing in the bad gifts Gam Gam gave them.
cpu5555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An MP3 player that was not useful. My mom made up for that by purchasing me an iPod Touch.
Annnoel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory not mine, but my brother once got towels from my grandparents for christmas. I dont remember exactly why they gave it to him, i think it was along the lines of "hes a growing boy, hes gonna need stuff to help keep himself clean!"
My mom gave him a gift card that was originally for some relatives that didn't show up to make up for it.
buchsy45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend of two years in high school broke up with me on Christmas Eve, and then proceeded to give me a selfie stick as a gift. I donโt even fucking take selfies.
I was like 15, and my uncle is the cheapest son of a bitch in the world, and for Christmas he got most of his gifts at garage sales and for a whopping $1 I got a pre made ship in a bottle
My ex-girlfriend once received a wet wooden log as THE ONLY present from her stepmom and stepdad.
Don't think I'll ever witness a fuck you present that can top this!
etdanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where they were both step parents? Did her mother's new husband and father's new wife hate her so much that they got together to give her a gift, or was one of these terrible people her biological parent?
None were her biological parents. They were foster parents.
They were, however, functioning alcoholics. They had 4 foster kids besides her, and were all mistreated.
She moved out once she turned 18, and we started dating just then. Throughout the year she would be scalded for either calling too often or too seldom.
December comes around, she's having doubts about wether or not she should buy them presents. She ends up doing so, calling and giving them a few days warning.
We arrive, the stepdad is indifferent about it and the stepmom excuses herself with "I forgot to wrap your present. BRB."
I receive a heavy and damp gift. I had quarrels about tossing the present out or let her live through the emotions...
In the end, I decided she should have the gift. At least it would bring closure to her ambivalent (?) feelings - and it sure did!
etdanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow... that's awful...
Xilkozuf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sample pack diet pills for Christmas when I was 16. Received them from my father. It wasn't a joke. He swiped a bunch of sample packs for free because he didn't want to spring for anything that mightve actually cost him something.
For our wedding, my wife's uncle gave us a Manila envelope with a broken bottle opener and a keychain. And just one keychain, so we had to split it between us. His "card" to us was scrawled in pencil on a torn out piece of notebook paper.
I went with my friend to a secret santa party her church put on every year. Because its churchy the gifts were to be at the most PG, I got a mans christmas g-string and bowtie set. Being a very shy person I had to work up the courage to show an adult, and as I'm a girl I went up to one of the women. Bad idea, she loudly announced who thought this was a good idea while waving it around in the air. I got a candy bar replacement while the women went to the kitchen to fight over whose husband gets it to wear.
revnasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother lives in Atlanta and I in Kansas City. One year for my birthday in my early teenage years, she sent me a gift. A Playboy bottle of cologne with a card that read โTo my sexy grandsonโ.
For my ninth birthday someone gave me a dictionary. I also got a gift card that was already used, and that might have been worse since it was from my best friend.
At a 'white elephant' party.
One guest brought a bottle of liquor. Cool.
They unwrapped a USED betwetting alarm device.
Picture a little smoke-alarm like device that beeps to wake the sleeper who has just peed on it.
Still wondering what the hell the person who brought that was thinkin.
Dre6485 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Christmas with my in laws they got me a ps4, I was so happy, so the second year I kinda had high expectations. There gave me 2 presents. I was so excited I opened them and they were a bird feeder and bird food. Not that they were bad presents, but the comparison to the year before and the fact that we lived in an apartment made the presents kinda suck.
When I was about 5 years old, my grandma donated a goat on my behalf to a family in Africa...A great gesture, but not in the eyes of a 5 year old on Christmas...
When I was 30, well employed, married, owned my home, etc. my Aunt sent me a Christmas gift which was a crappy no-name brand winter jacket with the Pepsi logo embroidered on the chest that I'm 95% sure was part of a delivery driver's uniform. It was stained on the elbows from dirt and she bought it at goodwill for $9 (tag still on it).
I politely asked her to stop sending me Christmas gifts after that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A CD-ROM archive of the entire run of Mad Magazine up to that point in time from my dad.
I did not own a computer with CD ROM capability. CD ROM was definitely sliding into obsolescence by that point (I think this was 2004 or so?)
I had never owned, read, or subscribed to Mad Magazine. I believe its target audience is 10-15 year old boys. I was a 22 year old woman just finishing college.
My dad was not a โpranksterโ so this just seemed fucking odd.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I used to ride horses. I wasn't obsessed with horses or anything, but you'd never know it from the constant stream of horse-themed gifts I received for every holiday for about 5 years straight.
I received a range of gifts, from tie-dyed shirts with hyper-realistic portraits of horses on them to porcelain horse statues. Everything I owned from the ages of 10-15 had something to do with horses.
It was christmas eve and i got an alice in chains unplugged dvd.
Dont get me wrong. Its a good dvd from a good band , but i was only ever a casual fan. But the person (now ex gf) who gave it to me was planning on giving me a framed and limited mars volta concert poster ( fav band at the time ) and stopped herself because unbeknownst to me she started seeing someone else (who casually liked mars volta maybe ) and planned on giving it to him instead. (I later saw it on his wall in a facebook picture).
We had been dating for 5 years at the time.
The thing is, she didnt know that i knew about the poster. Her friend spilled the beans and i was pretending not to know. When christmas came i got the alice in chains dvd from her and was like hmmm thats weird .... we had usually spoiled each other! I got her like 10 vinyls, a new turntable(like a real one not like an urban outfitters one) and some clothes. So for me to just get a plain old dvd (not blu ray or nothin ) was strange to me. I could see the bottom of the framed poster under her bed (we were sitting on the floor) but because she didnโt know that i knew about it, she probably thought i wouldnโt think anything of it
At that moment i had realized maybe shes over me, and it should be noted that i was slightly suspicious for a couple months prior but thought it was all in my head. Infact it was so obvious she didnt care about me anymore that she gave the dvd to me in an hmv bag (instead of it being wrapped) and the reciept was still in it....She had bought it like 2 hours before i was supposed to meet her, which tells me she was scrambling and said fuck it. It was a 2 for 20 dvd.
Needless to say i thanked her and pretended to be cool with it, cause truthfully i wanted to get the fuck out of there without any negative confrontation and i just wanted to be alone. After about 20 minutes i had told her i wasnt feeling well and went home. I bailed on a family thing so i could spend christmas eve with her. Boy did i regret it. There was only one thing i could do at that point. So I went home , smoked a fat j , and watched that fuckin dvd. Was pretty good
One time my methhead father left a bag on our doorstep full of random stolen items like a gps, GameCube travel case, and other stuff I can't remember. He just rang the doorbell and ran, like a true methhead.
I didn't receive the gift, but I was the one who sent it for secret santa. I gave a girl a make your own pickle kit, complete with 2 cucmbers, Mason jar, and pickle seasoning. I bet I'm on her hate list.
When I was 10 my grandfather gave me McDonald's gift certificates. Da fuq? I don't even buy my own food there! Did you just give my Christmas present to my dad and pretend like it was for me?
That competed with a box of microwave popcorn I got in a blind gift exchange, because "everyone loves microwave popcorn. " My family didn't have a microwave, though. I bitched about that all year, so much that everyone pitched in and got us a microwave for Christmas the next year. So, that one sucked for a year but then turned out a winner.
I have two. First was one of those rubber vampire teeth overlays you get on Halloween (got that for Christmas). And my second awful gift was an rpg rented from blockbuster which I had to return the next day cause they didn't want to pay extra.
Luggage scales. 3 luggage scales to be exact. One digital, and two different types of analog ones. From the same person... And I had no plans for going on a trip.
Number two on the bad gift continum would be a pack of swiffer duster refills. From the same person who gave me the luggage scales... At least those had utility.
I wasn't the recipient. This was told to me via a good one. One Christmas, my friend and his older brother received a box of unlubed condoms and a package of Nutter Butters respectively. Who was so thoughtful and generous? Their maternal aunt. When he told me, I genuinely almost died laughing.
I was a teenager in the 90's. I was the oldest of 7 kids. My family was very poor. We were having a hard year anyway so I didn't really expect many presents. I opened one gift to find a used "Fine Young Cannibals" CD. As a boy interested in grunge music, I was really disappointed with a used CD from the 80's. Later that day, my dad stoped by and said, "I hope what we got you was ok". He had a pained look in his eye like he understood that he had not gotten me something I wanted but wanted me to understand he was trying. It broke my heart. I instantly decided that I was going to enjoy that CD. I even gave it 3 solid listens.
Got a Disney VHS for my confirmation. Don't remember which VHS, but I suspect my grandparents got it for one of my cousins then realized they forgot to give me a gift.
When I was like.. 15? My aunt got me an NSync Barbie. I was mostly impressed that she was able to find an NSync themed Barbie, ya know 10 years past them being relevant. Must of had that one saved for a while!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a half used glue stick and dried out pen as โSchool suppliesโ from my crazy schizophrenic grandmother. 10 year old me was a little peeved at the time.
I had a dual birthday party with my friend when we were 11, with a bit more focus on her since she was moving out of town the following week. I guess that meant she got better gifts, since everyone gave her video games, whereas I got 6 diaries. I didn't even like writing back then.
She did make it up by drawing me some sonic Chao in one of the books, which I was obsessed with at the time.
It was for him, but he said I could have it so he could get away with spending that money.
I don't even like shooting guns
bellevis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought me a set of bathroom scales for my 12th birthday and followed up with weekly trips to a dietician. I'm 30 and still struggling with my body image.
Exchanged gifts with a friend.
I got him: A nice potted plant (he loved gardening) and a Jets shirt (loved the Jets).
He got me: A tentacle you put on your finger, a tin of mints, and a keychain
My grandmother (who has had a lifelong drug problem and mental health issues to boot) used to send me packages full of things from her junk drawer for birthdays and Christmas. One year, I got a bundle of plastic sporks and two dead D batteries. I wish I could make this shit up.
She did spend the first ten years of my life religiously buying me savings bonds, however, so that makes up for the ensuing years of trash IMO.
Now if only I could find those bonds.
DuckyG32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepgrandmother (grandfather's 2nd wife) used to gift me her old clothes when I was a kid. I don't really remember how old I was, but they were obviously worn, very old-fashioned, and definitely too big for me.
When I was 14, I had Christmas at my father's girlfriend's house. I got a cushion as a gift. A cushion shaped and patterned like a soccer ball and filled with microbeads. I recall having to vacuum those things up after the threads on the cushion gave out.
A protective camera case that doesn't fit my camera. Bless my SO's grandmother for trying but she thought all digital cameras were the same. I have a nice DSLR, this was for a square point and shoot.
I got a girlfriend a really expensive fancy crockpot and she broke up with me. She wanted something romantic not practical. Which I get. I always feel bad about that crockpot
Two beers. From a four pack. For Christmas. Wasn't even a good micro brew.
jclv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, in my early teens, I asked over and over for a real RC car. Not the cheap, plastic, off-the-shelf, battery operated ones but a gas powered, working suspension, metal chassis, customizeable one. On Christmas morning, I was told my gift was in the garage. I run out to the garage, open the door and I see a shiny, brand new.....office chair. Mom was an office supply rep, so I got a chair.
Might be a little late, but I got a gift certificate to Go-Kart racing from my uncle when I was 12. He printed the certificate himself and said he didn't have time to go get one from the actual track, and then he never took me.
For my 11th birthday I got a box of cereals. Nothing else.
VegaEX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two birthday gifts from my grandmother twelve years apart that are at the top of my list. The first one was on my fifth birthday, it was a really fancy leather wallet with a wolf face burned into the side of it. I thanked her and really only used it to carry around pokemon cards I wanted to show off.
The second gift was on my seventeenth birthday, I got a brand spanking new bucket of duplo (the toddler age LEGO). To my understanding she should still be all there mentally, so I assume she either thinks I am growing in reverse or has no idea how old I am.
MDEWBE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 years old my grandmother bought me an adult sized hammock that was designed to be hung between two trees. We had a single tree.
Worst gift I ever received - a hair tie. Of course it was secret Santa so I didn't realise that all the effort I had invested in my secret santa recipient would not be reciprocated :(
Last Christmas I got a 15 year old Chardonnay from my brother. Just so others are aware White wine lasts like 2 years tops. Hes was staying in my grandmother's house after she passed away so I'm assuming he just found it.
Thats when I decided I'm not doing gifts for my siblings this year.
When I was about 12 my uncle gave me this wrapped ball about the size of a basket ball, as I took off the wrapping paper I found that there were about 8 rolls of duct tape that made this ball. After about an hour of Cutting away at the tape I found at the center was a used hot wheels car...
I once edited a letter for a Polish guy. It was basically asking for money back, took me nearly an hour to sort out. I believe he got compensated to the tune of ยฃ1000, dude gave me one can of Polish beer.
xeno572 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 my aunt gave me hair scunchies wrapped in a oatmeal cream pie box. When I was 16 my uncle gave me a book about human anatomy, fake makeup, and a dictionary.
Late but my dad once got me a water bottle that had a custom picture on it. The picture? Me. It was a photo of me. Like Iโm going to walk around with that!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 13, I was given a wind chime. Cause thatโs what every 13 year old boy into video games and sports wants, a fucking wind chime.
Aurum555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, my girlfriend broke up with me on my birthday and my family forgot it was my birthday... But that isn't really a present.
Oh there was this one time, a friend of mine who insists we are "best friends" wanted to swap gifts one year. I figured what the hell, and started trying to come up with a cheapish thoughtful gift. Then, the friend starts saying how much I'm going to love my present it was awesome blah blah. So I up the ante. I buy her a camelbak because she hikes, a blu-ray set of her favorite movies (Bill and Ted) and a wyld stallyns t-shirt. Along with some stuff I picked up on vacation in Belize.
Christmas rolls around and I give her the gifts... And then she gets all excited and hands me a small box. Inside is a baby blue pen. And that's it, she thought that a pen, which I had seen at office max for $8 was some transcendent gift. She said I could write stuff in my notebook because I was always doing science experiments. The pen broke within three months.
nida87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best of the worst: A gigantic roll of bubble wrap. Was dissapointed at first but then remembered that I told them I wanted bubble wrap. And it's bubble wrap. Lasted me so long!
In 2008 I was the only one in my immediate family who didnโt vote for Barack Obama. For Christmas that year the only gift I received was an Obama commemorative coin.
On my sister's birthday, my mom bought her a $800 DLSR camera cause she wanted one.
On my birthday, she bought me a jacket from kohls thats around $50.
On another year, my birthday came around and my mom got me a new smartphone cause I've been using a really old phone. my sister also got a new phone, on my birthday, a few months after she already bought her a new phone. She got her one too cause she wanted one.
I mean the gifts to me were fine, but she always gets the better gifts and even get gifts on my birthday.
On my sister's birthday, I got her a $180 Oakleys sunglasses cause I know she likes them but never bought it. She lost it in a week. My birthday? She got me a knockoff VR thing on ebay thats $15, shipped from China.
My Dad's parents were so cheap, they once got him a set of Walkie Talkies, but only gave him one on Christmas, and the other on his Birthday, 2 months later.
We had a secret santa in the 5th grade. I gifted an expensive Bratz doll and the girl who got it was ecstatic. I thought the good karma would come around, but I got a beta fish from the 99ยข store. He jumped out of his bowl a week later.
settiek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of slippers. From a classmate on my birthday (13th or 14th I believe). It was obvious that her mother made her buy those as "something useful" instead of a trinket.
DJBGTR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger probably about 10 my grandparents got me a second hand ant colony kit. It had previously been used and was full of loose sand and dead ants.
gaspain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my wedding, someone re-gifted me a $25 olive garden gift card. That was already addressed to someone else.
Seventh grade my class did a secret Santa gift exchange, I๏ธ bought the girl I๏ธ drew some nail polishes and gum. The girl who picked me didnโt get me anything because she โforgotโ. I๏ธ had to watch everyone else open their presents and I๏ธ got nothing. My teacher felt bad for me and bought me some flavoured lip glosses so I๏ธ guess it wasnโt all bad.
My nan gave my parents a framed picture of herself one year so that was interesting. Sheโs usually really good at picking gifts for people so Iโm not sure where that came from.
A few years ago, my husband bought me a hand-carved wooden pen. He drives through a national forest on his way to work, and apparently there was an old guy that was selling carved wooden items on the side of the road one day. He thought the $50 pen would be great for me to use at work. I'm a teacher. I'm lucky if I can keep the same cheap pen for a week without someone swiping it; there's no way this pen would make it through the first day. The pen is still in its original case, sitting on my bookshelf at home and collecting dust. He now only buys me gift cards for presents.
I got a wrench from one of my aunts when I was like 10. Wtf. I don't think she could afford anything so was gifting random things from around the house
spitts12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my step grandmother got me a opened packed of undershirts that were two sizes to small. Oh yea and one was missing. It was a 3 pack. Makes me laugh just thinking about it.
This one is reversed. When I was 10 I gave someone the 9th book of the Bone series because I had 2 copies. He had never heard of it or read the first 8.
When I was 13 my stepmother took these glitter pencils out of my desk and wrapped them up as my Christmas present. Pencils that I had already owned. lol
Kuuzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing, two years in a row. That hurts more than anything on here.
Nersirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
300 pieces of confetti. No real explanation as to why.
Bakko_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine got a $25 red lobster gift card for his wedding. Heโs Jewish and doesnโt eat shellfish.
When I turned 10 my aunt gave me a cement block, like the kind you landscape with. Thought she was being funny and going to have money or a gift card or something, I was wrong.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life (jk)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wife bought me beats audio headphones. I was seething. I have never shown it though. I was gracious because I don't expect her know what quality headset is.
Anthoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad gave me an xbox 360 elite with Halo 3.
Followed by a speech that after such a great gift I didnโt have a right to ask for even food or anything next year.
Mom kicked him out shortly thereafter, for a myriad of other things that piled up.
I got an xbox live subscription in the mail 6 months later and I havenโt seen him since.
My sister's ex-boyfriend gave me a captain Jack Sparrow doll. I was 12 at the time and had no particular interest in Pirates of the Caribbean, dolls, action figures, or collecting. It was awkward because I was so bewildered when I opened it that I couldn't even fake gratitude. Both the worst and the most inexplicable.
My family actually has an ongoing joke because of an awful gift. When my oldest cousin was about to get married, my aunt gave her Wedding Planning for Dummies. Everyone in my family hates those books especially my cousin, and so the next year, when another cousin was about to get married, she passed it on to her, and so on and so on.
Every woman in my generation that has gotten married has had that book in their possession and then regifted it on. I do not look forward to the day I get it, since I'm the last in that generation and I'll have to keep it for good.
I did a random Secret Santa at the Chili's I worked at where everyone just brings in a gift and we draw numbers that corresponds to different gifts on the day of so no one gets any one person in particular. I wanted to make it a good one and I do perler bead art so I made 4 different Marios from different 8-bit Mario games, painted a blue background to match the sky from Super Mario Bros. and put it all in a nice picture frame. Prob spent ~$20 which was the price range we were supposed to spend, but also put in about 3 hours of work into it. I ended up getting a stupid girl's teen T-shirt with some glittery generic saying on it. Oh. I was 35 years old at the time and I am a male. Everyone ki d if just looked at the girl who brought it in and was like, "What were you thinking? It was supposed to be a non-gender specific gift so anyone can get it." Her only response was, "I didn't know what to get.."
When I was 10 I got an empty wooden box for Christmas. It wasn't the West gift ever, because it was cool and looked kind of like a treasure chest, but I remember thinking it was gonna have something really cool inside and being really disappointed when it was just a box.
We lived overseas and my Grandma would always mail a big box of thrifted clothes to me for my birthday and Christmas. About 1% of the time there was something awesome I wanted to wear in the box but the rest of it was pretty horrible and always the wrong size because kids grow so fast. It was picked out and sent with love though, and as she got older the boxes got fewer and fewer :(
YataBLS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An used toy gun when I was a kid, we were really poor and lived in a poor neighborhood, so one of my friends gave me this used toy, and made a rant about it, now that I remember I acted like an asshole and I regret that. As a grown up a black cheap scarf, I don't use scarfs AT ALL, LIKE NEVER, and it was a secret Santa thing with a $50 price tag, no freaking way a scarf costs $50.
rey_j ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once gave me a tiny crockpot and I never really understood why. I've found uses for it, like to keep dip warm, but it's not like I ever asked for one. Theyre like $20 and are one of those things you buy at Target for the whole house as opposed to a Christmas gift.
So for the first couple years my aunt and uncle got me what I wanted which was the basic steam gift card/something video game related that didnโt feel physical to them, but at one point they gave up and started to give me things that I could never use. One year they gave me this toy when I was 17 and of course I acted like I liked it because I didnโt want to be the guy that complained about a present. The years followed continued to be random trash that sometimes I feel they got for themselves and rubbed it down upon me. This list goes with a mini football team case (I donโt watch football and they know this) and some table knick knacks. Oh did I forget to mention for some reason theyโd also always give me boxers with weird sexual quote on it...
When I was in fifth grade, we had a secret Santa thing going on and one of my friends got a bag of lays and a workout magazine while everyone else got toys, books and some other cool things.
It was funny but at the same time sad to see how disappointed he was.
Aiyakiu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine will be a bit tame, but my grandma was from the Great Depression era. Come to find out after my grandparents passed they had a ton of money in savings (most of it went to nursing home care iirc, plus to some shady family members who mysteriously got an illegal POA on my demented grandmother in the last couple years of her life and emptied her bank accounts, and wouldn't let me take her out of the nursing home to go out to eat anymore, but I digress)
Grandma bought everything from church rummage sales for quarters. One Christmas she gave me this plastic play set with little plastic bears.
I started to play with it that morning and Every. Piece. Broke. Apart. In. My. Hands. I was a gentle kid, I didn't hurt my toys. I remember being horrified and trying to treat them like glass as they magically shattered in every possible way. And it looked like a really fun play set too.
I had invited a bunch of friends to lazer quest for my birthday party and only two showed up. One of them got me a decent lego star wars gift... and the other gave me three dollars with a note that said โSorry I forgotโ. Pretty bad gift, but I was just glad he showed up. Initially I was pretty upset at how my birthday went, and it seemed like the โI forgotโ was a cherry on top to a bad day, but on the car ride home I realized I cared more about being able to spend with my (2) friends and family than how many people came. I guess it was a good lesson.
I received a box containing half of dozen candy canes for Secret Santa in grade 6... the gift limit was $20.
Although I did made a couple of friends giving out those candy canes :)
At my 15th birthday, three girls from my school got together and gave me one recordable CD. Those things were super cheap, and once every three or four times they didn't work.
Last year for secret Santa I asked for a couple of things including makeup and instead of asking me for different ideas because makeup was too hard they got me a random nerd gift of a Star Trek mug Ang Harry Potter jelly beans... no where on any of my information did I ever talk about Star Trek or Harry Potter... and I was just so bummed that they didnโt bother to message me at all because I would have been more then happy to give them different ideas ... I just posted a generic thank you Santa with some photos and he commented on it saying โyeah sorry if it sucked I had no idea how to shop for makeup so I just bought random stuffโ and Iโm like you couldnโt have just messaged me?!! Itโs made me skeptical of ever doing secret Santa because my interest in general are more on the girly side and no one ever seems to want to ask me questions for more ideas
Size 14 shoes when I was 6. I didn't have shoes so my dad stole them from some giant footed mothafucka. I spent three days wearing them to school before my teacher bought me a pair of 10 dollar chucks.
A very dirty, very old, once white but aged/stained to yellow, second hand clock radio with a big crack on it's top and $6.49 written on it in red grease pencil (which made a horrible grinding noise the whole time it was plugged in and clicked loudly every time it flipped a number), wrapped in dirty crumpled news paper (ads, not comics) held together with filthy old masking tape. The drunks gave it to me in the middle of a booze party and made me open it in front of twenty of their favorite drinking buddies, all of whom seemed to think it was a great joke. They couldn't stop laughing about it. It was my only gift that year. Happy sweet sixteen to me.
My stepmother gave me something she recieved from her elementary school students. She got that 10 years before knowing me. It was one of those ugly decorative dolls with a cheap lace dress and matching umbrella with a stand so the doll can stay up. I stumbled on it while she made me play in her garage.
The Christmas after, it was under the tree, with my name on it.
It looked like an outdated lampshade with a creepy smile.
A long time ago (at least to me, it felt like a long time ago), my aunt gave me a copy of The Incredibles video game for PS2. I already had and beaten the GameCube version. I still have it, unopened in its original plastic.
sa0siris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked as a doorman at a luxury high rise in downtown Chicago. One year, instead of a tip, I was gifted a lampshade.
dablues3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of 'thank you' cards... I get the hint Grandma.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A LEGO ship when i specifically didnโt tell my parents what i wished for.
My new husbandsโ relative (who lives in a different country and Iโve never met or spoken to) gave us a wedding gift thatโs a rather large and 3 dimensional wall hanging of the baby Jesus, Mary, & Joseph. Iโm not at all religious and heโs not particularly religious either so itโs a bit awkward and we feel bad just putting it in storage -_- but ainโt no way thatโs getting put on a wall, eek!
My grandmother, who is pretty cheap in general, got all 3 of her other grandchildren, including my brother who is close in age to me, shark tooth necklaces from the local surf shop...probably $20 apiece. What did I get? One of those fake light switches you stick on the wall that has super bright LEDs in it. Easily $2 at the local dollar store.
my mom gave me a bike horn for chrismast, it was a cheap little electric one she got at a dollar store(i know cuz i saw it fir sale there). i didnt even own a bike. less then a week later i was playing in the backyard with it making it go beep she came outside, threw it an broke it. ah....childhood
When I was around twelve I was given a used Cars game for children 3+. I was initially excited about the decently big present box as I always either got clothes or money (which I was fine with). My other cousins got some pretty sweet toys and I was really excited.
I was clearly distressed when we got home, and my beast of a mom wrapped the present back up in newspaper and handed it back to her the next day.
garvz00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 10 my Aunt gave me one of those huge remotes for people with bad eyesight. I had great eyesight as a kid and didnt even have glasses. Not to mention, we only had one tv which there were plenty of remotes for.
To this day, my Aunt still holds a grudge that my "thank you" wasnt sincere enough.
My grandmother had been dealing with dementia for a couple of years already. My 3 year old sister got a book about dinosaurs. It wasn't so much the pair of panties that upset 6 year old me. It was that they were pink.
Perfume samples that you get for free when you buy a perfume bottle. Thanks Dad!
Eienkei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst? I got a set of flatware for my birthday from a relative! They had thought the kid wouldn't know any better, lets give the mom something instead!
To make things worse, there was another friend who knew some "magic" he gave most of the kids some tool or magical toy and I did not get any!
Dey_Dey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is a dentist and married rich, she owns a giant house 1 block from the jersey shore, and drives a caddilac. Yet every year at our family christmas party she gave out little plastic bags with a travel toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss. That was the whole gift every year, and she would get mad if you didnt acknowledge it as much as the awesome toys her brothers and sisters gave. Now im not trying to complain that it wasnt enough because i always got other stuff, but you always knew that she had no excuse other than laziness/not caring. We dont talk fondly of her...
When I was nine, my mom dated this guy named Bob briefly. One day he surprised my brother with an envelope of two tickets to see the Flyers for himself and my brother. He must've had an "oh shit, I forgot about the girl" moment of realization before he left his office that he was giving my brother a big gift, but had nothing for me. His quick thinking gift for me? He presented me with an unwrapped gauze bandage box that inside contained nothing but colored paper clips. They weren't even strung together.
ghc86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I were opening our wedding gifts and one of them was filled with paper and randomly assorted children's silverware, mostly bright pink. I don't know if it was meant to be funny or if there was any sort of reasoning behind that gift. My wife and I didn't know the person it was a friend on her parents.
When I was 14 or 15 my grandma gave me a shot glass. The drinking age here is 21. It didn't have something funny on it or a cute animal or anything to look at, just a plain clear shot glass.
My wife, who was my GF at the time, bought me an album from the band โDeath by Stereo.โ
The guy who sold it to her at the record store was a friend of mine and our bands had played multiple shows together in the past. He knew how much I despised that band and told my wife that I โabsolutely LOVED that band and would love the album.โ
To this day almost 20 years later I still have the CD in my collection and it has NEVER been played. I donโt think I will ever have the heart to tell her how awful of a gift it was. For the record, it is the thought that counts and she was so stoked to give it to me and I know that I am the asshole in this scenario not her.
Moxxie5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I remember getting three packets of Sponge Bob travel tissues and coloured staples (no stapler) from "Santa"
A few hours later I discovered there was no Santa
LeodFitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt who's really into making memories and various crap that you find on touchy-feely facebook posts and the like. Nothing wrong with that generally, but one year she got me a notebook with this forward about how I was supposed to use it to write letters to my parents, then give it to them, and they'd write letters back to me. So, basically, I got a two dollar notebook and an obligation to write letters to my parents.
I hate writing letters.
I tore the front page out and stuck it with the rest of my notebooks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother bought me the exact same toy truck he got me last year
jaimefeu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Valentine's Day when I was a teenager, my boyfriend at the time handed me a sandwich bag of m&ms he had in his pocket. I'm pretty sure he was just... eating them and forgot that he was supposed to get me something.
I found out later he had bought a necklace for some chick he was cheating on me with.
My stepdad's parents didn't like my mom or me and my sister. They were cruel people at times.They got me a build-it-yourself alarm clock. Let the mental fuckery of that decision set in.
Wasn't for me, but my dad once bought this small xmas horse carousel thing. It was just for decoration to place in the living room or dining room on a side table or something. Totally useless. Since he's a bit of a dick, he didn't buy my sister an xmas gift. I think he bought my brother and I mp3 players that year though, just to add insult to injury I guess. She was probably 10 or 12 yrs old. He was just mad at her cuz he's narcissistic. I think he had cancelled the xmas party again that year. So at some point during xmas day, he dismissively just said that was her gift, as if to say he completed his xmas requirements as a father so now we can all fuck off. Living in a society where kids get so much stuff for Xmas each year, and then boast about after the holidays it felt so shitty. Specially since that wasn't the first time or last time he did something like that to her. So she got a useless gift and confirmation her dad dgaf.
My brother, sister, and their spouses used to do secret Santa for Christmas (better gifts, less money spent overall) but one year my brother said they had already bought gifts for everyone. So after spending way more money for worse gifts, me and my BiL got to open cheap XXXL (we're both a Large) shirts from my brother. He then started to brag about how the shirts were used to smuggle illegal goods into the country, and they were just lying around. My brother sucks.
Doomez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it was to my sister, not me.
One year for Christmas my dad gets my sister the Battleship board game. Okay yeah it's not the worst gift ever but for her it was a kinda pointless gift. (She got better gifts as well from him, so not depressing like the other posts).
Two years later, completely forgetting about the gift and disappointment, he gets her battleship again. When she tells him he doesn't even believe her until she walks over to the cabinet and pulls out the first box.
Now it's sorta a yearly family tradition for him to put the actual decent gifts inside the old battleship boxes and rewrap them.
One year my mom legit wrapped an Orange and put it under the tree
em00ly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh man... i'll never EVER forget the year of napkin rings. I must've been 19, and my grandmother gave me a picture of herself and a set of 4 napkin rings.... my sister got a deluxe bareminerals kit. brushes, powder, eyeshadows... around $170 worth of stuff. that story also sums up my entire childhood. I rember seeing what my sister got.... then getting in my car and spending christmas at my best friends house.
My grandmother showers my two cousins with gifts(clothes, toys, and video games), meanwhile nearly every Christmas growing up she'd buy my sister and I a single coloring book and box of crayons to share from Dollar tree. My mom brought it up recently and got shut down because we live too far away even though we make the trip to see her as often as we can.
SoberIRL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad got me a fedora. He insisted on taking a picture of me wearing it. He put that on FB.
When I was 8, my aunt bought me a bathrobe, because that's what every 8 year old boy wants. It was 2 sizes too small.
When we went to return it, we couldn't. It had been on sale....FOR $4.99
MoldyCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These are all great white elephant gift ideas.
Pretty much every gift my aunt on my father's side has given me usually sucks. I'd rather just have the $5 bill then a bunch of crap from a dollar store.
One year she photo copied an origami book sent borrowed from a library, and gave it to me like it was legit.
I got to see my older cousin, that was really the only reason i enjoyed going to xmas eve with them. Last 10 years have been rough.
Grandma gave me a inappropriate movie when I was 13. It was about this groundhog style Christmas movie where a guy was trapped in a town and had to be a good person this Christmas because he was just awful.
tbake98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2nd grade we did a book exchange with my class, and well I got a math textbook! My teacher felt really bad for me so she went and bought me a book to make up for it. A kid literally gave me his math textbook!
My grandma got me a box of temporary gel hairdye for christmas. It was used. She told me she had tried it and didnt like it, but thought I might. It was wrapped and everything.
A used gift card for a local tanning salon. I've never taken in my life, I'm as white as paper and was 14 at the time, meaning I couldn't use it if I wanted to
OM4E098 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I๏ธ was 12, my mom gave me a thick calorie counting book. I didnโt think I was fat nor did I๏ธ understand what calories were. I was just going through an awkward stage like any hormonal preteen.
my birthday is the day before Christmas and each year my parents combine my presents so I always feel gypped. A few years my dad surprised me with this cheesy necklace which he claimed was my birthstone. it wasn't. and he left the price tag on it.
Same with me. My birthday is a few days before Christmas so I often got "combined" gifts. Nothing on my birthday but "a bigger" gift on Christmas. Which never was bigger. Worst when your birthday gift is wrapped in Christmas paper. Also nobody had and still has time to to celebrate my birthday with me because they are all busy for Christmas. So my birthday is never being appreciated. Now I I don't care anymore but as an kid I often was very disappointed.
I am from Ohio. I married a woman from northern Michigan. The first time we went up there for Christmas, my brother and sister in law gave our new born son a U of M warm up. I guess that I didn't have a good poker face, because my wife said it was obvious that I was mortified. Later, I told her: "Let me come home and catch you in bed with the UPS guy cheating on me before you EVER let me catch you putting U of M stuff on my first born son! That warm up is going to be given away or used a kindling on our next camping trip!" Her family is not into college football, so I don't think that they understood, but there is no more intense rivalry in all of sports. My dad used to be a professor at OSU and both of my parents hold degrees from that institution. I grew up running around OSU campus. We bleed scarlet and gray in my family.
axilarry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend got me a goldfish. She did not tell me she was going to do this. I walked into my office and there was a giant glass bowl with a single orange fish swimming in circles. "What's this?" I wondered aloud. "It's your birthday present. I figured when I'm not here you would be lonely so I got you a buddy!" I had to take care of the fish, and clean it's shit, and I'm sure it wasn't good for the fish either. Worst of all, when I had to move the bowl, the water started sloshing around, and I was losing my grip, and I tried to set it down, which just meant I was only an inch from the ground when it slipped, so it cut my pinky almost in half when it shattered. tl;dr Never get anybody a live animal without their permission.
One year my grandmother mailed us Christmas gifts along with a card. My brother and I(11&12) each got 2 sticks of gum and my little sister(9) got a open packet of taco seasoning. Looking back I guess this may have been a early sign of her dementia.
werd713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was really young the owner of the comic shop I hung out at gave me a box of coal for Christmas.
I spent a whole day thinking it was the worst gift I've ever received until I realized there was a fake bottom in it and he had actually given me a copy of Iron Man 55 (the first appearance of Thanos)
I got sick once when I was a kid and got admitted to the hospital. I couldn't walk and was vomiting so much I started chucking up blood, I lost a stone (6kg) within a week. Basically I will ill af.
My dad comes in one day to cheer me up and pulls out a brand new...WELDING MASK.
I was excited and actually cheered me up at the time but looking back I think he just broke his old one
jimpaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift in itself is just anything my grandpa gets me. When I was a kid he always sent us this massive box of stuff. Some of it was cute little dollar store toss but most of it was just qtips and a fifty pack of tooth brushes and just boring stuff like that. I know now that it was probably really useful to my mom that we just always had that stuff, but it was so pointless as a kid. Oh and there's always a 4-15 pack of off brand or nevermind released in theatres movies from the 80s or so. He would go on and on about each of the movies I know he'd never actually watched. And my mom wouldn't ever let me throw them out. Buuuuut there was always a new wallet with $25 in it for me, so I was still super excited about digging through all the crap to find it.
The worst experience with a gift was a lot worse though. One Christmas when I was a kid my mom accidentally put a name tag from Santa to me when it was supposed to be for my dad. The entire rest of Christmas after that was spent being glared at because I had his precious thingy. Then he explodes at my mom later in the day because she fucked up just like always and anything sightly wrong was obviously an attempt to violently spite him.
Worst part is that him yelling at my mom about it was how I learned that Santa wasn't real.
My exโs mom gave the worst gifts. One year it was a sudoku book because โyou liked Japanese things.โ I hate and struggle with math and numerical puzzles and talk about this often.
Another time, she gifted a cast iron and wood sign for the inside of my house that said, โGod Bless This Home.โ She KNEW I was an atheist.
One time i got an invite to watch my spoiled cousins open lots of presents, without receiving any myself.
(My grandma saw how sad i was later and bought me a year of xbox live, which i asked for)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tongue scraper, as a completely non-joking birthday gift from my boyfriend. It was the only gift that year, and he talked about how great it was for a full year afterward.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I left the Mormon church in April of 2011. My parents sent me a Book of Mormon for Christmas, with a note pleading me to not throw it away. I imagine it's still in the cupboard above the refrigerator in the apartment I lived in at the time.
One Christmas, when I was in my teens, my family celebrated the holidays with our extended cousins. Our cousins were in the diamond import/ export business. Their kids were spoiled to the T. My brother and I were given the free gift a person would get when they purchase a name brand cologne or perfume bundle. So we were given, for the both us, a Nautica branded umbrella, while my mother gave my cousins 50$ to each person.
Not the worst gift by a long shot, but I acted like it was because I was a piece of shit that day. I hated the power rangers and my grandma got my brother and I power ranger VHS tapes. I donโt remember exactly how I reacted, but I remember it was not how someone should react when you get a gift. I was not happy and I made it known.
I opened a ring-box shaped present from my then-boyfriend of 8 years.
It was a solitaire diamond ring! OMG, I look up at him with eyes glistening, full of anticipation and he says,"Oh, god no, it isn't an engagement ring or anything LIKE that!" Followed by laughter.
LAUGHTER.
It took me all of three weeks to dump him after that. I was in that much shock.
Parents got me and my sister both one of those novelty, giant calculators for Christmas one year when we were kids..
seganski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but I was once given a steel bucket filled with potatos when I was five. I proceeded to swing it around and smack my mom in the face with it while she was sleeping on the couch and broke her nose.
My dad got me a 99cent pocket knife a few years ago for xmas, i later found out from people he works with that he got us all new ipods and tablets and shit. Major scumbag
Theyvad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In elementary school, they did the secret santa thing and the daughter of one of the teachers got me. They gave me a box of fiddle faddle with four quarters taped to it.
My mom last year got me a zebra striped comforter. I HATE animal print anything and she knows it.
My dad gave me a shitty T-mobile bath towel, which was very obviously free, for my birthday this past year. It made me feel terrible!
twest77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas, Aunt and uncle handed out cards for everybody in the family, All containing $50, We all opened them at the same time, Mine had one of those $5 off Axe body spray coupons in it. Grandma noticed and said something to them the next day explanation was that I was already well off on my own and didn't need the money. Basically because at 20 I had a career job while their kids are 17 with a kid and 25 with a part time barista job. I didn't care because I don't expect anything but still come on, Recycled coupons?
When I graduated high school, my parents got me an umbrella. In comparison, my sister got a trip to Italy and Greece.
goodwid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a card with a $5 bill in it as a wedding present. We don't talk to them anymore. Cheap bastard. Would have been better if he hadn't even bothered with the fiver.
What's the cutoff for being an acceptable amount of money? I used to give $50s when I was in my 20's before I had a decent paying job. Now I give $100 + what I think the cost of my food /drinks probably was.
goodwid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even a $20 woulda been appreciated, we could at least have had a meal together with that.
I have an aunt that gives terrible presents every year, she will always buy a gift set and separate it and give each item as a present individually, one year I got a bottle of body wash and my brother got the deodorant from the same set, another year I got a pair of boxers and my brother again got another pair from the same double pack, itโs got to the point now where we just have a laugh about how bad they are
My ex told me my birthday present would be late, because he forgot to get me something. It finally arrived a few weeks later. Gave it to me not wrapped, in a Ziploc bag. A knockoff Betsey Johnson necklace that he paid $2 for on eBay. My sister said he sent her the link, so she saw the price. Ugliest fucking mess of a necklace. Looked like it came from a prize machine.
I was at my ex boyfriends moms 50th birthday party. He is Nigerian and had some pretty unique customs/traditions. Anyways, instead of you buying her gifts she handed out gifts. Toilet paper was the best one.
A bag of peanuts. It had to have been my 6th birthday and the guy my mom was dating thought it would be funny to tell me I would be getting a bag of peanuts for my birthday. Well I opened the box and saw the bag of peanuts and immediately burst into tears. I was always an emotional child and socially awkward. Super Mario Bros 3 was under the peanuts but thinking back on it I would rather have gotten nothing.
heedrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little brother. Was born June 1986. I remember feeling so ripped off the Christmas of 85 when I was 6. Like wtf, where is a transformer or nes game?
One year I did the Reddit secret santa and combed through my person's posts to find out their likes and dislike to get them as perfect as gift as I could. I was so excited when I received mine. I opened it to reveal a shitty kid's moon light that looked like it came from the dollar store. I never did the secret santa again.
nutnerk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Vouchers for a really terrible Italian restaurant in an area I'd just moved to.. a quick google told me how bad it was going to be - wish my mom had checked! She then kept asking how it was so I had to go as didn't want to waste her money. It was really bad.
Samething happened to me, never heard of the restaurant and looked it up - terrible reviews. Fortunately the giftcard could be used in the bar... I just had free happyhour cocktails for a week and a half. Ended up being pretty ok.
My friends and I do Christmas in quite a big way, gift-wise, and there are even rules:
No joke presents.
Something you really have to know the person to think of, i.e. closer than family!
No helping each other.
We had one friend who just didnโt care, frequently bought terrible gifts, and even binned gifts heโd received in front of us.
One year, he turns up, empty handed: โI didnโt get you guys anythingโ without so much as an explanation. Nobody reacts, as itโs par for the course by now.
We go for coffee, and whilst I order, he disappears, goes into a shitty souvenir shop next door and comes back with a plastic bag and a grin as if heโs resolved the omission. Hands it over, and itโs a ceramic travel mug, highly breakable, so not so much for the travel, and on the side, it said โKeep Calm and Twitter onโ. I didnโt use twitter at the point.
Ironically, it lives in my camping box and I use it every time we camp, and I always think of him (fortunately, we no longer speak!), so, in a way, his โthoughtfulโ gift kinda worked.
greenguu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
around my 19th birtday, my dad went on a roadtrip to BC from Ontario with his gf and brought me back 2 little boxes of crickets and worms that you're supposed to snack on. he brought 4 gifts for my older sister for no reason, she was really happy that day.
bocajer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have received a spray on deodorant can from one of my cousins family for 3 years in a row I told them the first year I was asthmatic and they were really apologetic but they still get the same thing every year.
My wife gave me a electric nose hair clippers one Christmas. It was all I got from her. She focused so much on our toddler son that it never occurred to her to get me anything. Meanwhile, I gave her a bunch of stuff. She didn't seem to notice the disparity, and I didn't bring it up.
This isn't for Christmas, but my father has given me the same exact Squier Stratocaster electric guitar for the last 6 years for my birthday.
Every year, about a month before my birthday, he asks to borrow it. Then when my birthday comes around, he hands it to me (usually with a broken string) and says, "Here, I want you to have this."
I gave my 5 yr old a roll of toliet paper for xmas, for fun. Was her worst present ever and most I ever laughed!!! Next year we wrapped one up for her Dad. The cycle continues 8 years later.
One year for my birthday I didn't get anything physical from my parents. They said that they were getting me scuba lessons. I was ecstatic. Those scuba lessons never happened and I would get scolded or grounded if I brought it up.
Xlcatnip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until I was 18 my dad was a drug addict (speed/meth/idk). That being said, he used to get us pretty good gifts! Until... He was arrested for dealing when I was like 10 or sumn and after that didn't have the same kind of income (of course I didn't realize any of it until many years later)
For a while after he stopped dealing it was pretty sad
He got me and my sister flavored chapstick for Christmas one year
...... We were young and very disappointed. Oh well
Curt20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lynx Africa spray and shower set ๐
Tedauz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother.
I have two brothers and we always get a card with a tenner in it from my Nan every year. One year, randomly, me and my older brother got our tenner as usual, but my younger brother got a flute lmfao. He's never showed interest in the flute before and to this day we have no idea why he got it.
One of my uncles got me a backpack that cost about $5 and could be rolled up for some reason. I was a junior in college at this point and unsurprisingly already had a backpack
Bozlogic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me one of those $10 RC helicopters for my 18th birthday.
Not for me, but one time I got my 12 year old brother a jewelry box for Christmas. He had just started to gauge his ears and only had 2 pairs and was like "wtf is this shit??"
Probably around the late 90s my dad wasn't sure what music me and my brother liked, but he knew we went to hot topic at the mall. So he figured one bands shirt is just like any other. Christmas morning I got a Metallica shirt (one of bros top favorites) and he got a Backstreet Boys shirt.
My grandma once gave me one of those like small travel sets that they sometimes give to passengers on cruises. It contained a toothbrush and a sleepmask and that was it.
My mom got me these rip off converse with this terrible print of the American flag on them. Also they were two left shoes lol
I love that she thought of me thooooough
Yrxd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13th birthday my parents rent me 4 games from blockbuster to try out, and say they'll buy me the one I want at the end of the week. But I got grounded for a week the day before my bday so I wasn't allowed to play them lmao.
When I was in highschool I got this cheap looking gap backpack at the family Christmas exchange. Later I tried to return it at the gap and it was only worth a dollar-seventy five . Mind you we were supposed to be giving 30 dollar gifts....
A pepsodent doll. It's a very old brand of toothpaste. You know how dolls eyes sometimes go from open to shut? This doll's teeth went from yellow to white. It was frightening and not just a little creepy.
I once received a backpack from my grandparents for Christmas that was of subpar quality and was embossed with the logo of a private school that they donated to on a regular basis. But I didn't go to that school and knew they had gotten it for free.
eliz1bef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's mother really hates my mother, and by extension me. She's only given me 4 or 5 presents in my whole life, but the plastic stocking of holiday underwear probably takes the cake. There was a pair that said Ho Ho Ho on the ass. I was a third grader.
My dad got me a book one year, How To Snowboard, when I was 17. I did not understand since I had been snowboarding for 9 years and had held a job instructing snowboarding for 3 seasons already...
Spliteer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift card from my dad and stepmom once that was a "charitable donation" to any of the participating charities. I had just graduated college, I was broke working 2 jobs and these two spent $100 on this.
The worst gift I ever saw given was during secret Santa at an old job a co-worker received a partially used and old Delta Airlines Travel kit - they kind they gave out when your luggage was lost back in the 90s.
My mum got me a corn dog maker, which was, Basically a waffle iron that you're supposed to make corn dog batter for, spear a hotdog with included sticks, and make corn dogs.
My appreciation of corn dogs was overestimated and it was way more of a pain in the ass than buying a box of corn dogs.
GemJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me soap from the bathroom of a Caribbean cruise she took.
Shageen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my wifeโs friends gave her anal beads for Christmas. We had all just had a casual dinner out at a restaurant with a few of her friends from high school as each year they try to get together or at least send small reasonably priced gifts. So after the dinner we are out in the parking lot saying our goodbyes and everyone has gone home and my wife and her friend remember to exchange gifts. My wife gives her friend hers which was an infinity scarf and a book. My wife then opens hers and it was a set of anal beads. My wife and I were just in shock. We arenโt prudes by any means (Iโm certainly not) but this was not something that would ever even be thought of.
I donโt know if it was the worst gift but it was certainly the weirdest. I had always hoped it would lead to a threesome but it never did.
When I was 18, I begged my mother for a laptop for Christmas so that I could bring it to and from college (I had started that fall) . It was in back in 2003 and most work was starting to be required to be submitted as a document file.
I commuted to school and had limited on-campus time between ROTC, work and school and could not count on a library computer being available. I needed this laptop desperately and even offered to pay as much as I could toward it or to pay it off in increments as best I could.
Christmas day, I had opened all of my gifts. As was tradition, my mother waited until the end to give us our "big" presents. She pulled out a box for me that was the same size as a laptop box (in 2003). I was so elated! I was going to be able to get my work done without having to wait until my siblings were done using our home computer or have to hope that a library computer was open. A huge weight was lifted from my shoulders!
She handed the box to me but it felt odd - the item inside shifted against the side of the box. It was obviously not a laptop. I started to take off the wrapping.
It was a set of beanie babies. 8 Winnie the Pooh beanie babies dressed as knights and dragons. I was 18 years old.
When I was 4 my grandfather got me a little mermaid cup. I am a dude who never displayed any Intrest in little mermaid. My parents got mad at me when I said "what am I supposed to do with this?"
wxbamf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year there was a printed off letter on our xmas tree saying that there had been presents for us, but Santa took them to give to other children instead.
We were 5-7 at the time and my family wasn't well off. Wasn't hard to figure out that there were never any presents.
A bright blue old navy sweater with seams ripped from the left armpit down. I smiled, they smiled, everyone smiled and pretended not to notice the damaged seam.
Etryphun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 12, we had a very small class and we celebrated everyone's birthdays. There was this one weird kid in class who had a fascination with boogers. He gifted me a huge ass plastic doll, still in the case, thank god. The only downside was the doll was half torn apart, been though some serious shit, and the package was completely ripped apart. Also there was some questionable stuff on the hair of the doll that resembles booger too much. Needless to say the "gift" never made home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the morning of my 19th birthday I was given permission to invite a friend to accompany me to my sisterโs grad party.
Which was at our house.
On my 19th birthday.
That was it for the gift giving.
And for further sweetness, my sisterโs birthday was four days prior. She got a new laptop.
Every Christmas, my cousins would get the coolest gifts from my grandparents and my mom. Iโd always be so envious of what cool toys my mom would be wrapping for them at home before we drove to their distant city.
One year, we drive over there and itโs time to open our presents. My cousins open their awesome legos and actions figures. Then itโs my turn. I rip off the wrapping of my single gift from my grandmother, and itโs a Spelling B book.. my grandma goes on about how great that Akeela and the Bee movie was and how she thought Iโd love to read a book on how to spell stuff gud.
Never done a spelling bee, never read the book, still relive faking my enthusiasm to this day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my brother's then girlfriend (now his wife) gave me a big poster of a rear shot of an elephant taking a niagara falls-like piss. Immediately put it in the closet and it never saw the light of day. Tossed it a month later.
I had a dream that all i got for christmas was water bottles and I was really sad. I was 10 at the time. Worst real gift ever was a sweater that looked like it was made out of 100 sweaters. It looked like a multi color carpet with red and orange and green and purple. Super uncomfortable. Still was pretty stoked about it though.
I think Iโve posted this one before but I canโt find it:
I got a salad spinner for my 16th birthday. I was actually kinda happy because I was always in charge of making salads for dinner and I fucking hated having to dry off all the lettuce and veggies. Still, compared to past birthdays and the gifts my four other siblings got for their birthdays that year, it was obvious that they were sending the โweโre very disappointed in youโ kind of message. Rightfully so too, to be honest.
A single ball of vivid pink knitting wool, still in the plastic bag from the shop and price tag (ยฃ2.99), for the office secret santa (supposed to be ยฃ5-10). I don't even knit! Wtf was I supposed to do with a ball of wool?
This year I got my girlfriend a non refundable, non transferable ski pass to VT ski resorts for Christmas. My birthday is in two weeks so I was hoping for something good from her too. We broke up Monday, so it looks like Iโm getting nothing!
I was like 15 or 16 and got an 8 dollar plastic toolkit with a hardhat, suspenders and plastic tools. Like one of the ones you get from Walgreens/CVS/Dollar General. I didn't know how to react. I thought it was a joke but it was for real. Thankfully, the person that gave it to me was not present (no pun intended).
My brother is weird. Every year for three years he buys me some form of vintage porno comic book, not hentai , American hentai i wanna say. Its always so awkward. I think he just really likes em and so he thinks other people will too, but its not the kind of thing one wants on their coffee table.... i try to tell him but he doesnt get it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So this happened to me many years ago, and I didn't realize until very recently how much of an affect it had on my attitude towards gift-giving.
As a child, the kids would always open presents from family in order at Christmas all together with the adults watching. So from Aunt and uncle #1 the 4 of us would open the present simultaneously, etc.
One year, we get to my cousin and his wife's present. My sister and two cousins got one, but not me. They said "it's hard to find a gift for a 12 year old boy," so I had to sit there and watch the other kids open their presents. Ever since then, I've had this attitude of "I don't like getting gifts, and I don't give gifts." And it wasn't because I was salty. No, it was more because I was afraid to disappoint someone the way I was disappointed as a child. It took me upsetting my ex by saying "I don't give gifts" to make me really think about when/why I started to not like gift-giving.
TL;DR: my worst gift was getting nothing and having to watch my sister and cousins open their gifts in front of me
The worst gift I ever had is Lamborghini.
Just kidding Iam giving gifts not receiving i think maybe 50 dollar is the worst gift
shpanky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first and only reddit christmas exchange I was a part of, I went all out for my assigned person. The person assigned to me gave me a bendable stick figure you can find at a dollar store. It was a lesson learned.
Not really the worst gift ever, since it came from my sister when she was 5. It would be different if it had come from my parents.
We have a sibling gift exchange for Christmas every year and my youngest sister drew my name. She told me that my gift was going to be soap. I thought it was a joke and my parents talked to her. On Christmas Day, I opened my gift from her, and it was 12 bars of Dove soap. Apparently my parents thought it would be hilarious and pretended to tell her to choose something different so I would be in the dark about it. Now every year after that, all my siblings that have drawn my name say theyโre going to get me soap.
I got a 2011 calendar from my Aunt when it was 2013. I live in a family where girls are practically worthless so I had to watch all my male cousins open really cool gifts and $$ right in front of me while I held my unusable calendar.
DoTheDew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received an opened jar of salsa from my gf at the timeโs schizophrenic uncle.
A candy dish from my aunt, it was a chipped snowman bowl. There was no candy in it. She boasted about how she got it for super cheap at a thrift store, after we all pitched in and got her something really nice for christmas.
For secret santa in my first year of secondary school I made sure I got the best gift possible for the kid I got give I shopped for hours till I found this cool phone charger in the Shape of a creature! I got a chocolate bar (a flake) for my gift.
njtoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Valentine's gift from my x wife was a white ski jacket and I didn't ski or need a jacket. I should have known right then to run and never look back. Oh yea the kids and her gave me a picture of a shed that she never bought for me.
When I was 9 I got a pair of girls bright pink pajamas from my godparents, a WHSmith gift card(newspaper store) when I wanted a Smyths gift card(toy store) and light up finger rings
Wesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas one of my grandma's would send the entire family presents. We figured these gifts had to be coming out if those catalogues people get, similar to skymall. Every year the gifts kept getting worse, because as old people get older their mental capacity often diminishes as well.
Well 1 year really stood out. My family and I lived in IL, not a place known for getting a lot of snow, but this 1 year she sent us things like, a roof rake, snow shoes, etc. It's like she thought we lived in Antarctica or something.
Not necessarily a "bad" gift, but was certainly the worst in terms of usability. Was the best gifts for laughter though.
One year we had Secret Santa at my office. My 'Secret' Santa came running up to me on the day gifts were being delivered, and boldly asked me if I liked to go to the arcade. Caught off guard I said 'Uhhh, sure'. I then watched her run back to her computer, print off a Groupon to the nearest arcade, rip the paper out of the printer before it was done printing, and shove it in my hand before walking away. I wouldn't have minded if it weren't for how brash it came across.
They donated money to the SPCA in my name. I'm all for donating, and I'm fine with no gift at all. Don't do something that makes you look good and then tell me it's a gift for me.
imghurrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in grade 2 for a class secret Santa I had to get a present for a girl I didnโt like. I was a shit so I didnโt tell my parents about the secret Santa, and just wrote โI hate youโ on the card. She cried in front of the whole class and I got in a heap of trouble from my teacher AND my parents.
My uncle gave my mom a box of used nails and tools once...he thought it was funny.
silkie69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was at my grandparents for Christmas/Thanksgiving..my cousins were having a great time opening all their presents..my uncle was handing them out. Next thing you know there are no presents left and I had not recieved any..so my grandpa gets up out of the recliner..goes to the kitchen counter.. picks up a flashlight and hands it to me!
Woot!
MRV-DUB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being 12 , brother 13 , 1 year and 1week apart having shared birthday parties for 12 years .. lots of family over for picnic ,party and fun ,table piled high with presents ......not a single one with my name on it , "oh,we didn't know it was your birthday too" .
I turned 50 this year and it was the only party I invited any of my family to since that day.
A few years back, my older sister (who is normally a great gift-giver, which made the whole thing more baffling) gave me a stuffed groundhog. But not just any stuffed groundhog, a DOG TOY that squeaked when you squeezed it.
It wasn't a gag gift either, she genuinely thought I would enjoy a plush squeaky toy. For a dog. It kind of hurt, I'd be lying if I said I didn't come close to crying just because her gifts were normally so thoughtful.
A McDonald's gift certificate booklet. I was going to school in the states and upon graduation was sent a coupon booklet to McDonald's from my Gran in England. Not only could I not use it in the states, I did not send a thank you card for said booklet in an appropriate amount of time and I have never received another gift or phone call from her. Talk about holding a grudge.
aiq25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know the title is received but I would like to mention a gift I gave...
For one of my coworkers wedding gift, I gave a $50 gift card to BP... Yeah I was horrible at giving gifts, still am. Every time I remember I cringe. ๐ฐ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wool gap sweater. During my punk years. And I'm allergic to wool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a twin. Will never forget the year my Aunt gave my brother $100 and me $50, because he was her Godson. Fair, whatever... but this was about a month after my own Godmother died. Bawled my damn eyes out.
I got the gift of Life on my first-ever birthday. Not exactly what I wanted but my parents couldn't return it. It's not the worst, but I hardly wanted it. Still, I keep using it because my parents would be upset otherwise.
Two store-bought bags of shelled walnuts. It's not like I love walnuts or anything, my Mother In-Lawjust knew that I didn't dislike them and decided they would be a great Christmas gift. But she didn't get them for me herself. No, she had my wife go to the store to buy them, then had my wife wrap them and bring them over to my Mother In-Law's house along with our gifts for her. Then she turned around and gave them to me as her own gift.
When I was 13, i received a purse, from my Aunt. I'm a guy, so odd. I looked at it with a puzzled look and she had to tell me it was a 'shaving kit bag'. Uhh, a bag for shaving stuff, I didn't even know I needed something like that.
Again, odd. Funny enough, there wasn't any shaving stuff in it, just an empty nylon bag.
It's been 30+ years, I still have the bag. And, I use it to store shaving stuff.
The gift of life, the wait for death and the feeling of love.
Hands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe 15 or so years ago my great aunt gave my brother and I both 35 cents each for Christmas, taped to the inside of a card that completely non-ironically said "Buy yourself something nice! Love Aunt Sandra"
To be fair she was in her 80s at that point and was probably suffering from dementia as she didn't live much longer after that.
R_P_W ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a broken hoodie from my aunt that had mud on it. It disappeared that day. Next year.....i got a broken hoodie with mud on it.
I received an eagle desk ornament. But the wing was broken, not in the box... And the flag was missing from the mount. The gift was mailed, so I almost blamed it on poor handling, but that didn't explain the missing wing.
When I was a teenager, I had atrocious cystic acne. My parents and I had a difficult relationship, my mother especially being very transactional about how she wanted specific displays of affection. Her latest thing was leveraging access to a dermatologist in exchange for hugs, which I did not give into because I was really stubborn, also fuck her that's not normal.
So I'm 13, XMas rolls around and it's one of the few forced family things we could all would kind of try to be a part of. I didn't want anything, but my mother insisted that I open the gift she had gotten me. Inside was a $50 generic CVS brand acne wash kit. I turned around and looked at her, her eyes beaming as if she had just given me mana from heaven. To my mind, it's like she had been withholding food for a week and magnanimously gifted me a box of Lunchables.
I quietly got up, went outside, threw it in the garbage and before she could start yelling at me, I just went to my room and listened to music all day. I got a job at 15 and then paid for my own Accutane which cleared everything right up. They knew better.
For context, my parents were both masters educated adults and while they weren't rich, they were certainly comfortable enough to pay for a co-pay for a specialist and a few bucks for some prescription medication.
It was 6th grade Secret Santa and my family was struggling financially so I could only get the girl a children's book about Jesus and a chocolate bar. I felt so bad when I saw her disappointed face.
This thing. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it or anything but I have no idea why the person who gave it to me would think I'd want it. I don't like reptiles. I'm a computer nerd who goes outside as little as possible. But, 5 or 6 years later, it still sits under my TV stand.
sfaticat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of mine in college gave me a toy car for our secret Santa. He didnโt have much money so I kinda didnโt hate him for it but it couldnโt have costed more than a beer that wouldโve been better
Cormamin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmother and father gave me bras at age 14.
And then expected me to model them for them and her family (daughter + her husband + plus their male kids).
Father's Day gift. My mother bought us window washing (exterior only) for our house, I had told her I didn't want that.
Window washers showed up a few hours before we were leaving to go up north and had a new kid who didn't know what he was doing.
Kid used his squeegee incorrectly and gouged the ever living shit out of our new, 6ft x 6ft, living room picture window. ... spent the next month on a back and forth with the contractor until he agreed to pay for a replacement from the company we had make and install it for us in the first place.
Total bill: $575.
... the contactor tried to push all kinds of shady alternatives. The kid also scratched the hell out of a window on our back porch door - we didn't even bother with that one, it's older and the amount of effort that went into getting the front covered? It wouldn't have been worth it.
For my 9th birthday my little siblings had a great idea to get me a present, they had no money of course so they took some of my books and wrapped em up and gave them to me. As sweet as it was they were already mine so....
I got a used, deflated soccer ball from my grandma with a sticky note saying it needs air.
DY357LX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blank DVDs.
They were basically saying "Download some movies/tv shows, convert the video file into a format recognised by my DVD player, burn to provided DVDs, give back me for my entertainment."
A purse full of Babybel cheese (that should have been refrigerated) shipped from CA to NC when I was 8.
My grandmother is from Japan and has tendencies that can seem strange to Americans, though she means well. She will bombard you for the rest of your life with anything she thinks you like. When we were visiting I ate some of the cheeses at her house out of convenience because most of their other snacks had long been expired. I made the mistake of agreeing that I liked them when she asked. No other comment was made.
When my dad was a kid, she brought home some Tampico juice and asked if he liked it. He said that it was okay. He had Tampico juice in the fridge until he moved out.
I think I've been exceptionally lucky on the gift front over the years. But when i was around 12/13 my auntie sent me a red pvc trucker hat and a shoulder bag made entirely of purple fur. It was very obscure. I can't think of a more wtf present I've ever received.
cabe412 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my dad once got a bucket of chocolate covered raisins from one of his closest friends at his birthday party. Everyone else got him something nice (fancy liquor, wallet) and they brought an unwrapped (but unopened) gift and just handed it to him when they walked in the door. (At first my dad thought it was some sort of potluck offering, he was corrected.) TBH though we ate the shit out of those they were delicious.
A few years ago I had double jaw surgery to correct an underbite. Basically, your jaw and skull are broken in 4 places, repositioned with plates, and then you jaw is wired shut for anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months with a liquid diet. I happened to have the surgery 2 days before Christmas and 8 days before my birthday. My whole family knew I had had this surgery, yet my aunt, my uncle, and my own father (my parents are divorced and I lived with my mother) bought me candy and chocolate.
Not only could I not eat this candy for at least the next month, but it was almost agony to have food put in front of me at that point. When you're on a liquid diet (a poorly balanced and not nutritious one at that) all you can think about is real food and all the stuff you crave. Its incredibly frustrating. To put it in perspective, I cried out of sheer anger one day beucase a complete stranger happened to be eating a sandwich in front of me and i couldn't even drink out if a straw. So yeah, them buying candy for someone with their jaw wired shut was the worst. Talk about adding insult to injury
A little late to this thread, but my grandparents bought me a bible the same year they found out I was an atheist. The year after that they got me a $25 gas gift card. I didn't have a car.
Smiiirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got math problem books when I was in grade 4. Only math books. I hated math and my mom is a dick. I cried that year
My dad gave me a box of Cheezits for Christmas a few years ago. I don't even LIKE Cheezits.
Elizeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 my dad bought some vanilla perfume from the grocery store. I wore it the next day and my dad said, โwhatโs that smell?! Itโs awful.โ And thatโs why you donโt buy perfume from the grocery store.
amnsisc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 10 or so, I'd been building a website and I wanted a domain name and some basic server space for it, which I said, and had found a cheap hosting site with my desired domain available.
My father being an apple head bought me a MORE expensive ___.Mac.com site, whose forced layout was incredibly shitty, was architecturally inconsistent with what I was building, required you to use this stupid site builder, and, at the time, didn't let me do the things with PhP, applets, text forms & databases I was trying to learn.
It was functionally useless for me--I was trying to learn & run a website, not make a business or academic page or whatever. Macpages back then sucked--they just started.
My father was so smug & proud when he presented it to me. But I was so sad--I'd made a Hannukah list & what I wrote was "a website & domain ____ from blah blah blah, the cheapest package" etc. but he just heard/read "Website"--and to him it was all the same.
Really I think he just wanted it--he loves Mac products. And, later he caught me on the computer forlornly looking up other domain/website packages and was sort of hurt. He said "I didn't know that ALL you wanted was a domain name"--now, of course, I did explicitly specify that, but the real issue was that it didn't work with what I was trying to do, and was more expensive than what I asked for, by $5 a month or so.
Maybe this is a petty "worst" gift, but it really bothered me at the time. It just emphasized to me how gifts are really for the giver, not the receiver, and, to a consumerist little American kid, that was a really harsh realization.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it's petty to not like your gift. The problem with technology gifts is that sometimes you have to specify exactly what you want because similar items/services may not have the features that you need, or are incompatible with your current setup (such as receiving iTunes gift cards when you have zero Apple devices, or receiving a PS4 game when you have a XBox).
amnsisc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I don't know. I DID specify it exactly to the letter too--part of what bothered me so much was how blatantly my father (who isn't a luddite) just ignored it entirely--but getting me nothing would have been just as useful as the Mac site, and would have saved him money (lol).
My parents certainly made me feel petty for reacting that way, though.
My parents are both Jewish psychologists, however, so guilt kinda comes with the territory.
I'm Star Wars fan. I love Star Wars. I have all versions of all the movies so far, and can beat anyone in trivia. For some reason my family thinks because of my love of SW, they think I need to have cheap little bobbleheads or R2/Threepio salt/pepper shakers or a 7ft tall carboard cutout of a stormtrooper.
Please, I'd like a Ginsu knife or maybe some new socks.
As a child, I used to be given a card with a scratch lottery ticket inside fairly regularly from an aunt. It was always handed to me with the instruction (or written in the card if not given in person) that if it won anything over a certain amount I'd have to split the winnings. Never won anything either.
I was probably five or six years old and my grandparents came over to visit. The presents weren't, I think, for any particular occasion but my grandma had found these spiral notebooks with names written all across the front (e.g. if your name was "James" it would say "James" all over it).
My two older brothers have fairly common names, and they both got ones with their names on them. My name is a little more rare, so naturally they didn't have it. I got one that just said "Notebook" all over it.
"Well, I guess we're going to have to change your name to 'Notebook'!"
Everyone had a good laugh except me. I bawled at the thought. Who wants to be called 'Notebook'?
For my 13th birthday my parents got me a griddle iron. At the time I thought it was really lame (I wanted Majora's mask)
15 years and hundreds of hot breakfasts later, it still works like the day it came out of the box and I can say im an expert at making french toast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were going away for a few weeks and My mother got my older sister about 3 pounds of really high quality chocolate, my best friend also got about a pound of candy. I got a felt blanket with darth Vader on it. The price tag was still on it. Tree fiddy....jk it was 3 bucks.
I collect action figures and retro video games.
Last Xmas i got a nifty CHEESE CUTTING BOARD!
jake4200 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma used to give me a "Handy Bag" for christmas and my birthday for about 5 years in a row, that were actually those old lady cigarette purses with the metal clasps on top. Im 5 years old grandma, WHY?!
My MIL is a terrible gift-giver. But, the worst gift she's given has to be a scary knock-off plush Elmo backpack she bought for my (at the time) 2 year old niece while on vacation in Jamaica. She decided to tag along with SO and I checking out the shops on the resort. She latched onto this patchy, red pile of faux fur and straps that was on a table and started freaking out. She runs over to me with it, triumphant. 'Wouldn't niece looooove this?! She loves Elmo!!!' (She didn't) I burst out laughing, it looks nothing like Elmo! It was red, but it looked like someone had sewn a Furby faceplate onto it instead. Completely out of proportion, and had a man-eating grin. It was terrifying. I tried to talk her out of it, but to no avail. The purchase was made. Then she decides she can't possibly wait to give it to niece at Christmas, and gives it to her at dinner that night (yep, we were all in Jamaica together. She bought souvenirs for everyone on the trip). Niece takes one look at it and starts screaming and crying, she's two and doesn't get why Grammy is trying to strap this abomination on her back. Full-on tantrum. SIL took it away and stuffed it in her beach bag, told me later that the thing never made it off the resort, she was scared to take it through Customs. Told MIL it fell apart in the wash or something. Poor kid can't stand Elmo to this day.
Donโt want to seem like a good two shoes but I canโt remember a gift which I wasnโt appreciative of. If someone took some time no matter how little to think about me then I generally wonโt mind no matter what it is.
I did get 2 condoms, a sachet of lube and a blow up pig with a fuckable orifice as a Secret Santa off a lad I was in halls with. Found out he bought it from the machine in the toilets of the local student bar. I saw the funny side of it though. Condoms got used but not with the inflatable pig. The pig was popped during a rowdy session pre drinking. He was out floor mascot as well :(
A year ago, at thanksgiving my fiancรฉ and I were at her momโs. I said a mean-ish joke to her sister (standing up for my fiancรฉ with said joke tho). Her grandpa heard it but didnโt say anything. Come Christmas he got me a pack of white Hanes socks, not my size, and the package was open already. He got her sisterโs bf (a dirtbag who beat his gf before) a nice ass pocket knife, and it came in a wooden box and it had a pocket watch in there too or some shit. I tied the socks together and made it a toy for my dogs.
Ophaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those old leap frog books and other learning books when I was really young.
redkat85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have no idea why my grandparents kept buying me ugly shirts my entire childhood. They saw pictures of me, heck they even actually saw me in person several times a year, and it's not like I had a terribly "out there" fashion sense to try to align. But for some reason really bland/cheap looking, not-to-size polo shirts were the thing I apparently needed in my wardrobe, according to them.
After I got into college, they stepped up the game to one better - those eyeroll inducing "a donation has been made in your name to ..." charity presents. It actually makes it more annoying that I'm actually down with the whole humanitarian cause thing, but of course they always choose a self-righteous religious charity, not something my atheist/humanist self would actually donate too.
One year as a kid all I got was this styrofoam airplane that broke after like 2 hours. My brother got the same thing. We were poor because my mom was on meth. Fuck that Christmas in particular. Edit: they were from the dollar store. And its not about the thing, its about how I could tell she didn't give a shit about us.
mauxey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure those are free as well, at pharmacies and doctors and such. Sorry you had to go through that.
I appreciate that. Shits better now, I've put it behind me. For the most part lol
dman722 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex girlfriend and I had birthdays close together. I got her a pretty expensive jacket (especially for a student in high school). She got me a free car magazine. I don't really have any interest in cars.
For our 1 year anniversary she gave me a toy jewel she took from her niece's toy box...
When I was an 8 year old (a boy who loved Godzilla and playing with swords), she got me a pink My Little Pony bike helmet. It was way too small for me, and more importantly, I did not own a bike.
A few years ago she bought my dad a pink keychain (a giant one, like 4 inches long) with his name spelled in sparkly rhinestones.
She also gives us framed professionally shot pictures of herself.
mauxey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Might be a little late for this, but my mother struggled a lot to get me and my brother gifts when we were younger. One year she had somehow saved up enough to get us a wii when they were relatively new, only to have our babysitter of 2 years steal it and my Gameboy color 2 weeks later.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received the Beanboozled candy game as a wedding gift from my mother.
queen612 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a coat that was too small for me for Christmas. She then tried it on, decided it fit her and that she would keep it for herself. She didn't give me another gift.
One year my mom got a hysterectomy. The following Christmas, both my sister and I got enema kits in our stockings.
nrossj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work gloves from my grandparents-in-law (at the time). I know they meant well, and they're from a time when men were laborers and women stayed at home with the kids. But if they knew me at all, they would have been able to realize at least one reason why it was a bad gift:
In middle school, my friend gave me what I believe were her momโs brooches in an old Tiffany bag (not Tiffany brooches) and a snow globe. Itโs okay though, because I got her a bottle of hand soap for her birthday, so it was just a sad affair overall. Our gift-giving improved only slightly with age.
Phytosau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An off-brand epilator and a turtleneck top emblazoned with little American flags.
From the same person, the same Christmas. I dumped him in January.
funknjam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5th grade. Class gift exchange. I went to a very exclusive private school. My family scraped and sacrificed more than I ever realized (until much later in life when I learned about the second mortgage they took out) to send me and my brother to a school with the sons and daughters of wealthy doctors, lawyers, and farmers (this was in North Carolina and I never knew a "poor farmer," only uber-wealthy ones). All the kids in class were getting these incredible gifts. One of my friends who was a rabid comic book collector got a whole slew of rare comics. Another friend who was our Dungeon-master for our after school / before basketball practice games got an awesome set of metal figurines and other paraphernalia. Another friend got a UNC basketball jersey and a basketball. I got a used paperback from a girl named Catherine. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Did I mention I was in 5th grade? It wasn't like her family couldn't have afforded something better and it wasn't like she forgot about the exchange because she gave her bff some kind of awesome handbag or something. It was widely agreed upon by all on the playground - I got the shaft. I hope you turned into a better adult than you were a child, Catherine.
I got a can of yams once that got mixed up and was suppose to go to the food bank, and later found out some recipient probably had a Tonka truck for dinner that day.
Hey as an FYI to anyone reading this - food banks get seriously steep discounts on canned goods. It's far more effective to donate money than canned goods.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is starting to get old and she's been giving me the same coffee mug for christmas and my birthday for the last 3 years. I don't think she bought like 10 of them and is trying to gift them out, she just keeps seeing them at walmart and forgets she already gave me that mug. The funniest part is that she has to package and mail the same damn mug to the other coast every 6 months.
A few years back, I ordered myself a new bicycle online as an early birthday present to myself. I choose to pick up the bike in store, and figured Iโd ride the 10 miles home on my new purchase.
When I arrived at the store, I discovered I had purchased a kids bike by mistake (no idea how that happened), and a bike my size wouldnโt arrive until after my birthday.
Someone how I managed to ruin my own birthday gift.
Nauborn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gifted me a curtain perfume thinking it was regular perfume. Damn thing sat in the back of the closet for nearly 4 years. Then one night I had a date over for dinner and decided what the hell, I used the damn thing. Shit actually made the place nice and the date noticed. Ended up getting laid on the first date. So not as bad of a gift as I thought it was when I first got it.
TCReaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brothers girlfriend got me and my girlfriend paper plates and napkins to share when we got her a Squishable Dragon and a Studio Ghibli blue-ray.
Keep in mind, earlier in the day she got a $60 toaster for someone she claims she barely liked.
When we asked why she got these for us, she said itโs because โYou guys are always cooking!โ
An AOL CD for a class white elephant exchange. Yep, the kind that used to arrive in the mail and you would either smash it, break it, set it on fire, or immediately fling that junk into the dumpster.
There was no follow-up "real" gift; that was the real deal. The gift giver didn't two shits, whereas I put a lot of thought in mine and entered a Mickey Mouse stationary set.
Naturally, having gotten junk mail as a gift, my kiddy-self cried. The teacher became annoyed, so she told the gift-giver to hand me the gift he chose from the table.
It was the Mickey Mouse stationary set. I got my own gift back...
There are some terrible grandparents out there! If I was given some 3XL panties, they'd be on the bus to the worst nursing home that I could find ... in America.
My dad went to Florida on vacation without me and when he came back he gave me a dried out alligator's head from a souvenir shop as my sole present from him for my birthday.
It's a tie for me, in-laws gave me an extension chord for Christmas, and then ignored my bday. I don't care at all, but feel bad when they do this to my wife, or kids. The gift isn't important, its the lack of thought. They all seem like truck stop gifts picked up right before we visit.
My neighbor gave me a giant light up pre 9/11 New York picture and frame that I watched her find digging through her garage a few weeks before Christmas
My aunt got my brother an awesome plaque when he graduated high school. She told me that she had something for me when I graduated two years later. Several months after that, I found out she lied and got me nothing, even though she had kept insisting that she did. So, I guess the worst gift I got was a lie.
zol98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forced me to take catholic confirmation classes my freshman year. The church they had it at was also a catholic school, so there was already an established community of catholic kids. My confirmation director organized for another confirmation group of kids from another church to have a christmas party with us with a white elephant gift exchange of $5. I Showed up with my $5 gift of a little action figure wrapped up all nice and placed it on a table overflowing with gifts and starbucks gift cards. On our way out of the party, we were all allowed to pick any gift. I picked out one of the many starbucks gift cards, thinking it was a safe choice because there had to be $5 in that bitch. Boy was I wrong. I showed up to starbucks the next day excited to treat myself to a white peppermint mocha drink and I handed the barista my gift card. She swiped it and informed me that there was only .27ยข on it. I was so pissed but there was no way to know who the fuck gifted that gift card. It was years ago and iโm still pissed. Fuck those church kids.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does not getting Christmas gifts for a few years count?
A pack of white socks from by mother's boyfriend's parents when I was 11 years old followed by an hour-long ranting, incomprehensible lecture about 'appreciation' or something. It was like they prepped and gave it to me with the explicit intention to stand on a soapbox and 'make a point'... on Christmas morning. I would have gladly paid the cost of the socks just to have received nothing.
I also received an expansion pack for a game I didn't even own from my mom for my birthday when I was 13. I remember not even being surprised...
From the same uncle, either a Spanish translator (I was taking French at the time), or a VHS of the best train rides in Africa. Which you can see here.
When I was 18 or 19 I had this three quarter length leather jacket that I'd wear a lot. After a couple of years, I got bored of that "look". Tragically that Xmas, my mum got me a full length leather jacket. Think gothy emo kids who desperately want to be in The Matrix. It was the most awkward thing because I knew she obviously thought it was a great gift and I had to awkwardly tell her that whilst I was very grateful, I had to be honest that I was never, ever going to wear it. Not unless I was to go to a fancy dress party as a member of the Gestapo or something. So awkward.
For Secret Santa in 1st grade I received size 12 used house shoes...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a piece of paper which said โyou can buy a watch with thisโ handwritten by my mom...now itโs a nice gesture but she wasnโt ready to pay over $20 ...that was the worst gift ever
An ex-boyfriend's mother was... strange. For Christmas she would collect random, used items from around the house and put them in a laundry basket, unwrapped.
She then told us all to choose one (1) item as our Christmas present.
She also said she had specific items in mind for each of us, and that she hoped we would pick the ones she wanted us to have.
I picked a used copy of Angela's Ashes because a book was the only thing in that laundry basket I didn't think I would toss out as soon as I got home.
Her response: "Oh, interesting choice..." with a strained smile.
Later in the evening she heavily hinted that she had wanted me to take her used spatula. I kept the book and never read it.
I๏ธ received a homemade clipboard one time. Not normal sized, but sized for a pocket notepad. The wood had to be scrap wood from a project, and it had fresh paint on it.
When I was 11 or 12, my grandma on my dad's side, who we didn't really know very well growing up, gave me a huge case filled with kid make up. Which makes sense, considering she didn't know me well, and what else do you get a 12 year old girl? The only problem is that I never had any interest in anything to do with make up, and my mother had recently been forcing me to wear make up whenever I left her house, to go to school or anywhere else.
I did put it to good use when I was playing with my siblings and my dad's girlfriend's kids upstairs and decided to use the make up to make it look like my youngest sibling had a black eye. They ran downstairs and told my dad I punched them. He was pissed at me until we started laughing and showed him that it washed off
oh bitch, this reminds me of my sister.
12 year old me was OBSESSED with cameras (still kinda am) and saved up 80 or so bucks to buy myself those new polaroid cameras (fuji film instax mini 8 to be exact ). I gave her my money so she could order it online, four months later she admits she spent the money and didnt bother ordering it
ylmcc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 1 year anniversary with my girlfriend. I got her a nice pandora ring.
She got me chocolate.
wetwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from ugly clothes (a lot worn just once or twice so she could see me in them), the worst gifts from her I think was when she gave her children these plastic boats.
They were about two feet long, made of red, white, and gold plastic, and you would attach it to a base, where it would light up, rotate, and play some tinny sounding tune. She thought these were the best things every was so was proud to give them to my mother and her siblings.
We really had no place to put it, so when she came over for Christmas dinner my father had to remove a lamp from an end table to put it on and plugged it in. About half of Christmas day was spent with this useless gadget making its music and spinning around.
I know she meant well, and she was clearly proud of these boats, but they were tacky and godawful. The following Christmas we put it out again to see what would happen and she was so pleased that it was out that you couldn't help but chuckle a little bit.
When I was an alcoholic my over religious uncle got me a card with a bible scripture underneath that was a note saying how I was gonna end up in hell if I donโt change my ways. Yea Iโm still the black sheep I upgraded to a pill addiction after a back injury while fighting a fire.
At a Secret Santa where everyone used a website to write a wishlist my Santa must have forgotten we were doing something that day and got me a 4โx 2โ wooden box with โmore on the way in the mail.โ
When I was about fifteen, my grandpa came over with his new girlfriend and gave everybody super cheap lint rollers. No gift would have been an improvement.
Pugovitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but for my parents' first Christmas together my dad asked my mom what she wanted. She was just like, "I don't know... I need socks..." Christmas day comes and there's just one gift for her: socks. They're not married anymore.
Now that I think about it, my dad's given me some unimpressive stuff too. When I was a young teen, one year I got really into photography and asked my dad for a camera for my birthday. I wasn't expecting a really nice one or anything, even if it was a disposable camera I could at least take a few pictures to start getting a feel for lighting and composition and shit. Instead he got me an "antique" camera at a garage sale that was just old enough that they didn't make film for it anymore but not old enough to be worth anything.
I go all out for the holidays and consistently fail on the receiving end of gift exchanges with anyone but my direct family. (It sounds so selfish to write out)
White elephant at work? I bring in a nice Starbucks mug. End up leaving with a regifted stress ball that makes noises when you squeeze it.
I end up feeling like a complete asshole for being disappointed every single year.
I just opted out of extended family stuff this year. I'll spend my money and effort on people I spend time with and I know "get me." I know that they are putting as mental effort into me as I am to them.
My well-meaning mother gave me and my brother each one of those boxes that have perfume and soap in it. And nothing else, in a big, huge ass family reunion, whereas all my cousin's parents got them gaming consoles and other stuff.
TL;DR my mother implied I stink in front of the whole family
Cpu46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family stopped celebrating Christmas with my uncle's family because they were such bad gifters.
At the time my uncle made fistfuls more than my dad, both being well paid pilots. We always got them new clothes, games, toys and personal things.
In return we got bargain bin nick nacks, arbitrary hand me downs, and freebie grab bag stuff. The last few years were full of the used gifts we had given them 2-3 years prior.
Worst gift is tied between a heavily used, borderline broken, set of walkie talkies, the kind you get for 6 year olds, when I was 15 and a clear plastic bag full of about two hundred of those cheap airline pins pilots used to hand out to small kids when I was 12.
Jamekk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year back in high school my home room was doing a secret Santa! It was the final day and weโre getting out gifts at the end of school, well in 3rd period this annoying kid walks up to me and says โhey man, want some gum?โ I decline and move along. Finally we make it to home room and everyone starts exchanging gifts! Iโm sitting at my desk waiting for someone to drop something off, but nothing ever came. I walked up to the teacher and let her know. She ended up calling the kid who drew my name to her desk, and wouldnโt you know....itโs the annoying kid. He tells her that he tried to give me his gift earlier, but I said โNO I DONT WANT ITโ the gum he offered me was my gift...
For secret Santa he got his person an autographed copy of their favourite book.
That same person happened to have him and gave him a used card that had somebody else's name crossed out on it, and a $20 grocery store gift card, from the grocery store that was a block away from the friends house that we did secret Santa at.
My grandma was known for giving weird gifts composed of stuff she had around the house. Stone favorites include re-gifting a nightgown she got back to the person who bought it for her (bonus, she was a 2XL, and gave it to my very petite aunt), leopard print briefs to my aunt's boyfriend of only a few months, a notepad on a stand with 2 sheets of paper left and a picture frame with a picture of a random couple (not the model picture you get when you buy the frame, a real picture of people no one in the family could identify). Christmas was always a fun time with her.
Now air hockey is cool and all, but at the time I was the only "child" (like later teen years) in the house with two adults who I know wouldn't play it with me. And to add on I was very anti social and had no friends.
So the whole thing was like a punch to the gut.
I feel bad now that I hated it at the time, but years later and it's still unopened..
I'm sure there was some legitimate thought behind the present.
I didnโt really receive the worst gift but I did get to watch my brother open gifts that eerily resembeled (were the exact items) I had had on my amazon wishlist. Couldnโt really speak out about it either as he would have gotten close to nothing for Christmas with out them. I still got some good Christmas non-wishlist gifts though. I think our grandparents just mixed up the wishlists. Luckily my brother liked most of the stuff.
One year, my brother and I were playing a LOT of SOCOM 2. I got us "gaming chairs", that were really just foldable camping chairs, so we didn't have to sit on the floor for hours on end. I told my parents about the idea, and they thought it was a pretty good gift idea.
Christmas rolls around, and I walk down to the tree to see two of these weird bean-bag rocking chairs. My parents excitedly declare that they got us "real" gaming chairs, rendering my gift to my brother totally redundant.
The camping chairs were more comfortable (IMO) and I used the camping chair for years, out of spite.
Every year for christmas my brother so thoughtfully and creatively tries to think of the worst thing to get for me. One year I had broken up with a long time girl friend so he gave me a singular tissue that I should use "on my voyage across the sea of loneliness and despair that is my life now." Last year it was a twig he got off the ground.
My sister. My parents were always saying she was a gift. At 6 years old I assumed she was to be my gift. I was all excited until she was born and I found out how noisy babies are. I was a quiet kid and I hated when she would cry. A couple decades later and I she's still way too loud for my liking, but in okay with texting her.
My grandparents used to give Christmas cards with cash in them to everyone for Christmas.
I missed Christmas with my family when I was 23 because I had moved halfway across the country three months previously and couldnโt afford the trip. So when I was home for Christmas the following year, my grandma either forgot or lost my Christmas card.
I felt so awkward saying anything, so I kept quiet until my parents asked if I liked my card. I quietly told them I hadnโt received one. My dad asked my grandma about it and helped her look for it. Nowhere to be found. My grandma started crying and apologized to me.
My parents split the money they had both received to give me a little something. I felt TERRIBLE.
Definitely the worst gift situation, but only because of the emotional upset. My parents shared some of their money and my grandma cried. If I could go back in time, I wouldโve just lied and let it be. My grandma is in her mid 80s and her memory isnโt so great, so things are forgotten sometimes.
When I was 10 I got Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea for Christmas from my grandmother. The following year, she got me Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea again. The next year she gave me a can of mixed nuts....Fucking nuts.
tinker72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's Mum opened the present from her husband. It was a pencil drawing, cruelty drawn by himself, of the spade he would have bought her had he had the time. They divorced soon after.
I once got a self colonoscopy kit from my uncle with an x-ray find his own colonoscopy with it. The next year I got a portable waste disposal kit from my aunt. They both thought it was hilarious :)
My wifeโs grandmother gave us a week after Christmas each a scratch lottery that was already scratched with no winnings... All because we gave her an ugly Santa Claus decoration for Christmas.
One year for Christmas my aunt gave me a gift voucher. She hadnt told me how much was on it, so when I asked the shop assistant to check for me it transpired there was ยฃ7.85 on it. Thanks Annette.
I received one Xmas a door stop from my mum. It was some novelty thing that made a sound as you walk passed. I was not impressed and my mum got upset wondering why I didn't like.
rzulff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, reading all this stuff makes me appreciate how well my parents executed Christmas and birthdays.
As for gifts I received, mine is a bit meh compared to some of these, but I've gotten some good value out of this thread so I suppose I should give my own story a go anyway.
For my birthday one year I opened up a really cool Hot Wheels parking garage (or something) toy set. Then a few presents later... the same exact gift from an aunt. That had never happened to me before and I was young enough not to realize that gifts could be returned. I was pretty upset and my parents had to calm me down and explain that we could indeed return it to the store and I could pick something else out (that improved my mood considerably).
Turns out my parents put together a wishlist for me and sent it to various relatives but neglected to do a good job ensuring two relatives didn't buy the same thing (actually, my parents may have bought the first set. Not sure now). From then on mom was a bit more careful when it came to that and it never happened again.
Since that was a bit meh I'll also drop the best gift: Generally my parents budgeted themselves to about $60 per gift. At least, the most expensive gifts we tended to get were a few video games. The purple GameCube had come out recently and me and my brother wanted one. Of course we asked for it, perhaps as a gift for the both of us to split the cost.
Imagine our surprise when we both got our own Gamecubes! In retrospect this made sense and was really clever of them since I would soon go off to college and took my Gamecube with me. I'd call it my best present just from the memorableness of it.
a box with an economy size bargain-brand jar of peanut butter and a thing of cheap grape jelly. thanks, step-dad. I really needed that for Christmas.
Tankmin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a personal planner. It wasn't even for the current year, I'm pretty sure they had a planner they forgot to use a few years back and gifted it to me. I pretended I was very thankful for it and I think it's sitting in my room back at home to this day. Given, they were distant relatives and I would have totally understood if they didn't give me anything at all, but I found this almost a little insulting
When I was 11, my grandmother bought me XL Pocahontas panties. I wore like a S/M at the time. I opened them in front of the entire family, cousins, aunts, uncles, everyone.
For my 12th birthday my mother invited my aunts over for a surprise party for me.
The real surprise was realizing that instead of actually having a party they all sat in the kitchen doing jello shots and playing cards while I played babysitter with everyone's kids. Apparently that was my gift.
My 13th birthday my mom got her tubes tied and I got a day off of school to babysit her and my sister and brother since she couldn't really move much. I mean, no more brothers and sisters, so that was a gift.
The Christmas gift from my father the year I turned 16 was pretty sweet though - a tweety bird nightgown and a Bible. XD good times.
McC14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother one time got me a Daunte Culpepper jersey, it was supposed to be #11 but one of the ones had fallen off, it was torn, and ripped in places that might not fly in elementary school. Plus it smelled like someone kept a dead animal in it. We threw it away right when we got home.
jobriq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a horrendous looking tie with a baseball batter as the featured graphic as I used to play baseball. I'll never wear it but I know she meant well.
It hurt a little since that was the year I started giving out more extravagant gifts that I was able to afford.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother-in-law told me on Christmas day that he was going to buy me Dishonored for PC, but he just hadn't gotten around to it. Its a year later and he still hasn't gotten around to it.
Got my own washed out sweater from when I was a teenager (20 years ago) and a cheap ugly cook book with christmas cookie recepies as birthday gifts from my parents. Iโm born in april. And I donโt bake cookies.
Last Christmas I had saved up a little bit of money so I figured I'd get my girlfriend something nice like jewelery. So I had gone out and bought a nice gold chain with a nice expensive pendant that went extremely well with the way she dressed and everything.
Fast forward to Christmas day I give her the gift and she cried out of happiness and said something like "No boyfriend's ever gotten me anything this nice..." Which made me pretty happy.
Then she got really excited and told me to open her gift that she got me. It ended up being a couple of pillows because she hated the way mine felt whenever she slept over. I just played it off with a smile and a thanks.
I ended up breaking up with her on new year's day because she was all over some guy at the new year's party we went to the night before.
A coupon for film development at Kmart. There isn't a Kmart anywhere near me, and i haven't had the need to develop film for about 10 years of using a camera cell phone.
WTF.... And I'm sitting here as a home-tanner and wondering if it would even be acceptable to use home-tanned sheep skins (as in done, nice and sof and fluffy) as gifts, because they smell of sheep..
Th4nny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got white sidewalk chalk wrapped in duct tape... maybe it should be called blacktop chalk at that point actually
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TI-92 graphing calculator for graduating HS. My college rented them from the book store and I only needed 2 math classes. My brother got a canoe and my sister a violin.
Fuck math I need a boat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first mistake once bought herself a sewing machine on my birthday. Not surprising, but she told me the whole story of how she went to buy ME a birthday present and instead bought herself a present. I pointed out to her that, absent the story, I would've been just fine, but the story just highlighted her narcissism.
My MIL gave my sister in law a $300 Kitchenaid mixer last year...I got a pair of shoes that were her size and a 2XL sweater...I wear a large. ๐ค๐ค
shisk7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was a kid my uncle gave me a "Learn to Play Harmonica" kit that came with an instructional book, DVD, and a book of songs to learn. I was excited until I read "Harmonica not included" on the box. Never ended up buying one
For years, for birthdays and Christmas, my grandmother would give me old library editions of kids' biographies she got when the school she worked at would get rid of them. They smelled like mold and must. I read them out of guilt.
She would put them in those cardboard clothes boxes you can buy with Christmas patterns. She would then gather up the little cardboard boxes, and I'd get the same boxes the next year with more books in them.
I'll guarantee I dislike more historical figures than you do, but only for stupid made-up events from their fictionalized childhoods.
bashe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my Uncle waited till Christmas Eve to go shopping for presents. The only place he could find open was a grocery store. He gave me a five pound bag of sugar.
One year my sisters gift was looking a little light. So my mom asks if there is anything else we can add to make it better. I got this bright idea to put this candle inside. The candle had been sitting on the basement stairs for at least 5 years, and my mom actually thought it was a good idea. So when my sister did open the gift she was not upset but pretty disappointed.
When I was 15, I had the chance to go see Rush and Primus in concert.. 90-91 ish..
My mother told that I could go for my 16th birthday, but that it would ruin ALL the plans she had for my big 16th birthday. So I packed my bags and went on that guilt trip.. and did NOT go to the Rush concert.
Day of my birthday, we're walking through Costco, she gives me $35 and says that she was going to get me a briefcase, but decided to just give me the cash..
Still the biggest letdown...
Still have yet to see Rush live.. and I'm 41 now..
sob
(if anyone has a hookup, I'd gladly take an autograph or even a phone call from them.. specially lately been listening to 2112 a lot lol)
Ahh my top two worst gifts ever. My siblings/husband still laugh about these. First one was from my aunt, she gave me a pack of paper napkins, they were Christmas themed at least I guess. The second stellar gift was from my dad. I was about 12 and he bought me Space Jam themed pencils and a pencil cup. Space Jam came out when I was 9, so that was cool. It definitely looked like they were for sale 3 years ago too. Super faded, dusty etc. Honestly I have no idea where he even found them. The question that still goes through my mind is how they came to the conclusion that a kid wants old shitty school supplies and napkins for Christmas?!
Edit: Oh yeah, one time I also got 3 Japanese porn magazines participating in a secret santa. Gotta love holidays.
mindspyk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awhile ago I had a job at a tiny startup of about 8 people, but was growing quickly and is now quite successful. At the time, I was by far the lowest "level" employee at the company, but we had a company-wide gift exchange, which due to the size of the company, included the CEO.
I barely made over minimum wage, but for the gift exchange I put in a 6-pack of craft beer and a gift certificate to the restaurant/brewery I got the beer from, probably $40 all together which isn't much but quite a bit for me at the time.
Come time for the exchange, a few others had put in similar thought out gifts, but some of the gifts were essentially free "swag" from conferences/meetups/other companies that sales and the exec staff were attending. It was anonymous round-robin style of exchange, with steals (white elephant I guess?), and I ended up with the equivalent of a desk fidget spinner thing with some crappy now defunct startup logo on it.
I think, "whatever it's all in good fun, who cares", and move on, it was definitely funny to the other employees in the exchange. I found out later free swag was the CEO's contribution to the gift exchange. I later left the company, and threw that thing in the trash.
Micotu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Box of toothbrushes and toothpastes from my Grandfather for xmas. 3 years in a row. Everyone else got normal gifts. I was in dental school.
I collect animal skulls. My friend found a Halloween decoration of a human skull with rat teeth in a goodwill for $1 and bought it for me. She doesn't understand it's not at all what my collection is for but she was so happy to give it to me so now I hide it and bring it out before she comes over every time. It's been about four years
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my last birthday, my mom gave me a 5 gallon bucket. Literally, a regular old contractor's 5 gallon bucket. My brother got a new dining room table and chairs.
A frog. A fucking frog with a mini tank setup. From my girlfriend. On Christmas. Not once did I ever elude to wanting a frog. He died immediately. RIP Arrow.
Wait. No. My first girlfriend gifted me my empty Incubus CD case back and a bag of Raisinettes for our anniversary right before she dumped me.
This'll likely get buried but I got a double doozey.
When I was around 16 I was very suddenly sent a couple states over to live with my Dad who had recently popped back into my life. Apparently many people on that side of my family either forgot about me or something because I got some horrible gifts that Christmas in the sense that nothing would be better because at least it would be honest. I remember going over to my trailer trash step-mom's parents house where I was given an old stocking full of things from around their roach infested home. I recall them taking everything out one by one and telling me how useful that dented and dusty bottle of shaving cream was, and how a pen from a bank is for school. Also the expired packet of ramen was a nice touch. After this disappointing reminder that I was the Christmas Afterthought of the year, we went to my uncle's place. There, I was given an empty wine bag from inside of a boxed wine, and I was assured it was a camping pillow. It still smelled like cheap booze. I didn't care about getting anything, and honestly getting nothing would have been much better than these half-assed attempts to save face.
Be sure to rinse it out unless you enjoy hobo fumes.
FEMXIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex wife's Grandma was batshit crazy. One Christmas I got a plastic food box with a cheese grater attachment, a 2B pencil (used), and 7 elastic bands.
Zainox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma used to give me and my brothers glittered Pinecones every year for Christmas.
kthxbrit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my dad once bought me a digital camcorder for my birthday that had to stay at his house, that I couldn't use unless he was there to supervise me, I didn't live at his house... He bought a camcorder for himself and basically let me play with it on christmas
Secret Santa among a group of friends, I didn't get a gift on the night of the exchange and it turned out me ex had gotten me. A couple of days later I was at her house and she hands me a wrapped gift, it was a travel make-up kit she had clearly dug out of her cupboard. I'm a man and she found it hilarious giving a man some make-up but I was just flabbergasted that someone would not bother to put any effort in and then give a last minute "joke" gift in private.
A single bar of heavily aromatic soap, because they bought a whole bunch to give out as gifts. Heavy fragrances make me sick. This person will thrift shop for gifts and expect something nice from retail in return. They got my sister a framed Titanic poster the found in an alley way years ago and they still manage to get butt-hurt if we aren't excited for what they bring us. I'm related to a racoon, I swear.
ETA: They also gave me a singular, un-used, 12-year-old disposable diaper/nappy in a sandwich baggy for my daughter. I'm fine w/ 2nd hand, but one disposable diaper/nappy does not go far (and my daughter was too big for it any way).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle/aunt in law went to Vietnam and brought me a carton of cigarettes from the airport. I don't smoke cigarettes. Each pack has bold lettering saying "SMOKING KILLS"
My great Aunt gave me a freaking pop up dinosaur book for my 15th birthday
1adog1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really that bad in comparison to many on here, but one of my neighbors for my high-school graduation gave me a $20 check that was from a canceled bank account and ended up costing me $25 in fees.
It could've been an accident, but they never really socialized with the rest of the neighborhood and didn't exactly like me when I was younger, so who knows :(
pamonhas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little, my richer older cousin came to visit the US from abroad. I let her sleep in my bed for over a week, while I slept in a shitty barely-there mattress on the floor. But hey, that's how you treat guest, specially if they are family.Then she left our house/state to go to Disneyland, which was my dream place to visit, but my family was too poor to pay for me to go with her. She came back after week to spend another week at my house/my bed, before going back to her country.
She brought me a present from Disneyland though:
A used nail clipper.
Once i was at my ex's moms for christmas and they had a white elphant game going. I got a box that was full of not just trash, the bathroom trash. Earwax covered qtips, body hair and all.
I have a birthday near Christmas. One year, I got a birthday/Christmas card.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got invited to my first birthday party when I was 10 years old. I grew up in the poor neighborhood but went to a rich school. My family couldn't afford to get a proper gift, but my mom did find an old birthday card and tapped a $2 coin to it. I gave it to my friend and it became the joke among my friends for the cheapest gift.
Secret Santa gift exchange in 6th grade, boys had boys and girls had girls. All of the boys were hockey fans, and it was understood that the gift to give would be hockey related, most likely a pack or two of trading cards. I got the kid who gave a USED coffee mug. Iโm ten, I didnโt even drink coffee. Looking back now, the kids parents were poor and Iโm sure he was embarrassed, but at the time I was devastated.
Not me but my brother, who had come out as gay about a year ago
My family had a (not so) secret Santa and my brother got our very christian aunt and uncle who lived on the other side of the country. The present he got was clearly some free promo shirt for some obscure internet security business and a shitty recorder, as in the instrument, but a $5 looking one you get from a cheap shit shop.
Definitely looked like they just had a quick rummage through their garage, boxed up some junk and sent it across as a fuck you
One of my friends from college invited me to his Secret Santa party at his parents' house, since we were also from the same hometown. I was stoked to be there because he was mutual friends with another friend that I'd had in high school, and we'd fallen out of touch, so I was excited to see them both.
The gift exchange was one of those where everyone brings in their gift and sits in the circle, then one person takes a gift from the pile and opens it. The next person can steal that gift or pick another gift from the pile. The game goes around in a circle until everyone has a gift. For this gift exchange, the limit was $50. I had felt generous and had bought an expensive box of See's candy, and it was fun watching it get fought over.
When it came to my turn, I felt like being nice and picked out an unwrapped gift. It was a wine rack. Something I didn't really want, but I was happy to have because it looked pretty cool. I put it under my chair and the game continued. A girl a few seats down from me stole my wine rack, which I was okay with. She really wanted that thing.
Second turn, I opened a new gift, and this time I got a Starbucks mug with a $40 gift card inside, which I was happy to get. I put that under my chair and the game continued.
This other girl, who was at the time a huge Starbucks fiend, screamed at me to stop hiding the Starbucks mug and that everyone should see what I'd gotten. She asked the person next to her to steal her gift and she stole my Starbucks mug. Okay, whatever, you need it more than I do.
I ended up receiving the last gift in the unopened pile. It was small, about the size of a softball, and rather soft. Was it a t-shirt? I opened it up.
It was a single clean baby diaper, with a very small bottle of knock-off pepto bismol inside. The whole room erupted in laughter. I'd rarely felt so embarrassed to get such a shitty gift.
I laughed it off at first, but man did that hurt. I snuck out of the party soon after, only after having taken a few unopened bottles of beer home with me as well.
I started dating this girl about five months before Christmas. When December came her grandparents sent out gifts and thoughtfully included me as well.
It was a Ripley's Believe It Or Not Book. I was twenty-five.
jasteez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a notepad and some dollar store magnets from my mother in law. Made worse? These were kid magnets and notepad. I was late mid to late 20s. She's cuntasaurus.
My ex had no sense of what to actually give me for bdays or xmas. She once got me me a S t shirt of megaman, to be fair I do like megaman, but I wear L and we had been living together for a year. She said she'd exchange it to get the right size, and never again I heard from it.
That was probably the best of the worst gifts, others include multiple calendars (which I never even bothered to open), a small whiteboard, and small things like that, notebooks, etc.
Funny thing is that she'd buy sometimes cool stuff for me when it was nothing special. I still have and hold dear a cool cats coffee mug she once just saw and got me. It was the xmas and bday presents that were just so random and weird.
Two things stick out to me. One was me being a shitty kid and one was actually shitty.
When I was 13 my sister was 17. In theory she would be moving out soon. So for Christmas my dad got her a massive set of really nice towels. Being an asshole 13 year old I start laughing hysterically. Literally pointing and laughing because she got towels, how boring. Until I saw my dads face and the identical box sitting in front of me. I am tearing up just thinking about how defeated he looked. And god, I still feel like shit every time I use those towels.
Actual shit gift was a $10 petco giftcard for my 21st bday from my mom. Wouldnโt have even bothered me if my sister didnโt get an all expenses paid week vacation in Hawaii for her 21st.
For Christmas one year... (or, it could have actually been Valentines Day) my husband bought me a plethora of meaningful gifts.... and Tag Away. For those of you that don't know what that is, it's an ointment you put on skin tags so they fall off over a period of time. I thought it was really funny that he got it (even though I feel as if I should have been offended), but I've never even opened it. I got a good laugh out of it, but it was for sure the worst gift I've ever gotten.
My boyfriend is a die-hard Eagles fan and is really not a fan of the Seahawks. His mom knows nothing about football. She went shopping and bought him about 3 boxes of Eagles ornaments and she was so excited about it. She handed him these. He explained that this was the wrong team. Her response "Well they're both birds, what's the difference?"
My Grandmother gave my brother and I a tube sock full of pennies...We were teenagers so we decided to play "Homey Don't Play That!" My brother got knocked the F... out!
My grandma is notorious for giving the WORST gifts. We all think she just picks random stuff throughout the year and then packages them up. This has been a thing for several years. But while the family usually gets terrible gifts, significant others generally get mildly okay gifts.
So my brother started dating this girl a year and a half ago. Moving into Christmas we all had our annual "What shit gifts will we get this year talk" all the while telling his gf that in all likelihood she'll make out just fine, that significant others usually get okay gifts.
So fast forward to grandma's christmas party and we are all opening gifts and the gf is there. Typical stuff, as expected. She goes and opens her nicely wrapped box and we are all expecting a nice sweater or some nice-ish piece of clothing. Nope. A plain black hat, with a velcro backing. Probably the WORST gift I've ever witnessed her give to someone.
We do a gift exchange with all of the family at Christmas. Pick a wrapped present and it's yours. We draw numbers to determine the order picking. I ended up with a popcorn popping machine. Sorry, when microwave popcorn was invented I got rid of my machine. Obviously regifted, I smiled and took it home. And dumped it in the trash.
I wouldn't say it was the worst per say.... But just really horrible timing.
My high school boyfriend of over a year and I were getting ready to move out on our own (we were both 18+ at the time) and so I had asked for house items that we would need when we moved out.
3 days before Christmas he breaks up with me.
Christmas morning I ended up in tears and apologizing to my mom. I did let her know how much I appreciated the gifts, but it was just the timing of it all that sorta ruined it for me at that time.
Ended up using them a few months later when I moved out with my best friend.
Gswansso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my girlfriends relatives was given a bic pen and an apple as a gift for being in the bridal party at his friends wedding that he had to fly out to San Francisco for.
Liquorice, I hate the bloody stuff and every year I get some for Christmas from my parents. Too British to tell them itโs god awful:(
wlhrh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A student gave me a koozie for my apples.
AddLuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got female Mickey Mouse (Minnie) socks in a kids size.
I was a 14 year old male
OMsMom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 everyone in my family bought me a scented candle. I had 5 scented candles....and chapstick from my stocking....
gigglian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol! I have a relation that while shopping told me she gets people she hates scented candles. I got a scented candle from her that year... not sure if she forgot she told me that or if she wanted me to know she hates me.
Jokerx91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two $5 iTunes gift card for a $35 minimum office secret Santa exchange.
lcbug78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beer pong set from my father in law- i was 8 months pregnant.
Not a bad gift per se, but I๏ธ remember when dragon ball z budokai 2 came out I๏ธ really wanted it and my mom told me she was gonna buy it for me for Christmas. So on Christmas I๏ธ was really excited to see a dvd box shaped gift. I๏ธ unwrapped it and.... Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets on dvd with bonus features.... I๏ธ was pissed. I๏ธ still donโt know how that ended up happening.
That's one I was never taught. Makes sense, though. They're the only one that uses the .22... I was insulted when they bought me the desk though, because I had specifically said I didn't want a desk.
When I was around 15 my Mother wasnโt the most mentally stable person. She gave me 3 large bags of socks and underwear from Macyโs unwrapped for Christmas. Luckily all the tags were left on so I returned it for $120 of store credit. I remember the sales person and how mad they were processing that pile of disappointment
My sister was once given a drum kit and a keyboard for Christmas and I was given a harmonica. Gutted because I wanted a Kazoo.
RDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents on my father's side gave us little boxes of Lifesaver candy. Nothing else. Other grandkids got real gifts. Turns out, later, I find out I'm a bastard and not one of their blood. Guess they knew that. They hated my mom for tricking Bill into marrying her.
By the time we were 12, we just left them under the tree and didn't take them home.
Shit I was gonna say "That's awesome!" until I read the allergy
ceefitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An exercise medicine ball from my grandma. It's not really her fault, my parents were really ashamed I was overweight in high school so they told her to get me exercise equipment.
Once in a secret santa at school, I had my mom get a bag filled with candy and toys. The kid who got my gift gave me an unwrapped snack size bag of almonds (contained about three), which he ate after I left them on my desk for a moment.
In my young 20s when the bf at the time asked what I wanted for my bday, I said something fun or sweet - just a letter from you would be great! (I wanted to hear his feelings lol). When I opened the wrapped present, it was inside a toaster oven box so I laughed thinking we're off to a good start...but, it was actually the toaster oven. He was serious - thought it was a great gift because "he loves his toaster oven so much".
Broke up with him shortly after...not because of the toaster oven, it just wasn't the 'hottest' relationship, you could say. Sold it in a garage sale and have not ever wanted one since.
If you turn your toaster on its side, it's a toaster oven.
A $20 toaster oven is something you can buy for yourself, on a Wednesday, or on Amazon. I do hope he's out there making someone happy with their combined toaster oven love.
My grandad has 20 grandchildren if your not one of the first 6 born he forgets your name. He would write a list of all our names and ages and take the list to the department store and they would pick the gifts out for us all at Christmas. Well my name is a unisex name and I am a female. One christmas I got a lego batman PC game when I didn't even have a computer, Another year I got a Nickelodeon Gak Splat ball ๐ All my cousins got barbies and things like that I was guttered. He made up for it and bought me jewelery for my birthdays though. No more presents now though im too old and there are more great grandchildren being born.
Its so funny that a lot of peoples 'worst' presents are only because someone else got something better than themselves. Really shows how egocentric people are. It doesn't matter what they get as long as they get more than someone else. Otherwise its 'crap' lmao.
Netla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A piece of squishy liver sausage I got in a secret Santa exchange when I was a teenager.
My dad gave me a book called child dianetics when I was around 11-12 years old as a birthday gift. I didn't know what Scientology was at the time but the book was weird and boring as shit so I stopped reading it.
He speaks primarily Spanish and knows very little English so I kinda wanted to attribute it to not knowing any better. I discovered over the years that He definitely has some shit written by L Ron Hubbard that's in Spanish though. He's either a dumbass pseudointellectual(he reads about Dostoevsky and Nietzsche so this could very well be it) who doesn't know what dianetics is or he's a dumbass closet Scientologist.
Last year for my birthday my friend gave me her old, broken case for a Note 4. I had a Note 5 and she knew this.
Titan67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An excercise bike I never asked for as a 15 year old. Yeah I was a fat boy those days Mom but that was not the way to inspire confidence in your teenager. I wasnโt even obese, just overweight.
This one Christmas my family exchanged gifts with another family. We bought an Xbox 360 for the son and an iPod Touch for the daughter. They gave my sister a $20 digital camera. They literally forgot about me and just gave me a leftover Coffee Crisp bar from Halloween (the really small kind). At least that's my favourite chocolate bar! ๐
A1t2o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time, I got an electric ice scraper. It had a heater coil that was meant to be held over the windshield and melt the ice. A hair dryer would have worked better.
When I was 14, for Christmas, I got a Picture of a laptop that I was going to be given.
The next month my dad got a new laptop because his old one didnโt have a big enough screen. Sold the old one.
I never got the laptop. At least I still had the picture though.
sullyDK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best-worst gift here.
When I was celebrating 2 years of sobriety, my friends presented me with a My Little Pony gift bag, with pink stuffing paper inside of it. Inside the bag was a package of 5 Walgreens-brand white T-shirts, a large tub of petroleum jelly, and a package of magnum sized condoms.
Needless to say, they had a great time watching me open it. Greatest, worst, gift package Iโve ever recieved - friends are awesome.
Edit: It may not have been a My little pony bag - but it was some kind of girly kids theme. Maybe barbie? Canโt remember
mamajt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I'd check out this thread for hilarious stories but now I'm just reliving all the crappy gifts I've given people over the years and cringing super hard. Sorry fam.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha a bar of soap when I was 7 shaped like a teddy bear. I hated it
Super late, but I got a ironing board for my wedding. I was alittle salty. Also, my aunt a couple weeks before the wedding asked if she really had to stick to the registry, I told her money was awesome and always welcome and it seemed like she agreed. We got some bizarre china with random birds and shit. No idea what to do with either, really.
I think I posted this somewhere else but here goes, I got a tube of chapstick for my 16th birthday from my aunt. One tube. And a small one at that. It would have been fine I guess if it had been bigger, more than one, or some sort of specialty stick but it wasn't. And to add insult to injury she told me that it was "for when you kiss a girl for the first time" and busted out laughing. She was the only one laughing. She is not well liked by the rest of the family.
ttam281 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my wife. When she was 15, she got a grocery bag of loose, out of package, possibly preowned thongs from her grandma. Grandma said wife was "the only person she knew that wore that kind of thing".
eh_dub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boxing gloves. I๏ธ was hoping for an engagement ring.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was dating this jerk and we didnโt get along. He got me a shirt that said โMay your words be as sweet as honey should the day come when you have to eat them.โ
My mom's friends who I didn't know showed up at my 9th birthday at my cousin's house. One of them gave me some stupid game I had no interest in for a console I didn't have, and the other gave me a book on how to lose weight. I ended up spending the rest of that night in my mom's car crying.
I often only ask for money for Birthdays and Christmas presents but my close family often get me little cheapy gifts to make sure I have something to open. I can't complain cus obviously, the presents were going to be cheap. So, the whole previous year I had been bugging my dad to buy a deep fat frier cus our old one broke and they just wouldn't buy a new one. When my birthday rolled up, I was told to open the presents in a specific order. The first was no joke, a potato. The second was a bottle of oil. The third was a deep fat frier
On Christmas Eve itโs a tradition for my dad to pass out one gift to everyone that we open before Christmas Day.
A few years ago instead of passing out gifts he died instead. Worst Christmas gift ever.
A pen. A single gel pen. Great Christmas thanks aunty caroline.
Emily_MI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does life count?
Aguy30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my 20's my girlfriend gave me socks....
When I was in my late 20's my girlfriend that I had been with for 4 years gave me socks for the 4th year running but this time they had superheroes on them....
In my 30's my wife gave me socks....
My first Christmas with the WHOLE of my wife's side I got socks from my inlaws....
We had a secret santa at work last year. The suggestion for how much to spend was $20-$25. I gave the person I got a $25 gift card to a local coffee shop because they go there almost every morning and get a coffee. I thought it was a solid little gift that they would use and appreciate. The person that got me gave me a coin holder that looks like a coffee mug (one of those ones for travel) and a pen that has a screwdriver in the back end. The coin holder counts your coins for you and lets you know how much is in it. This function stopped working almost immediately. The pen has next to no ink in it and the screwdriver is never going to get used at my desk job. Both of these items were for sure bought at a dollar store or something along those lines and could not have cost more than $10 total...
A long sleeved Virginia Tech shirt. Iโm a life long University of Virginia fan and I hate the Hokies with all of my guts. And the uncle that gave it to me wasnโt trolling either; he didnโt know whether I like VT or UVA. I immediately forgave him, but I still get angry thinking about it. Go hoos!
dactr45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 years old my family and some family friends did a white elephant gift exchange around Christmas time. My family bought a few new board games and LEGO sets as gifts, so I was pretty excited to get something like that as well. I ended up getting the first pick of the gift exchange and went for a small but heavy box. When I opened it I saw that I received 150 wooden pencils....not even Ticonderoga brand. Of course no one wanted to trade gifts with me so I ended up with the pencils. 11 year old me was pretty sad to see the other familysโ children playing with their LEGOs.
The last time I checked my parents still had about 100 of those pencils left in their cupboard.
For my 10th birthday, my grandfather gifted me a (used (by him)) electric blanket. My dad and step mom got me a beach towel (we lived in the mountains). We don't talk anymore.
pkr505 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years in a row I got an ages 5+ gift from my aunt. One was a body art sparkle pen set, the other was a toy monkey that makes sounds when you touch it, blow on it, etc. ... I'm 25
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-brother and sister got me Supernova on VHS for Christmas one year for no explainable reason. I wasn't even close to them and I don't even like science fiction. To this day I am still confused as to why it happened.
The Christmas after my parents died when I was 20, I spent the holiday weekend with an Aunt and Uncle on my dads side (they are extremely fortunate and have a 4 mill house on the California coast) because I donโt have any family near me. Christmas morning I got like socks and some makeup....and had a Walmart bought stocking filled with some candy and little lotions as well, yes. Not horrible, BUT we spent the rest of the day looking for matching stockings because they had a new member joining their family for Christmas - not me - they got four matching stockings for themselves, their daughter, and their new Christmas addition: her new fiancรฉ. I got to keep the Walmart stocking. They did not even offer to buy my $400 plane ticket I had to purchase to spend it with them....which would have been 800 times a better present.....
I DID NOT NEED LITTLE GENERAL NOVELTY GIFTS I NEEDED TO FEEL LOVED AND A PART OF SOMETHING
My dad got me the cheapest, tackiest bubble fish lamp possible that I threw out immediately. He probably bought it at LIDL or something. It's not because he doesn't care, it's because he doesn't work and can't get around much due to having a chronic illness. So not only was a really crappy gift to receive that was worse than nothing, it also made me sad about my dad's condition.
Late to the party, but anyway.
When we were younger we'd celebrate Christmas at our grandparents house and they'd usually have the tree decorated by the time we arrived. For context; this was still within the timeframe of us (me and my brother) believing in the equivalent of santa (Christkind where we're from).
So we arrive at the house and rush to the tree and find the decorations consisting of coal and potatoes wrapped in Aluminium foil instead of chocolate.
This is what "bad" kids are warned of in the weeks before Christmas - be good or you'll only get coal etc.
We were really confused and I remember asking my (very pissed off) mother if we'd been bad (there was even a letter saying we had been bad, bad kids). We hadn't of course, and she proceeded to turn the very unfunny joke of my grandparents into a game of us redecorating the tree reeeeaaally fast.
It was one of the last christmases we spent there - it's a good thing we have such a great mom who tore into her parents when we were out of ear-shot ;)
I used to hate it when I got socks as a present as a kid, worst possible gift ever. Full on temper tantrum and just horror. I absolutely love getting socks as an adult though, funny how that flipped around
Quartz_X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
hidazfx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a nice and reliable laptop that wouldnโt break down for schoolwork one year, and thank you to mom and dad I got one. The only issue is, it was a Chinese knockoff. I donโt blame mom and dad for wanting to save money since they arenโt that tech savvy. The laptop broke within a week of having it, so I got a free replacement under warranty. Then after a few months of having the replacement, I set a BIOS password on the laptop in case it got stolen at school. After school was over, I removed the BIOS password and follow the instruction to reboot. The computer reboots and instantly asks for the BIOS password that I had previously removed. I tried all the passwords I ever used and none worked, I even tried some backdoors that were listed online. Extremely pissed off, I called customer support and they told me it was my fault and would not send me yet another unit. Called back a month later, and the same woman told me the same thing.
Chizy67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got engaged and a friend of my father gave us a big box with lovely wrapping. When opened days later it was found to be a towel in a box that was stinking of damp and had clearly been found up their loft. He had free drink all night and dinner for him and his wife for free as well. Cheap skate bastard
My grandma was always pretty distant to me and my brothers. She would send us cards for our birthdays but she would literally just write our name at the top and sign the bottom, never anything personal, just let the card do the talking. Occasionally she would send gifts too, like stuffed animals or a t-shirt.
Once I turned about 12 or 13, my grandma got pissed that we never saw her or something, she lived in FL, we did not. So she decided to say screw it and stopped sending us gifts. About a year or two later the cards stopped coming too.
Then, my freshman year of college, its December and my mom texts me and says my grandma sent me a box. But only to me, not my mom, not my dad (her son), and not either of my brothers. Just me. I wasn't close to her, or even closer than anyone else in the family.
So Christmas morning comes and I open the box and it's a wooden troll doll. Nothing else. No description, no reason why she sent it or why she sent it to me. Just a wooden troll.
We put it on the counter for a couple hours but it was creepy so we threw it out. Haven't gotten a gift from her since. One of my brothers recently visited her and she had thrown out all the pictures of my family in her house (she's separated from my grandpa), and only kept one of the black profile pictures of me and my brothers. Not sure what caused the falling out, but we don't talk to her much.
Me and my brother got 100โฌ every year for both Christmas and birthdays form our grandparents. Which was oviously nice. The issue is that my mom took them and said she was saving them for us. I though we would get them back when we older and she was putting them on savings account. Turns out she meant she was saving them for some holidays we both disliked because she took them as gifts for the family. Our grandparents always told us they did not know what to get us so we thought the money was ours. If she had at least told she was using them beforehand it would not have been that bad but I was really annoyed to discover I didn't have the money I thought I had.
Bit late to the party but my parents took me off being grounded as a gift. They grounded me for โhackingโ the net at home when really they were just shit at setting security, all I needed was the same length of password or some shit because I didnโt guess their actual one.
My S/O got me a case for a sewing machine and a tackle box to organize all my sewing stuff in...but I don't own a sewing machine and I only have 3 different kinds of thread and 2 needles. 2 years later and I'm still thinking it was a joke and anytime now he'll show up with a sewing machine or something to explain that terrible Christmas gift.
Full length grey hooded nightgown with a pocket in the front and drawstring at the bottom.
From my boyfriends mother.
I get it, you donโt want us having sex.
When I was around 12/13 we stayed with friends around my birthday, and my friends Mum gave me a cinema gift card as a birthday present.
The next day she took my friend and I out to the cinema... and asked if I would be ok with using my gift card. I obliged, my friend was deeply embarrassed.
This might sound stupid but on black friday when I was a kid they showed me a salespaper with dvds that were for sale and asked if I liked the movie 300. I responded with "No, 300 sucks balls!" Guess what one of my presents was Christmas morning.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
step grandma gave me one of those rabbit fur puffballs you hang on your purse... the same year i went vegan and she even claimed it was vegan friendly despite being made of real rabbit.
So I spent a while typing out a long story leading up to this, but I figured no one would read it. If anyone is interested, I'd be happy to share more.
Someone gave me a big box of empty Pez dispensers when I was 12 or 13. The worst part about it was that they weren't clean and it had chew marks from their dog (or kid idk) on them.
mawacki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a VHS copy of "Get Shorty" for Christmas that had to be returned to Blockbuster after I watched it.
My poor husband has an Xmas bday too. He buys gifts for a few people and absolutely asks for no gifts for him. He's really weird about Xmas and his birthday.
I once got a Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie version) t-shirt. I like her, but no way in hell would I wear a shirt like that. To make it worse, it was a size too small. For a guy shaped like a mashed potato, this is a big deal, though I know my sister had good intentions. I still have it and only wear it when it's just us and it's time to call it a night.
I had a great aunt on my fathers side that got me Fruit of the Loom underwear for my birthday when I was younger. I donโt remember my age, but Iโve always been tall so Iโd moved on to menโs sizes. She got me kids size.
So as if underwear itself werenโt already a lame gift, they wouldnโt fit. I was in the next room and my father explained they wouldnโt fit to her. She went off. โHeโs a kid! Thatโs ridiculous! Menโs sizes?! Ridiculous!โ
Made me feel pretty ridiculed. Thankfully, I was never close to anyone on my fathers side. By the time we left her house I didnโt care anymore. I donโt think I ever saw her again after that.
vkbrian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents grounded me from playing video games for a year because I had to go to summer school. They gave me nothing but PlayStation games for Christmas and didn't let me play them.
I bought my ex girlfriend a few pair of shoes and fancy clothes last christmas. I got a poop emoji and a mug with my first initial.. I donโt drink coffee.
Don't know if this counts as a present but my elementary school P.E. teacher used to have a prize box where we could pick something out if we met fitness goals or got chosen as the student of the month. I just remember getting to pick something from the box one day and being super excited. All that he had in it were individually wrapped tic-tacs and leftover yearbook photos of himself... Sometimes there was dubble bubble gum or baseball cards but yeah I really lucked out that one time lol
Late to the party, but my deadbeat dad and I saw each other for a few minutes shortly after I graduated HS, when I was visiting other family members.
My graduation gift from him was a keychain with an alien spaceship. That was the only gift he had given me up to that point (that I can remember).
A Minion car freshener. Couldn't have been a worse gift for me as I can't stand minions, it smelt bad and I get unnecessarily annoyed at people that hang stuff of their mirrors, obstructing their view of the road. Lol.
I received a 30 dollar check written out to my mom for me. It was supposed to be a gift in a handwritten card for my baby shower congratulating my mother on me being pregnant with her grandson. Envelope had my name on it. This is why my kid will never be around my toxic family.
Dick fucking move, cunt of an aunt. Could've got baby stuff but nope because you look down on me you did that.
I brought my (by marriage law and marriage) โauntโ a Christmas present one year (She hosts Christmas Eve for my motherโs side of the family every year at her house). IN FRONT OF MY FACE she says she didnโt get anything for me so she turns to her son (โcousinโ a year younger than me) and asks him to go get the socks so-and-so got her for Christmas. He does and she then proceeds to hand them to me and say โmerry Christmasโ.
I come from a family that loves the outdoors. Myself included. One year for Christmas my grandparents got one of my cousins a top of the line chainsaw and the other cousin got a brand new compound hunting bow. I got a shoe rack... As a 16 year old male, I got a shoe rack. It wasn't even a good shoe rack. It was one of those crappy metal ones that clip together and only one pair of shoes fit on it because the rest were boots. They got to utilize a badass chainsaw to clear trails and go hunting... I got to organize my shoes.
When I was in middle school my family decided to go on a skiing trip in January. My mother decided this was an excellent time to give me new long johns. Just what every 13 year old girl wants for Christmas!
Another time I was opening my Christmas card (with a check in it) from my grandmother. I politely opened the card and looked at the message and the check and then closed it and moved on. Later on the plane ride home I asked my brother how much he had received from our grandmother and he said a number $100 more than me! My father confirmed that we in fact had received checks for different amounts of money. My father told me I could never bring it up to my grandmother. A few weeks later I got a teary phone call about it from her. She said she wrote mine first and then wrote my brother and cousins for different amounts. She felt so bad she sent me a check for an additional $200.
My girlfriend at the time decided to dismantle her sister's broken laptop, put the motherboard on a felt lined display case, and do scotch tape rolls to pin the letters "UNREAL" to the middle of the board.
I told her she didn't have to get me anything, and I meant it. I'd much rather just not have had anything, at that point. I knew she wasn't rich or anything.
The display case itself was kinda nice (she lifted it from something else that was probably more worthy of being displayed), so after we broke up, I kept that part of it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once for my birthday, I received a bunch of nice button down shirts and slacks from my parents for my new job after I graduated college. I honestly didn't mind at the time, I needed some nice new dress clothes. It was the fact that they bought my sister a brand new car on the same day and gave it to her minutes after I opened my gifts that kind of detracted from the nice new clothes that I just received.
bbell11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received it from a friend.. It was certainly quality, I was just uneasy of what was to come.
He was in 3rd grade a few years ago and his class was having a Secret Santa gift exchange. When the day came for him to receive his present, all he got was a card saying "Merry Christmas <name here>!". He was so pissed.
sanicho3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my crazy aunt literally gave me a taxidermy cat. It's fur was really soft at least.
When I was 13 my stepmom threw me a 4 pack of AA batteries for my Gameboy (original) that I had bought with money I made washing cars, and said, "Here, Merry Christmas" and then left. Forever.
Coo-Kies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did an โasshole Christmasโ thing with an exโs family. We had to drive three states north to be there, which meant missing Christmas with my own family. Well, I got totally shafted during this and received and box of twigs from the yard with a note inside that said โunfinished furnitureโ. Like, har fucking har. It was from his grandpa and he DEMANDED that I pack it up and take it with me. He laughed the whole time and I just wanted to cry.
A sears gift card when I was 10. What is a 10 year old boy supposed to buy at a store that primarily sells clothes, appliances, and perfume?
gorytory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years after my parent's divorced, I got a card from my dad (birthday? christmas? don't really recall.) the outside said something like "I couldn't afford to get you a wireless computer this year so I got you the next best thing!" and on the inside it said "a computer-less wire!" and there was just a random wire taped inside.
It did come with money ($100 or so) and looking back, it's funny to me, and I'm sure his intentions were good, but at the time, I was absolutely crushed. I was in 11th grade, I had a LOT of school and homework assignments that I needed a computer for, and the one I had (an older desktop) was just barely getting by. I'm pretty sure I made a depressing MySpace journal entry about how it made me feel.
A family friend once gave me a fridge magnet which looked like a small chocolate bar without a wrapper that had bite marks on it. At first I didn't notice it wasn't actually chocolate but was mostly disappointed that my gift was so small and that someone had already eaten a piece of it. Then my disappointment just grew when I tried to have a taste only to realise that it was made of plastic and was a f#cking fridge magnet. Worst present ever.
Letโs see, where do I start...I got a deodorant stick (my first one, and it was very clearly a brand designed for girls but my parents didnโt care cuz it was cheap) for my 13th birthday...for my 19th I got an extendable snow brush and ice scraper, and for my 25th I think I was I got a set of folding wooden cocktail tables. And an owl wind chime. And 2 citronella candles (I donโt have a porch)
Secret santa a few years ago, my cousins boyfriend made my other cousins wife a gingerbread house that was stale and in pieces by the time the gift exchange happened.
When I was probably 10 or 11 my parents bought โmeโ a blender for Christmas. I barely tore the first corner of wrapping paper off and saw that it said blender, and just kind of stopped unwrapping and stared in confusion. My mom told me โyou have to open it, you donโt know what it is yet,โ which obviously meant that there was something other than a blender in the box, right? Nope, it was a blender. To this day I still donโt understand what the reasoning was, I donโt think I ever used that blender.
Another year around the same age I got a literal brick with the logo of a sports team I had expressed an extremely mildl interest in at some point painted on it. And when I say mild I mean I was a pudgy nerd that had never played or watched sports, but my friend followed that team and I had said something about them at some point. Who buys a 10 year old a brick and what exactly was I supposed to do with it?
A partially deflated old volley ball that I got from my dad the first year after the divorce. Looks like he grabbed if off the road or from a dumpster. I was like 13 and not into sports at all
A loaf of toast. Someone bought a loaf of bread, took out each slice, toasted each slice and then put the whole loaf back in the back and re-sealed the bag.
A $100 Wine Voucher. Not a gift certificate, a voucher from my company last Christmas. Two problems with that. One would have to spend an additional $60 just to get the least expensive wines and it IS NOT valid in Texas where we are located. I use it as a bookmark for one of my Doctorate courses as motivation.
At our engagement party, one of our friends gave us a wax melt candle thing. Complete with already melted wax caked in the melting dish AND scorch marks where the candle sits.
A few years ago my sweet sweet grandma gave me a painting of some snowy trees in a forest, with me and my GF's initials 'carved into' one of the trees. There was also a date 'carved', but it is not our anniversary date, birthdays, or any other significant date at all.
She said she wasn't sure what our anniversary was, so she just made up a date. THANKS GRANDMA.
Not completely useless, as I now plan on marrying the GF on that particular date, but there was a LOT of initial confusion!
Joop03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candle depicting two people having sex ... I was 10.
When I was little I really wanted a barbie. On Christmas eve we are allowed to open one gift, and I chose the rectangular box that looked to me like a barbie box.
At work gift exchange we were supposed to ask for 4 things. I listed 3 places I wanted gift certificates to and since I couldn't think of a fourth place I said "a pretty pony".
As you probably expected, they got me a toy pony. It was very pretty.
Arkzhuul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of candy, mailed from my deadbeat dad. He sent his mom the same and she was just as unnerved as I was. I took both bags and dropped them off at a local children's shelter.
My Dadโs ex-girlfriend gave me two kittens when I was in the second grade. She specifically got two kittens with feline leukemia so she could punish my Dad for breaking up with her. She wanted me to be as heartbroken as she was, and let him deal with the fallout of his young daughter dealing with the death of her young cats.
It wasn't me, it was a customer who came to return a gift. Her boyfriend thought it was the greatest idea ever to give her a dildo for her birthday. She came in all furious because she explicitly stated what she wanted, and her bf gets her a sex toy. It started becoming very awkward when she asked if she was pretty and if I thought he bf didn't want to have sex with her anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say this one is more funny than bad.
I'm atheist. My grandparents are Christian and every time my siblings and I would visit them and they would take us to church around 5 times every week. I was always obnoxious about being forced to go as I became older. I've since learned to be more open-minded, but that's beside the point.
Three Christmases ago, my grandparents gave everyone in my family the same book on Christian philosophy and everyone received heartfelt messages written inside the cover. Except me. Mine said, "This should clear up any questions. Love, Gram and Pop-Pop"
Adult stepdaughter gave me a small rock with a hole drilled into it. She said it was a pencil holder.
Exbando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, for Christmas, my grandparents got me a bible. When I was a kid, going to church was fun for me, but still, I already have, like, 5 of these things, why do I need another? When I bring this up, my mom defends them by saying that they got all the grandkids a bible that year.
When I graduated high school, my great uncle gave me a hunting knife. I have no intention of going hunting. Thanks for the gift I'll never use.
There was another Christmas a few years ago where my great aunt, unrelated to the previous story, that got my sister a ton of new clothes. Something like 8 wrapped presents. What did she get me? A gift card for gas. This is nothing new, my aunt knows more about my sister than she does about me, but this year, it looked like my sister got far more than usual. My dad came up to me and said that he was going to take me out to get some more stuff at a later date because it wasn't fair to me. My sister had to exchange the clothes because they didn't fit. Turns out we both got equal value, my sister just had more cheaper gifts than I did.
yoon- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago I got a unwrapped tablet stylus handed to me on the bus casully by my then so.
I wouldn't have minded at the time, but their birthday was first and I put a lot of effort into their gift.
My ex ex was brainless. I'm 6'0 310. This bimbo got me me a set of Coach paddles with the little ball. We never went to the beach and lived in Florida, the year same on my bday..... 2 days after Christmas she got me a Louie Scarf. We lived in Florida,,,, Central Florida. She said she got it because it was name brand.
My dadโs mom didnโt like my mom, and that carried over to me. I had left a bagful of doll clothes at her house on a visit and she wrapped it up and gave it to me for my birthday. Sheโd put it in a Doughnut maker box and I got really excited....I was going to be making some doughnuts! She was cackling....โlook insideโ! I felt my face flush when I pulled out the worn bag. My mom looked so sad for me and my dad was super embarrassed. I was probably 8 years old at the time. I have hated that bitch ever since. Sheโs dead now. ๐๐ป
My little brother got a car for my 21st birthday. He didn't even have a license yet. My parents found it at a garage sale that same day. It wasn't brand new, but they spent 700 bucks on a perfectly good car (thing was reliable as hell) the same day they gave me candy and apologized they couldn't do more because they didn't have any money.
Years before, when I was turning ten or so, older brother and my dad both got guitars on my birthday. I got a sweet stereo, so I wasn't too sad with that one, even though it did sting a little bit. But the car was definitely the worst.
I sold this Makita cordless power drill in the local paper. And then six months later, I received the very same one back as a Christmas present from my brother-in-law, minus the power pack.
Tazer79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A five dollar gift card to McDonald's I got from my aunt for my 32nd birthday. There was only 3.75 on it.... :(
When I was 14 I really wanted Braveheart on VHS. I went to my grandmas quite often in the weeks leading up to Christmas and saw a present in the distinct shape a two tape VHS. I was so excited on Christmas Day, only to open.....Titanic.
When I was 14-16 (can't really remember) for Christmas, my mother got me a rosy, floral throw rug. The perfect gift for your son that likes video games and D&D. My brother got a N64.
My weird uncle got me a guayabera shirt when I turned 10. Not the worst thing to ever happen to me, but when you are expecting He-Man, this was a pretty poor substitute.
Whaines ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom spent our Christmas money on the neighbors, and didn't want to tell Dad, so she made my brother and I each give her a card mine was a GameStop rewards card and my brothers was a card for a music shop, she put them in gift holders, wrote that they were $100 gift cards, and told us if we told our dad she would take our existing games and instruments and give them away
When I was 11 I really wanted a dirt bike, since all my other friends had one, i wanted to ride with them. On Christmas i get a dirt bike helmet and then gloves. I was then led to the garage (obviously getting excited) and they pulled out a really old crummy bike that was covered in mud. I was kind of angry but I got an actual one for my birthday a couple days later.
I went to my dad's company picnic and they were raffling off some small prizes like board games, baseball gloves, etc. They eventually called my ticket up and I won...a laser pen. Alright that's cool, I guess.
They soon finished those prizes off and started the BIG raffle. People were winning things like bicycles, PS2s, and knife sets. I eagerly sat with baited breath until they eventually called my other raffle ticket out! I excitedly ran up to the stage to claim my big prize: a box of 20 laser pens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a sweet ass bmx bike for my 6th birthday. Then when I took it out for a test ride, I then proceeded to get my ass kicked by our 14 year old neighbor whom my meth head mother stole it from. I went to live with my grandma shortly afterwards.
My friend one got me Versace aftershave. I can't grow facial hair.
pdot8six ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks... that was separated from a pack of three pairs. My brother and brother-in-law got the other pairs.
Called out my cousin on it, no shame at all. following year she got us all magnet flashlights and tiny rulers clearly from a clearance bin. They were led flashlights where you can't change the batteries and they didn't even light up anymore.
I mean you can get cheap presents but still put some thought into them, this is just like a clear idgaf about you guys.
Since this is on the front page now, I doubt this comment will get seen amidst the 12k others but here goes:
A popcorn kernel gift set, with the $6.99 tag still on it from TJ Maxx. My wife's aunt gave it to the both of us a few Christmases ago.
Mind you this wasn't fancy popped corn, or some kind of clever gift. It was literally just a little box with a small glass jar of kernels, and empty shaker bottle, and a small glass jar of cheese seasoning.
I still have no clue what prompted it, as we (wife and I) typically don't receive gifts from her relatives (instead, our kids get gifts, as is the family tradition).
When I was four, my only stocking suffer was a little box with a piece of coal inside with a a note from "Santa" saying I was naughty that year and to be better next year.
I was an incredibly submissive and well-behaved toddler/small child because I was sensitive to being scolded, so I remember being bewildered and hurt.
When I was six and reasoned Santa didn't exist, I became bitter and angry at my dad for playing such a cruel joke.
One of my birthdays, I want to say 8 or 9, my parents gave me a broken watch. It was a cheap digital one, but since the batteries in it were dead, I had no idea what functions it may have. Wouldn't have mattered anyway since the band was broken too, but not in the normal sense, it was like someone took scissors and cut off the one side halfway. I let it slide since Christmas is a month before my birthday.
One Christmas I got a 1993 mint proof set from my uncle. I was 13 and I remember thinking, "91 cents. I just got 91 cents as a gift."
On a side note, it really wasn't the gifts, but the situations that started to ruin me. My birthday started to get pushed to the side, it would be a week before we celebrated it. I started to get jaded. I stoped caring about my birthday completely when I had to spend one, 15th or 16th, in the ER waiting room. One of my sister's got in trouble, my mom was mad, so my sister took a bunch of aspirin. She wasn't even in big trouble, she was just being an angsty drama filled teenage girl, but that was it for me. I just didn't care about my birthday being recognized anymore.
Jonax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
What am I supposed to do with it? At least you can eat chocolate gold coins.
A beer glass and beer socks. A like to enjoy an adult beverage as much as the next person but it certainly felt like a tacky jab coming from people who hardly drink and think that beer with dinner is something to turn your nose up at. The socks are functional as socks but why would anyone wear an item like that? idk maybe I was to close to the situation and it was actually a nice glass and sock gift?
Sounds like they tried to make an effort to get you something you'd like, providing they knew your liking for beer with dinner, and got you a gift they thought you'd like.
Possibly tacky, but I think their intentions were pure.
I think I was 15 or 16, and it was my birthday. I opened my first gift eagerly in front of everyone: a self-help book, from my father, titled "I Can Make You Confident." It was very humiliating.
It's not something I have received, but something I gift. My sister hates vegetables. Especially coliflower and the smell of it. I gift her a coliflower every year, that's the only thing she gets from me.
As a kid I went to a white elephant party at church, and everyone had brought pretty decent things. Except one girl. She brought an elephant made out of toilet paper rolls. Guess who ended up getting the TP elephant...
I laughed it up because I didnโt want her to feel bad. She had just misunderstood the idea of the party, since sometimes white elephant parties are supposed to be funny. That was my first white elephant party, and Iโve never really been keen on them since. Someone always ends up disappointed, in my experience.
My sister gave me a bottle of fox piss 6 years ago. Also, my mom gave me a rock when I was 8
jone7007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and grandma picked out a "nice" shirt and pants for my great grandpa for his birthday. Got to his birthday and he was wearing the exact same shirt and pants which they gave him for his birthday the year before.
One year for Christmas (I was nine) my sister (four) got a really cool electric car that she could drive around the house in from my grandmother. She loved that thing.
I got a bible-themed action figure that was some sort of space cowboy. it was about four inches high and did nothing.
That was the crappiest gift I ever got from her (except the year we got all socks) and it was YEARS later (I was probably 30) that my mother told me the truth. that she'd told my mother ahead of time that she was getting my sister that car and that the week after Christmas "the men" would be out to lay down the track for the four wheeler she got me. my mother told her in no uncertain terms that she was NOT allowed to get me a four wheeler and so my grandmother gave me the only thing she hay laying around. I felt much better about it after that.
arelow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a 21 yr old individual who is not feminine in any sense beyond obligatory dresses to events - my aunt still buys me cheap purses and amusement park jewelry every single year for my birthday. I haven't kept one.
carbler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law (yes, I frequent /r/justnomil and she has a name) gave me this Frame with a picture of my husband on our wedding day. It looks like the dog (which looks similar to my dog) is raping my husband.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I seldom complain about gifts because I grew up in poverty and socks really were something I'd be happy to receive even as a kid. However, there was this one Christmas (I think) when I was little, maybe 6-ish? I got a rag doll that wasn't particularly crappy or anything but I just wasn't all that interested in. I was okay with it until my brother-in-law opened one of his gifts, which happened to be a remote control toy car. Apparently I burst out crying because his gift was so much cooler (I promise I'm not like this as an adult lol). He either gave it to me or let me play with it (I don't remember which now), and he totally made my day by doing that. I feel bad for whoever gave me that doll though pfft.
When I was eight my gramma gave me a box of readers digest condensed books for my birthday. My cousin got a computer or an RC race car that year. Canโt really remember.
I got an original Xbox for my 10th birthday and the color on it didn't work. Other than that I never really got anything shitty but I usually only got gifts from My Mom and My Grandma until I was about 13, then my Dad starting gifting me so most things people knew what to gift lol.
I cant hold a candle to some of the awful gifts of others posted here but decided to throw my hat in the ring.
My HS girlfriend was a absolute psycho... but she was hot at the time and i was getting laid a lot so i put up with it. She was obsessed with trying to make me into her image of a perfect BF... I was able to put that shit to bed 99% of the time.
One year for my Bday or Christmas (cant remember). She got me these multi-color neon Nike shoes that were fucking hideous. It looked like the early 90's vomited on my shoes. I asked for a receipt and she said she threw it away. I told her they weren't my style and that I wouldn't wear them. She then said I would never get another BJ if i didn't wear them. I put them on, got a quick BJ, broke up with her and drove home in my socks.
Merry Christmas!
tatterzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife would probably say the time I bought her an iron for christmas. It was a decent iron, and we needed a new one, so I thought it would be a hilarious gift. It also happened to be the biggest box in her pile of gifts. So she thought she was saving the best for last.
Every year now, my father in law likes to tell the tale of how his dad reflexes prevented her from launching it at my head. I had actually bought her a new mobile phone, which I had carefully wedged into the tree, so it was barely visible.
My mom always asked us to make lists but never actually got us anything from the lists. Partly because (step)dad spent all year shopping for christmas/birthdays while he was on the road (travelling salesman).
One good example of mom's having completely ignored the list-
I asked for a pair of black jeans. Even made sure to specify brand, size, etc.
I got a pink and teal track suit. One of those godawful swishy things. Mom's reason for thinking I would like it was that I had once pointed a girl out because I like her haircut and that girl had been wearing a brightly colored tracksuit. My mom is awesome, mostly, but she sucked with Christmas/birthday presents when I was a kid.
My cousin came over the next day and fell I love with it, so I gave it to her. Mom was pissed.
Graduated from college with a B.S., my grandmother gave me the book: "Peaks and Valleys". She gave me a book on depression on one of my happiest days I had experienced yet, all because she wanted to make the emotion hers, by remembering our late grandfather, via a shitty book. Thanks grandma.
Probably the chocolates with those liquid filled cherries in the center every year that my parents give me. I keep asking them to stop. I can't stand those things and have no idea why they started buying them or why they won't stop buying them every single year. They bring a box of those and calendars my Dad gets for free from vendor/trade shows of misc industrial equipment that has nothing to do with my profession or interest.
They just don't want to show up empty handed I suppose but still.
Fallstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a contender:
I had just gotten the official diagnosis that I was allergic to chocolate, and that it was what caused my 3 day migraines.
My dad buys me a bag of Hershey Kisses. Not even the good shit that might be worth the misery. Fucking Hershey Kisses!
alejo699 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father-in-law bought me the movie Serenity. On HD-DVD. Last year. Don't even know where he found it.
Happened to my brother not long ago, I think last Christmas. He asked for H1Z1 King of the Kill, a game for PC. Instead, my parents got him some King of the Hill game from like 2007.
I made a very romantic albeit definitely amateur quality video as a part of my 1 year anniversary gift to my ex girlfriend.
For our 2nd year, she did the same thing. Except it was half as long, the quality of the picture cuts/fades was horrendous and left many of the pictures either only partially visible or just looking terrible (like the acid burn fade that made us look demonic). She used many of if not all of the exact same pictures I had used in mine.
She had essentially only put in enough thought to copy my idea, and then done a poor job about it, but had sat back, looked at it, and genuinely felt it was good enough to turn in to me as a token of our love. I would have preferred it be late and look okay, or honestly to have received nothing (I genuinely never feel I am "owed" a present. Even for special occasions. They're extra, not standard.).
I just felt like ultimately there wasn't a whole lot of effort put in.
I canโt say for myself but my teacher once told us about a friend she had that was mad in love with a boy and they finally started going out. And on christmas they spent the whole night together, with a big wrapped box that he set under the tree. And when it was time to open it, he grabbed it, gave it to her, and said open it.
When she oppened it and saw the first generation XBOX in it she thought it eas some kind of a joke. but the dude was dead serious and said cmon this is for us...
She got him an XBOX also, but ended up selling both.
gigglian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my best friend once received a little mermaid polly pocket from her grandparents for her birthday at age 19. She was very upset by how thoughtless this gift was (not the first time they did something like this either). She didn't want to cry in-front of her family, so we left her parents house and went to the gas station to get smokes. There we discovered they had purchased the gift at the gas station about 20 minutes before her party. The cashier overheard us talking and told us her grandfather had walked in, grabbed the first thing he saw that looked girly and bought it.
My mom has a habit of hastily buying things and not taking the time to read the box or read reviews (if buying online). For my birthday this year she got me this makeup "kit" from Amazon that was the worst quality, made in China crap. I tried out some of the makeup and it was just... bad. Like kid's makeup. I looked up the kit on Amazon and it had terrible reviews, lol. It cost almost $40 though! That's probably why my mom assumed it was good.
My parents got me a shirt for Christmas that said something along the lines of "freedom of speech is not a license to be stupid"
(Actually I got two shirts like this on separate events, I feel like the other hurt more, I just don't remember that it said..?)
I mean it made me realize I sometimes feel strongly about being being right, but it hurt that they saw me as a condescending know it all.
Worst because of the situation. Got a Hooters calendar when I was about 17 from my grandma for Christmas. I of course loved it but my mother is very religious and self conscious to the max so, I didnโt get to keep it...... her facial expression was priceless when I opened it though
GSD_H ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year. My 2 close friends and I all have our birthdays in 2 months. For both birthdays I bought them a very expensive hookah and some more. For my birthday? They went to the dollar shop and bought 8 dollars worth of shit. Never got hurt so bad.
When asked, I've always said I wanted clothes or whatever everyone else is getting when I was younger. Never really could say what I wanted. One year my four brothers and I are opening presents. My step mom is recording everyone dad passing gifts out. After each of my brothers opened up 3ds Mario's edition and some Xbox games, I continuously opened shorts after pants after shirt etc. I was sooooo let down and tried to feign excitement for the camera cause my stepmom is the kind of person to take the gifts back if you don't appreciate them. After all the presents were opened and my brothers were playing their games, I was folding clothes and putting them away.
The next day my dad pulled me to the back porch and asked what was wrong yesterday and I explained as best as my 13 year old self could without sounding jealous or ungrateful. He drove me to Walmart and bought another Mario 3ds for me. Went from being sad to ecstatic in about 24hrs
I'm getting more and more depressed as I scroll through these comments. I just hope that all of you know that you're special and amazing, even if people give you shitty gifts or treat you poorly.
Couple of years back dad bought a gift for me and my brother.
A toilet paper holder.
Later there was also a drone so he was able to play it off as a joke gift but hell, it was disappointing at first.
An unwanted cat(I don't hate cats) that had already learned to hate the world. The gift that keeps on taking(she did eventually mellow out, but she only liked me and that was only after many scratches). Likewise, my little brother got a hamster that just wouldn't die- those little shits are supposed to last about two years, but this one held out for four out of spite, and managed to make other pets afraid of it.
Pets are responsibilities, not presents.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so nice getting it out of the way! Otherwise it's so stressful
Kasha71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really cheap cosmetic type gifts that came from a FLEA MARKET from two of my sisters at the time. I think they thought it was funny between themselves but played it off all sincere in front of me. BITCHES!!!
While visiting home for Christmas (the last time I ever did) we had Christmas breakfast with my brother, his wife and their baby. I had bought them all cafefully-chosen, personal gifts that I had thought about it for a long time.
They handed me a gift card for a local coffee shop. I donโt drink coffee. I live 3500 miles away.
My brothers wife said โwe never know what to get you!โ Sheโs pretty much the worst.
I've been getting a new toothbrush/cheap perfume/shirt for my Birthmas (bday on the 21st) since I was four...
gt0163c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 9 or 10 and for Christmas my uncle and now ex-aunt gave my sister (three years older than me) and me identical incredibly cheap plastic toys meant for a preschooler. It was obvious my then aunt had picked up the cheapest thing she could easily find. It was one in a long line of bad gifts I received from them...until they got a divorce. My uncle isn't great a giving gifts but at least he puts thought into them. I still occasionally use the little Radio Shack travel alarm clock he got me the year I was doing a lot of travel for work.
Once in high school my class had a white elephant gift exchange. (Also known as Yankee Swap for those that are confused, for those that are still confused just look it up).
I canโt remember what I brought, but it was something nice. I left that gift exchange with a fucking tape measure that some asshole thought would be a funny joke.
Crotchless panties from my boyfriend when I was 15. Not impressed and as a adult kind of disturbed.
mmuoio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought me a Daddy Saddle to put on my back so I could be a horse for my kids. I looked it up and the thing was like $30, so I felt obligated to use it, despite them saying it was just a gag gift. My back was killing me that afternoon...
My paternal grandmother one Christmas sent us towels. They were old and looked like they've been used over a decade, maybe two. She sends things that we would find "useful." She's also sent a tooth brush, body wash, and face wash.
TFN928 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around the time of my birthday last year, my friend was talking up this whiskey he bought, and said I just had to try it. We donโt get to see each other often, since I moved away for school and he stayed in our hometown, so there was no โquick driveโ down there to try it.
Now, I donโt ask or expect my friends to get me gifts on any occasion, but this friend just kept hyping up this whiskey, and even said he was done drinking it to save it. Of course, I figured he was gonna gift the rest of it to me, which was more than fine with me.
My birthday comes around and I drive down to spend the day with my hometown pals, one of whom was this friend. He, with the utmost sincerity, poured a tiny bit of this whiskey into a small glass, handed it to me, and said happy birthday. He then proceeded to keep the rest of the whiskey to himself. He wasnโt trying to be funny, and he wasnโt trying to be a dick. He was being genuine. And I had to hide how baffled I was. I was cool with the sip he gave me, but it was just so strange that he presented it as a gift.
It was pretty good whiskey though. Forget the brand, but maybe Iโll get another sip sometime.
We do a gift exchange every year for Christmas, and it is hinted at that you spend quite a bit on the gifts; as itโs between the adults.
One year, I asked for socks and a coffee maker, which I do not think is too much to ask. Well whoever had me forgot until the last day so I got a ten dollar bill and some old tootsie pops.
When I was 12 I got a bottle of soap (super cheap soap from the dollar store) in a Eggo Waffles box that wasn't even wrapped. This was from my Aunt which no one in my family talks to anymore because she said really nasty thing about my mother and her side of the family. And she was really upset at my father for dating my mother for only 3 months before they got married. Meanwhile my Aunt divorced after having 2 kids and treats everyone like a piece of shit while her ex husband is a really nice man who does everything he can to help out the kids. My entire family have done so much for her and the kids. Oh, she also got my cousin, same age as me, a new desk and a laptop (one of those super small ones).
roit2003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So this happened this year for my birthday. My mom told me that she was going to throw me a party at her house, fix a bunch of food, and I should invite my friends and all have a nice dinner. But it couldn't be on my birthday cause she was throwing my brother a party. Not the next week because it is my niece's party. So three weeks after my birthday I show up with my wife and a couple friends that car pooled to my parents house at the time she told me to come 3 days prior. We find my dad asleep on the couch with no pants. He wakes up to tell me my mom went to Florida the day before and no one had told him there was going to be a party. I know I am the least favorite, but sometimes it really sucks to get the reminder. I used to tell myself that she was just overcompensating because my brother and sister are a adopted, but now that we are all in our thirties I think she just likes them more.
Jessey77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, your mom likes your adopted siblings more than a biological one?
The last Christmas I ever spent with my ex-stepdads family before the divorce I was gifted a box of used Dollar General brand items including an opened bottle of acetaminophen, q-tips, a sleeve of saltine crackers... things like that from my then aunt. I was also gifted an absolutely atrocious looking coat from Old Navy that I tried to return and found out it was from a decade ago and had just been hanging in their basement.
At first I thought the worst gift I have received were some old used clothes from my aunt (my father sister), the issue was that Im male althought some were kinda usable due to being unisex but a bit big so I used mostly as sleeping clothes... but in the long run thats not the worst one.
That same aunt likes to celebrate when one of her nephews make an achievment. Like graduating from highschool in this example.
She has 9 nephews, 3 of them who by that time were old enough to have their families and the rest were still on school, my brother and me being the oldest of those.
She gifted all my cousins a trip to Cancun when they graduated from the first 3 years of high school and then again another trip when they graduated from the last 3 years.
She gave the same gift to my brother but only once when he graduated from the last 3 years. He didnt wanted to go in first place, but ended enjoying it.
What I got? I got called to go to her house just to be asked to change some lightbulbs with no compensation. Thats all.
She has brought the topic sometimes along the years, that "I still havent gone to Cancun" but have done nothing to change it.
Its kinda funny because she is my godmother and in my brother case my aunt and uncle (from my mother's side) were very lovely to him even if they dont swim in money. Hell, I even used to call my uncle godfather because how good they were to us in comparation.
TL;DR since it might be hard to understand due to my shitty english:
Aunt gave gifts to her nephews when they achieved something. Usually a trip to Cancun or some fancy place here in Mexico.
She gave that trip to all my 4 cousins and my brother when eventually they graduated. Once or even twice.
I didnt. Instead I got asked to change some lightbulbs on her house and call it a day (that was the inmediate talk we had after the graduation, and then we stopped talking for quite some time). Regardless that, she has been mentioning it along the years (right now it should've been along like 10 years or so) as if she were going to do it at some point.
Jessey77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aunt gave gifts to her nephews when they achieved something. Usually a trip to Cancun or some fancy place here in Mexico.
She gave that trip to all my 4 cousins and my brother when eventually they graduated. Once or even twice.
I didnt. Instead I got asked to change some lightbulbs on her house and call it a day (that was the inmediate talk we had after the graduation, and then we stopped talking for quite some time). Regardless that, she has been mentioning it along the years (right now it should've been along like 10 years or so) as if she were going to do it at some point.
Jessey77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't say it was impossible, just difficult. I figured you were from the U.S. because Cancun is a big destination for us as well. You probably knew that already though.
Kibure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa I recieved a coffee mug. I don't drink coffee.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 5-year old I got a 2-pack box hot pockets for Christmas and I was OVERJOYED, on the fucking moon about them (we didn't have a lot of money so boxed foods like hot pockets were a rare, special treat)....I don't know why I'm commenting here, it was actually a pretty awesome gift
An empty can with a piece of paper wrapped around it, wrapped in a touque
It was school secret Santa and my secret Santa (who didn't like me) asked me what I wanted. When I told him "something to keep my pencils and pens in" he didn't even blink.
Flash forward, day before break we sit around in a circle, all opening gifts. Then I get this used hat and a tin can with a strip of paper around it.
Everyone got movies, candy chocolate. Mine didn't even try to wrap it.
His twin got his secret Santa one of those giant kinder eggs.
To make matters a bit better I got the whole class to sign it. I still have it on my desk. It's a nice memory.
I asked for a Eagles jersey for Xmas. My dad decided to blow a crap ton of money so that it matched my football jersey from school and had my name on it. It was ordered as a Panthers jersey, his favorite team. Sounds thoughtful but my dad and I never got a long, he was an asshole and really just ignorant to anything you said to him.
Lanko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember one year my grandmother bought me a set of clothes for my birthday. I was spending the summer with her and my birthday landed in that range.
Maybe she thought she was buying for my sister? or maybe she thought that was the style kids wear these days? (it was the 80's all our clothes were fucked up neon colors.)
Anyways, what she bought me was this really cute Black and pink t-shirt, and matching tight shorts.
I'm sure they would have looked fantastic on a girl. But being a guy, I was afraid to leave the house in them for being made fun of.
Whats worse is that, my mom made me wear them. At least once to show I was grateful for the gift. I have a very clear memory of walking through the mall and seeing girls giggle and laugh when they saw me. I was so thankful that I didn't actually live in that town and would never see them again.
As a kid I was a tomboy. I loved race cars and action figures. I absolutely hated dolls.
For my fourth birthday my grandma gave me a Barbie doll. I had a meltdown and started screaming โNo Barbie! No Barbie!โ
Of course someone caught it on tape and they play that video at my birthday every year.
VashEXE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in middle school there was this guy that hung out with some of my other friends. We weren't really buddies or anything, but for some reason he kept going on about how he got me a really cool christmas present. Feeling pretty guilty, I went out and got him something cool since I didn't want him to be the only one giving something. The last day before christmas break he hands me this present wrapped up like a candy (imagine a tootsie roll wrapper). I open it up and it's a fucking roll of toilet paper.
I have an ultra frugal aunt thatโs only gotten more frugal as sheโs gotten older. Her gift to me as an adult has always been a big batch of spicy homemade Chex mix. To be honest, for the first 35 years, I actually loved the gift. Iโm known in the family for being the person that the sweet tooth skipped but I love salty, spicy snacks, so yay Chex mix.
Now I wasnโt the only one getting that gift but as life happens, cousin marry, move, and die and family Christmas has gotten pretty small. Iโm the only one still getting the Chex mix. Christmas โ15 the Chex mix was a little โoffโ shall we say. I ate about one serving and tossed the rest of it. Chalked it up to her just making it a few days early and it going stale a little bit. 2016 - it was awful - one bite, spat out. Figured out ole tightwad aunt (thatโs very well set financially by the way) has been making my Chex mix from the same boxes of cereals, cheezits and pretzels. 3 year old Chex mix is bad.
My dad walked out when I was 13, made contact again when I was in my later teens by phone but I was never interested. Trying to buy his way back into my life he offered to pay for my wisdom teeth to get pulled. He also wanted to be back in my life and for his birthday he asked if I could apply for him to come back to the states, I filled out all the paper work and sent him some paperwork but I also sent him court documents of how much child support he owed and a copy from each year since I was 13 of me keeping the case open. If he was to come back I was coming for everything he had and he'd go to jail. Happy birthday dad
Biological mother sent me her son, (not important now, important later.) A large book on treatments for fibromyalgia as my birthday present in my 20's.
No one in my family has or know anyone who has fibromyalgia.
No one in my family actually possesses a sense of humor, so that's been ruled out as well.
Same parent. When I was six, I had my first large birthday party, lots of classroom and neighbirhood kids I barely knew, it was a pretty big deal. There was one really large present about the size of a Big Wheel or Green Machine, which was really hot back then for that age. Opened it in front of all my possible new lifelong friends and it was the princess model with long glittery streaming tassels off the handles.
I was very shy at that age so I ran into the garage and cried.
I'll never forget when my grandmother sent me (a middle-school boy) an Aaron Carter CD and a CD with some Christian rap. Come on, lady...
xfelip3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me. But one time a girl received two bottles of shampoo in a secret santa. Not a fancy one or anything. An ordinary one.
It gets even funnier. The girl who received this was also the shampoo guy secret santa and she gave him a nice shirt.
To be fair we were ~12yo, so it was probably this guy's parents fault.
A shit colored all-wool sweater with plaid pattering. I'm allergic to wool and I live in Florida. Thanks Grama. Luckily she switched to just giving us cash after that.
djmax101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a law school graduation present, my mom gifted me my aunt's old pick-up truck. She had already (unbeknownst to me) gifted my much nicer car to my younger sister (who had then moved and taken it with her) while I was away at school (I had left it at home during law school), since apparently she didn't think I wanted it anymore. My mom thought it was a super nice gift, and was upset when I complained that I just wanted my own car back, since, you know, it belonged to me and not her. I'd understand a little more if the car belonged to my parents and was something that they let me use, but I had worked serious hours in undergrad to pay for it.
A hideous crocheted scarf made out of sparkly, poofy, bubblegum pink doily-like fabric made by my grandmother when I was eleven or twelve. I've never worn that thing, and to this day it sits collecting dust in the bottom drawer of my dresser. But, other than an ugly clothing item here and there, I can't say that I've gotten any truly horrible gifts.
My late ex mother in law sent me a used dirty tapestry bag with a sticky note on it that said "This used to be (her cousin)'s, thought Jackie would like it."
For the last few years, the only birthday present I get from my grandmother is a card with several religious tract bookmarks in them. This year featured a postcard-style one with a movie marquee showing the film "Too", talking about how people have too much to do or too little time or whatever until it's too late for Jesus.
Like, is it too much to ask for you to not be super passive aggressive about your perception of how religious I am on my birthday?
Back in school, during Christmas party we had a secret santa kinda thing, where everyone bought gifts from home and all our gifts would be mixed and distributed randomly so that anyone could get anything.
Most of us genuinely bought good stuff, the kind which would make others happy.
As luck would have it, I got a 2 inch long bottle of glue. When I opened it, it was half used. Worse still, I knew the girl who had got that.
When I was about 14 my moms husband never got her presents so she sat him down and said she just wanted something to open. So when Christmas came and she had multiple presents under the tree she was so excited.
Deodorant. They were all packs of deodorant put together differently to have different shapes/sizes of packages. He didn't even wrap them, had them done by someone to look really nice. He couldn't understand why she started crying about it. She said she just wanted something to unwrap, she should be happy with her 30 sticks of deodorant!
One Christmas my brother and his wife gifted me a $2 statue of a butler from the local goodwill store. It looked like one of those paint it yourself figures from a pottery barn. They didn't paint it, they bought it already thrifted. The head fell off. They were grown adults in their late 20's.
Though I suppose that is nicer than the gift they are giving me this year, which is asking for money yet again.
My extended family is stupidly rich, while my immediate family is not (uncle made some incredible investments in the 70s, got my grandfather to go in on it with him, my dad was a teenager at the time so he didn't go in on it).
Because the rest of the family's logic is "anything I want I can afford to buy myself," they made a pact in the early 90s that nobody will buy anybody any presents, birthday or Christmas, and have stuck to it.
Derpacat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zit cream... from a multilevel marketing company. I was 13 or 14, and did not have an issue with acne. But did have terrible self image! Thanks, stepmom.
EDIT : This was a wrapped Christmas present, yessir.
I wasnโt the receiver, I was the giver. I used to make home-made cards for my aunts and uncles, but itโs not worth it anymore. They didnโt care about my emotional and mental health (I was driven to permanent psychosis), so Iโm just giving them bought cards.
As the youngest child I was always up before the sun on Christmas morning, after scouting the tree for Santa's present I turned to the stockings, the only thing we are allowed to "open" before everyone else is awake. Surprised, Santa had forgotten to fill the stockings. I informed my ma, she told me to go upstairs to make sure he didn't just put it in my sock drawer... coming back down, I had a dinged up orange and a cluster of half used post it's in my stocking.
We had wonderful Christmas at the house, and I don't want to ungrateful for everything we got for holidays as kids. But still it's something my Ma and I have a good laugh about, and now I am thankful for post it's when they show up in my stocking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10 and got a bill o Riley novel from my super conservative grandpa. He really wanted me to read it that he would come over regularly and try to mak e me a Republican
ilex_r7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my first Motherโs Day, my husband got me a weather radio. He waited until 10 pm, just tossed it to me on the couch, and said โHappy Motherโs Day.โ
Me and my two little brothers received the same gifts for Christmas from my grandmother - a few tonka trucks and a transformer doll from a wholesale auction (where she has bought 90% of everything she owns). I was 13. They were 7 and 5. To top it all off my 16 year old cousin got a fucking katana! I went home and threw my gifts in the trash can.
dablazed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plunger, a 6 pack of non alcoholic beer and herbal cigarettes... At a secret Santa office gift exchange.
The plunger had rolls of toilet paper along the shaft and it was wrapped in pink paper, with 2 styrofoam balls attached.
So really, a big dick.. Useless "booze" and the wrong kind of herb.
It was definitely a land mammal. I Should have been more specific, it had four legs and some kind of tail. Also, it was at the beach at the river not the ocean, sorry to disappoint. I suspect because of its size it was either a baby possum, baby fox, or a small cat.
So me and my sister were born a year and 5 days apart which makes things awkward sometimes but other times had its advantages. So for Christmas the year my sister was 15 and set to turn 16 my parents bought her a used Chevy Berretta, in that weird teal green/blue color. She flipped her lid over it and went bonkers, I hadn't even opened my gift yet because we saw the car keys first thing.
In a made dash to fulfill my obvious incoming gift of awesomeness I rip open a rather large box, into another box, into another box, into yet another box which contained.....a sony discman and a pair of Jenco jeans?
Seriously she gets a freaking car and I get a portable c.d. player that was popular 4 years ago and jeans?! My parents obviously learned of my disappointment over the ensuing year and let on that maybe the same thing would happen for me next year. Well ok all aboard the hype train!!! Woo-Woo!!
Next year comes and I can't even contain the excitement I rush downstairs at 5 am. There are TWO sets of keys...Oh man TWO!!! In my excitement and foolishness what was about to happen never even dawned on me.
I go back to bed and do not sleep. Finally the rest of my family gets out of bed and I let them get downstairs first. I wake up and go downstairs like normal to my parents and sister in the living room. My sister is like next level bawling her eyes out. My Dad turns to me and says this is the day I know you have been waiting for all year Malicetodream and hands me his spare set of keys to..... my sister's teal green chevy.....
The beautiful Pontiac Grand Am with black on black interior sitting in the drive way was her Xmas + early graduation gift. I was crushed. I felt robbed and I had just been given my own car, it was the weirdest mix of emotions. I wanted to hate all three of them so bad, but I got over it.
also one year I received a size L tee shirt of the Nirvana Smile from my Aunt Marlene. I wore 2x at the time but she insisted I was a large boy so a large should be just fine.
When I was like 14 my grandma gave me popsicle sticks and glue inside of a cookie container for Christmas. My cousin got a tablet.
Crotch85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my aunt got me a box of tongue depressors for Christmas. She said "I thought you could build something." Build what, an oversized popsicle? To this day i'm convinced she had forgotten me and grabbed them from the doctor's office on Christmas Eve.
I love my father dearly but he just doesn't really get gift giving. A couple years ago he put 50 dollar bills in cards for all of my siblings. Hey, he went to the bank, bought a pack of holiday cards.... He exceeded his already low bar.... Except he forgot to make a card and $50 for me. He looks at me after everyone opens their gifts and says, "well aren't you going to say thank you" to which I replied.... "There wasn't anything from you"... Once he realized his mistake, he went into his room and wrote me a check.... for $25.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A former friend of mine, who was like me and my family, came from a family that was not very well of. I knew the struggle, so I told them i didn't need a gift for my birthday, I just wanted to hang out with them.
Well, she refused. I got a half used bottle of body wash. I threw it away the second I got home.
dcs1289 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's aunt had the reputation of getting us the weirdest gifts. When I was 14-15 years old she got me a book titled something along the lines of "Fun Science Experiments for Growing Boys". I was a freshman in high school. The book was intended for 5-10 year olds.
Lucky for all of us she started buying us (actually quite flattering) clothes the year after that.
gruffi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but at a work Secret Santa, a colleague received 2 pineapples lashed together end to end with some rope and random pieces of wood.
When he opened it we all looked understandably confused and waited for him to explain the inside joke. There wasn't one. He didn't even particularly like pineapple.
It wasn't a very well organised event. One guy got 2 gifts and he hadn't even signed up for it.
K80_k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years in a row my dad gave me the same birthday card... it said something like:
outside: "you are so awesome and great and special"
inside: "just like me"
4rca9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is heavily religious (and so am I) but she apparently thought that a teenager with long hair and a girl friend is probably a satanist, so she gave me a deodorant and a book with bible analyses.
When I was small I was really into the M&Mโs characters, my grandmother still gets me tons of M&Mโs toys from dollar stores and yard sales. Iโm 19 and I think itโs adorable
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of liquorice. I hate liquorice. I said thanks and put it under my bed. Saw my nan 6months later.
Nan: Did you like the bag I got you for Christmas?
Me: You must be mistaken. You got me a box of manky liquorice.
Nan: What? No I didn't.
Me: Yeah you did. It's still under my bed. retrieves disgusting box of sweets
As a kid my aunt made me and my brother pillows for xmas. They were hand made which was nice and thoughtful. However one of the pillows broke open and we found out they were stuffed with drier lint. Thoughtful, but kinda gross.
A set of plastic trays and matching plastic mug that my (now ex-)boyfriend gave to me for my birthday. He told me his mother actually chose the present because he hadn't thought to get me anything.
Months later I heard he was bragging at the pub about how he gave his new girlfriend a glass elephant his mother found at the bottom of the closet. Mine could have been from there too, who knows!
robinta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wedding gift from my mother was an onyx cheese board and cutter. At the time I didn't like cheese at all, never mind needing an implement for cutting huge slabs of it. Cheers mum.
A box of peanuts. From my father. Who should have known by the age of 15 that I was allergic to peanuts.
147Days ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For their 18th birthdays, my twin step-brothers got a car each. For my 18th birthday, I got ยฃ50 towards driving lessons.
Gbcue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school secret santa. It was a bag of bulk candy corn (left over from Halloween) and a months-old Wired magazine. None of it was wrapped, just put in one of those clear plastic produce bags.
Idiot didn't even try.
010SS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex.girlfriends parents gave me one of those electric hand held meat slicers when I was 23.
I still lived at home, and never cooked, so I was baffled when I opened it.
My parents stole it, and have been using it for five years.
Zakren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday this year I was gifted a shoebox filled with reciepts from my parents. Nothing else was in the box just receipts. There was no other gift from them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired hot cocoa from Starbucks that made me sick when I drank it thinking it was new. I received this from my millionaire aunt and uncle in a gift exchange. They got it for free from my cousins girlfriend since she works for Starbucks.
When I was a kid a lived in a crowded apartment building with mostly first generation immigrants - let's just say there weren't many Jews around.
The building (or maybe the parents) got together and organized a holiday event for the kids in the lobby with Santa.
Santa got all the kids in the building gifts which was really nice. One by one, all the other kids opened their toys and games and began to play with their new gift. Finally it was my turn, tore of the wrapping paper, and inside was a long winded book about the story of Hanukkah. I'm sure Santa thought he was doing great, but I was 4, had nothing to play with., and was quite upset. I think I made Santa feel really bad..
Zurocko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my girlfriend.
I never understood why she disliked her grandmother so much, until last Christmas Eve.
All the kids in her family were opening their gifts, all of which were iPads of some kind of tablet. It gets to my girlfriend. Inside her bag are not one... but 8 bars of soap. That's it. Her grandmother said "I bought a bunch of them for myself and thought you'd like them!"
That same grandmother bought me a 50$ gift card and three really nice shirts.
My sister and her husband hadn't had any kids yet and were better off than we were at that point in time. My sister has always been the one who got us one of the top things on our list so I was excited because I KNEW I was getting a digital camera. They always came either right before or right after Chris as because my brother in law was in the marines and had to come when he was able to and our families have always been close so we opened gifts together. My sister inlaw got an Ipad touch, my brother got a pretty nice laptop. My sister in law complained because it wasn't the newest iPad touch (she's always been a spoiled brat). I opened mine and it was a box of the $1 chocolate covered cherries me and my sister always got for each other. My heart sunk and I was really let down but I told her thank you and got up to hug her. She started busting out laughing and she told me "you're to polite open the box" there was a picture of the camera I wanted but knew it was to much. They had ordered it but it hadn't come in yet. I was so very excited after that... The only gift I've bought so far for Christmas this year is a box of cherries for my sister since I get it for her every year still
CoRo_yy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my aunt always gifted me cd-writer pens. Every year. For probably five years. This was like 20 years ago and I'd bet, that I still have some of them in somewhere.
For our first Christmas as a married couple, my husband bought me a cheese of the month membership, but because we had little money, he could only afford a three month subscription . Now I do like cheese, but it's not really what I was hoping for as a new bride. :)
MrJigz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and step mom gave me the cheapest worst quality pots and pans and towel set you can find, for my 18th birthday. Iโm talking like stuff from dollar general from twenty years ago. Then they kicked me out while I was working 3rd shift at UPS and going to school full time. Ended up flunking school to get a second job because it was too late in the semester to drop. Fuck you ex-dad
Oh this is easy, and iโm not kidding around. I was in my 20โs and someone I thought was a friend (we were both addicts) gave me a needle filled with liquid meth for Christmas. The problem was he didnโt clean the fucking thing after he shot up. You can guess what happened. He called me a couple years later and told me he was HIV positive and I need to get checked. Lo and behold, the result was the same as him. Been HIV positive for over 13 years now. Iโve cleaned up and donโt use anymore and have a normal relationship, a wife and a stepson, but when it comes to โworst giftโ, that will always come to mind
My office HR had the policy of giving employees gifts on their birthday. On my birthday they gave me a coffee mug. Which was a cartoon puppy with crossed eyes and a broken nose. They probably picked the cups wholesale at some archies store that was going out of business.
My brother forgot it was Christmas one year and got myself and my parents a buy 3 get 1 free coupon to Jamba Juice. When we eventually used it he got the free Jamba Juice.
My dad got me tickets to a 1950's doo wop concert at a local dinner theatre for my 8th grade graduation. That sucked because not only did I have to be grateful and pretend to be thrilled with getting the gift, but I had to go to the concert with him and pretend to enjoy the whole thing. I wouldn't hate going to a doo wop concert now (I mean, it's not my ideal Saturday but I'd be able to have a good time), but 13 year old me was miserable.
Like, I would have been super happy to just get back all the "parental advisory" CD's he confiscated.
My sister once got me a porno as a gift, "Enormous Dicks Vol. 2". I'm not gay and I have know interest in watching gay porn, so it sat in a box unopened and now I can't find it. For context, we have a very dysfunctional family and get each other shit like this all the time. This year however, I got my sister a 3hr long bukakke compilation movie since she said she is "grossed out, yet weirdly intrigued by it"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Economy size of dried onion flakes from my grandma who was pissed I was sick on thanksgiving and decided to stick it to me like the passive aggressive old cranky ass she is
My brother once called me to tell me he was buying a Nick Cave album from a garage sale for $2 and once he'd ripped it he'd give it to me. A few months later I get it as a birthday present. He'd obviously forgotten about the phone call.
7 years ago on my birthday my fiancรฉ told me she was seeing someone else and gave me $10 to go buy myself a birthday cake...
referdev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "The Nightmare Before Christmas" Halloween candy bag. I was 16, and I had never expressed any interest in The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was from my great uncle who said something along the lines of: "I saw that and had to get it, I know you like these weird things."
I still have no idea what he was talking about.
My rents got me a TV antenna for Christmas a couple years ago. Not only do I not watch TV, but I specifically don't watch TV that shows me 10 minutes of commercials per 20 minutes of content.
It was a really nice one, too, and they're old and not rich. I think they kept it so they can watch The Voice in their bedroom.
My dad is horrible at gifts. Some years he has given me equivalent of $500-$1500 gifts, other years no more than $10. Every time, its clear he didn't spend any time thinking about it, just whatever idea came to him first.
One year he threw a birthday party for me, I think I was maybe 16? Except he invited all of our family friends, and actually most his friends. So LOTS of people I rarely if ever see came, and so of course everyone just gave me money ($10 or $20 in a card) since they barely know me. My dad's gift was a card that basically said "happy birthday, i'll match whatever money you get this year". He did not plan on everyone else giving me money. I ended up getting maybe $500 that year.
Another year for my birthday he took me and my girlfriend to dinner at a fancy restaurant. At dinner he presented me my birthday gift, in a paper shopping bag, there was a few $1 random throwaway trinkets from the dollar store, and a doy "chukit" toy (to throw tennis balls). I didn't have a dog, I'd never had a dog, he knew this. Cue nervous confused laughter and me asking my dad why he got it for me, he just kinda stalled and didn't know why. I still make fun of him for this.
Not for me but my kids. My mom called me yesterday asking for gift tips for her grandchildren like what sorta thing they like. Were buying them a Nintendo switch for Christmas and suggested her to get a gamestop gift card for something so they could pick out a game. All she heard was gift card. She then told me, "Great ill get them a gift card, where do they like to eat more: Wendy's or Taco bell?" Their grandma is getting them a fast food gift card for Christmas. Wtf
Tmist3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 I got a ballpen as Christmas gift from my uncle, with the explanation that I'm now an adult and should get gifts for adults.
cvrx4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a cheap plastic toothbrush holder. She hand painted (wrote my name with one of those art pens)my name on it. She spelled my name wrong.
Someone tried to give me a bad gift once. When I was a kid my mom's boyfriend said he was going to give me something with bare naked ladies on it. So he got me a Barenaked Ladies CD. Joke's on him, I ended up liking them.
slyv_55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wilted bag of Mozart coffee from somewhere near Saugatuck Michigan that had been kept in the freezer since I gave it to the re-gifter the previous Christmas. Just pretended I didn't notice...and now I don't even know the bitch.
This was for my 10th birthday. We had just gotten home from church and there was a suitcase sitting on the coffee table in the living room. My parents said it was for me. I remember being really excited because it was a big suitcase and there could be a gift inside. Nope. Just a suitcase. That was it. My parents got a suitcase for a 10 year old on his birthday. I remember my mom saying something like "not every birthday is going to be the greatest and you don't always get what you want." And yes that is true but for a 10 year old that's a hard lesion to learn and they could at least gotten something that I wanted even if it was small. It sounds spoiled now that I'm typing it out but still....a suitcase.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A flask.
I don't drink. At all. (Not an alcoholic just don't like being drunk)
When I was 13 I got a Toy Story skateboard built for a little kid from my aunt. I was never interested in skateboarding and wasn't some kind of weird Toy Story fan boy. If I remember correctly it had Woody's face across the middle.
2 years ago I got a card from my cousin and inside it were fake scratch tickets. I remember feeling really insulted that they decided to get fake scratch tickets instead of even spending $1 on one real scratch ticket.
The worst part of all of this is that you're required to open the gifts in front of them and act ecstatic. It was so hard to do that. For the skateboard, they genuinely thought I'd enjoy it and didn't try and pass it off as a joke. For the scratch tickets they were like "did you win anything? Haha".
My secret santa gift from 2013 - a set of Harry Potter word magnets. No where in my profile did I say I liked Harry Potter (I've never read or seen any of them) and my fridge is also not magnetic. So.
A shirt from my girlfriend at the time on our 6 months anniversary with the text "LOSER". That was all I got. I gave her jewelry and a top for around 150$ in total.
jcoash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my husband. His biological mother sent him and his brother their presents. They open a gift to see a Gameboy box. They immediately flipped out. Opened it up and (I think) it was pocket knives for them.
She'd bought the Gameboy for someone else and reused the box to wrap their gifts. Husband is still upset about it.
My father's parents use the Eastern Orthodox calendar for holidays. This matters because it means my mother's side and father's side observe Christmas a few days apart.
When I was nine, one of my uncles gave me a prank gift of some kind, with the gift labeled as being from "Santa." I don't remember what it was. I remember being laughed at. It was not out of line, all in good fun, and then he handed me my real gift.
I really wanted the Toy Story video game for my Sega Genesis that year. My grandmother bought me the Super Nintendo version, and wrapped it up with a label that said it was from Santa. I cried when I opened it. This was something I really wanted, in a version I couldn't use. I assumed this was a joke at my expense. I remember tearfully exclaiming that someone had pranked my present.
This was the worst gift I ever received because of what I have realized it did to my grandmother. She made an honest mistake. She thought she was getting me what I really wanted that year. That my face would light up with joy. Instead, it blossomed into tears. For years afterward, she would recruit my brother to pick out my Christmas gift and vice-versa, so that she never made the same mistake again.
My relationship with my parents growing up was often strained. My grandmother is the only person I ever felt loved me unconditionally. It's been more than two decades, but I still feel guilt over how I reacted to that gift. That I paid back her love with pain.
Areonaux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my grandparents got my a volley ball because "you like soccer so much". I don't even like soccer that much. :(
The worst gift was the year I was at my dad's (divorced parents) and I got to pass out all the tons of presents t everyone in the family and then proceed to watch them open all this cool stuff and get money in cards, while I sat with a big ole pile of nothing!
This was after I was asked to take the family picture "since I wasn't part of the family. " Did I mention this lovely group had been my step family for about 15 years at this point and I was about 25 years old at the time!
Last year at our work gift exchange.... We do a little tradsie game for the exchange, all the gifts are left wrapped, everyone draws a number to see who picks the first gift and opens it, the next person can pick a new gift (and open it) or "steal" the one picked last from that person. Rule is that you can only have the same gift twice, once all the turns are up/everyone is done choosing, you leave with your gift. I ended up with a box of costco Christmas ornaments.... Who in the actual fuck would think a box of ornaments would be a good gift for an exchange?? They weren't even nice, 2 big ugly friggin ornaments you certainly couldn't hang on a tree.
My uncle is probably the worst gift giver I know. He gave me a paint-by-numbers kit in a Dollar General bag for my 14th birthday. It was a picture of a VERY girly-looking unicorn, so not ideal for a teenage male.
He also gave my brother a single offbrand Hotwheel when he turned 12.
A hairbrush and one of those $1 mirrors that are already warped by the time you get them. It was my first Christmas with my foster parents, and their biological children and nieces/nephews all got really awesome presents that I'd helped them pick out during the holiday shopping months. I was so excited because of all of the help I'd given them, and it was pretty humiliating how upset I was.
One year i opened a present from my dad and it was a box for a waterproof camera! I was so excited and then he was like โwait.. open it upโ. There was a fucking WATER BOTTLE inside!!! Iโve never hated a gift more. I was so let down.
My first year in the military I took leave to go home for the holidays. My older sister had been asking for UGGs and since I had the money I was able to get her a pair. Come Christmas I give her the gift and in return I get an IOU โafter Christmasโ which is basically never. The cherry on top was she asked my eldest sister for the same damn UGGs and ended up getting two pairs.
A broken Italian chef toothpick holder. He was hugging a clear plastic cup for the toothpicks, and his neck was broken. Also, the box was already opened.
CubsH17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, my grandma gave me a jar full of slips of paper. On each slip, it had something written like โvacuum the living roomโ or โclean your dirty clothesโ , โfinish your homeworkโ just stuff like that. I asked her in confusion what in the world Iโm supposed to do with it and her answer was โwhenever youโre bored, take a paper out of the jar and you need to do it.โ Thank you grandma.
When my sister and I were around 8 and 6 years old, I got a heavy, foldable metal chain fire escape ladder and my sister got a fire extinguisher from my grandma. I asked once, as an adult, why she got those for us like if it was meant to be a message to my parents or something. She said she was going through a "safety" phase at that time and didn't like that all the bedrooms were on the upper floor of our bi-level house. I wonder what happened to that ladder...
Edit: This was at Christmas, wrapped in pretty paper with big bows and everything.
My nickname on school was banana one day at my anivesary someone gave me a sword made out of paper written banana sword
It couldnโt even hold it self on itโs own
I have several examples for this one all from the same aunt but the best one is a garbage bag full of yarn odds and ends. When I was younger I became very interested in crocheting as a way to busy my hands during car rides and bus trips. My aunt brings me a garbage bag full of scrap ends of what has to be 10-15 year old yarn. It stank like it had come from someoneโs attic and each ball was stained or off color like it had been bleached by the Sun. None had enough to make more than a square or two. My father expected me to keep it but I just ended up throwing it into the trash when I got home. I donโt think that woman has ever spent a dollar on me but she spent a lot of her time trying to buy my affection with other peopleโs rubbish. This one just stuck out because she couldnโt even spend 5.99 on a ball of yarn.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm trans. about a month after starting hormones, having presented female full time for about 6 months, and everyone knowing for about 8 months, My sister in-law bought me a ton of super baggy, men's shirts. That felt pretty crappy.
My grandmother gave me a light switch for Christmas once. It was one with the dimmer option. She told me while handing it to me unwrapped, "you're always messing around with them when you visit, so here you go!"
In 5th grade, my class did a โsnack exhangeโ which basically meant we all gift each other a snack from home. Most kids brought each other chips, candy bars, cookies, desserts, just really appetizing snacks to a 5th grader! But my partner gifted me a sweet potato. A raw sweet potato. I was thoroughly disappointed.
My mom always sets up everyoneโs gifts on Christmas Eve and fills everyoneโs stockings to the brim with candy and other treats.
Each year my mom would have an empty stocking because my dad would forget to fill it.
Well one year my mom finally tells my dad to fill her stocking this year and he makes a promise that he wonโt forget.
Christmas morning that year she woke up with a spatula in her stocking... nothing else just a spatula... she was so mad.
Every year since Iโve been an adult with my own income Iโve taken the liberty of filling her stocking with candy myself.
I must also mention that like 3 years ago my dad forget to get her a present at all... so Christmas morning when I asked where his gift was he gave me $200 cash to give her... so I just wrapped it up in a box for her to open... she was also pretty mad that year...
At this point I just ask her to make a wish list and take the money from my dad and purchase the gifts on his behalf. I also spend like $250 buying all the gifts she wants and wrapping them myself so that she has a pile of presents to open Christmas morning. Thatโs in addition to filling her stocking myself.
Considering she gone out of her way every year since I was born to make our Christmasโ special and buys us all a pile of gifts to wake up to on Christmas, she deserves to also wake up to presents and a filled stocking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandmother gave me a jar of opened peanut butter one year. iCry.
My dad got me a shirt that said "Lets flip a coin: head I get tail, tail I get head"
First of all I'm terrified of speaking to women, generally, second, dad, I'm 25. When the hell would I wear this?
Anilxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I became allergic to tomatoes a couple years ago. Before that, my favorite thing in the world was my father's homemade salsa. He'd make it in large batches and give Mason jars to family and friends as gifts. I told him I couldn't eat it anymore, several times. Being around it makes me sad, really sad.
When I was 14 my dad's parents (grandparents) gave me an outdoor play set for 3 - 5 year olds. I have never tried harder to not be upset about such a shitty gift. They've always been terrible at gift giving - like, I was given a nail manicure and body soap set when I was about 6, Tonka trucks all through my infancy, and a croquet set when I was 13 - but this was the lowest point. I chucked it at the back of my cupboard and never touched it again.
My mom gave me a broken, flashlight. One of those that you squeeze a lever to charge it.. Yeah, she paid to ship it to me.. Knowing it was broken. I told her to stop buying me things after that.
I'll tell you the worst AND best gifts I've ever received.
Worst -
For my 17th birthday, my parents got me one of those fancy $20 pens that you get from office supply stores, I feigned interest in the gift and put it on my computer desk. The very next day, my step-dad borrowed it for something and never returned it.
Best -
My sister's boyfriend recognized my interest in JRPG's, and for my 18th birthday, he bought me the Collector's Edition of Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete for PS1.
He had no idea that I had been eyeballing this exact game at a local mom and pop video game shop, and had been disappointed when someone bought it.
14 years later, It is still hands down the best material gift I've ever been given.
Probably a children's (we're talking up to the age of 5, tops, the pages were thick cardboard and had no more than 10 short words per page) book. Bear in mind that I was 20 years old at the time, and the gift giver knew full well that I could read as she gave me an adult's book the year before, which she had seen my read and enjoy.
No explanation given, no joke, no nothing, just "here's a book for children". She was a very sweet woman and clearly thought it was a lovely gift, so I never had the heart to ask why.
I feel really ungrateful now but my grandpa got me a mousepad with his picture. I put it in a drawer and never really used it. He passed away this october and i use it everyday now
My ex broke up with me after being together for 7 years on my 29th birthday.
Happy fucking birthday...
QuillFly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 13. An aunt gave me an ashtray from an inner coat pocket. I've never smoked or showed any interest in it. I learned later on that she worked in a smoke shop and likely stole it from her place of work. I eventually tossed it a few years ago the second time i moved.
I also received one of those little barrels of juice as a present from the same aunt a few years later. I liked those though.
Every year my mother in law gives me wife and i a home made gift basket, and inside is always a bachelor's care package of canned ham, soda crackers, kraft dinner(yes I'm Canadian) and other Bachelor Chow.
Then about $200+ of gift cards. She assumes we have no idea how to cook, or that we never cook or something, when in truth, she owns a restaurant and yet her daughter and I are ten times the cooks she or her staff are. Shit like hand made Chicken cordon Swiss with breading made from scratch combined with smoked vegetables is a normal meal for us. Steak and roasted lemon potatoes is lazy day for us, but no, every year we get fucking canned ham.
8 years ago, at the age of 15, my step grandma gave me a book for toddlers where the alphabet goes to the library.
jhoooope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my great aunt bought me a dora the explorer pencil case and a my little pony magazine..... I was 15. My brother an expensive remote controlled car and a ds game
maxppppp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the two years in a row my aunt skipped me in the gift exchange list. The adults started emailing out the entire list after that, rather than just telling individuals whose name they had.
This was back when I was like 10 my aunt got my 2 cousins hand embroidered sleeping bags good quality ones. They had just got into camping a lot and there parents had bought a camp. So cool she spent close to a $100 I'm them each. All I got was a $20 gift card to Barnes and noble. Fucking sucked not even enough for the next book I wanted I still needed an extra 5 bucks.
The first Reddit secret santa I participated in somebody sent me a $2 package of those little things you put in your mouth to change the taste of sour and sweet food. I quit doing Secret Santa after that.
Not a gift that I got but a gift that I gave. I was about 12, it was my neighbors birthday, he was about my same age. Heโs one of those kids that nobody really likes but he wonโt quit coming around. Anyway he was over at my house and wouldnโt go home. My brother and I got the bright idea to wrap up some moscocholli we had for dinner the night before and tell him we had a birthday gift. No dish or Tupperware or anything, just a big heap of pasta and sauce on some wrapping paper then twisted up the top like a candy wrapper.
He was very reluctant to open it at first from the looks of the package, being wet through the paper and all. As soon as he saw what it was he was pissed to say the least lol. He of course got upset and left and while he was running down the porch steps my little brother threw the now very soggy and falling apart package at him. We were terrible kids,
I got a gift wrapped piece of wood from my brother when I was teenager. No particular reason. Not even a useful piece of wood. It was 1x1 and not very thick. He cackled about how awesome it was. My parents laughed and laughed too. They were in on the joke and thought it was hilarious.
The whole thing went totally over my head and I had no idea where it had come from.
cvival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends have never given me a good present. Every year we do a secret Santa gift exchange. Some stuff I've gotten include: a half baked big cookie (I'm lactose intolerant so I couldn't eat it anyway), a drinking game (I didn't drink at the time), a cheap dollar store blanket, and last year which took the cake; I got half a box of tea (I prefer coffee), a handful of nearly expired ginger candies, an orange from a purse, and a joint. The girl who got all that for me also got ten CDs for another friend of mine, the one who got me a cookie for the first year. They also suck at birthdays. Last year they got me big foam dice to play the drinking game I hate most and a fifteen dollar pocket pussy. They left the price tag on.
cvival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Childhood friends. Who have known me most of my life. And they can't do a single good present. I've always gone hard on gifts. I got my buddy a golden Zippo with his initials engraved on it, as well as a lyric from a song we all used to dance together back when we first became friends. My other friend I got a necklace with a ton of those soul crystals. Personally I don't put a lot of stock into that, but she does, so I did some research to pick the stones that would kinda jive with her, as well as her favourites. This year they got me a beer pong set (I already own two), a bath bomb, and a book of one sentence writing prompts.
ZouDave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife's mother (so, my ex-mother-in-law) gave us the tip of a dead cat's tail for Christmas in roughly 2006.
My ex-wife had grown up with a cat that lived to be near 20 years old before it finally kicked. It was still living with her parents, not with us, for the last 3+ years of its life. The last 18 months or so of its life, it was falling apart. Literally.
Somehow, don't remember why, it had lost the tip of its tail (like, probably an inch or so). It just fell off. No blood, didn't appear to be any associated pain, it just fell off. Unbeknownst to anyone, the EMIL kept it. The cat died in like...September of that year and the tail thing was months before that. So she kept the tip of this fucking tail for like 6-9 months, put it in a gift card sized box, put a bow on it, and gave it to us as a gift for Christmas.
What we were supposed to do with it I have no idea. It did not come home with us.
Not me but my fiancรฉ. For her birthday two years ago her older sister and her boyfriend forgot it was her birthday. So when we got to her sisters place she received the biggest can of Bushโs beans I have ever seen. They even put it in a decorative bag they had from Christmas left over. Then came thanksgiving and her sister called us wanting that can of beans back so she can cook them.
Christmas 1982. I was 7. All I wanted was an Atari 2600 and the corresponding Ms. Pac Man game.
At this time, Atari 2600 games had a consistent box design across titles and, with the exception of companies like Activision, all games had a similar template, so with the exception of the front and rear images and titles, you couldn't tell them apart.
So, Christmas morning comes, and I can tell I got a 2600 from the size and shape of the wrapped box...YESSSSS.
Furthermore, there's a wrapped 2600 game-shaped box taped to the 2600 box...YESSSSS.
I open the 2600-shaped box first, removing the game-shaped box yo be sure...yup, console secured. And now for Ms. Pac Man.
I tear into the gift wrap and see the bottom of the box, in all its muted silver glory. As I finish tearing off the gift wrap I exclaim "Thanks for getting me Ms. Pac Man!" to my parents, who immediately kind of frown and look at the box.
Two different aunts gave me notebook paper unwrapped. One aunt is insanely wealthy, handed me a notebook and then moments later gave her 15 year old a BMW when he didn't have a license yet. Went to visit the other decently well off aunt a week later, tossed me the notebook going "oh right, here you go" and then immediately walked away to present her 5-6 year old with their own brand new computer and desk. Really sucks when you realize you're the least liked family member without anyone actually telling you.
Edit: wanted to clarify, I wasnโt expecting any elaborate gift because of their wealth. Just that it was shitty how they went about it.
anivex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's Christmas day and there is this huge present under the tree with my name on it. It's been there for a week, and I'm super excited about it, no clue what it could be.
My parents make me open it last, and my siblings are all sitting around me with my folks on the couch watching us. I tear open the wrapping paper in glee and I see a big cardboard box with no labeling.
I open it up, and there's a bunch of Little Debbie snack cake boxes inside. Not what I was expecting, but I was a fat kid and was like, okay cool, I'm happy with this. My parents tell me to keep looking.
As I am taking out the little Debbie boxes, I realize they were weirdly light-weight, and one was clearly opened.
I look inside, and it's stuffed with newspaper and other random trash...all of them are.
My parents at this point are losing their shit laughing, as well as my siblings. They think it's hilarious.
I get to the bottom of this huge box, and there's a pair of white socks. I said thank you and silently went to my room to cry.
tl;dr: My parents made me dig through a huge box of trash for a pair of socks as everyone in my family laughed their asses off at my expense.
edit: spacing
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have cried right then and there.
LPT: if you are going to make your child dig though a bunch of boxes or trash to get to their present, make sure the present is worth it (like a physically small but expensive gift such as a gift card or an ipod nano).
anivex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would have just brought more ridicule, and they may have even gotten mad at me for not getting the joke.
And yeah...I agree.
Or maybe just don't make your kid dig through trash for your amusement.
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would have just brought more ridicule, and they may have even gotten mad at me for not getting the joke.
If I am digging through a bunch of shit to get at a present, it sort of implies it is going to be something awesome. But when the present turns out to be something no kid wants (socks) and everybody is literally laughing when I pull out the present, I'm thinking "everybody is laughing at me" and I'm just going to start crying. I don't like being the butt of a joke, and I don't think the "you shouldn't cry over a present" rule means your family can jerk you around.
anivex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for my birthday I was having one for the hall of infamy. The whole family had forgotten I existed about a half hour into the party starting and half the people cancelled the day of to go see a concert. So I sat in my basement playing guitar until it was over (they sang and ate cake without me knowing- my cake- none left) and went upstairs to grab whatever cards I had gotten. I got one. One single card. And to my surprise it had a crisp $100 bill. So I read the card because they wrote a lot in there and that's when it hit me. The money was not for me. No. It was to help me pay off the debt with my mom that was $75. And the extra $25 was because my uncle borrowed $25 from her a week before. So he gave my mom $100 to pay off my debt with her that I had enough in my wallet to do anyway, and then used me as a means to pay off his own debt. And now I refuse to have parties. Wonder why.
My brother one year got me an easter egg. Nothing wrong with that, but it was in pieces. Said he'd dropped it. Turns out that the little bag of sweets that should have been inside it had vanished, and the broken pieces would have made only a small amount of it. He'd eaten it, and left me a few bits.
Got my revenge when it was his birthday. He got a bar of Dairy Milk that I'd left teeth marks in.
Fionacat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do I begin.... For one my birthday is on December 27th and it's the same as my uncle so anyone remembering that is out the window.
First it was my "Aunt and Uncle" both my brothers (one older one younger) got 150 dollars and a CD they wanted I got a Veggie Tales book that came with a plastic telescope (I was 14)....
Second my grandmother got my brothers all this fancy candy and stuff from Germany. I got a Hershey bar and a pack of baseball cards.
Lastly when my mom and step dad got together we went to his families Christmas party and all the kids got xboxes and ps3s and computers including my brother, I got a single Hershey kiss and a drunk guy telling me how much he wanted to fuck his wife on the hood of their car.....
euroash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of creepy, badly carved wooden cat "statues" - painted mainly pink, with "clothing and decoration" painted on too.
In-laws came home from holiday with a photo through a gift shop window - "you have cats - these made us think of you". We shuddered at their ugliness, laughed politely and thanked fuck all they brought back was a photo.....until their next trip a couple of months later....they brought the fuckers back for us...2ft tall, pink cats with blue dungarees and seriously warped limbs & features. :-|
sintral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the thread where my long-ago girlfriend shows up to tell the story of the dead cat in a shoe box.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one isn't me, it's my wife. She for christmas one year, only wanted a futon. Her stepmom and her father are fairly cruel people, so they got her a broken futon, (which her dad fixed the broken slats in) used. Her brothers all got brand new bikes and video games. She was ecstatic, nonetheless, until her evil stepmother made sure to tell her she wasn't worth the money, and the only reason she got it was because it was so cheap, and it was broken. Wife took it in the yard, smashed it with a sledgehammer, and walked to her mothers. My wife's stepmother has a lot more stories, including home schooling my stepson for a year (his father's decision, we didn't have custody yet) and marking things wrong when everything was right on an assignment because she didn't feel like getting more work ready. He started that year at a 5th grade level, and was second guessing stuff he knew so much because of this, he finished at a 3rd grade level.
I would assume JustnoMIL or raisedbynarcissists, but we're completely noncon with a restraining order against them for the step kids, and everyone else cutting contact too, so I don't really feel the need.
We didn't have to lol. When stories came out about them (my stepkids dad used them as primary caregiver, another long story, which is what got us custody) the judge preemptively put out an order of protection.
Just this last christmas, I got from my brother and his wife...get this...a magic kit. As in a something you'd give your 10 year old nephew. complete with a hat, hanky, cards, the whole kit...I was stunned because I don't where they got that. I have had no interest in magic, learning magic or performing tricks. They are cool to watch...but I was sooo freaking baffled!!!
Gma struck twice this year. First time, I was visiting dad and she dropped by too. Gave me a gift bag and said it's a little something for me. Cool, random gifts are always fun. Open the bag and it's a handful of travel size toiletries. Ok, whatever it was just a random gift, "thanks, gma".
Then comes my birthday. Gma gives me gift bag. Again, toiletries. This time there were a couple small bars of soap too. Not sure if gma is starting to hate me, or thinks I smell bad.
Womenโs silk 2 piece PJ set from my Great Aunt.
The catch is Iโm a man, I always wonder why the hell they were a birthday gift ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
robinta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought of another gift that was so terrible at the time, although I feel a bit guilty at my reaction now. My grandparents were quite well off and this particular Christmas my and my brother hadn't quite got the usual quantity of 'loot', so we hoped and suspected there might be a big present to come. Sure enough, my GPs played the 'what do we have here' card. It was 2 thin gold threads leading across the room to suspicious shapes behind the thick curtains. My younger brother followed his thread, and sure enough there was a pretty little bike with stabilisers attached and his face was unbridled joy. I followed suit and came face to face with a "bike". Not the bike I would have dreamt of as a 12 year old boy, but a bright red girls bike, resplendent with ribbons on the handlebars, a total absence of crossbar and a nice shopping basket on the front. I was mortified. If I'd considered a career as a 1960s English midwife or perhaps a genteel country lady married to a nice male vet it might have been ok. This was not good. Even worse was to follow when I was encouraged to take it out on Christmas day for a "spin" by my beaming elderly grandparents.luckily none of the local yoofs seemed to see me. I wasn't exactly a popular or tough kid and had I been seen I probably would have been better off commmiting suicide on the spot (before someone did it for me by jamming my head in the basket probably). I probably whinged my tits off because within a few weeks the shopping trolley had been replaced by a purple and yellow racer, possibly saving my life...despite me being a total brat !
My family has some terrible gift givers. It's hard to name one.
My aunt once gave my cousins and me McDonalds Happy Meal toys her son didn't want, simply wrapped in paper. We were all old enough to have driven ourselves to family Christmas.
My grandparents heard I got a Playstation for my birthday, so they bought me a used copy of "Little League Baseball" for NES.
Last year, after I closed on my first home, my Mom gave me a "make your own kaleidescope kit". My sister got me a rubber band shooter from 7-11.
My dad gave me a dress shirt last Christmas. My style, my cut, my color, my size. I loved it. I thanked him, and asked "how did you know?". He laughed. I then realized it's the shirt I left at his house when I was installing his home theater months prior. He dry cleaned it, put it in a box, wrapped it up, and gave it back.
vyvyan86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 9th birthday, I think. I asked for roller skates. I got a bathrobe.
I had been dating a guy for a few months leading up to Christmas. We were not super serious and hadn't even discussed getting each other gifts, but every time he came over to my house he mentioned how envious he was that I had a record player, and that his dad had given him some old vinyl and he had no way of playing it. So when I got my Christmas bonus at work I decided to surprise him with one of those cheapy little portable record players with the turntable and speakers all in one box. Nothing very fancy. When I gave it to him he got all flustered and weird and quickly ran into his kitchen saying he got me something too. He came back with a (opened) bottle of vitamins, which was about half full. It really would have been better for him to just say he didn't get me anything.
Mother in law buys me USB plug in every year then when my wife calls her out in it she says " I'm to hard to buy for". No Christina your a self-absorb asshat who doesn't care about anyone but yourself.
2006, I left a pac-a-mac (a shitty rain coat that comes in a little bag) on a bus, never to be seen again. My mum was so angry that I lost it, that she got me another one for Christmas.
I already had a raincoat that was of much better quality.
She had originally said I would get nothing else for Christmas, just a coat. I guess she realised that would be a dick move.
One year while we were just dating, i asked my now wife for the Wizard Of Earthsea books by Ursula K. LeGuin. I had read a couple if them and thought it would be nice to read the whole series. I gave her the idea a couple of months in advance after being prompted for an idea, and told her since they were old and popular she could easily find them on Amazon or at Half Priced Books. What I received, placed in my passenger car seat, was 6 random books by LeGuin and a birthday card that was from the stash of vegetable art greeting cards that we specifically used when we forgot to get someone a present. No irony or self awareness on her part, just the beginning of me realizing she was absolute garbage about birthdays and gift giving in general. I've had worse gifts I guess, but this one is the only one that sticks with me. Years later in an argument (after she completely forgot my birthday once) I finally confronted her about It, and her excuse was "well the guy at Half Priced said they were the right thing." I swear she's given me birthday PTSD.
Krieeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hair dryer for my birthday from my mum. I have no hair. My birthday is on xmass. Love you too mum.
anirien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 17th birthday my parents gave me a plastic bag full of various cheep nail polishes and a manicure set. Theyโd clearly picked it up at the drug store last minute. I have naturally strong nails which grow out nicely without much maintenance and I never wear polish because it destroys my nails, so this was about the most useless gift I could have received. I dumped the bag back on them and told them to try harder.
Summer Sausage. Not only was it the worst gift given at the company xmas party, to add insult to injury, the back of the package had a slight tear and the entire backside of the sausage was covered in mold.
For Christmas one year I got this dumb board game that was something about rolling little plastic baby dolls around. I was 9 or 10, and a boy. I later found out they forgot to get me something and just pulled out a random present that was supposed to go to their niece. I guess it was the thought that counts, but I threw it away when we got home.
Two free tickets to high school prom. Was totally stoked that the girl I liked for 4 years said yes. Then a week prior to the prom, she dropped out of school because she was pregnant. I did not go to my senior prom.
Live goldfish in a bag. No tank, no food, nothing else... Just two goldfish in a bag for my birthday. Unfortunately they died within two days because the bag sprung a leak and we were forced to put them in water that wasn't treated properly. Thanks, friends mom...
zMAY0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of years ago i got a t-shirt that said my name on it (with baby-letters look-alike) from my aunt, i was fucking 18 years old, i tried it on once and i looked like a retarded kid with my name on.
Brianese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a girlfriend who once gifted me about 18 different items of clothing from Goodwill for Christmas. I'm not exaggerating on the amount. She thought it would be fun to open so many gifts... Several of the items had stains and really not one of them was appealing. I appreciated the thought but I was pretty dumbfounded because it's not like she was strapped for money, and the stains meant she really spent no time looking at them. I got her a digital camera.
I have a late August birthday and my rents got me school supplies once. There was a lunchbox filled with pencils and shit. There was also a lock for my locker. Real shitty gift.
Pijwe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift at all, the three times I participated in reddit santa clause gift thing.
When I was in 7th grade, we also had a secret Santa with a $20 limit. I pulled out a girl's name from the hat with all the student's names placed in it. I knew she was very into handwriting and calligraphy so I went out and spent $35 on a very elegant looking pen with its own holder. Her reaction was "oh thanks". My gift turned out to be a black rubber wristband. I was disappointed but the boy who got me the gift was also quite poor and was asking me if I sincerely liked the gift. I told him I loved it and thanked him multiple times as I began to appreciate it more since they were going through hard times and this was the best they could do.
Mecryyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toothbrush cover for Christmas. I opened the door and drop kicked it out into the cold were it belonged.
Last year for Christmas, my sister's husband got my SO's name, and my niece got mine. We live a province away, and they live in an area that was hit by the Fort Mac fires (not directly, but the town was where a lot of the Fort Mac residents sought refuge), basically an oilfield town, and it was a bad year. People lost their jobs and homes and it was just heartbreaking. So, my SO and I say we want our gifts to be for our gift givers to either donate blood (I'm a cancer survivor and cannot donate myself) or donate food or the dollar limit to a local charity to help those in need in their community. I specifically said local charity to help thosein your community. What we get on Christams day is a texted photo of BIL and Neice handing over cheques to his sister and BIL to help them with their "mission" - the cult church they all belong to was sending a group of them to the States (Oregon or something), and our "donation" was going to be used to pay for bibles and expenses while the group "spread the word of god." During the time of the worst CAD-USD exchange rate periods we had faced in the last 10 years.
My SO is agnostic and I'm atheist. They know this. They could not understand why we weren't happy that they were sending their other family members (whom I have no relation to at all and my SO didn't even know they existed) to another country, with a shitty exchange rate, to spread their cult beliefs to unsuspecting victims, instead of helping to literally save the life of someone in their own community.
Got married in DC in 2008. My wife's best friend's parents flew all the way in from Vancouver for it. They wanted to stay in DC for a couple of weeks sight-seeing to make the trip worth their while. Since we were going on our honeymoon for two weeks, we told them they could stay in our apartment.
We were going to be arriving very, very late at night, so we asked them for one thing: please, please just put clean sheets on the bed.
Now, we didn't live together before we got married, and since it was a new king-sized bed that we bought ourselves as a gift, we only had 1 set of king sheets at the time. We told them this and that they would just need to go downstairs to the basement laundry and launder the sheets.
I would like to reiterate at this point that we were gone for TWO WEEKS.
When we got back home, at about 2:30am, we found a note that said, "Sorry, we ran out of time to do the sheets, but here is some money for the laundry." Six quarters were stacked on top of the note.
They also left us a wedding gift.
It was a hand-made candle holder. Made out of felt. It was shaped sort of like a canoe. You were supposed to put the candle in the middle, and on either side of it were two big, decorative felt balls.
So our wedding gift was 6 quarters, dirty sheets, and a flammable candle holder that looked like a giant dong.
Gift wasn't bad but it did make me feel bad. Dad got me a Tarzan action figure but I had outgrown that sort of stuff(can't remember what age but I just wasn't interested) and I didn't bother to hide my dissapointment.
He looked heartbroken and that left me feeling like shit.
Last Christmas gf family did a gift swap/ exchange ($20-30 limit) where everyone gets a number 1-#. I spent time and got a thoughtful gift that ended up being fought over by most of the group.
I also got #1, the host got like 5 a crappy place. They then discovered they didnโt count right (ONE person was in the bathroom) nope have to do a complete re-Pick
โThatโs the only fair wayโ-host. What just give them the last number (+1) thatโs fair. (everyone except the host agreed this would be fair)
Nope have to repick. Host then gets #1 is completely happy, ends up with the gift I brought.
I ended up with the hosts gift( they told me) it was a Christmas blanket from Kohls and a Christmas shirt. The blanket was Clearance and only $3, the shirt was last years gift from the grandmother that was to small for the host so he regifted it. :/
I get it itโs about the โChristmas spiritโ but at least bring a decent gift and donโt re-pick bc you got shit luck.
My dad (who I only saw occasionally) clearly forgot my birthday once and gave me a "Mickey Mouse computer game." It wasn't until later that night when I put the colorful disc with Mickey's face on it into the computer that I realized it was a collection of 10 different desktop screensavers you could download. That's it. I was disappointed to say the least.
I was actually the gifter in this story... When I was 16, my sister (13) had been ranting and raving about wanting to get a pair of Uggs for Christmas, and I decided to buy her a pair. Obviously, I couldn't afford the real thing, so I talked to my dad and he had me fold and stuff bunch of envelopes at his office, and he told me he would pay me a nickel for every envelope I stuffed.
I spent an entire weekend there, just jamming out to Linkin Park and stuffing envelopes, and with the money I made, I bought my sister a really nice pair of off-brand uggs from Target, as well as a nice necktie for my dad.
Then on Christmas eve, my aunt (who married a very wealthy old jewish man) came over and gave her real Uggs. She used my fake uggs (affectionally called fuggs) for about a month before they went straight to goodwill.
When I was little I thought this was the worst gift. Every year I would get up early with my older brother and we would go and check out what we had in our stockings. One year I got a beanie baby that I really did not care for so I switched it out with a cooler one that my little brother had gotten. When my parents woke up everyone went to their stockings and looked at what they got. My parents knew that they had not put the beanie baby that I had in my stocking. When they asked if I was sure thatโs what Santa put in my stocking I told them that Santa doesnโt make mistakes.
kfenrir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One x-mas, some presents just were plain terrible: My FIL at the time gave me a book aimed at teen girls (I'd been talking about new books I was interested in and reading Lovecraft in front of him), a "Merry X-mas" cup with terrible candy bought at a dollar store from my dad and his wife, a small snowman with a light that connects to usb. I kept thinking that I would've been happier with nothing because these were all useless to me.
My Grandma began to lose her mind back in '99 and has been nailing the gift game ever since. The worst had to be a single purple velvet peeptoe stiletto (second hand)
The 'oh shit we forgot to get her anything, but got all of our other friends something' gift of the (partially used) travel set the airplane gives you. Also getting nothing for Christmas from my SO with out discussing a no gifts Christmas. That sucked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will never forget this.
Wasnโt me, but my brother got probably the worst gift ever on Christmas when we were about 6 and 8. At the time, Gameboy Color was the hot new thing to have. My mom and grandmother went out shopping, bought me the turquoise one and my brother the green one. On Christmas morning, we opened them up. I was first. I got the gameboy, a carrying case, a charger accessory and Warrior Land 2 (probably one of the best GBC titles for sure). Next was my brother. He opened up his and was super stoked. We all gathered around to see which game he got..
Mrs. PAC-Man. A 6 year old boy got Mrs. PAC-Man. Needless to say, he has never forgiven my mother.
A $15 gift certificate to the most expensive store in the mall, given to me by a secret Santa.
For some reason my tiny private school thought it was a good idea to have all the names mixed together regardless of age/gender and the guy was a senior from a rich family.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I got a blood glucose meter when I was 11.
PwnedXD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exchange gift at Grade 8:I received nothing. My classmate forgot to buy or bring his gift for me. Pissed
I've have someone a bag of charcoal, at the same party my friend gave someone beta food. The year previous a different friend gave someone a framed signed picture of himself.
Jdekshen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got shaving cream for his birthday. The thing is, he never shaves, he has had a (very visible) beard for years + we already had enough for like 4 years
I got a waffle maker for Christmas while I was working at waffle House from my dad and stepmom. My sister got a car that year....that pretty much sums up my entire childhood
One wedding gift was an oil lamp, stuffed with potpourri and trimmed with pink lace. It went straight to the thrift shop.
aviej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two different ones:
My very catholic grandfather gave me the Catechism of the Catholic Church for my 16th birthday. He knows I've been agnostic at best most of my life, and that I'm vehemently pro-choice. But he told me it was for me to read "if I wanted to" so that softened it a little I guess. Still have never cracked it open but I keep it because it makes me think of him and how he wants to save my soul or whatever.
My grandmother gave me and my sister each one of those little old lady rain bonnets for Christmas. She clearly thought it was the most amazingly useful gift and couldn't believe we didn't already have ones of our own. Made for some pretty funny pictures.
spast1c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I wanted the sega dreamcast for Christmas. My parents didn't know what it was so I explained it as "it's like a newer sega. It uses CDs instead of cartridges. What I received was the Sega CD. I knew it was still expensive so I had to act excited and play enough of the awful games it had to make them feel they got their monies worth.
So last September I was dangerously depressed. I was about to run out of the medication I was taking at the time and I was too anxious to set up an appointment to refill them. On my birthday I went home to open the few presents you get as a 22 year old. My dad decided this was the year to get me indoor skydiving tickets. I hadn't mentioned any interest in skydiving in at least 5 years. To me that gift was proof that even my family didn't care about my interests. I was in such pain and misery that I couldn't see it was my father's attempt to connect.
One year I begged my mom for a Vitamix for Christmas. I was on a healthy kick and wanted to make smoothies every day.
What she got me was a Vitamix recipe book. This was the book that comes with the blender! So now I had recipes for the blender I didn't have but wanted.
When I was 13, my grandmother sent me a knitted clown doll, in a similar style as this. She didn't make it, she had no skills other than eating TV dinners and watching soap operas.
I was 13-years-old. Not 13-months-old. I was into Star Wars, video games, and sports.
I hate clowns. They are creepy.
I hate dolls. They are creepy.
I don't like being ungrateful. Even for gifts I don't care that much for, I am thankful for the gesture. But when I opened that nightmarish infant-drool soaker, I was thinking it was some sort of prank that I didn't understand. My mom saw my face and she said "You don't have to keep it. You can throw it away."
DVD of the movie (if you can call it that) Green River Killer. :/ i suppose it was a funny inside joke gift, but i had a huge crush on the guy who gave it to me and it was especially disappointing since i got him something really thoughtful for his birthday.
My husband (boyfriend at the time) gave me a Homer Simpson lamp. He then broke it while putting the lightbulb in. He also bought me a laundry hamper, broke it while putting it together, and fixed it with gaff tape. It never really worked right.
My old group of friends and I used to do the typical secret santa every year with an ugly sweater party. Everyone usually took it pretty serious, meaning if there were joke gifts, they were usually were paired with a useful gift. The last year I was there before I moved, the person who got me was someone who usually didn't show up, but was in the normal group. He got me an old Home and Garden Magazine, some tissues and a bottle of lotion.
Snowboard for Christmas when I lived in Guantanamo Bay. Present from my grandmother when i was around 10... took it down the hill made of rocks behind my house until it broke.
So I guess it wasn't all that bad since I got some use out of it. Man did it hurt to whiff it going down though.
amc8151 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husbands step grandma gave me a pair of used dirty socks one year. They really smelled. I thought it was a joke but alas it wasn't. She hated him & his brother because they weren't losers like her blood grandson.
Iโm allergic to raw fruit. briefly dated a guy who was a little bit insensitive and a lotta bit oblivious. To apologize for something he did, he sent me an oversized edible arrangement with the card โsorry for being an ass. Hope this makes you feel better.โ
Tyco55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a gift certificate to a restaurant that my in laws got while on vacation in another state. Oh and a john Grisham book with missing pages.
When I was kid, my siblings and cousins would play with our presents to see if we could guess what it was. My gift from my Grandma felt very light, but the box was pretty big and wrapped, so we were all stumped what it could be. Maybe a gift card to throw me off? A single sock? The speculations were all over the place.
When it came time to opening gifts, all of the kids were watching me intensely as I tore the wrapping off, and pried open the box.
It was empty.
My grandma forgot to put the gift in the box before she wrapped it.
I was 10y/o when this happened and by no means was I into swiss army knifes and all. So I was participating at this drawing competition along with other kids of my age at my fatherโs office. It was a cultural event and to hype it up, they always had some competitions for all age group. So the drawing competition ended and it was time for the prize distribution. The prizes was given by my dadโs boss and her husband was in charge of buying the gifts. As the winners were announced, we were told all the kids will get the same prize... bummer. Oh well, its something at least. So we get our prizes and out of no where one of the parents shout out โOPEN ITTTโ and in a matter of seconds, everyone gasps. The prize for the age group of 9-12 y/o kids was a $5 knock off swiss army knife...
My cousin who had just returned home from the Iraq war, gave me a gift. It was this ugly looking vase (I'm 12 at the time btw) so I kinda laugh at it because wtf is a 12 yr old going to do with a vase.
Turns out some little Iraqi kid and him became friends and gave my cousin the vase and later the little kid ended up getting shot and died.
as a kid, clothes. now im 18 and i would fucking love to have some comfty socks. actaully a pretty girl from canada i like sent me some really really nice socks but it's way too hot in australia to ever use them.. oh well, i guess they were useful in canada since every day is like absolute zero there anyway
My worse "gifts" were how my in-laws treated me. The first year at their house I was asked innocently to go get some horseradish for the meal. I left and went to a few places to fulfill the order. When I returned the family had opened all of their gifts. I was left with the one gift my wife had purchased for me. Which I opened alone.
I thought it was a fluke until the next year when they repeated the elaborate farce again. I did not participate from then on and made excuses to work.
Last year I got one of those necklaces made out of rosary beads with a crucifix from my Mum. Sheโs known Iโm atheist for at least a decade, and isnโt religious herself. No idea what her thought process was on that one.
not the original, as it was given away at some point, but yeah...i received one of those as a christmas present because my mother-in-law found out I enjoyed playing poker.
oh, and a used champagne bottle stopper from her as well. I don't drink champagne.
When I was 14 I reeeaaalllllyyy wanted a drum set. The neighbor had one but she would never let me touch it. So not fair. So I begged. And begged. And begged.
For Christmas that year my grandmother sent me a pair of drumsticks, carefully wrapped and marked "part 1 of 2". There was never a part 2 of the gift sent. My parents called and asked her about it, and she said that she couldn't find a set cheap enough and had decided not to get one after all. That same year she had spent over $500 on a new amp for my brothers bass.
Christmas that year suuuuccckkkkkeeedddd.
When I was about 9 I asked for a GI Joe toy called "the general" for Christmas, but ended up getting some generic piece of crap artillery play set which had nothing at all to do with GI Joe. My parents were upper middle class, my mom was a housewife, so it was not a money issue. They just didn't give a fuck and this was pretty much par for the course.
Gift giver here. A very sad gift giver who gave some truly awful gifts as a teenager. In my defense, I was your typical, inconsiderate teenage boy who spent almost all of my pocket money at the video arcade. But that's just an excuse, and not really a good one.
Because I spent all my money at the video arcade, I decided to reproduce the album cover for a band my sister liked onto a white t-shirt. I started working on it but I never did finish it. I still owe my sister a t-shirt/gift for that year :(
I once gave my other sister a movie poster that I got from our local Blockbuster. For free. Literally. They were giving away the old posters they'd taken down, and because they were free I took several of them, then decided to give one to my sister as a Christmas gift.
Decades later, the shame and regret still eats away at me. Forgiveness does not help if I cannot forgive myself.
My aunt once gave me old of her old t-shirts for Christmas, but thatโs not the shitty part:
1) sheโs a very petite woman (like an XS-S) and I am generally a large, and half a foot taller than her
2) Iโm whatever the adult version of punk is so I generally wear black/dark clothes, and this was a lime green โlife is goodโ shirt, which fuck that smug ass company and their middle aged liberal following, and
3) there was a large, obvious coffee stain on the front of it.
The only upside is that it provided many laughs among the rest of my family once she went home and we could gawp at it without causing offense.
For my baby shower, my mother-in-law gave me all of my husbandโs baby stuff. His blanket, his baby book, framed baby pictures of him and his little nursery trinkets. Nothing that I could use for my son as they were all sentimental items to her. She gave me nothing else. I still to this day have no idea what she was thinking. Theyโre all still in the box she gave me, buried in a closet for the last 6 years.
I had a frenemy when I was in elementary school, he always wore this turquoise polo with a red stripe around the collar. This was the kind of friend who would invite me over, which entailed a miles long walk to his apartment, only to refuse to let me in. When he would actually let me in, he was the type of kid to torment you and practically hold you hostage. My mom made me invite him to my birthday party one year, and when his drunk dad dropped him off, he handed me a Key Food bag with a turquoise polo with a red stripe on the collar. Needless to say I never wore that fucking thing outside of that day, when he and my mother made me try it on "to make sure it fit."
Anyway, a few years later I had moved from the city to the suburbs and never thought of him again. Until one night I was watching Spin City on ABC and on comes this recruitment ad for the NYPD, it was people telling their stories, portraying the police in a positive light, and suddenly I see his mom. In the ad she recounts a story about how the police saved her and her child from an abusive husband who almost killed them one night.
A few years ago my mom asked me what my now ex-girlfriend would want for Christmas, I told her she could use some kitchenware like pots, pans, etc. Said ex-girlfriend and I end up breaking up a couple weeks before Christmas and I took the break-up kind of rough.
Come Christmas morning I open my present from my mom and it's kitchenware... Wonderful reminder of that jingleball gargling slut
feminax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 10th birthday, I went to dad's place, thinking we'd have a fun night because hello! double digit birthday! Arrived to see my grandma sitting in front of a half-eaten carrot cake and she said, "sorry, I was hungry". The cake was for her sister's husband's birthday a few days prior.
My birthday is close to Christmas so of course I get Christmas ornaments for my birthday almost every year. Usually it's snowflakes or reindeer or something, but one year someone gave me a baby Jesus. For my birthday. I'm not even religious. Smh.
pjaylan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So before you hear the story, I'd like to preface it with acknowledging the fact that I have upper-middle class parents and I know my privileges, etc. I was 16 at the time so give me a break.
I have grown up loving, and working on cars with my dad as young as I can remember. There's just something about cars I cannot get enough of. I'm subscribed to every magazine, watch countless TV shows, have a yearly pass to a nearby automobile museum, and attend local car shows as frequently as I can. You get the idea. I'm borderline obsessed with cars. Most of my life, my father was a manager at a BMW dealership so I grew up around them the most. They are still my favorite manufacturer to this day.
As we all know, receiving a car on your 16th birthday is anyone's dream who's ever watched a Hollywood movie, had parents with the means to do so, and am as passionate about cars as I am. After dinner on my 16th birthday , my mother and father walked into the living room with their arms around each other and a small wrapped box in their hands. I unwrapped the box half way and was devastated as I unwrapped the right side two seconds later.
I didn't stand a chance. I could barely speak. I just quietly let a couple tears fall down my face before I retreated to my room to gather myself. Later that night I explained to my parents how that was the single worst gift you could have gotten me. And to make it worse, it wasn't a prank. They sincerely thought this would be a cool gift for a 16 year old kid who likes cars. It was all around terrible for everyone involved.
One Christmas several years back, a boyfriend gifted me a homemade silicone replica of his own (average at best) member and used it to break up with me...on Christmas...saying he was giving it to me so I would have something to "remember him by." I melted it with a torch later that night.
frobnom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotten a ton of awful gifts, here's just a few.
My birthday is two days before valentine's day so I always get chalky valentine's chocolate for my birthday. One year my fat ass dog Tippy ate my chocolates out of the little heart shapped box and then pooped back into the box for me to later find. He was fine and lived many years more. That fat bastard.
My now ex boyfriend from a few years ago gave me a harry potter cd case. It was dusty and obviously something he just found laying around. I also don't like harry potter nor do I have a lot of cds. He also gave me his ukulele which he never actually let me take home or taught me to use. His mom gave me Chanel? I think? brand lotion. It was some expensive brand I would have never bought. She told me she bought it for herself but didn't like the smell so she was giving it to me. That whole family was messed up and he was a real piece of shit. I spent a bunch of money on him and got him a lot of thoughtful gifts and he gave me a bunch of last minute leftovers he had at his house. I got his mom and dad really nice gift bags personalized to each of them. I just wish he had showed any effort at all.
My mom promises to take me out for sushi every year on my birthday as my gift but we've never actually gone. One year I really thought it was gonna happen but she took my brother out .
heymaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, when I was a little kid and my family was going through hard times, I got a 3 pack of tap lights. I totally get it now, my mom was going through a divorce and was on the brink of foreclosure, but back then I was devastated. I can only imagine how my mom felt about the whole thing. But that bad ass woman kept the house, supported the family alone, and now gives the best gifts every year. Moms rock!
LadyDoDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my husband got me a plate and a notebook. He will never live it down, but has since learned that those are not appropriate gifts for the wifey.
My mom bought my wife and I hangers for Christmas one year that she ordered off a shopping network on TV. Hangers. I've never received such an impersonal gift before. Never in my life have I had such a problem feigning excitement as that Christmas.
I got a subpar off-brand toolbox and tool set (one of those 200-tool sets) from Amazon, filled with screwdrivers and bits that I already own. I don't need any hand tools and have never once talked about needing them. My wife got it for me I guess because I am a man?
cjd08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got married and received a check from a family friend, Made out too my brother
Ax_Ce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a plastic flag holder last Christmas.
When I was about 11 or 12, there was a radio ad playing pretty frequently, poking fun at the idea getting bad gifts for Christmas - specifically black socks.
Cut to Christmas day, weeks or months later, and my brother and I open our gifts, look at each other, and quote the commercial, holding up our new, boring, black socks. Thanks, aunt Mary.
I received a shitty oven mitt knitted by an employee in a gift exchange. I bought my recipient an iPod, so to receive this gift was a disappointment and frankly, pretty tacky.
Company I worked for was run by a cheap bastard. We didn't get a Christmas bonus, we got a sweater at the annual holiday party. Oh well, the first year it was actually a nice sweater that I wore a lot. The next year though, was a sweater with the f'n company logo on it. Something that had no use outside of work.
It was in the eighth grade when we had a gift exchange with fellow classmates. I received a very used (scratched up) and barely working Spinning-light wand presented in a trash-bag... What made it worse was the fact that I had brought an extra gift in case someone didn't receive one, you'll never guess who received it, of course it was the person who had just made the least effort.
One year I was doing a secret santa with some friends where I only wanted two things: a new mug and some sour patch watermelons. The person who was supposed to get me a gift apparently forgot so they gave me a used and chipped mug they got from their house. Later that week they actually did get one of those two pound bags of sour patch kids. (not watermelon). He didn't see me that day though, so he gave them to a girl who was supposed to give them to me during lunch. She ate the entire bag during second period.
eneah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and stepmother went on a trip to Vegas. Upon returning dad said he got me something. Comes over and hands a disc that has pictures of Vegas. Not nice pictures either. Just random pictures the company decided to put on this disc of a hotel.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did secret Easter bunny for Easter eggs at school. I got someone an egg, everyone got eggs and everyone received eggs. Somehow I did not receive an egg. To this day I do not understand how this happened, no one would admit to it but it was pretty hurtful as a kid.
Dec_bot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a wrist watch by my grandfather. Now, this would be fine even though I already had a much fancier and generally less shit watch, but there were two issues. One: there was something wrong with the battery, so the screen was completely blank. Two: the alarm was turned on for about 2:00 at night. I lost it somewhere, and from that point onwards, for about three months, I got woken up every morning by it. Because it was so late, I usually got woken up, became pissed off, then went back to sleep about a minute later. I wasn't actually able to remember that event without something to jog my memory, or without actually thinking about what happened at night (kinda like a dream). It wasn't until the watch just showed up that I realised fully what had been happening.
Needless to say, I've taken the battery out, and now I intend on giving it back to my grandfather with the battery replaced this Christmas.
One time i got a voucher for a burger-restaurant. I am a Vegetarian.... :D
bagomojo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom just had brain surgery. She bought me khakis. When I opened it I noticed the size was wrong. When I mentioned it she said it was the size I gave her. I then noticed the dry cleaning tag in the zipper. She picked up my dad's dry cleaning and wrapped it. The next gift from her was in a reused bag which still had the tag says it was from my grandma who had died earlier in the year. We all had a good laugh. I never did get my khakis, they got lost somewhere
phialane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little brother was a broke one year and brought his girlfriend home for Christmas for the first time. He got me a carrot. With a face drawn on it. We all got one. She was so confused and horrified when we all opened them.
I once got a used X-box 360 game from a brother-in-law. I don't own nor ever have owned an x-box. He spent a week house-sitting and knew we had a PS3 (this was a few years ago). Conveniently, he owned an Xbox 360.
I'm still 95% sure he just gave me a game he didn't like/didn't play anymore.
Either that or a $20 gift card with $0.68 balance left on it for a gift exchange. That was almost like "Here's the money you could've gotten".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. Yup. One year when I was a kid I was the only person who got nothing at an extended family gathering. I was extremely shy and silent as a kid and people just kept forgetting my mom had a kid at all. So they just forgot to get me something.
I got a t shirt from hot topic that said โspoiler alert: everyone dies in the endโ
To be fair I used to shop hot topic back when I was like 13 but I was 23 when I got this awful shirt
Atisekim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I NEVER get good gifts, like ones that are not horrifically bad but ones that mean nothing. like here's a calendar happy 15th birthday. It's because my parents suck and do not know me at all, like our relationships are ok but they just do not get me at all. Neither of them had good relationships with their parents and i'm doing my damndest to remedy this with my children now that i'm an adult. This partially results in way too much thought being put into gifts for them.
tubopana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok here goes...im 13 at my grandparents for Christmas. Opening up gifts I get to my fathers gift. He btw has always loved my stepbro and stepsis more this at the time he was on his 1st set of step kids i.e. He's been married 4 times with 3 sets of step kids. My sister and I sitting next to each other she opens her gift from my dad and gets a Yankee candle w/e she's 16 and loves that stuff. I get to my gift and wala he is smiling ear to ear as I open his gift which is a can of peanuts fucking peanuts. Not even planters brand or honey roasted nope cheap dollar store plain salted peanuts. FWIW stepbro and sis both got a bunch of random toys probably around $50 value each can remember details was 20 years ago. Yep my dads a dick this is just one of MANY typical things he pulled on me and my sis "his real kids"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Part of my family (not even a part Iโm blood related to) is from PEI. If any of you arenโt familiar, thatโs where Anne of Green Gables takes place.
My grandmother, from the side of my family NOT related to PEI, would send me random Anne of Green Gables merch for Christmas every year until I turned 16.
One year it was a creepy glass doll, one year it was the paperback book, one year it was just a massive framed picture of the book cover.
I never read Anne of Green Gables. I never liked it, I barely know what the hell it is, and she insisted that I must have all of the collectibles.
when I was 12 my mom bought me a sharp boom box with a CD player. that's all I got that year cause it cost like 80 bucks. when I put my CD in that I bought with money I had saved from mowing lawns that summer. The cd would spin and nothing else worked. So my mom said put the radio back in the box and put it in the car. She said she would return it.
Her and my sister where looking for the receipt and my mom told her to go check for it in the box. So my sister was digging in the box when my mom hollered out the window (texas winters arent cold) to tell her she found it and to get ready to go to the store.
We all loaded up in the car and my mom put it in reverse and ran over the radio.
my mom was hollering like mad at my sister and made her apologize for ruining my Christmas. So now I didnt have a radio and my sister hated me for a bit.
Great christmas... that year it motivated me to save up money to pay for a lawyer to move out of my moms house. Took 2 year but then I did.
So I guess it showed me a good work ethic and hustle... a reason to get away from shitty people. So maybe that year I had a great Christmas by having the worst. epiphany just had... thanks Reddit
Once my mom invited this old lady from our town to Christmas dinner. The old lady who was an only child and never married, all her friends and family had passed away and I guess my mom felt sorry for her and didnโt want her to spend Christmas by herself.
She gave my family a bottle of $3 hand soap for Christmas.
My drunk grandfather buying me a bottle of Captain Morgans when I'm 15; obviously not being able to drink it so he did so in front of me.
jstx333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandma loved garage sales, I had just started playing tackle football around age 10 (early 90s)...she gifted me a used jock strap...I had no idea what it was...mom threw it in the dumpster
My grandmother once gave me a pack of Spider-Man paper party napkins for Christmas. I'm a Marvel fan, so I know she tried, but...
foxy1604 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time at my birthday I got a really nice looking giftcard but the value wasn't written on it. A couple of days later I checked it's value and it contained like 5 euro's.
Funny thing is that I gave a gift worth 25,- to them...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im not hip enough to know. Are there more than two kinds of cupcake?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:38 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fart in hand, give to their face. Lol but seriously, I've not had one as a gift but it's something a brother would do. I'm sure I've cupcaked a friend in the past when I was a kid lol.
Back in the late '90's I wanted a laptop for Christmas. I knew that we couldn't afford one at the time and had resigned myself to living without, not a big deal at the time. Well, leading up to Christmas, the wife and her family kept throwing hints at me that this Christmas was going to be BIG. I didn't want to get my hopes up, but you know how your mind works and back in the dusty recesses of my mind whispered: LapTop! Christmas morning rolls around, we're at the In-Laws opening gifts and my wife hands me a big box with a grin. Ok it's too light to be the laptop, but on opening it I find a laptop bag, a fairly expensive one too so my mind goes right to Wow where' s the laptop!? No, they explained, no laptop, just the bag for the day when you DO get a laptop. Ha Ha. My other gifts were socks and underwear and a Star Trek necktie. Worst Christmas ever.
My grandma is the nicest person ever but she doesnโt understand modern electronics at all. She even still has a working typewriter that she uses.
For my seventh birthday I got some wii games when i didnโt have a wii, that being said I was really considering buying a wii with my other grammas birthday money so that sealed the deal and the next day I bought a brand new wii, so at least those got some use
A much worse case was last year she gave me a two year old 25$ google play store gift card that had probably just been sitting at the bottom one of her desk drawers for a while. I own an iPhone. I think I just gave the card to a friend who could use it.
One Christmas my uncle got my cousin (also his nephew) an awesome storm trooper collection set. He got me a foot tall Jar Jar Binks figure.... the resentment will last forever
My grandmom always got me really dorky outfits that were probably fairly expensive from this store called Eagle's Eye. I'd get like 6 turtlenecks a year, and my Mom insisted that I wear a turtleneck Halloween through Easter so I wouldn't get sick.
In 8th grade I wore the same turtleneck to school as my teacher.
It was pretty much the lowest point in my whole life.
We had a small get together for me when I graduated high school. That summer my two cousin from Canada and my aunt from America was visiting us. My sister gave me a present and my aunt decided it was present time. She made a speech of how great is I graduated (made awkward jokes how everyone didnโt think this day would come) and then went to give my cousins about 100 American dollar each and then my sister a Michael Kors bag and lastly gave me cheap scarf.
mshthn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One single vinyl from my dad's new family. Never liked the band or even the genre. And it was probably discounted very much, because the cover's surface was torn down in about a 2x3 inch area. Thanks dad, giving zero shit about us, letting your new wife buying us the cheapest crap she could find!
My mom gave me a used chapstick one christmas. (She is VERY far from poor, were talking about a lady that travel to exotic places and Europe at least twice a year)
In 1996 I received a VHS tape of the movie True Blood. It was made in 1989. Why haven't you heard of the movie you ask? It might have been the worst thing to ever be captured on film. Just watch the trailer, the damn movie made no sense and the quality was horrible. But my grandparents saw it and thought it would be a great Christmas gift for a 14 year old girl. Sorry if I have offended any diehard True Blood fans out there.
Last year my boyfriend gave me a 'make your own dildo' kit for my birthday. So he basically wanted to give me a copy of his dick for my birthday. I was not happy about that one.
stfm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad one year, for my birthday, told me he had a huge gift for me. I kept asking him everyday what it was and that it was a surprise. I asked him for clues and he said it's something I can use everyday and I will enjoy and cherish it. So I was beyond hyped. At this point him and my mom have split so she had no idea what he was gifting me. He comes to the house to drop off his gift, it was in a big bag and super heavy. I got beyond excited. I run upstairs, I start opening all my gifts and save his last. The anticipation was killing me, I was pulling all the fancy paper he put on top of the bag to hide it. I grab it and take it out.... it was a big fucking bible. At this point I was young but I was very much agnostic and didn't believe religion and thought it was total bullshit. I literally cried the whole night and my mom called him to yell at him. I think he bought me a game the next day.
kchearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My lovely aunt gave me a XXL pajama set. I wore a M at most and she let me know she thought it would be too small for me.
I was going through divorce. My parents had purchased a custom framed word travel map with my name and my ex's name painted on it. They showed up for Xmas with the map and told me they didn't have time to find something else, so, here you go. The painted area was a small square, so I glued a compass image over it and still have it, but at the time it was an awful reminder of my failed marriage and seemed totally insensitive.
beedelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Several years ago, while doing last minute errands on Christmas Eve, may sister and I stopped at a salon to โpick up a gift certificate for someone.โ
Lies. She had made an appointment for me to have my eyebrows waxed and said it was an early Christmas present.
I got a lighter from my girlfriend for our 5-year anniversary. I don't smoke. I ended up taking us to Disney World for my birthday AND her birthday later that year, paying all of the expenses.
My mother gave me a bag of stuff she got from the local co-op. The highlights were a toothbrush made of recycled plastic and a jar of this nasty rum-chocolate-prune paste, which I never bothered to open.
umfum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 1991, my buddy gave me an opened cassette copy of Grateful Dead's In The Dark from 1987, knowing full well that neither of us had ever listened to The Dead in our lives or all the time we'd ever spent together. Meanwhile, I had gotten him the still sealed double(!) cassette version of Poison's Swallow This Live -- Poison being one of the bands we both liked back then.
That was The Dead cassette with "Touch of Grey" on it, a song I actively hated because it had been played nonstop everywhere -- even on MTV -- when it came out...in 1987.
I gave him a hard time about it, but I probably shouldn't have because he was generous in other ways, and we were both broke college students. The "used" part of it didn't even bother me that much because I bought used cassettes all the time. It bothered me that it seemed he didn't put much thought into it.
Anyway, if he reads this, I just want to say I'm sorry I made such a big deal about it. A lot of stuff was going on back then. I still don't like the Grateful Dead, though. :)
I got a loaf of bread and a litre of milk for one of our St. Nicholas day gift exchanges in highschool. It came with a note explaining that I got these items because my family is so poor that we probably don't have any of these at home. This was meant to be a joke but I didn't like it much as I put a lot of effort into my own gift that year.
Mahxiac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Certain parts of my genetic code thanks dad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life lol
Year1Vex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pillow case once as a gift. No pillow, just the pillow case.
I received a box of chocolates from my in-laws for Valentine. The problem was the note saying they were for me and not my wife because she didn't need them.
biroxan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A recycled, outdated map made into a wallet. Barely holds together with nothing in it
tuoyawon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single, white, unscented candle.
"I didn't want to offend you with the wrong scent."
Thanks for the ball of wax!
rp2784 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tupperware Velveeta cheese block container. I thought, well lets look inside to see if there was something else. Nope!
My mother's ex-fiance drove big rig trucks. For my 13th birthday he gave me 5$, told me not spend it all in one place, then my mom and him stuffed all three of us in his truck for a week of long haul warehouse deliveries. Still this day one of the worst weeks of my life. I didn't spend that 5$ bill for 3 years.
An open pack of tighty whities including a "Lightly used" pair to complete the set, from my grandmother. Needless to say I smiled and thanked her for the gift, but ditched them in the garbage immediately after. My parents however thought it was hilarious.
The backstory is my grandmother worked at the "Bargin Box" as part of her women's auxiliary group. Being a child of the depression she saw nothing wrong with the gift. She also used to fart and blame it on the dog...
My mom dated an artist for a couple of years when I was 15. For Christmas one year he gave a beautiful original painting of Tipitinos (famous New Orleans music venue) to my mom, and a giant original painting of Yankee Stadium to my brother. I received men's socks (I'm a chick) and catfood. Yes I had a cat.
My younger sister is really bad at gift giving. Or she was when she was younger. For my 21st bday she gave me a thing of Dollar General soap, some cleaning sponges and some music poster things from ACDC and Megadeath(Neither of which I have ever listened too) and several Christmas's ago, she gave me this lovely red sweater..... THAT I had given to her the year previously. I asked her 'How she picked it out for me?' and she said 'It just looked like something you'd wear.' She honestly didn't remember that I'd given it to her, she was just re-gifting some sweater she didn't wear.
On my 16th birthday my dad gave me a $25 panda express gift card... that he had already used once. A couple weeks later my cousin got a nice used car for her birthday.
Honorable mention: He once gave me the box to his iPod touch on Christmas.
My mother gives the worst gifts. When I was a kid she gave me some animal encyclopedias only to take them off my shelf and re-gift them to me again two years later. As an adult I have received several items meant for her various boyfriends that she fell out with and passed on to me. I have an engraved lighters and compass with other peoples initials on. I neither smoke nor do whatever it is you use a compass for. Thanks mum!
Every year my girlfriend's dad gets her moose related crap because she once said a moose was her favorite animal. It's not that he means well and is trying, he literally gets her a handful of moose keychains or a beerglass with a moose on it. She is 26, and spends a dozen or so hours a year trying to get him something thoughtful, he just couldn't be bothered. I have no respect for this man.
This cologne called "bod spray"
Complete with smells like
Most wanted...(not joking)
Really ripped Abs...(really not joking)
And best of all...black (like really)...
I was like 11
14th Bday - PS3 they gave it and just gave it to cousins
15th Bday - Xbox one they gave it but returned
16th and 17th - Nothing.
Idk which is the worst ๐
tomime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not me, but my wife received a piglet doll that apparently is pissed on or something as it smells so bad, from her reddit secret santa. With a letter that is cut from a news paper that mocks her marriage that year. Someone is sure bitter about marriage. I felt so bad since I am the one that asked her to sign up for secret santa and she got so upset because of this :( Tossed the dumb gift away and did what I can to cheer her up that day.
DeiLC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my mom got me pink, soft toilet seat for the bathroom. It was all I got that year.
She then decided she liked it, and put it in her bathroom instead.
ky30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got my ex gf a $800 diamond necklace and a $150 Victorias secret gift card... she gave me the gift of breaking up with me the next day, oh, and she wouldn't give me the necklace or gift card back
DFSniper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 3-pack of hot sauces from my parents. I don't like hot sauce. That same year they got me a USB solar charger, that probably couldn't power a flip phone.
My mom got us the World's Scariest Puppet (TM) because it "went with the colors in my kitchen" and was infuriated when we weren't ecstatic about putting it on top of my cabinet where it could easily learn our patterns to better plot our gruesome murders. So glad when it got "lost" in the move
Posted this somewhere before, but once my cousins got me reindeer shit you could apparently grow a Christmas tree in and some 'jim'll fix it' jimmy saville soap on a rope, just before he was unveiled as a monstrous mega pedo. Cheers cuzzes
Talking Elmo doll. I was 30 something. From my mother in law. On my Birthday. All I did was mention sarcastically to my wife when I saw the commercial was, "Oh cute..." She told her mom etc...
Canadian here - my mom once gave me a weird hat thing - it was fleece and very large with openings that could be closed with draw strings at either end - think bigger than a pillow case "big". The idea was you could cinch it up around your face and it would be like a hood that extended to your shoulders. But it was big - it would droop down over your shoulders and become a large armless sweater. Alternatively it might have been an upper body sleeping bag? Or an abduction sack for people you want to kidnap yet keep cozy? It was spectacularly useless. My mom was pretty old when she bought it from one of the old ladies in her book club. My sister and I each got one - neither of us can figure out a use for it.
Jackbstn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Label Baby Jr..... totally worthless
ttan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so this is not about the worst gift per se but something that ruined the very idea of gift to me.
It happens that I like to wear strange socks, for several years - before it was cool, of course. Obviously it is a pretty easy passion to spot and, as you can imagine, a super easy gift to make.
Right now, itโs been almost 10 years that almost everyone I know gives me socks as gift.
Girlfriends: all of them have me socks sooner or later.
Family: everyone did.
Christmas party with the law firm: 5 people gave me socks in the same year.
PLEASE STOP. NO MORE SOCKS.
I dream about receiving a book, a gift card, a trash mug, whatever else but socks please.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But...but...you're an adult! Adults always love getting socks as presents! /s
My dad and grandma are typically cruddy gift givers. One Christmas they gifted all 6 of us a stocking full of trail mix, a flashlight, and a pack of batteries that didn't fit said flashlight. This was after the advent of smart phones when everyone already has a flashlight.
My aunt and uncle gave me a turd brown polo shirt that was about 3 sizes too big for Christmas a few years ago.
Iโd be ok with the color if it was the right size or a nice look that was the wrong size because those show semblance of thought. But giving me the first thing you touched on the Walmart clearance rack is insulting.
I feel like a spoiled prick for saying this but nearly all of them. I have a few presents I've recieved in my life that stick out as being awesome to this day but 99/100 I always get a bunch of junk I would never want or use and I have to pretend to be happy about it. I really appreciate the thought but people have never really made an effort to get something that aligns with my personality or interests and I'm not the type to specifically ask for something because of all that catholic guilt I was brought up with. When I have kids I'm going to make sure I know what they're obsessed with and get them something they don't already have that they actually want.
I received a bug killer one year. It was two blocks of wood sandwiched together and hinged with tape. On the inside it said, "place bug here".
hogwold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-girlfriend's family always forgot her at Christmas. One year, after watching her siblings and cousins open presents like a TV, a computer, gaming consoles, her grandmother looked over at us and said, "I didn't know you'd be here." And gave us an AMC gift card to split that had $10 on it.
My paternal grandmother liked to put "practical" presents in Christmas stockings. One year, shortly after my voice had changed, I received acne cream & foot powder. My sisters received maxi pads. She was thoughtful enough to include an orange each as well.
Ah fuck Iโm late to this, but we do a Christmas Eve exchange every year in our house. When the GameCube first came out it was all my brother could talk about. We tend to put the Christmas Eve presents under the tree about two weeks early just for looks/suspense. My dad got my brother in the exchange. Two weeks before Christmas comes and here is this square box under the tree with my brothers name. WE CANNOT TOUCH OR SHAKE OR FEEL THE GIFTS. We all thought for sure this was a GameCube. Christmas Eve comes and we start opening and save him for last. Slowly opening the wrapping paper, he sees the light blue color of Swiss-Miss. A pack of about 100 of these cocoa packets. Needless to say, this was the worst gift heโd ever gotten.
My family had a reunion every year around Christmas where we would play White Elephant. For those of you who don't know, White Elephant is where you bring a gift, put it in a pile, then roll the dice to see which gift you get. I rolled snake eyes and got a flat looking gift. Opened it up and there was a coloring book that was already completely filled in where the kid couldn't even color in the lines. It was upsetting to say the least.
My grandmother on my mom's side used to give my dad a container of stale peanuts and soap on a rope from Avon every year. Occasionally he would also get roll on deodorant.
kdternal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa. It pains me to say this because I love reddit and the community but my experience was not so good.
A couple years back I signed up. I took my person's bio thing to heart, kind of in hopes that I would get the same treatment but also because that's what I like to do for gifts. My person liked whisky so I sent a set of whisky rocks and a bottle. They liked frisbee so I sent a regular 175g disk and a golf disk in case they enjoyed that or if they've never tried but always wanted to. I think I included a shirt too of their favorite band.
I wasn't expecting Bill Gates or any of the crazy awesome posts you'll see on reddit and I would have been happy if I got one thing that aligned with my interests.
I was wrong.
My gifter gave me reddit gold and sent some stickers - that's it. I didn't mention anything about reddit gold nor stickers.
I haven't done Secret Santa since and I've been demotivated ever since. Additionally I don't really care for reddit gold either because of it.
The year we got married, for Christmas my husband got me a single glass kitchen canister (not a set, and not a really nice one) and a package of ballpoint pens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Became good friends with a girl last year and when her birthday came around I got her a $50 visa gift card and some chocolates. When my birthday came the next month she gave me a bottle of body lotion.
It had expired in 2015.
Weโre not friends anymore, but for different reasons.
I...uh...got a 10 dollar gift card to a local grocery for my birthday. I was 11 at the time...
pikiniki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift exchange in high school I got a hideous hand-bag, everything about it was terrible, the color, material... everything! To be honest I did not care that much, I just thought yeah this things happen... however the girl I gave a gift to loved it and was so grateful. She felt so bad for what I got that went to get me a present, tbh I didnโt like it either haha, but thatโs one of the most wholesome things someone has ever done for me.
jeb134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 10 years ago, my dad got me a bunch of golf stuff (balls, tees, a visor) with the logo of the company he worked for that Iโm pretty sure were left over from a golf tournament they sponsored a few months prior. I hate golf. Also my sister got a Coach purse that year.
Last year for secret santa, I was given a singular dog treat disguised as a cookie which i ate and promptly spit back up, followed by a packet on the negative effects of marijuana by my friends who were very against it at the time.
My sister got me an *NSYNC CD when I was 13 or so. I was so bummed because it meant my sister had no idea who I was or what I liked. I didn't like any pop music at all and expressed that all the time. She was ten years older than me and doing her best but I was really sad and angry. I don't recall having such a negative emotional reaction from any other gift. It's alright though, we ended up bonding a lot over Dave Matthews Band!
A Barney doll when I was 11 or 12. My stepmother thought it was hilarious. She had a few other gifts she bought me that she knew I'd hate.
Literally, that was Christmas that year. Opening gifts and having to say thank you for shit she knew I didn't want, and listening to her laugh. The "real" gifts were clothes and other bullshit I didn't particularly want, either.
When I insisted on playing with the other "fake present" toys, she got really pissed off.
Fuck you, you dusty old hag. I hope you enjoy dying alone.
emboar11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am the oldest in my family (19, soph in college), and a few years ago my mom decided that my two younger siblings were old enough to do a Christmas gift exchange between the three of us. They got their funds from my parents, go figure. I had a job, so I had to purchase their gifts myself.
I don't remember what I got them, but I sure as hell remember what they got me. Prior to Christmas, I had the show Penguins of Madagascar on as a joke while I was talking to friends. My brother came in to ask me a question, and saw the show I was watching and thought I genuinely liked the show.
You can see where this is going. The two of them combined their funds from my parents so they could afford to buy me a brand new Penguins of Madagascar DVD. I remember having to act excited so they wouldn't feel bad. Good times.
The trend doesn't end there. This past year for my birthday, my parents were pretty generous, getting me Settlers of Catan as well as a telescope, while my siblings once again put their minds together and simply got me a can of silly string. Maybe I should consider lowering my budget for them this Christmas.
lim731 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gets me a sleeve of canned tuna every year for christmas
suzujin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had my mom take a free can of cat food to my sister back east.
I was mostly curious if I could get her to carry in on an airplane and to my sister. To her credit -- she did! My sister was confused which made it funnier.
When I was about 12, my mom bought me three random puzzle-based computer games that I imagined her grabbing out of some discount bin at Best Buy. My brother suggested that I return them and combine the money to buy a newer game. I felt bad about doing it, but I figured that my mom would never know (my parents were divorced and I lived with my dad).
But for about the next 5-6 years, she would occasionally ask me on the phone how I liked playing those games. And every time I would lie and tell her that they were terrific and quickly change the subject.
And then on one of my visits, I was in her study area and saw that she had a surprising collection of puzzle-based computer games -- including at least one of the games that I returned (WordTris, if I recall). Turns out that my mom was hoping that these games would be something that we could talk about on the phone and play together during my visits.
So the absolute "worst gift" in my memory was my shameful ingratitude to my mom.
My parents once gave me this weird aquarium lamp for my birthday and a few days later at Christmas both my siblings got one and my dad got one from my mom. Pretty clear they forgot about my birthday that year and mom repurposed one of my Christmas gifts.
kruzerrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of woman's earrings even tho i am a male. Then i tried to give them away to every female i know but noone liked them, and i ended up as a guy with bad taste in earrings.
:(
Ormanite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily to me, but rather every gift my mom gives to her nephew and nieces. You know those conventions that give out all sorts of free crap (pencils, calendars, calculators, big erasers, highlighters that bleed on your fingers, etc.)? Well my mom has collected an arsenal full of it and keeps it all stored in a closet. When a loved ones bday or whatever comes around, she simply plucks a few from the closet and gives them as a gift.
Not me, but a friend of mine had a really bad relationship with her parents, and one time for Christmas they bought her a life insurance policy with themselves listed as the beneficiaries.
ptrst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was fourteen, I hadn't seen my dad in almost a decade. I also hadn't heard from him at all between the ages of about 7-14, but he kind of came back into contact shortly before Christmas that year.
Knowing full well that I am terrified of spiders - and intending it as a joke - he got me a giant mechanical spider for Christmas. My first present from him in at least five (but probably more like ten) years! As soon as I opened it and saw what it was, I freaked out, threw it on the ground, fled the room, and demanded that somebody else throw it away for me so I didn't have to look at it.
Apparently he was both mystified and upset that I didn't love his present.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 11 and my great-grandmother gave me one of her used empty pink photo albums with flowers on it. I'm a male, so you can only expect my initial thoughts. However, I didn't hate it and decided that I liked it. I gave her a big hug and said I love it. Why? I knew one day she would pass and it would be something that I would cherish for the rest of my life...and I wasn't wrong. She passed back in 2014 at 94 years old, just after her birthday. All the memories, gifts, and things I've learned from her will be with me for the rest of my life. And I'm grateful for every single one of them.
rauelius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an NES and was excited to get the SNES. Under the christmas tree I find a console sized box, open it and find out that I got this.
My mom bought me a carrot cake for my birthday when I was 14. She asked if I liked it and I replied yes, bc it wasn't bad and I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but it's BY FAR not my favorite cake and there are plenty other options I would prefer.
Meanwhile, 13 years later, I'm now 27 and my mom gets me a carrot cake for my bday every year "because it's my favorite" and I have no idea how to tell her that she's been wrong for the past 13 years
In middle school on a secret santa I recieved a man's trousers from a girl who bullied me... I am a girl. Hate secret santa since
floatgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, my mother's new husband at the time had us order winter coats from a catalog on sale months before Christmas. They were our Christmas gifts. We had just moved and were only allowed to bring one small box for each kid, so none of us had winter coats. We had to wait for Christmas day to literally unwrap these "gifts" and act surprised. Yes, we all went cold before that. It had snowed on the last day of school before the holiday break and all I was wearing was a short-sleeved dress and sandals. Walked 2 miles home. No, we were not poor...we 4 kids were just not important.
Xenodad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister was wanting to explore her writing and asked my mother, who is very well off, for a Recorder so she could keep track of her thoughts.
She excitedly opened her gift on Christmas, and it was a childโs recorder. As in the little wooden flute.
Granted, it was a nice recorder, but way off base!
An overly berry fragrant Avon bottle of body wash...that had been opened and used once. It was from my step dads mother. She re-gifs a lot of Avon stuff she doesn't like.
It was the first Christmas I had in a while after living in a middle eastern country. I was at home in Canada with a big family Christmas. I was so excited that I'll finally get to experience the Christmas spirit. We decided to do a secret santa thing. I put so much effort into getting my secret santa something personal and well thought. Everyone was opening presents that were along those lines of having personal effort. I got my secret santa from an older cousin, it was 40$...
Yeah yeah 1st world problems but from my perspective it was heart breaking.
When I was a kid (~8-10 years old) my parents gave me a calculator for Hanukkah. Not even a fancy graphing calculator that you could download games onto. Just a manual calculator.
My dementia-ridden aunt gave me some of those reusable plastic ice cubes when I was 10 or so. She addressed the gift to 'Little Chuck'. My name is Andrew.
One Christmas, three different family members gave me a collection of short stories by HP Lovecraft, and I had already owned one collection. Not the worst gift since I love the stories, but definitely redundant.
My grandpa owned an architecture firm. He was wealthy...and so, so cheap. One year he got me this super cheap little wooden box of tiny drawers with a clock on it..he evidently got it as a free gift with a credit card he ordered. I was a 12 year old boy.
My Aunt Mary has to be one of the most miserly penny-pinchers on the face of the planet. I am talking every single cent than can be saved, will be saved--and then some. When my parents took her to any meal she would always take the first basket of biscuits or rolls or whatever the starter may be and dump it into her purse. Plasticware of all kinds was taken in great quantities as were scores of napkins, salt and pepper, cups. She sometimes took stuff that was actually kind of a big deal like glasses or dishes; her sleight of hand was impossibly good. We didn't notice she'd even taken anything until we were getting her home and she started producing things out of her purse!
She mooched produce off of neighbors, and she purposely let their gardens grow into her back yard so she could take the fruits and veggies that crossed into her property. When she was caught (if) she intended to inform them that they were hers as they had been growing on her property. Not sure if it would work, but whatever. This is the kind of woman that used to keep the peels from her oranges and use them as air fresheners in closets and stuff. The kicker? Aunt Mary is extremely well off, like independently super wealthy.
To get to the point, my Aunt Mary always used to come over for Christmas dinner at my house with the rest of the family. All of the family members exchanged gifts, which included her. At the time I must have been ten or maybe eleven years old and she brings this massive box in with my name on it. Obviously, I had been super excited because big box meant something big and cool, right?
Wrong. As. Fuck.
When it was time to open gifts, I couldn't wait to get to mine and tore the paper off like a Tasmanian Devil. I can still remember it, even: white snowflake wrapping paper that had yellowed with age. It had odd creases in it, which I realized much later was because she had saved the wrapping paper from a different gift to reuse later.
I find a plain brown packing box beneath the paper, but carry on enthusiastically with my search. Upon opening the top I found exactly three things: an old and stained hand-knit oven mitt, an equally old and stained hand-knit pot holder identical in pattern, and a large rock.
Needless to say I was dumbfounded. It took me a moment to even realize what the hell I was looking at. In my moment of silence, my Aunt Mary expresses loudly and proudly that she managed to get those "wonderful" little gifts for ten cents at a garage sale she happened upon. She went on to explain that the woman had wanted ten cents for each of the items, but Aunt Mary "haggled" the seller down to a dime for both items.
After dropping that little gem, she explained that the rock was not part of the gift. Aunt Mary expected the wind to be bad and had put the rock in to keep the box from blowing away while she loaded her car. In fact she asked to have the fucking rock back!
According to my parents later that night, they were very proud of the way I handled the whole thing. They knew for certain that I had been very disappointed with this gift, especially because Aunt Mary had promised to take care of my Christmas gift from my godmother (who could not make it back home for the holiday) who usually bought really cool stuff for me. They told me that I had been very polite in thanking my aunt for her gift without giving away my disappointment. To this day my Dad claims that the only hint I had even been upset was the slightest twitch at the corner of my eye when she mentioned her garage sale victory.
That night my parents "found" a present Santa had "accidentally dropped" on the roof. They said that because I had been so good and polite, instead of simply coming back to get it, Santa had sent them a note through his helpers telling them where to find it. Needless to say I was ecstatic, and from that day onward I never trusted my Aunt Mary's gifts again.
I love my parents to death for their continual kindness. We didn't have a ton of money when I was growing up, but they made me feel like the most special kid in the world every time they could. Only looking back do I realize the massive disparity between the gifts my parents gave each other and those they gave to me both as themselves and as Santa. With my own little one on the way, I hope I can be at least half as giving and wise as they have always been.
Edit: Grammar and added a word.
clostri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday I got a card from my grandparents. It was one of those message cards and they signed it. Didn't even write a message or anything. Just signatures.
My cousin got me a hot pink bedazzled coin keeper filled forcefully 2 years ago for Christmas. I had not seen him for 11 years he thought I was still 4.
When I was about 8 years old I got two empty batteries as a secret santa gift.
That kid was worse at giving gifts than my ex-gf whose last presents were her ideas of what she wanted to get me.
jsgunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend got me a pair of shoes. Admittedly they were nice shoes, but she said she got them because she thought the shoes I had at the time were ugly.
Oh. So you got YOU shoes for me to wear.
That same year she also got her sister a strapless bra, so she wouldn't have to share her own.
jasonryu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst, but definitely the laziest. I'm a Christmas baby. One time I was given a $10 bill and was told "the first half is for your birthday, second half is for Christmas". Didn't even bother to use 2 separate $5 bills.
All I have gotten from my grandma is a $100 Mexican peso bill (we're mexicans, currency makes sense, but it's worth around $5 USD)... Two years ago. I'm 25, I don't really need $100, I make much more on my own. I really think it's more offensive to give me so little after giving nothing, and then keep giving nothing.
That's the same grandma that, while growing up, would take all of my cousins together on a yearly trip to the beach... Yeah, all of them, not me.
A fifth Rubik's Cube. One of my family members got me one pretty much every Christmas, idk if it was a joke to them or they didn't know I had several already. But this Christmas, I specifically asked NOT to get one. So I got a gift that was in a box that was in a box that was in a box, and so on, with the addition of an absurd amount of duct tape covering every layer of this shit gift onion. I worked so hard, for so long, in front of everybody to get this thing out. I gave the courtesy laugh, but was pissed. (In retrospect, yeah it was pretty damn funny, but past me was not having it)
Got an old car from my step dads father, 1979 Cutlass Supreme...spent about 400 bucks to get it through inspection, then a week later it dropped parts of its pos hydramatic trans all over the parking lot of a bowling alley. Had to pay 225 to get it towed to a junk yard where they gave me 100 bucks for it...I walked around for the next 18 months
stinachu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Superman underwear with a small pocket in front from an aunt we never saw. I was an 8-year-old girl.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maaan, a lot of the parents were straight savages ๐
I was 10 or 11.
Loved the typical boy stuff - toy guns, knives, etc.
We had a tradition in the family of opening one single present on Christmas Eve.
Sister's open presents - They get cool things.
Dad has a running gag when we ask what are parents got us for Christmas. "Dirty socks and Tissue paper! HAHAHA!!!!"
Hilarious dad joke is hilarious. My Sense of humor has improved since then.
I unwrap my present with the all expectant joy and delight my child self could muster.
Out rolls a toilet roll, across the floor, leaving a white trail in its path, like a pure white snail of disappointment and betrayal.
Should I seek therapy? Even though my parents gave me a proper gift after laughing their heads off?
My one friend showed up to my birthday party with no gift, 2 hours late while we were finishing our milkshakes. he expected us to have ordered his food and turned his nose up at the burger we ordered him. He also went to the wrong restaurant at first, because he ignored the group chat. I DID smear his face with the saucy bun of the burger as revenge. I did not let him ruin my 16th for me. I did not speak to him for much of the rest of the year, either.
My extended family does a secret Santa each year, and we all pick names out of a hat. 3 separate times I have been forgotten in this draw, either by the person writing the names or the person who drew me. Last year, when it was becoming apparent this was a trend, my aunt grabbed a random gift she had been given by one of her students. Sheโs a teacher at a swanky private school and the gift was a cashmere scarf from Nordstrom. So I return it, itโs not really my style, and get a $145 gift card to Nordstromโs!! But I told my mother and she felt it was too extravagant, so she made me mail the gift card back to my aunt.
So that was like -1 present
Thinking of skipping the family Christmas this year
Kn7ght ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A computer sleeve my Aunt got me for Christmas.
Our family does a secret santa thing where people get assigned to give specific family members gifts, and since I had just gotten a new computer for my birthday and was going to college soon, I wanted a computer bag for me to carry it around campus. It fit the price limit, so my dad spread the word to the family that that's what I wanted instead of gift cards and all that.
The one assigned to give me my gift was my Aunt, but instead she got me a computer sleeve. No straps, no handles, no pockets, no nothing. The fuck am I supposed to do with this thing? It didn't even unzip all the way like I've seen other computer sleeves do. My parents found it funny she actually bought something so useless so they bought me a case(that was the exact same price as the computer sleeve) to make up for it.
What made it worse is that I showed up to a family gathering later with the one my parents gave me, and she proudly asked me "Oh! Is that the one we gave you?" Considering it looked nothing like what she got me, and I was just kinda stunned.
I once looked after my grandmothers house while she went on a month long vacation to Egypt. After a week i began to struggle as she hadnt left me anything to support the house or even any decent food. Not even any dog food. For her dog! I was a teenager and wasnt working so i had to travel everyday back to my home to get showers or food. Borrowed money to pay for necessities such as dog food an whatever else. I was promised i would be rewarded when she returned. And was reassured it was going to be something "gold". She has allot of money so my hopes were high and i took care of the house as best i could. I'll never forget the feeling i had when i got handed a polyester pillow with the price tag still on it that was basically worth next to nothing.
Arkomas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was notorious for bizarre gifts: the standouts were: a bottle of off-brand craft glue (when I was 15) with the hasty wrapping paper partially ripped off and a XL Harley t-shirt (when I was 5... and a girl) with the discount price sticker left on it
When I was seventeen, My mother got me a television for Xmas. She got it from one of those rent to own places, and told me that if I wanted to keep it, I would have to make the payments.
Macrat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both my grandparents (grandma from mom and grandpa/grandma from dad side) always hated me because i was born and because of me they couldn't control their respective daughter and son's life. My grandma (mom side) NEVER called me by my name and absolutely never gifted me anything except for socks once in a while, and paid for my cousin's university and housing during his studies (i had to go by car every day). My grandfather bought nice gifts for my cousins whenever he could and, if I was there, bought me some cheap shit to make up for it. At one point i told my parents to stop my grandparents from both sides to gift me anything.
My ex-boyfriend's mother gave me a curved glass 3 picture holder from dollar tree. I used it for a while but after my ex split, I moved in with my grandmother for a short time.
The picture frame being from dollar tree, and ex's memories didn't endear me to keep it so I put it in a box to donate it. The box was then misplaced in Grandma's garage.
Several years late my Mom found it while cleaning out the garage, wrapped it and gave it to me for Christmas. I recognized it instantly, as it was dusty and the barcode sticker was half scratched off, just the way I left it.... didn't bother telling my mom because she thinks gifting trash from the garage is a great idea.
I received a dagger with a dragon on it. Please note that i hate weapons and am Not a fan of Mythical creature. If you want to buy you 16yo girlfriend a gift, go with jewelry or ask her what she likes first.
It was Christmas. I was just there for my little brother. I asked that my oldest sister give me $35 towards another application for grad school, if she felt so inclined to give me something. I didn't need or want anything other than maybe that. Christmas comes around, she sent my little brother what he wanted - bunch of toys and video games. She sent my other sister what she wanted. She loves movies and makeup so she sent her a movie gift card and makeup store gift card. My sister who got the gift cards hand me an envelope with my name on it but similar to the one her gifts came in. Turns out, she sent me the same movie and makeup gift cards for the value of $35. I don't go to the movie theatre, and I barely use makeup.
Wido08GP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma (mother's stepmother, actually) is loaded, however she only spends the money on herself. A year ago she bought me a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 which I was really happy about, until she told me that I actually had to pay for it.
Yes, she bought me a phone and she said that I actually have to pay for it. Keep in mind, I'm in high school and don't have a job, so I definitely couldn't pay for it. Luckily, my dad knew how much of a cunt she is so he paid for it.
I spent 3 hours donating a large amount of platelets. I was the first in the clinic and the last out. Iโve never gone and not gotten a shirt, which I collect, and a ticket to a baseball game which I decline. After all that all they gave me was a 10% off coupon to a single Moeโs. Not any Moeโs I choose but a single one. I know itโs shitty to complain about what Iโm given for donating, but they arenโt a non-profit. It felt pretty scummy to me.
It was my birthday yesterday and on Saturday weโre putting my dog down which weโve had for about 12 years, so I guess this is probably the worst gift Iโve received
My grandfather made small turned wooden boxes and gave them to family at various points. There was however one niece that he thought didn't like him. She received one of his beautiful boxes full of his toenail clippings. When he died, he left another to her with decades of toenail clippings. She left it to be cremated with his body. A kind of revenge I guess.
A friend of mine gives out crap presents each year and only does it to guilt you into getting him a gift. Last year I got a fake leather case for a iPod I don't have and it only fits one they stopped making over 10 years ago.
In 2013, I yearned to have an iPhone. Instead I had an iPod touch and a flip phone. The entire year I had talked about was wanting an iPhone. For Christmas, I unwrapped a beautiful IPHONE CASE, suggesting an iPhone was next under the tree! NOPE! My parents accidentally bought the iPhone case thinking it was an iPod touch case. We had to return it, and I continued using an iPod and a flip phone for another year.
bronciak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a barbie telephone from my great aunt......I was a 6 year old boy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, on christmas my dad didnt get me anything because earlier in the year i bought myself a toy useing my own cash that i saved up.
nicklel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me lock de-icer (you spray it in car door keyhole if door won't open) when we live somewhere it rarely goes below freezing. My FIL gave me a doll thing thing that sticks on a window with suction cups. When you squeeze a bulb at the end of a tube attached to it, its pants go down and it says Kiss My Ass. They find most of their gifts at low end thrift stores. Half of the toys they give my kid are broken.
My exโs mum once bought me an ironing board for Christmas... something about โbeing a better woman and looking after her son more as he wasnโt looking presentableโ was written on the label
Not received but so much gave. I was in grade 2 and lived in the slums. We could barely could afford going to school.
For some reason, the teacher thought it would be a good idea to do a secret santa gift exchange amongst poor kids (though to be fair, the area was ranging from so impoverished that stealing utilities was the norm to poor but have enough money to pay taxes and utilities).
Of course for a few weeks I tried to see if I could get some money for the gift or some sort of home made stuff. Of course, being a stupid kid, I gave up on the money for a gift eventually but thought my idea was brilliant for a gift: a used ballpen.
EDIT: The girl that got my gift was pretty bitter. I think she understood that the area was poor but considering many in the class gave more effort...
About ten years ago, my dad gave me a case of synthetic motor oil for my car for Christmas. Then he gave me another case three weeks later on my birthday.
My step-grandparents sent each of my sisters a $50 Target gift card for Christmas. I received a card that said, "We did not forget about you, we purposely didn't get you anything because you are a disappointment and will probably not do anything with your life."
Let's just say that the wedding invite list got two people shorter.
Ventorus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A four pack of exercise bands along with a random ball cap from my Grandma.
I was 17? I think? Wtf was I supposed to do with exercise bands? Lol
Anyways, I guess nobody ever got her a wishlist, so she just bought the first things she saw that she thought might interest me and my siblings at like a dollar store. Pretty funny now looking back on it.
Jonut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma was a lovely woman but not terribly on to it in her later years. One Christmas I received a packet of very attractive paper napkins (with unicorns on). The next year I got a HUGE bottle of men's musk talcum powder. I'm a lady.
eSGeWe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents where quite young parents, with a somewhat struggling economy, when my father was a child. One Christmas they decided that they needed a vacation. So my grandmother and grandfather used all the Christmas budget for presents to fly off on a vacation, leaving my father and his sibling with a wrapped Sausage as their Christmas gift.
Back when I was 15, my schoolmates cashed in for a "class gift" for my birthday. It was the worst-looking sweater i'd ever seen, a cheap, grey polo type-thing with the picture of a tribal Iguana on it. It turned out, the parents of one of the girls in my class owned a clothing shop and that sweater was one of those items that are always on sale aha
A Secret Santa gift from a previous workplace contained a used chap stick. It still had flecks of dead skin embedded in the top if it and smears of red lipstick along the side. I never participated in the Secret Santa exchange at that job again.
I had saved up enough money that for my 14th birthday I could get a new phone and pay for it entirely myself. Well it ended up being on sale and only cost half as much as it was supposed to. It happened to be the same kinda phone my brother wanted, so my mom made me buy one for him too.
We used to do Christmas at our grandparents house - moms and dads would buy gifts and would wrap them together while us kids snacked and played... well. They werenโt keeping very good track of the gifts, and my cousin Kaitlynn and I got each others gifts. It was shitty as a 7 and 9 year old. She watched me open everything she asked for and I watched her open these awesome pillows I had been wanting for my bed.
They never corrected it or gave us the right gifts. My mom was pissed, the pillows I had been begging for for 6 months went to my cousin... and I had to see them on her bed every time I went over there. /sad
MDL1994 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bar of soap. Really. One of my friends is known to be the worst gift giver (she gave my ex a cactus) and she gave me a bar of handmade green soap for my birthday. This was 5 years ago, I still have it somewhere. Actually thinking about giving it back to her at some point as a joke ๐
My dad got a ยฃ1 book token once. From his dad. For Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is a heavy token.
Malistir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half eaten grocery chicken.
Tesatire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th birthday at a party with all of my classmates, my parents gave me a giant box of days of the week underwear. From that day on I swore I would never open their presents in front of other people again. I didn't hold on to that promise, but we all still joke about "just be glad mom didn't give you underwear".
My mother still defends this gift because the underwear was cute. :-/
When I was 13, my mom got me a sweater/sweatpants combo and a carrying case for whatever the handheld was before the Nintendo ds. Yeah, I never wore sweatsuits, and didn't have the handheld in question.
My SO and I rent a room in my sister's house. So that's what we have. A room. Every year her mom gets her something like a Longaberger basket (for the uninitiated), or something equally useless. They're nice baskets, but.... They're baskets...
HALLOWEEN NIGHT...
excited as all hell to be a kid and get free candy...
Knocks on old woman's door....
Holds out a tray with POPPED POPCORN AND NICKELS!
One Christmas my stepmom stole random items from mine and my sister's rooms, wrapped them, gave them to us on Christmas and then laughed as we opened them with a wtf look on our faces.
a sweater i didn't like was given to me on christmas and my aunt later gave me another sweater that was exactly the same as the previous one, but this time for my birthday. i ended up getting two exact sweaters four months apart.
My ex's mom used to give everyone scratch off cards for Christmas. Granted, the possibility of winning $10K might have been thrilling to some, but I was more likely to be struck my lightening. Which I should have been, for dating that fool as long as I did.
When my cousin and I were 12 and 13, respectively, my grandpa got us John Deere Farming vehicles that were the size of large hot wheels. He said we could go play in the dirt with those. Since then my mom and aunt have just bought us Christmas gifts and said they were from him.
soljwf1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt pulled my name in the family present buy. She got me a monogrammed towel with my name on it.... misspelled....
A t-shirt with a half naked woman on it leaned over a motorcycle that said "Remember your first 'soft tail'?" I don't know why my aunt suddenly thought I was a middle aged mechanic with a beer gut that jiggles when I tell 'pollock' jokes from the 1960's.
kc_girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always give me things to be girly, and I was, and still am the tomboy that wears her wedding ring because it is my wedding ring... So I always ended up with earings and other fancy things that she would love to wear, and stuff ends up in storage.
Last thing while my grandma was about 45, maybe 50 years old, she gave us pajamas. That was a funny one. My brother got some Spidy Pjs that fitted me, my sister got some flower Pjs that fitted my brother and I got some sunshine PJs that fitted my sister. You can imagine that my brother wasn't very happy. And when she used to give me undies, my mom was happy to have new undies... At least she was fair with the 3 of us.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was having a conversation with my wife (now ex wife) and some of her friends, about how I'm not into hunting, but if I were, I could see the appeal to go bow hunting.
That Christmas she bought me a re-curve bow.
In hindsight, I should have said: "You know, I'm not really into group sex, but if I were...I could see the appeal of a threesome with your hot Puerto Rican friend."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
re-curve bow
I'd love that. Seems at least sort of thoughtful for her to remember you mentioning it....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parazail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I got these awful looking... socks? They were huge and had terrible colors. My grandma gifted these to every single person in the family. The biggest slap in the face was no receipt for anyone.
Another thing my grandma would do is either mark the tag with permanent marker or rip it off so you canโt return it. She would always give me some awful clothing gift and it had a different thing that made me never wear it every year.
Thank god this year she called and actually asked what I wanted and if I wanted one of those newfangled gosh darn VR headsets
Oregan1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst but the funniest was when my sister got me some football annual with a DVD of the top 100 goals as a sticking filler. Thing is I bought my dad it for the exact same reason so we had 2 copies of which both are still unopened
Last year, I got one of those camping peculators for making coffee from my brother and his wife. It was $15. I got him a $75 tactical belt and her a tablet. Maybe this year will be better! It does't bother me, but something a bit more personable would be cool.
Beyond the usual clothes that wouldn't ever fit me, my sister apparently was quite forgetful. For 5 years, she got me the same, cheap, chess set from Walmart, because she had forgotten she had already given me it. What stung was A: the year before this started my parents had given me a beautiful glass chess set and B I hadn't played chess since I was 7 (years before any of these chess sets) mostly because everyone in my family refused to play chess with me because they thought it was boring.
So yes, I was given 6 chess sets from family members who should have realized...I don't play chess.
And I'd always go above and beyond to get them a gift that matched their current likes and interests. So this still bothers me that they couldn't bother thinking about mine.
When I was 12 my parents had finally bought their first house. So for Christmas that year I must have had 15-20 presents just for myself under the tree. Now I'm an only child but my parents were never able to really give me a huge Christmas. But this year was going to be amazing, because of the amount and they were all different sizes. My mom had decided to go with our new house I would get a new bed set; sheets, pillow cases, quilt. She also decided to wrap each part separately. That's really all I got. I tried really hard to not look upset but the disappointment was so deep, nothing fun to play with and on top of it, it was an ugly bed set. My Dad immediately decided to remind her that he thought this was a bad idea, and even though I was no longer a kid, a bed set was a pretty awful gift for a 12 year old. In hindsight, if someone were to buy me a bed set now I'd be very happy.
Meepweep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa in high school I got a book about a girl who was adopted by a wealthy family and then finds out she's a witch and everything is wonderful and she has everything she ever wants. It was also on our teachers bookshelf the day before.
Early in our marriage my (now ex-) husband gave me a half box of Valencia oranges for my birthday. We didn't own a juicer and they were filled with seeds.
Seeing the writing on the walls is one thing, being able to read it is another.
I was working really hard at school and I really wanted an xbox as well. Christmas was coming up and I was hoping to get it. Christmas morning, I run downstairs to see a perfectly xbox sized present I run and start tearing it open. I noticed it was slightly heavier than it would feel like, but no matter AN XBOX! I open it up and see an actualy xbox box! Keyword: box. I open it up and there is nothing, but books in it and my mom looks at me and says "study harder and you will get one."
Dibiddle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably too late but I'll type it anyhow. Got to see Dad once or twice a year. Usually at Xmas. He told me he got me the best Xmas present. I was 12 haven't seen him in a year, it's my bday present he promised me also, it's gotta be good! Alarm clock.......One for my brother too who I shared a room with and woke up every morning for school now we have 2.....next year he tries harder, all the same promises, same missed bdays but 13 now so it's gotta be good, some kinda right of passage shit right!?! Nope, alarm clock again. My brother and I now have 4 alarm clocks but luckily they were pieces of shit and we eventually used all 4. Maybe he was a genius, who knows........
when i was 15, for Christmas, my father got me a pack of clothes hangers. my closet doesnโt even have a bar for hangers.
ThePnuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we were kids, my extended family did a name draw gift exchange for all of the cousins to save money since the parents (Aunts\Uncles) all pay for it anyways. My brother and I got matched up with 2 other cousins from the same family.
I got my match something and my brother got his match something. I bet you can see where this is going... They got us a joint gift for us to share.
It was a Bible.
That was the last year we did that kind of gift exchange.
A twenty dollar gift card to jc penny. No really terrible except i was 15 and the nearest one is 40 miles from home.
taoshka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An old "friend" I had (friend is in quotes for many reasons, not just this anecdote) gave me a keychain of lipsmackers, all of which had been used. It was my birthday/Christmas gift. (My birthday is super close to Christmas, so i tend to get combo gifts.) They weren't even wrapped or anything, you could tell she just grabbed whatever from her room and called it a gift.
Or when my mom gave me the lid to a pot with the thrift store 50 cent price tag on still. Just the lid.
My dad and brother usually forget to, or refuse to in my brothers case, get me anything for bday/xmas.
At a white elephant party, I gave this beautiful throw and pillow combination. What did I get back? Oh, just a shoebox covered in mis-matched pieces of felt, not fully covered, with a hole in the top for "keeping valuables". Thanks Kathy.
My dad is a firefighter, and every year we go to this christmas party with all of his buddies at the firehouse. After a while santa comes and gets the kids gifts that the parents technically bought for them. Usually at max $20 dollars per kid. I just wanted those beanie babies of any kind, as i loved stuffed animals as a kid. However, me and this one girl happened to have the same name, just spelled differently, so i happened to get her gift, and i noticed the name on the wrapping paper but didn't make anything of it because i was 5 at the time. I opened her present, and got a pair of dolls (like dora if i remember correctly) Now, i hated dolls with a passion, and i had a fear of them as well, so i didn't like it, but i tried to suck it up and thank them, while the other kid cheered when she got 4 beanie babies and...put one in her mouth, i was confused for a while after.
I know it isn't that bad of a gift, but i never really received gifts like some of these other comments, sorry to you guys by the way, and i hope you get good gifts this year!
Mr_Pallm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We rented a game from blockbuster. It was overdue and after a while my dad ended up wrapping it up and giving it to me for my birthday. It was probably cheaper to pay for the game than it was to pay the late fees
bishjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my older sister (19) who happens to be quite a bit larger than I am gave me a sweater for Christmas. It was black but already had white fuzz balls on it from washing and it was way too big for me. I was confused. A few days later I found the same sweater, only a few sizes smaller in the laundry. She had apparently bought this sweater, found it was too big and washed it in hopes that it would shrink and when it didn't and she couldn't return it, gifted it to me for Christmas and bought herself a smaller size.
AeroKMSF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bit late to the party but my grandfather gave me a dusty three hole punch that was labeled with my name. But I wouldn't have cared if he didn't give me anything because I love and respect him for everything he has done in his life. And the hole punch has actually been useful a couple times.
When I was about 10 my grandma (who didnโt like me very much) got me a calendar for my birthday that year. Which is all well and good if your birthday is at the start of the year. Mine however is in November and it had a thick layer of dust on it. Safe to say I was not impressed.
My Baptist uncle gave my husband and I a children's version of a bible for our newborn son last year.
We're atheist. He knows.
Goatey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did one of those group painting classes with my family that was of Elsa's Castle. It looked awful. I felt bad throwing it away so I taped a giftcard to the back and covered it so you couldn't see it.
I gave it away for my employers white elephant Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas. I had to chose between getting a gift at Christmas or a gift on my birthday. It sucked.
I skipped my dad's family's Christmas gathering for a few years, mostly because we didn't get along and partly because I had several other gatherings that would also complain if I didn't show up. One year they complained especially loudly, so I decided to go.
I got....
A calendar (previous year's)
A package of assorted box knives from the "Everything's a Dollar" store. No, the individual knives weren't 1.00$, the whole package of 5 or so was 1.00$. I was also working for WalMart at the time, where I got all the free box knives I could ask for.
One of those flashlights you plug into a wall outlet for use during a power outage. It wasn't in a box, and obviously had been sitting in someone's utility drawer for a decade or so. Meaning someone grabbed their junky old flashlight (not even sure if it worked), wrapped it up and gifted it to me.
Meanwhile, everyone else was opening the usual suspects. New TV, new stereo, cards with money for the kids, etc. I might have been willing to chalk this up to simple thoughtlessness or favoritism, but I know these people well enough to know they were trying to get a rise out of me. They didn't get one.
Message received though, I never attended a holiday event with them again!
I can't really pinpoint the worst present I've received, but I certainly know my girlfriend's sister's worst present. She got a regifted decorative wooden duck from her aunt.
My nan once gave me ยฃ100 worth of cheap candles for Christmas. I was 13. There's only so many times you can pretend to be surprised to open yet another candle. Some were used.
Another Christmas she gave me a small fruit knife with an orange slice as a handle.
Once my mum gave me sexy underwear as a Christmas present which I opened in front of my entire family. I was 16.
_eksde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An identical pair of shoes to the ones I already had
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret Santa with friends and there was no price limit, just get something very personal for your person. I gave my person a hand painted gamecube controller (he loves SSBM). I got a pair of dollar store gloves, because I get cold.
My girlfriends parents got me a mug for our first Christmas together. It said, "I am so glad I swiped right!"
My girlfriend and I met on tinder and been together for 2 and a half years now. At the time we had been together for 6 months or so. While I thought it was hilarious, my girlfriend didn't. It wasn't the mug though, it was that they had me open the gift in front of their entire family, extended family, half of the church and most of their neighbors.
Their initial reaction was that my girlfriend was a whore for being on tinder, and that I was a womanizer.
What they didn't know was that we were each others first match.
Last Christmas I drank my morning coffee in that mug at their house. Hilarity did not ensue.
Geig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ajit Pai once tried to give me a gift of the "repeal of net neutrality". I told him that i dont want a "gift" that billion dollar corporations say is good for me. He told me i dont know what i want and he is acting in my best interest.
I hosted a secret Santa for some friends of mine in university. We set a limit of $50 to spend on each other and we even drew names to try to keep it anonymous. The person I got had spoken on occasion here and there about an interest taking a trip to visit Africa after she finished university. I managed to get her a bunch of camping gear all inside a hiking backpack. When she unwrapped it she was like "...uhhh thanks for the backpack" but when she opened it and realized what was inside her expression changed and she was so gleeful.
When I opened my gift it was a 12 inch inflatable sex doll and a small pellet gun from the dollar store. I was so baffled by it but I politely laughed it off and said what a great joke it was. At that moment I then understood why one of my best friends from university handed me a 24 of beer before the party saying how he felt bad knowing what the other person got me for Christmas.
this was the best, worst gift i had ever recieved.
my grandma, god bless her heart, gifted my boyfriend and i a mini travel sized kitchen napsack for camping. We dont camp, and I havent camped in 9 years so we were stuck with these mini kitchen appliances.
eventually i needed a cutting board and the napsack had a mini one that i now use every day because it's tiny and i can move it freely around the kitchen with one.
An old ladies nightgown, 3 sizes too large. From my in-laws. Don't know what the hell was going on wit hthat. But, it was the last year we exchanged gifts. I told them we should just put the focus o nthe kids in the future.
This happened when I was way younger. I can look back and still feel a bit salty over it. I was 7 (maybe 8) when my parents thought it was a good idea to get me an electronic piggy bank. An electronic piggy bank for a 7 year old. To make matters worse, it was a generic 5 dollar electronic piggy bank so it didnโt even count the money correctly. I could put a quarter in it and it would register as a penny.
My parents got mad at me for being upset but I couldnโt help it when I just got a jank piggy bank and my siblings got much more and better things.
My sister once gave me a pen for Christmas.....it wasnt even wrapped and it was from her Husbandโs job so she didnt even have to pay for it. She really just walked up, said Merry Christmas and handed me a pen...
ghettone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two come to mind. First was when I was four and was real big into GI Joe action figures and my aunt who doesn't have much common sense bought me a Ken doll. Second gift that comes to mind was the Duck Dynasty book by Sy(?) given to me by a different aunt because "I know how much you like books." I am the anthesis of Duck Dynasty's target demo.
GrimWerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had this family Christmas one year where a relative got my brother a kids bop cd. I have no idea which one it was, but my brother was like 17 at the time. Cringed so hard, then watched my brother put on his fakest smile yet.
andpadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I sold 17 miniature Reese's cups for a $2 bill. Fast forward a few weeks, I lost a tooth, put it under my pillow for the tooth fairy and woke up the next morning to find my tooth still there. Now, as a child my life was wrecked. I went downstairs and my dad asked me where my tooth was, I showed him, he took it and handed me the exact same $2 bill that I sold candy for. Not only was it a terrible gift, it ruined most holidays. Didn't even come up with some bs excuse either.
I got a massive textbook for geography that had to be several hundred dollars. I was in 6th grade. I had no use for this thing. The class itself didn't even had a book - we just filled out these packets that had been photocopied to the point where they were barely readable.
When my dad and step mom first got together, she became his brains because he manages to get whipped fast. She decided it was best to get me a jar of powdered vitamin c for Christmas and a book on handling depression for my birthday. The book, when I gave it a cursory glance, had a questionnaire on cocaine use and whether or not my vagina is dry. I'm a dude.
A blue-ray of The Gremlins 2. I canโt play blue-rays and I hadnโt even seen the first Gremlins movie.
sosweis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no gift at all
Ithxero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst in the sense of โreally....?โ
I worked at Best Buy and a good friend of mine bought me a gift card to FYE that year. He didnโt think they allowed us to use gift cards as employees.
When I was 12 or so, my aunt asked me if I would like a calligraphy pen for Christmas. First (and as best I can remember the last) time she ever broached the subject of what I wanted. Which seemed suspicious.
I told her flat-out point-blank no I do not want that. Don't want it, won't use it.
She tried to cajole me. Told me how great they were and how much would I like it.
I informed her in no uncertain terms that she was incorrect. That I would not like it. That I had terrible handwriting and a calligraphy pen would only make my crap scrawl all the more explicitly awful.
Guess what she gave me for Christmas.
I assume she already owned it when we had our conversation. She was an art major in college and may have picked it up somewhere along the line and never used it. Why I got singled out to receive it, the almost feral budding juvenile delinquent among her nieces and nephews, instead of one of us that may have actually liked a calligraphy pen, I have no idea. It didn't look cheap. Hell, my brother liked to draw. Give it to him.
The next year she gave me a trash can. That I liked. And used.
One of the first things I tossed into it was the calligraphy pen she gave me the year before.
When he wasn't drawing he liked to beat me. He was older, substantially bigger, and super strong. Scary strong. Everyone was afraid of him. Meanwhile I'm skinny and weak.
And now that I think about, if he wanted that damned pen, he would have taken it.
Acysbib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buddy of mine tried to gift me... Well.. I have no idea which VD... But he gave me a lambskin and told me he paid for someone to see me...
Yea... I gave it back and drove off... I dont dip my stick in just any engine.
jiml78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really late to the show. This happened to my wife. My wife's parents are pretty well off especially for only have high school educations.
When our son was 2 years old, we went to celebrate Christmas with her parents and sister. Her parents got me some miscellaneous tech stuff. Probably $100 worth of things. They got my son a couple duplo lego sets. All cool. No issues, I don't expect much and I told them they didn't need to buy me anything.
We went to bed and it dawned on me that I didn't remember what they gave my wife. I asked her in bed and she replied, a photo album still in the shrink wrap and was purchased on clearance for $2. No photos in it. Just a really crappy photo album with nothing in it. I burst out laughing but my wife was really upset over it. If they had put a bunch of pictures in it and made it have meaning, she would have been 100% fine. But nope, $2 photo album.
They spent about $600 for all the stuff they bought for her sister.
My wife laughs about it now and I still find it absolutely hilarious still to this day. It was probably the first time it really drove home to my wife that her sister really was the favorite and had been their entire lives.......
When I was in kindergarten we did a Christmas exchange our price range set was $10 - $25. I got a used mini checkerboard with missing pieces. My mom was furious and I learned the important life lesson that gift exchanges suck.
Mom bought me a used car and parked it in the garage. Surprised me with it and everything. Then after I drove it she said you can have the keys when you pay for it in full.
My SO's mother gave me a sack of potatoes and a trash can for Christmas once.
Ventorus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A four pack of exercise bands along with a random ball cap from my Grandma.
I was 17? I think? Wtf was I supposed to do with exercise bands? Lol
Anyways, I guess nobody ever got her a wishlist, so she just bought the first things she saw that she thought might interest me and my siblings at like a dollar store. Pretty funny now looking back on it.
Tain01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gee. If you're going to get me a gift, buy me something expensive.
rh94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister went to a thrift store and bought me a T-shirt that had a stripper pole on it and said support the performing arts. She is currently a struggling post grad dance major.
Girlfriend once gave me a copy of the movie Wargames, which she blatantly picked up in a bargain bin somewhere (this was 2004, wargames is a 80s movie). I had bought her HDD and graphics card upgrades for her pc :-/ Kind of realised around that time she had checked out of the relationship.
My grandmother passed around cards a few Christmases ago to everyone, including my boyfriend at the time. I opened it to a generic card. A minute later, I realized that every single other person (approx. 8) had gotten a lottery scratch off in their card, including my under age sibling and my boyfriend. She then insisted everyone scratch them right then so that she would know if anyone won. She stared right at me the entire time.
One year my sister gave me my brothers old skid stained underwear, then another year she gave me shampoo and conditioner with a note saying to stop smelling like shit.
Before we were married, my wife's mother gave me a little Old Spice gift set. There was aftershave and some sort of scented powder shit and maybe something else.
Keep in mind this was roughly 1999. Old Spice was still fairly exclusively used by old men, and I never used scented anything. Every product I used had either no scent or a neutral scent.
In a stunning lack of grace, I said something like, "Thank you. What is it?"
TL;DR: Two turtlenecks and $20. Was originally two turtlenecks and $40, but gifter made me give them $20 back for gas money to drive me to see my dying father in the hospital.
Christmas 2014. I was 15. My dad was in the hospital and had been for a few weeks (and passed less than a month later). I was staying with one of my aunts that I had never gotten along with, and it was already not going well. She at one point blamed me for my fatherโs lifelong illness and said if he died, it would be my fault as well.
So already Christmas was turning out to be depressing af. Christmas Eve we went to eat with some family, and on the way home my aunt stopped at Roseโs for a last minute gift. For those of you not from North Carolina, Roseโs is like the bastard fifth cousin twenty times removed of Wal Mart. Anyhow, I figured this โlast minute giftโ was going to be for me because my aunt had already complained how my dadโs hospitalization had only given her time to buy presents for my cousins, her grandkids. I sat in the car outside, beginning to feel a little hopeful that maybe Christmas wouldnโt be so bad, she was still trying to make it a little special for me, all things considered.
Next morning, we wake up and my aunt, uncle and I walk up and walk across the street to their sonโs house to open presents with the grandkids. I watch as the grandkids open dozens of presents. I donโt remember exactly what they got at the time, but whatever was โbigโ that year, they got one of each. I oohed and aaahhed politely, waiting for it to be over so we could go see my dad. And then I was handed my box. Opened it to find two turtlenecks that werenโt even my size and 2 $20 bills. Now I was raised to receive any gift with a hearty thank you, and so I said thank you for my shirts, I will wear one today when we go visit my dad.
Ok I know this doesnโt sound as bad, but what happened next it was hurt me. We are in the car on the way to the hospital, and I said thank you again for my gift, especially the $40, because there were some books I wanted to buy. And then my aunt and uncle are like whoa whoa whoa, we only meant to give you $20. Give us one of the $20s back. I just sat and watched my cousins open thousands of dollars worth of gifts all from my aunt and uncle, while my dying father is laid up in the hospital, and they made me give that $20 back without even flinching or feeling bad. I feel like writing it down now, it seems a little petty now for me to have been and still be so upset over, but it really did punch my in the gut. Especially since the next thing my uncle said is they needed it more than I did, since they spent so much money driving me back and forth to see my dying father.
Every year since I was 4, all I've asked my parents for on Christmas is a dog. They've always told me no and that they don't want pets.
Last Christmas, my dad gave me a book on "how to raise a puppy." I got excited and asked him if after all these years, he finally me a dog. He told me that he hadn't and that he bought me the book in case I ever get one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get my nice family gifts every year because they lose their shit if I donโt. But they never feel obligated to get me anything. Last year my dad got me nothing. My stepmom got her purse in front of me and handed me $20 out of it and said it was from both of them. My sister got me nothing. My step-aunt was embarrassed and went to the computer and printed out a very religious printable 4 fold card on printer paper (Iโm an out atheist). Lastly my brother ran to his room and put what is pretty clearly a rubber sex mask he had in an open Amazon box, folded the flaps over each other, handed it to me and claimed he bought it for me. The twenty bucks didnโt even cover gas to drive to see them. I gave the sex mask away as a gag gift.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave the sex mask away as a gag gift.
You didnt even give it a go? It could have been the best present ever....
I had an aunt that didn't like me very much give me 300 dollars in Disney money, and a kiddie make up set. This was back when I was 16. I didn't go to Disney until much later and found out that stopped accepting that kind of money back in the 90's.
On my 18th birthday, I received a promotional package from Gillette (I'm assuming they got my info from the same place liberal arts schools did). The package contained a razor, shave gel, after shave, and some coupons, with the actual package plastered with the words "You're a man now!"
Not a great gift for an 18 year old girl, but my dad sure did love the free stuff.
Last Christmas my husband's step-mother who is notorious for giving horrible gifts gives me a plate that must of been from the 90s and she says to me oh its from Sonoma..It was the crappy brand that is sold at Kohls..Her reasoning for gifting it, because I was redoing my kitchen..The plate was this used, with knife marks, red plate with floral in the center..IT was horrible I chucked it as soon as I got home..My daughter, who was 1 at the time got a bag with this nasty ass teddy bear that reeked of smokes and earrings..Her ears aren't pierced and I made that very clear to them when I opened them..This is the second pair she has received. My husband got a pair of socks that he gifted his father and she gifted to him..I hate her so damn much! She works at a thrift store and gifts pretty much garbage to everyone..She will give her brother's son the nicest gifts but not my husband or his brother..I think my husband also got a used fleece from his step-mom but I can't remember..Yea I can't wait for the gifts this year..Wonder what I am going to get..My poor daughter will likely get trash again..
Back in the good old days when burdines was still around, my father bought my mother a set of Ms. Piggy bedding. Weโre talking the comforter, the pillowcases, the sheets, even the bed skirt. All covered in Ms. Piggy. To this day she has no idea why - never before had she ever mentioned Ms. Piggy to my father. It was not a joke and yes, unfortunately it was immediately returned.
ssb4you ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Lego duplo set, at 12 years old, with a misspelled tag on it.
Not me, but my Great Aunt gave my younger brother, who was 6 or 7 years old at the time, a cow that was laying down statue carved from marble. It must have been some sort of paperweight. We were all pretty confused that Christmas morning.
I thought by the mobile phone box and weight I was going to finally get a phone...a Nokia 3210 box to be precise and I was so happy. Opened the box and there was a small brick inside. Thanks Dad.
My sister, who only wears leggings, and owns nothing purple, was given a cheap purple plastic belt for Christmas by her boyfriend. They broke up pretty soon after
My boyfriend (an audio engineering student) got an iTunes gift card from his parents, because "he likes music". Not only do they have no idea what their own son does, but he has never even owned an iPhone. My mum took pity on him and bought it.
spock23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the 70s a friend gave me a Slim Whitman album for Christmas as a joke. Not amused. But hey, I still remember it 40 years later so that's something I guess.
Devh1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A weird little plaque with an eagle on it during a secret santa.
I was in 5th grade. Everyone else was getting nerf guns and catcher's mits. I got a weird little plaque.
This thread is really illuminating as to the unbelievable number of tremendous assholes there are just milling about.
What a bunch of shitty adults.
sin0822 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a gift exchange (Yankee Swap) I got an old dusty computer fan from a notebook.
acrav13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shaving Kit. I have a beard .
squat251 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an uncle, who all through my younger years was well known for strange gifts. First christmas I can remember him giving me something, I got a stuffed animal, which looking back is pretty normal. The next year, he got me a toaster. The year after that, I got an electric brad nailer. Year after that, I was upgraded to a toaster oven. The final year before he just completely stopped, I got some shelf brackets.
I was between the ages of maybe 10 and 15.
I never used the (really cheap) toaster oven, but I've used the brad nailer a couple times, and it actually works pretty well.
When I was about 16 or 17 my grandparents got me a VHS (dvd was definitely in the mainstream at this point) animated version of The Titanic with the cast as different animals. This was made worse by the fact that all of my other cousins got really extravagant gifts.
I've always been into sports, video games, etc, and I'm almost done high school at this point.
They clearly just grabbed it at a gas station last minute or something because they forgot. Clearly they forgot about me until the last minute lol
A few years back my father gave me a collectors edition set of kiss pez dispensers. I hate kiss. I hate Pez. All he knew was that I like rock music, and that kiss was rock. Even though I own a bunch of band shirts that he could've have just used as reference, or asked my sis what I was into, or just got me a fucking gift card, he bought me KISS PEZ DISPENSERS.
Pyrsin7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I may offer a story from the other side....
Once for my old church's youth group we did a secret santa. I kept telling my dad over and over for weeks that we'd need to stop somewhere to look around for something.
Until it was the day of, and I told him we needed to leave early to find something. The game was on so that didn't happen, then we headed over there an hour later.
On the way he stopped at A&W and got a $5 gift card. That was bad enough, but it was a $25 limit....
I felt so bad about it I just did what I could to remedy the situation by putting all the money I had (about $10 in change) in a small bag and tying it to the card.
The guy who got it was really nice about it, but I still feel terrible about it. Now I get all my presents months beforehand.
When I was in middle school my dad gave me a plate with a cat painted on it that read "my daughter is purrrfect". I still have it, it holds my soap. https://i.imgur.com/nvi4RQ1.jpg
Apparently when I was very young (like 3 or 4), I had been wishing for a Robin Hood hat for Christmas. My aunt had then not been able to find one, and had instead bought a random woman's hat, and spray-painted it green and stuck a red feather in it. My face of childish disappointment was too much for her to bear, so every year since, IF she has gotten me a present, it has been something completely random. Like one year a got an anatomy torso, the ones you'd have in biology class. The organs kept falling out, and it did nothing but give me nightmares.
So I have a weird family situation, my half brother and sisters are old enough to be my parents and my nieces and nephews are all around my age. We were all at Christmas last year and we usually just ask for something less than $20 for each kid because some of my family have had a lot of rough patches. I am a Boy Scout and so I keep getting Scout Shop gift cards for $10, mind you the cheapest thing in there is probably $20, and my full brother got a water bottle from a local college and it was about what we had expected because we always agree to spend about that much. I was dismayed however when my nieces opened a custom American Girl Doll with accessories and the other got a 3DS and games-both totaling well over $300 from the same family members
My ex's mom gave me a Forever 21 gift card as a graduation present. It clearly stated $20 on the front of the card. A couple of days later I planned on having a little shopping spree, and checked the balance of the card beforehand just to be sure. Good thing I did.
It had a $0.00 balance.
Gur1_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well when I was given toothpaste and toothbrushes inside a nike box when I was 5
My husband gave me a beautiful sapphire necklace. Paid for by his father. Picked out by his father. Because my husband was too busy to go shopping. Because he was at my best friend's house all day because she was in the middle of a pregnancy scare. And she was afraid to tell her husband, because he had had a vasectomy two years before. And my husband was worried for her, because it might have been his. [turns out it was faked to prevent him from buying me a present, but my husband didn't find out until after the holidays - and took out his fears on us, the family]
HeckMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The trumpet players at our school did a secret Santa and the first I year I got a used 4x4 rubix cube and the next year I got a bag that contained an opened bag of popcorn, a half used roll of tape, and a sheet of cardboard. It's been 2 years since the last secret santa.
annjay_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex forgot to get me a present for Christmas so on Christmas Eve he got me a pair of windshield wipers from the gas station. He didn't wrap them or wait, just handed them to me when I saw him. When I told him I didn't want or need them he got mad and said they were expensive at $24 each and I should have been grateful.
We had been together for two years at the time and I had spent a month putting together a basket of his favorite things.
My aunt got me a bobblehead of Jack Sparrow from the second film, with all the cannibal makeup on. I had had a big crush on Johnny Depp in highschool but at that point I had grown up and the doll was also nightmare inducing.
TamLux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine got a divorce a year ago... On Christmas...
Iโm a fan of beanies and sometimes 5panel hats during the summer. My stepmother that I barely know or connect with knows this about me and thought โhm, I bet she would totally like a fedora!โ She put it in a nike shoe box and used Christmas looking wrapping paper. It was a birthday present. And my birthday is in the spring time...
Not me personally, but my mom always gave my ex wife the absolute worst gifts. She would use gift giving a a way to express her displeasure at ways our house was managed. One year my mom came for Thanksgiving and commented a bunch that our salt and pepper shakers weren't nice enough to be serving a large group. She commented a bunch on our serving ware. That year my mom gave my wife a set of serving utensils, and a salt and pepper shakers.
Another year my mom said our table was ugly, so she got my wife a table cover. I used to dread Christmas morning, I think I was more offended than my wife was about it.
Minozen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single chocolate for my birthday party. All alone. Thanks mom...
My boyfriend's mom visited us one year a few weeks before Christmas & noted how Dusty HIS APARTMENT was at the time. She's never particularly liked me & has made it clear anytime she visits (apparently it's my fault her only child moved to Texas from Florida, even though it happened 3 years before we met).
I was surprised when she included a gift for me with all of his mailed gifts. It was a Swiffer duster & some refills with a long explanation of how I need to take better care of my boyfriend's apartment.
When we moved in together later, on my birthday she sent a card with a picture of a collapsible tent & a note that said "Maybe "my name spelled incorrectly" can live here."
A year long membership to the jelly of the month club.
Tocks2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A (at the time) 5 year old used GPS Navigation unit for my car from none other than my own mother. She was sure I'd love it even though I'd made fun of her countless times for typing in an address into that stupid thing that she received on her perfectly able smart phone. "Mom, just tap the address"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma sent me a gift card to a Drugstore once. The only one around was about 2 hours away.
This one was intentionally bad. My husband and I are lapsed Mormons, with no intention of ever returning. (Lots of hard feelings). Our friend knows this, and decided to get us silver CTR rings in random sizes as revenge for telling him we were getting him something for Christmas. (He's culturally Jewish)
Edit: this was last year, when Hanukkah and Christmas overlapped.
lacaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a book for a 20$ secret santa that I had already read
ichise28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift wasn't given to me, but to my younger brother.
Apparently, my friends sister thought that a copy of Drillbit Taylor would make a great Christmas gift for my 10 year old brother. He thought it was video game at first before unwrapping it, him being an avid gamer at the time.
This was like 3 years after the movie had been out too.
Late to the party but the worst gift I got was one of those jumbo word search books for Christmas. The thing that made it horrible was that I had been using the book before, so it wasnโt even new. My parents just wrapped it and put it under the tree
As an 11 year old who really just wanted games/toys for Christmas, it really sucked when I just got books, a notepad and a calendar from my family. It was the one Christmas that I actually ended up crying because I felt like they just wanted me to grow up. My uncle was really awesome that year though. He saw that I was sad and went to his car to get me a gift I think he was saving for one of my cousins - it was a Bedazzler which was actually really cool!
For Christmas, the one present my dad got me was a "Coneheads" t-shirt that was based on the movie. I was 15 years old and the movie had come out 2 years earlier. Luckily it was a size too small so I didn't have to go through the embarrassment of wearing it.
CA-BO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a dog for so many years and then, one Christmas, I saw a dog carrier under the tree. I got so excited. I ran up to the carrier and peaked inside where I saw a tiny puppy sleepning in the very back. Innocent as I was, I didnโt want to wake the puppy so I tried to hold in my excitement for as long as I could, simply sitting on the couch beside the tree, waiting for it to awaken.
3 HOURS PASSED. NOTHING.
My parents finally got out of bed and came into the living room. I turned to them and said, โHe wonโt wake up!โ So they told me to open it up and see if he wanted to come out and play.
I kneeled down in front of the dog carrier and opened the front gate. I reached inside and felt for the dog, expecting a soft, warm body BUT INSTEAD IT WAS HARD AND PLASTIC.
I picked up the dog to find out that it was in fact a FAKE DOG THAT MOVED AS IF IT WAS BREATHING. The damn thing didnโt even make sounds; it was literally just a very well made replica of a puppy with an inflating diaphragm to make it more realistic! I felt so betrayed. I ran to my room and didnโt talk to my parents for hours.
TLDR: My parents tricked me into thinking they got me a dog by getting a fake robot dog pretending to be sleeping.
I remember when I was in 10th grade we had a secret Santa gift exchange. I remember everyone else had pretty much gotten exactly what they wanted. When it came to my turn, my secret Santa had gotten me fairy princess costume from the dollar store. It bummed me out considering how much time I had spent on my recipients gift. I'm a guy btw.
This isnโt very bad, but it was kind of embarrassing. My Grama got us all gift cards one year. $20 for most of my cousins, and $50 for me and my mom (we lived with her). Well, I donโt know how she mixed them up, but she did. We went to Walmart to use our $50 gift card for some groceries. Turns out she gave us one of the $20 gift cards and someone else the $50. I kind of understand why, because the gift cards didnโt say what the amount was on them, you had to write it on the back with a pen or something, and Grama had neglected to do that.
My mom is literally the worst gift giver. As a child I remember getting a N64, she took it back within a few weeks. She also got me and my brother a karaoke machine we hated it (but were polite about it), she ended up taking it back. The next year we got another karaoke machine. Christmas and BDay gifts almost always purchased from Walgreens. Usually get some cheap gadget that doesn't come with batteries or a t shirt. I've learned to set my expectation at negative 0, so that anything I get actually feels like a gift. Also, I stopped spending effort and money buying gifts for her. She is the one person I can go to Walgreens to get a gift for and not have a guilty conscience.
When I was like 12 years old I got a huge 3D puzzle of Big Ben from my grandparents. Like, this thing was 4 feet tall when it was completed.
It was the worst gift ever. I never actually got even a 3rd of a way through completing it, and instead I'd find pieces of the foam puzzle pieces in our dog's shit that I'd shovel out of our yard for months.
The worst part about this one is that I have nobody to blame but myself. One year I had heard (on Reddit probably) that the Autobiography of Malcom X was a really good book. So I went to add it my Amazon wish list.
Only, I failed to realize that for some reason the study guide for the Autobiography of Malcom X came up in the amazon search results before the actual book, and I had added that instead. So that's what I ended up getting. I've still never read either one.
A framed picture of my sister and her shitty family wrapped up in christmas wrapping.
Prockles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in sixth grade at my grandmaโs house. I watched all my younger cousins unwrap all these huge boxes of toys and games with my one box on my lap. I opened it up wondering what it would be. It was a decent sized box, but it wasnโt some sort of toy, I didnโt think, and it definitely wasnโt books (which I would have preferred). I opened the box to find a porcelain bowl with a carousel horse that played the song โmemoriesโ from cats in a music box tone.
I. Was. Heartbroken.
What kind of use would I have for this? Why would my grandma think this was something Iโd be interested in?
As if reading the probably very open look of confusion on my face, my grandma tells me I can collect these plates. Ok......
Iโll give her that it was pretty, and I didnโt keep it on itโs stand on my dresser until I moved out of my dadโs house after graduating high school. But the kicker? Grandma asked if I would give it to her after I moved Bc sheโd been collecting them, too....
Me and my brother both have an ear piercing. My gandma bought a pair of studs and gave us one of them each as "matching rings".
It's the fact she thought that we'd fall for such an obvious lie that made it so bad, really.
taz20075 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was planning on putting in a swimming pool with my bonus check from work. I was even gonna fly my extended family in over the summer if there was enough left over.
What I got instead was a subscription to the "Jelly of the month" club.
Fucking Frank Shirley. Of all the cheap, lousy ways to save a buck.
NIIIKOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
kao197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old my Dad gave me, and my 2 other young siblings, pepper spray. I lived in a very safe town and never walked anywhere alone. My mom was furious and immediately confiscated it.
Here in Brasil it's pretty common for people to play a sport called Frescobol at the beach, where people basically just hit the ball between each other back and forth. It's usually played with a wooden racket and rubber ball. So one year my uncle, who always gave me cool stuff like cds or videogames decides to give me a rubber ball for Xmas. No rackets, just a rubber ball wrapped up. I don't understand to this day if it was a joke or if the rackets got misplaced or something (he wasn't present during the xmas party), I still don't know why he gave me a 1 buck rubber ball.
My teacher hated my guts (keep in mind that this was in third grade and it was a private school we didn't know was a scam till we got in it) because my mother wouldn't donate money to our losing football team. Well the class did dirty santa, and she "somehow" got my name. Well the rule was you had to tell the teacher what you got and she said the average price was like $30. So I was thinking like "I'm gonna get a good gift" well on the day of the party everyone was getting video games, yugioh cards, Visa gift cards.... I ended up getting a cheap $1 bottle of cologne..... It literally gave me an allergic reaction.
Spageggi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me a scrapbooking set for Christmas one year when I was 13. I was not into scrapbooking, I have never been into scrapbooking, I am still not into scrapbooking. I pretended to like it and thanked her anyway.
When I got home I actually opened the book and the pages were already drawn on and scribbled on.
I still have it in my closet 5 years later, Iโm waiting for a good time to gift it back.
My grandmother, for every year up until recantly, would find things in her house and gift them to my siblings and I. These were always items that many would consider to be garbage, but since "they are worth something to someone" my grandmother kept them and we got them.
Through the many years that this went on, my grandmother would take my cousins out shopping for birthdays and Christmases and they would end up spending > $100. As far as I can tell, there is no notable difference between our families. There is no lack of attention, no household income differences. Nothing that would make my grandmother feel like compensating for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a gift card to Lane Bryant. I was a 28 year old man.
I'm a guy, and it was my 16th birthday. My step-grandparents thought it was my sister's birthday, so they gave me the gifts the bought for her. Girly products (bubble bath, glitter hair spray), and non-alcoholic pink champagne.
My last girlfriend gave me an ugly christmas sweater that was too big for me, and it turned out it belonged to her grandfather, she just found it and thought it owuld be a funny gift
So my mom is a widow and my stepdad a widower. My new stepsisters maternal grandparents came over for the holidays and gave my stepsisters diamond earrings at the dinner table. Then they handed me the 5th book in a series I'd never read before. Not wrapped. Missing its dust cover. And very tattered. I hadn't been expecting diamond earrings or anything but it just seemed an incredibly rude thing to do. Like dude, why even bother? I'm just a 15 year old girl. It's not my fault your son-in-law got remarried after 5 years of living alone.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a high school junior I got a compass from my aunt and uncle for my birthday. Never in my life have I had to work so hard to look appreciative. I donโt need a compass I live in suburbia where everyone has an iPhone, not to mention I already have like six from my years in scouting.
Aizen90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 20, my older sister got me a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a pregnancy test. She thought it'd be so funny since we were opening gifts in front of the whole family. This was after I spent $50 on her, too.
I ended up giving it to an older and married friend of mine who was trying to have a baby.
Edit: Almost forgot. That same year, my boyfriend's grandparents gifted me a matching Christmas sweater and scarf from Macy's. It didn't fit because it was a CHILD SIZE... Meanwhile all the other significant others (males) got Armani Exchange. Wtf.
I house sat someoneโs house and looked after their rabbits and fish for 2 weeks whilst they went on a Caribbean cruise. Paid for all the rabbit food out of my pocket, and traveled 9 miles there and back every day at 3am before work.
What did they get me to say thank you?
A cheap keyring. Also, it broke within 3 days of being on my keys.
We were playing secret Santa and I got a cheep tool bag and I got really excited when someone said "open it" I opened it and inside was another box with a smaller bag and everyone laughed. Later I learned that this was supposed to be for me and my grandfather had spent $120 for a tiny version of that bag.
Friend of mine got a bag of plastic forks and spoons and an opened bag of paper plates. Opened because there wasn't enough room to put them all in the box they wrapped it all up in for Christmas. He comes to our house now for Christmas.
One Christmas my in laws (before my wife and I were married) gifted me a crappy laptop case for a 17 inch monster of a laptop made of really crappy foam like material which I never used because I had a great laptop case to take my laptop to work and school, and the cheapest most useless bluetooth mouse ever. I never even took the bluetooth mouse out of the box because it looked uncomfortable and I had my own awesome mouse that I bought for work. They probably realized last minute that oh we should get destroyman1337 something and just picked some random things they bought for their business.
Funny/sad thing is I pretended that it was an awesome gift while my wife and her two sisters opened up multiple expensive gifts like Louis Vuitton purses for the 3 of them, etc. Never in my life had I been disappointed with a gift like that, and I grew up from in a poor family where we didn't even get gifts all the time and my wife's family are loaded. I rather have none than that. They have been somewhat better now with gifts to me but I can never forget that.
Secret santa with 20$ minimum I got an king size snickers bar.... it was 1.75 or something like that.
malotron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get this gift but gave it. It was a Secret Santa exchange with coworkers. We had an old refrigerator that went out, and hauled off...everything except for the crisper drawer to that fridge. I wrapped up that drawer up and I still remember the look on the coworker's face as she unwrapped it and figured out what it was.
When I was about 25, my mom got me a Dungeons & Dragons Clue set. I hadn't played D&D in 10+ years, and I fucking hate Clue. It was laughably inappropriate. Love mom dukes, tho.
I got a $125 โsimsungโ android tablet with 60gb SSD (4 years ago... for 125 ๐) and with GPS puck ( fir tracking my Cessna as I flew) from my wife.
Her face when I opened it to reveal bubble wrap and a literal brick was heartbreaking. Worst part is her mom insisted we mail it back the next day, so cue standing in line for 2 hours at the post office instead of getting Boxing Day drunk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, for a while, there has been a joke in my family that my parents would get me a stick, a tube of toilet paper and a leaf only. They, of course, saw this as a joke, 7 year old me did not. So, one Christmas morning, guess what I open up? A twig, a tube of toilet paper and a leaf. I was absolutely inconsolable, even though that wasnt the only thing they had got me.
3 Christmas's in a row my grandma gave me Footloose on VHS. The third time after I opened it she said she hoped I liked Flashdance. This started about 5 years ago.
Last year my wifeโs Grandmother bought all of her โgrandsonsโ 12 month subscriptions to magazines. This is the year 2016 I use the internet. Lol I got a good chuckle out of it though.
cabeau96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once wrapped my dad's used shaving cream in wrapping paper and then gave it to him for his birthday
nine3001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager me and my best friend saved up our allowance money to buy our friend a really shitty low quality guitar amp for Christmas. In return, she bought my friend and I gifts too. She got me a bag of plastic worms from a gag gift store. I was just like WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. Bitch doesn't know me at all. I would have taken literally anything else. ANYTHING. I would have rather just preferred a card. I was so unimpressed.
szw44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My delinquent brother gave me a bike for my 8th birthday. Turns out it was our neighborโs bike. I was forced to give it back.
dobbysox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One pair of white socks. They opened the 6 pack and gave each couple one pair out of it. So, technically I got one sock because I had to share with my husband at the time.
sewnlurk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was dating a guy and we visited his mom's house. She had this ugly cat thing hung in the window. The light showed through it. I noticed she still had the tags on it. She explained she got it as a gift and didn't want to hurt the givers feelings. But it was ugly and she would send it on to someone she didn't like very much.
When I was 7 my crazy aunt (literally committed to a mental hospital after she shot her husband with a shotgun shortly after Christmas) gifted me with a clear glass dinner plate and an extension cord. Every Christmas my family debates whether there was symbolism to this gift or if it was simply the action of a lunatic.
I told my aunt I liked pickles once. Every single fucking Christmas since then I've gotten a giant jar of pickles poorly wrapped in tissue paper. To make things worse, they're basically just entire pickled cucumbers, so I can't even put them on a sandwich. The only way to eat them is like Mia Khalifa in an Avengers porn parody.
One month after my 3rd Christmas my parents hid my gifts and gave me the exact same ones for my 4th Christmas. I never clued in till they told a few years later. Not worst gift, but such manipulation. But I guess there is more happiness than before so, whatever.
My aunt gave my cousins and I a Hershey's chocolate bar for Christmas. Yeah, that's right, ONE chocolate bar that we had to split up between 10 people.
I'm way late to the party, but my worst gift ever turned into the best gift ever.
A relative married into a family that runs a popular cemetery.
(Is that a thing? A popular cemetery? Well, lots of people go there.)
This person gifted everyone a burial plot. I had recently had a child, so my child got one in the children's section, which was as thoughtful as it was hilaribad.
Now, burial plots for extended family is no small undertaking (I'm sorry) and this person wasn't expected to buy us anything, so we chalk-lined it up to a generous investment...
until the gifter's now-ex notified us that when they had divorced, the gifter had sold all the plots he had purchased for everyone.
Which obviously means he discovered we're all immortal and won't ever need them. So that's a pretty rad gift.
When I was 12 I realllllly wanted my own cell phone. I asked all year but never got one. Come Christmas, my parents hadn't ever told me they weren't getting me a phone, so I still had hope. It's my turn to open a gift, and I grab a box with my name and start unwrapping... It's a cell phone box. I think it was some Samsung flip phone when those were still cool. I lost my damn mind, I was so excited. Then I opened the box. No phone. Can't even remember what it was, but I was devastated. I did get other decent gifts to make up for it but that made me sad.
Daxos157 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve gotten a three pack of Carmex lip balm from one of my aunts for about 15 years running.
Jericoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa got a pack of cigarettes from his son (my uncle) while he was actively trying to quit. The gift in on itself is like, really bad, but the combination was amazing.
A few years back I was working retail security and we had a secret gift exchange between all of the employees that you could sign up for. Thinking it would be fun I joined in. The store suggested all gifts be between $10 and $20. So the weeks following up to the exchange I heard about all of the nice personal gifts people were getting. (being security I talked to every employee a few times a day).
The big day comes and I open a box of with a pair of extra small panties (I'm a guy) in it with the price tag saying from our store saying $1.49. (plus the employee 20%discount) Needless to say I was a little disappointed, and underwear is nonreturnable.
The manager had a talk with her and she said she would get me something else but never did.
I wouldn't have really cared but I regularly brought in food for everyone paid out of my own pocket on minimum wage, I gave rides to work and home to that employee on a few snow days and the week before the swap was my Birthday, no one noticed (also not a big deal) but once they found out 5 different people said they would bring me something the next day because they felt bad about missing it when it was on the wall in the brake room and I always made sure to know who's birthday it was and get them something. No one ever brought anything.
lboydmsw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who grew up with knowledge of the Power Rangers, I personally have never found much appeal behind the original theme song. My obsession was almost squarely on the Transformers. However, my grand aunt would always buy me a Power Rangers toy of some kind year after year. Why? She knew another kid in our family around my age who loved Power Rangers as much as I love Transformers, so she ASSUMED that I was a PR fan as well, so it became expected to get a toy of something I have no interest in. (I'd still play with the toys either way. I mean, toys are toys). But one year was different. I guess the usual spot where she finds these spandex clad teens with attitude was dry on said spandex and thus resorted to something that doesn't allow for any build up. An electronic walking lizard. Like one of those off name brands, that kind of lizard. All I remember is my mother telling me to be happy about my new "gift" with a look on her face as if her reputation is based on my actions. (It was a family event, rep-shmep). But the longer I looked at it, the less chance there was to show any sign of gratitude. Later she asked me if I liked the present, to which I laid down the hammer semi hard and told her of my true interest in Transformers. After discovering that the lizard didn't even DO WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, I got a consolation gift from the grand aunt in question. The gift? A beast-forming POWER RANGER! I had to laugh, I mean close enough, right? The following year was a rebound however, when she got me an ACTUAL TRANSFORMER! Revenge Of The Fallen Ravage, to be exact, which I still have today. She basically stopped giving me presents after that due to me reaching adulthood, but it that was a pretty good way to end off this little adventure.
Tl; Dr, bargain brand auto walking lizard that didn't even walk.
Moon Shoes, thought I wanted them until I got them and quickly learned that Moon Shoes don't work as portrayed in the commercials. Turns out Moon Shoes are are just prices of plastic disappointment that you can strap to your feet and possibly hurt your ankles.
Also one time I got a pair of pants, but I thought I had been given the wrong gift and that they were jeans designed for a woman, they had gems and a crazy pattern on the rear pocket and a cut I'd never wear. I even said, "I think you accidentally gave me the wrong box, these are women's britches." Then I had to pretend I was joking and that I really liked them, it was a hard transition.
gp4gp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A college level encyclopedia or thesaurus? Idk the point is it was a big book for obvious language arts majors or something and my brother gave it to me and I was only 11
My brother received 2 boxes and macaroni and cheese at a scout group christmas gift exchange. It wasn't even name brand. I wrapped up an extra box of Mac n cheese and put it under the tree for him on Christmas day just to rub it in.
C_W_Y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a 10% off coupon to Macy's from my aunt as a birthday present, it was expired by 6 months.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex (we dated for 3 years) got me a broken jump starter for my car for Christmas. We set $150 limit and I bought him a super nice fossil watch. We broke up a week later and I asked for the receipt to exchange my gift and he "couldnt find it".
Concert tickets that were for a band I'd never heard of ... my parents casually said, 'if you'd like to see a different concert we can use the tickets" so I gave them back.
So, I guess... concert tickets for a band my parents like, but I gave them back so... nothing.
Bonus: birthday rolled around and I was offered CAA for my car... but the month before I bought a new car with Roadside Assistance so I declined resulting in nothing, again.
Getting nothing fucking sucks, like my parents couldn't even take the time to ask me, or look up my amazon wish list.
Needless to say, I'm not excited to go to Christmas dinner (this Saturday)
This isnโt really a gift per se, but I feel that it sort of fits. When my grandfather died, he had a lot of money. His eldest son got half, and his younger son and his stepdaughter split the other half. This wouldnโt be so bad if he also had two daughters and a step-son as well, who each got a dollar. I am not joking.
16th birthday. My parents got me a cheap used car that I was more than happy with. I received a call from my Aunt who said that her gift would be the best present I received by far. I open her gift. Itโs a giant stuffed duck. And itโs not just the fact that she gave a 16 year old boy a stuffed duck, but it still had a Babies R Us tag on it. Gave my friends a good laugh at least. I donated it the next day.
I got a Nintendo DS when I was like 10, and so did my brother. Somehow, my brother misplaced his, and because it was obviously my fault, his grandmother made me give it to him. Still salty.
yayan29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $3 OfficeMax notebook and a 4-pack of cheap BIC mechanical pencils as my high school graduation gift.
My aunt is well known in my family for giving weird and useless gifts. But for a graduation present, she really outdid herself. I opened it and....literally did not know what it was. It was like a giant, tall gray purse made of some sort of felted material. It had buttons to close a flap on the top and really tiny handles compared to how large it was. My parents and I were completely stumped as to what this object was. The accompanying card didn't clarify it at all. My aunt wrote: "You'll definitely need this in college." What do you think it was?
Roraan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One xmas at a family secret santa I asked for mario kart 7 and got Ford racing, my brother asked for something and didn't get anything as the family member could not find it and decided not to even bother with a replacement, my family wonders why we don't do secret Santa.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager my grandmother bought me some thongs. Not the ones that go on your feet.
When I was in high school, my dad and step mom gave me a leather passport holder with my name on it. With no passport or trip planned. Iโd never been out of the country. Of course, they would go on 2-3 trips abroad every year, just not with me.
A really cheap offbrand guitar that can't be carpo-ed for my 16th birthday. It doesnt seem bad but it is for my guitar class which is a mandatory credit for school. From my cheap, but very well off parents parents. Thats the only gift --- humiliation in the class from my teacher when i finally have a guitar (my mom got me a 10$ guitalele at first) for the class, and the first song we learned that class we found out my guitar is absolutely useless.
The worst gift was actually one I gave. I don't remember the details but at some point I joked about giving my mom a bottle of dish soap for Christmas. She said, "You wouldn't dare!" and she meant that I damn well better not. I went to town on the wrapping job. I laid it in a nice box with tinsel and tissue paper and wrapped it to the best of my ability (which isn't saying much) and finished it with a pretty ribbon hand tied into a bow. Come Christmas morning when my mom opened up her present and saw a bottle of Christmas Joy she laughed until she started crying uncontrollably. Maybe it wasn't such a bad present after all.
One year my brother and his new wife gave me a badly foil wrapped ham and cheese roll from the night before. It had a red bow on top of it, so I guess that qualifies for a gift? That same year, they wrapped up a fake car key for my 16 year old niece (his wife's step daughter that she did not get along with). She was super happy until they broke the news to her that is was a joke, it was really just mean. My Nephew received all kinds of great gifts from them because he was liked by his step mom.
May have posted this before, not sure. When I was a freshmen in high school, my mom and I moved out of my dad's house. We lived in a tiny apartment and weren't to well off, but we made it work. Well, through my new found teenage emotions and anger over my parents divorce, I started getting into metal. I kind of started to teach myself how to play guitar and drums. My buddy had a drum set and a bunch of instruments (very wealthy family), and together with our others friends we formed this garage band. Nothing ever crazy, mostly just us learning how to play songs in his basement. Since i had the most "drum experience," I became the drummer.
Cut to xmas. My mom hears me talking about how much I like playing the drums and about our "band." So xmas morning, she sets a decently sized gift down in front of me. Having no idea at all what it is, I rip into it. What I found was a child's electronic drum toy, the kind with pads and cute sticks, even had some kind of cartoony guy on it. And the drum noises were of drums, sure, but most of them were funny noises and animal sounds. It was worn, probably found at the closest good will. My mom laughed and said, "now maybe you can practice at home!" She laughs, my sister laughs, I swallow my anger. Meanwhile, my 2 year old nephew and my deadbeat sister were showered with toys and gifts. I get that I was older and should not expect much as a toddler, and I know we were fucking poor, but that was all I got. A very obvious and very cruel gag gift.
My best friend's mother gifted me her used, color stained jeans. And claimed it as she had just bought it for my birthday. And I found one hole upon further inspection. It looked so worm down that I cannot figure why she would even try to pass it off as something new.
52_Today ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my son for a secret Santa in fourth grade. He was so excited, he scoured Target for the perfect gift, which he found, but I can't remember what it was. He went to school that day anticipating some glorious gift. He came home sadder than I had ever seen him, up till then. In a plain white envelope, with the word "Santa" written on it, was a certificate for a free Whopper, when you buy fries and a drink. We live in a fairly affluent suburb, but I tried to console him by saying that sometimes that's all some families can afford. My son informed me that it was from Trevor, from probably one of the wealthiest families in town. It was a tough night for both of us. My wife had to literally take the phone away from me, so I wouldn't call his father, and thus, embarrass my wife.
When I was maybe 6 my mom took me to pick out a Christmas gift for my 4 year old cousin because I had drawn her name in our family gift exchange. I was excited because it was my first time choosing a present and I was very careful to pick out something she would love.
At the party, I opened my present from her. I was very confused to find the present I bought for her instead. My mom explained they decided to let each of us keep the present we had picked out for each other because they knew we would get something we liked.
Problem was, I didn't like the present I got her. It was related to her interests, not mine. I was so disappointed that I didn't get a surprise and even more that all of careful shopping had been for nothing.
Looking back, my cousin probably threw a tantrum before the party because she wanted to keep her gift and everyone gave into her as usual.
Cheap bedsheets for a twin-sized bed. I had a queen.
Dejouxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family has a Christmas party every year where everyone gets together and celebrates. After a couple years we started doing a gag gift exchange (I think some people call it White Elephant?), max $20/gift sort of thing. And for a couple years it was a lot of fun. Good gifts were given and good times were had by all. But after a while, people lost interest in it and instead of simply not participating, they used the game to get rid of junk from their house.
And that, dear Internet, is the story of how an 11 year old me was gifted a box of rusty bolts for Christmas.
I traveled to florida to meet my father for the first time when I was thirteen. He decided to do the meet up at my aunts house. Big day arrives and who shows up but my grandmother who I never met before. She hands me a birthday card with 50 dollars in it. It has written in it here's for all the birthdays I've missed. She said he was too busy to come. I never saw her again and I never tried to see him again. Till just now I forgot it had happened.
Adeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was an elementary kid, I was paired up with the classroom prankster for our Christmas gift exchange. On the day of the exchange, here's what the guy gave me:
Dead cockroach in a matchbox.
I gave him a white handkerchief.
Leneord1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 or 13 my uncle who, unbeknownst to me, was on pills at the time got me a kid's sheriff set from the dollar store. I just laughed about it and gave it to my nephew.
When I was 18 (very shortly before I left home) I didn't get along with my dad and step-mom (we have a great relationship now). I got a book called "Leaving Home" by Lynn Johnson - the For Better or for Worse comic artist. It was a "can't wait til you Fuck off!" all wrapped up.
My parents sent some nice clothes and toys (3 kids, maybe $50 to $75 each) to few of our cousins, what my brother and I received from the same aunt and uncle was a book of paper dolls we were around 14 and 16 at the time...my parents were pissed. It pretty much ended gifts to extended family.
200Plat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have always given a lot of thought into the gifts I give. And typically would try to focus on SO's and immediate family. Last year I got my younger sister (she's 30 and I'm 32) a Notorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Shirt via art'ed up like Biggy Smalls.. She is a hardcore liberal, lives in DC and married to a Poli Sci Professor. Last week she actually mentioned how much she loved this shirt and still wears it all the time. I got the gift from my sister, opened it.. and it was a wooden bottle opener. ( I think she is just kind of clueless and always sends me stereotypical man things e.g. a man shave box one year, umm a beanie one year) Anyway, I opened it at home with my girlfriend so my sister didn't see my reaction, but it was for sure disappointment. -- My gf could see my obvious disappointment. So I go back to work the next week and come home and my gf has decorated the bottle opener to match my favorite hat. Which has a Texas flag on it with a wave going through it (Billabong surf hat w/ Texas flag; I used to surf Galveston a lot). So the gift my sister sent which would have wound up in the bottom of a drawer or cabinet somewhere is now proudly displayed next to the liquor.
Note** this year my sister requested I just send a card and remarked she is too poor to gift things.
SolidPig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's alcoholic neighbour once handed in an out of date melon for "the children's christmas"
Myrsine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 3rd birthday my grandmas dog ripped off half my face. That would probably be the worst thing.
My mom once sent me a care package of rotten fruit, and things well past the expiration date (one thing was from before I was born). She said she was cleaning out her kitchen and thought I could use them.
For a Secret Santa gift I received a roll of toilet paper in a Christmas tin.
Thankfully I was drinking, so shortly thereafter I was caught TPing a family members car and tool shed.
They were not amused.
One year my grandma gave my mom a pair of high heeled tennis shoes for Christmas because, "You can wear them to work!" My mom worked in a grocery store at the time and never wore heels. She just asked grandma for the gift receipt. ๐
plus10dB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a secret Santa in my clarinet section in college. I got a box with plastic decorative fruit. Dug to the bottom... Maybe something underneath? No. Just plastic fruit... Just plastic fucking fruit
Laszerus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 grey plates. Just plain grey plates she probably bought at Walmart. It was so random my wife and I couldn't figure out what the deal was. We already had a nice set of dishes, and even if we didn't, two random grey plates are not going to do us much good. It was from my wifes Aunt, who is a bit of a bible thumping nightmare of a human being, but still, to this day, no explanation. My wifes Mom was just as confused as we were, and they are sisters. We thought she might be trying to send us some kind of message... but message not received.
When I was a kid, I used to chew my shirt. It was a nervous habit since I had severe anxiety. The sleeves and collars of all my clothes would be completely ruined after a few weeks. I would destroy pencils, pens, lego's, whatever. Eventually I managed to beat it around middle school.
like 10+ years later, my little brother is working in a toy store. it's Christmas and we're exchanging gifts, and everything getting unwrapped is pretty nice. Fancy handbags, nice headphones, even an old NES. I open my gift from my little brother, and it's a little block of rubber. Imprinted on the side of it are the words "chew-pal" or something along those lines.
Apparently my little brother had been at work, saw this therapeutic aid for children with compulsive chewing, and thought I would love it. It's something you make the kid chew on so they won't destroy their clothes. I could not throw it away fast enough. He basically got me shame for Christmas.
danivus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I really wanted a remote control helicopter. Now this was back in the day before small drones existed so what I was unknowingly asking for was a very complicated and expensive enthusiasts model that I'm pretty sure ran on some sort of liquid fuel not batteries.
Anyway my grandparents... tried. They got me probably the shittiest helicopter imaginable.
Its "remote" was attached to it by a 1m long cord, and all it could do was drive around, fucking drive on shitty little wheels, and then raise up on a little tube that came out of the belly and spin the rotors a bit.
It was literally worse than just a normal remote control car would have been, or even a helicopter toy with no function.
But they tried and my mother said I had to pretend I liked it so I spent Christmas day as an 8 year old following this shitty helicopter around pretending I was enjoying it.
Around the time I 10 years old every year Iโd receive a creepy, frilly doll from a great step aunt Iโve never met. Not one of those collectible dolls with the gently painted, porcelain faces, but one that was trying to look like that which just made it worse. While I knew at the time it was incredibly thoughtful, i had still never met her and without the gifts i would have been none the wiser that someone had not given me a gift. It went on until i was about 16- I had not ever been a fan of baby dolls and had not really played with toys since I turned about 11 so it was pretty bad. They were more of a burden to find a place for than anything else. I believe once I moved out of my motherโs home I gave them away or they disappeared due to just time and storage management. They were all so terribly ugly and creepy, usually dressed with those mid century bonnets or 19th century American southern belle type dresses. Not a great look.
It's stupid. If it's cold and snowing, I'm not going to leave my car door open to plug this stupid thing into the cigarette lighter, letting out all the warm air and letting in all the snow.
It's (probably) dangerous. I don't trust this thing, a $5 electric heating element being shoved into snow/ice on my car.
A regular ice scraper works fine
And finally, the biggest point of all.
I park my car in the garage and haven't needed to use an ice scraper in years.
r1243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandma has no idea how to do presents. about two years back, I got 5โฌ and a big present bag full of bedsheets and other laundry. 15 year me was absolutely stoked... especially considering we already didn't have enough space to fit all of our laundry in before this happened.
I had a coworker i hated, so i got $200 worth of giftcards but never put money on them / activated. Put them in a company envelope and made it look like it was from our boss. It was the best gift for me cost me nothing,
Zhieyen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in secret santa in 5th grade a guy gave someone a brand new nerf gun, while he got a half torn page of a magazine. Holy shit its still so funny
Oh, I remember now! I had just bought my sister a new vape setup for her birthday. new mod (battery), atty (tank), a custom mouth piece. Our birthdays are two days apart. She got me two squirt guns from the dollar store. Neither one of us are well off, nor hurting in any way, so it really made want to say "just give me the shit I gave you back. C'mon, hand it over". But I didn't. I'm just gonna get her something nicer and give it to her sooner next year. Maybe she just didn't have the time to properly reciprocate... Is what I tell myself...
For my birthday, my boss regifted a mayonnaise cook book filled with recipes of all the delicious things you can make with mayo. She didn't even take her name off the book when she gifted it to me!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a lovingly worded, sentimental mug from a mother to a daughter. Only, I'm a guy and it was from my friend Kevin.
The first time I got deployed overseas with the military, I gave my mom power of attorney over my finances in case I needed help attending to bills or whatever. For Christmas that year, she bought me a digital camera, with my own money.
I got two burger king gift cards on the same christmas from two different family members. I was jobless at the time and on food stamps. What i needed was soap, detergent, deodorant, things you can't buy with food stamps but needed. What i got was junk food.
I opened a can of pre-cooked snails from my aunt at the family Christmas gathering. It was really awkward and I hope nobody ever has to experience that.
I worked for a company where I was one of maybe 10 employees and for the holiday the owners who are notoriously cheap booked a little restaurant for a party. Wow we thought how cool that they rented a little place for us! But when we got there we realized why they picked it, it was an old-school, super-tacky Indian place that had such poor business it gave good rates for private parties. The food there is still to this day one of the worst meals I've ever had.
But there was a pile of presents on a table, all identical all wrapped really beautifully so wow we thought how cool they got us all legit gifts and wrapped them so beautifully. We open them and every single one was a brand new, William Sonomaโฆ Hot chocolate frother. Yep, you got it, a small plastic earn with a motorized stick inside the top that spun in a circle to make sure your hot chocolate top was frothy. How I survived without one of these prior it's still a mystery.
I returned that piece of shit to William Sonoma and got a $10 credit for anything I wanted in the store.(they had been in the discount bin) Man they do beautiful FREE gift wrapping over the holidays...no matter what you spend.
But there is a Silverlining to the story, after we opened our gifts the kitchen wheeled out a big cake that read "Happy Birthday, Matthew!" The name of the owner of the business, our boss.
Merry Birthday Matthew.
vibelord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of weeks after 50 shades of grey came out my ma told me a girl in work had given her a copy and asked if I had read it. I said no and low and behold a few weeks later I got a used 50 shade of grey book for my birthday. Whatโs funny is that my mother forgot she had told me she had been reading it so gave me a story that she heard it was good off a few of the younger girls she knows but she wouldnโt be into that kind of carry on. I spared her the embarrassment of reminding her of the facts.
When I turned 16 my grandmother got me a car...a remote controlled car. When I went to the store to return it, they told me the car was bought on clearance(my birthday is 2 days after Christmas) and that they could only refund the clearance price, which was $5.
My other grandmother has consistently forgotten my sister's birthday for 5 years. My brothers and I usually get cash or gift cards from her, but my sister has gotten nothing for the past 5 years. Even my father, who shares my sister's birthday, gets some sort of gift. Pretty sure she forgot that she has a granddaughter.
I once received a set of golf clubs i bought with my own money when i was 16 from my parents as my only birthday gift because of how expensive they were.
Flokiyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm late to the party, but one year my aunt got me an ipod touch. This was back when they were huge. I was so excited. I then took a closer look at the package, and it was a case for an ipod touch, with some cords and plugs for it. She thought it was an ipod touch. I didn't have an ipod touch. She bought it in a store in another province that isn't around me. I think I gave it to somebody who had an ipod touch for 5 bucks.
I hate that i have something to post for this. A few years ago my dad retired from a pretty solid profession, so money wasn't exactly an issue.... But all of a sudden he was convinced he was on a very fixed income and things had to change, so instead of going out for my bday dinner we stayed in. No big deal... but after dinner he pulled me aside pulled out his wallet, rifled through an assortment of cards and handed me a gift card to a golf course... that had been used as it had the last receipt wrapped around it. I hadn't golfed in 3 years, and never at that golf course... I gave it back and told him he was more likely to use it than i was. He then bought a new car for himself shortly after.
I think this will count. When I graduated from High School my mother sent out the general Sr. year graduation photos. Everybody kept them except for my grandmothers eccentric sister. (She was about 86 at the time, now roughly 103!). Anyways, she took the photo of me, put it in a small frame that said "#1 Graduate", stuck it in an envelope and sent it back to me.
My mom "helped" my grandmother pick out a gift for me: a flashlight with screwdriver heads. Now if it worked, it would've been okay, but you have to literally throw the thing at the ground a few times before it turns on. Also, the design of the screwdriver heads was made so that the screwdriver would fall out, so you had to hold it. I was 11.
YES! Finally one i relate to. My grandma got me a bic pen one year! Not like a nice pen but one of the cheap ones you get 20 to a pack. While all my girl cousins got nice gifts. The next year i got ladies driving gloves. Same thing all the girls got nice stuff. The first year my wife went to her house for Christmas she for some reason decided to give her the soap from the bathroom "because it smelled good".
In a white elephant exchange, I picked a $30 gift card to Central Market (think Whole Foods of Texas) that had been used two weeks prior and was empty.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $10 gift card to Camelot Music back in the day when CDs were $12. About this time I discovered Napster and the nearest Camelot to me was in the hood so obviously I never used it. Then they all went out of business a couple of months later anyway. Happy birthday to me.
Ratmami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bread making machine from my fatherโs friend who has no children. He had even asked me what I would like for Christmas and I gave the simple answer of: โa voucher to buy a CDโ. Instead the man decided a bread making machine was a more appropriate gift for an 11 year old girl. My brother, on the other hand, at least received an ice cream making machine...
Two2na ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex would routinely get a slew of clothes from her dad and stepmom for xmas every year - nice clothes too... Only problem was they were all a few sizes too large. Every time.
Meanwhile I'd get clothes that were always too small, including a woman's sweater (which actually did fit my ex, so at least something got worn!).
They meant well, but no one had the heart to tell them the sizing was all off after all that time
My parents are republican. I'm a centrist right leaning republican. I hate Bill Orielly because he's an incredibly pretentious dolt. I had long expressed that but my parents decided I would like a book of his for Christmas to help change my mind. What a gift lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was this series of various books that I wanted at least one of, except for one. I mentioned to my friend the title of the one I didn't want.
One time I had a bad birthday and it really stands out to me because I grew up in a middle class family who always went overboard for Christmas and gifts in general.
I got this big ugly fat mug by this company called "Bubba" and it was labeled that on the side in a huge font. No way I'm ever gonna take that to high school.
I also got a pack of home button stickers for my iPod Touch. Why would you need more than one, and what the hell.
I probably got some money too, so it wasn't the worst ever, but that year really stood out.
Cosmetology school secret Santa. No one really likes me because I answered questions and studied. I did a really cool gift for the person I had โ she actually liked me and appreciated the gift. The girl that got me bought me off brand Victoriaโs Secret perfume in a scent she knew made me sick and childrenโs play make up. This was in cosmetology school, we used professional/high end make up. I hate Secret Santa so much.
A weird aluminum statue of a bird and a can full of popcorn. I was told by the gifter (my brother) "here, you always like weird stuff "
I felt embarrassed... for him.
SAT0725 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: An inordinate amount of people who were clearly NOT the favorite grandchild...
I'm thinking now there must be some kind of correlation among Redditors and non-favorite grandchildren...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a pair of Chuck Taylor All Star trainers for a big birthday. Since we were in quite a large group, a lot of us celebrated the big birthday in the same year. I spent months choosing meaningful, long-lasting jewellery and gifts for all of them, spending and saving money, and then my birthday comes... and I get discounted Chucks because ''they didn't know what to get me''. I smiled and said thank you and then listened to how it was obvious I didn't like the gift and that it's not their fault I'm hard to shop for. We had been friends for five years at that point. It wasn't a terrible gift by any means - and I do love chucks - but in context it made me incredibly sad and disappointed. I don't think I wore them more than two times. I hate them so much I don't even keep them outside the original box.
Two times I've received bad gifts.
One year I was struggling with being really overweight and my entire extended family bought me pedometers. I got 7 pedometers while my only other cousin got an xbox 360 and a mac.
The other time my mom got flustered and I ended up with a shower mirror so I could shave my armpits. I didn't have armpit hair yet.
I got super cheap colouring pencils from my 25 year old sister (I was about 12)... while my younger (10) sister got 4 Brats dolls (including the ones that were originally for me), a Bratz limo play set and a heap of candy.
This was all because I told my mum about how my older sister's partner would touch me inappropriately (not that my mum believed me).
A build your own hoverboat. It was a Styrofoam tray and a fan. It mever tickled our fancy and was left picking up dust in a cupboard. Until next Christmas when i received the same gift again
When I was a child I would see my godmother probably once a year since she lived in another state. On my 5th birthday we went to visit her and for weeks she had been telling me through phone that she was going to buy me a gift, since I was a child I was pretty hyped thinking it was going to be a toy. It ended up being a bottle of shampoo and a conditioner.
I took it pretty well even though I was dissapointed but it was definitely a let down
A box of unwrapped Baby Ruth candy bars. The gift had been labelled
To: thehilariest
From: Buddy
Buddy was my (now ex) mother-in-law's dog.
Tell them how much they mean to you... with a box of simulated dog shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday my cat decided to skip the litter box and leave a giant turd for me on my bath mat... I'd consider it the worst gift i ever received.
Belsekar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was in a battle royal white elephant gift session at a party. I'd been undercut on massage vouchers, a cool thermal coffee mug and a gay couple that took my spice rack. They loved that spice rack. The highlight of the joke gifts was the porn mags w/ KY. Second to last dude takes my family frame set(!) and hits me with the porn/ky combo. Then the last guy slips me the Applebees $20 gift card and takes my porn stash.
I hate Applebees. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. (edit spelling)
My younger brother once received a beat up box containing a Gargoyles pull-string helicopter, which was obviously used at first glance. The strangest part was that there was a half-eaten cookie inside of the box that was as hard as a rock. Our crazy-ass aunt knew no bounds to horrible gifts throughout the '90's, but this was her magnum opus.
My parents split up shortly before last Christmas, and I chose to live with my Dad. That year, my mother gifted me.....a partially used box of red sugar sprinkles, with the attached explanation that she was "cutting all the junk out of her life"
I don't expect a present from her this year.
In my childhood i never really got gifts on Christmas, only once an aunt of mine gave me a plain luggage tag, unwrapped and after everyone else got their gifts.
For context, every year i saw my brother as well as every single cousin of mine get multiple and cool gifts while I got nothing, I would just stay alone in the corner staring at them.
Not me, but my dad when he was a teenager. My dad is a huge car guy and especially loves Datsun cars. He came home one day to a brand new Datsun Z that his father said was for him. After getting the keys from my grandfather, he proceeded to drive it all around town, picking up all his friends to show off his "new car". When he got home his father asked for the keys back. He had rented it for the day...
A few years ago one of my close friends gave me one gram of tabacco and spices mixed up and boiled with anti-insect spray and cleaning solutions. It's basically a really shit drug that some people in my country smoke as an alternative to weed or any other drugs. It costs 1$ per gram.
It wasn't a gag gift, and like you imagine, I wasn't quite thrilled.
Parts of my Spanish part of my family is very religious and one of my older great aunts (probably 80 at the time) brought a Statue of Jesus. Believe the surprise in the room, when a 12in hot pink plastic โtoy lookingโ statue of Jesus was unwrapped. It was a large (like 50 people) yankee swap in a smaller room so it was really tough to make out what it was from afar and even for those up close, but at least they got an explanation. For quite a while we thought someone dildobombed our yankee swap only to find it out it was a (IIRC) magic 8 ball pink Jesus statue. Not positive on the magic 8 ball bit. Anyway it was brought back EVERY year in the yankee swap for years. My cousin was the last one to have it, but unfortunately passed away and it was never seen again. What id give to find another one to put in the yankee swap.
Christmas, 2002. I wasn't spoiled growing up, remotely. We were middle class, akin to Wonder Years I'd say. But at Christmas my parents would fucking drown my sister and me in presents. With the exception of a Power Wheel, I always, always got what I asked for.
Christmases started sucking however, as my parents got a divorce. It was like each parent relied on the other to provide a solid Christmas for us. My dad eventually just started giving me socks, underwear, and $100. But when you're a teenager $100 is just fine as a gift. And you also haven't grown up to realize how damn expensive socks are.
The years went on and my family fell apart. Eventually Christmas was just me and my dad, but he worked on Thanksgiving and Xmas for double overtime pay, leaving me at home alone every year. And one year he just completely shit the bed, as my relationship with him was deteriorating and we really didn't even talk much.. I was 17 at the time, and wanted a cell phone, and a DVD player.
My dad got me a VCR and a portable phone. It was cringeworthy. I hate to sound like an entitled little bitch but what the fuck was I gonna do with a VCR? There was one in the living room, for all the VHS's I never watched. A portable phone? There's one in the hallway and another in the kitchen.
It was the laziest excuses for gifts I ever got. My dad was a good provider but he didn't ever really care if I was happy or not. It was pretty indicative of our relationship; allow me to sleep under your roof, give me change for the bus to school in the morning, and make me dinner at night. Which I'm thankful for, but it sucks going to school after Christmas vacation ends and everyone's rockin new gear; jeans, hoodies, iPods, cell phones, all the materialistic shit that you crave as a teen in order to gain acceptance from your peers. I was too embarrassed to tell people what I got, and couldn't make anything up since I clearly had zero new possessions, so I just said money.
Didn't happen to me but to a friend of mine.
When he was a child his father hid his playstation and acted like it was robbed and then gave it to him on his birthday. He realized it was his because it had the same scratches and everything. So he basically spent like two months without a playstation because of his father.
When I was 12, my best friend gave me a cologne and deodorant pack for my birthday. At the time I thought he was trying to tell me that I smelled bad. In retrospect I realize he came over on a Sunday evening and his parents probably just bought whatever they could get for $10 at the drug store.
When I was very little apparently my aunt got me an odd-looking stuffed animal toy- upon closer inspection they realised it was one slipper from a pair of slippers and it was second hand.
BtDB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An open bag of charcoal. The rest of the bag had been poured into my stocking. I got coal for Christmas, not ironically, just mean.
I get it every year, Hallmark ornament related to โfishingโ. My sister in law has created in her head a tradition that my wife and her exchange these over priced, useless, fabricated P.O.S. My wife canโt stand to waste hard earned money on such thoughtless garbage. But EVERY YEAR we do it and I toss mine right in the trash... I need to calm down...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my Ex used to volunteer for a pet rescue group and they did Secret Santa. She got a book on cool arts and crafts you can make with cat and dog hair. Looked it up on amazon someone spent $25 on that..
Secret Santa gift exchange at my office. Our IT guy got me. His gift to me? A Subway Sandwich frequent buyer card that had all of the days punched so I could get one free Subway sandwich.
When I was 10 or so my grandma hyped up this gift she bought me for christmas. I, being a kid, got super stoked. Is it legos? A board game? Something hockey related? The day finally comes and I'm pumped. She walks in the door and hands me this framed picture. At first I'm like "Ok cool. Maybe its a picture of spiderman or something." No. I turn it around and its a Walmart Photo Studio picture of herself in a jean jacket with a bunch of white horses in the background.
Kriegan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack. I donโt own a gun, let alone many guns that necessitate and entire rack. What the fuck am I gonna do with a gun rack?!
So, on my birthday, my grandmother brought three patterned towels, one of which was clearly a more feminine design. The other two were also large, fluffy beach towels while the third was a regular bath towel.
She pulls them out, then says to my uncle and male cousin, "you two each pick one first. Ok, here, Tehgadfly, this one's your birthday present."
Hand cream as a secret Santa at work. Clearly given by a dude who didn't know me. It wasn't even a decent one, just a cheap one from the supermarket :/
For my birthday one year my brother gave me a used Best Buy gift card that had $2.73 on it and an opened pack of gum. His birthday was 2 weeks later and I had already gotten him a really expensive pair of soccer goalie gloves. I waited until Christmas that year to give him those gloves after the soccer season was over
My fiance grandfather once gave us stuff from around his house. I got a used vhs tape of trains and she got an unwashed scarf
Oodrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(i feel really ungrateful typing this ew) for my fifteenth birthday, my grandmother got me a children's bible (with the pictures and everything) and a very colourful plastic rosary that looked like something you'd find in a dollar store. I'm pagan. this could have been her attempt to convert me, but nobody in my family actually knows.
A jigsaw, a Calamity James football shirt, and a fat ball bird feeder.
My parents loved jigsaws, my brother loved reading re-prints of classic copies of the Beano, especially the bits with Calamity James, and I lived in a dingy student apartment with a rodent problem. The bird seed fat balls were not eaten by birds.
I was so taken aback that I forgot to look grateful. I then felt bad for really upsetting my mother.
When I was 14 my nana got me a 4 pack of knee high phat farm socks. She was really excited to give them to me and was normally a pretty good gift giver so I was really pumped before I opened them. I played it pretty cool but my sister didn't. She just blurted out "nana these socks suck"
Holovir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I loved GI Joe and Star Wars and one Christmas there was a bunch of presents under the tree. There ended up being a bunch of star wars and GI Joe toys and even a remote control R2D2. Later that evening I had to help my step dad put them on the wall of his gaming room and wasn't allowed to touch them again. Was a disappointing Christmas.
A patient (weโll call her J) just told me this story:
Her mom was wearing a cute maroon dress and asked J if she liked it, J said yes and her mom said โgood, itโs your Christmas present!โ Apparently her mom wonโt stop wearing it places and J hasnโt gotten to wear it once.
When I was a kid I received a kid-themed calendar (Muppets or something) for the current year. So it was only good for another week.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SIL gave my nephew a trip to Iceland. Drew out the present and everything with elaborate scrapbook pages and almost like hints on each page until you got to the end said something about going to Iceland.
My BIL was supposed to take him. They never went. Never mentioned it again. That was all he got from them that year.
In 2008 I got two hardcore straight porn movies, not in their shrink-wrap, wrapped nicely, from my grandmother. I'm gay.
How did this happen? It was certainly a "What in the hell" moment, as I opened my gifts. I had been delayed on a flight to Pittsburgh, from the west coast (this was the year of their big Snowmagaddon,) and by the time I made it to Pittsburgh International, it was noon. I get picked up, and everyone has already opened all their gifts, except for me. So, Mama and I go downstairs, and at this point, I still lived at home with my parents and my younger brother, and "Santa" got us our big gift for the year...a Blu-Ray player. This was when they first came out and were super fancy and new.
So, the theme for this Christmas was movies. I open a few gifts from my parents, and its DVDs of tv series (remember when this was a thing everyone wanted, before we could just binge them on Netflix?) and some other movies. Then, I get to my grandmother's gifts....and the first one is just another season of a show. The second one I open, and its a nice hardcore porn movie. I'm clearly horrified, and my mom just asks me what could be wrong, so I toss it to her, and she is, understandably, equally confused at this situation.
So, we just go to the big family dinner a bit later, where grandmama is with our entire family, and try to pull her aside. The story we got was that it was in the bottom of the box my mom had gotten from Walmart.com and given to my grandmother on the instruction of "wrap these to Brad from you." My mom did this pretty often as the years went on, it was just way easier for everyone if she would do the shopping for my grandma.
We asked her why should still wrap something like that, and she said it seemed weird, but it was in the bottom of the box under the other movies, and she knew we were a liberal family, and maybe I wanted them...and that my mother had told her the TV show in the box was about lesbians. It seems that the box had the two adult movies in the bottom and the regular movies / seasons of The L Word on top of them. She's since passed, and had a massive brain injury in a car wreck that took her from able bodied to dementia for the last five years of her life, so we never got to know the real story. We just politely told her we would never bring it up again.
My in laws gave my brother in law a 70+ inch Samsung flat screen and a MacBook pro one christmas. My wife...who I should mention is a step child got 2 bath towels. Yes. 2 bath towels.
ex_oh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Radar detector after I got a speeding ticket I didn't deserve.
Drive a silver civic, cop must have seen someone else speeding.
My mom got a me a miniature blowup pool with little plastic fish and a fishing rod. She said "because you always sit on the toilet for 30 minutes!"
Jedor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade, my class did a secret santa. We were just supposed to just buy fun little cheap toys to mess around with at recess.
The kid who got my name was one of those boys who wore a suit and thought he was smarter than everyone else cause he was like one year older, he gave me cologne. Cheap cologne.
This is for sure getting buried, but my parents never remembered my birthday. Not once save for the year that they came unannounced to my dorm room with a party platter of rotten fruit, a coffee flavoured cake (which my mom handed my while acknowledging I hate coffee) and a the DVD set of Planet Earth (which I fucking LOVE). She then informed me that the Planet Earth set was hers, but she was letting me borrow it.
My ex girlfriend's mother presented me with a gift while I was at work last year. It was a personalized t-shirt that had my name on it. Her mom told me she wanted her to bring it to me since it would've been awkward for this girl to after the break up. Her mom made me open in front of her and it honestly scared the shit out of me but I pretended to like it. Wtf.
jujberr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt bought me a box of trash bags one Christmas.
My dadโs ex-gf decided one year to give me her old used mis-matched beach towels, right after buying herself a nice new set of those super fancy ones.
vxs96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
uxdave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$150 gift card to a fancy restaurant group. Great gift? It is until you take out a girl you're desperately trying to impress to discover someone already used $145.47 of the $150 gift card. Yah! I made very little money at the time (college student) and literally had to pay my last $75 until I got paid again, then when I got paid again had to make the walk of shame to pay the remaining balance a week later. Even more fun. That is the worst gift I ever received...
My grandmother went to Africa and brought back some tacky...instruments? I think theyre instruments.
There was no thought in this gift. It was a burden that was probably passed to me because nobody else wanted them.
She also tried to pass the Jewish equivalent of an elf on a shelf on to me and my dad. It was called The Mensch on a bench and my dad was immediately like no no no no no
My mum gave me an old lunch box that had a mummified sandwich and apple in it. She found it in the garage whilst cleaning and thought it'd be hilarious to give it to me as a joke. Clearly she thought I'd stopped using it and had left the food in there when I chucked it in the garage.
In my high schools random secret Santa gift exchange I was gifted a piece of note book paper with some pencil drawn doodles of pine trees and snowmen and a note saying I was โcoolโ and they wished me a merry Christmas! It looked as though they forgot to get anything so they made it real quick at school so that they would be allowed to accept their own gift (rules were you had to give a gift in order receive one in the random secret Santa exchange).
stann0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, our Dept manager gave everyone a $2 coupon to our company cafeteria. After a year of mandatory overtime, nothing would have been less insulting.
My first year on reddit I joined the secret Santa thing. My person sent me a letter (no card, just notebook paper) giving his two cents on my two posts I had had. I haven't participated since....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma bought my cousin's a Super Nintendo with several games which they opened in front of me and I got a scrapbook. I was around 9 I believe. What 9 year old wants a scrapbook? I remember thinking she must've given me the scrapbook on accident...
VICGUY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jigsaw puzzle mat - basically a cloth mat that you build your jigsaw puzzles on, then when you need to put it away you just roll it up.
1) I don't do jigsaw puzzle
2) I don't own jigsaw puzzles
3) I serioulsy doubt this mat would be able to be rolled up with a semi-completed puzzle on it without breaking the pieces off...
I told my fiance's family that I was a really big Star Wars fan so for Christmas they bought me a children's trivia game where all the answers were just rhymes with the correct one (i.e. Glabba the Hutt was an option). They then asked me every time I saw them for the next few months if it was fun and if I'd opened it.
Yesterday, I received a ballpoint pen from my grandma for my birthday. A card came, as well, but no money - just a pen. Oh well, at least I can use it.
jem3278 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, a co-worker (who was somewhat of a supervisor to me) gave me a used wine stopper, a random cat figurine, and a box of Dryel (that stuff that lets you dry clean your clothes in your dryer). She was an odd person, so it wasn't all that surprising that she'd throw together such a random assortment.
When my wife and I got married, a great aunt on her side gave us a pot holder and oven mitt set. They were used, stains and all. But that's not even the worst part, they are Easter themed. They have bunnies and Easter eggs on them... The only bright side is that we wrapped them and gave them to my mother in law for Christmas and we all had a good laugh, then a year later she gave them back to us for Christmas. This has been going on for six years now...
One Christmas when I was younger I decided to regift my siblings items I had stolen from their bedrooms. Needless to say they werenโt as happy as I was for coming up with such technique... brb, looking for their comments in this thread.
My grandpa wasn't the greatest at giving gifts. I laugh thinking about it now, but as a kid, it was brutal. After a few years, I just accepted it.
One year he got me "adopted" a whale for me. The organization sent me a picture and said "here's a picture of your whale". Problem was, he "adopted" one for my brother too and he got the same picture of a whale's tail, just with a piece of paper saying that it had a different name.
The next year, I got a canvas lunch bag with a bunch of fire ants printed on it. It was some organization dedicated to "saving" the North American Fire Ant. Like... who cares about fire ants?
Another year, he "adopted" a tiger for me, which was objectively cooler than the whale. At least my brother and I got different lion pictures post cards.
When I was 13, I was a pretty heavy kid. He gave me probably my first non-charity gift: a used Member's Only jacket. Note this was 1993, and I had not seen one in about 5 years. I thought there were no more members. It was also a size too small. Since it was used, it could not be returned. His response to my mom was that I should lose weight and fit in it then.
edit: fixed grammar
DBJ99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was a razor for Christmas, even though I didn't have any facial hair. My mum had passed away and my dad tried to play it off as "your mum wanted to give it to you" but I think he just wanted me to stop using his razor every 6 months to shave off the three wisps of hair on my lip
When I was 8, my aunt gave me a rock for my birthday. Just a painted rock. Wasnโt special in any way that I can recall other than that it was painted blue and had my name on it. So yeah. A rock was the worst gift I ever got.
I think the second one would have to be a paper weight with my initial some amount of years later. Both of these were serious gifts.
cleav26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 18 my Mum and Dad got me ten different plastic containers of varying sizes. They said that the containers would be useful for when I move out, I still havenโt found a use for any of them and they kept most of them when I moved out anyway.
When I was 11, I got an eraser from my mother along with a lesson on why Jehovah disapproves of Christmas and why I should too. It was the last family Christmas we celebrated as a family.
When I entered adulthood, I started celebrating Christmas again with my siblings since none of them are religious. It's always a small thing, but we have fun.
Kwopp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
mr423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shortly after a particularly painful break up my Dad gave me a single plate and a single bowl for Christmas. As if to say "you will be eating alone from here on out."
Except they didn't come with any tags and no soda cans ...
We had no idea what they were even. My mom had the bright idea that they were life-preservers for our two small dogs ... because well, they look like life jackets ... and we had no idea what they were for.
It wasn't until YEARS later that my aunt and her family visited and we asked her in person what they were.
On my 15th birthday I got a noose from one of my classmates. There was nothing to it, no cash or a gift card, just a noose. All the guys in the class used to joke around about suicide, but it was still a pretty weird thing to do, especially since there were about 10 or 15 people, half of them girls, sitting around the table who all got visually awkward.
I later learned from some other classmates that he was going to give me about 15 usd with it, but spent all the money one CS:GO.
blademak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Semi relevant... growing up, we weren't rich by any means. I sorta knew this too. One time I was invited to a classmate's birthday party, so I asked mom please please please can I go but also I need a really nice present for him because this is the first birthday party I've been invited to. She went out and bought a toy that essentially is a power drill. It was an accessory for a line of toys that I vaguely remember now but at the time didn't own (I'll call it TOY). I was afraid that my friend also didn't have anything from the TOY line so the accessory item would have been irrelevant, so on the day of the party I faked sick so I wouldn't have to go. BTW I was right, my friend didn't own any TOY stuff, so the gift would have been pointless. God bless my mom for trying with what she had, but that could have been a really shitty gift.
Every year for xmas my sister and I have kind of a "who got the worst gift from crazy grandpa" contest. Hes a bit of an odd man so we've gotten used lint brushes, a (new thankfully) toilet brush, old lipstick from his x girlfriends, taxidermy grouse tails with perfume smeared on them, and so much more. My mom got an old decoy duck still splattered in blood. Hes not old and senile, hes always done this.
For a secret Santa for band class Freshman year this guy got me gatorade and a condom. I was sick with the flu that day so I didn't hear about this until a year later.
Funny dude. He's in prison for trying to murder someone for a lottery ticket, which was less funny.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy cow I actually have a contribution! Not my gift, but my brother's.
So a little backstory, my brother has always been extremely intelligent, and the year prior to this birthday had competed at the county-level spelling bee. He'd been reading full-on novels since about the fourth grade. He learned his numbers and letters around age two. He's a clever dude.
Anyway, we had an aunt who was a little different, and had some rough things going on in her life (that we didn't know much about at the time, being children) but that always made her seem a little..."off"...to us kids. In her wonderful eccentricity and general weirdness she decided to gift my brother, the spelling-bee-competing, fully-able-to-read-novels middle-schooler...
My Dad bought everybody in the family (6 of us) a nice hardback book and had a really nice โAngry_Apolloโs last name Family Book Collectionโ tag placed inside like he wanted us to all eventually have our own library of books he recommended. I donโt even know the title but my Dad is super religious, listens to Rush Limbaugh, and a closet racist, so I returned mine to Barnes & Noble for store credit and bought some CDs. A couple days later I noticed 3 of my other siblings had left their copies laying around so I returned all of those copies too. They were around $25 each.
SpruxHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I'm an oblivious asshole and say shit I'm thinking without consideration of others.
I volunteered at a hospital and we had a secret Santa around Christmas time. Everyone got their presents, but the girl that was doing mine couldn't get it to me in time. When I finally received it, it was a beanie and a grumpy cat book. I liked the beanie, but when I saw the grumpy cat book I said out loud "not this fucking cat, it's so annoying". I realized what I did and apologized but yeah I knew I was a dick in that situation.
For my birthday, A friend gave me his own personal copy of The Beatles "Revolver," because of the sentimental value it holds for him -- he lost his virginity while it was playing
Haven't once touched it.
EDIT: I also received as a secret santa gift a novelty ice cube tray that made dracula ice cubes. I had given someone a copy of the mighty boosh seasons 1-3 cuz they mentioned how much they loved it months before.
Chrismas ornaments. I'm not sure why anyone gives these as a gift. I personally don't decorate for Christmas plus it's too late to use them for that year.
My ex-MIL once got me multiple bottles of soap ( 12-14 I can't remember now). It was fancy Victoria's Secret soap but I don't use anything like that as I'm allergic to a lot of fragrances ( she knew) and had never mentioned liking or wanting. She thought it was the best gift ever. I ended up re-gifting most of them to co-workers who liked that sort of thing.
A $10 pleather cowboy vest that was part of a cowboy Halloween costume. My aunt sent it as a Christmas gift when I was 18.
The reason I know it belonged to a cowboy costume is because I tried to return it and they refused to take it due to the fact it was missing the chaps.
To this day I have no idea what my aunt did with those chaps....
EDIT: it's worth noting that I live in Southern Ontario, Canada.
Nilocor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The universal studios game for Gamecube. It's just an awful, awful game, and I really tried to like it, but damn. My brother helped my Mom pick it out. I think he knew I wouldn't like it.
One year for my birthday my long distance girlfriend of 2 years told me she cheated on me. Yhe next year on my birthday I found out from a mutual friend that she got engaged to the dude...on my birthday....
Quaisy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday my ex-gf got me a small $12 wind up music box of a song that I've never heard, from a movie that I've never seen. This was just one of many signs that she didn't care anymore.
I ended up giving it to a friend who knew someone who loves the movie.
In school as an awkward 14 year old I was invited to a kids birthday party. Not having really been to many teenage birthday parties before I had no idea what kind of gifts were expected. We had spent much of our childhood in borderline poverty, giving gifts had often been homemade with very little expense, but through scholarships and income support had ended up in a good school with kids from wealthy families.
This wouldโve been mid-90โs, and CDs were expensive. My older brother had saved up for the Fugees album The Score, and while we were at the old HMV music store I bought a 5 pack of blank cassette tapes, copied the CD onto one and wrapped it up along with the other 4 blank tapes. This was my gift.
When I arrived at the party everyone was handing over their gifts on arrival, which were then put among a huge pile in the corner. As they were unwrapped it became obvious these were all great gifts, basketballs, footballs, expensive toys, remote controlled cars etc. Then my pack of blank tapes and a bootleg copy of my brothers CD.
The embarrassment of that moment lives with me to today, 20 years later, and itโs safe to say I was never invited back to any of the cool kids parties. But that CD was excellent and I wouldโve been so happy to have received it, bootlegged tape cassette or otherwise. It took me a long time to realise it, but that moment taught me a lot about the value of gifts, and while it might have been a terrible gift for that specific time and place, one mans terrible gift is another mans prized possession.
Siletha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me his old used t shirt with a hole in it. He also gave my aunt a can of tuna for christmas. Weird guy.
nohayho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I did Reddit Secret Santa and my Santa gave me a penny that looked almost moldy and a gum wrapper. Not a collectible penny that was special, just a generic dirty penny. I would have been happy with just a card, even. That user posted their gift and their Secret Santa bought him a Kindle.
Google home. My friends and family know I value my privacy but some idiot (former) friend decided she would "try to get to see things her way" I threw it out and haven't talked to her since. That's like me getting her a Faraday cage.
Ksjagman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:43:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"My friends and family know I value my privacy"
Yet you use Reddit
Dieselmh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MsWhimsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't a terrible gift... Just poor timing.
Each Christmas Eve my brother and I were allowed to open one gift, saving the rest for Christmas day. One year my parents chose what gift to give my older brother. It was in a tiny box and I was also given a tiny box so that's what I chose to open.
When I was a kid, my Great-Grandma, who lived through the Great Depression, probably spent under $5 on gifts for the entire extended family.
One year we all got these chincy plastic coinpurses with a quarter inside. They had the name of a local bank on the outside so I'm pretty sure she got them for free and only provided the quarter.
Another year we all got a single pair of tube socks tied together with a ribbon. She bought a 20-pack of tube socks and just gave each of us a pair.
As a kid, we were never excited about Christmas at her house.
For my 18th I got a cheap tv ( which I paid for) off my parents my sister got a car and for my 21st they gave me a plain blue t shirt that was to big and the neck to tight to be even comfortable
My reddit secret Santa saw I liked Star Wars and sent me a plastic heavily used Jar-Jar mask broken down the middle. The note said it was so it would fit in the box.
When i was 7 I got a very tiny hammer. Not a toy hammer, an actual hammer, just scaled down to fit a child hand.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a towel last year for Christmas, just so I could stop grabbing his
Edit: I change my mind. When I was 8, my extend family invited my family for Christmas. Around midnight, my parents told them we were heading home to open gifts. But my Grandaunt insisted on us staying for opening Christmas gifts. Well, they gave everyone a gift including the all the other children except my parents, my siblings, and I.
They always seemed to exclude us out for everything. They never invited us for any holidays in the past (except this one). Every time we went over, they would say rude comments. So, after they gave everyone expensive gifts, they ignored us the rest of the time there
Last year, December 12th, I was at the mall. I bumped in my Grandaunt, which I havenโt seen her in over 5 years. (We donโt keep in contact even though she lives 20 minutes away) I thought to myself, weโre family! We need to get along, no matter the past. I cheerfully waved and went up to her to give her a hug.
Me: โHey! Good to see you!โ
Grandaunt: โyou still havenโt fixed your teeth?? Iโm sure you can find a good insurance to fix your teeth!โ
I acted like normal and said bye. I got braces this year, BUT I hope I donโt bump into her. I donโt want her to think I did it for her. I had to, My teeth were being pushed out from my wisdom teeth coming in. One of my K9โs was really far out, i could probably pull it out.
FYI, I just left the dentist and got my braces off!! Merry Christmas to me !
My aunt gave me a small wrapped package a few Christmases ago. My sister squished the package and laughed saying it felt like a pack of tissues and we all busted out laughing saying "She would never do that!"
We opened it and behold, a pocketbook size pack of tissues.
I was 14 it was 2001 and had bought this really awesome"pleather" jacket. It fit a tallish teenage chubster and made me look pretty okay. I live in a really cold city in Canada. So my plastic jacket started cracking and fell apart. My dad who was the sweetest man alive felt bad. So he went out and bought the ugliest bomber jacket in existence to replace my jacket. Not even so ugly it was ironically cool. It was already pretty beat up and had bright green fabric sleeves that had a couple of leather stripes. And in an almost comic sans font it said 'grad 95'. I told him I would never wear it and it was the ugliest jacket in existence. Although I appreciated it very much that he bought it. He was pretty heart broken. I felt bad for my shitty unappreciative additude. But it really was the ugliest jacket in existence.
This happened just a few weeks ago. A little back story, my friend comes in town a few times a year from working out of town alot to see his family and visit his daughter. He makes well over 6 figures and is maybe 5 years older than me. I'm 23. When he comes into town we always go out for drinks and hit a casino. He has a few vehicles and like I said before has alot of money socked away. He told me that he would be leaving town in a couple days and he would leave me with his truck and around 5 thousand that he had in his truck and the tools in his truck too. He takes me by my house so I can get cleaned up and when I come back outside he's gone. He tells me he went to go visit family for a while and I understood and waited. And waited. And waited. He never responded again and presumably left town for work. I'm not mad and I know he will come back and hangout but I was kinda let down and disappointed
Tl;dr: friend was supposed to give me a truck and 5 thousand to help me get started in life and left town
Socks. For the last 18 years I've recieved socks (as well as 2-3 $1scratch off's) for christmas. Wouldn't be all that bad except they're from my mother and always the wrong size, there's never a receipt/she "doesn't remember" where she got them. Every. Single. Year. I'm 30. ๐
Dmitrium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11-12 years old, my little brother (ans my mom probly) decided to buy me an icon of St Mary for my birthday. I was really upset, even some cand would have been better.
To rub salt in the wounds, that thing stayed in the room I was sharing with my brother for many years.
I'm late to the party but there it goes: my grandmother paid university for my brother and gave me her old set of washer and dryer because that's equivalent apparently.
It wasn't the worst gift because the gift itself was ok, but there was a card inside the box for the person that gave it to me. So it was obviously a re-gift, made worse by the fact that the giver had this long story about why they got it for me.
My grandmother was this strange little passive aggressive bitch, she didnโt like my mum very much and took it out out me and my sis.
Sheโd show it real good at Christmas time and would buy all the other grandkids, my cousins (all great people by the way,) remote controlled cars, stereos and art supplies or dolls and my sis and I would get noticeably crappy presents.
So this one Christmas she gifted my sister a stained crocheted little side-table cloth that weโd seen around her cottage for years and I got a terracotta pot that sheโd stuffed a cucumber into, used some low-cost chocolates as โsoilโ, and then poked loads of toothpicks into to make it look like a cactus..
The adults were all outraged, me and my sis were around 5 & 8 respectively so we were just so disappointed which I guess was her plan in the first place.
Goddammit I'm so mad I was late to this thread, I have so many gems from over the years! My dad's side of the family is notoriously horrible at gift-giving; my grandma was the worst, even though she was an absolutely lovely person.
When my dad asked for a camera for Christmas (he was getting really into photography), they got him a little kids toy camera that didn't actually take pictures. The next year he asked for it again and they got him a disposable camera. He stopped asking for cameras after that.
When I was 8 or 9 my grandma got me a door-hanger sign for my birthday that said "Do not Disturb" on it. She said it was to keep my little brother out. My brother and I shared a room.
My dad got my mom a pair of $120 jeans three sizes too small for their 20th anniversary. My mom is the last person who would ever want designer jeans, she gets all her clothes at Target and TJ Maxx. I remember him showing me so proud and I was like 17 and I froze up. I asked him if he was really sure that's what he wanted to get her and he hugged me and said "I knew she'd love it!"
For Christmas 3 years ago my aunt and uncle got me and my brother matching Santa hats that had the New Orleans Saints logos on them. We're not from New Orleans, and we have absolutely no connection to Louisiana of any kind. Still confused about that one tbh.
And my personal favorite...for my high school graduation, I got a box of cake mix from the store from my grandparents. They were so excited to give it to me because I've always liked to cook. My brother got a pack of pink disposable razors for his graduation.
redogue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late mother-in-law had a naughty/nice list. If you were on her good list, you'd get a fantastic gift. On Christmas Eve we'd gather at her house for a meal, then she would pass out gifts. The first year I got an expensive bottle of perfume and the next she gave my husband and me a trip to Colonial Williamsburg. The third year I was given a broken reindeer ornament and my husband was given a sock. I never went there again for Christmas Eve. I refused to participate in her mean game.
When my wife and I got married a couple years ago someone gave us a cold stone gift card as a wedding gift. We finally got around to using it the other day and it only had $3.37 on it.
The sad thing is we know that was our first time using it and unless someone felt like just putting $3.37 on it itโs likely that it was a leftover card that someone had given them. Better than nothing I guess
I accidentally started a stupid tradition of getting bad gifts to each other with my best friend five years ago.We were real weeaboos and fanatic about Japan, but neither of us hadn't been there. For some goddamn reason I bought him a CD of the announcements in a train in Japan. It was so shitty he avenged by getting worse and worse gifts each year.
For my last birthday, he just threw a broken grocery store plastic bag at me. Inside there was a pancake that had a panflute baked in it. He had intentionally put salt instead of sugar in the dough, so the pancake was inedible. The panflute was unplayable because of all the grease and dough on it. It was really messy getting the panflute out of the pancake.
Kaien_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chinese checkers two years in a row by the same person.
psilvs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me personally, but my brother. One of my brothers got like 10 boxes, each one a little smaller than the one before it, and put every box within the bigger box. Inside the smallest box was a plastic orange.
My mom gave my wife and I a pillow pet as a joint Christmas gift. My sisters and BILs were opening shoes, jewelry, kitchenware, camera equipment, and we opened up a pillow pet. At the time, my wife and I were 31 and 28, respectively.
Itโs the thought that counts?
Bonus: the same year, she gave me the same light up football that my nephews (13, 8, and 6) received.
When I was in second grade I had a party at the local skating rink. One kid got me a card that said they had donated vitamins to kids in need in my name. That's it. I mean, that's great and all, but not exactly what an 8 year old wants for their birthday.
Hopefully I'll be on this list soon enough, this year I got everyone 4in figurines of myself. I have a friend who works for a 3D design company and they were making figurines and I volunteered to have them made of me and bought 12 of them.
For my 8th grade graduation my grandma gave me a bottle of Heinz Yellow Mustard because she remembered I like mustard. I still have the bottle of mustard.. and I'm 28.
A gift card to a sporting goods store that went out of business and shut it's doors about a month or so before Christmas. It really wasn't that surprising since it was a gift from my alcoholic aunt.
Come to think of it, she also gave me a $20 Subway gift card for my birthday, a couple of months earlier, that was empty. She must have been hitting the bottle pretty hard that fall/winter.
Edit:
I just remembered the "present" my gf git me for my bday this past year. It was a 4 night trip on a cruise. She paid for my ticket which was about $300 which was more than I would've wanted her to spend on me but this "gift" was really just a way to get me to take time off work to go on vacation. After it was all said and done, that gift cost me just over $2000 because I ended up paying for everything on the cruise and missed a paycheck (no pto). She won $400 in the casino on the ship, which she said could go to our trip expenses. But I never saw a dime of it. So she basically got a $600 trip for herself for $200 while it cost me more than 2 grand to go on that same trip I didn't really want to go on. Happy bday to me....
One more... when I was about to turn 16, my step mother asked me honestly what I would like for my birthday. I said, "A decent used car would be nice"
She threw me a birthday breakfast. A surprise birthday breakfast. With friends... yes. Girls were there.
As I tried to fix my bed head, she then gave me a 1966 Ford Mustang.... Hot Wheels.
She's dead now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents insisted we move my grandparents across the country to where we live, and they said they were all packed up (they werenโt they had half a box of tacks in the living room) We had to pack up a truck and then escort them to the airport and a several hour flight. Lots of interrupting racist rants and hate about a โAl quedaโ passenger a few seats in front of us.
Turns out my grandpa (a certified dickbiscuit) had a grudge on me for โbreaking my motherfucking goddamn lampโ (his house was completely dark, my grandma and him only had light from the tv because they always closed the blinds in every room and owned no lamps, at all. Come Christmas time, he gives my brother 20 bucks and and the newest Pokรฉmon game (he ended up selling it anyway)
I got..... an onion that had been sitting on the shelf of their garage for six years, I got a cardboard box, that had this onion that had sprouted greenery from the top and had clung to life in an icy cold northeastern garage for years, after giving me the onion out of his new apartment that my family moved him into, he cackled and told me to โfuck off you butterfinger lamp breaking cuntโ and flipped me off as I walked out the door
I got the last word though, I had taken up botany as a hobby last year and saved any plants unfortunate enough to come into the clutches of my family,
So thanksgiving this year, they come in to eat, and over on the windowsill is that onion, now flowering and full of life, he scowled at me and as he walked out the door, knocked over the poor onion and stomped on it,
Tl;dr
Grandpa is a vengeful dick
Grandpa thinks I broke his (nonexistent) lamp
Grandpa gave an old, sad onion as a Christmas gift
I turned the tables and revived said onion, even making it flower
Asshole of a grandpa knocks over and steps on now living onion as vengeance for... something
Three "blow up doll sheep" from 3 friends who didn't know each other.
I still can't figure out what about 19 year old me screamed "sheep fucker"
Monk-ish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at an office holiday party with a secret Santa/gift swap thing. I received 3 small jars of opened spices (e.g. oregano, pepper, etc) that were two years expired.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought a flesh light for my girlfriend as a joke, she wasn't happy lol
My dad gave me a "learn respect as a teenager" type book. Tought it was a great joke (I can be a jackass, and my sister and I could be asses) so I said "great joke!" While laughing.... Only for him to say that he was dead serious... Oops. Rest of the night was kinda akward.
It wasn't horrible or anything, but a cousin once, together with his father, picked out a red pillow for me with that famous Che Guevara picture.
I didn't want it and didn't understand why they chose it because I didn't really like the whole war and killing thing about him. As icons and symbols go I'd rather have someone not from a military background.
He didn't know about that and assumed I would like it because I like art and culture.
Four years ago my girlfriend got me.... nothing. She didn't forget and gave no explanation. Just no gift. I got her a bitchin coffee mug and a sweet bracelet. O well.
boypinoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a betamax cartridge of unknown movie in time of streaming.
jilasu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two copies of the book "he's just not that into you"
I served in the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. My parents next door neighbor was like 100 years old at the time sent me some knitted socks, and some rhubarb she had grown in her garden. Imagine this, mail was only sent to the front line once a week or so and postage from the UK was about 13 days. This Vegetable had sat in a fucking padded envelope in a hanger, in desert heat for about 3 weeks. Thoughtful as fuck but rancid.
We did secret santa at work one year at a Hilton, I received a Hilton mug. I didn't take it home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a dress from her (notoriously cheap but very well off) elder sister. The size was too big so we went to change the size. Store assistant said the stopped selling that dress years ago. We went to get a refund. The cashier gave us a funny look and dropped $1.80 into my wifes hands.
For my 16th Birthday last year, my mom had no idea what to get me so she got a bunch of those cheap plastic toys that you'd find in the waiting room of a children's dental office.
sox815 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time for Christmas my McDonald's toy went missing the night before. The next day I unwrapped it as one of my presents.
Monster in law got me a nice electric razor. Thought it was great, until I opened it and saw lots of hairs under the blade guard! Cheap ass got me a used razor!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
religious books from my grandma. I'm not religious.
My brother and I were living with our aunt for a while and she definitely had her favorites. My brother got some brand new x box game and other little trinkets, and she got me t-shirt from a discount store that still had the clearance sticker on it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked for a neighbor doing yard work one Christmas season. He would pay me every two weeks like a regular job. I worked Christmas Eve for him and he told me that he included a Christmas bonus for me. Excited to see what I had received I opened the check to find he gave me an extra 1.25 as my bonus. Merry Christmas ya filthy animal
Over the years I've gotten some bad presents, at least confusing ones.
At 10 or 11 my aunt and uncle got me tidy whites, that were way too big
13 or so I got a boxers from my parents that had icecream meting at the front and it said "Good Stuff"... That was uncomfortable to say the least.
At 14 I got a cross with Jesus on it from another aunt. More confusing as I'm not any form of Christen.
17 or so. A girl I was seeing knew I lived music. I had a decent collection of classic blues and some classic r&b artists. She decided that I would like a group called Shy, a bad version of boys 2 men, because they were from the early 90s and old.
While my wife has given me some amazing gifts over the years, I'll never forget the envelope of cash. All the more confusing as we share money. After that I told her if she doesn't know what to get, I'd rather nothing. I want something from the heart, not money. I've since gotten nothing a few times, but amazing gifts others.
I could keep going for a bit, but these are off the top of my head
When I was about 13 my grandparents (southern MN farmers) gave me a bottle of "Magnet" brand cologne. I smelled it, instantly got a headache. Never put any on, never discovered if it really provided any animal magnetism.
Looking back it was one of the best gifts ever. Had so many laughs and references over the years within our family - still comes up almost every Christmas, long after they have passed.
This is gonna get lost but one year I did a secret santa with a group of friends, and a friend of my friend had gotten my name so I got an ornament that they made with their name and the year 2014 (it was 2015) written on it.
Yeah, but its a pretty good gift from a 7 year old.
At 15 I got a dollar store hairbrush "set" which was a brush, two combs, and a mirror (maybe some hair bands?) from the dollar store, all in this ridiculous lime green molded plastic. The hair brush could've been used for information gathering, it HURT to use. It came from my 4 year old cousin who had proudly bought it at some kind of kid's "gift fair" at school.
I had just shown my girlfriend at the time this new album (on CD) that I had just picked up and really liked - I played the thing for her. The next week for my birthday she got me the exact same CD saying that she remembered that I liked the band.
Pyroxium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my brother got an old Dictionary for Christmas.
Kwerby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a $25 copy of "Gray's Anatomy", which to be fair made for a nice display piece on the bookshelf since it had gold trim and shit.
Me: one year when I was 3 my grandma asked me if I liked the movie "the prince of Egypt". I said no, not at all, definitely not. On Christmas I opened a copy of the prince of Egypt and being 3, said what I was thinking honestly and got in trouble.
My fiance: he asked his dad for guitar hero and got a plastic toy guitar from the toy store at 13.
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if you ask your grandkid if they like a certain movie and they say no, don't give the grandkid the movie.
A letter with 20 euro's in it with 15 on it (It was tot my 15th birthday) from my grandfather.
I got it on my uncle's 51st birthday which is 4 months afterparty mine and he didn't bother putting a card in.
This doesn't sound that bad so far you moght think, problem is, he gives everyone the same card die their birthdays and doesn't bother coming to them but lets others give them.
My parents recently remodeled their entire garden, removing trees, repaving etc. my dad took lots of pictures. He put them on a dvd. He gave me a copy. Why would I ever want to watch those pictures?????
I have an aunt that I don't like. Once year she got all the kids cool toys and such, and gave me a snack bag of mini-marshmallows with sharpie written on the bag "Snowman Poop."
Kazarath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gonorrhea.
mvsr990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three years in a row my brother gave me heavy gloves and a thick wool scarf - I live in a climate where the most I've ever needed is a $6 hoodie from Target.
It's a tie between a secret santa I was given hand lotion and for my birthday I got a Ken doll. . . I am a adult who really doesn't care what he looks like and that's what people thought I would like ๐
My mom was always the best gift giver. She spent a lot of time and money buying my cousins, uncle, and aunt gifts. They got some cool stuff.
I open my gift from them. Itโs a T-shirt made of that same crappy stretch material that book covers for text books are made out of... and itโs a picture of French fries. The whole shirt is just French fries. My brother got the exact same thing. It had to be from the dollar store. My uncle is an accountant. I๏ธ skipped the thank you part that year.
For my highschool graduation my aunt and uncle gave me a taped up brown cardboard box that weighed a ton. Inside was a bunch of loose change and a piece of plastic dog poop on top. They laughed like crazy but I just gave them a puzzled look and said thanks. All in all it ended up being around 30 bucks so I guess it wasn't too bad, thank goodness for coinstar.
Rhuber16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A zoom book. Like one of those books that start zoomed in and slowly zooms out to a bigger picture. There were like 15 pages. Got it when I was 18 from the aunt that was notorious for giving the worst gifts. She validated that.
All my friends where getting PS3s as gifts and on my Birthday I got a bag just the right size and just the right weight as a PS3 box. It was bed sheets.
My ex bf adored redheads. ( I'm a redhead ) However, as time went on I realized that he fetishized my hair and overall appearance, so much so that he had an aversion to girls who had brown nipples, areolas or buttholes.
So our first Christmas Eve comes and bf makes a big deal off sitting me by the tree and presenting me with a big beautiful jewelery box and another wrapped box in a velvet bag. OOOooooh !So exciting and romantic.
Nope. The douchebag had given me a huge jeweled butt-plug and a jar of skin bleaching cream.
I died. I just sat there lock jawed and horrified. The cat has a unique toy now though lol.
Looking back, I can't say I've ever had a bad gift, only ones I didn't appreciate at the time (mostly as a kid). One time my dad (who was remarried and I didn't live with him) got me a sheet and comforter set and a video game for Christmas, but I already had both of them--it kind of sucked because I already had them, but since he knew I'd like them they were pretty damn good gifts. When I was about six my uncle, who was active duty Marines at the time and overseas quite a lot, gave me one of those doormat sized throw rugs with a picture of the Fonz on it. I had no freaking clue who the Fonz was so I was baffled more than anything. I found it in a closet a few years later and to this day I still get a laugh out of how thrilled he was to confuse the shit out of me.
A few Christmases ago, my younger sister received a $250 check from our uncle, I received nothing. Just before New Year's he gave me a $15 gift card to Caribou Coffee. I can't consume caffeine for medical reasons, which he knew. Still not sure what I did to earn his disdain.
My (now former) BIL and his third wife went on their honeymoon in the Bahamas and her teenage daughter stayed with us for a week. She was a great kid and I didn't mind her staying at all, even though taking her to and from school was a 45 minute round trip each day.
BIL and SIL text us a few times to check in and mention they got a gift for us. It went from being, "hey, thanks, we got you something" to "OMG YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS AWESOME GIFT WE ARE BRINGING! I BET YOU LITERALLY CRY WHEN YOU SEE IT. ITS SO AWESOME!!"
They return to get the kid and we get the present: a toothpick holder. Shaped like a pink dolphin with water and oil (?) and tiny seashells inside. They were so proud of this ugly thing. I was waiting for the "gotcha!" moment, but they were completely serious. I thanked them politely.
My four year old dropped it and it shattered a month later, thank god.
My mother in law gets me xmas slippers, an Xmas t-shirt, an Xmas jumper and dressing gown
Every year.
I don't even get to their house until about 6pm Xmas day so that makes them potentially useful for about 5hrs.
I have never, ever, worn slippers or dressing gowns. I don't like them. She's known this for the entire 10 years I've been sticking it in her daughter.
Why on earth would I need new ones every year?
Xmas mugs too. One each. Every year. She's insane.
Azure013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a set of baby bottles and brush cleaners to clean out said plastic bottles for work secret Santa one year.
I was a 24yo male at the time with no plans of having children? - But there was someone else at my work with a similar name who was expecting a child soon so maybe they thought their gift was for that person?
My way older stepsister worked at a casket factory (my stepdad was 33 years older than my mom) and she gave my parents custom embroidered casket linings (sewing mistakes) that they generously put in embroidery frames to hang. Excited on xmas, I was confused to open framed blue praying hands and my brother opened a monster truck...they even told us they were supposed to be inside of a casket. I couldn't find the mistakes, but I never stopped cringing thinking of the deceased they were meant to be with...and yes, they hung in my room until I left home on my 18th birthday.
It was less about the actual gift itself, but more about the experience. I live with 3 roommates and 1 of them was really broke last year so we agreed a secret Santa would be appropriate. The day of our gift exchange I was the only one with just a card, I'm like "okay gift cards and cash aren't bad, just lazy" nope it was a picture of an Amazon fire stick. So then I'm like,"oh sweet, a fire stick. Must just still be in the mail" wrong again. Two months later one of our roommates moved out and left a used Amazon fire stick on the kitchen counter with a note that had my name on it only.....wtf
I went to a private school that had a lot of kids from wealthy families, and we were having a Secret Santa. The $15 limit set by the teacher was clearly ignored. Most of the gifts were super nice, some were just the parents showing off (Big Lego sets, chemistry/science kits, even some video games). My Secret Santa got me a plastic bag of dried out half eaten leftovers from his birthday party the night before. That I wasn't invited to.
It was less about the actual gift itself, but more about the experience. I live with 3 roommates and 1 of them was really broke last year so we agreed a secret Santa would be appropriate. The day of our gift exchange I was the only one with just a card, I'm like "okay gift cards and cash aren't bad, just lazy" nope it was a picture of an Amazon fire stick. So then I'm like,"oh sweet, a fire stick. Must just still be in the mail" wrong again. Two months later one of our roommates moved out and left a used Amazon fire stick on the kitchen counter with a note that had my name on it only.....wtf
A couple of years ago my dad gave me an opened bag of dog bones. Because his dog didn't want them. And to top it off, they were far too small for my dogs and I don't really care for bones. Thanks dad.
When my SO was younger, she got a big box wrapped all nice with nothing in it. Being her nice self, she pretended like an empty box was exactly what she wanted for Christmas. Her grandma just forgot to put the gift in the box.
Well. It's not major compared to some of the things on here. Buuuut...
I like dressing in color. On my wish-list, I specifically requested not-black clothes. I remember saying it aloud countless times.
I proceed to receive a piece of clothing from every person in the family. 80% black. I was inwardly furious and couldn't express it. How did they mess this *** up!?* ... Yeah. Hah.
You remember back in the 80's when those ski jackets were popular that had the sleeves you could zip off? Yeah I was promised one of those; what I received was a corduroy blazer seriously grandma what the fuck?!
Head torch from a petrol station,. It was in front of all of my extended family as we had met up in a pub restaurant for a Christmas meal , everyone was speechless. I had asked for slippers. Edit, this was from my mother and yes it was my only xmas gift.
I had this one uncle who was notorious for handing out gift cards that weren't activated. One time he hosted Christmas for a bunch of families in our community and gave every kid one of these blank gift cards.
It was the year my parents decided to completely switch over from white bread to whole wheat bread. I think I was around seven at the time so I still loved white bread. That year for Christmas I got a loaf of Wonder Bread.
fufikins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was my 12th birthday. My grandpa had invited his wifeโs family to the park to celebrate my birthday. I mainly received clothes, but the coolest gift I got was a stereo from my dad. Iโd been eyeing this stereo for months, but didnโt bother asking for it because we didnโt have a lot of money. So I was extremely surprised and excited that my dad actually pulled through for once! (He has a history of pawning off anything of value.) Well after calling it a day and going back home, I realized that my dad didnโt have my gifts at his place. We called everyone and asked if they had the gifts, but no one did. It turns out that my grandpaโs wifeโs son threw my gifts away claiming that he thought it was trash. And to top it all off, I never did see that stereo again. My dad returned it claiming that he only had it out for layaway and still needed to make payments for it. Because thatโs definitely how it works lol. I never got excited about gifts again after that incident.
EETTOEZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I had a secret Santa in band class last year. It ended up being the Jewish girl who always parties. I got a Jewish calendar.
My dad gave me a Hot Wheels version of his favorite car.
For my 21st birthday. I've never collected or had an interest in cars of any kind. It was the same type of car that he stole my identity in order to finance about 10 years prior.
When I was moving to go to grad school an aunt gave me canvas copies of those awful 90's motivational posters with serene pictures bordered by a black frame and words like "PERSEVERANCE" and a quote underneath (note the words on mine were nothing useful like "perseverance" which would make sense for grad school). Needless to say I found some actual art to grace my apartment walls.
dislob3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first received my gift I really tought it was lazy and of bad taste..
But after 4 years of wearing my mohair wool socks I can say they are the most useful gift I ever received. ( I live up north where its cold for 6 months/ year)
I donโt know if you could really call it a gift, but every year when I used to go trick-or-treating, some guy on our street always used to give out McDonaldโs coupons... expired ones.
jtxboats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret Santa last year I received a Football Hall of Fame t-shirt, nothing about football in my data. GG.
Once I got a newspaper wrapped shoe box that contained my cousins hand me down slacks. They weren't my size, anything I would wear due to the amount of stains, and not even needing slacks...
I was more of a sports and rock n roll kinda kid when I was young. But when I was 12, I mentioned to my mom in passing one day one time that I had never been to an opera and would be interested in going once. A month or so later, on the first night of hannukah, I open my first present and it's opera's greatest hits CD box set. And I'm like, oh ok. Thank you. Not the best present in the world but every holiday season you get some good gifts and some not so great ones so whatever. Second night of hannukah rolls around and I open my second gift. It's a book on the history of opera. I'm again not thrilled, but I put on a brave face, and pretend to like it. Third night rolls around, and I'm opening my third gift, and it's another fucking opera present. And then I came undone.
Ohmysmut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my fiance last year, recieved 3 really cheap VR headsets from different members of our families... he didn't want it to begin with, I had to hold back the laughter after he opened his 3rd one. He was so upset. They were like the ones you would see in the as seen on tv section of Walgreens.
I remember my worst gift of all time fondly. My dad decided to let us open one gift early, but it is his choice. Me and my sister both got something we wanted, made us even more excited. Christmas morning rolled around, and we went downstairs to open our gifts. Now keep in mind, they are all wrapped differently. Open the first one, some graphic t shirts that were much too vulgar to wear to school. Same for my sister. Next gift: No name sweats. Next: T-shirts. One after the other, every present under the tree was opened, and a crappy t shirt, or some pants I would never wear. Meanwhile, he his laughing his ass off, saying "Like your presents you guys?" When we called him on his bullshit, he called us ungrateful and expected us to treat him like the hero. Good job, dad
One year I got rainbow popcorn and well was forced to eat some "to show respect" but then I had an allergoc reaction to it. Now that on its own aint that bad BUT I then got rainbow popcorn as a gift for the next 4 fucking years not even as a joke and they still tried to make me eat it! Last year I had a spit and messaged all of them individually to say dont get me rainbow popcorn please.
I finally got something that wasnt rainbow popcorn :') An expired open bag of chips, I was actually happy they listened for once
Iโm a grown ass man. A kid gave me one of his toys as a gift. Newsflash kiddo, Iโm a grown ass man with money problems. A used and chewed toy wonโt help with my financial mistakes. Get a job.
An unwanted pet of an animal I did not like, probably could have been worse if I was also allergic, and no it wasn't a puppy or kitten, yes I looked after it.
I grew up in foster care and didn't have contact with my mother until I was 12. I personally cut off contact with her when I was 15.
For my fourteenth birthday my mother insisted that I spend it with her in her mental health care home. She didn't get me a gift, I honestly didn't expect one since at this time I knew she wasn't a good human being. The owner of the care home gave me ten dollars and a card, which was really nice. My mother asked me to go back to her room with her and look at the same pictures she showed me every visitation. She closed the door, motioned for me to sit on the bed and asked me for the $10 for cigarettes.
Your fourteen year old son who you single handedly forced into a miserable birthday for your own gain, that you did not get a gift for, giving you his birthday money from a woman who is completely unrelated to the situation. I told her that it fell out of my pocket and she asked if I even loved her then gave up on it luckily. What a wonderful woman.
I gave a friend a video game in middle-school. It was a DS pokemon game that I had enjoyed. I bought him a new copy at $40 even though my family was quite against such a pricy gift, but he was a great friend and worth it.
Comes time for my birthday and I unwrap a book, the newest installment from a series we both enjoy and I thank him kindly for it. He tells me "Yeah, give that back to me as soon as you're done reading it."
If I wanted to be lended a book, I would have gone to the library. I was embarassed, offended, and disappointed that my parents knew I had pushed them to use their money on a person that couldn't even give me a gift in return.
Looking back I shouldn't have been so bummed over it. It was a gift of experience reading it, and he let me do it first. Ah, but at the time...
"A tree has been planted in your name" in a country I've never been to, for an organization that I knew nothing about, and wouldn't give my last dime to now that I know what they support. If you want to asuage your social guilt, fine, but don't pretend you are doing something like this for me. You want to give a donation in my name instead of giving me a gift? Fine. At least pick a charity or org that I actually support. Or tell me how much you donated so I can match it to a charity of my choosing.
PS, the area where the tree was planted was subsequently tore out to make room for a hotel...
All the comments in this thread are making me feel really bad about being (debateably) the favorite child and (definitively) the favorite grandchild...
My grandpa was an old drunken native American who abandoned my grandmother and their 4 kids to gamble and drink...Anyway, years later he shows back up wanting to get to know us grandkids. My mom agreed to invite him to Christmas dinner and he shows up completely wasted. He hugs my mom and dad and hands them a large jar...inside the jar was one large half eaten pickle with a bow on top. He then throws his hands into the air and exclaimed 'merry Christmas!' before passing out drunk on the kitchen floor. As he hits the floor, dog treats start spilling out of his pockets (...he didn't have a dog...) My mom was wide eyed and horrified as she stood there looking back and forth between the half eaten pickle in her hand and the drunk native American passed out on her floor. My dad couldn't stop giggling about the pickle and dog treats...its now become a Christmas tradition to exchange various pickle related items, so alls well that ends well!
I got a foot tall pro wrestler action figure when I was in middle school from one of my friends. I have no idea why he thought I'd want it, as I never spoke about wrestling, never did anything that promoted the idea that I enjoyed wrestling, nor had he ever brought up wrestling to me.
I was mostly just confused, still acted excited and said thank you and all that, but the next day we went to the toy store and exchanged it. Definitely worth the small nerf gun I got out of it.
In the 90's my Grandma owned a touristy shop in FL (we live in MI) so at Christmas we would get a box of stuff from the shop (probably stuff that didn't sell). Apparently she thought I wanted to wear flouresent colors like a Florida tourist all the time.....
skell15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My deceased grandfather's used handkerchief. It was a Christmas present and something to remember him by. I didn't really know the guy.
deegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shortly after I met my now wife, her mother unironically gave me a cat calendar as a gift. I was 21.
Hecateus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved legos as a kid, and thought everyone else did too...still do. So I got a set for a friend as a birthday gift. It was a yellow construction vehicle of some sort. So guess what I got from that friend when my birthday came around. ...it wasn't even opened. At least I enjoyed it...but that was pretty low.
Couple of years ago I did reddit secret santa. I got some random old dictionary page with a shitty sci-fi quote printed on top of it. It wasn't related to anything I spent time describing about myself in the sign-ups and was just a huge let down after the year before getting an awesome t shirt that had me so excited for Reddit secret Santa.
nizzerp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Reddit Secret Santa sent me a used book on pornography addiction & a used DVD of an obscure Dutch comedy film. No wrapping. No card, just straight from some cheap online second-hand store in Texas.
This was after I spent a couple hundred on my Reddit Secret Santa gift, really following along with what the person said they actually wanted. Who never thanked me or acknowledged the gift.
Never doing Reddit Secret Santa again.
johnlfc1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Car mats off my ex GF. She gave me small meaningless cheap gift after cheap gift, then when she said I have one more I thought I was getting something that I was dropping hints about but nope I got car mats! Glad that relationship is over.
Sinyk7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed, autographed photo of my friend dressed as Hulk Hogan for Halloween.
One year my aunt gave my brother and I keychains for Christmas. They were from her work, she got them for free at the front desk. More or less key rings with a piece of plastic that had the company logo on them. I was 8, he was 10. We knew what was going on immediately but had to pretend to be grateful. Iโd rather she got us nothing.
The photo was taken years ago on a cell phone and the only way this person (my aunt) could have gotten it was to download it from my dad's Facebook since he somehow loved it enough to post it when I had sent it to him.
So let me rephrase: a framed low-quality Facebook photo from years ago, of myself, was given to me for Christmas. The frame wasn't reusable, as it was apparently glued to the inside of this giant glass square.
My aunt's husband is my Godfather. My brother got a VR headset.
My former friend and I exchanged gifts one year (we were like 12 I guess), we both loved horses so I bought her this cool horse figurine that she could add to her collection.
She gave me a necklace. Sounds sweet, but I had seen that necklace around her neck so many times and she often had the little horse in her mouth. I never wore it. I canโt remember what I told my friend but it was the first and the last Christmas that we exchanged gifts.
My father-in-lawโs wife (I refused to call her my mother-in-law and my husband hated her cause she was a horrible stepmother) sent our family gifts after I had sent them all gifts. My kids got an old, broken PS1 with a few old, dirty games that had belonged to my brothers-in-law and I got a used sweater with someone elseโs name written on the tag that had a big hole in the sleeve. Iโm glad sheโs not in our family anymore, she was a horrible person.
For my high school graduation my uncle called me the day of and said he couldnโt make it. He proceeded to tell me he was mailing this really nice camera he used when he was in college. It was really important to him, but he wanted me to have it for my college experience. He then told me it was a little bit broken but I could easily repair it. I never got the camera.
From my MIL - a resin (plastic) life sized chicken. I live on a farm, have chickens, cows & assorted other real animals. Did not understand the reasoning at all.
From a white elephant party I got one of those Bubba Gump Shrimp cups they give you with your drink. Like...even for a gift exchange where the premise is "give people weird gifts", it was still shit.
jenouvie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (quite wealthy) grandmother gave me a pair of binoculars that came free with her National Geographic subscription and a half-burned candle for Christmas one year.
Another year (when i was much younger) she bought all of the grandchildren pencil sets that had our names stamped on the sides. Everyone's full name was spelled out in gold. Except for mine. Mine had my initials in white. My name is also the shortest of all the kids'. I'm still bitter.
Enkixx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first secret Santa we had at work I got a 25 dollar gift card. What hurt is I, and everyone else, got and gave thoughtful presents to everyone else. I felt cheated the whole day especially since the guy who got it for me and I had a good rapport.
vaniile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 21st birthday, my (ex)boyfriend refused to tell me "happy birthday" on my birthday. He made a pretty big deal about it, and didn't really care that my feelings were hurt.
That night, he bought me Castle Crashers on Steam because it was on sale and he wanted to play it, even though he was very aware of my tastes. I tried to play it with him, but I really did not like it. Especially after the fact that he was an ass the whole day and refused to tell me happy birthday.
Few months later he said he was going to propose to me with a cheap $30 knockoff of a really pretty necklace from a video game I love. I'd be cool with it if it weren't for the fact that the knockoff he got looked like a dildo and nothing like the original. And if he hadn't spent $200+ on an Xbox 360 + games for himself just a couple days before he told me about the necklace. I ended the relationship, his priorities were atrocious.
At 12 or 13, my asshole half brother got me two massive bags of giant plastic lego type building blocks like one might give a toddler.
Basically he gave me toddler toys. I am dx with autism, but at the time i 'had' add. I got bullied a lot due to my social ineptness and other issues, so it felt like a shot in the gut. I was totally blown away. I couldn't tell if he legitimately thought I was retarded or he was just an insulting piece of shit. I vote the latter.
b-runn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I got a blue and orange rubber bracelet that had a metal clasp and a metal plate with my name engraved on it.
What baffled me was this wasn't a gas station purchase the night before, there was multiple points where this person thought an engraved rubber bracelet is right up my alley. I don't wear a watch, let alone jewellery.
LMNOPede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 15th birthday i received a bookmark (like the kind you can get for free at your school library) from my half-sister. Never felt so appreciated /s
I got this. I got a bag of potato chips, a stick of pepperoni, and a dollar store stuffed lion from my parents. Worst part was salt and vinegar was my favorite and the got me bbq.
Been with this girl for 5 years and on our anniversary Iโm thinking โ Damn 5 years, Iโve gotta get something really nice.โ I buy her a 300$ watch and was so excited to give it to her.
Exchange time comes and sheโs like โopen mine first!โ I tear through the gift wrap and see a large ups box and Iโm immediately excited. Nope... I got a box full of snacks.. A FUCKING BOX FULL OF SNACKS!
I just sat there and ate the nasty ass fruit gummies while she opened what I got her..
I once received for my 16th birthday, a pack of 12 balloons from my aunty because and I quote she "can't be bothered blowing them up". I found this funnier than it actually was but hey, it's the thought that counts. Right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Reddit secret Santa; A yellow shirt with the lion from the lion King on it. Not only does yellow not work with any outfit I own, I do not like graphic ts nor do I enjoy The Lion King.
When I was 19 I got one Tech Deck for Christmas. At first I was excited because I used to do tricks on those all the time when I was in class and younger. Then I realized it was a long board Tech Deck that you couldn't do any tricks on at all
Not a gift I received but I believe it was the Christmas party 2015, we did a secret Santa at work and my co-worker Keerrah was picked by one of my managers. He got her a bag of flour and a bottle of vinegar dressing.
Inventi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I got Rayman borrowed from the library. I didn't have a PlayStation at the time.
After crying for some time, my parents decided to give the main gift... A PlayStation.
Obligatory not me but... I didnโt realise how messed up this was until I was older. When we were younger me and my siblings were really close to my grandma and we got really good Christmas presents (usually whatever the hot toy was at the time) my two cousins are around the same age as my younger sister and they werenโt as close to my grandma coz her and my dad didnโt get along so for Christmas they would always get monogrammed towels. Nice towels but still, towels.
I'm sorry to break the question, but I have to confess: years ago for a secret santa I left it to the last minute. So I took a squishy foam apple and jammed quarters into random spots so they poked out like odd fins. And just so it wouldn't only be a crappy apple with loose change in it, I stuffed a dollar somewhere into a hole I ripped. I was incredibly embarrassed, but still handed it in. In retrospect, living with the shame of not having anything would have been better.
Magiquiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PUD369 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off topic a little. In high school i was tripping acid with some friends and decided to roll a joint and hide it. Needless to say I never found it until Christmas Eve when my Mom opened her gift.
She said did you mean to put this in here?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, so it's actually a fun story. I'm 23 years old, and I've moved out of my parents' house, but as you do, I went home for a couple days for Christmas. My brother, who had just turned 18, was still finishing his senior year of high school and still lived at home, and for whatever reason, my parents continued doing Santa through last year. It's also important to note that they typically save boxes to wrap presents in the next year.
Christmas morning arrived, and when we were all finally ready, we went out to the living room and began opening presents. Near the end, my mom pulls a box out from under the tree and hands it to me. It's labelled "To: RoboWonder, From: Santa". I shrug and open it up to discover a box of tissue paper.
Evidently, when my parents were wrapping my brother and I's presents, one of the unused boxes got mixed in with the presents that had already been wrapped and found its way under the tree. We all busted out laughing, and I'd say it was well worth the story.
Long time lurker, had to make an account just to reply to this thread!
My girlfriend's grandmother is notorious for bad gifts. One time she gave my girlfriends uncle shampoo and conditioner for christmas.... He's bald
My grandmother (step-dads mom) gave me second hand socks and a 1 or 2 year old Winnie the Pooh calendar. Swear to god I canโt make this up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt, who is far and away the most well off in my family, got me Virginia Peanuts. Like a small tin that you buy at an airport. Best part, she is from Georgia, Iโm from Virginia. The gift was definitely a last minute pick up as my dad was visiting his family before the holidays for whatever reason.
hubb412 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A paint computer program. At my grandmothers house where there was no computer. On Christmas Eve. My mom insisted I open this gift then told me I could read the manual that evening until we got home in a week so I could use the actual program. This was circa 1991.
alcaraf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a Secret Santa in which we gave hints and a wishlist to, my Secret Santa apparently didn't have time to find anything so instead I received a box of Ferrero Rocher.
When I turned 11 my dad told me he had this great party planned for me. I was so excited. I didnโt see him that much so I was looking forward to a whole day with him. On my actual birthday it was my mom who ran the party and my dad was nowhere to be found. Later I found out he was on his first date with his now wife that day. I actually never celebrated my birthday after that.
ferah11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got a huge WW2 style aviator jacket and I hated it, then a couple of years later after never using it I went to dump it at a donation box. I moved abroad and my parents sent me a box with gifts, they sent me a brand new aviator jacket, same color.
wenzalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father-in-law gave my son (from a prior relationship) a few of my husband's toys from when he was a kid. Our younger son got $25. It was a double whammy because they weren't his to give (they were my husband's and were just being stored at his dad's) and a blatant show of favourtism. It was so bad that my husband went NC for 6 months. He was so pissed. My father-in-law learned though and was given a very stern warning that if it ever happened again there would be a permanent no contact. It got a lot better after that.
Who was the favorite? The one with the old toys or the one with the $25?
wenzalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one with the money. They weren't even age appropriate toys...
LadyA052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex had the habit of hitting on every female around him. One Christmas he gave me cologne...except it was my mom's favorite, not mine. Ugh. Did he want me to smell like her???
For Christmas a few years ago, my 8 year old daughter got a paper sack full of expired, yet frozen, meat from her uncle. They say itโs the thought that counts. Heโs schizophrenic, so it was probably a pretty epic thought...
kdiddy23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My coworker received Lube from one of the other employees. Said employee was let go lol
My ex forgot to buy me xmas presents one year (or something like that, canโt really remember), panicked, got stoned, went to Walmart and bought me a set of NY Jets cups. Iโm a fucking hockey fan!
Mukro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me (and the rest of the family) toilet brushes for christmas last year.
Currently trying to figure out a worse gift for him.
I have a lot of stories that involve gifts from me.
My first girlfriend in high school liked to talk on the phone a lot, and all she wanted for her birthday was a call from me. Her birthday was on a weekend and I had completely forgotten but I was super happy that I got a chance to watch a few shows that I wasn't able to watch because I was constantly on the phone with her. She broke up with me very politely soon afterwards.
As a 14 or 15y old gamer I got a bunch of flowers from my mom for a birthday, at the same time I barely had any games. I mean.... they were beautiful flowers, but I just wanted Final Fantasy 9 man.
LadyA052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey that's worth a lot now!
mxlove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know why but my mom would buy me toe rings every year for Christmas when I was in my teen years..... my friends still laugh about it till this day...
jonnypui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was in elementary school, I've invited around 8 friends to my house for my birthday party and had given everyone loot bags when they have left. Couple months later during Christmas gift exchange, my buddy gave me back a used pencil from my loot bag package....
Kachwang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 4 or 5, I found my mom eating the cookies and milk I left out for Santa. When I balked, I was told that Santa didn't exist and that I should go back to sleep. I was then given a small address book for Christmas that year. The binding was broken with bad glue squeezeout, and the covers were made to look like a tuxedo with cheap, thin felt. Pretty sure I didn't even know how to write yet.
My grandmother gave me an outstanding present for Christmas one year: one of the free maps you rip out of the center of a National Geographic magazine. Apparently, she had decided to make the most of her old archive by giving me a single map she felt she could part with. Pretty sad, knowing sheโs travelled the world a lot and is pretty well off. I was 14 years old. That was the same year my parents decided to buy me an electric razor - something that made me feel as embarrassed as the Grinch at the time.
DaveLLD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my early teens, there was a sound card by Diamond called Monster Sound. I desperately wanted it for Christmas, it's all I wanted for Christmas nothing else.
I got a laptop carrying case, and a bunch of blank CDRs. I did not have a laptop, and I also found out later that the laptop case came free with a gift they bought for someone else.
It was also the year that I was old enough that I stopped getting gifts at the big shindig at my Grandparents. I did not realize this (in retrospect it makes sense, there were just too many grand kids), so that was a pretty lousy Christmas for young Dave.
My parents are very good parents, so I don't want people to think I was raised by monsters, they've just always been weird / funny about gifts and I don't think they ever realized how much this event affected wee Dave.
Khajmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My asshole of a dad bought me a pair of boots for my 16th birthday. He said I'd grow into them. They fit him perfectly.
My grandparents gave me a bicycle horn (I didn't have a bike) for Christmas, but they gave my cousin a used calendar for that year (it had writing in it and everything). At least she had 6 days to use.
For my 12th birthday, my Taiwanese grandmother came by to drop off my gifts. She told my mom in chinglish that she had gotten some clothes from her church. As in, she took clothes from the donation box. It's not like she didn't have any money, she was still working at the time, but she handed my mom a bag of clothes, asked if I had gotten my period yet, then left.
When my mom and I took out the clothes, they were pretty plain, except for one shirt in particular which I can never forget: it was Olive Oyl, y'know, from the Popeye cartoons- except she was scantily clad and hanging from a stripper pole. My mom put it on and said she would keep it for the laughs, I'll have to ask if she still has it.
motorbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was 5, i got a desk chair for xmas. even if it hadnt been like a year untill i actually got to go to school, a fuckin desk chair does not make for a great toy for a 5 year old.
that said, its quite solid, wood and metall and still uncomfortable today as it was 1980
My best friend got married a few years ago and I got him some 3XL Batman undies for the joke of it. He probably is a medium at most.
Also, same best friend just had a birthday this month. I bought him a box of Clif bars, two Monsters energy drinks, and gave them to him in a box with the four leftover one dollar bills I had in my wallet. To be fair he did laugh so hard he started crying when he saw the bills!
When I was a preteen to early teen my grandmother decided she would get me several different outfits each christmas (not terrible or strange) but she purchased all of the clothes from the maternity section at collards, they were all obviously maternity brands and shapes, think destination maternity with like billowy empire waists. I at the time was tall and stick thin, so it's not like oh that's the only thing that would fit me. I also was not pregnant or in any danger of being so. She wasn't senile at all and I have no idea what made her think let me get my preteen granddaughter maternity clothes for several years in a row. I was just confused and never said anything about it, I did wear some of the sweaters.
Also around the same time my uncle (who is just always a grade A asshole) got me and my sister Christmas presents that were obviously from the thrift store (I'm not knocking thrift stores) they had 50 cent prices written on them in sharpie and were both weird glass vessels with nothing in them. Looking back i think maybe they were gravy boats or something but at the time 12 year old me and my 7 year old sister were kind of like what the heck am I supposed to do with this.
bbw1818 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bf got a gift card when he was 12 to a mom and pop book store in New Mexico. He lives in Chicago. I believe it was for $15. He tried to go online to purchase a book only to find out the shipping would be more than the gift card....
AdamLDN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I really wanted a skateboard, I remember seeing a cool one in a shop and told my mum. My dad brought me a skateboard, it was action man and I was 12
Told my family of all the horrible experiences at restaurants. Rude servers, messed up orders, all around bad times. My bro in law gives me a really nice moleskine journal made only for recording experiences at restaurants. He wasnโt trying to troll me. Just honestly thought Iโd enjoy it. Infuriating and depressing.
In high school drama club, we would do a Secret Santa each year, but we made it so that it was three gifts over the course of a few days- two smaller gifts leading up to one larger gift, each of the three to be given on an assigned day. I don't remember who I got or what I give, but I'm normally very careful with what I give because I like to see people enjoying their gifts. On gift day number one I receive... nothing. And of course, I'm pissed, mostly because I see my friends enjoying their gifts. Well apparently, the guy who drew me lost my name and forgot who he had drawn, so he figured it would be a good idea to wait until that first day to see who was missing a gift. He didn't anticipate how annoyed I would get.
Gift day number two I receive... ten dollar gift certificates to McDonald's. Let me clarify that for you- a pack of tenone dollargift certificates to McDonald's. And even worse, he decided to make the surprise even more "fun" by splitting up the ten gift certificates and giving them to random people in drama club to give to me. So all throughout the day, I had friends come to me with a smirk and a "This is from your Secret Santa." If I recall, I didn't even get all ten of them.
Final gift day, and I get... a candle. Just, one holiday decorated candle. As a 16 year old dude, I did not find this amusing at all, at least not when others were getting much better thought out gifts. His reasoning behind both gifts was that he saw I ate at McDonald's so much during tech week (this is true, but still), and he thought it was a nice candle. And before anyone says that maybe he couldn't get much that year, this was a guy who was the lead of every show, super popular, super good looking, involved in half the clubs in school, and from a very well off family. So, yeah, I was a little annoyed.
dkunze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was much younger, I played with the idea of collecting stamps. I had a nice book and had a few first day of issue stamps. My grandma thought that this was a nice hobby She took the time to cut off the cancelled stamps from the envelopes of all of the Christmas cards she received that year. She then put them all in one of the cut envelopes, crossed out her name and wrote mine. At that moment, I stopped collecting stamps.
This wasn't from me but my mom recieved it from my grandma. Now we didn't have a really good relationship with grandma however I still don't think she deserved this. My mom opened a present box only to find a piece of string.
At around age 10 or something I was terrified of pot dolls (mainly coming from Slappy out of goosebumps) so one Christmas my uncle who barley has contact with us the rest of the year buys me a creepy as HELL pot doll like so creepy there's no way it could have ever been a nice gift for anyone.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pre-paid vacation that had a specific time limit (have to book by such and such a date). Person who gave it to me didn't even check with me. It was non-refundable. The date range was basically "the worst possible date range you could possibly present to me" and I had to let them know I couldn't use it. The scammy group had set it up so that the vacation was specific to a person and it was not transferable. Let's just say the gift giver learned their lesson on it. Worst also because I felt very bad for the person who spent 3000 thinking it would be the gift of a lifetime for me.
Ironically, within a month of that debacle, I won a vacation in the US Virgin Islands, and then one month later got told that the condo I was given a week in was wiped off the map by a hurricane.
My aunt was a grinch and was notorious for giving cheap gifts. As a child I receive, on different Christmases, silly putty, a dollar store yo-yo with a crack in it (that barely yoโed) and an off brand slinky (a โDinkyโ or some such nonsense.) She reached the height of greed the year she sprang for matching gifts for my husband and me- we each got identical plastic backscratchers. Mine was missing two โfingersโ and the both still had price stickers on them. They were $1.00 each, on clearance for 50 cents.
My Dad regifted the cool bright colored pants he gave to me to my sister at her birthday a month later. After he had cut them off to make them shorts. We lived a part so she wasn't with us at the time he gave me the pants. He was poor and laziness. I never said anything.
TheKZA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was pretty spoiled as a kid. I admit this. Every Christmas was usually a new gaming console or computer or bike or something huge.
The year I turned 18, my mum got me a VCR and a printer for Christmas.
I already had a VCR, but I had loaned it to her. I didn't really have too much interest in getting it back (it was 2000 and I had a DVD player). And it was cheaper than the one I had loaned her.
I also had no interest in a printer. Even in 2000, I had a loathing for printers and didn't think they were necessary. My mum, however, used my computer often for eBay auctions and paying bills. And guess who wanted paper records for all those things?
So, even though my mum thought those were pretty great big box gifts, I saw them both as things she wanted.
The next year, I got a CD and a t-shirt. And that's how I was transitioned from spoiled teenager gifts to regular boring adult gifts.
m3gam3w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was around 14 my grandmother gave me a snow globe she was previously gifted and my 9 year old brother a box of energy drinks.
I๏ธ got a wall clock from my aunt and Uncle when I๏ธ was 12, the packaging felt really cool they the wrapping paper, the disappointment I๏ธ felt when I๏ธ opened and saw...a wall clock, crushing.
Hanejay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young... Like eight or so my uncle's crackhead girlfriend gave me a bottle of diet pills and some other junk from their junk drawer. We stopped visiting them at Christmas after that.
I'm a chef/ pastry chef, have been for about ten years. My aunt got me one of those infomercial type deals for pressing out perfectly cookies and frosting. It looked like a giant fake syringe that kids play doctor with. "Well, we know you like to cook! " like it was a little hobby I had on the side...
ill_jay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my aunt gave me a tube of cellulite cream with an applicator that rolls it on and i guess was supposed to smooth the cellulite. I was 11 years old. Also, it wasn't even a regular tube, it was a free sample from my aunts Avon business.
When I graduated from high school, my Uncle gave me an old, based on its condition, gift certificate to a hunting/camping store that didn't even have a location in my state at the time. I found out later from a cousin that those certificates were used as rewards at my Uncle's work and that he would have 3 or 4 just sitting around at any given time. He gave my sister $200 folded into the shape of a mortarboard the year before.
One Christmas when I was 14, my dad's wife gave me a few religious books. The reason for this was because she went snooping through my room once (yes, while I was out of the house) and decided that I needed new reading material after seeing my "Satanic" books.
The books in question were from "The Demonata" series, which have nothing to do with Satanism and have more to do with misery and fighting evil.
Not a gift I received, but by far the best white elephant gift I've ever seen. Went to a friend's (We'll call him "J") Christmas party. Just a small get-together of 8-10 close friends. After we hung out for awhile and had a few drinks, J announced it was time for the gift exchange. It was the typical white elephant rules. Pick a gift and people after you can steal, etc. All of the gifts were small boxes or bags, except for one giant box. Fast forward to J's turn to pick and his eyes light up. Nobody had picked the megabox yet, so he was stoked to claim it. Everyone opened their gifts, J saving this to be last. When came time to open it, he tore off the paper with the exuberance of a 8 year old child on Christmas morning. He opened the box to pull out a very heavy rectangular item, wrapped in a trash bag. It made a loud clunking noise as he pulled it out, so he gave it an obligatory shake to discern what may be hidden inside. He anxiously removed the trash bag to expose a cheap, used microwave. At that point, J's best friend let out that he was the gifter, and that he had just purchased a new microwave several weeks prior, he just hadn't yet taken the old to the dumpster. The look of glee quickly faded from J's face. "But I put a little bonus gift you'll really like inside the microwave!" said J's buddy. A bit of hope restored, J's emphatically pushed the door button to find his "bonus". A bunch of liquid came pouring out as soon as the door cracked. "What. The. Fuck?!" yelled J, as he reached in and pulled out his bonus gift: a 24 ounce can of PBR, opened of course.
Tldr: Friend received an old broken microwave with an opened can of beer inside in white elephant gift exchange.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever got was an Amazon Kindle - not because they're bad presents, but because I literally asked my (now ex) boyfriend not to get it for me. I don't like reading off of tablets and don't use them for anything else.
When he asked what I wanted I said "socks. Just not a fucking kindle"
A couple weeks later an amazon box with a Kindle in it arrived at my front door.
A pair of socks . One sock was brown and the other was black . I was 8 and my cousin got a huge remote controlled monster truck from the same aunt that got me the socks.
My mom gave me a bag of 1500 q-tips about three years ago. At least I havenโt had to buy more q-tips yet.
Kasengan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt gave me a computer game box and instruction manual with no game. Found out she gave my cousin the game itself without the box and instructions a few years later.
When I was 14 I received a wooden plaque from my parents that had a list of rules on how to be a proper lady. (I guess my goth phase wasn't very appealing to them.)
Although itโs not the worst compared to some of the ones on here, I swear to god if I receive another fucking lynx shower gel and deodorant set Iโm going to paw my god damned mind.
A dinosaur-shaped shampoo bottle when I was 6-years-old. I remember the period of confusion before my mother explained she had given me shampoo as a gift and my balling tears.
Anything I received as a teen when it was clear my mother had stopped trying. Cow-shaped creamer? I don't even drink coffee.
The soundtrack to Schindler's List after my wife asked weeks earlier if I would like it and I talked at length about how I would never want such a depressing soundtrack.
My preexisting copy of the soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Arc rewrapped by my wife because she dreamed (I guess) that I had told her I wanted it and she figured I had forgotten that I already owned it. Nope.
Yeah, I insist on being the one who buys the xmas gifts for our kids.
So i started watching game of thrones back when it was only on season one, and decided to start reading the books so i asked for the series. About a month before christmas, my friend had gotten a new kindle and decided to lend me his old one which had the whole series on it. I told my parents to not get me the books and that i wanted something else, probably some game at the time. Well, sure enough on christmas i open up my gift and its the game of thrones series, hardcover special edition. I sure loved it, but no longer needed the series, and since the edition i got was soo expensive i didnt get many presents that year, and didnt get the thing i wanted instead either (family is a bit on the poor side).
The kicker is, when i went to my other side of the family later that day, my cousin got me for her secret santa and had heard i loved reading, and got me this exciting new fantasy series that everyone is talking about. Yup, game of thrones. Whole series.
2 of my friends got a little extra from me that christmas
I was bullied a good bit through middle school, so one year my 6th grade teacher 'drew' my name for the gift exchange. She got me fudge. Which was nice.
Plot twist: when I got home from school and opened the fudge, it was crawling with really small ants. Thanks teach!
stimpaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Handle of wild turkey 101. Best/worst gift I've ever received. Long live my liver.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My middle school friends wanted some expensive necklaces from me. I thought I should buy, I gifted. At the same day, they gave me a gift and it was a really really cheap pen
LWrayBay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Note Book (writing book not computer) with Golden Retriever puppies on it from my grandparents. If I were a 6 year-old girl, it may have been appropriate, but I was a 20-year old man. Plus the notebook was obscenely small, like 4x6 inches and only lined paper in it. I realize compared to others on this list it doesn't seem that bad, but it wasn't so bad that I could get by without thanking them for it. So i had to thank them for a gift that was clearly meant for one of my other cousins.
12 years old, Mom gets me a shower soap dispenser. You know, to organize my soaps. Just like every kid dreams of.
For the record, I only had one kind of soap, and it was whatever my mom bought me. I was 12, not into soaps, and had very little need to organize my one soap.
Dumb and Dumberer. Dumb and dumber was one of my favorite movies when I was in high school...my friend saw Dumb and dumberer in a bargain bin at walmart and thought Iโd like it. What a terrible movie.
Briatom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend gave me Catan, no issue with that. But that Catan game was sitting in her living room out in the open for about 3 months prior. And acted like I totally wanted the game and didn't forget about my birthday.
family friend gave me a snow globe for Christmas, he attached his card on the outside. inside the gift box was another card addressed to him. open it up again to get the globe's box with another christmas card addressed to said gifter.
About 5 years ago my father gave me a small socket set for xmas that he got for free in a buy one get one free deal. Every christmas since then he has tried to give me the second set. He actually gave it to me one year and I gave it straight back, reminding him I already have one.
So I have a step dad who has been with my mom since I was around 4 years old, he's basically my second dad, he's great and I love him a ton. Him and my mom had a kid when i was 7 (so half brother) and my step dads side of the family absolutely embraces him and love him unconditionally and get him amazing stuff for birthdays and Christmas some examples of things he has received from his side of the family are: stocks in wealthy oil fields in Texas, brand new gibson guitars (even tho I play guitar), a go cart, and he got to pick out his car and paid for the entire thing(not a car guy so idk what it is).
Examples of what I've gotten from the same people after seeing what my brother got: a PICTURE dictionary when i was 12, a coupon book to McDonald's when i was 14-15, a 20$ savings bond when i was 16, a stern hard lecture for falling into a prized rose bush and damaging it playing football, and most recently I got a 6 pack of Blue Moon while my brother got 200$ straight cash.
Me and my mom don't go to their families Christmas anymore. We both had enough. They are just old and we don't have the right blood.
after my mother's husband retired from the Air Force we moved back to my mom's old hometown where my grand parents live. Next door to my grand parents was my grand Uncle (grand father's brother) and his son and grand kids. We used to visit every summer, so we would see these people at least once a year if not more, but never during the holidays. This year was our first with our grandparents and the extended family. We show up for dinner and festivities, and there is some gift giving. My mom's cousin gives her a basket of gifts for us, not wrapped because they had no time to wrap them after taking random crap from their miscellaneous/junk drawer to give to us instead of just saying they can't do gifts this year, or even that they'll have something later for us.
I got an old pair of tape player head phones with the plug cut off of it and the wires exposed.
playr_4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a hose when I was 7 cause my dad needed a new one.
For my 21st birthday my parents forgot my birthday. They went out to Burger King and I was upset because they forgot what day it was. I texted my mom about it and she came back home and gave me her half eaten whopper. It was horrible.
She did feel bad she forgot she needed getting me a gift card for my favourite bookstore a couple days later, so I didnโt really hold much of a grudge.
When my grandma started to deteriorate mentally, she bought all of her grandchildren clucking chicken soap dispensers for Christmas. I was around 11 when I got mine.
Now that in itself wasn't bad. But it was from my step dad as he passed out laptops to my mom and 2 step sisters.
Nafur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandad once got me a Britney Spears album for christmas. Thats ok I guess, but the following christmas I got the very same C.D., copied from the Original I had received the previous year.
My first Christmas after my mother gave me up to the state, she gave me a leotard. It just made me realize she really didnโt love me or want me, nothing would have been better.
ihhi99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my wife and I were given a raclette by her grandparents for Christmas. We didn't really want so found a store which sold the same one and returned it for store credit.
The next year they gave us a similar sized box so I joked about it being a raclette..... It was a raclette.
That or when my parents hid Crash Team Racing for PS1 in a box of placemats and told me it was a place at designing kit.... I tried so hard to be happy with my gift.
The year after N64 got released, I got it as a Christmas gift from my grandma but my aunt told me she was the one that bought it. When I asked my grandma why she liked, she went ape shit on her for lying. My cousin back up my grandma because he helped her by picking it up at Walmart lol
I keep getting body soap since my teen years and few years ago, I asked them to buy something else or nothing at all because everyone in my family gets something they wanted (like my aunt who gets stuff she never ask for like a new computer but gives it away after 2 weeks). No one in my family gave me nothing that year but my aunt from Florida did. She sent me nice headphones but I hate headphones that cover the whole ears but she tells me that's what I wanted for Christmas because her sister said I wanted it. I said I love it and would keep it. That's when my other aunt kept asking if I really wanted those headphones. See, she lied to her big sister to get another gift and believed that i wouldn't keep it. Bitch lied and hoped to get those headphones.
Last year, my cousin asked me if i wanted something that year and I asked for a laptop. He started saying "how about a tablet?" I said no because I had one already (because my aunt thought she broke her tablet and toss it in the trash. Yeah, it wasn't broken, just screen but still work. She forget to charge it) but no one knew and if I said it was the one that gave to his mom, he would taken it away. Dude started to get mad and said I should buy myself the laptop. Christmas came and got axe body wash from him, while they bought my aunt a nice Blu Ray player, which she went and gave it away lol
17 years old - black and gold metal snail candle holder
22 years old super short hair - a hair dryer
25 years old, always hated chocolate - chocolate
Also sometimes she wraps presents and forgets who she was suppose to give it to and guesses...I'm guessing that is why I've received some of the above gifts.
A necklace that looked like anal beads when I was 7.
laz191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glitter.
zoecorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a gift exchange in our group of friends. This year I got a necklace from the company origami owl (garbage jewelry mlm). She's a seller and gets a discount but she bought me like the cheapest thing they sell and I don't even wear jewelry.
One Christmas Eve, my grandma sent my mom out in the snow to go to the store to buy printer ink for our printer. The next morning as weโre unwrapping presents, my grandma is going on and on about how sheโs taking my two cousins on a week long trip to mall of America and theyโre staying in a water park hotel. Time for my siblings and I to open our presents from her...three cards, printed the night before on our printer, with the ink my mom just put at least $20 on for the night before... the inside of each one read, โI owe you a Christmas present.โ
Cyctor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe not terrible, but my brother talked up his gift to me for about 2 months, and when I finally opened it... It was a paperback copy of the book Running With Scissors. I hadn't read a book in 4 years at that point for personal enjoyment (thanks education!) And had never expressed any interest at all in the author or book.
I bought him and his husband cool wind up pocket watches with showing gears and all that steam punk jazz he liked. I no longer get them nice gifts.
For two christmas in a row i asked for a PS1, the first one i got a bike so i wasn't mad and during the second year my dad got a promotion and a raise so i thought that for sure i was getting my PS1 that christmas, instead i got a yu-gi-oh! table game that was no where near the actual TCG or anything that i wanted
Received a new record player styled as a phonograph that also played CD's, two Christmases ago. I neither own records or CD's after selling them all a few years ago before a big relocation with my boyfriend. My boyfriend who got it for me was thrilled to play all his records he'd been receiving from his grandmother that very day. Awkward to say the least.
When I was about 10, my grandparents got my cousins a trampoline.
When I said something to my parents about how the gifts from grandma and grandpa had seemed a little skewed this year, my mom told me that they do one big gift for alternating grandkids every year. My year was the one before.
I got a jacket with wolves all over it that was made for an XL adult.
flo850 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife pushed her mother out of our life after her last toxic outbreak.
The last straw was this summer, when our lost son would have celebrated his first anniversary . That fucking witch offered us a onesie . styating "Hey, one of my cousin offered it for your son and I didn't have time to give it to you, why would I keep it ?" Because FUCK YOU, that is
zunkfunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD copy of Godโs Not Dead. Everyone in my family knows I donโt have a DVD player
bigtx99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great grandma developed Alzheimer and I was semi young (pre teens, 9 or 10). I loved her but in a arms length kind of way. She would always get me these cheap dollar store gifts, like shampoo with power rangers on it when i was into them as a kid, or GI Joe coloring book when i brought over gi joes to play with when she watched me. You know, nothing over a few bucks, something expected that was related to what i like, but not something as a kid i was excited about, but its the thought the counts right?
That said, the worst gift...i mean I've got socks as a kid, or a itchy sweater or even a chipmunks Christmas cassette tape, all meh gifts, but the one that sticks out is when my great grandma forgot to get me anything and forgot I was there. Looking back I don't blame her at all, but i was pretty upset and cried about it later that day. I think it was because while I didn't quite understand what was going on with her mentally/medically at the time, I knew something was off and wrong, and i believe thats when i got a taste of mortality and death. I think it was more of losing some innocence about death and not understanding it truly, but knowing that it existed and not able to comprehend what i was experience, and having that challenged with reality as she died less than a year later. I still trace that Christmas experience for me starting to understand/have a concept of death.
I know thats way deeper than getting some already scratched off lotto tickets an expired movie ticket, but that non gift still sticks out to me.
imp_foot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this awful giant necklace from my grandparents, the thing was huge and had this tribal design on the front, they said they picked it out because I love tribal designs(Iโve never said anything of the sort so it was very confusing). My cousins got cute boots and purses and jewelry.. the next year I got a shell hot-glued to a chunk of fabric that was meant to be a belt and again my cousins got nice stuff like $100 Sephora gift cards and makeup bags. I havenโt gotten anything for the past two years..
Every Christmas my grandparents give all the adults in the family a Costco-sized bottle of Lubriderm hand lotion.
Nobody can even finish theirs before Christmas rolls around again and it's time for a new bottle. I'm pretty sure my parents have a closet-full somewhere.
A friend of mine took a shit in a shoebox, wrapped it, and gave it to me days before Christmas. It sat under the tree until my entire house smelled like an outhouse. My parents still wonโt talk to him.
nr301 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coat rack, i was 17 and it was my birthday gift from an aunt.
I live in arizona.
BostQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas when I was a kid, my Auntie Nora gave me a t-shirt with her face on it.
thetuque ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Password saver device from my mom. To access the password you need to put a number in, so for example Reddit is the 9th password. You type in 9 and it brings your password up. It had an up, down, left and right button. You scroll through the letters and numbers with the arrow keys.
After being told by a girl I was madly in love with on my birthday that she thought my birthday was a week later I said I had only wanted to take her somewhere nice for it anyway as spending time with her was all I wanted I got dumped for being clingy, worst birthday present ever
My worst gift ever was from my husband... He gave me a mini snow globe ornament of Winnie the Pooh. It is smaller than the palm of my hand.
His reasoning? he thought I bought everything I wanted for myself (with his money) already.
Even if I had done that, still not okay. He has made up for it tenfold in the 15 years since.
westy_91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 or 8 my great grandmother gave me a costco size bottle of shampoo, that was already open and partially used. What 3 year old brother receive? A super awesome remote control car that he couldn't even operate. It was one of the ones that could flip over and keep driving.
My mom opened it up and my brother was trying to play with it, but couldn't get it so my mom asked me if I could show him how it worked. I was sitting next to my brother while he had full control of the controller showing him how to move and steer it on the back deck, when my great grand mother came out smacked me on the back of the head and said that I can't take his toy away and forced me to sit in the corner for 15 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got divorced when I was young and my father remarried the typical evil stepmother. She hated us and made it known. She was known for giving us intentionally shitty presents on purpose.
We live in New Jersey...so our football allegiances are pretty well known....generally, you're either a Giants, Eagles, or Jets fan.
One Christmas I got an irregular Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt....two sizes too small...with the "Irregular-Discount" sticker still on it. Fuck you, Eileen....
vfettke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was for a true white elephant gift exchange. I got stuck with a bunch of used lottery scratchers. None were winners
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a bumble ball in front of my immediate and extended family and my Mom said clearly to the room that it was because I used to sit on it as a child to make my nuts feel neat.
My grandfather was the typical 70s door to door salesman, kinda greasy, a little sketchy, and a tightwad. His gifts tend to be whatever he found at a pawnshop or at an extreme discount, but I loved the guy.
One Christmas he got me an Eagle statue and because I was a big fan of grandpa I made a huge deal out of it in front of my whole family. Mistake.
The following years I received almost exclusively eagle theme gifts; Pictures, statues, stuffed animals, even a dvd or two.
Probably threw out 30 eagle themed gifts when I moved out, but I still have that first bronze eagle
gaudio54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking metaphorical "acre of land".
shot2400 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eragon the movie. Boy was I disappointed for Christmas that year.
My grandma bought me the first 50 shades of grey book because she saw it was popular in the magazines she read. She was senile. Luckily I was 19 at this point and not a few years younger and more impressionable.
It's only the worst gift because once I found out santa wasn't real my parents stopped doing Christmas. So there's that.
My dad won a basket at a church raffle for charity. It was full of purple things and he decided that since I liked purple, everything in there would be for me.
He wrapped everything individually and didn't even pay attention to what he was wrapping. Some of the gifts were alright, a cheap purple wallet and a cheap purple hairbrush, but some were just cringe-worthy. One was an erotic soap that was supposed to help improve your sex life. (I was fourteen.) Another was a Pet Soothing Spray. We had animals but they were calm and happy animals.
It was the worst gift not because of the awkward sexy soap, but he didn't even remember what was in it or bother looking at what he was giving me. The thoughtlessness is what made it kind of hurt that my own father didn't really think about the presents he was giving me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In middle school, my Secret Santa gave me an already-opened box of Bazooka bubble gum.
I got a t-shirt that still had the tags that said it was on clearance for $2, it was a mens 3xl (I was a women's medium at the time), that said "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me" Granted, I did have a fear of clowns, but there was no way I could even wear it, and I never wore graphic tees anyway, so I'm not really sure what they were thinking.
I didnโt receive it but my dad gave a crappy gag gift to a student of his once.
Back in the 90s my dad (a teacher) had a student who grew up with nearly nothing, Mom made little money, Dad was a vet who was bound to a wheel chair, and they lived in a one room house no bigger than a two car garage. Well my dad knew he struggled with education so he told him that if he graduated, heโd give him a gift.
Well he graduated so my dad drove to his house to give him his gift. The kid, his parents, and my dad were all sitting in their house and my dad pulled out his gift, which was a staple remover. Silence kind of came over the room and nothing was said until his mom broke the silence and said โwell, what do you say?โ โThanks Mr. B.โ My Dad waited a minute before he started to laugh and said โwell thatโs not actually your gift, I just thought youโd need to use your actual giftโ and handed him a tissue box with a one sticking out. When you pulled it there were 49 other ones stuck together.
Not me, but my sister. For Christmas when I was about 11 and she was 9, our Aunt gave me a beautiful pair of custom earrings. They looked like pandas because she knew they were my favorite animal and they were definitely not cheap. I guess she spent her entire budget on me because my sister received a pair of light switch plates. To be fair, they were decorated and very pretty, but they were decorated with scenes of pandas. My favorite animal, not my sisterโs. But regardless of how pretty they were, what 9 year old would get excited over light switch plates? What adult would be excited about them? Unfortunately, our Aunt has treated my sister and me this way our entire life so it wasnโt that big of a surprise when it happened.
I had a two-in-a-row from a brother-in-law for Xmas. First year, pierced earrings (my ears are not pierced due to cysts). Second year, the second in a book series where I had not read the first (and did not have it -- and this was, believe it or not, before Amazon!).
mine was probably when my uncle, who is notoriously bad at gift-giving, gave me a 2 pack of disposable cameras, well after the years where people actually used disposable cameras
Ten years ago my aunt got me an ugly necklace and then gave my brother a monstrous chocolate dinosaur. She was so offended that I was more interested in the chocolate that she has never given me another present.
(Not Christmas, not sure if this applies)
At my baby shower for my daughter (first grandbabe on both sides for both sets of parents) my aunt invited a friend to attend with her (not a big deal, the house was packed). There were SO many gifts, I had my best friend jotting down who gifted what, and I received a $25 gift card for toys r us from this friend of my aunts, which was great of course. A few days later, I headed to toys r us to make some exchanges as there were a few doubles that we didnโt need and everyone graciously gave us gift receipts in case of it happening, and I grabbed some extras for baby. Go to check out and I want to use the gift card to pay for the extras, teller tells me that the card is empty. What?? I ask her to check again, and she says that the card was never registered with them, and that this was a โstolenโ card - essentially someone just grabbed it off the rack of empties and never bothered to put money on it. I was pretty embarrassed, the teller knew that I was returning doubles from my baby shower so she said not to worry and that it happens, but I was still so miffed about it. Like sure, come to the giant baby shower for someone youโve never met, eat tons of food and get free baby snuggles, and give me an empty gift card??
My kid is almost two now but I still remember how much this bothered me then, and still bothers me to this day ๐ก
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I had a very rich albeit very racist uncle. During the year he would always travel to foreign countries for business. Each trip he would get me a black baby doll and save it to wrap up for me for Christmas. It never failed. Every single year. My older brother would get something like a set of golf clubs and I would get...you guessed it, a black baby doll. I never had a problem with the black doll, I had a problem that he did it EVERY YEAR and would laugh till he was in tears when he saw my face when I opened it. To this day that is the only present I've ever received from him.
Late to the party, not sure anyone will see but my senior year of college our group of friends had a secret santa exchange. Not me but my friend got an umbrella. Like a 5 dollar drug store umbrella. The rest of us were getting games, books, art, etc. Some of us in the group had our own exchanges way above the price we set. But this poor girl got an umbrella from the man she had a crush on all because his girlfriend was there and he didn't want to make seem intimate at all. After being friends for years. It was talked about for quite some time.
qt10005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diabetes. On my 6th birthday
numnum30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother in law got me an outlet with USB ports instead of a normal plug in. He said he knew I needed to charge my phone and stuff so I should like it. He's an electrician.
I've had some really awful gifts, but nothing tops my grandma giving my my first ever bra for Christmas in front of my entire extended family. As soon as I realised what it was I hid it back in the wrapping paper and she did not get a thank you hug for that particular present. I didn't event have any boobs yet and I personally think she scared them out of long term existence.
rosyrade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in fifth grade my class of about thirty did a Christmas gift exchange. I was super stokes because I got my best friend and only one at that, and we were both reading, and Animorphs has just become a thing. So my Mom and Got her the first four books, and I made my own wrapping paper for it and everything.
Gift exchange happened and guess who DOESN'T have a present? Me. Turns out my bully pulled my name and she just hadn't bothered getting me anything. So I was there, with no gift. Our Mom's new each other (grew up together) and I guess they talked it out, her Mom apparently didn't even know there WAS a gift exchange.
Fast forward to SUMMER. My mom cleans houses and being I was 11 years old, I would go with. One of the houses she cleaned was my Aunt's so at times my first cousin was there, so going there every Friday during the summer was a treat. Welp, hung half hazerdly around the door handle of my AUNT'S HOUSE was a used, broken 101 Dalmatians Umbrella.
I never understood why that girl hated me so much.
nooreos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My close friend got me a T-shirt with sequins and glitter all over it..
I thought it was a prank, because itโs not AT ALL something i would wear... so i laughed so hard
When i was in 2nd grade, a few days before Xmas, a door to door salesman came by selling what looked like Fisher Price tools. An over-sized blue screwdriver and orange wrench. I guess my mom hadn't bothered getting me anything up till then because that's what I got. They turned out to be filled with shampoo and liquid soap.
Year's later for Xmas she actually bought me a box of q-tips and a 3 pack of Irish Spring. It wasnt a statement on my cleanliness, I'm pretty hygienic, she's just a horrible person.
kayexgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa back in high school, my santa forgot my gift. His friend was gifted peanut butter chocolates but since he was allergic to peanuts, gave it to my santa who then proceeded to gift it to me. I got a regift regift gift. I don't even like peanut butter candy. Next year's secret santa, my santa was the teacher who completely forgot. I gave up having any expectations from my santa anymore.
On my 18th birthday my grandpa woke me up at 5 am and said we were going somewhere, i thought coffee and donuts to start the day. Unfortunately for me, he thought it would be best to smack walnuts off of trees with a giant pole in public while it was 25 degrees out.
brover94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but for my 18th birthday my ex bought me a MLP playset because she thought I liked that show. I tolerated it for blowjobs.
Also, for a mental picture. Iโm a 6โ heavily bearded, gun toting, truck driving, redneck looking mothafucka. Iโm not saying judge a book by its cover, but holy shit, the looks when I opened it at my bday party and had to pretend to like it? Jesus.
FromZtoB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received an animal pelt from one of my favorite animals (not one I knew personally) from a family member. It still had a bloody hole in it from where it was shot.
Not really a gift but when I was 12, I had won a bike race at a small local event where I used to live. I was a Sikh(Sikhs don't cut their hair) back then and I was awarded with a shaving cream set. I had no idea how to take it home to my parents.. So I lied and said I did not get placed.
Soap at age 10 in a Secret Santa.
Loveโs Baby Soft at age 10 in a Secret Santa.
Wonderhangers at a work Secret Santa.
Cheap candy and a dollar store heart jewelry box for a high school Secret Santa as the big gift.
Body spray at a work Secret Santa.
But the worst Iโve seen at the Work Secret Santa parties were a bobble head, a t-shirt work gave us all months earlier, a cereal box of pork rinds, and a box of pudding. Shitty gifters ruin the fun.
When I think about it I've yet to receive a bad gift, seems I'm lucky. That doesn't mean I never gave a bad gift.
I asked my friend what would he like for Christmas because I had no idea what to get him. His reply - "No idea, a bottle of water, a pack of gum, whatever, I don't care." Okay then, I got him a bottle of clear water, a pack of gum and a razor to come with it because we all made fun of his mustache. Now that was obviously just to make fun of him, the "real gift" was a Steam gift card which I assume he put to good use. We all had a great laugh that day.
A camera. My husband told me was going to buy it for me. I told him I donโt want/ or need a camera. He said he was going to get it. This went back and forth a few times. Guess what I got? I was pissed. It showed me his lack of listening and understanding.
I received a glass vase with a huge chip in it at the top. It was from my step-grandma that doesnโt like me. She works in a thrift shop and I later found out it was from the reject pile. Oh and I was only 11 years old!
Two weeks before the big day, my exMIL had me follow her into her bedroom with her mother also in tow. She said she bought me a little something and wanted to surprise me. Iโm thinking, โcool, more kitchen ware/household items for my exH and I,โ but my excitement turned to shock and horror when I opened the gift box to reveal a sexy satin white nightie with matching satin g-string thong. I feigned gratitude, but was repulsed at the idea of wearing lingerie that my exMIL bought for me. For my wedding night. With her son. The very last thing I wanted to think of while having newlywed sex was my MIL.
Yeah, so that gift went โmysteriously missingโ and quickly.
Not me but my husbands 12 year old cousin- last Christmas my husband mother (my mil) actually took the time to go to the store and get a jar of red pasta sauce (store brand) and wrap it up for this poor kid. Iโve never seen someone so confused. He looked at her and asked โwhy aunt Lisa??โ And she said โdonโt you like the color red?โ
lavitat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used tape recorder from my dad and stepmom at Christmas eve. It was the only present i got. I had a smartphone at the time, and had no use for it. They were so poor they were giving out old stuff they no longer needed. So sad to watch. I was 15 at the time and could do nothing to help. It hit me hard opening that and realizing how bad things were.
I mostly lived with my mom who was better off.
quadnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-great-great grandpa got the congressional medal of honor for saving his platoon.
AZSubby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not bad gifts, but bad form.... as a young, curious guy that loved to learn a lot I used to get great trivia games and things like that from my grandparents. Lovely gifts.
The twist is - they would always be opened. My grandfather would open them, study and learn the answers, and then proceed to beat his young grandson at the trivia challenges he just bought me so that I always knew he was smarter.
xeno111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother in law somehow mixed up Christmas lists. She used the same one as the year before. I guess she didnโt notice she was buying the exact same things weโd already got a year before. Never told her.
My cat brought a mostly dead snake in through the cat door last weekend. When I got up to pee it was laying in front of my bedroom doors threshold.
I found the broom & dustpan to transfer the small, mostly dead, garder snake to anywhere outside of my house.
When I poked it with the broom I found out it was only mostly dead. I squeaked. My now exboyfriend, who is also afraid of snakes, had to do it. He flipped it into a trash bag and took it outside.
Not a physical gift but my Ex wrote me a note about how much she loved me and how I was the one, etc... The next day she ended it with me. So not a bad gift at the time but in the long run it sucked, a lot.
pog7776 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Ben 10 toothbrush
I was 16
Cinova ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago for my birthday (turned eight) my uncle wrapped his gift for me in tinfoil and the big reveal was a giant stalk of broccoli.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I received one orange towel as a wedding gift from one of her relatives. All we could do was laugh.
USCplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 13 I had gotten a copy of Warcraft 2 and for some reason it stopped working. My dad was running errands one day and I gave him the game and asked him to exchange it because it was defective... Fast forward a few months and it was Christmas morning. I open up one of my presents and what is it. The copy of Warcraft 2 that my Dad had gotten in exchange those months ago. He just laughed when I called him out on it.
As my Grandfather started to slowly lose it later in life, his gifts got weirder and weirder. One Christmas weโd get checks for a couple hundred bucks, the next weโd get monogrammed toothbrushes and fanny-packs. The best was the year he sent a huge 2โx3โ framed reproduction of John Trumbullโs painting, โSigning Of The Declaration Of Independenceโ. After unwrapping it, all of us just looked around at each other like โhuh??โ I ended up donating it to my High School US History teacher. I miss those checks, though.
When I was about 8, an uncle gifted me a shirt that was way too large for me. Years later, at 6 feet 1, I found that shirt and it was still too large for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I always see multiple of those "bath kits" in peoples homes. You know those little gift baskets of body wash, lotion, a pouf, etc. No one ever uses them.
MadBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love frogs. I've had tree frogs and toads as pets, and I accumulated a lot of frog knick-knacks from coworkers and friends.
Back in my old job, one of my coworkers went to Mexico and gave me a coin purse made from a real toad as a souvenir. She didn't realize it was real and thought I'd think it was cute. :D
LadyJR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used movie gift cards that had nothing in them. It was secret Santa in my last workplace. It was my boss. Quitting was the best thing
Sea Monkeys (brine shrimp) for Christmas. I was 20 years old and we had been near best friends since we were 5 years old. I'd already realised he was a shitty selfish friend, we were already at odds and that sealed it. I spent months finding the perfect gift and I genuinely don't believe he tried, or cared.
I was friends with a kid in 8th grade who seemed to be hated by his parents. For Christmas that year his parents decided to take everyone in the family to Disney, but left him home so someone could feed the cats. His gift was a printer that his Dad needed in order to work from home.
This poor kid was so quiet and unassuming and I๏ธ could never figure out why they treated him like that.
Someone gifted me a corporate plaque that they presumably got from their company. You know, one of those things companies give you for employee of the month or for completing a project, and that you keep on your desk as a trophy.
Firstly, i hate the damn things. Secondly, this plaque or trophy was inscribed with the name of some other company.
JSipe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad got me a kayak. I don't kayak or have any interest. Apparently it was a really good deal, though
jplong29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And friend and I gave a jar of 1000 lady bugs for a white elephant gift once
my father in law gave me a book called something like "you're wrong" about knowing when you are in the wrong. he also gave me a copy of a book with a title about self control and how to develop it. needless to say, he's an asshole... when my gf was a kid he would wrap up her socks and stuff that he had already given her and put them under the tree. last year she got a bunch of markers from her childhood bedroom wrapped in a jar.
I was given Brussels sprouts coated in fucking Ferrero Rocher chocolate. With the peanuts and everything. They were all sealed back in the original packages and looked absolutely normal. Worst chocolate experience of my life.
Last year after 3 white elephant gift exchanges i had accumulated a grand total of 2 purses, a coconut and the obligation to pitch in 20 dollars into the yearly gag gift pot that i have no real chance of winning from. Im a male who doesn't like the taste of coconut.
lumiro24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the day, I was really into Backstreet Boys as they were becoming popular. Everyone knew who they were from TV to Burger King toys honoring them. So my aunt decided to get me one of their CD's....she got me "Blackstreet Boys." A very clever band name for those relatives that are so disconnected from the social culture.
Not received but given. I thought it was a nice gift for my dad and he is horrible to buy for and I really didnโt want to get socks. It was a framed picture of a Ferrari. I thought it looked nice. At least I put a lot of thought into it. It was opened and I got thanked without complaint. It then stayed on a table in the living room out of the way but visible for four months, no one quite sure what to do with this clearly hated gift. Later it got put into a cupboard because it would be rude to throw away a gift no matter how unwanted it is.
An ex-boyfriend gave me a copy of โThe Notebookโ that his ex-girlfriend had left at his apartment, because Iโm a girl and โgirls love this shit.โ I was not NEARLY as giddy as he thought Iโd be.
Growing up, my lovely father and step-mother owned a trucking company. All of us kids always got the same presents, whatever they had stolen from the clients' they were hauling for that time of year. Sometimes it was the t-shirt for the team that didn't win the Super Bowl, sometimes it was defective pogs on the way to the recycling plant. Never, ever had to do with what we were interested at the time. One year, we all got portable deer hunting stands and it took awhile for anyone to figure out what the fuck it was and what we could possible do with it.
For me it was a gift from a co worker for Christmas. It was a fuckin hella cheap LED flashlight from Aldis that he paid like 2 bucks for. Broke within a week. I took it as an insult smh. Might as well not go me shit.
I kept asking for a bike for Xmas for years and my parents kept promising me a racer/road bike - between the ages of 8 and 11, but it never came though until finally, when I was 12 years old, it was finally happening! I was so excited!!! Even though the wrapped up bike didn't look like a racer, more like a BMX, I'd take it! I was pumped!
But come Christmas Eve, I ripped off the wrapping and ... it was a banged up, hideous yellow colour, girls bike. With a shitty torn brown vinyl seat and broken gears. Possibly tassels on the handlebars to boot.
Probably worth all of $20, at a time when cool BMX bikes were a $100 (yes this was a long time ago).
I ran from the room crying and even today, I still can't believe my parents did that to me.
Paria2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a White Elephant gift exchange at my sons 11U Baseball Christmas Party my son received a $9 Jim Beam Bar B Que Set from Wal Mart ... Fucking people.... That meant a trip to Wal Mart for me after the party to make up for that.....
TIL Grandmothers are bad at giving gifts and or exceedingly cruel and vindictive.
Toe_mas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 I received a toilet seat wrapped in a dominoes hotbag. My mom was a manager there. I was less than pleased. I tried to make everyone ask me to use it before they pooped.
My grandma is a doozie. She never really gave up the depression era thinking, especially for gifts and is also hilariously inconsistent. One year I got 100$ in a card and my brother got a cheap disposable camera from the supermarket (I gave him 50$ - turns out the camera had been used). The next year we both got a gift voucher for the chemist in her town which is on the other side of the country. For my brother's 21st she gave him yep raffle tickets to her church raffle and said if she wins he would get the BBQ.
Last year we went there for Christmas and all the grandchildren were there. She made a lucky dip bag from things around her house which included a single fork still in the packet for 4 , one knitting needle, pair of what I assume was new granny pantie style underwear (we all avoided that like the plague), a readers digest from 5 years ago and a ballpoint pen.
She will also take things from my uncle's to gift to people and he spends half of Christmas telling people how he has a tea towel just like that!! He's twigged now.
For my eightteenth birthday i asked for a new pair of shoes because my old pair was falling apart. I got a pair of work boots and a pack of undershirts. My parents wernt even attempting to be subtle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 Walmart gift card.
trwwyco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 2-year outdated calendar.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gigantic jar of coconut oil as a white elephant gift at work. While I'm all for practical gifts, I find coconut oil to be all marketing and rather useless and unhealthy. I gave it to my sister-in-law who is a slave to trends. She was thrilled.
An ex from about 15 years ago gave me a heart shaped glass container filled to the tits with cinnamon hearts.
And I hate cinnamon hearts. I'd rather eat out Baddie Winkle than put a cinnamon heart in my mouth.
Did a secret santa at work and I was my manager's secret santa she was so excited n shit but when it came to the day when we opened our presents she gave me a tiny 99cents Chinese magnet calendar that was smaller than my phone (galaxy s5). Im not even Chinese I couldnt read any of the messages and even if I could read Chinese I still wouldnt be able to read it cuz the text was so small. Wasnt a horrible present I guess but I definitley have little to no standards now.
harbours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt always gives the worst, cheapest gifts imaginable. Instead of just putting ten dollars in a card (which would be more useful), she buys the cheapest things she can. One year she got me silver cross earrings. I do not have my ears pierced, nor do I believe in God or ever have.
As a child I wanted nothing more than the die cast Voltron Lion set. All I asked for on my Christmas list was Voltron, Voltron, Voltron. It was very expensive and we weren't all that well off.
Come Christmas day my mom hands me this package and is super happy to have me open it. As I open it she's like, "That's the one you wanted isn't it sweetie?"
I opened it and my eyes couldn't believe what I got. It was this. http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery2/gallery/d/35771-9/P5108624.jpg Albegas Voltron/Voltron 2 that was never ever even shown in the US but the crappy toy some how made it to our local Children's Palace.
I cried, my mom cried.
Worst Christmas ever.
Couple years later my brother got the whole Lion Voltron set. Wtf??
I was 25 years old. My uncles family got me a brown t-shirt with a cartoon truck on it. The kind of truck that you would see a toddler wearing, Iโm surprised it was even made in adult size. My uncle is notorious for giving shitty gifts.
An aunt of mine, who i absolutely love, has a habit of gifting the most bizzare things she can find. Now since we both have a love of flea markets and junk shops, I'm the only one who is bestowed her most colourful finds while everuone else gets doll's, T-shirts, etc... Some of the things I've gotten for Christmas include; A really buff statue of the Egyptian god Anubis, a victorian syringe box, a miner's oil lamp, and a 1930's floor wax canister with a full color ad for the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.
RRnld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if a family member or friend has a very specific hobby like a musical instrument or computer building fanatic. Don't buy them gifts for that hobby, get them a gift card or make sure you know EXACTLY what they want.
Every year my parents buy me a bunch of guitar strings and guitar picks that I really don't have a use for. They've bought me a wah pedal even though I only have an acoustic, electric guitar strings, and tickets to a Nickelback concert. I'm not trying to sound ungrateful, I know their heart is in the right place, but if they're gonna put money towards a hobby id prefer it not to be something I won't use
An Altoids Ginger Mint container filled with pocket change. I think it had less than a dollar inside.
RadRhino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend junior year of high school always talked about how much she hates when people give "joke" presents because "it means they don't actually care about or know the other person." We had been dating for five months, and she was really excited to give me my Christmas/Channukah present. It was a poorly made, knock-off version of Candy Land called "Kosher Land" because "you're Jewish!"
My motherโs ex boyfriend (who was a correctional officer at the time)got my a pair of menโs 2X sweat pants from the prison commissary.
KMstadt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me some โfossilized dinosaur poopโ for my 20th birthday...... pretty sure itโs just a rock from the yard, but he was so proud of it that I had act happy about it. My dad is an entertaining man. He also gave me an IOU for a Christmas gift as a kid, saying heโd get me a horse saddle that year. Never did. He did however a few years later get me cleaning supplies and his friends dirty saddle to โtake care ofโ.... meaning I cleaned a huge dirty saddle just to have it for a couple of weeks until he got around to taking it back to his friend. Again, he doesnโt even realize he does these things.
I have a few. They aren't actually BAD gifts just bad gifts in context.
From my gramma when I was 10 I got lime green rugby pants with 3" elastic cuffs and a matching, short sleeve sweatshirt. My cousins each got a TV.
The same gramma, my brother and my mother all chipped in for a set of $25 dishes for my wedding. My cousins got $1000. They all broke that first year from going through the dishwasher.
Again for my wedding, from my dad and step mom I got an ugly, unframed art print that was a re-gift. 10 years later I found out dad actually gave us $1000, my step mom stole it and slipped us the crappy gift. To this day it is still rolled up in my crawlspace. I refuse to pay to have it framed.
My grandma gave my daughter a birds nest she found on the ground. Grandma had good intentions, but she missed the mark by a little bit.
clmns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a bit late but here goes. It seems to be a theme here that a lot of the worst gifts are from school secret santas, probably because kids are lazy so always do last minute presents. My worst gift ever was from a classmate named Michael. This was in the eight grade. My secret santa was Michael and I received (1 week later than everybody else): a handful of candies, and a tube of toilet roll cardboard. Like, the inside of a roll of toilet paper. To top of that bizarre fucking present, the candies were all hazelnut/Nutella based; I am allergic to literally one food on this planet that I know of: hazelnuts. Also, this dude was my friend, so he definitely knew I was allergic to hazelnuts. I have to this day no idea what he was thinking.
Caraphox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8 or 9, my mum's cousin gave me a torch and some batteries for my birthday. Not some kind of bright funky torch for kids, just a grey one that looked like it should just go and live under a sink. It so happened that I was going through a serious 'spy' stage - binoculars, secret log book, magnifying glass - I thought I was Harriet the Spy - so to me it was a tremendous gift, perfect for some night time espionage, (my mum's cousin would not have known about these leanings though). He also gave me some other small gift that was mildly strange but made more sense for a child - can't remember what is was. As I was beginning my obligatory thank you note, my mum said something along the lines of, 'just say thank you for the X, don't say thank you for the torch because it was obviously either a mistake or they didn't care about us knowing they'd put absolutely no thought into your gift', and I was like 'but I LOVE the torch!' and proceded to write the most enthusiastic letter of thanks I have ever penned to this day.
I think he probably did give me the wrong present accidentally, and when he received the letter thought a) how embarrassing, I must have given Steve from work the My Little Pony as his secret santa and b) what a sarcastic little shit
I once got a gift card to Shop-Rite (grocery store chain for those not in the NY/NJ area). From my mom. With $10 on it. That's all I got that year. Needless to say our relationship wasn't really much to begin with and that pretty much topped it right off.
When I graduated Highschool in 2012 I received a bible from my great aunt with my name on the inside. Only it wasnโt my name, it was my little brothers name. Thing is when my little brother graduated Highschool last year, he got a bible and his name was written in it and not mine.
I got a hat radio. It's even more dorky than it sounds. It wasn't even a nice hat. It was like a trucker hat with a brick sized radio attached to the side haphazardly. It had a surprisingly long antenna too, all things considered.
My grandmother wasn't known for finding the best gifts, but it's the thought that counts. I remember when she sent hard boiled eggs for easter.. via the regular mail. Not refrigerated. It was not a pleasant smell.
Footmix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brother was 10 he REALLY wanted some Nerf guns. My mom was against the whole toy gun thing so she decided to get him something "sports" related... She gave him a croquet set for his 10th birthday.
We did a secret Santa with a $2 minimum, I was just handed a toonie from the guy who drew my name.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty similar to most of the stories here:
When asked what we wanted for Christmas, both my brother and I said lego because we love lego. Anyways, Christmas morning comes and my brother and I eagerly wake up to check out our lego but as it turns out, Dad had found a great deal on some cheap digital cameras and bought one for each of us...along with a bunch of AAA batteries and a nickleback CD for us to share. That was a pretty quiet ride back to our mom's house.
While we are on the subject, I've discovered a Christmas hack that I have been implementing for the last several years: Don't ASK for anything for Christmas, let people gift things to you that they think you'll like. If you get a gift that you really like then the person must know you really well and/or thought carefully about it. If you get something kind of lame or impersonal you'll know its time to get to know that person better, or maybe stop knowing them... Its a win-win
A tiny analog clock to put in my closet for Valentine's Day...because it takes me a long time to get ready. If this gift were actually going to help me to not run late, as it was intended, that shit better be big and bright so it's all up in mah face! Not something the size of a matchbox. Insulting AND ineffective.
I'm not sure that this qualifies, but my aunt always tried to both give me a good gift but also annoy me every year.
One year she gave me 150$ which was sweet! but she did it by filling a 10lbs bucket with coins. Not just Loonies and Toonies (1 and 2 dollar coins for my non Canadian friends) but with nickles, dimes, and quarters. Oh and around 10 dollars of it was pennies, thats 1000 pennies.
Another year she gave me a guitar hero set with the drums and guitar, awesome! But she left it in the trunk of her car and set me out to get it Christmas morning, but she didn't unlock it immediately and also set of the car alarm so that i was outside in the snow in my pjs with people looking out their windows at me for a good 2min.
Unfortunately now that I'm 26 these traditions have stopped. She still does the odd thing like give me 200$ in 5$ bills but each one was individually wrapped in tissue paper and hidden all around the house which was a huge pain in the ass because at one point i had just over half of them found and spent the rest of the day looking under couches and in the garage (JOY)
As i said they were all great gifts just given in the most annoying way possible.
She has promised that one year she is going to freeze a bunch of money in a block of ice and have it delivered by an armored truck since she works for one of the big companies here in canada.
rygy267 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
maxraem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started a new job in a new city.. made brief coffee room chat that I joined a new gym also. That very person I was speaking to got me for secret Santa and in front of the whole office I received a pedometer and a tube of A5/35. Of course no one else was aware that I just joined a gym.. but they did cringe along with me as I (a plus size woman) opened the very shitty gift..
I received a my own sticker book as a gift from my oldest bother. When I opened it all he did was laugh. It wasn't a gag or anything. Just him being a douche bag.
But we were 12, middle income class, and it was his โluckyโ eraser. Thank you pal... used it till all that was left was the small metal in the center. It was simultaneously the worst on paper but the best on thoughts gift I ever got.
My cousin's husband became very, very wealthy. We are not. My parents routinely spend a couple of hundred dollars on my cousin's children's birthdays to take them to a show, or have a day out, or whatever... just like they did every birthday for my cousin herself.
Last year for my birthday, my cousin gave me a $20 gift card to AMC movies. AMC does not operate a single theater within a 100 mile radius of where I live.
This year for my birthday, my cousin gave me nothing, which was actually an improvement over last year until it occurred to me as I was writing this.
One of the most troubling things about it for me is that she's not actually a monstrous person or anything. I do not know if she simply stopped caring or if her husband has been complaining or what, but other than this we have a good relationship that is frankly being ruined by the resentment this ongoing issue has caused.
ldspacnw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basketball hoop for my 18th birthday, two months before I graduated from high school and moved out of the house to attend college.
Moftem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In primary school one year everyone in my class had to provide a gift for a lottery, where a new kid from the class would get a random gift each day of December leading up to Christmas. I opened a gift that was clearly meant for a girl. I was a boy. We were 5 boys and 16 girls in my class, so someone had obviously taken a bet with this. The gift was a small plastic doll house with a tiny plastic princess in a pink dress. I opened it in front of everyone and was embarassed. For some reason I developed a sadistic relation with the princess to cope with the experience I had had. I placed her inside the house and put it next to the bathroom sink at home, and would routinely flood her house with water. Iยดm sorry princess. You deserved better.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Quigleyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Action man video tape two years ago
nace16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of pity. My family does a rotation of gifts, going youngest to oldest. Last year's Christmas it took two laps before I was out of gifts.
It didn't hurt too bad until it got to my older brother on the third lap and he said "wait we skipped nace16" and I replied that I didn't have anymore. The room went silent. It felt like the Christmas music stopped playing too. Everyone just kinda sat for a second before continuing but I'll never forget the silence.
I shrugged it off but when I went with my friends for a night out the next day, they all were talking about everything they got. When I was asked I said "a t-shirt and an emergency kit for my car." a few people actually said they were sorry.
I don't blame my family or hold anything against anyone. The fact people said sorry makes it feel like there's a problem. I don't know, it just made me feel weird. The night out ended early for me.
Not me, but one year for Christmas my aunt and uncle got my sister this necklace that consisted of a book on a chain. The book was like "My first period" or something and was all about what to expect as you come into womanhood. Also, my sister was 15 at the time and had been getting her period for years. It was super weird.
Really short on time, forgot about the party, being a fucking idiot. Yknow, the usual.
rxdrug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step grandmother gave the worst presents growing up. A land-o-lakes disposable camera she got from sending in butter UPC codes, a pair of her recently deceased son's dress socks and one of his used sweaters that was entirely pilly from being washed so may times. This continued through my entire childhood. During high school she found out I needed a TI-83 calculator for Algebra II. She said she would take care of it, so no one else in my family bought one. Opened the gift and it was a freebie calculator she picked up from one of my grandfather's medical conventions (he was a doctor).
KOB-STR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my brother got a bookmark with bugs on it because my grandma thought he liked bugs, he didnโt.
I gave a gift certificate for a local gun store to a friend for $150. They went out of business 2 weeks after they sold me the gift certificate and a month before I gave it to him.
Deodorant for 13th birthday.present. And I'm a girl!
Bakaleu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a DVD copy of Narnia's Chronicles. There was a commercial on TV for it and after seeing it I said that it looks cool. Well my parents got an idea that it's my dream to see that movie. Don't know where i put that copy and never tried to look for it, saw the movie on TV a year later. Lol
Build68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Forty years later I still havenโt forgiven my parents for motherfucking Brix Blocks, which were fake legos made from shitty plastic with really tall bumps. I wanted legos, dammit!
On my graduation, my aunt gave me a small red box. Inside it, was the key to her old car and I was so happy cause I got a car for my graduation. She then took the key away later that night saying something about fixing it and a few weeks later, she said she wonโt give it to me.
So, the worst gift Iโve ever got was an empty box. If it were a little bigger, I may be able to use my imagination and play inside it, but itโs smaller than my hand.
puremick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do I begin? Don't want to sound ungrateful but I never got a lot of gifts as a child and as an adult so I would always look forward to Christmas.
-A children's illustrated Bible; my brothers got a hovercraft.
-Getting plastic tennis shoes and polyester jogging suits every year for 5 years straight. FYI: don't take your plastic tennis shoes off around others. You'll lose friends fast!
-A red hooded cape that tassels. Every time I wore it, I was teased for looking like Little Red Riding Hood.
-Asked for a Barbie doll every year but never got one because she looked "Asian." Got troll dolls instead. Guess the bare butts on troll dolls are better than "slanted eyes."
-The gift that made me lose it was when I asked for a stereo for my car. The radio was broken and I was commuting to college. My folks bought me a portable cassette player. College kid me cried and ruined Christmas. Worth it because I got a Pioneer super tuner for my b-day.
-Most painful gift was an engagement ring with matching earrings. Thought my mom was having a heart attack. Didn't want to get married and said no. Abusive boyfriend went ballistic.
Now that I'm older, I've learned to be very specific about what I want for Christmas.
hollth1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time for kris kingle/secret santa I gave a girl my sisters half used nail polish. I made sure to shake the bottle first though so there was paint up all it's sides to make it look full.
I got a tin of garlic mints and a tube of paper cups with animal noses on them one year for Christmas. This was all in my stocking. When I asked where my wrapped gifts were they called me ungrateful.
When I was in 8th grade my mom bought me a shirt with a skeleton on it, cause I liked skulls and shit cause they were cool. Except this shirt was an educational shirt that labeled all the names of the bones on the skeleton. Not exactly cool in the mind of an 8th grader.
A memoir of a child soldier in Africa when I was 9. It got assigned in college and I had to rack my brain figuring out why I actually had the book in my collection.
From when I was about 7-16 I received a Dallas cowboy football from my godfather ever year for my birthday. I donโt watch football what so ever or any other sports. One of the times I told him a month in advanced that I wanted some โgreen as in moneyโ. On my birthday that year he gave me a box full of grass and a $10 bill...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forgot to get me a Christmas present. While we were handing out gifts and opening she went and dug up some stuffed animal bear in clothes. put it in a plastic bin and brought it over and gave it to me. I was 32 at the time.
I have a family member notorious for shitty gifts, including regifting the free crap given to them from their pyramid scheme jobs. One year for Christmas and my birthday (family celebrates them on the same day) they gave me two identical can openers.
This just happened, so my family had a gift exchange and i decided to hand carve this paddle out of maple, Walnut and cedar for my person. I also spent the time to put a decoration that would mean a whole lot to said person.
I received in exchange an Arizona keychain. We don't even live in Arizona.
There was this mall in Florida that had a Santa Delivery program. While taking the obligatory Christmas picture, you can tell him what you want for Christmas while your parents secretly give them the address to deliver to. Then he will come in a fire truck bearing your gifts. Coolest thing ever.
Well, one year I wanted a video game. I donโt know what happened but when Santa arrived, he handed me a box containing a Winnie the Pooh shampoo & body wash kit. Shaped like a purple elephant.
Mine was a wedding gift from my Aunt, it was a hand written note, addressed to just me, informing me that I was making a mistake getting married so young...
I was 24 at the time, and I hadn't seen or spoken to this Aunt in 12 years, and just sent her the invite out of politeness... Needless to say, she didn't actually attend, and I haven't seen or heard from her since...
For context, was was broke, working a crap job, and trying hard to take care of my mom and myself (I'm doing better now btw). She gives me a money clip. Like I carry around enough cash to ever need that thing...ugh.
Probably not the worst out of the ones here, but highly disappointing for kid me. One Christmas I received a single maraca and a small plastic storage box from my grandmother. I think I started receiving money as a gift on the regular after that.
The necklace my then boyfriend swore he bought for me, but he lost it. I never got it because he never bought it! My young dumbass didn't realize he was a pathological liar.
I was struggling in middle school and one Christmas my parents bought me the video game I had been dreaming of....and said it was a gift I could use once my grades got better. Needless to say I never got to play NBA Live 1995
My husband got me work pants that were too long and too big. Plus he got me slippers that didnโt fit and chocolate with nuts. I have a severe peanut allergy.
I was in college and wanted an Xbox360 to game with friends. My mom bought me a Wii. Wtf do I do with a console I have no interest in and no receipt to return it?
I sold it and bought a 360.
Edit: She asked me what I wanted. I told her I didn't need anything but my wish would be for a 360. She asked about the Wii. I said it wasn't what I wanted and while I appreciate any gift, I wouldn't use it so please don't spend money on a Wii, donate it in my name or something if she didn't want me to have a 360.
My mom is into giving donations as gifts so I thought it was clear. Nope
Revan447 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once bought me tickets to Caps vs Ducks which is amazing because I live on the east coast but love the Ducks. She bought 2 tickets one for me and one for my best friend. What she didn't know is I had mandatory work that weekend so I had a friend sell them on a ticket sales website. All was well we lost a little bit but no big deal. He got a message that the tickets were already used and had to give a refund and I had to pay him back out of my own money. So for my Birthday I had to pay my friend around 100 bucks.
Two tins of mints, totaling $5 according to the label. It was handed to me as if it was the greatest gift ever and she requested I open it in front of her before she left for break. The girl had crazy rich parents who not only paid for her College, but a $3000/month single-bedroom apartment in New York, and of course any other need.
And I thought my $10 gift set of makeup supplies was cheap.
Nyxia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really wanted to learn to play the guitar when I was about 16 so I begged my parents for a used guitar from a consignment store or a thrift store or whatever. For Christmas they gave me a printer. Or more like they wanted a printer so they bought one for themselves and gave it to me under the pretense of that being my gift.
What makes it worse though is that I wasn't even allowed to print anything because we had to save ink.
zn3qbc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother gave my sister and I the game Othello to share. Only problem was that we lived in two different cities.
vindraco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my parents brought both of us kids to a big box store and asked us to pick out some new bikes for next summer. Ten speed bikes were really popular that year, so I found one and brought it to my Dad. He saw how I struggled a little to reach the petals (I was short for my age, but still growing) so he decided the best way to fix that was to buy me a woman's bike instead of a man's, because a woman's bike didn't have a high crossbar, and I wouldn't mash my junk on the bar when I stopped the bike.
Nevermind that I was just a kid (who couldn't refuse), or that I had a paper route after school that took me all over the entire neighborhood to everybody's house, or that I was already being bullied for being 'gay' at school (turns out they were right, but doesn't excuse them).
I ended up being known as the "paper girl" by a couple of new newspaper customers for the entire winter because they never saw me outside of winter clothes and only knew me by my bike.
Good times.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandfather was late for my 27th birthday and gave me body wash, a smaller than usual can of mango pop(everyone knows I've always hated pop) and a bag of cinnamon hearts clearly packaged from Valentine's day(my birthday is in late march)
What the hell is this thing? I got it as a white elephant gift a few years ago. I brought a $10 QuikTrip card. Got this. I don't know why I still have it. But I just booped the shoot and found it meows.
itzpea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life from our fucking Lord and savior.
The pink pearl eraser a kid gave me in elementary school (still in the plastic bubble on cardboard) because he forgot to mention it was time for the gift exchange for christmas to his parents so he raided his unopened school supplies for the teacher to distribute.
Some jackass I knew gave the entire office charitable donations in our names. Only issue was it was a fake charity that didn't even exist. He called it "The Human Fund" or something.
BooNimb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Over the years I've gotten many strange gifts but the cheapest was a microwaveable packet of Mr noodles. They used to sell them for 4 for 1$.
When I was 11 my dad gave me a lamp for Christmas. Just like a nondescript, plain old lamp from target that you need when you live in a shitty apartment with no overhead lighting. My dad never really understood girls.
One Christmas when I was about 11, my grandma had gotten me this giant gift bag and I was beyond excited to open it, as my grandma is known to be a cheap gift giver and this was a huge gift.
Turns out she cleaned out her pantry and gave me all of the expired canned food and old dish rags she didnโt use anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 gift card to Toys R Us.
This was back around 2008 or 2009 and was given to me out of spite for dating a Black girl. Granted, I've broken up with her a while back and I ended up buying a pack of Magic the Gathering cards with it (for those that might be wondering), it still hurt like a motherfucker and remains my most memorable bad gift I've ever received.
This wasn't a gift received, but the reaction to a gift given. Ok, so my brother's ex wife is an awful person, absolutely no redeeming qualities and she cheated on him with at least two people that we know of. Anyhow early on in their marriage she was going to school to be a teacher, even though she openly admitted to hating children. One year I got her a book of inspirational quotes for new teachers. She opens the gift and the first words out of her mouth are "oh, these books are usually crap." and that's it, no thanks, or a "but I'm sure this one isn't" nope, just "this is crap". I fucking hate that bitch.
The first Christmas I went with my brother and her to her parent's she was opening presents from her parents and opened up one that was a shirt or something and said "I hope you kept the receipt for this cause I'll never wear it" again, no thank you or anything. I hope she rots in hell, whore.
CZJayG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago my wife's parents, with whom she's had a rocky relationship with to say the least, called her to say they had ordered her a special gift for Christmas. This huge package arrives and we place it front and center under the tree. Christmas morning she excitedly opens it and finds a huge self help kit. Cds and books. It broke her. She ugly cried for hours. It broke my heart and when her parents called all happy asking what she thought, I grabbed the phone and sent them to every Hell from every religion. Things have gotten better but I still can't forgive that.
I am a huge Spider-Man fan. One year, after one of the new movies had been released, my sister and her husband scoured the dollar stores for all of the tiny little bullshit Spider-Man erasers, pencils, notepads, and dumb toys, and wrapped each one up in its own box.
Nothing has ever disappointed me more than someone practically telling me they were getting me something I really wanted, and then my birthday passing with no further mention of it.
My worst gifts was probably...
A flask, generic enough it likely came from a clearance shelf and small enough it could have been a toy. I rarely drink alcohol and when I do I it doesn't need a flask.
Honorable mention - my mom once gave me cool gift but she used an old Febreeze box for it. I was super confused why she was giving me Febreeze.
booshkov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a child's small sized maroon turtleneck. I was 16. I was an adults large.
My cousin got an Xbox from her.
Belefint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but oh well.
Got socks for Christmas as part of a Secret Santa thing. And it wasn't even the whole package, they opened the bag and split it, giving my father half and me half like it was some kind of a joke gift. (we usually spend at least 20+ dollars on each person)
It's why I don't care to talk to the other part of my family anymore and why I don't do holidays with the family anymore (except Thanksgiving.)
Baby Blue, tracksuit type thing from FUBU when I was like 14. Apparently Greeks that are straight off the boat donโt understand that white kids donโt typically dress in stuff like that.
Yesss, its my birthday yesterday and fuck no, Worst gift? Yeah worst is to not receive anything at all. Just problems continously pouring in, Im really glad some of the redditors from my country's subreddit greeted me, IRL? NO ONE.
TWO K?
TWO N K?
rotkinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fleece camo blanket. My grandma knew I hated camo, she got my siblings and cousins their favorite colors. In front of everyone she said she got camo so I can put it in my car, and I won't see the dirt on it. Then she asked if I had bought it from a junk yard
I had a pretty crappy car, but I worked hard to buy that old Chevy Nova hunk of junk.
We had a Secret Santa in school, some years ago. I put some thought into my gift and actually spent the whole day stressing about it. For my gift, I got an old Christmas card, with 2 bite-size Snickers taped inside.
I got a Michael Vick jersey for my 10th birthday from my brother about two months after he was kicked off the team for letting a dogfighting ring be run out of his property. They were basically giving those things away right after it happened. Was a terrible gift at the time but he got me an adult large that I still wear today so honestly in the long run it wasn't that bad.
A two pack of martial arts magazines that were discounted because they were old editions. I don't care about martial arts and it wasn't wrapped. There was also no card. My step brother was so lazy he clearly bought it from a newsagent on the way to the house but couldn't be bothered with a card. It was my 21st. I acted like I was grateful for it but mentioned to my dad later that it was a pretty shitty gift. Dad then called him up and told him it was a thoughtless gift and he should try harder with family. Douche brother then decided that family gatherings were too hard and didn't see any of his family for 4 years.
pdy18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I got:
An automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television,
But not when you get it home,
A chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter,
A pair of teakwood shower clogs,
An indoor plastic birdbath,
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego, with fringe all around it,
A hammered aluminum nutcracker,
A statue of a lady, with a clock where her stomach ought to be,
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
A Chicago bears crockpot from my wifeโs cousins. Why the fuck as a man would I need a crockpot right after getting married to my wife the same year and most certainly already owning a crockpot? Also the fact that I donโt cook shit.
I got pencils and erasers from my ex once for my birthday.. My mom got so upset at her thinking it was a "here since you cant afford school supplies" thing. I mean.. the pencils did have my favorite animal on them and the erasers were neat... but come on.. out of ANYTHING you could buy.
cachaka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasnโt a bad gift but the purpose and the thought behind it was not 100% sincere or genuine.
You see, my family used to host Christmas parties at our house for everyone in my extended family. And it was always a headache for my parents because, according to my parents, my aunts and uncles had complaints all the time. The food wasnโt good, the date didnโt worn because their kids werenโt free, or they didnโt want to exchange gifts. So for about 10 years, my parents stopped having Christmas parties with everyone. But then my grandparents were getting old and sick so my parents decided to start up the parties again and the same old problems were happening again.
One year, my cousins invited their new SOs to the party. Now we NEVER exchange gifts because my aunts didnโt want to even though my family did not have a problem with it. We even gave gifts to their children even when we stopped the parties but they never gave us gifts so eventually the pettiness overthrew my parentโs goodness and we stopped as well.
That year, my aunt arrived with boxes of wrapped gifts. I was extremely surprised. I was also excited. They had our names on them as well. I thought, wow, this year is going to be different! Christmas spirit is in the air!!!!!!
We took group photos and my aunt forced her kids and their SOs into the middle of the picture, making a joke that they were the stars of this show. My parents and I grimaced at this but ignored it.
Then it was time to open her gifts! I was so happy! We all opened them and.... they were all the same: boxes of chocolate.
That was when I realized what was happening: she was showing off to her kidsโ new SOs. She didnโt give us these gifts because she thought of us! She just wanted to show the SOs how good she was and how nice she was!!!!! IN MY OWN HOUSE!!!
I was so angry inside. Iโm still angry. Itโs been 5 or so years since this happened and that was the last Christmas party we had in our home.
Yygris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mousepad; from my husband. ...I got him one of those Mini-museums. The disparity made it that much more painful.
This was when GTAV just came out and I had a PS3. I didn't have the money to buy the game myself and so my sister had put a medium size box (Maybe 9inches by 6 inches or something) And had put something that sounded like a video game package. GTAV was the only thing I had asked for and I was so expecting it. As I open the gift, I realize she had put 3 boxes into the one box and I got a 20$ gift card.
My great grandmother once called my parents to tell them to bring all of the kids over to come see a present she bought all of us.
Naturally we were all freaking out because she had to call us over to see the present a week before Christmas. We get there, she calls us upstairs ("holy shit this must be huge"). We go upstairs, she sits us down. "I have something for you... I have donated 3 chickens in each of your names to a family in Mongolia!"
So of course we had to act excited, but we were pretty let down. It wasn't a bad gift but we expecting something absolutely batshit insane since she was on her last legs at that point in time. Certainly not a great gift for 3 kids under the age of 10.
My aunt was the queen of shitty gifts. I can't decide if the USA floor puzzle she gave me when I was a teenager was worse than the cheese crackers and plate with a snowman on it that was a factory misprint.
6th grade gift exchange. Put in the time and effort to find the perfect gift for my lucky recipient. I received... a burnt log. Lost hope in gift exchanges.
One Christmas night, I was leaving my family to go see my girlfriend and surprise her, little did I know, she would surprise me when I stopped at McDonalds to get a sweet tea. She had met up with her friend to give him the ol' one-two.
beemitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my aunty got me a backstreet boys VHS. This was way past the time that backstreet boys were popular and we didn't own a VCR to even play it if I wanted to
Not me, but I was once at a secret Santa-like event where each person (aged 10-16) from a pile of wrapped presents bought by the parents. They were generally fair game, like earphones and a mini pool table. One unfortunate guy went for the biggest box and got a turkey platter.
Skinon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three gifts come to mind from one of my best mates, one was a single used sock, stuffed in my mouth when not looking and shouting "Merry Xmas cunt!" second, a Jar with a pickle which to be fair, came with pickle juice... And the third was a massive spider he found which was later named Beastie, she was preggo too, so I released her outside his bedroom window. Now that's a true friend!
Every secret santa I've participated in at work I've ended up with junk, the worst was a ยฃ2 stocking filler card game and one of those free 1gb usb sticks you get from events.
Pokemon blue, it was my birthday, I was like 5 at the time and intensly into Pokemon, only issue i didn't have a Gameboy. A few months later for xmas i got the Gameboy, and found out my brother had sold it. Parents did nothing, probably should have seen it coming when the Gameboy went "missing" a few months later.
When I was a kid I had incredible social anxiety (and I still kind of do but therapy helps) so my mom gave birthday invitations to my kindergarten teacher and asked if she could pass them out to all the kids in my class.
So my birthday day comes up and Iโm at Chuck E. Cheese with a bunch of the kids. Iโm opening presents and I get one thatโs a Barbie doll. I immediately started crying because I was a tom boy and really wanted GI-Joe stuff. Then I threw it across the table in a fit of rage.
In hindsight I was kinda a brat that day since the kids really didnโt know much about me and it wasnโt their fault. But now, as an adult, when Iโm starting to get to know people, I bring up that story as an ice breaker. Everyone laughs and I make friends. They are also super careful about the presents they get me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a girls coloring book that said "for ages 3 and up" for my 12th birthday. I think my uncle assumed I was mentally challenged. Wasn't even wrapped. Second worst gift was an unwrapped hotwheel toy for my 11th.
My rich aunt always got me the coolest presents when I was growing up, then I got my first apartment and I went over to my dad's for Christmas. There was a giant box from my aunt and I was psyched. Opened it up and... it was a pair of ceramic parrots... I must have looked about as confused/disgusted as I felt because my sister started laughing and my dad was all "Now Thistle, those are a part of a collection and are actually pretty expensive" and I was like "Uh could I get much for them at a pawn shop then?" and he got all mad and said she wanted to get me something for my apartment and I was like what does she think I live in a sea food restaurant?
For my eighth birthday, my aunt sent me a birthday card a month late with a newspaper clipping of a review of a play she was in and an aretha Franklin cassette. Donโt get me wrong, aretha Franklin is fine, but considering I was 8 and my most played tape then was the lion king soundtrack, it was a bit odd.
Redluff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a full sized ytong block and a booklet of how to sculpt ytong sculptures
When I was a kid, I got a stupid car magazine once for Christmas that costed like $5 at a newsstand from my aunt. Just because I liked die-cast toy cars, (Well which kid doesnโt right?) doesnโt mean I like reading or can even understand/appreciate whatever the heck was in this book full of words. Needless to say I was super upset that Christmas as a young kid and if I remember right, I was crying and inconsolable the whole night.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
once i asked my dad for a knight helmet as a joke. my next birthday that's exactly what he got me. i didn't have the heart to tell him how much i loathe his gift.
trashtop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Age 9 a distant aunt gave me a pocket football game. This little thing about the size of a gameboy. I remember thinking, a little too deeply I admit, that โwow, she really doesnโt know me at all and yet sheโs buying tat for meโ. I felt awful thinking that, and awful that she didnโt really know me. I hated football with a passion. That was my big thing around that age.
So I played it and got hooked. It became one of my most used toys of that time. I forced myself to like it and a love for it appeared naturally. I dunno where it is these days. I kept hold of most of my old toys so itโs probably in an attic somewhere. Maybe even my own.
The sad part of this now is I dunno which aunt sent it and I have a huge family. There was one I used to play piano for but suffered a huge stroke and had dementia for about 15 years before she died recently. She was one of my faves. I hope it was her! The end.
Not me but a goodfriend grew up in a relatively poor home. They had a habit of buying cheap hammers that would break while fixing stuff around the house. Now, for literally any occasion, he buys his mom a hammer. She must have 40 decent hammers now.
McDonaldโs toy penguin, the person that gave it to me wrapped it in newspaper, and lost the fish that it shot. Amazing present. Thanks man, just donโt do it 3 years in a row. Never mind you did.
Very late to this thread, already 20k posts. But here goes -
Worst gift I've received -
About 8 years ago, my grandmother passed away. My grandfather had never had to do christmas by himself before.
Small note pertinent to the story - My grandfather is an amputee, he lost his leg above the knee due to a MRSA infection about 20 years ago.
For Christmas that year, I received a brown paper grocery bag that contained about a dozen used washclothes. Not lightly used, I'm talking washed my ass poo stained dirty nasty washrags that I wouldn't have even washed my car with.
And the kicker - a bottle of partially used stump moisturizing cream.
Worst I've been made to feel about a gift I've given?
My mom's boyfriend has every tool known to man. I wanted to get him something nice for Christmas.
I went to Sears and bought him a 3 foot long fluorescent light that you plug into a cigarette lighter plug in your car. It had about a 20 foot long cord on it. I paid somewhere around $30 for it - pretty reasonable for someone my mom had been dating a few years but wasn't engaged, etc. Plus, I thought it was useful. You break down on the side of the road, boom, you've got a ton of light to look at your engine, change a tire, whatever.
A few days later I got an email from my mom telling me how embarrassed she was of me, and that she wanted the receipt so she could take my gift back and get him something better since I had clearly not put any thought into my gift at all.
Both me and my wife emailed her back and shamed he for being a bitch. She now refuses to acknowledge that the event ever occurred.
My wife once got a vest from her aunt. It was an XL, my wife wears a small.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoot glasses from chinA. you smell the glass. Pick your poison eh?
waltkemo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The series DVD collection of " The Greatest American Hero." I had never seen it before and had no interest in seeing it, but my brother remembered the theme song one day and got nostalgic. Fell asleep 3 times in the 1st episode.
artfu1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toilet brush
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once wrapped up a box of horse shit and gave it to his mother. He gave her other gifts that year, but the box of horse shit was under the tree with them.
Oh man, I've got a doozy. So, I have this sexual thing about fur. I just love the feeling of it, not like body hair, but just the feeling of fur. I was temporarily staying with a friend (whom apparently wanted to get with me) while I apartment hunted. We were in a dept store getting some gifts for his family since I had nowhere to go for Xmas and they had graciously invited me. We passed by some fur clothing or accessories and I touched it and I was cooing about how soft and pretty it was. We got into a brief convo about it and I just said that the closest I'd ever come to buying something like that would have to be vintage or antique and none of those coats ever fit because my shoulders are too broad and most that I've found were made in Asia where the ladies were very petite and thus, even more so, would not fit my frame. I tried to make it very clear that if he was going to get me anything that I absolutely could not accept something like that and not to even try. He said the message was received. He lied. It was the worst, most awkward Xmas I'd ever experienced by the time it was over. He not only got me vintage fur (that didn't fit that was made in Korea) he also bought me lingerie. His Catholic, Hispanic, grandmother shoulder checked me and treated me like shit THE ENTIRE time I was there and she flew in for Xmas. Like abysmally racist towards me and I was nothing, but nice to her. She apparently, at first, thought I was another friend of his that was engaged to be married to another guy, but then after she found out that I wasn't her, was even more terrible to me. It ended poorly for EVERYONE and resulted in her being ousted from the family.
TL;DR: Went to Christmas with another family as a friend, ended up in a very awkward situation as my friend wanted to date me, got a fur coat and lingerie that didn't fit as a gift. Hostile grandmother assaulted me and thus, I experienced the worst Xmas ever.
Secret Santa. Someone gifted what looked like left over items in their closet, like hand towels, a purse and a few other things that didnโt match. All brand new. .....
For my 30th birthday my husband gave me a used t-shirt.
Biolust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a really poor kid in 5th grade, I gave out a used snowman candle where half its face was mushed up. I still feel bad.
djbtips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Hanukah I got this tiny compass that barely works because it sticks to the metal circle it lives in. Obviously purchased for .25c or less. I cried but this is important to know that we typically got $8-10 total in gifts every holiday season. Hanukah is not a super important holiday.
zKayel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A kite with a rip in the left wing that came without a spool or string...
cat figurines. For years. You like one cat figurine as a kid and suddenly your family wants you to become the cat-lady at age 10.
tspike7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two shitty gift when I was in college that I absolutely loved:
My dad came and picked me up from college so I could come home and visit for the weekend, before I left my mom (or dad, canโt remember) handed me a roll of toilet tissue. I cherished that damn roll more than anything. I... I was poor in college z
Second gift was also during college. One of my friends wrapped and presented me with a 6 pack of oriental ramen on my birthday. I cried tears of happiness.
Oh yeah, for those wondering: Male, 6โ4โ and 250 (when I was in college at least)
dwil22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I received a blender for my birthday from my grandmother.
For my birthday last year, a cousin who supposedly "knew what I liked" bought me a Monster's University bag for a five year old, complete with a matching lunch bag, thinking it was funny. The same cousin on the same year gave me an Imaginex Batman toy because she thought "Hey you love anything Batman". Mind you, she's a 40 something and I'm in my mid 20s.
My grandmother gave me the same fuzzy pale pink glittery mohair hat/scarf/gloves set for three years running in my teens. I do not wear pink or hats.
I donated it to Goodwill three times.
Gheauxst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was about 10, I spent it by my cousins house. There were 4, maybe 5 kids with 3-4 adults. I received roller skates, and only roller skates. Not even wrapped up. I was informed that it was a last minute gift because they forgot about me.
First bless my grandma, but one Christmas I received a box of Christmas lights. She then enthusiastically asked me to open the box to find twister moves the game pad only. No spinner or other accessories.
Way too late for this one, but my dad got me an chocolate Easter for Easter, which I received in August, as a nice melted blob with one eye on top. Still tasted good so it could be worse I guess.
Ink_news ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
NoDogNo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friends from grad school did a secret Santa exchange. I put a ton of thought into mine and the gift recipient loved it. I received a pack of socks and a cheap beanie that didnโt fit.
zckwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't necessarily a bad gift but when I was 7 my parents got me a brand new bike, decided to ride it for the first time and immediately fell onto a hornet stinger. Never rode the bike again.
My aunt and uncle bought me a Robo Cop toy. I was probably about 15 at the time and had no interest in a giant Robo Cop. The kicker though is that his lines were all in Spanish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a nearly completely burnt candle wrapped in aluminum foil from my grandma for Christmas. At the time she was very with it and mentally stable. I'm not sure what happened. My sister got a bag of soup noodles. So maybe she just was getting something across.
openeda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my teenage years I received the books: Mormon Doctrine, Parley P. Pratt a Biography, the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible, and a bunch of other books like that. Raised Mormon, but I really just wanted to play video games and find real friends.
For Christmas when I was around 9-10 we always had a one gift maximum and I asked for the PC game Myst. My mother thought I should have Barbie Fashion Designer workshop instead.
Southyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dog-eared, used book on how to self diagnose mental illness, and a porcelain statue of two dolphins entwined, rising from the waves. Both from the same person, a parent of one of my students.
acgasp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For context. My parents paid a 300 dollar medical bill for a shoulder injury and I told them I'd pay it back. My Christmas present shortly after was a basic holiday card with only this written in it "$300-$100=$200. You only owe us $200." Not the best feeling from a Christmas present
My dad bought me multiplication flash cards as a kid one year. I was pissed it was the only thing I remember getting that year. That's not to say I didn't get other stuff, I probably did, but not much. We were pretty poor.
XJ-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rabbit I didn't ask for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad punched me in the face two years ago on Christmas, does that count?
My grandfather's mother's family has a huge reunion every year in Philadelphia for Chanukah. My family goes every few years because it's a hassle driving from NY to Philly during the holidays. Because there are about 100 people there, not everyone knows everyone's kids' names, and there are always terrible gifts.
One year when I was 7, a relative called out "Miles! Miles! From New York! Where are you? Got your gift!" My name is not Miles. It is not even close to Miles. My mother assumes correctly that it is for me (it has my last name). I open it to find a dictionary and an SAT prep book. At age 7.
JayJLeas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Christmas presents from my parents are always things my sister liked or has asked for. I used to write my Christmas list and my parents would ignore it or decide I couldn't actually want what I asked for... my sister and I are like best friends, but our tastes are completely different.
I have 3 older brothers and at the time we were aged somewhere from late teens (me) to mid-twenties. It was a couple days before Christmas and I was at Toys R Us with one of my brothers and we were both buying the X32 add on for the Sega Genesis for ourselves since there was virtually no chance that we would get one as a gift. While there I got the idea to buy my other 2 brothers gag gifts, we had already finished all our shopping so these were just "bonus". I lived with the 2 other brothers so what I did was wrap up all 4 of the gifts with the same wrapping paper and write our names on the gifts with no mention of who they were from and leave them on the doorstep. One of my brothers found them so he brought them in and I played along with wondering who could have left us these mystery gifts. Under the tree they went and on Christmas when we were all together to open presents, I proposed that we all open our mystery gifts together. It still makes me laugh when I look back at the scene of my brother and I high fiving each other with our 32Xs in hand and my other brothers look of confusion holding their children's bug collecting kit (featuring a 2 foot long plastic butterfly net) and ant farm.
My 10 and 12 year old cousin got one of those $500 baby dolls each. She literally had a house built for my 25 year old cousin and his wife earlier in the year. And I got a margarita Ville t shirt that was too big.
I know this thread is about what weโve received, but I once participated in a white elephant party when I was 10 or 11 and brought a 2 day old cheeseburger.
I thought it was hilarious until about 5 years later when I realized I was an asshole.
$20 limit for work exchange. Got a six pack of Reddโs Apple Ale that expired over a year before it was given to me. I only checked because it had a thick layer of dust on every bottle. She said it was left at their house one time and they donโt drink that stuff. Clearly remembered gift exchange day of and grabbed it as she walked out the door.
My first Reddit Secret Santa. I received a two dollar childrenโs book. Nothing in my preferences pointed towards such a thing.
Nice part was my recipient happened to like fishing and coffee, two of my favorite things. I overspent a tiny bit, but getting his โDude, you hit it out of the park!โ response was worth it. It really is better and more fun to give than to receive.
When I was in 8th grade, I had these two friends who were obsessed with this one gay Youtuber who I can't even remember the name of. Anyway, this guy had a store where they sold sex toys and I don't know how they did it because there has to be some sort of validation or something for that shit online but they somehow bought a bunch of them and jokingly tried giving them to me for my birthday so that they could get some magazine that came along with anything bought on the store. Not at the party or anything, they pulled me aside after school. I declined, obviously, but it was still weird as hell.
KINNAHZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 1KG bag of rice from an Aunty for Christmas once, Whilst my Little sister got spoilt with Barbies etc.
When Iphones were beginning to become popular, the following christmas my parents got one for my older sister who wanted one, taking advantage to buy a second one for my father.
My gift was my sister's previous phone, which she had in her pocket until that very moment.
During a secret santa, I got a cheap wine cup that you can get from dollar store
coreysia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So many, I think the worst was when my sister shopped for us in China town, not that you can't find great things in China town given effort, which my sister's gift lacked. We all got tote bags full of random crap: a box decorated with knock-off Disney characters, hello kitty protective sleevies, an astroboy soup ladle, stamps, poorly translated seasonal greeting cards, and a small tube glitter that was actually a small pen.
I've never used any of this junk. I would have preferred nothing.
3lvenrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
BigPZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hat rack from my uncle... For Christmas ... I was 6... And it was for both me and my brother!
Bag of plastic curtain hooks. No context stocking filler from my mum. A) I have curtain rails, b) they all already have curtains on them. She knows this and new curtains were not another gift. My do I love that mad ol' badger.
At a white elephant me and my friends did, I bought a Boo amiibo to put in as my gift. After everything was said and done, my friends all got different gifts, but guess what I got? My boo amiibo back. Not necessarily bad, mind you, but I bought that amiibo to give to someone else.
when I was 7 or 8 my grandmother gave me a candle shaped like a dolphin. I wasn't allowed to play with matches or a lighter, and couldn't use it in my room either. So I was pretending it was a dolphing and making it "swim" in the air. I dropped it and it broke apart and she screamed at me for being ungrateful.
I've shared this one here before. Back in my early 20s my then wife bought me a black microwave for my birthday. We didn't have much money. My only gift was that black microwave. It was the exact same model as the white microwave we already owned but black. I remember unwrapping it at our kitchen table just a few steps from the white microwave and being confused. At first I figured that she had just found a box that was similar to put my gift in. Then I realized that she had really bought me a 2nd microwave for my birthday.
My grandmother gave me a country CD (I don't even love that genre of music) from a group called Mes Aรฏeux because there was that one annoyingly catchy and cheesy song. It was on the radio every goddamn day while I was in elementary school. Everyone would sing the tune and it would be stuck in my head, driving me crazy. I don't want to descend into this madness again, so I'm never gonna use it. I don't know what to do with it, though.
(Not me, my BF) A packet of dried spaghetti from his Grandma. Xmas gift wrapping can be confusing, apparently it's easy to wrap your groceries and cook your gifts by mistake.
ad3474 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usual disclaimer, not I but my grandfather received a poorly painted black wooden frame, with a bizarrely badly built gravestone, which my great uncle had recovered (stolen) from the graveyard where it lay broken. It was the gravestone of my grandfathers aunt. My great uncle asked my brother and I to carry it from his car, wouldn't tell us what it was, when we saw it we were like what the f*** is this. The awkward silence when the rest of the family realised was beautiful. My great uncle was so proud.
clee_36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends, one day in passing, mentioned how great the movie Ponyo was. My roommate at the time decided to buy him a copy of the movie for christmas and his birthday, every year. the guy has about 18 copies of Ponyo at the moment.
My grandma was out of touch, and often gave me items that she got for free from Avon or something. One Christmas when I was 13 or 14 I got a tape from her, and it was a childโs cartoon about Santa Clause (who was never a thing in my house). Another time I got some nasty cologne in the shape of a car. They were always the worst, and after age 14 or so, my mom finally talked Grandma into giving me $20 every year instead. I was elated.
My grandma's really old and poor, and she tries really hard and I love her but every year for christmas me and my sister do a little guessing games as to what silly gift we will get this year. Since shes poor but also very generous, she wont let anyone go without a gift, meaning that a lot of stuff is bought on sales or clearance and then she divids them between the family in weird ways. I've gotten anything from plastic forks to men's socks and underwear (because she doesn't understand a difference in the gender) and flash lights. Don't get me wrong, I'm not ungrateful. But it does make us laugh afterwards
My aunt once got my sister and I these plastic mazes that you had to roll the ball through to pop open a small tray. In the tray was a ten dollar bill. We just smashed them open with a hammer.
Cornloaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother bought me every single Mac & Me thing he could find... DVD, VHS, PAL VHS, rental case VHS, sound track LP, laser disc, poster, and press kit. I had a feeling I was getting something Mac & Me, so I hit him with a counterstrike of the original Mac & Me trailer on 16mm. Paul Rudd would be so proud.
For high school graduation I got a mug with a Bible quote on it. I'm not religious and I don't drink hot beverages. Thanks grandma
Rynur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Underwear.. made out of that crappy bed sheet material.. and they didn't even fit.
shortkow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but one of my best friends received an oversized tin of Altoids and a Darth Vader tin of stale m&ms for Christmas from his mother, she literally told him she pulled them out of her closet.
I was gifted a new craftsman garage door opener even though the one already in the garage was fully functioning. I was given a pointless task. I returned it to Sears and got some tools.
rcgy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (now ex) girlfriend got me a $15 travel hygiene kit from a supermarket. I had bought one a couple weeks prior because I forgot my regular one which I usually brought when I was staying with her, but the zipper broke, and so she thought that that meant that I needed a new one.
Every year my family passes around this god-awful green beaded (differently size and shades of green lamp shade. It got some king of skeleton (beaver?) holding it up. My eyes bleed when I see it, and iptgecrecipint has to pay the post office for delivery. This year, I hate My dad.
On Christmas Day, I received a Christmas ornament as a gift from my grandma. It was nothing personal, just some elephant ornament.
newdok23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's family relationships were always complicated and once for Christmas her mum received a used torn bathrobe from grandmother while she bought her in return a silver cross .
My mom was given a dirt devil vacuum by her fiancรฉ, it was her first birthday married to him, and she opened it by herself. They got divorced shortly after.
Shoes that fit too small... Had to wear em anyway... Fucking sucked... Thanks alot aunt jessica
mrj80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blank tee shirt for my 30th birthday. I work at a screen printing shop. I can get a blank shirt whenever I want.
Silasa00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was a little kid my aunt gave me and my brothers towels with their names embroidered into it. I say theirs because my name is "Alissa" and my towel said "Elliesha."
Till this day she doesn't get my name spelled right, but she's getting better.
bigbsbih ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a calender for secret santa one year. That's not too bad, but I heard he was planning to get Gaurdians of the Galaxy on Blu ray but then changed his mind.
For my 15th birthday, I got a 2006 wrangler jeep so I could learn how to drive. After I had learned how to drive my Parents sold it. It broke me since my other siblings had much better gifts and there was not taken away.
My stepdad gave my sister a vacuum. For her to use. At his house.
MGsubbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a rare coin. Except it wasn't rare, it was just a replica. I did not collect coins. I never once expressed any interest in coins. It's pretty fucking small so it's not like at least it looks good and I can use it as decoration or anything.
It's just somewhere in my drawer of useless stuff.
luclid13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my cousin a loaf of bread for her 16 the birthday lmao. But she did buy her ticket for a ACDC cover band concert a few months before her birthday so that was her excuse for the loaf of bread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife left on my birthday to move closer to the man she was having an affair with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older cousin was in town during the beginning of December when I was a kid. We always got along great and he was in a fight with my dad and started to walk to the bus stop so he could leave. I ran outside to say goodbye and he cheered me up and handed me a crisp $10 bill and wished me an early merry Christmas. I walked back inside and my dad took the money from me. Womp.
A piece of shit relative gave myself and each of my two brothers a pen each. Not even in a packet or wrapped. Just pulled out of his drawer or something. He gave us this crap build up of which one of us was a wizard, which was sporty and which would be a lawyer. Then gave a purple, blue and black pen to correspond with given options.
Because we were raised well we still thanked him, acted stoked and gave him a hug.
After the last home softball game of the season there's a dinner honoring the graduating Seniors. I was the team manager and had broken my leg early in the season and so I was basically forgotten by the whole team. I made a point to show up because I hadn't been able to come since my accident and wanted to see a game before the season ended. At the dinner all the other seniors got personalized blankets, tumblers with their college logos on them, and other assorted small gifts. I got a $20 gift certificate to bed bath and beyond. Four years of work for $20 at a store I have never wanted to enter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my old Church's youth group as a kid, we did a secret Santa. I got my person a really nice box of truffles and a gift card, while I got a toothbrush.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the gift I received, but when I was in high school many years ago my buddy who was into Jane's Addiction and their ilk got a Toad the Wet Sprocket CD from his dad. I laughed so fucking hard. Their entire family thought I was a cunt.
a piece of charcoal used to barbecue because I didn't visit family.
Rundorig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once when I was like 6 or 7 years old, my grandma bought me and my sister (3 years older) some surprise gift from a traveling vendor. It was a small something wrapped in paper, and she was so excited when she gave it to us.
We proceed to open it and before I even have the chance to see what was my gift, my grandma took it back with horror in her face. It seems the "surprise" gift she bought were actually plastic dicks wrapped in newspaper, literally.
She never talked about that incident again.
A mini tool set (screwdriver, mini pliers, etc.) in a plastic case from my BEST FRIEND at the time. She obviously didn't think I was going to get her something so she just handed me one of the nephew gifts from under the tree.
someone in my class last year for the secret Santa received a bottle of dish soap. she looked heartbroken as everyone else had chocolates and other cool things. I felt sorry for her.
My sophomore year of college my favorite dinner was Tyson spicy chicken nuggets, but the stores quit selling them & I used to tell my boyfriend how I used to look for them every time I went to the store. So for our 3rd anniversary, he got me two bags of them from a place that still sold them on the other side of the city. For some reason though he'd didn't make the connection that I had gone vegetarian since sophomore year of college.
dayveeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older sister's birthday is like a week before mine. My Mom had given my sister a sweater and a candle for her birthday. Shortly after, my older sister and mother got into a huge argument.
On my birthday, my older sister re-gifted me my moms present. The sweater is not my size or my style. I don't even like candles. I was pretending to be thankful and polite until my younger sister looks over at my older sister and goes, "I know what you did." My older sister started laughing. That was the only gift I got for that birthday and when I got home I promptly threw it in the trash.
My ex fiancee gave me a mini notebook our first year living together. He also didn't tell me he was leaving the state for Christmas until a week before leaving. He was the worst gift giver. He gave me my engagement ring by throwing it at me. But that wasn't Christmas so...
A cheese grater, from the dollar store. It was already broken.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the Christmas I was 10 or 11 for. I ordered all of these Gamecube games and accessories off of eBay. Opened them as well the Gamecube that turned out to be broken that I had also ordered from eBay. I never used eBay again.
Fritz84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to be 7 or 8 years old. Granddad gives me the only gifts I remember getting from him. I open first one - It's a pack of disposable razors. Open next gift - It's a bottle of Old Spice...it was half full. Open the next gift, it's deodorant. I think at this point...I prob was about to cry. Open the last gift - It's a pack of socks...argyle socks.
Being 33, I would've minded these gifts actually. Sadly, I had never had much of a relationship with that GD. He actually just died last week. It sucks feeling like I should feel something, but I really don't. I remember being like 12 and him going on about how women are evil.
A toenail necklace. It was my familyโs white elephant gift and it came in a nice jewelry box, but my uncle saved his toenails for a year and turned it into a necklace with chain and all. So gross!!
This will be buried, but my grandma once gave my mom and dad baby clothes for Christmas a week or so after they told her that my mom had a miscarriage. I assume that Christmas dinner was fun...
3 Christmas gifts in a row from a step-sister were $100 gift cards on unactivated cards. Her dad gave me $100 cash the first two years but the third year told me to bring it up. She couldn't believe it and even faked a call to customer service and the store, telling both it was a crime and she'd bring charges if they didn't make it right.
babno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Initially it was a great gift, which morphed into the worst gift, and that makes it worse to me.
For my 4th birthday my moms BF/future stepdad got me my first bike, along with training wheels. It so so awesome and cool! A few hours later the party was over and he left, so I took my kickass new bike out to give it a go. It was a bit tough because we lived on a mountain with steep dirt roads, but I was doing pretty well. Until the unthinkable happened... One of the training wheels broke, completely unfixable. Being 4 and having my newest greatest treasure broken, I of course sat down and cried. Mom came over, saw what I did, screamed at me, and smacked me for breaking my gift so soon. She then took the broken training wheels off and said to me "You have to learn sooner or later anyways. Get on and ride." I protested, she insisted/threatened. So I got on, and fell before I could put my feet on the petals, got a bit of the dirt road imbedded in my legs. She insisted I get up and try again. A few hours later it started getting dark and my arms and legs had more blood than skin, so she let me stop. Got in the bath tub and had a jug of rubbing alcohol poured over me, so that stung a fair bit.
When I was 5 years old my Nana got me sheets that have cats on them. As a 5 year old I didn't even know what they were and went on to play with my other toys.
Nana then complained to my mom and said I was ungrateful lol
My sister asked my dad this question a few years ago, and my dad said, "No gift was a worse gift because I appreciated everything I was given" and left the room in an awkward silence,
One year for Christmas I got a ventriloquist doll. My grandfather thought I would like it because I liked to perform. I was also a very jumpy child. And while I had never read the goosebumps books, my older siblings had, so there were plenty in our house. There was one with a doll that came to life and had a creepy smile on the cover. Naturally, I was deathly afraid of them.
I had gotten yelled at the previous year for telling my dad that I didn't want the Lord of the rings book I had gotten last year. So there is a terrible picture of me with this doll trying to smile and hide my fear.
I had been heavily hinting at a remote controlled car for Christmas one year, and my uncle got me a car that you could drag back and when you let go it went forward and transformed into a robot
One year Santa gave my brother a gift of something I specifically asked for to my brother. I asked my mom why I didn't get it and her face turned to shock and said, "we put the wrong name."
So I was shorted a gift and my stupid brother got an extra.
My passive-aggressive narcissistic ass mother gave me an etiquette book called "How Rude!" for Christmas when I was 14, because "I think you need this."
That same year, I asked for an MP3 player. Meant an iPod or a Zune or something along those lines. Dad got me an MP3 player that could only get songs by recording them off of the speakers (you had to play the song, and then hold the player up to record it, and that was the only way to get and keep songs on this thing. The quality was in the garbage as a result). It then broke down after one hour.
Got Shrek: Fairytale Freakdown for GBC when I was 9. I loved Shrek, but that game is notorious for sucking ass. I couldn't make it past the 3rd boss.
I had a fixation on guitars when I was 12 (result of watching Unfabulous on Nickelodeon) and was trying to teach myself to play the guitar. My beautiful, royal-blue-colored acoustic guitar snapped its strings when I was messing around with some chords over the summer, so for my 13th birthday I wanted a new guitar. My uncle presents me with...a Fisher-Price electric guitar. For my THIRTEENTH birthday. xD We returned it and I got an acoustic guitar for Christmas that year.
A Christmas card that said "You'll get yours when my ship comes in." My dad's ship was never coming in. It still hasn't come in. It was just that I have four siblings and as the oldest, he explained to me later, he felt that I should understand that buying presents for the younger kids came first. I was eleven.
A clock shaped as a frying pan. We were doing the white elephant game and some guy took my dope ass kitchen griddle and I got this. I'm still mad at him.
CJMO1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 i bought a set of throwing knives because i was just that cool. Needless to say my father took them away as soon as he found them. 1 year later, he walks out. Okay boo hoo he's gone fastforward another 6 years, december 19-ish. i recieve a package that reads "[my name], merry christmas. -dad". I was hesitant to open it but i figured what the hell. (I think It is december 29 now). I open it up and hey what else than my throwing knives that i payed for, to be shipped back to me for a christmas gift! In short: I bought something, person took it away, left for six years, sends it back to me for christmas.
I was once given the gift of losing my lucky golf putter. My Grandad bought me a new putter, with the deal being I give him mine, a second hand putter that was more valuable but just older.... I had won many competitions with it and adored it. However, I was too polite to reject this new putter. Hated the club and quit golf about a year after.
kingbigv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:03:27 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pass it on
ladyO26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my exiled, 20 year old and stunningly beautiful cousin arrived from Cuba, a family friend brought over LOADS of lingerie. My little sister and I (10 and 7, respectively) are watching with abject curiosity when she sees us and, to save face, says, โhere, of COURSE I didnโt forget about you two,โ and tosses us a pair of crotchless panties. They were black lace with a tiny red bow, and a whistle hanging down the front.
When I was 10 years old, my grandmother got me a printer for Christmas at our family holiday party. My aunts and uncles also "forgot" to get my brother and I anything, so that year we went home with just the printer and the realization that our extended family didn't really know/care to know us.
jigenvw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A copy of Speed Racer the movie on DVD for Christmas from a girlfriend at the time. I bought her a record player.
wurlok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pencil and paper from my neighbors.
Kialae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
TheDoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Kangaroo's claw from my sister. It was on a wooden display stand...like, that would make it presentable.
my aunt animal bitch. cheapest dry cunt alive. one xmas bought me a pocket pool table for my desk at my office. she acted like it was something she was so excited to give me. she probably got the piece of shit in the aisle of a dollar general. i office spaced it from the 30th floor of my office one nite into the void behind the building. watching it smash was a giddy fucking delight. fuck you aunt white trash. go smoke more weed with your son when he eas 13.
I got the first Darwin Awards book for a one year anniversary present. I had already read the book[friend's house and wasn't crazy about it] and the only reason she got that for me is because she asked one of the guys working at the bookstore what someone my age might like.
When my mom began her descent into opiates and heroin addiction she went into it hard. All growing up Christmas was the time of year she waited for, and as soon as Halloween was over she would be ready to get a tree. She made us some really magical Christmas gifts with very little money. I mean, I mainly asked for a book, or some art supplies, I knew expensive gifts were out of the question.
I'll never forget the Christmas we realized just how bad her addiction had gotten. Christmas is the one time of year me, my brother, and my sister are all under the same roof, and while we're playing board games, she abruptly has to leave, and when she comes back an hour later she's obviously stoned and passes out on the couch like we aren't there.
Christmas morning she had gotten us each some socks, even though I'm notorious for never, ever, wearing socks. Ever since I was a kid. She had just gone to a dollar store and gotten those dollar packs of socks, didn't even check if they fit us. I remember that was the year I finally had the money to buy everyone gifts, and had ordered her some shoes she really wanted as a surprise. A month later she had sold them. She also came to each of us separately to ask for money, and left again to score.
Last Christmas it was just me and my brother hanging out. My mom was living with a fucking heroin dealer woman that I've seriously contemplated calling the cops on, if I could do so without getting my mother busted as well.
Hippobu2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boxes and shitty DVDs.
For some reasons, my uncle's wife fucking hates my dad's face and everything that's even remotely related to dear old dad. So, usually for birthday I get a nesting doll of boxes with the core being unsold DVDs from her video store. Before 2008 they weren't even DVD, they were mostly heavily conpressed ripped movies on VCDs.
My uncle thought it was funny, while my dad just accept anything from my uncle with open arms (my grampa passed away when they were young, and my dad weren't the best at making friends so basically my uncle was my dad big brother + best friend + father figure, he could never be mad at my uncle). Meanwhile, me and my mom just dread those thing coming to our house, cuz those goddamn boxes takes up lots of space and getting rid of them is surprisingly a pain in the ass.
This is a story worth sharing. However, I gave this gift, I did not receive this gift.
Ok so a few months ago my girlfriend and I went with some other couples to this "wine and painting" seminar. You pay like $100 and you get to taste a few wines and paint on a canvas, following along with the instructor.
I've never painted before in my life. I have horrible handwriting and can't color worth a damn.
So anyway, after about 20 minutes (of the 120 minute event) I gave up. My painting was so shitty. It was comically shitty, which is ironic, since I was actually trying. It was by far the worst painting in the entire group.
So I did what anyone in my position would do: I gave up. And got shitfaced. I drank a lot of wine.
Welp, I signed my painting and took it home. My sister announced her pregnancy and I immediately framed the painting and put it in the mail as a sort of baby shower gift. :D
My mom who I didn't live with and didn't raise me got me a gas station road atlas my 18th birthday.
poof_int ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do secret Santa within my family and we roll dice to get presents I roll first and I go and grab the biggest present because why not. I opened it and it was so excited it was nice and heavy. It was a 24 pack of water everyone started laughing I took the L that Christmas
My friend, his gf works as cigarette promoter and gets free cigs.
She gave him cigs and lighters that she got for free and a toothbrush and deodorant. So basically telling him to smell better from mouth and body.which is bad enough.but all this while giving him (free)cigs to smell bad from mouth and body.
This is definitely going to get buried but my great-grandmother died one year and my grandparents had the job of cleaning out her apartment. I believe I was 14 or 15.
That year, for Christmas, I received personalized stationary and a gallon-sized ziplock of used pens and pencils from my passed great-grandmotherโs desk.
I love my grandparents dearly, but Iโll be damned if that wasnโt a weird gift.
iCoReLi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 my uncle gave me a soap dish for my birthday.
Late to the party, but I want to add these to the pile:
From husband: a garment steamer. It was my main gift.
Brother in law knew I liked a certain brand of soda sold in another area of the country. He travelled to that area, but I did not ask him for the soda. He gifted me a few 2 liters of a similarly named soda, but definitely not the same thing. Video taped me opening it, (I HATE being videotaped but was being polite) and gave me a spiel about his confusion about the soda not being regional/hard to find because he found it at our local grocery. According to my husband, I put on an oscar worthy performance of being surprised/pleased about his gift.
He later revealed it as a prank and gave me two 2-liters of the coveted soda. And nothing else.
Not me, but my boyfriend recieved a perfume giftset from his dad for Christmas.
Not that bad of a present, apart from the fact that said boyfriend has no sense of smell, and the name on the gift was misspelled.
misssame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single roller skate. Grandpa didn't check the box to make sure both were in it :/
I was the only kid that was given no gifts at a family Christmas. When it was my turn to open gifts the adults looked at me and said, "Ok, it's your turn. Oh" and moved on to the next kid. I was upset because at that point it became obvious that it was not a mistake. My father pulled me off to the side and told me to be "grateful".
I was around 10 at the time.
I no longer have any real relationship with my father.
Edit: words
_BlNG_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, i tried giving my friend a hamster when i was 10 years old....
Should have put airholes
asheliz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was gifted a blank VHS tape from her MIL. (at least it was in the 1990s).
Not sure if this counts...
When I was 14 my extended family flew to the same vacation spot for Christmas/new years and my birthday happens to falls the day after. Waiting to board our flight there my mom is reading one of the books she bought from the airport bookstore. It was a big blue hardcover called "the daring book for girls" and I remember thinking initially that it looked stupid af. After a few minutes or so she looks at me and says Happy birthday btw. I'm all... wtf and she gestures with the book and says this is your gift.
Later, my whole family meets up for dinner in honor of my birthday. She brings the book with her in her purse, then proceeds to never give it to me. Brought it all the way home on the flight back and into her closet it went... on the shelf right next to the birthday present she got me the year before but also oddly chose to not give it to me. (That one I actually liked. It was a replacement bottle of the perfume I wore)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My innocent mother bought me a t-shirt from a store I really liked when I was a teenager, whose theme was skate, surf, not too seriously.
And you have to know that in my country, a woman genital is sometimes refered as a mold. (don't ask me why)
So she bought me a sweater. With a mold on it. The inside of the mold pouring outside.
And underneath : "So young and already shaved ..."
A 60cm/2ft tall metal Buddha head designed in more of the Vietnamese style of the Buddha. The accompanying note said "I don't speak Indian and Google don't understood so I right nothing."
This was a leaving present after finishing a short freelance job in the UK. All my co-workers were English. I'm Indian and I think at some point I may have mentioned that I've been to some Pilates or Yoga classes at a gym in their building. I can't think of any other reason why that specific item was the present. Also I have no idea who wrote the note or who the present was from because I found it on my desk when leaving after most had already left the building.
Blue97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so much received but gave. One year, a bunch of my friends decided to hold a secret santa. Now I'm not incredibly close with most of these people but I figured what the hell. This secret Santa was incredibly poorly organized, we simply got a name, not what they want or anything. There was also a rule that we spent $10 MAX. So I get this girl who I haven't spoken two words to. I ask her friends what she wants and she's basically one of those hot topic girls. So I go to hot topic and the only thing I can find for 10 is one of those dumb ass rubber bracelets that had some TV show on it. So I buy it and wrap it, but I feel stupid as fuck so I throw some candy in there too. We get to the party and not a single damn person listened to the $10 rule. I'm talking like $60+. I watch her open her gift and have the most disappointed look on her face. I never did reveal it was me and left the party shortly after.
I consider it more funny than bad, but one year for Christmas my then-90-year-old grandpa sent me a $5 Walmart gift card. When he briefly said Merry Christmas to me on the phone, he sincerely added, "Now don't go spending that all in one place!"
When my husband was growing up, his parents would buy him Christmas presents that weren't actually for him, they were for his dad. We're talking like tool sets, fancy coolers, grills, and odd gadgets (he was kind of a weird guy). My husband had asked for a game console one year and was yelled at profusely because "video games are the devil." Seriously.
In the many years since then, his dad has passed away due to cancer, and his mom has chilled significantly and discovered she's actually an atheist (and a freaking cool M-I-L!).
His grandparents (his mom's parents), though, are adorable, and recently sent us each one of those custom shirts you can get in a mall or theme park (you choose the picture or slogan or whatever and they make it for you right there while you wait). The ones they sent say, "It's a (Last Name) thing, you wouldn't understand!" (We don't share a last name with them.) Nanny called to make sure we got them and thought it was greatest thing ever. I married into an awesome family. :)
When I was around 10 my aunt gave me a book about birds of North America for Christmas. Everyone knew I loved bugs and dinosaurs, but I had never even remotely shown an interest in birds. And even if I did I'd wanna see more than just the ones in North America.
A few years ago, that same aunt and her husband got me a big bag of pistachios for my birthday. I mean, I ate them, but still.
My brother and I had been hounding my parents for months for a pet of any kind. On Easter they finally caved and bought us each a hamster. My mom thought it would be a great idea to hide each hamster in a plastic Easter egg and hide it for us to find during our egg hunt. The egg did not have any air holes in it and by the time we found the eggs the hamsters had suffocated.
for christmas my dad bought me 100$ worth of go-carting tickets even though I was to scared to drive on my own the past few times we'd been. On top of that they were meant to pay for a family trip that included me, my brother, and him.
On my 19th birthday a chick I knew for a few years but barely spoke to, wanted to take me out. When I picked her up she handed me a framed picture of herself wrapped in newspaper.
My brother and I are twins. For our 16th birthday my grandfather dropped off an expensive truck that was paid out right and handed him the keys. I think I received a sweater and a nice card.
My aunt gave me menstrual pads for my 11th birthday. I was surrounded by friends and family when I unwrapped the package of super absorbent pads and my aunt said: โI know those will be useful". The awkward silence was deafening. The next day at school, my โgiftโ was all the kids in my 5th grade class could talk about. None of my friends knew I had started my period the summer before and everyone asked why Iโd need pads. I broke down and told my friends, who just had to pass on that juicy piece of information. Kids were asking me questions about periods for days.
My best friend still, 21 years later, brings it up sometimes...
1 pillow for my wedding shower (we had two inexpensive pillows on our registry like <$20).
Or a clearly re-gifted Conair hand steamer for clothes thing for our wedding. Both from same person. Person is a dentist and has several nice cars and homes.
A chuthulu (or however you spell it) beanie. It was black and covered your whole face, it was dumb. I was 30 years old and it was the only present I got from my family that year. It was the worst Christmas ever, having to watch everyone open all these gifts and me receiving only one gift that I thought might be some awesome present only to be fooled by a gag gift and nothing else. I spent $300 that year on presents for my family which is alot of money for me. Long story short, I don't celebrate Christmas with them anymore.
A bottle opener and a trip to Savannah to get his gun fitted. The gun I hated he spent so much money on. In fact I donโt even really like guns or gun related things normally even when they donโt cost 10k... but I digress. In the end he thought I was being ungrateful and I was hurt he could never see why I was upset. Things didnโt last too much longer honestly and it really sucks because that was the best relationship I ever had and itโs such a stupid thing for it to end over.
jsescp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What every man wants for his 40th birthday, Tupperware! I donโt cook...
My Mom put all future gifts (including things she got for my dad to give her) in the top of her closet. One year, my dad took out the presents for my mom and dumped them on the bed to wrap. Wrapped everything and put them under the tree. Christmas morning, my mom opened up a present from my dad โ it was a pair of her old socks that she had put on the bed to remember to mend. After a bit of confusion, she said, โI wondered where those had gone!โ
Dad gave mom a pair of her own old, hole-y socks one Christmas.
Calevara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Signed up for secret Santa on reddit, got a waterproof pad of paper to hang in the shower. Couldn't think of anything nice to say to the person who sent it so I totally faked an awesome gift and posted it. I figured they might have been genuinely broke and could only afford the little thing they got.
Socks that I got for Christmas.....even though I had too many lol I was young and pissed ๐
ic3manpw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa at my first Job (McDonalds in Walmart) my Santa went out and got me a pack of three tank top undershirts that were too small...the really itchy and uncomfortable kind.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt who was borderline special needs, gifted me some make up one year. Most of it was already used. The eyeshadow was almost gone and the best part is that the lipstick was really concealer just in the shape of lipstick. So she insisted on giving me a makeover. I told her the lipstick was really concealer. She laughed because I was about 13 years old at the time and didnโt understand makeup.
So after she was done, she showed my parents and my Dad says โShe looks nice but why is there concealer on her lips?โ
Well one year my now husband thought that for Valentine's Day a good gift would be a Walmart bag full of 3x5 notecards and some Hershey's chocolate.
But I've also received not once but TWICE a 1000 piece puzzle of polar bears with a snowy/icy background in which all of the pieces are the same shape. So essentially it's a puzzle of white doom.
Another time I was given a gift card to Barnes and Noble that was partially used.
Ever since I was a child I have loved Minnie Mouse. I even have a Minnie Mouse tattoo. My fiancee knows this. Every year for every anniversary, birthday, and Christmas I get Minnie Mouse themed things. At first it was sweet and it was like a stuffed Minnie Mouse or a Minnie Mouse glass figurine. As the years progressed the gifts got worse. Two Christmases ago. I literally got a Minnie Mouse puzzle for a three year old. After that I carefully broke it to him that although I loved everything he had gotten me I didn't want anymore Minnie Mouse stuff and would prefer gifts more suitable for a 23 year old woman. He took it really well, but having that conversation was terrible. I felt like an asshole.
I have really long luxurious hair (am a guy) and whenever I am asked what I want from somebody, my mother interjects and tells them that I want something related to my hair. Salon appointment, expensive oil of her choice, doesn't matter, as long as it's related to my hair and it's not what I wanted in the first place.
nugget14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once bought me quite a few shirts and a sweatshirt all in size 3x.
I wear a medium.
It's not that terrible, but as a teenager struggling with body issues at the time, it was a horrific gift.
wasqa2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has been making me a gift box full of slim jims and drakkar noir... from age 10-26.
facesone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a bf at the time and after about 2 years of dating I received a wall calendar.
yacov12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my grandmother had just gone to Russia for some trip (she was always traveling somewhere new) so for my birthday she got me a gift from there. A t shirt with Stalinโs face made to look heroic huge on the front. I didnโt really know who he was I just thought it looked cool so I wore it to school one day. Iโm still mad my parents didnโt stop me .
My great grandma gave me a straight to DVD movie literally called "boy band" because 10 years earlier i loved the Backstreet Boys. Not necessarily a bad gift just adorably out of touch, and i thanked her happily lol i never did watch it though
My stepmother hates me, and since she's in charge of the Christmas shopping, that usually entails her finding random shit around her house that she was gifted that she doesn't want and giving it to me. One year I got my stepsister a Victoria's Secret gift that came with a cosmetic bag. The next year I received that cosmetic bag. She's also gifted me kitchen wares her parents have gotten her, bath and body works shit she has lying around the house etc etc...When I tell my father I want coffee one year (how could you fuck that up) the only caveat was that my husband and I don't like French roast. She was there for the conversation. What do you think I got? Yep, nothing but giant bags of French roast. Luckily, turns out my husband and I do like French roast.
For our wedding we received a $50.00 Target gift card from my sister in law and her husband. Her husband is basically Uncle Eddie from Xmas vacation, so we were actually a bit impressed that they got us anything. Until we tried to use it, and there was only $5.34 on the card.....I mean, it's fairly clear that we're not particularly materialistic, so if you don't have money, we don't expect a gift, something we've always made fairly clear to our friends and family....Maybe it's just societal pressures and they're not actually assholes......
For Christmas, I got a CD from my wife of a new band I hated, with a little note on it that said it would always remind her of the first time we had sex.
I had a strange look on my face while reading it, and she got a look of horror on her face, and snatched it away from me, and said "sorry, that was meant for someone else".
And that's how my family learned about her affair.
Not me, but a friend of mine went to his now ex-girlfriendโs house for Christmas. He gave her a Seattle Seahawks football jersey. Except he takes it back and says โjust kidding this is for meโ right in front of her entire family. The relationship didnโt last, but he still has his jersey.
This actually has to be a gift my boyfriend received on our first Christmas together with my parents at home from my father: a roll of mini travel toilet paper.
My father handed it to him in a ceremonial manner and my mother and I just wanted to vanish from the earth.
To this day in wondering how we are still together...
Polish aunt Cha-Cha would give me a 6 pack of BVD tighty-whiteys for every damn holiday. Probably why I have low sperm count. Escaped from Nazi occupied Poland/possibly killed off the family line by giving me a lifetime supply of BVDs...thanks Chuch!
JMOlive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-husband once gave me a pillow for Christmas which, although not exactly romantic, was something I needed at the time because I had been complaining about insomnia. The annoying part was that the gift included two pillows, one for himself too.
My husband bought me bathroom scales that spoke your weight - "good morning! you weigh 50 kilos today. That is an increase of 1 kilo from yesterday." It wasn't well received.
My uncle got me a sweater that was two sizes small when I was 10, I asked him why he didnโt just ask my mom for my size and he said โI did it on purpose bud, itโll be motivation to lose some weightโ
For 3 years, me and my brother received childrens story books from an Auntie who lived away that we'd met only a couple of times ages ago. Like, learning to read type books.They would have been nice, if my brother and me weren't in our mid-teens at the time. Thankfully, we bumped into her at a family event. I imagine she got a shock when she saw us.
Its a toss up between a really cheesy romance novel with my name and my boyfriend at the time name put in as the main characters (gift from bf - heart was in the right place but it was sooooo cheesy i couldnt really stomach it) - this versus the present of my husband showing up a day after my birthday to a beach vacation I had planned for us for my birthday- came late because we got in a fight and refused to go with me and the kids when we left. He didnt bring any present with him at all- evidently his presence was his โgiftโ.... i only say toss up because the latter really wasnt a present but more of. Lack of a present, although im too old these days to expect presents anymore... but this question got me thinking maybe i should have stuck with the cheesy romantic...
senopahx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bought a ex some expensive Victoria's secret perfume and a expensive Hollister dress when I was 16 for Christmas.
She got me a pack of Slim Jim's and a pair of walmart reindeer boxers.
Safe to say we didn't put in the same amount of effort.
MrD1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package of coconut chocolate bars and a battery portable fan and other things from the dollar store that added up to 10US dollars. Which was the minimum for the present. I gave a set of makeup and a doll to my girl friend, it took my mom and I a whole day to find that doll.
Soup37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmomโs parents got me a birthday card that said โWe didnโt get you anything because everyone else who has a birthday today will feel left out.โ I still am at a loss of words for it. Not even a mad or sad feeling, just a โwtfโ feeling.
I got a lawnmower for my 14th birthday from my dad who was a hard-ass dude who loved John Deere tractors (a redneck Red Foreman type). I would potentially be mowing lawns with it (this was a Saturday chore I did not look forward to).
I was a scrawny quiet blonde who just wanted cds, chunky clogs and Deliaโs jeans.
I cried and made my dad feel so guilty he gave me $100 and took me shopping, he honestly had no clue he would hurt my feelings like that.
He jokingly called me โpatchesโ all the time as a middle daughter who outgrew both of my sisters by at least half a foot and inherited things that were often too short on my legs or passed down from and therefore pretty much worn out already.
that was a pretty bad gift imo. although it was more of a series of gifts. i would open one up and be like oh... thanks for the spinner then open the next one only to get another spinner...
my parents were like: "ahh but you see this one lights up!" and "this one is shaped like the batman logo" i don't like superheroes mom! geez i just wanted a steam gift card
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got me a blockbuster gift basket when I worked at blockbuster.
My (ex)gf asked what I want for Christmas when we were dating and I did the โaw babe you donโt have to get me anything!โ And she just said โoh okโ and didnโt...
My brother and I always wanted Nintendo DSโs, my grandfather knew very well about this and we both were excited on Christmas Day thinking thatโs what we were going to get. What we got instead were 2 big trash containers (much alike what you see people wheeling out to the side block) and were told we could earn money to buy DS's by cleaning up a junkyard that's been on our property for years.
When I moved out of my fathers house, his wife was a bit salty. For Christmas one year she gifted me my own things from my own bedroom that I hadnโt brought with me when I moved.
A old copy of the 92 NBA dream team highlights on vhs. It was like 1996 and not only was that 4 years old. I used to hang out at his house and SAW IT THERE for 2 years while we played video games collecting dust. The best was when we denied regifting something last minute after questions were raised why he used a plastic bag from a supermarket as his "gift wrapping." Oh well... Last I heard he got some girl pregnant in highschool /that's a wrap
amccune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother got me a Spring outfit of Hot pink balloon pants with a white t-shirt with hot pink lightning stripes on them... in the winter.. I have always hated pink...
When i was younger my mums uncle, i think that makes him my great uncle. Anyway, he would get the newspaper each day and once a month it came with a CD. I can't remember what was on them but it was something completely useless, its was like a 3 minute long radio show teaser or something. He saved up all 12 and gave them to me and my cousins to share! We just looked at each other and almost loved the thought of this crazy old man saving cds and wondering what he could do with them, i know I'll just unload them on those damn kids. Its still a talking point 25 years later.
Pinstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa at the office with a $25 price point. We had to write down 3 suggestions. At the time I was playing World of Warcraft and thus I made one of my 3 suggestions a "$25 world of warcraft time card"
What did I get? 5 World of Warcraft 30 day free trials that Gamespot was selling at the time for $5 each (which was a rip-off since you could download the free trial direct from blizzard for free).
And since they're free trials, I can't just use them to add time to my main account. So yeah.... everyone wasted money that year.
7 years old. Loved loved loved Star Wars. Told everyone I wanted the cool ass x wing fighter that popped the wings open when you pushed down on R2D2. Christmas Day comes - open the gift and holy crap!! I got it!!! I open it up to play with it and it was a stupid model, in a thousand pieces.
A large jar of peanut butter from my mother-in-law (or outlaw as I called her) for Christmas. Followed by an ankle bracelet from my sister-in-law ( or crazy bitch as I called her) which was part of a necklace, bracelet, and ankle bracelet set. Her mother got the bracelet and her boyfriend received the necklace. They were so cra cra!
Not me, but my sister...my brother was learning the trumpet, and was using a rental. My folks had acquired a beautiful engraved silver plated trumpet from a relative and wanted to really surprise him. He had asked for a stereo...so to fool him my Dad had put bricks in a box about the size of a stereo and wrapped it up and left it under the tree with his name on it weeks before Christmas. The trumpet was in another box with my mom's name on it. Of course all of us kids regularly examined and shook every gift with our names on it and we assumed it was the stereo he had asked for, but my sister was angry and jealous...she had wanted a stereo for years and never got one and she complained for weeks how unfair it was that her "younger stupid brother" was getting a stereo that she never got.
On Christmas day my brother got the trumpet and it really was an amazing gift and a beautiful surprise, he was so proud of that trumpet, he even teared up a little. My sister flew into a rage...despite getting many nice gifts...complaining that it was so unfair that he got a trumpet AND a stereo...referring to that heavy box under tree...it was the only gift that wasn't unwrapped yet.
My Dad was fed up, and said, "That gift was just a decoy to fool (my brother). It was really meant for you. Have at it."
That made her so insanely happy...for about a minute...she plowed into unwrapping what turned out to be a box of bricks.
I received a pair of regifted ny giants slippers that I had given to my dad 3 hours earlier. He remembered that one of his kids got him the slippers. He just didn't remember which one. He gambled and lost.
I was in a car accident 2 days before my birthday. I was in critical condition & was in a coma for a few weeks. The day after I wake up, my cousin who thinks heโs hilarious but no one else really does, comes to see me with Get Well balloons, a card, and a book. โDriving For Dummiesโ. I had a 10% chance of surviving the first night. I shouldโve died & he thought it was hilarious.
5 years later he ruined his kitchen by catching it on fire cooking something so I mailed him โCooking Basics For Dummiesโ & inscribed it in Sharpie with Rule 1: Invest in a fire extinguisher!
Needless to say we donโt really talk at family functions that we both happen to attend since our family isnโt that close to his side.
Received a gift card to a movie theater that isn't even in my state... And going to a state that has this movie theater isn't an easily accomplished task living in Alaska. Reddit secret Santa, I live in Anchorage Alaska, please do your research on what places we have here if you get a gift card. Although I want to say gift cards are against the rules for reddit secret Santa. I won't complain however if you do get me a gift card as long as I can use it somewhere around here. Lol
Werdna_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a little context I'm notoriously hard to shop for, my family hates buying me presents but I digress. Last year my cousin have me a six pack of Sam Adams (not really that bad) and a bunch of nick-nacky drinking games. I'm 25 I don't know why she thought I could get any of my friends to play shot roulette put drinking dice...
This isn't malicious or negligent like a lot of what I read here but I think it fits.
My last GF and I broke up last December. We'd talked about what we'd get each other for Christmas in the past not expecting things to come to a head. So we kept in touch for a bit afterwards. January rolls around and she's bought me a Christmas gift to give late. I should admit now that I don't remember what I got her.
She bought me a page a day calendar, in January, as my newly ex-girlfriend.
A calendar is bad enough, it has to be displayed, maybe it has some eye-catching photos. No, this a page a day calendar, the conceit is that you have to interact with it, daily, for a year.
She bought me a present that reminds me of her everyday...
My mother was always really garbage at gift-giving. She would give myself and my two sisters coordinating or matching gifts, and make us open them in some kind of pre-arranged timed fashion which sucked the excitement out of it. My first distinct memory was just after the puberty train hit me, I got a pajama set on which the top said "Mind the Bump" -- the tag said it was maternity. Apparently because my boobs were already larger than the other girls in my class and didn't think of getting me a bra.
My last Christmas spent with her, she got my sisters and I nothing but one Cherished Moments angel figurine each, the kind that are that chalky ceramic and have fibreoptic angel wings, maybe 3" tall. She took them back from us.
Another time, a few years prior, she got me a DS Gameboy which was great, but I'm not a fan of handheld consoles enough to know that I'd get minimal use of it. My sisters kept theirs but I asked if I could instead get a bank account and put the money into that, and she instead kept the DS for herself and I got nothing. Well, she croaked and I have the DS back now, so I got the last laugh.
When I was 16 I spent weeks crocheting my father an Afghan. When I went with my siblings to visit him for Christmas the three older ones and his girlfriends kids all were given wrapped presents and I was handed a plastic shopping bag with four cans of cat food in it. He said I know you pay for your cats food yourself. I thought Iโd help you out. I worked for a market and got a discount on stuff there, so he saved me about a dollar.
This thread makes me thankful for people who gave me gifts that showed they tried, even if they didn't get my tastes or preferences right. I can't think of anything I'd call the worst gift.
A funny one is when my mom gave me a dress that I had sent home with a bunch of other belongings for storage. She didn't remember that or that she'd bought me that dress some years before. Again, I wouldn't call it the worst; it was a nice dress, and she wanted me to have it โ twice.
Aezen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 years ago, my great aunt was cleaning out her house and gave all the shit she didn't want anymore as "gifts"
The list includes but is not limited to:
Unwashed Tupperware
Expired deopderant
Romance/Adult Novels
The lid to a cup (Just the lid, she still wanted the cup)
Various cutlery
Various statues and statuettes
Unopened boxes of tissue
We decided to take all of it into the desert and use it for target practice, then send her a video of us shooting at it thanking her for the excellent stationary targets.
My grandmother is a cheap old rich lady. When I was 10 I got a pack of chocolate soldiers, a dollar store yoohoo brand, not so bad when I was 6 I got a tonka truck with three wheels from the dumpster. Loved it.
bicobico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a great-aunt with a lot of money, but I didn't see her very often. One year she visits and buys my dad, brother, and me pens. Like ballpoint pens. Nice ballpoint pens. But still pens.
My aunt bragged to other family members about the โcutest thingโ ever that she had gotten me for Christmas one year. We didnโt usually exchange gifts but she saw this and said she just had to get it for me. It was a โWhereโs Waldoโ book. I was 24 years old.
For secret Santa, which was a highly publicized event at my last company, my buddy trolled me with a gift bag containing two bud light lime-a-ritas, a Mark Sanchez action figure, and shake-weight PRO.
On Christmas, my great aunt gave me a brightly colored, circle shaped calculator, clearly aimed for younger children.
I have no interest in maths. Also, I already have a much more advanced calculator that I got from school.
It's not as bad as my brother, who got a toothpaste.
anastaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband likes to tell his family how much I love to cook... one christmas all I got as gifts were kitchen related gifts... I got 3 pizza cutters, some weird garlic peeler and a bunch of โtoolsโ I would never use, not to mention 5 cutting boards. Meanwhile, I was eyeballing the awesome Sephora Gift box my sister-in-law got... The only thing I enjoyed that year were the chocolates โafter eightโ and Iโm allergic.
My mum gave me five packs of gudang garam for my eighteenth birthday.
For anyone not a smoker, they're hardcore Indonesian clove cigarettes containing 30mg of tar (I believe your typical pack of reds is 16-20?). The butts are lined with sugar so they taste great, but your throat feels like it's closing up a few mins after you smoke one.
If I recall, the fellow who created them made them to soothe the throats of smokers and wound up dying from throat cancer.
I think she was trying to kill me.
GAF78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother gave me a big bottle of Herbal Essences body wash when i was a teenager. Not because I had bad hygiene or anything. She gave each of her three grandkids the same thing.
Was 10, wanted a guitar. Family teases me about it for weeks, walk into living room Christmas day, dad says "here's your guitar!" and hands me a plastic shitty dollar store guitar, my dad and grandma laugh, I throw fit.
A top hat. Now to be fair my stepmother built this up as a present I wanted for a while apparently so I thought it would be doctor related since I was going through a doctor who craze so to receive a top hat was disappointing and weird.
My dad's friend found a couple chocolate bars in a public trashcan somewhere, so he gave them to me and my brother. They were still wrapped, so they should still be good, right?
Geta-Ve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, recently homeless, I attempted to throw my boyfriend a birthday party for New Years since it's on the same day. It wasn't great like I wanted because I was real short on cash, but I did my best. I also managed to get him a video game. I got nothing. I also got nothing for my birthday, but I did get the pleasure of taking him out for sushi.
He's not getting anything this year for any holiday.
Late to this thread, but when I was 13 my grandma sent a package for my birthday. It consisted of a childrenโs book where you put could put your picture over the face and it was titled โpicture me in outer space!โ So when you turned the pages your face was the face of the astronaut. She also included some prepackaged costume jewelry that could only fit a toddler and a bag of goodwill clothing that would definitely not fit me although I was, and still am, a very petite individual.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL -- this made me laugh. I received a USED TOASTER from my aunt -- and it still had bread crumbs in the tray too! We about died laughing. We didn't know at the time that she would be diagnosed with dementia shortly after and would pass. Now this is a funny bittersweet memory that still makes me laugh.
For my wife's bridal shower a family friend filled a box of random junk and gave it to us. Nightlights, some random cookie cutters, a spoon, an opened and broken multimeter, among other things.
Meow99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband once gave me an ironing board for xmas. I really wanted to hit him in the head with it when I "unwrapped" it. But to his defence he was concerned by me ironing my clothes on the countertop.
When my dad returned from a trip to the US, he gifted 12-year-old me a cable that connects a satellite dish to a set-top box, so you could get more channels on your TV.
Last year secret Santa on imgur. I got a book how to train cats when my interests were all about movies and video games. I don't even own or like cats. I have no idea what that person was thinking
crod4692 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time when I just got engaged a family friend gave me some ornaments, I assume for our future home together. Only funny part was they were old and dirty.
It is not so much a bad gift, and I actually like the ornaments, they look like there is some history to them; but to this day there is no context about what the ornaments are or where they came from.
They are just dirty used and broken ornaments without a story. I want the story!
Iโm afraid to ask and make the person feel bad as if we didnโt like the ornaments as, is if there is nothing else to it. Iโm left wondering forever.
Seems like all the bad gifts are coming from the grand parents or in-laws.
pavl0v ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday, my parents gave me an album of folk music from one of my dad's coworker's band. The only song I knew on it was Puff the Magic Dragon, and even 11-year-old me could tell that it was a completely crap rendition. But it wasn't too bad... I got a battery powered pencil sharpener too that year.
Good times...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 my dad gave me a styrofoam sailboat for Christmas...
when i was young my parents werent together. my mother got paid to babysit me because she wouldnt watch me otherwise while my grandmother worked (dad was missing half the time doing drugs or stealing fighting or a combination of them all) so i never had a birthday party or christmas until i was adopted at age 6. onetime at my mothers they had christmas and to be nice they got me one of those pez dispenser things (you know the 99 cent ones) while my sister got all kinds of toys like a good 100$ worth of them. i was only 4 or 5 at the time but i felt absolutely horrible about it. i knew who was my mothers favorite. i wouldve almost rather have gotten nothing at all instead i got a pez dispenser and learned i was worth less than my sibling.
Only the heaviest handed one they ever gave. I was already planning on being gone within a couple of months anyways, I would have liked even clothes better than that though...
vunje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A (listing) real estate agent checked out books for my kids at the library and dropped them at the house the day before the movers came to pack us up. The last thing any person moving needs is 4 books that they have to keep track of and return before they move.
my boss' gift to me on my last birthday was by far the worst. kicked out of the building i was working in to make space for someone else, moved to a different building and offered a "change of scenery" as a present.
My sister would send Goodwill purchases that would never fit us. She sent my daughter a "puppy training kit" given as a freebie giveaway along with a handful of kids meal toys, and it counted as daughter's birthday and Xmas gifts. She has a decent job so there was no excuse for paying more for postage than the contents of the package.
Same sister also regifted me a present I made for her two years earlier.
jmajorjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Male and when I was 15 years old I received a precious moments bible from a relative.
When I was growing up from like 4 or 5 years old til I could remember every birthday and Christmas my uncle and aunt would get me the ugliest clothes on the face of the planet. Just straight up ugly and awful and too big for me. And of course me being a kid would get salty bc it wasnโt a toy or a video game. My uncle would get upset about it and my dad(his brother) would have to tell him how Iโm a kid and I want a fucking toy or something along those lines.
Also my dad as a joke on Christmas when I was growing up would wrap up a bundle of Christmas themed pencils and put them in my stocking
smizzy3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A baby book for my cat... I didnโt have a cat.
Nem4n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of mine got my girlfriend a butt plug for secret Santa.... I got 6 of the same bargain bin DVD of knock off Bollywood movies.
ame-foto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After explaining that I actually enjoy receiving flowers (carnations even, those are pretty cheap) and chocolates on Valentine's Day, my then boyfriend gave me nothing because it was "too much pressure".
A 200$ leather bag, not even big enough to hold much, size of a medium sized women's purse. MY father disapproves of my gaming hobby and every christmas attempts to give me a "non-tech" gift.
Super late to the party here. My wife has very very wealthy grandparents. Not that weโre entitled or anything, but some freeze dried retried beans ainโt exactly a great b-day gift for your 21st.
We have a great relationship with them, theyโre just really out of touch
When I was maybe seven or so, I was given the very same gift from my parents as I was given by a similar aged counterpart. The gift was a Ninja Turtle, Raphael in a spacesuit if I remember correctly. When I opened the same gift for the first time I was (remembering) being elated. I had for a point collected and played with my toys. GI Joes, lego, and duplo (for those that forgive my spelling and give a god damn about correct speli g..heh.) I had intentions to make this Raphael (toy) my main man. I wanted to have pictures of us together while we posed for the great and cumquat Niagara falls. Then in the time it takes for a rabbit to hump a cumquat I was gieven the same exact toy from the slackjawed drunk and probably, saddled with the thought that Santa is not real(parents), the accumulated debt, sweet god, I love the.
N. Bronze
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my husband whom I gave the gift too.
A charzard hat like ears and all To an 18 yo man, who was my then boyfriend. Still always makes fun of me for getting it for him but now our daughter wears it so at least I have that going for me ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Back in high school I had a friend who while nice enough was a stingy motherf*cker it was my birthday and over here in the UK we have the store pound land (British equivalent of the dollar store) well said friend decided it was acceptable to quite literally steal a ยฃ1 Can of deodorant, well I didnโt know whether to be impressed by how ballsy it was or offended that I was only worth a cheap yet stolen gift, Iโd have rather had nothing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My high school choir did secret santa. My senior year, the girl who I got had similar taste in music so I went to the record store and got her some LPs that I thought she would like and made some mix CDs. The guy who had me straight up told me on the first day "I got you for secret santa, but I don't want to do it. I got kind of mad at him for that but I wasn't going to tell the teacher on him. I got pissed at him one time and he was like "fucking fine." and he got me a cup of room-temperature coffee from the coffee maker in the staff room and was like "are you happy, dude? here's some coffee." I don't even like coffee.
A few years back, my Mom gave my wife some shampoo packets from a hotel. She doesn't have a lot of money, so I understand the need to get inexpensive gifts, but wow. They went right in the garbage after we left her house.
My mom is usually great at giving gifts, but one year she had a moment and bought me what I would call my worst gift ever.
A brown sweater with the words "Cute enough to stop your heart; Skilled enough to restart it." written acrossthe front.
Im a registered nurse by trade. Im also a 6'7" tall, stockily built, straight man. I shamelessly lied and told her it didnt fit. She gave it to my aunt (also an RN) who loves it.
On my 10th Birthday I got a Spongebob plush from my cousin who reluctantly told me he wanted it for himself but his mom forced him to give it to me as a birthday present.
Still have it on my windowsill.
calspach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the epitome of a drink Uncle. Every year he would show up for Christmas with a bag of stuff he clearly threw together from his apartment. One year my brother and I got half full bottles of aftershave and cologne. Pretty sure one of them was one my mom gave him the year before. That was the year my mom got a bunch of used kitchen utensils.
I organized a secret santa for me and all my friends and the friend who got me gave me a framed signed picture of himself sitting in front of a fireplace.
I got a Harley Davidson black leather purse from my uncle. I was a 16 year old boy. It's cool though. We drink whiskey together when we are around each other now and laugh about it. Turns out he was drunk while living and Scotland at the time and wasn't thinking.
Stefcien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of pecans. Seriously.
DDurbala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 16. Our family was enjoying Christmas dinner together, and my Uncle Gavin brought up movies. He specifically asked me "Have you seen Charlie's Angels (2000 version)?" I told him no, I wasn't interested when it came out several years earlier and I didn't much like the actresses at the time. That night, we exchange gifts, and lo and behold ... He bought me Charlie's Angels.
prplmze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those mini boom box looking radios people received as a free gift for their TV Guide subscription.
lllbt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 8 this kid I invited to my bday party got me a set of juggling balls. After the party was over I had discovered he had stolen one, leaving me with just two juggling balls.
Blilly12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday (Nov 28) my mom gave me a "bad cats" 2017 calendar.
Me: "But we have 1 month left in the year"
Mom: "Don't be ungrateful, it was 50 cents and I bought it for the cute cat pictures"
Me: "That's what the internet is for..."
albieUAB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, my mom fell on some real hard times when I was about 13 years old, but I didn't know how bad it was until Christmas. My gifts were these cheap mini wooden board games like Sorry and a few others. I did my best to put on a happy face and try to make sure she thought I loved it, but I just remember crying in the bathroom that night because I knew how bad stuff had gotten. I didn't really understand until later that the real gift that year was that we had a Christmas at all, and I love my mom more than anything for not letting us feel just how bad stuff had gotten the rest of the year. I still have the little games she got me in my room in my desk.
I know this doesn't quite fit the "here's a fuckin orange peel, kid. Go have fun." vibe of the rest of these posts, but it was just a rough Christmas that year.
One time a coworker gave me a huge bag full of his hand me down clothes he was going to donate as a birthday present. Not my size and definitely not my style. He was going to take them to Goodwill, but decided to take the opportunity to save himself the trip.
On my 18th birthday my god mother gifted me a book with a disc. The book was full of nursery rhymes. She stated as I opened it โyou can read it and listen to the disc at the same time!โ
A label maker, you put a label on something, then ten minutes later it would peel right off.ย It was the worst gift I ever got.
darlini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I were born nine years apart on the same day. One year for out birthday I got a crayon maker. I was turning 16. This was obviously a gift for the 7 year old, but my parents insist it was intended for me.
I made crayons with my sister and I will admit it was kinda fun, but definitely more exciting for a kid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing I got for my 30th birthday was a $280 emergency vet bill.
Somewhere around 2012 asked for the newest NHL game for Xbox 360. My semi crazy grandmother, who I've really only met a handful of times, got me a very old NFL game for PS2
They were pajama material, with the jean/denim pattern. They had the back pockets and all. Also, every member of the family got a pair. Thanks, Amazon.
Zskills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For I think my 14th birthday I got a calculator and a ruler that my dad took from inside a drawer in our kitchen. Sadly this was not the first or last time I had received "gifts" that were actually just random items from around the house
GVJenn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Many years ago, one of my mother's coworkers gave my brother and I each a giant, Costco sized tub of Jiffy peanut butter. To this day, we have no idea why.
Everything my father has ever given me has been the worst gift ever. He's cheap, he's a scavenger and if it's free it's useful to him. Growing up he always brought home used furniture he found on the street. I woke up covered in bed bug bites once because of an old, stained mattress he found and had given to me. We've had fleas, roaches, bedbugs and probably other types of infestations in my home because of it. He also loves yard sales and thrift shops. He'll just buy random crap and give it to my family members for christmas. Stuff like fake, green jewelry, hideous used clothes, terrible cheap perfumes, etc. I feel bad because he does it out of the goodness of his heart. He is full of love but damn... it's hard to get over the bedbugs.
So every single year, as far back as I can remember. My grandfather wife (not biologically my grandma, canโt stand the woman) has always went to โfestivalsโ or went to test drive cars and other random places where she can get the free stuff they give out.
You know, weird key chains, pens, and bags with the logos on them and then she also gets the free shirts and hats they have too, but the thing with the shirts is she always gets me XS or XXXL shirts. Normally I wear a large or XL depending on the shirt, and she knows this, but insists on getting me the wrong sizes and theyโre not even nice shirts theyโre T-shirtโs with the name of some festival that I would never even consider going to. I mean Iโm grateful for gifts and all but good lord. Itโs the same thing every. Single. Year.
Well sheโs done some nasty things to me and the final straw of me going completely no contact with her was when she not only gave me and DH gift cards that had never even been registered, she also singled me out in front of the whole family and gave this bullshit speech about how she wanted to start this tradition that would go on long after my grandfather died (insert poorly crafted
Death joke about my Grandfather who weโre pretty sure sheโs only with so she can take all his money and leave the family with nothing) and that sheโs getting rid of the stupid stuff she owns thatโs just collected dust and taken up space in her home and Iโm not allowed to regift it to her but I can do whatever else I want with it.
So she makes the entire family watch as I unwrap this political doll that my mom had gifted my grandfather some years before and then basically insults me over my clothes, and a bunch of other stuff and gets mad at me because I wasnโt excited to open the gift, which came after an entire year of her accusing me of doing things to her that I didnโt do and causing a huge fight between my grandfather and my parents and myself. So after almost 24 years of receiving junk gifts of stuff that it literally looked like she cleaned out her car to give me and the rest of the family. I quit having anything to do with her and so my cousins have filled me in that she still has a grand time making fun of me in my absence, but at least I donโt have anymore 4X shirts.
When I was 14 my aunt gave me a random Tinker Bell tin with a handle on it for Christmas. I have never expressed an interest in Tinker Bell in my life.
An empty Avengers' DVD case. Like the DVD literally didn't have the disc inside, just the plastic case. Pretty miserable Christmas present that was, even worse than the cheap plastic chess set I got as a birthday present once.
I get the same pack of Adidas hair gel, deodorant stick and spray every year from one of my uncles' family. The smell of all of them give me headaches, but they work great as freebies for friends
Not me, but my friend was about 12 and her dad has just bought a PS2. He was really into it and shared it with his kids, so she loved it. For her birthday one of her Dadโs friends asked her what she wanted. She asked for Crash Bandicoot, of course. Now she didnโt know at the time but the dads friend was a complete alcoholic and was not totally aware of what she said. On her birthday he gifted her that weird fishing game: Pro Bass fishing. He somehow heard Bandicoot and morphed it into Bass. She hated it , but he genuinely thought she loved it.
My aunt gave my dad coupons for local places in her area..pizza $2.00 off a large, free delivery on chinese food, etc...he lives 30 miles from her. It was pretty funny.
Gikine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was nearly six when my little brothers were born. One of my grandmothers friends got presents not only for my brothers but also for me. The present she got for me was a box of baby wipes. Now she decorated the box with flowers and butterflies. And my name, which she misspelled.
For my 17th birthday, my grandma sent me two stained secondhand men's undershirts (I'm a girl), and, I kid you not, a picture frame full of dead bugs. I'm not entirely sure what was going through her mind.
Zee05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband and a friends birthdays are close together, so it generally happens that we exchange their gifts at the same time. The friend is a coffee snob, so we got him a really nice aeropress coffee machine and 1kg of coffee beans from their favourite coffee shop. My husband got a bullshit button and light up wine stopper in return. He doesn't drink wine.
I was part of student leadership in high school and we had a secret santa party for Christmas. Everyone else got thoughtful gifts but my secret santa apparently forgot about the whole thing because he just gave me his ratty old lanyard straight off his neck
A clown doll that sat on a swing that you could hang on the wall or ceiling. I swear that fucker was in my room for a week staring at me until I made my dad take it down and he put it by his side of the bed(I think I asked him to, probably to show me it wasn't that scary) but he couldn't stand it either. Found it when I moved out about 15 years later. Straight into the trash with that little fucker. I love you grandma.
zeisrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chocolate bar. It was the worst because everyone wanted a bite so I ended up receiving a tiny square of chocolate for Christmas.
My FIL. (Husbandโs bio Dad who had beat his mother when they were together) gifted me one Christmas with a a plastic storage shelf, about 2 ft x 2ft, that could be mounted on a wall with little plastic compartments for things like nails, screws, washers, little tools, etc. So I donโt do much regarding tools that would require it, but thatโs not what made it a bad gift....itโs that he gave me the same exact thing the year before. Heโs deliberate like that just so he can see my reaction (which was always a smile and thanks so as not to give him the satisfaction.)
James Brown's "Funky Christmas" cd. My friend and I re-gift it to each other every year.
MpMerv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basketball. I hate sports.
rumor33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my Grandmother got me a folding chair.
zeusloca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fire extinguisher
tlrhmltn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa we had a budget of $50. Someone brought a carved wooden nose to put glasses on...the kind that probably costs $10 to $20. Money was not an issue for anyone at the party (nearly everyone there except me was an engineer in oil and gas).
I somehow ended up with it and I didnโt even wear glasses at the time. My boyfriend (now husband) left it in the Christmas tree at the hostโs house. The host threw it in the garbage,
was one i didnt get. my mom went to california on a trip with a younger brother. there are 8 of us. when she got back everyone got a gift except me. she said it was because i had been to calfornia already. oh then there is the time she got tix for everyone to go to grateful dead except me, wtf. cant remember why not me or if i even asked, wtf.
For an art site secret santa, I googled regerences of this one person's favorite character, and on Christmas day, I got someone who just cropped a drawing they had already posted previously. Thanks for the hard work.
When I was 16, my dad bought me one of those "cool shampoo sets" like the axe ones with a loofa conditioner and body wash. I was quiet and thanked him but I thought that was pretty shitty, until I can back to his house a week or two later and it was all gone because he told my step brothers to use it because they ran out of their bodywash... I didn't even get to use my crappy gift once
Christmas in a hotel room because my mom left my dad two days before.
Mydaley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom gave me a meatloaf pan and a skein of yarn because I like to cook and am crafty... Those were not exactly the gifts I wanted for my 21st birthday. Nor are they especially cool gifts for cooking or crafting.
For my 16th birthday, my sister took me to the amusement park, but I had to pay for my own ticket and hold her and her friends purses, so even if I wanted to do anything I couldn't. I forgot to mention, I'm afraid of heights and crowds, and never wanted to go, but she was like "it'll be fun I won't leave you alone." Said she was going to pay for my ticket, instead paid for her friend's ticket because she really just wanted to use my birthday as a excuse to ask her crush out. Needless to say I ended up crying alone on a bench and some stranger cared more about how I was feeling than my own sister. Eventually I realized she is a narcissistic bitch who doesn't care about me at all. But yeah, that's the worst gift I ever got.
My ex bought me teeth whitening strips after I repeatedly told her that I wouldn't use them since I drink coffee multiple times a day and they'd just get restained immediately/worse after she mentioned it to me a few separate times.
I get that she wanted me to look nice, but it would be like me buying her a weight loss book or gym membership after she kept telling me she was happy how she was and that she really likes tacos.
When i was 14 my grandparents gave me a red suitcase/luggage thing. The thinking was red is my favorite color and my family was going on a cruise soon but... Eh.
It's actually a tie between that and the "Literati" band eReader from the year before. Grandma got it on a sale rack at Boscov's and since it was a one off with a random OS and no real library or features, it was kind of awful.
A clearly used walking doggy toy thing with a wired remote (middle 90's, fancy electronics were rare). No batteries either, and it needed some special kind. Meh.
When I was living up north, my Texan mom got me an ice scraper with a heating element that plugged into the cigarette lighter. It didn't do anything to help so I just cut the cord and used it as a regular scraper.
One Christmas my grandma gave me like six AA batteries wrapped up in one of the dirty socks I had left at her house while visiting one weekend, then shoved into a toilet paper tube.
To be fair, I had gotten a couple of things that needed AA batteries and it was probably a joke -- she probably got me something else too but this has always stuck out in my memory.
One year for Christmas I saved up all my money and bought my boyfriend at the time a grill. In return he offered to buy me a tank of gas to visit my family because he knew money was tight for me.
My grandmother's notoriously cheap. She'll go to dollar stores for gifts and says "oh, that's too much" if any kid wants more than one gift. She isn't poor.
One year she got me a cheap styrofoam airplane (one of those ones you punch out and put together and throw once), it broke in half while I tried to open it. She said she'd buy me a new one, she never did.
I once received a porcelian nativity scene for my birthday from my mother. When my mom saw the confusion on my face when I opened the box and it actually WAS a porcelian nativity scene, she whispered to me "WELL....it's more of a gift for your wife....and it's more for Christmas".
My birthday is not in December.
hmj918 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11-12, my uncle and his at the time wife gave me a Macyโs Thanksgiving Day Parade shirt (which was clearly free) for my birthday because I had mentioned before that I had wanted to go to the Parade. My birthday is the end of December.
picabesi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, I was visiting my VERY religious grandparents for about 2 weeks. I had never been to their house before, because my grandfather was estranged from the family for a very long time. After he married my Step Grandmother, they got in touch with us and off I was sent to spend time with them. They attended a super backwards church where woman weren't allowed in the property unless they were in dresses, and women were meant to submit to men entirely. It was creepy.
My step grandmother sat me down after discovering a manga volume of BLEACH in my bag, and told me that my book was sinful and threw it out. She gave me a new book to read, that was pure propaganda made by her church.
It was incredibly dull, and talked about the dangers of sinful media and sex before marriage. I was 12, and still played with barbies, so I didn't appreciate the "gift" much. I later retrieved my copy of BLEACH from the garbage, and avoided them for the rest of the visit.
I was away from family and friends for Christmas in Australia working for a non profit. We had a secret Santa. I spent a long tine figuring out something that would be great, and in turn I received a dollar store pink fairy puzzle. The guy that โgiftedโ me was a joker, and thought it was hilarious. I never felt so alone for the holidays.
My aunt was kinda a bitch and would purposely send us shitty Christmas gifts and pay a bunch of money to quick ship it from NJ to VA. Im talking like shirts that are no way even close to the right size or childrenโs play toys/McDonaldโs toys.
Rojaddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got my wife a Starbucks gift card for $25. My wife does not drink coffee and there was only $20.35 left on it. So my brother had clearly gotten as a gift himself, used it once and forgot that he did, then gave it to my wife.
Not me personally, but at a white elephant party with new step-relatives my brother received a broken shower radio + a zip lock bag filled with various batteries (all dead, as it turns out) and roughly 50ยข in loose change from a deeply alcoholic great uncle - We're pretty sure he just raided the junk drawer.
A one of a kind pearl necklace that my daughter and I chose for my mother-in-law for Christmas. I received it 9 months later for my birthday, tarnished and thrown in a Kay's jeweler's box to try to pass it off as new.
For Secret Santa in my dorm, I received microwavable Mac & Cheese and a plain blue shirt that was too big for me. My suitemate at the time said "I got you this because I was too lazy to get you something else." I got my person a $20 gift card.
Everyone in my ex wife's family got a pretty sweet gift one Christmas from one of the son in laws--expensive fragrances, hefty gift cards, designer bags, computers.
I got....a t-shirt. Like, a random, free promo t-shirt. Pretty sure it was advertising a cross country moving business.
0/10, would not gift again--I should have kept her gift for myself.
From my fiance: His super rich grandparents went on a holiday to Fiji, and brought back a pebble off the beach from him and his three brothers to share between them.
Also, a used airline hygiene pack. They made a point to tell him it was from business class. At least he got this one to himself???
Someone wrapped up a bag of cat poop as a white elephant gift at a party I was at last year. Luckily I didn't get it, but still THE shittiest Christmas gift I've ever seen.
My family always plays secret Santa or white elephant or whatever you wanna call it, and someone every year gets my cousin's old participation soccer trophy. If you wind up with the trophy you have to keep it until next year and that's your gift. . I've actually never gotten it, but one year, my grandma got a pillow with boobs on it. Probably the worst gift for her possible since she's fairly traditional. My family is hilarious.
A pair of rubber horns to wear on one's head. I usually love homemade gifts, but rubber horns? When the heck am I ever going to wear bloody rubber horns?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iTunes gift cards
THEKONIG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
inkydye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 13 or so, I got my friend a hamster. No cage, nothing, just a hamster.
He'd never mentioned any interest in new pets. He already had a cat. ๐
Merax75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most disappointing would have been my birthday this year. There are a group of us and we'll usually buy each other bottles of nice bourbon for birthdays. This year I'm not sure if I did something to piss everyone off but I got absolutely nothing from any of them except one, who gave me a shitty $5 dart board.
I haven't talked about it to anyone, and made sure I got every single one of those motherfuckers a really, really nice bottle of bourbon for their birthdays.
Oh and as a bonus another good friend of mine asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I replied that she didn't have to get me anything. She said she wanted to. So I said well I could use a new mouse pad (even a really cheap one). She ended up getting me...nothing.
A relative of mine received a doctor's set of sample douches... from her father. It's on ongoing joke in our family, because wtf?
cw30755 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about eight; my step-grandmother gave me an empty shaving bag. One of the cheap canvas ones that normally come out around the holidays filled with cologne/aftershave type crap; you know... generic drug store gift. Except she gave the (crappy) after shave to someone else and just gave me the empty canvas bag.
My brother moved from the West coast to NYC after college. After living there for 10 years my mom got him a strange Xmas present when he flew home to visit. A cheap Statue of Liberty souvenir.
TroJan37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, when I was about 12 or 13yo, my dad got me one of those Axe soap combo packs and nothing else, gave my younger brother soap, gifted my older brother soap, and gave my sister soap too.
Ober_O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny now but when I was 8, my grandparents neighbors got me and my brother a gift. I'm assuming my grandma told them my name (Aaron as in a boy) and they thought I was Erin, as in a girl.
So when they gave me and my brother our gifts, he got a Starwars Lego set that I was wanting really bad for Christmas and when they gave me mine, I received a Barbie that would be suitable for a girl of my brothers age. They gave my younger brother the gift of an 8 yr old boy (me) and gave me the gift of a 4 yr old girl. I think they felt bad but they tried to play it cool like that's what they intended.
It's hilarious now, but as an 8 year old I was devastated. I cried myself to sleep that night because our mom said we had to share it and I couldn't have my own.
I wear 6mm pearl earrings everyday of my life for the last 6 years or so. Last year for Christmas my boyfriend of three years got me the same exact ones because he knew I liked pearls. The relationship was going downhill and he wanted to do something special.
ovni121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school, a girl I liked showed me a poem she wrote to her ex to try to win him back. I didn't know what to say very much so I complimented her writing skills while cringing inside. Few years foward we were in a relationship for 2 years but thing weren't going super well. She gifted me the same poem but she forgot to change the name at one place. The cringe was still there. (We are not together anymore)
When I was about 7 or 8, my dad got me a brick of 72 AA batteries for Christmas. Actually a pretty great gift in retrospect, but man did second-grade me have to work very hard to arrange my face into an excited expression
Office Christmas party, weโre doing a Yankee Swap/White Elephant and lots of booze and some nerf guns are exchanging hands. Finally the last person, a girl, goes to open the last gift to bring it into rotation. The last gift was a cock ring.
So the terrible gift we all got that year was mandatory sexual harassment training.
OraDr8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who was given a jar of nails from his grandpa when he was 15. Not new nails, and old jar from the shed.
Every year after that it was regifted to another family member as a joke that went on for about 10years!
My sister received the free shampoo and conditioner you get from hotels from my Grandma one Christmas. The rest of the cousins got shell necklaces and other trinkets.
apadvaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1-2kgs of chicken for my birthday... as kid, continued for a while, still hate that aunt
mijeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aquintance of mine gave me a ratty old stuffed animal and made a huge deal about how expensive it was.
I briefly dated a guy in college that I met on an online dating site. The week before my birthday, I invited him over to play card games with my friends and me. He arrived early the day of the party, and I wasn't really expecting anything from him because we were really new. However, he followed me into my kitchen as I was gathering plates to set out, and held out a canvas purse.
It had blood and dirt all over it...
I was really freaked out, I asked him if what I suspected was blood, was friggin blood, and he just shrugged.
Not wanting to piss this guy, that I was now realizing may be a bit psycho, off, I told him to go place it with my other purses (I kept the ones not currently in use in a big box in my closet.) and really hoped my friends arrived soon.
He was super weird that whole night, and stayed in my room while I played games with my guests. He said he had homework to do, and didn't even really make an effort to meet any of my long time friends. He left with everyone else after the party.
No surprise, we didn't last long after that. I looked for the purse he offered as a birthday present the next morning, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I don't know what he did with it, or why it was in the state it was.
I really never want to come across this guy again.
Reading this thread I actually remembered something I had blacked out.
One year for Christmas I went to visit my dads family and I guess he forgot to tell them I was coming. There was a TON of gifts being exchanged and Iโm pretty sure all I got was the ability to play with other kids toys when they were tired of them that day. I donโt remember getting anything that year from them.
On the plus side...I did get to see Mars Attacks! In theaters so thereโs that?
DVTWVY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White Elephant about 4/5 years back with friends. I ended up recieving a roll of toilet paper and a copy of Duke Nukem Forever, used from GameStop, with 3 price stickers on it layered so you can see how much the price had kept dropping
When I was a little kid (maybe 10-12) my parents got me some power tools and a tool box. I was pissed. What kid wants tools?!? I wanted Legos or electronics or candy or something fun. I still have those tools and they have saved my ass multiple times and been extremely useful and fun for personal projects. Probably one of the best gifts I ever got and I'm so glad my parents were smarter than young me.
I just got a gift of hand lotion for my birthday and noticed it was a gift our manager bought us for a christmas present last year. I confirmed it was the same one because the company it was from changed their design this year.
My grandmother shops at thrift stores so we literally get someone's garbage for birthdays and holidays. I just threw away a set of reindeer horns that had "Christmas 2010" on them and a light up globe toy with a good portion of the plastic bulb busted and sharp. These were given to me for my 2 year old. Why did I get them at the beginning of the month? No clue.
I could go on with the gems we've received but it just gets sadder.
Sirnickp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not secret Santa but Yankee swap type games... Toss up between the purple heart shaped notepad and basket I received around 10... The purse I ended up with. Or the ladies small jacket.... I hate swap games...
thudly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got dumped for Christmas one year. And not even officially. She just quit calling me, returning my calls, or answering when I called. I never even really found out why.
So I gave the $300+ gold and diamond necklace I'd bought her to her sister. Partly because she was actually a decent person. And partly because I just wanted to rub her sister's nose in it. On the bright side, her sis wound up giving me a nice beej on New Years' Eve. She wouldn't do anything more though, because she said it would be back-stabbing her sister. "You may not ever have to see her again, but I do."
Anyway, some of the stories in this thread reminded me of that incident.
For my 18th birthday my oldest sister got me a fresh strawberry cake. I'm severely allergic to strawberries. Like EpiPen, hives, throat swells shut allergic. She was mad at me for expecting her to know that I was allergic. My buddy said it was a damn good cake though.
Fmello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I received a red pair of Dr. Denton's onesie pajamas with the attached white-bottomed footies.
I was 13 years old at the time...and a boy.
That was the only gift I received. I glared at my mom with a look of confusion and rage. For the life of me, to this day, I could not figure out why the hell she thought that was a good christmas present to buy me. Prior to that, I thought you could only buy Dr. Denton's for infants. Worse, I opened that gift in front of 40 Sicilian relatives that were also opening their presents and laughing their asses off when my mom told me to hold it up for all to see, oblivious to the reality of why that was the worst gift to give a teenage boy.
To twist the knife a little more, the second gift that I was supposed to receive was mistakenly given to my cousin who also has the same first name as me. (The Aunts' drew kids names out of a hat on Thanksgiving.) FYI, it was the game Advanced Dungeons and Dragons for the Intellivison.
Helawat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a paper planner from my ex for my birthday.... I use Google calendar. Then he took me to The Venetian and said "pick something out" because he didn't know what to get me. When I protested, he called his mother to talk sense into me. Terrible series of events.
My boyfriend after 3 years of dating got me a bracelet with a heart and cross charm on it and it said true love can wait and the card that came with the bracelet talked about abstinence.... he also got me sweatpants and a stuffed bear with his college logo on them. Safe to say they were all last minute gifts from his college store before he came to visit me for my birthday.
I'll share the worst gift I've ever given....
When I was about 16 or 17 I went to my first work Christmas party, where we had a gift exchange. I went shopping beforehand with a co-worker my same age, and in our edgy teenage brilliance (and apparently not being able to find anything else for $10), we decided it would be hilarious to buy a poster of Justin Bieber and wrap it with a book of matches. Hilarious, right? It might have been, if the majority of people we worked with weren't middle aged women, who did not care one lick about pop culture, and who it was debatably "cool" to hate.
I remember the regret I felt during the party as I got a feel for the atmosphere and realized that this joke would in no way be well received. I remember the look of annoyed disappointment on the face of the woman who got my gift. I still feel guilty about it today, 10 years later. I'm sorry, Char, you deserved something that didn't suck.
my auntie got me a used, unboxed yahtzee for my birthday once. When I opened it it was empty apart from 4 of the dice. When we were younger my cousin used to tell me and my brother that we got the free gifts and her other cousins got the paid ones in buy one get one free sales.
On the Christmas after my parents went through a very rough divorce, they each got me a pair of blue snowshoes (two different brands) from LL Bean. I had never snowshoed before or even mentioned it, so they had obviously discussed getting me snowshoes before they stopped talking to each other several months prior.
Something about it just felt so wrong. It was the last thing that they would ever do together as parents, and there it was in two different boxes. I returned both pairs and havenโt thought about snowshoeing since.
For Christmas two years ago my dad gifted me season 2 of the 1970's tv show Adam-12, which I had never seen or even heard of.
Another time he gave me itchy wool socks for Christmas but I never wear them because they are itchy af.
I'm in my twenties so I understand that my parents don't really need to give a lot of gifts anymore but at least show some creativity and thoughtfulness. Needless to say I don't spend a lot of energy choosing gifts for him anymore.
Clothes that I really didnt want but couldnt politely refuse as my "I have too much clothes already" was met with a "Then throw some out". I then tried the impolite "But I actually like the clothes I have" and now I have to lock the door to my room whenever granma visits in order to have comfy clothes that fit and look okay.
My mom sent me her used granny panties in a size 14. I told her I wear mens medium boxer briefs, unused - but don't send me underwear. They were covered in cookie crumbles. May she also sent cookies?
Not the worst, but definitely most eyebrow raising.
First Xmas with girlfriend after a month of dating (but having known each other for a little over 2 years.) She got me a box of clementines because I drank OJ every morning, and a Lord of the Rings language translation guide book because I liked the LOTR movies.
Sbf347 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad as the others on here but my Sister and I got $20 checks every year from my well off Aunt and uncle, the Aunt worked at a dept store Uncle was a computer programmer for a telecommunication company. My mom was divorced and single and spent and put actual thought into my cousins gifts. This went on for years before my Mom said she was done buying for other peoples kids.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a good friend; keeps getting me books. (I rarely read). Including some Captain Underpants series of books -- as a 24 year old... And never read any of them before.
I think the real kicker was for my Birthday. I have an old N64. Haven't used it in 5-8 years. And one day we were all talking about N64 games; 2 of my friends (including the one mentioned earlier) were gushing over Pokรฉmon Stadium. My birthday weren't far off, so I voiced my poor experience with the game from an emulator.
A week or so passes and out the blue, Pokรฉmon Stadium gets mentioned again directly to me in relation to my birthday; I stated my dislike for the game (it's slow, hasn't aged well and most importantly; no nostalgia).
Guess what turns up on my birthday. As a joint gift from the two of them. So I dig out my N64 from storage to play the game a bit. They of course played the game within the next few days. But a couple after that, when I try to give it another whirl, my N64 is dying and is malfunctioning. So I have a gift that I literally cannot use now; and it hadn't even been a week.
Boyfriend gave me work out clothes on Valentineโs Day. I was a little heavier than normal at the time and it felt like a suggestion.
demon646 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
definitely a kite. Not because I don't like them, but it was bad timing. I was about 24 years old. I'm 40 now and wouldn't mind going to fly a kite, but at 24, I was like, "wtf mom?"
I guess its safe if you're under 10 or over 40, but not sure about anything in between.
P.S. it wasn't nice or fancy.. or advanced. Just a cheap department store kite with a cartoon on it.
A few years ago my sister got me an Apple gift card.
I game on PC and every smartphone I've ever owned runs Android, so I thought it was a little weird to get an Apple gift card from her. I figured I could still dust off my iTunes account and buy some records with it, so cool, whatever.
Nope. Turns out it was an Apple store gift card. It had zero value on iTunes, and I couldn't even sell it on a gift card exchange website because they had too many other people trying to sell the same cards for probably the exact same reason.
My step-grandmother was a lottery winner. She literally had millions in the bank. Given that I wasn't her actual grandchild, I didn't expect her to shower me with the same expensive stuff as my step sister who was opening diamond earrings, a cell phone, and expensive makeup. But I also didn't expect her to get me one of those magnetic fish toys from the dollar store (I was 15). I think it would've been nicer to get me nothing.
kathysef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday i received beer mugs from my beer drinking boyfriend. Btw... I don't drink beer. But that doesn't keep him from storing them in my freezer.
Zacher8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted a card that said a goat had been donated by me to a farmer in some remote African village. I mean it's nice and everything, but what do you do with that?
Hobb3s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8 sweaters, literally, everyone in the extended family bought me a sweater. That is all. I don't even wear sweaters much, because I get too hot and prefer short sleeves.
An uncle I didn't see very often brought me a gift when I was like 12. It was a container of play food (to play supermarket, or for a pretend tea party) and I was like
"Oh. Is the surprise inside? Do I dig for it?"
He said no. That it was the surprise. I'm still embarrassed but I played with my younger cousins with it. I don't think he knew how old I was.
My step mother gave me earthworm jerky, freeze dried crickets, and a selection of exotic meat jerkies like ostrich and alligator. She thought it would be fun. She paid a fortune for it. Every single item was disgusting. I tried them all.
a bottle of wine, for Christmas. The only thing I got because my wife and I were christmas eve shopping for Christmas dinner and she literally said "Oh shit I forgot to get you a present, I'll be right back!"
I told her I didn't want anything, and the bottle of wine was just a sloppy attempt to cover her tracks.
My aunt gave me a key holder, a cheap faux leather pouch with a wrap around zipper, that couldn't even fit my car key for Christmas. Then she gave me the same one the next Christmas. And, to my utter astonishment, a third time. This firmly cemented her as the least thoughtful person on my dad's side of the family, and that's not an easy crown to earn.
Even if my keys fit in it.. WHY?!
nierohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few Christmases back I got a GIANT 90s style cell phone that was actually a hip flask. Talk about conspicuous! But the gift giver thought it was a riot...
spdrmn26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An open package of gum and a scratched up used DVD
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 20th birthday, my ex boyfriend got me two pet hamsters, without even asking if I wanted them.
Pohatu_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle bought me a book about animal poop as a joke and later realized he'd forgotten to get me a real gift.
Random Aunt and Uncle (the type that you hardly ever see because they live far away and you don't have much time to connect with them for the few minutes you have to say hi to them at family gatherings) were invited to my brother's wedding.
The average value of an Aussie wedding present would be around $100. Or a card with $100 in it; perfectly acceptable.
They gave them a card with $500 in it. They aren't even wealthy so I have no idea where they got $500 from.
When they were invited to our wedding we didn't even get an RSVP, which is weird, as they are nice enough people but have as little to do with me as they do with my brother.
A DVD (that i got to watch once but not keep?!?!) of a super corny religious โchastity seminarโ of sorts, plus a kewl t-shirt that went with it and said โIโm Godโs girlโ across the front. My aunt thought that a rebellious 15 year old me would be forever inspired to save myself for marriage. She was wrong. It also weirded out my parents because she never asked if it was okay with them and it all felt very parental and overstepping
One year, my SO's sister got me that game where you stick the thing in your mouth and try to say something from a card. I'm notoriously self-conscious about my teeth and I felt so moooooortified when everyone was playing with it around me and I flat-out refused.
I've posted this elsewhere, as well. All growing up, my Nana (Mom's Mom) would give handmade gifts, cool toys, and tons of candy for Xmas. When I was about 7 or 8, we went on a train ride up to Canada. I was apparently too rambunctious for her (wouldn't sit down when she told me to). That year for Xmas (maybe 6 mo later) she gave me a loose tube of chapstick and a small bag of black licorice coal shaped candy, tied with a bow. I hate black licorice and she knew it.
A while ago in my high school jazz band all the sax players got together to do a secret Santa. Not really knowing what to get my person so I got him a $10-$15 gift card to Taco Bell (Sorry if you don't like Taco Bell, I do, and I had no idea what the dude even wanted, it was the best I could think of). I even made a homemade card to go along with it. When we were exchanging gifts, I handed it to him and he replied straight faced, "Wait, you didn't get me a steam gift card?". That kind of pissed me off. I don't think he ever took it out of his backpack either as I saw him pull it out randomly several months later in the middle of class.
I ended up getting the first Twilight book, because the dude that had me wanted to get rid of it. I have never opened that book in my life and most likely never will. He did give candy as well, so I guess it was cool? I really didn't care what I got, it was the fact that the dude was expecting a Steam gift card from me that kinda rubbed me the wrong way.
Jaybeux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother married into a large family when my grandfather died. My extended relatives would always give my cousins super nice gifts, like each one would sit there and open thousands of dollars in toys and clothes and I would get garbage that came from the dollar store. For instance three of my cousins got four wheelers and I got a plastic pocket knife with a 99 cent price tag on it. Another year they received remote controlled cars, giant Lego sets, and a Nintendo 64 with Mario cart for each of them while I received a dollar store puzzle of some dolphins with a five dollar sticker on it. Now you have to realize that I was born after my grandmother married into the family and I was raised with these people so these gifts were a literal spit in the face directed at a five year old. I told them that they could keep their garbage gifts and they were all pieces of shit that should be ashamed of how they treated me when I got older. Needless to say I have not been to family occasions since I left home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rubber Hulk Hogan figurine (it looked like it was a Christmas ornament with the loop snipped off) glued to a very effeminate toy horse. An elderly friend of the family gave it to me and wouldn't stop mentioning how "they are supposed to look like that; that's how it came from the store" even though I didn't voice any doubts.
It's also kind of the best gift I ever got.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My very conservative grandmother gave me a Ouija board for my birthday once. She had no idea what it was I guess she just went to the store and picked a random game.
On my brother's birthday my dad got me tickets to see a concert with him, while telling my brother he didn't have money for a gift. I tried to get my dad to take him but it was at a casino and he wasn't 19 yet. It was truly heart breaking to see how selfish someone can be.
My step-grandma sent us a box bursting with gifts one year. Inside were very random things, including a fruit cake we had sent her the year previously, some hideous shaggy winter gloves and a brown log-shaped substance in waxed paper. We all jokingly said it was poop but my mom, being the good person she is, said it must be fudge that sheโd gone to the trouble to make for us and she took a huge whiff to show us how good it smelled. She gagged and fell backwards. None of us were brave enough to confirm, but she thought it probably was actually shit.
One Christmas my grandma got me and my sisters each a DVD. Two of the three were absolute sobfest movies (Eight Below and Bridge to Terabithia). She had no idea since she'd never seen them but we avoided those DVDs like they were infected. I'm pretty sure we never even watched our copy of Eight Below (Bridge to Terabithia yes because it's still good). The third DVD she got us was Ratatouille which of course was a huge hit.
My grandma gave me a box of horse shit once. Technically I asked for it though. We were watching something about how Dolly Parton would bury "pony seeds" on the farm and I asked for a pony. Was salty then but well played Grandma
UXM6901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday, several days after the actual date and after a killer party with all of my friends from school and wonderful presents like any spoiled 8 year old girl, my uncle gave me a birthday gift. I unwrapped it and went ballistic.
A box of Special K cereal. Wtf?? We were visiting my grandmother for the afternoon and I started throwing a fit at her house. He might as well not have given me a gift at all! "Open it." He said. It's just cereal. "Open the box!" It's not even good cereal!! "Open the box and try it! Maybe you'll like it!" My older brother whose birthday was two weeks earlier got a really cool Lego set and all I got was some dumb cereal! My dad finally took it from me and opened the box.
It was an awesome plush troll doll that I'd really, really wanted. I immediately felt so awful for being such a rude, rotten kid. My uncle thought he was being clever with that cereal box; so much for that. I still cringe at the entitled little shit temper tantrum I threw without even having opened the gift.
I loved that doll til the washing machine couldn't clean it anymore. Still hate Special K.
When I was 16, my boyfriend bought me an electronic translator from target for Christmas. I had to act like that's exactly what I wanted.
spoduke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A copy of Anne Coulter's 'Godless'. My wife gave it to me one year. I had been complaining about Coulter to her and my first thought was that maybe she misunderstood and thought I actually liked the crazy bitch. Turns out it she got a free promotional book and gave it me as a joke.. Gotta say, book made good kindling though.
My grandmother had done this big tour of Europe. She came back with plenty of gifts. Clothes for my older sister, a teenage at the time. Dolls and doll clothes for young me, as well as souvenirs from every place she had visited. And for my other sister, the middle child? A set of 5 pens that were purchased for charity (it had a tag that stated this) that has cost her $2.
When I was in elementary school my 3rd grade class had a secret santa. I had gotten some girl that I didnt know much about. Luckily the teacher had us make small cards with things we like on them. This girl said she really liked board games. Me and my mom went to walmart and got this girl a 30 dollar limited edition monopoly set. She absolutely loved it. You know what I got from her? (We had gotten eachother by chance) A keychain I saw on her bag a day earlier.
TL;DR Got a girl a limited edition monopoly set for a secret Santa and got an old keychain in return.
my Aunt (who was very cheap) bought me a flashlight one year. No batteries for it. I was shopping about a month later, and i saw the flashlight, it was included when you purchased 2 C cell batteries. There was also a few year span where she gave everyone of us boys (5 of us including cousins) the game "battleship"... 3 years in a row. we had 15 games of Battleship... kid you not
My step-grandmother gave me a doll shaped toaster cover when I was 7 or 8. Every other kid in the family received perfectly normal gifts. That same Christmas, she gave my mother workboots...for my dad (her son). My dad was so embarrassed we stopped going to Christmas there after that.
I feel bad mentioning this because she meant well, but one year my grandmother gave me a sweatshirt that was made at one of those custom printing stores. It had the name of my high school, but the colors were the exact same as our biggest rival. Really not nearly the worst here, but memorable to me.
One year my grandma gave all of her grandkids a gift that matched their first and middle initial. My first two initials are EJ. I opened my gift containing a jockstrap with battery operated Christmas lights strung around it. An โelectric jockstrapโ...thanks Nana! The fam got a good laugh out of that one.
We were opening stockings last Christmas, and nestled deep in my stocking beneath a pile of chocolates was a small rectangle wrapped in gift paper. Training the horror out of my face as I opened it to reveal a small framed photo of my own naked mother was the most Herculean task Iโve ever faced. It was apparently meant for my dad, but somehow ended up in my things. Thank goodness, too, because we had multiple children opening their stockings too. You can imagine what would have happened had it ended up in one of theirs.
My mom and I had a private laugh about it later, but weโve agreed no more slipping private gifts into family time.
When my great grandmother was still alive she would always get my 2nd cousin whatever new gaming system had come out. My 1st cousins and I would always get a butterfinger Hahaha... But at least it was king size!
One year my mom bought me an XL reusable red solo cup, a switchblade that had โcowboy upโ and a picture a cowboy riding a horse etched into the blade, and a copy of Sailor Moon Short stories volume 2. Iโm not a redneck at all, and while I do enjoy anime and manga, Iโve never been a fan of sailor moon. I watched sailor moon as a kid for the same reason every other guy my age watched it. We were waiting for it to be over because Dragonball Z came on right after it. Also Iโm still baffled as to why she would by me the second of a series when I donโt even own the FIRST volume.
Valetria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret Santa gift I got 2 McDonalds apple pies that had expired.
Christmas with the extended family- one cousin got a new mustang. Another got a load of makeup, name brand clothes, etc. My sister and I each got a Cracker Barrel snow globe and a DVD copy of Meet the Robinsons to share.
The next one I can't really blame my grandma for, she has severe dementia and I'm honestly lucky she remembers my name. But my sister got $50 cash and $100 mall gift card for her birthday, and I got a blank envelope with 5 quarters.
ravekitt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom told me on Christmas that my grandfather who I had been under the impression was recovering from his illness actually had passed away a month ago and she and my dad kept it from me because they didn't want me to be distracted when studying for my college finals.
Not me but a friend... His mom won't buy anything that isn't from a garage sale for him. She gifted him an old blanket from her house once and tried to pass it off as new even though he had lived there while the blanket existed.
But the best was for their wedding shower. Two old plates with hideous woodland creators on them, not the full set of 8, just 2 she picked up at a garage sale. His wife did her best not to let her face tell the story of how shitty these plates were but epically failed. It was awkward but his mom had no idea what was going on. We still gift them between our friends as a gag gift for special events.
A bookmark. Not even a nice one, not even laminated, just a thin paper bookmark. Damn thing was probably homemade with a printer and it just said "Jesus saves" on it or something. It was given to me during the annual secret Santa exchange on my step dad's side of the family. The rule was to get people a gift totalling no more than 25 dollars. Usually, gifts were in the 10 to 20 dollar range. This sad thing probably cost all of 7 cents.
I've shared this on a similar thread but my stepmom would use me to get herself gifts. One year, I think I was 16 or 17, I'd specifically asked for either a few books from a list or Barnes and Noble gift cards. We lived 90 miles from a bookstore so I really liked books as gifts. Most of my family was thankful to have a list cause I'm also apparently hard to shop for.
The big day rolls around and I managed to get a mix of books and cards. Then I open my step mom's gift, a pink Victoria Secret purse filled with perfumes. She's loves Vicky's, I don't. I use old spice deodorant. Not perfume. My stepmom is dumb but not that dumb.
When she say the clear lack of enthusiasm on my face her first response is that "if I wasn't greatful for what she got me, she'd just take it back."
I'm like, "Nah, it's great. I can give it to my friend [name] since I never got her anything."
She wasn't even that good of a friend but I did know she really loved VS. and it ended up kinda opening the door to a stronger friendship
NaveXof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hand exercisers and a jump rope - 14 years old from parents
Late to the party, but the first Christmas after my brother was born his grandfather gave me a wrapped box (cardboard with decorative Teddy's) and my grandmother from my mother's side got down on her hands and knees to help me look for the present we assumed had fallen out. He awkwardly corrected us.
Super late to this. But when i was around 12, i was in the scouts. I had decided that I didnโt want to be in the scouts anymore that fall and when my birthday came around in February, my parents present to me was a new uniform with the scouts logo on it and a new neck scarf. I told them thank you and into my closet it went until I outgrew it.
I was 14 and I was celebrating Christmas with my grandma and step grandad. My grandma for some reason bought me and my brother 200$ worth of Pokรฉmon cards. I stopped asking for Pokรฉmon cards when I was 10 and I went to my grandmas for every Christmas. I tried my best to not show disappointment and tried to act as enthusiastic as I possible could (I think she could tell I disliked the gift). I ended up giving all of my cards from grandma to my brother.
I recieved a black and white striped shirt one Christmas. And then the next one the same person gave me a white and black striped shirt. Its literally the same shirt but with the colors inverted.
In 5th grade we had a classroom secret santa, I recieved an opened Yugioh booster pack (which usually had like 12 or so cards) with only three or four cards left in it.
Christmas always got me something awesome. This past year I got 800+$ worth of computer parts.
One year as a kid, I got socks and a hoodie that was 3 sizes too small.
SFanatic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A family friend of ours is an actress and she sent me a signed picture of herself. I was pretty happy with it at the time to be honest, but now I'm just disappointed.
Bless my nana, she gave me barnyard stencils when I was 16yrs.
I stopped and looked up "I think this is Lisa's gift?" My 6yr old dister.
Nana answered in the sweetest way "No dear, that's yours."
yahziii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used Dirty $10 carls junior gift card with only like $8 on it. Got it during a secret Santa drawing at a big office. Never found out who gave it to me.
A tennis racquet. I never liked tennis. My parents thought I was fat. They liked tennis. Therefore, I got a tennis racquet.
jacev58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pack of Sharpies for secret Santa in seventh grade while everyone else got cool toys, clothes and books.
s0ulvice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift card holder that hangs with stockings.
No giftcard. Just the holder.
Didnโt even fill out the card it came with looool.
jonvlyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:30:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During secret santa one year, a girl I know was participating and didnt have time or money to get a gift. Her mom who worked at a school got two random XXL dirsty tshirts from the lost and found so she used those as a secret santa gift. Horrible gift but everyone cried laughing
A half eaten box of Mozartkugeln and a bunch of towels stolen from various European salons. This came from and eccentric family friend who was living in Germany at the time. When asked she said that she got hungry on the train coming back from Vienna, sorry.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my parent and his spouse (step)
One re gifted spice rack to share between me and my brother as we had moved in together. Re gifted, they told us, because it was crap.
And crap it was. The most interesting thing is that we learned you can indeed fuck up a spice rack. The holes in the lids were just useless to get the spices out.
Present was not wrapped. Just handed over with a "here, we were given this and it's crap so now you two share it, Merry Christmas."
Said parent then a few months later asked for a $350 sports memorabilia gift from us for their birthday...they got a get lost from us.
One year for my birthday we went to Ruby Tuesdays and I was the one who bought dinner. I kind of broke down, was very depressed at the time and it all came down on me at once.
smigger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:40:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sponge and 6 rubber bands...my aunt is a nun and they only sell practical things at the convent, so thatโs what I got.
As a child, a Lego movie set backdrop, by itself with no Legos. My parents thought they got a whole set, it was literally just a piece of cloth with something printed on it. It was my biggest gift that year. I don't know whether it hurt more to get effectively nothing, or to see how crushed my parents were over how crushed I was. I couldn't think of a way to fix the situation no matter how hard I tried. I wish I'd never opened it in front of them, I wish I had just saved it for later and been able to fake joy.
goshy900 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents used to get my sister and I a choclate bar to share. Alternatively, they also got my cousins TV's. Yeah, they don't like us because they don't like our dad.
Mother in law (to previous spouse) gave us a joint gift of a cell phone charger. This was in the mid nineties when all cell phones had device specific chargers. Also, neither spouse nor I had a cell phone.
She asked "Can you use it?" I said "Umm...sure, I guess, if we go buy a cell phone that uses this particular charging cord." She was all excited about that and told us how she'd gotten it from the super discount table of closeouts at Radio Shack. No, we never got a cell phone for that charger.
My ex MIL gave me a small scarecrow(like the ones from the dollar store) for Christmas one year. She even wrapped it up. Everyone else got normal gifts. I always knew my inlaws hated me, but that was just so weird and random.
Hard to recall the ABSOLUTE worst, but often, my dad and stepmom would get me those little twisted metal brain teaser things as a stocking stuffer.
Not that I'm against brain teasers I just don't like getting little useless shit, like, literally sock would have been money better spent.
Once had a friend whos mom was suoer cheap. She made Me. Krabs look giving. The mom gave my friend a loofa, bag of Smarties, and an ugly lamp from Goodwill for her Birthday. They werent poor or im a financial bind. Mom was just cheap. Dad was awesome though.
Wife gave me travel coffee mugs 5 years straight. Should have taken the hint as she's my ex wife now.
Lunix24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:23:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year me and my friends did a secret Santa. My gift was a CD and mini bottle of wine, happy me. But one of my friends is a bit naughty and weird and he got my friend Emily a little jar of cherry flavoured 'pussy lick' that even came with a brush for application and a one-use cock-ring. Problem was we were at a party at her house and her mum was sitting with us all and she's rather conservative. Plus it was only about the 2nd time they'd met her new boyfriend. Not a good impression!
Scyros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:24:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when Final Fantasy 13 or whatever came out on 360 on 3 CDs, my sister bought it for me. I had never played one in my entire life and never had an interest in it at all. She played it for weeks on end.
A $10 Gift card to a restaurant I hate. Still went there because free food(still spent an extra $9 because itโs dinner) and guess what, IT STILL SUCKS. Been there 4 times now and I hate every one of those experiences. Although the shake I bought on that last visit was good so they got that going for them.
A poor mans DDR. It was a plastic case that held a few plastic mats, some directions and a shitty CD with non copyright music. It was like something a sunday school teacher would buy.
To be fair, it was a white elephant party. Can't get to disappointed at those things.
After my fiancรฉe begged me to let her get a tattoo at the beginning of December for her gift, she managed to lob a box of dove soap at me for Christmas.
Donโt miss her a bit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:49:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until just recently, my parents always gave my siblings and me amazing Christmas and birthday gifts. We always got everything on our lists and more, and we always were really appreciative and took care of our things. I'm not really sure what happened last Christmas, and although I no longer expect gifts from my parents now that I'm an adult, I still wonder why my parents thought I needed two Reese's (as in the candy) mugs. My younger brother is the one who really got shit on, though. He got one of those As-Seen-on-TV microwavable bowls meant for "easily and quickly" cooking Top Ramen. That's it. He's grown to be a good-for-nothing punk teenager, so maybe he deserved it.
Loryval ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:50:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little, I was often given towels. Now I have a lot of them, but I do not go to the bathhouse
I don't remember but someone spent a long time on it. She told me the other day that I'm "hard to shop for" and mentioned a birthday gift which was hard to get. I haven't a clue what the gift is.
White elephant gift exchange, I got 2 plain ass beanies, it was a bad/funny gift like you sometimes get at white elephants, it was just low effort and sad.
Uncle once gave my sister a dead coyote that he'd found, in a box with one of her stuffed animals, another year he gave her a cow toe necklace. Weird dude
2 months for Christmas a very large box turned up.... My dad tells me it's my Christmas present.
Now a teenagers brain has 2 months to dream about what is filling that box.... The answer is canvases.... I'm shit at art.... I thinking I managed to keep the happy face on.
My hippy uncle got me a stuffed animal when i was 14 or so that he got from some strange "no spend swap" near his commune. My mom threw it out right away as soon as she saw a louse crawling on it.
The stuffed animal was bad enough - I was 14 and into punk rock and hanging out with dudes with cars so I was way beyond the age that stuffed animals are for. The fact that it was used was ...ok....I try not to judge. But the louse took the cake. He also included a newspaper clipping about Jacque Villaneuve in box. I don't know why except that he really liked him.
dedokta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:20:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my mother one gave me a several boxes of connector bits for a bizarre type of technics Lego I'd never heard of. The parts didn't go together and you couldn't make anything from them. I have no idea where she got them from, but she wasn't happy that I didn't appreciate them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it wasn't the worst but I got 2 gift cards 1 for Xbox and 1 for ps3 I have none of those
My nan gave my boyfriend and I a second hand, not 100% clean plastic pasta maker from a charity shop. She loves charity shops. My boyfriend attached an electric drill to it and put apples through. It didn't survive.
So late but the worst gift for me wasn't a bad gift at all but not appropriate for my age.
My richish grandparents bought me a real, very expensive, gold bracelet, when I was like 5-6 for Christmas. I ended up breaking it.. Again, not bad but not appropriate, I feel very bad.
I'll also answer for my sister, I don't know if this is her worst but I remember her telling me this. Same grandparents would go on cruises and bring back toys for her before I was born (11 years apart). They brought back big toy marionette dolls, it was very well known she had a fear of them. They also brought her back socks covered with pot leafs. My sister was old enough to know what they were, our mom told her to just wear them inside the house.
Leg warmers. My dad said the lady at the store told him they were coming back in style. I had to contain laughter, but he got me a pretty dope drawing board too.
My sister's got necklaces at Christmas and my parents wanted to give me something in the same category, which was hard since as a boy I want a jig fan of jewelry, I ended up getting a tie pin, and 15 year old me wasn't really happy since I only used ties about 2 times per year
page98bb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a HUGE dictionary from a boyfriend, which makes no sense to this day. I have no idea what that was about. He's now an ex-boyfriend.
When I was a kid I had an uncle who would always buy me empty picture frames. Wasn't sure if he was under the impression that I took lots of pictures or just had no good ideas.
Both myself and my mother equally got horrible gifts last year from my Step-Grandmother (her Mil). I claim they are equally horrible because we both received the practically the same gifts-two hand warmers (from the cheap packets you can buy from Walmart that have 3 per pack, each. They were already used. I received discounted mini cupcakes from Kroger (that had Thanksgiving themed icing on them) and they were all squished. My mother received a bag of expired chocolates-of which she is allergic.
My Step-Grandmother always gives horrible gifts despite her wealth, but last year particularly stung because I was finally able to afford "nice" presents for each member of my family.
Seebee87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave clump foliage as a secret Santa gift. The decorative plastic fake vegetation for train track sets. Our friends didn't make model trains.
The most memorably bad gift I got was a joke and a set-up. They packaged a broken flip phone in an iPhone box. My emotional roller coaster went from excitement to "really guys -_-*" rapidly that day.
Like I said, it was a set-up, and the end of that story was an iPhone 4S. Which was nice.
My dad gives weird but not awful gifts. A two-inch wide brass nose ring, a small knife made from a raccoon jaw, two piece pipes, two wool blankets, a bucket full of pecans... Amber necklace... Most of that stuff I liked fine. All I want is food, socks, ammo and fuel... A tank of kero would be nice
Kkykkx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:59:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in Paris in the early 80s I bought a long-haired jacket that I found in the flea market. I had it cleaned but it had such a strong odor to it that I never wore it. When I moved back to the States I showed it to my mother and told her that I loved the fur but the smell made it impossible to wear. She took it apart and made it into a rug that I left at her house. When I came back the next year for Christmas, the family was together to open presents. My sister-in-law was always very jealous of me because I traveled and I was a fashion model. I don't know how she got a hold of it but when she gave me my present, I opened it and it was my stinky-ex-fur-jacket-now-rug! WTF!
My Grandmother was a constant source of crap gifts. Because she was the tightest person I've known with money.
If she came back from an overseas holiday - instead of a nice snow globe or something, she'd give me the packets of peanuts or pretzels, or the toiletry kit from the plane.
One year for Christmas, she gave me coat hangers - from her wardrobe, which had previously been knitted by my mother and given to her. Other gifts from her included a 3 pack of Mars bars - after admonishing me for being too fat.... and a gold plated bracelet that turned green on my wrist in about an hour. She would also cut the back off Christmas cards that other people had given her, and just give you the front bit with the picture on it.
I don't remember what she gave me - if anything - for my 18th.
For my 21st, she made a big scene in front of everyone about giving me a double string of pearls, and how she'd bought them from the factory many years ago in Japan, pointing out the warranty card and velvet box.
Once people were busy eating, she pulled me aside and told me she needed the box and the warranty card back at the end of the night.
The next day, my mother pulled out a string of pearls her parents had given her for her 21st, and that single strand weighed far more than the double strand of plastic beads I'd received. If you looked closely you could see the paint flaking off some of the beads, and they weren't tied the way pearls are to stop them spilling everywhere if the necklace breaks.
We decided to play dumb, and my mother called her, saying she thought there'd been a mistake, and I'd been given the wrong set, because they were fake. She pretended to be surprised, and promised to bring over the real ones. Instead she brought over another set of fakes. These ones were in worse condition than the first. It was no accident, she'd gone through all the fakes, picked the set in the best condition, and hoped we were stupid.
Eventually they all went in the bin and we gave up. For someone who only had one child, and one grandchild, she went out of her way to be stingy. It's not that she didn't have money - my other Grandparents didn't have much, but they at least gave meaningful gifts (even though they weren't expensive), and I never doubted their love for me. I don't even think that she ever actually told me she loved me.
It was only years after she died that I was going through some of her things with Dad, and stumbled on some of her souvenirs from travels and her jewellery that I ever got anything of hers worth keeping. Well hidden, in amongst all the crap jewellery were her diamond engagement ring and eternity band.
At a company gift exchange I ended up with a box of cheap sex toys and lube. The intern grabbed it and several people called out 'noooooooo!' (He was underage) so I took one for the team and traded with him figuring it was something inappropriate. It was. There was like a big purple vibrating penis, flavoured lube, etc.
One year I also lucked out when my boss put all the dirty coffee cups people had been leaving out in a box and used that as her gift and I ended up with it. Like I get that she was pissed at people for not cleaning their messes but I don't even drink coffee and I wasn't one of the offenders and I ended up with the box :/ she should have given me a heads up to trade when I ended up with it.
Oh. And my parents got me luggage. Twice in a row. The first time it was practical if a bit boring. The second time it was just boring.
I got a gift off family I hadn't seen in a few years for my 12th birthday: a bunch of cheap High school Musical merchandise including a "Mrs Zac Efron" necklace. I was right in the middle of my omgimsoemoimustwearallblack phase. They'd obviously just walked into Claire's accessories and asked what a 12 year old would like.
It wasn't that bad, nowadays I rewatch HSM with fond nostalgia. But still, my aunt (who also hadn't seen me in a while) took enough time to ask my parents what I actually liked and bought me a glow-in-the-dark skull t-shirt. I wore that shit for years.
neiffeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ordered some specialty honey in the mail, and the package came with a surprise bonus item. A shirt with a picture of a man flexing and wearing sunglasses. He was wearing a shirt with a picture of a man flexing and wearing sunglasses. And, he was wearing a shirt with a picture of a man flexing and wearing sunglasses. So naturally I wore the shirt put on some sunglasses and flexed for the camera, made the next generation Droste effect shirt, and sent a new it off to a random residential address in hopes that another man would continue on the douchey legacy of The Brotherhood, of the Traveling Shirt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:33:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my grandma gave me a shoehorn. I was only about 9 and I once asked her what it was and she explained. I showed minor interest in it so she decided to get me a shoehorn. It was awkward.
A container of salt and a dog toy. I don't have a dog. I said joke gifts were cool but that isn't what I meant...
I did end up using the salt for taxidermy prep, and the dog toy is now the mascot of my old high school's GSA. But it was very hard to act happy with that at the time because I wasn't.
I always liked the tony hawk games back in the day. However, the franchise was dying and tony hawk ride (the one with the board) was a total piece of crap. The Christmas after it was just released I told everyone โI do not want tony hawk ride. Your going to see it and your going to think I want it. I do not. This is not a ploy itโs terrible it doesnโt work I do not want itโ. Both my mom and my dad gave it to me on Christmas.
40 pounds of walnuts, in the shell, in a burlap sack
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:46:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my entire family has a problem where watches with hands, (digital is fine) stop working when we wear them. my mom effected worse than anyone where her watches just die within an hour or two.
I've never worn a watch. She got me a watch for my birthday as a last min present. i wore it for about a day.
Gift card,
Ok listen, gift cards are terrible, you can only use them at select stores, can sometimes cost more money than what you can spend, and they expire, if you are gonna give me money at least be more thoughtful and give me straight cash, that way I could deposit it into my bank account or keep it in my wallet and spend it on what I want, I would rather get socks than a gift card, because socks actually shows thought that you'd give me something that I might not want, but I do need, and if I don't need it I can return it for the same amount of money you bought it for, and then spend that money anywhere, can't do that with a gift card
Visa gift cards can sometimes cost money to get, so someone will spend $56 to get you a $50 gift card, while normal gift cards normally you pay $50 and get a $50 gift card
When we celebrate Christmas it's usually a pretty big event so i try as much as i can to pick a suitable gift. Now when thr exchange came, my cousin came to me and said it was her mom that picked it. I tore open the gift and it was a box with a mug inside. Well, not the most thoughtful Christmas gift but hey i was addicted to coffee so every mug thrown my way was welcome. So i opened the box and it wasn't a mug. It was a motherfucking thin shawl that you can buy 2 for $1. I don't even wear shawls.
imSakura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:09:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa with an old best friend (yes I know we were only 2). I was hyped for this and got him a $20 gaming gift card. What I got in return was clearly picked out by his mother. 2 minature picture frames that could fit in my palm. I was pretty salty to say the least. Spent a lot of thought and a money into it only to realize he couldn't be bothered to do the same.
Stubbenz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:29:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$20 gaming gift card
Spent a lot of thought and a money
I mean, if anything it sounds like he gave it more thought, especially if they had some nice pictures of the two of you (and potentially more money depending on how nice the frames were).
imSakura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you're a kid $20 is a lot of money. The frames had the default stock images inside them. Pretty sure I looked it up and it was a couple of dollars each.
Stubbenz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:37:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair call. Two cheap, blank frames definitely aren't winning present of the year.
imSakura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:40:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also def know it wasn't from him since it's not the type of thing he would do. For sure something his mother would though. However a gift is a gift, not supposed to look a gifted horse in the mouth. Just posted for the sake of the thread. Not close with him anymore so it doesn't matter.
My sister likes to make promises and fail to deliver because she's super poor. I've not gotten a gift from her in over 20 years because she doesn't have money yet she expects the rest of us to give her gifts. Normally I wouldn't care because I know why she's poor (She has Crohn's and can't work while her man is a deadbeat who won't work,) except she gets super butthurt if she doesn't get acknowledged on the holidays/her birthday.
mykkpet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work secret Santa : got a 12 pack of toilet paper once
Late to the party but one year in primary school for secret santa a girl got a box of shapes (savoury biscuits in certain shapes) wrapped in newspaper. The same year I was also given a bag of rubber bands.
8th grade secret Santa, a girl actually traded with someone else to get me as her giftee (someone later told me about her intentions). She got me a drugstore makeup set. I never wore makeup. She got it for me as a message that I'm ugly and should wear it.
I once worked in a mostly Asian school and bought someone some chocolates and incense for secret Santa. She was deeply religious and assumed the incense from one of the Asian teachers as something religious in itself and confided in me that she gave the incense to charity.
It's less the gift than the story behind the gift. One year my now husband's sister in law received a needlepoint stocking from his aunt. Apparently it's a family tradition. Mind you that though they were newly married, I had been with my partner for years longer and hadn't received any such gift.
Her reasoning? I wasn't a real member of the family because we weren't yet married. My partner blew the fuck up and he never ever stands up to his family.
The next year she realized her fuck up and I had a stocking like everyone else's. It was a horrible tacky angel scene. I am in no way religious. Everyone else has like mice and Santas.
Kapwned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've honestly never gotten a bad gift. I did have a period when I was younger where my grandma would gift my younger cousin and I the same thing, but the thing is, we were 3 years apart. So I was 11 and receiving Barbies as gifts because that's what my cousin wanted.
Of course, I'd never complain because that's just rude and ungrateful.
Although, I will say, I am an amazing gifter in a world of people who are not as great. Every guy I've dated just gets me video games. I know, that sounds like a first world complaint. But I wish that for once in my life, he'd ask me what I want and get me a tangible present instead of waiting til the last minute and just end up perusing my Steam wishlist.
Niddrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seem like a great person, those kids will love that!
A Blue Clues coloring book when I was 12 from an aunt that I never met. After learning how old I actually was she promptly sent me a Treasure Planet coloring book.
ThrackN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law gave me a 2010 Census water bottle, with a matching frisbee. This was in 2012.
Not me, and I'm a bit late, but one of my friends gave one of my best friends a $15 Chipotle gift card for his birthday once when we were in high school. Now I know that doesn't sound too bad, we all love Chipotle, but this particular guy worked at Chipotle at the time. $15 doesn't do much to help when you get free food anyway.
We do secret Santa name exhanges for our larger extended family. I was unfortunately chosen by an Aunt in my family nobody likes for various reasons.
Well, that Christmas, I received a used gift card. It was a $10 gift card with like $5 left on it, with soon to be expired coupons for fast food places taped to the card.
The gift wasn't for me, but my one of my cousins is notoriously bad at giving gifts (and he knows it because he opted out of doing the name drawing gift exchange the last few years). He gave my dad a copy of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth wrapped in tin foil. The funny thing is my family had actually pretty much stopped using our gas furnace in favor of a wood pellet/corn burning stove so it was an interesting conversation starter.
I once got a used cheap doctor who rubiks cube with one of the stickers missing in a secret santa I did with a sports club it won't straight in the trash .... I thought my secret santa was good
Phexfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't me, but the christmas after my first rabbit passed at my siblings' hands, my mom decided to literally give them coal.
She went to Wal-Mart with me and she found gift cards in the design of coal, and she got three each for them and put them in their stocking and that's what they got for Christmas. Best part of that was the fact that the cards were duds, they had absolutely no money on them. I, for one, found it really funny, but it's still kind of a cruel thing to do even if they did deserve it. Because they were really really young when it happened and probably had no clue what they were doing. But shrugs.
As for myself, I'd have to say the worst gift i have received was not the gift itself, but the attitude I got from the person who was getting it for me. She made me go out of her way to get these Splatoon amiibos and then when she finally got them she complained about opening them in front of our friends. On top of that, the gift she got me I had to almost force her to even consider getting because I literally could not afford to get her a gift but I did anyways and I only thought it was fair. And when she gave it to me and I thanked her and put it away without opening it since I already knew what it was, she got so pissed off that she started crying in the middle of our high school commons. A senior, crying in the middle of school like a baby cuz I understandably wasnt opening the gift. It made me kind of hate it and to this day, 2 years later, I don't really use it. She made me hate myself due to that cuz I thought I was being an ass..
For clarification, it was a Zelda 3Ds case, but I didn't have the DS yet and since my one sibling still believed in Santa at the time I couldnt open the gift without spoiling cuz "Santa" was getting me my DS.
I know now I wasn't in the wrong, but still.
Its not always the gift that makes it bad.
One time my uncle gave me a cardboard box of broken junk and said here I needed to clean out some stuff from my basement. Items including but not limited to, half a stapler, a ball of green tape, and an old touchpad phone that didn't turn on. One year for my birthday he got my a toy plane that he flew into a fence and broke before I could try it. So my expectations were actually exceeded when the box-o-junk thing happened.
Last year we stopped getting/giving gifts for/from everyone, and just drew a name from the hat to see who would give to who, one for the aunts/uncles giving the a kid something, and one for kid to kid. From the aunt I got a $10 giftcard to a certain used book store(that me and the aunt both knew the closest one was an hour drive for me) and a ps4 controller grip/case whatever thing from my cousin (ps4 is probably the only console I didn't have) both couldn't have cost more than $25 together when both grab bags suggested anywhere from $50-65 spending limit.
When I was already 14 my aunt who is no longer with us gifted me play dough. She always treated me like I was younger than I was. I was a little upset, but I knew she meant well.
For Secret Santa at my work I got a kidz bob cd and a mini bull figure. When I found out who my Secret Santa was, they said they just got random toys from there kid and put it in a box.
A book light that was from a cereal box. It still had a fruit loop stuck to it. This was after showering our father with many very expensive gifts.
adders89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum bought me a pack of teaspoons.
I 'borrowed' one from her cutlery set to make coffee with at my new office job and managed to loose it in the first week. She bought me a pack so it didn't matter if I loose one, still using the same one 5 years later!
Chocolate selection boxes at christmas (which I don't even celebrate) & chocolate Eggs at easter (which I don't...you get the idea) when I was a kid.
Don't like chocolate. Never have, most likely never will. Parents would still buy chocolate for me despite me & others reminding them constantly that I can not stand chocolate.
once, in my father's birthday, she thought it'd be a great idea if she gave him a kit with seven different kinds of spiced provolone cheese (??)
also, she got me and my brother garden gnomes for christmas. I was 7, my brother was 4. My mom always says she doesn't know how the actual fuck my aunt didn't pick up the sadness and despair in our faces. or maybe she did and is just a sadist. who knows
I got a skylanders figurine from an aunt. And I didn't have, and was never interested in it. Apparently she thought it was just an action figure, which is still a pretty crappy gift for a thirteen year old!
Mageaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In December my ex boyfriend and I decided to get each other small advent gifts.
I don't remember what exactly I got him this specific time, but I got him stuff that matched his interests and that he really liked.
During December, we went grocery shopping, and I saw an electric pepper grinder or whatever it's called. You press a button on the top, it grinds the pepper and turns on a light in the bottom. He said he thought it was really cool, then asked of I would want something like that as a gift, and I said no, that I thought it was ridiculous, like I do have hands, I'm good with the manually operated one we have, and that I think it's completely idiotic to have a light on a pepper grinder and one of these useless gadgets that are unnecessary to even invent. Aside from that it was expensive, and we didn't need it.
So to recap, I made it quite clear that that would not be a good gift for me at all.
Three days later, after giving him his gift which I had put a lot of thought and planning into and him being really exited and loving it, he gives me my gift.
It's the goddamn pepper grinder.
I try not to be rude, and appreciate that at least he got me a thing, but it made me sad and disappointed and annoyed that he got me something that he knew I would hate, from the discount grocery store on the other side of the street from our apartment.
He loved all gadgets, was an electronics engineer and if you could make something mechanical or electronic he loved it no matter how ridiculous or useless or unnecessary. I'm very much the opposite, which he knew.
Essentially he got a gift for himself.
He was an asshole (for other reasons).
InaBorx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:35 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a big bottle of lotion one year for Christmas and a stuffed animal (I was a preteen at the time and I am female)....yeah I was truly confused about why she gave me these items and am still quite confused over it. Weirdest and worst gift I have gotten ever.
MuseEo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:10 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10, my grandmother gave me a pink diary that had half the pages ripped out. She gave my cousin, who was also 10, a beautiful new doll.....reasoning, she didn't like my mom.
When I was in 4th grade I told my mom our class had a secret Santa. 5 minutes later she brought back a wrapped gift...
Later that week I saw my secret Santa open the gift from a distance and to my horror it was 3 old Halloween #2 pencils. She shrieked and shouted โPENCILS?? WHO GIVES PENCILS?!!โ
Oh mom...
marquecz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:50 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18, my grandma gave me a set of cutlery and explained it should be a part of my "gear" when I once get married (note that I'm a guy). I would have understood that gift if I was actually about to get married or move but since I wasn't planning neither anythime soon, I didn't see a reason why I should be happy from a gift I wouldn't use for years. It was the only time in my life when I was visibly disappointed from someone's gift, my mum then took me aside and told me she totally understood how I felt because she hadn't recieved anything but cutlery, kitchen utensils, bed sheets, towels, etc. since she had been 16.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:02:14 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother kept giving me dolls until I was at least 18. I never liked dolls even when I was little. And I wasn't the baby of the family, my younger sister got gift cards to lingerie storess
Not the receiver, but the worst gift I've seen in a long, long time was at our office "White Elephant" party. My boss spent all day talking about how much everyone was going to be fighting over the gift he brought. He was genuinely pleased with what he'd found to bring to the party.
So we start picking presents and one of my workmates grabs this gift. I can tell from the look on my boss's face that it's his, and I'm interested to see what he brought.
It was a box of Twinkies. Like, that's it. A $4 box of Twinkies (gift was supposed to be a $30 limit.)
Now, admittedly, this was when Hostess was supposed to be going bankrupt and had stopped making Twinkies. Remember that? It lasted about a month.
So he'd obviously not heard the news that someone had bought Hostess and started making Twinkies again, this guy just walked up to the Twinkie display at Wal-Mart and thought he'd hit the last batch of Twinkies ever sold =\
deltios ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:41:35 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not christmas, but my birthday happened about 2 weeks ago.
Mom gave me โฌ20, pretty awesome for someone who isn't too well off financially - I'm aware that literally was the best she could do and I love her for it!
But my dad (who has been divorced from mom for a long time) didn't even acknowledge me. Wished my sis a happy birthday but barely even mentioned me.
He's only really around when he's able to boast about being a big factor in my own success, or when he thinks he can gain something from my family.
Fuckin' piece of shit, he is.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:16 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gifted someone a bootleg dvd of "Balls of Fury" for secret Santa once in middle school
meggywu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:53 on December 12, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so during freshman year of college I was part of an ultimate frisbee team. Around Christmas we would always do a Secret Santa type get together which also doubled as a pump up for one of our seasonal games. Of course we weren't allowed to spend a ton of money but the point was to get something small and thoughtful, and usually people also included something homemade. In preparation we all entered in a spreadsheet what we'd like, and what we didn't like or were allergic to. I'm allergic to chocolate, and put that down. Fast forward to the gift-giving part and I get a plastic CVS bag with no name, so I open it, and inside is a bag of chocolates with the receipt still in the bag. The worst part is the team captain was the one who gave this to me.
rfreitaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people here got some very ok gifts.
On my 6th birthday I got a surprise party. Got home from school and my mom had put up a lot of decorations and all that. She invited all my classmates, who showed up shortly after.
There was this new girl on our class that year and she was the last one to arrive. She handed me something shaped like a bottle. When I unwrapped it I was speechless, but managed to thank her. She gave me a shampoo bottle. At least one quarter of of the shampoo was missing.
Seriously, apologize for not taking a gift because of the short notice, no problem. Some people actually did this. Don't take your used shampoo bottle and give it to someone on their birthday.
gazzy82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "gift" of life. If we're all honest it's more of a burdonsom slog then a gift. Like being given an Elephant.
My eighteenth birthday was very close to my high school graduation. For my combined birthday/grad present, I got a Samsung Galaxy S7. This would be great if I wasn't already due for a free phone upgrade.
They literally got me something that was already mine.
mag1xs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man people are picky here to an almost spoiled extent, people are getting stuff that are funny (though useless) and acts like it's the gift giving that is important and not just have a good time. I don't mind not getting anything at all, I always do but I wouldn't mind and here you got extended family playing pranks on you and stuff and it ruins their entire life.. holy moly
Esaizter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ziploc bag filled with cotton balls with the words "ghost poos" written on the bag in sharpie.
EDIT: Wow, this kind of took off. Thanks for the gold, whoever you are!
Back in 2006 I got my older brother an expansion pack for a PC game that you couldn't play unless you had purchased the original version of the game first. He did not own the original game.
Newspaper clippings about an Elephant being born was born on the date of my birthday. The clipping was from many years prior and it was my 17th birthday.
equregs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Strawberry Shortcake shrinky dinks (that thing where you put it in the oven, and bake).... I was a 10 year old dude at the time the gift was received.
For most of his teens, my brother would buy me cologne. I am a severe asthmatic. He thought it was hilarious. I returned the favor buy getting him the worst version of what he wanted. New video game you say. Here's Superman 64
A big ass bottle of katchup from my grandma. I donโt even like katchup. My grandma likes katchup, but we never have any in the house, so she got me some just so she could use it when sheโs over. Threw it out the next day. Eat my ass, grandma
Malvagio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a Christmas gift from my estranged grandfather, which was unusual. It was a VHS tape of a fish tank, the idea being that your tv would simulate being an Aquarium. Not a bad present per-say, but child me was the one to notice the fine print on the back. "Your free gift with your order of girls gone wild!"
So he mailed his grandson the free junk that came with his order of pornography.
hecuter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my aunt gave her two favourites a host of presents - electronic talking dog, quad copter, a razor scooter and more. I got two sweaters, one blue with grey sleeves and one grey with blue sleeves, in the completely wrong size, both worth $12 total at Sears.
The thing is, before those kids were born we were totally doted on. But once those spoiled little eggs came out of their manipulative mother we were kicked to the curb. I just don't get why she still came over all the time and pretended to care for my siblings and myself. Jokes on my aunt I guess - she had a heart attack and after great pressure was released into that mothers care, who was told to keep a constant watch on her. What does that woman do? Drives right to my aunt's apartment, let's her out on the curb, and leaves her to have another major heart attack in the elevator, where she was found with the doors slowly closing on her head over and over again. She never did recover.
Don't even get me started on the will. Sour, awful people. I'm not salty about the gifts, but I am salty about the farce.
My boyfriend got a box of Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies from his stepmom for his 18th birthday.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily worst in terms of gift itself but in context of others. Christmas at my bro's house comes and they have everyone open their gifts at the same time. I got a $25 gift card, I thought cool not bad. I look over and see his daughter in law (not his, but his current wife's from a previous marriage) get a brand new iPad with her name engraved on it. It became clear whose side of the family came first in regard to gifts.
uh. I don't want to be that guy but perhaps we should consider ourselves pretty lucky. We're browsing reddit and generally not starving.
Do something nice for someone that doesn't have this shit then let's go back to watching porn and commenting on politics.
natlay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a few years ago my dad got me foot cream and a pumice stone.. this year for my birthday my mom got me face moisturizer. itโs like theyโre trying to tell me something:/
Welp time for me to throw my annual fit and say nothing. I went to a christmas gathering at my great aunt and uncle's house and all of the kids got gifts including my brother. When it was figured out that I was left out they just said oh well that gift is for both of you. it was a shower radio but it was also obvious that everyone else got individual gifts and my brother and I had to share because they forgot about me.
Then my first Christmas with my wife, I had went out and bought Christmas gifts for all of my wife's family and mine. My father-in-law came (unannounced) with my sister-in-law (also unannounced) to visit and Christmas day I was the only one who did not get a gift. My wife had bought me one but it got stuck in the mail but beyond that my father-in-law gave my wife jewelry and my sister-in-law was broke so gave no one anything, but I got nothing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like I'm going to sound very ungrateful here, and I probably was back when I was a teenager.
I have always enjoyed drawing. One year I got a book on drawing and animation. Meanwhile, my younger sister, who has never been a gamer, got The Sims on PC when it was a brand new thing. At this point in time I had a Gameboy, a Playstation, and several PC games and had been gaming for years. I was super jealous and ended up playing it more than my sister because, like I said, she was never really into video games much. I still have that copy of the Sims in a drawer somewhere.
When I was probably sixteen years old or somewhere around there I got a paperback College Prep book. I don't remember much about it, but I think it was similar to an SAT practice book containing material I might encounter once I entered college. So, homework. I tore it up and stuffed it in a sleeper sofa. Afterward I felt guilty about that.
So I feel like this is a total millennial thing.....so the Summer after I graduated I moved in with my sister and had just started working a part time retail job and was just starting to "adult" as you could put it. Well that Christmas my parents decided to get me a cell phone which is what makes this gift the worst I have received. As I am opening it I got super excited cause I thought my parents had upgraded my phone for Christmas, only to realize moments later after looking at it that it was a prepaid phone and this was their way of telling me they where kicking me off their phone plan and I was on my own to pay for it from now on. At the time I was pretty devastated and ran to the bathroom and cried. (I realize their are people that could have it worse and that this was an immature moment) but it was still awful at the time.
Yeh my mum got a spatula from her sister one year. That's it. No joke. No nothing. A spatula.
From the same person I got a Roahl Dahl book set, which as an eight year old seemed cool until I realised it featured some books like "switch bitch" and other books about sex. Never was allowed to read them.
khoilu8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did not receive a gift but earlier this month, my girlfriend's niece had her 2nd birthday party. Some bratty 4yo kept whining and asking why she wasn't getting any gifts (like fuckoff right?). Anyways, she gets jealous, gives the demoneye straight to the nieces eyes. I swear she's from the exorcist or some shit. Storms off crying and face all red. I wrapped a sandwich in a napkin and gave it to her to open. She was NOT happy. I now sleep with the lights on at night. Not sure who's more evil, me or little demon child.
One year for Christmas my sister and her husband gave me a gallon of vinegar and a gallon of bleach. They said it was so I could my my own household cleaners.
Bless my dad... but every year he does his shopping at Walgreens. Probably the worst and most random gift he's gotten me from there was a TV dinner stand. I don't eat TV dinners nor do I watch tv. Though... it did come in handy for a table to paint on.
I used to give my friends wraped fruits of different variety. I would sometimes tripple wrap it with loads of tape to ensuse it was pretty unedible. Im pretty sure i gave my friend who is allergic to apples an apple tripple wrapped.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
exit143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wifeโs dad is an ultra-conservative. When Obama got elected for the second term, she got a Glock 17 pistol for Christmas and a 3 month dried food bucket for her birthday. His reasoning for the pistol was that Obama is taking away our 2nd amendment rights so we needed a gun to protect ourselves when the US loses its shit when it happens. And the dried food was part 2 of the gift. Sheโs never shot a gun before in her life. I, however, love going shooting. Itโs a great gun.
Politically, we are both centrists... tho she leans further left than I do.
In 5th grade, I participated in my art club's white elephant (not the gag gift kind) gift exchange. It was $10 limit. I remember going to the store and picking out a stuffed animal/holiday candy gift and so excited to bring it.
On the day of, these 8th graders wanted to be part of the exchange but didn't bring anything. The teacher let them participate as long as they were able to contribute something.
I got one of their gifts. It was a used Skechers logo chain off of their shoes.
My wife, with the help of a friend, got me a steam account, preloaded with 20 games and $50 credit for me to spend. Awesome, right?
No. Problem 1: Our laptop is old as shit and can't run any of the games, can't even run the steam app.
Problem 2: She HATES it when I play video games. Criticizes me for wasting time, says we should be talking instead, says they are bad for attention span, focus and motivation; I got so sick of it I just stopped playing. So to then be gifted a pretty expensive gift that I would never be able to or allowed to use was pretty weird.
ITT: people who don't know what a white elephant exchange is. Guys, the gifts are SUPPOSED to be shitty/pointless. That's the point of a white elephant exchange.
Ryry77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was back when the first iPad mini came out in late 2013 I think?
Anyways, it was my 9th or 10th birthday and all my classmates had a device and I wanted one so I could Text my friends. Well, my mom decided to troll me and give me a ipad box and I got SUPER excited. I opened it up and it was full of clothes. I had one last gift from my family and when I opened it up it was a box of dirt.
I got PISSED off and chucked the box outside until I saw something white fly out of the dirt. I ran towards it and found a real iPad mini box. I was super happy until I opened it up and the device was shattered.
I was pissed but got a new iPad mini a couple days later.
That is exactly why you donโt pull a fast one and mess with my gift.
SkaJamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated from high school, my grandfather (now deceased) informed me that he had something "special" to give me before I moved out for the fall semester. My sister told me that she'd overheard my mom say something about the gift being one of the cars he owned. He drove from NY to PA to hand deliver, not a car, but a booklet filled with all 50 state quarters.
tinylobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me a shirt for Christmas. It was the total opposite of anything I ever wore. Bright blue with surfboard drawings on the front.
Not wanting to disappoint him I didn't say anything and just went to the store a few days later to change it for something else. I picked out another shirt and went to the exchange counter. Turns out the shirt was not from that store, but my uncle gave it to me in a giftbox from it.
Talked to my dad about this, turns out that my uncle had the habit of buying cheap stuff and putting it in giftboxes from nice stores.
My husband made a big deal about finding me the perfect wedding gift which he gave to me the day after the wedding.
The gift was a purple stone pendant with brass hardware on a silver chain. It looks like something you would find at Claire's on clearance. He had asked my MIL for a piece from her jewelry collection (which she always brags about), and she sent him this pendant on a broken brass chain (she claims that my husband must have broken it himself). He found another chain that didn't even match and gave it to me.
My MIL had always hated me for some reason (I was the first girlfriend my husband has ever had), so she didn't want him to give me anything nice for our wedding. She and my husband's grandmother actually spread out and took up the entire front row on my side at our wedding and refused to move over to let my family sit down (they didn't want to make a scene and had to sit in the back rows). That's how much she hated me meeting her son.
What I can't believe is that my husband actually gave this to me. He won't wear a watch that costs under $1,000, but he thought that a cheap, broken necklace was an appropriate wedding gift for me? Of course, he saw his mother refuse to let my family take their seats at our wedding (including my amputee father), so obviously he is totally clueless.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was his logic behind that?
I mean, if you enjoyed pot that's a pretty good gift. But that's a real gamble especially if it's illegal in your state. And if he had no idea if you liked pot or not, you very easily could have turned it in and been like yeah man Jerry from the office gave me pot??
skyfox3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me pictures of herself... For nearly every occasion. Sometimes I would be in them but one time she gave me an entire box of pictures of herself. I was madly in love at the time but after I got some distance from the relationship I started to notice a pattern....
cqmqro76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, but one Christmas when I was about 14, my stepmom gave me a watch. When I opened it, she immediately said "Oh darn, it looks like it's not working. I'll take it to get fixed!" About a week later her son was wearing the watch.
MrKawfy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our third anniversary, I took my wife out to a fancy French restaurant and bought her a small, but nice, leather purse (leather is the designated material for 3rd anniversaries).
She got me a thing that allows you to make fried eggs in the shape of a pistol. I don't particularly like guns or eggs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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autolurk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was about 1997 or 1998, I was 11, and both my mom and I were decently overweight. For Christmas, my aunt (my dad's sister, fuck 'em all) got my mom and I one of those trendy exercisers where you put soft cloths over your shoes and slide from side to side on a white, slick surface. It came with an exercise tape. Google image linked here. My mom cried. I was too little to know that I should feel bad. Then I felt bad.
Right? I thought it was fun. My mom (who also kind of sucks) made sure to let me know that we got this because my aunt thinks we're both fat, and that it was a mean gift. eyeroll
Not so much me, but midway between my brother and sister's birthdays, my grandma gave them both their birthday present: a plastic $2 recorder/flute thingo each. Because she felt bad for me not getting anything she got me a PS2 with several games.
On my 18th birthday my uncle (who i barely know) gave me a hotwheels car wash race track and i opened it in front of the whole family. I know some people collect these things but to me it just felt like he thought i was turning 5.
I used to get these big history books as a child. They were gifts from my uncle, who is a lawyer and a history buff. I thought the pictures were cool and the guest two times I liked them, and then he continued to buy them. He bought me multiple copies of the same one a few times. I was so tired of those freaking books.
One year my grandpa (a very wealthy man) and his third wife had all of his family and her family over for Christmas. We had never had Christmas with them before and didn't really know what to expect. I must have been about 13. All of her children and grandchildren opened up fur coats, diamond necklaces, gold pocket watches, and one even got a new car since she had just turned 16. When it was our turn, I opened my package very slowly, wondering what it might be. It was an old, scuffed up white purse that smelled like cigarettes with a five dollar bill crumpled in the pocket. My brother got what appeared to be a ladies cable knit sweater. Mom got a used antique price guide. Still...my aunt got a rusty rake. I think, maybe, I made out the best.
It wasnโt new at the time or anything, and she must have made the payments because she owned it for like 6 years until her uncle borrowed it and seized the engine.
I really mean it too. Much love. May sound weird but LSD or mushrooms or even pure MDMA have had profound effects on helping me with depression and some of my internal problems. It's not for everyone but it helped me.
Ok, just for where you're coming from, what would you consider better. What's the best album you could have received? Specifically, not a "nearly anything else" non-response.
Just curious as to what you like. Few times people do that here on Reddit, they only express what they hate.
Ha I just remembered that for my sonโs first Christmas (he was 2 months old) my mother in law gave him $50 in cash. She said she had no idea what babies like, and to be fair at that age if it didnโt spring from my boob he didnโt give a shit about it, I just found it funny to be handed a 50 for my 8 week old.
PQ6 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You cant just ask for money from a secret santa... the reason she gave you pennies was because you asked for cash
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's... that's not how secret santa works?
Kongo204 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your sister in law is great.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 15:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lyan-cat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is an intermittent gift-giver. I think I've gotten maybe two actual Christmas gifts in twenty one years, a few more birthday gifts and anniversary gifts. But he gives random gifts for no particular reason throughout the year. I like knowing that every gift he's gotten me, he actually meant.
Blu_Volpe ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk man I don't consider myself that ungrateful. But I didn't exactly appreciate when my FIL gifted me a cemetery plot the first Christmas of my marriage...
My uncle gave me a Xbox Live points card for my birthday, when I went to redeem it, it said card not activated. This happened 2 years in a row until my mom told him about it.
bazpaul ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None, I appreciate anything that anyone gives to me. Even if itโs someone elseโs rejected shit. Send me a pile a shit and I will turn it into a charcoal briquette. Send me some trash and I will turn it into compost. Send me some used oil and Iโll save it for the next time I cut or drill some metal. Send me a bunch of pennies and Iโll save it til Iโve got tons of money. Send me anything. Iโll find something to do with it.
An ugly argyle sweater with purple and red diamond patterns and a pair of matching ugly ass dress socks from my girlfriend while she was in the process of becoming my ex after I found out she was seeing other guys behind my back on December 19th.
I was once given a pimp-ish Zippo for my birthday, with my name engraved in ornamental typography. Diametrical opposite of my style. Rots in a drawer, stick with my Bic Minis.
I know, the Zippo is pretty eco sustainable in comparison, refill with no plastic trash etc. But I'm afraid I can't make any compromises on that matter โ got no Corvette or Mustang on the other hand.
Secret Santa in 3rd grade. (Public school) I gave a cool power rangers action figure type thing, it was pretty sweet and secretly wanted it for myself.
I received one of those little hairy Koosh balls. It sucked. It wasnโt even wrapped. It was just in a bag, like here you go.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa in my girl scout troop. We decided to do something more along the lines of 'gag gifts' but were supposed to be $20. This was at about 12-13 years old. I had my mom go out with me and get funny fuzzy socks, and other gag gifts, things like that. Put it together in a cute little box and it was really cool to see people trying to trade for that gift!
I begin opening mine - so excited to see what laughs it will bring - and how exciting! Its one of those box in a box in a box in a box things... to finally make it down to a tootsie roll!!! Not the thick XL one, the little tiny mini one. In some tissue paper. My best friend (also in that troop) and me and my mother laughed about it the entire way home. Just goes to show that you can't expect anything in a secret santa - people will never ALL put in the same effort!
7heJoker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my parents received an educational pamphlet on AIDS and STDs for their wedding gift from my great grandma.
Marc0189 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason back when I was around 18 or so, for years, my step mom thought I was SUPER into Snoopy. So every Christmas from her and random family members from that side of the family I got random Snoopy items. Mug set one year, a Snoopy-dressed-as-Santa plush decoration thing another, etc.
Christmas was coming up one year and I had to like, announce to everyone, that I wasnโt into Snoopy as much as they seemed to think I was and to please stop with the Snoopy related things. They stopped, but man did my step mom seem super disappointed for some reason. Still donโt know what it was that made her think I was so into Snoopy.
Ironically enough, the best gift I ever received was two years ago from my step sister. She got me a Beagle puppy. I named him......... Loki.
From my first and last Secret Santa on Reddit (I believe it was 2015?). I, a poor college student, bought a huge assortment of candies, bathroom decorations and custom mugs for my secret santa partner (cost me almost $50). It felt awesome to give these fun gifts to a stranger. For my present, I got a worn down beer pong set. It was a plastic net about 2 feet wide, 2 flimsy plastic paddles that were bent and 2 small plastic cups that were damaged. The box looked like it was 20 years old and had been bought at a garage sale for less than a dollar. Someone in the secret santa reveal thread heard my story and gifted me a GTA game package on steam which was nice.
In hindsight I should've limited myself to maybe $30 or under just to be safe but I figured I'd at least get a gift of like 5$ value or maybe even just something custom which I would've loved even if it wasn't worth anything.
when my sister turned 15 i checked the card my grandfather got her and i shit you not, she got a little over a thousand and she never said anything about to me. my 15th birthday comes around and i get my card and shit you not a mere $100 bill. so i guess it wasn't the worst, but the most dissatisfying.
Jake613 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncharted 2, on PS3 (long-ish, TL:DR at the end)
Birthday present shopping was always a problem for my mum. I'd long since left home (I was in my 40's at the time), and after years of gentle suggestions that I'd like such and such a CD, or book or whatever, only to receive something completely different because the shop didn't have it, or she forgot or whatever, in 2009 I finally came up with the perfect solution... Amazon!
I asked if she could get me Uncharted 2 for PS3. The Platinum version had recently come out, so I figured that would be affordable. Just to make it foolproof, I emailed a link to the exact version, so surely nothing could go wrong...
A few days later, a package arrived, direct to me from Amazon. I'm always buying this or that from them, so opened it thinking it might be something I'd bought, and lo, it turned out to be my mum's gift. It wasn't wasn't gift wrapped, but hey no big deal. What was a problem was the condition of the game. Somehow, despite having my link to the new Platinum game, mum had managed to buy a used copy of the originally released game on Amazon Marketplace - used and abused: no shrink wrap, case covered in scratches, cover creased, guide book badly creased, and the disc smeared with greasy fingerprints.
Now mum can use a computer, but she's no expert, so I'm going to have to help with the return. No problem, I can sort this. I took photos, wrote a complaint email for mum to copy and paste to send to Amazon. The seller agreed to refund her on receipt of the goods, so I posted it to him (at my cost). Sure enough, a few days later, mum confirmed that she'd got the refund, so all is good, except... wait a minute aren't I missing something?
My birthday present was basically an Amazon gift return "experience":
All inclusive, I got the fun of opening a package containing damaged goods, the photographic opportunity of documenting the damage, the gift of writing practice in a real "complaint letter" scenario, & then free exercise all the way to the post office where I completed the experience by enhancing my money counting skills as I paid out for the postage. Such fun!
TL;DR I got a broken game and had to pay to send it back. Mum kept the money.
Exos9 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a bullied 14 year old. Female, hated the school I went to because everyone decided I was a target. I had hit puberty and had honking huge boobs for a 14 year old. I hated wearing a bra (every single bra I bought in high school was the devil incarnate even without a stabby underwire), so I often went without at home. My mum decided that she hated my tits "hanging out" at home, and for Christmas, she got 3 packages of the bras I wore.
Awful Christmas, but thank goodness my family did the major gift exchange at home by themselves (my dad, my mum and I), because 14 year old me would not have survived the humiliation of opening 3 separate packages of boob holders in front of extended family...
"gift cards" from my wife saying things like "1 blowjob" "sex" "massage" etc which she refused to honour unless it was something she planned to do anyway :/
A hideous cookie jar. It had poinsettias all over it, I hated to look at it. My grandma gave it to me and now that sheโs been gone for 2 years I wish I had kept it.
Secret Santa in the office. Guy got paired to a girl. He got her a dildo. There was awkward silence when she opened her gift. He hardly knew her, too. Don't be that guy.
Had to look that one up. Well, it was this socially awkward office guy. Not shy or anything, just making bad taste jokes and ogles women. To him it was a good idea to have a girl open up her dildo package in front of 40 people.
Ava_Slow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For New Year, my dad gifted me and my siblings money, which is fine.
Except for the fact that he distributed the money based on age and a bit of favoritism...
Well I didn't receive it, I gave it. One year there was a dirty Santa party, I gave a farting Santa. Well... At first everyone gave an awkward pause, then the woman that got it gave it to her disabled kid and the kid loved it. So that worked out...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather on my father's side gave myself and my sisters the swizzle sticks from their cocktails/drinks they consumed on their cruise for Christmas one year
taurek ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:50:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad gift, but when I was 7 I got a Barbie car from Santa. One of the ones that you can actually sit in and drive. I was so excited and I loved it. In all the excitement, grandpa got jealous and told me that Santa isn't real and that he bought it so I should be thanking him not Santa. Of course I was super excited(literally the best gift he ever got me) but from then on I knew that Santa wasn't real, so that part was kinda a bummer. It hit me later after the excitement wore off and I was depressed for awhile and couldn't tell any of my friends when they asked what Santa got me.
When I was three months pregnant my husband gave me baby books. I know his heart was in the right place, but it was still disappointing.
My estranged uncle also gave me a Barbie for Christmas when I was 10, but I was super into GI Joes and dinosaurs and such.. I guess he would have know better if we had seen each other more than once every other year or so.
He gave me glasses for my birthday that same year. I don't wear glasses.
My step mom gave both my brother and I a framed photo of herself and my mom last year, and gave all 3 of her kids $300 cash. We didn't say anything of course lol, but it was a super awkward we don't even have a bad relationship with her or anything so I literally think she was just mad at my mom and taking it out on us that year haha.
My family was very poor when I was growing up. Every Christmas my mom would sign us up at local church for Christmas toys. Every year I got screwed out of my only Christmas present.
I am a girl and I would always get a toy meant for a boy. You see I have a crazy first name and itโs hard to pronounce. They always assumed I was a boy. My mom always told them I was girl but every year they got it wrong.
So every Christmas I would cry over my only Christmas toy.
My parents were too broke to buy me another gift and too embarrassed to go back and ask for a different gift.
My (ex) mother-in-law gave me a frog shaped piece of manure for a Christmas gift. Supposed to be for the garden......
Sygns ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 years old my extremely liberal grandmother decided it'd be a "nice change of pace" if instead of presents she donated animals to local villages in Africa. So instead of recieving a present "I gave" a "LLAMA" to a bunch of people I never met before... who even knows if they ever got it. (or so "they" say)
I'm a transman and my mother does everything short of disowning me to let me know how much she hates everything I am. Including only gifting me incredibly feminine things for Christmas and Birthdays. Oh, you wanted a survival kit and a new whetstone? Have a pink dress with frills. While I sit there with facial hair like "thaaanks".
smash104 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL bought me a shower cap for my birthday this year.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:13:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Up until I was about 13 or 14 my entire family knew I hated violence. I would consistently be bitching at my older brother or dad for playing M rated games (Normal ones now don't bother me, but the extremist ones where you tear organs with your hand and shit and having blood nukes still upset me).
So What did my dad decide to get me for my 11th birthday? World Demolition, Inc. On steam. I really wanted to say "Fuck you" to him because he knew I hated violence. I've never played the game.
Edit: I think being exposed to such bloody, vile things at such a young age (Been watching my dad destroy flesh and spread red goo since on the telly since I was 6) has caused me permanent brain damage and I try to blame it on them. I am not one of those triggered parents that hate all video games because they're bloody and a waste of time. I play games a lot too, but I start to get sensitive when you see dozens of people per hour that look like they were executed by fatal surgery.
iisagoat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my buddy a bunch of lottos with a fake one mixed in. Also gave him some candy, with nasty jelly beans mixed in. Gave him some weed and a couple lighters, but one of the lighters shocked you when you pressed it.
My aunt is the worst gift giver ever. All of her gifts come from the same store that's across the street from her. And it's a hardware store. And she's not buying us tools...
In order : Five pairs of reinforced cold climate socks, a gallon of wiperfluid mixer, jug of knock off antifreeze, off brand multitool that the store gives away with large purchases...
sarautu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:44:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
huhn. I just learned something. a friend gifted me a lamp like this. I see they're selling for 20 bucks, but it was made so cheap I truly thought she'd found it someplace for... like... 4 dollars. She wrapped it up and presented it to me like it's something really special. The price was special. The lamp is junk.
Mine was a set of four tickets to a Yankees game for my birthday from my father. Not a bad gift at all, if you take it at face value.
However, I despise baseball ever since he was my coach for little league (my father knows this and has known this for many years). None of the seats were located together, that wouldโve been cool. And it was on a 98 degree evening.
At least he tried. So thatโs something. Kind of sums up our entire relationship (this goes both ways, Iโm mature enough to at least admit heโs not the only one at fault for that).
Maybe I shouldโve gone with last years birthday gift...a fake $100 bill, which he then expected me to regift him for his birthday a month later. Never even occurred to me. Yet, somehow Iโm the asshole for going out and trying to get him something heโd genuinely enjoy and get use from. Or perhaps the gift from two Christmasโs where he actually wrapped coal (well, not really coal, but burnt chunks of wood from his fireplace) in five little boxes and then got perverse pleasure out of watching me open them in front of himself and my sister.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:27:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For like my 14th birthday, my dad gave me one of those long thin plastic totes you can fit under the bed. My dad is the type of guy who is petty and spiteful. It was a pretty big slap to the face to do this to me on my birthday (I was a good kid). My father is a real winner.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:26:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Signed up for Reddit Gifts one year, I received a torn out page of a dictionary in a used page protector.
DRic3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:49:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bag full of plastic pegs. It was a secret Santa and everyone bought each other stupid shit. But still, the other gifts could be used (I bought my person a 12 pack of toilet paper) and I already have heaps of pegs :/
tliamatt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:15:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate orange color in clothes or accessories. In one of the Secret Santa at the office my Santa thought that was a wonderful idea give me some totally orange set of earrings, bracelet and necklace, because she never saw me wore that color before.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know why youโre being downvoted. It was a terrible bill. Basically ruined my insurance, I went from no co pay to thousands of dollars of co pay and from doctors close to my house to doctors in a part of town I wouldnโt go to after dark.
Rycka7 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa in elementary school. I got a simple looking picture album. It was empty.
_jk_ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, it is the gift that keeps on giving though.
Lg71199 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
navygent ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The lack of a phone call from my father for 40 years because he was a shitty father. Spending time with family members is more important than any gift. I haven't expected gifts since I was a child nor do I really need them.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got another one: My parent came back to Europe from Thailand with a fucking Coca Cola tshirt for me. I've always been extremely specific about clothes every birthday and xmas, NO LOGOS PLEASE.
I told them to please don't bring me any more clothes from abroad and my mom got real upset, saying I was ungrateful. As if you should always be grateful for anything. Here's a piece of shit in your hand, SAY THANK YOU.
morrius07 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
anything that wasn't money. When someone gives me anything besides money, I put them on my naughty list. Next Christmas, I try to get them something they either can't use or don't want on purpose.
Every gift card. Stupidest gift imaginable. I don't know how this nonsense is still a thing.
Norian ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High School sweetheart had a mother who was always blitzed. I went to their apartment for her 17th birthday, and this lady bought her a dictionary as a gift thinking it would be funny. Was actually really depressing and kinda ruined the day. That is, until I took her out to dinner and gave her an expensive pearl necklace! Then I took her to my house, made sweet love, and gave her another kind of "pearl necklace"!
Neonexe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:04:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago I met up with a couple of old friends. We had all gone to different Universities but tried to meet up when we could.
Periodically, over the months before meeting, one of them had hinted a few times that they had a birthday present that they couldn't wait to give me. So, sure enough, I met him at his place and opened this gift that he had for me.
It was a large gear, still in the rubbery coating from being manufactured. I was absolutely baffled until he told me "Oh, it's for your Dad really, I guess.
My dad is a mechanical Engineer and this guy was currently working for GM.
That was the last year I exchanged gifts with them.
One year my Mom gave me 2 cards each with $100 in them (my birthday is also Christmas so it was a card for each) and then in my stocking was another $100. That was it. Nothing wrong with getting money, but it basically read as "I was too lazy to go buy any real gifts for you so go do it yourself."
It's the thoughtlessness of the gift. Anyone can give you money. I've gotten bad gifts before, but when you spend a lot of time to find a great gift for a parent and they just say "Here's money" it fucking stings.
I just donโt get that itโs the absolute worst gift. I get the thoughtlessness about it, but struggle to believe itโs the worst gift you have ever received.
Sure I could say that my grandmother that got me a Barney VHS tapes for my birthday when I was 15 was a terrible gift, but she had dementia and tried. I could also say my stepmom who thought I needed to get closer to God and giving me Christian literature, to me, is a bad gift, but again she tried to give me something she thought I needed. I'm sorry that we don't have the same definition of what the worst gift one could receive is, but when you look past the either physical or monetary value of what a gift was, the lack of thoughtfulness that went into it is what matters. A gift is something you WANT to give someone. You want to GIFT a person an item that they desire. So being gifted cash and NOTHING else while showing NO thoughtfulness of the gift, for me, is the worst thing I've ever gotten. I'd gladly take any of the quote "bad" gifts I've ever received than someone opening up their wallet and saying "Her kid, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday" like they did me a pleasure.
Bimmonds ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I read 'worst gif' and got all excited, now I feel like I have had a gift taken away :'(
Lawant ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So when I was about 10 my parents helped run one of those Christmas events where the kids meet santa and get a present.
So if you dont know how these things work at they buy presents in bulk on the kids age and gender.
Well all the boys my age were getting these neat little rc helicopters. Well the guy who was buying the presents thought I was a smart kid/ nerd. So while all the other boys got rc helicopters. I got a chess set. I did not know how to play chess or wanted to learn.
gualdhar ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents used to love giving my sister and I underwear and socks so we'd have more things to unwrap. Christmas was like navigating a minefield of bad presents. We usually got something good, but getting socks and underwear every year got old quick.
Erisian23 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Rishnixx ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, it's not an "I love you" gift, but squatting vs sitting- there's a difference, and if you're a like a lot of people, you lack the flexibility to squat comfortably, so you can't get the benefit of squatting
Iโm taller so it just didnโt work. I gave it a go though, not for me.
laxster_2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mega Bloks
Goddamn it mom I ASKED FOR LEGOS
oiderlin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always feel like an ungrateful bastard when I participate in such things.
But probably when I was like in Junior high I wanted a pellet gun and I got a fucking Erector Set. I was trying to get girls, shoot stuff, and become a man and they got me advanced legos. I played along and built the shit because I've always been a positive person but damn.
Another one was probably used golf clubs, 3 wood, 5 wood, driver, but my father had lost his job for a time so I try not to dwell on this one. I did play junior golf, but I hadn't really started at that point so it sucked. They were like old aluminum shaft ones from the late 80s (it was around 1994 or so). I'm pretty sure I used them only a few times. By the time I was playing competitively I had bought proper woods and irons.
My father worked really hard and he was super frugal. He and my mom have a great retirement because of this. But goddam he was always trying to squeeze down costs to the point of where I couldn't help but look for how his purchases were cheap, or discounted for some reason e.g. one Christmas I got an RC car. Nothing super high end. It was probably 1989-1990, so imagine like a mid/low end Radioshack from the time. I had dreamed for months of controlling my own powered vehical. As I opened the package I was soooo excited, then I got through to the controller and there was only one lever. I stared wondering how the fuck. Turns out my dad must have been so cheap that he got the model that spun in circles by default and the lever was to disengage the spinning and move forward. I was robbed of true steering/forward/reverse, but I made the best of it.
How about the ones that either went forward, or reverse AND to the left?!
oiderlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I know of those fakes as well.
What makes it worse is that my friend came over that day and our dads both got us RC cars that year. His of course could turn so I had a constant reminder.
My brother-in-law came in my room and asked me if I had got anything cool that day (Christmas last year). I immediately started complaining, like an entitled white kid, that my own father had got me a fucking AXE body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant kit from Wal-Mart. "Like, how fucking lame. Nothing says 'I know nothing about your interests' like bathroom supplies." And that was when my brother-in-law started blushing and pulled out a Dove body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant kit.
I should've been embarressed, but instead, I was low-key thrilled that I got to tell him how shitty his gift was before it was too late, hahaha.
So this year, I go to GameStop the day before Black Friday and watch them unbox three SNES Classic. I bought one instantly, went home, posted pics, and 8 people were immediately commenting "get me one!" including my sister. So I drove back, and #2 had already sold but #3 was still there. So I bought it.
I get home, walk to my room, and I immediately see the fucking Dove shampoo kit, still unopened, sitting on the bottom of my nightstand. I put the 2nd SNES Classic on top of the first one, open Facebook, and reply to everyone, "They were sold out. Sorry, guys!"
I'd rather sell the fucking thing than give it to my sister and brother-in-law. And THAT is why you don't gift toiletries. Because fuck you.
This made me laugh! But honest I donโt know what I did! They were awful gifts! Especially since the year before my broker gave us all iPad minis! Not that I cared what we got, but at least give us a card thatโs like, โWe really value you as an employee! Hereโs a $15 gas card for driving us all nuts! Just kidding....for driving around showing houses!โ Or something! Instead of, idk...a gift basket filled with contents do which *no one wants to eat!
When I was 15 my grandma gave me a waffle maker for Christmas... I thought maybe she accidentally handed me someone else gift but she insisted that one day I would be a great cook and to try it.... never did and now as an adult I still wont make waffles in my home.
My mom is notoriously bad at Christmas shopping when not provided with a wish list. She usually gets a good amount of things from lists but then has all these weird stocking stuffers that I think are just kickstarter backer rewards or free samples. Everyone gets at least one deck of cards themed around what someone likes. Last year the weirdest thing I recall getting was an abstract image coloring book. It was just a bunch of intricate abstract black and white patterns on each page that you can color in. She got one for my sisters and dad too, it's really weird what she gets sometimes but it's always a surprise.
I live in California and for a Secret Santa one year I was given a hat, scarf, and glove set. I was flabbergasted that someone would think that was a good present, especially since the person who gave it to me was supposed to be a friend and should have known what I would have liked.
One year for Christmas my Grandmother bought my brother a can of the foulest smelling deodorant and a huge container of mini pretzels.
I was at college when I turned 18...my dadโs wife, who I grew up with, sent me about 5-10 pairs of socks. At that time, I only wore cheap black socks with boots and if I remember correctly one pair of the gifted socks were like ankle socks with gold coins attached to it... I donโt remember the rest of the socks. Anyways, I ended up giving the socks away. When they called a few days after my birthday to wish me a happy birthday they asked me what I thought about the socks. I said they were great and everyone I gave them to loves them. My dadโs wife got upset, apparently they were expensive socks. Who knew ugly socks could be so expensive.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 14:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Christmas my husband and I were married, my mother-in-law bought me one of those really cheap, disgusting food baskets homeless people literally turn down (Iโm not kidding, my husband took it into the city with him to give away, and they scoffed at him. He gave the guy $10 instead as an apology). You know the one, with cheese thatโs probably 74 years old, and not in a good way - stale crackers, jam of some obscene sort. It was awful. Nothing says, โWelcome to the family!โ like food thatโs meant as an insult. That was in 2007. I received another just like it from my broker last year. Nothing says, โThanks for making me $75,000 this year!โ like food thatโs meant to kill you.
Ok, I just spent, like 15 minutes searching online for something that looked like what I got both times, and could only find Harry & David and Swiss Colony baskets that actually look kinda nice (I love summer sausage!).
Which makes me wonder exactly how hard they both had to search for the baskets they gave me adding insult to injury.
Inevitably Iโll get another this year. Iโll take pictures and post the link to them.
Edit: Iโm guessing not many of you have attempted to give different kinds of food to the homeless in NYC and therefore think Iโm lying - which Iโm absolutely not.
Can any of my New Yorkers back me up on this? There are some very picky homeless people in Manhattan. You canโt make this crap up; search for stories! They exist!
Actually, I do know what you mean. I didnโt realize you were talking about NYC. Homeless people there have a culture and will definitely refuse items, however inexplicable it seems. Iโm still so curious, though, about how shitty that basket was! Haha
I do not like tea. I do not drink tea. Last year I gave away a bunch of tea that people had given me to a friend who loves tea. That year at christmas she gave me a sampler set of tea and an album from her favourite band (that she knew i didn't like because I refused to play their music when we were on a road trip together)
At a holiday gift exchange at work, I received a movie called Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. Worst movie I've ever seen. I couldn't finish it. I re-gifted it at another gift exchange.
When I was 16 or 17, deep into my heavy metal phase, my wealthy aunt and uncle gave me a cassette by a weird Christian synth group called Petra. I guess they thought it was metal, but it was just shitty keyboard-laden shit. That was a strange Christmas.
dkong1495 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year we would visit my dad's side of the family for Christmas. They always did a gift exchange so every kid would get at least one gift. We had to fill out a list and keep each item under $20, then the person that chose you would buy one of those gifts for you. Well the fun started when I was 12ish? I got a bundle pack of Axe products. (body wash, shampoo, deoderant, body spray, etc.) It wasn't on my list but whatever, I didn't mind. I was growing and could use it. Then next year rolled around, I got the exact same box. Okay, it's cool, I'll just let them know on next year's list that I don't want this, they'll understand, right? ... wrong. I got the same damn box of axe products every year till I turned 18. (The gift exchange stopped once you hit 18) That was the year I had the most fun at that party. I knew I wouldn't have to put on that fake smile anymore. It got so bad that after the third year I wasn't even surprised anymore and expected it every time. I believe there's still an unopened box of old axe products collecting dust in my old bedroom of my parents house. I can't say I was ever completely upset though, I always just used them for target practice. Loved watching those aerosol cans do flips in the air when I shot them with a pellet gun.
It wasn't about the gift, but the lack of thought.
Gifting is my love language and I take pride in taking time to find gifts that are thoughtful and will be appreciated by the person.
My first Christmas with my ex, we'd only been dating 2 or 3 months, so still getting to know one another.
He was a Star Wars nerd, an engineer and mentioned how he always got Lego as a kid - so obviously I bought him a Lego Star Wars set. It ticked all the boxes and was appropriate as a "two/three months in" gift.
He got me a scarf & gloves from H&M, which... Fine. But I'm very easy to buy for and his gift just felt really impersonal. Of course I didn't let on that I felt that way.
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's no "supposed to", but it just felt like there was no thought put in.
A Groupon for an activity we could do together, anything Star Wars/Marvel related, a book by an author he knows I like, something that showed he knew me.
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DubyaKayOh ยท 788 points ยท Posted at 16:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my mom was a 1st grade teacher. She got home with all the teacher gifts her students had given her. I was looking through them and as a shitty pre-teen middle schooler I was a dick when I found a little box with rocks in it.
My mom, in a even tone, told me that kid was the sweetest kid in class and had no money. Pretty much only food she got was school lunches and breakfasts. She saw all the kids giving my mom the teacher gifts they brought that morning. So, she found a box and during recess collected "pretty stones" to give to my mom.
Fucked right in the feels man.
sophiabrat ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 22:39:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This gave me all the feels. You have a great mom, not only for the awesome and honest reaction I know she gave that little girl when she received her presents but also for not ragging on you for your reaction. Instead she just explained the circumstances so you could understand.
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 02:53:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly what I wanted to say. Sounds like a wonderful mother and awesome teacher.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 10:10:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All of the feels ;_;
Pretty stones were the best thing when I was a tiny kid, I remember gifting the best ones to my favorite teachers back then, because I knew they would understand what it meant for me, I trusted them without a doubt.
And the stones were always somewhere on their desk, classroom, or at home as decoration, along with the weird presents they would get from the other kids.
Gifts are what they mean for the persons involved, it absolutely doesn't matter how much they cost or how sophisticated they are. Infinite respect for the teachers who genuinely care and understand kids got hearts too.
dropthepencil ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 04:14:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The absolute perfect example of intention being everything.
jenn1222 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:59:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son has given me many pretty rocks over the years. They're lined up on my kitchen window sill.
auxidation ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:13:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iโm crying
crispybaconsalad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:23:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cunningham
Raging_Llama ยท 2878 points ยท Posted at 15:34:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my Uncle gave me an expired fire extinguisher for Christmas. I tried to shoot it when I got home since it wasn't safe to keep anyway and it was empty.
Malthur ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 23:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your uncle wants you dead
sourdough867 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:10:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP's uncles christmas wish list: life insurance /u/raging_Llama where I am the benefactor
Raging_Llama ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:00:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
over my flaming hot body
dots2836 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 03:14:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me, one year my cousin got the same shirt he was wearing three times over. Everyone expected him to have a fit, nope. He thought it was the funniest shirt ever and kept all four.
RisingStarYT ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:36:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly not that bad. If its either comfy or decent looking it's a pretty good gift.
If i got three more of my favorite shirt i think i'd wear that shit every day.
Nightshaidmk42 ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 22:40:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it wasn't aluminum I've turned it into a crucible and been fine with it.
dandandanman737 ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 23:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the fire extinguisher. I shall use this to make fire with the fury of 1000 suns.
UnsureOfAlot ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 02:44:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or enough fury until the steel melts.
Taz-erton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So metal...
Doip ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:59:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one last refilled in 1974
jared555 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:24:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give him the gift of an air horn, rigged to the bottom of a desk chair.
greenfoxcut ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tried?
Raging_Llama ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 18:08:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you know.. squeezed the handle. The thing was empty
greenfoxcut ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 23:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhhhhhh, the fire extinguisher... Ha! I thought you meant shoot it with a gun.
SRVfender001 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 02:11:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did too, since I would be tempted to do just that due to video games.
Raging_Llama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao, also could have been a good time
Sugarbean29 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:50:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can actually get them refilled and recharged.
Mildly_Opinionated ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 20:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But if the uncle had not mentioned that it was empty and OP kept it around in case of a real fire then he'd be fucked when he realised mid-fire that it was empty.
Banned_From_Subs ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 20:42:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Merry Christmas! Here's Death!
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 22:58:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 01:03:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put the "/s" away
Thegamerboss ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:58:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/notsowholesome
darkslide3000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:59:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ehh... this wasn't all that unwholesome. If you want really not wholesome, try:
FTFY
Jackie_McMackie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it probably would've been very light, you could probably check the pressure guage
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:44:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Sugarbean29 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it's a cheap one from some department store, ya, those don't usually get filled again - which us why they're usually so cheap.
I actually work for a fire protection company that does annual inspections of fire alarms and related devices. Extinguishers - the ones legally required for anything other than a single dwelling home up here - need maintenance every 6 years, and can absolutely be refilled and recharged - it's one of the services we provide. The company we used to use before doing it ourselves did not deal with individuals, only companies. So the average person would need to come to us or another fire protection company to get it done.
Ur_house ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you go too long though you can't. I took my 10 year old one top the fire station got this and they said by now the contents would have solidified, so you need to just get a new one.
Sugarbean29 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:05:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know there are different makes and models of extinguishers, and there are some with different material inside. The majority of the ones we service are 5 or 10lbs ABC extinguishers ("ABC" is their ratings classification, not brand), the ones filled with the white powder and actually last decades, even if not properly maintained. We inspect them annually to make sure they're physically in working order and still charged/haven't been used. At 6 years they get a 6yr maintenance to make sur ethe parts are all still working, and at 12 years they essentially get used in order to test (I'll admit now that I have not witnessed this part of the service, and may be fuzzy with the exact details) and then get refilled and recharged. We've also had extinguishers that have been used, and thus needed to be refilled and recharged.
While it's usually cheaper and easier to just get a new one, throwing away a perfectly good extinguisher is fucking terrible for the environment, and is something that absolutely can be reused over and over when taken care of. (Also, depending on your area, they can be recycled instead of thrown in a landfill, so if you must get rid of your extinguisher, please recycle it). But the contents of the most common ones get replaced every 12 years, and we've come across some that were closer to 20 years, and had no problem refilling them.
Fun fact for staying with me so far: all extinguishers are built to spray their contents for 8 seconds. Doesn't matter how big the extinguisher is, it's calibrated to spray for 8 seconds. Take that into consideration if you're ever in a position to have to use one.
Ur_house ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, thanks, that was interesting stuff along with your other post. Mine was a super cheap little one and I'm thinking that had a lot to do with why they told me to just get a new one.
Sugarbean29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No problem!! It's not everyday I get to go on a spiel about extinguishers lol.
Ya, that's likely.
floatinglilo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:46:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm upset this didnโt turn into a redneck fun story
Bcadren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OH; I thought you fired a rifle at it...but either was a poor shot or make a hole in it and it failed to explode.
...I might be a bit of a redneck.
GamingWithBilly ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:35:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes on you, it was an antique worth $27,000 from back during the Chicago Fires.
BlossomBeatz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:55:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you didn't know was that he was planning to come to your house later that night and burn it down.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 09:57:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was a foam one the best thing to do is open it up, find someone you don't like, put the yellow liquid in the toilet cistern, the clear liquid in the bowl.
When they flush it'll basically gush foam out of their shitter.
flowstone ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:34:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the plus side, you just reminded me to buy a fire extinguisher... so you might have saved my life!
IceNEasy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:10:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get a welder to cut the top off of that and you've got yourself an umbrella stand.
Raging_Llama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful
HellaTrill420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:06:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"It wasn't safe to keep anyway"
Let's fucking let it off
PorkyPickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why wasn't it safe?
whisperscream ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:53:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kind of a good thing it was empty. Cleaning that stuff off of everything really sucks (it's kind of like sand)...though having it be empty if you really needed it would suck more.
ThePrincessOfMonaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH that is terrible hahaha
Black_Moons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cleaned out an elders persons house after they moved. Found no less then 5 non functional, very well expired fire extinguishers.
They are cheaper to buy new ones then pressure test and refill (in the smaller sizes anyway)
dmitryo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, in all fairness, if it was already used then it wasn't expired.
infernal_llamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be honest, if it had been full of foam you would have loved letting rip with that thing.
tx486 ยท 5777 points ยท Posted at 14:12:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday, my grandma gave me several used and stained pairs of my younger cousin's tighty whiteys underwear, and those little wreaths you put on candles at Christmas time (my birthday isn't near Christmas). It was a memorable one.
EarlGreyhair ยท 2554 points ยท Posted at 20:05:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what, I think this is the worst one. The gift is used, unusable by you, itโs disgusting, thoughtless and intentionally or unintentionally cruel.
Darelz ยท 733 points ยท Posted at 21:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it's not just unusable like a gift card with nothing on it or an expired ticket, it actively disturbs you. The grandma could've easily found some other old rubbish she didn't want anymore which wasn't disgusting, but no, she chose the stained underwear.
Throwaway196527 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:27:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed out loud at your description
badrussiandriver ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 01:37:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or Alzheimer's.
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 02:28:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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badrussiandriver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:38:16 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo. If someone suddenly starts acting out of character, it's a good bet they have some dementia issues. That being said, if the person in question was always a shitstain, well, then, business as usual.
maleia ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 02:41:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Side note, after I got done laughing at your comment. I then laughed for a solid minute at your username. A+
AmbulatoryPeas ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:52:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for reminding me that people's usernames are a goldmine.
DonaldTrumpsBallsack ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:01:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea
EarlGreyhair ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:04:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why, thank you.
RapedByAGirl ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 08:02:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine's way more humorous.
meneldal2 ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 01:17:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people would use them to fap though.
BluMonday ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 01:42:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaand you're on a list now
meneldal2 ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 01:58:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half of /r/incest/ admist on stealing or borrowing their relative's underwear to fap with it.
SauceMemer ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:58:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not a good thing.
meneldal2 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 04:02:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying it is.
SauceMemer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then there really was no point in it up.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:33:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stop hanging out there, maybe.
TastySalmonBBQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awkward...
jhanschoo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:56:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is correct. People who use socks to fap donโt mind if they come used.
edit: /s
Losada55 ยท 284 points ยท Posted at 17:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...
...
I can't even...
Does your grandma have Alzheimer or what?
[deleted] ยท 129 points ยท Posted at 18:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah she's probably just a giant bitch
qu1ckbeam ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 19:52:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was just a giant witch.
Several pairs of tighty whiteys and a dick-sized Christmas wreath sounds like the makings of a decent ceremony.
complimentarianist ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was just a wiant gitch.
mshthn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or simply hates children
off2u4ea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a difference between hating children, and going out of your way to be a giant bitch
htmlcoderexe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was an older Petunia Dursley
coldgator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is honestly what I was thinking.
mybestaccountyet ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 20:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On what planet would anyone every think of giving, let alone GIFTING used, AND STAINED UNDERWEAR!? If I was the parent I would tear a strip off of grandma. I would tell her to not bother giving a gift if she is going to give something so piss poor and borderline offensive by the lack of care or thought put into the gift. Like a bag of 5 chocolate bars would be better and would be under $10. Cheap fucking grandmas! Never read so many awful grandparent stories as I have on this thread!
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 19:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the absolute fuck
neon93 ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 17:52:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stained? Hahahahaha
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my eleventh b'day my aunt sent me an ashtray!
AnastasiaSheppard ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it at least a vaguely pretty one, and maybe she didn't know what it was?
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:06:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was glazed pottery, and there were the notches on the sides for the cigarettes. She was a nice lady and I was pleased to have it, but it does count as my strangest present.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:44:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta get them started early.
Quintessince ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother grew up during the depression. She never threw anything out. While she never gifted used and stained tighty whities (those were turned into cleaning rags for polishing silver) after a visit she wouldn't let us leave without giving us a box of crap she didn't need any more. Some of the items I remembered; expired cheese biscuits, old stockings, a small basket of paper clips and old rubber bands that broke if you tried to use them, a large zip lock like bag of pens with dry ink, another pencil pouch of half pencils of which the erasers had hardened, several thick 3 ring binders full of yellowed dot matrix paper used on one side but "the clean side can be used for scrap paper", and yes...shitty holiday themed candle rings. We didn't even use dinner candles at my house. Mom would just throw the whole thing out when we got home.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:37:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:27:27 on December 10, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use erasers to stim with (I roll the sides around over the cuticles of my thumb, then pinky, pointer and on rare occasions, ring finger) and the hardened ones last way longer. If Y'all ever need to get rid of some hmu.
frozen_food_section ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes the brand new but too small and somehow both tidy-whitey and boxer-brief looking pair of underwear I received as a gift from a fashion designer mother of three, from a store her daughter worked at (so I'm assuming she paid next to nothing) seem not AS bad.. I'm also a chick in my 20's I have no idea what she was thinking..
tx486 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she wanted you to have underwear with a phone pocket on the front?
frozen_food_section ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:30:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The funny thing is she has designed work aprons with clear pockets on the front for your phone
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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frozen_food_section ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh what does that have to do with anything?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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thesnarkisaboojum ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:51:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
discusting language. i don't want my little fuzzy bunny milk monkey using words like Taco.
Bert-TF2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:03:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DISCUSTING!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Satellitegirl41 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean we know they obviously weren't tidy.
Slinkwyde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oops. Your comment made me realize I replied to the wrong comment. Fixed.
Slinkwyde ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*tighty-whitey
ThePorcupineWizard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my parents get me boxer briefs as gifts. No idea why.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:56:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they think you can't take care of yourself
ThePorcupineWizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but I don't wear them. I wear panties. They know I do, just for whatever reason they give me boxer briefs as a gift.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:05:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they're passive aggressively showing their disapproval of your lifestyle choices
mybestaccountyet ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 20:38:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was thinking ahead and saw all this gender neutral shit hitting the fan and wanted to cover her bases
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bet you wore em with pride.
egotisticalnoob ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:31:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And on your head.
DickChubbz ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:50:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hand-me-ups. That's a new one.
Gorilla1969 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:37:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ew. How did 11-year-old you react to that?
I have an aunt like this. A couple years ago for my birthday, she gave me a gift bag containing an old scuffed up Dunkin' Donuts gift card that had three dollars and change left on it, frosted coral pink lipstick that was opened, mostly used up, and looked like it was bought in the '80s, an unscented white pillar candle that was also well-used, and a fistful of assorted hard candies that were half-melted and dusted in lint.
She does this every time she visits me. It's like she just runs her hand through her junk drawer before she leaves the house and throws whatever random crap she grabs into a festive gift bag.
She's not doing it out of malice, she's just a kook.
fireinthesky7 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:07:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dementia?
quirkyknitgirl ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:58:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I'm suddenly grateful that my crazy, alcoholic aunt with no money just re-gifts family heirlooms and shitty dollar store calendars. I mean, at least the heirlooms are nice to get - and I can get an explanation since she's still alive, instead of inheriting later and trying to be like, so who did this belong to?
muricanviking ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:32:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's some Vernon and Petunia level gift giving
xxamedaeusxx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really want to know why haha
maluminse ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats just wrong. You dont give away underwear until there are holes in them.
upat6am ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:57:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she suffer from any mental illnesses? That could be why
MrsHokogan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:36:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did grandma have dementia?
Wikkitikki ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used underwear? Bleh.
Rangylil13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:01:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, super similar story. 11th birthday my grandma gave me a grocery bag with thirteen pair of used panties from a yard sale.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one is my favorite :)
5ilvrtongue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok I think yours wins.
LackingCreativityATM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:44:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now my packaged tighty whiteys doesn't seem so bad. Always thought that one sucked since it was all I opened that Christmas.
Slinkwyde ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably did it for shits and giggles.
DatsunL6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they fit?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You win.
techiejames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ewww. Just vile.
annular171104 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alzheimer's is a terrible disease.
WeimarRepublic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you refuse the gift tho
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The used briefs aren't just a bad gift but a health hazard. "Stained" is a very vague term that could mean a lot of different bodily fluids....
denatured_enzyme_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ew wtf. How did she think that was a good idea?
faithlessdisciple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eiiiwww! Damn that is nasty!
Rahoo57 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably doesn't even realize much she hates you
OxfordWhiteS197 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Retarded ass old people are so funny lol
office_procrastinate ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:45:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This would be a wonderful gift if you were a pedophile.
needausernameyo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:14:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gross.
office_procrastinate ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I blame Kevin Spacey...
neon93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:36:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
at 11 years old?
drdr3ad ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has to be illegal!
CodeArcher ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:58:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Quick, somebody call the lousy gift police.
drdr3ad ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 23:22:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't think giving someone a biohazardous material is cause for concern? OK
EsQuiteMexican ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:55:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you going to report grandma?
rhenze ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:50:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Biohazardous??
novaonthespectrum ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...What in the FUCK is wrong with her?! D:
rqbrain ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dear god, your grandma is some kind of war criminal.
artformarket ยท 7909 points ยท Posted at 15:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, a family friend asked what I wanted for Christmas. I was tactful enough to tell her, "eh, whatever, it doesn't matter. She said "What about Legos?" I was like "wow, that would be great!! Thanks!"
She gave me a copy of Tiffany's Book of Table Manners.
Apparently I did something to piss her off at dinner, still not sure what.
[deleted] ยท 2468 points ยท Posted at 23:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing she agreed to legos before going to the store to look at the price of legos
BaxterBarclay ยท 218 points ยท Posted at 01:21:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, would have bought him some cheap off-brand legos or some other kind of toy then.
A book of table manners is pure spite.
[deleted] ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 01:40:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother of god...
Megabloks
Kwestionable ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 03:10:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least theres Lepin now... Although disgustingly counterfeit, at least no child has to play with those godforsaken megablocks.
Pvt_Lee_Fapping ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:21:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember getting a tub of Megabloks for Christmas one year.
I also distinctly remember taking the entire contents of that tub, assembling a beachball sized model of a "meteor" out of them, and then smashing it with my dad's old Adirondack "Big Stick." Fond memories.
EDIT: I will say that I smashed it years after it was gifted to me. Teenage me wanted to release some angst on some
innocentplastic blocks.Flakesy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Megablocks have better quality than Lepin, so i would rather get those. They also have a lot of franchises lego won't touch.
gridzbispudvetch ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 07:33:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything is better than the LegNoes I designed and 3d printed. They don't even fit with each other.
erdbeertee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 09:18:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each is one of a kind!
moustachesamurai ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 01:52:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got a castle set from a knock-off Lego brand, I think it was called Blocko or something like that. It was alright, but the bricks were so loose that the whole thing would fall apart if someone breathed in it's general direction.
Edit: It was 'Coco'.
brandonsh ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 02:49:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Block: They're Toy!
rhinofinger ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:28:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ฌ achoo!
vengefulspirit99 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:38:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Megablock?
iamzsdawgy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:10:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
megabloks were the highest quality lego knock-offs tbh, so i doubt it.
tylerb108 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it in a blue plastic suitcase shaped box
moustachesamurai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:34:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember, but the minifigures had knees which were also loose, so they couldn't actually stand up.
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:52:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhh...spite. My favorite emotion.
spideyjiri ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 00:25:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, too fucking bad for her, shouldn't have promised him Lego then.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:30:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They promised legos not lego they must be different?
halberdierbowman ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 01:42:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"LEGO" the company prefers you call their plastic toys something like "LEGO building blocks", not "LEGOs". Most people don't listen.
Edit: I think it has something to do with preventing their name from becoming a generic rather than a trademark, like Kleenex facial tissue became kleenex and Google became a verb.
There also is this point, that the US uses counting nouns more than collective nouns, like eating mashed potatoes not mashed potato. This means that non-US speakers will shorten LEGO building blocks to LEGO whereas US speakers will shorten it to LEGOs. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/lego-or-legos
pastermil ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:28:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry to hear that, but it appears that you must
LE GO
sjwillis ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 01:59:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yea I don't really care. Legos
duncanmcconchie ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 04:19:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Straight to the camps
TwoDevTheHero ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:50:50 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's your favorite animal? mine are sheeps. Wow look at that gaggle of sheeps.
avcloudy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 07:00:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha oh man. This really drives me up the wall. I know noone has to listen to the official LEGO brand LEGO building block nomenclature advice, but you get to choose between risking genericisation of of a category or people not using your brand name at all. Like going to a theatre and asking for a Coke fountain soda.
monkeyhog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah fuck them, now I'm calling them legos out of spite.
DarkLordAzrael ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 02:22:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like you're getting a book of manners this year...
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 01:48:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(i know, muricans just dont say it correctly)
Tharage53 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:13:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We just call them Lego in Australia, saying LEGOs just sounds weird
El_Monstero29 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:54:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just call them, "AAAARRRRGGGH! MY FUCKING FOOT!" when I step on them.
One thing about legos(yep, I'm one o' them) that will never cease to impress me is just how strong the individual little bastards actually are!
MissyTheMouse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:08:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me snort-giggle.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 02:23:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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tylerb108 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:20:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Help! I'm having a cringe attack!
GloriousGardener ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:44:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...So rather then get a cheap toy instead she said fuck this kid who does he think he is and went out of her way to buy something shitty? I like her spunk.
Rusty-Shackleford ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:51:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't it depend? the Star Wars Legos seem to cost more than anything else, if you just get the non-Franchised lego sets it's bound to cost less.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:53:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You may very well be onto something, considering I only buy and track prices of star wars lego sets.
Kakita987 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:52:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Regular lego is still ungodly expensive. Holds resell value very well too.
beansmeller ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:48:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A good one to compare across is the starter pack/battle pack boxes of 4 minifigs and a simple build, they are targeted at younger kids that just want the figs I think. Star Wars is usually about $12 while lego city (the best lego) is $8, so about 50% more expensive.
Lowbacca1977 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 01:02:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legos aren't exactly that expensive
JamesEllerbeck ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 01:07:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah they have tonnes of little kits at pretty much any price point above $10. They get a bad name for being expensive just cause they have those $500 millennium falcons or whatever.
Lowbacca1977 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 01:24:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, there's pricey, but they aren't all that. And to be honest, as a kid I prefered the ones that had more variety to build multiple things. I got way more use out of my generic set than my Slave 1, which I built once and never wanted to disassemble.
El_Monstero29 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 04:04:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The custom sets had all kinds of unique pieces that could be used to make your own creations even cooler. I was especially fond of the various computer blocks with cool looking screens.
When I was a kid I would build the something like the X-wing, play with it for a couple weeks, then smash it against something like it got in a crash. That's when the real fun would begin because I could add all it's parts to the junkyard(a box where I kept all my legos.) Which would just mean I had even more parts to use in future builds.
God, legos were like crack to my 6 year old mind. I'm sure my parents felt like they were dealing with an addict when I begged them for all the sets. Just one more!
andresq1 ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 01:15:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
10 dollars for cents worth of plastic
Vinnie_Vegas ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 01:24:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, and zero engineering, design, branding, packaging, transportation and storage, right?
andresq1 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 01:40:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31621107
Id hardly call a 40% profit margin aggressively competitive
Vinnie_Vegas ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:56:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They get that profit margin because of the investment that they've put into engineering, design, branding, and quality control over decades.
Calling it "cents worth of plastic" is so reductive that it's ridiculous.
andresq1 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 02:28:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the hyperbole
sevaiper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:42:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to being an idiot about something you don't know anything about. Actually who am I kidding you probably don't need to be welcomed to this.
andresq1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
U took my offhand exaggeration seriously, it took me less than 5 seconds to make my comment and this is soooooooo boring now
tylerb108 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:24:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you make a product at a cost of $100, is it unreasonable to charge $140?
andresq1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:39:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If ur competitors charge 115 then yes
JamesEllerbeck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean yeah, its a children's toy. Its not exactly a great investment but I mean most products people buy for entertainment aren't.
HammerHeadKitty ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 01:07:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you take me to your world where legos aren't expensive please?
wolves_hunt_in_packs ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:19:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Southeast asian here. They weren't too bad when I was a kid. That was in the 1980s. My parents were both teachers (i.e. we weren't rich) and yet could afford to buy random boxes until I amassed a whole war chest of them. Grew up, forgot about them. Had occasion last year to walk into a toy store and noticed some. Couldn't believe how much they cost now.
Granted, the currency exchange rate is probably a large factor, but they're definitely expensive and not simply "not cheap".
turtletyler ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:36:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, fellow SE Asian and 80s kid here. We have a big collection of Legos from our childhood, but we weren't rich, so I'd always assumed their affordability. Then one time I had the opportunity to visit Legoland in Carlsbad, CA- I was totally surprised to see how expensive Lego kits and buckets are now.
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:09:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't actually more expensive, your parents just were willing to go all out to make you happy, even if they had to miss a meal or two.
plot twist
Lowbacca1977 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:20:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, its called Target.
The book in question is $8 from Barnes and Noble, and about $16 from Target. For $8 you could also get this Wookiee Gunship or this stunt truck. If you want something with more pieces, splurge to $14 for this set
isavage30 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:40:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you consider expensive? There are plenty of lego sets that are $10-15?
We_Are_Vigilant_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:58:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can get a little kit for like 10 bucks. Lego are one of those things that you can basically spend however much you want to on starting at ~10 and going up up up to the mooooon.
Wait.. that's no a moon.. it's a space station!
legohoarder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too please
maryeaster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:40:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Over fifty dollars a set isn't what I consider cheap either
Lowbacca1977 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:20:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which makes under $10 on a set pretty cheap, I would think.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:10:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No clue why you're getting downvoted, I just looked and a medium build box (a good starter for a kid) is about ยฃ25, not really that unreasonable in my opinion.
That's the cost of a single pint and a meal w/ dessert in a pub around here.
Lowbacca1977 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:17:40 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone just thought "But the millenium falcon is hundreds of dollars"
smarkleberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
maybe if you only ever buy one little kit, sure.
Lowbacca1977 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:52:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're talking about a single gift, not a lifetime supply
OSCgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:09 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. We didn't have a lot of money growing up, but my parents always got us Legos. Their reasoning being it was one gift that all of us would play with, and we never got bored of the growing collection.
Azuralos ยท 429 points ยท Posted at 18:08:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have taped a piece of paper to the front and written "How not to give gifts like an asshole" then given it back.
197708156EQUJ5 ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 23:19:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
S/he was 10.
whtbrd ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 23:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
then it might have worked.
can't teach an old cow new tricks, after all
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 00:01:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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gleamez ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:08:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What
Turbosoldier ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 00:22:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE GIFT WAS 10 YEARS OLD, THEY WERE NOT SMART OR CLEVER ENOUGH TO COME UP WITH A WITTY RESPONSE BY TAPING A PIECE OF PAPER TO THE BOOK THAT SAID "HOW NOT GO GIVE GIFTS LIKE AN ASSHOLE"
chickenguy6969 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:32:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed way to hard at this, I think the Caps did it.
xerods ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:23:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I left a gift like that in the givers house. Like it was so inconsequential to me I couldn't be bothered to remember it was given to me.
[deleted] ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 23:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haha i dont understand adults holding grudges against kids.
shady_platypus ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 23:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mostly agree, but there was one kid (10 years old) who would always grab things off my desk at work. Things attached to my computer. Fine, whatever. Sometimes I would hold the item (mouse, signature pad) when I knew he was walking in. He then would literally try to break my fingers and pry them off. Yeahhh, I kind of had a grudge against that kid....
clmns ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 23:42:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was he your bosses son or something? Was there a reason you didn't get him to stop?
shady_platypus ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:48:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, I work in an outpatient hospital clinic...mom gave zero shits but they only had a few appointments left so I just waited it out
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 23:42:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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shady_platypus ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 23:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes!
Also makes it worse when the parents don't care and let them do it!
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dumnem ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:29:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should have beat the shit out of that kid.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:32:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dumnem ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I was thinking more along the lines of punching him several times in the stomach. When he cries for his parents you could explain that if he didn't act like such a snotty piece of shit and respected other people's property then he wouldn't get the shit beat out of him.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:48:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dumnem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you're right.
Regardless, he needed some kind of consequences for his decisions.
Tsalnor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:51:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking hell Reddit, are you seriously advocating for child abuse? Is violence literally the first response for you people when you come across something you don't like?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:05:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well sometimes, a punch in the face is enough to knock the bullshit outta someone
xX420_WeedMan_420Xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah...
N_O_O_D_L_E ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking hell /u/Tsalnor, are you seriously treating one userโs opinions as this entire siteโs response? Fuck off with the โyou peopleโ
Tsalnor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were upvoted when I made the comment. Clearly, there were people who shared their opinion.
As evidence, check the other response to my comment. These people are real and they're more common than you think.
FreshPrinceOfIndia ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was never a lil bitch wen I was hell little. Like there may have been like 1-2 instances in total. No tantrums or anything either.
Tfs wrong wit all these other kids lmao
gleamez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs what they all say
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you swing the door open, yank him inside and smack him around. When he goes crying to his parents you can feign innocence. No one saw you do it and I suspect that even if someone had no one would have said anything.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ohhh that i understand. most kids are pretty innocent but fuck that kid and kids like him.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:06 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
butt fuck that kid
GloriousGardener ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:47:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Step 1: Buy colorful ball
Step 2: Buy haberno pepper, or an even hotter pepper
Step 3: Wearing gloves, crush and rub the pepper all over the ball.
Step 4: When child shows up, remove ball from ziplock bag and place on desk
Step 5: Sleep good that night
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the best revenge is spicy revenge
brownvigilante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, you must have gone to a reeeaally nice highschool/college.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well no. i went to a public school in the suburbs. wasnt terrible or bad or anything but wasnt reeeeeally nice with extra e's. what does that have to do with adults holding grudges? and also i kinda meant kids under 13. i can understand holding a grudge against a 16 year old.
brownvigilante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:35 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live, teachers are known to hold grudges against kids in most schools haha
GoingCamaro ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 23:01:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Uh yeah, too much enthusiasm. This is dinner, calm the fuck down."
PM_GPOY ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Using two exclamation points before dessert...
Some people's kids.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 02:08:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Teacookie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:25:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your own mother?! Good lord.
teslorenoob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:55 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That'd be on her. Something like sending thank you cards would be a ritual ingrained since childhood. If it wasn't ingrained, then SHE didn't ingrain it.
thisishowiwrite ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 22:26:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try reading the book?
nitdkim ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the joke! Ha!
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:22:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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artformarket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just between you and me, she actually said Erector set. I had no fucking clue what that was. I was like "uhhh, like Legos? And she was like... "Yea. Legos. Sure, whatever"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:07:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
she was probably planning a massive dildo set
SituationCornflakes ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:10:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude fuck people who buy shitty gifts because theyโre pissed off at you. What assholes. Just donโt buy the gift then if youโre gona be petty
Cheerful-Litigant ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:35:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually it was probably your mom who pissed her off. That's passive-agressive 101.
artformarket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well truth be told, the woman was my mom's now ex business partner, so yea, you might have stumbled on the truth there.
Ooooweeee ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 22:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if you used the right f**king fork! lul
Edit: Fuck
Shimasaki ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 23:05:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can say fuck on reddit
Uniquenamebic ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:10:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah fuck fuckity fuck fuck
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch your mouth mister. You ain't too old to get it washed out with soap.
rubberdaisy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:10:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
he was saying forking
gleamez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why canโt I say fork?
KingKonchu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
huh all i see is hunter2
Ethanlac ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:25:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the h*ck did you just say?
ZZerglingg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a shit head.
lavitat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what did you just say you m*therfucker?!
LiAbAl ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is the part where you let out a nasty fart.....you know......as a show of gratitude
theroadlesstraveledd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:31:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Noo I would love that gift... Jesus
sakurarose20 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:48:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish my mom had made me take etiquette lessons as a kid.
Flamburghur ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'll love free online old books about etiquette from the 1860. I love this shit.
The Gentlemen's Book Of Etiquette
The Ladies' Book Of Etiquette
NH_Lion12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:02:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So passive-aggressive that you couldn't even tell it was aggressive.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:26:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
canโt believe that a grown adult would be so spiteful to a child... couldnโt imagine treating a 10 year old like that
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:17:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet your parents intervened. Your aunt told them that she was planning to get you LEGO. Their response was โArtformarket has enough toysโ or โartformarket is too old for LEGO, why donโt you get him a book or something insteadโ
Your aunt (all pissy cause she wants to be the cool aunt) is like, โFine I wonโt get him something fun that he wants.โ And instead she goes and buys the most ridiculous book she can find.
artformarket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I might have to copy/paste this shit for a therapist one day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I could help?! :)
Whatโs funny, is the only reason I came to this conclusion is because I have kids (1 is a 10 year old) and we definitely influence what aunts and uncles get them for Christmas.
ANNND, I literally just told one aunt no LEGO this Christmas (in my defence; itโs because we have 7 unopened LEGO kits at our house right now). My kids love LEGO too (and so do I), theyโve just gotten more than they can handle.
KrMees ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:09:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're called Legumes, that's why
artformarket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one really got me literally lol'ing. Good for you.
Quaytsar ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:11:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was testing you and you failed. You were supposed to correct her with "Lego".
invigokate ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:28:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you should read the book
/s
PaperWriteBestWrite ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:43:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my worst gift ever too! Literally have no idea what I did to that woman to deserve it. I was 12.
artformarket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were kindred spirits... farting during the salad course.
kingfrito_5005 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well at least she had the right initial instinct. Legos are always the right answer.
sonic_banana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you should read the book!
Nightowl2018 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you mix up with legs?
Henniferlopez87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you clearly didnโt read the book or you would have seen what you did wrong lol
PunkinNickleSammich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she said logos but misremenbered and got you ethos instead.
penisocock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she ask you what you wanted from her for christmas, or just what you wanted for christmas in all, she couldve been put off by your assuming she was even offering legos.
bullydefender ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:41:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you put your elbows on the table at dinner? I was raised that only toothless sister fuckers do that. Needless to say, I have way better manners than what my character would show.
coconutlemongrass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:57:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MY FUCKING GRANDMA GAVE ME THAT BOOK! I opened up the wrapping and almost had a heart attack of excitement as I was 14 or so and those Tiffanys heart necklaces were very trendy. When I opened that box and saw it was not just a book, but a book about MANNERS, I gasped. Wtf?!
Btw 10 years later my little sister also got a gift from Tiffanys from my grandma for Christmas. It was a beautiful necklace :)
MartynLann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:55:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's because you didn't read the book
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:59:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like how in the States people call Lego "Legos"
Regionality, ahh, sweet stuff.
LordGodless ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:04:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still not sure because you didn't read the book, or...?
Cunt_Jammer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you were gonna say mega blocks
Smashgunner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hm. let me give him a book about table manners. That's not rude at all!"
Seriously unless it's a 'how to' book on how to play chess or something similar, never give a person a book that implies "I don't like how you do _____ Here you go!
Gee thanks asshole.
ThePrincessOfMonaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:25 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obvs. you used he wrong fork.
saltesc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's an entire book on table manners?!
artformarket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure the fuck is.
MartynLann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's because you didn't read the book
Leoj305 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BURRRRRRNED!
sakurarose20 ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 23:47:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learning etiquette can be quite useful, especially if you plan on going into a job where you'll need to use it.
EsQuiteMexican ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:46:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 10yo kid isn't going into any job.
sakurarose20 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 01:52:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can never learn too young.
InformationMagpie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:22:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, you can. When I was ten, circa 1990, I got a manners book from my grandma. The book was a classic for young ladies, written in the mid-1960s. I practically memorized that thing. At 12 I was ready to meet the goddamned Queen. I would formally introduce people to each other, and sit uneasily waiting for my friends to do the same. I would use silverware positions to try to communicate with waitstaff at restaurants and nobody knew what the fuck I was doing. I would curtsey and say "how do you do?" and people would either laugh at me or think I was being a smartass. I would have classmates over to my house, and wait for return invitations... and wait, and wait, and wait, because I was the weird stuck-up girl no one wanted to hang out with.
There are basics that are near universal, such as please and thank you, but books get outdated fast and children don't have the sense of historical context to deal with that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:31:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might have done better in the UK. We still do the silverware thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:09:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yes but a book of it is a shitty and assholish christmas gift.
somethingprofoundish ยท 13673 points ยท Posted at 15:07:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received a digital picture frame for Christmas from my boyfriend at the time, 2 years into our relationship. Turned it on, and it had pictures of him and his ex loaded on it... Regifting fail.
pizzaismytruelove ยท 1521 points ยท Posted at 20:50:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 I once had a boyfriend give me a bracelet with some sort of charm on it. When I noticed it had a name engraved on it that was very clearly not mine he tried to claim it was a family heirloom and that was his grandmas name. That boy was so full of crap. Haha. His mom did give me a really nice gift basket full of lotions and stuff..it was a very short relationship.
Rhana ยท 519 points ยท Posted at 21:41:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the tattoo my grandpa has on his forearm, itโs a sparrow with a banner that had a name in it, the name wasnโt grandmas even though he had been talking to her at the time he got it, he got the name covered up for their 50th anniversary. I both love and miss that stubborn old man.
pizzaismytruelove ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 23:15:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This story made me laugh and smile. That sounds like a very stubborn man move lol. At least he did eventually get it covered.
meggylizardbreath ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:37:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa got a womanโs head, with โDorisโ under it. Then he divorced Doris. He remarried, they had my mom together, and to my knowledge, she didnโt mind his tattoo. But his second wife (my grandma) was also named Doris.
Black_Moons ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 03:58:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why you should never get a tattoo of someones name on you. It seriously limits your dating pool.
craznazn247 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:00:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And it still comes off as creepy since you have the tattoo before even meeting them. It would be really complicated to swing that one.
meggylizardbreath ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 04:24:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, he knew Doris 2 before he left Doris 1. I have a bunch of Christmas and birthday cards given to my grandma signed by Doris 1 and their kids. Itโs a little weird they my grandma kept all those cards, but at least it lets me tell funny stories about them. Grandpa also used to call Doris 1โs second husband his โhusband in law.โ
Black_Moons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah you just don't show it off till you have been dating for awhile.
Then really hope they don't notice its faded.
craznazn247 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They never see part of you until it's been long enough to get their name tattooed there?
Uh-huh.
Black_Moons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well before you get to 2nd base someone has to put up the advertising billboards!
LukaBloom ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:51:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This!! My grandfather was a Welsh sailor in the merchant navy in his youth. He has a name tattooed on his upper arm (Caroline I believe) and when we his father ask him he still retains to disclose who she was. Maybe a girl in each port kinda guy, a previous engagement? Who knows. All I know is he etc my grandmother in White's Tavern in Belfast and here I am today :')
JazzFan418 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:20:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa has(or had) this exact same tattoo. Wow
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:09:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a really common tattoo, especially for that time...
Rhana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:15:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I looked into the symbolism behind it and it means freedom/new beginnings, so normally people going away to war or those that were just released from jail.
JazzFan418 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:19:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmmmm, My Grandpa was a Mexican 50's Greaser from New Mexico. Probably went to jail.
TheBigGuy97 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:21:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Took him 50 years to cover it? What's the point after that long honestly
Rhana ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:13:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โI got sick of hearing your grandmother making noises whenever she looked at itโ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who did the name belong to?
Rhana ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:12:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another woman that he was also seeing at the same time, he got it done while waiting to ship out to Korea.
Hauvegdieschisse ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 22:54:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 21 my girlfriend's parents got me a headlamp. I made my girlfriend a necklace, even though it was kinda weird and bad because I wasn't very good with jewelry at the time, but it was technically a necklace. She got me nothing. Not even a card or something.
Short relationship.
pizzaismytruelove ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 23:16:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's a bit awkward when your parents get your boyfriend something and you don't lol.
litlelotte ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 01:43:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 16 my boyfriend gave me two of his stuffed animals, which might have been cute but they were dinosaurs and I wasnโt really into dinosaurs at the time. He was totally serious when he talked about how I need to take care of them and theyโre his favorites. He gave the same speech to my best friend a year later when he gave her a stuffed alien lol
His mom had given me lotion and perfume in my absolute favorite scent, a pair of fuzzy socks, and The Ring which was my favorite horror movie at the time. High school boyfriends suck but their moms are amazing
pizzaismytruelove ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:55:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like sometimes the mom feels bad for the girl. Like they can tell their son is mucking things up and they want to help lol. I didn't date much in high school at all, I was pretty shy and kept to myself. I remember once this same guy invited me to dinner at his house except he didn't tell anyone I was coming and his dad came home with takeout and had gotten each person their own meal and obviously there was nothing for me. I didn't really mind not having food but I could tell his parents felt bad and they kept suggesting to him that he share his with me which seemed to annoy him. It was all really embarrassing to me as I felt like I was such a burden. He was one of those high school boys that use the if you love me you would do this line too..ick. Ha.
multocida ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was your gift to him?
litlelotte ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:14:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For his birthday? I got him glass plugs for his stretched ears. They were really cool and had swirly glass jellyfish in them because he was interested in becoming a marine biologist. I remember I was really proud of myself for remembering his size because I could never remember if he was 00 or 0
Black_Moons ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:00:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read 'I got him glass plugs for his stretched' and my mind went into the gutter faster then I could read that next word.
vizzyq ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:37:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming he was also 14...that boy was a genius for thinking up such a solid excuse at that age.
pizzaismytruelove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His lying skills were something for sure. ๐ he was not a good liar but he did practice the art of lying often. I wonder if he ever got better at it? ๐
zwiingr ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:40:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It puts the lotion in the basket..
pizzaismytruelove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told.ย That's always been a favorite movie of mine :)
norrina ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school I briefly dated a boy who gifted me a trinket box engraved with my name. When we broke up shortly thereafter he demanded the box back. I certainly had no desire to keep it, but my name is not at all common (about 700 babies per million for my generation)...
pizzaismytruelove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see there is another girl with my story likely floating around. I get that maybe dudes get angry and it seems logical to them to demand items back but if it's specifically engraved to a person what are you really going to do with it?
Black_Moons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Store your trinkets from that relationship, naturally.
EvergreenMassif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're super cheap at pawn shops if they're already engraved maybe he's thrifty?
pizzaismytruelove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. He wasn't a very nice guy though I didnt see it right away at the time lol
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:10:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you wanna avoid people who give you lotion in a basket hon
lemonfucker007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure his Grandma's name wasn't Lexii Hope? Or something?
pizzaismytruelove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah exactly something like that. I keep trying to remember what the name was but I can't recall. It was as you suggested though a name that would be highly highly unlikely to be anyone's grandma's name.
dmitryo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He could use some lotion after brake up TBH...
uzairmahmed ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:17:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YOU WERE ALSO 14
pizzaismytruelove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And? I wasn't expecting him to give me a diamond bracelet or anything but don't give me something you got for an ex girlfriend that you found in your closet or bottom of your bag. Id have happily just spent the day with him no gift needed. The relationship eventually ended because I found he tended to lie..a lot. Lol.
uzairmahmed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:49:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry I was talking about the fact the relationship was short.
jeharu ยท 6286 points ยท Posted at 20:31:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what a goddamn moron.
ButaneLilly ยท 191 points ยท Posted at 22:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a classmate who literally carried 'The Game' around with him everywhere he went.
I'm pretty sure he would call this a genius move.
[deleted] ยท 134 points ยท Posted at 22:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I lost in The Game.
esa0705 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 22:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, me too.
JashDreamer ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darn it, guys!!
xskipy ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:30:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Daaaaamn guys I lost The Game
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:07:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8 years, god fucking damn it
SnowMantra ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:15:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this still a thing?! I mentioned it to someone on here last year and they were like "wtf are you talking about?"
techiemage ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
6 years And now I lost the game fuck!!!!!! I better get gold for this or even sliver
theawesomeguy0 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:36:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too
rs_hutch ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:48:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thanks
21mops ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:34:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wtf I was years in! :โ(
Ch5se ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too what the hell
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You bastard. The streak I had...
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 22:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Game is pretty big, how did he manage to lug him around, did he consent to it?
Osimadius ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs fashioned like a pocket, but is actually a harness so he can ride The Game around like a baby in a papoose
ysl4lyf ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:39:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i bet i'd look absolutely Fabolous wearing The Game snuggled in a papoose!
Allthingsconsidered- ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That book would not apply to relationships at all though
Derk_cone ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:44:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the game? a condom?
Hexeva ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:49:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
facepalmforever ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:39:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suppose you begin dating someone (after having been friends for a while). Suppose you offer to help them sort out their massive basement full of crap (because the roommates have been complaining for months). Suppose you come across tens to hundreds of books they collect that they're "meaning" to read. Suppose you come across this book, and you ask them about it.
Suppose it turns out it's one of the few books that they have apparently read - cover to cover - but they play it off as simply "interesting."
Run. Run far far away.
** Brought to you by: I dated a covert narcissist, and now have an alliance with at least 9 other women he screwed and screwed over, and holey fuck, that emotional damage lingered.
DontMessWithTrexes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck is the game?
ButaneLilly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:35:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dirtbag bible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game:_Penetrating_the_Secret_Society_of_Pickup_Artists
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:19:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there's really no better way to put that
TheBryceIsRight34 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:34:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it was his Hall of Lame (gfs) trophy and he was passing it off to her for dominance.
AcidBathVampire ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow! No shit! Some people lose their thinking caps, never to be found again.
FrostyWizard69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, talk about self inflicted harm.
COCAINE_ALL_DAY_BABY ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fuckin balls on that guy must be huge though
Roboticide ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 01:43:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily. The assumption is that he got it from his ex, and she had pre-loaded it with pictures of them. He never turned it on though, so didn't know. Regifted it and there you go.
happytime1711 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:57:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' logic, how does that work!?
wickedblight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Him or her for staying with someone like that for 2 years?
Larstheelephant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamnit Gump, you're a goddamn moron!
The_Mighty_Jericha ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 22:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if you were dating my ex. I got him a digital picture frame preloaded with all our photos on it one christmas... I don't think he ever took it out of the box.
SmallFemale ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 22:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking this a cute idea and was going to ask whether boys would actually appreciate it... Iโm guessing not ๐
Rainbow_Bells ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:37:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be a great gift I think. Not to mention, the longer your relationship lasts the more special all of your pictures will be.
SmallFemale ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:39:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean he isnโt one to like taking photos admittedly, so Iโm not sure if itโs one of those gifts where Iโd be buying it because Iโd like to receive it, if that makes sense?
I just kind of think itโd be a neat room decoration
calantus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:10:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy it randomly but not for a birthday or Christmas.. otherwise he'd be disappointed, trust me.
TheDemonHauntedWorld ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the person. I don't have any picture frame on my apartment. BUT... I got Google Chrome few weeks ago and you can select photos from Google Photos to be wallpapers for it. So my TV now a huge Picture frame with photos of me and my GF. And I think it's nice.
enternationalist ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the boy
Drakebc ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd honestly love it if my gf did something like that. Although I think I need a gf first before that can happen.
pseudolf ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:30:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
depends on the relationship i guess
sweetnesssa ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:40:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom would, your boyfriend...depends on how sentimental he is. I know my bf would love it, he's always saying we need to take more pics together.
We_Are_Vigilant_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a guy and I think it would be a pretty cool gift. I'd be really happy to get it.
choadspanker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would
marz831 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to receive this as a gift! I'd want to show it off! The hard part would be choosing what pictures to put keeping in mind where it would be displayed. ๐
evenstar139 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifting guys is difficult I find. I used to love giving gifts until I sent my boyfriend something and he didn't even say thanks lol. It's cool if someone doesn't like a gift but at least express some gratitude
KernelTaint ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 22:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit I've got a digital picture frame from my gf still in its box from 2 years ago. I should open it.
weezkitty ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 22:38:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get why people do this. I get it may not be what you want but if you are going to keep it, it seems only respectful to at least give it a try
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:06:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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theroadlesstraveledd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo I had tons of stuff I didn't want but couldn't bare to throw away for sentimental reasons, I just had too much stuff. Now that it's gone I don't miss it, because I don't see it. Sort of how it was when it was all put away anyway and I can pretend it's somewhere safe.
KUSH_DELIRIUM ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lack of respect/thoughtfulness
MostazaAlgernon ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you gave me something I had such little need or want for that I'd leave it in the box for years I'm not sure I'd be the thoughtless one
live_free_or_pie ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:29:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because everyone in your life knows exactly what you need or want? And people never take a risk on an idea that they think will be good but it doesn't pan out? God, I'd much rather get someone something cool that they'd either love or hate rather than something boring that they 'need'.
evenstar139 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:36:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With that logic we all might as well gift each other toilet paper
We_Are_Vigilant_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:52:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol no kidding... A lot of times getting something you don't need as a gift is even better, because it's something you perhaps couldn't justify or afford, but still want.
Regardless, as you said in different words, gifting people things isn't exactly a utilitarian practice.
KernelTaint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I got it I didn't have a memory card for it.. put it away and kept forgetting about it.
The_Mighty_Jericha ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha you're welcome!
ObiWanBiscotti ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 22:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me an external hard drive... that was full of topless pictures of his ex girlfriends (yes, plural).
theroadlesstraveledd ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:27:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes that is bad
specialistnpro ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is unforgivable. Who in their right mind gifts their girlfriend a hard drive?
castille360 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 05:17:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you kidding? If he gets me that new 1T SSD I've been eyeing, I think he's a keeper. If he handles the install and data migration too? Better put a ring on that.
mmmgluten ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:09:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better than a floppy.
theroadlesstraveledd ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:28:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it a gift or were you in need of one and he was helping you out
ObiWanBiscotti ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was not in need of one, even remotely.
skyfox3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:56:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lolol wtf
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:23:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shame it wasnโt me exโs hard drive of nudes you could have destroyed it for me and all his other exโs that hate him and the fact that he will never delete what he sees as his โleverageโ over us
rivigurl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:58:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a creepy ex like that. He supposedly used it as โreference for his artโ but heโs just freakin weird.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:14:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mines a control freak, thinks that the pictures will stop any of us from crossing him. Funny thing is I run my own business so it doesnโt matter if my boss sees my nudes. Heโs a doctor, if he releases them he can face criminal charges and his career is toast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:43:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Release one yourself and make a complaint. r/tableturning
Esterthemolester ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:43:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking disgusting. I'm legitimately blind with rage right now. What did those photos even look like? Can you post a few here so I can cross reference my blind rage?
Thanks.
thisisatypoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:26:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Calm down, Mac.
uzairmahmed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would also like to rage at these photos
vonMishka ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 20:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh jeez. How many minutes did it take for you to break up with him?
jld2k6 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:27:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That gift sounds like something Roy from the Office would do lol
somethingprofoundish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:05:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I unfortunately stayed with him another two years. I was not a smart lady :-)
greasy_pee ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:11:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I cringed the most at this one.
Imakefishdrown ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 00:21:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah man. I almost dated a guy until he started trying to give me gifts of his ex's stuff that she'd left at his house. It was really weird and he was super pushy about it. Like, I don't want her purse, her clothes, her rollerblades, her stuffed animal, etc..
esuranme ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:32:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I helped a pal do a memory recovery on a digital frame he was gifted (which we suspected was a re-gift)...sights seen that can never be unseen
I still don't know why we wanted to know what had previously been loaded onto the frame
daren_FIRE ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:40:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't leave us hanging like that!
FeloniousDrunk101 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly you could have stopped at โdigital picture frame.โ
bpastore ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing he wasn't around for Easter.
hufflecat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:17:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of Friends, when Chandler gave Monica a mix tape Janice had given him.
nononopotato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you break up
bigdogpepperoni ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:52:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God damn that's a truly terrible gift.
sailorjupiter28titan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 yrs in... what a douche.
666_420_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:06:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmfao what a fucking dummy
CrotchWolf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:12:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ex give me for my birthday a dollar store statuette of an elephant with the month of April inscribed. My birthday is in June and that's when I got it. I plaued the part of good boyfriend and pretended to like it. Later I found out she gave me a gift she originally bought her ex which basically took away the guilt I had in giving it to Purple Heart.
Seanay-B ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's an idiot
But that's pretty damn funny
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:17:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's just rude. He could've easily just deleted the pictures and said that he could take memorable photos later into the relationship, or keep your current ones.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:37:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! Ouch. Epic fail.
NH_Lion12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof.
klingers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... That's just pure liquid fail.
bebemona ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was it Chandler?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Completely forgot about Chandler's mixed tape episode until I saw this. Perfect fit.
planetheck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YOU WIN.
OmNomNational ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So your relationship only lasted 2 years, eh?
devdeh13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was his name Kevin, by any chance?
somethingprofoundish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, Frank.
nullpassword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were they dated two weeks ago?
Paria2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Ouch
socialgadfly420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's internet worthy stupid right there
icorrectotherpeople ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either really stupid or heโs breaking up with you in a clever way.
fourpuns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me guess youโre married now?
somethingprofoundish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nearly, but nope. Did make the mistake of two additional years wasted after this incident. Bleh.
mitosis799 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have hung it up and loaded one of those pictures up.
sourband ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"That sounds like a good gi-
ohhh..."
Nomad2k3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It took you 2 years before you turned it on?
WackoZach0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it was a hint and you didnโt catch on?
PyrrhicVictory7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do u turn on a picture?
dominic030 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what really?
rhog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that why he's your ex now
Psychotic_Precision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:56:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they look happy or what?
Arcanehavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:13:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuck that's good
coolkid1717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was he trying to piss you off or break up with you? I don't see how you could do that by accident.
TraitorKratos ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:53:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He got if for you 2 years into the relationship or it took you 2 years before using it?
KewlKid88 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Received a digital picture frame for Christmas from my boyfriend at the time, 2 years into our relationship. Turned it on, and it had pictures of him........"
Because 2 years into our relationship is in the same sentence as received a digital picture frame, she received it 2 years into the relationship. If she turned it on 2 years later, the comma and the full stop around 2 years into a relationship would be switched
bugzrrad ยท -29 points ยท Posted at 23:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/thatHappened
whelp_welp ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:23:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/NothingEverHappens
cweber56 ยท 17793 points ยท Posted at 14:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa I received two of those free promotional tickets to the science museum that had already expired.
Cortlandkimm3 ยท 4194 points ยท Posted at 17:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This may be the best worst gift here
Decyde ยท 155 points ยท Posted at 20:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a 250mb flash drive one year.
Dirt_Dog_ ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 21:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I paid $200 for an MP3 player with 32MB of storage.
Plsdontreadthis ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When?
Dirt_Dog_ ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 22:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Summer 1999, I think. It was a Diamond Rio.
[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 23:00:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was a 32GB RCA Lyra in the 8th grade around 2003. I was also the "proud" owner of a sony mini disc player. Any one remember those things?
Muskratapplepie ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still have a Zune....and I love it.
Channel250 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:45:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Zune and the entire service was great. Streaming and the equivalent of a free CDs worth of songs every month. DRM free no less.
Muskratapplepie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:10:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasnโt it though? It sucks that they had to shut the whole thing down but I get it, die hard fans do not a profit make. I still use it from time to time but I donโt know what Iโd do if I lost my charging cable hahahahaha. Iโve looked, replacements are scarce.
Seven669 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:50:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zune kicked ass.
Muskratapplepie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:11:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yeah, I swear every time The Simpson, Family Guy, or American Dad would make fun of it Iโd think โbut I love my Zuneโ hahaha.
Poopiepants29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ignorance. Everything that played music was called an iPod.
domochomo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved that damn mini disc player, used to record my CDs to the mini discs using my PS2 and carried a shoebox of my favorites on long trips...man that shit was dumb.
Stealthy_Wolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:04:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
look up the HD minidisc players, a whopping 1Gb per disc. I think it's still big in Japan.
darybrain ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:31:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2005, when finishing a freelance gig, my leaving present was a Sony Walkman cassette player with a built in rechargeable battery that lasted for 2 whole hours. I think maybe they felt that since I was approaching middle age at the time they thought I didn't know what a mp3 was or perhaps they were just cunts.
2manymans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cassettes were over by 2005. I'm sorry
2manymans ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:24:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, they were over byc1995
CapsUnlocker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:58:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the same RCA. I thought it was cool I could put so much music on it and it said it supported WMA (Windows Media Audio)which is smaller than an MP3! But i found it wouldn't support any WMA with DRM even if it was "unlocked" and from what I recall when you used Windows Media Player to convert or burn to WMA it would always encrypt it.
I was bummed about that when half my library wouldn't play on deployment.
jl91569 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could disable encryption, but IIRC by default it was on.
_Lady_Deadpool_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to have hit clips. Even had the fucking speaker.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:55:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You win. I've never even heard of that shit haha
20past4am ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1987?
ontopic ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 1987, 32mb of storage cost $3,500.00
http://www.mkomo.com/cost-per-gigabyte
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:01:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs from 2009, and it says to โcheck back in 14 monthsโ.
Itโs been nearly ten years, has the trend continued?
marcusaurelion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:13:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe it's been a decade since 2008
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know itโs like โwell here we are, itโs almost 20 years into The Futureโ.
marcusaurelion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I look at a calendar and think, what the fuck, I thought it was 2012
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The years 2010-2014 seem to have just flown right by.
The only notable event for me was my grandfather passing away on 10/11/12, which he would have had a great laugh at.
Otherwise I was working the whole time.
boardpunk ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably 2003
Jackers1983 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a discman too in the late 90's early 2000's. They were sick
Decyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea but you said that was 1999 and this was like 2013 I think.
I honestly didn't even know they made flash drives that small.
German_Camry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I paid 10 bucks for a 16 MB flash drive. This was 6 years ago
dxpqxb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You meant GB?
German_Camry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:27:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, mb
dxpqxb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that was an industry grade flash drive.
German_Camry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, a little shitty bracelet flashdrive with my school logo on it. I was 11 and my school was selling them for a fundraiser.
Edit: a word and some more words
Edit 2: added age and a sentence. Also fixed spelling of bracelet
xddm2653 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: put your favorite album on there so you can listen whenever
Decyde ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a flash drive and not an mp3 player or anything like that.
I tried to use it to store documents on it but the thing was so shitty that I didn't even trust storing anything on it.
xddm2653 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't matter, having your favorite album so close should make you feel better
Decyde ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:18:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could just play it in my head and mmmbop, ba duba dop all day long.
Froggypwns ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:04:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a 128MB flash drive I use all the time. One of my co-workers gave it to me as a gag as he found it in some old boxes, but the thing has been very useful. It has enough space to hold firmware and other things I'll need only once or twice that I can't get to online, and I don't have to worry about backing up my main 64GB flashdrive because you don't know if the damn utility will wipe it or not.
SkyWulf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which year?
Decyde ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:17:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it was 2013.
Not going to recover the password to look on that account I used that year but I sent out my giftee a 13 piece cookware set, $200 in coupons he actually needed and a couple other things since he said he just moved into his own apartment @ 20 years old.
I think together it was $60 after shipping to get hosed by some $2 flash drive so some cunt could get credit for sending something out.
SkyWulf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:10:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, dude. I'm sorry.
Decyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:42:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Na, can't be sorry when I was stupid enough to sign up again another year and for a couple other exchanges.
Just last year I signed up for the condiment exchange thinking they might have gotten their shit together but I was wrong.
I bought my matcher some local produced mustard, rub, salsa and other things and in return..... I wanted something hot or spicy for burgers or sandwiches and the cunt typed in spicy on Amazon and sent me a $2 bottle of spicy sauce for hot wings.
I threw it in the trash after none of my friends wanted it because no one makes hot wings.
I'm honestly to the point where I want to sign up all my alt accounts one year for SS, send no gifts and get get made even for getting stiffed almost every time I signed up.
However, I'm not a cunt and couldn't do something like that to my 2 porn accounts.
cloud3321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on the year, this could be an awesome expensive gift. I remember my first 256mb flash drive.
Decyde ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:44:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2013.... it was available online in a pack of 5 for $4.99.
I'm assuming he bought a pack of them or someone gave him one and he just tossed it in an envelope and sent it out.
I even price matched other flash drives and a 32 GB was like $15. I'd of used that but a 250mb is too small to do anything with and it was so poorly made I was afraid I'd lose anything on it.
marcusaurelion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year is 1945, it's even more useless than in 2017
BrandSluts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where did the 6 mb go?
Decyde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My shitty matcher kept it! He partitioned off 6mb and encrypted it so I could never use it!
But yeah, it looked like some shitty item he was given and he spent more on shipping than the item was actually worth.
fuck_the_haters_ ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 19:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're the best worst gift
Stjernepus ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch.
BigMouse12 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:41:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better than being the worst worst gift.
sock387 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:39:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't that make it the best?
BigMouse12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the context. But what is last will be first, a wise man once said, so regardless, yes?
OprahsSister ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch-eee!
ButaneLilly ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 21:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex, that I later found out was cheating on me with at least 2-3 guys for 18 months, once gave me a dustbuster handheld vaccum.
It's the only thing she ever gave me that didn't suck.
Pretty sure I win.
Yitram ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:38:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it was a broken dustbuster?
ButaneLilly ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:42:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was new. It was just garbage.
It was the 90's. Batteries sucked. Battery powered tools sucked.
The vacuum didn't suck, at least not enough to function as a vacuum.
Plsdontreadthis ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:46:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uhh... what did it function as?
ButaneLilly ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It made the box feel useful and not empty inside.
gets_that_reference_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tchotchke.
JCBh9 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shitty vacuum
Icost1221 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What about chlamydia? I think that sounds like a worse gift.
SecondRateSquash ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:01:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some guy above you got some shit stained tighty whiteies and a wreath. Sorry bud.
XDutchie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:02:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my secret santa at work a few years ago I got a 24 pack of cans of Coke. They didn't even wrap it... just hauled it up to my desk and gave it to me, so it wasn't even a secret who gave it to me. They said how they totally forgot secret santa and had to buy something at lunch time. I then had to lug that case of coke home on the bus.
Torger083 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:21:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone got a literal box of garbage.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, if they weren't expired, the museum could be cool.
...
nah, shitty gift no matter what
aussydog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $5 gift certificate to HMV with a receipt for $10 in the card. So I shared my gift with another poor soul. Lol
areraswen ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 21:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year we did white elephant at my company with a $20 limit. All the gifts were pretty sweet until one chick had her movie tickets "stolen" by another guest and she unwrapped 4 loose plastic hangers.
Luckily the CEO "stole" that gift so no one would feel bad.
Thrice_the_Milk ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 21:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure why, but the loose plastic hangers cracks me up. Whoever gave that gift probably had a ton of extra hangers in their closet and just grabbed a few out. I mean, a brand new package of plastic hangers costs literally $1. Lol
areraswen ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the fact that they were loose added insult on top.
Sophrosynic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 08:17:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist! The CEO brought the shit gift so he could "steal" it and look good.
[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 21:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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areraswen ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was really heartwarming. Truly felt like a family. Then the company was sold to investors and the CEO was fired and replaced. Their glassdoor rating tanked from 5 stars to 1.
cC2Panda ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait I'm confused as to what happened? Why would other people feel bad?
areraswen ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:26:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's kind a mood killer when everyone brought really nice gifts to share and we are all having a good time and then someone ends up with 4 plastic used hangers. Obviously there's an element of feeling bad for the person who once had a gift they were excited about and is now stuck with literal trash someone wrapped up. It just really sucked until the CEO stepped in.
cC2Panda ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that the point of white elephant though... Like I got a soap on a rope and a shoe horn once. Everyone was giving shitty things that were just hanging around their house.
Imakefishdrown ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:08:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some versions do that, some are you buy a new gift under a set amount. Usually work ones are new gifts.
areraswen ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:16:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a variation at least but it wasn't what we were doing. The way we did it was with a limit of $20 and you piled gifts in the middle. Everyone had a number and when that was called you came and picked a gift. If you didn't want to pick a new gift you could steal an unwrapped gift and the person who unwrapped it would have to pick another. We limited the steals to 3 per item and after that it was stuck with the person.
elsabesha ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:19:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it sounds more like a misunderstanding about the officeโs expectations on the part of hanger giver. At my old office, the idea was to have a mix of odd gifts like that and some decent ones. It made the game more fun.
areraswen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:42:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. I was the newest employee by far and they ensured everyone knew the rules. I had the same thought at first but they were very clear about what was expected. We had a few extra gifts at the end and I never figured out if people left early or if someone brought in the hangers as a joke along with a real gift and was just too embarrassed at how people reacted that they never owned up. I suspect the latter to be honest.
elsabesha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:27 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the latter to me too. I๏ธ found it funny.
areraswen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly think it would have been hilarious if they came forward with another gift or left a note about where the real gift was. Really with how serious everyone took it, it would've been funny. I guess the moral of the story is to follow through all the way if you do something like that.
Flamburghur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not really the professional version though.
OTOH I kind of want to do a "junk drawer" swap now.
frozenweathermap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:00:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is absolutely the point when I have White Elephant exchanges with my friends to just wrap up something ridiculous and useless we have lying around. If I unwrapped hangers, Iโd laugh. This sounds like it was really more of a regular gift exchange but they called it White Elephant by mistake.
areraswen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually that's an optional element and office parties often leave it out.
redplainsrider ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I got a bag of really old computer wires one year. My boss told me he was sorry that the gift was so shit.
wardrich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I saw this in an episode of The Office once. Only it was an iPod, and the manager stole it.
elsabesha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shame it wasnโt a chunky Prism Durosport.
Lonelysock2 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:04:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I do those 'swap' secret Santa's where you can deliberately get a bad gift. Some of my favourites over the years: an inflatable 'swan' that just had a pin head and a smiley face; a book of blow job tips; a disposable cock ring; a $2 shop tracksuit; and a framed photo of one of our other friends
puddlebrigade ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:53:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like the props to a so-bad-its-good porno, right there.
HeroOfStorms ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:07:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like this one?
Lonelysock2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:44:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Ahahaha it's so ugly
countingonhisdiamond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You all sound fun.
thelogicofcrocodiles ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 20:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will never do secret santa on here again because of last year, I spent a lot of effort on mine and dude didn't give a shit at all; he was clearly depressed, judging by his answers, and I was trying to be a nice spot during a season that really sucks when you're feeling down. And then the person who got me clearly didn't read my answers and mailed me a first aid kit. fuck that shit
iwrestledaDanaonce ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 20:46:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got some Wal-Mart team logo plastic cups and a card that said "Happy Birthday Brother!" with the old info scratched out.
Fuck selfish people who ruin secret Santa like that
loquacious706 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was the gift Josh got from Drake.
xxxismydaddyy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Laughing my ass orf
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
illy-chan ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm nervous. I did it last year and it went well so I signed up again this year too but maybe I won't be as lucky...
Edit: For clarification, I'm more worried about how my gifts will be received than what I actually get. The idea of screwing up something for someone else's holiday makes me rather anxious.
drpeck3r ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:52:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do it every year now. Even if you get a crap gift you still made someone else happy no?
thelogicofcrocodiles ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:58:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that was my thought process as well, but my guy didn't care. I spent a good amount of effort on it and a lot of thought went into it too, I really tried hard to make them happy, but to no avail. It was disheartening, honestly I don't care so much about my shit gift, it was more about the person I spent time on not caring, it made me feel bad:(
drpeck3r ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awhh that is disappointing that when you make something great the other person decides to not care. But I'd try it again. I have had two great ones so far.
illy-chan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:34:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, that was the part that scared me. I tried to stick to the suggested cost but then my Santa got me a whole bunch of things, some of them were definitely $20+ on their own. I was terrified that maybe no one really stuck to the suggested price and that my person was going to be disappointed.
Ended up working out (tried to really focus on the stuff he said he liked) but I was nervous until his post.
redpandaeater ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:21:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't done it at all yet. I hate trying to think of presents for people I know, so the thought of trying to find something for someone I'll never meet just gives me a bit of unnecessary anxiety. Worst part of the entire year for work is them wanting to do a Christmas party with white elephant gifts. I hate it yet feel compelled to go, even though I could just be lazy and bring a fifth of something as the gift.
Flamburghur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like the "what will some fuckhead on the internet think to send me" aspect of it, which I don't get with my friends.
Krispyz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of smaller subs will do secret santas. I did a couple of the reddit-wide exchanges and was pretty disappointed, but when I did one for a smaller sub it was way better. The one I did was a nail-polish subreddit, but the secret santa didn't restrict us to just nail polish and most people got a variety of stuff and people put a lot of thought into it. I never felt bad about those exchanges.
Eloquent_Cantaloupe ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:15:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly my concern. I did it one year internationally, spent a bunch on a present that I later decided was lame, and spent more on shipping it than the actual present cost. The recipient never even wrote that they got it. I still cringe over the whole thing. No more Reddit secret santa for me.
thoriginal ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:51:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First aid kit is at least better than the two-sizes-too-small t-shirt with "I'm not insane, my mother had me tested" poorly screened onto it that I got my last year doing it...
snotnboss ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:05:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a weird choice for someone you don't know.
thoriginal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:04:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I've lost enough mass to be able to wear the thing, but I've only ever worn it to bed.
Cacafuego ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a Big Bang Theory quote. Relatively safe bet for Reddit, but why would you not ask shirt size?
Plsdontreadthis ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, man. Reddit hates BBT.
TheDevil666666 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:45:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get anything...
rucksacksepp ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:19:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same for me. Even the second round where you get assigned to a known good secret Santa sent nothing
mesaer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two out of two arbitrary day santas, no gift.
Rematcher, was a no too.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheDevil666666 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Good luck to him
snotnboss ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same happened to me a year, the person I sent it to just refused to communicate nor confirm at all after saying he was going to go pick it up at the post office. He kept on posting mundane stuff on reddit, so at least I know he didn't die, he just didn't give a shit. I am still participating though, the good people and experiences outweigh the few rotten eggs :)
BananaDick_CuntGrass ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:12:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine this year put "na" on all the questions. I sent a message asking for a little info/hobbies so I could get an idea of what to get and she said photography. I'm afraid of giving her a crappy gift because I know absolutely nothing about photography and that's all she said.
RealizedEquity ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:26:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get her a coloring book. That would be pretty funny.
BananaDick_CuntGrass ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it. I can be pretty slow sometimes.
RealizedEquity ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:35:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing to get haha. She's being incredibly obtuse. You should be too. She likes photography, so she probably likes pictures. Coloring books have pictures. It isn't that funny at all.
It's pretty obnoxious to say photography for a present idea. Do you want me to buy a 5 thousand dollar camera lens or a Photography for Dummies book? As somebody who knows fuck all about photography I can't think of much in between.
BananaDick_CuntGrass ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh ok, yeah I totally agree. I'm definitely not putting any thought into a gift if she can't help out.
I think I'll just get a photo album lol.
JCBh9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:53:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take a picture of a polaroid
Plsdontreadthis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could get her an empty picture frame.
Or, better yet, one with a sample picture in it.
BananaDick_CuntGrass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like it
JCBh9 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:52:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah man if the person can't go through the effort to give you a hint of something realistic then screw em
RealizedEquity ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. I canโt read your mind. And photography is expensive.
snotnboss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then get her something like fridge poetry, it's a nice gift and most people will like it.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems to me that your real gift was doing something nice for someone down, not whatever half ass gift someone else gave you. You shouldn't give up on the program for that reason.
1mikeg ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Reddit Secret Santa I received a generic card with a Snoo sticker in it.
Nomadicminds ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a 4GB sd card that turns out to be a fake and has only 128kb in it.
iheartgold26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:06 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is evil
crymarbos ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:39:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year mhusbands Grama gave all her children, grandchildren, and great-grand children a grocery bag with a four pack of toilet paper... said she wanted to give something useful... at least she was fair and the gifts were always new! Lol. Years later we look back on that with fondness.
seattleque ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better be 2-ply, Grams.
MoribundCow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:39:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
m'husband
tips fedora
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sorry, but I just had a hearty laugh at this. I hope you have a great holiday this year.
2BigBottlesOfWater ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:34:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can maybe top that! For Secret Santa I received a low quality model car. I figured someone did the best they could and made nothing more of it. Then, a few days later I recieved a bill for customs and shipping from what I remember to be Fedex or Purolator for something like $15-20. I was so mad lol... I swear that bill was worth more then the actual car itself.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So paper...
schnallabel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man it's not near as bad as yours but I received mugs for three consecutive years for my choir's secret Santa. Felt like a new really shitty gift every year.
averymann4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5th grade. Label. maker.
Was so pissed I just started labeling everything in the classroom. Got in trouble and had to stay after class to remove all the labels. fuming.
Bamres ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:34:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol my mom won 4 tickets to a museum years ago, I dont remember from where but it was a donation to a raffle iirc, we go to the museum and at the end of the night, I was sitting on a bench waiting for my family who were in the bathroom or something, a lady approached me and asks if i wanna give some feedback, I said sure why not and rated my experience and answered questions, she then hands me...the same 4 goddamn tickets...
factoid_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my kind of shitty office gift. I kind of want to suggest "bad christmas presents" as the theme for this year's exchange now. Just so I can steal this idea.
Leo_TheLurker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"hmm, cheap and expired? This has gotta be OP's mom"
SirBackspace ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:54:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch.
maruffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. That is truly crap.
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even if you wanted to go, you couldn't.
greffedufois ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a couple garage sale paperbacks and a loon song CD. Thanks Douglas.
AsianBlaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hope no one was hurt when the museum collapsed.
wish_i_had_a_doggo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would someone give this away? Something that has no value at all... itโs like bringing bad food to the party!
justdontfreakout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They regifted I bet.
Arcade42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was reading this and was thinking "Hey that's not so bad." Only to be corrected a few words later.
czmhdk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf
RatherDieWithMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When Dr. Gellar is your secret Hanukkah Armadillo.
zacharyburk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
RIP just like the tickets
WatNxt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was me, sorry.
novaonthespectrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
....I'd be livid. I'd kill for science museum tickets. :(
Brimzdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was from a secret Santa as well, in elementary school. I got a hacky sack with a taped up hole in it. The beads were missing and had been replaced with pencil shavings.
crod4692 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it truly secret Santa or did you learn who the cheap bastard was after?
naughtywithnature ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We gotta kill that guy...before he strikes again.
NaNaNaNaNaNaaaNa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa, I got nothing.
sirgog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Satan
jprofetto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a coworker who was gifted by her Secret Santa a few chocolates.
zebra-king ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haha that wors then nothing
Notagingercat ยท 5138 points ยท Posted at 14:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gifted me toothpaste for winning this competition one year (it wasn't something big, it was at church but still). I didn't even want to do it but she really wanted to so I entered. In the end she gave me 8 tubs of toothpaste like those you'd buy in bulk at Costco. I was really baffling when I saw that and she happily took it back, saying: "if you don't want it, I'll have it". Yes she's a terrible gift giver.
BrokeTheInterweb ยท 1474 points ยท Posted at 17:11:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classic โI was getting this for myself anyway and you live with me so itโs BOTH OF OURSโ move. Not cool, Mom.
bitJericho ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 18:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"And I buy your toothpaste anyway" XD
Notagingercat ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:34:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I suppose lol. She's just a really practical person but again I can understand the reason. We were never well off and that has affected her in a lot of ways.
whtbrd ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 22:26:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the flip side, when I was in college my b/f wanted to know what I wanted for my birthday. Money being scarce, I was being practical and I said I wanted a blender. He insisted that presents weren't allowed to be practical so he gave me a blender that had one of those spigots at the bottom to dispense drinks.
Fun, right?
Except then every time I used the blender I had to clean this whole extra part - dismantling the spigot, removing the gasket, flushing the whole part with water, using a pipe cleaner or something to really get in there since it's a small part that stuff would get in the crevices of.
So I didn't want to be ungrateful at the time... but looking back, I totally should have returned it for something I wanted, because I ended up not using that blender as much as I would have, cause it was such a pain to clean.
The boyfriend ended up working out, though. We just celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary, and our 14th anniversary of being a couple.
BrendanAS ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:07:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you ever get a proper blender?
whtbrd ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:54:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, YES... years later. I got a Ninja as a wedding present. I didn't even register for it. It is AWESOME!
Notagingercat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:17:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats! And damn, you guys dated for really long before getting married. I'm sorry if I'm being nosy but was there ever pressure for you both to officially tie the knot?
whtbrd ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:53:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, yes and no. (sorry for the wall of text)
I don't think my parents really loved DH as a marriage choice for a long time. They really liked him, charismatic, similar interests in guns, fun hobbies, cool to hang out with. But there were political and religious differences of opinion, which he was not shy about expressing.
My family is (without the racism that is so popular to ascribe to this group of people) textbook religious-right protestant (damn near Baptist) conservatives.
DH and I are libertarian. And he doesn't believe in the Trinity. He has reasons. In my book, this is one of the less important pieces of doctrine. I got over it. My parents probably wouldn't if he ever got so rude as to throw his religious beliefs in their faces.
Instead he politely disagrees and tries to change the subject.
Pretty sure he's #1 SIL now... and there are 4 to choose from.
3 stories:
He didn't want to propose until I graduated with my Bachelor's. There was a big misunderstanding at my sister's husband's bachelor party, (I'll call the guys BIL and DH to simplify), wherein BIL asked DH if he had any serious intentions regarding me (we'd been together for, idk, 4ish years by then? I don't remember my sister's anniversary, so sue me.)
DH responded: "I don't know," took a swig of beer "I'm kindof hoping to marry her if she'll ever graduate."
BIL told my Dad the answer to the question was "I don't know."
Dad held onto it for a few months, then called me to relay it, to let me know that maybe I was wasting my time, because DH didn't seem to be emotionally invested.
I held onto it for a few months, and started distancing myself emotionally, because you know what, an answer like that, 4 years into a relationship, then it's probably best to start looking at ending it.
He finally confronted me one day, wanting to know what was wrong, why I was not talking to him like I used to. I, of course, didn't want to tell him. When I finally did, he hit the roof. Explained that rest of the answer. Still hates BIL. I don't really like him much, either. If either BIL or Dad had bothered to get a better answer from DH, our relationship wouldn't have taken a huge hit.
Story 2:
I wasn't the best student. Smart? yes. Motivated? no. So I lost financial aid around 2009. I went to work full time as a secretary at the university, and had a class here and there, since it's a LOT cheaper when you work there. Spring of 2010 and DH is still insisting on the "graduate first" thing. I don't remember when it happened, but I had a massive emotional melt-down, wondering how much he valued me if he didn't want to marry me if I didn't have a degree.
I eventually, in early fall 2010, drew a line in the sand: a ring by the end of January, or I'm moving to [place my family is from and still lives]. If I'm going to work as a secretary for a while, I can make a lot more money up there and I need a reason to stay here. I'm not saying I'll break up with you, but our relationship will become long-distance. (we weren't living together, never officially moved in together until we got married. so I wasn't threatening his living arrangements.)
Fall comes, we have some other kind of talk where he mentions something about... idk, ultimatums, or how important it is that I have a degree in case something ever happens to him or some such... and I'm sympathetic. Turns out, he thought that meant I didn't mean it about my deadline.
Turns out he was wrong, because after New Year's I ask him if I need to get some boxes, because what with all the holidays already passed, and no events or plans in the forseeable future, even for movie dates (because we're actually pretty laid back), it really looked like there was no ring coming up. I was sad. but I was also done hanging out in podunk college-town, making crap-all, hoping (7 years in) that maybe some day I'll get a ring.
He freaks out, says he thought I had relinquished on the deadline, and says he has a ring, but hasn't made plans on the proposal yet, so can he have until spring break?
I give him until spring break. I have a ring by Valentine's (well, sort of. It was right after Valentine's because there was a major ice storm on Valentine's).
Story 3:
My youngest sister got engaged around the same time as I did. Her husband is military, and had a limited window to be home between deployments for the ceremony. My dad asked us to push our wedding further out so he wouldn't have 2 weddings to deal with at the same time. I guess they were like "We're pretty sure they're having sex already, but not so sure about the youngest. What's another 6 months on top of 8.5 years?"
Notagingercat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:23:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm happy it works out so well for you. My boyfriend and I are in the same place as your first story. My parents are so really religious it scares me, and even though they're not at all racist they have made it clear that they would never welcome a non-believer as my SO. Thank you for sharing even though you could say no to me, I like reading stranger's stories on Reddit ^
WildflowerWitchery ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:34:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats for you guys!
TheAveragePsycho ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair this works with good gifts to. When my dad bought me a gaming console when i was younger i thought it was a gift for me.
dirty_ronin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:23:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs my brother.
โOoh, I really want to see this movie, Iโll gift it for someoneโs Christmas/birthday present!โ
Bullshit!
quiltr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:14:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-father was like this. He would buy me a gift that was something I had no interest in and that he wanted, and then a few weeks later he'd take it back.
THE_BEST_MEME ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather just not get a gift if someone did this to me.
spudcosmic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt make me feel bad about gifting my dad cool mugs as a kid. I used them more than him.
thesafetyofroutine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:52:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/raisedbynarcissist
AmbulatoryPeas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:55:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh, no. The ball's name is Homer"
ShitDuchess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:26:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The way I see it in tv/movies is the guy buys his homemaker wife a toolbox. That promptly gets filled with his tools and put in the garage for him to use.
KingJayVII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean symbiotic presents?
asolon17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done this the other way around... I bought her a Coffee Ninja for mother's day and I use it more than her ๐๐
[deleted] ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what it is that makes people bad at gift giving. Are the mildy sociopathic, and unable to empathise, or is it selfishness, or have they just never gotten a good present. Hold up... I am a bad gift giver... But I am poor, and not a shopper. My skill set is sorta just not one that lends to gift giving. I gotta work on that.
whtbrd ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:33:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifts just need to show thought, not money.
A gift can be taking your girl (g/f, wife, daughter, mom) to the park to sit and enjoy an hour, eating your normal sandwiches.
A gift can be coupons for backrubs, or giving your parent friend(s) a free night of babysitting so they can go on a date.
Taking the kids outside for an evening so your wife/husband can spend an evening in the tub with a book, playing video games with friends, or binge watching a show you aren't interested in.
These are GREAT gifts, and really cost nothing.
Notagingercat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh nah, I love my mom and we were quite poor growing up so that's why. I remember buying her a nice purse for her birthday and she wasn't happy because I spent quite a bit on it.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right but poor doesn't mean, that you should just give people a jumbo pack of toothpaste and call it a good gift. That is way outta any reasoning on the matter.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna go with selfish and/or stupid.
The_Quibbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mentioned this before elsewhere, but when I moved across the country, I made a point to visit at Thanksgiving instead of Christmas, largely to bypass the whole ordeal. Even if it weren't too much of a pain in the ass to figure out how to effect gifts for everyone from 3000 miles away, I kind of resent all the christmas bullshit anymore anyway. If I sound like an ass, look at it this way, I was off everyone else's list therefore, as well, saving them the cost and hassle of shopping for one more person.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get that for sure. But also, a gift is a wonderful way to effect other people. Don't write them off, because people you care about will know you care about them with a well timed and thoughtful gift. But IMO you shouldn't bother if you can't come up with something, and where going to halfass it.
fikis ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 17:07:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tubs or tubes?
If it is tubs, then I learned something today.
Pepe_von_Habsburg ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 17:27:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just dunk the toothbrush in there and brush away
NipplesInAJar ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"COME DOWN TO STUBBORN WILLIE'S TOOTHPASTE TUB EMPORIUM!
GET YOURSELF A TUB FULL O' TOOTHPASTE! IT'S GREAT FOR KIDS AND ADULTS.
IF YOU SAY YOU HEARD THIS AD ON THE RADIO WE'LL FILL YOU 1/4 OF YOUR TUB FOR FREE!!!!"
Rocky87109 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:03:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Vanna White, fuck your peas! Pea soup bitch!
Notagingercat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:30:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tubes, bleh, my brain can't function w/o coffee.
BreeBree214 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:34:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I legitimately thought you meant tubs. I thought "toothpaste comes in tubs? The fuck? ... Oh! Costco.. that sounds like something they'd sell"
I pictured those gallon plastic tubs with handles of blue ribbon ice cream. But with toothpaste.
I wondered how long 8 gallons of toothpaste would last you, so I did the math.
According to the American Dental Association, you only need a pea sized amount of toothpaste, which Colgate estimates too be about 1 cubic centimeter
There's about 3785 cubic centimeters in one gallon. So if you're brushing twice per day, a gallon of toothpaste would last for about 1892 days. Which would be a little over 5 years. So 8 gallons of toothpaste would last for 40 years.
I'd like to imagine some mom trying to give their child forty years worth of toothpaste and then being shocked that their child wouldn't appreciate such a gift
Notagingercat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:49:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... TIL
OgreJehosephatt ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:38:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I didn't think for a second that it was a typo. I was all, like, "Holy shit, toothpaste comes in a tub? How does that even work?"
seattleque ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The tub of toothpaste comes with a cute, miniature putty knife for spreading the toothpaste on your toothbrush.
Look_its_Rob ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:25:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, remember that you are not your addiction! If you ever need someone to talk to about your crippling dependency on drugs, feel free to PM me.
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I might be willing to accept that I have an addiction, but it's not a problem. I'm functional, and I have a steady supply... so BACK OFF MY COFFEE, MAN! I'm WARNING YOU!
tylerb108 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:30:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll bring you a doubleshot espresso if you put the knife down
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coffee first. I want the coffee, and I want it hot. Then sure, I'll relinquish the cutlery.
amnsisc ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:51:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So she found an excuse to buy herself toothpaste, lmao.
My mother would pull the same shit. I remember 6 or so, she said "I got you a surprise!" and my priorities straight I said, quite excitedly, "Pokemon cards???"--"No." she said flatly & glumly, obviously hurt, and she showed me this little thing you put juice into with sticks to make little popsicles.
I suppose the intention was good and despite it being $5 piece of plastic I should have been more appreciative, but her response, much like your mothers, demonstrated to me she wanted it for herself (& I guess felt weird about buying that for no reason?) but also for me to be like oddly grateful.
I suppose it's petty of me to remember small trivial events--but my mother always basically tried to bribe me with material gifts. Most of the time though, it's something I don't need and sometimes expressly dislike (I'd say I hate x, she'd only hear the x part, so she'd get it, for example), and I always felt a mixture of several things, let down, annoyed & then guilty for feeling let down & annoyed.
Notagingercat ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:52:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I'm sorry for that. In defend of my mom, she was terrible at choosing gifts (and still is) because she thinks anything you can't use for your survival is a luxury and you don't need luxury to live. She hated it when I watch TV, hated it when I play games, hated it when I wanted to learn knitting and crochet for fun and a bunch of other stuffs. Basically, no fun allowed. Idk, she's just weird.
amnsisc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult I certainly appreciate that mentality. Groceries, laundry, books, boots, gas toiletries etc are great gifts now. As a child, however, they're harder to appreciate.
scupdoodleydoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having teeth is an excuse to buy toothpaste.
amnsisc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be true to your teeth or else they'll be false to you!
Sigma-42 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:21:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the equivalent of Homer buying Marge that bowling ball.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
caanthedalek ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she not normally supply you with toothpaste? I feel like that's something most kids get as much as they need of.
I-LOVE-LIMES ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:25:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know...this comment makes me so mad. However, it has nothing to do with you.. I was born into economic comfort - not extreme wealth but upper middle class type of comfort. But in the wrong part of the world. I remember my last Christmas in my homecountry/home town. I was 7. The country was in full blown war and I was fully aware of what was going on. And forget having access to your accounts. My family lost everything. But we still had Christmas. My grandma got us a small chocolate and a tube of toothpaste because that is all that she could find in that could be useful to a child. I was so happy to have received SOMETHING. To me THAT was the most memorable and best Christmas ever.
Notagingercat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:44:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can relate to the struggle. The only time we have ever owned a house was a brief period when my sister was born. They sold it after 2 years tho, we needed the money. Anyway, this story happened when I started working and we were better financially. I can understand why, growing up poor means we need a practical mindset so I definitely didn't blame or resent her. It was just a funny story.
I-LOVE-LIMES ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:28:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And it IS funny but it made me mad LOL and also, I want to reiterate that it has nothing to do with you or the story. I think it's just my own 'trigger'. It made me mad because I remembered how I thought that gift was awesome yet didn't appreciate the more awesome gifts that I received later in life because I was an angry teenager and didn't appreciate the effort of the gift-giver... Also - this same grandmother now gifts us (almost every single year without fail) nail kits, pajama pants and fuzzy socks. I have so many nail kits I could open my own nail salon and also my own Pajama-Pants-Emporium.
DOLCICUS ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you mean 8 tubes? Cause 8 tubs sounds like a lifetime supply. Does toothpaste expire?
DickChubbz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:47:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If someone says "If you don't want it I'll keep it" I will keep it out of spite, no matter how much I hate it.
Magicalunicorny ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom used the church to pay for 8 tubs of toothpaste and encouraged you to enter so you could "win" smart move on the free toothpaste mom.
wish_i_had_a_doggo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow wow wow, is not the toothpaste something that should be available for kids at any home? Why make a gift out of it as if it was something damn special
a_n_d_r_e_w ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:59:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She reminds me of the stereotypical church goer who is a bit devious and only does stuff to benefit themselves and make themselves feel better and as soon as they go to church they pray all those sins away apparently wiping their slate clean
455_R4P3R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im just imagining her handing over the packs of toothpastes. like ya. and theres more where that came from
wazupcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like a terrible mother, all these asshole parents people are posting about. i always was thankful for my selfless mother, who always put those she loved before herself. is this why there's so many selfish people in the world?
Notagingercat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say my mom is... weird and insensitive but I wouldn't say she is an asshole. There are people out there I won't ever fully understand like my mom and that's fine. Your mom sounds like a lovely lady though, lucky you!
wazupcuz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:51:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sorry, was speaking in general terms, i was lucky in mother dept. thank you for your class at my off the cuff quip.
Notagingercat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Np man, I was sure you didn't mean it, my mom certainly doesn't sound nice from this story but it's just one side of her.
The_Quibbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I always read these threads for the humor, but always wind up depressed. People are fucked.
DatsunL6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'Boxing gloves for grandma', as my dad would say.
QuitMessingwithme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the best gift ever ! I'd happily take 8 tubes of toothpaste!
OliviaStevens ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom works at a dental office and told me she brought home a few tubes of toothpaste for me to take when I moved out. I went into my room to find 32 tubes of Sensodyn, she made sure I was stocked up since it's expensive haha
valiantfreak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, that's when you say "well, actually I DO want it" and then use the entire 8 tubs to paint basketball lines on the driveway, make a slip & slide, blow it up with fireworks, etc.
Fun, and you drastically reduce your future chances of getting a present that is really for your mum
Moses_The_Wise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You misspelled person there at the end, my friend
Notagingercat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man but I'm too lazy to fix. It'll stay as proof of my dumbness.
mollypop94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who cares? We all knew what OP was saying. There's no need to correct him it comes off as just pedantic as fuck.
bloodybutunbowed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This would be a great gift for me. I love practical gifts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it maybe a "smelliest mouth" competition?
1-6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a Korean church.
Notagingercat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Close.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh...unless you're a heliocoprion, that's a shitty gift.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicoprion
dirty_ronin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me guess, she got you clothes for your birthday?
MrsHokogan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me toothpaste for my birthday this year (and a bottle of champagne), but I was pretty happy about it because I've been wanting to buy some sls free toothpaste to see if my lips would stop peeling, and that stuff is kind of expensive (as far as toothpaste goes anyway.)
rootytootypirate69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gives stuff like toothpaste and clearance isle toiletries like weird smelling bar soaps or lotions for Christmas. That or she just doesnโt get you anything. Sheโs not the best gift giver. She always expects super fancy/expensive gifts from like her husbands and kids though, which is odd.
pearoline_bananaguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom does this with the floss she likes every year for Christmas ...
TheN00bBuilder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ran out of toothpaste last night. I'd be grateful as hell for those...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:04:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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mollypop94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People correcting other's spelling/grammar on the internet is pure cringe.
BigPig93 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a good gift, you won't have to buy tooth-paste for a year or so.
Burritosiren ยท 7763 points ยท Posted at 14:36:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was born my grandma gave me a bikini size 10. She never gave me another present after that, because she claims my parents were ungrateful bastards.
Barbecuesaucey ยท 3843 points ยท Posted at 17:19:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the funniest thing to me, how did she think that was gonna go down?? โWow thanks so much for this way too big two piece bathing suit for our infant, how did you know thatโs exactly what we needed?โ
Burritosiren ยท 2651 points ยท Posted at 17:29:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents kept it for the lols, and I did wear it. Many many many many years later!
SirJuggles ยท 335 points ยท Posted at 22:22:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I absolute love picturing the moment when your parents gave it to you. "Honey, this bikini was chosen for you at birth. It is your destiny. The time has come..."
Black_Moons ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 04:04:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Trumpets play in the background THE TIME HAS COME.
BitchingRestFace ยท 241 points ยท Posted at 19:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was wondering if you were male until this comment.
Actually it amuses me to still wonder, idly.
Burritosiren ยท 190 points ยท Posted at 19:44:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be more funny if I am male... maybe I am. Maybe I am not. I am married to a woman though so chances are I am!
Olly0206 ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 19:55:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean...chances are still 50/50...
Elendili3 ยท 177 points ยท Posted at 20:00:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not how statistics works.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:37:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honest to god, I have a family member who fundamentally butchers statistics. Like when something happens they claim it had a 100% chance of happening since it did in fact happen. I think they understand the distinction and are trying to communicate determinism, but it drives me nuts. Itโs such a nonsense statement.
Edit: grammar
Deathlord291 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 08:58:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, think about it. I have a 50% chance of winning the lottery - after all, either I win or I lose! That means there's two options so it's 50/50!
/s
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:04:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And if I win, there was a 100% chance that I was going to win!!!
mrchaotica ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:20:49 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a (vacuously true) statement of conditional probability:
P(A|A) = P(A โฉ A)/P(A) = P(A)/P(A) = 1
Or in other words: given that event A has occurred, the probability of A is 100%.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:26:52 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol! Thanks for that :)
I may use that in my stats class when we get to probability in a few weeks!! This may be my new favorite silly math equation!
Of course, itโs an empty statement (vacuously true - may I steal this?). I am responding, therefore there was a 100% chance I was going to respond given that I responded. The person in question has said things along these lines when justifying political viewpoints, and my head just goes full of fuck.
mrchaotica ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ Sure -- it wasn't coined by me anyway.
Yep, trying to use that as justification for something is a logical fallacy, because the evaluation occurs before the condition used to justify it was known -- mathematically, P(A) โ P(A|A). Specifically, it's either begging the question (the actual meaning of the term, not the incorrect usage of it as a synonym for "raising the question") or affirming the consequent, depending on exactly how "along these lines" the statement was.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I assumed you hadnโt coined the term. I guess that was my way of saying โI love itโ.
Seriously though, mad props for the correct usage and citation of โbegging the questionโ. I had a roommate in college (law student - perfect 1600 sat score - way more intelligent than myself) educate me on its correct usage, and I have tried my best since to always reserve that phrase for proper usage. I still struggle with organically inserting this into conversation without being wrong or sounding like an asshole, haha. Same goes for โthatโ and โwhichโ - I have read the usage numerous times, but fail to properly apply the terms consistently.
Anyways, cheers!
Olly0206 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 20:04:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't think the chance that an anonymous redditor is 50% chance they are male or 50% chance they are female?
I mean...I guess it could be 49/49/2. 2% chance they're a toaster...but chances seem unlikely.
FerricDonkey ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 20:17:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, the chances that a randomly selected living human is male is (number of living male humans)/(number of living humans). That isn't 50%, though it's closeish.
But then you specified redditor. So then the chances that a randomly selected redditor is (number of living male redditors)/(number of living redditors). That number may or may not be 50% ish.
But there's further information: married to a woman. So now it's (number of living male redditors married to a woman)/(number of living redditors married to a woman). Which is not gonna be 50%, just by the numbers.
(Yes I was bored enough to right this out.)
codeklutch ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 20:48:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But not bored enough to write it out?
Tommy84 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:27:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He wanted it to be right, so he righted it out. Wouldn't have wanted to wrong something.
kerm64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy rights
Dragonsoul ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 22:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't include the toaster possibility. Poor Statistics right there.
MastaMind599 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a toaster and I demand to be represented!
DrShocker ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
also, they were gifted a bikini, so that also biases the chance toward man.
Olly0206 ยท -40 points ยท Posted at 20:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, technically it's not going to be 50%. However, I don't have the exact figures of how many redditors are men vs how many are women vs how many are married to what. And for that matter, any statistic that claims as much is only based on survey that has margin for error.
So at best we can only safely assume that the number of reddit accounts may theoretically match (percentage wise) the male to female population. But also you'd have to figure for people with multiple accounts, what part of the world they connect from (assuming they're not using a vpn) and from there you could maybe narrow down more accurately how many could potentially be male and female. You could go pull census records and find how many are married vs non-married as well as how many are same sex marriages. And blahblahblah.
For all intents and sarcastic purposes, it's 50/50 since they never stated if they were male or female. There's no need to go all neck-beard "but actually" over a silly joke.
FerricDonkey ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:31:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't underestimate the power of boredom. I still have another hour and a half of office hours.
But no - even if you wanted to approximate it with the population and ignore reddit nonsense, you would still take into account "married to a woman." If you look at the collection of people married to a woman, it is not 50/50 male female.
Eurell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But you're not taking the bikini into account lol. Or the username.
Olly0206 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I pointed out as much. If you'd really like to figure out the exact math, go trace down the IP of the poster and find out what region there from. Hopefully there not using a VPN so you can then go request a recent census and find out how many married men to women there are vs how many women married to women there are in that individual's country. Or take it a step further and track them down to their home city and find out there. Or go knocking on doors in their neighborhood and survey the individuals that live there so you'd know the odds of them being male or female based on just their street alone. But if you're going that far you might as well just check their house and see whats up.
For general purposes, 50/50 is sufficient. Especially since it was a joke.
iSeaUM ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:22:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man not really. You really gonna argue that it's a 50/50 chance someone married to a woman is female/male? You wouldn't agree there are more men married to women than women?
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:11:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're reading way to much into this brocycle. It was simply a joke. How many times do I need to say it. It doesn't have to be accurate.
Shave your neck beard. Lose the fedora. Get off your high "but actually" horse. Go get laid. And chill the fuck out, dude. It's not that big of a deal. Who cares if it's accurate.
iSeaUM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:29:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah I donโt think you were making a joke at all. Seems to me you made your point and were proven wrong and donโt want to admit to random people on the internet that you donโt know basic statistics. Perhaps you donโt want to admit it to yourself? Like one of those people who regards themselves are really smart but actually donโt know much, they just canโt fathom being so wrong about something so simple. So you throw insults to try to mask your feelings.
Thatโs my theory.
Olly0206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, believe what you will. I even followed up with another joke to a poster afterwards. But you think whatever you want. I don't particularly care.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where the hell is the joke we are missing? The only humor was the toaster comment, as far as I can tell. And that was a little quip at the end. Same goes for sarcasm. Where in your comments is there sarcasm in the actual body of your statements?
You canโt just go and spew a bunch of pseudo-intellectual nonsense as your thesis and then end with a joke and expect everyone to disregard all the other stuff.
You were wrong and were taken to task for it. No one responding was on your case about the toaster comment. They were pushing back against your actual statements. Grow up and move on.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:06:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude. You're taking this far to serious for your own good. Stop before you blow a fuse.
I apologize that the joke was lost in the text. I suppose it's one of those things that needs vocal tone to be understood. I dunno. I do know some people got it. Some people didn't. And some people are nearly on the verge of having an aneurysm because they're math nerds who need to be right about everything.
Chill the fuck out. Settle down. And get on with your life. Quit letting a lone redditor get under your skin. Or aluminum. Or titanium. Or silicon. Or whatever robots are made out of these days.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. People often resort to ad hominem and projection when they are upset. Your detractors are not about to blow a fuse. Nobody but you is about to โhave an aneurysmโ over this. Yeah, I dug in more than I should have. No way around that. Iโm bored, and correcting bad math is a hobby horse of mine.
But donโt pretend to take the high road now. You were wrong. Your joke was never under scrutiny, your actual assertions were. Now you are doubling down and acting like everyone is raging against you. Man (or woman) up.
Olly0206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm far from upset. Not that it matters to you. I'm well aware of the psychology behind projection and I'm not one to resort to such measures. You honestly sound to me as though the math is of the utmost importance. If it matters so bad then fine, you corrected me. My math was bad. I really don't care because, as I've repeatedly stated, I wasn't going for accuracy. I was only alluding to the fact that answer was never officially given so the chances that the individual could have been one or the other were still up in the air. Perhaps I could have explained it better. Perhaps it worked better spoken rather than in text. Perhaps none of that matters since mathematical accuracy was never the point.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You in fact are resorting to projection. Check yo self. And people initially pushed back on the bad stats claim, but most of the follow ups to your responses were about how you were handling being challenged. How do you not see that? Seriously.
Olly0206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My responses where in kind to the push back I got. I informed that it was a joke and left a like minded response to what was given in the first place.
Eye for an eye and all that.
And you haven't got a clue if I've been projecting. So how about you give it a rest. You're exhausting and, for the nth time, I don't care.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. Are we 12? You canโt โnot careโ and still invest this much effort. I have gone full-blown retarded on this issue with you. Iโm just not in the mood to take your bullshit and empty responses today. You clearly care. You clearly are invested more than you would like. Own it and stop being a baby. Thatโs what got you into this feud and thatโs why I keep responding to you.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:44:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs still not how statistics works. Thatโs like saying that people can have dogs and cats as pets, therefore there is a 50/50 that they own a dog or a cat. Or that people can own a car or not, so letโs assume that 50% of the population owns cars. Or to go absurd, letโs say that some redditors are millionaires and some are not. Without further data letโs just assume that 50% are millionaires. Binary choices do not imply 50/50. Jesus.
Also, OP said they were married to a woman. That drastically increases the odds they are male. Even without sampling the population one may safely assume that OP is a male, as nothing close to 50% of marriages involving at least 1 female are not lesbian marriages.
Donโt pretend to understand statistics and espouse such awful mathematics.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:18:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not arguing statistics. For christ's sake. It's fucking sarcasm. Jesus, chill the hell out. How many times do I have to say it was a joke. I'm not working out the actual math for a joke. There's no need.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You raged quite hard when people admonished you for bad maths. And you have yet to own your mistake and instead shrug it off as โoh jk. Why canโt anyone take a joke!!?โ
Grow up.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:09:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was no raging. There was simply explaining to the mathletes who were so butt hurt over bad statistical analysis. I wasn't even making any legitimate claim of statistics. I don't honestly give a fuck. I was only making a play on the fact that since a definitive answer was never given that left the answer as a 50/50 shot of being male or female. It does not require accurate math as it's only a joke. Get over yourself.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is that a joke? Honestly, help me understand why you are so insistent that you werenโt wrong, only joking.
And if you donโt give a fuck, why are you so active in this thread with several people pushing back against you? I clearly give a fuck, Iโm embarrassed to admit; otherwise I would have let you be and would not respond.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:25:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not several people. It's you. You're the only person who's continually fighting trying to prove me wrong.
I've already explained that jokes don't require accuracy. I've already explained that perhaps it was lost in text. I already explained the simplicity of what I was saying and how nothing else that you've stated mattered. I don't know why you're still going on about it.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where was the joke? Answer the question?
And even in this thread alone there are several branches of other people calling you out. So Iโm not alone, as you claim.
And frankly, I was curious if Iโm just โthat guyโ, so I dug through your post history. (Yeah Iโm bored as shit and way too invested in this. I own that) You have a pretty solid history of picking fights with people and then playing the victim card when you get push back. And thatโs only from the last 20 or so comments. I am not going to bother going back any further. Honestly Iโm glad I checked. Because it demonstrates Iโm not the only one not putting up with you and calling you on your bullshit.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:55:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's a made up bunch of bologna. Firstly, I haven't picked fights with anyone. Any arguments I've had have largely been in the spirit of good debate and discussion. I rarely get an asshat like you who wants to nitpick something so insignificant and blow it out of proportion. I'm sorry that making a joke offended you because it used bad math but quite frankly, I don't give a shit. Take your business elsewhere. I don't care to deal with people who talk out of their ass.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. I read some of your arguments. It is a bunch of name-calling and complaining whenever anyone pushes back. Hardly in the โspirit of good debate and discussionโ ... unless our current president is your goalpost (assuming you are American. If not, then replace โourโ with โthe USโโ
I donโt care much about the bad math. Nobody else pushing back seems to have either. Everyone makes mistakes. Iโm more interested in calling you on all your bullshit.
And again, that wasnโt a joke. That was an inaccurate statement followed by a joke. And then you doubled down and defended your โjokeโ over and over in several branches of the thread until eventually resorting to the โi was only jokingโ card. You canโt have it both ways. All this is up on the Internet, for everyone to read and fact-check real-time. You canโt rewrite the facts here, buddy.
Now for some ad hominem of my own. You are the one talking out of your ass. Thread after thread of pseudo-intellectual gibberish and then crying foul when people call you out. Feel free to check my history. Only one of us has a track record of fighting with people on reddit, and itโs not me.
aCuteIllness ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I donโt think you understand what heโs saying.
Given what we know about the person (married to a woman), there is a greater chance of them being a man than a woman. Thatโs just an obvious, objectively true statement.
Olly0206 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understood exactly what he was saying. I think you and 50% of the people in this thread are missing the fact that it's a god damned joke, man.
lurker_lurks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:21:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think there is a sub for toasters to practice posting like humans. Sometimes I think they go there just to let off some steam.
Charmconnects ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now consider that 69% of Reddit users are male
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:57:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
69.6969696969...
To be more precise
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have a fundamental lack of understanding of how statistics works. Letโs also assume that 50% of redditors own iPhones and 50% android, while we are at it.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have a fundamental lack of understanding sarcasm. So lets assume that 50% of you doesn't understand a joke and the other 50% of you is just stupid.
IAmANobodyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where is the sarcasm? Where was a joke? You were just wrong and wonโt own up to it. Itโs okay dude. We all make mistakes sometimes.
Olly0206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:07:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't aiming to be right so how could I be wrong? I was never making any comment that required an actual, correct, statement. Seriously. Chill out before you fry a circuit.
Lowbacca1977 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a Bayesian standpoint, I think the probabilities have shifted
ajdabbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me laugh so fucking hard
Olly0206 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. It's all been in jest but people seem so bent out of shape over statistics. I don't give a crap about what the actual odds of someone being male or female are. I'm just making a joke for crying out loud.
TheLostGrundy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey dude I donโt think there is actually a 50/50 chance for them to be male/female.
thereal_ba ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:04:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You either are or you aren't. 50/50
Edit: thought this was obvious sarcasm...
Idgafasanymore ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:13:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this sarcasm? Lol
Knight_Blazer ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:36:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I flipped a coin to find out, turns out OP is heads.
diachi_revived ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not these days they aren't.
Olly0206 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True. That's why I also pointed out the odds that they could be a toaster. I didn't want to leave out the transformers.
LurkingArachnid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does she ever wear the bikini?
svk_alert ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 00:03:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can u send pic for uhm... scientific purposes?
catsidtrip ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:49:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surprised it didn't disintegrate!
I for one already have a pair of bikinis for an unborn 2 year old. My mom gave it to me 5 years ago.
SirJuggles ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 22:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Come again?
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe its a 2 year old size, but the child is not yet born?
catsidtrip ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have children, but I was gifted a pair of bikini that would fit a 2 year old.
pandaeconomics ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it at least a good one?
Esmiguel79 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:21:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I borrow it?
RothXQuasar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:40:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky you ended up being the right size.
Learned_Hand_01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:24:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what kind of father you have if he did not put it on your head while you were still a baby.
If one of my kids got a gift like that, I would have a picture of them with it on as part of a baby book.
send_mom_nudes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a boy or a girl?
derpthatderps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:47 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a towel when I was born, with my name on it and stuff. And boy am I happy with that towel. 10/10 gift
LeSirJay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:02 on December 12, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im a tad late but can you tell me how many years later? Because I have no idea how your sizes work at all lol
[deleted] ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 23:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Burritosiren ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:41:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess she did! Luckily my skinny sisters were born when grandma was no longer giving presents, or those large bikini's would have been wasted on those thin hips and A cups!
DanialE ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 00:48:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So youre telling us youre a 10?
Pheonixinflames ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you have a kid everyone wants to buy you newborn clothes it's really helpful if people think ahead and get you the next few sizes up, she just went a couple too many sizes up
I_am_pyxidis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:44:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone just assumed my sister's baby would be large and bought her all 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes. Not one person bought him NB clothes. Poor baby was 6 lbs and I had to run to Walmart to buy him some clothes to wear home from the hospital.
Monpetitsweet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:50:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to our oldest. He was in NB size for 6 weeks.
trwwyco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a setup so now she never has to buy presents again
Wife2Bears ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:27:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my daughter was around 6 months a neighbor gave her a bike. A mountain bike. and funny enough she expected to see my daughter riding it
dmitryo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who said it was too big?
DeathKitten666 ยท 1567 points ยท Posted at 16:35:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blame the kid for something they didnt even do. Ugh.
Tepigg4444 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
something they weren't able to even move for
jmwpc ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The story of everyoneโs childhood right there.
FlameSpartan ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:49:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Typical Boomer.
octothorped ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:22:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If gma gave this as a gift to a baby, you may have just dodged a bullet there. Sometimes its for the best.
r/JUSTNOFAMILY/
r/JUSTNOMIL/
misfitx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's more common than people like to admit.
n7-Jutsu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn millennials.
something_crass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:09:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. If some kid's parent pisses you off, you give revenge gifts to the kid. Shit with glitter or paint, shit that makes loud noises or flies, fucking play-doh. If they're one of these dumbarse 'helicopter' parents with a 'no guns' or 'no barbie' rule, buy the kid toy guns and barbies.
TheresASilentH ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 17:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it supposed to be a passive-aggressive jab at your momโs baby weight?
Burritosiren ยท 222 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who knows... the woman was batshit crazy. She had several granddaughters, but when the first great-granddaughter was born she told me: "this is the happiest day of my life, because I only ever had sons. Finally a girl in my family!" I guess my sisters and I are just chopped liver...
paprikat ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 19:31:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes... sounds like she left her marbles in someone else's jar!
It's actually the opposite in my family--my dad only had daughters and then I had a daughter. He was like, "Ah...another girl!" The only other males in my family are cats, and not entire ones at that.
lookitsnichole ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what my family was like. My grandma was one of two girls, then she had 4 daughters, two of the daughters never had kids and two had two daughters each. So many girls! My cousin finally had a boy and he was spoiled.
paprikat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is like the backstory to Paranormal Activity. Except without doors closing on their own and demons and whatnot, I guess.
frolicking_elephants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:20:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You only have partial cats?
paprikat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:36:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda... They're fixed.
Look_its_Rob ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your cat only part male? that's great you are so accepting of your gender fluid kitties =,)
420N1CKN4M3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:03:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gender fluid? Dude thats the part they got rid of
Look_its_Rob ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:34:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who got rid of what?
420N1CKN4M3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The cats are 'only partly male', they have no nuts. Now reread.
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:08:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So when a cat is described as "entire", it means that they still possess all of their parts, a.k.a. not neutered or spayed. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entire_(animal)
A webcomic about the life and adventures of a gender fluid kitty would be pretty great though. Do it, internet!
land8844 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My heart breaks for you. My girls are the first grandchildren to my parents, I would go batshit if that happened.
Burritosiren ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:43:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Luckily I had another grandmother who doted on me. So it was ok.
childhoodsurvivor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:45:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if you're aware of r/justnomil but I'm sure you and your mother would get a kick out of it. :)
Sylphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But did she gift her a bikini too?
Jigglytep ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but I doubt if your parents were polite and grateful the gift quality/appropriateness would improve:
Here is a case of motor oil and a box of blank cds happy second birthday.
You probably dodged a bullet
I_Smoke_Dust ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omg when i was like 7 or 8 or something, my grandma gave me like a bikini or something like that for swimming, I'm a guy!
AnomalyNexus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:40:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Forgive my ignorance, but is that really small or really big?
Burritosiren ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:31:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really big - as in it fits a chubby 32 year old now.
omeara4pheonix ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:33:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't call size 10 chubby, more like a normal 32 year old.
PtolemyShadow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:52:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ten is pretty average. I wouldn't call it chubby either.
salamanderme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just because it's normal doesn't mean it's not chubby. Many girls that wear a size 10 and are shorter would be considered chubby.
diamondpredator ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So many levels of "WTF" here...
a-docherty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ok you win. I was going to say that I got a diesel aftershave/spray that made me feel sick when I smelt it.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:|
HeirOfHouseReyne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope your were at least a girl?
sealclubber281 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something my girlfriend's mother would do
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like grandma was trying to get out of giving money to her grandkid, haha.
tinypurplepotato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny enough my grandmother gave me a load of adorable little boys' clothing and toys when I was born, I am a girl. My grandmother didn't say much about it past the fact that I was supposed to be a boy. Though I'm not sure how that works, do you just point and bellies and make gender demands? Sadly my parents didn't keep any of it so I was bereft of great photos.
Once my brother came along she was thrilled but he did not like her or her company.
TehMascot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she was calling her child a bastard, then by proxy your gam gam was a whore.
Snax63 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandma sounds like a piece of shit.
Sawyex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a bitter old cunt.
doctorsaurus933 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma must have misread the sizing, because my cousin (we're 11 days apart in age) and I got identical underpants for Christmas when we were 8...in an ENORMOUS size that I'm not sure we'd even fill out now. We still laugh about it.
MoistPockets ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do they even make bikinis for babies? Wait. Nevermind. I don't want to know.
Teacookie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry mate! The answer is yes.
Trexwarrior ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It didn't happen to be a itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini by chance? That could be worth some dough.
JSipz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโve confused me because of the incorrect change of tense in your post... is your Grandma still living?
Burritosiren ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
English is not my first language (or second for that matter), but you are right. She no longer claims anything, as she is indeed dead.
JSipz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see. You have my condolences!
MBNLA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think the present was for you. Seems like a gift a passive aggressive MIL would give to her DIL.
OgreJehosephatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I imagine you have a ton of great stories about your grandma.
Burritosiren ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:36:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really do but most are so outrageously racist that they can only be told in drunken whispers.
For years my mother said that "we have to be kind, she had a hard life" (which she did, abused, then orphaned, never schooled and used as a maid from age 7 onward by some distant family members, married young for her looks and abandoned when she lost those good looks after a bunch of babies to turn into a bitter old analphabet) but I have since met many many old people who had terrible lives and who are not angry racist people.
vshawk2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents did you A HUGE favor.
runswithgingercats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your grandma my grandma? Sheโs used those that endearing phrase to describe all of my family at one time
Hulkhogansgaynephew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have the greatest user name. I have an eye for the absurd. Bravo.
ataraxiary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was shooting for a "birthday suit" pun and is still peeved your parents didn't get the joke?
KarmaScope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is truly awful. I think if my mom did that to my daughter I would by her men's shoes and size 50 mumus for every birthday until she figured it out and apologized.
Umakenmecrazy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:02:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When each of my children were born, my mother-in-law gave me bags and bags of children's clothes. Nice, right? No. They were 1) size 4T-12/14, 2) from the early 80s, and 3) all from the free store near her house and smelled like dog farts. Every dang time we saw her, she'd look at their clothes (from this century, which fit) and say, "Oh, why don't you ever put them in those clothes I "bought"?
SchitLipz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:26:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really curious, what does the bikini look like? Like is it a sexy bikini or like a shitty idgaf bikini?
Wolverineswife ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my bridal shower my mother-in-law gave me a size 10 silk robe (00 at the time) with a bunch of candy from the dollar store. Still think she was trying to fatten me up.
kroontune ยท 12690 points ยท Posted at 15:34:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $20 gift card that only had $3.67 on it
DamselSexbang ยท 6704 points ยท Posted at 18:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work at GameStop and last year a kid was excited to have a $25 gift card. Tried to use it and it was empty. Either never activated or used. Either way is terrible. Poor thing.
His mom still bought him what he wanted, but told me his aunt would have a talking to.
eggplantsrin ยท 2283 points ยท Posted at 19:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the aunt stole the card.
sourcecodesurgeon ยท 997 points ยท Posted at 21:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is the obvious answer. She saw the gift cards on the rack and didn't realize they need to be activated to be worth anything. So she grabbed one off the rack and walked out, congratulating herself on being so clever.
[deleted] ยท 585 points ยท Posted at 21:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the cashier failed to activate them.
Lawliet96 ยท 430 points ยท Posted at 21:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe. Hopefully. Probably not.
RealizedEquity ยท 229 points ยท Posted at 21:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely not. Plausible deniability for the aunt.
Mapdd ยท 230 points ยท Posted at 21:39:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Possible she bought the card off of one of those scammers who you can sometimes find outside of stores trying to sell gift cards?
"Yo yo, I got this $25 gift card but i don't want anything in there, wanna buy it off me for $20? Ok ok, how about $15? That's a great deal"
TuftedMousetits ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 21:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my experience, those are not necessarily scammers. The people selling gift cards are usually drug addicts. You can usually call the # and it'll have the amount on it that it should. They're selling them for a reduced rate, along with their Food Stamp card, because they can't use them to buy drugs.
Of course, it's possible to scam people by keeping the card # and ordering stuff online immediately after they call to confirm the amount, but...I'm just speaking from what I know about drug addict behavior.
ARandomBob ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 22:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People use stolen CCs and buy gift cards in bulk to wash the money. 95% of those cards came from somewhere shady.
birdspee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know I was wondering why my local CVS doesnโt allow people to buy gift cards with a credit card (you can use debit tho) and now I know why. Thank you
ARandomBob ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. Assholes ruin it for everyone.
hydrowifehydrokids ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:53:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my worst I used a paypal credit line to buy visa giftcards online from walmart (which I then traded for drugs)
OkayWithTruth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How are you now, friend?
hydrowifehydrokids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:22 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
60 days sober today actually! I haven't drank in a year, gave into a few uppers since then, and finally quit holding onto weed as my last drug two months ago.
OkayWithTruth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:09:02 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome! Your username is clever btw. Lol weed is a drug that helps keep me sane. My wife would love if I quit tho.
hydrowifehydrokids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:13 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Weed is definitely the least destructive of all drugs (especially alcohol) and I kinda miss it. Was spending too much on it though, and letting everything slide in my life. Definitely nurtures complacency and it was time for me to get some shit done
OkayWithTruth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:43:50 on December 8, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol idk if it was my telling you or not, but I've basically come to that same idea in the last few days
hydrowifehydrokids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:05:14 on December 8, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The complacency and everything?
imbored53 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to work at a major retailer. We'd often get people coming in buying loads of stuff with those cards and then trying to return them for cash like an hour later at a different register. I never would have realized it was such a common scam.
LittleMikey ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at the Australian version of best buy and we had a policy that any return could only be refunded with the same method as it was paid for. If you paid cash you couldn't get a refund on a credit card, and if you paid via gift card we would only give you one back.
Black_Moons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good policy, and when they complain about it you can just claim its actually VISA's/gift card processors policy and your hands are tied. :P
My170 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to have that happen a lot at my Stop and Shop. People would come in the middle of the night wanting to buy $500 in gift cards, and we have to check their ID and everything.
ARandomBob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. My ID is in the car I'll be right back. Never comes back.
Make sure the Name matches the card too. Ive seen people try to swipe blank mag cards that I can only imagine is loaded with a CC number they stole online.
bjsy92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does all this relate back to drugs again? I am interested in this thread but don't quite get it.
19Alexastias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:44:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
>steal credit card
>use credit card to buy gift cards
>sell gift cards for cash
>use cash to buy drugs
TuftedMousetits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:26 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I didn't go quite as far down the fraud rabbit hole that others speak about here, but, in my experience, drug addicts tend to receive gift cards as gifts, both for the clothing of any children, as well as food from a grocery store (also food stamps). Why? Because relatives know they cannot be trusted with cash. The drug addict sees these cards as money that cannot be used in it's current form for what the drug addict wants, which is drugs. They figure they can sell this money to non-drug-addicted people for cash, which can then be used for drugs. Like I said, though, this is as far down the hole as I've personally seen. I don't know anything about credit card theft.
Shieya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. My store got hit with this last week. I was the cashier who sold the guy the gift cards and still feel like crap about it.
ARandomBob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't feel bad. They're smart. Next time you'll learn.
Omvega ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:02:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It could also be legit, I've sold/traded gift cards that I knew I'd never use. I think there's even a subreddit for it.
CaptainPick1e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but outside the store is more like a ticket scalper. Just shady and best to avoid.
Psych0matt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's genius. Also horrible.
bigheyzeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Genius would be drug dealers accepting food stamps and GameStop gift cards... Wait...
positive_thinking_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
drug dealers gotta eat and most of them play video games.
source: father is a long time drug dealer and addict, when your hungry and broke but have drugs, food works.
FKAred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:00:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what part of it is horrible?
Psych0matt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The screwing people over part
FKAred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:16 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
whoโs getting screwed over?
zjesusguy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:35:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used to work at a ghetto radio shack in the early 2000s, no cash returns on items over 30 days, but we would give gift cards. So many people wanting to trade a 30-40$ gift cards for 20$. Worth it with the employee discount.
magpietongue ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:11:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man this is so judgmental. There are huge ecommerce websites that exist to facilitate the resale of gift cards. It's not just something that people are doing to get high.
mrjawright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huge ecommerce website vs. Sketchy guy standing outside the store. One is more likely indicative of addict-like behavior.
Weakaf63 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:48:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're absolutely right. Sometimes it's also someone trying to launder the profits from SELLING the drugs that got the other people high.
TuftedMousetits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not judging anybody. Like I said, I'm only speaking from experience. Also note the use of usually.
prettylama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup been there done that actually unfortunately
Photo_Synthetic ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is, in fact, still a scammer. They're just scamming the store instead of you.
TuftedMousetits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How are they scamming the store? The gift cards are worth a certain amount within the store, no matter who uses them.
Photo_Synthetic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:55:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they stole shit and "returned" it with no receipt for store credit. That's why they do that. Because you cant get cash with no receipt.
RealizedEquity ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well then she has bigger problems than giving presents.
Bladelink ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:56:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What they often do is steal items from a store, then go back to the Dore and get a "return", but because they don't have proof of purchase, they end up getting a gift card as credit. Then they sell the gift card at a loss for cash.
Littlebigreddit50 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OK RANDOM BLACK CLOTHED STRANGER!
Doctor0000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why there's a number on the back of the card that will tell you how much is on it.
MadlifeIsGod ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I've had it happen before. I bought a year of Xbox live from a gas station and it wasn't activated, unfortunately I tossed the receipt right away so I never got the chance to prove it and lost my $60.
Caligulas_Prodigy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend made that mistake like three times in a row. It happened over the course of a month and a half as he always blew his money on other crap.
pink-pink ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We sell all kinds of giftcards and stuff at work, I always staple the receipt and the slip from the activation machine to the card for this reason. if you manage to loose them after that then its not my problem.
MadlifeIsGod ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No I know tossing my receipt was my fault, I'm just saying mistakes can happen and it's possible it wasn't stolen. The problem in my instance was the guy forgot to activate it, a simple easy mistake to make.
theroadlesstraveledd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had no idea someone had to activate it.
MadlifeIsGod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It depends on the system, but it always has to be activated before it works. When I was a cashier at Walmart it was built into the register so it was automatically done when paid but some other places (maybe older systems this was in 2010) it's a separate machine and the cashier has to manually activate it.
Kakita987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you get someone new, they don't even need to forget to load it. They might think it was activated, and it just didn't actually happen. Always hold onto your receipts if there is even a chance you need to prove you paid for it.
RealizedEquity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You think you can just mob into the store, grab a ton of visa gift cards and itโs worth hundreds of bucks?
Come on now.
Notatumor1990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Always keep your receipts for gift cards.
eatinrice ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has happened to me before. I got charged $50 for a $25 red lobster card that ended up not even working for them smh.
thunderbum65 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:51:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't see why you even bothered
hoodedruffian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:25:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used to run a retail store. The amount of non activated gift cards that happened by seasonal hires my first christmas was ridiculous. Made sure to really stress it next season.
ocicataco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely not. When you scan the barcode to check it out it is automatically "activated".
girliegirl80 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 04:12:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had this happen to me before. The cashier told me "the card wouldn't activate for some reason and to go get another card." She then PRETENDED to activate the 2nd card and secretly pocketed the original card which she had actually activated.
Found all this out when I had called in a week later to report the card not being activated and luckily still had the receipt. The store manager said it had happened to several customers who called to complain and they figured out her scam and let her go. They gave me a new card.
loversalibi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this same thing happened at the panera i used to work at. the girl was gone before i was hired but the manager told us the story once. apparently she did it for months before being caught at it
EditorialSquid ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The store I worked at didn't automatically activate them, but it forced you to swipe the black bar in the card reader to activate it before it would let you scan any more items. So either way, it's a pretty idiot proof system.
ocicataco ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the only way it wouldn't be activated is if we just chucked it in their bag and did nothing else. The store I worked at didn't have specific-quantity cards, so it would pop up the "amount" option and you had to enter it before moving onto the next thing.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had to pick up another one the other day bc the cashier said she didnt activate it correctly. it was an amazon one so it didnt have a set amount
that_line_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had it happen. Luckily we had the receipt
onthesunnyside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked in a department adjacent to Gift Cards at corporate for a Fortune 50 company. This is not uncommon at all.
sourcecodesurgeon ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 21:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe but this part
seems to imply that the mother is not surprised that the aunt might do this.
DamselSexbang ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She didn't seem surprised tbh.
smer85 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a thing that has happened to me. Always give a receipt with gift cards. It's not like they don't already know how much you spent!
anonymoose_octopus ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usually cards are automatically rung up/activated simultaneously by swiping the card. Itโs highly unlikely itโs the cashiers fault.
notninja ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:43:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Correct. Our pos only adds the card into the basket when it goes into pending activation. Once the transaction completes then the card activates.
CTeam19 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:03:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why my grandma put the proof of purchase with the gift card.
cephalopodcat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:15:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking as a gamestop person, it's pretty much impossible to do that now, but forgetting to ring it up entirely is a possibility. (Er. You can't ring it up and forget to activate it, it just won't process the transaction that way)
k_rol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, she's guilty until proven otherwise!
ROCKETROBBER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
happened to me with my grandmother , i really don't think she steels
ImAzura ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, every POS system I've seen wouldn't post a charge if the card wasn't activated.
Either that or it will charge the card and then a message would appear if an error occured while activating and issue a refund.
Pretty difficult to charge a customer and have the gift card not be activated, you're more likely to have the card be fraudulent.
Hikaru1024 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is unfortunately another more devious answer. There is an uncommon scam where people will swap the card with an empty one after it's been activated. Uncommon because the cashier inevitably gets caught...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's one more I don't think anyone considered. Some of those Visa gift cards used to, and still might, lose value over time. It's possible that they sat on the card long enough that all the value was lost from it. This happened to me when my mom got us gift cards as stocking stuffers so we could purchase stuff online when we were kids. I saved mine and by the time I went to use it it had about $2 on it.
marcusaurelion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rip
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least where i work you have to scan the gift card to complete the transaction, so i imagine the first is much more likely.
Or maybe she is gullible and bought it from someone who stole it cheap.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This right here, shit happens.
SirGingerBeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, soon as you ring them up and purchase them they activate. The cashier doesnโt gotta do anything different.
keyboardname ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely not the only one though. Now days it's pretty hard to not activate a card I think... but years ago I got two itunes gift cards from my brother in law. Neither were ever activated, and they live pretty comfortably (like 99.999999% sure he didn't steal them). I ended up just never saying anything.. >.>
ghostoo666 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:59:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a vast majority of people who steal simply for the "rush" or whatever and has nothing to do with their financial situation
Katana622 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:39:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have a source for that?
gundamhvyarms22 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:14:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I believe it's called kleptomania, basically a compulsion or addiction to stealing/shoplifting, regardless of financial situation.
Chronos96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've never heard of Kleptomania?
DearMrsLeading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The shoplifting subreddit.
Upup11 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She then proceeded to torture a puppy whilst cackling.
oculus_1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or she stole it thinking that the kid would never use it
ArroganceMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who is this stupid
Ilovethetruth ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 21:53:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dumb-ass ex-roommate stole a whole pack of facebook prepaid cards from his then-job (walmart) and when he realized they were all empty they sat on the dining room table for about two months before disappearing. I'm betting his brother stole them from him and went through the exact same realization.
DamselSexbang ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:01:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Karma's a bitch
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:14:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you need money for facebook for?
pink-pink ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:31:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
shitty games
King_Pumpernickel ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:46:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Farmville crops
14agers ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuck man, imagine having a few thousand dollars of farmville shit.
spideyjiri ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:13:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the American dream...
Doctor0000 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:17:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle blew a 30 grand comp settlement in that game and died, leaving my aunt in a baseline cobalt and dilapidated house.
Spyguy7540 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 23:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been in retail for years and the one possiblity I haven't seen mentioned here is a fairly common internal theft issue we run into. Employees rings up and activates the gift card, puts it down behind the register then hands the customer another empty card. Keeping the card with the balance for themselves. It's horrible when it happens. But a single employee can fleece a customer base out of thousands. And often they are temporary seasonal employees, so by the time customers start trying to use them and find the problem, the employee in question isn't even working there anymore. Would be surprised if a gamestop over the holidays isn't a prime spot for this kind of scam.
cephalopodcat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:22:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeaaaah. It's a thing. A little harder given the way we ring up cards but it was a HUGE deal at the Target I was at. Some dudes stole something like 5000 dollars. Heard a few of them actually ended up in prison for it too
Spyguy7540 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:31:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's always nice when we catch them, but unfortunately not many customers report it. Half the time it's not enough for them to go through the hassle.
kt-bell ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my brother a visa gift card and was with him when he tried to use it at a grocery store in his small town. Card would not work, and I knew I had paid for it. I ended up buying his stuff for him instead, took the gift card back to where I bought it and it worked fine. Seemed like just that particular store s machine wouldn't accept it.
DamselSexbang ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that happens, too. Some machines are absolute garbage. I tried on a separate register and even did it manually and it kept coming up as "insufficient funds".
But I'm glad that you still let your brother get what he wanted and you still got the money from the card.
FierceDeity_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen that some stores simply don't accept the prepaid CCs for some fucking reason
notninja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are actually different cards and not regular cc or debit cards. They require the pos to work with partial approvals. Or the customer has to look ow exactly how much is on the card.
FierceDeity_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's the point then, I thought they should appear like normal CCs and just have an artifical credit limit of 0$ remaining
AndresDroid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:43:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have tons of experience of work and it all comes down to lazyness/cost. Most Credit card processors require partial auth functionality but only in the certification and lazy devs will write up a small script that makes the certification pass and then just void all partial auth cards in production to avoid having to code the flow for it.
Partial authorization is when a card has a specific limit and when you swipe it the card says that you tried charging 100 bucks but only 50 was charged. This is common and is accepted in many places. Unfortunately a big majority of POS systems are garbage and never do edge cases correctly.
Source: I've written/rewritten a POS for the last 6 years.
redditosleep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for what you do. And also curse you.
FierceDeity_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man that sucks, thanks for the clarification
bunnyeatssallad ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:49:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those for Christmas one year and it had a 50/50 success rate when I tried using it. I would check the amount on it and then try to use it and get declined.
notninja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:47:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Always tell the cashier to tender the amount that's on the card. Many pos systems don't work with partial balances.
RememberKoomValley ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:48:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at a nice big Barnes and Noble, and the lead cashier thought she'd come up with a foolproof plan to make money--when people bought gift cards at Christmas, she would ring up the card but fill a refund card instead. Customers couldn't see her scanning it, and frequently she'd do five or ten cards back to back, loading more and more money into the card she used to buy herself coffee in the mornings. Ended up being thousands of dollars.
Monokumabear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming she got caught?
RememberKoomValley ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:10:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First I heard of it was when about half a dozen very stern people in sharply-tailored suits showed up. I literally never saw the head cashier again, she was escorted out the back by the cops, and then the head manager and her second-in-command were sequestered with the suits for about the next ten hours, going over the last six months' worth of transactions to the penny.
I wasn't too bothered, other than to feel bad for the customers she ripped off. I mean, I didn't like the woman to begin with. She made racist jokes until I was pretty sharp with her about it (after which point I guess she just didn't make them around me, but I know some customers overheard her once or twice) and she used to go on about how her boyfriend was manager of a local Giant Eagle grocery store. Turns out the boyfriend was a cashier, and her constant weird lying about that made me super angry, because here was this guy trying to get through grad school, doing whatever job he had to to keep food on the table, and she didn't have any respect for that because it was a "low-class" job. Evidently cashiering at a bookstore is a lot more high-class than at a grocery? I had mad respect for him pulling grad school hours and then going straight to work ringing people up, on his feet for eight hours, home to sleep for six and then back to it. But she was ashamed of him.
I hadn't thought about her in years, before tonight. I don't even remember her name. I remember her husband, who I never met, being a hard worker for her and being disrespected for it, but I can't even remember her haircut. Huh.
CaptDark ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes so much sense! I was struggling to understand why the aunt would get a talking to!
kittymctacoyo ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because she gave it as a gift to her nephew getting his hopes up?
YourOldBoyRickJames ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:09:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the aunt gave the card as a gift?
M3wThr33 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:02:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember years back there was an anonymous blog run by a guy that worked in a home for mentally disabled kids or something like that. And the parents were often not the best examples, either. The one story that really stuck with me, though, was about how he'd often get year-end Christmas parents from the parents that would be stolen gift cards that were unactivated. What surprised is that it's common, but how sociopathic the people have to be. They clearly know they WILL be caught as soon as the card gets used, but UP UNTIL THAT POINT, they will be thanked, and by the time it's tried to be used, the interaction is far over.
ThegreatPee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mabye Aunt works for EA.
miss_zarves ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It also could be a scam run by the cashier and/or a manager. The customer pays their $50 cash for the gift card, and leaves. Later on in the day, the manager pulls up the transaction again and does a return on it. Deactivates the gift card, pockets $50 cash out of the register, and the drawer counts up fine at the end of the night.
TheBryceIsRight34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. Likely story, u/eggplantsrin. You're comin' downtown with me pal. You got some splain'n to do.
HaasonHeist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Wow! Look at all this free money just sitting here at the front counter! Nobody is looking Ill take them all and give them as 'generous' gifts!"
Poseidon927 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christ, Marie!
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that was implied by the "Never activated" part of the post.
firstdaypost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit Marie, not this again
crod4692 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably had some in game purchases that she needed at the last minute. Went back in and bought some Microsoft points but was able to keep the card.
Gorstag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:50:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably. Not realizing you have to actually go to the counter and pay the 25 bucks to activate it.
bikelanesanddogparks ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once bought a dozen $50 gift cards for an office appreciation event. I watched the person swipe them and do the activation stuff. Or, so I thought.
None had actual money on them. The clerk pocketed the cash. Thankfully, the store had everything on camera and I got my money back.
imaginaryideals ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:13:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... did you not get a receipt?
bikelanesanddogparks ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:15:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did. There was some skipped step in the loading balance process that allowed the guy to not load the cards he gave me.
imaginaryideals ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:19:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was on the receipt? Like, it should have had each card itemized and included separate receipts per gift card to prevent that kind of issue. How did he pocket the money? Did you pay with cash or something?
alienpirate5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:26 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He paid with cash
coperoniandcheese ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This actually happened to me. I used my credit card points to get a bunch of GameStop gift cards to give to my cousins and they shipped a ton of empty gift cards.
cephalopodcat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:25:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god just... Never order online. The gamestop website is so awful at things like that...
ConManComey ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 21:26:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PLOT TWIST: Kid visited the store day before, bought a game they liked, returned with parent the next day and put on a
n Oscargame* winning acting performance.*edit
TheRealBobbyC ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:50:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once bought about 6 gift cards to thank some people for work they did for me. I put $25 on each, or so I thought.
A week or so after I gave them out, one of the people called me, laughing, to tell me hers was $0. I was mortifiied. Thankfully I still had my receipt (Barnes & Noble). I called them, and they said to come on in. They were able to figure out that the idiot working the register put $50 on one of the cards, and $0 on the one in question. Thankfully, the person who received $50 hadn't used theirs yet, so we were able to fix it all on the spot.
Edit - forgot to add.. they gave me a $10 card for my troubles. Also, just saying that it wasn't necessarily a shitty gift on the giver's part. Sometimes people get fucked when trying to do a good thing.
Now, if you are saying that gift cards in general are shitty...that is another conversation. I agree when it is for Christmas. When I give them it is for something other than Christmas gifts.
capn_hector ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:03:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best Buy gave away non-activated gift cards during a campus event once. As if I needed another reason to never shop there...
WaaahnPunch ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were given a ยฃ25 Visa gift card for our wedding.
Damn thing was never activated at the shop and the guest that gave it to us had since thrown away the receipt. Visa did nothing for us.
Bloody scam I'm sure of it.
Jalaris ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me a few years ago. Can confirm, my aunt stole the cards.
Your_Local_Rabbi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a quality mom
lilpastababy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh good. I was going to be so bummed if they had to put it back
merganzer ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having worked in retail, I know that in some systems, if an inexperienced cashier does something wrong or in the wrong order, the card never activates. Keep your receipts, people.
RDCAIA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:00:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my husband and I learned that the hard way. Trying on and then bringing $200 of after-Christmas sale clothes to the register only to find there's no money on the card.
Trash had gone out that morning even, so that receipt was gone gone gone.
merganzer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had that happen with a $100 Kohl's giftcard my mom sent me when I was in college. She'd bought it weeks before in a different city using cash, so there was no retrieving it. It was extremely frustrating.
Gr8NonSequitur ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a good mom.
Lionheartcs ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:11:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I have no idea what happened here, but I can share an experience I've had.
I purchased a $25 gift card from Brewster's for my mother's birthday and she told me to hold on to it until a day when we both wanted ice cream and I could use it to get us some. Never used it until that day came and I drove through and purchased $10 worth of ice cream. When I went to pay, the lady said it had nothing on the card, which was incorrect as I had purchased $25 on it a few days prior. I told her and she got the manager, who informed me that they would give me my purchase today for free but would have to keep the card. I was, of course, quite upset and told her off and drove away, swearing to never return. They closed down shortly after.
As if that weren't enough, I had a similar issue with Buffalo Wild Wings. My mom purchased a $50 gift card for me for Christmas. When I went to pay, the bartender said it had $0. I said it was wrong and she got the manager, who told me that it was $0 and there's nothing she could do. Luckily, my mom saves all her receipts and sent me the receipt in a text. The server had cancelled out the card I had and activated a different one. She either stole or threw away the good one. After about 2 hours of deliberation and avoidance, a different manager eventually came by and said he comped my meal and activated the card for $50. Much better response than Brewster's.
So yeah, tl;dr don't buy gift cards.
deltora ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard sometimes cards get paid for and not activated, whenever my grandma gives me gift cards, she includes the receipt with codes so if it's messed up I have proof it should be active and for how much.
Tru-Queer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:56:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate when shit happens like this at my job at Dominoโs. Somebody tries to buy food with a gift card somebody got them for Christmas and Iโm the poor SOB who has to tell them thereโs nothing on it and no I did not make a mistake and yes Iโm sure, Iโm sorry.
lm_Cray ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the 5 years I was at GS I saw that happen way too many times. It would either be a birthday/Xmas gift or we had a bunch that were won in a raffle and had nothing on them.
varsitymisc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness $25 in the real world is worth about 3.67 at gamestop.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back I gave my brother 10 gift cards for Christmas. 9 never activated, and 1 with $5.
cephalopodcat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why? A prank, or unintentionally?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prank. I also wrote $10 on all of them.
BrandonVenier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've received gift cards before that weren't activated. Always keep your receipts for gift cards
socialgadfly420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
maybe the store clerk failed to properly activate / upload money to the gift card when it was purchased.
icorrectotherpeople ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the cashier didnโt activate it.
Abbsynth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad that you work at GameStop...
DamselSexbang ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a lot of fun when you work with the right people! Though, I don't get paid enough for how some customers treat me tbh. Especially since I'm a chick.
Abbsynth ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend used to be a GameStop store manager, working with the company for the better half of a decade. Despite being a star employee, he was personally berated by his boss for years. He wasn't paid nearly enough for the mass amount of responsibility he had, but was paid better than he is now. The only positive is that he created life-long bonds with his coworkers. But the abuse from upper management sent him into a miserable cycle. He sacrificed his semi-comfortable pay for happiness by leaving the company. He said he's never made a better decision. I didn't know him when he worked there, but from who he is now compared to the stories I hear from his friends, he's an entirely new, healthier, and happier person by throwing GameStop out of his life.
Edit: by "star" employee, I mean he brought a GameStop store on the brink of closing to the top 1% of stores in his region in under a year. Was never thanked and only insulted and threatened.
626Aussie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Retail is a tough job (I did my time) but knowing that Gamestop employees have to put up with even more crap than the average retail employee, from time to time in various store I've received exemplary service, but the only employees that I've actually taken time to write commendation letters to their managers for are Gamestop employees. Hand-written, and dropped off. I always hoped it made a difference for the employees that I knew were going "above & beyond" and IMO deserved to be recognized for that.
DamselSexbang ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The world needs more people like you.
Kagaro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She stole it
The_Inquirer_852 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I won a talent show in the 5th grade and as a prize I got a $15 Walmart gift card. Had the same thing happen to me, though: Turned out the card was empty
Leoj305 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think we're giving the kid here enough credit. It was all an act to garner the sympathy of his mother. That clever little bastard.
TOASTisawesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he has a shitty sibling like my friend, he got a ยฃ100 Amazon gift card for Christmas one year and because he didn't use it for ~1 month, his brother felt he deserved it because "at least he was actually going to use it" and spent everything on it while my friend was in college
riftadrift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the kid was older than 8 or 9 I wouldn't put it passed to him to have secretly used the card first, and then to go back with Mom and act surprised that it wasn't working. Poor thing.
misswildwanderlust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so mean. I can't imagine how it was to witness a kids happy face get depleted like that!
I_am_pyxidis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $100 Visa gift card for my wedding that was never activated. That was a bummer.
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooo....I hate those talks.
Be on the lookout for that kid this year, I betcha he comes in with a $100 gift card.
gundams_are_on_earth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worked at Gamestop for years. It sucked when this would happen. Although sometimes kids would steal cards with marked values on them and think they were loaded.
Work at Panera now and its funny when old ladies bring in the topper instead of the actual gift card (basically the part that says the amount and has the store's UPC label)
Hoot213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also a GS employee. This happens to me daily.
Breakyourthumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too work for Gamestop. Don't you hate it when THEY get mad at you for their gift card being empty?
Usually, if they have an account, I just read off their history of what they have bought and they fuck off after that.
______-___-__--- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me an unactivated card on accident, that was a sad day
DamselSexbang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you still get what you were after though? Or were you SOL?
______-___-__--- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A whined about it and my mom ended up buying me one after my grandmother left
sillybear25 ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 20:15:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother has occasionally given partially-used gift cards as gifts, but she kept track of the balance on them and made sure the recipient knew that the "$100 gift card" was only $10.38 or whatever. That and it was always either a "just because" gift or a supplement to a more substantial birthday/Christmas gift. Sure, it's still a bit odd, but not much different from putting a $10 bill in the card along with the gift or slipping some money in a kid's pocket as she's saying goodbye.
Doing it under the guise of giving a big gift is just fucked up.
chicklette ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a white elephant, gag gift exchange, I gave about 10 used or partially used starbucks cards. There was probably $20-25 on them total, but I made sure at least one had $10, and I made sure the recipient knew that they might have some or no money on them. It was a really well received gift.
just_some_dork ยท 178 points ยท Posted at 19:18:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's father in law did this to her - gave her a $50 gift card to a restaurant, she and her hubby decided to use it for a rare evening out. When the bill came, they used the card and learned there was less than $5 left on it. Money was tight so it was especially bad because they wouldn't have gone out without the card. When they asked him what happened he said "oh, I figured by the time you used it you'd forget who it was from".
CaterpillarKing123 ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 20:54:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming not, but did your friend and her husband try to get that money back? Or any of it? If you've got the money, it's upsetting, but not worth getting into a fight. If you're struggling financially... Well that's a different issue.
TheAtomicPotato3 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 21:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So really he didn't care about what a dick move that was, he just wished he wasn't caught
catclawdojo ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 19:44:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one from a co worker that had never been activated...he gave one to almost everyone employed there. Then he quit.
sophiasun1438 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:53:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son got a $50 Game Stop gift card from a friend for his 10th birthday. We live on a very limited budget and he was so excited. When we got to the store and chose a game the card had never been activated and I had a miserable 10 year old.
pinkkittenfur ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last month my mom gave me a $75 gift card to a salon. I went to use it and it was empty. I had to pay the full amount (which caused me & my husband to be cutting it pretty fine for the rest of the month) and she was like, "I guess you should have checked the balance before you went!"
ON A FUCKING GIFT??
mylifenow1 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad passed away a few days after Christmas one year. He asked my brother to give me a gift card from him (using my dad's account) because he was unable to get around by that time. I was gutted when I went to use my last gift from my dad only to find it was blank and had never been activated. I still have the card.
DrZurn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:09:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch, I can feel the hurt.
KatouMikan ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend that gave me a used starbucks gift card for my birthday, it didn't even have enough money left on it to buy one drink. But I cherish laughing about the little things and random little reminders of him like this. It's been almost 7 years since he past. Rule #32:Enjoy the little things.
PainfullySynesthetic ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Here's 20 bucks!
actually, I bought you 20 Scratchers!
and scratched them out for you
here's 3 dollars"
Towelie-McTowel ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old man gave me a $100 gift card to a local brew pub. Me and a buddy went, ordered some good food and took a couple of growlers home. Total bill was like $110 or something...Gift Card had less than $20 on it. He doesn't even eat out, one of his suppliers thought it would be funny to give it to him.
Con_sept ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:16:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $20 gift card with $0 on it. He just took it off the shelf and didn't activate it.
b-lincoln ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:20:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a $10 Subway gift card from work as a thank you for a job well done. I went to use it the next day and there was no money on it. I didn't know what do, do I report it? Was it an accident? Do they not care?
Greenie_In_A_Bottle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend that gave me a gift card to Taco Bell for my birthday back in high school. The next week I offered to buy him Taco Bell with the gift card, but when I went to pay there was less than $2 on the card. My gift was the privilege of buying him Taco Bell.
Toisty ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:45:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife says I have an unhealthy hatred for gift cards. I think they're lazy, shitty, lame asshole gifts that are a waste of time and I'd rather receive a handshake or a hug and a "I like you" than a dumb gift card.
TransientObsever ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:09:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It never even had occurred to me that you could do that. That's really fucked up.
fluffy_narwhal ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:18:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law did this to me. I think she forgot my birthday, pulled the gift card out of her wallet in an emergency effort to regift, and mailed it. At least it was better than the regifted ornament she gave me that had her name painted on it.
WalropsHunter ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i bought my bro a taco bell gift card. it was $15 but I told him I got hungry after buying it and bought a taco so there was 12.43 on it or some random number. my whole family got a kick out of it. it was very light hearted and not his main gift from me. anywho he found out I lied and there was actually 15 bucks on it. he was actually disappointed in a weird way. like he got such a kick out of it!
cephalopodcat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:33:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to do this intentionally to my friends. Buy gift cards and the tack on whatever weird amount of change I had just because the weird total generally made them laugh. Jeez I hope they never thought I was as stiffing them or re-gifting. I just thought a card for 26.37 was funnier then a flat 25
WalropsHunter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
apparently it was a good gag. I was telling my sister about the bit with my brother and when I finished she kind of cocked her head and started digging through her purse and pulled out a gift card I had given her 2 years ago. She opened it and goes "does that mean that this has more then twenty dollars and 22 cents on it??" and I just cracked up. apparently it's not the first time I had done it. They just weren't together when they opened their gifts!
kukkuzejt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Satan
frozenmildew ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:42:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet whoever gifted it had it kicking around. Then needed a last second gift, forgot they'd used a portion of it, and gifted it to you.
I have numerous times in my life gone to use a gift card I didn't remember using only to find it had missing funds, only to then remember what I'd purchased on it.
DRiVeL_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, I hope I don't know you because I definitely re-gifted a $20 gift card that ended up with a very small amount of money on it. I didn't realize the card had a penalty for not using it. That's probably what happened with yours.
Jl4233 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:27:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently got a $100 gift card that had only $12 on it. I feel your pain buddy.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar situation, my sister gave me a partially used PF Chang's gift card. She said she didn't know how much was left on it. I never used it, I'm not paying any amount of money to go to PF Chang's.
DarrenEdwards ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:43:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son was given a gift card that you can't use until you register it on a web site and give out your personal information.
MisterSympa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That gift-giver is, in fact, an asshole.
totoyolo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next on BuzzFeed Life Hacks: always check the balance on gift cards before using them.
ehmergerdthrowaway ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
17 cents less and you would have had a crustacean from the protozoic era on your hands
jtwin73 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're welcome!
MeetMeAtThePubPokeGo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was a scam where people would clone empty cards and put them on the shelf around Christmas. Then they would do their shopping on Dec 23 Christmas eve. Security has gotten much better on cards now.
jadeoracle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. My coworkers at my old shitty job would do that. And then they'd wrap the gift card in duck tape, zip tie it, etc. So not only would it take forever to open, when you actually used it you'd realize how shitty it was. I at least had seen then do it once already, so I knew to stay clear of any gift they gave.
Guano- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pffft. My sister worked at Best buy. She gave our cousin and I blank $20 Best buy gift cards.
She tried to pass it off afterward that there was a huge glitch the day she bought them.
Still waiting on my $20.
ConIncognito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once handed me a $100 gift card. Checked the amount on it because dad is cheap. Card had a dollar and a bit left. I asked him what the hell I was supposed to do with that and he just shrugged.
mae_p ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used gift card to target with nothing on it. I looked up the card and it was from years ago.
NH_Lion12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Loch Ness could have helped your worst gift become even better. $0.17 would have been almost impressive.
joshuad80 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wifeโs grandma gives us a $100 gas card every ear for Christmas. Itโs been a while since weโve really needed it, but it pays for our trip to Portland for the holiday.
Last year she gave us a card that had $6 left on it.
throw4159away ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: Give the activation receipt with the card when you gift it. It helps if it accidentally gets messed up (I've seen people find a prettier one after it's already rung up and the balance sometimes doesn't get properly transferred, or the cashier can type a number wrong, etc.). It's helpful for everyone involved.
Oskie5272 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I purposely gave an ex's sister a gift card with only $.01 on it as a joke for Christmas and didn't tell her how much was on it. I was dying when she called me a week later to yell at me
littlegirldude ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did white elephant and took a 100$ Amazon gift card from my friend. Turns out it only had about 1.25$. I could have had some really nice socks.
Lindsw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:09:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at a retail clothing store, after Christmas one year a young girl came in trekking her friends that she had a $200 gift card... Yeah, it was $20. She was pretty embarrassed
Spacealienqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:32:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
basically a fuck you gift
MyNameIsQuason ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...damn Loch Ness Monster. Only gave you tree fiddy.
ARatherOddOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone clearly hates you.
HexicalMiner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you were given about tree fitty?
wazupcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
any idea who was your Santa?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
PrincessBananas85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is so wrong in 100 different ways.
goldandsilver123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ouch, thats pretty bad and cheap on the gifters part!!
JulianoIsLame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got one with one cent on it
ShowMeYourBink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
McDonald's gift card with $1.52 on it. People suck.
NoApollonia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And here I find it annoying when someone gives you a gift card, but gives you no clue how much money is on it....especially before internet was popular so the only real way to know how much was on it was to go to the store and find out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I can buy.... a packet of peanut M&Ms or some Boom Chicka Pop (but not both). Woohoo!"
nancylikestoreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of something that occurred when I went to the movies.
This guy shows up with his date. We're all waiting in line and I overheard him tell his date that his friends had all given him gift cards for his birthday because they knew how much he liked the movies.
Well, every single gift card had $0 money on it. They thought it would be a great gag to give him a bunch of movie gift cards with no credit on them.
He had the attendant working the box office try all 5. He and his date got out of line. I don't think he had money otherwise to afford the date.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After our first baby, I got my wife a Victoria's secret gift card for 75$. She was struggling with her body image and also wanted alone time to shop. She loved the gift and it made her week, until she got to the counter. The cars was empty. I think someone used the money off of it? Or the dumb lady that sold it to me never activated it? Either way, I ended up eating that 75$ and wife's moral was totally crushed. Btw, victories secret? The secret is you can get everything better for cheaper online
frankienonose27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hell, i got one of those too! It was a 20 dollar gas card that only had 70 cents on it. Id have been more mad if i had been less shocked.
wanderluststricken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently had a problem with this. My sister gave me an Amazon gift card. She had written a note, my name, and the amount($100). I thanked her for the generous gift and a few days ago when I loaded it onto my account it said it had $35 on it. $35 is a fine gift, but why write $100?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he happen to be a church pastor?
johnq-pubic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's more than $3.50 though...
---Ocelot--- ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How?
kroontune ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:07:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The person who gave it to me used it
0000____0000 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:29:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/Quickmysteries
PyroZach ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use to have this idea for a revenge type scenario, or just to be a dick, some how get the target a gift card to some mediocre chain like applebee's or olive garden. Preferably with out knowing who its from. Some place they wouldn't normally go but would make a point just to use the gift card. List it a generous amount, maybe like $50 something to make it worth a nice family dinner.
Then after they sit down and enjoy a mediocre , microwave warmed, over priced meal, they get their bill for $60 or so... go to use the gift card, only to find out it only has something like 86 cents left on it.
PhreakerX ยท 729 points ยท Posted at 16:22:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girl's sister had a miscarriage around thanksgiving last year or the year before. Her cunt of a MIL got her baby clothes. We all just sat there glaze eyed while the sister choked back tears.
coolerdog ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 02:40:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Everyone else can pack up and go home, nothing is going to be worse than this. How can someone be so fucking insensitive?
Judaspriestess666 ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 04:17:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The other ones are weird but funny. This one is heartbreaking. What shitty person would do that??
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 22:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uhhhh did she do this maliciously or stupidly? Context!!
PhreakerX ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 22:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's hard to know. Stupid isn't the other option for her imho, it's cheap. She is so cheap she may have been like " I already bought this and can't return it, maybe she can use it on her next kid."
Raichu7 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 01:57:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In that situation the baby clothes should stay at the back of a cupboard somewhere, not to see the light of day until someone actually has a baby.
adamrcarmack ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 03:17:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. My parents have a closet full of baby stuff they bought before we knew that my wife has some infertility issues. The only reason we know about it is because my wife found it when we were playing sardines with some of the young cousins.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:21:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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SailorArashi ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 13:47:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's reverse (or maybe sideways) hide-and-seek. One person hides and everyone else spreads out to look for them. When you find the hiding person, you hide with them. Last person still running around is the one who hides next round.
Wife2Bears ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:32:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We played Manhunt which is similar. Its like Help tag and hide and seek. One person starts looking and everyone they find joins in searching. Best played in a large park or building. I gotta play sardines now cuz stumbling upon 5 kids stuffed into a barrel has to be funny
SailorArashi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:39:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that's the appeal, trying to stay hidden as the group gets bigger and bigger. Half the games end with the 'sardines' cracking up and giving themselves away because they're all trying to stuff themselves under the sink or something.
adamrcarmack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's basically reverse hide and seek. Only one person hides and when someone finds them they hide with them until everyone has found the then group hiding.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah! Makes sense. Cheap, AND stupid! :)
huyzor ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:38:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HOLY SHIT that's just so insanely wrong.
VanNewman ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 18:47:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf!
CanNotKeepUpWithUser ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 19:38:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have no idea how to link other subs, but maybe she needs to check out just no MIL...
PhreakerX ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 20:09:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, that place is great. Any time my SO get's stressed about my mom I send her there, lol.
TigerFoo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/NoMIL
MegIsAwesome06 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/justnomil also r/raisedbynarcissists is helpful.
TigerFoo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes those thanks!
Strummed_Out ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 03:00:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that is so unbelievably cruel!
ChineseJoe90 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:58:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's fucked up. I hope y'all tore into her for that shit.
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 09:53:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me tear up. Crap
LuminousKoala ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:38:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. The woman is clearly a pile of hot garbage.
Spacealienqueen ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:13:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am pissed just reading your post. Such a heartless thing to do. Some people have no empathy at all.
SailorArashi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:44:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, no, that is "Get me my baseball bat" levels of insensitivity/dipshittery. Let them arrest me, the jury will be going for their baseball bats too when they hear what she did.
Smashgunner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I blacked out and theres a body in front of me.
Mind calling said MIL to see if the bodies phone rings? Cause if not I have some explaining to do.....
fwooby_pwow ยท 9139 points ยท Posted at 15:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got my 14 year old brother an N Sync CD. He was not into them at all. At the time he was really into R&B and rap.
Apparently she went to some music store and asked the guy what kind of music 14 year old boys liked, and for some reason the dude handed her an N Sync CD. My brother is the most polite kid on the planet, so he thanked her and tried to put it away so he could return it.
Nope - Grandma grabbed it back from him and opened it up. His face got redder as she tore the plastic off. She was dancing to N Sync and was like "wow I can see why you like them so much" as I bit my tongue to keep from laughing.
Gotta hand it to my brother - he was super polite and thankful and never once let on that he was disappointed. And he was able to sell the CD to some girl he knew in school.
Girlinhat ยท 4377 points ยท Posted at 17:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No no, c'mon, the real gift was the hilarity of grandma dancing like she meant it.
fwooby_pwow ยท 2059 points ยท Posted at 17:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The entire evening was one of the best gifts I ever received.
geauxfish ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:42:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this made my heart happy
Gabyx76 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:47:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aw that's such a cute thing to say :3
jellyman93 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:42:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fuck this is wholesome
Thuryn ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:41:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But this comment is something of a roller coaster.
greyghost6 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:33:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But it ain't no lie.
Log_Out_Of_Life ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:26:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โYou cant pay for this kind of family dramaโ - Nathan Explosion
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:)
bluestarchasm ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:28:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
me too, thanks.
yourchingoo ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 19:21:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like investing. Sure, you can buy something right now and get instant enjoyment. But this sort of enjoyment only appreciates over time.
BigNinja96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Break a Hip-Hop
colbin8r ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 16:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Polite and thrifty!
diezel530 ยท 151 points ยท Posted at 18:29:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Working in a record store in the early 2000โs a woman came in asking for the Nelly CD for her grandson or son. I๏ธ went and grabbed the latest Nelly Furtado disc and sold it to her.
Like a bird.
amsterdam_pro ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Loose is a great album though
staymad101 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:24:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao hilarious. I have the opposite story, when I was a kid I told my mom I wanted the Meaty Cheesy Boys album and she actually went to blockbuster asking for it. She said they looked at her weird. (Meaty Cheesy Boys was a fake boyband from a fast food commercial)
Bird_Nipples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:43:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ถUltimate Cheeseburger....it's just a buck 99!๐ถ
moshlikealady ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LMAO!
outphase84 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Update your iOS friendo.
DukeNukem_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found Clay Matthews
howlincoyote2k1 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:23:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me Backstreet Boys when I was like 13. Mind you, when I was 13, listening to the Backstreet Boys was the most emasculating thing a 13-year-old boy could do. Your brother handled it a heck of a lot better than I did, though.
I ended up giving it to my mom.
watson-and-crick ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:32:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt corrupted me when I was a kid, I was too young to know any better. They were actually the first concert I ever went to! (i was 5 at the time of the concert)
holy_harlot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:37 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet it was a great concert. I don't think anyone can truthfully deny that BBBs make some seriously fun tunes
robbersdog49 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:31:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for your brother for being so good about it. Grandma did her best and is the thought that counts. So many of the presents in this thread are just shit and deliberate. This one is just a bit unfortunate, at least she wanted and tried to get him something nice :0)
fwooby_pwow ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Grandma tried! I still enjoy reminding about it from time to time, but I also give him props for being super mature and not hurting Grandma's feelings.
pgh9fan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:22:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bye, bye, bye grandma.
OMMad ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was a 14 year old boy i begged my parents to get me nsyncs album.
sometimescomments ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:08:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha! Music store trolling.
vagueyeti ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:00:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's also possible grandma just said "music 14 year olds like" without specifying boys.
cntdlxe ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 17:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was definitely NOT the reaction I had when I was 12, and all Iโd asked my dad for was the Hanson Christmas album... but he got me the single instead and an electronic planner (?? Why dad??).
I cried and cried and cried and my Dad hated me after that I think. Hormones and puberty are crazy. But still. I wrote it down Dad. You moron.
nastyminded ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 18:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure your father has never been more proud than the time you cried for hours on end because you didn't get a Hanson Christmas album.
jmoneycgt ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:03:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I, too, was a shithead at 12. I was a good kid, juuuuust a tad bit spoiled.
cntdlxe ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know right. Is this guy seriously having a go at me for being an arsehole at 12? I was 12, in the middle of puberty, and I really fucking loved Hanson ok
nastyminded ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No offense, but you still seem rather sensitive.
cntdlxe ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:40:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs ok, Iโve achieved plenty more in the 20 years since then. Still never bought that album.
Jordaneer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:46:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spotify is a thing, you could stream it
misscooltoes ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry. Snowed In is a classic.
cntdlxe ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:40:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve never listened to it because that moment of my childhood was so traumatising. Thank fuck theyโre making a new one.
HomemadeJambalaya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And the new one is great!
Barrett82A1 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my dad thought he got me cologne because the box had a picture of a really good looking guy on it, it was Twilight perfume and body cream. Thanks dad.
CarpeGeum ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:07:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have to know... did the body cream have sparkles?
Barrett82A1 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:11:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It did have glitter or something.
CarpeGeum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:38:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have just slathered some on and gone down to the mall to hit on goth chicks.
yildizli_gece ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:05:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goth? How dare you!
By the time Twilight came out they would've at least been Emo girls, if not some other, not-as-cool subgroup. ;)
-signed, your local Goth chick who grew up with Bram Stoker's Dracula (Coppola)
CarpeGeum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:18:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha sorry. It didn't seem quite right when I said it but I'm too out of touch with The Youths to come up with something more accurate. I'm pretty sure they don't hang out at malls anymore either.
Robofish13 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man your brother is one heck of a good guy!!! He wins in life :)
4rca9 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:11:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Come on that is still a lit christmas, everything is better with a grandma jamming to Nsync
Well_of_Good_Fortune ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your brother is a fucking saint
cclan2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of the only bad gifts that had a genuinely good intention behind it. Bless your grandma haha
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, this reminded me of my female cousin getting me a "New Kids on the Block" tape when I was about 11. That was probably the worst gift I ever got, but I had forgotten about it and she probably thought it was a good gift.
Nurum ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I feel bad when people buy me terrible stuff but are really proud of it. My MIL does this sometimes. She means well so she would try to get me stuff for my business but she would buy the cheap homeowner version of something like a flashlight toolkit combo. I appreciate the thought, but I feel bad that you wasted $15-$20 on something that wouldn't last 10 minutes in the field
kyle2143 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff like this is why I hate getting gifts, even as an adult. I never had something like this happen to me, but as a child I hated, hated having to pretend like I liked gifts I'd received. Even when they were gifts that I had wanted, I felt like I had to put on a show for my parents or whomever. Mostly because my siblings would do so and get really emotional, like crying in happiness or jumping up and down. Which is normal for children, but I was always pretty unemotional as a child and this made me feel like I had to react the same way so my parents knew I appreciated the gifts and it always made me feel really bad that I never felt as happy about getting gifts as they seemed to.
ghc86 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift, but a situation somewhat similar. When I was younger I had a gameboy and being the nice child I was I borrowed it to my neighbor because he didn't have one. About a week later I get it back without my Donkey Kong game. He says he lost it so I tell my mom who calls his mom and she agrees to replace it. I had already beaten it a couple of times so in my mind I was going to return the brand new game and get a different one instead. Nope, she bought the game new, but she opened it prior to giving it back. I don't recall if she even gave me the box, but you could tell the game hadn't been used.
Slinkwyde ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*loaned
theycallmecrabclaws ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:12:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your friend was probably trying to steal your game. His mom helped him save face. The used one you got back was yours.
aspbergerinparadise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, that reminds me of the Christmas when my dad bought me an ICP cd. "The Great Milenko". He said it came highly recommended by the guy at the store.
CezaryC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends got me a Kid Rock album (the one with Bawitabadibangdibangdiggydiggy or whatever the fuck it's called on it) for my 14th birthday. Even at 14, and at a time when rap-rock was popular, I had zero interest in Kid Rock. Even worse, he bought the CD at K-Mart, so it had all the rough language edited out. I can't imagine someone being into Kid Rock AND being sensitive to swearing and juvenile sex-talk.
bigheyzeus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i bet the guy at a video game store would have recommended "Lee Carvalho's Putting Challenge"
dobbysox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhh man. Flashbacks to my MMMBOPP CD I got for christmas.. "The guy at blockbuster said you would love it!".
DigbyBrouge ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was really lucky when my mom did this, but the guy handed her White Pony instead of the rest of the garbage that was coming out around that time. Changed my life
titty-sprinkles00 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You just have to smile and say thank you for grandma gifts. I have buckets full of grease rags from grandma. I mean she bought them as shirts from the quarter store and she thought I would like them but they're great when you're working on things. I do keep a few in the closet to wear when I visit. Shirts are ugly as shit but it makes her happy and that's what matters. .
She also thinks I want used long john underwear from goodwill... gross
the_drunken_cook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Somewhat related. My sister ordered me a Diary of Dreams (darkwave music) CD off of eBay, but instead they sent an open Bone Thugs and Harmony CD that literally had dirt under the CD and on top of it. Thankfully eBay was very helpful so they made the exchange, but it was funny as fuck getting all excited and tearing open the mail package and seeing that. We both got a good kick out of it.
EvolvedLandMammal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legend says that the music store employee is still cackling to this day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that music store employee was a troll
CornOnTheColby ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exact same thing happened to me. Same age, I was really into rap as well and this is what my mom comes at me with. The guy at Wal Mart said all the kids were into it, best selling cd of the holiday. I played it off well and then sold it to some girl in my class for $10
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"get fucked, kid"
What a deliberately savage play. This guy has been rekking skrubs since the 90's
esoteric_shlee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpaw gave me and my sister and cousin (ages 13-16 at the time) an nysnc DVD one Christmas. Granted we had been a little in to it a few months/years previous, we were definitely over the teeny pop stage and we all kind of burst out laughing after opening it. My poor grandpaw was very hurt by it and I still feel bad for our reaction at the time. :/ Teens have to be the hardest to shop for because there is such a small line between cool and completely lame, sometimes in just a matter of days.
Whitegemgames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 17 year old guy N sync is a guilty pleasure of mine.
rdaredbs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not being mean at all, actual question. but is it "an N sync CD" or "a N sync CD"?
Cincyme333 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An N
rdaredbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But N isn't a vowel
Freak4Dell ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:31:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not the actual letter that determines it. It's the sound. The letter N is pronounced starting with a vowel sound, so it gets an "an" before it.
This is also why words like university get an "a". Even though u is a vowel, in that word it's not a vowel sound.
rdaredbs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks very much!
Ultimatedeathfart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it was funny when old people try their best to get good gifts but just get bad ones and people gotta pretend to like it.
JazzFan418 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
14 year old me hated N'Sync
34 year old me fucking loves Justin Timberlake. Dude is a stud.
screamoprod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:03:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My inlaws always take plastic off all gifts from them right then so we canโt return. :(
Bonch_and_Clyde ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is really going on here is that the guy at the music store is a dick. That was definitely intentional. But mom asking the dude for music advice probably wasn't a good idea anyway. Everyone's taste is so personal and varied.
moshlikealady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You win this thread.
saviorlito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my fucking sister?
justdontfreakout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandma sounds cute.
amsterdam_pro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you remember the name of the album? I need some help imagining this scene
Craptastic13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parent got me a 98 Kinds of Cheese CD one year and a Red Hot Chili Peppers album. Kept the Chili Peppers, returned the cheese. Don't remember what I got with the money.
finallyinfinite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude who sold the CD was definitely trolling
USCplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real comedy would've been the kid at the store giving her an Eminem CD and grandma pulling the same move by putting it in and listening to it... Probably much less dancing
ShortNerdyOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love your brother's reaction. Sounds like a great kid. Hope my kids are like that when they're 14.
I once heard about this family who's son was ungrateful for a Hanukkah gift, so his parents regifted that same gift every night until he acted grateful, then they allowed him to get his other gifts.
malcolm_money ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same situation happened to me when I was 11, except I got a Boyz II Men cd
az_chick101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LMAO
CatfreshWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma was being polite too. She told me she thought the c.d. was some bunk ass shit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cute memory
LLcurlyJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to party but I (male) can relate, my aunt asked my cousins (12, 14, also male) what music they like and believed them when they said spice girls. My first cd ever was a spice girls cd when I was 10 years old. I just remember wanting to listen to it so bad on my new Discman, but Mom wouldnโt let me listen to #4. CD sucked, I stole my moms Michael Jackson cd and lifeโs been good.
i_comment_late ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You brother sounds like a good egg
myfatkat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So.....Grandma goes out of her way to find a gift her grandchild might enjoy? Yeah.....let's hate on Grandma.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like to think your brother became a big Eminem fan after that year because he dissed Nsync and all those old boy bands constantly in MMLP
Gorilla1969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That clerk knew exactly what he was doing.
PostalCarrier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me at 13 or 14. Grandma went to the store, asked for recommendations and I unwrapped NโSync, Hanson, Christina Aguilera and Brittany Spears (the schoolgirl album).
ernyc3777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That guy in the Music Store to this day thinks about suggesting N*Sync for a 14 year old boy to a grandmother and gets a huge laugh out of it thinking about what would ensue. That was probably that guys best gift that Christmas.
Babylegs_OHoulihan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
KemaliKira ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work in a book shop and I hate it when grandparents come in asking things like, "What kind of book would you recommend for a 14 year old boy?" Hey, not all 14 year olds like the exact same things. I could recommend a popular teen book but the kid still might hate it. I want to say, "Why don't you ask HIM what kind of books he likes?"
unicornlocostacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought me a Silverchair CD when I was a kid and they were in Australia. They asked the guy for some authentic Australian music. I mean they werenโt wrong.
FileError214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Younger generations will never know what itโs like to get a shitty CD for Christmas.
I got the Baja Men one year, and Iโm pretty sure Lou Bega another.
nynjawitay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The clerk at the music store new what he was doing
dmitryo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, now you decided to steal the only positive thing that came out of this gift - the story. NJ.
Obandigo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The hero in this story is the guy at the store that said 14 year old boys like N Sync.
I can picture him laughing maniacally as your grandmother left the store.
Caddofriend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:17:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, this reminded me of my first birthday at the apartment... I woke up to my mom and brother waiting there, holding a Britney Spears CD, for like, my 7th birthday, am a guy. I fucking loved that cd, played the shit out of it and danced around with my mom...
Now I'm crying and want to hug my mom.
FelonyFey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:44:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a Robbie Williams CD for my 15th birthday. I was (and still am, just not as extremely one-sidedly) a metalhead with goth elements and wore black and spikes etc. etc.
I absolutely hated any other music apart from goth music and metal at the time. (Especially Robbie Williams, ofc he couldn't have known that) I'm pretty sure he just picked a random CD because they happened to be at an electronics store at the time, or something.
Terrible-At-Writing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your brother is awesome for going along with things, I hope he and your grandmother have a great relationship still.
pigwalk5150 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:14:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This goes to show that you and your brother were raised right. With respect for others. Grandmom clearly had her heart in the right place and your brother did all he could to not let on he was disappointed. Plus you didn't laugh out loud so as to let the cat out of the bag. You have wonderful parents and you kids turned out great. Top notch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You grandma actually sounds kinda cool :)
CarpeGeum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm positive there was a rash of unwanted NSYNC CD's terrorizing children about 20 years ago (great, now I feel old). I got one from a well-meaning aunt one Christmas and it may have been the most off-target gift I've ever received. In her defense, I was a 12-year-old girl and her daughters my same age were probably into them so it was a reasonable assumption. I'm pretty sure I never even unwrapped it.
deusnefum ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Music being a very subjective thing... how can you expect a good result to ask a random stranger what to recommend for someone with the only criteria being age and gender?
God forbid you ask a parent or sibling what kind of music your giftee likes before hand. Just lazy gift giving.
I think that's the shittiest thing about a a crappy gift. It's a sure sign that the person is only pretending to care or doing something out of obligation. No gift is almost always better than a shitty gift (unless you're okay with doing exchanges, but still kinda defeats the point of a gift as an expression of knowing and caring about someone).
JohnSingapore ยท -39 points ยท Posted at 16:41:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool
KenPopehat ยท 7233 points ยท Posted at 15:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandparents didn't like me, possibly because we were living together before we got married.
One Christmas -- maybe the one we were engaged, I don't remember -- they gave me a package marked "To Ed," which is not my name.
It held a large old-fashioned portfolio-sized wallet -- you know, the kind about the size of a shoe. Leather, with a large bison embossed on the front. The bison was anatomically correct and appeared to be having a personal moment.
SoleInvictus ยท 2951 points ยท Posted at 16:48:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, I'd have loved that.
Winnah9000 ยท 269 points ยท Posted at 18:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least OP knows who Ed was after so long.
[deleted] ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 18:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could you eli5? I feel like I'm missing something
Winnah9000 ยท 194 points ยท Posted at 18:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From OP
The joke is that the person I replied to is "Ed" that was supposed to get the wallet because he likes it so much.
[deleted] ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 18:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you :) I thought there was some connection between Ed and the bison
thisishowistroll ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of all the things on the internet, I spit salad on my screen for a bison named Ed.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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neccoguy21 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just gonna leave this here...
thisishowistroll ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ed had an erection.
abominablesnowperson ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i thought it was an erectile dysfunction joke at first, but then i remembered i'm dumb.
Winnah9000 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No problem, we all have a woosh on Reddit from time to time.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:33:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the ol' Ed fucking a Bison a'roo!
RandomStranger16 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:48:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hold my hatred of my family's spouses, I'm going in.
LadiesGameT00 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:57:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First time clicking this link.... Fuck you lol
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:34:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My work here is done.
drops mic
DickNose-TurdWaffle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:54:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder when it ends... Edit: Does this keep going every time it's tagged? That's impressive.
Another edit: found this /r/switcharoo/ apparently this has some reddit history with it.
LadiesGameT00 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:27:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for looking into this lol
RandomStranger16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha.
dva_tho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's one deep rabbit hole
Abysmal_poptart ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ed is a bison with a large penis
Reevis_meow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this was an erectile dysfunction joke
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think there's still a chance it is, would make it an even worse gift
DrelltheUnclean ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The joke is u/SoleInvictus was Ed, because he would've loved that
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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SoleInvictus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's no joke, I'd kill for a dick licking bison wallet.
DrelltheUnclean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you could say jokes are kind of an interpretative medium and you can have whatever joke makes you laugh more :)
MyGoodFriendJon ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like r/HelpMeFind material.
jfk_47 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ed?
limping_man ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mike?
chickenfoot4less ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You wutm8
christherogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds bad ass.
24ANemo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Ed?
SoleInvictus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's Mister Ed to you.
24ANemo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course, of course
4rca9 ยท 1795 points ยท Posted at 19:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The bison (bye-son) symbolizes them not allowing you to be their son-in-law, and the misnaming of you symbolizes why. They wanted you to pursue higher education to become their edson before taking their daughter to bedson
AthosAlonso ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 20:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to actually believe this. It's very clever.
fnord_happy ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OprahsSister ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cleaver
inEQUAL ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:51:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
clEAver
TheFrankBaconian ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:45:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To META
zebra-king ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
cLeAvEr
marcelineofooo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:25:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is the "bye Felicia" of presents.
Not_The_Real_Odin ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i squirted milk out of my nose so thanks for that.... i wasn't even drinking milk
thisisatypoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:41:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get help.
PeaceOfMynd ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad?
Random_Imgur_User ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:27:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even creepier that you said they want him to become their edson before taking their daughter to bedson. Them being her grandparents, means they want him to dump the girl and get with her mom. Sneaky old codgers they are.
4rca9 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:56:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems that I can not read, but hey, I got my worthless internet points anyways so who cares
mrchaotica ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:25:21 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy Reddits.
DaSemicolon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:57:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And thus a newcopypasta was born
DeadlyAura ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful. Truly well done sir.
TrenchyMcTrenchcoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:21:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This comment deserves more attention.
4rca9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:58:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just as does your username
dogtreatsforwhales ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pronounced Bye-zen Source: North Dakota resident
rumple4skyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bless you
711420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn
jonosvision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe they knew about OP's experimenting in college and didn't approve.
TheDJZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey can you write up my english paper?
4rca9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:57:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically my comment was written while procrastinating my own essay
serg06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Believed this til end
10tontruck ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 02:18:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuck you you stupid gimp
H0tVinegar ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I have this boner bison wallet?
Iโll trade you for whatever my worst gift ends up being this year
spenardagain ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 19:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! I follow you on Twitter and just saw that story there. We need a pic of the wallet!
FUCKAFISH ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:30:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pls deliver op
JaFFsTer ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:30:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god my face hurts. I'm stealing that phrase
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For wanking?
Tuutori ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WE WANT PICTURES
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a decent gift.
A bison with a boner on a big wallet? Dude, what's not to love.
Funky_cold_Alaskan ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:07:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a Christmas card from my father that read, "Dear Funky_cold_Alaskan, Funky_cold_Alaskan's Child's Name, and (I'm sorry I forgot your name)"...I had been married for a couple years, and he literally forgot my husbands name.
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:17:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL My boyfriend's dad couldn't remember my name so he took to calling me Deuteronomy, his grand-pa was in a perpetual state of out-of-it (not dementia or anything, just so old he didn't even try to remember new shit) and he would just say "that other boy" when referring to me. His grandson (my boyfriend) was "that boy."
Sunnyshine0609 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:57:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am I this only one who NEEDS to see this train wreck?
pasterfordin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:06:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"To Ed" savage...
Kami_Ouija ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I swear, you are so ungrateful Ed
LazyLizardLounge ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ed.. E.D... Bison boner wallet. Erectile Dysfunction.
Edit: speellings
Lonelysock2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents get all the grandchildren-in-law a bag of nuts. Because they are poor, have a lot of grandchildren and nuts were a special present back in the day. My partner is always so thankful to them (partly for the gesture, but honestly he just really likes nuts)
Mekroval ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:08:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Out of curiosity, are you Ken White of the Popehat.com blog? If so, I enjoy your site, and find your posts both funny and informative.
(If it's not you, sorry for the confusion.)
KenPopehat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:15:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and thanks.
Mekroval ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome!
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you still have it?
roboguy88 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/furry_irl
The_Quibbler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:14:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did it say Bad Motherfucker on it?
Edward372 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Show pics ๐
FrozenNinjas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bison are my favorite animal. Sounds like you scored a great fucking gift that I'm jealous of.
roguekiller23231 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or they mixed up the gift's and you got Ed's and Ed got yours.
mah_bula ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, this thread is for the worst gift ever, not the MOST EPIC AWESOMEST GIFT EVER...sheesh.
Tampaburn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still got it?
Jomafo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Proof or it didnโt happen
bisonburgers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:41:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually would love that wallet (for completely g-rated reasons, but feel free to not believe me).
names1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:02:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dude you just stole this from that "Popehat" Twitter account, it was even posted today!
/s
CHIGGERS_WEEPING ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check the username
Devonmartino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any chance you have a picture of that?
LonePaladin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they spell it with an apostrophe?
iliketosayvelcro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you keep it? Can we see it?
grokforpay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why did you think it was a good idea to live with your wife's grandparents?
Sheevy_Boi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have used it just to fuck with them
JumpUpHitDown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either they're dead or like you now. So...?
Aleann82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that's kind of awesome.
rogicar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pics or it never happened.
asamermaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you still have it, because I kind of want it.
TedFx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great story Ed :-D
bloodthorn1990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
pics?
AKMan6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, portfolio wallets. I completely forgot of their existence.
maluminse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George's personal office.
YouJellyBrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally unrelated, but I really enjoy your blog.
That is also an unintentionally hilarious gift, IMO.
bionicstarsteel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You said they didnโt like you. Do they like you now though?
KenPopehat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they're dead.
smallbusinessnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you the reincarnation of Kurt Vonnegut?
CatfreshWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like Ed died before Christmas and you got his gift.
Fly high Ed.
I_am_NoCo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet they love that memory.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They weren't going to get you anything good anyway, so at least you got something with a hilarious story. I'd call that a win, Ed!
Kiwispam84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That last sentence is the funniest thing Iโve read in a long time!
2littlebluebirds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go suck yourself
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Post pics
ShatteredPixelz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have to post a picture of that if you still have itlol
macimom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lololol
ccsrpsw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it didn't have a picture of a Pony on it... ;)
zebra-king ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so you have a big leather wallet with a bison jerking off (I assume that's what you mean by "a personal moment")
that's fucking awesome
NoNameShowName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:57:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm drunk and I can't parse, are you using a fake name for story's sake or did they straight up get your name wrong?
KenPopehat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They got my name wrong.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pleeeaaaassseee post a pic!!
potatopoly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They gave you a beef stroganoff.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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captainAwesomePants ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: in addition to being a sexual euphemism, a petit mal is also a type of seizure.
breakingoff ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh, petit mal is only a type of seizure. The euphemism is โpetite mortโ.
seventeenblackbirds ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's just having a somewhat more fraught sex life than we are.
captainAwesomePants ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sacrรฉ bleu, une petite erreur. :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a decent gift.
A bison with a boner on a big wallet? Dude, what's not to love.
mylittleverrucca ยท 3456 points ยท Posted at 15:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a goldfish for my 22nd birthday, without anything to put it in or feed it.
renegade_9 ยท 707 points ยท Posted at 15:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to get a goldfish, but without warning? Shit, that's brutal. Here's a new responsibility, now go out and buy shelter and food for it tomorrow or it'll die.
And goldfish need like a 30 gallon tank minimum at their full size, that shit ain't cheap.
arelow ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 21:19:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100 gallons full grown for the "feeder fish" type, - they can get over a foot long - and recommended 40-60 for the fancy types, actually! Not chastising, you thought better than most people who buy a fucking bowl and insist they don't grow bigger than their tank.
Gavin1772 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 00:41:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey you sound like you know what youโre talking about. If I got a 150 gallon tank, could I do half land/half water and have fish and frogs/some other semi aquatic animal?
Mordfan ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 00:51:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are fully aquatic frogs you can get, you know. They're pretty derpy. I love mine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_dwarf_frog
Gavin1772 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:52:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Itโs been a dream for a while to have a pretty big ecosystem type aquarium, but Iโm waiting until I can make sure I can take care of it and buy everything I need
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:46:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And African dwarf frogs donโt get that big! You could put a small group (3-4) in a 10 gallon, if youโre crunched for space.
German_Camry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:35:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had those in my 3rd grade class. They all died though by the end of the year. Like every single one. There was 30 of them
Mordfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:46 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a shame. They're remarkably easy to take care of, in my experience. I keep mine in an apisto tank.
German_Camry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:42 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dunmo what happened to them. All we know is that we will return to class the next day and all we see is a frog floating dead in it's side, and a red dot on it so belly.
ladayen ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:56:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amphibious animals will eventually eat (or at least try) the fish. You either wind up with a dead animal that choked on a fish or a polluted tank that will quickly lead to the death of all the fish and leave a ripe environment for fungus and disease to spread to the amphibious animal.
Gavin1772 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:57:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool! Not only did my cat eat my fish, now I almost had to deal with my fish eating my fish.
positive_thinking_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:44:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
things dont always work out like you expect them to also.i had algae fish and wild turtles for awhile when i was younger. red eared sliders actually. they were pulled from a creek by my cousins when they were babies (thinking back on it its sad) they grew up with the algae eaters no problem until one day when they were both reaching full grown size CHOMP CHOMP turtles ate the fishywas.
arelow ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:20:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I very much do NOT recommend that with that large of a mix of animals! 150 gallons is a lot- but it isn't nearly enough to support that much life at once. Frogs and fish can bully each other - the only kind of frog that can usually be okay with fish in a tank are African dwarf frogs and even that has to be a careful mix as they have different diets and some fish are assholes. Another semi aquatic animal in addition would be bad for all the above reasons too. Plus it would be messy - the frogs and the other guy would mess up the land part, and fish need weekly water changes
Having too many critters in such an enclosed space would probably just be super stressful for all of them.
You could do fish in a planted tank with not much land (or land just for show), OR frogs, OR an amphibian/reptile. Regardless of what you choose (150 is a ton of space to do multiple fish species, just research what kinds are good together! fish forums are rly helpful) make sure the tank is properly cycled and established :D
Feel free to PM with more questions! I've been keeping fish and turtles on and off for a few years.
so_this_is_my_life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had these mini fully aquatic frogs that were fun to watch. Luckily I even got a boot and a girl so it was fun watching them do Thierry courting swim and stuff...
Homer_Goes_Crazy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:00:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We bought like 20 of those feeder fish for this white trash pond we made in my ex's mom's yard. Like 12 of them survived and got fucking huge.
novaonthespectrum ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:41:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are GIGANTIC and can live for 5 to 10 years if cared for properly and given the right amount of space.
Homer_Goes_Crazy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:03:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We split after 8 years and they were still going strong
arelow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They super thrive in ponds! People don't realize they're the same fish and toss them in there for either turtle food or just to see what happens. Then the smart ones keep growing.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:52:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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arelow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can absolutely upgrade as you go - I said 100 gallons FULL GROWN, didn't I?
Additionally, a 100 gallon tank is actually too narrow for a comet/feeder goldfish - and they need friends, they're extremely social. They should be kept in ponds, not tanks.
However, goldfish are filthy and require double filtration. It's kind of pointless to double filter a 10 gallon when they're tiny, because you're either gonna have really awful choppy water when you buy filters rated for 100-500 gal, or you're gonna waste a ton on buying new filters/pumps. Also, filters don't clean the tank, they just host a bacteria cycle to eat the ammonia as it builds up, so you're going to be changing the water in a smaller tank WAY more often with a higher chance of crashing that cycle since it won't be able to establish (or re-establish, if it does crash) in the time between changes.
It may look stupid, but it's much more worth it for both you and the fish because it cuts down on the work and cost. Fish that are thriving also grow pretty fast. They'll outgrow the small tanks in no time.
theroadlesstraveledd ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah omg just commented that? Now I read the articles and feel informed thx friend
Anarroia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a robot or do you just not make sense on a regular basis?
totoyolo ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 23:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why pets as gifts is so bad. Especially if the person is renting and they're not allowed pets.
VagCookie ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 00:54:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in laws wound up with a cat this way. My sister in laws friend was gifted a kitten as a promposal (really really bad idea) sister took it home. In laws weren't sold on keeping the cat so they just called it kitten while they debated on it for about 17 years at which point the cat died.
According to legend... They still haven't made up their mind on whether or not to keep the cat and she's been dead like 4 years.
totoyolo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:57:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my... It's really irresponsible of the gifter.
Your story is kinda funny lol I love that they kept the cat but couldn't decide if they wanted to keep her. At least she had a long life with them :) 17 years is awesome.
VagCookie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah there was an ongoing joke that they'd find her a family soon even after she'd been with them for years. Like "we really should find a home for The Kitten" who was 10 years old and had 2 litters of her own kittens. She lived a long and happy life... It broke my boyfriend and myself to put her to sleep... I'd never seen him cry so hard in his life... He loved that stupid cat whose shining moments included going through the tumble dry twice before his family put up signs on the dryer to check for cats.
totoyolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg the cat went through the dryer. Did they notice right away that the cat was stuck?
I can imagine. It's so hard to say goodbye to a pet, especially one you've grown up with :(
VagCookie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:04:50 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Twice. They used to have a habit of opening the dryer taking a few things out and leaving the door open. The cat crawled in feeling the warmth and fall asleep. Someone would toss a new load in not realizing the cat was there and start the dryer. It sounded like shoes being dried. Luckily my boyfriend was annoyed by the sound and went to take the shoes out to air dry... And the shoes leapt out of the dryer panting and dizzy. After that they almost knew immediately to let the cats out. She did it twice and another cat once before a sign was needed. Funny thing is they kept finding her in there.
JazzFan418 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:14:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cat kind of similar. I had my tonsils out, came down with pneumonia as a result and felt like absolute shit. Girl I was crushing on in high school comes over to see me and brings over a kitten as a "get well present". Luckily our house was pretty much a revolving door for animals. But who tf does that??
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:01:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Illegal in a lot of places even if it's in your lease. (Where I live, it specifically says "no pets clauses are void" in the law)
BlueBerrySyrup ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:19:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this in Canada by chance? I can only ruling about it there. Doesn't seem to be the case anywhere in America, at least that I can find.
CockSlapped ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:27:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know where they were talking about, but the laws just got changed in Australia! Now they can't charge extra/deny you as a tenant just because you have pets!
SouthWest66 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:30:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mayonnaise.
CockSlapped ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:39:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah! Everyone needs the option to have a pet, I couldn't live without one :(
In the same...thing.. they made it illegal to force prospective renters to outbid each other in rent prices & to charge bonds over a month rent if rent is >$760/wk. A few other things too, but I forget.
myothercarisapickle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:45:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately not all rentals do allow children without hoops. Which is unfortunate.
totoyolo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:54:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wonder if it is the same here in NZ. I know a couple of people (and have heard plenty stories about others) who have offered extra bond and rent to keep pets.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:32 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
totoyolo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:54:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know that. Our contract specifically says no pets. I know of people who have had the contract say that but then they negotiate with the agent and landlord... I must check what the law is in NZ. We really want to get a cat.
I understand why some owners wouldn't want to allow pets, though if the owners are responsible and train the animal properly and clean up properly there shouldn't be any lasting damage to the property eg carpets get cleaned right away if there is an accident. Same as having kids really.
bunnylover726 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:54:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My apartment complex charges $25 per month if they find out you have a pet.
LadySandry ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:51:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah, mine is a $250 non refundable deposit, $260 refundable deposit and $20/month. :( but small children are free, so maybe I can dress a dog in people clothes all the time and a hat?
totoyolo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not too bad. Here in NZ, rent is paid per week and I've heard of cases where some pet owners have offered to pay anything between $25-100 (NZD) extra per week to have pets. They also offer to pay extra for the bond.
mylittleverrucca ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it was 8 years ago. I think it was a last minute option for my friend that bought it for me! It's the thought that counts!
DeathKitten666 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 16:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey friend! Got you a -dead- goldfish
R/aquariums would be appalled lol
mylittleverrucca ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
username checks out. Don't eat my goldfish death kitten devil!
Sealpup666 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:00:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But it looks so tasty...
RoToR71 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username also checks out
suitology ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fish is a dime, tank is free on Craigs list.
Grim50845 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why you get a Beta fish and then put up a mirror so he has some company :)
Chamale ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 23:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My betta fish saw his reflection in the side of the tank and rammed it so hard that his eye popped out of its socket.
zombiebomber ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you just love the little angry babies? Mine saw his reflection on the side of the tank and got scared. Wouldn't leave his corner for a few days.
Grim50845 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:34:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Neighbors, amirite?
shijjiri ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 17:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Into the garbage disposal it goes.
theroadlesstraveledd ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 00:25:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gold fish grow to fit the tank size they are in I think
adorable_orange ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:39:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, they die prematurely because their organs canโt develop.
Garbagecat88 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:12:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I so wish that was true. I won a goldfish at a carnival and thought it would be a great, low maintenance pet... I was sorely mistaken. Iโve had to upgrade the tank size three times. I am now the proud owner of a 36 gallon fish tank and a huge ass fish.
Itโs really sad that carnivals give such a high maintenance pet out as a prize. They are not appropriate pets for children and many parents are not aware of the cost and effort required to properly keep one. Its a lot of work but I donโt regret winning her. Iโve had her for two years and Iโve really grown to love my fat fish.
mylittleverrucca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aww, this gives me hope. ๐
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท -88 points ยท Posted at 19:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
depends you dont acctaully need a glass fish tank... that shit is purley for display. a gold fish will survive just fine in a 10 dollar plastic tote from walmart filled with the same water you put in a fish tank.
they sell clear totes to :)
JaxonQuetzal ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 20:28:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You donโt want a goldfish to survive. You want it to thrive, just like any other pet. That wonโt happen in a Walmart tote.
FUTURE10S ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:32:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't bother, he's a troll.
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท -47 points ยท Posted at 20:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i beg to differ my buddy chuck from walmart is a certified fish freak and he said it would do! i believe him. plus if your not running a water filter your a dumb fuck anyways
arelow ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. Feeder fish need 100 gallons at least full grown and fancy need 40-60.
wighttail ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:20:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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wighttail ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plastic scratches easily and becomes a factory for mold and bacteria.
This is assuming you even did enough research to buy tank-safe plastic. (Protip: the random junk you find at -mart stores is going to leech chemicals into the water that will kill your fish.)
Don't own animals if you don't want to spend money keeping them happy and healthy.
keeshtastic ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 17:45:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"here you go Peter, I got you this tropical fish. He needs to eat every two hours and I fed him an hour ago"
beefblockage ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 23:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Alright you got the food?" "No I don't have the food. You have to buy that at a tropical fish store." "But it's 9:30 P.M." "Well you better get going then"
keeshtastic ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:55:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol my favorite scene
mylittleverrucca ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think goldfish are tropical ?
keeshtastic ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 18:02:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it's a bit from family Guy. He hates Greg or whatever because he always brings inconvenient gifts. Then Greg walks in, gives him the fish in a plastic bag and says that line.
Bonus: he doesn't have the fish food and it's 9 pm.
cowboyfromhell324 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And the store owner won't let him in
CyberClawX ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:42:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have thanked, professed your allergy to fish, and given it back saying "at least it'll get a good home" and see his reaction. He'd probably say something like:
Avoch ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 22:36:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Strange you say that. I have a horrible allergy to all fish and shellfish, but I have many aquariums (6 currently...). Just gotta be incredibly careful handling their food and cleaning them out etc., but so far I've had no adverse reactions at all! :)
CyberClawX ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 22:42:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol funny, I never even thought there'd be a problem regarding allergies and pet fish
[deleted] ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Animedingo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is... that true?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:01:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Animedingo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know I'm almost a little disappointed
CyberClawX ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually it was a typo. I meant to say "it". I naturally assumed it was an Boeing AH-64 Apache Helicopter. Because honestly, to the date, I've never been gifted anything other than gold fish by Apache Choppers. And those inconsiderate twin-turboshaft attack helicopters never even bother with getting me as much as a bowl or large cup to drink the fish from. It's like I'm supposed to drink it straight from the bag or something. Savages.
Leblebikatili ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:33:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf did i just read
wolf495 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a meme. Historically in English when gender is ambiguous, "he" was the proper pronoun to default to. As of late that is no longer considered politically correct and a few style guidelines have added a singular "they," which tbh feels silly.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-sexually-identify-as-an-attack-helicopter
toadstrudel ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something similar happened to me on my 21st birthday. I had been drinking and over at my buddy's. He jokingly told me I could have his rat that had gotten to big to feed to his snake. Having been drinking I thought it was a great idea. Carried him around in my coat pocket for the rest of the night. Next day I spent my hangover at the pet store getting supplies. He lived a long happy life though.
Tiz226 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:55:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just about how I inherited a tarantula, except she wasn't rolling around town in my pocket. I hate spiders with a passion but she lived a long life and just died 14 years after I drunkenly adopted her.
whtbrd ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my siblings and I betas one year for Christmas. Turns out my Mom had a goldfish as a child that died horribly, so my mom was a little traumatized by it.
She shouted at Aunt across the room: Next year! all your kids! MICE!
Arblos ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:49:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar situation this summer. I tried that goldfish game at the carnival. Failed, but some kid saw me play the game and gave me two tickets that could be redeemed for one goldfish each to be picked up later. I tried to pawn the tickets off and failed. Luckily, my two goldfish had a happy ending. I was able to set up a makeshift pond in the backyard for them and they're currently staying inside this winter.
HandsFullofStones ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to gift you gold, but I didn't bring anything to put it in!
mylittleverrucca ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well if your hands are full of stones, i will fill up the fish tank with those and use them as gravel whilst you go and fetch my gold ๐๐๐
scoobydoom2 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly this is the real answer, a guy I know's daughter once was given a turtle by the guy's sister. He spent quite a bit of money making sure it was properly taken care of, and unlike goldfish turtles live a long ass time.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know turtles can live like fifty years but goldies live like twenty. That's still a good amount of time
aldhibain ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Snails. Low maintenance, easy to keep, quiet, not smelly, won't keel over dead if you miss feeding them a couple of days (probably just seal themselves up to sleep if it's been too long). Very chill pets, zen-like to watch but you can also handle them and stroke them. Also only live 5-7 years typically. Don't keep them in a cardboard box though, they can and will eat their way out.
Edit: as a bonus, also fairly easy to obtain, if you do what I did and literally pick one up from a garden/park. Plus if you ever decide that you can't handle the responsibility and want to abandon it (I don't condone pet abandonment, y'all), it'll probably do a lot better than Mr. Fluffles the bunny. Less impact on the environment, too.
Lionstigersbearz ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No snail strokin for me
Chamale ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:25:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin owns a tortoise that used to belong to his grandfather. That tortoise must be at least 60 years old now.
mylittleverrucca ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:04:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i wouldnt mind a turtle at all! even if it was on the spot like that its a really nice surprise! But to turn up with a goldfish in a bag is awful really, with nowhere to put it or feed overnight. Least with a turtle you can put in a box lol and its a great pet to have!
novaonthespectrum ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:39:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haaate it when people give pets as surprise gifts.
"Surprise! Here is this animal you now have to figure out a way to incorporate into your household, feed, and care for for X amount of years (and if you are taking care of a goldfish properly, those things CAN AND SHOULD live for 5-10 years)."
If someone gave me a pet for Christmas I'd be horribly upset...because I could not keep it with my 2 extremely territorial bitch-cats.
MoonChaser22 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:24:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. The only correct way to gift a pet is to know they plan on getting said pet and not actually gifting the pet itself unless you're part of the same household. I'd much rather have someone offer to pay for the pet/stuff or give a giftcard for a pet shop.
Ooooweeee ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like, just in your hand??? Just all floppin around?
ShirraPwns ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to add salt to the wound, but aren't goldfish like 25 cents?
DeadNotSleeping1010 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:41:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister received a little turtle from her boyfriend on her birthday. Just the turtle. She had to buy the tank, food, rocks, etc. Turns out he got the thing for $0.25 while she spent quite a lot keeping it alive for the next five years.
I firmly believe pets are not a good gift idea. Perhaps contributing financially toward a pet, but gifting responsibility and sometimes expensive living things seems completely unreasonable.
Raichu7 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:09:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pets are almost always a terrible gift, you get burdened with a huge responsibility and it often causes animal neglect and/or abuse because you may not know how to care for it properly.
The only exception I can think of where an animal makes for a good gift is if a kid begs there parents for a pet and the parent decides the kid is responsible enough for one and is ready to take care of the pet if the kid flakes out.
rabbit395 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a beta fish for Christmas one time. That was fine though because my mom knew I love fish. It came in a nice bowl with a real plant in it (I now know that keeping fish in bowls is a bad idea).
dirty_ronin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:32:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pretty common horror story on /r/goldfish! The receivers are almost always surprised at whatโs required to give them proper homes.
rape_is_not_good ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:53:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell? Did they just hand it to you by hand, like "here's something new to worry about! Better find a tank and food for it fast, ha!"
mylittleverrucca ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:07:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah no, they stopped at a pet store on the way over to my house for the birthday party. They brought it in a bag lol. I kept it amongst all the other presents during the party and I think at one point my mum must have put it in a flower vase or something!
thebonstergirl ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:45:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I inherited 3 Beta fish and 2 guppies because our upstairs neighbors in college thought it'd be hilarious to get fish for their friend's birthday. The person in charge of the tank painted the inside of a cardboard box blue. They had fish in baggies and nowhere to put them when I got a drunken 2am call from my neighbor to come take their birthday gift off of their hands.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. I got a mouse the same way for my 23rd!
egotisticalnoob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is terrible because goldfish are dirt cheap, but the tank and food and all that costs a ton more...
skinboater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heck, I thought that was the only way they came? I kinda enjoyed the mad scramble I went through trying to keep a goldfish alive for the first 2 hours after it was given to me in a small plastic bag.
tochicagooochicagooo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:40:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming they gave it to you in their cupped palms.
CrawlinOutTheFallout ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends got me a 1 gallon fishbowl with 30+ goldfish in it.
KyalMeister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An allegory of life
Snorlax0143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reaches in pocket. Removes goldfish. Happy birthday mylittleverrucca.
CLearyMcCarthy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hope he's enjoying life in the sewer.
NH_Lion12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
RIP.
MrSpluppy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
F
Observante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It feeds you...
The_quest_for_wisdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"So, you're going to want to get this little guy into some water pretty quickly..."
totoyolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a goldfish bowl and all the decorations and food but no goldfish for my 10th or 11th birthday. Lol.
Finchypoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what, like just sitting in a box or something, did it at least come in water?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did it die after 6 days like 70% of pet goldfish?
jorillaaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:12:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SAME. Got one as a housewarming gift. Was not pleasd.
EmilyWinthrop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:17:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a parakeet on mine, even though I've always been very clear that I am terrified by birds.
Wagnaard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:29:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just a bag of water with a fish in it? From Aunt Flo?
Ikillmunchkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got a dwarf hamster for a present once and was keeping it in his room to hide it from us. I think he had a tiny bit of food and some sawdust. I ratted on him after he threatened to swear down on my dead nana's life but im glad i did because my mum went and bought everything for it the next day and it would have died or escaped if she never did
hotpotato70 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you own a toilet?
Blynasty ยท 4144 points ยท Posted at 14:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a present I received, but for our office random gift exchange I bought a wall outlet that can be turned on with a remote. I thought it was a great idea for your Christmas tree or Christmas lights. The lady who got it came over to my desk and complained about getting it and how useless it was and how somebody was probably re-gifting it. I later heard her talking to another employee asking who they thought had brought it and they told them it was me. Very awkward.
lamireille ยท 1292 points ยท Posted at 18:17:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a great gift to me! I would love it. It's perfect for Christmas lights but also for brightening up a room all year. I love the remote for our ceiling fan/light.
Besides, who goes around a workplace complaining about a gift? She sounds clueless.
proddyhorsespice97 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 23:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have one for our Christmas tree lights, the place we put the tree has the outlet behind the tree in the corner so it's difficult to reach in and turn off the lights. The remote control makes it so much easier and you don't get loads of fake snow all over you from the tree
low_life42 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 00:57:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had one about 10 years ago in highschool. I hooked it up to a vending machine and would wait for someone to put a dollar in. I would turn off the machine, watch the person get confused and walk away, then turn the machine back on and collect the dollar.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:09:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You clever bastard! This is evil
brandn03 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 01:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously not that clever...he was in high school for 10 years.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:15:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I LOVE practical gifts. Sometimes I have to remember not everybody does when I start to plan my gifts for people lol.
lamireille ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:04:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do too!
Taygr ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:21:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds more like a cunt to me
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've actually got 2-3 of these, they are SUPER useful not just for xmas lights, but in general for lighting that doesn't have a hot plug or is awkward to reach.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People who wanted something ridiculously fancy and expensive, that's who.
[deleted] ยท 1695 points ยท Posted at 17:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a really nice gift?? I would use it for a lamp so I don't have to get up to turn off the lights!
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 23:36:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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INHALE_VEGETABLES ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:51:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so lazy that
Z3ppelinDude93 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:00:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 lazy 2 vot
whtbrd ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:42:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, that woman just had no imagination.
Bloedbibel ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 00:00:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one connected to an electric kettle that I turn on in the morning before I get out of bed. That way I can make my coffee immediately upon rolling out of bed ๐
WontFixAutocorrect ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:04:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa, my kettle has an electromagnetic switch, this wouldn't work for me.
Halvus_I ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:07:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So rewire it...
Edit:on second thought, if i had to tell you that and it didnt occur to you naturally, dont.
chucklesoclock ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:16:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is an engineer's edit
WontFixAutocorrect ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:08:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I won't, but less because I'd screw something up, and more because I don't like to stand in the kitchen to wait for my water to boil and a) sometimes forget about it, and b) listen for the switch to pop top know the water is boiling.
The remote power outlet thing is also obsoleted by programmable kettles that have clocks.
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that and finding 220v wireless switches would present a challenge for me in the US. :) I really do get jealous of your power setup sometimes.
WontFixAutocorrect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there an advantage to the 115v standard, other than it working natively with all our random junk?
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can pull almost twice as much power. An American electric kettle tops out at about 1500w, a UK one tops out around 2800w. We have 220v in America, but its typically reserved for large appliances, electric stoves, washing machines, etc.
erial_ck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's an electromagnetic switch?
WontFixAutocorrect ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:01:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty common in small kitchen appliances, but you also see them on a lot of heavy machinery. Basically, when the switch is turned on, it activates an electromagnet inside the switch to hold it in the in position. In the event of a power failure, the magnet also loses power, and it automatically switches off.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:02:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Bloedbibel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:04:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao, get the fuck out of here.
khitsule ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:52:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the whole reason I got a smart light for my bedroom. Needing to physically go up to the wall to turn off lights feels so archaic
Halvus_I ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:06:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, having to route out to the internet to pass a command to the lamp 3 feet away is too far in the other direction. Get a wireless switch, its a good middle ground of old and new.
khitsule ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:24:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a wifi smart light. Doesn't need internet or wires
Halvus_I ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'smart' implies it is connected to the internet, right?
khitsule ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:30:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes but that doesn't mean it requires internet. If the remote (phone) is on the same network (wifi) as the light, it can be done locally.
If you're away from home you can still control it over internet though, for some fun automation possibilities
Edit: also although smart devices are often IoT I wouldn't say it implies internet connectivity. Smart watches for example traditionally don't have internet access. Some have wifi now
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hear you, but that isnt always the case, and even then the device is usually talking to the internet to get its ID and allocation, even on the local network. It CAN work without the internet in theory, in practice its usually required. I prefer 'dumb' devices for this particular role. Growing up with timers and such, i never understood the need to turn on my lights remotely and leaving a hole in my network just for that purpose seems odd.
GhostfaceHecklah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:35:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Private or public internet is an important stipulation
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your home network is generally not an internet. Its a single network. Internet means multiple networks tied together. Inter-net, just like Inter-state. Its like saying your driveway is part of the National highway System because there is an unbroken path from yours to mine.
GhostfaceHecklah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:56:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The whole thing is the internet. Private IP space refers to an addressable area of the internet for use on private networks.
Regardless of the semantics, in this case then no, smart only implies connected to a network of some sort. public traffic is not implied or even desired in many cases.
CptNonsense ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the set of these (2 remotes and 4 plugs) for dirty santa. They are great
Wanderlustfull ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:14:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dirty Santa sounds like a whole different game...
watson-and-crick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh I'd be disappointed if all I got for Dirty Santa was those switches...
Huttj ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:17:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They make those? I need to get one for reading in bed! Going from "cozy tired sleep now" to "wait, first get up, walk across the room, turn out the light, now I need to settle my brain down again" is annoying.
washichiisai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not use a book light? That's what I do when I'm not reading on my Kindle (which has a built-in light).
Huttj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:08:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tried it before, and may have been using it wrong but it wound up generally with one page illuminated to read, the other side in shadow, I had to keep shifting it, etc.
thatONElime ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:42:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a desk lamp in my bedroom that's plugged into one of those. I keep the remote on my nightstand so turning off the light before going to sleep is so easy now. I feel like that old lady in the Clap On commercial.
Rukusx7 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:46:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's an awesome gift! Wtf lady??? Right? Anyway, I have my living room lamp and my Christmas tree on a wifi switch. It's awesome!
ladyrockess ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:06:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad has the Christmas tree on one "remote" and our outdoor Christmas lights on another. Raining, windy, cold, or you're already in your pjs? No problem turning the lights on or off!
Rukusx7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Such a smart setup. My wife and I literally turn on our lamp with our phone. You can also set timers and loop timers, scenes that include if/and/or type options for multiple switches and control this from anywhere in the world! Maybe the best $8 I've spent.
ladyrockess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I finally get a real job and my own place (oops...my millennial is showing) I'm so going to invest in some of those Hue switches and SmartHub things that Amazon Echoes can control. Telling Alexa to turn on my lights and handle my Nest thermostat (why not have hugely expensive dreams?) while still grouching in bed is basically what passes for a fantasy these days!
Rukusx7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought some itead brand switches from AliExpress. I believe they also now have support for Google home, nest and Amazon devices! Very inexpensive for the amateur smart home enthusiast. I plan on doing a simple setup and I've always wanted the Philips hue or something like it a part of it! My idea is to set things up so that my lights dim when I play a movie and brighten when i pause.
ladyrockess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh now that's a super cool idea! My family are all really good at programming and robotics (literally in their job titles), so I'm planning on nagging them to help me out.
I just think back to Iron Man in 2008 and JARVIS doing everything for Tony, and I squee a bit and tell Alexa I love her.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I could see why without context it would seem like a shit gift. If I got an outlet as a Christmas gift I wouldn't know what to do with it. But obviously reacting like that is childish and she could've just resold it on eBay or something. Although assuming it's build quality is good she could use it for years.
capncrooked ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a modern day "the Clapper", but even lazier.
Commercial says it's a great gift, though. :-)
chucklesoclock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sit down for movie, oops lights are still on, that's ok just use the light remote
xsakawaka ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have about four of these set up in my house for that very purpose! Theyโre so handy and allow me to get a little more creative about my table lamp placements.
jared555 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use something similar for a blower fan. It is set on a shelf near my ceiling aimed at my bed. Don't need it the whole night so I can just turn it on and off with my phone.
lehcarlies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A guy I had been dating for almost a year got that for me for the holidays, in the plastic bag from the store. It was a 2-pack and he kept one for himself. No card. We broke up a year after that.
Pooty_Taynk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The house we recently purchased has all switch activated outlets on the top outlet. It was quite frustrating getting used to not flipping certain switches when we didn't want to risk losing our show or game progress
Adam2584 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:29:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I literally bought a 3 pack of these last weekend for this reason. Now I can freak my 3 year old by constantly turning the lamps on/off with the โhiddenโ remote. Itโs an awesome product.
digisax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Google Home and a smart plug, I love being able to just tell something to turn out my lamp.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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DarnedBagboyJr ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:46:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Porn
t3h_PaNgOl1n_oF_d00m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, am I really the only one who thinks it would be a shitty gift? Like obviously I wouldn't complain, but it seems pretty useless. Then again workplace secret Santa gifts are usually useless.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:23:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And here I am. The dude that has to get up just before falling asleep to turn the lights off only to return to bed fully awake.
xbuttcheeks420 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:56:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
laughs in Philips Hue
And no, we aren't rich. My brother found a starter kit for less than one third the original price and bough one. Still expensive for 3 light bulbs, but those things are amazing
Rysinor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the starter kit for 120 CDN, and I love them. Use it constantly. Mood lighting, turning off from work when I forget, bed time shut off, lighting up when I pull into the drive way with a colorful display so my girlfriend knows I've arrived... can't wait for more bulbs.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not worth the money. Especially after purchasing more of those bulbs.
BenKenobi88 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:29:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people think it's worth it.
I spent $800 setting my whole house up with Hue bulbs. I could have done it for $50 with regular LED bulbs but there's so much that makes smart bulbs worth it for me.
I have a $30 tablet permanently on the wall so I can easily change scenes, plus Alexa and phone control is super nice when I'm watching TV and feel like dimming the lights. To press 1 button and turn on all the lights in the house (or turn them off) is worth it alone.
xbuttcheeks420 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:04:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Read my comment again and notice the "for less than one third the original price". Yes, they are overpriced. Don't be a dick
Fordyce_Poons ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:30:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck?
And here I thought you were recommending me Philips bulbs, but now it seems like you were actually just showing off.
PS: You realize the whole system is sold relatively cheap and they get the profits from you continuing to buy the expensive bulbs?
xbuttcheeks420 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:17:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, 300 pounds (converting from my currency) is cheap for three fucking bulbs. Nice logic there, buddy
Edit: also it's sad that you think getting big discount is the highlight of my life (I'm exaggerating, yes). Yes, I am proud that we got this discount, yes I mentioned it in my comment because I wanted to share that information.
But by your logic, people can't be proud and mention great delays they've gotten on nice stuff? No, that would be showing off
SMH
Fordyce_Poons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No you getting offended when I said that the things cost too much is why I think you are really proud of some fucking stupid bulbs.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 18:43:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was a thoughtful and neat gift. Iโm sorry she didnโt see all the great potential.
Next time get yet another mug of shitty hot chocolate mix and dusty hard candy. I bet sheโll love it.
SueZbell ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mug from thrift store w/few soft peppermints rounds from the large plastic box of them you're sharing w/entire office.
Hayley9000 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:31:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or freaking bath products. Ladies always get nasty freaking bath products.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I LIKE bath products. :/
Hayley9000 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:14:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The ones in those ultra-cheap gift baskets that include a crappy roller massage tool that falls apart in 10 minutes, that smell like a rotten mango/lime/baby powder smoothie?
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:17:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh Baby Powder scented things are atrocious.
Ick on the rotten mango/lime.
MaddyMo7 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:21:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think he's talking about nice bath products...
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:16:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OOOO, like the time that my MIL gave me a gift set of Jean Nate? WHO the fuck under 70 wears Jean Nate?!
SwalorTift ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my family, guys get bathroom products too. I don't understand it. It's a really strange thing to fixate on, that room and it's associated activities in particular.
Hayley9000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:17:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My theory is that they're easy things to make look nice, when really it's a cheap impulse buy from a grocery store.
Put matching bottles in a basket with the aforementioned massage tool (or toe spacers, or beard trimming scissors, or whatever) in a coordinating color scheme, fill the rest with a bunch of shredded brown paper for a "rustic" look, and boom, gift.
Never mind that what's actually in the bottles is 2oz of the foulest smelling, skin peeling-ly harsh muck that's ever been squeezed through a poorly designed spout since the discovery of lye. So the gift giver can save face by giving something "pretty" and "thoughtful", when it would be better just to wrap up a bottle of Softsoap and be done with it.
PoiLethe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:52:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom doesn't give us the baskets, but its been tradition to give us the bath soaps we already use. They arnt super expensive or super cheap. Definitely not Lush levels. But it's just nice to have a backup of shampoo and conditioner etc. But she would know what I use. Someone at work? Not so much.
Hayley9000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a perfect family tradition.
Blynasty ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:39:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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bestauntie ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 05:23:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those homemade cookie mix mason jars once and it had some dog hair in it..I threw it away and never use anything homemade again. Sorry, but I would throw your cocoa gift away, even though I love cocoa! My fav office gift is an at-home movie night with popcorn (with the bucket), movie candy, a classic Christmas movie, and maybe sodas. It's homemade/thoughtful but nothing from someone's kitchen.
benneluke ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd gladly take that gift. Anything to make me even lazier is always welcome. What an ungrateful person.Did she say anything to you?
Blynasty ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She didn't say anything to me after she found out I brought it.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TeaShores ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:15:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are some very funny (in a bad way) people. I always wonder how they get by, manage to have some social life, even create families.
knotquiteawake ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:32:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You need to get a second one. Plug it into her power strip or computer outlet. Wait until big project deadline. Then start turning off her computer every time she sits down in front of it. Just a quick off and back on again so she doesn't check the power cable.
Yvonne_McGruder ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh, even if I thought it was poo, I wouldn't say so, that's rude!
Gunkspargle ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:57:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had something similar happen to me a few years ago. This woman I used to work with was the manager of operations and we actually got on pretty well. Our limit for secret santa was about ยฃ10 but I spent about ยฃ20 on a solar powered garden lamp that I thought she would love.
I watched her open it and her body language just looked so disappointed. I saw her bitching about it to someone she sat next to, then at the end of the party (we were at a restaurant), she left it there. So I took it home with me instead. Bitch.
Blynasty ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:29:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess people prefer novelty bullshit gifts or candy. Who knew?
rocklove2313 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:52:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought one if those for myself this year, I use it for the outside Christmas lights and it's awesome. That lady had no class.
SueZbell ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:06:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She may have but it was just too low to be noticed.
Eurycerus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always try and come up with a thoughtful gift that I'd like myself for white elephant (same game rules but they're supposed to be good gifts). I can't tell you the number of shitty gifts I've gotten.
The most recent shitty gift. I brought two moscow mule mugs and a spherical ice mold. Super dope.
I got a set of shitty coasters that looked like they were found at the bargain bin at Ross. I was super pissed and since then have made a point of telling everyone to bring quality gifts. Note: I didn't announce out loud at any time during work that I thought it was shitty.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do people have to be so shitty? And cheap? I can't believe that you have to tell people to bring quality gifts!
bugzrrad ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:57:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had this EXACT same thing happen last year, except the coworker complained to me about how they couldn't understand why anyone would think giving someone an Amazon Fire 7 tablet was a good idea.
granted- it's an entry-level tablet, but it's a fucking tablet fucking computer. fuck me.
ladyrockess ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:09:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WTF? I'd flip getting an Amazon Fire tablet, and I already own a very expensive (but 3 year old) Samsung one, and two Kindles.
SueZbell ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:04:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a nice gift for an office random gift exchange. They can be used year round -- that fan in the window spring/fall; the tv so it doesn't use power when not on and you don't have to bend over or move something to unplug it and plug it back in ...
heartshapedcheese ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i love those things! they're so handy and convenient.
bearkin1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:23:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of those and use it every night to turn off my monitors and a couple other things plugged in that essentially light up my bedroom as if a christmas tree. I also just bought one a week ago (that arrives today) that can be controlled over WiFi since I'll be getting a home assistant soon.
caitbate ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just saw this at Loweโs last weekend and was trying so hard to convince my boyfriend that we needed it!
thrusters_n_sh-t ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I literally bought one of these yesterday so I can turn on and off the Christmas Llama by the front door without going outside every night. That was a good gift, or just went to the wrong person.
worldwidepigeon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:33:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love one of these, especially for turning on and off the Christmas lights, because right now, turning them on and off consists of crawling under the tree, reaching blindly for the power strip, hoping I don't electrocute myself while plugging the lights in, all while trying not to pull a muscle in my neck because old.
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:24:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I need to stock up on these for reddit's secret santa
guilhermeoc97 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:54:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not awkward. That's straight up disrespectful.
There's a lot of ways to tell someone that you didn't like their gift, and that's not one of them.
dirtysockincorner ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:07:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that's honestly your fault. You should've known that she still lives in the middle ages and has no electricity in her home!
jadeoracle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch. Never bitch to your co-workers about your gifts. I've had numerous shitty ones (mostly due to shitty co-workers). I shared in another post the expired bloody nacho cheese incident, but this reminds me of another one:
I got the last gift, and so couldn't trade (due to their rules...) it was a Birch Box (a subscription service) empty save a stick in it. Every one of my co-workers were like "OH wow! That is a great box. Do you know Birch Box? Their stuff is amazing?"
Well maybe...but all I got was a Birch Box with a stick. It wasn't until years later (after recounting the story here on reddit) that I realized it was a pun, and the stick was likely from a Birch tree. Hence the Birch Box Box...for a Birch Treet stick...
BionicleGarden ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was staying at a friend's cabin and they had all of these string lights on their porch outside that could be turned on or off with a remote. They probably used exactly what you are describing, and I thought it was really cool.
meat_and_taters ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one for my lamp and i love it!
Miss_Pouncealot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love ours! We use it for the little tree! I wish we had another one for the other tree!
alyymarie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's a great gift! I've been trying to think of things to get my boyfriend, and I think he would really appreciate this because he loves anything that will help him be lazier. Thanks for the idea!
Carlsinoc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great gift. I have one that I plug my subwoofer into.
ironman288 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to use those throughout my entire apartment and it was amazing. Light switches are so inferior if you can open your mind to some possibilities.
mikebrave ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:45:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
is it wrong that I immediately think of pranks to play with it? She held in her hand the potential for greatness and wasted it.
ChristyCMC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's a cool gadget....in fact, I'll probably go get one!
WizardOfIF ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an outdoor one for my Christmas lights. It's awesome.
havensal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one for a window fan in the bedroom. Wake up cold? Just push the button and go back to sleep. No need to get up and lose sleep just to turn off the fan.
eboneewolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sheโs lame. I have them and I absolutely love them.
8337 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโve just solved a gifting dilemma for me. My brother would get a lot of use out of one or two of those.
mmmmpisghetti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those for an apartment built in the 70s that had no ceiling lights and the switch by the door controlled NOTHING! Got one with a wireless remote switch.
Elturiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's an awesome gift! I have a little plant in my room with an led light that I'd love to be able to switch on and off from my bed! Fuck that cunt
othellia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister has those all over her house since she has a lot of big rooms without many light switches. They're great!
Goehlen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love those remotes! When my hubby first bought one I thought he was crazy, but we use it in the trailer for a lamp so I don't have to get out of bed to turn it off. Best money he ever spent on a gadget!
Kitten_Tamer_14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those for my birthday as a teenager. I wasn't too pleased at the time, but now I think it's the greatest thing ever. I've used it for years!
hpotter29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Office gift giving always provides proof that one personโs treasure is anotherโs trash. I think it was a great gift, for the record.
Turdulator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of these in my living room, it's awesome. That was a good gift, given to shitty person.
alethalcombination ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to have one of these for my bedroom when I had no overhead light and used it for my lamp on the other side of the room. I would have loved to have gotten this as a gift. Even if I wasn't sure I needed it, I would have freaking FOUND something to control by remote because controlling shit with a remote is fantastic.
Babypacoderm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad has like all our Christmas lights hooked up to one of those things he loves it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a very thoughtful and practical gift. Youre a hero in the secret santa world.
vizard0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently bought one of these for the hanging overhead lamp in my living room. They are great. The lady is a jerk.
waywithwords ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have these exact outlets with the remotes. Love ' em for the tree and the outdoor lights. I was thinking about getting some for a Dirty Santa party next week.
benevolentpotato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have three remote controlled outlets in my room, all controlled by the same remote. one turns on a scented wax melter, the other two turn on lamps. I can decide whether my room smells nice and how bright it is from anywhere in the room. it's fantastic. I also have some LED lights controlled by a remote that can be any color, right now they're set to red and green for Christmas.
This lady doesn't know what she's missing. remote controlled outlets are awesome.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who hunts down a secret Santa? I once baked like 3 dozen cookies in college for my secret Santa. Girl who got then was very overweight, and took the gift personally. I used my favorite recipe that me and my Mom have been perfecting my whole life. They were only chocolate chip, but had chili's and some other subtle stuff that made them stand out. Didn't matter. Angry toad threw them out and found out I made them and thought I was trying to body shame her or something.
thegreencomic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:14:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds awesome. You could leave a waffle iron loaded at all times and turn it on at the exact perfect moment.
indikaa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pls tell me where you got it!!!!!
Blynasty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:31:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Walgreens has them around the holidays in their holiday decorations.
prespiritualangst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you actually link that or pm me cause I'm looking for a solution to a string of lights I like at night, but not when I'm falling asleep.
thecarrot78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:17:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of these for my birthday last year and it's super useful, great for turning off a light from in bed.
LilFuzzyLumpkins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:26:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It disturbs me that no one seems to be thinking of the shenanigans that a remote controlled outlet can be used for. Randomly turning off someone's monitor or light from across the room would be hilarious
Wife2Bears ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:28:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have loved that. Like The Clapper but with a remote.
likeacyansunday ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:33:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These things are great!
We had some at uni so we could turn off all our hilariously shaped lamps without getting out of bed ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
Blynasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(ย อกยฐย อสย อกยฐ)
Namedoesntmatter89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:44:18 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually was thinking about getting one of those because I use a SAD light cuz I live in the sub-arctic. It would be so awesome to able to turn on your stereo and your SAD light at the same time and start busting out some tunes.
batshitcrazy1968 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a rude %%$$. I bought one for my hubby yhis year for Christmas. Its a great gift!
Runferretrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd use it.
_Peaches_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoulda kept the remote.
RedSyringe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that's savage :(
GamerTurtle5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one, it is useful
Momochichi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have loved that gift.
speckleeyed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd use it for something in my teenage daughter's room and never give her the remote...just to annoy her when she's being bitchy
OnaBlueCloud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better than what I got one year at work from the gift exchange. Some lazy fuck bought a picture frame.
kaegeee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santaโs are always a recipe for disaster. I steer well clear of the office do-gooder trying to set it up each year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that woman isn't very bright huh?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it wasn't The Clapper. I'd complain, too!
MsLogophile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plug her computer into it and turn it off every so often ๐
TeaShores ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any gift is useless if you have no use for it apparently. It's a nice gift. I even started to think I should get this before I realized all my outlets are down and out of the way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like a great gift, laziness FTW!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awkward is gifting someone a beautiful and expensive hand and body soap that smelled awesome and being told "What?! You think I stink? Thanks a lot?!" I've NEVER bought any kind of soap since. I was humiliated.
Khaleesdeeznuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is an awesome story
vinnythering ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, I have one of those and it gets a lot of use. Love it. This lady is a moron.
Crede777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents swore by this thing and used it every year for the outdoor lights and the Christmas tree. It's a good gift.
Scherzkeks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That seems like the perfect thing to plug her computer into at work... but you keep the remote. >:)
KatieLizotte ยท 680 points ยท Posted at 16:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally, one I can answer!
When I was 8, the day after thanksgiving, this HUGE box shows up in our living room next to the tree. It was as tall as the ceiling, and maybe 6โ thick. Every day it taunted my older bro and I. We would beg to just know but parents wouldnโt budge.
Christmas morning, typically the best โbigโ gift is opened last, but dad implored is to open it first, since we had been so curious about it. We laid it down so fast and started opening it, and was confused and angered to see my parents had bought us RAKES
Yes, lawn rakes. we had just moved into a new house the year before which required yard work. One particular day, Our parents sent us outside to rake the leaves, and we fought over who got to use the nice rake, and who had to use that metal one that didnโt even do anything and sucked. So you better believe they had written our names in permanent marker on our individualized rakes so that could never happen again.
Iโm obviously still not over it
blueblaez ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 23:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents sort of did the opposite. They conned all us kids to rake the yard with the promise of getting to open our family gift before xmas eve. We raked all day and got to open an empty NES box while they laughed their butts off. We were all on the verge of tears when my dad told us to go look in their bedroom... where the NES was hooked up to their tv. They had been playing duck hunt all day while watching us rake leaves and laughing at us. While I appreciate the joke now it was not funny at the time.
quodpossumus ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 03:31:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On one hand, that's just cruel.
On the other, that's hilarious.
KatieLizotte ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:50:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs the WORST I would have been so mad!!!
wazupcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that be some funรฑy shit.
dragon34 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:31 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got mad at me the year I got the NES because it was all I had asked for and there was a suspiciously sized box covered with a sheet in their bedroom for several weeks. When I wasn't "surprised enough" she accused me of peeking. I was like 'well you had this box covered with a sheet and I've seen NES boxes before and I see it every time I walk to the bathroom when your door is open so...." (I was 10)
LucysFakeTits ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 21:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is hillarious. I can't wait to be able to prank my son. My mom would get us little gifts and things we needed and supplement the rest with money wrapped in different ridiculous ways, it was always so fun. Once i opened up a gift and it was a box that Crunch Wraps from Taco Bell used to come in, but she had taped $1 coins all in the inside. I had to text her that i love her remembering how fun christmas always was.
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:43:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That actually sounds fun
Crookie42 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that they waited till Christmas to give them to you. Couldn't let you have nice rakes for any post Thanksgiving yard work that needs to be done.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good. Jerks!
ScifiGirl1986 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:50:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunts got my brother a shovel for Christmas one year, but they thankfully gave him a lot of other nice things that year.
thedarkestone1 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 03:05:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, in fairness I think some practical gifts mingled with some fun ones is perfectly fine, my grandparents did that with my cousins and I a lot growing up.
ScifiGirl1986 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:16:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I have no problem with the practical presents, but what bugged me about that shovel was that they acted like he was the only one who had to shovel the snow during the winter. If they treated it like a joke or gave all of us shovels, it wouldn't have been so bad.
thedarkestone1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:49:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's very true, my grandparents would give us all the same thing (deodorant, toolkits and the like), so it wasn't like anyone got shafted. At least though they did give him other stuff, and hey, a nice shovel isn't anything to sneeze at entirely either. Some of the cheaper ones can really fuck up your back!
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is some EPIC parent trolling. you've gotta commend them for that...
canteloupe67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas tree in Nov? Wtf
KatieLizotte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me re-phrase, they DID put the box up the day after thanksgiving, but the tree was probably up during the first week in December. But it was wrapped with a bow and everything.
azick545 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:29:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but that's amazing
TehScrumpy ยท 24155 points ยท Posted at 14:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went on a cruise in the Caribbean and brought my Dad back a bottle of spice rum with the spices in the bottle.
A couple of months later, my dad regifted me the exact same bottle for my birthday. He gave me this whole schpiel about where he found it and how special it was. I waited until he was done to remind him where he actually got it.
Razbliuta ยท 12991 points ยท Posted at 16:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly would have given it back to him as a Christmas gift
Jthesnowman ยท 6125 points ยท Posted at 19:44:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
MyWholesomeAlt ยท 1724 points ยท Posted at 20:03:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone saves money, nobody gets something they don't want.
[deleted] ยท 2215 points ยท Posted at 20:26:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everybody gets something they don't want
Iluminous ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 20:35:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be great if it had a nip less each time.
El_sone ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 21:49:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well how many nips did it begin with? I just assumed the standard pairing of teats would hold true here.
Magiquiz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:49:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would actually be kind of cool
lucidus_somniorum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Replace it with apple juice.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that what Christmas is all about?
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like Fruitcake, but alcoholic. :)
jjconstantine ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:13:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two different consumable gifts, same disastrous bathroom experience.
darkharlequin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:57:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joke's on you, good fruit cake IS alcoholic
_Throw_Yer_Boat_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Preach, put some rum in that shit
eritain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:37:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, man, Christmas is about giving of yourself.
Or at least, that's what my roommate told me, that day when I asked why he was collecting all his fingernail clippings in an Altoids tin.
C0rdt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If everyone doesn't want it, nobody doesn't want it.
TheBryceIsRight34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I'll take it...
aiiye ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Potato, potato.
TheActualAWdeV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, no! /u/mywholesomealt is right! Everyone gets a gift they can share later and a beautiful family tradition to partake in!
MechCADdie ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So basically every Christmas present in the entire history of mankind.
BobbitTheDog ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it's the OPPOSITE of that...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except his father, for some reason
krampusatemykitten ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until one of them dies.
1mikeg ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 20:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each year with a bigger, more elaborate story of where he found it and how special it was.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people just know how to family.
argentina17 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 20:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened to my family. My dad gave my cousin a brick for Christmas one year, and my cousin returned it the next year. It went back and forth for 23 years.
Whitegemgames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful.
SkyRogue77 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family does white elephant every year, and one year it was bring something that's already in your house. My mom got from her father this really ugly cat statue that was like a totem pole. (The extended family in this case is my mother's mother's side, so he has no idea about this.)
There was this big whole joking fight over who got the cat, and one aunt ended up with it. The next year it was brought again for the white elephant and ended up with an uncle, and the year after that he brought it back and it ended up with the first aunt.
Sad news, the next year aunt had moved and so we didn't do an exchange, but they sent a photo of the cat to us in front of their christmas tree.
Fast forward a few years later, a cousin gets married and a very large wedding present shows up at her door. Low and behold, it's the cat. Last year another cousin got married, and one day afterwards, he comes into his house and his father and the cousin had snuck it into his house as a wedding present.
Thus was born the tradition of the passing of the cat. Anytime someone gets married or has a baby, they end up with the cat until the next person marries or have a baby.
With my grandma being the eldest of seven, and each of those seven having two kids each, and the generation after that shaping up to have two kids each, this cat is never going to be without a home.
WarDamnMoon ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean a rumming joke?
PM_ME_GIBSONS ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:37:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean a rum and coke?
youfind1ineverycar ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My two sisters and I did this with a "Cherry&Webb" gift coin encased in a jewelery box! Went on for years.
pnandgillybean ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:52:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family does this with a leather man purse and a throw pillow with my grandfathers face printed on it. The packaging gets more deceptive every year so nobody sees it coming.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grandfather face pillow ๐ What is the pillow's back story?
pnandgillybean ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:14:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I had just taught him about selfies and I mentioned making a custom blanket for my friends with a crappy childhood picture on it from Walgreens. So, naturally, grandpa went and made a tasteful throw pillow the next week because he's old and has the time for such things.
Grandpa thinks he's hilarious and put in in the family grab bag in a MacBook box one year. We all agree, and it gets funnier every year.
c3h8pro ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:09:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my sons have been passing the same pack of tighty whiteys around for 13 or 14 xmas now. My wife had surgery for breast cancer and didnt want to detract from xmas so she hired a personal shopper. Everything was great till we opened a package with no label, it was a package of Hanes mens white underware size small. No one in our family wears white briefs or is remotely a size small. So now they get rewrapped in different boxes and ways and passed around to trick the person into opening. If you open the gift they are your problem till you get someone else to open them.
LegendaryPrimate ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:17:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if you consistently exaggerated the story of where you found it. From Dad's nice "I tried that new liquor store specializing in exotic booze and found this" to "I actually special ordered this from Zanzibar specifically for you" to "I made friends with a real pirate and he gave me some of his personal stash" etc.
CalcBros ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:32:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but each time, the story of how the bottle was found has to change every time and become more elaborate.
JetAirliner1 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad told me a joke a long time ago that was pretty funny, and I told the same joke to him and a few other people a couple of years ago. He cracked up, and then asked where I had heard it, which lead to more laughter...
In case anyone is wondering, here is the joke:
What does sex in a canoe have in common with Coors Light?
They are both fucking close to water.
megan_foxxx ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:23:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our family gives a salmon in a box back and forth
hertz037 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:40:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When did you stop noticing the smell of rotting salmon?
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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JohnGenericDoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/retiredtxtspk
megan_foxxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is vacuum sealed.
cheesewedge12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:52:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do this with my little brother. One christmas I accidentally got him a CD that he already owned, so now every few years I get him another copy of that same CD and get more and more elaborate with my wrapping disguises.
horrorxgirl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:01:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago when I was still married to my exhusband my grandmother was trying to figure out what to get him for xmas, and asked if he would like a DVD. I said yes and that he liked the movie Hellboy which had recently come out on DVD around that time. At xmas, he opens his DVD and it is Secret Window with Johnny Depp. She said she couldn't find Hellboy. The next year she doesn't ask what he would like and Xmas comes around and she hands him a DVD. He opens it and it is Secret Window again. I don't know why but I literally started laughing until I had tears running down my face (away from her). Secret window is such a forgettable movie. It was just hilarious to me that she bought it for him twice.
tapiocatapioca ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family has been gifting the same case of boxed wine for years now. Last time it was seen, my uncle called room service at a hotel my cousin was staying at and had them leave it at her door as a surprise. Before that, my other cousin somehow got the keys to my uncleโs car and had it sitting in the passenger seat when he got off work. Itโs not even good wine; itโs white Franzia.
LumberDrums ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift that keeps on giving?
jjconstantine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/gifsthatkeepongiving
uldrenek ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's side of the family has been doing this with an electric can opener for almost 40 years.
Paperted ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Motherfucker regifted MY gift!"
imlate_usernameenvy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I have sent and re-sent the same I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus sung by The Jackson 5 Christmas card for 16 years. And the same birthday card that has printed inside From Your Best Sibling (neither signed nor inscribed at all )for 14 years...
Lunti89 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
Yellow_Raccoon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
ThatJazzyPenguin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
Yellow_Raccoon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
makeiteventually ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
DeepFriedSatire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
Yellow_Raccoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:41:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great recurring joke.
LemmeSplainIt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coming up with a new elaborate story about where it's from each time.
TheConfirminator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a foreman grill thatโs been going back and forth for about 20 years now.
Runferretrun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family uses the same cardboard box to ship gifts to each other for several years. We signed and dated inside the flap when we got it. When it finally gets retired, we hold a โfuneralโ for it.
Weโve done this for decades... and only 7 boxes used
LostTheWayILikeIt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and I do this. Back in the days when I thought spa-stuff would be a nice gift for my mom, I got her this pumice foot scrubber so she could give herself a pedicure. She seemed to like it, but then guess what I get the next year in my stocking?
Since then Iโve learned that my mom doesnโt really give a shit about treat-yo-self spa stuff, and every year whoever has possession of the foot scrubber gifts it to the other. We even make a game of hiding it in different size boxes so you have to guess which one is the re-gift.
JudWylie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family has at least 5 or 6 items in constant circulation for the Christmas re-gifting bit. It's always pretty classic
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our extended family has an old bottle of Faberge Brut that has shown up off and on for years in various presents at Christmas parties. It doesn't show up every year, which makes it even more funny when it's part of the white elephant game, or a personal present because one guy thinks another guy hasn't had to take it home with him recently enough.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs a plastic urinal that has made its way around my extended family for more than 20 years. We hide it in presents. I donโt even remember what the origin story is or why weโre still doing it... but we are.
t_a_c_os ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and grandfather do this with a toblerone, they've gone to great lengths to conceal it in deceiving packages
C0rdt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every time they have to come up with an even more unbelievable story of how they came to acquire it, and the other person has to "correct" them with the same insane story they used when they gifted it last.
This has lazy holiday movie starring Tom Hanks and his son played by that lesbian guy that played The Joker on Suicide Squad.
mustafabot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My freshman year of college I was a huge stoner and I had bought a really nice glass piece in Niagara Falls over the summer. My dad and I didn't get along very well at the time, mostly because we're too much alike. One week before I left for school, he raided my room, found it and confiscated it. My dad is also a huge stoner, so I knew he wasn't going to throw it away and would probably use it. My first weekend home he was at our camp, so I searched until I found where he'd stashed it and took it back. Then he did the same and so on and so forth.. This went on for about 6 months until I dropped and broke it. We never talked about it, just carried on our raiding parties in uncomfortable silence until the piece met it's demise at the hands of a basement floor.
Megustatits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a recurring gift in our family as a running gag until one year my Grandpa ruined it. Somehow my brother opened a neighbors package by accident and was too embarrassed to tell them so he just kept it. It was Casablanca on VHS(this was years ago). Every year my brother would wrap the VHS and trick his son and his(our)nephew into thinking they were receiving an early Christmas present. Only to open it up and it was Casablanca on VHS. The kids fell for it every year for 4 years. One Christmas they finally remembered and didnโt fall for it so we thought it would be funny to give to my grandpa as a joke. It was not a joke. He fucking loved that gift. He apparently loves Casablanca or was just so happy to receive this gift that we all seemed so excited to give him that he kept it. The gag ended that year haha.
waitingtodiesoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:36:17 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there was actually a reddit post a few years ago where two brothers every Christmas will gift the exact same thing back and forth. they done it for years. There's also another person who every year wraps his gift in an exceedingly excessive way and the other other person in turn. I recall cement and padlocks were used
Jthesnowman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:26 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the first one. It was like a steam gift card or some bottle of liquor and they got to the point where it's in steel bars welded up and stuff. Hilarious.
zen_mode768 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Almost as great as a toy truck
PainfullySynesthetic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until one day there's something worth celebrating
SpaceFace5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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panic_bread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and step sister did this to each other for years.
Satellitegirl41 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each time seeing if you could top the other one's story from the last time it was gifted.
beer_is_tasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...but with a shot less in the bottle each time. Whoever kills the bottle pays for the next Caribbean vacation.
ThatGuyInTheCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Along with some other elaborate story of how you found it.
PsylentProtagonist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each time, coming up with a more ridiculous story about where it came from.
Labracadabradorable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it would become something of a rumming joke in the family
grantmoore3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With each passing year, making up a more elaborate story about where the bottle was sourced until eventually, many years later, neither party actually remembers the origin of the bottle and starts to believe it may actually be from that sunken treasure chest just off of Pirate's Cove.
LexSenthur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The story of where you found it gets more elaborate each regifting.
UndeadBread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend and I did this in high school with a $25 check. We kept giving each other the same check every birthday.
ThetaDee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and cousin have done this for about 10 years with a battery power checker.
spoonfair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmaโs ex husband (my ex step-grandpa?) once gave out a professional portrait of himself to everyone for christmas. We would regift it to my grandma as a joke each year until he died. Got pretty creative with it. Put it inside a sweater, in a super big box once, in a set of sheets. Since we were kids we would just search around her house each year until we found it to get it back.
We have since stopped to respect his spirit.
Neurofiend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I used to do this with a birthday card. We would scratch out the name and write the new name underneath
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The memory of the people in my family is so terrible that they would all think it was a new gift it would not remember it having been gifted last year
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and aunt do this with a fuckin ugly dress that my aunt got my mom as a joke. It's been years... no sign of stopping
ScaredScorpion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year you each have a shot, once it gets about half full it'll oxidise quickly and taste worse and worse, and that's the regifting curse
wpiman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not a joke if he doesnโt get it.
suitology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have this going with my cousin. I hate board games. he bought me uno spin. I gave it back to him on his birthday.
Rain12913 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And each time come up with a crazier story than the last.
Log_Out_Of_Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have drank it.
ollkorrect1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:06:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the two brothers who just sent it other the same card throughout the yeara during their birthdays.
shoreallmyholes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a shitty gift in the first place.
Carocrazy132 ยท 218 points ยท Posted at 19:48:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With an even more elaborate story behind it. Got it from the president etc.
Name42 ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 19:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found it in a pirate cave.
Eternity_Incarnate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The presidential pirate cave? Cool!
muphdaddy ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 19:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean pirates butt ?
Guac_Dog ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those pesky butt pirates...
obnoxiously_yours ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:59:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The story would be hard to escalate at some point, and you'd have to give up all credibility pretty soon.
That would be hilarious.
slicer4ever ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:17:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then thats about the point i noticed he was a 3 story tall lock ness monster...
andetater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And he wanted about tree fiddy for it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It spontaneusly got constructed out of virtual particles.
It's made from anti-matter.
Alien abductors gave it to me.
It came in a meteor that crash landed.
It will determine the fate of this world.
It increases your irl luck stat by 100% (you get the best outcome out of the original event and a reroll for everything you do that involves luck)
obnoxiously_yours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
also "gives permanent curse 100% when given again" -- because at this point you're growing a bit tired of that shit.
chickenguy6969 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:25:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's side of the family had a Barbie watch that went back and forth from my uncle to several cousins for many years. When my uncle died it ended up in the casket at his funeral... He would have really appreciated it.
Souglymycatlaughs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made my day. Totally awesome to have a family like this. Thanks for the laugh!
Hurdy--gurdy ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: OPs dad was the vendor on the cruise ship
cultdust ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:04:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was pushed for time and I took my sister with me to Walmart to get my father presents. One stop shop. She told me we should get a waffle iron because "he likes baked things for breakfast". If you knew my father that is totally not him. But she was living with him at the time. Maybe he is trying something new. Aftering opening it he looked confused and I told him what sister said about baked breakfast. Turns out she just wanted to have waffles for breakfast. Next Christmas he have it back to her. Lots of laughs. Then she gave it to our mom where it was assimilated into the horde.
vimmi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's side of the family has this horrendous glassware straight out of the 70s that has been circulating for years among his 6 siblings and mother. It usually is re-gifted every 2 or three years to a different sibling always in a surprise way. Last time my Dad got it the set of glasses were configured it cardboard to form a chainsaw shape.
No one has re-gifted them for awhile now. I actually can't recall which of his sisters have them. Can't wait to see when they pop up.
Matrix_V ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: Dad is the original gifter and that's exactly what he did.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and the same schpiel
reCAPTCHAmePLZ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:34:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a gift that has been regifted every birthday/Christmas in our extended family for 30+ years. Whatโs incredible is itโs still in its original box (although itโs in tatters).
indayurt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it?
reCAPTCHAmePLZ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a โmusical schoonerโ basically a copper sailing ship that is a wind up that plays some song
Bradsmiley ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No joke my family has been regifting the same cup for over 20 years now because this exact thing happened and we all just went with it.
banjo215 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With a different story about its origins.
Edward_Scout ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:48:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father and uncle gift each other the same fruitcake every Christmas. The rest of the year it lives in whoever got it that years freezer. I'm pretty sure that thing is at least 15 years old.
SlickStretch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:09:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Along with a big story about how you found it.
ILookLikeDrewGulak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:53:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I did this, but with a copy of โThe Animalโ on DVD. It has gone back and forth between birthdays and Christmases. He currently has it in his possession, and I expect it to be in mine in four weeks.
PasteTheRainbow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:36:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is a gift like this in my family. When my daughter was one my great-aunt gave her a bag of dollarstore gifts for Christmas. They weren't all bad, there were socks and baby nail clippers and whatever. But there was also this creepy porcelain doll figurine that for whatever reason ended up on the kitchen windowsill. When my sister came home that summer she kept commenting that it was creeping her out and we had a laugh about what a waste of $1 it was.
That year, on a whim, I threw it in with her Christmas present. The next year, at Easter, it showed up in a basket she sent for my daughter. I gave it to my other sister when her first daughter was born. It has since regularly made the rounds through the family and back and forth across the country.
So jokes on us. It ended up being $1 very well spent.
Gnobold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just if he still has the bill to prove that he's the one who actually bought it
CuriousCatharsis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift to rumember.
Schroevendraaier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โAn old man once told me that this is a very special rum.โ
doggo_man ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody wants to get into the pants war again
TheAveragePsycho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keep giving it back and forth as present with the story of where they got it getting more ludicrous every time.
Anustart15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With an equally elaborate story
Notcreativeatall1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except every time you regift it, thereโs a shot missing out of it until itโs gone!
sadpanda8420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do this all the time with my in laws. They can never remember where things came from. This one optical illusion book has been around for almost 9 years and it still makes the occasional appearance at birthdays or xmas.
jules083 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and her aunt trade a bottle of cheap perfume every year. The wife's Grandmother originally bought it for my wife about 20 years ago. The wife wrapped it and gave it to her Aunt the next year as a joke. Aunt Susan kept it and gave it back a year later. Since then every year at the yearly family gift exchange the perfume bottle gets wrapped and given to the other person.
elguerodiablo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Along with a long made up story of it's origion.
themcjizzler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With an even more elaborate story of where it came from
aphistic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And come up with a different elaborate story of where they got it, each time going bigger and bigger than the last!
agoodliedown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I have a bottle of terrible wine that has done the rounds at several occasions now. Can't wait to see it rear it's ugly head this Christmas!
NateOmgStop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:08:33 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And come up with a crazy story about how you got it. Each year the story would get more embellished.
HighestOfFives1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:22:02 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
with a cool backstory
drunkdude956 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah OP messed up. Dad wanted to invent a new tradition/inside joke, but OP had to go and mess it up by being offended.
DaenaTargaryen3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have drank it first, then give him the bottle for a gift.
MegalloDan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They could pass it back and fourth with ever increasing wild stories about how they got it.
Bismothe-the-Shade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I basically bought myself rum at that point.
TheresASilentH ยท 3153 points ยท Posted at 16:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once gifted me an elephant bookmark that she received as a wedding favour for a wedding I was an actual bridesmaid in. Now I have two elephant bookmarks I guess.
LittleJohnStone ยท 248 points ยท Posted at 19:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During her bridal shower, my wife got a pasta serving spoon from her mother. It was a favor from a wedding we all attended, and the mother and the bride from that wedding were there to watch the unwrapping. Glad I was 5 hours away from that steaming pile of awkward.
EDIT: Worth noting was that the wedding was about 6 weeks prior to the shower.
coyotebored83 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 21:50:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's one I would love to see a video of. Did the bride notice?
LittleJohnStone ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 22:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone noticed. My MIL realized it just as my wife took it out of the box.
omair94 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 00:06:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why my mom keeps all here potential re-gifts in a closet with post-it notes explaining where each thing came from.
TLema ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:57:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats actually quite smart.
KingPupPup ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 22:15:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your MIL apologize?
LittleJohnStone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:54:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably - the two mothers were best friends since high school.
simpleglitch ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually wouldn't mind a gift of a duplicate pasta spoon. When I first moved into my own place, I lived a month without one.
And everytime I went to the store to buy groceries, I would buy all the ingredients to make spaghetti, but I would keep forgetting to buy the spoon. I would awkwardly try to move the noodles from the pot to the bowl with two dinner forks.
Maverick8787 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 00:04:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I drain the spaghetti then pour it into the sauce from the strainer. No need for an extra spoon
TeaShores ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:05:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. Uou may laugh at me, bit I had to google pasta spoon, never've heard of it.
cailihphiliac ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:25:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pasta spoons are awful. They bend if you pick up an entire spoonful of pasta, and it's really hard to
dryclean in between the pasta spikes.Just use tongs
The_Quibbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:16:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just imagining the forks scraping together is making me cringe
LittleJohnStone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:54:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll send you one the next time my MIL regifts it to us.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:31:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Dankleburglar ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Elephant in the book, really.
IHasComput0r ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But we don't talk about that.
MPFuzz ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, how do you fit those in your books?
sk8rrchik ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now, I get gifting something you already own, ie., new book you never touched, the slapchop you just bought and found out you already had, etc. But gifting someone else's wedding favor? To someone who not only attended but was in the wedding party? Whaaat?
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
I re-gift, but only if it's something I either dont want or dont have use for but is worth something to someone else.
Little party favors or stupid cheap shit is not worth anything to anyone usually.
Work place gives me a nice bottle of wine that I don't want, it goes to someone who appreciates that wine.
Sundaisey ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:35:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love an elephant bookmark if you're looking to part with one of those ;)
anomalous_cowherd ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:40:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next year I think she should get a nice matched pair of elephant bookmarks...
Vinnie_Vegas ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:29:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only person who is now concerned about how astonishingly shitty a gift a bookmark is, more so than the thoughtless regifting?
TheresASilentH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs actually kind of a fancy bookmark, not one of those cheap rectangle ones with the tassel. Plus I really like elephants and books. I think she just forgot where she got it.
CoolAppz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:15:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you know what they say, elephants never forget...
DeadlyBytes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:40:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now you must go on a mission to collect the remaining bookmarks.
gnark ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:22:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is as close to a literal white elephant gift as you can get.
canteloupe67 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:43:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except that it isnโt burdensome, which is the whole idea behind a white elephant. The only commonality here is the word โelephantโ, actually.
gnark ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have obviously never done a white elephant gift exchange.
ThomasVivaldi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:43:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Low key shade about you never getting married?
TheresASilentH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, I didnโt even think of that, but itโs absolutely possible. I canโt get through a phone call of any length without that talk. She will also โmisunderstandโ things I say to bring conversations back to marriage/kids. Like, recently I said โin any caseโ and she was all โyouโre three weeks late???!!!!!โ Ugh.
embracing_insanity ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:13:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pro Tip for re-gifting: store it away with a post-it note with the name of who gave it to you.
Now a days I give gifts I don't need/want or can't use to friends/family (I tell them it was a gift I can't use) or good will. But during the times in my life when money was super tight, I would save nice gifts I received to use as future gifts and this helped to save me embarrassment and the gifted any hard feelings.
gnark ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Time for a white elephant gift exchange.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Elephants are the best so be thankful you have the elephant bookmarks.
LittleJohnStone ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 19:34:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me very much of last year when my MIL gave us a camping ice cream maker from LL Bean, you fill the inside with the cream mixture, the outside with ice, then spend 45 minutes shaking it (going by levels of shoulder pain, not actual time) it and you get half a pint of unscoopable frozen cream.
She begged us for it for her birthday 3 years prior, and it was used exactly once for the reason above. I usually bite my tongue when she's unloading her hoarding on us, but as she was excitedly telling us how great it is, I just burst out "WE KNOW HOW IT WORKS, WE GAVE IT TO YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU ASKED FOR!"
hpotter29 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 19:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that you did this. Any recollection of her reaction?
LittleJohnStone ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 22:07:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She just muttered "oh yeah..."
jerkmanj ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need ice cream when you're camping. That product is a useless piece of shit.
Seriously, who out there is camping and decides to make ice cream?
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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jerkmanj ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:51:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I often forget that the woods are a popular place to trip balls. I grew up in the woods so when I took drugs I was already there.
Edit: and if I may add, I always preferred to use halucinagens indoors with people I felt safe around or just by myself. The woods are terrifying at night.
2nd edit: just get a cooler and buy some ice cream! You still need cream, eggs, and bunch of other ingredients that need to stay cool or they'll spoil! I grew up in the mountains, where the winter can freeze the ice cream for you.
Tony_Sacrimoni ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You think a drunk and/or high person would want to expend that much time and energy for munchies?
WadeK ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:04:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those when I moved into my college dorm. But it was spherical, with the idea that you and your friends could toss, roll, or kick it back and forth. I fucking loved it, even if it was a bit of a passion in the ass
LittleJohnStone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:55:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who's at home at decides to make ice cream when there are a variety of outlets that make it better and in more varieties? Plus you get to see cows at some of them...
seanbaunn ยท 954 points ยท Posted at 16:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what was his face when you reminded him?
Edit: op delivered
TehScrumpy ยท 1851 points ยท Posted at 16:54:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He got this kicked puppy look on his face and just went "oh okay then." He does that when he's trying to guilt me.
He's a pretty bad gift giver all around, but he loves just dumping all his hoarded crap on people. I came home one day and saw he mailed me a box of used coats and shoes. Only one coat fit, so I kept it. 1 out of 5 ain't too bad.
He's given my boyfriend his old raincoat from the 80's, which we finally donated without use.
He gave me his old camera when he upgraded, which actually was great, but I barely ever use it. But like clockwork every year on my birthday he gives me one of his used camera accessories, shoved in the original torn up box and taped up to pretend like its brand new. I've learned to turn those down when he gave me a tripod. (We already have 3 in our house.)
Best was when we moved into a house to rent and I was raving about how there wasn't a microwave. I was excited that I wouldn't have the convenience to make quick snacks and maybe my laziness for cooking would beat out idle snacking. But Dad just offered to buy me a microwave. Our kitchen was very small and a microwave wouldn't even fit on the counter. So I told him, no don't do that.
About a week before my birthday he calls to hype up that he got me something. I ask him if it was a microwave and he does that coy "maaaaybeee." So now I have a microwave. I've had it for 4 years, still brand new in the damn box.
[deleted] ยท 726 points ยท Posted at 18:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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hpotter29 ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 19:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then be ready to deploy the kicked puppy look and say "oh okay then." Such closure.
TehScrumpy ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 20:21:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I might actually do this. . .
And get him a real gift cause thats who I am, but still good for a laugh maybe?
HarleyQ ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 20:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put the real gift inside the microwave!
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NOW you're thinking with portals!
mowbuss ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:46:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A door is a portal, yes.
A_Wizzerd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:53:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do not do this with a puppy.
VodkaandDrinkPackets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a solid idea.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of my dad. When I was a student and lived in the dorm I didn't have a TV. One year my dad told me he got something really special for me and he clearly was very excited. It was a DVD player. When I didn't have a TV.
I gave it to my flatmate :)
IAmDinosaurROWR ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it with parents and microwaves??? After officially moving out of my motherโs house after college, I casually mentioned to my mother that it didnโt have a microwave one day and she questioned me about it for the next month. She kept insisting I get a microwave and that Iโll be thankful I have one and how useful they are. As I hadnโt had a microwave in my own place in college, I shrugged it off and said I didnโt need one and didnโt want to take up counter space with a microwave. One day, she calls me and asks me to come downstairs (I live in the third floor walk-up apt in a brownstone type building); she bought me a microwave and wanted me to carry it upstairs. Thoughtful, yes, and I have used it a handful of times over the past couple of years, but I only ever think about how ugly it is sitting there and Iโll have to get rid of it eventually.
pahasapapapa ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am a parent and have never owned a microwave. So there is hope!
IAmDinosaurROWR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Pahasโ papa?
Bing_Crosby_wannabe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:09:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a dinosaur?
IAmDinosaurROWR ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am dinosaur.
Bing_Crosby_wannabe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Understandable, have a nice day.
neccoguy21 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:18:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You never answered his question and you're wishing him well? Are you a monster? Oh wait, don't want to double up on the questions... ;P
Kiloku ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I assume she assumes (yeah, a double assumption!) you can't cook at all and were starving, but didn't want to tell her that.
thisoneplease ยท 316 points ยท Posted at 17:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is weirdly sweet. He probably thinks he was super useful in getting you a microwave. Definitely a horrible gift giver though.
Mammitu ยท 183 points ยท Posted at 19:19:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not sweet to gift someone something they told you they didn't want and couldn't use.
TheGoldenHand ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 19:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Are you hungry?"
"No, thank you."
He's so polite, poor thing is probably starving.
Cooks entire meal.
OrdyHartet ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:47:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must be friends with my mom.
spacebattlebitch ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:12:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
more than friends even
OrdyHartet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best Friends Forever?
-Reddit_Account- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:07:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouma!
derpotologist ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 19:54:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like my MIL and sweets.
I've lost a fair bit of weight and would like to keep it on... I have no self-control with snacks. I have repeatedly told her to not bring shit food over to my house
She's mega overweight... I think it's one of those "if I fatten you up I can keep pretending that this is normal and it's impossible to lose weight."
I've started taking a bite and throwing the rest away.
SeenSoFar ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't sell yourself short. That sounds like self-control to me. No self-control would be gorging on the entire lot and then masturbating with the packet. I kid, but seriously you're doing great and you rock. You also definitely have self-control, as it is not easy to throw away something one enjoys, doubly so if one's already tasted it. Keep up the good work.
derpotologist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:02:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could say that was true every time. If I get it while I'm still mad at her for bringing it, I manage. If they stay on the counter I'll eventually eat whatever it is til I make myself sick and then throw out the rest . Thanks though :)
SeenSoFar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:37:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rome wasn't built in a day. The fact that you throw them out at all is fantastic. Some people would just fill their face and justify it later.
Potchi79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The microwave is probably camera parts taped together.
LawlessCoffeh ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 19:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck can't find room for a microwave in their kitchen?
HBStone ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 19:29:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt underestimate how small apartments get.
CloudCollapse ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:31:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could always put the microwave and refrigerator next to your bed.
jamener ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make sure to put the fridge on the right side and microwave on the left--so you can at least get some exercise as you roll over to heat your frozen dinner.
zenith1297 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:44:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real LPT
derpotologist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:58:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone with a microwave, mini fridge, and coffee maker in their bedroom. Dude will make breakfast meals before bed (eggs, bacon, toast, etc) so that when he wakes up he doesn't have to leave his bedroom and interact with his children
intraspeculator ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:20:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to have a fridge in my bedroom but theyโre actually annoyingly loud. It wasnโt a great idea.
derpotologist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kids are annoyingly louder
iAteYourD0g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha that's genius
yetanotherAZN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree
HBStone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs where the toilet is
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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yetanotherAZN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree
TheDanima1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He did say it was a house he rented
TehScrumpy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:19:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Built in the 1950's, 800 sq feet. Welcome to Boston, baby.
TheDanima1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol that's actually smaller than my apartment. Gotta love it
BattleStag17 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My kitchen has a single drawer that you have to stand next to if you want to open.
Some kitchens are small, man.
LawlessCoffeh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but like, I would've at least put it somewhere unconventional, I really wasn't trying to be a dick but I'd put it somewhere. Microwaves are hella useful. They had a place to store it.
TehScrumpy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the basement. So I guess it could've gone in the basement. ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Got me there.
cantankerouslove ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of people. I don't have room for one. It was either a microwave or a toaster oven, I chose toaster oven.
Preufrock ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:54:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in Paris earlier this month to visit a friend. He was nice enough to let me stay in his apartment to save money.
You walked in the front door and you were in the kitchen, which had a small sink, two stove top burners, and a mini fridge underneath. The bathroom was also connected to the kitchen. There wasn't even room for a plate, let alone a microwave.
TehScrumpy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The cabinets in my tiny ass kitchen were hung pretty low. So it was either the microwave hanging off the ledge and getting in the way of a cabinet door or we put it in the porch/guest room.
kickingpplisfun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should see my studio- total of about 300sqft shared with one other person- the kitchen has just enough counter space for a microwave, but is better used for literally anything else. However, we were promised an above-range microwave(which the landlord didn't deliver on) so there's a microwave near my desk and I don't really use it for anything other than thawing stuff and making individual cups of tea.
So yeah, my "living room" has a little countertop in it even though it's over carpet, because my kitchen is realistically too small for one person.
katiepeel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
cups of tea....in a microwave?? ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
kickingpplisfun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not ideal, but to boil the water, it's a lot quicker than a standard kettle for just one cup. Obviously I don't brew it in the microwave.
katiepeel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can see the logic but does it not taste different? When my kettle broke once I boiled water in a pan for tea and that was also gross. I have cherished my kettles ever since.
kickingpplisfun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't really paid attention, but the water I use in both cases is filtered.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to choose between a toaster oven and microwave. Toaster Oven wins every time
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What I don't understand is that she still has it in the box. If you have room to have a box of a microwave in your apartment, then you have room for a microwave. It's not like the microwave folds away and takes up less space in the box.
BrotherSky ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily. The box could be tucked away into a closet or something. While she could literally have space, it doesn't mean there's space to actually use it.
ThePorcupineWizard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:53:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Needs an outlet though.
deusnefum ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like the kind of person you have a conversation with and then sometime later, a week, a month, what have you, you either have the same exact conversation again because he doesn't remember, or he relays you your side of the conversation, as though it were his own thought/opinion.
calculatedfantasy ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 17:24:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did you survive 4 years without a microwave....
TehScrumpy ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 17:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oven, stove, and toaster my dude.
Got pretty decent at cooking.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a microwave as a gift as well, never really use it because of the 3 reasons you mentioned.
stonecoast ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:03:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you not ever have leftovers to heat up or anything? I do a lot of cooking and still find a microwave useful for a lot of things.
ReservoirPussy ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most things taste better reheated in a pan or oven. Fried chicken, Chinese food, pizza, pasta...
itsgo ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 19:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm reheating fast food, I'm not doing it for a pleasant dining experience. I'm doing it to punish myself.
morawanna ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why the fuck would you reheated fast food? Eat that shit cold, straight from the fridge and contemplate your life choices.
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like contemplate why Taco Bell burritos taste x5 better cold
zimzamzoom2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some things taste just the same. And heating it up in a pan/oven takes time and more washing up.
Instead it's easier to leave the food on the plate it was half-ate on, then microwave that.
__boneshaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chinese food, yes! Put that shit on low for a little bit to let the heat soak all the way through, then crank it for a couple minutes to get it nice and crispy again. Even old rice is edible if you just reheat it in a pan.
winchcrumbs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I heat them up in a pan on the stove, or in the oven. I mean- that's literally what those things are for.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TehScrumpy ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:17:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats precisely why I didn't want a microwave. I wanted it to not be so easy to get prepared food, I wanted to have to work for it.
Also the microwave literally would not fit on our counters. The cabinets were hung low. Very small kitchen.
ChipsHandon12 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the oven an stove. U gotta work for it. Rub some sticks together to make fire
F19Drummer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find a microwave can seriously change the texture or toughness of different foods.
stonecoast ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:14:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's also literally what a microwave is for. And it takes a fraction of the time and can be done without dirtying additional dishes.
I don't particularly care one way or another. Just surprising to me that someone would own a microwave and refuse to use it for things it's suited for.
F19Drummer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find a microwave can seriously change the texture or toughness of different foods.
Plus op said they didn't have room for it.
morawanna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really dislike the texture microwaving gives to a lot of food, I'd rather eat it cold than nuked.
Only thing I used it for when I had one was defrosting frozen meat before cooking.
yoHatchet ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right there's a reason microwaves were one of the biggest inventions to hit commercial shelves in the 50's, and 60's they made cooking to where damn near anyone could do it with relative safety, ease, and speed.
tchoob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Microwaves make all food mushy and disgusting. I thought I would miss not having one but it's honestly great.
CIAshill18081990 ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 19:26:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its called living in the first world and acting like you are better than someone else because you "rough it" by leaving a brand new microwave in the box for 4 years instead of hooking it up or donating it. "Oh, I taught myself how to cook and less idle snacking!!!1" "That's literally what the oven and stove is for" "Too much adulting today" (while their father delivers them a brand new microwave which is spitefully unused years later)
You people sicken me
TehScrumpy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I literally could not put it on the counter. It literally did not fit in the space allowed to me on the counter top due to low hanging cabinets. It was not roughing it. It was a tiny kitchen from the 50's.
I didn't donate it or sell it as planned because I forgot about it in my basement.
I also did not want one. And told him this. And he did it anyways.
I have recently moved and have a microwave again (that I kind of wanted to get rid of but boyfriend wants it so we have it). I have no excuse why I still have the one my dad got me. You got me there.
Catmom2004 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the guy who freaked out is reading more judgementalness in your answer than I did.
cn2092 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:03:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take a breath.
brewdad ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My microwave serves primarily as a way to reheat my coffee if I let it sit too long. Also, as a fancy kitchen timer.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
Excal2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also slow cookers and rice cookers
TehScrumpy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:55:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well my dad did get me my first slow cooker for my first apartment. . . oh wait no that was his girlfriend at the time.
Oh well still have that bad boy! Its awesome!
piersplows ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If we are talking minimalism, those things are pretty easy to make do without too.
Casserole dishes, dutch ovens, even a thick bottomed pot on the range all work well for slow cooking.
You can cook rice on the stove in anything with a lid.
Excal2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very true on all counts. I do like the idea of setting them up on a timer to be ready when I get home though
piersplows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:50:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is nice!
rainb0wsquid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no it's rice
Ku-xx ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, microwaves are convenient, but once you learn to cook with proficiency, it's not hard to heat up or cook something to eat.
Plus, food cooked in microwaves, and especially reheated, just generally tastes "off," I can't do it.
MEatRHIT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I survived for a few years without a microwave but had a toaster oven, it was the shit for reheating pretty much anything
FFF12321 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:00:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People use microwaves to actually cook things besides popcorn and frozen veggies? I pretty much use mine to reheat leftovers, cook steambag veggies and to do things like melt butter.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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mydrunkpigeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The microwave is such an underappreciated kitchen appliance. People are so ashamed to admit that they use it. Learning to use all the different settings and power levels really changed the game for me. You can steam anything in that sucker.
saimregliko ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:05:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 minute microwave omelettes are my jam. I lived without an oven/stove for a while and got really good at microwave cooking all kinds of things. It's definitely not the same as an oven though.
Sheerardio ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
microwave baked potato is my current favorite trick, but eggs in a mug is another favorite!
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
every time I try to melt butter in the microwave I forget to put a cover on it and it inevitably explodes, coating the entire interior of the microwave
ThirstiKing ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:10:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cut the butter up. 7-10 seconds per Tbsp, in 7-10 second intervals. Stirring after each interval.
Source: That's how I melt mine.
paprikat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! This sounds right, because the butter usually explodes around 12 seconds.
thereally ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moved to the area and I am so sorry I just got a
zugzwang_03 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. I consider a microwave to be a kitchen essential for anyone who wants to eat healthy at home.
I'm better at cooking healthy meals for myself because I have a microwave. I cook for the week, and can reheat my leftovers just as quickly and conveniently as picking up fast food/eating a junk snack.
I'm not criticising btw, clearly this works for you. But I love having a microwave. It won't overcook like reheating in the oven or on the stove will, and doesn't take as horribly long as an oven!
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I could get rid of mine today and be fine.
spacebattlebitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wawa
calculatedfantasy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so this concept of saving food in the fridge for later, um, do you warm up food in the oven???? you wait 3 hours for it to preheat to 425.....patience of a monk i say
TehScrumpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My oven has a count down timer for how long it'll take to preheat the oven and we got 475 in 6 minutes so theres that.
But yeah I use microwave at work to reheat lunches. But heating up stuff on the stove or in the oven or even toaster oven worked out just fine.
Matt463789 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my house, the microwave is only known as "the popcorn maker".
AileStriker ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:56:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
have you tried using an actual popcorn maker with oil and flavacal? shit is way better than microwave
Matt463789 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked in a movie theater for years and yes, a popcorn machine popcorn is far superior. I also never want to clean one of those things ever again :)
muckdog13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, just get popcorn that isnโt in a bad and out it in a pot and pop it yourself! Tastes better that way imo
lazerpenguin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:15:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really quick baked potatoes are the only thing I've missed about not having a microwave. Really don't have a lot of room in our kitchen for one, but I don't really see a need for one anyway.
Mammitu ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:48:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't owned a microwave in over 15 years. Why would I when I have a functioning stove?
F19Drummer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By eating more than just processed crap?
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
crockpot
Her-Marks-A-Lot ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:54:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A raincoat from the 80s is probably in style
TehScrumpy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:04:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah and I hope whoever gets it like it.
Didn't fit my boyfriend at all and was not his style.
an-ok-dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. Not his style. When it's raining out my style is not being wet.
stomaticmonk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:49:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone said I was stupid for being happy to not have a microwave anymore, but it really got me eating better. A lot more fresh food vs frozen and I cooked every night
Licensedpterodactyl ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs exactly how my mother gives gifts, except everything is new.
We have so many dang things she assumed we need! Some have come in handy (yeeeears down the line). Most is still hanging out in storage (hello blender #2).
freckled_porcelain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could be my sibling, my dad is exactly the same. He sent me used coloring books last year.
BlakeDeadly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:28:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See if the local women's shelter or habitat for humanity would want it.
TehScrumpy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know I like this idea a lot better than regifting it to my dad as a joke.
Thanks! I'm kind of ashamed I wouldn't have thought of it on my own, but hey someone on reddit thought of it for me.
BlakeDeadly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you liked the idea!
ShitFacedEsco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know. The gifts he gives sound pretty cool. I would love to receive old cameras and tripods and shit.
TehScrumpy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually really like the camera, but yeah I do not use it a lot. My boyfriend does a lot of film work so we have a buttload of tripods and not a whole lot of space or need for another one.
Turning down his gifts is something I just have to do otherwise he'll see it as an opening to just unload crap on me. There are MANY shoes that did not fit that I kept in my closet for too way long because I was too sentimental to throw them out just because HE GOT THEM FOR ME. Its been a hurdle.
Catmom2004 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You describe him so vividly that I despise his manipulative behavior from afar.
barkermn01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but the last sentence of that had me in stitches
ScoopOKarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Time to wrap it and give it to him for Christmas.
LazarusRises ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now it's brand 4 years old.
stopsucking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He must be a good listener.
generic-user-1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad is a dumbass
craveu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we have the same Dad.
ChipsHandon12 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo microwave is essential. How you not have room in a house for a microwave.
TehScrumpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really low cabinets. The microwave would not fit underneath them, so it would be in the way of doors and hanging off the counter. Could've put it on the free standing "pantry" we put in the kitchen, but there was no close outlet to that location. Would've had to daisy chain an extension cord.
Better off without it. Turned out not to be essential.
brainstorm42 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should accept an old tripod most times, though, the new ones are built like crap.
crimchy ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 16:33:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Op please respond to this
WormLivesMatter ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
RIP OP
muriken_egel ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/mildlyinfuriating
seanbaunn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:17:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
op delivered
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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seanbaunn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
op delivered
MachReverb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the thing on the front of his head.
damzillequeef ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
=-O
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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seanbaunn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lots and lots of people kept asking for a reply from OP, no body looked down and saw it so I thought I might as well help out those in need.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucks sake op. We're dying here whats the deal.
seanbaunn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
op delivered
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the fake explanations. My dad gave me this watch and my mom told me how my dad had found it at the store and immediately thought of me (even though I don't usually wear watches). When I got home, I saw it was engraved on the back with his company's name and "2007 Holiday Party." Just tell me it's a regift!
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you get alcohol and dont like it... save it for occasions where you can share it with the person who bought it. Theyll think its special and you only have to drink a small amount.
bluebledthesea ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:28:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am an alcoholic and what is this?
thomas849 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but I will not fuck with Fernet. Thereโs also this weird Swedish salted anise liqueur that makes me gag just thinking about it.
bluebledthesea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I lived in Chicago for a few years and Malรถrt is about the roughest thing I've had to stomach. It basically tastes like gasoline and bug spray.
xxlemonxcurryxx ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once bought my stepmum a Bagpuss mug as she loves him to bits. She wrapped it, still boxed and now complete with a layer of dust, and gave it back to me as a present from my half brother which he gave to me with the biggest grin on his five year old face... Couldn't ruin the moment for him so I pretended to love it. Still bitter that I didn't get to confront her about it though.
BroKing ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Frank: A little housewarming gift. To new beginnings.
Mitch: I actually gave this to you for your wedding.
Frank: This model?
Mitch: This exact one.
Frank: I'm sorry, I'm, I'm embarassed.
Mitch: I hope you like it.
Frank: I Love it... thank you.
TheTaterMeister ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:45:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP's reaction to the regift.
idomoodou2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:11:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gifted my mother-in-law a really nice limited edition set of wine glass candle holders. If there is 2 things she loves it's wine and candles. The next Christmas she gifted it back to me, going on a huge story about how she found these and they just "screamed" me. I told her they screamed me because I had bought them for her.
HelpWheresMyDad ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once stole an autographed picture of Jason Mraz (who I was obsessed with at the time) and gave it back to me for Christmas, but only after he scribbled over Jason Mraz's message and wrote "Merry Custmas"
Ketchup901 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
spiel*
vindolin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:59:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
danke
heyisthisonefree1781 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:46:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Op we're waiting
WaidWilson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:33:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of Will Ferrel in Old School where heโs given a house warming gift from Luke Wilson, then a couple weeks later re-gifts it to Luke Wilson, to which he tells him he just bought this for him and gives it back to Will Ferrel. Later on in the movie Vince Vaughnโs kid has a birthday party, and when it gets time for Ferrellโs present, itโs that same gift, re-gifted to Vaughnโs kid
Thrall_So_Hard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โThis same model?โ
WaidWilson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โNo, the exact same one. Hope you like itโ
โI love it! ...thank youโ
pgm123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What story could he possibly have told you?
PruTech ยท 15346 points ยท Posted at 13:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At our Holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade, I got a used Halloween magazine. All pages colored, crosswords and puzzles done. I had my mum out shopping the previous Saturday for cool Hot Wheels and a nice Barbie for the 2 lucky kids who got my gifts.
MirandaBoo ยท 14595 points ยท Posted at 15:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8th grade, I begged my mom to buy these fancy chocolates for the secret santa. We really couldn't afford it, but I was adamant and so she wanted to make me happy. Girl who bullied me got the chocolates (it was random draw) and threw them out in front of me "because they would taste like (my name)". I was devastated and never told my Mom.
Big_ol_Bro ยท 8437 points ยท Posted at 15:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
man, kids are ruthless.
universerule ยท 5111 points ยท Posted at 15:53:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school kids are learning how bad they can be, and have no idea where the line is drawn.
sands_55 ยท 4195 points ยท Posted at 16:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle schoolers are the worst people on the planet. If Iโm walking down the sidewalk on a Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 and I see a group of 8th graders I will stop and cross to the other side of the street.
michaelk4289 ยท 3692 points ยท Posted at 17:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh, look at that high-waisted man. He has feminine hips!"
[deleted] ยท 2274 points ยท Posted at 17:33:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 18:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wound up developing a thick skin simply by virtue of being bullied a lot. Used to be very sensitive to it, now I can ignore it if I want.
I usually don't want to, which lets my brother wind me up at times (in a jesting way, not to attempt to actually piss me off), but if some 14 year olds were being shits, I'd seriously not give a remote fuck.
SemanticSchmitty ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 18:11:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get some rest tall child!
NickOfTime741 ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 20:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw his stand-up once, and it was like he was just in a room for years eating saltines and then came out onstage in his first communion suit.
wubalubadubscrub ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't keep burning the candle at both ends
GoldenArcher823 ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 17:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/unexpectedmulaney
chelsmjlv ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for this.
RedFyl ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 17:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just ignore them, what do they know...except to comment on visual cues and insult people...come on lets get some ice cream...
Repzie_Con ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is this referencing? I must watch it
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God, I'm so jealous that you get to watch John Mulaney for the first time. Try not to binge watch. He doesn't put out new material fast enough.
Repzie_Con ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fall on your head hard enough and you can watch it for the first time many times over! Join me join me join me join me join me join me join me join me join me
rufusmaru ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:07:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
RIGHT?! I am so incredibly happy that I keep seeing references to him on Reddit because he is so wonderful.
arischeidell ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The comedian John Mulaney
Repzie_Con ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you a ton
wubalubadubscrub ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:33:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Specifically 'New In Town', one of his specials on Netflix. He has another one, 'Comeback Kid', on Netflix as well. Highly recommend both of them, they're fantastic
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His Netflix specials are very entertaining. Would recommend!
Locknlawl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its been 5 hours, did you enjoy it?
makeiteventually ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love you people. This was a beautiful reference.
Outsourced_Ninja ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/unexpectedjohnmulaney
ljthefa ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming the people who upvoted this have never been to this sub or the proper /r/unexpectedmulaney
Outsourced_Ninja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit this is a thing?
I think that's the most unexpected /r/unexpectedmulaney
ljthefa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't know? That's actually pretty funny
CloakNStagger ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't quite capture the delivery.
TriblialBrainDamblge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree.
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suck a dick, eat ass, and sell drugs.
oh sorry, wrong special
justanotheraddiction ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/UnexpectedMulaney
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/unexpectedmulaney
turtoils ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/unexpectedmulaney
sands_55 ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 17:29:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโll make fun of you but in an accurate way
Brushfeather ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:50:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/UnexpectedMulaney
ImAThiefHelp ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:38:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that because my hips are feminine...
mad_libbz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason I always think of this when I see this get posted, even though I know it's not what it's from.
StarPupil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought he said "high wasted man," as in he was high and wasted at the time, and the eighth graders could tell.
Licensed_to_nerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the longest time, I thought he was saying "high, wasted man with feminine hips," which would be a really odd, buckshot kind of insult...
ZweihanderMasterrace ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 17:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel offended and sexually harassed and by your comment.
[deleted] ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 17:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely!! That's why I hate it when people talk about kids as "innocent" or "kind". No they aren't. Kids are assholes. As a person who was bullied while being in middle school, I've never felt more miserable than then. That's also why I disagree when people say middle school is "the easiest part of life". Well, not when you are bullied, definitely.
cbellk ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck says that?
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:40:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, whenever I complained about life when I was younger, most older people (from teens to retired) say things like "well, enjoy it because everything gets worse from now on". Maybe nobody has said it to you, but I've definitely heard it like dozens of times. Being now studying at university, I've never been happier with my life, so yeah, what I was told was mostly bullshit.
kuiper0x2 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:30:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah totally, everyone tells kids how hard the "real" world is when they have to get a job etc. The "real" world is awesome. You get to choose who you hangout with, what you eat and have some amount of money to spend on whatever you want.
cbellk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Sounds like those people peaked in middle school. That's even sadder than people who peaked in high school.
djinner_13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, I have literally never heard anyone say that
Kathakush_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me. Passed all three years with Aโs and Bโs. Not a single eventful situation really.
FieelChannel ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:45:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100% agreed. I have to attend my uni nearby a local school full of fucking kids, I can't stand it anymore, man. I still have a full semester to finish.
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 17:32:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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HeartChees3 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 17:59:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom used to tell me this as a reminder for my own behavior, to keep it nice always, but also because you never know where people end up or what the future holds. I actually had a few come up and Thank Me after graduation or in my year book for either being one of the few people who were always nice to them or for specific acts of kindness.
Once I also met a famous Russian actor this way! We were at the same party and no one would talk to this one guy who was dressed kind of Ioudly (think Bono) but I saw people pointing and obviously talking about him. I thought he was being ostracized for the way he dressed. To make him feel better about himself, and having no idea who he was, I went over, introduced myself, and kept him company. It was a hilarious conversation. He was pretty amused that I didn't know him at all but was just chatting to him as two normal strangers meeting randomly at a party.
SSPanzer101 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:01:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, depends how hot the mean girls grow up to be. Good looks can often result in being more successful (by the standards of our society) moreso than someone with a higher education but not as good looking or promiscuous.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also by capitalizing on the hallow effect.
probablynotben ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live near L.A. and if given the choice between middle schoolers on one side of the street and gang affiliates on the other side I will choose to walk on the side with the ruffians every single time. They're usually pretty nice.
FinePointSharpie ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So which side is it then?
HEBushido ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:38:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fighting a group of middle schoolers is easy though. Gang members, not so much. Besides, middle schoolers are really fragile. Pretty much any stupid insult is gonna destroy them.
probablynotben ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That may be, but someone in a gang isn't likely to randomly start shit with any stranger that's near them. I'm not in LA looking for fights, I'm in LA looking for my favorite taco carts.
HEBushido ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:53:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can probably throw a middle schooler. It's not even a fight. They weigh like 80 pounds. And middle schoolers all look stupid and are super sensitive. You don't even need to fight them, you can just insult them and since you're an adult they lose.
probablynotben ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:55:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm starting to get concerned about your desire to get into physical and verbal fights with 12-year-olds.
djinner_13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol I love how he completely ignored your second comment and just continued talking about beating/insulting middle schoolers. Guy has a vendetta
notarealfetus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:14:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with him. If someone is a cunt to you be a cunt back. Half these little shits think they can get away with anything because their parents don't hit them. Hopefully some random adult doing it will make them think twice next time. It's helping with their education, better someone who's going to use restraint because they are small and fragile now than someone who will have no problem completely fucking them up in a few years when they are a normal size.
probablynotben ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seem like you have some stressful stuff going on in your life, I hope things get better for you.
notarealfetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, my life is fucking great
probablynotben ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ok
HEBushido ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not the one here who's more afraid of some 12 year olds than some men who who've probably committed violent crimes.
probablynotben ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:28:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
would rather not be around =/= afraid of but ok
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:12:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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HEBushido ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh, I think I'm alright on that front.
djinner_13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm walking alone, sure. If I'm walking with my girlfriend I'd chose the middle schoolers every time. I've occasionally hung around a few gangs during my younger shenanigans and there is no way I am going to get embarrassed/get my ass beat just because some middle schoolers are on the other side.
probablynotben ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally understandable. Personally I've never had a problem with any young gang gentlemen I happen upon. It could also be that I'm usually only in crowded parts of LA and generally not at night so I'm not really afraid they're going to try anything while middle schoolers like to think they're hilarious regardless of their surroundings so it's not so much me making a choice between "which of these do I genuinely perceive as a threat right now" as it is "which of these do I think is going to cause me more mild annoyance right now."
dsafire ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girls, man. We're so vicious. I wish sometimes we'd just beat each other up like boys. These mindgames can leave serious emotional scars.
cn2092 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:07:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
uncensoredavacado ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next time Laura starts talking shit just come out swinging.
Chortling_Chemist ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:36:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go straight for her trashy extensions!
seinnax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sometimes still feel like my friends secretly hate me at 28.
Alashion ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A a substitute teacher 100% this, elementary respect authority and high schoolers can be reasoned with but middle schoolers have neither.
Blood-Money ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:40:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old roommate was walking past a group of them on his way home from work one time, heโs a grown ass man with tattoos and gauges. The way he tells the story they notice bleach stains on his shoes and make fun of him for it.
He bought new shoes that night. ๐ญ
Ambralin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This disgusts meโฆ ๐๐๐
notarealfetus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gauges? Like to check his oil pressure?
thesnarkisaboojum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As in stretched out earlobes, I assume.
notarealfetus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:58:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well no wonder they made fun of him lol."a grown man with tattoos and stretched earlobes" is usually very lanky and unintimidating, even to kids.
Lukescale ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too like John Mulaney.
charlesgegethor ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:12:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Old enough to start "seeing" how things work in the world, but neither the experience or insight to understand their ramifications.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the secret is to be just as -- if not more -- immature, and make fun of them for being virgins
PCHardware101 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/UnexpectedMulaney
binxy_boo15 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:40:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thatโs the truth. I drive near a popular route for them to walk home after school on occasion, and they would think itโs funny to jump in the middle of the road on purpose. (I always slammed on the brakes in time). Iโm not old or anything but when that happens I want to demand their parents phone numbers so that they can tell their little jerks how doing that puts their lives at risk and might ruin the driverโs life if an accident does occur.
djinner_13 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:08:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get /u/HEBushido to ride shotgun with you. He'd jump out and curb stomp them.
notarealfetus ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live pretty close to a school. I don't hit the breaks. They know exactly what they are doing and get the fuck out of the way (I am ready to absolutely slam on the brakes if they don't but they always move)
bucksnort2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was walking to work one day when a gaggle of 6th grade girls started following me. They said I looked like Neville Longbottom (not sure which movie they were referencing, the first or last Harry Potter movie?) and I was super uncomfortable. I was 18 and home from University at the time, just hoping that no one would think I was doing something sketchy.
I just wanted to get away from them and get to work
morawanna ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then you have the added anxiety of not knowing if they mean year one, or year seven Neville.
djnmad ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Oi there clean shirt! How'd you get your shirt so clean, clean shirt?"
Charlie_Brodie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:07:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"It must be hard, not having alot of schemes"
Caleb48 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like in Step Brothers?
nattysharp ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:01:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'M SEEING HIM TONIGHT!
sands_55 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:15:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm jealous I have to wait for the special to come out
Sunnyshine0609 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are the worst. In fact, Iโm pretty sure I blocked out middle school. I donโt really remember anything about it. 6th grade to freshman year is how I remember it.
I worked with a guy who said he hated third and seventh graders. He was 22. Lmao
Abaddon907 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:25:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll punch an 8th grader in the face idgaf
ninjaguy56 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:45:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/unexpectedmulaney
LordoftheScheisse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look at Mr. Clean Shirt!
Often_Tilly ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:21:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oi clean shirt! How do you get that shirt so clean?
Froggy_hop ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Why's your shirt so clean, clean shirt?"
Charlie_Brodie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"you wanna taste of my steel?"
smelt45 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:52:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You better you fuckin lil punk ass bitch!
spcordy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beat me to it.
nervousautopsy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:57:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what if it was 100 horse-sized children? I may have fucked that up.
_NuclearToaster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. I'm in 8th grade.
HighSlayerRalton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Little sociopaths.
ThunderClap448 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only had a problem with them once. People learn, I guess. So have I - sometimes, you just have to be the bigger asshole.
I guess being a big scary guy that looks like he sacrifices goats before breakfast also helps.
2boredtocare ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:36:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told my oldest: Middle school is like a war zone. I'm soooo glad she's out now, and am dreading the youngest entering next year. The worst parenting years so far have been middle school, bar none.
GenerallyADouche ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they make you lick the white poop?
Turdulator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:42:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are fine one on one.... but in groups of 3 or more they transform into pure evil.
Gosexual ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst? No, most annoying. I just ignore them, which is no different to most people I guess xd
Throw_away_Gurl_25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I'm almost 30 and dgaf about them anymore. Fuck those little snot nosed bastards.
critical2210 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you scared of me?
sands_55 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:32:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because youโre a little to... critical ba dum tis
acgasp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a middle school teacher. Can 100% confirm. (Even though I know this is a Mulaney quote)
Thunderbluttt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school lunch lady. Can confirm. Middle schoolers are amazing and horrifying at the same time.
GeorgeStark520 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They will insult you in an accurate way
NotActuallyFamous ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking as a middle school teacher, you are smart to do so. They make me feel horrible about myself. But when they compliment me, I feel so amazing and I hold onto that feeling for days. A few months ago, one of the cool 8th grade girls told me she liked my hair. I will never forget that moment.
Tigergirl1975 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly... And to my sister, who in 10 days graduates from college with the desire to be a middle school teacher, I just shrink in horror.
Yes, she was dropped on her head as a child. No, I cannot confirm or deny I was the one that dropped her.
manthepost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What if it's a thursday afternoon ?
sands_55 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thursdayโs... Thursdayโs I fuck their mums
manthepost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haha I love it
GhostofJeffGoldblum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/unexpectedmulaney
ballen17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
R/unexpectedmulaney
willthekrill39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/nocontext
kaenneth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One line covers most things they say: "Your mom liked them last night!"
notarealfetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why? kids that young are afraid of adults with good reason, if they annoy you hit them.
archangelmlg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they make you lick white dog shit or something?
maluminse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look a Mary!
stoned_ocelot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously I live in a hockey town with a lot of tournaments that involve teenage boys. They'll walk down the street in packs and just shout at anyone they can and pick shit.
Hell I've been heckled for longboarding down the damn road on a few occasions by these runts.
tinned_peaches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What age group is middle school?
sands_55 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 11-13
Homerpaintbucket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I teach middle school. Some of them really are terrible. Some of them are pretty fucking awesome though. Yesterday a girl who is kind of a bully did something shitty to a girl in one of my classes and she ran out crying. The bully claimed the girl was talking shit about her. While the bully was saying this, however, every kid in the class rushed over to come to the defense of the girl who was bullied. I'm pretty sure my kids are starting to get sick of the bully's shit and I kind of feel bad for the impending reckoning the bully is going to face.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit continues to comfort me in the knowledge that I am not the only one who has probably watched that special more than 3 times.
sands_55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My I direct your attention to r/unexpectedmulaney
ikilledthecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I actually think high schoolers (sophomore through junior or senior) are much worse. I used to tutor middle through high school and while the middle schoolers tested boundaries, it was still pretty easy to rein them in. But the high schoolers were freaking assholes and gave zero fucks about it. They'd just watch Netflix in class on their phones and ignore everything, then laugh at you if you told them to pay attention. I'm so glad I don't do that anymore, it stresses me out just thinking about it.
Though, I will admit that the only time I got personally insulted by a student it was a seventh grader.
Insert_Non_Sequitur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/unexpectedmulaney
ellatheevil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:42:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My class made my 7th grade social studies teacher cry almost every day. She was a young, brand-new teacher with a baby in daycare and she had to deal with eight hours of fucking savages. Now in my late-ish twenties, I would empathize with her so so much.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 17:17:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Poptimus_Prime ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:22:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do they do to you?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:25:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they're all over the place and if you live in toronto you have to deal with the super rude, super rich chinese who know nothing about morals or ethics and do whatever they want. The amount of times I've almost been killed crossing the street in china town because some fucknut with his blinged out car didnt feel like slowing down for the light
CrouchingToaster ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They know about morals and ethics, they just don't care.
Poptimus_Prime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Fight em
ooofygooofy ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're old enough to know how to get to you, by still young enough they don't know or care how hurtful they are. At least in high school most kids know what they say is hurtful
Valscorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are also young enough to avoid a lot of consequences still, that would otherwise get their older counterparts a night in jail and having their parents pick them up.
fudgyvmp ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, one kid in my middle school smashed another's head into a locker until they started seizing and foaming at the mouth.
servantoffire ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:48:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was his name Ender?
pluscpinata ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 15:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Was expelled in 7th grade for doing stupid shit.
Doing fine in college right now.
iceposeidonsarmthing ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:59:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. I burned my house down experimenting with fire. I wasnโt even a bad kid but the few bad things I did were superbad
pluscpinata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Almost did that once, and had to clean up the powder fire extinguisher after.
I know they're smaller, but why won't people spring for the co2 fire extinguisher.
Gaethan ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm curious, how do you get to go to college if you're expelled? I assume this is in America?
EmperorHans ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Colleges' only look at high school grades (ages ~14-18)
Middle school is ages ~12-15
Gaethan ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, how do you get to go to high school if you are expelled?
kinGArthr ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 16:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you get expelled you are just expelled from that school, and you have to enroll in a different school. It doesn't mean you're expelled from education altogether
[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:25:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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darling_lycosidae ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Because of this mistake as a pubescent tween, he shall never learn again!!!"
Wet_napkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta draw a line across his village symbol after that one
MaagicMushies ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to another middle school and graduate from there. Idk how it is where you're from OP, but over here(Mid Atlantic America) getting expelled is somewhat common as a simple fight could lead to you getting expelled. If getting expelled completely forbade from continuing school, the amount of people getting HIGH SCHOOL diplomas and getting jobs would drop by a significant margin
ionlyplaytechiesmid ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, at least here in the UK you have to really try to get expelled, I guess cause they know that they're really just moving the problem somewhere else.
KVc5MCkmMvj6ODVk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here in Germany. I don't think I've heard anyone getting expelled from my school ever, although there were people who dropped out because of an illness, an 'illness' or just bad grades.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:46:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gaethan ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I guess that makes sense. In my country, since all public schools are run by the ministry, if you're expelled, that's it.
strike_one ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Freedumland education is very fragmented. There's a US Department of Education who sets general standards. Each State has a department of education, each county has a school board.
Gaethan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, from what I hear, your disciplinary sanctions seem a bit arbitrary too.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gaethan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you legally challenge a disciplinary ruling, or does that vary from one jurisdiction to another as well?
strike_one ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:09:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could petition to the school board, but they're full of low level bureaucrats who truly care very little about individual students. Beyond that, I suppose you could sue in court, but most of the time it'd just be too much of a hassle.
snipsey01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention the cost of fees you'd have to abide by wouldn't be worth it. That's why almost every student in that scenerio just takes the "punishment."
strike_one ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much. It's like when innocent people take plea deals.
hymntastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup its really unfortunate and leads to fights escalating out of control. I was beat and robbed by a senior when I was a freshmen so a 19 year old (he failed a year) beating up a 13 year old, he took everything I owned, backpack, ipod, headphones, shoes, winter coat, and had a very serious concussion because he wore rings on each of his fingers and needed to spend 2 days in the hospital, It was his third strike so he was expelled but I was also suspended for a month. My parents tried to have him arrested but the police in that town refuse to get involved in school issuess (except to sweep the school with dogs 2x a month and arrest anyone with pot). School refused to lighten my sentence and I then had a very difficult time getting into college because I had a 4 week suspension for fighting level 3 or something on my transcript. Lost all respect for anyone who worked at that school that day.
TheStonedFox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems pretty harsh. Although in the US you can be expelled for some pretty inane shit like petty vandalism, so I don't know what the bar for expulsion is in your country.
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expulsion is pretty much reserved for things that would get you charged in a criminal court anyway. The law, on this, reads something like this:
Also, you can always challenge a disciplinary ruling in a court of law, and the court may repeal the ruling or even find those responsible of the ruling, if you can prove malicious intent, guilty of abuse of the authority of a public office.
TheFaithfulStone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell? I mean not to be all 'Murica or anything but doesn't this pretty much cover "anything The Man doesn't like"
Gaethan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it means trying to prevent the rule of law. Basically, you can't say "From now on, I run this school.". The people who run the school do so under the authority of the state as defined in the law, and you aren't allowed to interfere with that.
Cpt_Swamp_Nuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so a decision to start a fight when you're 11 will lead you to a lifetime of poverty?
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Primary school students can't be expelled, and starting a fight doesn't warrant expulsion, only a written warning.
zaccus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean, that's it? Like they take you out to the woods and put 2 in your brain?
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you can't go back to any public school. You can either pay a lot of money and go to a private school, and many of them won't accept you anyway, or you'll have to pick "some high school" on surveys for the rest of your life.
EmperorHans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:51 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What country are you from?
Gaethan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:44 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Turkey.
donkey_tits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes kids will have to repeat a grade or they may have to move to another school district.
tomatoaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school's don't hire pussies
LonHagler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what
tomatoaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a longshot
https://pics.astrologymemes.com/interviewer-some-good-news-and-some-bad-news-your-drug-16341262.png
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Adarsh100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
US?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Adarsh100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What school?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Adarsh100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What grades did you have and what were the grounds for expulsion. Sorry if I am being nosy but I I am curious because I always thought expulsion usually means the end of your academic career.
ask-me-about-my-cats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you imagine how many people would be doomed for life if expulsion meant no more school? You need school to get a job.
pluscpinata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was middle school. Colleges only see your HS record.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I got sent to the principles office for being a prick a few times but I learned my lesson after MS. In HS I only got suspended once and it was in school.
pluscpinata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/2me4meirl
(That's my name and my state too...)
Scarletfapper ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school is the age of "We're not laughing with you, we're laughing AT YOU".
Feel the power!
Disco99 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being a teacher at a middle school made me not want to teach anymore.
Creature__Teacher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:26:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going through this right now lmao. In the process of quitting
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It got drawn for one asshole in middle school. Chipped his teeth on a chain link fence pole for trying to take my stuff. Bitch moaned and cried like he hadn't done anything.
lochnessa7 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend used to be a church youth director and on one of the days they were supposed to write affirmations for each other. One middle schooler wrote one to the shy girl who was there trying to branch out, "You're weird, kill yourself." Like wth it was at a freaking bible camp, who does that?
Fopopick ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:33:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the worst thing I've read all day
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:15:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then she got disciplined right
Roadhog_Rides ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:13:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. My little sister is in 8th right now and is going through some incredibly horrible shit thanks to the other girls in her grade.
EloraFaunaFlora ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, my eighth grade daughter has dealt with some of the same shit. She could care less about boys and makeup, she loves Cosplay and even makes her own costumes . She also is a great artist and reads at a college level. I just keep her positive by telling her how much we love her and how in ten years, none of those people will matter anymore.
TheConcreteBrunette ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds awesome!
darling_lycosidae ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:31:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oooh, keep an eye on her. I went through some petty girl-group shit at that age, and it made me extremely suicidal and messed with my ability to make friends and socialize normally for years. It might sound like stupid stuff, but it really gets under your skin.
Roadhog_Rides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I understand how bad it is. It's more than just silly drama, and I can tell it bothers her. I've told her if she needs someone to talk to she can talk to me, and that I won't judge her at all, that I'll always be on her side.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell her to beat the shit out of them. Solves the problem very quickly.
ProjectKurtz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:18:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so very true. Middle schoolers are at that age where they're just starting to push their boundaries. Handing out consequences is the only way they learn where the line is.
hulksmashdave ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is factually accurate.
Source: Middle school science teacher here.
sweetbabygreen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can agree. I learned where the line was drawn when she quite school to be home schooled. They learned if you bully someone they will bully someone else. Thankfully she was the last person I bullied and I wasn't bullied anymore either.
Byizo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're like First World War era British battle-cruisers. They can dish out a hell of a lot of punishment, but crumple as soon as someone fires back.
Rockstar81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should share this with my daughter's when they are having a rough day.
JohnnyHopkins13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This American Life did a podcast on what it's like to be in middle school. Brought back bad memories.
sillybanana2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs very true. I teach middle school kids a lot as a supply teacher. Honestly, thereโs always at least one bad apple in the bunch. I find itโs usually the boys who want to push to see how far they can go, and the girls who tend to want to follow the rules. That being said, there are exceptions when you get the really catty girls who talk to everyone like they are their worst enemy.
The_world_is_your ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you can't really beat the fuck out of them either. If a grown man come at you the wrong way, fine go for it. The moment you get your hand on a kid, you fucked
Deus_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kids are always learning (as we all do) and that's no reason to be mean little fuckers.
The girl in OP's story is a bitch and that's it. She knows what she's doing, why she's doing it and how the receiver is feeling about it.
Stop making excuses for them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they never find out, then they can become President!
rryanhhhh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, just head back at my HS some girl in grade 9 beat the shit out of some other girl in 9 who was like 4 times smaller than her and when she tried to get away the other girl grabbed her a pulled her back in, apparently she's got huge black eyes an shit but the other girl is getting charged with assault so that's good at least
Eggmont ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The line can be found somewhere in the white house
servantoffire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're old enough to know how to hurt people but not mature enough for real empathy yet.
shitINtheCANDYdish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why we have junior high school - to keep the middle schoolers from the high school kid beatings they so righteously deserve.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THE LINE IS DRAWN ON MY KNUCKLES
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then in highschool they are aware of that line and where it is, and try to cross it whenever possible and see how far they can get beyond the line, or see how far they can go past it without getting caught.
ShakeNDake ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They learn from the best.
Christiary ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah its that age where they're smart enough to know what to say or do to really throw people off, but don't yet have the sense to not do it.
douchebaghater ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:04:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In this case 'ruthless' means 'a**holes'.
kthebakerman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:22:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kids are huge dicks
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Big_ol_Bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i want to upvote this twice.
LiquidBionix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiny Hitlers.
"That's why your mom's in a FUCKING WHEELCHAIR".
Edit: If you haven't seen it https://youtu.be/yWmeB7mY_E0
theponychief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit that made me drop my sandwich
Channel5noose ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I donโt want to have kids. Theyโll either become an asshole or get treated like shot by another asshole
SlurmsMacKenzie- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adults can be too, to be fair. For example had ops story happened to me, my mum would've dragged that kids mum through the streets kicking and screaming by her hair for her kid being that much of a cunt. She's pretty ruthless.
shelcod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adults just learn how to hide their ruthlessness until they can get away with it.
DaddyBoy727 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait till they grow up.
Aerotactics ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like that kid was raised by a narcissist.
ihatetheterrorists ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toothless
MsAnnabel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Explains trump
ZineKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I usually feel angry at them until I think about what their home life must be for them to be such jerks.
wtfduud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People associate children with innocence, but it's the complete opposite.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult, it makes me want to punch every middle schooler I encounter. Fuck those miniature shitstains.
Epiphany31415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone who believes that humans are innately good clearly does not remember grade school.
Avamander ยท 1368 points ยท Posted at 15:51:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really secret. Your teacher fucked up.
jansencheng ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 16:14:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't secret Santas only secret up until the actual gift giving?
[deleted] ยท 154 points ยท Posted at 16:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that literally defeats the whole point of a class-wide secret santa. Whether you know who your gift is going to in advance is optional (highly preferred to not know in advance in the case of strangers or school classes, highly preferred to know in advance in the case of friends), but whether anyone finds out who their gift is from is always 100% supposed to be the option of the gift-giver. Otherwise it's not secret santa, it's just "surprise santa".
gandaar ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anytime I have done secret santa, we revealed ourselves at the time of gift giving.
DeathsIntent96 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never, ever done a Secret Santa where we don't reveal who we're giving a gift to.
GeneralLeeRetarded ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:27:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But Reddits secret Santa tells you who youre getting..i think it depends on the event lol
bethaneanie ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The secret lies in the anonymity of your internet profile.
GeneralLeeRetarded ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess yeah, didn't think of it that way. Everyone wants to be matched with Verne Troyer or Snoop Dogg though lol
greenfly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But you don't know who your santa is...
Zinki_M ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:04:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The way I know secret santa, you draw a name from the pool of participants in advance and get a gift for that person. That person doesn't know their gift is from you, and you don't know who the gift you got is from.
That seems to also be how reddit secret santa works, but I am sure there are different variants (as evidenced by the fact that people are arguing the opposite (you know who your gift is from but you don't know in advance who you're gifting to)).
TrMark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeh thays how we do it at work, I've never heard of a secret Santa where you don't know who is getting your gift. How do you buy a gift if you don't know who it's for?
UndeadBread ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But it doesn't tell you who is giving you a gift. Whether or not the recipient is anonymous, the gift-giver (Santa) is supposed to be a secret.
grunt9101 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nope
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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poofybirddesign ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not... usually?
InfieldTriple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They usually aren't amongst friends. Because friends chose to reveal the truth. But in a classroom it is incredibly naive to make that decision for the students.
poofybirddesign ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve done them for classes, clubs, and work places, part of the surprise is always finding out who had you. Maybe if youโre doing it with children you know are terrible, but even in grade school we were told as part of the unwrapping.
Edit: Hell, even the Imgur Secret Santa tells you who had you.
flamedarkfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:30 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like it might have been more like a white elephant.
RobertAZiimmerman ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 17:22:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, indeedy. Why is this part of our educational system, other than to learn than people are real dicks? Going to school should be about learning, not socialization or gift exchanges.
ibbity ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:47:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learning how to function as a part of human society is also an important lesson
ThaddyG ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I think socialization is like 50% of the point of elementary and middle school, and still a good chunk of high school.
TheWhisperedthing ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because children are not robots who can sit still in a dull classroom learning 100% of the time - nor should they because a lack of social skills will kick you in the ass in the real world.
diamondpredator ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school teacher here. Learning to socialize and interact with peers and adults is probably half of what they're supposed to learn.
These are kids going into puberty, they need to be able to explore their identities and test their boundaries. That means sometimes they'll be wrong and they'll be assholes. That's part of growing up. If a person can't handle that then they shouldn't be a parent or teacher.
OSUblows ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know that feel bro. I told my mom I had a crush on a girl, and we had flower/candygrams coming up soon that my brother mentioned to mom. I told mom NOT to get her anything. Mom did it anyways. Cue this girl throwing it on the ground and stepping on it in front of all her friends as I stood there helplessly waiting on the teacher to let us in the classroom. Happy ending though, couple years ago she reached out to me to apologize for her behavior. She still posts on my fb to cheer me up if Im down.
treeev ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did you feel when she reached out and apologized? And how long has it been?
OSUblows ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:33:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were 13 when she pulled that stunt. She reached out when we were probably both about 24-25ish.
Kinda came out of left field because she was the last person in the world I thought I'd receive a message from on fb at the time.
treeev ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does it make the memory any less painful to think about though? That memory of hurting you must have ate away at her for a long time.
OSUblows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me? Sure. For her? Probably. She made amends and was glad to lift that guilt off her chest.
ThePorcupineWizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The twist is that it's only been a week.
OSUblows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
_Der_Hammer_ ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a horrible thing to do. I'm sorry they did that to you, and I hope they've done some growing up.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:54:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay for real though, that kid should've gotten instant detention. Piece of shit.
Razoxii ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lets all collect some money so we can send her a secret Santa gift. My two suggestions: Elephant poop or a letter bomb. Both works for me.
Baelwolf ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh glitter, the one gift that truly keep on giving
Razoxii ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, not that kind of letter bomb. When I say bomb, I mean bomb
Amogh24 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This great too
DystopianNightmares ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre getting her a bath bomb?
Moruitelda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:28:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you hate the environment
SirLordBoss ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel really bad for this. I hope she got what was coming to her and that you're far better off now
RASTAPANDAFISH ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:54:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult I've never wanted to hit a child. This. This might do it.
Cosmic_Hitchhiker ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This actually made me tear up a little. I've been in similar situations that still turn my stomach in knots.
paprikat ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6th grade, we drew names for Secret Santa, and I got the girl who was always mean to me (nasty from Day 1 with zero provocation). I ended up getting her a fancy Lip Smackers lip gloss (with two different colors inside! swirled!) from the store.
The night before, I seriously considered not giving it to her because it was nicer than any cosmetics I had (all we had in the house was vanilla flavored Chapstick) and she was such a bully. I ultimately did gift it to her, and when she opened it, her whole face lit up. She LOVED that sparkly lip gloss nonsense. When she found out I had been her Secret Santa, she thanked me profusely and left me alone for the rest of our time together in school.
I wonder if it's like a 50-50 toss when it comes to giving gifts to bullies. Like half the time they use it as an excuse to be even nastier to you, and half the time it gets you off their shit list.
ragefaze ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck are there no grown-ups who come down on this kind of behavior like a ton of bricks?
whore-for-cheese ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:40:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
similar story but in like 4th grade. my mom got me new shoes, I only got new stuff when the old stuff was totally unusable. I didn't really like them, but I have wide feet so shoes were difficult to find and my mom kept insisting they were cute. the very first day wearing them to school, one of the bully girls told me 'oh I was gonna get those shoes! but not after seeing you wearing them.' i definitely felt terrible and never wanted to wear those shoes again..
your story pisses me off because A; i know how you feel, and B; what the fuck is wrong with a kid that throws away perfectly good chocolate!, or any food for that matter just to insult someone? that girls parents really fucked her up
sSommy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade, we had secret Santa. I wanted to buy this girl a cute stuffed animal or just a gift card. But my grandma said that would be too hard to wrap so she got a Barbie. We were too old to play with barbies. I could see the disappointment in that girl's face and I felt so bad.
greyshark ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:06:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs like something Joffrey Lannister would do.
Alluminn ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 5th grade we did a Secret Santa where it was 1 small gift every day of the week we did it, and mom took me out shopping because I drew buying presents for this girl that was one of the few people that was really nice to me in class and I really wanted her to like the stuff.
Whoever drew me just didn't get me anything for the first 3 days. I was pretty unpopular and only had a couple friends at that time of my life so it hit me pretty hard that I tried so hard to make my SS happy and the person who got me couldn't even be bothered to get me anything at all. By the third day's gift exchange I asked to go to the bathroom and cried in a stall for a while. The next day either the teacher stepped in or whatever and I had a bunch of Yugioh card packs in my desk when I got there in the morning with an apology letter. Yeah, it made me not go cry again but it still buried my already low self-confidence.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:54:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ServiceBell55 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expensive chocolates, apparently
CrispyBacon_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone wasnโt raised properly I see. Sorry about that. No one deserves to get bullied.
Neologic29 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck.
assbutt_Angelface ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school is a strange period where all sense of empathy disappears for 3 years. As someone studying secondary education, i would much rather work in a high school. Middle school teachers are brave souls.
featherdino ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:12:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That horrible, hope the threefold law slapped her around a little for that one
FumBum1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you go back and get the chocolates?
TheNerdySimulation ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:29:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that kids, is how I became a psychotic murderer.
gregorykoch11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs when you shove them all down her throat at once and watch gleefully as she chokes to death.
TheGreyMage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:15:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that kid grew up and now works a dead end minimum wage job at Burger King.
dontrain1111 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just remembered that I had a mutual roast battle with a girl in my 3rd grade class when we were giving out valentines candy. We both said mean stuff about each other and played it up for dramatic effect. Looking back, I'm surprised I could pull off that rapport with tact.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this makes me sad, the guilt of parents who can't afford things and kids who insist anyway because they don't understand
DrankTooMuchMead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was bullied a lot in middle school. Fattest kid in school. I wasn't mean like them at all. I still hate some of them. If I ran into some now I would brake some noses.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of chocolates where they? Better no have been Ferrerro...
EloraFaunaFlora ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch! Girls are so mean. My teenage daughter,who is in grade 8, used to be bullied by other girls BC she didn't wear makeup or bleach her hair,and obsess over boys . She goes to private school and there is a huge barrier between rich kids and normal kids. Anyhoo, I truly hope this little bitch ended up working the graveyard shift at a sketchy dive bar, cleaning spittoons.
cjojojo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle schoolers are sociopaths. I still have the mental and physical scars that can attest to that.
PrinceOfCups13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:20:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh no that's terribly cruel :(
ItsyPing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry that happened to you. Kids are so cruel. That girl is still probably a miserable person.
Leaislala ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw so nice your mom got them. Boo on that mean girl!
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who wouldn't want MirandaBoo flavored chocolates? Sounds delightful.
Sorry that happened to you. Some teen aged girls (and boys for that matter), are utter assholes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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MirandaBoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, no punishment at all, ever. That teacher was a piece of shit though.
lemme_pikachu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That hurt me.. sorry on behalf of a young asshole
sandieeeee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my lord the pain ;-;
redfoxhound503 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that kid dude.
Internexus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Throw out fancy chocolate?! I kill for LESS!!!
ReservoirPussy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This just made me cry- I'm so sorry this happened to you.
BananaBob55 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I woulda beat the shit outta her
erbw22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I relate to this so much
ButtonJoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would suspect the teacher would try and make your name line up with hers to see if she could get you two to get along.
babybelly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
is your name miranda?
MorrowMayne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it secret santa?
_darknight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school sure is buns
Zorgsmom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man. I hoped you kicked her right in the tits.
Tennis3765 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me want to cry
Lord_Sesshoumaru77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know why but this made me think of this scene in Misery when James Caan feeds Kathy Bates the book's ashes and goes: "eat it you sick twisted fuck", possibly because that's what I would have done.
emabid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have strangled her.
The_dog_says ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing they'd taste like miranda..
friclay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man fuck that bitch.. do you want me to find her and slap her for you?? Just say the word man
simplejack89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you walk over a punch that twat right in the mouth
RoryDeanWinning ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These two stories are why I despise school gift draws.
Kayestofkays ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man....this got me right in the feels...I was also bullied relentlessly in school so I know exactly how much a stunt like this hurts :( It took me a long time to get over the damage they caused me, so hopefully you aren't still carrying too much pain from your younger years, dear internet stranger!
nikifromthe10thstep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that girl. She didn't deserve those chocolates anyway.
Klopford ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:30:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I made fudge for classmates/teachers in high school (some of my classes had potluck parties) and actually impressed one of my bullies with it.
Trexwarrior ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a miserable cunt. I hope she's married to some loser, living a life of squalor giving mediocre blowjobs to get by.
SuurAlaOrolo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck. I am pissed for you and hope youโve gotten your comeuppance.
2manymans ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is really fucking awful. I'm sorry
ChineseJoe90 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:45:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a little shitbag! That's terrible.
carmium ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:23:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What happened to Santa being "secret"??
Spacealienqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:44:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What an ungrateful little bitch.
Ca1iforniaCat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:04:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where does she live?? I want to go give her a dirty look.
mpascal33 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:05:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That story hurts my heart a little. I can imagine how you felt after your Mom did that for you.
Periodbloodmustache ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:04:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd eat chocolates that taste like Miranda สโขแดฅโขส
Arcanehavok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:16:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have said fuck you I taste good bitch, and taken them from the garbage, and beat her over the head with it. Then throw her in the garbage. Sorry for your loss OP.
RobSPetri ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that girl. I hope she's in jail, or at least has a low-paying job.
pumpkinrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww :(
dragonspaceshuttle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girl who bullied you probably eats dirt and kicks rocks.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what a fucking cunt.....
nick_storm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a bitch.
mumble8721 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That made me cry a little.
SingForMaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jesus christ kids are so shitty.
kokokringle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is her father Satan?
buttononmyback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This broke my heart. I'm so sorry that happened to you. That little bitch deserves to be punched in the mouth.
maddtuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really sad. What is that girl doing now? I'm always curious what becomes of bullies.
imadeatshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Move it football head
Mundo_Official ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you taste great
nowyourmad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
anyone wanna time travel with me and beat up an 8th grader?
SucculentSlug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs fucked up
redwoman72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch! That's not even a gift for you, but I feel so bad....
Inuyashafan42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sincerely hope you get revenge someday.
Serennadi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think things like that are good reasons for me to never become a parent. I would wanna hurt the kid that did that to my kid. But obviously thatโs not good either. It just makes me sad how some people could be so cruel
Kalkaline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't she a little shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad I was never a cunty child.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 4130 points ยท Posted at 15:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santas can be the worst with the wrong people. Our friend group had one a few years back with a $20 limit. I got my friend a glass beer boot. When he opened it, it was like holding his newborn child in his hands, he was so grateful. I didn't get anything and never found out who my secret Santa was since there were a few people who "forgot".
It's not the first time I've been burned by secret Santa, but since it's about the joy of giving, I go into every one expecting a shit gift or nothing in return.
TheBlueberryPirate ยท 2775 points ยท Posted at 15:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did the first Reddit secret Santa and put some effort into it even though the person I matched with only had a couple comments to work from.
I received a piece of printer paper with a printed street map of the city i live in. Folded in half, black and white. Lemon juice nor heat revealed any secret messages.
I felt a bit burned and haven't participated since.
[deleted] ยท 2163 points ยท Posted at 16:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This! Same here. I participated in one of the Secret Santas on Reddit in 2013 and got nothing. I really researched the person that I got and it was cool to see them excited about the stuff I sent them. I waited a long time and received nothing, amongst many emails from Reddit urging me to post what I had received. I notified the mods about not receiving anything was was supposed to be rematched with someone. Nothing ever happened. Everytime I see it come up again, I get pissed and haven't done it again.
GeekyAine ยท 967 points ยท Posted at 18:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile my husband used to LOVE doing the reddit gift exchanges. He'd spend hours trying to find something perfect and personal without too much profile stalking.
Until one year the recipient fucking lied about not getting her gift. We had the FedEx tracking proof and everything. But the mods were like "lolnope your word against hers, fucking banned".
Makes me so goddamned mad again every year.
Emerly_Nickel ยท 164 points ยท Posted at 22:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first time I did the Reddit exchange a couple years ago, the tracker said that my gift was delivered, but USPS hadn't actually delivered it. Definitely wasn't in my box or anything. I called them and everything to see if they coulld track it down to no avail.
Months later (like August), I'm about to move out of my apartment and think to check my box again one last time. There a beat up brown box sat. The gift was nice too. I probably should have reported it on the website, but due to moving and stuff coming up at work, etc., I forgot about it until the next Secret Santa started and figured it was too late.
TL;DR Sometimes USPS lies on their tracker.
Hopefully, FedEx doesn't.
popeyefur ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 23:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FedEx does. I had a package supposedly delivered once, not for secret santa, and it wasn't there. I lived in a secure apartment building with a desk that sings for packages, and the name Fedex had on the thing isn't even someone who worked there, they just lied. Jokes on them, it wasn't anything good.
edit: I wish it had been a singing desk, that would have been way better than the usually crotchety person who just signed for packages. I think I'll leave the typo as-is, I like a singing desk better :)
apollo888 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does the desk itself sing or the person working there work up a contralto ?
Either way that is pretty cool.
gharbutts ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:16:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FedEx can be really terrible, they've never delivered my Home Chef box right side up on my own porch. It's gotten delivered across the street, DOWN the street, and every which way except the arrows pointing up. Luckily the site has just sent a replacement meal when FedEx loses it, but you'd think they'd be able to find a porch that's in a well lit neighborhood whose address is easily pulled up by any GPS, and at least make it look like they handled the box carefully? I know it's getting tossed about in transit but you're one of the priciest shipping services and you can't drop the box off right side up on the right porch even sometimes?
EricTheLinguist ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 01:29:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had a personal grudge against FedEx after I sent something to a friend, the address label got torn off at the office local to the recipient, and they tried to charge him ยฃ280 in penalties because "There's no proof the label was attached when it shipped" so I sent in a scan of the carbon-copy and they said it was "insufficient evidence".
How did it clear customs? How did it get to the office nearest my friend if there was no label? Fucking scumbags.
gharbutts ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:09:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I mean at this point I don't bother with FedEx if I have a choice. I can cope with the government postal service being trash - at least they're cheap! I only wasted $10 sending those two envelopes from their office back to my house down the street instead of my family overseas. But if I'm gonna expect something to get there I'll go to UPS. It's expensive but they've only really destroyed one of my packages that I can think of, and that's a much better track record than my experiences with FedEx, USPS, or even USF holland. It's hard to sort a billion letters, yeah, I get you. But if you can't afford to make package delivery efficient and reliable, then maybe stop offering to do it?
EricTheLinguist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I've never had issues with USPS or DHL, and in the case of the former the pricing is a million times better.
Hell I had a better track record with Russian Post when it was in the middle of the 2013 collapse than I did with FedEx
gharbutts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:56:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The problem with the USPS is the service varies widely from city to city. My city has several terrible postal workers, both in their office and out delivering. I grew up in a city with an excellent service and took it for granted that they would deliver MY mail, usually on time, and usually in decent condition. I was floored when I moved out that some places have postal workers stealing money out of greeting cards, not returning stuff sent to the wrong address or individuals, and being so lazy and inept that multiple times I have received one notice of an undelivered package that said "final notice" followed by the office losing the undelivered package. I only moved ten minutes away!
canteloupe67 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:00:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow a singing desk!
happygolucky66 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 00:34:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i had a package lost to amazon. Assumed someone stole it because it showed delivered. I was pissed because it was Christmas presents for my family. Messages Amazon and they sent out a new package right away. Really nice. I was happy. Two months later I get the original package beat to hell that was lost at the post office. I never told Amazon because it was like sixty bucks worth of stuff. Kept a $20 pair of headphones and just gave the kids toys to whatever charity work was doing at the time.
madusa77 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:15:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here only I think the Fedex driver decided to practice his pitching because a few months later when my dad moved his generator he found the package underneath it.
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:44:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me recently with Amazon. In my case I got the delivery notification, ran outside and...NOTHING. I jumped the gun and pulled up Amazon chat and told them what happened, they checked with the delivery driver, he said he dropped it at my door, went and checked again and still nothing, so the Amazon person just refunded me right off. Five hours later there is a knock at my door, idiot driver delivered the package to my next door neighbor. I thought about contacting Amazon but figured "fuck it", it was already refunded. It too was about $60 worth of stuff.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 04:13:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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alloutallthetime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:23 on December 18, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I don't get all these people keeping their packages worth of stuff. It's really just flat-out stealing. If something like that happened to me I'd have the original package returned to Amazon immediately
BitchinIndika ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 01:27:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is no force in the universe that would compel me to trust some random on Reddit to do anything, especially if there is any amount of money or effort required.
Wizardspike ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:01:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey Dude I'm going to give you ยฃ4,000,000 to trust a random reddit stranger to-.....
Oh... never mind then.
Prince_Polaris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
However, 4,000,000 is enough to compel me to trust some random on Reddit
baccgirl ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 02:39:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've now done 28 RedditGifts exchanges and have never not received a return gift. The rules for those joining are now stricter than previous years.
Regifters are more prevalent now than before.
If you have proof that you sent something, then you cannot be banned. Proof is a pic of the receipt, with a tracking number, a pic of the item at the post office with address shown and postage on it.
Please message the mods and explain it all again. The new mods are amazing!
sin0822 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:37:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just fyi, if a USPS employee sees you take a picture you can get in trouble, I have been told it's now illegal to take a pic inside a post office
baccgirl ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:53:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well probably good thing Iโm in Australia! Seriously though? A pic of just a parcel can get you into trouble in the USA? Are they scared youโll have actual proof of what the parcel looked like before it was used as a football?
sin0822 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
USPS empolyees are a special breed, and it really depends on where you live. Where i live in Virginia now, they wouldn't care b/c they are generally very nice up here, but when i lived in Atlanta, Georgia, it was like a power trip for them or something to yell at me for wanting to a take a picture of my own box.
Anyways, here is the USPS rule on it, "Informal snapshots from handheld cameras for personal use may be allowed at the postmasterโs discretion provided that there is no disruption to Postal Service operations and that the pictures are taken from areas accessible to the public. In these cases, no prior permisยญsion is required from the Office of Rights and Permissions; however, no lighting or scaffolding may be set up, and no picture can depict any Postal Service employee, customer, security camera, or cover of mail (i.e., the exterior of a mailยญpiece, which would show customer name and address among other things). Postmasters may restrict any and all photography if they determine that it is disruptive or there are potential security concerns."
othellia ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:44:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was recently the whole thread about USPS and other shipping companies pre-scanning packages as delivered to meet time deadlines, so maybe she wasn't lying. Still, if you had the FedEx tracking proof, then she should've let it slide instead of getting the mods to ban you.
GeekyAine ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:07:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the thread was recent (unless it tracked several years of bad delivery behaviors), it wouldn't have been relevant. And it's a solid point that she may not have been lying (maybe her neighbor stole it off her stoop), but I remember feeling like there was no way to convince her that he'd done everything in his power to get the gift to her. At the time, she really seemed to want to double dip by getting a rematch gift as well (but I'm aware I was utterly livid so my perception/memory may be skewed).
At least now he and I can focus our energy and holiday budget on surprising loved ones. Less karma and serendipity, but more rewarding.
Zombierabbitz ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:14:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg this happened to me too! She got a cool gift, I forget what now, had proof it was delivered, I got mine from her and confirmed I got it, but she never confirmed on her end. So I got banned for the next year from doing it because they never confirmed getting it. I even had an email from them thanking me for it as additional proof. I guess proof didn't matter. That was years ago now but I still don't want to bother :(
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:09:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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mypillow55555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:12:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let's make a secret Santa for good people. Only decent humans my apply
SailorArashi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:31:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have to put on clothes? Count me out!
foxbase ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:24:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh why do people suck? I love gifting but I don't want to deal with someone else who might try to screw me over for kicks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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GeekyAine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:21:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't kept up with the rules since then. I hope they've changed and that you have a wonderful experience. Happy holidays, you brave and generous soul.
cblynn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it possible that someone might have stole their package and they just thought they never received anything?
Syn7axError ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:15:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't change much. They're still banned for not doing anything wrong.
cblynn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:58:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know it wouldn't actually change anything but it would maybe help lessen the feeling that the present receiver was ungrateful. Idk.
Orwell_son ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did the FedEx driver require the showing of ID? I ask this because a friend of mine was sent an expensive cooking pan by his grandmother and one of his neighbor's signed his name for it (stole it). He never figured out which neighbor in his apartment complex it was.
mypillow55555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:10:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got banned too after they said they didn't receive it...left a real bitter taste in my mouth some people have to ruin it for everyone
PoiLethe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:39:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Arnt there websites for this? I feel like there should be if there arnt. Like if you get positive reviews every year your word will hold more weight than theirs. Maybe The website has your address, not the person. Anyone who doesn't have proof they sent the gift gets banned and twenty dollars gets taken out of their account or something. Maybe even something that can be done for birthdays. Get matched with people who have the same birthday as you.
macimom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I hope the person who was supposed to gift me got banned and then the second person who was supposed to gift me since the first person never did and who also failed also got banned.
Zukaku ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 18:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usually I get pretty good matches with something to work with. Hoo boy this may be a difficult year to make it super special.
3 year reddit user with no posts or comments ever.
They have a cat named Binx.
That's it.
DesdinovaGG ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 18:33:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might already be aware of this, but having a cat named Binx indicates a love for the movie Hocus Pocus. So perhaps some movie memorabilia, and then also hedge your bet by also sending them something more general like candy.
Zukaku ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh snap, I knew that name was vaguely familiar. I'll definitely look into it.
whiten0iz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kitty toys!
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So the cat figured out how to make a profile and then couldn't figure out anything else, I suppose. Kitty Litter it is!
Give_Me_H2O ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:29:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you can get them a gift for their cat. I have a cat myself, and I would be stoked if someone gifted him a toy on my behalf. :D
Herrenos ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:22:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Send them a t-shirt that says Amuck Amuck Amuck and maybe a plushy black cat.
MsImNotPunny ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:24:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a great idea!
p.s. Grammarist says the preferred spelling is "amok", "amuck" is Ye Olde Versione
thisshortenough ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Since the Sanderson sisters are from the Puritan times the Ye Olde version is appropriate
MsImNotPunny ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:10:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You make a very valid point.
CorndogNinja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:01:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the same boat - they've never posted in three years and only answered two of the questions (shirt size and best gift, which is way out of the price range). I guess they're getting a shirt.
You'd think that being in a higher tier would mean they'd put more effort in?
Zukaku ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll probably some cat stuff. Definitely a Pusheen plush.
erikalaarissa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex husbands wife has a cat named Binx... Wonder if that's her....
Zukaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Live in the land down under?
Nighthawk0430 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why as much as Iโd love to do the reddit SS, I donโt. I post nothing about me on here, or at least not much, so the person I match with would have a devil of a time
kotoshin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Collapsible Kitty tunnels!
TomNooksAndCrannies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you do this secret Santa thing?
Zukaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.redditgifts.com
Too late for Christmas though.
TomNooksAndCrannies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks when would you do this by for Christmas?
Zukaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usually the cutoff is like early November I think?
Other than that, the site hosts a huge list of secret person exchanges. Anything ranging from tabletop, super heroes, stamps, etc etc.
The two main exchanges are the Secret Santa Christmas and Arbitrary Day(pretty much Christmas in summer.
When you sign up, you are given one token of which you can use to sign up for an exchange. When you complete the exchange and proof has been verified, you will get your original token, plus one extra for being a good boi.
Extra tokens can make it so you can sign up for multiple exchanges is they manage to overlap. Or saving it to put yourself up a tier list, making it so you get matched with someone who also spend the extra tokens to be in that tier list. Kind of am arbitrary way to be matched with someone who takes this semi seriously. I've had my few shares of my matchee bumming out and not sending a gift. But so is life.
When you sign up, you usually answer a list of questions you can update at any time for your matchee to be able to figure out a good present for you. They do have access to your reddit name, so they can scour your comments and posts to help. As well as send you a pm if need be.
Just so you know, the person you are gifting isn't the person who is gifting you back. I think.
Anyways, hope you join the merry world of gift giving!
TomNooksAndCrannies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:30:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much have a great day.
Andythesecond ยท 193 points ยท Posted at 17:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whats worse is they now have a tier called "elves". In which you have to pay to be matched with other elves. Taking moree good gift givers out of the genral pool.
rotll ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 19:14:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an Elf, I never match with other elves. I became an elf to support RedditGifts and their various exchanges throughout the year.
As for the multiple credit exchanges (3 credits, 7 credits, etc.) I choose those sometimes, but not always. I would imagine that most celebrity accounts (Bill Gates, Snoop Dog, etc.) match in the general 1 credit pool, so choosing a higher pool potentially takes you out of consideration for a celebrity match, if that's your thing.
Finally, getting stiffed. I've participate in every SS and Summer Santa since we started. I've been stiffed, I've been a rematcher, I've given to teachers with no reciprocation. Last Christmas I got two gifts because the person that stiffed me back in 2011 or 12 decided that they wanted back in, and finally got me something to get their credit back and be eligible again.
The program isn't perfect, by any means. Organizing a 100k+ gift exchange has to resemble herding cats at times. I do my best to be the best Santa I can. It's all I can control.
knitwasabi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:55:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh we can do this? I fucked up bad and being able to make up for it would really help me. I won't do the SS again, because I just don't want ot fuck it up. But I'd love to send them something still.
rotll ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:17:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should be able to log into your account at redditgifts.com and see your past exchanges. Find the one(s) that you still need to complete, and pull the information again.
knitwasabi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do they even participate?
eastwesterntribe ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 17:30:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are also tiers for higher credit levels too. If you've participated more, you can get into the higher tier ones. You're expected to pay more for your gifts, but you know that your santa is expected to do the same and that they haven't burned anyone in the past because otherwise you don't earn extra credits
JediSoloFox ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 19:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have quite a few credits from doing exchanges so 2 years back I did the 7 credit Santa. It didn't go well. Your Santa can be just as shitty for higher tiered exchanges. I've stopped participating Reddit exchanges.
aromachief ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:21:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got stiffed three times in a row and that's when I finally stopped trying to do redditgifts. I was pissed.
AnustartBoys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did you get?
InevitableTypo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What does it not going well entail? What happened?
Sir_twitch ยท 186 points ยท Posted at 17:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but you see, it's all designed to give you a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Thundaklutch ยท 110 points ยท Posted at 17:56:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit. EAโs running Reddit secret santa?
Jobisa ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs one in every thread. Found it!
Sir_twitch ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:30:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congratulations!
*EA will be automatically deduct $89.99 from your account for unlocking this achievement.
Jobisa ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:55:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I now find myself more proud and accomplished than I did $89.99 ago.
read_dance_love ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Higher tiers are not expected to spend more than the standard $20 on their giftees.
Anyone who either does not send a gift or does not post the gift they received in the gallery is barred from future participation in Reddit gift exchanges. I hear they can ban you through your IP address or something to ensure you can't participate again even with a new account, but they are kind of secretive about their determent techniques.
You get one credit for every exchange you participate in. Even participating in a higher tier doesn't earn you "extra" credits for participation, it only holds more of your credits in reserve until you post that you received your gift/report no gift received.
outlaw1148 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 19:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it won't be ip banning and if it is that is literally the most retarded way to ban someone. As all it takes is one idiot to get an entire university ect banned
kitsunevremya ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plus, it's not exactly rocket science to change your IP (or even just use a different device).
HairyBoots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://panopticlick.eff.org gives you a very good demo how they will be doing it.
Icalasari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh huh, that's the only reason I never dud higher tiers. I thought it permanently consumed all but onr credit
Baneken ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No you muppet the gift is still 20$ only difference is that you lose all of you credits and can never again take part in any exchanges.
also if you receive no gift then you report a no gift and get a rematch and if your rematch shafts you as well then better luck next year but two other people are also not involved the next year.
Modest-Knob ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 18:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just call that person a Muppet?
frankyb89 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 19:01:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They might be from the UK?
Modest-Knob ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 19:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man. the UK has the best insults and name calling.
frankyb89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I personally love calling people dildos. Gotta thank Tony from Skins for that one.
TheSkagraTwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wanker is good, as well.
Wolfblood1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Twat is the top tier of British insults
Source: Me, British
hydro_wonk ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying that's James May, but I'm also not not saying that's James May.
kaenneth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How many people report no gift to scam a second gift?
Mitch_Mitcherson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you even get a rematch. Doesn't always happen.
throwaway24515 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:39:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see it that way at all. It just means everyone needs to go through a round or 2 or the riskier general pool (just like we all did) in order to get through to the "verified" pool. It would suck more to keep the same general pool and get shafted 2, even 3 times in a row.
However, I would support a special pool for people who do their part and got shafted. That way everyone stays in the main pool until we've all been shafted once :)
angelbelle ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it'd be better if the terrible gifters are eliminated from the pool rather than siphoning the good gifters away but I'm not sure how that can be accomplished.
throwaway24515 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that happens, people get blacklisted, but there's always lots of new people and it's so easy to make a new account.
DickNose-TurdWaffle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:08:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but you have to link it with your Reddit account. So you would have to do both.
throwaway24515 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:11:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless there's a significant karma threshold... so what?
Pariah_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the account can't be one that was just created or one that's only a few weeks old
Andythesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then create them at random points in the year. And alot of people have alts
Baneken ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't send a gift or don't report a gift at all you get banned for good and lose you credits.
read_dance_love ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:38:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
According to /u/TheOpus over at /r/secretsanta, data has shown that first time Santas are actually more likely to follow through than those who have done it multiple times.
Also, someone who gets shafted is often paired with a "better" Santa the next time they sign up for an exchange.
Hyperchema ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:22:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was told the same thing... but in my personal experience, that's not how it works. I kept signing up for exchanges because I genuinely do enjoy getting gifts for people but it got to the point where I was shafted so many times I just couldn't keep doing it. I kept thinking "this time it will be better" and that maybe after the second time my rematcher didn't send anything I would get matched with a good one... but oh well.
opheliakitty ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:52:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. :( I've done 33 exchanges and only not received something twice -- both times I asked to be rematched and my rematcher came through.
I did try to ship something to Hungry and I don't think the guy ever got it. :(
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:24:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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opheliakitty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really? :/ That makes me feel a little bit better, tbh, although I probably wouldn't have spent as much on the present+shipping as I did if I'd known it probably wouldn't get to the destination. I received a package from Hungary once and it had been ripped open and rifled through. I'm surprised everything made it to me in one piece.
Hyperchema ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have done 10 exchanges... of those, half of them I never received a gift. I did get rematched 3 times and two of those rematches fell through too. People would mark stuff as shipped but then not actually send anything. One time someone even provided a tracking number but it was tracking something else entirely. Like, it said it was delivered two days after matching but it was delivered to an address in a completely different state.
I also had two exchanges where I got gifts that didn't meet the exchange theme... like the first one I ever did was Board Games which specifically said it was geared toward "Modern and/or designer games" and should not include games like monopoly or Go... and I got a copy of Go and some sort of kid's logic puzzle game.
It just makes me kind of depressed... I always spent a lot of time making sure I got a thoughtful gift to my match and it would have been nice to know someone cared to put that kind of thought in for me.
opheliakitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's weird how two people can have such totally different experiences!
I've definitely had cheap gifts and some weird gifts. But they've been outweighed by the thoughtful gifts and, not gonna lie, I've gotten a $50 giftcard to REI and also the entire DVD series of a TV show.
But, yeah. I get where you're coming from. That does suck.
A1t2o ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:28:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done the gaming secret santa before but the main issue I have is that it is hard enough shopping for me already. Not sure that a random person would find it any easier.
Lesp00n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How often? I've been shafted three or four times now, and it prompted me to not even read the emails for almost 2 years. Decided to try again with this year's Christmas exchange, but part of me thinks it's going to happen again.
moonmmmagic ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:34:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The saddest part is that the past couple times I've paid to be in the elves category matched with other elves...I received nothing. I had a great time creating cool stuff for my giftee, but it was pretty discouraging that I didn't even get a rematch.
Andythesecond ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They dont care. Its just another source of revenue and advertising for reddit.
Elisa-kiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the same boat as you. My match was so conniving that the posted a fake tracking number (the number showed the parcel was delivered to Florida...I live in New Zealand) so the guy didn't get banned. He messaged me months later to say that the gift kept mysteriously being delivered to other countries, which was obviously BS. All of my flatmates participated in reddit secret Santa that year, and we all spent over $100 on gifts and postage...none of us got gifts back.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:24:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been burnt twice now by a Reddit Secret Santa. Last time I received a tampon. It doesn't help that I'm a guy but I didn't want to seem ungrateful so I soaked it in vodka and shoved it up my ass.
nothingoldcnstay ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In true Christmas spirit.
scotsgraeme ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that sucks. I've done secret santa but only as a rematcher, i'm not a huge fan of getting gifts, really dislike surprises but i enjoy buying gifts / giving surprises (yeah, i'm odd) so i do the rematch. I get nothing, someone who got nothing from their santa gets a gift from a rematch santa.
try giving it a go again, if you get a bad match agian, maybe you'll be lucky and get a rematch santa
chevtheron ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:50:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you me?
scotsgraeme ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't think so. I'll check and get back to myself. Let me know if I get back to you in the process ;)
Isaac_Chade ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:46:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like everyone's first is always shit. I love Halloween and so a couple years back when I saw the Halloween one I signed up. I sent out a nice assortment of stuff, nothing insanely good but I put thought into it. I got a paperback book about Halloween history, really basic stuff most of which I already knew.
That's fine, whatever, it's about the giving. And then I get notified I'm banned from ever doing it again because I was reported as not sending a gift. Had to scramble to find the postal receipt and prove I wasn't a dick. Now I submit my proof every time, just in case.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, that's a bummer!
thegiantcat1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:07:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participated in an exchange on /r/warhammer last year. If i remember correctly, messaging the mod in charge with your tracking info / shipping info was part of what you were supposed to do.
P-rick_bojanglez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theres a warhammer exchange?! Thats awesome!
Fordyce_Poons ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 17:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thought about doing the Secret Santa thing. Glad I saw this post.
MrPlaysWithSquirrels ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 17:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To go against the others telling you about their great gifts, I went one year without a gift, the next year I participated I was missed again but rematched, and they sent me a book I already owned (and had explicitly stated that I owned in my Secret Santa profile, using the book to describe the types of books I like). I'm very happy about being rematched, but out of 3 total Santas I got one gift, and it was for something I already owned.
I'll never participate again. I have put a lot of thought and money into my gifts to other people, and they sometimes don't even say thank you. It isn't worth it as a giver or receiver.
SSPanzer101 ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 18:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't have much luck with it last time I participated either. The person I matched with mentioned interest in antiques/history, so I gifted him an antique pocket watch from the year 1887 worth about $200 in online auction & $300 in retail. Up until very recently I had a small business restoring antique pocket watches, the market is absolutely flooded with broken ones because there's barely anyone left who can fix them anymore, so I only had about $45 and 5hrs of work invested into it. But it was a beautiful 18 size 11 jewel Waltham timepiece in a coin silver case that I could have easily sold in a 3 day auction for $200+. The case had solid 9k gold hinges, an original hand-engraved farm scene on the back, pristine white porcelain dial w/roman numerals, and a perfect original glass crystal.
I on the other hand received a $5 gift card to a restaurant which didn't exist within 600 miles of where I lived. It wasn't just a $5 giftcard, it was a $25 giftcard with $5.12 on it which I received long after Christmas passed, so I'm assuming the person received it from a friend/family member for Xmas then regifted it to me after using most of it themselves.
Edit: Fixed autocorrect mistakes.
IndigoIrish ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FWIW, that sounds like an amazing gift. I love pocket watches and would have been over the moon if I had ever received something like the watch you described.
I've had mixed results with RedditGifts, but the majority of my Santas have been pretty awesome. I'm sorry that you got burned in your exchange.
SSPanzer101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and I certainly don't expect someone to send me a $200 - $300 gift and of course I only had $45 + 5hrs labor invested into that pocket watch (as long as you don't factor in potential value IE: the $200 I did not gain by gifting it instead of selling).
The other thing is I did actually mention please no business-specific giftcards. I'm honestly not a fan of gift cards, and I'm not real big on restaurants as they're just too expensive. (Plus I fear food poisoning from improperly handled food products. I've worked in kitchens with a bunch of 16yr old cooks who can be rather careless.) The Visa/MasterCard ones you use anywhere/online are okay except they cost an initial fee of $2.95 - $5.95, money that could have been saved by getting say a $20 money order from one of the places which offer free M/O's (like Amscott). I am of course happy to receive it regardless, but I like to save the other person money on fees and other nonsense like that. Also I definitely understand I am not an easy person to shop for. My interests also included historical related things primarily WWII and firearms/accessories, and recreational target shooting but I don't hunt/fish...So like...a Cabela's giftcard? Even Wal-Mart sells ammunition & such which is where I buy a lot of mine anyway. Like I said I definitely do not expect a stranger to send me something worth $200, and I understand many people are not able to afford to send much. I certainly couldn't afford to buy a $200 watch for someone, that's why I used my skills as a watchmaker to fully restore a broken $45 pocket watch. However no one is forcing them to sign up to the gift exchange, so if they can't afford to participate by sending their person a gift then they shouldn't have signed up to begin with.
I personally am going through a bad financial hardship right now thus won't be signing up for gift exchange this year. I've had to sell off my entire collection of firearms to pay for medical expense/medicine I require to live, all except one gun I still have. My collection wasn't huge, the most I had at one time was 14, and 99% of them were either historical WWII-era & earlier firearms or ones that were reproductions of the originals. That was my only hobby, the only thing I had for enjoyment. Not only going & target shooting but I also simply enjoyed owning a particular firearm for its history. Such as the 1942 German Kar.98k & 1943 Russian M1891/30 Mosin Nagant I owned previously. Both were primary standard issue infantry rifles for their respective nations, wartime production, both were actually carried and used on the Eastern Front. The Kar.98k was actually captured in Yugoslavia & reissued to a Yugoslavian soldier in 1947. Post-war the Yugoslavian government captured & reissued many German firearms during Germany's retreat in 1944 - 45.
Anyway I am definitely off topic & rambling now. Good luck to you this Christmas.
Matrix_V ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like an incredible person with a rare skill. I'm sorry things turned out the way they did.
I'm not a watch person, but I'd be stunned to receive such a gift.
I understand if you don't participate again, but I hope this hasn't changed the kind of person that you are.
Mammitu ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man that's awful. So many people sign up to just get free shit. People with the stones to ask or expect a stranger to gift them $600+ items, or just money straight up.
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:16:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you report shit people like that and get them banned?
People are fucking crazy with the dumb shit they do.
Lord_Of_Shits ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
damn that pocket watch sounds amazing. I'm sorry you got shafted
giam86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand these secret Santas' mentality. Like oh, I'll just stick this used $5 gift card in the mail after someone sent me a gold $200 pocket watch. It's almost as if they have no moral compass. I'd feel like the worst person in the world and not even entertain the idea of sending my secret Santa a shitty gift, especially if I'd already received an awesome gift. All the shitty Santas need to have their own secret exchange where they can all receive dumb gifts repeatedly every year. Those people suck and need to go live on an island together. If they are that selfish with a gift exchange they sign up for, I'm having a real hard time imagining they're a good person in general. The worst part is that you can't even feel good about giving them the gift because they suck and you'd have been better off giving it to a homeless person who'd actually have been grateful.
10ebucka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last part is why I stopped participating. I love putting in extra effort to ensure I get people very thoughtful gifts, I was so excited to see the reaction of the person I got when they received the gift but they never marked as having received and never posted a pic or anything in the gallery. Iโm not fussed about me not receiving a gift but it broke my heart to know that all the effort I put into putting together an amazing gift went unnoticed.
beezabubs ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 17:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, itโs not the majority. Ive done it on this account and another one in the past, and Iโve never been burned (or burned anyone in return). Last year I got a Winston (overwatch) plush, and lots of makeup. It was a super nice gift and made me really happy. Winston sits beside my computer now.
spclneeds ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 17:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got matched with someone in 2015 who liked festivals, I messaged her 3 times telling her I'd spend $300 to buy her tickets to Bonnaroo. She never responded and marked me as someone who didn't send a gift. From what I remember, that would affect me negatively the next year, so I didn't even bother to try again. I've creeped on her profile a few times, she's only posted something twice in the last 2 years, so I just feel like she isn't that active.
But I got some magnetic putty, so that was pretty neat.
RobSPetri ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're my secret Santa this year.
spclneeds ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awh :) honestly I had no intentions of doing it again, but if there's even a slight chance I'll get you I just might.
SSPanzer101 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or you could just send him a gift directly without being involved in the Secret Santa process! What's that old saying, ask and ye shall receive?
aslokaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
can you give me a cookie?
melancholicwindsor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:21:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound very sweet and that's awful what she did to you. For some reason I feel so sorry for the people that don't get gifts. This is my second year doing it and being a rematcher again.
spclneeds ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, to be fair I didn't give her a gift. I was going to buy her Bonnaroo tickets which didn't go on sale till like March or April, but since she never responded to me and marked me as someone who didn't send, I just didn't bother
melancholicwindsor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but that was truly on her since you did ask and planned on following through!
robotzor ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:59:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got okcupid'd - the point where you ask for the number after a lot of fun back and forth, they freak out and ghost off the face of the earth.
Baneken ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are banned unless you had a proof of shipments it doesn't "affect you negatively" unless you count being banned as a one.
and if you did sent proof then your giftee gets banned instead for gaming the system, it's not like redditgifts is a rocket science for how it works.
spclneeds ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's been 2 years, but as far as I remember I was just told that I would be put in a lower category with people who were also known to not send gifts. But if I am banned, then that kinda sucks. I really enjoy the idea of the secret Santa
PeeingOffPooStains ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But... You didn't send anything, which means you cheated. Whether it was your intention or not, you cheated. Why not send the gift anyways?
spclneeds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She had been put in with everyone else who didn't get anything, so she did get a gift I'm sure. Since it was also my first year, I justified it as "she's not responding, she hardly posted anything in the 3 years she's been on, she just wants something for free." Not really the best thinking I know, but it saved me the $350ish
PeeingOffPooStains ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol... But aren't you the one who got something for free in the end?
spclneeds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not what I was wanting to do at all, but in the end yeah
ilovetofukarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope I could be your secret santa one year.
koreanwizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, wanna be my not secret santa, I'll buy you like a fucking pound of magnetic putty if you get me a Nintendo Switch, been itchin to play a Mario game.
princesskittyglitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
god it would make my entire life if a stranger bought me a ticket to bonnaroo. (or just any festival in general.) my boyfriend went that year and it changed his life :(
spclneeds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're you not able to go? I've been to Spring Awakening the past 4 years and a handful of local things the past 2, going to festivals are always an experience and something everyone should enjoy
princesskittyglitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i was not :( spring awakening is soooooooo underrated. they always get the best lineups but for some reason they don't get big like the other fests. maybe someday i'll make it but every fest is so fucking expensive just to get in the door :(
spclneeds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I moved from Illinois to Detroit area, spring awakening is pretty much the closest I can get. I love their lineups, but the past 2 years I've been getting this feeling that Chicago is assumed to like deep, dirty, hard music. Marshmello is my idol right now, but even his set was kinda bad in my opinion. I'm hoping next year I'll be able to get Electric Forest tickets though, that may be my new go to for festivals.
princesskittyglitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
chicago is the birthplace of house music :P i have friends who do EForest every year and none of them ever regret it and it's a new experience for them each time. you definitely have to try it at least once. i also have friends that do holy ship every year too that say the same things (i like a lot of the holy ship tunes but the crowd, idk)
i'm jealous you're in detroit... movement is definitely a bucket list fest for me. some of the best sets online i've seen all year came out of movement.
nothingoldcnstay ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:12:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably doesn't view responses. What is wrong with you for thinking that is an appropriate gift?
spclneeds ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why wouldn't it be. She told me she lived in Tennesee and loved going to festivals. I too enjoy festivals and I know how expensive they are, I don't see how that wouldn't be a good gift. And if someone partakes in a Reddit exchange, I thought they would be more active.
princesskittyglitter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's a great gift. this person is just being a jerk.
BoomBox206 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have done around 20 exchanges over the last few years and did get burned on my first exchange and got a really bad present later on. But I have also got some pretty amazing things as well, one exchange I got something that cost around $300 and a few others that were in the $100 range.
opheliakitty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done over 30 and this has been my experience. Burned twice but the rematcher came through. Got some cheap/crappy/wtf (and obvs there's a diff between a shitty present and you can tell the gifter tried but wtf were they thinking?) stuff but have also gotten a $50 REI giftcard, the entire DVD collection of a series I wanted, etc.
PrometheusSmith ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:13:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've participated in several of the Reddit Gifts exchanges, gotten good gifts every time.
Michellemoomoo ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. Iโve done secret Santa, Halloween, books etc. My Halloween gifter literally sent me about 6lbs of taffy, peanut butter cups and gum. Iโd say itโs worth the risk
YogaMeansUnion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've participated in several of the Reddit Gifts exchanges, got pretty shit or meh gifts every time.
I guess personal experiences differ.
jacer1099 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret Santa is one of my favorite things. I love it.
If you can afford to lose $15-20 I recommend participating. Even if you get screwed seeing the post for whomever gets your gift is really the embodiment of the season.
Plus if you get matched with a decent human being it's super fucking cool
Fordyce_Poons ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just reminded me of the Secret Santa stuff that went on in school. They always sucked.
The last year of school I spent 4 hours cutting a stencil and added some music album and I just got a mug with chocolate. I either never saw her open the gift or she didn't like it.
Now that I think about it I don't even know why I was interested in the secret Santa thing, the Christmassy part is always the worst part of Christmas.
quirkyknitgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I love doing gifts for people so I have fun figuring something out for my Secret Santa. Last year was my first year - my gift was nice, not like, super amazeballs, but still lovely. I'm excited to work on the gift for this year's match!
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont really get the 'joy' or seeing others get a gift they like or pretend to like. I couldve used that money to buy myself something that I would definitely like and get 'joy' firsthand instead of secondhand.
princesskittyglitter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:21:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you sound like fun at parties
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:39:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound really original.
jacer1099 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:05:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean. I did preface mine by saying if you can afford to lose $15-20. Your reply wasn't about that you can't afford it.
I think u/princesskittyglitter used a cliche, because it is a lot nicer than saying you sound like a sad cheap fucker who is so obsessed over yourself you don't want to spend $20 on someone else, even though you would (likely) get an equally valuable gift in return.
The other way says the same thing, but in a way less critical way.
I drew you for secret santa this year. I got you some perspective.
Happy Chrismakwanzika.
posyden81 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it works the other way. I got a sweet LOZ shield the year I participated and sent some cool (at least I hope the person thought so) stuff to the person I got. It was fun.
rmf5143 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that doesnโt deter you. Yes, you run a risk doing it. But itโs really cool to know you made someone across the country or worldโs day with a bit of thoughtfulness.
FamousM1 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 17:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something I don't think people consider is there are a lot of people who don't have family or close friends and are alone and this one simple gesture that shows to them you see them and recognize the life inside them, making them feel cared about.
That's all most of us want, we want to be cared about
olwillyclinton ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly it!
Giving an awesome gift is honestly one of my favorite things in the world. I guess I'm in the minority of people who actually prefer giving gifts over getting them.
This whole Secret Santa thing is about doing something nice for other people. I feel as though the satisfaction should begin and end there.
Does it suck to not get anything in return? Sure, but at least you made someone else's day/week. To me that's a way cooler feeling.
thisshortenough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I feel like there're two kinds of people involved in it. Those who go into it with the idea of getting something and those who go in with the idea of giving something. No matter how nice the person is, if they go into the whole thing with this idea that they should get a present then they're probably gonna be disappointed. Every time I've done it I've just been happy to get someone a present. There were a couple of times I just assumed my person wasn't going to get me something and while I was disappointed I just accepted that as luck of the draw.
Rehendix ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done it twice now and had excellent results. Most people are really good about it, and it's more about what you give than what you get.
onceblue ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, it's a lot of fun. I've participated in several exchanges and even the disappointing gifts are somewhat fun because they are, at least, a surprise. Ultimately though I do it because I enjoy shopping for others, which is also why I try to be a rematcher if I can. It can be more exciting to see someone excited about what you gifted them than getting your own gifts :) And if you get shafted, at least you made someone else happy for the holiday season
fakerachel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't let it put you off! My experience was entirely positive, my giftee liked their gifts and my Santa gave me two thoughtful things that matched my interests and made me very happy. People who have bad experiences are more likely to post about it, it goes well for most people.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love how everybody thinks that only this one comment caused me to not to not take part of the Secret Santa.
Nerdtendo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wife and I have done it twice, both times with success. We even decided to volunteer to send a second gift to a person that didnโt get one the second time around.
Itโs fun. Iโd just suggest going in for the purpose of seeing someone else happy. If you get something, cool, if not, you made someone else happy anyways.
tankmankels ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:40:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maaaan, my first and only Secret Santa was shit too. I spent days looking for and putting together an awesome gift box for my match. I even got toys and treats for their cat. I sent it off and anxiously awaited for them to post they got it and just as anxiously awaited for my gift to arrive. Long story short, user I gifted posted a simple, "cool gift." Which is better than no thanks at all. My match sent me a half sheet of sparkly stickers. I could see that it was torn from a coloring book. The worst part was they sent me a note with it saying that they hoped that I really enjoyed my gift with a winking smily face. I haven't participated in a Secret Santa since.
michaelontherun ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:50:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That blows. What an asshole. Reading all these is just depressing.
Pyrrolidone ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doing it for the first time this year..really hopenthe fun wont get spoiled by someone like that!
DeBabyDoll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! I'm still trying to decide what to gift.
Pyrrolidone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We should gift eachother <3
:D
DeBabyDoll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So like a not so secret Santa?
Pyrrolidone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well.. you like dogs, i like dogs... you know we match
But yeah, bad idea
DeBabyDoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would suggest swapping but I already have anxiety of getting the right thing for my secret Santa. ๐ฃ
Pyrrolidone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky me, as the owner of one of the bigger gifting company's in my country its 'just another day at the office'
DeBabyDoll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How sad... Gifting isn't special then?
Pyrrolidone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is when i've got to go out for gifts, like buy stuff for people in shops other then the stuff i see all day long
kinda makes gifting fun again since you give stuff people wouldnt even expect.
bastthegatekeeper ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:25:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the same, I got rematched and the rematch also didn't send me anything :(
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We should start our own for the people who keep getting burned.
1mikeg ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:58:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With blackjack and hookers?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, I'm so lame. I'm sorry I missed the Futurama reference. I must now commit seppuku.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure! But you might get burned in a different way by the hookers.
chaosanarchy666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Screw blackjack. Only Hookers.
GoodbyeEarl ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:39:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a very similar experience. Got my person a nice scarf, never received anything in return, even after messaging the mods that I hadn't been contacted by my Secret Santa. I still feel a bit bitter and haven't participated in any virtual Secret Santa since.
IAMAbutthole420 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:43:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I was stoked the two years I did it - I put more time and effort and money than what I received but that didnโt bother me. What bothered me was the third year when I didnโt get anything. Not a message, not a card - nothing. I stopped doing it after that.
dealwithitxo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does it work anyway? International shipping is like $17 for a small package from Australia to anywhere in the world... is it like a USA only thing?
1mikeg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can sign up for either domestic or international gifting understanding you'll pay out the ass for shipping. They'll match the internationals together until exhausted and then divert the remaining to domestic.
My wife did international one year and shipped a bunch of US snacks to her Santa because that's what she was interested in. Shipping was like $50 and it took over a month to clear customs.
ilovetofukarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did my first last year, and I could either request a match from same country, or where ever. This year they've changed it so that unless you've collected credits (taken part in exchanges?), you can only be matched locally.
I was bummed that this year I only had a chance to be matched inside EU or same country. I really wanted from somewhere far away, even though the postage can be plenty. I just like to gift something local to someone who might not even know that this country exists.
frostyvamp ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was once paired for reddit secret Santa. Being in NZ, my Santa got me a steam game, or something similar - something without shipping costs
Which is cool, but I had found a nice tea set and my person seemed to like tea, So I took the shipping costs and sent it. Apparently it never arrived, And I didn't get tracking coz that was an extra shitload. Because I didn't get tracking, I couldn't dispute it when the mods were like "you haven't sent this, you're banned from doing reddit gift exchanges forever.".
I still get notifications about reddit secret Santa.
kaukermie ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:48:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit. Thanks for reminding me I signed up to be a rematcher for the Trick or Treat exchange -_- Some Redditor is about to get a dope Chrismaween gift.
*Edit: I'd like to add that it's real easy to forget about since it's a different site and does not notify you through your regular Reddit account!!
asleepunderthebridge ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exact same thing happened to me, but on Tumblr for the Johnlock gift exchange. 16 year old me was so upset
rajikaru ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:56:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa. Splurged a little and bought my gift recipient, who was an avid cooker, a nice $40 crock pot. He looks super happy, at least to me, which IMO, would almost make that alone worth the event.
I said that my interests included video games (specifically League of Legends), anime figures, and sparkling juice. The first Santa I got never sent me a gift. The second santa that I got about a month later took another month, around late February to send me the gift they got me: a card game called "Exploding Kittens". I don't, nor have I ever, been interested card games. My friend had actually mentioned wanting that specific card game, but if it wasn't for that bit of lucky coincidence, I would have had no use for it and most likely would've just sold it on Ebay or something. At the very least they also sent local chocolates which were very tasty.
EDIT: And just so I'm clear, I know Exploding Kittens, and we did in fact play it once in our friend group which he and i are both a part of, but I personally couldn't care less about card games, I'm more of a video game man.
boardinbetty ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exploding Kittens is fun as shit!
rajikaru ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh. We didn't have much fun with it.
Ed-Zero ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's down voted cause he didn't have fun with a game he didn't want?
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
similar reaction to the post I made on redditgifts (photos of your gift and a short comment on it are necessary so the sender knows you got the gift). I said a similar comment, and in retrospect I was way madder than I feel was necessary, but I think it's fair to get upset that your Secret Santa got you a $15 gift at a $20 minimum event when you spent $40 to make somebody's holiday and researched their gift hard to make sure they enjoyed it (I even said in my gift that if the receiver didn't like it, he should let me know and I would've happily refunded it and sent him the money, but it seems he liked it). I did a similar reddit exchange a month later for anime and that secret santa was a lot better, at least.
It also probably didn't help that, while waiting for my gift, I avidly browsed the redditgifts gallery of other people who got awesome gifts. Some dude got Bill Gates who gave them a care package of an Xbox One and a bunch of games and shit, and I'm sitting here with candies and a card game I didn't have any interest in
thisshortenough ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you still got a gift. I feel it's a bit bratty to be getting upset because you didn't like it, especially cause someone still put effort in and sent you something nice. For all you know they could have just thought the game was awesome and that everyone would love it. Comparing your gift to whoever was matched to Bill Gates is just being silly because that's a huge outlier.
rajikaru ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:28:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, I didn't. If a gift is of no use to me, then it's worthless. Like I said, if it wasn't for the serendipity of my friend talking about that exact same card game weeks beforehand, it would've been completely and utterly worthless, at most I could've sold it or given it to one of my other friends. And yeah, sure, thought that counts, but that doesn't apply when it's some random person and all we can do is speculate on why they gave it to me. For all we know, they could've just loaded off some shoplifted merch onto me, or gave me something they just picked up while running around their house cleaning their kids' rooms. Until the person that sent me the gift sends me a message or something, I'll never know if they actually put effort into the gift. And, as I already said, I'm being fair, they did send me a note apologizing for it being late and talking about the local candy, which was good.
you can say that literally about anything. In this very thread you could say that to literally anybody. "It's kind of bratty to be upset that your dad regifted you the bottle of rum you gave him, he still put effort into the gift!" They didn't put effort in if they didn't even bother to do what the exchange encourages - looking at your match's profile, seeing what their interests are, and basing your gift off of that.
I really hate people that bring this up whenever I mention this crappy gift. If anything, you're just making me dislike it more, you're justifying giving a crappy gift if you can make it look like you put thought into it. next time I do Secret Santa, I'll keep what you said in mind and do the same, I'll send my match a booster pack of magic the gathering cards a month late, it'll be okay because i put the "effort" of going to a local shop and buying the card pack and then shipped it out.
thisshortenough ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:38:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a terrible way to look at gifts. It removes all thought and effort put into it and only looks at it based on its utilitarian values. I've often received gifts that weren't any use to me. I even posted here about the time I received three of the same calendar. I still appreciated getting them off people because they had still gotten me a gift.
You not getting a gift you like is not even close to people discussing getting presents that revealed how badly a person thought of them or how little.
Exactly, encourages. It's not a set in stone rule. You're also encouraged to spend 20 dollars but plenty have given homemade gifts that don't cost that and that doesn't mean they did the exchange wrong. You have no idea that your secret santa didn't see the game, fall in love with it themselves and then based around your profile they may have thought "I know the said no card games but there's no way they can't love this one"
People call you out on it because it's obvious how ungrateful you're actually being.
rajikaru ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:47:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a completely valid way to look at gifts in a gift exchange, especially when your giver is somebody you don't know and have never met before.
Well gee, it's almost like I mentioned how I don't think it's as bad as other people on the thread! Whodda thunk it! Or hell, maybe it's even just an example and there are other posts int he thread about people getting shitty gifts in gift exchanges! Or are you telling them off for not liking their gifts too?
Oh god, I'm upsetting random people online I've never met and never will meet because they aren't bothering to read the entire post and would rather paint me as super miffed that I got a shitty gift from another random stranger. Whatever will I do? I'll not get any sleep tonight.
Ed-Zero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I totally agree, it's pretty crappy
Keyra13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised the secret Santa is so disorganized. They did say they had some improvements this year, so maybe they heard the complaints.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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chevtheron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
Moofininja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened to me too :( it sucked, but I did it again anyway. Now they have a thing where if you participate, you get credits, and you loan the credits out to do the exchange, and get them back +1 when it's over. You also get matched with people who loan out the same amount of credits, so you know they're legit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like me getting pissed when they mention prom at like every assembly ever when its less than 4 months away (And at my school assemblies are at least once a week).
Been single my entire life, got the guts to ask my crush to it, got rejected, get pissed whenever I hear "prom" or "homecoming"
And my face is now red, I'm angry just for typing those 2. I swear to god if they mention it at the assembly tomorrow again I will say "Nobody gives a fuck about prom" to the dean and walk out.
Update: I actually did say "Nobody gives a fuck" and walked out, the principal had a civil chat with me about it, and we both settled on 2 days of ISS. Mom understands that I'm heartbroken and is a little dissapointed in me doing that, but she isn't oblivious and super pissed. I'm just glad I can work on my essays.
DeathKitten666 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No message?
Wow. I hope there's a secret gift still out there to this day
thisshortenough ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:54:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you were to participate again you should know that you can apply credits to your participation so that you get matched with better people.
NSA_Chatbot ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:21:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah.
I've participated a bunch of times. For Cozy Toes, I got a $1 pack of socks drop-shipped months late.
I got nothing last year except a lesson in Zen. Since I live alone, that meant I didn't get a present at all. The gifter used an Amazon order form as their proof, then I guess cancelled their order and the SS mods took it as proof. I guess of the 250+ packages Amazon's sent, the one that's gone missing was from the SS. They'll be pretending to gift someone in this year's exchange, and hopefully you won't be the lucky recipient of nothing.
The first year I got a neat stein from the person's home, a small bottle of bitters, and a fantastic, really heavy book.
I have to stop doing international because -- I shit you not -- the arbitrary day exchange that I sent in July only showed up two days ago. This year I already know exactly what to get my SS.
thisshortenough ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should message the mods about that just in case. I'm lucky because I've always received something and I'm now on to the three credit tier.
Divine2012 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure the proof has to have delivery confirmation. I guess the mods assumed that the gift was lost, which can happen. :(
TrenchJM ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:07:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me not want to do it. They know who the shit people are and you gotta deal with them for a few years before being allowed into the special pool. Fuck that.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that makes no sense.
Rather, there are huge amounts of first timers, whom you cannot vet. If you already have good standing you get matched with others. Bad apples get banned.
thisshortenough ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:17:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, you get matched with other first-timers. If they're shit they get banned but unfortunately, they can't see the future and know who is gonna be shit and who is just gonna start off. You only really have to deal with the shit people once before you can start applying your credits and then you'll be matched with people who have been guaranteed to have sent before.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:34:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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teapotsneedcosies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much the same happened to me.
thisshortenough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you provide proof of shipping and it confirms that the package was sent then it should be enough for the mods.
PrometheusSmith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not how it works at all. Plus, the best gifts that I received out of all my exchanges came from being in the general pool.
OMGSpaghettiisawesom ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started signing up as a rematcher exclusively because of that imbalance. The giving is more fun for me anyway and I donโt have to be disappointed by a shattered candy cane taped to a dollar store Christmas card.
Come on, Trevor...we all know you signed up hoping to get Bill Gates as your Santa, but at least put forth the illusion of effort.
wiresandwaves ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:45:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year Iโve done reddit secret Santa, my gifter doesnโt send me anything and then I get reassigned a gifter and they always kill it. Iโm so appreciative of the second gifters. Money has been tight for me the past few years but this year I am going to volunteer to be someoneโs second gifter and hopefully cheer them up like mine cheered me up.
FirstnameLastnamePKA ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:30:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Secret Santas only discrpitor was "suprise me" and /r/gaming. Sent him a gift card and he didnt even open the letter just marked it return and it came back to me. I guess it was not good enough. I got banned from Secret Santa
TSPhoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, did they used the gift card before they returned it?
OreBear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:12:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He said he didn't even open it.
TSPhoenix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:47:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought "the letter" like might have been the card that went with the gift, but I guess giftcards go in the latter.
Tbh I'm not sure if using it or not using it before sending it back is weirder.
titanfan694 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:11:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also had a great first experience with Reddit Secret Santa. I went out and spent over 150 dollars on things I thought they would like based on the comments and reddit history. I received in return a box with a note that said "money is tight, sorry about that" inside was a cloth bag that was supposed to be a hedgehog bed. I don't own a hedgehog.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Money is tight, so why the fuck is he buying gifts for strangers?
KevlarGorilla ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So he can make a profit when he hits the Bill Gates Secret Santa Lotto, and sell his new XBox.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there some means of reporting them? I mean seriously, there should be some way to report people being huge pieces of shit about secret santa.
LovelyLlama ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. Money is always a little tight for me, so both times I did the secret santa I hand made the gifts I sent out, and always got very heartfelt thank you messages. You don't have to have money to come up with very thoughtful gifts. I don't participate anymore though, because I was burned my second time.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking christ, he even sent a note saying money was tight. What a guilt tripping asshole.
LovelyLlama ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:21:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's people like that guy who make me not wanna participate. A real shame.
titanfan694 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:50:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the same thing.
PageofSteel ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I'm not doing Reddit Secret Santa. I would love to, but I'm not at a point where I feel like I can financially. Buying gifts for family has been stressful enough.
It's not fair to someone else for me to enter just to try to get cool gifts and only send one $20 or so gift out.
Divine2012 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:16:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, $20 is average, so that's okay and really, a lot of people would love to have something inexpensive if it's thoughtful/something they like.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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titanfan694 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:57:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not diagree and didn't care how much it cost. The problem is I received a useless piece of cloth because I do not own a hedgehog.
throwaway24515 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:29:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend did international her first year and got what we assessed was a box of about 20 hotel soaps and shampoos likely from the gifter's workplace.
InevitableTypo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My god, the shipping mustโve been outrageous! They spent so much to send her a crappy gift!
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did one two years in a row and managed to get burned four times. Never again.
To explain those numbers the two secret santas I got were obviously people in it only to get something. They were new Redditors with almost no comments. Because I had nothing to work with I sent gift cards instead of something fun and thoughtful that I was hoping to get to send. I got no acknowledgement that they received my gifts.
The first year I got nothing in return. For me it's about giving not getting but it would have been nice to see something interesting that someone came up with.
The second year I got burned three times in a row. First with my main santa, then two "rematch santas" in a row (the ones Reddit came up with for people who got burned by their main Santa). The fourth Santa was an absolute doll and sent me some sweet 3D printed Nintendo figures that are still on my TV stand next to my consoles.
TSPhoenix ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:52:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems strange the bar for entry is so low. There is a line between being inclusive and inviting in disaster.
InevitableTypo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:11:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? A reasonably active post history should be a base requirement. I am honestly shocked that itโs not.
TSPhoenix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:46:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd think so. When you have a giveaway on a sub you frequent you can't help but notice that so many of the names posting within are people who've never commented there before. With how blatant people are about scamming and such it floors me how little people do to try and stave it off.
InevitableTypo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:07:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like /r/secretsanta has at least 20,000 more gifting participants than they do subscribers. I can't imagine people who don't even subscribe to the subreddit give a crap about being the person who gives the gift.
Edit: I just checked. They have 92,708 subscribers on their subreddit and they have 109,592 total sign ups for secret santa gifting. That seems crazy to me.
JenkyFrankins ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always feel like doing the reddit secret santa, but I always think about it and it'd probably end poorly considering I only comment on ask reddit threads (about nothing in particular) and porn
Basuliic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you don't want a elaborate dido from red wood?
JenkyFrankins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, the girlfriend might appreciate it but nah, I'm good.
On the other hand if you got any of them 14" alien dicks from BadDragon, I'm interested.
Basuliic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:47:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are cool, but alas I have not
Cheesus250 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:03:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha my boyfriend and I got burned hard by Reddit Secret Santa too. The guy we were buying for wanted some games so we spent around $80 on video games from Amazon. The person gifting to us gave as an old, opened jigsaw puzzle and 4 pieces of Halloween candy.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What sucks is when you put a lot of thought into your gift and the person seems apathetic about receiving it (of course they could have social issues, so who knows).
My Santa got me these 3 art-deco style Star Wars posters. Keep in mind this was 4 years ago. I still have those posters up as my center piece. I put them in nice frames that matched their style. I enjoy them not just because the minimalistic art style is super cool, but because it was a gift from someone on here. I didn't get a note from them, and they could have just saw I liked Star wars and picked the first thing that popped on Etsy, but I still love them.
My match was someone who only put Magic The Gathering. I went out shopping for some things, I think a statue along with some new booster boxes and stuff like that. I then remembered I probably had like $500 worth of magic cards from years prior I don't touch. I messaged the person asking if they'd like my old cards in addition to the new stuff I was getting them. They said sure.
Decorated my box to look like a magic card (tap to open present, etc). Took a while after they received it and all it was a picture of the stuff spalyed out on a table with "cool I guess". Kinda stung, like cmon I tried to personalize it to put a smile on your face. As an ex-Magic player you can NEVER have enough.
To my gift dude, if you're reading this, I'm sorry I guess I sucked with picking out your gift. I hope you don't hold a grudge against Secret Santa cause of me. I had a lot of fun picking the stuff out and making the box.
InevitableTypo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm interested in the secret santa idea, but it sounds like people have pretty high expectations for the gifts they want. Iโm broke, but I make cool geek culture crafts for Etsy. I would be so heartbroken if someone was ambivalent about something I made for them. I put a lot of heart into my crafts, and even more heart into gift giving. Iโm sorry someone didnโt appreciate your handmade Magic box.
MerleCorgi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:10 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've given handmade gifts before! Most of the time I get a good response and cute photos but for hats and scarves I hand knit a hat and scarf matching set with a hand made pompom and never even had the delivery confirmed :(
Trinitykill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who's doing it for the first time this year, how do you know what the other person's reaction is? Doesn't that defeat the point of secret santa if it tells them who sent the gift?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know who I sent a gift to. You see their supplied username. But they don't know mine. So you can stalk them and see when they post their required gift photo post to verify that they got it.
I don't know who my Santa was, not even after all these years.
Trinitykill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh ok thanks!
PullTogether ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically I got a great gift the last time I participated, but the recipient of mine seemed really unhappy with the things I got them, even though their comments gave me fuck-all to go on as far as figuring out what they might want. I honestly feel like I should have just gotten them an amazon gift certificate instead.
thedeuceisloose ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine sent me nipple cream. For lactating mothers. I'm a dude, with no children...
MerryTexMish ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I've gotten some bad ones, but none this bad.
You need to do the "plus" exchanges. They are for people who give great gifts so that they get great gifts in response. Doesn't always work, but you are more likely to get a like-minded Santa.
Erebus495 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the same. Got my Secret Reddit Santa a build your own Camera, since he liked photography and lego. Thought it was pretty neat, and wasn't exactly cheap.
I got a $5 sleeveless t-shirt from K-Mart, with the tags removed, but the price sticker stuck to the shirt.
I don't wear sleeveless shirts, nor do I have any desire to. I feel like any form of research would have gotten me a better gift, for the same price. :(
aznsensation8 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try a blacklight...
bodilyfluidcatcher ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he was a serial killer and his gift to you was your life? LOL
Trinitykill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Bastard didn't leave me the receipt!"
TheNerdySimulation ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:04:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participated a couple years ago in one (I think it was the Christmas in July one) and I worked really hard on trying to find my person something especially great for what information they gave me, which was a very small amount in comparison to what I wrote for my Secret Santa. Nothing against them, I just personally have had a lot of presents be disappointing because nobody takes the time to actually ask me what I want/like, so I wrote out probably a paragraphs worth of information in an organized fashion to prevent there from being a lack of clarity. Turns out my person is a big Star Trek fan, and as someone who never really watched the show except for when my father watched it, I decided to try and get some help from my father. I went to him a couple of times and asked him about how cool he thought this thing would be to get as a gift or this other thing (of course I told him it was for someone else, not to excite him). After a couple of things I finally settled on what is essentially a fantastically made "blueprint" of the Star Ship Enterprise (poster size, I believe) that details the layout of the ship and it's various designs (I think even using the in-universe terms, making the whole thing feel as if came directly out of the show). And they were so happy and excited when they got the package and opened it too! I felt really proud of myself for getting what they said was a gift they would have never of thought of buying for themselves, but couldn't have been more happy to receive.
Now, this is the part where it gets disappointing. In what I wrote I detailed my interests and then in brackets next to them, I also wrote down what items I already possessed in relation to them, in order to prevent getting a second copy of something and making them feel bad for doing so. In there I wrote how I am really into Tabletop RPGs and that I am actually moving away from Pathfinder into what is most likely going to be Savage Worlds (which I have now been playing for a while) and I specified that I am the Game Master for my group as well. "I don't currently own any of the Savage Worlds books, not even the core rulebook, and I would actually be happy to receive that or another RPG system you think might also be enjoyable." And what I got was the Advance Player's Guide for Pathfinder. I have since opened that book two, maybe three times and not even to use properly, but just to give a look.
I try to be grateful for anything I get and I never really try to directly express to the gift giver my disappointment, but it just sucks that I had put so much effort into making sure there was a handful of ideas for my Secret Santa to work off of, and still got something I didn't really want or use as a gift. Maybe I am the hardest person to buy a gift for or maybe I'm just being too critical, but most of my life all the presents I have ever gotten have been something I didn't like or barely even an attempt at matching my interests. I will say, that this was definitely one of my least disappointing presents though, since it at least fell into the wheelhouse of what I enjoyed doing, but it just sucks that it had to be after I put so much work into somebody else's present.
asmodeuskraemer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am trekkie fan. Can confirm that enterprise blueprints are awesome.
TheNerdySimulation ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like I said, not the biggest fan of Star Trek, but that is because I haven't watched it outside of when I was a little kid and my dad would watch it. But, even I was thinking that it was pretty cool! I'm tempted to buy another one, if I can, for my dad. :D
boardinbetty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:15:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had good experiences both times I've done it. My brother got burned once, maybe twice. I think a regifter did get him hooked up though. He's always signed up as a regifter too. Even the one year he got burned, he hooked up 2 additional people. He's a really good guy and does it for the giving.
If I wasn't struggling to just pay bills and make sure stepson doesn't go without, I'd still be doing Secret Santa. I loved the stalking and trying to put together an awesome gift.
To me it's the thought that counts. I love seeing when gift givers do their best and try to get what the person would like, even if they're on a budget. I love Reddit secret Santa and can't wait until I can do it again
retropod ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:56:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sent my 1st Secret Santa (international) a $20 t shirt. He never reported it & I cannot participate again because of it. It makes me so mad every year.
mybestaccountyet ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:29:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too!!!!! I got matched and went to fucking TOWN! Literally and figuratively. I put thought into it as if I was buying for a best friend. Trying to be really creative with the description/info I got from my match. I sent mine out but I never got one and never heard anything from my match. I have never participated since.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, I've been burned by two of these. If you dare mention it over on the redditgifts sub you get downvoted and heaps of sarcastic pious replies.
Deus_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you guys fucking got something, I never received anything back or a message from them. Gave up a few years ago.
Fuck you shitty people who only do it so they can get something out of it, not for the actual idea and spirit of Secret Santa.
Advacar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had kind of the opposite experience. I got a 13 inch tall, very detailed Predator statue. I looked it up and the thing cost over $100. The problem is I hadn't even seen any Predator movies, nor do I have any kind of action figures or geeky memorabilia. I felt really guilty about getting this amazing looking gift that I didn't really want anything to do with. Ended up reselling it on eBay a year or so later and it's soured me on Reddit Secret Santas ever since.
Flipflop_Ninjasaur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When the apocalypse hits, that map is going to save your life. Calling it now.
Louie1phoenix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that sucks, the only time I participated I got some pretty cool gits.
vithespy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love to do the secret santa thing, but the fact is I can't afford to even buy for my own family this year, and I don't think that anyone really wants hand drawn things or anything knitted by me anymore. I've lost a lot of hand function in the past year and it seems like I don't really have anything to offer. It makes me sad because I used to be a good artist, but I'm losing a lot of who I am now.
ButtholeHairz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some person somewhere is wondering why you never did anything with the city they bought you!
MagicNein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I signed up for the first time this year, and didn't even get matched. Great start, lmao.
vancity- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the opposite experience, I sent something to some dude in the Philippines and he never marked it as received, so now I'm banned from participating in Reddit Secret Santa. Worst part was how he said he didn't get anything the last secret santa he participated in. Shenanigans I say.
TunaEmpanada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey there! I'm from the Philippines as well and let me just say that our postal service here is notoriously bad. Odds are the parcel's still floating around god knows where in the system.
Mitch_Mitcherson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The person you gift to is not the same person you get a gift from.
CatfreshWilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that you looked for secret messages
MentallyPsycho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, I would have at least put it in a frame to give the illusion of effort. That's so shitty, I'm sorry man.
CrazyClockLady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a self help book once. My mom got massage oil and a broken candle.
1mikeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've participated twice. The first time I got a super generic Christmas card, like the card you'd get in a 20 pack of cards for $2, and a Snoo sticker.
The second time I got some pretty neat Lego Star Wars characters, but for prequel characters. I like Star Wars, but I despise the prequels and I'm pretty vocal on Reddit about my hate for the prequels (at least I used to be before prequel memes became a thing). Still not sure if intentionally trolled.
mymonstersprotectme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still anxiously trying to build up a good secret Santa gift bc I don't really have much to work with for mine! (I was a rematcher earlier but it didn't get in early enough to be an elf for this year).
NewAndExistingUser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did secret Santa and got my person a gift that apparently never got ordered but I was charged for, I was homeless so I told my secret Santa sorry I couldn't accept my gift, and I felt really awful about getting the girl who paired with me a 25$ Amazon card :(
grrltechie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing. I tried to hit every interest my match listed and made (not bought) a card. I got 2 very cheap DVDs off my Amazon wish list I had forgotten were on it and didn't really want. My fault for not double checking the list but still, no effort. Same thing with a doctor who exchange, I got a stuffed adipose which was cute but I sent my match several things and a note. I did a make-up one that went well but after the other 2 I gave up, 2 out of 3 aren't good odds.
lavish_li ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youre welcome.
badlawnchair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too got burned. Bought the chick I matched with a sick anime action figure. Didnโt know anything about the show but did some research and thought it was an awesome gift.
On the other hand I received a $5 spin-the-shot thing. I guess because I put drinking as one of my interests.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got shafted two years in a row. Then again by my rematch :'( never again.
hamdinger125 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did my first one last year and got a plastic cookie cutter. Hoping things go better this year.
no_this_is_God ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Reddit SS I did the guy had listed he really liked sci-fi and 80s movies. So I ordered him a numbered print from Gallery 1988 (they deserve the name drop cuz their shit is great) of a diagram of a Flux Capacitor. He then posted that he'd gotten and said "idk what it is, kinda looks like shit. I'll probably just toss it".
Have not done one since
dorkusmaximus81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel ya, got an 8x10 ink jet printout of an old Nintendo game. Haven't done it since, I put a ton of effort in my gifts.
skippystew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nooo! That is fucking terrible! I am doing my first reddit secret Santa this year. I was soooo excited when i got the info for the person i am santa for....then i read their profile- it pretty much said she was in a country that had a horrible mail system, so could i just send her an amazon gift card?! Later that day i got another email saying that my match was no longer eligible, and i got a new match.
Joe_X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I havenโt participated since my first time, when I received a glitter bomb from my secret Santa.
JazzFan418 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone shaved their dog and sent me the hair. I Bought them a really nice $80 Hanayama puzzle. :/ never did Reddit Secret Santa again.
whiroable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This brings up memories. I did a random gift swap back when I was about 16-17 for pokemon. Their favorite pokemon was gyrados I think? Whatever it was, I went all out with shirts, plushies and pins on a McDonald's part time salary.
I don't even remember what I got in return... I remember being super dissapointed after all the effort I spent and it threw me off gift exchanges honestly.
Prondox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did gift exchange, had to send a package to the other side of the fucking globe all the way to Singapore, I do it, costs me a shit ton of money on top of getting him stuff he really liked / appriciated. What do I get in return? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cait206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep I participated 2 years ago I got so excited and picked someone overseas to make it more fun. So it was about 60$ to even ship the package, I picked a bunch of cool stuff I researched for him and the guy didnโt even post a pic. Then I never got a present and Reddit shipped me 2 shitty T-shirtโs which I threw out because they were so cheap looking.
nancyaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I did the secret Santa on Reddit twice. I really put some thought into my gifts, and got nothing in return, so chalked it up to karma and haven't participated since. I know there are plenty of awesome people on Reddit; I just got unlucky. But burned twice is enough.
BrainWav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did an anime SS on Reddit gifts a while back. My match liked Negima, so I sent them a full set of Love Hina, plus a couple other random volumes. From my collection, but like new.
Whoever had me sent me nothing related to anything I'd mentioned in the matchup or on Reddit at all. A couple random volumes of manga, some of which I'd actually sent to my match.
Haven't bothered doing another Reddit SS since
RobertAZiimmerman ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. I gave someone a new Tesla Model S as part of the Reddit secret Santa, and all I got back was some stupid video game.
bakdom146 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:15:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They gave you the gift of doxxing you so you know that you've put too much personal information out on the web. It's a shitty gift but it's not all together useless, everyone should learn that lesson, ideally before a crazy person takes offense at something they say and doxxes you maliciously.
poofybirddesign ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last job I worked that did Secret Santas, we always had someone โforgetโ. The rest of us would pitch in and get the neglected giftee something.
llamacolypse ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was an office manager I kept track of who had who for secret santa, I made it a point to check in the week before to make sure everyone had something to give. There was a VP who always signed up every year and then would forget to buy a gift, so I started getting an emergency back up gift just in case. It breaks my heart to see someone forgotten like that. I love that you all got together to get the giftee something, that kind of makes it better and more special.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:06:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we had a few people forget, they simply reshuffled the gifts around so that person didn't get one.
Only thing was that meant the gifts we got for our specific person didn't end up going to that person. I was so pissed that the gift I spent time on got given to a different person, and that the gift my person had spent time choosing for me went to a different person as well. It was so messed up. I don't think anyone was happy.
RandomCandor ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:09:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shouldn't the rules include a clause for people who forgot to not receive a present?
TheGaspode ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loathe secret santa shit, as most of the time you get fuck all worthwhile, if it's a small group of friends I could understand it more, but even then, you're then suddenly spending money you might not be able to afford to spend.
It's even worse when it's coworkers or something equally shitty as they end up with generic presents, or some novelty item, and god help you if it's a "random draw" type thing, as everyone gets a mug, or chocolates.
We did it, once, at a charity store I was in, men bought for the men, women bought for the women. It all went in a big box, and we all took an item out at random. There were three men working there, me, the van driver, and a guy who worked on the shop floor. It didn't matter which one we opened as they were all a men's set of body spray and shower gel, the only difference was which cheap (limit was ยฃ5) brand we had bought. Utter waste of time.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:20:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hated Secret Santa as a kid - I was always stressed out about what to get, and what people would get me, and ended up with nothing pretty early on. So I told my mom, and she'd always get the teacher to let me opt out of Secret Santas. But rather than just sitting it out, we'd go shopping for a nice, appropriate gift anyway, and have the teacher give it to someone who's Secret Santa let them down (forgot to get something). I was always so happy, thinking about how I was stopping someone from feeling as crappy as I had - and it turned a gift exchange from a miserable experience for me into a wonderful one. Now as an adult, when forced into a gift exchange situation, I don't get worked up about it and just participate like everyone else, but still buy an extra gift in case anyone gets left out. My mom was (and still is) a smart lady.
muffin_smusher ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started a job in November one year and it was perfect timing to be part of the Secret Santa if I wanted to be part of it. It was optional for everyone and I figured it would be a good way to get to know some coworkers, so I said 'yes'. I got a good gift for the coworker I drew (luckily most women enjoy chocolate and wine) and I also received a good gift from my SS (local craft beer). However, one guy in our department was a real cunt! He didn't like who he drew and decided a can of spam and a toy pony was appropriate. The entire reveal of the gift was awkward and a bit sad.
It sucks to put time and thought into what should be a fun holiday experience only to have some people participate to receive a gift but put little to no effort into giving back. I took it upon myself to keep the holiday cheer and I went out and got a few craft beers and chocolate for the guy and left it on his desk tagged "from: The Christmas Elf". He enjoyed the surprise. He asked around who did it, only a few people knew it was me, and I just kept that secret to myself. As far as I know, he never found out it was me. I did it on principle, not for accolade.
Moral of the story, don't be a cunt and most adults will always be happy to receive alcohol and chocolate as a gift if you are short on ideas.
palimpsestnine ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:55:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An office where I used to work had a Secret Santa tradition. The first year I worked there, I put my name on the list that went around, and then the (very clique-y and very 'hip') team 'forgot' to enter my name into the draw. On the day of the exchange we all got together for lunch and everyone had a gift in their spot but me. It was really awkward. The team lead tried to save the situation by excusing herself and returning 5 minutes later with a hastily wrapped mug, and while I appreciated it (I know she liked that mug, she wasn't responsible for Secret Santa and she also brought something for her original giftee), it didn't really help.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand, someone in that group didn't get a name, right? They knew who it was
SefiraYona ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:51:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first (and last) time I did the Reddit secret Santa, I got nothing from my first match, he just fell off the planet. A very kind rematch sent me five brand new PS4 games that came out that year.
It was actually really nice because I ended up having a financial crisis shortly thereafter (doggy needed emergency surgery) so those games kept me entertained when I had no money for fun.
I don't think I ever made the rematch feel appreciated enough. I've never had a complete stranger be so generous with me, and I've always been grateful.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, your memory of your friend's reaction is probably better than some half-assed, piece of shit gift that someone who "forgot" until the last minute gave you... like fucking LOTTERY TICKETS!
SiberianToaster ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here, I either got you money or nothing
TheRealBobbyC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most likely nothing. Except a lap full of that shitty silver crap from the scratch off.
BlueyDragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"but if you actually win some money i want some back ok"
oatmealbatman ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:38:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh Secret Santa. In preschool our gift limit was $2, so I begged my mom to take me to the dollar store and picked out these cool buildable dinosaur skeletons. One T-Rex and another triceratops. All the kids are opening their presents and the kid is so excited with my gift because he loves dinosaurs. What did I receive in the exchange? A $2 McDonalds gift certificate. I cried.
As a teen I was volunteered into a dirty Santa with family. I bought a hammock and the Die Hard trilogy as the exchange gift, thinking that any guy would be pleased by that combo. My grandpa opens the gift and has no interest in it, never heard of the movies. What did I receive in the exchange? A coffee maker. I don't drink coffee. Ended up donating it to Salvation Army.
grunt9101 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
to be fair you had the same reaction that your grandpa did to a gift you don't want or use lol.
oatmealbatman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, this is why I despise dirty Santa exchanges. I'm in one this Xmas with my siblings and I'm not happy about it.
grunt9101 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wait, what the heck is a dirty santa exhange? i thought you meant "family" santa exchange
oatmealbatman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dirty Santa, aka White Elephant, aka Yankee Swap. The gifts are placed in the center and everyone takes turns picking a gift and opening it for all to see. On your turn, you can choose either an unopened gift from the center or steal an opened gift from another person. The cycle continues until all the gifts are opened and there's a limit to the number of times something can be stolen.
grunt9101 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow sounds lame
kcobb98 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who's Grandpa has never heard of die hard? That's like prime Sunday afternoon movie on TBS material.
Christyx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I woulda just took the gifts back lol
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
urgh yep in year 3 I got the shittiest most plastic pink diary similar to this only much cheaper and worse I was a tomboy.
reveilse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my friends and I did a secret Santa but one person fucked up and got a gift for the wrong person, so one person got two gifts and one friend got nothing. The one person who didn't get anything insisted it was fine, but we all felt really bad about it, so we all went out shopping together and compiled a gift over twice our limit for her.
ladyscalpel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just got an email from Elfster to our work/friends gift exchange for this year. $20 limit. Two strangers somehow in the mix.
... and so it begins. May we all channel your enthusiasm for gift giving and realistic returns!
asmodeuskraemer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped doing secret Santa because I got burned so many times and it was really hurtful. I spent a lot of time and effort and sometimes money surprising my ss with unique and personalized gifts. The last time I did this, I got a single peanut butter cup, a cheap crappy ring that didn't fit and a small $.50 pack of vacuum packed coffee.
knitterknerd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:22:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a party once where we were told we could bring real gifts and gag gifts. My husband and I went, so we did one of each. Ours was the only gag gift, and a kid got it. Poor guy got Depends, and other, less memorable things. I felt like the worst person who ever lived.
princesskittyglitter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:46:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tbh fuck adults who take shit from kids in these exchanges and leaving them with shit presents like that. i have so many painful memories from yankee swaps in my family over the years.
knitterknerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That didn't happen in this case. The kid opened it, and nobody stole it from him, although it certainly would have been nice if they had. His brother, his dad, and the dad's girlfriend were all there, so hopefully there was some sharing after the fact.
robertjessop98 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Makes you feel any better had same thing. I didn't really know my secret santa but thought chocolate and wine would go down well. I got a giant inflated penis with a tub of vaseline.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, nothing like the gift of telling someone to go fuck themself
LewishM ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw one in work that is such a level of mismatch I still cannot fathom it.
We had a limit of ยฃ20 but one guy went a little above, i think ยฃ25, and got someone a lordship. One of those novelty "you own 1 square metre of land up north so you can legally be called lord or lady" The girl he gave it too had recently moved to this country and was overjoyed with the gift. She uses the title, enjoys the story and feels like she has a little local gift in this new part of the world!
The guy who got her that was given a tesco smart price flask with the ยฃ3 sticker still on it. It leaked.
Secret santa man, fuck it.
Scat_fiend ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My secret Santa gave me trash and the words โfuck youโ written in Serbian.
xRainie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you gave him a das boot? https://youtu.be/zuDtACzKGRs
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure did!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like the Reddit Secret Santa for me. Every year, it's crap while I send awesomeness out to who I got. Gotta keep telling myself it's about giving, not receiving.
Julian_rc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Paintball lessons? How is this better than an Ipod?
joey_sandwich277 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You joke but my Secret Santa horror story is basically the first half of that episode. We did it in middle school, there was a $20 limit, and you put together what was essentially a wish list. Also a week before the exchange you were expected to write them a hint about who you are.
The day of the exchange, my person convinced the teacher to organize everyone together to discuss about how people weren't being fair with their gifts. He was upset because his "hint" was a full blown scavenger hunt printed on stationery, and the one he received from me was only a paragraph long riddle written on notebook paper. He also was upset that he bought his Secret Santa a new video game($50 then), and I only got him two of the items on his wish list that totaled $20. I'm not exaggerating when I say he was holding back tears.
Meanwhile, unknown to him, my Secret Santa was my poor friend. He didn't write me a "hint" because he forgot (along with about half the class), and instead told me the day before the exchange that he was my Secret Santa and he wasn't sure if they could afford to get me anything. I said it was fine, because it was a fucking gift exchange that our families were paying for.
I told this guy to be grateful, since about half of the class didn't participate in the "hint" at all, and that a couple of us didn't get any presents to open. Later one of the other kids pointed out that a new video game was $50, and then the teacher quickly ended things.
I'm pretty sure that was the last year that teacher organized a gift exchange.
fathovercats ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school gym class we did a secret santa.
$20 limit and I put a LOT of effort into finding some cute stuff - fuzzy socks and lots of chocolates and cute shit like that.
I got the gym teacher and she gave me a Starbucks gift card with $5 on it.
This was senior year too. Some people don't grow out of their middle school bully bs and become drill team coaches/PE teachers.
Shit_Posts_For_Karma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa couple years ago and my buddy (supposedly) got a goat that was purchased online for a poor family somewhere in a third world country. There was no paperwork. There was no record of it ever being purchased. The kid just told my friend, yeah I bought you a goat and donated it to a poor family online. Thats it. What a dick
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even if he was legit, that's an awful gift since they weren't even the recipient
AileStriker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our friend group does a sudo white elephant type gift exchange, the problem is some people see it as an opportunity to get friends something nerdy and cool, others see it as an actual white elephant and bring crap. I got a case of Surge one year...
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A case of Surge? I'd be pretty happy with that
Orange_Jillius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:55:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a gift exchange at my office, and I received Scrabble Junior. I did not have children. Fuck people who put kids' gifts in a workplace exchange.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/childfree would love to hear your story!
Psycosilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have always gotten screwed on secret Santa. Worst was at my first job. Me and a girl ended up getting each other. Only thing she wanted was a pair of big adult mittens or some shit. I don't even remember what all I put down as we had sheets to fill out with favorites. I got her hers. Never received mine, she quit a few days later.
porygonzguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With the right group of people it can be a blast, but with any large group you're pretty much playing Russian Roulette on whether you'll even get a gift or not, nevermind whether any thought was put into it.
galacticdude7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never got a gift from the reddit 2013 Secret Santa exchange. I haven't done a reddit Secret Santa since when I realized that a large chunk of people who sign up for it are just hoping they get matched with someone rich so they get a really nice gift and have no intention of sending a gift themselves.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so fucked up
siovannie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm participating in a fb secret santa in a group of dnd fans. It's a wonderful, open group so I thought I'd try. I bought my person really nice gifts, I even went over the money limit even though I'm pretty broke. I know it's been delivered, and I know she knows I'm her santa, but I have not heard anything from her. Not even a fb post with her gifts. Nothing. Meanwhile I'm still waiting for my stuff, 2 months later. I'm never doing this again.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I hope she feels like shit. If not, she's a shitty person
sheloveschocolate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've just done a secret Santa I'm terrified that they will hate it as I fully admit I'm totally shit at buying presents. I'm hoping they will appreciate the thought behind it
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think as long as it has value, no one could be that upset
CodeyFox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like the kind of person I want to be.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the sense of getting enjoyment by making others happy and expecting nothing in return?
JiveTurkey1000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tried spearheading a secret Santa amongst my group of 20ish friends, $20 limit. Everyone got each other game stop gift cards. I gave a nice little 6-er of fancy beer.
I didn't bother doing it again.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha well at least no one backed out! But yeah your friends could use some creativity
hairfiend ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did Secret Santa at my work one year. There are only 6 of us that work there, and I found out the day we were due to give out presents that 3 people hadn't bothered. I ended up being Santa to 4 people that year and we never did it again. I love giving gifts, so it was worth it!
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But why did they sign up???
Mistah__Pink ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:07 on December 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of feel like this is a greater gift than anything anyone else could have gotten you.
JamingMon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once forgot to buy a secret Santa gift for someone. It became a running joke that I owed her a gift for about a year. I did eventually get her a gift lol.
KittiesAtRecess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family does secret Santa every year. Every gift is cheesy. I've been burned by it multiple times as well. I honestly just want to avoid it all.
altodor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst thing I do for my families secret Santa is forget to bring the gift with me when I go home. They just get them next year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done three secret santas, two I got nothing and the third I got some hand cream I was allergic to...
tunnelZ13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was part of an improv group in college. We had a secret Santa for our first year together, and there was only about eight or nine of us. Everybody got each other really nice gifts and it was really cute. I hand made something for my person, and I got something that was gaming-related in return. One of my friends also made something for her person, but her Santa completely and totally forgot. So, instead of doing something last minute and getting her a gift card or something, she just gave my friend a bag of Oreos, one of which she had replaced the filling with toothpaste. She thought it was a clever way to hide the fact that she had forgotten all about it. No one was pleased with her over it and she left the group not much longer after that.
Moral_Gutpunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to do the Disney art Secret Santa on deviantart. I'd study the person's favorite character, design a new dress, and try to add as much else as possible. I'm not that good, but I did my damndest. Two years people 'forgot' and the group had no one to make a backup gift. Once I got a traced picture colored with crayons, once I got the character I said I hated, and once, when I asked for 'Elsa in a new dress' I got Elsa in her usual dress, but it was colored red and she was shooting green sparkles.
I have since quit all Secret Santas. I still love Disney, though.
rift_in_the_warp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did the first halloween secret santa a while ago back on my old account. Put so much effort into my giftee's present and she really seemed excited about it when she got it.
I never got my stuff, and then I was rematched afterwards that person ALSO didn't send me anything. That was my first and last Secret Santa, and I have no intention of doing it again.
TheDrachen42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at a place that did a secret santa. One year a girl got a gift card with under a dollar left on it. I always hand knit gifts for my giftees. I also got lucky because every year the "office mom" drew my name and she got me awesome gifts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once spent hours painting a portrait of this girl for her secret santa, and when it was my turn to get a present, I got a travel size (used) BBW lotion that had an expiration date of over two years ago on the bottom.
Really bummed me out because I had spent so much time on the present because they had stressed that the present was to be around $30 but I didnโt have any money. My secret santa liked her gift though, and hung it in her room, so thereโs that.
EveIsForAlphas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im just herr to make a reference about the secret santa episode of the office
couturenallure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me once and I'm still bitter about it! Coworker drew my name and then just totally forgot/chose not to give me a gift afterwards. Just be honest if you don't want to participate before choosing a name!
HeartChees3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the Best, Most Fun gift exchanges are where people are throwing in a funny or gag gift, and then each person gets to choose whether to keep there's or exchange it for one of the gifts already opened, but each gift can only be exchanged a max of 3 times.
I'm sure there's a name for it but it's escaping me at the moment.
People who forget their gift don't need to participate. People who get a crap gift are outed in front of the whole group.
moltenshrimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White Elephant
HeartChees3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:01 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
ignore_my_bullshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to bring expensive items to white elephant games and not play. I enjoyed watching people fight over the item.
Big_D7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for real, one time i went super hard and got my friend tickets to the premier of star wars 8, and a couple of league of legends posters. he was so happy and grateful, it was awesome. from my secret santa i got a pair of socks that would only probably fit a 10 year old. no thanks!
whelpineedhelp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened in my friend group too except we all knew who it was. She ended up giving her person two lighters from the corner store...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a guy some cider I found in my cupboard and I got a bear with a message to me and my fiancee. I wish I never took part, was my first secret santa and I never got better at it. I refuse to participate now. The disappointed looks people give when they see my gift is just no fun.
Imadethosehitmanguns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not hard. All you have to do is not grab something from your house. At least get something of value.
rawbface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was burned by reddit secret Santa in 2014.
Spent a lot of time on the gift that I sent out, included colorful packing and wrapped each part of the gift separately.
Only to not receive a gift myself. And I got rejected when I applied to be rematched....
Haven't done the reddit secret Santa since.
throwaway932k17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in HS the fencing team had one every year and one year my secret santa "forgot" and then the next year my secret santa got me some really nice star wars collectable glasses that her dad had laying around and never opened. I feel like secret santa has a pretty decent Karma wheel.
RaptureRising ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, fuck secret santas, back in year 5, our class had one. We had a $2 minimum and $10 max, one kid got a mini RC car, everyone else got awesome stuff, What did i get??? A diary with half the pages ripped out and a Bic pen that didn't work, the dairy was 30c because the dumbarse forgot to take the price sticker off, this came from a kid who liked to sprout how much money his parents had.
Louie1phoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's true some Secret Santa's suck, the only thing is that's about the only time I'll personally receive a gift. I'll go and buy everyone a gift and then the only gift I'll receive is a Secret Santa, so for the most part I'm pretty happy about what I get.
ACoderGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IMO, secret santa works best with friendly people who reveal who they had after. It's a fun game to try and guess who was your santa. And naturally guessing is most fun when you can figure out when you're right and what the actual answer was when you're wrong.
Also, if you do it with a computer system, you can have a post-gift giving automated reveal that makes it impossible for bad participants to stay a secret. And good riddance, cause fuck anyone who does that.
Stuff like reddit secret santa doesn't really work so well. It's not as fun with strangers, especially since reddit doesn't even enforce their secret santa much. You can participate even if you have no substance to your account. That's terribly unfun.
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I won't do the Reddit secret Santa because too many times in my past this happened to me (or when I got presents they were insulting.) My wife's family does Secret Santa as couples which means that my wife gets a present and I don't.
Yeti1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me every year at primary school, never got anything from my secret Santa's while I put in a ever decreasing amount of effort for them. Makes sense since I was never invited to a birthday either. It's hard being in a small country school there's no escaping the popular kids and how they have everyone treat you.
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs why i donโt do secret Santa or potlucks at work. Iโm not bringing in my world famous sugar cookies or world famous jalapeรฑo chip dip and everyone ravages the food before i get up there.
eggshitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aha yep, Iโve been there. My old friends from school did secret Santa once, never again. When we pulled the names I wasnโt there and got he last name in the hat, which was my friends girlfriend who wasnโt really friends with us at all, we barely knew her in fact. I still went out of my way to get her a nice big bar of chocolate
When it came time to pass on the gifts, I didnโt get jack shit, and the day before my friend had broken up with his girlfriend so I just gave the chocolate to him instead. The person who was meant to give me my gift โforgot about itโ but it turns out he got a cool poster but just kept it to himself instead of gifting it to me
flowersareokiguess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a Facebook secret Santa thing, but you had wish lists and selected a gift from their registry.
This bitch I got paired up with did not have any items under ยฃ150. I thought this would involve buying someone a water bottle or cute gym t shirt.
So I dropped out. She then had the audacity to complain on the group that her Secret Santa withdrew and racked up Internet Sympathy Points.
iheartgold26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't know Paul Atishon had a little sister.
https://imgur.com/6vKYigA
drpeck3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha we used to have a secret Santa school wide thing ~ 200 kids. From 1st grade to 7th I didn't receive one from the person who got me (different each year). It got to the point that me and my friends would keep track throughout the day about when each class delivered the gifts if I had gotten one. It got to the point where I secretly didn't want to get one simply to keep the tradition going.
Sanders0492 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also Dirty Santa. We do one at work each year with a $20 limit. I usually spend an extra $5-$10 just cause itโs hard to get something thatโll be widely liked for $20. Somehow I always leave the worst gifts that definitely cost less than $20.
This last year I put in a 24 bottle case of Yuengling (almost everyone I work with is obsessed with the stuff) and ended up with โfancyโ hand soap that I later saw at a Dillardโs as one of those annoying *ON SALE 1,000,000% OFF! TODAY ONLY: $10!โ ads so basically I got the cheap, off brand, forgot-to-get-a-gift gift.
Another year was the same basic thing but I ended up with one of those $8 Axe body wash boxes that are all over Walmart this time of year.
My least favorite year - I forgot to get a gift (oops) so I grabbed a new bottle of Makers Mark that I had ($35?) and put it in the game. I ended up with a piรฑata full of [what seemed like] the reject candy from Halloween. So like $8 and leftover candy.
bunnythedog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been bummed by that sort of stuff. When you go out of your way to get something awesome and yours gets forgotten... That really blows.
Gimmeapupper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In junior high I did a gift exchange and the girl who was my secret santa didn't like me. I didn't get anything and didn't tell anyone in my friend group because of how much embarrassing it was.
ramblinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in a work secret Santa once and I got an unwrapped DVD of "the bachelor"(1999 Chris O'Donnell movie) from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart. The guy who gave it to me also worked at Wal-Mart so he had a discount too.
davemchine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Reddit secret Santa never shipped my gift last year. Really soured me on the experience.
Coffeypot0904 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The people who "forgot" should still be obligated to go get something, even if it's late. That's just being an asshole.
beetherox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school, our choir did a secret santa gift exchange. I was the only one who didn't get a gift and whats worse is that nobody realized it. I was self conscious enough as it was but that made me sad.
cyberporygon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you expect nothing in return, give to charity. You still get no thing in return, and what you do give actually goes to someone that deserves it and not some scamming bastard that "forgets" secret santa but happily keeps what they got.
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At one of my old workplaces, I was the lowest paid person on staff. I was a part-timer, while studying. Some of the people earned a lot of money (think Partners in a firm). We had a lucky dip secret Santa, value was capped at $20.
I spent a bit of time looking for something that would feel worthwhile to someone, and managed to get something in sale for just on the $20 limit that normally sold for a fair bit more.
What I got was one of those clear plastic boxes that has about 6 different style rings you put around wine glass stems so you each know who has what glass. They looked cheap and unattractive and probably cost the person $5 at most, if they didnt receive it for free as part of some bundle/package.
I visited my parents on the way home and 'left them behind' at theirs.
agent-squirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first ever secret Santa at my old workplace was much the same. I was the only person to not get anything out of the entire staff.
2boredtocare ยท 1583 points ยท Posted at 15:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me feel sad, though. My kids go to public school, and I've seen and heard some sad shit. Some families are just barely scraping by, others have parents who are addicts, mentally unfit, or just don't give two shits about their kids. :( I imagine the kid who gifted that searching their house for something, anything, they could give, and landing on the coloring book that obviously meant something to them.
putsch80 ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 16:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs an excellent point. As a kid, you just think, โdamn, someone gave me a shitty gift.โ As an adult, you realize that the gift probably came from a kid who had nothing better to give and was trying their best to give someone special, even when they themselves have so little to give. Itโs heartbreaking.
Neologizer ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm imagining this kid stressing the f out on a Monday morning, trying to decide between secret santa'ing the used coloring book, a picture of his estranged father or his mom's empty container of pills.
ensignlee ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pills would have been interesting.
Kakarot_faps ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult I think it could either be the kid was fine economically and just didn't give a shit about a school gift exchange, or the kid was super poor and had nothing to give. I've seen plenty of both.
jingerninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:49 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really an either/or scenario. Which one you lean towards imagining probably says a lot about your general level of optimism.
marplaneit ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:40:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
eh My parents were well-off but I always gave shitty presents cause there was no way to assure I was going to get something worthwhile... So my parents gave me money, I would buy some shitty stuff, and would buy something for me with the rest.
TIL: I was a shitty kid.
UndeadBread ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:54:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have nothing to go by to assume that the coloring book came from a poor kid who couldn't afford anything better. There's a very good chance that the kid didn't care or they forgot and just pulled something out of their backpack or maybe they even colored it specifically to give it as a gift because they thought it would be nice.
thrashette ยท 375 points ยท Posted at 16:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My thoughts exactly. These kinds of things shouldn't be in schools TBH. I live in a very economically diverse area, and the only time we did something like that was in newspaper class when the rules were it had to be funny, you didn't know who was receiving it, and you couldn't spend money. I got a broken corded phone (that I fixed and still use today) and I gifted a Sweatin' to the Oldies tape. :P
2boredtocare ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 16:42:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. I remember those tapes!
Last year my youngest was in 4th grade. They did a gift exchange with a max of $5, and the teacher got a tally beforehand of who was going to provide a gift, so he could fill in the gaps and make sure there were extra gifts on hand for families that couldn't contribute. I tell you, I never take for granted anything I have after seeing how some of these kids are living. :/ My other daughter's close friend doesn't have a bed, much less a bedroom. She puts pillows/cushions from the couch on the floor to sleep at night (couch is small and she can't stretch out on it). Her mom is flat out evil, and I wish I could just take her in to live with us, but the mom won't even let her live with her dad full time (where she'd have her own bedroom) and hates me because her kid prefers spending time at our house to her own. :/
thrashette ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 16:54:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really nice of the teacher, but so awful about your daughter's friend. :( I had a lot of friends who lived in bad situations, too. Ironically, I often preferred to be at their houses because my parents were so strict. But looking back, I really appreciate what they did for me.
2boredtocare ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 17:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes my husband grumbles about "extra" kids being in the house, but when I remind him of the background of some of these kids, he agrees it's better for them to have a place to come that is stable and normal. I'll always take being the hangout house over being the one my own kids want to flee from.
barkermn01 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on where you are in the UK you can ring Police take the child out of the harmful situation untill social turn up and they will try to get hold of the farther and hand over custody to who is able to care for the child they will always start with family then close friends of the family them as part of the care system but worst case is they can go into the care system and you can get them via that care system (adoption).
2boredtocare ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the US. Department of Child & Family Services has already been involved with this family. :/ Allegedly the mom has "one more chance" to get her act together, as in: If she hits her daughter one more time, that's "it." The system sucks. I've had more interaction with her dad who moved back to town about a year ago than I have with the mom in 4 years. The mom is just pure evil. Arrested for retail theft, tried to pin it on her daughter. The crazy, fucked up aunt (mom's sister) told other parents on the girls' team that the daughter is:
Yeah. At the time, she was dating a Hispanic boy in her class, super into 21 Pilots (emulating the one singer's hand tattoos), a straight A student. Oh, and the previous babysitter, I knew her, so I called and had a nice long chat. She's the one that called DCFS on the mom.
AlphaMW3 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a really good person
kyrsteng ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My heart hurts for that girl, but I am so glad you are looking out for her.
moosevan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:54:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That could totally happen someday. I had a friend in high school that moved out of his parent's house and went to live with his buddy's family. Is there a child advocate system in your town? I feel the same way you do. I want to give those kids a safe place to live with sober grownups to help them.
2boredtocare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure? The dad was battling for custody, but lost. I think it's on account of him working second shift, his teenage daughter would be alone from after school until 11pm. Also, I don't really truly don't know his history.
5redrb ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 18:00:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay diversity!
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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5redrb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Disparity works.
LordHaddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:35:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As do economically imbalanced, inconsistent, or varied. Doesn't mean diversity is wrong. I would say it is the best word to use in this context. Why do you find it so wrong?
5redrb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:55:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diversity has a positive connotation. It's best for schools to have a diverse student body.
Economic disparity is a problem stemming from discrimination and unequal opportunity. Obviously there will always be some people with more and some with less but reducing disparity would benefit our country.
I don't really find it wrong, it just sounds like a funny euphemism used to gloss over a problem. Diversity is generally used when referring to things that vary among several different characteristics. Income is one characteristic and more is good, less is bad.
mrbaconator2 ยท -38 points ยท Posted at 17:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"newspaper class" Fuck public education. What the actual fuck is that.
PhDOH ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From the sounds of it a class that teaches writing skills, tailoring your writing to different situations and audiences, it skills, design skills, creativity, research skills, communication skills, problem solving, photography, and does it all in a way that demonstrates the real life applications of these skills.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, dunno what that guy's problem is, we have newspaper at my school, and that's exactly what it does. Doesn't really help that the teacher will edit your article and remove critical parts, but that's her issue.
thrashette ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:50:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We composed the school newspaper? It was pretty legit. We all learned Photoshop, too. It was taught by probably the most dedicated and engaging teacher I've ever had, as a cherry on top.
[deleted] ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 16:59:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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2boredtocare ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are a good person, and an awesome sibling. :)
There are a ton of immigrant families in our town. My oldest last year heard firsthand stories of kids who lived in refugee camps. It was an eye-opener for her. Thankfully, the teachers so far have all been very mindful of the diverse backgrounds of the families.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:52:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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PhDOH ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you think about how much it costs to teach a doctor from the first day they start school vs teaching a fully trained doctor English (and perhaps catch them up on cultural, technological, and policy differences) it is just obscene. But the way our political systems work budgets are completely divided with no thought for how money could be saved overall through collaborative schemes.
BCR_ABL ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness sake, qualifications for being a doctor in the US vs other countries can be vastly different. For the specific case of medicine, I think it's understandable that being a doctor in another country does not automatically qualify you to be a doctor in the US.
LnktheLurker ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:43:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair point, but I don't live in the USA. What you said still applies, there's a whole process to allow a foreign doctor to practice here.
Still heartbreaking to see people that were your average middle class with qualifications, a long career and university degrees dealing with the harsh reality of their education having no value whatsoever. It's a shot in the ego.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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brearose ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:56:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom works with little kids, and every Christmas there are a bunch of kids sad that Santa didn't visit them, since he's supposed to visit everyone. Although the worst part is that these kids come from wealthy families who refuse to celebrate Christmas because they aren't Christian, even though Christmas where I live has nothing to do with religion.
EngineerNate ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 17:43:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember being upset in Kindergarten because I got a Sesame Street coloring book from the gift exchange when one of my friends got a nerf gun. It wasn't even colored in or anything, I just thought I was too old for Sesame Street.
My mom explained to me that it was probably all the kid who brought it could afford and that I should be thankful that I got a free coloring book, and that it wasn't nice to pout and make other people feel bad about their gift. I never forgot that lesson, as basic as it seems.
2boredtocare ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:59:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a great lesson! When you're young especially, you just don't realize how different other people's situations can be.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Ambralin ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:28:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awwwww! This warms my heart.
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bountifulknitter ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:54:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This exactly. Yesterday, my daughter brought home a note about a field trip for next Friday, it costs $6 and all the kindergarten kids are going to go see a play.
Our area is also very economically diverse and I know for a fact that some kids parents don't have an "extra" $6 to send them on that trip.
This morning I sent a note to the teacher letting her know that if any kids are unable to go, due to financial reasons, my family will be happy to pick up the cost so that they can go.
2boredtocare ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:58:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's very kind of you! I've noticed in the past 5 years that field trips have dwindled down to nothing, and I'm sure the financial hardship for many is behind it. I'm rather bummed my youngest won't get to do the 5th grade camping trip. It's a tradition in our town; I did it in 5th grade (private school) and my oldest did it (public school). I guess this is the first year the school district isn't doing it.
bellebrita ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents did that for my field trips too. They also bought extra school supplies at the beginning of the year to give to my teachers, just in case kids needed them.
fakerachel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My letters would usually have a line on them offering financial assistance for those who needed it. They wouldn't send everybody on free camping trips, but they made sure that nobody was left out of regular educational field trips just because their family couldn't/wouldn't find a spare $10.
IAmParpParpParpParp ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I taught middle school for 14 years. Around the holidays inevitably students in each period would want "play" Secret Santa. I always tried to avoid this because it meant fun and games the day before break. The more I'd protest, the more students would get organized and figure task forced for clean up, entertainment, inclusion, and secret keeping for the gift exchange. So I would, throughout the year was buy things that were novel and cool. And throughout the year I would wrap them in Christmas wrap. By the time secret Santa came around I already knew which students would be able and would not be able to participate. Also by this time my students understood that they wouldn't be embarrassed, or be unable to participate if cost was an issue.
It was so satisfying to see how pleased students where to receive gifts that I had squirreled away throughout the year. One, because I felt like I was still cool enough to know what was cool. Two, because it was sweet to see everyone happy, especially the students who trusted me enough to know that they would have a nice gift to give during Secret Santa.
Ambralin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow thatโs so amazing. You sound like a really great person.
athnenia ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:55:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was me as a kid in elementary school. All gift-giving occasions brought me so much shame and anxiety because I knew better than to expect the help of my mother. I specifically remember digging for change in the couch and stealing Christmas ornaments off of our tree to put into my Secret Santa goody bag (we would do week-long stocking type gifting). I was definitely guilty of giving away "gently used" items.
Graysville Elementary students of 1992-1997: I am truly sorry for the incredibly awkward social snafu and the disappointment it caused.
2boredtocare ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:03:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw. I'm sure discussions like this will help them realize it was the very best you could do. Sometimes, it truly is the thought that counts. And you cared enough to make the effort.
And for pete's sake, teachers, never make a week long event of gift exchanging!
theawesomefactory ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:54:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fully agree. I can just feel the cringe of the gifter, as their used and unequal gift is opened.
RawketLeeg ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:17:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my kids school they now require parents to bring a small gift for each kid in the class. Nothing big, but like one pencil per kid or a candy cane per kid or something. I'm assuming too many kids were getting nothing or something that was disheartening. Which reminds me that I need to buy a party pack of whistles so that I'll be the most loved parent by all the kids and the most hated by all the parents.
Ambralin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Genius! ๐
sometimesitscaresme ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh yes. My mom was a teacher at a lower income school where a lot of kids came from broken homes and had parents/guardians who just weren't able to be there for them. I noticed that in her home office, my mom had this little stuffed toy that looked kind of dingy and old, and without thinking I jokingly asked her why she had it. She looked really sad and said one of her students had given it to her as a gift. I sobered up pretty fast after that. It was clear it was a toy that had meant a lot to this kid and he/she had given it to my mom meaning it to be a kind gesture. She's always held on to it.
2boredtocare ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See? It had bigger impact than many other gifts received, I'm sure.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great story, great mom!
demeschor ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember we did one in science class, you only put your name in if you were going to draw a name out, and our teacher took all the names of people participating (to make sure we had a gift at the end). He took a name and put his name in the hat; he also bought a few spares in case anyone who gave one didn't get matched.
It was a ยฃ5 limit and tbh it was pretty cool. I got the teacher's gift which was a balloon animal kit, had hundreds of balloons in it, so for the rest of the lesson we passed it around and everyone had very deformed balloon dogs for the rest of the day. One of my absolute favourite school memories, it was done really well, everyone got a gift & nobody else knew who gave what.
But I definitely agree that they shouldn't be compulsory ... And preferably completely anonymous!
smalllipshugetits ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:55:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very very very good way to look at things. Sometimes we forget that other people have shit going on in their lives too.
tunderhini ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol @ this being a "public school" issue.
2boredtocare ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:04:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to private school, and our family was the "poor" one. For real. I got teased for being poor because we didn't have a dishwasher. We had enough money to pay private school tuition, mind you.
eta: I had a very sheltered elementary/middle school experience.
tunderhini ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I'm saying, this issue is widespread in America. But I would guess the income disparity between private school kids is even larger. If you go to school with Mark Zuckerberg's kids you would look destitute if you didn't own multiple houses.
heart_of_blue ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in high school we had a Christmas book exchange in our English class. I gave my person a vintage hardcover copy of Huckleberry Finn from my own book collection. She was like, โEew a gross old used book!โ I shouldโve just asked for it back and given her the brand new book I got. It was some terrible murder mystery novel that they sell in the grocery store checkout aisle. It was so bad, and I was so disappointed in the whole thing.
2boredtocare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BOOOOOOOOO to her!!! I would have loved an old book. some people...
1MolassesIsALotOfAss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This right here. Everything about this story says the kid chose a gift because his parents for one reason or another refused to help him get one.
secretfreakout ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THIS!!! This was my FIRST thought! I am so poor I sometimes color something for a friend or make a necklace... This is something to be cognizant of.
Poseidonym ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't seem like you're too bored to care; the empathy you show suggests you care a good bit.
2boredtocare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been found out!!! :D
bird223 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs the first thing I thought is that itโs actually pretty heartbreaking.
Systemofwar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe not.
Michaiahjoy22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My thoughts exactly
BGYeti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the most likely answer, kid put off getting said gift until the last minute and grabbed whatever they could before running to school
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn you for making me feel grateful just to still be alive.
2boredtocare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, every day is a victory. We survived.
broff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The world would be better if more people thought like you
Vacartu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really want to believe this instead of them just being plain assholes and gifting shit because they couldnโt be bothered.
throwaway03022017 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used pencil in secret santa once.
Kid who gave it to me was a friend who was extremely well off. Says he "forgot", not sure how true it is, but got me a dope fucking gift the next day.
NerdyKirdahy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ooof.
nuclearwomb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:45:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in the fourth grade and moved around a lot. I started a new school and was finally able to make a couple friends. I got invited to a birthday/slumber party and couldn't have been more happy. It meant everything at the time for me to go. At first my mom said there was no way I could go because we couldn't afford a gift. I begged and begged. Finally she caved in and said yes. I realized that I had no gift and asked her whatnwencould get for her. She digs out a slightly used curling iron and shoves it into the box and says here ya go. So I got to be the kid who noone even wanted at the party who brought a damn used curling iron as a gift :( such fond memories of my childhood..
grenudist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except they could get a candy bar for about $1 (2017 dollars, less then) and have a guaranteed hit.
rikitikikento ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 17:18:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boy, you are way too kind. I don't care how broke you are, an already-colored coloring book isn't a gift. It has 0 value. What? A kid wants to look at what another kid already did? It's either really mean or narcissistic or both. Give ANYthing else.
2boredtocare ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To an adult's way of thinking...yes. But I have kids, and I can tell you that at the second grade level, they are mostly good-hearted, and trying to please people still. Once they hit middle school, well, that's a different game.
sometimesitscaresme ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Second graders are only about 6-7 years old. If the kid really enjoyed the coloring book and it was a prize possession, they could just be giving it to somebody else in the hope they found it cool too. Kids who don't have much growing up don't always have a sense of proportion or what things are worth.
rikitikikento ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But does that excuse the fact that it made the kid who received it feel like complete and utter shit?
sometimesitscaresme ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That IS hard, but it falls on the adults in the situation. Like other people have said, holding an event like this is tough on kids who come from poor families or have parents who just don't pay attention. Or the kid who received what seemed like a crappy gift should have had a parent to explain that people are doing the best they can.
A lot of the stories on here are about adults who purposefully give thoughtless/crappy gifts, but this is one that seems more like an honest mistake on the part of a little kid.
rikitikikento ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, I blame the idiot adults for organizing the damned thing.
Notreallypolitical ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:33:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a fourth grade secret santa, I got a gold bottle opener with a little umbrella over the opener. I was like, yeah, now my beer won't spray on me. Just what every eight year old needs.
poofybirddesign ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey now, the good sodas also need bottle openers!
shiguywhy ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:03:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My scout troop had a gift exchange where we live off played musical chairs with the gifts - pass them around until the music goes off. Well, I was a tomboy but I actually liked playing with dolls (I used them to play out storylines that I had in my head because I never wanted to write them down), and I had a lot of Barbies. A LOT. That was pretty much the only "effeminate" activity that I enjoyed as a kid.
Well, when the music stopped, I had my hands on what was pretty clearly a Barbie. I knew what Barbie packaging feels like. This was a damn Barbie. We were getting ready to open our gifts when one of the moms came over and took my Barbie from me and handed me the present that another girl had ended up with. I watched in dismay as she opened what was rightfully MY Barbie, while I got stuck with scented lotion. I had never used lotion in my life and my skin was (and is) so sensitive that I was often allergic to a lot of perfumey things. I was pretty upset by it but I held it in.
My mom explained to me on the way home that the girl really wanted a new Barbie but her family couldn't afford it or something, and they knew that I was "more mature" (meaning "experiencing early onset puberty and therefore emotionally an adult"), so I wouldn't mind swapping gifts. I honestly wouldn't have if I'd been told about it, or asked if I would exchange with her, or anything other than having my gift taken without explanation. Still bitter about it almost 20 years later.
sSommy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:11:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a white elephant party at church one time. Now the whole point of white elephant is to have fun and see what funny gifts every one gets. But everyone else was getting really neat things whereas I had bought a candle with something funny on it. I got a pack of cards. Meanwhile, everyone else got a pocket knife or a gorgeous white elephant statuette or a purse or a nice wall clock.
ImGoinDisWaaaay ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me in the fourth grade. I got a smushed Little Debbie or Hostess cake from that kids lunch that day. I was so disappointed, I think I even lied to my mother and said I had gotten a nice box of sweets and shared them with my friends during the party.
LaVerneTheStern ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a freshman our choir class did a gift exchange. The girl I got paired with, I gave her a matching set of earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet. She "forgot" to get me something. I was the only girl in the class that didn't get a gift.
theclassicoversharer ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:39:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar thing happened to me in first grade. I begged my mom to buy a barbie because i wanted to give a good gift even though we were really poor. Mom caved and bought the barbie. I ended up getting a pack of beauty and the beast trading cards. It was already opened and taped closed and the corners of the cards were all bent.
DeathKitten666 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:01:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what happens when kids are responsible for gifts. Letters should be sent home for parents. I feel a lot of these were kids last second thoughts. They wanted to be included but were just kids so they didn't know what would be a good gift.
MediocreDanceMoves ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:07:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
O wow, that reminds me. When I was in the first(second?) grade we had a holiday gift exchange. I went out with my mother and we bought some sweet hot wheels. So the day comes where everyone is suppose to exchange gifts. So all the gifts get passed around and we all open them. Then it set in, I didnโt really understand that I was buying the gift for someone else to take home, so I started crying, then other kids started crying, then everyone started crying. So on that day, everyone went home with the gift their parent(s) had purchased for someone else. (I still have the hot wheels to this day). Everyone left happy.
Coonanner ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my earliest memories was how pissed off I was when I gave a hot wheels and a cool puzzle for secret santa and I got a five-stick pack of gum in return.
I even remember the size of the pack of gum I was so traumatized at about age 6.
RobertAZiimmerman ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:21:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why forced "gift exchanges" and "secret santas" should be banned in offices and schools.
It ain't a GIFT if you HAVE to give it.
Let's return Christmas to its roots and stop this shopping madness!
lyn73 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:37:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. In addition, we need to be aware that in some cultures, Christmas (and gift giving in particular) is irrelevant. Some parents are stretched thin and even if a child "doesn't participate", how are they to feel when everyone else is participating?
ReubenXXL ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea we had a gift swap as kids at someone's Christmas party. Everyone brought a bunch of boring shit (I don't blame them, $10 limit) like throw blankets (not a nice one) a decent waterbottle mug, $10 gift card to some random ass store, etc. I brought this dope magnetic dartboard that you could hang anywhere.
I ended up with last pick in the swap so I took that shit lol.
CernaKocka ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm, I really don't think secret santas should be done in schools. So many ways it can cause problems.
Flaubert- ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, I had the same experience. I did a secret-santa type thing when I was in the Cub Scouts, and my mum got this amazing light up pen thing for the random kid who got my present (it sounds lame but at like 8 or 9 years old, it looked amazing). It looked a bit like a funky sonic screwdriver.
I was totally expecting to get something equally awesome. What did I get? A McDonalds Shelby soft toy that came from some kid's Happy Meal.
So crushingly disappointed. At least other kids got cool stuff.
ladyscalpel ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift exchanges are pretty much always terrible.
Last year I got one of mine a chromecast, and the other a small basket filled with a new board game, a bunch of snacks, and a bottle of wine (โinstant game night!โ)
I received a crass mug; and a set of plastic tops for re-sealing sodas. I donโt drink soda.
atomictartar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my country we don't have Secret Santa but another thing made in september called "Secret Friend". Once my brother got a bag full of toys and candies for his secret friend, he was happy until his secret friend gave him a used pencil without eraser and a bit of play doh with a tiny chocolate. I still laugh about.
UnexpectedColonoscpy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:10:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa I got my person 2 pairs of wacky Socks( which is what they asked for). They were 20$ each and covered in a sort of funny Christmas design. Like santa at the beach. My Santa got me a pair of old used socks wrapped in a torn Walmart bag.
Illllll ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless it was a private school, that's kind of fucked to be having kids do a secret Santa. You probably got a glimpse of what that kids Christmas is actually like.
grade_a_friction ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar to this in about grade 5 I gave my friend a used Archie book wrapped in normal writing paper, like with the lines on it and everything. It was ghetto and I felt very bad but my living situation was not really one where I could just ask my dad for money for a proper gift.
g3istbot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade we did a gift exchange match thing. Basically two people had to give one another a gift.
I didn't know the kid I got matched up with, so I asked all sorts of questions about stuff he liked. He just gave vague answers, and acted like he didn't want anything to do with me.
I decided on giving him ninja Legos, brand new, in the box. Day of the exchange comes, I give him my gift, first again he acted like he wanted nothing to do with me, after opening it he just does a shrug like I'm annoying him. My gift? "I forgot".
Almost immediately one of his friends came over and traded him some hot wheels car thing for the Legos.
monkeynards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:13:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I brought two wwe figure sets (not the cheep shitty ones, the ones with chairs and ladders and shit) to my grade school secret Santa and got a single hot wheels car in return.
savealltheelephants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:34:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That kidโs parent is an asshole if they let them do that
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:21:23 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a small town. We all knew each other. The girl that gave the magazine was pretty well off. She was also part of the "popular kids group". Always went to the next bigger city mall to shop at the gap and old navy.
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in 2nd grade i was late for class we where doing gift exchange i bought a monster truck and a barbie.
nobody wanted to exchange with me so at the end of the exchange i ended up with a monster truck and just gave the barbie to the other girl in class who wasnt able to bring a gift to exchange.
that was one of thoose defining days that made me not want to ever give gifts again
Jiffypopmonster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm scrolling through this thread, wondering if my horrible gift giving showed up. It hasnโt, but when I was in third grade, I participated in a Secret Santa. I forgot to bring a gift, so I wrapped my calculator (which had my name on it) in a napkin, and proceeded to submit it for dispersal. My Santa got me an โI Spyโ book that I still have to this day. He got my shitty calculator. I will never forget his face, it haunts me to this day.
Edit- it was fourth grade, which somehow makes it worse.
brittneyacook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa things have always been the worst for me when I was a kid. Like, I know its about the giving or whatever, but as a 7 year old I didn't care. Dammit I spent so long finding a nice gift for someone, and I got a stupid pen. Like it wasn't even a cool pen with different colors, it was just a generic pen. I was pissed.
Alas-D ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 3rd grade we had a Christmas gift exchange and we had to draw straws in class to see who got our gifts and vice versa. Well before we weโre about to do that one of my friends who was sick, mom came to school and wanted to meet one of the teachers.i was the one who had to show her where the teachers lounge was and by the time I got back everyone had already pulled straws and since I wasnโt there I couldnโt pull anyoneโs name and never received anything and some lucky kid get a brand new pair of walkie talkies.
visitaking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God damn I know this feeling. 5th grade. The kid who got my gift got some sick TechDecks and a mini ramp. In return, he gave me a couple pieces of a broken railroad train set.
SpaceGhost1992 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what makes me think "what the fuck?" Why do kids have gift exchanges? And if they do, put a price limit!
I had that happen in less extreme measures, but it hurts as a kid to get something shitty while someone gets a huge prize, kids accidentally tie that to their self-worth.
rocknrollnobody ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, school sure is buns
livelavalauren ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. In 8th grade my secret Santa got me a shake weight, while everyone else got great gifts. I was really skinny and quiet so I'm not really sure what they were going for, but the whole class laughed at me and it sucked.
TWDfan77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, school is buns.
fendaar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The answer is fries.
SarahMakesYouStrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats basically the emotional experience I've had with every reddit gift exchange.
Colonel_of_Wisdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta up that vocab game bro.
jaberwocky12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood why the make kids do secret Santa or grab bag type stuff
BlaDe91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it didn't take long to complete it
athanathios ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP don't feel discouraged, I bet the kid waiting until the last day and didn't tell his or her parents and just gave you whatever... still not cool.
sexyporcupinedogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 8th grade, I spent an entire Saturday shopping with my mom to find the perfect gift for the Holiday gift exchange. I got used Tupperware. Not taken out of the cabinet and wrapped tupperware, but had a fork inside and the remnants of soup from their lunch.
Mossy_octopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really upsetting
yoteachcaniborrowpen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want you to take a moment to think that maybe the kid was desperately poor, his/her parents told them they couldn't buy anything, and the kid didn't want to show up without a gift, so they gave you something they could.
I was that poor growing up, and it sounds like something I would have done, not out of spite, but because I was 7 and deeply ashamed.
oarsof6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds familiar, except I received a pair of used socks in my schoolโs gift exchange. We lived in a fairly poor area, so the kidโs parents probably just couldnโt afford to buy a gift for another kid, but 8 year old and disappointed me didnโt understand that!
InfernoHades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How unlucky! I've actually only done one Secret Santa exchange and this one kid was making a fuss about the "girly" gift he got. During the fuss when the teacher was telling the girl about the inappropriate gift, she found out the girl didn't have a gift, turns out the kid was also the Secret Santa for his Secret Santa and he didn't bring a gift. Her gift to him was yellow socks with little cats on it... so she got cute socks that were probably bought for herself to begin with.
charlesgegethor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I guess it depends on the school? I feel like secret Santas for a grade school is kind of a bad idea. I bet there were kids from less than affluent families who couldn't get anything from them, or didn't want to try asking their parents to get a gift. They probably felt guilty not being able to give anyone a good gift.
That may have just been little shits too, but yeah.
ssol-a-ta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i always got shitty gifts in elementary, one year i got a yoyo while the kid next to me got a set of hot wheels.
farahad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, at our third grade holiday gift exchange, I got nothing. Everyone in my class got something, except me. Thanks, Spencer.
figgypie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once for a gift exchange in 2nd grade, I got the mean kid who bullied me a lot and he got me. My mom and his mom knew about the bullying.
I got 3 Goosebumps books. He got colored pencils. That felt good.
Mrjustkidding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, are we the same person? Because this happened to me too, right down to the hot wheels and Barbie gifts.
Strych-9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, man. In Kindergarten we had to do that secret Santa thing. I went and got a cool Hulk action figure for a kid. He gave me an hold beat up plastic ambulance car that looked like it had been thrown around more than once.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That kid probably didnt have any money for a gift.
I hated events where i had to bring something in cause we were broke as fuck and i couldnt get cool stuff like the other kids. Made "sugar cookies" for a Christmas party one year cause we didnt have any chocolate chips for chocolate chip cookies. I think that was the same year we had the Halloween party where i managed a bag of candy, but there werent enough pieces for the entire class.
CourtM092 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are we the same people? Literally the same thing happened with me. I even kinda teared up. My very first experience learning that some people won't put in as much effort into things as you do.
FayeQueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had that happen. For my Girl Scouts gift exchange I bought a really large art kit for my person. She got me Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on cassette. It was in a grocery bag with the pages bent/ripped. It also came with a figurine that would've been cute if it wasn't chewed on. Apparently her 4 yr old sister threw a fit about wanting to listen to my gift and they let her have it before me.
Bird1sTheW0rd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its the thought that counts
Striezi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a pretty neat example for how life is not fair altough you are nice to other people. You had to learn that early in your Life.. see it as a gift ;-)
Littobubbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
btw if your teacher didnt have a price cap, the other kid may have been poor. I was poor and my parents couldnt afford these kind of xchanges.
justcougit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they were poor :(
wenzelr2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like my secret Santa last year on Reddit. I got a binder full of used Troll playing cards. I spent a decent amount of money and got shit in return. But the guy that I had was very happy at what I gave. That made up for it.
jarious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is why don't enter secret santas anymore
phaiz55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost tossed one of my cousins down some stairs because he tried giving one of my brothers a used calendar for dirty santa.
davidchuckjim1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still feel guilty about this but Iโm 6th grade I was the magazine kid.. I brought a can of root beer... I duct taped it as wrapping.... I got detention which I totally deserved. But I also feel Iโve gotten better! Just last year I was in one and I got a friend of mine who is really into photography so I stole a bunch of his pictures off of different social media sites, bound a book out of some really nice paper and left half of it empty with a little note in it like Ellie from Up. He was so freaking happy and it made the massive blisters and cuts worth it!
duke78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If your family could afford a Barbie and Hot Wheels for the gift exchange, you were lucky.
The gift exchanges we had, had a max price of $3 or something. If it didn't, we probably couldn't afford it.
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:03 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our hometown shops had name brand toys at cheap prices. A new Barbie was $10-$15. Got the cute $10 one. Hot Wheels, depending on how many were in a package, ranged from $3-$20. She got the 5 pack Hot Wheels, about $10. It was a $10 gift exchange. $20 total with boy and girl gifts.
DonDonRump ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me in 3rd grade. My mom bought some Jurassic Park action figures the night before and all I got was a lame ass Elmo Christmas book. What friggin 3rd grader still likes Elmo?!?!
PromoPimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
School-age holiday gift exchanges are the worst, and it's usually not even the fault of the kids.
My sister was in one with her entire middle school class and ended up getting a small wooden box. The kid who put it in the exchanged was extremely poor.
GrumpyGrinch1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I hated (and still do) these gift exchanges. Shit like this would happen all the time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend brought used math workbooks and wax for braces as a โfunnyโ white elephant gift to our youth group party. It was soooooo lame. I remember really losing a lot of respect for her that day. She did a lot of crappy things and weโre no longer in contact except via generic social media, but I like to imagine sheโs changed a lot and is a happier, nicer person now.
slicebishybosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santas at that age is quite dangerous. I don't think kids can handle getting terrible gifts as well as adults can.
UEMcGill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, in 1st grade I got a kid this awesome race car for our secret santa. I got fucking McDonalds coupons that were obviously bought that morning. Not even a card.
wetwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That shook loose a memory:
In 4th grade we did our holiday gift exchange. I don't remember what I bought, but I do remember getting a wrapped box. I unwrapped it, and it was a clearly used cardboard box. Okay, not a bit deal. I open it up and sift through the styrofoam peanuts to find a used GI Joe action figure. I was pleased, I loved GI Joe, and even better it came with the correct rifle.
When I got home I happily showed my mother and couldn't understand why she seemed less than pleased.
It wasn't until years later that it dawned on me that I had received somebody's used action figure they didn't like.
NegativeGhostrider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my 4th grade gift exchange. All the other kids and myself gave each other transformers or Barnyard Commandos, Mad Balls, or Ninja Turtles.
I got a Mickey Mouse Christmas ornament.
ceefitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in 5th grade we did this Secret Santa where you buy a gift without knowing the recipient. Then the kids one by one pick a gift from the pile, or they can take a gift that has already been opened by someone else. I picked a new gift, and it was a stuffed monkey I really liked. Then some kid got some crappy thing and switched it with mine. I was super pissed and was a little shit about it I think because that kid ended up switching back with me. But when I look back I'm like, what they hell was that teacher thinking introducing gift snatching into what should be a fun holiday thing?
avefelix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes me think that the people who got your gift were poor and couldn't afford something better. And maybe they had to give up their favorite coloring book for the gift exchange. So you got a book full of treasured memories.
questionthis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my office we do a gift exchange and the goal is to give / receive the shittiest gift. I've been wondering what I'm gonna give, and I think you just saved my ass.
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:25 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! Love it.
MixSaffron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That really sucks but maybe the kids parents refused to purchase a gift/take part or they were legit broke?
Or the kid was a complete ass, probably one of these though, lol.
Amarie8706 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this brings back a memory i had chosen to forget.. in 5th grade the same thing happened to me. i brought this awesome set of pokemon something or other that all the kids were fighting over and the gift that i ended up with was a used crayons and a coloring book for a preschool aged kid. I remember wanting to cry but i didn't bc i knew that meant there was a kid in our class who couldn't afford a gift and they wanted to participate so they brought what they could..
ElysianBlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man.. I wonder if the kid was a lazy jerk, or just really poor and desperate to bring something :(
Rabid_Llama8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa in a nutshell.
desertgymguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my sister was a school teacher she received gifts from most of her 3rd graders. One student was Chinese and her family was โfresh off the boat.โ
Her gift to my sister was a tube of cinnamon flavored lubricant. Like the kind youโd get at an adult book store.
PM_ME_UR_BOOBS_GIRLS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 3rd grade, my mother thought that a 50 piece power rangers puzzle would be a great idea for the poor soul who got my gift, despite my objections. I was so embarrassed that day. Still makes me cringe.
1mikeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you got the "Oh shit, that's today. What's in my closet I can use that I don't give a shit about" draw. Hopefully it wasn't truly random and the kid who brought that at least got a note sent home.
pepperannfan6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
School Secret Santaโs are the worst. I brought a really cool gift that I canโt remember, and I got in return a giant carton of Whoppers, a candy I hate. I honestly think that that Secret Santa was set up for failure. Everyone just brought a wrapped present and put it on a table, and then it was free-for-all, so the bullies/popular kids would get to the presents first, and just pick out the biggest ones. I also remember a couple bad Scout Secret Santaโs. One year, all the scouts got in a circle and we passed around the wrapped presents like musical chairs, and when the music stopped, you got whatever present you had in your hand. I got a Yahtzee board game (which someone left unwrapped) which I was really excited about. But then the scout leader said that those werenโt our presents, and we had to pass them around again. We did, and I got a big box. And all that was inside was a really small toy I canโt remember. Another year, the scout leaders passed out presents like normal, but there was a catch. Each kid had a certain number of โstealsโ in which they could go up to another kid and steal their present. My original present was a cool dodgeball. But then, almost every kid stole from me, until I was left with a 20-piece LEGO set that was only part of a bigger set you had to buy. Honestly donโt know who thought that version of Secret Santa was a good idea lol.
GhettoPharmacist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That shit straight up sucks, i cant even imagine the amount of disappointment seeing that..please tell me there was some kind of happy ending where your mom took you out shopping to compensate for the shitty gift?
PruTech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:21 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told mum that I had finished the magazine games and coloring. I didn't want her upset about wasting money.
HatCoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 4th grade we had a "white elephant" type deal. Everyone sat in a circle and we would go two rounds, kids were randomly picked and once all the Popsicle sticks were out of the can they would be shuffled back in and the second round would start. All gifts were supposed to be $5 or under and something knick-knackey (like from the dollar store) so that it could be fun for everyone.
Someone's mother, who was either being a bitch for the bitchiness of it or was completely clueless on the spending limit, sent her kid in with a $20 hotwheels set. Everyone was determined to get that car set, even the girls, because it was the biggest and most expensive gift. Eventually, there was one turn left, and Kid A made a beeline for the car set. It was pandemonium. Kid B, who had to switch gifts with Kid A, cried and screamed and refused to let go of the gift. The teacher couldn't get Kid B to give it up, so finally Kid A ripped the gift out of his hands. Kid B loses it, and by the time the kids were broken up, the box of the car set was torn open and neither kid got to keep the set. The teacher had to pull a toy from the reward box in the front office so that at least all the kids had a gift, and I think the car set was given to Toys for Tots.
The teachers really should have just provided the toys themselves, or at least should have replaced the expensive toy before the game started and sent the kid back home with the car set and a note explaining that the toy was not acceptable. But they didn't, and after that year all party games involving exchange of anything were banned from school grounds.
Guest2424 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember mine in 5th grade. We did secret Santa for our entire class, paired off. I got him a Lego set coz I didn't really know him that well. Turned out to be pretty cool because a lot of the other kids wanted to open up and start building with him too. I... got nothing. I remember being on the verge of tears, and the teacher fished out a gift from the table to give to me. The worst thing was, I was pretty sure it was from her boyfriend, because it was a gold heart necklace. I gave it back to her, but Secret Santa's still font sit well with me to this day.
PM_ME_CRISPY_TOAST ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, my secret santa never even got me a gift... I was the only one in the class not to get one ๐
DarthVeX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 3rd grade class did a Holiday gift exchange that was rigged so the three triplets in our class that had a sick parent and another parent in prison could get SOMETHING for Christmas. They were dirt-poor. If it wasn't for places like Goodwill and such, they would have come to school naked.
They got good Christmas presents, but because they were actually good and honest kids, they brought their own precious possessions (albeit used and dirty) in wrapped in old newspaper to give away.
Thinking of it still makes me sad.
1_trickpony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 2nd grade I decided to make a pencil holder for my secret Santa. I thought this thing was awesome and would be loved by my classmate. I havenโt thought about it in years, but your post made me think of the sad look on her face when she opened it. Now I just feel bad!
mrs-morris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar thing happen. Bought a really cool art set for the gift exchange and in return got a used baby book. I was in 3rd grade reading Harry Potter and stuff already, and this book was literally a tattered cardboard book with pictures that had the words under them like CAT and DOG.
marsdogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the same thing happened to me. in scouts we had a secret santa thing and my mom went all out, spending 20$+ on this huge present of stuffed animals and candy.
what did I get? a 99ยข store coloring book
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a pretty similar experience in 1st grade. I had my mom go out and buy some sweet tech decks and what I assumed was a cool Barbie toy. The next day I was all jazzed up thinking Iโd get a cool gift since I was giving cool gifts. I ended up getting a single used and beat up hotwheels car.
Only years later did I understand why I received a used toy and Iโm more at ease with it. Six year old me was pretty pissed though.
mylurkerdaysaregone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Things like this is why I don't do Secret Santa anymore.
orthotraumamama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can remember being so so poor as a child, and never having money to go on field trips or bring treats for class parties. This sounds like something I may have done in order to not go empty handed. :(
Friarchuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah early elementary school secret Santa was the source of my worst gift ever. I found an awesome set of markers colored pencils crayons and all kinds of arts and crafts stuff to give to my secret Santa, and I was so hoping that I would get something reasonably as cool.
Nope. The person who drew me bought me a 10โ tall nutcracker candle. I was like 8. So disappointing.
Wahachanka-luta ยท 13314 points ยท Posted at 14:55:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a really nice sweater from my Dad. The only problem with it was a sweater that I had already bought and ordered.
My Dad actually intercepted my mail and found the sweater, repackaged it, and then gave it to me as a "gift" three weeks later.
Thanks, Dad. Thanks for the gift of inconvenience.
pahasapapapa ยท 5167 points ยท Posted at 18:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad opened his gift early one year, sent it back for another one he liked better (leather jacket), repackaged it, and slipped it under the tree. Mom only noticed when he opened it that it was not the same gift she'd bought him.
brendonVEVO ยท 2278 points ยท Posted at 19:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This same scenario happened in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Boobr ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 22:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even need to see it to know it was Dennis.
deltaexdeltatee ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 03:29:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly what I thought lol. I have no memory of this scene but just reading, itโs obvious who said it :p
Wizardspike ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dennis and Mac
PepeSilviaLovesCarol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was in the episode Charlie Kelly, King of Rats!
PM_Me_TheBooty ยท 212 points ยท Posted at 19:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I get no satisfaction from this"
AlmostAnal ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 20:39:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I demand satisfaction!"
pudniskool ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:03:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I demand pride and accomplishment!
AlmostAnal ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like we'll need to satisfy each other.
SeenSoFar ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mutual masturbation intensifies
GloriousGardener ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:23:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You want him to bang you?
AlmostAnal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just want him to be satisfied and I want to get satisfied.
I'm just, you know what I'm just gonna go get satisfied.
tasmanian101 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classic dennis
ProfessorImprobable ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 22:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/EOmZJfB1Muk
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dennis?
Nezn27 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:10:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup
Charlie_Brodie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:14:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well the first one was not something a five star man would wear.
AnOddDyrus ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 20:11:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father in law asked me to come over and help him butcher a deer he had shot in his back field one afternoon. I get over there and he has the really nice buck knife I bought him for Christmas and had been under his tree for a few days, 2 weeks before Christmas. No big deal, I help him process the meat and took a little home to cook up as my fee for helping him out. I finished cleaning up and helped him brine some of the meat.
A week later, his wife calls me to come check out what was making all this noise on her roof. She was waking up late in the afternoon to get ready for her shift at the hospital, and knew I was home from work already and her husband would not be home for a few hours. I get over there, and there are turkey vultures on top of the roof. I scared them away and went to tell her everything was okay.
I am approaching the side door and an oder caught my attention, it wasn't strong, but it was pungent. I followed the smell, and on the back porch I saw the pail we had used to brine the deer meat. My father in law had forgotten to collect the meat and dump the salt water the next morning, and the recent warm weather had made for one nasty stew the vultures were investigating.
I take that off and dump the decomposing flesh in the field behind their house so the buzzards could feast in peace. I tell my mother in law what had happened, and she was not too pleased. She looked like she was going to kill her husband for the buzzards scaring her and inconveniencing me, something she tries hard not to do.
A few nights later on Christmas Eve, we return to my in law's house for our gift exchange. My wife and her two sisters started dividing the gifts up for everyone, and I noticed my FIL has the small box I had placed under the tree a few weeks back for him.
We all take turns opening gifts until finally he gets around to opening the box. Inside, he has rewrapped and reboxxed the buck knife. He pulls it out and thanks me quickly for it and attempts to put it back quickly and move on to the next gift.
My wife's sister ask him some questions about the knife and then asked to see it. He hesitantly unsheaths the blade, and to my surprise, he has yet to clean it after using it to butcher the deer. There is a small tuft of hair and a few bits of jerky still on the knife. My MIL remembers the buzzards now and starts throwing all of her presents at him because apparently, she had forgotten to bring it up with him after she went to work a few days back.
This will probably be one of the best presents I ever give anyone. The family brings it up all the time.
TLDR: gave my FIL a knife for Christmas, he opened it 2 weeks early, butchered a deer with it, forgot about some of the meet, attracting some buzzards that hung out at his house one afternoon, and neglected to clean the blade before rewrapping it and opening it with the rest of the family present on Christmas Eve.
AlmostAnal ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:40:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully he's now on the wagon.
eritain ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:44:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or on Ritalin. Whichever is more appropriate.
AnOddDyrus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol
NotOneLine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:56:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's just.. Well at least you got a funny story out of it, and you know he liked your gift!
linuk ยท 186 points ยท Posted at 18:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how did your mom handle this. because in a way this seems like a jurke thing to do but I can see how to could be not that bad of a thing to do.
pahasapapapa ยท 273 points ยท Posted at 18:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She called him out. Though a bit mad, she couldn't help but laugh about it. He'd been careful enough to weigh the box down with some other clothes while the jackets were in the post, had meticulously undone the wrapping and re-wrapped it twice.
thenandz ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 19:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a dad of a 3 year old daughter I absolutely can't wait to start fucking with her in the innocent dad-thinks-stupid-pranks-are-funny way. I'm stealing this.
pazur13 ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 19:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ak_publius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why wait
HalloIamYou ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/nocontext
SupaSlide ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:28:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't put half a comment in nocontext. The comment is fine with all the context.
AlmostAnal ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:37:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally. It would be do much better if he wanted to have engage in incest.
dinosaur-dan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:40:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/nocontext
HighSlayerRalton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't put half a comment inโOh.
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 19:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[removed]
Pikshade ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the list.
LaBandaRoja ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit Roy!
loganlogwood ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:38:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad is a spy.
frost-byte62 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:33:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow he's sneaky
noonday_moon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:55:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is some sitcom-level misdirection.
ButternutSasquatch ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:05:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wat?
xxb4xx ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:29:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something from IKEA if the U had the 2 little dots above it.
Mr_Mars ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jรผrke is a lovely slat-back pine, lightly stained with a white painted trim. A great accent for any modern kitchen that only occasionally kicks the cat.
xxb4xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hahahaha!!!
Froggy_hop ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And it's pronounced "yerk"
neccoguy21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's Yor... The K is silent.
funkmastamatt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:38:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ya know, like from the jurke store.
seattleque ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes. The Whole Foods of jerk stores, where you can get your GMO-free, 3X the regular price jurkes.
Hudsons_Heroes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My guess is "jurke" is jerk, only spelled incorrectly. Similar to "wat."
I_Smoke_Dust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wut?
Hudsons_Heroes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be a jorke, pal
PM_ME_GIBSONS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jurke?!?!?
Froggy_hop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's spelled "jerque"
civilicious ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your dad Dennis Reynolds?
ZeusHatesTrees ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's hilarious. I feel like if my S/O did that I would respond with confusion, then be a little miffed, then laugh about it for years.
Crankypaant ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This dude knows how to Christmas
Ak_publius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pro move
ImObviouslyOblivious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This same thing happened in an Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode.
xiroir ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly... i wouldnt even be mad.. i hate indirectly shopping for myself on xmas...
esa0705 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:54:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this as โhe opened it early by one yearโ which made me wonder how he early you started Christmas shopping lol.
drewm916 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's some guerrilla Christmas work right there.
ShirraPwns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's...kind of ingenious.
Upup11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HE should run for president.
maluminse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol Iove it. Genius. Hey he really liked it.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly reminded me of my dad handing me this pale yellow dress shirt of his that he wanted me to get rid of by using it for fabric because he didn't want to have to wear it to family events again.
psycho1social ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum likes surprises, we just ask dad what he wants though
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad must have not thought that one through like at all. Your mom would have noticed it's different (and she did), which should have been thought #1 for your dad. Also, he basically destroyed her gift, which is rude to the extreme, and 3, he bought himself the "gift" and spent his money, part of it being from her gift. He also then had to act surprised Christmas day and guiltily thank mom "for getting him a gift," I hope he feels a little bit of guilt every time when he sees that jacket hanging in his closet.
thegreencomic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your dad a sitcom character?
Spider-Mike23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Feel like this is a typical dad move lol, i remember we were all xmas shopping one year and my mom got my dad a certain movie (some war collection one), we walked by and ahe smiled at me and pointed it out on shelf to dad to gauge his reaction. He was like "that's a stupid ass thing to watch and is what you buy your second cousin who you know nothing about.".....later on he told me he knew she bought and had to come up with a way to make her take her back cause he wouldn't like it haha
nullpassword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best. Gift. Ever.
DetectiveRaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was her reaction?
pahasapapapa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Somewhere in the mess of replies, I noted that she was a little mad, but still had to laugh about it.
[deleted] ยท 282 points ยท Posted at 18:59:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex did this to me once, with a movie I ordered online (I wanted a hard copy). She even let me go through the support line, asking where my order was, getting confused and frustrated. Then, two weeks after I was supposed to get it in the mail, I unwrap it on my birthday.
Fuck you, Jen
blackdog6621 ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 19:45:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is the motivation behind this? Are they that stupid that they think you won't remember/notice?
TheWorld-IsQuietHere ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 20:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My money's on it either being an attempt to get the item for free by having you tell the store it wasn't delivered and you want your money back, or to play the "I saw you were sad because you didn't get this, so I got it for you. Aren't I great!" card.
Kalytastic ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 20:42:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once ordered a CD when ordering CDs from a catalog was still kinda new. My mom intercepted it and gave it to me as a gift, and since my birthday is near Christmas, she counted it for both. Thanks XD
[deleted] ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 21:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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seeyouspacecowboyx ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:02:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems super incompetently manipulative and cheap and scuzzy to me!
FireLucid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one that is not. I ordered something in Nov. Said it would arrive mid Dec at the latest. It did not. Missed Christmas (it was a gag gift, didn't care too much), went through support, finally got a refund. My birthday is early Jan. It finally arrived in the mail the day the refund hit my bank account which was also my birthday. I got it that evening with the rest of my presents.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:01:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's insane. it's literally low level gaslighting.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fascinating. You think maybe they think they will get away with it? "No, this isn't the one you bought, this is a new one I got for you..."
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:21:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
from the sounds of the stories in this thread, they just don't care or understand that it's wrong. they don't realize that their gift is the equivalent of being asked to pass the salt at dinner, taking the salt, and then dumping the container on the recipients food months later. i can't even begin to understand their logic, it's like they think handing someone an object, regardless of where it came from, is a wonderful gift.
Kalytastic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another time my dad sent me and my stepmom to Burlington's to buy a winter coat. He didn't like the one we bought so he took it from me, and gave it back to me as a Christmas gift. Why anyone would take a winter coat from someone during winter is dumb to me, but that was just the kind of guy he was.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:05:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...a sociopath?
Kalytastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much yeah
eritain ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my gosh. So much /r/raisedbynarcissists in this thread.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:56:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked her directly too! She was crazy though.
Yak47 ยท 193 points ยท Posted at 17:44:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good job committing mail fraud, Dad!
PunnyBanana ยท 134 points ยท Posted at 19:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad told me he would get me a laptop for college. Then I got into a fight with his girlfriend so they returned it. After a year and a half I had finally saved up enough to buy a laptop for myself on Cyber Monday. My dad wrapped it and wouldn't let me have it until Christmas.
NotMrMike ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 19:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad sounds like a cunt.
-clementines ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs so irritating! Especially since you paid for it with your own money.
brsch57 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why didn't you just take it? What was he going to do? Send it back?
PunnyBanana ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you can imagine, I didn't spend a ton of time at my family's house during school breaks. I stopped by to pick it up and he told me I was getting it for Christmas and I didn't feel like turning it into an argument, especially since I didn't really need it during break.
brsch57 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't make any sense, because it seems like your dad wouldn't know he was a massive asshole for what he did. You take the laptop and say that is mine and I payed for it. Don't try and sugarcoat things.
Random_eyes ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Judging by the dad's personality, doing this ends with the dad flipping out and stabbing you in the back for disrespecting him. Easy way to screw you over would be to sell or destroy the laptop. If they have more power over you, it can be even worse. Refusing to sign paperwork for college, calling your employer to harass them in attempts to get you fired, and so on.
Parents who are scumbags have tremendous power over their children, even into adulthood. I've seen perfectly reasonable people in the real world who treat their children like slaves they can torment to their heart's content.
PunnyBanana ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget about all the subtle things like emotional blackmail, taking it out on younger siblings, and turning the relatives against you.
Phaedrug ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:02:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He better physically stab me in the back. Otherwise I'm gonna win.
Impendingconfetti ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:22:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it doesn't make sense to you then you won't get it ever. I grew up with a dad who would do something like this and it's basically just not worth it to push it because of the potential consequences.
But I agreed to a normal person this doesn't make sense lol.
PunnyBanana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest I thought it was a funny (in a comedy is tragedy plus time type of funny) story that was relevant to the comment I was replying to. Didn't realize it would get such a reaction.
Impendingconfetti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It totally is and I feel the same way looking back at some parts of my childhood. I definitely didn't think it was funny at the time. I think your story just resonated with a lot of people.
PunnyBanana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:20:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is pretty much it. The effort vs reward just didn't seem worth it at the time. Option 1 is "throw a tantrum," "make a scene," and spend time and effort on something I'm going to get in a week anyways whereas option 2 is keep the peace and wait a week. There's a reason I moved out at 18, put myself through college, and have spent maybe 7 nights at my family's house in the 5+ years since I've moved out. And trust me, I was pretty pissed at the time (quiet simmer more than explosion though) but it's been years since then so now it's more of a funny story about the time my dad was an asshole.
eritain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
u/PunnyBanana, have you heard the good news about r/raisedbynarcissists?
PunnyBanana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:22:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've visited it a couple of times. It makes me feel great about my family.
HBStone ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 19:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck. Were you a minor? Because otherwise that is theft.
Stevey854 ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 20:00:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even if you're a minor, its still theft. Minors are still people who can own things.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Not in my house you can't! Go to your room! You know...the room you sleep in with no lock on the door because I do not acknowledge your right to privacy!"
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm going to respect your privacy by knocking, and assert my authority by entering anyway!"
skylarmt ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theft and felony tampering with the mail.
PunnyBanana ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a minor but I did have it shipped to the house. Then I got back for break, tried to pick it up, and he told me that. I didn't really feel like getting into that argument so just kind of left it.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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PunnyBanana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:16:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Current circumstances are that I moved out when I was 18, paid my way through school, live several hours away, and don't really see my dad much during the year. Trust me, I was pissed at the time, but it was years ago and was just one more thing added to a very long list of shitty things my dad has done.
Set-To-Wumbo ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sorry but your dad sounds like a real piece of shit. He literally stole something you bought yourself and tampered with your mail, and apparently has worn you down so much over the years that you didnโt find it worth it to say something
rockbud ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf. That's terrible.
Rev_Up_Those_Reposts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck him.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Roll tide?
extremely_handsome ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:06:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucked up but kind of hilarious.
PunnyBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad legitimately thought it was the funniest thing ever.
ConIncognito ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 19:36:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is something a child would do. If you paid for it , it's not a gift at all. He just stole it for a while.
StaghoundMKII ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck?
Even with illogical thinking, that doesn't make sense.
caseyoc ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:42:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had dementia, and one year she went into my uncle's house next door to hers, opened up my 7 year old cousin's dresser and took a bunch of her clothes home. She then wrapped them up and gave them back to her at Christmas.
I visited my grandma for a few days not too long after that and came home with a couple of bras missing. I was really hoping I'd get them back at the next Christmas, but no joy.
Sometimes you have to laugh about dementia...
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rip bras
Azuralos ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 17:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, thats a felony.
He committed mail fraud.
Nexzor ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:06:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch.
sketchyjake ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof.
RaptorMan333 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:17:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
owie
d1rtyd0nut ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my bones
Lyxeka ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my leg
NotMrMike ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:32:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And MY AXE!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sprays deodorant everywhere
TheKingElessar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:17:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Owie.
WefeellikeBandits ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:54:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My team does secret Santa and my ex once gave our coach a book she had borrowed from her months ago and not returned. No matter how much I explained to her that a book that was actually hers in the first place wasnโt a gift, she didnโt understand. I feel the problem with both her and your dad is a basic misunderstanding of what exactly a โgiftโ is.
breakingoff ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:23:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
H-how. How can a person not understand that returning someoneโs property isnโt giving a gift?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:26:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
near as i can figure, all these people think that "gift" means "handing someone an object, any object, regardless of what it is or where you got it".
-all_hail_britannia- ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:54:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
play thisisillegalyouknow.wav
jadeoracle ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG. This. My sister (a notoriusly bad gift giver) was with me while we were shopping for outfits to wear to Christmas mass. This was a day or two before Christmas. I found a dress that our mom would approve of (I hate dresses) and was going to go pay for it. My sister wandered over and was like "This is perfect for you! Hey, I didn't know what to get you, so why don't I buy that for you?" I said sure, so we go up to the register. When it came time to pay my sister was like "Oh crap, I don't have my wallet! Can I pay you back later." I said sure, and paid for the dress I was already going to pay for anyway. She then took the dress and wrapped it. Gave it to me. Got compliments on finally giving me a good thoughtful gift. Then never paid me back. When I tried to point this out to my mother (because she was wanting me to thank my sister again for the great gift) my mother got mad at me for bring up money on Christmas. Years later my mother would still compliment my sister on her good "gift taste" whenever I wore that dress.
My mother did something similar to your dad. I was living at home for a year, and had a decent job, so I bought myself some lego. My mother thought it was childish and that I should return it. When I refused she took it from me...wrapped it...and gave it to me for Christmas. I think she simply forgot she had confiscated it. On the plus side, after that every year she'd get me a small lego set, as she said she missed giving us gifts that we'd light up when we opened like when we were kids.
eritain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know your mom, but: If she's generally forgetful, not just when it dicks with your emotions or benefits her, then yeah, she probably just forgot. If she's mostly only forgetful when it gets her attention or an advantage, then maybe not. If the years and years of "gift taste" remarks are unusual, that points toward "just forgot." If they're part of a larger pattern of training your sister to take advantage of people, that points toward narcissism. Just FYI.
jadeoracle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, it most definitely was part of systematic abuse and narcissistic behaviour. She never forgets anything and my sister is the favorite. So anything bad about my sister got shut down without even hearing anything about it. My sister use to beat the shit out of me, but they would turn to her and she'd say "She started it!" and I'd be punished. Thats why my sister knew she could get away without paying AND get the bonus points "for giving a great gift".
Edit: and even the lego thing probably started out of "I'm being so generous NOT to throw out these childish toys, and instead letting jadeoracle have them is my gift for christmas."
eritain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry.
I don't know if you need this, but http://outofthefog.website/toolbox-intro/ is pretty terrific.
mthiel ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard of brothers doing shit like this, but your own parents? Did you say "I paid for this, so you still owe me a present"?
Jaffazoid ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:27:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ordered Animal Crossing for Gamecube back in the day. It wasn't yet out in Europe, but it was out in Australia which also was PAL region, so I ordered one copy for myself and one for a friend using my mum's card and gave her the money back (I was 16). I waited almost a month for that package to arrive, and around the time I was expecting it to come my mum informed me that only one copy of the game had arrived, and she had already given it to my friend. I was kinda miffed, but she assured me that it would arrive soon and I just took her word for it. This was early December and my friend was having a blast playing this game we were both so hyped for whereas I was getting more and more frustrated everyday.
One day I just started ranting about my game not coming when I snapped at my mum and said 'You'd better not have hidden it from me!' which made her start to cry. She told me she'd hidden it from me and had wrapped it up for Christmas along with the money for the game. It made me feel like a huge dick but also wtf mum I just wanted to play the goddamn game ffs m8 why would u do that to ur son I just wanted to dig holes pay off my house and go fishing and shit why u gotta guilt me like that dayum
imported ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
does your dad just have a bad memory and thought he ordered it for you?
or was this done in a joking way?
or is he just a jerk?
i need more deets.
Yvonne_McGruder ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you call him out on it?
johnq-pubic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your Dad stole your mail and gave it to you as a present?? I wonder what the thought process was.
dolphin37 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hahahaha seriously how can this even be real?
some of the posts on this thread are like a whole world of humanity I didn't know existed
eritain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The comment threads this created ... r/raisedbynarcissists seems to be leaking, because wow. You are not the only one.
Purple__Unicorn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:13:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a shirt for my Dad online, and it was perfect except for the wierd plastic smell that comes with shirts off the internet. So I snuck in into the wash and stuffed it in the bottom of my laundry pile. Over the next couple months, I keep finding the shirt by my Dad's stuff, put there by my siblings or Mom. So I kept stuffing it back in my pile until the day I walked into the kitchen and Dad was wearing it. I explained that it was his father's day gift, and he laughed and said he felt bad when he found the shirt because he couldn't remember where it came from and it was such a perfect shirt for him.
SoHTiger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey. At least it was something you wanted!
Avogadro101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is a fucking great idea.
I am going to be an awesome father one day!
wish_i_had_a_doggo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you also already pay for the sweater?
theregretfuloldman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once did the exact thing except that me and my friend both gifted eachother the mint tins, there was a promotion where you could give one to a friend for free and it would have a nice message on it. Me and my friend knew we gifted them to eachother so every few days I'd ask my parents I'd any mail had arrives for me and they'd say no. Fast forward 1.5 months Christmas eve I get a gift for my dad, it's the mint tin with my friends message on it, needles to say I thanked her instead of my dad.
chickenguy6969 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad is a "pregifter", he regifts gifts that haven't even been given to him yet... It's a pretty elite group.
philmtl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read a post about someone doing with this an Xbox their kid ordered
_DiscoNinja_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what you get for buying yourself gifts three weeks before christmas/birthday.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching on YouTube a tlc clip about a woman who stole things from her family all year long to gift them for Christmas... Apparently the look on her family of finding their valuables that they thought was lost was priceless to her...
Niniju ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that illegal?
TheJocktopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid at one of my birthday parties I once got the same LEGO set from three different people.
mrs-morris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid my older sister would steal my favorite toys about a month before Christmas and then give them back to me wrapped in brown paper bags as my Christmas gifts.
finallyinfinite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtfffff
KingofNorthKorea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy crap, that is aweful, yet hilarious.
lainzee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents did this to me!
I brought a Roomba with my own money at an employee sale event.
My mom took the box from my room, wrapped it up, and gave it to me for Christmas.
actofparliament ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's terrible, but almost kind of weirdly brilliant, because it guaranteed he "gave" you a gift that you a) wanted and b) didn't already have.
Judaspriestess666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend did it to me in highschool. Stole CDs I'd purchased when we were shopping together, then gave them to me a month later on my birthday. I was annoyed and told her how I'd been looking for those and I'd even called up places to see if I'd left them behind. She was indignant. She said "well, next time, I won't give them back to you at all!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Wahachanka-luta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:02:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought it with my own money
Alpha857 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like almost the same thing I did to my sister once.
She had ordered a Dan and Phil Calendar (YouTube) online and it was supposed to be shipped to her in a few weeks. When it came, I was the only one home, so I took it and hid under my mattress. This was in late November, so I just held onto it until we put our Christmas tree up and then I wrapped it and put it under the tree and said it was her gift from me.
When she didn't receive it in the mail, she was going to call the shipping company and ask where it was, but I managed to convince her to wait until after Christmas. (I think I made some shit up about them being busy at Christmas and having a lot to ship out.) So she waited.
It was honestly one of the most hilarious things to watch when she opened it up and found it, still in the package, with the shipping label and everything. She was so upset, but it was the kind of upset when you realize that you've been played with a joke. After she got over the initial shock, I went and got her ACTUAL present and gave that to her.
To this day, she says she doesn't forgive me.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:12:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah no, that's called being a cunt, not being funny. I'd suspect that you're misinterpreting her "Upset at being played with" which was, in actuality, "upset at being fucked with"
Tinderblox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:45:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it's a calendar (not like they need it before Jan 1st!) and they gave their sister an actual gift so... naah, totally a sibling thing to do.
Alpha857 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, she's okay. I actually asked her in all seriousness, if she hated me because of it and she said no. She said "You're my brother. It's your job to be an ass to me sometimes." She just said that she was a little upset that she had to wait longer for it.
CGkiwi ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 19:14:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, so weโre you.
Iโm sorry. I love you.
extracanadian ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 19:34:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually really funny, so long as he gave you something else in addition to it.
ProDracula ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omg someone stole my package, hilarious!!!
jiakpng ยท 12640 points ยท Posted at 13:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A carton of cat food. I donโt have a cat.
jewmaz ยท 5451 points ยท Posted at 15:00:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just preparing you for your future
su5 ยท 197 points ยท Posted at 15:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mix it with a little glue and you go right to sleep
dragonsnap_ ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
forever
NipplesInAJar ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:01:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fact forget the cat food and just get the glue.
SeenSoFar ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:36:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fact, forget the lunar lander and the blackjack! โฆAh, screw the whole thingโฆ
elwelcomematt21 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How much glue did you huff?
madmanmark111 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Day Man!
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 15:37:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn son...
Techmoji ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 15:49:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think thereโs a real story like that where a guy was going to a financial advisor because he didnโt want to end up like his grandma. She asked him to mow her lawn while she was out with friends and he went inside to get something to eat from the fridge after. She had nothing but a little bit of cat food in a cupboard, and she didnโt have any pets.
edit: found the story
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ข
johnq-pubic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does the glue fit into this story? Topping?
PrimordialPangolin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:21:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference. Charlie eats cat food and huffs glue to fall asleep.
gnivomluos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you put on your cat food when you try to fall asleep?
Scp-1404 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And why was he not making sure already that Grandma had enough proper food??
I_Xertz_Tittynopes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your username is surprisingly relevant.
deadeyex15 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? Cats domesticate themselves. Never know when you'll get one.
jmwpc ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโm not so sure the people calling this an insult spend much time over on /r/cats where people are always posting pictures of the random cat who just moved in with them a few days earlier. Maybe the gift giver knows something you donโt.... or plans on abandoning their cat near your home.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/MurderedByWords
Scarletfapper ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:51:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Start your crazy cat lady ways now, you Forever Alone.
Damn that's harsh.
Painting_Agency ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:42:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...OF HAVING A CAT! Best future ever!
Reddegeddon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dying alone as a crazy cat lady! Woo!
judgej2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...a future where cat food is all you have left to eat. You ate the cat last week.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that escalated quickly.
I feel like there's a big difference between eating pet food and eating your pet.
Scp-1404 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:41:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
Happy_a_Hoot ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:47:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But I dunt wanna turn into a cat!
Vativ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cat lady
ChatterBrained ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so lonely, an aptitude test said I would become an old cat lady
BeeeMOe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those things last DECADES.
spasticpat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cat.
BAGOTOV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cat.
AlmostAnal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"It was either that or diapers, and I know that belly of yours ain't holding no bastard grandbaby!"
ImObviouslyOblivious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someday you'll thank me
maddiemoiselle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/RoastMe
Brutally_Sarcastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the single ladies!
TenTwoMeToo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God damn.
LukaBloom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cats are a long and slippery slope
nldry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/2meirl4meirl
ElectroPositive ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit, sounds like they need to get you some burn cream this year
lamebrainfamegame ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh so youโre too good for cat food now?
Gnome_for_your_grog ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cats breath smells like cat food.
fuidiot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my Dr says my nose will stop bleeding if I keep my finger out of it.
pahasapapapa ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 14:53:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the cat was wrapped up and hidden. Do you notice any bad smells?
Synthur ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She wrapped up her damn cat
devdeh13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:50:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, Aunt Bethany!
SinkHoleDeMayo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmm, it's lime!
Martinezyx ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that WAS the cat.
a_perfect_cromulence ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mr Mittens! D:
OccasionalDrugUser ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mac: In what scenario do you not eat the cat food?
Frank: I would always eat the cat food.
Charlie: See now there's a man who's thinking on his feet!
jenpoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd ask if you wanted me to feed the cat. See, he assumes you have a cat...he doent have a cat
SeanConneryAgain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you're gonna wanna eat that, then huff some glue and chug some beer
Azlayr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put a bit of cat food outside. You now have a cat.
Icarus-V ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:23:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*racoon.
ThrowntoDiscard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:30:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or a skunk. Skunks love cat food.
yildizli_gece ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guys, I'm not seeing any downsides here...
molizard ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:25:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the cat was left in the trunk...dead and alive.
LonePaladin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shroedinger's boot
CreepyPhotographer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:40:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this as a cartoon of cat food
fuidiot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read yours as a carton of cat food and almost went back to op's post before I realized you said cartoon.
Vinnie_Vegas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Technically a description of all Mickey Mouse movies.
Scherzkeks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:59:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YES! I was like "this guy doesn't appreciate Garfield?"
Funcuz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait...really? You have to tell us more than that.
I'm not sure why this one bothers me so much but something about it really gets to me. A carton of cat food for somebody who doesn't even have a cat just seems like a really asshole thing to do. I mean, not just ignorant and oblivious, but downright mean-spirited.
SnakeHarmer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me a bag of dog treats once when I was 5 or 6 despite us not having a dog. They knew I loved dogs, and (with the neighbors' permission) I'd occasionally give the neighborhood dogs treats. In retrospect it was a strange gift, but I really appreciated it at the time.
sobrique ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:31:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's canned stew. Put it in a saucepan, warm it up and that's a week's worth of dinners!
.... actually, now I think about it - can you eat cat food? I mean, I get that it probably doesn't taste too nice, but is there any sort of nutritional problems?
Alan_Smithee_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:48:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too much meat, probably. Cats don't really need anything else.
sobrique ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cat food and rice then?
Alan_Smithee_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Add some Veges.
gargoyle30 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did it taste?
R101C ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The perfect gift for someone destined for a lifetime of loneliness and knitting. Like a spinster starter kit.
itijara ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I got this, I would assume we were going to go to the shelter later to pick out a cat. There is no context here, but maybe that was the plan?
JackRaynor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:35:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well I once gave this as a present to a pal (in addition to smth else of course) and made a little pun with it in German: "Fรผr den Kater danach" in Germany "Kater" is the male cat and we say Kater for Hangover and then it translates to "for the hangover the day after" and I felt pretty clever
KevitoMG ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was meant for you obviously. Duh.
hawaiikawika ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eat that, then huff some glue, and you are ready for a good night sleep.
Zeir ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget to wash it down with a lot of beer, you'll sleep straight through the street cat howls
flapface ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like either dementia or dickishness.
leaky_wand ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:48:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It had a picture of a cat on the front, so maybe they thought it was cat meat. They were just trying to expand your palate.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They forgot to put holes in the other present's box.
OPs_actual_mommy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:52:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it feels like receiving a toy without batteries, but in this case it's the other way around.
lsukittycat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I used to sneak into the cabinets to eat the cat food. So to three year old me, this would be the best gift ever.
Phosforic_KillerKitt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's time to adopt a homeless one.
B3LYP2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gas station gift card. I didn't have a car.
Hahonryuu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:10:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were you a college student with a bunch of debt? Maybe they were buying you dinner :D
Bragendesh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:02:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some friends of mine and myself once wrapped several cans of cat food (just enough to reach the money limit) in the shape of a cat for a while elephant thing last year. Another sucker got a box full of corks. Interestingly, both parties that ended up with the gifts were pretty happy.
Doctorsass ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs terrible because i would have gotten all stoked that someone got me a cat only to be even more sad.
vaendryl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would've made that person dinner to show my appreciation.
khan_the_terrible ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:06:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The cat comes next Christmas.
somegridplayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're on reddit and you don't have a cat. That makes no sense.
thunderbolt6500 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats fucking great.
guessingguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of all of these, this is the one gthat made me giggle. Thank you sir.
redditorsofthesesh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take the hint...
FlamingWings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs to help you sleep
mtheory007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly now just huff some glue and chug a beer and off to sleepy land you go.
damianm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey man, our cat's stuck in your tree!" "I don't have a tree." "Oh yeah? Well we don't have a cat, ahahahahaha haha!"
operarose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bachelor chow.
maruffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG. What do people think of when they do something like this?
kazzfu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just laughed so hard at this one. Sorry
CoolAppz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you can just eat it... just saying...
PrimordialPangolin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something somewhat similar happened to me but it wasn't really a gift! My boss's boss had a cat, and the cat dies. She brings in the remaining cat food for me. I do not have cats. I tell her this. She forced me to take the cat food anyway. It was so weird and so rude. I suggested she donate it a shelter, and she just made me take it. I was able to give it to my mom who does have cats but I didn't want to keep an open bag of dry cat food in my car until the next time I saw her. I hated that woman.
Edit to change does to dies, stupid auto correct.
yildizli_gece ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
***cat dies
(In case anyone else was wondering what does the cat do!)
PrimordialPangolin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah thanks! Edited the comment so it made sense.
PMMeUrHopesNDreams ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you can feed cat food to all sorts of animals. Raccoons, Possums, even dogs.
Alluminn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmom always throws a can of cat food in with the box my dad and her send me for Christmas every year.
She actually likes me, though. At this point it's just a running gag.
Mitchs_Frog_Smacky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Read this as "cartOOn of cat food" and was really, really confused...
someredditorguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey buddy, by the way, would you mind watching my cat while I'm out of the country?"
rngsofsatrn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff puts me right to sleep
SleepySasquatch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:08:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry but this is the first comment to make me laugh out loud. Like, that's not even thinking about trying.
TheChindianBunny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:00 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she wanted you to jiak something other than png for a change. Heh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hehe
emaciated_pecan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this as a cartoon of cat food
beyd1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a single woman?
Trey5169 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this as "A cartoon of cat food." Figured you'd stuck it to your refrigerator door to constantly remind yourself that you don't have a cat.
awesomedan24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of donkeybrained jabroni would give that as a gift?
mrsuns10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
meow meow now you do
fallenKlNG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there any context to this story? Who gave it to you, and did they ever explain why?
Nathmonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it from a cat? Cuz if so I think that cat was trying to tell you something.
ninezerotwooneo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you own a cat now?
A7xjk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift? Okay, Charlie.
Vativ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cat lady
Miqotegirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stick around. You will soon enough.
lazerpenguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're you having trouble sleeping at the time?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did you do with it?
SirBlumpkinTheSixth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Charlie?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it at least that fancy wet food shit?
AfterMoonSet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there more of a story behind that? Who gave it you you, friend, family, or work acquaintance? How close were they? Did you at all question them about it?
CatOfGrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should adopt Max, the library cat.
automat-kalashnikov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you eat the cat food?
Dr-Plumbus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You get desperate in college
JackBinimbul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, yes, the "you're going to die alone" starter pack
bearreb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It came in a carton?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
would have made a "pussy" sex joke but I'm not 12 anymore.
mtheory007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a spinster Dee.
MrsNacho8000 ยท 13522 points ยท Posted at 14:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7, I was at Christmas at my dad's parents (my grandparents) house with my two cousins, who were of similar age to me. They both got fancy bikes. I got a knock-off Barbie (like, it was a doll that was similar to a Barbie, but not the name brand) in a package that still had the $5.99 price tag attached.
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 8516 points ยท Posted at 15:41:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got a genuine Darbie for Christmas?? Lucky...
Motolaser ยท 4804 points ยท Posted at 16:26:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie & Ben
factbasedorGTFO ยท 824 points ยท Posted at 16:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best one though, it was Divorce Darbie.
Comes with Ben's boat, house, car, and his best friend.
fox_eyed_man ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 17:10:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Ben only has his single room apartment, but the last tenants left the patio grill so heโs got that going for him.
NipplesInAJar ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:59:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
which is nice.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 22:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[removed]
fox_eyed_man ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bad troll
ryana8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What are you on about?
Soup44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tf
DeathSeeker65 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Feelsbadman lol.
Jay-Hobo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:31:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also comes with crippling depression, Loss of job and Insecurities.
fox_eyed_man ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which can be really hard to spot, as sitting on the couch watching How Itโs Made all day every day has always been a favorite pastime of Benโs.
NvidiaforMen ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Weirdly though, no clothes for his best friend.
Darealmikesilva ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:06:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Killed it
songoku9001 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:09:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No wonder the male dolls don't have anything between their legs in terms of genitalia, their ex-wife got it in the divorce along with everything else.
rotll ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
filbator ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And all of Ben's money, because he has to keep paying that vindictive bitch child support!
wackawacka2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alimony to vindictive bitch: bad.
Child support: it's for the kid(s). If she blows the money, it's on her and it's definitely bad, and should be illegal. But you shouldn't begrudge the kids for paying child support. Just my opinion.
filbator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:55:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was just making a joke either way. You know, it's the classic "bitter divorced guy" schtick.
wackawacka2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:D
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reads like a Minion meme my uncle would post on facebook
multiplesifl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Divorce Ben comes with the herpes he got from the Facebook affair that caused the divorce.
zjl539 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And his bank account
Zomgambush ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 16:45:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hello my name is Ben and I dated a girl named Darby. Just thought you should know
MultiTrey111 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she try to take your soul in a poker game?
MGS1234V ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your move, Mr. Joestar.
Pink_Lucifer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
J A G G E R S
Dr_Awesome867 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
S U R E C T Y U R C U R
Avocadobaker ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt bluff and I will win. (Bets everybodyโs soul on a bluff)
telafone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:23:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was waiting for this comment
DankTyl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:22:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go a het mista jeustar
Rusty-Shackleford ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/retiredredditusers
BeefMitts ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:37:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Barbara and Kenneth
Megabeth88 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i dont know why but this just cracked me up. I work in a call center for a pretty big financial corporation and had to mute so my customer didn't think i was on drugs.
Motolaser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐
Motolaser ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ben's got a beer belly and a receding hairline
HandsomeSlav ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie and Kevin
crazytacoman4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NRFB
thisisaverylongword ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
darbie & jan
fishcoal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me snort
Motolaser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another happy customer.
iamarddtusr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:10:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Karbie and Ben. FTFY.
foot-trail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody wants a Ben
MC_Carrot_Juice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ErdetgasXD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie & Hen
FTFY
prideradio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this made me laugh super hard for some reason!
Motolaser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐
Quivico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
darbianโs true origin?
PyroFromTheMoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love Darbie
awsm-Girl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie & Dank
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ben comes in a different box.
theathenian11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And her little sister, Stacia
TwoExplores ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ben is a ho
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie & Den
Xartimus ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 16:28:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D'arby?
Glaciata ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:36:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go ahead Mr Joesterr
supersaiyanmrskeltal ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:13:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-aise?!
BermudaGuy ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:37:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IS HE BLUFFING???!?!??
PoisonMind ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Terence Trent D'Arby was huge back in 1988.
CaptnUchiha ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:54:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes yes yes, ohhhh my gosh.
MasterBaser ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay! OPEN THE GAME!
Mirraz27 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:46:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew it had to be there.
trulyascumbag ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:14:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you sure that was a doll then?
toonloinkus ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My name is Darby and I cannot fucking tell you how many times people call me Barbie and think itโs funny. :( itโs not.
MajorScootaloo ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should take up gambling.
toonloinkus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If this is a Darby OโGill and the Little People reference I swear...
BaileyJIII ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs 95% likely to be JoJoโs Bizarre Adventure related.
AlongJohnson ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Trap their souls in poker chips.
trulyascumbag ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:15:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
use your STAND POWERS on them
heckin_cool ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another Darby reporting in, my favorite misnomer is "Debbie". Once I actually had a good friend named Debbie and no one else knew who was who.
toonloinkus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit that is weird because one of my best friendโs name is Debbie and we had the same problem.
โHey, Debbie. Oh shit, sorry. Youโre Darby.โ
heckin_cool ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:33:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...I think this might be an uncanny case of the Mandela Effect. Nice to meet you, alternate timeline Me.
toonloinkus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice to meet you too! :)
https://imgur.com/a/y40uy
Mightymushroom1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ever been called Obie?
toonloinkus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have not. Why?
Mightymushroom1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure you've already read through a good number of equally confounding responses.
It's a reference to a character from "JoJo's Bizzare Adventure" where a gambling character named "D'Arby" is mocked by one of the main characters and is called names like "Barbie" and "Obie".
toonloinkus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhhh. Thank you for clarifying.
Iโd much rather be called Obie than Barbie though.
DonTori ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:35:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With such quotes as "GOOD!" and "Mr Joesterr"
NotAConsoleGamer ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh! That's a basebarr
PopeliusJones ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:24:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those go for some big money nowadays on gBay
supernikio2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D...D'Arby???
1Pwnage ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference?!
El_Squidso ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:20:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's D'arby!
Glaciata ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie Sr. & Darbie Jr.
ocotebeach ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was Garbie sh.
biohazard27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D A R B Y
CthulhuBenkse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I busted up laughing in a public lunch area. Thanks you kind meme person.
CemeteryCat17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao Darbie
pangalaticgargler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer Barbo brand.
kendric2000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Derpie....her eyes were crossed. Now at your local dollar store.
at_least_its_unique ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*Ehristmas: Eh-ristmas.
VagueSomething ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Instantly my head went to Darby from SoA. I would not be surprised at a racist drug dealer bike.
CoolAppz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darbie is probably the mix of Douchebag Barbie...
Midget_spinner666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Widow Darbie and son
darbymowell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got called Darbie for Christmas once
fendaar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Barbie had a dream house. Darbie was the housekeeper.
CaptainMeem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:13 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nosfermarki ยท 5671 points ยท Posted at 16:09:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. Bikes. When I was 17 I put a bike I wanted on layaway. It was almost paid off when I had to just cash it out because my family was not well off and I needed to help pay the bills. A few months later my parents went out and got bikes for themselves and my brother, and I never got a bike.
rikkicandance ยท 3168 points ยท Posted at 17:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my fucking god! This is the kind of shit my stepdad would pull on me. Like when I was like 14 and he got a PS2 but I wasn't allowed to even touch it for the first 6 months until he realised my friends would lend me games to play on it. Then he got bored and decided to sell the PS2 and all the games including the ones I'd borrowed!
Edit: ok it was a PS1. Yes I'm old.
[deleted] ยท 1252 points ยท Posted at 17:23:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Tar_alcaran ยท 1651 points ยท Posted at 17:52:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 8 year old cousin is exactly like that.
Only he's 8, and not, you know, a parent.
vilezoidberg ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 18:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm like that, only I'm 30 and learned to not be a dick.
Something about seeing someone get interested in something I used to be into gets me interested again
Moth_tamer ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 19:12:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totallynotadog
neccoguy21 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:29:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do that with Minecraft. I see anyone doing anything in Minecraft I'm like, "God that game is fun. I'mma go play"....... It's off ten minutes later. Sigh...
ballsdeepinasquealer ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is apparent to me that your 8 year old cousin is not, in fact, a parent.
marplaneit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:47:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I read I wonder where all these people come from. Like, that's next level douchery.
Pharogaming ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, some people really should never reproduce...
PartyPorpoise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:29:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes my cats do things just because they see the other cats doing them.
nowyourmad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
are you sure?
Charlie_Brodie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tends to be how children behave.
olwillyclinton ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 18:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so sad to read stuff like this.
He was probably one of those stepdads who would always talk about how he just can't seem to click with you, no matter what he does. He was just too narcissistic to understand that stuff like this, while meaningless to him, can be devastating to a kid.
Sorry you went through that. At least you have the opportunity to learn from it and teach that lesson to anyone you raise.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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MayneEnyam ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:20:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beat his ass as an adult. It will either help the emotional problem or make them 10x worse.
notthatbadiguess ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Sega Genesis and Sega Cd for one Christmas, my parents had just divorced so I got one from dad and one from mom boyfriend. A few months later mom and boyfriend weren't doing to well financially and the apartment we lived in was supposedly robbed. Luckily the only things taken were the gaming systems. It took a few months of actually living with them to learn the pawnshop was a second home.
HighnessOfCats ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my stepdads was really well off and we had a Canadian and American TV (we're Canadian), so this was a big deal. I use to wake up every morning to watch some cartoons on the American TV until one day I found the channels I use to watch daily had all been locked and couldn't be accessed without a password. My mother didn't know it and confronted him about it, only to be told he "didn't know how that happened" and "oh, maybe this is the password". Fucking asshole. I hate you, Dave.
sometimescomments ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:51:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I had a step-dad that pawned/sold my "unused" ps2 games for weed.
krampusatemykitten ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow what is it with stepdads? I wouldn't call mine a step dad (just my mother's boyfriend for 3 years). He had a GameCube I wasn't allowed to play. For my birthday he got me a controller but I was still only allowed to play when he was there.
shivermenipple ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds like he just wanted to bond with you...
edit: nah, just read your other comment. My assumption was wrong.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:11:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom picked a gem for the second go around.
maluminse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now i feel kinda like a dick. I have a ps4. My friend likes to play it. I've been hiding the controllers in my room now.
Not bc I don't want him to play it but bc he keeps going on Netflix and playing stupid movies on my subaccount even though I set one up for him and asked him 3 times not to go on mine.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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maluminse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:49:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're totally right. Not even comparable really.
holysweetbabyjesus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Netflix was all kinds of fucked up because my parents and inlaws (who, by the way, are much richer than I'll ever be) kept using the one profile I asked them not to use, then the 2nd and 3rd I set up for adult shows, to play shows for my daughter and the rest of the grandkids. It's better now that Netflix decided that none of that matters anymore, just watch our shit it's all great!
maluminse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes this is true. It seems like they have less and less of a video selection. I may cancel.
FoxPaws26 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:56:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My younger brother was like this too with the PS2 that Santa gave to both of us. He kept it in his room and I wasn't allowed in there. I was older but weaker and honestly afraid of him because he loved to make me miserable because he acted out when my sister was born and he was no longer the baby of the family.
It made me so angry and I felt powerless because my parents thought a girl shouldn't be playing video games anyway.
I'm sorry that your step dad did this to you though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:37:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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FoxPaws26 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I own a gaming PC, 3DS, PS4, and Switch so it's all good :)
Log_Out_Of_Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:58:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you play now?
FoxPaws26 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:26:01 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a 3DS, PC, Switch, and PS4.
I play a lot of different games. I'm currently playing Fractured But Whole. I have Persona 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn on my list of things to play next. I have a huge Steam library of indies, like Yooka Laylee and What Remains if Edith Finch. I jump in and out of Overwatch. The occasional Civ V binge. I just like playing and trying out tons of games. It's my main hobby.
Log_Out_Of_Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:45:13 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool
WalropsHunter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
any child under 12 with a sibling is exactly like that. how the fuck does a grown ass adult still act like that!?
Archaic_scenery ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:47:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh this brings back feel. My former step father, to show how caring and affluent he was, would buy me gaming systems at Christmas. Yes, they were things that I wanted, but that wasn't the dick move. The dick move was after Boxing Day, every time I wanted to play them, he would walk into the room and mumble under his breath what a waste of time, useless thing I was doing, how it was immature, and how it was embarrassing that I liked them. This continued well into my adulthood, even when I started being able to save and afford them myself, and soon branched over anything I liked ( reading, theatre, school, even pursuing a masters degree). Yeah, so the gift was excellent when it was opened (and people saw me open it), but ultimately was linked to his means to make me feel shitty about myself.
BlastCapSoldier ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:04:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom dated a guy like this but I kept putting vizine in his soup then he died and I kept the Xbox. Donโt worry, he was an all around cunt.
Log_Out_Of_Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:59:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was that due to the vizine or.....
BlastCapSoldier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:07:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well the cancer probably didnโt help.
Kasekopfen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both your moms are terrible people with shit taste in men, jesus christ...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Kasekopfen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you know her better, so who am i to argue.
smarkleberry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like my four year old.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could've beaten him by never asking him to play it.
JayDaKray ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He did it to manipulate you into spending time together
TS040 ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 17:09:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, your stepdad is a fucking dick. Iโm sorry you had to live with that.
I assume youโre in a better place in life now?
rikkicandance ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 18:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Much better. He left my mum when she was pregnant with my little sister. She's grown up to be a beautiful and intelligent young woman and there's no way she would've turned out that way if he was on the scene. I'm a father of 3 now and I promised myself I'd never make my kids feel the way he made me feel.
Dick_Lazer ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, all this has happened since the PS2 was out? Feeling old af right now.
OneWhoGeneralises ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:51:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How's about this, next year the PS2 will be old enough to vote, drink, consent and join the armed forces in Australia, since our legal adult age is 18.
Seriously, the PS2 was released in 2000, I was a primary school kid then and I'm a bill paying adult now.
Ambralin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:29:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh oh, Iโve been sticking my dick in her much too early then.
Oh shit, I think I can hear sirens outside my house!
OEMMufflerBearings ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean the dude is 31 at the oldest.
I think heโs just a younger parent in general? But not really that young.
As a 24 year old Iโm not sure if I could bang out 3 kids over the next 6-7 years, I feel like Iโm just getting started in life.
rikkicandance ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm beginning to think perhaps it was a PS1. I'm 35 and my kids are 14, 7 and 1. Another twist to the story is that I only met my 14 year old for the first time around 6 months ago. She's totally amazing and I'm so glad I've been given the chance to go back and make everything right for once.
My life has been royally fucked since day 1. My mother and father had a 16 year affair together. He was married with children and lived a whole double life. Until he died in a car crash when I was 11. Probably why my mum let so many assholes into our lives.
I went through a good 7 years of drinking, taking drugs and generally being an idiot myself but I've come out the other end with a great partner, 3 amazing kids and a stable life.
My job history was sporadic until I was diagnosed for bipolar disorder around 5 years ago and now I'm finally in a career I love.
My mum and I get on better now but it's hard since we've been through so much together.
If anything though it's made me a better dad than any of the idiots I grew up around.
AtticusLynch ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, now he sells his own step-kid's video games for cigarette money
Not everything has a happy ending
5redrb ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least he comes back from the store.
Sefirot8 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:07:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
just running out to get coke. thats in a bag
TheVitoCorleone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That the little col
uombian family down the street made for a school project.marianep2001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Colombia is the country and Columbia is a college in nyc. Also a clothing brand.
Fishy820 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Real Question is what is a Coluombian?!
Moth_tamer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he shouldnโt
5redrb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't sound like a great loss.
ChatterBrained ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarette money sounds like a tame assumption
rikkicandance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Them smokes ain't cheap
LightOfOmega ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooo Oooo I have a similar story! So dad got me the original PS2 one christmas. Perhaps spent I too much time on it, but I took care of it. Well fast forward to around when the Slim was out for a couple of months. During that time gap uncle D's PS2 came into our possession. D's PS2 was very dirty, and had trouble reading some discs, but I had the patience to deal with it. One day Dad is talking to his brother, my uncle A. I guess A was talking about the PS to my dad and since we had two, A would get one. Sure no biggie.
Dad gave uncle A MY PS2. I was disgruntled sure, because mine still looked nice, but I moved on since I was willing to make do with the one from uncle D. Dad rarely used the PS2, minus the occasional MK and Army Men. Well I guess he had less patience with tech than I did, because he proceeded TO THROW IT IN THE TRASH. Needless to say now I felt genuinely hurt. I've now lost TWO PS2s with no regard to what I might've said in the matter.
Well sometime after, I see the PS Slim by the TV. I'm excited again. Shortly after firing up one of my games, dad comes home. He proceeds to immediately tell me to turn it off and walk away from HIS PLAYSTATION. Needless to say I was livid. It was gifted to me, then taken away, to be replaced exclusively for himself. I play nice when engaging with my parents, but like hell am I willing to be close with them again after both of them have done worse distrusting acts than this.
TL;DR Got a PS2, it gets donated to someone else, I'm forbidden from touching "Dad's" replacement one.
Iceman3274 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit dude that is rough, I'm sorry
kittymctacoyo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yours sound like mine. And they wonder why we never want to visit or call. Of course itโs because weโre snot noses assholes too busy to take time for family, right! eyeroll^
ladyrockess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're out of their house permanently now, cheese and rice!
KitCM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just reading this, and the other ones in this comment thread, frustrates me so much.
Oldmanenok ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's parents didn't get her anything for her birthday one year because money was tight. They left her birthday, went to the store and bought themselves each a brand new computer so they could play World of Warcraft better. Phoned her and told her how excited they were.
They already had computers that could run WOW.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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president2016 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:51:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older brother was home from college and brought a dog. The dog chewed through my Nintendo controller cable. So instead of buying another he goes and tries to fix it and manages to tape it back together (ghetto). Then wants to be paid since I wouldโve had to buy a new controller. Dad made me pay. Felt ripped off but wasnโt aware enough to be able to argue it.
OreBear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:24:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf? Why the fuck would your dad make you pay? I can't even comprehend.
maddtuck ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:18:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom gets some blame too for bringing in a man to the family who treated you that way. Sorry to hear this.
rikkicandance ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:34:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah she was an idiot. My relationship with her is fine when she doesn't have a deadbeat boyfriend. Which is occasionally.
fingerandtoe ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hit the gym so you can intimidate these assholes.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:58:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That behavior seems a bit pathological to me...I donโt understand what heโs accomplishing or trying to do....
Loudmouthedcrackpot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:53:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs trying to feel like a big man.
Newb_A_Lube ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me so sad and angry
minibritches666 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:48:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im so sorry my dad took the xbox i got for xmas and pawned it for dope after tweaking on it and breaking it. . .. . I was also 14
Kami_Ouija ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your story gives me closure for games I never got back
rikkicandance ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One friend who lent me a lot of games around that time came back from holiday and I avoided him for weeks. Eventually I came clean and told him what had happened. He was young but he understood that it wasn't my fault. The others were borrowed from a member of my extended family so it wasn't so bad as they knew my living situation too. Makes me so angry to think about it now and I would never put my kids through something so damaging.
Thedustin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:13:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought my brothers a nintendo 64 for their birthday but legit beat the entire game of Ocarina of Time, rewrapped everything, then gifted it to my bros.
joungsteryoey ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hell no. Where the fuck are you supposed to find money to replace those borrowed games? Your dad's suck.
Nurmengardx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum was like that, but started taking it a little further when I got older.
It started off as me not being allowed to play games until she had finished them first, so she could make fun of me for only knowing how to play a game after she'd already done it.
Then I started if ignoring that and played them anyway, so she said I couldn't play past her.
Again, that's stupid so I ignored it and played the games. If I passed her or completed the game, she would get really pissy and refuse to play the game afterwards.
W/e more games for me lmao
FollowingtheMap ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until she finished them? I doubt that would be possible.
Nurmengardx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:23:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well usually only the main story. She never bothered about side quests
FollowingtheMap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For super mario sunshine, that means getting most of the shines?
Nurmengardx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:28:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha yeah she gave up on that one cos it was too hard. She never was a fan of super Mario anyway :L
She was probably safe on my passing her on that anyway since I was about 6 when it came out
FollowingtheMap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too hard? Most shines are pretty easy. (Not counting the stupid fruit grinder ones)
Nurmengardx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never said she was good at it lmao
Nurmengardx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just to clarify, we were super poor and couldn't afford many video games. She didn't play all the games in the world :L
procrastislacker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do we have the same stepdad?
rikkicandance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably
johnnyzhivago ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:04:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad surprised me with a ps2 one summer when I came back from camp. I loved that guy
Tangledweb67 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a pretend father like that myself. He swapped my cassette player for a car stereo.
aBigBottleOfWater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ what an asshole, I hope your mom has found someone better
doctorocelot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who the hell are Rikkic and Ance? Are they a band or something?
Traegs_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:36:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rikki can dance?
rikkicandance ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes he can
doctorocelot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha oops. I saw the "and" and didn't even think it might not be an and.
cuppincayk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loaned my brother my xbox controllers and he sold them. Definitely feel you.
RockySprinkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading posts like these makes me really thankful for my upbringing.
Sorry you had to go through that kind of petty shit, I bet that fucking grates after a while. Enough grains of rice will eventually break the bag.
Sean_Patrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nahh... If you were talking about a 'ColecoVision' then yeah
Imakefishdrown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought me games for my brother's N64 and he sold it and my games too. I hate that.
tacodawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh wow you had a PS1? you must be like 90yrs old!
duke78 ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 16:40:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me angry!
firerosearien ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 16:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, that makes me rage.
Nexzor ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 16:37:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wat da fak
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How to pay hiiier for?
gkip ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:52:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hierrrrr
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sukk a kok!
ElectricFleshlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Vee must deel vith eet
Devillew ยท 711 points ยท Posted at 16:33:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa, fuck your family. I hope you steal shit from them every time you visit.
hardlyworking_lol ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And if you go home for Christmas, fuck em, spend your time on your PC or phone the entire time
jrhoffa ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 16:45:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why even waste your time going?
penisland_citizen ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 16:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Free food?
TheStonedFox ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:06:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found Carl Weathers.
Doctorofgallifrey ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:21:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote niche references
Lampshademan ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put some carrots and potatoes in that reference and you got yourself a stew going.
DeathsIntent96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Niche"
Doctorofgallifrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a niche reference because he didn't make the direct reference, just eluded to it
DeathsIntent96 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:13:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have a misunderstanding of what "niche reference" means.
Doctorofgallifrey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck me, who cares
pigcommentor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*alluded.
armstrony ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:57:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Precisely. I mean I love my parents but this one of the main reasons I still visit them after I moved out and I'm broke so...
BombTheFuckers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
....isn't worth anything the second you earn your own income.
EDIT: I was wrong. It's still worth the sentiment behind the offering. If a loved person offers me food, that food would mean quite a lot to me.
jrhoffa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... and learn how to cook
BombTheFuckers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on your income / daily allowance, you don't have to. But yeah, everyone should know how to make something to eat. Money or no money.
jrhoffa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's how you stay poor
BombTheFuckers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people truly do not have to care about eating out every single day. And they aren't even remotely as wealthy as you might imagine. When you make good money, spending 500 USD a month on fast food (for two people), isn't far-fetched.
jrhoffa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$2.75 per meal per person for fast food that would definitely be bad for you? Fat chance.
huglonger ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't this what everyone does anyway?
trashlikeyourmom ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister swears that Back Home Ballers is about me.
OEMMufflerBearings ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking love Christmas.
No friends near where my parents have moved to, all my friends are bored and gaming at their families houses, my girlfriend is away with her family.
Itโs the biggest gaming holiday of the year for me. Last year I got more gaming done than Iโd gotten done in the previous 3 months.
I pack up my entire gaming PC and monitor, drag an old desk out from the garage near the fireplace downstairs next to the router, and just set my shit up. Just nothing but game, getting fed, and sleeping. And maybe fixing my parents computer if they have issues.
EverydayGaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing. I'm so sick of the fake BS of the holiday season.
OEMMufflerBearings ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my family cares so little about Christmas, we just hang out, don't even bother putting up a tree or decorations. Just cook a few nice meals.
We barely do the gifts thing really, unless we already have shit we're planning to gift (I won shit at my work party that got regifted to my parents), we just coordinate what people want and just order it off amazon on black Friday, and it'll be there when it gets there.
We're adults, fairly practical adults actually, most of us actually are engineers. We're not gonna play some guessing game we're bad at to figure out what others want, and we're not going to pay 20% more just so it's under a tree on the 25th.
_Credible_Hulk ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually do this, but not actually steal I say "Mom, I'm taking this home" or I literally say "I need this at home" and take stuff home. My wife says how could I just take shit home and I say why don't you ask her? She sold a car I bought when I was 15 years old with my own Money that I had saved up since I was 12 years old with paper routes and working at McDonalds. Yes back in my day we could work at mcdonalds at that age.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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_Credible_Hulk ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:03:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All 3 kids got send to grandmas to "Vacation" so she decided to help herself to a vacation to themselfs (both mom and stepdad) dad didn't buy it that I had said to sell the car since it was under his name but she said that it was fine. They sold it and went to florida. To vacation. My stepdad was pissed when he found out that I hadn't said anything to this day I have a better relationship with my stepdad(my father, my hero) than the lady that gave birth to me.Thank god they are divorced.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:05:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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_Credible_Hulk ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No doubt, and to any stepdad out there thank you for taking such a big responsability even though we kids are a pain in the ass. Love them like they are your own. We really do change with time. You know what I'm calling my dad. Thanks reddit for reminding me get in touch with my pa.
BombTheFuckers ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 18:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It might have been for a good reason. It might have.
_Credible_Hulk ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:04:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any reason to sell your kids stuff . I don't think you're parenting right.fuck that noise.
BombTheFuckers ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:22:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Food and family come before anything material. I said it might have been for good reason.
Maverick8787 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then you act like a grownup and talk to the person. You donโt steal their stuff and sell it.
commshep12 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:30:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In his reply he mentions that they sold it to go on a vacation so no, its just being a selfish dick
BombTheFuckers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:55:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that's not a very good reason at all.
PrivilegeCheckmate ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bikes, preferably.
cleeder ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope op subtly changes things in their house every time they visit. Nothing pisses you off more than looking for the can opener for 3 days only to find it under the sink.
cephalopodcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Flip some small knick knack upside down. They'll know something is wrong but if you do it right they won't quite realize what for weeks.
tamadekami ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Weird story. My parents were more often than not pretty awful. I can look back now and see that it was money/general life stress, but not handled in a rational way and got taken out on us. That said, when I moved out (and lightened the load) they chilled out quite a bit and started treating my sisters with the love and respect they deserved. I didn't get to see this, so under the assumption that they were the same (and also cuz I was 20 and loved all drugs) I went back for a couple weeks and proceeded to steal half of my dad's tramadol and vicodin.
They never called me out on it even though I knew they knew, but it was that final act of petty revenge that allowed me to finally get over all those childhood feelings of anger and regret and accept that my parents were good people now. We have a great relationship now, and am super excited to have them down this Christmas to see their grandson for the first time!
Disclaimer: don't abuse pills and don't steal from your parents. But if it helps you realize your parents do love you but suck at stress relief, maybe get your bit of revenge after all.
nagumi ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:18:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really happy for you. That's lovely. It's hard to forgive your parents.
Tramadol makes me so paranoid I almost got arrested for assault. I actually tell doctors I'm allergic to it now so that it's NEVER given to me and the system brings up big red warnings whenever that active ingredient is prescribed.
tamadekami ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Different people can react in all sorts of weird ways. It didn't so much give me any muscle relaxation, but I spent several nights on it chatting with my sister for hours while I was with them because it acts like an upper for me apparently. Also thanks :) it was hard for sure, but I'm really glad it happened. I held on to a lot of childhood hate up until then, and it was eating me up inside.
gingerly_said ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope he doesn't visit to be honest.
Devillew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, I agree. I had to decide between suggesting to steal or expressing my hope that he doesn't visit. Chose the first.
Steven_Seboom-boom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
visit???
TastyFace ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:20:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If one of them gets cancer, buy chemo for everyone else.
earthlings_all ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FUCKING COLD MAN DONT FUCK WIT THIS GUY
DigitalMafia ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:00:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, man that's cold. That's almost deserving of taking a dump in their shoes cold. Not a big coil, just a little fuck you nuglet in one shoe each
destroythethings ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:21:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nuglet! ๐
La_Guy_Person ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 17:19:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 I bought my first car for $250. It was 25 years old, rusty, dented up and it ran like shit but it was mine. One month later my grandfather bought my 19yo brother a car for $2k. This was back when you could get a decent vehicle for $2k and a road worthy clunker for $500. My car fell off the scales a bit.
ifelife ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:02:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was dirt poor because his dad, while a lovely man in many ways, was a skid row, melt down your boot polish alcoholic. Dad saved all his money to buy a cheap car with his friend. Came home one day and his dad had sold it for booze
LucasSatie ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:54:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know everyone is usually "but they're family!!" but nah man, fuck that, send his ass to jail. He can still be my family while he's behind bars.
Nosfermarki ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha that brings up another story, actually. I had a car that was given to me, they sold it before I got my license, then ended up buying me another when I was 18. I was in a wreck that made it undrivable but not totalled, and had saved up almost enough to get it fixed (I was 1 paycheck shy) when they sold it to a neighbor and kept the money. They didn't even tell me. They just told me to go get my shit out of it. There are a lot of things I just can't forgive them for, even at 33.
RandoQuark ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:49:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will never understand parents like this.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 17:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents like these are literal narcissists, as they can be diagnosed with it by a psychiatrist.
Amogh24 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents are humans, and l there are good ones and bad ones. There's no understanding such parents, they just are bad people
RandoQuark ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:57:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, there are no good or bad people. There are only good and bad choices. Being a shitty person is a choice especially when you choose to be shitty to a kid. Let alone your own kid. I'm no saint but, no one is numb to seeing a sad kid. People just reason with themselves that they aren't the bad guy. There is always a shitty thought process behind shitty behavior. Being a parent is really really hard but, people choose to have kids without true comprehension of what it means to be a parent, they think it's like getting a house plant. Why do you think there are so many animals in shelters. Plants have the good sense to die on people who don't take care of them. Selfishness is human because when we are born we only understand what we want and need as we grow we start to see that other people have wants and needs too. It is a choice to ignore the wants and needs of others. We all do it but, to do it to your own kids is next level shitty. Parents may forget or not understand wants and needs, sure that happens. Examples of grandma's good intentions through out this sub. But, when your kid steps up for the family and you just reason with yourself that they are now no longer in need of your love because you now view them differently is a choice to be selfish. It sounds like a dumb missunderstandimg at some point but, it also was an opportunity those parents choose to ignore as every other member of the family got a bike. A lot of the stories on this sub involve being singled out in a shitty way. Why is that?
Ambralin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think thereโs more nuance than this. We can understand the reasons behind such shitty behaviours. We donโt have to tolerate it, but we can understand it. Also, the other person that replied to the other part of your comment about โthere are good ones and bad onesโ explained it really well in my opinion.
Amogh24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That point was well made, yes. But then we also have serial killers,hitmen, assassin's.
These people cannot be explained by one shitty descision. What are we if not the sum of our memories, personality and actions. If a person has done enough wrong, made enough bad decisions, they are also a bad person.
In the end it is and has always been a matter of perspective.
Ambralin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre right, nobody can be explained by one decision. Itโs much, much more than that. No one can be explained so easily, but we can try to understand and successfully do so as well. Maybe weโll never get the full picture, like you said itโs all a matter of perspective and not just facts, but we can have a better understanding of one another and in turn the world.
To the other part of your reply, that the other reply to your original comment touched on, putting it simply, if someone has done enough bad then I think even Iโd consider them a bad person, especially if they arenโt looking to change. But like you youโve been saying, itโs tricky. Weโre all a product of our environment. But other than that, our nature also has a say in things. If Iโm gonna call someone a bad person then those types of people are going to be few and far between. I donโt think anyone is inherently evil, but honestly, like youโve been saying, itโs all a matter of perspective.
Maybe the other guy that replied to your original comment is saying that people arenโt bad, theyโve just made bad choices. And maybe youโre saying that after a certain point those bad choices make them a bad person. But thinking about it, that honestly sounds like tomato-tomahto. I think you two are just looking at the same thing from different angles.
RandomCandor ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:04:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't nice to say, but fuck your family.
I hope they're not part of your life any more and that you're happy.
BlackDeath3 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like something that a cartoon villain would do.
moni_bk ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a bike lover, this breaks my heart. The single best gift I got was my bike when I was about seven. My parents were poor and it was put on layaway at Kmart. I didn't know it was my bike until my parents and I went to kmart one day and they surprised me with it. Single best day of my life. Then my mom, who has mental illness, decided we were in danger and needed to move immediately. We put all our stuff in storage and moved across the country. They said we would go back for our stuff but we never did. I miss that bike.
Skeltzjones ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy crap. I need more information
Nosfermarki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like what? My dad had a drug problem and was a general piece of shit, my mom is selfish and lazy.
Skeltzjones ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry to hear that, and sorry if my comment was insensitive. The bike thing is just such an incredibly strange and awful thing to do, and I thought the whole story would be interesting.
Nosfermarki ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:22:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it wasn't, just didn't know what else you wanted to know. There were other instances like that, but there's just too many. It was ultimately the product of desperation and hopelessness, really. I wish I could say it got better for them, but my mom is perpetually struggling and my father is in prison. It did get better for me though.
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was a kid my parents couldnt afford a brand new bike. so they bought me a thrift store bike and cleaned it up and replaced all the cables and put a new chain on it and my step dad even painted it.
it was probably the best gift i could have ever gotten.
eventually the tubes went flat with holes and we couldnt afford to replace the tubes. it ended up staying at are old house when we got forclosed on and had to move into my gran parents house.
i loved that bike so much...
and everybody on my block was envious of my bike. not becuase it was brand new or a good brand but because my parents had made it look so cool on a tight budget.
i would give anything for that bike to have it back.
this was a time before i knew how to work on bikes. at one time i had 100 bikes in my back yard after i got addicted to buying and selling them.
i used to give away bikes to homeless people a couple times a week.
id have maybe 20 buck in a bike tops so it didnt hurt me to loose 20 bucks. plus i gave the homeless people something to call theres. i gave them transport.
eventually the city fined me like 2 grand for having a dirty back yard. so i gave up
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:53:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14, I really wanted a new bike, and my top choice was $200 at Canadian Tire. I spent a year saving up all my allowances and money I got from my grandparents at Christmas, doing any extra chores I could for cash, etc. I finally had enough to buy my bike, and was so excited.
The next year, my parents bought my brother a nicer new bike.
They didn't hate me or anything; I think they just thought my brother really needed a new bike and didn't think to compare that with what I had done the past year. But it really stung.
Nosfermarki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We both learned unfortunate life lessons. You learned that you'll spend your life busting your ass for things others will get for free, and I learned that sometimes helping people doesn't mean anything to them beyond the dollar value.
ElectricFleshlight ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:13:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuuuuuck. My parents did shit like that all the time. "Oh our water is going to be shut off if you don't give us $150, btw we're going to a Christian rock concert in Colorado Springs next week, so you'll need to watch your siblings for a couple days."
AtiumDependent ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeesh
canarylungs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are we related? Because this is some shit my mom would pull.
Buzznbee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you still need a bike I will contribute money! Not all the money... I'm actually not that well off haha... but some!
Nosfermarki ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely couldn't let you do that lol. I do pretty well for myself now so I've got a ton of gadgets and such, I just never got a bike due to a knee injury. The thought means a lot to me, though, really it does.
ShambValhalla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got an electric pencil sharpener from my folks for my birthday. No pencils. Two weeks later, little brother gets a kick-ass Kawasaki dirt bike for his birthday. That was 30 years ago. I'm not bitter (anymore) 'cuz I get more joy from telling that story than he got from that bike.
betonthis1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:45:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember as a kid that my parents told us we were all going to Disneyworld for a vacation then days before we were supposed to go was told that they changed the vacation for Maui and Hawaii and that my brother and I would get to stay at my grandparents during their vacation.
ActionDeluxe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, that's such a punch to the heart! Reminds me of the year my two youngest siblings got dirt bikes for Christmas and the two of us older girls got like, pajamas or something. Apparently it was because we didn't ASK for them, but we didn't realize we could put such big ticket items on our wish lists, and we didn't want to sound greedy, anyhow. We were old enough to try not be bratty about it.. and I'm sure we did get whatever was on our lists, but seeing those bikes in the living room that morning was so wtf. To this day, even though I'm 30 and a grown ass woman, if my parents ask me what I'd like for gifts, I always include a boat, just in case.
dizzle148 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you say anything to them?
Nosfermarki ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did, and got "we didn't know you wanted one" and pretty much just disbelief that their actions and statements that they wanted to go on family rides were hurtful. To them, I was working so I was responsible for myself, except for when I was responsible for them too.
IMA_BLACKSTAR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you got a better family
yanumba1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:13:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gild this man for the bike he lost.
Nosfermarki ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessary but thanks for the thought, internet stranger! I'm lucky enough that I don't want for too much now.
yanumba1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:13:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
RIP your bike though
1-800-DaddyDyke ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt even get me started on bikes, when we moved my parents got rid of my bike, mind you we are a family with 5 kids so we all had bikes. The even kept the training wheel bikes that everyone is too old for, and all my siblings. (They claimed they needed room)
Donโt worry it ended happy I got another bike 3 years later.
Never mind, my older broke it 5 days after.
StrangeurDangeur ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will carry this anger to my grave for you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
layaway shmayaway
DeepGiro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cunts
Ryugi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My guess is that taught you a lesson, at least.
The lesson being, "fuck you, got mine." aka you didn't do the same again.
MontyAtWork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. Post that story to /r/raisedbynarcissists
ihatetheterrorists ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like an anti-O Henry tale.
beef_flaps ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents gave you the gift of a valuable life lesson.
Maezura_Talon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bro, I know what sacrificing for your family is like. It hurts, man.
Nosfermarki ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It does. Even now. What's fucked is that their parents never asked them for a thing, so they have no idea how hurtful it is to be the child and be expected to hold things together.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BIKES!!!
Newb_A_Lube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too fucking sad. Like real pain just reading this. I'm sorry man
Nosfermarki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay. I have a paid off house, a great job, and I'm getting married next year. I make more and have accomplished more than my family ever did, so now I just try to be a good influence for my brother. It's taken a long time and a lot of effort (and luck) but as long as I don't end up like them, I'm happy.
BillBillerson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yeah man. Kudos to rising above that shit. Reading about your bike and car was painful to hear. Good to know you became the better man (or woman, idk :)
Nosfermarki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Woman! And thank you!
castille360 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:36:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now that's a happy holiday story.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf
GeorgFestrunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
where did you bury them?
psychicsword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I understand why you had to help with the bills.
kat_e_wampus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. Why didn't you get one?!? Like. Wtf?
bleedingfingaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fuck dude i can't even imagine parents like that
Engelshatz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BIKES! Stop doing drugs!
TheDJZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So where did you bury their bodies?
[deleted] ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 16:55:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Toadxx ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:59:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How your mother could date a man who would do that is beyond me. That just so fucking childish.
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's unfortunate to hear stories about parents allowing their shitty SOs to treat their children like shit because they're afraid to be alone.
Toadxx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:56:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would never fly with me. Favoritism naturally infuriates me, I legitimately could not be in a relationship with someone like that.
WeaponsHot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 2 important people to buy for. They will both get equivalent value on Christmas. Favoritism is shit.
thedarkestone1 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And your mom was perfectly okay with how unbalanced these gifts were?
djd1ed ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:05:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am so fucking lucky I didn't have a step-dad, didn't have much of a dad growing up, but I have a feeling the step-dad would've still been worse.
MrWednesday6387 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:20:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not all stepdads are bad, mine treated me exactly like his bio kids.
castille360 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:43:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's step father became his adoptive father and is the only reason he tolerates remaining in contact with his mother. I think we just don't hear the good step father stories because more often they're just called 'dad' with no qualifiers.
starznmyeyez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's horrible!
TheBahamaLlama ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 16:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandpa - "Well we got Billy and Bobby's bikes wrapped and set under the tree and everyone will be here in an hour." Grandma - "What about Paul's daughter....Jenny?" Grandpa - "shit." Drives to CVS
theslash_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jenny? Do you mean little Mrs. Nacho?
TheBahamaLlama ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, Jenny Nacho 8000.
noodle-face ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
favoritism is stupid
Yaya46 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking of favoritism.
I was adopted , adopted mothers family was against the adoption because " blood is thicker than water".
We had traveled for Christmas so my mom only bought a couple of things for me and counted on the promises from family that I would be fine.
Christmas came and I watched my cousins unwrap Their bounty. I unwrapped my 2 gifts from my mother.
My Aunt called me over and told me " Since you aren't a real [ insert last name] we had to buy for all the others first because they were the most important
That Christmas I got the gift of humiliation
noodle-face ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:28:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that aunt dead? Good riddance bitch
Yaya46 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. I didn't go to the funeral
PhilHardingsHotPants ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:44:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good move! My sister is adopted and happily it's never made a difference in my family, but I'd gladly start something with the first person who suggested she isn't "real". I'd give my life for that girl.
Wilhelm_III ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gave up the chance to spit on her corpse.
Yaya46 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Karma is a bitch.
I didn't need to do anything at all because her " blood family. Sold all her possessions , especially all the beautiful antiques she had.
She had a beautiful Craftsman home that sat on 2 acres with a church that was her neighbor.
Her blood family sold the property to the church. The Church bulldozed the house over and made it into a parking lot.
Gives me the warm and fuzzies every time I think about it.
Wilhelm_III ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bummer about the house, though. It sounds nice even if the people who owned it weren't.
Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The house was beautiful.
I loved it and she knew it, but she would take great pains telling me how she wishes I were blood so she could will it to me ( I was a child/ teen as she would say this) but everything must stay in the family.
All that cruelty toward me and her " blood" took the money and ran.
Warm and fuzzies
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorta kinda.
The Great Aunt held all the family money.
My mother and I were poor due to her not having her crap together financially , then getting ill.. Also a Social Worker who felt a no bi- racial child should go to a black family and the only one this bitch could find ( thats what I force myself to believe)and coddle Was the Queen of Satan she put me with.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:39:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God, I love your mom.
She's a momma bear like me :0)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love it !
princessdracos ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt needs to go fuck herself. What a bitch.
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and my aunt are both adopted. One of my dad's "aunts" told him, "She loved you like you were her own." That comment was made at his mother's funeral.
Yaya46 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was is mothers child. She chose him that made him her child.
destroythethings ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:27:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus christ that's fucking horrid
Yaya46 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:43:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were horrid people
xxxSEXCOCKxxx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:17:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they change? Or die?
Yaya46 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The relatives that did the most damage ( including my mother) are all dead.
I went NC way way back in the 90s
xxxSEXCOCKxxx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad you're not the subject of their continued cruelty.
Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check my comment history. I posted about it yesterday over in Raised by narcissist
GrumpyGills ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:17:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically everyone uses "blood is thicker than water" in relation to familial ties but the actual quote it comes from is โTheย bloodย of the covenant isย thicker thanย theย water of the womb.โ
So basically the complete opposite. But y'know.
Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL where the comment " blood is thicker than water" Comes from.
Thank you kind Redditor
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:29:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yaya46 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could say she did. She didn't.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:55:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:00:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How can anyone be so cruel to a child?!
Yaya46 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Abuse and mental illness runs in the family.
Some people just don't give a shit
thedarkestone1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Understatement of the century. These stories are pissing me off.
duke78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may have been from different givers.
Or the cousins' parents may have found it reasonable to spend more on their own kids' presents. Which is favoritism of their own children before other people's children.
breuckelenyte ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 15:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At that age, around 6-7, I was forced to swap my 4w truck with what a neighbor's son got for the Chidren's Day raffle (the doll). Learned about sexism pretty fast. I never played with that stupid doll.
firerosearien ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:42:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what the fuck
breuckelenyte ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 16:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was forced to swap my cool toy truck for a doll because the adults (parents and the neighbors) thought for my gender I was supposed to play with dolls not trucks unlike the other kid... so yeah, total wtf.
firerosearien ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit I would have raised hell.
[deleted] ยท -41 points ยท Posted at 16:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our 1 year old daughter fought hard for her [boy] cousin's Christmas gift, a Tiny Tikes Cozy Coupe. She refused to let him have it (it was a gift from their grandparents to him). He was a year older than her and, in his limited English, kept telling at her, "Bad baby!" It was a hilarious scene.
In the end our daughter won the fight and got to take the car home with her (the grandparents gave her cousin's parents cash to buy him another present... Everyone parted happy).
Our daughter loved her "jalopy.". She played with it daily for at least two years. It was her favorite toy.
In case you're wondering, her grandparents' original gift to her was an American Girl doll. She never once played with it.
oodles007 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your daughter won the fight because all the other parents were waiting around for the kids parents to step in and take the toy away, which apparently never happened.....
I can't imagine someone feeling comfortable going up to someone else's kid, ripping a toy from their hands during a Christmas as they cry their eyes out. It was your job and you didn't do it, so "I guess she gets to keep it".
bad parent
silspd ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 16:47:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, so all I see this is a story of is a little brat that whined and cried till she got what she wanted at the expense of a poor kid who couldn't even properly express himself. Am I missing the point or are you completely unaware that your child learned a bad lesson that day?
oodles007 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:14:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Normal for a little kid to do this, NOT NORMAL for a parent to let their baby decide what's right and wrong and to not step in. Like, imagine if you were at the party... Are you going to rip the toy from someone else's kids hands as they cry their eyes out? Fuck no, you wait for their parents to do it. Which they should have. Which never happened.
I wouldn't want this family at my Christmas party
starhussy ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah as a parent, my move here is to go "noted" and buy them the same thing later when they've forgotten the tantrum.
TH313 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking tell 'em
LetsMakeSomeFood ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That really makes we want to slap them and their child.
boom_boom_bang_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"the little brat" was a one year old baby. She probably wasnt even talking or walking yet. She learned no lesson nor should they have "taught" her anything. They should've distracted her with something and then removed the toy from her sight and like all one year olds, she would've forgotten it exited. But that doesn't make her a little brat, that makes her a one year old.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 16:56:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the first and only time she had ever done something like that. But she was in love with that car from first sight. If we had known such a thing existed, or that she would have liked it so much, we would have bought it for her ourselves. In fact, as the scene was unfolding, my husband and I shrugged and said, "Welp, I guess we're going to have to buy a Cozy Coupe for her."
For what it's worth, the grandparents are financially "comfortable." They didn't care about the expense.
Our daughter and her cousin are very close. They spend school breaks with each other and get along great. They Facetime each other regularly. They share their iPads and laptops and toys with each other when they're together.
Our kid isn't a brat. But this was the one time she was very, very passionate about an object.
cheesybeetsy ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's extra important if that's her first time behaving like that, due to this experience she will now believe that she can get whatever she wants by persistently causing a scene, and that other people are not as important as her. If she does this again and you try to teach her then, she would say: "but you let me have cousin's toy last Christmas!โ :/ gonna make it extra hard to educate her about people being equal and she can't have everything her way.
It's not about the financial damage. Also being close to someone doesn't entitle them to be forgiven for everything. If my brother does something wrong at my expense, I won't forgive him just because he's my brother, I put up with it because I'm a nice person.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo I get what youre saying, but parents make mistakes.
It rubs me the wrong way that this user isnt admitting that, in hindsight, this was shitty. But still, if they say their kid isnt a brat, gotta take that at face value. We dont know shit about these people's lives.
cheesybeetsy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:26:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I get you. Reading back I do sound harsh assumed stuff when I shouldnt, I think I was kinda triggered for no reason but that's no excuse. Thanks for letting me know cos I do get a bit arrogant sometimes and not put myself in someone elses shoes.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:57:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dope :)
juicydeucy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt think you should be getting downvoted for thisโespecially if you were considering buying her the toy later on, but were offered an alternative. It sounds to me like your nephewโs parents had to have suggested that she keep the toy or else it wouldnโt have panned out the way it did. Am I misinterpreting that?
It sounds like she turned out just fine and that she shares well now.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, there. Based exclusively on this brief anecdote, Iโve decided I donโt like your kid.
Anyway, see you at Christmas.
Eueee ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You let your daughter take another kid's toy?
redditorsofthesesh ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:54:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That isn't something to be proud of....
girrrrrrr2 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean honestly aren't those for shelves?
More of a looking at doll rather then a playin with...
frozenweathermap ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, not exactly an age appropriate gift.
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for an American Girl for years, probably starting at age 6. You know when I got my Samantha? When I was 2fucking1.
PS: I was still stoked as shit when I got her, though.
FuegoPrincess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Samantha is the BEST! Ive always liked Molly and Kit, but Samantha was always the coolest.
RugerRedhawk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No they definitely get played with. However they are not meant for 1 year olds.
Quteness ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I got from that story is that you are a shitty parent and raising a spoiled brat
[deleted] ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Aidlin87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Calling them grandparents can be a term of endearment, and calling them โmy dadโs parentsโ shows the OP rejected them the same way they rejected him/her. I would totally do the same.
fauxxfoxx ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me a knock-off Barbie! Her head and arms came off within the first hour...
ilinamorato ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they get...
...knocked off?
SirBackspace ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:44:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Out
Ashesremindme ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least give an upvote to take along!
SirBackspace ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grante- Wait a second...
ilinamorato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? Something wrong?
SirBackspace ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For start- Wait a second...
[deleted] ยท 331 points ยท Posted at 15:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really sorry, Mrs. Nacho8000. -- DAVE_9000
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/oldpeoplereddit
Sir-Airik ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course that's a private sub.
ThatLexxyFellow ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:42:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get off mah subreddit
SirLordBoss ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a good guy DAVE_9000. --SirLordBoss
katiietokiio ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:21:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/subredditsimulator
satansrapier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're an equally good guy, SirLordBoss. --satansrapier
CineasOfThessaly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good? I bet he's the kind of guy who'd insist you open the pod bay doors and then disconnect your brain when you politely say no.
augmentthinereality ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:18:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now kith
olbleedyeyes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good bot.
gogomom ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cindy was better than Barbie anyway -her shoes stayed on.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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2bass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or OP just has shitty grandparents. My grandparents always did cash to all the grandkids on Christmas. Everyone else would get 50$, including my brother, I'd get 5-20$ depending on how much of a cunt my grandma felt like being at that particular moment in time.
absolutelithops ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar situation. My uncle bought my cousins (not his kids) expensive dirt bikes. My sister and I got a walmart gift card for like 20 bucks.
dream6601 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's that stupid, "I don't know what to give you, so I'll just give you a gift card. Hmmm I spent $X on the boys, but that's way too much to give a kid, so I'll give her $C" Always pisses me off, if you're going to give cash, or gift card, just do it, and try to make it far, I don't understand why it's so common to give less if it's a gift card.
KazzyKatalyst ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just to be sure, you are a girl and your cousins are boys?
MrsNacho8000 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:37:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got it! I was the only girl on both sides of my family, and every single one of my cousins are boys.
KazzyKatalyst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry your relatives thought you were incapable of enjoying or wanting a bike likely because of your gender :/
emalen ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:34:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess your cousins are guys, and you're a gal.
bestplayer23 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:44:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty cool how we have concepts of fairness from such and early age. What did you do with your doll?
MrsNacho8000 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really remember much since this was ~25 years ago, but I'm pretty sure my mom threw it at them. There were a lot of issues with them because (1) we lived two hours away, whereas the cousins lived down the street (2) they hated my mom and (3) my dad was always the "black sheep" of the family...but at this point, when I was too young to "be grateful for any gift" etc., and I was sitting in their rec room crying, it all came to a head and my mom reamed them out. We haven't spoken to them since. I'm friends with one of my cousins on FB, but that's as far as my relationship with them goes.
PartyPorpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are studies that show that some primates have a concept of fairness. It's fascinating.
cbj61shorty ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Malibu Stacey?
bookvark ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, Lisa the Lionheart. She was on clearance.
featherdino ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:10:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see you also had/Ve grandparents with a top tier case of favouritism
Mine didn't like me because my dads Irish Catholic and baptised me catholic and also because my mum was never good enough for them (she's an international medical researcher and still has crippling imposter syndrome). What's your story lol
browniedropout ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:04:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was a similar thing that happened to me... I got a child sized banana watch that didn't fit me when I was 16 years old from my grandparents, who both then gave my younger cousins (8 and 10) gift cards to Target. I want to say they accidentally mixed up the gifts, but it was no mistake.
you-just-readit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents took all of my cousins to florida, (live in England) and gave me and my sister two pound fifty cello taped to the inside of a cheap card. happened every year as they hated my Dad (their son)
tortugastation ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me guess, the cousins were boys?
datasnotdead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dadโs mom used to send me Christmas presents in the boxes of the cooler toys sheโd given my cousins so Iโd get really excited for a minute, every year.
PM_ME_YOUR_CATS_BUM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay that's just pure evil.
bostrows ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it Carbie, the overweight version of Barbie?
Phishthephrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love me some Carbie!
freekfyre ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:59:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad you clarified that your dad's parents are your grandparents
fruitynoodles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My horn can pierce the sky!
frankieisbestcat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was my worst gift too. Seriously ugly as fudge.
blindedbythesight ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:21:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My one cousin got a couple of video games and a controller (now that I think about, it may not have even been anything he wanted to use. But the thought was still there). The other got a sticker making kit (very fun). Meanwhile, my sister and I each got three chocolate bars.
condoriano27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:22:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma treated my cousins the same way and I think it's because she hated their mother. Such a shitty thing to do, especially since it's not the kids' fault. I was basically the only 'worthy' grandchild and I hated myself for it.
Berry_sherbet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the worst feeling as a kid. I would get the Dollar Store dolls and party favors, while my other cousins would get name brand things. I didnโt understand what it meant to not be liked by my family due to my dad until I was a pre teen. On my dadโs side I wouldnโt even get anything. We stopped going to other family outings because my dad noticed it.
lostinwinter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar experience at my Step-dad's parents...I was ten, my step brother (their biological grandchild) was 7... he got a virtual boy (the new hotness at the time...giving away my age, here?) and I got a throw pillow. For a couch. At the age of ten. Didn't even match my mother's decor.
Drew00013 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:51:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man that reminds me, when I was about 11 and my dad had been married to my then step mom for a few years, we went to her grandparents (my step great grandparents) and they got my step brother a N64 and games. I was given socks. What upset me the most about it is even at 11 I realized they could have given me one of the games and he'd still have access to it but at least I'd have something better than socks to open and be happy about.
It's okay though, they divorced not too long after that and my family got me my own 64.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me but with a power ranger puzzle and my cousin's got gameboys
starhussy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly why I hate going to my in-laws.. my kids are always the last thought. One year, they even rescheduled Xmas because one set of nieces was sick, and the others parents decided to spend the day with their other grandparents. So they changed it to a time they knew my husband was working.
Njordsvif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:31:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't subject your kids to that if you can convince hubby to skip his family. Do something all of you can enjoy instead, if you can.
starhussy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Long story short, we've skipped before, but his mom is terminally ill. I feel like this is an important step to my husband's grieving process. We're going to try to avoid unwrapping at the same time as the other kids.
Njordsvif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hear, for your whole situation. I hope everything goes well.
Dunderbun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa bought my youngest brother a razor scooter for christmas. Other younger brother was thinking "it's because I'm middle child" and I was thiniking "it's because I'm a girl". Grandpa quickly realised the unfairness of it all so he brought us both to the shops so he could buy my other brother a scooter too.
I watched him pick out colours as I dropped not-so-subtle hints that I also liked scooters.
Youngest brother later broke his arm on that scooter, so servers him right. (kidding, I love my little brother)
-Perimeter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the time I was at Christmas with my dad's side of the family. My cousins and older brother opened up some old guns that my grandpa had given them that he owned for years and hunted with (muzzleloaders and shotguns) and then he handed me a pocket knife in a sheath. I was like 22 at the time and was a bit salty everyone else got a gun and I get a pocket knife that I still own but have never once carried or used. He told me he ran out of guns but years later when I stopped by his house he had more guns.
Miqotegirl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My momโs mom used to dig in the trash to get me dolls and coloring books, all the while looking for cans to recycle in California. She was on a fixed income. I treasured those Barbies. It didnโt matter that they were the off brand. She washed them up and I played with them for years. My momโs dad gave me a wood desk that I still have thirty years later.
If my other grandparents gave me anything, I donโt remember it. Itโs never about the knock off Barbie. Itโs about the feeling that comes with it. Sorry that your gp did the same.
Oscaruit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:43:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just being devil's advocate, but did they know you were coming in for the holidays? I have had family not show up for years and we would pile their gifts next to the tree. They would eventually get them months down the road. The one year we decided not to get them anything, they call a few days before Christmas and let us know they are coming in for the holidays. Activate chaos mode trying to get gifts for everyone when most places are sold out, or closed. Shitty gifts were given, feeling we're hurt, and we have gotten gifts so they can sit next to the tree ever since.
RedditIsAnAddiction ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus that's cruel.
Captain__Qwark ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got one of those. I'm a straight guy.
pmcglock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch dude. When i was like 13 my parents gave me a shrinky dink...
FartingNora ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I liked how you could squeeze their heads!
You_Stealthy_Bastard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Malibu Stacy?
poopybadoopy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh! I came relate. Price tags were left on everything my dad bought, and the presents were never wrapped entirely; the backs of the presents were always bare. (He sometimes shoplifted, so who knew if they were even purchased.)
Dumb_Talking_Ape ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BIKES!!
wapu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got $5 in a card at my grandparents house. My sister and 4 cousins all got bikes. They told me I already had a bike. It was a homemade bike that weighed 60 lbs. I was given the bike working on a neighbors farm for a weekend. My grandparents hated my mom and took it out on me.
Michaiahjoy22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did you parents react to that, if at all? I'd be pissed if my parents did that to my kid, personally.
MrsNacho8000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, they did react! My dad didn't say much, but there were issues brewing long before I came along because they disliked my mother and because my dad was always the black sheep of the family by going to college and leaving their hometown. My mom flipped. She took the doll and practically threw it at them, aired out a laundry list of everything that has happened over the years since they disliked her, gathered up our stuff (ironically leaving the doll) and we left for the 2 hour ride home. I'm friends with one of my cousins on Facebook, but we haven't spoken to my grandparents or my aunt in 25 years because of it. My grandparents never tried to get in contact with me, even after I was an adult....so, apparently I am still deserving of that cheap doll in their eyes.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...first, thanks for clarifying the relationship. I'd have not guessed that your dad's parents were your grands. ;)
... second... was it Mrs. Hart?
One year, in the 90s, when we had 4 kids and not much money, we bought my eldest daughter the Hart family. It had mom, dad, some kids. Anyway, Dad's leg fell the fuck off on Christmas day. The whole pile of shit got returned the next day, and I found a way to buy her real Barbies. Wasn't worth the savings at all
SasnarDash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They must have read the official guide on how to make a future super villain
pervyfun77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like my father's mother. She'd load ALL sorts of expensive shit onto my cousins. When my family showed up for Christmas, my aunt would have to scramble to find a gift for my brother and I.
NewfounderTC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were for sure the last minute Rite-Aid stop because you're alcoholic aunt forgot she got you for the secret santa and Rite-Aid was the only place open on Christmas Eve.
Dr_Brule_Sauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were clearly their favorite.
[deleted] ยท 4295 points ยท Posted at 13:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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BlueVixen ยท 498 points ยท Posted at 15:32:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm almost certain I've read this story before!
Edit: I did. On a thread with the exact same title from 3 years ago.
nmezib ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 15:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whooaaa /r/quityourbullshit!
meltedlaundry ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:48:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one is safe from being outed.
excalibur5033 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The hivemind remembers.
SoleInvictus ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 16:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, and a word-for-word copy, nonetheless! Why can't they just make up shit like everyone else?
LatrodectusGeometric ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:40:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs an attempt at karma farming.
JohnGenericDoe ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It can still be downvoted..
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:31:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Attention really needs bringing to this, this happens on countless threads all the time. Bots. Iโm telling ya, Theyโre among us and we donโt even know
Dimatizer ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:13:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't there a guy a while back that would constantly have the top comment on a bunch of posts. People were amazed at how he commented so fast and always had the best comments. Turns out he was just a bot that would reply with the top comment from reposts.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah thereโs loads of them, makes you think how many comments youโve read that are actually real...
Dimatizer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:25:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Error: no reply found
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The comments been deleted, was it the same person who wrote the original comment?
I heard bots have been scanning for comments with high upvotes and reposting them word for word.
AFAIK the same thing is being done with posts too.
BlueVixen ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, not the same person and some details were changed. The original the guy was 25 and his birthday was September. This comment, he was 29 and his birthday was August. So it was just a random dude stealing a comment, I guess.
SamanthaIsNotReal ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:07:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is the point of bots reposting for fake Internet points? I just genuinely don't understand what the gain is here.
balroc ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:15:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So the bot can impress his friends of course
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:16:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they sell the account once it has gained some karma so it seems more trustworthy
fox_eyed_man ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:16:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If your account has enough karma, and by enough I mean a fuckload, you can sell it to advertisers.
SamanthaIsNotReal ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:24:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhh this makes more sense, thanks! Such bullcrap though.
WilliamWaters ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To make reddit feel full of other people, I seen a really creepy thread that was the exact same thread with exact comments and everything but 3 years later. I'm half convinced that a lot of threads on reddit are bots commenting back and fourth
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:15:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Neither do I girl. Can someone explain?
ThePorcupineWizard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can sell high karma accounts as they are established and seem trustworthy so people wouldn't just assume it's a bot or something.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've done this.
You have an original account, you post an anecdote. You also have throwaways for different parts of your life or because you like to shit post; you post the same anecdote again. I have the same ice climbing story I tell and it always gets upvoted bc people are impressed by ice climbing for some reason.
Edit: you also delete the throwaway's comment if it attracts too much attention.
BlueVixen ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd completely understand this but the comments differ slightly. Somehow his birthday moved from September to August!
plantslut_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is the function of copying someones story?? Why do they do it?? I'm so confused.
yanderedani ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Free karma for no work or thought put into it lol
Young__deezy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:33:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HEY EVERYBODY! THIS GUYS A BIG FAT PHONEY!
FoxandFangs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:42:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice catch
Cliche-Username ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I can just copy and paste another of the top responses to the previous thread and farm karma?
jwag598598 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:58:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, a report from three years ago, what a trouble maker, I'm glad everyone is safe now..... /s
supernerd2000 ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 17:56:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow! Two people were wondering the exact same thing three years apart from each other? Thats such a weird coincidence, maybe even impossible! I think we should call the repost police to have OP arrested!
Seriously, this whole repost-nazi bullshit is pathetic. Especially three fucking years apart.
[deleted] ยท 1023 points ยท Posted at 13:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe your mom thought youโd filled out a bit.
Rndomguytf ยท 507 points ยท Posted at 13:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is Reddit, so I think his mum was hinting something about his fullness
karmagod13000 ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 13:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya lets not all lie to each other. we all know he needed a XL, and his mom was just wishful thinking
nickheathjared ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom buys me a costco-level sweater in a medium or large every single year. I am clearly an XL. I haven't worn one of her gifts since I was a teenager. I don't even understand wtf she is thinking. MOM I'M FAT, OK?!
Psyman2 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you tried un-fatting yourself?
It's easy. First you un-fat, then you get to wear those shirts.
2-step process, really.
nickheathjared ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You make a good point. TBH I probably wouldn't wear them even if they fit.
[deleted] ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 13:50:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Foef_Yet_Flalf ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:54:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is Reddit, so it's probably how the mom is narcissistic and his girlfriend is abusive
jamiedee ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is Reddit, she was probably thinking his arms were broken.
NovaeDeArx ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:13:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay: cumbox, Jolly Rancher, swamps of Dagobah, coconut. Are we done yet?
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:21:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your comment 7/10 with rice. Someone told me to add potato but dunno wtf that even is.
Tryin' to make a change :/
queenagermusic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You suck'n?
jamiedee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, I give it a 5/7.
ChicoBean ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, whenever I bang OP's mom, she mentions it.
increasingrain ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the shirt will fit when your arms are broken.
dwhips ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
10/10 with rice
Government_spy_bot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:57:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Can't we move on to the shit-covered Sonic plush already? The whole broken arms mom helping meme is so played out.
Minimoose91 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:21:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit: where it doesnโt stop being funny, until itโs not funny, then itโs funny cuz itโs not funny but people keep posting it anyway because itโs tradition.
Reddit: we got family traditions
Spartan2470 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just and FYI (and because you deserve to know) the account you responded to appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy and paste other people's stuff. Here it copied/pasted this person's comment.
I've sent additional evidence to the mods.
If you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), this page may help to explain.
ramslife39 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:20:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd prefer it if you were more aggressive about this and with less explanation
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell?
HeughJass ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did they say? :/
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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FlipflopCommunist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any other questions?
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an open book.
Sinzah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone answer this man!
bburt17 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
M E T A E T A T E M
OkayJuice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did the comment say?
Bamboozle_ ยท 230 points ยท Posted at 14:37:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hmm, why do I have this shirt? I must of picked it up as a present for /u/technikclub."
iamelsa ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 15:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was my thought, too! I could actually see my own mother doing that, not for lack of caring but she always buys gift ahead of time, stashes them and forgets about them.
Gaffdaddy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happens to me, once I forgot about it for 4 years and only found it when we were moving house
Dalimey100 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Multiple times my brother and I have gotten shirts/pants that were initially purchased as xmas presents, but forgotten about until months later, usually with mum having bought another clothing gift for Christmas instead.
WarhammerRyan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, I do that and always have. Spread the pain of cost from October onward
ashleyamdj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Every year around the beginning of summer one of us (my siblings or my nieces) will get a present that should've been given to us at Christmas. Haha! It's always fun to see who it is each year. This year it actually stayed hidden until early October.
Spartan2470 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just and FYI (and because you deserve to know) the account you responded to appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy and paste other people's stuff. Here it copied/pasted this person's comment.
I've sent additional evidence to the mods.
If you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), this page may help to explain.
FobbingMobius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good bot
marilyn_morose ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Must have, actually. Think about it. Have, not of. Think about what those words mean as you speak them. Of doesnโt really make sense there, does it? Have. Must have. Should have. Would have.
Slash_rage ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 14:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma always bought me (a man) a size too small, but then she would offer to feed me sweets. Very mixed messages.
Mustrum_R ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:26:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not mixed at all, she wants you to feel despair while staying out of any suspicion. When you'll be at your lowest, she, sure of her victory will reveal her genius plan and laugh maniacally at your misery.
Slash_rage ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:32:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well jokes on her! She died last year. And now Iโve made myself sad.
magerehenk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All part of the plan
Freeasawhistle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You shouldโve just told her what size man you wanted. After all, Honesty is the best policy.
princesscatling ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:27:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received chocolates from a relative immediately followed with "So when are you going to finally go to the gym? You want to look nice for your wedding, don't you?"
It's my eternal regret that I didn't immediately shove every single chocolate in my mouth at once. I don't even like chocolate.
Epiqt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were the apple of her eye and she saw you as the size she was buying :)
storgodt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma who lives far away still dies this. Everything is one size too small. Has been for years.
poopellar ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 13:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your mom ever drop hints that you are putting on weight in that time?
karmagod13000 ยท 175 points ยท Posted at 13:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She prob did every other sentence but they all went unnoticed due to the loud crunching of Doritos in his mouth
dew89 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:19:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why we need noise cancelling chips!
PM_ME_AMAZON_VOUCHER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:25:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ive seen a reddit post about a nice dorito dip you will want to check out
HeresMackey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nonononononononononononononononono
elee0228 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:47:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it was both the worst gift and the second worst gift you've received.
Rolloverbeethoven93 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:50:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your age had literally nothing to do with this story. That's all I took from this.
Ms_DragonCat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's relevant that he's an adult. With kids and teens, it's easy to get the size wrong if you haven't seen them in a few months. Which is why you should never buy clothes for kids and teens without checking the size with the parents first.
DrGhostfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, kids would often rather have a toy or something similar, apart from a few, most rarely spend their pocket money on clothes, so it's more of a gift to the parent.
Ms_DragonCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True. There are exceptions (especially for teens), but you should know them well enough to know that's what they want before going ahead and getting it.
DrGhostfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, teens are pretty similar to adults in that regard, sometimes more passionate.
Zefrin ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:08:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought its to clarify that he's fully grown its not like he's gonna grow into it
underleaves ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he mentioned it because he wasn't a kid when it happened, so it's not like he could have possibly grown into the shirt.
Trodamus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, what the fuck did you do?
lawrence1024 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you point this out to her and end up having a laugh about it? Or was it done on purpose?
half_monkeyboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No worries. She'll make it up to you when you break your arms.
ThatsMrBuckaroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife gave me a pair of sweat pants for my birthday (mid December) but i didn't like the material so she said she would return them. I got the replacements for Christmas
akiramari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao good job, mom
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She bought it on sale
jackrack1721 ยท 15266 points ยท Posted at 14:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was out of town for a few days for work and got a text from my wife as I was pulling into the neighborhood that there was a "surprise for me" waiting outside. I pulled up to see a gorgeous, fully restored 1957 Chevy 3100 sitting in my spot. I couldn't believe it. I'd been looking for a pickup and my wife knew I liked classic cars, but this was insane. Just as I got out of my car to check it out, my son's friend and his dad who was coming to pick him up in his '57 Chevy walked off my porch. My youngest came outside and said, "Daddy! Do you like your surpise??" And pointed to a "welcome home dad" drawing he had taped to the door. I have never felt worse in my life for trying to play up a scribbled drawing as the best surprise ever. I can't say I didn't love his surprise and I definitely can't say it was a bad gift, but it definitely was the biggest misconception of all time, haha.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 6059 points ยท Posted at 16:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have thrown up from that roller coaster of emotions.
ButPooComesFromThere ยท 231 points ยท Posted at 21:54:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Here daddy! Do you like my drawing?"
"Haha... hehblllluuuuuuuuurrrrrgh"
"Daddy NO!"
"BLLLLUUUYRRRRGGGGLRRAAAAALFF"
ragnaruckus ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:32:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too find myself having puking emotions. It's nice (sorry) to find someone in the wild that experiences it too.
maddiemoiselle ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:26:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have BPD and often get myself so worked up to the point of puking. It sucks.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 17:59:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I might have just reading it!
skullpriestess ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:16:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed so hard at this
huh_wat_ ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:46:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I half-smirked and blinked two times.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 01:48:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay I'm hijacking this thread on a completely unrelated matter but I need to vent and I don't want a heap of attention drawn to it:
My roller coaster of emotion that I wish to share - yesterday my husband and I were in the car 5 minutes away from meeting the two boys we are adopting. We've been dreaming of this moment for years. Excited, Nervous, Anxious, But mostly ecstatic.
Then our adoption agency calls. She asks us to pull over so she could speak to us. She said they think they should delay the meeting and the transition until after Christmas. You see, they are concerned that because my parents and nephew are coming for Christmas and staying it our house (as they live 2000km away and we only get to see them once every two years), it'll be too much for the boys and they won't bond with us.
Okay maybe understandable. However we told the adoption agency 6 months ago - even before they had matched us with children - that my family would be coming for Christmas. We had discussed it with them regularly over the past month after we had been matched with the boys. We even discussed it at the transition planning meeting the day before. Nobody had a problem then. Why did they wait until we were within vision of the boys' foster home before making that decision? I wanted to throw up.
So in order to meet our boys and start the process of transitioning them into our home, I had to then ring my parents to tell them the bad news that Christmas is now off this year. My mum was so heartbroken that she couldn't even speak to me when I rang them later to tell them how it went meeting the boys. My parents had been just as emotionally invested in the adoption process as my husband and I and now the adoption agency has said they can't meet our boys for two months.
While we did continue to meet our boys (it went really well!), it was a huge dampener to what should have been an extremely happy day.
aremyeyesgreen ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 02:51:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's shitty of the adoption agency pretty much on all fronts
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:19:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever. At the moment I am focussing 100% on the boys' needs for transitioning into our home, but once we have gotten through that I'm going to re-evaluate just what happened and contact the agency about it. They can't just mess with people's personal lives like that. I think they have forgotten that this process is deeply personal for people and we all have our emotions and energy tied up in it. You can't just pull strings like that.
Shacklefordc-Rusty ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:26:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know anything about the adoption process, but would it be possible for you to just and have Christmas with your family and ignore the agencyโs suggestion?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh we are! Sorry, I meant christmas was off with my parents and nephew joining us.
wafflz1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:29:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bring family anyway. Make them (the boys) feel welcome and introduce them as their new family. It won't overload them and it can very well aid in transitioning them easier into the family than waiting and drawing it out. Make the boys feel loved and have family welcome them as well. The adoption agency you went through is shit for telling you guys that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks yes they have overstepped the boundaries for sure. I'm really pissed off.
My family can't come down though as they can't afford accommodation elsewhere. I don't want to go against what the agency says because I am all new to this.
mountainsbythesea ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:42:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who plunges the plunger
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:00:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My primary care physician
wolves_hunt_in_packs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"well, shit"
AnneNalsecs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gonna need you later
huh_wat_ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have been thrown into a blood lust and gone on a neighborhood-wide killing spree, taking soul after soul until the soil is wet with blood and my thirst for human life was satiated.
CatfreshWilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Daddys not feeling well, Im going to go grab some medicine real quick."
Got in the car and they never saw or heard from him again
Saltyfishfillet ยท 3303 points ยท Posted at 17:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can just imagine that gut wrenching feeling of disappointment. Of course everyone loves a home made present from their kid but after thinking your surprise is a โ57 Chevy Iโm surprised you had it in you at all to pretend. Good on you for being a great Dad. Also, glad the friend walked out when he did or that could have been embarrassing.
Running_Is_Life ยท 796 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly getting second hand cringe from how embarrassing that could've been
rightsomeofthetime ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 22:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Son's friend and his dad walk outside to see jackrack1721 behind the wheel of their pickup making "broom broom" noises and happy-crying...
NothingsShocking ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 23:17:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heyyyy jackrack1721, umm how you been? Sooo I guess you like my car?
wolves_hunt_in_packs ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:25:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it would mask the fact that he would be crying for real
TheWolfBuddy ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 22:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Second hand cringe is so fucking bad
Why am I cringing for someone else!
icyhaze23 ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 00:24:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AND IT DIDN'T EVEN HAPPEN
the_number_2 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:56:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're well beyond second hand cringe if you're cringing at how cringy someone else's cringe COULD have been. We'll have to measure the cringe in Cuils.
Elturiel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:17:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a new level
tinyfisch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I want to make a TV show called "world's worst gifts" where narcissistic people get pranked with amazing 'surprises' , only to have the surprise turn out to be something shitty.
Saizohero ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine if you had jumped in behind the wheel and then had to get out
rustybeancake ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:54:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just as the true owner walks out, he ejaculates onto the hood.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 01:36:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm not a father yet, but I canโt say that I think Iโm going to โloveโ some piece of shit drawing my child gives me. Sure, Iโll put it on the fridge and tell him/her/xer I love it, but Iโm willing to bet that, unless I shoot some repressed Da Vinci jizz genes up my wife and have some prodigal child, itโs going to be retarded as fuck. โLook, Dad! I drew you and mumโ. Sure you did, you little cunt. I bet itโs some spastic looking stick figure that doesnโt represent your mother or me in the slightest.
ManiacalShen ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:25:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Er, you'll love your kid's drawing if he or she is a little party animal spendthrift? The prodigal son's the one that spent and partied himself right onto his ass, so his parents had to help him back on his feet with new clothes and a goat or whatever. The good kid's the one who stayed and helped at home and then got jealous when his deadbeat brother got a bunch of help.
Jitterrr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:46:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gonna share that bait you took?
GrandMa5TR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:56:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should really be careful with that much edge around a child. He could really hurt himself.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 10:57:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should really be careful with that much inability to misread a joke.
GrandMa5TR ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:42:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Haha I was only pretending to be a retard. I got you!"
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 12:49:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shhh.
GrandMa5TR ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:51:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp he lost speech function.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:53:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goodnight, Mr Hero. Thank you for your duties. Ily.
GrandMa5TR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:03:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's English, but you have to put the words in sort of intelligible order. Oh and don't forget context.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:05:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
K
robby7345 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:20:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Laying it on a little thick buddy.
Philip_De_Bowl ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 19:12:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At one point and time, it was popular to put your child's name on your personalized licence plates. My parents had just picked up a new 4x4 Bronco with the KC lights, a tube bumper, & a winch about the time I was born and went to their buddies house to show me off.
Their son who had just turned 16 and shares my name had just got off school before my parents left. One of his buddies points out my parents car and dude goes ape shit, tells the bus driver "thank you, I'll honk and wave as I pass" and gets out all excited.
He ran inside super excited and thanked his parents for the car. My dad said you could see the heart break in his eyes when he found out the car wasn't his. He said he had never seen anyone go from being so happy to that sad so quickly.
kdoodlethug ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:30:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh nooo. And it would be 100% reasonable for him to think it was his in this scenario. That's so awful.
sourband ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:08:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love cars so this makes me sad
HULK-SMASH ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:28:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, luckily for me getting a car for a gift when I was a teenager would have been a beyond imaginable gift, if my folks took me outside and gestured towards a car with a ribbon around it, I'd just assume they were aimlessly pointing into the distance as a sign to move the fuck out.
sydneyfunnelspider ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 18:19:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. That sounds similar to something my dad did to me. I๏ธ really needed a new car at the time and he insisted I๏ธ come visit him because he had a surprise for me. I drive down and thereโs a brand new VW beetle parked outside the house. I was like omg! Dad got me a car! He walks out and it like, surprise! What do you think of MY new car? He bought it for himself lol. I๏ธ was like, oh! So cool!
jackrack1721 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:29:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, did he at least give you his old car??
sydneyfunnelspider ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 18:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha no. He hadnโt owned a car in a long time so thatโs why he was very excited about it.
455_R4P3R ยท -90 points ยท Posted at 20:36:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yuuup. thats life. you want nice shit? u gotta work for it yourself
MrCatSquid ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 20:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not the point, dipshit. The point was that the guy needed a new car, and his dad probably new that too. So when the dad says he has a suprise, and he drives up there to find a brand new car in the driveway, he would obviously assume the car was for him. When the dad literally stands next to the car and says "surprise!", most people would think it's for them. Terrible phrasing by the father, worse understanding by you. It has nothing to do with "working for it yourself". He expected a surprise, and was let down.
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:22:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of surprise is it for person A that person B bought something... For themselves?
That's a bit socially retarded "I've got a surprise for you... I bought myself something".
bowlofpetuniass ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People can be oblivious to others' needs especially when they don't live in the same house. Nothing malicious about it. Sounds like OP's dad was just thrilled about having a car after a long time.
My dad does stuff like that all the time. "Come over! You won't believe it! I have a surprise for you!". He had bought a 28inch TV for their living room.
[deleted] ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 21:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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MrCatSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly.
455_R4P3R ยท -29 points ยท Posted at 21:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol u mad dude? chill
PulsegrenadesareOP ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 22:47:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get the point you're going for but I think there's probably a lot of us who would never even begin to make that assumption based on a car in the drive.
MrCatSquid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is taken out of context. The father said there was a surprise for him, stands next to new car, says surprise, one would most likely assume the surprise was for them.
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 20:14:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know! This makes me weirdly angry just thinking about it.
mybestaccountyet ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But he said he had a surprise FOR YOU! Your dad is a gloating ass from the sounds of it. Exactly like my dad lol.
elriggo44 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Update your iOS to 11.1 or higher and the โ! ?โ Thing will stop happening.
Sorry. I posted a shit ton of those before even knowing it was happening because itโs a weird auto correct that happens on certain iphones on iOS 11.0. For some reason it autocorrects โIโ to โ! ?โ
ersatzanarchist ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:53:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Update your iOS
neccoguy21 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:25:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it... He hasn't edited his comment, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Is it because I'm on Android that I don't see this problem you Apple users have? What is it again, exactly? "I" turns into "@&1" or something?
MrAshh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Iโs turns into a ? Symbol
neccoguy21 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:35:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So weird other platform users don't see it. Makes me think that it is putting an "I" there, but it's a weird "I" that everything else can read but Apple can't, so it says "?"
CemestoLuxobarge ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:45:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you like your new family though?
SuggestiveDetective ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He got to the altar and found out the bride was for his new son's friend's dad.
theapplen ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:41:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fully restored '57 bride.
SuggestiveDetective ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:45:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"She used to be my dad's."
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Underrated
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:14:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shiiiiiiiiiiiit
ProNoob135 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma randomly plays up the smallest things as a big suprise. Oh thanks grandma, this bag of candy you got from a food bank was totaly worth the excitement while walking home thinking of electronics... She's sharp as a tack too so you really dont expect it.
mybestaccountyet ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:42:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God why would your wife say the drawing is a surprise for you? Why didnโt she just say โoh <kids name> put a little surprise up for you when you come homeโ. Telling your husband you have some vague surprise for him will probably always set you up for failure.
elriggo44 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:58:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because the child (who was probably very young) was next to his wife when they were on the phone. The kid was excited about the โsurpriseโ
Itโs a parent thing. The mom wanted to hype up the drawing because the child was so excited about it.
I get lots of โsurprisesโ like that from my kids.
theycallmecrabclaws ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a text though
kdoodlethug ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't you make it clear to the other parent though so they can match their excitement to the surprise?
elriggo44 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:14:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the situation. You canโt talk about kids like they arenโt there. They hate that shit. And itโs just messed up. I guess you could spell stuff out. But thatโs messed up too.
Very situational.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents speak German and I didnโt as a kid so that was their workaround lol
But I always knew something was up when they switched from English to German.
kdoodlethug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I was assuming it was via text. I was just thinking "little Bobby made/prepared a big surprise for you on the porch!" or something so that they're aware it was from the kid and can match to that level, not necessarily giving the surprise away.
Aerotactics ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The cringe hurts so bad.
This could be in The Office.
I feel bad for you.
EDIT: haiku
h2ogie ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god The Office is the perfect setting for this
Aerotactics ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was literally thinking of this moment
TuftedMousetits ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's just me, but I find that being told you have a surprise coming just builds expectations...and expectation is the mother of disappointment. If you are not expecting anything (because nobody told you to expect anything), then anything small and simple can be a nice surprise. I am actually mad at this dude's wife, and I don't know any of them. This is what expectation does, and creating expectation is just begging for disappointment.
VetoSnowbound ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. She couldโve just not said anything and he wouldโve come home to the car in the driveway, think nothing of it, find the drawing and be happy that his kid made him a small present.
SometimesANotion ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love this one for being one of the few thatโs not intentionally hurtful. Good on you for trying to play it off.
UndeadPineapple ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:13:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can feel the disappointment through the screen.
fallopianbewbs ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she knew you would think it was the truck...
GaryIWillFindYou ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:41:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did u tell ur wife the story?
jackrack1721 ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 18:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No way, I don't have the heart to. I'm sure she creeps on my post history every now and then, so, "Hey babe, no worries. It's funny in retrospect! Also, lets have sex tonight!"
kingofvodka ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:45:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Going for the guilt sex; good strategy
blueliner4 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:30:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there any other type?
Bamres ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought she was messing with you on first read.
theapplen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would love to, honey! Just sit on the porch with your eyes closed at 1am and I'll take care of the rest. ;)
majorchamp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP had a reflective moment from his past: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule
Klashus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a keep from your wife kinda story or did ya tell her.
Mxfish1313 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve always wanted a Jeep Wrangler. As a teen, I had to spend summers with my dad, whom Iโve never gotten along with, so I was with him for my 16th birthday. He gathered me and my step-siblings into the car and said we were going out for my birthday surprise. Weโre driving for like half an hour and start seeing all these billboards for a Jeep dealership. Weโre getting closer and closer, and the next billboard says โTHIS EXIT!โ and we actually take that exit! Iโm trying to calm my breathing as we turn into... a drive-in movie theater. To see the Crocodile Hunter movie (did I mention I was 16?). So yeah, I get that disappointment. :/
unicornlocostacos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:52:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd honestly be a little upset that my wife made such a large purchase without consulting me. Itโd be tempered by the sweet thought, but thatโs serious shit, haha.
FileError214 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm picturing that your son and his friend are like 15, 16.
crankenstein94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:49:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This gives me flashbacks to when I was a kid and I'd pestered my parents for a cat for AGES because I really really wanted one and then for my birthday my dad came home with his gigantic cardboard box and something fuzzy inside and my mind went into euphoric overdrive mode until I saw that it was just full of stuffed animal kittens. I feel really bad about it now because he was clearly excited to give it to me and embarrassed about my disappointment (I tried not to let it show but you know, kids aren't known for their pokerfaces) but I also can't help remembering the total disappointment in that moment thinking they'd really bought us a cat and then just seeing stuffed animals instead. We ended up getting two cats a few years later but I still think about this from time to time.
goodgonegirl123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had something VERY similar happen to me.
I had been dropping hints that I needed a new iPod to my grandparents for Christmas because I filled mine up.
Well we get down there to visit them and we are opening gifts and Iโve opened my two which was like a fashion drawing something and some paper.
And then they were all jazzed and were like โwe also got your one super surprise.โ And I swear I thought it was the iPod.
It was a gift card to Michaelโs Crafts for $20. Which didnโt work because of some fraud thing that happened.
My dad got the iPod. He already had two and an iPhone.
I had to really play up that gift card.
Booty_Is_Life_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. I don't think I would have been able to fake excitement for a drawing
jillyszabo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would've been nice if your wife had said your son had made a surprise that's waiting for you, then you'd know in advance
jedisurfer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a techie and gadget junkie. I've gone through a like a hundred new laptops, tablets, bikes. I have no kids , but I assume that drawing many years down the road will be worth a lot more to you. Mostly because you'll remember the enthusiasm and expression when he pointed it out to you.
hotpotato70 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could have walked in on the guy who owns the '57 Chevy plowing your wife, now that would have been a terrible surprise
Momochichi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really hate those "I have a surprise for you!" messages. Like, surprise me or not, don't let me build my own expectations. That's almost certainly gonna be a "I have a disappointment for you!" that way.
pokexchespin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That story reminded me of this
Bouperbear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love this story.
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Admit it, you cried later in the shower, didn't you?
Slipsonic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Own a 55 Chevy 3600. Can confirm, would be disappointed.
TalisFletcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:02:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did your wife react when you told her the story?
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:18:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I texted my friend/coworker "dis must be panera bread n shit BC you got soup and a wing" Meaning she both had to supervise and work the floor (RN) that night, which really sucked at the time. She legit thought I meant food from Panera. Not only no food, but a shttier shift than expected.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus christ. That was a rollercoaster of emotions for me and I simply just read it. I can't imagine how you must have felt.
not_homestuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, this should be the top answer. That's absolutely hilarious and yet so sad. Did you ever tell your wife?
PoseidonsHorses ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 18:11:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your wife knew exactly what she was doing, there.
jackrack1721 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, blissfully unaware of my near stroke.
sheep_brethren ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:16:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were the biggest misconception of all time.
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 22:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of surprise is a shitty drawing and why would anyone prepare someone for a surprise To only give them a crappy drawing for a child?
Jesus.
Sweet_dee363 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg dude. This is brutal. ๐
KillerKellyDoll ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best comment EVER.
Whiskey_in_the_jar-o ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have just said, โHi. Since I thought this was my new truck and it was in my driveway, Iโm gonna need the keys. Iโll call you a cab.โ
maluminse ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk sounds like they were in on the joke.
PK_Thundah ยท 19696 points ยท Posted at 14:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 or 12 I got 3 separate cheap travel shaving kits from one Christmas gathering. I didn't have any facial hair or anything.
So the third one was my worst gift ever.
babardook ยท 4055 points ยท Posted at 16:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahah that reminds me. When my brother was ~17 he got a really expensive electric shaver for Christmas from my dad. We all thought it was a joke because my brother has never had even the ghost of facial hair and heโs half Asian so itโs likely to never come at all. Itโs been a few years since, and the shaver has never been used.
withrootsabove ยท 8002 points ยท Posted at 17:05:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pubes. Itโs being used for pubes
KingKrmit ยท 359 points ยท Posted at 17:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And now you know why it's never been used
derpotologist ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 19:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asians don't have pubes?
johnq-pubic ยท 287 points ยท Posted at 21:15:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one is sure, they are always pixelated.
gaynazifurry4bernie ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 21:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only Japanese ones are pixelated.
WaitTilUSeeMyDick ยท 98 points ยท Posted at 22:15:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy asians
NowAFK ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:49:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
TophShit ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen them in the wild, for some reason only the ass crack pubes are unpixelated.
KingKrmit ยท 267 points ยท Posted at 19:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah cause I'll just tell the whole internet I've seen an Asian guy's genitalia. Nice try.
Cutting_The_Cats ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 20:10:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know that's doing the gay right?
KingKrmit ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 20:13:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Um..... no it's not.
ha guys i really got him there huh
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
heh, he won't know what hit em. Up top!
gaynazifurry4bernie ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What if he's a bottom?
Biased_Laker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gaynazifurry4bernie
TK421isAFK ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:46:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have, but it was strange. Kinda looked like Minecraft.
ShyBiDude89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You too?
FourthRain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We don't speak of that
TophShit ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've never seen a pube manchu?
Edit:autocorrect
montaraz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you know how much they need it
KimchiPanik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half Asian here, can confirm. Never used
CGkiwi ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 19:13:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am Asian. A shaver is insufficient.
back-asswards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pls explain
Fukken_Ay ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 07:21:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something something Vietnam jungle.
vandamtheman ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 18:33:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy manscapes.
withrootsabove ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My penis looks like Mr. Clean
arknio ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sides just went Mr. Clean
babardook ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your comment made me laugh out loud, but unfortunately I donโt think thatโs the case. The shaver was never even opened and I still make fun of him for it
Kiloku ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:46:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't trust a machine like that down there
withrootsabove ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Electric shaver for the bush. Then a quality razor for your actual junk. Just gotta be gentle
robiwill ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try a cutthroat
Seralth ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know it has a head, but dude i dont think i want to cut its throat sounds awful!
TeHNeutral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gillette, the best a man can get
psilvs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know it's a good comment when it has more up votes than the comment above it
angrygrasshopper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most definitely.
3ricss0n ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it hasent it should. I hate hair in my mouth
Takeahikekid ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:17:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone knows Asians don't grow pubes either.. right?
Yodamanjaro ยท 159 points ยท Posted at 18:20:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen historical evidence that Asians have lots of pubic hair.
Change4Betta ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 18:24:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like God took all the hair for their face and doubled down on the ass hair.
Fubar08gamer ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 18:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Historical Evidence"
zweetandzour123 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He has pubes???
Fubar08gamer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:30:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pics or it didn't happen.
Dick_Lazer ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:32:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I looked at his browser history, it all checks out.
Fubar08gamer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amen brother. Doing God's work!
neccoguy21 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's putting ass hair on Asian men?
Zorkdork ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He just has a spraybottle of rogain he's using on bar stools and subway seats.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Little known fact: the terracotta soldiers actually have terracotta pubes under their armor.
PhilMatey ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Evidence then.
DeltaBravo831 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is now
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:32:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ive seen historical evidence that asians have pubic hair as well.
Source: saw my spouse get out of the shower a few hours ago.
Yodamanjaro ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:32:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We get it, you have a wife. /s
HeKis4 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Takeahikekid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mind blown
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Yodamanjaro ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:08:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did I stutter
PapiGawd ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So has your mom
Yodamanjaro ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She gets around for sure.
jungl3j1m ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:25:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They do, but they're all pixelated.
Alluminn ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:11:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a big 6' white dude with a high testosterone level, I've fucked many short/small Asian dudes with way more pubic hair than me. It's like evolution decided to concentrate the hair that should've been on the rest of their bodies into one small spot instead.
Octopus_Tetris ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think any correlation between height and pube density has been proven.
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:32:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is frontier science boy, we're exploring the unknown.
Alluminn ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:21:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The point I was getting across is that I'm a big dude with less pubic hair than smaller guys, which people tend to think correlates the other way. Not literally that height has anything to do with it.
back-asswards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do people tend to think that?
TinyLittleFlame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:16:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like ur username
GloriousGardener ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:14:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one has proven a correlation between obesity and testicle odor either. Doesn't mean there isn't one. Just that no one wanted to prove it.
back-asswards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:25:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for this information. Have a nice day
CFod17 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just wanted to drop in and say in Asian and I got my fair share of pubes
babardook ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Dunno whatโs up with that person saying Asians donโt have pubes lol. I fuckin wish that was the case
Trulyacynic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:54:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honest question. Pubes or body hair? Because I feel like I've seen far more Asians without body hair but have zero perspective on pubic region.
CFod17 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pubes and armpit hair. Wanna take a looksee?๐ซ๐ซ
GeorgeStark520 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
LadySandry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pubes, pits and top of the head. Occasionally a few rogue nipple hairs. That's it.
Wife2Bears ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:47:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yell that to all those Asian pubes on Pornhub. They be full on 70s bush
muhaski ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just don't put the hair in the toilet! Or at least don't keep flushing if it's about to overflow after you put the hair in the toilet...
lolol42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You use an electric shaver for your pubes? I just use a pair of scissors to trim it down
withrootsabove ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See Iโm more afraid of having scissors near my junk. I used to use them years ago. Electric shavers are faster too
lolol42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get the anxiety, but my hands aren't that shaky yet
Man_of_Kent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've made too many mistakes for this to be a thing. Just get one of those Gillette razors with a trimmer on the tail end. Works. Like. A. Charm.
lolol42 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:38:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But doesn't that leave you with a hairless crotch? I don't want to look like teenage girl; I just want to avoid long dickhairs
Man_of_Kent ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:33:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not at all. They've got a guard which leaves about 5mm of hair ie a perfect trim
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or possibly his penile area hair
suitology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents were oddly concerned that I already knew how to shave.
bullydefender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pubes and armpits.
Source: I'm so aerodynamic.
pialligo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:00:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do Asians have pubes? Asking for a friend
[deleted] ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 17:19:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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cymbiline ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:08:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I.. am morbidly curious as to how you managed this. ๐
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:16:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You use asian-level precision to grip the hairs w/our cutting them and pull, or press them so theyโre flush against your face and clip individual hairs ๐ญ
derpotologist ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lolmao
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm torn. As an Australian, being casually racist is a national requirement, but as an Australian under 25 I'm automatically subscribed to the far left movement and being this casually racist would make a number of my more political friends v mad with meee ๐ฉ
And as a reformed weeb I'm torn between recognising that much Asian (japan-centric) technology and precision is vastly superior to what our coal-oriented society is capable of and not romanticising Asian stereotypes for no gd reason
derpotologist ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an American and owner of a Lexus, I know that Japanese engineering is vastly superior to what we can produce. So... I mean... it's not a stereotype if it's true, eh?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch as my conscience eases before ur very eyesss
therealggamerguy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I watched it twice
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch as my consience eases before ur very eyesss
Plsdontreadthis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most stereotypes are true. That's why they're stereotypes.
PoiLethe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:13:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unsubscribe.
FiIthy_Communist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Precasian*
chokingonlego ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:24:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have done what I did and just refuse to shave at all, until I had a scraggly shitstache on my upper lip. My mom was clamoring to get me a proper razor and cream after that.
dollarbill1247 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's hope. I am half-Asian and I was able to grow a decent mustache at around 40 yrs old.
babardook ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:20:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will let him know. He will eagerly await his 40s
dollarbill1247 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was his age I would shave every Saturday whether I needed it or not.
blackbearjam ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm half Asian as well and my also half Asian brother can grow a full beard. We're half Korean so idk if that changes anything lol though I also know a half Filipino guy, a half Japanese guy, and two half Vietnamese guys that all have very full beards as well. Genetics are weird.
dollarbill1247 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can grow a decent mustache and goatee, but my cheeks are rather disappointing.
Derwos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hikaru Nakamura is half Japanese and can grow a full beard
joekern ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL: Asian people don't grow beards.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not all of them. But they tend to have a lot less facial hair.
Derwos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And Native Americans have none. Makes sense if Native Americans came from Asia. But then why do some Asians have beards, while pure-blood Native Americans do not?
tPRoC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They have similar facial hair to asians.
DiscoVibrator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, same. It's pretty obvious though now that I think about it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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babardook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family is southeast Asian. It is not that common for men from our country of origin to have a lot of body or facial hair.
โAsianโ encompasses a lot of different ethnicities. I canโt speak for the ability of men of other Asian countries to grow beards. I know I have seen Chinese and Japanese men with beards, so itโs perhaps more common in those places.
Clobbernator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:22:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a full asian and I have a beard. I might be an exception.
sinverguenza ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lollll I have a Cambodian friend who is THE HAIRIEST GUY EVER, I'm talking he will have a 5 o' clock shadow by noon hairy. Truly an outlier.
jeremiah406 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you half Asian or does Lucy have some splaining to do.
babardook ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No splaining. My siblings and I are like a Caucasian โ> Asian gradient. I have a brother who looks white af. A brother who looks Asian af. And I myself am in the middle
SkinSuitUnSub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you will never see an Asian with a hipster 's beard
delamerica93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude can I have it? I left mine in Sacramento. I look horrible.
MNichols45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me feel better after I๏ธ got an electric razor a couple of years ago. While I๏ธ do have facial hair, I๏ธ greatly prefer just a standard razor blade as opposed to an electric one. Those electric ones just irritate your face. Iโm 33 years old, if I๏ธ wanted one I๏ธ would own one by now!
toth42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend (then pretty much free of all facial hair) wished for an electric razor for his 15th birthday. His mom got him a cat and a box of cream, told him "you don't need a razor. put some cream on your chin, and this kitten will lick those fluffy strands right off".
LightBerry81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Send it to me!! I'll put it to good use!
eidas007 ยท 1804 points ยท Posted at 16:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure that really sucked, but that last sentence made me lol.
Good delivery.
Edit: Great, now my highest rated comment is laughing at someone's misfortune. Reddit is a strange place...
Edit2: Just leaving another edit for the people who are salty as fuck about the first edit.
conyeighwest ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
why do people edit their comments with this.
Tony_Onkatruk ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I can downvote them
fair_enough_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:06:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit is a strange place...
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get how they're surprised they got upvoted.
zweetandzour123 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:13:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it
AfrikanCorpse ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 18:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Since the question is "the worst gift", the last one was the worst compared to the first two because the marginal value decreased every time.
zweetandzour123 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:44:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks
Hesticles ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was cause he was using the first two to shave his legs and balls....
zweetandzour123 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:47:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
overthinking huh?
Hesticles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I just have a dirty mind lol
Adr990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget his hopes. His hopes were up man.
deputytech ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He got 3, maybe he can give you one.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:40:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last sentence clarifies that the first cheap kit sucked, the second one was horrible, and the last one was the worst.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bad, worse, worst.
GoodChanceImStoned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't either
mhastings22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Props for admitting that in the relentless world of Reddit.
eidas007 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 18:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's unfortunate.
127crazie ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was seven, my mother hired a pony and a cart to come to my house for all the kids... and... I got a really bad rash from the pony, and all the kids got to ride the pony and I had to go inside, and my mother was rubbing cream on me... for probably three hours, and I never came outside. And by the time I got out the pony was already in the truck. And around the corner. So that was my worst birthday.
BigMye ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:15:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These edits are the worst I feel like i'm wasting my life every time I read one like that.
jamener ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:57:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They probably just wanted him to shave his sideburns
8hole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:57:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody cares about your highest rated comment but you.
AndrePrior ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Edit: People
Edit2: Who
Edit3: Edit
Edit4: Annoy
Edit5: Me
eidas007 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:15:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How can you even load this site without having an aneurism?
NoMorePie4U ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:30:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PWEAM??
thisshortenough ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got the same My Chemical Romance calendar three times one Christmas. I was a big emo kid and they were my favourite but there's only so many things a 13 year old can do with 3 calendars
Thonemum ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously this is a bad gift, but in the long run, you didn't have to buy shaving stuff for a while.
the95th ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
durrr course you didnt have facial hair... you had all those sick shaving kits
Ace_of_Clubs ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:36:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am one of five in a middle class family, so I grew up not expecting much for Christmas - no big deal. When I was 11-12 I remember getting the best gift ever because my older brother got a humorously bad gift.
I remember my brother had been asking for Mass Effect (video game) for months, and he was certain he was going to get it for xmas. I remember him opening a huge wrapped gift and it being a trashcan. I never laughed so hard in my life.
I think I was completely forgotten about that year because I don't remember getting anything, but it was okay, my brother getting a trashcan was literally the best gift I could have gotten.
putsch80 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs almost funny. Like they conspired to get you the same intentionally shitty gift.
Romeo9594 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:46:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing happened to me. From the time I was like 13 till 16, my grandparents (on both sides) always got me a shave kit. I never used them, cause no facial hair.
But when I was in my early 20s and living on my own, and able to grow a beard guess who had a few years worth of free grooming supplies?
iamtehstig ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I got a nice travel bathroom/shaving kit when I was 12 and had no facial hair to speak of.
I'm 28 now and I still use that kit when traveling because it's so convenient.
Janigiraffey ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:00:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, for years when I was a teenaged girl, people defaulted to getting me baskets with bath sets and lotions. I thought those were really stupid gifts because I had no interest in them, nor need for them. But I dutifully stored them for the future. I didnโt have to buy soap or lotion during the entire 4 years of college because of all those dumb bath sets. I โonlyโ had a full yearโs worth of shampoo. I came to appreciate those gifts, years later. :)
jooseisniice ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up very poor, anytime we had a gift exchange or a birthday party I would often have to give a kid one of my used toys. I didn't want to have nothing, but we also couldn't afford to get something new. I once gave a girl I had a crush on an old teddy bear that was missing an eye. Her friends made fun of me.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:55:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15, my mom got me shit too hang from a rear view mirror in a car. I ran to the window, no car. I ran to the garage, no car. I ran to the detached garage (where they hid my dirt bike when I was 11-12) no car there.
I've realized my mom just buys shit, all the time, that her and no one else needs just because it's on clearance
eich_iechyd_da ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:48:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aftershave...I'm a Girl. Apparently it looked like perfume.
Wuornos ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Am female, but around the same age I got 3 jewelry boxes, and two of them were exactly the same. The next year, same 3 gifters all got me Sweet Pea gift baskets from Bath and Body Works.
quirkybirdie23 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, Sweet Pea gift baskets are THE SHIT. They smell good so you can use them yourself, and you can also give em away because nobody can tell if it's regifted.
Wuornos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I kept all that shit to myself. Nobody is getting my Sweet Pea, and I didn't have to buy soap/lotion for an entire year!
karbonaceous ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
on the bright side you did get internet points for that story, so who's the real winner here ?
Darth_Draper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The third one? I would think it would be the second one. With the first one, I'd be like, "Damn, what a shitty gift. I don't even have facial hair." And on the second one, "Hey, WTF? This is BS! Not only is this a shitty gift, it's also unoriginal." But on the third one, I'd be like, "Wow, ok, at this point, it's just kind of funny. But fuck that second one."
PK_Thundah ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's how other people responded but I felt like crying the whole day lol. That year I got 3x like Walgreens shaving kits and a coloring book (all from Christmas at Grandma's).
My little brother got $20 because he was "too hard to buy for."
It was like, "what do 11 year olds like? Oh, plastic tweezers and like a milliliter of aftershave probably. What about 9 year olds? Cold hard cash."
Darth_Draper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a little brother, I really don't see the problem here. Also, I told grandma you hated her gift. Then I told mom and dad that you really wanted a shaving kit for Christmas. Also, I broke one of your shaving kits. Nanananabooboo big bro!
Nasapigs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an older brother, you fuckin' cunt
Darth_Draper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Older brother confirmed. Also, I told mom what you said.
cerberdoodle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet it made you feel super manly, though, so that takes some of the sting out of it all.
eekozoid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, my Dad got me an electric shaver. I had nothing but peach fuzz. The next Christmas, my Grandmother got me a cheap manicure kit. Neither was what I wanted, and I was so disappointed with both that I had no idea how to react, in the moment.
18 years later, I'm still using both of them. The shaver still cuts smooth with the original blades. (Had to replace the internal battery pack three times, though.)
elizabnthe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:48:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother always gets cheap shaving kits from family, but to be entirely fair he's half gorilla.
ohtochooseaname ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar to this, when I was ~9, my older brother (1 year), and I got a bottle of Cologne each. A little young for that, but oh well. This was also when I found out that I have pretty bad asthma....triggered by cologne. My older brother would chase me around with the bottle spraying it at me, and found it to be rather hilarious. Thankfully, that was back in the day when inhalers were cheap and effective, instead of today, where they are neither because the US government is saving the atmosphere at the cost of one life saving drug at a time.
PerceivedSlight ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I give people who get tons of soap and toiletry kits some advice? People who give soaps don't know anything meaningful about you so they fall back on something practical and consumable.
It happens a lot for people who aren't kids anymore but they haven't found themselves yet. And it doesn't help that during such a tumultuous period in anyone's life that teens tend to be closed off and mysterious.
If you don't want fancy body soap and a loofah for Christmas, develop relationships with your relatives.
Janigiraffey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And really, if you donโt know what a person likes, soap is a reasonable gift. As an adult, Iโd much rather get soap than a lot of other things. But also as an adult, if neither of us know each other well enough to give anything besides soap, Iโd rather not be exchanging presents with that person.
Dependents generally donโt like receiving soap because they can just use their parentsโ so it is like giving them air.
tommy_needs_a_mango ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 or 12, my Aunt got me a set of silverware. I didnโt have any plates or anything.
I feel you.
LilBitBetterThanYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I received 4 cheap travel shaving kits.
GravySleeve ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah? When I was six I was given 5 shave kits because I needed them.
LilBitBetterThanYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 I looked like a member of ZZ Top which is why I was given 6 shaving kits for Christmas.
GravySleeve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well my grandpa invented the shaving kit and was the one who encouraged ZZ Top to grow his beard.
LilBitBetterThanYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa invented shaving and was the inspiration for the ZZ Top song "Legs".
GravySleeve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well my dad could kick your dad's ass.
LilBitBetterThanYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad can kick two dad's asses at the same time.
BmanthePirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really weird that's what I got for a Christmas. When I turned 12 my dad gave me a cheap shaving kit. He put it in a lid of a box with tape around it.
Is there some secret cult of Dads who do this?
honkhonkbeepbeeep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a million manicure sets as a kid. I was a jock and only ever used nail clippers. Still the same way.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember saving some poor soul from getting one of those for Christmas.
I was in line at a store in the mall and they had those cheap "manicure kits" by the counter which was nothing more than a large box with way too much plastic packaging with nail files, toenail clippers, tweezers and a comb in it. The women in front of me were oogling it with it's $15 price tag and the one said "Do you think your husband will like this?" and the other was like "I think he will" and without thinking I said:
"No, he won't, he'd much rather have a 6 pack of his favorite beer instead."
I startled myself with my bluntness and thinking out loud at first until the guy behind me was like "I agree with the beer suggestion. The two women agreed the beer was the better gift.
You're welcome stranger wherever you are.
Caraphox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What an odd present to give an 11/12 year old. Even if you had reason to believed they'd just started shaving a TRAVEL shaving kit... what for all those overnight business trips where you just have to deal with that 5 o'clock shadow
PK_Thundah ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:52:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To send an even more mixed message, I also got a coloring book that year.
Caraphox ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:19:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a confusing time in every manboys life
pandaSmore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gifter already had the shaving kits and just wanted to get rid of them.
Business-is-Boomin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but that first one! Oh man!
mizzourifan1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really liked the way you set up that punch line, cleverly written and made me laugh.
Reddit_Has_No_Names ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once got Rogaine from three different people for his birthday. I don't remember exactly how old he was, but I'd say mid thirties.
PK_Thundah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That definitely sucks.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like 2nd one would be the worst and the 3rd would at least provide some humor.
numismatic_nightmare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why my family always did a matched gift exchange where each kid got one gift from Grandma and one gift from an aunt/uncle who drew their name out if a hat. At least that way youre guaranteed to get a maximum of two identical shitty items.
Crankypaant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't the same age at a family Christmas gathering. Got to watch my cousin open up how brand new Nintendo. I got a Schaefer pen and mechanical pencil... thanks aunt Diane...
knownunknown665 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma used to get all the grand kids dollar store stuff. I got so many off brand razors, shaving cream, and deodorant.
_Nearmint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they assumed you love shaving since you never have facial hair
eilygmcd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:33:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite yet!!! I am belly laughing, but sorry for your disappointment. Merry Christmas!
thebellrang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the hair elastics I got for Christmas, and I was sporting a short hairdo.
TheSploot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they didn't mean for you to use it for your facial hair...
blindedbythesight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you end up using them?
Woahzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't funny by the third one??
PK_Thundah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a kid and everyone else got cool gifts. I'm pretty sure I cried on the way home lol
man_on_a_screen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot escalation: his dad told him not to be a pussy and slapped him around when they got home.
potionofgirlfriend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar thing happened to me to Christmas I was 12, except it was three copies of Misty of Chincoteague. I had already read it a couple years prior.
CasualCocaine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao. Was it three shaving kits wrapped up independently, so that you thought the next gift could be something else? XD
Ethanextinction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the loot tables in destiny.
shellus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Spiderman/Batman ones like this? Link
Those were freaking awesome
Louie1phoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I was about to say, you must've been a hairy kid.
NUMBerONEisFIRST ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family did this to me as well. But then it turned into electric razors and what not. Never even had to start shaving regularly until I was like 24.
dropkickoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Progressively worse three years in a row.
jungl3j1m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the flip side, my head is completely shaved, and I received a comb. I said, "Thanks! I'll never part with it!"
mjensen12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
P.S. she's a girl...
hpotter29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. Who gave these to you? Was it supposed to be a joke? Did different people give these to you? What terrible presents.
topher181 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a shaving kit bag with no contents as a kid. I didn't have or need any shaving equipment at the time
USERNAMEREALMAN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its all the soy in our diets
TamLux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got frigging lynx/axe deodorant kits for like... 5 Christmases strait when I was 14...
ride365 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gifts me some kind of grooming kit almost every year. I'm like, what? I need grooming??
Darabo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle one time gave me the amenities travel kit he got from his flight to see his wife and children (my aunt and cousins).
Seeing him act all smug while giving it to me as a present was more humorous if anything.
Oh, and did I mention he has a secret second family, lives on his own in Dubai and only visits my aunt once every couple of years for Christmas/New Years for a few days? And when he visits he mostly either just sleeps or gambles?
BasicYellowChick- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 14 or 15 and I got self help books. Which wouldโve been great if I actually wanted them or needed them but I didnโt.
DirkRichardson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude my Aunty got me that to
lonelybitch ยท 287 points ยท Posted at 15:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a pine cone from a sister that doesnโt really like me. My friends and I pass it around every year. No one knows when itโs their turn but we all know itโs coming soon.
Musicnote328 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 19:27:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a shitty gift turned into a hilarious tradition.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:52:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"No one knows when itโs their turn but we all know itโs coming soon."
Death.
verymamush ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:58:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's this really bad book called Dawn Command that is unreadable. Someone gets it every year. I'm pretty sure the single Amazon review was written by one of us.
SailorArashi ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:44:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ask not for whom the cone pines, it pines for thee!
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Stardew Valley?
[deleted] ยท 6638 points ยท Posted at 13:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A still-warm McChicken sandwich for Christmas. My brother "forgot" to buy any of the family a present so he made a pit-stop to McDonalds on the way to dinner. Tried to pass it off as a joke.
BringTheNoise92 ยท 3170 points ยท Posted at 14:47:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joke gifts only work if there's a real gift that goes with them.
lsukittycat ยท 3744 points ยท Posted at 15:28:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my step dad a bag of lemons one year and he laughed and said thank you even though I could tell he was really confused/disappointed. It was shortly followed by a juicer that he had been wanting cause he loves making his own orange juice/lemonade.
jehdkgs ยท 2478 points ยท Posted at 15:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once youโd given the real gift, did you say โif life gives you lemons, make lemonadeโ?
belortik ยท 641 points ยท Posted at 16:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Real missed opportunity if they didn't.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 170 points ยท Posted at 17:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not just missed. SQUANDERED.
Plawsky ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 18:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What, did you get a thesaurus for Christmas or something?
_Occams-Chainsaw_ ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 18:48:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cheap thesaurus for Christmas last year.
It was terrible.
Not only that, it was also terrible.
Tepigg4444 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:00:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need a thesaurus
_Occams-Chainsaw_ ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 20:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got one. It's terrible.
Tepigg4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/terrible
rafertyjones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
www.thesaurus.com/browse/joke
Tepigg4444 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:41:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
www.thesaurus.com/browse/noshitsherlock
rafertyjones ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mshake6192 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:54:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did it have your name on it with a $3 check?
BB8MYD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
had to come here just to say I like your name.
Kurayami666 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With a $3 check
ButtIsItArt ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:04:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
meta
DJVaporSnag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And a check for $3.
ButtIsItArt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PRITHEE BE CAREFUL
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably why he only gets a step dad instead of the real thing.
songoku9001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would leave a sour taste in your mouth if there was no juicer.
Inocain ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't make lemonade! Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I donโt want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see lifeโs manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give lsukittycat's stepdad lemons! Do you know who he is? He's the man whoโs gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! He's gonna get his engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!
ColdSun1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:18:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay!!! was looking for this. Cave Johnson is the best!!! Also nice remix of said statement. (Or whatever you call it)
BNNJ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But his name isn't Life !
FrankndBeans ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You say fuck the lemons and bail
joosier ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If life gives you lemons, mix them with bleach and ammonia and make a nice lemon scented chlorine gas.
nervousautopsy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:06:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If life gives you lemons, you wonโt get scurvy ya fuckinโ ingrate.
RusinaRange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asking the real questions in here
TummyRubs57 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If life gives you lemons, buy vodka, get drunk and squeeze the lemons into lifes eyes.
Whywouldanyonedothat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life is all about your ability to juice what's right for you
g-g-g-g-ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you don't hear "HEY! WHAT THE FUCK!?" after 'life' 'gives' you those lemons
ClayChickenPotteryDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:44:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If Lives Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Ledinax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of saying is that? If life gives you lemons, MAKE LIFE TAKE THE LEMONS BACK!
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 15:51:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't really tell us his follow up reaction to the juicer. I am really worried that he's still secretly sad about the lemon.
lsukittycat ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 15:56:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After I gave him the juicer, he was pretty stoked to have an entire bag of lemons on hand to juice right then and there instead of having to go all the way to the store. So it all worked out. No need to worry!
Kruug ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like buying batteries if the gift you give requires batteries. You have to ensure they can play with their new toy as soon as it's unwrapped!
Drachefly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or at least as soon as the batteries are unwrapped.
Kruug ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:55:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why you always give them the consumable before the gift that consumes them.
fuidiot ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine was giving her mom a gift of a trip to Hawaii. I told her to get a bunch of crappy dollar store gifts before springing the real one on her. Her mother was really nice pretending she liked the gag gifts although you could see she was less than enthusiastic about them. Then she got the real one and cried. Tears of happiness and relief I imagine.
nagumi ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I broke into my parents house and replaced their old little crt tv with a new flatscreen, then left and didn't mention it.
I_done_a_plop-plop ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I slashed my mother's tyres and tossed a brick through her windshield before leaving a porsche in her driveway
ILikeOrangesToo ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
pretty wholesome of you
freyja87 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:10:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awww. Polite dad ftw
lsukittycat ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:16:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's really the best. His own kids treat him like crap and only use him for money, so when he receives thoughtful gifts (he thought the lemons were the gift cause I know how much he likes lemonade) he's still really happy even if they're lame or cheap. I always feel so bad that his actual kids are so terrible cause he's really awesome and only deserves fun, thoughtful gifts.
Plus he loves a good joke so he LOVED the gift as a whole.
The_OtherHalf ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This temporarily redeemed all of the step dads mentioned on this thread. Bless both of your hearts I'm going to adopt a step dad for the day.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:37:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was sweet!
My SIL once called me before a party and asked if I could go grab her some โfucking lemonsโ.
I bought lemons and a sharpie and wrote โfuckingโ on every one.
The best was that she was really confused because she didnโt remember saying โfuckingโ during her phone call. We laughed extra hard.
indil47 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my mom a bag of dried mealworms...
And on her next turn, she got a beautiful bird feeder! The poor thing got smashed this past summer after a terrible storm took out the tree it was in... :(
mrsmeltingcrayons ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:03:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once gave me a gallon-sized ziplock bag full of dirty rocks.
I later unwrapped a rock tumbler. He'd dirtied up the stones - they were a beginner's pack of assorted semi-precious stones. We ended up doing it together and it was a bonding activity for a few years.
colummbina ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:01:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my dad wrapped up dog food as a Christmas present. We were very confused until he walked back in the room WITH A DOG
Derwos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would've been disappointed, I love dog food
I_done_a_plop-plop ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nicely done, old chap. You're a good egg.
FritoKAL ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a friend once a full 'make your own mojito' kit (glasses, good alcohol, mortar and pestle, mint plant, limes, sugar) -- but the first thing he opened was the little bag of sugar, and then the limes. He was realllllly confused until he got to the alcohol and then all the puzzle pieces started clicking together.
dream6601 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of lemons isn't a joke gift, it's a damn good gift, I eat them things like normal people eat Oranges
tamabits ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an avacado! Thaaaannks
Arderis1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, that's the kind of stuff that happens in my in-law's family. They open gifts in a specific order, and they'll have you unwrap a package of batteries or something, and let you wonder what the hell they're for for the next hour until they hand you the gift the batteries go with.
codeklutch ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:32:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom's brother and his wife gave me a box of Steeler's tissues and said "we're sorry it wasn't more but it was a tough year for us" I tired my hardest not to look disappointed until they said "Look inside" and there was $50 in Itunes giftcards.
Monokumabear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably just me but I would love a bag of lemons for Christmas. Mostly because I drink lemon water every day and lemons are expensive in Wisconsin but hey.
jhutchi2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm giggling that you listed orange juice before lemonade. Like your dad really wants to make orange juice but all the store had was lemons and you were like "Fruit is fruit"
slimeghoul ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:13:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle used to give me a bag of lemons every year for Christmas when I was a kid. For me, that wasn't a bad gift at all- I loved eating lemons and my uncle was really poor, so it was a cheap, easy present that he knew I'd love.
ScoobySharky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the laugh.
455_R4P3R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:31:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one christmas i gave my stepdad a brick. i even wrapped it up in wrapping paper and curled the string. Me and my brother thought it was hilarious.
skeeter97 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got my sister a holy bible because i thought she was wicked and evil and needed to be purified. I proceeded to make a cross with my fingers and chanted "THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!!!" over and over. She never was a nice person and that year everyone got each other joke gifts, I'm not even religious. That year i also got my dad hemorrhoid cream and received a large can of olives. It was quite nice actually.
Blackkit27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This seems appropriate for this situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5mI407Uks4
A1t2o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got my dad a lump of coal one year. Same year, he got her a bottle of ketchup, he always makes fun of her for putting ketchup on everything. We never even told my parents that we were doing joke gifts.
Nurum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw my dad putting powdered sugar in milk one day and my mom yelled at him for it, so I bought him a bag of powdered sugar of his very own for Christmas.
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been thinking of doing something like that with my friend.
He has celiac disease and I was thinking that I could give him a "joke" gift of a whole lot of gluten free flour. Then the real gift would be a waffle maker.
lsukittycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Do it! Definitely makes for a memorable gift. :)
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'm just not 100% sure he likes waffles...
farmtownsuit ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the relationship between the people. I don't expect my siblings or friends to buy me gifts so a joke gift can be fantastic all by itself from them.
Tatayou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I remember my brother and sister buying each others shitty gift, like they were trying to get the ugliest decorative object and stuff like that.
Vanity_Faire ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or if everyone is getting everyone else joke gifts. My friends and I did that one year. Someone got duct tape. Someone else got silly string. I got a whole package of bubble wrap!
VOX_Studios ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my dad a butternut squash and nothing else.
There were no issues.
wolsel ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I do "anti-versary" 6 months from our anniversary. We always get each other I gift that's useful, But not THAT useful. Last year I managed to find $5 Google play gift card. She bought me a Foster's oil can.
KagakuKo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, I never thought I'd say this, because I always used to disdain stuff like "half-birthdays"--but this actually sounds like it could be pretty funny. I'm gonna have to tell my boyfriend about this one, lol.
poofybirddesign ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or if the joke is planned so itโs exactly what the giftee wants, but is still offbeat.
I once got a coworker an assortment of flavored bugs as a Secret Santa gift cuz he liked oddities and trying weird food. He was THRILLED.
Jerigord ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This. When my brother was 14 or so, I gave him a Lara Croft calendar (like Tomb Raider 1 Lara Croft) and some foam golf balls labeled "Practice Balls" for him to open in front of the whole family. After he got done yelling at me and hitting me, I slid out his real present, which was a copy of Rainbow Six or something like that.
BringTheNoise92 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the way it's done. This year I'm giving my girlfriend my old pair of hideous work shoes as a joke on the guise that it's her last gift. After a few minutes I'll give her the real last gift.
HelenaKelleher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once put ten pounds of single, overripe bananas in a gift bag for a Yankee Swap. The guy who opened it was ridiculously disappointed.
Everybody started to fight over it when he realized there was a full-budget-of-the-swap gift card in it. Overripe bananas are free at my local co-op.
IamtheSlothKing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
depends on if the holiday is only about you receiving gifts or not
LovelyStrife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This. One year for a white elephant exchange, my parents brought the regular gifts plus a 50lb bag of rice. When my cousin (in his mid 20's at the time) opened it, everybody had a laugh and my dad said it was just a joke gift he brought as extra, so he should choose another gift. It was hilarious and everybody talked about it for years.
DaReaper95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or if the joke is genuinely funny and thought out.
Gabyx76 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is really at giving joke gifts.
She once gave me and my brother M&M's that came in a small fan.
She rocks !
Avedas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my friend the biggest burger I could get Burger King to make for his birthday back in high school as a joke gift. He thought it was hilarious.
songoku9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum hit 60 not so long ago and I thought I'd jokingly add a small container of thyme in with the rest of her gifts.
kananjarrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. I'm debating getting my secret santa a life size print out of the Wilfork cover of the ESPN body issue. He's a huge pats / wilfork fan.
CanadianGem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His brother would've gave up the Happy Meal toy if he fussed enough.
Bloodysamflint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always give my oldest son a gag gift in addition to the real ones. One year I made a sachet with paper towels and half the contents of the spice rack, taped it to the inside of a box, wrapped it up and labeled it as the gift of the smell of Christmas.
Nurum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know I got my mom a squatty potty last year for christmas and my wife and I didn't break character all night about how excited we were to give it to her. It was probably the highlight of the night.
To be fair though my parents are the type of people that literally need/want nothing so the jokes themselves are generally the gift. This year I'm going to give her a framed picture of me photo shopped into the George Castanza in his underwear on a bear skin rug pic from Seinfield.
Avarickan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like a bag filled with pea gravel and covered in duct tape, meant to imitate m&ms? (Being born on April 1st sucks.) The m&ms showed up eventually though.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or if everyone is getting everyone joke gifts.
Luvagoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My colleague gave another at work Christmas KK a packet of batteries with a note that said "gift not included". Which I thought was hilarious, she did not but there was something else.
DaneLimmish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mailed my dad a brick for my first Christmas out of the house. The letter with it said something along the lines of "I'm poor as shit. Love, DaneLimmish"
We have now traded that brick every Christmas for ten years.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that real gift that comes with must be good, better than a normal gift per say so that the joke gift doesn't destroy the value of the real one.
But then the joke gift ends up being super awesome. My mom got a seat heating pad for our car for both me and my brother (It was one gift, said To (my name) and (bro's name)) as a joke gift, and since my brother is cold twenty four fucking seven it's the best gift on the planet for him. It will be 60 degrees outside and my brother will act like he's been wrongly placed in a morgue freezer.
kuhanluke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:24:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my brother's birthday one year, my parents gave him a couple of gifts wrapped in joke gift paper (he was like 17 I think and it was Dora or Teletubbies or something) and then in regular wrapping paper, they wrapped a mini box of Raisin Bran and taped the key to our old Ford Taurus to the inside.
Damn, I never got a gift that cool tbh. Well, I mean I guess I never fully paid my dad back for the MacBook we went "half and half" on.
squigs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It can work between friends if you make a tradition of it. One friend bought another some duck gizzards after a trip to China.
OhCrumpets ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:00:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend was a lumberjack in a past life, and stockpiles a lot of wood. Heโs needing a new axe/wood maul, and Iโm planning on getting him a nice one.
Leading up to him opening that, heโll have to go through lumberjack/tartan socks, pants, a toy axe, etc. Iโm anticipating his reaction with glee.
Edit: a word
CanRx ยท 1664 points ยท Posted at 14:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love a McChicken right now.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Colonel_Xarxes ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's fine, they don't decay
catusmi ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They do get realllllly stinky though.
Source: Work at McDonald's and deal with the waste bin.
stevetex1620 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A still warm McChicken is a glorious gift. They do smell after a bit though
Psych0matt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They grow a nose if left out?
mrsuns10 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want a Spicy Chicken right now, right nowwww
belortik ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:17:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do they still have the spicy McChicken where you are? It hasn't been in these parts for some time.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they got rid of the spicy mcchicken here no one would ever go to McDonaldโs
satansrapier ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MN has the hot n spicy McChicken still. Can be made even better by asking for Big Mac sauce on it. Imo at least.
SereneLloydBraun ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mind. Blown. I am trying this ASAP.
satansrapier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Report back!
SereneLloydBraun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Will do!
SereneLloydBraun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:08 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay. This is a week later...BUT...I tried that spicy chicken with Big Mac Sauce. Good call, fam. Good call.
satansrapier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:38 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told you dude!
Jordaneer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How was it?
SereneLloydBraun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't tried it yet. I will let you know. I am sure it will be awesome.
livin4donuts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their new signature sauce is pretty great too. It comes in the tub for dunking though.
SereneLloydBraun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:14 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a week later, but I figured I'd follow up anyway. The Spicy Chicken with Big Mac sauce was pretty goddamn awesome.
Ihaveopinionstoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NY here, they got rid of them everywhere.
I haven't gone to mcdonalds since.
TooLateToPush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They don't exist in Michigan :(
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, Wendy's has the best chicken sandwiches.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is lunch time as I read this, and yeah, a McChicken sounds great right about now. Or...
Get a McChicken, and a McDouble, put them in one sandwich, ditching the extra bun. We call that the McGangBang
pilotsam8 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:16:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want ravioli.
chunky_puffs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want the formuoli.
pilotsam8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want pic of bob and vegene
belortik ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what pisses me off? When a McDonald's tries to tell me they don't have a McChicken meal. Like seriously, it is all I get until I come to your shithole store in bumfuck nowhere. Fuck you shitty inconsistent McDonald's franchise.
tripwyre83 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:54:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I found the McDonald's PR worker.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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theawesomefactory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? I need a link to a news story!!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Her-Marks-A-Lot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:50:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude they got him... McDs is safe again.
theawesomefactory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
nightlyraider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the difference is now vs before a planned christmas dinner.
CigarLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*with cheese
electrohurricane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could go for a McGangbang (McDouble with a McCHicken between the patties)
CanRx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, my guilty pleasure.
LAPIS_AND_JASPER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you happen to be on the east coast of US
gueriLLaPunK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get it with no mayo and use their Hot Mustard instead.
bhowandthehows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The best thing in the menu hands down.
ShadowOps84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be the change you want to see in the world.
aiiye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sub mac sauce.
wierHL ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for me,
hamdmamd ยท 283 points ยท Posted at 14:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better than a cold one, eh?
Hax_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve eaten a cold mcchicken before and it is bad.
spoon1992 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:11:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people enjoy cracking open a cold one
randybob275 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A one that isn't cold, is scarcely a one at all.
fnord_happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't tell me what kind of pizza to like
lifeshard92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah rather get a sixer over McDonald's
NoOneOfUse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh
[deleted] ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 15:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot my 3-year-old niece's gift at home one year. She lives six hours away and I was already an hour away from home so there was no way to go back.
My mom and I had a brilliant plan to re-wrap a gift she'd already opened and sneak it back under the tree hoping she wouldn't notice she'd already opened it.
She noticed. That was years ago and I still feel awful.
Quillbolt_h ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 15:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why on earth did you think that would work. 3 year olds arenโt goldfish, in fact Iโd say they are excellent at remembering things you said and then repeating them at the worst possible times.
ReubenXXL ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh oh, you talked about goldfish in the context of memory.
Now someone gonna school you with their abundance of irrelevant goldfish memory information, as is tradition.
IsaacEiland-Hall ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:28:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, YOU get the reply, since you called it!
But seriously, for anyone who hasn't learned it yet (i.e. the lucky 10,000), the idea that goldfish only have memory of 3-4 seconds is a myth: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1106884/Three-second-memory-myth-Fish-remember-months.html
I'm still a little bummed because I love the idea of goldfish swimming around in a bowl, and every lap is a whole new experience. :)
ReubenXXL ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He never said memory of 3-4 seconds.
This happens every time. OP just says "memory of a goldfish", and people parrot the generic response.
IsaacEiland-Hall ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:41:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oooo-kay, so.... what do you think they're referring to?
the_drunken_cook ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:34:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah. When my little brother was around that age he overheard me say "fuck you" to my older sister (i'm 15 years older than him) and he spent the rest of his birthday party at a pizza restaurant laughing and shouting "FUCK", being egged on seeing how mad my mom was and my sister and I cackling at him.
SuggestiveDetective ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:02:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gave the best gift of all. The gift of laughter.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Desperate times called for desperate measures.
thumbtackswordsman ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, you could have just told her that she'll get the gift from you next week because *invented reason *.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:40:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just rewrapped it and gave it to her as a 'surprise!' gift the next time she was in town.
factzor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:14:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a terrible person
psychoopiates ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:28:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds like it wasn't on her mind and just panicked and did the first thing that came to mind both times.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:37:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*he
HEYASSHAT ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just assume your own gender?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:24:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MICROAGGRESSION!!!!
noodle-face ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:11:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look dude I feel really bad saying this but that was the dumbest plan I've ever heard.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IT'S ALL I HAD MAN
bjamil1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:47:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not make a pitstop at a toy store on the way and grab something?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:25:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened at my parents' house...they live in the boonies. I had already long since passed the last store that sold toys, unless I wanted to show up with something from the Dollar Store which would have been even worse.
bjamil1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:39:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's much better. All you do is grab a bunch of candy or something or small crappy dollar store toys, pull the parents aside when you arrive and explain that you left the real gift at home (tell them what it is, and that you'll be sending it as soon as you're back), and give the 3 year old the crappy gift, which they're probably too young to realize is crappy dollar store crap, and will be distracted by all the other stuff they got anyways.
Instead of embarrassing yourself to the other adults, yourself, and the kid, the adults will understand and you'll have their sympathy, you'll have your self respect intact, and to the kid you'll be a hero once they get the second gift without the distraction of everyone else's gifts
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. Just tell her you forgot and you'll make it up to her later.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that easy bro. There's a nephew too and I can't give one a present and not the other without causing WW3.
ilinamorato ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, as the father of a three-year-old, I feel for you. I probably would've just kept the nephew's present in the car and mailed them both when I got home, but I would've felt pretty guilty too.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 16:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:20:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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fuidiot ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:14:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like kids to me.
Master_Winchester ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:51:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brilliant?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Brilliant"
Master_Winchester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah
TheRealBobbyC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as you should! lol
hopefully you overnighted her real gift to her.
BTW, if that HAD worked, would you have just returned the other gift? don't you think the original giver might have noticed? This doesn't feel like a well thought out caper.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god no, she was getting her original gift no matter what! I just didn't want her to not have something from me to open on Christmas. I hadn't seen them in months at this point and didn't want that to be the first thing they remembered from the visit.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, I get it. you wanted her to still have the thrill of opening the gift. That is actually sweet of you and your mom.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep that was the idea! I probably should have mentioned that in the original post.
And my niece also didn't freak out or anything. She just said "Hey, I already opened this one!" and moved on. So it wasn't a meltdown or anything but it made me feel like a shitty uncle for forgetting.
Stumblin_McBumblin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm confused. It sounds like you "got away" with it... ? What did you want/expect her response to be?
TheRealBobbyC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be too hard on yourself. Sounds like she handled it like a pro.
Unlike my great niece. When she was about 5, I got her a really nice Christmas present. I worked hard on it. Anyway, when we saw her it was her 3rd round of gift opening. She got a really pissed look on her face and said "I already got this last night ", from her idiot grandparents (other side), who didn't bother to use the fucking registry.
Suffice to say, that was the last time I worked hard to get her a special gift.
Panda_Mon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhhh man.
IllTearOutYour0ptics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have just owned up to the mistake and sent it to her later...
Blackkit27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have just given her an empty box so she could make a fort.
FlyingBirdie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Working in McDonalds on Christmas day sounds so grim
Jessibeeb ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:33:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got me a Hungry Howies pizza once. I wasn't even mad.
Riydon10 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:51:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see no problem with this ๐ I'd happily accept a McDonalds on Christmas
Pluto_Is_A_Planet17 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:15:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you eat the sandwich? At my family Christmas, I think a few people would appreciate that because my aunts are really shitty cooks
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:00:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
better the a cold stale one he got in November
scottevil110 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 18, my brother (14) was working at the coney stand down the street. He didn't have much money, but he knew I liked the coneys, so he brought me a half dozen of them and a bunch of chips from the stand. It's been 15 years, but I still regard that as one of the best gifts I ever got, because it was the first time he really got me something well-thought-out, on his own free will. Even if it cost him nothing, it was awesome.
RayA11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so awesome and thoughtful! Sounds like a great brother.
MP-SL ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats far better than most other presents in this thread
sirjenko1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:23:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Canโt decide if thatโs funny or sad. Mostly funny
zdw0986 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think my sister did this once for me but it was a scratch off lottery ticket instead of a sammich. Jokes on her, i won $100
111122223138 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:58:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you BillyMC?
032d ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:15:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs an excellent gift!
I_love_black_girls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean isn't a still-warm McChicken at least better than a no-longer-warm McChicken?
thedigitaldork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know right? Still warm, so like, what's your problem?
psycho1social ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
atleast it wasn't a ยฃ1 mayo chicken
DangerWildpants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly would have loved that. It's lazy but it's something.
At least he "tried".
nagol93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So every year my family has this Christmas party the week before and we play this crappy gift exchange game. One year the limit was $25 on a 'gift', so I put 25 McChickens in a box. My uncle 'won' my gift.
Guess what I got from him a week later on Christmas?
Hahonryuu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ohh look at mr. amazing Christmas over here with his WARM McChicken
shrekrepublic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tbh i would be super happy with that. my brother has given me/my family nothing for the past 5 years. he comes in eats our food, zooms out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:47:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am that brother. I don't get anyone anything. Reasons:
1) I don't wish to celebrate 2) I'm unemployed and have no money 3) I have no clue what they could possibly want/need 4) If they're like me, they'll only feel burdened by useless things 5) The nearest McDonalds is an hour drive away and I have no car
Well, maybe this year I'll play hidden santa and stock up the house with some quality beers. That's really all the love I have.
MrRobotTheorist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd honestly take that over some of the stuff people said on here.
justasmalltowngirl89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, that sounds worlds better than the infinite number of lotion/soap sets I've received. I say infinite because I always seem to have more than I've received.
suicide_is_painful ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least he made an effort... my brother moved away for a few months when he was 20 for this amazing job... and came back for Christmas. When we were passing out gifts he said "Oh, I'm sorry, I left all your gifts in Texas"... my other brother, who was never one to pull punches, said "Yeah, at the store in Texas".
I felt bad for him that he couldn't just tell us he didn't have any money... we'd have been much more ok with that than a lie.
occupymypants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just realized that he was ashamed and let it go.
Lethenza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I were him, I just would have been late and bought real gifts.
Kettis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor dude was probably skint
Fordyce_Poons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it was still warm.
shakemyspeare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a breakfast for a coworker who was moving to another group, and one of the guys in my group signed up to bring yogurt and granola. He forgot, and made up for it by stopping at mcDonalds and buying every person in the group a McMuffin and a hashbrown. He couldnโt even eat a McMuffin himself, because he didnโt eat gluten. It was a pretty solid move, but still hilarious.
ejambu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it was still warm?
Matt463789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Irritated bowls from paste food: the gift that keeps giving (even if you don't want it to)
Ihaveopinionstoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was it hot and spicy...ohh i'd go nuts for a hot and spicy McChicken
dlobnieRnaD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If my piece of shit brother got me a McChicken for christmas that would be a major step forward for us.
imnotdangerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a very similar story. My grandma always gag gifts me out of all her 17 grand kids. Every year I get a joke gift with $50 inside. Barbies, McDouble, ice cubes with 5s in them, marshmello shooter with bills in the marshmello, a sack of penny and nickels that I am very surprised my 75 lb. grandma could carry. I love it and I know that one of her favorite parts of gift giving. Unlike your story I think she puts a lot of thought behind it.
Gingevere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the worst part.
"Here's the one thing that I absolutely know you have no need of right now which also becomes significantly less good within a few hours while you will continue to not need or want it."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kinda want a McChicken sandwich now tho
funkyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Need a last minute gift on my way to have food with my family. Better get some food."
CardboardSoyuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't this a Family Ties episode, where Alex P Keaton finally gets the spirit of Christmas, so buys his family stuff from McD's?
aboxacaraflatafan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes it so much worse. lol
Bellumsenpai1066 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who is currently Addicted to mcChickens, That would have made my Christmas.
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, at least it was still warm.
EBone12355 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you forget to buy gifts for the entire family?!
PlebbySpaff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo I'd seriously take that as a gift.
Sure there's like no thought to the gift, but a McChicken is quite good.
egotisticalnoob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I'd take it.
nohbdyshero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it was warm...
suddenlystevie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better than a cold McChicken.
TheAveragePsycho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it atleast tasty?
sonjathegreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read your comment this morning. This afternoon I had to get a McChicken.
Turdulator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, at least it was still warm.... a cold one would would definitely be an even worse gift
Badargel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a guy who doesnt wanna admit that heโs broke.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey atleast that McChicken got you 5600 karma!
Edit: I'm a karma whore that's jealous the amount of points everyone else on this thread is getting.
hubife13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my frat brother his taco bell order for our secret santa. I don't think he appreciated it either lol.
ChineseJoe90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it a tasty sandwich at least?
UniqueAngel5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He could've gotten a $5 gift card to McDonald's, and it would've been better.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:28:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That seems like an awesome gift to me. I would easily put that at A-rank present category along with socks. Not as good as christmas beers, but still pretty damn nice.
TehScrumpy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family has a hannukah gift swap every year. We put a $20 limit on the gifts. My sister wasn't well off at the time so she bought what she would've loved: a gift card for gas. As in what you put in your car. And she was so upset why no one wanted it.
jonnyload3 ยท 8590 points ยท Posted at 14:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love my dad dearly, but one Christmas he got me "The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over", which is I guess a live Eagles reunion concert. Throughout my life I had expressed zero interest in the Eagles. I don't hate them, per se; I just have no interest in them, so the gift was pretty baffling, but whatever.
The very next Christmas, I go to open a small, DVD-shaped package, and it is the exact same fucking DVD. I thought it was a prank at first, but his earnest expression means he had literally no recollection of buying it for me the year before.
So now I have two of these fucking things that I can't throw away because they're gifts, and I know my dad meant well.
okaymoose ยท 2801 points ยท Posted at 15:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man at least throw out one of them. Or regift them to your dad on his birthday.
Twibbly ยท 2209 points ยท Posted at 16:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he doesn't remember buying you 1 previously, you can definitely at least get rid of one.
rmit526 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 19:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pops is secretly a massive fan of the eagles. Playing the long con.
SadGhoster87 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Misread that as Pope and was wondering what I missed.
Beatful_chaos ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a well known fact that British poet Alexander Pope was a huge fan of 70s rock music.
sillvrdollr ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does he blare it from the Vatican speakers? Iโve heard that if you are in St Peters Square at the right time, you can hear the Eagles blaring out of the Vatican.
1Maple ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"What happened to that Eagles dvd I gave you? I only see one here..."
PigSlam ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, give one back, and then show him the other one, and say โnow we both have one.โ
Metallicer ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:00:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kolegra ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:33:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Look dad, now we're twinsies!" Then show him your DVD set so he can't say you regifted it.
Joe_Haynes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then register him the other one the following year!
keyboardname ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:56:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, put them both on display, in the most visible location possible. Then contrive a reason to invite pops over.
flamedarkfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:01 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, drop the hammer. Regift both of them to him.
DeathKitten666 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 16:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Regift both, plus one.
DerekB52 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:57:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the even better response.
bitJericho ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The best part is he won't even remember! Not only that, he'll feel like you really went all out.
yobeast ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:32:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you regift them he goes, 'haha you won't believe this, but I was going to get you this exact DVD for christmas'
breakone9r ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:46:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love the eagles. I'll take one off your hands if you can sneak it out!
Torolottie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:20:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Borrowed a dvd from grandparents... we do gag gifts at Christmas and gave them back their dvd. My grandma goes "what the heck? This isn't a bad gift". She didn't even remember owning it or letting me borrow it.
possummagic7 ยท 195 points ยท Posted at 15:21:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something about this story made me laugh my ass off! Thank you for brightening up my day!
bountifulknitter ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 19:16:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck it. I say go all in.
Every summer start talking about that particular Eagles DVD and how you can't find it ANYWHERE and its all you want to watch. Rinse and Repeat for several years.
If Dad catches on and asks, didn't he get you the DVD already?
Wide eyed response: "Dad, that thing is like,IMPOSSIBLE to find,no way could you find it."
Continue forever.
**edited because words are hard.
neccoguy21 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Winningest fucking answer. Count the years it took for him to finally get it, take a photo of the look on his face when he does along with the stack of DVDs, get a bronze bust of it made with a plaque memorializing the whole thing.
springinslicht ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:59:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that even a word
neccoguy21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sure is, my friend. It's a fun one, too.
i_comment_late ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brilliant, and so much better than simply regifting at him
bunniesplotting ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad did the same thing to me when I was 17 with a John Mellancamp album 2 years in a row. I like hard rock and punk and the only song of his I knew was Jack and Diane. My mom was no better though, I'm the only girl of 4 kids, I hate pink and that Christmas was the year I received not one or two but THREE pairs of pink sweatpants. One had words on the ass, another was velour and another was a shade of pale pink someone like me had no hope of ever keeping clean.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You poor thing :(
all_the_sex ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:10:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had the same problem (with pink) before - sucked when I was a kid but now I just dye the clothes that are otherwise good. Really easy to do, but it's also easy to make a hard-to-clean mess so I wait until the weather's nice enough to do it outside.
t3h_PaNgOl1n_oF_d00m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do girl sweatpants always gotta have words on the ass? So many Christmases. :(
Plsdontreadthis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with velour?
ArthurBea ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 18:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw shit. Your dad loves the Eagles I bet. And that is a good album, if you love the Eagles. The man wanted to share something he thinks defines him with you. He wanted you to understand a part of him. Share in the joy the album brings him.
I get heโs tone deaf about gifts for you. He didnโt remember getting it for you, because he probably figured you would have listened to it and loved it and talked about it with him if you already had it.
People give gifts that are basically a piece of themselves. They donโt understand thatโs what theyโre doing. They just know that it means a lot to them, so it would be an awesome gift. And often the receiver doesnโt want it, doesnโt appreciate it, or just doesnโt want a piece of their gift giverโs heart. Bittersweet.
Jay12341235 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:19:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You nailed it man.
i_comment_late ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is like, Giving Tree levels of bittersweet.
AlwaysQuotesEinstein ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:17:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me the exact same birthday card two years in a row, then got annoyed at me when I just wrote +1 on an 18th birthday card because I couldn't find one for a 19th birthday.
OneTrickPonypower ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 16:26:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the fucking Eagles, man!
PrimeTime984 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 16:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, c'mon. I've had a rough night.
bytheinnoutburger ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get outta my fuckin' cab!
pizzabagel2468 ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 17:21:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude take it easy!
Butta_Butta_Jam ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm calmer than you are.
YoungJimLahey ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't even try to understand
tk2020 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get outta my [peaceful] cab!
BigOldCar ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:55:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what happens! This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!
jorgofrenar ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:59:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get outa my cab mother fucker
FinanceGuyHere ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:11:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand it is a pretty sweet version of Hotel California
neccoguy21 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:59:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the only version as far as I'm concerned.
SkipsH ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a ticket to one of these
https://eagles.com/events
Might be a good gift for him.
Stabfist_Frankenkill ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try, Henley.
Let_John_Sing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:34:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only original eagle in the band haha
Let_John_Sing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Going to the united center! I've seen Henley but not Walsh or Schmidt so I'm happy
furdterguson27 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:26:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For what it's worth, that is a pretty amazing live concert.
ans141 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โFor the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation.โ
atcoyou ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:10:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas I remember
I had my jaw hit the floor
I had to find out who this band was, never heard them before.
"Say Thanks, " said my old man
"That's a great DVD
You can check-it-out any time you like
Cause it will never leave!"
RudeStarlet ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:22:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guess what you are getting this year.
jonnyload3 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dad?
RudeStarlet ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:31:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take it easy, son.
wjp666 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, come on... I had a rough night and I hate the fucking Eagles, man...
Controversies ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:20:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Start gifting your dad U2 (or similar) DVDs each year.
circuital14 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:19:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just get get him an iphone so he can receive the "gift" of U2 whenever they release a new album
mylackofselfesteem ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:49:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's older, but it checks out
-Reddit_Account- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do they do this
Kiddmoon93 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The eagles are pretty good though
emax4 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cards I got for my Dad last birthday and this birthday.
I thought the one looked familiar when I picked it out but didn't know it was exact.
calebrbates ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor/best friend's dad did the audio engineering for this album. I've held his platinum record.
aliensporebomb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:30:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet even HE doesn't have two copies!
tomttemp1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Platinum is expensive, one would do fine.
castilllayleon ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 17:24:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Throw them away. Bad gifts are bad gifts
Edit: I didnโt mean to seem callous, but why should anyone be taxed with carrying around for the rest of their lives the gift that someone else spent ten minutes throwing together to meet some sort of minimal social requirement?
IAmNotABartender ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:58:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No idea why this got downvoted. Have an upvote.
You can't gift someone an obligation, and that includes keeping your gift.
Fourtothewind ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or donate them. Goodwill takes all kinds of things, chances are someone would really enjoy those dvds.
castilllayleon ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Throwing away to me often means donating, thanks for the clarification
SereneLloydBraun ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's one of my favorite musical performance DVDs.
imolestbears ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THOSE TWO ALBUMS ARE GOLD YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT!
hackmiester ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll give you $5 for it.
Allaeria ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're never going to experience joy from those two DVDs, you should pass them off. Their purpose as a gift has been fulfilled, and you may pass on happiness by letting them go so someone else can find happiness with them.
scottiohead ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The version of โNew York Minuteโ at that concert is fucking fantastic
Let_John_Sing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk it could get pretty strange at some points
shootupLWC210 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keep both of those forever. Really. Its something you can always look and to make you smile. Its so odd and funny to me. When he passes, you'll still have those, and it'll really be a funny and special memento that might cheer you up
post4u ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horrible gift. Great album though, with a good story behind it.
If you don't know or didn't figure it out by the title, "Hell freezes over" is a reference to a quote by one of the Eagles founding members (Don Henley) saying that the Eagles would get back together "when Hell freezes over" after the band broke up in 1980. They reunited 14 years later and released the album.
StaghoundMKII ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha I really like that concert.
ZacPartridge ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:11:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbf "Hell freezes over" is a pretty quality album ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
ArcTimes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:59:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of my sister. One Christmas she really really REALLY wanted this toy of a pet that ate some brown balls and shat the same balls. yes, the balls were supposed to be its food and its shit. It also also came with a doll that looked like Barbie, probable a Barbie.
My aunt went to USA that year and bought a lot of stuff. She also bought 2 of those toys, one of a dog and one of a cat. My sister was a dog person at the time and preferred the dog one.
My cousin told her that she was going to give one to her and that thought was in her mind everyday, every minute. She was so excited of that Christmas. It was going to be the best Christmas ever because she was going to receive something she wanted and not just clothes.
So the great day came. Here in my country we are used to wait until 12:00am, have a Christmas dinner and then we open the gifts. She didn't care about the food, thought. She was just some minutes away of the great gift. She waited for us to eat, impatiently, I must say.
While she waited, she was checking all the wrapped gifts. Trying to see which one might be the one. She got some huge boxes and some medium sized boxes. It was good, she was going to get huge gifts plus his wished gift.
She starts opening one of the huge boxes and it's a kit to create her own jewelry, for kids. Cool. She was not too interested in bracelets or jewelry, but it was a cool gift.
We keep going and gift after gift, there is no toy of shitting dog. Until the cat toy appears, but it wasn't for her. It was for another cousin that didn't get along with my sister.
There were few gifts left. Maybe it got lost, maybe they are hiding it or maybe they didn't just open it yet. The last medium sized box, it look like this is it! And it was just some cologne and bath stuff. What? Where is it. She got really nervous, you could see it in her face.
The last gift, a huge box. She knew it wasn't it but hope is the last thing she lost. She starts unwrapping the gift, slowly, like losing a little of faith each second. It couldn't be it. It's too big. She opens a huge enough hole to see and she starts crying. It wasn't a cry of anger, it was more of a destroyed person. A person whose dreams were shattered.
It was the same gift as the first one, the fake jewelry one. That day. That moment, changed her. My sister now is a strong independent woman that don't need no false hopes.
Edit: changed set to kit.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has proper proper tickled me.
DrDannyDroncus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:56:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i dont know why but imagining his earnest expression makes me burst out laughing. like you can see that he genuinely thought hey this is a good gift..
Ginger_Lord ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the exact same boat. Eagles, say hello to my TSO cd's. All of them. All of the TSO cd's ever pressed, at least as of a couple years ago. I tried to get my father some new music last Christmas, some stuff that I thought might be up dad-rock alley but was also released by bands in their 20s/30s in the last couple of years. I really tried haha. I don't think we're getting each other music any more.
metal_monkey80 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, the worst gift I've ever given was that exact box set. When I was 16 or so I knew my parents liked the Eagles, and didn't know much about the band past "Hotel California" which was a....fine...song. They proceeded to play that box set on heavy rotation for about 3 years. It went to the point where I started hiding the CDs because I COULD NOT listen to it anymore. My only escape was moving out.
snarky_answer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโll take the dvd. Eagles are my jam.
Angry__ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, a DVD? I only have 2 CDs of hell freezes over (both parents went to the concert) I had no idea there was a DVD made!
Ajgi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:30:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch it, it's great :)
SittingBullChief ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can throw it away.... When Hell freezes over. Listen to it while driving in the southwest of the US
thomasmaybe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:49:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would gladly accept The Eagles: Hell freezes Over dvd, the hotel California version is so good!
all_things_code ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:09:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad gave you the gift of appreciating him well before the Alzheimers really takes hold.
self_improv ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:47:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, just throwing this out there but have you considered the fact that maybe your father likes the Eagles and maybe he just wants to share this with you. To introduce you to a band he likes.
No idea why he gifted it to you twice, though. Maybe he forgot.
MyNeighBertoltoro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had that happen too! My mother bought me the exact same thin sweater covered in "artistic" paint splotches, by which I mean it looked like someone had chucked glow in the dark light green paint in a squeeze tube and squirted it on. Except there was a four month gap between Christmas and my birthday when she gave them...
filenotfounderror ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just gift one back to him!
WStHappenings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno I throw gifts away from time to time.
The purpose of a gift is to be given, if you receive it in good faith and are thankful, what else is there to desire for the gift to do?
neccoguy21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Continue to remind the giftee how awesome the gifter is and how much they need them in their life and also be used to show everyone they know "look at this awesome thing I never knew existed and now use every day thanks to so and so!"
You know, what everyone thinks will happen when they give a gift.
WaidWilson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a pretty cool concert tbh, youโve got a backup in case you happen to wear one of them out
Carocrazy132 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or you're the girl from 50 first dates, your memory has come back, and no one noticed.
fattmann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The DTS mastered surround sound version of Hotel California from that album is one of my favorite pieces. I really dislike any and every other version. That one is amazing, and astounding in full surround sound at reference levels.
firestepper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha same for me except it was a Sinead O'Connor cd from my mom. I'm a guy. I literally started laughing out loud and she was legit confused why I was laughing.
littlebones7200 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Technically you can get rid of one, since he doesn't seem to remember or realize that he got you the same gift twice over.
Shawn_Spenstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I feel like you can throw 1 away without any guilt he doesn't even know he gave you 2.
KrakenWarg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is funny because my dad has done this, not once but at least 5 times by now. I've actually been gifted the exact same shirt 3 years in a row, all of them being too big for me....
selown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keep them, once the eagles all die off you can make money off them because they're "vintage"
PunnyBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like you can totally get rid of them because either it is a prank or your dad has no memory of giving them to you. Plus it seems like there's a good chance he'll give it to you again.
Moroax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm comfortable with my dad on that level of ragging on each other but I would of called him out for the same thing 2 years in a row so fast! It could of been a funny moment, but I also see how it could be embarrassing. "I loved the CD last year, made me an eagles fan! But yea...you got me this last year idiot!"
Probably how I would say it lol
safebutedgy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ah this comment is a blessing
PM_Me_TheBooty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Regift. If it must be a gift then let it.
Micotu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought 5 copies of the same father's day card, last father's day. A fairly generic, mushy, card. I want to see how many years in a row I can give it to my father before he notices. I'm thinking I didn't buy enough.
louloulouise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My well meaning uncle gave me the same high school musical DVDโs for two years in a row. I got revenge by making him watch them with me.
yoshi_1226 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surely, you could at least throw away one of them.
komsire22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just give em to goodwill or something. Who gives a shit if they're gifts
johnsmithinmyass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like when an RPG glitches and you get 2 non removable items that put you over your carrying capacity.
Lord_Zeeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back I started having troubles coming up with gift ideas. So I started gifting things that I found enjoyable, instead of thinking really hard on something they'd like.
The thinking behind this is that I would like to share something I find enjoyable with my friends and family so they might find something enjoyable, but they also learn a little bit about me.
LivingInTheVoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is a big Philadelphia Eagles fan. My grandma almost bought that DVD for her. That would have been pretty funny.
robertah1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this is the sort of thing where he has misunderstood something you said you liked or wanted.
Like if thereโs a video game called โHell Freezes Overโ or a brand of running shoe called Eagles or something you want (I donโt know your hobbies), and youโve offhandedly said something about wanting it then heโs all โoh, thatโd be a good gift. I donโt know what it is but Iโll google it. Oh, here it is on Amazon.โ
Chuuno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ooooooOOOOOO WITCHYYY WOMANNNNNN
aridax ยท 2786 points ยท Posted at 14:29:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've told this story before, but I remember how my coworkers laughed about it for weeks.
My mom is the worst gift giver. In high school, I talked about one of those dinosaur belly piggy banks that our friend had--not frequently, just once maybe twice. The next christmas, my present is a piggy bank. Specifically, one with my brother's name on it that had been sitting in the kitchen for months. I put it back.
She also gives other wonderful things such as one of a pack of 4 hair clips that she proudly exclaims her shrewdness for, since she got a discount deal on presents for four people. I was a tom boy who never wore accessories.
Another: she once told me she got two jackets, and asked me to pick one out so she could take the other. I picked one. She said, "Oh, that's the one I wanted..." then proceeded to swap them from within my closet weeks later.
Slaisa ยท 966 points ยท Posted at 15:29:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"but honey I look so much cuter in that than you do"
aridax ยท 290 points ยท Posted at 16:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surprisingly, she's quite insecure, but I did suspect if she had narcissism for a while.
deusnefum ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 20:43:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Narcs are almost universally extremely insecure.
aridax ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well shit then.
thewholebottle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ama narcissist, and I think your mom is just plain crazy.
amaenamonesia ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:58:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you say you are a narcissist then you probably arenโt (I mean this in a good way)
thewholebottle ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:41:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Iโve had a lot of treatment and meds that have helped.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 08:04:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dat username
Stay safe, follow recommended dosage...
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:43:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! I did read through r/raisedbynarcissists around that time, which convinced me that she probably had /something/. Never heard of yours though, so I appreciate the referral!
ThrowntoDiscard ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:20:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-Narc mom shield; went goth! It was rather effective when it came to stopping her from copying me!
aridax ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:33:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god.
MrSpluppy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:44:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its times like this I wish I could upvote the writer of a comment, but downvote the person who the comment is about. Fuck that mother.
fdsdfg ยท 259 points ยท Posted at 16:34:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom gives gifts to you like a 6 year old gives gifts to her mom
aridax ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:36:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ Apt!
TransformerTanooki ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:43:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was 6 I would dig through my toys and wrap them up and give them to my family for Christmas. I still give toys for Christmas.
evolutionary_defect ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 17:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but. . . . .she was not bad at giving gifts. She didnt want to give you a gift. You have made me very sad, so I can only guess how that made you feel.
aridax ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't feel too bad for me! I was quite a stoney-faced rebel during that time, so I had no expectations. Now I have funny/crazy stories to tell, especially when gift giving threads appear on reddit!
Sargos ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 17:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/raisedbynarcissists/
Son_Of_Borr_ ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:27:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Text book signs
teasus_spiced ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mum reminds me of a thing that happened when I was small... My friend used to always have cool toy cars at the park. He'd ask me which one I wanted, then say "Oh, I'm having that one!" It didn't take me long to twig and just make sure I first chose the one I didn't want.
aridax ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:41:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another commenter also compared my mom to a child giving gifts. Quite accurate I think! Also makes it seem less malicious which, as I got older, I think is true.
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:07:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother was also terrible at giving gifts. I'm talking stop-at-the-first-rubbish-bin-on-the-way-home-because-I-don't-want-this-dollar-store-crap terrible. I received a piggy bank one year too. It was an actual, purple ceramic, pig.
I gave it to my girlfriend for a booby prize in a stamp club contest.
lyradavidica ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminded me of the time I did actually stop and dump some Dollar Store trinkets from my aunt into a store trash can on my way in. I acted grateful when I received them, but they mystified me. It was probably stuff she bought for herself and ended up not using. It just made me sad, so I got rid of them asap.
aridax ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope the piggy bank was not as scary looking as I am imagining it.
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:39:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It had fins instead of legs.
aridax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
เฒ _เฒ Thank you, nightmare fuel.
MisplacedPepperoni ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was also a tom boy and my grandma gifted me those cheap nail kits, with the little bottles of polish and other stuff, until i was 16/17. Those bad boys always got returned.
aridax ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:38:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alas, no gift receipt for me. Only a closet full of useless things.
zexijin ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, there's no "bad gift givers." They are just really inconsiderate and selfish people.
highheelcyanide ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt really agree. Some people are picky. My husband is a โbad gift giverโ to me because while heโll remember I want a robe/earrings/shoes, he just canโt nail down the style.
zexijin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:29:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea. I do apologize for making a blanket statement there. I guess what I'd rather say is that one cannot justify a person's selfishness by just calling them a "bad gift giver." The term should be used for people who are considerate for others, not those who don't try at all.
TheSilverShroudette ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/raisedbynarcissists
egotisticalnoob ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
god damn don't give this option if you don't mean it!
kingfrito_5005 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:01:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like my mom always got my sister shitty presents because she doesn't know my sister at all, but your mom just sounds like she actively does not care about your happiness at all.
aridax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was tough to think about while going through puberty.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:52:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That must be nice... haha
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:50:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's mum did the same thing!
She bought my friend a couple of skirts and asked my friend to try them on. She tried one on and then said "It fits fine but I don't really like it."
Her mum whined loudly "Well I like it!" And ended up keeping them both.
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's rich! And she was insulted too! Hahaha
Dtallant ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:42:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I misread that as "My Mom is the worst gift ever." Immediately followed by "in high school..." and assumed the worst
My pure mind has been tainted
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another victim of the internet!
redskyfalling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This story is indeed terrible. But I must ask, is your username a play on the deodorant "arrid-xx"?
aridax ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha no, it's just nonsense I made up in high school. But I will be sure to send that companny a cease and desist! /s
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the piggy bank had money, you should have taken it
aridax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, empty as a college wallet.
zamardii12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucking terrible. What a shitty person.
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck is wrong with her?
CyzeDoesMatter ยท 570 points ยท Posted at 15:42:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sponsored donkey...my nan paid for the first month and gave it as a gift for christmas.. i had to pay the following 11.. The donkeys name was Abrams, got a letter after the 3rd month claiming he had died, and that instead of cancelling my sponsorship they had transferred my sponsor over to a different fucking donkey.
EDIT: Here is the website if anyone is interested https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/adopt AND YES! Xmas adoption packs are available now, you too can give the worst gift ever!
parcequenicole ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 02:21:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, hereโs a gift you have to pay for!
Wtf
skittletwig ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 07:18:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friendโs parents got her a car at 16... except all they did was like sign the paperwork to actually get the car. She then was responsible for the car payments and insurance.
parcequenicole ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 07:24:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... at 16 that car would be getting repossessed. I was making minimum wage at that age. I hope she had some savings!
Flamin_Jesus ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 03:29:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Also, it's literally worth less than nothing and completely useless!"
valiantfreak ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 04:43:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife sponsored an elephant in her mum's name. They had a list of all the elephants and you pick one. Then when you checkout it has a short story about the elephant. Her short story concluded with the elephant's unfortunate death, even though she was still 'alive' and sponsorable on their website.
So she contacted the charity and asked whether she could sponsor another elephant, and they replied that yes, her money has been put to another [unnamed] elephant. I mean, I know it's all a crock and they probably pool all the money together to support all the elephants or whatever so the poor elephants don't try to rob the rich ones, but at the end of the day she got a nice certificate to give her mum with a nice picture of the elephant that she could be sponsoring if it wasn't dead.
Cadistra_G ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 05:21:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma sponsored a humpback whale named Half-Moon for ...I think my birthday? I don't think I was even 10. I loved it - they'd mail me a package every few months with photos and stuff, because the whale was tagged. She had paid for a whole year. I was devastated when my mom refused to renew it. Half-Moon, wherever you are, I hope you're okay!
bighert23 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 05:44:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half-moon probably has a couple crescent-moons swimming about the ocean with her now ๐
smonkweed ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:19:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This warms my heart :) So wholesome
Ziggyrollablunt ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 10:03:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents did this with a manatee named phyllis and i was so excited about it! I saved up money to renew it for 4 years. She had twins and i was so invested! Phyllis has since died but her twins are still out there doing manatee things. My grandparents even got to meet her when they went to florida. I was a really strange kid who loved manatees...i still do.
Cadistra_G ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 10:18:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so cool! Manatees are beautiful creatures - nothing weird about that!
Ziggyrollablunt ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 10:22:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love them so much and i have yet to see one in real life though! Its my dream!
SailorArashi ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 13:10:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like Half-Moon was last spotted in 2012.
Cadistra_G ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:34:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow! Thank you so much for checking! :D
SailorArashi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:49:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My pleasure. I use my Google-Fu for good :D
YoungDeadBullet ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 23:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow your nan sounds like such a jack ass for causing you to spend more money like that
jowys ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:18:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
take your upvote and shoo
srm038 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was wild from start to finish
Life_Moon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:28:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit I'm sorry but that's the funniest damn story I've ever read!!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:27:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually really funny cos the donkey got more out of the present than you did.
BadMeniscus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed way too hard at this
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
.... what the hell are you sponsoring a donkey for... is this like sponsoring a child or ... ?
SquidPussyPotPie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:36 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whelp this one made me laugh this hardest so far, but poor Abrams.
tom255 ยท 1762 points ยท Posted at 14:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A trip around the local sewage works.
"Love from Mum"
Edit: the next year was a trip around the local police station. Seriously.
Edit #2: I was seven years old. She won it in an auction. Next year's gift was a flying lesson. For her. (I just watched.)
Edit #3: wow. my top comment of all time is about shit (ใ)
spiketheunicorn ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 17:49:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of want these. I also love How Its Made, though.
tom255 ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 18:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too love watching How It's Made...
เฒ _เฒ no smellovision plz. thnx.
spiketheunicorn ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 18:27:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if it comes with an OSHA quality face mask. I have been to a brewery, ice cream plant, cheese factory, recycling center, ambulance station, rode out with EMTs and police, behind the scenes at a circus and zoo, dump, aluminum reclaiming center, many different old-time craft places like glassblowers, etc.
That's just some of what I can remember. When you are in Girlscouts, 4H, and your parents are both teachers so you get to go on their field trips too, you see a lot of neat things.
I would add sewage works to the list. But I also voluntarily chose pigs in 4H and went to a pig farm once a week all summer. Chicken farm the year before, too. This nose has smelled some shit.
JPAchilles ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:43:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds kick-ass! Would loved to have done that, considering I can't smell
spiketheunicorn ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:49:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, join me on our stinky adventures.
JPAchilles ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:49:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:D
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so jelly of your stinky adventures, and would join you any time.
Mightycoolguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does that mean you can't taste too?
JPAchilles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been told repeatedly that, usually going along the lines of "Oh, why are you so picky about food, if you can't smell you can't taste either!"
No, I can still taste my food, it's just not quite as strong (like 75% of the taste is still there) but it definitely takes away from the experience.
Mightycoolguy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:46:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Might I suggest Indian food (not authentic)? I keep thinking if only it was 25 percent less spicy.
JPAchilles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:48:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You just made my night. Sadly, there hasn't been any good Indian food (authentic or not) in the places I've lived in the past 6 years
doughnutholio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
whoa, i envy all the stuff you saw, it srsly IS like how it's made, but better
thantheman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you can handle a pig farm you can handle a sewage works.
Rusty-Shackleford ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:01:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got to be a bus driver for a group of engineering students who took an awesome tour guided trip through the local water treatment plant. It was a huge open-air facility (out in the Mountain West) and had to be at least 1 square mile in size. I didn't go on the guided tour because I was a little self conscious of me being in a bus driver's uniform while the engineering students were in regular clothes, but I did wander around freely and got some cool information from the professors afterwards and I have to say, Water Treatment plants are really fascinating! They have these huge above ground structures that look like water fountains that skim the top of the water. It's amazing what basic levels of filtration are used at first.
One other cool fact is that the grass that grows near these facilities has to get mowed daily because all the nitrogen extracted in the process (there's TONS of nitrogen in waste water apparently) is used on the grass which grows really fast. I guess these treatment plants try to sell some of their nitrogen to bring in revenues.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poop makes good fertilizer!
Liskarialeman ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may have sucked at the time, and maybe it's just me, but I love industrial stuff- so fuck yeah that would be an awesome gift for me!
What was the next year out? Fire station?
Cysioland ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:28:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, oh, I hope it's a nuclear power plant
Echocookie ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As much as I would enjoy touring the local sewers, it isn't something that should be gifted.
Thealmightyclam ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:04:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your mom Leslie Knope?
tom255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:08 on May 4, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Knope
newsagg ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is she trying to tell you to get a job?
tom255 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Son, handle shit."
Praydaythemice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:18:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER"
tommiecanyouhearme ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:10:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One persons Sewage Tour is another persons awesome adventure.
Seannit ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:17:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jealous, we canโt tour our local sewage works.
beansmeller ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:08:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you check before or after you saw this?
Avoch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like your edit is implying something sinister... lol
Isthisgoodenoughyet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
are you unemployed, maybe she's hinting at something lol
i_comment_late ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is like a Dursley-level gift
moustachesamurai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you might feel at home here
evenstar139 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:43:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of when I went on a family holiday and my mum thought it'd be a great idea to take a tour of the local cement factory. It was even more boring than it sounds
JMJimmy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smart mother. Give you tours of locations with stable union city jobs hoping something catches your interest.
helalo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So 2 trips to the same location
BlobfishAreCute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to take a field trip there once.
UnappreciatedMilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had this for a school trip and got to make bacteria out of plasticine! What fun!โ
Lily_Foxy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I for one loved my trip to the water treatment plant.
Stalinov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I love urban planning. It might be interesting.
Sir_Tachanka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a tour around the wastewater treatment plant in Montreal. It was really awesome!
Bitchkitta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Free
TeaShores ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually funny. Depending on a particular place and a guide it also could be interesting. I like "experience" gifts.
RedditSkippy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually entered (and won!!) a lottery to go in a tour on my local recycling center. I had a fabulous time!
caanthedalek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think she might be showing you your future prospects if you don't get a job
RailfanAZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least is wasn't a trip around the local police station whilst in handcuffs!
LeftyDan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stay in school warning?
strikt9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your morher work for the city?
tom255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:47 on May 4, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo
Splinter1591 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg the sewage one sounds so great. ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฃIs she a civil engineer by chance
Magicgoathead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:31:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How??
Heelhounds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:20:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you didn't go.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she was giving you a tour of the job you'd have AFTER you visited the police station as an extended guest... maybe?
poopellar ยท 1297 points ยท Posted at 13:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic replica of a glass coke bottle.
gepgepgep ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 17:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No lie.
I'm a VERY anti-holiday, anti-gifting type of person. One year my girlfriend was kept persistently asking what I wanted for my birthday. So I just asked her for a Sprite and $5.
10/10 good gift
Graawwrr ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:35:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why be anti-holiday and gift giving? I get being against gift giving as a mandatory action, but just being against two pretty positive things seems like a little much.
whtbrd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, no work! and shiny paper!
Graawwrr ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not too mention hanging out with loved ones, delicious food, decoration, and christmas songs on the radio!
Maxiumite ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those are the reasons I don't like holiday season :)
Graawwrr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:00:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mind explaining? I'm not trying to be rude, just genuinely curious.
DatNiggar123 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:04:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like the holidays cause my family is annoying.
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:29:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So what, you go spend the holiday with them?
DatNiggar123 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:36:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have done that for years bud, and hasn't shit changed. Recently I've spent my holidays either alone or with friends and have felt tons better.
Heelhounds ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:12:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This right fucking here. I don't get the whole obligations to spend time with family thing.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I was wondering about. I would just spend it with people I can stand instead of family.
Maxiumite ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:21:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't particularly enjoy my family's company. I'm indifferent towards 'holiday food', decorations, and christmas music.
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So why not spend it with people you actually enjoy being around?
Maxiumite ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:34:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still live with my parents, so I don't have much of a choice on the matter.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, well. Good luck in your endeavors, my friend, and remember that the military is always an option to get out of a shitty life situation.
Treypyro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because then I have to listen to several family members try to make me feel guilty for not going, and then have them shit talk me behind me back amongst themselves.
All the people I want to spend time with are spending time with their families, most of them leave the state. That and I spend time with those people when it's not the holidays.
It's less stressful to tolerate my family during the holidays than it is to deal with the bullshit that comes from skipping the holidays.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, fair enough.
Heelhounds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:11:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's because I feel obligated to spend time with family that I don't like. So, I don't. I'd rather spend time with friends than pretend to like someone just because we share DNA.
gepgepgep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk. I'm just fucking weird like that.
I'm actually pretty right wing politically, but I hate the idea of the whole capitalistic corporate nature of buying and spending on holidays. And I understand that there's more to it than spending, but I still hate holidays. Humbug
Edit: and I enjoy being alone.
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, that makes sense.
So how do you feel about the other parts? The music, the food, the decorations, etc.
ZZerglingg ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 23:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You missed a perfect opportunity to ask for a blowjob coupon book.
kingfrito_5005 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice, how much sprite?
Sir_Tachanka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7-UP is where it's at.
pasterfordin ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A paper replica of a plastic replica of a glass coke bottle!
white_android ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:21:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looking forward to that one in next year's thread
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:20:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it'd be kinda cool if its one the giant ones you can store stuff in?
Hayley9000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you live in Atlanta?
Inocain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a giant one of those in my room. It is a coin bank.
iamapplejacks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soo an empty soda bottle
A_Brown_Orange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why, but this one made me laugh the hardest. How useless is a plastic replica of a glass bottle? Who the hell would want that?
primitive_beast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So useless, haha!
RyRy2756 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
GlennsPencil ยท 3247 points ยท Posted at 14:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my cousin. He was opening a gift from G'ma, face full of excitement as he pulled the sweatshirt out. What was excitement quickly turned to dismay as it was the exact same sweatshirt he was wearing...
truelovewayy ยท 2619 points ยท Posted at 15:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She nailed his taste at least...
maxk1236 ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 17:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be stoked, I wear my shit out, it'd be dope to just have an exact replacement.
truelovewayy ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 17:18:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! I go shopping and end up buying almost exactly what Iโm wearing...
InfinitySparks ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I go shopping and intentionally buy almost exactly what I'm wearing
Aarongamma6 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do it with shoes. This pair I get are always fit my foot exactly. First time I put them on I was like "Wtf they're worn in?" Yeah been getting the same shoes since just larger sizes as I grew.
whtbrd ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When Payless does their BOGO sale I always stock up on the same style of shoe. Sometimes more than one pair of exactly the same shoe.
chickenguy6969 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are they the white/red/black Nikes? I swear I know 200 people that own those things and every one races about them. I'll know I'm officially old when I see them on the rack and think "maybe I should try those on to see what all the hype is about".
whtbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:16:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no, they're the American Eagle canvas versions of keds. Tennis shoes - non-athletic. Some of them slip on, some of them have laces, they come in different fabrics, patterns, colors
RisingStarYT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:19:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, gotta say. Those are some nice shoes.
kuhanluke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:20:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell you what, I started wearing Nike Air Force Ones earlier this year and I love these shoes. I pretty much only wear these and Chuck Taylors.
Harddaysnight1990 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah! Last year, my mom gave me a pair of jeans for Christmas, the exact brand, style, and wash as a pair that I already had, and was one of my favorites. I was stoked. I could wear them twice as much! Since then, I've lost 100 pounds, and can't wear either of them, but it was a wonderful gift.
mad_libbz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats! ๐ Maybe you'll get them in your new size this year.
whtbrd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope she does.
I have found, that when you lose weight, it's easier to find jeans you like, because you like the way you look so much more.
When you're overweight, the right pair of jeans is important, because people carry their weight differently, and are way more concerned about whether the jeans are emphasizing or hiding the 'right' things.
Just ask me... I'm overweight.
Harddaysnight1990 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:08:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*He. Not that it matters, though. And yeah, my jeans fit and look so much better now that I've lost the weight. Size 38 to size 30 makes a huge difference!
codeklutch ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:51:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year or two years ago for christmas my dad and his mother both got me the same sweater and jacket.
adanceparty ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nailed his parents taste. Kids don't buy their own clothes.
Saltyfishfillet ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 16:07:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet it was nothing compared to the dismay on Gโmaโs face when she turned up to see him already wearing the sweater sheโd picked out for him haha
herrsmith ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A slight twist on that and it becomes a great gift. I got my aunt a bottle of wine one year, and for Christmas Eve dinner, she pulls out the exact same bottle (right vintage and everything). We all liked it, but nobody understood why I was laughing when it was opened.
ShadowOps84 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least that told you it's a wine she'll actually drink.
herrsmith ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suspect she would have drunk anything I would have gotten her. Not to paint her as an alcoholic, but unless it's something truly terrible, there is a time and place for it.
gingerfer ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs an old home video somewhere of me, a young girl, excitedly opening a Christmas present to find two pairs of large silk bloomers. You see my face fall for a millisecond, then a hint of confusion, and finally I graciously thank the gifter with a pretty convincing mask of gratitude.
The gifter - my aunt - starts laughing hysterically and apologizing. Apparently theyโd wrapped both my gift and my grandmotherโs in the same wrapping paper and gotten them mixed up - Iโd just opened the granny panties instead of my video game that was still under the tree.
GlennsPencil ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:15:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a good laugh from this. Also, I'm going to start using the term "bloomers" for underwear.
Toadxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an older term, just fallen out of common use.
ultin00b ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work at a toy store, and this happens a ton. I usually crack a joke about how "they knew you so well, they got you a set you wanted so bad, you already bought it!"
zenyattatron ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:45:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of when my dad got a sweater that was exactly the same as the sweater he got 3 minutes before that. Everybody laughed tho.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope he said "This is great, I'm going to wear this right now!" and then did nothing.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:25:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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yocancountto5 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This kid. A good comfy sweater is just amazing.
Choosing_is_a_sin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:51:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sweatshirts are not sweaters. They're much better for everyday style.
sillybear25 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is an actual case for the "it's the thought that counts" sentiment.
murf718 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had that happen to me with a shirt before. It doesn't belong in the "worst gift" category though since it was funny and could easily be exchanged at the store.
GlennsPencil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nah, not when Grandma sews it.
hogan1868 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not terrible. At least he and your grandma have good taste!
a-r-c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me with my mom one year!
I was honestly stoked to have a backup.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother in law does this, but at this point she has dementia so it's just funny she likes me in the shirt so much
the_number_2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get at least one and sometimes two black sweaters for Christmas every year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's a great present if he likes that sweatshirt. my mom bought me the same shirt for christmas 3 times so it would never wear out.
Gecko16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly wouldn't be mad. Atleast If I really liked it, I could wear it when the other one is being washed.
TenorTwenty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad was an Army Ranger. Found one of his wool army sweaters when I was like ten and wore it till it fell apart, because thatโs cool when youโre ten. People found out, and I still have like 3 of them, two brand new. Iโm 20 ๐ not complaining, those sweaters rock.
alexchangestheworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened to me. I opened a gift from my dad for Christmas and they were elephant pants from Thailand. I was literally wearing the same pants (that I had bought myself) when I opened this gift.
I was actually stoked about it.
DrK1NG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have burst out laughing and kept it for the shits and giggles
GlennsPencil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
luckily, we captured it on home video!
corn_starch_party ยท 2211 points ยท Posted at 16:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have three worst gift experiences, all courtesy of my cheap-ass grandmother.
For Christmas when I was ten, she gave me a 2.5 lb fruitcake in a tin. That sounds bad enough but besides the fact that she gave a fruitcake to a ten year old, she happily told me that she had actually ordered me a 5 lb fruitcake but because they were out of stock in that size, she was given two 2.5 lb fruitcakes instead and wasnโt that great because now she could keep one for herself! Ugh.
For my thirteenth birthday she gave me two polo shirts, one in a menโs large and the other in an extra large. At the time I was probably 5โ5โ and 120 lb. As an adult now, Iโm 5โ10โ and 170 lb and those shirts still wouldnโt come close to fitting me. But she again gleefully told be how she got them on the clearance rack at Macyโs so they barely cost her anything.
For my fifteenth birthday she gave me a card with a twenty dollar bill in it. After I opened it, she said she only wanted to give me $10 but didnโt have a bill smaller than a twenty. Then she asked if I had change so I could give her $10 back.
ChameleonRazz ยท 752 points ยท Posted at 20:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sort of person really angers me. How can your wish to be cheap overshadow the desire to get your relative a great gift theyโll love?
Fucking cheapskates. Canโt stand โem.
highheelcyanide ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 22:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My siblings in law do a drawing and then we get a limit ($20) to get a gift, and they usually somehow finagle it so itโs a joke gift.
Like, Iโd rather spend $100 and get something youโll like rather than essentially flushing $20 down the drain.
SmotheredDaughter ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 00:54:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our gift limit is $1. It gets bad.
PapaverDreaming ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 01:01:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you can barely buy a candy bar for $1 anymore
If my gift limit were a dollar I'd give someone a state quarter and a (badly) hand drawn/home printed card detailing what kind of vacation I'd give/take in that state if I weren't such a broke bitch.
FollowsShinyThings ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 01:04:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a gift I would enjoy. I like shiny things, and stories
caffein8dnotopi8d ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:25:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
ChameleonRazz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:32:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See thatโs creative, thoughtful and fun.
wackawacka2 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:30:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to work with this woman that I didn't like very much, but we got stuck working with each other for a few years. We got in the habit of exchanging birthday and Christmas gifts. One year, we were both kinda broke, so we limited our gift budget to $1. That would buy a candy bar or some other little thing. So the day before Christmas vacation rolled around. She said she just couldn't keep it at $1, and spent a little more. I don't remember what it was, but she got me something small but nice enough.
Keeping with my original limit, I gave her two old, Liberty 50-cent pieces. She looked like I'd just handed her two cat turds. She apparently didn't know that they were worth a whole hell of a lot more than a dollar. I think she grunted at me, lol. Yes, she knew they were silver. She probably spent them on cigarettes on her way home. Sometimes giving and receiving don't meet halfway.
Edit: Corrected coin description.
g-g-g-g-ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be 90% also called coin silver. Depending on which country it was in, some used 80% and some 50%
wackawacka2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, Google says you're right--90%. These were pre-Kennedy, so I thought they had more.
g-g-g-g-ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:28:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Post 64 was 40% until 72 or something like that
wackawacka2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have like a pound of old silver dimes that my dad also gave me.
g-g-g-g-ghost ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything interesting in there? Some of those can be worth a bit
wackawacka2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:04 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really know. I'd have to research what's special.
Chicken_noodle_sui ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 22:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mum is exactly like this. She'll brag about how little money she spent on Christmas presents like that's something to be proud of. My sister and I are used to it but when she comes to Christmas with my in-laws it's so embarassing. They just laugh about the terrible presents she gets them but I'm mortified. One year when I was about 12 she got me a towel for Christmas. One of those thin ones from a bargain store too.
lissyh13 ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 00:07:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See my mom has always liked talking about finding deals (she would come home and make us guess how much she got something for) but she would use the bargains to be able to buy more stuff. We were pretty poor when I was a kid but we always had really nice christmasโ because she shopped for deals
K33p4l1v3 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:49:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom would shop year round for good deals for christmas, we were not poor per se but with 11 kids in the house, and a new grand kid coming every year its hard to spread money that far. We always had a great christmas, and even the older kids always got something (usually a hand made blanket or hand made pajamas), because we all agree that presents are for the younglings, and watching them be happy are the parents gifts (that and the 6 hours of relative peace from them playing with their new toys). Note:you stop getting a lot of presents and things when you have your first kid in my family.
Elturtleo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:28:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think bragging about deals can be good if it's for things you wanted to buy. For my birthday my mom used reward points and coupons and got makeup I wanted for like $3(worth around $15 I think?). If it's just cheap it's a total waste of money. She was just happy she could buy me more things I wanted.
corn_starch_party ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 22:44:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She just was oblivious. She never had any idea how to evaluate or anticipate other people's feelings. My mom is also certain she's a complete narcissist.
DrDalenQuaice ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:21:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's forgivable if they're poor. Poor people have to do what they can. If somebody is loaded and does this shit though, fuck them.
ChameleonRazz ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:28:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally. Iโm more about the thought behind it for the receiver in question. Some people are just interested in only how things affect them ie. โi will buy a cheap present and that will be a good saving for meโ rather than โIโll find something in my price range that my relative/friend will really likeโ.
Thatโs why I love handmade gifts. It shows the person actually took the time to bother thinking of me in the gifting process. Doesnโt matter if the materials cost them zero dollars or $10, itโs the lovely thought I appreciate and it makes a person feel valued.
SharqZadegi ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:36:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst is when people clearly have enough money to not be like that, but choose to spend it all on themselves.
ThrowntoDiscard ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:11:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get these people either. If I can't spend more than five bucks on a gift? I just buy a canvas at the dollar store and see if my paint needs topped up. My aunts would knit the hell out of presents while my grams would actually go trash/recycle picking and craft some awesome things.
Being poor in my family was never an excuse. There was baked goods or handmade things to go around plenty.
Bluefoot44 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:54:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents went through the depression as children. It totally warped their thinking, not their fault.
ChameleonRazz ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that. Totally. It still doesnโt take much effort to think โnow what would 6 year old Jimmy like for Xmas? What do kids like?โ and maybe ask the parent?
People are sometimes quite lazy and basically crap. Itโs not all about them.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:25:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't have to blow out thousands of dollars, but I too hate people who have minimal interest in a price tag higher than 25 fucks.
Edit: Accidentally put "fucks" instead of "bucks" but I'm going to keep it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:29:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You think THAT'S bad -- I had a friend who's mom ALWAYS gave them those big 12 rolls of TOILET PAPER for their Christmas gift because she claimed they used too much! LOL. I die every time I think of what a cold hearted cheap winch she was.
Arcanehavok ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:24:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
on the contrary, one time I got my GF at the time 150 dollars worth of Victoria secret shit for free bc they fucked up so bad and my gift barely to her before Christmas. she spent 100 on me but was upset that i spent basically zero on her because the 150 dollars worth of shit came for free. As you could tell the relationship went well LOL
[deleted] ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 22:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She wanted CHANGE FROM HER CARD? My god, this wins.
explosionerosion ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 20:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did your parents react
corn_starch_party ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 22:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom basically said to me, "sorry your grandmom sucks but at least you didn't have to gown up with her." My mom is great so she definitely learned some lessons on how not to parent from her mother.
KiloMetrics ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people just don't have the right neurons upstairs to understand when it's appropriate to talk about bargain shopping.
corn_starch_party ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, she was not at all embarrassed or ashamed of herself. She was thrilled about her savings.
a-r-c ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wowwwwww
EBone12355 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โHere you go. Now be a dear and make change for gramma.โ
Themarshal2 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd give her back the 10$ in 1cent coins. Count them, I'm not sure. Wait 10$? I counted 10.01$. Dammit now it's 9.98, better make sure and... Whoopsie they fell down and I've got to go
TheDJarbiter ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't like fruitcake?
Dirtydeedsinc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:30:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted to give you half an upvote but all I had on me was this single upvote, can you give me the change?
amiga1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is funny because the stingiest person i know gives probably the most extravagant gifts to her granddaughters
ChameleonRazz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:00:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds frugal, not stingy then. Iโm frugal for most mundane things like groceries, getting the best value for utilities, petrol etc etc but that is so I can afford to spend it on things for my two children and for Xmas presents etc.
smonkweed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read it as 'things for my two children and for xans' I've had enough of this workday thank you very much.
theshoegazer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they're just a big Pee Wee Herman fan?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:24:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's just rude to say that "HEYYY! This gift I got from CLEARANCE and it was CHEAP!!"
I don't blame your grandma for not buying $3,000 in gifts every year, but saying it was cheap and was clearance was just rude of her and she indirectly told her that it was retailor's garbage.
ColdCheese717 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on how old your grandmother is, it might just be that she's still going off the make-it-last mentality a lot of folks from the WWII era grew up with. There was a saying 'Use it up, wear it out. Make it do, or do without'. In her mind, your grandmother might be proud at exercising cost-saving strategies. But of course today that isn't necessary and so you two don't see eye to eye.
beansmeller ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
10 year old me would have been all over that fruitcake, but 13 year old me probably would have fit into those shirts.
NoOneKnowsMyName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That last bulletpoint hurt to read. Geezus!
AlmoschFamous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair a 5lb fruit cake is like $70 from Collin Street Bakery.
verbal_pestilence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sorry but that last one made me laugh out loud
do people like that really exist?!!!
TeaShores ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am not getting what's wrong with the fruitcake. The accompanimg speech is charming, but the cake? Too much sweet? I've never tried these.
FiftyMcNasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:16:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Quality fruitcake is good (and usually boozed soaked), it something you make like months ahead of time. Most store bought fruitcake is bad and becomes the butt of jokes for being so.
rhymes_with_snoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"You know how it's the thought that counts? Your thought was how can I get through this by giving as little as possible. It's not a good thought, but thank you nonetheless."
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol what the fuck? Why would a child be proud of how much money you saved?
koldkalamity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Number 3 sounds something straight out of IASIP. Lmao.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit cake is seen as very expensive by old crusties!
OsmanthusJelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she's on fixed income and barely making ends meet?
corn_starch_party ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, she was very comfortably retired. Annual cruises and European vacations, new cars every few years, Etc. She's just cheap.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tell her you'll fight her for the $10... double or nothing....
[deleted] ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 21:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 22:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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corn_starch_party ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you're above average in size, statically speaking. I'm 5'10" 170 so I'm right around average and typically I wear a medium. But at the time I received the shirts, I was probably five inches and fifty pounds shy of that so I had no hope of fitting into them.
Shieya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Men's shirts are also usually scaled a few sizes different than women's. I wear women's size L shirts, and fit about as comfortably in men's size S. I think a Men's Large would fit on most women as an XL or even 2XL.
wazupcuz ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 23:46:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's more than i ever got from my grandparents,
kids are so ungrateful
Whazzits ยท 10285 points ยท Posted at 13:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of 3XL panties from my grandmother when I was, at best, a M-sized 13 year old girl.
Bonus, last winter I learned this same grandmother has given all the grandkids a $5 bill for christmas every year for the past twenty-some years...except, of course, to me.
[deleted] ยท 5036 points ยท Posted at 15:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah well, my grandparents got all their grandkids 1000โฌ when they turned 18, except for me and my sister.
iamcherry ยท 4211 points ยท Posted at 16:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got a $12000 trip to China for a summer when he turned 18. I got $20. Lol
AllHailGoomy ยท 2773 points ยท Posted at 18:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My rich cousins get everything they want from my rich grandma. I, the first grandkid to graduate college, got $20 and a card that said I didn't have to pay her back the $100 I didn't know my mom had borrowed from her for my first year of of tuition
NORMAN_AND_LISA ยท 1952 points ยท Posted at 18:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's just terrible. Does your Grandma specifically have something against you?
champ999 ยท 1461 points ยท Posted at 18:38:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a grudge against op's parent that carried over.
thatEhden ยท 533 points ยท Posted at 19:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This probably. My grandmother loathes my brother and me because our mom refuses to put up with her lies and general shitty behavior. Which is actually a blessing because she's never called me for money or to complain about her three children (who range from 35-44) that refuse to get off dope and out of her house.
Fwob ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 19:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess this is a more common family dynamic than I was aware of.
jeegte12 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there are 330 million people in this country alone, dude. every family dynamic is more common than you're probably aware of
kotoshin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:52:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suspect your mom will fit in fine at r/justnomil
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle is 40 and still lives in my grandparent's house, and graduated college at 35. Can somewhat relate to the frustration.
Edit: He works from home in my grandma's (His mom's) basement. And you thought a 14 year old playing in their mom's basement was embarassing.
Edit 2: (This happened a month ago) My grandma used my Uncle's fancy car to visit us, but on the way she got in a crash. She still ended up visiting because she didn't want to go back home to my uncle who was super pissed about it for 2 days (My grandma stayed at my house for 4). I feel bad for my grandparents but worse for my poor uncle living this lifestyle.
cookiesndwichmonster ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:22:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally. When my grandmother died (Dad's mom) my cousins were talking about the sweet and quirky letters they used to get from her, and how they were even more special now. One of them looked at me and said "You know what I mean." and I just replied "No, I don't. She never wrote me a letter or even sent me a birthday card in my life." Yeah, she always hated my mother and rejoiced when my parents divorced. Lucky for me though, when I was about 22 she told me that she had begun to think of me as a "real person."
hotdimsum ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:28:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is known.
Hurdy--gurdy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the usual story
_Mephostopheles_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which makes sense as to why OP isn't part of the rich portion of the family (or at least, they were when growing up). If the rich grandparents got pissed at OP's parent, they would've give the parent any money like they might to their other kids, and the parent would be forced to like.. get a real job and shit.
macrouge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this feeling
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:47:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. My grandparents bought my parents a house when my dad knocked her up. Still haven't heard the end of it! I wasn't born and it's decades later.
Funny though they never bitch, to my fucking parents!
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 18:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know in the case of my grandma, she didn't like that my family wasn't the same last name as her family since we were the children of her daughter. Of course, she started to like our family more and more when she got alzheimer's and we actually helped with that..
raeraebadfingers ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 19:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You helped her get Alzheimer's?
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:08:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They put Xanax in her Ensure for years.
Edit: I know it's a joke, but in case anyone is interested:
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Zerschmetterding ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she started it.
PatientFM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your username is awesome.
Zerschmetterding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks :)
SkollFenrirson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:08:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No wonder she didn't like them
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your quest is hopeless.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, we don't exist.
AllHailGoomy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She hates us because my mom was the fuck up kid and we're the poor side of the family so we make her look bad I guess
cuppincayk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Believe it or not I've met parents and grandparents who do not value education at all and would frown upon their family members attending school.
Aardvark_Man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing quite so brutal, but my mum was always closer with my grandpa, and didn't get on with my grandma.
It was never hidden, but has become especially apparent since my grandpa died, and she clearly has a favourite. It's flowed on to the grandkids some, as well.
There's also stuff like telling me about something my cousin was doing the other day, where she specifically pointed out he's her favourite grandchild.
calypso_cane ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 18:38:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a dick! My sister got a new car and a trip to Cancun for getting her bachelors. When I got my Master's I got a card and a night light... like the ones you pull into a wall socket.
yetanotherAZN ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keeps monsters away. Your sister doesn't know what she's missing.
im_at_work_ugh ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:40:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's sister got a nice new car and a trip while I got my phone bill payed for, it was a fucking family plan and me being on the bill didn't effect the price in the slightest.
calypso_cane ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my sister totalled her first car three months after she got and they bought her another one. I had a minor fender bender in the car I paid everything for (broken headlight and panel) and everyone flipped their fucking shit.
im_at_work_ugh ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:59:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god same shit happened to me! It was only one month for my sister though and it caused her insurance to be like 400 a month which they paid as well despite me having to pay my own car insurance.
calypso_cane ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:05:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing here. My grandparents also stepped into pay for my sisters bachelors degree while I worked two jobs and got scholarships to pay for mine.
I didn't find out about the car insurance or cell phone until they were both cut off unexpectedly.
thedarkestone1 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno how all of you don't call people out for the blatant favoritism. I'd have returned the card and night-light to my parents if they'd pulled that crap.
calypso_cane ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:15:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family also has a history of anger issues and abuse, so I just started putting a lot of distance between us. Unfortunately, my wife and I had to move back to our hometown (very supportive in-laws) since I was seriously injured and we needed support.
Rainbow_Moonbeam ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister wasn't the most academic so my parents offered her ยฃ100 for A star, ยฃ80 for A, ยฃ60 for B and ยฃ40 for C for her GCSEs. I got 7 A stars, 2As and a D (my teacher lost my coursework...) and I got a chinese takeaway. It was tasty, but apparently I don't need money because I'm self motivated.
Iceman7496 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:28:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is your sister fairing in the real world?
calypso_cane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I got spanked for anything less than A. But when my sister didn't get into the National Honor Society for bad grades (and bad behavior) they threw her a pity party with some of her friends.
Congrats on the GCSE's, I'm in the US but I know that shit is difficult.
mrkruk ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd give her $120.02 and tell her to keep the change.
Jordaneer ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In random assorted change consisting mainly of dimes and pennies
NaruTheBlackSwan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's how old people pay for everything though. In order to really inconvenience her you need to give her a 100 bill, a 20 bill, and two pennies. And then she has to convert it to random coins herself!
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know how that feels man, my dad gave my brother about โฌ1000 plus a new iPhone 6+ when they were released for his birthday that year. The next month for my birthday I didn't even get a card.
buffy1992 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd have to ask him, he never gave me a reason. I feel like I've always been the least favorite and little things like this really help cement that. The weird thing is I'm currently in college doing a computer science course and my brother is a recovering heroin addict so I don't know why hed be favored over me...
im_at_work_ugh ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:41:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've noticed this a lot that parent's and grandparents some reason always give the most shit to the kid who turned out to be the biggest fuck up, I can't nail down if it's guilt or that they like the feeling of taking care of the other person.
Banananoids ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think it's possible your parents maybe blame themselves for what happened to your brother, and so want to compensate? Or was the favoritism that strong long before your brothers drug problems?
buffy1992 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would ask him again. Whatever his answer though, it doesn't change you are doing good in your life and that is the main thing.
JhouseB ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:08:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same with my grandparents. My cousin who inherited a large portion of their money blamed his lack of achievement on my grandparents, because why would he study or work hard if he already had all the money? Well because it turns out even a lot of money runs out when you develop a gambling addiction.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I had a fucktonne of money, I would buy a couple of little things, but then I'd invest the rest.
HibigimoFitz ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a thread now? Unfair stories?
My sisters have both gotten thousands of dollars to help out with their kids, my brothers have been taken on several trips to disneyland at various times, on my 18th birthday, which was also my golden birthday, which was also a week after being the first kid to graduate high school in my family, do you know what i got on what shouldve been the absolute best birthday?
I got screamed at for 2 hours about a misunderstanding, then dropped off at a birthdat party. Someone elses birthday party.
Sorry. This was probably the worst day of my life, mostly because it was shitty and shouldve been one of the best. Im still bitter.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh...your parents suck.
HibigimoFitz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:22:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom sucks. My dad is great but the courts decided i needed to grow up with my mother for some.god awful reason
TheyCallMeSchlong ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:28:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it interesting to see how grandparents, disperse there attention and wealth differently to different grandkids. My grandparents on my dad's side treated us like we were a bunch of degenerates. My dad must have given em hell back in the day, I guess that's why we never saw much support.
AllHailGoomy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah she definitely hates us because we're poor, like that was somehow our fault as children? Idk she just has a thing against my mom for having the audacity to be poor I guess
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:05:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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AllHailGoomy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I didn't even send her back a thank you card and I haven't talked to her for like 10 years even though she comments on all my Facebook shit like "oh so cute, I love you, I miss you," etc
asmodeuskraemer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Block and delete man..
King_of_Avalon ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This story sounds almost exactly like something that happened between me and my wealthy grandmother about 6 years ago. I was also the first grandkid to graduate, she then proceeded to corner me in a room and make me sign a promissory note to pay back any money we had borrowed for tuition well after the fact.
She took all of my cousins on a cruise but left out my sister and I, and then gave them strict instructions not to tell us. About ten years later: 'Oh yeah, that cruise was so much fun! Oh wait, you guys weren't there were you?' Us: 'What cruise?' That fucked up family holidays for a while. She also bought them a caravan to go camping in but told them not to let us use it. Then she bought my aunt a car, and bought my other aunt a new house.
My sister and I both worked hard, had good parents of limited means, and have both turned out really well with solid careers, all with only the limited support of our parents. Our cousins, on the other hand, went to a $20k/year private school throughout their entire lives, and let's just say my sister and I are the ones who made it out the other side intact.
We've always wondered why she acted like that - poured hundreds of thousands, if not millions, into them but gave us so little? Honestly I don't mind - she gets to choose how she spends her money - but the justification we've come up with is that she thinks we had the best parents and environment and thus figured we could take care of ourselves and wouldn't need the extra help. So maybe you should see it as a compliment? Just looking for a silver lining here.
I still want to go on that cruise though.
AllHailGoomy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let's go on that cruise, man
asmodeuskraemer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't justify that shit. Having good parents isn't a reason to not go on a cruise or use a caravan or get money or anything. She's shitty.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree that she's a shitty grandma.
Ellacey ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:48:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When one of my younger cousins turned 18, our grandparents bought him a brand new truck (~$25k from what I remember). As for me and my two younger brothers, we got $20 cash after our parents reminded them that they "forgot" each of our 18th birthdays.
guywhohasno1ife ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:50:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All of these grandparents sound horrible. I feel bad for you guys :(
Iceman7496 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an ass and would have sent it back saying I don't want the money accompanied with a very passive aggressive letter
AllHailGoomy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I spent it on gas and taco bell because fuck it
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the grandparents are bigots.
silveraaron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:09:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
other side of spectrum i come from a lower middle class family and my cousins all come from wealthy homes. they all hate me now because I got help from my grandfather for school. I went to community college and state school. They all went to 4 year private schools and wanted for nothing. I worked 2 jobs in college. I now make more than all of them. Suck It.
asmodeuskraemer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BOOOYAH!!!
PhilMatey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, you win the shit coated trophy.
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My rich great aunt and uncle would give the two oldest granddaughters all sorts of jewelry (gold earrings and such) on their birthday, and the same type of present was always promised when we other kids turned the same age... except never.
And it's not like you can remind them:
hey, uh, I know you're like 79, but you remember 5 years ago...
doggo_man ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. I would have given her $120 cash back and asked to never talk to her again
CoolAppz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
woooooooooooooowwwwwwwww! I think she hates you.
AllHailGoomy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but like, fuck you too Grandma Betty
pbretones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so fucked
Pytheastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you're a much nicer person than those cousins though.
CatfreshWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. My 10 and 12 year old cousin got one of those $500 baby dolls each. She literally had a house built for my 25 year old cousin and his wife earlier in the year. And I got a margarita Ville t shirt
SomaliRection ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have sent her the $100 anyway with a note that said something to the effect of "you clearly need this more than me"
saphira_bjartskular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Send it back:
Tin_Philosopher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you go to college in 1950?
AllHailGoomy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:39:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom didn't ask her for all money she needed because she knew she was gonna be like this. Plus I only needed like somewhere around $1,000 - $2,000 after all my scholarships
psycho1social ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah be grateful you got anything, a gift is a gift
AllHailGoomy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:40:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah sure, I'll definitely mark down passive aggressive gift giving as something to be grateful for next time
dteague33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the pain there. Iโm the first person in my family to EVER graduate college. I also graduated right before Christmas so we had a big graduation/Christmas combo dinner because my Aunt was gonna be on a cruise for Christmas so we had to have Christmas dinner on my graduation day. You know what the talk of the dinner was? How they really wish my cousin Bobby could be there. You know why he couldnโt be there? He was on the run from the cops because the meth lab he lived in got raided while he was out for pizza. My sister whose birthday is on the 22nd of December gets a separate dinner from Christmas every year...including that one...but me being the first of my lineage to graduate college had to play third fiddle to Christmas and my degenerate cousin.
likeacyansunday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah well all my grandparents died before I was born so...yeah
Birthdays were always rich times for everybody else :(
Brofist45 ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 18:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather had his own law firm for 30+ years, and during that time was also partnered with a realtor to flip houses for 25 of those years, and continues to do it. We're sure he brings in about 100-300k per year, and will constantly request we pay him back for money that he offers, AFTER he gifts the money to us. Including, but not limited to, giving us a deadline, and hounding us on a routine basis for it. So essentially, we never ask him for anything, because it's not worth the hassle.
My brother got into a bad accident, had to get his elbow reattached, steel plate, whole nine yards. My grandfather cut him a check for the ambulance ride, and said he would give the rest to him once he got the bill, after whatever insurance would cover.
Grandfather comes into the hospital the very next day, demands the check back, and tells my brother that he thought about it, and he's on his own.
I don't like my family.
Edit: Confusion on my intentions. Added more background to my grandfather.
calypso_cane ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 18:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family only bought us a pack of toilet paper and a lighter when I was hospitalized for breaking everything from my heel to my hip. They didn't offer to help get me home from rehabilitation or even visit me while I was there, so medical bills was out of the question. In fact, the only thing they were supposed to do was watch our elderly dog, but they had him put down instead.
Matrix_V ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...what?
If someone intentionally killed my dog, I'd... well, there's a movie about it.
calypso_cane ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:03:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tried to get up and walk with pins and halos on I was so pissed and was determined to give them hell. I ended up sedated and my poor wife - they told us the dog was "missing."
OmNiBuSeS ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fookin peencil
SKGwNRG ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the dog. No. Bad people.
pethatcat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the actual fuck. The whole story is shitty, but the dog?!
calypso_cane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:47:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I have a post in r/raisedbynarcissists about the whole ordeal, I feel worse for my wife (SO at the time) because I had a brain injury and was on meds so I don't remember much.
https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/619b2j/the_time_i_was_in_the_hospital_and_my_nmom_put_my/
pethatcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry... how are you holding up now?
calypso_cane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:39:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm doing okay, I'm permanently disabled from the accident but my SO became my wife and we're happily parenting three cats and an older dog. So, I'm making the best of it and happy to have survived.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They didn't help you and THEN they killed the dog... F that shite I wouldn't piss on em if they were on fire.
calypso_cane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it was a fucked up mess. Poor Ralph, I still miss him.
https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/619b2j/the_time_i_was_in_the_hospital_and_my_nmom_put_my/
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, when your Nmum falls out of bed at her cut rate nursing home, just tell them to put her down...
F that bitch with a cactus.
Sorry for Ralph.
calypso_cane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:24:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm disabled and chronically ill, so unfortunately I'll probably die before she does. However, that leaves my golden child sister having to plan all that bullshit.
I adopted a couple older cats (sadly one passed away last year) and another dog in Ralph's honor. They're my beloved furbabies that I shamelessly spoil rotten.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been known to spoil my pets rotten also.
Being chronically ill sucks Pan's hairy ball sack.
calypso_cane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, being sick sucks but I've got a couple cuddle monsters sharing a pillow with me right now so it's not all bad.
SalAtWork ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:52:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna play grandpa advocate for just a second.
It seems like you and or your family feel you have a right to the money he has earned. You do not. Your family does not. It is not "the money" that he's choosing not to distribute. It's "his money".
Your grandpa earned that money, and you and yours deserve exactly zero of that.
As for Grandpa giving money and a promise of covering more medical expenses. Then to renege on that promise is a HUGE asshole move and I'm sorry it happened to your brother.
Brofist45 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So to clarify a bit more, when I say he hordes it for himself, he does things like this all the time. The "Here's a gift" and then a week later "Oh, by the way, I'm going to need that back in three months" and hounds you until you pay him back.
This was just the worst one he ever did.
SalAtWork ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. He's an asshole.
If I were you. I would refuse any give he tries to give.
Brofist45 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Already there, my friend. Already there. My brother was just too fucked up on the pain meds they gave him, and still loopy from surgery to really think about it.
PRMan99 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's even worse. A promise like that gets the hospital forms set up so you can't qualify for Medicare if you are broke.
DisabledFeature ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 19:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't agree with you more. Maybe the family's attitude towards the money is the reason he keeps it to himself. Maybe he wants them to have the drive to earn their own money and not rely on hand outs because he loves them and doesn't want to set them up for failure in the future.
Brofist45 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't work like that when he offers money when we're at our most desperate, then a week or two later calls us stating that we need to pay him back, and will guilt us all into doing it. Sometimes he'll offer to lend the money upfront, but at a ridiculous 20% interest rate.
DisabledFeature ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:16:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He does this constantly? So multiple times you have mistaken a loan for a gift? Stop accepting the money then. Stop talking to him or having a relationship with him if you dislike him. Stop whining about someone giving or loaning you money and figure it out on your own like everyone else does who doesn't have rich grandparents. He might be greedy and an asshole, but you still don't have any rightful claim to his money.
smooth_baby ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dude he already said they've stopped accepting gifts from his grandpa
SeenSoFar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stop being a contrarian and learn to read. He specifically said they don't take anything from the grandfather because he comes bearing gifts and then changes his mind once you've accepted them. If they were at fault they would not:
A. Stop accepting the gifts,
B. Return them when requested.
The grandfather clearly has got mental problems. He likes feeling like the good guy for giving, but at the same time is a skinflint and doesn't want to actually help. He just wants to hear how good he is and how thankful everyone is, then once his ego has blown it's load he undoes the good deed. It's typical narcissistic behaviour. They give in order to get narcissistic supply.
qqqzzzeee ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:31:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you still see your grandpa and if so do you call him a cunt everytime you see him
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your granddad's a dick.
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 18:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's brother got full tuition to Harvard in 1940.
My dad got a free trip to the Phillipines with some dude named macarthur or something.
calypso_cane ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:44:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my Dad got eight years in the military and his sister got a full ride to Princeton.
jesus8cha ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:22:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a brand new Mac book when she left for college. When I left for college I got her Mac book and she got another brand new one.
PRMan99 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We kind of did this with cars. Grandma gave every grandkid $5000 when they turned 18 to buy a car with.
My youngest always wanted the Acura and her sister always teased that she would never get it. So finally getting it was more important to her than getting a newer car. Also, my youngest never wanted to go look at cars, so it was hard to get her one.
My older daughter drives farther on the freeway to go to college, so we got her a newer (but not quite as sporty) Hyundai, so that it was in better shape and wouldn't break down. Also, she volunteered to look at cars.
All in all, they're both happy, but I do feel a little guilty that it turned out this way. Still, the youngest got an $8000 car for $5000 and the older also got a nice, driveable car.
jesus8cha ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm kinda in the same situation where my sister got a car when she got her license. Once she wrecked it she got a much newer car. When I got my license I bought an $800 car that ran for 6 months. After another year of saving I got another $1500 car. When that stopped working I drove my Grandmom's mini van. Now that stopped working I'm carless. But I got approved for a loan so after Christmas I'm getting my first car that isn't a piece of crap!
I think my sister might be the favorite...
ABigHead ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have to ask, did he do things for your grandparents that you didnโt, like helping out around the house, etc?
[deleted] ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 17:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd bet that he's an introvert and his brother's an extrovert.
Same kind of thing happens in my family. It doesn't matter what you actually do, what matters is how you're perceived (especially by non-immediate family). You see the grandkids once a year, one of them does the dishes and the other is all hugsy and "I love you grandpa" - who do you think gets the good presents?
MissingFucks ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:04:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an introvert and my sister is an extrovert, and in the beginning she definitely was liked more, but when I matured people liked me more.
RolandWind ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is why you kill the sister early on
kosumoth ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But that sweet feeling of being the "one that made it" is worth the wait.
DisabledFeature ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just don't screw it up...
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-evil-twin-20171128-htmlstory.html
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly how it is for me. My relatives all liked my brother a lot more when we were young because he was the extrovert and I was introverted (and, to be fair, I also wouldn't shy away from the truth so I was super blunt). They like me a lot more now because I'm essentially still the same person, but it's a lot more reasonable when it comes from an adult and not a child, I guess.
iamcherry ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:27:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't believe that is accurate for my situation. My grandfather gives on a whim and doesn't care about equality in generosity and I do not hold that against him. On other occasions he has given me small amounts of money ($100 a few times) and I am appreciative of what I have received.
I am also grateful to him that my brother was able to have a life changing experience abroad, but I am a little jealous.
I am not particularly introverted and I trust that all of my personal issues aren't shared with extended family.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well shit, lucky I didn't actually bet money on it lol.
Good to hear that you're not in an unhealthy family situation though.
IceNineKilled ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:38:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh that's how my family is. I'm always seen as the "weird" cousin during gatherings because I've never lived anywhere near my extended family. And I'm little bit more quiet when we're in large groups.
Blinkdawg15 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:48:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's side sees me as pretty anti-social, and truthfully I'm not an extremely social person. I'm pretty introverted, but it's just exacerbated by the fact that I dislike the shit out of 90% of that side of my family.
iamcherry ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No
CasualCocaine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:09:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You just suck then :(
ABigHead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:11:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay, my sister has a college fund, my parents spent mine to buy a house in Florida
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt's ex used their kids' to fund his drug habit.
alive-taxonomy ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got my brother a camaro when he got his bachelors. I got a pack of dish towels. My parents have never really liked me.
Captain_MasonM ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gets $500 every year for her birthday from our cousins. On my birthday, I get $10.
asmodeuskraemer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You get stuff from your cousins?
snarky_answer ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and cousins have gotten like 100 every holiday and a trip to Europe for a month paid for by my grandfather. Heโs a closet multimillionaire who spends a good portion of his money going to run down churches in the rural parts of Tennessee to help them repair things or buy new equipment... that type of stuff. So it always annoyed me that I never got shit except for a card. I was bringing it up to my mom one day and she looked all confused and put two and two together and realized she never told me that I was in the will to receive his business and the money is the business accounts and his nice house when he dies. My cousins and sister get a couple thousand. My mom gets his money in his personal accounts. I guess she wasnโt lying when she said I was his favorite for being the only family member that wasnโt knocked up before 18 or had knocked anyone up.
iamcherry ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:48:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad there's a happy ending for someone, unfortunately my grandfather never got the opportunity to give me a great gift because shortly after his health declined and the wealth he had went to his own medical care.
Bas5ah0lic ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:48:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got a new car and a new extremely expensive guitar amplifier, I got $50
Quiddity99 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:20:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, $12,000? That seems incredulously expensive for a vacation.
Are you certain that your $20 was out of spite and not extremely poor financial planning?
iamcherry ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He stayed for three months, I believe it also covered abroad tuition.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok now I don't feel so ripped of when my sister got a $3500 trip to France and I got a new computer...that I had to pay for 100%. My "gift" was that my parents put it on a payment plan for me since I was only 17 at the time.
(This was back when computers were $2500 and I made a whopping $4.25 an hour with a 14- 20 hour a week work schedule).
ersatzanarchist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got ripped off lol.
gingerly_said ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When there's that big of a difference between siblings I always wonder if the better treated one notices or cares.
iamcherry ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:58:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He notices, he doesn't care. My brother is not very empathetic but is still one of my best friends.
gingerly_said ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, just wondering. I think that would be my brother as well.
barristonsmellme ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:11:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having been in similar situations with family a lot of the time, I feel things like this have taught me more to rely on myself if I want something and also that making do isn't exactly a bad thing.
It also teaches us about the people we're surrounded by. Now to me, if i'm out with a friend and we're getting drinks or seeing a movie and they say "don't worry I got this one" I appreciate it that little bit more than most.
LeMoofins ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My twin sister got her very own personal slave. I got to be a personal slave.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hearya on that one. I got to do her chores and homework. I should've gotten double diplomas. :/
Pulchritudinous_rex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well why canโt you be more like your brother?
Legilimensea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see this phrase THAT often but whenever I do I hear it to the tune of this song in a alternative rock musical thing I used to listen to all the time in high school called Razia's Shadow
Pulchritudinous_rex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think about Steve Buscemiโs drunken rant in the Wedding Singer
Sengura ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$12k is a lot of money even if he was there for the Summer. Was he staying at a 4 star hotel the entire time?
iamcherry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was renting a nice place in beijing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I could do a year in China for that price. Especially if you hook up and hang out with locals.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave my mother 3000โฌ to divide between me and my sisters, but my mom gave me all of it.
Fwob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:19:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck every one of your grandparents. Please, give me an address to send hate mail to.
iamcherry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah they're nice people. My grandmother wouldn't have let that happen if she were still alive though lol. My grandfather just doesn't believe that charity needs to be equitable. He lacked the insight that his other grand children would feel jealous rather than just being happy for my brother.
eddiekoski ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it would of been worse if it was $12 :D
agroBlueberries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can hear the sadness in that lol.
racoon1969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can read pain in that "Lol"
racoon1969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can read pain in that "Lol"
_TheBgrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, how does this even happen?
cleocoleman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a $10000 trip to rehab for the summer when i turned 18.
iamcherry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that was a life changing experience
cleocoleman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for sure.
DocOcarina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins got a paid trip to Texas for a month. I got a Christmas card with no money or note in it.
COCAINE_ALL_DAY_BABY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got all my cousins a watch on their 21st, a Rolex, 4 years later and still nothing.. nvm
FireEatingNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WTF $12000 in China? Did he buy an island?
THExDANKxKNIGHT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know the feeling. My sister's both traveled/travel to other states a lot for sports and stuff like that, but 40 minutes was to far a drive for me to play soccer. Or when my older sister turned 18 she got to go to Italy, I got some clothes and a few books.
Sad_Alpaca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$12000?!?!? I traveled to China and back for less than $300USD...
iamcherry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
? The flight itself from the USA is like $900 for cheap.
kbMINUS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs something that should NOT get played off with a โLolโ.
creepy_doll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How goddamn long do you need to spend in china for it to be a $12k trip? Staying in 5 star hotels or something?
Neglectful_Stranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know the feeling. Got jack shit from my dad, but his stepkids got cruises as graduation gifts.
Hulkhogansgaynephew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of one time we were back in my old hometown in Southern Illinois (irrelevant) and visiting my grandparents (we had moved to Texas, which is relevant).
My grandpa learned it had recently been my birthday so he digs out his wallet and pulls out $60 and hands it to me and tells me now I can go south of the border and get myself some Mexican pussy.
I was like 14 or 15. Of course I laughed, so did my dad and uncle. All the women in the family didn't think it was so funny. That's just the way he rolled though, and hell, I made $60.
washichiisai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The housing market crashed between my brother and I graduating high school, and my step-dad was in realty.
He got a going away party, some amount of money (couple hundred to a thousand dollars or something, I can't remember exactly?), and I believe got a trip somewhere.
I didn't get anything. We might have gone out to dinner at Chili's.
There was also the fact that everyone thought it was a miracle he graduated, and for me is was the expected result.
WittiestScreenName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:14 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday was yesterday. Neither of my grandparents acknowledged it. Iโm the only grandchild.
ThunderClap448 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got $15b for her 7th birthday so she bought half of microsoft, and I got 2nd hand toilet paper.
Lootman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dude all of my family got small loans of a billion dollars and bought country sized islands and set up their own slave tribes of different animals (one animal type per island) and regularly hold tournaments to see which island bred the strongest animals. All I got was a lego set because "that can be anything".
SecretScorekeeper ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 16:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your family more well-off than the other grandkids' families? Not that it really excuses it but maybe the grandparents didn't think you "needed" it?
333_pineapplebath ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 17:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me $1000 when I turned 21 because we made a bet when I was like 9. She said that if I didn't drink or smoke or do drugs I would get the money on my 21st birthday. I forgot all about it until I opened the gift.
Still don't drink/do drugs.
iGalaxy_ ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now go to her with a bottle of beer in your hand and a blunt in the other.
333_pineapplebath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad said I should order a beer with dinner.
whiten0iz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:15:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's so sweet!
ThePixelCoder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally something wholesome in a post full of assholes.
moon--moon ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 17:31:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather once took 600โฌ and was going to split it evenly between his 4 grandkids, according to my mother. I got 300โฌ, my sister got nothing. Not sure about my cousins.
My sister got some pretty big Christmas gifts from me that year (she wasn't aware that anyone got money from my grandfather so I laundered it to her through Christmas presents without telling her what transpired - no reason to hurt her). The favouritism really doesn't sit well with me.
magicnubs ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: he really had 1200 Euro, secretely gave everyone 300, and now every grandkid thinks they are his favorite. Your sister got her 300 but didn't tell you because she didn't want to have to split it.
iGalaxy_ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your a good person.
juanmlm ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, his a good person.
buffy1992 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:27:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should tell her or live with being deceitful.
grandmothertoon ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought my cousins and brother cars when they were 16. Not me.
buffy1992 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:39:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would ask why, also it seems funny to have your username as it is, with your situation.
grandmothertoon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:41:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the only one who went to college so I think she assumed the others needed more help than me. Which is kind of funny because now I'm the only one with extra bills from student loans and such.
buffy1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you said it yourself, being the student with the bills you are the one who needs additional help if anything, I would seriously question your grandmother's motives.
grandmothertoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have to question them, they've been pretty clear since I was a kid unfortunately.
KercStar ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:07:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather gave my adopted cousin $1000 when he turned eighteen.
I, on the other hand, his only biological grandson, received a ballpoint pen for my eighteenth birthday.
Pepe_von_Habsburg ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it a good pen though
Jaimejvs ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:26:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asking the real questions.
KercStar ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I don't know, I think it had my name on it.
RobSPetri ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's possible he thought these were comparable gifts. Old and/or rich men are really into nice pens.
KazroFox ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope your name isnโt Bic
PRMan99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sharpie
fnord_happy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:37:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In butts
TheNo1pencil ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are some very expensive and very nice pens out there
Vincevw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool
AccountWasFound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who has a $500 pen he loves, so maybe he thought you'd like it
KercStar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:26:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's no $500 pen; it's a $15 pen.
whyistoastsogood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:41:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pen15 ... It had to be done
courtneat ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:51:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey me too! We are all supposed to get $100 at high school graduation and for our 18th birthdays. Those happened to fall just two weeks apart for me, so I was stoked to go up $200. Instead, my grandma gave me a sewing machine she had bought in the 80s because I am the only granddaughter and I "like arts and crafts" (I don't sew) and said that was worth more than $200 and I should be happy.
My brother didn't get anything. All of four cousins, none of which actually graduated high school, got their $200
buffy1992 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you ask her why she decided to renegade her promise?
courtneat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She argued that the sewing machine was worth more than the $200. And while that might have been true in 1980, it was not true in 2014. She refused to take it back or give me the $200
changeneverhappens ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:06:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My junkie cousins who have been in and out of jail get apartments paid for, cars, and tuition assistance for colleges they lied about attending.
Me, the grandkid who worked through college and is pursuing a second masters? My grandma pulled a family fundraiser and asked everyone to help out with the $200 I needed for books.
I have many more stories about her but I definitely don't ask her for help anymore, despite her insistence.
buffy1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what her reasons are.
changeneverhappens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:44 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their junkie, abusive dad was her oldest and favorite. he could do no wrong in her eyes, just like his shitty kids.
Serennadi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I might beat you! My grandpa passed away and his second wife cleared out my college fund he had set up for me and a bank account that was in his and my name that had money from all my Christmases and birthdays. She took it all. Some people really fucking suck
buffy1992 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:45:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How can someone take money from your account legally?
Serennadi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The accounts were under my grandfathers name since I was underaged, i was just listed on the account. When my grandpa died all his accounts went into her name
buffy1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh damn, I guess your grandpa left before he thought or else he would have left it to your parents? That twinned with his wife being scum was very unlucky, rip to him and I wish you well.
mooncricket18 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wifeโs mother gave her a small book of all the money she owed her from over the years. The gift was that the debt was wiped out. My wife had not borrowed anything from her mom with a promise to pay it back. I shit you not there was a 10 cent charge for an egg in there. It was bizarre
Secret_keeper138 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather did the same. Each grandkid got $1000, a new wardrobe, or money toward a new car at 16. I got a letter that he had invested my $1000 and when he sold the stocks he bought himself a new house. I got nothing except the knowledge of this "gift."
TheRadamsmash ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, well my grandfather once offered my dad $500 to never have to buy us christmas presents again. I was 7.
drbluetongue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would pay my family $500 each once just so I don't have to buy gifts
PM_Me_Clavicle_Pics ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel this. Every year, my grandpa and his second wife take all of her grandchildren to his house in Italy. My great grandfather built the house himself. I've never seen it. I've never even been invited.
Bossdwarf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather gave all of his grandsons 1500 when they turned 25. Now, 5 years later, I'm his granddaughter. I played the system.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would get $50, my cousins would get $10. Now that my grandpa has passed, my cousins get $100, and i get a christmas card with my grandmas name marked out and mine written in!
brberg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A thousand cents isn't that much nowadays.
Wannabkate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did your parents do to her?
Weapon_X23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These stories make me glad I was an only grandchild.
Jordaneer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are awesome, they give all the kids and grandkids $200-$250 for both Christmas and your birthday
Mr_Clod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, and I thought the $50 I got from my grandfather a few years ago was amazing until my parents stole it.
Jordaneer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
Prison_Vape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, nice one-upping you did there.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma never gave me money as a kid, cause she said Id need it more when I was an adult. She was right, I gave up gifts as a kid, in exchange for being bailed out of jail whenever I need. I dont think thats what she meant, but Ill take it.
soljwf1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was going into the nursing home and I offered to buy her sofa for $500 because I needed a new one and hers was only a couple of years old. She gave it to my aunt for free instead. No shame.
MyGoodFriendJon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are these the grandparents on the Viking side or the Ginger side?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:19:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! It's the blond side if anything.
Mr_Clod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's why I didn't get anything for my 17th, they're just waiting for next year...
kendred3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave my brother $1000 when he graduated high school, then got dementia and couldn't remember things so well by the time I graduated high school four years later. I got $100. Definitely not her fault or intentional, but I could have used that other $900!
princessbubbles4302 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an elderly family member who won a lot of money on a scratch off lottery ticket. Over the years she gave money to every single family member, bought new cars, put thousands away for each grand niece and nephew, all around me i was seeing cash be splashed. the way my siblings and my bank accounts are set up (branched off my mums, we are all happy with the arrangement) i can see everyone's accounts. $1000 here, $10000 there. For years. everyone got money except for me. I never asked her and my entire family all knew. The general consensus is that "i am the only one with my head on my shoulders and i'll never need help". Cashed up aunt died a few years ago, I wasn't mentioned in her will, nor allowed to go through her house for any trinkets like the rest of the family was invited to do. My Nana took pity and took her chopping board to give to me but thats it. My great aunt then sold the house and i have no idea what she did with the money from the sale.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked on my grandpas sheep farm for 3 months every summer. Up at 4:30 am, work until sun down. Go to bed right after supper because there was no electricity in the house, only in the barn. I got 10 dollars and a straw hat at the end of each summer. I hated my grandparents. I won't even mention how shitty my mom's parents were.
ElementFear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my dads father died, my little brother and all our cousins on that side of the family got 1000 USD each as inheritance. I was explicitly written out of the will.
He resented the fact I was never formally adopted by my step dad, and never let that fact be hidden. Never mind that my stepdad has been my dad for 22 of my 24 years.
sirnoodleloaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got a 66 mustang when he turned 16 from my aunt.. (In 1990). I got a card with a $20 bill. So at least i got something.
KimothyMack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. My grandpa did this. Gave both of my brothers $1k on their 18th birthday. I got a set of dishes "for my future household".
Pelennor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's paternal grandma bought her cousin an international holiday as a gift for finishing his electrical apprenticeship.
My wife had finished her own electrical apprenticeship about a year or three before him, as she didn't fail any exams, or take a huge break between high school and TAFE.
She got exactly nothing. No card, no phone call, nada.
bankruptcyguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my grandmother died, she left very generous bequests to all my cousins. The will specifically named me and said I was to to receive nothing. Keep in mind, she'd refused to see me since I was a baby, I couldn't possibly have pissed her off. She hated my mother. I want to say I'm not sorry the bitch is dead but, pathetically, I wish I could have known her and we could have been close. Families mess you up.
DollyPartonsTits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather has purchased cars for four of my cousins. He's putting one of my aunts (who's 48, married and working with kids and grandkids of her own) through college. He signed his house over to 2 of my cousins (who got cars) when he moved to the nursing home. He gave one of those cousins' drug dealer (now ex) boyfriend an almost brand new 40something inch tv.
If I remember correctly, the last present I got from him was a Charlotte Hornets 'Starter' jacket in the 90s.
deltaexdeltatee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents have bought my older sister and younger brother two cars each over their lifetimes, paid their student loans, and both siblings lived with my parents post-college. But when I ask for a $150 guitar for my birthday, โitโs expensive so this is your Christmas gift as well.โ
To be fair though both my siblings are fuckups and Iโm pretty responsible...I guess itโs hard to afford buying me luxuries when theyโre having to keep my sibs from being homeless.
jael33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents hated me. Every year I'd watch my cousins open awesome gifts while I sat with the tin of popcorn and package of way-to-big Granny panties that they bought me...
beaker90 ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 16:14:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's grandmother tries to be fair when she gives money to her kids/grandkids/great-grandkids which results in a nice sum of money being put into out kids' college accounts and the childless couples being given straight up cash. I understand her reasoning on giving them money when she invests in the college accounts, but at the same time, why not just give them an equal amount if/when they have children?
flyingboar ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they don't have kids but she still wants to do something nice for them?
beaker90 ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 16:31:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right, and I completely understand that. But give them the money just to give it to them. Donโt say youโre giving them cash to do whatever they want with because itโs only fair because you put money into our childrenโs college account that can only be used if they go to a state school. I guess what doesnโt seem fair to me about it is the restrictions that are placed upon the gift to us, as opposed to the limitless options on their gift. Iโm extremely grateful for what she does and I think itโs totally awesome that we all get monetary gifts like this, but donโt say theyโre equal and/or fair.
flyingboar ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 16:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guess ya shouldn't have had kids then lmao
beaker90 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 16:38:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess not! Though I donโt think I have adequately expressed my gratitude for what she has done for us. I think itโs amazing that she wants to help all her family out like she does. Especially since my oldest is from another relationship, but is treated just like everyone else. She doesnโt have to share her wealth with anyone, but she does, and I am extremely appreciative of that!
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:48:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you're not grateful. You're resentful.
beaker90 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of what do I have to be resentful? The accounts she has set up for my kids are going to help them go to college and will help us have less of a financial burden when it comes to paying for their schooling. I just don't think that the cash gifts should be in response to the amount of money invested. If she wants to give them money, that's her business and she has every right to do so, but don't say that it's in the name of fairness because $5,000 into 2 college savings accounts isn't the same as being handed $10,000 cash.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never said it was in the name of fairness. Methinks she doth protest too much.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the problem with reddit: the lack of reading comprehension. I didnโt say that you said it was in the name of fairness. I was referring to how she gives the cash gifts in the name of fairness.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then bring it up. If you're so clearly resentful of the imbalance of the gifts bring it up like an adult instead of talking about it on reddit. But clearly you're so grateful since you felt the need to bring up and dwell on the disparity
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, because I'm not resentful. I love this woman and I think it's awesome that she does what she does. We have a differing opinion of the definition of fair and that's it. I don't want her to change what's she's doing at all. I just can't get people to understand that. I don't want her to give us more money and I don't want her to stop giving it to others. And the only reason I keep talking about it is because people keep replying to my comments. It's not like I'm sitting here talking to myself!
Also, where else am I supposed to go to anonymously complain about things if I'm not supposed to do it on reddit?
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bars exist.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in a tiny town. Bars are not anonymous.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty. Go somewhere better for a weekend.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, and just as much as Iโm free to complain on Reddit, you free to not read it and move along with your day.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not dropping some big truth.
bronchoped1 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Money in kids college fund is the best gift you can receive. Do you expect her to ask them if they have a investment account she can add to? Seems irrational to think that way
beaker90 ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 17:07:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not believe it is irrational to think that a contribution to a great-grandchild's college account is not the same as a cash gift to a grandchild.
If she wants to give that specific couple a cash gift, then she should give them a cash gift. She should not give them a cash to try to be equal because the circumstances around the gifts are not the same.
If you hadn't read it earlier, I think it's amazing that she does this for us and I really appreciate it, but I just think that her definition of what is fair and equal is a little off.
RobSPetri ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I understand correctly, you're saying that she gives cash to grandchildren with no kids, but those with kids get money in the kids' college accounts. If that's the case, then you need to think of the money being put in the college accounts as a gift to you. After all, it's money you won't have to spend when the time comes for college. Also, as someone who was childless for awhile because of infertility, I would have appreciated the cash gift.
beaker90 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's definitely a gift to the family. I think people think I don't appreciate what we're being given. I completely appreciate it. It will lessen our financial burden here in just a few years and that will help tremendously. I also think that since it involves kids and college money, people aren't looking at all sides. My parents have a decent amount of money and I'm the one child of theirs that ended up having kids. My parents take my children on separate vacations because with 4 years between them, they don't appreciate the same things. My mom is taking my oldest to Europe this summer and will take the younger one when she's the same age. She does this because that's only fair for them to get the same kind of trip and time spend with their grandparents. Will she give my childless brothers the amount of cash the trip costs? No, because just because they don't have kids doesn't mean their entitled to the same amount of money that my parents spend on my kids. My parents have done things to help out my brothers, like co-signing on the mortgage for their houses, that they wouldn't and won't compensate me for and I wouldn't expect them to.
Would it be better or worse if I mention the amount of money we're dealing with is in the thousands, not just a few hundred here or there?
buffy1992 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it's your fault you have kids and from separate relationships, you should just be grateful for that, and ponder if perhaps your brothers get preferential treatment because they are not spouting kids from multiple partners, without even having the money to back it up apparently.
beaker90 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahaah!!! This is freaking hilarious!! You make it sound like I'm running around popping out babies from every man I meet!! I have two children. Yes, they're from separate relationships, but I've been married now for 11 years and with my husband for close to 13. My brothers do not get preferential treatment. In act, I bet if you talked to them, they'd probably both agree that I get the most preferential treatment out of the three of us BECAUSE I gave my mom some grandchildren!
Anyway, I think you must be projecting some of your own issues on to me! Do your parents treat your brothers better than they treat you because you have multiple baby daddies?
ijshorn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt she thought about it much at all.
beaker90 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, she thinks about it and tries to be as fair as possible. I just find her version of fair to not be the same as mine.
ijshorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it more as: I want to give my grand children something for their future... how can i be as fair as possible to my children that have no children themselves. Lets give them the same amount and not think in reverse if its fair for the other side. I hope i explained it a bit better now otherwise just ignore it.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand what you mean now. Youโre right, she probably doesnโt think about how it looks from both sides. And while the majority of reddit seems to think Iโm resentful and ungracious, I really do appreciate her contributions to our kids college funds. Also, thank you for trying to see both sides and not just automatically assuming Iโm a horrible person for having a different concept of what fair and equal means than another person.
ijshorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reflecting on a situation like that from that perspective(outsider) makes it look like you're a horrible person because many people get too emotional about it and only view it from your perspective(the person receiving money) and that has happened to me as well so i know where you are coming from but i still believe reflecting on situations from a outsider perspective helps you understand a lot about the situation and related people.
pethatcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you put away any money into your kids' college fund?
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, we have our own account that we put money into, along with accounts from grandparents on both sides!
pethatcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So what's keeping you from not adding the same amount into you children's college fund, keep the cash and just count it equal? In practice, it's the same thing as receiving cash.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are separate accounts and we donโt put nearly as much money in as she does. I think people are mistakenly believing that I want cash from her in addition to the investment into the college funds. I donโt want that. I also donโt want her to stop giving others cash. I just donโt like the fact that she does it to be fair. To me, the two gifts are not the same and therefore, cannot be fair or equal. Just give the gifts!!
pethatcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does she apply the strategy to everything including birthday gifts for you, or just to the kid's gifts? I mean, are you congratulated in any way except as a parent, any time?
beaker90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:54:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas and birthdays, every individual gets a check for $100. Which is awesome!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what if they never have children? Do they not deserve money now just because they don't need to put them into a college fund?
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know if youโve read any of my other responses, but I donโt want her to stop giving them money. I want her to stop saying itโs because she has to make it fair.
And to play off your point, because we have kids, do we not deserve a little extra cash to do whatever we want with?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you not consider the financial burden she's taking off of you a gift to you?
Besides, if she gave both you and your children the same amount of money, due to her own terms of fairness (which are pretty great imo) she'd have to also give more money to the childfree couples to match whatever she'd be giving you. Would you be okay with that?
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd be absolutely fine with it. Just as Iโm absolutely fine with the situation as it is now. Like I have been saying over and over and over again, I just donโt agree that they are fair and equal gifts seeing as to how there are conditions to one gift and no conditions to the other.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Understandable, have a nice Christmas this year, I hope you get a gift with no strings attached this time around.
beaker90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! I hope you have a fantastic Christmas also!!
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 1882 points ยท Posted at 14:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It might have something to do with me being the only male out of myself and my cousins and thus the least likely to be embarrassed about unwrapping underwear, but I'm the only one out of all my cousins who ever gets given underwear for Christmas.
Typical Christmas for me consists of underwear, socks, probably around ยฃ50-60 in total and some slippers. I once got a pair of slippers as my best gift while two of my cousins got Samsung Galaxy Tabs...
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 2092 points ยท Posted at 15:25:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma comes from a different time when things were leaner, so her tradition was to fill our stockings with socks, underwear, toothpaste, bars of soap, and cigarettes. Then in the card you'd get like a $50 bill or something which she insisted you save for emergencies. As a child I hated it but as an adult I understand why and I appreciate that she bought us things she thought were useful instead of frivolous. It was a kind of love. It's just a kind of love to get gifts at all really.
zayap18 ยท 259 points ยท Posted at 15:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes?
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 16:24:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my dad and uncle were smokers. So she'd get them cartons of cigs.
killerwhaletales ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 16:27:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did this for my dad too. Whenever she came back from a vacation she got everyone souvenirs, and my dad got a carton of cigarettes. They usually bought a few because they lived in NY and they were cheaper wherever they were traveling to.
psychoopiates ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:33:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remind her not to do that if she comes to canada. Smokes are expensive here, usually $13 for a cheap 25 pack, more than $18 for nicer smokes. It blew my mind when I visited the states and they were $4 a 20 pack.
killerwhaletales ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They usually went to the Caribbean islands, and cartons of cigarettes were cheap there. Same thing if they went on cruises since they were tax free.
psychoopiates ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:01:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, China also has really cheap smokes too. My coworkers would always bring me back a handful of packs when they visited. Chinese rice paper smokes tasted so good. When mom went to China, all of her coworkers brought back a carton each for her, since most of them didn't smoke. We had 6 cartons of rice paper smokes that lasted for the longest time.
Captain_Gainzwhey ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:36:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uggggghhhhh one of my Chinese friends in high school gave me a candy wrapped in rice paper, and she said you were supposed to eat the wrapper. I didn't believe her, but she was so sweet and earnest and had never pranked me before, so I trusted her and popped the whole thing in my mouth. It was so gross - I can't imagine the taste of smoking added in there.
I'm still not 100% sure she didn't prank me. Can anyone illuminate?
jamesbondindrno ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you eat the rice paper. Most of the rice paper candies I get have an outer wrapper you discard of normally and an inner rice paper wrapper that is edible.
Catmom2004 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, when I was a kid I used to love a Japanese candy that had edible rice paper on the outside. It looked like clear cellophane and dissolved on the tongue. No prank.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:56:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Botan rice candy? I always ate the paper on those as a kid. I thought it was super cool too.
paraluxxx ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100% not a prank. They sell them in the oriental shop by my house. Not everyone likes the rice paper candy, but I love them.
Kibilburk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fairly certain you CAN eat it that way... since it is rice paper. Whether you actually want to or not... eh...
S3xb3ard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can eat it. She was not pranking you. I never found it tastes like much though. Maybe you ate the wrong wrapper.
hotdimsum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It has to be the Rabbit brand milk candy that's wrapped in rice paper.
No she didn't prank you. It's a very old candy popular in China and other Asian countries.
Ellimes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are Asian candies with edible rice paper. It just dissolves and should taste faintly sweet. They go for cheap in Asian stores in America.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sort of think Asians are the only people who genuinely enjoy rice.
LOhateVE ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to Peru, or South America in general, we love rice too.
RelaxRelapse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:04:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...
What?!
Captain_Gainzwhey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not disagree with you. Rice is... fine, but I almost never ever ever want to cook it or eat it if I can have literally anything else.
ratratratcatratrat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:18:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$13, ha!! In New Zealand the cheapest packs of smokes are still over $20, and if you want nicer ones or just a pack of tobacco youโre looking at $30 to $90.
transient_morality ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I see someone from around the world bitching about how expensive cigarettes are in their country I can't help but laugh lol; come to Australia. A very cheap 20 pack will set you back $21 here haha, for a decent deck of 25 it's about $30. I don't wanna think about how much money it's cost.
Octacon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's about the same as here in Nova Scotia, Canada; our dollars are at parity, but your average household income is almost twice ours and a pack of 25 is around $16 here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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transient_morality ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wherever you're from, i wanna go there. Here you would struggle a lot to to feed/house 4 people off 80k. I live in a two person household and we spend roughly $80 a week on groceries, give or take, plus about a slab of beer (24 bottles) a week, which costs us $46. I used to smoke a 20 pack per day (recently quit woo)
MisterCrist ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$4 bucks for a pack of twenty holy crap, it is minimum $20 for a pack of twenty of the shittest variety here in Australia.
psychoopiates ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I was freshly 18, visiting san fransisco, and had been smoking for a year at that point. I walked to the gas station, and actually asked the clerk if packs were really only $4. I came back to canada with the cheapest carton I had ever bought, because one carton is the limit for bring smokes back. I also brought back a $13 or $15 bottle of liquor(because the drinking age at my destination is all that mattered), most standard 750ml bottles cost $22 around here.
lilpastababy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:39:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's much cheaper for cigs in the US but I went to Jamaica and got a carton of camels at the duty free shop for like $20something. Shat myself
sSommy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously? They're at least 45 or 50 here! (Not including Talons but those aren't cigarettes)
Sinfall69 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like 6 or 7 for a 20 pack in upstate NY...I think it starts at 10-11 in NYC.
Kokosmilch666 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:39:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really?? Where at? Iโm in Ithaca and the cheapest smokes are minimum $10 a pack
Sinfall69 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't smoke...I just know the last time I heard smokers complaining that it was like 6 or 7 bucks a pack. (I think that was for really crap stuff and you had to buy like two packs at a Stewart)
psychoopiates ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:01:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was close to ten years ago, I don't smoke anymore but most of my family does.
prismaticbeans ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:44:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you go to the rez you can get a carton of tobacco for a lot cheaper, then you buy some tubes or just use rolling papers. Filter's actually worse for you than no filter anyway.
Gakimir ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the hell do you figure a filter is worse?? It's trapping crap that you don't want in your lungs.
And no, you're not supposed to smoke the filter either...
psychoopiates ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't smoke anymore, switched to vaping, which while cheaper, still isn't the best.
psychoopiates ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to roll my own with a little thing that would stuff the tubes I bought. It was way cheaper, but not cheaper than vaping. My mom and sister don't think it's worth the cost to roll their own. I'm saving easily $200 a month by vaping rather than smoking.
zayap18 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:53:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I imagined her getting like 6 year olds some smokes lol
CerinDeVane ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:44:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What, 6yr olds where you come from don't sound like the old woman singing in the middle of The Memory Remains?
nybo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm cutting down on smokes, but with the prices in Scandinavia a carton of smokes could be a decent (ish) gift.
order65 ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents had an old lady as a neighbor. She didn't smoke but she always kept around 50 packs hidden in her house in case a war breaks out and you need something to trade with. She said that in WWII she could get food because she was a good looking girl but now that she is old she needs cigarettes in case our money becomes worthless.
kh9hexagon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not actually a bad line of reasoning there. Cigarettes and alcohol would be valuable for trade if you survived an apocalypse and were living in the ruins.
94358132568746582 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:49:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes are currency in the coming apocalypse
1mikeg ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, it was a banner fucking year at the old Bender family.
Beetrain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah super useful. You can trade them for other contraband or protection.
DarkResurgence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but they were unfiltered. Times were tough.
bigheyzeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for the war effort
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As funny as it sounds, it was (and probably still is) the best item to have in the case of war or deportation: it's very easily tradable, a sealed pack can remain fresh for months, while everyone's anxiety and nicotine addiction works wonder to make it a valuable asset.
To go through a checkpoint, be loaded on the back of a truck or train, or get a loaf of bread, a pack of cigarettes can seal the deal. Everyone, from soldiers, officers, to black market traffickers, is going to trade for cigs.
ifelife ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 18:22:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am crazy for Christmas and obsessed with our family traditions. So my son's stocking was always the same basic filling as mine was as a kid (And adult, because my mum made a stocking for me almost every year until I was mid 20s). We always had an apple, an orange, a banana and a box of sultanas. no idea why really other than you make sure we had something healthy with the junk. My son would rarely eat his fruit on the day but even when I was pretty broke it had to go in there. In fact, one year my parents were especially broke because their business had failed. I was 16 and mum pulled me aside to let me know she just couldn't afford the stockings and we'd only bee getting one gift each. I understood but fuck no stockings for the first time ever! So I used the pay from my new job to organise stockings for the whole family, with all the usual stuff and some small gifts, stayed up late and then hid them in the lounge room. The next morning we gave our gifts and mum says sorry kids, that's it. So I was all "But what about the stockings, Santa must have been", and she looked totally crestfallen. When I pulled out my stockings and started handing them out she just burst into joyful tears. Mum's been gone 4 years now, but we stick with traditions including making her Christmas ham every year.
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:26:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg, that's a beautiful story. You just brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful thing of you to do!!!
We had an apple and an orange, too! Right at the bottom, along with a handful of mixed nuts in the shell. These days I usually get a bottle of booze in there too.
ifelife ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to say it was totally selfless, but I think 16yo me also really wanted a stocking! To me Christmas is really special, and all about family rather than presents. We never spent a fortune like some families but there was always loads of love. These days I also have a tradition where I make place settings with name tags for the small family gathering of 6 or 7 people (My partners family have the BIG Christmas meals). I have made them on gingerbread gift tags, out of chocolate, and so on. Last year was fabric ornaments with cross stitched name tags. This year I'm making wooden cube ornaments and transferring Christmas images onto them along with the names. But I'm also making little wooden star ornaments with a photo of Mum so she can hang in our trees every year. Mum always knew how much I loved Christmas so did everything she could to make it special for me especially. I want to carry that on for the family. Side note - my now 19yo son pretended to believe in Santa for 3 extra years because he knew I enjoyed it so much. I actually had to ask him when he was 11. Good kid. TL;DR I am the anti-Grinch
Sgt-Pumpernickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the anti-first part of the story grinch
ifelife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True!
educatedinsolence ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have always had an apple and orange as well as a Lifesavers story book since I was little and Christmas was always at my Grandparents house. My mom has taken over the tradition as we got older and became adults. My siblings and I have always laughed and joked about it and two years ago my mom didn't include them in our stockings. There was nearly a riot. She said, "You guys always laugh at it every year, I assumed you didn't really want them." We quickly corrected that misconception.
Last year the apples, oranges and Lifesavers were back where they belonged.
whiten0iz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AWW that's so sweet! We've started taking over stocking duty for our grandma now too, especially since she's the guardian of our little cousin. It's so nice to have kids around for Christmas again.
MadameCordelia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was not expecting to feel so many feelings. Thatโs a great memory to cherish forever. Sorry for your loss.
ifelife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. Still miss her every day but we know she's still around us.
arl232 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wonderful story, you are a nice person!!
ifelife ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. That's what my mum made me, nice ๐
VagCookie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude why you gotta make me cry. But in my defense I did only read an article TITLE about something touching and sobbed today so...
kirmaster ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents from one side of the family always did this ( having lived through WW2 in germany as adults), but it was pretty awesome as kids because they lived on an island which was usually cold and windy as fuck, so you'd always get great winter coats, thermo socks and other similar usually relatively expensive clothes that actually kept you warm and dry. And because they'd like the grandkids to learn how to be constructive, they often also gave lego sets and stuff like that.
Man, i miss them.
[deleted] ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 15:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they're 'fuck you' gifts like a lot in this thread.
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 15:46:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but I'm talking about the gifts that yes, missed their mark, but weren't intended to be careless or hurtful. Like I've gotten some pretty bad gifts in my day but I do appreciate that the person getting them thought of me in some way and was trying to help somehow.
Captain_Gainzwhey ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:33:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kind of the same. My grandmother has hand-made felt stockings for all of her children, grandchildren, including spouses, and great-grandchildren. She fills them with handy stuff from the dollar tree, like little packs of super glue, bandaids, office supplies, that kind of thing, as well as little toys like wind-up dudes or puzzles. She has 16 stockings to fill every year, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to find that she also made one this year for my dog or my boyfriend (both of whom she actually loves more than me).
arl232 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:22:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a wonderful, thoughtful Gramma you have.
Captain_Gainzwhey ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really do. I always read these threads about asshole family members giving kids shitty gifts, and it makes me so thankful for my nana. She goes all out every year, couponing and shopping carefully throughout the year so we can all get exactly what we asked for.
arl232 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:15:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lovely to hear, please give her a hug from me :-)
TheGaspode ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always said you can tell when you've matured through gifts at Christmas. As a kid you get a pair of slippers or something, and you'll bitch that it's "not a real present". When you're an adult and you have to buy that shit yourself it's "Cheers! I need some of these!"
kayno-way ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of these things is not like the others...
honkhonkbeepbeeep ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then you become old and broke, and you get things like expensive coffee mugs and photo frames as gifts, and you're like, fuck, I can't afford socks, but now I have a $50 travel mug.
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...and no car. This is my life now.
honkhonkbeepbeeep ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LifeProTip: When giving gifts to your or your family member's childcare provider, hairdresser, case manager, teacher, coach, etc., give them Target or similar gift cards. Don't worry that it seems lazy or impersonal. We low-wage folks are generally much happier being able to buy socks or groceries than having something expensive and impersonal.
K8Simone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For teachers, Iโd add dry erase markers. Iโve worked in very few schools that actually provide them and when I was teaching more I could burn through them pretty quickly.
fox_eyed_man ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isnโt it weird how the older you get, the more you appreciate gifts that are literally just โshit I donโt have to buy for myself now.โ
MadameCordelia ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely appreciate socks as gifts on a whole new level as an adult.
K8Simone ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend is happy to get socks, underwear, and his favorite cookies (thatโs not a euphemismโhe might leave me if he ever figures out my shortbread cookie recipe).
squid_cat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:11:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly the kind of shit my grandmother wants for Christmas, haha. We give her cigarettes (she'll never quit), denture paste, eye drops, etc.
ign108x3 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:11:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always love getting socks in my stockings - that being said never got cigs, but wouldnโt be mad about it
ArcheonAmaru ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as a child I hated getting a stocking full of cigs...but as an adult...
K8Simone ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:27:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towards the end of their lives, my grandparents would give everyone a little something to unwrap and a $50 check. The physical gift was something from their house (basically advance inheritance).
One year I was given a ring that my great-uncle had made for his aunt (so my great-great aunt who was still around when I was a kid). It's nothing I wouldโve taken when we were going through the costume jewelry after my grandmother passed away, but knowing it belonged to Aunt Thelma makes it one of my most valuable pieces of jewelry (I was told the stone is a yellow quartz, so I assume it has little monetary value).
bestfapper ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I wish I got cigarettes in my stocking .
mdmiles19 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year all I got for Christmas was a carton of cigarettes. My old man just told me to smoke up.
ladysilarial ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:38:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a banner year for the bender family
broberds ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.
Blackface420 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I wish your grandma was buying my presents this year.
1LostInSpaceAgain ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:01:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I put those things in my kids stockings as well. Usually its small bottles of the special bath soaps or bubbles, new toothbrushes and toothpaste, socks, snacks, and fidgets. If I get them any gift cards thats where they go too.
ilovebeaker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my mom's house the stockings are the best part! They are full with chocolate, toiletries, makeup, socks, and gift cards.
We have quite a good time with them :) Unless the chocolate gets put in too early...in which case they melt everywhere atop the wood fire.
DizzyedUpGirl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same for my grandmother and her siblings. We'd get socks, shampoo, bubble bath and quilts or afghans for Christmas. The shampoo and bubble bath came from Avon though, so that was nice. Our best gift would come from my childless aunt (as she had a bit more) and it would be home made cookies and fudge, usually with a small trinket and 5 or 10 dollars. It was the 80's and early 90's though, so that 5 dollars actually meant something to a 7 year old.
I like practical Christmas gifts.
Wagnaard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cigs are like $$ in the joint.
Woahzie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Popey cigarettes, right?
mrbaconator2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I know there is usually some kind of lesson when you don't get cool things as gifts but socks and underwear are legit great gifts in and of themselves. So is any amount of money.
Lethander2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother was the same way, as a kid I wasn't impressed with the gifts, as an adult enjoyed how pragmatic it was,but after she passed I really missed the tradition of it all.
whiten0iz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, my grandma's the same. The gifts she buys us have always been STRICTLY practical; school supplies and the like, and it's taken some 20-odd years to finally appreciate it.
Whywouldanyonedothat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smoke 'em if you've got'em, kids!
SparkyTheWolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 20 and my mam asked what I wanted from my aunt for Christmas, my first thought was a nice toothbrush...
pointwelltaken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good point. It makes me sad to get something I know I'll never use, because I don't want the giver to have wasted their time/money.
USCplaya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar for me. My Dad's family was poor growing up so we'd find the biggest socks we could and would leave em out for Santa. The socks would be filled with peanuts and candy and some fruit (whole oranges and apples) and some deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, underwear, a few dollars, etc.
rrmarti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you accidentally slipped cigarettes in there... I say accidentally because what grandma gifts cigarettes to children??
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To adults, not to children.
theawesomefactory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That last sentence sounds like something straight out of Peanuts or Calvin and Hobbes.
snakeob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought stockings were supposed to be necessity items?
HastyMcTasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I can understand that you hated getting cigarettes as a child but have you seen those prices lately? Seems like a good deal to me
Midgetforsale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a pretty awesome gift. All that PLUS 50 bucks!? Socks and underwear are not cheap!
Littlewing1307 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from cigarettes that's really sweet.
lilpastababy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smoke up, Johnny!
Vacartu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I understand that you didnโt like that, but your grandma was really thinking of you with her practical gifts. All the other grandparents are just plain assholes.
quirkyknitgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always includes things like deodorant, batteries, etc. in stockings. And my favorite brand of tea. It's great. I get to not have to stock up on stuff for at least a few months - a true blessing.
ladyrockess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always wondered if the nicest gift would be something I KNOW you use all the time - your usual brand of kitty litter, shampoo/conditioner, washing detergent - so that those needs are taken care of and you can spend your own money on something you actually want.
But I've never had the balls to do it lol
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:32:05 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, please buy me those things. Some of that stuff is crazy expensive. Kitty litter adds up, man. Plus it's a bitch to haul back from the grocery store.
My mom now just goes to Costco and brings me huge packs of toilet paper, dishwasher detergent, tissues, laundry detergent, and some kitchen staples. It saves me so much money and so much time, being that I don't have a car and live in an apartment. I'd rather that than anything else. So useful.
ladyrockess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:16 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kitty litter is SO expensive! That's another reason I loved our electric litterbox - wasted so much less litter.
i_comment_late ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of that youtube video of a grandma lady demonstrating her Sunday breakfasts as a child in the depression: 3-ingredient sugar cookies and black coffee.
Turdulator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult I love getting underwear and socks, it's awesome
terrorerror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I'm a sucker for useful gifts. I love getting stuff like socks or bars of soap.
haffbaked ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs a damn good stocking.
beansmeller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a step-grandma who was elementary/middle school aged during the great depression, she was a master of regifting. It was weird getting stale fancy chocolate and a Louis L'amour novel at age 8, but an off brand immersion blender and a bag of random coffee or a bottle of local grape juice and a fund raiser cook book was awesome when I was in my twenties.
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:25:45 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Louis L'Amour! Good God my grandma loved those novels. Haha.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:39:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She gave you cigarettes as a child?
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:50:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, she gave adults in my family cigarettes in their stocking.
TheBlindSalesman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:57:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those gifts is a little different than the others..
Themilfdestroyer ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:41:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If youve ever owned a galaxy tab you know you won,those things are shit and get slow in like 6 months
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:59:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Considering my phone at the time was a non-brick Nokia, I don't think I did
Themilfdestroyer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Non-brick nokia still sounds cooler
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It really wasn't. Put it this way, my level of technological advancement at that point meant a Galaxy Tab was more powerful than my PC and I was excited about a phone having Bluetooth and the ability to play music, neither of which my Nokia could do.
Themilfdestroyer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:11:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That definitely makes sense,as a kid I had that too,when my mom asked me what i wanted one year,I chose a psp because "its portable so obviously stronger than the ps3",hindsight is 20/20
Panda_Mon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kindle fires are like 30 bucks this week. Treat yoself!
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No need nowadays, got myself a Google Pixel that does everything I want it to and have a plenty powerful enough PC for everything else!
t_a_6847646847646476 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Praise be to DuARTe my dude
EdwardTennant ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well the slippers will be useful for longer
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately I get really sweaty feet, so the slippers lasted 4 months before becoming so ridiculously smelly that they weren't wearable for any longer than 5 minutes without also putting thick socks on, which defeats the point of slippers.
Raichu7 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:28:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're supposed to wear socks with slippers. Something in direct contact with your feet all day everyday needs to be washed regularly. Slippers aren't meant to be replacements for socks, they are meant to keep your feet warm.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but the fluffy base of these slippers felt so good on the soles of my feet
Blinkdawg15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Personally I just wash my slippers.
Yeah, it makes them fucky and stiff for a day or two, but they're a billion times cleaner than when they went in.
Galtego ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wear socks with slippers all the time, keeps my feet warmer than either alone and stops them from getting too smelly
Girlinhat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:40:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also men's underwear is a lot less discerning than women's. "Boxers" are essentially always just boxers. "Panties" can be bikini, high cut, high waist, thong, hipster, boyshort, briefs, control, g-string, tanga... They're all basically the same shape (leg holes are on both sides) but depending on the curve of your hips or butt, a different cut can work with or against you. And it's a lot more awkward for grandma to ask "Sweety what kind of panties do you wear?"
Cromasters ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:12:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are boxers and boxer briefs and briefs. All at different lengths. Broaden your underwear horizons my dude!
Blinkdawg15 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, there's definitely variety in men's underwear. Not nearly the variety in women's, but it is there.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, the eldest is 15 so I'd assume they've not started experimenting too much with them. And boxers can be tight or loose fit, and god help anyone that buys me loose fit, that shit is the underwear of Satan. But yeah, that would probably have something to do with it.
Captain_Gainzwhey ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to say by 15 they definitely have strong opinions about underwear and also would not enjoy unwrapping underwear in front of the rest of the family.
tomtom5858 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, yes, I've always wanted a pair of shorts under my pants.
Busanko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude my sister gets me underwear every year for Christmas, I would be mad, but I love it.
WarofthewarS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would rather have the socks and underwear.
screennameoutoforder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've reached a point in my life where I would be very happy receiving a pack of underwear and socks. Maybe even more than a tablet.
Tommy_Riordan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the only girl cousin and the only one to receive underwear, while my brothers and boy cousins got toys. I was at an age where I would have preferred another My Little Pony!
461weavile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apart from being so glaringly different from getting a tablet, I usually ask for socks and underwear. Maybe one little extra and that would be the ideal and repeatable Christmas.
KoopaLink ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High Five for being the only male of the grandchildren
Keksliebhaber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe yo ass or dick smells a lot.
Swing_lip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They gave you warm feet and the cold shoulder bruv
InvalidZod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking the other day how when I was younger I wanted xbox's and phones. Now I am looking forward to swapping out my wardrobe from xmas
nowyourmad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so weird how thigns change. I used to hate getting socks but now that I'm an adult and buy all the things I want some nice quality socks are a great gift
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Start asking for mypackage or Saxx then you can be happy at Christmas too!
-Reddit_Account- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, good underwear and socks cost a fucking fortune and are worth every penny
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never said they were good :(
Poebatfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it makes you feel better the Galaxy Tabs are very cheaply made tablets.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I know. This was back when the Galaxy tab was brand new though, original model.
sometimescomments ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn dude... this is why I am meticulous about spending money on my nieces/nephew so equally.
Edit: changed carefully to equally.
tmotom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it's any consolation, the Galaxy Tab 1 probably sucks now. I know my Galaxy Tab 2 does.
Theactualguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I often wonder why we don't hear of more shit like murder stories happening over stuff like this. Seriously, man, one can only take so much shit before blowing up. How do you guys manage?
Grim50845 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'll learn to appreciate the gift of fresh socks as you get older.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I already do. I just didn't back then.
Grim50845 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Weird how that works eh?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:48:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What were the shit gifts? A face towell? Some soap? Oats?
RenaKunisaki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you're the favourite. /s
Booster884 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, they are only Samsung tablets :^)
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:22:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandmas often think we're much, much larger than we are. I'm an adult S and as a child, starting around age 11, I used to get "Q"-sized L'eggs in my stocking every year (that's "Queen sized" and it used to be the largest pantyhose size in those cheap brands, for the very fat).
The other day I had a very elderly couple in my store trying to buy a winter jacket for a 13-year-old girl overseas in their home country. I asked how big she was and they said she was shorter than me but similar in size. I told them to buy an S. They went home with an XL. Because "better it's too big than too small and she'll eventually grow into it".
So that's why elderly people always get the largest possible size. They think you will grow into it. And if you don't you can still wear it safety-pinned in the back or whatever.
NaruTheBlackSwan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:45:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course, they come from a relic of a time where if you grew out of something, you just didn't have a jacket. The likelihood a 13 year old girl doesn't even grow to your size let alone an XL is pretty high, but if she ate Jack's magic bean in 1930 she'd be SOL unless the jacket fit like a trench coat.
isaezraa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah most girls stop growing around 13 anyway, somebody didnโt tell my parents this and now all my school uniforms are massive
hiphiprenee ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother has always โsized upโ my clothing. When I was in 7/8th grade I weighed maybe 95lbs and stood around 5โ5โ/5โ6โ and she bought me an extra large in EVERYTHING. My clothes were ridiculously baggy. My 8th grade graduation t-shirt was an adult XL. Even now, as a 30 year old woman, who is most certainly not 95lbs anymoreโ the t-shirt is obnoxiously huge. It may as well be a dress.
It upset me for a long time and I still have issues wearing and finding clothes that fit since my whole life, my mother dressed me in clothes that were too big.
melindu ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clever on her part. She knew you were going to find out you'd been missing out on the $5 every year and if you confronted her about it she could tell you to "put your big girl panties on and quit complaining!"
ninezerotwooneo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:28:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, alot of you here really aren't the favorite grandkid.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:04:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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im_at_work_ugh ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate how the one person doing okay always tends to get jack shit, like lets reward the constant fuck up with everything they could ever need to be bailed out but the kid who was smart enough to not do drugs gets jack shit.
MonsieurJongleur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, imagine being the kid who got everything and is still a fuckup. At least you get to go through life not being that guy.
Unfortunately you still have shitty-assed people for family. But YOU escaped that fate.
im_at_work_ugh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but if they are a heroin addict and are just going to end up dead in probably 5 years why not help the kid struggling to get by over the one that's a complete loss, I mean to boot bailing their ass out constantly is doing nothing but enabling them.
PolarsteeleMGB2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Certainly not a fuckup but my husbandโs parents treat my sister in law like this, sheโs a teacher and earns far less than my husband so they pay for her groceries, child care, etc but for my husband โwell you make more than enough.โ Uh weโre not stupid rich, we could use help too...
2PhatCC ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandmother gave her underwear every year, while she got to watch all of her cousins open cool gifts from grandma...
TheRealBobbyC ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:35:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your granny bought you granny panties? There are so many levels of gross to this story.
Arrowluv5 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were only getting 5's and you got underwear? Nice!
Emptamar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather would give me $100 every year for Christmas but blatantly ignore my three siblings. Because they were adopted, he liked to pretend they weren't his grandchildren. But he still wrote checks to his other sixteen grandchildren for Christmas. For the record, my parents made me split my $100 with the other 3.
twotone232 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:09:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a size 33 waist, 32 length pant. I've been this way for over a decade. I still get pants that are something along the lines of 38 waist 42 length, by my mother, who knows what size I am. They're always cargo pants, they're always from Walmart, and I've never once put them on. But every year, almost like clockwork, I get a big clothing box with giant-ass neckbeard pants. I've taken to donating them every year to the outreach center I volunteer with.
jazzirex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:45:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is a consistent source for gift cards returns. When she buys me clothes she gets a size large in petite....I'm 5'9" and wear a small or medium.
The most memorable gift from her was 2 sets of matching bra and panties. Again, she thinks I'm pear shaped so the undies are a size large and the bra is a small, I think. I was 13 or so and had nothing to fill out the bra with and the panties fit like I crapped my pants.
The best part? They were shear, totally see through. For a 13 year old.
brokenblackbelt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:23:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to give me itemized "bills of service" for any gift giving occasion on the basis that she "had done something nice for me" and I had to repay that somehow. My cousin got gifts.
E: used same word twice, sorry.
thirdgraderface ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a large pack of granny panties at that age, opened. Then explained that they belonged to my great aunt who had just died, and why am I so upset? They're new! They were just in her drawer!
Xavierpony ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I turned 18 today. Got a birthday card with 16 on it, 2 1$ scratch cards and 2 fredos (small chocolate card) I got 100 from my other grand mother
fathovercats ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma stopped giving my sister and I gifts when we were 8.
We're her only grandkids and my mom is their only daughter.
The excuse was that she didnt know what to get. And like the older I get the more I get upset about it and I feel cheated and I feel bad for my mom. The entire reason we lived in Winnipeg was my mom wanted to be closer to her parents while she coulda gotten a job anywhere in the world (and turned down better paying international job offers). It shouldn't surprise me that 2 years later we moved to the states and I haven't seen them since I was 16.
My fiance has two sets of normal grandparents. They have always given him either money or gifts for Hanukah and call him every other week or so now. One set visits for almost every major Jewish holiday from Maryland, the other comes once a year from Jersey. It's just so weird to hear about what a normal grandparent relationship could be.
zealen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a 6 year-old boy I got a bra from my grandmother! I didn't understand what it was but I was polite and said thanks. But my mother started to laugh and told my grandmother that she had mixed up the gifts when wrapping them.
asomewhatexpert ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:25:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While not money of gift based, my grandmother wrote a book and on the first page wrote all the names of her grandchildren, just not mine or my brothers.
belortik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of when my grandmother gave me yellow pit-stained undershirts from the church rummage sale. At least pick me out ones without pit stains! But I knew she hated me before that because I was a man and an atheist.
Pearberr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are now subscribed to /r/raisedbynarcissists
Congrats, we all have fun hating on our birthing vessels.
PRMan99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She really hates you for some reason. ;)
Grandpa (my dad) gave my kids out of date snacks and a water bottle (like a standard Arrowhead bottle of which we have 50-100 in the garage at all times). They were also allergic to the snacks.
My grandmother never gave me a birthday gift again after I beat her at Scrabble when I was 12 years old. (The word was GIRDERS on the last play of the game...)
julbull73 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was telling you to lose weight. Did she always say, Bless your heart first?
If so that's my Southern Grandma's approach as well.
She gave me after shave when she thought I smelled.
Incense when my room smelled
And intentionally oversized clothes when she thought I was fat.
DiDalt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a very rich aunt that gives money to all the grandkids in the family except for me and my siblings. I have 50+ cousins that get $200 to $1,000 for every birthday, Christmas, random holiday, graduation, ect.. Seriously, cousins getting $1,000 for a birthday and I've gotten nothing (neither have my siblings). We have no idea why. She's an angel otherwise. Maybe my mom pissed her off as a kid or something.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"You'll grow into it"
platinumgulls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like my Mom used to tell me when I'd get $20 and $50 bills from my Grandmother, "These are NOT my parents, these are old people trying to get into heaven."
iknowthepiecesfit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother used to deliberately get my overweight aunt clothes that were too small for her and make her try them on in front of everyone to embarrass her. Every single year. Old people kind of suck. Iโm glad that bitch is dead.
allonsybadwolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Christmas I spent with my now-husband's family, he opened a gift from his grandma, and it was a pair of plaid pajama pants. At first we were like, oh neat, they're soft and nice, but he was unfolding them, and unfolding them, and just kept unfolding them.. They were size XXXL. He was a size M.
I started cracking up, because it was hilarious, but that was ALSO the day that I learned how awkwardly polite my husband's family is at all times, because no one else laughed, and my husband just thanked his grandma and they all moved on to the next present. So I'm just laughing alone while everyone else is pretending it's a totally normal gift.
That year, his grandma also gave everyone the same framed picture of herself. To her four family members that all lived in the same house.
xZACHtly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our dentist when we were younger used to send us a card on our birthdays. My sister and I convinced my brother that our cards always had $5 in them. He was not happy with the dentist after he heard that.
douchebaghater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WTH is that all about?
nightlyraider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like my aunt giving me a pair of mens 3x or whatever "batman" movie sweatpants from the 1989(?) film promotion.
it was a couple years later so i was like 5ish and she gave me a pair of sweatpants that had a waist that went up beyond my shoulder level.
24destinyh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin got a bedroom set for his 18th birthday. I got my xmas gift and birthday gift combine: $20
pm_your_asshole_gurl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandmas are ruthless
uterinesingularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She spent it all on the upcharge for large garments.
If they're big enough, you could get her head through one of the leg holes and strangle her, then it becomes a practical gift!
RestrictedAccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was your grandmother named Lucille?
sillybanana2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Nana was like this when I was growing up. She would regularly send my older sister cards with money in them because she had a baby young. On the other hand, I was in university full time and working two jobs to support myself. She would also โtake me shoppingโ as a 12 year old and tell me that my clothes were too tight because I was too fat (I was a little chubby but damn, my parents made sure I had nice clothes that fit properly) and would also try to make me try on clothes that were like 4 sizes too big.
planethaley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. $5 seems like such a great gift now
justasmalltowngirl89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, I received a pair of hand-me-down jeans from my grandparents that had previously belonged to their son, who happened to be a rather large teen. I was a scrawny 11-year-old girl and those jeans would have fit about 3 of me. It seems like I ended up getting handed down old lady bras from this same grandma but I could be wrong on that.
brandillehhhhh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude my grandma always got me the largest freaking clothes and underwear when I was like 7-17. Not cool -_-
bobbylat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Read this as $5 billion
ChristyElizabeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See I've osmosed all the grand kids gifts, via if you dont call and thank grandma , she stops sending you money. So, i get 50 bills a yr.
UniQueLyEviL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whatta cheapass. Wait, now i'm wondering if she ran out of $5 and actually gave you one of her packs of panties to improvise.
dudius7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the 3xl were the only size she could see with her poor eyesight?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait til you find out how much used panties are worth...
PhDOH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girl at my school when we were about 11 was given a pack of knickers by the class weirdo. We all knew his mother must have bought them and wrapped them and he may not even have known what he was giving her but it did not help his reputation.
reenactment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young, my grandparents got my 2 cousins who are 6 and 8 months younger than me, but 1 grade apart Pokรฉmon yellow. I had been asking for that for a while since they had been sold out. I got something different and I canโt remember. We had gotten the same gifts for years but apparently the divide between 3rd and 4th grade is too crazy.
silly_little_enginee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents never had enough money for this to be an issue.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like an Arrested Development script
TallDankandHandsome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy her a gun...
wile_e_chicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Room to grow! :points at head:
merlinfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this thread has reminded me how thankful I am for my grandparents not being like this. my wife's grandmother however has some of this. for a long time she refused to accept one of her granddaughter's adopted children as part of the family, for instance
Hidden_Samsquanche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma plays favorites too. A couple years ago I got a dish towel that was obviously not even new for Christmas and my cousin got a new pool table.
SticksMcFricks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you must be a middle child
microfatcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. She must really dislike you! :S
deathcard94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel for you. One year at our family's Christmas party my grandmother gave me women's gloves and a lady bug shaped icecooler. I'm a 6'5 male... All my cousins and siblings got alcohol, tools, and checks. I haven't been back since.
maruffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Say wha . . . were you the adopted step-child?
Sizzalness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought me a single pair of very large boxers briefs. They fit like boxers thou, so they were super comfortable.
Country-Blumpkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was the same way. I was also grand daughter by marriage and thus not a real gd. Which explains why, til the day she died, she never even bothered to learn my name.
Littlewing1307 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god relatives buying clothes are the worst. Just give a gift card to the store.
mybestaccountyet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5? Grandmas are only supposed to gift in denominations of minimum $20. Your grandma gets an F grade for being a grandma.
Lefty517 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds of how my great grandparents who I lived with for 5 years wouldn't come to any of my baseball games because their grandson, my cousin, had a game at the same time. But guess who they call to mow their lawn after we moved out.
Edit: their*
AnotherDrZoidberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, your fat ass would have probably spent it all on candy anyways.
benevolentpotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle gave me and my brothers $100 every Christmas. As soon as I turned 18, they decided we were adults and stopped. Thing is, I'm the youngest. My oldest brother was 24 at the time, so he got $600 more than me over his lifetime, while my other brother got $200 more. Not to mention that means I stopped getting those $100 bills right at the beginning of college when I would've started using it for something meaningful like food, instead of PSP mods or whatever I had used it for in high school. Meanwhile my brother has his Sheetz runs funded through college and beyond.
jadeoracle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandparents forgot to give me a gift. I didn't mind, I knew they were on a tight budget (and in the last few years you could tell they were just grabbing random things around their house and mailing it.) But that year my sister got a huge package from them with a lot of random stuff in it. One of those items was a bible from my grandfather's priest friend. This was a special bible, because that priest was an honest to god exorcist. So there were neat things written in the margins. My sister was horrifed, and hated that gift. I offered to take it, or hell even buy it from her, but she relished the fact that only she had recieved gifts that year, so she took it outside and burned it, simply so I couldn't read it.
Alpha857 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did something like this too. Every year, for my entire life, she'd give my sister and I like a pen, and a dollar store calculator for Christmas. That or like a $5 clock that never counted right. One year, she even gave my sister an old sweater of hers cause she didn't want it. Finally, after my dad had had enough of the cheap gifts and told her to "buy something worthwhile or nothing at all", we got $25 each every Christmas. It only ended up being for 2 or 3 years though cause she recently passed.
But yeah, 15 years of cheap gifts.
complimentarianist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Savage! Was your grandmother Lucille Bluth?
Almostcomatose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if you werenโt so fat
twoBrokenThumbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma asked my two sisters their underwear size and cut preference. She then juxtaposed the two styles and got them each a package of underwear of the wrong kind but in their size (and they were different sizes so it's not like they could just switch later).
My grandma proceeded to do this every year for about a decade.
Dim_Innuendo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously she bought them thinking you would grow into them.
CatfreshWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those xl panties are expensive. Can't expect a $5 too
whatsthebughuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my rich uncle would buy my cousins, (also rich, his sisters' (my aunt) kids) motor bikes, remote ctrl cars, money, even cars. They would stop by our house next, brag about how many presents they got, and ask what we got from him, ...... nothing. What did we get from our parents? Socks and pants, if lucky one cheap toy, maybe 5 presents each, mostly clothes. My wife hates me cos i dont give a fuck about presents ive been let down too many times to care about xmas, she deserves better, but i just dont try because of it.
kitty_pryde_89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother did the money thing to me one year. Literally gathered the whole family together and had my cousin pass out her Christmas cards for her. Everyone got a card, except for me.
Awkward, but okay. So everyone opens them and they have money in them, like 40 dollars a piece. Still nothing for me.
So my cousin, who Iโm close to, asks my grandma where my card is while I try not to cry from embarrassment. I already knew she didnโt like me because she hated my father (her son) but she had never made it so blatantly obvious.
My grandmother just looks at me with this blank face and tells my cousin loud enough for everyone to hear โshe knows why.โ
Yeah, hereโs the thing. I donโt. I have never done anything to personally upset her. Even my dad got money that day. My mom was livid and has refused to speak with her since.
burgoobwah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh gosh you sound like my friend BiggE
Spacealienqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your not the favorite are you?
Basslady44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha my Grandmother gifted myself and two siblings a "millennium" 50p in a brown paper bag each, telling us "They'll be worth money some day!" ie don't spend it (spending money was a Sin, after all) we now use euros, so much for that! I bought a packet of taytos a mars bar and a can of fanta- happy out.
Craptastic13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:46:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom put a package of XL sized boxers into my stocking one year. I was extremely confused because I'm an M. Of course, it could've been prophetic on her part as at one point I put on a lot of weight and had a 36" waist at my worst.
ZypherMyth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's alright, just get her something every year to remind her of her impending death. Like brochures for funeral homes, pictures of all her relatives and friends that have passed away, etc.
astute_potato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your grandma also my grandma? Because I got the same jumbo panties.
heidi19forever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:59 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your grandmother, the mother of your mom or your dad?
goldenboy2191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:30 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahhaa oh my god, the 5 dollar bill thing is the best part
akiramari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got granny panties from my grandma before. Just don't give underwear as a gift to family members? ugh.
Ser_Fonz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I read stuff like this where a family member is blatantly treating one kid poorly.. it makes more wonder what the hell they did that was so evil to deserve it lol. Seems intentional a lot of times and not just an oversight.
poobicus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:48:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
at most
Back2Bach ยท 3182 points ยท Posted at 13:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A monogrammed shirt.
Both the middle initial and size were wrong.
pahasapapapa ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 14:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 out of 3 ain't bad?
Kumqwatwhat ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 17:31:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In college, can confirm. That's a passing grade.
NixaB345T ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:51:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dโs get Degrees
stellarfury ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BABY WE CAN TALK ALL NIIIIGHT
thedudeabides1973 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/unexpectedmeatloaf
pahasapapapa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oddly, I found myself typing a Paradise by the Dashboard Light reference today, too...
C477um04 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a real sub, only 2 posts, the most recent being 8 months ago. Lets go revive a sub people!
thedudeabides1973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:14:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. I didnt even click on it. Surprised it is a sub. Ill be using it now though
SchitLipz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:03:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
B.0.B
UncleJesticle ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, my best friend growing up had the initials "JWE", but his grandma? aunt? somebody got him a keychain and had it monogrammed. I guess the fancy way to monogram is to do first initial, last initial, middle initial, so his gold keychain said "JEW". He is not Jewish.
unclerummy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bonus points if it was a six-pointed star
DatsunL6 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:23:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learned that from my 'etymology for kids hopeless at forgein languages' teacher. Her 'fancy' monogram is APE.
FrabjousDate ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We got monogrammed sheets from my aunt with my husbands initials. He has no middle name, so she just made one up for the occasion.
kindofbitchy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:25:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What initial did she choose, out of curiosity?
FrabjousDate ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:37:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First initial of his father's name. It was a nice guess.
LaVerneTheStern ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 15:53:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. My mom got me a t shirt with my first initial on it for my 21st birthday... not only did I not want to wear a shirt with the letter S on the front, but also the letter was neon pink and she knows that's my least favorite color
jrhoffa ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:59:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like she knew what she was doing
pasterfordin ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Busted, Slavernestern!!! We now know your real name.
LaVerneTheStern ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt scare me like that
IlIIllIIIllIllIllIll ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:12:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wtf, brain? I misread this as mammogrammed shirt.
I_am_not_a_murderer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:37:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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egotisticalnoob ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have a lot of initials.
karmagod13000 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
its the thought that counts ok
bathtubjoker ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your middle initial S, M, or L? Maybe they got confused.
ThatLexxyFellow ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:19:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joke's on you, my middle initial is XL, which stands for Xlerg. It's a family name.
El_Maltos_Username ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like it's stolen from someone else.
jrhoffa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
B.3.B.
Scholesie09 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it B.3.B Instead of B.2.B?
jamener ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BB-8
DeathbyHappy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Bort
BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In goodwill
"Eh, close enough. Buy it!"
faithlessdisciple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my daughter's aunts has been getting her name wrong on everything for 8 years now. Brylie =/= Bridie.
LegoCamel6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:16:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In her defence, thats a very unique name.
faithlessdisciple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:48:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thankyou:) it is actually the name of one of the characters I played on a Neverwinter nights online server. I met my SO of 14 years; her father, on that server.
He wouldn't let me call her Lilith.. the other character lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"It's B2B, not BTB!"
UneventfulChaos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Yes, I want the monogram to be "AMS", shirt size Small."
hpotter29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BXXXLB
stevokanevo89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a really nice set of towels for my college graduation like this. Totally wrong initials, but fluffy as heck.
Just_Another_Thought ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm imagining they did it on purpose Ron Swanson style.
beachbum34 ยท 802 points ยท Posted at 16:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 23 I found out I was pregnant. My boyfriend proposed and we were happily married five months later, on my 24th birthday. My well-off grandmother sent me a card in the mail with a note stuck inside that said "I know you were expecting your usual birthday check but this year I decided since you were old enough to get pregnant out of wedlock and further embarrass me by eloping, then you're old enough to understand what a budget is and this year you don't fit into mine."
She came around once our son was born - that was 13 years ago - and she has since passed but I will always remember that birthday/wedding gift.
Imakefishdrown ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 01:27:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. I'm pregnant and not yet married (my boyfriend and I plan on it eventually but we know it's a for sure thing down the road and aren't in a huge rush). My grandma found out I'm pregnant and she's SO excited. It isn't her first great grandkid either. I'm sorry there wasn't enough love left in your grandma's shriveled ass heart to see past the "embarrassment" of it all and just be happy for you.
Silkmouse ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:21:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like that would imply she actually had love in her heart to give in the first place.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 184 points ยท Posted at 21:00:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandma was everything I hate. Iโm sorry you were made to feel like that. Youโre a crazy good person for giving her the opportunity to โcome aroundโ and I hope she spent the rest of her life trying to make up for that cruelty.
Besterthenyou ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 02:53:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she only came around once, she didn't
mstarrbrannigan ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 06:14:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you misunderstood OP's statement. She's not saying that grandma only came around one time, she was saying that grandma came around after or 'once' the baby was born.
Besterthenyou ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:46:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oops you're right
benicetogroupies ยท 158 points ยท Posted at 23:43:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what a self absorbed cunt
Carissamay9 ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 03:17:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I told my grandmother that me and my fiancรฉ were pregnant, she said โขSorry I can't be happy for you - and later that day said โข Well I hope you have a boy and I hope he's mean.
She was upset that we had gotten pregnant before getting married. We had been together 9 years at that point, living together for 7 years, and had been trying to get pregnant for 1 1/2 years (although she didn't know the last part). When I told my younger brother what she said, he was like weird, she was happy and excited when I told her my girlfriend was pregnant. They had been dating less than a year.
Yeah, I didn't talk to my grandmother for 6 months after that, when my mom finally told her that I was having a baby whether she liked it or not. That was 3 years ago and our relationship isn't the same as it used to be.
What is most frustrating is that I'm not the first or only grandkid that has had a kid out of 'wedlock'. Out of 15 grandkids, 10 of us have had a kid before getting married, and of the 5 left, one is only 10 (yes she is super young), one had his kid after getting married, one is married with no kids, one is the oldest grandchild (and is almost 50) with no kids, and the last one passed away years ago before having children. So I'm not sure why she acted like it was the most horrific thing I could have done.
Sorry for the long rant.
ClayChickenPotteryDo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:40:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were probably her favorite so "she expected better." Way to ruin that though Grandma!
Carissamay9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:52:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably true. :-/
BlastCapSoldier ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 02:38:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a cunt
Blurgas ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 04:24:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... my grandma was a very kind and peaceful Catholic, and I think she would have slapped your grandmother for that.
Shit, one of my cousins on that side of the family got pregnant out of wedlock(later married the father), and rumor had it grandma wasn't the happiest about the circumstances, but if she was bothered by it, she never showed it. Grandchild and great-grandbaby were showered with as much love as the rest of us
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gasp
jadeoracle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:40:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow I'm so sorry!
hakkai999 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:40:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On grandma's funeral
"Hi Grandma! Thanks for my 23rd Birthday gift. Since you thought it was embarrassing that I was married out of wedlock and eloped, I thought it'd return the favor by proudly taking your ashes and making a statue of you in bondage gear. This way, you'll always be embarrassed even in hell where you belong!"
paradox037 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:18:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd be so tempted to respond with something about her knowing what time management is and how we donโt have time for her judgmental bullshit.
poBBpC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ, what an asshole.
shmeepshmipshmoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:07 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait if you got married on your 24th birthday, how did she know already that you had eloped in order to mail you a card to say she wasn't sending a check because of it?
wazupcuz ยท -339 points ยท Posted at 00:59:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sticking up for the old lady. she has the right to spend her money the way she wants. if your old enough to bounce on dicks without birth control, your probably to old for birthday checks from grams. or if you spent your 22nd birthday check on birth control you wouldn't have been knocked up. one more.... 13 years ago, 2004? you were naive to what would happen bouncing on dicks?? PaLLLLEASE
Raichu7 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 01:48:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course grandma doesn't have to give the adult grandchildren presents. But she doesn't need to send an insulting letter about it either. Nothing would have been better.
wazupcuz ยท -107 points ยท Posted at 03:11:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that was grandma's feeling at the time. i'm sick of everybody's "i do whatever i want, and you have to accept me" sooner or later it would have come up. granny hit it head on.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 03:16:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Geez dude, is making other people feel worse your fetish or something?
Lavidaloca1 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:01:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
seriously though, check the users comment history
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 09:53:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Head on is talking to people. Not writing shitty little notes
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Hereslookingatmekid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, granny didnโt have to get her anything, but she didnโt have to be a horrible bitch about it either. Sheโs acting like her granddaughter got pregnant and married to spite her.
afrogirl44 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 02:27:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This user is just a nasty person. Their whole account is nothing but them saying vile things to other people.
AviEmpire ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:18:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never realized you could have negative comment karma. Even /u/eacommunityteam has 12k comment karma despite being downvoted to hell more than once.
Lukas_Fehrwight ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:26:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's due to how voting counts now. Used to be you could have a proper negative karma total. Now posts don't affect your total karma by more than -10 if they pass -10, and don't count at all if they hit -100. Also your karma has a lower bound of -100.
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 09:27:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn 5E and bounded accuracy. I knee WotC was gonna fuck this up eventually
jarredshere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:36:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/unexpecteddnd
wazupcuz ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 03:01:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thank you
Starfishwife ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 01:23:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP's grandma definitely had the right to spend her money the way she wanted, but was it really necessary to say that to OP, on her birthday no less?
Tyr_Tyr ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And if she had just said "Happy birthday" and not sent a check, she wouldn't be on the "shittiest gift" list.
beachbum34 ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 01:25:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a beautiful healthy son with the love of my life. We were very happy to be expecting. You are obviously a miserable troll and can fuck right off.
thanto13 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 03:25:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't fret this jackoff he is a professional troll that posts just to get negative karma. His post history is filled with it.I
itsdrcats ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 04:10:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YOU WHAT. WHAT DID YOU?
thanto13 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:14:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot to delete the extra I. Lol
itsdrcats ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:37:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing. I thought they had gotten you.
Wizardspike ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:21:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'D HAVE TYPED ON HIS ACCOUNT ONCE THEY GOT HIM!
wazupcuz ยท -54 points ยท Posted at 03:21:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thank you i'm sick of everybody's "i do whatever i want, and you have to accept me" and if if it wasn't true you wouldn't bother with me. bless you dear
terrorerror ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 03:24:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily; birth control can fail. People getting pregnant not-on-purpose and deciding to carry to term is not unheard of, ya know.
Might wanna figure out how all that shit works before you comment and assume how other people do their bouncin'.
wazupcuz ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 04:24:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$100 there was no responsibly used birth control. people who know how their body works, know how to use birth control, don't have oops babies. i know this is an asshole comment. raising children is the most important job a person can do. i don't accept dipshits lacks-a-daisy attitude about birth control and getting pregnant.
kommiesketchie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:43:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I personally know two parents who had three kids through birth control and a condom.
You're just retarded.
terrorerror ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:49:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And there's a reason Depo (sp?) shots are the butt of a lot of jokes. A coworker was super careful about getting her shots on time and STILL got knocked up. Excuse the phrase, but sometimes shit just happens.
JasminaChillibeaner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:32:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's just 'lackadaisy'. I hope you find happiness in your heart so you can stop spreading sadness.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs always so funny seeing the bitter virgins who arenโt getting sex hate on everyone else who is.
wazupcuz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no, i'm a big whore, i fuck all most everybody, and never had an unwanted pregnancy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All most? Do you mean almost, you half-wit?
hezzaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:12 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you read the part where OP had been trying for kids for a year and half?
iouoneusername ยท 14221 points ยท Posted at 13:07:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I posted this before.
My grandmother gave me a pineapple, wrapped in newspaper. She told me that if she were to use real gift wrapping paper, she would have to deduct the cost from the real gift.
I don't remember what she got my brother that year, if it was the stereo, the disk-man, or the safe - or which one of those I got a little red plastic bucket.
I do remember not being the favorite grandchild tho.
[deleted] ยท 5057 points ยท Posted at 13:15:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so mean. Did anyone ever say anything about it?
iouoneusername ยท 8279 points ยท Posted at 13:28:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, my dad was especially vocal, and often had arguments which typically lead to her being thrown out. The gifts was the least of her overall troubling behavior.
Eventually we cut contact completely, and haven't seen her in roughly 14 years now.
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 5074 points ยท Posted at 14:08:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good on your dad! you hear so many stories like this and the parents just let it go, even if they ankowlege that its wrong.
I don't know how any parent could sit by and let that happen, i'd tell her "you either buy them all equal gifts, or you buy nothing at all" even if it wasn't one of my kids she was leaving out - like if it was one of my nephews instead, i couldn't let that go.
snushiroll ยท 1480 points ยท Posted at 14:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So true! I always feel super sad when I see stories where people don't feel like they can speak up just because it's "family" perpetuating the abuse or favoritism.
shiguywhy ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 15:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an older attitude where "respect your parents" came with the caveat of "at all costs." It was the idea that you weren't allowed to stand up to them (or any elders, really, but ESPECIALLY family) no matter what. That includes telling them how to behave around your child.
conejaverde ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm certainly glad that view is phasing itself out. Fuck all of that.
snushiroll ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 16:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, or that attitude that elders know best no matter what. It can be so dangerous.
shiguywhy ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 16:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It can be. The worst argument I ever got into with my mother was when she told me once about how much her father had physically abused her as a child, including one incident where he'd misplaced his wallet, assumed one of the kids stole it, and then severely beat them all because no one would confess to the theft while my grandma just sat by and watched on. I asked Mom why the fuck she would have left me alone with them if that was in their history and she launched into this whole speech about how you have to respect your parents blah blah blah.
I lucked out. I can't remember my grandfather ever even raising his voice at us, much less his hand, and I've definitely done shit to him that would have gotten my hide more than tanned, and I love him dearly. But I can't imagine leaving a child with someone who you personally know has a history like that.
starhussy ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:30:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I found out shortly after my grandpa died that he molested my mom. The same dad we all thought was creepy and smelled weird and she made us hug. Also, it explained why she didn't have great boundaries for us and our pedo dad- she had been guilted into ignoring her instincts. By enforcing boundaries, I make her doubt her choices.
I'm all about body autonomy for my kids. I'm so grateful to live in an era where most people support my decision.
LucysFakeTits ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:33:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My moms grandpa, who turned out to not even be my grandmas real father but was father to her younger siblings, was an old nasty pervert. He had had a couple of strokes and couldnt talk well but he was really handsy. My aunt always made her daughters hug him, luckily my mom didnt. Anyway, one day he was saying something and i couldnt understand him so i went over to his bed in the living room and he hugged me around my middle with one arm. Next thing i know his hand is on my chest and he said "thats so soft what is that" and i was like "uhhhh its my shirt" and ran away. Thinking back it makes me so angry and gives me the fucking creeps, but at the time i didnt know what to do.
wazupcuz ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you can' be molested by your father and come out right.
don't be so hard on her, be thankful it didn't happen to you and you can protect your children. i know people that 50 years later, it still affects them.
starhussy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...I was also molested by my dad... Her sucky boundaries are still a thing. She sort of gets it, but she also doesn't see why being at the same public events as him or whatever is a big deal to me.
I'm really not very hard on her, I've just learned not to trust her judgement of people and that she's a major enabler.
wazupcuz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i mis-typed. you CAN'T be molested by your father....... and i didn't read anything about leaving kids alone with a known molester. my bad, sorry
i was under the impression that grandfather molested mother and daughter had issue with mother making grand-kids hug grandfather. and i was trying to get poster to understand things are different today, and mother did the best she knew how at that time.
if i read that wrong, i am truly sorry. i would cut anybody that preys on children out of my life including my own mother. but each victim needs to navigate their own life at your own pace. it not something you just get over. it comes and goes with waves, but it's always there.
Maverick8787 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:28:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Umm no. Parents should protect their children, not leave them in the care of the one who molested them. What is wrong with you?
wazupcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i mis-typed. you CAN'T be molested by your father....... and i didn't read anything about leaving kids alone with a known molester. my bad, sorry
drifterramirez ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:56:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
maybe he has a lot of regret about those things and it just took him a long time to realize it.
shiguywhy ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:59:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my guess, or he was more involved with my childhood since he and my grandma partially raised me. Or my mom's exaggerating to make herself look like the victim (she's got a bad habit of doing that). But I wouldn't be surprised if it was the truth since it was so common back then and he drank a lot heavier then, too.
decideonanamelater ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their usually better to their grandkids than they are to their kids. I don't know why for sure, but I'd assume they don't expect as much out of them or something. My dad's parents were fucking awful to him (once my grandma taunted him to try and get him to hit her so grandpa would beat him when he came home), and they've never been like that to me.
arnoldwhat ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:24:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The people that tell you to respect your elders are the same people that tell you respect is earned with no hint of irony.
GerundQueen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:07:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs because those people have two different meanings for respect. The respect the GIVE has to be earned. The respect they GET means unquestioning obedience.
sSommy ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 17:22:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my MIL. She very clearly favours her youngest son's baby over her other 3 grandkids. She'll watch him for 3 or 4 days at a time, once or twice a month, but right now my husband and I are in danger of losing our jobs because the only people who will watch our son is my grandparents, who are having health problems. MIL bought other grandson everything before he was born. They got a fancy expensive stroller/carseat combo, the most expensive playpen I've ever seen, 2 different swings, lots of blankets, clothes, socks, toys etc. But for our son she gave him 1 blanket and a box of diapers. We had even asked her if she would chip in and help us buy the crib, just like 40$, and she had excuse after excuse why she wouldn't. She now no linger sees our son, and I don't want her to. Which makes me sad because her husband is caught in the crossfire, and my son loves him.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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sSommy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:43:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh the 40$ wasn't why she doesn't see him anymore. She doesn't see him anymore because when my grandpa was in the hospital for another heart attack, and then later again for pain in his foot (diabetes), my husband and I each had to take a day off work (our 2nd one each) because my MIL wouldn't watch him. This was like the 4th or 5th time we had asked them to watch him because my grandparents couldn't watch our son when they were in the hospital 2hours away (or when we asked to just try to give my poor 75 year old granny a break).
DisemboweledWorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:26:24 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you feel entitled to other people's time. You can't expect others to want to spend their time and money on your offspring, that's really only your responsibility. If both you and your husband know that you'll have to work full time then why don't you hire a sitter instead of being bitter at others for not sweeping in and taking care of your kid?
sSommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:04 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because we can't find a babysitter in this stupid town.
asmodeuskraemer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be obtuse.
BermudanBoxer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She still has the better grandson that she likes more to visit though.
Frugalfoodie ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:57:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs when itโs even more important to speak up.
If a stranger does something shitty or unfair, you can write it off as โsome people suckโ and move on with your life. In all likelihood you will never see Sucky McSuckface again.
When family does something thatโs not right, it needs to be addressed because they are family.
snushiroll ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:24:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if you have children. The treatment we accept we normalize. Kids will think it's normal to be hated, or favored, or abused, and accept much less than they deserve from other relationships.
If mommy or daddy doesn't do anything to stop it, I must deserve it.
wazupcuz ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 23:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i do agree. because they are family try including people into your life, not just when you need something.
sSommy MIL is probably included in the other family. plus don't have kids if you can't afford them. if you can't afford your own crib, should you really be reproducing?
i'm on a roll now... i really believe you can't raise responsible kids when both parents work full time. i know a few people that do it on one income for at least the first 10 - 15 years.
Maverick8787 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:29:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just because someone is related to you, does not make them a decent human being. You do not need to spend time with abusive, toxic people under the guise of โfamilyโ.
WickedDick_oftheWest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah seriously! It might just be the way I was raised, but if you did something fucked up/abusive, youโd get called out in a hot second. My family has never been much in the way of passivity.
Trogdorocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If anything that makes it worse.
nancyaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:39 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was just cruel to me growing up. A bit of background: she had 2 daughters, my mother (who died when I was 14 due to alcohol)who had one child--me and my aunt, who had 3 kids. Grandmother was just awful--saying snarky things and belittling me and, having grown up with a very unstable alcoholic for a parent, I didn't know any better because it was what I was used to and had grown up with from my mother. Finally the family stepped in and told her to cut it out. She got better about it, but would still say shit now and then. I moved to a town about 3 hours south and went on with my life, and saw her on holidays, pretty much, and just ignored her. She did apologize, of a sort, at the end of her life. She HATED my father, you see, and I look like him a bit (of course, most people look like a combo of their parents) and so that would set her off. I was talking to my aunt a few years ago and we both admitted that no, we didn't miss my grandmother at all.
JengaSonora ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the equal family and would prefer the favoritism considering none of my other family even bothers with my grandma, never calls, never nothing. I end up taking care of her and get treated like shit in the process
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 19:38:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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spacespudinc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucking edgy dude
howthehellyoudothat ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but OP probably left out the part where he was a cunty kid.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:04:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle refused to buy us xmas gifts, (which we couldn't care less about) and insisted our mom not buy his kids gifts either so he didn't look "cheap". Welp, he spent their college money on his car, so we figured it was a lost cause and kept buying them gifts regardless...
MoBeeLex ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need to buy equal gifts, you need to buy gifts that everyone will equally enjoy.
For instance, I have two toddler cousins. Evan (not real name) really loves Pokemon toys, figures, and plushies. Kyle (not real name) loves toy guns and small sports balls.
All of Kyle's toys are cheaper to buy, but he has as much if not more fun with them than Even does with his.
Aela_Nox ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my younger brother was born, my granddad didn't want him coming over to their house (which was next door at the time) purely due to favouritism. He only wanted me to come around.
Parents put their foot down, said either both kids would go or none of us. I didn't go until my brother was allowed as well.
SuperSocrates ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like, why? What did he have against a baby? I don't understand these kind of people.
Aela_Nox ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He favoured girls for whatever reason. He always favoured my aunt over my dad and uncle for the same reason, tried it on my family too. Pretty sure he favoured me and my female cousin more than my bro.
He's mellowed out a lot in his old age though, aunt had a girl and a boy and he treats them both equally.
JosoIce ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds kinda creepy
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Susim-the-Housecat ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's beautiful and a perfect example of good parental choices! I like that they kept it secret too, because like you said, she didn't quite understand, but at least she tried! That way no bad memories.
ImADoctorNotASpatula ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the flip side, I had a relative who thought that, because she had only one kid, and her sister had three kids, her own kid should be given a gift of three times the value. She threw a fit when all the kids got the same gift.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NO! That's not how that works....your relative is an idiot.
My sister has 4 kids, I have one, I never expected my kid to get 4 presents or the equal of. They all have different tastes too.
ProjectKurtz ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stories about grandparents being awful and being cut out of people's lives, and also the batshit things some of these people do that make me thankful for my parents and my SO's parents are why I browse /r/justnomil
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:15:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd hope Dad would cut the pineapple up to be eaten and shared by all, and then start looking for a Stereo (or discman, or safe, depending on what the other gift was) for the second child. Life isn't always fair, but kids shouldn't have to learn that firsthand via shitty/unequal gifts from relatives during the holidays.
pianodude4 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you wrap it up, secretly put it under the tree that evening or the next morning, and tell the kid about the present from Santa they missed behind the tree.
Then you have a talk with grandma about giving your children equal gifts or none at all.
robby7345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't even have to be fair or equal, all they have to do is put some amount of effort or care into the gift. Just call the parents and ask "hey what does (child) like" then get a related gift. The "gift" they bought was legitimately an insult. Buying a card would have been better.
vaginapple ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:30:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is how it is in my family. My grandma has stated that my oldest male cousin is her favorite child. (I'm a female 4 years younger than he) I never had my moms parents, they died, so they were all I had. They would go to all of my cousins plays and games and other such things and have been to one of me or my sisters activities all of my 22 years alive, they generally made zero effort. My father says nothing about it. He says if I want a relationship I need to forge one myself, which is hard for me to do in adulthood with my anxiety disorder, since I never had much of one with them as a kid . My grandparents are just people that I know who I see on holidays and birthdays. Don't be that parent that just lets it slide
Edit: some words
Moral_Gutpunch ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:14:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's half-right. Make your own relationships. Just not with people who have clearly stated they won't put effort into it on their end. Make your friends your family.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I so agree.
xxTurd ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm honestly kind of worried about something similar happening. I have a 7 year old son, his mother/my wife passed away several years ago. I'm about to have a baby with my fiance and her mom is insane. I just know I'm going to get in fights with her mom because she's going to treat her "real" grand kid different than my oldest son, because he's a step kid.
TessTobias ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Talk to your fiancรฉ about it. Make sure she backs you up on this.
Mispict ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You need r/JUSTNOMIL
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can only hope not, but if she's already showing favouritism to the unborn REAL grandkid, it's a sure thing that yours is gonna get shit on :(
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Equal presents? You're a filthy commie!!
moreisay ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:07:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is a total narcissist, but this comment makes me realize I'm lucky she at least buys 8 of something each year and we all get the same gift.
diamondpredator ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because you're a normal and decent person. The people that do this or don't say anything are assholes and spineless respectively.
bagboyrebel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:21:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex has to deal with this shit. Her dad's side of the family has absolutely no respect for her, and when she calls them out on it her parents just tell her not to make a scene.
LeCarm ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't even imagine what is going on in the heads of these people. I mean wvery human being likes to think of himself as "the good one" in their own little story, but how can you feel good or righteous while doing such a thing.
"It is the only right option to give one a new expensive toy and the other one gets a pineapple. He deserves nothing more" How far away from reality and being self-reflected do you have to be for this level of being a dumb c*nt.
I never knew such a person and I hope I never will. F*ck those people and their ways. If someone who did this to a kid reads this: I hope you stub your toe on ever piece of furniture in the history of ikea and while you hop aeound on one foot your path shall be covered in red lego bricks.
pink-pink ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember an argument between my aunt and my grandfather about gifts for myself and my cousins.
He seemed to think more gifts was better, so he would buy you like 50 crappy gifts. $1 or $2 toys and such.
My aunt recognised this was just a mess she had to throw out and put a stop to it.
CloanZRage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:00:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family weren't the richest family in the neighbourhood but we weren't the worst off either. There was always enough money to get either my brother or myself something really nice but generally not both. My parents would just rotate it and it worked great - one year I'd get a game and he'd get a console, the next year I'd get an iPod and he'd get a cd.
It helped me appreciate the value in my expensive gifts, stay humble about someone getting a nicer gift and get excited about other peoples presents.
It's less traditionally 'equal' but I loved it. I feel it was a better system.
cute4awowchick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the parents have the same favorite as the grandparents, so they don't care/notice.
Sacredauto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, this makes me feel incredibly lucky that my grandparents went so far as to make sure my brother and I got something on the otherโs birthday (they were big fans of cash+toy store). So if I got like $50, my brother would get $20
wplewis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are great, they spend an exactly equal amount on each grandchild and if they underspend they will take some coins to the inside of your Christmas card to make it up to the total.
letspaintthesky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum had my grand mother (her mum, not my aforementioned dads family) cut my sister and I out of her will because she's strained with all the other grandkids and hadn't left them jack shit. I wholeheartedly agree. My mum's a good person.
-Mannequin- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother-in-law's mum and step-dad are really bad at "equal gifts". Because they live so far away, they've only met one of my nieces. They get pictures of all the kids, see updates on Facebook, which they comment on, so it's not like they've never seen the kids.
My oldest niece, who they've met in person, albeit when she was, like, 2, always gets the best gifts; expensive toys, hand-knit blankets, etc. Her cards are usually novels on how they miss her, how much she's grown, how proud they are of her awards.
My youngest niece is only two years younger, usually gets knock-off Barbies or those shitty stuffed toys you can buy for a dollar, that's if she gets anything at all. They misspell her name on her card, and it's usually just "Merry Christmas, from nan and pop".
My nephew is two years old and he's gotten better stuff, because he's the only son.
scsm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The father of my sister's kids does this. He doesn't buy the two girls birthday presents, but will fork over a thousand dollars on his boy's presents. Same with Xmas.
NekoGecko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For real. My grandma would always buy my cousins and I the same things so we we're all equal. One year (mid 90's) she got us all 14" TVs that had built in VCRs. We were all so stoked! She was great at not putting anyone ahead of the others.
artreject ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what my mom did! And then grandma just sent us checks.
PartiallyFamous ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes equal gifts are needed though, my brothers frequently get electronics every Christmas. But I never was into that because I hate asking/getting expensive things. So I'd buy all the electronics I wanted on black friday to ensure no one had gift ideas that are expensive.
I get new socks. As a 19 year old who lives in a dorm I love new socks and underwear... More time between laundry
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:53:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a bit different when they're talking about children, and like they buy one kid a new console and give the other kid half eaten fruit.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly I asked for 3 years straight for a LiteBright. I never got one. My sister got all sorts of neat toys, not me.
PartiallyFamous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which fruit? That could change the whole story
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
soft grapes
PM_CUPS_OF_TEA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pre-softened?
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know enough about grapes to give you an answer.
Bricka_Bracka ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:22:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah man, just throw them letters up there. We got you.
Slinkwyde ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*it's (not possessive)
[deleted] ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 13:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, sorry your grandmother wasn't great.
molizard ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, she wasn't his great grand mother.
DenormalHuman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly what I was thinking. She knew of infidelity others apparently didn't, perhaps?
dabnagit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that took a surprisingly dramatic turn I wasnโt expecting.
OR WAS I???
fuidiot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What, you're an anti-pinneapplist?
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pineapples will never truly integrate into this country. They're bringing the worst aspects of their culture with them.
iCoeur285 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the least favorite grandchild on my dadโs side, and I think it was because I was the youngest. I have two cousins who have severe developmental issues, and they are both older than me. During Christmas, the youngest child at the party opened gifts first, so that was me. My grandparents favorite child, my aunt, would throw a hissy fit every year because my other cousins didnโt get to open their gifts first, even though they were older. So to speed up the process to my cousins opening their gifts, I would get a few and small gifts, while everyone else got more expensive gifts and had more to open. One year I got a cheap pair of dollar store gloves while everyone else got radios and other electronics.
It didnโt help that my grandma didnโt know how to pronounce or spell my name until she died.
cave18 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh fuck
iCoeur285 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every birthday card had a different spelling to it, and she always pronounced my name wrong no matter how many times my mom corrected her. At least my grandpa on that side is proud of me for going to college and doing something with myself. He never showed favoritism and since my grandma passed he gives all the grandkids $50 every year for Christmas and birthdays.
arleban ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:51:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โHey Time. Hereโs a pineapple.โ
โGrandma, itโs Tim.โ
โWhatever, you got plenty of it left.โ
SuggestiveDetective ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This brought up a strange memory. My relatives lived in other countries, and this was just before most people had internet, so word of mouth was the way to go. My grandmother had named her kids with a theme fitting her job. My parents did the same. Our names are easy to spell and pronounce, but uncommon. My grandmother sent out the usual mass birth announcement letters to our relatives giving each of us her chosen names for us.
TheGaspode ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been told multiple times by both parents about how bad my Dad's mother was (his parents were both assholes in all fairness, but my grandad on that side died well before I was born). Whenever she would come and visit she would claim that the children (me and my sister) were to sit in the corner quietly and not do anything. My Mum on the other hand told her that we're children, we can play with things if we want, and we don't need to be silent while she was there, and if she didn't like it she could leave.
She rarely came to visit, and we never visited her. Nobody cared when she passed away either, which sounds harsh, but she pushed everyone else away from her, and yet still expected everyone to do everything as she demanded, regardless of where she was.
My grandad on that side actually sold all of my Dad's books, when my Dad had started using what little money he had left after paying his parents from his job for his rent/food etc. and had bought first editions of books, some of which would be worth a mint today... all sold for a single drink in the pub. Because at the time everything in the house, regardless of who bought it belonged to "the man of the house", and so my Dad never officially owned the stuff he paid for at the time. Obviously laws have changed since. My Dad pretty much immediately moved out after that though. I'm quite glad I never knew his side of the family.
Computermaster ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:17:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, if I were a petty person I'd go to her funeral and when it came my turn to "say a few words", I'd say:
"Every year for Christmas she gave me terrible gifts; my dad will remember the pineapple or that time I got a bucket while my brother got a kickass stereo.
But you know what? She made up for it in the end. Dropping dead is the best gift she could've gotten me."
Then grab a bottle of booze from the bar and drive off into the sunset.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hear hear
bigweebs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought both my brothers and nephews and nieces a watch for their 10th birthday, some are even younger than myself, i never got a watch.
Same grandma used to sent a card and 20โฌ for birthdays. For my 16th i got a card and 12.67โฌ.
She also refused to speak english to my ex girlfriend (grandma is dutch) but when my brother brought his girlfriend she was fluent all of a sudden.
We used to live abroad, before going on summer holidays, we used to go past her and then drive down to whatever country we would go to for the summer. We would sit on her couch and she would go around asking how everyone was doing. I was 14 that year and after asking my brothers how they are and how school is she turned to my dad and asked how i was doing. I got up and told her that unlike her i could speak and didnt have my head up my own ass and walked out to go to my aunts who lived a few streets down. My mom (who she also never liked) gave me a high five after. Safe to say i wasnt welcome for a few years, still dont have a relationship with her and told my dad i dont want to go to her funeral. I know it hurts him but i know he understands.
flyfishingguy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:33:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would go. Just to whisper "Fuck you, Grandma" in her ear.
Bonus points for doing it in Dutch.
ChronicusCuch ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should mail her a pineapple wrapped in wrapping paper with an invoice for postage and the wrapping paper. P
ThisLookInfectedToYa ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:54:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should reach out to her. Send her a Pineapple wrapped in the news letter of whatever politician is going to cut her benefits.
My Wife's grandmother has her favorites, It's not my wife. Despite her being the eldest, and the most caring, she gets $20 in check form from her grandmother as gifts, her kid (the only great grandson) gets $5-10. The other grand kids (oldest is 15 years younger than the wife) got Ipods and videogames and other shit. It extends way beyond this though. When her grandfather died she was willed his pickup, Grandma nixed that and gave it to her son in law, wife got a gold plated men's grooming kit that was a retirement gift from his job at Continental. We were offered the pickup a couple years ago, now with 200000 miles, east coast rust issues, and typical early 90s GM electrical problems. Other grandkids got their Private school and college paid for.. Penn State and Pitt. Kids got houses.
Grandma's Reasoning? If my wife wanted anything all she to do was ask... and move to rural western Pennsylvania... to really be part of the family. They all moved from the S.F. bay area in 2001, And I mean ALL. Both Grandparents, Both Aunts, Father, Cousins...
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Control freak much?
ThisLookInfectedToYa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Irish catholic... so yes.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I figured.
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And now you don't even get a free pineapple and the chance of maybe getting some outdated funnies.
Mygaffer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome. Sometimes people who haven't experienced these types of narcissistic personalities don't understand cutting contact with immediate family but it can be necessary sometimes to preserve your own health and well being.
DootMasterFlex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad just did the same thing with his dad! I'm so glad he is out of our lives now, he did nothing but leech off my dad and bash the rest of my family to him. My dad's final words to him were, "see you at your funeral".
oscars2010 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks for your brother though /s
xHanyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Part of me wonders if not being in the same country as my relatives was a blessing in disguise. My grandparents on one side doesn't even recognize my sister's existence because she's a girl. I'd imagine gift giving wouldn't have been a great time.
UnderwaterDialect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What else did she do?
iouoneusername ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Long story short, the national Security and Intelligence Service is now looking for her.
whats_that_do ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the long story would be super interesting here.
jeffeb3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's amazing how many grandparents are still children.
wallpaperwallflower ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/justnomil
karmagod13000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
idk I found it kind of funny, but I guess to a kid that would be a big dick move
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good, good. Its about time I get that username now isn't it?
TNGSystems ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell us more about her behavior!
Oolonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your dad buy you good gifts?
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you. Was your brother (the golden child, apparently), upset not to be getting those bitchin' grandma gifts anymore?
Scotho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, that really sucks. I was in a similar situation growing up, I hope it doesn't weigh you down like it did me.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good on your dad for cutting that toxic bitch out of your life.
MissingFucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good.
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good
ztpurcell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Led
nagumi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad is so cool. I really like him.
MisterSympa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good on your dad! I had a crappy grandmother and was told to deal with it by all involved.
nvrMNDthBLLCKS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good to know your dad stood up for you and didn't accept this behaviour.
jam_manty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awww snap. My grandmother one got me a multi tool labeled with her favorite vodka brand (aka came with her vodka) and then got my sister about $200 of makeup. I also wasn't allowed inside her house most of the time. I know why she did this at least. She had three boys and all she wanted was a little girl to pamper.
At least my other grandparents were super chill. Religious as hell, but still pretty chill.
truePyrochimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unlucky for your brother ;)
cat_6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jokeโs on you - youโre down 14 pineapples
spicehamster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd recommend r/JUSTNOFAMILY
ts_asum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
if you give me an address, i will personally send you a pineapple, but wrapped in proper paper!
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
canteloupe67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*led
canteloupe67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*led
bankruptcyguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That stuff sticks with you. I recently had a conversation with my dignified 75-year old uncle. He talked about how his grandmother grossly favored his brother (my father). The lady has probably been dead for 50-years yet I could see he was still sad and angry (particularly since my father was a genuine F-up and my uncle is successful).
austinxp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats crazy, do you ever hear about how she is doing or if she is alive?
Mstinos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:17:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet your brother still visits every year on his birthday.
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does one throw a grandparent out of the house? It's virtually unthinkable in my family...like would the world just stop spinning? So I am very, very curious how this is done.
snushiroll ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:55:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me sad. Toxic people aren't allowed to be in my life. People that hurt my children aren't allowed to be around them. It doesn't matter if they are family or not, being related doesn't give you the right to be cruel to me or my kids.
paprikat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree that it is sad. I am not saying that it is wrong to throw out a family member who is being hurtful, just that I can't visualize the steps to doing that. I was raised to always respect elders, even when they are being disrespectful. Again, not saying that that's a good thing, but just trying to explain where I'm coming from. In a way, I'm worried that the day will come when I need to do exactly this, but I won't be able to.
drifterramirez ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Allowing an elder to be a jerk is in a way a form of disrespect. If an elder is being disrespectful, I show them respect by telling them the truth.
Not having died yet doesn't give you cart blanche to be an asshole.
It's not an immediate thing. First, you genly indicate that there is something problematic about how they are behaving.
Ex: " Mom, don't you think that's a little unfair?"
See how they respond. Sometimes people are actually just being inconsiderate and may change if they realize it. If they make excuses or continue the problematic behavior you continue to call them on it. If they ignore you for years and you can't take it anymore and you don't want them to be around your family anymore, they have no one to blame but themselves.
They have essentially abused the respect they think they deserve just by being older.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then they don't deserve respect.
drifterramirez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:44:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
exactly.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:52 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep.
snushiroll ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry if my comment sounded insensitive or self-righteous. I know it isn't easy to do, it's something I have had to build a conviction about over many years and with lots of help.
It is a really difficult process to disengage those guilt and respect buttons.
paprikat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:10:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No worries--I mostly wanted to clarify that * I * didn't mean to sound insensitive or self righteous lol. Look at us, two strangers on the interwebs, being considerate of each other!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must lead a charmed life. Everyone on my father's side of the family are phenomenally toxic people, my father included. I haven't talked to him in 5 years. He is not allowed to see my children and I've made it VERY clear that things will get very ugly, very quickly if he tries.
drifterramirez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You tell them that they're acting like a piece of shit and that if they don't want to be a part of a respectful loving family they don't have to be, and then show them the door.
JoeyFratello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can relate here! Back when iPod nano's were the kitties titties, it was the only thing I had asked Santa for. Fast forward to Christmas eve, my relatively well off Grandma got each of my other three cousins one (all the same age as me). When the gift un-wrapping circle got to me, I opened a box that was the same size as the iPod's. Lucky me got a 512 MB mp3 player, took it back and got $60 and ended up buying my own later. 12 years later and our family has completely cut ties.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. What a bitch.
christo334 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She ded?
Wabbit_Snail ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha! I remember my grandma giving all the kids knit slippers. We saw the 2 favorite cousins get a 20$ out of said slippers. Truth dawned on us as we were searching our own slippers. No money there!
noodlemandan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, pineapple is healthy and delicious.
Rndomguytf ยท 1895 points ยท Posted at 13:43:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly don't understand this, why would anyone do this to a child?
iouoneusername ยท 2511 points ยท Posted at 13:54:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I think it was her way of compensating for the fact that my brother and I were treated as equals by my parents, despite him being older and her favorite.
Rndomguytf ยท 1186 points ยท Posted at 13:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a fucken cunt
I don't know how your relationship with her is, but I hope she regrets acting like that to you
iouoneusername ยท 781 points ยท Posted at 13:58:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one's been in contact with her for 14 years. Today it's just a funny anecdote.
pm_me_ur_wet_pants ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 14:30:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How's your relationship with your brother if you don't mind me asking?
iouoneusername ยท 164 points ยท Posted at 15:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very good. As kids we only had normal sibling rivalry, but he would always stand up for me towards other. Today we chat (live in different countries) almost daily.
Jumprope_my_Prolapse ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 16:11:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anyway, how's your sex life?
ElViejoHG ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 16:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very good. As kids we only had normal sibling rivalry, but he would always stand up for me towards other. Today we chat (live in different countries) almost daily.
duke78 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ, reddit!
Charlie_Brodie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:24:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha what a crazy store Jumprope...
Divine2012 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what's really funny? IME, people like that are the first to wonder why their unfavorite wants nothing to do with them.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is how it went down with my grandmaโshe would act as if I didnโt exist, which was hard to grasp as a little kid. Then, as I got older, she was continually surprised that I never visited her.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd laugh my ass off if, after 14 years of no contact, a pineapple wrapped in paper was delivered to us as a Christmas present. Even better if theres no postage.
carolathome ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:03:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except brother has missed out on 14 years of great gifts. s/
placebotwo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:12:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting some good mileage out of the anecdote, and you have a kick-ass father, so you got that going for you.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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cave18 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You double posted
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OH YEAH? YOU DOUBLE POSTED!
cave18 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:23:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OI COME ERE TOUGH GUY EN SAY THAT TO ME FACE
dabilee01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope she's dead
theultrayik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chris_the_Pirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one? .... did.... did she die 14 years ago?
Panda_Mon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She either regrets it already or will intolerably while on her death bed!
your_moms_a_clone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's even better. She can die cold, alone, and bitter.
TheSunSmellsTooLoud_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And great inspiration for what to get my brother for Christmas! That is a seriously funny gift.
Charlie_Brodie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a tradition of always bringing a pineapple to a party or dinner. Edit: *Especially if I show up drunk
TheSunSmellsTooLoud_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are exactly the kind of person my life has been missing. I had a habit of turning up at my friend's house with a slice of bread every time I went, which was nearly every day. Eventually it got to the point where it was so expected that nothing was said, the bread was exchanged and friendship continued. Still never told him why I did that. Still never asked.
I am definitely going to bring a pineapple to dinner next time I see humans participating in a dining event. Thanks!
Showing up drunk is the only way to show up anywhere, by the way. You've got class. Not just fake bullshit class, real 50's misogynistic class.
Mr_Green26 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From what I understand this was pretty common. My grandparents favored certain grandchildren for a long time and I know my wifes family did it too. I'm just grateful now that our parents treat all of our kids the same.
pointwelltaken ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As much as I hate to admit it, my son tended to win my favor more often than my daughter when they were growing up. I chalk it up mostly to complementary/conflicting personalities but can admit I carried my own issues developed from my childhood into my parenting, and didn't realize it until too late, so what can you do. Anyway my point is: every Christmas we participated in the usual giftgiving, and I always always always went out of my way to make sure that I not only spent the same approximate amount on each child, but also fixed it so that they would both have a similar number of items to open. I will never understand adults who give gifts in such a one sided manner. Heck I still do this, and always did with my nieces and nephews too. Why hurt a kid because you're broken inside?
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:01:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want this taken wrong, I love both my daughters equally, however, my youngest child and I just get along so much better, my oldest and I butt heads all the time. There are definitely days where my youngest is my favorite child.
That said, I will never allow my feelings any certain day to affect how I treat my child. They get equal gifts, they get equal attention, they get equal love.
Nate1602 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:15:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think the older one is just like that because of her age? I don't know anything about parenting, but I'd guess the older one is going through a rebellious phase she'll grow out of in a few years.
thantheman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:32:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP and I don't even have kids, but stuff like conflicting personalities can sometimes develop very early and last for a long time or even a lifetime.
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:01:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope so, but it really started at age 3, she's turning 7 in January and it's only getting worse. My almost 3 year old and I just get along better, our personalities click better.
Do not take this as me loving my youngest more because I absolutely love my oldest just as much, and I do not treat them differently. I want nothing more than for this to change and for me and my oldest to get along better, unfortunately she inherited her fathers hatred for authority figures so it's a bit of an uphill battle. I'm doing everything I can think of to improve our bond while I still can.
letspaintthesky ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I are 20-somethings now...my mum still does this. Makes sure the exact same number of gifts from her are under the tree for each of us...
sewsnap ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was on the other side of this. My step-aunt adored me, and decided I was treated unfairly by everyone else (I wasn't, my step-family was, and is, amazing) So she always got me really awesome gifts. While my step-siblings & cousins got things like work boots. My mom figures it was really because she knew I had to deal with my step-dad full-time. And he was a raging alcoholic.
letspaintthesky ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:20:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I give her points for trying to right a wrong she saw, even if she was going about it in a way that was a bit unfair to the others and wasn't actually an issue.
sewsnap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, they saw her as their cooky aunt, and I saw her as someone I could trust & rely on. She knew everything that was going on, because when things got too dangerous for my mom & I to stay home, we went there. She did so much for me.
letspaintthesky ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:44:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds like a great person :)
Jwalla83 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a grandmother who does the "favorites" thing too, though it seems to rotate.
One Christmas someone mentioned having trouble telling my younger brothers apart (identical twins, age ~19 at the time) and she yells across the house, "Oh that's easy! Matt is the one with the fat face!" so you can guess who WASN'T the favorite that year
fudgyvmp ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awful. My grandma makes no doubt about who her favorite is (the first born male child), but she still applies the same budget for everyone's gifts. (Admitted everyone basically gets the same sweater in a different color and then a check for whatever the rest of her budget was unless our parents told her to get some book or game).
throwaway24515 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:53:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Are you male or female? Does she come from a culture where it's just normal to favor the eldest son or something?
joegekko ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:22:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gotta say- the way you talk about this is hilarious. Looks like granny gave you the best gift in the end- biting, acerbic wit.
fufuberry21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa whoa whoa....they treated their children as EQUAL?! Those monsters...
Baconchicken42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how did your brother feel about it?
letspaintthesky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. That's really shitty. Admittedly, I'm my grand mother's favourite, but she has the tact not to show it.
Charakada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. I think there's something wrong with her head.
hakkai999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:51:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's still not a good excuse. We all have our favorites but that doesn't mean you can't treat the others nicely. Gifts can range from 1 to 10. You can give your favorite a 10. Just give the others a 6 at least.
Computermaster ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:17:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/raisedbynarcissists
zdw0986 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:24:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I'm trying to figure out. How fucked do you have to be to treat kids like this?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stereotypical aging American lady from the 60's-70's
Jourdin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Narcissism and abusiveness
HerDarkMaterials ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:11:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Miserable excuse for a human being, is my guess
14X8000m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dementia.
itsandrock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP's (grand)mom.
herschel_34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can call my mom and ask her!
Warning-these types always have it justified in their heads.
alina_Black ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they are assholes
MarlaWolfblade ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 15:00:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On New Year's Eve about nine years ago my then boyfriend showed up at my door, drunk off his ass at about 3.30 in the morning. He silently presented me with a pineapple and then went on his way. To this day I have no clue where he got the pineapple from or why he gave it to me.
Your grandmother's a dick though.
AbraKedavra ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:03:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldnt mind that tho. Unexpected Pineapple at 3Am? SCORE!
MarlaWolfblade ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was more baffling than bad really.
Svankensen ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:21:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I believe in the victorian era pineapples were extremely expensive. So much so that there were pineapple rental services to show off at parties. Apparently pineapples frequently featured as background elements in portraits for the same reason.
So maybe your ex read it in a drunken wiki walk and decided it was a fitting gift?
duke78 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Slightly related: Some tulips were so expensive once upon a time, that some people paid more than a year's salary for one tulip.
They were worth a lot because people bought them, and people bought them because they were worth a lot. Until they weren't.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania
RufusSaltus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:25:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The enormous prices of tulips during Tulip mania were due to an economic bubble, with people speculating on future prices to make a profit off the bulbs. The pineapple case is different because the rice wasn't driven by speculation, but the actual cost of importing or growing them in Europe and their scarcity. This is why, unlike the dramatic rise and fall of tulip prices over a short time, the high price of pineapples remained fairly steady over several centuries.
dabnagit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In colonial America (one presumes England at the time, too), pineapples signified hospitality. Probably related to the importation expense, but itโs the hospitality aspect that explains its use in wall stencils, door plaques, etc.
My brother and I still remember Perry Comoโs 1978 โEarly American Christmas Specialโ filmed in Williamsburg, Virginia, when co-star Diana Canova, dressed in period costume, is explaining to Perry about colonial Tidewater traditions such as using pineapples as table decorations and the dialogue is adoringly stilted and corny just to get to the next song:
Perry: โA pineapple?โ
Diana (firmly): โA pineapple!โ
tannhauser_busch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:38:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Presenting a guest with cut up pineapple was a symbol of hospitality. Presenting a guest with a whole pineapple was a sign that they had overstayed their welcome.
MarlaWolfblade ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is more than possible. It doesn't explain where he got one at 3am on New Year's Eve though.
monkeyhog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a bit further back than the Victorian period, but year, they were very valuable.
pgh9fan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:18:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you look inside? Perhaps there is a living sponge wearing square pants inside.
MarlaWolfblade ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't. I don't really like pineapple so I just kept it for a while and then threw it away.
Wilhelm_III ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horrified gasp
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would've made a cake out of the pineapple or decorated a ham or made a nice mixed adult beverage.
piexil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
is your ex-boyfriend a psychic by any chance?
MarlaWolfblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that I know of haha.
EmberordofFire ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:27:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve posted this before, but the worst present I ever received was pineapple as well. We used to do secret santa at my school, and one year the person who had me decided to give me pineapple. But not an actual, whole pineapple: I got a jar of the cheapest, most low quality tinned pineapple imaginable. What makes it even worse was that you needed to give 3 small gifts, which had to cost a maximum of 5 francs, and one big one, which had to be worth at least ten bucks. The two-franc tin of pineapple was the only gift I got, and I know for a fact that she spent the rest of the money on cigarettes.
And that is the reason I will never, ever, participate in a secret Santa event again.
iouoneusername ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:52:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did sign up for secret santa. How do you think someone would feel about 100 cans of pineapple?
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:56:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa is probably gonna be really really pineappley this year.
EmberordofFire ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:12:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sigh, I guess Im gonna have to sign up too, the n.
duke78 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You stood your ground for several minutes, there.
Thatagui ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You also took the leftover canned pineapple from the field trip so you can't really compliant about your secret Santa
EmberordofFire ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found my classmate...
AnusStapler ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:07:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude are you Harry Potter?
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm trying to follow this, but so far i just can't.
Emptamar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents never did the "wrapping" thing because they said they'd rather spend that money on the gift instead. So maybe her logic was similar, but backwards?
ladysilarial ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And this is why I always keep a few nice presents that are gender neutral and age neutral(ish).
No one gets left behind.
Someone forgot to buy a present! Oh the Santa closet! Someone brought a stray? Oh the Santa closet! Someone got a pineapple? Oh the Santa closet!
castille360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I keep extra wrapped socks. Because we super like sock and underwear gifts at Christmas in my family, and you can never go wrong with good socks. So no one who shows up shall be without at least a holiday gift of socks. This year, all my back up socks have otters on them, though. Because if they're leftover, I'm going to call them mine. And I want otter socks.
ladysilarial ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:15:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks are a good idea! My closet this year has an instax camera and film. And oil paint sets. And and a super soft pillow/blanket set. If no extra gifts are needed they become my gifts to myself
castille360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We think in my family that if you don't always get socks and underwear at Christmas, then you'd actually have to think about buying these minor essentials at other times of the year. And who wants to be bothered with that? Oh, and bath soaps. That's what the holidays are for! Then it's exciting! It sometimes occurs to me that we're odd. Because I have literally never had to buy myself bath soap. But I immediately brush that off. Because what could possibly be more ordinary?
ladysilarial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:16:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I was expecting my yearly box of fluffy socks, and was given a mini air compressor instead. . .
castille360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm torn - everyone needs socks. Yet, the tiny air compressor I have that plugs into the car lighter is probably the most accursedly useful thing I've ever bought for less than $10. Walk outside to a flat tire? I have a quick solution for that.
ladysilarial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know, I wasn't like, thrilled to get the air compressor, but it is easily the most useful gift I've gotten in years.
deathglitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:18:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a holiday hero.
ladysilarial ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:20:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know if I would say hero . . . I just got tired of seeing people bring strays or show up unexpected and watch those people sit there awkwardly.
ryebreadryan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember going to a distant cousin's wedding as a young child and one of the gifts was wrapped in aluminium foil. Even as an 8 year old that was off.
Bad-Brains ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in laws always get their sons tons of cool stuff and I usually end up getting a fraction.
It's okay, they've had those sons for over 20 years, they've had me for about 5.
So I resorted to killing with kindness. Last year I wrote them both hand written letters with a list of the reasons I'm thankful that they differ from other in laws. Made MIL cry. We also got them Biltmore tickets for New Years.
If I can pass anything along it's that giving gifts is way better than receiving, and a well written and thoughtful letter can mean more than anything I can buy.
Happy Holidays!
NoApollonia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I get that - the in-laws not spending a small fraction on you. My mom tries hard to make mine and my husband's gifts fairly even - I probably get a bit more - since she genuinely does like him as a son-in-law. My MIL comes and I usually get something fairly cheap, then he gets 2-3 decent gifts, and if I'm lucky we get a together gift. I always try to be grateful, but it's a little annoying since she claims she likes me as a daughter-in-law.
user404555 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was your grandmother born in the 1700's ?
https://www.foodbeast.com/news/til-people-used-to-rent-pineapples/
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Inocain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, using the comics pages is
anthe only acceptable way to wrap a present using newspaper. You may however use the rest of the paper to cushion the gift in case of fragility. But not as wrapping.Morthese ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my grandmas is really poor, and for Christmas when I was little she used to give us backs of random off brand groceries. As a little kid I didn't understand and thought it sucked (some of the stuff tasted pretty good but I wanted toys or games), now I realize how hard it was for her to come up with the money for those, and appreciate it so much.
Sorry it has nothing to do with your story, and is a completely different situation it just reminded me of my grandmas cheap but heartfelt gifts.
paul_stanley_armada ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:16:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By the time I was 18 (1987) I had over $5000 in my savings account from doing newspaper routes, small jobs, etc. my whole life. When I graduated high school I wanted to buy a car with it, found my account empty. My mother had used it to help my older brother (20 at the time) buy a sports car. I was so furious. Never got an apology, and my fucking brother wouldn't even let me drive the fucking thing.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:37:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldโve pressed charges. Thatโs unacceptable from anyway, related or not.
ordonez123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should've destroyed his car.
paul_stanley_armada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:19 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of the few times he did let me drive it was to pick him up from work. I was stopped at a red light waiting for it to change and got rear-ended by a drunk woman going 45mph. Totaled. I got enough settlement money to buy a decent used car, but I also wound up with epilepsy from the crash. To this day he thinks my settlement "makes us even" somehow.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so fucking shitty.
thornewilder ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gus, don't be the very model of a modern major gentleman.
Sierra419 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:02:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stories like this are INSANE to me. I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined scenarios like this existing. I have siblings and lots of cousins and Christmas's (sp?) at grandma and grandpa's were awesome. We were all the favorite. I couldn't imagine how awful this must be. I hope your life has turned out much better and that you're blessed and happy beyond measure.
moolah_dollar_cash ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:39:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The whole "favorite" relative getting great stuff and the other one getting squat is so insanely common for what (to me) is really bonkers behaviour! Why is this such a common thing???!
zephyer19 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a grandfather that for what ever reason enjoyed tormenting me. I once asked him for a 22 rifle he had but, never used and he said no. Later he gave it to my brother in front of me.
HelenaKelleher ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gosh, this makes me appreciate my grandma so much... Up until she died, she'd get a whole family's worth of gifts for the birthday girl, but also get a single gift for either my sister or I so we could wouldn't be left out in the celebration. She loved us very much and was very clear about the intention behind the gifts and the importance of loving your sister, so we didn't get big heads about it. Smart lady. Miss her.
WaidWilson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs sad.
My great grandmother was very vocal about me being her favorite because I was her only boy and she babysat me growing up so we were close.
She always gave all of us $5 for Christmas but slipped me an additional $5 when no one was looking. Everyone thought that was hilarious though, because she did love us all, just me the most.
shoreline85 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandmother did something similar. she gave my brother socks. then she decided that she wanted to give them to another grandkid. my brother was wearing them a few days later (they were nice wool socks) and she made him take them off, and gave them to my cousins. they proudly wore them and said some nasty things to my brother.
I haven't seen to spoken to that side of the family in 10 years. I think after my grandmother dies of cancer (she has stage 4 non hodgkins lymphoma), my dad will cut off communication with them.
BTW, she gave the other cousins very nice computers and my brother got socks. Jerk.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:18:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No...your brother was LOANED the gift sox.
mydearwatson616 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you brought me diamonds
If you brought me pearls
If you bought me roses like some other gents might bring to other girls
It couldn't please me more
Than the gift I see
A pineapple for me.
hawaiikawika ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So that is where the safe originally came from.
the_drowners ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:56:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of the meanest things I've heard
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legit question, do you and your siblings share the same parents? I've seen it before where extended family treat half-siblings like dirt and am wondering if that is this situation.
BScatterplot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:40:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy crap, I hope someone matches with you for Reddit secret santa, then sends you a bucket and a pineapple.
And a gift card or something legit too, but still that would be the best.
haggisthedog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got the pineapple from Psych!?!! Awesome!! ๐๐
Nathmonn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you gift the Pineapple back to your grandmother the following year like u/alicenowonderlandtho did with her jigsaw?
Kinkywrite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the pineapple had been sliced, this would have been an even better present story!
yParticle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But a pineapple is already wrapped up with its own little bow! The wrapping just made it worse.
DangerWildpants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, i had no idea ANY grandparents were this savage. It even slightly sad. Haven't even heard any of mine say a rude comment.
remarqer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was in the safe?
Series_of_Accidents ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn dude, I'm so sorry. My grandparents made every effort to make sure my sister and I felt we were treated equally. My grandmother on the other side was evil though. Did you at least have another set of better grandparents?
Julian_rc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she'd given you a pen you could have created the pineapple pen song and become super successful like the guy who created the pineapple pen song is.
Damn grandma for not giving you the pen!!!
Runwithscissorsxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโm not the favourite grandchild either. A few years ago my Nanny was talking about my brother behind his back (calling him gay, overweight etc) I mean itโs fine if he is but heโs not, and the only reason she thought that is because he didnโt have a girlfriend yet. I stood up for him and it was a big fight at the dinner table. Anyway, my brother, 2 younger cousins and husband get food items on the regular, thoughtful Christmas and birthday gifts. My last birthday my Nanny went to my brothers house and gave him a birthday gift and wished him a happy birthday and didnโt say anything to me and left. (Our birthdays are one day apart)
fishsticks40 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If my folks did that to one of my kids they'd be out of my life immediately.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like something my grandma would do to my cousins, particularly my female one. She'd always loved the men of the family, never the women.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Geez, at least my grandma has the decency to make it look like she's treating everyone equal.
MadeSomewhereElse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where is the logic in this? Do some people really have no self awareness?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother got a TV and playstation.. I got a $20 hammock.
wetwater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to save wrapping paper and reuse it. She grew up during the Depression and she wasn't the only one from that era that I knew that did that.
iveo83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was this during the great depression? According to my grandfather if he got 1 orange for Christmas it was the greatest thing ever.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What?
hexane360 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year he got the pineapple, another he got the bucket. In the same rough time span, his brother got a stereo, a disk man, and a safe.
unique3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is she super old? A long time ago pineapples were a symbol of wealth as they were expensive and rare. You could actually rent a pineapple to have in your house during a party to show off your wealth.
PolloMagnifico ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... I woulda sliced up that fineapple and shared it with everyone, but that's because I'm not a thankless cunt. And everyone knows the chemicals in wrapping paper interact poorly with pineapple skin, so newspaper is actually the best way to wrap it.
Seriously tho. I was my dads second child and his family hated my mom. I had a Christmas where they didn't even make an effort. So I know how yah feel bro.
iouoneusername ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I remember my mom DID slice it up and put it on a plate for everyone. I don't think she knew exactly what else to do.
PolloMagnifico ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I think she knew exactly what she was doing.
AFK42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:31:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That pineapple sounds good.
I could go for some pineapple right now.
HarlanGrandison ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of health benefits and delicious to boot.
affan077 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a fan of delicious flavor?
iouoneusername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I love pineapple when it's not on pizza
emikokitsune ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God that pisses me off. If my parents ever did that, I'd tell them three rules and give them one last chance.
Must get gifts for all children equally.
Gifts will have names removed and given to them randomly. If you don't want your favorite getting the shit gift, then don't gift shit gifts.
Try and sneak a gift to your favorite and we're done trying to involve you in our lives.
Good on your dad for going no contact.
Phosforic_KillerKitt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You still owe me a username
UffdaWow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid we always had our gifts wrapped in newspaper. My parents saved the comics section so it would be colorful. But they sure didn't get all nasty about it. That comment was just plain mean.
eudamme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/london
blrasmu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pineapples use to be currency.
JPersnicket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pineapples used to be the gift to give. The symbol of hospitality!
lex99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Interestingly, the pineapple was once considered a very nice gift! Imagine, back when this exotic fruit was a display of your wealth and means.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-hidden-history-of-the-housewarming-pineapple
But today... and in newspaper.... yeah, pure shit.
DocBeetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather have her use real wrapping paper, but with a wedge of pineapple cut out to compensate for the ritzy paper.
NebulaWalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should have told that bitch to find her own Christmas
ShaneGlatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I seriously love pineapple.
Magnum960 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How could you tell?
man_on_a_screen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bwahahahahhahaha in a crowded deli gasping here
southdakotagirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did we have the same Grandma?
Abble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We packed presents in newspaper one christmas with my mom. They actually looked pretty freaking good with some red string around them. People liked them a lot.
PoBErs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How could someone do this to someone, and it's your blood too! How old were you?
sonrad10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair in the 18th century the pineapple was considered a symbol of wealth. Perhaps she just forgot which century it was.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. Cousins would get bikes, gaming systems, all kinds of us. Our family always got nothing. Which eventually I appreciated over something that was just insulting.
KindaAbstruse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandparents and having "favorites" must be a generational thing. My grandparents did the same thing. I was the favorite for one and the least favored for another one.
BJJJourney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't understand how a grandparent can be so fucked up. I have seen it several times personally where they straight up just don't like one of the children. There has to be something else tied to these emotions.
HugoNikanor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With the context given that gift is horrible. But a pineapple wrapped in newspaper could be a great gift!
Mazon_Del ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma always used newspaper to wrap her gift, but she only used the comics section.
This was amazing, while we had to wait our turn to open gifts, we could read the comics!
Love you Grandma! :(
lewright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma still saves the Sunday comics to wrap my birthday presents in, but plain newspaper has none of that sentiment. She still uses wrapping paper for Christmas, so she's not being cheap necessarily. Sorry, it doesn't have a lot to do with your pineapple, but the comment reminded me of my own grandma. I should call her today...
CoolAppz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WTF! I would send the newspaper back thru mail.
AweYissBoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that a pineapple is a pineapple iโd eat this shit out of it
dalalphabet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA immediately sprang to mind.
_LV426 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pineapple is quite the rarity in England! Iโd be made up
Avogadro101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's in the safe now?
Greenei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoud've gifted her a leaflet from the local cemetery.
Losttsol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pineapple wrapped in newspaper....dying laughing over here. That is ruthless and hilarious.
bigheyzeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so many stories like this, it's a wonder more people didn't become shrewd business owners and masters of office politics
Industrious_Villain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With that pineapple I would've said Merry Christmas to the floor. "Deduct Deez nutz grandma"
bgzlvsdmb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, a pineapple? How much did she spend on it, $10? She'd have to deduct a nickel off of the cost of your pineapple to use real wrapping paper? Fuck your grandma.
rucksacksepp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is really mean. I'm sorry that I laughed so hard imagining the pineapple wrapped in newspaper while your brother was testing his brand-new stereo
DaChronMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs exactly how my great-grandmother was she hated girls and only wanted boys, so for Christmas me and my younger cousin would always get cool gifts while my sister got cheap odd gifts, before we would go over my mom would always explain to my sister why she did it and got her something nice.
i_dont_give_a_care ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Has the entire English-speaking part of the human race just abandoned the u-g-h in the word "though"?
iouoneusername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm only part English speaking as it's not my native language.. tho.
Eiramasil919 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas last year, my mother in law brought my youngest son a pecan pie. He has a deadly anaphylactic nut allergy that she damn well knows about. The other child got a $100 gift card to steam.
Nice fucking grandmother right? My son who got the $100 felt so bad he tried to give his whole gift card to the nut allergy kid. We figured out how to gift games and made it fair. But who does this kinda shit?!
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar story: Back in '99 my cousin (Same age as I was, 14 at the time) bought a computer. Came with a basic monitor and speaker and shit. I had already had a computer for a couple years (Got my first PC in '96), so our Grandmother decided to do a "theme" gift and get us both something PC related.
She bought him a surround sound speaker system, a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard.
What did I get?
...A fucking battery operated keyboard vacuum from the dollar store. I know it was from the dollar store because she left the damn price tag on it. It broke the first time I attempted to use it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is reminding me how many human beings are awful sacks of shit. Glad your pops stuck up for you though.
wazupcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
good riddance to the old bitty. see young assholes become old asshole grannies.
krisztiszitakoto ยท 9706 points ยท Posted at 13:06:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On a class secret santa, I received a mug from a classmate. It had those brown circles inside, which are left by tea. also, the inside of it was scratched and I found a similar one later in a nearby grocery shop for about 1 $. I didn't even get some sweets or something with it, just the mug in a paper satchel.
MAXIMUM_FARTING ยท 4582 points ยท Posted at 13:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, if I give anyone a mug I always try to put some sweets or something in it.
On Christmas my mum used to get out her Special Christmas Mugs (TM), tag each ones with our name, and fill it with our favourite chocolates and lollies. In hindsight it was super cheap and easy to do, but it added a really nice personalised touch.
theryman ยท 2915 points ยท Posted at 14:32:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife and I were broke, she made hot chocolate mugs for a bunch of our friends - we got a bunch of old kitschy christmas mugs and she made personalized, home made hot chocolate mix for each person. Some were mint, some were caramel, some milk some dark etc. I think it came out to about $3 per person.
MAXIMUM_FARTING ยท 1190 points ยท Posted at 14:38:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a wonderful idea! Tell your wife I am filing away her awesome idea for future use.
allgoaton ยท 382 points ยท Posted at 15:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Making cookie mix in a jar is also fun. You layer in the ingredients in a mason jar and decorate the jar. It's the stylish way of giving someone a 1 dollar cookie mix.
SirLordBoss ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...Man, not only am I getting great ideas, they keep building on each other! Keep doing God's work!
neccoguy21 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Putting ass hair on Asian men?
Dalkeri ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:12:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got one of these a few years back, can't remember who gave it.
https://imgur.com/a/zfprl
edit: added pictures
nagumi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man that's gorgeous. Sucks that the instructions were in french though.
Dalkeri ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, considering the fact that my mom only speak and read french... Doesn't suck that much.
nagumi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh then that probably helped. Was nice of the giftgiver to put in that extra effort to make french instructions!
mephistophelessoul ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:19:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my friend got one too, in french, because they live in france.
Dalkeri ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:40:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the giftgiver was french too. I live in France so... X)
jollydonutpirate ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:41:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I would love this as a gift.
The thing with baking relatively infrequently is that all of the ingredients come in (usually) large packaging.
A mason jar cookie mix is everything portioned out nicely and all you need are the wet ingredients.
assbutt_Angelface ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:18:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family has done this before. It seems to have become a popular thing in our area so one year we did brownie mix to throw everyone off.
InfiNorth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:40:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's all fun and games until you leave that cookie mix for six year and it's rock hard by the time you make it.
viderfenrisbane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then what am I supposed to drink pretentious craft beers out of?
neccoguy21 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your supposed to be gifted all these Mason jars full of cookie mix, make the cookies, then brew and serve the beer in the same unwashed, cookie mix dusted jar. Max out the pretentiousness.
Theo242 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:05:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did this one year for Christmas. Customized the cookie to the recipient. Snickerdoodle (with an extra pouch of cinnamon sugar taped to the lid do not to ruin the effect), peppermint, gingerbread, chocolate crinklers, etc. I used Christmas labels. I also did sugar cookies for my Jewish pals. I added cookie cutters of dreidles menorahs and stars of David by using blue and silver string to connect them and tie them to the lid. My friend gave me one for my birthday once. A sugar cookie mix with birthday funfetti type sprinkles!
lyan-cat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are also simple microwave brownies in a mug recipes online, you can substitute the dry ingredients and instructions if you want some variety to the cocoa gift.
CAMYGO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DOING THIS. Thank you for the idea! Iโm being a cheapskate this year.
lyan-cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a good way to show you care without breaking the bank.
OneStupidBaby ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:39:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now THAT'S a wonderful idea! Tell his wife I'm filing her away for future use.
jamener ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honey!!!
Whaaaaaat!?
Some random strangers on the internet would like to file you away for future use!
School_Is_Buns ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:08:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's great, MAXIMUM_FARTING
TechnoEnder ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โHoney, Maximum Farting is going to use your idea!โ โWhat are you watching gerald?โ
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son and his girlfriend love the movie In Bruges, so they're getting a set of mugs from Brussels, a copy of the movie, and some Belgian chocolates and Belgian waffle mix.
kolkolkokiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Flavoured oils and vinegar can also be (somewhat) cheap and easy. Although it's getting a bit late.
There's also cookies that hang off mugs that might be great for the mug idea.
IAmBadAtPlanningAhea ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A good gift is basically between how much time you put into it and how much money you spend. If you dont want to put in time and thought you can always just spend a bunch of money on something awesome but if you dont have much money you can just put a lot of thought into something nice and its just as good as something expensive.
AlwaysDisposable ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like to make gift boxes with chocolate covered spoons, packs of hot cocoa or homemade mix, and homemade marshmallows. Usually I throw some candy in there too like candy canes.
Chocolate covered spoons: just dip the spoons in chocolate, let them dry on a sheet of wax paper, add sprinkles or drizzle white chocolate or whatever, then cover the end with a bit of cellophane and tie with ribbons.
Marshmallows are surprisingly easy to make, they just take awhile. But man oh man they are delicious. I like to make half my 'batter' dark chocolate, swirl that into the plain batter, and fold in sprinkles.
YouKnowHowIBe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did that as my wedding favors! We got married in the winter. We didnโt do different flavors based in the person, they were all just regular hot cocoa. I wanted to do a favor that people could consume instead of sitting around forever.
Raidden ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Going to use this idea next year! Thanks
TheDevilsAdvokaat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would actually appreciate this. I love hot chocolate.
ThatLesbian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've received this several times. Not a fan of hot chocolate :(
TheDevilsAdvokaat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a shame. I love it.
prince_peacock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin did something similar one year, except instead of mugs she included a lil mini bottle of baileys with each one
Amannelle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's side of the family is huge. My nan had twelve siblings, who each had at least six children, who each had at least two children. So I have somewhere around 150 relatives on his side, of which we were close enough with about 60 of them to warrant gifts.
My mum and dad would send cards and make hot chocolate spoons to send to everyone. A simple (and inexpensive) enough gift to send to tons of people, but still nice.
odactylus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm stealing this for a white elephant coming up. Thank you
Tuppence_Wise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you make hot chocolate mix?
theryman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Powdered sugar, cocoa powder, powdered milk.
Tuppence_Wise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! How did you add the flavourings?
theryman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think she tossed in some mint chocolate chips (like andes) and crushed some peppermint in the food processor.
Tuppence_Wise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amazing, thank you!
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a terrific plan. One of the nicest gifts I've ever received was a basket of home-made gingerbread from my sister when times were tight. (She got laid off halfway through December. That's a crappy thing to do to someone.)
Tje199 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did this as wedding favors with Mason jars. It worked pretty well and was cheap.
squeeziestbee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We've done the homemade 'hot chocolate kit' when we were broke too! I'm happy when I get hot chocolate, so hopefully they were too :)
I_Smoke_Dust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly would much rather get a nice cheap gift like that, that you could just tell the person put a lot of love and work into instead of something more expensive that seemed like they put no thought into it at all.
PixixiP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so sweet! I'm definitely going to try that as well
BanksKnowsBest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/u/theryman's Wife : Money Saving Champion
Drewabble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is great and definitely something I'm about to do for christmas hahaha
F4PipBoyEdition ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a great gift - you really don't need to spend a load of money on people at Christmas (especially adults). I would take a simple gift with a bit of thought put into it over some fancy gadget in a heartbeat.
ThunderClap448 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, you're making me sad. It's been about 6 years since I last drank milk. I loved drinking it so much, but lactose intolerance did its work. I was 13 when I became intolerant (somehow). Best drink that has ever existed.
theryman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can still have hot chocolate! Do it with almond or soy milk. I don't think the faux-milks are too awful. Almond is probably the closest in texture, and rice has the most neutral flavor.
ThunderClap448 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmmm, I have tried almond milk but it wasn't the same, I'll see if there is rice milk available anywhere (or if there's an easy way to make it).
daitoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually loved getting that kind of stuff when I was broke in college. I couldn't really afford Starbucks, so having the supplies on-hand during winter to make my favorite kind of minty mocha was really wonderful
nancyaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:02 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a fantastic gift idea! Filing this away as well. Tell your wife she is awesome.
theryman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:28 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She knows it. The reason we were broke was cause we only had one income cause she was in medical school.
MarthMain42 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 14:21:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, I got a friend a TARDIS mug and filled it with pouches of cocoa mix.
Hmm_yup ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then visit them and keep refilling the mug so they think they have an infinite supply of hot cocoa pouches.
Estova ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:28:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lolis you say?
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Meem0 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao me too, I didn't even read the comment but my eyes just lazered onto it like the "real shit" guy as I was scrolling
CritiqueMyGrammar ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:33:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just give them an 8 ball of coke and a nice mug. Works every time.
TheNerdManWasTaken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This also works with personalized shot glasses and a selection of small bottles of shots. Christmas this year for my friends sorted for about ยฃ40, for 5 of them.
Sir-Airik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off topic, but if you hold alt and type 0153, you can get the actual TM symbol.
Special Christmas Mugsโข
xRyozuo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just how many mugs do you gift
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Even if you're hurting on funds, a package of hot chocolate is like $.50 - stick 2 inside the mug. Odds are good that they'll be enjoying a nice hot chocolate later that evening, thinking about how nice the gift was. It turns the object into an experience (albeit an incredibly minor one). People tend to appreciate that a lot more.
It also makes it really easy for them to write a thank you, which I find to be the worst part of getting a gift, so I know I'd appreciate it if I was on the receiving end.
missuninvited ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nice mug (especially if it pertains to an interest of the receiver's), several sachets of fancy hot cocoa mix (like the Land o' Lakes kind in the shiny foil packet, caramel/hazelnut/etc. flavors), a couple of cinnamon sticks or candy canes tied up with ribbon, all packaged together with pretty tissue paper OR, if you're feeling extra, presented with a pretty scarf or throw blanket, can make a pretty nice gift. I did something similar for my sister when she came back from her first semester at uni; we live somewhere very warm with mild winters, and the winter weather SUCKS where she goes to school. Warm, comforting goodies are pretty much always welcome.
spacemarine1800 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thanks for the gift idea for my parents lol
fenwayb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From sweets onwards you just got more and more British
SergeantSanchez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love it
Mathlete86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas I received a mug with a candy cane shot glass in it.
I found it somewhat humorous until I noticed my coworkers received similar mugs with actual candy canes in them rather than candy cane shot glasses. I don't even drink that much in the first place (only drink socially maybe 1 to 3 times a month) but that's especially true when compared to some of my coworkers who would drink every day at lunch.
jjjeremylovesfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta love the Special Christmas Mugs!
randomdrifter54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who cares if it was cheap an easy. It doesn't need to be world changing and super expensive to be a good present.
raleighNY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's a lovely idea, might have to steal it!!
PrivilegeCheckmate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Knowing someone thought about me and spent a half an hour making something just for me is a great Xmas gift every time.
Sylphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It made you feel important though and thatโs the thought that counts.
My mom is currently super burned out on Christmas and iโm trying my best to make it NotSuck.hohoho by getting personalized things and planing a trip to go see a Christmas Carol.
thisishowistroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, timely advice!
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit man, that's a great idea. I also hate you for doing this to me. When I was ordering Christmas gifts for my Mom last month I never thought to look up Christmas mugs.
I looked some up on Amazon and found a set my Mom would freaking adore, but I have no spare money to spend on her. I already bought her gifts.
egotisticalnoob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or else really nice/funny custom made mugs. I've gotten a few of those and I love them. Fill those with sweets and it's even better though!
president2016 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my fav gifts in our stockings each year were those Lifesavers candy books. Not the gummies or the new ones with like 2 flavors. No, these had tropical, mix, grape, cherry, butter rum, etc. canโt find them anymore.
yamichanvn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:40:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much, now i have got the idea for this year's secret santa event!
karmagod13000 ยท 509 points ยท Posted at 14:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol dude prob just pulled a mug out of his dirty dishes and gave it to you
Badloss ยท 404 points ยท Posted at 15:02:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they were probably drinking something as class started and the professor was like "ok everyone exchange your gifts"
Nacroma ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have left the actual tea inside.
What-The-Pho ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:04:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
searches furiously for some paper clips and chewing gum
Nailed it
zoomer296 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1: Stick paper clip upright in gum.
2: Add googly eyes.
3: Clippy.
Poseidonym ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:26:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As another commenter remarked above; in the context of kids in school (having little to no ability/resources to choose and buy a gift themselves), a 'bad gift' like this might suggest the kid comes from a home with neglect/abuse/substance abuse/poverty and, having no other options, resorted to looking around their home for something that could, even if only remotely, pass as a gift.
It could also have just been a selfish kid too, who knows.
Jaybold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"sweet, one thing less to clean!"
Bearence ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:38:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me. I got a broken Planet of the Apes model kit in a shoe box. At the time I was disappointed and felt cheated.
It wasn't until well into adulthood that I realized that my classmate came from the cliche broken home with the alcoholic parents. And he did his best to participate in the gift exchange. It's one of those experiences I use to keep myself humble.
GrapeChineseFood ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 15:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your classmate was probably from a poor family or maybe even a religious family. The wrapping, the gift. You never know, the present they got may have been their only gift for the whole year.
I have been the classmate, didn't give a mug. I secretly wrapped some books and a stuffed animal in old wrapping paper I had found.
Poor and religious family, you got a bad gift, but I am sure you received a lot of presents that year.
BEEFTANK_Jr ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:16:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is always something I assume when I hear someone gave a gift like this.
magikjaz ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:29:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here.
CheddarCat87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did this too, I wrapped some of my more decent looking cassette tapes up and gave those.
Poptimus_Prime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your gift actually sounds very cute and thoughtful. But for like the family that just gives a used cup or used coloring book, I think you have the option to not partake in these things.
TRHess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What does that have to do with being religious?
GrapeChineseFood ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:21:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jehovah's Witness do not celebrate holidays.
rouing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking cults....
stevenfromstephenson ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 8th grade, we did class secret santa. I drew my crush's name. I was so excited. It had to be destiny. When I went shopping for her present - I shit you not - I ran into her at the store. Holy shit I must have been beet red. She had drawn my friend's name and asked me for advice. She also asked me who I had and I played it cool saying it was a secret. I can't remember now what I got her, but I remember wandering around the store for an hour trying to decide and calm down from our encounter.
When I gave her her gift during the exchange, she laughed when I told her I was buying her gift when I saw her at the store. I HAD MADE HER LAUGH.
Then I realized that I had not received my gift yet. A girl walked into class late and immediately sat down with her friends. The teacher asked if she had drawn my name. She turned around and said to him, "Oh no I totally forgot about that." Then she looked at me and said, "I'm so sorry, " then went right back to talking with her friends. I said, "It's ok," or something to that effect, now embarrassed with the whole class - including my crush - staring at me. Her gift was make-up or something that I wouldn't want, so she didn't offer anything other than a half-assed apology.
The worst part is that she was the richest, most popular girl in school and could have bought the best gift in the whole class if she had not blown it off. The teacher kind of apologized too, but then everyone just went home. I never got a gift other than embarrassment and pity. My crush never even talked me again after that day.
littlefracture ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is some Charlie Brownโs Middle School stuff. :(
mister-noggin ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 14:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate Secret Santa exchanges. Half the people end up with bullshit like this, most of the rest are just okay, and a couple people actually like what they get. No thanks. I'll just buy myself something I know that I'll like.
TheRealQU4D ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In middle school I got a pillow from my secret santa because I fell asleep in class so much. Still have it, it was a great gift.
dabnagit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I canโt stand them either. And, as especially can happen with a largish group, if even one personโs Santa is a no-show, or thereโs some administrative snafu, it usually ends up being the sad, awkward person who probably brought his or her recipient an excessively thoughtful or unique gift but is standing around after the exchange empty-handed, alone but smiling gamely, even as he or she just wants to leave.
if I were to organize one, Iโd be sure everyone was accounted for and I had a couple choice backup gifts to cover flakey Santas. I think, instead of just a dollar limit, Iโd add additional โlimits,โ like all gifts must be โa new or used hardback novelโ or โthe most godawful CD of music you can find in your collection or at Goodwill.โ So that at least thereโs something beyond rank transactions to characterize the evening: laughs over piano transcriptions of polka standards; warmth over shared enthusiasm for a classic novel or finding an undiscovered new one, etc.
cruspies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A group I was in did a Secret Santa one year - you didn't buy for a specific person, just brought along a gift. I received a can of men's deodorant. Yeah, thanks to whoever thought that would be nice for someone to unwrap.
DranoDrinker ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:51:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
awe, i was probably a kid like that. I remember we were poor as shit when I was growing up, and of course we did a secret santa at school and my mom saying she couldn't' afford to buy a gift. So I remember one year, finding some of my old (but pretty cool) stuff and gifting it. :(
032d ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:06:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL this reminded me of a class secret Santa where I got a used VHS copy of The Terminator ๐. Not necessarily a โbadโ gift either, just a little bizarre. Iโm 25 now and this was in the 6th grade, but even then we had moved onto DVD so I really had no use for it.
kri5 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like they tried to mug you off
KliityKat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were probably looking for something their parents wouldn't notice went missing :( This one is sad.
Poptimus_Prime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIFU by giving away my dad's favorite mug
PureAntimatter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a kid a pocketknife at a school secret Santa in 5th grade. I should still probably be in jail but the kid knew it would be taken away if he told anyone.
I got a boomerang.
mynameisalso ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the kid was broke
Hi-pop-anonymous ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 13:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How old were you?
karmagod13000 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 14:08:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
98
ChelseaOFC ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 14:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still so young.
karmagod13000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly feel like a teenager again
zangor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bold estimate.
terryducks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In dog years ?
So, it's true, no-one knows if you're a dog on the internet?
AlenF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
98 years old?
00Deege ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, a 98 day old internet prodigy. Itโs the GMHs in the baby formula, I tell ya.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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SinkTube ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there's an age limit on tea now?
karmagod13000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do what I want
Mh7951 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:41:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some kidsโ parents canโt afford to buy class gifts. The poor kid was probably embarrassed about it.
simplymeh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar story. For a class secret Santa in high school I got a girl who liked pink stuff and had a coffee mug with her every morning. I figured perfect! I got her a pink coffee mug and filled it with Hershey kisses. She never used it :( I thought I paid attention and had a good useful gift but maybe it was lame idk..
hum_dum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:33:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure she didnโt just use it at home? Maybe she didnโt want to bring her favorite mug to school in case it got lost:)
ryguytheman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my elementary school secret Santa, I received a half-used can of silly string.
GL1TCH3D ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on how old they were / the family situation at home it could just have been a sad case of an abusive / poor family.
kschmidt62226 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, since it was a secret Santa event in class:
Perhaps the kid forgot until the day of the event, so the kid (or parents) scrambled for anything
Some families don't even have the $1 to spare (plus transportation) to go grab a $1 mug :(
tigerscomeatnight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I get rid of my old mugs
jihiggs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was it the kid that always had shoes that were worn out and a little too big? sad..
Serennadi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs sad. This might be the case but I also assume that the kids want to participate but donโt have any money and canโt do much โน๏ธ.
I was working for a school doing IT, and the principle asked if we could come see the kindergarteners Christmas projects last year. The kids put together these cool boards about their family holiday traditions and you could tell a lot of them were done with help from their parents.. then there was this one kid.. his board was the back of a dirty little ceasers pizza box with crayon drawings.. I was so sad
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it just sucks cuz as a kid I was always afraid to ask my parents for money for things like class Secret Santa so I'd also steal a random cheap object from my house, take it to school, and hope the embarrassment would die down quickly. it really sucked
jadeoracle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sooo, I have to admit something. You know how people leave stuff by dumpsters, like next to it? The stuff they don't want, but isn't actually trash if someone else wants it?
Well my last place had a magical dumpster. I got a desk, a massive museum quality framed Ansle Adams print, book cases, entertainment units, an exercise machine, pots and pans, etc from this area next to the dumpster. Then one day I found a dozen still-mint-in-box holiday mugs next to the dumpster. They mugs of santa, snowmen, elves, reindeer's heads. These were collectables, not cheap mugs. After checking them all to see they were intact and in perfect non-used condition...I took them home.
For years every white elephant gift exchange I'd gift one of those free mugs, plus hot chocolate mix, a few candy canes, and 1-3 mini bottle of liquor. I'd wrap it up really nice, so it looked like it all belonged together. Every year my co-workers would fight over it as they wanted it. I told no one that they were dumpster mugs.
ichoseanewusername ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a cat magnet. When the rules of the exchange was a music CD. My family bought a CD and all I got was a magnet. Kids are mean.
siriuslybored ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My secret santa gave me a used dollar store puzzle and a used thing of nail polish wrapped inside of a plastic bag.
pahasapapapa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness, they probably just tested the mug to make sure it worked properly. Wouldn't want to pass a dud on to someone now, would he?
1-800-BODYMASSAGE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
UPVOTE FOR SATCHEL
wgffwgf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Magyarisztรกn?
hawaiikawika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well maybe they had tea in it for you but it spilled out.
kompt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also on a class secret santa, a bunch of used pens tied by a rubber band :( Some didn't even have caps
On the kid's defense, he had completely forgotten about getting a present and had to improvise
AvatarofSleep ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a yankee swap but without the swap, and I got the present from the kid who forgot. It was a ruler wrapped in notebook paper.
The teacher felt really bad and gave me a book and some candy to make up for it.
Razoxii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh dude, were having secret santa, and im going to get a cookie box and full it with gravel, but too not be a asshole ill bury some candy in it.
boatsyourfloat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've given someone a mug for a secret pal thing before, but I filled the inside with tea she said she liked. I thought that was a rule for giving mugs in,gift exchanges.
dawnbandit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a really nice Secret Santa gift once, it was a nice coffee mug with some really good hot chocolate mix.
Barfignugen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah! I'll never forget my high school secret santa. It was ongoing throughout the month of December and we would deliver the gifts on Friday. They were supposed to be handmade or $5 equivalent gifts, although the main requirement was to put some thought into it. I got a can of soda (I don't drink soda), a half eaten snickers bar, and a leftover gift card to chilis for 98 cents. And one week nothing at all.
Bo5ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst thing about this giving something cool and expensive for someone while you receive the worst gift in a class.
Everyone is like wow that is amazing who bought that: "Ye, me and my shitty mug got it for you buddy"
loveSnailMail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like he told his mom on the way to school he needed to bring a secret Santa gift and she looked around the car, chugged her tea, and said here ya go. lol
PleaseWithC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I choose to believe the classmate was super poor and that was his family's only mug. I have no evidence for this.
kestrel63 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty used mug club! Years ago my dadโs (now ex) girlfriend gave me a clearly used mug from her cupboard with a couple of unwrapped, unmarked tea bags stuffed inside. She did NOT like me. Unfortunately my dad had guilted me into getting her and her two grown sons nice presents the week before.
BurnTheOil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 10 or 11, we did a secret santa gift exchange in home room, and we agreed on a $10 value. I went out and found a really cute ceramic snowman mug gift set with a matching stir spoon and a few packs of hot chocolate. It was something like $9.99, so it worked perfectly.
Come the day of the exchange, I give my person her mug and she loves it.
Then it comes time for me to get my present (from a different person).
I get a plastic 4x6 dollar store pool table with toothpick sized "cues" and embroidery bead sized balls. Even still had the $1.25 price tag on it.
I could barely fake a smile and thank you, then tossed it in the garbage bin on my way out of the classroom.
Haven't put that much effort or thought into a gift exchange since...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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motivation_vacation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have pierced ears either, and my aunt gets me earrings every year for Christmas. I'm 37, so you would think that she would've noticed by now that she's never once seen me wear earrings. I know she means well, though, so I just give them to my sister usually.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bottle of glue one time. Doing Secret Santa or gift exchanges in schools is extremely stupid - because you're relying on parents to not be shitty. In hindsight it's obvious the kid found whatever school supplies he could and wrapped it himself because his parents gave no fucks.
I remember getting my person a super sweet Koosh Flingshot too.
Ikillmunchkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum loves new cups but never expects anything inside them. She loves ones with comfortable handles though so i i don't just buy My old cup I see, i find the comfy handle ones i know she'll like.
kthle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grade 7 class had a kid who was always sick, and he spent more time out of school than in school. Still, he decided that he wanted to participate in our class Secret Santa. Everyone knew that he drew my name, and even though we were supposed to leave our person little cards and hints up until the day of the gift exchange, I obviously got nothing from him.
Gift exchange day comes, and he gets a sweet $15 gift card from his Secret Santa but he didn't get anything for me. Our teacher was furious and made him give me his gift card. I promptly went to the mall to spend it that same day.
The next day he bought me a box of chocolates. Even though I already spent his gift card, my mom made me give it back to him in cash.
TheFirstbornIsDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For college secret Santa one year I got a condom filled with water and glitter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My gramma still does this for people she isn't close to but is obligated to give a gift. Dollar Tree stuff. A $1 mug, a $1 small stuffed animal, $3 of assorted candies. Sometimes instead of candy she'll put in a candle. Its kinda cute
Crankypaant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a secret santa at a job that was a 12 pack of craft beer and an eighth of amazing weed. I miss that coworker so much every day
rinalformen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You hope it was tea.
murf718 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I did a secret santa one time in middle school. There was something like a 30 dollar limit so everyone was getting stuff like movie gift cards.
I got a crappy magnetic palm sized travel checkers set. I saw it at target a few weeks later for something like $3.
Joe59788 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wonder if the kid forgot and grabbed it on the way to school.
DoYouWantChirps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's a paper satchel?
Succotash88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in grade 4 I forgot to get my secret Santa a gift, so I dug through my desk and gave him a few bic pens, and potentially some other school supplies... I still feel bad about it.
justdontfreakout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs kinda sad because it makes me think that maybe his family was poor or something and couldnโt afford a real gift. Unless the kid picked it out and was just being a little shitiot.
DJVaporSnag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious where you live that prices are in dollars but you call it a "satchel", not a bag or sack.
krisztiszitakoto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm eastern european and English is my second (or third) language. I converted our currency so it's easier to understand for the rest of the world.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, one year my class secret Santa just gave me a packet of Mamee Noodles he'd bought from the tuckshop at lunch. Good thing Mamee Noodles are the shit.
jackster_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for valentines day I get my kids a mug with hearts with candy and a little stuffed animal for them to collect.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Frankly I have already received wine/alcohol after alerting everyone that after 20 years I am 3 weeks in to sobriety. So yes please fuck off.
Fresh_Bulgarian_Miak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:15:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you threw it away during the class so everybody saw it.
Highly_Edumacated ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:39:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a Kenny McCormick gift.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:40:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol they just bagged up a mug from their dishwasher. top marks.
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next year you can expect a box of paperclips from the office supply closet
oldmanchewy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:49:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds very much like they forgot secret Santa and just grabbed the first thing they saw in th kitchen.
pulse_pulse ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh this reminds me of a similar episode. When I was 12, on a class secret santa, this girl that was always smelling and super filthy gave me an ashtray as a gift. Just a plain, not special in any way, glass ashtray. No one in my family even smokes..
anweisz ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 15:38:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, I would have fucking stood in front of the class and told them about the stained $1 mug, then tell them "this is what i think of this present and whoever gave it to me" and lightly throw it straight to the ground (I assume it's made of ceramic and will break).
BravesMaedchen ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf, they were probably poor.
anweisz ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:03:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I considered it too, but you're ignoring something obvious. Gifting a mug is meh, a $1 mug is shitty unless you're unbelievably poor, but even if you're gonna excuse that, to give them a used $1 mug and not even clean the fucking stains left from when you last used it might as well be spitting in the face of whoever you're giving the present to. Or can you think of an excuse for that?
BravesMaedchen ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I could. But you seem like kind of a dick, so I'll call it here.
anweisz ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't agree with you calling me a dick. I understand you do it on the assumption they do it because they are poor and so my response is dickish, but I think of that response because it seems to me infinitely more likely that someone cared so little that they literally dug something out of their cupboard at the last minute or gave a shitty present maliciously, which completely shits on the idea of secret santa as well as on the one who receives the "gift".
I just think that even if OP's classmate had it bad enough that they need to gift a $1 used mug, I don't think they would use one that's obviously stained unless they were malicious or just couldn't be bothered to care about a present. I think they would just gift somethinn else, hell even a pencil. A clearly used stained mug for secret santa is more an insult than a present.
Edit: yo, I'm trying to be reasonable here and not resort to insults. Insulting me and downvoting as soon as i reply is just being shitty.
BravesMaedchen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have been in a lot of situations where people have given seemingly careless gifts that I know were given with shame and without ability to give something better. You seem pretty unaware of that reality and callous about it. A lot of shame goes with gift giving for poor children. Maybe they have a lot going on at home, don't get enough sleep, grab something of their own to give as a gift in the morning on the way out and then are really embarrassed because maybe they realize too late that it's broken or stained. Putting thought into a gift, especially for some classmate you don't give a shit about who probably gets better gifts that day than you will all year requires financial/emotional/time resources that some children simply do not have. Spending a dollar on a mug would be some peoples best effort.
anweisz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh that seems much more reasonable to me. It seems from your life experience you're more likely to interpret what happened to OP as a result of poverty plus a tremendously bad family situation. I've seen high degrees of inequality but never a combination that leads to such a bad situation so i didn't think of one like that. From my own experience OP's sitation is extremely reminiscent of a shitty prank, bullying or just irresponsibility and a plain lack of caring that i've seen students are capable of, which is why I assumed the gift giver was shitting on OP. I see depending on OP's context you might be right.
Just to clarify, I only saw gifting one's used dirty mug as insensitive at best. Like you said, I also wouldn't see someone buying a $1 mug as a gift as anything other than their best effort if their situation was as bad as you say.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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anweisz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That actually might be a good reason. Those stains are actually super easy to get rid of with a little baking soda, but maybe most people don't know that? I just happened to know but thinking on it it doesn't sound like it'd be common knowledge.
But in that case, I think any half decent person would at least use one that's not stained, or give something else, hell a pencil or eraser could be useful for the classmate and are easy to come by in a school setting. Who would give a used stained mug without being purposefully malicious or simply not giving a shit about the present?
nickpapa34 ยท 7343 points ยท Posted at 13:30:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birthday present from a Great Aunt:
Thesaurus (with a sticker that had my name on it)
Check for $3.00
UselessLezbian ยท 4565 points ยท Posted at 14:30:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She set a $20 gift limit for you and the thesaurus was only $17.
Janigiraffey ยท 1332 points ยท Posted at 15:28:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it is actually not bad that she had a specific budget for the kids and made sure that they all got equal values. If sheโd given dollar coins or something instead of a $3 check, it would have been better, though.
I received a lot of clueless / uninteresting gifts from aunt and uncle figures when I was a kid, so I decided that I just wonโt give physical gifts to my niblings. I write a check. I think theyโll appreciate that when theyโre older.
Kicooi ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 15:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My somewhat well off aunt and uncle gave me a little plastic statue of a frog for my graduation. Their daughter (who is very poor, and a single mother) gave me a 100 dollar bill
Belake12 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is pretty bad since the whole point of graduation gifts is to help the graduate with college or whatever theyre doing so the gift should at least be something useful to a college student.
MexicanGolf ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:17:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A deep cast iron pan is probably the most useful thing you can give away, if they're gonna be expected to cook.
Just make sure to ask other gift-givers so you don't end up giving away 7 pots & pans and no ladles.
NoNameShowName ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:04:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I got a multi-tool and it was a damn lifesaver in college.
Bokonomy ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:16:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Come to think of it, I don't think I got anything from my family for HS or undergrad (actually, maybe a little from my mom). My ex-boyfriend's mom gave me like $50 for HS though, which was a big deal at the time.
ThePorcupineWizard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:58:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what did the statue look like? Was it a cool statue?
afientes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Considered working poor family, I received nothing and was the one they expected to drop out. I'm no delinquent or anything, just had anger issues and depression. I'm now the best off child (I'm only in my twenties) I know a couple of trades .
This wasn't because I wanted to prove anybody wrong, I just like money and hate not working when I can be making money. I was unemployed for 2 months last year and it literally felt like a year.
mcbosco25 ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 16:27:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice use of the word "niblings". TIL thats a word lol
benevolentpotato ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister in law is expecting, and before we knew the gender I'd just casually refer to it as my nibling.
Magpie2018 ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 16:03:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is an accountant and she does the same thing. She only has two grandchildren (me and my sister) so every year we get the exact same amount in gifts every Christmas. If she realizes thereโs an inequality she will just give us the money or write a check for very oddly specific amounts
Bokonomy ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:17:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's...sweet, in a weird way.
ShanzyMcGoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:55:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me a few gifts for Christmas, but was $.32 short of his budget...I opened the last gift: a single stamp (they were $.32 at the time). He was so proud of himself.
He also once gave me some small gift, but wrapped it in a huge box, inside that box were like 10 successive boxes, getting smaller and smaller, until the gift. It was impressive.
I also once got a bike seat...buried in packing peanuts inside a huge box. I was so confused, but then they wheeled in a seatless bike.
dmizenopants ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:24:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If Iโm going to give money as a gift itโs either with the crispiest bills I can get from the bank, in $2 bills, or with $1 gold coins. Writing checks as a gift just seems odd to me
Janigiraffey ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it is a large enough amount, checks make sense. For smaller amounts, it should be cash. Intermediate can be gift card or cash.
dmizenopants ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:23:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True, but Iโm not well off enough to be writing large checks for gifts. Maybe one day. Plus my younger cousins, nieces, and nephews seem to enjoy the $2 or gold $1โs.
Janigiraffey ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:27:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I bet they do. :) Cool money is fun!
whtbrd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:07:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find it cool, but then unspendable... because it's "special".
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:57:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget to throw in the occasional Susan B Anthony.
duke78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you one day become rich enough, you will write large checks... Do you expect that to happen in the 1990s or something, or are you American?
dmizenopants ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
American still reliving the 90โs in my head
K8Simone ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most of my birthday/Christmas checks as a kid went into a savings account. My mother was trying to teach me the value of saving, but it just made me annoyed that Iโd get money I had no access to. $2 bills and other weird money Iโd gleefully hoard for awhile (Susan B. Anthony dollars lacked the pizzazz of modern dollar coins, so they werenโt commonly given to kids).
greyconscience ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:14:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. Niblings tend to be unappreciative in general. Only time will tell.
Napotad ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always prefer money over an actual gift, like before you spend 200 bucks on that expensive toaster or what-have-you, just give me the 200 and let me buy something I would enjoy. I will be just as grateful if not more so.
frozenweathermap ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I got my sisterโs kids toys exactly one year and they were unimpressed (guess not all kids like lego pirates), so I decided that from then on they could just be unimpressed by a $20 bill in a card.
Janigiraffey ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, thatโs the thing. Kids tend to have intense, specific interests. I really liked horses, but what I really wanted in any given year were 5 of the specific models from one particular brand. It is just too specific for an adult to do well at unless the adult spends a lot of time with the kid and has overlapping interests. As a kid, I liked when I could pick out the toy so Iโd end up with what I actually wanted.
While my niblings are young, Iโm just sending a check for college savings. Once they get old enough to grasp the concept of money, I will probably give them a small amount of cash with the college savings check.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your parents know which 5 models you wanted? I'd be inclined to call the kid's parents and just ask what they want. Better yet, I'm hopeful future children I buy for keep an Amazon Wishlist or something to that effect.
Janigiraffey ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Going forward, the wishlists should help.
My parents could get in the right ballpark, but they werenโt good at picking out the horses I found prettiest.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:13:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the parents could even key me in to "horses" as a theme, that's at least enough to give a nice card with a horse on it along with the cash "toward a horse of your choosing".
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:54:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Breyer horses, I'm gonna presume. One of my nieces was horse crazy.
RedGyara ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family uses wishtracker. It makes it super easy to shop for everyone, assuming your whole family gets on board with it. Amazon wishlists are pretty handy too.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:35:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The nice thing for Amazon is that it has almost everything on it somewhere and that includes things not currently for sale. I have gone there for specs and reviews for items many times before buying elsewhere for cheaper.
whtbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I send a Christmas ornament each, so when they move out they'll have their own collection of Christmas ornaments started, that are each special and not just "I bought this cheap set to have something to put on the tree".
On top of that I send things that I think they'll enjoy, especially if I remember really liking it as a kid - like spirograph last year.
They're finally getting old enough, though, that I think I'm going to have to send money.
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Xmas/Yule, the kids would all get savings bonds.
frozenweathermap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had intense, specific interests as a kid, too, but I asked my mom/grandma for that stuff and was still at least interested in most of the random gifts from other relatives. In any case, theyโre all grown now so they get cash to buy gas/beer/whatever.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's disappointing as hell! Things like that are why I don't have a problem with my sister putting together wishlists for her kids and getting something off them. She tracks what the kids say they want or have been eying at the store, then puts them up for us aunts/uncles to buy.
We usually get them the biggest lego set they've been eying. My husband is a sucker for getting kids legos.
frozenweathermap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, wishlists werenโt a thing back then. I did actually call my sister for ideas but it clearly didnโt help. Theyโre all older now and just want cash anyway, and honestly Iโm fine with it because it makes it easier for me and I would prefer they just take the money and buy what they actually want.
rocking_chair ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:51:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My kids asked for one-on-one hang out time with my brother. They got to pick where to eat lunch and then what to do after. Girl - bookstore; Boy 1 - arcade; Boy 2 - dollar store to buy junk (I mean toys)
They will probably request the same this year.
Janigiraffey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs awesome! Once my niblings are older, I would like to take them on outings.
TheGaspode ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:10:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my Nan would give us an actual present, along with a "joke" present. Said joke present would always be a decent sized box which when opened had another box wrapped, and so on down until you end up with a matchbox with 50p in it. Think I killed the joke (which was fine as we had a real one too) as, each year, me and my sister were allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve, and that year I wound up opening the joke present and threw a fit about how it's "not fair" that I opened that, while my sister got something to play with. I also think my parents suddenly wished they hadn't started with the getting one present early stuff.
Darbzor ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We just have the one kiddo and donโt do โSantaโ.
A few years ago we started the tradition of everyone getting one new book to open xmas eve and then you can stay up as late as you want reading. Seems to go over well :)
Elizabethism ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:25:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oo I like this
Darbzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
itโs easy and we all love to read. This is the gift weโll spend a little more on and get the hardback or signed version or in the kiddos case the last few years the illustrated Harry Potter has been a huge hit.
Janigiraffey ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I didnโt really like the one present on Christmas Eve tradition, because I felt like multiple adults wanted me to choose a present from them to open and I didnโt want to hurt anybodyโs feelings. Plus, like you said, it was a crapshoot on whether the early present would be something to entertain myself with immediately.
TheGaspode ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We never had the whole family over for Christmas, it was usually just me, my sister and the parents until about the afternoon on Christmas Dad when my Nan, Grandad, Aunt and Uncle would all come over, then they would go home again after a few hours. Except one year they had to come over on Boxing Day instead, meaning I had presents on Christmas, presents on Boxing Day, and then presents the next day due to birthday. Woke up on the 28th when I was like 6, and was crying as I didn't understand why there was no presents.
Darbzor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up we got to open one gift Xmas eve as well. I remember weighing my options...like, โok, this aunt usually gives socks, but itโs a bigger box this year. Should I risk it?โ Or โone of the presents from grandma is usually a good toy. But which one? I donโt want to open the clothes one!โ
ReservoirPussy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:27:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Niblings is a fantastic word.
whtbrd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sub-thread: Everyone on Reddit just learned the word Niblings.
phormix ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:28:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. My mother does this. In fact I was just out shopping with her this weekend, and she was commenting on some (not exactly cheap) presents she got for my daughter's Xmas and how she needed to find a few more things.
I asked why she was getting something else when she already had a gift.
"Oh, well I got more for your sister's daughter"
So basically I had to give my own mother the speech about "it's not the price-tag that matters, but whether the gift is good and the kid will like it". I'd rather have a $30 gift that I like than $100 that I don't, and the same for my kid.
Janigiraffey ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it is a good impulse for adults to make an effort towards fairness. I agree with you that fairness doesnโt mean maximum utility and can be pretty wasteful. But there will be other impulses that push adults away from fairness - maybe they have more in common with one kid, or find one age easier to buy for than another, or whatever. If the adults donโt make an effort to be fair, things can get pretty skewed. And while some kids wonโt notice, others will and will be hurt.
benevolentpotato ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:20:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always asked for money in middle and high school, because the things I wanted were either too complicated and would get screwed up (like when my brother asked for mini CD-RWs back when those were cool and new, and instead received a big stack of standard CD-Rs from a confused aunt), or were things that would be above everyone's budget so we wanted to save up and buy it ourselves. But nope, we'd get random trinkets we didn't want, or worse, gift cards, because "it didn't feel right not to get you anything!" Well that's very thoughtful but now I have a nerf gun and $15 to best buy, Target, and toys R us and THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP ME BUY A PS2 IS IT
Janigiraffey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:13:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Iโm pretty surprised by responses that Iโm getting. Iโd assumed that getting bad but well-intentioned gifts from family members was a pretty universal childhood experience. But it seems like a lot of current adults donโt have memories of that (or are convinced that they can avoid the failings of the previous generation).
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really dont like receiving gifts enough to get anything out of receivng so,ething I dont generally have an interest in. If there is some sense that thought has been put into it or an attempt has been made but just mistepped, its not so bad. But just getting generic things where people seem to have just given you a gift out of obligation and gotten something you are not interested in, nor ever have been, nor have any need for (deocrate candle for a teenager, ultra-cheap-could-very-well-be-toxic makeup set meant for 7ish year olds to a teenager) is just really annoying, I would far rarther receive nothing at all.
I dont really like gift giving or receiving. I dnt do christmas with a wide, just a couple ofmexpensive gifts to immediate family.
Other people get 'gifts' of wine (of a varietal i know the drink) when I come to visit.
Im not buying cousins, nephews, nieces dumb shit.
yParticle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:37:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a great point, it's totally fine to give kids money but make it interesting (dollar coins, limited-run coins, uncirculated $2 bills, etc).
nazilaks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wait... why would you write a check when you just stated that cash would be better?
pianodude4 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:38:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, you should just get to know your nieces and nephews. Talk to them and figure out their interests, coordinate with the parents so you don't get a duplicate gift, then buy them something you know they'll like.
If you're having difficulties though, Legos always seem to be a win for kids, boys or girls.
Btw not trying to insinuate you don't spend enough time with them, I'm sure you're a great aunt/uncle, was just stating what I would do. I only just got my first niece and she's only about to be 2, so I have no personal experience yet.
Janigiraffey ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:55:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live far enough away that realistically Iโm only going to see them a few times a year. Iโd be up for having a long distance relationship, but the kids have no interest (understandably).
Also, my family goes nuts on gifts for the kids. They have so much stuff, so many clothes, so many books, so many toys. Storage is an issue. And my nieceโs parents arenโt likely to be able to save much towards college / wedding / first car. It just seems so wasteful to buy another toy when the kids have so many, rather than setting aside money for their future needs.
I think there are a lot of 18 year olds out there who would rather have money in a savings account toward a first car than 18 years of well intentioned gifts from their aunt. And a lot of 24 year olds who would rather have had fewer toys in childhood in exchange for smaller student loans hanging over them. Right now my nieces are too young to notice that I just give them a check rather than a present, but I think next year the oldest will notice. I hope the kiddos donโt interpret it as me not caring or not loving them. Iโm trying to make a loving, caring choice.
RedGyara ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After kids get a crappy gift from a distant relative once they will really appreciate cash or a check. Savings account stuff may be "boring" in the moment but it sounds like they have plenty of other gifts already, and they'll appreciate it once they start living on their own.
mrbaconator2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:34:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are, that's a very kind, generous gift. I'm fucking sick of people saying "that's not okay, how dare you not buy something someone MIGHT like."
drifterramirez ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
niblings?
Janigiraffey ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nieces and nephews. It is an informal gender neutral term.
mercuryedit ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:45:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As awesome as this is, I think my niblings would a. hate this term and b. make mad fun of me for using it.
Janigiraffey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, donโt think Iโd use the term to their faces. :)
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
also, small nibbles... like when eating a tiny piece of corn on the cob.
jobriq ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yes please.
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
reality: They laugh at you for still using checks.
Janigiraffey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, last time I visited they were making fun of me for sneezing too much, so probably. Theyโre 2 and 4 though, so Iโm not too concerned about their opinions. :P
Also, I tried to talk my sister into setting up a 529 that I could automatically transfer money into, but she thought that was too complicated, so whatever. Iโm not the only Luddite in the family.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what's a 529?
Janigiraffey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is a tax-advantaged investment account for college savings in the US.
LOhateVE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was very young I informed all my aunt's and uncles that I preferred money, it didn't have to be a lot, but money was king. The next few years everyone just have me cash and said I was the easiest to shop for. Don't underestimate a child's love for money.
kingfrito_5005 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or $3 worth of candy.
Derrythe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost feel like I want to be the best of both worlds when I become a grandparent. Give some low-value craziness and a decent valued check of equal value to each grand kid. That way the kids get the crazy grandparent gift stories, hopefully in on the joke, but also actually get something useful.
Other option is set a present value, ask them for ideas for things I can get that they can't justify buying, and give them a check on top of that that they can use for things they might need.
Janigiraffey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds lovely. Part of the reason Iโm opting out of giving physical gifts is that my niblings have two sets of grandparents that are giving generously, plus a great grandma and some of their other aunts and uncles. Getting physical gifts at Christmas and birthday is really fun for kids, and it is totally a grandparent role to fill.
DerekB52 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They'd appreciate cash. No one has the time or know how to cash a check today.
rderekp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't trust my brother enough to give a check to his kid ha ha.
Darbzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While my nephews are young they are getting an age appropriate smallish LEGO set and book. I think the year the older one turns 13 Iโll start giving cash.
skylarmt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check if they have an Amazon wishlist first.
TeaPartyInTheGarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for โniblingsโ. I am so happy I learned this word and itโs in regular use in my family.
ffloridastatee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We got a lots of nice shampoo, combs, scarves, and the like growing up. Never anything I really needed. Never anything really personal. But something to show they thought of us nonetheless. Also candy. Lots of candy !
mowbuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take it a step further, get them all a usb with a crypto currency wallet on it with like $20 of bitcoin or something.
Dreamcast3 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Niblings..?
Janigiraffey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gender-neutral โnieces or nephewsโ. Analogous to โcousinsโ.
Dreamcast3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just say "nieces or nephews?
Janigiraffey ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
English is a language rich with vocabulary so that we have choices on how to express ourselves. Heck, the mother post to this whole comment string is about a thesaurus.
In this specific situation, I currently only have nieces. But there will probably be future children who might be male, so when Iโm framing my overall gift giving philosophy, I would rather use a non-gendered construction. Also, if I specify a gift giving philosophy for nieces only, it implies that I might have a different gift giving philosophy for nephews, which I didnโt want to imply. But since I donโt have any nephews, it felt weird writing a sentence that implied that I did. As such, the niblings construct felt like the best fit for the intent I wanted to convey. And I didnโt realize the word was so exciting to the reddit community.
Howaboutmanda ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's faster to write niblings.
Why say siblings when you can just say brothers and sisters?
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Convenience, fewer syllables.
Why not say "you know that thing in the fall, where all the birds are swirling around flying in the sky together and going back and forth?"
Because it takes longer and is less precise than "Murmuration"
CallMeFifi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:45:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's parents do this. Here's a gift for my wife + a check for $16. Here's a gift for you + a check for $7.
I mean, it's not a bad gift, but it seems weird to me that they feel the need to match exactly whatever their budget is.
SpareLiver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:19:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What about the sticker?
UselessLezbian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I made the assumption it was just some rando sticker she had around with his name written on it in sharpie. Would fit with the absurdity of the gift on a whole.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She set a $5 gift limit and the thesaurus was only $2
JennaLS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly what my mother does. But no check, nice bills from the bank
just_a_random_dood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where can I get free stickers??
CantSayIReallyTried ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good deal on that sticker tho.
TheFlashFrame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like $10 with a $7 thesaurus. I mean I've seen them at the dollar store.
monetovereverything ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:47:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meta?
StrangeRelyk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we're the only ones so far who understand this.
Bricka_Bracka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me three!
wotsname123 ยท 8764 points ยท Posted at 14:48:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were you angry, upset, irritated, aggravated, affronted, annoyed, antagonized, bitter, chafed, choleric, convulsed, cross, displeased, enraged, exacerbated, exasperated, ferocious, fierce, fiery, fuming, furious, galled, hateful, heated, hot, huffy, ill-tempered, impassioned, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irascible, irate, ireful, irritable, irritated, maddened, nettled, offended, outraged, piqued, provoked, raging, resentful, riled, sore, splenetic, storming, sulky, sullen, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, uptight, vexed, wrathful ?!
Edit: compulsory thanks for the gold kind stranger! I'm also going to fess up that I did the first 4 list items myself then thought 'this is a bit hard work, I bet I can copy something off the web', so that's why the alpha order list.
unique3 ยท 3329 points ยท Posted at 15:33:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought a new thesaurus and all the pages were blank, I have no words for how angry I am.
Edit:
Thanks for the gold
Gracias for the guilding
Merci for the AU
Much obliged for the aureate
danke for the gilt
tomatoaway ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:40:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must be so blanking blank
LoveRBS ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dont you worry about blank. Let me worry about blank.
Tokiseong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/unexpectedfuturama
bobandy47 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:01:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I pick Richard Dawson.
The_Quibbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The rich man's Steve Harvey.
FaxCelestis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/unexpectedTheGoodPlace
Chasefortheelliott ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:28:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah thatd be "you must be so forking mad."
CrestedBlazer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not very knife of you.
rotll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother Forker...
HappyTheBunny ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:40:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have the world's worst thesaurus. It's not just terrible, its also terrible.
Dlorn ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm angry. I'm also very angry.
SonicMaster12 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:53:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently got a thesaurus. Not only is is terrible, it's terrible!
ReefsnChicks ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:54:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar experience! Not only was my thesaurus terrible, but it was also terrible!
Claylock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like a Steven Wright joke.
Quicksilver_Johny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking Demetri Martin.
rotll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
<slow clap...>
ProjectKurtz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought a new thesaurus and not only is it terrible, it's also terrible.
Dracon_Pyrothayan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not only is that a terrible thesaurus, it's also a terrible thesaurus!
Bricka_Bracka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just laughed my ass off. Thanks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice one!
Valyrian_Knight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:33:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the AU ? That doesn't seems French
unique3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Periodic table of elements. I just took all the synonyms for thank and all the ones for gold and paired them randomly. Just another bad thesaurus joke.
Valyrian_Knight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh. I was surprised since gold in French is "or" . But I suppose AU comes from "Aurei " in latin
unique3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I was more surprised that when I put Thanks in the only thesaurus it was mostly just other languages that came back. Then I realized I couldn't think of another word for thanks that wasn't just another language.
theponychief ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:03:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dammit just take my upvote and get out
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You spelled journal wrong.
KassellTheArgonian ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the word "splenetic". It will be my word of the day
Waluigi763 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:45:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact! The word splenetic comes from the same root where we get spleen. People traditionally believed that anger came from the fluids of the spleen.
tobeornottobeugly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How and where the fuck do ideas like that come from?
NipplesInAJar ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They come from your spleen.
mister_pringle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Circle the answer on the scancard?
pipsdontsqueak ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you use it in a sentence?
AgentElement ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:30:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot vengeful
fuidiot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This should be in the running for comment of the year.
Tyestor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i don't think i've ever heard that word before. nice post.
Morefoodplease ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh look at that all in alphabetical order. How kind!
41i5h4 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
GreatJanitor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite comment of this thread.
AngriestSCV ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The thesaurs was not only terrible, but it was also terrible!
jimbob128 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the first one
mrsuns10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is worthy of gold
betweentwosuns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am not just the angry Planeswalker, ok.
imhereforthevotes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Going with "vexed" on this one.
LoveRBS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah none of those. I was friggin pissed off.
Solfresh3005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reads like an old Simpsons joke
happylittlemexican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking either Series of Unfortunate Events or House of Leaves, but Simpsons works just as well.
annieisokayannie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giggled heartily.
rsjf89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought a terrible thesaurus recently. It's just terrible and terrible.
asmodeuskraemer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamnit. You copied and pasted that from thesaurus.com, didn't you.
wotsname123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I started it myself and then thought better of it.
JunoPK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha it's only through reading this comment that I realised the original comment said thesaurus and not some kind of dinosaur...
Heelhounds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya got irritated on there twice ya goof
rinalformen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, tumescent but that's an entirely different story.
Blizzity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my favorite comments in a long time. Funny stuff.
thestickytrenchcoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bless you for putting or copy/pasting this in alphabetical order.
AsianNationLoL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
why did I bother reading all of this lol
parcequenicole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love this but sad that โmiffedโ was forgotten. Such a fun word
mastaofspasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
englishteacher_irl
RoadT30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao โvexedโ is actually a word, always thought it was slang where Iโm from. TIL my inner city friends are more literate than I thought.
werealwayswithyou ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Word of the day.
hazelsarah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read a thesaurus yesterday. I learned next to nothing..
silentanthrx ยท 319 points ยท Posted at 14:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ha, a great aunt once gave me a calendar... slightly used... of 2 years before.
truthiness- ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:38:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You only had to wait 4 years to reuse it! She was just thinking of the environment!
TychaBrahe ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:06:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Calendars repeat. For example, if you find an old 2017 calendar you forgot to use, it will be good again in 2023.
The only things that are different are holidays based on lunar cycles, such as the Jewish ones and Easter.
thumbtackswordsman ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:28:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First sign of dementia?
silentanthrx ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nah, just a large family and she is a bitch.
Didn't affect me honestly, didn't even expect a gift because i don't have a bond with her.
Sierra419 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, but I refuse to believe this. I can't accept that there are people this horrible living in the world.
silentanthrx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
its a great aunt, not on very good foot on my grandmother. It is not like i have a bound with her. Just happened to be on the "large family meeting". (large as in 200 ppl)
MisterSympa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why? Why do adults think that's okay? Like, why even bloody bother?
Captain_Albern ยท 347 points ยท Posted at 14:47:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you describe the gift as poor, crappy, bad, crummy, substandard, or dissatisfactory?
CallMeJeeJ ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:26:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a terrible thesaurus.
Not only was it terrible, it was terrible!
PM_ME_AMAZON_VOUCHER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like baby kangaroo
peekaayfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:42:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you describe it as:
Amazing
Good
Very Good
Captain_Albern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[x] Other
peekaayfire ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your response has been recorded as "Unbelievably Amazing"
frleon22 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A good thesaurus can be very valuable (and expensive, too). Or there's Kluge's etymological dictionary, I'm really lusting after that.
The cheque sure is ridiculous :D
IbrahimT13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what's the benefit of a good thesaurus over something like thesaurus.com? I'm curious
frleon22 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:41:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The joy of flipping through it randomly. As said, I'm fancying dictionaries over thesauri, but I think the same applies to either here. I've got one friend who's got some old edition of that prized Kluge. Whenever I'm visiting her, sooner or later some discussion causes a lookuppance. On the way to what we want to look up we'd then find at least half a dozen other treasures. An online ressource is probably quicker to look up (if you have a device ready), but it doesn't really enhance your vocabulary that much and that randomly.
IbrahimT13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense - when I was a kid I used to have spots in the thesaurus and dictionary bookmarked because I'd be interested in the words I randomly happened upon
jansencheng ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was an atlas, I'd be all over that shit.
There's actually an atlas and like 4 foot map set that I saw in a bookstore once and I want. Shame it cost like a thousand bucks.
unique3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:32:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My new thesaurus is terrible, not only that, its terrible.
sohereweare09 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:46:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother would send each of her about 20 grandchildren a $5 check and a sweet handwritten note for each of their birthdays. When I was 14-17 I would always bitch and roll my eyes. It wasn't until after she died that her family was getting by through church donations and odd jobs, and that $5 was all she could have sent us. I found one of the checks she had sent for my 18th birthday and it made me feel like a massive asshole for being too wrapped up in my own life to see what was going on. That proverb about a millionaire giving $20 being different than someone giving their only $20 to you really is true.
Or maybe your great aunt is just inconsiderate, idk the woman.
NamesArentEverything ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's more than she tipped the waiter, and you didn't have to serve her table. What's the problem?
TheDevilsAdvokaat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:20:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How long ago was this? Was the three bucks enough to buy a can of coke?
magnoliasmanor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm writting a check to my brother this Christmas for $3. Brilliant. Such a hassle I love it.
Famioli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why did my brain think it was a dinosaur?
pilotsam8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But think of all of the different words you can now use to express your feelings to her.
marilyn_morose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bestie got a roll of scotch tape and a check for $10,000 from her grandma one year. Post it notes and a check the next year. Grandma was spending down the majority of her substantial estate before dying and leaving the bulk to the Catholic Church. The kids and grandkids all got magnificent gifts the last 15 years of her life or so.
pinkietoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought a Thesaurus was a dinosaur, and didn't understand. Then it hit me...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being a word nerd, I probably would've liked the thesaurus.
miniRNA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But how many words did she gave you? You haven't counted them and that's a big present!
xUberAnts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check for 3 bucks cracks me up.
Cutthechitchata-hole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it was not a terrible Thesaurus or in other words, a terrible Thesaurus.
peekaayfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YO my great aunt sent me a check for $2, what is up with that? Why they do this to us
Three_Fig_Newtons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Great Aunt Lizzie this thesaurus is... abysmal, appalling, deplorable, dreadful, horrendous..."
Buetti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, at least you were able to find words for your feelings.
johnnyshortdick123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used to have a great aunt who would send a card with her name that included a single dollar bill. Thank!
fuzzbee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's another word for 'cheap'?
mikeydaggers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Read that as 2 separate occurrences. Like, 1 year you got a Thesaurus and the next year you got a check for 3$ lol
aceofcogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, I got a thesaurus one year from my grandma as well. She must have cheaped out though because it was a bad thesaurus. It was so bad, it was bad.
carolathome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL had a strict policy to spend the exact same amount on all four daughter-in-laws. Usually we all got the exact same thing. If not, weโd get a check for the difference.
jebbie_sans_187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit! I wish I had a hard Thesaurus now! This online shit is straight up flaccid when it comes to synonyms.
MoarPotatoTacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $3 check is annoying. I'd probably just shred it right then and give the kid $3 out of my wallet. The kid doesn't want a fucking check, she wants cold hard cash so she can stuff her face with a slurpy and a bag of hot Cheetos.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TBH..depending how long ago this was, a good Thesaurus isn't a bad gift. When I was in school (in the 80s), having one of those came in pretty handy.
If post Google era, then not so good, unless, like me, you are old school and still have a good one next to your desk.
ViperhawkZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great Aunt got me some shabby, probably second- or third-hand book of redneck jokes as a gift one time. I have no idea how she came to the conclusion that would be a good present.
xX420_WeedMan_420Xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mighty big of ya, Margaret!
MuhTriggersGuise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you'll be able to find the perfect words to express your disappointment when you write her a letter.
theshoegazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a chintzy, meretricious, economical, cut-rate, discounted, spendthrift, nominal, budget, frugal, niggardly, parsimonious attempt at gift-giving.
Woymalep_Yay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh for a great aunt thatโs not bad. Was it a nice thesaurus? Or just some pocket sized paperback?
bagheera_013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great uncle gave me his wife's used make up and an eraser for school.
IsaacH619 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it bad that I am a 21 year old college student and when I read thesaurus, I thought it was a dinosaur?
MaintainThis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ive got a similar one. My aunt gave me a dollar store whisk and a few rolls of pennies one year.
Quick1711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed. That is so fucked up and hilarious at the same time.
Piet-Piraat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At first I thought a thesaurus was some kind of dinosaur, and your aunt gave you a big dino-statue.
TIL
-FeistyRabbitSauce- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents, on my birthday, would always give me a cheque for whatever age I was turning.
KawiNinjaZX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And not only was it a terrible thesaurus but it was also terrible.
sweetcuppingcakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was always super good at giving gifts to us kids. However, the last one I ever got from her was a check in the mail for $2.00. Old age is a bitch. : (
4rca9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creative way would be to get three 1$ bills, and then put them on pages, circle one word on each page there is a bill on in order to create a somewhat personalized message. Only three words and that they have to have the first letters in alphabetical order sure is a limit, but hey, she could have though of something!
MisogynisticBumsplat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a really crap thesaurus for Christmas. Not only was I angry, but I was also angry.
ceefitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I never got a gift from my great aunt! And stickers were dope back in the day.
Lt_Uhura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha . I would have loved that gift as a kid. but no, my depression-era aunts did not give gifts.
TraitorKratos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just turn 3? I always got a check for an amount equal to my age.
nickpapa34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle School, maybe a freshman.
brisephina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great Aunt typically re-gifts things for all of the kids in the family but doesnโt distribute them equally. One year my sister and I got little Drug store note pads and my younger cousin got a pandora bracelet that I remember my aunt talking about receiving and didnโt like it.
improbable_1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you didnโt spend that all at once!
inythi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who, or HOW, DO YOU WRITE A CHECK for $3 ? That is just a new level of pure sadness...
AHarderStyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny enough you reminded me my aunt got me a dictionary and thesaurus for my birthday when I was around 9. The best part? She was working at a book packing facility and always mentioned the books she could get for free. But in fairness, I used that dictionary throughout elementary school and I used that thesaurus for a highschool writing course, so they turned out super useful.
VagCookie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo that is a dope gift. I asked for a thesaurus almost every year as a kid and never got one because my parents didn't think that was normal. I bought one myself as an adult and it's stupendous.
JonasPolskyAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a cheapskate, penny-pinching, miserly, Scroogelike, tightwad!
koldkalamity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, at least should've gotta a dictionary. Those things are bad ass.
Lost_in_costco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only time I ever used a thesaurus was when I was a supervisor writing appraisals. We were discouraged from repeating words and adjectives.
Jgobbi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sheโs helping you out. No one likes people who are broke and stupid
IndyClear ยท 4747 points ยท Posted at 14:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was super excited to give me a "Sweet 16" gift... It was a 3 pack of self-tanning lotion.
I'm a super white girl and she got the darkest tanning lotion available. She told me that I needed to get in the sun more often ... This is a few months after she was diagnosed with melanoma.
nochordsbarred ยท 410 points ยท Posted at 16:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems so weird to me that she would not be concerned about you developing skin cancer and that she actively encouraged you to do something that would increase your risk. After my grandma had skin cancer she slathered us with sunscreen constantly and made us wear her sun hats when we were outside. It was kind of annoying at the time but now I can see that she was trying to keep us safe.
[deleted] ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 21:40:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish my family was like that. Despite living in Australia, and with both of my grandparents having skin cancer scares or pre-skin-cancers, we don't care that much (except for me and a couple of my siblings). Sunscreen should be strictly enforced, not an afterthought
sabrunka ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 21:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she got her self-tanning lotion which is the safe alternative to using beds or going out to tan in the sun.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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sabrunka ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:27:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well yes, I agree
kitsunevremya ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
??? The entire point of tanning lotion is that it's a safe alternative that means you don't need to sun tan. If anything, the melanoma diagnosis was the trigger for her actively trying to prevent her granddaughter getting skin cancer.
AgreeableLion ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She also said she needed to get in the sun more, so...
kitsunevremya ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, actions speak louder than words, and I can't see the point of dark tanning lotion being "hey use this so you need to go in the sun more".
Where I live we actually had a massive rickets case a few years ago. Because schoolchildren aren't allowed outside without hats on and everyone's sunscreen crazy, a bunch of primary school kids got rickets from lack of sun. We also have one of the highest rates of osteoporosis (from vitamin D deficiency) in the country.
Sunscreen and limiting your sun exposure and all is good, but I personally know people who developed pretty serious illnesses because they didn't get enough sun. For all we know OP is the type that doesn't go outside at all most days and she actually does need more sun shrug.
chokingonlego ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:30:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd almost say it's better to get a bit too much sun, and risk exposure than it is to go without it.
Kyivkid91 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 21:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fair, pale complexion can actually be a risk factor for developing melanoma.
[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 21:35:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is. Especially if you get burned easily and/or repeatedly.
Source: My Dad is an oncologist.
mortiphago ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 21:35:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not only I get burned easily, I can cosplay as zoidberg after a solid 10 minutes under the sun
medicalmystery1395 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:54:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a good one! I'm going to use that the next time someone insists I really should go to the beach or to the lake with them. I always burn even if I'm bundled up in a big sun hat, jacket that covers my arms and neck and pants
lotzasunshine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:11:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So nice to see one of my people here :D
sakurarose20 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:01:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still have tan lines from a sunburn I got this summer.
TophShit ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is correct but I want to add that a base tan provides only about an spf of 3, which is basically nothing, and fake tan does not provide any protection at all.
So if you're pale, don't think any kind of tan will help reduce your risks!
VoltronV ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:45:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Result of our ancestors spending thousands of years in cloudy, cold Europe. Those who had lighter skin were able to absorb more vitamin d and were healthier in areas with a lot less sunlight throughout the year. Unfortunately, the downside of that is being far more susceptible to sun burns and skin cancer.
LeftZer0 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:38:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Denial can be weird.
TophShit ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Melanoma aside, getting some sun is really good for you so long as you don't overdo it and use sunscreen as needed!
It stimulates serotonin production which helps with various types of depression and anxiety, it helps you produce vitamin D which plays a big role in bone health, a moderate amount of sunlight actually has cancer preventive benefits for certain types of cancer (colon cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer,) doctors recommend it to help in treating psoriasis, eczema, jaundice, and acne, and there have been preliminary links discovered that uv exposure could help treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erytematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and thyroiditis (though much more research is needed to be sure.)
Obviously, excessive exposure is bad, everything in moderation, but if she's just getting more sun for the sake of the health benefits, and uses fake tan to achieve the color (especially gradual tanning lotions that contain spf, it's sunscreen and a fake tan, win win if you want to look tan safely! ) then she's actually doing good!
It may have been well intended, and she just didn't realize that a super dark fake tan on a super pale person will look pretty bad, especially if she only did uv tanning her entire life so isn't familiar with those products (Which of course explains the melanoma)
gogospacemanatee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:59:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I guess this means I should leave my house more than twice a week!
wolves_hunt_in_packs ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:46:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm; I have eczema all my life (I'm 40 now), fortunately it's mostly confined to my hands. Putting them in the sun feels great and stops them from feeling itchy. During lunchtime I take the stairs to the roof of my office and walk around in the sun for a while. Super relaxing.
Ghost963cz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:40:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I can fix my depression and anxiety by opening the windows? Thanks.
TophShit ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:48:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It helps, but it's not a cure.
bccs222 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:57:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a pic from an earlier bday.
https://cbsnews2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/05/02/70cd3bbe-a644-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/620x350/170ec14ce78721970e0471c9513564bc/supertanlady_story.jpg
Dabrush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno where you live, but here anyone that isn't tanned to shit at the end of summer is looked at as a weirdo who spends too much time inside.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For her 16th birthday my Mom got a carton of cigarettes, a lighter, and โpermission to smoke in the houseโ.
Not a surprise both grandparents died of lung cancer.
Android487 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 21:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do I feel like this story takes place in Florida?
natophonic2 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:57:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking Texas... the number of women in their early twenties on the lakes here with leathery necks who look like they're in their 30's...
Cerater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:12:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's disgusting, tanning is skin cells in trauma
AnneBoleynTheMartyr ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:46:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would guess England. Theyโre irrationally maniac about getting โa bit of brown, bit of brown, Polly want a cracker, bit of brownโ. Itโs repulsive.
IndyClear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah! no, Southern California
timface1 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your g-mum my mum? I'm an IT guy so spend a lot of time indoors.
"You should get more sun son," she says
"I got this mole cut off and this mole cut off..." she says with the same breath
fnord_happy ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:51:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that twist in the end
thebloodofthematador ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:37:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised my grandmother hasn't gotten me a subscription to Weight Watchers or something. She comments on my weight almost every time I see her, and I'm of totally average build.
The year I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband) she got me a cookbook called "Fast, Cheap, and Easy" and said "I thought you'd like this."
I love my grandma but she is stone cold sometimes.
ShirraPwns ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:36:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One, very weird that she went for the dark color when you're supposed to build up color, even with sunless tanning.
Two, what's with all the cancer comments? It's sunless tanning. No sun. No cancer.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:32:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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IndyClear ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:00:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes! Much to my family's dismay, I dyed my blonde hair to auburn. And then they asked me to dye it back. I was a rebel teenager, ya know.
aremyeyesgreen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, I got tired of being treated like a dumb blonde
bookworm1232 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:41:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate when relatives (repeatedly) say you have to go out in the sun more because you need Vitamin D. I like being pale and this is my natural color, my skin's sensitive, I take vitamins, my levels are good, and I'm not a total hermit...
Kyivkid91 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How's your grandmother doing now?
IndyClear ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She passed away 5 years later, due to lung cancer. She stopped smoking when she was in her early 20's :(
Kyivkid91 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, that's really horrible. Hope you don't get either disease.
IndyClear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:02:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, me too. I always ask my doctor to do as many tests on me as possible so we can catch anything before it worsens.
never_l0st ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you use it?
IndyClear ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. I like being white. I passed it along to a friend.
sayyyywhat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Florida?
IndyClear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Southern California
kingfrito_5005 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! This is the funniest 'Grandma got cancer' story I've ever read. Well, definitely top 3 at least.
sakurarose20 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom would do this.
caanthedalek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:33:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Timing is everything here. If it had been just before diagnosis, it would've been cruel irony. As it happened right after, it's just fucking stupid.
up2Nate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*the melanoma
onepoundofham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That got dark fast
kitsunevremya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty confused tbh. We don't really have sweet 16 where I am, and I'm guessing you're meant to get something expensive, but personally I'd be really happy. I'm pale but the light colour self-tans don't do jack to me so I have to use the dark ones. I also think you're being super hard on her because self-tanning lotion is literally the safe alternative to suntanning - so it's more than likely she was actually trying to protect you from getting melanoma like she did.
IndyClear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for saying that perspective. I loved her, but she was not the best at gift getting (she used to only get me Talbots clothing when I was in JH, puzzles made for a kindergartener, etc). But she also encouraged me to be outside on the beach.
OxfordWhiteS197 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:48:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
Foxxya ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew Reddit hated the "LOL" and "xD" but never saw it in action
OxfordWhiteS197 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They also don't like "LMAO" or "ROFL".
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 13423 points ยท Posted at 14:45:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son received the worst gift ever from my wife's parents. My MIL had bought both kids some chocolates and was gonna put $50 inside for them to pick out whatever they wanted. She wrapped my daughter's and left my son's out for my FIL to do. Since he ignores most things people say, he ended up pocketing the $50 and eating the chocolates and putting the wrappers inside the box. The next morning my MIL sees the unwrapped box with no cash and assumes the cash is inside. She wrapped the box of trash and gave that to my son for Christmas.
Wise_Writer ยท 3539 points ยท Posted at 15:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww. Did your son ever get his chocolate and money?
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 4524 points ยท Posted at 15:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He got the money, but not the chocolate. There were plenty of other deserts though.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1447 points ยท Posted at 16:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gobi
Sahara
Sonoran
Kalahari
Mojave
Yup..plenty of them
Chasefortheelliott ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 17:22:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats where they put the FIL for ruining christmas
Punt_Cunchers ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 17:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I think they deserted him.
Amplifeye ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Desserted, I reckon.
nightwica ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he... deserved it
MRSsLittlegirl ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:28:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because those were his... just deserts?
ChelseaOFC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little piece of him everywhere
Bluuwolf ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 17:26:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not even gonna mention the best desert, Antarctica? Sheesh.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost did, but decided to leave it off at the last minute
glenomenon ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 19:19:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's cold.
neccoguy21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:23:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
bud-ump, tsss
Dim_Innuendo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/listsofdesertswithoutantarctica
Donkeydongcuntry ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:03:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gifts were coarse... and got everywhere.
Fumblerful- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Taklamakan
slowsuby ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kept scrolling after not getting this comment. Here i am a good 45 seconds later to give you your upvote. You earned it.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thank you kind redditor
yourchingoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad gtfo the internet.
pres82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooohhh kalahari. Thatโs one I seldom remember
aadfg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember it because of the CT N64 Kalamari Desert.
wlee1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm interested in the Sahara. Specifically the Land cruiser Sahara
wds2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thank you SO MUCH for not making me do this. You are my hero. (:
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dunaja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did.... did you just have a stroke?
fallenKlNG ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they at least apologize and gave him the money immediately? Or did you have to force it out of them or something?
katiietokiio ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:31:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez, making a kid eat a desert for Christmas. This family sounds AWFUL
dabilee01 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:44:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
aznhalo3 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:51:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/prequelmemes
PmMeYourDiscordChat ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's always the Sahara.
seanbeedelicious ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:33:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like the desert in his soul.
GabrielForth ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What about your FIL, did he get his just desserts?
wds2012 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:09:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was a spelling mistake, so your question is going to be ignored forever. Sorry about your luck.
kingofthediamond ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But money can be exchanged for goods and services. Like chocolate!
OrangeGills ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like peanuts!
Banane9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmm, gritty!
Ultra1031 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:08:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really like your user name. ๐๐
NateTheGreat1211 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Including the Sahara
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shittiest grandparents ever. Your son's grandfather knew what he was doing was wrong on so many levels, and then the poor oblivious grandma breaks your son completely on accident. Quite unfortunate.
iGalaxy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worked out in the end.
shenglizhe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rough, making your kid search the desert for chocolate.
giantsamalander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooo, I love a good desert.
ctn0726 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giggity
ziggl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, your name is weird. "It's gif not gif." I don't get it.
GregoryGoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:35 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your daughter get a full box with cash in it before or after your son opened his garbage?
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 1308 points ยท Posted at 16:05:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FIL Sounds like a brain dead moron. How much of an ape do you have to be to just go "woohoo 50 bucks and chocolate, score!"?
siegewolf ยท 775 points ยท Posted at 17:13:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
....that just sounds like Homer Simpson.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:22:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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iambookus ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going have to say that even Homer wouldn't go that far.
partisan98 ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 19:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He would then panic and go on a wacky misadventure to fix it before it reached the kid. He aint smart but he realizes when he fucks up and tries to fix it.
robot_cook ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Homer likes his kids and isn't usually mean spirited at least
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
chokes Bart
316KO ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 23:04:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
Hammsammitch ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:19:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, fifty dollars, I wanted a peanut!
binkerfluid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:32:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โFifty bucks can buy many chocolates...โ
CanadianJesus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:31:34 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Explain how!
bowtiesrcool86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:37:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D'oh!
kabukistar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:29:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awww, 50 bucks? I wanted peanuts.
Mstinos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:38:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I read it.
markhomer2002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:49:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please no.
Furrycheetah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:32:19 on December 14, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, a real kwyjibo
SonHero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
rofl it totally does
Telefunkin ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:13:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i read the quote in Homer Simpson's voice. so... maybe it was Homer Simpson
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was kinda the implication I was going for.
waterlilyrm ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:13:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you intend for me to read that in Homer Simpson's voice? :D I totally did, lol.
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep!
CacatuaCacatua ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:07:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fr tho, could it be early onset dementia? Or has he always just been a garbage fire human being?
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:41:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people just cannot think of consequences. Like they get by with doing the most seat of the pants ideas, and they physically cannot comprehend stopping to think about it first.
Eshmam14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha thanks for the chuckle, mate.
mmanaolana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:57 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have to be Homer Simpson.
AugustusTheWolf ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 18:21:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's something I would do. $50 and chocolate? sounds like a good time
SarcasticCarebear ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 03:01:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh $50 and chocolate in my house is mine. I don't care where it came from. I actually don't think this one is so bad since he got the money.
I can even understand it completely since this is the month of the year where a steady stream of crap to eat just appears out of nowhere. I wish someone gave us a popcorn tin already. But here I am, with no cheese popcorn.
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 03:07:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The chocolate and 50 bucks was meant to be a gift, and the MIL told the FIL to wrap it up because it was a gift. He ate it and pocketed the money like a fucking brain dead gorilla. If it is a gift, it does not mean you can just eat it because it's in your house. That's beyond stupid.
SarcasticCarebear ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 03:27:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're only hearing one side of the story and making large assumptions. For all you know MIL told FIL to do that while he was on the phone or otherwise engaged somehow. People tell people crap they proceed to forget every day. For instance I watch the news while cooking dinner for my wife and I every day. Anything she says during that hour is likely not heard.
Here's an idea for MIL, wrap your own shit instead of passing the buck.
thisisatypoo ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 08:22:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a garbage person all around.
gelinrefira ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then why are you on reddit reading stories about other people because everyone lies, right?
SarcasticCarebear ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try reading this topic to see borderline child abuse stories.
If you think a misunderstanding that ends up in a kid getting $50 is bad present I don't know wtf to tell you other than the world is going to kick your ass.
gelinrefira ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:26:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a bad present in this particular context but no one here is saying that it invalidates all the worse suffering in the world. Why are you so desperate at appearing holier than everyone here?
WallaceIsMyWaifu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:52:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey look, it's the FIL's Reddit account
Ourlifeisdank ยท 9462 points ยท Posted at 15:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your FIL sounds like a complete piece of shit
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 5713 points ยท Posted at 15:20:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh he definitely is.
[deleted] ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 19:08:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 20:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, even if he didn't mean to fuck over the kid he still left a bunch of trash for his wife to clean up
CLErox ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:19:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you explained to him and your son what piece of shit that guy is. Jesus thatโs so shitty.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:18:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Miranda_Mandarin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:31:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think a lot of traditional gender roles are unjustly dismissed as oppressive.
But then I hear about old fuddy-duddies doing this kind of thing and I just think ffs! It's no wonder the women of my generation bristle at the thought of housework and cooking.
kuekuatsu813 ยท 268 points ยท Posted at 16:34:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I support your username
EDIT: Oh no what have I started...
Voidsabre ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:54:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's gif not gif
Slagophile ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:56:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think seniority takes priority: In Old English, gi- was pronounced as "y" (/j/). I'll cut my tail off before I say gif any other way.
DoubleBatman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm never not going to pronounce it this way, thanks.
Voidsabre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:36:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creator of the .gif format said it's pronounced like the peanut butter, so...
Slagophile ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:15:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
peter pan?? wtf are you even??
Voidsabre ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:26:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(I know you're probably being sarcastic, but I return sarcasm with sarcasm)
No, you idiot! Jiff!!!
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 17:21:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What have you got against the peanut butter brand with the name that is a homonym of Gif?
kuekuatsu813 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:21:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You see, I actually prefer Skippy...
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gross, but fair.
CoDent ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I prefer Skippy as well. Everyone else is wrong.
Muffin970 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck all y'all, my PB is all natural. Gotta stir the shit, but it tastes great.
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually really like the Giff Natural flavor but I've switched to Trader Joe's Crunchy No-Stir Peanut Butter Spread Contains 90% Peanuts. Digging it so far!
Edit: And by "I've switched" I mean that's what my wife started buying and I'm too damn lazy to do anything about it but at least she says Gif properly so I guess I can stay married to her.
Vexing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i dont eat peanut butter often, but when I do, its fresh ground honey roasted pb from the whole foods down the street.
Volwik ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jif creamy, skippy crunchy. Rules to live by.
Icyartillary ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Skippy creamy you goddamned mongoloid
k3rn3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You meant "homophone"
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:54:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not wrong, but homophones are a type of homonym so I'm also not wrong. What a world!
nosyIT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a homoscript.
JohnGenericDoe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How homo is this conversation!
nosyIT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By bipartisan agreement, after translating your query to heterogeneous groups, a decision has been reached that this discussion contains a panopticon of views.
henbanehoney ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God. My husband and I just had this discussion about homophones and homonyms. I really thought they were distinctly different!
otrippinz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whatever do you mean? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I think you may unwittingly be spelling Jiff as Giff all this time!
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Peanuts, and anything relating to them, are foul.
TheFestusEzeli ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creator doesnโt
Hfy_addict ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 17:28:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creator was a tech guy, not a linguist.
Shadow14l ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 17:39:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You say this as if Linguists make up and invent words for a living.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ProfessorDragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs not a what linguists do.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought they just invented more latin
Slagophile ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No
TheFestusEzeli ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But he created the name of it.
OcelotWolf ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 17:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The G is short for Graphics, heโs wrong. Plain and simple.
Edit: I have incurred the wrath of the Jif army, but I will not change my mind. In general, I would call myself open-minded and willing to listen, but on this issue, I have made my decision, and I will not, for the rest of my life, change my mind. Have a nice day!
phoenixphaerie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Acronyms have their own distinct and separate pronunciations, they are not based on the pronunciations of the words their letters stand for.
There's no linguistic reason "gif" cannot be said with a soft "g" when there are plenty of other words in the English language starting with "gi" that use the soft "g" (giraffe, gin, giant, etc).
BimsyClustercamp ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 17:36:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The P in jpeg stands for "photograph" but no one says "j-pheg" so that's not really a strong argument.
RealDaveCorey ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 17:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm gonna start doing this
wonkaloo ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but the H also isnt there???
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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joustingleague ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:25:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but their point was that the j-peg argument is bull since the only reason the p would be pronounced soft is because of the h.
PaesChild ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:38:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well then alternatively, the U in SCUBA stands for 'underwater' but no one pronounces it as 'scuhba' to match the pronunciation of 'underwater'
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:40:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheFestusEzeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But g is also pronounced commonly with the j sound.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheFestusEzeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we are on the same side of the argument.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheFestusEzeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you were saying it was irrelevant which word you were pulling it out- Oh shit I actually donโt know either.
BimsyClustercamp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Neither is the r in "graphics" for gif.
xShamrocker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
which is why no one says grif
OcelotWolf ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:42:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that would just be ridiculous
Themiffins ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:21:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would they say "Pheg"? It's the sound of the first letter 'P' which is a "Puh" sound.
You don't include the 'H' sound with it, which in your example would have it sound like "Pheg". If we did that for the whole Gif debate, we'd say it like "Jrif" using that logic.
Graphics has a "Guh" sound, this naturally sounding like, "Guh-Eh-Ff" which sounds like "Gif" in normal conversation, not "Jif".
M0REPIE ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce scuba? The u in scuba stands for Underwater. So by the same logic it's an uh sound like sc-uh-ba, not sc-oo-ba.
Themiffins ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:33:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because letters change how they sound when put around other ones.
Like when P is paired with H, they combine to a F sound.
phoenixphaerie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not why, the reason is that acronyms are their own words and their pronunciation is not beholden to the pronunciations of the words their letters stand for.
There are plenty of words starting with "gi" pronounced with a soft "g" sound: giraffe, ginger, gigantic, gist, gibberish, gigolo...the idea that "gif" cannot be pronounced "jif" because of linguistic rules or because "graphic" has a hard "g" are both totally bogus arguments.
Themiffins ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:58:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But notice how all your examples have 'Gi' in them. That Gi changes ther sound to a J sound.
phoenixphaerie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I noticed--that's why I used them as examples. My comment is in response to this part of your comment upthread:
As you can see from my examples, words beginning with "gi-" can start with a soft "g" sound. And being that acronyms aren't pronounced based on the pronunciation of the words they represent, the hard "g" in graphics has no bearing on whether "gif" can be pronounced "jif".
Themiffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If that's the case, why is there an issue with Gif but not Gui?
Gui stands for Graphical User Interface, but you don't hear people sounding it like "Jewey"
phoenixphaerie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because whoever coined the term decided gooey sounds better than jewey.
DoubleBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What sound does Photograph have then?
Themiffins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The G. When you combine letters in words, the sounds blend.
Sound out each individual letter.
DoubleBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Photograph has a g sound? Now you arenโt making any sense at all.
Themiffins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you not pronounce the g in photograph??
DoubleBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah. If the G in graphics has a โguhโ sound, what sound does the P in photograph have?
Themiffins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An F sound because it's next to an H.
DoubleBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So... jpeg would be โjโpegโ then? โGzhpeg?โ I dunno how youโd pronounce a j and a p next to each other.
Themiffins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:01:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't. You say the J by itself.
DoubleBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah that canโt be it.
ITS-A-JACKAL ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my new favourite argument. Thank you.
Shadow14l ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce giraffe? ger-raf? or jer-raf?
It's an acronym, not a word, you say! Okay fine...
How do you pronounce scuba? scuhba? or scooba?
The creator gets the call, don't like it? Too bad.
Fastriedis ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:43:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce โginโ?
Shadow14l ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:44:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"jin", which proves my point, thanks for the extra example
DantesInporno ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:12:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift.
also, the pronunciation of Gin comes from Juniper Berries, but nice try.
CaptainSprinklefuck ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean the drink that's distilled with juniper?
Fastriedis ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but itโs spelled โginโ.
i_am_the_devil_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Double with orange juice.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce gift?
Fastriedis ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:02:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce โgingerโ?
PaesChild ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's almost as if the English language doesn't follow the exact same rules for every word starting with the same letter. Since there are words on both sides of the argument that already exist, you can't go off of them to determine GIF
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you pronounce 'Gift'
MelisandreStokes ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
English is a living language so the creator actually does not get the call. If gifs belonged to him he could name them whatever he wants but they belong to all of us now, so we all get to decide.
Shadow14l ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
G.I.F.
Graphics Interchange Format
It's his format that he made up. So yes, it does belong to him, so he named and called it what he wanted to. It's also an acronym and not a word.
MelisandreStokes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm aware of what it stands for, I think that it's an excellent argument for why it should be a hard g.
Just because someone made up a word doesn't make them in charge of it, once it reaches the general public. You do not have rights to a word unless you copyright it, which he didn't, so it's no longer up to him.
Shadow14l ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a word though, it's an acronym. Also copyright is automatic with creation, you're thinking of trademarks.
MelisandreStokes ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An acronym is a kind of word bro
And he didn't trademark it either so ๐
Shadow14l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't matter if it's trademarked or not you twit. You're just making up shit.
How high were you when you wrote this? "If gifs belonged to him"? Like all of them? "they belong to all of us now"? All your base are belong to us now? "so we all get to decide"... no you fucking don't, you can make up all the excuses you want, but you didn't make the format; you didn't name it either; you just want to pronounce it a different way.
Let's use your logic then, take your username Melisandre, probably 30 ways to butcher that pronunciation, but I'm assuming there's just one correct way (from the book/show). If a group of people were pronouncing it differently, would it make them right? No, it wouldn't. "Oh but a name is a made up word", so is an acronym then.
MelisandreStokes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have any arguments or just insults? Aside from that last part where you are applying the rules of proper nouns to all words.
Darth_Corleone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:33:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We like to say ZEBB-ruh instead of ZEE-bruh.
Shadow14l ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You monster!
TheFestusEzeli ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So jpeg should be pronounced JFEG?
Itโs a damn acronym.
EQGallade ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...To be fair, so is GIF.
PaesChild ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:49:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His point is that the pronunciation of the letters in the acronym have no effect on the pronunciation of the acronym itself. So the hard 'g' in graphics doesn't automatically make GIF with a hard 'g'
bjsy92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you change your mind, you're correct.
surfman-k ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creator is wrong.
TheFestusEzeli ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:01:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is he wrong?
BearsAreCool ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's gif, not jiff.
surfman-k ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:09:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah it was just a joke. A lot of people tend to agree that it sounds better with a hard "g" rather than a soft one.
Lovat69 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only the godless heathens.
Hell_Diguner ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The creator was not a linguist. Gif is an acronym, and thus is subject to standard english interpretation.
Also I've heard that the creator said it with a hard or soft 'g' interchangeably, though I don't know if that's true.
K8Simone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Death of the author, yo
Peregrine_x ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:23:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The g stands for graphics, and we know that isnt pronounced jraphics.
TheFestusEzeli ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:01:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just like how we say jfeg? And scuhba?
Peregrine_x ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joint Photographic Experts Group
are you suggesting that photograph should be written Fotograph?
do you think words were just all made up on the same day with no ruling?
photo is latin, it means light. graph is latin, it means "to write", as in record on a sheet of paper or some such. a photograph is "written light".
Fo Fot and Foto don't really mean anything in english or latin, so yeah.
also what kind of retarded accent do you have that you pronounce scuba with a H in it?
TheFestusEzeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You say the g in gif should be pronounced the as it is said in the word it represents, graphics. But when we say jpeg, we do not pronounce the p as it is said in photograph.
We do not pronounce the u in scuba as it is pronounced in underwater.
It is just a shitty point in a shitty argument that should have ended once the creator said it was pronounced with a j sound.
Peregrine_x ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:25:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that is because the H isn't there, but we know what it stands for. just like we know that the g in gif stands for graphics (which isn't pronounced jraphics). your argument seems to be "because we avoid making jpeg sound confusing, we should balance it out by making gif extra confusing" that is fucking stupid.
it is:
Graphics (don't say jraphics)
Interface
Format
now take the sound you make pronouncing the first letter of each word (don't say jraphics), and you get gif. you don't get jif, or jeef, or jeff, jayeff or jorf.
also the creator is a programmer not a linguist, he may have created the file type, but he did not create the words "graphics, interface, or format" so i (and most other people out there) don't really think his opinion carries any weight. like it is noted that he has an opinion, doesn't mean he is right.
TheFestusEzeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You forget the g is pronounced in both ways in the English language. Just like how u is as well, and we chose a different pronunciation in the acronym.
Peregrine_x ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:39:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and I've given you a well written out reason as to why you are wrong, i don't really care if you are wrong, just don't claim that you being wrong is right.
bjsy92 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
creator doesn't get to decide
DantesInporno ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For your birthday I'll get you a special Jift.
TheFestusEzeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would like a Grraffe for my Jift.
DantesInporno ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 06:10:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
from howtoreallypronouncegif.com:
GermanPretzel ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's fighting the good fight
MrScaryDude ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't
ominousgraycat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm in front of a group of people, I usually try and pronounce it "jif", but I always say it with the hard G inside my head. Sometimes I wish that in English we could have "J" always stand for one sound and "G" always stand for the hard G sound.
Monk-ish ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most of my friends get angry if I say it with a soft g.
Lovat69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't really your friends then.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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DrProlapse ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he said it was "flugencaca" would you still deny the right pronunciation
Deflargo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course I wouldn't deny the right pronunciation. I'd say flugencaca, how it was intended to be said.
DrProlapse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgive you
jrhoffa ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then the right pronunciation would be "flugencaca."
DrProlapse ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still love you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you pronouncing it like floo-jen-kaka? Also, with what do you drink your gin?
jrhoffa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Olives
hawaiikawika ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 16:58:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, the English language kind of has a mind of its own. While I agree that the original pronunciation was with a hard g, it has evolved so that the majority of the population now pronounces it with a soft g. Get on the right side of the civil war, my man. Edit: meaning that it doesn't matter what the creator wanted. The people want the gif! That means that is what it is!
noisyturtle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even though it's wrong...
Peregrine_x ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:33:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
G is for graphics, we dont pronounce it jraphics. The creator was a programmer not a linguist. If it was pronounced jif it would be spelt jif, but it cant be thanks to my first point. There are rules in language, seeming as jif is pronounced jif, it would be needlessly confusing for gif to be pronounced jif.
G for gold
If for "if you dont understand this i dont know how else to explain it."
Gif.
noisyturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah well it's not Jorgia, it's Georgia. It's not jenius, it's genius.
General, giant, gymnastics, large, energy, change, and fringe. All spelled with a G, well would ya looky at that.
Almost as if the English language (languaje?) has multiple ways of pronouncing consonants.
And it is .gif as in .jif That's simply the correct pronunciation. Now whether or not time has altered the accepted pronunciation in modern day is entirely different.
Peregrine_x ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:51:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yes, and unless you want to go around yelling jeraffics, you will accept that gif is not pronounced jif
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:05:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Peregrine_x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:51:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i don't see why like 5 people now have tried to talk to me about the word scuba, vowels change to make consonants stringed together more pronounceable. the only way someone could confuse the pronunciation of gif by thinking it was jif would be someone who has never heard of the letter J.
but we all know it exists, what a relief.
if you wanted to write something down that allowed people to read it and say "oh the word jif is written on this piece of paper", you would write "jif" because there is no confusion about how "jif" is pronounced. Now, knowing this hard, no nonsense way of writing "jif" exists, we would never go and write something like "gif" and claim it is pronounced "jif" now would we? we already know how to spell "jif" so this "gif" must be pronounced differently right? Oh wow would you look at that G has an alternate pronunciation, you can hear it at the start of the word "graphics". whats that? "gif" stands for "graphics interchange format"? so we should never get confused about how "gif" is pronounced? that's good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Peregrine_x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im not sure if its just me but when you look at that doesn't it look like it would be pronounced jeeant because of the double vowel sound would be overwritten by the strong EE sound that J produce when pronounced hard/ the same strong EE sound I produces when pronounced soft?
the reason i go to lengths to make people see it the way i see it is because i really do feel that the G in "graphics" should be noted as coming from the word "graphics" and that it doesn't interfere with the pronunciation of of the acronym and so it should be used.
also if you ever wanted to say "jif" out loud i feel like, if were to write it down, "jif" is absolutely the only way to write "jif". the j and the i work well together and there can be no confusion as to how it is written when someone says "jif" to me. where as if someone said "write down jif to me" and then said "no, not jif, jif with a g" i would say "seeming as there is a prioritised way to say jif, perhaps you should pronounce it gif"
seeming as jif is already a thing (a cleaning product, and a brand of peanut butter), i feel that "gif", especially seeming as it is written differently, should be pronounced differently to "jif" because "jif" means several things, and "gif" means only one thing: graphics interchange format.
jeetkunedont ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:11:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give him a box of chocolates for xmas this year, get your son to take a bite out of and lick every single one. What a selfish thoughtless shitty thing he did.
Lovat69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:51:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, oh yes, this is perfect!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell us more. We're the internet, and we have an insatiable thirst for gossip about strangers.
Part_Time_Terrorist ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:11:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got any other horror stories
BLT_Special ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More stories more stories!!
MackingtheKnife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ahh i was just picturing a silly old aloof man mistakenly doing it, with a stroke of innocence. your comment changed that.
imthescubakid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you atleast fight him
childhoodsurvivor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No clue if your MIL is a r/justnomil but it sounds like FIL is a r/justnofil.
LovableKyle24 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry buddy Ill always say 'jiff'
jeetkunedont ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:12:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give him a box of chocolates for xmas this year, get your son to take a bite out of and lick every single one. What a selfish thoughtless shitty thing he did.
truelovewayy ยท 1247 points ยท Posted at 15:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of trash
Scarletfapper ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A. Literal. Box. Of. Trash.
We have a winner.
patkgreen ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TONY STARK BUILT IT IN A CAVE. WITH A BOX OF TRASH.
sausagefestivities ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Laughed way too hard at this, thanks
BrylicET ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too, thanks
Astrangerindander ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are what you... Gift?
archeresstime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know why this comment caused my first laugh for the day but take my meaningless upvote anyway
sausagefestivities ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
right?? why is this so funny for some reason??
archeresstime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know, but I surprised myself at how loud I laughed.
aboxacaraflatafan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've just come to the conclusion that it must be very satisfying to call someone a box of trash.
lehcarrodan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:21:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life is like a box of trash. Never know what ya gonna get.
El_Maltos_Username ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:40:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
However, it's kind of sitcom material.
SendASiren ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, the comedic value of opening a gift on Christmas thatโs literally filled with trash almost makes up for it.
Almost.
Drunken_Economist ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this as "he totally didn't register what was said" and didn't realize the chocolate and money on the counter was for a gift, so he just ate the candy
BrookieeWookiee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually kind of sounds like something my FIL would do...only it would be an accident because he would have legitimately forgotten and been confused about the situation then been devastated afterwards and made up for it ten fold. Guess that's where the difference lies lol.
DaenaTargaryen3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something my future father in law is going to do.... ugh
re_nonsequiturs ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MIL isn't great either, she should know her husband is an asshole.
tonypalmtrees ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 16:04:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
women aren't responsible for shitty men
Boner_All_Day1337 ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 16:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's really not even about that. If you go in with someone to give a gift, the responsibility falls on both parties involved for the sake of the giftee. That's kinda just common courtesy.
tonypalmtrees ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:23:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's totally about that. her job was to make sure her gift was right. his job was to make sure his gift was right. her gift was, his wasn't. that's entirely his fault.
satansrapier ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:11:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I take it you haven't been married to a complete piece of shit? When they fuck up, it's still gunna affect the non-piece of shit. So it falls on them to make sure the piece of shit doesn't fuck em both over.
Source: was married to a piece of shit.
Boner_All_Day1337 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:27:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not seperate gifts. Task was delegated. Responsibility falls on delegator and delegatee.
CrasherJake ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When youโre married to a piece of shit it is absolutely your responsibility to make sure stuff gets done...
atrainacross ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:44:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's the piece of shit's responsibility then? Does he get to go through life with zero accountability?
Xolotl123 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Things aren't just the responsibility of one person. Multiple parties have varying responsibilities. The FIL has the responsibility to not be a dick, and the MIL has the responsibility to keep him in line if he is.
atrainacross ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:50:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some people marriage isn't about being a parent to your spouse.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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atrainacross ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:16:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a present from both of them. It was their collective gift, and he failed to be a decent, normal human being. It's not her fault for trusting him, it's his fault for being a bad person.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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atrainacross ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why of course? Why does he get away with being a jackass and you won't let her get away with failing to give "her grandkids a good present?" Ignoring of course that they're his grandkids too.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:48:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because I am talking about her not him.
Eniac__ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this arguement thread is quite amusing
DynamicDK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it isn't. But, if he is that big of a dick, and she doesn't want to make sure that things are taken care of, then she must assume some of the responsibility.
atrainacross ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She did - she wrapped one present, and asked him to wrap the second one.
Gambit-21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep and that's called winning the lottery. I hope you go home today and respect the fuck out of your SO for not being a POS.
CheckeredZeebrah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the main point was that the kid still got a box of trash. In this situation the right thing to do is find a replacement despite it being the other spouse's fault. The accountability on the FIL should come from his ass being divorced AFTER the kid doesn't get trash for Christmas.
re_nonsequiturs ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:53:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sucks to not be able to rely on a spouse, but that's the fact of her life and she needs to live that truth.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only when they choose to be with them.
atred3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The guy ate some chocolates and now you're arguing why she didn't divorce him.
tonypalmtrees ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh fuck you like getting divorced is such an easy option
PM_DESERT_FROG_PICS ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about not marrying and having kids with someone you know is an arsehole?
Abdicating all women of responsibility is so damaging to not only women but the culture at large.
ReservoirPussy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, you hear it all the time, don't you? "He's such an asshole, I love him so much, I can't wait for him to be a dick to our kids and my mother. I'm so looking forward to crying myself to sleep."
xlakebeachx ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:09:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are when they don't divorce them
joeyjojosr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry but that story sounds hilarious!...i mean aww poor kid...bad FIL...
Dolfincorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP seems like one if he pronounces gif wrong
WangsWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too be fair, the way it's worded makes it sound like he did it knowingly. I think the guy just wasn't paying attention and thought the chocolate and cash were for him. Honestly some shit I'd do.
KindaAbstruse ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. I just don't think I would ever just see a box of chocolate, and think I should open it and eat it; unless it was explicitly given to me.
Sounds a little like willful ignorance. You know like when you decide to comprehend the situation in a way where you get $50 and all the chocolates.
WangsWilly ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the box and cash were handed to him, he just wasn't listening. A box of assorted chocolate is a weird gift for a kid that age anyways.
KindaAbstruse ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:36:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, sounds like something out of a sitcom.
Can you wrap this
For me? Why thank you.
You wrap that yet?
Sure, I'd love a beer.
William_Morris ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 18:26:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel for him. When you live in a full house with wife and kids running around, you learn to tune a lot out. My house is basically three people talking all time time with kids shows running the background. It'd be impossible for me to read anything if I couldn't tune them all out. Then you get shit for not listening. Who the fuck could possibly listen to all that noise?
ElectricFleshlight ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's an old man whose kids are grown and moved out with kids of their own. He has no excuse.
The_MAZZTer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The MIL is also suspect. She didn't realize the boxes were full of empty wrappers? They would be lighter and would make noise when moved...
Hahonryuu ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the worlds greatest troll.
Ourlifeisdank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't mutually exclusive
Kinkywrite ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:44:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but he's $50 richer and had some delicious chocolates!
BotiaDario ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 16:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did MIL say?!
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 16:06:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She started apologizing to my son and yelling at my FIL
zombie_dbaseIV ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 16:45:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like the appropriate response to me.
yourchingoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some great sitcom shit right there.
ilinamorato ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading Reddit often reminds me that I won the in-law lottery.
Ku-xx ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, same here. My MIL might be a little overbearing sometimes, but she's really great, and we genuinely like each other, and my FIL is the most laidback relative I have.
Reading these stories, it's so terrible the way people can act to their own families.
Bokonomy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to my boyfriend's for Thanksgiving, and his dad made some conservative comments and made it awkward, but if that's the worst I have to deal with if we get married, I can live with that.
waldojim42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you. I really like my in-laws. And I think that helps with our family as well. It is nice when everyone can get along well together.
nikkitgirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I feel bad for my wife on that regard though.
mthiel ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 15:49:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your son yell at your inlaws for that? I'm sorry, I know you should be 'grateful' for presents, but if somebody gave me empty wrappers for a present I'm not going to act 'grateful'.
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 253 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was 8, after staring in disbelief for a few seconds he started crying. My MIL makes no effort to hide the fact that she prefers my daughter over all her grandchildren and he thought this was deliberate.
mesopotamius ยท 150 points ยท Posted at 16:13:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn. Maybe, like, don't hang out with your in-laws anymore? You know, for your kids' sake
Lonslock ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 17:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood why people don't cut terrible family members like this off, is it the inheritance?
SefiraYona ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I cut off my rich childless aunt because she's a horrible person. She literally rewrote her will to exclude me. Life is good and no amount of inheritance is worth putting up with her.
deusnefum ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like there's an opportunity in there.. "Thanks, Auntie; I'll be the only one at your funeral that doesn't have to pretend to be sad since I'm not getting paid to give a shit about you."
PM_Me_TheBooty ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just give my racist grandfather a carton of lucky strikes if I can get them. He can't run away from lung cancer forever.
lolwhatmama ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 16:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/justnomil
If your kids already recognize the disparity, that is a relationship not worth salvaging.
SlappyThePoptart ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 16:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but evens more so r/justnofil
lolwhatmama ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:27:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True.
funkyb ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to be confused with r/templeofthephil
palpablescalpel ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:25:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, at least she was planning on giving them the same gift though. So many of the gifts on this thread are adults making it very clear which child they like more.
killarufus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully hell find this hilarious in a few years.
Ballwhacker ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:59:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of a story my father loves to tell. When my sister was around 6 (I was 4), she had one of her baby teeth fall out and was super excited that the Tooth Fairy was going to be making a visit. So she tucked her tooth under the pillow and went to sleep. My dad came in later that night, swapped the tooth with a $10 bill and went to bed. During the night the money must have fell off behind the bed onto the floor and I, at some point in the night, had woken up to take a mighty deuce and forgot to flush. We all woke up rather early to the sound of sister crying/screaming. My father, not really understanding what the problem was yet, jumps out of bed and finds my sister hysterically bawling her eyes out in the bathroom screaming about how "the Tooth Fairy stole her tooth and left her with a big pile of shit."
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao, thatโs hilarious. I know my kids were sad when they moved or lost the money in their sleep. I could only imagine to also having a stinky bathroom and full toilet
Ballwhacker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, my dad said that it took a lot of effort not to just start laughing once he figured out what happened. He said she was adamant that the Tooth Fairy had screwed her over.
Raichu7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess this is why I had a tooth box that was left on my bedside table. I just thought it was so the tooth fairy would be able to get my tooth more easily.
Girlinhat ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... he 'pocketed the $50' from his own wife? Like, they're married, but he's still being sneaky and swiping, like, his own money?
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:00:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He wasn't trying to be sneaky, just assumed it was for him.
PM_Me_TheBooty ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:40:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Here's 50 bucks and some chocolates." "Oh shit Valentine's day landed on opposite day?? Sweet"
Mygaffer ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the time my aunt bought my a gameboy game for Christmas. She didn't have time to wrap them so she left them in a blue bag, I assume from the store she bought them from that morning.
Well after taking out the game there was still something else in there, I reach in and pull out a fucking banana peel.
My aunt had a great laugh over that one.
Fatally_Flawed ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of something my sisterโs ex did.
His birthday was the same day as his sonโs birthday (note - his son was with a different woman, not my sister.) So the day is approaching and my sister keeps reminding him that itโs his kidโs birthday too and he needs to remember to get him a present.
The day arrives, and dickhead collects his son for a โbirthday day out.โ This consists of dragging the kid round the shops while dickhead buys himself clothes, DVDs, etc. The kid is still young enough to have some hope that things will turn around and heโll get to do something fun.
By the end of the day, dickhead has spent all of his money on himself, and not even acknowledged his kidโs birthday. My sister texts him to remind him again.
He hastily produces a โpresentโ for his kid. A video game. Actually, an empty video game case. That he stole from a co-worker. For a console that his kid doesnโt have.
Poor kid tried to act happy and grateful, but Iโm pretty sure that was the last year he got his hopes up.
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:55:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How can you care so little about your son that you don't even remember they have the same birthday as you?!
Fatally_Flawed ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:24:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know, it makes me sick. Heโs the most selfish, self centred prick Iโve ever known. Heโs an alcoholic, so my sister stuck with him for much longer than she should have, hoping that heโd get sober. Never happened, heโs been in and out of AA since he was 17. Heโs almost 40 now (yeah - he was about 35 when the birthday incident happened!)
Sadly, my sister is tied to him forever as she had his child. Silly decision, in hindsight, but she was past 30 and had always wanted children and he was 6 months sober - the longest heโd ever been - when she found out she was pregnant.
The selfish never ends...
About 6 months into the pregnancy he started drinking again. He would come home wasted and break the front door down. Heโd fall on top of my pregnant sister asleep in bed and pass out on her. One time he broke the bedroom door off the hinges and launched it onto the bed, she narrowly avoided the brunt of that.
She spent the final 3 months of her pregnancy sleeping on the sofa while he took the bed.
He would steal her money and sell her possessions for booze and drugs. He ran up huge debts under their shared address. He would cheat on her and then call her, crying, saying heโd been mugged and sheโd drive and pick him up. She was way too soft on him and was a pushover, it was so hard to watch.
Immediately after the baby was born she came to her senses and broke up with him. She realised he was a danger to her and her baby, and that she didnโt want him growing up with a dad like that (his dad was a very similar abusive alcoholic type.) So she tried to kick him out of the house - it was rented, but in her name. He refused to leave. So for the first few months of motherhood she came to live with our mum and me. 4 people (including a newborn baby) in a 2 bed house for 3 months, whilst dickhead lived for free in the 3 bedroom house she was still paying for.
I canโt remember what finally got rid of him but he went, and rented a series of flats that he trashed/ditched/got kicked out of.
My sister still wanted their child to have a relationship, though. So she went above and beyond to try and make it work. She took the baby to see him on a weekly basis. Sheโd turn up at his flat and have to walk through corridors full of slumped over addicts and drug paraphernalia to get to his door.
He never, ever, not once, came to her/the baby. It was all up to her to arrange. She did all this for around 2 years, when she finally started being sensible and not going to him. This is because she was advised by a solicitor that it would actually make her look bad if she kept taking the kid to him as she was knowingly putting him in danger.
AND YET... he is an incredibly vocal proponent of โfathers for justiceโ and tells everyone that evil [sister] has banned him from seeing his son โfor no reason at all.โ That sheโs a control freak and is trying to drive him & kid apart. He has an incredible victim complex, and spins long, ridiculous tales to anyone whoโll listen. Heโs convincing, too, so sometimes sister will be contacted by one of his many women with stuff like; โwhat youโre doing to [dickhead] is completely out of of order, all he wants is a relationship with his child and heโs done everything he can, youโre keeping them apart because you know [kid] loves [dickhead] more than he loves you!โ ([Kid] was two-ish when he last saw his dad, he barely remembers him let alone likes him.)
He is always threatening to โtake full custodyโ and seems confident that heโd get that easily, because someone in my sisterโs/my family smokes weed. Never mind that dickhead has a long list of arrests, warnings, couple of convictions, and is heavily into Class A drugs as well as being an alcoholic. The solicitor advised that the most contact he would ever hope for is for something like an hour a week, WITH supervision by sister.
Sister has told him sheโs not stopping him seeing kid. He can come whenever he wants, but she will no longer be going to him. Considering how keen is supposedly is to be a father and see his kid, heโs never gone to her to see him. Not once. In 5 years.
Sorry, this turned into a really long rant! Wasnโt meant to. I havenโt thought/talked about the guy for a while so itโs all come pouring out now for some reason!
So yeah. Selfish.
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate these kind of people. A father of a friend of mine refused to see his kids for three years after divorcing their mother. All the while telling his family he wasn't allowed to see them. Just the scum of the earth
Fatally_Flawed ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it drives me mad too. And it makes me wary of men who claim they donโt see their kids because their ex is โevilโ or โcrazy.โ No doubt this is the truth in some cases, but I canโt really take these things at face value.l anymore.
AltSpRkBunny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:12:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What happened to the exโs other son? Please give us a happy ending?
Fatally_Flawed ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:31:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really donโt know, to be honest. He was - and still is, as far as I know - living with his Mum and her long term bf. Heโll be high school age now, hopefully heโs doing ok.
ConIncognito ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty sad that his dad's girlfriend cares more about him than he does. What an asshole the father is. I don't know why the kid even bothered to pretend to be happy and grateful.
Fatally_Flawed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was/is a sweet kid, he was pretty young at the time and I guess he really wanted to believe things would change.
popisfizzy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the sort of petty, selfish dickishness I'd expect from an episode of It's Always Sunny, Christmas gift for a child and all.
jobriq ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When FIL gives grandson a box of trash on purpose, but MIL makes up an excuse
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have kicked his ass, jeez.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did she not notice the difference in weight from a full vs. empty box of chocolates? I am not sure that she wasn't in cahoots with him on this one
msmurasaki ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it is one of those rip off commercial Christmas wrappings where 90% is the package and 10% is actual candy then it would make sense.
Like the Oreo Milkshake gift set, here are some cups and FOUR Oreos.
You only need milk, ice cream and to blend well. Wtf.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If that is true, the level of shitty-ness just deepens. lol
msmurasaki ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha that's true. I felt the fact that FIL just assumed that the chocolates and money were for him was weird enough. Oh it's Christmas season, how romantic, my wife left me chocolates and money.
rileyjw90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt see how they could afford to give each kid $50 (Iโm 27 and $50 still seems like a decent chunk of cash to receive for any occasion) but then go with the absolute cheapest shitty chocolate out there. Grandma must be brain dead to not notice the weight. Or she knew but at that point figured it would be far easier to just apologize than go out and try to salvage it.
msmurasaki ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For grandparents that don't have many duties left, i.e. children, loans, career, I think maybe they can afford that once or twice a year. Even normal toys are incredibly expensive nowadays (or always?).
Also those chocolates aren't cheap (the quality is, sure), but that whole package is usually what the kids want due to all the marketing and bright colours. From what I can see on ebay that Oreo milkshake gift pack is $40. For, I repeat, four effing Oreos!!! One could easily make that stuff at home, but I would think the kids want the fun package.
Edit: formatting mistakes fixed
rileyjw90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs just absurd. $40 could buy a very nice set of glasses, several packages of Oreos, plus ice cream and milk. $40 could even buy a lower end (but still perfectly functioning) ice cream machine!
Prince_Pika ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:17:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would assume, given that the gift was supposed to already be wrapped, that she was just in such a rush wrapping it that she didn't think about the discrepency. I know I've made stupid mistakes as a result of being frazzled before.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair point
SpeakeasyImprov ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:54:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what I thought. How do you miss that? The story just doesn't add up. Based on other comments I think we were dealing with some pretty shitty in-laws all around.
SolluxCaptor2 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Since he ignores most things people say,"
That's not what's happening here. He's just a narcissist.
Julian_rc ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:39:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"What? I assumed that's what you wanted me to do!"
mrbaconator2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
eating the gift candy and taking the money is a shitty thing to do. Putting the wrappers in the box where it's likely to be given as the gift is straight up cruel instead of throwing them out.
sausagefestivities ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:16:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is a real life situation for you and it probably sucked at the time, but I'm sitting in the hospital on Reddit right now and can't stop laughing about how shitty a person can be to wrap a fucking box of trash for your son for Christmas. Thanks for this, give him some chocolate for me!
ominousgraycat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:56:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should share this story with my wife. I may be forgetful and I don't always pay perfect attention to everything, but I've never stolen chocolate and money that she intended to give as a gift. Things left on the counter, in the cupboard, or in the fridge might disappear every now and then if I'm at home for long, but I've never straight eaten candy out of a gift box that wasn't explicitly said to be for me.
Telefunkin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i think you're needed over here https://www.reddit.com/r/HighQualityGifs/comments/7gce5o/the_mods_are_asleep_heres_a_high_quality_jif/
Midnightabs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/JustNoFIL
hjai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FIL: "IT'S JIFF, NOT GIF! FUCK YOUR KID'S JIFT!"
dannywizkid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's one of the saddest things I've ever read
Mou_aresei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, but your FIL sounds like an asshole.
GLaDOs18 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your MIL normally mean too? That seems like an honest mistake on her part. As for your FIL, heโs an asshole.
Princess_Queen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugghh reminds me of my dad. My mom baked a cake for my little brother's birthday and he cluelessly cut a piece for himself before it was frosted and ate it, presumably forgetting his own son's birthday. My mom salvaged it by chopping it up and making the blocks of cake into a truck, frosted it, and put little toys on top driving the truck.
Everything in this thread reminds me or my dad, it's terrible.
MichaelTheHumanBeing ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law wrapped up a box of trash, she likes to put my gifts in boxes of trash so I don't automatically know what the are when I pick them up. I started just throwing them away anytime I see trash.
AwGeezRick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:14:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shameless plug for /r/JUSTNOMIL for in law horror stories!
wolfman1214 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you kindly, I bet I'll be posting there soon enough.
GrowingFoodCommunity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff, unrelated to this comment thread, have you seen the top post from /r/HighQualityGifs today? Your username tells me you should. :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/HighQualityGifs/comments/7gce5o/the_mods_are_asleep_heres_a_high_quality_jif/
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did ;^)
GrowingFoodCommunity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Quite the rant/comment. Nice
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, it's copypasta
GrowingFoodCommunity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh. That is a part of reddit I knew nothing about.
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should check out /r/PastaTheatre
GrowingFoodCommunity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok. I will.
SkyTroupe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did the MIL try to make up for it when she found out?
Man_with_pans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy crap! That sounds insane! What was everyone's reaction?
brad_h18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad idea in concept, but the execution left a little to be desired!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me laugh for a good minute or so.
cutebone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whatโs the update on this? I want to know how it ends!!
frontdoorkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life is like a box of chocolate - full of trash...
Jourdin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like my boyfriend's dad. Sigh.
New_Noah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Momma always said "life was like a box of trash..."
emabid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, FIL is a donkey. Yep, that's as creative as I'm getting with him.
oxygenfrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If my grandpa gave me a box of trash I would laugh hysterically
nagumi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thread over.
merlinfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ok this is friggin hilarious
MeatMeintheMeatus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That shit is hilarious
arl232 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horrible!! :-(
metricrules ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol
ConIncognito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but I just busted out laughing. Your FIL is an ass. How did your son react to his box of garbage?
dropkickoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One man's trash is another man's Christmas gift!
Sylphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god she must have been humiliated and your so. Must have been devastated.
WreckweeM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally, a shitty gift that wasn't necessarily given out of hate/spite/generally douchebaggery.
licenseles5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel so bad for your son... but you gotta see the humor in this. sounds like something out of a Griswold christmas
numb3red ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good username.
skwizpod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha this is my favorite!
Avogadro101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have given him the same box of chocolates, but filled with individual pieces of shit.
UnderwaterDialect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it an accident? Like he thought she had given him the chocolate and money? Or did he know it was to be a gift and didnโt give a shit?
SirNooblit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's Jiff by the way
improbable_1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heartbreaking or hilarious - I canโt decide
ImASuperCool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs hilarious but terribly sad at the same time.
tjtepigstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You FIL is a dick
awesom-o85 ยท 257 points ยท Posted at 16:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift was kind of a double whammy. From September (my birthday) to December of 1997, I begged and begged for an N64. I mowed the our lawn, our neighbors lawn, and my aunt's lawn more times than they even needed it to try and save up, but didn't quite make enough. A week or two before Christmas, we saw a bundle in a pawn shop that came with tons of games and 4 controllers for a great price. It seemed as though I had convinced them that, with the money I saved up and the rest covered by them, it might actually happen. We didn't buy it that day. On Christmas, I was the happy child who got to open a tube of toothpaste....no shit at all....a tube of toothpaste (I think there were a couple of toys also, but when you are gifted a tube of toothpaste for Christmas, it's about all you remember). To top it off, my parents decided to rub salt in the wound and tell me that they went back to buy me the N64, but it had already been purchased by some other lucky kids parents. Apparently a tube of toothpaste was the next best thing.
mthiel ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your parents actually get you the N64?
awesom-o85 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:50:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never did get it. That same year, my older cousin (son of my aunt whose lawn I mowed like crazy) hooked me up with a blockbuster gift card to rent one because he knew I was trying so hard to get one. It was better than nothing, but a week didn't really allow me to get too far into Ocarina of Time.
mthiel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, so your parents tried to get the N64, couldn't get it because it was sold out, and didn't say "we will get you the N64 as soon as we can?"
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 22:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, I hope you're NC.
NEEDS__COFFEE ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:26:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hesitate to get in on what's certainly going to be a controversial topic, but I don't really think it's appropriate to suggest that OP shouldn't ever talk to his parents again over an N64.. Maybe they just couldn't make ends meet to get the console and OP otherwise had a great childhood.. maybe he had the worst childhood ever.. point is we don't know and I don't think we should jump to conclusions.
Edit: missed the part where OP said his parents went back to buy it. Ignore like, half of what I said.. I still think the point should stand though lol
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 04:10:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course you do. This is the internet, and we all are humans with confirmation bias that enjoy sticking to our points.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Storm137 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:45:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Video game system prices and parents don't seem to mix. I got a 2DS last year but while I was trying not to be a nag, I was watching the sales (my mom asked me to) and I told her: "Mom, (store) has them for 80 bucks this week and their in stock."
"I'll get it next week."
I wanted the 2DS cause it was cheaper. My mom waited too long and wound up paying 125 for it lol. I did get my DS though. But it did come with a: "I should've listened to you and bought that one on Cyber Monday."
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:33:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you give the tube of toothpaste at all? I can see socks and underwear, which suck, but aren't things you buy every week or two. Who gives the gift of toothpaste?
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, this is why I try to be a decent parent to my kid. my wife and I will troll our kid with gag gifts, but we're not going to just say 'oh, well it was gone, so fuck you'.... that's a shitty parent (or person in general).
surlygibberish ยท 740 points ยท Posted at 13:42:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a stack of Xerox paper one year for my birthday
MagicallyAdept ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 14:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a d-ream!
crashboom ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 20:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A4 effort.
wackawacka2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:08:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL!
Ghost963cz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:02:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit
ArundelvalEstar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate myself for upvoting this.
sbarto ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave that, and a giant pack of markers, to my son one year. He loved it.
xx-shalo-xx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does he write reports in a office now?
fermatagirl ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:41:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet somewhere deep in the middle of it is one piece with like a huge dick printed on the back. Have you been using it?
surlygibberish ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was YEARS ago. I'm pretty sure I just gave it to one of my parents to use in the photocopier
cadaverbob ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:42:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Airplanes, origami and drawings for months!
Sugarbean29 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin once got 20' of bubble wrap from her mom. But she asked for it. Couple years ago I got a 12 pack of colourful post it notes form by BIL. That was also by request (he was 17 and not working, and I like office supplies).
sunnyd22 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bahaha my mom gave me a ream of cardstock last year for Christmas and at first I was like, are you for real? But apparently this cardstock is great for crafting (a hobby of mine) and she found it for a really good deal. It makes sense and I use the paper all the time but also... she wrapped a ream of paper and put it under the tree for me.
PapaEmiritus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:42:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Micheal Scott will be proud
Azuralos ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should make an origami cock out of each piece or paper and give him one for each christmas and birthday until the day he dies.
Begs1429 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does one make an origami cock....for scientific research of course
Ayasinato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it would turn out something like this
LinguisticallyInept ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds good to younger me... hell even current me still has a weird paper obsession even if all it does is pile up around me
SirBackspace ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever I forget my book for class I use a bit of loose paper and then put it away in my pencil case to doodle on. I have a bunch of weird maths and biology papers with swastikas, baby Adolf Lennys, Lenny faces, hammer and cycles and all kinds of weird shut piling up.
Doctor_Oceanblue ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an artist I would genuinely love that tbh
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you've been giving it back to him one sheet at a time
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ha I got that once as well, from some elderly people tho so eh.
IndianSpongebob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he thought you liked origami?
featherdino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well did you eat it all?
0000____0000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What paper weight was it? Glossy? Matte? Sounds like the gift that keeps on giving
Tigergirl1975 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got that one year, with a roll of tape. She jumped up and down all excited because that was exactly what she wanted. Yes, she is an odd one...
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. He bought you paper airplane making material.
wackawacka2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope it was new and still had the wrapper. If so, I'd have loved the paper. Maybe that's just me. :/
surlygibberish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was wrapped, yep.
ricemouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:25 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me the same thing one year. At the time I liked to draw, so it wasn't bad.
SinfullySinless ยท 504 points ยท Posted at 15:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was five and obsessed with all things Barbie. Iโm pretty sure my birthday cake was a Barbie in icing. My grandma followed suit with the theme and bought me a Barbie... a collectors edition Barbie.
I go to open the packaging and my grandma instantly says no. Itโs a collectors edition, you donโt open it you hold on to it and it will be worth money later. So my mom stored the Barbie in my closet and it was my shinning beacon of self control to not rip it open.
20 years later and the Barbie is worth a whole $5 on Ebay. My childhood suffering was for nothing.
gingerandtonic94 ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 00:53:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who on earth would get a Collector's Edition Barbie for a five year old and expect them not to open it? I also loved Barbies throughout my childhood and would have been crushed. If you were like 9 or 10 or older it would make more sense and be a nice nod to your childhood memories, but at five? That sucks.
SinfullySinless ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 01:41:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was/is suuuuuper into beanie babies herself because they are โcuteโ and collectibles. Semi-recently an article was released about beanie babies you could sell for a lot of money so my grandma tried liquidating some of her collection and none were valuable.
PartyPorpoise ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 07:28:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So many of those articles are dead wrong. They see some people selling Beanie Babies on eBay for a lot of money and think that means it's valuable, but don't realize that no one is actually buying for that price. Was especially annoying with the Princess Diana one, the comment sections were full of people excitedly saying that they have one somewhere, you'd think that would have put up a red flag.
RisingStarYT ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 14:11:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes i tell people that (something they have but it'll take them like 8 hours of searching to find) is worth a lot when its worth nothing.
Next time i visit i'll check out their attic or basement and see if the bait has been taken.
Pretty big failure rate but when it does work there's just something so satisfying about it.
Conscious_Mollusc ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:24:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're an asshole you know.
RisingStarYT ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah i know.
Conscious_Mollusc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:42:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for commenting again! It gives me more to downvote.
PartyPorpoise ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 07:33:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty baffled that grown adults would buy into the mindset of "it's gonna be worth a lot someday".
nononoey ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 03:39:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is right now cleaning out a storage unit and just dropped off a box of barbies l was never allowed to open and l have no idea what to do with them... there was one in particular tho, an astronaut Barbie that has a bag of glow in the dark moon rocks, l wanted to open that SO BAD when l was little. Someoneโs dog had even damaged the box back then and l thought for sure l could play with it because it was kind of open anyways, but nope. Well, now l have again and Iโm so opening it for my daughter, whoโs 4, and has never showed an interest in dolls... ya, itโs for her.
PartyPorpoise ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 07:29:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That Barbie sounds awesome.
431026 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 02:24:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to buy my little sister those collector Barbies, but I made it clear that she was to open and play with them all she wanted. My parents thought it was excessive (and yeah, they were right) but that was one happy kid.
HarleyDennis ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 04:31:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg. So my Oma and beanie babies lol. They are now dog toys. Sheโs probly rolling in her grave, still proclaiming โTHOSE WILL BE COLLECTORS ITEMS SOMEDAY!!!โ
Carissamay9 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:33:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a box of about 20 barbies still in the original packaging. All because when I was a kid, my aunt took me to her neighbors house, who was a Barbie collector. I'm talking thousands of Barbies still in the box. I made the mistake of thinking it was cool. For years after I got at least one Barbie for each holiday. Sigh.
valiantfreak ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:45:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I give to you: the Gift of Restraint"
Wife2Bears ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:01:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I give u the gift of air from my lungs
smackperfect ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:46:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I remember getting a bunch of these for Christmas for a few years.
โTHEY WILL BE WORTH SO MUCH MONEY!โ Mum said
โOkayโ. I didnโt fight or wuestion it, just sort of rolled on with it.
I also had an Christmas edition Ariel doll from the Little Mermaid when it first came out in theaters. I opened it and played with it when I was around 5 years old. One day, mum saw me playing and flipped her shit. Spanked me for it, took it away and put it where I couldnโt reach it.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:16:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First off, stories like this explain why so many people are screwed up these days. Second of all, if you care so much about your kids having all this money some day why not just invest money for them instead of buying limited edition crap?
smackperfect ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:01:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because my motherโs logic revolves around the acquistion and keeping of stuff; while simultaniously getting angry and upset at me if I choose not to upkeep that stuff to a certain standard of cleanliness at home.
She will screech and make passive aggressive threats about taking more money from me/not doing a thing I ask because my room is not dusted or vacuumed the SECOND the demands leave her lips. I have too much stuff and want to get rid of it, but then I get harassed if I want to get rid of โsentimentalโ stuff, like a half used coloring book from when I was in 3rd grade. She complains that I am taking up too much space with my stuff in my small closet in my room, when a lot of it is shit she wonโt allow me to get rid of, or her OWN shit that she has no other space to put it in. If she cleaned oht the clothing from her closet that she hasnโt worn in 20 years, Iโm pretty sure she would find a lot of space.
And then she complains that I always wear the same clothes and I donโt have enough clothes, when I have no more space to put any clothes.
I donโt fucking get it.
edit to add: Iโm pretty damn meticulous and clean at work (have to be when working when the homeless/addicts at a treatment center). I will vacuum and mop and dust and take out trash and scrub every inch of cleanable surface with anti bacterial wipes. I donโt have the same standards at home because it is my fucking home. I will live in filth if I choose.
I would also like to add that I am screamed at if I leave a piece of clothing in the floor for 2 minutes while I take care of another task. Yet, my older brother was never ever ever ever held to the same standard. He could leave dirty dishes in his room and clothes on his floor and I would get โehhh heโs a boy, he is expected to be messy.โ
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like mental illness to me. Sheโs a hoarder and neat freak at the same time.
smackperfect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is a big reason why I donโt like my parents too much :/
Raichu7 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:09:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's terrible. If you really have to get a kid a collectible item they aren't allowed to open you buy two, let the kid play with one and put the other in the loft to be forgotten about and take up space while it fails to increase in value.
Themarshal2 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:53:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have converted that barbie to bitcoin
wazupcuz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:32:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
bought one for my niece, her father tried to convince her to save it. i cut that mother open in 5 minutes. those packages suck to open
FollowsShinyThings ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:42:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the best auntie ever. Or Uncle.
Zgonzulli ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:51:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man my aunt did that to me when I was 16! It was some fancy collector Barbie from Gone With the Wind I think. Itโs still in my basement and is worth about the same as yours I think.
LotusPrince ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:10:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of some limited edition doll my mom got (Gap, Old Navy, or something like that, from the 90's) to see if it'd be worth anything later. Nope. :-P
Ziggyrollablunt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:05:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad made me do this with my holiday edition barbies they had. But he also bought me the xmas tree barbie ornaments that hallmark made every year and i loved that part.
Imakeokaysmoothies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:11 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have all the Christmas collectors edition barbies. I wasnโt allowed to play with them, so I had to play with them while they were in the boxes :(
neon93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:56 on December 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's brutal
DemenicHand ยท 248 points ยท Posted at 14:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
kindling wrapped in a nice green yarn bow...i was 12.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:45:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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DemenicHand ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:41:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TiL: i opened my older brother present by mistake.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LMAO
IAmMemeaton ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof
LegendofPisoMojado ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:31:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch. Ow! My derogatory terms for homosexuals.
Cinaedn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it?
StickySnacks ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly it's just a bundle of sticks
Cinaedn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nevermind, looked it up
VanNewman ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:42:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hope you set fire to something expensive
DemenicHand ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i caught my pubes on fire that next summer...JK
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
reminds me of a lewis black bit about doing bomb drills in school, hunkering down beneath kindling.... so maybe they were giving you wood to help you burn faster when the bomb hit?
... and the really fucked up part of my brain went "umm.. jewish family?"
DemenicHand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG how did we go from my humiliating (upon reflection) childhood gift to the holocaust ?
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ok - let me clarify - I wasn't thinking holocaust here, I meant more as in 'jews are cheap' ... yeah, not exactly flattering either but...
:: sigh ::
I'm in a hole and digging deeper.... gonna stop there....
DemenicHand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i would offer you a place to hide in my attic, but i am not Dutch
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Polish perhaps? :D
DemenicHand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:44 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sure, I will try anything once.
littlebitch3467 ยท 2960 points ยท Posted at 14:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma gave everyone a framed photo of herself for Christmas.
Edit:
pope-ahontas ยท 876 points ยท Posted at 16:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I keep joking that's what my family are getting this year if they don't give me any ideas.
WinterOfFire ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 16:12:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do it! And tape cash or a gift card to the back. Extra points for a funny pose/outfit for each person!
pope-ahontas ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 16:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tempted to do it for my younger sister since sheโs at the age where she just shrugs and doesnโt offer an answer. But sheโs also at the age where she might physically throw it at me. And I donโt want to be hit by a flying picture frame a second time in life.
ccbcc814 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Second time?
pope-ahontas ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 16:19:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the real kicker is the frame contained a photo of myself as a baby. Right to the forehead.
I should clarify at this point it was an accident and I wasnโt aimed at.
epicly_noob ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:40:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you know what they say though a named bullet always finds its mark maybe picture frames are similar.
pope-ahontas ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean, my experience would imply this is 100% the case.
proddyhorsespice97 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: always win shooting competitions by naming all your bullets bullseye
epicly_noob ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:15:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real LPT is always in the comments
ccbcc814 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
However, Someone threw a picture. Of you no less. Why
pope-ahontas ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mum having a go at me for a messy room, for some reason she hates anything being on a windowsill. Literally anything. Was throwing everything off the windowsill more or less onto my bed. Picture frame was grabbed, and my bedroom wasnโt big enough that I had time to realise it was coming towards me, let alone dodge.
When she turned around to throw the next thing she saw me standing there wide eyed and with my forehead bleeding. Safe to say I wasnโt in trouble anymore that day.
And again, just to be absolutely clear, it was not intentional. Just a bad throw and bad luck. Of course I do remind my mum about it any time I want to crack a joke at my own expense as the middle child.
muckdog13 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Allow me to offer a defense for the โshrugโ. I did this a lot in my younger teens. My reasoning? I didnโt really want anything that wasnโt super expensive.
My uncle asked me what I wanted for Christmas, what am I supposed to say? โWhat I really want is actually a new gaming computer.โ His price range is roughly $20.
At the time, I had a one-track mindโ if it wasnโt โthat thingโ that I wanted, I was usually apathetic about it. I wanted โthat thingโ and โthat thingโ only.
Sure, maybe sheโs just being a brat. Thereโs also a chance she just doesnโt wanna burden you with what she really wants, and doesnโt wanna make something up instead.
If you donโt get her anything, she isnโt forced to lie and say she likes a gift if she doesnโtโ something thatโs pretty much custom in todayโs society, but is never comfortable.
TL;DR: She probably wants something, she just doesnโt wanna say.
pope-ahontas ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, Iโve been that teenager. Even at 26 I still AM that teenager that doesnโt want people to spend a lot on me but only really wants stuff thatโs unreasonable to ask for haha. The shrug just isnโt helpful, Iโd rather she said โmoney is fineโ to save up for something. Itโs what Iโve done for years, same with my older sister.
the_number_2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 30 I can't even bring myself to mention things I want that would be reasonable gifts. I'm in the market for things like a multi-tool and a good, high-quality flashlight. Those are fairly normal gifts to get someone, but I still feel embarrassed to "ask" for them.
Frankly, what I REALLY want every year for a gift, if someone feels the need to get me anything (I actively discourage it, because I don't want to put that burden on someone else) is to get me something that shows you listened or that you know what I like.
My former roommate's ex-girlfriend nailed this last year by getting me two Pop! Funko figures from Fallout because she knew I LOVED the series. That was one of my more memorable recent gifts I received.
sexdrugsjokes ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get a foam frame!!
ZeDestructor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if there are picture frames with some nice, thick, soft padding...
pbretones ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So worth it though, just make sure you film it, gotta get them views
Teh1TryHard ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:16:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
reads comment - sees name
not sure whether the upvote is for the name, or the comment you beautiful person.
pope-ahontas ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will take it either way sir or madam or whichever else you may use to identify.
Zombito13 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:11:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family does a white elephant and one year my gift was a great picture of me in a bad picture frame with a amazon gift certificate behind it. in case you want additional ideas.
Nurum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year I'm going to photoshop myself into the George Castanza pic of him lying in his underwear on a bear skin rug and give it to my mom in a frame for their new house.
CineasOfThessaly ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be sure to wrap it with this.
pope-ahontas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think every present gets wrapped in that from now on
anonymouswallabee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stealing this
clocks212 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely give them a picture of /u/littlebitch3467's grandma.
littlebitch3467 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please
astronautyes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But where'd you get a picture of OP's grandmother?
dlerpshlerp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed photo of u/littlebitch3467's grandma?
littlebitch3467 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:51:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's a nice lady, she's deaf and loves The Sims
TalisFletcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:40:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, all the things I want are either too hard to find unless you know exactly where to look or too expensive to ask for as a present.
dzunia ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend's grandma gives the entire family a framed photo of herself every year! I had to move it from the dresser because I didn't like her watching me sleep. Can't wait for this christmas.
barkermn01 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah "watching your sleep"...
bathtubjoker ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:26:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it even autographed?
RicoMauve ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:10:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun story: my parents and I got into a huge argument last year because I brought up the idea of them maybe overcoming their crippling homophobia and coming to my wedding whenever my girlfriend and I decided to get married, because I wanted my dad to walk me down the aisle. It ended with my mom saying something to the tune of "you cannot expect us to go against god's word so you just need to accept us for who we are" and me not speaking to them for the month leading up to Christmas. But at the last minute I was guilted into visiting them, and the cherry on top of the massively awkward visit was finding that I had been gifted not one, but six framed childhood photos of my mom and my dad...all wrapped individually, so I had to open them one at a time. Over half of my gifts were photos of my parents. And yes, my mom did that shit on purpose. It was her way of saying "we're your family and you'd really miss us if you cut us off, so love us for the bigots we are." Nice try, mom - now that I'm thinking about it, I'm about to go home and find those shits so I can reuse the frames for wedding photos of me and my soon to be wife (she asked me to marry her a few months after that whole ordeal - my best friend will be walking me down the aisle is absence of my shithead father - I'm thinking of sending them a framed invite as a nice FUCK YOU).
Bulverde ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:57:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yasss send them a framed invitation, using one of the framed pictures they gave you of themselves, placing the invitation on top of their picture, so when they inevitably take out the invitation they find... their picture
xredgambit ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those once. I really like it. It's in a nice frame and I have a picture of my Granny hanging on my wall. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have a picture of her on my wall. I have photos of her with my kids on my phone/PC but no real photograph otherwise.
partial_to_dreamers ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of love this gift, too. I get a framed picture of someone I love with absolutely no effort on my part. I display them with pride.
PandaPuddings ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum paid for her god daughters and husbands trip to our country and let them stay in our guesthouse as a wedding present. She didn't really know them well, but wanted to do a nice thing.
As gifts they brought a calendar filled with photos of themselves and a framed picture of a selfie.
oeno9 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has done this. It was sweet; we don't live close and I only get to see her once or twice a year. My mom has also done this, and so have I, so I guess it's not a weird thing in my family lol.
E: that being said, I don't think the photos went over as well with my in-laws. They don't have a ton of family photos up whereas my family only decorates with pictures it seems lol
GaspodeTheW0nderD0g ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this from an ex-boyfriend once. As in, yeah, he gave me a really posed photo of himself, holding a guitar.
oeno9 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope he used one of those Sears Portrait Studio backgrounds
moustachesamurai ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not going to be around forever, you know?
whatisupdoctor- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa did the same thing! He died shortly afterwards though so I cherish that photo.
slimchuggs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't even be mad, just impressed w her self confidence
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:33:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No point in scrolling any further. That is the worst gift anyone could ever realistically get for Christmas.
erineegads ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister did this one year. Like damn girl, I know what the fuck you look like. I even opened it up thinking there was cash under the picture maybe? Nope. Just her big dumb face.
pandahadnap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have very few hard-copy photos of my family, let only framed ones. All of my favorite pictures are online these days. If I got a framed photo of my Granny for Christmas, I'd be so happy.
Killmepl222 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:18:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully not nudes.
MurderWeatherSports ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did this one year - I gave all my aunts/uncles a framed photo of me doing finger guns
Young__deezy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! They love that shit though!
And whatever my grandma gives me is great. I donโt need anything ( other than a sick car or a house...) and she is such a sweetheart.
imSOsalty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha!! My aunt did this one year as a joke, it was like one of those cheesy star shots you get at the mall
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated a guy whose grandmother did this. She'd spend the money for professional headshots then have them framed for Christmas presents. Still makes me laugh.
dzybala ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did this exact same thing. But she's not super well off, and I can see it as a sweet gift.
swallow_hard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-grandmother did this, and my grandpa responded to that by saying "wow, this is great, I'll put it in the basement to scare away the mice this winter."
Victinithetiny101 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:22:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something Michael Scott would do
aurortonks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im going to do this this year.
Jbow89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. But I'm going to make it a mix of artsy and cringe. I'm going to make it look like I hired a photographer for $10
theawesomefactory ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's parents gave him a framed photo of them, for his work desk, last Christmas. They gave it, because they know he's a minimalist and has almost nothing personal on his desk.... not a picture of me, his stepson, or anything else. So, naturally they thought he should put their photo on his bare desk. Nothing weird about that. (He didn't. )
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you can remember her when she dies.
wetwater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pictures are a big deal for my 90 year old grandmother. Every year (usually on my birthday) I would get a new picture of her. Going to the studio was a very big and important deal to her, so much so that the rest of the family (my parents, aunts, uncles, and their kids) scheduled a day for all of us to have our pictures taken as a group at a studio.
Unfortunately, my deadbeat cousin (who is also the favorite) was over an hour late showing up and when he did appear he was too stoned to do much more than stupidly blink at everyone, so we cancelled.
This year I'm trying to get pictures from family that I can put into a digital photo frame to send her.
VivaLaSea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I know what I'm getting my family. Thanks for the idea!
Kordiana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a family member do that one year. Everybody was like... Thanks.
Another year my aunt gave everybody a group picture of my dad and his siblings, she was my dad's sister in law, right after my grandma had passed. She had been my favorite aunt until my grandma and great aunt passed away. Then she became a money hungry bitch.
ThePizzaGuy67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine too. Shower curtain backdrop and all.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My partner's dad and step-mom are getting that for Christmas. His step-mom hates him and won't put any pics up around the house, so it's kindof a f*ck you to them.
It's a pretty frame, and they are also getting super fancy coffee, mugs, and a box of chocolates.
littlebitch3467 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you buying gifts for people you don't like?
Starkiez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both my sister and my brother have done this. Lol.
gomlnicole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother did this too! My mom keeps it mainly for the irony and the meme of the whole thing
Friendtherapy_4467 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That must be a common occurrence. My siblings and I received a photo of our grandma as well. I was indifferent to it, my younger sibling though threw a fit.
ExecutivePenquin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandpa has done that before too. I barely know him too so the whole thing makes me very uncomfortable. Also out of everyone that got a picture, mine was in the smallest frame. So I guess that means I got it off worse than the rest f my family.
hello_sweetie_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather did that for my birthday once.
uterinesingularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother keeps a photo of her mother in the guest bathroom. I feel grandma's eyes piercing my soul, so I started turning the picture face down. Mom wasn't happy about that, so now I have to go to the bathroom before I arrive at the house I was raised in.
floatingwithobrien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminded me of something that was kind of cute but really confusing at the time.
My mom's extended family has a reunion around father's day every year. We always update the family pictures at this time. I am one of four cousins born in 1995, and the four of us always have a picture together.
So last year we were getting our 95ers picture taken by my aunt (who always does the photos). She first told us to stand in a particular order, which we thought was weird but ok. Then she told us to hold hands. Ok. She told Jenna, who was on my left, to lean in. Ok. Then she told me to smile really big with my teeth and pull my cousins' hands in front of me. "Aunt Judy this is going to be a weird picture"--"Just do it!" Ok... She told Jenna to lean more. Jenna was already off balance and about as close to me as she can be... But she did it, and we got our dang picture taken. (I'm sure my other two cousins had weird instructions too, but I don't remember them.)
The next day, my aunt Judy presents all the fathers (as it is father's day) each with a framed photo of the 95ers from 2000-ish. We were recreating this photo, and for some reason it was imperative that we didn't know that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's gramma sent me a christmas gift (even though her grandson and I broke up lol) It was a framed photo of her and she said she sent all of the family one and liked me so here ya go. Creepy, a little weird, but I sent her a Christmas card because I'm not an animal lol
xUberAnts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ingenious...
Needlecrash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guess she wants to hang around you man.
GrandKaiser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandad mailed me a picture of himself and his dog (the dog had recently passed away) for Christmas. It had been years since we saw each other. The following month he passed away. Even though I laughed about the present when I first received it, I keep that picture of gramps over my mantle to this day. It's the only picture I have of him.
NighthawkFliesOn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we may have the same grandma....
Bumpsasaurus_rex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband and I did this for the first couple of years. The grandmas and moms loved it! Our siblings not so much....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma always does this haha She wants everyone to see how cute she is
PunnyBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave everyone in the family a framed photograph of themselves 10 years ago. They're both dead now and I'm pretty sure they were just prepping for their impending mortality.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG MY GRANDMA DID THIS TOO! GLAMOR SHOTS!!!
Shemosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents had a picture taken with the Easter Bunny. They put it in a small frame for each of the four grandchildren. It's the last picture we have of them both alive. Absolutely one of my favorite pictures.
PlebbySpaff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That just sounds hilarious!
Was it just a smiling photo, or maybe a smirk to the smile? Maybe a funny photo?
Avogadro101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have loved that from my grandma. I miss her a lot.
kittenparty4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. And in case we forgot, she wrote her name, birth date, and current weight on the back of each as well.
jkbrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty brilliant. I'm thinking about fucking with my family this year. Would you be offended if I gave them all framed photos of your Grandmother?
Ketchup901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would be fine depending on how nice your grandma is.
DoIEverMakeASound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did that one year for White Elephant, then hid a movie gift card in the back. Of course, my sweet grandma got it (who's gone to maybe one movie ever), so it still kinda back fired. Oh well ยฏ\(ใ)/ยฏ
ts_asum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats amazing!!!!!! i'll anonymously do that with my family! give them pictures of each other
octothorped ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents sold their house last fall to move into a retirement village. For Christmas, we all got a laser-printed 8 1/2 x 11 picture of their house. No frame. Just a copied photo of their house.
BrianOllis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my child? My mum has done this on multiple occasions. Narcissistic much? It's always gone straight in the bin, frame and all.
Tacothechihuahua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I had a framed photo of my grandparents. Theyโre all long gone now.
lv70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now, was it individual framed photos for everyone, or one framed photo for everyone to share between them?
Psych0matt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this too quick and saw "framed potato" at first
pantylines ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd actually like that since my grandma is gone and I have no pictures of her but I understand the bad gift thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I (when we were 14 and 17) got a nice picture taken together at sears and gave one to our parents and grandparents for Christmas! They liked it since the other picture of us everyone had framed in their house, I was probably 8 and holding a winnie the pooh!
sofa_king_gnarly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my best friends dad a framed picture of myself for his birthday one year (well, and pound of bacon.) He actually lugged that thing around the country as he moved, and to this day it's displayed in his home. 15+ years later...
Bluefoot44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad and step mom do this, but take 2 pictures every other year to save money.
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAH, this reminds me that my sister's husband (at the time b/f) gave her a framed photo of himself for their first "gift holiday" I don't remember if it was Valentine's or Christmas. But I remember our entire family hooting and hollering about how he must be such a momma's boy, because he gave her "something his momma would like."
They got married.
Turns out he's a momma's boy, and my sister counts him among her children.
ScifiGirl1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother has a hideous portrait of herself that she had done at the Atlantic City Boardwalk sometime in the 80's or early 90's. Apparently when she dies, it will be mine because I am the eldest grandkid.
The funny thing is that the artist was probably really good at what they did because that portrait absolutely captured my grandmother's personality.
mmmm_whatchasay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my extended family pillows with a picture of me on it last year. They all get compliments on it, so I really came out on top of that one.
badbreath_onionrings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my father-in-law retired from the job he had for his entire adult life, his boss/owner of the company gave him a picture of the boss with his horse as a retirement gift.
Witchymuggle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we may be related. My grandma gave her entire family a glamour shot of her for Christmas one year. We now find ways to hide it in one anotherโs houses on each other.
Yeti_Poet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's cousin for a long time gave everyone a different item with his picture each year. First year it was tshirts with his old high school photo on the front. Then framed pictures the next year. Pillowcases. While he kept it up I looked forward to the new hilarious gift as much as anything else at Christmas. "Man what did Tim put his face on this year..."
troggleceles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did the exact same thing! She wore all black in the photo, too, making it weirdly mournful. All my relatives suck up to her and so they all acted like it was the greatest gift in the world. My dadโs side is very strange and dysfunctional.
wolves_hunt_in_packs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandma probably subscribes to r/youdontsurf
arisoncain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your grandma The Rock? Are you Farooq?
littlebitch3467 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:54:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
DangeMuffin91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to start do this... but all different pics x
AndPeggy- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas, my grandmother gave my dad (her son) a framed, professionally shot and partially nude photo of herself.
leowife3167 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like my grandma. Lol she was in the newspaper a lot so she would send us newspaper cutouts of herself in our birthday/holiday cards.
Starshitlord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well my nephew did say surprise me, maybe this and like a pineapple in a box.
Tokiseong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/raisedbynarcissists
marsbareater12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My housemate did that for this year. I just. Uh.
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have heard a few stories where people do this.
Not on this thread but I was on another thread where the girl's great-aunt gave everyone framed photos of herself on a cruise and the year before gave everyone tupperware. And it wasn't even good tupperware, it was the dollar store crap that melts in the microwave.
Then I heard another story where, again, a guy's boomer-aged aunt gave everyone a framed photo of herself and her new boyfriend. No one could work out why she bothered.
Like, is this a generational thing? A cultural thing? A class thing? I just can't figure out why so many people would think this is a good gift.
draginator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That much more likely to get on the ofrenda I guess.
waceyhawpuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the what now
draginator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's the alter you put pictures of past relatives on. Here's the wiki on it, it's to honor and remember the dead, and help them cross over for dia de muertos.
waceyhawpuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL! Interesting and only mildly creepy, thank you!
draginator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Np, it's a nice cultural tradition.
scotus_canadensis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she diagnosed with cancer or something that year? I wish I had better pictures of my grandmother from the couple years before she passed.
Not to call you out, or anything, but sometimes there's an underlying reason for the weird stuff.
littlebitch3467 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:53:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope! She's still kicking 6 years later. Last year she sent me a beginners programming guide.
[deleted] ยท 4612 points ยท Posted at 13:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Waffles-McGee ยท 3549 points ยท Posted at 13:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandmother had a stroke and instead of signing all the cards "love grandma and Patches" (Patches being her cat), she signed them all 'Love and Patches". she forgot the word Grandma on every single card
Meowing_Kraken ยท 2035 points ยท Posted at 15:13:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry your grandma had a stroke and has memory problems.... but that is... adorable. Give your grandma a hug from me, I have none at the moment and your made me smile today :)
Waffles-McGee ยท 919 points ยท Posted at 15:14:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! she's still kicking in a nursing home. shes basically bedridden and doesnt always remember who is who, but her sense of humour is still in there :)
I actually havent visited in awhile (she lives kind of far). i will make an effort to go see her
Meowing_Kraken ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 15:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I found that with my grandma, she lost all her marbles and in the end hardly knew who I was any more. But her sense of humor stayed. Always laughing at silly jokes and cheerful, she was. Sure, forgetting to shit on the toilet is embarrassing but she was so happy... I wouldn't mind growing old like that.
What happened to the cat? Not in the nursing home, I presume...
Waffles-McGee ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 15:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, he was an old cat and got sick and was put down. he was an asshole, but he did have a good life and no reason to be sad there
SilverpeltDoe ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has finally come to terms with her dementia and now she's totally cool with not being sure who's visiting and just asks and she just seems so much happier than she had in years. Always giggling and making terrible jokes.
twitchy_taco ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:33:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please do. When my grandma died it had been a year since I'd seen her. I was so excited to show her how much weight I had lost and then all of a sudden her brain started to hemorrhage. Thankfully she went fast, but that meant I didn't get the chance to say goodbye. At least call your grandma if you don't get the time off to see her.
Waffles-McGee ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
she cant really talk on the phone, but i will try to see her!
IntrovertPharmacist ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt have grandparents anymore and would do almost anything to see them again in the living world. Please see your grandma. Let her know how much you love her. And give her a hug for me.
livin4donuts ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:37:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother passed away a few years ago, but in the last few years of her life she had progressively worse Alzheimer's. In the beginning of that period, she knew she had it and did the "oh, we just talked about this" thing when she'd realize it. She had a great sense of humor, though, and told me once that, "The best thing about having Alzheimer's is that at least I don't have Alzheimer's!"
PrayForMojo_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:44:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And how is Patches?
VAShumpmaker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This 30 year old stranger just got a little misty eyed reading that.
Sylphetamine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what about Patches????
eilygmcd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the rest of time, I would sign cards to loved ones "Love and patches", so you will never forget your grandma.
LukaBloom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please do, I work in care homes and its a blessing to work with these wonderful people. Some don't have any family at all, it's a heart wrenching situation at times (especially at Christmas)
Waffles-McGee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:43:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh dont worry she gets lots of visits from her sons!
fnord_happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How far
PacloverN1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:13 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please see her soon
ElanorRigbyism ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:12:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your comment made me sad, but then I saw that you have no grandparents "at the moment" and can only assume you're soon attempting a heist to get more grandparents. I want in.
dorothy_zbornak_esq ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having lost my last grandmother this year, I want in on this too. Though nothing can replace the originals. They were special.
bountifulknitter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I get in on a grandparent heist? I miss my mom-mom. :(
wreckingballheart ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:09:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check and see if your area has an adopt-a-grandparent program! They match you with someone in a nursing/assisted living facility who doesn't have any family or whose family is too far away to visit.
Some facilities also have programs where rather than adopting a specific "grandparent" you can go in once a week (or every other week) during activity time and play cards/checkers/whatever with whoever is up for it.
rosajeanramblings ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:57:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hear they have whole buildings full of old people in some places..... Nursing Home Heist....sounds like a weird off-brand video game.
piranhasaurusTex ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too have lost all my grandma's (I had 3: maternal, paternal, and step). The closest thing I have now is my maternal grandma's sister (to whom, admittedly, I have always been close). She told me at my grandma's funeral, as she hugged me close, that she would be my maw-maw if I needed it.
Anyway, I hope you have some comfort this holiday season
_Der_Hammer_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:47:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While memory loss is very common, stroke doesn't necessarily mean memory issues... at least not permanent. Many people know what they're trying to say but can't connect their brain and mouth/hands to say or write what they want. Often, the wrong word comes out or no words at all. After a stroke, a large majority of people need speech therapy to help them talk clearly and properly, again. Am a CNA.
pialligo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No hugs at the moment, or no grandmas at the moment?
WikiWantsYourPics ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:37:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell me that became a standard greeting in your family. "Love and Patches" sounds super cute.
miniRNA ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she's love now :)
miniRNA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:58:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PS. Sorry she's struggling, I hope she has decent enough quality of life though
Makovar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually the wording is super important here. She is telling you that secretly the cat is an asshole, and that while your grandma definitely loves you, she has discovered the cat does not.
She is forgetting the comma so it makes more sense like...
"Love, and Patches"
Because Patches is just "there". Hating you. Silently judging your life choices.
Im_kinda_that_guy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa did "Merry Christmas and a Happy New York" on every card one year.
gishnon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandmother is now the embodiment of love.
joegekko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Must be dusty- I've got something in my eyes.
noot4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a similar aww but sad story. My grandpa was never very involved in his grandkids lives, and left all the gifting and stuff to my grandma. We would honestly only see him at meals when we went to visit them, and he wouldn't say much. After my grandma died he started sending us all Christmas and birthday cards (which was a feat in itself) but he signed them all 'Love from Grandpa and Grandma in heaven'. :'(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Though the reason is sad, that's adorable. If it was me, I would probably continue to use "Love and Patches" as a signoff for family notes long after grandma and patches are both gone.
FunnyLittleHippo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My papa died 6 years ago. They had personalized stickers with their names and address on them so they never had to write out their return address on an envelope. Well apparently they had a million of those, and my nana still uses them, except now she scratches out his name with a pen... I cry every time I get a letter from her...
Waffles-McGee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D:
teflon_dame ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nanny did the same thing for years. She would say โlove nanny&grandad and 5+dogs namesโ haha now she has past and my grandad has one dog so itโs โlove grandad&nanny and the one dogs nameโ weird seeing him take up her tradition.
alive-taxonomy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma sent me a check for my birthday that was dated 1978. Thatโs more than a decade before I was born.
morganbones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:48:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Gran did this too! Cards were always signed "love Connie (her name) and Jess (her cat)" and then she would always draw a little picture of the cat. Every time.
MidnightLightss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually really sad. Here's a hug to cheer you up. :(
Sofa6265 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My heart
philip1201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What she should write for 'grandma' changes with each card. Love and patches are universally applicable.
ukelele_pancakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, hugs for your grandma! My mom had a pretty big stroke 4 years ago and then another mini one sometime in the past year. She signs most everything with just her first name. It's like she forgets who she's signing it for (usually she'd write Mom or Grandma). It's a bit sad, but I'm glad she knows her name at least. It's the small stuff, I guess.
Tepigg4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a message for help, she is saying she feels like she is disappearing
songoku9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you and /u/Pfeifenmacher described comes across more as sad unfortunate than bad unfortunate.
Froggy_hop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had a cat named Patches. It hated kids and was always a curmudgeon. One day I was sitting at the table colouring and Patches jumped onto my lap. I didn't know what to do.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She forgets herself but she remembers love and Patches. Itโs almost sweet.
Ishuzu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this year my 96 yo grandma gave me a birthday card that read:
"happy birthday ishuzu, with love from grandma and ishuzu"
I am keeping it forever.
QuietUptown ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 14:53:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he thought you werenโt coming into it now that youโre older. You should surprise him this year by sending him a really creative card with all that fun stuff and then end the card with a nice note about how much you appreciate him.
christinapaws ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looking back at my cards from my grandparents when my grandma was still alive makes me so sad...they used to be sooo sweet and thoughtful, the gifts just over the top amazing.
I never noticed cus I was so young. you can tell when my grandma died..the cards just say "grandpa's name"..that's it.just a photo of a winter scene on the front, a $20, and his name..
Ok thanks Reddit now I'm crying
TheFightScenes ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My adoptive grandma always used to send us cards for our birthdays. They would be filled with sweet words and a check for like $20. As her demencia developed, she started sending cards twice, as though she forgot. Her handwriting also got really horrible. I remember for my dadโs 45th birthday, she accidentally sent two cards and the contents of the second were just nonsensical rambles. I remember wanting to cry because all I could think was that she was already gone. She died later that year.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 13:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
AmongTheSound ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother passed away 3 years ago. She had alzheimer's . Ever since I could remember, she'd send all of her grandkids birthday cards with beautiful messages and a bit of money in them. She never skipped one, never missed one, never forgot...and then on my birthday one year, my card never came. She forgot. She was diagnosed a few months after that.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
awww... I feel bad a little for grandpa. Is he kind of losing it?
Somewhat related story... My son and I share a first name, but he is not a junior. One year, on my birthday, I got a card from my elderly Grandmother. It was a cool card, with a picture of a kid on a tricycle, in a baseball cap. Inside was taped a quarter ($.25 for non -American readers who might not know). She got our birthdays confused. I was still touched the remembered that someone in my house had a birthday. And, yes, I wrote and sent her a thank you card.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great-Uncle would send us all Christmas cards with a ยฃ5 note in them, every year without fail. Then in the final years of his life, he'd still send cards with the ยฃ5 notes, but would spell our names wrong or forget to write out the cards altogether.
He passed away several weeks before Christmas a few years ago, but when they were clearing out his things, they found a big stack of envelopes with ยฃ5 notes in them, but no cards. Weird how he remembered the money but not the actual cards...
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave up trying to be creative with Christmas cards because of constant bad reception.
I'd draw little Christmas scenes on every single card I'd send out. The very few people who noticed them liked them, but most admitted to just throwing the cards in the trash without opening them.
Then I decided to get creative and create Christmas ornaments out of polymer clay and give those out instead. Those were a LOT of work, and were also met with shitty reception. Some people really loved them (I found out the women at work were taking turns borrowing each others ornaments to wear as earrings) but many more were like "What the hell is this?" and "That's stupid, why waste your time?" and gave a generally negative reception.
So I decided to say fuck it and not send anything out...which was the plan until I got bit by the Christmas bug and decided to try and make my own card this year. Not sure if I'll get it done in time but we'll see.
Yoggyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who...who would receive a gift from someone and reply with "What the hell is this?" or "That's stupid"? What do you celebrate in your family, Festivus? Is this some sort of bizarre airing-of-grievances?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the same thing. I was pretty pissed. If you don't like it thats one thing, but to make a stink about it when it was sent as a gift is another. It costs like $4 a piece to send them.
A1t2o ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so sad, and not in a neglectful or lazy way like most of the posts on here.
miniRNA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry :( this is so bittersweet
nothingweasel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was out of the country for a year and a half for charity work and I write my grandma a letter. She wrote me back but clearly forgot who I was because she started telling me about how her son and his wife were doing (my parents) and signed it "Aunt [First Name]."
It broke my heart. I had to go find a good place to cry alone. Then I had to email my mom to tell her about it, which was even harder. (I didn't have access to a phone where I was.)
LeodFitz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's depressing in a whole other way than the rest of these stories. Sorry your grandpa isn't doing well.
MarkDrees ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your turn to send him creative letters!
hayhay1232 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The card that I got from my grandpa this past Christmas (4 months before he passed) had a scribble instead of actual writing. That was upsetting
PaulRuddsDick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that depressing. He is sending you the card. The memories are in that card for both of you... He's still truckin...
kizzzzurt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Feel it. My grandpa used to be the greatest man I ever could've known. He's far from that now. I still love him all the same, he's just a very different person and it's very sad.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma would send me cards for pretty much all holidays. I remember getting a card from her saying "I hope you have a happy 1979!" or something like that.
It was 1999. That hit me hard. She was always so thoughtful, and realizing that she was having memory problems made me really sad.
RaeADropOfGoldenSun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is old but has always been pretty sharp. This year, however, she sent me a birthday card in September (my birthdayโs in December) with a very Christian quote on the front (weโre Jewish), in which she apologized for being a bad โgrannyโ (Iโve never called her granny and, while I never really see her, she didnโt have much to apologize for) and misspelled my name (well, she spelled it right then crossed it out and rewrote it wrong).
I immediately called my dad to ask if sheโs ok and he was like โsheโs fine I guess sheโs just weirdโ.
NurseNikky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww man... That is really sad. I hope you kept all the letters and stuff he sent you.
DMT-spirit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me sad :(
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great Uncle and Aunt sent me a card two years ago that had written in it (by my Great Aunt) John is not doing well. He died on Christmas Eve. I still haven't put the card away because it was the last piece of mail I received from him (we had been writing letters to each other for over 20 years.)
HeilHilter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift him a nice pen. Maybe he figured nobody cared
wackawacka2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Warning: onions alert.
lilpastababy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's grandma is kind of off, but not super old. She's just always been goofy.
Once she sent my friend's mom a card and addressed it to "Tamars" instead of Tamara.
I tried to help it not seem as bad by saying, "well the 's' is right next to the 'a' on the keyboard, she probably just did it on accident"
And Tamars goes, "It was written by hand...."
So now we all call her Tamars. The end
Terry_Pie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the last Christmas cards my grandmother (who had Alzheimer's) ever wrote out to us: "Love from grandpa and grandpa". She also spelt or got all our names wrong, except mine.
TheRealGunn ยท 16170 points ยท Posted at 14:08:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toss up between two gifts I've received from my in-laws.
A sheathe for a pocket knife, with no knife.
Or
A single piece of Tupperware.
pahasapapapa ยท 5445 points ยท Posted at 14:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did the tupperware at least have a lid?
TheRealGunn ยท 8568 points ยท Posted at 14:59:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness it was a nice piece of Tupperware, complete with lid.
RenaKunisaki ยท 3441 points ยท Posted at 16:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was the lid attached? Maybe the actual gift escaped.
d_man05 ยท 261 points ยท Posted at 16:07:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D'Artagnan escaped again! I hope OP doesn't have a cat.
[deleted] ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 16:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Mews...
JackRaynor ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 16:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what happened to the turtle ?!
codeklutch ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:13:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I FORGOT ABOUT THE DAMN TOITLE!
jason2306 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First the flash, now stranger things, when will the turtle violence END?!
[deleted] ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 16:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...That kid is terrible with pets!
IssacTheNecromorph ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:06:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He should just take his pets out their cages and leave the dust in.
NipplesInAJar ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:25:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you did there.
Rasmusdt ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:50:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry, he's fine https://mobile.twitter.com/strangerwriters/status/925820915862061056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-10232084001401383217.ampproject.net%2F1510956201635%2Fframe.html
piper1871 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:58:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While the Duffer brothers said they kind of forgot about the turtle but it's most likely dead, the writers said the turtle is still alive and will be seen again.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Woohoo
bacera ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:31:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And the demodog in the fridge?
NipplesInAJar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
he's gonna be ok
aboxacaraflatafan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BarbMews deserved better!DJDomTom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jebus is that how you spell that? Never would have guessed
d_man05 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to look it up. My first stab at spelling it was horribly wrong, although Iโve never been one that did well in spelling bees growing up.
DJDomTom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:38:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's good to learn every day
melig1991 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:34:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I only just now realised "Dart" is short for D'Artagnan.
1nquiringMinds ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:35:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which is odd since they call that out a couple of times in the show IIRC.
JacobPariseau ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He named it that because he was feeding it Three Musketeers chocolate
IsaacEiland-Hall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I think I've figured out where the cat was supposed to go. C'mon reddit, we're on our way to solving another mystery!
SuggestiveDetective ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A neighbor kid gave me a housewarming gift of Tupperware container with a, "nice mouse," banana piece and a few flowers inside.
There was no lid. It went poorly.
Mouse was found later behind a bookcase and taken to the forest.
notafuckingcakewalk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, um. Why is the banana not in the second picture? Did you eat the dead-mouse-flavored banana or what?
SuggestiveDetective ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It had mouse leavings on, so we gave it oats instead while we waited for child to exit the room so we could let it go. Child then took the mouse elsewhere and promptly lost it...in the house. Thus began our bookcase adventure.
okay fine, I ate it.
mmmichelle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The mouse is alive
iGalaxy_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stranger Things reference.
throwaway24515 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:43:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe OP has never opened it and the knife has been inside the tupperware all these years...
JakScott ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:47:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like there's a pocket knife on the lam somewhere.
zbeezle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:51:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Wow. Thanks for the single Tupperware..."
"Yeah. Tupperware. That's the gift..." sweats profusely
insertpoopjoke ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:34:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've made my day :-)
CerinDeVane ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:49:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And it has a knife...
chiliedogg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it took the knife on its way out.
pearthon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Return this to us with food inside" -Love, The In-Laws
calitri-san ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it took the knife with it. Watch your back OP.
BasedStickguy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:59:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And took the knife with it...
CarbineFox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is how you get tribbles.
Chiperoni ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most likely another pocket knife sheath.
CaptRory ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They forgot the air holes and they had to throw out the actual gift.
wannabesq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was probably baked goods, and they got hungry on the drive over.
laughinfrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. It was likely fleas. It sounds as if they really don't like him.
theAlpacaLives ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Duct tape wrapped around it several times, a few air holes stabbed through tape/lid. Scratch marks in one corner, and the lid when received wasn't sitting right on that corner.
onlyawfulnamesleft ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hooo boy. I hope you're all wearing heavy pants...
noydbshield ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a very wily casserole.
nakolune ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok fun prank gift idea... may only work on children. Poke some holes in Tupperware, put some bedding and hamster stuff in it.. but only after damaging one side to make it look like the hamster chewed its way out. Proceed to make children search house while shaking a can of โhamster chowโ. When this gets old, โfindโ the hamster by getting it out of its hidden cage where it was all along. Could also do this for a gift of a rabbit, lizard.. whatever small caged critter you are getting them.
BeefGriller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโd be the case only if it werenโt authentic Tupperware.
Qu4tchi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my.
K_cutt08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It held a mystical baby Air Elemental, and it escaped.
CezaryC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only about 10 minutes of oxygen in that tupperware, so it was either escape or death for the hamster or whatever it was.
wfaulk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't want to know what they keep in their Tooperware.
RoToR71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the gift was physically able to escape and didn't open the Tupperware container, it would've definitely died.
TheActualAWdeV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it a tupperware box full of chlorine gas?
HOTDADSONLY ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dude tupperware is expensive
Kfaircloth41 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:57:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would upvote you more than once if I could! Cause, yeah. That shit's expensive.
aklbos ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And the sheath was an antique relic which you auctioned for millions of dollars at Sothebyโs years later?
END THE LIES
noodle-face ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:32:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean as a kid I'd be so angry, but nowadays it's hard to come by good Tupperware. I really should toss all the bad ones.
Sugarbean29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you go to Tupperware.com, they'll let you know if you have a consultant near you.
ThaBenMan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I can always use more tupperware.
c00kies44 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the downside, it was the Tupperware they borrowed from you.
Prince-of-Ravens ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:16:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot worse gifts than a nice piece of Tupperware. I mean, they can be $20 or so easily, and if they are useful...
RoyalT_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:22:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But where is the lid now?!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:09:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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starznmyeyez ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:06:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They still do! I was quite surprised when I got invited to one last month.
RandomCandor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well then, it was two pieces, wasn't it?
I swear, some people are never content.
Parorworse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking big boy over here getting full Tupperware set, you have any idea how much that stuff costs haha jk that's definitely lacklustre
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
woah hey there good tupperware is gods gift!
JTtornado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying the sheath is the worst gift, then?
jeremiah406 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They probably farted in it. That's what I'd do.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you use it to store your useless sheathe?
cernomorec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moaner! :-)
Whatyoushouldask ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am so sending best friend a piece of Tupperware this year
Arch27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With the lid that's 2 pieces.
Seriously, do you even TupperWareโข?
atcoyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, now I am hungry for ๊ฐ๋น (galbi).
SamWhite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't feel this is something you need to be overly fair about. It's fucking tooperware.
sintral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna say it is no longer a toss up.
TheRealGunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, at least I used the Tupperware twice before I left something in it so long it got gross and we had to throw it away.
WunWegWunDarWun_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for lid
MailOrderHusband ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it filled with knives?
suburban_hyena ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they wrap it?
TheRealGunn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They did not.
Blacklivesmatthew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i dont understand how this qualifies as a toss up
straight_gay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tupperware? Why, Tupperhere of course!
Dai_Kaisho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thank god.
m1ndcr1me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think weโve all had worse presents than that.
buck9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Picky over here...
thunnus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a perfectly fine gift. Stash it for when your wife (or future wife) calls you on the carpet for losing a piece of tupperware.
erial_ck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that's a gift for life. You'll be able to pass that one gift down to your grandkids
[deleted] ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 16:13:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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oktimeforanewaccount ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 16:14:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a set of tupperware is a nice gift. one piece is leftovers without the food
Sugarbean29 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the piece. Many Tupperware items are just one piece, like the cake taker, or sandwich keeper. But those obviously have a specific purpose and aren't just random pieces of Tupperware separated from their set.
GA_Thrawn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:27:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not. Actual Tupperware is expensive. Plus how do we know therealgunn isn't a total cock in the real world and has treated these people like shit
Griever423 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're being awfully presumptuous.
ToothlessBastard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, Dave! Stop giving people Tupperware!
Sorce291 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: Steal and give away tupperware lids as presents. The recipient will be really grateful because they lost that exact type of lid years ago. The person you stole it from won't really question why the lid is gone.
weliketobass ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's....the perfect crime...
primeline31 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tupperware is guaranteed for life. If you have a damaged piece, all you have to do is find a distributor (they are like Avon ladies). You give them the damaged item, they return it to Tupperware and after a fairly long time, they either send you a replacement part or, if it is out of production, something that they currently make.
I had an edge split lid for a 1970 celery keeper 782-2 (a long, green rectangular lidded box that I use for meatballs & sauce, fruit salad, etc. because it's slim and takes up little room, as opposed to huge round or square containers.)
They didn't have the lid so they sent me a complete and similar $39 box!
ucjj2011 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you live in Australia? 100% chance it contained a poisonous spider, or toxic lizard, or venomous duck.
DynamicDK ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait...is that a thing?
ucjj2011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe, maybe not? All the listings I see on Google either refer to platypuses (the only venomous mammal, but which has a duck bill) or the Paraguayan Venomous Duck, and since all the information about is the same, I think it might be a hoax.
But also everything in Australia is trying to kill you.
-kindakrazy- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the lid.
TheDuckCZAR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Come on, that'd be like getting a knife and sheath, but without the knife.
ThisLookInfectedToYa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Said "Cool Whip" on it.
coinpile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but the lid was the wrong size.
crikey- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lid that didn't fit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It probably got lost in 24 hours flat, so no, he didn't receive a lid.
Justice_Prince ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lid only
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actual name brand Tupperware is expensive af.
pahasapapapa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used to work with a Tupper. First thing she said after introductions was no, not from the inheriting part of the family.
Daamus ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 16:34:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a gun rack?
Bawahong ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:48:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was the comment I was looking for.
UNC_Samurai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
psycho hose beast
ilovecashews ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, if youโre not careful youโre going to lose her.
eatelectricity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hi Wayne! Hiiiiiiiiii!
crashes into parked car
boomfruit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still say "a" in the way he says it when I want to emphasize that something doesn't exist.
randoogle_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put it in yer truuck
UnderwaterDialect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you mental??
Whisper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy some guns?
Gjlynch22 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 14:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I think they are fucking with you.
RestrictedAccount ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, that is a message.
Gjlynch22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โItโs not about the money, itโs about sending a messageโ
mike_d85 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:22:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first started dating my now wife, her grandfather gave me a pocket calculator for Christmas. One of the ones you get for free as an ad or business card.
I'm now regarded as a person and most of the time he asks how I'm doing before he asks about the dog.
PRMan99 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad just gave this to me for my birthday. A solar calculator (he also gave me $50 in the card, which was nice).
I joked to my brother, "Well, if I am ever somewhere where the entire electrical grid is out and I can't charge my phone and I need to do some calculations, I'm all set."
duke78 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grandfather remembers the days when calculators were expensive as fuck. Some of them still are. So when he got one for free, he thought it would be valued as a gift. I guess.
mike_d85 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was literally one he got free with a business' name and phone number on it. He just wrapped a something he had lying around the house.
DrunkyMcDrunk-Drunk ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or, he's a functional person who understands that technology has advanced enough that pocket calculators are commonplace--and obsolete--and he wanted the boyfriend to know he didn't like him or consider him worthy of spending money on a gift for.
SendRamenNoodz ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was the gallon Tupperware tea pitcher Iโd be stoked. Iโve wanted one for years. It theyโre like $47 dollars or some shit.
My mom sold Tupperware in the 70โs and she got a tea pitcher and we still use it. Itโs 100% perfect and makes the best tea.
Moruitelda ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:22:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, my mom had one of those like 25 years ago, and I don't know what happened to it, but it was awesome. I remember even as a kid liking it.
SendRamenNoodz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโre soooo nice. I think Iโll treat myself to one soon. Lol.
AMediocreVillain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it that seventies orange?
SendRamenNoodz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope itโs a dark red. I think she got it right before I was born.
thepanichand ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me a used bathrobe for Christmas.
It was HER used bathrobe.
There's no way to be more r/raisedbynarcissists than that.
LaLaLaLeea ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL has tried to give me lingerie that her stalker sent her.
DivinitusRenes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit.
XdsXc ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:13:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you sold your pocket knife to give them a comb, but they sold their hair to buy the sheath
O what bittersweet love you lead us to, st nick
xxBeatrixKiddoxx ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:57:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may of contained a fart. My dad and his brother did this. Apparently good Tupperware holds a fart stink So you rip ass and hurry and seal it Wrap it Hilarity ensues. Betcha got a fart present
Woyaboy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting these from loved ones is far more insulting than being given nothing at all...
Sugarbean29 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that depends on the people involved, and whether it's a legit piece of Tupperware, or just some plastic container. I'm a Tupperware Consultant and many people buy Tupperware for gifts. But like any gift, if the receiver can't use it/doesn't need or want it, then it's still a shit gift.
Woyaboy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tupperware is the bomb...
I'm assuming it was worthless to OP given the nature of the thread. An empty knife holder, and then ONE piece of Tupperware.
Sugarbean29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I assumed that, too. I also assumed it was just a piece of plasticware not actual Tupperware. Even the most useless piece is still valuable on ebay lol.
ThatFlappingTerror ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are your in-laws the Dursleys by any chance? Sounds like something they would gift! :(
Blackkit27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a Tupperware Salesman it depends on what the piece was, some of our stuff is quite pricey. Also depending on the age (early 70's) it could be worth some money to the vintage crowd.
TheRealGunn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was only slightly larger than a sandwich container.
BlocksAreGreat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:01:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did it at least have a lid?
__-__-________-__-__ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it full of spaghetti?
SyntaxTheGr8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:11:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did it at least have the top for it?
Sclusive88 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm imagining them realizing on the way there that the sheath had no knife so they ate the cookies out of the Tupperware they brought in the car and gave you that too.
JoeySadass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack?
KGBXSKILLZZ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
O was once given just a sheathe for my knife and I was rather happy. But then again I needed one so
douchebaghater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a firm believer in 'It's the thought that counts.' Apparently your in-laws think as little about you as possible. But serious, WTF?!?
Wagnaard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's some Dursley's from Harry Potter level shit right there.
ristoril ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It will help you better prepare storing foods for the upcoming Monsoon months...
Gaudyclover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know... A pocket knife wouldn't have a sheath.. it would have a..pocket?
TheRealGunn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which is why I assume they had it laying around after purchasing a knife and not using the sheathe.
LaTortillera ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking love Tupperware tho. I hope it was the real brand at least.
TheRealGunn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was not.
wds2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
died laughing at "A single piece of Tupperware."
AlTheGoodNamesArgon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take "things I found in my trunk" for 300 Alex
Limelight1357 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a potato peeler for my birthday from my mother in law. Supposedly it's an amazing peeler.
TheRealGunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Irish?
Limelight1357 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she thought my family was from Ireland? Haha. Bless their hearts, the fuckers.
TheRealGunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she thinks you're Irish, that sounds like some bullshit sarcastic WASP racism lol.
_just_a_dude_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These are your current in-laws?
TheRealGunn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, yes.
_just_a_dude_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I... Damn. Sorry, that blows
forcefx2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a bag of peanut m&mโs from my in -laws, 7th year into the marriage. Shocked and embarrassed at the same time
cbytes1001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someoneโs gotta tell him they donโt like him very much....
TheRealGunn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's ok, the feeling's mutual.
cbytes1001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We havenโt seen my in laws for 4 years now buddy. Life is way better now because of it.
TheRealGunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's been about 6 months for me.
I drew a line in the sand the day I had to call the cops on her mom for refusing to leave our house after an argument.
cbytes1001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you man. Family doesnโt grant immunity imo.
Onahole_for_you ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:14:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/justnomil in case you need it. They could be just bad gift givers.
SimplyATable ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just like tupperware
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit this is amazing, i'm defo getting my friend a tupperware container this christmas
gbeezy007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Single piece of Tupperware from the dollar store probably.
Scarletfapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll bet you some bugger swiped the knife in transit.
mh40sw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should've asked them, "why bother?"
JustAQuickComment_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like they just got you what was lying around their house. Did you have to act happy about it? Because it's funny to imagine you saying how much you've always wanted a single piece of tupperware.
Zenopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There has to be a story here... Don't blue ball me like that.
Doctorofgallifrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you James Gunn?
TheRealGunn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not quite.
totallynotawomanjk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tim?
NekoInkling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did the Tupperware have spaghetti in it, and did you find it the next day in your fridge?
Ramblonius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally some Harry Potter shit.
AberforthTopBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
think of two most random items I can
Bullshit mate
TheRealGunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not that creative.
SpaceGhost1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, why give you anything? At that point I'd be like can we just eat and hang out? Don't do this to yourselves and me.
Joshua_notJosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the sheath has to be some soft of metaphor for a dick-vagina, as in maybe they're suggesting yours shouldn't be together.
georgefrymire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is funny.
EndlessKillz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They make sheathes for pocket knives? Wut
sah_000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend's parents put a joke gift under the tree last year. It was a large cereal box size Tupperware container. Best gift we got that year, mostly because it was so funny :)
djd1ed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They should've said fuck you, you get nothing! Because between the three, I think that would have been the best.
Whatyoushouldask ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can only imagine them laughing each year in anticipation of the look on your face wondering how many years they can do this until you say something
iGalaxy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you get a knife then?
r/knives
caramelcooler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's because he kept the knife. Better watch your back.
Louie1phoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did it have the lid?
Damn someone already asked the question my bad
Just read you gave an answer, that's cool it had the lid. Just realized I'm 3 hrs late to this conversation.
rab7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's some Gift of the Magi shit
Khaldara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too once received a sheathe with no knife in the 1980s. Is this like, a thing that people do?
Skwidz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I usually give my brother some cool records for Christmas plus a gag gift of some kind. Last year I wrapped a piece of cardboard. This year its gonna be Tupperware haha
a_wild_livi_appeared ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two pieces of Tupperware for Christmas this year! Who the hell thinks that's an acceptable gift...
iagox86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma used to get me a half package of socks. My cousin always got the other half. Sometimes, we both got odd numbers of socks.
I love you, Grandma! :)
Uniqueaccountofmany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they were trying to say "stop sticking it to my daughter. Use this"
JohnnyChee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those are Dursleys-to-Harry tier gifts, jesus christ
Chordata1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it sad I asked for some tupperware this holiday? I need a jello mold and a long shallow container. Although, I know that won't be my only gifts. I asked my husband to do tasks. Like I don't need you to buy me a remote start as it is mostly my money but it would be awesome of you to take the car to the shop and get it installed for me.
MisterSympa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Harry Potter?
LaLaLaLeea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I just remembered this. A couple years ago we went over to my MIL's house around Christmas. I gave her a gift (I think it was a Bath and Body Works gift basket or something). I guess she wasn't expecting a gift from me, so she starts rummaging around in her purse and eventually comes up with a chocolate bar. "Oh! Here this is for you!" That woman hates my guts so I give her an A for effort.
ArbutusPhD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It puts the sheath in the tupperware...
Containers - maybe this year it will be luggage?
slytherinight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now i have a sudden urge to get myself a nice pocket knife.
PNWRoamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be stoked to get a full set of good Tupperware
Artistic_Witch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your name Harry Potter?
oneofeverything ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like my sister in law. Her mother in law โbroughtโ her a microwave splatter cover all the way from Germany. I guess the dollar store near her is also named Germany.
HeadFullaZombie87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a sheath for a knife with no knife in it. My sister in law, who I live with, had gone to a hunting and camping expo, and had bought herself and my sister, her wife, some expensive looking belt knives and sheathes. I guess she must have felt bad for not gettong me one and just got me a sheath.
The funny thing is I make knives and custom tooled leather sheathes. I made one for my sister for her birthday last year and it's the one she uses at work every day XD
GuacamoleBay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean did you have a knife that would fit in the sheath?
TheRealGunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not at all. I don't carry a knife.
sklavko ยท 3873 points ยท Posted at 13:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I was into science and I always wanted a good scientific calculator. My mother bought me a calculator for my 16th (not entirely sure) birthday, but it was not what I wanted. It was just a cheap and simple calculator with large buttons like this one. Well, I was very, very disappointed, but dad was laughing his ass off.
Edit: here's another one. A relative gave me a makeup bag she got for free and tried to convince me it was a pencil case (I'm a guy).
iouoneusername ยท 1368 points ยท Posted at 13:33:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm laughing a little as well. Sounds like she has no idea what a scientific calculator is, and thought that one looked fancy.
TobyQueef69 ยท 821 points ยท Posted at 15:22:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Seems scientific enough, look how big these numbers are!"
leblady ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:41:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read that in Linda Belcherโs voice.
gfrag626 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:58:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And look you can even spell with it. Flips it over to show you "boobless"
RoToR71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5318008 8008 55378008
Pizzaisbae13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Those are rookie numbers!!"
dragon_master12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The louder you talk, the smarter you sound.
sklavko ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one she bought me was actually really ugly. I couldn't find the picture but it was actually gray with blueish border and buttons in various colors.
iouoneusername ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that sounds even more sciency looking!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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joegekko ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:29:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that's actually a scientific calculator.
wofo ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or she found out how expensive thy are and thought she could substitute.
But let's be serious. OP just wanted it for Tetris anyway
MrStroopwafel ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:22:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't scientific calculators pretty cheap, or are we talking about graphical calculators?
Evairfairy ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scientific calculators are cheap, you can usually get one from the supermarket for about ยฃ10
MrStroopwafel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that is what I thought, mine costs โฌ10
-Reddit_Account- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine costs $30 (about โฌ30.00001), but it's pretty fancy.
My graphing calculator cost a fortune though.
maian_sos ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Woah that is a weird exchange rate!
jk, I sometimes forget america uses a dot instead of a comma for decimals.
Graphing calculators do indeed cost a lot though. Probably because they know everyone needs them so people will pay it anyway.
TehBatmon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:54 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who uses a comma for decimals.
maian_sos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:26 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The majority of the world.
noodlynooman ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It has a 00 button; it's wicked fancy.
reesejenks520 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like when grandparents buy those knock-off gaming consoles because they know you love video games. Their heart is in the right place.
ExoertNoob ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:59:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DUAL POWER
[deleted] ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 15:18:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance got a makeup kit from his aunt and uncle for Christmas when he was 16. He was a little surprised, but thought it was pretty neat actually. He was into art at the time and decided it was just a really creative, outside-the-box gift. He thanked them very profusely.
They were immediately horrified and embarrassed. The makeup had been meant for one of his female cousins, and they got the packages mixed up. They took the makeup kit back and a week later his real gift arrived. It was pajamas.
Blackultra ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:31:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I'm sorry but that's hilarious.
GlassRockets ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 15:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love the thought that somewhere, there exists some kid that wanted a scientific calculator for his birthday
KroniK907 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.hulu.com/watch/47613
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:20:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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KroniK907 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, that one doesn't work in the USA and I was too lazy to copy both links.
HugoNikanor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Come on! A scientific calculator is basically a pocket sized retro computer. And that's amazing!
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother just did this same thing, I told her I was taking Statistics this semester and was looking at some Goodwill's, Thrift Shops, and on LetGo for TI-84 calculators seeing as I did NOT want to spend $150 on a new one from the College bookstore, or Amazon, etc. Halfway through my semester, STATs included, I stop by her house one day for our usual chit chat and banter and she gets all excited and tells me she has something for me and runs inside. She comes back out with a calculator similar to the one you linked, solar powered only, and she was so proud of herself and happy that I just tucked it in my scrub pocket and went on my merry way home.
God love my mother.
Dispari_Scuro ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:45:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean come on, the bigger the buttons the bigger the science!
Cpcr1203 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like my mom.
I just recently had my son, and my Mom gave me a laptop bag from the donation bin at her work (A daycare center) which she swore was a diaper bag. She said โLook, it has a pacifier holder and a plastic wipes carrier in it...it is a diaper bag!โ
I had to look it up on google, which lead me to the staples website to prove it to her. Not to mention, I showed her my laptop bag from work, which was Dell brand instead of the brand she had, and she still didnโt believe me.
Thatโs 20 minutes of my life Iโll never get back.
lamebrainfamegame ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs got sciency solar cells though. Basically the same thing
inhale_slowexhale ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:01:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just remembered that I got a similar calculator for Christmas! Only I didn't even want a scientific calculator at all, I was just starting the seventh grade I think, and the syllabus included 'scientific calculator' on the list of things I needed that year. So that year I got a regular calculator as a gift.
louloulouise ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:16:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad did the same thing! I needed a nice graphing calculator for class and for my birthday, my dad gave me a 3 dollar Walmart calculator. He was really proud of himself too - my mom told him to go get a calculator and he did, it never occurred to him that I needed a specific type of calculator.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's sort of funny. And also sort of sad since the money was wasted. I guess it could be excused as a simple misunderstanding if this was before search engines were a thing.
conepuncher420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's great parenting right there.
Supporting your own children's talents to a T
trailrunner666 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the perfect calculator for accounting tho.
DAVENP0RT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the year my grandmother gifted me a "PDA". I'd mentioned that I was hoping to get a cell phone soon, but this was in the late 90s and I was about 13 years old, so there was no fucking way I was getting a cell phone. In lieu of that, she found a shitty calculator/calendar combo at the dollar store that was labeled as a PDA. It ran on a watch battery that died after being on for about 30 minutes.
My cousin (the only other male grandchild) got several PlayStation games from her that year.
fjzappa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had sort of the opposite problem when I was in HS. My mother was asking her friends for ideas for me for Christmas, and one suggestion was a calculator. Mom said no, that won't work because /u/fjzappa had already bought himself exactly what he wanted. (HP-25C for $200, back in 1976)
EscapingReality- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget my freshman year of high school, we we're required to buy the TI-Nspire calculator for our courses, so mom got me one on eBay. It worked great and I learned how to program in TI's BASIC then I put Homebrew on it and learned Lua and got into programming. Changed my life really. Still have the calculator, too.
autobahnaroo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The bigger the buttons the more power it has!
KroniK907 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of one of the greatest SNL sketches of all time: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/calculator/n12375?snl=1
Alternate link: https://www.hulu.com/watch/47613
For non USA users: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sode7Jbmwf8
riggorous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ngl a scientific calculator has very little to do with science...
Vittorios77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aw man. just reading that i feel so much pain. i could see something like that happening to me any christmas
Undertaker17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be sure to report back here!
Razor1834 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift was also a calculator. But the gift was that my dad found a good deal on it, so he still made me pay for it.
Dragmire800 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A scientific calculator is mandatory for maths in my school, let alone science
willthesane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in upper level math/college courses, they say "no calculators" but if you bring this in and ask permission they'll always say sure. it's not so bad.
sometimescomments ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can just picture your mother at the checkout line with the basic calculator and wondering what was so special about it. Did you end up being a book-keeper?
Undertaker17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm also laughing now because of your dad's reaction
bleach86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an engineer. I use a calculator similar to the one you posted and a makeup bag as a pencil bag when I travel.
I thought that was pretty funny
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You remind me of these guys
mlugia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks about your makeup bag, but when my girlfriend and I visited Korea, she got a pokemon makeup bag from a store as a gift and I needed a pencil case for work that had enough space for my scientific calculator... And it works perfectly for it! Been using it since shamelessly.
Vok250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:24 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of these once, but my Uncle was cool enough to hide a bottle of whiskey inside.
CraigsMD ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mother sounds horrible... why would she not encourage your love of science? This just confuses me from a parental psych standpoint...
sklavko ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got to defend her though because generally she didn't do such things and she supported most of my decisions. She also bought me a real calculator the following year.
BeeHive85 ยท 230 points ยท Posted at 16:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, every girl in my family got a handmade Afghan blanket from my grandma. These are my favorite, and everyone knows it, so when they got handed out I was so excited. I got a card with a $25 gift card in it. I don't believe anyone owes me anything, so I'm not too mad. But it was certainly disappointing. My family is huge. So I was the only one of about 16 girls in my family.
Edit to add: the worst part was after everyone got theirs, they all took pictures of them, and people kept saying "beehive85, bring yours over here!" "come hold yours up for the photo!" "Let's see what color you got!". It took about 10 minutes to convince everyone I didn't get one, and it wasn't just misplaced.
Kamikazecat1 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 23:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve had a similar experience. We donโt get to see my grandma very often because she lives so far away. She came to visit one year and she brought everyone handmade quilted potholders which was great because we all really love the stuff she makes. Except she had made one for everyone but me. For some reason all I got was an ugly glass bead which I pretended to like. To make it even worse, she deliberately used fabric that I gave her for my brotherโs potholder. I still havenโt ever learned what I did to piss her off but she has progressively gotten meaner every time I have seen her since.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 22:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ffs what did everybody say? What did SHE say? What did YOU say? Did you say ANYTHING?
Nintendobandit ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are the afghans crocheted? If so, you can learn to crochet and do one for yourself, in colors you love for Christmas. Be your own advocate and friend.
PM me for crochet tutorial links; thereโs loads on YouTube.
Also, r/crochet
Crochet is fun.
BeeHive85 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah they're crocheted. But I won't pretend I'm going to learn to do this for myself.
Nintendobandit ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ญ I have a learning disability with math and I can crochet, knit, cross stitch etc.
Alternately, you could find someone on Etsy who could crochet an Afghan to your specifications. This will be fairly expensive as itโs time-consuming and yarn costs money etc.
zempaxochimeh ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 04:11:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so sad! Even if I wasnโt pregnant I would still be crying. Iโm sorry
rkgk13 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:01:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes. This stings.
I crochet a lot for family and friends, but I would be honest if I didn't finish them all in time, or not even give them until I had the full set.
jenn1222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have been heartbroken
Merulanata ยท 1815 points ยท Posted at 14:06:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my high school graduation, my mom put down money on a 3 day trip to Mexico. I was super stoked as I'd studied Spanish for 5 or 6 years at that point and had never been able to travel much... Sadly, my Mom got scammed and that trip never happened. I've still never been to Mexico either.
5GodsDown ยท 617 points ยท Posted at 15:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aaahw, that's sad! I feel sorry for your mother. At least she tried :(
Merulanata ยท 275 points ยท Posted at 15:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She did, I was really disappointed but, it's not like I could ever really bring it up because she took the financial hit too. Pretty much a no-win thing. We've done lots of other little trips and stuff, she was always taking us away for inexpensive weekend trips... but that was kind of going to be a big deal hs graduation thing and I never ended up getting anything. Kinda stupid to still feel a little bad about it lol
5GodsDown ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 15:51:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, it's ok to feel disappointed, as long as you know your mom didn't do it on purpose :p
Merulanata ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 15:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, no, my mom's great, she's just not always been all that great with money. She's always cared about us though, and she's mostly been less stressed about such things since meeting my step-dad.
rumm-hamm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:42:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hopefully one day you can buy her a real trip to mexico :)
eulerup ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:51:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're still thinking about going to a Spanish speaking country, Costa Rica is pretty affordable and gorgeous, whether you're into the beach or adventures!
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:12:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My baby sis has a best friend who's mom is from there, she's super sweet and I've heard it's very nice there :)
kabukistar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 08:36:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you are financially stable enough, you should surprise your mom with a trip to Mexico one year.
LittleFluffFerial ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar to this, for college graduation I was promised a trip to Japan. Mum and I flew into Hong Kong (aunt lives there), where aunt proceeded to "lose" the money for our Japan excursion.
She says the travel agent stole it. We don't think that so much.
Merulanata ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow, getting scammed by family? That really bites :(
LittleFluffFerial ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Aunt has a history of financial "weirdness" but mum keeps insisting that it's her sister and blah blah blah.
Hong Kong has some interesting stuff though.
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like it would be neat to visit, is the air quality as bad as it's reputed to be?
LittleFluffFerial ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It certainly had that china town city smell. A lot of trash on the streets even though it looks like they had street cleaners around. There were a lot of street corner venders/little open dive kinda restaurant.
Have you ever smelled fermented tofu?
Subways were relatively clean though.
Hot_As_Milk ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Merulanata ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Por supuesto! Uso 'Duolinguo' para estudiar espanol, esperanto, francais y deutsch.
DarkSexualFTW ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:00:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tienes Telegram? por ahรญ he podido conocer mucha gente y grupos para practicar idiomas!
Merulanata ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No se 'Telegram.' Que es este?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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SharqZadegi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jajaja
Leer10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Quiero practicar. Dรณnde estรกn los grupos?
ElviIsAFK ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:20:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tacos son muy beuno
Merulanata ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me gusta fajitas mucho
BrokeTheInterweb ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year I finally got my parents to buy me a used Nintendo DS lite for Christmas (had been a few years since it came out, and I wanted it so so Much), my dad got eBay scammed on the game he bought for it :( ended up with a Nintendo and no games. Not his fault, but made for a pretty lame Christmas Day, heh.
Merulanata ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So sorry to hear that. I hate that there's so many folks out there who seem like they live to prey on the hopes/goodwill of others.
sugarlumpkinsss ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:10:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was the scam company Grand Incentives, Take 2 Nights, or something similar?
Merulanata ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:20:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, it's been a long time (to the tune of 20 years) only remember it because it was such a big disappointment at the time. I'd actually applied for study abroad a couple times in school and got rejected and scraped up funds for a downpayment on a school trip to Spain that got cancelled due to lack of interest...so it was kind of the 3 strikes, no travel abroad for you.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Y u do dis ๐ข๐ข
Merulanata ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:20:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, hugs still have a wonderful mama, know kids/adults who are a lot worse off
dv282828 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in New Mexico and you can crash on my couch. I don't speak spanish, but my friend can. Or we can go to this taco place down the street and you can order for us.
jadeoracle ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday falls near Valentine's Day. My dad would often have conferences for work that also fell the week after (and around my birthday). So either my dad wouldn't be around due to work, or if it was a year where he didn't have a conference, he and my mom would take a vacation for Valentine's day for themselves, and miss my birthday.
One year (the Feb after 9/11) my mother excidly tells my dad that she found a cheap deal for a week in Paris for Valentines day. It was a little less than $500 per person. Included the flights, BnB, subway tickets, museum tickets, a valentine's day cruise and dinner, the whole works. So many people weren't travling due to terrorism so the deal was amazing. Problem was...that was going to be my 16th birthday. Sweet 16. And I was going to have to do it by myself while baby sitting my sister. My mother saw how sad I was, and so said we'd all go! She booked a 2nd trip in mine and my little sister's name.
My mother then turned around and said that this was not my gift, and expected me to pay her back. I worked soo many baby sitting jobs that winter, and still had to pay her back later that summer after I had earned enough (with interest). Then, while we were in Paris, my parents totally forgot about my birthday. When I suggested we go to museums for my birthday, they turned me down. "We're not here for you!" And every day my dad bought my mother flowers from the sellers outside our hotel. No card, no gift, no flowers for me.
Ah well, I did love Paris, and it did instill in me a love for travel, and a drive to budget and save. (My sister on the other hand was given spending money and had all her expenses paid for this trip, and every other trip from when she was 12 until she was 27. My parents never made her pay them for anything...)
Hereslookingatmekid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents sound awful
CajunVagabond ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:42:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude what? After that many years of learning Spanish you can't scrape together the cash for a budget trip to Mexico? I did a 7 day solo trip for about $700. Covered my flight, AirBnB, street tacos, and beer. Best surfing trip yet! Don't be a Mexican't!
Merulanata ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:50:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know, got me thinking actually. I've always been uncomfortable traveling alone but, it doesn't look like the alone status is going to change anytime soon, so maybe I need to get over it and start saving for a trip :)
swirleyswirls ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/solotravel
CajunVagabond ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the spirit man! Stay at a hostel/BnB with a common room or book some group day trips (like with Viatour). You always meet cool people when you're doing cool shit! Also r/solotravel can help
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I looked at that a bit, just need to save up some funds and time from work :)
CajunVagabond ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$1 for 2 tacos and a beer, it's heaven. You've got this man!
doesnt_sound_like_me ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yessss! You should! Travelling becomes so much easier once you've done it!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I'm sorry you never made to Mexico. Here's a bus ticket, well a picture of a bus ticket, well a picture of a fake bus ticket.
Merulanata ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, nice
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you ever want to come south the border I can give you some advise! I love having people around and I always jump at the opportunity of showing my country.
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, that's a very sweet offer :)
bestfapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What state are you in ? That sucks though . Iโve been trying to go for a while but Iโm afraid if I drive down there Iโll be robbed.
Merulanata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Ohio, been to a lot of the states, and a very short trip to Canada but that's about it. Yea, think flying in is best, I've heard driving from the north can be very risky.
tirabichi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:37:05 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing like that will happen just because -Mexico-, it's like going anywhere else, just take the precautions you would traveling to a new place. Mexico is a big and diverse country! You'll have fun for sure. If you're interested, I can make you recommendations depending your interests/budget. Btw, nice username.
daviddd1931 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya know, a round trip to mexico isn't that expensive nowadays, if a couple redditors here were down to pitch in a few bucks (only bc i'm broke) i'd be down to contribute to help make a trip there happen for you :)
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, <3 Honestly, it's probably more my schedule than funds that is the issue nowadays (well, that and I've moved twice in the last year and just started a stable job in January.)
MrPsychoanalyst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:52:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Que triste
bullydefender ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:02:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Neither have I. Someone else plan the first Reddit vacation.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man you just reminded me. For my HS graduation my mom bought me a virtual boy. So I got the gift of headaches.
AlphaMW3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just travel to California, it's almost the same thing.
Merulanata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been to California, my step-father grew up there... it really isn't.
AlphaMW3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in L. A. Dude I don't even feel like I am in The US sometimes
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay but in Mexico they hijack tourists and make them fight to the death with pipes. Winner gets to be in the gang! 98% of murders went unsolved in 2013. I don't know why you would want to go there for fun?
Merulanata ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because that's only one part of Mexico, I mean, you could say the same about large swaths of the US, honestly. We have tons of gun violence here and every crime I've ever been a victim of has gone unsolved.
teflon_dame ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! I have been to Mexico 5 times. Never had a problem and everyone has been nothing but friendly and helpful. Certain places are higher risk but youโre not going to those places anyways. Inbox me if you want to go! Iโll go with you! Lol I donโt do travel alone either.
swirleyswirls ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2016, Mexico was number 2 after Syria in number of civilian deaths. Just food for thought.
Merulanata ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't disbelieve you but where did that number come from? Tried looking up murder rates/crime rates and they're high, but nowhere near #2.
swirleyswirls ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had to check - remembered reading it in a couple of places a while ago. Appears to be International Institute for Strategic Studies. Independent article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-murder-tally-numbers-2016-second-syria-beats-homicides-iraq-afghanistan-armed-conflict-survey-a7727631.html
Super depressing. Texas/Mexico border literally littered with bodies of people trying to gtfo of there.
Merulanata ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:04:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's no support for the numbers claimed there and most rates are taken at murders per capita, not straight numbers as larger/higher population countries would always be near the top.... The actual murder rate in Mexico as of 2016 puts it in the top 20, but only barely. Looks like the top is Honduras.
swirleyswirls ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay?
YLthrowaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you coming to Reddit and spewing non-PC truth? This isn't the place for that.
Theo242 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username unfortunately checks out....
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:03:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Merulanata ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:15:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be somewhere new though, a real trip outside the US. I've studied Spanish, French, German, Latin, even Esperanto and the only other country I've been to is Canada, for like 2 days.
YLthrowaway ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you at least been to Phoenix?
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:11:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, did get to visit Arizona for a day or two for a family trip about 15 years ago. My step dad used to live there.
Blackkit27 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably for the best, cartel murders and all.
talktomeg00se1986 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 17:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt bother. Itโs a money sucking hell hole. I will never return to that god-forsaken country.
doesnt_sound_like_me ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:54:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, so we should avoid the whole of Mexico because you've had a bad experience once in one resort in Cancun
YLthrowaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a reason people there die trying to leave and come to the US, and it's not because it's a great place.
talktomeg00se1986 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. No of course not, but damn if Iโll ever be back.
Merulanata ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:31:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a shame, I'm sorry you had such a crummy time there.
talktomeg00se1986 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:32:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโll be honest it was Cancun, but even as a college senior I thought the place was a waste of money.
PSA: never stay at the OASIS Cancun
Merulanata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll keep that in mind, thank you.
moosiemae ยท 2392 points ยท Posted at 15:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a healthy happy teenager, unwrapping a scale in front of all my friends at my fifteenth birthday party is something I will never forgive my mom for.
mthiel ยท 465 points ยท Posted at 15:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: never give "losing weight"-related clothes for a present unless the recipient specifically requests it.
Edit: Or they go to the gym already.
Edit: this includes gym memberships, exercise equipment, etc.
BatgirlPhoenix ยท 568 points ยท Posted at 17:21:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 15th birthday my parents got me workout clothes, a red rubber ball, and an exercise bike. I was incredibly self-conscious about my weight at the time, and so I went and cried in the closet while my friends were leaving.
My mom cam to get me so I could see them off, and was horrified to find me so upset. She legitimately had no idea I was self-conscious about my weight, and didn't even put together that every gift she bought me was exercise related until I pointed it out. She promised to make it up to me, and I got a 3DS and a Pokรฉmon game the next day.
Note: My mom is usually an amazing gift-giver, and even she doesn't know her logic behind getting me that stuff that year.
mthiel ยท 232 points ยท Posted at 18:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least she didn't say "you're a spoiled brat for crying over presents".
I know crying over presents is considered ungrateful, but I can think of many reasons where crying is excused (such as the giver placing a crappy gift in a box of an expensive item, or a little kid receiving a gag gift, or receiving "losing weight"-related gifts unless you requested them).
daitoshi ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 21:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've cried due to sentimentality.
Like, I ADORE reading fiction/fantasy. My dad + stepmom pooled some money to buy me a kindle for christmas, and when I opened the package and realized what it was, I legit started tearing up a little, I was so happy.
And then they revealed they also bought me the complete Harry Potter collection and it was already loaded and ready to re-read again, I started crying for real.
It was the most amazing feeling in the world, feeling deep in my heart that they knew ME. They knew what I liked, and my habits, and created this amazing perfect gift for me without asking what I wanted.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 00:09:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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reallydark20 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:51:36 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fifty shades of grey
BatgirlPhoenix ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 19:10:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She would literally never say that, thank goodness! I have been blessed with the greatest goddamn parents a person could ask for, and I'm gonna be grateful as hell to them until the day I die.
Frugalfoodie ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 18:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like it was a legit mistake and that she was able to make it up to you.
BatgirlPhoenix ยท 186 points ยท Posted at 18:36:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She definitely did, and nothing like that has ever happened again! I actually liked the exercise bike a lot after I realized I could play my 3DS while I worked out on it.
sillybear25 ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 20:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She didn't mean any harm and made it up to you, and on top of it you found a way to actually enjoy the original gift. Sounds like that turned out in the best possible way!
DannyPrefect23 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I need to try this out next time I go to the gym...
FaxCelestis ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:46:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget your pokewalker
DannyPrefect23 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:06:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never had one. I bought Soul Silver second hand years after it was released, and it was loose; no case, no manual, and no Pokewalker.
Still though, it'd be nice to grind Pokemon or race in Mario Kart while working out.
LexxiiConn ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 22:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Somewhat related: early in their marriage my father went on several different shopping trips to get my mother presents for Christmas. So he did not buy all the items at the same time, and wrapped them as he bought them and sort of forgot about each.
Imagine his horror Christmas day as my (more educated, higher earning) mother unwraps a new vacuum, a bread maker, and several other kitchen and cleaning gadgets.
Each was a thoughtful gift on its own (they needed a new vacuum and my mother enjoys cooking and baking) but taken all together the gifts definitely sent an unintentional message.
Lucky for him she didn't take it badly, he was just mortified as she was unwrapping things.
holy_harlot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:41 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww at least he wasn't completely clueless haha
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:13:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That hits me, dude. I'm 15 and self conscious about my weight as well, although the indoor bike seems cool.
holy_harlot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:28:59 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww I love your mom. She seems really sweet. This story is esp nice because I really expected it to go down much differently...lol. To many mean parents in these threads/this world.
daitoshi ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me some 20 lb weights to get swole.
My grandma got me a dress to look 'like a proper lady'
Now I can put on a gun show while wearing a cute dress with heart polka-dots. ;D
CacatuaCacatua ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:14:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me irrationally angry. What kind of maniac uses Christmas or a birthday as an opportunity to criticise you with a gift? Gonna file that one away old cow, next year you're getting a leaflet for free dementia screening.
pixiedust93 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 21:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Errrr.... can I have some help then? I'm doing the Reddit secret Santa, and the person I got doesn't have a lot to go off. She pretty much only posts about her weight loss goals and relationship stuff. She might like Harry Potter. I was going to get her a workout shirt, but now.... help?
Edit: She frequents relationship subs, but from what I can gather she is not currently in one.
punkcore329 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like your idea of a work out shirt, maybe it could be Harry Potter themed? Blender bottles are inexpensive and awesome to have for protein shakes/pre workout. Elastic headbands are awesome too. You can find those pretty cheap as well, they can also be themed. Check Etsy!!
pixiedust93 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 21:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to get her one that said "Do you even leviosa?" with a picture of weights below it. That or "I train so I can climb the steps to Hogwarts". I'd like to do Etsy, but I'm afraid stuff won't get to me in time to send to her. (I'm putting in a couple other things and want to wrap it together.) The blender bottle is a great idea though.
punkcore329 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:11:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my goodness, the โdo you even leviosaโ is brilliant!!
havebananas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rumbledore approves.
stupidshamelessUSA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:59:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even Swoledemort would approve
havebananas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Dark Lift
I hear he skips leg day
daitoshi ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG YES.
Both of those shirts are both FANTASTIC nerd references, AND usable outside just working out. Clever af. Good gift idea
I'd cackle in delight at finding out that was my secret santa gift
promiscuousboi ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is a fantastic 'Albus Dumbbell-dore' shirt I received for Christmas one year and I loved it.
pixiedust93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That it a gem.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you wanna go the sentimental route you could send a board game or 2 and snacks with a hot chocolate set. If she posts about having an SO alot and things seem well, this gives them both a cheap ish date night inside to spend time together.
If you wanna go with workout stuff maybe include a note that says her post history seemed like she really enjoyed working out.
Or if she's into Harry potter maybe a shirt or something related to the series
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loony_shanks ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 21:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just wondering, why add in that bracket section 'sorry, she sounds like a basic bitch'? Completely not needed. All that could be deduced is that it seems she has work out goals, is in a relationship, and may like Harry Potter. I see you were trying to help but then added in an unnecessary comment which didn't really come across very nicely.
[deleted] ยท -53 points ยท Posted at 21:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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loony_shanks ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're the only personality traits she chooses to share on a website, not necessarily the only personality traits she has in real life. And she definitely does not deserve to be called 'basic as fuck' by a complete stranger.
[deleted] ยท -26 points ยท Posted at 21:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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SharqZadegi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're being an ass.
loony_shanks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:05:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh I missed the response unfortunately. How intriguing.
CrunchyButtz ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 01:49:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gottemmmm!
BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, because wanting to feel healthy, happy, and loved are soooooooo basic lol what a bitch. /s
Fuck off, dude.
Edit: Can there be a default /s tag?
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 22:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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OhTenGeneral ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:05:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do know what a "cunt" is and you're being one. Cheers.
daitoshi ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:00:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I want a particular kind of thing as a gift, and I list only that one topic, that doesn't mean I don't have any other interests or hobbies - it just means that's the only hobby I feel comfortable letting a stranger buy me cheap stuff for. Many of my hobbies - if I want to get anything USEFUL - the inexpensive stuff I already have because I can buy it myself, or it's too cheap to want to use and would end up as clutter. (For instance, I'm very particular about the decor in my planted tank, and the type of food I give my fish. Bad hobby for a stranger who knows nothing about aquascaping to guess at a gift for, so I wouldn't mention it)
Fitness is something that any stranger can make a guess and probably get it right. Same thing with Harry Potter. Nerd reference and a general hobby. Great for a gifter to know about!
You're deciding to project a personality based on a couple little details and then look down on her. Thus: You're being an ass.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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daitoshi ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being in a relationship: Appropriate gifts : Gifts that are good for 2+ people, or a couple to share. Like a gift card to a restaurant, or a board game, or a movie.
Weight loss: appropriate gifts : Probably not food due to allergy unknowns, therefore - Fitness stuff.
Duh.
alnumero ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep! My grandparents got my mom an exercise video kit one year for Xmas after sheโd been pregnant with me. She cried and threw it in the trash. They were assholes.
LovelyStrife ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100% true. My husband does that and I never want to use them because I really resent them.
HratioRastapopulous ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:17:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell him if you haven't already. Don't let that resentment take root. Hopefully he'll get the message.
LovelyStrife ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope so. I did tell him after last Christmas and I hope the message got through to him. He has a tendency to 'laugh it off' when we have these conversations, though, so it's hard to know if he really gets it.
HratioRastapopulous ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:41:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he sees you're not laughing I would hope that he gets it.
rogicar ยท -88 points ยท Posted at 22:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You resent him giving you a gift to improve your health? Fucking christ talk about being overly sensitive and ungrateful. My parents got me a 10lb weight and a 20lb kettle bell one time. I only wished they got me the other pair to be able to use them better or even heavier weights. None the less I tried using them until they got lost when I moved out.
I appreciate any other exercise equipment as gifts from anybody cuz not only does it show that they are genuinely concerned about my health but it will motivate my lazy out of shape ass to work out more. I can't understand how the feeling of resentment could blossom from this.
fight-me-friendo ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you never expressed interest in weight loss and then have your husband gift you scales, weight loss books, equipment, etc.. That's a little more than subliminal. It may not be malicious, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
SharqZadegi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:44:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a difference between general health equipment and what amounts to an unsubtle suggestion to lose weight.
rogicar ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 04:50:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with being unsubtle? It's her fucking husband and her fucking health on the line. Isn't honesty something wives bitch about all the time? Granted, I probably would be more direct at first by literally telling her along the lines of "I'm worried about your health going to shit so move more and eat less for the sake of you and our family" but giving a gift to get things started is very thoughtful and caring as well. You're seriously overly sensitive and unthankful if the primary emotion you feel for a gift like that is resentment.
CheziktheStrong ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom just lost her job and at 63, she should really be retiring. I wish she would make her next project losing all this weight she's gained over the course of her stressful, hardworking life. I wish I could do something to facilitate that, but probably gym clothes for an obese woman is not the ticket.
SharqZadegi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:42:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This rule is probably void for people who you know are avid gym-goers.
TheresASilentH ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 17:47:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I still remember unwrapping embarrassing little kid type undies at my tenth birthday, at which there both girls and boys present. I think they had My Little Ponies or something on them. I was in fifth grade. Why mom, why??
Raptr117 ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 19:21:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just get her adult diapers and a diet cookbook
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:06:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also regift the scale alongside another one and instructions to how to calculate your weight by using both at the same time.
Blue_Dog_Democracy ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 15:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No offense...your mom seems like a piece of work. That's how you create neuroses in your children. Sorry you had to deal with that.
Wilhelm_III ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you read her other comments it's not as bad as you think :)
Short version: mom didn't realize she was self-conscious or that all the gifts were exercise-related. Felt terrible, so she bought her pokemon and a 3ds the next day to make it up to her, and both got lots of use.
OverlordLork ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 21:28:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was a different person.
Blue_Dog_Democracy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, cool! That sounds a lot better when put into that context. Thanks!
Wilhelm_III ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:38:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Turns out I was wrong and that was someone else...sorry. My bubble got burst too.
jenouvie ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:32:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omfg. my mum bought me a scale for my birthday in my mid-20s. i'm 5'2" and weigh 105lb. i had to genuinely explain to her that her gift choice maybe wasn't the best. she still didn't understand.
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
depends if it was a scale that did smaller measurments grams oz ect might not be cool till they need to weigh there drugs :)
twodoggies ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 19:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah. As an overweight young woman when I was in my mid-20s, my step-fucker gave me an inhaler (like a Vicks inhaler thing you put in your nose) with appetite suppressant herbs in it for Christmas. Hence, step-fucker.
[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 21:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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CacatuaCacatua ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:19:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry you had to go through that, what garbage behaviour.
BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:54:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So maybe take how that made you feel, and apply it anytime you think it's necessary to call someone a "basic bitch" for wanting to better themselves. Don't perpetuate shitty behavior.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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tripzilch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:16:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's literally in the same subthread, dude. And you were being an ass there (and yes even if we read the word "bitch" in the most colloquial sense). If I had noticed the same username, I'd have thought similar. Often people that lash out at random irrelevant stuff they are in a bad mood or have some other pent up shit to deal with. And I would know, if you were to dig far enough in my comment history you will probably find me in a bad mood too, at points. What you will not find, however, is me defending that behaviour.
BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:25:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, really. It's incredibly slow tonight at work and I needed a distraction. But it took all of 45 seconds to find it. You were really projecting some insecurity there, and I perused through your comments to confirm, as well as to point out your hypocrisy in ripping on people that don't deserve it, just like your parents did to you. The best ammunition is your opponents hypocrisy.
BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So 45 seconds to look, maybe a minute to type, and maybe 15 second to read your replies. Wow, two whole minutes of my life dedicated to this, you're absolutely right my life must be just terrible.
At least I don't have to project that on others that, again, don't deserve it.
It's a shitty enough world without that kind of behavior, so I'm going to call it out because it isn't acceptable, whether you're 23 or 73. Stop it and work on yourself.
Edit: Used the wrong "you're" SHAME ME I DESERVE IT
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hoo boy. Missed the point and completely went off the rocker. Must have been somewhat less than boring if it twisted your panties that much.
I don't care about your hobbies, not sure why that is relevant. However, unlike you, I'm not going to call you names because three years of therapy helped me get over exactly what you're going through: insecurity lashing out in the form of insults and anger. I've been there kid, if you don't change eventually you will have no one, and it will be your own fault because you drove them away.
I'm not mad at you, I feel sorry for you. Hope you get the help you need.
Ihprac ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this was about weed first and that your friends gave you a .01g scale that you opened in front of ur mom.
lunixss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i lol'd
mmmm_whatchasay ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:00:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a scale for christmas a few months ago, and before I had any time to be hurt by it, she clarified that it's because one time we talked about when you poop out so much you think you lost weight and she knew I'm the type to actually check.
LGZ64 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's for your Drug Business wink wink
JimmyxBuckets ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:09:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a postal scale when I was in college. I think somebody was trying to tell me something.
Porfinlohice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nooooooooooooooooooo
henbanehoney ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I'm really sorry. Ugh.
publius-esquire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's mom sent her a scale...not even as a birthday present, just a "surprise gift". She's super slim/toned/athletic and a team captain to boot. She also has body image issues. Just...wtf are in these peoples' heads??
maosiemaos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like your username.
koalandi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:42:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me want to cry. So sorry :( I had awful body image problems because of my mom. She was well intentioned but I was already a super healthy eater and played tennis and ran track all through high school. I had always been small and once I hit 100 lbs my freshman year she FREAKED OUT
HellaTrill420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not surprisingly, no one who went to the concentration camps deserved their fate, but your mother? A different story. /s Wouldn't wish that on anyone but that's still a piece of shit thing to do. Flip her the bird and say it's from me.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as a (mostly) straight male married to a female for 14 years - NEVER EVER EVER bring up anything close to this topic unless they bring it up first. and you NEVER buy anything related to this unless, as was said before, it was VERY SPECIFICALLY requested.
oh, and fuck the twat that gave that to you ....
djmoulton ยท 3137 points ยท Posted at 13:58:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yankee swap for my company Christmas party one year. I opened a mini keg of Heineken. Someone else opened a bottle of Captain Morgan and switched with me. I figured sure that's fine, until the very last person opened...a bible.
thehouse211 ยท 1312 points ยท Posted at 16:41:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, whoโs the buzzkill that brings a bible to one of those things?
Quarkster ยท 1736 points ยท Posted at 19:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$10 says everyone knew exactly which buzzkill brought the bible
CylonsInAPolicebox ยท 451 points ยท Posted at 19:36:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either that or someone was trolling the group. Non-religious dude wraps a bible and sits back and watches as everyone gives ultra-religious dude the stink eye.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 325 points ยท Posted at 19:52:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile ultra religious guy is the super awesome one who gave someone a Heineken keg
xx-shalo-xx ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 22:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
''I sinned for naught?''
mbazdell ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 23:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
KBopMichael ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 23:36:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Draught rhymes with "craft" - it's the Anglicized spelling of draft. Just fyi. Sorry for being a buzzkill.
NixaB345T ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:40:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh... TIL
KBopMichael ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:53:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
English is thoroughly rough.
TelegramYosemiteSam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it's tough, but you can power through, though.
cough, cough
Struganaught ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought English wasnโt that thoroughly rough though.
wavs101 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:21:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was pronounced like a lack of water
KingOfTheMonkeys ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:18:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would be drought.
wavs101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhh okay. Its just that how draught is spelled, looks like how drought sounds. Get it?
KingOfTheMonkeys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:46:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup.
tripzilch ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:20:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that's when a chilly stream of air enters a room.
Enigma_Of_The_Deep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:01 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's draft. (Ex: He felt a draft enter the room.) If you were joking, just know I'm bad at detecting humor.
skud8585 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:43:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dry?
wavs101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Drought was the word i was thinking of, but i wasnt sure how to spell it and couldnt google it.
skud8585 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:41:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was joking
wavs101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry. Now im laughing because i get it now.
thnksfrthemmrs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're the one that brought the bible to the gift exchange, aren't you.
tripzilch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:21:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHO brought the Bible to the gift exchange?
Enigma_Of_The_Deep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:02 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where's The Bible-Gifter?ยฉ (Like Where's Waldo?ยฉ)
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a good joke.
doublesoup ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 21:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the same guy/gal who has a bowl of Skittles and M&Ms mixed together sitting on their desk.
Im_kinda_that_guy ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:01:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I keep forgetting to do this!
white_android ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you kinda aren't that guy then...
Im_kinda_that_guy ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soon....
whtbrd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Include me in the beetlejuice screecap, plz!
Im_kinda_that_guy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:53:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beetle who now?
whtbrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/beetlejuicing
Yousirareagod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the Reese's pieces!
Polzemanden ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did this to my parents. My dad just scuffed and later said he just thought they'd made M&Ms with fruit taste, but he enjoyed them overall. Oh well.
superduperyooper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They make strawberry peanut M&Mโs ...they are terrible
eritain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... which the Bible says is an ABOMINATION!
BrendanAS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:20:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you make clothes out of them.
eritain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or sow them in a field. Don't forget the sowing.
SailorArashi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:36:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or serve with shellfish.
sirgog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I need to do this at work
babygrenade ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:40:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, my first thought was "that's some pretty great trolling."
blooperjim ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:46:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, totally stealing this idea.
pirateninjamonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or inside the Bible was a gift card for some bar or something.
sirgog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ye Olde Secret Satan
djmoulton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:39:52 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it was absolutely the ultra-religious dude. We knew.
W1D0WM4K3R ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Angela!
CLearyMcCarthy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:13:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gambling's a sin. I WILL PRAY 4 U
kabukistar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:37:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Karen
ToothsomeJasper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:16:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gambling is a sin.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you don't need to ask.... the person that brought it will tell you....
ethanthedanklord ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:00:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking mark
wetwater ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 20:00:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a coworker that has done that in the past. Usually a supervisor or manager will nab it when it's their turn.
He's also gifted various company themed shirts and other stuff we get throughout the year at other Yankee swaps.
Graawwrr ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:37:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kudos to your management, though. Seriously.
wilderdeer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats actually really funny lmao
connordon94 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:37:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Angela
boots-n-bows ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yaaaaaaaaaankee Swap!
Hendlton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I clicked on load more, just to see if someone had already said Angela.
radenthefridge ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:53:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they opened the bible and it's one of those fake bibles that hides a flask!
adh247 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:00:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother. She did this to me every year and then at Christmas dinner she would ask me what I'm reading about. I'm a fucking child grandma! I'm reading my comic books!
math-kat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:22:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ultra-religious classmate who was in the same club as me in college. Her family had formed their own church, and her father published bibles with his own annotations to explain how people should interpret every passage. She would "gift" these bibles during the club's yankee swap every year. It almost always ended up with someone who was Atheist or Muslim, which made it even worse.
That girl pissed me off so much.
boboblobb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:00:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toilet paper can be considered a nice gift
Rondodu ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:36:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Forget about the bible. What kind of asshole brings fucking Heineken to one of those things?
ReedytheElf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Angela from accounting.
Stradigos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There could have been money in the pages!
cyberporygon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The literal buzzkill.
Azuralos ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 17:14:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking hate Yankee swap.
The only time I have ever seen one end without half the people pissed off is when a strict budget and theme is set.
Sweet__kitty ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 17:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really the best way to do it.
I tended toward stuff that was gender neutral, and if not that, something that could be broadly appreciated.
Think I broke some sort of unspoken rule when I gifted wine. ๐ Totally worth it for the looks of surprise and approval of my mischief.
fshannon3 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 17:43:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My current employer has done these each year. A budget was set, but no theme. And a rule was put in place that a gift can only be swapped so many times (over the years, that number has changed because so many people participate, and we only have so much time).
It's gone pretty well here. Last year, I'd say about 90% of the gifts were booze. The other 10% were other tasteful knick-knacks. People "get it" here.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For these I always get scratch tickets in the specified dollar amount. People either really really want them or do not or are struggling to decide, it's hilarious.
xhieron ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the only way to go. In the very conservative Southern Baptist church I grew up in, we did this for the last few years I attended (it was a pretty small church). My great uncle was a deacon (and a notorious prankster), and he brought lottery scratch cards one year. It was fantastic. I don't think I could have ever imagined a present that would be more contentious. Once the cards were opened about halfway through the event, all pretense was dropped. Those things changed hands almost every round. I ended up with them because I had the last steal (and got maybe $10 if I remember correctly), but more importantly, it's one of those things that gave me a great memory of him and everybody at that church.
10/10 would recommend to anyone.
lordbaldr ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing. I'm stealing this for any future swaps.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, "want it," "don't want it," and "am indifferent" ARE the three possibilities.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, the "really really" was meant to apply to all three states of mind. I meant to say no one was indifferent and it was a big thing to everyone.
katiethered ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I also do the scratch tickets for these kinds of swaps. You can even make a nice presentation by taping them inside a gift box all fanned out and including a coin for scratching.
lifelongfreshman ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't gift Nerf guns. It always goes well, but never ends well.
jared555 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:46:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you do, at least supply extra ammo
Andernerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got a bottle of wine at one of those once. He doesn't even drink, so we all thought it was hilarious.
anothermcocplayer ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last yankee swap I was at, someone ended up with a midget blow up doll
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participate in one every year with a group of friends but it's an ornament exchange with a $15 limit.
I always get cool af ornaments, as do most others in this group. It's the newbs that fucking suck. One year this chick, who I never saw again, put a scratched up Jesus plate in a bag. Yes, it was a plate with Jesus on it. And on the back of that plate was a goodwill price sticker, I think it was $1.50.
Bentley82 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:56:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once bought Preparation H for a Yankee swap party. It was a huge tube of it. I think it was a $15-20 limit. It was actually really well received, as the joke it was intended to be, by everyone even the guy who got stuck with it.
three_three_fourteen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Nasty Christmas"
Patari2600 ยท 105 points ยท Posted at 15:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But now you can lecture your Coworkers on the sinfulness of drinking
TummyRubs57 ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 19:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The bible isn't exactly anti-drinking. The second half is about a guy doing crazy shit with his 12 buddy's and hanging with prostitutes.
Please don't crucify me for this comment.
matthewtheninja ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:36:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, there was the dude whose daughters got him wasted so they could fuck him and have his sons.
jamener ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing like putting the Christ back in Christmas, amirite?
tripzilch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:32:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually that episode is from way before the series reboot, before they introduced the Jesus character.
It's roughly the reverse equivalence of making a lewd joke about cpt. Kirk and Seven of Nine.
On that note, there's probably slashfic about all four of them.
Con_sept ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Putting something into something alright.
morningsdaughter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But they all got in trouble for that one.
CaptRory ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remember, 'What Would Jesus Do' doesn't preclude chasing people out of a temple with a whip while flipping tables.
SueZbell ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nailed the response.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:47:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The person with the Captain Morgan can do it better with experience
SharqZadegi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:37:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile at my Orthodox church there's a liquor cabinet.
morningsdaughter ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure you're joking, but just to clarify: Jesus made wine as his first recorded miracle. And gave his followers wine as part of the first communion. Paul tells his protege to drink some whine for his health.
The sin is in the addiction, not the drink.
Patari2600 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am aware it was a joke I mean they have wine with church services itโs early not against all alcohol
Girlinhat ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 16:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's a Yankee Swap?
djmoulton ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 17:04:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basically everyone gets a number, and then you pick gifts in that order, but when you open one you have the option of keeping it or swapping it out for someone else's gift that has already been open. So the higher your number, the more options you have.
Sweet__kitty ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 17:25:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also referred to as a 'white elephant gift exchange'.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:47:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing Yankee Swap is the southern (US) name for it. I've grown up with "yankee" being used in my mom's family as an old school name for something of little or no value.
Lady_Kel ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:22:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm southern and I've only ever head it called white elephant or dirty Santa
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm also southern. I've always heard it called "Chinese gift exchange."
I have no idea why they call it that, but, due to my location, I can only assume it is racist.
SaggingZebra ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:02:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Southern and thought "Yankee Swap" must be a British term. I've only ever heard of it as white elephant.
tophermeyer ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yankee here. It's definitely a New England thing. The idea of a Yankee up here is someone very practical and frugal, but also standoffish and private. Yankee swaps are a cheap way to do a gift giving event with a large number of people without having to get too personally involved with them.
Growing up my mom had a "Yankee's Prayer" framed in her kitchen. The saying is: Use it up, wear it out. Make it do or do without."
Docteh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
are there any sheep in New England?
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so interesting! I'll have to ask my mom what she actually called it growing up and if she's heard of Yankee swap.
djmoulton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:42:20 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, New England thing.
BamaBachFan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We call it Dirty Santa in Alabama.
Blinkdawg15 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:24:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also call it Dirty Santa in Georgia.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also call it Dirty Santa in Australia.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom grew up in northern Louisiana, so basically Texas in a lot of ways. I'm going to ask her about it tonight.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a great episode of The Office.
ViennaHughes ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee SWAP!
the_number_2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a fan of Life According to Jimmy's version
mullac1128 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got Ryan an iPod!
CatManDontDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst
agoodliedown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Australia we call it Grab A Gift.
Ptizzl ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate these gift exchanges. These are the only time I am ever picked to go first.
I_say_bato ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my family, the first person to choose a gift gets to swap at the very end
Ptizzl ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah you're right. That's pretty typical.
So I'm chosen second then.
BigFatAssholeJerk ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:43:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We pick numbers out of a hat for the order.
AileStriker ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can suggest the gift exchange switch to the "Left Right" game. Every stands in a circle and then someone reads a cheesy christmas story that says "Left' and "Right" a bunch of times. Everyone picks a gift in the beginning and passes it based on the story, you keep whatever you end up with. It is faster than white elephants and there is no stress of people stealing shit
PuddingT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great for the scout troop where there may be complainers but stealing is the fun part.
Ihaveopinionstoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate these because they represent the opposite reason of Christmas.
BigFatAssholeJerk ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:45:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me it takes away all the pressure of buying unwanted things for tons of people and wasting money. I wouldn't do it at home but for a large gathering it's great and fun. If you don't want to be involved just don't bring a gift.
Ihaveopinionstoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah except my family both sides have taken up on this...
I agree for work gatherings yeah fuck these people.
but to take something from my aunt I feel terrible she's a great woman.
OriginalWF ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 17:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participated in one when I was about 10. I was super stoked because I was the second to last person to go, and when I opened my present, I got some awesome nerf guns.
My dads, caretakers husband (who is like 40 at the time), goes last and unwraps a Gillette razor. And swaps with me. He then immediately gives the nerf guns to his kids.
I don't do many white elephants any more.
tiny_chicago ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a piece of shit. Who steals from a kid?
tripzilch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:02:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think this is a very fun game to be played with kids, odds are they're going to be upset about something. Adults can tell each other "come on it's just a game and it's just cheap stuff" (you wouldn't play it with expensive gifts either).
SarcasticCarebear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone doing something nice for his kids. Fuck everyone else.
Strictly_Baked ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 15:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus turned water into wine. Fuck it.
aresius423 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:44:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get the whole "let someone sit at your fire and he'll be warm for an evening, set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life" thing, but I never took the Bible as a how-to guide...
anothermcocplayer ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:47:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was one of those reeeeeally good, leather bound, annotated bibles then I'd absolutely love it and I'm not even that devoted. But since it's a company thing, I imagine it's pretty cheap
mr_punchy ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of self centered arrogant cunt proselytizes at a company gift swap?
Fuck anyone that thinks this is ok.
anothermcocplayer ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, definitely agree it was inappropriate
Teh1TryHard ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:21:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
genuinely wondering if this would be ok if it was like, someone everyone knows to be a self-proclaimed follower of christ (carry your cross, turning the other cheek, etc.) and the person gave them a fire bible (last time I checked it was ~50$)
poopadoo322 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, I still don't think so. Some people aren't Christian, what use do they have for a bible?
Teh1TryHard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sorry, my comment wasn't clear, but uhh I meant as like a normal christmas gift, not a white elephant gift exchange/yankee swap (gonna add that one to my lexicon).
poopadoo322 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh totally, that makes sense. In that case, it'd definitely be an appropriate gift sometimes!
-Reddit_Account- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes that would be okay because a good Bible is awesome and usually pretty expensive, especially if it's a study bible... Which sucks, because the best stories in the Bible are in the contexts and current events of the time.
Teh1TryHard ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:16:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well, I mean you do have people like samson who decided to take 300 foxes and tie their tails together in pairs, light them on fire and let them go in the middle of a philistine field or johnathan and his armor-bearer taking on a camp of 30 philistines by themselves, but you're not gonna find that story being taught in a sunday school anytime soon.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:05:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're forgetting the one where Jesus weaves his own whip to chase out sacrilegious vendors from a church.
Or the fire chariot. That thing was badass.
Teh1TryHard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...fire chariot? verse and book please? I've read the stuff about elijah (might've been elisha) being harassed by a bunch of teenagers and pretty much summoning a bear to maul the lot of them, but uhh, no fire chariot here. Also, I feel like Jesus chasing out the vendors from the house of god is actually kind of well-known as far as bible stories go, so w/e.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's described in Ezekiel, mostly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkabah_mysticism#Ezekiel.27s_vision_of_the_chariot
tripzilch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I didn't read much of the Bible myself (I was taught most stories at a young age) but I did read the beginning of Ezekiel. Would recommend, it is trippy as fuck.
Isn't this also part of Erich von Daniken's (sp?) wacky Ancient Aliens theories? Cause honestly, I can't fault him about that one (doesn't mean it's true ofc).
True-Scotsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learned both of those in Sunday school.
Teh1TryHard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
huh, I guess I'm too used to the bowdlerized (can I say that talking about the bible?) version of the bible, where Jonah was eaten by a whale, rather than a 'big fish'... welp.
True-Scotsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are churches that still teach the unabridged, unadulterated, Bible.
Teh1TryHard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fairly certain I've heard sermons about both of these before (or included them as examples), I was just talking about sunday school (teaching children family-friendly no "he who loses his life will gain it" non-sense, that's for purists!) in general. That said, I'd be fascinated to see the church who would admit that to children... on the other hand, that just makes me think of child soldiers so that's enough reddit for one day.
True-Scotsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"He who looses his life for my sake shall gain it" has nothing to do with child soldiers. There have historically neen christians killed simply because they refused to renounce their god. That kind of thing is what it is refering to. It doesn't say anything about people who take lived for his sake earning eternal life.
the_number_2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or if it's this Bible: http://www.thebricktestament.com/
bitJericho ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Annnnd this is why you're no longer invited to the company party.
merryhexmas ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 18:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone is missing the true meaning of Christmas... or having a case of the Mondays I'm not sure which.
ReintegrationTablet ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:24:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas was a pagan holiday hijacked by the papacy, it has nothing to do with Christianity.
AileStriker ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 18:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn straight, lets get Jesus out of Christmas! /s?
ReintegrationTablet ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, you can look this shit up you know. I'm not lying.
Teh1TryHard ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:23:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
christmas has nothing to do with christ, per se, just like how religion wasn't anywhere near a political office/power to be used for ones own gain until rome declared christianity (where at which point it was christened 'catholicism') the official religion of the roman empire somewhere around ~350 A.D., IIRC. The book of acts represent a far-cry from what catholicism has been in the last millenia-and-a-half.
SADMANCAN ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:07:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a yankee swap at my exโs side of the family. Her uncle got a pair of heavy socks. Few turns later I stole the socks. Then every other older male after me stole the socks. These fucking socks got passed around like 7 times. I ended up with a 20$ gift card. But felt happy about starting a sock war.
Loborin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude man like. Socks are amazing.
blooperjim ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:05:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The way we played it:
Gift X was opened by one person
X can be stolen twice.
The second thief is the final owner: it cannot be stolen again.
Edit: words
morningsdaughter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer no stealing limit. Why stop a good time?
ManWithADog ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who got the iPod though?
tenkei ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:14:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That stupid secretary stole it.
Chasingthesnitch ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:57:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And she passed up an awesome tea pot for it!
the_crustybastard ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit.
DanaMorrigan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
the_crustybastard ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having been "gifted" with an unwanted Bible for graduation many years ago from my holy roller aunt, I still can't begin to grasp why anyone would offer this as a present.
Everybody with a use for a Bible already has one, anyone without a use for a Bible doesn't want one. Moreover, it just reflects very poorly on the giver and his or her religion. "In lieu of a gift, here's a Bible." Gee thanks. Not like these are just available for free everywhere. Oh wait, they are.
If it was a shady gift because she thought I'm a shitty human being, then get me an etiquette book so I can learn something worth knowing. At least I was decent enough to resist the urge to give her a Koran when I got her name for the family gift exchange.
DanaMorrigan ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:48:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You may be a better person than I am; I don't know if I could have resisted that urge myself.
the_crustybastard ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:21:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It became kind of the running family joke. The only thing worse than pulling her name in the Christmas drawing was her pulling your name, because 100% you're getting another Bible or some other weird piece of religious crap.
She had an inexhaustible supply of that shit. Decades, this went on.
Zirind ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought my wife a $70 bible. She has bibles, but not a Catholic bible meant for people in RICA classes and she was really excited to get it. So, I agree in this situations (and most situations) a bible is a terrible gift, but its not always the worst gift ever. And I'm not even religious. But yeah, it should be reserved for people you know well enough to know they want it.
the_crustybastard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes of course. If someone really wants a specific holy book, that is an entirely different matter, and when you give it, you have done a welcome and thoughtful thing.
sublime81 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had this happen one year.
My extremely religious aunt (and obvious bible purchaser) came forward to object to my receiving of the bible. Most of my family isn't religious but I'm the only one to ask her to stop pushing it on me or I would stop talking to her.
She took it back and I got a dunkin donuts gift card. She was later heard complaining about already having the same bible.
thepaintsaint ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up in a very religious home, and to this day am very religious. But never give an unsolicited gift of a Bible. If you're a kid who grew up in a religious house, you probably already have a dozen in your room, with only one of them ever getting used.
I had a party that was a combo of my 18th birthday/high school graduation/boot camp send-off. I got a Bible from my church for graduating, two military-themed ones for going to boot camp, and one for my 18th birthday from the family. I only know where one of them is (it was my daily one until my birthday this year when I ASKED for a new one).
But I'd never gift someone a Bible. And I'd ask everyone else not to as well.
SueZbell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Salvation Army or church thrift shore would accept you spares.
The_Entire_Eurozone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:08:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Salvation Army is a well-known hate group towards the LGBT community though- I wouldn't support them, unless you didn't really care about gay people. They promised to stop doing that kind of stuff a few years back, but unfortunately they continue to this year.
SueZbell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was unaware.
The_Entire_Eurozone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it's a damn shame. Especially with how widespread they are, and how iconic their collection methods are.
oOvVnOo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a Bible for my birthday one year. The following birthday she dug through my drawer and left the same Bible open on my bed.
sofakingdead ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was the bible bringer identified? That's super lame.
rtbear ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:42:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They all probably knew who it was
djmoulton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:43:01 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We knew.
bitteralex ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I fucking hate these things. My friends do this because it's "fun." The first year I did it, my buddy ended up with a bottle of lube. The next time I participated in one, I unwrapped a digital piggy bank. I subsequently apologized to my friend and took his RC helicopter. I have never been involved in another one.
former-bishop ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it could have been a Book of Mormon
TheBlackFlame161 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
TravestyTravis ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:05:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuuuuuuuuuck
noodle-face ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:31:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually wildly inappropriate, should've been disqualified
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
woof.
petemcm ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
imagine giving a Bible as a gift at Christmas... They keep trying to force religion into everything these days
sexdrugsjokes ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to give you an upvote but also a downvote at the same time. Made me chuckle, but I also don't like it ..
SasafrasJones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bible the same year my family found out I didn't believe in god.
liamc99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who ended up with the iPod?
blooperjim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my parents. Right there.
I would probably bring a bottle of whiskey.
They would probably start praying for me.
bloodthorn1990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
shit id have traded for the captain too
sweettea14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would always buy a Lego set or something cool when we did this in my youth group. Then one year I ended up with a candle that was obviously something somebody was getting rid of. I never participated again.
1010010111101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, so there was no way for you to trade to get the bible? Tough break.
XxsquirrelxX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why give someone a Bible as a gift? If they really wanted it, then they're probably Christian. But if they're Christian, they probably own one already. No reason to give it out unless the person gifting it spend their days off work preaching on the street or really hated this person and wanted to make it very clear they think they're going to hell.
froheim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man one year I got stuck with an 8" foam boomerang. The gift price range was $20-30. I had brought a dual deck magic cards set (department of 3d nerds)
KarmaMcPoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I prefer the Cascade version of a Yankee swap. Once the gift is swapped, a timer starts, like 3 minutes. The victim of the swap then can swap with someone else, and so on. A gift cannot change hands more than once a round. When the timer is done, the round is done. The only exception is the final swap from the person who got number 1 at the end. This leads to strategic swapping, and keeps bad items from ruining the night for early numbers.
phyloPconserved ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it?
TheBlackFlame161 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Yankee swap or a white elephant gift exchange is where everyone attending brings a gift in a certain price range.
Then, everyone pulls a number from a hat. This determines who gets to open a present to see what's inside.
If there are presents open, you can choose to steal one from someone else or open a present. The person who gets something stolen from gets to open a new present.
There are some other rules that can be put in like "a present can only be stolen X number of times".
antaryon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The guy who got the Cpt Morgan offered to switch? If so, that guy's a genius. He knew he'd lose it anyway so might as well get the second best gift.
boredlawyer90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could get a bottle of cheap wine AND a cheap Bible! Lol. I might have to do that...
Everythings_breaking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did one of these and it was supposed to be with things around the house to regift, or a max of $5 if you were buying something new. It was meant to be funny, full of bad gifts and jokes.
Nobody listened to the limit, and all brought nicer things. I brought a mini of fireball with a little santa hat. And some shitty guitar shaped ice molds for my boyfriend at the time. We were dying from embarrassment, but it we couldn't stop laughing.
Nurum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hollow out the bible to hold a flask, problem solved.
foolishpheasant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a bible for Christmas a couple years ago... I'm atheist and while she may not know that, she knows I haven't been to church in years. The cover was a really pretty teal with designs though?
leofwing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never fare well at these. One year I selected at-home drug test strips. Another year I got a box of tic-tacs labeled "snowman poop"
Project_Zombie_Panda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously Jesus was ready to party bro
DJFiregirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please help, what is a yankee swap? Is it a boozier version of a white elephant? I still don't know what those are all about.
kuhanluke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had the same thing happen to me except someone in my girlfriend's Christian family brought a Quran as a goof. I'm Muslim. I ended up with the Quran because someone else took the signed baseball from me and ended up giving it to my girlfriend's sister-in-law who was very interested in reading it for educational purposes and I was happy to oblige since I already have two or three at home. Her whole family was pretty racist except her older sister and that sister-in-law. Her older brother once called me a sand rat and her other brother and sister were polite enough humans to not be outwardly racist, but they clearly were. I have no idea why that thoughtful, kind, police officer sister-in-law married her dumbass works-for-his-stepdad half brother, but I guess he's good in the sack because they had two kids in quick succession after they thought she couldn't conceive for a couple of years. Her dad was racist too; I could never get a read on her mom but they were nothing but kind to me.
Hanta3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of my graduation gift from my rich grandparents. Usually they just give me like a $5 for some holidays, which is a bit disappointing, but money is money. For graduation though, I was hoping for something that's help me get started with my independent life. Maybe some money for college, or cooking utensils, or something. They have me a monogrammed bible with leopard print on the side of the pages (this part, but imagine gold/black leopard design). I'm sure they meant well, and somewhere out there a devout young Christian boy is hella jealous of my snazzy custom bible. But I already own like 3 bibles, and I figure it's more about what's in the book than what the book looks like, I really wouldn't need a "fancy looking" one.
And I'm also an atheist, so I haven't really cracked a bible open in years anyways. There's no way they knew that and were trying to make a passive aggressive reference, because if they actually knew they wouldn't be so coy. Gotta love living in the Bible Belt.
Tuesdae ยท 7897 points ยท Posted at 12:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two pair of heavy-duty flannel pajamas. From my husband.
We live in Florida.
[deleted] ยท 6738 points ยท Posted at 13:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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karmagod13000 ยท 3246 points ยท Posted at 13:59:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my dude
TheRealTwist ยท 999 points ยท Posted at 14:43:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's Wednesday.
[deleted] ยท 184 points ยท Posted at 15:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its actually /u/tuesdae
toplesstuesdays ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 15:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
Rebumai ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 15:41:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TheRealBrotherLouie ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 15:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok I'm gonna start spreading this trend
Clueless_and_Skilled ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/ /"( . )( . )"\ \
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:57:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
ralexander1997 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He lobbed you a fastball down the middle and you just slammed it out of the stadium.
eph3merous ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, this is Patrick
semi-bro ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
EEEAAAAAUUUHHH
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:25:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUHHHHHHGGHGGHGHH
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it business time? Cause I'm down to just one sock.
Atryuki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:00:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my guy
fiestainblue ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tuesday is the night we usually go to your mother's and I teach her how to use the video machine again.
Foxmosa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://isitwednesday.org so it seems
Newbxxor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:02:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs wearing his business socks
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And the exams are here.
Wtf am I doing on reddit (ใเฒ ็เฒ )ใๅฝกโปโโป
seasonedfries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think r/fantasyfootball is leaking
reeljazz7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BUT [insert player name here] DIDN'T PRACTICE TODAY?! SHOULD I DROP ANTONIO BROWN FOR DE'ANTHONY THOMAS?!?!
R101C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or Sundays
iXorpe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our dudes
Flassie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And wednesday night is the night we usually make love
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't it be Wednesdae?
Mohamedhijazi22 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So.... Hump day
Froidster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:50:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
snaps fingers my man
Matrix_V ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Slow down!
BadB0ii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is Wednesday
illdoitlaterokay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds more like a lumberjack fetish to me.
Modest_Slong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My man
Hewkho ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 14:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or he is a blanket stealer. Doesn't want her to catcha cold.
cjmook21 ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 14:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or she is a blanket stealer and he thinks this will make her stop.
_thisguygetsit_ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:31:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, the possibilities.
FiveDollarSketch ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing makes them stop... nothing... so cold. so. cold.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:06:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
FiveDollarSketch ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did, she took that too!
MuhTriggersGuise ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:57:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This person's been married.
spiralcupcake ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:08:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think floridians know what cold is
Floom101 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:42:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course they do. Cold is what beers are for 5 minutes after you take them out of the fridge.
b33r_engineer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
According to my florida relatives, it's anything below about 80.
elee0228 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or he has a flannel fetish.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:16:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Welp, looks like I'm going to bed naked again."
I_Know_Who_Funks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy Funks
Realitymatter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know what my wife is getting for Christmas this year.
fractal2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I just figured out what the wife is getting for Christmas
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is genius.
KhaosElement ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy gets it.
circuital14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thoughtful guy
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy fucks.
TheOtherDanielFromSL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy wingmans
kiralasani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was a 10/10 for smoothness on that saving throw. :o
A1t2o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"If its too warm then just take it off"
YourNameHere23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY: Crawfish*
RefrigeratorHaikuGuy ยท 4756 points ยท Posted at 14:01:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're for midnight snacks
Keep warm when you open the
Refrigerator
SinkTube ยท 2049 points ยท Posted at 14:37:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is the first time i've seen you make "refrigerator" fit the context, and i'm not sure how i feel about it
RefrigeratorHaikuGuy ยท 2720 points ยท Posted at 14:41:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm also not sure
So I often switch it up
Refrigerator
Neat_On_The_Rocks ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 15:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First time I've seen this novelty account. Got a good laugh going through your post history, thanks!
peekaayfire ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 15:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw his first post in the wild and it blew my mind. I knew he was meant for greatness
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We all know that he
Is destined for greatness and
Refrigerators
Varthorne ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:17:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's copyright infridgement.
IVcaffiene ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:06:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have you listed
"Best Fun Novelty Account."
Thought you'd like to know
Rising_Swell ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
really? the best? I mean, it's good but it doesn't beat /u/Poem_for_your_sprog
sirgog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:21:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As much as Sprog is a legend there will never be a greater account than
/u/RogerSimon10
May he rest in the peace he was denied in life
Rising_Swell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:29:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know who that is, backstory please? :)
sirgog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:38:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Read a few of his posts.
He would reply to AskReddit posts with stories that all shared something in common.
Then he stopped Redditing, possibly after Daddy beat him too hard with jumper cables.
Rising_Swell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:51:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I... can't tell if that's a troll account or not. If it is, it's a fucking brilliant job.
sirgog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:54:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it is.
I hope it is.
If it was a legit cry for help, he's been dead nearly two years and the whole internet was laughing at him :(
corran450 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
whoosh
Rising_Swell ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, there's no whoosh. He did it in Haiku. I knew that, I didn't care. It's still likely false, although there is still a chance of it being true. Not everyone likes sprog
MrSlave123 ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 18:16:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mad?
Rising_Swell ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, I'm /u/Rising_Swell
Hugo154 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:20:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The mid-late 2000s called, they want their shitty memes back.
pazzmat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Art thou filled with disdain, brother?
MrSlave123 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry i should've said Triggered. Oh how the times have changed.
Hugo154 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, that's a different name for the same shitty meme. People who say shit like "you mad" are usually sad edgy teenagers who aren't passionate about anything but feel bad about that so they try to validate themselves by putting down other people. And I don't know why I typed this out since your reply is just going to be "you mad" or "triggered"
MrSlave123 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow you know me so well.....
You mad?
gets_that_reference_ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:29:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I want for Christmas is four refrigerators in a haiku.
RefrigeratorHaikuGuy ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 19:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's your present then
Refrigerator fridge fridge
Refrigerator
gets_that_reference_ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:07:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, mini-fridges. I hadn't thought of that. Well played.
Frigate_Orpheon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:02:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I love you. It's like a fresh of breath air.
HighSlayerRalton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uh, "It's snowing on Mt. Fuji"?
Yeezus_TakeTheWheel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The refrigerator at the end completely out of context still somehow caught me off guard and I snorted laughing. Solid.
Flamin_Jesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that streak ended immediately.
PM_Me_Ur_Fave_Nudes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Refrigerator
Can be used in magical
And wonderful ways
imabustya ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I downvote poem for sprog or whatever the fuck whenever I see it but these make me laugh so I'm going to upvote this every time I see it. Keep being awesome refrigerator haiku guy.
kommiesketchie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:26:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...But why?
whtbrd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you're redditting wrong
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It has happened a couple of times today. I'm amazed by how often refrigerators are relevant.
Kinkywrite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen it done a couple of times. I can't help but laugh every time I see it.
JackRaynor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
maaan...I just watched that Flash episode. This guy makes sense now!
HONKDADDY ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 14:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goofiest novelty account I've ever seen!
Russian_For_Rent ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You spelled useless wrong.
Useless, but essential
GALL0WSHUM0R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*Useless-est
Russian_For_Rent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Useliest?
Nambot ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 14:51:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Refrigerator
Haiku Guy always ends with
Refrigerator.
HwatSheSaid ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 14:44:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for making me laugh again!
RefrigeratorHaikuGuy ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 14:45:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I'm here for!
Hope you're having a great day
Refrigerator
Boison ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haikus should not rhyme
First line ends with 'for', rhymes with
Refrigerator
nullball ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haikus surely can
Rhyme, it is not against any
Rules, if you want to
Boison ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was mistaken
Antique knowledge unquestioned
TIL, thank you.
Strictly_Baked ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 15:21:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You suck at counting syllables. A for effort.
RefrigeratorHaikuGuy ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 15:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure what you mean...
Five, seven, then five again
Refrigerator
AlphaBathTowel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:12:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you suck at counting syllables. A for effort.
Lars2500 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
watevergoes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legit laughing
BurtMackling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You joined Reddit nine days back??? Feels like I've been seeing you around for way more than that
gizzyjones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love this
NotTheRightAnswer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone else drum out the syllables as they read along on their desk with their fingers? Anyone? No? Alrighty then.
Princess_Queen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there some way to follow people on reddit so I can see all their content for the rest of eternity?
Nightslash360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're my new favorite novelty account.
Jeb_Jenky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh... That was actually a haiku...
GreatestOfAllTime96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you wild for this
PlasmaLink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't read your username, and instead of assuming it was a haiku, I for some reason thought it was meant to be read with a similar tune to Smooth Criminal.
operarose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy.
Petersaber ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've been waiting your entire life for this post, weren't you?
eaterofdog ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 13:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SO SWEATY
RyghtHandMan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YES HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER IS SWEATY
Sebleh89 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which part of Florida though?
Tallahassee nights in the shitty areas can be brutal in the winter. Source: ex bought me flannel PJ's and I thought the same thing, living like the broke college students we were, her place was fucking freezing all night and those flannel PJs helped when the body warmth wasnt enough.
Fitz_Fool ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, panhandle gets pretty cold too. I moved from the panhandle to central florida and the difference is pretty big.
WtotheSLAM ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:53:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well youโre prepared for the next ice age so thatโs a plus
Patari2600 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:36:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs trying to tell you he wants to move north
farmtownsuit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:53:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just out of Florida at least.
aquaticonions ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well there's your mistake.
rushaz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know better than to give the provider of my meals and nookie shitty christmas gifts :)
Andrei_Vlasov ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heavy duty ย ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
BoxxerUOP ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well from what I hear most Floridan's think they're living north of the Wall if the temp drops below 50 for a day so maybe he thinks winter's coming.
Hindu_Wardrobe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hey now sometimes it gets all the way down to like, 50 degrees for a day or two
cf_wyeth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See through?
Tuxedogaston ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This Canadian was jealous until it was clear your location made them unnecessary.
mesoziocera ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bought my ex-wife and I flannel sheets one year, and an electric blanket the next. I live in MS, it's super hot and humid. It rarely gets below freezing in the coldest part of the year. I returned both and bought her something nice with it for her birthday that following year, because I know it was out of love, and that old-age-always-cold thing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Husband: Honey you should wear your pajamas.
You: I'm so hot in these pajamas.
Husband: Are you wearing something under them?
You: No
Husband: Well, you should probably take them off.
hjai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're lined with Kevlar to protect you from the gators. Ungrateful.
yayapfool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it's your fault you live in Florida.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:09:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, my family is from Florida (I'm not, but we go there at least once a year). I've noticed that my Florida native Aunt will toss on jackets, sweatpants, the works when the outside temp hits 60. Meanwhile I'm standing there in shorts and a t-shirt, because Florida.
VenetiaMacGyver ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love sweaters and winter clothing way too much, but also live in FL. So the moment the weather dips just a touch, even if only into the low-70s, I bust out them long sleeves.
I'm not really cold. I just fucking love winter clothes and never get the chance to wear them. :(
Kydlo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This caused a spit take.
Jinjubei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take them.
pilotsam8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do I want to know why somebody would need heavy duty pajamas?
OgreSpider ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they are a woman who lives with a man whose body temperature is naturally a couple of degrees higher, and therefore he wants to keep the entire house at 60 degrees year round, and he doesn't want a giant pile of covers either because they might get on his side of the bed. It's easier than constantly fiddling the thermostat back and forth.
pilotsam8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:15:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is a lot less dirty than what I had in mind
OgreSpider ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you get "dirty" from "thick full-coverage layers of fabric"
pilotsam8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IDK my mind just thought "dirty." It didn't specify how.
hughej67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You never know when flannels will come in handy.
VenetiaMacGyver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We get about 2 cold days here a year so he was making sure you were prepared for both
dasfeesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it's Florida, so what else did you expect?
othersomethings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom did that to us one year - all the adult kids got flannel sheet sets.
We live in Florida and the A/C is always on.
Why?!?!!
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What?
I would never encourage my wife to wear something that acted like a flannel vault! And I live in the North for fuck sake
jackster_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When the pajamas get too hot you have to take them off.
Also...you don't have as single drizzly day a year where you can just ball up in your warm cumfs? I know they get frosts in Florida because I always hear about the oranges. Also, you don't plan on visiting other parts of the world?
flume ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wore heavy flannel PJs when I lived in Florida...what's wrong with that? They're comfy.
CelestialRune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha the same thing happened to me. Except one was from my dad and the other from my brother. One was Superman and the other Cookie monster, I'm not a fan of either
.... I mean they are soft and warm but it's Florida and I've worn each pair maybe once in the three years I've owned them.
lapekes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a couple of days that it drops below 40 degrees that he could wear those.
spacemanspiff30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like your husband's gift shopping abilities are the same as my father in laws.
Whatyoushouldask ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because you bitch when he turns down the air conditioning..
Ignore me I'm projecting
penngi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a Snuggie from my husband for my birthday in July. It was around 100 degrees that day.
floatingwithobrien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But do you get cold at night tho
Jourdin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk I get pretty cold in the air conditioning. That is definitely a husband fail though, you divorced yet? (lol)
SamiTheBystander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone from Michigan who likes a window open and a cool breeze when Iโm sleeping that sounds fucking amazing. That would be an amazing gift for me
KrakenWarg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's just your husband's way of getting the thermostat where he wants it without getting into an argument.
Source: I also live in Florida and got my fiancรฉ a super warm blanket once for Christmas because she would always turn the air up at night. Now that she has her fuzzy blanket, I can crank the ac down to 70 at night without getting yelled at.
ixfd64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/FloridaMan
MrRiski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Currently outside in Leesburg FL. Can confirm hot as fuck at like 85 degrees...
LeodFitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's a hint. Maybe he wants to move to some place that isn't quite so... florida?
tiny_chicago ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Chicago and my southern Mom buys me scarves and mittens every year for Christmas despite the fact that:
A: I knit and am picky about winter wear
B: Iโm very hot blooded and rarely even need gloves and hats. What I knit is mostly for looks.
I donโt have the heart to tell her though so I donate the stuff she buys me every year.
NoJelloNoPotluck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that counts as attempted murder.
Frigate_Orpheon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey it gets cold in the panhandle.
olwillyclinton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Minnesotan here. Send them my way, please. Quickly, December is looming.
Give_no_fox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have cold feet? Lol I always do
licenseles5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
cause women are always cold... i dont see why this is bad... my wife sleeps near the vent with a sheet, a heated blanket, and a comforter while fully clothed even though the house is like 68 degrees in the winter. she cray... all yall ladies is a cold.
OhNoTokyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife is somehow always cold. I think she would actually thank me for warm PJs. Possibly even in Florida.
SloMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's better than a burqa
a-r-c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AC is cold
Emabug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, it gets cold in FL. Maybe only once a year, but still!
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He stole them from his side chick in wisconsin.
Stalinov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Prep for climate change
maybejolisa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...are you my mom?
badboystwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian here, this would have been my favourite gift.
Rabidleopard ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He wanted to make you wet?
IamtheSlothKing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jesus you people are petty
Midgetforsale ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well if you're like my wife, you'll wear them all year long because I like to keep the thermostat in the mid 60s
anacondatmz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh sure, women can complain all day about being cold... We buy them some flannel PJ's, cause you know... We're actually listening attentively and this is the thanks we get. Well shit.
Danksthrows ยท 219 points ยท Posted at 14:44:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This last Christmas I got a early 2000's flip phone case and some rags
Razor1834 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:30:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kinda rags are we talking?
Danksthrows ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:20:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cheap microfiber rags
YoungDeadBullet ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:50:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Early 2000โs fliphone in 2017?! Lmao You can buy cheap android phones for $20 these days
Danksthrows ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:21:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly!! I was just like okay... thanks
Starshitlord ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:45:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They thought you were a drug dealer and wanted you to have a burner phone, microfibre to remove your prints off the phone.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 11:22:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DoggyStyleShallHelp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao
rushaz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
did they ask you to smell said rag?
hypnoticus103 ยท 3499 points ยท Posted at 14:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not answering the question fully, but I had originally thought I got the worst gift ever.
When I was about 8, I got "The Princess Bride" from my uncle for Christmas. When I opened it, I gave him the weirdest look, like what kind of boy do you think I am. Little did I know that when I actually took the time to watch the movie it was fucking awesome and I love my uncle very much to this day.
meopelle ยท 2919 points ยท Posted at 16:41:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that the plot to "The Princess Bride"?
emmamee41 ยท 268 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha yes essentially :)
JohnGenericDoe ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 22:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'Is this a kissing movie?'
emmamee41 ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 22:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โKeep your shirt on! Let me readโ
Azuralos ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 17:51:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
M E T A
E
T
A
shottyZZ ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 17:43:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Woah
SquaggleWaggle ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the movie yes, the book no
read the book if you haven't btw, it is amazing
meopelle ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:28:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its on my very, very long list
SquaggleWaggle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
good. I had to read it years ago in 8th grade, and it is the best book i have ever read in school so far
SailorArashi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:16:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's part of the book's plot, too. Even the asides like "She doesn't get eaten by the X at this time" are in the book. The entire prologue is the fictional story about how Goldman used to hate reading and books in general, but came to love them when his father read him The Princess Bride when he was sick. It's less "is this a kissing book?" and more "I hate books", but the plot of "isn't interested until he realizes how awesome it is" is entirely there.
SquaggleWaggle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fair point
goldengirl_7 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dead serious I had the same thing happen to me. My uncle whoโs a movie buff gave me the princess bride when I was young, and I thought it was some lame girly movie, then I saw it
WarrenTheRed ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:21:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I confused it with Princess Diary when I first heard it and was really confused why my fencing instructor was taking about all the "good swordplay."
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:32:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love princess bride but there is no good swordplay in it
CodeArcher ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The best part may be having Columbo as an uncle.
SailorArashi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:21:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh! Just one more thing..."
Andernerd ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:36:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sort of. It's roughly the plot to the movie. The book is about the kid from the movie, all grown up, finally finding a copy of the book his grandpa read to him - and he realizes that it's awful. It has all the action and such, but is also filled with Les Mis levels of irrelevant crap. He presents to the reader his abridged version, with notes on what is cut out.
SailorArashi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:25:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The meta-fiction about Goldman not being the actual author of the book gets weirder and weirder as time goes on, too. Every anniversary edition gets a new Forward tacked onto it containing even more highly fictionalized biographical narrative regarding his experience with the novel. It gets weird when he starts talking about the movie production in the same breath as the "original Morgenstern" and your head starts to hurt.
Drachefly ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:45:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Changed Dad to Uncle and being severely ill to Christmas, and book to movie, but yes.
meopelle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Change dad to grandfather
Drachefly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the book, the author's dad was the one who read him the book. Is it different in the movie?
meopelle ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:51:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah in the movie his grandfather is visiting and brings the book instead
OJSimpsons ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:27:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit
kingfrito_5005 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:43:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No no, thats the framing device.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it is, a grandfather actually narrates the movie as a book to a boy.
"Is this a kissing book?"
But then it's a super awesome movie for the viewer, and a good book to the kid in the movie.
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that occurred to me too. I'm sure when OP's uncle caught a look at his nephew's face it took all he could not to smirk.
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:31:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... No gold for this?
inventas ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take the upvote.
TheRealSmom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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_Mephostopheles_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meta, bro.
faithlessdisciple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol yup
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandpa, not uncle in the movie :)
sweffymo ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 18:05:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a kissing book?
AmaiRose ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had someone tease me that they were going to get me a terrible gift once. They already had a barbie car wrapped up, but when I asked they told me they were giving me potatoes that year, thinking what 6 year old girl would want that. Turns out, me. I didn't shut up about my potatoes in the week and a half leading up to Christmas, and so they ended up having to buy a bag. I opened my real gift, said thanks, set it aside, and then spent all Christmas day watching cartoons and eating raw yukon golds from my very own 10k bag. Ah, good times.
zbeezle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:58:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are... are raw potatoes actually any good?
AmaiRose ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find them to be. Peeled, and salted. I usually still to this day snag a couple of sticks when I'm making oven fries before I put them in the oven.
Hendlton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My whole life I thought raw potatoes were poisonous. Of course I could just Google it, but aren't they?
AmaiRose ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:53:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could google you an answer, but based on the fact that I've eaten a good amount of raw potato in my day, and I'm not yet dead, I'm going to go with, probably not. Don't eat any part that's growing eyes or is green though, just to be safe.
SparroHawc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And don't try to do anything with the leaves. It's related to nightshade.
fbibmacklin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We grew up super poor. But our parents made the most of it and we thought raw potatoes with salt were an amazing treat. We also ate raw cabbage as a treat.
thenickdude ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is Latvian dream
thegiantcat1 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:21:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had this same conversation with my aunt, we were at the lake and she was like "Thegiantcat1, wanna watch a movie?" I said sure and she said "Want to watch the princess bride" I said I didn't want to watch no girly stuff, glad I listened to her anyways it's one of my favorite movies.
SparroHawc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My response to that would probably be "Ooooooh, you haven't seen it yet! You're in for a treat!"
chatsubo20 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:34:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar thing happened to me on my 17th birthday. My uncle gives me a mixed tape of music and I open it and am thinking "man, is this a cheap gift". I listened to that tape hundreds of times and was introduced to some great music. In hindsight, he probably spent a lot of time putting it together, as opposed to just going out and buying something.
meee39 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Inconceivable
KetchupRocket ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he asks you to read the book to him one day, will you tell him "as you wish?"
Thaddeus_Venture ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my sister trying to get me to watch this and I kept adamantly refusing. I finally watched it because she told me Andre the Giant was in it. No regrets.
charlesdickinsideme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm similar to my mother. She was gifted it one year, didnโt watch it until she was bored, and she loved it. Watches it once a year with her sisters
Zrk2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your uncle sounds like a pretty neat guy.
valiantfreak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am totally buying this for my wife because she will actually watch it thinking it is a girly movie.
I tried to get her to watch Idiocracy, a genuinely good, funny movie, where I literally put it on the TV in front of her.
She spent the whole time playing with her phone because the most obvious focal text on the DVD menu screen is "Ow, My Balls!" the name of one of the stupid tv shows of the future which the menu screen guy is watching. She instantly dismissed it as an immature stupid show and ignored it. I put it on again 6 months later without giving her a chance to see the menu screen and she was like "oh no, not this stupid movie again".
I tried explaining it was a smart movie about stupid people but she still didn't get it, and again spent the entire movie playing with her phone
mstarrbrannigan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of a friend of mine. A couple of us were talking about how much we loved the movie and he mentioned he'd never watched it. The rest of us were stunned because it was totally the kind of movie he would have loved. But he insisted that he probably wouldn't like it, the name made it sound stupid.
Oh well, his loss.
skittletwig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm female but was a huge tomboy, and this exact situation happened to me also. I ended up watching it on a bus on a long field trip and was pissed at myself because it was so good haha.
Niddrie ยท 7074 points ยท Posted at 13:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older sister and I are from my moms first marriage. One Christmas we got socks from our step-grandparents while my brother (their blood grandson) was given nerf guns, toy cars and lots of candy.
I was 10 and my sister was 12, I donโt think Iโve ever seen my mom that mad before. We were always treated like shit by my step-dads side of the family because โblood is thicker than waterโ. Thankfully they divorced when I was 15 and she is now in a happy and loving relationship with a great guy who has an awesome family :)
Edit: This comment has gained a lot more attention than I ever thought! Itโs great to read stories of families who are kind and generous no matter their blood relation. Also I get it, the quote may have a different meaning than what my ex step-grandma intended but she meant it as a way to validate treating my sister and I different. But thank you for the history lesson!
TheRealBobbyC ยท 684 points ยท Posted at 16:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son is a step parent. He married a gal who had a son in her teens. My wife and I declared (while they were still dating), that the lad was our grand son.
When they had a little girl together, my sister made a comment to me about my first grand child. She wasn't ready for my harsh reminder that the baby is the SECOND grand child. She said, "well, yeah, but this one is really yours."
---"Here, let me get you your coat."
[deleted] ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 17:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheRealBobbyC ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 18:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. I am sorry to hear of your family issues, and I hope they get better for you. My wife and I do our best to make sure our Grandson knows how much we love him, and that the rest of that stuff doesn't matter.
Sugarbean29 ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 18:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a cousin who married a woman with 3 adopted kids from her previous marriage. He had one himself from his previous marriage, and they adopted another together. Then she got pregnant. Every single one of those kids are loved by their parents and grandparents (and all the extended family) equally (as far as I have seen anyway - we have 300+ people in our clan, so there are bound to be some douche nozzles).
(Not that it should matter, but it will make a difference to some people: all four adopted kids are obviously adopted.)
TheRealBobbyC ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you are handling it all quite well. Big, diverse, awesome, family
BattleStag17 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
300+ people, many of whom are adopted? Yipes and cripes, that's amazing!
Sugarbean29 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, 300+ in the whole clan - the Grand Parents had 12 kids (the "Kids" generation), who had about 50 kids (the "Grandchildren" generation), who then went on to have 200+ kids for that generation (Great-grandchildren), and some of them now have a kid or two. So from the "Kids" generation on, there are over 300 people in our extended family. Other than my one cousin's adopted kids, I'm not aware of any others (step kids not in the "adopted" category).
BattleStag17 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:44:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still, that's pretty impressive. There's... a dozen people I know on both sides of my family, maybe? And they're spread out all over the country.
Sugarbean29 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:53:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to have family reunions every 5 years, and I had an aunt and uncle who had a country music festival type thing on their property for like 25 years, and all the local family went, with other family traveling up and staying for a couple weeks or more in the summer, so I knew 90%of my extended family growing up. It was awesome and weird lol
techiemage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:00:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I be your Reddit grand child :D I can give Reddit sliver !redditsliver
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure. Lol.
avenlanzer ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 18:52:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter recently came out to me. I let her know I was fine with adopted grandchildren. Then we ordered pizza.
Matora ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 04:57:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my sister came out to the family, she asked that my mum and dad not be mad. My mum said "We're not mad honey, just a little disappointed we won't get grandkids one day."
I was at the table.
Busy being not sterile or gay.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
mmm...you had me at pizza! lol. Sounds pretty healthy to me.
There are alternatives to adoption for her. But, you know that, and I don't mean to be Captain Obvious.
avenlanzer ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:07:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, we mentioned those too, but really point was made with the first response.
whtbrd ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know people get to do what they want with their money... but for the money and effort involved, I think adoption is the way I would want to go.
Hell, I'm straight, married, and fertile, and we still might adopt.
skittletwig ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:52:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girl, same.
infyjtid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:28:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay but why would you even bring up kidnapping, thatโs illegal!
MetaMakesNamesEasier ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a step-grandchild, I want you to know how much that means. One of the best feelings I've ever had was walking into my step-mum's parents' house and seeing my name on the family tree that they recently put up.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His name is on a personalized Christmas stocking, exactly like everyone else in the family. We really meant it when we said he is one of us.
he was less than 3 when I met him. Other than the fact that he will go through his teen age tyrant years of saying "you aren't my...", I know that he will always know that I am his Grandpa, and my wife is his Grandma!
and I am glad you have a good experience too!
robotundies ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:16:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandad met his partner (my Nana) when I was one and they both adopted my cousin when he was 5. He was a troubled kid (crack baby) with adhd and dyslexia but I never once heard him, my brother or any of our other cousins make any comment on the fact that she isn't blood, even in those tyrant years :) We've all commented on the fact that we wish we weren't related to our actual grandmother, however..
Theo242 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I envy you. My step grandma made her biological grandkids family trees, and though I was raised by my stepdad from 9 on my stepdad was alone on the tree. You have a valuable gift dude
SiriusHertz ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:24:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a parent in a blended family, thank you for standing up for your son and your grandkids. It means a ton to them - and it hurts them horribly when someone points out that one group or the other is somehow less a part of the family.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thank you
NursePurple2 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:44:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like my partners family. They accepted us from the moment he introduced us all. It makes my heart burst the way they treat my children, considering their paternal side ignores them in the street.
A few weeks ago when visiting my MIL the youngest monster walks in, makes himself at home "Grandma scary, can I call you that? Is that ok?" As she says there is no step, We are family.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:46:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was cool with Grandma Scary? I think I like your MIL's style
NursePurple2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:11:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's brilliant! Her nickname is Scary. Being the owner of the local social club, I think she needs to be
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:16:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Works for me
infyjtid ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:27:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My by-marriage aunt was widowed youngish and when she re-married, I always made sure to refer to her husband as my uncle even though I was in my twenties. I found out that he was sensitive about not being accepted by the family and it really meant a lot to him that I immediately started calling him Uncle. You may never know how much the gesture means to him, but Iโm positive it means the world.
BricksFourDaze ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:47:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Props, sir. You do not have the upvotes that you deserve.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:15:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you
MamaBear2784 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:08:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too would like to point out that you and your wife are awesome people! ๐
Witchymuggle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your comment made me really happy. Iโm sure it makes your grandchildren happy too.
Brass_and_Frass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:03:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On behalf of your grandson, thank you. Both sets of my step-grandparents werenโt really welcoming to me and my siblings.
jenn1222 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVE people with enormous hearts!
I have two boys, 18 and 13. My boyfriend comes from a huge family. His grandmother is like you...everyone is her family! My sons are now her great grand kids! She doesn't even care. They're kids and they need love. THAT is all that matters!
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like her attitude, and agree with her 100%!
[deleted] ยท 1367 points ยท Posted at 14:12:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 15:49:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nice wholesome divorce
The_Monstees ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one.
BmanthePirate ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:15:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The sweet wholesome taste of Divorce-O's
KhaosElement ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wholesome endings never last on Reddit. They'll all be dead within a year.
duke78 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did their shoes fall off?
Imakefishdrown ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 15:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so awful. My boyfriend's daughter said she wants me to be her stepmom and I about freaking cried. I love finding her gifts I know she'll love. And her mom's husband treats her like blood too.
Moruitelda ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:13:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As the child of a great step-parent, thank you. You're doing something great for that kid.
casanochick ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:27:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood punishing kids for not being a direct blood-relative. My daughter's dad remarried and has a lovely little boy that doesn't understand my relationship to his big sister (he kind of understands that I'm her mom, but I don't think he totally gets it), so when I pick her up to visit, I play with him for a couple minutes and get him birthday gifts and Christmas gifts. I guess I'd rather make a little kid happy than hold a grudge against his father.
marbear77 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 15:34:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, same thing in my family. My step grandmother gave me and my sister an Old Navy pajama set that still had the clearance sticker on it while the โrealโ grandkids got clothes totaling no less than $150 in value. Even one of the grandkids girlfriend who had only been around a few weeks received an expensive J.R. Criders shirt. The real kicker though was the size of my PJs. Im the only fat one in the family, theyre all athletes. I wear an XL, she bought me a 3XL bc I โlook like that would be my sizeโ insert fake smile.
asmodeuskraemer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This calls for a 2x4 to the FACE.
marbear77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. She has a smug face with tattooed on eyebrows.
iCoeur285 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 15:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened with my step grandparents too! My grandma on my momโs side made sure she spent equal amounts on all of us, and that the gifts were something all of us would appreciate.
My stepdadโs dad didnโt even bother getting us anything but an empty card. My mom was pissed.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:07:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family had the opposite problem. My grandma remarried and her kids from that marriage, and therefore grandkids, were treated much better than the kids from her first marriage. I was the daughter of the youngest son from her first marriage.
For years we got nothing from her but one year we had presents under the tree. I was only ten and my sister was eight, I remember because I learned a life lesson that day. Presents were passed out and the other kids got toys for days, at least a couple a piece. We only got one present a piece but we were still excited. It became our turn to open and we each got a cheap denim shirt with a bear embroidered on it. Even at that age, I knew what happened.
Ten is old enough to know when you've been treated differently. But we took it stoicly and thanked my grandma. The whole ride home my parents tried to defend it by saying she doesn't have a lot of money and she just doesn't know what to get us. Bull shit and bull shit but we didn't say anything. That was the only year she ever gave us a present. I doubt anything was said, I think that was just the only year she bothered to even try a little.
But this is the family who would purposely get my alcoholic dad drunk, steal from him and make fun of him. Every single holiday until we stopped going.
MC_Carrot_Juice ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. Im sorry that happened. How are you and your sister doing now? Hows your dad doing now?
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:36:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Way too long of a story so I'll just tl:Dr it as:
Fine, I guess
Dead
Just got out of prison
Vectorman1989 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's ex's family would do this.
Buy her son expensive or cool gifts, give us some sort of stocking filler type thing. Wooden puzzles, keychain video games and the like. I still appreciated the gift, but it did feel a little bit like being Harry Potter on cousin Dudley's birthday.
couchjitsu ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:45:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up my dad's family was always super fair. My dad is still that way. To the point that I've received a $10 check at Christmas before because he spent $10 more on my sister than me.
When I was in middle school, he got remarried. My step-mom's family was not that way. We went to her parent's house 2 years in a row for a summer vacation. Both times, my step-sister and step-brother got money from their aunt and uncle, like $20. My sister and I got nothing. Which I was mostly ok with, because I didn't know them. But what got me was my step-brother and I were sitting on the couch watching TV and they said "Hey Fred, here's $20."
The next year we were there and Saturn cars were newish things. They had a thing at the mall where you could test drive, jump on the doors etc. My step-uncle(?) went to do a test drive and asked if anyone wanted to go. I was the only one. He got to test drive and they gave him a free t-shirt for driving. He gave that to my step-brother.
GirlWithThePandaHat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:26:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This pisses me off as an aunt. If my older sister ever remarried and the guy had kids I would just be glad to have more nibblets to spoil.
meltibsen ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:37:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a step-father itโs behaviour like this that I could never forgive. Iโve made it perfectly clear to my family that my step daughter and my biological daughter are equal in my eyes and are to be treated equally as well. If they ever pulled anything like that theyโd be cut off in a flash.
Thankfully theyโre not like that at all and are very inclusive but itโs scary to think how many sociopaths there are out there that would do this sort of thing.
OsmanthusJelly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's family overcompensates though, and IMO that could be just as devastating. My husband's older brother is his father's stepson, and even now, when his older brother is 47 years old, for his birthday his dad would "take him to get a new iphone." Growing up, they often gave his older brother extra gifts.
Even today, no one in the family is allowed to make the older brother feel bad about living at home, not having friends, being creepy. He kidnapped someone once (luckily the person decided not to press charges) because he thought that was how he should behave around women. Everyone just carries on and pretends that nothing happened. No one confronted him about it.
For Christmas, everyone needs to pitch in to help clean or set up, and his older brother says he's tired so he can't do it and sits down like a lardo.
We obviously don't care that they never buy my husband or his younger brother birthday presents but his older brother gets an iphone every year. (Come on now, we're adults. We'll buy our own god damned phone if we want one.) However, I credit his parents constant babysitting of his older brother to his complete lack of success in life, his lack of friends (burned all his bridges because he's a selfish mofo), and his lack of significant others (no woman would want to date this creeper who might kidnap/rape them if given a chance.)
SeaMonkeyGod ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I were like that in the eyes of the step family. One year at Christmas all of my stepdads sisters mentioned the dining table was crowded and overflow would be sitting in the actual dining room instead of the eat in kitchen. Not thinking much of it, my sister and I sat at the overflow table and it wasnโt until my mom started cleaning (because those shit sisters never would lift a finger) that she noticed the only two people sitting at that table were her 2 kids (13 and 14 at the time). The fucking kids table with kids from 10 down to 2 (at least 5 of them) were sitting in the kitchen with everyone else. I think that was the last year we had dinner with that family during the holidays.
17648750 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:52:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got an adopted cousin who isn't even considered a grandchild to grandma. Straight up refuses to acknowledge him when she lists her grandkids names.
Honkey_Cat ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This same thing happened with my ex in-laws. My boys (from my first marriage) were about 8 and 10 at the time and my daughter was only 1 or 2 (she was their blood grandchild). The boys got crap toys from the dollar store. When they left to go to their dad's, my ex's parents went out to their truck to get the "real" presents for our daughter. I. WAS. LIVID. He couldn't understand why I was so mad. Getting away from him and that toxic family was the best thing I ever did. Now I'm married to the most wonderful, caring man on the planet who treats my kids like they are his own.
shgrizz2 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people genuinely are too up themselves that presents aren't about the provider, or family politics. The smile on the kids' faces is all that matters. If they're too selfish to see that then fuck it, you're better off without them.
legone ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 16:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They already had two sets of grandparents. Calm down.
prettydirtmurder ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I'm really confused about why step-grandparents would automatically be expected to treat children who are essentially strangers to them the same as their own grandchildren. But then I've always been confused when a marriage is expected to suddenly create family relationships that don't really exist. I realize I'm in the minority on this one.
Todok5 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But that's bascially all a marriage is. It creates a new family relationship that didn't exist before.
prettydirtmurder ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 16:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It creates literally one relationship. Obviously. The step-grandparent phenomenon lies outside of that. Obviously.
lol, reddit hates when a clever comeback is shut down by actual correctness.
And also believes down voting unpleasant reality will make it less real.
Painting_Agency ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you don't be an asshole to kids, even if they're not genetic relatives. You just don't.
prettydirtmurder ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I also believe there is a happy medium between not being an asshole to kids, and expecting grandparents to treat relative strangers the same as their blood relatives because of one of their kid's romantic decisions. There are a thousand different ways to exchange gifts that don't have to make a display of who is getting what from whom, but people don't use their heads.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't speak for everyone else, but my step-grandmother did these exact same things, and she was the only grandmother I ever knew. She was married to my grandpa before I was born and was also my godmother. There was a real relationship as far as I was concerned.
prettydirtmurder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:21:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey good point, there's more than one way to have step-grandparents. The model in my head was of a parent with kids divorcing and marrying another parent with kids, then wanting the new spouse's parents to treat the step grandchildren like their own grandchildren. Like "here's two kids 8 and 12 who you barely know, now they're you're grandchildren." Sometimes it works that way but I don't think it's a reasonable expectation, especially if there are already existing grandchildren.
If a set of grandparents have, say, two grandchildren who they are reasonably generous and attentive with, and then suddenly find themselves with four grandchildren because their child remarries, it's not quite fair to expect the same level of generosity and attentiveness to suddenly double.
Ask_Threadit ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's the decent thing to do. A small child doesn't know the intricacies of family technicalities all they know is the grandparent who loves their sibling doesn't care about them.
Jakesbestfriend ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:58:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly this, as a child you don't "get it" you just feel left out, and then holidays become a reminder that you're not the favorite and then they aren't fun anymore.
starhussy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Personally, I think this was the tactful way to handle it: You can't make them love or care about the other kids, but they did do a small acknowledgement. Then they waited for the boys to leave instead of rubbing it in their faces.
Ask_Threadit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:04:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those other children are going to see those presents afterwards. They're siblings, it's not like no one's going to notice that their brother has a shiny new toy. No one said you could be forced to love them, but if you can't muster up at least a bit of pretend and/or try to treat children who don't know any better fairly you're a shitty person. Hell there's probably something wrong with you if you can't love a child that probably loves you just because they're not biologically related to you.
starhussy ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's this magical concept called sharing. And obviously they're going to their dad's where they will also get more presents.
legone ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why don't we treat any kid that we know remotely well like family? Because they're not family. But they still know you, what if they don't get it? Ah, it's for the children, whatever.
RiskMatrix ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL insists on treating me exactly the same way she treats her kids when it comes to birthdays, Christmas, etc. It's very nice, and it's been going on for decades, but I'd rather she spend that money on her grandkids.
prettydirtmurder ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's so sweet. It's just nice and lovely when someone is so conscientious about everyone's feelings.
My MIL uses gift-giving as a way to express her current level of approval, and to control. We haven't seen her in several years.
AMHousewife ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because you make family. Circumstances don't make relationships, actions do.
In my family, you are family if you marry in. Step kids are family. Your spouse's parents and their siblings and kids cousins are now all family. My paternal aunt died. My uncle, who is not a blood relative but married in, he married again and guess what? She's family and so is her daughter. Divorced spouses are still family unless they are really awful people, but if they remarry and the new marriage has stepkids or new biokids, those kids are now family and will get gifts same as related siblings on birthdays and Christmas too.
prettydirtmurder ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:48:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's great if everyone is on board with that, it seems to work out the best. But some people aren't okay with being considered as family by people they barely know, or want to think of people they barely know as family. That's okay, too, and that's my point. You can't force feelings. There are people I'm related to by blood I don't think of as family. It's not ideal, but it's how it is. It should be okay for individuals to decide for themselves how much involvement they want in that kind of extended family dynamic.
AMHousewife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one is ever forced to be family, but in my family, everyone is included and no one is turned away.
prettydirtmurder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really cool. More families should be like that, in my opinion. I've never had the fortune of being part of a family like that, either by blood or marriage. Unfortunately I have been expected to treat people, who I didn't choose to have in my life and did not respect, like family because of their relationship to others in my family. I've also seen kids be forced into relationships with outside adults because of marriage, to very ugly ends. It's nice when everyone gets along and has the best of intentions, but that is not always the case.
legone ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the same kind of asinine logic that leads to assholes being tolerated because they're "blood." To me, family is the people who raised you, the people you grew up with, etc. That uncle that lives three states away that I see once ever three years? Honestly I don't give a shit. Why should I? A 12 year old kid who has 2 bioparents already? I don't know them and they don't know me. They have family and it's not me.
toxikant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like you're trying really hard to be edgy about this.
legone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL disagreement is edgy.
somegridplayer ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:21:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are super awesome about stuff like that. Gf's kid got treated like part of the family from day one. Now my mom got wind his girlfriend is coming to stay with us for Christmas and she's all "WELL WHAT DOES SHE LIKE?!"
Moruitelda ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel so incredibly goddamn lucky with my step-family. My dad died when I was 11, and my mom married my step-dad when I was 14. He never skimped, he rarely played favorites in any appreciable way compared to his 9 year old daughter. My step-grandparents gave me a basketball hoop the first Christmas I went there. They were just such excellent people to me, and my step-dad has been such a rock, I named my son after him. It's really sad that some people don't take the opportunity to be something special in their step-kids lives.
Rihsatra ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Third time's the charm.
maninblueshirt ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:15:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see myself holding a pair of thick woolen socks.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see you falling out of Hogwarts Tower.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am SO mad on your behalf. I have two sons from a previous marriage and my husband and I also have a child together. His family is awesome to my two older kids. Thereโs no step-anything. Theyโre treated the same way as all the other kids in the family, lavished with love and the same grade of gifts as everyone else. I canโt even comprehend the type of people who would essentially punish children for not being of their bloodline.
AlphaAgain ยท 1469 points ยท Posted at 15:02:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that it matters now, but the full line is (I think) The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb"
Has the exact opposite meaning.
Edit - Guys, I get it. I was misinformed.
Slick_Biscuits ยท 482 points ยท Posted at 15:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone's gonna tell you that's an internet-ism. But I'm not sure anyone really has sources for either so I dunno.
MagnusCthulhu ยท 360 points ยท Posted at 15:28:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's no historical evidence to support the water of the womb bit at all. That's a modern invention. The first direct quotation can be traced back to the late 1600s for "Blood is thicker than water", but equivalent phrases can be traced back to the 1300s. None of those sources include anything about the covenant or water of the womb.
Hahonryuu ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:05:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't care if fake, still true.
ronnocb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could we get a link to some of those sources? Not trying to call you out or anything, just genuinely curious.
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 17:17:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm, that doesn't prove anything one way or the other. The meaning could be implied, either way.
MagnusCthulhu ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first usage of the term seemed to be in relation to sailors and that the distance they travelled on sea did not change their familial obligations. The modern usage has remained otherwise unchanged since the aforementioned 1670s.
The first reference to "Blood of the covenant" that I'm aware of was in 1994. The author suggested that it was the "original meaning" but no usage of the phrase has ever been found prior to it. He basically made it up and the internet jumped on it.
suseyvic ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 15:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Modern commentators, authors Albert Jack and R. Richard Pustelniak, claim the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who've made a blood covenant were stronger than ties formed by "the water of the womb". However, no known historical sources support this. From the wikipedia article for "Blood is thicker than water"
nmezib ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it meant that you will always have a closer tie through your ancestry and family, even though you live far away. That is, your blood ties are thicker than the water of the ocean that's between you.
Plaguerat18 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This probably isn't the original definition but it's by far the most wholesome.
MagnusCthulhu ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually fairly close to the original usage of the phrase. Though it was more in reference to familial obligations than just "closeness".
BroChick21 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:59:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like this.
jansencheng ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/u/AlphaAgain, just pinging so you see
Blood is thicker than water has been found in manuscripts dating to the 14th century in slightly altered forms, but to my knowledge, there is no historical evidence for blood of the covenant. Blood has been used to mean familial ties since the ancient Greeks, so for Europeans at least, blood is thicker than water seems to be the original phrase.
Also, I just find across this whole double checking my facts, which might explain where the idea of blood of the covenant came from, (from Wikipedia and only one source, though, so not exactly reliable) but the Arabic world apparently has a saying that's similar that goes "blood is thicker than [mother's] milk". Basically, the brother who you have shared blood with are closer than the brothers you shared your mother's milk with. Again, seems unsubstantiated, so I'll have to dig into it a bit more tomorrow morning, but there's that.
0mnicious ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It does make more sense, though. Wtf does the water part mean in the short version?
jansencheng ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:11:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The oldest manuscript I referred to above uses it to signify distance, ie, the water of the seas. Basically, you're still connected to your family regardless of the distance.
That may not be the actual origin of our modern phrase, and it can be fairly difficult to properly trace the origins of phrases, but it can be said with fair confidence that the origin is probably not blood of the covenant.
ADreadPirateRoberts ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's supposed to mean that familial ties remain strong even though you may be separated by a great distance (oceans)
ReubenXXL ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if you break it down like that, none of it makes sence.
The viscosity of blood has no bearing on the importance of relationships.
It's just a figure of speech.
chainmailtank ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
According to Wikipedia, anyway.
u38cg2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is no known historical attestation for the longer version.
Rodents210 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:46:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are plenty of sources for the short and sweet version dating back almost 1,000 years. The longer version does not exist in any text prior to the early 1990โs.
eliasv ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:36:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol if there are no reliable sources to say something is true you don't need sources which specifically falsify it, that's just not how it works.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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MagnusCthulhu ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:15:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure you can. We have hundreds of years of usage documenting the phrase as is. None documenting the "covenant" variation.
ReubenXXL ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need sources at all. That's just an arbitrary rule we made up.
Whether it's disproving or proving an argument, relevant sources will always back up the side posting them.
If he had a source disproving it, that would definitely be "how it works".
aussy16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well its just a philosophy that some people follow so whether it was said by so someone or not they can still agree that "blood family is more important" or the opposite of that.
mberre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:06:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That saying even has its own wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_is_thicker_than_water
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:24:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care where it comes from tbh, I like the "water of the womb" version better. It's 100% true.
Vilokthoria ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:17:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one is saying something against the philosophy, it's the "that's the original!" claim that people take issue with because there's zero evidence for that. It's just an internet myth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Way I put is that while that's basically been made by two guys basically going "This is the meaning. No evidence, but it is", it's a better phrase than the original.
Sinavestia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I mean, couldn't we make it a thing? Like maybe it'll spread to everybody and in 600 years later this Reddit thread will be used as a citation to validate it?
MagnusCthulhu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Though it wouldn't change the original meaning of the phrase, we certainly could change the common meaning of the phrase through usage, and we could definitely cite Reddit as example of the change in meaning!
Common usage is pretty much the only thing that actually matters in regards to language.
Sweetmilk_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This quote does not exist. Nobody has ever said it. The original source is you, reading it, right now.
Kastler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sauces?
noticethisusername ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 15:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is 100% an urban myth. There are hundreds and hundreds of references to "blood is thicker than water" and no reference whatsoever to the blood of the covenant or the water of the womb before the 1990s when a novel author made it up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_is_thicker_than_water
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/147902/original-meaning-of-blood-is-thicker-than-water-is-it-real
boomfruit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:02:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I accept that the opposite meaning commonly cited online is apocryphal, but what the hell is water supposed to refer to?
MagnusCthulhu ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Originally, it referred literally to water. It was used in relation to sailors at sea and the distance they would cross over the ocean having no effect on their familial obligations.
noticethisusername ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Water is just meant to stand for a generic liquid, and as such any other relationships. Blood is thicker than generic liquids, like family ties are more important than generic relationships.
suicide_is_painful ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:27:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard this before... I thought it was a cool fact and went to look up where it came from. I couldn't find it anywhere and Wikipedia says that there aren't any sources to back this claim up.
AlphaAgain ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:27:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting.
suicide_is_painful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I enjoyed telling people about it until I looked it up... I might tell them anyway ;)
xraygun2014 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:06:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The origin of the expression is "(Love is) Thicker Than Water"
You're not going to question the wisdom of the Bee Gees, right?
AlphaAgain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah hah hah hah...
cai326 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blood is thicker than water is a Chinese term.
Phyco_Boy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it sometimes works? And easily broken?
0mnicious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much, yeah.
redlaWw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And is made of plastic.
tamadekami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was probably from the days where their stuff was waaaaay better than everyone else's.
anweisz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:53:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like the other comment suggested, that's a made up origin. Here is what Wikipedia says of the phrase: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_is_thicker_than_water
The only mention of the covenant and womb or whatever is by some rando "modern commentator" whatever the fuck that is claiming something like that was the intended meaning, but not wording, and the claims have no evidence backing them. I don't want anyone bitching that Wikipedia's not enough, if they want more sources they can look for themselves.
I_dont_shave_pubes ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:20:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A quick google search tells me that the phrase is actually in reference to the blood soldiers shed side by side for each other being more valuable than genetic ties.
FightingPolish ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I searched the internet and it told me that the line is related to vaccines causing autism. I donโt know what to believe now.
hawaiikawika ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you should believe that vaccines cause autism. Seems like the most logical conclusion.
Neurologic_Disaster ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought autism caused vaccines?
farmtownsuit ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guys let's keep it about Rampart.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Feeling strange, Mr. Bond? I just laced your martini with a measles vaccine. You have autism now." - Someone on Tumblr
Kasianic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure when the meaning got all turned around but I've heard that saying "Blood is thicker than water" to mean blood-family should be treated better than anyone else. I'm 40 years old and have heard that saying since I was little.
jammerjoint ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except there's no historical source for that "full line." The closest thing is Arab sayings along the lines of "blood is thicker than milk," of unknown age. We do, however, have 800 yr old "Blut ist dicker als Wasser."
AlphaAgain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I understand, for the 30th time.
erddad ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either that, but I've also heard "The blood of the battlefield is thicker than the water of the womb." Which means something similar.
NeedingVsGetting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been living the same lie!
FWIW, though, I definitely prefer this version to the original. Even if it is an urban legend/myth/old wives tale, I'll take this over it's archaic predecessor!
fixurgamebliz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you know steve buscemi was a volunteer firefighter on 9/11
curcud ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:47:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always liked this. You can choose your friends, but not your family. Friends are there cause they wanna be, family not so much.
Panda_Mon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like your version better! Just because its an old saying has no bearing. This is America and the Internet, things change. I am going to keep this phrase
Gingevere ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fake.
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wr031/til_that_the_saying_blood_is_thicker_than_water/cotrxrq/?st=jaldat7h&sh=1aa392bb
Tons of sources say "it's a bible verse" but there's tons of easily searchable online bibles and none of them even come close to containing the phrase.
AlphaAgain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:32:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was my edit unclear...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:44:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about to say the same thing.
Lostcause2580 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I came hate to say
beepbloopbloop ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:50:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was actually invented later. The original meaning is the one he said.
sunny_in_phila ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-husbandโs family did this with his cousinโs kids. The boys would get a single dollar store clearance item, while their half sisters opened gifts for a solid hour from grandparents, great grandparents, aunts and uncles. Second year I had Christmas with them, my entire gift budget for that side of the family was spent on those boys. Everyone else got homemade cookies and candy, but I showered those kids with video games and comics. Their parents went full no contact by the next Christmas, and I was divorced by then.
Thankfully my current husbandโs family has treated my daughter like their own since the day they met her. Theyโre the best.
miniRNA ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:29:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People who are shit to kids are shit people. I'm glad you have a better step family now.
LinguisticallyInept ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:49:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they werent really step family; my mum and him didnt get married (were engaged for a couple of years and lived together longer), but i was always suprised that my 'step grandparents' (including his deceased wifes mother) got me and my brothers (2 'blood' brothers) gifts for christmas; it was always kind of awkward because i felt like i didnt really know them; but looking back it was actually a really nice thing (though i dont have any contact with them any longer; partly because im not a communicative person; but mostly because my mum and 'step' dad split up a while ago and i havent seen him/the grandparents since)
casserole09 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:22:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-stepdad always favored his 2 sons over me and my sisters (from my mom's first marriage (my brothers and sisters share the same mom)). For the boys' birthdays, they would get the brand new Gameboys, scooters, blah blah. For my 10th birthday I got an alarm clock, and for my sister's birthday that same year she got socks and underwear (just to put things into perspective). My stepdad's logic was, "well the girls get two birthdays and two Christmases from their dad's side and it isn't fair to the boys". My mom always felt bad and slipped us a 20 at the end of the day, but still.
This went on for the entirety of their 13 years together. He hasn't spoken a word to me or my sisters since.
AngelfishnamedBanana ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a parent I couldnโt live with a spouse who treated my kids like that.
dragon_morgan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry your mom married the Dursleys
scmathie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. After my dad remarried, my step-moms parents tried.... they gave everyone equally crappy stuff though (I got a cheap N64 game when I didn't own an N64 - but they tried at least).
My grandma still worked really hard to get my step-sisters good stuff... I feel like it was balanced on both sides.
DeathsDarling ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmom's mom would give my half sisters extremely expensive gifts-- a motorized pink jeeps you could ride in for each of them sticks out in my mind. She never got me or my full sister anything. ... I don't know that she even acknowledged my existence.
I kind of grew up with the knowledge that my stepmom hated us. It seemed normal.
holyhotpies ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck do people do that shit. Like do people literally fall asleep thinking they did good thing??? That makes me mad.
hughnibley ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks a lot. I know how that feels. Unfortunately for me, my parent didn't get mad and I got in trouble for complaining.
This continued on into adulthood as my bio dad paid for college and all expenses for my step-mom's kids, and I literally got nothing. Don't get me wrong, I don't feel like I deserved or was owed anything, it was just the stark difference in treatment was a real slap in the face.
This continued for many years, until I finally asked me dad directly as an adult about why he had treated us like this. His response was "Come on /u/hughnibley, you know they're idiots."
It was a pretty cool back-handed compliment :P
Xzeno ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-mom was like this towards me growing up....despite that I do make an attempt to see them every year and they get my kids presents but we usually leave before everyone else opens their presents partly because my youngest is usually restless from all the house hopping we do that day and partly because I don't want them experiencing the disappointment I did growing up seeing that they're opening bargain bin toys while everyone else on my step-mothers side are opening expensive meaningful presents.
SheKnows9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love getting socks as an adult but hated it as a kid. My aunt gave my sister and I ugly socks for Christmas while my other cousins got perfumes and lotions. We weren't the favorites.
magnoliasmanor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awful I'm sorry. My family is raising a daughter that isn't my brothers and we love her the same. People are still people.
SciencyNerdGirl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt feel bad. Me and my sister dealt with the same thing with our brother and weโre all full blood relatives. Mound of awesome presents (gaming consoles, RC cars, etc) for the son and the daughters get some bath soaps and a sweatshirt. Thatโs our parents mostly though. Always wanted a boy.
Ask_Threadit ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a half brother from my mom's first marriage (her first husband passed away when my brother was young), but he was adopted by my father and we've always been as close as any full brothers. When we were kids my family would go visit my brother's blood relatives for holidays. A lot of them lived on a large plot of land so we'd see most of them in a single visit. One pair of aunt and uncle and geandparents always treated me and my full sister like family. Hell they are family despite no technical blood or legal relationship. Their presents weren't anything spectacular, gloves, sweaters, fake Hot Wheels, but it always meant so much to me that they gave me and my sister presents and treated us like family. One aunt however would come over and give just my brother a present and act like we weren't even there. That hurt a lot as a child. To no one's surprise twenty years later the relatives who accepted our whole family are still close while I don't think anyone from my immediate family has contacted the aunt who was only interested in having one nephew in a decade.
My aunt and uncle even went out of their way to find my current address and still send me a Christmas card every year. I don't save cards in general, but I do save those.
oh-just-another-guy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:48:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully you and your sister never had any problems with your brother on this behalf. Not really his fault.
Niddrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No not at all! I also have two half siblings from my dad and step-moms marriage and I love them all. For me it doesnโt really matter how we are related and I see them all as full siblings.
oh-just-another-guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:49:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good to hear. But that's complex - your sibling structure :-)
One full sister, 2 half siblings on dad's side and 1 half sibling on mom's side.
Niddrie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:13:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha maybe but itโs what Iโm used to. My SO family is just as complicated, he has 2 adopted siblings, 4 foster siblings, 1 step sister, and 1 half brother. Once you stop caring about how youโre related to someone it becomes easy by just calling everyone you sibling :)
oh-just-another-guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:-)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol my mom's husband's parents did the same thing. his sister's children all received amazing, thoughtful gifts every year. we would maybe get a book from a library sale. though tbh they liked me the most out of my sisters when i was younger so once in awhile i got a brand new book they thought i'd like. they stopped buying anything for us altogether by the time i was like 14.
not that big of a deal to me. they refused to address anything to my mom with her maiden name though after she got married and didn't change her last name.
Zarazha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it is really hit or miss. I always consider myself very lucky that both of my step parents families have accepted me as one of the family.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
idk, socks sound pretty damn good to me. Especially now.
username2-4-3-7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you can help me! My Brother in law has a son from his first marriage. I have never met this kid... ever. My sister has also taken in 2 other children, kinda like unofficial fostering. and they have my neice who i have known her whole life and love tremendously. Am I an asshole for only sending my neice a present? do i have to send one to all of these kids that i have never met and dont know? and if i do send them things, obviously it would have to be equal in caliber to what i send my neice, which overall decreases the value of what she will get because i only have so much money. I just don't know what the right answer is here, but clearly whatever I do will damage one of them.
Niddrie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldnโt worry about sending gifts to kids you are not close with. In my circumstance these step grandparents were in my life for over 7 years at this point where I spent a lot of time with them and were at their house for Christmas when this occurred. My step-momโs (married to my bio dad) family usually sent a card and maybe some candy which because our relationship was not as close (met them like 3 times in the last 15 years of marriage) that meant a lot to me just to be thought about. So if youโre not close just including them in a card or even a phone call will go a long way in making them feel welcomed into the family.
username2-4-3-7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Since writing this, I have decided all of the children get $20 worth of quarters and candy in a canvas money bag and Iโll just write a nice card telling my niece how proud of her I am. Those kids probably donโt get much by way of presents so it is basically donating to a foster kid which I am happy to do.
legone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was your bio dad's family not involved? That would suck.
But idk, I feel like step-parents should obviously treat the kids they married into as their own, but step-grandparents? Kids already have 2 sets. My uncle is bat shit crazy, as is his new wife, and his new step kids are like 10-12 (I'm honestly not sure). I wouldn't consider them family, but maybe that's because they have their bio dad and we all know that this marriage isn't going to last anyway.
Niddrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bio dad is involved but lived a few provinces away and barely saw him/that side of the family. Sure depending on circumstance but my mom married into that step family when I was three so they had been part of my life completely growing up. I saw them as my full family but it became apparent that they didnโt feel the same way.
Neeroke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What happen to the brother?
Niddrie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:59:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shared custody between my mom and ex step-dad. He has contact with that side of the family but my sister and I donโt.
theresnoquestion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parent in laws are like this with my son.
Supasonic21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did your mother do when faced with that situation?
Frodde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like Lucius Malfoy
dasfeesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3rd times a charm for your mom
Offlinelol ยท 423 points ยท Posted at 16:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I remember getting a Playstation box filled with newspapers. I was so excited to get a Playstation that when I opened that box to see nothing but newspapers, I just stayed mad the whole Christmas.
I never got the Playstation. I literally got newspapers in a Playstation box.
Also, I remember my brother getting a bag with a cardboard box ripped to shreds. When we asked what it was, my uncle said it used to be a box. An ex-box.
Edit: Just to respond to some of the comments, we weren't bad kids and they weren't bad adults, they were just those kind of jokers lol. We did receive some other cool stuff those Christmases, just not a Playstation or Xbox. Neither me or my brother had really expressed how much we wanted a console (since we already found the joy in our parent's laptops and game boy advances) so we weren't that distressed about it. :)
szymonwalle ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 20:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a pretty nice pun. If he had a real present to give later, that would be perfect.
But without bringing anything else, he was an asshole. Could have easily turned it into a nice memory.
kittymctacoyo ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 03:00:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs the most fucked up offense. Iโm so against prank gifts that I refuse to allow my husband to do such things to our kids even if the very next gift they open will be that actual coveted item. I canโt stand the thought of the soul crushing disappointment being caused by us even for a second!
bankruptcyguy ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:04:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Practical jokes like that are just mean.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:54:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what a fucking asshole
bullydefender ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:05:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should've punched him in the dick.
Mstinos ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:13:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Call it an Egg beater, see if he likes those fucking jokes.
Blurgas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:28:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/ShittyDadJokes
shapesmacaroni ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:43:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost downvoted this comment because it annoyed me and made me so mad that someone would do that and not actually have a real gift for the kid
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:22:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always got prank gifts but like.. At the end they reveal that you actually got the thing. It was just somewhere else. They.. Skipped the last part on you?
YoungDeadBullet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao this man is a genius
Hold this W kind sir
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:23:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the uncle wasn't a genius, he sounds like a cheap asshat
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Stalinov ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:31:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Victim blaming is everywhere.
redfreetrog ยท 3053 points ยท Posted at 15:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen, yearly pocket planner, and some post-it notes from my Dad for Christmas when I was about 12. My sister, 10, meanwhile got a mountain bike.
I was heart-broken and my mom (they were recently divorced) went ape-shit on my Dad for not getting us the same things. Dad's reasoning was that he didn't have enough money to buy us both new bikes (I did have a 10-speed that I won years previously and worked fine, and my sister was going to be outgrowing her bike soon). That reasoning didn't sit well with 12-year old me, but in hindsight I can see the logic but I'm still not 100% on board with the execution.
Dad's now more aware of purchasing within a budget, but only after one year of telling teenage me that we probably wouldn't get much from him for Christmas because he wanted to buy a second road bike for himself...he also had a mountain bike a the time.
Mom had the opposite problem of making the gifts my sister and I received equivalent down to the penny. She forced us to make our wishlists 'better' when we didn't write down enough stuff, then told us we were greedy and that she couldn't buy us everything on our lists.
The 'best' worst Christmas: the year I wanted a stereo for my room and my sister wanted a Walkman. My sister opened up a brand new stereo while I opened up a Walkman. We both looked at each other, thanked Mom, and asked if she'd mixed up the presents and if she'd mind if we switched. She got mad, started crying, and denied it, then angrily told us to open the other presents. Ends up she bought us BOTH stereos and Walkman. It would be cool if she'd come into some money and wanted to spoil us, but nope, she bought waaaay above her budget and used those gifts to regularly remind us that we cost her a lot of money and should be grateful.
Er...end rant? Sigh, there's a whole can of worms now open.
oversized_hoodie ยท 567 points ยท Posted at 19:45:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it with parents guilt-tripping their kids about costing money? It does literally nothing productive.
doublesoup ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 21:40:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents still do this to my mom, who is a grandparent herself. Along with the other stuff they make her feel bad about. One of the reason I don't particularly care to be around them. She tries to explain it as them being a different generation, but I know people of all ages like that. Some people are just assholes.
[deleted] ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โSome people are just assholesโ...very important lesson to learn in life for real. Even the ones related to you still count as assholeish people regardless
CallMe_B-Rad ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 00:02:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad does this all the fuckin time and I've just started answering with "well sorry you had kids," he'll either shut right up or say "yep." and leave it at that. Dad's not the greatest sometimes/a lot of the time ๐
mideon2000 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:13:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know. I love my little tax credits.
thisbuttonsucks ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:35:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do it to my daughter every once in a while, but in a joking, "I've spent tons of money on you, you'd better put me in a nice nursing home" kind of way. She, in turn, mocks me every time I start thinking faster than I can get the words out, and start mispronouncing words (like saying "horde" instead of "hard").
Imakefishdrown ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:44:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do that mispronouncing cause my mind is running faster than my tongue thing too. Sometimes my brain combines two words I'm thinking of. Once I called my then boyfriend "slut" when I meant to call him sweetie or love and my brain decided both at the same time.
SparroHawc ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:45:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean, assumedly he -does- put out...
Featheredkitten ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:07:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I call my husband a slut but on purpose
nightmareconfetti ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:25:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeahhhhh it used to make me a little sick to my stomach when my littlest brother would cry about costing us money. He got sick and threw up on a car ride to a theme park for his birthday one year and was hysterically telling us he was so sorry, and so disappointed in himself. Man he was like 11, or younger. We just went the next day. I just hate hearing that stuff from him.
Dr_Awesome867 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:12:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Felt I could share an anecdote from when I was eleven.
One day right after my eleventh birthday, I had to go to my grandmother's house, because my parents wanted a night alone for their anniversary. The only things I had asked for and gotten were a portable CD player, a couple of CD's of artists I can't remember, and a few novels. I had brought the CD player and a book with me to pass the time while I was there, because she didn't have a television.
A little while before my parents left, she tried to strike up a conversation, but got irritated when I couldn't hear her over my music and had my face in a book. She pulled the headphones off my head real quick-like and said something along the lines of "I was trying to talk to you, ya little shit!" I asked her what she wanted to talk about and she spun around and sat down in a chair across from the couch I was on.
She asked me in a real serious tone if I had a job. Of course I didn't, I was eleven. I couldn't legally work for a couple more years. She basically went on to call me a vampire for asking my parents to get me things and I should get a real job to pay for my own stuff. Not only did she expect for me to pay for random stuff I wanted, but she also expected me to help pay for the HOUSE PAYMENT FOR MY PARENT'S FUCKING HOUSE, utilities, and my own food.
My parents weren't the richest in the county, but we definitely weren't living under a bridge either. We'll just say that I didn't see much of grandma until she passed.
LYossarian13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:41:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I sure as hell hope you don't have much contact with her now that she has passed...
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:15:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that not what gifts are for? Reminding a gift receiver that "Hey I'm poor now, hope you like it fucker and I swear to god if you don't use that thing whenever I see you you're dead" is the opposite of a gift. They originally symbolized that you had money to spend and felt generous, now it's a clusterfuck of broke bank accounts come January and complainings, both givers and recievers alike.
There are good gifts though, and only a minority of people are the above description. Please don't get offended, reddit....
jodzzle ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a knee-jerk reaction. Children are often (not always) ungrateful, and parents trade hours of their lives and their health to bring them a good life, especially at Christmas. Parenting is the most amazing and frustrating thing a person can do. Sometimes things compound and a parent can lose it over something small. It's not always about that particular thing, rather a series of events. I don't think these kids were out of line and mom should have kept her cool, but it could have been a pressure cooker-type situation.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 23:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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eritain ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
Now I need a hug. Wait ... not me, you.
SupremeDesigner ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hugs
eritain ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
forwards hugs to NihilisticPorcupine
... ah crap, I'm a regifter.
eritain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
P.S.: Never mind whether he's "a good dad otherwise." He's having trouble with "should I make my child feel bad about staying alive, or not?" and you don't have to give him a pass on that, no matter what he's like in other areas. Good deeds and bad deeds don't cancel each other out, they just coexist.
P.P.S.: http://outofthefog.website/toolbox-intro/
jodzzle ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 00:11:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is he a good dad otherwise? I'm sorry he guilt trips you, but maybe look at the big picture? Parents are people too, just trying to figure how to do life. None of us do the right thing 100% of the time.
Edit: to clarify, I was trying to maybe help the kid see things from a different point of view. It's good to let go of big dark clouds and the best way to do that is to understand them, and accept them for what they are. My intentions were good and y'all can downvote me all the live long day. I still stand by every word.
IAmErinGray ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:38:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents are people too. Meaning some of them are just super shitty. Some of them don't "try their best", they're just assholes. Excusing bad behavior because parents are people too is stupid - it's still bad behavior that shouldn't happen. And yes, no one is perfect, but some people don't even try to be or do good. Like, at all.
My abusive, narcissistic father is a shining example of this. He is a garbage human being who does every shitty thing he does out of pure selfishness. He wasn't trying his best to be a good dad when I was growing up and he would guilt trip me for things, he was just shitty.
jodzzle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you think that's what I mean by saying parents are people, I'm afraid this one flew right over your head.
If your dad is really as abusive as you claim, you need to get off of Reddit and tell the police or another adult you trust right now.
IAmErinGray ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:50:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 26, dude. I cut him out of my life completely about three years ago.
The point I was trying to make is that there are shitty people who have children. And you don't get a free pass for bad behavior just because you're a parent.
I was so, so tired when I was growing up of hearing people say, "your dad is human. He is just trying the best he can." Because no, he absolutely was not trying. Hearing people hand wave his behavior away because "parents are people too" is supremely irritating for someone who has dealt with super shitty people for parents.
jodzzle ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 04:13:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you should maybe reevaluate if you're supremely irritated by anything a stranger says on the internet.
IAmErinGray ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:18:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Look at all of these downvotes. Could I be wrong? No. No, it is they who are wrong!"
Supremely irritated was hyperbole. And it's more of just hearing it a lot throughout growing up from people who should know better. And still seeing and hearing it from ignorant people who don't realize what it's like to have grown up in an abusive environment. That's all.
jodzzle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fucking Christ, if you have a genuinely shitty parents these words I've written are not meant for you or them. Calm the fuck down. This isn't Facebook.
IAmErinGray ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Um, obviously it's not Facebook. Not sure what you mean by that. Because it's Reddit, a place for discussion, which I thought we were doing... but you seem to have some very obvious issues so I'll letcha freak out on your own over there, dude. Sorry to have gotten you all worked up. Have a good one!
jodzzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right. It's not fair to assume Reddit doesn't have its fair share of irrational participants. All of my interactions here have been positive up to now, so perhaps I was a bit short-sighted there but look, man... I'm a tree huggin hippie trying to reach out to people who seek peace and that starts in our own heads. Maybe I've been through my own shit and deal with it ways that are productive and want to help people do the same? Seeing people become stronger than what's been done to them makes me happy and I'm going to carry on with trying to help people get there. If that route is not for you, then it's not for you. I hope you'll get there one day, and I mean that with my whole heart. Seems like you're holding on to some pretty negative feelings and that can be like pestilence to a person's well-being. Really think about that for a minute. Take care of yourself.
IAmErinGray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for your well thought out, respectful response. I appreciate that.
I do harbor some resentment toward my dad. It's hard not to, but I do work on it. My ideal feelings toward him would be indifferent, but that's a hard place to get to. Cutting my dad out of my life completely was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Some people don't deserve to be in one's life, despite them being related. My dad was never going to change, he proved that over and over again. So I practiced some self love and kicked him out of my life for good. And I have no regrets at all, only relief. Once I stopped hoping he would change and justifying his actions, I was immensely happier. No looking back.
Rainbow_Bells ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:52:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found the parent who guilt-trips
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Rainbow_Bells ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 01:37:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You do realize that you can forgive and understand somebody's actions without justifying them as "ok". Like your mom guilt-trips you because of a problematic upbringing, but it's still shitty behavior and not acceptable.
jodzzle ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 01:59:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course I do. Its obvious my intent was to bring understanding where there might have not been any before. Maybe his or her dad sucks all around, but I don't take anything at face value so I'm asking questions. Not sure what triggered you, but I didn't excuse anyone. My mom guilt-trips me, I give shitty behavior a pass sometimes, and you propagate victim mentality rather than understanding. We all do shitty things.
eritain ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:37:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhhh, you were doing so good with the pretending to have learned insight and compassion from your experience, until that part.
jodzzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, man. Some people choose unhappiness on a regular basis and I seem to have found a cluster of them.
PositivelyPurines ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:59:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Forget the other guy/al, s/he's probably some kid. I'm with you. My parents did some "shitty"/"not-acceptable" things (guilt trips, etc.) when I was a kid, but as an adult, I can see that they did the absolutely best they could with the only "parental tools" they had.
Parents aren't perfect people. My parents were only capable of being about 70% of perfect parents, but they gave it 100% effort and were 70% of a perfect parent. They weren't great parents, but they were great parents.
jodzzle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:48:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are grace. Keep up the good work.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:48:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a colorful childhood
redfreetrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Colourful. (I'm Canadian. Sorry.) :D
milkdudsnotdrugs ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 20:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of a girl in my 3rd grade class that I think of from time to time. Her stepdad bought her and her brother each a mini stereo system, unprompted, called it a gift but demanded that they each pay the $20 that they cost. They were only 8 years old and didn't even ask for or want the stereos, but they still had to spend the little money they had been saving and were called ungrateful when they said they'd rather just keep the money. This story always makes me so angry and confused, and I wonder what other unnecessary messed up injustices and experiences their parents were putting them through.
SparroHawc ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:48:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sheesh. At that point it's not gifting, it's being a very pushy salesperson.
redfreetrog ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:12:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. That's painful and sad.
[deleted] ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 17:00:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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redfreetrog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:39:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooh, you got screaming? Ours was the cry, run out of the room for several hours, then return and everyone HAD to pretend that nothing happened (except that we had to apologize for the nothing that had occurred, which usually was nothing), or ELSE.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:04:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL is like a combined of both of these comments. She has guilt tripped my husband since he was a kid, granted she has a rough time for a period during his childhood but it's not the kid's fault and they shouldn't be made to feel guilty or responsible about something they can do nothing about. She uses the excuse that all these bad things have happen to her so he must look after her and spend time with her and give attention to her etc. My sweetheart husband would just be happy to spend time with her without all the damn dramatics.
I remember when I told my MIL that I wouldn't be visiting her at Christmas and she just lost it, crying, sobbing, saying she was going to leave (she was visit interstate, last minute trip during a very busy time for me) and I had to lay on the charm so hard to make her feel better, it was so exhausting. No way I'm spending Christmas like that.
redfreetrog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:39:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the 'joys' of narcissism. It's not that YOU had something to do, it's that SHE wasn't as important to you as the thing that you 'had' to do.
Mom was completely lost on the concept of having to sometimes choose between which family(ies) can be visited during the holidays. My (now ex-)husband's family is in a different province, so the week of Christmas was usually spent with them as it was the easiest time to take vacation and see as much family as possible, but going there once a year was apparently me trying to kill Mom and didn't I know how unfair I was being to her?
Christmas Day has meant very little to our family since my parents divorced when I was in grade school. Whatever day we were together with whichever parent to celebrate became Christmas. But add in another family and that sharing just washed away.
DeathKitten666 ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 16:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Poor execution. :( and you cant hold gifts over someone. Its not a gift at that point. In sorry your mom might fit into r/raisedbynarcissists
PapaOomMowMow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:37:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe. My mother was like this, it was a big competition every year for the holidays.
20something years later it still is.
We dont speak much.
pointwelltaken ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which insect won?
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rs_hutch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:02:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wincest
redfreetrog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It took me a long time to realize that she is a narcissist. About eight years ago, a light went on and it has made my life so much better in just KNOWING that there's an explanation that isn't I'm-a-terrible-child.
The_MAZZTer ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 19:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I guess I never appreciated how well my parents did Christmas and birthdays. Mom insisted we fill our wishlists since part of the surprise is that you aren't going to know EXACTLY what items she picked out from the list to get,
And if our parents bought us the same gift, they'd make sure we both opened it at the same time; they'd coordinate wrapping paper to help identify matching gifts as well.
bunnyeatssallad ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom does the matching wrapping paper for same gifts too. It's kind of fun for my sister and I to compare the gifts and see if we can guess if we asked for the same thing or if my mom picked something out.
PancakesAreGone ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 20:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a lot of stuff people don't understand when you complain about things like this.
I grew up living with my mother, parents divorced early. She often worked long hours (I honestly can't remember, but I think her top was 4 part times at once? That was short lived though, like the 4th was every other Saturday for 4 hours) to pay for the house and junk... And then she'd just obliterate birthdays or Christmas. I'm talking to the point of "Really? There's fucking more? But I don't even like Star Trek..."
Now, when I mention this and how it's fucked me for life, people think I'm ungrateful. In reality, it's just a massive fear of not wanting to ask for anything or balance against. Like, I'm almost 30 now, and for the last, like, 16 or so years I've reluctantly, after being harassed, said some things I'd like or appreciate as gifts... Not because I don't want anything, but because, even though the financial situations have gotten better with time, I know how that shit goes, and I don't like being aware that I'm in some way responsible for my mothers incredibly generous, but idiotic, spending habits when it comes to gifts that may or may not impact finances... And even then, it took some years to learn that if I didn't ask for anything, it then just became a random machine gunning of things that I'd mentioned off hand through the year.
So yeah, if you ever share this with people and they think you're just ungrateful for her over the top spending or whatever, you have people that can relate and understand.
kgirl42 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can relate to this. My mom's the same way, to a slightly lesser degree (and she actually picks out stuff I really like). I'm in my late 20s now and she still insists on spending hundreds on me every Christmas, even though every year she announces that this time, she's really scaling back and sticking to a budget. It's so hard to tell a parent that the best gift they could give you is to take a step toward their own financial security and SAVE THEIR MONEY, for once! It sounds so condescending. I try to tell her every year, but gifting brings her so much joy that I've never actually insisted... ugh, guilt.
PancakesAreGone ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:31:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just started asking for practical things.
I found that is a good alternative. Instead of my mother trying to randomly grab a myriad of things, if I just say "Hey, I'd really like a larger crock pot", I will get a larger crock pot, she'll feel better because it's seen as an adult gift, I feel better because I control the budget on something that won't encourage her to then go and purchase a more practical gift on top... It's a win win in my mind.
Judqment8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:21:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty much what I've been doing with my parents for years. I always tell everyone that I don't need or want anything and if they want to buy something I tell them to buy something practical. There is nothing worse than receiving something that you have no use at all. Luckily I've made this clear with my parents years ago and now they just tell me to buy something I need and that they pay for it. And yeah common stuff like socks, shirts and chocolate are always a great gift.
The same goes for me buying gifts to other people. I just hate to buy stuff that ultimately goes to waste. I've started to cook and bake for my parents on these special days and they love it.
Imakefishdrown ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:55:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish my mom would buy me practical stuff. Every year she asks what I want for Christmas and my birthday. I usually say a new pair of shoes, or shirts, or stuff for kitchen/home and I will send actual screenshots of the items on Amazon. I make sure I stay cheap, and give her a variety of things to pick from. She's bought me new makeup brushes and eyeshadow the past couple years cause what I want isn't "fun".
pointwelltaken ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've finally impressed upon my mom (I'm 41) that sending me xmas jammies as a present is just a waste. Last year I couldn't even return the ones she sent at my local Walmart. She still sends a set to all the grandkids though, ages 14-22. Every year. Like the poster you replied to, I feel my mom having money throughout her retirement years is most important, not cutesy pajamas that rarely get worn. But TRADITION. I guess the only vice my mom has left now is giving presents.
redfreetrog ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:06:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Everyone responding has been wonderfully understanding and sadly seem to have had similar experiences, but yep, there are so many people irl that think I'm 'lucky'.
Buying me a hundred of something I don't want/can't use versus a single item that I really want doesn't make it a better gift. The stockings used to be our favourite part of Christmas (new tooth paste, hand lotion, lip balm, chocolates) but there was always sooo much...but not compared to the year that Mom started buying SO MUCH MORE. The 'stocking stuffers' were so plentiful, that the ENTIRE couch was covered in small wrapped presents (yes, everything in the stocking was individually wrapped) that couldn't fit into the bulging stockings. Tallying it up, there was probably about $80 worth of Dollarama items in EACH stocking. Took nearly two hours to open them (we'd been trained to make a big fuss over everything we got and had to take turns opening/watching others open presents).
DaReaper95 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 20:19:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo. Do you need a hug? Cuz I know your pain.
Mother would always over spend on holidays. Father would always give her what she wanted but inevitably be upset about spending so much. They'd fight about it enough for us to catch on what was happening.
By the time I was 14 me and my 11 year old brother had basically stopped asking for more than 1 or 2 things we really wanted, and usually something simple like a new xbox game that was coming out.
We never really got new stuff outside of Christmas, so it was our one chance to get something we wanted. We weren't gonna pass it up, but we were legitimately to the point where we felt like burdens. Me more so than him, I think. It's to the point where as an adult now nobody knows my birthday and I don't allow my friends to buy me gifts because it makes me uncomfortable.
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will take any/all internet hugs!
I'm getting all queasy recalling all of these 'fun' memories. Kind of therapeutic, but oh so painful. LOL
Ditto one the current-day gift giving/receiving. I get really anxious when someone gifts me something that I wasn't expecting. Two amazing friends got me a ticket to go with them to see Demetri Martin; it was AMAZING and goes down as one of the best gifts evar, but I nearly hyper-ventilated from over-thinking what I could gift them that would make up for it.
kolkolkokiri ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:40:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God I feel that. Even as an adult Mom throws a fit about not having enough stuff after getting a this top, socks, chocolate, nice writting supplies list. Then gets a link to my Amazon wishlist and throws a fit over 3 pages of books and things I eventually want for the house but don't need like a carafe.
Mom I'm an adult, I understand you wanna provide for all of us but we've understood you can't get EVERYTHING since we were 8. Doesn't help two of the three of us love having huge lists because we want the gifts to be a Surprise for us and others.
Your parents sound much worse.
redfreetrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. Too much; too little. Always a battle. Eh, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. We all get used to (well, adjusted/maladjusted) the shit that we live through, so I wouldn't say 'worse', I'd say 'as bad, but in a different way'. :)
Crankypaant ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:09:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather once gave me a really nice pocketknife with me name engraved on it. Great fit but horrible execution. He didn't remember which last name was mine legally so he put them both on there. He was a depraved alcoholic that had just gotten out of jail so we invited him to stay with us for the holiday. He gave me the k ode and proceeded to tell me how much I "should appreciate the big money he spent on me". We took him back to his halfway house later that night because he was so drunk he was spilling his dinner all over the dining room. He called us during the holiday party he was supposed to be helping with to inform us he was going to rob a bank so he could go back to jail. My gift that year was cutting him out of my life forever
ruintheenjoyment ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:12:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you use the pocket knife to do that?
Crankypaant ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:29:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still have the knife. That's the unfortunate part to me. He actually got me a decent knife but was such a drunk asshole in giving it to me that the heart of the gift was missing.
Undertaker17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And did he/she scream out 'crankypaaant!'?
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch. Internet hugs for you! Cutting someone like that out of your life can be difficult, but really is a gift; I'm glad for you.
I finally got up the nerve to cut off my mom completely this Summer. This will be my first Christmas that I won't have to spend it with her. I'm stressed about it a bit, but it's still better than what I was putting myself through in dealing with her.
Manga_Want ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:12:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy moly, that reminds me of one Christmas, though not as bad as your mom's reactions.
When I was about 11, family friend came over for dinner and afterward, was flipping through a Costco magazine. He picked a kid's toy page and said he'd buy one of my choosing. In hindsight, he was really hoping to impress our family since he wanted to date one of my sisters. I was ecstatic, and I was so close to picking a My Little Pony with a mini house for $11.99, but my parents were sitting on the other couch reading books. I imagined the whole monologue they would say if I "shamed the family by asking someone else to spend so much money on something so stupid." Now I can't help but think of what a good deal that MLP set was haha.
Same family I got in trouble with when I bought a candy bar at school with the quarters my grandpa gave me. They were really disappointed in me as if I was supposed to be saving for college in 6th grade :/. I didn't get to go to college that would be paid for by my biological sister and her husband (they have a large business) because my parents would feel ashamed for not having enough money, even though they thought college was stupid and only for people who couldn't work with their hands. They always told me about young adults in town who got useless degrees and now had no job. Come high school graduation, they pressured me into joining the military because "it would be good for me."
Honestly, respect to college students. I'm finally going, paid for by the US of A, and it's the hardest thing I've done so far.
Anyways, sorry that went off the Christmas path... Um, after age 13 we get a chocolate letter of our first initial!
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:21:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMFG. Your parents were right about the quarters! Do you know how many MILLIONS of quarters they probably would have turned into by now? /s
No apologies necessary. Mmm, chocolate initial.
Pdxthorns17 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:28:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry. Wow yeah sounds like my mum. Now i tell her each year not to get me any Christmas presents mostly because she doesnt have much. When she does spends it on me she complains about how expensive i am.
redfreetrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. The worst Price Is Right type of game: asking for something that is in the other person's imaginary budget. Go over and face the tongue-lashing and/or guilt trip!
Divine2012 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like your mother just gives bargaining chips and not actual gifts. :( As for your father, yeesh.
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad, luckily, has been able to learn and adapt from his blunders. I love that I can tell him what's wrong and we talk/yell things out. We nearly murdered each other trying to set up his garden together this year, but we got through it by voicing our concerns and listening to each other. Next year, we've agreed that we will have a planning meeting several days in advance so we can review/revise the game plan. Good communication is so damn wonderful!
bischofshof ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents intentionally did a switcheroo on my sister and I one year. They said they got tired of us guessing what all our gifts were by shaking them etc.. Really got us too we had no idea.
justa-random-persen ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:21:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i always shook my presents. one year, i was all excited because i was sure this package was socks, because of its shape and it was really soft. i opened it, it turned out to be a phone, and i guess a flash of dissappointment flashed across my face, because my mom got all sad, and asked what was wrong, and when i told her i wanted socks, she took me the store the next day. i got like three bags of socks XD
wackawacka2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:19:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I'm not trying to type this on a bag of socks. Oh crap, a phone, what a shitty gift! You can't be serious.
justa-random-persen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:59 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i didnt think it was shitty. "its not socks" just processed before "oh shit, phone"
iconic2125 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:19:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a name drawing gift exchange on my mom's side of the family. One of my aunts is always shaking her gifts (and sometimes other people's) to figure out what is in them. My dad got her name and decided to have some fun with it. He lined the bottom of the box with cast iron weights to make a 3 pound gift around 30 pounds.
doublesoup ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's ex-wife was obsessed with matching spending on their daughters. I understand wanting to hit a ballpark figure and not favor a child, but they'd each get a few great items, then a mountain of shit as she constantly bought little things to try and balance the budget, constantly missing the mark.
letspaintthesky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds familiar.
p00psymcgee ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:34:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen, planner and post it's are exactly what I'm getting my sister for Christmas.... fuck.
The pen grows grass at the tip where you'd imagine an eraser, and the planner and post it's are very cute patterns....
Purrrrrrrr12321 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:51:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an adult (and a student) I'd love those as gifts!
banditkoala ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree; as an adult office worker Typo and Smiggle are like porn to me.
Purrrrrrrr12321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should check out Paperchase if you've not heard of them
letspaintthesky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my sister? God forbid an office works, a typo and a smiggle should open up close together...she'd put up a tent and live there.
banditkoala ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could be. Does your sister live in Radelaide?
letspaintthesky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha nope, sorry. Shidney. Oh well, it was nice to meet you :)
banditkoala ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You too ! :)
monstercake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand some of these words
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get me wrong, they ARE a great gift for some people, and I'm usually all for practical things that I can use regularly. I've even asked another family member for 'care package' type gifts that include name-brand snacks and pantry items that I could buy on my own but don't splurge on (like actual Cheetos, not those styrofoam orange caterpillars!); they thought I was joking and were blown away by how happy it made me. Any time I use something from that box, it reminds me of how much they care enough about me to have gotten what I want.
Effort shows way more than dollar value. If you notice and acknowledge that your sister loves organizing and writing notes, I'm sure she'll really appreciate you thinking of her.
Hartifuil ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:25:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow same stories a bit. My Dad never gets us anything so aside from that bit I guess. What do you do at Christmas time now? I recently moved out for uni and just do not want to go back.
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:15:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is going to be a first for me this year: I cut Mom out of my life over the Summer. My sister's b-day, Mom's b-day, and Thanksgiving all passed without repercussion, so I'm hoping that Christmas will be the same.
I realized that I've been on auto-pilot for holidays/family gatherings that involve her. Every single holiday event has been marred by her being pissed at someone for 'ruining' something.
I'll be spending a day with my dad, step-mom, step-sister, sister, b-i-l, and nephews, and I'll have lots of opportunities to gather with friends. I've made my own traditions and am pretty introverted, so that'll be good enough for me.
If it feels right, do it (or in your case, don't do it). I wish that I had gotten up the courage to cut her out of my life earlier, but hindsight is 20/20.
Hartifuil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:09:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that was literally my last Christmas. I think my Dad will be doing the same as yours but I'm not close to them really. I think I'll try and find a way to spend it alone, but I'm not sure how. I hope your new Christmas goes well :)
TheSilverShroudette ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/raisedbynarcissits would enjoy this is I think. You poor thing I hope you have a great day mate
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redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know! I finally cut her out of my life this Summer. I'm 37 and it took me this long to work up the courage to do so. I feel so much guilt (but also relief). I get occasional updates from my sister (she's a bit younger than me and didn't have to put up with as much of Mom's 'antics' as I did, so they still have a relationship).
I'm sad because Mom needs professional help (of course this Christmas stuff is just the teeny top of a horrendous iceberg), but I'm done sacrificing my sanity and well-being for someone who refuses to change.
I asked her what she would think if all of the things I was 'accusing' her of doing to me had been done by someone I was dating. Would she still want me to see that person? 'No way, that's horrible. But, I'm your mother, so it's different. Do you want to have coffee sometime?' Sigh. No. No I do not want coffee.
HowManySmall ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine used to be like that, now my brother gets everything and anything he wants, I get fuck-all.
EDIT: mine, not my.
Knight_Blazer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:59:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you see that you and your sister gave your mother the greatest gift of them all... the excuse to feel like a martyr.
doctorstephanie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:59:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have let you guys switch just so I could see what happens when one kid has 2 stereos and the other has 2 walkmen
jsmoo68 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry.
all_the_sex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a wishlist not a demand list.
quirkyknitgirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm, I didn't know I had sisters. My mom is generally a good gift giver, but she's also big on having lots of gifts. And some of them MUST be surprises. So she wants a long list to chose from. Problem is the prioritization doesn't always sink in.
Which is super frustrating when there's a few things you REALLY want and of course those aren't the ones you get.
jared555 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have always given my parents a list significantly longer than what I actually expect to receive with rough priorities and sometimes even dependency lists. (If you buy me this I can't use it without that)
It is more fun when you don't know exactly what you are getting and less stressful for parents/grandparents trying to figure out what you already own. It sucks that some people see it as greediness.
redfreetrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It started out as wanting to be able to keep things a surprise (I generally love surprises), but then it turned into my list not including enough stuff that she wanted to buy me. For example: I put too many books and music on my list, but she wanted to buy me toys/games, and the final stage (I'm an adult at this point) was a list of things that I was guaranteed NOT to get. She asked me for a list about a month before my birthday, then on the day of said she didn't get anything from my list as she'd gone shopping a month before she'd asked for the list. None of the things she got me were things that I use/want.
She wouldn't share the list with other family members either, so I had to come up with another list for them. I got in trouble when she caught me giving them the same list 'in case' they bought the same stuff she did. We were also not allowed to exchange presents. Got the same CD? Too bad, now you've got two. Mom bought you an XL purple sweater covered in a puffy snow covered village scene when you're only a M and not a huge fan of puffy snow covered scenes? Too bad; you now live in the purple tent.
muigleb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My advice, go fishing.
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:22:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That'll make a great motto: 'When life give you a can of worms, go fishing!'
muigleb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's worked for me so far.
JonasPolskyAMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hm, how can we make this child a super villain?"
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:01:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The yearly planner allowed me to organize and plot my revenge!
Also, my name is unusual, so I received a 'Her' Red Hot Numbers phone book, while my sister got one with her actual name on it.
nikifromthe10thstep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a parent sometimes it's super difficult with multiple kids at Christmas. I've got 5 kids, and traditionally we have always tried to make sure they had the same number of gifts to open, with the gifts being tailored to their lists. As they get older it gets harder and harder, because when one of them want a a PS4 and a bunch of games and another wants a Nintendo switch and a bunch of games and then one wants a hockey stick and net for street hockey and another one just wants some new leggings and maybe a hoodie... the type of gifts they want are in no way equal in value. So if I buy the game consoles those kids end up with 2 or 3 gifts to open while the ones who want clothes, etc. end up with more things under the tree. It's super ridiculous but it frustrates me to no end and I can see why your mom would cry. Not justifying her behavior, especially holding gifts against you because of the financial strain, just throwing it out there that Christmas is hard on moms.
redfreetrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely agree that it's difficult. And yep, I'd have a little green monster of jealousy watching a sibling unwrapping a whole bunch more gifts than me, even if I got exactly what I wanted.
It'll become (hopefully) easier when they know the value of the gifts rather than looking at the quantity. Are they of an age where a sort of budget can be discussed? Somehow we knew that things less than $50 could go on our wishlists, but anything above was too much for Santa (since our Santa didn't like giving one big gift).
We asked Mom if she wanted to return one each of the Walkmans and stereos as we really just wanted the type we'd asked for. No; you don't appreciate what I got for you and it wouldn't be fair because they're different sizes; you're ungrateful. We understood that it cost a lot extra for her to get us both things, but she couldn't understand that we were fine getting different things.
YuriIsLove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is, while I would have been mad at that age, I carry a pocket book and pen daily now. Try not to leave without it
gaylighter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once, my parents got my youngest sister the newest DSi XL for Christmas... and I got a notebook and some pencils. I was in like 7th grade and I was into drawing at the time so I can see where they put some thought in, but I was still pretty devastated. I pretended to like it and when everyone was done opening stuff I pretty much just sulked in my room the rest of the day.
Pro-tip, parents, donโt spend all your money on one kid when you have 5 of them.
redfreetrog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:24:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they were trying to encourage your artistic side by making you suffer? Sad lol. So sorry that you have such a needlessly shitty memory.
gaylighter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:41:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im over it, honestly. Itโs become increasingly easy to tell that I am not the favorite child over the years. While I know Iโm also not the least favorite, it still sucks. Other highlights that year include my oldest sister getting an ihome, my other sister got 2 seasons of her favorite show on dvd, and my brother got a shirt.
redfreetrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:03:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it a used white Hane's t-shirt from a hipster thrift store? It might've been worth about the same as the other things. ;)
gaylighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a sports shirt, heโs a pretty big guy, so I donโt doubt that they had trouble finding it in his size, was definitely new and not thrift store clothes though. At least thereโs that.
Hanta3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gosh, your mom kind of reminds me of mine with the wishlist thing. She would always complain when I only put like 3 or 4 things on it, so I'd take it back and put everything I was remotely interested it and then she got mad and called me spoiled... I was just doing what she asked.
The kicker is that she never buys me things from my list anyways. Every year it's the same deal where she complains my list isn't long enough, then complains it's too long, then doesn't get me anything on it anyways.
IOI-678324 ยท 1209 points ยท Posted at 13:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle went through an โAs-Seen On TVโ phase for a few years, so I ended up with a half-dozen single-use kitchen appliances and more than one Perfect Pasta cookers.
dorkmagnet123 ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 15:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did an as seen on tv Christmas gift exchange party one year. It was hilarious!
Staterae ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 16:01:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs not the first to be seduced by Billy Mays.
jjjeremylovesfish ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Billy Mays can seduce me any time
Staterae ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:34:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd feel the same way ๐
If he hadnโt already died of cocaine-induced heart disease, anyhow.
jjjeremylovesfish ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:04:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a bit thinner now, but a good necromancer can fix that
FLABCAKE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs certainly great at boning now.
deathsythe ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:28:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you listen closely, you can faintly hear Alton Brown screaming.
UrethraX ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad just bought me an as seen on TV dashcam.. I feel bad because he spent an awful lot on a cheaply made mirror cam combo that I feel is either going to break or burst into flames..
Still, it's something he didn't have to buy and will hopefully work so it's okay
oeno9 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws one year not only gave us an as-seen-on-tv appliance (can't remember the name; it had two half circle wells and cooked terribly) but made us watch the infomercial for it
IOI-678324 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it an omelette maker? I have one that sounds just like that!
oeno9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe! I never did omelettes though. I made corn dogs (corn bread batter and cut up hotdogs) in it a couple times before I gave up. There was no real temperature control and so the outside burned before cooking through. And who wants to eat everything shaped like half circles?
thepluralofmooses ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything that lasted or was awesome to use?
IOI-678324 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:15:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually just used the Perfect Pasta maker a couple weeks ago. Itโs basically a tall Tupperware container that you put pasta and boiling water in, so that you donโt have to keep a pot on the stove while your pasta cooks. It worked surprisingly well.
newSUthrowaway ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:29:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I begged my parents for a Pasta-N-More for Christmas one year. They were like "...This costs ten dollars...this is what you want?" But I use it aaaalll the time. It was especially handy in college.
Rancid_Potatoes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you had perfect pasta since?
IOI-678324 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:18:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I finally used it a few weeks ago, and it actually worked really well!
mallad ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Few years back, I had no idea about the pasta makers. I bought a couple at the thrift store, don't know what brand. They had awesome neoprene coozies and everything, no lids though.
Anyway, I still to this day use them as large cups for game nights and such. Was informed by my mom what they were when they visited for Christmas a couple months later and my step dad and I had them out for drinks during Xbox session. Haven't used them for pasta still.
RampanToast ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:13:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma does this too. She gets me and my siblings a bunch of gifts every year, some are great (I got a full cookware set with pots and pans, that was really nice) and some are not so great. We've all moved out of our parents house so she gets us as-seen-on-tv cooking appliances because reasons. Haven't touched a single one of them.
LarrcasM ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:02:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a grandma who likes QVC. You always get really odd things.
Me and my brother were gifted a 1 and a half foot plastic sphere that lit up and changed colors.
It charged on a stand, but you could take it off of it when it was charged.
I still don't know what the fuck purpose it was supposed to serve, but it was definitely one of the more interesting presents ive recieved.
ladyrockess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:41:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ex who loved acid. One of his friends (and the live-in girlfriend) bought about four of them and a set of blackout curtains and they all had a grand old time.
LarrcasM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:42:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was basically what we decided the purpose was. For the life of me I can't think of any other reason one would be necessary.
ladyrockess ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:57:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nightlight for a bitchy baby? Honestly, I couldn't figure out why else they were manufactured either, but we are in a world where ThinkGeek once sold an 18k gold plated pizza cutter shaped like the Starship Enterprise.
ritchie70 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had a Ronco Christmas one year - everyone got gifts from Ronco. She was a funny, sharp-witted woman so I think she was just having fun.
She passed away in 1990 after an extended illness, so this was probably 1984 or so. The only things I remember were the Ronco pottery wheel and the inside-the-shell egg scrambler.
The pottery wheel had a plastic gear break internally as soon as we put clay on it and tried to form it. The egg scrambler did work, but it took quite a long time to clean after - to the point that it made zero sense to ever use it again.
all_the_sex ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can see the appeal of a single-use kitchen item if you perform the same task a LOT. Like I actually gave my grandma a thing for cutting & coring apples - she makes so many apple pies. Disappointingly, it actually sucks at its ONE JOB because it's not really sharp enough. I bought the same thing, different brand for her - works just fine!
whtbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God, my MIL gave us "microwave your own bacon bowls!"
2!
2 complete, new in their boxes, as seen on TV sets. So they've sat in a cabinet unused for years.
She said she thought they were funny. Funny's great. I get it. Why 2?
Bluefoot44 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year our white elephant was as seen on tv items only. Fun.
SailorArashi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those could be good gifts, depending. There's so many of those goofy things that I'd love to try, just to see if they work at all, but certainly would never waste the money on myself.
wlee1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But did you get a blanket with sleeves
Knightchick08 ยท 6396 points ยท Posted at 14:54:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in a bowling league as a kid and we had a gift exchange. I helped my dad pick out something great to give and I wound up with something decent (a Polly pocket). Another little girl opened hers up and someone actually wrapped up a six pack of tic tac and passed it off as a gift for the exchange the little girl started to cry. My dad felt bad and had me trade her gift for mine. As a kid, I was selfish and like "no" but he insisted and said he would make it up to me. "Fine" I traded with her and she stopped crying and had a huge smile on her face. I don't remember if he ever made it up to me but that's not important. He taught me a huge lesson and am forever grateful for it.
Ms_DragonCat ยท 1361 points ยท Posted at 16:53:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they were the orange ones, kid me would have been happy with the tic tacs, but only if they were the orange ones.
Knightchick08 ยท 605 points ยท Posted at 16:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were actually the orange ones. I remember thinking that I didn't even know that they sold 6 packs of tic tacs.
LawlessCoffeh ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 19:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I hate to admit it but I think I'd be perfectly happy with tic tacs in sufficient quantity.
ladysilarial ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:16:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I found a giant box of tic-tacs on amazon, filled with 60 miniature boxes (about 10 tictacs in each box) inside it. Totally giving it to my kid for Christmas. Hoping he is as excited by it as I was.
Knightchick08 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No shame in that. Tic Tacs we're great when I was in high school, I think now I kind of just forget they still make them. It's orbit gum or bust for me as an adult.
too_much_feces ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:29:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I pop mentos gum like my mom used to pop xanax.
thrillhou5e ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:36:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well at least whoever wrapped those up wasnt a complete heathen.
Aerotactics ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you meant 6 individual tic-tacs wrapped in a tiny bundle.
Headycrunchy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That spoiled bitch. Orange tic tacs are the shit.
LaelsPrime ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:46:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would be a great gift for me. I love orange tic tacs.
FUTURE10S ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck would buy a pack of 6 tic tacs what the fuck
illy-chan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:29:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it's the orange ones? I totally would. Changes everything about this story for me.
CthulhuBenkse ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha yes!
Jourdin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, adult me would be happy to get orange tic tacs.
Blinkdawg15 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult me would just be happy with tic tacs. I can eat those like candy.
lukaswolfe44 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:58:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo the orange ones don't freshen your breath but they're like candy. 10/10 would want again
Slightly_Tender ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:56:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/wackytictacs
boblyboby99 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course that exists...
the_number_2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A guy that ran the local hooka bar used to hook my friend and I up with his custom-mixed flavours. He had one that he called "Orangasm" that tasted like orange Tic-Tacs. That stuff was delicious.
AislinKageno ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never knew so many people loved the orange ones. I thought my partner was insane for liking them. For me, it's wintergreen or nothing. I can pop those all day.
Ambitious_puppy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I would have been over the moon for a month if I got a six pack of tic tacos as a kid.
AstroComfy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:36:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I would have eaten them all in about 10 minutes. Why do I eat them so fast??
a-r-c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
kid me would have been happy with this as well
edit: I wouldn't mind it now tbh
alethalcombination ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:29:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they were the green ones, I'd have cried too.
pentha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, the stores around here sell the 200 count packs of orange, I still buy them
Terry_Pie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:22:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Orange Tic Tacs and pink Extra: the treasures a kidone might find in a mother's bag or the console of dad's car.
XxDeathshadoxX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:07:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But mint tic tacs...
ATXBeermaker ยท 1623 points ยท Posted at 17:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift was also probably the one that taught me a valuable lesson. When I was a kid, probably 11 or 12, I borrowed the NES game Bases Loaded from a friend and subsequently lost it. My mom found out from his parents and confronted me about it, but I tried to pretend like I had no idea what the friend was talking about, that he was probably lying because he had lost it and didn't want to get in trouble. We lived in a really low income part of town and I remember that game being like $50, which was not easy for any of our families to throw down for a video game.
I wake up Christmas morning and go directly to open up a box that looks like the size and shape of the new NES game I wanted. I open it up and it's a brand new copy of Bases Loaded. My mom looks at me and says, "You're going to take that over to Jason's later and apologize." That was my one and only big ticket gift of the year. Never lied about losing someone else's stuff after that (at least not around Christmastime).
Edit: Everyone is heaping praise on my mother. Just know that this was one instance where I happened to learn a good lesson from her. There are many, many more instances where the opposite happened. Don't be quick to judge someone based on a single anecdote.
phoenixphaerie ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 19:59:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Mom was ruthless, but that was a great lesson.
EarlGreyhair ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:07:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, your Mum does not fuck around.
caseyoc ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:49:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Your mom has serious chutzpah. I'm impressed!
The7can6pack ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 19:05:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coulda been worse. If she really wanted to teach you a lesson, she would've given you a fungo bat.
Crankypaant ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:10:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still blows me away that those original new games retailed for $60-$80 back then... crazy
h2ogie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And nowadays I'm trying to avoid paying that much for TW3
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:41:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Atari games did too. I always laugh at "oh those atari games are worth money"... Yeahhhh... Most are a few bucks a piece, some as much as five or ten.. And they cost upwards of 75$ in 1970's money... So not even 1% of what they cost originally? Nice investment! Now, crash era (83-4) games were sold at huge discounts, 20$ etc, and many that came out in that era did poorly and are thus now rare as well as being, almost a decade later, better-programmed games. Those are often in the 10-25 range. So like .. Breakfast.
wolf_man007 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 00:21:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your edit basically says, "guys, my mom is awful, I promise."
ATXBeermaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't dispute that.
BigOldCar ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good play, Mom! As a parent I must give kudos to this move.
As a kid I would have felt pretty damned bad about the whole thing.
SamWhite ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, your mum doesn't play.
lujanr32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, that's some Pro Parenting at it's finest.
A1t2o ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now that's parenting
Seannit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you have a really good mum.
ziggl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thought you were talking about Base Wars. Less interested, now :p
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:42:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agree
occupymypants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have an amazing mother.
ATXBeermaker ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could tell you other stories that might change your mind about that.
occupymypants ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:27:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she did an amazing thing for you that one time then. Learning lessons like those are valuable, and you should be thankful she at least taught you something positive. I admit, one good parenting moment does not an amazing parent make. I just love to hear when parents actually get it right, because I am a single dad, and constantly worry whether I am doing it right or not.
The_Projekt_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:15 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tease! Tell the stories!
wasabimatrix22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please do, I've got time
rushaz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
your mother was a good parent, and did the right thing. it seems to have stuck with you pretty hardcore, so sounds like her lesson worked?
[deleted] ยท -44 points ยท Posted at 17:55:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NightmareWarden ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:20:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He did lose it. He was lying to his mother about borrowing the game.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:38:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:42:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we need to get you a brain for Christmas, my guy.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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VioletVendetta06 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry about it, ppl downvote everything. You just misunderstood something, it doesn't matter.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a joke!
Delyhi ยท 217 points ยท Posted at 15:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a great dad!
Knightchick08 ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 16:17:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, he really was. Most important thing he taught me was to think of others and that it's better to give than get.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He still shoulda bought you a poly pocket on the way home.
Delyhi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It really is. Making someone happy, like with the giving of a gift, makes me happy. I kinda feel selfish because I get something out of it too, but hey, win-win, right?
ArthurBea ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For work we did one of those White Elephant things where you can โstealโ other peopleโs gifts rather than picking an unopened one. If your gift is stolen, you can either pick an unopened one, or steal someone elseโs gift.
Everyone gets a number and you pick in order. I got the second to last number, which is awesome because by then everyone has gotten their gifts and you can steal the one you want. The gifts were really decent, the company was a well-paying one.
One Muslim guy we worked with was this really sweet, quiet kid, super helpful and smart, kind of looked like Rami Malek. He opened a present and it was one of those boxes of chocolates where there is a little bit of liquor in each chocolate, and they are shaped like little bottles. By the way, he didnโt drink alcohol (Muslim). You could see the sweet smile on his face, and the subtle โeh, whatever.โ
So I used my steal to take his dumb box of liquor chocolates and he got to pick whatever he wanted. I had to play it off as if I really wanted it. I think he ended up stealing an amazon gift card and was pretty psyched about it.
Not the worst gift I ever got, but eh, whatever.
Iโm happy to know that after all these years, you still remember being cool to that girl. Itโs still a little early, but Merry Christmas.
Knightchick08 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:01:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a great story, I bet he still remembers that. The time he almost got saddled with a gift he couldn't use. Lol. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too.
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:44:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never had them. Can you get drunk? I mean if the entire mass by volume of the contents of a small box of chocolate was whiskey I wouldn't get that drunk off of it.. So..
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:46:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm basically saying he could probably eat a few at a time and not really be having alcohol. Muslims arent supposed to gamble but the dude at my work accepts scrstchoffs as a prize because he didn't pay money for them, he wouldn't buy one tho.
merlinfire ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:46:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was in kindergarten i was the crying kid. i got socks. everyone else got cool toys. i cried like a baby.
my kindergarten teacher apparently had a contingency plan. she pulled a hot wheels car (the kind that can change to look "damaged") out of her desk and gave it to me. she died from cancer a couple years later. sometimes I think about it and feel bad for crying over something so silly.
Knightchick08 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were a kid though. When you're little everything seems like a huge deal. My son screamed at me the other day for trying to share his apple with him. I was like dude it's JUST an apple, lol.
TurtleTucker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:12:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry for your loss :( I think it's justified to have been upset. When you're a little kid and everyone else gets a really nice toy you kind of feel cheated.
At least you didn't pull that crap as a teenager. We got one of my relatives a few Nintendo games (good games too, not anything lame) and a Lego kit for Christmas once. The little bastard immediately stated that he "didn't like it" and would be "returning them" once we left. He was maybe 10 or 11 at the time, MUCH too old to be acting that way.
Needless to say, that was the last year he got any gifts from us.
negotiate ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for doing that. I was that crying little girl in a similar situation. Was the last one to draw so I got the smallest wrapped giftโit was earrings. My ears werenโt pierced. I cried. Another little girl traded me her gift, it was a small basket with 2 small stuffed animals in it. I appreciated it more than I could say at such a young age.
Knightchick08 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:57:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's nice. I'm glad it had a positive impact.
athingyuleremember ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom made me give a girl my only 2 DS lite games and said she'd buy me new ones another day. My mom bought her a DS, gave her my 2 games and bought her another one all for her birthday. I never got another game and eventually got very bored of my DS. The girl started boasting about how my mom loves her more than me. Fuck that shit. I'm still sour about it.
FriendlyPyre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is the girl related to you to the point your mother passes your stuff to her?
athingyuleremember ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is her god mother. So they're not blood related but our parents are good friends.
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What games tho, dogz and,brats roller rocketz or good shit
athingyuleremember ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Club penguin and Super Mario 64
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:37:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmm. Well, not to mock your pain.. Penguin IDK but m64 was a bit of a janky port... Of a good but not phenomenal title. Could been worse.
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What games tho, dogz and,brats roller rocketz or good shit
ceefitz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you were the better person that day. I was the crying girl in my situation. I remember in 5th grade we did this Secret Santa where you buy a gift without knowing the recipient. Then the kids one by one pick a gift from the pile, or they can take a gift that has already been opened by someone else. I picked a new gift, and it was a stuffed monkey I really liked. Then some kid got some crappy thing and switched it with mine. I was super pissed and was a little shit about it I think because that kid ended up switching back with me. But when I look back I'm like, what they hell was that teacher thinking introducing gift snatching into what should be a fun holiday thing? I also think I should have just not been a little shit and accepted the crappy gift.
jadeoracle ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift exchange gift was at work a few years ago. I had my gift stolen (as part of the white elephant game) a few times, so I decided to chance it and open the big present. I had seen it sitting there all day, and wondered what it was. (NEVER GO FOR THE BIG GIFT ITS A TRAP). Well, it was a VAT of expired nacho cheese. Like a resturant sized bucket of cheese. Extra spicey ghost peper salsa with warning labels on it. Stale, opened chips. And what started out that morning as a frozen block of ground beef, that had melted and bloddied the entire package. It wasn't a gag gift. There was no real gift. This was it. I quickly washed my hands, and when I came back, all my co-workers (this was a shitty job with shitty people) made fun of me for the rest of the game, and the party. Going "OH, what gift should I take. Maybe...maybe jadeoracle's nachos?" They'd walk forward, inspect my box, poke the meat. "No...we know how much jadeoracle LOVEs to eat, and this is portioned just right for her!" (Yes I'm fat.) I fixed a smile on my face, while I tried so hard not to cry. It was awful. Later, a co-worker who had gotten a bottle of rum, drank 3/4 of it, traded the ghost salsa for the remainder of the rum. Yep, I traded that crap for 1/4 of a bottle of rum.
redplainsrider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:40:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That fucking sucks. I probably would have picked it up and tossed it in the trash then and there.
jadeoracle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was shy back then, and didn't know how to stand up for myself. On the plus side, it desensitized me from getting emotional over bad gifts. Because my thought process is "Is this a bloody stale expired mess? No? Cool." A few years later a friend thought our white elephant was a prank white elephant, so she brought (and I of course "won") a huge thing of table salt and 10 mini doll sized salt shakers (Like the kind you see in restaurants, but much smaller). (Thinking it would be hilarious to watch someone try to pour the salt into the miniature shakers.) She was so embarrassed. I was like "Well, I will use the salt, and I'll turn the salt shakers into mini Harry Potter potion bottles and put them on necklaces."
The_0bserver ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:30:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. What was the lesson you learnt?
ArchCypher ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 17:32:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree with all of these responses:
The lesson is that there is value in helping others. On the surface, giving up the doll seems like a detrimental choice, but there is an intrinsic value in making another person happy that isn't always readily apparent.
The lesson is that value isn't purely rooted in physical "stuff" that you can hold -- and that is a worthwhile thing to learn indeed.
The_0bserver ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:39:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You explained it much better. Thanks.
KoolWitaK ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:44:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree completely.
I would give you gold, but that seems counterproductive to your argument.
letmeexplainitforyou ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That isn't to say that stuff simply doesn't have value... and in this case, I'd suggest that the gesture is more important, especially considering it isn't a physical "stuff". ;)
Greenei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently the other girl didn't learn this lesson, otherwise she would have given the gift back to the now polly-pocket-less girl. Is the value then maximized by repeatedly giving the gift back and forth?
Knightchick08 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That its better to give than receive.
ersatzanarchist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol youโre the only one here who actually got it, whatโs wrong with this site?
lurgi ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may be better to give than receive, but the giving should be your own choice.
thelittleking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta learn the lesson somehow. 'Parenting' is what it's called when you make your kid do something they don't necessarily want to, but that will be good for them.
lurgi ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a parent and I think it teaches the wrong lesson. I encourage my daughter to share her toys, but taking them away from her and letting another kid (or her baby sister) use them isn't sharing - it's stealing.
jamener ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:53:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with you here because if you flipped it around to where OP got the tic tacs, the lesson would've been to stop crying and be happy with what you got. Instead, the kid got rewarded for "being the squeaky wheel".
thelittleking ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You couldn't miss the point harder, could you
lurgi ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I blame the teacher
ersatzanarchist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But it's a child. If her dad just let her choose not to give the gift she never would have learned that giving is better than receiving. How else do you instill values into your child?
lurgi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By encouragement and example.
ersatzanarchist ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...that was an example
lurgi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My own example.
Knightchick08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha nothing. Honestly, I have interacted with some great people on Reddit. People of reddit get a bad rap but I think there are a lot of good people on this site.
Hammerhead7777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's true. There's a lot of cynical assholes here but there's also really cool people.
Oceanmechanic ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:34:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you have the ability to make other people happy with no detriment to yourself, you should.
Losada55 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 17:09:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, there was a detriment, she lost the doll
askjacob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was there though? In her story, the doll was so unimportant she can't even remember if her dad replaced it
toxikant ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That she had for a total of two minutes beforehand. Not that huge a loss, you ended in the same state you came in.
261TurnerLane ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It literally was a detriment to them though. "Hey you got something nice but they didn't. Trade." Fuck that noise dad.
linkinnnn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you give away everything you have to those less fortunate, soon you'll be the less fortunate.
bornbrews ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except, I mean, you can't take less fortunate in a vacuum either. If the kid's family had money but OP's didn't, that changes the scenario.
samtresler ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 17:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does it?
Edit: I can see that applying to crime, but not charity.... which is interesting.
bornbrews ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes... If the kid who received the tictacs is very rich and can get gifts all the time, but the kid who is poor would rarely get something good, why should they give up their gift?
samtresler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giving, when you can afford to give, regardless of the recipient, is a good thing.
Karma is a pool, not a cosmic vending machine.
bornbrews ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
....none of that negates what I said. lol. Also, not everyone believes in (or is obligated to believe in Karma). By that same logic maybe the other girl got a shitty gift because she is a shitty person who does shitty things.
kragnor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was a shitty person, but maybe she learned a lesson in receiving the gift from someone less fortunate.
bornbrews ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or, maybe because she was a shitty person, she didn't learn anything.
kragnor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a fair point.
samtresler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've invented some logic I haven't said.
When you say, "why should they give up their gift?", and I respond, essentially, "because giving isn't about the recipient, it's about the giver", I have actually negated what you said.
Teaching kids to give regardless of station in life isn't relative to wealth.
Do you understand what I'm saying? No sarcasm, just an honest question.
And "karma" here is used symbolically, not metaphorically, or religiously.
Edit : spelling, and a word misplaced.
bornbrews ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not at all what you said. You said if she can afford to give it. You don't make the judgement call on what that means.
samtresler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what your point is at this point. I haven't substantively changed any of my comments.
I really think you're fixating on finding edge cases, and ignoring the main point.
bornbrews ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're assuming that your point was the main one, or default "correct" one, I disagree. I think you're too busy focusing on what you think is right with no context, and life is literally all about context.
samtresler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What context does "generosity for its own sake is good" need?
bornbrews ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I literally just gave multiple examples of why generosity for its own sake isn't a moral we all have to live by, or care about. That's what we call context.
samtresler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, wow. You seem to be genuinely arguing that generosity, in general, isn't a value to be held.
We've identified where we disagree.
Thanks.
jajanaklar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor people share what they have, they dont give everything , rich people think like you
CatfishSocks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't mean you can't do it at all wtf reasoning is this
linkinnnn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:54:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't recall ever saying that no one should ever give anything, ever. I'm not using my statement to justify anything, it's just a statement.
CatfishSocks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it's just a statement with no relevance then why even reply
mrbaconator2 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:12:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is exactly what I was thinking. The lesson that you should give to charity, give to the less fortunate, THAT'S a good lesson. I don't know exactly the best way to teach charity to a child but this isn't it. This is a specific set of circumstances where people get random things some good some bad and AFTER getting something good tearing it away from them to make some other kid happy. If he actually replaced it later then it's fine if not that's a shitty thing to do to your kid.
Modorox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my mottos in life. It is intrinsically rewarding, too.
highpowerpixel ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give your nice presents to an ungrateful brat who starts crying after receiving a still decent present
Pizzaisbae13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learned?
The_0bserver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aye
Schroeder226 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:23:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/wholesomereddit
Jourdin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw man Polly Pockets were the shit. I bet that girl still remembers that you did that for her!
beach_bois ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:49:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But had she kept the tic tacs she would have eaten them and enjoyed them and then gotten more. She would develope a habit. Then ten years later she would meet the man of her dreams. But since you took the tic tacs she never developed the habit. And so on that day when she would meet him she ate onions for lunch and her breath smelled terrible. He was disgusted by her breath so he left her. Now shes destined to die alone.
Raichu7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:37:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's nice of your dad to want to help the kid who got tic tacs but I'll never understand why parents think the right way to do that is by upsetting there own kid.
sillybear25 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like he really did make it up to you, even if he never got around to buying you a replacement gift.
Knightchick08 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's true. I'm sure he did get me a replacement gift, I just don't remember it. I'm sure I was spoiled a bit too but when you're a kid you don't see it like that.
forbiddenway ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:50:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he got you another Polly pocket then that's fair, but if not then why would you just give yours away? I don't think you were selfish at all. It doesn't make much sense to be like "oh well her present sucked so I'll just give her mine so my present can suck" like why would you deserve it any less than her?
geared4war ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you still want a Polly Pocket?
Knightchick08 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha nah, although now my niece thinks they are cute. It's wierd how things circle back.
geared4war ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, let me know if there is anything you need. Maybe I can do something to help make that memory less painful.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a dad! And lovely that you still remember.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should call him up and remind him that he owes you a Polly Pocket.
Knightchick08 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would if I could. He would probably just laugh and say well we can go and get one now if you want and actually mean it.
nightmareconfetti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I totally had something like this happen! It was a girl scout exchange! I was one of the only ones who still played with dolls, and there was this awesome Barbie I got. I was so excited! Right in front of my mom, a girl walked over and snatched it out of my hands and said โha-ha, I got your doll...โ then tried to walk away but my mom is uhh...over protective and grabbed the girls arm and said something along the lines of โkeep it up and Iโll take it from you.โ My mom immediately took me to target and bought the doll for me. I was just bullied an incredible amount around elementary school age, so she homeschooled me, and I guess seeing it face to face, not even in school, was too much for her.
katatonos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that little girl learned that crying is the quickest way to getting what she wants.
LlamaBusiness ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She learnt a great lesson too. To this day, when she doesnโt get what she wants, she cries and cries until someone relents.....
deeppurplecircles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like this one.
(I also like tic tacs)
grenudist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Biggest plot twist of the day right there.
LeodFitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, that's a really sweet story! Thank you for sharing.
babygrenade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't believe Dad when he says he'll make it up to you?
jacyerickson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had something similar happen to that little girl when I was in primary school during a gift exchange. Another parent tried to do what your dad did but the teacher screamed that I was a selfish brat and should be grateful for whatever I got. I was already in the process of telling the other parent "no thank you" as I felt bad for their kid. I have fucking HATED gift exchanges since, that awful teacher really ruined it for me.
20Factorial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad sounds like a great gift giver.
My_tits_are_better ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In first grade I think it was, I got legos that were awesome and I was excited for. This kid in my class threw a fit over them. My stepmom was like give him the legos. I didnโt want to but I also wanted the fit to end and all the awkwardness die down, so I gave it to him. Not sure what I got but Iโll always remember that!
Veshter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude a six pack of tic tacs? I dunno and I don't care what a polly pocket is at this point.
Cial101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm not the only one that would be completely fine with a 6 pack of tic-tacs as a gift right?
BKMurmaider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, your dad is awesome. I've been that kid before, at a similar gift exchange for the English riding camp we were in. I was given one of those horse-heads on a stick (riding horse? Idk) and my sister was given some cheap Walmart earrings. I was way too old for a toddler gift, and her ears weren't even pierced. I felt so insulted by my gift I cried. (All I'd asked for was a new saddle pad; most of the gifts were nicer and far more expensive horse related ones.)
suddenlystevie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The poor kid who gave her the Tic Tacs.
MrsJones2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was that other giftee one time. Our church childrenโs group did a white elephant gift exchange. Iโd picked out a bear and then one of those magic coloring books that I was obsessed with at the time. When we all went to open our presents everyone got all these cool gifts, I got a shoebox full of canned vegetables. I remember crying and we left shortly after. I donโt know if I even took home the veggies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that lesson was him making it up to you.
MagnusTheGreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say he made it up to you the moment you realized what the lesson was.
There is no greater gift than a valuable life lesson.
mrbaconator2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the people who live on the street with no home would disagree...though I'm not sure who can afford to and actually would at the same time buy a house to give to someone.
Ch3vr0l3t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like he really did make it up to you. I am sure that lesson you got has been far more valuable than the doll ever would have been!
bigjerm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hopefully my kid picks up on the things i make her do, not because i'm mean, but because i know it's the right thing to do.
Knightchick08 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:16:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They will. I didn't until I was a teenager, just thought my dad liked other kids more than me.
Homemade_abortion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He made it up to you with learning that lesson.
chu248 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was the lesson don't trust your dad?
Miranda_Mandarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? That's a ridiculous "lesson"!
Teaching generosity is good but teaching a concept of ownership is also good. It isn't at all "selfish" for a child to say no. They are under no obligation to give up their things and when parents make kids give their stuff away to friends or siblings it just makes the kids more guarded when it comes to their property. I can't tell you how many children I've met who hide their toys from their parents because of actions like this.
A better method would be to say quietly "I would be very proud if you traded [kid] your own present for theirs. But it is yours and so it is ultimately up to you." And no bribery (e.g. "I'll make it up to you later,") because people need to learn that generosity isn't always rewarded with much more than intangible gratitude.
I always hate it when parents make their kids be generous in this way. It isn't nearly as helpful as people think.
IanMc90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This should be top.
brandyeyecandy ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thought the story was going to end with, "Now that crybaby is my wife and is smiling as she sits next to me reading this."
TollsATollRollsARoll ยท 2357 points ยท Posted at 13:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A memberโs only jacket. This was 1996 and I was 11 years old at the time.
This happened at my grandmotherโs house where all my aunts and uncles and cousins came for Christmas every year. I always looked forward to it because my aunts and uncles always gave awesome gifts. Iโm not sure why but this year they didnโt get me anything. When they were handing out gifts after lunch I sat there with one box while my younger cousins had 7 or 8 boxes. That one box was the jacket from my grandmother. I guess maybe they thought I was grown up now? I donno... I just quietly went upstairs and cried a bit (which is probably silly because a lot of kids had it worse).
FabulousFoil ยท 1439 points ยท Posted at 14:59:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 12 i had a family Christmas party and didn't receive any gifts. Apparently my dads side of the family (the only people in town) have a cut off age of 16 for gifts and weren't sure what age I was so they just didnt get me anything
read_dance_love ยท 718 points ยท Posted at 15:40:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that's clearly the rational thing to do, not like, I dunno, ask your parents how old you are or something? Were they too embarrassed that they didn't know how old you were to ask?
FabulousFoil ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 15:46:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess shrug my dads side of the family is kinda weird anyways. Like they could've just called my parents yknow? Like a 5 second call and you'd know
Thonemum ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, just pick up the phone and ask "what age is FabulousFoil this year" and write it down somewhere if it's that difficult. Or accidentally get an older kid a gift if you're that awkward about it
Succ-MY-Scythe ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my dads side of the family is the opposite there is no age where you don't receive at least 2 gifts, man i love my family sorry yours is so weird
highheelcyanide ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never got presents from my aunts or uncles (I have at least 10. Iโm not even sure how many I have) because it was such a large family. My grandparents cut us off at 18 (they have over 30 grandkids and great grand kids...and now several great great grandkids).
But, my parents still buy presents like we are minors. All holidays including Easter (we have an egg hunt)!
mashtato ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they find out you were only 12? Did they make it up to you?
FabulousFoil ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:38:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure they did. I remember overhearing my dad getting really angry on the phone at my one of my uncles the night after. And nah they never made it up, i did get presents the next year, but then none after that.
mashtato ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck them! I hope your mom's side of the family makes up for your dad's side.
avcloudy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:29:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These are people that think 16 year olds don't deserve gifts. They're not making reasonable human decisions, their thought process is probably along the lines of 'What's the best way to minimise gift expenditure?'.
read_dance_love ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:50:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know a lot of people who have age limits for gifts for kids. It was 18 on both sides of my extended family growing up. I don't think it's that strange or upsetting to cut off gifts from aunts/uncles and such at a certain age.
MrSpluppy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:07:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm it'd be embarrassing to ask their age, better play it safe and keep my dignity by just not getting anything.
christinapaws ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that age cut off for gifts...like come on grandma I need that check for $50 waaay more now at 24 than I did when I was ten.... When I finally have some nieces and nephews I'm going to start a savings for them and put all their gift money there. They can have it when I deem they're mature enough to spend it on life supplies instead of candy and toys.
championplaya64 ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:24:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family has a similar cut off rule, however it works a little different.
Until you're 18 you get a smallish present from everyone, after 18 you join the "secret santa" where everyone gets one person and there's a 100$ suggested limit.
CanuckPanda ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:29:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine has a rule where after eighteen you get stuff you need, rather than stuff you want. Usually that's socks or coffee or a cheque to put towards car payments/auto maintenance, etc instead of Lego and video games.
This year I convinced the folks to pitch towards the Switch, so fuck yeah. Gonna get one before Christmas and wrap that shit for myself from Santa. It helps that I'm out of school and just but shit I need when I need it.
championplaya64 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Planning on doing the same with the switch, I'm really hoping super smash gets added soon, I was debating between the switch and the wii U but I would really only play smash on it so I decided on the switch for
Stardew valley
(Hopefully soon) super smash bros
DynamicDK ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar in my family, except the adults all play Dirty Santa with a $40 suggested limit. It has now devolved to the point that ~50% of the Dirty Santa gifts are liquor, wine, beer, and/or drinking accessories. It is pretty awesome.
WorldSymphony ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family is exactly the same, except everyone participates, even the kids (though they do get additional good presents) so the budget is far lower. The kids are encouraged to buy sweets or something meaningful but cheap, and everyone else buys useful things or funny little trinkets. It's just a way to bring the family closer and have a good laugh at the same time.
FabulousFoil ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:53:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah honestly
Maddy-Moose ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's side decided that they were going to stop exchanging gifts between the adults and as soon as all of my siblings were 18 I stopped getting gifts as well. I guess I too reached adulthood at 12.
Furrypotatoes ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:42:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes me sad ):
Casstey ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dads side family had a cut off age of 18. My sister is 2 year older than me and was 18, so whatever reason everyone assumed I was too and I didn't get any gifts. My dad was pissed and went around and gave his family shit.
queenama ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had the same sort of deal, but as the oldest grandchild / niece, the Christmas I turned 14 was uncharted territory. I got a gift from my grandparents and watched my cousins open all of theirs. My cousin turned 14 by the next Christmas - gifts for all children but me. Another cousin hit 14 the Christmas I was 16 and I was still the only child left out. My brothers also continued to receive gifts after the 14 cutoff and the adults had their own gift exchange that I wasn't a part of. I'm not upset I didn't get shit I don't need or like, but I'm still hurt, at 32, that I seem to be the only person left out of the family.
ButtTrumpetSnape ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That seems horrendously unfair
ToothsomeJasper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:37:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wtf is it still going on?
queenama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:22:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk. I don't go to that side of the family's celebrations anymore
ToothsomeJasper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good, fuck 'em.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:34:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow, seems like you developed early.
FabulousFoil ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:44:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being tall helps too
Ryuuten ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:54:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A simple phone call would've solved that bs.... How thoughtlessly rude of them! :(
pkeridactyl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:43:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awful! I had that happen to me as an adult and it sucked; I can't imagine it happening as a kid. My in-laws one year got me literally nothing. My husband didn't notice because he was on the other side of the room unwrapping his gifts, and I was sitting with the kids helping them unwrap theirs. The worst part was the in-laws being super nice to me the whole time, so I was really confused. Found out months later I had pissed off my MIL because we came over for dinner later than she was expecting (though we hadn't set a time) and blamed me for it...the September before.
aurortonks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cut off at a certain age? Geez. Here my family of adults was arguing the lower limit of gifts this year. My sister wanted a $100 minimum. Miss money bags over there is pushing 30.
kittylomein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do u have a cut off age for gifts? That's so stupid? At least an age where the kid has to start providing there own gifts but not giving them one at all. That's so dumb
ifyouneedtotalkPM ยท 905 points ยท Posted at 14:21:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not silly at all! Feeling left out is awful, especially as they didn't even say anything to you about it.
Riplinkk ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. The monetary value of the gift it's not what matters, but rather the emotional value: how much effort and love they put into it.
Saying "others got it much worse, so I'm not allowed to suffer" is one hell of a logical falacy. You don't meed to be abused by your parents to be able to suffer.
djd1ed ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:02:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's that stolen bike kid logic.
Kurayami666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you explain what it is?
XxQU1CK5C0P3RxX ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:21:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some dude made a comic about someone getting their bike stolen, but he didn't care because the thief "needed it more than him" and thus the total amount of happiness increased. Needless to say, he got a lot of hate for it.
Kurayami666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that. Yeah Shenโs comics or something. I think he explained it that it was a way for him to cope?
million-dollar-loan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that comic was a joke. Was it not?
XxQU1CK5C0P3RxX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think so. According to some other dude who commented, it was a coping mechanism.
rajikaru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mhm! Christmas breeds the spirit of giving, and to little kids, gifts mean the world, especially for lower income kids who may not be able to get many cool toys or doodads throughout the rest of the year. Any sensible 8 year old would feel more than a bit upset if the family completely ignored them and gave other younger family members nice gifts.
RickSlimes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
enildaed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boy. Is there a subreddit for this? I feel like I have some amazing stories to share. Both sides of my family did these kinds of things. lol
ChuckUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
RaptorFoxx46 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username Chucks out.
Achilles68 ยท 132 points ยท Posted at 15:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the same as saying 'I can't be happy because others have it better'.. which doesn't make sense right :)
buster2Xk ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah dude. There's not a minimum amount of bad shit you gotta have to feel unhappy about it.
TheLagDemon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:15:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs a quote that goes something like, a loss of a childโs doll and the loss of a kingโs crown are tragedies in equal measure.
TheDevilsAdvokaat ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:24:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
11 is not too old for gifts. Hell I was still living with mum and dad at 17 and loved presents for xmas.
Never mind mate hope life made it up to you.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:27:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a "too old for gifts"? Like, I get that it can get expensive but we all at least try.
ptrst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a grown adult and I still like getting presents! I don't need them, since I can buy my own stuff, but it's a nice feeling.
TheDevilsAdvokaat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:49:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure is!
Thalane ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:13:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is this silly? I would have bawled my eyes out right then and there! That was a horrible thing to do to you.
Caravaggio_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:16:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with members only jackets? This year I got my niece a satin pink one from Costco for her birthday. She loves it and wears it all the time.
BBJ_Dolch ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, with Steve Harrington becoming popular, I'm surprised I haven't seen more around
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought one in grey before Stranger Things 2 came out, and when I saw Steve in the same jacket I checked and it was sold out everywhere. I'm surprised you haven't seen anybody in one.
MakesDumbComments_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex's dad gave me his from the 80s, and I still wear that thing. It's awesomely comfortable. And now it's back in style again thanks to Stranger Things.
Steweezee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:59:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same! I wasn't really the favorite nephew or grandchild either. We draw names for which family member to get each year, we have a large family (7 aunts/uncles with at least 2 kids). And while I get my 1 assigned gift from my cousin, the rest of my cousins got 3 or 4 extra gifts since my aunts/uncles favored them. Not that the gifts were crazy valuable but it was the thought that counts. I usuallied just went outside after my gift while everyone else kept opening their presents. Always hated spending Christmas with them, shafted every year and no one seemed to mind.
scottevil110 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:40:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the disappointment when I got old enough that relatives started getting me fewer and more "adult" gifts, things like clothes instead of toys. I realize (and realized then) that they were just treating me like more of an adult, but there's still that brief disappointment on Christmas Day when you realize that there's no Nerf gun or video game in there for you.
And I wore the fuck out of my dad's Members Only jacket around that same time (and same age). That was the only jacket I wore to school for like three years.
thingswhitechxsay ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:32:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The jacket might have been equal cost value to each of your cousins ~7 box gifts. Since you were older they might have thought you'd recognize the price value. Just a thought.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Member's only jackets will always be cool man
Telefunkin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:15:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just got my first one recently. I can't tell you how awesome I feel in it. I feel like the worlds greatest babysitter.
DaReaper95 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What your feeling isn't greed or jealousy. It's exclusion.
Girlinhat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"A lot of kids had it worse" is kinda tricky. All the other kids you could see didn't have it bad. You had it the worst in your surroundings.
milanonabil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you grow up to kill Tony Soprano ?
Blackultra ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get similarly shafted every year at christmas. I have a brother and 3 cousins, all of us are around the same age. My brother and one of my cousins are all within 2 years of each other and like all of the same things, have the same style, we're all virtually clones of one another.
My brother, cousin and I all get similar gifts from our grandma on christmas. A nice sweater (like one you'd wear to the office), a tie or two, things like that. I generally like the gifts, but that's usually all my grandma gets me. She always has another two or three gifts for them though.
We do that thing where everyone sits in a circle and opens one gift at a time kindof thing, and every year I am left sitting there having opened all of mine while each of them continue to open theirs.
geared4war ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel for you. I had so many Christmas parties at my families houses where I got nothing that I just do not go anymore. From the youngest age until I was in my twenties my mother would tell me to get the best gifts ready for them and not only did I not get anything from them but I got less and less from my own mother, yet she showered them with gifts. And they never showed any gratitude, why really hurt. No thank yous or anything.
So I gave up on Christmas. And my birthday, which had the same feel. Hell, my mother has managed to remember what month I was born only once in the last thirty odd years.
Many years where I just spent the holidays alone. As a child. My brothers and sisters would all go off in the car with my mother and I would just stay behind and wasn't missed.
I was lucky though. I have the best friend I could ever want. His family was my family. I could show up any time and be welcomed. No problems to big that they wouldn't help solve. It was a great feeling.
GothicFuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not silly, you can always feel hurt by loved ones no matter how bad someone else has it.
talktomeg00se1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You killed Tony Soprano, didnโt you?
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell me your username comes from Men in Tights.
umfum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad it wasn't 1986...
alwaysredeyed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not silly at all! It really confuses me after reading these posts how some kids just get forgotten. My wife starts the list in October by putting everyoneโs name on it that weโre getting gifts for and the dollar amount being spent (usually the same across the board). I couldnโt imagine missing one of our nieces or nephews.....
HarleyDennis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought myself a Members Only jacket a few weeks back lol. Itโs fuckin sweet tbh.
yyuryyubicuryyme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunts buy gifts for my cousins and their kids but not for me or my kidโs. I try not to let it bother me, but my kids are young, so Iโm going to stop going before theyโre old enough to realize it.
Ur_favourite_psycho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not silly for an 11 year old.
Rednaxel6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have loved a Members Only jacket when I was eleven.... but that was in 1986
wildeep_MacSound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We buried a family member in a burgundy members only jacket.
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats on being the last member.
a-r-c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you could prob rock that dad jack now tho
kittymctacoyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not silly at all! Iโd have been heartbroken, too! Not to mention, at that age, you donโt have any concept of โothers have it worseโ so itโs not like you were being selfish, you were merely hurt because you were left out
quirkyknitgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not silly - you were being left out and didn't know why. That's a totally legit reason to be upset.
goodgonegirl123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I felt that way last Christmas honestly. All I got was generic socks. Thatโs it. All socks and one gift card from my extended family.
While my cousins, even one close to my age, got nice personal gifts. Things that relate to things they like.
I felt like such an outsider in my own family. Like no one knows me. Or cares to. It hurts.
Keenbean248 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't those jackets considered cool though?
The part about 7 to 1 gifts sucks though.
TollsATollRollsARoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe now and in the 80s. Definitely not in the mid 90s though.
sgw97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was maybe 10 I was at my great grandparents house on Christmas eve. Everyone was passing out gifts and I didn't get anything from my favorite aunt who always got me something cool. I sat in the corner crying, convinced I'd been forgotten while I watched my (same age as me) cousin play with her gift from the cool aunt. My dad found me crying, asked what was wrong and when I told him he went to talk to my aunt. It turned out that she hadn't forgotten me. The card addressed to my nuclear family was taped to my gift from her, so my dad thought it was to the whole family, and he'd opened it. It was a really cool astronomy book that showed the constellations during different seasons and had clear overlays of the actual stars and the picture of the constellation. I wasn't sad anymore and my dad was very sorry.
SecretScorekeeper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:13:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to look up what a member's only jacket looks like. I actually would love to get one of those. But not one of the shiny ones.
Did you maybe forget to send a thank you card/note and that's why they didn't get you something?
I overlook forgotten thank you cards until a kid turns 18. After that if they're not thankful then I'm not wasting my money.
jewzak ยท 1455 points ยท Posted at 13:47:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In college my housemates (4 other dudes) and I did a secret Santa. Each of us gave really thoughtful and cool gifts except one who gave our other housemate his own baseball pants that were too small and a tiny batman figure to go on a car antenna....
Enzohere ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 15:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My college housemates (I guess, it was a frat house) did the same thing. We all bought each other different bottles of liquor, then threw a party and all shared the liquor.
I miss college.
Aurum555 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:39:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to do that every year in my fraternity. $35 minimum everyone buys a bottle of whiskey wraps it and tosses it under the tree. Then we take turns unwrapping a present and getting hammered together. Then while completely obliterated, we all tried to decorate our Christmas tree with the empty bottles as ornaments
Loborin ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like this story.
Kakarot_faps ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You guys got it all wrong, you're supposed to gift each other black dildos, fleshlights, and women's razors. It's not very frat to give each other non-joke gifts.
wonkaloo ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fleshlight is not a joke gift in a frat.
Kakarot_faps ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:28:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You clearly haven't given a pledge a fleshlight at a party
BlastCapSoldier ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:46:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ayyy my frat literally is doing this Friday! I bought Burnettes for my brother whoโs nickname is Adam Burnettes
TwoChainzAndGains ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 16:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the roommate that got the pants. I was the last one to open my gift. I'd gotten my secret santa clay and tools because he wanted to get into claymation. Someone recieved a wafflemaker they had been asking for a while. Another person got his favorite food and drink. Finally, I hastily unwrapped mine, fully expecting a personalized surprise. I was surprised for sure. Children's baseball pants. I'm a full grown man. And I don't like baseball. There was like 15 seconds of silence followed by, "I guess I'll try them on.." I couldn't get them over my calves. We all lost it laughing. The memory was a great gift.
My boy jewzak posted the story THEN told me about the this thread. I could have reaped karma.
jewzak ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm ^
TwoChainzAndGains ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm the confirm ^
neildegrassebyeson ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm literally one of the housemates. Can confirm the confirming of the confirm
TwoChainzAndGains ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:43:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get out of here Ann you're just jumping the bandwagon for karma
FLABCAKE ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey! Itโs me, your other roommate! I will take one order of used boyโs baseball pants pants please.
hecuter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was the givers reaction? I hope you gave him a little shit for it...
TwoChainzAndGains ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The roommate was appropriately shamed
Craptastic13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boy jewzak posted the story THEN told me about this thread.
He really IS a jew for stealing your karma/potential gold.
djd1ed ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/tworedditorsonecup
cloistered_around ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That could be a misunderstanding, potentially. When I was growing up a "white elephant gift" was a joke game where everyone brought their most crappy stuff to laugh at as we open it. Lo and behold when I went to a coworker party as an adult people were opening tool kits and fancy chocolates... apparently white elephant just meant anonymous gift, to them (like a secret santa) so my gift was pretty embarrassing in that context.
bucolucas ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:43:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same happened to me! Apparently they say "white elephant" when they actually mean "normal gift exchange."
Nice watches, liquor, even an iPad... And I gave a VHS set of "Land Before Time" 1-4.
RyghtHandMan ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:48:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it just me or is it kinda rare for a group of 5 dudes to do secret santa together without being in some kind of club
jewzak ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:51:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We went to a frat-heavy party school and just kind of became friends in our freshman dorm. We all loved making music/arts/etc. so we ended up living together all 4 years.
SkipsH ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:01:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people are really terrible at giving gifts.
Kinkywrite ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had two roommates at one point. We gave each other 2 gifts each. First gift was whatever cool stuff we could come up with. The second gift? One guy had halitosis, so he got breath strips. Another one had the worst intestinal gas, he got Bean-O. The third had bad underarm scent so he got deodorant. A good time was had by all!
Westep30 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the used baseball pants really brought down the value of the Batman antenna topper.
HardcorePooka ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:01:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. I don't even have an antenna and I want that Batman topper.
BorjaX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like these situations could be avoided with some rule like "if the group decides a gift is total shit, that person gets their own gift revoked and given to the giftee".
LetoAjax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:29:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he misunderstand and think it was a white elephant type of situation where you give crappy gifts you find around the house instead of buying an actual gift? What happened for other gift exchanges? How did everyone react when that happened?
cheesycephalopod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did this. Everyone got something but me ๐, apparently my ex roomie didn't have the money to get something but he could buy himself a new bong.
jewzak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that blows!!
mesopotamius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So did you kick that guy out of the house for being totally lame?
neildegrassebyeson ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We shipped him off to Law School with a dollar in his pocket
Packers91 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:01:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my dad?
I_Smoke_Dust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was you, wasn't it?
xUberAnts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's always that one person...
skeptibat ยท 366 points ยท Posted at 16:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, I joined the Reddit Secret Santa thing. After planning and finding the perfect gift for my recipient, and cleverly packaging it up with creative home-made (on my 3d printer) extras, and awesomely decorated box, I was excited to see what I would get from my Santa.
Finally it arrived, boring padded envelope, ok, lets see what's inside: used condom.
Whelp, live and learn, I'll never do that again.
gingerandtonic94 ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 00:55:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a way to report those people to the mods/admins who run the exchange? Surely that kind of shit is not allowed.
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 21:16:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously? That's so messed up. :(
thedarkestone1 ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 03:12:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I'll never do a secret Santa online. You hear about the outliers who end up getting Bill Gates, but there are so many more assholes out there who will send out awful things to you. I hope you reported them. :/
Dr_Awesome867 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 05:23:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first read this, I thought you meant getting a package with Bill Gates inside. I can't stop laughing at the thought of opening a really tall box and finding Bill Gates in it!
thedarkestone1 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:48:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean that would be a really epic present too, haha! But no, I was referring to the person I believe that got an XBox One package o' loot from him because he was their Secret Santa a few years ago. :)
FleetSpark ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 06:42:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh... This reminds me of a roommate I had in university. He got his gift from his Reddit Secret Santa before he sent out his own. He didn't like whatever he got from his Santa, so he sent out a shitty "revenge" gift (I no longer remember what it was at this point). No amount of arguing on my part could convince him that his Santa and his giftee were not the same person.
Luckyone1 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 04:21:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the same thing happen to me. I spent over $100 on my giftee and while I didnโt do a bunch of customizing it was really perfect for them (so I think). Mine didnโt come until really really late and I had just given up hope.
Finally it comes and I open it and what do I see? Japan by rail: a guide to navigating japan by train.
I have really no interest in either and the book costs $9 on Amazon at the time.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 21:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You literally got โYouโre Fucking Kidding Meโ as a gift.
Congrats? No one else can claim that.
MissNicolioli ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:41:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was the gift you sent?
Duganz ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:01:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jared Leto does the secret Santa?
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 09:53:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would really look up how to get the Reddit Secret Santa to disclose the username, Reddit to disclose the IP address, and the corresponding ISP to disclose the identity of the person - for the biological hazard (potentially contaminated sperm) sent to your home address.
Spacealienqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:56:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classic reddit
dropthepencil ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:58:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh! So sad. I'm super excited give my gift this year. Hoping you'll go again!
something_crass ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:22:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... what did you expect from a reddit secret santa? Have you ever used this site?
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What in the god damn fuck... I've been screwed by SS's in the past (had some questionable presents, and been stiffed on more than 3 occasions), but... a used condom... What the hell...
PhilMatey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:27 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, that's a truly horrible gift and a real kick in the nuts to receive after such care and attention on your gift. But man, that's a funny fucking story!
[deleted] ยท -69 points ยท Posted at 04:17:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 08:04:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And good on you for further showcasing that people can be assholes on Reddit, not just in real life!
hakkai999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you're answer to someone being a dick is to be a bigger dick? Cool /s
merryhexmas ยท -174 points ยท Posted at 03:55:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA.
Holy shit this is hilarious because I actually did this exact thing once.
Addendum Lawd the butthurt over this is real. Lmao stay mad =]
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 05:31:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like a cunt
invigokate ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 04:32:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 05:34:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you get cancer of the genitals.
[deleted] ยท -45 points ยท Posted at 08:05:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This person needs to have their pet stabbed.
EDIT: I've always thought it was a particularly gruesome comeback/insult. Does wonders for hurting someone when you want to! Kind of like telling someone to have a miscarriage or you hope that they have cancer. It's really mean, intensely personal, and always unexpected. I'm a believer in "don't start a fight unless you plan to win" and that carries over to a war of words.
raptorista ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 08:20:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are we hurting animals to punish their owners?
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always thought it was a particularly gruesome comeback/insult. Does wonders for hurting someone when you want to!
HellaTrill420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao even Bullet Tooth Tony drew the line at slaughtering an animal. "Whaddya mean open him up?" blustered look
ahh_sabretooth ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 11:01:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This person needs to be stabbed
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:42:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always thought it was a particularly gruesome comeback/insult. Does wonders for hurting someone when you want to!
canteloupe67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Derp is right, what an idiot
markhomer2002 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:54:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asshole, but I suppose your username is correct.
Goofy_Goobers_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:30:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you openly admit to and be proud of being such a shitty person? That's immature and disgusting, I feel sorry for whoever was on the receiving end of that.
GooberGarbage ยท 183 points ยท Posted at 14:19:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Thomas the Tank Engine toy train for Christmas from my Grandmother. I was 14 at the time. She said, "You used to love these." Bless her, her intentions were sweet.
makeiteventually ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:47:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually really beautiful omg
GooberGarbage ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:54:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have been truly blessed. I was a little punk who thought it was a dumb gift at the time, but was great at faking gratefulness. Now, when I look back on that memory, I hate the little ungrateful monster I was. Mema is awesome and Thomas is awesome, at every age!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:50:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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GooberGarbage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A decade feels surreally fast to me, I can't imagine how fast I've grown from my grandmother's perspective! I know it's cliche, but if you have been blessed with loving parents and grandparents, cherish every minute. Time goes so fast.
makeiteventually ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/wholesomememes
thedarkestone1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:20:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually would love something like that, I love toys from when I was growing up. :)
GooberGarbage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:50:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the time I thought it was the craziest thing my grandmother had ever done. Now I absolutely cherish any and every gift of the sort!
thedarkestone1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:50:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awww, well that's really sweet! She definitely meant well, and hey if you still have it you could always save it for your own kids (if you want/have any) or maybe pass it along to a young relative. :) Thomas is pretty timeless!
kyree2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really nice to see a post like this after reading all these awful stories.
GooberGarbage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:47:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel guilty that this is my worst present story. These posts make me realize how blessed I have been. Thank you Mema, I hope everyone who posted here can be loved like you have loved me.
TransformerTanooki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:46:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you play with it? I would have played with it.
GooberGarbage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should have, those things are awesome! Sadly I was "too cool" to play with it at the time. I just thanked my grandmother, smiled and hugged her.
TransformerTanooki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:35:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's understandable. Alot of kids where like that at that age. A+ for making grandma feel like she got you an awesome present.
RothXQuasar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like Thomas the Turk Engine, am I right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a sweet story. I'm glad you can see how well she meant.
Vivian_Maier ยท 524 points ยท Posted at 14:48:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a grandmother who sent me a little calendar book, of the type you could get free at the bank, for Christmas. I kept it. Respect to a lady who lived through the Great Depression.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 19:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me smile. Youโre Good People.
Quintessince ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 00:10:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did the same thing when I was 12ish, but it had everyone's birthday, phone number and address. I kept that thing till Google and FB kept track of that for you.
selkie340 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:53:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This would be the most useful present ever! Should have seen me contact family through FB to get addresses for wedding invites.
donut_resuscitate ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:42:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had 5 kids and over a dozen grandkids. She lived through the Great Depression as well. For birthdays we'd always get $10. But for Christmas, she'd gather all the things in her house that might make a good gift and put them on the bed, then wrap them up to give us. It could be anything, including Avon products, which she sold. One year I got soap-on-a-rope. I always knew her gift would be bad, but that was okay. I would open that gift first knowing that it would all be better gifts from there on out.
metoothanks__ ยท 1390 points ยท Posted at 14:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my ex once sent me flowers to my job after I was upset because he had been erasing texts between him and his female coworker. worst gift ever. not because I hate flowers, but because on her instagram I saw she had also received similar flowers to mine lmao
TheresASilentH ยท 267 points ยท Posted at 17:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm so glad heโs your ex.
heyyy_sus ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 03:01:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
metoothanks_
ophelias32 ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 19:41:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg this happened to me too. Husband was having an emotional affair when he was out of town. Trolled her IG, he gave us the exact same Valentine's day gift . I found out a year after I found about the affair. White hot rage followed.
Bronzedog ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 18:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant Username?
metoothanks__ ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao fml
Philip_De_Bowl ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"But honey, it was BOGO...."
jacyerickson ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:46:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once spent time and money to make a thoughtful handmade gift (I didn't just slap cheap stuff together this took time) for an ex. He told me my present was "at a friends house and he'd get it soon." He never did. He kept putting it off till he broke up with me for my best friend.
metoothanks__ ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:51:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that guy sounds like a real catch
jacyerickson ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:02:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, they both deserve each other. That's for sure.
NeoMegamanX ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf... The other day I ordered some flowers online for my gf and they had a promo for a discount on a second order. My sister's birthday was coming up and thought about sending her some but decided against it because I didn't want the florist to think bad of me :(
Fordyce_Poons ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How can people be so dumb?
trashintrash43 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:22:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school boyfriend put flowers and chocolate in my locker for Valentine's Day once. I thought it was really sweet.... until I noticed 2 other girls got flowers from him too.
His reasoning - "well they didn't get any chocolate!"
rockbud ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smooth
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:07:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He had a two for one.
MisterSympa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stupid AND an ass. What a winner.
GoForBrok3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was clearly a buy one get one sale.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a douche!
Heysoos_Christo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:09:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did you find out he was erasing texts?
metoothanks__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:18:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was having a conversation where it was apparent that he had deleted the beginning of it
tragiccity ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one time a guy sent me flowers it was the week after I'd broken up with him, because he had "already ordered them". Bullshit, dummy.
compguy86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmao
Seouls_Synergy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:01 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty shitty that happened. I take it you guys were both friends of the coworker at the time since you followed her on instagram?
Lindbergh_Baby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why did you break up?
metoothanks__ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:28:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
besides the fact that he was always lying and cheating?
bullydefender ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 05:06:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this is on you for snooping on her ig.
metoothanks__ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 05:07:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because I had very justifiable suspicions and he had already lied to me before :)
bullydefender ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just for the record, that was sarcasm. I've been in that position. It's the worst.
Banned_From_Subs ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 20:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My buddy from 20 years ago used to do this with women. I thought it was brilliant. I tried it with a few women I was seeing simultaneously. It wasn't brilliant.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 21:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you learned a lesson and quit cheating on people because that's really scummy.
everybodyknowsadave ยท 780 points ยท Posted at 15:02:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mini coffee and walnut cake from my then girlfriend of two years.
Who knew that I both disliked coffee and am deathly allergic to walnuts.
kismetdani ยท 552 points ยท Posted at 16:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
everybodyknowsadave ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:46:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha yeah maybe she did!
KiloMetrics ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:40:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh babe, that life insurance policy started yesterday right?
LordOph ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:55:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
k1d_5h31d0n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:24:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You need to press enter twice for a newline.
PassportSloth ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:33:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who knew?
She knew.
Sugarbean29 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your username just reminded me of something I heard yesterday on the radio: the results of a vote of the best Canadian TV shows. #2 was Kids in The Hall, and of course they played "These Are The Daves I Know"
pinkietoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:03:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for sharing this brilliant random song. I did not know I needed this in my life.
When I clicked it I expected something like Robin Sparkle's Space Teens.
This is great!
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to Great Canadian Television๐
ETA: One of the funny things about that song is one of the cast members is Dave Foley. He's in the group at the end, but not mentioned in the song.
Undertaker17 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:36:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that why you ended things with her?
everybodyknowsadave ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:55:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of them. Her cheating on me with a guy she worked with also helped me come to that decision.
suzanneov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm calling Keith Morrison at Dateline on NBC. ๐
dragon34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:21 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coffee cake is typically meant to be served with coffee, not so much that it contains coffee. I mean it could. But the walnut thing is a problem :)
[deleted] ยท 5554 points ยท Posted at 12:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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egnards ยท 3515 points ยท Posted at 13:08:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clever girl. Cause her $10 contribution meant more free food for her at a cheaper cost for you!
karmagod13000 ยท 880 points ยท Posted at 13:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya my gf got me a big screen tv which was awesome but I think she wanted it for herself just as much. plus a 300$ watch is kinda ridiculous unless you know she loves watches or jewlery
thecandybandits ยท 524 points ยท Posted at 14:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got,my girlfriend a 360 so I could play it
SteveOSS1987 ยท 565 points ยท Posted at 14:41:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe this isn't that CommaHorror guy
Sharkbait93 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hit comma instead of space on a mobile keyboard, no doubt.
elmonstro12345 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was the guy who always puts a link to a weird YouTube video as the period at his end of a sentence.
jamener ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omg that sounds hilarious. who is this man?
TimeWarlock ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:40:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/u/BlatantConservative
BlatantConservative ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a youtube video just a gif.
X_Shadow101_X ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:21:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what,do,you mean,lol
emdave ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:58:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbf, that's like, every other comment, on Reddit.
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Jewsafrewski ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:34:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't, understand why people seem to, have such trouble accurately, placing commas
_Kramerica_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alt account
funguyshroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The disease is, spreading.
karmagod13000 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
its like when homer bought marge a bowling bowl so he could use it for his league
Badloss ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:05:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm getting my girlfriend a switch so I can play mine again
fuck you stardew valley
karankg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Been debating getting one of those but the price is so fucking high. Worth the money you reckon?
Badloss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
absolutely. It's a total game changer when you can play games like DOOM and Skyrim portable
Ezdps ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True MVP here, I wouldn't have the balls to do that cause any of my ex's would've killed me.
thecandybandits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It helps she wanted it and played games.
As a bonus I got it in the divorce
Ezdps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Today I learned don't buy gf an xbox or it ends in a divorce.
thecandybandits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's more about her deciding I should pay all the bills and do all,the house work and not being able to so she starts banging other people
jackster_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my kids a PS4 so I could play it.
Moruitelda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:21:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9, I got my dad a football so I could play with it. When I was 13 or so, I spent my Christmas shopping money on a die cast Millennium Falcon and then bought cheap, cheap stuff with what was left over.
But I mean, as an adult?
thecandybandits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well she also wanted a 360
dream6601 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:20:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my girlfreind a PS4 cuz she desperately wanted to play Kingdom Hearts, and I figured we could both play.
She gets way more use out of it than I do
idkwhattoputasmyname ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:08:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex and i just decided to buy a ps4 for the both of us instead of picking out presents.
agzz21 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:04:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So... Who kept the PS4 then?
Idflipthatforadollar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why you dont pull that sharing bullshit! I gotta know who owns ittttt!
idkwhattoputasmyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We ended up buying a second one since he had a hard time sharing. At least we both got one
fauxxfoxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boyfriend got me a PS4 for our anniversary, which I think we both just really wanted. Was totally fine by me.
KasCrescent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me anxious
Jargen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the first time this happened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btSeHMtuXXw
Retard_Throttle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought my kids Xbone controllers and games that I plan on stomping them in.
Newbxxor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โWho is Homer?โ
โThatโs my balls nameโ
mountainsprouts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me a basket of dollar store bath stuff knowing I don't use that stuff so over the next year she just used it.
codeklutch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my girlfriend a WiiU so I could play it. Then the next holiday I got her mario party for the Gamecube and the controllers and shit to play it on the original wii. This year... I'm buying her that $20 pacman plug into your tv and play game.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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thecandybandits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex wife now. I still have the 360
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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thecandybandits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She also wanted a 360
MuppetHolocaust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my girlfriend a bowling ball with my name inscribed on it
BroKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I'm goin' get you a gift, Hey! But its something I like too
Hope you like this Norelco Beard Trimmer with my name on it,
And I'm your boyfriend
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband buys me a new game when he wants time alone.
CatsAndIT ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:59:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Paging u/CommaHorror
Silly__Rabbit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:13:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, I got my husband a PS4 this year, really it's a PS4 for me...
rasouddress ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of other people have responded, but 300 is approximately mid-tier for a Japanese movement timepiece. It's like a Citizen, Bulova, or Seiko, which are three of the most common timepieces.
A Swiss timepiece is when the price gets higher. OP spent some pocket money sure, but this isn't anything out of the norm. I have 15 year old kids that come in and buy themselves 300 dollar watches.
Source: Jewelry Sales Consultant
Sceptezard ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$300 watch is on the cheaper end of watches my dude
daney098 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would people spend so much money on watches? Genuinely curious. You could easily get an off brand, nice looking watch for less than 100 dollars. Mine was 25, and while it's not beautiful, it has told me the time consistently for years and can be submerged without breaking, all on a single battery. Same with other expensive brand name apparel. Who are they trying to impress?
obnoxiously_yours ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there are 2 types of watches: those for telling time only (<$50) and the others that are basically jewelry (any price is possible)
_I_Have_Opinions_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do people spend money on anything?
rabidhamster87 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:19:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my fiance a ninja blender so that I could use the food processor add-on. To be fair though, he actually asked for the ninja blender and I use the food processor part to make his favorite dessert.
Funcuz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really mind when people really buy themselves gifts but give them to me so long as they're something I actually want.
Like, if my girlfriend bought me a car and she ended up driving it all the time, that's fine because technically, it'd still be my car and I could drive it whenever I wanted even if she used it most of the time.
If she bought me a fancy and expensive bra, well...that would be different.
jamener ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then you'd be the one using it all the time, right?
bgzlvsdmb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:58:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife would do stuff like that too. It was a present for me, but it was mostly for us. The problem became that when the divorce happened, she took my "presents" back.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:01:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$300 is actually pretty typical for a โniceโ watch for people who donโt care about watches.
YogaMeansUnion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This. Sounds like dude thought it was way more serious than it was. Throwing out $300 gifts should be reserved for pretty deep into the relationship imo but yall spend money how you want
edit to everyone saying "$300 isnt that much for a watch" you've all completely missed the point that this guy was thinking about gifts in an entirely different tier than his girl. She's giving "Free sex" coupon books and buying sexy lingerie as a gift and he out here buying her gifts that cost more than a Nintendo Switch.
ecofriendlyblonde ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This. My fiancรฉ always wanted to get me nice jewelry (heโs a sweetheart) and I would always politely tell him that itโs super sweet, but ultimately wasted on me.
Finally he got me a (lower end simple) Garmin watch for running and I still use it everyday and I just love it. Just because something is expensive doesnโt mean itโs necessarily a good gift.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:37:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$300 is relatively cheap for a watch though.
karmagod13000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suppose but if she didn't like jewelry or watches its pretty much just a big waste of money
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spending $300 on anything someone doesnโt like is a waste of money
verik ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But generally speaking itโs a staple of every wardrobe. I donโt think buying a watch is that outrageous of a gift.
Also since when is $300 a โwasteful giftโ.
BitGladius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the broke college students like me who are already in the red and should use it to pay for rent instead of taking more loans.
AccountWasFound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:22:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Umm, most girls don't wear watches
verik ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:28:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Manhattan. I canโt remember the last time I walked down the street or got on a subway and saw a girl not wearing a watch, decorative or smart watch.
Was in Atlanta before that and if not a watch then itโd be bracelets.
Basically the young professional woman in her 20โs wonโt mind receiving a watch as a gift. 300$ barely buys you a Seiko these days let alone something actually nice.
Emptamar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in California and I haven't seen a woman under 60 ever wear a watch.
verik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, not the Bay Area or LA. Got it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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verik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a watch stopped being about โtelling the timeโ like 10 years ago... itโs a fashion accessory no different than the tie you put on or the earrings a woman wears.
AccountWasFound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All the people at my college, the guys almost all have watches, I can't think of any other girls that do....
Crayola63 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:26:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But most girls wear jewelry. Just because they don't wear it everyday doesn't mean they won't wear it regularly.
itsacalamity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it's not a bowling ball that says "homer"?
TheGaspode ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dads are normally the ones who buy gifts that they really want for themselves. Like the time my Dad bought me 14 rolls of wallpaper...
nightlyraider ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:12:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you must know nothing about watches if you think $300 is anything special.
karmagod13000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:14:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my fault money bags
nightlyraider ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not rich, don't wear watches, but am not ignorant either.
you must think of watches as a casio electronic or something.
Nicolacho7 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 15:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You ever heard of the word Rollex?
karmagod13000 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:01:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no whats that mean
Nicolacho7 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:01:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is a famous brand of watches that are for real money bags. They go up to 16k or higher.
unfeelingzeal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:53:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there are patek philippe watches that fetch over 1m.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and richard mille that start at 100k the normal ones
cosmicsans ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first started dating my wife and we started living together she had a cat that was SUPER FUCKING ANNOYING. Every morning at 5:30am that thing would be making so much goddamned noise so it could get its food. The thing was overweight, and just always wanted more food.
I grew up with cats that were on self-feeders, so the idea of waking up to feed a cat was completely lost on me.
The damn thing would also NOT drink water out of a bowl. It needed fresh water, so it would only ever drink it out of a sink or if it was constantly flowing.
Also, it's probably worthy to note that I would also be the one getting up to feed her cat, because "Baaaabbbbeeeeeee, can you feed the caaaaattttttt?"
So for our first Christmas together I got her a programmable cat feeder and one of those water circulator things.
Also, as soon as she got pregnant and "Cosmicsans had to be the one to clean up the litter box because she can't do it because she's pregnant" we made the decision that the cat has to go.
I love cats. I want another cat. Just not that cat. That cat was a bitch.
Edit: I guess I should add that it wasn't even her cat. She had taken the cat in for a friend who ended up going No Contact with her after she tried to get him to take the cat back. If it was her cat and she was actually attached to it, then I would have cleaned the litter without even thinking about it. She didn't like the cat, either, and this was a good excuse for us to get rid of the cat.
takemethere2117 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:11:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But...it was your girlfriendโs cat. I would have a hard time staying with somebody who wanted me to get rid of one of my pets. I think thatโs incredibly disrespectful towards your girlfriend that you couldnโt communicate instead how you donโt like the cat and will only clean the litterbox when sheโs too big to bend over to clean it. I still think itโs shitty of you though. The woman is carrying your child and you have a hissy fit over having to clean up cat poop.
cleeder ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FYI the reason pregnant women shouln't clean litter boxes has nothing to do with their ability to bend over and do the job. It's to protect the mother and child from a parasite that causes brain damage to the fetus/child.
unfeelingzeal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
had to make my bf give up his cat too, but it's because i tried living with it for 6 months but can't. my allergy was killing me. i am deathly allergic to cats.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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unfeelingzeal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
right, just relating a similar experience. it was hard but since he moved in with me, i eventually told him that if he wants to keep the cat he has to move out because my health greatly deteriorated while the cat was here. i did like that cat and he was very sweet but my body couldn't tolerate him sadly.
oh and he did know i was allergic, but neither of us were prepared for how allergic i ended up being to his cat specifically. my throat would nearly close up whenever i sat on something the cat has been around.
cleeder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You, sir, are a dick. It's well known that your pregnant girlfriend should avoid cleaning cat litter if at all possible. It's to protect your unborn child from toxoplasmosis, which can cause brain damage.
cosmicsans ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I guess I forgot to add that it wasn't even her cat, anyway. She had taken the cat in for a friend who ended up going No Contact with her after she tried to get him to take the cat back.
She didn't like the cat, either.
cleeder ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure that changes you making your pregnant girlfriend clean the cat litter despite common medical advice saying she shouldn't.
cosmicsans ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:30:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She never cleaned it. I was cleaning it, but that was our excuse to get rid of the cat.
It ended up going to her Grandfather, who had just lost his wife. He wasn't putting up with the cat's shit, and the cat actually started losing weight and is now a healthy cat, and Grandpa was happier until he suddenly passed away in the Spring.
JungleTrevor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought an ex girlfriend a $300 smart watch because I told her I would, before we broke up.
cleeder ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:58:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Honey, I promise I'll buy you a smart watch before we break up"
JungleTrevor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed it for you, I think.
Alluminn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got my brother a Wii U for his birthday, partially because I wanted to be able to play Smash Bros with him when I went over to visit.
magus678 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not joking when I say I've had girlfriends who would honestly think they were doing you a favor here.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would probably take the gift, end the relationship and take some friends out for dinner
maninblueshirt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Clever girl"
Velociraptor attacks...
a_slay_nub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to guess you watched the liquid sand video on reddit earlier today too.
scatterbrain-d ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There used to be a guy at my work who would get us all "buy one get one free" coupons from local restaurants. Then he would try to get us to go out for lunch and use the coupons so he could get a free sandwich. I guess the real gift was his companionship?
Switche ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alternatively, for couples who split bills and want to go out more, a coupon book is a nice, easy present to sort of plan out dates and front a tiny portion of the cost.
theconnorh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I pegged she was smart
TheGreatHogdini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life Finds a Way
Vintage53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she a velociraptor?
NighthawkFliesOn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the relationship expired before the coupons.
SueZbell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was likely a free coupon book.
egnards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe, some places sell those types of books as fundraisers also.
Angel_Hunter_D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You say "gold digging" I say "whore"....
Suuperdad ยท 333 points ยท Posted at 13:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your girlfriend sounds like she spends money responsibly. She's a keeper.
karmagod13000 ยท 244 points ยท Posted at 13:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
unfortanetly he does not so they might just cancel each other out
OneAttentionPlease ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 14:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was a keeper, he wasn't, hence she's the ex.
akiramari ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
can I make it any more obvious?
DanceWithTheDevil_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was a punk.
She did ballet.
Spiderranger ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:02:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like the carrot and the onion ring?
karmagod13000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya just like that
theamazingsteve1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SecretScorekeeper ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm astounded by people trying to buy affection and approval. Or maybe spending a lot of money makes them feel important? Regardless it's just a terrible idea to spend a lot of money on a gift for a girlfriend/boyfriend. Unless you're really rich and the money is absolutely not a consideration for you at all.
pretentiousglory ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I think it's an awful idea to spend that much disproportionate to your income, but I also think a coupon book is a shitty thoughtless gift. So. You know. There's a balance.
SecretScorekeeper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The coupon book may have been a good gift or a bad gift. It all depends on whether they were coupons the recipient would be likely to use.
I'm curious what kind of gift he thought she should give him, and curious whether there was much difference in income between them.
Hugo154 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:14:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giving shitty gifts isn't spending money responsibly, it's just rude. Like at least get somebody a shirt or something they'll reasonably use.
Suuperdad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That gift didn't sound shitty to me. She bought something that would have them spending time and going out together in the future. I think it's nice.
I think life is a little sweeter when you look at things in a positive way. I give her the benefit of the doubt that she was thinking of ways they can spend time together, and not trying to cheap out and give a shitty gift.
Life is too short to be negative all the time.
Hugo154 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I always try to be very positive about things in life too, but OP seemed pretty miffed about it, and she is an ex, so I assumed that she was just being cheap as fuck.
magus678 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She spends her money responsibly. I've known girls that put practically everything they made into savings.
Guess who pays for everything else?
Suuperdad ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that big of a deal. You control your own money, so be stronger and stand up for yourself.
If you marry, and join money, then your money is hers and she will be good with money.
If she saves her money but spends yours, then that's something you are enabling, and you need to take accountability for your own actions in letting someone walk all over you.
Sorry, but I'm a big proponent of taking personal accountability and not sluffing it off on someone else.
FlamingWings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately itโs illegal to marry a book in this fucked up system
ofalco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wait
lenerz ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 13:04:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classic Steph
halfreality ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:32:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I drew a little comic strip of this scenario :)
lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:13:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love it!! Should have titled it "Classic Steph" though ;)
halfreality ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about now? It took a lot of courage to change the name, but since you asked... :-)
lenerz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I approve!!
Brittdog100 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... is r/nogamenolife leaking?
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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00Deege ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:36:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know the rules...
P1ac3h01d3r ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And so do i
iamaquantumcomputer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
P1ac3h01d3r ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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P1ac3h01d3r ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/firstnamebasis
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:30:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's always strange to me when people compare the gifts they give with what they get. Did your girlfriend know you were willing and able to spend that kind of money? Did you have a conversation about gift expectations?
Like, giving gifts is weird. I come from a family that doesn't give gifts after a certain age. We buy for the kids, and that's it. Birthdays AND Christmas, the adults rarely, if ever, get gifts.
I would be freaked out and feel suuuuper weird if a boyfriend got me that kind of gift. One, that's unexpected due to my family history and two, I can't afford to reciprocate that kind of gift.
LoserOtakuNerd ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:43:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, what did the comment say? The one that is there now is completely unrelated to your reply.
Lynxidraws ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:02:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm having the same kind of wtf moment... The comment is clearly about a shirt with her face on it, right? I'm not going crazy am I?
NONE OF THE COMMENTS ON THIS MAKE SENSE
ucanderelickmyballs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:04:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP completely changed his comment. It used to say that he got his gf a $300 watch and she got him a coupon book
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On a side note, I can derelick my own balls.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 13:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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00Deege ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Self determination.
EamusCatuli1060 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:13:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I bought my ex a ps3 for Christmas one year and he gave me a $20 iTunes card that he picked up in the checkout line at work.
I wasn't even really upset because I love music. However he didn't like the albums I bought so he'd get pissed and tell me to shut it off or put headphones on. This guy, I don't know why I ever left him.
SecretScorekeeper ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People need to stop buying expensive gifts for boyfriends/girlfriends. It's really just a great way to introduce unnecessary pressure on a relationship.
bell37 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. I usually make a nice basket (candy, wine, etc) for my SO and write a well thought out card I make myself. We are not the type thay enjoy buying gifts bc it can be so impersonal. The time we spend together during holidays and birthdays are worth more than the actual gift.
eccentricelmo ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 14:24:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex a pair of $300 cowboy boots. Three days later, she returned them, went to a thrift store and bought a pair for $10 and pocketed my $290.... this was about 6 years ago. She's still single.
Qikdraw ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew a woman who for her gift registry she put in a specific plate set, and a specific place to buy them from. Lots of people bought her stuff from that. About a week after her marriage she returned all of them, then went to a different store that sold that set for cheaper, and pocketed the rest. Told her co-workers this, they were the ones who bought her those plates. She didn't understand why people were upset.
rcutler9 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a perfect unethical life pro tip. But she should have pretended like the cheap sets were the original sets
eccentricelmo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some women literally cannot accept responsibility for their actions.
Source:dated a couple of them
DynamicDK ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:01:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really not sure why you limited that to women. Both men and women do shitty things like this, and act like they have done nothing wrong.
eccentricelmo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think just because I was talking about women. In no way do I think males are incapable of being the same way. I apologize, you are correct!
onbin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you didn't know her very well. A thrifty person isn't gonna want one item worth $300--there isn't any way to not see it as a waste of money when you could get something similar for 1/30th the cost. I mean sure it was kind of obnoxious to keep the money but $300 is a lot to throw away on a gift for a girlfriend.
eccentricelmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry. I apologize for the lack of context. This was a highschool relationship. So I had no bills, and a pretty decent job, so I had money to blow. The important parts I left out I guess, I specifically went with her to Boot Barn, because she said she wanted boots. I then "shopped" for at least an hour until she decided on the pair she wanted. She selected her pair, I paid, we left.
SinkTube ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 14:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
good for her, you expected her to give you the money from returning her gift?
SoFantastic ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 14:43:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps he expected her to enjoy the gift ?
SinkTube ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 15:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
then he should have given her a gift that meets her interests
remnantsofthepast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think someone would give their SO anything worth 300 dollars if they weren't meeting their interests.
SinkTube ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:17:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and yet the gift clearly did not meet her interest
remnantsofthepast ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We'd have to ask OP by what he meant by "bought another pair", if that meant "bought another pair" of cowboy boots. His phrasing definitely makes it seem like that's the case.
Scholesie09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but he never said "Bought another pair" he said "bought a pair"
eccentricelmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Bought another pair of boots
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it depends on your definition of โanotherโ
SinkTube ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:25:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
buying a different pair of cowboy boots does not imply that the first pair interested her
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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SinkTube ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow what a good comeback
eccentricelmo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She picked em the fuck out. And said she didn't wanna have to worry about getting them dirty three days later and returned them.
SinkTube ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
none of that is mentioned in your OP
Hewkho ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have went to the restaraunt and paid for your share with the coupon.
Emperorerror ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, that's not a bad gift, it's just that you guys weren't on the same page about what kind of gift to get each other.
NeedzRehab ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I brought home for my once girlfriend a puppy.
She brought me chlamydia.
SheKnows9 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:21:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my boyfriend a watch one year. It cost close to 150...he said it was too big and its buried in a closet somewhere.
dirtycopgangsta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why spend 150 on a watch that's too big?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:06:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because she didnโt know he thought it would be too big when she bought it, silly.
BlueKnightBrownHorse ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:34:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I bought a 500 dollar camera for my girlfriend because she wanted to get into photography too. "Finally, something we can actually do together!", I thought. I'm much more realistic these days, and that bitch is long gone.
She used the camera a couple of times, and always complained about the photo quality being too dark. I explained to her that she actually needs to learn how to use the camera to take good pictures, but she was having none of it.
I hoped she would leave the thing when she moved out, since she knows it's way better than my camera and I actually do photography, but of course she didn't. It's a nice decoration sitting on top of her dresser, probably.
She didn't give back her ex-husband's ring either, which, knowing what I know now, was a pretty good excuse to get rid of her.
Colgate2in1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:22:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think in the long term you saved yourself much more than $500 worth of grief.
poopellar ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my local paper gives a coupon book for buying another years subscription of the paper.
17648750 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:58:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a folded up piece of paper that said "I'm going to take you on holiday (camping) soon"
We never went.
AutumnLeaves1939 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why we all agree on a spending limit
shinfo44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:18:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But you probably had over $300 in savings! What a steal! /s
Bamboozle_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the gift that keeps on giving everytime you go out to eat.
aokaga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For things like this Ive always thought you should have a shitty back up present and always ask to be the first to receive the gift "because you really want to focus on their reaction or something". So in your bag you got your $300 watch but also some gift card for a meh store. Depending on what you get, you chose the gift ๐คท
temujin64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a lot of money for a present for anyone. My wife and I usually spend around โฌ50 on each other and certainly never more than โฌ100.
raoasidg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex (also a Steph, which she loathed to be called) gave me pretty much nothing for Christmas and my birthday while we were together. I got a her a not-too-expensive necklace for Christmas and some other minor things. My birthday gift was supposed to be a scrapbook of a roadtrip we took together that happened around the same time. She never started it.
pointwelltaken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If anybody ever describes a gift they're making you in lieu of giving you an actual gift, consider the story the gift. You're never actually getting anything because they're never going to make anything...except making up stories.
tell_her_a_story ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too have an ex-gf that I gave jewelry to - sapphire necklace and earring set. She bought me a pen. Not a really nice fountain pen, not even an inexpensive reusable pen. A novelty pen with Disney princesses on it. That's when it hit me...
onbin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"That's when it hit me..." that my ex-gf was poor.
tell_her_a_story ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor, hardly. Narcissistic, self-centered, lacking any desire to show effort or thought for others, sure. Poor, no.
Lord_Montague ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you tell her the coupons would come in handy when you started dating other people?
Mr-AlergictotheCold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey my ex-girlfriend bought me a 300$ watch for my birthday. Dumped me 2 weeks later for her previous ex. Not sure what that was about but I got a watch and her birthday was in 2 months so I didnt have to buy anything.
Victimidation ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex girlfriend a $300 Michael Kors bag and she got me a bow tie and handkerchief set. I don't even wear bow ties...
evilf23 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 2011 Scranton Wilkes-Barre coupon book is worth over fifteen thousand dollars in savings! That's quite a bit more than your weak ass $300 watch.
Yvonne_McGruder ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:35:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a reference to The Office, it's a joke :-)
the_starship ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those coupon books are worth $15k or more. And you got her a watch? For shame.
-fuck-me-already ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was just trying to help you save up for her future presents
atomicpeaches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're welcome ! - Steph
slim3-16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you could say that the time was up on that relationship.
StephenieB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
np
Pentwarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure as shit you used that coupon book more than she used that watch.
Kawaii_Neko_Girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Steph is a Steph.
BatmansBumBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She deserves to be an ex
dasfeesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She didn't love you
irish675 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Johnny?
cherrytittytwisters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar story. Bought my ex a knife set he had been eyeing down online before, well over $300. Didn't even get a thank you in return.
prettylittledr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my older sister a $300 watch one year (she loves watches) she gave me all her samples ever from sephora n a $20 gift card to sephora.
261TurnerLane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't buy things for your ex. Lesson learned.
Hostile_Unicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course her name is Steph with a PH
SixStringRenegade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a total Steph
isuadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This didn't happen to be a horse-lover from Texas, did it?
sanchez12176 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Stephanies man, they are the worst.
KryptoniteDong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow dude, that hurt to read!
hazy_night ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh this makes me worried now. I've been broke this year so for Christmas I'm going to fill a notebook up with my favorite memories of my SO and the reason why I love him. I know he will buy something and I don't want to look cheap.
l337hackzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was dating this girl in high school and xmas was coming up. Everytime we hung out she would tell me all these great gifts she's getting me.
I felt like I had to match her or be embarrassed come time to open them. I spent Probably $300 on gifts, mostly on brand name clothes she really wanted, nice sweater, pants, etc.
Come xmas and my present was a single shirt that her mom bought me, nothing wrong with it but I probably spent $250 more. I know because her mom told me the story of them picking it out as I opened it.
malburj1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex a $300 necklace I spent a good time picking out. She dumped me. Soooo....... yeah, Merry Christmas.
happy_otter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would never buy jewellery for an ex-girlfriend.
ImpavidArcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean. I would like that...
Raptr117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gave my ex a $100 iPhone charging case for her birthday, she got me a $5 art box and a $5 โVRโ headset. I feel your pain.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
petty revenge would have been taking her to all the shitty restaurants in the book
adamento ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But think about all the poon you could get after taking her out to the restaurants. hint hint
SweetIndie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my ex a really nice watch for Christmas one year, amongst other things. He bought me a t shirt that said โback to the kitchenโ and lingerie that was too small. Fuckin cool.
rucksacksepp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit! Glad it's your ex now!
SirBlumpkinTheSixth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Angela would be quite excited
peedpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I bought my ex-bf an expensive guitar pedal that he was always talking about. It was more than I could afford at the time, but I like seeing people close to me happy.
In return I got... nothing.
I'm not really the type that cares about receiving gifts but ANYTHING would've been better than nothing. It's worth noting that he got presents for every member of his family AND mine that same year. It really burned me.
pumpkinbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex for a reason, eh?
BotImJustARobot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin Steph.
YOU_HAVE_NO_CLAIM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the exact same experience, with the exact same name ... except I bought her a $500 vacuum.
YOU_HAVE_NO_CLAIM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the exact same experience, with the exact same name ... except I bought her a $500 vacuum.
really_bitch_ ยท 483 points ยท Posted at 14:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings. I get them at least once a year, every year, since I was about seven years old. Which would be great! If I had pierced ears. But I don't have pierced ears. I know most people do and they just assume I do as well and really, the first time I don't mind it, I tell them and we laugh it off.
It's all the subsequent times that get to me. When this has happened twice before and then it's earrings again. Like, thanks for not bothering to learn a basic fact about me. Plus it's embarrassing! I mean, I always thank them a lot for their gift but they feel bad for getting something I literally can't use and I feel bad for making them feel bad and it's just the worst.
Sorry this is so long, I already got my first pair of earrings this gift season.
celephia ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 20:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. There's 2 of us. I don't have pierced ears and never have, and I always get earrings. Decent ones too, like little gold studs or Sterling silver dangle things. I used to give them away to friends, now I just pawn them for 10 dollars.
It's always from someone you think would know better, like my aunt or grandma.
I did, however, get 2 pairs of clip ons one year from my best friend's mom. She thought it was very sad I never got to wear pretty earrings with my necklaces and rings, so she hunted down 2 pairs. They're very painful to wear but I've kept them!
washichiisai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:16:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look into earcuffs if you want ear decoration!
I have a few and I love them. They can be super simple with just a single band, or complex with dragons or whatever. No piercing needed!
VoliGunner ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 19:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why the fuck do you keep getting earrings? I've had mine pierced since I was 10 and haven't received unwanted earrings past age 12. I'm so sorry all those people area oblivious.
lovelace1978 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 20:01:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you still have all them get a little tabletop tree and make them into ornaments.
xanaxhelps ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was me too. I just got them pierced at 25 to finally use all the fucking earrings.
SandyXXIV ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:05:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the time I moved schools. As a leaving gift, a close friend bought me white diamond earrings and asked me to try them on. I didn't have pierced ears at the time. It was a tad awkward.
eggplantsrin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt overseas always sent me earrings when I didn't have pierced ears. I still liked them even though I didn't have pierced ears. I never told her I didn't have pierced ears and I think I still have the 5 or 6 pairs of earrings somewhere more than 20 years later.
nohbdyshero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:30:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See my wife doesn't wear jewelery (except wedding ring of course) at all. Therefore those commercials fall on deaf ears for me.
She also doesn't have pierced ears. She will get them done sometimes then a few months later tires of it and they heal.
JS2FT ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant username.
walliefish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you have a local bead store or jeweler's near you, you could possible get the ear wires changed out for clip ons so you could wear the earrings?
I_Feel_So_Optimistic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THIS! You are not alone!
lofinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had sort of this problem...i have stretched ears (like over an inch) and my mom would get me regular dangle-y earrings. i think she was grumpy about me stretching my ears...
washichiisai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry that happens/ed to you!
I have a bunch of nieces, and I do enjoy giving jewelry, but I try to stick to bracelets and necklaces for exactly this reason! I didn't get my ears pierced until my twelfth birthday, and I have friends with un-pierced ears, so I would never get earrings as a gift (maybe earcuffs, which don't require piercing, though, but only for someone older who would appreciate it).
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hey, free re-gifts! :)
2wit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:15 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugg, yes. This. My ears aren't pierced either. People who just assume and buy, I don't mind so much. But yeah, people who I think would know better - just no.
ilovemyquails ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:12 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happens to me all the time too! The best was when a woman at work gave me a pair of earrings and realized that I couldn't wear them so she took them and made them into an amazing necklace that I actually wear all the time! However, that is a very rare resolution to this problem.
PhilMatey ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:06:42 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe ask to get your ears pierced for Christmas this year? Maybe you'll get a 10% off voucher!
Succ-MY-Scythe ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 20:46:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
might just be time to get your ears pierced... at least then you've got a ton of options
[deleted] ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 17:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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celephia ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:08:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom didn't want to give her infant daughter unnecessary and permanent body modifications without her consent, so she didn't pierce mine when I was a baby, and instead let me make the choice when I got older.
I went 2 or 3 times to piercing shops in middle and high school and chickened out every time. I'm 28 now and still no piercings. I'm very happy, I also have no tattoos.
Toadxx ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even when girls do have their ears pierced, many don't wear earrings. It's not "The norm" to have pierced ears anymore and I know plenty of girls that never had their ears pierced.
oeno9 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I have pierced ears and don't wear earrings ever. If someone gave me some, I wouldn't wear them. Luckily nobody has in years
babydoll_zebra ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:10:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Most earrings hurt my ears and so I own exactly one pair of nice earrings (a wedding present from my husband) that I might remember to wear on a nice occasion. I've never been very good at accesorizing and wear the same jewelry every day though, so I might not be an accurate representation of the average female.
Bamagrrrrl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings hurt my ears too, they get insanely itchy. I've tried nickel-free, sterling silver, all the ones that claim to essentially be allergy free, but no luck. All I want is to be able to wear a pair of simple studs! :/
TooApologetic ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:55:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have gold ones? I get the same problem if I wear anything except gold, which basically means I don't wear earrings because gold is expensive and I'm really good at losing earrings.
Bamagrrrrl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:58:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmmm, honestly I can't remember if any of mine are gold or white gold. Ugh, I'm probably in the same boat as you!
MoonIsMadeOfCheese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FYI, a lot of white gold still has nickel in it, which is a common allergen. It is also rhodium plated, which some people can be allergic to. I would try wearing yellow gold, 14 or 18k.
SadAwkwardTurtle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:02:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could try implant grade titanium (specifically, Ti6al4v-ELI). I'm allergic to silver and nickel, but high-grade titanium makes me forget it's even there.
Bamagrrrrl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll try to check that out! Any suggestions on places to find that kind of jewelry? Or is that pretty commonly found in jewelry stores now? Also is titanium insanely expensive? Sorry for all the questions lol
SadAwkwardTurtle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk if ordinary jewelry stores sell many, but I use the labrets (18g/20g would be most appropriate) from here for studs, but most of the stuff on this website are sold as singles since they're mostly used for body piercings so you'd need to buy two. The CBRs and the seamless rings in 18g make for good hoop earrings and they stay in really well. As for price, there are some good titanium ones that are as low as $5 per piece that have held up well. Some of the higher end and more elaborate pieces can get expensive especially if you have to buy two of them, though.
I was able to find these being sold as a pair on the site. Body piercing shops should have some as well and most are willing to answer any questions you may have, but the price varies from shop to shop.
The biggest thing to watch out for is coating vs. anodization. Coating can flake off and cause irritation, but anodization doesn't. I accidentally bought coated ones once and it didn't end well.
EddieRadmayne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:30:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surgical steel too, I have a similar allergy and will also endorse gold and titanium. Or just non metal, right now mine are stretched with wooden plugs.
sgw97 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:26:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you want, check out surgical steel jewellery from body piercing shops. I've got stupidly sensitive ears, got a pair of surgical steel hoops and haven't had any problems.
threeca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably an allergy to the copper, sterling silver is 92.5% silver alloyed with copper! You never get pure metals, makes it impossible to know what exactly you're getting and what you're sensitive to
SeahorseScorpio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:58:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too and yep 18 carat gold sleepers is all I wear these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most do. I don't; not sure why. We could never afford earrings or really much of anything as a kid, so I never bothered asking, and when I got older I just kind of forgot about it.
[deleted] ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 19:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Polzemanden ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:04:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's her choice, wtf?
[deleted] ยท 16273 points ยท Posted at 13:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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cate_is_kill ยท 6805 points ยท Posted at 14:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry,but I can't stop laughing
Russian_For_Rent ยท 4185 points ยท Posted at 15:47:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This woman's thought process was just adult=golf. Like it was just the next step in evolution in every man's life.
Stumblin_McBumblin ยท 273 points ยท Posted at 16:47:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I like golf a lot and I would still rather have Nick magazine over Golf Digest.
[deleted] ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 17:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Complete the waiting room trifecta and get a Highlights subscription too :D
LordApocalyptica ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:20:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
just say "Nickelodeon Magazine, please!"
qui3t_n3rd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:16:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iirc that actually ended production many years ago, I think I was in like second or third grade when it ended? I don't remember...
edit: it actually went back into print, go figure. but it finished it's initial run in December 2010, so I would have been in fifth grade, actually! time is weird...
McBurger ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:01:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is the case with every magazine, but damn if Golf Digest isn't nothing but straight ads.
Most magazines have an article or interesting pieces every other page. Golf Digest is just a pure catalog of full page products. The content is just paid reviews, the course features are interspersed with other courses' ads... it's so silly.
Someryguy10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is called a digest for a reason though, digest kind've implies that it is all products
YouTee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:31:00 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
really? The only digest I knew of was Reader's Digest... Digestible cliffsnotes for adults, no?
Taichibi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im with you. Id finally be able to see all the action, adventure and gourmet recipies that theyve been talking about.
tregorman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:56:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nick mag was cancelled several years back sadly.
depricatedzero ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 18:22:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget the day I turned 18. My bicycle turned into a golf cart, my heelies turned into golf shoes, and my red rider bb gun turned into a 9-iron.
rmphys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:28:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have kept the heelies so you can ride off the tail of the gold cart.
Digitonizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's going on my bucket list.
shakemyspeare ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:17:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Child, child, child, child, ooop old man now!
ReverendDizzle ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:44:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm imagining the grandmother weighing the decision very seriously. Like "Hmmm Nigerlet needs to put away the childish things now... golf is a man's sport that will help him network. I'll sign him up for Golf Digest."
Just_another_gamer_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:04:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read that and thought, "holy fuck where did that come from, I didn't even see him mention that he was black"
Then I realized I am on Reddit and should check usernames. Also read it wrong. Am happy tho.
PrivilegeCheckmate ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if she's still around when he's 60 he'll get AARP magazine.
l8rnurd ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that day I turned 18 when I instantly stopped watching Nickelodeon and started playing golf.
Raiser2256 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nickelodeon ---> Golf ---> AARP
The 3 stages of male life
paxgarmana ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:58:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should learn to play golf
cardinals1996 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One day you're laughing at Spongebob Comics and the next you're hitting the greens.
BB8MYD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:33:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I figured the process goes more like this :
Nickelodeon --> Jugs ---> Cars --- > more aggressive sports ----> Golf.
Feel free to add in your favorites fellas.
Just_another_gamer_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:07:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I remember my jugs phase.
Orange juice jugs, milk jugs, water jugs, collected them all. At once point I had a porcelain jug with golden thread for decor. My dog shit in it tho so I tossed it. At my neighbor specifically.
Oh and boobs those are nice too.
In all seriousness internet stranger, my development went more like
0-4(eat, shit and cost money)
4-6(do that but also dinosaurs)
4-now(rock climbing and boy scouts)
5-now(learning and books, specifically science and space)
6-17(be antisocial, akward, and scared of meeting new people but also somehow become friends with the most popular people in the group)
9(girl confesses, freak out and run cause 10 and thought she was into my best friend)
12(find note in locker saying meet most popular girl in --class-- grade who I have had a crush on for years and a girl who had same last name as previous one in music class but I haven't been in the locker for several weeks so when did this get there? Proceed to get too anxious to confront and regret for rest of life. Also fall in love with video games and nearly kill brother due to "Cuban temper" which causes me to begin to lose the ability to feel emotion)
13-15(homeschooling and also begin carefully cultivating depression in addition to anxiety, also get very deep voice for a scrawny white kid)
15(become best friends with annoying kid who I avoided till now)
15-now(attend college)
16(first girlfriend through Garry's mod. Gets me into anime. intense for three months then break up)
17(become eagle scout and vigil member of OA.)
19(be me now and taking meds for depression after burst of anger causes me to nearly kill bro again, have a handle on anxiety and good friends, making more (not in petre dish either). Have AA degree and plan for future. Feeling emotions again which is nice.)
Don't know why I ended up giving life story but wtv.
BB8MYD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I did say you could write anything. Thanks for sharing. Glad things are looking up for you.
D4ri4n117 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I ever love golf I want someone to hit me in the head and the balls at the sametime from between my legs.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But...but there's car and driver. Or game informer. Or sports illustrated. Or any other number of "adult periodicals" that could easily be any man's natural evolution. We all have different tastes in leisure activities. I despise golf. I hate watching most televised athletic events, minus the odd baseball game now and again. Buy goddamnit I can waste hours tinkering on electronics or puttering around in the garage, mumbling to myself while I tear down a busted weedwhacker to see if the engine is still useful for something.
Either way, OP is a good grandson and I'm sure grandma is doing her best.
Pardonme23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being good at golf could help him get business clients
GoodAge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every man's life is divided into two parts: the Nickelodeon magazine years, and the Golf Digest years
land8844 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult male here, I've never understood the obsession with golf that other guys have. I'd rather be doing something actually productive, like working on my car, cooking, or cleaning my house.
I wouldn't mind spending an hour or two at the driving range, but spending several hours on a golf course? No thanks, you guys go on without me.
yapzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to think 4-5 hrs for a round of golf was too long, until I started really playing. You can really just get lost out there and enjoy your time, me especially since I can barely hit it straight
Professerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like a polo-clad caterpillar
Alex470 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably lives in Florida.
I_Smoke_Dust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I love to golf, but I'd really hate that present lol. Not that I wouldn't be grateful or anything, I just would have no desire to read any golf magazines.
artichokesmartichoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child I always wanted to get my dad ties and golf clubs. He has never played golf and I only ever saw him in a tie on my wedding day.
fuidiot ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:59:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is more naive than cruel, it's very appropriate to laugh.
Edit: naive not native.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:33:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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fuidiot ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit always comes through lol oops
DidntLaughAtThat ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:44:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can.
Perfide01 ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Redditor for 18 minutes, username does not check out.
DidntLaughAtThat ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:26:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I just made this account for future uses of this kind of thing. We all start somewhere.
AndroidUser8 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:40:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly checks out.
JackRaynor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*honesty
sorryforbeingagrammarnazinotarealnazi
AndroidUser8 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait I shouldn't capitalize the first word in a sentence?
Stoneyay ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/karmaconspiracy
ace227 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
IUpvoteUsernames ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:58:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm
MechanicalFetus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Confirmation confirmed
_TimeParadox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/beetlejuicing
MandarinB ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/beetlejuicing
mrsuns10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma thought he was 27
cate_is_kill ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow thanks guys,my most upvoted comment is about laughing abou someones bad experience.Amazing
muffinMaid ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 15:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift subscription once that I didnโt even want to have come into my house, so I called to cancel the subscription. They sent me a check for the remainder of the subscription even though I didnโt ask for a refund. So try that. Or ask to exchange for a magazine you like.
EhAhKen ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 15:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her about a magazine you do really like and ask if she can switch it too that. Ask for nat geo. As you get older you'll appreciate it more.
Ferniff ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, it seems like a lot of people here believe in being too polite and telling someone, hey I don't like this so stop spending money on it for me.
Endulos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:41:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or it's ingrained into their subconscious. I'm not "allowed" to decline or say I hate a gift. I physically can't do it because of conditioning from my Mom.
you accept a gift no matter what and you act grateful you even got something.
TSPhoenix ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:39:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gifting you the advice to stop doing that. Are you going to turn down my kind gift?
I completely relate though. Took me years to overcome having that ingrained into you as a kid.
FriedEggg ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 15:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, you should've been asking for Zoobooks.
occams--chainsaw ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:00:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WE'LL INCLUDE THE ELEPHANTS ISSUE AS A GIFT!
[deleted] ยท 887 points ยท Posted at 14:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that username
nmezib ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 15:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pronounced "nee-jer-lay"
lXMskKTw3Bc ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Frah-gee-lay, huh must be French
Omega357 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:41:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HE SAYS ITALIAN
BlueFalcon3725 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not and you know it.
rewsco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:56 on December 8, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Living up to your name, I see!
VladimirPootietang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well arent we fancy. Then i dont want a bunch of nigers in africa supporting terrorism
DellTheEngie ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's from Niger
812many ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:05:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, the Niger it's the most important river in Western Africa, with literally two countries names after it.
searedbuttcheeks ยท 134 points ยท Posted at 15:17:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm picturing a small black piglet
???
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 15:34:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That username..
RevJake ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 15:39:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm picturing two butt cheeks with a nicely browned crust, sealing in juices.
Nadaplanet ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
เฒ _เฒ
strongjz ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:43:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm dying, I need Europe's best doctor.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:21:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take this hot metal rod and stick it way up your butt. That will cure you.
100farts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Instructions unclear, dick stuck in butt.
buttchugging_soylent ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
( อก ยฐ อส อกยฐ)
searedbuttcheeks ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm oddly hungry now
???
just_a_random_dood ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:46:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go get them
Get them groceries
CreepyPhotographer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can picture this too
woodlickin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That username.. you probably did take a picture of it
CreepyPhotographer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Need a photographer?
ocarinamaster64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Searing does not seal in any juices in meat, although it does enhance flavor through the maillard reaction.
OkayJuice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That username...?
ul2006kevinb ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From Niger
midnightmems ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wanna hear something horrifying?
Probably 10 years ago, my dad had my uncle and some of their wine-making friends over in his wine cellar. One of my dad's friends adopted a cute lil black boy and he brought him over to play with my younger brothers.
My uncle is standing in the cellar with the rest of the guys and jokingly says, "Who's the little niglet?" and the little boy's adopted father was standing right there.
I cringe every time I remember this. However, I don't remember what resulted. I think the guy smiled or maybe didnt even acknowlege it.
Marsvoltian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend has a Nigerian Dwarf Goat that somehow his mother took to the name Niglet. Niglet just had kids and we are trying to find suitable names for them
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:36:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Cessnaporsche01 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:14:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
P.O.N.T.I.A.Chevrolet
futurehead22 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A small person from Niger
emilforpresident2020 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does not check out
Davidclabarr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre reading it wrong. Itโs knee-jer-lay
NearbyBush ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 15:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The day before your 17th birthday, Grandma comes to the door and thrusts a golf magazine at you "YOUS A MAN NOW BOY"
Dreamcast3 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YOU'RE THE MAN NOW DOG
RadicalDog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I AM?
BeatShakeFury ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nickelodeon magazine was the shit tho!
PrinceTrollestia ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:44:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Write to me
Stick Stickly
PO Box 963
New York City
New York State
10108
thisisatypoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:03:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm afraid. No one should have such a name.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โItโs filled with fun and interesting facts for grooOoooOOoowing minds!โ
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:40:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, donโt just stand there!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a good time. Enjoy it for both of us- I get to spend my afternoon proofreading law books (still patiently awaiting my โHookโ moment where I get whisked away from my drab adult life and returned to the wonders of childhood... ... ...)
Hicksp91 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a Nick magazine in the 3rd or 4th grade that had a painting of a nude woman in it (it was some historical painting with one tiddy popped out) surrounded by some humorous things. I hid that thing like a middle schooler hides playboys. I thought I'd get grounded for having it.
lolhawk ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:48:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All 17 year olds turn into golfers
I loved watching balls getting slammed hard into the general direction of a hole when I was that age
B0nR_fart ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This comment needs more upvotes.
Saintblack ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:07:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Old people are how those companies still exist.
We used to have to offer magazine subs at our checkout lane. I would only target old women, and I had the highest subs.
I feel bad about it now. Someones mamaw probably still has a subscription to twatflowers that comes in on the first Monday a month.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what if they enjoy reading twatflowers every month?
EarthBoundDom ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, but Nick Mag ended in December 2009, so were you getting them until that point?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:52:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Coffee-Anon ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:00:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol that's even better. I'd like to think if the magazine hadn't been shut down, you'd still be getting them to this day
karmagod13000 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 14:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
once again I thought these were supposed to be bad gifts
Central_Cali1990 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably did it the one time and totally forgot she's been paying for it for so mamy years. You should just tell her and save her the $15 a year or whatever it is.
Highly_Edumacated ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nickelodeon Magazine, please?
confesstoyou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nickelodeon Magazine, please!
Blaizefed ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:11:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may not seem like it now, but when those magazines stop coming, you are going to miss 'em.
RadioactiveWombat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:14:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was Birds & Blooms for me.
Wendyland78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me, too! I let me kids cut out pics and make collages with them.
mayormaynotbutmaybe ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma did the same with the Lego Magazine. I still receive them to this day, maybe eventually she will stop?
elee0228 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:08:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought Lego Magazine was free?
mayormaynotbutmaybe ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:12:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wait what
Endulos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's free now, but when I was a kid in the 90's, it wasn't free. It was a subscription.
thurstonmooresmints ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure? I could have sworn I got something LEGO magazine related as a kid in the 90s for free. Maybe it was just a catalog, or something.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a catalog. I remember it being a subscription.
Justice_Prince ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like I'm getting me a new magazine subscription.
::EDIT:: damn it's only free to kids. Haven't had to lie about my age since I was 17, but here I go.
thisisatypoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:05:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ALERT! ALERT! WE ARE THE LEGO POLICE. WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED. COME OUT WITH YOUR YELLOW HANDS UP!
DesdinovaGG ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:58:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The regular version is free. But you could get a premium version of the magazine called Brickmaster. It had tons of extra content inside it, some additional contests, and sometimes included coupons and stuff. It also came with a small set (around 100 pieces, 30 for Bionicle sets) exclusive to Brickmaster. The first issue you got of Brickmaster also came with a ticket to Legoland.
It was really cool, something I wanted when I was younger but was a bit too expensive. But I did get one issue of Brickmaster every year since they give you a copy during your birthday instead of the regular magazine. And the amount of additional articles and content you got with Brickmaster was huge.
Technetium_Hat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:35:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma sent me ranger Rick magazine until I was 14.
Crimson_Shiroe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone bought me a subscription to "Front of House" a magazine for live performance type of stuff. Like audio, lights, etc etc. This was 2 years ago, and they still renew it every year.
Bloody_Hangnail ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a subscription to a Christian teen magazine even though (or maybe because?) I wore Metallica and Marilyn Manson shirts every time she saw me.
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:32:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was a kid i filled out like 20 bogus names for ccs magizine it was a skateboarding catalog where you bought shoes and pants and boards and stuff. i would get like 20 copies a month. the rich kids at school didnt know how to get the magazine so i would sell them for 5 bucks. then in a few weeks you would see them come to school decked out in swag from the magazine.
i ended up using my money to buy my own board and build it only to find out i suck at skating and riding a skateboard on asphalt sucks. and living 15 miles outside town there was no where to ride or try to do tricks.
i feel like alot of my child hood was stolen from me because of where we lived. if we didnt move i never would have been able to get a job...
lamNoOne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can just imagine you checking your mail weekly. ANOTHER ONE!?
Eolward ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she perhaps hoping you would grow up to become a golf superstar?
00Deege ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or a Nickelodeon splooge.
wisdomattend ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:16:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
mycroft2000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:27:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Conversely, one of the best gifts I ever received was my mother giving me a monthly subscription of Franklin Library books when I was 16. They kept coming until I was about 25.
Chucub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha this is the funniest one yet
epicjoebob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're 17 you're an adult now
vortigaunt64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go learn golf.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:06:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dreaded the day my grandad stopped renewing my Nickelodeon Magazines.
TwoWuv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remember the "impy and wormer" comics? Those things were the best.
jackster_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:33:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got lucky and got National Geographic. Still a great magazine. Plus I could look at naked villagers, while looking smart doing it!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you might just be getting them for free at this point? I've been getting golf digest for years. Have never played.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ask her to switch to national geographic.
I heard there are boobs in there wowlandsharkgun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't help but think grammy knew exactly what she was doing and was just trolling you.
iwasacatonce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been getting consumer reports from my grandpa for ten years or so because I used to get bored when I was at his house and read his subscription. I'm 25 and don't make enough money to buy any of the shit they review. I don't have the heart to tell him, so I just give the back issues to the library.
nopunchespulled ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got Nickelodeon magazine for 7 years, even if she gives you golf digest for 40 this is still a great gift
Dextrofunk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Golf is my favorite sport to play. you can get drunk, smoke, and be lazy all in one sport! and it counts as going outside
anothermcocplayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, nickelodeon magazine was the shit
Im_on_my_phone_OK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandma loves you.
Thememestercr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clark, that's the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.
knilsilooc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clark, that's the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.
Twice_Knightley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's obviously pushing you to become a dentist. Take a hint.
notmygopher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God, this is so gold.
1EspressoSip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd love a Nick magazine subscription!
Chaosrayne9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cut out pictures from the golf digest and use it to make her cards or decorate her gift every year. You're just appreciating the gift she got you.
Squeal_Piggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever told her?
Mikalhvi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"What do young adults like now? Sports? Hmm... I'll pick one at random."
somegridplayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So how's your golf swing?
MoarPotatoTacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are an adult now, here is your golf magazine.
TwoMoreMinutes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell her you like video games, maybe you'll be lucky enough to get Lee Carvello's Putting Challenge
speedyswedey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
honestly I wouldn't even be mad, that's kind of adorable
Randomusername2347 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love both gifts. Even now
PacoTaco321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
17 to AARP real quick
t_a_6847646847646476 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She should have subscribed to the Indian version of Nick magazine instead so you can get all them Motu Patlu mangas
dydrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been trying to figure out why I receive a Golf Digest every month...
FatboyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like to imagine you reading a bit in it every month going "hm, golfers.. doing golf stuff. oh that guy has a pretty huge club, nice one "
GorgonQueen ยท 337 points ยท Posted at 15:37:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a used Luby's gift card. This was weird because 1). We as a family had never eaten at a Luby's, and 2). I didn't live anywhere near a Luby's. But, I love my aunt, so I went to a Luby's with my then-boyfriend.
The card said it had a balance of $20. Only at the Luby's checkout line, with our full meals on our trays, did we learn that the gift card had been used. So I had to pay out of pocket for our meals. Later, I learned that my aunt and my birth dad were in a fight, which is what resulted in me receiving a used gift card to a place that I had to drive 40 minutes to get to.
danswall ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 20:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf is wrong with people taking out their aggression for someone on that person's kids...
GorgonQueen ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:39:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No idea. I was pretty upset by it initially, but now it's the funniest thing that's ever happened to me.
Mstinos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:48:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Luby's giftcard was sad, but that being the funniest thing that happened to you made me the saddest.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
obviously you're not a passive/aggressive personality :)
Crookie42 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:44:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is terrible, but how was the food?
GorgonQueen ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:40:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha from what I remember, pretty darn good! Although I'm partial to any place that has green jello
PositiveDatingMod ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:40:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks but their mac n cheese is pretty legit
lasleeth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:16:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She may have hoped you threw it in a drawer and forgot about it. That way you wouldn't know it was empty and she could guilt trip you for "wasting" it when it expired.
Splinter1591 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:42:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me boarders gift cards even after they went out of business. I know they were empty. She's like that
canteloupe67 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Borders
parcequenicole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:52:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs fucked up
sweetaileen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo wtf
koalandi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:35:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt understand this. If you have an issue with the parent donโt take it out on the kid.
kabukistar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:33:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it empty, or just less money on it?
thetroublewithella ยท 2840 points ยท Posted at 15:42:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a child, Pokemon was banned in my house. My mom thought it was excessively violent. So, as a 5 year old girl, I didn't know much about Pokemon besides the fact that they were the source of all evil in the world.
Christmas rolls up and we're opening presents with my extended family. My young bachelor uncle plops a giant atrocity of wrapping paper in front of me, looking proud of himself. Obviously, size indicated quality in childhood presents, because I'm so excited to rip this thing open. Pull this thing apart, and...
A giant fucking Pikachu. I'm talking 4 feet tall. The devil incarnate.
I look at it. I look at my mother. I look at my uncle. I look back at this giant yellow furball. Cue the tears of horror from young me while mom backpeddles uselessly trying to convince me that it's okay, I don't have to be afraid. My uncle was petrified by the entire scenario.
That thing lived in our crawlspace for years. I still have nightmares about it.
e: my mother is a very nice lady, put your pitchforks away Reddit.
[deleted] ยท 463 points ยท Posted at 19:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aww, this one made me sad. your uncle probably wanted to be the cool uncle who gets his niblings the trendiest toys and is the hero of christmas and instead he gave you ptsd ๐
thetroublewithella ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 19:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100% -- His girlfriend does the gift buying now!
15-37 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for niblings, thatโs super clever.
maddiemoiselle ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the actual word used for nieces and nephews
RSkyhawk172 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:36:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man I can't wait to have niblings. All of the fun, none of the commitment, plus I can piss my brother off giving them things he doesn't approve of.
maddiemoiselle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:29:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to have niblings but for now my sister just has a dog, so I call him my nephew
15-37 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, TIL. Thanks!
Flamin_Jesus ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 02:21:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, PTSD is all the rage nowadays, so really he was just ahead of his time.
Lesp00n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:45:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes, better diagnosis rates of people whoโve been through something so traumatic itโs literally mentally scared them is all the rage
doctorbooshka ยท 1911 points ยท Posted at 17:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pika Pika
Edit: Thanks for the gold. May all your nightmares be filled with stuffed Pikachus's
Sinow_ ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 18:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Stop it Patrick you're scaring him!"
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 126 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The amount of air that quickly shot from my nose reading this made me cough
Mattrap ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too thanks.
GeneralMalaiseRB ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:27:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know absolutely nothing about pokeman. Can someone explain the joke to me? The air in my nostrils is dangerously stagnant.
j0llypenguins ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
p i k a c h u
unofficialKernal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pikachu basically entirely speaks using the word "pika". the is basically referencing OP's PTSD for pikachu.
GeneralMalaiseRB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotcha. I guess ya had to be there.
doctorbooshka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/Yzh4mYGxMb4
MoistBarney ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:47:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
pika pika motherfucker
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:18:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chuuu
gets_that_reference_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ALRIGHT BITCH, SHIT'S BEEN LIT UP.
PanaceaPlacebo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking savage.
thebloodofthematador ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:50:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would very much like a stuffed Pikachu for Christmas, actually.
I believe Build-a-Bear sells them.
meghonsolozar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol
HellaTrill420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2016/17: Zika Zika.
FlamingMonkey101 ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 18:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, as a fan of Pokรฉmon, I feel really bad for you.
Teh1TryHard ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:18:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that sucks... hopefully your subsequent encounters with the pokemon franchise weren't as terrifying and pokemon GO wasn't like, the book of revelations :(
thetroublewithella ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO was just confusing... a lot of button mashing and googling involved.
Teh1TryHard ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:29:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thinking about it again I think I might feel the worst for your then-bachelorette-aged uncle because he probably thought he did good with that gift and lo-and-behold, his niece is just bawling her eyes out as what she could only perceive as a towering monstrocity, knowing no better that for the most part pokemon is only a videogame, and he probably walked away feeling like a douchebag for getting his niece to start screaming/crying. For the record, I grew up in a very christian household (I have decided to stick with it, for one reason or another) and have had similar debates of "whether pokemon/harry potter/media/what have you is of the devil".
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm loling
Azuralos ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 18:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your mother then understand the psychological damage she was doing to you?
thetroublewithella ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 19:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was no real damage! My brain just reacted when I was stuck between knowing I shouldn't play with Pokemon and knowing I should show gratitude for a gift! It's an ongoing joke at family Christmases now.
Ayasinato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:06:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was me my brain would have just crashed Too many conflicting ideologies
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:56:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you could move on from it, but it's still a parent terrifying a child about a widespread cultural element of their generation, by willingly misrepresenting it (excessively violent, really?) - it's inevitably going to end up with:
(A) Some desocialization/isolation events when the terror meets the other kids' perspective on the subject. Here, that Pokemon is cool and Pikachu cute & gentle vs it's evil and wrong. Most kids will decided that the crazy paranoid kid is to be avoided and left alone in the corner.
(B) A situation like the one you lived, where a trusted relative with good intention is expecting you, asking you even, to adhere to a thing you were told was evil and wrong.
Suddenly, you have to make a choice: trusting your uncle, or trusting your mother. Either one of them (your uncle) is trying to drag you down the path of evil that will inevitably lead to death & self-destruction, or the other one (your mother) have been lying to you , then what else could she have lied about? How can you trust her after that?
I really hope you realize how frightening and actually damaging it can be for a child to be put in such situations of uncertainty and sense of imminent danger (who to trust? where is the danger?), and how wrong it is for an adult to force a young child into this kind of position.
~
I know it's something to joke about for you nowadays, a family gathering tale, but picture this: the role of parents is first and foremost to provide safety for their children. Physical safety, but also existential safety: parents determine what is safe, what is dangerous - when a parent is scared or angry, the baby and child will be scared too (even without knowing what is happening), it becomes a core element of survival.
Children, after thousands of events with the parents trying to explain to them to avoid sources of danger, will eventually learn to not burn or cut themselves, to not fall from higher place or into large bodies of water. Children will learn to trust their parents. Terrifying a kid about Pokemon, like something that might endanger them greatly, is abusing that trust to push one's own opinion on the new generation entertainment.
Don't play with knives, don't run into traffic, oh and Pokemon is the evil incarnate. Then your uncle is asking you to run into traffic with a knife bigger than your arm, while everyone don't see how there's anything wrong with it: who to trust, where is the real danger? who is betraying me, abusing my trust in them? Will that Pikachu plush turn me into a horrible person?
There's a reason adults only mess with gullible and trusting kids with mundane, unimportant things - to slowly teach them about what far can jokes and deception go, and how trust and honesty get top priority when it comes to safety - that a parent will always be serious when it comes to protecting them from harm. Hijacking that core contract of trust to shoehorn one's own personal dislike of an entertainment piece is plain wrong.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:01:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i like watching star vs the forces of evil with my youngest nieces
one day they were nervous when i started setting it up. turns out their dad had told them it was a demonic show (cause the girl uses magic or something i guess).
he also threw away the huge and expensive collection of Monster High dolls we gave them (they preferred them over Bratz or plain Barbie). said it was demonic as well. fucker is a deadbeat too (as in, doesnt have a job), so the girls dont have nice toys.
reminds me of when i was playing with a magic 8 ball and my aunt yelled at me that i was going to hell (because that thing is basically the ouija)
fun times
and yes they are evangelicals
not_so_magic_8_ball ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You may rely on it
lucariomaster2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:28:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bad bot
Corazon144 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun story, I was watching SvtfoE with my younger sister(10) and brother(7) and we got to the part where Moon performs the Dark spell. Well during lunch time, my elder sister began saying the exact word and told my sibling never to watch that show again and criticized me for letting them watch this show. I'm like alright, and now we watch it when she and my mother is not around, my mother is very religious and thinks that all magic can lead you to the devil. I understand why they shouldn't say those word but I'm like common on, it just a cartoon. Honestly, she is criticising me about this when she watches How I Met Your Mother and watches videos with people acting and talking in a...less than appropriate manner. I think she just doesn't want her to like what I like, which is cartoons.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know your older sister to make any claims about her, but in the case of my family it's a mixed bag. The aunt that yelled at me loves me, treats me like her daughter, is super nice to me. Then some other relatives use religion and their weird conspiracy theories as ways to feel superior, if that makes sense.
"Jane Doe has a good job and a great career ahead of her, a loving husband and is generally happy? Well, whatever, she's going to hell anyways."
It's also somewhat about control, I think. Keep making retarded stuff up that your congregation will believe in earnest? They'll never be able to keep up; they'll think they need you to guide them.
Dunno if your younger siblings have been yelled at the while I was. At the time I was terrified of it all until my mom basically told me her side of the family was crazy like that, and not to listen to them (they used to take care of me cause my parents were busy making ends meet). I felt it necessary to sit down with my nieces and tell them that they didn't do anything wrong. And to not think badly of themselves. Not sure if that'd be your case as well.
Corazon144 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, they were scolded but not like I won't tell them that their older sister is being unreasonable. I just tell my little sister that we can watch stuff that my mother would deem would lead you to evil. I would say I am religious but I have a differing opinion from my mother. I watch stuff with magic and supernatural elements, I think it all entertainment and yes it possible that it could lead you to seek out magic, which in some case could be dark magic. It's not like I'm advocating that everyone who is watching go seek out the devil. It's like watching an action movie, just because I like a guy shooting down his enemies doesn't mean I am saying you should go and buy an automatic weapon. I remember a time when my mom burned these Harry Potter books when I was younger, saying they had dark magic in them and we should not read them. I said yes that is true but so does the Bible, it has dark magic and other dark subject matters in its pages. The whole point of including that is to warn us why not to use. I know that there are shows that use demons and elements that are unholy, but most of the time it is used for comedy as well as the powers they are using is a curse on them.I'm not saying it's wrong to limit somethings from children minds, like all these Elsa Spiderman....bleh, and actual evil stuff, but limiting it to the point where they won't be able to see anything that is enjoyable and could raise you up with good morals, Harry Potter, Pokemon, ect., just because it could lead you to the Devil. I say you can't protect them forever and to just be mindful of what they are watching and how it is influencing them. Like if my younger sister said the dark spell, I'd tell her don't say that. It's like saying the Avada Kedavra, sure it may be meaningless but still, you shouldn't say spell that not even the fictional character and the creator of the spell would want anyone to use. Use it when you are referencing it but not like you are practicing to use it. If they won't say it, then you shouldn't say it. I already told my sister this.
dpfw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you care to share this superior dance with me?
PartyPorpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:38:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But just as well, the show established the dark spell as something that you should never ever do. That's like complaining about a show because the villain does bad things, ignoring that the show portrays it as bad.
jamener ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I hate religion
Edit: Obviously I get down-voted by all the religious cucks out there.
Theactualguy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you said it a way that rubbed people the wrong way.
Not gonna lie, rubbed me a bit wrong too, but I don't think you deserve to be downvoted for it. Not all of us are religious nuts.
demortada ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 19:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP, but of course not. For those kind of people, it's never their fault, even when it is.Edit: Took my own internalized bitterness about family and assumed it onto OP's mom, and that was wrong.
Azuralos ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 19:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad
And if it was, thats not a big deal.
And if it is, thats not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did
You deserved it.
demortada ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This fills me with so much anger and it resonates so much with me that I almost downvoted you, but you're so fucking right. Urgh.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The narcissists prayer.
thetroublewithella ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 20:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa whoa whoa, that's a lot of assumptions about my mother...
PixelPantsAshli ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've read one detail about your life, so naturally I understand it better than you do.
-The Average Redditor
demortada ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, and I'm sorry. Edited my comment to reflect that.
BigOldCar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey, yo, who says I have a mother?"
--Johnny Tightlips
mthiel ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I expected your mother to say "I'm not having that thing in my house"
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hear about that.
PunnyBanana ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:19:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my sister was like 2 she got a giant 4 foot tall stuffed Teddy bear and it terrified her so it stayed in the attic. I'm not sure why people give little kids humongous stuffed animals but it seems to terrify them more often than not.
jal0pee1 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 19:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, don't feel like creating another top-level comment so I'll drop this here. For my birthday, my aunt gave me a WAY oversized sweater with a low-rent ripoff Pikachu screen printed on it, with the word "Pokomen" printed below, in what appeared to be Tahoma font.
I was turning 17 and hadn't had anything to do with Pokemon in 4 years.
Terral_Biscuit ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 19:53:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like one of those "so bad it's good" rip-offs
jal0pee1 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll admit that I did keep it around for a while.
notsoneutral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't happen to have any pictures would you? That sounds awesome.
jal0pee1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wish I had, now. But this was fifteen years ago.
j0llypenguins ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I need this
jal0pee1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:54:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure it was from Los Algodonos, Baja, Mexico from a street vendor, if you want to go looking.
pumpkinbot ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:03:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PIKACHU used HAUNT!
The7thElement ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:23:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did your family get rid of it? Because if not, I'll take the evil Pikachu off your hands if you want.
LettuceWouldntFit ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG. I THINK I HAD THE SAME ONE!!!
My older cousin got it for me and I loved that thing to DEATH. Literally, he had a big โscarโ across his chest because I didnโt take very good care of him and my mom had to sew him up. I even tore out the threads that were his eyes. Tip of his ear missing and sown shut...
Now THATโS a pikachu you shouldโve been afraid of.
WiFiForeheadWrinkles ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:35:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sure it wasn't a Mimikyu instead?
LettuceWouldntFit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish. That thing as a plushie would be the greatest.
PartyPorpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:41:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, here's something you'll like...
thebigfatpanda5 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck bans Pokemon? Come on. I grew up playing and watching Pokemon and I think I'm ok...
That's a hilarious story though. Your poor Uncle was probably confused AF
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my family banned the smurfs cause the pastor gave a sermon on how they represented the 7 deadly sins and that "smurf" means "demon" in german (lol)
more other shows were banned, such as the ninja turtles (violence so kids will be easier targets for demons), dragon ball (the devil entices you with superpowers or something), etc.
thebigfatpanda5 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:11:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was never religious reasons for me, which I can appreciate now. But, my parents banned dragon ball as well when I was real young bc it was "too violent" which I guess I can see now. They did blow things up and kill characters a lot...
They also banned SpongeBob for a little while, but I think that was just because they thought it was really annoying and stupid. I don't even remember them ever giving me a reason, they just wouldn't let me watch it if they were around.
PartyPorpoise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:40:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Characters weren't killed in the English dub. They were sent to another dimension.
dickeandballs ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smurf means demon in german? WHAT? Neither smurf nor the German word Schlumpf means demon here to my knowledge. Just looked up and I can't see anything connecting the two. Where'd you get that from?
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what do you think i was loling at?
dickeandballs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly this, Iโm just stating my confusion as a German
PrincessPikapoo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom banned pokemon too! For religious reasons! Some lady in our church that my mom was always talking to told her it was evil and witch craft. It was so huge when I was a kid too, I had a few cards and I hid them in a secret pocket in my backpack. One day I felt guilty and pulled them out and tried to explain to her that there wasn't anything evil about it. She still took them away.
DannyPrefect23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I'm glad my grandma isn't into the 'insert popular non-Christian themed thing here is the devil' stuff. I mean, she doesn't support marijuana use, gay marriage, or abortion, but hey, she let me keep playing Pokemon.
thetroublewithella ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:14:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is a lovely woman!
She also banned Barney for being a pedophile, and I 100% support that decision.
Tyler8245 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:24:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents banned Pokemon in our household because it was excessively Japanese :(
thetroublewithella ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay now see that is fucked up.
Tyler8245 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
me too
KindaAbstruse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Barney a pedophile? Must have missed that.
Were the teletubbies in your house banned for promoting the gay agenda?
thetroublewithella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No way... we loved the Teletubbies and fully embraced the gay agenda.
KindaAbstruse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, well I don't think there really was a gay agenda in teletubbies; it was one of those sensationalized scares.
I was too old for teletubbies, but sadly my mother did not embrace the gay agenda.
specialkk77 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:42:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother banned Pokรฉmon too. But not because it was "demonic" or "evil". She banned anything the thought was stupid. And from the couple of episodes she saw with me, she considered it stupid. Also banned: any fantasy books, most Cartoon Network shows, and comic books. I could read anything I wanted, but not fantasy. She actually got an English teacher to change the curriculum for the year because she didn't like the reading list! My mother was hella scary in the administrations eyes. They'd pull new teachers aside and tell them "you need to know about mrs. lastname" I find it really funny now. Of course it had its downsides, I'd sneak off to the smaller tv in the house and watch my favorite shows low volume with subtitles because I was afraid of her finding them stupid. I still can't read fantasy, I wasn't allowed to get into it as a kid, so I missed out on ever finding it interesting. I tried to read some of the great fantasy works, and I just...don't like them.
At least she never found video games stupid.
I'd like to clarify that I love my mother very much and miss her terribly. She was a wonderful woman, who just didn't want to be exposed to stuff she didn't like. She was a stay at home mom. I think not having patience to tolerate Pokรฉmon is a minor and forgivable flaw. Some of the kids shows today drive me nuts, I'd be tempted to ban them too!
igrokit68 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:14:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you would say it was a "Shocking" experience? LOL
trees-for-breakfast ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
your mum's a do-goody church go-er
thetroublewithella ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:44:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fighting words
trees-for-breakfast ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:48:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't fight with words boy
Moroax ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG I want a giant pikachu...it sounds cute for a kid.
Sorry your mom instilled fear in you over something pretty innocent and fun like Pokemon. I never understood parents who were so scared of every little thing their child consumes. I had friends who weren't allowed to watch ANY main stream cartoon channels (veggie tales religious shows only), couldn't read Harry Potter or ANY fantasy, weren't even allowed to play laser tag or use water guns or even be a Ninja for halloween because it promoted "violence and normalization of weapons"
Idk...I never understood that way of living or raising kids. Grinds my gears
PrincessPikapoo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:03:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was exactly my life. Now as a 30 year old I'm obsessed with Halloween, Lord of the Rings, and video games lol
Moroax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah, good for you. Something about parents being so overprotective it actually ends up hurting their kids rather than the real intent is something that tends to rub me the wrong way for some reason. Glad you grew up to be able to enjoy those things!
klingledingle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my camousins would have fought to the death for that!!! And we generally were not violent kids.
Midgetforsale ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:35:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I guess it is basically virtual dog fighting.
ZerglingNation ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omg i would have went apeshit crazy/happy. I loved (and still love) pokemons! damn 4feet tall pikachu!! im jealous!
j0llypenguins ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
p i k a c h u
sweetaileen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:56:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm crying ๐๐๐๐
Sycamourn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice.
the_onerous_bonerous ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh you ever live in Seattle? This story sounds super familiar...
thetroublewithella ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope! But I hope that means I'm not the only one who suffered through this.
MoonPoolActual ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got three of those. Somewhere.....
jared555 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most likely so do any phone/cable/satellite/other workers who discovered it.
adanceparty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
can I have it? lol
koalandi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:24:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAH โfour feet tall. The devil incarnateโ
We had very different childhoods. I loved Pokรฉmon and wouldโve died getting this. When I was 4/5 I would play in the woods behind our house and โhunt for Pokรฉmonโ
Quiddity99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got a Pikachu, and it got a peek at you.
Pottymouthoftheyear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just wow.
Dork-King ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Considering I still have my pikachu plush from about 20 years ago, I would be thrilled with a 4 ft tall one lol, sorry that it was a bad experience for you though, hopefully you aren't as bothered by the yellow mouse as much anymore
flamin_sheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man I'd love a 4-foot pikachu
california_wombat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite shit ever
theshoegazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, I was already an adult when Pokemon became popular in the US, and Pikachu has always creeped the hell outta me. Crawl space sounds like a good option if killing with fire isn't on the table.
OxfordWhiteS197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PIKA PIKA
AdmiralAckbeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably my favourite story here. I guess teaching your child that something relatively inconsequential is utterly evil can cause unforeseen drama when push comes to shove.
iconic2125 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It always makes me so sad that people had to miss out on things like Pokemon because of their parent's stupid beliefs. Thankfully my parents had the "I'll check it out for myself" attitude regarding things that were getting a lot of negative attention in the Christian community such as Pokemon and Harry Potter. The only time I had to deal with anything like that was when I got into Yu-Gi-Oh! and had Ritual cards. My mom kinda freaked out about that but I was able to talk her down saying it was just a card game and I wasn't going to get into black magic.
ILickWieners ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:49:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's with parents with bizarre rules always being good? My mom had a shit ton of weird rules and she was horrible. But I hear people say shit like "My mom didn't let play videogames or watch T.V. at all as a kid but she's great, I love her"
mentallylost14 ยท 328 points ยท Posted at 14:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My younger sister and I tend to get the same gifts from our family members during Christmas but in our favourite colours (mine being blue and my sisterโs being purple). One year my aunt and uncle were so proud of them selves for finding matching vests in our favourite colours not only were they bright blue and bright purple, but they were fuzzy. Like Sully from Monsters Inc. fuzzy. One of my other aunts took them and turned them into throw pillows with easy to rip seams in case we were ever asked about them.
[deleted] ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 21:51:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, that Aunt was a bro.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've have worn that PROUDLY, dammit! :)
Succ-MY-Scythe ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 21:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how does that make any sense what so ever
DankMemes2016 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The seams could be ripped, and then would be hung up so they look like sweaters
canteloupe67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Derp
[deleted] ยท 466 points ยท Posted at 15:46:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Waterproof_soap ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 22:20:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry. One of the best gifts I got was a king sized candy bar and a homemade card from my (now former) SIL who was a single mother of two young kids. She could hardly make ends meet, but she got everyone in her rather large family their favorite candy. Probably cost her less than $20 for everyone, but that was money she desperately needed at the time.
I hope whomever you are with now appreciates you and your gifts.
bluesky216 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:38:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, reading this make me angry for you. It's great that you cut all of those negatives people out of your life. Wish you will have a Merry Christmas buddy!
8BitLegit ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:54:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel so bad for you I can only imagine the pain you felt
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 09:33:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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8BitLegit ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:08:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs great to hear! I hope your โbadโ family realizes there mistake. Itโs great to hear that youโve found people that actually appreciate you! :) Anyways I wish you the best!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:58:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iโve given up on getting so many people gifts. cut it down to essential personnel only, 5 people. no cards to others either, people are so ungrateful.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:02:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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WaterMnt ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 00:51:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how do you really feel? it's more than that christmas alone..
TehPurpleMenace ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:45:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heh, the follow-up story to that was getting kicked out of my boyfriend's place after he got super wasted and attacked his dad out of nowhere and I wound up having to pepper spray him. Slept in my friend's garage that night with a space heater and a thin blanket, alone while my friend went to a Christmas party.
awkward_thunder ยท 702 points ยท Posted at 15:16:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this hideous vase my mother was stoked on giving me.
HardcorePooka ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 18:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was so much worse than I was expecting
greasy_pee ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 21:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting 'granny' hideous, as in odd for a younger person to have but still ornately decorated.
That looks like it was decorated by that old lady that tried to fix that Jesus painting.
HardcorePooka ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While she was having a bad acid trip.
ShayCue ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 19:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't think it would be that bad.
It was that bad.
[deleted] ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 16:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i am crying
Pokemon661 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just like the vase wants to
czndra60 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:00:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG! the eyes...the eyes are following me...
tigerpouncepurr ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:33:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, and thereโs NO WAY to discretely hide that behind a plant or in a dark corner like most random decor gifts.
You poor bastard.
What was your hideous retaliation gift?!
awkward_thunder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No I donโt want to soil my reputation as a decent gifter.
zaise_chsa ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:36:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm legit going to have nightmares about this vase
4rca9 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking love it and also my girlfriend wouldn't let me within 500 feet of it because I buy obscure shit like this for gifts all the time just to see what peoples reactions are, usually I buy something real too though
HappyMooseFact ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg that is so ugly! I am laughing so hard! Do you display it only when she comes by?
awkward_thunder ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. It was tucked in a corner for awhile then โgot brokenโ in the move. ๐
Sylphetamine ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Picass-no...
TheBlackFlame161 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Maybe it's just not your style, how bad could it-"
"oh"
SmmnthaMrie ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:44:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually like it! ๐
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like a bad cartoon
Waterproof_soap ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was not prepared for the sheer ugliness of that. I was thinking maybe blue chintz, some large flowers, but holy crap that's ugly. It would meet with an unfortunate accident in my care.
canteloupe67 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It did
Waterproof_soap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best news I've heard all day!
Wyvrex ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:11:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clicked link expecting a not so good looking but at least interesting vase with some kind of older style pattern or something
nope, that vase is hideous.
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That made me die inside just a little bit.
educatedgangster69 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:36:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kinda like it
foofdawg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put it next to the toilet as a trash can...?
awkward_thunder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs what we did until it โbroke.โ
ButtmanNaNaNaButtman ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That looks like something from one of those horrible tourist art galleries at the beach.
ysoyrebelde ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:42:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this one was the one that got me
thegiantcat1 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:25:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that vase is so cool. But to each his own.
Loborin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god I want that vase.
danswall ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ayy diabloso!!
dirtysockincorner ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And here I thought it couldn't be that bad, it's just a vase. I was so, so wrong.
ThunderClap448 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I applaud your mother for being able to get stoked about that. clap clap
Peliquin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:52:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
omg, that is worse than I had anticipated by a WIDE margin. WHOOOAAAAA.
TheCrummyShoe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Chad vase
purpledivaaa6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ew
MrSpluppy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's an episode of 'The Amazing World of Gumball' about this. Give it off to a minor to "accidentally" break. They're clumsy idiots after all, who could blame them for bumping into it and turning it into dust?
awkward_thunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donated it and if she ever asks โit broke in the move.โ
Starshitlord ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An original Salvador doli if memory serves, in its current state would fetch about 9000 usd at auction. But being a fake internet appraiser I might be wrong.
2016TrumpMAGA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:35:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where did she get it? I want one to give my step sister in law.
awkward_thunder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:04:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tj maxx like 4 years ago
lissyh13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs art, you just donโt get it /sarcasm
jww243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually have a friend that probably wouldn't mind that vase. She likes that kind of art lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh dear lol
raygilette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's disgusting and i fucking love it.
n3ppa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! That looks like one of my mumโs friends!
Cancermom1010101010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:31:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it possible she painted this thing at a pottery shop?
awkward_thunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No she got it at tj maxx.
Cancermom1010101010 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:17:53 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the cat can "knock it over?"
awitcheskid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:26:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And it's got a wide top, so you can't even turn it into a decent bong.
awkward_thunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs like 18โ tall and 8โ wide. If it could have been a bong Iโd have kept it so it wold be useful in the very least.
DarthMcGarvey ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:19:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like Adele
SwitchFinderGeneral ยท 320 points ยท Posted at 15:34:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave my 11 year old daughter a beard shaver for Christmas. I think it was a gift intended for me.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:55:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol youโre still not sure?
DeathKitten666 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:45:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a classic wrapped presents but forgot the labels came back and forgot what was what
kiteeatinggirl ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:11:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you got the Polly pockets?
Niskyah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
M E T A
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tigerpouncepurr ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope! Best damn thing ever for grooming pubes. Keeps them nice and super short without shaving and getting all the ingrown hairs. Takes about a minute to give the taco a once-over.
That was an awesome gift ...
...if youโre super close BFF gets it for you, writes a discrete note, and you open it all alone.
Psych0matt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:42:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
+1 for use of "taco"
kittymctacoyo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:43:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey now...
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sure it wasn't a 'bearded clam' shaver?
Staaarlin ยท 300 points ยท Posted at 15:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember waiting on line at toys r us with my dad for a Nintendo Gamecube. I was so excited that I was even on a line waiting for this at the time. Got home only to realize the Gamecube wasn't for me, but for my cousins we see once a year. It was a shitty feeling and I let linger with me longer than I should have.
Aikrose ยท 202 points ยท Posted at 17:45:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be pissed too honestly. Especially if you were THERE, and excited! I got my GameCube for a birthday and my mom would take it and hide it if I ever did anything to bother her. It's been about 10 years, I sold the GameCube to a friend for his daughter, and I'm still pretty salty about her taking my video games away
EDIT: as a gift for the daughter. I did not trade a GameCube for a girl.
GoblinFive ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 18:17:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boy did I read this the wrong way at first.
Aikrose ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MY BAD
terranq ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:12:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, no kidding, I'd have asked the friend to throw a dog in as well.
sirhhaos ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:38:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some days I'd gladly take a GameCube over my son.
million-dollar-loan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:51:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hmmm
zenyattatron ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad: wake up son, WE'RE GETTING A GAMECUBE!
2 hours later
Also dad: see those people? Those are your cousins, give them the gamecube
Wtf was your dad thinking?
stockcar1414 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:14:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of how when I was a kid, my aunt and uncle had a $50 limit on presents. Not a problem at all, and really that's kind of a lot to be willing to spend on just your nephew. Years later, I was tasked with picking up a Wii as an X-mas gift from my parents to their daughter. Apparently my aunt and uncle had asked my parents to get it for her. Definitely irked me a bit.
kittymctacoyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. Iโd take that grudge to the grave.
rushaz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my GF at the time a GC for xmas - controller, memory card, I individually wrapped every item.
after a day of playing with it, she took it back and exchanged it for a PS2
Hannibalyssa ยท 145 points ยท Posted at 16:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex boyfriend gave me my birthday gift 3 weeks late. It was 5 pairs of thongs and g strings, some were a neon cheetah print and some looked like a quilt someone had sewn from their grandmas old fabrics. I donโt even wear or like thongs/g strings but it was something he had always bugged me to wear since we started dating. I didnโt know how to react at first because I was so caught off guard but I guess my face said it all because he tried to save himself by telling me he didnโt pick them out nor did he go to the store at all, instead he sent his sister, which only made things worse in my opinion. My best friend came with me to VS to see if we could return them for store credit and even the cashier said something along the lines that she would return them too if she were me. Turns out they were on clearance for $1-$2. I got a whopping $8 back.
gingerandtonic94 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:00:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend got me a black thong with tiger print on it once. I am really not a fan of animal print at all, and cringed inwardly when I opened it. I still have the thong because I stuffed it to the back of my drawer after wearing it once, for her benefit. It's a pretty good reminder of how gross that whole relationship was.
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 9606 points ยท Posted at 12:58:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 17 I received an opened, damaged jigsaw of a Fox from my grandparents whilst every single member of my family received meaningful, awesome gifts from them. Guess whoโs least favourite grandchild...
Edit one: saved the jigsaw all year and gave it back to them the next Christmas. Sweet, sweet, petty revenge.
Edit two: thanks for the gold on my later comment kind stranger
Bawhawmut ยท 1403 points ยท Posted at 15:07:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've posted this before, but my brother was always and is still my grandma's favorite. One time she got a kidney stone surgically removed and had the nurse keep it in a bottle to give to my brother because she thought he'd like it.
I was pretty happy not to be the favorite at that time.
jcb088 ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 16:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah you say that now....
But when you need a kidney stone your Grandma is gonna be all "noooo this is for little Timmy" right before she winks at you, convincing you that maybe..... just maybe..... it wasn't a stranger that left you in the bathtub full of ice.
Blinkdawg15 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:14:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this as 'bathtub full of rice' at first, and I was incredibly confused.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:37:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asian organ theft is always an adventure
jcb088 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:08:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you think wet phones feel?!
Lagaluvin ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my new favourite!
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:17:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thaaaaat's kinda fuckin' weird.
PinotNoir79 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, of course I don't know about your brother, but you might be surprised what some kids are interested in. I collected rocks (damnit, Marie, they're minerals!) when I was a kid and I'm sure I would have loved a kidney stone, had I been given one for my collection.
Bawhawmut ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother was a fairly "normal" child and was very much grossed out by the kidney stone and chose to not keep it.
PinotNoir79 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm just weird. I think your grandmother and I would get along quite alright. Then again, although I would have appreciated a kidney stone as a casual gift, I think I would indeed expect something else for Christmas/birthday/etc.
ajd341 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โThis was in my grandmaโ
PinotNoir79 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something like that yes. My brother showed me his kidney stone and I was both fascinated and horrified by it. The mere fact that such a geometrical object can form inside the human body and then often has to exit via the natural route... Ouch.
featherdino ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I collect dead stuff and would absolutely like this. I'd prefer teeth or a whole organ though, or, optimally, all the bones of an amputated limb, but kidney stones are fine too.
bountifulknitter ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:33:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wish I had you with me when I found the perfectly intact skeleton of....something with sharp teeth... on the beach near my house.
featherdino ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:46:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could have been a seal or a dolphin, what a trophy find. Thank you for thinking of me when reminiscing about corpses <3
SchrodingersCatGIFs ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:24:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I inherited my grandma's kidney stones. My mother had them as a kid and passed them on to me. Yay!
Bawhawmut ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you pass them onto your future generations one day.
Edit: WAIT I MISUNDERSTOOD NOW I SOUND LIKE A DICK
SchrodingersCatGIFs ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:33:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will. They are in a tiny glass jar. My sisters are super jealous that I received the kidney stones. We like gross medical stuff.
yog12345 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even that hurt.
k80rb ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
honestly i'd be so excited to get that as a present
LizzieCrazyness ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, this wins. Nothing can top that.
grenudist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How big was it? That might be really cool.
flamedarkfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:27 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When being the golden child backfires.
mikejudd90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:51:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it odd that I would love such a gift but my family never have any interesting things like this to give lol
[deleted] ยท 1600 points ยท Posted at 13:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, did anyone say anything about it?
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 3150 points ยท Posted at 13:24:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasnโt really a surprise just hurt a little. My dad told my grandparents (his parents) they had to start showing his family some respect and they insisted they didnโt see a problem with the issue
[deleted] ยท 1604 points ยท Posted at 13:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What an awful thing to be rude about tbh
karmagod13000 ยท 853 points ยท Posted at 14:02:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya I mean if the family cant respect his fathers wishes I would just stop visiting the family
fauxxfoxx ยท 652 points ยท Posted at 15:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or start saving your shits in nice wooden boxes and gift them for every birthday and holiday. I'd rather receive no gift than a half-assed, thoughtless, careless gift.
Arceus4TW ยท 310 points ยท Posted at 15:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Happy birthday gramps, I got you this shitty excuse for a present. Remember when you got it for me? Better start on it, you don't have much time left to enjoy it."
storgodt ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brutal
Savage
Rekt
Mobiusyellow ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:54:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nippy.
Kind.
Langur.
JustStopComplaining ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me the episode from south park where butters tells his grandma that the things she does doesnt affect him and he will continue on living while she gets old and eventually dies.
Ihaveopinionstoo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow I need to start watching south park more.
Crazywumbat ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 16:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of a shitty job I had working for Godiva chocolate when I was fresh out of college. They sent the store a Christmas "gift" to thank employees for their hard work. It was a tin containing a cinched up bag of expired, bloomed summer-themed chocolates that all the stores had stopped selling six months prior. Like, no one working there would have even expected a company gift, but getting something like that was just such a slap in the face from a company that was already shit to work for.
fauxxfoxx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah that's like when my mom, a nurse, gets shitty gifts for nurses week. They're all dumb and useless and not even personalized. She's been a nurse there for like 20 years, I wish she would find a job elsewhere where they treated her better :/
IlIIllIIIllIllIllIll ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First there was the cumbox, then comes the shitbox. I'd hate to think what would be next.
HayzerUnlimited ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:00:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The used tampon box obviously
storgodt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or used tampons with cum on them box.
HayzerUnlimited ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With a cherry made of shit on top?!
conejaverde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's not even half an ass in that gift. They just didn't seem to care at. all.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A delicately laid turd inside a nice wooden box would be fucking hilarious. Like that Cards Against Humanity bullshit thing without the good cause associated with it.
bobdole776 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here man! I'd rather get no gift and generally feel nothing about it than a feeling a anger and disgust I will surly feel when I get a shit gift from them. Most times I don't care about getting a gift ever and am happy to give, but if I get something shit from a person, I will most definitely think less of them.
Its sorta like how every year my family gives me money and I tell them I'd rather receive a cheap gift with thought put into it than the money that's about as thoughtful as reaching into their wallet and handing it over. I mean, its nice to have the money, but a gift someone actually put some thought into, cheap or not, always feels pretty good to receive...
SueZbell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Store "best shit to date" in a plastic bag in freezer to be moved to one of those sturdy (free) boxes you can pick up from the USPS w/"first class" on it the morning it is to be delivered -- give the first class shit a first class shit.
Dracon_Pyrothayan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am reminded of Lamar the Headcrab for some reason...
amiga1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thats a level of regifting that no one should reach
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for being honest.
sharfpang ยท 552 points ยท Posted at 15:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next year get them a discount coupon for the services of a nearby funeral house. Valid due February.
sokocanuck ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 16:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Savage. I like it.
woodk2016 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:18:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
35 year bonds, it's essentially investing in your inheiritantce
scarletnightingale ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was the same way, not to the same degree, but she definitely had favorites and everyone knew it. She was always really terrible to one of my cousins. My oldest cousin was by far her favorite grandchild. He met a woman with a daughter, ended up marrying her and adopting her daughter (she's about my age and has always been a very sweet girl). He and his wife ended up having a couple sons and of course my grandma completely adored his oldest son. But she hated his daughter, she just always thought the worst of her. Nothing this girl did could make my grandmother love her. At Christmas my grandparents would give all the grandkids the same amount of money, except my cousin. My grandmother made sure to give her half as much as everyone else because she "wasn't really family" because she was adopted. She just wanted to remind her every year that she didn't consider her part of the family. My cousin never complained, she was just grateful she was given a gift.
I loved my grandma, but everyone hated how she treated my cousin. At least my aunt, my cousin's grandmother, always made sure she knew she loved her and treated her just the same as everyone else (to try to counteract my grandmother's terribleness).
Ambralin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt understand how someone could be so terrible as to give her less money than all the other grandchildren. At least if theyโre like toys or other physical gifts it can be somewhat subjective. Like, being passive-aggressive to someone, though obviously to a greater extent. But no, just straight-up, โyouโre worth less to me than every other grandchildโ.
Did she really say it was because she โwasnโt really familyโ? Damnโฆ If that was my mother/grandmother and my child, I would have had a serious talk with her. And if things didnโt get resolved (which Iโm willing to bet they wouldnโt have) then Iโd probably stop going to her house or inviting her over or seeing her in general, at least if my kids were with me. Bam bitch, youโre getting cut out of my life!
scarletnightingale ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:45:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, she did in fact say that she "wasn't really family", she didn't say it directly to her face but she said it to relatives during Christmas. We all knew we couldn't really do anything to change her and her playing favorites definitely caused problems.
My grandmother could be a very kind and generous person when it came to her favorite grandchildren she had this blind spot. Nothing was too good for them and they could do nothing wrong. I think she saw my cousin sort of as a leech. Since her father was one of my grandmother's favorites, my cousin not being his biologically but being taken care of probably made my grandma think "oh, my poor grandson, having to work so hard to take care of a child who isn't even his own". My cousin has always treated his adopted daughter as his own and it was important enough to him that he said he would be adopting her in his wedding vows.
edit: typos
Star_Kicker ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:14:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were you adopted or a step sibling or something? Why did they single you out?
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:19:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No Iโm their full, biological granddaughter. None of my family are really sure why theyโre like this with me. It used to bother me when I was kid but kind of just makes me laugh now
SashaNightWing ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a similar thing but I'm adopted and not as obvious or overt show of dislike. Almost everyone on my dad's side of the either completely ignore me minus basic pleasantries, will interrupt me mid sentence when I'm talking to tell their own story and just in general make me.feel completely unimportant to them.
My cousins never want to do anything with me and would say they are too busy to hang out, but I would then find out it was because they were hanging out with another cousin.
My older siblings also treat me the same except they have taught it to their kids too. One kid came.up to my mom (their step grandma) and asked why she hasn't kicked me.out of the house yet because "I'm lazy". And then my older siblings wonder why I don't want to visit them.
avesthasnosleeves ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:32:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This simultaneously angers me and hurts my heart. I'm adopted and i was never, ever treated any differently.
I'm so sorry. I hope you're away from them and in a better place.
SashaNightWing ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh my parents love me very much though my mom and dad have difficulties showing it (my dad is very closed and puts all his effort into working at least 12 hours 6 days a week making his job run; my mom had a tumor and has had a lot of other difficulties with emotion since my youngest brother died.) they never made me feel not a part of the family at all. i feel like I've known i was adopted from the beginning even though I didn't, but i never felt like i had less of their love than my younger siblings. (my older siblings are children of my dad with his first wife which is part of the reason why they hate me.)
fortunately I can avoid the rest of my family except for on most holidays. the biggest help has been a loving wife that shows her love even if she is a bit selfish but that's 'cause i spoil her hahaha. thank you for caring, I've gotten used to it mostly now, it was rough when i was a teenager though. However, I still wish I had a friend/family member like you see in movies and read in books but most people I am friends with are other misfits I find online and online friends always drift apart once the games dry up.
also i probably shouldn't be saying this in case they use Reddit. though i doubt they do haha. thanks for listening to my rant. sometimes its nice to do that. if you want to hear more, or have questions, feel free to PM me.
10DaysOfAcidRapping ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would anyone treat their adopted kid poorly? They chose you specifically my guy thatโs more than most kids can say about their parents
Ambralin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the previous comments were mainly about relatives treating their adopted child differently. Also biological children to the adopted child as well.
But itโs definitely still a thing where even a parent(s) who wanted to adopt treats that child differently. Thatโs a terrible situation that sadly does occur.
Clockwork_Octopus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that's fucked
SashaNightWing ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah thats not the half of it. my older siblings treated/treat me like crap a lot. see other response for more details. or pm me i dont want too much info out there incase they find this i dont want them to link it to me. that would cause a few problems.
Paranoidas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hear that. I never really knew my family on my dad's side because of a similar issue.
This was when I was too little to remember, but apparently we went to my dad's father's house for Christmas one year and nobody got me or my brothers anything. His grandkids from his other son got the hookup. So my mother refused to spend another holiday there. Never even got so much as a card from my grandfather after that.
Although, to be fair, it's also my dad's fault I never knew the guy. I only remember visiting him once. He lives on Cape Cod, they took my dad's boat out all day while my brothers and I sat at his house.
beagann ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probs to your father for standing up for you though
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs a real good guy
kourkour ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's why I had any family that isn't my immediate one (parents or sister) to just gimme cash from very early on, when I was young enough that It wouldn't be awkward
JohnnySkidmarx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well then you need to insist to choose their rest home for them.
slickeddie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, that's when I would up and leave. I would take my entire family out of there and never return. Fuck that noise.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, if I was the dad here, I would have responded with 'make a fucking effort, or don't bother coming back'. You do NOT disrespect my kid like that......
Mygaffer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's unfortunate but there are people out there who will scapegoat some children/grandchildren and make others their "golden child."
That kind of behavior is very toxic and damaging.
FrismFrasm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least they saw an issue with the situation
beagann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probs to your father for standing up for you though
emax4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then they dont see a problem with getting future jigsaws back either. Money saved for them = money in your pocket for a better gift.
childhoodsurvivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, you and your dad were the scapegoats. Sorry you had to deal with that.
SeymourZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did the grandparents say when they got it back?
Lizzie7493 ยท 683 points ยท Posted at 15:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when me and my cousins were early teens we went to my grandmother's for the 25th as usual, and this was when my family still gave gifts to the kids. I opened my aunt's gift and was super excited because it was a coffret from Sephora, nobody ever gave stuff like that.
Turns out, it wasn't meant for me (of course). You could see the "Oops, I fucked up" face of my aunt, and inside the wrapping there was still a tag with one of my cousin's name in it (she wasn't there that day, so I never saw the dissapointing gift she eventually got). Tough shit auntie, it's my gift now.
Tzipity ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 17:54:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're lucky you got to keep it. Multiple times this happened in my extended family (and both my brother and I are the least favorite grandkids/ niece & nephew) and we literally got the cool gifts pried from our hands.
Or the time my cousin bought me a gift card to like Best Buy or some place legitimately useful. Probably the best gift I was ever gonna get from the extended family but someone made some kind of joke and he pulled the gift card away from me and pocketed it. Never have it back to me. Had my name on it and everything. WTF, right?
Lizzie7493 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:48:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's literally disrespectful, both situations. It's completely unfair to the kids.
Rebgirl420 ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 17:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened to me with some tamagotchis. Every single one of my younger cousins received one and when my older cousinโs mother in law realized she miscounted and didnโt buy enough she took mine from me and I didnโt receive a single thing.
lordbaldr ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 19:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh it wouldn't have been that bad if she just gave yours to the youngers and later bought you a new one to replace it, since the olders should be more mature about it. But the fact that she ended up giving you nothing leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
dtit ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to look up both coffret and Sephora, haha. But, reading all these stories about when people were children is sad! I came into this thread with the presumption of crappy presents as adults.
Lizzie7493 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought Sephora was recognized more or less worldwide, where are you from?
dtit ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:25:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm an out of loop Dad from San Diego.
Kyotomachida ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:17:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too googled "coffret from sephora", I only knew what Sephora was because my ex mentioned it when i was in NYC, sounds cool... turns out it's a make up shop? still not 100% what a coffret is.
imajackash ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:52:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coffret is a box or chest (box in this case). Sephora is a company that sells cosmetics
OP received a box of cosmetics, I assume expensive cosmetics.
PartyPorpoise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:47:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of makeup and body care stores sell box sets (coffrets) of products.
rhaemz ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:41:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow I canโt believe that one incident stopped Christmas for children in your family forever rip
Lizzie7493 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 15:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't this "incident", actually they just decided they didn't want to spend money with other people's children. So now each of us only gives gifts to our own parents/ children/ siblings.
rhaemz ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 15:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All in all though Iโm happy you got to keep the present!!! It fills my heart with absolute joy.
When I was 5/6, I kept on telling anyone and everyone that I wanted the November holiday Barbie because it was so pretty, and rumor had it that my step grandmother had bought it so I was super pumped! And when I opened my present, there it was in its beautiful glory.
Only for her to look over and see I had opened that present and snatched it out of my hands and said โyou opened the wrong gift this was for Kaitlynโ and give it to her actual granddaughter. I donโt think I ever felt that numb again as a child but the room just went super silent.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 17:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh this pisses me off. My MIL has step grandchildren and one bio granddaughter. Sure, she gets to spend more time with the bio granddaughter, and maybe dotes on her a bit more (gives her more affection since they have a closer relationship), but she never ever treats the other kids differently, especially not when it comes to gifts at Christmas.
rhaemz ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew from an early age she did not like me. My first memory is meeting her at a restaurant, and having a really bad headache, and her dragging me to the bathroom and squeezing me hard as she said โthis is why I donโt like childrenโ and shoving like Advil or something down my throat and me trying to swallow it dry.
Great woman.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a real peach. I hope you don't have to deal with her anymore.
rhaemz ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my grandfather divorced her in 2015 after years of complaining that he didnโt want to be around her anymore
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:59:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huzzah!!!
rhaemz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah like he saw my grandmother after 15 years, told the she witch he wanted a divorce and moved back in with my grandmother
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:41:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like one of my dogs better than the other and I seriously go out of my way to not show favoritism.
tabby51260 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:15:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like my dog more than my family (most of the time) and I definitely show favoritism.
Lizzie7493 ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 15:57:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother would never let anybody snatch a present from my hands (this happened with my father's family), if someone got it wrong it's not the kid's fault!
I'm so sorry! Did you get any reactions from other adults? Seriously, people who do this don't understand what Christmas is, you don't even need to give gifts as long as everyone gets along and has some fun.
rhaemz ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 16:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think everyone was too stunned to really react. I know my mom wasnโt there at the time, but someone must have called her because when she came to my grandfathers house she had that Barbie wrapped up for me to open.
We never went back to their house for Christmas we went to my grandmothers house until I was like 13.
The part that gets me the most is that Kaitlyn wasnโt even born in November. SHE DIDNT EVEN WANT THE DOLL.
Lizzie7493 ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 16:05:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was super awesome from your mom!
rhaemz ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 16:06:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was livid. It was the only time I heard her cuss in my entire existence
PartyPorpoise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:50:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you talking about the birthstone Barbie dolls? Those are pretty. Glad you ended up getting one!
rhaemz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:50:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah!!! I was born in November and growing up my mom had a topaz ring and I had topaz earrings and I was like โthis Barbie is a gift from god and I need to have itโ I mean she stayed in the box for all two seconds before I ripped her out and took her everywhere with me LOL
Moruitelda ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 17:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a really tough political thing in families, especially where they have different income and debt levels, and different numbers of kids. In my wife's family, my daughter was one of 12 cousins from five siblings up until this year (we had a son this summer), and I have the most "prestigious" job, even though once you account for student loan payments, I'm probably not even the best off in the family.
So here I am buying presents for 12 and my daughter gets the benefit of presents for one. Two of my brothers-in-law have four kids each, so we're talking buying for 12 and benefiting from four. Plus, if I don't buy nice presents, I look like a cheapskate.
I don't have a ton of free money, and I want to use it on my kid.
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:44:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone gets books. Books aren't super expensive and they usually get kept forever.
Moruitelda ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, please don't get me any more books. We have hundreds and hundreds.
Note: I may be prejudiced against books right now because I just had to move and moving hundreds and hundreds of fucking books is the fucking worst.
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:57:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As problems go, that one's up there with "I'm getting too much fantastic sex" and "I have so much money I just can't fit it in this little wallet anymore".
Moruitelda ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:59:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I ever have to put my fantastic sex and/or money into dozens and dozens of boxes that weigh like 40 pounds each and pick them up and move them, that will be a wonderful day.
The awesomeness/mass ratio for books is much lower.
Friscis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not if your money is in pennies
Moruitelda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
why would my money be in pennies
letspaintthesky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make the move to ebooks. I've started. Best thing ever.
suckzbuttz69420bro ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:00:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was talking about the kids you have to buy for. Buy them books.
SubtleAsABillboard ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*Age/reading level appropriate books. Sincerely, a former 7 year old who had an adult reading comprehension. (And got really simplistic, basically baby books for a loooong time).
nuclearfarts99 ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 22:48:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/iamverysmart
raljamcar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:42:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. I feel like 7 was probably exaggeration, but I was 10 reading Isaac Asimov. Could I have tried war and peace or crime and punishment? Hell no. Ayn rand? Nooope. But I know people who read Moby dick around that young. Sure a lot of it may have been lost, but if the interest is there it will get read.
SubtleAsABillboard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everytime someone replies this it sounds like /r/iamveryjealousandmycommentreflectsthis
7 may have been a slight exaggeration, but not all children are drooling mop heads who read Dick and Jane until assigned more challenging text.
PartyPorpoise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:53:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just as well, talking about being ahead as a seven year old isn't really iamverysmart material. You'd have to be bragging about being smart right now.
Lizzie7493 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then like 80% of the books you're given aren't even to your taste so you'll never even want to read them, ever.
starhussy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always buy my sister's kid 2 presents and her mil 2 presents because they get gifts for my kids. I can't really afford to get nice stuff like she can, but I hope she knows we're making an effort and appreciate her
zyralux17 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Covfefe?
Lizzie7493 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:54:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a coffret. I honestly don't know what else to call them.
Shivering- ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:46:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holiday gift set.
Lizzie7493 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's too many words for a lazy Portuguese woman.
Shivering- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough.
[deleted] ยท 4885 points ยท Posted at 13:55:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents favored me and got me a stereo worth hundreds and my sisters got tacky jewerely.
Traded the stereo in front of them for the jewerely, my sister was a metalhead anyway and she looked like she was about to throw a fit.
Convinced my parents in the car ride home to buy me a new guitar amp instead. I'm a manipulative person... It's not as nice as it seems.
[deleted] ยท 818 points ยท Posted at 15:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was my grandparent's favorite, too. They still got nice gifts for the other kids, they just doted on me emotionally. My aunt decided to retaliate by cutting me off, gifts-wise, beginning when I was 10. That was the first Christmas after my grandma died.
Every Christmas after that, we'd go to see my family and I'd get to sit on the sofa and watch while my cousins all opened their presents from my aunt and uncle. My grandpa didn't have the energy to buy gifts without his wife so he just gave each of us $20 every year.
[deleted] ยท 919 points ยท Posted at 15:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt is a bitch and was probably the least favorite of your grandparents so watching the next generation favorite probably rubbed her the wrong way
Just speculation, I have no idea
[deleted] ยท 674 points ยท Posted at 15:28:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're on the money. My mom was the favorite and I think it drove my aunt nuts because she was the "good" daughter who got good grades and married young to a police officer she met at church. My mom was a runaway who dropped out of school and got arrested for smoking weed and lived in sin with my ex-con father. Aunt couldn't take it that she did everything right and my mom and I got doted on.
I understand her feelings as an adult but I certainly didn't as a goddamn child. None of it was any choice of mine and I was a good kid.
SeryaphFR ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your mom Lily Potter?
dabnagit ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:05:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt want to presume your or your familyโs religious affiliation, if any, but would your aunt by any chance ever have come across the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
RiskMatrix ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 16:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have always sympathized with the faithful son.
Sabre_Actual ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 16:40:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's very tough, because the message of the parable is totally right. You should celebrate the return of another to goodness. However, it totally feels wrong when you're already good, and being ignored for someone who screwed up.
The message is that everyone should celebrate a return to goodness, but not expect to be rewarded for it. Goodness is its own reward. It's like how you'll be very proud of a small child for their crayon art, but you'd be worried if your 30 year old coworker expected the same praise. The faithful son is mature, the prodigal son is immature. His return and humility is a sign of growth, and thus a time to celebrate.
RiskMatrix ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once heard a homilist explain that we all play the different roles at different times throughout our lives -- father, faithful son, and prodigal son. No one is ever always the faithful son, and it would be presumptuous of us to think that way. That helped, but the guy in the parable still got shafted! Really, dad, you couldn't offer to host a kegger for him and his friends?
Sabre_Actual ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The faithful son didn't get shafted, though. I mean sure he didn't get any glory, or a kegger with the boys, but the faithful son inherits everything and didn't have to deal with the embarrassment and shame of both poverty and asking your father to be hired of a servant. And that's a great perspective on the story, as per how we change roles throughout our lives.
The faithful son ends up ahead. He may not get a return feast, but the rewards he gets for his goodness and obedience outweigh a single celebration. I think it's an interesting angle to also consider that a possible message is "Do not be jealous when others receive praise for returning to the light, for the rewards of your devotion are greater than any celebration."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Sabre_Actual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Therein lies a fault with the American/wherever legal system, then. The parable makes no point of saying that the prodigal son is owed anything, save othersโ praise in seeking humility. The son screws up and wastes an opportunity. Heโs not met with scorn, but not told โOh thereโs no consequences, you and the good son get to share.โ
I donโt know your story beyond what youโve told me, but the lessons imparted in the parable donโt apply to you because your sister sounds unrepentent and malicious. The prodigal son in the story is repentent and humble, and the father welcomes his son, but clearly states all his wealth will belong to the faithful son. Sadly, you just have a person acting wicked towards you, to which you must feel pity for, open up to forgiveness, but also not be afraid to stand up against.
partisan98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know unless your father writes in his will that she gets x and you get Y. You can conceivably leave her like $100 and you 100M and as long as she is mentioned in the will its a pretty hard fight to get anything more. If she is left out completely courts tend to view it as a mistake and give em a equal cut.
you_are_a_story ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:51:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that although the "faithful" son appeared righteous outwardly, inwardly he was probably just as lost as the prodigal son. His father had told him "everything I have is yours" -- he had all of his father's blessing at his disposal the entire time. But instead of utilizing his blessing and enjoying his relationship to his father as a son, he chose instead to feel and act like a servant.
MissBaze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Easy solution there, don't be good be you think you'll benefit from it. Be good because it's the right thing to do.
Sabre_Actual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well exactly. You shouldn't expect a reward from doing what's right. However, I guess you're getting an award in the afterlife if you live righteously, no matter what happens in life.
toogroovytoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:41:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too, the only thing I learned from that parable is you can do whatever you want as long as you're sorry in the end. Why bother being good?
Sabre_Actual ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:38:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You never really read into it then. The prodigal son did what was in his rights originally, which is to request his inheritance and leave the home. He did, wasted it, and returned seeking to be a servant in his fatherโs household. The father, seeing his own son humbled, is happy heโs back and holds a feast, happy to treat his son as a son. The prodigal son recieves no new inheritance, and thus still faces the fact that he squandered his wealth, but the father is forgiving.
The lesson isnโt โSay youโre sorry and everything will be okayโ, but rather โforgive others for their tresspasses when they show sorrow. Consequences still applyโ.
im_at_work_ugh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To me it sounds similar to when one kid does good and the other becomes a drug addict who's family constantly takes the addict back in and does everything they can for them. Like that's not fair in the slightest he's over their getting to get high and be paid for it while I have to go to work and pay bills and shit, where is the fairness in that? I've known a few people who fit in those situations the fuck up ends up generally getting the house if their is one "because they need it more", I still think it's just the parents feeling guilty that the kid turned out a fuck up and try to make up for it.
Sabre_Actual ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suppose, but the father doesnโt offer a second inheritance. The prodigal son is forgiven and welcomed back, but he still deals with the consequence. In addition, he is truly humbled, not expecting to be treated as a son or enabled. Your examples involve enablers shielding their children from consequence. But I agree those situations are wrong, and show weak moral character as a Christian. Always forgive, but you shouldnโt enable sinning or excuse people from consequence.
dabnagit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The whole point of the parable (well, homilists can find many points, but historically the main point) is that โbeing goodโ isnโt at all the point. Here, at least, being repentant and asking forgiveness also is not the point. The father never even acknowledges his younger sonโs confession or makes his response contingent on it: โBut while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.โ
The profligate son thinks their fatherโs love will be conditional. The elder son thinks their fatherโs love should be. Both sons experience grace from their father, freely given, not at all contingent on their behavior, their repentance or their understanding. If there is any โcondition,โ it is only insofar as the younger son is filled with shame and the elder son with resentment that they cut themselves off from knowing their fatherโs love.
Amen. Now let us stand and together say the words of the Nicene Creedโฆ
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I left the church as an adult but I come from a conservative Christian family, so my aunt would have heard this story many times. Like all too many who call themselves "Christian", she obviously was not truly listening to the messages.
Moruitelda ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:59:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like everyone in your family except you bears some guilt there. Grandma shouldn't have played favorites, especially not over two generations. Aunt shouldn't have gotten revenge on a child. Grandpa should have tried to care at least a little bit, even after his wife died.
featherdino ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:44:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Taking that shit out on a kid is so disgustingly petty and selfish, but I can see her pain. My mum is an internationally known medical researcher who's campaigning hugely for better healthcare for vulnerable patients, started university at 16- so young she couldn't even go to medical school right away so she spent her time waiting by getting national awards in economics- was a star student, has a phd, amazing woman who I admire so much but nothing she does is good enough for her mum. Her mum disapproves of her going into medicine because she's a woman and a mother, has even covertly suggested her being a working mother is the cause of my illnesses (bull fucking shit). Every time her mum comes to visit my mum starts getting anxiety attacks again, worries that the house isn't nice enough, and every time nothing is right for her mum, it's too hot, too humid, the plane ride was bad, it's storming all the time, etc etc.
Just wish she'd show my mum some love. But she had a traumatic childhood and probably her mother before her as well- no winners here. It must be horrible to not be valued by your own parents. Luckily I don't know because I have the best mum (and dad!) in the world
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I get it for sure. I understand being frustrated when you try hard and do everything "right" but someone else gets more support and positive attention.
But yeah, you can't take it out on others. Even though it was hard not to resent my cousins during the actual gift opening, I was close with them as a kid and never treated them badly for it. I knew my adult relatives were the ones choosing to buy them gifts and not me.
featherdino ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:23:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No definitely not!! What your aunt did was not cool at all and she deserves a stern talking to to learn about something called "kindness" and "not being a mental toddler" and "not being a dick to a kid who doesn't understand anyway". Turning her anger on her sister, still not good but understandable. On her parents? Optimal, makes perfect sense, important for healing. But turning it on some innocent kid? Bad, no go, dumb as hell and downright mean.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds like maybe they weren't trying to dote on your mom so much as they felt like she needed the extra attention and it came off as doting, but seeing as I've never met any of them I could be wrong
Mygaffer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad for your aunt, all of this really goes back to your grandma. Picking favorites can have repercussions throughout a child's entire life.
Eleazar6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the prodigal son (daughter)
THEIRONGIANTTT ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck her and the pig she married.
jcb088 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love how you slammed on the gas and then kinda carefully crept backwards out the window, but then stood in the window..... staring.
Your heart and your head were both present when you wrote that comment. I upvoted you as a reflex.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I like you
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm jealous retaliation. I was the favorite grandchild and grandma definitely showed that, but through gifts like investments and heirloom jewelry...
Aunt stole the jewelry during the wake and gave it to her daughter. She doesn't know that I know. And my revenge is coming in the next few months... buying some furniture from her that came from the same grandma. Aunt doesn't realize just how much the furniture is worth (also heirloom stuff) and Im buying it for pennies.
TMNT4ME ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or she was jealous that her kids weren't THE favorite and treated equally instead of given the "best" presents.
Rising_Swell ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your grandpa has the right idea. If you spend $20 on a gift, even if you mean well, it might suck. $20 is $20.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Rising_Swell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking wish i got weed, alcohol I can buy myself with said cash, my weed guy fucked off to the city so im screwed XD
terela8 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did you parents say?! Iโd be furious if my child was treated that way.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was pissed but my mom wouldn't hear an unkind word against her sister, even though their relationship has never been great. I was afraid to say anything to her about how it made me feel because she was actually quite abusive to me, and I always worried she'd just hit me and tell me I was a brat for complaining about not getting a gift. It wasn't the lack of gifts that bothered me, it was being the only person who didn't get anything.
My aunt would even give my parents something every year, so everyone was opening packages except me, and my mom insisted on bringing presents for my cousins, so I was just watching while they opened gifts from their dad's parents (my dad's parents were dead) and their parents, and my parents.
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they knew your aunt was going to do this every year, why didn't your parents get you a gift to open at the same time?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We only wound up putting up with it for a few years, and then we just quit going there at the holidays. We'd go spend Christmas day with friends, and go visit my grandfather in January, and let my aunt have whatever she wanted without us there.
HaleytheMouse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened to me too! I was the baby grandchild so my grandparents doted on me. I also had a single mother, my father died when I was 2 so my grandma and grandpa helped out a lot. My Aunt was jealous, so at 8, the Christmas after my grandfather died she stopped giving me gifts and also stopped talking to me and my mother. That was in 2002, and she still hasnโt talked to me.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ikindoflikereading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:12 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, rough life for sure. I don't see how you got through it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:22 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ikindoflikereading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:46 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently some scars never heal.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:58 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ikindoflikereading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:53 on December 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, even if you act like it, you're not seven any more.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:27 on December 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ikindoflikereading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:12 on December 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a personal growth issue.
Reggicide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... As someone that has never celebrated Christmas (because I was raised in a non-Christian denomination) I never thought Christmas could get so savage!
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 5323 points ยท Posted at 14:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my grandparents the same jigsaw back the next Christmas. They werenโt best pleased.
acorngirl ยท 1587 points ยท Posted at 14:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Savage. And completely appropriate. I wish I had half your courage.
SUPERSMILEYMAN ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 15:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't have enough courage, you aren't drunk enough yet.
AngriestSCV ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about some honey flavored jack daniels?
uncensoredavacado ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:21:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best I can do is the bottle with some fairy lights.
DangerBrewin ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
M E T A E T A
Daamus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Words to live by
Javad0g ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brandy eggnog will put some hair on your chest and some depth in your voice!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I have half of your orange?
LordEnigma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you share half your rum. Then we can be drunk buddies.
ShuffleTheDeck ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Thatโs easy as fuck to do. Give that shit right back. They clearly donโt like her ainโt nothing to it.
demevalos ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow!
Savage!
MAXIMUM_FARTING ยท 903 points ยท Posted at 14:25:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you looked them dead in the eye and said 'it's the thought that counts, right?'.
ilinamorato ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 16:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That saying always bugged me because it's so often used when no thought was put into the gift whatsoever. Yes, it's the thought that counts. So please have one.
PartyPorpoise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:04:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed! You don't get to use that line when you just ran into CVS and picked at random. I hate those videos where a parent gives a kid a really shitty gift as a joke, and then people criticize the kid for being upset. I think the kid has a right to be upset when the parent gives a gift with the intention of upsetting them...
Casual_OCD ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 14:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That username though...
Spyhop ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 15:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โซ Last Christmas I gave you my fart โซ
Tapp-Matthews ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:06:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The very next day, you fanned it away.
jcb088 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No! They blew it away!
dfn85 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year, to save you from tears, Iโll make sure to wipe my asshole.
princessdracos ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:29:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After reading your line, I have to sing this to my fiance, preferably during an intimate moment. We've finally reached the "farting in front of each other is no longer mortifying" stage, but we still laugh at farts.
mynameis_neo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And wuv... twu wuv... will fowow you fowevaโฆ so tweasure your wuv...
destroythethings ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks i'm fucking choking
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very relevant. My thoughts to you are full of fart.
pangalgargblast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and it's the Count ... that thoughts. Thinks. Shit.
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that's what she's giving her grand parents next year.
Whywouldanyonedothat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*it's the thought, cunts, right?
Surfing_Ninjas ยท 229 points ยท Posted at 14:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, maybe they should start giving gifts they'd be happy to receive then...
MayorBee ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 14:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Enjoy your Polident, Johnny!"
cerberdoodle ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a problem too, though. Like when I was a 14 year old boy and my mom gave
meherself an Amy Grant CD.Legend017 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell me your name means you know what Kwan-tsu means.
semprini23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It must mean, โFree Beerโ or something...
Surfing_Ninjas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kwantsu dude!
[deleted] ยท 314 points ยท Posted at 14:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha, Savage AF
demevalos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow! Savage!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my inspiration
Flumptastic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perfectly executed
Mimichah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could give you gold for this ! haha !
ryantcli ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:37:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you removed only 1 of the pieces before hand
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"To my favorite grandparents"
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:19:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha nice, fuck them!
fallenKlNG ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's hilarious! What did they say in response, you remember?
Contemporarium ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs fucking amazing
fuidiot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have to add that to your original post.
Hypoallergenic_Robot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should've said "I put exactly as much effort into this gift as you did when you gave it to me the first time."
frugalrhombus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is fucking incredible
closetshitlordette ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THIS IS THE BEST REVENGE. Ahhhh! Good for you!
avesthasnosleeves ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You fucking ROCK.
dothackslash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...and?!?! What ensued?
ocotebeach ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you keep it all year just to give back to them? A whole year to plan your revenge thats really nice.
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If thereโs one thing I do well itโs petty revenge
PM_me_nicetits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was their response?
raffsrulz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did they react to it?
deusnefum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure but I have to ask. You mean a Jigsaw puzzle and not a jigsaw, right?
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeh jigsaw puzzle sorry man
Tyestor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
brutal. i like your style.
DrZeroH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yooooo good shit. As a teacher ive always wondered what evil suggestion I could give to my students when they get upset over crap presents given to them by their relatives
Phosforic_KillerKitt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better hope you don't get it back again...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you keep one piece as a reminder?
acekoolus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you gave it back to them finished and glued. Missing pieces and all.
ladyoffate13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have given it to them with half the pieces.
bobdole776 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did the look on their faces indicate they recognized the gift? I bet you were just drinking in that look like fine wine, ha!
RoysBallsOnTheTable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/pettyrevenge at its finest
wlee1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next year give them a cauliflower
JuggerNugget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now we know why youโre the least favorite
propanololololol ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 14:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are just sexist and would give me 20 quid and my sister 5.
Kinkywrite ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 15:43:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Read this as 20 squids and thought "Hell yeah, awesome gift!"
ultimate_zigzag ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found the Japanese porn star.
A_favorite_rug ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:33:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have to go through a lot of effort in order to obtain twenty squids.
Kinkywrite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would show they really loved you?
Make_MRD_Pure_Again ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/u/zeezeee would be so happy.
uss1701jb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/slutoon
mike_d85 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather did the same thing until my oldest cousin graduated from college. That was the time he realized that women were now "being men" as he put it (having careers and providing for themselves and their families).
Never mind that three out of four of his daughters had careers (half of which supported themselves without husbands) it was the graduation that made him realize. Maybe it was the planning or that she went to college with the goal of graduating instead of meeting a boy?
propanololololol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she one of the first in your family to go to college? If so, I can see that having a profound effect on him.
mike_d85 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. My mother has a degree (admittedly an associates from community college) and my uncle has a bachelors.
propanololololol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's real peculiar of him then. Still, a good thing is a good thing.
drebunny ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:48:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"oh would you look at that, looks like you'll just have to find a good man to take care of you when you grow up"
Firehawk2k2 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WageGap
Gen_GeorgePatton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But 75% of $20 is $15
propanololololol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm older so my bonuses were higher.
Kumqwatwhat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you both combine it and each take half?
Edit: autocorrect made a typo in both into give
propanololololol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Naw man I didn't even realise she got less until they were already dead (not my sister). I was a pretty antisocial kid so didn't do much bonding with my sister.
Kumqwatwhat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:56:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you know how many years she got shafted, then, a good gift idea (if you're still in touch) is to get her 15 dollars times that many years, with some sort of note explaining. I've found that a general guideline for a good, meaningful gift is to dig up some long forgotten problem and rectify it long after it ceased to be frustrating and just became funny, or at least an innocuous anecdote.
propanololololol ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would be great idea if I actually had money.
Scarletfapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch
Nitroapes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well if they were giving you guys actual presents instead of squids I'd say you were on to something...
/s
propanololololol ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want to live in a world where squids aren't considered gift-worthy. Calamari for days b
christianwwolff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can relate. My brother and I are the only males in our generation (all our cousins are female). He and I are the only heirs named in my grandfather's will, and our cousins (all women) are all excluded from it.
propanololololol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now that's cold!
ilovesprite155 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are also sexist, me and my sister get ยฃ20 each whereas my (male) cousin got ยฃ100 just from grandma, not sure what grandpa got him...
AcceptablePariahdom ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:38:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Manipulative? Okay yes, maybe a little... but from a utilitarian standpoint you straight up increased the net happiness of your family that Christmas.
...That might be the most coldly logical way I've ever thought about freakin' Christmas.
thebumblinfool ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 14:20:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, least you can do is be manipulative but helpful. You did a good thing here. People always assume manipulative people are bad people, but in reality everyone is trying to manipulate everyone in some way. Others are just better at it than others.
PapaBradford ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:28:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your sister sounds cool
fivedigitrank ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
manipulating for a better outcome for all, its not fucked up, you're a good person
jepensedoucjsuis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:47:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of those grandparents. I'm not the favorite...
siler7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jewerely.
princessdracos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't stop trying to pronounce it as it was written, except I thought there was another r in there: jewerelry. God, make it stop!
siler7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
JEWERELRY. >:D
RandomCandor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you and I would be good friends, the kind that are terrible for each other.
Zrk2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As long as you use your powers for good.
psycho1social ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yo honestly i wish i still had my first guitar.
because my parents bought it for me for christmas. it was acctually one of the last real gifts i ever got.
i ended up pawning it so that we could have food for a couple weeks while my dad was unemployed. this was back in o7 when the economy was shit.
i never really learned to play guitar. they could afford the guitar and a crappy amp just barley. but didnt have money for lessons.
i miss that guitar so much.
to this day i still cant play for fuck and i have like 5 guitars.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta practice until you get frustrated and then practice some more, everyday.
Theres a ton of online stuff too. If you're serious I recommend learning how to read music and learn some music theory so you can gain skills in understanding how it all works and translating that into learning by ear and such
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was in school i learned to play trumpet. i wasnt good but i wasnt bad enough to just kick out of the class either.
i really just need to take lessons and stay on a set shedual.
the only reason i was able to learn trumpet was because i had to do it every single day 10 months a years
nagumi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How did grandparents react?
Davidclabarr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve... Ive never seen it spelled like that
DaReaper95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were young and still wanted to get nice things, but you did the right thing yourself first. Having a virtue is not counteracted by having childish and human desires.
Wilhelm_III ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speak for yourself, it's pretty great.
fingerandtoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man I wish I was spoiled like you were. Just ask for a guitar amp and bam sure thing.
MisterSympa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are a GOOD sibling.
Surfing_magic_carpet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I'd call that assertive. Your sister got stiffed so you gave her what she would appreciate more. You, in turn, got a crap present, so you just made the case for why you should get something decent. Unless we're talking an extremely expensive amp, but otherwise I call it fair.
teenagesadist ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:05:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I can't imagine having grandparents that would play favorites.
My mother's dad had something like 18 grandkids before he passed away, and he treated them all like his own kids.
2PhatCC ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandmother had a habit of buying her underwear every Christmas to open in front of everyone, while all of her cousins got cool gifts from the same grandmother... It wasn't until this past week when I told her it likely happened because her parents suck and told her that's what she would want for Christmas...
beepborpimajorp ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adults who take out their own personal shit on children are the lowest form of existence there is. Kids have NOTHING to do with their petty grievances so seeing parents, grandparents, etc. do crap like that makes me want to shake them.
akiramari ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:41:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That stinks :(
My grandma's sister went to Disney(land/world/whatever) and got my sister a souvenir of her favorite Disney Princess, and gave it to my grandma to give to her. She didn't get me anything, and my grandma gave it to my sister in front of me, basically telling me I was forgotten. Thanks, ladies.
letthycamerongo ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:46:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm obviously my Auntโs least favorite. She went to London and when she came back she got everyone really nice souvenirs. I remember my mom got a nice coat, my brother got a soccer jersey, etc. I was 11, so I wouldโve been happy with some chocolate or a stuffed animal or something. She gave me all her change...
And that is the day I stopped trusting my Aunt.
MattieShoes ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:26:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got one nephew a model car, which was fine... She gave his brother a plastic box meant for displaying the model car.
Farghobbles ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year at Christmas, all 9 of my cousins would get a card with a $100 bill in it. Me? Nothing. Not even a card. Not once. Why? Because my mom is Jewish.
skylarparker ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am my grandpaโs favorite and my grandmaโs least favorite. So, I used to get stuff like underwear and socks for Christmas while the others got toys and cool stuff since Grandma did the shopping. Jokeโs on her, I liked getting underwear for Christmas. Grandpa would slip me money, too.
DancingPurpleCat ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Been there. My great aunt never married and has no kids, so she always spends Christmas at my grandmas place. Starting when we were 10 and 11, she just stopped buying gifts for me and one of my sisters. Every other family member gets a wonderful, personal gift (she even sends one to my auntโs ex-husband), except us two. No idea why, there has never been any beef or reasoning given, and no oneโs ever called her out on it.
nootdoot ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my mom got remarried my grandparents treated my new stepsister like their own grandchildren and got her a really nice art set for christmas just like mine. But HER grandparents weren't having new grandkids ruin the holiday. When we went to their house we watched my stepsister open a PS2, a BIGGER art set and TONS of games and clothes. Her grandparents gave me, my sister and my brother cards and stamps. The next year they gave us each $5. I don't like them very much.
shiguywhy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. I'm by far the favorite grandchild and my grandma makes no attempt at hiding it, but at least when it comes to presents she tries to keep it fair.
rolytron ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What does the fox say?
"Your grandparents hate you!"
"Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!"
Electric999999 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make sure to remember it when choosing their old people's home.
MsEwa ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They say relatives are friends you don't chose. But you can chose NOT to be friends with them. ;)
SHiiVANeZ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the club my friend
CaptainReginaldLong ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you do something with your life after to gain their affection or did you just keep smoking the pots?
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just left them to be miserable and carried on with my life with a dash of the good green stuff
CaptainReginaldLong ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Atta boy!
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they also remove a piece or two just to rub it in?
ThirdTimesAnAlt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:46:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm convinced that my grandparents hate my sister and I. My cousins got to do all this fun stuff with them; when my sister and I were over, they made us do chores. The other grandkids always went on day trips with my grandparents; we'd have to leave after an hour or so because they were taking my cousins somewhere. Hell, they never tell my side of the family (their own daughter!) when they're having a get-together until the last minute.
At Christmas, they'd take my cousins out shopping. So they knew exactly what the kids wanted, and the kids got exactly what they wanted. Myself and my sister? We'd get an envelope of cash. Not even a card. The envelope wouldn't even have our names on it, that's how little effort they put into us. I just skip the traditional Christmas Eve thing we do at their house now. I figure if they don't give a damn about my family, then I shouldn't give a damn about them
Andrei_Vlasov ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You?
PM_ME_UR_FARTS_GIRL ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good answer!
00Deege ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love the username. Received any?
sunny_in_phila ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 my grandparents got some random influx of cash (they were already wealthy) and got generous. My brother got a new, expensive set of golf clubs and lessons at the country club for his birthday. My sister got to go to the city and buy a new wardrobe for school with them for hers. On my birthday, despite years of being shat upon, I was excited to see what Iโd get. Grandma dropped off a garbage bag of my cousinโs hand me downs that my aunt had left with her and a card that was obviously for a middle aged woman. Got me again, grandma.
Jimid41 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean jigsaw puzzle. A jigsaw is a power tool.
spaceman_sloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas my Grandma brought presents for both my sisters and my niece and nephew, I didn't get anything
BigWil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish someone would give me a jigsaw for Christmas, my old Crfatsman is about to bite the dust and cuts crooked as hell. Its so old that I can't even find blades that fit it anymore
gregorykoch11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd have saved the jigsaw and given it to them except for one piece. That would be even better.
Jenchick84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is the same way. She always hated my mother and took it out of me my whole life. My mom and dad divorced when i was 2. She kinda holds a grudge.
twerkenstien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what kind of things you ever did to become their least favorite?
TheGhzGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure if that's more or less insulting than what my grandfather did. Which was just give none of his children or grandchildren anything. (We had helped him move across town after taking two years to empty half his old home)
On the plus side, all of us got nothing, so we all felt equally annoyed.
Sorry to hear about your grandparents.
Drewbox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have put it together, framed it and then give it back. That way they couldn't even have to joy if maybe putting it together
bryceroni9563 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Several times, my dad has sent jigsaw puzzles to my grandparents (his parents), often with some sort of twist. For instance, one time he got two of the same puzzle, put them both together, and then took every other piece from both puzzles, so that they all fit together just fine, but the picture was slightly off, and one piece never matched with the next.
Another time, he got two photo-mosaic puzzles, one of Elvis and another of JFK, which he discovered also had the same cut. Again, every other piece, but this time the pictures were completely different, and he only sent one of them. Once they told him they finished it, he sent the other one. I think both are still at their house, still in their mixed up state, and framed on the wall in the basement.
My grandparents love jigsaw puzzles, and like a challenge, so really this wasn't too mean, it's just the way that my dad likes to poke fun at his parents. What this means, though, is that he has set the precedent for us to do the same kind of stuff to him.
CarioGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What other stuff did your grandparents get your other family members?
rderekp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father gave my brother gifts and not me because I didn't want to come see him for visitation weekends. (He smoked and it was gross in his apartment.)
justking14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how'd they react to getting it back?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had you done anything to be hated for? Colored on their wall as a toddler, broken their teapot, anything?
One_Shot_Finch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats the long con. I honestly would've been looking forward to seeing their faces all year. Even if they barely reacted, I would sleep well with the satisfaction that that is a loud and clear "fuck you."
siovannie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never got this. It's okay to have favourites, I have favourites in my family as well. But don't fucking do this shit. I was my grandmother's favourite by far, but she never spent more money on presents for me than my brother. She'd take me out for lunch every couple of weeks, but I also went to visit her every week and my nephews/nieces didn't.
CantSayIReallyTried ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until this thread, I had no idea there was such a thing as a least-liked grandchild
holywowwhataguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck is with this "favorite grandchild" bullshit? Jesus Christ. Just get them equal gifts, unless one of the kids is an actual piece of shit or whatever. Holy hell.
Nosferatii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was the reaction when you gave it them back?
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They didnโt really say a lot just looked shocked
Hellshock77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you still in contact with them? do they still do this?
alicenowonderlandtho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see them a few times a year, thatโs all I can handle
donteatpoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damaged puzzles with pieces missing while other cousins get new toys and stuff; it sounds like you're describing my grandparents at Christmas. I feel your pain.
My parents actually stopped going to the Christmas parties at their house because of this (and other shitty stuff).
Thank God my other grandparents were awesome people.
LtShelfLife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have given it back with a piece missing
adanceparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my one grandmother gave me no gifts that I can still remember because when I was little I didn't send her a thank you letter in the mail for a gift she got me. (ignoring the fact I had no money and couldn't drive myself to the post office, so in reality it's my parents who forgot to make me sign my name on a card and mail it). She thought it was so rude and ungrateful of me that she never got me a gift again. Still hasn't. A couple years ago she also basically denounced me as a grandson by talking about how great her "singular" grandson is (my aunts adopted son, much younger than me) and ignored that me and my sister were there.
Jerl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jigsaw is a type of saw. Do you mean a jigsaw puzzle, which were originally made by the precursor to what we call a jigsaw today (but which now are usually just stamped out of fiber board)?
PapaEmiritus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did the FOX say?
CopeIzKuhinje ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:56:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
Lockeblack ยท 868 points ยท Posted at 13:52:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in college my parents bought me a steamer for Christmas. They said I would use for the suits I would wear to work everyday after I graduated.
I only wear suits only for job interviews and they kept the steamer for themselves.๐
lottebelice ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:09:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn... thatโs cold.
AgentWashingtub1 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's hot. It's a steamer.
lordbaldr ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:36:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And don't forget moist too!
lottebelice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Badoom-kish!
DamselSexbang ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I absolutely hate people that give gifts that they like in the event they get them back. I didn't think it was an issue until this thread.
ButtmanNaNaNaButtman ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:54:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just get a steam iron?! I have a terrific Rowenta iron that I occasionally use as a steamer, but it also, yโknow, irons clothes.
curtludwig ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:03:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in college my parents bought me a toaster oven that I couldn't take to college. They're still using it almost 20 years later...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. My parents still have this wooden chair I won at a lottery when I was younger and was still living with my parents. They've been eager to donate me broken furniture and useless open shelves that can't hold anything, but they never said anything about that nice chair that is probably the oldest piece of furniture they have and it's right there as a centeripiece in the main hallway.
TheSilverShroudette ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take it back and keep it. It is yours. They basically just bought a gift for themselves, not cool
PharaohCleocatra ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:58:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG I got a steamer too!! Iโm a girl!! Wtf am I gonna use this for?? I donโt steam my clothes
pashapook ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a girl and I love my steamer. I don't use it often, but certain fabrics look much nicer steamed. I've also brought it to multiple weddings to touch up bridesmaids' and other wedding party members' clothes. Last year I brought it to my mom's to steam her new tablecloth for Christmas dinner. They can be very useful!
ForkeySpoon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:58:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't they have the same effect as ironing clothes? I've only seen them at stores, never used them. They seem very convenient though.
pashapook ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:08:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, basically the same except I like the way steamed clothes hang a little better than ironed. I also really hate ironing but steaming is kind of satisfying.
lindsheyy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:49:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Essentially the same effect. Easier to use though, IMO, and you don't have to use an ironing board. I think it also gives a nicer finish and you can use a steamer on more delicate items.
PharaohCleocatra ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:55:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the one I got for Christmas when I was 18 it said something like โit must remain uprightโ and all I knew is that I couldnโt steam my couch or something, and all clothes are dry cleaned or thrown in the wash. So it was just more junk for me
Knoxie_89 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife has one for Dresses.
PharaohCleocatra ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:45:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I guess Iโm just lazy lol
SueZbell ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A steamer can be better for getting wrinkles out of washable curtains/drapes than having to iron those ungainly things.
0xB4BE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know what to ask for this Christmas now.
Rudeirishit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think they were dropping a hint.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a suit for college graduation. Brother got a (used) car and sister a shit ton of cash. Thanks.
Stalinov ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:22:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the suit. Some of them can be quite expensive.
Whywouldanyonedothat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take the steamer with you next time you're home. Then throw it away since you don't need it.
a-r-c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
reclaim the steamer
starhussy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The handheld ones are great for stain removal
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have been so steamed
nohbdyshero ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here I have exactly 1 suit....I wear jeans and t-shirts and ball cap to work
PolloMagnifico ยท 417 points ยท Posted at 15:33:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My own mother got me nothing.
As in, she hosted christmas, had a tree with gifts lined up under it which she had purchased and wrapped for my sister and her family of 6... and completely forgotten about me.
We opened presents Christmas eve (so we had room for santas shit christmas day, yo!) and after everything was passed out and my nephews and sister and BIL were gleefully tearing into their gifts, I'm just sitting there. Finally my mom looks up and makes eye contact with me.
Tries to figure out why I don't look happy.
Almost asks if everything is alright.
Eyes go wide as realization dawns.
She jumps up, runs to her room, comes out a few minutes later with something like $170 in small bills separated out into several bags and tiny boxes.
She apologized later. This was last year so I might need to remind her about that.
CreatrixAnima ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 15:45:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened to my uncle once. He was well into adulthood, but grandma gave everyone presents, and he got a box with an apple in it.
Animedingo ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 22:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it's really shity that she forgot in the first place
But I would have some satisfaction in the embarrassment that she forgot? I mean at least she realized
I don't know, my family isn't healthy
FollowsShinyThings ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 02:18:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She must have felt so awful. All the planning, all the organizing, all the concentration and then you realise you missed someone. She probably cried.
bunnyeatssallad ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:13:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why I make a spread sheet with the names of the people I'm shopping for and what I'm getting them.
Otherwise my scatterbrained ass would forget people left and right.
GoramitMal ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:32:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a massive list and write out the gifts and where I've stashed them as I go, otherwise I end up buying something on christmas vefore I see them -.-'
washichiisai ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:53:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should do this. I don't buy gifts for most people, but I do make candy or sweets to send out.
Last year I barely had enough with some stretching, and only for distant people, nothing for local friends. I'd like to do better this year. A spreadsheet seems like a good idea.
I_Am_Max_Headroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:51 on December 14, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I make a color coded spreadsheet that has colors for: Ideas, Ordered, Arrived, and Wrapped. I have also kept a running tally on how much I have spent so far.
QuietMouseBitch ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:22:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yes, from her description i don't think there was a bad intention behind it. she just forgot. happens. it must feel awful! i know that if my mom for some reason forgot about me she would feel devastated. i hope the mom is ok...
P-rick_bojanglez ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:51:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the exact thing that happened with my grandma and I last Christmas. She honestly might have figured I wouldnt be able to attend, so she could mail it later. Either way, I wasnt worried about it. But the sheer look of terror she had as all my cousins and siblings opened cards with checks in them as I sat, quietly watching. (And in case anyone reads this and thinks she is rude, please dont. My grandmother is the sweetest lady in the whole world. Just wanted to share a similar experience)
4dcatman ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe make a joke about it this year - don't make it big and try not to make her feel bad
thedarkestone1 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:07:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, I feel kinda bad for her; probably getting everything ready for your sister and her family made her frazzled and she forgot. At least she gave you a nice chunk of change to make up for it!
Talongie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:00:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forgot to get me a Christmas gift once. All I got that year was a set of precision screwdrivers from my sister who was unemployed. She (my sister) explained she could only afford a tiny gift and asked if the screwdrivers would be okay. I was totally fine with it as I needed a new set but my mom still swears to this day that she had given me money. She didn't.
wazupcuz ยท -47 points ยท Posted at 00:47:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and you got your mother a $170 gift? jesus, cut her some slack. at least she acknowledged her fuck up and tried to correct it. how old are you?
Storm137 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 01:24:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude. "Remind her so she doesn't forget" doesn't mean he was ungrateful. This is a thread for "worst gifts" not: "Worst gifts but you have to appreciate your own mother forgetting you."
filemeaway ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:23:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a troll. Ignore.
wazupcuz ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 03:31:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sure your mother beat herself up more than you will ever know. i thought the remind her comment lacked compassion, for YOUR own mother.
neon93 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:04:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's not based on monetary value, more that their own mother forgot about them for Christmas
FollowsShinyThings ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:22:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agree. This seems like an honest mistake, and clearly mom felt horrible, panicked and did her best to fix it. Holiday planning is a lot of work. I can easily see how after going to 20 different stores for food, decorations, gifts, wrap, regular household stuffs and groceries something gets missed, even something that is very important to you.
gorcorps ยท -89 points ยท Posted at 19:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be stoked to get anywhere near $170 these days
But sure, make sure to bring it up and make her feel like shit about it this year too... that's always a good way to treat your mother.
Honest question... how old are you?
Hansolo312 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 20:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that the reason to remind her would be so she doesn't forget again.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:56:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a courtesy, not a jab.
QuietMouseBitch ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 06:23:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow i dont know why you got downvoted so much! i honestly think it is mean to remind her hat she forgot... that sort of thing happens, and she felt bad about it.
danitosupreme ยท 1823 points ยท Posted at 15:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up in the South and being Jewish, my parents made more out of Hannukah than was really necessary. But they felt bad that everyone was getting Christmas presents, getting really excited about the holidays, and generally that I wasn't involved.
To compensate, my parents would get seven relatively small gifts and one mildly expensive gift, lay them out already-wrapped, and me and my sister would get to choose one each night to open. It made for a perfectly good experience, and we always looked forward to it.
One year, when I was about 11, there was a huge box with my name on it. Three or four times the size of all of the other presents on the floor. So I saved it for last.
Each night my parents would say something to the effect of "not all great presents come in big packages" and other things like that, trying to get me to open the big package.
But I was undeterred; I was saving that for last, so sure that it would be an amazing, ecstasy-inducing object.
So the last night of Hannukah that year, with my parents cringing in the corner, I opened my long-awaited gift.
It was a globe.
To this day, 30 years later, whenever they give me a gift (or my wife, or kids), we always say "at least it's not a globe".
Raffaele1617 ยท 495 points ยท Posted at 15:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahaha, I love that they foresaw the situation and tried to get you to avoid it x'D/
aspidities_87 ยท 183 points ยท Posted at 17:09:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smart Jewish parents like โoh shit this is gonna be expensive therapy laterโ.
My mom still mentally groans about the time she made me do a sugar-free Halloween.
Ocean_Hair ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 18:50:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sugar free Halloween? Does your mom secretly hate you?
aspidities_87 ยท 142 points ยท Posted at 18:57:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The idea was put upon her by my best friends idiot-but-well-meaning mother. Between the two of us, I think we got dehydrated fruit and some kind of fake ass hippie vegan candy.
To my momโs credit, however, it has become a running family joke. โOh hey do we want to do a turkey free thanksgiving this year? Guys?โ
Ocean_Hair ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
ramblinator ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my early 20s I had a group of friends that all lived far from family and we usually spent holidays together. We also frequently had dinners together. One year Ted volunteers to host thanksgiving at his house, then he tried to talk us all into having a Mexican night, tacos, burritos, etc. Instead of a regular thanksgiving meal!
We all saw each other everyday and ate dinners together all the time, any other day of the week could have been Mexican night, why would we want to do that for thanksgiving?
crooked-v ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:34:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My guess: at some point after offering to host, Ted went "shit, I have no idea how to cook turkey... uh... I do know how to make Mexican food?"
ramblinator ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:38:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, he was actually the older guy in our group, 40s-50s who loved having us over for dinner, and he had a wife in her 30s who also loved cooking.
davemchine ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:12:37 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have been trying (for 25 years) to convince my wife that a best friend is someone who tells you when you are Fโing up and not someone who blows smoke up your ass. You can guess what kind of best friend she has. I think this is why men have accountability groups and women do not.
EdricStorm ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 16:28:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of a Christmas day one year.
My parents wrapped up a big box and set it in the corner. We knew it was going to be something awesome because it was addressed to me, my brother and my sister.
We unwrapped it to find a box for a vaccuum cleaner. Being the smartass I was at age 12, I got super excited over the vaccuum.
But the gift itself was even better. The box was full of gift paper and a single note at the bottom that said "We're going to Disney World!"
SalAtWork ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:16:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So. did you get sad that you weren't getting a vacuum cleaner?
SKGwNRG ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:48:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift ever. Thought I was getting a vacuum cleaner, ended up being dragged to Florida with my stupid family.
jared555 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At this point with our family you are pretty much guaranteed to get at least one, possibly four or five, ancient boxes for cordless phones. They work pretty well for disguising movies/games/cds/other small and odd shaped items/cash. Anything else tends to be in various Amazon boxes acquired from holiday shopping.
My parents may have gotten tired of my guessing ability when I was young.
SuzyJTH ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 19:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why didn't you want a globe? I've always thought they were the coolest things.
wackawacka2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:31:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ditto!
MemeHermetic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:21:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely asked Santa for a globe when I was a kid. Delivered too. It was dope. Lit up and had a little magnifier with pictures of different locations when you looked through it. I miss that globe.
DanielDaishiro ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 17:53:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mother also puts out seven gifts but that's where some of the similarities end. You see she likes to put them out a week in advance you know so we can look at them but not open them yet and once we do get to open them it's only one a night of course. But there's more... you see some of them are empty and weighed down with rocks and might have a note that says no gift tonight better luck tomorrow and the biggest gift might be in the smallest box written on a piece of paper and the smallest gift might be in the biggest box but stuffed with a bunch of garbage. I remember one year I got three empty gifts in a row! I actually find this to be a ton of fun my whole family does this way my parents can ensure that all their gifts are good and they don't have to buy us useless crap gifts.
Netzapper ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 19:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds vastly more character-building than the materialistic orgy that is Christmas morning.
Wilhelm_III ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But materialistic orgies are great...
DarkLordAzrael ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:40:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't bad, but nonmaterial orgies are so much better. Honestly, pretty much anything on the material plane is less fun and interesting than on nonmaterial planes.
Loborin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:39:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm definitely going to take this idea.
_agent_perk ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:04:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How to give your children trust issues 101...
DanielDaishiro ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I trust my parents entirely
_agent_perk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:50:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry to hear that
DanielDaishiro ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:35:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah they were always very free and open with me and my siblings. I was always treated as an adult as long as I acted like an adult. They were very open with everything.
Comet9929 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That happened to me once. It was Christmas Eve and my parents would let me pick out one gift to open and it was a globe but it wasnโt that bad because I like geography
Anchovacado ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, my grandparents got me a globe when I was about 10 and it's still in my room now.
CaptRory ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The globes in my grade school still had the USSR on them.
Anchovacado ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:34:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-grandmother recently moved out of her house to a nursing home, and we had to clean it out. She had this old globe in the basement that I always loved to look at, I'm not sure of the exact date but I think it's from sometime in the 1960's. I don't have space for it right now, but my grandparents made sure to save it.
NewTownGuard ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:41:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe this will be useful some day
https://xkcd.com/1688/
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:08:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
woah that's awesome!
TheNo1pencil ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:38:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Globes are expensive. I would love a globe.
CyberClawX ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 17:07:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They probably thought you'd open it first in your anticipation. When they saw you were saving it for last and building up the hype they went into damage control.
But for an 11 year old, they still looked like EA community managers to your eyes.
PanaceaPlacebo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There it is! Finally find the comment referencing EA in this post.
(Never forget.)
Bekerson ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, Iโd kill for a globe, thatโs right up my alley.
Swieb ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:23:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they really mean the world to me.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:44:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean.... they did warn you.
ksh771 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar experience. My family had a tradition that on Christmas Eve I could open one gift. I was still young enough to believe in the big guy so my only options were gifts that aunts and uncles and such had dropped off in the days leading up to Christmas.
Well one year there was this absolutely massive gift bag. I had been eyeing it all night thinking it was a doll or a keyboard or something absolutely amazing. So of course when the time came I went straight to that one.
I was very disappointed to find a huge painting of an angel from my very religious great-aunt :(
Painting_Agency ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Globes were better when they didn't become obsolete every few years. A Moon globe would be much cooler.
etownboring ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can get strictly geographic globes
land8844 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mountain ranges and time zones don't really shift all that much.
Drachefly ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like, before the dawn of human civilization?
MixSaffron ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:23:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha at least they can joke about it now!
A buddy of mine had a bday party and his now ex brings out this sqaure box and it's pretty heavy and he started opening it asking what it could be, my other buddy yells "As long as it's not a coffee table who cares" and everyone laughs....after opening the box it was in fact a coffee table that folded into a square and the looks he got were priceless.
CacatuaCacatua ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:26:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh snap, I did the same thing. About twelve we were talking about bad gifts with my grandma and I mentioned not liking dolls very much. Of course she gets me an expensive retro china doll thing that year ๐
MixSaffron ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:02:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
**Edit
Lol, whoops, this was supposed to be a message.
eggplantsrin ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds of me of the year I got a new violin case.
Adult me knows they're very expensive and it was a really nice case. Child me saw a massive and very exciting box and opened it to find something necessary but not at all fun.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:30:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I desperately wanted a globe when I was 11/13ish. I absolutely loved that horrible one you see in ,like sky mall, that is made of the precious stones. I thought it was so cosmopolitan and elegant. I wish I was joking.
turbomellow ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:24:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ahhhahaha I wanted that thing so badly! I'd cut the picture out of some catalog and gazed dreamily at it, imagining it in my sophisticated penthouse when I was an ultra-rich fancy adult.
douchebaghater ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:40:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me for my 11th b-day. Boy, was I bummed. But, you know what? As I got older it turned into an important possession and I was sad when it finally fell apart beyond fixing.
SuggestiveDetective ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They'd give you the world if they could.
Okay fine I'll leave.
cntdlxe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:06:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of the time I walked out to a couple of big boxes, thinking it was some cool board games.
No. They were pedestal fans.
SuddenFellow ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:17:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year, my family had the same thing except it was a damn calendar for next year. It was somewhere in the presents, and I always picked it first somehow?
Needless to say, no one was safe from the calendars. Though, looking at it now... I really want one this year lol.
Hannukah is coming up though!
Synapse-Decisions ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like an awesome gift
madsnorlax ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, gloves are fucking expensive. I'd be happy with that, then again, I'm a geography nerd.
historymaking101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a globe for Hannukah once and loved it.
DinosaurChampOrRiot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:13:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the most Jewish gift ever.
DiligerentJewl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Am Jewish. Love globes. Also love atlases.
GirlAnonymousX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my husband a globe once, but he's a huge geography/history buff and it was a pre nazi Germany globe that had things like Prussian territory on it, written in all Italian. It was super old and the perfect thing to get someone like my husband. It also lit up since the people who sold it to me installed a light in it. He loved it so much and whenever we have anyone over he'll show it off to them. Globes aren't all bad lol!
LittleSadEyes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:46:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love running Christmas gift jokes. When I was in high school, my father was entertaining a four year old cousin by shaking presents and making ridiculous guesses about what might be in them based on the sound.
He picked up one that was for me, and shook it. No sound. "huh," he said, "that shakes like socks."
Across the room, my eight year old cousin had just walked in. She suddenly beamed and exclaimed, "It is socks!"
To be fair, they were super colorful, thick, patterned toe socks and I loved them.
We'll still say anything "shakes like socks."
CaterpillarKing123 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, I'll take a globe any day of the year. I love globes, have three sitting on my dresser. Also, if you REAAALLLLY don't want it, hmu lol. A 30 year old globe? Hell yeah.
ihaveababy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:40:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son is four and when I asked him what he wanted he told me a globe.
Derrythe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:27:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an atheist, and we always do Christmas, mainly because we were raised Christian and are surrounded by Christian family. Since I've been religion free, I've thought about having fun and trying out other religious holidays. Read books teaching the customs and origin stories to the kids, follow the traditions. I really think it could be fun.
BitchinIndika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually a pretty cool idea.
IAmHebrewHammer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also Jewish, we did something similar and my big gift was an atlas.
ShortNerdyOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would've loved a globe in my twenties!
Let me explain-I was a teacher. It was required that my students use a globe. It's mandatory by state standards. We were not given globes. This means the expectation is that the teacher spends their own money on it. Globes are expensive. So I could never do that activity/standard. If I was found out, I potentially could've gotten in big trouble.
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my most prized possessions is the globe I got from an old friend which still has the Soviet Union on it.
BagOfDisease ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit. I got my 6 year old a globe for one of his Christmas presents. It lights up to display major constellations.
He's gonna remember this disappointment for life.
wackawacka2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, globes have never been cheap. I always enjoy looking at them.
DiligerentJewl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโre like 60 bucks for a legit cardboard and plastic one.
SolarisIX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Globes are cool dude. Get on the globe train.
HDwalrus123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:49:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it's not a chair, which was what was inside a massive box under the tree one year when I was a kid.
Perrythepervypus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
11 year old me honestly would've loved to get a globe.
bullydefender ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait.. is this not what Jewish people normally do for Hanukkah?
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:53:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That gift size thing is something I should remember. When I was a kid I would always be most excited about the gifts that matched the size of what I wanted the most that year. So usually I would go for the ones in n64 game size or the ones potentially having Gameboy games inside. My parents eventually adapted and double wrapped into shoe boxes.
cw30755 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God, I was afraid it was going to be a puppy!
zyralux17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So the gift was a lifelong gag bringing a smile every time?
bws402 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honest to God I would love a globe as a gift, unless it was a shitty globe
a-r-c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was it a nice globe at least?
amsterdam_pro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like they wanted to teach you a lesson, and you were smart enough to catch on and deliberately play along.
A globe sounds like a cool gift by the way.
PrincessMinecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a globe from my grandparents when I was 10.
One of my most useful gifts!
pialligo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I note you didnโt tell us what the mildly expensive present was. Youโre complaining about globes (when I think a globe is actually pretty cool) but neglecting to recall any of the other presents including the main one. Iโm glad I donโt have to give my ungrateful kids a present every day for a week each year.
davemchine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:08 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a globe for Christmas as a child and I loved it. Thatโs me though. I love looking at maps also.
00liv ยท 523 points ยท Posted at 14:56:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad told me that my grandmaโs gift for my 16th birthday was so big she had to keep it in the garage. Later he told me he hoped I liked it since it was only a two-door model. Next I was told it was beige.
It was really hard to pretend to be thrilled when I received my brand new filing cabinet.
SpacePilotMax ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 20:23:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it was intentional
gingerandtonic94 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 00:05:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, my dad did this to my mum one year. He was getting her a wooden outdoor lounger chair for her birthday, and because she really wanted a kayak, he decided it would be a great joke to pretend he was getting her a kayak instead. He roped us kids in on it, we'd loudly talk about buying life jackets and then stop when she walked into the room. We were pretty young and didn't realise this was a plan which would almost certainly backfire.
Well, she was not impressed to find a lounger instead of a kayak on her birthday. My parents divorced a few years after that. She still has the lounger though, and three kayaks now. I honestly don't know why my dad thought it was a good joke, I think a kayak would have cost the same as a lounger.
An_Unraped_Cat ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 01:14:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And a whole lot less than a divorce
gingerandtonic94 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:23:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, definitely wasn't the only factor which led to divorce but I bet it didn't help!
00liv ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโm still confused on why he thought it was so funny, especially now having kids of my own. I never dreamed I would be gifted a car. But, after he kept dropping these hints I started to get really hopeful and excited. Then, it was just trying to hold back tears and thank my grandma pretending I loved her gift.
sixesand7s ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 23:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
at least you have somewhere to file the complaint
Chortling_Chemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OOF
69harambe420 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:43:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I got a filing cabinet for my 12th birthday and was thrilled about it. I was a weird kid
caanthedalek ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:41:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I think I'd be pretty excited about getting a filing cabinet. No idea what I'd put in it, though.
peoplerstranger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:59:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats just mean! Im sorry that happened to you. Seriously.
paidinboredom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuckin legend
RLJTargaryen ยท 277 points ยท Posted at 14:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy forgot his gift so he took his shirt off and gave it to me
Datenegassie ยท 307 points ยท Posted at 15:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not entirely sure if you're talking about a gift in Animal Crossing or in real life.
Cryp71c7 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually pretty awesome.
It may seem like a shitty gift but the guy felt so bad about not bringing his gift that he literally "gave you the shirt off his back".
Chasingthesnitch ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Listen Creed, no one wants a stinky old man shirt.
DeathbyHappy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally gifted the shirt off his back, nice
TheDJarbiter ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a good gift if he's cute.
fbibmacklin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:14:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that's exactly what happened.
Source: am Creed Bratton. . .or am I Charles Schneider?
bfanforever ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:22:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was he hot? Maybe the gift was letting you check out his torso.
ihaveacat92 ยท 8507 points ยท Posted at 14:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great auntie (maternal grandmaโs sister) bought us some slices of toast wrapped in paper towels one year. Presented them to us as the Kings presented Jesus with his gold and frankincense. My dad thought it was hilarious. Unfortunately it wasnโt her being a dotty old lady it was her getting back at my mum for inheriting all of my grandmaโs money when she died. Her husband was really embarrassed and slipped me and my sister a twenty each when they left.
Edit: holy shit didnโt expect this story to double my karma..
Edit 2: triple...RIP my inbox
UrethraX ยท 4138 points ยท Posted at 15:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dope husband tho
ihaveacat92 ยท 2492 points ยท Posted at 16:12:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs great. He had a really interesting life, worked in intelligence because heโs fluent in like 6 languages and then studied at Cambridge later in life. I used to love talking to him about what I was currently doing for history in school.
clumsyandunstable ยท 237 points ยท Posted at 16:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dang, I really admire when people learn to speak multiple languages. What a smart man.
Hazakurain ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 16:45:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Learning languages is one of the greatest thing ever.
EDIT : Fuck my auto correct
jason2306 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 17:19:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes learning english was one of the bestest decisions of my life
Seouls_Synergy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I take it English isnโt your native language?
qwertzinator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:51:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess that's the joke.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a leg up on that. Grew up in Ukraine to American parents, so now I speak Russian and English. Bit of Ukrainian too.
Teh1TryHard ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:55:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not to burst into your personal life because uhh... strangers on the internet, but
is that because he died or because something changed?
ihaveacat92 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clarification: heโs still alive, we just donโt see them anymore really. Great auntie is house bound with dementia and my mum calls them to see how they are but thatโs it really.
princessdracos ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dementia is ugly and horrible, but I'm struggling to imagine how awful it must be when the person started off as an asshole. I'm not sure if this is feasible, but I'd suggest trying to meet your great uncle for coffee or something. He probably needs a break (assuming there's someone else to keep an eye on his wife), and you'd get to visit with a dear relative. Just a thought.
ihaveacat92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually spoke to mum about this today, i was telling her about this thread and sheโs decided to go and see them over xmas. Her father (my grandad) was in the services with great aunties husband (if that makes sense) and she wants to get their stories and experiences on paper before he dies.
princessdracos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope it goes well! If it doesn't, you all will know that you tried. Have a great Christmas!
woosel ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:02:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He โhadโ an amazing life. Iโm inclined to believe itโs the former.
bem13 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:00:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He still does, but he used to, too!
obiworm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe op graduated from school and no longer talks about history class
FaxCelestis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THE MIXED TENSES ARE THROWING OFF MY GROOVE
ihaveacat92 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sorry for throwing off your groove. Please donโt do a Kuzco and throw me outta window.
The fella in question is still alive we just donโt see them as often.
redditorsofthesesh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get an AMA going for him!
jason2306 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well.. do you have an ouya board?
redditorsofthesesh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:30:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouuuuhhhh unexpected sadness has me feeling sad.
Vaderesque ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Jack can't talk Thai!"
"Oh no, Dina, Jack can talk Thai. Jack talk Thai very well!"
BagelsToGo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:22:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both of them!
DeathKitten666 ยท 1652 points ยท Posted at 16:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its really fucking sick that people think its okay to hurt others through their kids. The kids had no part in any of whatever their mad about.
ihaveacat92 ยท 1071 points ยท Posted at 16:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was a strange lady. She was pretty much anorexic her whole life and once I hit puberty sheโd badger me about my weight, constantly asking me how much I weighed now. I was a very skinny child until about 17. Once that started my mum was like โnopeโ and reduced how much weโd see them cause she didnโt her neuroses to be passed on to me.
NoNoAkimbo ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 16:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good Mom
featherdino ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 17:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking yikes
As an anorexic this really motivates me to hurry up and get better- I'd never do something like this because I'm not that fucked up, but all the older anorexics I've met/heard about have been... tricky. Unpleasant. Off. Disconcerting. Take your pick.
I really think ts because of what it does to your development. People who have it for a long time/through their teen years tend to be regressive, selfish and socially uncontrolled/unmannered. I just finished inpatient the other day and boy was it a slap in the face, realising how ugly and creepy some behaviours that I've also exhibited are from an outsider perspective. Some highlights include: weeping over Asian food (too spicy- it was honey soy chicken), weeping over being made to switch chairs, having all Frozen lunch box stuff (they always "love Disney" or some weird shit), talking with a baby voice when stressed, wearing obvious kids clothes so she could like... flaunt that she could wear a ten year old clothes (she was like 40). Very very strange regressive behaviour that really made me analyse my own narcissistic regressive tendencies.
Sorry for writing you an essay- but the disease is very interesting in how it stunts the sufferers. Also it's so often a comorbidity with personality disorders which are... a whole nother ball game.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:52:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, your brain is still growing up into your early twenties, so the "stunted" development makes a lot of sense if these women became anorexic in their teens.
featherdino ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, most (if not all?) of them did. So did I. I'm only 18 so let's hope I can turn this around
dorothy_zbornak_esq ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:25:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for sharing your story. I never thought of social development suffering as a result of disordered eating, but it makes perfect sense. Best of luck with your recovery, Reddit is rooting for you!
featherdino ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks :D
GreatestJakeEVR ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:11:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So not anorexic but long time drug addict. Not the same thing but I think this advice will be helpful. Fix it now. Like fucking today. Whatever it takes. If you have to have someone tie you to a chair and force feed you for a month till you eat normally then do it. You don't want to look back in 10 years and realize all the opportunities you missed out on, all the relationships you lost or broke, because you delayed fixing what was wrong cuz it was difficult.
Your 20's are full of amazing opportunities you won't ever have again. I had so many chances in college with girls that high school me would have killed for, and I ran each and every relationship right into the ground. I also had great carreer opprotunities to do fun and amazing things with my life and lost them. It's brutal to look back and realize what I had to give up for my addiction. Don't make the same mistake. If you have to put the rest of your life on hold to fix your problems do it. Spend the next year getting better then continue with your life. The years go by quick and the good opprotunities only come once.
featherdino ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:05:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Screenshotted and saved this. It means the world to me when people with similar issues just tell me the truth and be honest, even if it's scary or urgent or whatever. I'd rather be told that I need to buck up and get better or life will pass me by than have someone overly anxious not to pressure me or stress me out tell me "recovery has ups and downs blah blah".
Regarding being tied to a chair and force fed, well, lmao, did kinda do that at the start of this year. Got hospitalised because it was getting life threatening- when you get hospitalised for anorexia against your will you get put on bed rest (no getting up except for toilet) and you're fed through a tube that goes up your nose and down into your stomach. I don't want to do that again, but I might just have to. Even though my whole body screams no.
Regarding opportunities passing by, I've tasted that already. My mental illness was too severe for me to be able to apply to a specialist art school in high school and I regret it all the time. Things could have been different. But now I have gotten in to my country's best visual arts school in a big city for next year, and I know I have to take it. I have to. But if I get sicker I will ruin it for myself, and if I stay sick I will drift through it like I drifted through high school, not feeling a thing. I can't have that happen to me. We all pave our own destinies and whether I am ready or not this is my dream and I will not live the rest of my life in regret.
Anyway sorry for writing out my life story, your advice really resonated with me. I appreciate you taking the time to write it down. My heart feels a bit stronger now. I ate my breakfast. One step at a time, I can conquer this
SuicideBonger ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Recovering heroin addict here. Please, please, please do not wait to get help. I waited, and I overdosed and almost died. That's what got me to get help, and I'm much better off now.
hakkai999 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're doing better and continue to do so.
batboobies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can do it!! You're in the right headspace for success. Someday you'll look back on all your hard work and be SO FUCKING PROUD!! I believe in you, chase your dreams!!!
featherdino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!!!!!
Iabiel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can do it! <3
featherdino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!!!!!
KindsisterKathy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Realizing the behavior is half the battle, good luck with your fight โก
fogfall ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good luck with your recovery! <3
featherdino ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man!
qctran ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar experience as you when I was in treatment. I got along with the older women because they acted more like teenagers/early 20's rather then any adult's I've been around. Personally it was more horrifying seeing what an ED does to someones mind rather then their physical body.
You can very much turn around the damage you have already done as the human body is incredible at healing itself. Being as self-aware as you are now is an amazing trait to have when it comes to recovery. Good luck!
featherdino ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man. Hope you're well too :)
thecosmicgoose ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seem to be approaching this in a sane, logical, rational manner. I wish you strength and hope in your recovery.
featherdino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks :)
1738_bestgirl ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shocker that she got left out of Grandma's will /s
snoboreddotcom ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also who expects to get sizable chunk of inheritance when their sibling dies if their sibling has kids and grandkids? Thats obviously who are going to inherit
Timmy_the_Potato ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just input from someone who suffers from anorexia. I wonder if she was "competing" with you in her head, like what she weighed when she was your age. She probably wasn't trying to hurt you. Its common for anorexics to compete with each other to see who is a lower weight or who can eat less kind of thing. It probably was for her mentality, not to harm yours. But aside from that, it is good your mom got you separated from that situation. It bothers me when any adult comments on the weight of a child when it's not of true medical concern. My dad calls my older sister fat and tells her to go to the gym all the time; she is only 120lbs at most, and I just wonder in my head how you can do that when one of your other children has such a serious complex regarding weight.
Blinkdawg15 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:10:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How in the fuck does anyone consider a 120lb person fat? Even if she's short, that weight is totally fine.
That's fucked up, and I hope your sister is alright.
deeppurplecircles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not good, your mother did the right thing. I don't think she was trying to hurt you, though, she was probably comparing herself to you/competing, or used you as some sort of inspiration. Eating disorders consume your life entirely and (especially) when they drag on for years and years and years, those strange habits that seem so abnormal so others go completely unnoticed by you.
The unfortunate part is when someone suffering from an eating disorder has children and those children are subjected to their parent's habits and neuroses their whole childhood/adolescence (ex. not allowed to have 'bad food,' commenting on other people's weights, being raised with the mentality that you need to be thin, counting calories, small portions, etc.). Besides genetics, it's definitely why there's a HUGE correlation between mothers with eating disorders and daughters with eating disorders.
joungsteryoey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go mum.
jsmoo68 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smart mum.
ObiWanUrHomie ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If only adults could act like adults. Can't tell you how many aunts and uncles I've removed from my life for acting like this!
EnlistedHipster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As the child of a particularly messy divorce, I agree!
Aurum_MrBangs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get you, but is it really hurting the kids getting a shitty gift one year from one family member? I would assume they were broke personally.
SuperFLEB ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of times, they'll end up giving other relatives non-shitty gifts, so it's obvious.
otis_reading ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. It's not. Nobody is entitled to a gift at Christmas--good, shitty, or otherwise.
DeathKitten666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift is better than toast in paper towels
DeuceSevin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I had an aunt (motherโs side) who didnโt like my dad, so she took it out on me instead. It never really bothered me, but my wife has now heard all of the stories and canโt stand her. Great woman (my wife). Always has my back.
demonachizer ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:15:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would a sibling expect money to travel to them when there are children? What an odd thing to be upset about.
cosmicsans ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:19:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right?!? I can't imagine my brother thinking he's entitled to any of my stuff when I have two children and a wife....
CaisLaochach ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lawyer here, it frequently arises in circumstances where people view it as an important gesture. Greed aside (and we'll return to that), an awful lot of people view the contents of a will as a sort of league table of love. If you don't get anything from the deceased, it's perceived as a slight against you. They argue and bitch, and, not infrequently, commence litigation to justify their position or to enhance their sense of self worth.
Also, some people are greedy shits.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if my parents left everything to my sibling because they had kids but I didn't I'd be pretty unhappy with that. I wouldn't take it out on the kids or anything but I'd still feel like my parents were playing favourites.
demonachizer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:40:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a situation where the sibling died and didn't leave it to their sister but instead to their child.
Does that make more sense?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Since I'm on mobile your diagram is just making things more confusing lol. But yea makes perfect sense now, I thought it was an aunt who was pissed, not the great aunt.
RenaKunisaki ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would have been funny if it had been a joke.
charleyjacksson ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:20:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got my sister a really nice Laptop when she turned 13, but at first they just gave her a back pack and said they didnโt have very much money that year. They told her to go take a shower, then we would go out to eat. They took the backpack and put the laptop in it, so when she got out of the shower she found it.
diamond ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, when my son was 6 he really wanted a Wii. We told him over and over again that we'd really like to do that, but we just didn't have the money that year. Of course, by that time we had already bought it and were hiding it at a friend's house.
So Christmas morning comes around, and we have all of his presents (thoughtful stuff, but nothing too expensive) wrapped under the tree. Except for one. He goes through and opens all of his presents, and we can tell he's disappointed that there's no Wii, but he's pretty nice about the whole thing. He knew (or thought he did) that we just couldn't afford the Wii. We were proud of him for taking it so well.
Then, when everything was opened, and all the trash cleaned up, I said, "Hey, what's that over there?", pointing to one last present hidden in the entertainment center. He opened it, and of course it was the Wii. Best Christmas ever.
Yeah, that's right. We pulled a Red Ryder on him.
UPDATE: Then I discovered Zelda, and I ended up playing it even more than him. So, win-win.
Yabbaba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:22:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What would you have done if he had thrown a tantrum for not getting the wii?
diamond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly don't know. We were really hoping we wouldn't have to decide that.
clumsyandunstable ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:23:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's really cool haha. I like this story.
sSommy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents and grandparents usually would use a box that the toy didn't originally come in. Like dog treat boxes, coffeemaker box, etc. So we'd open it and they'd all go "Oh wow, dog treats!" and I'd be all disappointed until I saw the scotch tape on the ends lol
charleyjacksson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My moms office used to do this game with all the kids where they would wrap presents in creative ways, and kids would have 15 seconds to rip through the wrapping and then pass it, then whoever got to the present got to keep it. They did stuff like tape a gift card inside the box their new fridge and put tape all around it so it was really hard to get into. There would do boxes like that Russian doll thing that progressively gets smaller, so youโd get though the big box and there would be another, then another, and another, each one wrapped differently so it was harder to get in. One year they actually put a present in each, but if you didnโt find it tough luck. One kid got through a box and didnโt see the gift card was taped to the side and threw a fit that he didnโt get to keep it so they didnโt do that again. That year was fun because the presents for bigger and the boxes for smaller.
I never won anything but my sister got some disco ball party light, and my friend Philip won the big prize one year of a $150 Best Buy gift card.
Great_Bacca ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood heir warfare. If they wanted you to have the money they would have given it to you. They need to deal with it.
Rammite ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Money turns people into assholes, and assholes do stupid things.
<insert family member> has money and I WANT IT.
Great_Bacca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess, I've just never ran across that. Maybe because my whole family is some level of middle class.
Rammite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family's on the low edge of middle class, but there's still been some messing around with my grandmother's will.
It really only boils down to how much your family gets along with one another. A small heir pool that is relatively respectful of one another is probably fine.
If <uncle> doesn't like <other uncle> and gets enraged that <other uncle> got the same amount of money as him then all hell breaks loose.
meta-mark ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it normal to will money to your brothers and sisters when you die? I was under the impression you leave everything to your kids/grandkids.
lush_rational ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I currently have my brothers as my beneficiaries on my retirement accounts since I don't have a spouse or kids and my parents don't need the money.
After I get married I will switch it all to my husband. My brothers and parents will only come back into the equation if I have an estate worth actually breaking up into several pieces.
My state's intestacy laws will give siblings the estate only if the parents are dead and there is no spouse or children so if you want siblings to get anything it should be spelled out in a will or as beneficiaries on the account.
Packers91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great uncle didn't have any children so he left most of his stuff to my mom and her brother.
CaptainOfSpite ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but thatโs when you have no children. Otherwise I pretty much expect it to go the children, or grandchildren if the parents are deceased or unable.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
did he palm the Jackson in a handshake to you? Sorry, but that part of the story made me laugh
toogroovytoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We call that the Holy Handshake. I'm not sure why.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:54:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that. I have the notion of angels playing a harp as you slide the Jackson into place
toogroovytoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I shall forevermore hear a choir of angels during the holy handshake.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're welcome
ihaveacat92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha no sadly not, just handed them to us while she was putting her coat on in the hallway.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:38:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I am glad he stood up for you a little.
DontTreadOnBigfoot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't exactly "stand up" for them, but at least he had the grace to be embarrassed by his wife's shitty behavior.
TheRealBobbyC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True. If he had stood up, he would have called the old bag out for being a shit hole
fivedigitrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ive had grandparents palm me 20's
TheRealBobbyC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a nephew who palmed his cousin a 20 at her 40th birthday party and told her to get herself something nice.
fivedigitrank ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:53:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
your nephew is cool beans, man thats gotta feel odd at 40, I bet she bought some shampoo or something
ihaveacat92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:45:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No word of a lie if someone palmed me a 20 it would basically go straight into my gas tank.
OneRFeris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always feel bad taking it, and they wont let me refuse. I end up just giving it all to the next panhandler.
OldManLeeVanCleef ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:49:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont get why people take things out on the kids. Like in many of these stories the gift givers have some beef with one of the parent and take it out on the kids and make them feel bad.
JoaoEB ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't this how inheritance works? The child get the money, not the siblings?
Warphead ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's why grandma gave the bitch no money.
Tryoxin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would have been a hilarious joke if she had actually also gotten you guys real gifts and given them to you afterwards. That's what I would have done. Otherwise, it's just spiteful and petty.
Niku-Man ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would someone be mad about that? Don't people ever discuss these things before death? Even so, where would a sibling have priority over a child for inheritance?
ihaveacat92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See previous, great auntie wasnโt exactly sane. My grandma died about 6 weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. Probably not a lot of opportunity to have death bed discussions.
RandomCandor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That story went from bitch to CUNT in 0.2 seconds.
Phrich ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She left her inheritance to her children instead of her sister? What a monster /s
cerberdoodle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she worship at your feet for a little bit? I mean, that probably meant more to Jesus, in hindsight, than the gold and frankincense (which Joseph and Mary definitely used up before Jesus had a chance to find out about them).
bitJericho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the husband let her bring toast XD If that were me I wouldn't have arrived without swinging by walmart first XD Or maybe that's exactly what he was thinking by bringing cash. Throw the wife under the bus and make the kids happy afterall.
trashlikeyourmom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would your great auntie expect to inherit money from her own sister over her sister's children? That's crazy in itself.
Hahonryuu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mad at mom? better take it out on the kids!
throwaway24515 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So she thought your grandmother should have left her estate to a sibling instead of her own child? WTF.
nappy-doo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it avocado toast at least?
AuspexAO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just thought your aunt was the first Sailor Moon and ran out of the house with nothing but toast...
Rorycorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hold on now where did she buy toast? That would save me the time having to toast my bread in the morning.
ihaveacat92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She bought the bread and used the magic device known as a toaster...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where does one even buy slices of toast wrapped in paper towels?
ihaveacat92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sheโd toasted the bread at home, then bought it to our house all wrapped up in kitchen towels.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it any good?
chickinkyiv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs hilarious to imagine the way in which the gift was presented! How old were you?
ihaveacat92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
around 12/13 I think? I didnโt see the subtext at the time, I just thought oh right crunchy bread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have never understood why don't people inherit things equally between their descendants. I mean, of course if you are a monarch or something like that it wouldn't be a good option for political reasons and overall country unity, but for us the common folk...
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I give her hubby credit for trying to make up for it, sounds like a good guy.
angelbelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would anyone expect to inherit their sister's stuff over the latter's child?
tiny_chicago ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am shocked at how many mean old people there are in these comments. I guess I got lucky with grandparents!
ramalledas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toast is good when you're hungry. The woman was a total bitch though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why didn't she share the fortune???
Why is it fair to take all and give none??
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's in keeping with the original biblical tale where the wise men present Jesus with gold, frankincense and toast. Not sure where they got myrrh from.
questionthis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is this not the top comment?
skippingstone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:39:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would she be pissed about not getting any inherent from her sister? It would be normal to give your only daughter everything.
gelinrefira ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the reason why your grandmother did not leave the money for your aunt is the same reason why she felt complied to take petty revenge on her nieces and nephews. Some people like to think that the world is out against them, but many times it is their own fault for being an asshole. Instead of being genuinely nice to you guys and earn some points, now she earned your dislike and even enmity for what is really a very petty thing.
Next time, your aunt needs help and you are in the position to help, you might not lift a finger to do so and she will lament that the world is so cruel and unfair. Well, she made her bed. I get a feeling that your uncle knows the kind of person your aunt is, which is why he was ashamed and gave you cash on the sideline. Your aunt is such a failure as a person that her husband has to feel guilty about her pettiness.
MadameTaffTaff ยท 492 points ยท Posted at 15:12:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The anti aging bible from my ex mother in law. I was 24. I was then informed that it was a library book so Iโd need to return it within 2 weeks...
[deleted] ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 18:22:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should've "lost" it and had her get charged with the replacement fee
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, I'd've stuck it somewhere not easily snoopable, and just let the fine increment...
umfum ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's...not a gift. She just gave you the errand of returning her library book.
Aesen1 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:55:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The anti aging bible became overdue after 2 weeks? Ironic
archangelmlg ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:05:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It could save others from aging, but not itself.
Aesen1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you from r/prequelmemes ?
archangelmlg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:29:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a subreddit we can't afford to lose.
Aesen1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:54:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโll take that as a yes
archangelmlg ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:24:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe.
freundwich1 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She gave you an errand as a present.
dankassmememachine ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 16:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The intent i๐ฒ to provide the kid๐ฒ with a ๐ฒen๐ฒe of pride and acompli๐ฒhment
sweffymo ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:22:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
mediocre bot
dankassmememachine ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a bot. That was just a mediocre joke
Made by a mediocre human being.
sweffymo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:45:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too, thanks.
Ritielko ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is an anti aging bible?
LostGundyr ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes the word bible is just used as a replacement for something like โguide.โ So in this case, Iโm assuming it just means a book full of ways to keep yourself looking young.
socratesismywaifu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Catholic but I have family into some really bizarre Protestant stuff (really just animism with a Jesus veneer) and I read this assuming the "anti-aging bible" was some goofy reprint of the Bible with verses highlighted to use as invocations to not get old, because I know my grandma has books that are like this. Then I used Google and feel kind of dumb.
Flamin_Jesus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:07:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, real life clerics have the shittiest spell lists.
Mygaffer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you kept that book.
socratesismywaifu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Catholic but I have family into some really bizarre Protestant stuff (really just animism with a Jesus veneer) and I read this assuming the "anti-aging bible" was some goofy reprint of the Bible with verses highlighted to use as invocations to not get old, because I know my grandma has books that are like this. Then I used Google and feel kind of dumb.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whaat?
kittymctacoyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd have actually enjoyed that, probably, minus the part about it being a library book. I take my skin care routine very seriously, started in my early twenties. Iโm early thirties now and often get mistaken for my kids sister, or when Iโm at the high school Iโve been mistaken for a student.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:31:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's Evil Inc. level of evil right there.
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 1378 points ยท Posted at 13:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday I invited couple of friends for a little get together to celebrate and one of my friends bought me a little Hello Kitty doll. I asked him what's that about as I'm not into them or anything similar so I thought it must be some sort of 'funny' gift like when a friend bought me a toy puppy because I'm afraid of dogs. But oh no, he told me he forgot to buy anything so when he was coming over he went in the local supermarket and that was one of the things he saw first that fit the price... I mean, you could have lied hahahha
[deleted] ยท 455 points ยท Posted at 13:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least he was honest though
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 13:49:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if he wanted to be completely honest he could have said didn't feel like buying you anything so I didn't... Or atleast he could have gotten me something I can use like a bag of chips. I could have eaten those. But I get what you mean, although I think it was more of a 'I don't have a story, she caught me so I might as well tell the truth'
karmagod13000 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya his honesty prob cost him like 10$
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:21:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was under 5 for sure but like I said it's not the money it's the thought that counts. Had he said it reminded him of me for any reason - I know myself, I would have awwwed. Or had he bought me the chips I like or coca cola or anything I would have liked it.
carolathome ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:07:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He gave you a great story to tell at other parties and on reddit.
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and I do smile whenever I see that doll.
ajs124 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, I'm sure that was the plan all along.
thecandybandits ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:58:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he meant to buy something and forgot saying he didn't want to buy something wouldn't be honest
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True but I'm not sure how much he really intended to buy me something or if it's just that others told him in the last moment that they've bought gifts. Either way it's the worst gift I've ever received but I still kept it and I don't hate it. It's just that compared to the others it's just not that great. I felt like I made him do it, you know? And that's not what I want my friends to think or feel.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could I interest you in a teeny tiny doll in let's say a shape of... hmmm hello kitty? Stoked right? You can thank me with a bag of edible chips!
iCoeur285 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends bought me a bag of licorice for my birthday once, because she forgot to get me an actual gift. I donโt even like licorice, but I gave her a hug anyway.
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:23:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this dude got a hug too, I mean he did come over and he did celebrate with me so it's all good
iCoeur285 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She also joked that her being present was her present, and that joke was enough for me! Haha
AccountWasFound ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:31:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first bf did a similar thing. He was over an hour late to my birthday party, claimed he got stuck in traffic which I call bullshit on given that he lives 30 mins away when they IS traffic, and the gift receipt for the books he got me was from 30 min after the party started. (I was happy about the books, as they were the first two in a series he really likes, and they were really good, and I ended up buying myself the rest of the series). What pissed me off was the being late, buying the gift after he was supposed to be there, not wrapping the gift at all, the lack of even a piece of notebook paper with happy birthday written on it, and that he said happy 17th birthday when he was leaving, even though it was my 16th, the theme was dessert as a play on sweet sixteen, and he's known me my entire life....
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow, that's bad... I would have said bye Jack, sorry John hahahahah
ilinamorato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Don't you...uh...remember that inside joke...we had...like...um...it was all, 'Hi, cat,' and then you were like, 'Heyyyyyy...'"
TheNotSoAverageOne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahhah exactly
xdrakennx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friends donโt lie
lunixss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Afraid of dogs?? wat... Some of them are proud members of the service industry..
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:57:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And some of them are filthy, untrained dirtbags. Your point?
lunixss ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:33:30 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same as humans? Doesnt mean you run from all humans in fear. lulz
dnl101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:55:49 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I can't speak for you but humans are the same species as I, dogs not.
fnord_happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:56:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wrap a tenner in tin foil as a gift. Or give it straight from the pocket. Common practice during my highschool days.
wolveriot714 ยท 687 points ยท Posted at 15:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents and my dads parents had a massive falling out after getting married. Basically his parents went psycho, even going as far as blaming my mother for killing their grandchild after she miscarried their first pregnancy. This is dark and all but it explains the following.
So they made up a little one year when I was around 5 and invited us for Christmas. Dad got a couple things as did mom, nothing amazing but not horrible. Then dads brother and his wife got stuff that was pretty nice. Their kids got presents before me, all new super expensive stuff from the mall, probably about $1200 spent between the two of them.
Then they handed me a black trash bag full of junk and broken toys from a yard sale with the stickers from the sale still on them. Needless to say we realized this was the point of inviting us over, to demean us and claim my dad wasnโt my real dad and that mom was a whore and I was garbage to them, then dad beat the shit out of his dad and brother while mom bitch slapped the brothers wife and we left.
It was an interesting Christmas.
mr_biggus_dickus ยท 248 points ยท Posted at 18:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad went two on one and won? Your dad's hard-core
wolveriot714 ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 18:32:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is the sweetest, friendliest person you will ever meet. Hands down.
That said heโs a scrappy mofo, plus he went against essentially and old bald man and his dick head brother who anyone could take out lol
SalAtWork ยท 110 points ยท Posted at 19:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And for the rest of your life you can tell your cousins "my dad can beat up your dad."
OG_Hotrod ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 02:02:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You actually get to say โMy dad is so tough, he beat up HIS dad!โ
UGHToastIU ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 03:47:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does the old saying go? "Fear the wrath of the kind man"? It's like a cannon of pure, compressed rage directed at one (or two) people.
wolveriot714 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 04:15:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never heard of this phrase but itโs awesome and imma use it.
Reminds me of โDemons run when a good man goes to warโ lol
PapaEmiritus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:11:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hooray for dad!
hpotter29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am one million per cent a pacifist, but I immediately thought the same thing. Dad FTW!
Monstertruck_Gnar ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did the house have wheels on it?
wolveriot714 ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 18:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ fair question. It was a double wide trailer, and yes we do live in Alabama.
It was among the more redneck moments of my life, right up there with when a cousin brought a stripper to a funeral and there was a fight over fake flowers resulting in the police arresting a bunch of people.
Monstertruck_Gnar ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:42:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah am from Louisiana and this sounded familiar. Something is always going down at the trailer park.
wolveriot714 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:43:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Trailer parks are like daytime soap operas. Grew up in several.
Iโll be honest though, kinda loved it.
servantoffire ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:02:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you typing phonetically or did you just leave I out of the sentence?
Monstertruck_Gnar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:18:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Accidental redneck.
GothNek0 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Louisiana, just moved out a trailer park, can confirm
Ritielko ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:59:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "while mom bitch slapped the brothers wife"-part just crowns the whole glorious mental image.
wolveriot714 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 19:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was little but I remember it perfectly, my mom canโt stand someone touching her face so seeing her slap someone was unreal. Itโs like the highest โfuck youโ my mom is capable of ๐
Nexzor ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 17:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If police ever showed up to arrest you dad for assault, after a bit of explaining they probably would have patted your dad on the back and left.
wolveriot714 ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 17:21:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol so true. I remember them being worried about the police being called but fortunately it wasnโt reported or anything.
I went on to see his parents maybe 5 time over the next 15 years. His mom is dead now, and last I saw his dad he bummed $50 bucks off my dad after talking him into giving him three free pizzas (we owned a pizza joint briefly), said he wanted us all to go fishing some day, and then vanished.
Mygaffer ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's awesome your dad laid the justice fists on 'em for pulling that crap.
wolveriot714 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dads a sweet guy but very protective of his family and loved ones.
Lucky to have him.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:47:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god, thatโs terrible. Iโm genuinely sorry!! What a shitty thing to do to a child.
wolveriot714 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:48:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate it, but itโs okay. I figured as a kid that if they didnโt want me, I didnโt want them. Their loss ๐
Divine2012 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:51:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:D
Divine2012 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet it was. Good to see your parents stand up for themselves.
gimrah ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:37:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The thank you letter should read as follows:
Dear Gramma and Grandpa,
Thank you so much for your generosity. I didn't understand your gift at first but I knew you wouldn't just give me a pile of junk, so I went through it. When I found it I couldn't quite believe it but I did some internet research and knew it was the real deal. We are talking to a few collectors and auction houses at the moment but it looks like it will be enough to put me through college, buy a house and leave something for a wedding too.
So thoughtful not only to set me up for life but to teach me that the best things are easily overlooked.
They'll go nuts for days but then when they twig they will still feel like garbage.
Blackkit27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like the backstory of an Evil Kin episode.
wolveriot714 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:11:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know what that is but Iโm intrigued
Blackkit27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3152202/
wolveriot714 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks :D
icequeen323 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:23:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The ending was unexpected but enjoyable.
Wyvrex ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Son, leave that garbage on the floor, we're leaving. Or wait, mom and dad do you want us to take it to a dumpster. Ah who am I kidding, you guys are garbage and garbage lives in a dumpster, so leave it on the floor in this dumpster of a house. Ciao
kommiesketchie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:06:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why exactly did he beat his brother? Form context he didnt do anyrhing wrong aside from receiving the expensive gifts.
wolveriot714 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:35:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He knew ahead of time about the trash bag and was taking pictures and laughing as it happened. Probably should have included that earlier lol
Erebus495 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you often go up to him and say "My dad can beat up your dad!"?
Because you know it's true.
jtcuber435 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like you could make a movie out of this.
Mstinos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:27:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the best christmas gift your parents could have gotten you!
Darth_Corleone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite story so far. More people should be willing to throw them dogs at Christmas when a family member intentionally disrespects their spouse and children.
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow.... sounds like all it needed was a laugh track and the benny hill theme...
inEQUAL ยท -46 points ยท Posted at 20:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All these commenters being proud of your dad for doing that, what the fuck is wrong with all of you? Walk away, be the bigger person. Those other poor kids - they did nothing to deserve having to be around while their father and grandfather were beaten. That's fucked up.
EDIT: Gotta love the reddit hivemind being biased towards justice porn. What sacks of uncivilized shit you all are.
Udonnomi ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The father taught everybody that there are real life consequences to shitty actions. Those kids are innocent but they saw a life lesson; if you do an extremely scummy thing to someone's children be prepared to get a punch in the face.
Divine2012 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which does no good with the kind of people who would give TRASH to someone else as a gift.
FollowsShinyThings ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:10:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A child even. Who does that? The intentional brutal cruelty took effort and thought. Those horrible people planned it! Im glad Dad took a stand for his family and beat the shit out of those horrible jerks. Sometimes real justice is in action.
wolveriot714 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:51:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand where youโre coming from but truly it was called for.
My so called uncle and his wife spread the rumor and lie that my mother was having countless affairs, my so called grandparents spread the lie that my mother killed her own baby in the womb to guilt my dad into staying with her, and all three took part in trashing said dead babyโs grave on three separate occasions.
They all treated us like we were worth less than dirt. Ridiculed us. Spat on us both metaphorically and quite literally. When finding out mom was pregnant with me dads father actually wrote him a letter offering to pay for an abortion if he would leave mom.
They were and are awful human beings and while the children may have been innocent once they didnโt stay so. Last I heard the daughter was a severe alcoholic with two children and doesnโt know the father, and the son actually spent a time in a mental hospital after he was found to have tortured several animals to death in their basement.
FollowsShinyThings ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:12:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Abusive people abusing their children. I am not surprised. Poor kids though. Hope your parents kept you away from that as much as they could.
semedelchan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:12:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Play stupid games win stupid prizes motherfucker
egnards ยท 2533 points ยท Posted at 13:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $20 gift card to a nail salon as a 21 year old male from the parent of one of my students as a holiday gift. In general I get a lot of $5-10 DD gift cards which I cherish and love but this particular gift baffled me.
To be clear I get some dudes are into that but I had never given off any vibes of enjoying a manicure and I do keep my nails in check and clean.
Edit: guys I get that I can go as a guy. Just saying it's a weird gift to give a dude who has shown no interest. My nieces paint my nails all the time, I don't give a shit about feeling emasculated. As for the massage, I'm not a fan of being touched by people I don't know so I'm not a fan of massages in general (unless it's like my fiancรฉe doing it).
This was 9 years ago, I gave it to my mom.
[deleted] ยท 655 points ยท Posted at 13:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like it was mixed up with another giftcard?
egnards ยท 923 points ยท Posted at 13:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, she used to show up to the dojo drunk and sit there during her kids classes and take a taxi home - more likely she got it from someone and just figured "eh other people give him holiday gifts so I'll give him this free thing".
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 13:22:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
SittingDuckCasting ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:00:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like that she was at least responsible enough to use a taxi and not drive her children drunk.
nightlyraider ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:15:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
honestly sounds like a decent person, with a problem.
most raging addicts aren't going to get their children to class every week (obviously spending money on both the class and taxis), and think about giving their kids karate teacher or whatever a present.
seems like an obvious regifting; but any sort of positive sentiment seems alot better than a fuck-you.
ChelseaOFC ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:21:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have taught her Drunken Fist style.
D-man34 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's why she wanted his nails trimmed and cleaned. Wink wink...
ign108x3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lel.
hambletonorama ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she frequented that nail salon and was hoping to run into you outside of class? Might have missed an opportunity.
MeowyMcMeowMeowFace ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the parent frequented that nail salon and knew it was a fantastic place, so they gave OP a gift card for it, hoping he would give it to his girl friend and unknowingly end up giving her a great gift!
Stumblin_McBumblin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, how was the nail salon?
cannibalcats ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some lady somewhere has a ยฃ20 gift voucher for Screwfix.
smc5230 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or they got all the teachers the same thing, and since most teachers are women this one was more out of place.
unscsnowman ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go get your feet did, As a big hairy man it took some convincing for it to happen. However that shit feels amazing. Definitely worth it
MaxPower637 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:46:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was going to say this. I beat the fuck out of my feet. My wife finally convinced me to do it and damn was it great. A good soak, massage and trimming of my nails feels amazing. More men need to get pedicures. I have paid it forward by convincing my dad, though he wouldn't go the first time unless I went with him. Now I think he gets them more than I do
almondania ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was pretty nervous as a 24 year old guy wandering into a nail salon (bonus points since the girl working the front desk went to my high school) and asking for a pedicure. 5 minutes into it, I didn't give a flying fuck about anyone. Felt great!
egnards ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not against it - I let my nieces to my nails whenever they want, and yes I'll walk in public with them painted pink.
unscsnowman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't even need color just the trimming soaking and massage does it for me
ul2006kevinb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's not about the paint its about the hour long massage and soak they give your feet beforehand.
poobicus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always feel bad for the workers
Fight_Milk92 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 14:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so that when you jerk off it can look like a girl is doing it. Thoughtful gift tbh.
Black-Fedora ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, no, I've figured it out! It's not because she was a drunk or got it for free or anything like that. Her thought process was "he works at a dojo, he likes Asian stuff. The ladies that do my nails are Asian. Maybe he'll meet one of the nice young Asian ladies while he gets a manicure." She was trying to set you up, dude, albeit in a slightly racist fashion.
nadiecakes ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:11:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. My dad was a teacher, and he loves to get manis and pedis. He doesn't ever get his nails painted, just loves to be pampered. Guessing none of his students' parents ever gave him holiday gifts, though, since he taught juvenile delinquents.
What's the best gift you ever got from a student?
egnards ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
Best gift I got? Long time student got me a small Mega Man figure. I get tons of gift cards and they're thoughtful but I love Mega Man so it meant a lot that they didn't go the stereotypical route and got something specific to me.
hedoeswhathewants ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:26:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard pedicures are great so I would be stoked to get that as a gift from someone I wouldn't even expect a gift from.
egnards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey manicures definitely aren't just for women, can really make your nails look and feel nice.
RadioactiveWombat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:33:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both times I've been in a salon for a manicure there was at least one businessman in a suit getting their nails done.
TurangaLiz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, or get a pedicure! Just getting your feet cleaned up nicely feels SO good. Its not like you need to add polish...
BoxxerUOP ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never treated myself but I've had many other guys say that Pedicures are well worth it, seems like it salvaged as a gift.
egnards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
TyrianIsPurple ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you go? You should have.
schaferlite ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any chance they do pedicures?
As a 25 year old male working in the offshore oilfield with an perfect record of heterosexuality let me tell you... there are few things on this earth that compare to the joy and pleasure of a proper pedicure. Even more so if you regularly wear boots. The feeling of gentle warm water on your feet, the scrubbing and removal of dead skin, the caressing of the hot stone massage...
Ahh
egnards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
muffinMaid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband and my sons call nail salons hardware stores. Nails?
sobrique ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you use the gift card though?
Cafrilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:34:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they do pedicures as well, that's a pretty nice time.
grumpetcrumpet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:34:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you might as well give it a try.
egnards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 30 now, the only people who give me mani/pedis are my nieces.
GlassRockets ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was trying to subtly hint that you need a Mani/Pedi
Neat_On_The_Rocks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently went to a salon with my wife for the first time. Let them clip, file, and put a clear coat of polish on my nails. Took like 10 minutes tops.
Was pretty awesome to be honest. Only cost around $5, considering going every 2 weeks. never worry about that one time you cut too short or cut a jagged nail that bothers you for days again.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
ACoderGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:22:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5 dollars is insane. What country is that? Usually manicures are 15-30 dollars, depending on salon.
Neat_On_The_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just in the US, in a pretty well off suburban town too.
It wasn't really even a full manicure. At least I dont think so, I dont actually know what I'm talking about here lol.
Like I said it took 10 minutes tops. She just clipped my nails, filed them down, and put a single layer of clear polish on there.
bluesox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DD = Dunkin Donuts?
CandidateForDeletiin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dungeons (and) Dragons?
alvinism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that nail salon was ran by him and it was business for him if you visited. Lol. So did you went in the end?
egnards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ended up giving it to my mom. Not as a gift, she knew it was gifted to me originally.
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did nail maintenance at a nail salon while the missus did her nails. I was treated very nicely and my nails look very clean and neat after the session.
Totally worth it.
sfkite1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Own it. Walk into that nail salon, and say " I want one manly manicure please!"
egnards ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
Not against it but I also don't like strangers touching me in any way.
sfkite1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know I was making a joke
Shirleythepirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they were just sending a message
re_nonsequiturs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you go? I mean nail places usually have those spiffy massage chairs.
I guess you could also use it to enhance a gift you were giving your girlfriend or mom.
SkipsH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She noticed that your nails are abnormally well kept for a guy (at least in her experience) and thought you got them manicured? Or figured you may enjoy it? Did you use it? Was it good?
anweisz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she gave it to you not because it seemed like you would like it, but because your nails looked like you needed it.
sharksofwrath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, go get a pedicure, you won't regret it. They massage your calves and your feet feel awesome after.
scottevil110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Women are constantly telling me that despite being a dude, I would love getting a mani/pedi, just for the experience. Maybe they were just trying to give you the incentive to try something that you didn't realize you'd enjoy.
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit. my husband got something similar... for a work bonus, his "manager" suggested that they give all the guys on the team $25 gift certificates for this one specific nail salon so that the guys could give them to their wives/girlfriends. so yeah... let's give these guys that just busted their asses working 70-80 hour weeks, to get this project done a bonus that isn't really for them, it's for their SO's, to a place none of their girls' have ever even heard of much less would bother to visit.
that "manager" didn't last long.
2wheelsrollin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Treat yo'self
VOX_Studios ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, how was your manicure?
doctorbooshka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was trying to tell you that your nails are disgusting?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
use it for a pedicure. Im a guy and those things are awesome when I go with the wife.
tyotya_grizelda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like every man should try getting a pedicure at least once. No nail polish, but everything else.
ejambu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it was supposed to go to one of the female teachers and got to you by mistake?
Just_Another_Thought ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nail salons do pedicures and if you are a guy you need a pedicure I don't care who you are.
Source - this guy who has had one too many GF's complain about rough feet in bed
Miqotegirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know lots of guys who would have dug this.
imthe1nonlyD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
F that, mani/pedis feel amazing.
bass_the_fisherman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was just for women it would be called a womanicure!
I'm actually ashamed of this pun, this is ridiculously bad. I'm still posting it tho
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one of my previous bosses gave my coworker and I (both males) $25 gift cards to a local nail salon, said it was 'for our wives'. I personally found it fucking insulting, and it was a place my wife wouldn't touch.
JasonDJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the manicure, go for a pedi.
I've only done it once but damn if it wasn't a relaxing experience. I get why women do it.
Banned_From_Subs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a man. I just assume all my kids' teachers are women.
egnards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is different - While I do work in schools too, it's at a dojo where I see and interact with the majority of their parents on a weekly basis.
Lucinnda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, maybe she saw your nails painted by your nieces and thought you were into having them done? Just grasping at straws ;)
egnards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was 9 years ago, didn't have nieces at the time.
adj_ctiv_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The parent probably mixed up a couple gift cards.
Electric_Cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom used to give me like $30 to taco Bell every year on Christmas. She would buy them in $5 increments though, so I'd have to keep track of 6 identical cards and how much money was on them. They are probably in my old room so.ewhere cause who has time for that
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, weird gift, but definitely use it. Manicures donโt seem all that great until you get one.
IrishBurreeto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude go get your toes did with a hot stone massage. It's fucken awesome
fuidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that might be the point. If your nails look manicured then maybe they figured you went to a salon to get it done or at least would appreciate getting it done professionally. I don't know, im just thinking.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They don't look manicured they just don't look busted up
markrichtsspraytan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you into fitness and stuff? Because as a very active person, my feet get all kinds of gnarly from sports and pedicures help keep them nice. That's the only reason I can think.
TotesMcGotes13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See if they do pedicures. My fiancรฉ finally talked me into going to the salon and the pedicure was actually pretty nice. Manicure was whatever - I can clip my own finger nails.
Gl33m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For real though, take that and get a pedicure. Just trust me and do it. Your genitalia doesn't have any bearing on how quality a good pedi is.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
But also I really really hate being touched by people I don't know so going to a salon is not for me.
drunkmormon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pedicure. If you don't get your toe nails painted most places will give you a much longer foot/calf massage.
DrNinjaPandaManEsq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pedicure, man. A little easier to stomach for most than a manicure and most guys probably need one lol.
egnards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:15:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying a guy shouldn't try it. Just saying it's a weird ass gift for a guy who has shown no interest in it.
But in my case I hate being touched my strangers. Don't care if it's their job - my nieces do my nails all the time.
DrNinjaPandaManEsq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I totally get that. There's not even a "he used to like this thing 10 years ago so he probably still likes it now" component, that sounds like it was just out of left field.
Kelsusaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a female who doesn't really like manicures, pedicures are where it's at. And you can bet as soon as I found out my local nail salon gives messages while they work on you, I was all for it XD
For real though. Pedicure. Just do it. You don't even have to get your nails painted.
sSommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, get a pedicure. Pedicures are wonderful. Nail salons aren't just for making pretty nails! You'll get your feet washed and all your calluses smoothed away, you get your feet dipped in hot wax which feels amazing, and they massage your calves.
dsade ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would pay $5-10 to play with some DDs.
VictorBlimpmuscle ยท 22200 points ยท Posted at 13:27:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife's grandmother once gave this little toy video slot machine game that she got from the dollar store, because she knew "I liked playing all them video games". When she handed it to me, and before I opened it, her words were, "Merry Christmas, you'll have to buy your own batteries for it."
thelegendofjefff ยท 5955 points ยท Posted at 14:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Out of all these, this one got me good
FNA25 ยท 1295 points ยท Posted at 15:15:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice extra twist at the end
Poem_for_your_sprog ยท 294 points ยท Posted at 16:10:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'It's all about the thought,' she said,
And swiftly sniffed and shook her head
To press the point I seemed to miss.
I said: '... no thought went into this.'
Sprog_Recording ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:41:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Enjoyed reading this short one!
FNA25 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:20:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What an honor...
throwawaywahwahwah ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:50:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh sprog. I would sell my soul to have you follow me around and bard for me. I love you and I hope your Wednesday is fantastic.
potentialslayer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're everywhere oh my god lmao
Sir_Adeber ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Almost missed this sprog. Like finding a lucky coin.
salamenceftw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:45:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't ever leave reddit.
AviatorMage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love the smell of fresh sprog in the morning.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7.8/10 not enough timmycide
SereneLloydBraun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"No thought went into this...Things have never been so swell, I have never failed to fail!"
prog_remix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:08 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tried to grateful as I sat there bluffing
I told myself "it's better than nuffin"
So much I wanted to say, but I had to resist
"Thanks so much! I always wanted something just like this!"
fuidiot ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:44:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was definitely the best part. Grandmom proud as shit, such an awesome gift, of course he won't mind buying his own batteries.
Neil_sm ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:10:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well she figured if he won at the slot machine he could be rich!
Blaxmith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best to start practicing young
Russian_For_Rent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One might say you got got
xx-shalo-xx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Granny was way ahead of EA's lootbox gambling shenanigans
panchowarriortrilogy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even better cuz heโs old enough to be married
GreekNord ยท 2328 points ยท Posted at 14:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gives batteries with gifts. Used batteries that she found at home.
Agent641 ยท 2073 points ยท Posted at 15:17:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Not sure why they are sticky but they should still have some charge left."
MrGMinor ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 15:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I kept them in the freezer, that's supposed to help right?"
Nacroma ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"That white stuff around the contacts is just all the electricity atoms coming out because the battery is so full of it, sweetheart." extra: "I know that because my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart."
PelagianEmpiricist ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 16:13:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why is trump your grandma
Nacroma ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 16:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You thought your timeline is the worst one. You have no idea...
PelagianEmpiricist ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
plz no evil abed, plz
FightFromTheInside ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:12:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you related to Donald Trump?
jaybram24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That uncle? Albert Einstein.
ramalledas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just lick it and you'll notice the electrons passing
perpterts ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:00:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always kept them in the fridge. Does that actually do anything?
MrGMinor ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No and yes? Google brought me this from greenbatteries.com :
ratbrainfliesplane ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just put them in the sun to charge them up, Dear.
sirtjapkes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:35:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Abababeebabooba ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Someone get a tissue, grandma is grooling again."
Linkcable3 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just threw up in my mouth
Almostthree ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:49:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never imagined when I woke up today that I would have this image in my head. Thanks... I guess.
MrMysterious_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:45:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof
AmySchumersAnalTumor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone make this into an ugly sweater to wear to the family xmas this year please
NoticedGenie66 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lord above why
forgot_my_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the first comment ever to actually make me gag. Thanks for finding the trigger, asshole!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... you are no longer my brother
AJ_Almighty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gross
Awesomizer20 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That made me gag
RyuzakiZ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's no sink.
nothing_to_feel_here ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, you got the ones from grandma's vibrator
perpterts ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thatsbasicallythejoke.jpg
monterhey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just like a credit card at a strip club
fender1878 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โ Every grandmother ever
JJohn8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
เฒ _เฒ
HonorUndRespect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Lick the end of it to see if it still works."
terranq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I tell my wife. I still don't know if it works :(
TheOnlyMego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are two interpretations here and neither of them are good :(
WanderBun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...it's like, I know what the joke is, but that's not how batteries go into... any product...
deeplife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*... sweety."
toobulkeh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ewww
wildwinterwolf ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐
PrimeRaziel ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least she tries, I guess
FauxGingerSnapped ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:19:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least she's trying!
Dhkansas ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like giving batteries as my secret santa/dirty santa/white elephant and include a note that says "gift not included"
theconnorh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ill give em to Pearl for christmas!
BlueKnightBrownHorse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:26:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't everyone in the world buy batteries 30 at a time like I do?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they have kids or give away a lot of electronic toys, I think most people just don't use batteries for anything anymore. They might have bought a 30 pack last time they needed any, but that was ten years ago and they could be anywhere.
theacefospades ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isnt' that weird? You used to need them for everything. Electric mixers, walkman, CD player, all kinds of stuff.
Now it's just Wii Remotes.
mbz321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now you just need a zillion different charging bricks to charge any device that isn't computer related (electric toothbrush, razor, drill, etc...)
Derwos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Double A batteries in a smart phone might be kind of nice in some ways.
borgib ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma only ever bought me socks and underwear. I'd have killed for a toy that required batteries.
Stonetear_sysadmin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They wonโt run a flashlight but should work in the remote.
l337hackzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of Bob's burgers when aunt Gail gives the kids horrible gifts. First one I don't remember, then the last 45 minutes of a 5 hour energy and a jaw breaker that they swap around for the rest of the episode.
azul360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine gives the dollar store batteries so they're used twice and out of juice XD.
RyghtHandMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
depends. I impulse buy them in bulk but if i jump in my car specifically to go find batteries i'll probably end up coming home with exactly how much I need
WarhammerRyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's still better than "go buy some, ya got nothin Now, sonny-boy" ;-)
TreatmentForYourRash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was an attempt at least
kittycatdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your name Pearl and your grandpa Mr. Krabs by any chance? Lol. Btw yeah I'm sorry you had to get such crappy "gifts."
Walter_White_Walker- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin used to work for Rayovac, and every Christmas he would give my family a massive sack full of batteries, and some flashlights. I always needed batteries, so it was great.
StrawHat1997 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i keep reading reddit for these types of insanely relatable comments
Acc87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
is your grandma Pam from Stardew Valley?
songoku9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you got them free of charge rather than having to pay a fortune at the store. :P
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she thinks they never run out of battery
domdanial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This could be the smart way to do toys that make noise or something. Enough charge for the day of, but will die before it's annoying for a month.
ilikeyousometimes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gives us large packs of batteries in our stockings every year. It started out as a joke but has become tradition. Never have to buy batteries.
gharbutts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened at my friend's 8 year old's birthday party. They taped four loose batteries of the six AAA batteries required to the box and one of them was caked with battery acid residue. We assumed the best intentions but, like, why bother if you're taking a crusty one out of the remote? Wouldn't you rather have someone assume you didn't know it needed batteries than know you taped used batteries to the box?
This guy's ex grandma had to have been either super senile or kind of a dick to even say anything. Just give the gift and let him pretend he will try it out later, no need to tell him you didn't think he was worth buying batteries for.
CalamariStarry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww shucks I forgot about crummy grandmaโs attic gifts! When I was 14 my uncle gave me a 20 sack of shwag and $20. And honestly that was so cool to me at the time.
lenerz ยท 3061 points ยท Posted at 14:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez... Aside from the gift itself, it should be a well-known unwritten rule to buy batteries if you're gifting a present that requires them. That's always annoyed me.
obliviousObservation ยท 3179 points ยท Posted at 14:59:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs why sheโs his ex-grandma.
HamBurglary12 ยท 1317 points ยท Posted at 15:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He dumped that grandma STAT!
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:13:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She ded
Psyman2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So... she single?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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herpaderpadont ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Yes, you are nice...can't I meet your grandma though?"
bakugandrago18 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, it's not you, it's your grandma.
Hwms ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:13:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dump grandma, delete SeniorsMeet, join a Bingo, and get some wool cardigans.
Grandma will be so jealous she might even buy you a game that almost has the same title as the one you wanted just to win you back.
SnatchAddict ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Delete gym
Join Facebook
Break up with gram gram
VSENSES ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably dumped her by the road in a fridge.
i_no_creative_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So do you think he should get a Facebook, sign up at the lawyer and delete the gym? Would those be the right steps when you dump grandma?
thecloudsystem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh I already have a grandmother ๐ต
DerpYoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dump grandma
Hit the gym
Delete facebook
echoxer0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
highfive!
Richeh ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:13:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's still married to his wife. He just divorced her grandma.
Thinking about it, that should totally be an option.
cooldude581 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:26:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's called murder.
ohseven1098 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"once removed"
herpaderpadont ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:30:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A grandmother-in-law so horrid...he divorced his wife.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because he murdered her
fauxxfoxx ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:07:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I always buy batteries and either keep them available in my own home or just put them in whatever needs them BEFORE gifting it.
sgarfio ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family wraps the batteries as a separate present, and then we do our best to make sure the battery present gets opened first. When we were kids, it was always super exciting to get batteries because then we knew one of the other presents was going to be something really cool. Simpler times...
fauxxfoxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was always in charge of set-up, assembly, and batteries.
SamWhite ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum got me a gift that needed batteries and thoughtfully she got me some AA batteries as well. But then she decided the present probably wouldn't fit in the stocking, so she put it under the tree but left the batteries in the stocking. So on christmas morning I opened my stocking to find that my mum had got me duracell batteries for christmas for no apparent reason. I was very confused.
Rahbek23 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if it's for kids. I once got something that required it and we didn't have any batteries for that kind and I wasn't terribly happy about that to say the least. I was like 5 and wanted to play with that damn toy.
LittleBigKid2000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:07:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does this still apply if the gift comes with batteries?
lenerz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, if it comes with batteries than obviously you're not required to buy extra ones.
yog12345 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not an unwritten rule.......a written rule.
Javad0g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As parents we have found that it's always a nice and thoughtful gift just to get batteries in bricks of different sizes and give those to another parents of kids for Christmas.
Not as a primary gift per se, but one of those little extra utilitarian type gifts that you add to what you're giving people.
With kids you can never have enough batteries....
cyfermax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We went up a mountain for Christmas one year. Like 2 hours from civilisation if anything had even been open. There for Christmas Eve until New year's.
My parents bought me a minidisc player. Fantastic gift but no minidisc or batteries. It was a frustrating week, plus the altitude and cold gave me earache for the whole week :(
PizzaWithKetchup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, never really heard about this rule. Whoops
Chad___Sexington ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had Xmas every year at my grandparents. Each year grandpa would go out and buy AA, AAA and D batteries just in case. He was the best!
RhymesWithShmildo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this rule unwritten? Itโs an extremely serious offense. Who is in charge of writing rules? Somebody page the rule guys. Write this down. Pen on paper, stone tablet... whatever. Just write it down. Put an end to this
BigOldCar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh, boy, a toy robot!" (reading) "...Requires eight 'D-cell' batteries. Where are the batteries?"
"We don't have any, sorry."
"Well can we go out and get some?"
"Go get some? It's Christmas! Nobody's open on Christmas."
"Well how can I play with it then?"
"You got me. Go talk to your mother. I'm too drunk to drive anyway."
Fartbox9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure his wife's response when/if this was mentioned to him was, "DON'T TALK ABOUT MY FAMILY THAT WAY ASSHOLE!"
InconspicuousRadish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, that baffles me as well. It's like gifting a wallet without putting in a symbolic $1 bill or something in there at the very least. Just feels incomplete and sloppy.
MellowDefenestration ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Michael Scott did not know this
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And if for some reason you can't do that, at least have enough sense to not mention it until after they open the present...
fuidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not for extra awesome gifts though.
zmetz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think everything should come with batteries. Even if they are horseshit light ones that last for an hour. At least let people play with them for a little while. Hard to get batteries on Christmas day!
Girlinhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad went to Sam's Club and bought like a 200 pack of batteries. Every christmas we'd go through a handful of them. Of course they were cheap and died soon, but by then point we could put in 'real' batteries.
GA_Thrawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's OPs ex wife's grandmother. She was probably senile. Reddit needs to calm their nuts
Osric250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I crack open presents and steal the included batteries out of them before giving them to people. Bwahahaha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I put a large pack of AA batteries in my Dadโs stocking. I was doing it because the remote was always dying, and my dad loves tv. Us kids used half the pack Christmas morning.
allkindsofjake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year as a kid I got something battery powered, and the batteries were wrapped up in a separate box- I was really confused when I opened that one up first and Santa had inexplicable brought a dozen AAs.
knitterknerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot this once, so I now have a recurring reminder in my online calendar to check on this. There will be no more disappointed nephews on my watch!
Although, really, who doesn't keep extra batteries at home? That part was weird.
cda555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought all the kids in my family tiny drones this year. I opened them all up and charged the battery in the drone itself. Then I put batteries in the remotes... it was 15 AAAs in total. My part is done. When they open them it is up to their parents to help them fly it.
626Aussie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also always check what size batteries it takes.
My in-laws bought my son a fully-automatic Nerf gun, and it is fucking awesome, I have to admit that. The problem (aside from it taking a lot longer to reload than it does to empty the magazine) is it uses 4 D-size batteries. Mother flipping Ds.
Don't buy someone a toy that uses D-batteries.
Moneygrowsontrees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my kids were little my favorite way to get rid of the noise in my house was to pull all of the batteries from their noisy toys and tell them the batteries were dead.
To prevent my sister & brother from doing the same (their kids are much younger), I give them both a big pack of batteries every Christmas and I make sure to let my nieces/nephews know that their parents have plenty of batteries in case anything goes dead.
xixi2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I give batteries alone as gifts. Then I don't have to buy a separate thing powered by them
TheActualAWdeV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, if you knew your family members never gift batteries to kids who need them you should just start gifting batteries every time.
siler7 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Getting free shit is bad if you don't get even more free shit? That's even worse than saying "gifting", and that's saying a lot.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 15:18:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She believes buying your own batteries gives you a sense of pride and accomplishment
conn250 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:07:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There it is
rabidhamster87 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not so bad considering who was giving the gift. I don't think I've ever received a gift at all from my fiance's grandparents or vice versa.
GoMustard ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, if you were a kid, it'd be sweet. But he was a grown ass married man, so it's condescending as hell.
Imtheprofessordammit ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, we don't know the grandma. If she's "with it" still, then you might consider it condescending. But if she doesn't know anything about video games that it's probably just ignorance/naivete.
anwserman ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:14:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago, my Dollar Store had discounted computer software; a substantial portion of it was Epic Megagames. So I got full versions of Jazz Jackrabbit, etc. for a buck
CharlestonChewbacca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice! Love that game.
Kuli24 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 15:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If EA was my ex-wife's grandmother...
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:08:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Kuli24 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HAHA! Coin-operated toys. You're totally right.
00Deege ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
EA, creator of Coin. Operated boy.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that's when you, being completely prepared, reach for your ankle holster to pull out a pack of AAAs', AA's, some 18650's, a 26650, and a car battery.
"Got it covered, gramma."
PCKid11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from the car battery, that genuinely sounds like something I should do
xDangeRxDavEx ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:24:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The batteries will probably cost more than the toy. And out-live it too.
PistolsAtDawnSir ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bet the damn batteries cost more than that slot machine.
PhenoManan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats sucks, but you didn't have to divorce your wife over that!
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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duke78 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:08:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If your aunt didn't know what your cousins were getting, I don't think it's reasonable that your aunt match it.
Poundstore keyrings are shit gifts, though.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ItsBeenFun2017 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should tell us some stories of her. Or link is to one if your comments that already has if that would be easier.
ThePixelCoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I'd be interested in that as well. /u/Rokit9, if you post it, could you tag me?
Betsylongjohnson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:37:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's why my mom always stuffed our stockings with big packs of batteries, she knew that some relative would inevitably get us something that needed them and not think to include them
tasos500 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The intent was to provide you with a sense of pride and accomplishment for acquiring different batteries.
therapdiablo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me $60 last year.
Except it was in a fund for college. Iโm not even going to college.
leeloobond ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heh heh. My husband's grandmother gave us a pair of scissors one Christmas. They weren't new, she was moving house and gifted all the grandkids random shit from the kitchen junk drawer ๐
TheAdamantArchvile ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She gave you the alpha to Battlefront 2.
Tofinochris ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:28:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the most grandmother gift ever.
OminousLampPost ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:53:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*This electronic requires two AAA batteries.
*Grandma hands me 2 AAs
NycAlex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh damn, now that's just fucking raw
platyviolence ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandmas give awful presents. It's only when they give your parents money to buy presents on their behalf do they shine. My grandma once got me paper airline slippers for Christmas. I was 16.
Jah348 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually super cute. Sweet naive old lady.
3MATX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even Cotton Hill knew not to do that.
afb82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He killed fiddy men!
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having to my your own batteries is a kinda shitty thing... but I remember one year my grandmother bought me dollar store stickers from the Digimon anime--a show I hated at the time, and she said she got it for me because it looked like it had the characters on it from the cartoons I liked. I think I count that as one of my favorite gifts because it showed she payed attention somewhat to my life. She saw anime characters, knew I liked anime characters and bought it for me. I was so touched. Even now nearly 10 years later. Still didn't care for the show but loved the gift and stuck them f*ckers everywhere!
Serpentjtf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the bright side you could just ask for the batteries lol. That shit gets expensive.
NuttyWorking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because betteries cost more than a dollar... :/
cas201 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:51:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my entire family. I can't tell you how many years I would have rather not have recieve a gift at all. I kniw is the thought that counts, but Christmas really sucks when is brought to you by dollar general.
Timeflyer2011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I hate Christmas. Everyone spends money on presents no one likes. And why would kids in school have to exchange gifts. Where does that leave poor kids who don't have money to buy anyone gifts.
Acidyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plus she turned you into a gambler.
sokocanuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a slot...
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son once got one of those machines from his uncle in a gift exchange. My shit brother bought him batteries for it...but the wrong size. And, when we put the right size in, the damn thing didn't work.
cjgroveuk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those 20 years ago..
UltraSpecial ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair though, those games are great to have when you're taking a massive shit.
DrMobius0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nothing ruins christmas like not having batteries
Scotho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes that takes the Cake
FatboyJack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"tihihi its so you spend time with your family now instead of just mindlessly playing the game" Bitch let me (or my mother) decide what i can play at wich time.
Lichruler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean... with lootboxes and the like she wasn't THAT far off... the batteries were just dlc, ya know?
Bradp13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a plastic piggy bank that counts the coins you put in on a little calculator type screen. From the dollar store. I'm almost 30.
duke78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it a working game, or just a prop?
so_carelessly_here ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What I learned form this thread is that grandparents are vicious.
XavierMunroe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, in hindsight, it was a "video" game.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a buddy that's a true, cheap, asshole. Any presents that are bought for his son only last as long as the original batteries, since he refuses to buy more batteries. Needless to say, his son gets a ton of batteries from me every year.
ngthienan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received batteries for Christmas when I was about 12 from my uncle. Yes... Only batteries... I think it was of 24-pack of AA Chateau brand (super cheap batteries)
rushaz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the words 'you'll have to buy your own batteries' basically equal 'fuck you, I'm a very cheap cunt, and you're not worth the extra 75 cents for a couple of batteries'
GreekTacos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn the Captain Keyes of grandmas
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm.. Slot machine, poor understanding of what a video game is, and you have to spend extra money to make it work...
At least we know this grandmother is alive and doing well at her new job with EA Dice.
Cr0fter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that is just terrible,how could anyone possibly think that's a suitable gift.
You don't have to spend a lot of money on someone's gift, but if you are going to give someone a gift don't get it from the freaking dollar store.
amnsisc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember once at an Elementary school birthday party (like 7 or 8), one friend was genuinely too poor to buy me a gift, so he just gave me batteries. He was so shamefaced when he hung his head and told me that.
I didn't care--I didn't want gifts from anyone, really, anyway and was just glad he got to hang out, but I felt such secondhand embarrassment for him I told my mother he didn't get me anything at all. For whatever reason, it felt less shameful for them to be absent minded than to be poor.
My mother isn't exactly empathetic and she was indignant that he "came without bringing a gift" (and that attitude is why I didn't want to tell her about the batteries in the 1st place, which I hid in my drawer). Her indignation made me incredibly angry--as here she was getting angry on my behalf, without caring that it was visibly hurting me by insulting my friend.
Today, at 25, I think batteries would be an awesome gift (I'm always running out) and to this day I feel really bad about that experience. I don't celebrate gift giving holidays anymore (at least not for me, I do for others who do) and no doubt this experience is why.
I never want someone to feel shame about not being able to sufficiently gift to me again--spending time with friends is its own reward.
jackmacphee11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting you prepared for loot boxes
GeneticsGuy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly don't know why, cause I can think of far worse gifts, but this one "triggers" me for some reason.
BenIncognito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife has a big family, and her grandmother gave us both one small jar of old people caramel candy for Christmas one year, my wifeโs siblings received clothes, nice towels, or just straight checks.
Iโm normally not a big present person, but it was hard not to take that one personally.
Ku-xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those are the kind of gifts you "forget" to take home with you, so they can see what a shitty present it was to give.
Mach_swim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Slot machine game, does you grandma work for EA?
Dangus_milk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had the same thing happen from my step-grandparents. Trying to act happy was so hard
TenaciousBe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And this is why she's an EX-wife. Good job, Grandma, you ruined it.
jigielnik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to love those things!
ilivedownyourroad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was it an EA Starwars slot machine...
Hahonryuu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
first part: oh, well old people will be old people :) thanks anyway grandma
second part: fuck off you old bitch!
Jimjamlev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I run a company called Billy and I hate seeing people get rubbish presents. If you like tea, PM me your address and Iโll send you one of our popular bamboo flasks to make up for that rubbish present. Merry Christmas!
proxin76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a sweet gesture from an old-fashioned grandma. If that's the worst gift you've ever gotten, you're sitting pretty.
afb82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, did you buy the batteries and play the game?
CanadianGem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Considering it came from your ex's grandmother, that's quite thoughtful.
My girlfriend's grandmother trolled me last Christmas by giving me a car window reflector with a huge Montreal Canadiens crest on it, she knows I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.
My point, at least your ex's grandmother thought about giving you something she thought was related to what you enjoy.
boonz123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each sold separately, batteries not included
jerrysparadoxum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"this little toy video slot machine game" hope you copied the version of what she thought it is
N0tMyRealAcct ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the most dreaded words when we were out toy shopping and they said the most dreaded sentence โI think we have batteries at homeโ.
Mom and dad, you are the reason that I have at least 10 batteries of every kind at home (excluding the button kinds).
CarlosCQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A slot machine video game? Battlefront 2?
Bad-Brains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it Star Wars themed?
thepluralofmooses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it with old people and batteries?
PM_BUTT_PICS ยท 362 points ยท Posted at 15:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was six or seven I saved up my allowance and bought my sister a sailor moon doll.
I was so proud that I used my own money for something she wanted so much.
Come Christmas morning I open up my gift from her.
It was a weird, lobster man. My parents had honeymooned in Barbados or something and picked it up. It sat on the window downstairs.
My sister immediately laughed and yelled "gotcha!".
I didn't get an actual gift from her.
The Bitch was never forgiven.
almightysmart ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 19:55:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early 20's I got my 18-20 yr old sister this beautiful chess set, since she was really into it at the time. Marble board, gold inlay, medieval fantasy pieces - all shit she'd love at a price tag of $400.
What did I get in return? A broken super Nintendo controller that I'd thrown away a few days before. Still had my initials marked on the back.
Was the last year I exchanged gifts with that fat bag of shit.
Udonnomi ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's amazing of you. It doesn't matter what she got you, your gift clearly shows who the superior sibling is.
almightysmart ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well thanks for that.
I thing that gets me the most about it is the chess set didn't even last a week before she busted the first piece.
Less than 6 months later she sent it to the dump, if memory serves.
Udonnomi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:56:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow she couldn't take care of her valuables. You defo win the sibling championship.
EskimoEd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got played son RIP
Lunix24 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:24:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pictures of weird lobster-man please!
PM_BUTT_PICS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:07:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's been gone for over 20/25 years or so.
I feel like they took the pincer of a lobster and used that for the head. Then built arms, a body and feet from other parts.
It was only six or seven inches tall
Lunix24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lobster dude sounds like my kinda guy. At the pub I used to work at we had one of those tacky singing lobsters as a mascot after someone left it there and I kept getting in trouble for leaving it in random places to make people jump, or posing it on the bar like it had a cocktail. My co-worker binned him in the end, but not a day passes when I don't miss Larry the Lobster....
Quibblicous ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See my comment further down.
Sisters suck.
Aesen1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How often do you get PMs of butt pics?
PM_BUTT_PICS ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More than you'd think, less than I'd hope.
dealwithitxo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me: aww such a sweet brother
sees name
...
wsid30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This man enjoys Omikron: The Nomad Soul
baconlovernyc ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 15:13:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is a terrible and abusive person to the point where I haven't had contact with her in three plus years. But eight years ago, I spent Christmas with her and my sister. She got my sister's dogs about $300 worth of toys, treats, and dog bones. What did I get? An empty box that she'd wrapped. She laughed maniacally when I opened it. Then, she gave me my "real presents." I received a pair of my own used underwear from middle school (with my name written on it from having gone to summer camp) and an opened bag of period pads, which she waved in front of my sister's boyfriend and said, "I bet you don't want anyone to see these!" Yeah, she's great.
Forthethirdtime ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:18:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow
YoungDeadBullet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rip
This almost sounds like some fuck shit my mother would do
hpotter29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three plus years of bliss! Good on ya.
DoggyStyleShallHelp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:46 on December 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have took a shit in that box a few hours before the opening of sad, sad presents and wrapped it with the same wrapping paper from the previous year and given it to her as a gift from son(daughter(?)) to mother the next year.
valiantfreak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you spent a further 5 years with her after that?
That bitch does not come close to deserving you if you didn't leave her immediately after that inexcusable behaviour
ReallyBigSchu ยท 344 points ยท Posted at 14:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, the boss gives everyone a nice bottle of wine for XMas... except for me. I'm sitting there while he is handing out the gifts and I get nothing. He says nothing either.
Next day he comes in and says he must of forgotten to bring mine in from the car and gives me one. Obviously went out and bought one after feeling a little guilty.
catjuggler ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they have names on them and he forgot you existed or was he just one short?
ReallyBigSchu ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 02:00:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't know that I worked for him, was told later, and came back with a gift and excuse. I guess it could of been worse. :)
Fordyce_Poons ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:43:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he forget or do you two not get along?
ReallyBigSchu ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:48:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should of been a bit more clear in my original post...
The guy was not well liked by anyone, and was kind of just going through the motions of giving gifts to everyone. The feeling everyone had was that I was forgotten since he just didn't know who worked for him.
I guess if you look at it from another perspective, he did come back the next day with a gift for me, but it was due to the fact someone told him that he "didn't remember everyone".
I would of been more accepting if he just owned up to it instead of using some excuse.
fbibmacklin ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 03:05:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am going to get downvoted here, and that's okay. It's never "should of" or "would of/could of". It's "should/would/could have". Sorry. It's just something that jumps out at me when I see it along with "alot" instead of "a lot" and "loose" being used instead of "lose".
RoToR71 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:09:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People say should/would/could of because that's what should've/would've/could've kinda sounds like
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:28:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your being anal
fbibmacklin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:43:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am holding back the rage!
ReallyBigSchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No downvote from me... you are correct!
Morsien ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:35:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think its nice of him. He realised his fuck up, and went out of his way to get your wine.
Swarleymon ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 14:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A faux fur vest when I was like 12, I don't wear vests, it looks like Mr. Burns would wear it tho. No joke it looked like someone killed a deer and gave it to me as a gift. I ended up putting it on my neice and nephew as a joke, they both cried that's how bad it was.
DankMemes2016 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See my vest, see my vest made of real Gorilla chest
God I love that episode
Swarleymon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seriously is a great episode!!
Conebones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like my loafers? Former gophers!
xXmrburnsXx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Trust me Mr Burns from the Simpsons maybe but god that sounds horrific
henrythatzme ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 15:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In first grade, my best friend and I shared the same birthday party since our birthdays were in the same week.
It was right after Christmas so I decided to give him a giant yellow truck lego set that my grandparents got me.
He gave me a pencil box for my birthday....This was the same pencil box the teacher handed out to every student in class.
We were in the same class.
Fuck you too Steveโs parent.
DrSkyentist ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the year that I took my cousin to see Robin Williams live for his birthday. My birthday came around and he took me to dinner, and I had to pay for myself.
I don't do anything for my cousins birthday anymore.
BauerHaus ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 15:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.
One Christmas my parents got me nothing because they said I hadn't been a good child. I mean what the fuck?! I was 12 and while I have no memory of how that year really went down (20 years ago) the memory of being sad at Christmas while my brother got to play with his new toys will stick with me forever.
ChameleonRazz ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:04:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeezus! Thatโs plain cruel. Iโm so sorry your parents were horrible to you.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn thatโs truly a horrible Christmas
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:51:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't even imagine being so cruel to my child. My almost 7 year old is a downright nightmare most of the time and we butt heads constantly but I still love her to death and would never ever do that to her.
Lilgherkin ยท 241 points ยท Posted at 15:10:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a copy of a book, The Brief and Wonderous Life Of Oscar Wao. I had just read it for English class at university that I had hated because I really hated the character. My Mom had read it, and got me a copy of the book for Christmas because I reminded her of the main character were her words, not knowing I had read it recently.
socratesismywaifu ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom insisted I read A Confederacy of Dunces because I remind her of Ignatius J. Reilly. A good reality check for 18 year old me, and yet, I still feel a disturbing affinity with him sometimes.
Lilgherkin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just read the Wikipedia summary of the character. A good reality check indeed.
OJSimpsons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
summarize it for the lazy
Sunnydoglover ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:18:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Confederacy_of_Dunces
Lilgherkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stereotypical redditor.
hpotter29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think...unfortunately...we all have some of Ignatius in us. Great book, though!
Doip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
o no
sean12349 ยท 17834 points ยท Posted at 13:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told my aunt that I liked Jack Daniels and instead of buying me a bottle of it like most people, for 3 years straight at Christmas, I've had Jack Daniels related presents and they're all as bad as each other. The first year I was given a Jack Daniels lamp. Well when I say lamp, it was an empty Jack Daniels bottle with fairy lights inside. The second year I was given yet another empty Jack Daniels bottle with glitter and water inside which I had no idea what to do with. Last year I got a pair of Jack Daniels sunglasses which broke within a week. Fingers crossed I actually get a bottle with Jack Daniels in it this year.
Edit: Holy shit this got a lot more attention than I thought it would. If I remember , I'll update this on Christmas to let people know if I got a real bottle of Jack Daniels or something else ridiculous.
Edit 2: Merry Christmas everyone! So the present I got this year was something else that I did not expect at all, I didn't even know they existed. Maybe my complaining about shitty Jack Daniels related presents made my aunt think outside the box. So, one of my hobbies is fishing. I don't do it religiously, I do it maybe once or twice every couple of weeks in the summer. She wanted to give me another impractical present, somewhat related to what I like. I have no idea how she found them or why she got them, but I got some shoes that look like fish. They look ridiculous and I think they'll be another present that will be put into a box in the attic. I need to think of presents for next year that will out-do them, but I honestly don't know what I could get to top it. She has won this battle, but not the war.
https://imgur.com/LFUCYGI
lukegroundflier ยท 12667 points ยท Posted at 14:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until you mentioned the sunglasses I was starting to imagine your aunt drinking your present every year and desperately trying to salvage it by making all sorts of kitsch ornaments out of the bottles.
PurpleMTL ยท 2989 points ยท Posted at 15:05:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes they give little trinkets when you buy a bottle so, could still be true with the sunglasses.
Poem_for_your_sprog ยท 3909 points ยท Posted at 16:01:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'... and this time,' she whispered,
'I'll try not to drink it!
I'll try not to make him
a whiskey-glass trinket!
I'll buy him a bottle,
and boldly I'll blank it!
I know I can do it!'
She bought it.
She drank it.
A_Decoy86 ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 16:41:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP has to write this in his Aunts xmas card this year
klien13 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I laughed out loud. At work. Iโve received some stares. Worth it. Haha
Jaboobi3253 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The two short sentences at the end really drive it home.
Zephrahs ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tale of love and lost
southernbenz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*loss
BittersweetHumanity ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And Timmy fucking died
wowfruit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well now you've gone and made me sing the entire poem to the tune of the Hoedowns in Whose Line.
song_pond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that they censored "shoot candy out my ass" but not "slit my fucking wrists."
Also I fucking loved that show.
doey13 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 16:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The earliest I've been to a poem by Sprog , what a surprise.
thisaintreal69 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too.Christmas came early this year!
jpterodactyl ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:59:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm never expecting to see a Sprog poem, and whenever I do it's such a pleasant surprise.
HanBalSwot ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:10:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone please explain to me why every single time sprog posts, the top reply is someone marveling at how early they saw it? I do not understand this phenomenon.
MrWednesday6387 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's because we're usually reading comments that are several hours old, so stumbling onto one really early is cool. Also, they're kind of a Reddit celebrity. Or at least I think that's how it started. I'm pretty sure it's just a meta joke by this point.
unholycowgod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a reply like that once. The first time is kind of neat. I saw it at like 30 minutes or something when usually they're all 6+ hours old.
doey13 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a story the Jedi would tell you
kitjen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:50 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's to acknowledge how quickly Sprog creates a poem. Once a comment is over an hour old it's just shown as an hour, two hours, three hours... you can see where that was going (four hours.) But Sprog normally comes up with something brilliant within one hour. I can't believe we get to enjoy his work for free, the guy should be an internationally recognised.... poemer?
TransitRanger_327 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:36:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love a fresh Sprog in the morning.
Hugo154 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is really sad. Also, I love the alliteration on lines 5-6!
SirRogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was sad too. I don't know if that was the intention.
Silveress_Golden ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:41:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the heck do you manage to turn up everywhere and manage have time to compose and type out a poem?
calamityhjane ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This brought such joy to my morning. Just brilliant.
SamanthaIsNotReal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of the best ones. Laughed outloud!
masterschmo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This pretty much sums up my past holiday giving experiences.
DynamicDK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this is exactly what is happening here.
invaderkrag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my new favorite.
southernbenz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...This reads more like a rap than a poem. Having you been drinking some of the Jack Daniels, Mr Sprog?
The_Syndic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one is excellent. Great pacing and tells a nice little story.
Markster94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one's got a different meter than they normally have. All the sprogs I've seen are Iambic; does anyone know the name for this one?
cyfermax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You beautiful bastard.
Scarletfapper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why everyone loves you
Orangestripedcat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You really are everywhere! I love it :D
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LMFAO
GtheGecko ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fresh sprog! Great as always
tomatoaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half-way decent bangle
geared4war ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You do shitty Christmas Carols.
sockpumpkin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:53:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'll never understand why so many morons get a massive hard on for your sub standard mediocre talent...
Decyde ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, this is true.
The lady at the liquor store use to talk to me every Friday when I got off work. She asked me what I liked to drink and I said I mostly just pick up whatever has collectors stuff with it.
She started saving me sets of things she got in and I'd always stop in after work on Friday and buy whatever it was.
I didn't really drink that often but would have people over once a month and we'd normally mix drinks and play Halo or other games/cards.
BalooBot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I own a pair of Jack Daniels sunglasses that came free with a bottle.
PurpleMTL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good bot
freakers ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's not weird that I've got a lifesized Jack Daniels Thrustotron 3000 with 12 variable speeds and 17 different modes. It came with the bottle, I swear.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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VagueNostalgicRamble ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing sex toy.
MyAdidas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Auntie is bogarting the freebies!!
Ace417 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Especially on Black Friday!
ITS-A-JACKAL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs called swag mutha fuckaaa
rumblith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used to get either two or four cups with every bottle, I can't remember those days very well.
There was also an option with a hat but I always opted for the cups.
BurntPaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She had to spend 300 Daniels Dollars for those!
PostNobSlobKiss ยท 345 points ยท Posted at 15:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly wha happened
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. The third round she decided that she was too close to being found out, so she just tossed the bottle and gave him sunglasses.
OEMMufflerBearings ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or they gave them as a promo out with the bottle at the liquor store.
I have a massive sleemanโs glass from this (think it holds 3-4 beers worth), itโs great while gaming, and great for water when Iโm working from home. I just fill the entire thing with ice cubes and water and sip all day long.
inuvash255 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Better yet, she didn't finish the bottle in time because she bought it late.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh fuck, I laughed wayyy too hard. She didn't finish the bottle in time.
SunshineSubstrate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Am bottle.
chrisms150 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The glasses were used to fend off hangover light sensitivity. That's why they broke in a week - they were used for three years prior.
kolar98 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They have promotions where you get free sunglasses if you buy a bottle of Jack. Your theory is not disproven yet
Joseelmax ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:26:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's gona give him two emoty bottles this year, she needed last year's bottle.
BTSInDarkness ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:37:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The glasses are actually two shards of broken glass with string
insertredditjokehere ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:12:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably dumps the Jack Daniels down the drain so she can make cool things with the bottle!
RyghtHandMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"i maked u some jack but i drinked it :("
peekaayfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought kitsch was yiddish, but wiki is telling me German
Uffda01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile complaining about how much she had to drink just so she could get the empty bottle to make the present...so ungrateful for all her efforts..
Wylthor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was probably doing just that, but last year got too drunk and broke the bottle. What a scramble that must have been to find those sunglasses!
WarhammerRyan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same....i still think theory holds true. Glasses were free gift for buying so much JD
TheRealBobbyC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, maybe you are right. Maybe the sunglasses were a give away with a larger bottle of Jack that she was still working on. Maybe this year he gets the jumbo Jack light.
Paranoidas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Used to work in a liquor store. They come as gift packs every year around the holidays. I got most of my mugs and whiskey glasses from raiding those packs after Christmas (they take up too much space on the shelf).
BasilClarke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably made the glasses out of the empty bottles!
Keksis_The_Betrayed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She used the glass from the empty bottle to make the sunglasses
James3000gt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol
sicklesnickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. Great image. Thinking to herself... God damnit Ruth not again
ndpugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Likr was a $700 dollar custom glitter art bottle of Jack.
friendlyENT2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She did but this time she got so drunk she smashed the bottle and put the label on some gas station sun glassess
uzes_lightning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope OP likes running: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daniels-running-formula-3rd-edition-jack-daniels/1124334841?ean=9781450467629&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP164887&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0vnQBRDmARIsAEL0M1mwTmpwOj-yuL6q1UQmdNSuVpzuq-TZnEbsMfyipKN2vzV6UxAgKD8aAjwvEALw_wcB
26_Charlie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I choose to believe that the sunglasses were "free with purchase" with a bottle. She drank the bottle and tossed it, then gifted the glasses.
worm_bagged ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother just gives us kitsch cheap gifts she's had laying around for 10-15 years in a closet. Lol
NewDrekSilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This image just made me awkwardly LOL at work, and I'll never be able to explain it. Thanks, dick.
ihaveacat92 ยท 1370 points ยท Posted at 14:03:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell her youโve upgraded your tastes to like Makers Mark or Woodfood Reserve or something. Thereโs less merch for them so youโll end up with a bottle with actual booze in it eventually!!
BlueyDragon ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 15:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I keep getting Makers Mark confused with the Sam's Club store brand "Members Mark". Every time I'm like dang, reddit sure likes Sam's whiskey...
mbz321 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft...member's mark. Kirkland booze is where it's at.
foofdawg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you sign up for the Maker's Mark ambassador club you get a fun little xmas trinket every year. One year it was a fake mistletoe to hang, one year it was a holiday sweater for your bottle, etc.
CharlestonChewbacca ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or something like Buffalo Trace or Four Roses. Much better Whiskey for about the same price.
DrRazmataz ยท 204 points ยท Posted at 14:43:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also Makers Mark is excellent to drink.
TheSchneid ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 15:11:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whole lot better than jack. Shit I prefer beam to jack myself.
DrSpacemanSpliff ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:55:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer Evan Williams and Heaven Hill to Jack. I also just really don't like JD
TheSchneid ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Evan gets a bad wrap imo. It's the best budget whisky around since they discontinued the cheap pikesville rye. Overholt ain't bad either, but it was $12 a bottle 8 years ago and has been creeping closer to $20 these days.
DrSpacemanSpliff ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get the handle (1.75L) of Evan Williams for $17. I am constantly at war with the empties trying to take over my house
anonanonanonanonanon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:26:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work at a very fancy bar and I convince rich people that overholt is a luxury rye all the time.
Quite frankly it is a good rye. I just tell them the bottle is "underwhelming" so they don't think I'm serving them something cheap.
TheSchneid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:34:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually heard of it cus a friend bartended at a fancy as fuck private bar in DC, the kind of place congressmen take their mistresses, and that was their rail rye.
anonanonanonanonanon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it comes in a plastic bottle with a printed label. It looks bad but tastes great. Not my favorite rye but a good one indeed
anonanonanonanonanon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it comes in a plastic bottle with a printed label. It looks bad but tastes great. Not my favorite rye but a good one indeed
ReubenXXL ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:27:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me personally, I'd take Skol over Evan Williams. EWs is my least favorite alcohol I've ever had.
Volraith ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jack must have an excellent marketing team. I don't know why anyone would drink that stuff.
Much prefer Jim or Crown.
DrRazmataz ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely - I'll only drink Jack if it's the well where I'm drinking, realistically. I usually stick to Irish Whiskey though.
FSUfan35 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:18:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you go where Jack is the well? Specials on Jack sure, but the well?
DrRazmataz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha the bars where I live, not far from you it looks like, have it on occasion. My usual place has doubles for $8
FSUfan35 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:29:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not much more i guess. Usually 5 for a single. But I know they have cheaper
DrRazmataz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah. See that is the thing about bars, they can be deceiving about prices. Jack being the well doesn't mean that it's cheap, per se, but rather it's the cheapest they have and everything else is expensive.
breakplans ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn where do you live?! A single shot of Jack where I'm at in NJ (not a fancy part) would be $6 in a dive bar, $8 in a nicer place.
DrRazmataz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Central Florida - college bars, man!
breakplans ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:10:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was just in Florida for Thanksgiving, and I was super impressed by the drink prices. Totally loaded up cocktails for like $6.25. Regional pricing and cost of living is fascinating to me.
DrRazmataz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As for any business, they will charge the most they can for their services/products. Sometimes that works in your favor, sometimes not.
Psych0matt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You live in a bar? Nice!
Wibbs1123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of the bars i go to has beam as their well. Pretty fucking solid imo.
nancy_ballosky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This bar I went to in the bronx, that was what he poured me everytime I ordered a bourbon. It was like 2 am so I didnt correct him.
SirRogers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:36:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its good for a mixer. I'm not going to put Makers in my coke, but I'll throw some Jack in there.
drifterramirez ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:56:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i don't understand why people like JD. JD is terrible imo.
minotaurbranch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was unaware that Reddit users had opinions on whiskey.
InconspicuousRadish ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Makers is a prime example of advertising over substance though. There are far better options in the price-range.
wolfmourne ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:17:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't say that and not provide examples
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:27:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bullet and Four Roses.
digisax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love Bulleit, easily my favorite bourbon around the price.
DrRazmataz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:23:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not wrong.
Darkside_of_the_Poon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basil Hayden
Walter_White_Walker- ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:04:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basil Hayden is crazy overpriced, and only 80 proof. It's the same juice as Old Grand Dad BiB, and 114. Those are a much better value for your money.
PaulOverton1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Elijah Craig small batch is also good for the price
Walter_White_Walker- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also enjoy the ECSB, good call.
jrmunro11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I liked Blanton's Single Barrel. I know it's a little more expensive but not much. I got Elijah Craig Small Batch for $60CAD and the Blanton's single barrel is $80CAD. Convert to USD (I'm assuming you're American) and its probably only 15 more?
Walter_White_Walker- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really love Blanton's, one of my favorites, and of course the bottle is great. I'm typically a fan of anything that comes out of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, especially the EH Taylor line. I can normally get Blanton's at around $60 in Illinois. The Blanton's Straight From The Barrel is where it's at though. Can't get it in the US though, but you can often find it on secondary sites or from online stores in the UK.
Darth_Corleone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:13:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I toured Buffalo Trace and tried to buy some Blantons in their gift shop. Dude basically laughed at me. They don't make enough up stock it in their own shop...
I finally found a bottle in my city and it was $90. Happily bought it.
InconspicuousRadish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, it's a solid choice, particularly in its price-range. Had a bottle a of that a few months back and was pleasantly surprised.
CharlestonChewbacca ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay
flow-er ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:21:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree. The flagship Makers is only good for cocktails. It's boring as hell. Makers 46 is okay.
theladdermatch ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:26:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jack isnโt exactly great served neat, either.
flow-er ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:29:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't drink Jack in a cocktail.
everydaysongs ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:01:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could have stopped at Jack.
the_chandler ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:05:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldnโt drink Jack in a cocktail or neat. Unless it was free, I guess. But thereโs just so much better for cheaper.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't like the aftertaste. I'll admit that Jack is the only Tennessee whiskey I've had, so I don't know if it's just shit, or if I just don't like the whole charcoal filtration thing Tennessee whiskey's got going on. Or maybe it's where in the process they do it.
I know a lot more about KY Bourbon than Tennessee whiskey.
Darkside_of_the_Poon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:22:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that charcoal taste is not cool. Iโm a Makers guy myself, but Basil Hayden is better. It has to have a โBrightnessโ to the taste. Usually that means sweet, but good bourbons and whiskeys achieve this without adding a lot of sweetness. Lowest I go is Evan Williams, but itโs pretty sugary. Jack Daniels is not good because of charcoal bitterness IMHO
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like maybe I should try a couple of other Tennessee Whiskeys before I close the book on it and say nope. I didn't like bourbon at first either, thinking it was all sickly-sweet tasting. That's kind of crippling living in Kentucky, so I just kept trying them and figured out what kinds I like.
Evan Williams has a Single Barrel that is pretty damn good actually, especially at the price point.
I'm currently working on developing a taste for Scotch. It's not going too well just yet.
Darkside_of_the_Poon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend, I have been down this road! Scotch spectrum: Peaty and salty on one end, and on other side bright and Honey. I landed on the honey side with Dalwhinnie as my favorite. About two ounces in a rock glass, and just a splash of water. Just wash your hands, run a hand under the water, and the water that runs off your fingers, into the glass. Perfect amount. Opens it up and spreads out the taste. Smooth, honey, not sweet, little bit of spice and salt. Itโs awesome.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for this advice, I will for sure try Dalwhinnie when I get a chance. We have some Ardbeg at home right now, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll try it using your tips here.
Walter_White_Walker- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't like the smokey peat stuff, you will hate Ardbeg. My entry into scotch was stuff like Macallan 10 or 12, Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, even Chival Regal. All of those are pretty light and crisp, and helped me start to develop my scotch palate.
Darkside_of_the_Poon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cant go Wrong with Macallan. What do you think about Johnny Walker Blue? I personally love it, but its too expensive for a blend, only get it on occasions. Im still on the fence though, its damn good in my opinion.
Walter_White_Walker- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never had JW Blue actually. I've only had the Red, and everyone knows that's nasty swill. People do seem to love the Blue though, so I'm sure I'll get around to it at some point. I've always been a big bourbon/rye guy, so scotch is something that is still kinda new to me.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scotch is all over the place. Stick to 15+ years old, no blended, single barrel if you can. The age on blended is based on the oldest in the bottle so you could have 15 mixed with mostly 1 and still be called a 15, if I remember correctly. Good luck after that point.
Wait until you try dipping into gin. That's a whole different minefield
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! My fiance just bought some Ardbeg that he's really into, and I had some sort of Scotch in Poland last week that was approaching tolerable after the 3rd or 4th sip, but I don't remember what it was. Everyone else said it was good, though.
I love gin, but it's mostly a summer drink for me. Hendrick's and Fever Tree tonic with a cucumber slice is my jam. I like the clean, floral tasting ones that aren't too juniper-y. I love rose flavored anything, which I'm sure is why it's my favorite.
Dokpsy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a sucker for a good absinthe so I'm there with you on the floral but I gotta have that bitter tang and loss of feeling in the mouth plus the drunk is totally different and I don't get that from the gin. Scotch is for lounging, gin is for those hot summer days, but the absinthe is for when I'm feeling artistic... I feel artistic a lot...
flow-er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I JUST smuggled a bottle of Absinthe in from Poland, but haven't popped it open yet. It will wait for a special occasion.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still illegal in your country?
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real stuff, yes. There's a version that's sold here that tastes similar, but is not quite the same.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've found some with greater wormwood in the U.S.... Imported from France as well
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then the regulation might have something to do with the transport method, because a customs agent got quite pissy about it with me.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't have any issues myself after grabbing a bottle in Paris. Maybe he was just being power hungry or having a bad day
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, he's a customs officer. Also, it was really slow that day, so maybe he was just bored and felt like throwing his weight around.
Dokpsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some just want the lines to go through. Usually don't have any issues with them because three big flights land at the same time so it's pretty backed up.
wormintorS94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmmm Scotch is my drink. What have you tried and why donโt you like it?
flow-er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Laphroaig, some Scotch that I'm not sure what it was, and I've had ubiquitous Johnny Walkers Red, Blue and Black though that was when I was overseas and it was the only whisk(e)y available of any sort. I have some Ardbeg at the house that my fiance just bought, but I haven't tried it yet.
The last Scotch I had (the unknown Scotch which everyone around me agreed was very delicious) tasted like licking an ashtray. I want to say maybe it was an Islay Scotch?
SenselessViolence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like what?
holymolyitsclay ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buffalo Trace's low-end bourbon, Benchmark, is a very good value at $16 a handle in KY. I've gotten all my bourbon-loving friends (even the snobby ones) buying this stuff.
SenselessViolence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, Iโll have to try those out. Iโve recently gone through my entire life savings trying to keep Bulleit Bourbon stocked at the house.
grubas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have an alcohol budget as a result of this shit. At one point somebody broke out our high end at a party. We lost like 250 dollars that night.
holymolyitsclay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely try it out. As a Kentuckian, I'd say it's the best kept secret in the bourbon world. The price keeps rising as it becomes more and more popular - I'm almost tempted to stop telling people about it!
Rhetor_Rex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you like Bulleit, I wouldn't particularly recommend Benchmark, since Bulleit is considered a high-rye bourbon and Benchmark is made from Buffalo Trace's lowest-rye mashbill. If you want something similar to Bulleit, give Four Roses (who produces Bulleit bourbon for Diageo)a try. The Yellow Label Four Roses is usually around $10 cheaper than Bulleit, it's produced at the same distillery , and for special occasions their smaller-batch offerings are some of the best deals in bourbon.
ReubenXXL ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jim Beam and Evan Williams.
ReubenXXL ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:31:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, it must suck to corner yourself into hating things.
Jack ain't my favorite, but like anything I consume in life, it doesn't always have to be the best. I'd gladly take a free jack and coke. It's my go to at weddings if they don't have better upper shelf stuff available.
It's always alcohol that people are like this with for some reason. I wonder why it is.
flow-er ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If the first reaction I have to something is to puke, then yeah, I'm just not going to drink it. I can't even stomach the smell. I can usually find something else to drink.
I'm open to trying other Tennessee Whiskeys, I just can't drink Jack.
ReubenXXL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. If you love whiskey and puke at the sight of JD, you have something similar to what Chuck has from Better Call Saul.
VeryDisappointing ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh come off it, melodramatic snob
flow-er ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please, I've drank Canadian Mist whiskey that's been sitting in a hot car straight out of the bottle. I'm not saying I puke the instant Jack passes my lips, but when your stomach starts roiling and making grumbly noises when you drink it you just find something else to drink. I just don't like Jack. At all.
hydrospanner ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you serious?
It's not at all uncommon to have that sort of a gut reaction (literally) to any strong flavored food or drink, even when being totally okay with something very similar.
Doesn't make you a melodramatic snob in any way.
I worked in the beer industry for several years and there were always certain beers that myself or a co-worker just absolutely couldn't stand, while liking something very similar.
There's no accounting for the subjective quirks of the human palate.
trailrunner666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love all types of shit beers but every time I drink a Bud Light I vomit. I even had a blind test with their promoters between Bud Light and Miller and the Bud Light made me gag. So yeah sometimes flavors are very nuanced.
hydrospanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could be the acetaldehyde. It's a product of the fermentation cycle that usually eventually ferments out, but Bud and Bud Light are known for intentionally retaining more of it than would be really desirable for most.
In high concentrations, it's usually described as having an under-ripe green apple flavor. Tart, even sour...and vaguely sweet, but only very slightly.
Darkside_of_the_Poon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs an understatement
DrRazmataz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:22:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Duly noted - I'll have to try that. For neat whiskey I usually prefer wild turkey or tullamore dew
_Ghoulish_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:32:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wild Turkey 101 is my go to. Never had Tullamore Dew, worth it eh?
DrRazmataz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's my favorite Irish Whiskey to date, honestly. Only thing I've liked more is Bushmill's (not the Black label, ugh). Jameson is always the standard, but I feel like the prior two are better.
grubas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Irish Whiskey is...different. Similar to scotch since they use a lot of barley.
Darth_Corleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tried it and it is ok. I'd recommend Powers for just a few dollars more. Easily my favorite (affordable) Irish.
flow-er ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Makers 46 has Ash staves in the aging barrel and is a bit more complex than standard Makers.
If you like your whiskey spicy, I recommend Willett Pot Still. Kind of has some apple notes at the beginning and a spicy finish with a hint of cinnamon (but does not taste like Fireball).
If you like your whiskey sweet and smooth, I recommend Mitcher's. Nice caramel notes in it. Would be delicious with a Creme Brulee.
DrRazmataz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am going to try both of those Whiskies if I see them - thanks!
HiMyNameIsNerd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally, someone with functional taste buds.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just an avid bourbon fan. I prefer bourbons with rye on the mash bill, I like 'em spicy.
pinkmeanie ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that rye, not bourbon? Not that there's anything wrong with that, good rye is delicious.
flow-er ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:40:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bourbon just has to be 51% corn, aged in new charred oak barrels, blah blah blah. Rye can absolutely appear on the remaining 49% of the mash bill.
Good rye is very delicious. I'm fond of Pikesville.
HiMyNameIsNerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any recommendations for a good rye outside of Pikesville (already have that xD)?
flow-er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mitcher's Straight Rye and Whistlepig Farmstock Rye Whiskey are both good. The Whistlepig is damn good, but a little more pricey. Willett has a great Rye too, and their flagship Pot Still bourbon has a lot of rye on the mash bill already. Pikesville used to be at a price point where it was a daily drinker, but lately it has gone up too much. Knob Creek Rye is my middle of the road, keep-it-in-the-bar rye, thought I think it could stand to be aged longer.
triguy616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are three primary mashbills of bourbon. High rye, low rye, and wheat. Those are the secondary ingredient to corn.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't Woodford and JD owned by the same distillery as well?
Evan Williams and Groveland for me.
flow-er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're both owned by Brown-Forman, but their brand portfolio is HUGE so that doesn't really mean too much. They aren't distilled in the same locations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just heard it in passing - not really a fan of either.
TIL, thanks.
underwriter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tbh I feel Woodford Reserve is far and away better than MM
DrRazmataz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're owned by Jim Beam, right? I've been meaning to try them.
SirRogers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:35:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I know you said you like Makers Mark, so I got you some red wax."
ilinamorato ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't matter. To family members, your preferences will always and eternally be static. For one month when I was twelve, I was sick of mac and cheese from eating it too much, and I told my mom so. She still thinks I hate mac and cheese.
minotaurbranch ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's funny because when I told my parents I was allergic to things, they would "forget" to tell me because they thought I was full of shit. This was as an adult.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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B-Sproutzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always want to branch out and try new things but I'm cheap and nothing seems to touch black velvet for the price.
Ph4ntorn ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:03:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, the only Makers Mark merchandise I've seen are a set of glasses dipped in the red sealing wax. They're pretty cool looking.
ihaveacat92 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:04:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that sounds awesome. adds to xmas list
PM_ME_SHIHTZU_PICS ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have dozens of Maker's Mark bobbles in my home. Off the top of my head are ear warmers, round ice cube trays, and gift wrapping paper. Oh and stationary with added Christmas cards and a wax stamp for the envelopes.
They actually have more bobbles than Jack Daniels, but it's of a much higher quality. I guess it comes with the territory, though, because Jack Daniels is shit.
minotaurbranch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here different drink. My kids love tearing open their Natty Ice wrapping paper to get to their Christmas gifts each year. Usually it's freezer mugs.
bobdob123usa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The little bottle sweaters were great.
PM_ME_SHIHTZU_PICS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I didn't get those! I didn't even know they were a thing until now.
Rahgahnah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's so much shit you can get that's dipped in the wax. They'll take just about anything made of glass (and even some things not, I've seen cigars), dip it in the wax, and mark it up however much they want.
Darth_Corleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:38:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've visited their distillery twice. They have very cool stuff for sale there.
morepandas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:33:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've only taken to bourbon recently, but I'm a fan of Knob Creek.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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morepandas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have not, I'm on their smoked maple, and it is delicious while I work on perfecting my old fashioned.
nancy_ballosky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like bullet and four roses myself.
IamDoritos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Four roses is easily one of my favorites. the small batch is great mixed or neat and the single barrel is amazing neat.
nancy_ballosky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever I find it I try to buy a bottle, its not as common in the stores around me.
IamDoritos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
State stores around me tend to stock it. Also Sam's Club has it for like 25 bucks for small batch and 35 for single barrel.
nancy_ballosky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that's a good Sam's club deal.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Woodford. Mmmmmm, tasty.
Dustintico ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:29:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hell yea man. Too far out of my price range most of the time, but man is it a treat when I can get some.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. Prolly buy it once ever two years but daaaamn those are good sips.
omglia ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:26:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those are bourbons. Jack Daniels is Tennessee Whiskey. I'm from Kentucky and these things matter.
ihaveacat92 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 15:27:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apologies. Iโm from the UK and they just put it all in the โitโs not scotchโ section.
jjjeremylovesfish ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:45:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That must be a large section, categorically speaking
omglia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well hey at least you've got the "not scotch" part down :P
morepandas ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fwiw Bourbon is much better, at least than the Jack Daniels I've drank.
sillybear25 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:53:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legally speaking, JD could call their product bourbon if they wanted to, but they choose not to out of respect for Kentucky distillers.
omglia ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Legally speaking you're right! But I side-eye any bourbon produced outside of KY and I have yet to try a good one. The reason why KY bourbon is so good is the natural limestone filtered water: it tastes sweet and creates the perfect bourbon. No limestone quarries, no good bourbon - even if you're following the legal guidelines to a T.
We Kentuckians are very protective of our bourbon ;)
Rahgahnah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like Breckinridge (made in Colorado). That's pretty much the only exception to KY I've found.
jrmunro11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jack Daniels meets all the requirements to be a Bourbon. it just doesn't label itself as such.
cleeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but they are all whiskey. Personally I lean towards scotch, but I'll drink pretty much anything in the whiskey spectrum so long as it's half decent.
Drchrisco ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you are a makers mark ambassador they send you markers mark chotskies every year for christmas, recent gifts have been makers mark bottle christmas sweater, mm wax seal, mm napkins. If she signed up she could have free gifts forever!
liftinglmp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If he's gonna do that, go big or go home. McCallan 18.
bike4Ever ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:21:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/481644705/repurposed-makers-mark-bourbon-bottle
Talmaska ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't drink whiskys much, but my BIL loves the stuff. He let me try Woodford Reserve and it was really nice. I bought it for my whisky loving friend and he loved it. Good stuff, that.
N8Sayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But don't ask for Crown Royal or she'll drink it again and give you the little bag.
Legend017 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:56:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Those are my two favorite bourbons. Now I want some and it is 10AM on a Wednesday.
DeMuzikMan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm all about the Bulleit life.
Dirk-Killington ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I either envy or pity your bank account.
DeMuzikMan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:40:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By Bulleit life, I mean I order a few a year at a bar and thoroughly enjoy them. I don't keep bottles at the house due to budgetary concerns. But my wallet is bigger than it was last year and I'm not often hungry and I have a decent apartment. So perhaps you may envy me.
Dirk-Killington ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds more reasonable. With my alcoholism if I had good taste like you I would be on the street. I had my first few fingers of bulleit when I was at an open bar and money didnโt mater. Holy shit, itโs like Jesus himselfโs sweet creamy jizz.
frankhz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How much is a bottle?
WhimsicalBadger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bulleit really isn't THAT expensive. I want to say it's around $26 a fifth here in Michigan. I'm a big fan of bourbon so I have a few very small batch bottles of other brands that I've gotten as gifts or bought myself for special occasions that cost upwards of $70 a fifth. But for a normal occasion I'll usually either grab the Buffalo Trace, Bird Dog, or Bulleit.
Dirk-Killington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
40 something where Iโm from I think.
sokocanuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smrt.
carolathome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt wait too long, or sheโll have to drink the whole bottle in time to trick it out for Christmas.
ARCHIPenguin ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 14:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe your aunt likes JD too? She just gives you the garbage she gets when buying a bottle?
youtubecommercial ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:41:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and the pessimist
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:02:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Verly clearly the realist.
CaterpillarKing123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Considering two of the presents were empty bottles, they might not be wrong...
mrsuns10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she likes him
bookpixie ยท 751 points ยท Posted at 14:26:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL knows I love JD, and she keeps giving me bottles of the honey stuff that I really don't like for my birthday. We now have 3 bottles of it. Feel pretty mean telling her that I'd rather have the regular type, so I just thank her for the gift, and add it to my booze cabinet. I guess that it's the thought that counts.
ksaid1 ยท 1804 points ยท Posted at 14:45:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you could pull a bit of a sneaky and tell her something like "i was at a party the other day and they only had regular JD. gave it a try and i think i actually like it even more than the honey kind!"
bookpixie ยท 386 points ยท Posted at 14:52:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I may have to try something like that.
chorizo4free88 ยท 935 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or finish all 3 bottles of jd and yell at her about it
ohanse ยท 99 points ยท Posted at 15:38:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but then she's thinking "he's screaming about how he doesn't like it... but on the other hand, he just faced three bottles of the shit?"
Mixed signals, I tell you what.
spicewoman ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I'll bet this is like that time he said he didn't like mac and cheese but he just had too much. He'll be loving it again in a week."
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:25:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Now LET Me teLL YOU what I THINK ABOU-T tHIS KINd of Jack! DANieLS!" -violently throws up in his stocking and passes out-
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:56:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd get about halfway through one and probably proceed to die.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would exorcist style vomit everywhere. Happened once in college, hit a friend square in the chest from 5 feet away. Then passed out, waking up 30 minutes later with vomit everywhere. Fun times.
jcb088 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus christ this had me laughing hard at work.
Its poetic..... so poetic.....
OkayJuice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like this plan better
BumbotheCleric ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:38:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy Jack Daniel's
rick_or_morty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see you've attended thanksgiving with my family
Slide88 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ftfy
AvatarofSleep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only if he does it all in one go
Scarletfapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I WAS AT A PARTY THE OTHER DAY...
im_not_the_stig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the only course of action.
volsom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats the kind of thinking its going to get you to interesting places. Places you never wanted to see, but they will be interesting.
Mephistos_Manifesto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy family get togethers
chorizo4free88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a party til an aunt throws a drunk fit and starts crying over the smallest thing
Zanthrous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just sell it to teenagers and use the cash to buy even more JD.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I would have done when I still drank Jack Daniels. No idea why that one whiskey makes me an asshole but it does. I only got my ass kicked by the biggest guy in the bar about 3 times before I decided that maybe, just maybe....I should stop drinking Jack.
I don't really drink at all now. I just smoke a lot of pot.
a7xfreak93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like this plan.
TheRealBigLou ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:43:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gets nervous...
"So I was at a party... and... it had that really shitty honey Jack Daniels..."
Mercades2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just tell your wife, so she can nicely tell her own mother. "Hey he really appreciates the JD Honey, but he actually likes regular JD more"
Queenofthebowls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just tell people that type of liquor and I had a fight last time and we aren't speaking right now. People tend to switch to whatever you like real quick after that
satansrapier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use the honey stuff for hot toddys.
Amogh24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do that OP. Communication is important in any sort of relationship.
Alex470 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, if you drink enough of it at once, you don't even notice how terrible it is.
Alternatively, tell her you like JD Single Barrel. Can't fuck that one up.
Reasonable-redditor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:36:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People don't want to disappoint other people. As long as you pt her know how much you appreciate the thoughtfulness of the gift you can also try telling her the truth and communicating.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she's like my Mum then the problem isn't that she thinks you prefer the thing she's buying necessarily, it's that she's trying to buy something with a bit of novelty to it.
Like "oh I'm sure u/bookpixie drinks JD all the time, I bet this honey version would be a super nice break from the norm."
ksaid1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's the trick, if bookpixie implies that they drink honey JD all the time, they reposition regular JD as the novelty version.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:25:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Hviterev ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We probably don't share the same type of friends. They'd ask me what the fuck I'm on about before making a pizza sandwich.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Hviterev ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hold on, you share pizzas?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Tucamaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sharing pizza with friends doesn't sound normal at all
Bioniclegenius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:25:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The real comment is always in the LPTs.
tomatoaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you made that sound so easy, I'm glad people like you exist
redditgolddigg3r ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just have your wife pass along the news.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ksaid1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
if bookpixie likes drinking cough syrup, let 'em do it! they're old enough to have a mother in law, they know what they like. sometimes you just want chicken nuggets instead of steak and that's cool
on the other hand, i've only been drinking for a couple of years and still have pretty shit-tier taste lmao. so if you have any recommendations i'd be happy to hear them!
Timferius ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ever tried adding it to coffee?
bookpixie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, I've not tried that. That could be a plan!
DivinitusRenes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could probably mix it with a whole heap of other things if you just want to get rid of it. Just add it to random drinks until you find something you like.
I knew a guy that would heat it up and said it tasted worlds better - sometimes adding extra (real) honey to it as well.
Or you could cook with it. Reduce it, add it to sauces, use it as a marinade - lots of options there.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man the honey is one of my favorites! I prefer the more...flavorful(of not whiskey flavor) whiskeys. My friend just got me into Knob Creek's Maple whiskey. Don't get me wrong, I love normal whiskey, I just prefer the ones with more flavors to them
Nalortebi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god, that KC maple is bad. I'm thinking of cooking it down and just using it as syrup. The KC 2001, though. Oh is that one good.
If you like flavored stuff, the Makers Mark mint julep is worth a shot.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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kamicaze5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like apple whiskeys (crown, beam, whatever) with club soda. Definitely a good "cocktail" when I'm counting calories and don't just want to do shots.
Octacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love it unironically. I HATE whiskey though, and love green apple flavored things so maybe that's why
Half-Naked_Cowboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just give me the whole bottle!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
will check it out when i have money/finish my current whiskey supply
zayap18 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll kindly take care of that for you good sir
2522Alpha ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll happily give them a loving home for you...
sobrique ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love the honey stuff. It's like mead, only not cloying and sickly. But it's definitely a different genre of drink. Makes good sharing-and-swigging booze for parties.
thescrapplekid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try it with Apple cider and a pinch of cinnamon
beaker90 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know a really good cupcake recipe that uses the honey whiskey!
Captain_Peelz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, youโre more than welcome to mail those to me ;) The honey is delicious and makes some of the best hot toddies I have had.
ndymn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The honey kind is shit for drinking but wonderful for cooking.
JohnnySkidmarx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:39:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take the bottle back to a store and ask to exchange it for a bottle of regular JD. Just say your parents bought the wrong type.
peekaayfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you still have those honey ones Ill trade ya- I prefer the honey stuff to the regular x.x
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks at the case of honey JD in her basement "Only 5 more years and it will be all gone"
abiostudent3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know...
I once bought a bottle of honey whiskey because it was on clearance at Wallmart and rang up for two cents.
It wasn't Jack, it was Dewer's, and we were all expecting it to be shit - it turned out to actually be really tasty; no chemical aftertaste at all.
We went back the next day to see if there was any left; they had one bottle. Unfortunately, the gal at self-checkout actually cared more than the one on the register at 2am did, and she called her manager over. He confiscated the bottle after we'd paid for all of our groceries, took it to the back, and refused to give it back or give any compensation.
Turns out, the reason for the clearance is because Dewer's discontinued it - and even though I'd be more than willing to pay full price, I've never been able to find any bottles left anywhere.
LordWhiskey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Add it to Ginger Ale or Sprite. One of the best things for simple mixed drinks.
honestly_Im_lying ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her that you'd really love to try a bottle of the Single Barrel. Say you'll share the first round with her.
A little off topic. If you're a JD fan, you should apply to the Tennessee Squire's Association. I've been to the distillery a few times as a squire and visited their VIP Squire room (with free samples and JD Squire swag). It was a great experience. Plus, they send you calendars every year and some other JD related stuff in the mail.
Every so often, I get mail from JD Squires Association discussing the status of my plot. Usually, it's one of the distillery employees talking about finding tobacco twists on it, or whether I minded them mowing it... (It's all made up, but it's fun to read.)
Edit: I thought I should include that all this is free. ;)
princessdracos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmmmm...the single barrel is delicious.
GozerDaGozerian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One day, when all the riots and looting starts, youโll be thankful to have all those molotov cocktails.
marakush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You you can use the bottle as a tip for the garbage collectors, at least you put it to some good use.
butt_fun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you have nothing better to do with it, honey JD mixes surprisingly well with mountain dew. It sounds like a wacky combination, I know, but it's actually pretty good
Ezdps ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I would probably get honey if I were gifting it as well. Most people I know like honey more, but just hint at her that regular JD is where its at.
IPlayTheInBedGame ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next time you goto the liquor store, bring the bottle with you and leave it in the car. Buy a regular bottle of jack, then come back in with the honey bottle and complain you picked up the wrong bottle and ask to exchange it real quick. Might work?
Tommy2255 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes. The ol' liquor bottle switcheroo scam! That's way easier than having to actually talk to your in law.
19wesley88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude i absolutely love the honey jd. Don't suppose you like in UK and would be up for selling them to me for cheap??
Threwmeawayyye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it wild turkey??
blindgynaecologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you can make really good cupcakes out of JD honey
mgraunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy a bottle of Jack fire. Shots of Jack honey and Jack fire mixed 50/50 are great every once in a while.
TheRoadHome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought some of this when she stayed with me and my wife after I had major surgery. She left it for me to drink when I was better because I love whiskey. It's still in my cupboard, untouched. My surgery was in the first months of 2016.
cle-330 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I absolutely hate jack daniels but if you mix the honey with sweet tea it is fucking great lol.
jackster_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her you like the honey, but "The original will always be my all time favourite."
Or tell her you found out you were allergic to the honey flavor or some other lie.
princessdracos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm pre-diabetic, so I've switched to regular Jack."
Chaosrayne9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use it for cooking.
DrSpacemanSpliff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think it's more mean to continue a misunderstanding than to clear it up? At your funeral, wouldn't she be happier knowing that you were honest with her than thinking you were a complacent person? Honesty is usually kinder in the long run.
Not_A_Living_Human ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try mixing a shot and a half with half a lime, and then equal parts of lemonade and ginger ale. My friends call it a Canadian honey.
Tommy2255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, that whole situation is on you. If you refuse to correct someone for an honest mistake, then you don't really get to complain when they keep doing the same thing.
Mole644 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too was gifted a bottle of the honey. It's fine in its own right, but I just love the original. I had the honey for years, barely any gone, with no end in sight. The other day I thought, there has to be something good to mix it with. Then it hit me! The Arizona Arnold Palmer. The lemon, tea and honey go great together and it's been my go to drink lately.
Twibbly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could you just throw into conversation that while you do like that stuff, it's sweet enough that you have to drink it slower and are still working on the stock you have? Or ask your spouse to do it?
flyinhyphy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're a few bucks cheaper (at least where I'm from) and could be seen as different, and cooler to buy.
ArmedBadger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Send them my way. I love the JD honey whiskey. Good shit right there.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you have a friend that likes the honey stuff, trade them for a bottle of regular JD.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got downvoted because JD Honey is the ichor of the gods
choadspanker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mail it to me I'll drink it all
zaxterr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That stuff is great mixed with iced tea if you donโt drink it straight.
melancholyswiffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're in the giving mood this year, give them to needy teens!
codeklutch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey. Try mixing it with vanilla coke. Shit is pretty good. Or you can send it me and I'll return the favor and send you my girlfriend and I's Xmas card we make with our guinea pigs this year!
ThatAdamsGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure an exchange could be made, I fucking love the honey one.
Bitchcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honey jack makes killer hot toddyโs though
entotheenth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
send it to me, I like that shit. also regular JD.
just not fussy, me.
Zeppelanoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god I have 3 of the honey JD bottles at home as well. You can't even cook with them! I have no idea what to do.
motorcitymatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It'll come in handy when your kids get old enough to get into the liquor cabinet...
tamadekami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, if you don't want em, I haven't been drunk in years...;)
fr33andcl34r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you mix equal parts of that and mocha khalua (sp?), it makes a drink that tastes exactly like tootsie rolls.
Kano523 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Protip: That honey whiskey nonsense actually mixes really well with coffee. You know, if you're the morning whiskey type.
boozeandbunnies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If theyโre unopened maybe take them to a liquor store and try to exchange them for regular? Might work
bookpixie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That could actually work. It's not like it goes off.
yourchingoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you do is mix that in with the Starbucks Frapaccino drinks that come in the bottle. That way, you can go about your day on the town with a tasty buzz and not look like an alcoholic.
mugglemomjsw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use it for cooking. Itโs awesome in desserts and for bbq.
benttwig33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or you could just be an adult, and mention "hey if you're going to give me yet another bottle, grab a different flavor please!" I'm not sure why everyone is so awkward when it comes to gift giving?!
snakeinsheepclothes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use it for cooking oder baking or re-gift it? Take ist with you when you are having a little dinner or party with friends. My brother told me that it apparently tastes yummy when it is warm like Punsch
rsvr79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give it to Goodwill.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to your local likker store that you frequent the most. Tell them your wife bought the wrong s*** and you want to swap it out.
justchloe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We use the honey one for cooking. Mix it with some BBQ spices on ribs or wings. Slow cook them and then finish off on the BBQ. Is a really nice way to use up all your bottles of honey JD. if you're a vegetarian I apologise and u can sen them all to me and I'll use them for u.
SYNTHLORD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually love getting booze that I don't like solely for the reason of building a better cabinet. I like giving guests something to choose from instead of just one mostly polished off bottle of something I enjoy
jrmunro11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's way too fucking sweet. Honestly thought it was disgusting :/ I had it when drunk once and thought it was great. Got it sober and was like what the fuck? Is this even the same drink?
I guess it's one of those you could enjoy when drunk though
Seldain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We can't keep a bottle of alcohol full for 36 hours and you are keeping them for three years. Impressive.
Strummed_Out ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mate swears by leaving the bottle in the freezer, makes it taste awesome apparently!
MoneybaggsMcGee ยท 1940 points ยท Posted at 13:48:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You said it wrong. You dont like Jack Daniels.
You like their whiskey.
Clearly_a_fake_name ยท 326 points ยท Posted at 14:29:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do Jack Daniels make Whisky?
MoneybaggsMcGee ยท 158 points ยท Posted at 14:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think they may. But they are mostly a car manufacturer
Slaisa ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 15:13:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait I thought they made lamps with fairy lights
Crocodilewithatophat ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:56:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a rather odd side gig for a sunglasses manufacturer
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their main product is actually bottles with water and glitter inside
MissJoelie ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best comment thread ever.
_Long_Story_Short_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No
OgreSpider ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What! Next you'll be telling me Crown Royal make something other than gaming consoles
inibrius ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i thought they made velour bags.
Dokpsy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean
peoplepurple dice bags?joeyjojosr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spare change bags
Neil_sm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No they make hamburgers for TGIFridays
foomp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fairly certain Harley Davidson is a jacket and bumper sticker company.
ToBierOrNotToBier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't they breed those dogs? Jack Daniels terriers?
MelvinMcSnatch ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:00:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. But he was great in The Martian.
overcatastrophe ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 14:46:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What are you, Scottish? American whiskey is spelled with an "e"
Bukkles ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 14:54:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I buy logs for whiskey barrells, I'm in the business.
Both types of spelling is pretty much widely accepted here.
Star_Kicker ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:09:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You buy wood to make into whiskey barrels, or you buy the wood from whiskey barrels?
I had a steak that was smoked using whiskey and wine soaked wood, game changer.
Bukkles ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:18:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I buy logs that are sent to a mill and then processed into boards used for whiskey barrels.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:26:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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sponge_welder ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like my whiskey to be chemical spill flavored
hydrospanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oak it is!
ohh-kay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Industrial" flavored, thank you.
LassoLTD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Weren't we already discussing Jack Daniels?
InukChinook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a waste of pallets
cleeder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget to drink it out of these
Bukkles ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently nothing.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Bukkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the US, whiskey and whisky is used interchangeably, the only time whisky is only used is in Scotland and similar places when they use it for scotch. (I know this because our used barrels get sold to them because scotch is made from used whiskey barrels).
I have met people such as Jerry Dalton (former master distiller of Jim Beam) and even in their offices/advertisements the terms are used interchangeably. Mostly whiskey, that much is true, but whisky is also used.
Don't back up your argument just because you did one google search on the internet.
You probably just searched "What's the difference between whiskey and whisky?" And put on your tin foil hat and charged onto Reddit. As most people on Reddit do, you fit right in.
BesottedScot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:03:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Show where they use whisky ๐ค
BesottedScot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where is "here"? Because in Scotland, nobody spells it with an E unless its Irish or American.
(I'm Scottish).
Bukkles ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:12:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you even read what I said?
Edit: I'm going to help you out...look at literally the first two sentences. Why don't you put down your scotch long enough to make a comment.
BesottedScot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where does anywhere in your comment say where "here" is? Are you fuckin mental?
We don't even call it scotch here either ya wee wideo.
Bukkles ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're looking at wrong comment. You Scott's are something else. Have a good day
BesottedScot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You told me to look at the first two sentences. Look at the comment I replied to you roaster.
Also ma names no Scott.
5redrb ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The guy who makes Maker's Mark has Scotch ancestry, he actually petitioned to be able to spell it without the "E". Everybody else spells it correctly.
InconspicuousRadish ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:41:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, but they sell a type of brownish alcoholic drink they advertise as being whisky.
DoSnowmenHaveTeeth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No just mud flaps
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does Bruno Mars is gay?
VAGINA_EMPEROR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, in the same way that Harley Davidson makes motorcycles.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:44:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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obliviousObservation ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:53:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That explains the brown color
Jaboobi3253 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmm, I love me some good ol' fashioned gatekeeping.
ripmeleedair ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:06:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So is gatekeeping basically just being condesensing about something people like because it isn't what you like? I still haven't really figured it out.
Sk8ynat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:16:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my understanding it kinda seems to be "you can't enjoy/be interested in this thing because you don't know enough about it/you enjoy it wrong."
Jaboobi3253 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. It's like saying "Real men wouldn't do this" or "Budweiser? You mean piss in a bottle?"
CharlieDeee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not any worth drinking if you like whiskey.
Jagasaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're thinking of Jack Russels.
Matikinz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No that's Crown
sameth1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, just bottles and sunglasses.
FAHQRudy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really.
hankhillforprez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, but they do make whiskey.
HippieKillerHoeDown ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
bourbon. it' corn whiskey and not very good.
0OKM9IJN8UHB7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:48:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jack Daniels is not bourbon.
HippieKillerHoeDown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The product meets the regulatory criteria for classification as a straight bourbon, though the company disavows this classification and markets it simply as Tennessee whiskey rather than as Tennessee bourbon
xSpec13 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it was carb cleaner...
Knob Creek is whisky.
ncbstp ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg if the guy likes Jack let him. Ffs I don't like that shit but I'm not gonna talk down on someone for liking something I don't
xSpec13 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:40:53 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sarcasm eludes you.
PoisoNFacecamO ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:02:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, huge difference between "I like the jack Daniels logo, especially on useless shit" and "I like jack Daniels"
Coonanner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's just a huge fan of Jack Daniels' iconic branding. It has nothing to do with booze.
GieterHero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You still said it wrong.
He doesn't like their whiskey, he likes their bourbon.
m4dch3mist ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 15:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you call jack bourbon. Shut your mouth and go back to drinking kessler
noticethisusername ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:30:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jack Daniel's is technically bourbon as it satisfies all the requirements: made in the US and at least 50% corn. It's entirely their choice not to advertise themselves as a bourbon and to use "Tenessee Whiskey" instead.
toeonly ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought bourbon had to be made in kentucky.
noticethisusername ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a common misconception, as the big brands are all from Kentucky. There are smaller brands everywhere. Twin Valley from Maryland, Hudson Baby from New York, Watershed from Ohio are three examples among dozens of small brands.
MacPho13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wyoming Whiskey from Kirby, WY
averynicehat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it can be made anywhere in the US. It just happens that most of it is made in Kentucky. They cite their local water source and variable weather (for aging - expands and contracts the barrels) giving them a unique advantage/flavor over other locations.
Darth_Corleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's an old law that has been overturned.
m4dch3mist ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 15:45:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bourbon is made in Kentucky. Tennessee whiskey is made in tennessee. I'm a purist, so sue me. Yeah I get that technically it is a bourbon, but a square is technically a rectangle too
noticethisusername ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you're calling "purism" is just you glorifying that you have a limited knowledge restricted to or severely warped by the big brands. Explore smaller bourbons and you'll find marvels outside of Kentucky too.
m4dch3mist ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please do enlighten me. I know people like to argue on the internet, but you must be the first real bourbon enthusiast that promotes non Kentucky bourbon. Do you have any suggestions?
noticethisusername ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why you're being downvoted.
I'm probably not the best person to answer. I'm not an expert by any means, I'm just anti-purism I guess. My own personal go-to "everyday" bourbon is Evan Williams from plain old Kentucky. I haven't actually had any of the bourbons I mentioned in my other comment, I just heard good things about them.
Well until now. I just opened a bottle of Maryland Twin Valley bourbon that I happened to have. I was waiting to finish the bottle of their rye that's already open, but what the hell.
It's very good, it's a bit on the harsh side and I'd like it a bit rounder, but it's the kind of edge many people could enjoy; less harsh than Maker's Mark. It's pleasantly not too sweet. I recommend it.
I don't know how easily it'll be for you to get. I'm in Maryland so most liquor stores have it. My guess is if you're not in Maryland, if you find Twin Valley whiskey at all it's gonna be their Rye.
m4dch3mist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the only constructive answer thus far
GieterHero ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:46:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dare call it bourbon because it technically is bourbon as someone already pointed out. Nice job being a dick about it though.
My point (aimed at the person I reacted to, not your elitist ass) was that if you're gonna be pedantic, don't half-ass it. Luckily, your reaction only further supports said point.
ToothlessBastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She might think Jack Daniels is a designer or some shit.
WunWegWunDarWun_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For three years she has been wondering if he learned his lesson that words matter. For three years he hasnโt learned a damn thing.
JayElectricity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Confirmed, OPs aunt is a genie
gamophyte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like drinking Jack Daniels
-fuck-me-already ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 14:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He probably likes the J D more than you think
pm_me_ur_wet_pants ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 14:19:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it shows that she put in effort to get something that you had said you had an interest in.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? She clearly listens and probably thinks heโll get a kick out of the stuff.
Catsdontpaytaxes ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 14:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she's just looking out for your liver ;)
JasonReed234 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure you didn't say "I like Jack Daniels and Jack Daniels accessories"?
arleban ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:24:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hwat?!
rzpieces ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:25:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate it when I accidentally say 8 extra syllables
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something I'd do ngl
RedLabelClayBuster ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:07:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend actually makes those bottles with the christmas lights inside of them. They're a wee bit trashy but so are we so it's not the end of the world.
lexgrub ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and my aunt likes to ask my what my theme animal is. I made the mistake of liking antique owl statues right before a huge owl trend happened and I got a shit ton of stupid cartoon owl shit and became owl girl. I told her no more owls. She wants a new theme. I donโt want anymore animal themed junk. I....donโt know what to say.
firearmed ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:13:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"My theme animal is alcohol. Get me alcohol."
lexgrub ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alcohol and Uber gift cards. Haha. I would love that.
Janigiraffey ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:10:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm, you could tell her that youโd prefer consumables or experiences.
When I was a kid, my grandma had color and movie themes for each of us. I was blue and Winnie the Pooh, my sister was pink and Aladdin, my other sister was green and Lion King, Dad was the Grinch. I have no idea how any of these themes were assigned to us. People in my high school must have thought I was nuts about Winnie the Pooh - I had multiple shirts, hoodies, a themed watch. When she was a teenager, the pink sister was able to switch to being navy blue. But those themes have mostly been retired now.
lexgrub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good idea.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With your luck you're going to get a bottle of Jack Daniels, but inside of it will be offbrand knockoff, like Snack Mammals
scoops_dee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me when I was into photography in early college. Would have loved a nicer camera strap or some film or a gift card. Instead I got endless cheap accessories with cameras printed on them. T-shirts, a pencil case, a wall print, etc. -___-
elee0228 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd probably get you one of these
HevC4 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: He was 12
DargeBaVarder ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor works for Jack Daniels so I have a bunch of swag that hasnโt even been opened. Want me to send some to you to show up your aunt?
โHey Aunt. This is from a stranger on the internet!โ
Richeh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think maybe your aunt likes Jack Daniels too.
GamerSinceDiapers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!remind me 1 month
Sample_Name ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt is actually an alcoholic and drinks all the whiskey before she can give it to you. She has to give you crappy empty bottle gifts as a result.
hardforwork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems to me that your aunt likes Jack Daniels as much as you that's why you keep getting empty bottles.
h2wahter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the first two years your aunt drank your gift then improvised.
Gottagettagoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your Aunt doesnโt want to buy you alcohol.
faern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:20:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
should have told them you liked 50 year old Glenfiddich. that way you chances of receiving bottle of jack would rise significantly.
CallMeJeeJ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:21:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your family thinks you're an alcoholic and are trying to get you something related to your interests without buying you alcohol?
TheChrisCrash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well obviously your aunt bought you a bottle of jack daniels the first two years, but she drank it and remembered she needed to get you a jack Daniel related item so she made something out of the bottle. Then the third year she bought you a bottle of jack but couldn't finish it in time so she got you some cheap jack Daniel sunglasses.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:32:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws are kind of poor, so I put cheap stuff on my wishlist so they have something to buy. Reese's cups are pretty awesome and not that expensive, so I put them on each year. So far I've gotten Reese's mugs, Reese's t-shirts, a Reese's plate, and all sorts of other Reese's souvenir-type items. Only once have I ever actually gotten Reese's cups from them.
oshitsuperciberg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love how low your expectations are at this point. You don't even want a Jack Daniels bottle, you just want a container of any kind that contains some Jack Daniels
peekaayfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta work on your wish wording. Gonna have a shriveled up corpse in a bottle
generalnotsew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone not long ago posted a LPT about just because someone says they like something does not mean that they want nothing but that. One girl posted that she mentioned cats are cute and she has been getting nothing but cat related gifts since then. I don't even think she owned a cat.
drifterramirez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
those aren't shitty gifts. your aunt is fucking hilarious. she knows exactly what she is doing.
I-Made-You-Read-This ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tbh I think with the fairy lights inside the bottle it could be quite a cool touch to a room.
But maybe I'm imagining something cooler than it really is.
Jack07Daniels ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt sounds like a nice lady.
Horatio-Hufnagel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:58 on December 25, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha nice, you actually came back and gave us an update. Merry Christmas!
gregIsBae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:25:58 on January 7, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I saved this comment, and I'm genuinely disappointed that you didn't get a bottle of jd
If you want pal, I'll send you 20 quid for a bottle on Friday, a little late but I'm not paid till then. Happy christmas
sean12349 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:59 on January 7, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was told never to turn down free alcohol, thank you stranger!
gregIsBae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:58 on January 7, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You got PayPal? Or an address and I can just order one to your hpuse
Endulos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:52 on January 11, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Those don't look like shoes. They look more like slippers... Very shitty slippers.
Also, hooray! OP delivered! OP DIDN'T FAIL US.
PistolsAtDawnSir ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm an uncle and thereโs no way Iโll ever buy my niece or nephews liquor for a gif no matter how much of a fan they are. They will buy that with their own money. Iโm more than happy to get them a jack daniels fleece onesie if theyโd like.
Tempname69696 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think shes trying to save you from the terrible whiskey that jack is... Be grateful....
JayLapse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe your Aunt doesn't realize Jack Daniels is an alcohol and just thinks it's a brand name?
I_dont_shave_pubes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why don't you just ask for a bottle of alcohol? And which flavor do you like the most? I love Tennessee Honey.
gildedbat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This means your aunt has no idea what to get you but she is trying to make you happy. To fix this, mention other things you like around her and she will switch to giving you things related to the new thing that you like. It is hard to be an aunt- esp. when you do not get to see your nieces/nephews very much.
bradders82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of my ex from many years ago, she said she fondly remembered the kids TV show "Rainbow", and people seemed to think she was some huge fan and would buy her ridiculous Rainbow based gifts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember having jack Daniels bbq sauce once so you might get that.
blocoftheroad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The playing cards will be next. Then maybe the t-shirt.
phatbrasil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like they are drinking your whisky and giving you the bottle.
dirkhutton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting you to get some running books
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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FinePointSharpie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd go get them filled up!
kstorm88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nearest place I can think of is over an hour and a half away
arleban ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should wrap a bottle for yourself. Open it before any other presents and just drink straight from the bottle and then announce youโre ready.
SKIP_2mylou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can't wait to see what you get this year.
I'm guessing Jack Daniels slippers or a Jack Daniels shower caddy.
ohanse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's doing you a favor by sparing you from Jack Daniels.
Drink some of these instead.
DeezBiscuits16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After you open it this year: "Look aunt Bessie, thank you for being considerate but all I want is some Jack Daniels to drink on New Years Eve. So please leave this party and go get me so Jack Daniels. Now. Three years was long enough!"
TheJesusGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got some Jack Daniels tumbler glasses for christmas last year and they're fucking solid. (Which is funny bceause JD is fairly shit whiskey)
InconspicuousRadish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I just have a big ass bottle of Jack delivered to you? No glitter in it, I promise. This is just rubbing me the wrong way on so many levels. Probably my PTSD from receiving socks as gifts from my aunt for 15 or so years.
CharlestonChewbacca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's your fault for liking crap Whiskey.
itsacalamity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keep her the hell away from Pinterest!!!
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She is drinking the booze and keeping the marketing swag for handouts.
aboveya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Following. Want to know if you received sir jack daniels.
WarhammerRyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She bought it but drank the alcohol....
This year she will fill it with cola to get your hopes up.... it will be Jack Daniels mix
Ge0rgeWKush420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please update when you get our gift this year
redshift78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Empty out the water and put some fairy lights inside to create a cool lamp!
frothface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Explain that you're actually really into a guy named 'Daniels'.
Fouhr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
u/sean12349 : while holding a full bottle of Jack Wow Auntie, thank you so much, you always give such great gifts! /s
sean12349's aunt: You're welcome hun, its my homemade sweet tea in a Jack Daniels bottle!
fuidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it woukd be a good idea to come out and say it or you'll be Jack Daniels pajamas this year.
Dingbat_Downvoter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For this reason, I'm very cautious about being enthusiastic about any brand or theme around my wife's family. Everyone in their family has a "thing". BIL gets Harley Davidson everything from everyone for every gift of every holiday. MIL gets lighthouse everything. FIL gets sailboat everything.
MycahTheButchersBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, those empty bottles probably cost $50 on some lifestyle catalogue
Vindelator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like your aunt really liked Jack Daniels.
Imnotawizzard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spoiler: you won't.
DrCalamity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't drink whiskey, but I love cooking with the honey stuff. You can make a fantastic glaze out of JD honey
AMontyPython ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad mentioned once he enjoys an occasional sip of whiskey. Every Christmas he gets 3-4 bottles of random whiskey. He just gives them away to other friends.
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make it clear you like the contents of the Jack Daniels bottle, not the actual bottle and look of the brand.
Haeleos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not by chance a 5 year old girl are you? Cause your Aunt and Uncle (g)literally gave you a JD timeout bottle...
DrunkenPrayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of the year my brother and I got each other complimentary gifts by accident.
I had seen a Jack Daniels zippo in his room so got him a cigarette case to go with it (yeah yeah it's a bad habit I know we're both ex addicts). On Christmas we both open our kind of joke gifts and I get the zippo and he gets the case.
Jack Daniels used to send me stuff at Christmas as well because I was on their mailing list. I got a coaster, a poker chip, a brush for seasoning food and a few other things. That was kind of cool considering it was just because I entered a competition once and was put on their mailing list.
happyimmigrant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father in law collects Jack Daniels, so I bet he would love this stuff. He doesn't drink, however. Dozens of bottles of Jack, rare ones, small ones, foreign ones... I have suggested drinking some, but that is heresy. Strikes me as an odd collection for a tee totaller, but I spose its better than an alky. Get them a full bottle this year and see what happens
xd_melchior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How was this not posted as a reply: https://youtu.be/dIpi0kle1g0
BMRr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you do get a bottle of jack daniels this year slam it in front of her and say "here use this for my gift next year."
Nelvalhil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pls keep us, or me atleast, updated
elephantsnecstasy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To outsiders you must look like a really creative alcoholic.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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AnimatedHokie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jesus christ. As I was reading this I thought, "OK so she's not going to get you a bottle, but what's wrong with a T-shirt? Oh. OK a lamp's not so bad. Oh."
voiceofnonreason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years down the line... โHey nephew! This is some guy named Jack Daniels! Heโs gonna live with you now!โ
Dogebolosantosi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you should ask Kesha for a bottle of Jack.
tigerscomeatnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those bottles are getting emptied somehow
Moruitelda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law, who is otherwise a nice person, drank all of my $55 bottle of Scotch at Christmastime and then got me a $20 of blended Canadian whiskey as a present.
bananabastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bin.
neednintendo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is hilarious levels of WTF
Jay_Diddly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should make a sub-reddit for people who want something and get something crappily related to it
Coffee-Anon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haha, the lamp and the glitter bottle sound homemade, as if she bought you a bottle of JD, drank it herself and hastily arts-and-crafts some shit together
RallyX26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it weren't for the fact that she gave you empty bottles, I would figure she had some moral objection to alcohol and was avoiding giving it as a gift.
RONALDROGAN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean that's what you get for preferring what is essentially the McDonald's of whiskey.
girardinl ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I really got into art when we were young kids. Christmas came and we were both hoping our relatives, who are all artistic themselves and had seen both of us incessantly making art for months, would give us cool art supplies.
My brother got it all. A big paint set, paint brushes, colored pencils, sketchpads, and canvases.
I got nailpolish and hair scrunchies. Because I'm a girl, I guess.
When we got home from the family Christmas party, my brother found me crying. When I told him why, he immediately brought over his new art supplies and shared them with me.
I love my damn brother.
Prince_Polaris ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:01:12 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awwww, he's awesome!
Jyejoaba ยท 958 points ยท Posted at 14:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and stepmom got me a Snuggie and a t-shirt for Christmas several years ago when I was 16. My stepbrother who was 14 that same Christmas got a new XBOX 360 with 4 games, a set of Beats, tons of clothes, and other stuff I can't even remember. The worst parts are that I don't use blankets or coats ever so a Snuggie is useless for me, and my birthday is a few days before Christmas and my stepmom promised me that she wouldn't let me get screwed out of a birthday gift by combining it and and my Christmas gift (happened every year by everybody) and still spending the same amount on everyone else. I really got the shaft considering that I picked out that shirt online along with two other shirts for my birthday (this is the only shirt I ended up getting) and I get it as my Christmas gift along with a damn Snuggie and no birthday present. After typing this I realized that the worst part is that I actually still have the Snuggie. I suck.
grizzlybear25 ยท 630 points ยท Posted at 15:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You do not suck. Your dad sucks. What is it with parents not standing up for their kids when it comes to unequal treatment from step-parents? Your dad does not get a pass on this. Just Christmas is bad enough, but then no birthday present? That's disgraceful on his part and I hope he knows it. I hope your mom was good to you.
mrsniperrifle ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably has a lot to do with why they were divorced in the first place.
grizzlybear25 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:48:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I read this over and over on relationships and JUSTNOMIL. I cannot comprehend it one bit. The thing I've learnt in life is people do not think like you do.. shit like this confirms that. I don't know how these people aren't ashamed of themselves treating children that way.
tylenol1234 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:23:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That, and a lot of people will overlook flaws in their second spouse because they're happy to find love again. It's extremely selfish and it never ends well.
[deleted] ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 15:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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CyberClawX ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 16:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP but I think he is just unaware or uninterested on the gifting rituals. I'd still blame him though.
aschr ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 17:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are there so many replies in this thread excusing shit like this as just someone being "bad at gift-giving" or some such BS? That's not being bad at gift-giving, it's being an inconsiderate ass. You don't have to be "aware of gifting rituals" to know that giving one person a single shirt and blanket and giving the other an Xbox, Beats, and a bunch of clothes is unfair as hell and a huge load of bullshit. I consider myself bad at gift-giving because if someone doesn't tell me specifically what they want, then chances are they're getting a gift card and/or alcohol. Just straight-up not giving isn't being bad at gift-giving or being unaware, it's just not giving a shit.
This comment probably sounds angrier than it should, but these kinds of people don't deserve others making excuses for them.
CyberClawX ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm saying there are probably a lot of men that leave those tasks to their wives and are not really bothered with it.
Like I said, I still think it's still his fault, if his kid ended up getting shafted by the step-mother because he didn't give a crap. I just said it's common among men.
SuggestiveDetective ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right; he even got himself a shitty wife.
pandabox9 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:05:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds like they forgot it was your birthday time and instead thought it was your step brothers birthday. Thatโs awful, Iโm sorry.
tweetopia ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One xmas when I was a teenager I was handed ยฃ20 in an envelope and my half sisters got a tv and dvd player. I was so grateful for some attention from my dad it wasn't until years late it occurred to me how unfair that was.
Bladfyken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Digital hug.
NateSpald ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is December 15, 10 days before Christmas. My momโs birthday is also December 15, 10 days before Christmas. Whatโs a birthday gift?
leera07 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 23rd. My family and closest circle of friends are really good about making sure my birthday is a separate event than Christmas, but otherwise it pretty much gets overlooked by everyone, or everyone is busy with holiday/family stuff. Was never in school for my birthday, and in later years that was pretty sweet, but in grade school I was always bummed because I never got to take in cupcakes for my class. Even now, we do birthday cakes at work, but not mine, because we have a "Holiday luncheon" before Christmas break. Eh, oh well.
One year in elementary school, my family threw me a half-birthday party because I wanted nothing more than to have a pool party - I have very fond memories of that, it was really special to me.
And birthday gifts wrapped in Christmas paper... I know that's really small and petty, and it doesn't stop me from being appreciative of the gift and all that goes into gift-giving, but it's just a really small detail that sort of feels like an after thought, whereas that wouldn't happen to someone whose birthday was in the summer.
My best friend had a baby last December, and she's now planning her 1st birthday party for family and friends. I went over last weekend to help with decorations, and the plan is snowflakes and "[Baby's name]'s Winter ONE-derland!" And that's fine and good, it sometimes snows in December around here, and her birthday is in December (funny enough, NOT in winter though lol) and that's just a fact. But after looking at everything, I couldn't help but say "Don't forget to have something that says 'Happy Birthday' on it..."
Now that I'm older, these things don't bother me anymore, but growing up as "Ohhhh a Christmas baby!" has its down sides.
I_throw_socks_at_cat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:14:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 25. I quit buying birthday presents for my friends after ten years of never receiving any myself. I'm not bitter, but I do think I've done more than enough.
wildbill014 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 10th birthday here. Growing up less fortunate didnโt help but I seemed to get the shaft of getting birthday/Christmas presents that tended to suck. It didnโt help being the middle child with older siblings getting good gifts cause they were older and then when I was the older one the babies got the good stuff. Oh well still love my parents and theyโve helped me a ton in my adult life
Lord_Rapunzel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like there's a really easy solution here that I've never heard of somebody using. Just celebrate half-birthdays if the kid is within a month of Christmas. Nobody should have to share with Jesus.
MavisBanks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 21st. My parents learnt from when I was young to shut that shit down real fast. They just stopped giving people birthday gifts one year and when Christmas rolled round they said it was for thier birthday and Christmas.
It still happens from time to time but not as bad as it was.
chartito ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husbands birthday is the day after Christmas. He gets screwed out of presents too. I try to do something nice for him and I learned my lesson not to wrap his birthday gift in Christmas wrap even if it is turned inside out. ; )
romaniwolf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine's the day before christmas; my grandparents and other extended family members seemed confused by that and just never got me anything. My brothers usually shared their gifts from them with me though, which were almost always just chocolate mints. And my parents were always fair because they always had a dollar amount set aside, $100 for birthdays, $50 each for christmas.
SoleInvictus ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The jokes on your step-brother: Beats headphones are garbage.
poofybirddesign ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:51:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AND cost about $12 to make.
t_a_6847646847646476 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AND are Apple products.
doughtyc ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DAE Android > Apple
No but I get it lol. Beats are 1000% shit and Apple overprices stuff
whatchyousay ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is 4 days after Christmas, every year I always hear from different people "we will separate your birthday from Christmas" it sucks, but is understandable if people can't afford it because everyone has just blown money for Christmas.
JayceeJayKay ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:45:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is also 4 days after Christmas and my parents have gotten into the habit of taking down all Christmas decorations on the 28th and intercepting relatives who lump my birthday and Christmas together because โshe ainโt Jesus and Jesus ainโt her so they birthdays donโt mixโ
hpotter29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to give your parents hugs.
JayceeJayKay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโd gladly take them!
SProzac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
upvotes for birthday buddies!
JayceeJayKay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gee thanks buddy!
kiteeatinggirl ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is really close to Christmas too, but so are my dadโs and maternal grandfatherโs, so they always avoided lumping the gifts together. There is something to be said about how birthdays near Christmas are handled.
khaleesi1984 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:14:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad used to do that shit, when he was married to his wife before this one (he's been married several times). Her kids were little, and she would get all pissy when he spent money on us (he used to pay my cellphone bill, and that stopped once she found out about it). The last Christmas I spent with them (they're now divorced, thank God), the kids had this MOUNTAIN of shit surrounding them and I think I got a pair of slippers and a Walmart gift card.
ian_juniper ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wat
PassportSloth ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:26:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They run hot!
Fireproofjeans ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:59:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really either. When I wear a jacket, I'm usually wearing it for style, to block rain, or because I want/need the extra pockets. There's like one week a year it gets cold enough to bother wearing one for heat.
and I live in Canada.
ian_juniper ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:09:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but blankets?
Fireproofjeans ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I use blankets because they're comfy af, but usually not for warmth (that one week lol). Half the year I have to use a sheet because it's too bloody hot, and there's a week or two I can't use anything unless I put the AC on.
I would do well in the Yukon, but I like large cities.
alohawolf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I too have a near christmas birthday, you have my utmost sympathy.
I never complained about gifts I got, until my grandparents sent me a 50 dollar check one year for both christmas and birthday, when previously it was 50 for each - they explained that now as a blended family, they have many more grandchildren to give gifts to, and I explained, that it wasnt really about the amount of the money, if you can only give $50, please send it in two 25 dollar checks, because that doesnt hurt.
It's bad enough having a christmas time birthday (can't hang out with your friends, everyone forgets about it, because its overshadowed by christmas, etc) without your own family shafting you.
highheelcyanide ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I read about awful step parents I want to send a thank you to my dad for being so awesome. The best โgiftโ he ever gave me was when my mom said โIf you want a child we need to start trying soon because I wonโt have any after 30.โ And my dad said โWhy? We already have three.โ
Man is a fricking saint.
TheGaspode ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having a birthday right by Christmas sucks, and this is from someone who actually had it okay, as my family all would make sure my birthday didn't get rolled into Christmas (bar one year which they told me about as they bought me an Amstrad computer, which cost a lot for them, and even then they wrapped some games for my birthday). The negative for me was my birthday party was either held nearly a month early, or a month late, as which kids are going to a birthday party that is firstly, right after Christmas, and secondly in the middle of the school holidays when they may be visiting family and all?
I'm just lucky my parents thought about all that beforehand, as it would have really screwed with my head had there been a party and nobody arrived for it.
ethlian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Burn it
90Sr-90Y ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is the day after Christmas. When I was 10 one of my uncles tried the โcombined Christmas/Birthdayโ gift trick. My mother proceeded to dress him down in front of the whole family and finished with โif you can buy a separate Christmas and Birthday for the rest of the children, you can do if for him too.โ
No one ever tried that again.
theghostwhorocks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your post inspired me to tell this.
I have a friend who is the worst gift giver on the planet. One year she got my brother and my SIL snuggies. They promptly put them on a shelf never to be used.
Fast forward 3 years later. I ask about the snuggies, my SIL tells me she donated them like a year earlier. They never used them. Around this same time Christmas is nearing again and I see the snuggie giver. She tells me she got them a "great gift." It was a book called "The Snuggie Sutra" and book filled with ways to fuck in your snuggie.
Dusa- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHY.
nojbro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't use blankets?
snowiehair ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awe man!! I totally feel your pain! Seems like i always got the short end of the stick when it came to gifts. But hey! You donโt suck!! And sorry your birthday always gets forgotten! I hope you have an awesome birthday this year and a merry Christmas!
Heartable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger my brother got me a snuggie. I got him a bunch of computer parts that he needed to he could game. He thought it was so fucking funny.
My mom still has a picture of me sitting in a chair disappointed with an unwrapped snuggie.
alex_moose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awful. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.
Help yourself out right now - either take the snuggie to goodwill, or throw it in the trash - whichever would make you feel better.
I had a souvenir from a friend's trip overseas sitting in my shelf for years. But it reminded me of the really awful way she treated me when she returned from that trip. I finally got smart and gave it away. It's so much better not having that reminder around. Only keep things that you actively use, or that makes you feel warm and fuzzy when you see them.
Jonny51974 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's a snuggie ?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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bass_the_fisherman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they're comfy as fuck that's why
Skellyborg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't use blankets or coats ever? What?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Skellyborg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is all madness to me as a British citizen
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy to me as well.. Cleveland, Ohio. I'm always in a hoodie of some sort, or jacket, except for the middle of summer. Fall, spring, winter? Blankets on blankets with the house set to 70.
DoctorSoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel you on the birthday thing, mine is on the 31st so I don't really get anything on it, everything usually goes to Christmas Day
chotskyIdontknowwhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the Xmas birthdays suck! I'm two days after Xmas. One year, when I was a child, I got a pack of midget gems (disgusting, fruit flavoured, hard, chewy nuggets of hate) as a joint present. They had the price still on. 79p.
lewp420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have got up and left for the rest of the day.
SapperHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuck your stepmom and fuck your dad.(also fuck you dad,you fucker)
Nicorhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hah, you must live somewhere very warm to not have to ever use coats!
PurpleCactaceae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of one Christmas when my little sisters got a bunk bed and a wardrobe as their Christmas present from my mum and her awful husband, which they didn't even receive until at least 6 months after Christmas. His sons on the other hand got a new Xbox and a quad bike among other things.
motorcitymatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gonna use that snuggie tho..?
kickasstimus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh - fuck that. You don't suck. Your parents suck for treating you like that.
wildbill014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay December birthdays!
Not_enough_alcohol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks man my birthday is 3 days before Christmas too. But luckily most people close to me are good about not combining them or if they have itโs usually for something cool that I asked for and said it would count for both like going on a ski/snowboard trip for a few days
gingerly_said ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't suck one bit.
carbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mom would often get me and my step sister the same toy or clothing item, but I'd get the uglier color.
BrattyBrittanyXO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not ur fault ur step mom is a lying cunt
rockbud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happy Birthmas!!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude. Fuck your fucking parents, you don't suck. :(
jsmoo68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should burn it. For catharsis.
pizan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give the Snuggie to them for Christmas this year.
Sylphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hype up their anniversary and then gift it back to them since you still have it. They know what they did.
GLaDOs18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You donโt suck, those people do. Itโs totally unfair that your brother got all that stuff and you got a damn Snuggie. I feel so bad for those who have birthdays around Christmas because they always get ripped off when it comes to presents.
SixGun_Surge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should torch that fuckin Snuggie, record it, make an awesome gif, and reap that sweet, sweet karma..
Ofcoursethiswasbad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yooooo I feel the 'here's your combo Christmas/birthday present' thing hard. My parents threw me a half birthday party once because it was too busy during the holidays to do it (I don't blame them, is a hard time of year) and it was the best!
Bladfyken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has been my reality for years. It used to bother me, but as an adult I just shrug it of. My birthday is 4 days before Christmas, and I do get gifts on both days, but it feels like the value of my 2 gifts are roughly a little bit less than my sisters Christmas gift. Its been like that for about 25 years now.
Also I never get anything I wish for. Its basically no use in wishing for anything. My stepmother is the one buying presents, and she buys them usually on sale during the year. Nothing wrong in that. But she's not even interested in what I want, need etc. And it usually ends up being useless crap, some cash, and some chocolate. Last year I got a cheap plastic electric coffee brewer for one cup at a time. The fun thing is, they could have gotten me a drip brewing system for the same price, and I would be over the moon. But they did not ask.
Meanwhile I try hard every year to find perfect gifts for the people closest to me. Like this year, I am giving my step mother hand made (by me) porcelain Christmas tree decorations. She loves Christmas, and complains about the time my dad stepped in her precious box of unique Christmas tree decorations every year. If I can't find something, I ask what they want, and try to find it for them.
What would I have wished for? Hiking pants. Will I get it? No. What will I get? Probably some chocolates, some alcohol, and some cash.
I can not for the life of me remember when I got a present that I wished for, or found useful or fun.
Moral of the story: If you want something, buy it for your self. Drink just enough on Christmas for the gift openings. Never get your hopes up.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as others have said, you don't such, you had shitty parents who obviously thought higher of your brother than you.
Move on with your life, take care of you. don't let them shit on you any longer. Or just tell them straight out how much they suck and why, and see if they make it up. Doubtful, but .. never know.
MrFanatic123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:19:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so hard to follow I have no idea what youโre saying
Peter_Cox-Johnson ยท 308 points ยท Posted at 13:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nude pictures of Ernest Borgnine
ChelseaOFC ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 14:30:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uhhh dream boat. fans self
Edit for anyone who doesn't know who he is.
Ernest Borgnine was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice, Machiavellian eyebrows, and gap-toothed Cheshire cat grin.
Stolen from Wikipedia
ADreadPirateRoberts ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And his desire to fight EEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLL
I_done_a_plop-plop ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:17:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Borgnine is in "Bad Day at Black Rock". It's a superb film. There is a scene when he's pouring ketchup with Spencer Tracy. It's so good (though my description doesn't sound promising)
paulrenaud ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
he also masterbates a lot
ChelseaOFC ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't we all?
iWipeMyAssUsually ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
did you hang them in your den?
GreatJanitor ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until his horoscope told him that now is a good time to take them all down.
fanboat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Sagittarius, I see
JT_3K ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:43:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wut? The old dude from Airwolf?
ADreadPirateRoberts ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:50:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean Mermaid Man from SpongeBob
Bloodysamflint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It takes a great actor to play second fiddle to Jan Michael Vincent.
JT_3K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:26:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And to suspend disbelief on the basic laws of physics such as retreating blade stall
Bloodysamflint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, it made really cool noises, and is the undisputed coolest Bell Jet Ranger ever.
JT_3K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:07:05 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not saying I don't love the show...
Wheredoesthetoastgo2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:10:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must be a Sagittarius
cate_is_kill ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:41:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Op said worst
siegewolf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My horoscope told me to take mine down. So I did.
BlueKnightBrownHorse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's terrible! I got a collection of used bandaids.
Peter_Cox-Johnson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ever get a banana guacamole?
Deep_Fried_Learning ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a George Carlin reference?
ChronosHorse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it is the horoscope song from weird al.
foofdawg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the curious, here he is (though not nude)
OG_OP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok I want to know now.
relic1882 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eviiiiiiil!!!!
Lethenza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
were they framed?
pc14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have preferred Bea Arthur
RayBrower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Link?
DeadpoolLuvsDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer ones of Bea Arthur
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a great actor is not a great body...
but I guess that's why he was cast as Marty.
Omega357 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are they hanging in your den?
Sunnyshine0609 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uhhhh Grandma?
No seriously my grandma was friends with him. Iโm so creeped out right now.
MagicallyAdept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I rate this comment 7 out of 9.
Groenboys ยท 482 points ยท Posted at 14:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A iphone case.
I don't have a phone.
Chickennuggetstyle ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:09:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isnโt a phone the type of thing you sorta need to function in society?
Ms_DragonCat ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:23:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, if you have regular computer access and your household has a landline. I have a flip phone that only use about three times a year.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:41:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet a million units of currency you are not under 35.
egotisticalnoob ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I have a flip phone too and I'm 26. I do use it regularly though, not just a few times a year.
PapaverDreaming ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:19:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 30 and only have a phone now because I qualify for government benefits. Before my Obamaphone, I hadn't carried a phone since I was 18, in 2005. And half the time even now, I don't even know where it is.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:27:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obamaphones:
Words that sound like the word "Obama."
Urban Dictoinary, here I come!
SpyreDriver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:46:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
obamaphone
Ms_DragonCat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:33:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I turned 35 this year. But that's irrelevant; the comment said "society"; people 35 and and older are part of society. Also, the OP could be older than 35.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:58:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
32 and iphoneless here. Don't see any use for it. Sometimes I get telemarketing calls to my cell about channel subscriptions. Too bad I don't watch TV either.
ThunderClap448 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:15:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I only have a phone because my uncle gave me an Iphone 4s. I use it for music, and sometimes for facebook while I'm in the shit pit.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Shawn Spencerโs dad?
461weavile ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:19:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"You better not have gotten me the same iPhone I got you."
"Don't be ridiculous. I got you the Psych iPhone skin.
"But, silly me, you don't have an iPhone, so I'll just keep it for my new one.
"And my winning streak continues. Merry Christmas."
The_MAZZTer ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Context for the curious: This is from the TV series Psych. Both Shawn Spencer and his dad are gifted/trained with exceptional perception. The show has more than a few "Christmas episodes" and sometimes a B-plot revolves around the Spensers swapping gifts a week in advance, attempting to determine what they've been gifted without opening the gift for the whole week, and then meeting up to guess and unwrap their gifts. One exchange had the elder Spencer gifted a piece of paper detailing the gift he had gotten Shawn, much to his annoyance. The quote above is another gift exchange we see in the series between the two, with Shawn Spencer again correctly guessing his gift even before he exchanged gifts with his dad.
Addendum: Psych is a good show go binge it. There's a TV movie coming out next month go watch that too.
Friscis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad they took it off netflix :'(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last I saw it was on Hulu, but they might have removed it now.
mthiel ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you opened the case, did you think your next gift was going to be an iphone?
slowsuby ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve been on the other side before. I got my wife this cool iPhone case (she has an iPhone and it was the correct one) and i picked it out because it had a cute cartoon version of our dog on it. I thought she would love it. Found it in the junk drawer a week later. Yeah, that one stung.
Whywouldanyonedothat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you shit?
thenickdude ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They'll have to go old-school: the ingredients list of the shampoo bottle.
johnthedudeguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of this time in 7th or 8th grade I was going around the floor giving teachers whatever food I had brought in for my birthday. One teacher says I can have any gift from this selection she has. I chose a fold-over velcro closing (I believe?) iPod classic case. I got a few comments that felt like lectures from kids about not having an iPod. I had every intention of using it as a deck box for yugioh cards. No regrets. And now in 2017 I'm writing all of this on my iPhone 6s.
jww243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom did this, but in her defense up and down she was really unsure of phone cases at the time and that there was a difference in them. My sister had an Iphone and my mom just saw a deal that was a get two for the price of one. I had other gifts from her and everything turned out ok but ya it was awkward for a few bit.
Wigriff ยท 14625 points ยท Posted at 13:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 years old, my grandfather, a wealthy man who had virtually nothing to do with me growing up, gave me a plastic outdoor door mat with Santa's face on it for Christmas.
I'm glad it came with the receipt because I sure as shit took it back and got my $8.25.
Edit: Holy flatulent flamingos Batman, this blew up. Allow me to address some replies.
Komikaze06 ยท 4249 points ยท Posted at 14:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's enough for a sandwich, good gift in the end
Ffrribbib ยท 523 points ยท Posted at 15:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where does a sandwich cost $8.25
Riaked ยท 677 points ยท Posted at 15:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
foot long subway
Ffrribbib ยท 1148 points ยท Posted at 15:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot that American rupees are not worth the same as my UK schmekels.
Sinavestia ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 15:48:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll exchange some gold rings i stole off a hedgehog for your schmekels
Neil_sm ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 16:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's the exchange rate between the Hedgehog gold rings and these Italian plumber's coins I have?
akornblatt ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1:1.05
LemonG34R ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:38:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too real.
BluntHeart ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:58:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm dumb. Can someone explain this to me?
Drabbers ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:14:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
GBP has taken an absolute dive. Used to have pretty favourable conversion rates worldwide but now, not so much.
thor214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, shit. It was like 1:1.60 when I visited a few years ago, if memory serves me.
Drabbers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember it being 1.8 :'(
Erethiel117 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1 hedgehog gold ring is worth 1.05 Italian plumber coins.
catusmi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The exchange rate between the Hedgehog gold rings and Italian plumber's coins is 1:1.05.
crazyperson15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smeckles are the currency in Rick and Morty and /r/circlejerk, the hedgehog rings are sonic the hedgehog coin things, the Italian plumber coins are Mario's gold coins.
LemonG34R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pound:Euro
Bombkirby ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a ratio
Berrek ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:26:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns
IAMA_Plumber-AMA ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:30:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
n2 + 9 + 9
Also known as cDonald's theorem.
Puntley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love cDonald's!
SpedPunch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:08:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a name for the shape it produces?
IAMA_Plumber-AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, but I hear there's a prize for the person who does.
Fouhr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was he a doctor?
freekfyre ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nah
Dreamcast3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's that worth in Schrute Bucks?
send_tiddies ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd be a rich god among men in Canada.
browsewhilepooping ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:08:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Subway is also a terrible example for a sandwich standard. There's lots of good sandwich shops around where I work that you can get a delicious and more filling sandwich for $5-6.
KingTalkieTiki ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:52:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your schmekels used to be worth more
HippieKillerHoeDown ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They still are, except living expenses are much higher in the UK, especially in the cities.
TehGogglesDoNothing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And Canadian pesos are only worth about 80% of an American rupee.
K_cutt08 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I often forget that Rupees are the normal currency in India, and not just a made up gem system from Legend of Zelda.
yellowzealot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We use kopeck here, you filthy outsider.
lawrnk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freedom dollars.
OhBoyPizzaTime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's easier to do the math if you convert the USD into money frogs.
Tidus_Mino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are from the UK and are surprised a sandwich costs ยฃ7...? Clearly a northerner!
matthewboy2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've decided to refer to all forms of money as "rupees" for now on.
YouWillBeMissedLp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah itโs only supposed to be used to refer to currencies worth less than the one used where you live.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it's more you refer to them as bitcoins
PronunciationIsKey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know schmekel is Yiddish for penis right?
GothicFuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gotta say the top comments in this particular thread are witty as fuck today.
PM_VAGINA_FOR_RATING ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which is actually a rip off compared to all the amazing Italian delis around me that will make you a real sub/sandwich for just as much or even cheaper.
Scarletfapper ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you get many pics?
long_wang_big_balls ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:46:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PM'd
thenhe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Free Willy!
PM_VAGINA_FOR_RATING ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must not have been to subway in a while, I would have agreed with you when subway footlongs were $5 but now they are like $9. On top of that the quality and amount of meat you get at subway is a joke. Don't get me started on subway bread.
Maybe NY delis are really cheap? I don't know, but I do know I can get amazing full subs for 7.99.
AverageMerica ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:24:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Google Subway sauce recipes, put your own damn shit between bread. I believe in you.
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 15:31:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Frootloopmuffin ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, telling it like it is.
ThachWeave ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:26:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I used to live within like 500 feet of a Subway, and you better believe I went there 3-4 times a week. Steak & cheese, spicy italian, turkey bacon avocado, those were my jam.
jackster_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to work there and got a free foot long with every shift.
TrigAntrax ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:58:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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HayzerUnlimited ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm Canadian and i can tell you Iโm not leaving with anything except maybe a drink and cookie for $3
biblio_phile ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:26:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The thing is, once you have those things you can make a dozen sandwiches. The total grocery bill will be more than $3, but the price per sandwich will almost certainly be under $3. Grocery shopping will rarely be cost-effective to only make one meal.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spend $20 for 5 amazing subs rather than $8 for an okay sub
sticknija2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:09:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I regularly get Footlongs for $2.50. HOWEVER, this I unique to me and whomever else people at subway like enough to give employee discounts on six inch Sammiches for a Footlong. I think the girl at the counter thinks I'm cute.
jackster_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I regularly got them for free every day. Not anymore though, but I'm glad I don't work fast food Nymore
Scarletfapper ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Nymore the Subway Guymore.
frothyundergarments ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grocery store. Buy enough for a week of sandwiches and it should more than balance out.
lorywindrunner ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:24:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do I look like I drive around with bread and deli meats in my trunk at all times?
reh888 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have said Schlotsky's.
witam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you got big feet mate
Wannabkate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or Quiznos. Or half of the trust the cook at the pasadena sandwich company. And man that's a good sandwich.
Rob_Lockster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in my day any footlong from subway only cost $5. There was a whole song about it and everything.
OxfordWhiteS197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a foot long for ya
FilmingAction ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not anymore. A 6 inch costs $8.25
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:26:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you consider that high or low?
GA_Thrawn ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:25:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's super high and I'm American. Cold sub shouldn't out you back more than 3-4 dollars considering they cost a dime to make
buttery_shame_cave ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 16:45:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you haven't eaten out much since like... 2005, i take it?
The_Quackening ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:54:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$3-4?
What magical fairy land in the USA is this?
literally any sandwich is like MINIMUM $6+
SlingDingersOnPatrol ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, the idea that they cost a dime to make is absurd. Unless the sandwich artist makes it and rings you up in less than a minute, the labor alone costs more than a dime. That's before you consider the ingredients and other overhead of running the store.
beepbloopbloop ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:28:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aaaand that's why they're $6
metothemax ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:15:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, where do you live? up and down the west coast it's not at all unheard of for a sandwich to break 10$
Benbom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:44:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I paid $14 for one in San Fransisco the other day. Don't regret it but darn expensive.
egotripping ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you live?
armstrony ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's because I live in NY but a deli sandwich on a roll will be like 5-7 bucks and sub 6-8.
RickTheHamster ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great calculations. Where are you sourcing your meat for 25 cents a pound? Let me know so I can buy some.
totemair ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you live above a rent controlled sandwich shop or something
RoughRadish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you live????
realitylies ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Canada Every time a buy a sandwich, wrap, or burrito it always comes up to at least $10 with tax
SuckMyBacon ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:30:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, sounds about right. Canada loves to charge out the ass for food, even fast food. I remember in America I found it crazy for what food you could get with just $10.
limbwal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
same. it fucking hurts
v1perz53 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm confused if you are commenting on that being cheap or expensive and that makes me sad. For context, my grocery store's pre-made sandwiches cost $7, and that is the cheapest I can possibly buy a pre-made sandwich for where I live. So $8.25 is right around the median for where I currently live.
Return_of_the_Native ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:07:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's crazy. In London (where everything is known for being absurdly expensive) you can get a pre-made sandwich for ยฃ2 without trying (a ยฃ3 meal-deal with a sandwich, bottled drink and bag of crisps is a standard). $8.25 is just over ยฃ6 - which would be the cost of a really nice handmade sandwich from a deli somewhere.
ThachWeave ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you say pre-made sandwich, do you mean one that's just like the handmade ones, but was made earlier in the day and stored in a cooler/display case at the shop, or do you mean one that was pre-made somewhere else, packaged, and shipped?
In the states (or at least where I live, can't speak for the whole country since things are different in different places), the prices you named are very similar to the prices I'd see for handmade vs. pre-made sandwiches shipped from somewhere else, but usually when someone goes out to buy a sandwich, they're getting handmade ones (and that's the sort that would have a bottled drink and bag of crisps/chips meal deal like you mentioned). Hardly anyone buys the pre-made, shipped-from-somewhere-else sandwiches, and you typically only find them at gas stations. Anywhere else, the pre-made sandwiches are the handmade sandwiches, and you can probably also get one handmade to order for the same price.
veronica_deetz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:48:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but those ยฃ2 sandwiches are pathetically small. I've gotten $8 sandwiches with probably a pound of meat and cheese on them.
SlingDingersOnPatrol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's not as if you wan't find a cheaply made sandwich for $2 in America. Go to any gas station. The meat is all shoved to the front of the package to make you think it's stuffed when it isn't. They definitely have them in England. I had to eat one when I was stuck in Heathrow waiting on a flight.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those sandwich deals in the UK are amazing. I wish Greggs would expand to Canada.
v1perz53 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm super jealous of your food situation. Where I live is weird, I pay very little for rent ($900 which would be ~ยฃ670 according to google per month for a ~900 square foot or ~84 square meter 1 bedroom apartment), but food and living costs are super expensive. Where I lived a year ago was the opposite, super cheap food and ungodly rent prices. I hate where I live...
Scarletfapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude's grandfather has exotic tastes.
filbert13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In America if you're not buying at a chain or franchise it often isn't too expensive. I know a lot of small/private restaurants or sandwich shops in Michigan that sell a sandwich with chips or an equivalent for 6-8 bucks.
ElmertheAwesome ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The past.
scottevil110 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A place that sells decent, but not great, sandwiches.
GuruRoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most American metropolitan areas
KatDanger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:12:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've never seen a sandwich cost 8 bucks? You should do some traveling.
Kastler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:24:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Subway? Any cafe in the US? Wat?
Cyrusthegreat18 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
12โ subway where I live is around 11$.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a sandwich place.
MadeThisToTalk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Firehouse subs
misterfluffykitty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
enough for a sandwich, he never said only one sandwich however
yp261 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DYI
blosweed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The deli?
muriken_egel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you can almost buy an espresso with that much money here in switzerland
Goodasgold444 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bethseda, MD where they cost like $12
Eazer27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sandwich could cost 1,50. Still is enough to get a sandwich
BluePragmatic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin Jimmy John's mate. A slim sub is like $9.
Syncopayshun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
California
imdinni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you saying that as too expensive or too cheap? Bc I've seen both much higher and much lower
DoctorBallard77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Double it and you can get schlotskys
FilmingAction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Inflation is really killing my bank account. Food expenses (here in Canada) has gotten really bad in the last 5 years.
EthanWeber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nyc
AndreAggiesi80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's almost enough for a $5 foot long at Subway
TCivan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
New York.
Rripurnia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try Switzerland
AbeRego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy John's, subway, most majority sanwhich chains.
PrivilegeCheckmate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell a slice of toast with a little avocado on it can set you back twice that in my town.
jack052250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Subway
RickTheHamster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In major urban areas, where you probably donโt live.
WirelessDisapproval ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That'll get you a good cheesesteak with fried onions round these parts.
zackkitzmiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NYC checking in. That's pretty average.
akuzin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my local bodega, probably can throw in a tall boy with that
GrandmaTITMilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Publix deli
beepbloopbloop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly don't know if that's cheap or expensive to you. It'd be hard to find one that cheap here in NYC.
ed_on_reddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can probably get a veggie sub at Jimmy Johns..
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fucking murica my dude
CaptainSmak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Starting price for any meal in Vancouver.
ixfd64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Things are very expensive here. It's not uncommon to find stores that sell sandwiches at such prices.
MrGGx1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Subway
bonzaibooty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Starbucks
biggerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much every single chain sandwich shop or gourmet deli?
adanceparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
depends on the sandwich any footlong at subway with "premium meat" ie chicken or steak will cost that much at least. Also, subway is trash and I can easily spend more than that on a sandwich elsewhere.
alien_survivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 825 sandwich shop on 825th street
Shitlord_Zilla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:39:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NYC. Itโs pretty much impossible to find anything nutritious and satisfying under $10. Last week I paid $20 for 2 hardboiled egg, 2 slice bread and a pot of tea.
The51stState ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What an odd question... There are plenty of places with sandwiches costing less and even more where sandwiches cost more.
RickTheHamster ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:57:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once again, the conservative sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor!
srock2012 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:22:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give a man a Santa mat and he wipes his shoes for a month, but give a man a Santa mat with a receipt and you feed him for a day!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Packers91 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Po'boy
ndpugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im now asking my kids for sandwhiches, oh wait I don't have kids.
AndreAggiesi80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sandwich is always a good gift
xxc3ncoredxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it enough for paper towels too?
brad_h18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or a chipotle burrito (minus queso and/or guac)
Whaty0urname ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My GFs grandmother gets her shitty gifts all the time. The first year we were dating she got her this white corset type thing. We took it back to the store and she got $1.24!
bthoman2 ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 15:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, see you missed the long game here. You make sure that mat is out around Christmas every year when he comes around. Make him see it and think "well im glad Wigriff likes that shitty Matt." And start to feel a little bad about gifting it to someone that appreciates all gifts. 5 years down the road it could have become a car.
MaliciousLeviathan ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 16:29:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5 years down the road it could have become a sizable portion of his estate.
Knoxie_89 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:01:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, hopefully it wasn't a test.
"lets see if this little shit can appreciate the little things in life before i leave him a bunch of cash"
Meltingteeth ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 18:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Vindictive manipulative assholes like that can keep their money and their company to themselves. I'll live in my car and laugh into my dinner consisting of a jar of peanut butter before I put up with that shit.
Ambralin ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm honestly a bit wary of people who play games with my mind, or test me. Granted, usually the test is for virtuous reasons, like to be sure Iโm making the right choices. Itโs usually not some evil, manipulative thing. But I still dislike it. Itโs like Iโm back in high school again and it doesnโt feel great when people I like are judging my performance like a school teacher.
sandycoast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This put you down to a 346. Huh.
jej1 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:48:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5 years down the road it could be a larger 15 dollar doormat
OEpicness ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents have always been known for giving quite.. Unique gifts to say the least. On my 12th or 13th birthday they brought over this huge wrapped up gift that was about as tall as I was. Of course when you see a gift that size it makes your mind fill with wonder as you try to guess what it was. I never in my life would've guessed correctly. It was a post digger. Like the type of shovel that allows you to dig tiny holes for posts. They didn't even give me any posts or project ideas or anything of that sort either. And I had to put on my best "oh my goodness, this is what I've always wanted" face to keep my mother from thinking I was ungrateful. Previous gifts given to me and my sister include (but are not limited to) a nickel desk fan paired nicely with a ream of pink printer paper, some old hats from my grandfathers closet with no sentimental value whatsoever and a trip over at their place for a week which involved errands and chores. Needless to say, we started asking for cash.
gratethecheese ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood giving Christmas themed Christmas gifts. You cant even use it until next year!
breadshoediaries ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:53:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not going to even read the responses to this, as I can gather what they look like from your edit. Fuck those fucks. Any 12 year old would be disappointed by that bullshit.
yildizli_gece ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:03:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? Like, WTF is a child going to do with a fucking door mat??
Absolutely nothing. That was a BS gift.
I_Have_Nuclear_Arms ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 16:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father is sweet, loving, and wealthy. But not sentimental and a lot of the times not as thoughtful as most people are.
I recently gave him his first grandkid. He would hold my boy and love him and tell him "Ohh! I'm gonna spoil the shit out of you!!!"
Last Christmas my son received from my parents; (2) Shitty toys from a discount store with the $10 price tags still on them.
$20 bux.... Uh. Okay. One of your cars is worth more than most people's homes.
BlindTeemo ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:18:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha maybe heโs just not familiar with baby toys these days
I_Have_Nuclear_Arms ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 16:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mind the gift or whatever.
But once a dude with money says he's gonna spoil someone... My expectations were a little higher. Ha!
Kazu_the_Kazoo ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 16:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he meant he would spoil him with his love and affection and not with expensive toys he won't even remember having.
I_Have_Nuclear_Arms ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:37:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get that.
But in conversations, he made it a point to say that he's going to "spoil him rotten" and other cliche statements alluding to how he's gonna out-do me.
My kid has everything he needs. Christ knows he doesn't need more toys.
Like when I was a Valet attendant in college, it's funny to watch the rich give either no tip, or tip $1 at a fine dining restaurant while the Honda Civic couple throws a $10 or more.
duke78 ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The moral is: you don't get rich by giving your money to the valet.
Like Trump stays rich by bringing in foreign workers.
Edit: Sorry, didn't mean to be political in this thread.
I_Have_Nuclear_Arms ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:53:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think bringing in foreign workers is more of a profit center, although rude as fuck, than stiffing a valet.
I had this dude with a Rolls Royce that NEVER tipped. He sold his oil drilling company for near $100,000,000.
Sometimes his personal limo drove him.
I got sick of him stiffing us so I parked his car in the back by the dumpsters one day instead of up front.
He was pissed his car was out of sight. I thought he was going to go nuts from my passive aggressive valet move.
He tipped $5 that day when I brought it up to him. My first and only tip from the guy.
Divine2012 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's why trickle down economics is pretty much bullshit.
Yabbaba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:46:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of course it is. One guy with $1,000,000 will inject less in the economy than 1000 guys with $1,000, it's not rocket science. The lie of the century.
BitGladius ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:30:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not quite how it works. The rich don't get rich by spending frivolously. They monitor their money. They aren't buying everything at the store, but if they're using a valet they should work in the tip as part of their cost.
Thin-White-Duke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After covering my friend's portion of the tip twice, I told her, "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out."
BlindTeemo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:22:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha totally with you, if I heard that I would have expected some kind of luxury stroller, but maybe youโll have to wait a few years for the โrealโ presents
I_Have_Nuclear_Arms ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, I just want clothes for the little guy.
supa_fly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hehe he's playing the long con and waiting til the child can remember! He said he would spoil your kid and not you :P
FluffySquirrell ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:04:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I was gonna get my friends kid some semi expensive Christmas presents at first, but he told me that they weren't really making memories at that age and to save my money
Now he's old enough for lego, and all is well
RToelke ยท -48 points ยท Posted at 16:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He doesn't owe anyone gifts. You sound a little entitled
Arrow218 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fuck off, this is literally what this thread is for
I_Have_Nuclear_Arms ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:47:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've explained it lower in other comments.
I'm not upset. He hasn't given me a present in years for birthday/christmas. It's just his way.
Given the parent comment I was responding to, where I'm in a similar situation, it's just funny the way certain people are.
duke78 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7gcyys/reddit_whats_the_worst_gift_youve_ever_received/dqig7fw
mynameisalso ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of person buys a 12 year old a door mat?
Lobo_Marino ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:25:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looking at all your edits, and without looking at the replies...
Wow, are people seriously giving you shit over you being upset about it? Unreal. The internet really allows for shitheads to be offended and judge over anything.
Slaisa ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Completely un related but does he say 'Bah humbug' when one of your family mentions christmas?
trylleklovn ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wealthy grandfather, who had virtually nothing to do with me growing up, gave me and my brothers smoke alarms for christmas..
masszt3r ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a minute there, I thought it said "Satan". That would have been metal af.
TheHeroicOnion ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with expecting a good gift from a millionaire?
mshthn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You shouldn't excuse yourself. I think it's better just to say merry christmas and give no present at all than giving a bloody doormat to a 12 yo kid.
TuckersMyDog ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I guess you don't become a wealthy man by giving your flesh and blood presents worth more than $10 AMIRIGHT??
ManOfGizmosAndGears ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoting for point #5.
EggiwegZ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once again the conservative sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor
accidentalhipster7 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That edit really sells the story.
PowerOfTheirSource ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:58:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Story B-, Multi-point edit verging on rant A++++, would read again.
MozartTheCat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:23:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the haters, man. I get what you're saying.
It's like with my dad. He and my mom divorced when I was around 5 or so. He had us every other weekend and we would spend half the summer there and the other half with my mom.
He got remarried when I was still young, idk like 10 or something, and my step-brother and step-sister basically took our places as his kids. Which, you know, they were living with him the majority of the time so I understand, but he basically took my stepmoms side on everything (and she didn't like us much). So we grew apart. Now he lives on the other side of the country from us and we see each other usually just once a year (christmas).
To this day I am 100% sure he cares more about my step-brother than us. He contacted me for the first time in a year last week to ask what my daughter wants for christmas. I told him I'd get back to him on that, and asked how they are doing. "Were doing good". Asked how my grandpa, who has cancer, is holding up. "Good." Obviously not interested in talking.
Anyway what I was getting around to was, it's not just emotional distance, it's monetary too. He is very wealthy and does not offer any help to us like he does to my step brother. It's not that I expect something from him because of his money, it's more the fact that I know he has it and doesn't find us worthy of spending on.
What-The-Pho ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:05:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unknown to you then, it was for the house he bought you. So long as you kept the mat in good faith, he would reward you at the end. It was his way of saying I love you
Lethenza ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 12 years old I would've been too dumb to know to do that, good on you
Kain0wnz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:31:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why I'm laughing this freaking hard at your comment, but have an updoot on me!
okeypokeydokey ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:56:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather was sort of the same way. We got a $1 charity chocolate bar at Christmas every year and you would have thought he grew and processed the cocoa and handed those nasty "chocolate" bars himself from how gleeful he was to give them to us.
And he was quite wealthy.
But he grew up EXTREMELY poor during the Great Depression (to the point that his parents resented him because he was an accident and another mouth to feed) so we always took it in stride.
BigOldCar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:34:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would like to upvote you a second time for the edit. Particularly item 5.
skullpriestess ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those edits are better than the original comment!
wisdomattend ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL. I hope you got/get some inheritance.
nelska ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well when you go to buy your first house and put out a christmas mat for christmas think of him. ok.
Negaface ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather is the same way a rather well off man. His last gift before he stopped gifting was a $3 waffle maker.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a pretty shitty present.
Udonnomi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looool at the last part of the last paragraph!
Sybre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a kind of present that I would feel better if I got nothing at all. No idea why thoughtless presents piss me off more than nothing.
forca_micah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit your #5 edit was one of the funniest things I've read in a long time.
thebadrash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's perfectly reasonable to expect something better from someone with the means and who in theory ought to care. It was a shitty gift and he sounds like an unpleasant man.
CaptainBayouBilly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet he re-gifted that to you.
ratmon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what happens when you take Christ out of Christmas
Lightbringer20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off topic but '12-years-old' with the hyphens doesn't work in that specific sentence. When you say it like that (with hyphens) it's an adjective: My 12-year-old son. When you say it without hyphens they're different parts of the sentence altogether: My son is 12 years old.
throwawaywahwahwah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see we had similar grandparents. Iโm sorry man.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a great idea! Give someone something outrageously useless with the receipt, as a funny way to gift cash.
compaqle2202x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you were looking for "absconded" when you wrote "obfuscated".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds exactly like my Grandfather.
golgol12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he was trying to give you a life lesson. Don't be a door mat for other people.
FunkadelicRock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:37:44 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You and I could be friends
akiramari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand wealthy people :( my godfather is well-off but it's radio silence around birthdays and Christmas.
PM_ME_FINANCE_ADVICE ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:14:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The secret of wealthy people is that they are actually a different species, who have strange customs and rituals that anthropologists are still struggling to figure out.
But seriously dude, he's just a person. Stop treating people of wealth like a weird creature because they don't give you free stuff all the time, because news flash, you're not owed anything for your birthday. Sometimes people go out of their way to, out of pure kindness to buy you a gift.
commongoblin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:25:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm almost positive studies have been done that show those of lower class are more generous than those of higher.
Divine2012 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IMO, they're primarily generous to those similar to themselves.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Might as well point out that lower classes also tend to be more wasteful. So there might be causation there as well.
partisan98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean is that the only time you try to talk to him cause if so i would be in a pretty shitty mood about it too.
akiramari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:55:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol no, when I was a child/preteen I didn't really call adults to keep in touch.
[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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akiramari ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't feel that way now, but as a kid who lived 6 hours' drive away from all family (a drive we couldn't afford) except my dad and his best friend, my godfather, it would've been nice to see him during holidays instead of him avoiding us. I didn't want expensive, but it would be nice to feel noticed on birthdays/holidays, and not feel like it's because he thinks I want something expensive that he's just avoiding us. Idk. I don't care about any of my family now, and my place is too small for junk.
Gsteel11 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you didn't say any of that and he just went off on you.
Skullclownlol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could be nice to consider getting in touch and saying exactly this.
They might not have known how to stay in touch with people without it eventually degrading into matters of money, just like it might not have been your first thought today to reach out to them.
akiramari ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess so, but I think I feel like people would react like above, so I don't really talk about it.
Skullclownlol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't let online people's reaction trick you into believing that's what your family will be like. :)
Decide and see for yourself. Worst case, you're prepared. Best case, you've gained extra family.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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akiramari ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't expecting them to drive 6 hours? There's always the underlying "it's not like he can't afford it" which made people around me bitter - people aren't bitter (or not as bitter) about not getting anything from a relative who's struggling financially.
Now that I'm older, I'm sure there was more to it - like his controlling wife who was always after his money. And maybe he wasn't as well-off as he seemed.
Maybe it's hard to adjust as a kid from getting little gifts from a few relatives, to nothing, because when you're used to something, you start to expect it. I guess it's good that I learned that lesson early. But it still makes me sad.
Gsteel11 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't say any of that? He just said "any gift might be nice".
And it's beyond clear how you're the huge selfish peice if shit here who talks himself into hating others and being paranoid.
You're going to die a lonely miserable ass.
Skullclownlol ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it only makes him human. Obviously lacking a real family leaves a hole in someone's life.
You're a piece of shit for calling someone a piece of shit just for expressing emotion online because they might not have an emotional outlet irl, especially not with the money estranging them even more.
Life's complicated, don't simplify it to "a piece of shit" just because you don't want to understand.
Gsteel11 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I have to understand his "emotional" issues when he's clearly not making any attempt to understand anyone elses?
That's classic enabling.
Life Is complicated, but that doesn't mean we just let assholes be assholes.
Have fun making excuses for people who hate you and pissing off people who are good people.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gsteel11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But I may just need...undsrstanding? Lololol
Look asswipe...i don't need your understanding and that fuckhead doesn't need mine.
And the only people I don't give understanding to are those that give none to anyone else, which it seems that's the only group you DO give understanding too.
Lol
Again..have fun defending assholes and flipping the fuck out on people who call out their shit.
This NEED to defend assholes ASSURES you're in for a lifetime of shit from people who hate you.
Edit: you're pushing me... awwwaayyy...whyy...lol
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gsteel11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You've somehow painted me as the exact guy that I'm talking about. Lol
Let's review the differences.
Me: my family and friends are great and I'm doing well and I probably spend a little too much on christmas. But it's ok, because they are great. There is the one aunt that everyone hates and we don't invite her to anything because she's full of hate.
That guy: hates his family and thinks they are all out for his money.
So.
In review...
Yeah, I hate that guy and fuck him and I don't give a shit that he's a selfish peice of shit.
And if you want to spend your holiday with that guy, who will hate you and be sure you want to steal his money... go ahead, no one gives a shit.
But I'm quite happy about my choice.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Gsteel11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So...you make stupid incorrect assumptions and I correct you and you claim I need help? Lol
You love an asshole and he/she is ruining your life isn't he/she? Lol
That person isn't going to change.
RollingZepp ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:31:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Projecting much?
batboobies ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I totally see your point of view and your family blows. That being said, you're projecting quite a lot onto OP, especially considering he was a child at the time.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Divine2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now, this I can understand. It's one thing if they were there for you, but in this case? Eh, they can wallow.
nikolam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they definitely seem like the selfish ones. You don't sound selfish or bitter at all. Instead of whining about the deposit to your retirement account being a little light one month out of the year maybe you should suck it up in the spirit of Christmas and be the bigger person.
K1Strata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If stories like this have taught me anything it's that if you only had looked under the mat then you would have found the gift you actually asked for. Along with $20 and a new found love for God.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Wigriff ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was totally unaware of this. Thank you.
mrbaconator2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I would rather receive dollar amounts for what people planned on buying me in the first place. If you got $8.25 you sure as shit weren't buying a door mat with it. Each person themselves knows what they want the more than other people.
atrainacross ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure it was a door mat and not a flat sled?
Doctor_Oceanblue ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:12:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you know that privileged people aren't allowed to complain about anything ever?
Edit: I was actually going to add "Source: am white and wealthy" to this post to indicate sarcasm but thought it would be "too much."
jowys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
please be sarcasm, please be sarcasm
mrbubblesort ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:27:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm calling Schrodinger's Douchebag on this one. It'll only be sarcasm once he comes back and sees he's been downvoted.
thisisatypoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:14:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, damn.
mrbubblesort ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:15:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol, holy shit! nailed it :P
superdupersara ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:33:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OK I will never understand giving a Christmas themed gift 1. For any reason or 2. For a person at Christmas. It's a truly useless gift. Yeesh.
UndeadBread ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:12:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It makes sense for people who like to decorate. My mom requests Christmas decorations nearly every year.
Ealantair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, also for people who just really love Christmas. I got my mom a reindeer plushy last year and she kept it around her all year, patiently waiting for November so she can put it even more blatantly in display.
[deleted] ยท 211 points ยท Posted at 14:45:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old aunt was an antique dealer, hoarder and very eccentric.
She would give the most bizarre gifts at Christmas wrapped in tin foil and we all kind of delighted in seeing what atrocities might show up.
The ultimate was a box of brownie mix that she gave to her sister, my nanny.
It was three years expired, dented, water damaged and had mouse teeth marks in the bottom corner.
That same year, the rest of the family got individually wrapped rolls of toilet paper that smelled of mildew.
sunny_in_phila ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:25:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandma gave me a wrapped roll of t.p. after she developed Alzheimerโs. I still have it.
benevolentpotato ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when my grandma's mind started going, she got all of us pot scrubbers and mickey mouse juice boxes. we were in high school, so she managed to both over AND undershoot the age ranges of those gifts. oh, she also got us diabetes socks. didn't even know until then that there were special socks for diabetes, so that was really odd. my parents take care of "her" gifts to us now. she's always so excited to see what she got us :)
FollowsShinyThings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awh Not the worst gift at all. I would keep it to
vonMishka ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:28:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kinda wish I had a crazy aunt like this. It would be so amusing.
The mouse teeth marks on the brownie mix made me snort.
donkertjie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:19:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wrote about my aunt in this thread, and your gifts have me worried that she's heading the route of your great-aunt. She gave me one single 12-year-old, unused disposable diaper/nappy to use on my daughter (my daughter was too big by the time it showed up in our home). :(
I think the intentions to do something nice are there...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol yes, the intentions are always good. Enjoy the hilarity, someday when she is gone you'll look back and love the memories, I know I do.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
W.T.F!?
wazupcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
look at you with your fresh from the market tow-let paper.
like your butt don't stink?
no seriously, that's grrrossssss.
Froycat ยท 206 points ยท Posted at 14:36:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a roll of heavy duty black rubbish bags and a cucumber for Christmas from my father and his wife. The theme was โone thing you love and one thing you hateโ which would probably have been pretty clever and funny if it hadnโt been for the fact that I was 10 and they did this because they were mad i was spending โrealโ Christmas with my mum that year. I also got scolded for not getting them a gift within the theme.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 17:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โOne thing I love is Mom! One thing I hate...is YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME TRASH BAGS AND PRODUCE ON A GIVING HOLIDAY.โ
Froycat ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, that would have been a good solution, and also within budget...
Aesen1 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 19:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โOh man, this kid is spending real Christmas with her mom, I better make sure she wants to spend Christmas here from now on. I know, Iโll get her a trash bag and a cucumber.โ
Planning level 10/100
Froycat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:11:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. I hadn't thought of it like that... Luckily after a few years they decided they didn't believe in Christmas so I got to spend most of them with my mum.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Froycat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the support- at least I know I'm not crazy for thinking it was a shitty thing to do...
koinu-chan_love ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So they gave a child some chores and a vegetable... Sounds more like two things you hate.
Froycat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:10:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair I did (and still do) love cucumber but as a Christmas present it kind of sucked.
koinu-chan_love ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love cucumbers too, but that doesnโt make them an acceptable gift, especially for a child. At that age, did you even have a choice about where you spent Christmas? Lots of custody arrangements specify with whom the child will be spending each holiday.
Froycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I know my parents agreed on alternate years. But at some point my fatherโs wife decided they didnโt believe in celebrating Christmas so I got to spend most of them with mum anyway.
JagTror ยท 360 points ยท Posted at 16:21:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still feel kind of awful about this for several reasons. I'm considered the smart kid in my family, to the point of it making me pretty stressed and unhappy for not living up to it. I've asked them to stop introducing me as a genius, which they still do to this day. I'm literally just average and they're a tiny bit dumber. When I was about 8, my grandmother sent us presents for Christmas, which were our only gifts. My older siblings got fun coloring books and Barbies, but my gift was several homework practice books. I was devastated, started to cry. One of my sisters goes "she's mad because they're homework" and, well here's the kicker:
My brother had just died earlier that year. I felt really bad about crying and so to save face I said "No, I'm sad because this is the first Christmas without Cody". My mom started to cry, making EVERYONE cry. I had to pretend to like those fuckin books for weeks after.
Picasso_Memeson ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 19:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I get what you mean. I was a smart(ish) kid, and I ain't dumb by a long shot, but what I really love now is music. I want to tour and teach for a living, ya know, but my parents and my relatives still are convinced that I'm gonna randomly decide to go into engineering or science like I wanted to when I was 7 and didn't know the hell that was calculus, so they always get super hyped about getting me science books and stuff that, while I appreciate cause they can be really cool, tend to fall flat compared to sheet music or music accessories (ie. Mouthpieces, strings, reeds, ligatures) or art supplies or, if we're setting the bar high, step up instruments from the horns I'm currently working with. I'm still pretty damn blessed though to have the family I do. They're good people and they haven't let me down yet when I need em. Hopefully the books were a one off thing and it's gettig better for ya.
hereticsight ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:49:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could always try to convince them to give you science books related to acoustics maybe?
Picasso_Memeson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:03:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoot, that'd be pretty rad. Lately I've been dropling hints about music theory books cause that's kind of the math of the music world. Pretty much all of music can be mathematically expressed and I figure I can learn some stuff about composition while also satisfying their lust for buying me books full of numbers!
EBone12355 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was an acceptable lie. You did good, kid.
hpotter29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually a rather brilliant lie. It was completely appropriate, visceral, and worked on everybody. Methinks OP is being far too modest about relative intelligence.
shamesister ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:52:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am so sorry. The last thing a smart kid needs is more homework. Homework is for the kids who are struggling. I'll have to remember to give my smart kid some videogames.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:11:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can sympathize with being the genius of the family. When my dad was in the navy as a JAG (navy lawyer) he was goofing around one day and his CO (Commanding Officer) asked him if he was a dumbass. My dad being the wise ass he is proudly whipped out his MENSA membership card. Now all of his military buddies call him "Mensa."
Booty_Is_Life_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate being the "smart" one in the family. There is way to much pressure from family to do well in school and they expect me to know everything.
2wit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:45 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad for this kindaaaaa that's some quick thinking - sooo evil genius
shakrbttle ยท 99 points ยท Posted at 16:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up my grandpa would deposit money into an account and give me the updated cheque book. He was a wealthy man and a very smart investor, so it was a good idea. He had a bank account for both my brother and I and we each always got the cheque book for birthdays and Christmasโ.
He passed away before we saw the money, and the accounts were no where to be found with no mention of them in his Will.
sunny_in_phila ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:43:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever checked your stateโs unclaimed money site?
shakrbttle ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if it's different in Ontario, Canada, but I'll try to find something similar.
EDIT: If I find something, how would I go about proving it goes to me?
EDIT #2: Nevermind, found how would do it all in Canada. Thanks for the tip! So far nothing under my name, or his name.
JazziMari ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe try under his name?
shakrbttle ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:29:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tried under his name, mine, my brothers, and my dadโs. Tried all combinations too (with/without middle names, etc...)
jenn1222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was going to suggest this myself! I had money in VA. My ex has money left for his dad in MI, but he thinks it's a scam, so I'll tell our son about it when he's 18.
Njordsvif ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 07:28:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't want to be a bit of a downer here but if you were a minor when he passed away and the account wasn't legally yours yet, someone else could've emptied it... :(
shakrbttle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:41:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 25 when he passed, and my dad was the executor of his Will. I just think my grandpa stopped it all and used the money for his own interests.
Njordsvif ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, that's probably the case.
throwawaybreaks ยท 2814 points ยท Posted at 13:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first wife bought me a stuffed fish that cost nothing and is intended as an airline pillow at a garbage store we have in scandinavia called Tiger.
Zero thought or effort, basically worthless, perfect metaphor for that marriage.
hamdmamd ยท 1830 points ยท Posted at 14:52:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck did you just call the magnificent store Tiger.
TheBestGameGuy ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 16:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's the best
_SxG_ ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 16:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know right?
TheBestGameGuy ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 20:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know it's a good store when you go in expecting nothing and you buy 3 candles, strawberry sherbet covered marshmallows, a random plush merman and a desk sized shopping cart
NixaB345T ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:50:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a standard unit of measurement?
TheBestGameGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:14:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea if you go in wanting nothing and you roughly buy an amount of items for that volume it is a good shop
xianbeijing ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That shop has provided me with so many wonders.
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:05:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have Tiger in Iceland too! I effin love that store, and it's perfect for the 13 little shoe presents the Yule Lads give the kids.
hamdmamd ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13 shoe presents?? It is 24 gifts in a sock here!!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13 small gifts, 13 days before christmas. Then come the gifts from family and friends. But whoa 24 that's amazing! so fun and doesn't have to be expensive. Where do you get 24 stocking presents? I might relocate
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
24 days starting first day of December. A fortnight of gifts.
sylvethistle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:50:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know a fortnight is 14 days, right?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes...? Somehow I turned 24 into 14...yeah thatโs it.
r3ddis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to say this. I just stacked up on shoe presents from Tiger. 26 presents, check. (2 kids)
yerlemismyname ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Woah, this is capitalism at its best, making people buy a bunch of random "made in China" shit for absolutely no reason.
fojkrok ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 17:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Canada we have Giant Tiger. Even more magnificenter!
Attempt3Please ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:17:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Called 'Flying Tiger' in the UK. My absolute favourite shop.
Polzemanden ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AFAIK "Tiger" changed name in Denmark to "Copenhagen Flying Tiger" recently, but fuck that shit, it'll always be Tiger.
ConstantTidderReader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's called Flying Tiger in NYC too!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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fojkrok ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
Kukuluops ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean magnificient: let's import random stuff from china store Tiger
-Reddit_Account- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:20:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
S H I T G U N I M P O R T S
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 15:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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4rca9 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:48:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you don't mess with Tiger, they have tiny lil barbie size shopping carts that you can buy! And put your tiny lil barbie size shit in!
catymogo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never even heard of this store but this comment genuinely made me lol
-----_------_--- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:40:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Holland, we call it flying tiger.
hamdmamd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They just changed their name to "flying tiger copenhagen". Tiger sounds like a "tenner" in danish - usually stuff is 10DKK, but most of the time not..
-----_------_--- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:18:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
10 Dansk Krone is like โฌ1,40 right?
hamdmamd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's right
MistaGav ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:53:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend bloody loves that shop. I don't know why as it sells the same rubbish as all the other shops.
Chickennuggetstyle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IKR
roryb_2000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/u/redo_33
GroovingPict ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didnt they change name to TGR?
Sniparo ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It used to be called Tiger, here in Finland, but now it's "Flying Tiger Copenhagen"
GroovingPict ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah. That does ring a bell.
arlaarlaarla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger is a store for garbage, candy and cheap spices.
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know what Tiger you're talking about, they are complete shit in the UK.
feedthetrashpanda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:13:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This, sir, is blasphemy.
LouieJenkins ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:37:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't they change name to flying tiger?
lachrysite ยท 1198 points ยท Posted at 14:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also own that! Except I bought it for myself because I was sad one day and felt owning a stuffed fish would cheer me up. It did indeed. I love my fish. He is called Brod and he lives on the curtain rail in the front room, observing us from above like a dead eyed, neck supporting overlord. I can see how it would be a disappointing gift to get from your wife though.
Edit: In Brod we trust https://m.imgur.com/ODR7q4c
RockMoss ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 16:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw the same fish in Tiger and told my husband I wanted him. Every time I saw the fish, I'd squeeze it and repeat how much I wanted it. Now they're not in store, and I won't get my fish. Wish I bought it for myself.
thisshortenough ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 17:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe /u/throwawaybreaks can send you theirs since they don't appreciate it
throwawaybreaks ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend's dog killed it.
thisshortenough ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 17:34:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, now you've just ruined /u/RockMoss's Christmas. I hope you're satisfied.
CaptRory ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around and sometimes you are what's going around.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw them back in one the other day so maybe they're back? :)
HybridVeneer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to buy one!!!
rslimnly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:09:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I love Tiger
Bete-Noire ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have one too!! My SO was leaving his job and one of his colleagues emailed me asking what sort of things he'd like as a leaving present and I replied "he likes music and weird stuff". He got a vinyl and that fish. Great present really.
gingerly_said ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:06:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All hail Brod.
Beetle_knuckle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:07:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You made my day
Satanasaur ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:27:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is terrifying. Clicked the link expecting a cute cartoon Nemo-esque soft toy, not an actual life size fish.
LittleFluffFerial ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:24:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like to imagine you've named your fish "bread"
M4xusV4ltr0n ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:32:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so wholesome, I love it
CaptRory ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend, let me blow your mind.
Lord_Of_Shits ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
long live brod
Mippohippo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd really love to see a pic of him!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:31:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my other half bought 2 as a couple haha!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lachrysite ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:08:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see you are a very decent Brod-fearing fellow
placebotwo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is that his wife didn't buy him a Brod.
Itsthematterhorn ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:30:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the best thing ever and I was expecting a cartoonish fish. Nope, most real life fish pillow ever. Wow.
Mirorel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really like brod
MsLogophile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See I expected a colorful goldfish or something not like a literal trout
The_quest_for_wisdom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. One man's trash is truly another man's fishy overlord.
Loborin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You owe me a picture.
NeoMegamanX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I see the fish?
TheRaven316 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What made you decide, of all things, that a stuffed fish was the thing to cheer you up? I'm not judging, just genuinely curious.
lachrysite ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was his eyes man.
marshal_mellow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's pretty great. One year my mom sent my uncle a stuffed rainbow trout, packaged in a Styrofoam tray wrapped in plastic.
lainzee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting a cartoony brightly colored fish.
rootyyy_ ยท 271 points ยท Posted at 14:17:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Garbage store? Come to England, everyone LOVES them over here!
[deleted] ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 14:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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doxydejour ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:27:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know where my life was before I bought a tiny shopping trolley to keep my post-it notes in, but it surely was a dark place indeed.
matrixphreak ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:21:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 'murican, I'd like to thank Ashens and bigclivedotcom for my 100% understanding what you just said.
TristezaR ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:52:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My place is now full of stuff I didn't know I needed and now can't live without, when they started stocking spices my world was reinvented.
wicca_wicca_woo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:21:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once went in there for a charger and came out with an embroidery kit and a water bottle
TristezaR ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:31:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We'll clearly you missed the stick on cable holders for those chargers.
marknotgeorge ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:33:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would this be one of the chargers that's clearly for a UK (ie not a Danish) socket but still has a random assortment of letters with the O's crossed out and A's joined to E's on the box?
wicca_wicca_woo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably Iโve bought the wrong charger so many times and they all seem to break after a month but I canโt stop myself.
jackster_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell is "tat"?
Corrected the autocorrect.
swanandminotaur ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cheap crap, the kind of thing you'd win from a fairground game.
BurnTheOil ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger should be a national fucking treasure. As a Canadian who spent this past summer backpacking Europe, I seriously hope they expand into Canada some day. Them and 'Ale Hop'.
anukka ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:25:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So they do in Spain.
ConorHickey0 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the only place that sold spices when my gf lived in spain.
anukka ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? Like... Were you looking for any particular type of spice? You can find most of them in regular supermarkets.
ConorHickey0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She wasn't in a small enough city, and as far as I know for spices like chili power, curry power, cumin etc they where not in the regular supermarkets
anukka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's strange, usually there are tons of spices available. But yeah, the ones from Tiger look nice!
SirBackspace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, there's a YouTube channel about reviewing tat!
rootyyy_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:27:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ashens?
SirBackspace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aye.
rootyyy_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dont forget hes made a free film too! Reminds me slightly of Simon Pegg....
SerDancelot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Brits calling themselves England, Americans calling us Brits.
Flaubert- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, I got a great chopping / serving board there for ยฃ6, and a pair of wooden cooking tongs for about ยฃ3. They're not all bad, although about 95% of their stuff is pure shite. I go there for the kitchen stuff.
wangtasm ยท 394 points ยท Posted at 14:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aah tiger, we have those in England too. I call it 'the tat museum'
WikiWantsYourPics ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 15:34:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brit confirmed.
If you give someone a cheap necklace and she flashes you, is that tit for tat?
EmberordofFire ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tottham Court Road is my favorite street of all time. I can walk into Games Worshop, go next door to Tiger and then get something to eat at Cafe Nero, without walking more than twenty meters.
wangtasm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the dream
skooo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of all the food places on that street, you go to Caffe Nero??
EmberordofFire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I like their baked things. Also, it's the closest one to the other two.
Meabs ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:39:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have giant tiger here in Canada
tinymussolini ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been told by my Canadian spouse that the proper name for it is "Shitty Kitty".
Raging_Llama ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:37:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Negative, the correct name here is GT Boutique
Painting_Agency ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to be confused with VV Boutique.
Or Glass Tiger.
Motherofpie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:42:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giant Tiger in Canada is not the same. I live in Canada and wish we had the Scandinavian Tiger!
starmartyr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds way cooler than what you intended.
bradders82 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like walking around Tiger and looking at all the stuff, but I think I'm yet to actually buy anything.
Littlemouse0812 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:12:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their Paprika is surprisingly good. The herbs in general are really good value for money!
bradders82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unbelievable you should point that out - I specifically went in for that last week and they had sold out of paprika, and cinnamon too! Would have been my first purchases from there as well haha
Littlemouse0812 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch out, in my store they get rid of the herbs around Christmas time so thereโs room for more Christmas stuff, they bring it back in the new year. Itโs so good though, itโs really smokey and only a quid for a massive packet. I use that Paprika in SO much of my cooking and itโs so much better than the supermarket stuff!
bradders82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:14:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll probably be in the town centre this weekend so I'll have a quick nosy to see, I mean all the others were there in abundance on Friday, I'll not hold my breath though.
dolphin_cave_rape ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:48:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Posh Poundland.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:39:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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RalphSleigh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:16:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cheap junk
Vectorman1989 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger: Tat Ikea
dinocheese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love that shop!
Mincecroft ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do we? I don't know any? Are they like charity shops
HarleyDennis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds something like a Dollar Tree or Family Bargain or 99ยข Store
autismlmao ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:28:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen one in England
wangtasm ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:31:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's definitely one in Brighton ('cause of course there is) seen a few in London and the south. I think I saw one in Nottingham a few months ago but I might be going mad.
SerDancelot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Glasgow too.
SunnydaleClassof99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Loads in London
ArtemisCloud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's one in Preston.
chotskyIdontknowwhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used to be one in Edinburgh but it's closed while we build the giant bronze poop!
SerDancelot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, inside the concrete ribcage. I remember.
Cheapscate7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, there is one in the victoria centre in Nottingham
covonia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, there's on North street and one in Churchill Square!
wangtasm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two! Of course, how could I forget!
YaaarDy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's one in Birmingham
Xolotl123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's for big cities. It's basically tourist souvenir central.
Aela_Nox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in a small city and we have one too
Bloodybuses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's good looking tat though, and handy for pressies that people who like stylish looking tat, it's like a cheaper Alessi really..just my opinion ๐
Clueless_and_Skilled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please explain why you call it that. I am very curious!
jefferlewpew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait how have I never heard of Tiger. Is it a B&M type place?
wangtasm ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uuuuh I guess It's similar to IKEA in that you go though a linear pathway of shelves but they only sell shit no one needs ( a cardboard stool, fake glasses, toast rack in the shape of a cat, tiny shopping trolley to put pens in etc) once I bought a pair of headphones there and they lasted as long as it took me to leave the shop.
chotskyIdontknowwhy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bit more upmarket than b&m/home bargains (I'd lump those two together). It sells kitsch home ware, craft stuff, some food, and things like earphones, dressing up stuff, phone cables.
Lizzie7493 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger is everywhere now, for me it's like an alternative casino: you just go there to lose money, but you get to take home one of these cute useless trinckets that you suddenly can't live without!
10/10 Best place to buy secret santa gifts.
MapsAndCharts ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:50:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa it's pretty great! You can get some funny gifts along with something semi-useful and stay in budget
cobxlt ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:42:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
flying tiger? Copenhagen?
hamdmamd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:51:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes they changed their name to that!
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:11:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger is all over the world. We have them in Ireland and I saw them in Japan too.
throwawaybreaks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont leave the nordic countries much, i guess i missed that
hamdmamd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was in Paris and the store was fucking packed!
anukka ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every store is fucking packed in Paris.
hamdmamd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The primark in the same mall was more than fucking packed. They had at least 5 people with signs around in the queue to tell people where it started and to allow people through. was crazy,.
Becca-Reyna ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the same fish for my 22nd birthday from my friends (about 8 people clubbed together). We named her Nicola Sturgeon (for the Scottish First Minister) and spent the afternoon playing fish tag rugby.
Actually turned out to be a very enjoyable memory and my current boyfriend absolutely adores her so I think I'm stuck with her forever. :D
STRiPESandShades ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait you mean like Flying Tiger Copenhagen?! I LOVE that place!!
paprikat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen/been to Tiger... could you please elaborate on "garbage store"? Like, they literally sell garbage, or they're just a shitty store?
katyamoon ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:51:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's kinda like a cross between Ikea and Wilkinson. Like quirky scandi homewares, stationary, toys etc,
MagicallyAdept ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:49:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are not cheap tat anymore. They have rebranded... Flying Tiger Copenhagen
AlwaysDisposable ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a boyfriend for a few years who was notorious for crap gifts. Every single gift would look like he bought it the day before. One year he threw my gift together while he was picking out books for his dad at a bookstore, and I got some novelty socks and a mug warmer. One year he gave me a piece of art work that was already mine, he just kept forgetting to bring it back from his parents house. One year he gave me a box of chocolates, which I thought was really sweet, but then he told me that a customer of his had given it to him earlier that night and he didn't want it. Then there was the year we broke up around Christmas but he insisted we still buy gifts for each other, so I picked him out a nice sweater. We also insisted we go out to dinner and he not only didn't pay for my meal, but didn't get me a present. (Oh, and he already had another girlfriend because he had been cheating on me and he moved her in the moment we broke up. He didn't know that I knew and I didn't bring it up.)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds terrible
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it the hyper realistic one? Sheesh, ive been wanting one of those since forever, but i cant justify the 7โฌ expense.
Mind you, I'm currently a very single student. I'd probably get upset in your situation, too.
savealltheelephants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:52:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Um my colleague and I ran into a Tiger in Tampere, Finland and had a field day buying all the tacky office supplies and stuff. Itโs like a fancy dollar store with stuff you actually want!
miniRNA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:56:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love tiger, man!
prismaticbeans ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my dad a rainbow trout neck pillow for Father's Day when I was a kid. It came in a foam tray, wrapped and labeled like real fish at a supermarket. He was a fisherman, and he was always borrowing my neck pillow to get comfy and watch the news. I like to think I did well.
Then I got a bunny for my tenth birthday and the fish neck pillow became the bunny's waifu pillow. It was her constant companion until she left it for a miniature yellow rubber football. She also laid claim to my original, half-donut shaped neck pillow, which she liked having wrapped around her bum while she loafed.
ZeldaFan812 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:52:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
u wot m80 Tiger is the tits, where else can you buy a moustache for your bike for just ยฃ4
DERNETY ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you want to buy broken things you go to tiger or Jysk. They'll hook you up
gargoyle30 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Canada we have "giant tiger" probably unrelated but sounds like the same kind of garbage store
Motherofpie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giant Tiger in Canada reminds me of Big Lots in the US.
sokratesz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their moustache tape is legendary
incelsareretards ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger made some electronics too. I remember having this Resident Evil 2 knockoff crappy little tamagotchi game (idk how to describe it), thing looked neat on the outside but was a total piece of shit.
CyberClawX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna print this, frame it, and put it on my wall. Honestly. It's like a mini-IKEA experience. Ahem. I've dated more than one girl that liked Tiger.
gautedasuta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally OT but...has anyone bought the 60โฌ action camera tiger sells? It doesn't look bad on paper, but, you know...garbage store action camera.
wish_i_had_a_doggo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting, people (especially young and broke) actually enjoy shopping at Tiger a bit southern from Scandinavia. Do you also consider IKEA as trashy?
throwawaybreaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ikea is a necesaary evil of my having been domesticated, i dislike owning things i didnt make myself or absolutely need to live, but now that i'm married there are shelves. With things on them. That dont do anything.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tiger is perfect for shitty gag gifts.
mberre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Currently writing with a pen bought from tiger. Currently hearing music on tiger headphones.
dirtycopgangsta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife loves that store. It's easy to buy her gifts when everything's so cheap
RadicalUtopia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my sister spends all her money either on clothes (understandable ok) or wastes it on the shit that Tiger is ( which is fucking retarded) . I hate it so much.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me this bendable light/magnifying glass thing you wear around your neck - the kind of junk that never actually works except in the pictures and you find them in the junky area of pharmacies when you need a last minute gift. He said it was for when I do crafts, which, ok, great, but I know exactly where you got this, that you bought it last minute without real thought, told me how little you spent on it, and you didn't even wrap it. Merry Christmas, asshole.
throwawaybreaks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad to see the word ex there.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:58:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So am I! And glad to see the stuffed fish-giving wife is also an ex.
throwawaybreaks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like to call my second wife my real wife. I'm making her vegetable soup tonight. We happy <3
Blaizefed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh dear god, fucking Tiger. I am in England and my wife thinks that place is "like Ikea but cheaper" and is constantly bringing home all sorts of random crap.
Some of it is pretty useful to be honest, but I could build an outbuilding with all the Tupperware we own from them at this stage.
Cuppa_Miki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Garbage store? I just bought my nephew a giant foam shit from there. How dare you call that place garbage.
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:34:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude those fishes are awesome
cookiesandcream97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know when it begins with "my first wife..." that it isn't going to end well.
throwawaybreaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It ended quickly, could have been worse. But yeah.
Shartsplosion3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I saw that fish the one time I went to Tiger. Thought it was cool, but not cool enough to buy, so I just took a photo of it to show my family.
kalakun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that like Giant Tiger here in Canada?
CartoonJustice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not like Giant Tiger? In Canada you could consider Giant Tiger the same.
hikerfag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your post reads like I'm having a stroke.
throwawaybreaks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I start making sense consult a doctor.
hikerfag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just left my shrink. I'm feeling better. ๐ค
totallynotawomanjk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Excuse you, Tiger is amazing (just don't buy Christmas gifts there.. it's ok for gag gifts, stocking stuffers, etc).
stomaticmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least she got you something...
throwawaybreaks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She'd borrowed the equivalent of 100ยฃ and came back, drunk, with a 7ยฃ "present" she knew i would hate.
on_my_lunch_break ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck did you just say about Tiger?!
songoku9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's one in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Was originally called Tiger, got "rebranded" as Flying Tiger
SueZbell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave her husband a plastic fish on a board that sings and the head half moves so it bends away from the board:
"Take me to the river; throw me in the water... "
TR8R2199 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah well in Canada we have a garbage store call Giant Tiger so best that ya heathens!
ironmikemc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Canada it's called Giant Tiger and it's everything you expect from your local garbage store
WhoSirMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not the same store, actually.
KevansMcGurgen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:48:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, Tiger is the god damned bomb you napkin eater.
Iโve got that fish pillow as well (my gf got it for me) and itโs super sweet, sits on my mantelpiece looking fuckinโ fly. You head-ass wet wipe.
throwawaybreaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If i want a fish i walk down the shore with my rod and reel in hand and get one i can eat.
Theres a six buck wad of plastic cloth and styrofoam honored on your mantle? And you're bragging?
You're proud if you pass off your taint scruff as a neckbeard little boy.
Grow some self awareness or go back to your basement.
KevansMcGurgen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:04:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I must have my head in the toilet because thatโs the biggest load of shit Iโve ever heard. That fish is a golden god!
cathline ยท 491 points ยท Posted at 15:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A partially colored page from a coloring book.
The giver was 21. And not mentally challenged
Staterae ยท 283 points ยท Posted at 16:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree.
sweffymo ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't look a day over 20 and 364/365ths.
QuillFly ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite one so far. I'm picturing someone sheepishly handing you a partially colored piece of paper with orange and purple dinosaurs on it and secretly hoping you loved the gift.
Styrofoamsolarsystem ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure?
PM_ME_PLZ_SO_LONELY ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:22:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That you know of.
archangelmlg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:14:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he/she at least stay within the lines?
bakerbodger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:12 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"When the colouring book says 5-10 years but you finish the whole thing in 2 days."
viendla ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 14:52:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fully home made over-the-top belly-dancing outfit with sparkly things and tiny bells. I was 14 and never danced in my life. What was going through your head gramma??
DeathbyHappy ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma was trying to marry you off to a Sheik, she just couldn't figure out how the child-bride website worked.
domnominico ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Shake what you're grandmother gave you"
P-rick_bojanglez ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:30:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a sorely underrated joke.
thedarkestone1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely out of place for sure, but that actually sounds pretty cool that she made it by hand. Maybe she used a pattern she found that she didn't realize was for belly dancing?
Sugarbean29 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:11:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year after my sister had gotten divorced for the first time, and before we adults started drawing names instead of buying everyone something, my sister gave me this tiny, deodorant-shaped box. I opened it, and inside was written instructions on how to belly dance, complete with crude info-graphics to show the "designs" to make with your hips. It may have come with the little finger cymbals, but I really don't recall.
remmysroad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least give it a try! I was always a tomboy and got into belly dance at that age, no prior dance experience and never have had a desire to do any other dance. Now I dance professionally
shijjiri ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 17:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Home made? Some serious love was going through her head the hundreds of hours that took. Possibly combined with an invitation to pursue something she knew you'd thank her for later in life.
Man, I can get your confusion but if this is the worst gift you've ever had then you're either unbelievably lucky or really shallow.
Your grandma was trying to set you up to get laid later life.
viendla ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:37:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah youโre right. It wasnโt really the โworstโ gift, more like โthe most out of place/strangest giftโ. There was a lot of love put into it. I was just really confused about it lol
PM-ME_SMALL-BOOBS ยท 1552 points ยท Posted at 13:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a guy, I got a doll from my uncle when I was 7. Dad thought it was hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 620 points ยท Posted at 13:38:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a guy, always hated the dolls, got yelled at for giving them to my sister.
Sochitelya ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 15:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember how mad I was as a kid that I got yet another goddamn doll and my brother got a whole Pogs set.
TheBuxtaHuda ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am a guy, loved baby dolls. I wish people would just get to know their own children and avoid the stereotypical gifts.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:42:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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land8844 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft. My wife and I bucked that trend with our daughters. We ask them what they like, and so far we've gotten a good mix of things: trucks/cars, Avengers action figures, scooters, dolls, and play make-up/lip gloss.
My dad messaged me a few weeks ago asking if he should get them guitars for Christmas this year. I'm totally down with that.
Agree 100%.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dreamendDischarger ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This annoys me more than I'd like to admit. I've gone on more than one rant about how we need to just normalize that some boys can and do like traditionally 'feminine' things. I always liked a mix of things growing up and it was easier for me because I'm female and it bothers me that little boys don't get such freedom.
Because it's okay for girls to like 'masculine' things because 'feminine' is weak and bad and if boys like it they might turn out to be sensitive or (gasp) gay. (/s, obviously) Or some shit. Idfk.
land8844 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:49:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had the same thoughts, really. In a twisted way, I'm sort of glad I don't have boys so I don't have to worry about that particular issue.
I will add though, that both of my girls each have their own "girly" backpacks: pink Hello Kitty, and light blue Frozen/Elsa-themed; that they both chose themselves.
Divine2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Because girl clothes are for girls."
Tell that to drag queens. ;)
Kry0nix ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? No, penises and vaginas are the only way to know what gifts kids want.
WikiWantsYourPics ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:35:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you rather get a Leonard Cohen album?
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, mostly I'd rather get one of his books, he has a post mortem one coming out next year with some of his pieces from his tower of songs, I am literally putting my pennies in a cup so I can buy it when it comes out.
lexifirefly ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter hates dolls. She thinks they're creepy. Every year my mom said that "this will be HER doll!" Every year my daughter is disappointed. I finally convinced her to stop buying her dolls when she was seven. We'll see if it holds up. Infuriating.
KetchupRocket ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, only "giving them to my sister" was more like "giving them to my pyro cousin who lit the heads on fire so we could laugh as they melted into funny shapes."
featherdino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same, used to find little human toys disconcerting and unpleasant. Stuffed animals are a way better bet
kidsareallfuckedup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a guy as well but I hated dolls as well and would give mine to my younger sisters. My family didn't like it and would also yell at me until I started breaking their heads off, cutting all of its hair off, and throwing them like a frisbee. They finally got the message one day and started gifting me money.
AmaiRose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the year my brother got a ken doll, I got a barbie and the car was a joint gift to both of us. He had no interest in any of it, so I got three presents! (To be fair, he got lots of other stuff, and was the level headed sort of kid would could be polite and unbothered by stuff like that)
ZerglingNation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i wanted dinosaurs when i was a kid haha..i made my mom return all the dolls i got at any celebrations. lol
AnastasiaSheppard ยท 546 points ยท Posted at 14:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you mail it back to him, one limb at a time. Carefully gift wrapped for extra emphasis.
Slaisa ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:19:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whoaa Look at mister moneybags here with all the money for 6 stamps. Id just drive by and leave a limb at the front door every month
curcud ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look at me fancy I have a car over here
bountifulknitter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You save gas by not stopping.
barkermn01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then your just giving it back to him so he can give it back to you next time so your wasting money giving it back in pieces he will rebuild it and send it back to you as a gift "i fixed it for you".
AnastasiaSheppard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:31:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're making the effort of going all the way there, may as well put the limbs in his bed, Godfather style.
LegendofPisoMojado ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:10:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We've found the Ice Truck Killer!
violetbaudeliar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was really hoping I'd be the one to make this joke!
freeaddition ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
send the head last, with a photo cut out of the uncle taped over the face, and the eyes scratched out.
RustAndFaith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im in class and I was drinking some water, so of course I happened to read this comment as I'm swallowing. Well somebody almost interrupted his Constitutional Law class and wiped out his laptop in one fell sweep.
jansencheng ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Calm down, Ramsey Snow.
Kami_Ouija ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad: Jimmy you okay, Uncle Ben be saying heโs getting some weird mail from you.
Jim: Oh, Uncle Ben heโs such a kidder, could you drop this of in the mail box for me.
iman_313 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a black baby doll when I was 7. We still have the home VHS of me crying when I opened it.
motherofabeast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:57:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a doll. Is an action figure!
Milliamne ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:48:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those "Swimming Barbie" ones around the same age as a semi-gag gift from an uncle. Everyone thought I'd be pissed, but I thought it was super cool. I remember sitting in the tub trying to get the dang thing to actually swim and then "inspecting" it later by pulling the legs apart to try and figure out how the gears and stuff worked inside.
Yeah, I was a weird kid; pretty sure my grandma thought I was up to something else playing with a naked barbie.
BoxxerUOP ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dear Uncle Rick,
THIS is not what I was talking about when I said "guys and Dolls" was cool.
kiteeatinggirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents once got me a full littlest pet shop toy set or house or whatever. I was more excited for the scarf my grandma gave me, and I still feel guilty about it.
yourchingoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Missed opportunity bud. You should've used it as your GI-JOE Base. Could've painted it with a racing stripe to make it look bitchin' and added wings to make it more aerodynamic.
Blackgunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"It's not a doll, it's an action figure" - Your shitty Uncle, probably.
rrmarti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
swiftpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On behalf of all of us uncles, I am sorry. We have a sick sense of humor sometimes and let it get away from us. My nephew threw the doll across the room and gave me a โyou better be jokingโ look. I had his real gift and promptly gave it to him after I stopped laughing.
barkermn01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad level Legend
uncoveringlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that the present that made you interested in small boobs?
alive-taxonomy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me Furreal Friends things when I was a kid because I liked our cats.
JecaChan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my mother kept asking my cousin (her nephew 11 at the time) what he wanted for Christmas and he kept telling her he didnโt know. After a few weeks of this she was finally like โboy, if you donโt give me some idea of what you want Iโm buying you a Barbieโ he laughed it off and never did tell her what he wanted. I went shopping for her and got her gifts for him while I got mine for him. I got a couple nerf guns, and a Barbie. I wrapped the Barbie and had my aunt hide everything else we got him, so when my family did our gift exchange he opened the Barbie. He was a really good sport about it even before he knew about the nerf guns. That Barbie is still (unopened) on top of their refrigerator and the last time I visited he made some comment about how heโd never got around to playing with that well selected toy. He is the best kid.
slowsuby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and i were really into power rangers growing up. My grandma got us power ranger action figures....the two girl power rangers. 6 and 8 year old boys were not stoked.
shit_poster9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just letting you know, little dolls and action figures make good, small targets if you go to a range.
snukebox_hero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and Festivus was born!
ANSWER_ME_BITCH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That username ever actually work?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son was being a smartass and told my brother he wanted a barbie for christmas. My brother got him one that year and every year since. I still think it's hilarious.
CineasOfThessaly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A doll, huh? Sounds like your uncle was just trying to give you some...
small boobs
SpammityCalamity ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 14:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother sent me a Land's End catalog for my birthday.
By that, I mean she subscribed to this catalog, bought a manilla envelope, put the catalog in, placed three stamps on it, and mailed it to me.
She spent more money on the envelope than the catalog was worth.
(It was much better than my neighbors used (but clean) underwear she tried to gift me that she obtained by borrowing their luggage)
zenyattatron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Borrowing or "borrowing"?
IceCreamShoes ยท 554 points ยท Posted at 14:57:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a horrible gift once by accident. 90% of my office are Doctor Who fans so for the $10 gift exchange, I got a kickass Doctor Who mug. Well I ended up getting a plain old mug filled with chocolate, which I proceeded to eat while waiting for the rest of the gift exchange to wrap up, assuming no one would steal my gift. Well, the new lady, who has no clue about anything DW ended up getting my mug. I felt bad for her and offered to trade mugs, forgetting that I had eaten the chocolate. So I replaced her shitty gift with an even shittier gift and I feel the shittiest.
Matt463789 ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 18:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: Don't consume the gift, while yankee swap (white elephant) is still happening. It's not your gift until the game ends.
IceCreamShoes ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lesson learned the hard way. I feel like I should get her something to make up for it this year and secretly leave it on her desk to at least clear my conscience
babette13 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have got her some chocolate or something that day/week
IceCreamShoes ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:00:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hindsight is a bitch.
PanaceaPlacebo ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never too late to do something nice for her.
IceCreamShoes ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely plan to. I hope a spontaneous secret Santa will make her day.
youspacebastard ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was mayhem at my last job when someone opened the new Duck Dynasty flask full of homemade apple moonshine and immediately took a sip. People were heated.
AdvicePerson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:23:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: Consume or otherwise mark the gift as yours so nobody will steal it.
Willnotholdoor4Hodor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shiit, "Black Christmas" is all about being petty, cram that chocolate into your mouth as fast as you can even at the risk of choking to prevent anyone else from gaining pleasure in stealing your gift.
EBone12355 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But was the chocolate good?
IceCreamShoes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, it was a handful of those fun sized candy bars.
IceCreamShoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:28 on December 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Update for those interested, I made her a plate of cookies that I know she likes and left them on her desk anonymously with some chocolate, my conscience is clear...for this at least
lastrideelhs ยท 254 points ยท Posted at 15:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandpa gave me a stick one time.
Nothing special about the stick. Just one he got in the front yard. My sister and I argued later, he threatens to throw the stick into yard and I smacked her with the stick once and he threw it in the yard.
So I had the stick for like an hour.
Azuralos ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 17:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In defense of young you, you can't give a child a stick and then get upset when they hit someone with it.
lastrideelhs ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:07:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ya. I was like 4 or 5. Possibly younger
SearMeteor ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was your grandpa in mid-late stage alzheimers?
lastrideelhs ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:46:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was like 20 years ago. He died this September. He claimed to have dementia starting last year. But my aunt, his daughter who works with dementia patients as a nurse (IIRC), spent some time with him, it was self diagnosed incorrectly.
Blackkit27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:16:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure it wasn't a switch for beating that ass.
Flamin_Jesus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh look at mister fancy-pants with his own stick! Back in my day, we had one stick for the entire neighborhood, and it always smelled weird when Ol' Jack had used it, but we were happy just to have a stick for up to half an hour every month. 'Course we couldn't actually do anything with it because we couldn't afford to have arms, and now you youngsters get all uppity with your personal sticks and full sets of extremities! Ungrateful little shits!
wazupcuz ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
awe, that that is funny. lmao.
Treblerose ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 15:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bird seed from my sister-in-law. She asked what I wanted and to keep it cheap I said the movie Love Actually. I got bird seed.
Argylus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:19:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She kept it cheep all right.
justdrowsin ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 15:53:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager, for Christmas, my brother received a leather jacket and a Nintendo Game system.
I received a globe.
sterphanay ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:11:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently this exact situation is super common. My boyfriend still gets pissed off when he sees globes.
harrisonisdead ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure the globe wasn't full of secret pirate treasure? Because I hear that's pretty common.
justdrowsin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it was from Costco.
hpotter29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a globe once for Christmas. Globes are sort of neat, but I don't think I ever really used it for anything, and it makes for an underwhelming present.
tanktankjeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:15 on December 13, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it wasnโt a....
Oh wait..
NoVonnegut ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a cake as a christmas gift. I was 12 and opened up this interesting hard package and was met with the sight of a box with a picture of a cake on it. I thought... maybe they just reused the box. Nope. There was an army ration type cake in there, it was rock hard and after attempting to cut it it was decided that we should use it as a frisbee. When the snow disappeared a few months later we found the cake again, looking as good as new.
CosmicRaccoonCometh ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:45:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid we were really poor, so we didn't usually get much for Christmas. We had this one really wealthy distant relative though, and one year (I was about 12 I think) he called my mom and told her he wanted to get me and my sister something nice for Christmas. So he asks my mom what we would want and my mom tells him that my sister would like a bike, and a walkman, and a stereo . But, when it came to what I would want, my mom, being a drugged up maniac (hence us being so poor) decided it would be hilarious to tell the relative that I was a huge fan of Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy (I wasn't) and that I would love a bunch of movies by them.
Right after she got off the phone with him she came in my room laughing hysterically about what she had just done. I asked her why she had done this but she was laughing so hard I couldn't understand what she was saying.
Come Christmas time my little sister has a bike and some cool electronics -- probably the best Christmas she had had in her life up to that point. And meanwhile I get a stack of Eddie Murphy and Tom Cruise VHS tapes that is taller than I am, along with a bunch of relatives I didn't know very well looking at me like I am a weirdo for wanting them.
She still can't explain why she did it. Cocaine is hell of a drug I guess.
TeaPartyInTheGarden ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:06:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me feel so sad. I really feel for 12 year old you and the disappointment you must have felt.
frog_without_a_cause ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty messed up. Yet hilarious.
CosmicRaccoonCometh ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I have a lot of stories like that from childhood . Like the time my mom helped me glue fur to me for my werewolf costume for Halloween when I was 8, but she secretly decided to switch out the costume glue for superglue so that when I tried to take the fake fur off at the end of the night it would be painful and impossible.
SillyGirrl ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:49:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry.
rustybuttnipples ยท 455 points ยท Posted at 14:32:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reasons, my past girlfriends have always asked one of my not-so-bright roommates what I like for ideas for gifts. She always answered with Star Trek. Mind you, I like Star Trek, but I'm not some kind of huge super-fan. I have more Star Trek shit than I know what do do with.
KrtekJim ยท 330 points ยท Posted at 16:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"He's got loads of Star Trek shit. He must really love Star Trek. I'll remember that when his girlfriend asks what she should buy for him".
And thus the cycle continues...
Craptastic13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:59:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least when I gift someone Trek stuff it's intentional. My BiL is a huge Trek fan and the last 2 years I've scored solid Trek based gifts for him. One was a promotional photo of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Uhura on the original Enterprise set that I found for $5 in an antique store. Last year I got him a wall sign with Spock doing to the Vulcan gesture and the words "Parking for Star Trek fans only. All others shall be destroyed." Lamentably I was behind the 8-Ball that Christmas and was buying everyone their gifts in one day about a week before Christmas because I'm a masochist. If I'd had time I would've had the sign changed to say "All others are not logical." to make it more appropriate.
Razor1834 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm difficult to buy gifts for and people know I like Batman, so I have the same vicious cycle.
DavidBeckhamsNan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta start hinting at what you really do like more effectively
rustybuttnipples ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:35:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might be right. On the other hand, my real hobbies are mostly expensive. Motorcycles and guitars. I can hardly afford them myself lol.
TheDeltaLambda ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like you can Harley afford them, am I right?
Killgies ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I'm huge Star Wars fan. Every year ppl buy me SW stuff and it's never the good stuff.
7saligia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here.
"Yay, thanks, this will go perfectly w/ my other dozen SW encyclopedias/books."
tkzant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of Christmas during the one year I was into Doctor Who. I got around 5-6 Doctor Who shirts.
TR8R2199 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And this is how my girlfriend ended up with a large simpsons collection. She tried to dump it when she moved out of her parents and in with me but I insisted we take some of it. Thanks for all the presents from the past 20 years guys
11312048 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel you. My daughters really like those funko pop dolls. I spent a lot of time last Xmas looking for a couple that they wanted. Now everyone thinks itโs my thing and I get them every Xmas and bday. My collection is so big but I donโt have the heart to tell them Iโm not into them
kittymctacoyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sell it on eBay and treat yoself
rustybuttnipples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol if it was actually collectible, worth something, stuff. Want a Star Trek tie clip?? I got ya lol
kittymctacoyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโd really be surprised! I follow the flipping sub, and boy do they know how to turn trash into treasure lol
rustybuttnipples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just r/startrek ?
kittymctacoyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhh no r/flipping Flipping as in selling
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 445 points ยท Posted at 15:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While my wife and I were nearing the end of our second year failing to get pregnant, my brother and his wife gave me a "father of the year" coffee mug as a joke. They didn't mean it as a joke on our situation, they just like giving me stupid coffee mugs and were blissfully lacking in sympathy.
TheresASilentH ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 17:57:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs absolutely horrible.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 18:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't great. My wife was really pissed. They really didn't mean it as a joke for what we were going through, they just buy stupid mugs for me every year. They were just really that oblivious to how it may be taken. It's all behind us, and we're three weeks away from our due date with our first little one, so all is well now!
lamireille ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congratulations! That's wonderful!
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!
SalAtWork ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 19:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well do you still have the mug at least?
You should paint the date you received the mug onto it. So when your kid grows up a few years they can wonder who got you a "father of the year 2015" mug when they weren't born until 2018, and are your 'oldest'.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great idea! I sort of wish I'd kept it for that reason! But it went straight to the trash.
SalAtWork ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:57:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't blame you in the least.
Tornado547 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
Slinkiest ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:43:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a great "Christmas present" for you and your wife this year. Now you can pull out that old mug and drink blissfully, thinking, damn right I am.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! We're pretty excited for our little stocking stuffer. I kind of wish I'd kept it, but my wife had no desire for that thing to stick around our kitchen. I'll just have to earn a new one.
Storm137 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:19:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That'll be for your first Father's Day. Congrats on your little present!
Dandiechick ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:04:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm so glad to hear you are expecting! My husband and I are also expecting (Iโm 37 weeks). We tried for a long time (were working with fertility specialists) and I would have been absolutely devastated had a mug like that been given to my husband. I imagine it was very tough on your wife (I probably would have cried). It was hard enough for me getting all the questions from random people as to why we didnโt have kids yet.... infertility is a bitch! Really wish people would think about how their words and actions impact others.
Congrats again on your little one! Happy birthing!
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:17:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! We're 37 weeks tomorrow, so we're pretty close! Yeah, it was pretty devastating for her when I got that. We reminded them what we were going though and why the gift wasn't met with elation and laughter. They felt pretty bad when they realized what they'd done.
Dandiechick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:33:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you are gonna have the best Christmas gift this year! Very exciting. I canโt help but get excited when other couples that have gone through fertility woes are successful. It makes my heart happy. Best wishes to you and your wife! Hope baby boy or baby girl has a smooth and healthy arrival into the world. <3
quiltingisfun ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats on the baby!
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
SpikeyTaco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congratulations, So glad to here it worked out okay. When reading your first comment I felt sick to my stomache as it hits one of my biggest fears. I've read some really upsetting stories on reddit but this made my eyes water as I imagined being in your shoes, I could easily see someone I know being blissfully unaware doing the same thing to me. Good luck in parenthood, I wish you all a good life that hopefully still contains sleep once the youngling arrives!
SpikeyTaco ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:00:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congratulations, So glad to here it worked out okay. When reading your first comment I felt sick to my stomache as it hits one of my biggest fears. I've read some really upsetting stories on reddit but this made my eyes water as I imagined being in your shoes, I could easily see someone I know being blissfully unaware doing the same thing to me. Good luck in parenthood, I wish you all a good life that hopefully still contains sleep once the youngling arrives!
tigerpouncepurr ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm really sorry, but that is so tacky itโs hilarious. I donโt know if Iโd laugh or cry.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed. My wife chose the opposite. A year later it still isn't funny.
marieelaine03 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an infertile woman I can't even imagine how I'd react ๐
I mean part of me would be screaming in rage while the other would be laughing uncontrollably!
tempest_wing ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad for thinking giving someone in that situation a "father of the year" mug as a dark ass joke would be a great gag gift.
heartshapedcheese ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit. as someone going into their second christmas since trying (and failing) to conceive, i'd flip my shit over something like that. i'm glad it's all good now!
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best of luck! We finally tried IUI and got lucky on the first attempt. Yay, science! Stay positive, and good luck!
jrbvoodoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:( Sorry to hear man.
SueZbell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could begin giving them black colored "over the hill" stuff -- or hope they actually meant well.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really do think they meant well. They're just sort of clueless when it comes to anything outside of their immediate tunnel vision.
Inocain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The question I have is did they know? Cause if they knew it's majorly dickish. If they didn't it's merely unfortunate.
FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They definitely knew. They had their first and were pregnant with their second in the time we were trying, and everyone in our families was open about what was going on.
[deleted] ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 22:29:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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FizzyFuzzyBigNBuzzy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, maybe it was exactly that.
threecolorless ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did someone key your car today or something?
Heartable ยท 377 points ยท Posted at 14:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a senior in college, my classmates (group of about 100) decided to do a secret Santa. My person was into military artifacts and stuff, so I went to a military thrift store and bought an ammo can (about $25) and filled it with candy. I was pretty happy since I had to find a thrift store about 40 minutes away and drive to it. Well the guy that organized the secret Santa did a terrible job, half the people got multiple presents and half us got nothing. The people that got multiple presents were like "oh lol cool" and didn't think to give out any presents.
I do not mean to sound selfish or bratty, but I was disappointed that I went in really happy to give a thoughtful gift, and everyone thought it was just cool to walk away with 3 or 4 gifts while half of us just left empty handed...
[deleted] ยท 172 points ยท Posted at 16:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe that no one "strongly suggested" that the others give the extra gifts to those who didn't get one. What assholes.
Heartable ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:15:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a while ago, and maybe some people did give away their gifts, but I do remember myself and some others walking away empty handed. I'm really over secret Santa exhanges.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:41:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a gift steal thing every Christmas to avoid just that. Everyone brings one, everyone leaves with one.
We STILL had a couple bring one gift between them and were confused. ๐ I had a couple extra gifts to throw in the pot for just that reason.
catjuggler ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Couldnโt a couple just take one gift and itโs no problem?
curtludwig ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:32:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Often theres a couple of dickwads that think they can bring one and take two...
thedarkestone1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a huge fan of these either unless there's a strict price tag included. I brought a Yankee Candle to one at my church once and received a few broken ornaments in a box.
iman_313 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 15:41:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was the guy's name 'Reddit Gift Exchange?"
Lincolns_Hat ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This whole thread is just reminding me of my terrible RGE experience.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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buickgnx88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were their names Kelso and Hyde?
mielelangue ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs like that one year I did Reddit Secret Santa. I got someone an awesome gift and never received anything. Reddit sent me a notification that since I never received a gift they would have another Redditor send me a gift. This person had signed up to give an extra gift for people just like me. Also never received a gift. Never signed up for Reddit gift exchange again.
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:19:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darn I was kinda considering looking into this because I really love giving gifts but i also don't like being cheated
mielelangue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think itโs a crap shoot. My husband participated in the same year and received something, it just depends on who gets you I suppose. It did sting a little more since he got one and I didnโt though.
MediocreFisherman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my work had a huge Christmas party and had drawings for prizes. Everyone got tickets at the beginning, and you could put in for different prizes. The rule was you were allowed one, if you won another prize, you had to either give up what you had, or the new prize. Everyone was supposed to go home with something.
Towards the end of the party, I watched one of my managers collecting a bunch of the high end prizes, winning one after another, and not giving anything up. One of my coworkers went home with nothing because there was just enough for one prize for everyone who had RSVP'd. I lost a lot of respect for him that day.
SaigonSanta ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 16:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Ferrari picture book from my uncle so I could learn more about their sons new Ferrari that he received a few weeks earlier. That sucked at sixteen.
Nexzor ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... what the fuck? How? Why? Where?
SaigonSanta ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:54:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it's from the uncle that thought a picture of himself was a great present for my 13th birthday as well. He even signed it as well. I really don't understand the guy.
Imakefishdrown ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:34:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Maybe next year you can get me a paper shredder so I can dispose of this."
YoungDeadBullet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โThe cheap family member who canโt afford real giftsโ r/Starterpacks
gramscontestaccount2 ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 16:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my sixteenth birthday, my mom gave me a copy of the book "Our Bodies, Our Selves". It's a book about women's bodies, menstruation, and general female puberty/life.
I'm male.
newluna ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:43:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, did you read it? Maybe your mom wanted you to be educated on women's anatomy/health. Honestly, if you played your cards right, that info could be advantageous to you here and there.
DowagerCountess ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:59:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a good gift, and your mom is awesome. Yes, I read that you're a guy.
Musicnote328 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you there God? Itโs me Margaret.
raethestrider ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
thatโs awesome, my mom didnโt tell me anything like that would happen to me and i had to guess how to deal with it. two years after starting my period she randomly handed me a package of pads.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 01:09:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How DARE you assume your gender!
MadKingCuriousGeorge ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 14:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 25th, my grandparents gave me a box of chocolates. No problems there, chocolates are cool.
But the box had been opened. And three chocolates were missing.
Because my grandparents had bought that box of chocolates on sale such a long while previously, that they felt the need to check that they were still good before gifting it. And it never occurred to them that the fact they felt the need to taste-test made it an inappropriate gift.
I had to laugh.
Razor1834 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also one is a taste test. Two is I guess acceptable for each of them to taste test. Three is gift theft.
MadKingCuriousGeorge ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Three is "which one of you double dipped into my gift?"
The funniest part was the conversation that ensued.
"Thank you! Wait--it's open. Waaiiittt... There are three chocolates missing." "Yes, we wanted to make sure they were still good before giving them to you." "It didn't occur to you that if you had to test them, then maybe they're not acceptable as gifts?" "But they're good! We tested them! If they weren't good, we wouldn't have given them to you!"
They could not, for the life of them, understand why testing the chocolates disqualified that box as a gift.
elasticweed ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:02:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that they felt the need to taste it a third time (assuming they tried one each) is what worries me the most...
MadKingCuriousGeorge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:20:18 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, "I think they're good, but I'm not sure".
If you're in this much doubt, GET ANOTHER GIFT!
echo34 ยท 752 points ยท Posted at 15:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18, my grandma and her husband sent me an American flag birthday card with an American flag watch inside it.
The card read, "Happy Birthday, Nigger Lover"
Earlier that year, I had got up and left a large-ish family dinner in a public restaurant because they were making racist remarks and slurs about the staff. I loudly told them both off and left. Later that night, my parents told me I was disrespectful and had no tact. They were very ashamed of me.
EDIT: forgot the word "told" above.
CanNotKeepUpWithUser ยท 252 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I'm proud of you! Personally I'd frame the card. You know, for posterity ๐คฃ
tigerpouncepurr ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
itsdrcats ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:29:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put it in a frame next to the nicest photo of them you can find. That way people know what is going on haha.
JunieBitchJones ยท 216 points ยท Posted at 16:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit dude
ChristmasSkeletor ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 17:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would've sent a card back saying 'Up yours, racist shithead.'
Haremjutsu ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would also include the watch, but first I'd smash it to pieces.
servantoffire ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With a little printout of the Constitution with "all men are created equal" highlighted.
veracite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That phrase is from the declaration of independence. Unfortunately the American constitution didn't have any wording that strong about racial or gender equality until the 14th and 19th amendments.
Roses_into_gold ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:54:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How many stars were on that flag, 34?
Darth_Corleone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:19:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a Pro level joke. Well played
CanadianJesus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:06:29 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah.
Mygaffer ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you take pictures of the gift, the envelope they sent it in with their return address, and send it to their employers.
nuclearfarts99 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:08:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandparents, remember? Probably retired.
VanNewman ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christing fuck!
gatorslug ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes on them, YOU are the true American here and deserve to fly that flag more than they do.
DeathbyHappy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:05:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd have shit in the box and fed-ex'd it back
bubblegumracer ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow! Good for you for standing up. I have no idea what itโs like growing up American as Iโm Canadian. But it seems like stuff like that there is accepted. Itโs weird. I have family member is the states, my aunt told me she has never seen So many mixed racial relationships before, when she came and visited us up her in Canada. Itโs pretty norm like why wouldnโt it be itโs like 2017.
kiteeatinggirl ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:09:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
America is really huge, so this leads to a lot of places on, like, the coasts, that are super โmixed raceโ and accepting or whatever, but also entire states and counties that havenโt really gotten the notice. Your experience with race relations is really dependent on who you are and where you are.
echo34 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, my entire family grew up in the East Bay area in Northern California and still awfully racist people.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my experience, it is the more mixed race places that tend to be the more objectively racist. The homogeneous places tend to only have innocent ignorance about the subject.
Which rather makes sense, less opportunity to both form and act upon racist attitudes in homogeneous areas, although when they are legit racist they tend to be extremely racist.
bagelman ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just replace the African Americans with some First Nation group or Inuits and you'll get a similar social dynamic
echo34 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:10:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up and living in the East Bay area of Northern California, I can't believe how much racism still exists around here. My younger brother married and had a child with a black girl he went to school with. My dad wouldn't hold his granddaughter and had no interest in her.
My family (other than my younger and more awesomer brother) are awful.
bubblegumracer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:48:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs just fucking rotten.
Cadistra_G ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:35:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His loss, the nasty schmuck. I hope you and you brothers family have nothing but happiness ahead.
echo34 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:53:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! My niece is the coolest person I know and she's just five.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:27:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs only accepted in the areas of the country where people want to stick to the โold waysโ and frown upon education. I live in northern Texas and itโs an insane mix of educated people and college students and then you turn a corner and some guy with one tooth is screaming racist remarks from his beater with no windows at a black family.
KindOfSlightlyCrazy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:32:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely depends on location. In the Midwest and west coast where I've lived I haven't really witnessed any racism. Parts of the south and "Backcountry" areas are a different story and definitely behind on things.
FUTURE10S ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, as a Canadian, I don't think any nation has as many mixed relationships as we do (per capita).
Mmmelissamarie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:33:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf
Sooperglumy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:55:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can actually write those words with pen and paper and not spontaneously blow up ???
Sinow_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow I don't know you but I am proud of you! That takes some serious courage
Fordyce_Poons ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a bunch of cunts you grew up with.
SloMonster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing about racist old people is they won't be around much longer.
thedarkestone1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How'd your parents react to that lovely card after saying you had no tact?
cncnorman ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The world needs more ppl like u. ๐
howtwdwc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you man
kittymctacoyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:21:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You win
Dr_Awesome867 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:34:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
May I ask how long ago this was?
echo34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 34 now, so 16 years now.
Dr_Awesome867 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, dude.
wlee1987 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:05:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please send them some poo in the mail. Also of you still have the card take it to the police station and have them arrested
echo34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:31:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're both dead now.
wlee1987 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:55:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could put it on their graves
diredesire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My jaw legit dropped as I read this, good for you.
vonMishka ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the actual fuck???
maciek-0 ยท 4643 points ยท Posted at 13:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend bought me Halo3 ...in spanish, withouth the option to change the language. Till this day I remember the small mobs screaming "ayy diabloso" or something like that when they see Master Chief. Las time she bought me No Man's sky.... She asked me why I dont like it because I didnt look happy, I told her I just don't like getting gifts..... :|
Edit: I would just like to add, that I had to play No Man's sky all the time not to make her feel bad....
Hewkho ยท 4654 points ยท Posted at 14:07:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have fun with Starwars Battlefront 2 for christmas.
maciek-0 ยท 2195 points ยท Posted at 14:29:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't...
[deleted] ยท 931 points ยท Posted at 14:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in Spanish, fully described video.
9eGCnTJ5MIZGa5tCkQGk ยท 1301 points ยท Posted at 15:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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i used google translate. please don't hate me.
Don_Felipes ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 15:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's scary accurate
aokaga ยท 142 points ยท Posted at 15:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is this and what have you done with Google translate
TheFightScenes ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 15:49:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm assuming it works better because it was originally written in plain, simple language thatโs easier for Google to translate accurately
aokaga ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:51:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pleasantly surprised.
Eunitnoc ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm peasantry surprised
aokaga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm peasant surprised.
sillybear25 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the difficult part of machine translation is parsing the input; once that's done, it's just a matter of looking up each word or phrase, applying any relevant inflections, then sticking it all together in the right order. Parsing simple English is, well, simple, or at least it is as long as none of the words are ambiguous...
kommiesketchie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for linking that! I hadn't hear for auto antonyms, that was pretty interesting.
RenaKunisaki ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It works pretty well with very formal writing. I used it once to report a bug in a Japanese program and we had no trouble understanding eachother as long as we spoke super formally.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gonna say the same thing, as a Spanish speaker it simply didn't pass throu my mind that it was Google translate
bleher89 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe because English and Spanish are somewhat similar?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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AlphaMW3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The translation works because there is only one word for both equipment and team in Spanish.
tato64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd use "Equipamiento" for equipment but "Equipo" also works
AlphaMW3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it is correct, but less used
tato64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:51:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know about the other 19 countries, but here in Argentina "Equipo" is almost exclusively used only for "Team" :P
The_Projekt_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:52:46 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Equipo" means "team" ya gringo
TheRedBaron91 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, translated, this 100% sounds like a gambling advertisement.
As in, this is the wording you would use in a casino. Remove the word "Battlefront" and you have yourself a star wars slot machine vendor catalogue description.
In Spanish, the word "credit" has very definite connotations towards banking.
As in, you would NEVER use the word "credit" in place of the word "points" or "score".
If you did, people would think you are talking about a bank account debt amount.
CamiloDFM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's become more commonplace, though, and funnily it's because of translating "credits" too literally.
I wouldn't think it's weird if I heard "crรฉditos" (in plural) referring to some kind of score or in-game currency.
TheRedBaron91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but that's kinda like translating "geese" into "gooses".
Makes sense when you think about it, but it sounds both wrong and can refer to very diff. Things.
Creditos would mean you have "many credits", as in you are credited a lot.
At least that's how I would have understood it.
Then again, I grew up with Hispanic Spanish, maybe Castilian has it differently.
Weird thing would be, castillian is a much more "traditional" language, where colloquialisms dont work as well as Latin America Spanish.
CamiloDFM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, probably whether it sounds weird or not depends on what you're accustomed to. It's not hard to separate it from the banking concept (and even get used to the plural) when you've heard it in other contexts (like academic credits, or the staff roll at the end of a movie or show).
But again, that might be because Latin American Spanish seems to be more open with localising foreign words. From my experience, you guys tend to stick to the original word in English.
CurrentlyRecording ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it bad I could recognise it from the first line without knowing a word of Spanish?
Zenitharr ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ayy diabloso
tak-in-the-box ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟQuรฉ carajo acabas de decir de mรญ, marica? Te dirรฉ que graduรฉ superior de mi clase en los Navy Seals, y he estado involucrado en numerosas incursiones secretas contra Al-Qaeda, y tengo mรกs de 300 muertes confirmadas. Estoy capacitado en la guerra gorila y soy el francotirador superior en todas las fuerzas armadas de los Estados Unidos. No eres nada para mรญ, pero sรณlo otro objetivo. Yo te pinche limpiarรฉ con la precisiรณn de la talla de la que nunca se ha visto antes en esta tierra, recuerda mis palabras. ยฟCrees que puedes salir y decirme esa mierda a travรฉs del Internet? Piense otra vez, hijo de puta. En estos momentos me pongo en contacto con mi red secreta de espรญas en los EE.UU. y tu IP estรก siendo rastreado en este momento; mejor preparate para la tormenta, gusano. La tormenta que arrasa con lo poco patรฉtico que llamas tu vida. Estรกs muerto, hijo. Puedo estar en cualquier parte, en cualquier momento, y te puedo matar en mรกs de siete mil maneras, y eso es justo con mis propias manos. No sรณlo soy ampliamente entrenado en combate sin armas, pero tengo acceso a todo el arsenal de la Marina de los Estados Unidos y lo voy a utilizar en toda su extensiรณn para limpiar tu culo miserable de la faz del continente, pedazo de mierda. Si sรณlo podรญas saber quรฉ castigo impรญo su pequeรฑo comentario "inteligente" estaba por caer sobre ti, tal vez le haya poseรญdo su maldita lengua. Pero no podรญa, no lo hiciste, y ahora estรก pagando el precio, maldito idiota. Cagarรฉ furia sobre ti y te ahogarรฉ en ella. Estรกs muerto, chico.
whyufail1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
downvotes in Spanish
Mace_Windoushe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not speak Spanish but I immediately knew what this was once someone brought up Battlefront 2
Flaubert- ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope the meme changes to Spanish for the rest of time.
"Those jokers at EA..where's your fucking orgullo y logro now, huh?"
9eGCnTJ5MIZGa5tCkQGk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this sounds surprisingly aggressive in spanish.
habscupchamps ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:48:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I cant believe I actually understand this. I guess I'm learning a new language from a meme.
Phoenix_Magic_X ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't speak Spanish but I get a feeling you just translates ea's post.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He did. I reverse Google Translated it.
Personally, I thought it was the opening text crawl to Star Wars: A New Hope.
Wiebejamin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!RedditSilver
_Personage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hoooly what.
Outside of one or two words I'm not clear on since I don't have the English version memorized, it's really good.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...Shit. I thought that was the opening text crawl to Star Wars: A New Hope.
Vacartu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it was actually quite good. A few weird phrases but overall I say your Spanish would be 8/10.
Dusa- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They used google translate too, it's okay.
aiiye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got an upvote for the lulz and a downvote because of you for connecting EA to my entertainment.
tworkout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:10 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHY THE FUCK DOES DARTH VADER SOUND LIKE SPEEDY GONZALES?!
PhantomJelly ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:09:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you had to pay extra to have in-game sound?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:11:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
actually you have to pay extra to mute the game or turn volume down. volume is automatically set to full. also have to pay to eject turn of or pause game.
john3po ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:34:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here at EA our main goal is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking the pause menu, after playing 500+ hours or spending 200$ the player appreciates pausing more
sharfpang ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, mono comes for free, stereo is DLC, tokens enabling extra speakers of 5.1 are to be found in loot crates (subwoofer being legendary loot).
anweisz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:46:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ayyy diabloso
Korashy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gotta spend 10000000 pesos to get english subtitles
endearing-butthole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
que la Fuerza te acompaรฑe amigo
fross ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unlocko El Darto Vadero por 500 pesos.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
500 peso ameruco
CAdamH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something something, sentido de orgullo y logro...
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What if he got resi4 in spanish. Would the mobs talk in English?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
french
lost_sock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darth Vader viene, gritando a los Stormtroopers. De repente saca el lightsaber y...
Favor de poner el numero de su tarjeta de crรฉdito para continuar por solo $2.99!
(I know my Spanish isn't great, I'm just here for the memes)
yp261 ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 15:00:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
can't you just, like, be honest?
btw, No Man's Sky is great after all those patches, you should try it if you still got this. :)
maciek-0 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will tell her today not to buy me SW Battlefron 2 for X-mass :D that should do it xD
TyrianIsPurple ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If she likes to offer the video games just hint her the ones you want
ANewRedditName ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems when he does that she gets them in Spanish.
Bioniclegenius ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"i can't remember... did he say he didn't like Battlefront 2 or he did like? Ah well, it was important enough to mention, so he must really like it!"
yp261 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my current so knows exactly what games am I playing and I know she will get me Wolfenstein 2 this xmass after she watched me playing first one and seeing me excited. she asked me if I want a sequel so, lol - communication is a key
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, as in being honest about the whole situation, not just stopping her from buying you SW.
Nailclippers ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stop shilling
itsallnipply ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She will feel such pride and accomplishment when you unlock your heroes after 50 hours
ARedHouseOverYonder ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dollars not hours
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you selling that spanish copy??
id love to get bakked and try to play that haha
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:52:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sold that long time ago to the used games store, I wish I could see the face of the next guy who got it. xD
F19Drummer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... It's actually a really good game, and they fixed pretty much everything people were complaining about. People gonna keep complaining though. Wish they'd go bitch shit destiny 2, or better yet, net neutrality
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, Destiny 2 is a no content crap, it was fun for first 2 days later you end up just jumping around in the city because you have done all the quests.
mc_kitfox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You like FIFA, right?
AlterBridgeFan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It will give her a sense of pride and accomplishment, when she buys it.
CranberryVodka_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why
Yuhwryu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The game is actually dope. The controversy is about microtransactions
ign108x3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whatโs the matter, you donโt like gifts OR feeling a sense of pride and accomplishment?
Avant_Of_Eredon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Will you give us an update after Christmas?
jww243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
please update if you do we need to know. Also dropping hints are a great idea. I do this with my mom all the time. She will ask what I did today and just someone where's in the middle of the subject mention something I want, or if she and I are at a store I will pick up a game and look it over in front of her. If she asks me what I'm looking at just say a game I'm thinking about play at some point. Only misstep she has had was once getting the game for the wrong console. No worries we just returned it unopened and got the right one. With me saying every 3 minutes to the store "it's ok we can exchange, don't be upset, I love the fact I'm going to get to play it soon!"
ds0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Estar Guars: Frente de Guerra Dos
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Talk to her about what games you like, ya dingus.
ArmyOfDarkness89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry, I'm sure it will come with an $2100 EA gift card
wiewiorowicz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe learn how to talk to your girlfriend. There are more complicated things ahead than buying games and if this topic is to difficult your life will be living hell.
Pozdrawiam:)
WallyMitko ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 14:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You will have to pay to unwrap it
oshitsuperciberg ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:38:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In pesos, no less
formerPhillyguy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
do you mean guerra de las Galaxias frente de batalla 2?
pilotsam8 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
La intenciรณn es proporcionar a los jugadores un sentido de orgullo y logro para desbloquear hรฉroes diferentes. En cuanto al costo, seleccionamos los valores iniciales basados โโen los datos del Open Beta y otros ajustes realizados a las recompensas de hitos antes del lanzamiento. Entre otras cosas, estamos analizando las tasas promedio de ganancia de crรฉdito por jugador a diario, y realizaremos ajustes constantes para garantizar que los jugadores tengan desafรญos que sean atractivos, gratificantes y, por supuesto, alcanzables a travรฉs del juego. Agradecemos los comentarios sinceros y la pasiรณn que la comunidad ha expresado sobre los temas actuales aquรญ en Reddit, nuestros foros y en numerosos medios de comunicaciรณn social. Nuestro equipo continuarรก realizando cambios y monitoreando los comentarios de la comunidad y actualizando a todos tan pronto y tan a menudo como podamos.
Toke_A_sarus_Rex ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is my fear with my wife, God bless her shes the best. But shes done the unintentional bad gift with the best intensions in the past.
IE: I buy a new console, buys game for old console. IE: "But you liked the movie of said movie lincensed game"
But really the best gift is she tolerates and supports my hobbies.
Jessibeeb ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:44:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is that not a good gift? Was going to get it for my bf for Christmas? Should I not?
Packers91 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit hates it because of EA it's a very fun game.
Iceblack88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. Luck and Vader are locked behind a pay wall or thousands of hours put into the game. Tell me what console or pc he has, also what games he likes and maybe I could help you
evil_cryptarch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like EA's business practices any more than the next guy, but can we please stop spreading bullshit lies to try to make a point? My brother bought the game and we use the game sharing trick on xbox so I got it for free. I unlocked both Luke and Vader in less than a day.
Iceblack88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ok. They TRIED locking Luck and Vader behind a pay wall or thousands of hours of grinding in game. But people MADE them retract it.
How's that?
clocks212 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
brutal
Funcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like "Have fun with Guerres Du Ciel: La Frontiere De Bataille 2 for Christmas". Go French this time.
Hughtoc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:25:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty useless as a gift, as the cost of the game itself is the smallest expense involved. You still have to pay extra to actually unlock the on-disc content, then pay even more if you want to be competitive in multiplayer, then presumably pay for future DLC too.
Packers91 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:06:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Inaccurate
Edit: Am I really getting downvoted for saying this dude above me is straight up lying?
PizzaScout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be a great present if she got him the classic version
TriCenaTops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hey that game is gold, i have 490 hours on it over the last 12 years
bald_and_nerdy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift that makes you keep on giving.
sharrows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ยกCuidado con esos cohetes de muรฑeca!
YourVeryOwnCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off, that game is fun
Washout81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Since you like sci-fi games, the guy at the store recommended this one"
Glory2Hypnotoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on which Battlefront 2 we're talking about, that could be a great gift.
DocMcBeef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someones already told me in getting that this year and I dont have the heart to tell them no
BoristheDrunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least that will give him a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
_Conker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a good game so I'm not sure why he wouldn't.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha dammit spit out my coffee over this one. Well played.
mjl22122 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
un sentido de orgullo y logro
XVengeanceX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is honestly a fantastic game. I don't get all the hate for it.
Packers91 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's very fun and plays just like the original bf2. The circlejerk against it is due to the microtransactions.
JustsomeOKCguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the very least, he'll get a pretty solid campaign to play through. It's fun enough for a few playthroughs
mag1xs ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't be too bad, I mean it's a good game after all it's just that you are sponsoring the idea that it's okay to pull shit like that to EA. Don't know why people have to go against the game though, the beta was really good.
blackgalion ยท 355 points ยท Posted at 15:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that she knows absolutly nothing about video games, but still buy you some is really amazing imo. All my exes hated that I like gaming
beepborpimajorp ยท 142 points ยท Posted at 15:35:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I was gonna say - at least she's trying. Maybe instead of waiting and being disappointed/complaining about the gifts this guy could have an actual conversation with her and take her shopping to show her what he likes.
Or, y'know, forever be passive-aggressive about it and claim he doesn't like gifts instead. I don't know why but in a thread full of people actually being malicious about giving gifts, OP's comment got to me the most because it wasn't someone being malicious, it was an innocent mistake that he never bothered correcting. Fucking A.
TimeForANewIdentity ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I was thinking, although she could be really sensitive about gifts for some reason, so maybe it was worth it to pretend. But for sure he should tell her this year of several specific games he would like.
Raichu7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like even if you're not into games if you can read English you should be able to buy one in English.
Dreadgoat ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a girlfriend that was very much NOT into gaming at all, in fact she was a little bit shitty about the fact that I like games, "childish hobby" bullshit.
So when she got me a Steam gift card it was the coolest gift ever. It was effectively just giving me money, but it showed she wanted to make me happy even if it meant I would be spending time with the games instead of her.
She continued to be utterly disinterested in games, she was still annoyed sometimes when I was overly engrossed in a game, but the small easy gift was enough to demonstrate that she accepted me regardless. We exchanged "better" gifts in terms of expense or effort over that relationship, but somehow that one felt the most meaningful.
Blackultra ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:25:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from general nerdiness (liking lord of the rings, harry potter, etc.) my ex was as far from a gamer as you could get. Never played games or did anything competitive growing up. Despite that she played Lord of the Rings Online with me at my request and she loved it.
Someone taking the time to engage in something you enjoy like that really is something special.
MadJohnFinn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:48:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so lucky to have a wife who shares my Pokรฉmon obsession. We both share the exact same niche interests; we just presumed that all other couples share the exact same interests and hobbies until we met enough to know we're a rare exception. I feel really bad for couples who can't share their interests and hobbies together.
If you haven't won the 50 Multi Battles trophy in the Battle Tree in Pokรฉmon Sun and Moon (or USUM now) together, are you really married?
Sugarbean29 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We don't play pokemon, but my SO and I play video games all the time together. I'm talking Warframe, 7 Days To Die, Gears of War. We also DnD together. But we also have hobbies that the other doesn't care for. I like to craft and do DIY projects, and he likes restoring old firearms. It's good (for us) to have similar hobbies to spend time together doing, but also to have hobbies that we can do on our own or with other friends.
Chinateapott ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriends main presents are for his Xbox one, I hate it when he plays on it but I know he enjoys so it so why not ๐๐ผ
scoobyduped ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, Halo 3 in Spanish sounds goddamn hilarious. Though, Iโm the kind of guy who will watch Furiouso 7 or El Depredador on Univision if Iโm channel surfing and see them.
BScatterplot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my girlfriend at the time got me Gears of War 3, I think. I hadn't played the first two.
It was amazing, I loved every second of it. One of the best gifts I've gotten, since it let me know of a series I'd never have otherwise tried. Wife'd her.
Imakefishdrown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh man. My boyfriend and I both love video games. When Pokemon Sun and Moon came out we bought them for each other - even though it was the same price and we did it while right next to each other, I bought his and he bought mine and then we handed them off when we got home.
possieur ยท 915 points ยท Posted at 14:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lost it at "ayy diabloso"
gamecat666 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 15:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i want to play the spanish version of Halo now.
Vectorman1989 ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 15:22:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grunt Birthday Party will make sense will all the pinatas exploding
itsjustaneyesplice ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:32:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will never buy another English Halo as long as I live, Spanish or nothing
FireflyRave ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm now wanting a setting to make all the Covenant chatter in Spanish.
Sonic343 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think if you change the language on your Xbox it'll change the audio language.
FireflyRave ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But that would make everything in Spanish. I just want the little aliens to scream about diablo and still be able to understand everyone else. (Because after 2 school years of Spanish I'm still too lazy to be bilingual.)
RyghtHandMan ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 15:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im in the library right now trying to stifle my giggles
*https://imgur.com/a/rl4zO
CoffeeJerker ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:09:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dude. That pic killed me. I'm in work having to act like I'm tying my shoes every time someone walks by so they don't see the tears from laughing so hard.
FJBRRT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fucking crying on the train right now. This is to much lmfao
Bioleve ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I chose a dvd for tonight
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:19:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so many memories...
hu_lee_oh ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:17:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. While I understand the frustration, it's still really funny.
NonZeroTwo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude me too. Dead
rednax1206 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Strangely enough Google Translate turns "diabloso" in Spanish to "diablo" in English.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Muere demonio! Seriously thou, the inquisitor's Spanish voice was awesome.
isthistechsupport ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds extremely lustful in Spanish, actually. In a strange, non-seductive way
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sitting at the Dr. giggling my ass off
Sonic343 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to leave my school library because I looked like a dumbass at how hard I was laughing.
[deleted] ยท 395 points ยท Posted at 14:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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CallMeJeeJ ยท 390 points ยท Posted at 15:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He doesn't speak Spanish though.
cusulhuman ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 16:22:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He does, just not really well.
RainingRythm ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Made me LOL at 5:36 am ... i should go to bed
proandso ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
El I appreciate the thought but I don't like these games o
earthgarden ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
insomniacpyro ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 15:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this is something kind of odd to me. My wife does a little bit of gaming, but knows what I like and don't like, and normally will flat out ask me what games I'm looking forward to. I give her a few options and that way I'm happy with whatever she decides to get me.
PassportSloth ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Husband always gets some steam games as part of a gift haul for birthdays and xmas. I literally just log on, look at his wishlist and pick out a few. Done.
How could she know OP is into video games but not know which ones?!
SomeBroadYouDontKnow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:35:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a terrible gift giver, and I know it (though I'm not as bad as some of the people I'm hearing about, fortunately). Steam has saved me from so many bad gifts. Any one of my friends who has it gets something on their wishlist so that even if I fuck up the physical component, they get something I know they wanted.
Edit: another solution to my terrible gift giving is that I'll tell some people I'm really close to (like my sister or boyfriend) several ideas I have for them and let them give me some direction. Like my sister straight up told me "no on the first one, yes on the other options." Easy peasy. She has an idea of what she's getting, but it's still a little bit surprising.
Iceblack88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people just don't ever think about figuring things out. My gf was entirely clueless about this. I had to hint what I liked multiple times and sometimes she'd actually pick up on it, even regular things like clothes or candy.
She just never ever remembers what kind of things I buy or look for. Not in a million years would she ever go to my Steam wishlish, may not even know that's a thing
PassportSloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im a good kind of snoop cause sometimes I'll log onto his amazon account too just to figure out what he really wants vs. what he says he wants (because he wants pretty much -everything-)
nebulaedlai ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Solid advice. OP if you want to keep your relationship going, perhaps communicate a bit more.
MrJPolito ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would resolve the issue and cease the generation of sweet, sweet Reddit content.
jonker5101 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep I had to tell my girlfriend that even though I'm passionate about my PC and video games, to please not buy me anything related to them because I'm picky and will just buy the game if I want it.
woodk2016 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:59:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Too difficult, learn Spanish instead
mberre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In spanish
Hahonryuu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever tried sitting down with your kid, talking to them...and hitting them?
Slaisa ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a win in my books
Cooldude8281 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 13:55:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof
WikiWantsYourPics ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch
Dark777 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lopez get the warthog
jalkloben ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Por favor no
Dark777 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
heh heh good one pal
Dogma94 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:14:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
now I have to play halo3 in Spanish, just for ayy diabloso
TehMooMoo ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm confused by this post because the language was based on your console settings, not the disc itself. I used to change the language on my xbox to Spanish and the voices/menus would switch in game.
The announcer in multiplayer was in Spanish, which was my biggest reason to change. It was very satisfying.
puga1505 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're probably in the US.
In some European countries, game shops sell games only on their language, meaning the disc is on that language and it has nothing to do with the console.
I went to Hungary as a 12 year old and really wanted Dirt or something like that for PS2, but they only bad the Hungarian version.
Ended up buying something else.
TehMooMoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, I guess I never thought about pal vs ntsc.
scotscott ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your PAL, NTSC!
Tayarchinimusic ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend mentioned last year that he really wanted to play this game called Farming Simulator 17. He's not the farming type AT ALL, he's typically more into shooting and action games, so at first I thought he was joking. Until he mentioned the game 5,000 more times. Despite laughing at his request, I bought it for him for Christmas. He only played it once for about 15 minutes and now feels awful every time he sees it collecting dust in his game drawer.
I keep telling him to pawn it, so he can at least buy something useful to take its place. But he feels too bad to get rid of it. Lol Such a sweetheart. Now I know better than to get him gifts that he thinks he wants.
LinguisticallyInept ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no mans sky has apparently been updated quite a bit; it may be worth giving it another go
Boner_All_Day1337 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:20:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like someone who doesnt play games trying to get gifts for someone who does. Sounds like her heart is in the right place, maybe just try to drop more hints about what certain games you'd love to have?
hotkarlmarxbros ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:09:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For No Man's Sky, that just sounds like an unfortunate case where the game was bad but she made an attempt at getting you a modern AAA title. For Halo 3 espanolo edition, holy fuck, I would've played the shit out of that and the gf would have definitely banned utterances of 'ayy diabloso' the friends were over because otherwise it would be every other comment.
Killsproductivity ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I gotta find halo 3 in Spanish, that sounds hilarious for my brother.
TehMooMoo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:48:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just change the language of your Xbox. I used to change it for the announcer speaking in Spanish.
Killsproductivity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm just going to play the long con and swap out his discs
IPoAC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got off easy if these gifts were your worst, Spanish Halo 3 alone sounds hilarious. I'd love if I got something so ridiculous.
Zeiban ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:56:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a life long gamer I have been straight with all family and friends. Never ever buy me a game. If I want it I have already bought it. If I don't have it I probably don't want it. I will not be offended if you get me a Gamestop or Steam wallet card. My wife leaned this the hard way when we were dating but she understood. That's why she is so awesome. She pretty much just picks anything gaming related from ThinkGeek and she knows I'll like it. Got a cool Zelda hologram last year to hang in my office.
Praestolatio ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry but you seem like the mean one in this story... Ateast she tries.
Bischa ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly? No mans sky looks pretty decent now imo
Chili_Maggot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Halo 3 in Spanish sounds hilarious.
ryebreadryan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Halo 3 was fucked for that. Im in montreal so ofc I got the french version. I have always hated dubs with a passion and halo 3 was no exception.
UGenix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, oh man. Friend of mine had the first Halo in German - we're Dutch, so we understand German fairly well from early highschool so it was kidna fine. Still, the quotes from the little dudes in German were side-splitting hilarious.
hinkle451 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:07:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spanish halo sounds fucking awesome
kamdens ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me think of Red vs Blue where one of the characters only speaks Spanish
ansonr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For what it is worth, No man's sky has been significantly updated and is a actually pretty good now.
chunklemcdunkle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually enjoyed no man's sky for a short time. Mainly the ability to mine tunnels into planets. That was cool.
Onel0uder11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, No man's sky is fun.
CoachFrontbutt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heh, in college my friends got a hacked version of Halo 2 before it was released. Only problem is that all the dialogue was in French.
"Le Arbiter!"
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:52:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL :D
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:55:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hahah "El Diablo" thats it.
EamusCatuli1060 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I bought a copy of halo 3 on eBay after I scratched mine. They had a stock photo set. I bought it hella cheap and I was like wtf is this mumbled shit they keep saying. I had bought a French copy and didn't realize the only thing not in French was the title.
Central_Cali1990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of the year my mom bought me Shrek in Spanish for Christmas. Thanks, mom... she also gave me a plastic Walmart bag of grab bag clothes that didn't fit late at night the day after my 16th birthday, a single balloon for high school gradiation, and size 5x pajamas that were so big on me they nearly killed me when they slid down while I was on the stairs. Also baseball cards instead of Pokemon cards when I was a kid and recently a hardback copy of the third Game of Thrones book. I already have all of them in paperback and she has read them so she has to know what she did...
Zep_Rocko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I won't lie that actually sounds like fun.
Mega-Fina ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As much as it would suck I think I could get some enjoyment out of playing Spanish Halo.
DrunkenPrayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel awful for laughing at this but it's kind of cute in a weird way. Like she's not being malicious just totally clueless about video games.
Zedyy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She wanted you to get into speed running Halo, everyone knows English versions are slowest.
TieDyeTilliDyeHigh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The whole no mans sky things is kinda funny to me because everyone I see online that got hyped up about it before it was released hated it but the only people I knew in real life to actually go out and buy that game without thinking it was gonna be the greatest most innovative thing ever loved it and thought it was a great game
ImGraaf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
rip
legendofdrag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, spanish or not, Halo 3 is still a pretty great gift.
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ofc it is, I was playing it like crazy, it sounded like soap opera tho.
Saintblack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit the "ayy diabloso" killed me.
God damn Covenant were secretly space Mexicans.
Lethenza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how tf did she even manage to get her hands on that version? eBay hijinks?
MeMuzzta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ayy gringo!!
MrMario2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not even "ayy diabloso" can make Halo 3 a bad present.
ElViejoHG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first language is spanish and I don't even like games in spanish
_Bobbin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly think the Halo 3 thing is hilarious. I would keep that forever. But as for the other stuff, try telling her specifically which game you want.
On a related note - I asked for the DVD Mr. & Mrs. Smith for Christmas one year, I received Shrek 3. So, it doesn't always work... But worth a try.
Hahonryuu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, playing it might have been awkward and less fun because of the language...but from an outsiders perspective that sounds hilarious and amazing. I completely lost it when you said "ayy diabloso!" lmao
roughedged ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Halo 3 is kinda inadvertently awesome, tho I'm sure I would think that less if I had to experience it for the full game.
v4l_c0d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Ayy diabloso" make me crack up at work. Good job.
Luckboy28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I choose to believe that purchases like this fueled a vast majority of the sales for that game.
psychcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No mans sky is actually a fun game just from playing it at my friends place, plus now itโs been updated. I wouldnโt mind at all if someone gave me a copy. I just donโt have a ps4 or a PC that can run it yet
imaginary_flavors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason this one made me laugh the hardest.
Theons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had she shown interest in other games or no mans sky specifically before she got it for you? She probably liked it and wanted an excuse to watch you play it
JustSomeGoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she holds a grudge that she's still only your girlfriend after the several year gap between the games...
Spectrophiliac17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just wondering, and don't take this as accusatory, why don't you just tell her that you want games in English and don't like No Man's sky? Like, as long as you emphasize that you appreciate the thought and you love that she gifts you things, it would turn out better in the end if you could just go to the store and exchange it, and not get these things in the future. It just boggles me that you play the second game all the time to not hurt her feelings instead of just telling her the truth. If she loves you she might be hurt but she'd appreciate your honesty more. Like unless you've specifically agreed to sugarcoat things with each other, in which case I'll butt out.
oss_spy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No Mans sky is pretty good though. Itโs far better than it was on launch
Veshter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I were you I'd ask my girlfriend to consult me next time she plans to gift me a game and to tell me her budget for it. As a gamer if someone gifted me a game I'd be happier than anyone since I never got a gift game. It's more important to me that they thought to buy me a game and choosing the title myself would make things 10/10 and I wouldn't think any less of them for not knowing which game I want the most at the moment.
Flamin_Jesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a girlfriend hand me an Xbox 360 remote and say "So I went to Gamestop and asked about a game you might like and they recommended X (a game I would have liked very much indeed, although I don't recall what it was now), but I was unsure whether you'd like it so I got you this instead".
Yeah... Thanks... Nevermind that I lived in a tiny 1-room student appartment at the time and literally didn't even need to stand up to reach the console. -.-
ILickWieners ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, same! I had a Mexican friend and he had set his Xbox to Spanish and forgot to turn it back or something.
maciek-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kno
bluwarguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:16 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hola
Mincecroft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I told my parents way back not to buy me games, just give me money towards one because I know they will mess it up somehow
ikahjalmr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for sharing that's fucking hilarious
Fidoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So... Hola 3?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You poor thing. The worst part of No Man's Sky is having to play No Man's Sky.
maciek-0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:43:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yup, and try to keep a smile on your face while playing it....
PassportSloth ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
UO: NO Man's Sky is a fantastic fucking game.
vikrual ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
please tell me NMS was in Portuguese...
maciek-0 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was I would be much more fun to play. :D
vikrual ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LMAO!
RenaKunisaki ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she just not realize it was in Spanish?
2wheelsrollin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:33:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My gf at the time bought me a bear grylls video game because she knew I liked how ridiculous his shows were and liked videogames. Wondered why I didn't play it.
Panda_Mon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:42:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ita time to start dropping fat hints on that girl.
"Star wars Battlefront II is literal as s juice" "The videogame Stardew Valley in English has been officially recognized as a cure for depression!" Etc.
Matt463789 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 minutes of research would have told her than No Man's Sky is a terrible game.
maciek-0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:54:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well it was a preorder, who would know....
Matt463789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough
YourVeryOwnCat ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off, No Mans Sky was fun
SecretScorekeeper ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 15:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once had a girlfriend who liked to make me mix cds. She kept asking me if I was listening to them and I hadn't. She told me I should listen to them in my car during my commute, but I didn't have a CD player in my car, so she insisted on lending me a boom box CD player so I could listen in my car, but I never did because who wants to be futzing around with a boom box while driving? I listen to the news/traffic report/NPR while I'm driving.
It really pissed her off and she angrily took back her boom box, which I was fine with because who wants a boom box sitting in the passenger seat? I asked her if there was some kind of special message on the CD that she wanted me to hear and she said it was just music, but I wouldn't know because I never listened to any of them.
If someone wants to share a specific song or a specific band or something I'm willing to listen to a small sampling but I'm not fucking with my commute out of a sense of obligation. Paying attention to unfamiliar music is work.
The lesson is to not give people presents that requires them to change how they go about their life.
W3REWOLF ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:14:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe there's more context here... But you kinda sound like a dick.
CyberClawX ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He sounds perfectly logical if you ask me. The gift should surely be about the giftee, not the gifter. She wanted to force something she enjoyed on him. It's ok to try to show something you enjoy and think your BF/GF might enjoy, but the way OP tells her she couldn't take the hint.
The GF made some crappy gifts that didn't remotely interest OP. Not just once, but multiple times, badgered him to take a boom box around in his car, and got pissed, when OP didn't make a fake effort to enjoy the gifts that had nothing to do with him.
I understand, some people fake politeness, and even wear the ugly sweater their grandma knitted for them. But I wouldn't listen to multiples of 80 minutes of random crap either personally.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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CyberClawX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure... I kinda get that. I wouldn't listen to a full CD if I was not interested though. I mean, that's a weird way to hold someone hostage for 80 minutes. I'd throw it in, listen the first song, maybe even skip it if I didn't like it. After 2 or 3 songs if none of them held my interest, I'd be finished with it.
SecretScorekeeper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PS: The more context is that she was always pressuring me and violating my boundaries.
Like she got irate that I would lock the door to the bathroom when I took a crap and insist that it was her house and I was locking her out of her bathroom. She only shut up when I reminded her that I had my own apartment with my own bathroom that I could happily go use and not be at her house.
Also I had to wake up 5am every day for work, and she was an artist who slept in until 10 or 11, then at night when I'd go to sleep at 9 or 10pm she would get mad and ask angrily "are you just going to go to sleep?" Why, yes. Yes I am.
She also didn't have her own vehicle so would ask me for rides to her friends' house for puppet practice or whatever almost every day, but whenever she could she would borrow someone else's car and then insist on driving. It was like a power trip thing. The only reason she didn't insist on driving my car was that she didn't know how to drive stick shift and she would start crying when I would offer to teach her.
There was other stuff, too, but I don't care to delve too much into that relationship because it makes me mad how much stuff I did put up with. Like that she actually used the phrase "Bros before hos" when I would want to do something with her when she had plans to meet up with the same friends she hung out with all the time. Like: Why did I put up with that?
The bottom line is that she had nothing but unstructured time and no commute while I was busy with full time employment, "mandatory" overtime, apprenticeship classes at night, homework, and gnarly commutes every day. I simply wasn't going to let someone in her position control what I listened to during my commute. Listening to what you want when you're stuck in traffic every day is the only way to survive it.
I may be a dick (I don't think so, but I am unsure whether dicks know they are dicks or not) but refusing to listen to mix CDs isn't what would make me one.
*Oh, and I'm quite happily married now to a woman who adores me, so it all worked out ok in the end! Except for that ex-girlfriend who was diagnosed with a terrible disease about a week after we broke up.
SecretScorekeeper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing my wife likes me!
icecreampopncereal ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 12:45:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Duck Dynasty throw blanket
umfum ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:54:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clark, that's the gift that keeps on giving the whoooole year.
Sdollar456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We must be on the same wavelength. I was going to say this as well.
umfum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:36:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'Tis the season -- Christmas Vacation Season!
Star90s ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband gave me the Si blanket for Xmas one year. My dogs loved it.
caboose109 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You imply that this is a bad thing
Musicnote328 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father would love one of those.
parcequenicole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof, that is awful.
Imakefishdrown ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 15:10:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gaudy thong (underwear, not flip flop for those who know the other term) from my cousin. I was twelve. And somehow it had latched onto the top of the garment box and when I opened it, the thong went flying through the air and landed at my grandpa's feet.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:52:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Please tell me your grandpa sling shotted it back at you thus commencing the great gaudy thong war: Christmas addition.
I-Am-Disturbed ยท 1738 points ยท Posted at 13:35:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towels.
High school graduation, opening gifts from family and friends. Lots of cash, then one box was a set of towels. I had a completely confused look on my face, like why the fuck am I getting towels?
At the time it was the worst gift ever, now I realize I was just a big douchebag for not appreciating the thought...
Edit: Thanks for all the replies! For clarification, as a 17yo male planning on living at home while going to school in town, it was just a very unexpected gift. Was never told that was a normal gift. Very much love these kinds of gifts now!
[deleted] ยท 1179 points ยท Posted at 13:41:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have, no joke, been lusting after a new set of towels for like 5 years. I have hinted very strongly for people to give me towels, socks and pajamas for christmas. teenage me would be appalled.
wheyitout ยท 494 points ยท Posted at 14:20:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd kill for some good towels - the kind that are thick enough to absorb, but no so thick theyโre still wet later. Better yet, Iโd kill for some soft bedsheets. The kind that doesnโt get all pilly when you wash them. A year post college has done me dirty.
arsonisfun ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put these on your wishlist ;)
Sheets - https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/113446?qs=3080290_7m8EnekPF5E-Q86wr23Dbh5IYFFaucEbhg
Towels - https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/90864?feat=towel-SR1&page=l-l-bean-egyptian-cotton-towels&csp=a
wheyitout ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:54:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ooo good looks
arsonisfun ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:25:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did some research a couple years back and those sheets came up more than once as being awesome and not brutally expensive.
They've held up great and LL Bean has a fantastic return policy. The towels are just better-than-average and the color has held up really well.
mrhindustan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LLBean has changed their pima percale. It's not great quality anymore.
Restoration Hardware's Turkish towels are amazing.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost choked when I saw the $150 price point for a sheet set.
Sugarbean29 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:16:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you spend a third of your life on them, it's not exactly a waste of money, especially when you consider how much you may spend on clothing to only wear it once a week or less.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those numbers are a bit skewed. $150 worth of clothes would last me 10 years. I keep two sets of sheets(1 winter and 1 summer) and will get new sheets at least every 10 years for a new color. Dollars per hour, I definitely get much more with clothes than I ever would with those sheets since I'm wearing clothes 24 hours a day instead of only 8.
arsonisfun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suppose it's all relative then - I couldn't imagine getting 10 years of clothing for $150.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think a large part of it comes down to shopping habits and level of activity. For instance, I've got a great sweatshirt I wear alot in the winter for less than $5 on clearance.
arsonisfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For sure - In college I had a lot more time to spend shopping sale racks and it paid off big time.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really spend much time shopping specifically for clothes. I just tend to walk through the clothes sections rather than around them when I'm at the store anyways. If I see something interesting, I stop for 30 seconds and then keep moving. Overall, I probably come out even because it usually less crowded going that way too. If everyone starts, it might be problematic though.
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But even if you're wearing clothes 24/7, you're not wearing the same clothes 24 hours a day (I'm assuming). I mean, I've worn the same pair of jeans days in a row before, but my underwear & shirts were always different. And these days, in order to even get clothes that would last 10 years, you definitely won't get much for $150 (which, if that's all you spend on clothes, then it's understandable that you'd be wearing them 24 hours a day, cause that would be all the clothes you own :/)
Definitely a case of YMMV. I know some people who prefer to sleep naked, and just be naked when they can (at home, alone), so having a really nice set of sheets that feel good is worth the cost to them.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. I tend to wear my clothes until they are a bit ragged and often get by wearing work-provided clothes so the cost is minimal. I'm also very light on my clothes so they tend to last forever.
Sugarbean29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I wear my own clothes to work every day, and usually change into something more lazy/comfortable when I get home. I wouldn't spend $150 on a set of sheets either, tbh.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes, I'll even put work clothes back on if I'm going to the store in the evening just so I don't dirty an extra pair of clothes.
arsonisfun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I picked them up at 20% off, but I'd buy another set at $150 without much of a thought. They've been great, held up much better than the $50 sheets I was using before. Part of my logic was that if they disappointed, I'd just return them.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are really making me think about how cheap I've been with bedding. I don't think I've even paid $50 for a sheet set before.
arsonisfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, if it's been working for you then keep it up ;) I'm certainly not going to say I'm the most frugal of people.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It works, but this might answer why I sleep so well in hotels.
Relsek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're considering sheets around that price point I highly recommend looking into bamboo sheets.
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm certainly not. I'm currently trying to rationalize spending more than $50 for a decent comforter.
Jordaneer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Think of it in terms of the amount per hour, say even over a year (which I tend to keep comforters for at least that long, usually 2-3 years though), if you sleep 7 hours a night times 365 nights, that is about 2500 hours a year, or 2 cents an hour, plus your sleep effects the rest of your life as well
WeylandTheDwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tend to keep my comforters about 10 years, but it's still a tough sell. Sometimes, I'm too frugal for my own good.
arsonisfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have a link? Need some sheets for a guest bed :)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Black Friday gift to myself (and I guess my boyfriend by proxy) was a new set of flannel sheets. I'm so excited to cocoon myself in their cozy softness.
drgolovacroxby ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:27:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get fucked up like me and buy "Egyptian Comfort" sheets thinking it said cotton.
Worst sheets ever.
wheyitout ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:55:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโve done a little bit of research on it because I couldnโt figure out how more thread count would ever = cheaper in price, but those companies have some tricks.
waterlilyrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've read that anything over 400 t/c is just wasting money. That said, I have some 600 t/c sheets and they're pretty great. (Gift from Mom) They wrinkle like a mad bastard, though. Can't leave them to linger in the dryer for more than a second.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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waterlilyrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, I'm not talking a bit wrinkled. Like wadded up while wet and left to dry that way amount of wrinkling.
radioinactivity ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
man i got some nice ass sheets from my dad's adoptive parents last year. they literally bought them from my cousin as a fundraiser thing so he could go to italy (lmao ask me if they ever helped pay for any of my school trips) without directly giving him the money. jokes on them tho bc the sheets fuckin rule.
SEphotog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those fundraiser sheets are the SHIT. I bought tons of them for $35 last year when my daughterโs dance school had a fundraiser, and theyโre absolutely the best sheets weโve ever had in our home.
radioinactivity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boy youโre not wrong tho. Like Iโm sleeping on glass.
grrfunkel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Always go for a Percale weave, especially if you live in warm regions or have dry skin (dry skin can catch on silky sheets). Some people think Percale sheets are rough but if you get the right ones they won't be rough and get softer after washing. Only problem with them is they wrinkle easily so if you have a problem with that you can iron them before putting them on the bed.
You don't need 10,000 thread count Egyptian cotton sateen sheets. Also NEVER get a blended cotton/synthetic material, it will pill up or wear out extremely quick.
ClassiestBondGirl311 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you do finally get those gifts, some ways to keep those towels nice and fluffy/absorbent and the sheets from pilling:
*Don't use dryer sheets with towels, as the heat can actually transfer a bit of wax to the towels and keep them from being able to fluff up and absorb as they once used to. If you want fabric softener get the liquid kind and put it in the wash, then use old balls of tin foil in the dryer to get rid of static cling.
*Don't use hot water to wash the microfiber/pilly kind of sheets. If you want to make sure they get clean properly, add a cup of plain white vinegar. You can also do that with whites or anything that's mildewed.
I was really hoping we'd get some people to buy us sheets off our wedding registry but no one did. But at least we got some sweet honeymoon funds and can enjoy some hotel sheets abroad!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Linen towels. Even the thin ones. They absorb better than cotton and dry quicker.
n0tthemama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Microfiber too
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the feel of microfiber on my fingertips, though. If they're even a little dry, it sticks like velcro. To me, the feel of microfiber is just icky.
Neat_On_The_Rocks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:48:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a good pair of bed sheets from my parents for christmas last year and honestly, best gift i've ever gotten lol
greasy_pee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amazon now does homewares, they're cheap and decent and called amazonbasics. If you have the student version of Amazon prime, you even get an extra discount.
DynamicDK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is what my mom is getting me for Christmas. Or, more specifically, a new bed set. I need to replace mine, and she has awesome taste, so may as well.
Hammerhead7777 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first started making "adult money" I bought myself a bunch of fancy socks, fancy towels and fancy sheets. Ah yeah
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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purplishcrayon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BIFL?
artveg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hit up amazon, for the deals
oktimeforanewaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
costco sheets are dope af- they're like $80 (CAD) and fantastic
Merry_Pippins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No joke, ikea sheets are my favorite and they last a long time. Their towels are also pretty good and the bath sheets (super big bath towels) are great, too. Treat yoself!
Arriety ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh my SO is a tall guy and he hates my human sized towels. Thanks for this!
Merry_Pippins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like the FRAJEN type, myself, but they're not fluffy, which some people like. Good luck!
ShakeDowntheThunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Costco has good towels usually. And sheets, although colors can be limited.
infinitallie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check out Bed Bath and Beyond clearance - I've gotten most of my towels and sheets from there. Also get a bath sheet instead of a bath towel. Holy luxury.
Waldemar-Firehammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Costco has really nice 100% cotton towels for pretty cheap.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a set of bedding for my birthday last year and it's hands down the best ever, it's so soft and good, I never use any of my old cheap ones, I clean them in the morning and put them back on in the evening when I have to.
BigMcLargeHuge- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, honestly, they are too expensive. But I just recently purchased the Calvin Klein modern cotton bed sheets (should have waited until Christmas), and they are phenomenal. I have no idea what thread count they are, it doesnโt say. But they are so soft. Again, too expensive (Canada) but maybe in the States they are cheaper.
Phage0070 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We recently got some Nestl microfiber sheets and they are soft and holding up well after 4 months. At $30 for the set they really don't need to be that durable to be well worth the buy.
sSommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man yes. Good Sheets, towels, pajamas, and socks. I'd be so stoked! Adulting is weird.
shackleton__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two nice bath sheets (basically huge bath towels) from my then-boyfriend two Christmases ago. One of my favorite gifts ever. Second runner up is the bathrobe I got last year.
i_izzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just got some bamboo fiber sheets and oh my god they are so soft!!!
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One thing about adulting is getting some awesome fluffy huge towels. I've been trying to convince my wife to chuck the old rough worn out towels with holes for a couple years now... I think I'll just raid the closet soon and toss the old shit...
n0tthemama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donate them to the animal shelter! We're always happy about towels
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
actually.... REALLY good idea, thank you! :)
Lanoir97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm really want some satin sheets right now more than anything. I just put my flannel set on with the temp dropping and it feels incredible. Unfortunately my summer sheets are complete trash and are really rough and uncomfortable.
Fuzzy-Hat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked my parents for a mattress topper for Christmas this year. Just realised how boring of a gift that is.
ilikecakemor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:15:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am hoping for pajamas from my fiance this year. He said the gift was something I had showed him I wanted, but I can't think of what it is, other than the silk ones we saw at a shop. I have been talking about the pajamas a bit, showed him a set that looked the same, but was made of viscouse and said "this feels so rough comapred to the silk one" and he agreed, said this feels so cheap. Hehe. I know the price range fits, too.
snushiroll ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I totally remember my mom asking me one Christmas, "Do you want a vacuum or a tablet?" I was soooo excited to get a new vacuum, the tablet seemed so frivolous and ridiculous. I realized I was officially an adult. An adult on a budget.
Every year I tell my mother-in-law I want new towels. Partly because I can't think of anything else and partly because new towels seem so luxurious.
kedavo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received 19 pairs of socks for Christmas last year. I was thrilled. They all have designs, pictures, or patterns. I wear mismatched socks every day, too, so they were wonderful gifts.
ReaperOfFlowers ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:21:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why don't you just buy them yourself? Why does it specifically have to be a gift?
AmaiVM ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:03:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cos the old ones are still good. It would be a shame to throw them away...
Nambot ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because the good stuff costs money they don't have while they have relatives who are willing to spend that money but will give them high end clothes or accessories that they can't resell or give away.
asheaveniswide ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:29:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking for experience, in early adulthood, quality towels are high enough in the want scale to make a good gift but not high enough in the need scale to be something you'd just decide to purchase. I, too, want a new set of good towels, but mine are still good even if they're old, and I have other shit to buy for the house before I get around to towels. I'd still be thrilled to get them as a present, though.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am poor
OnlyDrunkenComments ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know, right? This year I asked for socks and a stair attachment for my vacuum hose.
047032495 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a four slice toaster this year.
AccountWasFound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for drill bits
XMrCoolWhipX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes are great, I love getting clothes.... People just always get me the wrong size and no way to get it exchanged for the correct size. Last year I got two great shirts (that I could wear if I stretched them out for a few minutes) and a flannel. Love my family, love the clothes, just wish they would fit.
kiffren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom told me to make an amazon wishlist for Christmas. It contains socks, cedar shoe trees, brass collar stays, and more socks. Younger me would be aghast at the lack of even a single LEGO set. I really hope she gets me some socks.
Bearence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You never miss the plush until you no longer have it. Every one of my towels is either something I stole from my health club or ten years old.
throwaway_08162014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't have a care about color or design, go to the tj Maxx. There is a clearance section there. Just saw their summer themed towels for $5 a piece.
beyd1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just buy them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am unemployed waiting to get back into uni next year, I have zero money for new towels.
felonius_thunk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try homegoods if you can. They have legitimately great towels for like 5 or 7 bucks a pop.
Also can't believe I've reached a level of adulthood where I'm suggesting places for people to towel shop.
snushiroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I totally remember my mom asking me one Christmas, "Do you want a vacuum or a tablet?" I was soooo excited to get a new vacuum, the tablet seemed so frivolous and ridiculous. I realized I was officially an adult. An adult on a budget.
snushiroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I totally remember my mom asking me one Christmas, "Do you want a vacuum or a tablet?" I was soooo excited to get a new vacuum, the tablet seemed so frivolous and ridiculous. I realized I was officially an adult. An adult on a budget.
Every year I tell my mother-in-law I want new towels. Partly because I can't think of anything else and partly because new towels seem so luxurious.
Seigga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know what you mean. Last Christmas my mom got a pair of really nice strideline running socks, and they were easily my favorite gift of the day. I remember having a moment sitting on the couch, enjoying my comfy new socks, and then suddenly thinking to myself "holy shit... I'm Old!"
TNGSystems ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom asked what I wanted for Christmas a couple years back. My towels were old and getting a bit rough and ratty and frayed. I said "I'd like a nice pair of Luxury white bath towels"
I got some tesco value towers :'( Like, the ones with the blue and white stripey label.
I just wanted nice towels :(
knightcrusader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've gotten to the age where I actually do want socks as gifts. I don't like getting old.
On the flip side, I'm still using the same towels I bought when I went to college, 16 years later. They are thick and comfy and match my current bathroom color scheme well. I just bought them because they were blue. I made a wise choice.
Sofa6265 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am still a teenager and even I ask for these things now. There's nothing better than new towels and fuzzy pajamas!
bluesox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm actually hoping to get socks for Christmas. Thatโs how you know youโre getting older.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult wish lists do wonders, and people appreciate not having to bother with that shit
RuinEleint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dumbledore?
xTye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then buy some?
alive-taxonomy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think theyโre called bath sheets. Give those. Theyโre massive and youโll feel like every other towel is a wash cloth. Get them. Life will be much better.
mccarseat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god you aren't kidding. My parents asked my wife and I what we wanted for Christmas and they thought we were joking when we said sheets/bedding/towels...any of that.
captainsaveabro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents asked for my Christmas list this year, and at 30 years old I have listed towels, pajamas, slippers, and sheets. Thereโs nothing else I need, just please buy me the things Iโve been putting off buying myself!
SEphotog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ditto! I just want a nice down comforter and those โtouch-of-downโ pillows that they have a Hilton Hotels. I donโt think anyone is taking me seriously. One year, all I asked for was my grandmotherโs vintage Pyrex and Tupperware...I learned they had sold all of it, but did get a beautiful jade Fenton hobnail milkglass candy dish!
SamiTheBystander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude itโs been 5 years, just go buy yourself some god damn towels.
Sugarbean29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got an orange Ikea bathroom set: 2 large bath towels, 2 smaller hand towels, 2 face clothes, all of the "ribbed" kind, and a shag'like bath mat that was heaven to step on. I got them from an ex's evil step mother before she decided she hated me. It's been over 10 years and I still have them, minus the bathmat.
ETA: Orange is my favourite colour, so I was beyond stoked for them.
harmonyparkinglot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I moved, I got a $50 bed bath and beyond gift card and I spent it all on a single towel. It's amazing.
self_of_steam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hubby is getting some awesome new socks for Xmas (among other things). Hopefully he doesn't decide to Reddit stalk me, but it's weird how practical we become.
I personally would kill for some nice, plush bath sheets. The huge ones you can bundle in and that are good quality. We have two I somehow inherited. We fight over them.
thedudeabides1973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Married and 29 this year, not so much for the pajamas or towels but I love wool socks. plz buy me all the socks
indigorosie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 20 I jokingly asked for a nice pair of wool socks for Christmas since I always have cold feet. My mom got me 5 pairs of the softest, most gorgeous designer wool socks. I was overjoyed and they are honestly probably the nicest pieces of clothing I own.
FoxPaws26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, every Black Friday Kohls has really good towels for 5.99 each. I only buy new towels during black friday.
ChocolateCrepe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what happens as you get older. 24 year old me right now gets excited over nice vacuum cleaners and microwaves. Teenage me would cry on the inside.
frleon22 ยท 368 points ยท Posted at 14:18:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But a towel is the most useful thing in the universe!
Carnivorous_Jesus ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:21:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, donโt forget to bring one
MaynardJ222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:33 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
funky town
frleon22 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:43:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did give my Dad a towel for his 42nd birthday.
Birch2011 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt Panic!
HarleyDennis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But first, donโt panic.
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Not OP) Not to a 17 year old graduating high school.
a_casserole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hitchhikers?
jiminthenorth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well sass that hoopy frood!
KassellTheArgonian ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 15:37:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never got the love for those books, I read all 5 plus the one by eoin colfer and I just find them to be badly written crap gibberish and yet most people treat it like a nerd Bible. What's the appeal?
frleon22 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. We the fans don't find them to be badly written crap gibberish. Probably that's it?
SirBackspace ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:33:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was entertained by them.
That's what it is.
Nicorhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My personal appeal in them isn't in the story (which certainly isn't bad, but I don't feel that it stands out all that much compared to others) but the prose is so well-written and the wordplay so clever that I just love it.
MosheMoshe42 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 14:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost." What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the Galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.
Hence a phrase which has passed into hitch hiking slang, as in "Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.""
Fornyrdislag ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:55:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. Came here to post this, but I see it was already done by this hoopy frood.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a poster who knows where his towel is.
tylenol1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:30:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just remembered that I kept the same towel in my car for 3 years and it was so convenient. This is my favorite book and I hadn't even made the connection!
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They probably figured you neede "house stuff" because you were graduating and growing up and (presumably) moving away from home. I got towels for my HS grad too.
pahasapapapa ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:48:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think they gave that one year too early. After my first year living on my own, I asked for practical things as gifts - those items around kitchen and bath that get used often enough to miss, but not frequently enough to get a 19 year old to go out and buy them.
wofo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it was a premature house warming gift
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:24:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Janigiraffey ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:40:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, the Christmas gifts from my parents and grandma suddenly became a bunch of kitchen stuff, housewares, ect. I thought it was very grown up to be collecting that kind of stuff, so I was excited about it. I didnโt need most of it until 5 years later, after college, but my parents stored it for me and it was super nice to have that stuff at that point. Iโm still using the Tupperware I got for my 17th Christmas. Maybe my family is just weird, but I think it makes a lot of sense to give young adults forward looking, useful gifts.
i_Wytho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man I gotta disagree with this one. I got a few gifts from friends n family for HS graduation. Goin on ten years later, the only gift I remember getting are the two Egyptian cotton towels I still have today.....then again....maybe all the other gifts could just be posts on this thread lol
iguessimTHATgirl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good towels are expensive and most college kids I know don't have enough and end up with the mildewy smell because of it. That was actually a great gift. I understand if you still live at home they're probably not necessary but it's nice to have your own set for travel, beach, camp outs, etc.
Ciserus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't basic household items pretty standard gifts for a high school graduation? That's how I got all the necessities of life for my first few years on my own.
The graduation gifts that weren't so good were the 10 different metal pens in fancy wooden boxes. None of them wrote worth a damn.
Coziestpigeon2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:50:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's like, the perfect graduation gift, assuming you're not sticking around home.
alyssa-a ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, after I graduated my cousin gave me a laundry basket filled with towels and a bunch of other stuff for the new place I was moving in to. It was hands down one of the best gifts I've ever gotten, and I still use the towels 5+ years later.
TheFightScenes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me towels and sheets for my graduation. I thought it was a pretty common thing to buy towels for high school graduates going into college? Maybe itโs just because I was moving into a dorm...I can see why that would be weird if you intended to live at home for a while more.
eille_k ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I look forward to getting towels from my grandma every year.
nerdynerdynames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year?!?! How many have you got by now?
Lizzie7493 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:15:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother has been giving me towels, bed sheets, blankets, you know the whole set for when I "get married and move to my new house". I guess it's tradition in some families.
carooool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got towels when I graduated from high school by my mom's friend. She monogrammed them herself and they were a really thoughtful gift. I still have them years later.
earnedmystripes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law gets us towels every year for Christmas. It's been 16 years now and I actually look forward to it. I haven't bought a towel in forever.
gogomom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love new towels.
When my oldest went off to university he told me the best of his "new" stuff were the towels.
boydskywalker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends who'd graduated a year earlier got me towels for graduation, and made a point of getting them for everyone's graduation. I thought it was quirky but nice, and after using them for a year I started getting people the same thing! I've still got them 5 years later, and until recently they were my nicest towels by far.
frances-from-digg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also got a set of towels as part of a high school graduation gift from my dad and I loved it haha! I was moving into my first apartment and it was cool to have a set of nice towels to hang in my tiny little bathroom. Maybe I'm weird. I still have those towels 10 years later.
MissAhMaizeingMoxie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mee too! But mine we're monagrammed so they're my fancy towels
thatguynamedblue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't sound that odd for a high school graduation gift, especially if you are going to college after, then that stuff can be very nice to have. For my graduation my uncle literally got me a laundry basket filled with towels and laundry equipment, probably the one gift I still use regularly from that day.
Cosmic_Hitchhiker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a college senior...lordt what id do for a pack of towels.
_TR-8R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ech the rest of the comments, as you get older you really start to appreciate the value of common household items. If someone bought me a nice set of fluffy towels I'd be ecstatic. Honestly anything practical now, dress shoes, nice clothes, cologne, Tupperware, just all the stuff I need but would never actually buy myself.
doctorwhom456 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:33:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But a towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
arah91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned sixteen I got a few gifts, one was from an older person and it was a detailed map of the area. I distinctly remember saying, "Why do I need a map". I immediately felt like the biggest asshole ever.
They told me they used theirs all the time. Though admittedly I already had a smart phone, and have never used it.
SerenadingSiren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what my grandmother got me and while I was disappointed I swallowed it and thanked her.
They're actually the nicest towels I've ever seen (like, upscale hotel nice). I appreciate them so much.
Bawhawmut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my mom's friends last year got me hand towels that say GAMER 4 LIFE with pixel hearts on them. I'm kind of embarrassed to have them in the bathroom.
IbrahimT13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the fact that when I was around 9 someone got me an alarm clock for my birthday and I was like why would you get me this instead of Yugioh cards or something. I ended up using that alarm clock for like 10 years till it broke though so I guess it ended up being great
TERRAOperative ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look at this guy over here, a hoopy frood he certainly 'aint, doesn't even know where his towel is at...
d3matt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for (and got) bamboo socks from my mom for my birthday... I love them!
holyhotpies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If they were nice ass fluffy towels that would be an awesome gift.
Top_Gun_2021 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you not have plans of living in college dorms at the time?
akiramari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got towels when I went to live on my own, I like getting house shit :P
iamda5h ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a nice set of towels is godly. Every man and woman needs a nice set of towels to truly succeed in adulthood.
savageboredom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt likes to tell a story from my 5th (I think) birthday when she got me a Legend of Zelda beach towel. I loved playing the game on NES and watching the cartoon, so she figured I would enjoy it. Apparently I opened the box, said "Boring." and moved it aside.
We laugh about the story now, but I always still feel a little bad. Especially since I did end up loving the towel, until I lost it sometime during college.
6026961 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guilty of gifting towels, but hear me out! My dad was always the biggest piece of shit growing up. His parents mostly raised me, and my grandma always dreamed we would get along one day so she tried her best to keep the peace. One Christmas when I was 17 or so he wanted a Star Trek boxed set that came with a little model of the Enterprise, but he threw a fit when I refused to spend more than $20 on his wife. She was a horrible woman who I only saw a handful of times per year, and I was working part time making minimum wage. So I made it clear that if he was going to act like that, I wouldn't be getting him or his wife a damned thing. My grandma tried to save the situation by getting a nice towel set and wrapping it up for both of them from me. To this day I get a kick remembering the fit of pure rage he threw when he saw he got towels. Worked out even better than getting nothing. Thanks, grandma!
tamabits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why the fuck would you get gifts from family and friends for graduating high school?
ericbrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I have 3 kids, and her sister who lived nearby had 4 kids all around the same ages. My MIL would buy a nice new fluffy towel for each kid at each birthday party. This went on for 5-6 years. For us, that meant 15 new fluffy towels over that time.
QueSeraShoganai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good towels are expensive. So damn lucky bro.
DanielDaishiro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birthdays and Hanukkah my grandma always includes a new towel in her gift. Every. Single. Year.
Matt463789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny how things change. I would have hated that at 17, but now it sounds like a decent gift.
rabbidpichu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My towels are fucking amazing. I love them
Jazz_Musician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a broke graduate student I would love to get a new set of towels lol
Ehcksit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year, along with whatever else, one of the gifts for everyone in the family was new socks and underwear.
Since everyone got them, none of us kids thought they were a bad gift. And looking back, it was actually good. Brand new socks feel so much nicer.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My school had an all night grad party, and the raffle items with the most tickets were not the flat screen TV, or the speakers, but the really nice pretty bedding sets, laundry baskets with nice towels and the boxs of school supplies... Because we all were like, tv is going to have too much competition, might as well put our tickets in something we are going to have to buy anyways.
EliIceMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually very typical for a HS graduation if people know you will be going to college. I received a laundry basket that had towels and some plastic mixing bowls in it. That was in 2008 and I still use them every day.
tkzant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me towels, a light switch cover, and a bootleg Zelda shirt the one Christmas we together. She wasn't the best gift giver, but to be fair the towels were pretty nice and I still use them!
JasonDJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so weird, the gifts we appreciate when we get older.
My first Christmas with my wife (then girlfriend), her mother got me a Walmart giftcard. I had mentioned that nobody had gotten me socks for Christmas, as there's nothing quite like the feeling of wearing a new pair of socks for the first time, and that a good chunk of the giftcard had gone towards buying myself some new socks. As a result, she was technically the only person to buy me socks for Christmas.
She has gotten me socks for every Christmas since. And got me printed socks for our wedding ("In case you get cold feet") and matching adult/infant socks for my first Fathers Day, though now I feel bad because I don't remember where they are, what they said, or where the picture that went with them is.
BenDoverBeach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was happy that I got towels for chrismas when I was six, the towels had my name sewed in cursive, now tell me what you got !!
55Trample ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny because when I was 14, I would've hated getting socks as a gift. I'm 30 now and last year my aunt gave me a three pack of dress socks and I was like "oh my god THANK YOU!"
Fortehlulz33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my HS graduation, I obviously got a lot of envelopes with $20's in them, but two of my favorite gifts I got were a small multi-tool that my robotics coach gifted to a bunch of the team members, and a monogrammed towel from a family friend. Both were awesome to have since they were things you don't often think about.
WaterMnt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sure you're blowing up but I got some Polo towels for my high school graduation. I think I still have all of them, though they are showing some age. I've had them for 17 years now and use them pretty regularly.
poorexcuses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got towels and was very excited because I was going to the dorm, but if you were staying at home I understand lmao.
a_hungry_alpaca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towels have their uses! Read more Douglas Adams books!
mattyboy3363 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a monogrammed towel with my name on it for graduation from a friend of the family still use it to this day one of my favorite gifts
Edit: I also got a log chain from my dads cousin. Weird family...
Aspalar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:33:22 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ฤฐt's crazy how that works. As a kid I hated getting things like socks or towels but as an adult I actually ask for those things.
TotallyNotAustin ยท 250 points ยท Posted at 14:05:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wifeโs grandparents got me a sweatshirt from a college that was definitely not the one I was attending and it was 3 sizes too small.
evildustmite ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they were trying to tell you something. Like lose some weight and go to a better college.
tater_battery ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus! Were you going for scorched Earth?!
LegendofPisoMojado ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's whole family went to one big state school. I went to their main rival. I make a point of wearing gear from my school every time I see them and have for >a decade now. They all get me gifts from their school and say "oh just give it to [my wife]." I mean you're already on that website buying college stuff? Is it too hard to click one button to get me some black and gold socks with a big P on them instead of these shitty red and white ones? It's not them trying to be funny. They just don't care. I'd rather get nothing.
Teslaviolin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs a total bummer. My in laws are all rabid fans for the rival team, but theyโve been really sweet and will occasionally gift things from my team for me for Christmas. Or theyโll get us matching Christmas ornaments for me and my husband, one from each team.
LegendofPisoMojado ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our respective teams have some pretty cool "house divided" type things that I would totally appreciate. I should admit I have degrees from both schools so maybe I'm being too harsh....?
Teslaviolin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. My MIL got us a โhouse dividedโ license plate frame. Neither my husband nor I wanted the other team represented on our car, so we made a wager and the loser had to install it. He lost, but still never put it on his car, lol.
SpeckledGuppy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boiler up?
LegendofPisoMojado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hammer down.
TheEngineeringType ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have some family who buy me UK stuff every year and say the screen printer must be dyslexic. Iโm a KU fan. They all cheer for UK. They once bought me a blue Kentucky Utilities shirt. At least that one had K and U in the right order. Whatever. I asked them, Purwho do you think our are? I Purdont participate anymore.
NicoleMitchell ยท 186 points ยท Posted at 14:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A porcelain doll. I never asked for one, I never wanted one, and I hate girly crap like that. But I smiled and said I loved it. That sent off a chain reaction and I kept getting the damn things. I had a decent collection of these creepy ass dolls!
I ended up ditching them when one day my stereo turned on from across the room and the remote was right next to a doll. Nope. I know it could have been anything that caused it, but those things were creepy enough so that just sealed my decision for me. I finally stopped getting them after high school.
JedgeeJoy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt decided I was going to collect porcelain dolls, so I received one every Christmas and birthday for most of my teens. They lived in their boxes on a shelf until I could give them away!! Luckily my school had non-uniform days where you had to bring in something to use as a raffle or tombola prize for a fair a couple of times a year, so they generally didn't hang around for long.
NicoleMitchell ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky! Wish I could have done that. When I was 18 wr moved and when packing I just didn't unpack them and left them in the basement telling my parents I had 0 interest in the dolls lol. They eventually all left in garage sales. Good riddance!
CocaTrooper42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is a Tombola prize?
Raichu7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prize for a tombola.
A tombola is basically a raffle but instead of buying tickets and getting a random prize if your ticket is picked tickets are stuck to prizes and you pick a ticket out of a bag that may or may not match a prize.
eggplantsrin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:45:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum and sister did that to me with little ceramic shoes. They gave me two one year and I said thanks and pretended I liked them. After that they decided that I "collected" them so got me a whole lot more. I never liked any of them and didn't need more stuff.
I think they just wanted me to collect something so they would know what to get me in the future.
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Porcelain shoes is just strange but at least they don't have eyes that follow you wherever you go lol. Do you still have the collection or did you get rid of them?
eggplantsrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think they're in a bin in my parents' attic. I don't know who would want them second hand.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd be surprised! My mother in law ended up with a ton or porcelain houses when she moved her mother up here and a few of those were worth a lot of money! Might be worth looking into one day.
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a creepy porcelain doll too. She's supposed to look exactly as I did as a little girl. I got it as a teenager...
NicoleMitchell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:03:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's eerie
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:06:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is. She lives in a box in a closet because I hate looking at her.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Waste of closet space lol. Think of all the cool knick knacks you could put there instead!
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:53:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well she's in a box with a chunk of my stuffed animals. Charlie the Lion will keep an eye on her and maul her if she tries anything.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol that's cute!
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was my Build a Bear buddy. My uncle was in the army and about to deploy. So my grandmother took my cousin and I to BaB to get something to help. Uncle was my father figure at the time so his leaving hurt me too. So Charlie and whatever cousin's tiger is named both got camo uniforms. I remember taking pictures of them to send to him in his care packages. It did make me feel better, and now when I see Charlie I think of my uncle...
Unfortunately after he divorced my aunt for being the dumbass she can be, my family stood by her and rugswept her behavior and shunned him. There was also some racism involved. I should text him.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I feel you on family bullshit! You can find it in my history from like...2 years ago I think but I made a post about my step-dad. When I was 18 he asked to see me naked, twice, literally I said "no" and he responded with "please?". He also told me he had thoughts about coming up to my room at night. I was moving out the next day and SUPER GRATEFUL to be doing so.
It's a stupid LONG story with everything that has happened, but the sum is my family thought I should try to put it behind me. Not in a "everybody makes mistakes" kind of way but a "He's your father" kinda thing. Idk how to explain it. My mother doesn't push it aside but she stuck with him even when she found evidence he was sleeping with his BLOOD DAUGHTER because "divorce goes against the Bible" ugh. Today they are divorcing, he moved 3 hours away to move his daughter in with him (from day 1 she's been ecstatic, her mother has seen nothing but pure joy from her daughter when she's around or talks about her dad) and EVERYONE can tell that something ain't right. But, with all of that, we're just supposed to turn the other cheek. Wtf?! Why tho? I'm just glad he's 3 hours away! My mother is doing better and we talk about how we can't wait for karma to knock his ass down lol. Family can be a real shithole sometimes...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:58:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's just sad because he was a great dad all throughout my childhood, then I got boobs and became legal and it all stopped. I'm grateful because it could have been SOOOO much worse (yours sounds way worse personally) but it left me pretty fucked up. Family is a sinkhole way too often.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol it was a good paragraph. I don't try to go off of worse pains, just remain grateful for what I've avoided and learned from the experiences. When this first happened I just didn't feel he saw me as his true daughter despite raising me from less than a year old...but then he started an intimate relationship with his blood daughter and I was like "Oh, okay, so he does see me as his daughter he's just vile and disgusting". I also have been having nightmares recently...in all of them all that happens is he says something vile like "Just letting you know I'm hard right now" but never touches me. I'm clearly still dealing with this almost 10 years later and it's fucked up how shit stays with you. Yes, I've been to therapy but even that can't stop bad dreams, ya know?
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It can't, but we can learn to fight in them. I have similar dreams, except I am touched. It turns out doing jiu jitsu for the last few months, drilling the movements into muscle memory drilled them into my subconscious too. The last time I had one of those nightmares, I used jiu jitsu and put my attacker into a "triangle" and won. He did not tap out like my classmates did. He screamed in pain and it was glorious. The next time we live rolled in class, I lost a round, tied a round, and got what is called a rear naked choke on my rolling partner, so I won.
I am sure you can find a way to arm yourself too. Perhaps by doing self defense classes of some kind, or specifically asking your therapist if they know any tools for lucid dreaming so you can take control of the situation and win. Those dreams have started to decrease.
I also write stories, usually fan fiction because I'm a huuugggeee nerd, and end up dreaming in those. Killing dragons in my sleep is fucking amazing.
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay fan fiction! I want to write but all my good lines and plots are in my head when I can't write them down and I lose them lol. I also went through a false positive paternity test when I was 15 so I thought someone else was my dad for about 4 years. I want to write about that experience but memoirs are HARD!
I'll be okay. I don't feel like I need defenses just comebacks. Like "Okay, fuck you I'm out" lol. In the dreams I'm just silent.
I also didn't talk to him for like 7 months a few years ago. This came about because he was SHOWERING his daughter with affection and support despite her laziness and dangerous parenting. I mean seriously vile parenting. He defended her tooth and nail and complimented her more than his own wife. I had had enough. I only started conversation again for my own peace of mind. Being angry for 7 months did a serious toll on my personal life. My husband and I ended up in counseling for problems that resulted from all the negative. I do feel better, but I can't wait until they get caught and someone saves the proof (nice one, Mom! Always take a screenshot). As soon as there's proof and I can call him out on his lies and bullshit I'm out. He's 3 hours away right now so for me it isn't worth doing it now because it's just more anger and frustration that I don't need. When I can finally say "You HAVEN'T changed AT ALL and you abused your authoritative power with your own daughter. You're a horrible person and you'll never change" I'm gonna party! My mom is waiting for that day too. She's been through so much....
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:16 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am so happy that you are in the right headspace to have a plan. Not blind rage, but not acceptance either. I think taking the time to think things through, whether it be the future possibly to set him up to get his cuppanace, or our own memories, or even my over 100 pages of adventures between my Dragonborn and her beloved jester really help. I have ADHD, so as a kid it took a lot of time for me to learn to sit down and think. Which I do not do sometimes, but when I do, when we all do, I think we have the capacity for some damn cool ideas. :)
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right. And your writing sounds adorable btw. I'm a decent nerd myself so I get into that stuff a lot lol.
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:17 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would be happy to PM you a link if you want to read it!
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:15:08 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yaaaassss! I don't work Saturday so I'll probably get to it then.
I love how this all started with comment that involved the stupidity of porcelain dolls lol.
CPTJackieDaniels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:56 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that's how friendships are made, though. Weird shit that sticks. One of my closest friends, whom I refer to as my long lost brother because of how similar we are, right down to the genetic disorder, bonded over drawing dinosaurs. I'm actually considering doing it as a career because he taught me so much and dinosaurs are freaking amazing.
poorexcuses ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FUCK this same thing happened to me. One year my mom got me a fairly nice porcelain doll. I was like 11 or 12 so I was within the strike zone for one of those.
I liked it, and I told her, and for the next four or so years after that I got at least one porcelain doll every year. But THESE dolls, rather than being the nice dolls you could buy from magazine ads with names and stuff, were knockoff porcelain dolls from the unclaimed freight store that my mom did half of her Christmas shopping at.
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds way creepier. I feel like most people who were gifted porcelain dolls never mentioned any interest in them. For me, by an early age I was interested in Living Dead Dolls and similar shit. Why the hell would I like a porcelain doll?! For some reason blatantly creepy stuff that's TRYING to look a bit morbid is less creepy than the cute stuff. Something about the combo of cute and evil is just wrong, and I like some pretty strange stuff lol.
Storm137 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:16:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guh, I do not like porcelain dolls either. I had one I kept because she was a music box that moved. http://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/1/a/musical-mallory-with-harp-porcelain-doll-by-heritage-signature-collection-fef54f3cd9d0f91510b0868e869e75bf.jpg This was her. I liked her enough because she had a purpose instead of being something I could look at but not touch. (Like what is the point of giving a kid toys they can't play with?)
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of mine was musical too. Makes them even creepier lol. You barely move the thing and it went off a bit. I hated that.
Storm137 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:22:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
XD; I feel ya man. She didn't go off on her own but she occasionally had her hand hit her harp when she wasn't supposed to be playing.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shudders Nooooope! Nope nope nope!
Storm137 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, that wasn't as bad as the Furby having late night conversations arranging his hit list with Satan.
NicoleMitchell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:06:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omfg Furbies! My husband and I both had one and had our own weird shit happen too.
Mine did 2 things. First was I knocked it off the porch and in mid fall it said "Wheeee! Hurray!" thud The second thing was in class (I was in 3rd grade I believe) it was in my locker and just started continuously making a loud horrible sound, like an alarm. The class closest to my locker thought it was a fire alarm and exited their classroom. Didn't take much to figure out what was actually making the noise so they get the thing out and come into my class asking who's it was. I fessed up, then my Furby was locked in a sealed box for the day. I never played with it after that lol.
My husband's was creepier. He put it in his closet and forgot about it for years. Late middle school he's cleaning out his closet and the thing woke up! He said it made a big yawn and was like "Hi!" He noped out and threw it away lol.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that is terrifying. Mine was talking to me at night when it was in my closet so I wound up taking it into the basement and hiding it somewhere. My mom was doing laundry about 5-6 years later when I hear her shriek and she comes up the stairs looking like she had just seen a ghost.
What happened was she was doing her thing and she heard the Furby talking AT her. She swears it said: "I see you."
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg that's hilarious! Did you promptly chuck the Furby? I probably would have set it on fire if it were me lol
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol I wound up selling it at a garage sale actually. The woman who bought it from me paid about 20 bucks (this was when online you couldn't get them for less then 100 bucks) and I got to get rid of the evil.
I heard the new ones have a built in "fire in eyes" evil laughter mode. Who the fuck even thought that was a good idea? They were already filled with souls from hell!
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was kinda excited to see Furbies make a comeback....for like 3 seconds...then I was terrified and decided no Furbies will ever be in this house, especially not the new ones. You're right, the look like pure evil!
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? If my cousins ask for one, it's a big nope.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a 3.5 year old so I just hope he never wants one. He already has this Elmo doll that connects to a phone app. You turn him off and he'll start talking anyways. We noped out of that pretty quickly. My in-laws had him overnight recently and asked me to pack the Elmo. Turns out it's batteries are dead. Good.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take the batteries out anyways. There's some residual charge that could make it sound like Satan is puppeteering the thing. I had one of those Amazing Amy baby dolls that talked when I was little and when the batteries died it started talking in a low voice.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omfg some of his other toys do that! He has a little "computer" that sounds like Satan when the batteries need changed. He still loves playing with it though lmao. It's kinda funny.
Storm137 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it's hilarious. Unfortunately for me the timing was just not good lol. It did it in the dead of the night waking me up. I was like 6 and wound up sleeping in my parents bed that night because I was scared the doll was gonna do something to me.
bfan3x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ughhh my grandma gave my sister and I one of those... my sister loved it; I was scared shitless of it. Remind you we share a room at the time; so one day I took them and threw them in the back of the shed. I remember being so scared they were going to come alive as a child that I held them by the hair. When the stand came off I didnโt look back I just sprinted back inside to out run the deadly figurine.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol that's cute. That was pretty much my reaction when my stereo came on. I had a few friends in the room who witnessed it too and were just as spooked. Interesting fact, that stereo never did that again as long as I had it. It was just too freaky for me.
WeAreNeverGoingToEat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me and my sister. Except one time my grandma decided to give my sister a porcelain clown. And then she decided my sister was collecting clowns. Nobody likes clown dolls hanging out in their bedroom, but my sister had an even worse fear of clowns. My mom finally had a conversation with our grandma.
NicoleMitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol wow. I am one of the few people I know who doesn't hate clowns. As I've gotten older I've developed an interest in the creepy and morbid (not creepy like porcelain doll creepy, but things that are actually TRYING to be creepy) and I've realized I LOVE creepy clowns. Captain Spaulding, Pennywise, the clown from "Spawn", etc. I want a creepy clown collection but I have a 3.5 year old so I'll probably have to put a hold on that for a while lol
KoalasVapeToo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:15:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nooooooppppppppeeeeeeee. I would have screamed at the sight of the first one.
muchneededchange ยท 129 points ยท Posted at 14:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my ex-wife gifted me with Rogaine, which told me two things. One, she wasn't ok with the way I looked, and two, she thought I wasn't ok with the way I looked.
Razor1834 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:42:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre giving her more credit than she deserves. Two might just be she never considered your opinion to be important at all.
muchneededchange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:06:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's worse for sure. Since she's an ex, I won't fret it
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:52:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it is his ex, but apparently you're the expert...
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! EX-pert! I'll see myself out...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least YOU got the joke.
Murrmeow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
phew
455_R4P3R ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol my mom gave my stepdad rogaine one year.
kittymctacoyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, how rude! My husbands hair has been thinning for several years but I literally never notice it unless he points it out! Love is blind and what not I suppose
lost_sock ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 15:31:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An oversized novelty eraser with the words BIG MISTAKE written on it. From my mom. On my birthday.
Myst425 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, I remember getting a gift like that.
lost_sock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell of a blow to the ol' self esteem isn't it?
OoooooohSnap ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is really weird. I also got a big eraser with BIG MISTAKE on it. It was bright pink. I hate pink. The worst part was that it was for my 18th birthday from my brothers Dad who hated me. He also gifted me a tin of mushy peas for Christmas once.
lost_sock ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should clarify. My mom had no ill intentions and it didn't offend me, it just makes for a pretty funny story out of context. She just doesn't think about all the ways her words and actions could potentially be perceived. I'm sorry that happened to you though, that dude sounds like an asshole.
tato_salad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man I'm sorry
Bitchkitta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooof rough
[deleted] ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 15:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my dear god. That's hilarious.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:42:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*deer god
FTFY ๐๐คฃ
renfairesandqueso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What... what is the powder?
HarleyDennis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:53:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dandruff
renfairesandqueso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Informative! But somehow Iโm no less grossed out now that itโs been identified.
ready2grumble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That thing is awesome
pentagrammar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, that's awesome! I would love to receive that as a gift--no sarcasm, either.
worksed ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:20:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason my mom could never grasp the very specific things I've been into since I was a kid. But if I said something once, she'd cement it into her brain and never let it go. So my very brief but passionate love for cobras around the age of 15 made an impression.
Fast forward to when I'm about 28. Come Christmas morning I open up a gift to find a carved wooden cobra statue, about a foot tall, very top heavy. My mom is beaming with pride because she just knew I'd love it.
I had to keep that god damn wooden cobra out on display for years until I finally just gave in and told her I hated it. She didn't understand why, because I loved cobras. I tried to explain that I had, once, as a teenager. Now the cobra is my sister's doorstop.
I don't feel guilty about telling her, because the year before she had asked me if I wanted a copy of a movie she'd gotten that Christmas. She said it was the worst movie she had ever seen. I politely declined, and then reminded her I was the one who had given it to her for Christmas.
LucysFakeTits ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:43:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know that pain. It took YEARS for my mom to stop getting me cow themed stuff because i had really liked cows when i was 10.
AllHarlowsEve ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could she be autistic? This is exactly how my best friends mom is.
CodPolish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:42:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was the movie?
worksed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:18 on December 15, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Da Vinci Code.
TheDJarbiter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can u send me that cobra statue?
worksed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:28 on December 15, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd have to fight my sister for it.
glassspires27 ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 13:32:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh once my stepdads father got me a rape alarm. Nice thought I suppose, luckily never came in use, except when my lovely friend thought it was funny to set it off and throw it across the flat.
KevitoMG ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 15:04:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ex-friend?
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:46:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ex-reddit?
paprikat ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 14:32:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas, my (now ex) boyfriend got me a bag of white socks.
"Master has given Dobby a sock!"
Prof_Maddeline ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:29:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tangentially related to your post but, wtf is the point of house elves if you can't get them to do your laundry
ahpneja ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:04:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't give them your laundry, you leave it in a pile and order them to wash it and put it away. That, or you magically clean it yourself.
Myst425 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, was that him breaking up with you?
paprikat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If only. Our relationship managed to struggle on for almost a year after that before I finally pulled life support.
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ehhh it takes two people to end a realation ship you didnt do shit that he didnt already wANT
STRaYF3 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That got pretty kinky at the end
SilverChick5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my ex a watch that cost hundreds of dollars. He got me a house-coat. And not even a nice one. Like a crappy cotton robe. I think I used it once.
paprikat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, one time my ex got me a necklace for my birthday and was like "Don't worry, I didn't spend that much on it."
It was one of those "fashion jewelry" pieces that stores sell on racks/shelves. The price sticker inside the box said $40 and I was like "woah ho high roller!" My ex real hurriedly said, "Oh no, it was on clearance--I only spent $5 on it." He'd taken off the clearance price tag but forgot to remove the original one.
He was so proud of himself.
Country-Strong994 ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 14:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a secret santa grab bag with my family. $100 limit, give a list of 3 things you want. I put down easy things to get, all off Amazon. Ended up getting a clock, a marijuana scented candle, and a gift card addressed to another person.
Sinow_ ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 19:25:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
good god why. Nothing against the jazz-lettuce, but that is easily in my top 10 worst smells
eldariya ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
jazz lettuce candle i can't breathe
Crusher135 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I smoke it all the time and I buy candles to hide the scent lmao
Udonnomi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:06:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly this
jamener ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The irony
tato_salad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:06:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoted purely due to the use of jazz lettuce
LordCharco_iii ยท 680 points ยท Posted at 14:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for KK (Secret Santa), my sister got me a Steam voucher (which I ask for basically every year because, c'mon, it's Steam), and a promise that there would be a USB can cooler coming, but it hadn't arrived yet. A month later, apparently the postage was being all fucky. Later that year, I asked for an update, and she said "no, remember I gave you $20 to get it yourself"
She did not give me $20 to get it myself. She kinda has a history of lying...
Lord_Anarchy ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 15:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TBH, those usb can coolers suck so you didn't miss out on much.
ComaG1rl ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:31:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old manager was all excited about buying us a mini fridge for our break room. One day she called me into her office looking pretty upset and I was like uh oh, what have I done? Then she pointed at this tiny fridge and I burst out laughing. It barely closed with a single can in it and was pointless anyway, because we took our drinks straight out of the fridge. Good memories.
Blackultra ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's... good to learn. I was going to get my brother and cousin each one of those.
Its-ther-apist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I looked at them, all the reviews mention that they barely keep the item under room temp.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If youโre set on something in that realm I cannot recommend Hydroflask cups highly enough. They are amazing at keeping drinks cold.
Sybre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:29:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I liked my hydroflask, but they're extremely overpriced. Walmart sells the same style growlers that keep drinks cooler/hotter even longer and they're like $5-$10. They're design is based off of the yeti cup.
Thebossjarhead ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 15:47:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So technically your present was -20 dollars.
panano ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my brother asked me what I wanted. Picked out a cheap nail lamp on amazon (the kind for gel manicures)... Christmas at our house has been strange since my dad passed. We each get each other a small gift. I kind of splurged that year and got my mom and brother some nice things. My brother told me sorry, that my gift was sent to his โold addressโ and heโd send it when he got back home. I told him not to worry about it, and I was just happy to have him home that year. Never got the gift, said it got lost in the mail but I suspect he never bought it in the first place.
Loborin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really REALLY REALLY REALLY bad at remembering presents, so I'll tell my dad my plans then not follow through because my memory is a hot pile of garbage.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can buy like 100 kilos of potatoes in africa with 20$
afield9800 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother does that for my birthday every year. "I ordered your gift, its coming in the mail this week". I dont ever bring it up afterwards, just not worth it
AssumedSilverSword ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well , at least you got the Steam voucher .
AlenF ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you please give me that Steam gift card you promised? Remember? I gave you 500$ earlier this week, you totally should've remembered!
Jeez, what an asshole
DavidBeckhamsNan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:31:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love when people try to lie to you when both you and them know the truth. What is the point of that? Who do they think they're convincing?
Divine2012 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:22:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They hope that you believe it and blame yourself instead of them.
DuskyDay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:28:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It signals perceived superiority and disregard. "I can't be bothered to treat you like a person and you mean so little to me I have nothing to lose by acting to you like a psychopath."
Sometimes a gaslighting attempt.
Divine2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And yet most actual sociopaths react very badly to rejection.
nkeck72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate it when people lie over stuff like this. Only makes people angry.
Keepmyhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you ever do Super Secret Santa?
LordCharco_iii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What would that be? Google isn't revealing anything
NateSpald ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No offense but why even bother calling it KK? You explained right after, could have just skipped the KK. Are you on some sort of klan?
LordCharco_iii ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:42:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stands for Kris Kringle. I think someone linked an explanation as to why last time I mentioned it but I'm a Redditor so I never checked it out.
uLadiDadiDa ยท 430 points ยท Posted at 13:58:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1 m2 of brazilian rainforest. I was 6.
captainsavajo ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 15:52:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably worth a fortune now. You could go there and build a 1m2 tiny house.
andrewejc362 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably already has a cardboard box on it tbh
WeirdAlFan ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 15:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Six year old me would have loved that, but then again, I was kind of a weird kid.
MemeHermetic ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 17:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have flipped. Just the idea of owning a piece of the rainforest would have been huge for me. Mostly because the rainforest was like a different magic planet in my little mind.
PM_ME_DUCKS ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:52:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It pretty much is a different magic planet to my adult mind.
satansrapier ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you and u/fuckswithducks have an awesome pm exchange?
PM_ME_DUCKS ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:48:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have rather different niches I think. My relationship with ducks is purely platonic.
numberguy9647383673 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got 1m2 of Scotland, but good news, I'm technically a lord.
srm038 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy drinks.
_EvilD_ ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was actually the proud adoptive parent of a humpback whale for a few years as a kid. They used to send out updates on its wellbeing a few times a year. I didnt think that was a bad present.
Sunnyshine0609 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was named Cats Paw.
KevitoMG ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 15:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well done to your 6 old you, he has done more for this planet than most of us will ever do.
bradders82 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He might have bulldozed it.
christoffellis ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fondly remember getting my girlfriend (in grade 3) a star for her birthday on one of those fake sites that let you print out a certificate and everything
FUTURE10S ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Fuck, I just managed to convince NASA to name a planet after my girlfriend Eris in like May 2006, but it took them a while to think of an excuse. They didn't even give me a certificate, cheap bastards.
I mean none of that actually happened, but it's still not the craziest thing in this thread.
Sik_Against ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I imagined a 6yo you getting a 1 by 1 chunk of dirt from a brazillian rainforest and started laughing so bad I couldn't even press the upvote button
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is never too young to feel environmental guilt kiddos!
jonysc1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People really believe they are buying land on the rainforest?
Vittorios77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
people belive in anything man. but that mยฒ of the brazilian rainforest is preety stupid
Ivy_Goliath ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well nobody can touch that piece of land. So you can sue people who try to take even a speck of dirt from there.
crazydoc2008 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:15:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: Itโs now deforested.
WafflingToast ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sell the mining rights!
Profit :)
Kabr311 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting a foot in the property ladder my dude.
Kabr311 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting a foot in the property ladder my dude.
beyd1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should see if your investment has matured.
MyrMilfordMeanswell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is just awesome
XxsquirrelxX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That tiny 1 square meter of land has probably already been bulldozed and replaced with a cattle farm by now.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:04:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that a crate of Krombacher?
sassymatty ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 14:16:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an uncle that was mentally checked out from the family, could not give a damn about anyone. One of the rare times he came over for Christmas he surprisingly brought me a gift. It was a drill that was missing the battery pack and an incomplete set of drill bits. I was five.
keesjah ยท 296 points ยท Posted at 14:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are the practical kind of people: My dad got a handbag for his birthday 8 years ago, mom still uses it. My mom got a hedgetrimmer for her birthday and breakfast in bed. dad trimmed the hedge after breakfast.
Bought my dad a panini press, used it almost every day en took it to collage with me a year later. he had panini's once.
Thecbeariest ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love this, I did something similar with my sister for years. I'm not big into shopping or holidays so I'd tell her what I wanted, how much I planned to spend on her and go Black Friday shopping with her (that was part of my gift, I hate shopping and crowds). She'd find the best deals, I'd stand in line and we'd exchange gifts right at the register.
sunny_in_phila ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-father-in-law got his wife a birthday card one year that said โroses are red, violets are blue, itโs your birthday, but I got a tattoo.โ That was the whole gift.
realbasilisk ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OH I BET HE DID
kiteeatinggirl ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:13:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents do the same, never fails to crack me up.
Banned_From_Subs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should go back to collage.
pasterfordin ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 18:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does your mom trim her hedge?
jamener ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only after they've both had breakfast
imthescubakid ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Valid question
Fordyce_Poons ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit.
They figured it out.
THEY FIGURED IT OUT GUYS! HOLY SHIT!
DeadlyFunk ยท 741 points ยท Posted at 13:46:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle was always the odd one in the family. For one of my birthdays when I was very young he came to our house with a giant stuffed dog that looked about 3 times the size of me at the time. We called him Clifford (even though he wasn't red). My parents and I had no idea where he got the thing but it scared the shit out of me as a kid because it's eyes were almost as big as my head and it looked like it stared right into my soul. I remember having nightmares about him chasing me around.
Fuck you Clifford.
Janigiraffey ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 15:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes! One year, my uncle sent my sister a giant grasshopper stuffed animal. It was bigger than her. She loved that thing. The most upset Iโve ever seeen her was when another kid pulled out one of the antenna. That event was way more traumatic for her than when the cat died, or her guinea pig died.
My other sister was so jealous of the awesome grasshopper that eventually my dad bought her a giant stuffed animal fish for her birthday. Their names were Mr. Grasshopper and Miss Kitty. Iโm sure they still have them.
BlueFalcon3725 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:45:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your sister is strange.
Janigiraffey ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:11:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She named our respectable, surburban minivan โweedโ because it was green. Now sheโs naming children...
Antnommer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I want a giant stuffed grasshopper
Janigiraffey ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:31:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my uncle is awesome. Sometimes he swung and missed with a gift, but he had a lot of hits. All I can tell you is that they were available for purchase somewhere around Iowa 20 years ago.
IamChantus ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a wooden clown clock that's eyes could be seen in nearly pitch black. Fucking despised that thing.
OvercookedPasta ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That suddenly reminded me of the singing fish that my parents had on the bathroom wall when I was a kid for some reason. It had a motion sensor and scared the living shit out of me.
IamChantus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bad ass Billy Bass?
jefferlewpew ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:09:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult me would love a gigantic stuffed dog to cuddle
UneventfulChaos ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a Jurassic Park poster one Christmas and it had a velociraptor on it. Its eyes followed you no matter where you were in the room and I was too shameful to just take it down even though it always scared the crap out of me. Instead I had to avoid eye contact with a poster while I was in my room so it wouldn't freak me out (which freaked me out that I had to avoid eye contact with it in the first place).
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:07:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that escalated quickly
chaosrider666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
laughing so hard
AugustusTheWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i would have wet dreams about it swallowing me
smilodon142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the kind of uncle I want to be.
Sylphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm the exact opposite and have lowkey always wanted a gigantic stuffed animal as a kid.
YOU_HAVE_NO_CLAIM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check Amizon, his name is Patric.
Phyrion01 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:31:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got a huge stuffed animal... your uncle didnโt buy you a bad present, he got you an awesome one. Seems to me you were just too much of a pussy to enjoy it.
badgerase ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 15:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 or 10, I met my paternal cousins for the first time. My brother and I stayed at their house for Christmas, and my paternal grandparents were there too. Before the trip, my father had asked on behalf of my grandmother what I would most likely want for Christmas. My mother told him I was an avid reader and spent the vast majority of my time reading books, and that I was reading way above my level.
My grandmother got me three books. All of them were heavily illustrated childrenโs books, about 15-20 pages long. Each page had maybe 3-5 sentences.
CodPolish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this not a typical grandparent thing????? My grandpa is a genius but is old and a little bit senile and so consistently got me and my sister (who both were way above our grade level) picture books or random books he found god knows where- i.e. a tattered Star Trek book and a new copy of The Two Towers.
It was still a nice gesture and the books did get better.
badgerase ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe itโs a typical grandparent thing? My grandmother was of sound mind and had seven grandchildren, and treated five of them extremely well and age appropriately (all five who were not related to my mother). My other comment gave a couple of examples of mean things she did to my brother and I.
zenyattatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She probably thought that your parents put too much pressure on you and thought a simpler book would help de-stress
badgerase ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At that age, there was zero pressure on me. I was self motivated.
zenyattatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im not saying you did, im just saying that might've been the thought process of your grandparents
badgerase ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:00:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I can assure you it wasnโt, not those people. That grandmother thought it was fun to flick children on ankles/knuckles/etc. until they cried and to remove her dentures in front of children who had no idea some people had removable teeth, then laugh when they cried. She was just a mean person.
retrofitme ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 15:18:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got old granny / librarian style reading reading glasses once. When I was 10. I am nearsighted.
It was from a distant relative who always remembered to send everyone in the family a small gift every year (which was really cool of them, they didn't have to). Turns out they had accidentally swapped mailing labels on two of their outgoing packages.
So some other relative got my Lego set, but tragically could not assemble it due to apparent farsightedness.
irn_mn ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 16:20:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put in extra effort at work, staying late, working weekends, without having been asked to do so. I wasn't expecting any return out of it, I was just doing it because we were short handed at the time. My boss pulls me aside and says he recognizes my extra hard work, thanks me for it, and gifts me a $5 gift card for the lunch room.
Wasnt expecting it, so I thought that was pretty awesome. Go to get lunch that day.....no money on the gift card. Sad panda. :(
Harleequin ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 16:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two. Both at my Mothers sisters side of the family, both were for secret santa.
The first was when I was started high school and really wanted a motorola rzr cell phone. It was all the rage, I opened up the wrapping paper to the gift I recieved from secret santa and there was the cell phone box to the motorola rzr. When I opened the box there was this t shirt inside: https://fsa.zobj.net/crop.php?r=WRzZ8hJhxGOP_m5kc0Gj41Y8rrGrvGEs2epbeQxygIfKBPi4NF5Go3N1lYTA607dbTqJPICDrgsU3Lmlv7VB88BzagbpGzRsYtMLDwdxaNajwNRtdlwRZaO1xQg2mtH0NEerLqqP02kUxDync39x85Wuyl49QPsw4gPIGg
It was two sizes too small, my uncle reminded me that it's polite to thank someone for a gift when one recieves it. Then I watched my cousins open up their gifts. Which were motorola rzr cell phones.
A few years later my cousin got me for secret santa and when it was time to give me my gift he said "hold on let me run to the car and get it". That built some anticipation and I was pretty excited for it. He came back with an unwrapped, clearly opened, balloon animal kit. Actually not terrible, I would have really enjoyed that kit, I love stuff like that. Only problem is all the balloons melted together in the hot Texas sun so I recieved a rubbery mold that christmas while the family shared a laugh.
I don't visit them anymore.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it was a cool t shirt :( I'm sorry your family sucks at gifts.
Harleequin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put it in my closet and then donated to salvation army lol. It's alright, I think it was a valuable lesson to learn.
Vortex2020 ยท 314 points ยท Posted at 14:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was learning Japanese in Undergrad, for my birthday my mom bought all my gifts revolving around Japan. One issue, I don't know Chinese. (Every gift revolved around China, not Japan).
She laughed her ass off for a good 10 minuets.
Actual_Lightskin ยท 154 points ยท Posted at 17:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"10 minuets"
Mozart Intensifies
Jackibelle ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:01:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those minuets are like 2-4 minutes each. That's like 20-40 minuets in total.
jamener ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:03:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
40 minutes of laughter... your mother was truly evil
UrethraX ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:08:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully there was some kanji involved?
Themarshal2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Japan, china, same thing, they're a part ofexico after all
Ocula ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 14:30:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my brotherโs 10 birthday my Mom gave him corn holders
Razor1834 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The kind that are tiny cobs of corn?! Those were dope.
VoliGunner ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother could have used that. He fucking LOVES corn, especially as a kid.
hewasnumber123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got those from my grandparents for my 15th birthday
2PhatCC ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 15:01:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom has a habit of asking me what I want, then getting me something similar, but not quite... Example, I wanted an electric shaver. I did research and found one that wasn't too expensive but still had good reviews. She bought me a different one because it was on sale. Another time she asked my wife for an idea. She mentioned that - as a Star Wars nerd - I had my eye on (at the time) new light sabers that were being sold at Best Buy. They were like $100. My mom bought me one from the toy aisle at Walmart.
DowagerCountess ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 01:00:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You realize you're mad about someone getting you the version of what you asked for that they can afford, or seems reasonable to spend on a gift.
Grow up.
2PhatCC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:11:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The light saber was an extreme example, and not one I was ever mad about - especially since I didn't ask for it. I've actually never been mad about any of the gifts. I honestly always just thought it was funny. Comparable would be a kid in 1984 asking for a Transformer but getting a Go-Bot. Just not the same!
TheGreatCreed ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 15:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whilst she was unwell, my grandmother gave me a large-ish portrait of my school photo. (I was 15 in the photo iirc).
It was the kind of size of photo that you would put above the fireplace or in a large dining room on the wall. Framed and everything.
I thanked her, went home, put it away in the attic and never saw it again.
b33r_engineer ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you noticed anything odd in your life since then? Surprisingly good health, you never seem to age?
Because if so, you need to protect that thing!
TheGreatCreed ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:10:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, things haven't been going to great for me... Maybe I need to burn it...
tigerpouncepurr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You go and grab it and itโs now a photo of you in front of a lavish beach house, drink in-hand, in front of a Bently.
[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 15:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting The Sixth Sense on VHS, the year after getting a DVD player.
doctorbooshka ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh don't worry two years ago I got Spider-Man 1 on VHS lol
Alfredo412 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/firstworldproblems
pinkschnitzel ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 15:10:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bin. From (at the time) my mother in law.
Everyone was horrified. I played along and acted like I'd been wanting that specific one because I didn't want the drama. Thank fuck I had to leave for work not long after that....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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pinkschnitzel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I should have mentioned that this was for Christmas? In front of literally everyone on my ex's side of the family. It was like she was making a statement :(
Zaleznikov ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 16:19:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was asked by my mother what I wanted for Christmas, as I usually only ยฃ20 gifts tops.. I said Family Guy season 1 please!
She says to me 'Really? I didnt know you were into that' to which i never took any notice of.
Cut to Christmas Day - I recieve a DVD shaped gift, the big moment has arrived, i get prepared to look super grateful open the box excitedly.
Family Guy?!- Nope.
Season 1 on BBC's 'My Family' - Yep!
Turns out she likes My Family too, and suggests we watch it together.
tulip_angel ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:41:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs hilarious and sweet! Oh, OP likes the same show I do? We can watch together! Best. Christmas. EVER! (For mom)
callmetuesday ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:43:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very similar thing happened to my cousin. He asked for a Family Guy season for Christmas, got given The Family Man on DVD. So close....
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The earlier seasons are actually pretty good
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To possibly spin a brighter twist maybe she did it so you two would spend time together watching it?
AVLPedalPunk ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 16:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my ex-mother-in-law: 1 single ice tray from Ikea, which I later learned were sold in packages of two. The gift also came with pamphlets about getting baptized. This was while I was sitting a Christmas gathering where the other sons-in-law got a smoker and an iPod nano (oh and my other ice tray).
Mycotoxicjoy ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 16:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I posted this last year but every year I need to remind myself why I don't spend the holidays with my family anymore
Christmas day 2011, I have been away from home at graduate school and have been saving up to get everyone some really great gifts (Hockey jersey for my dad, a really nice bag for my sister in law, gifts for my nephews (5 and 2 at the time I think) etc). I probably spent around $700 on gifts for other people which is the first time I have ever spent that much since I was making pretty good money from some side work.
Christmas morning comes and everyone is passing around gifts from the tree and I am waiting for a package and nothing comes. No-one got me anything.
Even worse the gifts I had bought everyone were casually tossed aside and i didn't get one thank you from anyone. I sobbed myself to sleep that night because it was the first time I realized that my entire family were narcissists and I was just some scapegoat instead of a son
LeaveWuTangAlone ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:48:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs a company that, for a small fee, will send a bag of dicks to whomever you choose. Your family needs bags of dicks.
cudavlied ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What bastards.
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckers, the lot of them. Better off without them mate.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:58:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Internet strangers gladly accept you as their honorary-son, you're a good person and should feel good! hug
redultimatesurvivor ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 14:38:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my new girlfriend at the time really wanted me to see Abraham Lincoln vampire slayer. I was collecting the Dexter DVDs at the time and I was missing season 6. She was at some movie place and she saw the Dexter DVDs I needed. She also saw the movie she wanted me to see. I told her to get me what she knew I'd like, thinking she would get the DVD's and my birthday rolled around and when I open my gift it was, wouldn't you know, Abraham Lincoln vampire slayer, and she was confused why I was surprised where she felt like she told me. I thought the situation was hilarious. But I never even took off the plastic to the movie and lost it in a move. To this day have never seen it.
Fast forward four years and I wanted to get her something meaningful for her birthday and something rung in my head to prank her while still being meaningful, so I ordered both the Dexter season 6 DVDs and a new copy of Abraham Lincoln vampire slayer. Took out ole Abe from his case and stuck a Dexter DVD in. And for months I had been building up her gift and she was so stoked. So for her birthday she opened up her gift and there was so much disdain in her face. (The DVD gift story is something I never let her live down so she remembered very well once she saw the DVD) however the clincher was when I told her to open the case and she saw Dexter she flipped her shit. I could not stop laughing. I did get her a real gift and am making it up this Christmas but that had to be the worse but most hilarious gift either of us had gotten.
Tl;Dr: Girlfriend got me movie she wanted me to see instead of what I told her I wanted and four years later got her the same movie with what I wanted that year inside the case.
Edit: Grammar correction
PassportSloth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AL:VH is a good popcorn movie.
redultimatesurvivor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I wanted to see it up to that point but haven't because of principal. Maybe someday. I don't really have a grudge about iti think it's just funnier if I don't.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Psst.. (live down-not lived out)
redultimatesurvivor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, I wrote this at work and was getting calls while posting. I expected more errors if I am being honest.
mac19thecook ยท 218 points ยท Posted at 13:46:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A deep fryer. Not such a bad gift, but it was terrible because on that year my friends and I said we'd get each other presents and all go in with 100 bucks each so it'd go around full circle and we'd essentially buy our own presents but whatever, I digress. Out of all that cash, and while getting everyone else some really good presents, I got a deep fryer, at 18 years old
Edit: It seems as though a lot of people would love to get a deep fryer as a gift!
Knightchick08 ยท 172 points ยท Posted at 15:04:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love a deep fryer....but that's my inner fat kid talking. His name is Clarence.
mac19thecook ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 15:13:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now that I'm older, a deep fryer is pretty useful if you want to make a quick hot snack like chips, samosas etc
Don't hate on Clarence, he's your friend
Knightchick08 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:14:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree he's my friend and I keep him mostly happy with the occasional fried food or Krispy Kreme donut
BarryMacochner ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:12:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My deep fryer gets used at least every other day. Cheese sticks, battered mushrooms, jalapeno poppers, fries.
Fuck it, it's 8am and i'm firing it up now.
I_done_a_plop-plop ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:19:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well yes, you understand the glory of the samosa
skrame ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BR; googling "samosa".
Edit: They look delicious.
ilinamorato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if you ate Clarence, I hate to tell you, but....
Mister_Peepers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you eat Clarence?
Gameymcgameface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And Clarence lives at home with both parents...
Gameymcgameface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And Clarenceโs parents have a real nice marriage...
wow_that_guys_a_dick ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:30:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, man, I would have fuckin loved a deep fryer at 18. CORN DOGS FOR DAYS, MOTHERFUCKERS!
psychoopiates ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:45:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that, perogies for days!
wow_that_guys_a_dick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, I have never had a perogie. I should fix that. :D
psychoopiates ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes you should. Also, dip them in sour cream.
TobyQueef69 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a deep fryer from my parents when I was 19 or 20. Shit was cash, I made so many fries, and even deep fried a few Mars bars.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:36:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have received a treasure. Embrace it. Now go fry some twinkies and ice cream. You got weight to gain and epic meals to eat.
PassportSloth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother in law gave me a deep fryer 2 xmas' ago. It was a THING. People still talk about my "fried cheese balls".
But also.. probably got about 10 years closer to a heart attack.
ghroat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get what's wrong with this one. I'd love a deep fryer
kuroimakina ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username does NOT check out
mac19thecook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where I come from we don't cook everything deep fried
kuroimakina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, same, but i like to have all sorts of cooking related utensils and appliances so i can make a wide range of things.
Also i may have an obsession with french fries soooo
siegewolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Corn dogs, onion rings, mozarella sticks, french fries, potato chips, fried candy bars, fried shrimp, fried dumplings, and God so much more. I thought every 18 year old dreams of having a fryer simply to make all the disgustingly good fried food.
mac19thecook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got different food choices
siegewolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have so many options.
4rca9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have spent all my days trying to fry obscure shit and treating the friends that gave it to me, being like "hey you wanna try these deep fried skittles?"
sexualcatperson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I asked for an air fryer this Christmas.
ilinamorato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I got a deep fryer as a wedding gift from someone. It wasn't on our registry. The box was dusty and had clearly been wrapped before she wrapped it for us.
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deep fryers are great but they use a lot of oil, are unhealthy, and can stink up your house.
RobZilla10001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is me 2 years ago receiving a deep fryer for Christmas from my Grams. One of my favorite gifts ever. Probably not a good idea for a diabetic, but I still love it. I still use it weekly.
thedarkestone1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deep fryers are actually pretty good, but definitely not for your waistline! I think you can do quite a bit with them though, haven't gotten to use one myself though. :P
pentha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would be ok with this, as long as it is a 100$ deep fryer
kittymynx ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 15:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents in law got me a huge navy blue, polka dotted gardening hat with like a 6inch brim that fucking detaches because I have a black floppy hat and have some houseplants.
I just smiled and thanked them, but good god itโs hideous and my MIL always asks why I never wear it.. like 99% of the time Iโm in black, gray or red. Blue polka dots.. no. Please no.
kotoshin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She clearly expected gardeners to look like toadstools.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so weird I'm kinda curious about it, any pic laying around?
kittymynx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No way. That shit went in storage immediately. In a couple years, theyโll forget about it, then Iโll be able to donate it without feeling bad.
Foxbat40 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For 5 years in a row my mother got me hand warmers. We live in Houston Texas. I started throwing them away just to be sure she wasn't recycling them for the next year.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey now, it gets pretty cold that one day in late February!
(Howdy neighbor!)
TigerFoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a Houstonian with perma dead hands I would love hand warmers
shorthanded ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 16:56:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brother graduated, he got a dozen roses with a $100 bill wrapped in each one. My sister got tuition for a year of university.
When I graduated... I got a wallet. With nothing in it.
My brother got a trans-am for his first car. My sister got a toyota 4-runner convertible for her first. I got... an 85 civic that needed a motor and a paint job.
My brother got $1800 cash for his 18th birthday. My sister got a brand new bed with duvets and covers, at least $1500. I got a box of hockey cards my dad won at an auction, total value: $4.
I don't really "do" presents now.
scott-k ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:07:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would they do that Thatโs sad
kittymctacoyo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:56:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
tastyapples4 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 17:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my dad was engaged to this lady who had 2 kids, and for our Christmas gift we got a trip to Mexico as a family. My dad just needed to get my brother and Iโs passports within the next 7 months, which of course never happened. So my brother and I didnโt get to go and so essentially didnโt get anything for Christmas while my dad, his fiancรฉ and 2 kids enjoyed Mexico for the next 10 days.
YourGodIsEvil ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:15:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is ass. I am so sorry.
tastyapples4 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:14:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs all good, I have my mom who is the most amazing person ever! Iโm glad to at least have one solid parent, some donโt have either
YoungDeadBullet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The feels man
darinfjc ยท 162 points ยท Posted at 14:32:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of fifty pairs of identical, plain, white socks.
My mom asked what Iโd like for Christmas and I didnโt have any ideas for her. She said if I didnโt give her ideas sheโd give me a box of socks.
I donโt wear white socks. I donated them all to a shelter! ๐
zaise_chsa ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least someone got good use out of the gift, and probably really appreciated clean socks.
darinfjc ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Thatโs how I saw it. :)
Anonymous_user7 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Currently living in a shelter. Thank you so much for your generosity. It goes a long way. :)
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Themarshal2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White socks can not be clean
Musicnote328 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, thatโs kinda on you, she did follow through on her word. /s
Good on you for putting them to good use though, glad they were given to people who would need them and use them.
mamaneedsstarbucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be legit excited lol. I'm so glad you donated them though, they went to good use.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I threaten all my brothers with this twice a year. Joke's on me though, because they fucking love getting socks, and I always end up getting them nice ones.
Avatar_Hung_Low ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 14:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret santa, a girl got me a really ugly bow tie- light purple with pink polka dots.
Her rationale was that I had "sooooo many pictures of myself wearing bow ties on Facebook". Out of like 50 pictures I had, there were only 2 pictures with me wearing a bow tie- one from junior prom, another from senior prom.
YellowWizard504 ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 15:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jewish friend's grandmother was suffering from alzheimer's and got him a vibrator for Hanukkah.
terranq ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:18:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Gotta get the little shit something for Christmas..." Rummages around bedside table, slides open drawer. "This'll do"
Banned_From_Subs ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:51:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the greatest gift ever. A story.
UncompassionateEwe ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 14:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pimple-popping tool kit from my grandmother.
Thanks, Gamaw.
skyejinx82 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/popping would of been ecstatic!
Well_Lurk_No_Further ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I.....I didn't know this was a thing and now I can't look away
skyejinx82 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:48:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, my husband claims to be repulsed by it, but will happily stare over my shoulder when I am on it.
VanNewman ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:48:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early teens I would have loved that, being too embarrassed to buy one for myself
savageboredom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:55:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister legitimately put one of those on her Christmas list this year.
I would say she's weird, except I also gave one to my girlfriend a few months ago, so she could use it on me. I guess we're all weird.
Saftey_Always_Off ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:47:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ur welcome, Kuwait
AstaraelTheWeeper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol my dad gave me this last year. I'm 22 and don't have a lot of acne. Thanks dad...
CatDaddy09 ยท 424 points ยท Posted at 14:14:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex used to work for a very very rich woman. The woman was rich because her family had money, she divorced her husband and got money, and also had a pretty solid job herself. I mean money was not an issue for this lady. The reason she got divorced? Her husband didn't want a baby and she did. So at 35 she divorced him and got pregnant through artificial insemination. My ex was her nanny.
She was generally generous and a kind lady but we didn't expect anything for Christmas at all. I mean, maybe my ex kinda expected a bonus (which she got) but nothing extra. Then she gives us these boxes and says "Open on Christmas!" and we got excited. "Wow, I wonder what gifts filthy rich people give!?" Until we opened our gifts. She gifted my ex something pretty boring and nothing special and I forget what it exactly was. My gift? I got a chocolate sniffing set. Yes. You heard right. A gift set with these little vials of chocolate powder in various flavors and this device which you would scoop the powder out with and sort of flick the spoon thing and it launched the powder upwards towards your nose so you can sniff the chocolate powder. Yes. This is a real thing. This was also considered a good gift to give.
Turimbar_Maethor ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 15:35:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is exactly the sort of gift I'd expect filthy rich people to give.
Probably cost like, 500 bucks.
Suirou ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
close ~ $250
Sycamourn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right out of the hammacher schlemmer magazine for rich old people
Hak3rbot13 ยท 265 points ยท Posted at 15:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You basically got a kit for using cocaine.
FakeChiBlast ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL rich people are so rich they can flick cocaine into the air to sniff it.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:35:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Ireland they just paint the walls with cocaine so when they want a high they just lick em.
Kromatick ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:30:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sound fam, its the season for snow, innit
mrekted ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 15:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen these things in high end department stores. It's a bizarre concept and an odd gift to receive, but brother, for what you're getting, they ain't cheap.
CatDaddy09 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I knew it wasn't cheap which just added to the entire "wtf" of the whole ordeal.
PragmaticMoth ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It almost feels like satire, people on draconian diets that canโt have any sugar or chocolate, so they instead spend exorbitant amounts of cash smelling chocolate instead. There are multiple scenes in films and sitcoms of women on diets smelling donuts etc.
To be fair, I can see where this is a gourmet product and they smell amazing, food being half smell anyway and I can see the reasoning for the expense, but fuck for that money enjoy one chocolate bar a year so you can savor the taste as well.
ashikkins ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man the things rich people spend money on. I'd hand a stranger on the street $250 before I'd spend it on a damn chocolate sniffing set. The hell.
makeiteventually ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit.
Slaisa ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 15:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well now you know what rich people give to people whom they consider of no significance.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, for people who don't eat.
Was she, perhaps, Niles Crane's ex-wife?
cgrays12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine being so rich you canโt just eat chocolate like the rest of us peasants. Plus, the vials/spoons will come in handy down the road if you ever pick up a coke habit
PragmaticMoth ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This set was probably inspired by the coke habit.
cgrays12 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably. To be fair, the only way I think I could convince myself to snort chocolate is if I was high on cocaine
johnny_effing_truant ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait so you could just rail cocoa? What the hell?
Imakefishdrown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:34:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fill it with cocaine instead.
JeStajii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I've wanted to try that. Hear it gets you high. Did you ever test it?
CatDaddy09 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tested it and it wasn't impressive and did not give me a high. I even brought it into work to show everyone.
JeStajii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, that's disappointing.
Neurologic_Disaster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:26:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds eccentric and awesome
Wacky_Ma_Quacky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie that kinda sounds amazing
b33r_engineer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least it could be re-purposed as some sort of fancy rich people cocaine-snorting device, maybe?
k9d ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit I bet that's what it's actually for. Like the fake roses in the glass thing at gas stations.
awolkriblo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a good way to get ants
Jackibelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They give chocolate sniffing sets. I'm not sure why you expected any differently. Rich people do weird things.
eggplantsrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From earlier this year: https://globalnews.ca/news/3579862/snorting-chocolate-will-get-you-high-but-doctors-advise-against-it/
tigerpouncepurr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaannnnd... that was a regift.
CatDaddy09 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have zero doubts that an incredibly rich lady who pays people to do literally every task in her life went out to search for that special gift for me, her nanny's boyfriend. Yes. It was clearly a regift.
JavaleMcGee123 ยท 322 points ยท Posted at 13:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tic-tacs, not even the good orange kind that little kids like (which I was at the time), the fucking mints...
From my grandparents
Shield-bro ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 15:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But I like the mints.... :(
tychus-findlay ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't wrap my head around this. There are a lot of comments in this thread of grandparents or even parents getting similar kinds of gifts. Like, grandparents are people who were once children, lived their entire lives socially interacting, had their own children, their children had children, but yet at some point they just lose all touch with reality and think someone wants cheap breath mints for Christmas you can pickup practically anywhere? Like it's not even real candy. I don't get it, you could walk into a Toys-R-Us and just literally randomly grab ANYTHING off the shelf no matter the price and it would be more appreciated than some mints. What is going on there? Is it done on purpose? Is it a slight to the parents? Why give a gift at all? Did they forget and picked up something on the way over, do they just not care? I'm not the most outgoing person but if I'm going to give a gift to someone it's at least vaguely somewhat in the realm of something considered gift-worthy.
memcpy_s ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:33:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who actually likes any of the flavors except for orange? The cherry and orange ones are the only good ones they have.
Zerodaim ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The lemon ones (usually come as orange/lemon mix) are great. Orange ones are overrated imo.
whotookmyfuckinname ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tried all of it, and found the Spearmint to be the best. Interestingly, I didn't like the Cherry ones at all.
Shield-bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The mint ones taste so sweet in the beginning, I loved them. I do love the orange ones more though.
ElViejoHG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maracuja ones in Brasil
self_me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They make mixed flavor ones that are also good
TNGSystems ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLkD2mLgaic
Tinging its way up the tube.
Aesen1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was another comment around here in this thread that mentioned someone they knew getting a sixpack of tic tacs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were they really whacky?
starquinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like the mint ones! They taste like vanilla until you get to the actual mint flavor lol
theawesomefactory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love them.
pc14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ah, the tic tac incident
solinaceae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have been overjoyed at that gift when I was a kid. I'd even be pretty stoked about that now.
SleepyBojazzles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldnt be mad. I love the orange and white mints!
mpdscb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my day, you could make a pretty cool Star Trek Communicator out of the empty plastic box with some cardboard and tape.
lime787 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 15:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My super religious grandma would always get us brothers a religious inspired movie, worth like 1 dollar. All of the other grand kids would get large toys but us 4 brothers would get matching gifts. When we grew up, we still got matching gifts, one year it was just a hammer inside of a clothes box. My favorite was a booklet of printer paper like 100 sheets and on top it looked like a 100$ bill so I thought it was some sort of retribution, but I'm the back was an ad for her church.
BookDuck ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:32:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to that church and put that bill in the collection plate.
battraman ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Were your parents like anti-religious or something?
posthamster ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 13:50:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (now) ex-Father-in-law gave me the third book in a fantasy series I'd never read, or heard of.
I don't read fantasy books.
swirleyswirls ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have people randomly give me books because they know I like to read. Like random books they maybe found somewhere. The last one was a textbook for a college reading class. Non-readers are weird.
Lizzie7493 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:37:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got the second volume of a "teen series" that I'd also never heard of. What goes through these people's heads?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:35:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Qwikskoupa69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are assuming they have brains
MetroidSkittles ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:21:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up a Jehovah's Witness so.... nothing... I got nothing for Christmas and got to hear and see all the gifts you shitheads got when I got back from Christmas holidays at school. But I apparently had God's love and blessings........... I'd prefer the fucking hotwheel.
marayalda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:29:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was the painful part. And my birthday is just before Christmas so seeing all the decorations and knowing that there would be nothing.
ChameleonRazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, fuck you Jehovah, you Xmas hating douche. Donโt give your kids special days where they are spoilt .. thatโs what shows real love.
FBC_PapaMink ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 15:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not 100% the gift, but delivery played a factor. My alcoholic and pain addict grandmother bought me a bottle of Axe body wash, not even wrapped up. She also gave my sister a 32 pack of markers. I was 24 and my sister was 22.
She asked me "Do you know where I bought these?".
At this point I thought it would be rude not to ask. I shouldn't have.
The correct answer was: "Out of a niggers trunk at Wal Mart". Needless to say we don't speak anymore. For more reasons than just this. But I don't really need Hard R's dropped on Christmas.
Edit: She also wasn't invited to Christmas and just kind of showed up. (My father's mother, and my parents had been divorced for years. Lived with my mom).
mr42ndstblvdlives ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
honestly when i was a teen i would get offended that people gave me axe bodywash kits. but now im just like awesome i dont have to pay for that shit for aleast a month!
FBC_PapaMink ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was more of the delivery and lack of empathy lol
ieatpotato5 ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 15:09:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The letter, H. Just H.
Sure it's the first letter of my name but.
Really.
H.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:46:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just a big olโ wooden H?
luispg34 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:43:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And there was me thinking you had drug dealing family members.
Picasso_Memeson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it's a good song...
its-over-VMMMM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the same thing from my cousins who sell them from there shop. I was about 7.
its-over-VMMMM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year after they got me another H only it was solid chocolate so it kinda made up for it.
hammerzeitgeist ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 15:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mom is very well-meaning. She gave my wife and I an empty olive spread jar. It still smelled like olives, as I think the jar had gotten a cursory rinse. I think this was supposed to be a birthday gift for me?
It's not been recycled yet... I think she intended for us to do something "crafty" with it. I'll probably put some sand and a tea candle in it, send her a picture of it, then recycle it.
CreatrixAnima ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound nice. I like that you're going to do something crafty before you get rid of it.
JazziMari ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:14:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Put the sand and tea candle in it and give it to her for Christmas. Cheap and easy.
Udonnomi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:19:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year take turns adding extra things into the mix and in a few generations it can be a heirloom.
CappuccinoBreve ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given an empty Chanel bottle at my work's gift exchange. As I was looking at it with a puzzled look on my face the giver ran over to inform me it was a "decanter" that I could put my own perfume in. Nice.
TheDJarbiter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dirt. Jar of dirt.
VFG_Atal ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:54:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I still believe to this day that my then girlfriend directly told me she wanted some pilates videos. I took it a step further and got her some workout equipment and workout clothes. She opened that in front of her mother, her sister, and I and just broke down crying because I implied she needed to work out (she definitely did not). That was a great first Christmas impression on her family.
noodlemen2 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt lent me some pamphlets on France...
StealthDropBear ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deodorant in a brown paper bag from my father for Christmas. Used books on anti communism for my birthday.
vitovsgaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty American if you ask me
dnl101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:57:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the reason why net neutrality is in danger in the US. Because capitalism is/was glorified for decades. Not that communism is any better but there is plenty of middle ground.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some tag sale shit that got thrown away. I don't even remember what it was. I just know it was used, nasty, and went to the trash.
I don't speak to the gift giver any longer. The gift was meant to insult.
Bonus:
This same gift giver gave my brother who was 7 at the time ... a "mineral collection" featuring a hunk of raw asbestos. As in mesothelioma asbestos. To a 7 year old.
Yeah. Completely what the actual fuh....
supercatus ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got empty boxes a lot. Like, start with a tiny box you'd put a watch in, filled with gravel so it's a little heavy, put that in a bigger box, put those in a bigger box, repeat until you've got a box the size of a mini fridge, then wrap it in half assed newspaper funny pages. Every year for most of my childhood. Other years they'd give me a jar of pickles or a coconut or some random grocery item. Or they'd just not remember at all. The only gift anyone gave me when I turned 18 was a lone fridge magnet.
TLDR: don't be born on April 1st to a shit family. I now hate my birthday.
newluna ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:03:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, that's so mean :( pm me your details, I'll send you something nice for your next birthday :)
HarleyDennis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:29:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too
RyRy2756 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:34:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in oh 2013ish My grandparents gave us gifts: My brother got a $100 iHome, my sister got a fancy $120 sewing machine and I got a $10 Walmart gift card. My Mom confronted them about it and they gave me ANOTHER Walmart gift card. So in the end I got $20 to Walmart.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:44:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โThe family member that buys everyone else expensive gifts but gives op shit starterpackโ r/Starterpacks
HaphazardSquirrels ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 I got made fun at school relentlessly for only owning 1 pair of jeans so for Christmas I begged my parents to buy me jeans. My mom wanted to pick them out for me and wrap them because she felt like it wasn't a real gift unless she herself picked it. Christmas day comes and I open up my gift. It was a single pair of pleather pants that were too small for me. She would never take me to the store to exchange them so I basically just got a small pair of pants I couldn't wear for Christmas and it was my only gift. Very disappointed but I'd never tell my mom that. Edit: words
vioLynn_94 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am my momโs only child (my dad got remarried and had 2 more kids) and weโve always had a strained relationship because she sees me as a clone of my father who she hates. My 18th Birthday fell on a Sunday, and my mom and I drove separately to church because she had to be there for choir rehearsal (she was the accompanist) way earlier than I had to for church, so after the sermon my mom told me to take my time talking with people. I figured she wanted some time to go grab lunch or set something up at home, so I chatted with people for about an hour or so then drove home.
I come home, and my momโs car is in the garage. But itโs pitch black and totally silent inside. I go back to my momโs room to find her napping. Then this exchange happened:
She just wanted me to stay at church later so she could take a nap โin peaceโ (like an 18-year-old would really do anything to interfere with you wanting a nap). She got up, went to the local grocery store to get a personal-sized tiny birthday cake (like a 4โ circular cake) with my name written on it, only the grocery store bakery spelled it wrong (making my first and middle name one long name) and my mom didnโt even bother to have them fix it.
unfoldinglamb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:05:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Of all the stories here, yours is the saddest. I'm sorry. Sending internet hugs from a random stranger.
self_of_steam ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:02:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is the queen of shitty gifts. A few years ago she wanted nothing more than a bread machine for her birthday, so I got her one. She used it exactly once and that Christmas guess what my gift from her was.
She tried to pass it off as new but the box still had my card in it and she hadn't even cleaned it.
My brother had it worse though. He got his own jacket. From his suitcase.
Commandertoad ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 14:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dead birds in a ziplock bag
DontTazeMeBro3 ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 17:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your cat put so much thought into that (:
DeathKitten666 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Turkeys are not hummingbirds... What kind of dead birds we talking?
My initial thought was dead bird a cat caught, missing a wing and chest ripped open.
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm reminded of the time my mom's boss (at the time) threw a dead crow at me and laugh as I ran away screaming. You know what kind of disease is on that shit? I didn't but I didn't want to find out either!
Picasso_Memeson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Details? Seems like a possibly interesting story...
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom use to be security at an abandoned mental hospital and one day a dead body washed ashore. She had to go in to talk with her boss or write a statement and I was there with her. They were walking around inside one of the doctors onsite houses which was covered in dead animals...animals get in but never find an exit. She saw my adverse reaction and threw a bird at me.
Picasso_Memeson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, what a raging cunt. Did she ever get some karmic backsplash from that?
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think she lost her job years later. Pissed my mom off.
Picasso_Memeson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:41:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guess that's something... hoping something more along the lines of "buried alive in horrible bird body dump accident"
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, people dont seem to get bad karma for picking on me. I must've been a horrible person in a past life! Lol
Picasso_Memeson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:59:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I hope you have better luck in the future. You seem like a nice human
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:58:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww thanks :) Things got better as an adult. Still ups and downs but overall better.
BarryMacochner ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fathers pretty big into hunting and frequently gives me meat to keep the freezer stocked.
Sounds like a good gift to me.
Commandertoad ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:24:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There were whole pigeons that my grandfather had shot so they donโt peck at the house. I was like 7 at the time, my family doesnโt do anything related to hunting
DarthSn0ke ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christ
Exsous ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your name Gob?
Commandertoad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No lol
LucysFakeTits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 20th birthday my boyfriend gave me a mouse skeleton that was intact in a little plastic box that nails come in. It was awesome.
CarsenAF ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 16:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a large family on my fathers side. My grandparents tend to just find something cheap and that there's a large quantity to get me & their other grandchildren. When I was around 10 or 11, they got us all t shirts that said Landshark on them. Not knowing this was an alcohol related brand, I wore it to school. That day I was pulled aside by a counselor and asked if my parents showed me attention at home or if I ever thought they drank too much beer, etc... The school called my parents over the harmless situation and made it a much bigger deal than it was. In the end it took me, an 11 year old kid saying " I just thought the shirt was cool so I wore it, I didn't know it was a beer company, otherwise I wouldn't have " for members from the school to quit looking at my parents as if they're inattentive alcoholics. Such a nightmare over a shitty gift
[deleted] ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 15:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift for me, but 2 years ago, I made dinner for my then girlfriend on her birthday. She said she was working late on her birthday so I wanted to surprise her with dinner at her place when she get home. She's also a huge fan of Frank Sinatra so I bought her Potrait of Sinatra vinyl L.P.
I heard a loud thud at the door and figured it was her. I sprinted to the bedroom and hid in the closet to surprise her. A few moments later I saw her walk in to the room, pulling the hand of a guy I've never seen before. I stepped out of her closet immediately and told her that I made dinner and that they're in the oven. I told her happy birthday and handed her my gift and headed out. She started crying and told me that she's sorry and that it happened on impulse because she had too much to drink. She was holding on to my hand and begged me to talk about "us" but I wasn't having any of it. I told her I'll drop by later that week to pick up my stuff and finally left.
Rackemup ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 16:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good choice. Someone who takes a stranger home "on impulse" is not worth fighting for.
EBone12355 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that is cold.
ChameleonRazz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where did she think YOUโD be?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe a little context would help: we weren't living together, she didn't know about the surprise, and I told no one about it.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:09:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, this is as cliche as it gets.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:21:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I pull out my Beretta...
[deleted] ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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sunny_in_phila ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:13:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why the fuck did public schools do secret Santaโs? It seems inevitable that some kids are going to be too poor/neglected to be able to participate.
scott-k ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:24:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1 ply what a savage
violetbaudeliar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:20:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he stole the pack from home and grabbed the roll they were using so they had a present to bring. /:
autoverse ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 16:20:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A snuggie.
Now - I would have loved a snuggie. They're dumb looking, but they're comfy and keep you warm. I had no shame here.
However, my mom bought me a snuggie. One for my brother too.
120-fucking-dollars. I don't know why my mom told us this - maybe she was proud that she got my brother and I Snuggies for Christmas, but this was ridiculous. $20 or less, sure, but $120? Holy shit.
We actually kind of laughed. I feel terrible about it - she thought it would be a nice Christmas Surprise - we just couldn't believe that she invested $240 in what should have become terrible hidden secrets of comfort.
She returned them and got a refund. She got me the first 3 seasons of the Simpsons on DVD. Not a bad tradeoff.
jadeoracle ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:39:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is the opposite. She brags about the cost of gifts I know she re-gifted or got for free. (My dad worked for a charity, and they'd often get extras of gifts that were given to staff.) So she'd be like "We got you $300 worth of gifts! You should be grateful." This was honestly a way overestimation even if she had paid for these things, and I was grateful, but I don't think missmatched pairs of used free earrings from my dad's charity shop job, the same hairbrush and hair-tie set (really did they buy 100 of these? I've gotten one every year for the last 7 years. Where are they hiding these?), other various things that were obviously extra charity gifts that they are regifting to me, etc should be boasted based on the highest MSRP that my mother could think of. I once asked in high school "Well fine, lets return this and I'll take the cash instead." Knowing full well they had gotten everything for free. That didn't go over very well.
TributeToStupidity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sooo your worst gift ever was basically a premium Snuggie?
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 14:47:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me two creepy looking life-size dolls they bought off a home shopping network when I was a kid. I was so scared of those things but my Mom wouldn't let me get rid of them. I had to store them in my closet and pull them out to display in my room whenever my grandparents came to visit. I spent years worrying these things were going to come to life and kill me in my sleep.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bless your poor soul
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had watched Poltergeist and was not having any part of those dolls looking at me as I slept. I had a walk in closet I laid them in and piled anything and everything heavy I could come up with to make it hard for them to get up in case they came to life.
Iamgonge ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 14:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gulf War trading cards. I got Stormin' Norman in my pack!
Fordyce_Poons ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds really cool right now.
Not so cool when you know it's a random piece of cardboard someone got from a MRI the other day.
Ferdinand_Flowers ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candle wick trimmer from my aunt. I didn't even know that was a thing. Luckily she wasn't there to see me open it because I kept laughing about how absurd it all was and my family kept joking about how she must not actually like me.
I gave it to my mom in the end cuz I have like one candle and the wick seems like an appropriate length to me.
ohmygodlenny ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My paternal grandmother gave me a huge crucifix for my bat mitzvah.
HarleyDennis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:33:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mazel tov.
ohmygodlenny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:47:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me preface this by saying my Hebrew is terrible:
ืชืืื, ืื ื ืืฉื ืืช ืื.
edit: also reddit makes hebrew text very tiny wtf
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ohmygodlenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure she was passive aggressively telling me she does not acknowledge me being Jewish lmao. She's very antisemitic.
crumpet_town ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:12:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single, tiny rubber (eraser) from my redditgifts secret Santa :(
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, fuck secret santas. For every Bill Gates there's fucking 50 of these.
violetbaudeliar ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:09:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone on this thread that got burned on reddits secret santa should all do their own secret santa together so they know for sure everyone will be getting something nice and fun!
tigerpouncepurr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw... thatโs awful. Would you like a Christmas card? Iโll send you a very nice Santa card if you PM me your address.
Fildo28 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad gift I received but it's the reason I don't do secret Santa anymore. I spent hours making these little sugar cookie things for a coworker because that's what he said he wanted on his entry. So I make these cookies, put them in these nice containers from the store and gave them to him. He opened it up and said, "That's it?" Apparently he was upset I didn't get him any eggnog or some shit.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time when I was 16, my dad gave me $60 for my birthday. Then he broke up with his girlfriend in a traumatic argument while we were all staying in a tiny hotel for a week on the beach (on like day 3). Then he asked for the $60 back.
2/10 would not recommend
mthiel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:34:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you say, "Fuck you, it's mine"
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah he just took it and told me later, as I recall. It was a really bad summer/birthday. The next summer only me and my middle sister went to visit him (littlest sister stayed home) and the summer after that we didnt go at all. So it was the beginning of the end, with a price tag of $60. Sucked.
Green_M0nstah ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mother-in-law got me a pair of XL athletic shorts a couple years ago. I'm a size S, maybe M. My sister in-law made a comment about them being too big for me. My step mother-in-law replied, I'm sure she'll grow into them. I was sitting right there...
Mekare13 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever received was from my uncle. We were extremely close when I was a kid- he'd take me everywhere with him and we did tons of fun stuff. I adored him. This was the first Christmas after I was married, and I was 20 years old. He gave me a card with a note that said I was too old for him to give me gifts, and proceeded to give my siblings nice things. I truly didn't care about how much he spent just that he specifically made it clear that I was no longer worth the effort. I had given him a really nice gift, and I remember trying to hold back the tears.
My siblings were furious, and told him to take back the gifts he had given them. I had a massive fight with my grandmother (my uncle was the golden child for sure) and left the house while sobbing my eyes out. Thankfully I called my grandma and we made up, since she died a few days later.
After she passed, my uncle stole money and priceless family heirlooms from her home. We don't speak to him, and he has never met my son, his only grand nephew.
So yeah, sorry about the novel! I just have never really told anyone this and had to get it off my chest. I remember it every year this time of year, and even though it's been 10 years it still hurts. My heart goes out to all of you with shitty relatives...
YoungDeadBullet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if I should feel sad or mad
jisgust ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 15:09:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 2nd grade, my class did a secret Santa where the minimum gift value was $10. We could write on a paper things we liked or wanted to make it easier for the person to buy a good gift. I got my person a really cool friendship bracelet making set since they liked jewelry. Everyone else in my class got exactly what they wanted.
What did I get? A pack of half-used sticky notes from the richest girl in the class. Not even a fancy kind, just the basic yellow ones.
Fuck you Kara, you thoughtless bitch.
DeathKitten666 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Minnimum 10$ that like 2$ at best.
tthorn23 ยท 217 points ยท Posted at 14:17:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for my birthday, my parents gave me a really nice Shark vacuum cleaner. Definitely, the suckiest present I ever got.
GrumpyDingo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:18:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you ever noticed that the more you pay, the more vacuum cleaners suck??
Ivy_Goliath ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's an awesome gift.
tthorn23 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. It does a great job on the carpet, floors and stairs.
Ivy_Goliath ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No no, not the function of it. The fact that it's a fucking shark is awesome.
fistfulofbottlecaps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got upset that we got her a vacuum for Christmas. This was while the current vacuum cleaner my parents owned was breaking constantly and she was the most vocal about it. My mom is a very nice lady, but that always kinda rubbed me the wrong way, especially since that year I very graciously accepted a whole bunch of practical gifts that I wouldn't have preferred.
kingchilifrito ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:03:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know how old you are, but once you are on your own you might appreciate a fancy vacuum cleaner.
INV_IrkCipher ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
whoosh
kingchilifrito ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol
CalcProgrammer1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like the opposite of whoosh
INV_IrkCipher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hsoohw
Saltyfishfillet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha!
Swordildo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a shark! I love it, mainly because I get to call cleaning 'feeding the Shark'
tthorn23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm using that line with the kids.
sheloveschocolate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really want a shark
ForeverPizzaPrincess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:21:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Last year for my birthday, my parents gave me a really nice Shark vacuum cleaner. Definitely, the suckiest present I ever got."
Me: "What the fuck..? That's actually a really nice gift, was something wrong with it?"
Reads again
Me: "Wow this person really is an asshole! I don't see why it's a bad gift- OHHHHHH. Wow, that took me way to long."
CalcProgrammer1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents got me a Shark Rotator for Christmas 2 years ago. It sucks harder than any other non-shop vacuum I've used. It goes toe to toe with my shop vac and does a great job on carpet. Was a pretty great present even though I never asked for nor really wanted a new vacuum.
pleaseatme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love that honestly...fuck I'm turning into an adult
Gaseraki ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 15:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gorgeous Fender Guitar from my father for Christmas.
I never played a guitar in my life and I wanted a play station. My father was a good guitarist and played in a band and it was his guitar by February.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:50:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can see where heโd be hoping to pass the legacy and wanted to share his passions with you, but you gotta read the room with kids presents. If theyโre not even faintly interested, you canโt force it.
Ballwhacker ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:03:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father loves to play on his keyboard, I wasn't very interested in learning. But when I was around 17, I expressed interest in learning guitar. Turns out my grandfather was a pretty good guitar player himself and my dad still had the guitar he played. It's an original 52 Danelectro that my Dad spent many nights restoring so that I could learn to play. Probably the best gift he's ever given me and it wasn't even Xmas/birthday.
beefsquaaatch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you still have it? Those are cool guitars. Would love to see a picture of it.
Ballwhacker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea I do! I think my Dad would be incredibly disappointed if I ever tried to get rid of it, lol. I still enjoy playing it every now and then, also I've never been positive the exact year of it. My Dad said he thought it was a '52, but I couldn't find any markings on it, so I don't know what specific model it is or how to tell it's exact year. Any help there would be very much appreciated!
https://imgur.com/gallery/xDzCy
beefsquaaatch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh baby! The perfect fading on the neck from years of playing!!! I think thatโs the same Danelectro Jimmy Page plays.
Ballwhacker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father said he played very well, he passed away before I was born so I never got to meet him or hear him play. But it's the only thing of his that I have, and so when I play it, it's always special because I know I'm putting my hands on something my grandfather poured his heart into. I didn't realize Jimmy played a Danelectro, looking at his it might be the same model but not the same year. His pick guard extends a lot further and the input is on the face of the guitar instead of on the bottom slightly right.
Edit: looks like Page's also has 2 pickups Edit2: Thanks for mentioning Page! I was able to look up his model (3012 Shorthorn), and it looks like my grandfathers was a 3011 Shorthorn. Found out I'll need to take the neck apart to find the serial number, but it ranges from 58-69. Thanks for helping me found out more about this guitar!
Gaseraki ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:32:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He knew what he was doing. Mum who had divorced him years before wasn't surprised.
Playstation back in 95 was ยฃ300 and I think he paid a similar price for the Fender. He probably figured that the investment was better and in his defense when I last saw him 10 years ago he was still using it.
jeharu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but it's a safe bet, if the kid doesn't like the guitar then hey, more guitars for dad! kinda crummy towards the kid tho...
Sinow_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
went from
"Oh wow!"
to
"oh wow..."
EBone12355 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs like a kid getting his mom a baseball glove for Christmas.
fartmitten ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 15:48:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like most people, I don't wear a watch. It's unnecessary these days. My aunt gave me a cheap watch for Christmas. I pretended to like it, never actually wore it. The next year I open her present, another fucking cheap watch. Not just any cheap watch, but it was the same exact one. She probably bought a bunch of them on clearance or something. We'll find out if I get another one this year.
blissonance ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:04:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wear both watches to Christmas this year.
LucysFakeTits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YES! PLEASEEEEEE
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:30:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THIS!
And wear a soviet officer hat for extra fun!
TheBEVR ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please update this at Christmas if you get another watch
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
GIVE IT TO HER BACK THIS YEAR. Hopefully you'll give each other the same gift. Gold.
YumeNaraSamete ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotten people to understand I don't like or want watches by referring to them as "wrist prisons."
2Girls1Fidelstix ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was always a bit weird but i think around the time i was 16 she gifted me and my 2 cousins each a single can of turmeric spice for CHRISTMAS, together with a DIN A4 describing its health benefits, put together by her. around 2$ of which i already had like 4 in the kitchen.
Exactly what a 16y old wants...
Dunesgrans ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 14:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15, I was in love with the movie Van Helsing and had the hots for Dracula. Well, on my following birthday my mother was kind enough to get a custom graphic shirt with a picture of him on it. The only problem was that it was poorly made and it wasnโt the most flattering photo of the guy. After wearing it once and washing it, the color was washed out and it made him look like the green fucking goblin. Needless to say, never wore it again.
P-rick_bojanglez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:26:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im not sure if its the mental image of a t-shirt with Dracula on it, or the hilarity of it being warped, but this one is my favorite in the thread. Thank you for the laugh
daisyorion ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me purple napkins, unwrapped, for my birthday because they were 'my favorite color' . My favorite color is blue but I was wearing a purple shirt so that's my theory on why she said that.
ory1994 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prayer book. I never pray.
STRaYF3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You gonna be praying now I bet, praying for better gifts
stick2urgunz88 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:22:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Nana once bought me a New York Jets sweater for Christmas.
Iโm a Patriots fan.
christinapaws ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:03:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about the worst gift I've ever (almost) gave? When I was 6 or so, for my bday i got this black paper that you scraped with a wooden stick and it was shiney rainbows underneath. My bday is a week before Xmas..
So I decided to make everyone cards with the magic rainbow paper.
On every. Single. One. I wrote "merry Christina" instead of Christmas, I guess I was too used to practicing writing my name.
When I noticed I threw a fit and tore them all up :'( now as an adult I wish I gave them out cus it would've been a cute keepsake of my childhood.
However I still have the same tradition of using my birthday money to buy people Christmas presents.
popcornmakesmepoop ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my aunt gave the same gift to all her nieces & nephews: a package of plain white socks that she had opened and written our name in black marker on the bottom of each sock, I presume for ease of identification on laundry day.
She did not use fabric marker, though; she used regular permanent marker. The week after Christmas we were all walking around with a black, block letter mirror image of our first names stamped on the bottoms of our feet.
rdm_rez ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bit of a sad one. After my mums first breakdown she gave me and my brothers a whole bunch of 'stocking filler' toys each, the cheap ones you get from pound shops(dollar stores). We were all (mostly)adults buy this point, with me being the youngest at 18. It was clear to us all that she had no idea what was in the boxes when we opened them. She had bought them during her breakdown earlier in the year, wrapped them, but forgotten what was in them by the time xmas came about. She passed them off as joke presents, and we played along as best we could. Since then my dad double checks all her presents are appropriate, as she sometimes forgets old we are, especially me.
My gran was renowned for getting everyone male relative the same socks, and every female cheap perfume. She bought them both in bulk every January in thr sales. We didn't begrudge it, she had 13 kids, 50+ grandkids, and 150+ great grandkids. Yay the Catholic churches anti-condom bullshit!
My nan gave us whatever fell off the back of the lorry (whatever the dodgy fucks at the pub were selling cheap), wether it was even closely appropriate or not. 13 y/o me once got a XL coat that went down to my shins, it was like a damn tent. Loved that coat, soo warm.
Kitty-Lolo ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my aunt gave me a day planner/address book (because every 13 year old needs one of those). I got it in December and it expired end of the year. Also it already had phone numbers written in it. She gave my sister a monkey vest.
VanNewman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet your sister didn't even own a monkey.
ToastAmongUs ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A damaged used PS1 game with some melted hard candy chip stuck to the bottom. I didn't own a PS1
Climbers_tunnel ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my parents got back from vacation right before Christmas (they didn't bring me, just my sister) they gave me a vacuum cleaner and said it was an early Christmas present. Then they told me I needed to vacuum the house because we were having guests over. I didn't get anything for Christmas day.
Lanerinsaner ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my grandparents were visiting for the weekend. They brought awesome gifts for my siblings. They gave my older brother a cool lizard key chain from when my grandpa went to Peru. They gave my younger brother rare Japanese coins to start a collection. They gave my sisters good stuff too. What do I get?? They gave me an expired orange hostess cupcake. I still get upset thinking about it.
migrainium ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:54:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 20th birthday was the day before I had to go back to college after winter break. That evening my mom, sisters, and I went out to eat before I left. They revealed they forgotten it was my birthday but had managed to pick up a last minute gift. They handed me a little paper bag that said "gift bag for a boy" that they'd gotten from the dollar store. Inside was a bunch of the cheapest little toys designed for a 3 year old like a tiny little pirate vest and eye patch and a few other things I can't recall. While I was taking each item out they were laughing at me like this was the greatest gift ever. This wasn't a gag gift before the real one, it was literally all I got. I was not amused.
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:01:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I hope they got gift bags for a girl that year for their birthdays.
TheBoctor ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:55:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the gifter rather than the giftee. I went to my dads family Christmas, with his girlfriend and her kids as well as his parents, brothers, etc. I had been told a few months prior that it was strictly white elephant, only cheap gag gifts were to be given. So thatโs exactly what I did; I have wrapped up eye bolts, random pieces of twine, a horrendously decorated pint glass the dollar store, and other fine gifts.
And I was the only one who did so. Turns out everyone else decided to do normal gifts and no one told me.
chaosinborn ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:46:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me either a Now that's music or a kids bop cd I can't remember. My mom had bought his kids GameCube accessories (had just come out). My mom was visibly pissed, took the cd and gave it back to him and he ended up giving me cash.
MKwitch ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, every single year, my uncle gives me the strangest gifts, yet every single time, the gifts end up being useful in some way.
When I was 15, he got me a laminator and office supplies. I though to myself, โwhen is that ever going to come in handy?โ. But that was the year I started high school. I had the most neatly stapled, hole-punched, and laminated reports, in the class, and I always got good marks for making my work more presentable!
One year my uncle bought me a mini-SD card. The very next day, one of my presents needed a mini-SD card in order to work. I swear he can see the future or something!
turnipsforleisure ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 14:17:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a "how to be a lady" book for my 13th birthday.
My sister gave me a jar of pickles for Christmas a few years ago (I only kind of like pickles).
My dad's step mom came over to the house to give my mom the gift my grandfather bought my mom while he was in Ireland. He had gotten her a necklace. My dad's step mom kept the necklace and gave my mom an empty bag.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a huge jar of pickles for Xmas every year. Well, it was in addition to my normal gifts. I just like pickles.
Mountain_Man4 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 15:13:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother on my Dads side always gave the worst gifts. Most notable was a tiny horse saddle that fit in the palm of my hand. It was like a legitimate leather saddle, just scaled way down. I had never owned, ridden, or shown any interest in horses and did not have a toy horse to put it on. Just a tiny saddle.
Imakefishdrown ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:45:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's for your dick.
delsucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im legitimately interested in that if you still have it
UpUpDnDnLRLRBAstart ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 16:20:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All of the drawings Iโd given my mother from my childhood. She said she didnโt have the space for this small stack of paper anymore. Brutal, mom.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch
VanNewman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've replied to too many posts on this thread but this is just the worst.
Musicnote328 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof. Iโm in college now, but I love going to my grandmas house and seeing all those old drawings she wanted me to draw back when I was a kid/teen (all the way up until I was 15) still on her fridge.
Thatโs brutal man.
justthetip95 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 my aunt sent me a McDonald's coupon book for my birthday. My parents took me that afternoon to get a free Mcflurry with on of the coupons and they denied it after saying it was expired by almost a year
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 13:03:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Andrei_Vlasov ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 13:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a Barbie world?
Calligraphee ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life in plastic?
GrumpyDingo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is fantastic?
Theist17 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's fantastic.
AQ90 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it fantastic?
EBone12355 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs fantastic.
MagicallyAdept ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:59:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life in plastic...
FREE-MUSTACHE-RIDES ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's fantastic?
Slaisa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you brush your hair?
kaett ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
undress you anywhere?
Janigiraffey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I played a lot with barbies for years. They were quite good story telling vehicles because there were a lot of characters, they were the right size to ride my toy horses, and they were a good size for outfit making (large enough to have some detail, small enough that it wasnโt a lot of fabric). The barbies were all gifts, because any time I had a choice in toy, I picked a horse. Anyway, the big problem I had with barbies was the skewed gender ratio. We had like 20 female barbies and 3 males. And two of the males were the same model so they always had to be brothers. If a kid actually plays with barbies, it is helpful to gift them both genders of the barbies so that they donโt end up limited to Amazonian and harem adventures.
tbunlco ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister in law is transgender (m to f) and she said sheโs going to get my unborn son barbies for Christmas when heโs older. Which is absolutely fine if he wants to play with barbies but what if he didnโt like them and liked legos or something?
shaktiman420 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:04:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe she should just ask her son what he wants when he's older.
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You clearly weren't old enough to appreciate all Barbie had to offer...
alltooeasye ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a blank Christmas card.... with the intent that I could reuse it and give it to someone else. The sender thought that leaving it blank โgave it more valueโ.
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโre expensive nowadays. They saved you the trouble of buying one card so you could pay your mortgage
VanNewman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hope you gave it back next year, but with detailed info written inside so they couldn't pass it on
Kordiana ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 6th Harry Potter book. The first time i got it, it was a nice gift. My uncle got it for me for Christmas. Then he got it for me for the next Christmas.... And the Christmas after that. Dude got me the exact same thing three years in a row.
nanna_mouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:07:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If there was a long enough gap between releases, I imagine he was just buying "the new one" and never noticed.
Kordiana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was by the time the 7th, and last book was already out. So why he kept giving me the 6th, I don't know.
three9 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why it never dawned on me so clearly before but it occurs to me that gift giving is the perfect time for passive aggressiveness. I have family members that buy shitty gifts just to make sure everyone knows where they are in the pecking order. As you can see from these responses, many of these awful gifts are very much on purpose.
ooo-ooo-oooyea ยท 257 points ยท Posted at 13:44:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lump of Coal - joke is on you though Uncle Rick, that Coal is going to make america great again !
I also won a door decorating contest and got a starbucks gift card with no money on it
pahasapapapa ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 15:01:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift card is funny! Ooo, coffee!
Sir, here is your ventigrandesize frappawhatever, that will be $19.28.
hand gift card Not sure how much is on this.
Nothing, that will be $19.28, please.
Fordyce_Poons ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:04:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you actually get a 20 dollar coffee from Stealbucks?
veggiefitgirl ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:00:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a previously used gift card one time too. There was like a few dollars left on it, pretty embarrassing when your checking out and think you have a nice $50 to spend but have like $3.
Sample_Name ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:19:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like whoever organized the door decorating contest used the gift card first without telling anyone!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hijack your post but all these coal comments remind me of a gift my dad had received years back. My dad is pretty hard to buy for because if he needs it then he has it and if it's just something he wants it's probably out of gift price range. So he started getting into black smithing for a couple of years and the first year he had started getting into it he received at the family Christmases on both sides, a large lump of coal. He was thrilled and thought it was hilarious, as did everybody else, and did use the coal.
GorgonQueen ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:38:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a used Luby's gift card for my birthday one year. Why do people give us slivers of plastic!?
PassportSloth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to be optimistic here and think maybe they just forgot to activate it when they bought it.
We do giveaways at my job for the holidays and the HR ladies buy a ton of gift cards, I'm sure it's happened at some point.
rocklove2313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me one year, it was a "gift" from my boyfriends parents. Didn't find out it was $0 until I was trying to buy myself and a friend coffee, that I actually couldn't afford to pay cash for. The gift of embarrassment, priceless.
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 538 points ยท Posted at 13:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Admittedly I'm young enough where I still wake up early on Christmas and eagerly sit around until my parents roll out of bed. A few years back I got a pretty nice saxophone which cost my parents several thousand, and it's all been downhill from there. I guess their logic is it's ok to give me shitty gifts since gifting me the saxophone was pretty significant.
Anyway, the gifts are getting worse and worse each year. But I think the WORST gift since then was a bottle of hemorrhoid cream. Yup. Quite literally a shitty gift.
edit: no, it wasn't even the suppositories
Walufff ยท 213 points ยท Posted at 14:37:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell did you do to go from 1000+ saxophone to hemorrhoid cream?
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 256 points ยท Posted at 14:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure, but I was definitely butt-hurt about that.
Bonova ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 15:14:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh so it all worked out. :)
AylaCatpaw ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:46:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's supposed to treat butt-hurt, not cause it!
I_love_black_girls ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:08:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well if you're gonna give him a gift that causes it, you might as well make it one to fix it too.
sweffymo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:17:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were supposed to bring comfort to the butthole, not leave it in redness!
Girlinhat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:05:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was this an elaborate joke setup? Was there ever even a saxophone?
ilinamorato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you write out that whole comment just for this joke?
Impressive.
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this may have been a set up just to make that joke...
SkipsH ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He played the saxaphone.
tarryhilis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He became a pain in the ass
paprikat ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 14:43:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, when I was young my parents bought a piano for several thou, and told me upfront that it would affect the cost/quality of gifts I received afterward. We're all about managing expectations.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 13:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn... My parents spent about 100 dollars a year for Xmas.
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 13:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unsure if that's good or bad. But honestly, I'm just thankful I even have two parents who are still together.
okisbo ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 14:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people don't realize how lucky they are to have their parents still together, mine are but my girlfriends have been apart since she was 3 and they both hate each other. You don't realize what you have until it's taken from you.
sparklemarmalade ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not all separated parents hate each other. Mine don't, and my kids father and I still get alone perfectly fine.
Just to clarify, my parents had a really really bad break up, but they agreed that my sister and I are more important than their shit. The break up with my kids father was amicable, so we don't have any issues to hide, if you will.
okisbo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know most parents get along, one of my other friends get along fine, just in her case she constantly hears how terrible one parent is from the other and it gets annoying.
red_sky_at_morning ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was that person. In a time where divorce was frequent, I was so thankful my parents were still together. Then, I started to notice the cracks the past four years, but I kept telling myself they'll get through it. They love each other. Then my dad filed for divorce and moved out a few months later. I found out from my mom he was verbally abusing her the past five years of their marriage first because he kind of mentally snapped (became a doomsday prepper, thought the government was out to get him,) and then because he had found someone else. Apparently, in then last few years, he would just disappear for days at a time, and pop back up like nothing ever happened.
Your girlfriend is lucky she was so young when they divorced. I'm 26 now and it was and still is one of the things that completely uprooted the life I knew. I'm old enough to see things fall apart. I'm old enough to feel the pain of having an amazing childhood with two parents who love each other, family holidays together, Sunday dinners where we all go together, to having to split holidays, and a dad who hates my mother. Which I don't get - she's civil as hell with him and because he abused her, she let him walk away with a lot of shit he wasn't entitled to - but he fucking despises her like she is the one who wronged him and drags her and her name through the mud.
okisbo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, life with divorce for the kids no matter what sucks even if divorce is mostly the better option for the parents. I'm really sorry you have to go through that.
AgainstInertia ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. My life got significantly better when my parents got divorced.
okisbo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it depends on the person, my girlfriend hates having to deal with all the crap thatโs involved with it but obviously she doesnโt remember before the divorce so she doesnโt know what that was like either.
2boredtocare ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:34:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's amazing to me how many of my kids' friend's parents are not together. I seriously think we are the "abnormal" ones, being married and their biological parents. In fact, I cannot name one other family in their group of friends that can claim the same. :/
jumbaco525 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but I will say also having them together doesnโt always mean a good thing too. Holidays are usually ruined because of my parents screaming at each other. Itโs basically inevitable that they fight and my siblings and I dread it each year.
somedudeshomie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:12:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats where I'm at. I dont care if there's anything under the tree for me, I'm just having fun watching the kids smiling and going nuts and hanging out with my family.
MadameCordelia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most of my friends and my boyfriend come from divorced or non-traditional parent (like being raised by grandma, aunt, etc.) households. Never realized how lucky I was that my parents are still together and love each other until I was in college.
FruitPopsicle ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can understand the logic of giving less expensive gifts, but the fact that it's getting worse every year says something. Giving hemorrhoid cream is pretty mean. I'd either point it out to them, or start re-gifting their things back at them. Or ask for candy so at least you won't get anything weird.
lootedcorpse ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:19:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best gift my parents ever gave me, and they tell this story to other people as if theyโre bragging, was a letterman jacket my junior year of high school.
The catch? I only ever received a card hanging in the Xmas tree that year saying they were getting me my letterman jacket. I never actually got it.
MadameCordelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, that sucks. Have you ever brought it up since?
TyrianIsPurple ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:37:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you forget to play the saxophone?
Newbxxor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if youโd used the sax and been any good at it... sheesh
Noble_Flatulence ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:53:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Story checks out.
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whoops. Fixed it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a joke, but it wasnโt! :( Iโm sorry.
DeltaDragonxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Out of curiosity, what sax? I'm finally saving up to get rid of my Bundy II (love the thing, but christ is it bad), and looking for ideas. I do, admittedly, have my heart set on a Mark VI
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I feel that. Itโs a cannonball raven alto
Fordyce_Poons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they don't love you as much anymore after you started practicing?
(I sure hope this dumb joke doesn't hit close to home.)
portwallace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What make/model sax out of curiousity?
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cannonball raven alto
portwallace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice. I just got myself a P. Mauriat tenor.
Sybre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing you're like in your mid teens, right? In a few years you'll really appreciate more practical gifts. I personally love getting some nice socks and toiletries for christmas. Also, not sure how much your parents make, but a several thousand dollar gift is pretty fucking expensive, especially for something that you may quite lose interest in when you're older. With that said, hemorrhoid cream is pretty weak.
pahasapapapa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After the sax, they can't afford anything anymore?
kingalbert2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as long as you have a healthy sax life
adanceparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i missed this b/c by the time I was 10 or so I'd just stay up late playing video games the night before and my parents would always have to wake me up and make me have breakfast with the family and stuff. meh.
IamtheSlothKing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
where is this weird christmas where you get exactly one gift on christmas morning
Average-Nobody ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boooooooooolshit
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 13:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me this star thing that had gold glitter and goes on a wall, really ugly
I was a 18 year old guy, she said it should go in my dorm room.
This was on Christmas Eve, so naturally I re gifted it to my dad. I think it's still in my parents basement in some box or something. Poor Grandma
dementemi ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 15:37:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A slightly used soap-on-a-rope with a pube from my ex-MIL.
Brick_N_Morty ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like it was a hint
Suuperdad ยท 353 points ยท Posted at 13:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we were kids my one aunt always got us Bibles, Rosaries and other religious stuff. I'm all for religion being part of someone's life, but keep your own religion to yourself. An 8 year old kid doesn't want a rosary at Christmas.
Nurple17 ยท 170 points ยท Posted at 14:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her that Jesus probably still had an appreciation for nails and crossbeams, but he'd rather have Pokemon Red.
Shantotto11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After going through Lavender Town, Iโm pretty sure Red also had an appreciation for nails and cross beams...
GiveMePesos ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 14:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There used to be an old lady that lived near me and for Halloween, she would hand out blank coloring pictures (think 3inx3in) of biblical scenes. Nothing edible, not even healthy stuff. Always skipped her house after.
catfishfighter ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TP exists for a reason.
JerkfaceBob ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:52:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and plastic forks. Why forks? because spoons are harder to stick in the front yard
nrperez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the bottle of syrup either. Ants love that shit.
GiveMePesos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:03 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is THAT what that's used for? I've been using it to wipe my asshole this whole damn time.
catfishfighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:08 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wait i just realized, in countries that use bedets, how do kids punish houses that give out crap candy on halloween?
MadameCordelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember getting those kind of books while Trick-or-Treating when I was a kid. It always made me so mad.
Komikaze06 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid, religion never really clicked with me, so if I ever expressed that I would get yelled at and forced to go to a church program for kids. Had to memorize verses for pins and candy. It was a mix of hating it and I swear I have a form of memory disorder, but I only ever got pity candy for not being able to memorize anything.
Stephalopod86 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:56:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents and two of my sisters would get me Christian books every Christmas. They always ended up being donated to the local Christian book store. Finally I converted to Buddhism, told everyone and Iโve never had to deal with it again.
catfishfighter ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:34:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
just give them copies of the Quaran or the Torah in return. Passive aggressiveness is felt across all religions.
Stephalopod86 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:56:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or I could give them a copy of the Lotus Sutra, you know. Karma. Lol
Behrooz0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not kama sutra so that they can make more christians.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:03:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got "The Purpose Driven Life" for Christmas one year. It got donated very quickly.
Stephalopod86 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:07:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not your thing. Felt the same way about the Christian literature. I think the lesson here is definitely donโt push religion on people. Especially loved ones. Everyone finds what they believe in. Best bet for gifts is always something you know the person will like
Starrider543 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've always loved space and midway through highschool I came out as Atheist. My very religious mother got me a book from family christian that Christmas, which was basically a picture book of Hubble photos with bible quotes written over it. It was a big, Christian picture book of things which I cared about, but without the scientific context that I cared so deeply over. The book felt like a corruption of what space and science were to me at the time.
I understand that she was trying her best, but at the time it made me feel like she didn't know me at all. That she just knew a few facts about me, but not really who I was.
Azuralos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:02:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Should have told her
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others."
Suuperdad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like that. Very very true.
xxmickeymoorexx ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:24:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get her a dreidel.
Kordiana ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an uncle that gifts me books every year. He doesn't ask what type of books i actually read, he just buys whatever. I honestly have no idea how he chooses, maybe the top sellers list or something. But they are normally titles i have never heard of or books to help support my faith. I am not religious and my entire family knows this.
ethlian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same
deweygirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try being a kid with a great aunt as a nun. She tried to recruit my sister, cousin and me into nun hood.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:59:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What more: a religious person probably already has a bible and a rosary. Why would they need 2 bibles?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell her that the creation and use of images of Christ is sinful.
Marzy-d ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you telling your Aunt to keep her effing religion out of Christmas? The holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ?
ReintegrationTablet ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was a bunch of made up shit by the papacy. It was a pagan holiday originally.
Marzy-d ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:30:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The original pagan traditions that morphed into the Christian celebration of Christmas did not include gift giving. If OP wanted to celebrate the solstice/New Year and forgo gifts entirely I suppose that is their prerogative. But what they want to do is celebrate the Christian holiday, and criticize his aunt for not being sufficiently secular as to purchase better loot. So not cool.
Source:
https://www.livescience.com/25779-christmas-traditions-history-paganism.html
And from Wikipedia, "In fact, gift giving during the Christmas season remained absent until the Victorian Era of the 1800s when Queen Victoria's tradition of giving gifts in celebration of the New Year merged with the Christmas holiday. By this time, many Christians were drawn to the practice of gift giving during Christmas because it reminded them of the activity of the Magi, who was said to have given gifts to the baby Jesus."
ReintegrationTablet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:05:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That still doesn't mean Christmas isn't derived from a pagan holiday. Just that it changed over time. Also, who gives a shit at this point anyway? Christmas is just a commercial holiday now.
Marzy-d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The date may have been chosen in the 4th century to co-opt an existing celebration, but it is, and has been, a religious holiday for centuries. Rebuking people have religious feelings, and complainng because they weren't commercial enough in choosing a present is a jerk move. If you are an atheist, and want to celebrate Christmas because presents, lights and cookies, knock yourself out. But don't complain when religious people regard it as a religious holiday. Its Christmas, not give-me-the-shit-I-want day.
ReintegrationTablet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:51:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must be a real buzzkill to be around.
Marzy-d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From you I take that as a compliment :)
bgaesop ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 15:57:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... it's a religious holiday. For your birthday that would be messed up, but for Christmas?
PM_ME_DUCKS ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The way we celebrate Christmas is more pagan than Christian. But regardless, it's perfectly acceptable for people to have a secular Christmas celebration if they want.
FuturePollution ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:04:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if it counts, but for my 18th birthday, since I had started driving to work a lot, my older sister said she would get me gift cards to local gas stations. I know her well, so I was like, "sure... can we get them now then?" but we didn't and sure enough I still have an empty tank to this day
FuturePollution ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:08:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I can top that. The same sister the Christmas before gave me a pocket knife, one which I knew for a fact that she took from her friend's house. And the compass on it was broken.
Geta211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you have to quit your job?
FuturePollution ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, after about a year I got tired of pushing an Elantra 11 miles every day.
TheSameButBetter ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:34:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife. We live in Ireland, but shes from the US. After we got engaged she went back home for a few weeks for a family visit. Everyone was congratulating her and giving her gifts, including the most ridiculous vase I have ever seen.
It was made from crystal. 12" tall, 10" wide and there were two openings just wide enough to each accept a single rose. Sure it was romantic (sort of), but it was also bloody heavy. It came in at just under 16lbs.
Oh, and the gift giver (an aunty) wanted to see a picture of the vase in our home in Dublin. My wife dropped some not so subtle hints at how hard it was going to be to get to Dublin with that thing, but the hints weren't noticed.
So my wife had to buy a new suitcase and bubblewrap for the ridiculous vase and then pay for an extra bag on her flight for a total cost of โฌ80.
As soon as she got it home she took a picture of it and put it in the shed, where it has been ever since.
ChameleonRazz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Photoshop it into your home next time. Itโs cheaper than โฌ80!! Although hopefully there will be no hideous vases in your future.
TheSameButBetter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:41:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We we're tempted to, but our Photoshop skills aren't that good.
It worth mentioning the reason why the aunty didn't take the hints is because she hadn't flown since the 80s and just assumed you could still take as many bags with you on a flight as you wanted.
ChameleonRazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh dear. We all wish!
violetbaudeliar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 openings wide enough to accept a single rose? Was it split two ways? Im trying to picture it and cant.
TheSameButBetter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:36:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine a big solid glass cube, with two 1/2" wide 8" deep holes drilled in to the top of it.
Its really that boring a design.
Whysosirius26 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother has given me the same gift every Christmas for 21 years. A bag of used makeup, store bought fruitcake (I hate fruitcake), and a check for $25. Sometimes a calendar from the previous year.
Itโs actually a running joke in the family and we find it hilarious. We make our reactions more ridiculous every year.
zeert ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my last job my team did a secret santa exchange. I mentioned about the one time in college where I did a week long gift exchange and my secret santa got me a slice of pie from the cafeteria each day, while I was trying to put thought and effort into each gift. I was trying to lose weight, the cafeteria pie was awful, and it just felt like such a backhand. So i said Iโd love whatever, just no pie.
My lead got me as his giftee. He left me a box and went on vacation. When we opened our gifts, he had given me a box of jello pie filling and a pie crust. No apology or real gift, just that massive fuck you.
harlottesometimes ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 17:33:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you earned that present. Who complains about their secret santa?
zeert ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:56:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Weโre in a thread about getting shitty gifts, what do you want?
harlottesometimes ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A slice of pie sounds nice, now that you mention it.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:46:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Imakefishdrown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a pair of rats. They're so smart and sweet. If I walked into their room without immediately opening the cage and letting them out, they'd rattle the latch.
colebenson012 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 14:17:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Lego set that I had previously given to the person the year before. And it had been opened, built, then disassembled and gifted to me. I honestly thought it was a joke
Mishmsh ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 15:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex boyfriend bought me $300 worth of flavoured tea and tea accessories. We had been together for three years, I'd been vocal about the fact that flavoured teas made me feel sick. He'd even sat and rubbed my back while I cried after I tried peppermint tea for the first time and it made me feel crazy ill... Among the flavoured teas were two seperate varieties that included peppermint tea in the mix.
He got super offended that I didn't like the gift, returned about $250 worth of it (the other $50 worth he kept for himself to use) and then just didn't get me a birthday gift.
WillisMammoth ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... you cried because you didn't like peppermint tea?
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Op said they cried in a prior situation in which they drank peppermint tea and it made them very ill.
The tea set op was gifted was useless because op gets sick when they drink tea. To make it worse peppermint tea was in the gifted set
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was about the prior situation. I mean peppermint tea sure is disgusting but it's not as intense that one would cry from drinking a bit.
Mishmsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:26 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As I said, I got incredibly ill from drinking it. I had already been unwell for a few days at the time and someone had recommended peppermint tea to help. It did not help. Some people are very emotional when they're sick, I'm not often sick but when I am, I am admittedly a whingey little bitch.
GroundwaterDan ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 15:54:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed print of two pugs over a pint of beer.
I was walking by a boutique shop with my girlfriend at the time. She saw the framed print. She loves pugs, I love beer so she thought this would be perfect for our house. I'm not a huge fan of pugs so I didn't want to spend money on it or need it hanging in our house. She really wanted the print so I told her to buy it but she refused even though she had money. She thought it should be a split cost because I love beer. So a couple weeks before Christmas I went to but the print for her. I was told it had just been sold but they could get me another. The artist then mentioned that she had sold it to someone who loved pugs and had a boyfriend who loved beer. Yep, that's what I got to open on Christmas morning.
zenyattatron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, that sounds hilarious
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmm. Yeah that's a terrible gift for you. But would have been a great gift for her...
violetbaudeliar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anyway you can post a picture of the print? This sounds like something Id like to see.
GroundwaterDan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still hanging up in my house
violetbaudeliar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was right
Mr_Iron_Oxide ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:24:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when my father was a part of my life, and admist his bipolar alcohol induced days, he bought me (bday I believe) a cheap dollar store Barbie doll and one of those plastic kiddy fishing poles (the ones where the plastic fish are tied to the string). Told me I could take my girlfriend fishing now.
Storm137 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:27:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told this story on a previous reddit gift thread buuut it still stands as the worst gift I ever got.
I'm bald due to Alopecia an autoimmune disorder that causes my hair follicles to fall out. I have been bald since I was 4 years old. I did not wear wigs or head scarves to hide it. I still don't. I only wear hats because I like hats.
When I was 9 and at my narc aunt's place for a belated Christmas celebration she was hosting, I was sitting next to my cousin of the same age digging into the stockings the narc had gotten us... And the narc and her narc sister (NAunt1 and 2 from here on out) got this giddy look. Not the: "I hope they like their presents way"
The: "I just did something awful I'm gonna get away with." look. Like the cat ate the canary.
I ignored it and pulled out... Dollar store dolls, okay whatever. Crayons, I was a little old for those but again whatever...
And then I found it...
It was a fake hair piece. You know those hair scrunchies/barrettes you can get from Claire's and Icing with the fake hair attached?
It was one of those. It was even in the same color my hair had been before my hair fell out.
I was just horrified. I barely remember anything else I got except for that moment of feeling like I was being mocked. My grandparents were furious. As soon as everything was opened up my grandma got me put into my jacket and boots citing she needed to go put me to bed. I tried to leave the fake hair there but N-AUnt1 forced it into the bag holding my gifts. She was so fucking pleased with herself I couldn't believe it.
My grandpa told her if she was going to act like a child he was going to treat her like one. My grandma got me out while he chewed her out.
My mom and dad were even more furious when my mom picked me up and I showed her the hair piece.
It still stands as Thee worst gift I've ever gotten. I've gotten some bad gifts since then as well but giving a bald kid a hair piece is just wrong.
-theuser- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:30:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a cunt!
Storm137 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:35:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She is a major cunt. I don't talk to her or anyone on that side of the family anymore. I kept contact for the sake of my grandma but when grandma died, I stopped trying to participate.
Craptastic13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:23:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa told her if she was going to act like a child he was going to treat her like one. My grandma got me out while he chewed her out.
I'd like to think he proceeded to beat her ass old school.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:30:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa probably did. His final warning when he was good and pissed off was: "Your cruising for a bruising." He uttered those words as we left.
I'm pretty damn sure he followed through. She never did something so thoughtless to me again or even brought it up.
LeaveWuTangAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is truly specific, special place in Hell for these aunts.
Storm137 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope so. Last time I saw a picture of them, they look about 30 years older then they actually are.
LeaveWuTangAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:59:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love when this happens to horrible people. Itโs like visible vindication that they are rotten to the core, decaying from the soul, the inside to out.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a bit haunting... And since they were cunts to my mom as well, me and her took a good long look at the photos and started cracking up.
LeaveWuTangAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha! I love it! Belly laughs with mommy are the best thing in the world.
I was heavily betrayed by a group of people that live in a town that has the typical โlocal newspaper.โ I totally relish when I see news and photos of these idiots. They all look progressively older, fatter and more smug by the week. It is perfect.
Storm137 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? It's freaking hilarious. N-Aunt1 looks like my late grandma and NAunt2 looks like, I shit ya not: If my grandpa dressed in drag that'd be what she looked like.
LeaveWuTangAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:01 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd say weโre winning then, friend. Cheers to you!
Storm137 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:31 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you kindly.
Benjamincito ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 15:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gives me a bible every christmas. I am an athiest. I have 15 bibles. She doesnt know me as a person at all...
Comet9929 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she is trying to get you to convert
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:54:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd tell her that you have 15 bibles and she's killing trees by buying you a new one every year. And wasting paper.
Benjamincito ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But these are dif types of bibles lol
Red font for jesusโ words or other gimmick stuff. Sigh
Count_Succ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For real. one bible is plenty, two is all any person on Earth could ever need.
At this point its basically a dick move
LegendofPisoMojado ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know a guy in this same situation. His mom is really lazy, but heavily concerned with outward appearances and keeping up with the Joneses. I think it's a "I can tell my church friends I encourage him toward Jesus, but really can't be bothered" situation.
Benjamincito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom believes strongly but keeping up with the joneses totally describes her. You are right- a bible is kinda a โ cop out โ gift
YourVeryOwnCat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I usually hate these "they gave me a Bible but I am an intellectualy superior atheist even though it was a thoughtful gift" stories, but geeze, every year? That's insane
Razor1834 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible would not be a thoughtful gift for an atheist.
bookworm1999 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:39:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible wouldn't be a thoughtful gift for most people especially on Christmas
Razor1834 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. It would be thoughtful if they knew you were super into bibles.
YourVeryOwnCat ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean if they don't know you are
slythe64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Feel like maybe your mom should know if not before, at least after the first gift of a bible. It's also just kinda disrespectful to begin with...
EBone12355 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SHEโS TRYING TO SAVE YOUR SOUL!!! /Got a similar gift from one of my wifeโs friends because sheโs worried we wonโt find eternal salvation.
Starrider543 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I posted above about this, but it's relevant here too.
I love space, and science, and telescopes, and astronomy and all of it. In fact, I'm majoring in Mechanical Engineering because I want to work in the aerospace industry and build things that go into space. I've always loved space, especially the science side of things.
Back in Highschool, I came out as Atheist and for that Christmas, my very religious mother got me a book that was a bunch of Hubble pictures with bible quotes written over it. The book felt like a corruption of the science I had loved, and took away the reason I had liked space.
I understand she was trying her best, but it made me feel like she only knew a few facts about me, and not who I really was.
Benjamincito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you that you were/are honest with your mum
I am not able to do that :(
I wish i was stronger. I too am a fan of math, reason amd science. My mom voted trump and wants a wall built. She is easily manipulated. I am sad for her.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Burn them.
miniRNA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or does she?
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would even a religious person need more than 1 bible?
ChameleonRazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sell โem on eBay. Get good money from Christians!
poxopox ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't receive the gift, I was the one gifting it... I was in 5th grade and we had a Christmas party where every one brings a small gift and we play a round of musical chairs or something and you get the gift that's left under the chair when you get out. Well I chose to get a book as my gift, which I'm glad the game lended me anonymity because the girl who received it cried because every one else was getting cool stuff like nerf stuff and different action figures.
tkocur ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend received a terrible birthday gift from his mom. It was a rubber jar opener from a bank which had been defunct for about 10 years.
clemsonfan02 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:11:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt once gave me a clipboard. Just a straight up clipboard with a bow on it.
_xDBx_ ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Before my parents understood much about Christmas:
For the gift, a very large television box. I was overjoyed when I saw this. Inside, only a comforter from the closet.
Inside the stocking was:
It was 1989.
closetotheborderline ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lipstick that my stepmother had already tried and didn't like. I'm a guy.
bigjaymck ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey, stepmother... For Christmas I got you a condom. I tried it, didn't like the way it fit."
Sebleh89 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:58:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year around November I told my brother I quit WoW because I didn't have time to play it and didn't want to sink that much time into a game anymore as school and my two jobs were physically, mentally, and time exhausting. So he got me Skyrim for Christmas, for his Xbox...
zenyattatron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you don't have to continually pay for a subscription
Sebleh89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but the money wasn't the problem, it was the time.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:05:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you pay for online play on Xbox?
XeroKuul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:30:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Skyrim is single player only.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not getting a console for one game though.
XeroKuul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the point, it was the brother's console so he essentially bought the game for himself.
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My question however was, whether you pay for playing online on xbox.
XeroKuul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
dnl101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you pay for online play on Xbox?
katiekat818 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 15:04:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A self help book from my boyfriend (who dumped me 5 days later). He hoped it would make me a better person
dankassmememachine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ironic.
DontTazeMeBro3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He couldnโt even hell himself
Stellabelle12 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 16:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are divorced, Mom had custody growing up. Sundays were my dads day. When I๏ธ was 10, my birthday was on a Sunday and I๏ธ was so excited to spend the day with him. He took me and my sister to the mall. No mention of my birthday. We were walking around and eventually I๏ธ said something like, โOH I๏ธ want that for my birthday!โ My Dad got a weird look on his face, went into hallmark, came out and handed me a birthday card with nothing written in it, still in the bag.
tremblantois ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:51:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Update your ios mah dude
Stellabelle12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did. I noticed I๏ธt after posting. Fuck Apple, man.....
scott-k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently someone got you an iPhone along the way to
Stellabelle12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah tried to fix the bug, guess it didnโt work. Sorry to offend everyoneโs eyes!
nootdoot ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:30:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly what you were looking for, but my mother is not very.....observant. I gave her a candle one year for Christmas. A whole year went by and she never used it. So I decided to re-gift it to her as a joke. Except she didn't even notice. This went on for FOUR CHRISTMASES! I finally told her last year and she was not amused.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like she should be writing about you, lol. I take it you got her something else too? :-p Jokes gifts aren't jokes if there isn't a proper gift too...
nootdoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'd always get her a mixture of gifts with the candle thrown in. She just never noticed that the candle wasn't new haha
xTheDoctor88 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:51:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little (maybe 6 or 7) my parents decided to get me a guinea pig as my gift from "Santa". They left the poor thing in the cold car but brought him in after I went to bed.
Christmas morning rolls around - I see the cage in the living room. I'm so excited. I open the cage to grab my new pet. He is in full rigor. Dead.
I'm 29 now and I still remember my horror quite clearly. My parents didn't even get me a replacement.
RIP Rainbow - the guinea pig I never got to know.
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is heartbreaking. By far the worst reply I've read on this question. Sorry mate.
vahaala ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 14:50:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blow-up sheep doll for my 18 (I'm 24 now). Yes, the kinky kind.
I couldn't even use it. Too small.
EDIT : No it wasn't too big for me. Rather I was too big for that, but when I was writing original comment my brain derped. I brought all the "too small penis!" kinda comments on myself I guess hahaha.
siegewolf ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:25:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry the sheep hole was too big for you. Next time they'll go with the inflatable rabbit.
vahaala ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... Ok I brought that one on myself :D Should have worded it properly first but my brain derped, too late to edit now I guess lol. What I meant was that the sheep turned out too small for my junk (or, if you will, my junk was too big to fit). Not the other way around.
siegewolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shhh it's okay.
Razor1834 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sorry about your micro penis.
vahaala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... Ok I brought that one on myself :D Should have worded it properly first but my brain derped, too late to edit now I guess lol. What I meant was that the sheep turned out too small for my junk (or, if you will, my junk was too big to fit). Not the other way around.
sunny_in_phila ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you tried
vahaala ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I guess. As I replied to others above, it was the other way around - junk too big to fit, not sheep too big for me lol.
the_funkywizard ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 my grandmother gave me a bible and wrote "everything in this is 100% true" she also gives me scratch and win cards every holiday
iScootNpoot ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:20:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother once got me a bag of peanuts. I'm allergic to peanuts.
Pyrotechick ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a printer for my 13th Birthday. My mother really just wanted to get herself something nice instead of getting a copy of the Sims: Pet Edition that I had been politely asking for (it was on sale at the time too). She called me ungrateful for an entire week, and ignored me for another two weeks when I just could not plaster on a fake smile and enjoy my 'present'. She set the god dang thing up in my room and wouldn't let me use the instruction manual to figure out how to use it, and when I did try to fiddle with it she'd yell at me to just let her do it and then admonish me for wasting ink and paper. So it pretty much just took real estate up on my desk for two years until I got pissed off enough to dump it in the home office where it should have been. Oh, and I got a marked down movie copy of Pride and Prejudice as well that skipped around and gave me disk errors and got my first period two days later. Best. Birthday. Ever.
ilovevoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i don't get anything and now i'm happy about that. :D
Pyrotechick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! Lmao when I turned 14 I could legally get a job so I worked on the weekends and after school, I had earned enough to afford a niicceeee computer when my 15th Birthday rolled around, no more printers for me! >:D
Dos_BarZ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:33:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my aunt thought it would be funny to get my brothers and I fake lottery tickets. We were 8, 10, and 12. Imagine our initial surprise running around the house saying we won 100,000 followed by intense sadness after she chuckles to herself and says theyโre fake
Bidcar ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs not funny.
[deleted] ยท 1995 points ยท Posted at 13:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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gatorly ยท 1129 points ยท Posted at 14:42:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand how this is a bad gift. You'd expressed to him that you wanted it, and those things cost $50-$70 when they first came out.
[deleted] ยท 351 points ยท Posted at 14:48:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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fl1ntfl0ssy ยท 680 points ยท Posted at 15:10:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you got what you deserved then
dabilee01 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One could say he got his just deserts
Picasso_Memeson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whih flavor though? Mojave melon? Gobi grape? Sahara strawberry? Details my man, details!
Raichu7 ยท -105 points ยท Posted at 15:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the dad was being a bit childish. Why didn't he just remind Mile114 that he owed him $50?
pfunk42529 ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 15:34:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad here, because that isn't how to teach life lessons in a hilarious way.
bradders82 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hi, Dad!
TeenagersFromMars ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:58:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found George Bluth Sr.
stupid_sexyflanders ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that's why, you always leave a note.
Raichu7 ยท -34 points ยท Posted at 15:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You wouldn't remind the person at least once? You'd just go straight to being kind of a dick?
I agree it would be funny if he'd asked for the money but to never ask then hype it up as a gift just seems really childish and lacking in communication skills.
atomsk404 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure this isn't the only time. Dude has his dad's credit card handy...
pfunk42529 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1) Who says he didn't try? 2) Who says this is the first it happened? 3) Most of fatherhood is really hard, you find the joy where you can. 4) Your kids will shit on you, both metaphorically and physically, so every once in a while it's ok to be a bit of a dick.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's more fun that way. My dad once "gave" me some money I owed him but forgot to repay him for like a year as a gift (it was only like $20). Meaning he gave me nothing and said that we were even now. Shittiest gift ever, but I totally deserved it.
farmtownsuit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people like to have fun.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because families often like to have fun with each other. It's called human interaction.
DrZeroH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No man dude. This shit is exactly how a dad teaches a lesson to their adult child. Shit is hilarious xp
Denziloe ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 16:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin sounds like he got you the magic bullet.
RedheadAgatha ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you paid him back afterwards, it's still a gift of a 50 dollar magic bullet that you expressed a desire to have.
Out of all the comments I've read so far, yours makes me the most unsympathetic towards the author.
AzraelTB ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It says worst gift, not worst gifting experience. Who says anything about sympathy?
rajikaru ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:26:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Magic bullet is definitely not the worst gift. I've gotten deodorant for christmas, I would take the Magic bullet over that any day of the year.
Also, the way OP phrases it sounds like her dad was exaggerating to try and pass off a bad gift, like she "totally wanted it" and she'd "totally pay him back", kind of like a backhanded way of saying "Pay me back for this you dipshit", when in reality it was just OP was stoned and stupid, so bonus points for OP being deceitful.
RedheadAgatha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did, just then. Op is entitled to their opinion and all that jazz, but I'm just glad I never had the displeasure to meet them. Just saying.
farmtownsuit ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're really not coming out of this looking as good as you think.
The_Moustache ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:44:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah im pretty sure OP knows exactly what he did wrong
MotherOfDragonflies ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:51:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he thought it would make a great gift to give you something you really wanted and not make you pay him for it.
FluentInDuwang ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... Yeah, he did get it for you.
You said you wanted it, he paid for it.
circuital14 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was probably pumped to give it to you since you made a big deal out of it so late at night
sSommy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:09:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You may have ordered it, but he paid for it. You wanted it, you asked for it, he obliged. Did you ever pay him back for it?
Zooshooter ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:55:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This about sums up your posts in here so far.
Central_Cali1990 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 15:13:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you learned not to ask friends for money. Friendships are ruined over such things.
Lesmiserablemuffins ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:15:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was his dad
karmahunger ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you not be friends with your dad?
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, that's weird.
TonicClonic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:18:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that thing is actually pretty nice for smoothies and juices...
[deleted] ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 15:01:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine makes Piรฑa Coladas and Margaritas.
hideousbeautifulface ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smoothies for me mostly
Pineapple juice, frozen fruit, vanilla Greek yogurt.
Pineapple juice, one orange, fresh raspberries and blueberries, white rum.
scotscott ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you like Pina coladas?
[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 15:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Puntley ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:44:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your dad's money was used, thus your dad bought it. Especially having not been paid back.
hu_lee_oh ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you at least started using it? I have a MB and I like it.
carclain ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:06:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously MBs aren't "rinky dinky" they're easily the easiest and most convenient blenders out there
hu_lee_oh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still have mine from years ago. I've upgraded since then, but the only reason was because the MB doesn't offer much capacity or speed variations.
hideousbeautifulface ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did the comment say? He deleted it
hu_lee_oh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP claims to have been high and watching TV when the Magic Bullet commercial came on. OP was smitten and asked dad to buy the MB on his card and OP would pay back. OP says they completely forgot about the event. Dad opts to give OP the MB as a Christmas gift while saying things like "I'm super excited for you to open it!" and OP was super let down because it ended up being the MB. OP claims the MB was theirs to begin with because they had asked Dad to order it, but had just not paid Dad back for it, so it was an awful gift.
hideousbeautifulface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the original comment is still up. But he replied to my comment and he deleted that. That's the one you directly commented on saying "Have you at least started using it? I have a MB and I like it."
hu_lee_oh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:30:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, that. It was about OP being super let down about the gift because it was OP's purchase technically, but he never paid back Dad about it; but overall OP claimed fault for it for not paying back Dad.
hideousbeautifulface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah. Thanks!
T-RooooooooyJenkins ยท 126 points ยท Posted at 15:02:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally thought you were talking about a vibrator...
RyghtHandMan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
same i was reading to find out how the dad justified that
DarkResurgence ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought he was talking the bullet that killed Kennedy
sensualoctopus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:30:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A story with the opposite twist. We had just done the name drawing for the co-worker secret santa one year. One person was joking around and said "Who has so-and-so? You should totally get her a magic bullet." Everyone knew exactly what she meant. But this one girl was like "THAT'S SUCH A GREAT GIFT! SHE CAN MAKE SO MANY SMOOTHIES AND SHAKES!" We all went quiet and were like "...Nope, she's totally talking about the vibrator." Blender girl looked mortified.
bucketofcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought so too. Would have been terrible to have a card attached that said " Think of me whenever you use this."
foursevenniner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i still dont know what else she is talking about. her dad gave her a vibrator and blender for christmas?
Pm_me_things_damnit ยท 234 points ยท Posted at 13:51:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking silver bullet the whole way through this, I was really curious how you're father knew you wanted one so badly.
MiddyMcPinnerson ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
is that vibrator? that's what i imagined while reading
Q1189998819991197253 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:46:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's a blender.
They're really good though.
John_Keating_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:27:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a Coors Light.
ThachWeave ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The other reply told you it's a blender, but that's what the Magic Bullet is.
Honestly I have no idea what the comment you're replying to is talking about. "The woke way"? What...
opalgoth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"the whole* way"
edit ig lol they edited their typo a minute before I replied to your comment
Clueless_and_Skilled ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Vibrator is what I had in mind and was VERY confused. There are many online marketed as "bullet vibrators with a magic touch", so I just associated in my mind. Two types of people in this world, eh?
lethargiccoconut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To kill the werewolf, obviously.
ForeverPizzaPrincess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:31:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kidding me..? I was thinking a vibrator for some reason. The 'cooking meals' totally set me back.
Papitoooo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:12:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Teach me the woke way.
Pm_me_things_damnit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't handle the woke ways.
DragonBank ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:39:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was a doc. Even if you don't want it he knows you want it.
Syncopayshun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my secret doc, I fell out on purpose
Syncopayshun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ayyyy marin, slvr bulet n chill?
gnit2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine getting a rectal thermometer for christmas
CritiqueMyGrammar ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, hoping for the wincest story.
pahasapapapa ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 14:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tip the hat to him for remembering something you thought (at one time, anyway) would be awesome to have.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie though, Magic Bullet isn't too bad, as things go.
The name is awful though
downwardwanderer ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great name... for a vibrator.
GrayMattersFitness ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Magic bullets are fucking awesome, what are you on?
I want ONE protein shake, single serving. Not half a gallon and a giant fucking blender to clean.
its_mebitches ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am so glad I have somewhere to share this, because maybe you will remember how fucking awesome the magic bullet infomercial was. It was 30 min long and I would watch it EVERY SINGLE TIME it was on. I was probably 13-15 at the time the commercial got so much air time (27 now) and still want one!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:36:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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its_mebitches ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the old lady smoking the cig. Im really surprised to see others agreeing with me!! Makes me feel a little less weird
kayno-way ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also 27 and watched it every single time too. I begged my Mom for one multiple times. She got me this shitty knockoff I ended up breaking after a few months. I'd be pretty happy if I got one.
meowserr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching it every morning before school. The one thing that such with me was that it was the ULTIMATE party machine. I still want one to this day.
its_mebitches ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:23:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just realized I'm an adult and could totally buy one and make all the stuff one the infomercial.
hideousbeautifulface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved it too! I remember the chocolate shake with crushed up peppermints the lady made
SwiftyMcBold ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought a magic bullet was a vibrater... I really wasn't sure where this was going
Hahonryuu ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How can you not be happy receiving the personal portable counter top magician, able to do any job in the kitchen in 10 seconds! Look how all the ingredients go straight into the mug! Look how it turns that leftover chicken into a delicious chicken salad (with a little bit of curry powder <curry powder for everything!> added in). Remember the flat blade, that's the whipping blade. Dinners always a production. NACHO'S ANYONE!?!??!?!?!?
fucking hell I watched that infomercial way too fucking much growing up. But I swear it was ALWAYS on o_o
tway2241 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one from my parents without the manual and I could never figure out wtf that attachment was for. How well does it work when compared to a beater?
ryebreadryan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you made some banging ass egg salad with that thing though
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ryebreadryan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats the joke. They made egg salad with it in the infomercial im pretty sure lol
FuturePollution ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:00:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
JFK got a similar present one year
southernmonster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:29:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted one when they first came out and my mom decided to get me one. At the time, she was receiving treatment for chemo (bald head, no eyebrows/eyelashes, chemo brain fog) and was visiting Targets to find a "magic rocket" -- I imagine those employees are still receiving therapy. :)
AverageWhite_Male ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:16:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Magic bullets are coolio.
0Nyxee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw I really miss my magic bullet. That thing was super convenient. Not too bad of a gift!
Sofa6265 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would honestly love a magic bullet for Christmas.
Karnman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL to be fair, magic bullets are really useful!
oddballwriter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those things are actually kinda cool.
Brancher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:38:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude the magic bullet is hands down one of the most useful kitchen tools I've ever owned and I'd put it as top 3 best presents I've ever received from my mom. I've had it for probably 10 years now too and it still runs strong. Everybody should have one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had them. They're great.
MessiLovesCR7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bro thats an awesome present
youtubecommercial ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually asked for one for my 14th (?) birthday. Almost 4 years later and I still use it.
ChawChawTrain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my girlfriend this for Christmas, among other things, and she uses the damn thing every day, best gift ever.
lurking9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and a mate used to always watch the commercial on german television when we were drunk. The adlib didn't fit the lip movement of the people in the slightest, so the german voice stopped like seconds before they stopped talking. It was hilarious.
chimy727 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds a tad ungrateful of you tbh. Sounds like he listened to you and thought it would be practical and cool as a gift.
DeathbyHappy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were you drunk? This sounds like a drunk story from college.
Nigknocka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Talk about spoiled...
xxTurd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:45:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP asks for Magic Bullet. OP's Dad buys Magic Bullet. OP's Dad is an asshole. What?
StarsCanScream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man my mind was elsewhere with the Magic Bullet thing.
cheese707 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could make some manguene banana
someguy510 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And then you usted it to kill president Kennedy. Case closed guys
TheMer0vingian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason when you said "magic bullet" I was thinking of the vibrator ( pretty sure there is a brand of vibrator also called magic bullet) ... and was like wow, yeah that would definitely be the most awkward gift from your dad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those things are awesome! They make decent margaritas, good smoothies, healthy smoothies, and its portable. Totally cant wait to grab mine from storage when I move.
PM_ME_YOUR_CLIT_LADY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You fucked up
scotscott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought a magic bullet was some kind of vibrator
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the magic bullet was a bullet vibe. I was worried
iambookus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot Twists Abound! Kudos!
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unaware of this apparent blender brand, I thought this was some inappropriate self-pleasure gift...
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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miker1167 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its funny about Grandparents and favorites. My Grandparents said they wanted to get me and my brother something special for our 19th Birthdays. My brother is 18 months older and when he turned 19 he received a Rolex watch my grandma had bought my Grandfather in switzerland when he was stationed in west Germany in the 60's. I was nit expecting a Rolex but some kind of family heirloom woild have been great.
When it was my birthday they gave meba Roots watch. It was alright but did not have the meaning my brothers gift had. I then found out my grandpa won the watch in a raffle a week before. The watch broke about 6 months later. It sits on a drawer.
manuhong ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:44:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to a classmate. In 1st grade, we all picked names from a hat for secret Santa. One student put their name in twice, and my teacher didn't realize it. She also didn't realize that at the end of the drawing there was still one name not chosen.
That poor student went the entire week without any gifts/candy/cards while the student who put their name twice received twice the amount of gifts.
Of course my teacher didn't notice this till the end of the week. So I guess the worst gift is not only not getting anything but seeing everyone else get something nice.
TL/DR : Class-wide secret Santa where one student put their name twice and one student didn't get chosen. She went the whole week without a gift.
[deleted] ยท 629 points ยท Posted at 13:23:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 361 points ยท Posted at 13:29:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 392 points ยท Posted at 13:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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karmagod13000 ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 13:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
just asking but why tf would they want to do that?
TehScrumpy ยท 181 points ยท Posted at 14:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its mostly advertised for athletes who do long distances for long periods of time. Like cross country skiiers.
But also used by people who do not have a dick and want to pee standing up.
All__Nimbly__Bimbly ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:45:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn...I take my dick for granted.
You really put things in perspective for me, thank you.
BamboozleVictim ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:55:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Decent for festivals too
warios_dick ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know a few FTM guys who use them. Seem pretty effective and let's them stay safe in the men's restroom.
ivulcan1 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does using a plastic funnel make you more safe? Just go sit down in the stall and that way nobody sees that your not actually a guy.
paprikat ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 14:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I imagine it would be useful when camping outdoors or any instance when a lady is somewhere she really doesn't want to squat/sit down to pee.
acorngirl ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 14:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard it is useful if you hike/backpack a lot. So you don't have to undress your bottom half and squat in the woods just to pee.
Never tried one myself, though.
pahasapapapa ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:40:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
squat in the poison ivy
FTFY
acorngirl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:22:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god no
O_o
relic1882 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But wouldn't you still have to drop your pants far enough because just unzipping will not expose enough.. junk?
acorngirl ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, absolutely. But it's the difference between having your bare ass hanging out versus squatting with your pants around your ankles and your bum in the shrubbery.
So, you're less vulnerable, and if you see a bear or a rapey moose or something, it's easier to yank your pants up and run instead of getting your ankles tangled up and faceplanting in poison ivy while the moose advances on you slowly making sinister snorting noises.
Tapp-Matthews ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:39:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nani the fuck?!?
ShinyPaws ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rapey moose...lol
acorngirl ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the weirdest nature related menace I could think of offhand. :D
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acorngirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! :D
relic1882 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If a rapey moose wanted to get in on that, pulling your pants up quickly will not save you any more...
acorngirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, fine, bring logic into this... Lol
:D
velawesomeraptors ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 14:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're camping and it's really cold or rainy?
gatorly ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 14:47:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, that's when you pee in a cup in your tent. I've always thought that the "she-wee" and this thing we're talking about were for peeing more discretely on the trail. I was recently hiking in some deepish snow, and learned that popping a squat is more complicated than I'd like when you have several layers to remove. Trying to avoid getting my clothes covered in snow was tricky.
velawesomeraptors ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good point. It's the layers that are a problem. I have never been desperate enough to pee in a cup though.
spicewoman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:54:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How discrete is it when you're carrying around a pee-covered tube afterwards, though?
ObviouslyNotAUser ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:36:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it really any difference from pop a squat and doing your business the normal way? Your ass is a bit colder but you don't have to clean pee from a plastic tube.
SomeBroadYouDontKnow ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing you're a dude, because it's quite different. I'm an experienced squat pee-er (lived in China, had to learn how to use traditional toilets, peed on my shoe once. I wasn't pleased).
Imagine you're a girl and you're wearing pants and need to squat to pee. Unlike your b-hole, the urethra is pointing forward, not back. Like forward where the booty-and-thigh part of your pants are stretched between each leg. You don't want to long distance pee your pants (because if you wanted to pee your pants, why pull them down first? Or if you wanna long distance pee your pants, be ambitious and try putting them like 3 feet away from you before you start!), but you also don't want to have to fully remove them.
I've found that the best way to do it is to pull your pants down to just above your knee and when you squat and they're stretched across, use your off-hand to bunch them up into a little pant-bridge. Then pee and it should go under the the pant-bridge, in front of your feet.
It's not difficult to actually do, but it's definitely difficult to figure out on your own when you've only EVER used western (sitting) toilets.
alexthegirl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:53:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is absolutely the correct way.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:46:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been camping and it is different. When you're squatting, there's always a chance you'll get pee on your leg or shorts, etc.
velawesomeraptors ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on how cold it is lol
TeenagersFromMars ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:19:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in the urinals at Download Festival one year and a girl walked into the guys toilet area with her boyfriend and they peed standing next to each other.
There was a strange silence and lots of eyes glancing side to side in confusion and then she punched the sky and shouted "SHE-WEE!", everyone drunkenly cheered.
It was fucking amazing. That alone should be a reason for anyone to own one.
Hewkho ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 14:02:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is a good reason. If you get the Peequality just set it on the golden shower setting and let the flow do the rest.
karmagod13000 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:51:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like them to squat on my face tho
Wheredoesthetoastgo2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not both?
sun_chine ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a female, if I am asked to pee outdoors, there is pretty much a guarantee of getting some urine on me or my pants.
Shaladox ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:31:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really gross public restrooms?
karmagod13000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hell ya
Raichu7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like a good idea when hiking and not around toilets to be able to pee standing up. Then you realise you have to carry around a plastic tube covered in piss for the rest of your trip and apparently if you pee too fast it fills up and leaks out the side.
bronchoped1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 birds stoned at once. Use it as a funnel into a water bottle. You now have life saving urine if you get lost
PassportSloth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Posted above, but I was wearing this like, full body spanx thing on my wedding day that just had an awkward hole in the crotch for peeing (otherwise you'd have to fully undress). The peequality thing helped me make sure I wasn't pissing all over myself when I had to go.
xxmickeymoorexx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We got one for her to use at Renfaires. Since she is wearing a skirt, 2 underskirts, and a corset, it is quite impossible to lift 15 yards of fabric up so sit in a portapotty while you can't breathe. So she has this in her bag. And can stand up to pee easier.
carolathome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Going camping and not wanting to squat over the open ground (dirt, plants, bugs). Going overseas? This may be a welcome gift for doing your business over a hole in the ground.
ancilla1998 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:45:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law has had a knee replaced and loves to travel. She cannot use a squat toilet, so she takes her PeeStyle on every trip. She also keeps a tiny pack of wet wipes in the carry case so she can clean it off.
pm_me_ur_wet_pants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:26:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Camping? Hiking? Just for fun?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Camping. No bathrooms, out in the sticks, gotta pee, whip that sucker out and you're good. No pee on your shorts or underwear.
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you travel around in Asia, the toilet situation sometimes can be quite dire. With this option, you don't have to sit down on the dirty "toilet" to relief yourself. With the funnel, you can pee standing up, which makes it easier depends on the situation as well.
CajunVagabond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My GF is a pilot, she has something similar in her plane. No toilets on a Cessna man.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty useful for hiking too.
047032495 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:09:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you do with your piss covered funnel after using it?
cleeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use it for drip coffee?
pinkschnitzel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:04:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, a shewee?
PassportSloth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought one of those for my wedding day. Worked like shit and then you've got a damp purple funnel to stuff into your clutch. :/
agzz21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find it funny how they market peeing standing up as "bold and independent like a man".
I mean it's just the convenience to peeing wherever.
Though based on the atrocities that I've heard about women's public restrooms it could be very useful. Might be more sanitary than the alternative.
Noble_Flatulence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bold.
Brave.
Daring.
The future is here.
alwaysredeyed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So he gave her her own dick..... I think thatโs a pretty good gift
Abadatha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So. It's a generic she-wee?
SloMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently it's used to pee in your dog's mouth
Edit: fixed link
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a dick funnel idiot, women don't have dicks!
relic1882 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Equality gone way too far! This just made my day. My wife and I are laughing our asses off just clicking on that link.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:32:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basically a little cup that lets chicks piss standing up.
SesshySiltstrider ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 13:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean a Shewee?
karmagod13000 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 13:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how many versions of a standing up piss cup are there
JXDB ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:24:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
at least two!
downwardwanderer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard of a third, think it's called the go-girl or something.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 13:54:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gogirl, peequality, shewee same thing
TatterhoodsGoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot Fenis
RonaldTheGiraffe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend has a penis so she can do this anyway. And frequently does.
OwlsNSpace ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:21:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure there's another version called a "Weenis".
EDIT: Nope, I was wrong. There's a "Shewee" and "GoGirl" . Oops.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's 'equality', but for pee. smart, eh?
[deleted] ยท 314 points ยท Posted at 13:45:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a year ago and you're still not dealing with it well? Are you guys still together? I think you might want to talk to someone about that.
Baron-of-bad-news ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can answer that.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7f8g1x/reddit_how_did_you_cope_with_a_serious_break_up/
schuanky ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your username is too perfect haha
zenyattatron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks the fuck out
Noltonn ยท 257 points ยท Posted at 14:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that sounds like an over reaction to me. I get being disappointed about not being proposed to, but it feels like there's a lot more going on to make her a "nervous depressed wreck".
PassportSloth ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. For some, marriage is really important and then to have the person you've been with for years basically use that as a method to tease you is pretty fucked up. He hinted at it and she probably got excited and then he gave her, not even some other present, but some bullshit present as if to say "joke's on you" is pretty cruel of a person you're in a relationship with.
Noltonn ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, if you read her post like that it makes sense, that'd be a fucked up thing to do. I just read it as that she was seeing hints from him here and there and he either just didn't, or decided against doing it then, and it left her this upset. I didn't read it as malicious from his side, but that's also a fair interpretation and would explain the reaction better.
EDIT: A quick glance at her post history says you're more right. I'm not sure if it was malicious but it was definitely done in some way to fuck with her.
solinaceae ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming that he had been heavily hinting at a Christmas proposal, and then gave her the peequality instead of the ring she was expecting.
It's like asking a kid where they would want to keep their new Nintendo Switch all winter season, what games they would like, who they would play it with, etc., and then giving them a box of Crayons instead.
Except with all the emotions associated with proposals and marriage instead of just a gaming system. It's a cruel joke that betrays somebody's faith in their relationship.
Now I'm happily married to my husband, and I'd find it hilarious if he got me a peequality. But if he had been building up a big gift like a romantic vacation, and gave me a $10 gift instead, I would feel really betrayed.
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 16:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ifyouwanttosingout ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the proposing game is so weird. I hear so many stories about the stress and arguments it causes. My partner and I made the mutual decision to get married, which was still romantic. I know that the big gesture of a proposal can be romantic, but getting into a frenzy over it instead of talking about it seems awful.
servantoffire ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is always, 100%, how it should be. A proposal should be a surprise in the how/when, but you shouldn't be blindsided before even talking about it.
Noltonn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:06:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing something like that is going on here. But just from her post it seems a bit weird.
cleeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad you deduced this from 38 words - 4 detail void sentences.
I_love_black_girls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if you're dating someone who caused you to be a depressed, nervous wreck for a year, I wouldn't exactly call that healthy.
Toadxx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:28:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a pretty common thing that sometimes ruins relationships. You don't joke around about marrying someone in that manner. They think you love them enough to make a big commitment... but then they see you find that funny.
That can wreck someone's self esteem.
moroboshi88 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know man. Going through her post history it seemed like she was really invested in that relationship and was certain that the proposal was going to happen. (Buying a new dress, posting a thread on how redditors got proposed to, etc. ) Seemed pretty heartbreaking to me...
Noltonn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, had a look some time after I posted. Entirely fair reaction on her part actually.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing it came with a comment or implication like "haha like anyone would ever propose to you"
Noltonn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that would make sense, I'm guessing it's something more than just what she wrote.
violetbaudeliar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was nervous the whole year before hand because she thought for Christmas he was going to propose? That's how I read it until I scrolled down and saw these comments! I could be wrong though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't tell if this is more of an overreaction or the person that got coal as a joke gift and Pokemon Yellow as a real gift and never played it or any other video game again
paprikat ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 14:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you say he was hinting at proposing to you... do you mean like for weeks before the gift he was dropping hints that he was going to propose? Or was it like right before, he got down on one knee and let you get all excited, but then instead of pulling out a ring box, it was peequality? (Or both? Imagining this scenario is like an anxiety nightmare. Sorry you had to go through that.)
LittlePetiteGirl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:33:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He spent a month leading up to it since she finally finished dentistry school. He told her how he was taking her to the fanciest restaurant in town, had an evening, rooftop dinner, she bought an evening gown and at dinner he had the waiter specially present a box to her. She opened it and it was that peequality shit. Now whenever she tried to bring up the topic of how she felt hurt and humiliated, hed just start laughing and saying "but the look on your face!!!"
metoothanks__ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:35:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but WHY THO
JJ645 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:04:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, dump him already. It's been six months, have some self-respect!
Doctah_Whoopass ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's not normal.
MAXIMUM_FARTING ยท 98 points ยท Posted at 13:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you told him that?
TBH if my partner kept hinting at proposing then did something like that 'as a joke', I'd leave him. My feelings are not a joke or toy to play with, dammit, and pranks are only actually funny when the other person is left better off at the end.
holymacaronibatman ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:46:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What?
I do agree joking about proposals is not funny.
MAXIMUM_FARTING ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 14:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe there's exceptions to this, but I think it's better when pranks are either harmless or at least the pranker leaves the prankee better off at the end.
E.g. Wrapping up an awesome present in many layers in boxes of increasing size so the recipient mistakes it for something else? Actually funny - they quickly realise it's a joke and end up with something cool.
However, doing a bait and switch where somebody thinks they've received a PS4 or something they've always wanted only to find out, surprise, it's a brick and some clothes and nothing else... Not funny.
I think pranks should be funny for everyone, even the person on the receiving end, ya know? Getting someone's hopes up then brutally dashing them isn't funny in my opinion (unless, they set themselves up for it somehow, then it might be funny in a schadenfreude-y sort of way).
Raichu7 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 15:36:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another good prank gift if someone wants a video game is to get them the really awesome game they want but print out a fake box art cover for a really shit game (bonus points if it's for a different console to whatever they own) and put the fake cover under the plastic sleeve in front of the real cover.
I did it to a friend once when she desperately wanted Skyrim for the Xbox. Her face when she received Sega Bass Fishing for the PlayStation was priceless and her reaction when I told her to open the box and look at the disk was even better.
ilinamorato ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:39:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even better if it's in one of those obvious green Xbox cases, but you put a fake PS2 game cover on it.
DynamicDK ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, fucking awesome. I can only imagine the confusion I would feel if someone had given me that game. Nice prank.
SecretScorekeeper ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on board with you.
I also do not like the fake scratch tickets. A big win could be the answer to someone's prayers and change their life. Jokes shouldn't hurt.
grubas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dropped our proposal early and she wasnโt sure it was serious for a second. Was fun to witness her emotions fly while she looked around and realized I ambushed her.
The only people I know who did joke proposals broke up.
Alexanderphd ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't find it funny and are at different places, maybe you shouldn't be together or at least are not ready for marriage yet.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 13:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you dump him?
ShankyTaco ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:54:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look at their post history lmao. I feel kinda bad for them...
Chem_BPY ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit.
miss_omg_inthevalley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading her op!!! So fucked... I can totally see still being crushed and deceived a year later. Poor gal.
miss_omg_inthevalley ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading her op!!! So fucked... I can totally see still being crushed and deceived a year later. Poor gal.
miss_omg_inthevalley ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading her op!!! So fucked... I can totally see still being crushed and deceived a year later. Poor gal.
Bulldaddy92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my ex one, we called it a "shewee" she used it once in front of me in the bathroom, she had casually mentioned one before so I sneakily got it off eBay. We both thought it was hilarious but inappropriate as we where no longer dating.
chimy727 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you wanted him to propose to you as a present? Not trying to poke at you just genuinely curious. That is a shitty gift even without the engagement anticipation part.
krgongr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is incredibly fucked up and hilarious at the same time.
The_0bserver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Errr. Why not be the one to iniitiate things? Like honestly...
whatisevenleft ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope he is your ex-boyfriend. He sounds horrible
eaterofdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whether it's in the alley after during a late night of drinking, or to avoid toilet hovering in filthy public gas station restrooms, depend on PEEQUALITY to be there....wherever you "go."
I'm sorry but this is beyond hilarious.
wexweqtor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a boyfriend of 5 years named Zach who also gives horrible gifts. Maybe this year we'll get lucky
thatoneguy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But, hey, at least you can pee anywhere now.
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:34:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use it to pee on his grave?
baked_thoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im sorry, but goddamn im laughing so hard...
Lostcause2580 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have never met a Zach who was normal. I feel like it's just in the name... And if you changed the name for anonymity then you chose a good one to change it to.
lamireille ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is he still your boyfriend? That's not a snarky question. I have to admit I read your post history a little bit (but haven't found a post saying you'd actually broken up with him, which is why I asked the question), and I'd have been absolutely crushed if someone had done that to me. Also, furious. I loathe, loathe, loathe pranks and practical jokes that put one person in a position of control over another. I'm so sorry that happened.
gingerly_said ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zach sounds like a dick.
choreander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're doing okay. If you shoot me a pm I could send you an Xmas care package or something.
I dunno what would be in it though, I've never done one before.
bestfapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck man my names zach and I donโt remember buying this or even having a gf for more than 3 years.
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hang in there... My BF at the time, gave me a huge box, and inside was a smaller box and so on and so forth until the last box... a ring box... I opened it... "I owe you one Christmas gift." Oh my aching heart...
We've been married for 4 years in September. He proposed a year and half later. He didn't do it to be mean, just couldn't find a smaller box and thought--well shit this will work!
He gave me a gift that year, was a computer he built, t'was the gift he "owed" me. lol
uniqueguy263 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just ask him yourself SMH
Average-Nobody ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:27:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like maybe he dodged a bullet...
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aveganliterary ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because sometimes people want confirmation that their partner is in it for the long-haul. Maybe she wants to get married and have kids and after 5 years together it's not unreasonable to want to know if the other person is on the same level. If he is, they should get married (or at least engaged). If he's not, they she should be free to move on and find someone who does have the same goals. Five year isn't a huge amount of time when you're young, but if they're already in their late 20s or 30s then that's definitely getting to "make or break" time if she wants a family.
If both don't care, that's fine. Plenty of relationships carry on for years (or forever) with no legal contract, but some people want that "ultimate commitment" and if that's what she wants then she shouldn't have to wait around hoping her boyfriend feels the same way.
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castzpg ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This bugs me to no end. Maybe in your early 20's it's just a piece of paper but in my line of work I have seen way too many people get ruined financially. It was either their SO died and they weren't married or were married less than 9 months. I have many 40-50 yr old women that lost their homes because they couldn't get their SO's pension or SS benefits and couldn't afford it on their own.
BrattyBrittanyXO ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:13:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pls dump him u deserve a nice purse if he isnโt going to propose not a gag gift after 5 yrs...
kaitythegreaty ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:39:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I wanted a call phone for Christmas. My mom put a toy little mermaid phone in an att cellphone box. I was so excited until I opened that box. When you flipped the phone open it said โHi itโs Arielle!โ My best friends name was Arielle. She thought it was hilarious. I think I cried...
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm noticing a trend of shitty grandmothers in this thread, so I'll add to that. I once got a zip lock bag that contained a half roll of duck tape and a broken squirt gun from my grandmother for Christmas. It wasn't wrapped, just the plastic bag with my name on it.
Xzeno ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:25:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got divorced at a young age and my dad remarried....well I don't think my step-mom like a constant reminder of a past life my dad had much because I always got half-assed gifts growing up.
I remember really being into Lego's at the time and I expressed this to my dad and step-mom. Christmas rolls around and my step-brother gets an SNES with a couple of games. I get the giant baby lego's from the discount area of wal-mart that come in a plastic cylinder. I said thank you and set them aside but wasn't really interested in them....my step-mom picked up on this and told me that "If I wasn't going to play with them that she'd take them back" So I'm sitting here at like 8-10 years old playing with Giant lego knockoffs with my like 3-5 year old younger step-brother while my other step-brother who's the same age as me played on his SNES....
PM_ME_YOUR_CLIT_LADY ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm late so this might get buried.
One year an well off uncle gave me a national geographic magazine. Said he got me a subscription to them. I was young, trying to make the best of it. I'm looking over the book and on the back they show some other covers from other month's issues. I see some cool stuff to young me, sharks, elephants, tigers, naked tribe ladies. So I'm thinking "This isn't so bad, at least I'm get to look at some neat stuff."
Well the subscription never came. And only many years later did I realize that he basically didn't have a gift for me. He just picked up the national geographic he had gotten that month off his coffee table and gave it to me.
gwyllionjaenan ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:49:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma usually means well, but one year my cousins and I were all about 12-13 and we got matching hot pink pants with sequin belts. Which might've been cool when we were 6 but I don't think any of us wore them once.
That same grandma also got me some books about magical cats that solve mysteries. When I was 22.
Talason1281 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt know if this counts but I got a crappy book which was badly beaten up from my grandfather with a ยฃ100 check in it. Because I was a good kid, I phoned him to thank him for the money. He then demanded it back and when I refused, he vowed never to see me again and he has still kept up his vow.
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has me confused, why send money and demand it back?
TheRollingPeepstones ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:34:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP, but I think he didn't want to give money, only the book. He forgot that he was hiding money in that old book.
magicpasta ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:52:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So this isn't exactly the worst gift, but it's pretty bad.
My grandmother is a nut job. She is notorious for taking all the grandkids out and having them pick out something, getting the kids all hyped up, buy the thing the grandchild picked out, then tell them they'll get it for Christmas. Only, we never got what we picked out. None of us did. Instead, she'd give us something else entirely. See, my grandmother is something like a horder. So she'd give us something she's horded instead, like an ancient, dusty shirt she's had sitting in a box for 30 years. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is every year, without fail, us, the good little grandchildren accept the gift and be polite. We go home and hang it in our closets. And when we're not home, she comes over, breaks in, and steals back the ancient gift... then gives us the same ancient gift the very next year, over and over again. I've gotten the same denim shirt for like 14 years in a row.
MrsRoseyCrotch ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:16:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law gave me a pair of maternity capris for Christmas. I had just had a baby. It was winter. So I take them back to Walmart thinking I could maybe get some make-up or something and it turns out she had paid $1 for them. They had spent $500 on their daughter for Christmas- itโs not like they were hurting financially.
genaio ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas a couple years ago, I watched my sister open a $600 set of pots and pans, my brother got a PS4 and some games, but the only thing under the tree for me was a $20 collectable coin from HSN. Thanks dad!
Mister0Zz ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:17:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in middle school for Christmas all I wanted was a computer. I didn't care if it was a nice computer, I just wanted one that was mine. I made it clear that I would rather my family members pool their efforts and get me that single gift rather than any others.
Well Christmas morning comes and what do I see but an old cream colored windows pc on top of a brand new desk with my name on it. I was ECSTATIC, and was immediately profusely grateful.
Until they informed me my gift wasn't the computer
it was the desk
the computer wasn't for me at all.
I'm 26 and I've still never owned my own desktop, I'm saving up for one now, but that shit still pisses me off.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:05:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surprisingly, a lot of people share a story similar to this
gameschess ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:23:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I have a good one for this... (I usually post way too late for these to be read though)
My wife and I went to visit my father (parents separated) and his new wife a few years ago, we bought them a bottle of wine in a tall green bag. We gave it to them and then they realized they didn't get my wife anything so his wife walked back into their bathroom and put a bottle of Bath and Body works soap in the green bag..... when we got home we realized they had already used some of the soap.... so my wife got used soap for Christmas.... had to be one of the worst gifts I've ever seen... he also got me 1000 hours of AOL for my birthday once. (you know... those free CDs)
PhatDaddi ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to be that guy because everyone seems to love getting this, but socks and underwear from my in-laws. My wife and I had been married at least 8 years by this point, so it's not like they didn't know what to get me.
A bit of background, my family grew up pretty poor. I can only recall 3 Christmases where I received any kind of presebts from my parents in my 20 years living with them, and the in-laws knew this. After I got married was when I was introduced to how her family did Christmas. Literally a mountain of presents under the tree. They never really got me anything expensive and I certainly wasn't expecting them to, but it kind of hurts when you open up a little gift bag with some rolled up socks that are too tight and underwear that's 2 sizes too big after a good few years.
Nile528 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:51:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my grandma's is a serious cheapskate. I was about 8 or 9 during Christmas one year and she brought giant trashbags of stuff for us 3 kids, 1 bag each. We were actually excited because that could be a lot of stuff in there. Well, it turns out she went to a bunch of garage sales and spent about 5 bucks per kid to fill these bags with crap. In mine, there was a used Del Taco cup. She said I can reuse it and get free drinks from del taco whenever I want. I've never been so let down before.
BTW, my grandma is a millionaire.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19, I went to my uncles house for Christmas. This is about a 6 hour drive one-way. Itโs important to note that Iโm informally adopted, and was raised by this family from 14.
Long story short; I didnโt enjoy holidays with the family, because I never really felt a part of it.
This particular Christmas we did a white elephant gift exchange (everyone buys a gift of a certain value, you draw straws to see who picks first, gifts can be stolen, etc).
I ended up getting a wind chime, as my aunt stole the gift card I chose. Bummer, but thatโs the nature of white elephant. But after that, we were told gramps had a surprise for all us grandkids.
So they sit us down, and he hands out a white envelope to each of the grandkids. When he gets to me he says, โI didnโt give you an envelope because youโre not my real grandchild. I want to be honest, so youโre not offended.โ
In each envelope was a check for $10k.
I went home with a wind chime, and a reminder that I wasnโt really family.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is honestly the saddest thing Iโve read on this whole thread
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:17:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I try not to be too much of a downer, but this was definitively my worst Christmas.
But hey, I'm a successful 30 year old now! Wahoo!
Justsayit_Goos_Fraba ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:30:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm so sorry this happened to you. It made me so angry and sad at the same time. I just canโt understand what is wrong with people like this...how could he possibly justify this as an alright thing to do.
Iโm adopted also, and I understand the โnot quite feeling a partโ side of this, but never have I been treated so blatantly as an outsider as this. It hurts my heart for you.
I like this quote~ โWhen everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching...they are your family.โ ~Jim Butcher
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate your perspective - adoption is a strange animal for everyone involved to deal with. Really agree with that quote!
As for this event; it left a mark, but it certainly doesnโt define me.
ChameleonRazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh honey. That is rough. Maybe heโll get his karma in similar form. We can hope xx
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:41:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's alright, honestly. I'm 30 now and as well-adjusted as I know how to be. I consider myself lucky to have had so many poor experiences with family, because it taught me the value of investing in the people that reciprocate love, not just those with which you share DNA (or in my case, adopted-DNA).
Letthepumpkincumflow ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:02:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that prick, you made yourself your own man. That got me angry, family isn't DNA and never will be, my best friend isn't my brother but he is and always be.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:15:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be lying if I said it didn't piss me off at the time. But looking back, it gave me perspective on what "family" really means.
And I couldn't agree more; my close friends are family. My buddies are my brothers. That's just how I view it now.
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 13:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Books.
not particularly because of the books themselves, although I wasn't really a kid that would sit and read, and certainly not the books I was given -
But because when they were wrapped, they were the exact right size to be a PS2 game, and i was a huge gamer.
But still, it was a nice thought and i tried my best to act happy.
Slightly_Tender ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that. One year i was super excited because there was a gift under the tree the exact dimensions and weight of a ps3 game, and I didn't have a ps3 at the time.
On christmas morning: Bluray, Poseidon Adventure (2005 remake)
FriedEggg ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14, my aunt gave me books. It looked like a nice book set, but they were for ages 5-6.
WillieNederWiet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:05:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god i remember that feeling of fuck yeah a new gam.. oh its a book.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the exact reverse reaction lol. Oh sweet books oh just video games...
SongOfCelerity ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:28:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a cowboys jacket. I fucking hate football. On the other hand, she gave my brother a jacket for his favourite band.
lasersharknado ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:48:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Xmas I got a jar of passion fruit butter and a bag of macadamia nuts still in shells without a nutcracker from my sister in law.
Just what every man wants.
Turned my luck around by giving the nuts to my kids with a mallet. Kept them entertained for about 20 minute while I could browse reddit.
So I guess she gave me the gift of reddit.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I received a golf club set by my parents for xmas.... I never golfed before, and when I asked if they could take me they said "No it's too expensive". No idea what they were thinking
malque2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was like 7 years ago...for my birthday the year before I had gotten a record player from my mom and sister. The guy I was dating was super annoying and thought everything he did/liked was better than anybody elseโs preferences, so even though he knew I already had a record played he โbuiltโ me another one. It had some super obsolete auxiliary audio cables that would not hook up to any speakers that I had, so I could not actually listen to records on it, since he didnโt give me the correct speakers with it. For many other similar reasons, we stopped seeing each other shortly after, and when i tried to give him the record played back he asked me to keep it. About a year later I started dating my now-husband who was an acquaintance of his from HS. He was so annoyed by the fact that I was dating him that he showed up at my house to get his record player back since โI never appreciated it anywayโ. The gift that keeps on giving!
Bumblebreez ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:19:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Try the worst birthday party of my life. My dad and my aunt celebrated mine and my little cousins birthday together because our birthdays were 3 days apart. I was 8 and my cousin was turning 6. My aunt went all out getting a magician and a ton of great presents for my cousin.
When we all sat around to watch the magic show the magician said, โitโs a very special personโs birthday today! My assistant for this show!โ I perked up and he called my cousin up and I waited through the whole show for him to call me up because it was my birthday too. He never did and after the show I went up to the magician and said, โitโs my birthday too.โ And he looked at me and just smiled and said, โwell happy birthday!โ
I was so confused as to why he didnโt know it was my birthday, we were sharing a party. The whole party was more focused on my cousin than me all day. Finally when presents came we opened them. My cousin got a ton of cool games and electronics, in fairness I got a few Barbies Iโd wanted and my dad even bought me my own TV for my room as well as a portable DVD player.
But the real gut puncher came when my aunt said, โwe have one more surprise for the birthday girl!โ And we all went into the living room and they brought out a huge box which my cousin promptly opened and the tiniest kitten crawled out and she shrilled with joy, โA KITTY!? MY VERY OWN KITTY!?โ
I just wanted to die. Iโd wanted a cat for forever and my parents knew and would never let me have one because they didnโt like cats at all.
At that point everyone was so focused on my cousin that they didnโt notice when I slipped away down to the basement and hid under a pile of blankets to bawl my eyes out. About an hour went by before they found me like that wondering and worrying where Iโd got to.
About 10 years later Iโd told my dad that was the worst birthday ever and he explained that he couldnโt afford to pitch in for the magic show cuz of his divorce with my mom, he didnโt even know about the cat til they opened the box and he really tried his best to make it a good birthday, my aunt was just a snobby, show offy bitch about the whole thing. We still combined birthdays for years but my aunt toned it back a bit, I think she realized she fucked up when they found me sobbing in the basement.
And 15 years after this I finally got the cat Iโd always wanted and I love her to pieces. :)
Brothee ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a book called โAll the real Indians have diedโ from my grandma.
Merry Christmas, amiright?
On the other hand, she believes that we are part American Indian and has her whole life. She wears the beads, attends local pow-wows, collects โartifactsโ and refers to that nationality as โmy peopleโ.
The worst gift SHE ever got was given to her the following year. My dad gifted her an ancestry.com report that showed she was 0% American Indian.
I tried to comfort her by telling her it didnโt matter, because all the real Indians have died.
TheRollingPeepstones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Elizabeth Warren? :D
Slow_motion_riot ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diabetes testing supplies. I was 337lbs at the beginning of that year, by the end of summer I was down to 260lbs. I had no signs of the disease, I just told my mom I didn't want a cake for my birthday (in sept) that year. I was turning 27, I'm 33 now and still don't have diabetes, or signs of it. I fucking hate my mother hahahahaha
restingbutchface ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:58:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will totally get buried but, yah know.
In the past Mam has given me (her adult daughter):
A can of soup (perfect for a 14yr old)
Packets of dry rice (I guess cooked would have been weird)
Baby shoes (I haven't/won't have kids)
Books on cooking for said imaginary kids
Those free toys/CDs from cereal packets
A stone she found and liked
My personal favourite - Christmas gift paper. Wrapped. In. Christmas. Paper.
It used to bother me so much because it seemed so... thoughtless. Just, shit, it's Christmas, wrap up any old shit, that'll do!
Five years ago, over a drunken family holiday it all came out. How abusive her parents were. How they beat her, the names they called her, how cruel they were. Part of the cruelty was that my grandmother didn't allow my mother to open any gifts. Granny would do it, deem the gift unsuitable and then throw it away, or give it to my aunt.
My ma was 22 before she got to unwrap a gift.
So all along, she wasn't being unthoughtful when she gave me a used hairbrush, perfectly gift wrapped. She was wrapping everything and anything because she wanted me to have the experience she never had. Opening a godamn Christmas gift.
Her health isn't great now and I am dreading the day I open my gifts and they're all classy, thoughtful and cute. It'll never be as weird and as heartbreakingly tender as the bizarro shit my ma gave me.
TLDR - mother gives me insane gifts due to childhood trauma and it hurts my heart.
SeizamHD ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got rocks for my birthday from one of my aunts. apparently she thought i like collecting rocks...
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:42:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 6th grade my best friendโs Mom (who is not fluent in English) gave me a light blue shirt that said โpanty raidersโ on it. โRaidersโ was written really big on the shirt and โpantyโ was pretty small in cursive so I didnโt notice. I wore the shirt to school on the first day after winter break and my teacher pulled me aside after class and sent me to the principalโs office. They made me go home because I didnโt have another shirt to change into.
NicoleKC24 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:21:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandparents gave me a small comb that had gray hairs stuck in it.
rashidthepersian ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my best friend in elementary school gave me a bratz doll, which in itself is a great gift for an 8 year old girl, that she stole from one of our classmates.
Got_Tiger ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:21:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school my younger sister gave me for Christmas a math textbook that she had stolen from me for the sole purpose of giving it as a Christmas gift, and several pennies.
SirAttackHelicopter ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my younger brother (grade 2 at the time) got a bag of beef jerky for christmas. My mom thought it was funny and burst out laughing and teasing him. The problem was, she didn't get him anything else. The joke kinda gets lost when it turns out to not be a joke in the end.
edit: that same year I got a super nintendo game and my sister got a barbie thing.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow this is cruel as hell
syndreamer ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:53:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We get Xmas gifts at our office given to us by head supervisor. Last year she decided to post small messages of "encouragement" on the back of our gifts. So I got an Old Spice body wash with a vague message saying "Asian". The rest of my coworkers got body wash too with things like, "keep up the good work" or "merry xmas"
MrPokinatcha ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but relevant. My aunt went around the whole family, (her 3 kids, 4 sisters and like 10 nephews) asking for money so that we could all buy my (super awesome) uncle this super ultra awesome lazyboy that he wanted for ever! She was very convincing so we all chipped in. Christmas comes, and turns out he never wanted a lazy boy because it reminded him of his abusing father and he just started crying in front of all of us...
Guess who chills every single fucking afternoon on that chair giving zero fucks: Aunt Bitch.
INeedAHoagie ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:50:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst I've received, but the one that sticks out the most in my mind: For my "sweet" 16, my grandparents gave me $500.
Context: We'd been living with my grandparents at the time, who were charging my mother and I each $250/mo in rent. Normally, my mom would pick up the rent since I worked a minimum wage job and my savings (read: the college fund my mom started for me when I was born) had already been depleted by the rent I paid from the ages of 12-14. My mother was unemployed and constantly in and out of different temp jobs, and she had, just a week before my birthday, finished her contract with her most recent temp job. The day before my birthday, my grandfather and her had gotten in a fight because she said she might not be able to pay this month's rent.
My grandparents gave me $500, knowing that my mom would ask me for it to pay the rent. Which she did, upon me immediately opening the card that contained the money. My grandma watched this happen and exclaimed "oh how lucky!" and gave me some shitty smile as if I was supposed to thank her for paying our rent.
I spent the rest of my "sweet" 16 with 3 friends, walking around a cute little historic town in my area that I really love because of its unique shops and gorgeous scenery. The entire time, my one friend complained how boring the day was because she lives in the town and sees it every day. "Can't we just do something FUN instead of window-shopping? Why couldn't you have a normal party for your sweet 16? I'm tired of walking pleeeaasseee let's go to the mall or something or the movies I hate being heeeeere!!!!"
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's horrible. Hopefully you manage to move out soon after
INeedAHoagie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did! Earlier this year my mom and I were able to get our own house. :)
dnl101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:06 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice to hear!
YossarianxDead ยท 933 points ยท Posted at 13:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't the best student when I was younger (I'm someone who needed extra help in math) and one Christmas, my aunt decided to play a joke on me.
Her gift was a large box, inside of which was another box. Inside of which was another smaller box. When I finally got to the smaller boxes inside, my curiosity had definitely peaked. But then I found the prize - a real, authentic, lump of coal.
There were several lumps. I opened the smallest box, which contained - you guessed it - more coal. And a note. Which stated that this is what you get when you do poorly in school. Oh and my 'real gift' was upstairs. It was Pokemon Yellow, and yes this was 1999.
I opened the coal in front of my entire extended family. I never ended up opening the game, or even playing it. It ruined Christmas for me forever, and I haven't been a gamer ever since.
zangor ยท 680 points ยท Posted at 14:49:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean to tell me you were so devastated that you didn't open the wrapped 'pokemon yellow' gift? This is one of those reddit comments where I'm confused. Was the other gift never given?
shhh_its_me ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 15:16:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sort of assumed that OP looked devastated and they rushed to tell him/her "no no your real gift is upstairs , I'll get it. Here Here open it ,it's OK sweetie open it, it's a pokemon yellow you wanted that right?"
Perfide01 ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 16:41:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I assumed the note said his real gift was upstairs but the embarrassment of getting coal in front of his whole family fucked him up. It'd probably be a funny joke to a teen or adult, but to a little kid I'm sure it would be mortifying.
Abadatha ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted coal as a kid. I wanted to be a blacksmith damnit.
robolew ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt understand. And then he refused the other gift? He couldnโt find it? They forgot about it and itโs still upstairs to this day?
Perfide01 ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 17:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He refused to open it as a fuck you to his aunt. If he opened and enjoyed his real gift, his aunt "wins" and it all gets played off as a harmless joke despite being mortifying for OP.
By not touching it, it makes it clear to the other family members it wasn't harmless, and his aunt is a cunt.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like he really just punished himself. His aunt probably didn't care about the "fuck you" and still thought her joke was funny, while OP missed out on a great game.
Toadxx ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still, it honestly shouldn't be confusing that this could really hurt a kid and ruin something for them.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:36:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand being extremely hurt. I understand he was humiliated. But having it ruin Christmas? Not just that Christmas, but every Christmas? That's extreme, and makes OP look like he has a martyr complex.
vinney1369 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If someone used Christmas to rip on me about something I was sensitive about (which a kid is likely to be sensitive about their grades, especially if school is hard for them) I'd probably do the same. I may be a sensitive person, but that also means I put a lot of thought into the gifts I give to others. If I were that kid, I'd probably already be feeling bad about my grades. Putting my failures on parade in front of everyone for laughs or to prove a point about how you think I don't try hard enough is a great way to get me to avoid you forever. Unless a solid heartfelt apology was given, I don't think I'd ever forget it.
your_moms_a_clone ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a sensitive person too, and I also put a lot of time and energy into Christmas gifts for others (although I don't expect them to do the same for me, Christmas is about giving rather than receiving for me). And again, I understand that he was humiliated and I don't really like practical jokes for this reason. But the fact is he's an adult now and he's let something ruin this holiday for him every year since 11. That's not just bitter, that's dedication to a grudge.
vinney1369 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, sometimes things happen and they just become a part of you. It's not always a conscious decision.
Toadxx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or.... they were a little kid and small things can have big meanings.
I am a person that is hard to offend. You can straight up insult me any way that you want and I'll just smile and say thank you, because I legitimately do not care.
You put your hand on my shoulder or back more than once or twice in a single day, however, and you'll be very clearly asked never to do so. I just don't like to be touched, and I don't care who you are. I've turned around to my boss and just told them, do not touch me. Don't. For some that is not a big issue, but I can get very pissed off just by being touched.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, but 11 isn't a "little kid". I'm not sure what the rest of your reply had to do with anything.
Toadxx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The point was that seemingly minor things can affect people more than you think, and it was rather clear.
How old are you? 11 is certainly a little kid. They're growing up and getting bigger, but they're still a little kid. I'm only 19 and highschool freshman feel like kids to me.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had you actually given an ancedote about childhood trauma, it could have been relevant. Instead you just gave a paragraph on how you don't like to be touched, without even describing how it affects you.
And what country do you live in where a pre-teen is considered a little kid? Because I have never heard anyone describe an 11 year old as "little" in the US.
Toadxx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:59:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My point was never about trauma, so? My point was that seemingly minor things can affect people in ways you might not expect.
Being randomly touched naturally aggravates me more than most people. A seemingly minor thing with an unexpected reaction. Clear?
Trauma can relate to this, but I was never talking about trauma. Even in the context of Christmas being ruined for that one person, it wouldn't have to be traumatizing to ruin Christmas. It could simply be a bad Christmas that ruined someone's spirit for Christmas. Small things can do that because sometimes small things are big to people.
The very same country, and I've heard people describe young teenagers as little kids. Teenagers even up to 15 and 16 are often referred to as little kids by older demographics. Just because you don't consider them a kid doesn't mean they aren't, they're a preteen, yes, but a teenager isn't exactly old, and neither is an 11 year old.
TheresASilentH ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he unwrapped the gift, but never opened the actual game to play it.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really think of 11 year olds as "little kids". A little kid is a 6 year old. 11 is a pre-teen.
Perfide01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing in the OP says he was 11, just says younger. And besides the point, 11 may not be a little kid, but they'd still be a kid and it was a dick move by the aunt.
your_moms_a_clone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He says it in his other comments.
adanceparty ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:56:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i would've laughed at this when it was all said and done and been super happy for pokemon. My aunt gave me a tie with weird frogs on it that I never wore when I was 11. I acted grateful and moved on, but with a gift like pokemon yellow? No harm no foul on that joke.
RyghtHandMan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"no bitch fool me once shame on you"
FightingPolish ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 15:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When youโre a kid you donโt want to be publicly humiliated in front of everyone. He knew he wasnโt good at school and wasnโt proud of it and being called out like that in front of everyone was really hurtful and he basically said fuck you and fuck your โgiftโ and didnโt even open it. It probably wasnโt meant to be that hurtful by the people giving the gift, they probably just wanted him to do better in school and thought they were making a funny joke but it wasnโt taken that way.
killerz7770 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:33:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened to me, I was a shitty kid but I was trying my hardest; but being put down by bullies and my family hurt me.
Except there were two boxes.
My sister's ex-husband hyped me up for about a month about getting me a PS3.
In the first Box, it was Shrek Operation.
In the second Box.... it was a lump of coal and a rock.
I opened the presents up in front of my entire family.
I cried the whole time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... Jesus. This thread makes me appreciate my family. I've had lots of poorly-thought out gifts but their heart is always in the right place.
Perfide01 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:43:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This exactly. I'd react the same way if it'd happened to me as a little kid
Digimon_Shiny ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:33:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I would react the same way today as an adult.
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe OP was so sad that he just died right there.
zangor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:22:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine if someone was so depressed they just slumped over and died.
At the rate I'm going, it doesn't sound too crazy. Well, actually I can't even make that joke anymore because my antidepressant is working and I no longer feel good OR bad.
Sharkbait93 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. The dude needs to clarify.
anweisz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Videogame cartridges come in boxes with the name of the game and all. He was either given the box with no wrapping or he unwrapped the box but never took the game out to put on his console.
Noble_Flatulence ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:44:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unwrapped the box, never opened the game box, I assume.
YossarianxDead ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:45:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck her gift. By the time I got the actual gift, which I would have loved on it's own (it was EXACTLY what I wanted), I was so upset I wanted to die.
No 10 year old should feel that way, ever. It's called child abuse. Like those assholes who shave their kids heads and put it on facebook for millions to see. That is fucked up.
Dragmire800 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:47:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not child abuse. It was a bit mean, but is not child abuse.
zangor ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see.
titdirt ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 16:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree itโs a shitty gift but child abuse? Come on man grow up. I was raised Jehovahโs witness. I never got gifts ever. Imagine as a kid every year during the holiday season everyone else getting cool shit while you get nothing. It fucking sucked. Still not child abuse. If you think a bad gift and embarrassment is, you mustโve had a pretty dope childhood.
CaptainBegger ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:10:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the expectation that you'll be happy that hurts. My parents were never really into Christmas or traditional holidays like Chinese New year so I rarely got shit from them but I didn't care because I didn't expect anything.
BetterBeRavenclaw ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Context really, really, REALLY matters when calling something "abuse" or not. There are legit tribes in africa that cut and carve the shit out of the skin of their little boys to make them men. Every man in the tribe has to undergo it. It's pretty upsetting for westerners, but it is not abuse.
You grew up in a religion where there is no gift giving. I'm sure that sucked for you when you went to school, but that was not abuse. I'm assuming that the kids who went to your church, your brothers and sisters, your parents, your cousins, they also didn't get gifts.
There is a big difference between everyone in a certain group/culture/religion or whatever behaving in a certain way vs being singled out to receive special, anti-preferential treatment.
TL;DR if you are treated in the same was as everyone else in your community as per social norms, that does not have the same psychological effects as being the only one treated in a certain way amongst a community.
Yalnix ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:26:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, and he was saying that wasn't abuse...
I have no idea what your point is. I think you need to re-read his comment.
BetterBeRavenclaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:26:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need to re-read mine, actually.
I know he was saying that what he experienced wasn't abuse. I'm saying that just because what happened to him wasn't abuse, it doesn't mean that what happened to OP wasn't abuse.
In OPs situation, he was treated differently than everyone else and was the only one singled out. In the responder's situation, he was treated the same way as every other member of his religion and was not singled out.
There is a huge psychological difference between experiencing the same shitty thing every member of your community is experiencing vs experiencing a shitty thing that you are the ONLY member of your community to experience. It can lead to feelings of shame, guilt, worthlessness, depression, wondering why you're not good enough, self-recrimination, etc etc. The other guy wasn't singled out in the same way.
[deleted] ยท -37 points ยท Posted at 16:40:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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GameronWV ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thats quite frankly insulting and discrediting those who have had to actually endure child abuse. You hot pranked and they had a real gift anyway. It wasnt abuse, it was a prank that you took poorly. You seem like a very dramatic person.
CyberClawX ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:25:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't prank kids. Also don't embarrass them in front of everyone in the name of everyone else having a good fun at the cost of the child.
Is it that hard to imagine a kid being embarrassed, harassed and mocked by his whole family being put off christmas? Fuck that shit. People are stupid, and the whole "it's just a prank bro" mentality is deranged.
I grew up in schools where violence was common. Getting the shit kicked out of you by 5 guys twice your size was common. I'd rather get a beating than let them take anything of mine. I'm older and wiser now. I probably rather choose my fights than stand my ground. But a few years ago, a friend saw me in the mall, and nicked my burger over my shoulder as a joke while I was looking the other way.
In the split second that happened, I didn't see him, and as an arm amputee I was already balancing the tray on my sole hand, my only reasonable chance to fight back the thief was to use the tray as a bludgeon weapon. Fuck the drink and chips, I rather buy it all again then let that asshole get away with it smiling. My mind was in autopilot.
I turned and saw my female friend laughing, burger in hand, and losing the smile as soon as she saw my face turning towards her. I obviously caught that it was a joke, and didn't take it in any ill way, but still, pranks mess with people the wrong way. I might have spilled my drink, ruined some food, or heck, hurt her before I realized it was just a prank.
In pranks it's easy for you or the other person to get hurt - and not necessarily physically. Feelings can get hurt as well, and pissing on them in name of a prank is juvenile and irresponsible when targeting a kid.
GameronWV ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So let me get this straight, you were about to kill your friend because he/she jokingly took your burger but gave it back?
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:20:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you get violently harassed on a daily basis at school, a place where you are forced by society and your parents to still go, over and over, regardless of the abuse you suffer there, you start developing self-defense and survival reflexes. It includes being ready to violently fight anyone putting their hands on you or your possessions without prior authorization and full sight.
Remember how beaten dogs or beaten kids crawl into a ball and cover their face and skull, whenever someone raise their hand too close them or start yelling? That shit takes years to go away. Same with the tendency for social survival violence.
CyberClawX ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? No.
First, I didn't see who it was, I honestly though it was some thug trying to mess with me, to take advantage/mock my handicap, or something. I didn't even know she was at the mall. When I saw it was her, I calmed down immediately. She obviously gave the burger back, but my reaction was before I saw who she was or expecting to have the burger back (without employing force). For me she could keep the burger and I'd buy her another, she's a friend.
Second, being bashed with a plastic tray is hardly lethal. I doubt some thug would let himself be slapped by a tray without a fight, so I was ready to throw some punches, yes, but I don't think I'd go as far as kill the guy. I mean, it was a McD burger. If I'm gonna kill someone, it needs to be over a Munchie Burger, not some McDs.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit you sound entitled. Your low point of childhood, the point of abuse, was opening coal and actually getting a gift? When I got bad grades at that age I spent all summer working at my grandma's. Every day I did work there. And I learned a lesson from it (that I don't like my grandma, but also the value of hard work). Get over yourself.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok
blizpix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure this will get downvoted, but I feel for you, and I think all these people replying to insult you are being overly judgemental. Some things roll off people's backs, and same thing can cut a different person to the bone. I personally tend towards the latter. I'm a sensitive person, and I think a lot of the people replying are being bullies, whether they mean to be or not. People who have had harder lives sometimes balk at what they think are trivial injuries, but everything is relative. Just because it wouldn't bother someone else doesn't mean it's stupid or weak to be hurt from it.
YossarianxDead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate your comment, thank you.
I expected a lot of hate comments; it is Reddit after all! It's easy to tell who is a bully and who isn't though. My aunt is a bully.
I got almost as many replies about the Pokemon game than I did the actual point of the story, but I don't know what I expected. Haha.
The only thing I can do is be better than her, and learn from the experience!
blizpix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Abuse comes in all forms, and it is subjective to the victim how much damage the abuse does. Honestly, I think your answer is short-sighted and inconsiderate.
Dragmire800 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:48:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see now. The event was magnified in badness because you are obviously either autistic or an asshole
Brettyoke49 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude you're a little bit thin-skinned. The real world must be tough for you if opening up a gag gift "ruined Christmas for you forever."
That's honestly pretty pathetic.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a gag to a 10 year old though.
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Brettyoke49 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt it was much of a hyperbole if you're so staunch in your stance that it was child abuse. You're kind of a little bitch.
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titdirt ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You realize trying to flex your size and intimidate people over the internet just makes you look more like a little bitch right? You canโt be scary when your biggest weakness is a lump of coal. I wanted that Pokรฉmon yellow more than life itself when I was a kid but had to wait until by best friend beat it just so I could borrow it afterwards. After of course trading him my red eyes black dragon.
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2wheelsrollin ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure you did the math right on that?
Elmer701 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the same, but it made me think of this story: My aunt has a hair salon. Years ago she had a mom come in with her daughter. The little girl had really long hair and had apparently done something wrong and made her mom mad. Her punishment was getting a short hair cut. Joke was on her, though, because the little girl was ecstatic about her hair cut when it was done!
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YossarianxDead ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must also be the type of person who thinks someone in their 40s mocking an 11 year old is hilarious.
VQopponaut35 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you must be the type of person that thinks a gift given in jest is child abuse.
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fucking christ, a bunch of people are telling you that maybe youre over reacting. And your response is to be rude in return. Theres nothing rude about what others have said. It just seems its coming to push some childhood buttons of yours and is making you lash out a little. Take a step back and think about it.
CutieKyle ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You must be the kind of person to hold a grudge for 18 years. HILARIOUS
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:24:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Childhood trauma sure is FUNNY
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CutieKyle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:03:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is when you can't manage to get over it instead of whine like a bitch on Reddit 2 decades later
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:32:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You do realize that publicly humiliating and insulting a kid's mental abilities in front of fucking 50+ family members, as well as crushing their desperate hope for consideration and care, is a significantly traumatic experience at 11?
Do you have any idea what it would be like if someone with the second-highest authority on you would ridicule and mock your mental ability WHILE YOU STRUGGLE AT YOUR JOB AND STILL GIVE YOUR BEST TO KEEP UP, in front of nearly ALL the people who are meaningful to you, your SO, kids, family, friends, colleagues? Have them all laugh at you for struggling to make it?
"[at your office desk, everyone is in the room] Ha ha look at CutieKyle, can't even do their weekly tasks on time, they're so dumb they have to stay on the week-end! [your SO, kids and best friends are laughing at you and pointing, as you're struggling to opening your files on your desk]" - this is exactly nightmare material, people go see a shrink when they get these at night, it's a major confidence and self-esteem issue that needs to be resolved before it kickstarts a depression and severe mental issues. Oh, let's put a 11 years old kid through that, in real life, at Christmas, in front of the entire 50+ family. Tell me how it's not abuse.
You obviously do not understand anything about humiliation, childhood trauma and respecting a person. I seriously hope it's because you were very lucky in life and never ever had the opportunity to ever experience or see someone suffering from emotional abuse, so you never had to develop any form of empathy whatsoever.
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And you don't see how "childhood trauma" and "getting over it" is absolutely idiotic and awful thing to say?
What part of CHILDHOOD and TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE you do not understand?
Friendly reminder: childhood is a period in life where the individual is particularly vulnerable, especially mentally and emotionally, as it rapidly growing and learning to become an increasingly autonomous individual with its own emotions and drives. It is also the moment in life where we learn empathy, in case you missed that class.
What happens in childhood will permanently define the person will be in the next 50+ years. People can adapt over years, they can mitigate the damages and flaws, but they never truly change.
That experience of being thoroughly humiliated in front of his entire family, right when he was rightfully expecting to be loved and cared for by them (it's freaking Christmas for God's sake!), is a traumatic experience - even if you're in denial about it and pretend it would be nothing to be abandoned by everyone around you when you're 11 - even if the event "only" lasted for a short duration - during that time OP was completely abandoned.
It's then not fucking surprise the scar still hurts after all these years.
Look around you, listen to their stories for a start - they all have traumatic experiences, some more severe than others. Some were struck by their parent once and lost all trust in them forever after that one violent incident. Some accidentally hurt their sibling and were traumatized by the thought of potentially killing or permanently wounding them. Some almost drown at the swimming pool or on the beach and thought they were going to die, with a vivid memory of saying goodbye to their loving family and drinking up the water. Some got lost in a place for 2-3 hours and felt like they were going to never find their family ever again. Telling someone they should be "getting over it" is the most ignorant and disrespectful thing I've heard in a while.
CutieKyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:37:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Little anecdote I got molested and I don't bother crying about it on the internet so others come by and pat me on the back because I have a spine.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:04:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remind me what's the subject of this thread?
Oh yes, worst "gift" you've ever received, which include the traumatic "gifting" experience users had to endure through their childhood (multiple instances of such posts in this thread, upvoted thoroughly by the redditors, several Narcs stories).
And how can you completely deny someone else their suffering and trauma, mocking them, when you seem to have the luxury of not suffering as extensively to your own trauma as OP? You got off OK, fuck the others?
Why others are not allowed to suffer differently, why should YOUR way of handling the trauma (bottling it up and pretending that makes your stronger?) should be the only way to live after such incident?
Once again, you've got a severe lack of empathy, you should seriously have it checked.
CutieKyle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:36:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really don't care? get over it? you could of gotten no game? It could of been worse? thank God you have the pridvilage to receive gifts and hang out with your family? You could of been born in Africa or a country that doesn't celebrate Christmas if this is seriously still a problem you need to grow the fuck up and get over yourself your a 30 YEAR OLD MAN CRYING ABOUT A GIFT YOU GOT 20 YEARS AGO GET OVER YOUR FUCKING SELF. Maybe your grandma was right you are fucking dumb.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you seriously arguing that getting the fucking game after the traumatic experience made the trauma magically go away?
Do you seriously handle emotional abuse like that, giving a gift to the victim to wipe away their tears? "Oh sorry I yelled at you, told you I wish I would have gotten an abortion/wore a condom, that you were a mistake in my life, he's a video game cartridge!"
Getting a video game is absolute jackshit if you're getting emotional abuse for it, that's exactly what OP pointed out: getting a fucking video game is completely meaningless if your family is humiliating and abandoning you.
Oh and the Africa argument, jesus christ are you seriously doing this? First, are you seriously erasing someone's traumatic experience because "some people probably have it worse in Africa and shit"? Is that really the path you want to go down? "Don't complain about suffering abuses, I'm sure I can find someone who had it worse somewhere on the globe, your pain and suffering doesn't exist is someone has it worse" - I'm afraid you're dumber than a sack of brick.
Second, what do you think africans value the most, a video game, a bunch of consumerist trinkets, or being loved and cared by their family? Luckily for you, my extended family includes orphaned africans who lost their original family from the civil war, and surprise surprise, everything they did after escaping that hell hole, was trying to build a new family where they were all loved and cared for - they find no joy or satisfaction at all from buying shit left and right.
Your complete lack of any empathy and respect for other people is incredible. You're unable to see the abuse that OP was subjected to, only thinking about the game cartridge. I'm seriously seeing an emotional intelligence deficiency, you should definitely look up "low EQ" and work on it.
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CutieKyle ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:43:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if you listened to it you wouldn't be on Reddit crying about getting Pokemon yellow 18 years ago grow up? Lol
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YossarianxDead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's a sadist.
And she shouldn't assume that much from a pre-teen.
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Gl33m ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, if this happened to me now at 28 (at least something as equally upsetting), I'd have not touched the gift. Fuck off with your bullshit. I don't want to "buy" my gift with my humiliation.
the_number_2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:19:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 30 and had a somewhat similar (psychologically) event happen โ at work, no less โ where I was given money ($10) in the same "you need this more than I do" way one does a homeless person... in front of a customer.
That money is still sitting in the same place on my desk and has been for the past few months.
Jeez, I never thought I'd be insulted by being handed money, though admittedly this is a physical incidence stemming from years of worsening anxiety issues that are starting to boil up from the deep down place I normally keep them.
zangor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel ya. I left my pokemon gold in my gameboy on a train going from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
I'm not really upset about it though, it was my second play through. Maybe some kid got it and discovered a world of fun.
Mister_AA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he means he received the game still in its box, but he didn't open the game box aside from (potentially) unwrapping it.
MemeHermetic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read it as he unwrapped it but never opened the box.
moolof ยท 211 points ยท Posted at 14:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious, did your parents and aunt come to realize how much it devastated you, or do they think it was a funny prank to this day?
YossarianxDead ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 15:49:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years later I told my parents how much it affected me. They didn't think it was funny when it happened, nor did most of the other 50+ people in the room.
My aunt still thinks it's funny, but she's a sadist. It won't be an incident that gets repeated though, and I won't sink to her level.
pandabox9 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly wish I could give you a fabulous Christmas present just to make up for that year. Iโm truly sorry your aunt did that to you.
IHAVEISSUESHALP ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:14:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
50+!?!????!! Thatโs some shit, dude, i wouldโve freaked the fuck out. Child abuse 100% for shaming you.
DarkResurgence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christ
TyrianIsPurple ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:24:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think someone would pull something like that would ever realize the consequences of their behaviors.
Edit: more respectful wording.
UrethraX ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Don't assume malice where incompetence can be the cause" or some shit, iuno if I'd say she was a piece of shit, just someone who doesn't think about things to say the least.. lots of humans are shit at putting themselves in other people's shoes
shiguywhy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk... I'd call "public embarrassment over what should be a relatively private issue" pretty malicious. It doesn't sound like OP was purposefully doing bad in school or was uncommitted, just that they were having trouble understanding concepts, and the aunt was still shaming them for it. I can't think of any situation where this is anything but her being mean.
UrethraX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's assuming the aunt even considered children having emotions which I'm guessing isn't the case :/ also likely thought "hey we're family, a little ribbing won't matter!"
BetterBeRavenclaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would submit to you that not considering someone having feelings is evidence for them being mean, not evidence against them being mean.
UrethraX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you're saying but I guess it depends, they're likely extremely out of touch and probably aren't the most well adjusted people.
I dunno, we've only got one story to go by and I'm sick of the world labeling/dismissing people with little evidence so I'm constantly trying to play devil's advocate to find a more likely answer
shiguywhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Distinctly possible. My uncle does shit like this and I know for a fact that he does it out of malice and expects me to take it because I'm younger than him and have to and it's "just how the family is."
BetterBeRavenclaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard it as, "Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence."
UrethraX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I definitely butchered the saying
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And yet the result is the same. Small comfort.
insomniacpyro ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My heart wants me to believe that OP's parents had no idea and they ripper her a new asshole for that bullshit. I'm pretty sure it's not "new age parenting" to NOT disrespect a kid because of bad grades.
legalpothead ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The dead can realize nothing, so, no.
[deleted] ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 14:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got Pokemon yellow and never bothered to play it or was pokemon yellow also a joke?
DEFINITION_PLEASE ยท 267 points ยท Posted at 15:05:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kids who struggle with academics are incredibly self-conscious about it - drawing attention to it often makes them distant or cold.
After getting ridiculed in front of the entire family for doing poorly in school (what child really wants to do poorly in school?), no wonder he/she didn't want to accept a gift from that person.
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DEFINITION_PLEASE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:35:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, that's true in many cases - but high schoolers (teenagers) are quite different from children. In HS, students are at a developmental stage where fitting in and learning about social norms is a bigger priority than "doing the right thing" and learning to tell good from bad.
Once academic mediocrity has been normalized into a culture (in a school, in a family), it's very difficult to reverse.
unscsnowman ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle called me dunkaflunk... I had forgotten that nickname until now...
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense, yes.
Zephs ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:44:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother preferred hanging out with the "dumb" kids in school. He also saw his older brothers getting into trouble for "only" getting Bs. So from the time he was a small child to nearly the end of high school, he did poorly and let everyone think he was dumb. It helped him get along with his friends, who would have resented him for being so much smarter than them, too. Parents were happy with some Bs and some Cs, and thought he was doing his best. Come his last two years of high school, he reveals he's actually really smart and goes to a straight A student. No longer got along with his friends though, so slowly stopped talking to them.
I'm aware this is a weird case, and even after a few years, many of the extended family still talk down to him because they didn't see the big reveal and still think his head is full of rocks, but just pointing out some kids do fake being bad at school.
adanceparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i would've done worse in school trying hard as fuck to play pokemon yellow with a flashlight or one of those little lights that sticks out in front of your gameboy. I'm all in!
pahasapapapa ยท 126 points ยท Posted at 14:47:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a cunt. "I bought you a real gift, but you can't have it until I make it very clear that you disappoint me."
fauxxfoxx ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:47:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will never understand why parents or family members do this prank bullshit to their children on christmas. Like that can (obviously) seriously damage them and make them hate it for the rest of their lives. I would say you are totally justified in gifting your aunt coal on her friggin death-bed.
ifyouneedtotalkPM ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 14:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's awful. What a horrible thing to do to a kid. I wish I could go back and give younger-you a hug.
YossarianxDead ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult me accepts your hug!
ifyouneedtotalkPM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay!
Ohsighrus ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 15:30:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is wholesome, let's have a struggle snuggle. Additionally does it have to be younger them? I mean adult them would be all less creepy.
thatdrewishkid ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:53:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar situation happened to me. My mom got me these bs "memory" pills as a gift and made a scene in front of her side of the family because I couldn't focus in school. Fuck that, what am I gonna try harder in school after I've been embarrassed
Ritz527 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The rest of it I could laugh off, this sort of nonsense is not something extended family needs to be making fun of you for. It's not really their place.
YossarianxDead ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It wasn't the joke, it was being called stupid in front of my entire world (at the time). That's not okay for a child.
I'm getting a lot of hate for my comment, it's been a pretty fun day so far. Anonymous people spewing hate is adorable
mashtato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're only getting hate from shitty people with no sense of empathy, and who have never experienced that level of embarassment. I'm sure you were petrified.
She shouldn't have even known about your grades, and I think your parents are partly to blame for telling her. Parents don't see their kids as seperate individuals, so they discuss your private matters with whoever they please (like your aunt) with no regards to you, because you're closer to property than to an actual person to them. My mom was the same way, and now she wonders why I'm so private.
YossarianxDead ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:12:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree completely. I've become very private as well for a lot of reasons, but that is definitely a bigger reason. My mom is the type of person that talks a lot though, and while I love her to pieces, she definitely shares some things she shouldn't.
Not all that long ago I heard her talking with some people about which kid was the worst student of all the kids, and my name came up. I pulled her aside and told her to never EVER discuss my schooling with anyone. It still bugs the crap outta me.
I've done much better for myself now that school is over, and I've learned more than ever in the years since. College taught me one thing: What I didn't want to be.
boyfoster ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:07:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What did you do with the game? It sells for a lot of money in box!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See I had the opposite response. I was also made fun of and then given gifts (very sarcastic family). And it happened where I also got Pokemon Yellow after ridicule but embraced the game completely. I played that thing literally non-stop until I got Pokemon Gold
sunny_in_phila ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friendโs absolute piece of human garbage awful ex-wife did the box in a box gag to her 10 year old son. She had only visitation with her kids because of the emotional and physical abuse she inflicted on this poor kid. So he gets to the smallest box and itโs the iPhone heโs been wanting! He opens it up and thereโs a note that says โhaha, bad boys donโt get iPhones!โ She recorded all of this, made him read it while she laughed, and posted it on Facebook. She gave his sister the iPhone.
YossarianxDead ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Fuck that lady, that is horribly mean, and petty.
And of course she recorded it. I'm glad camera phones weren't around at the time, I would have ended up on FB for sure. Which would have made it even worse.
Ugh this makes me angry. What a terrible person, I'm glad your friend calls her 'ex' now
Lizzie7493 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:13:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only acceptable response is to keep that coal and give it back to her next Christmas, in a super fancy package that you know she'll love.
YossarianxDead ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:38:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been plotting a revenge gift for 20 years now. Except every time I think I have an idea, I end up taking the high road. I won't sink to her level.
Lizzie7493 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Revenge will always feel dirty. But worth it.
Lamenk ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet if you did it this Christmas and explained why you did it she would have a good laugh about it rather than hold a grudge for a simple prank for the next 20 years.
meglo92 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 14:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your aunt is a terrible person. I'm so sorry.
DavidSlain ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, it would have been worse if they hadn't also bought a pokemon game, so this really is more a case of unthinking asshole rather than maliciousness. Bad joke with bad taste, but at least they made sure the coal wasn't the only thing they got.
I_really_am_Batman ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say terrible since she got him a real gift. She's just really really dumb.
AngelKnives ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think because she did the whole "you're failing at school" thing it was worse. It's not so bad to give someone a fake bad present and then quickly reassure them when they're confused, but to say it's because of that reason makes it very cruel.
meglo92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This exactly. OP needed extra help in math, was probably super insecure about it, and his aunt made him feel like crap. Terrible.
AylaCatpaw ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather get no gift at all, than get a "real gift" after first being shamed and humiliated for having a learning disorder in front of my extended family.
misoranomegami ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God that's awful. Gaming has brought me so much joy and most of my friends in my life. To have that whole part of you permanently tainted by the memory of someone mocking you for your grades even 18 years later is PTSD level shit. I'm not joking when I say you might actually benefit from counseling especially if this wasn't an isolated case. Also if you felt up to it the new Pokemon games are still pretty cool. Take back your life!
hacelepues ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:00:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two young half siblings, and when they were 2 and 4 I watched them excitedly look in their stockings to find some coal sitting at the very top. My sister, the 4 year old, was confused and asked my dad what it was and he explained that Santa gives bad children coal instead of presents. โOh but it looks like there are presents in the stocking under the coal, so that must mean you were only a little bad this year. If youโre better next year youโll get more candy and less coal!โ
Cue my half sister sobbing because Santa thought she was bad, and therefore my half brother sobbing because his sister is crying, while my stepmom angrily whispered at my dad that the coal was โsupposed to go in the bottom of the stocking STEVE!โ
And I sat there mortified wondering why you would ever put coal in your toddlersโ stockings. It took them almost an hour to recover and they were reluctant to open more presents because they were afraid of finding coal.
YossarianxDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man those kids are way too young for that joke! Though this seemed pretty harmless for the most part....but the delivery was poor! haha.
Hopefully those two kids weren't scarred for life like I was ;)
hacelepues ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fortunately theyโd forgotten about it by next Christmas and I donโt think my dad has given them more coal. Heโs notorious for being a generous asshole though so I wouldnโt be surprised if he scars them again. When I was 16 and my parents were still fairly recently divorced, he handed me and my 14 year old twin siblings an envelope for each.
He asked us to open them and read the letter out loud and each one said something along the lines of โ(NAME), youโve done well at X and Y this year therefore I am going to contribute $2,000 out of a potential $4,000 to a savings account for you this year. You did not get the full 4K because of your bad attitude and blah blah blah.โ
We had to read these aloud, it was just my dad and my siblings present. We each received different amounts of money because of different ways in which we โdisappointedโ him. It was awkward and embarrassing and in that moment I nearly ripped up the check if it werenโt for the fact that I was terrified of not having money in college (the savings account would become available to us at 18).
It sounds ungrateful but he put us through a lot of shit like that and Iโm SO GLAD to be an independent adult now.
YossarianxDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people.... I just don't get it. He sounds difficult, I'm glad you're an adult now too!
Chili_Maggot ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:12:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. Huh?
I'm so... you were so upset that, in turn, you didn't play Pokemon Yellow?
I'd be chuffed to bits to get this now, even if the person had fooled me in a similar manner to your story but with literal shit. Your reaction makes no sense to me at all, honestly.
That said. That's still a really shitty and manipulative thing for them to do.
YossarianxDead ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was shamed in front of my rather large family. I've never been so embarrassed in my entire life, even 20 years later. No child should ever feel that way.
Fuck her gift. I'm stubborn.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it either. I mean I get it was a mean joke but to let it ruin Christmas forever? Fucking move on already.
nerdynerdynames ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you guys Dutch? In the Netherlands is a tradition to tell off children at St Nicholas (our version of Christmas on Dec 5). Good children get presents, bad children get told off. I have a very similar memory from when I was 5. It really sucks!!!
I get the impression this is going out of fashion thought thankfully!
cmnthom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
peakedpiqued
RocketCow ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The question asked worst gift, not best.
a_trane13 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:16:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon yellow was my white whale as a kid. I didn't have a gameboy and my cousin showed it to me one day. Having Pikachu follow you around blew my 5 year old mind, and I saved money for 3 years to buy a gameboy because of it. By then, pokemon yellow was like $3 at gamestop, which again blew my mind.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you not read or are you devoid of empathy?
clocks212 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:06:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stories like this make me wish it was possible to go back and get one do-over.
It would be worth it just to look her in the eyes in front of your family and coldly say "you are such a cunt"
YossarianxDead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:44:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You and me both!
I've been thinking about shaming her in front of the entire family in a similar way, but everyone likes me more than her, so I'll likely just take the high road the rest of my life. ;)
mfisch4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could go to one of those websites that will ship her an anonymous glitter bomb or package of elephant poo.
krystalBaltimore ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:36:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can see being embarrassed by your family, that's not cool at all by any means, but damn? It ruined Christmas forever and it made you stop being a gamer? Geez, there kids out there that don't get anything for the holidays and gets beaten for bad grades. I grew up in the system and saw it all the time... At least your aunt cared about your grades so it came from a place of love. I am.not saying it was right but when I hear stories like this I really got to point out how ridiculous people are. I hope you have Pokemon Yellow to a kid in need. Don't let one person ruin Christmas for you forever, forgive and move on.
JoseSweet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But you get to battle with Pikachu, it's arguably the best Pokemon game out of red and blue.
acidwxlf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's side of the family puts a lot of pressure on us/has spent many years shaming my cousins and I for any perceived performance issues. It goes so far as to even question life/career choices if they consider it a waste of time. I'd still put up with all of that for Pokemon Yellow.
Lethenza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
how old were you?
YossarianxDead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eleven.
Lethenza ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:44:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe would have been a funny joke for an older child but definitely not appropriate for an eleven year old.
wetwater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We must have the same aunt, only there wouldn't be a game or any other gift: just the coal and the note.
rachelsnipples ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents are fucking chumps for not kicking her the fuck out of their house right then and there.
Edit: I guess there's no reason to assume that it was your parent's house.
GriffinShaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting that this is technically the wrong spelling of 'piqued' but peaked still works here. I think.
YossarianxDead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh...TIL!
Hiko1391 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:26:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you be willing to sell it? I'd been wanting to buy those old Pokรฉmon games. If you still have it of course
your_moms_a_clone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know dude, this one's kinda on you. Sounds like you've held that grudge waaaaay too long. Yes, they played a joke on you, but considering they did, in fact, get you a nice gift (that you totally wasted), it wasn't a terribly cruel one.
ChelseaOFC ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You poor soul. I'm so sorry they did this to you.
Ivy_Goliath ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:15:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can I have the Pokemon yellow? Seems like you won't ever need it since apparently you are too self conscious.
WikiWantsYourPics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who never got into Pokemon, what's the deal with Pokemon Yellow? Was it particularly bad?
Kazten ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Yellow was the best. It was a remake of the original red/blue, but it followed the story of the anime where you started with picachu, who followed you around and reacted to events in the game.
It was the shit.
Cripnite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you have an unopened copy of Pokemon Yellow? Might be worth something in that state now.
GreenAdder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you still have an unopened Pokemon Yellow, I have some good news for you.
HKEY_LOVE_MACHINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:46:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My god the comments on this one... I feel for you YossarianxDead, this is plain wrong, your aunt is a complete piece of shit, and somehow there's still some people too thick to understand how abusive it is. Wow.
Thankfully I can see lots of people who get it too, so I guess it's a mixed bag here. Rest assured there's some people out there who understand how devastating it can be, who went through similarly fucked up situations, you're never alone YossarianxDead.
Fuck the psycho preying on kids and humiliating them out of pure sadistic lunacy. If there's anyone who deserve to get coal up their arse the most, it's these assholes. I really hope you'll eventually get your revenge, send her a "this is what you get when you're a POS who enjoys demolishing kids in front of their entire family" poo package.
Kazten ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk that's pretty funny
mr_bag ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, i'm clearly a terrible person as that sounds hilarious and was a solid prank. Its not like they didn't get a real gift.
Baron-of-bad-news ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not everyone has a public humiliation fetish. His aunt got him excited to receive a present and then shamed him for doing badly at school in front of his entire family. You don't make that alright by giving someone a $20 gameboy game afterwards.
Kazten ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:56:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a joke, its hardly the worst thing to happen to a kid on Christmas. A little in bad taste? Yeah it was, but its family, that's going to happen.
I'm sure OP is (hopefully) exaggerating when they said it ruined Christmas forever, its something to look back on, laugh, and be like "Wow my aunt was a bitch".
iheartgold26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*$30. I vividly remember the price at launch.
Mechasteel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think this strategy could get others to give up gaming too? This could be worth thousands!
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Pantomchap ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You missed the part where he said he had bad grades in school. Kids that do bad in school are incredibly self-conscious about it. I am a former C student and I know how he must have felt.
It doesn't matter how privileged he was, he had no reason to feel happy for the shitty present just because children in Africa are starving.
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YossarianxDead ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No 10 year old should be shamed to tears in front of 50 family members that are supposed to care about them the most.
You can go fuck yourself, and please don't have children.
airjedi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't feed the trolls man. It's what they want. Any sane person knows this was an incredibly shitty thing to do a 10 year old. Sorry you had a family that was that dense.
Lamenk ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that she still got you a gift shows that her primary objective wasn't to shame you, but to poke fun at your performance in school. I understand how getting bad grades can be embarrassing, but I can't imagine how anything less than full on screaming about your bad grades could elicit such a bad reaction that you still hate her for it.
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Mygaffer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes you need to shame to your kids. Not in the way described in this story of course, but if your kid hurts another kid, steals, they should be made to feel shame.
Lamenk ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poking fun is not shaming, not by a longshot. There is a difference between "I'm gonna make this guy feel like absolute shit because x" and "He's not doing that well in school, I could make a little joke of it before I give him his real gift". It was obviously meant to be funny with the build up of all the smaller boxes, not a way to shame them. There WOULD have been a fucking problem if they didn't get them shit and just left it at that, but that didn't happen. You need to stop being oversensitive, if this were me I would have laughed that shit off by the end of the day and would think back on it as hilarious.
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GossamerSolid ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Get over yourself, internet warrior.
You should call people out for being little bitches. Why do you think there's so many children <15 right now that act like such special snowflakes all the time?
PS: I'm not alone, haven't been for a while.
EmmaCee ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:07:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of my sister's once received a coupon ripped out of a magazine at a Secret Santa. I don't remember what the guy received, but it was easily worth over 50 euros.
usernamy ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was white elephant. I got iced and didnโt get anything else because the douche thought the joke was enough. Everyone else got something cool but me. Fuck you
Tyreyes32 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could be worse. My friend got anal beads. Still bitches about it a year later! I don't blame him though.
PassportSloth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iced?
usernamy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Getting iced is a game where people hide a Smirnoff ice in random places. Whoever finds it has to get on a knee and chug it right then and there.
There are a couple other rules, like someone has to see you find it or you get to grab the ice and place it somewhere else. So it requires some creativity
PassportSloth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, never heard of that before!
usernamy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a great game if you love or hate your friends
p4nz3r ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasnt the one that recieved it but was the one giving it.
This was for a work secret santa for a Polish chap, so one time i was having my healthy bowl of Cheerios at work and Jakub asked if he could have some and proceeded to come back with a bowl that i've never seen at work usually they're some small bowls but this one was one of those big ass ramen bowl things and just pours his bowl of my cheerios riiiight to the top patting it down to stop it from over flowing. "I said you could have some not the rest of the box pal, and he just shrugged and said "oh i guess its just cultural differences and walked off.
So you can be sure as fuck he got half a box of cheerios and a book on cultural differences.
neednintendo ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, I played a lot of Magic the Gathering. Me, my brother, and my cousin all did. We were at our family Christmas, and my extended family is all giving their gifts. We three boys had listed "Magic Cards" on our wish list that year, because it can be a cheap gift, like, one booster pack or something. My aunt, who is not a wealthy person and who is also the black sheep of the family, always got us something very small every year, or just a $5 bill, always telling us that she didn't have a lot of money. I always found that weird, I've never been petty about gifts, and also I was a kid at the time. This year I was sure I would get a booster pack of Magic cards, because it was a cheap gift for her to get for us. She hands each of us three a small wrapped package, and it felt like a box. I thought it could be a preconstructed deck - awesome!
They were magic cards alright...magic trick playing cards. She then told us "You guys like magic cards, so that's what I got you. Do you like them? Maybe you can show me some tricks" We all just smiled, looked at each other and said "Yeah, this is great. Thank you."
To be fair, I tried to use my gift, but the deck was a special rigged one and half of them were the ace of spades. I was even more disappointed, because now I had a fake deck of cards that could only be used for this one trick, and I felt like it was cheating. I think I ended up throwing them out.
TL;DR: Magic cards. You have to be specific.
Xhukari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:20:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're TL;DR is more of a moral of a story! :-p
CullenGriffith ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Spanish textbook, a bowl when I was two, and random baseball cards that were in there garage
GimpsterMcgee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me. I have this box of baseball cards I've had since I was like 8 that I should look into. Maybe some are worth more than 5 cents.
Kenton91634 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:14:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired chocolate, on Christmas, from an aunt who was a chronic regifter, yet always expected expensive, top notch gifts for her children on Christmas and their birthdays.
Not only was the chocolate expired, but it was also evident that it had melted completely and resolidified. When I noticed, I went up to her with "OMG this chocolate is soooo good, you have to try it!" Infront of the whole family. I watched her unwrap a piece of chocolate and when she noticed how it looked, she was hesitant to eat it. When she looked at me, I just had a smile on my face "It's the best chocolate ever!". And then I watched her slowly bring it to her mouth and try to eat it. She quickly walked to the kitchen immediately afterwards.
I think I've only seen her once since that moment almost 9 years ago.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:39:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*slow clap
That. Was. Beautiful.
actuallyfullydomein ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:19:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend broke up with me a couple weeks before Christmas. We were still on really good terms and decided weโd still exchange Christmas gifts, I was the one who suggested it, because Iโd already bought her stuff. I bought her a load of good stuff for her favourite band, including a signed CD and a signed vinyl.
She got me a mini air hockey table, the box was messed up, clearly an unwanted gift she received. Funny because when we were together she even said sometimes she saves presents she doesnโt want and gives them out as other presents. Oh well lol
twisterkid34 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude Ill play mini air hockey with you!
actuallyfullydomein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a plan
DeHumbugger ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:53:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother must have told her 6 sisters that I LOVED Subway. Well I don't know where she came up with that from but that year I got $175 worth of subway gift cards...I hate subway.
im_in_hiding ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Practically every gift from my GF.
It's never any of the useful things that I mention or list to her... it's always something useless to me that involves more "thought" from her. Half the time the gift winds up being a chore for me, no lie... always some photo or poster that I have to go get framed or buy a frame for. Or some oddly shaped object to hang on the wall.
Naranjas1 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was pretty senile. He had like 4 or 5 flashlights that he'd always misplace. Of course he thought I was to blame and that my friends came over specifically to steal his flashlights.
So on Valentines Day one year he got me a flashlight so I didn't need to use his any more. He was extra pissed once his own flashlights started going missing again.
Kestriana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I initially read this as โfleshlights.โ Puts a whole different twist on this post.
armythrowawaychild ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A job application to Dunkinโ Donuts.
I wasnโt legally old enough to work yet..
ZeusHatesTrees ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single sock, but I was happy to take it and still have it.
Story, in my culture when someone comes to your house for a celebration, it's customary to give them a gift before they leave. A student in my highschool who was friend of many was murdered and the family held a celebration of life at their home.
Naturally the entire school showed up on top of the family of the deceased. The family was happy to see all the love for their child, but when the celebration wound down, they suddenly had to find a bunch of gifts for the attendees. It seems they didn't plan to get this many people, since most people would get little trinkets to give away.
They refused to be bad hosts, probably because of the importance of the event, and the people refused to be bad guests and not accept gifts for the same reason. It was a perfect storm of etiquette.
I saw such bizarre things leave with people. A lamp (unsure if functional), many people with random DVD's in their hands. Shirts, pants, food from the fridge, christmas decorations, shower curtain (a spare I think), stuff from the garage like paint, old tools, and extension cord.
I stopped the mother of the family and politely requested whatever she gives me and my friend, that it's low value and won't be missed. She happily gave me one sock, and my friend the other.
I wouldn't consider it the "worst gift" at all, but if you just say "someone gave me a single sock as a gift" with no context it really does sound bad.
treatmelikeatable ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Posted this before but it's such a shit present it deserves being told again...
A hanger.
The presents we receive from my rich yet tight-fisted grandfather always provide great entertainment. Not just any hanger. It had previously been an old school wooden hanger that had been tarted up with a bit of padding wrapped in black velvet with the initials LBD (Little Black Dress).
joannaradok ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay! One Christmas my mum got me hangers as a gift (they were nice padded ones) she had wrapped them in sets of three as she liked me to have lots of gifts to open. After about the third or fourth similarly shaped parcel I realised she hadnโt picked up on my blatant requests for luxury skincare, books or dvds. Funny as she always gave me a list of specific things she wanted and that particular year I bought her a really nice watch. She did get me other things (and some great gifts over the years) but the hangers were a highlight. It was as if when my birthday and Christmas rolled around she suddenly knew nothing about me and just got swept up in an arbitrary niche shopping frenzy. One year she got me cushions, 10 cushions all wrapped individually and then watched expectantly as I opened each one. Now sheโs passed and I have her hangers and cushions to add to my collection so her legacy lives on. I will very much miss opening her odd presents this year.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he's trying to save his money so that he has something to leave behind for all of you. My dad kinda does that.
Treblerose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! When I was about 10 my grandparents in Texas sent me a padded hanger with a tiny matching teddy bear attached. Paid more for postage probably.
lenerz ยท 811 points ยท Posted at 13:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend gave me $100 for my 19th birthday. No card, nothing else... I nicely told him that I wished he had put more effort into my present and he called me ungrateful and lied that he had put together a surprise trip but it wouldn't happen anymore because I didn't respect him apparently.
EDIT: It's not about the money. It's the fact that a significant other I had put zero effort into a birthday gift. I would have honestly preferred a $10 DIY gift or teddy bear, and your SO should know that. Plus the blatant lie he told and then guilt tripped me.
rsyay ยท 594 points ยท Posted at 14:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$100 is a great gift, i'd take that over any present equivalent to $100
Nambot ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 15:05:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It really depends on your personal circumstances whether or not $100 is a great gift or a terrible one. If you're perpetually broke and never have more than $20 a month to spend on basic groceries, then $100 is a fantastic gift, because it's the gift of having a few less things to worry about, at least for a little while. I know that when I was broke, I would genuinely rather get money, because as much as I might enjoy owning a new whatever, the new whatever won't help me in a few days when I need money.
But on the other hand, if you both have jobs, both make a reasonable wage, and have no real money worries, or are comfortably saving getting $100 can seem somewhat lazy. It comes across as "I don't care about you enough to put any effort in" and can also be seen as kind of redundant; if you have several thousand in savings that you're not currently spending, what's another hundred? When you have money, a gift that cost half that often means more in a "you actually thought of me" sense, than the cash value of the present.
lenerz ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 15:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly how it came across. Especially because he simply pulled it out of his jacket pocket and handed it to me saying "buy yourself something nice", like a distant father figure would.
Syncopayshun ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:05:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That interaction makes the difference, I too came here thinking "I've gotten so much worse" but it really sucks to realize you're an afterthought. Hope things are better now!
lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:54:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are :) I'm dating a much, much better guy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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LexxiiConn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I'm very happy to get cash as gifts from anyone in my family. I'd be pissed if my SO gave me cash. They got me a cheap electric toothbrush for Christmas last year and I was delighted - it was a lame gift but also thoughtful because I had been bemoaning a similar cheap electric toothbrush that died.
sobrique ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I gave my sister cash gifts when she was at Uni, because ... well, I'd been a student, and a bit of cash eases a LOT of pressure when you're on a tight budget.
I wouldn't any more though, because ... well, I'm worse off, she's better off, and a mutual exchange of 'reasonable' gifts ends up with things we either don't really want, or already own (or can't afford).
So instead we give presents to children, and just swap a bottle of nice booze.
Nambot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar philosophy with my sister. We were just exchanging gift cards with the exact same value on them every year for about five years until I just said "This is pointless, you keep your money, I'll keep mine, and nobodies worse off". Being a money grubbing miser, she immediately agreed.
I still give to, and get a gift from my brother every year though because we seem to both go out of our way to find something completely impractical and pointless and I'll be damned if I let that bastard out-pointless gift me.
sobrique ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it's not that we've gone for miserly. Just recognition that mutual gift exchange just doesn't make sense when we're both pretty comfortable and don't honestly have much in the way of needs.
You hit a point where if there's anything you need you have bought it for yourself, and anything you want you've made a choice that it's not a good use of your money, because if it was you could have stretched for it... and then there's the stuff that's just too expensive, that is unreasonable to give or expect as a gift - from/to someone on a similar income level.
I'm all for the wealth transfer of gift giving when it isn't a reciprocal arrangement that leaves us both worse off. So that means giving to children in the family (with no expectation of them to make any sort of return aside from hopefully a bit of joy) or those who are going through a bit of a rough patch. Because in both those cases, the gifts are considerably more meaningful.
00Deege ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Distractions are the best thing in the world when youโre broke and canโt do anything about it. A gifted video game or good book is a nice temporary escape from my financial woes. The worst is being broke and having nothing to distract myself with.
Clarification: I mean, of course, once your avenues for obtaining said money are exhausted. Such as a day off from a 60 hour week, or the evening if you still have energy.
brock_gonad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This guy gets it, haha. First comment here that makes sense.
047032495 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:08:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely. Except from a significant other.
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I think people are missing the point about who it's from. That kind of present from an SO, even if you could use $100, definitely shows you that the person giving it gives almost zero shits about you.
PassportSloth ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally. My family has been giving me $ for xmas for the last 20 years because at some point they could not figure out what I wanted (I don't like 'things'.) That's perfectly fine, they know I'll use it to go have a nice dinner or make an extra credit card payment.
If my husband gave me $ for xmas I would be really bummed and feel like I married someone who doesn't really know me.
Millabaz ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 14:34:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same because then you could do whatever you want with the 100
loyalantar ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 15:14:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift giving is more about showing you care, through the thought behind the gift over the monetary value of it.
insomniacpyro ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed. I'm 31 now and my parents aren't about to flat out buy me or my older sisters gifts because we hardly have any hobbies that don't require flat out asking for a specific gift. We will gladly take cash and make it a point to buy what we wanted and then show mom and dad. They like that more because it takes the pressure off. We know they care about us but we also know they have grandkids now that they can spoil, we're just happy that they're happy.
Wombizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nah fuck that give me money and I'll buy my own gift and be just as grateful if not more grateful
111122223138 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:02:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is, as an adult, it'll have to go to bills or food or something. It's very hard to justify wasting that much on "whatever you want". A gift can't be spent on bills.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a bit boring, though. The perfect gift is probably something you were going to buy anyway. That way you get a thing you want and you can spend your own money on other things. This is probably why alcohol is a popular gift.
Ritz527 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But at that point, why bother? "Ok dear, let's just trade money this year."
I get why money and gift cards are appreciated but I think they should at least be paired with something festive or interesting, even if it's cheap. Put the gift card in a mug with some hot cocoa mix and a small bag of marshmallows or something.
qovneob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:25:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Explain
earnedmystripes ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 15:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Money can be exchanged for goods and services.
Robtfool3r ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Source?
Baron-of-bad-news ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Twenty dollars?! :( I wanted a peanut.
Cantmakeaspell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like pay for petrol or a bill.
_Kramerica_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that right?
forel237 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:35:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it depends on the circumstances and who's giving you it. I'd rather get a ยฃ10 gift from my boyfriend that he'd put some thought in to than ยฃ100 in an envelope.
robolew ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf is the point in that. They give you $100. You give $100 back on their birthday...
Thatโs not a present, thatโs a savings account
onlyothernameleft ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:55:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really don't need $100, so I'd much rather a thoughtful present. If I just wanted something worth $100, I'd just go out and buy it.
nerdynerdynames ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:27:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't have money (like me) $100 is so much better :)
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd take $100 from my parents or someone like that. But a boyfriend? I'd much rather have him pick out something he knows I'd like, that means so much more to me than cash. I don't even care how much it cost. Like if the guy I'm seeing surprised me with a bottle of whiskey or tickets to my favorite band or something, even if it didn't amount to $100 I'd choose that any day of the week over someone just taking out their wallet and handing me a bill. Or if I'm that broke that $100 is important, then do something like surprise me by getting me something I need but haven't been able to afford. Love is more important to me than money.
nerdynerdynames ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:42:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love is more important than money to me too. But it is interesting how think it is more "loving" to have him buy the thing for you as opposed to you being able to choose exactly how to spend it. When you're broke every dollar counts.
I get where you're coming from though. I am generally happy with whatever I get haha. And definitely like a thoughtful gift more than an expensive one :)
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:45:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's loving to make someone happy by trying your best to do something you know they will love. Clearly if you love getting cash and your SO knows that and gives you cash, then it's coming from a place of love. But if my SO handed me cash it would show he doesn't know me or care about me at all because that's the last thing I'd want to get, and it would be the opposite of "loving".
nerdynerdynames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense!
lapotronic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The best present would be one that means something, along with some cash. Just giving money seems lazy. Especially without a card.
007v2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? And I'd rather have the $4 that you would spend on a card anyway.
Lanoir97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When getting something for your SO itโs fucking shaky ground. My girlfriend is huge into Hello Kitty and I really like guitars, so I got her a Hello Kitty acoustic for Christmas. She took me to Buffalo Wild Wings. This year Iโm building her a guitar as a combined birthday/Christmas. I feel like a tool bag for combing gifts but Iโm also dropping big stacks on it so I hope that makes up for it. She doesnโt play guitar but she loves Green Day and Iโm building her a replica of the blue guitar.
mrpbeaar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd take it instead of most gifts worth $120.
glassspires27 ยท 280 points ยท Posted at 13:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad he's an ex!
lenerz ยท 110 points ยท Posted at 13:31:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, me too :)
Pentonetrix ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:41:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too thanks
MethodicAsh260 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks to me
Fornyrdislag ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks to you
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks to me for making this thread possible. Please make all donations payable to u/lenerz please and thank you.
FuriousKimchi ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100 dollars cash is fucking awesome
karmagod13000 ยท 153 points ยท Posted at 14:07:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that excuse is amazing. im gonna do this to my gf this year like I was gonna buy you an engagement ring but you were too disrespectful
lenerz ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 14:09:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Omg please don't unless you want to be single...
ChelseaOFC ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 14:18:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I'm aiming for!
LinguisticallyInept ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:54:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
theres much easier ways to achieve that goal
BarryMacochner ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:02:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, just sleep with a couple of her friends.
karmagod13000 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
honestly I didn't mind being single
Fornyrdislag ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you know!
Honestly, I had the same. So eventually, I ended my relationship. Little lonely maybe, but I still don't really mind being single.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Fornyrdislag ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I totally understand. Good on you for giving eachother some space to breath in the relationship.
I guess that's what was missing from my previous relationship.
scottevil110 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Trump strategy of gift-giving:
I was gonna PROBABLY be Person of the Year, but now I'm disrespected, so I don't even WANT to be.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL that's hilariously true. I don't know him anymore but I would bet lots of money on the fact that he's most definitely a Trump supporter.
bouncy-castle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:41:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing he didnโt get her a peequality
karmagod13000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that gift would be tight
Not_a_real_ghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NK launched another missile. Looks like Christmas is cancelled this year.
Thrumpledenoozitty ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you dated my ex-husband.
One year for my birthday he got me XXL-sized lingerie from Frederick's. I'm a size S in most brands of clothing and I have small boobs. It's like he'd never seen me naked at all.
Then after his deployment he came back with a bag of goodies he'd picked up from me at ports all over the world. Yay, right? You know what was in there? A handful of change, a half-filled flask, a naked-lady bottle opener, and three men's size XL (his size), worn (by him) t-shirts. Oh yeah, and a memory stick with photos of his dick.
One year I asked him to buy me a Navy peacoat and I'd pay him back. He insisted on not accepting my money. And it's a good thing because he bought two of them. Men's size XL ones. I still have them, they're in perfect condition and never worn. Why two? Why men's XL? Who knows.
Oh yeah, and for our wedding he decided he was going to surprise me with custom-made matching rings. He told me he designed them himself and put in the orders and paid for them but they never arrived. On our wedding day I went to the street fair and bought two cheapola rings so we could have something to use. Weeks passed with no rings in sight. Told me they cost thousands. Eventually it came out that he hadn't ordered any rings at all, nor paid any money, and he just simply forgot that we needed rings and didn't care.
There's a reason he's an ex.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... How did you marry him in the first place?
LaVerneTheStern ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex won the jackpot on a slot machine a couple months ago. Won like $1300, and said he was going to take me on a really nice date. Weeks went by and he never did.
Then a month later when he didn't do literally anything for me for my birthday besides be an asshole and make me cry, he got mad at me for crying and I told him he was being really rude and insensitive. I had literally nothing planned for my birthday and just wanted to spend the day with him, but was a little disappointed that he didn't even offer to take me out to dinner or anything.
He got mad and said he was planning on taking me on the date that night, but he was just using it as an excuse, he had nothing planned, and I knew it. All that came of it was him asking, so, "wanna go get something to eat?" when it was already almost 10pm and everything was about to close. It was honestly a terrible day.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad he's your ex and I hope you find/have found somebody that you deserve <3 :)
LaVerneTheStern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. It was actually a fairly recent breakup, and he kind of really fucked me up, so dating will be the last thing on my mind for a while
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know how you feel... it'll be okay with time. That was four years ago for me and I broke up with him shortly after (for many, many other horrible reasons). Then a few months later I met and started dating my current boyfriend who is just wonderful in every way but when we first started dating I was so scared because I thought he was too good to be true and my ex messed up my emotions so much, I always blamed myself for every little thing. Things are great now though, it's been more than three years and I have an amazing life and relationship. You'll get there <3.
pahasapapapa ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it is easy to cancel plans that were never made...
Recorsi_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:05:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would be angry but 100 bucks are 100 bucks
zSilverFox ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:22:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, thatโs a literal ton of venison.
UKtwo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At first I was going to ask where the fuck you buy your venison from. Then I got the joke.
zSilverFox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh deer. Iโll rack up another one on the missed jokes list.
Emperor_Neuro ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If $100 is the worst gift you've ever gotten, you truly live a lucky life.
lenerz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do and I'm fully aware of it but that fact doesn't make my answer to this question any less valid.
uvular_trill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People say the gift is bad bc of the amount of thought reflected by the gift.
Cash is impersonal, i.e. it doesn't reflect anything about the relationship or either person. The only thing worse would be giving a cat to someone who hates cats for example; that would show you don't know them at all, you're not paying attention, or you don't care.
Assuming you don't live paycheck to paycheck, anyone can take out some cash and give it to their SO; that's why some think it's a "zero effort" gift
A "personal gift" would be one that reflects how one feels about the other, like something that took clear effort/though to make/get, or one that reflects something only you know about your SO.
That's probably why OP was unhappy about getting cash.
Any gift should be appreciated, but is it so ungrateful to want/expect a personal gift, at least from your SO?
Emperor_Neuro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i understand that. But an impersonal gift of $100 is still much better than an impersonal gift of $5.
I know all about the impersonal gifts. My grandparents once gave me a used Subway gift card. There was only like $1.85 on it even though it said $10 on the back of it. I was amazed when i still had to pay money on my $4.80 lunch. Happy Birthday to me, right?
uvular_trill ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's different, lol
you were bamboozled and was a trash gift bc of that
"It's my grandson's birthday and I need a last minute gift! Let me give him this gift card I found lying around which is certainly unused and has still has its full amount."
I think they knew
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbf with an ex-bf that maybe is an issue. With most people, I would actually quite like just to get money... Better than the crap I usuallyget.
Sochitelya ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like he might be related to my mother.
Shadow_Of_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:09:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps you can buy appreciation with $100
Admiral_Knox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Pony2013 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 14:33:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well fuck you too. Shit let me get that 100$. How much do you want spent on you
hollywood4189 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm confident it wasn't the amount that was the problem. From her comment it seems like she wanted something genuine and from the heart.
lenerz ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, exactly. Thank you. :)
Pony2013 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 15:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the least shitty gift in this thread.
You want the fuckin 100 in a card or something? Would it have been better if he str8 up said yo I didn't know what to get you but here's 100 and I'll take you where you wanna go
SerenadingSiren ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:19:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's about the effort. Otherwise Christmas becomes "who can afford to give the most money". Imagine if everyone just gave cash. Some people end up with more cash and some with less cash than before. And what about when you give aunt Suzy $5 but she gave you $20? You're gonna feel bad. Whereas getting her a nice gift (say, homemade cookies in a pretty jar) that ends up being $5 you won't feel shitty when she gives you a good sweater that cost $20.
PM_ME_TITS_MLADY ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 15:44:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeeeaaaah, fuck that shit and the whole culture of gift giving. So many people gets upset that they don't get what they want. Honestly this thread is a nightmare.
You see this thread? This entire thread is the reason why 100 bucks is better than gift giving, if you even need to give a gift at all. No pitfall, 100 bucks, go on amazon, get 2~3 whatever the fuck you want. Easy, fuss free, everyone's happy, and whomever did show that he/she cared enough to hand you a bloody hundred.
Sure you can get a gift the first 2~3 or even 5 times. But you expect anyone to really really keep up with the trend of what you want 5 times a YEAR? Anniversary, birthday, valentines, christmas, thanksgiving, fucking holidays.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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PM_ME_TITS_MLADY ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:03:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How absolutely idiotic is it to think that if you don't keep up with having to think of gifts for over 5 times a year it's lazy?
Have you ever been in an actual long term relationship? Do you have a life outside of that relationship? Gift giving and the obligation that comes along with it is absolutely idiotic. Much more so when you actually realize your SO is not the only person in the world. If your social circle is limited to just 2 people then you clearly arent facing an actual issue.
You think that thinking about a gift is enough for the right gift? Fuck no. When you have so many gifts to give you eventually fuck up and end up as one of the blokes mentioned on this thread. And think about the fact that those blokes actually thought enough about giving gifts.
And you think receiving a gift is always good? You can only want so much before gifts starts going into the trash.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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PM_ME_TITS_MLADY ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeaah, sure, have fun with your dumb view on the definition of being lazy and gift giving, what a bunch of bull.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not the amount spent, itโs the complete lack of thought or effort that went into giving that gift. Sure, โit takes effort to earn $100,โ but that doesnโt somehow translate to โeffortโ in the gift giving sense. Thatโs some shit you give your nephew (in a card, mind you), not a girlfriend or boyfriend.
lenerz ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't get it, it's not about the money. I would prefer a DIY $20 gift than $100 cash or basically something that requires more effort than simply withdrawing cash from a bank or ATM.
AtomicSquadron ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd rather have a $5 gift that someone had thought about than $100 cash. Especially if the gifter is my significant other.
dabnagit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think she wanted just a penny for his thoughts. Of which he gave zero.
Somebody who thinks $100 is a great gift from a significant other (versus a relative, particularly an older one who has no idea what you might already have or want, from whom $100 could be considered a very generous gift) is either someone with a problematic relationship with money or someone who wonโt be receiving many gifts in their lifetime anyway.
beepborpimajorp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this thread is fuckin' amazing. On the one hand you have stories of people who were actually maliciously fucked with by friends or family members with the intent for them to be hurt/punished.
And then you have other people like, "weh I got a nice gift but it wasn't what I SPECIFICALLY wanted so it upset me."
Like, seeing them side by side, you can really tell the difference in the type of lives people lead.
"I was the least favorite child, my grandmother got me a used sock while everyone else got TVs."
vs.
"I got $100 which was so cheap for him cause he had a great job and he didn't even put it in a card."
hang on, let me get out my world's smallest violin that my aunt got me one year.
FinnleyBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy hell, did we date the same person?!
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was his name a two letter abbreviation lmfao?
Faustias ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wow... that's half my salary.
marco262 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can we trade? I'm the kind of person who hates getting gifts (I like a very uncluttered lifestyle) but my family loves giving gifts. My mom still fills our stockings up with lots of knick knacks on Christmas.
I love my family dearly, but I would be thrilled to just get stacks of cash instead.
aaOzymandias ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The guilt trip thing is weird, but maybe to him the money was a good gift? I mean, if you put to much thought into the gift itself, maybe you are the one that needs to think things through more. I give money now and then as presents because I am terrible with gifts, but it does not mean I care less or don't cherish the time with family and loved ones. In fact the time spent with loved ones is what matters, the whole gift giving tradition could go away as far as I am concerned.
Calling 100 dollars zero effort is strange, money is not growing on trees. Maybe he has a different set of values than you about these things. If it was not for his idiot surprise trip comment, I don't see what is so bad about it.
uvular_trill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're all different; he didn't understand how you would like your gift (or it was really zero effort). However, he could have apologized and not have lied.
Some people would want the gift (money or whatever). Some people would want the card. I wouldn't want anything.
Arrowluv5 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You probably just had different perspectives. I would appreciate 100 more than a gift because the people around me have no concept of how I value things. I wouldn't want to spend 50 on something somebody only gets 30 dollars f value from.
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This comment rings the most true.
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
100 is a lot of effort to be honest, i'd be pissed off too if my partner was unhappy with that. I'd also say that's pretty ungrateful.
though his response was uncalled for and childish, he's not totally to blame.
AskMeAboutMyStalker ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:10:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It may or may not be alot of money but handing someone cash is about as low effort as you can get
alive-taxonomy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs cheaper to make something they truly want. Iโm making my girlfriend a bunch of flavored olive oils and snickerdoodle mixes. Itโs super cheap, doesnโt require a lot of effort and will make her really happy.
madsreddit ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 14:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$100 is not a lot of effort. It's a lot of money. No effort involved. Some people appreciate seeing the love put into a present, not the present itself.
I would never complain about being given $100 from my parents, siblings, or extended family, but from your SO, cash is a cold present.
lenerz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I'm the same. I'm the type of person that appreciates effort more than money and it was almost like a stab in the heart when he just handed me money, especially because he knew this about me after dating for more than a year.
Millabaz ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:34:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know how much effort goes into earning money?
madsreddit ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 14:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If $100 is a big deal to you, kill two birds with one stone and save the money by making her a gift (handmade card, photo frame, etc), and take her out for a picnic. You'll still have your money, and she'll feel loved.
Everyone's happy.
lenerz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great response, lmao.
aridax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. I have to give you major props. I might disagree with you (just a fundamental difference), but wow are you making some powerful statements.
Inanimate_organism ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:43:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Less effort than earning an equivalent amount of money and then spending that money on a thoughtful gift?
SuperPowers97 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:30:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but he could have at least gotten her a gift card to somewhere she liked shopping. Make it more personal somehow.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It varies. It can be "lots" or "none" depending on your job and wether you happen to have rich parents.
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate the hundred dollars.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:08:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Susim-the-Housecat ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You both must be pretty rich to consider $100 "pennies"
You could have specified that in your original post, because to most people $100 is a lot of money.
lenerz ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure but that doesn't matter. Unless agreed upon, you should never simply give your SO cash as a birthday present (or any occasion present for that matter).
aridax ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's going a bit far. $100 is not pocket change for most people, and often more than a day's worth of wages.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fine but this is petty.
WikiWantsYourPics ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:20:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No it isn't. What /u/lenerz is saying is that a gift isn't about the transfer of value. It's about showing that you care.
My wife and I don't give each other birthday presents, because we're not really into birthdays, but even a nice handwritten note with a cute little drawing is a better gift than cash.
On the other hand, we always give her mother cash gifts, because things are financially tight for her, and birthdays and Christmas are good "excuses" to give her cash without hurting her feelings.
A good birthday gift for a loved one is something that shows you thought:
* about them specifically (so not something generic)
* ahead of time (so something that takes at least a modicum of planning)
Cash fails on both of these tests; the only thing it has going for it is that it's definitely useful.
Sure, give cash if you think that's what the person needs most at that point, but buy or make a card to go with it, and write something personal and heartfelt on it.
aridax ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that part. I disagree with her, but it makes sense. What I was talking about is her calling out the other commenter, saying "something is wrong with you" because they disagreed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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aridax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Telling strangers that something is wrong with them for disagreeing with you is not a strong argument.
BackToFlowcharts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:26:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if you are working a dead-end low paying job with no skills or higher education required?
If you are making 15$ an hour and work 8 hours you are making 120$ a day.
And the average person is making per hour somewhere in the 20s, depending on source etc. so while I would agree with you that it isn't pocket change, it definitely is not worth more than a day's wage.
Unless your are basing this off her young age, then it most likely is since no one that young has a higher end job as they haven't really developed any skills or gone to college yet.
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...I'm just going to leave this here: https://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F04%2Fworkers-by-demographic-group.png&w=1100&q=85
BackToFlowcharts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is rather interesting honestly.
But I remember reading the average family income is 55k per year. So I just took the hourly income of that which is how I got in the 20s.
My question is does this account for all workers or does it only consider those after college in a full time career?
aridax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:12:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most likely the whole population. We're priviledged, so it's easy to forget that graduating college is not the norm, and that many people support their families on minimum wage. I worked with many single mothers and other "adults" while in retail.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was 19, 19, for God's sake! You were just kids.
lenerz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was not 19. I was 19.
uvular_trill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people like a nice presentation no matter the gift; to them it can say "I care" as much as the gift.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BUT THAT IS A GREAT FUCKIN GIFT
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's a lazy gift. At least get a nice card and fold up the money inside it. Get some flowers. Put some effort into it. Show that you care.
I'd be fine with getting plain cash from my grandmother, but I expect more from my SO. Even a good excuse for why I get nothing this year would be preferable to cash.
lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly! I really can't understand how people are calling me ungrateful for this, especially because my asshole of an ex lied about a trip and told me it's not happening anymore because I'm ungrateful. He was evidently a huge jerk and people are overlooking that fact :p.
kookaburra1701 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty tickled that the people who are only focused on the monetary value are the ones calling those of us who would rather have an inexpensive but thoughtful gift "ungrateful."
2boredtocare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband is a shit gift giver. He despises shopping, and just really is sort of clueless (in the early years, I once got an ironing board. I don't iron. I've ironed maybe 10 times in my entire adult life...throw that wrinkled shit in the dryer for a few minutes and voila!) Obviously I didn't marry him for his gift-giving abilities...but I really don't mind just being like, here's $200 for you and $200 for me to spend on whatever we want. Merry Christmas! :D
ifyouwanttosingout ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a narcissist. Glad he's an ex.
Qwarty11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds kinda ungrateful to me I mean itโs 100$
lenerz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My goodness, it's not about the money. Please read the comments in the thread.
Qwarty11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve encountered the same problem people will buy stuff they like when they have their own job and it leaves you with nothing to get them so money is the second best option
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am not like that at all. I barely ever buy things for myself.
Qwarty11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit people have different opinions on the internet woooooooooooooooooow (downvotes me)
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your opinion had no relevant connection to my original comment. You stated that you've encountered "the same problem" but it wasn't the same at all and thus you just wrote your unrelated opinion for no reason.
Qwarty11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meh itโs the internet well forgot about it in a week I understand it sucks but this is a place to share your opinion so what do you do
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lenerz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So instead you do the easiest thing possible and just withdraw money from a bank instead? Phew, right? No effort at all!! /s
MentallyPsycho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No effort would be getting you nothing.
JulesVernes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gave my ex-girlfriend a 100โฌ IKEA coupon for her birthday. The disappointment on her part was real. She's my wife now though so apparently I made up for it somehow.
jadeoracle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haha. I had a boyfriend that gave me a piece of computer paper that said "Happy Bi" on it because his marker ran out of ink. Nothing else. I think I still have it somewhere.
dedicated2fitness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
there is no nice way to say that and saying that to a boyfriend is basically saying "fuck your present, you're on thin ice"
atleast that's what it feels like
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I broke off the relationship and he cried because he wanted me to be "the girl he married" but there was no way I was going to let that happen. You really shouldn't say things like this based on one comment. The ex in this story is the same guy who emotionally and borderline physically abused me.
Karnman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tbh that is a little ungrateful. I would much rather someone give me a 100$ rather than a present worth an equivalent amount
bronchoped1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cash is always the best gift. Who cares about thoughtfulness when in all reality it will be something you dont need or want.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I personally donโt see anything wrong with giving cash as a gift if you donโt know what to get someone. Cash is a great gift, it gives you versatility in what you then choose to get. If youโve really been hinting at something and itโs obvious and they still get you cash, itโs a little lazy, but I donโt think Iโd ever complain about receiving cash as a present.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lenerz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:24:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got him like $300 worth of gifts all in a nicely wrapped basket including new video games, a Bose speaker, gift cards, clothes, and his favourite snacks. -.-
Oniigiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The amount of "pragmatic" and cynical people replying to this, my god
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'd be pissed if my bf gave me money as a gift... Basically it would mean he didn't give a shit.
Average-Nobody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet youโre both insufferable.
lenerz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:21:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I bet you're an asshole.
Average-Nobody ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:57:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glad we're on the same page.
Average-Nobody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish you would have put more effort into that comeback.
thatsmurfyguy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:49:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly... Cards are a waste anyway.. I mean they only get thrown away the day after anyway, what's so special about one.
Kawaii_Kajira ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You throw away cards?!?! I've got every Christmas, Valentine's, and birthday card I've received since I was 16 saved in a special binder.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I tossed cards but it wasn't till recently that I realized many of the people who gift me cards won't be around much longer. You live, you learn
grrliz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of clueless people mad at you, lol. You have my sympathies.
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gracias amigo
kookaburra1701 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If an SO just handed me money I'd feel like he just saw me as a prostitute. Ugh.
[deleted] ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 13:41:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bought my ex a pandora bracelet, fully decked out came to about ยฃ250
I got one t shirt worth about ยฃ15
LeRenardS13 ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 15:13:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lesson is. Don't give to get. Give to give and be happy that you are making somebody happy. You'll be less let down in the end.
lmFairlyLocal ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs different with a partner, though. If I got my friend a really really nice gift I am not expecting the same level of reciprocation, but if itโs a partner and weโre both capable (I understand there are sometimes circumstances where itโs not possible, but outside of that) then itโs kind of an aspect of a relationship to reciprocate the same level through gift-giving to โshow your loveโ, in a way.
If I got my partner a new laptop and they got me chewing gum, I would be compelled to believe that they do not care about me because they havenโt put any time or effort into a gift for me. Itโs more about the thoughtfulness of the gift than of monetary compensation. Something extremely thoughtful for $100 is worth more than just coughing up $1,000 and calling it a gift, or worse, spending $10 on nonsense.
PassportSloth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:32:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was actually my answer to this AskReddit. Got an ex a Caribbean vacation to try to "fix" our relationship, he got me cons. I love cons, but it was def an eye opener. We broke up shortly after.
LeRenardS13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my partner a new surface 3. She got me underwear and a bottle of scotch. I was happy as hell.
I guess some people only give to get.
lmFairlyLocal ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:52:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but is it your favourite kind of scotch? Were the underpants the right size? Did you specifically ask for it so they knew it was something that you would appreciate and enjoy?
Like I said, itโs NOT about MONETARY COMPENSATION, itโs about thoughtfulness and care. If they knew you would enjoy that, itโs great.
I got a scale from an ex, and everyone thought it was a rude and thoughtless gift, but I loved it! It was exactly what I asked for/hinted at, and I was extremely happy. Itโs not about the gift, its about the thoughtfulness behind the gift.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:30:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i know but itโs the fact she promised her gift would be of equal value then Iโm kinda like ???
Scholesie09 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
did you tell her what you were gonna get her beforehand? How much you were gonna spend?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i even took her into the shop and asked her which one she liked
Scholesie09 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ah then yeah I can see why you'd be rather perturbed.
RuthBaderBelieveIt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're doing it wrong if you buy it decked out. Buy it with 1or 2 charms then you have an easy but relatively expensive gift option for every future occasion. I've bought bracelets for my wife, mum and mother in law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i know that now, wish i realised that when i got it haha
Alley_Property ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:43:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I bought Ryan an iPod, and you only care about me a home-made oven mitts worth?"
jefferlewpew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find it's best to set an agreed price limit on gifts for each other so stuff like this doesn't happen
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you look at my replies, we did agree that our items would be the same price (give or take like ยฃ10) and not above ยฃ300.
-Fateless- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, that's rough.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt i know it, the Christmas after that i just got her a makeup set and she still complained about it in like it costed ยฃ165 what are you complaining about? You got me a phone case worth about ยฃ10
-Fateless- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like she didn't want to put in equal effort. It sucks being with a person like that that doesn't appreciate the work put into making each other happy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly that. She didnโt have a job at the time so she got all her money off her parents (her dad was loaded, had his own business and everything, she easily had about ยฃ300 a week on her)
Then i work like 12 hour shifts at work for about five days to afford one present for her, and she canโt like at least try to put the work in?
Some people may think Iโm a cunt and thatโs fair enough, but i just think itโs being unfair.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're complaining about how much something cost, instead of the thought of being given a gift, you're a horrible person.
bandopando ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They said, while posting in a thread about horrible gifts.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What?
It wasn't particularly a horrible gift.
bandopando ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horrible might not have been the best word. But this is still about the worst gifts.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not at all. T-shirts are good.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like i stated before, she promised and granted that our presents would be of equal value. That was her idea not mine, thatโs the reason i was annoyed with her. If she didnโt have enough money then thatโd be fine but whenever i was with her she was constantly wearing designer clothes (Im talking stuff like Gucci, LV, MK, and such).
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my parents had my brother, sister, and me unwrap a package containing a dog collar and a leash, saying, โSurprise! This is for the new dog weโre going to get!โ
Itโs about 10 years later and we never got a dog.
puppyroosters ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:21:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used McDonald's toy. Sure, this was for the 3rd grade gift exchange, but I gifted a badass duck tales coloring book and some color changing markers! 3rd grade me was sad the whole day.
XRedDemon27 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:48:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I had asked my mom for a hermit crab for Christmas. On Christmas day we opened presents, took pictures, cleaned up, but there was no hermit crab My mom had seemed pretty accepting when I earlier had asked for the gift so I hesitantly asked her if she hadn't gotten it. As soon as I asked a look of surprise went over her face and she exclaimed that she almost forgot. She went back into her room and a few minutes later exited with a small plastic container. Inside there was a half log, some sand, a water dish and a few shells. I was instantly excited. After thanking my mom I lifted the lid to the container to take a look. The first thing I noticed was the smell. It smelled like rotten fish. I disregarded it, thinking it was normal for hermit crabs and asked my mom which shell had the crab. After thinking a bit she pointed to one near the middle. I reached out, and lifted the shell. Crab viscera poured out of the shell; a claw, some legs, and other unidentifiable scrap. The smell become much worse. I asked my mom how long she had had it for, and why she didn't make sure it was living. She said it had been about two-weeks and she had totally forgotten about it. I passed it off as not a big deal so my mom wouldn't feel too bad about it, and quickly tried to forgot the whole scenario. TL;DR I was given a dead and rotten crab as a pet.
Redd-Tarded ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:54:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance's uncle definitely provided the worst gift ever. A little context: he is Greek, my fiance is half Indian and half Greek. He's an antiques dealer specializing in mechanical and scientific equipment and a huge fan of Edison phonographs. I spent hours scavenging through antique shops to find him a working tube record and got a really cool one that still played. He gave me a guide book on how to order food from an Indian restaurant that he got for free.
SpiralSuitcase ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ" and a notification that a prayer was made in my name for the less fortunate. A gift from my oldest Cousin and her Husband after their immediate family got "born-again."
They gave this to every member of our extended family, but did not come to Christmas that year themselves. There is something both hilarious and depressing about watching a dozen people all open the same gift individually and pretend to be excited about it.
Every year I consider giving her Dawkins' "The God Delusion" but apparently I'm more considerate than my religious relatives.
GenerallyPrettyQuiet ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 05:57:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother received a car on his 18th birthday. Nothing crazy, like a 15 year old $1,500 Mazda MX3. As an eager 17 year old, I was excited to get one too so that I'd have a way to get around during college. I turned 18 and my dad came home that night with keys in his hand, pointed outside to an older Subaru hatchback and told me to check out my brother's new car. My brother had just crashed his so they got him another one, on my birthday. That was my worst birthday.
mnricha927 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:08:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 my grandma got me one of those boyfriend pillows. You know the one with a flannel shirt and one arm that you could "cuddle" with. She thought it was hysterical and I cried.
I miss that crazy woman.
aro00 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother "borrowed" my espresso maker, so I kept nagging him about giving it back to me. Nothing happened until Christmas, when he bought me a new one (same type). I was like thanks for giving it back, but where is my actual gift, since you owed me on to being with...
Tuggy_McTuggboat ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 14:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surprise trip to Las Vegas for my birthday with my family. It was also two weeks before I turned 21.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother fucker that sucks
TheConceptOfFear ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:59:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think they wanted a last vacation with you, if you were already 21 you would have been with them almost no time during the trip
Tuggy_McTuggboat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:58:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be inclined to think that if they weren't the ones running off to go gamble. Several years later they also told me that was their last free weekend to go to the Venetian.
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 15th birthday all I got from anyone in my family was a Bob Ross T-Shirt that costed 15 bucks that said "There are no mistakes, only happy accidents" I made sure to ask if I was a planned child (being the oldest of 3)
TheDJarbiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Were you?
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, the gift was a result of "hard times" (middle class American) My dad then proceeded to get a new laptop a few weeks later....
Cypher2420 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:26:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago, my grandfather gave all of the kids gift cards to Verizon. It was only $5 each and none of us were using Verizon for cell phone plans. We combined the cards and got one of us a cell phone case
Bohnanza ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a tie:
A computer processor. I mean just the processor, no board, ram, etc. I spent hundreds putting together a PC around it, because I somehow felt obligated to do so. Processor was a shitty celeron and the PC never worked worth a damn. FWIW I already HAD a nicer PC.
Porcelain taco holders. If you picked them up at even a 1 degree angle the tacos would slide off. I was WARNED by the person who gave them to me to not tilt them.
AchaMahide ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One gacha egg for an office secret santa. Prize inside? A plastic pouch to keep your coins and small change.
One of the worst thing I've received as a present for sure.
error_404_taken1 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:20:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated this guy for 2 years and the only gift he gave me during that time was a marijuana pipe. I don't even smoke weed.
rawromglolbbq ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a single roll of toilet paper and a can of sweetcorn not 2 months ago.
Old age has finally hit her it seems.
Chinchillachimcheroo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife has an aunt that's been married twice. She has adult children by her first husband around the same age as my wife and me, none from the second husband. By the time I entered the picture, she was divorced the second time, so I've never met either. Since she had no children with the second, I'm not sure I even remembered he existed until one Christmas he sent an unwrapped box full of super thick socks for everyone, one pair each, including me. It wasn't actually the worst gift I've received because I still wear them around the house on cold nights, but it was certainly the most bizarre.
It's the only time in my life that, upon receiving a gift, I had to ask who the person was that was giving it to me.
EZKL_V ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my rather frugal grandmother sent me and my brother boxes of Chex mix for Christmas. The real kicker was they were just UPS boxes with Chex mix poured into them. If I remember correctly we were teenagers at the time and just threw it away.
crannberryfruit40 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time In 4th grade my secret Santa gave me a library book. Still don't know who It was.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a fancy 120 dollar constellation night light for my 29th birthday. It puts stars on the ceiling. She stated her hospice patients love it and her best friends five year old too. So why not...
RockitDanger ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older cousin gave me a flannel button up from Kmart, tags still showing the $3.99 price tag, that smelled like somebody not only smoked in it, but used for a cigarette filter every day since Thanksgiving. It was promptly thrown in the trash when I got home.
Xenoforever ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:52:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents asked what I wanted for Christmas. I said any clothing that isn't jeans. I got only jeans...
saavage ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing for my birthday
casserole09 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:09:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year as kids, our grandparents sold a bunch of their land and decided to go all out for Christmas gifts that year. Each of the adults got some money and all of the grandkids got a big fancy present. My cousin got a PS2, my sister got a new bike, etc. My gift was a bracelet with my name on it- and my name was spelled wrong.
cthulhugan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:17:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got my mother a webcam for Christmas. My mother does not get technology, she didn't ask for it, she expressed no interest in a webcam. For some reason I just felt this desperate need to get her a webcam. I fought the urge for her birthday and mothers day, but I couldn't keep fighting it. I knew it was a terrible gift. When she opened it, she didn't know what it was. I explained it to her and she very politely thanked me. I set it up for her on her computer, showed it how it worked, and it never was used again. On the one had I feel bad for giving her a gift that I knew was terrible, but on the other hand it liberated me, I was no longer haunted by the need to give her a webcam.
reytr0 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is very close to Christmas.
My grandparents have probably given me about 3 gifts total for either occasion across the two decades they've known me, so I've never expected anything anyway.
I still remember around the time I was 11 or 12, she told me "Remember, its also Jesus' birthday and that's why I didn't get you anything."
But the worst I can remember was this shitty dollar store harmonica I got as a birthday/Christmas combo gift... when I turned 18. Thanks Grandma.
EtherealFay ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I spend all my Christmas holidays at my maternal grandma's house with everyone by my dear mom's side - even today, after a decade of her death. My aunt used to leave gifts for me to find on the Christmas' morning for years and said it was Santa Claus - which I believed until I was 6. My mom also used to decorate our home and leave my father (the scumbag never spent the holidays with us) with money for him to buy me something and say it was Santa.
When I was around the age of 4, I got the worst gift of all: indifference. My father never left anything for me and took my mom's money. He didn't even leave me a birthday gift (I was born on December 23rd).
She never decorated the house again.
SilverChick5 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt bowl. My husband bought me a bowling ball - with his own name engraved on it. I kept the ball and signed up for private bowling lessons just to spite him. When the handsome instructor asked me why that name was engraved on the ball, I just told him that was what I named my ball.
Bidcar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is your name Marge?
SilverChick5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 or 14 my aunt gave me a book for Christmas because she knew I loved to read. I thoroughly enjoyed Dean koontz and Stephen King. Etc. So I was fucking hyped.
It was a children's fairy tale book about a fairy that lives in a dandelion and grants wishes to good children.
Im a guy.
Yes I read it.
[deleted] ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 13:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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-zimms- ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:39:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bluray or DVD?
filenotfounderror ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, the board game.
Razor1834 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cereal or board game?
zaise_chsa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Laser Disk.
PM_ME_YOUR_HARIBO ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:45:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
karmagod13000 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:13:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:p
Animal-Kingdom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did they at least give you some milk to eat it with?
Zapulater ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:57:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once, I got a toaster.
I asked for a toaster. I don't know what I expected.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:14:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit man you got a toaster.
Sweet_Tangerine50 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:20:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather gave me a copy of Bill OโReilly for Kids!
Yeah my parents promptly put that up on the bookshelf and I donโt believe it was ever read. Lol
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:20:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If think your grandfather is a republican.
Sweet_Tangerine50 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs putting it lightly. He and my mom used to get into some serious arguments after a couple glasses of wine lmao
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same with my parents, my grandpa was a Colonel in Vietnam and the most republican person I have ever known. He was really nice though but they would argue like cats and dogs about politics.
SillyGirrl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is still in my closet!
[deleted] ยท 301 points ยท Posted at 12:47:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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poopellar ยท 460 points ยท Posted at 13:38:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OP said 'worst gift'.
karmagod13000 ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 14:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ya wtf is wrong w this dude
pinkietoe ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:25:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: the "plushie" was actually just a kitchen sponge.
adanceparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
spongebob is terrible, but wtf do I know I've never had a grandfather so idk what they give you.
Heartable ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 14:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ungrateful fuck
skylinrcr01 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA?
Double_A7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dementia is a pretty bad gift.
lenerz ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 13:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually adorable though :( I feel like you're going to cherish that Spongebob toy once your grandfather passes.
karmagod13000 ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 14:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa made necklaces and bracelets out of old silverware for Christmas one year. I mean I like it at the time but now that he has passed it has a even more special quality to it.
BarakatsBurrito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVE those cute spoon rings! My former best friend had one and I always thought they were so creative! I've been looking for one, but haven't been able to find one that fits my chubby size 8 fingers :(
Makemewantitbad ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 13:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it weird if i'm 24 and would love a spongebob plushie?
SensualEnema ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 13:57:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Iโm about to be 28, and I love plushies!
Cafrilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That just means you're both weird.
/s
catfishfighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I wouldn't want one but thats just because spongebob terrifies me.
WtotheSLAM ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 13:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds legit and I want one now
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I lost my grandfather to dementia last year.
You cherish that damned Spongebob!
Swervden ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:47:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't even deserve that
Shadow_Of_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:06:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can't argue with spongebob
whoops519 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa, who does not have dementia, gave me a Kermit puppet for my 12th birthday. I wanted a makeup palette.
BubblesHootenanny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 28...i fucking love a plush toy. A spongebob plush? Count me in hombre.
Funslinger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really sorry about your grandpa. I lost mine to Alzheimer's, and my grandma started down the path of dementia soon after. She's just a shell of a human now. It's gonna be rough.
Ivy_Goliath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are super ungrateful. When your grandpa dies you will be hugging that thing every night. No doubt about it.
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Feelsbadman
miniRNA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love that present and I'm older than you!!! Sponge Bob rules!!!
thecandybandits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plush deer dog toy from my girlfriend for my last birthday and I'm 33
Princess_Sloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-grandmother was notorious for giving gifts that (my family thought) she didn't put much effort into. One year she gave my grandfather a Spongebob t-shirt that she found at a yard sale. My grandfather LOVED it. My grandmother didn't though, and she was always hiding it from him
Razor1834 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love and Patches.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 13:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your an asshole
Suitablystoned ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 13:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No you're an asshole.
karmagod13000 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:00:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
listen we are all assholes ok
Suitablystoned ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People, what a bunch of bastards. - Roy
embigger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
we are ALL assholes on this blessed day :)
karmagod13000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
amen
lenerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm an asshole, you're an asshole
dabnagit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Assholes are like throwaway Reddit accounts for pornโฆ
nidedin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. No, you're an asshole.
Suitablystoned ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Know, you're an asshole.
STRaYF3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remember kids, know your assholes
uvular_trill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why, because "It's the thought that counts"? or because "He tried"?
That doesn't mean you have to like the gift.
zephyrya ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:16:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my boyfriend got a can of deodorant from his grandparents for Christmas. He doesn't even smell bad or sweat a lot to begin with. I don't get it either.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought deodorant/toiletries was a standard gift from grandparents? Or do I just smell bad?
a_casserole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the box really, if it's a gift set then that's standard crap you get at christmas if it's a single item you probably stink :P
zephyrya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about you but it was just a can of axe spray which wasn't even wrapped.
meinherzbrennt42 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:10:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jar of moose turds.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโll trade you for it.
poppopepee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actual turds or the chocolate kind?
meinherzbrennt42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actual moose turds.
IWuvMufins ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:21:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks. So many damn socks. One year my grandma told everyone that I don't have enough socks(even though I told you I do) so everyone decided to buy me socks. And they weren't good socks. They were the type of socks you will find in walmart if you live in America. And most didn't even fit me. They were too small. My father was cool though. He got me dawn of war.
ComelyChatoyant ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad's mom always gives me her leftover Pampered Chef merchandise. So I usually get a wooden spoon or a measuring cup. Honestly, the products are a decent quality, but I don't need or want any of them. If she doesn't talk to me 364 days of the year, I'm not expecting a gift and being given something like that feels pretty hollow.
_mustakrakish ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my cousin a box of facial acne wipes... that were open and about 4 were missing
lyssargh ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My frugal? cheap? sister once gave me a water fountain for Christmas which she had gotten from a thrift store. Well, she hadn't opened it since buying the thing, because when I got it home and went to set it up, I discovered it was full of dead flies and a broken pump.
ClementineFerdinand ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:53:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a lot of birthday cards with IOUs written on them in my teenage years when we didn't have a lot of money. Never did get anything, never asked either.
sabertooth66 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 my Aunt called me up on my birthday and told me I could have anything I wanted in the world.
I told her I wanted a Power-Wheels car!
Turns out she knew I was going to say that, and showed up to my party with my cousin's (her son's) broken Power-Wheels Jeep. She suggested that if my dad couldn't fix it my brothers and I could take turns pushing one another around in it.
I cried and made her feel like a total bitch in front of my family.
ltfleischer ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:27:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 6ft, 230lbs. My mother in law is filipino. She went out an bought a 5XL polo shirt for me because she didn't know my size and was embarrassed to ask.
Nuimaster ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:19:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably too late of a post for anyone to see this but...
For six years in a row, my parents got me pajama pants for Christmas. The first year was fine, I actually needed a pair as a 14 year old kid. They never really explained why, but always made a big deal about how expensive gifts were, despite being fairly wealthy. As a kid, it's really confusing to see families that your parents make fun of for being poorer, give their kids much more extravagant gifts and toys that they throw away in a few months.
However the worst gift I got was probably a 50-pack of assorted top ramen from an sort of eccentric uncle. Not mad at him though; I'm pretty sure my parents told him to get me some "cheap food for a skinny college boy." (The rest of my family is quite overweight.)
My sisters of course, get nice jewelry or more personalized gifts. Honestly I've just stopped giving a shit about things like Christmas a long time ago, despite trying to get people nice gifts when I have the money.
I guess it's just another way for my parents to make me feel like the mistake that forced them to get married. Still wear the pajama pants though.
joshuajlea ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19 my girlfriends birthday was two days before mine, she had been dropping hints that she really really wanted a hamster but we were both students and it seemed like a lot of responsibility so I ended up getting her something else.
I got a hamster for my birthday that year....
CajunPotatoMan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is on Christmas Day. My mom's family was hosting the whole family event that starts on Christmas Eve and then I was supposed to go to my my dad's house later on Christmas Day. So... My mom's entire side of the family forgot my birthday. I assumed they were going to do a surprise thing the entire time, but nope. Around 16:00, my dad picks me up. He then tells me he is too tired for Christmas today, so we should have it tomorrow. My sister and I agreed. Nothing happened the rest of the day. That was the worst present.
rocklobstaw ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coupon for yogurt from Safeway. For my birthday.. I'm also lactose intolerant
necriavite ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:33:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Valentine's day in grade 5 back in 1998 we had a class gift exchange thing. You could give out valentines, candy, food ect. The only rule was you had to give some to everyone. Because everyone in my class hated me and bullied me I was glad this was a rule because otherwise I probably wouldn't have gotten anything.
Some kids brought full size candy bars, a couple brought cupcakes, and this one girl and her mom had made amazing personalized gift bags for everyone... except me. Same with the rest of the items. Somehow everyone was short exactly one item. The girl who brought gift bags walked up to me in front of everyone and handed me a stick of gross herbal flavored gum while smirking. For the cupcakes I instead got one single cinnamon candy heart. I cried in front of everyone and all my teacher did was tell them they weren't being very nice.
cameronsounds ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my now mother-in-law bought us a glass pitcher - for water. It was shaped like a koi fish. We didnโt understand, but as itโs turns out, itโs whatโs known as a โgurgle pot.โ It holds about a glass and a half of water, so when we attempt to use it, weโre constantly filling it, just to hear it gurgle when you pour water out of it. I didnโt think it could get any worse, but then the next year, she bought us an โover squirrel.โ What the hell is an oven squirrel you ask? Itโs a wooden squirrel that you use to push or pull oven racks out of the oven when itโs too hot to touch.
Canโt wait to see this years present.
Hereโs some pictures of each. oven squirrel
gurgle pot
Edit - added photos
vastly_blanket ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:30:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a weird I actually love both of these, theyโre also the kind of thing my FIL gives. Theyโre what people who have everything buy, appealing nothings.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would actually prefer these over socks and clothes-I'd-never-wear. By far.
toolatefortheparty ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 14:30:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school there was a girl that I really liked but we were just friends at the time. I mentioned that my friends wanted to take me to a strip club for my birthday. So she gift wrapped 3 single dollar bills and gave me a card telling me not to spend it all in once place.
Needless to say I decided not to take up my friends in the offer
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And you took her instead since she was apparently made of money?
toolatefortheparty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: she got this singles working at the club I was going to go to and she gave them to me so I wouldn't find out she worked there
Silentbunny95 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pillow off my moms bed because she wanted me to know how mich she hated me. Everyone else got $400 gifts and she literaly got a pillow off her bed and gave it to me. Oh and moldy cheese, that i should appriciate because it was on sale.
irish675 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:22:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 11 years old I received a electronic teapot from my grandma. All my siblings got legos, remote control cars and new Nikes. At the time I was so confused, but Iโve had that teapot for 15 years. Best gift ever.
yomomma318 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:52:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An affair from my husband.. happy birthday to meeee.
LemonSqueazy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday, I received a single magazine and a Swiffer feather duster. Why? Parents used their money to buy my brother a concert ticket the day before.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:03:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After reading hundreds of these so far, I wonder, are half of these peopleโs parents that stupid?
Who the hell buys a 12 year old a swiffer duster? Oh yeah because 12 year old kids love to clean! These people
Lizzie7493 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:51:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was in 6th grade (11y.o.) I was the shy girl of the class and people didn't like me much, so they also didn't know me very well. I managed to invite around 6 people to my birthday party, all from school, and I told one of my few friends that I really liked notebooks.
Guess what? I got 6 different notebooks for my B.day. And all six were
kindareally shitty.OutrageouslyHairy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:13:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great uncle was a really lovely guy, but was a little โspecialโ after some pioneering medical treatment he had when he was a kid went a bit wrong. Every year heโd dress up like Santa Claus for Christmas and give only one person in the extended family of around 25 of us a single present. Well one year it turned out it was my turn for a gift, and he got me an old stereo (not even the face unit) for a Datsun Bluebird car... I was 11 years old. I did however get the rest if his car when he died six or seven years later in his will, although it was so rusted away that it cost me ยฃ100 to have it towed to a scrap yard. So yeah, while it was very thoughtful of him, they were pretty useless gifts to me personally, although I did get the story to tell I guess!
dothrakipoe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:21:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Opened razors and used shoes...
Her heart was in the right place... I was really poor. But opened razors..
cannotbehelped ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got volume 4 of Transmetropolitan twice in two years. He didn't remember that he'd gotten it for me already, even though I was super stoked on it the first time and had talked to him about the comic multiple times. He was weirdly offended when I told him he gave it to me the year before. He told me I could keep it, but I just left it with his pile of stuff. I didn't expect much from him, and wasn't upset about it, but he made that an awkward gift exchange.
Nix-geek ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, my mother gave me a bathroom scale.
I get it, mom, lose weight.
CitySloth ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's friend gave a $.32 felt stocking ornament for my mom, sister, and myself to share. It came in a tiny cardboard K's jewelry box, so we felt especially bamboozled.
niamedregel ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hotdog maker... Iโm vegetarian and when I was eating meat I couldnโt eat pig products (was vegetarian at the time). From a best friend at the time. Heโd won it at a raffle... I was there when he won... I made a sarcastic remark suggesting how crappy it was... I got him an Xbox.
Drewsonofthe43 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:52:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday, I think I was turning 16 or 17, my parents got me a DVD of a motivational speaker. That was it. They said they would have more for me later but I never actually got anything else.
startingapodcastsoon ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:10:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cieling fan for "my room" on my bday. I was only staying in that room temporarily. When I moved out a few months later - I didn't get to keep the fan.
This story pretty much sums up how my life has unfolded.
GustavDitters ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:15:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt think I had a story, but I actually do. The girl I was dating at the time was a spoiled little brat and I went over to her house for Christmas. It was just her, the dad and myself. Boy did he spoil her, he got her like 5 top of the line music gadgets (guitar, mic etc etc) and we were going through some things at the time and I remember just being pissed off and waiting for it to be over so we could talk and then after watching her unwrap all this cool expensive shit the dad gave me a $5.00 gift card to Subway. We broke up not long after and I went out and got a foot long Italian Sub. It wasnโt really the โworstโ gift ever but the situation made it feel like the worst.
TL;DR: A foot long Italian Sub
Meanee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can't blame them, but my parents gave me a Mars bar when I turned 13.
In their defense, we just moved to United States, and we're barely able to pay rent.
TheKingsSleevies ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:06:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A travel Scrabble set.
Perfectly fine out of context. But the context was that it was shared for my 10th birthday + Christmas + my brother's 6th birthday + his Christmas present + my sister's 6th birthday + her Christmas present (they're twins, my birthday's 2 days after theirs and a week before Christmas). My brother lost most of the letters within a couple of days of receiving it.
First and last present we ever received from our parents, because apparently we weren't grateful and didn't use it enough.
LilDiita ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:08:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once went a trip with my fatherโs family to the grandparents on his side over Christmas break (at the time I wasnโt living with them and was living with my mother).
When gifts were being passed around my younger brothers and sister all got stuff from my dad and step mom. I sat their awkwardly with nothing as my Grandpa asked where mine were. When he confronted my dad and stepmom a short time later she stated โHis gift is our presenceโ.
Grandpa without missing a beat said โItโs spelled P R E S E N T S, but you didnโt make that mistake with her kids.โ
The pun was almost worth that awful trip.
pixelpops ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:50:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a pretty big Harry Potter fan. My mother in law (whom I've known for 15yrs) knows this. In fact, she came with us to the Deathly Hallows pt 1 film, when I was super pregnant. I remember saying to her "This kid better stay inside until I can see the movie".
I went into labour the day after.
Anyway, my husband and I have been planning to take our daughter to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida. We plan to go in the next year.
My mother in law and sister in law decided to visit the one in California this past spring. We were planning on going to Florida all together, but whatever.
My mother in law brings me back... a Betty Boop mug. A large coffee mug with Betty Boop on it.
I have never once expressed interest in Betty Boop.
ohiomensch ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got $5 sheet of stickers with a racist team logo on them after specifying โ no racist team logoโ in a Reddit gift exchange that was supposed to be minimum $20.
Darth_Corleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the Titans too...
ohiomensch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was worse. Chief wahoo.
Darth_Corleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just wanted to make a joke at the Titans' expense. I hate them so much.
But you know, it's fucked up that I was certain it was the Redskins, but it was an entirely different city's (and sport's) racist logo. Neat!
:(
ohiomensch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. Yeah thereโs a lot of racism in team sport logos. Funny thing was, it never bothered me. Till you go to an out of town game wearing game gear and the reaction from anyone on the street.
I just wish the Indians would retire wahoo and the name to history and go back to being called the Spiders. Think of all the cool things that you could do with that.
Darth_Corleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rebranding is such a huge cash-grab too. I'm sure it's expensive, but the payoff should be amazing. I get having a history and honoring your legacy, but it's pretty obvious now that things have changed... and will continue changing.
You can either control the story or let it control you. It's easy enough for me to say with 0% invested in a $B organization, but you don't want to be on the wrong side of history for TOO long once society has moved on or it will ruin your bottom line.
Suuperdad ยท 292 points ยท Posted at 13:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A video game where everything was unlocked the moment I bought the game. What a ripoff. Where is the sense of accomplishment and potential to do paid unlocks for even more awesome fun content and basic functions down the road?
pahasapapapa ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 14:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone is still bitter
Suuperdad ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 14:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You bet your ass I am
YoshiPlasma ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via gameplay.
We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.
Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can.
MeltedSpades ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you're missing a few ๐ฐs
YoshiPlasma ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The ๐ฐ intent ๐ฐ is ๐ฐ to ๐ฐ provide ๐ฐ players ๐ฐ with ๐ฐ a ๐ฐ sense ๐ฐ of ๐ฐ pride ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ accomplishment ๐ฐ for ๐ฐ unlocking ๐ฐ different ๐ฐ heroes. ๐ฐ As ๐ฐ for ๐ฐ cost, ๐ฐ we ๐ฐ selected ๐ฐ initial ๐ฐ values ๐ฐ based ๐ฐ upon ๐ฐ data ๐ฐ from ๐ฐ the ๐ฐ Open ๐ฐ Beta ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ other ๐ฐ adjustments ๐ฐ made ๐ฐ to ๐ฐ milestone ๐ฐ rewards ๐ฐ before ๐ฐ launch. ๐ฐ Among ๐ฐ other ๐ฐ things, ๐ฐ we're ๐ฐ looking ๐ฐ at ๐ฐ average ๐ฐ per-player ๐ฐ credit ๐ฐ earn ๐ฐ rates ๐ฐ on ๐ฐ a ๐ฐ daily ๐ฐ basis, ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ we'll ๐ฐ be ๐ฐ making ๐ฐ constant ๐ฐ adjustments ๐ฐ to ๐ฐ ensure ๐ฐ that ๐ฐ players ๐ฐ have ๐ฐ challenges ๐ฐ that ๐ฐ are ๐ฐ compelling, ๐ฐ rewarding, ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ of ๐ฐ course ๐ฐ attainable ๐ฐ via ๐ฐ gameplay. We ๐ฐ appreciate ๐ฐ the ๐ฐ candid ๐ฐ feedback, ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ the ๐ฐ passion ๐ฐ the ๐ฐ community ๐ฐ has ๐ฐ put ๐ฐ forth ๐ฐ around ๐ฐ the ๐ฐ current ๐ฐ topics ๐ฐ here ๐ฐ on ๐ฐ Reddit, ๐ฐ our ๐ฐ forums ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ across ๐ฐ numerous ๐ฐ social ๐ฐ media ๐ฐ outlets. Our ๐ฐ team ๐ฐ will ๐ฐ continue ๐ฐ to ๐ฐ make ๐ฐ changes ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ monitor ๐ฐ community ๐ฐ feedback ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ update ๐ฐ everyone ๐ฐ as ๐ฐ soon ๐ฐ and ๐ฐ as ๐ฐ often ๐ฐ as ๐ฐ we ๐ฐ can. ๐ฐ ๐ฐ
Lincolns_Hat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's better.
YoshiPlasma ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:50:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks Lincoln
Lincolns_Hat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:00:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No prob, Yoshi.
By the way I loved you in Mario Kart 64.
YoshiPlasma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks :)
Weird question, but did Abraham have any dandruff? Asking for a friend.
Lincolns_Hat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You may tell your friend he did not have dandruff. But ol' Johnny Booth did take his Head&Shoulders.
Did Mario fart on you a lot? Asking for me.
YoshiPlasma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea
sometimes when I called him out on it he'd beat me so i practically have to live with it
Lincolns_Hat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez what a dick
-zimms- ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pong?
Suuperdad ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Base game is a single paddle. DLC lets you unlock the second paddle and a ball, and really gives me a sense of accomplishment.
Komikaze06 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Insert comment about battlefront 2
YourVeryOwnCat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That really whores my karma
Neospheria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Saints Row 3?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it was battlefront 2 with everything unlocked it wouldโve been kinda cool
Yarthkins ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The thousands of dollars required to do that would be a better gift as cash.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Andernerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing wrong with it when it's done right. In order to unlock everything in Battlefront 2, it would take even a skilled player thousands of hours. That, or they shell out a little over $2,000. BTW, these items give a sizeable advantage in PvP.
Suuperdad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually think that games aren't games UNLESS you have to work for items in a game. The problem comes when games are ruined because some people get "unfair" advantages because they can just spend money and get stronger. So you are left to either be uncompetitive or spend. That's when games go wrong.
I would rather pay more money upfront, but have everyone on an even playing field, than pay less but not actually have a 'competition', the only competition is who spends more.
aj0220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I bought ocarina of time with everything unlocked and I thought it was fucking sweet. Besides, all my friends thought I was a master at the game. Hah, little did they know....
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck EA but does this have to get into every thread?
Musicnote328 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was an EA game wasnโt it?
wonka001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This response is too low, people are forgetting wounds are slowly healing, on with the upvote brigade!!
YourVeryOwnCat ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 16:17:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off
[deleted] ยท 438 points ยท Posted at 13:09:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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WtotheSLAM ยท 293 points ยท Posted at 13:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hulk hogan riding a horse!? Please tell me you gave him a sword or a little foldable chair that he uses when he rides into battle
Spartan2470 ยท 191 points ยท Posted at 15:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just and FYI (and because you deserve to know) the account you responded to appears to be a karma-farming bot that can only copy and paste other people's stuff. Here it copied/pasted this person's comment.
I've sent additional evidence to the mods.
If you're not familiar with these types of accounts (and how they hurt reddit), this page may help to explain.
PolloMagnifico ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it... why is this a thing? Does Karma have real world value now? And if so, what's the exchange rate?
Spartan2470 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 15:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great question. Karma may not have monetary value, but karma-farming accounts (usually run by bots) are bought and sold. This is done to prepare the account to sell and increase it's value. Many subs require accounts to be a minimum age before they can post or are allowed to post with increased frequency. Here is proof it happens.
The "What's The Point" section of this page has a pretty good introduction.
oshitsuperciberg ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:38:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but who would buy an account named bobybits100?
sarcasticsnek ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's an unoffensive name, which is perfect for as it doesn't stand out from the crowd. If you read the "What's The Point" section, it'll also explain why people want karma-filled accounts.
xX420_WeedMan_420Xx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is weed man offensive?
sarcasticsnek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, depends on your targeted group. As far as I know many people on Reddit would be fine with the name, but yours stands out with the edging and such. A simple name, like bobybits100, is a good example of "simple" usernames.
xX420_WeedMan_420Xx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:05:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yours is simple,too.
sarcasticsnek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's true, yeah.
hawaiikawika ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would buy it for 100 of boby's bits.
otabagel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its real world value is for astro turfing, I think? If you have bots post with accounts that look real then you can potentially manipulate discussions on reddit for social engineering. Or that's one use as far as I understand it anyway, maybe that's absurd
JerkfaceBob ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:43:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're doing good work here, dedicated Redditor
TychaBrahe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Question: how do you spot this?
Spartan2470 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Many of them follow simple patterns. The "How Can I Spot Them?" section of this page has a helpful introduction. So that, RES, Goolge, and being on reddit too much
TychaBrahe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm not sure what you mean by their following simple patterns. Iโm assuming that story was original to someone. I mean, if I posted a picture of the Mona Lisa and claimed it was my original work, many people would know I was lying. But if I posted something less well known, far fewer people would.
Had you read that story before? Do you always look at user names? (I donโt.)
Spartan2470 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Their names often follow patterns. They often are dormant for a while, then are sold, wake up, and then start copying and pasting other people's stuff. They often are often active in the same subreddits, etc. Groups of them often work together. So if you find one then you're quickly down the rabbit hole. If you hunt them long enough it's hard not to see them.
Yes it was. I originally linked to it here.
Yes, and, very often, the account's history, karmadecay (though that doesn't help in askreddit!), etc.
JT_3K ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tell me we can have a picture? It sounds like the ultimate desk toy.
xz1224 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He doesn't have a picture because this is just a spam bot. The comment is years old, and the bot just copy and pasted it.
JT_3K ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Disappointed.
karmagod13000 ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 14:40:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that sounds like modern art. honestly if anyone ever gave me a hulk Hogan toy glued to a horse I would honor them as my new favorite relative/friend
poneil ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either you took this story from someone else or I'm being a dick by pointing out your alternate account: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4wis03/whats_the_worst_gift_you_ever_received/d67dwxv
Edit: I just realized there's a third possibility: that they are actually sold in the store that way and it just looks poorly glued together.
Edit 2: Since the comment has now been deleted, it looks like I was being a dick.
hajamieli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe it was from a second hand store and the previous owner had customized it from two different toys thinking itโd be awesome, but had regrets and put it into circulation.
paprikat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing. Every Christmas card you sent from there on out should have included a photo of Hulk Hogan Riding an Effeminate Toy Horse.
UrethraX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:03:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bad bot
RuthBaderBelieveIt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need to provide a photo
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:23:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love this gift. If it was given by someone that knows I'd love it and they didn't try to lie about what it is.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because they were interesting and human and wanted to have a real human and personal connection? If you give a gift that you bought from the store, is the connection that is formed, between the giver and the receiver or between the product and the receiver? People crave connection. Perhaps this person wanted a real connection.
krystalBaltimore ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You win!!! I love this!!!
itsallnipply ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:37:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a photo? I am intrigued...
creativ3evasion ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was giving me a ride home (I'm from a previous marriage) from school on my 16th birthday. I somehow convinced myself that he was going to have some sort of gift or surprise, but he had no idea it was my birthday. Ugh, isssuuuueeess.
enkeistar ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pet hermit crab from my aunt, because she thinks I am a hermit due to the perception that I play video games all day every day.
Musicnote328 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, you play a few times during the week?
That must be all you do. /s
AeronLord ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-boyfriend of 2 years was catholic and I thought he was accepting or at least tolerant that I am a seventh day Adventist. Iโm not the best Adventist but I did follow the dietary restrictions pretty faithfully: no alcohol, caffeine, pork or seafood and strive towards a vegetarian lifestyle (lost 40lbs and got off my BP meds doing this so I wasnโt about to change what was working for me). I went to church with him when he asked but he could NEVER go with me to my โcultโ (Pot. Kettle. Black. )
Anyways... he bought me tickets to our local Oktoberfest.. tons of pork products and beer. I asked him why he thought I was enjoy this event and he replied: โso you can know how great pork is!โ I went hungry that night. This gift was followed by a tickets to a pig roast and to a seafood festival. The final straw was a surprise dinner out for my birthday to a seriously crazy expensive steak house. We got into a massive argument inside with him telling me that he couldnโt see our relationship going further if I didnโt eat meat. (Should also say when I cooked supper for us I would always cook him his meat of choice and have a tofu or veggie equivalent for myself. I never made him a vegetarian meal because I knew he wouldnโt eat it. )
I didnโt see the relationship going further because he was an inconsiderate ass.. Jesus be with you.
Dusty_Old_Bones ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:58:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my brother got me a Carlos Mencia DVD.
enichols81 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The crabs
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Maryland that gift is passed on through generations.
mankiller27 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A porcelain baby doll. I was an 18 year old male. I don't know why my aunt thought it was a good gift.
vagabond_nerd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:45:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lester the Unlikely instead of Final Fantasy 6 for my 12th birthday. Worst SNES game ever!
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That game was beyond awful. You have my sympathy.
Horsecunilingus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a soldering iron for Xmas 2 years in a row.
I'm not even into electronics.
HollowScope ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday I got a light up pen from my mom. They're free where she works.
She also bought herself a new car on the same day. Like, I wasn't expecting a car but to buy yourself one and then give me something you got for free where you work is pretty shitty.
savedthebestforlast ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a soduko book thrown on my bed the morning of my 18th birthday. It was the only thing i got that year from my entire family. My parents even told me they forgot it was my birthday. I sure as hell did every single puzzle in that book too.
anerdydouche ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:15:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My junior year of college I ordered a pair of ski goggles off the internet and had them shipped onto our house. Mail is very shaking around campus in Columbus and the gogs never showed up.
About a month later on my birthday my roommate gave me a very shitilly wrapped box out of the blue. I wasnโt expecting a gift from him so I was surprised; I opened the box and it was the ski goggles I ordered for myself a month earlier. He found the delivery before I did and hid them so he could give them to me for my birthday.
disguisedeyes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad made a big deal about one present in a sealed envelope. He insisted multiple times I open it last.
Now, my other presents weren't exactly winners. I had a wooden chess board on my wish list. And he gave me a chess board, all right. Yeah. It was my own chess board from when I was a kid that he still had in his house. Re-gifting taken to a new level.
Anyway, after all the presents are open around the tree, my dad finally lets me open the envelope. Inside was a slip of paper. On the paper he had written the url for a site about game rules [chess, etc] and he says 'I know you really like chess and cards and stuff, and I found this great website for you'.
Oh, dad.
PandaBeaarAmy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:21:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So every Christmas, my brother and I would hang up stockings on our windows, and when we woke up, we'd find a few dollar store items in those. We'd then get separate presents to open during our huge family christmas party.
One year, I woke up to a pack of garbage bags sticking out of my stocking. It wasn't a joke, there was absolutely nothing else there. Meanwhile, I heard cries of joy from my brother's room! This was still during the film days, just prior to cameras being digital, but if your parents loved you enough your camera might just have a few non-manual functions! My brother raced into the hall to show off his brand new camera, and the other little knicknacks he had.
My parents didn't even bother to race off to Dollarama, a 5 minute drive from the house and also in the same mall as my mother's work, to pick up a couple more of those cheap, plastic Barbie lockets on a string that I get every year. Just stuffed the garbage bags in there as if that was meant to be my gift.
Clockfaces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:43 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is so bizarre. I'm sorry they did that.
onemanwufpack ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of years ago on my birthday my dad called me to remind me it was my "brother's birthday". That bastard let my dad give him gifts and take him out to lunch and didn't bother telling him at any point that it wasn't his birthday but mine. I didn't even bother telling him - he did figure it out several months later when my brother's actual birthday came around.
episodetag ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:54:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young I got a big can of pork in gift wrap from my best friend because I was a Muslim and he thought it was hilarious. Made me cry.
mpfrenette ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We went to my father's house for Christmas, the Christmas after he got remarried, 2 years after we got married.
He gave my wife 2 minis, which were a lottery ticket that cost 50 cents. In short, he gave her $1 in lottery tickets.
Fine... We are talking about a man who made well over 6 figures who decided to give $1 in tickets to the wife of his only son. Sure.
But on his Birthday, in February, when I gave him a assortments of his favorite nuts. I picked it because I remembered of how much he loved nuts and this was a luxury pack worth over $20.
My wife was a student, I was only 3 years out of college on my first job, and we were raising our daugther on a single salary.
My father's wife had the NERVE to yell at me for such a crappy gift... 2 months after her husband get 2 minis to my wife...
Oh the hypocrisy!
frizzykid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is about the worst gift I got, but its not for me, its my brother (although my gift is connected)
The gift was basically that my brother wasn't loved by my Great grandma. It started out as a regular christmas. My family rarely went up north to visit family, and never on christmas, but this year we did.
So we go to my grandmas, and my grandma is super excited she has gifts for all of us and is super happy, and she says my great grandma wants to see us too.
Cool, so we go its like 15 minutes up the road, my older brother is not my full brother but hes been there since birth, so I dont care if hes only a half brother biologically, hes always been my full brother mentally.
Anyway, at great grandmas, my Great grandma was like "oh you brought him too! wow we havent seen eachother in a long time" to my brother, and my brother was like "Yeah its been a while how ya been" and she kinda just brushed it off
gift giving comes around, she gives everyone a gift except him. My brother is older (16) so he sees whats going on and he looked a bit upset but understood.
My mom on the other hand was fucking furious. She was like "wheres P's present" and she says "oh yeah here you go" and its a 5$ bill she pulled out of her wallet. Everyone elses present was atleast 30-40$.
My mom says "you know what, keep it, we're leaving" and she took all our presents and dropped then on her floor. My grandma stayed for a few minutes and (Im assuming) freaked out at my great grandma, because after that they didnt see eachother for about 8 years.
My brother was hurt, but not broken. We got home, my mom tried to explain it to us (we were much younger than him).
So my brother got the gift of not being loved as much as the other grandkids because he wasn't a true great grandson.
Shes passed now, but she really was a mean lady later on in life. When I moved up north with my grandma I never went to see her, she never apologized to my brother either.
Racketmensch ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted one of those crinkly tinfoil emergency blankets by my father for Christmas when I was 10. It was to be used instead of a real blanket. I don't know what happened to my real blanket. That was a cold/loud/sad night.
Serennadi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:42:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after my grandfather died, my step-Grandma (his widow) got me an alarm clock. After she cleared out my bank account and my College fund that he had set up for me. She also got a huge insurance pay out and 100k+ from his union.
My grandpa always would get me the best gifts because my mom couldnโt afford much.
Death really brings out the ugly in families.
WienersRFunnyLookin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my daughters. Their first Christmas with me (they were adopted from foster care) they were 6 and 9 years old. We have a big family Xmas party every Christmas Eve where thereโs usually like 10+ kids. There had to be 100+ gifts under the tree. My girls walked in and stared with their mouths open at the bounty of gifts under the tree because in their birth home they had never gotten a Xmas gift or even a visit from Santa. They were told by their shitty parents that they were too bad for Santa. So this was an amazing and exciting sight to them.
We began unwrapping gifts and after about 30 minutes of watching all of my nieces and nephews open tons of gifts they finally each got 1. That was it. 1 gift. They both cried on the way home. From then on my mother and I have always brought a couple of their gifts from us to Xmas eve (we usually give them to the girls on Xmas day) so they have something to open. It still happens to this day. Theyโre teens now but it still hurts their feelings.
agorby00 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This shit would not fly with my family. Well, I mean my folks are gone and we're estranged from the extended relatives, but back in the day. If a kid came into the family, boom, they were family. Didn't matter if they were around 10 days or 10 years. I won't sugar coat and pretend my extended relatives were great people all around, but kids were never left out of Christmas or birthdays, and for that I'll always be grateful.
DXXRXX ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December 2014 at age 25 my kidneys started failing. I went on dialysis 6 months after being diagnosed with IGA nephropothy. 6 months after that on December 22 2015, my older brother donated his kidney to me. Doctors said the only way it could be a better match is if we were twins. Best gift I ever received.
DXXRXX ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:22:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I realize now that I misread the title...
isabelle_b_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:32:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was waiting for this to end with a bottle of wine or whiskey for Christmas. Glad it wasn't.
Peachy88 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So around my birthday, which is also around Christmas, my laptop that I used for school had died and I asked my dad if we could get a slightly better one that actually played some games too. He said sure, we went through all the hassle of finding the best deals for the laptop I wanted.
Birthday rolls around and my dad hands me a box all wrapped up nice. I figure it's my laptop and opened it with great haste only to find the ugliest, puffiest coat on the face of the planet inside. Confused I asked my dad what happened to the laptop we had been looking at. He told me, straight faced, that he bought it for his girlfriends daughter instead; for my birthday.
DoesHoodRatStuff ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:03:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 21ish at the time. It was Christmas and I was a broke college student. I scrapped together everything I had and got little gifts for my family. I got a Bible for my cousin because I knew he wanted a good one, a waterproof/floating fanny pack for my grandpa that did a lot of boating, a meaningful book for my grandma, stuff like that. I felt good about myself because normally it's really hard for me to think of gifts for people and I felt like I had really put thought into it. All told, it was about $100 worth of gifts.
My mom, grandma, and grandpa, who between all of them are worth well over a million dollars, got me a $50 Walmart gift card.
My cousin's family (definitely worth several million dollars) got me a $25 Target gift card.
My cousin is a good kid and I don't fault him at all, but they got him a new shotgun and a cool portable DVD player.
I felt like a complete and total afterthought. Not even considering the fact that I spent more money as a broke college student on my family than my whole family spent on me, the obvious favoritism and marked lack of care or thought really hit me hard.
I no longer spend time with that group of people.
OnlyAnswerIsGhosts ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:10:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received a ghost. WORST GHOST EVER
jenn1222 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:43:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when my exhusband and I were married, his mother HATED me. She would undermine me in my own home every chance she got.
She told him once she was coming down (we were in NC, stationed there) with some gifts for me.
She showed up with like 3 plastic garbage bags full of used clothing. Used, unwashed, filthy clothing.
Story is...she has a friend who had teen/early 20's daughters who literally trashed the house. Would not pick up their clothing, etc.
The woman went through and put everything that was on the floor of the house into these bags.
My mother in law took the bags with used undies, bra's dirty jeans, etc. and "gifted" them to me.
Thanks Sally!
orionmovere ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:27:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My twelfth birthday I got three bibles and a shitty tie.
hellkill ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Five years ago at my old job, I had quit and they asked me to stay on for just Sundays. I was too nice and said yes. I was a manager, but stepped down to technician. I had previously been the Secret Santa organizer, and got nothing or junk every year. So since I wasn't really working there, I thought I didn't have to participate. Wrong. I drew one of the last 2 or 3 names, and it was my crush.
Well then. I decided to go a little overboard. The limit was $15 to $25. I got him a Jack Daniel's Christmas gift set, a little skull figure that he had wanted to buy earlier that year (I bought it first and he was a little bummed), and joke Hello Kitty walkie talkies (he hates Hello Kitty).
I in return got an old clearance scented vanilla candle, that no longer smelled like anything, that was from Kmart. I know it cost $2 because I was browsing Kmart for gifts a week earlier. It was from our old gambler employee.
Paid off though, crush said it was the best gift he'd ever gotten, and he's now my SO of nearly 4 years.
skinnysakurachan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:11:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You got a great gift in end it sounds like.
hellkill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:31:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed. (:
nicknack256 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 13:21:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a girlfriend who bought me a box of dick shaped mints and a mug that said "I mustache you a question" with a mustache on it. I didn't have a mustache.....though I did(do) have a dick.
Azymphia ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's a hilarious gift
nicknack256 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:28:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't complain. We started dating two weeks before my birthday so it's not like she had a lot time to learn my interests.
miniRNA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in the reverse situation, having to make a gift way too early on the relationship... It was really hard!
nicknack256 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You have my sympathies. I'll admit the mustache mug was cute. Sadly the whole design came off the first time I washed it.
miniRNA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a mug (different design, hehe) with the same issue :( I'm still sad when I see it :(
But yeah, it was hard, but I guess I did something right as we're still together hehehe
tomasblazer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:47:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs actually a pretty good gift
nicknack256 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm spoiled. The girlfriend before her got me a real live pet turtle one year and engraved drumsticks the next year.
Matteomakespizza ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 13:08:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nicotine gum
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:53:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well do you smoke?
Matteomakespizza ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 13:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, so I would have preferred cigarrettes
One_And_All_1 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they wanted you to quit
Healter-Skelter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think he wanted to quit. I'm a smoker and I would never get another smoker nicotine gum for Christmas. Imagine being a heroin addict and getting a methadone prescription for Christmas
RonaldTheGiraffe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:28:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my uncle heroin for Christmas one year.
Healter-Skelter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And I'm sure he enjoyed it
I_AM_PLUNGER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom did that shit all the time back when I smoked. Thereโd be all these cools gifts and it was never the ONLY gift or anything, but while my brothers and I would be exchanging booze and cartons of our favorite smokes, the last present weโd all unwrap was a box of patches or lozenges or gum. I ended up quitting with a vape years later and now I donโt even puff that.
Matteomakespizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I quit for 2 years thanks to a nicitrol (sp?) inhaler. Now I just use my job as an excuse of stress.
OhYeahIDontHaveOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Smoke up, Johnny!
WikiWantsYourPics ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Would you have preferred a dictionary?
Matteomakespizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The extra R is for more points on a scrabble board
expatgirlinlux ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:21:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt want to seem a jerk, but one of my husbandโs aunts was giving gifts to everyone in her house (decent gifts, like a yoghurt maker and the likes) then looked at me and realized she had forgotten me. She hastily went out of the room, and came back with a badly wrapped parcel, that contained one of her old bracelets. If that didnโt make me self-conscious enough, she then proceeded to lightly comment upon it, of how she had forgotten me and how she had been resourceful to give me โsomething she had foundโ. Not sorry to say I have no idea where the bracelet is right now. The most hurtful thing was to have been forgotten, it made me feel I didnโt belong in the family. However Iโm happy to say since then she hasnโt forgotten me, even if the presents are not always spot on.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, just own it. โIโm sorry. With all the crazy, I forgot your gift. Let me make it up to you.โ
Then a nice dinner and drinks or a spa day. Not that hard.
Timebanditx ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:23:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a school thing in 5th grade, we did Secret Santa. You were encouraged to leave little notes or treats to your person in the weeks up to Christmas break, and then durning the class Christmas party, you would get a book ($5 limit) for your person. To help things, we all shared what kind of books we like, and being a budding nerd, I was super into the Sherlock Holmes novels. In the weeks up to break, I received nothing from my Secret Santa, and when it came to the party, I unwrapped a copy of the picture book of the Cat in the Hat movie. I was so...just disappointed, I said some bad things, and threw it in the trash can next to me. Of course, this makes me a bad person in the eyes of the rest of the class, even though their walking away with the new Artemis Fowl book. Screw you James.
callmesuperwaffle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a planner from my Aunt for college. I am a junior in college and have never used a planner before and have no intentions of using one. I use a whiteboard on my dresser to plan out all assignments and that works much better for me. I ended up giving it to my roommate who said he'll use it, not sure if he has or not but it keeps my conscience clear.
simplerthings ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend bought himself a pair of jeans and then gifted them to me for my birthday. He was like, "Do they fit?" They didn't and he knew they wouldn't. So he was like, "Oh ok, I guess I'll take them." This was over 10 years ago and I still make fun of him for it.
Lt-Dan_IceCream ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:34:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Year is 2005, I'm a college freshman. My two siblings have birthdays a week apart in August. They both received cell phones on a new family plan. My birthday the following January, I got a filing cabinet to use at college.
RenaKunisaki ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:46:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A small toy cow. When squeezed, a brown bubble protrudes from its butt. Great birthday gift bro.
purplishcrayon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:25:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In all fairness, I'm 30 and I'd still love this
EebamXela ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:19:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at target when I was like 17 or so. For my birthday my mom got me a red polo and khaki pants. Thanks....
MaledictionSparkles ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not received, but given. There are two that come to mind which make me cringe that I gave to guys I was seeing at the time. I didn't realize how bad they were until I got their reactions. I am not someone who is very materialistic and value personal connections above else, so I think that may be why I'm just a bit... Challenged.
Guy 1: I was 20 at the time. I went on vacation and in a gift shop, I saw this shark tooth in a small plastic specimen display case with googly eyes on it. I'm pretty sure it had a label called the creature. I thought it was so funny so I bought it and proudly gave it to him, hoping it would make him laugh as much as I did. He awkwardly said thanks and laughed but I could tell it was pretty forced. He wasn't the right audience. We stopped seeing each other shortly after (correlation doesn't always equal causation)! He sent me a picture of it years later when he found it in his room after we stopped seeing each other, so at least it functioned as a forget-me-not?
Guy 2: I was 21, started dating a friend from high school and he was my committed bf of around three months. The holidays were fast approaching and his birthday is also in December. I walked around two towns near my college for hours in and out of shops trying to find something perfect for him. I remembered he had just gotten a Christmas tree in his apartment and mentioned it had no ornaments... I figured it would be a thoughtful gift! I found a straw raccoon that I thought would be perfect, it went along with an inside joke we had about raccoons. I walked to the post office and mailed it inside of a mug box with a homemade card. He didn't even tell me when he recieved it or said thank you, and we also broke up shortly after (correlation does not always equal causation)!
My other relationships occurred outside gift giving times so I haven't been able to practice my bad giving on anyone else. I don't think I'll ever get any better lol. Just need to find someone that also gives "bad" (but IMO actually really thoughtful!) gifts and appreciated them like me.
Twzl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:20:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A random assortment of holiday napkins from my husbandโs grandmother. It was whatever the dollar store had left over I think.
That was the last time we did anything elaborate for her, gift-wise.
legend--27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:54:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but when I was in 3rd grade my teacher held a secret Santa it was my first one ever and i was so hyped. There was two rules nothing over 20$ and nothing under 10$. Nobody had a problem with this. The teacher asked either way if there was an issue with the rules to come speak to her after class any day. So I was 8 years old at the time and being my first secret santa I put in my time and money to get this special someone something great. (Helps to include she was a girl) I ended up getting her a nice teddy bear , and a nice purse full of all kinds of candy. When the Christmas party comes around am so excited and ready to give and receive my present. I dropped mines off on my secret santa's desk and hurried back to see what I got. The first red flag was the bag it was a re used birthday bag, I said oh well thought nothing of it , it's what's inside what counts right? I look inside and see a flag , faded and ripped with bite marks all over the plastic pole. So now am getting pissed I dig deeper in the bag and thought well maybe she tricked me and got me something really good and it's in the bottom of the bag. I dig deeper and find a hot wheel car with one wheel!! Ended up finding out it was a girl and I had trust issues ever since.
leannwoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 I watched my cousin (who is a year younger than me) open a beautiful present from our grandmother, a ring with sapphires in it. I was so excited to see what I was getting. Turned out I was forgotten. Grandma didn't remember to get me a gift. I got it the following June and it was an old broken necklace. No wonder I no longer celebrate the holidays!
ILikeBeerAlot_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my college girlfriend I received a star named after me for my birthday
TheresASilentH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, Iโve got one of those too. My boyfriend didnโt even use my real name, but my AOL username for some reason. Thanks?
DootMasterFlex ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa always favoured my sister over me. One year he bought her a massive barbie house, swim gear (goggles, flippers, dive toys), and roller blades.
I got dolphin earrings. I'm a boy, I've never had my ears pierced, nor had an interest in dolphins.
Gypsyvolk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grew up on a farm, got in trouble right before Christmas. I was about 11 at the time. Opened up my one huge awkward shaped present Christmas morning to find a post hole digger. Was subsequently told to go outside and use it.
Mmaymay2324 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:24:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 or 15 my โgrandmotherโ got me nothing. She got my mom, sisters, niece and cousins all something I got nothing. A few weeks later I got a letter in the mail from her telling me the reason I didnโt get a gift is because I didnโt kiss her ass all the time. Then some stuff about her being a good christian or something. That was the day I learned that her love was conditional and I always knew I wasnโt the favorite but this definitely told me I wasnโt . So my dad being the awesome person he is and knowing how evil his mil was gave me a necklace he had since jr high and I believe he even made it. Way more special than the cheap crap she would have given me. The other worse gift I got from this woman was on my 8th birthday she gave me a bible with my name on it spelled wrong. The vowels were switched and my name is super easy to spell and very common. She was a bitch and Iโm not sorry sheโs not here anymore.
MrBananaHump ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I signed up for an esports reddit gifts exchange a couple of years ago.
Exactly during the time when matches were sent out, there was a post on the front page about a company that was selling mousepads for $1, shipping included
Yep.... I got a $1 mousepad. My gifter didnt even bother sending a note. My gifter basically just bought it and sent the package straight to my house. It took me a while to realize that this random package from china was my secret santa gift.
Its not the price that bothers me. My gifter probably could have just sent me a nice long handwritten letter for only 49cents worth of postage and I would have been happy. Its the fact of how thoughtless it was. Just the cheapest thing they could find just so they could get the better end of the deal from whatever they got sent.
toasted_markmallow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:05:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother and step-grandfather were really well off. When my cousin and I were sixteen, she promised to get us both a car for a graduation gift. My parents were dirt poor and we struggled for meals so this was amazing to me. The day came when I graduated but my cousin dropped out of school. She said the deal was that we both had to graduate to get a car. She bought him and his brother each an ATV for Christmas that year. I got a twenty dollar bill. I talked to her later about how it bothered me. She apologized and offered to give me more. She said I was the only grandchild she didn't feel like she had to buy the love from. I immediately felt like shit and we became a lot closer in her last couple years.
dconley ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack. I don't even own A gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
WanderingFaerie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know if you're not careful, you're going to lose me.
friendejo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:11:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 we had a cousins gift exchange and I got a basketball. I was so stoked on this basketball. We'd just installed a hoop and with two balls my friends and I could finally play lightning/elimination/knockout/whatever your people call it. After the gifts were all exchanged my aunt came around and took our presents. She explained that the best gift we could receive is knowing that our presents were going to people who deserved them more and that if we felt differently we were selfish. This grinch somehow found a way to not only take our presents away, but also made US the bad guys after she took them away. Granted, it was a kind gesture and I'm sure her intentions were pure, BUT we were all way too young to understand this and they way she forced everyone into it just left a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Needless to say Margret was never invited back to our Christmas parties cause even the parents were pissed that she went rogue and ruined Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:12:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a Christmas gathering with my partner's family, the parent's we're gifting everyone gifts with the average value easily exceeding $100. They went round and did all the family first, then started gifting to the respective partners too! Coming from a less than well off background, I was thrown off and went from expecting nothing to a tiny bit excited. When they got to me, I excitedly unwrapped mine... It was three packets of biscuits... In a totally serious manner the mother said they weren't sure what I liked but one time when I was around I was offered a biscuit and I apparently said yeah, I love biscuits...
TL;DR - expected zero present, family in law giving out extravagant gifts to all, somehow three packets of biscuits was what they landed on for me.
Matrozi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had pretty bad acnee when I was a teenager and decided not to treat it because I didn't wanted to turn into those people so obsessed with their skin that they start buying all the shit people say works, don't know if it was a good or bad choice but my acnee naturally cleared up at 19/20.
Anyway, I decided to not give a shit, but my parents never. I think from my being 14th to 17th I got from my parents, at christmas, a bunch of skincare products. I know (well I hope) they didn't really meant it but I felt like it was some sort of personal attack on my look (I mean, this is like buying diet products to someone who's overweight but clearly said that he didn't wanted to go on a diet).
I never used any of the products they gave me, I think I threw all of them away the next dayas.
CodyS1998 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:17:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday I got a single bag of chips from my parents. I wasn't particularly a fan of that brand of chips, and that was the only gift I got that year.
TiogaJoe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:18:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife. When she was 11 her mom died (and never had a dad) so her 20-years-older brother and his wife took her in. Worst gift was one Christmas where they gave their own kid a portable tv and she got a t-shirt.
Ndemco ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:50:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so much a gift as it is payment. But I watched my cousin's dog for an entire week while she was on vacation, she said she would pay me. She's my cousin so I didn't think it would be necessary to work out exactly how much I'd get payed. I wasn't expecting much, I would have been perfectly fine with as little as 10$ per day ($70.00 for the week). When she got home she gave me a bottle of sand and a shot glass she bought from a souvenir store as my "payment" for dog sitting at her house the entire week.
To top it off, the dog is really old and a pain in the ass to walk, and almost all of its shits are like pudding so picking up the shit was disgusting. She also didn't tell me that the dog doesn't eat dog feed anymore and I have to go out and spend my own money to buy chicken to cook for the dog to eat for the entire week. If you include the money I had to spend to feed the dog, and the extra half hour commute to work every day, I ended up spending a decent chunk of money to dog sit for her. The dog ended up dying a couple months later. It goes without saying but she will not be getting a Christmas gift this year.
TWW66 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift I ever got but the worst I ever gave. My stepmother used to give me things like socks and cheap, bubble gum machine toys. She always got her โrealโ kids nice gifts like game systems and expensive clothes. As a young kid and eventually a teenager, every year I would shop for a gift for her with the hope that she would like it and actually appreciate it. I lived with my mother so we would shop together to pick something out for Dadโs wife. Every year she would open her gift, thank me, and I would never see it again. I bought jewelry and scarves and nice ornaments for the tree, etc. Everything would vanish. She always muttered that it got lost or broken.
When I turned twenty-something I was walking down the street doing some errands one day and passed a store with something in the window that stopped me cold in my tracks. The holiday season was here and I still hadnโt bought anything for my stepmother. I stood in front of the store for five minutes staring at what I came to realize was the perfect gift for the woman who โmisplacedโ everything I ever gave her. Feeling a thrill of revenge come over me I walked inside and bought the item. It was a bit more expensive than what I would normally spend on my stepmother but I truly felt it was worth it.
Christmas day arrived and I rolled up in my pick-up and began unloading the presents for my two siblings and my dad. I laid the gifts carefully under the tree and went to have breakfast with the โfamilyโ. After we ate we gathered around the tree and began opening presents. I got a lot of socks. I stared at them for a few minutes until my stepmother got nervous and stated the obviousโฆ โTheyโre just socks.โ I thanked her with a smile and stood up saying I would be right back with her gift, I had left it in the truck. When I came back inside crashing the doors and lugging her gift behind me I had the extreme pleasure of watching her jaw drop open. I set the gift on the floor beside her, grinning like a fool and waiting. After a few seconds of nothing I copied her tactic and stated the obviousโฆ โItโs a suit of armor!โ
My dad cackled like an idiot for hours after and when we managed to get a few seconds alone together he patted me on the shoulder and said โWell played!โ I responded with a nod and whisper. โLetโs see her lose THAT.โ
It was the best $80 I ever spent.
awntwo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got 10,000 to ship his โrare carโ from japan over to the us to convert and sell. He never did this and it was a complete waste of money. Heโs now still living at home with my Mom rent free. Iโm 15,000$ in debt from college that I had to drop out from because I couldnโt afford to live on my own and work in the Bay Area.
raychelangelina ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:39:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 I believe, my meth addicted mother told my two younger siblings and I that we were awful and got limps of actual coal for Xmas. I wasnt a perfect kid so I didnt take it to heart until I realized it was my only gift. My mom was sent to prison afterwards for drug possession.
Im not the only one on the naughty list ya cunt
PM_ME_JOY ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents spent $1000 on a surprise exorcism in Vietnam. This involved a day of fortune telling, getting whacked by plastic swords and watching an effigy of myself drown in a river. Why? Because my mother was ashamed I was 25 and unmarried. It was traumatizing. I cried.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell!?
PM_ME_JOY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst Christmas Day EVER.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really hoped you were making a sick, dark joke. Im sorry that happened to you! Do you come from a culture where stuff like that is common?
PM_ME_JOY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Raised in Canada most of my life, I was stunned and shocked. This is apparently common practice for my immigrant parents. They truly believed my soul was haunted and they were "healing" me. All those that participated showed genuine concern for my "illness".
The__Van ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas at my dadโs house my sister and I are opening presents (video games, clothes etc.) and I notice my brother sitting there watching us with nothing in front of him. I was too distracted at the time but I over heard my dad saying to him later โI just bought you some new clothes so you donโt need any presents.โ
My dad worked a six figure job at the time, money was not an issue.
blahdeeblahh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:30:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is not I gift I received, but one I gifted: one year I wrapped up a can of mixed nuts and gave it to my dad. This was before my parents got divorced, and I always got frustrated with the fact that he never seemed to be able to make his own decisions or handle a situation on his own. When he opened it he was obviously confused and I said, "I know Mom took them, but I thought I'd give you your nuts back." He has a great sense of humor so he brushed it off, but looking back I am sure that stung a little
Bertholomeus ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:30:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After buying and sending a thoroughly researched gift worth $50 for Reddit's secret santa I excitedly opened my gift (from the next in line) only to find a handwritten note with the worst handwriting I'd seen in years: "Sorry I am broke but wanted a free gift Merry Christmas" together with a staggering 8 line drawing of a santa (I think).
Jessicab311 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last November my boyfriend of like three years and I broke up. We lived together so splitting up and moving out was all sorts of fun but I got my own place, redecorated exactly how I wanted, life was good!
I have a pretty big family and we are all close but nobody spoke of the breakup really at all, only asked me nine million times how I was doing. Even the little ones didnโt mention anything about the ex not being there.
The only person to say anything at all was my super religious grandma who didnโt approve of my premarital acts in the first place. Everyone else had been given gifts and she comes up to me with my gift in her hand and says, โI donโt want to offend, but I know you could really use this.โ
I open it and see a book, something along the lines of โBringing Jesus Back Into Your Life and Your Relationshipsโ
Dad sees whatโs happening and laughs, grabs the jam she also made for me and leaves.
I smile.
Grandma, โYour uncle really enjoyed it and said it made him such a better person after he had been living in sin for so longโ
I know she meant well but dang! Really grandma?! I think I got this. I just ended a relationship, not a strewn out marriage filled with cheating, lying and drinking like my uncle. But thanks for seeing me the same way!
chaosdivn ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:49:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's crazy German Grandma bought my wife the ugliest sweater I've ever seen. We take it to a thrift store and the very next year she bought the same fucking sweater for her again. She frequents that thrift store and when she saw it she thought "oh I know who will love this sweater"... We tossed it the second time.
pacoloco7499 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:50:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To start off with I was dirt poor as a kid. Raised in a trailer park, with nothing for Christmas, that whole shebang. Well in 5th grade we had a secret santa drawing in my class. I saved up a month doing odd jobs around the trailer park to afford to buy a mico machines set I wanted but decided to give it as my secret santa gift instead. The day of the gifts when everyone was opening theirs I was happy and sad when i saw somone open my micro machines I had given. Then i got my gift... It was a pencil (that had been used already) and an eraser. I was a crushed 10 year old.
Ali-the-bee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wrapping paper. No gift, just a piece of folded wrapping paper from my grandmother. I called my mum to ask her Grandma had been okay recently, she hadnโt noticed any odd behaviour? Like, forgetting to wrap the present in the actual paper? No, not at all, Grandma was just incredibly cheap and thought wrapping paper was a decent gift that was easy for her to send to me.
axeldaisy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:53:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my gift but at my old workplace we did secret Santa and had a poster in our lunch room where we could write our likes and dislikes.
One of the younger women put โBarry Mโ in her likes to suggest she wanted some makeup or nail varnish from the Barry M brand.
Unfortunately her secret Santa was a 50+ year old maths teacher and when it came to unwrapping presents she received a Barry Manilow CD.
Luckily she seen the funny side and this is now one of my favourite stories to tell when doing Secret Santa.
jayshopalmz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For one Christmas when I was like 14. I got two big packs of long socks (black and white). I was so disappointed in the aunt that gave me it and I think she knew so she's been just giving me like $20 instead every year.
But I'm 24 now and I'd appreciate it if people gave me long socks. Pls.
theycallmedelicious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks are so underrated.
DirtySecretAgain ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:36:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a Christmas gift? My mother's used socks and underwear for several years running. Stopped when I was 11 and removed from her care by CPS.
rawwwse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life got really complicated after my motherโs stroke early last year. She was left aphasic (unable to speak) and partially paralyzed, in a wheel chair full time. Since her and my dad were divorced, I became the sole caregiver for her and my blind/mentally handicapped older sister, whom she had previously cared for...
My dadโwhoโs still around, but not really involvedโknew that Iโd been struggling with the changes in my life. Not being able to travel was a HUGE hit to my psyche, since it was truly my passion before, when I had free time. So, pops thought Iโd be a good idea to gift me โtimeshare pointsโ, good for a weekโs stay almost anywhere in the world, for a Christmas present. He thoughtโand I quoteโit would โencourage me to go travelโ...
I couldnโt fucking believe it. I hadnโt left the general vicinity of my city in over 10-months at that point, and had no reasonable expectation to do so anytime soon, and he was giving me travel points as a gift?!
Here we are, almost a year later... Points unused, Christmas still a fucking nightmare I canโt wait to have over with.
bcraven1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:13:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very late to the party.
One year my sister gave me a grocery bag of the ramen flavor packets. No ramen. Just her ubused seasoning packets. I obviously did not like it because what am I supposed to do, and she put the blame on my mom. Meh, my sisters have never given me anything for chrismas or my birthday, and after that I stopped gifting them things.
Doughball1225 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:30:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have been proposed to twice on Christmas. Both times my engagement ring was my "Christmas present". WHAT THE HELL? Also still not married.
C1V ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:38:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 my aunt and uncle for my birthday got me some cheap ass toy. Like it was a toy truck and the wheels didn't even move. Not even from Wal-Mart or something, but like one of those stores they buy old things wholesale and sell it by the pound. Wasn't even wrapped as I was just handed it. I was 5 and didn't care because fuck it it's a toy.
We were at my grandparent's house for the party, and my grandpa got super pissed. Like, my aunt is notoriously cheap, but this made my grandpa super mad as they just went on and on about the nice jewelry she bought recently for herself. As I was told by family members later, he grabbed my uncle by the arm and dragged him outside and thrusted $50 into his hand and said "You go to the store now and get him a better present. If you are too cheap to get him something nice take my money."
Later presents my aunt got me included.
puddin06 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:49:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my grandma gave me a Barney watch. My parents forced me to act like it was amazing while my brother got a toy he wanted. Best part is that it was for a small child and didnโt even fit me. So when she asked to see it on I had to hold it on the back.
Zskills ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:51:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I feel you. My mom got me a tickle me Elmo for Christmas when I was 17. Not only am I male (not that it makes a difference when you are 17 and being given a sesame street doll by someone with a straight face who is supposed to know you and what your interests are) but I promise I am 100% not autistic, downs symdrome, klinefelter's, none of that shit.
I didn't know how I was supposed to react. Maybe she was testing to see if I was just pretending to like every gift even if I hated it, but that thought didn't cross my mind until years later. So if she was testing me I failed the test.
I put it on my lap, pushed the button that made him laugh, laughed along with him, and showed it to everyone before thanking her. Meanwhile inside I died a little bit from being so fake.
Sirisian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zskills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:33 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol! That's so mean haha I love it
SonicTheMadChog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:53:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 21 I had just moved cities with my boyfriend at the time. I didnโt know anyone else and was away from all my family and friends.
The morning of my 21st, a massive bouquet of yellow roses arrived at my door from my family. I was so moved I burst into tears. I never get flowers and yellow is my favourite colour. Spot on, fam.
Then that night, the boyfriend presented me with a tube of moisturiser. I really, really tried to do the whole โitโs the thought that countsโ thing and was secretly hoping it was a gag gift before some kind of surprise, but no. And it wasnโt even good moisturiser. I was so disappointed, particularly as I had always gone out of his way for his birthdays to get him things he really loved and wanted.
HaulingGum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:20:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of years ago, after telling my dad that I had to work Christmas morning on short notice, he returned all of my presents. My parents have been divorced for sometime now, and we usually split Christmas Eve/Christmas morning and Christmas Day with either parent. So I head into work at 6am for a full day of flipping burgers, sucks but whatever, I'm bringing some people joy I guess. I get off work and head to my moms, open presents, have lunch and get ready to head to my dads. Once my dad started to distribute presents to my brother, my girlfriend and himself, he let me know that "since you didn't want to be apart of Christmas this year, I figured you wouldn't need anything."
I'm not a materialistic person by any means, and it's not about the gifts or the money or anything, but what the hell kind of reasoning is that? As if being forced to work a super shitty opening shift at a fast food restaurant on Christmas Day wasn't enough, my dad found a way to top it.
Umakenmecrazy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:38:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Prior to my way too early marriage at 19, I was a flutist. I had been preparing to audition for the AF Band for about a year. Life happened and I ended up having to sell my beloved flute to pay rent.
So, Christmas time is near and all I want is my flute. Ex very excitedly hands me a package the right shape, size and weight. I open it to find a soft, handled case like some flutes have. At this point, I am almost in tears. I open it with the biggest grin and it is...a paintball gun. ๐ฉ
idkbutitsoundsgood ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:59:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a door knob for Christmas one year. I had been complaining about my brother taking my shit for years, and they got me a door knob.
TheBordone ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:12:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got broken up with over text an hour before my birthday. Does that count?
poison-ava ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:06:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my parents gave me a boardgame for my birthday where you put a big Plastic Thingy in your mouth and have to say words that other Players have to understand. They gave it to me because i speak too fast and unclearly.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you from Michigan? We do that here too. I donโt but I know plenty of people who have the rapid mumbling down to a science.
poison-ava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm from Germany so...
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my parents got divorced my mom hated me because she blamed me for the divorce even though my dad said it wasn't my fault it was him that asked for the divorce.
Every year for my birthday she would send me a piece of paper with "I hate you" and one penny taped to it. She never sent me anything for Christmas.
I still have all those pennies.
FamilyBondageTime ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:59:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brotherโs been giving me the same dumb Tonka Hummers for years now.
TanikstheFallen ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:45:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist
flaural ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 13:45:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Ex) bf got me a brown statue of an elephant. It never left the box lol. There was no card and it was wrapped up at the store (which is fine but also shows that he didnt put the effort to wrap it himself but nbd). The issue was mostly that i had never shown a particular interest for elephants and i kept talking about repainting my room grey and having all white furniture so getting a brown elephant made it obvious that he didnt listen to anything i said. It was clearly a last minute present.
Id actually asked for him to plan a cute date as my birthday present and the day of my birthday he asked me what we were doing and didnt understand why i was upset (no, it wasnt to cover up that hed planned smt. He really had not planned anything)
Also, its important to note that he used to plan really cute dates and give really meaningful presents. I didnt stop putting the effort in making presents count (for his birthday i planned this while treasure hunt across the part of our city that we lived in). I was upset that i got something that required no effort or thought whatsoever.
TheRollingPeepstones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, he didn't really listen, apparently. On the other hand, I'm a guy and I would love that shit. I fucking love elephants. They are the best people.
flaural ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Elephants are pretty cool as animals/people:) just wanted something more thoughtful than a statue found last sec after almost 2 years of dating yafeel. I wouldve had appreciated a nice gesture much more
TheRollingPeepstones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I totally understand. In that situation, that's very underwhelming.
WillieNederWiet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe say something next time about it, ask whats changed.
flaural ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh of course we talked about it:) i wasnt passive aggressive lol i know the importance of communicating when things are upsetting.
WillieNederWiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah nice to hear.
Captain_Gainzwhey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My high school boyfriend once got me a graphics card that didn't even fit in my computer and a bunch of heart-shaped junk that had clearly been sitting around in his mom's closet as a kind of "just in case I need a present for someone" sort of gift. This was for my birthday, which happens to be Valentine's Day.
DLS3141 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:10:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't a gift to me, but to my then 6 year old son.
We (me, my 6yo son and his 8yo brother) drove 10+h on the day after Christmas to Grandma and Grandpa's house so we could celebrate with my family. Keep in mind that he's already opened presents with his mom's family and we had presents at my house as well.
Anyway, we get there and of course there are even more presents under Grandma's tree, which prompts them to start asking, "When are we going to open presents Grandma?"
"Tomorrow night after dinner when your cousins are here."
"Can we open one now?"
"After dinner, OK?"
"Thanks Grandma!"
This of course causes them to inspect in detail each and every present with their names on it to make sure they pick the best one to open later that evening.
Eventually the moment comes and we all gather by the tree and they each pick up their selection. When Grandma sees the present my 6yo has picked, she suggests, "Oh, why don't you pick another one?"
"No, I want this one."
"You really should pick a different present, how about this one?", Grandma holds out a different present to him.
"No."
"OK then"
My 8 yo opens the present he picked and it's a small LEGO set. He loves LEGO, so he's happy. His brother open the present that he insisted on opening and it's...socks and underwear. Immediate tears, rage and wailing on his part.
TL;DR Socks and underwear make a terrible gift to a 6yo
Ptizzl ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great aunt showed me hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonds and told me it was for me to go to school. Whatever I needed. I was not to worry about the financial impact of school, don't need to apply for scholarships, financial aid, etc.
Graduated high school, for my grad gift she gave me $1,000. Said she was happy that she could help me go to school, and hoped that her charity could pay for a few semesters of books.
I am still paying off student loans.
SheenaRingo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:38:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the novelization of X-Men 2. This year.
cjdudley ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Senior year gift exchange. I wasn't in the party crowd and was kind of a nerd. At the lunchtime gift exchange party, I got called up and opened a box. I saw notebooks. Ha ha. Funny. The gift giver, a guy I never really liked, said "Turn it over." It had a bottle of Southern Comfort taped to the bottom, with a bunch of condoms. In Sharpie it said:
GET DRUNK
GET LAID
DO HOMEWORK
This was contraband, of course, so I hid it immediately from the eyes of teachers. Also everyone else at the gift exchange. I never had a girflriend in highschool, so the condoms were a bit of an insult, but I took the box home. Over Christmas/New Year break, I opened the bottle. The Southern Comfort was iced tea. I don't even like tea.
ilovevoat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:02:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
dude they believed in you.. that's actually pretty awesome. you were probably cooler than you thought you were.
cjdudley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well if they did, it was misplaced. The condoms expired before I ever would have needed them.
[deleted] ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 13:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to answer... but I have genuinely been blessed and never received a bad gift...
So let's imagine the following is true:
My Grandma gave me A JAR OF BEES! She thought she had gotten me honey, but because she is getting on in years she couldn't hear the buzzing. The sound was further insulated due to her wrapping it throughly, thank God. Imagine that jar breaking and opening a box of angry bees... I shudder.
edit* Typo.
Pm_me_things_damnit ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 13:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where in the actual fuck does one buy a jar of bees?
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She is a bee keeper. Sadly, her senility has been increasing each year.
Theist17 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a dangerous combination.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For sure.
Theist17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather, father, uncles, sisters, and all female cousins are beekeepers. Lots of fun, but there's a good degree of risk involved in many instances, as well.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now Iโm imagining every Christmas present being bees.
Theist17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're all bees.
TalisFletcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:08:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's bees all the way down.
bookworm1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well since she gave you the need youre now a new keeper too
yodawgIseeyou ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:15:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The bee store
Nasaku7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHY ARE YOU BUYING CLOTHES AT THE BEE STORE
yodawgIseeyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's better than the toilet store.
Komikaze06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DR BEES!
RhynoD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ask Doctor Bees?
catfishfighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She got them from Oprah.
standingfierce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We'll see who brings in more honey!
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Something Awful
massivebumwizard ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! So I'll jump in on this:
When I was nine, my own mother hit me with a plank of wood with a rusty nail sticking out of it. She told me that she was giving me the gift of "humility".
karmagod13000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:45:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and you still remember to this day so it must of worked
fanboat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:48:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For all we know they brag about how having been hit with a board makes them a better person than others.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha! That's great!
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More like tetanus.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:39:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gnarly! Yay fake story train!
GimpsterMcgee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:31:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is... this some kind of reference? Creative writing exercise? Do you need to talk?
doctorwhom456 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's just an overenthusiastic high schooler with an interest in deadly diseases who wants to make an interesting, yet within the realm of reality, fake story. :-)
Staterae ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is fantastic. Ready made to fling at your enemies!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or just spray them with a non toxic luminous paint, that way you have your own buzzing nightlight without the variance of fireflies.
peanutnozone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So..you DIDN'T get the bees?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, twas a beeless Christmas.
truelovewayy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bees?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep!
Divine2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I mean, I've gotten gifts that I personally wouldn't use, but I wouldn't call them bad gifts.
Unless, Diabetes counts as a gift. :(
Spoonwrangler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where can i buy a jar of live bees???
redditmunchers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And where does one buy a jar of bees?
insanity33 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An envelope from my parents letting me know that I now have an allowance of $2 a week, back when I was about 13 years old.
Quinnfun ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:37:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to my friends birthday party about 2 years ago. He only got one present. A shirt he was already wearing at that moment. I feel kinda bad for him
maliv97 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, a bunch of my relatives were under the impression that I was a Twilight fan. So for Christmas, I received tons of Twilight regalia from everyone in my family. I don't know if there was a single gift I got that year that WASN'T Twilight-themed in some way. Problem is, I adamantly disliked Twilight, and I was spending Christmas with those very same relatives who gifted me a ton of Twilight merch, so I had to pretend to be the biggest Twilight fangirl for the entire visit.
weekendsshouldbe7day ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:52:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fatherโs day a few years ago: My kids (late teens) bought me a comb for balding men as a gag gift from the dollar store. It would have been funny if it wasnโt the ONLY thing they bought. I still laughed,
FoxxyRin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in highschool I accidentally gave what a classmate thought was the worst gift ever, all thanks to my mom. Long story short, my senior class did secret Santa. I got a girl who was obsessed with Hello Kitty so I dropped a good bit of money on a fancy HK hat/scarf/glove set, HK candy, and some other little things I found. Absolutely amazing gifts, I thought. However, I was sick the day we were supposed to exchange so I sent the gift with a friend and had them give it in my place. Well I come back to school Monday and it finally got back to me that my gift was confusing and just plain bad. I was honestly confused so I asked the girl about it. She asked me why I gave her a box of cereal.... That's when it hit me that when I asked my mom for a box to wrap the present in she gave me an empty Cinnamon Toast Crunch box. Apparently she didn't open it so she thought I actually gave her cereal. Luckily she had tossed it in her locker and forgot to throw it away so she ran up and grabbed it and when she saw the real gift she absolutely LOVED it.
Meanwhile that's also the year I got one of the worst presents I ever recieved. It was a $25 Starbucks card... That ended up being likely stolen, and therefore not loaded at all. I didn't know this until I ordered the biggest fanciest specialty drink and piece of cake that ended up costing me like $12. So not only was I lied to, but I had to spend way too much money out of my own pocket.
GrayProphet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year we decided to do secret Santa at work. The girl who drew my name knew I was a virgin through casual conversation. So she decided to get me a virgin pocket pussy. Embarrassing but absolutely hilarious.
xiofang ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a white elephant gifting event years ago, among a close group of friends mind you, I got a used Star Wars Yoda poster that was literally wrapped in a paper towel. The worst part about it is that I CHOSE this gift. Everyone put their gifts in a big pile and my smart ass seeing something wrapped so horribly thought to myself "oh that's totally a bluff and is probably something really special". Turns out, it wasn't. The poster wasn't even in semi-decent condition either. It had horrible fold marks because he had stored it away folded up for God knows how long, and it had big ripped up holes in each corner because whenever he did use this poster, he held it up with fucking tacks.
As if the situation wasn't already so mind boggling, when I respectfully mentioned my dissatisfaction with the gift to him after the party, his genuine justification was "I don't understand though Star Wars is awesome".
He isn't in our friend group any more.
xShampoox ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:45:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a card from my dad on Christmas Eve when I was 7 years old that read, "Santa's not real."
srm038 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adulthood. The most useful gift of all.
Postingwordsonreddit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas many years ago (like in -91) my dad gave my mom an ashtray as a christmas gift. She does not smoke and never has. My dad thought it was hilarious until mom threw it onto his head so he had to go to the hospital. They are now divorced but we laugh about it now every Christmas. Good times!
BitzLeon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $50 gift card.
A USED $50 gift card.
bigmike67 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Christmas gift exchange. I gave my secret Santa a bunch of great board games that I love as a kid since he talked about how he like playing board game with his 2 young kids. With a heart felt note about how much these games meant to me when playing with my dad. I got from my secret Santa the ugliest tie I have ever seen in my life. At first I thought it was a joke. it was a bunch of tan, aged, signed baseballs. Terrible color, terrible distracting pattern, and not even close to my favorite sport. It was something your tacky highschool science teacher would wear. I barely watch baseball. Right then and there decide never to do another reddit secret Santa.
newsdaylaura18 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did the Reddit Christmas exchanges since i joined almost 7 years ago. It was a lot of fun! That lead to me doing other exchanges with redditors like snack, makeup and sock exchanges. And I always spent more than the $25 limit because that's just he kind of person that I am. Then last year, I never received a gift from my secret santa, and that turned me off to doing reddit gift exchanges. Fuck that guy, I hope you get NOTHING for xmas this year.
Peter_See ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year, on every family occaision (my birthday, christmas etc) the same 3 family members all get me movie passes or movie gift cards. Every. Year. Its gotten to the point where I have hundreds of dollars worth of passes and I cant even watch enough movies to get rid of them. Ive just started watching shitty movies in the theatre just for the heck of it but everytime i start widdling down the stack of movie cards they buy me more. HOW MANY MOVIES CAN I WATCH DAMMIT. I dont even like going to the cinema that much which makes this even more frustrating.
NascentBehavior ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother once got a Grey Place-mat.
I chalk it up to all us kids attending too many B-Day parties right around 10 years old where the parents probably look up from their newspaper and say "who? what? another present? Jesus Christ, another Birthday? just wrap up that place-mat it doesn't matter anyway."
Hashtug ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back for Christmas my parents gave me a toilet seat...because I was "so full of shit".
That was my only gift.
I think they were sending me a message.
acrobaticpixel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, my younger brother (then 9) gave me a literal piece of crap that he'd wrapped in toilet paper and then wrapped in gift wrapping. He even wrote my name on it and put it under the Christmas tree.
distillit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is awesome. What a Christmas miracle.
ecodude74 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was always extremely tight with money, but always made us open presents at her house, and they had to be from her. So, she'd make all of us grandkids buy ourselves presents and then wrap them ourselves, and open them in front of her. If we bought something close to Christmas, she'd yell at my parents and my uncle until they agreed to wrap it until Christmas Eve.
wtfsystem ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:52:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad everyone else's grandparents suck. Was starting to feel like I was the only one.
kimmehh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never got gifts from my grandparents, but after reading this thread I'm grateful for it!
Sir_Peace ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:54:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All of my family besides me receivied a one hundred dollar bill. I received a five dollar bill.
ChiliAndGold ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:57:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it was better than nothing but... when I was 6 I asked my aunt for color pencils or maybe a book about cats. she send me a really bad photo of a cat in Malta she took herself... I was so disappointed
Ittzzy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last 12 years or so my mum keeps giving me empty promises.
hkd001 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift, I woke up to a Christmas tree with no gifts. There was a card in the tree. My dad was having financial trouble at the time. Pretty devastating when you're a teenager.
Dutchillz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had this distant wealthy aunt that used to give me toy catalogues, already aged and falling apart. She always sad "pick something from there" which I did. That something never arrived...aged toy catalogues kept coming, I have no idea were.she got those. Guess it was an excuse to not actually buy something. My mom hated her guts, lol. I used those magazines for painting xD
Loverfli ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A spray tanning gift certificate.
Iโm Black.
darksideofthemoon131 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:31:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Handkerchiefs from my Step-grandmother last year. Literally were as dry as sandpaper and came in a box marked $1.00. Weren't even wrapped. I used em as starters for my fireplace.
rogalporn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my birthday a few days ago, my body gave me 4 kidney stones. 2/5 wouldn't recommend.
EternalFlyingFox ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably too late to the party but my name is the name of a bird. For 6 years straight at this point I have gotten the exact same ordiment of this bird from my grandparents, nothing else. My younger brother, 2 years younger, got a 500 dollar drone last year. And I got the exact same ordiment.
hasneth ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of pens and pencils. The pens were ALL out of ink, the pencils all out of lead.
God, have I been waiting to tell this story.
I was close "friends" with a girl back in high school who gave the worst presents ever. She always used to brag about how rich her family is and how big her house is and so I had somewhat high expectations at first, but she was consistently terrible.
The first year of our friendship she asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I wanted to keep it simple and practical, so I asked for a set of pens and pencils; that's when she got me that set of stationary I can only assume she scrounged up from random drawers around her house. When she gave it to me she showed them off like "look how cute this pen is! Look, this one comes with sticky notes" (there were only like two left). It was so weird that I didn't say anything for a few weeks, but when I eventually confronted her about it she pretended like she had no idea what I was talking about. "I just bought those! The people at the store must have ripped me off!"
Another time, she got one of my friends a tiny bottle of lotion. My friend asked why it was so small and she said "this is a very expensive luxury lotion, they only sell it in small vials!" My friend was pretty naive at the time and believed that. The next week she went out shopping with a friend and saw those bottles being given out as free samples at a nearby mall.
The year after this, I asked her for earphones, and she actually got me a pair of suitable, if cheap, earphones. Or so I thought, but upon closer inspection I noticed they had a warning label on the that said something like "DO NOT PUT IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, THIS PRODUCT CAUSES CANCER." I threw them out. It's probably just because of what a cheap Chinese product it was but I didn't trust it. After that all of my friends made fun of her and said she tried to kill me by giving me cancer.
In retrospect I think I actually kind of pity her; some of my friends visited her house and it's not that nice, and her family is clearly working class. I don't know why she felt the need to lie about her whole life like that but maybe she would have been okay if she wasn't such a fake poser..
PM_me_nicetits ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:06:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an alarm clock radio one Christmas. My two older siblings got really nice stereos. My two younger brothers got the Playstation I wanted (and had been asking for). My younger sister got a bike. My older brother even went to my mom and said I got shafted, and that it was messed up.
steamiestgreenbean ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:10:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my step grandma (is that a thing?) gave me a pair of gloves because "it gets cold where I live". Except they were those exfoliating gloves you use in the shower and they were about twice the size of my hands at the time.
anti4kd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two years in a row, from reddit's secret Santa, a tracking code... That didn't work. And nothing in the end. LE: not to forget, in 4th grade for a gift exchange I got an orange, the fruit :) st least, comparing to other posts, my orange was not used
ElectricFleshlight ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:11:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first serious boyfriend was suuuuuper cheap. Which, that in itself isn't a problem as it's not about the money, but the thought put into it. I'd prefer a sweet love letter over a new stereo, you know?
For for his birthday I made him a huge delicious ice cream cake and gave him a flash drive filled with emulators and classic game ROMs; he wasn't good with computers at all and had no idea how to get that stuff himself, so he really loved it.
Then on my 18th birthday he gave me a half-empty bottle of children's body spray that I later found out he stole from his niece's room.
mrsniperrifle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once got me this Sharper Image "charging mat" when wireless chargers were becoming more mainstream. Unfortunately this was not wireless, it was literally just a thing you plugged into the wall that had various attachments for charging devices (before everything took micro-USB).
She insisted that it would be great for "all my gadgets". At the time my "gadget" collection consisted of a flip phone and a self-winding watch. The mat didn't even have the right charger for my phone.
It might not have been so bad, but that was one of 3 gifts I got for Christmas. All of which cost less than $30. While she dropped $1500+ on my drug addict sister and her husband.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother seems to pride herself in buying gifts that we can use in an everyday sense. One year, money was tight for me... so she decided I needed toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues for Christmas. I wasn't so hard off that I couldn't afford those things.
Also a $10 gift card to a clothing store to buy "interview clothes." The $10 wasn't enough to even buy a decent shirt because it was an expensive store.
This year for my birthday, she gave me a card (that she bought - normally, she makes them) and paper clips.
Luckily, she does fine buying gifts for my children. She asks what they want and actually makes an effort to get what they want.
TAYLQR ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm way late for this but Iโve got a good story from a White Elephant exchange last year.
My group of friends decided to do a gift exchange. The rule was $20 limit. This one girl made it a point to say โno gift cards because those suckโ. Relevant to the story.
So weโre doing the exchange, itโs all couples for the most part. Thereโs a large gift in the middle - my turn comes up. I pick the large gift and open it. Itโs 6 boxes of Oreos.
Itโs worth mentioning everything else in the gift exchange is completely legitimate. Mini yeti cups, gag gifts, games, liquor, fuzzy blankets etc. except this stack of Oreos.
So me being the patron saint Jesus Christ of Christmas I didnโt even attempt to do the gift stealing or swapping portion of the game because I knew if one of the girls ended up with 6 boxes of Oreos that would be lame. Especially with the caliber of presents floating around.
So as it turns out, everyone thought it was kind of a dick move because there was so much emphasis on doing something legitimate and obviously no one is swapping their LED showerhead for Oreos. Lo and behold who is it that gifted the Oreos? Itโs the โwe canโt do gift cards because thatโs no effort / not funโ girl.
I didnโt mind biting the bullet but I honestly felt like if I had to watch my fiance sit there with boxes of Oreos while everyone swapped around their fuzzy blankets etc that would have bothered me a lot.
FatCatEmpire ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The secret santa at my work had you write your name along with a list of 3 things that you wanted to make it easier to get gifts for everyone. I wrote down that I wanted either a Star Wars themed mug, t-shirt, or an Amazon gift card. The day we exchange presents we all put the gifts in a big pile and open them one by one in front of everyone. My turn and I find a brown paper bag with my name on it. Reach inside expecting something that was on my list, but I was definitely surprised.
Guy gave me a cactus.
In all fairness to him, it was super thoughtful since he took it from his family's yard in Arizona when he was traveling there, potted it, and brought it back to LA as the present. Can't say it's what I wanted though.
morningisbad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (cheating) ex fiance gave me a back massager because "you always want me to rub your back". It told me that not only did she not get that it wasn't about my back, and also that she didn't want to touch me anymore.
That was when I realized the relationship was no longer fighting for.
Adium ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was homeless and living in my car during my undergrad. I would sit in Starbucks to study and use the free WiFi everyday. The money I got from my post 9/11 GI bill allowed me to look like I wasnโt homeless and enjoy Starbucks, but not pay rent.
Now every year I get a Starbucks gift card or one of their coffee mugs because they all think I love Starbucks. I donโt drink their coffee anymore, or at least not like I used too. In a way itโs a good reminder how far Iโve come now, but itโs also a time in my life where I was at my lowest and no one in my family realizes that.
yeseronimo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:20:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents on my fathers side gave me a stick of gum for my 12th birthday.
Edit- I suppose I should add that it was inside an unsigned card
So I got a card too I guess
PMCwolf ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 16th birthday consisted of getting an alarm clock, and a package of underwear in a Walmart sack. My dad and I were not getting along at the time and ended up getting into an argument later that night. Was a cold night on the park bench.
The Christmas after that I spent the day sitting in my vehicle in front of a laundry mat. Pretty shit year for us but we are better now.
blvckd0ng ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A soft pretzel from my uncle.
SnowDropAngel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:33:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 15 and my mom decided painting my room several months before christmas for her own benefit to prep the house for sale was my Christmas gift. I thought she was joking but I woke up on Christmas and she hadn't even got me a stocking or made me breakfast or anything. What bothered me even more was my little sister was living with a friend (because my mom kicked her out) and her friends mom bought her a nice sweater and some socks. Like the lady had no obligation and just out of the goodness of her heart houses and clothes her. Honestly that Christmas still hurts me today.
pudinnhead ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:35:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandmother had this pretty little package under the tree that she kept saying she was so excited to give me. My mom pulled me aside and says that I should wait and open it privately, but thirteen-year-old me didn't understand why that would be necessary. So, my grandmother saved it until the very last present. My cousins and brother had opened all their gifts and she had talked up this gift the whole time. I was so excited to open it! It was training bras. Two fucking training bras. I was so embarrassed. My grandma's a cunt. This wasn't the first time she'd purposefully tried to embarrass me in front of the family. It took until I was fifteen for me to really stand up to her.
CryingEagle626 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:53:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my parents bought me wool socks and said we were going to go snow skiing... next year. The same thing happened 5 years in a row. I've still never been snow skiing or seen snow and now I have 5 pairs of wool socks and I live in a swamp in Louisiana where no wool socks are needed ever.
droppingatruce ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A potato. The same year I bought my brother an Xbox one. FYI: it was my brother that gave it to me.
PanamaCharlie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The wife went to a Dirty Santa party. Everyone went home with sex toys or something sex related, my wife came home with a fruit cake. It wasn't even penis shaped or anything, just a regular store bought fruit cake.
Gijuyt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift that I received, but one that my friend gave to his then girlfriend of about 11 months.
This was in 2007-08 and Super Mario Galaxy had just released. There was a midnight store opening in our mall for people who pre-ordered. This gift had been planned out months on advance. she waited in line on a school night to pick up this game and eventually recieved it at around 2am. She brought it to him the next day for an early anniversary present.
He bought her shampoo AND conditioner.
The relationship obviously didn't last much longer than that.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Next time you tell this story, he sold his gaming system to buy the shampoo since she loves her hair, and she sold her hair to buy him the game. Instant classic.
Chordata1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got horrible food poisoning from a restaurant several years back. I was in the hospital for 4 days and had a 104 fever and several months of issues after it. I haven't eaten there since. About 3 years later someone thought it would be a funny gift to get me a gift card from there. Why would you spend your money on something you know I will never use? They said I'll take it off your hands. So essentially they got them self a gift card.
Sockm0nkey ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:18:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure this qualifies, but here goes.
I grew up in a very wealthy household until I was about 6. Then, overnight, we lost everything and had to hide from the IRS at my great-grandmother's farm. (Long story.)
We went from having an entire room filled with presents the year before, to standing in line for just one single toy from Santa at the fire station. But we waited, and I got my gift. I took it back to my parents, pulled off the wrapping paper, and there was an awesome little plastic bow and arrow set.
Unfettered 6-year-old happiness ensued...for about 30 seconds, until my father took it away from me because I wasn't allowed to play with weapons.
Mesterfiz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my grandma gave me a fucking rubber chicken
your_uncle_t-bag ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
noxlux ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gasmask.
My parents expected Y2k to happen the next week.
teampickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father did the same thing. Got one for all three of us. Glad to see I wasn't alone.
Justsayit_Goos_Fraba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:59:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well thatโs really crappy.
My dad also fell into the hype of Y2K...but fortunately he only stocked up on water, canned goods and a generator to get by... just in case... and then continued to live a normal life. We, of course, teased him mercilessly about it afterwards.
Pizzaman725 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:41:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my father's family, every year me and my brother get a $25 for birthdays and Christmas. We don't really see them for many holidays, because they don't bother to visit us. Not that I thought it was a horrible gift, but my parents told me recently(near 30 now) that a few cousins. Would get several thousand a year, with one year getting more then $10k.
One of these last year's, the same grandfather called me when me and my wife were at her father's for Christmas. I was going to call him later in the day, but answered thinking he was calling to just say hi. Nope, he wanted to know how to fix his computer. I'm a developer, so I guess I'm his personal tech support lol. He needed a new battery and I wasn't thrilled to spend my time helping him right then, I think that was the first year I didn't get a check.
Lasombra420 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:45:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't a gift I received, we we're the ones doing the gifting.
A mate of ours got engaged in university, and for the engagement present we presented the happy couple with a 6KG box of laundry detergent. Our mate enjoyed the practicality, however his fiance didn't really give us the time of day after that. I couldn't imagine why.
Before anyone asks, we did have other gifts.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but the woman working for NBC who received a sex toy from Matt Lauer has to be one of the worst gifts.
Headline_Suzy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my, then best friend, a hair straightener and some beauty products she wanted for her birthday. A few months later she gave me the โฌ1,- burger from McDonalds for my birthday.
eqleriq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad forgot it was my birthday and gave me an ELO CD out of his car. I didn't like ELO much, but it's the thought that counts, I suppose.
Except it turns out it was in his car because it was from Columbia House and they put the wrong CD in the case, so it was some other random band and he didn't want it. I don't know which because I never listened to it.
So, not only was the last minute "I forgot about you" gift out of the car, it was only given because it was less of a hassle than returning the CD + had no value. There is a special type of poetry in giving someone you don't want something you don't want.
But don't worry, the cloud has a silver lining and was followed up by the greatest gift: Haven't seen him in 20 years.
M4x4x4x ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely not the worst here, and Iโm sure they probably meant well... but one year i desperately needed a laptop for school and my parents just couldnโt afford one for me. So i asked my grandparents who are pretty well off (my cousin and older brother get whatever they ask for, no matter how expensive) Well I got my younger cousinโs three year old laptop that was missing keys and the charger didnโt work. Not long after that the laptop itself completely kicked the bucket and i was left to find a computer some other way. Iโm sure there were many others but thatโs the first one that came to mind.
DarlingLife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like they choose favorites
M4x4x4x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'm the only female cousin on both sides
thatguyfromchico ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:48:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father and stepmother gave my fiancรฉe and I a decorative glazed clay thing (not sure how else to describe it) for Christmas one year that was made by a local artist in our hometown. That was actually a pretty nice, thoughtful gift that weโve had hanging in our kitchen ever since.
The worst gift Iโve ever received was the following year, when they gave us the same thing again. I found a stack of them in my dads office on my way out of the house the next day...
mealworms ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used Vaseline really validated my feelings of being the least favorite child in the family.
thebrokedown ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:50:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my live-in boyfriend got a "cooler for one," that held a six pack, barely, from my folks, while his folks gave me a "personal electric blanket" that could cover one adult, barely. I guess they saw the writing on the wall for that relationship.
efclarkiii ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:50:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wedding present from a couple we've known for a while: a shitty gift certificate from a store that went out of business sometime before my marriage. They had re-gifted it, probably. Douchebags.
dislob3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes! My uncle gave me a book when I was 10. (I was more of a lego kid. And am now a mecahnic) I guess any kids book would of been fine but he gave me the 4th harry potter novel goblet of fire but I never even read the first 3.
mochaqt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:51:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ordered some small things off Tokyo Otaku Mode and forgot about them. Mom gives me my stocking Xmas morning and what do you know, they're there! I was happy at first, oh how did you know! And then I saw the free clear file and it clicked a bit. Go and check my order history and what do you know, I did order them myself.
Confronted her and she got pissy at me for being upset that she not only opened my mail, but tried to pass it off like she bought and gave them to me.
ieuanloughran ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:51:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pear. Open box, pear inside, oh cool free food, dive straight in to take a bite, nope. Polystyrene pear. Da fuck grandma
allantimms ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex Mother-In-Law once gave me a โbaldy kitโ for Christmas. You know the thing - novelty โhead waxโ, polishing cloth, etc, etc.
Iโve never been bald. I have hair that has to be cut every 2 weeks or else goes Afro curly.
I gave it back to her the following year, with some hemorrhoid cream for good measure.
I like to think that the back and forth of shitty gifts continues even though Iโm no longer part of it anymore
Sezzik ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:53:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me a half used bottle of aftershave which he stole from a charity shop
ThisCommentEarnedMe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once, when we were all poor as shit college students, one of my friends wrapped all sorts of household goods and handed them out at a get together. I got a roll of paper towels, and everyone else got spoons, or butter, or sugar packets and the like. Honestly, I was just happy to have a gift to open and everyone had fun with it.
011011x ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my (ex)boyfriend's mother put condoms in a box and gift wrapped it. She gave it to me to open at their family's Christmas celebration. His grandma was there.. I will NEVER forget how embarrassed I was.
The worse part is that I'm allergic to latex.
panilos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school my dad once gave me perfume (Tommy Girl) for a birthday gift.... I'm a man.
Byood ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:03:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't home for Christmas one year and my mum texted me saying she got me a bar of chocolate and a bottle of maple syrup, which I was stoked about, until I got home and she had eaten the chocolate and the syrup never existed
UlteriorMoas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:24:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a junior in college, my dad gave me a set of children's finger puppets as my only Christmas gift. He gave my mom a string of Christmas lights with butterflies on it (less terrible). Then I noticed that the gift boxes were the same ones they were shipped in - they were addressed to my dad's mistress, who he swore he had stopped seeing.
So I thought my dad gave me an offensively childish gift. Turns out the woman he was cheating on my mom with picked out our gifts. Mom and dad screamed at each other the rest of the holiday and I sat in my room.
Ghyllie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:25:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one and only time I ever signed up to do a Reddit Secret Santa five years ago my Santa emailed me a dozen times asking me all my hobbies and what I liked, blah blah blah, I gave them a nice list of everything I liked. When my gift arrived it was a $.75 used paperback book from half.com and it was like Book 3 of 6 so it was of no good because I had no idea what had happened in Books 1 and 2. Since then my husband has fallen ill and money is nonexistent so that was my one shot at Secret Santa and it was definitely the worst gift I have ever gotten.
Edit: misspelling
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:27:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a church lock in when I was about 9. We did one of those secret Santaโs where you can switch with someone whoโs already opened their gift if you donโt like yours. I opened a super cool set of beads that you put in your hair using the little tool included. I never had anything like this so I was excited.
Girl after me opens her gift and says she wants to switch with me. Rules are rules so I hand mine to her, look in he box she gave me and it was a box of tissues with some sort of crocheted covering on it.
One lady who was a chaperone tried to make me feel better by talking about how โcoolโ it was that I could put new tissues in there when the old ones ran out. The other girl kept making โhahaโ faces at me all nite. And though I never saw her again, I didnโt forget her name. Fuck you, Olivia.
-taradactyl- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:33:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's wife hated (still hates?) me so she would buy me presents meant for someone 10 years younger...conveniently the age of her nieces.
Every single Christmas gift she gave me just got added to the pile for her nieces.
She also did the same thing to my cousin and would give him things that were appropriate for his sister so she got double gifts.
It took my aunt and grandma YEARS to realize this. Until that I was just selfish and needed to love her more.
kvulo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:36:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday I threw a rather big party, some 50ish friends were there. The gift I received from 7 girls was a spy pen. You know those pens that cost $10 on eBay. I know you are not supposed to judge the person who gave you a gift, but come on.
Hillytoo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:38:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well this is embarrassing but I will tell you anyway. I was engaged to a good guy with whom I shared a lot of interests. I love geology, and got him interested in all of the land and rocks around the community. He proposes and I was surprised, said yes! He said he had been thinking about it all week, and was so anxious that he wanted to ask right away so he thought instead of picking up a ring we would do it together. So a few weeks later he comes over with a little jewellery box. He mumbled something about a special piece of carbon and how it was so specialโฆI was so nervous opening it. It was a lump of coal. A sample from Kentucky. I was speechless. What do you say to that? I was crushed but I tried my best not to show it. He ran off with a married woman weeks later.
khainiwest ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:55:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two occurrences but both were humorous.
1) My grandpa wrapped, a 65 inch tv box, with exactly 58 boxes inside. Not like inside of each other, some were but it was mostly a maze. The end result was a lone pikachu card, the common one, in the middle. It took an hour and a half to get to it. Eventually he gave the real gift of an N64. He said I had to work for it lmao
2) My uncle sent me one of those old school train sets from like 1985, I can't even remember the name but it's still downstairs. My dad and him didn't talk for like a year and a half because we never received the gift. My uncle is a prankster, so he took it as he was playing my dad.
I shit you not, on my 22nd birthday, it showed up in the mail. The post office lost it in Germany. It arrived a week before christmas, and my dad bought him a GTX 780TI because he felt so fucking guilty.
I opened it not knowing we got it and I was so fucking confused.
EDIT: This was for like my second birthday, I got it 20 years later.
niccthethick ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:03:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plenty of times has my mom gifted my brother and I something only to sell it later for alcohol and cigarettes. We both got Advance SPs for Christmas, I played mine 24/7 and he, not so much, but he still liked it. One day he's "grounded" and it's taken away, next time I look for it, it's gone completely and she says she lost it. This happened to quite a few consoles, and both of our Spongebob CRTs. She even took money right out my hand one year, infront of everyone, for "safe keeping." 2 days later, stores open up, she has a pack of cigarettes and another bottle. I asked my dad once to escort me with her to get myself a bike, she was complaining the whole time about me saving it for something more important. This happened more than once.
I apologize.
Himitsucalibur ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:06:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An unactivated $50 itunes gift card for my birthday. My guess was that it was stolen from some convenience store.
schmennifer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:13:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was living in Tokyo, my boss gave me an electric ear-cleaning device with several different parts. It was in a fancy box. And even though it wasn't something I wanted, I was willing to give it a shot. But then I looked more closely at the part that goes into the ear canal, and it had a big chunk of wax on it.
Kapitalist_Pigdog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:14:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really love penguins, as a kid I was obsessed with them. One year when my birthday rolled around my parents got me "March of the Penguins" on DVD.
A lot of penguins die in that film, I bawled my eyes out on my birthday.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:22:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lXMskKTw3Bc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
awesome gift, just an ungrateful biatch
Rohri_Calhoun ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:23:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my sister received a gag shirt from my dad that had a big cartoon penis in a hard hat and tool belt that said "working stiff". She was 13.
rannapup ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:26:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got framed pictures of his cousins. He was 8, and they were 7.
alethalcombination ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:03:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas my company gave us all gift cards for a regional ice cream shop chain. I finally tried to use it several months later and it had nothing on it. THANKS GUYS!
methelyneblue ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:33:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt did this to get husband. She bought 2 suits, wrapped them up, and gave them to him for his birthday. When he opened them he was so excited until she told him he had to return one and she was really only gifting him one suit. That and one birthday she went to the library and wrapped some library books up and gave it to him. He had to return them himself.
lycangoat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:51:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins and uncle are horrible gift givers. They just don't care. Every Christmas my parents would buy them a toy or two, nothing super expensive but still nice, and something ny uncle would like, and they would get my siblings and I dollar store pool floaties. Every year it was dollar store pool floaties in December. But it changed when we are in our upper teens. That year they got us Blockbuster gift cards........two months after the only one in town closed down.
idlikearefund ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:13:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks. Not just regular socks. Socks for climbing mountains in the snow. A BIG pack. Iโm a disabled veteran. I can barely walk without a cane. I thought that maybe there was hidden money or a certificate for back surgery. Nope. Just flipping Mount Everest climbing socks
MarinaShore ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:14:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my younger twin brothers (about 10-11 at the time) wanted to pool together to buy me a Christmas gift. I told them I would love a set of warm fleece pajamas. My mother was responsible for taking them to get the gift, and they paid for it with saved up allowance.
I opened a pajama set in size 3XL. At the time I was a medium at most. However the pajamas were pink (my favorite color) and polka dotted (I loved patterns like that) so it was clear that the size aside, my brothers tried their hardest to be extremely thoughtful, and it was clear they were super happy to have given me a gift they knew I would love, so I acted nothing was wrong and thanked them for their thoughtful gift.
Later I asked my mom why she would let them get a 3XL. With a shit-eating grin she said "well you have been putting on weight recently". My mother loved to make my life hell and put me down whenever possible, and she used my brothers gift as an excuse to cut me down even further.
I wore the pajamas as best I could (the pants were kind of hard to work around since they fell right off but the top was wearable even if it hung off me). And told my brothers when they noticed the size that I was glad they were big because that made them comfortable. It wasn't the gift itself that was ill intentioned but my mother's pettiness that came along with it, that was probably the worst "gift" I ever received.
Trexwarrior ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:24:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister legitimately bought me a bottle of doe piss for Christmas. Not as a gag gift but as my main present. It was obviously from the clearance bin at Walmart. She thought it was the perfect gift since I was just starting to try hunting out.
mylittlevegan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:36:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband and I had a destination wedding. We figured people would know that we couldn't really bring home gifts and would either just give a card or send it to our house. His godfather gave us a giant bag. The day after the wedding we opened the bag and inside was a brown, knitted blanket. And it wasn't even much of a blanket. It was like a long, skinny one you would just have at the end of a bed for show. I wasn't in our wedding colors. I didn't match anything in our home. I thought maybe inside the card would indicate the significance of this blanket but there was no mention. At first i thought maybe it was one my husband's late grandmother had knitted, but we already have one of hers and we compared the stitching and hers was much higher quality. We ended up donating it to my cousin's annual homeless coat drive.
endtyrrany ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my dad convinced me to spend all my savings as a downpayment on a tiny house. Sounds great except I was 21, had no savings, part-time toilet functioning, a leaky roof, and was deep in college just trying to get done, so barely working. I was about-to-lose-my-house broke and living on ramen. I asked my dad for groceries for Christmas.
Fast forward to family Christmas gathering. He had just gotten himself a huge new TV, a new dining room set, and new dishes with 12 place settings. Surely $50 bucks worth of groceries would be reasonable. Gift time comes, and I am given an ugly sweater, a coffee mug, and a necklace. My dad's rationale was that he wants to give me something I want, not something I need. Uhhhmmmm. Clearly someone had never heard of Maslow (my dad).
I did lose the house. That was good.
killershwee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:54:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 20th birthday, my grandmother bought me a grave plot.
Igloo32 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:01:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was told I had cancer on my 46th birthday. Thanks doc!
jrhooo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:02:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa once, bought a 10$ Starbucks giftcard. Got back, a 5$ Starbucks gift card.
lewan049 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:12:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ten years old. Thigh master from an uncle. Gave me a complex for years.
SongLyricsHere ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:12:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "Native American" themed Nativity scene so that I would be able to believe in Jesus.
Picture this:
A tin tee-pee to house for the manger and a tiny "papoose" in a tinier canoe as a stand in for Baby Jesus. Joseph was some sort of generic "Indian Brave" and Mary was described to me as his "squaw". The three wise men were some sort of brightly painted representation of different tribes (who knows if they were even accurate). All wore headdresses and war paint. They were all on horseback.
The manger animals were a cougar, a bear, and a buffalo. The angel was a thunder bird.
I was positively horrified. And the person who gave it to me was so excited to see my reaction and asked me, "So what do you think about it?' I could only stare with my mouth open because I was so astonished. She took this as being speechless with wonderment. She asked again.
I said quietly, "I uh, I think it's pretty blasphemous." I couldn't even think of anything nice to say.
She asked if that was good. I said it was not. She asked what it meant, and I said, "It means disrespectful to a religion." She asked me to explain how, so I asked her where she wanted me to start. The Christians who forced Natives to give up their culture? The parody of something sacred to Christianity? The stereotypes? The cougar (my husband was making it attack the little baby in its canoe...)?!
She argued and said she bought it in Wyoming, so "real Indians, feather, not dot" must have made them because they live there. And I took a deep breath as she continued saying that because I have very distant Cherokee ancestry (we're talking possibly a family legend kind of distant), this might teach me how to believe in Jesus.
I was raised Atheist. But I will go to church with family and friends if they ask. It doesn't bother me. But what does bother me is my Catholic MiL's belief that a racist parody of a Nativity scene would make me suddenly believe in Jesus, and that she also didn't know what blasphemous meant.
I showed it to a few friends in the context of, "OMG WTF WOULD YOU DO WITH THIS". I was embarrassed to even throw it away or put it in a yard sale. I buried it deep in a Goodwill donation bag and told my husband it must have gotten lost in the move.
I told his mom the same. She still asks if we are going to put it out soon. She's offered to get me another one. Feather, not dot. headdesk
That's the worst gift I've ever been given.
cheddabob89 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:34:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for my birthday I go to my grandfathers house to celebrate with extended family. My extended family much like many others can be a nightmare to be around. This particular year I turned 16 and began opening gifts. Pretty standard stuff (cards, money, etc.) Finally my one Aunt who was a raging alcoholic at the time hands me an envelope. I start opening it expecting a card with some stupid little message on the inside. What i actually got was 2 pages ripped out of a beauty and beast coloring book. One of belle and one of belle dancing with the beast. They werenโt colored nor were there crayons to color them even if I wanted to. I double check the envelope and it is completely empty. I am a male by the way
chupachyeahbrah ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:34:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried but my ex bought me a buster for my birthday one year because HE needed a new one. We broke up about a month later (after dating for three years..) and when he dropped off my stuff, lo and behold, my N64 with 12 games and that god damn $60 buster was nowhere to be found.
eareitak ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:36:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma gave me an expired can of SPAM Lite.
itchy_puss ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:50:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 3 we had a secret santa exchange with the kids in my class. When the day came to get your gift the teacher handed them all out, except for me. There was no gift with my name on it.
Turns out my secret santa was the one Jehovah witness in my class.
bullydefender ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:59:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: cheap grandmothers.
Draz825 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:07:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wooden block with a picture of a cat on it. I am allergic to cats.
Bammbamm118 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:17:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad a most of the gifts here but for Christmas at my moms house(divorced parents )when I was about 12 my sisters[3] all got loads of gifts at least 15 for each. I got a rip stick[i feel like it was become I resemble my dad a lot and she kinda took it out on me ] thatโs it
raeliz23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:47:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, not me but definitely the most memorable. My roommate's dad was flying in for her birthday because he doesn't believe she has friends. Literally tells her this often, even though he knows of my existence. Mind you, he's a somewhat absent father, and only flew in for a night (total of about 14 hours) and slept at our apartment meaning my roommate was kicked out of her bed on her bday. No biggy, whatever. We had a party for her at our apartment. Our friends all chipped in to get pizza for the party, beer, her favorite whiskey, the works. The next day at breakfast, her dad busts her gift in a Walgreens bag looks at me and my boyfriend and says "oh I normally just buy crap." We laughed, expecting it to be a joke. No. She starts pulling out gifts which include pistachios, a chapstick, a pen ( used), and one single beer. The beer had a pig on it and my roommate is obsessed with pigs. Well, 1 out of 4 ain't bad. He then said "I drank the other 5 and they were good!" Why even tell someone you drank their birthday present?! Better yet, skip the gift! The bf and I just tried to laugh it off. So awkward.
Cananbaum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:56:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$20 taped to the door for me to see on my way out to work with a note from my dad saying he wishes he could do more.
What made it so bad is I don't really want anything for my birthdays than a nice home cooked meal with my family... but this was the third year in a row my mom was in the hospital for my birthday and I was worried sick about her.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:48:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On another note, my fiance's mother once gave him a Flight of the Concords t shirt. Which was actually kind of thoughtful because he loved their show. And hilarious, because it was obviously a girl's t shirt (baby blue, way too small, with the cropped sleeves like women's tees have). Needless to say, I happily ended up taking the shirt from him. His mother's cluelessness and lack of awareness is kind of funny and endearing actually, even though it's resulted in many gifts not suited to my fiance's taste (or masculinity) over the years. She is getting better at this but my favourite was a few years ago when she got him these childish Christmas reindeer slipper socks. He's a fully grown man and these are something he may have stopped wearing at age 10. But it was so funny watching him open the gift... I had to stifle my laughter. His mom is so cute. She writes "lol" to serious photos on facebook with the intent of "lots of love". And will write a status and 'share' it on her own wall, immediately, twice. We love her so much.
marshalton ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 08:37:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably all the times my mom has given me a few small gifts, chocolate and/or socks, that aren't bad but my sisters got the same plus more and she goes "Oh, I thought I got more for you than I did.." Then says she'll take me shopping but never does. Going on at least 5 years in a row by now? It hurts man.
wingman_joe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:36:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents neighborhood has this tradition on Christmas Eve where Santa goes from house to house and hand delivers gifts to the children. I think the adults choose the gifts beforehand for Santa to hand out.
When I was 5, Santa handed me a small tin container. I open it up and there's a lump of coal in it.
Santa Claus literally handed me a lump of coal one Christmas.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is messed up.
sunshinii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:01:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
December after graduating college while still living with my parents, I had finally landed a (less than dream) job but wouldn't have my first paycheck before Christmas. Christmas day was the first day I had off in a month between orientation for my new job and bartending on the weekends to pay my bills. I managed to scrape together some cash for trinkets for my nephews, but apologized profusely to the rest of the family that I couldn't get them presents until I got paid at the end of the month. Everyone, but my mother, assured me that it was okay and not to worry about it. Present time comes around and my mother hands me a package from her. It's some cheap dollar store kitchen supplies, but I tell her thank you nonetheless. She tell me, "You're welcome, maybe now you can move the hell out of my house." It wasn't the gift itself that was bad, but as a young adult trying earnestly to get my shit together, it sucked being told to get out on Christmas.
Bidcar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mother is a unique individual with a special set of social skills. Iโm glad you didnโt inherit any of that from her. Merry Christmas!๐
poetic_vibrations ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:24:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple years ago my boss was having a Secret Santa Christmas party at his house after work. He owned his own pizza restaurant in our town. My clever gift was a $20 gift certificate to the one opposing pizza place in town.
Long story short, my boss ended up getting my gift and I got his which was a brand new 32 inch tv. He ended up freaking out about it saying that I ruined the party for everyone.
A couple weeks later I was looking for a new job.
Bidcar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would dare say he may have been a bit high strung.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 16 year old goth girl. I'm the thinnest person in my family and wore size S or M tops at that age.
My aunt, who hadn't given me a Christmas present in years, suddenly presented me with a gift - a bright red Winnie the Pooh sweatshirt in a size XL.
It was basically both the polar opposite of my style and could double as a tent.
My cousins are all enormous and the oldest is 5 years younger than me. I suspect she bought the sweatshirt for the 11 year old but the XL was too small for her, so she just re-wrapped it and tried to foist it off on me.
Fats33 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 14:19:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted Reddit gold once. Didn't really change anything for me on Reddit so it wasn't that good.
Poo_Fighters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got Reddit gold and didn't notice until the day it expired. Is there anything to it?
Heil_S8N ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:19:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You get access to r/lounge and dead gold-only subreddits
Poo_Fighters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So not much then
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Take what you can get, borousie pig
Emkate32 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 13:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gym membership
Rndomguytf ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 13:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, that sounds amazing to me
sarcasticmsem ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is just gonna depend on if you're already a gym rat. Someone paying for my gym membership for Christmas? OMG YES because I go 4x a week already. It doesn't say anything except "here keep doing this thing you do anyway and maybe go to a nicer gym because I paid for it."
Someone who isn't a gym rat or even has weight issues? OMG no that's mean.
somedudeshomie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:25:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I've been too broke to get a gym membership for a while but really need to get on top of my weight. I'd be stoked to get a gym membership for any length of time.
Emkate32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it could be but as a woman it felt like โwow, okay you think I need to lose weightโ?
MAXIMUM_FARTING ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 14:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like soap - yes soap is objectively great, but it also has the unfortunate implication of 'I think you smell'.
Rndomguytf ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 13:53:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yea it depends on the circumstances, but as a student, I'd fucken love for someone to pay for my gym
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:27:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even as a guy it'd be a case of "Okay so you're basically telling me I'm fat, nice, how subtle of you". Like, I recognise that I am a tad on the overweight side, but pointing out the issue by buying me a gym membership would feel mildly insulting.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they really care for your health and want you to improve your wellbeing. Or maybe they just fucking hate you.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well fortunately they've not got me a gym membership yet. Though my mum's been suggesting I go a lot recently. Thanks mum, you could do with going yourself to be honest.
Protistas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go to the gym you know itll be a good idea
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh believe me I know it'll be a good idea, it's just a case of not having the time during the week, the weekend being set aside for catching up on the sleep I inevitably miss over the week, laziness and a lack of confidence.
2Sp00kyAndN0ped ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:57:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last 6 words in your post is all you had to say.
KusoTeitokuInazuma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I think laziness was the only word I had to say.
Protistas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:54:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's tough to start going to the gym and keeping at it when you start, after a while it becomes a lot easier. For me the big mental thing was like, if I go to the gym and work out for even just 30 minutes, that's 30 minutes of exercise I wasn't getting before and it alllll adds up. And you can always just do bodyweight stuff at home like situps, squats, and pushups. If you keep at that you'll see gains in time :D
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Join the gym, get fit, and then sit on your high horse while telling her how much the gym has changed your life and that she should go to.
All joking aside, you should go to the gym. I don't know how over or underweight you are but you will massively benefit from going, regardless of how heavy you are. And I know you didn't ask for my advice, but I'm giving it to you anyway. The gym is fun, it allows you to eat loads of food, you can lift heavy things, and you look better.
You'll have pleanty of time to be fat when you're old.
AlphaAgain ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's an awesome gift.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:13:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Use it and it will be the greatest gift youโve ever received.
ThatBilingualPrick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:05:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oof
cmandr_dmandr ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather gave me a can crusher for my birthday when I was around 10 years old.
When I opened the gift wrapping I thought they just used the box of a can crusher... nope it was actually a can crusher.
He told me I could go around and collect cans and turn them in for money.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He old, plus you can crush other things in there.
greenrulerpad ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From ages 12-18 the only thing I ever asked for was a computer. Specifically at age 12 I was curious, learning, eager...etc
What do I unwrap? A fucking remote control monster truck.
I never got a computer until I was 18 got a job and bought one myself.
Parent's always seemed to have money for weed, smokes and beer though.
Jokes on them when they get old and are unable to look after themselves.
3xTheSchwarm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents divorced when I was 12, and my dad got to have me on Christmas day. He had done no decorating. There was no tree. And my only present was a box on random things drug reps had given him over the course of the year. He was a psychiatrist so it was things like a stress-ball with Zoloft printed on it. Or a pack of Prozac pens. A gym bag with Lexapro stiched on the side of it. A Paxil ballcap. He was drinking scotch by 11am and I just went to my room to read the rest of the day.
Sleegi ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gold for this post.
Sleegi ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck, that worked?
K1NGxSL4Y3R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone study this post, for science.
TBoguS301 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 13:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two VHS "Veggie Tales" tapes.
I was 11.
Lizzie7493 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a "Teletubies" VHS the Christmas before I turned 12 from my mother's co-worker.
orionmovere ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 14:38:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're never too old for Christian allegories as portrayed by sentient veggies
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:37:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nocontext
BassJL44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm 28 and would love Veggie Tales. I grew up with it though and would love to share it with my daughter
TBoguS301 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that's the thing. I didn't grow up with the TV show, and really didn't like receiving the gift.
I still had to write a thank-you note, though. Hardest thank-you note I have ever written.
d_cleff ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger my parents friend came from abroad bearing Christmas gifts. My brother opened his first and received the coolest shoot a duck game. I then proceeded to open my present which was a dog chew toy. The man quickly said to my dad, "I think I got mixed up. You do have a dog right?". We didn't.
a_casserole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:01:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fookin hell sorry man, did you play with the duck shoot with your bro though?
d_cleff ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I did! My brother shared thank god and it was a awesome game. The squeeky toy stayed untouched
Trips-Over-Tail ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a "dirty overnight stay pack" in my early twenties, included things like a toothbrush, little tube of paste, and several condoms.
They all expired without use. I never bothered to look inside it a second time.
Gjlynch22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Couldโve been worse. Those condoms couldโve been expired WITH use.
Trips-Over-Tail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would indeed have been a worse gift.
cjmook21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you missed the hint ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
Trips-Over-Tail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While it is necessarily impossible to know just how many hints I've missed in my life, in this case I'm extremely certain it was not, and I'd be very disturbed if it was.
fluorihammastahna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does a toothbrush expire? Did you get this in the '50s?
Trips-Over-Tail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't examine it too closely, but I suspect it was okay, since it was sealed in the dark. In the sun the UV turns the plastic brittle, and all the bristles will break off in your mouth the first time you use it.
PatchworkAbsence ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but I think it qualifies for the worst gift anyone I know has ever been given.
My coworker's husband (they'd been married about 35 years at this point) once bought her a new toilet seat for her birthday. His reasoning was that she told him not to bother with gifts but this one was great as it was practical because their toilet seat was broken and they needed a new one anyway. Needless to say, she was not impressed and told him to buy her flowers next year.
Danno_Squared ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it's bad because she said she didn't want gift but he bought her something practical anyway?
I'm confused. Seems like if she wanted flowers, she should have asked for them instead of expecting a gift when she asked to not get one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 8 years ago my then husband gave me a shower chair for my birthday. Everyone felt so horrible for me when they saw it, not even considering how happy that would make me. I have severe back problems and severe pain, so I was only able to shower about twice a week. That shower chair was the best present is had for a long time. Go figure..
thatfifafanatic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought Spider Man 2 on DVD back in 04 when I was 8 with money a relative had given me during Thanksgiving that year, 2 weeks later in December my woke me up on my birthday, and said that the DVD was my gift. Idk if it's considered or not but as a spoiled 8 yo i was not happy
RmmThrowAway ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$2.50 gift card to the local coffee shop from my Law School.
Their least expensive drink was $3.00.
OneAttentionPlease ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received the used book we had read in class from someone who was in my class so he knew I had read that book and was forced to buy my own copy and the fact that we already finished it just means that it was completely useless. He also gave me a 2โฌ coin. Nothing of it was wrapped either.
AnnieBlackheart ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once gave me a 6lb block of cheese. It wasnโt so much a bad gift, just really odd, since we each pick one family member each Christmas to buy a meaningful gift for and I really donโt eat a ton of cheese...
tigerpouncepurr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:14:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You donโt have to eat a ton, just six pounds. Way more doable!
Moomookittycow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:46:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Few years back for Christmas, my brother bought a two pack of unscented small round candles. Gave one to me and the other to our SIL. He is the worst gift giver and this year we did a secret Santa and he drew my name -_-
tigerpouncepurr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, you and SIL need to form a pact whereby the person he doesnโt get paired with has to help him get a non-shite gift for whomever he is paired with.
Have your SIL help him this year and tell her youโll help him next time he gets her.
NateTheGreat4995 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:49:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad joked that he would buy me a bbq grill (i was 19 at the time) for my bday. We lived in an apartment style complex so i bet he was bluffing (no huge outdoor or backyard nor a big enough balcony).
He did buy me one.
OccasionallyPass ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PMS pills on Christmas morning from my mother.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โSorry mom, I opened your present by mistake!โ
OccasionallyPass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I said something along those lines, I remember being really annoyed.
Kevin_92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:56:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I received a bag of straws for Christmas which was hidden inside of a Nintendo 64 box along with a couple reels of paper to weigh it down.
dixi_normous ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know those thick glass bulbs on the top of really old power lines? My aunt gave me a box full of them that she had picked up walking train tracks several years prior. She told they were going to be very valuable because they aren't used anymore. No bitch, you just found some random shit sitting in a box in your garage that you wanted to get rid of. She was always the one that would suggest doing a white elephant gift exchange so that she could be cheap and get rid of old shit while everyone else went out and bought gifts. She is notorious in my family for being the worst gift giver
lambulis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in first grade on christmas every student would randomly select one of his classmates and they would exchange gifts. I remember me and my parents chose the most epic playmobil castle for him (i think his name was Cyril) and i thought to myself that his present for me would be awesome as well. He got me a sticker...
JsDaFax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had just moved across country and with many things still in boxes, my wife was unable to locate the birthday present she had purchased for me. She found a Kiwi shoe polishing kit, that I have had for years, handed it to me, unwrapped, said "Happy Birthday," and walked away. Turns out she had purchased a really nice travel shoeshine kit for me which I got nearly a week later, but honestly, no gift on my birthday would have been better than that.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โHereโs the tracking number to show you that the gift REALLY is late. Sorry. Blowjob?โ
How hard is that?
crazylittlebaby ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:19:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MIL gave my 1 year old daughter her dead dog's bed as a Christmas present. She said it was for my daughter's naps.
enigmaticjoy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a teenager, maybe 16 or 17. One year, my mom's (now ex) bf's mom (so, like a step-Grandma) gave me a gift bag full of old gossip magazines. This was at a family gathering so I had to pretend it wasn't weird or rude.
dystopiadattopia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Candles. Fucking candles.
HogwartsBlazeIt420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got one of those kinder toys on a class secret santa... Besides the chocolate stains, it wasn't even one of the fun ones...
TuariRittenhouse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was promised a stretch Armstrong by my grandma when I was younger but ended up with a ceramic nativity scene...maybe she knew I was gay long before I did?
mutefan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my friend got a sack of potato (small sack tho) and a cheddar cheese. It was intended to be a joke coz he likes cheese fries a lot. But I could see his soul shattered at the surprise and he was holding back tears the entire ordeal.
audhepcat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dadโs wife gives notoriously bad gifts. Some past horrors have included:
An โInvisible Manโ toy for my mother-in-law...the year my father-in-law died.
A box of condoms and a bottle of lube for my brother-in-law, who she shamelessly flirted with and inappropriately tried to give massages to all the time.
My sister and I each got one of a matching set of earrings. My sisterโs ears are not even pierced.
Another gem for my mother-in-law: a pull behind you wooden quacking duck. My MIL was 69 years old at the time and needing knee replacement surgery.
Some kind of knitted monstrosity for my mother. We never could figure out what it was supposed to be: a shawl? A pashmina? A head cover?
Another one for my mom and step-dad: an old rusted wire basket and a pair of dull scissors with mystery stains on them.
Went in my sisterโs room and found her vacation photos then wrapped them up and gave them back to her.
I know there are many more but these are the ones that immediately come to mind.
tigerpouncepurr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit.
Your MIL wins worst gift. I mean, shit! Really!?
gossypiboma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got this cozy for my apple from a student
Myrumrun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me (I Know), but a family aquantince had an above ground pool installed one year and the kids (4 boys, 1 girl) got pool cleaning equipment for christmas. Mom would watch home shopping and on the girls birthday (12 or so) she got her a food dehydrator
Crocosaw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend's ex boyfriend's mother gave her a framed picture of herself.
sxckerpxnch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had my 22nd birthday last week. My mum gave me a box with almost empty shampoo and conditioner bottles inside
SGTSunshine2605 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:54:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was eight my family went to my grandmother's house for Christmas. Apparently they had forgotten me during Christmas shopping season because not a single present was for me. My grandma gave me a high-five, and a snowball.
Strnadian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever got was from my 1st wife. She got me a Patriots SB T-shirt and some Patriots pencils for our 2nd Christmas as a married couple. That was it. Yes, the SB tee was from the previous year, I want to say it was their win against the Eagles. It wasn't that the presents were cheap, it was the complete lack of thought put into them....AND they were super cheap. The shirt wasn't even an NFL licensed shirt! Also, we weren't poor. It wasn't a "this is all I could afford to get you" situation, she just didn't give a shit.
MrCalPoly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 or so I received batteries.. it was for all my old toys that required batteries.
Spitch-Spitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bulk pack of soap. It wasn't even fancy soap like Dove.
taikutsuu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa was an awkward man. Due to Alzheimer's, he has unfortunately already forgot we exist (I have two siblings), but before that, he used to give us really strange gifts.
Like.. a nail clipper, a mini hair dryer, pink towels (one each for the girl and two guys..), advertising material from his favourite party (they were mostly little Haribo thingys) or advertising material from his bank, like cartoon comics or paper scissors.
This might seem like he wanted to fuck with us, but he was actually a lovely guy and he genuinely thought we'd enjoy these gifts. Of course we always looked at him very.. surprisingly, but for the sake of mother, we acted like we loved them.
It was a strange few years.
infamous1414 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I have received personally but, I had a friend that actually received chocolate covered blueberries for Christmas from his parents. That was his only gift...
spoooooooooner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother would always give smaller gifts and gaged our reaction to the bad gift so see if my sister and i were being raised to be respectful. One year the bad gift for me was a single mint, It was expired. I got sick. The good gift? A jar of 50 mints. I still haven't eaten any from the jar
Uh_October ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of 6 scented drawer liners, which a quick trip to Marshalls revealed were on sale for $4. Happy 23rd birthday to me.
zak603 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is a massive penny-pincher. She bought about thirty packages of bagels on sale for 2/1.00, and they were going to go bad if we did not eat them fast. For my birthday, all I got was a bagel cutter.
ihatetheterrorists ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a shitty knit cap made of plastic-y material, a pair of socks and a thing you'd put under your dinner plate that had a picture of a turkey on it and text reading (think early meme) "You Can't Soar Like An Eagle When You Work With Turkeys" I was 13 and it was from my parents. Fucking cunts. So idiotic.
Mechanical-one ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a GBA and golden sun. Then a week later or not even that my parents forced me to sell it because they were yet again broke and that meant I wasn't allowed to have my own stuff.
hawkguy420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sl1878 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So they gave you kindling material as a gift? Not too bad.
hawkguy420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
andrewruddy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 22nd birthday, at my birthday dinner with my parents (fancy steakhouse), my girlfriend of 4 years & 10 months gave me a pair of sunglasses that I purchased and had delivered to her apartment. She broke up with me at a bar later that night.
tequilataylor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me- but one year my sister got a big rock for Christmas with her name and a frown face carved into it. I had presents under the tree and she had a rock, which my parents told her was from Santa for being bad that year. All her actual gifts were hidden in a different room and soon revealed, but it was definitely emotionally scarring for her so sit there with a rock crying while I opened my first few gifts.
MYANONYMOUSUS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me sweatpants from Walmart for Christmas. I was 11. She got my cousins each a bicycle. They were 10 and 9.
Kiviuq_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sweater uniform for school. Because the uniforms were expensive, I initially only got 1 sweater, but defs needed a backup in case it gets dirty and such. The sad thing is that instead of just getting the uniform and giving it to me... My parents decided to wrap it up and give it to me as a gift for Christmas... It was disappointing to say the least
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mouse Trap on VHS. It was 2009.
TransferMyTragedy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rape alarm. That was a bizarre Christmas present.
Teradonia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im sure not the worst ever, but recently a Pandora bracelet from my mom.
Now here me out, it's expensive and it's a lovely thought but I HATE Pandora bracelets and think they're overpriced and tacky. I'm sure I've told my mom this every time we walked by one of those stores.
Mostly I feel bad that she's spent so much money on something I'll likely never wear. However, I will keep it and cherish it forever because my momloves me enough to spend her hard earned money on me and went through the effort to pick out charms she thought I'd like.
dogmeatoohaha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We simultaneously received the best and worst gift from my in-laws the other day. They told us to never come back.
Unfortunately I can't enjoy this spectacular gift because it destroyed my husband and I feel absolutely horrible for him.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least he has you and you have him. You both sound like nice people.
mccamey98 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:32:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me 2 AA batteries last year. She gave me a pineapple the year before.
puresignal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fancy colored pencils with โSallyโ inscribed on each one. My name is Kyle.
Cpcr1203 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few that come to mind:
A play-doh poop set from my Mom when I was 31.
I commented on someone elseโs response about this one, but a laptop bag my Mom took from the donation bin at her work that she argued with me about being a diaper bag since it had a plastic wipes holder and a passie holder. I had to google it and show it to her on the staples website.
At my Grandmotherโs funeral this past May, I was 17 weeks pregnant, and my Momโs neighbor came up with the joke of my son looking like a Potato in the ultrasound photo. She then said that he is โSpudโ and should totally be a potato for Halloween since he would only be a week old if he was on time. We all laughed and thought it was funny.
My Mom took it to a whole new level and gifted my Husband and I a โSpud Familyโ that she found at an Estate sale. As you can see from the photo, she put her own personal touches on each pantyhose potato (Me, my Husband, my step daughter, and my son.)
I legit have no idea what to do with it, but have to keep it because my Mom will constantly bring it up.
She gave him $700 cash and about $1000 worth of gifts as a 30 year old. He didnโt get her anything, and I spent about $175 on her (A bracelet, a DVD set, and a really nice sweater she talked about wanting).
As Iโve gotten older, Iโve always expected nothing but tried to give great tings to people. It gives me joy knowing I can do something awesome for them.
4869holmes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a make-up kit for Christmas. She knows exactly that I don't use make-up because I don't like chemicals on my face. But she thinks all women must wear make-up because that "makes a woman a woman". I threw her gift away as soon as I was home.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 (20 years ago), we did a white elephant at a family Christmas party. I received a Haynes Repair Manual for a late 80s Nissan Sentra. Everybody laughed and I played along thinking I would receive another gift. Every other kid there got a decent toy. As the night went on everyone would come up to me and make a joke about the gift and laugh. The replacement gift never came.... I hated Christmas after that.
Strawber1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend gave me pictures of her cheating on me when we broke up, does this count?
kittymctacoyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa at work, each day I received one piece of a several piece Dollar Tree holiday knick knack. On the last day also received a burned copy of Christmas with the Kranks. At first I was disappointed because Iโd put a lot of effort into mine, but after discovering who it was, I realized she was very low income with several children and did her best. The secret Santa gifts she received were likely the only gifts she got that year for herself, too. So I didnโt mind.
Also. I grew up super poor, mostly due to my parents poor choices. One year, though, there were presents stacked half way up the wall beside the tree. Come Christmas Day, though, I discovered most all of them were for them. They bought themselves loads of expensive gifts using an accident settlement. I had merely a couple Family Dollar gifts totaling maybe $10
jsondergaard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I moved away from home around Christmas, and come Christmas Eve I got 5 pizza cutters. All from separate people.
punkballerina ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:30:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, for Christmas, my parents "gave" me the car they already got for me. They gave me the privileged of car payments and insurance payments. THANKS. Not.
NurseSmalls ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11, my grandma gave me a pair of thong underwear she found at a church yard sale.
puddlebrigade ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fathers terminal cancer diagnosis.
Rachello7777 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents went through the trouble of wrapping up a Chinese calendar that you get for free from the restaurant for me a few years ago.
And one time, I got a bag of cotton balls. I was actually hopeful they would be socks or something of that variety...but nope. Cottonballs.
theb1g ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks. I say this because my bday is right after Xmas and I was told one for my bday and one for Xmas.
knasty662 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year was 1997, I was 9 and in boy scouts. We had a secret santa gift exchange. I got someone a cool ass flashlight that would extend and turn into a lantern instead of a flashlight.
I received a pine cone with fishing line attached to it.... To hang on my pine tree...
Mmjnewengland ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 12 and my grandfather remarried. After he remarried, we barely got to see him because his new wife wasn't very friendly. So we were shocked and happy to head over his place to celebrate my 13th birthday (called and offered out of the blue) He invited my family over, his new wife even offered to make a birthday cake.
You don't understand the level of disappointment when you get a pair of Barney suspenders (made for a damn 4 year old mind you, super tiny and I was already almost 5ft tall) and Barney hair clips at the age of 13. Oh and that cake? It was a base of baked yellow cake covered in a layer of canned fruit and jello ๐
DarlingLife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me more sad than it should...
Mmjnewengland ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents and grandmother made it up to me the next weekend. My grandmother made me her amazing pineapple upside down cake, and my parents got me a Little Mermaid doll that I wanted.
DarlingLife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yay! I'm glad it worked out :)
Mmjnewengland ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too!
ThisCommentEarnedMe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got cinnamon scented hand sanitizer with ยข99 printed on the label. The funny thing was it was in this glorious Christmas bag with all the tissue paper and ribbons. I searched through that bag because I thought there surely would be more. Nope. Thanks Dad.
austontatious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother. We had a mentally unstable grandmother who would get us random gifts from the local goodwill. One year my brother received a shirt with a bunch of sports balls on it which said "got balls" except balls was scratched out and milk was written underneath
mister_newbie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1988.
Wanted Double Dragon for my NES.
Got a Tiger Handheld Double Dragon thingy.
What a POS! Little gamer mister_newbie was not happy.
BlazingGlory53 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 22nd birthday, my dad gave me leftover chicken wings from a BBQ he went to the night before
glennis1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:49:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't me, but it was the funniest gift i ever saw in a secret santa exchange.
Kid gave his secret santa a half eaten bag of cheetoh's.
That's not even the punchline.
The best part is the other kid (who recieved the cheetoh's) was diabetic and couldn't even eat the few that were there.
FHazeCC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Power Ranger underwear. Gauged for 5-7 year olds. I was 20. This particular aunt was years ago labeled as a natural Filipino blond, so I wasn't surprised...
NaturealBeauty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year an ex of mine got me this ugly black brown leather belt with weird designs on it. Couldn't wear it with anything, and I was convinced it was a man's belt.
He also made me origami.
Yungdeo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I got dark (like very dark) chocolate and organic toothpaste without flourid from my grandpa.
CopenHayden ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas my grandmother gets me a birdhouse and an emergency lantern. Every. Freaking. Year. I now have 10+ of each.
Hiccupinsparks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 full boxโs of blank printer paper. The year before, my parents had gotten me and my sister a Wii U
Too-Many-Rabbits ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom had a failed surgery on my 18th birthday, ultimately leading to her becoming physically disabled from chronic pain.
why_jen_why ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:59:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tote full of baby clothes and crochet blankets from my former mil just weeks after another miscarriage. She said I should just give it all away to people having babies.
Iwannaupvotetesla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will be buried, but i have gotten a ton of bad presents so had to share at least one. My grandfathers wife gave me a bottle of shampoo when I was 12. Twas hard to feint gratitude for that one.
EmirFassad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 1970 a young woman Xmas gifted me a dose of "the clap". How does that measure up?
mrwatts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifting a new car (new-new) to a 17yo making min-wage at a part time job sounds like an awesome gift right? I couldn't afford the insurance, it was 5 times what my parents would have to pay, iirc $300+ a month, not 6 months, not 12 months, one month. I had to give it back. I found a $300 beater that needed some work, drove that instead.
Razzal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:53:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "randomized" assortment of magic cards that are sold by shady people who lead you to believe there can be amazing rares in it. I got as a secret santa gift and I felt bad that someone wasted their money
xombae ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom has always been pretty poor so our Christmas presents usually were just random crap, which I didn't mind. Tbh I always tried to tell her to not to get me anything because it was more of a hassle having to deal with getting rid of all the random crap she collected for me.
Anyways one year, I think I was 12-13, so I was old enough that I didn't really want toys or anything, I'd rather just get a good dinner.
But she got me four blocks of cheap dollar store plasticine in shit brown and orange. My sister got the same thing, clearly they were having a sale. I'm sort of artistic but had absolutely no use for modeling clay in any colour, especially not brown and orange. I was a good kid though and pretended I loved it.
CorpusCalIosum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was born my parents got me this thing called "existence". So far it hasn't turned out really well
En-FIRE ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:26:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The money family gave to me for birthdays and Christmas that my parents took for my "college fund"
beatzeus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a pocket radio. I had no idea why. I only came over on the weekends. One day I saw it in his lunch box looking very used. That's when I understood.
BIGNSAXXXY ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:46:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me personally (yet) but rather my Dad. He bought his sister a block of artisan Gouda cheese over 20 years ago, and she forgot it in her freezer for years. After it resurfaced (coincidentally the year I was born) they began the tradition of regifting this same block of wrapped Gouda cheese every year to each other. It has 20 layers of wrapping paper on it, and has never been opened. My dad hinted that since I turned 18, I might be receiving the cheese this Christmas.
tamagotchi19 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:01:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My second cousin who I only met once bought me and my brother (6 & 8 at the time) a donation in our names of a goat to an African village. I appreciate the sentiment now Iโm older but I was so disappointed at the time that we didnโt actually get to keep the goat ourselves.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:03:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a boyfriend in high school who got an Un-sharpened pencil for Christmas from his parents. (He was the s literal whipping boy for his family)
IcedHemp77 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MIL bought me a salad spinner for my birthday. I bitched about it to anyone who would listen. Then I felt guilty because as it turns out, I love the fuckin thing itโs awesome โบ๏ธ
FelixFelicis1992 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is minuscule in the grand scheme of things, but my dad broke up with his girlfriend shortly before Christmas when I was 8 or 9, so instead of getting me Christmas presents, he gave me the presents he had gotten for her kids, who were very into anime, Pokรฉmon, etc. Fast forward a month when they got back together, and I had my Christmas gifts taken away to give to her kids. I was a little bitter, but shit happens.
yingyangyoung ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:06:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 or so my parents gave me a set of hose attachments so that I could water the plants more effectively. Not my plants or anything, my mom's plants that I had to water as a chore.
llllrrbr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister begged for a laptop from my parents and they thought it would be funny to get her an etch-a-sketch and told her that it was the โoriginalโ laptop.
highwaytoham ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my Aunt (who doesn't have kids of her own) got my brother and I matching "I heart Paris" t-shirts. She got our cousin a plane ticket to Paris to go on vacation with her.
MrsBrokenTokens ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:14:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me an expired box of cookies that had been taped shut and had two cookies missing.
BIGR3D ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:16:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used "Sex for Dummies" book from my Aunt and Uncle.
LadySilvie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a certain set of cousins who we only saw once a year at Christmas. They always insisted we provide wish lists and then always bought something completely random not on the list.
This particular year, I was going through the middle of a 5-year goth phase in middle school. I was like 13? Anyway, there I was, dressed in a black turtleneck and black jeans, with black hair hanging in front of my eyes and surrounded by family when it was my turn to unwrap a gift... and I unwrap an iridescent pink unicorn stuffed animal.
I thanked them politely but when we got back into the car to head home, my family could not stop laughing. I have NEVER liked pink and never had any interest in unicorns, even as a little girl. It was the most random stereotypical girl gift ever.
lXMskKTw3Bc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you were a guy and your cousins were making fun of you for being a neckbeard so they got you a My Little Pony.
LadySilvie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope... just a mildly creepy little girl haha. My dad has recently admitted that he had a nagging fear that Iโd grow up to be like the girl from Betelgeuse.
Fortunately I grew out of it, bangs do not look flattering on me.
And it was more of an obvious regift or careless last minute purchase than a purposeful joke. Iโd have been more entertained if they had known more about me to realize how un-me it was.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:23:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this. Wedding gift from my batshit crazy aunt. A well used kitchen dish towel, a tiny, blue porcelain chicken, a VCR tape of โMy Fair Ladyโ recorded off TBS. All in a shoe box wrapped in wallpaper. Weโve been married for 16 years. I canโt remember one other gift we received that day, but Iโll remember that one for the rest of my life
Eeeon350 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:24:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year. Every single year, my aunt gives me a shirt. I've never really liked receiving clothes as presents but I know it's the thought that counts.
The thing about these shirts is that they are wayyyyyyy too small. Like clearly 3 sizes smaller than what I wear. I've been fairly tall since middle school and have always been a big guy. I have no doubt that these are the pieces of clothing that are too big for her two sons. It was obvious when one year for my birthday, I received one that said "I'm with stupid" and an arrow pointing to the right and later on that month I received the exact same one but the arrow pointing to the left for Christmas.
autolurk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahhahahah...thanks for the laugh man
MrsMeeSeeks435 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:30:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday this year my parents gave me nothing. They said we would go out to eat dinner but that was in August. Still waiting...
MrsMeeSeeks435 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:31:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also, I got a fish net for Christmas one year. I don't live near any body of water
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:11:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am reading this thread and the previous thread about thanksgiving family reunions. All I want to say is all these stories are true your families are god damn awful. Funny stuff you guys are writing though.
TheBarbarion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:19:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A child that wasn't mine.
TL;DR - Got a high school fling pregnant after returning from Iraq. Married her because it felt like the right thing to do. Found out it wasn't mine after he was born.
Extended Cut - Prior to enlisting into the military this girl (we'll call her B, the first letter of the word that accurately describes her) and I had an off and on thing for several years. There were some feelings there but we just never committed to them. Basically a friends with benefits situation but just a little more than friends.
A little more than a year after enlisting I found myself in Iraq. Had a girlfriend at the time who was also in my unit. Unfortunately she was stationed at another base and ended up admitting to me after three months of being there that she had been sleeping with a guy from another unit where she was based. It stung a little but being in Iraq helped because I couldn't allow myself to get distracted from my mission.
Anyways, B and I reconnected one day after mission via Facebook. We started flirting and what not but she had a boyfriend at the time so it never went anywhere. We kept in touch for the remainder of my tour which ended when I landed back in the States in December of 2011.
About a week after getting back I went home to North Carolina on leave but was only there long enough to spend a day with my family and pick up my truck before driving back to Fort Hood. I didn't get to see her. Little more than 2 months later I was coming off a detail known on Fort Hood as Red Cycle Detail. I was on AHA guard everyday from 7pm to 7am the entire duration of the detail. So after that I decided to go home for a week. Put in all my leave paperwork and it was approved.
Naturally I posted about coming home and B messaged that night saying she broke up with her bf earlier that day. So I knew I was at least going to get lucky, and unlucky I got. I went home and spend most of the time there with her. It was amazing. We had so much fun and it was just a really good time.
The week flew by and before I knew it I was back in Killeen, Tx and dreading going back to work. Her and I continued to communicate and it started to get serious. It got really serious when were talking one night and she got silent. I knew something was wrong and she just wasn't telling me. After about 30 minutes of beating a dead horse with kind and reassuring words that no matter what it is we'll work through it she finally succumbs to the pressure - she's pregnant.
Before I let any emotion come in to play I respectfully asked her if it was mine. I asked this because she broke with her bf right before I went home. She told me it and that she was 100% sure of it. I knew it was going to be a big change but I got excited as hell. After being adopted twice in my childhood I always knew I wanted to be a dad and I was finally getting my chance.
Once that initial rush of emotion subsided I began thinking about all the responsibility that comes with being what I thought was a good father; being there for your child, having a stable home, financial security, etc. But the one thing that stuck with me was a stable home. I realized how important it was so I decided to ask B to marry me. I loved her, we had a long history, she was having my child; why not? Besides all her medical care would be taken care of by my medical insurance and of course I want my child and the mother of it to be well taken care of. So I asked and she said yes. She flew down to Texas where we got married in a courthouse.
She went back to NC and we were making plans for her to come down after she had the child. We knew it would be better for her there through the pregnancy with her family and friends there to support her but that left me by myself and honestly pretty damn scared. I started reading books on parenthood and being a good father. One day I asked her if I needed to buy any of the essential things newborns need, she said no and that her parents had setup a nursery at their house where she would live until she moved to Texas. But she told me if I really wanted to buy stuff I should buy clothes and diapers and things of that nature. So I did but it wasn't easy.
That weekend I drove down to Round Rock to the outlets to shop at Carter's and a few other places for baby clothes. I hit up Ralph Lauren first because while I am not a materialistic man I do love Ralph Lauren clothes and wanted my child to have some as well. Walked in and made my way to the child's section. Didn't even get to start looking before an employee asked if I needed any help. I freaked out and said no and got out of the store as quickly as possible. I had no idea why this was so hard for me. I've bought baby clothes before for expecting family members and as gifts to expecting friends. I think I was so nervous because I was finally going to be a dad, the one thing I truly want from life, and I had an irrational fear of screwing that up.
So I calmed myself down and moved on to Carter's. I walked in and after what seemed like an eternity of feeling like a weird creep in the corner of the store an employee approached me and asked, "First one?" I instantly became comfortable with her and she ended up helping me shop for a solid 45 minutes. After that I was a baby clothes shopping machine. All in all I ended up spending close to $2500 on baby clothes and my family thought I was using that as coping mechanism to deal with the fear of being a dad, but really I was just excited and got out of hand. But with all the new and wonderful things I was feeling I was most excited about this being the greatest Christmas gift ever.
Well December came and her expected date was creeping up so I put in my paternal leave packet which was approved. I flew home where my mother and sister picked me up from RDU. I decided not to go to the hospital that night because it had been a long 9 months and I wanted to spend a night with my family before leaping into fatherhood. The next day I went to the hospital with my mother to stay with B as she was expecting at any time. When I walked in the room it got eerily quite and I knew something was wrong. My first thought was something was wrong with my baby and I instantly became concerned. After asking her what was going on she asked everyone to leave the room and my heart started to sink. She confessed that it could be her ex boyfriend who she had sex with the night before I got home.
I was so angry and I wanted to lose my cool. I wanted to scream and cuss and throw things but I didn't. I didn't want to cause any additional stress to the pregnancy. So I told her that I of course expect a paternity test to which she agreed and after hearing what her ex's thoughts on it were (because he knew the entire time and tried talking her into an abortion the entire time) I asked to be treated like the father until we know for sure. It seemed only fair considering the sacrifices I made.
I was in the room when she went into labor and it was such a wonderful experience. Not only because I was potentially watching my first child being born but also because she was in so much pain. Every scream of pain just felt like nature delivering sweet justice to someone who deserved it.
After he was cleaned up and handed to me for the first time all my anger and frustration just melted away, that was my boy. I just knew it. I could feel it. I didn't leave the hospital until she did and I was at her house every single day the following week. A guy from the lab came out and took DNA samples from me and the baby and the thought he might not be mine hit me again, harder than before. I couldn't handle it so I left and explained to her that I needed some time with my family and to not expect me to come over until after the results are back. I told her if it was an emergency or if they needed anything to let me know but other than that I need the few days alone.
2-3 days passed and I was growing inpatient I wanted to know because if it was mine then I was missing valuable time with my son. So I ended calling the lab and asking for an update. The lady I spoke with told me the results were in but she couldn't tell me over the phone. She said I would receive the results via mail in 3-5 days or I could pay $100 to have them faxed immediately. So I paid the $100 and gave them my parents office fax number. After the phone call with the lab ended I called my mother at the office and explained what was going on and told her I was on my way. I was about 40 minutes from the office so she asked if I wanted her to call me when she gets the fax or if I want to wait until I'm there to read it myself. I told her to just call me when she gets it because I can't wait anymore. Right before hanging up she got the fax: 0% chance of paternity. The child wasn't mine and I was married to his mother. I was absolutely crushed.
About a week later I was speaking with her mother about getting a divorce and how we should handle it. Her mother, who used to love me but did a complete 180 after her daughter got pregnant, looked me dead in the eyes and said, "She only married you for the benefits." Talk about salt on the wound.
Worst Christmas ever.
Edit: I will never type a long reply again on mobile. I started typing this after the first half of the UNC/Michigan game and didn't finish until there was a minute and half left in the second half.
blazer973 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:51:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy crap that was a ride. This deserves way more upvotes. Who is taking care of the child if I may ask?
TheBarbarion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I was just a little late to the party, lol.
We have spoken very little since the divorce was finalized but I'm from a reeaaally small town in NC so word travels fast. She does live on her own with the boy and her parents are very involved and help her a ton. I always knew she was going to be a great mother even though she showed me she's a terrible person.
Evidently the father has since come around and has been a big part of the child's life. That was a huge relief for me because I thought for sure he wouldn't step up. I'm sure now that he has developed a bond with his son he's kicking his own ass and being grateful he couldn't talk B into an abortion.
blazer973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really glad that turned out that way. As a situation like that could've easily been 100x worse. Hope luck finds your way in the future with having your own child.
TheBarbarion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was really tough to deal with at first but it all worked out in the end. The child is well taken care of and she is doing good for herself. It was also a blessing for me that he wasn't mine because I eventually got out of the Army and I am now in college pursuing my dream of becoming a pediatrician. Which would be significantly harder with a family.
I appreciate the kind words and hope you have an awesome Christmas.
blazer973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:12:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You too man, have an amazing Christmas as well.
thowaway567890 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:24:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At Christmas when I was 5 months pregnant my mom gave my sister (age 35) and me (age 21) each a Christmas G-STRING. Complete with a FUCKING BELL on the back. We opened them in front of my FATHER.
Oh and then at Christmas dinner she burst into tears and forced my dad to admit to us he had cheated on her. It was a bang up year.
pidjiken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother told my uncle I was a football fan in 1995. That Christmas he got me the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX celebration VHS tape.
We live in San Diego, and I was a Chargers fan. He got me a video celebrating the season and game of the team that destroyed my young childs soul by winning that game. He said I could go upstairs and watch it once all the presents were unwrapped. I went upstairs and cried.
Lonetraveler87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:48:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger and going through a period of self hatred towards my body and bulimia. My parents thought it was a good idea to get me a treadmill. Not to seem ungrateful, but it just basically reconfirmed my hatred towards my body.
schmoobacca ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:06:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year when I was about 8, my grandma sent my siblings and me a box of old wigs she got from her neighbor who died.
Functional_NRK ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not, me, but my uncle. He's notoriously difficult to shop for as he's pretty frugal and doesn't like gifts that he can't immediately see a use for. The running joke in the family was "just get him a pack of Tic Tacs, he'll be happy." Little did my uncle know that my cousin (his son) took that shit seriously.
Last Christmas he got four boxes of Tic Tacs. The kind you buy in bulk. 12 individual containers in a pack, 10 packs in each box. For those keeping score that's 480 packs of Tic Tacs. I think he spent $100 buying them all.
This year my uncle wasted no time at Thanksgiving and asked for a vacuum cleaner for Christmas.
The3stParty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:28:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 25 my mom gave a Christian DVD about stopping masterbation, my wife of 5 years was sitting next to me when I opened it. I think it was her way of saying she wants grandkids...
Reddmelipz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:32:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandparents forgot to bring the presents they had got for me and I sat there 11 years old and watched everyone happily open presents around me while no one even noticed that I had not opened a single present the entire evening. Finally on the car ride home my mom noticed I hadnโt spoke a word and she asked if I was ok and I said nothing. I was then called ungrateful because they thought I didnโt get what I wanted they didnโt realize until I was walking empty handed to the house what had happened and I donโt wish that feeling they had on any parent.
Ashleighbell032 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:40:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I wanted was a keyboard to practice on (and of course by keyboard I mean music). I was 8, and there's this huge box wrapped with my name on it under our Christmas tree. I sprint over thinking holy balls its my keyboard. Opened it and it was a porcelain doll. I pretended to be happy so I wouldn't hurt my parents feelings. After that, every year, every holiday, I got a new porcelain doll, until i turned 16. I'm 26 and finally, last year told my mom that I'm terrified of them.
Chilly73 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:00:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally nothing. It was 1991, and I was in the beginning of high school hell. My mom and step dad were /are drug addicts, and myself and my siblings were 'joking' about the odds of us getting any thing from the man in red.
The 'rents kept making very lame remarks about Santa can you judging him. My brother, who is still the constant snark (in a cool way) of us kids says,"Sure, Mom. Santa is ticked that we doubt we will get Xmas. Keep telling yourself that."
It cost him a week in his room, and no phone calls, but he was 100% on the money, so to speak. Xmas morning came, the tree was empty, no stockings, nada. My brother, with all the attitude that a 15 year old kid can have asked," So I take it that Santa forgot our address this year?"
He got smacked in the mouth, told to go to his room, and 2 hours later, we left for our grandma's Xmas dinner. After being there and hearing our cousins talk about what they got, once again, he couldn't hold back. " So, you got X, Y, Z? Cool, we got jack shit. Oh, but Mom got high, so Merry damn Xmas!" The kicker is that he still thinks that was one of the best lines he ever pulled. I think so, too. I love my brother so damn much.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:32:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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iheartgold26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So sorry that your cousin gets the Jon Snow treatment.
DarthGerber ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:33:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my best friend got a snoopy dog toy for Christmas from his senile grandma a few years ago. It even said "bite me." So either the is losing it or just was tired of his shit.
Wolfgoggles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:34:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wife telling me the marriage wasnโt going to work the day before my birthday. I had a great birthday cake so upside I guess.
Tootall4270 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:15:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of drumsticks. I don't play the drums.
dramaaaaa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:44:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone notice it's always the grandmother who gives the worst gift?
acidphosphate69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:08:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A can of potted meat from my MIL.
Not like a large can, but one of those tiny single serving cans of "potted meat"; for Christmas.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have served it to her the next time she come over.
Wife2Bears ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:22:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one that pissed me off the most was I received an Eddie Bauer gift card from my stepfather who made a really big deal of it cuz he knew I loved to shop there. My mom was worsgipping the ground he walked on and singing his praises. I was shocked cuz he never ever would get me anything in all the years I knew him (about 5 yrs at this point) Well when I went to buy an outfit at the Eddie Bauer store the gift card was empty. And when I say empty I mean Empty. There was 28 cents on it so I know it had originally had money but it was used. My 15 yr old self was mortified to be told at the register with an armful of clothes that ur gift card is empty and that I would have to put everything back or fork over money that my ass didnt have.
BoredPony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:36:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you at least tell your mom how 'generous' your stepdad was?
Wife2Bears ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:40:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh Yeah I went home ranting and raving. She told me I mustve used it wrong or that the cashier stole the money.
mel2mdl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:35:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a student who shared their worst gift. One Christmas, my student, who was 7 at the time this happened, got a beautifully wrapped box from her grandmother. When she opened the box, all it contained was a dead parrot. Carefully wrapped up in a towel and pretty desiccated, so no smell.
You see, her grandmother had a parrot that she, the grandmother, loved. So, when the parrot passed, the grandmother prepped it for burial. I just imagine some lovely doll buried in the yard somewhere when she carefully and beautifully wrapped and mailed the wrong box.
My student said she never asked her grandmother about, just wrote a thank you card for the unusual gift without saying what it was!
Wife2Bears ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:18:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt used to be great at gift giving but now gives everyone unwanted unusable thoughtless gifts. Heres 2 guinea pigs with no cages hurry up and grab them or theyll chew thru the box. Heres a huge turtle but u need to buy him a tank. A subscription to some gardening magazine and all sorts of gardening supplies when we dont have a garden and live in an apartment. A subscription to cheese of the month club when ur lactose intolerant. Underwear thats too small. Pool floats when we dont have a pool. A missmatched tableware set with the bowls missing . A jacket thats 4 sizes too big. She knocked on my door one day a few years ago and just basically threw a full grown tomcat into my living room talking about surrrrprise and then left.
Abeys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single shoe from my great-gradma - i was about 8 or so and she said I could have the second one if this one fit me - didn't fit so in the end I got nothing.
iZacAsimov ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:18 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Flight got cancelled, and, relying upon the kindness of strangers, fought my way through a New England winter to get back home. Surprise! I made it back for Xmas!
Mom: Oh. We didn't think you'll make it so we gave your gift to your cousin.
Me: That's fine.
It wasn't.
shandow0 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:37:31 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a square foot of land in scotland. One one hand i appriciate the inventiveness of the gift. On the other i am 90% sure it was a scam.
puppypaws98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:26 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you can visit. The husband and I are proud owners of a burning ball of gas in the night time sky.
alohafrompenisland ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:43:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One reccent Christmas, my mother got me a book about meeting Jesus. Shes pretty religious, but hasnt really challenged me about my lack of belief. Her note just said "This book reminded me of you" or something along those lines.
The story is about an angry teen mad at the world (Im a fully grown professional adult) and involves something like some guy following the kid around, and the guy turns out to be Jesus. The story was really cheesy, but what caught me was the ending where it comes out that the kid is angry at God because his dad died...
... ๐ Mom, thats not why I dont believe in fairytales.
It struck a nerve with me, some sort of almost disrespect. I've let it go (and the book went in the trash) but that was the worst gift ive ever received).
tigerpouncepurr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw... itโs sweet that you read it.
derpado514 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:14:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The great gift of nothing.
My older bro got me an xbox when it came out...that's about it. I'm probably an ungrateful shit and don't know it though.
slutforslurpees ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:06:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my stepmoms family once forgot my birthday but remembered my brothers (we are one day apart)
I was invited to what I was told was a joint birthday for both of us when I was 14 but was actually just for him since everyone forgot
I too, recieved the gift of nothing and got to sit there next to my brother with the Jesus book all the grandkids got while my brother opened a mountain of presents. :)
derpado514 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad sometimes forgets i graduated highschool 8 years ago
DeathKitten666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you ever say anything and get your fam to make up for it?
Cookieater118 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:20:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recieved a towel from my grandparents.
I sent the classmate that I hate a 32 mb memory card, in 2015. And never replaced it.
tumnaselda ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:28:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend, after travelling Europe for a while, returned and gave me a tiny plastic figurine of a lion (as big as a finger) as a present. He said he bought it in Paris. I turned it upside down and there was a tag saying "Made in China". I loved how he thought of me, but it was indeed quite a shitty present.
SpooksTheWombat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a small paperback book about puberty and a set of toenail clippers when I was 17.
remarqer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what I got for Christmas this year? It was a banner fuckin' year at the old Bender family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said "Hey. Smoke up Johnny."
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what a wish list is, right? People write down the things they'd like and others pick something from it to give as a gift.
I only really ever wanted books, but for my grandmother that wasn't a "gift". Who'd read for fun, and who'd ever need more than a few books, aren't they all the same anyways? So she made me write a wish list of non-book items. For a 7yo bookworm I came up with quite a few ideas of what could be fun.
She bought everything. It was the worst Christmas of my life. There was this mountain of presents, all for me. Two hours later I was still unwrapping and choking down tears. My father was furious, yelling at me what a greedy brat I was, for "demanding" so much stuff. My grandmother was full of glee that the other grandmother (they hated each other) would never be able to keep up with THAT haul.
To this day I cringe when people ask me what I'd like as a present. Nothing, please don't get me anything at all.
IsabellaGalavant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:07:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings made of metal I'm allergic to (and also my ears aren't pierced), and what makes it the worst is what they said as they handed them to me - "I grabbed these off my night stand before I came over."
sentanos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I wanted was a blue tonka hummer truck but my brother kept painting the orange and red ones blue thinking I couldnโt tell the difference.
Winterssavant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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tedlovesme ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 12 and my dad bought me a bed. I need a bed for sure but as a Christmas present? isn't that something parents should provide, not Santa.
Malik112099 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:02:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I turned 18 and graduated highschool the same week. I was kicked out and left home a few times in my teenage years but we had mostly moved past that and I was enrolled in college locally and planned to stay living at home while I worked and went to school.
I got a pair of fucking shoes.
Jamie9573 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has always been bad at gifts. I'm the only girl out of her 3 children and 8 grandkids, and she desperately wanted me to be a "girly girl". I wanted Tonka Trucks, but that didn't sway her one bit. Anyways, 4th grade or so, she got me this hideously sparkly, way too big for a 9 year old child to use, monogrammed handbag. So I did as trained by my also-not-girly mother. I smiled, thanked her so much for the thoughtful gift, and asked her where she found it. It wasn't returnable, so we donated it to a thrift store. 2 months later on my birthday, we stopped by my grandparents house to eat dinner or something. She had a gift for me. It was that goddamn purse again. She saw it thrifting, and it just spoke to her and it had my initials on it, so she knew it was meant to be. So, the 2nd time I got the same ugly purse from the same person.
Edit: I was mad at the time, but this is now my favorite grandparent story. She just looked so excited to have found something with my initials already on it. I kept it for 2 years and dropped it off at a Goodwill 8 hours away on a family trip, and we haven't seen it since.
xaradevir ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:58:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a potato for Christmas.
To be fair, this was in return for the previous year where I gave her an onion.
Bonus : the onion was from her own pantry
EnderSir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So last year the high school drumline im in decided to do a kind of secret Santa. I got a white trash can with a fake shit in it. I plan on giving it to someone else this year
Assassin_by_Birth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt works by stocking vending machines. Cue getting random vending machine junk for every birthday and Christmas these days. I got a Cookie Monster shirt, which was like a kids small by the way (I'm 27). And the worlds worst RC car... An RC car the size of a hot wheels that, surprise! Didn't work anyways.
to_omoimasu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:26:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A knock off adult sized pair of jeans. I was 14 at the time and my uncle was a complete asshole.
Peabush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Size small underwear from my father in law... I'm xl..
legendof_chris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:35:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my girlfriend of 7 years a diamond necklace. She got me a bag of my favorite popcorn.
BartlettMagic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a board game that my mom had very specifically said she wanted for months leading up to christmas. she couldn't, for whatever reason, just buy it for herself. she had to buy it for me (who had clearly expressed disinterest over the course of those months). i was 10.
Keesh_La_Freek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas 2016, one of the stocking stuffers was gift cards witch is fine but my mom decided I'd be ok with a $15 Hot Topic giftcard and $15 Hot cash. My younger sister got a $30 iTunes card, and older got the same as me.
Older was perfectly content with the gift bc she shops there often. I was somewhat upset/disappointed because I never shop there, and I'm not even into that kind of culture.
Really makes me wonder how well my own mother knows me. Don't know why she didn't just walk a littke bit further in the mall to the Gamestop, but that's beyond me.
DrWhoisOverRated ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:38:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of paint brushes, paints, and various other art supplies. That would have been a great gift for my brother, who was in art school.
Well_thatwas_random ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:40:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pair of diabetic socks from my mother in law. I'm not diabetic or anything. I think she wanted to get me either warm socks for winter or dress socks and accidentally bought diabetic socks instead and still gave them to me.
She is the sweetest woman, but I threw them away immediately when we got home.
XxNatanelxX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:42:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A guy I know gave me seeds for some bonsai trees.
In his defense, he did warn me that he's terrible at buying gifts.
Inf4m0usSp00kIII ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my Bar Mitzvah, one of my grandparents friends gave me the invitation we sent them, but framed...
WaltzOfTheSnowflakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:43:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Boyzone nightie when I was about 9 years old, from my aunty and uncle. I was not a Boyzone fan! Either that or the Christmas where my sister gave me a naff umbrella from Poundland (I had spent more than ยฃ1 on her present!).
Sharkbyte12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:43:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ever since my 21st birthday, my mom has gotten me though cheap little drinking games you get from Spencer's every Christmas. I'm 28 and haven't been able to drink hard liquor in about 5 years
katrinai30 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma always brought some candy or treats for us when she visited but she always got my sister chocolate with nuts in it. Sheโs allergic to nuts. I got to eat all her chocolate.
Frost322 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was very young my grandad gave me a picture of a frog that was cut out of a magazine and then expected a detailed thank-you letter.
I didn't send him one.
Ham1ltron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years ago (I'm 18) I got a Scare Pal Sulley from my Aunt. She wasn't trying to be funny, she just didn't know how to buy gifts for people. One look at it from my baby cousin and he claimed it as his, I gladly let him have it.
B3nny_Th3_L3nny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:46:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a plastic school chair
Komikaze06 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I would love games and Legos, but now I either just get clothes or gas cards. Young me would probably cry, current me loves gas cards and underwear ๐
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some sort of handheld kitchen gadget that I promptly tossed in the kitchen gadget drawer and now I can't even remember what it is. Entirely forgettable, probably cost them ~a fiver.
mw3915 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the past few years my nan has given me a wind up torch for birthday and Christmas... I have 6 now and I'm sure another one is on its way haha
ayslinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You laugh now but when the power goes out you could sell those for a mint to your neighbors.
mw3915 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The world would be a strange place if wind up torches held real power
JHD214 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a snowboard when I was maybe 12, my mom ended up giving me a used batman sled with foot holds drilled into it by my uncle... didnt find out it was really from my uncle until the next year.
Maverick_OP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 my sister (15) told me she was gonna get me coal for Christmas because I always wake up late on Christmas morning. I woke up late that Christmas and my stocking was filled with coal. She got the coal from my dad because he thought it was hilarious. My sister had to clean my stocking by hand though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember I was turning 8, I asked all my relatives and everyone I knew for Legos and stuff because I was really into that. The day of my bday came and I was so excited. I got Legos from alot of people. Then my aunt shows up late and she got me a purple ladybug toy with wheels. She always messed things up. I have a Samsung phone and she got me an iTunes card one year too. She's just bad at giving gifts.
SexiMemeLord ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 years old I received a dog chew toy from my grandpaโs new wife for Christmas.
Never owned a dog
Aemerson1992 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a pizza cutter from my sister. Turns out she didn't even get it, my brother did so she could say she got something.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents would nornally give all of their other grandkids like $50 for Christmas. However, this one particular year they decided that I'd want a barney stuff animal instead... I was 16.
HardGayMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, oh, oh. I got this.
My (since passed away) step grandmother was the cheapest person on the planet. My grandpa who she married had lots of money and a really good pension but that didn't stop her from cutting costs on gifts to give more money to the church. Anyways, here are a few of my absolute favorite Jolane gifts:
When I was probably 15 I got an old hand made doll that was covered in felt marker and missing an eye and an arm. It smelled like boiled cabbage and was wrapped with news paper.
The year following that I got a package of forks that are customized with a name. You know, like you see at souvenir shops? They were pink and had the name KIMBERLY in huge letters on the handle. I am a boy. And my name is Riley. She said it's not the name that matters, they are good forks.
They still had a price tag of 20 cents on the back of the package.
I'm not saying I'm glad she's dead, but I don't miss her as much as I miss my grandma who have us money every time we visited.
Kinkzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother buys me the same gift every year for my birthday:
A golf related card - I've never played golf in my life.
A gift card to a shop found near her, but which does not even exist in the country where I live.
I've never had the heart to correct her. And never will... She is 98 now and this has gone on for 15 years.
Haitchpeasauce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas I went against family convention and organised a Secret Santa for our gathering. I set a budget limit of $50 so that everyone should get something nice. When my turn came I opened my present to find a keyring from my uncle. The thing had to cost less than $10. Hats off to my uncle for following the rules technically correctly, and to his credit I use the keyring.
ultima_sententia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas, 2009, a shovel
Mr_Pibblesworth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mini blacklight from my aunt. There was no thought put into it, they pulled it from my uncles workbench and put it in a box. Was so underpowered it couldn't see anything with its light.
She made up for it two years later with tickets to see my favorite band though, so not too heart broken about it
TheSchlaf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White elephant gift one year (my family does used old used things as gifts (electronics, books, etc.)). It usually goes over really well. The last year the event took place I ended up getting a book about farting and $2. The book was funny, but still.
Flumptastic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my troll uncle gave my little brother a giant present which turned out to be a Barbie burie in newspaper with bricks at the bottom to make him think it was an air hockey table or something.
SporeTec ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago i was invited over to christmas to a close family of my fiance. As I was not related or close to the other family I dint expect any gifts but was really happy when i saw one. Opening it I saw a really old box, like 90's design and color degrading old. No warning mechanism triggered since i know alot of people that use old boxes and reuse boxes for gifts of all kind. Opening it there was a clay pot for cooking called a "Rรถmertopf" here. Judging the pot it was also from the 90's including the spots and use on the pot itself. I was so disgusted i immediately threw it away when getting home (Fiance approved that :D)
fuckthisiwantwhiskey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much any Christmas my parents give my husband and me these salami and cheese gift sets. They're the cheap walmart ones with crappy shelf stable "cheese".
We never eat them because they're gross. At least the last one had a decent cheese cutter.
One year my grandma whom I don't like or talk to, got us a framed photo of herself. Wrapped and everything. At least it wasn't a popcorn bucket again.
ForeverPizzaPrincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:26:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey don't knock the popcorn tins man! Those are on my list every year lol
fuckthisiwantwhiskey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:48:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully the ones you get aren't like 10 years old!
ForeverPizzaPrincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God.. Now I see why hate it, gross
Spiderranger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa with my dad's extended family one year many years ago. My uncle had my name in the draw and got me what I'm pretty sure we're a random pack of fuses from a gas station. Like fuses for a car or something.
Eivetsthecat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nana gave me and my sister a lampchop VHS for Christmas one year. We were 13 and 10.
SmokeyMira ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't me but for my sisters 21st one of my uncles got her a necklace with a big K on the front, my sisters name doesn't have a K in it?
wwjdforaklondikebar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me a trashcan for my birthday.
YoGirlMiley ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to live in a tiny 16 m2 apartment with no balkony or garden. Just a tiny apartment with two windows. So my dad thought it was a great idea to gift me one of those christmas garden decorations that look like a reindeer that glows..
chandeliercat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was disappointed I was not a male grandchild, so she disowned my family and moved across country. She mailed me a tin can for my tenth birthday along with a letter about how she couldnโt be in my life because it would โconfuseโ me.
Then she mailed another letter a month later asking me and my siblings not to fight over the tin can.
DrSkyentist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:07:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh? How does that even work? Is it like a "First child should be male" kinda thing?
chandeliercat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the third, I have two older sisters. She and my mom really wanted a male, my grandma offered to pay for my mom to be inseminated with make sperm but my mom wanted to do it naturally. So once I was a girl my gma was pissed and took off.
mhathaw1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents kept giving me this stocking stuffer - a little package of candied dried kiwis. They were disgusting. But you know, grandparents, so "these look amazing thank you!" Years and many packages of gross dried kiwis later, I had the heart to tell them that I didn't find them delicious anymore...
ComeHereOrIHookYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Receiving nothing during the exchange of gifts in a christmas party. Like come on, don't join if you can't even commit. :(
Well this time around, I have learned
kf1198 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bfโs grandma forgot I๏ธ was coming to Christmas and when she realized I๏ธ was there she picked her least favorite ornament off the Christmas tree and gave it to me. I๏ธ would have been totally fine with nothing.
uokaybruh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a secret Santa one year with the family, I got a gift card from my notoriously weird uncle who lied about being kidnapped and taken to Mexico. It was a $20 gift card to McDonaldโs with $5 and change left on it. Nice.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 14-15 years old I got a globe for my birthday from my sister. Besides the fact that it was just a really random gift, it had a broken stand wich made it pretty useless and there was a crossed out 1 dollar price card on the box.
Jayes123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandad once gave me a second hand guitar for Christmas which was missing two strings, he proceeded to get extremely angry when I didn't thank him a lot.
I did thank him, just not enough apparently.
laughinglemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine isnโt bad in the sense that it was used or anything, but it did bother me because of what his grandparents gave the other grandchildren and their SOs the same age. Last year my husband and I received a single white scratchy towel as a couples gift for Christmas. If they give him anything on his birthday it is no more than a $2 Tims card...
Parlur94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plastic Vomit
surena_taro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toothpaste and toothbrush for Christmas and this was from my aunt :/
Daldric ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:08:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gun (I'm 15) I'm not very out doorsie and a gun is super unsafe in my hands.
xJesterx267 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aunt gave me a fuckin bar of soap one year.... lul
astellus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The miracle cloth. Thanks s.i.l.
okaymoose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents got me a manacure kit when I was 10 or 11 for Christmas. I played off like it was great but I was a tomboy and I think it just sat on a shelf for a couple years and then got thrown out.
It wasn't that my grandparents didn't like me. I guess they just didn't ask for my wishlist that year or decided to get something else they thought I'd like.
andrew_work ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Slipper socks, size medium!"
borinbilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought my sister, who was 9 at the time, a smart T.V. I was 17. I got a blender.
NinDude38 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a White Elephant gift exchange, I got a still from Spongebob printed onto a block of wood, which I gotta say is pretty awesome.
My girlfriend got an uncleaned pretzel tin with a ripped in half belt in it that was found in a parking lot.
nitsky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a wee Nitsky my maternal grandma showed up at my parents house unexpected, with all of her things, having driven from her trailer in upstate NY to our house in New Mexico, and informed us she would be staying. After months of torture under her crazy cat lady antics, my parents sent her away. That Christmas my siblings and I received a pretty present wrapped in pink paper post marked from Ithica. It contains several old newspapers and approximately one pound of cat shit.
goasteven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:21:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hair gel, when I don't have no hair.
Zwoogy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:25:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
docellisdee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a t-shirt from my stepmom for the company I had been employed with for over 3 years. She bought it through the company's online merchandise store.
The best part is I already had the exact same t-shirt which had been given to me for free by my boss.
ZedEarthnut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift at the time but i love it now:
I really good and big bath towel. At the time i was a really mad spoiled little brat. I was 14 years old and wanted an iPod touch. My parents weren't the wealthiest back then and decided to get me a few games and a big towel since i liked taking long baths (i still do!). I flipped my shit, ranted on facebook and didn't talk to my parents. They bit the bullet and got my my iPod but boy, did i feel like a piece of shit. That being said, i'm turning 26 very soon and i still have the same towel and it's still awesome!
So that was my story about how my worst gift received actually turned out to be an awesome gift!
Justsayit_Goos_Fraba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so funny, because this also happened to my husband, but not at the same age as you. One of my husbandโs 30 something birthdays his mother gave him one large yellow bath towel. It wasnโt even a beach towel. It didnโt match our decor, we werenโt short on towels, she wasnโt old and senile...and it WAS a very good quality towel! We teased her for years over that, and still have no idea what she was thinking when she decided that it was THE gift for her sonโs birthday. One large yellow towel. The gift was meh...the story is priceless :)
Twisted_Schwartz_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
CEO of my company gave me an iphone case.
I have a samsung phone.
my_creativename ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school, my friend gifted me an urn. Yes, for ashes of the dead. To this day, I have no idea what was going through his head to make that seem like a good idea.
VeigarMain3333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:06:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An avocado
lifesmell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:08:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a gift exchange in 5th or 6th grade and got to pick who we'd exchange gifts with. I chose one of my friends and a new girl in class.
We all sneakily agreed to get eachother the same thing, one of those big TY plushies. We all loved the dog one and agreed to get them for eachother.
When I got home I told my mom what we decided on. My family isn't poor, but we definitely were on the poorer side growing up and unfourtuneatlly spending $40 on a gift was too much for my mom to afford. She felt terrible and spent more than she expected (not close to $40 but still) on a "rose art set" instead.
I tried to explain it to my friends but they were both pretty angry at me. When we went to trade they did so in front of the teacher so they wouldn't get in trouble but then demanded the dog back afterward.
The new girl then made fun of me because of it and my 'friend' joined in. The new girl would continue to make fun of me all the way up until we graduated.
So I lost a friend and got a bully for Christmas that year.
Bizrat7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 5 years old. Uncle Shannon walked in and right by me, and, without barely even looking down he through me a crappy net filled with various used/broken old toys. He said "got you a bag-O-crap."
IllicitLollipop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Carvinrawks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A videogame for a system I didnt own.
I got a sega saturn game.
TheDVADER1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasnโt one I received, but one I gave. In middle school we had a gift exchange in our churchโs youth group so I thought it would be hilarious to put a bunch of bricks in a box, to make the box seem heavier. The real gif was just a regular balloon. So the guy that got it just got a bunch of bricks in a 5-10$ gift exchange
charm_city_princess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From age 8-15ish, my aunt and uncle got me religious "born again christian" books for christmas and my birthday. every. year. my parents would promptly take it from me and basically donate it to Goodwill.
BigBoyDaddyFatSacks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read the title wrong, as what was the best gift you ever received and I was like damn, these people had some shitty childhoods.
CaptainRogers1226 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born
marcellus1111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a Bakugan.
7yler13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 I spilled baby powder all over my aunt's rug, ruined the rug and they had to spend hours and hours cleaning it up.. for my birthday they sent me a large box wrapped all nice.. in it was a large bottle of baby powder
DoYouLoveIt11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 boxes of cereal and a blockbuster gift card. From an exes parents for Christmas/birthday. They combined both hollidays for me.
SyxxFtH8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a basketball one year.
I'm 6'7"... I hate sports.
introvertedbassist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $10 speaker cube that didnโt work. Now the gift owner uses it.
drrgrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some, semi rich, close relatives gave me a bed sheet when I got married. Yeaaaa... A single bed sheet.
quickflik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-aging cream. At age 15.
jazz4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got blank vhs tapes from my uncle way after dvd had firmly established itself. The same side of the family got me luggage straps. I was like 13/14 at this point. It became a thing to look forward to the awful presents we'd get from them.
Love-That-Lamp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me Simon Says for my birthday.
Iโm 21 years old.
IAM_trying_my_best ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received spare whipper snipper (aka weed whacker or string trimmer) cable.
I donโt own a whipper snipper, I donโt have a lawn, I live on a 3rd floor apartment. I donโt know why my friend gave me this. Why would he give me this. His reasoning was that it was โspare cableโ and itโs always good to have spares.
ThatDCassidy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents had just come back from a weekend away and my mother came in all excited. She told my sister she got her a DVD that she had been trying to get for weeks. What did I get? A dictionary.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Look up disappointment.
(JK)
mike_d85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Season 8 of Two and a Half Men on DVD. The season with Ashton Kutcher. Not even one of the good seasons which I found mildly amusing at best.
Grogenhymer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
pagedbull ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa I got a nice mixtape of their favorite songs all nicely put together on a DVD.
Neariot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some used hotel shampoo and a little plastic spray bottle.
fdsdfg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas every year, my wife's parents give me something really boring and random, like a boxed hot cocoa set, or a terrible wallet, or the like. She gets tons of thoughtful gifts.
It made more sense when I visited the department store near their house. They go through the store picking out her gifts, then get me one thing from the display stands next to the register
redE4theFight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 36 years ago, My then Mother-in-Law (RIP) gave me a carton of Cigarettes. I stopped smoking years ago. But at that moment I can remember Wow she really doesn't like me.
atworkorpooping ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 days after my 23rd birthday, my work colleagues handed me a carrier bag with some star Wars pencils and Star Wars post-it notes, and a card which literally said "Happy birthday, from everyone x", written by one person.
Considering everyone (8 people) chips in ยฃ2 to buy a gift for each other's birthday, I was more offended at the lack of effort than what I would have been if I received nothing at all.
Jsotter11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 gift card to Jamba Juice xor Xmas morning. Everyone else got games and gadgets.
charpenette ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law gave me a book on how to be a better parent. She presented it in a gift bag for my birthday.
Azurealy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ulta gift card. I had never heard of the place for i am not a shopper of any degree, and a man.
kentuckiaki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife gave me slippers for Christmas one year, when I opened the box there was only one slipper inside.
lancem102 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dish towels from Grandma when I was 8 years old
icecoldchris09 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of fridge magnets
FaintDamnPraise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I know a guy who bought his wife a bottle of olive oil for Christmas so she could make him spaghetti.
He bought his mom the same gift, with the same reasoning.
One of the many reasons my wife is his ex-wife.
Isaytoomuch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SIL gave me Jiffy Pop extra butter. I am allergic to DAIRY. I gave it away. Who give Jiffy Pop as a gift?
userspuzzled ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gas cap for my birthday once. Granted I needed a new gas cap, but it wasn't the ideal gift.
DangleSnipeCele ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A martini glass tape dispenser... As a wedding gift :/
FallonsReach ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes my mum bought for me when i was young, about 7. Weird how they fit her and not me /s
ElJraldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a a singular glove and gave my cousin the other
MaxTheWonderdog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't for Christmas, but for my 18th birthday I got an electric razor from my parents. At Christmas I got a vacuum cleaner.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step Aunt gave me an empty liquor bottle when I was like five. Needless to say she had a drinking problem, and I only met her a few times, but that was the only thing she had to her name and the nicest thing she had done for me before she died. E for effort I guess
evildustmite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas when I was young, I got about 3 nerf turbo footballs. I don't even like football.
CatchingRays ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On April Fools eve my brother and I went around the house hooking up pranks. The next day my mom made cookie bars. Later she told us they were made with cat food.
humiliation123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It started when I was born
MustardTigerPOW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brackets to mount a microwave on a wall. Didn't own I microwave, thought I was getting an xbox.
jmlipper99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $5 gift card to Starbucks for a gift exchange/secret Santa, and the price limit was $20. Thanks a lot Kate.
Logano1553 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday my grandmother gave me a pack of gum... and when she thought i went to the bathroom proceeded to give my siblings a pack of gum as well
yParticle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chores disguised as gifts. (A paint roller, a sump pump, a woodsplitting wedge.)
Theungry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap wall mounted back-lit "fish tank" which was really just a 2 dimensional cartoon fishtank with a sort of wavy light behind the glass. I think it also made watery sounds, but I can't remember exactly because it's not like I kept it for more time than it took to get out of view.
The worst part is my father thought these were such great gifts that he got ones of various sizes and shapes for everyone at xmas that year. I think he just saw them at the mall and somehow talked himself into thinking they were awesome.
He was not a smart man.
Edit- I received this gift in my 20s, not when I was like 8 or something.
norracom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when I was 15 my dad got me some nail clippers for christmas
BasedSunny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 my uncle gave me a bag of coffee for Christmas.
fluffyguffy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend >10 years gave me a pencil case 2 weeks after I got her a watch...
DIRTYYDOOTY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 22 my father wrapped a yard stick from home depot and said happy Christmas
flamandy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was in hishschool, my dad gave me a necklace with a soccer ball on it. Would've been nice and all, but I have been playing basketball since I was in grade 3.
Invincie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my gf (yes at the time my SO!!!) I recieved Four tea-glasses, Branded with โPickwickโ for my b-day.
I donโt drink tea. I hate to drink coffee out of glassware.
Fu <name of ex gf>
shantikitufla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A king size bottle of Jean Natรฉ after-bath splash from my 20-something year old niece. I was in my 30s at the time and had no business smelling like an old woman.
unscrewedlightbulb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My house is an absolute mess because my mom buys things at yard sales constantly. Well anyways, she ussually does a great job, but she wraps alot of random stuff around the house too. Well anyways, I bought a beyblade around Christmas time with some leaf raking money, and lost it in the living room. Sure as shit I found it wrapped up in a present to me Christmas day.
noelg1998 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one of my friends. Our high school Student Council had their annual winter banquet, and my friend got a book that wasn't even the first book in the series. He also described the book as not even a good one.
mike_isonfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right off the top of my head, just this last year my girlfriend and I go to my grandma's house for our Christmas family gathering. She bought my 18 year old brother a semi-automatic rifle. She bought my sister some really nice baby gear that she needed for her two kids - one of which is special needs. She got my girlfriend nothing. And she got me a $10 gift card to Wing Stop.
Thanks, mee-maw
deJessias ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a sort of 'Secret Santa' thing at school. I was trying my best to just get a fun present with a little bit of money, all I got was a geo-triangle and fartspray.
IronVarmint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an Autoharp as a 9 year old. I was not musically inclined and was expecting something like a Ken Stabler football. WTF Santa. I guess Mom had one growing up or something.
Legend has it that my Grandfather gave my Grandmother a toilet seat for one Christmas and a bra for another, so I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
domuzer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a souvenir poker chip and a squirrel pelt for Christmas a while back.
Rikolas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me one Christmas, when I was 19/20:
Golf handkerchief - Never golfed in my life, never used handkerchiefs either
Some plastic battery powered water sculpture thing? I had no idea on the thought process - it broke literally within 5 minutes after we tried filling it with beer.
CelestialGeometry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got a dollar store bath set from my grandmother, which I had received the last Christmas from her sister. I sold it at a yard sale that summer, and grandmother bought it and gave it back to me. I didn't want it the first time.
rygarred ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure this wins.
Apple Coozie
smedema ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was maybe 9 years old and my grandparents got me a printer.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No me, but in a class secret Santa a friend of mine received Soy Milk
MissaFrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought my cousins and I coloring books, which was awesome. However, she only bought crayons for my cousins and told them not to share with me. This was also the grandmother that told my mom, "If you don't tell her I don't love her as much, she will never know." Spoiler: I figured it out.
twoon87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a pair of strawberry colored scissors, and a strawberry colored knob. Not a package of knobs, just the single one. Wasnโt sure what I was supposed to do with them at an age of 13 lol
IrwinElGrande ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This idiot gifted me for secret Santa a chess set that I gave him the previous year. I guess that's what I get for gifting a chess set.
cookingisneat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From 2005-2010 my mother and stepfather got me a beginners tool kit and a big heavy coat because it gets so cold in the south, you know. So, I've got 6 beginners tool kits and 6 heavy coats I do not use.
jaimelochte ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my dad just got me a rubrics cube. I'm 24 and severely color blind.
When I was 8 and still believed in Santa, I got a printer.
fortyninecents ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used paper back copy of 'Braveheart'
jgdupont241 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 16 or 17. My mom gave me a suitcase.
Bsquareyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year I got clothes from my mom. She has terrible taste on clothes and I tell her not to buy them for me. She does it anyway and never gets my size right. Last year a small sweater and an XL vest.
Daftification ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad told me that one year he revived a kitchen roll with a small satsuma inside, from a relative of my mums.
chopsuirak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex just told me she had herpes. So. That.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me toy monster trucks...
When I was 16
sono101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt got me a homemade phone sock that said 'Awesome Dad' on it for my 12th birthday.
BrosGrimm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL either hates me or is clueless. She knows I have really bad digestive issues and can't eat spicy foods. What better to give on my birthday then a hot sauce making kit?
howliehowls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Batman shaving cream and a Batman razor.
I was 5, and very vocal about not liking Batman.
StealthyRobot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jumping on the bad-gift-grandma train, my grandma got me a box of cake mix and chocolate frosting. I don't even like chocoalte frosting
Oakwood2317 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a manicure set. I'm a guy and I've bitten my nails most of my life.
Dessertcrazy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents just gave me a huge basket of cookies, candy, and jams. Iโm a type 1 diabetic.
KittysarusWrecks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to be morbidly obese. My aunt once gave me something clothing wise for Christmas 3x too big for the size I was. It really bothered me she thought I was that big. I've now lost over 100lbs and have reached a healthy size and stress to family no clothing. If they want to get me something get me a gift card.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-girlfriend bought me a gun rack. I don't even own A gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a gun rack?
headlesscarmen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apple.
mattykens48 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/7gd1pm/a_student_gave_me_a_koozie_for_my_apples/
headlesscarmen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thx u pal.
Secretslob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was about 12, I really really wanted a VHS of Batman, the 1989 movie. I had missed it in theaters and as I recall, the video was released just in time for Christmas (and sold out almost immediately). Amazingly, I saw a lone copy as I walked through a store with my mom and begged for it, but she told me no, as my grandmother had already purchased it for me.
Fast forward a couple of weeks to Christmas morning, and I am so excited to open the package from Grandma. I rip into it to find . . . Batman: The Movie. Released in 1966.
Needless to say, I was not happy.
hooglese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not mine but my roommate got an onion with a smilie face on it from his parents one year.
FikOfDaWrist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the stapler I received for like my 8th birthday.
IAlwaysWantTacos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me some ACDC gloves for christmas and both were for the right hand.
yellowlilly_4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lightbulb that was painted like a penguin
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me a bottle of 'SEX APPEAL' cologne when i was like 17, because my whole family was worried that i'd never get a girlfriend. mid 30s now and still haven't had one.. sorry i couldn't provide you with great-grandchildren before you died, grandma. (and sorry in advance to mother for the kids i won't ever have)
bloodbank5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a koozie for my apple from one of my students
MistaGav ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, me and my brother got the usual array of deoderant/soap combo and socks from my mum and then out of nowhere, she gives us each 3 cans of strongbow. Not even wrapped up and probably from a multi-pack box that she had hidden somewhere and worse is me and my brother don't really drink either.
KillHipstersWithFire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life. A return receipt at least would have been nice.
Biffmcgee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will post this until the day i die.
My GF gave me a mug with a picture of myself in a dress shirt with a Santa hat. It said "Don't you worry don't you worry child. Santa has a gift for you" and she gave me not one, but two poorly made calendars of my cat.
GanjaGoddess666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my mom gave me and my sister $5 gift cards to Chick-fil-a. I donโt even think that can buy a full meal now.
LivingLikeJasticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 my step dad's mom (my step grandma?) bought me a stamp collecting book. I have never once collected stamps in my life. I have never had an interest in stamps. I don't even think I've bought my own stamps in my life at the time. This was 5 years back.
RoseNobleWho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totally going to show my age with this but ...
When I was in the 4th grade we did a secret Santa exchange and I went out and bought a Lisa Frank paper set that came with pens and a cool notebook.
I got a Beagle Boy McDonald's Happy meal toy.
pheebspheeb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but for my parentsโ first Christmas together after getting married my dad bought my mom a set of golf clubs. She had never played golf in her life. She hates golf. She was furious.
TR1LLW1LL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the same old navy vest for four years in a row from my grandma
TimHZRD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Normally would be the flashlights I always get, but they always wind up being handy.
Worst was probably when I got an NHL game for ps3. I didn't have a ps3. Or an Xbox 360.
YborBum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle gave me a Green Bay Packers sweater, the home town Bucs rival at the time and.....my entire family (including myself and said uncle who had attended games together) are Dolphins fans.
jokoons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 16, my grandmother, (whom I had nothing to do with) sent me what was called a "salty" DVD. It was a video of a giant blue dude who would dance around and sing Christian songs. On the back it detailed how great the DVD was for exposing toddlers to Jesus.
licketynick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A colleague of mine gave me a plain white t-shirt which he wrote my name on with a marker for secret santa last year. It wore off and dyed the t-shirt grey when washing it. Thanks.
RelevantNostalgia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 2009 New York Yankees Division Series t-shirt, a size too small, wrapped in Christmas paper for Easter 2012.
Apparently, my in-laws (who are the type to adhere to strict budgets, so that everyone gets exactly $50 worth of gifts for Christmas/$30 for Easter with any remainder literally given as cash in an envelope) forgot to give me a gift.
I remembered, without any sense of entitlement, that the math didn't add up one Christmas, it was about $15 short. Again without entitlement, the shirt did count against that years Easter budget.
So I said thank you and smiled... Although I did mention to my wife that the Yankees won eight more games that year.
StachedCrusader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 5 or 6 years old my uncle got me Beavis and Butthead for SNES. I wasn't allowed to play it since my parents thought it would be too inappropriate for me. The next year my uncle went in the complete opposite direction and got my sister (who is ~1 year older than me) and I matching Teletubbies satchels.
noice333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but one of my friends. He got a pack of pencils for Christmas. Pencils.
Bronto710 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I literally got a sock full of coal from my dad when I was in middle school. Nowadays I love this fact.
juugbuussin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
z6joker9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An employee of my parent's businesses was kind of a friend of theirs too, and he gave me odd gifts over the years. Once was a box of bic ink pens. Another year I got a calculator watch. Another year was a plastic pocket protector.
CaptainCamembert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas I got a pack of cigarettes, two packs of ramen noodles and a guitar capo. I play ukulele.
rammer39 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book version of "What did the fox say" thanks grandma
falls_asleep_reading ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex-roommate got me a videogame she wanted (and I didn't--which she knew) for Christmas about 5 years ago.
I installed and played it (once, for about 30 minutes) anyway. She was a bitch.
Gibby45 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suitcase from Mom and Dad.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap grooming/cologne kit from my ex-wife's step mother. I knew how cheap it was, but I was appropriately grateful and left it at that. Until they showed me the ten or so similar packages that they "bought for cheap a couple of years ago..." to basically give out to those they "didn't care to shop for."
Strangely, I forgot to take my gifts home.
RetroTheGameBro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
dohara98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once got me personalized rubber floor mats for my car that had my name and purple peace signs on it. Needless to say those were never put in my car
n0hardfeelings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school my choir did a secret a Santa, The limit was $10 but some people went above and beyond. I didnโt expect much as my luck with secret Santa is never great, but the kid who drew me got me a bottle of Propel, and it said โTo: N0hardfeelings, Iโm not richโ on the wrapping paper, I thought he was being a jackass, but he was just a freshman and chose his words wrong, as he didnโt really have much money being 14 and all. The drink wasnโt good :(
FullmetalGin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During my birthdays party's when I was a kid like 14 we used to give out small toys as a thank you for coming to the party.These used to be cheap 30 Rs toys like some cents in American currency as you can guess where this is going during my next birthday one of my friends gave me the same gift and I wouldn't have thought much of it but the idiot didn't even remove the handmade thank you card that was in the gift which shows he didn't even open it and I reminding him of this every time.
huglonger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hot chocolate sampler box.
theonlycakeman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a very large extended family (like my dad is #22) so Christmases every year are kind of a crap shoot. When I was fourteen years old one of my older aunts drew my name and got me a set of metal mixing bowls as gift. I tried to be gracious but not gonna lie I was pretty pissed. In retrospect not am awful gift now as I'm moving out in the spring and a set of bowls will come in handy.
Ascendancy23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa when I was in year 3, someone got me a copy of need for speed carbon.. Without the disk. I was really, really bummed out after that
A_Mirabeau_702 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Donald.
skeletonclock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work secret santa at an advertising agency. Highly-paid relatively-senior employee gave me a bottle of poppers called PHUCK, wrapped in a used, empty Milky Way chocolate bar wrapper with bits of chocolate in it, with a teabag tag used as a gift tag.
Cool. Thanks...
SSBMTerraFirma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 6, on Christmas day I received the lovely gift of one white sock from my aunt's then husband (they divorced like two years later).
DerekComedy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple years ago I was doing stand up and my family gave me a bag of old toys that no one wanted and said they could be my props.
This year on my birthday my mom sent me a Shit Emoji pool floaty. When I called her and told her I didn't have a pool she said, "don't be silly, you live in California, you have a pool." Mmmm no I still don't Mom.
w00t4me ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crossword puzzle book with half the pages torn out, since my grandmother already solved several of them. Even worse, is some of the ones that were left had one of two of the words fileld in, which was extra annoying since half the time they were wrong and just messed it all up.
Shipwrecked_Pianta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The person I considered my best friend in grade/middle school gave me a gift card for Electric Fetus for $7.63. He just regifted a half used $15 card.
tylercreatesworlds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got me a Beta fish one year for Christmas, I was maybe 13 at the time. That's not a gift. That's a chore. Like, now I have to take care of this thing, or it's gonna die and I'm gonna feel bad. Fish are basically decorations, not pets. It lived for about 3 months.
DredyDred ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
TomR86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a fish scaler in my 20's. Still no idea why.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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hollypocket14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 my grandmother gave me a laminator for Christmas. Not sure what she thought I had to laminate as a 6th grader.
frickoffanddie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fallout 3 in french.
FlamingGorilla77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa. I was a junior in high school. It was nerd club we talked video games and magic just an excuse to mess around and nerd out. I worked tirelessly to get my person the perfect gift I barely knew him at all. Come time to give gifts I don't get one. I go to the head of the club she goes and finds the guy who was a no show cuz he forgot my gift. Firstly I didn't really care that much second I knew what kind of guy he was. I liked him so wouldn't have held it against him. He was a class clown type so likable and hard to get mad at. The head of the club was scolding him. And I am pretty introverted and just kinda sat there saying it's fine it's fine don't worry bout it leave him alone. She finished. The entire club is surrounding us. He says he does have something actually. And pulls out his wallet. I figure he is gonna give me a 20 which I woulda taken a dollar honestly. No he gives me 1 dollar bill and a condom. So my secret Santa gift that year. Was. A CONDOM AND A DOLLAR!!!!!
Localbearexpert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 18 I was a small, 135lbs at most. I wore mostly black t shirts and hoodies. For my 19th birthday my mother bought me (and only this) a 2xl bright neon yellow t-shirt with some sort of childish image on it. At 25 she bought me a peach woman's cardigan. Sometimes she will send some expired generic food, also with the packaging destroyed. So now when she asks my address I avoid the question.
smuffleupagus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toss-up between my dear sweet friend who was just a terrible gifter and gave me a J.Lo perfume box set from the pharmacy, and my uncle who gifted me an off-brand Pocahontas story book and tape set meant for small children (like age 3-5) one Christmas. I was 12.
Same uncle paid for half my braces and gifted me a laptop out of nowhere when I turned 21 though. He is definitely the weird uncle.
Giz-16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my boyfriendโs very religious grandma bought me (not religious in the slightest) various saint-related gifts and a floor length, thick white cotton, embroidered nightgown like something out of a horror movie.
aBoyAndHisKnob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card to a local rental store without a price on it telling me how much it's worth. I was super excited at first because this store also sold video games, movies, musical instruments, cds and more. I called the 800 on the back of the card.
YOUR CARD BALANCE IS... ONE DOLLAR AND SEVEN CENTS.
They gifted me a free movie rental. Not a new release or even video game, a free, old movie rental. I never used it. The candy bars costed more than that.
Dailynator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party here but we always have a Christmas get together at my grandmas. We all got our presents exchanged until it came time for my aunt to give me my present. Being a kid, I tore into the present with much fervor to reveal... my cousin's copy of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie. I loved MMPR but not only did I already have it but it was in a poor condition. That bummed me out for the rest of our Christmas party.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my uncle came to visit. He gave me a check for $15. During the course of his visit, another relative stopped by, and he didn't have a gift for them, so he asked for the $15 back and offered me $7.50, or a dead potted plant that he had in his car and was going to throw away. He said "maybe you could revive it". I was about 12 years old at the time.
am-i-mising-somethin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Rezmir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 I got a quarter. To give me good luck.
Archonei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my last birthday my ex-girlfriend (but gf at the time) got me nothing. So there's that I suppose. She had actually asked what I wanted beforehand too which was strange.
ranatalus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First Christmas with my girlfriend (now wife). Her family knew I was a hockey fan, but incorrectly believed me to be a fan of the same teams as her.
As a Columbus Blue Jackets fan, getting a Pittsburgh Penguins hat was....not what I wanted
ApparentlyNoOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret Santa. Got nothing.
GreatValueEmmaStone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hoodie with panda ears, cheaply made in Asia and way too small for me from an ex for Christmas.
Throwing it away was the most satisfying part of the breakup.
WhatsUpFishes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my mom gave my cousin some clothes for Christmas but he only box she had was for a felted hat kit. My cousin opened it and acted like he was thankful for it before putting it under his chair. Luckily my mom noticed and mentioned that it wasnโt a felted hat kit and to open it. He was much more happy with his actual gift and said that he was relieved that he didnโt get a felted hat kit.
Next year my uncle thought it would be a great idea to get a bunch of joke boxes too, so that was funny opening a gift to find a box for a snuggy with 10 arm holes for 5 people that was big enough to cover your car
Drunkdillweed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school girlfriend's dead beat mom and step dad bought me a $4 three pack of pliers because "I like computers'. First time I ever used them, they snapped and broke my finger.
cudavlied ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahahaha!
Sorry.
Perpal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is notorious in my family for giving weird gifts. For my 15th birthday she gave me a Superman towel that you could wear like a cape around your neck. It was clearly meant for toddlers as it didn't even fit around my neck. My whole family laughed and she had no idea why. Just what a 15 yo boy wants, a superhero cape to wear when they get out of the shower. Don't worry, she doesn't have dementia or anything, she's just been this way her whole life.
ThePopcornGuy_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In elementary school we had secret Santa for the Christmas time. Turns out the guy who was always a bit forgetful and stuff got me. So the day we exchange presents, everybody got nice little things for not more then 15โฌ like a little Lego set or something similar, unfortunately my guy forgot to get a present and quickly wraps his half eaten box of salt-licorice in front of me in his napkin and gives it to me. I don't even like salt-licorice, so my 7 year old me was a bit sad back then.
MXC14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was one of those white christmas gift exchanges (where you buy a gift for no one in particular and you get a gift from no one particular, 100% random) where you weren't allowed to buy a gift over 10 dollars. (so no one felt like they got cheated) Every year for this particular group me and my brothers would consistently get 10 dollars worth of candy, like the carboard rectangle box candies, and other sweets like soda. Mind you, this would put some Halloween hauls to shame.
So i wrap it and the next day I put it under the large christmas tree. There were about 25-40 kids and I went to go grab my gift from an average sized box hastily wrapped. I thought nothing of it due to how my own wrapping was horrible, so whatever. We all sat in a big circle, and started opening the presents one by and my turn rolled around.
It was magazines wrapped in newspapers. No hidden money, no interesting or expensive newspapers, just literal garbage.
Turns out the kid just wanted to cheap out and wanted to get a free gift. This is why you have a minimum in these kinds of gift exchanges.
Tl;dr: i spent a full 10 dollars on a gift exchange and recieved crappy newspapers and magazines inside.
aslendermammal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday i got duffle bag and a bus ticket to go live with my dad 1000mi away
dyllmike ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
ilovevoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this guy he gets it. :( still paying for it.
qquestionq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty late but when I was in the third grade I got my friend for secret santa and he coincidentally got me. He somehow found this out and asked me to get him this $20 nifty yo-yo that lit up and made noises and shit that my mom had to find on E-Bay. Then when the day came I got from him a small metal hot wheels car. When I complained he made this scrunched up face he was always making and said that the gift limit was $5.
Waffle_bastard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ex-girlfriend years ago who gave me a tiny toy Darth Vader for Christmas. Like, she almost certainly got this thing from a Burger King kids meal or a flea market or something. Sure, who doesn't like Star Wars, but I never claimed to be a huge fan or anything. Can't remember what I got her, but I remember it being expensive.
Tehsabs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hands down the worst gift I ever received was a suit bought for me to wear at my nanna's (fathers mother for you none-Brits) funeral on my 20th birthday. I wore it once then gained lots of weight from depression due to a promise I failed to keep for her.
Half_baked1588 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a little different. One year we all gathered (cousins, siblings, etc.) for Christmas and I sat and watched them all open their gifts. Laptops, some great shit but for some reason I didn't get anything at all. Just sat there trying to contain myself but I was 12ish so I was about to cry. Little did I know there was a brand new fourwheeler outside for me.
monkeywrench101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hairbrush, which my aunt bought at a garage sale. Not in any packaging. For my 16th birthday.
TheSwobbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory โMy Lifeโ comment
SpiderG00SE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a koozie for my apples
HarryGCollections ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A positive pregnancy test...
spencerlance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years in a row for work secret Santa I didn't receive anything. I had a different Sant each year.
micasi_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my old coworkerโs ex gave him some multivitamins for Christmas because he was โlooking sicklyโ
Masonzero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I canโt wait to read all these again in a CollegeHumor article tomorrow.
mk6_hasenpfeffer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a flashlight. It was a cheap dollar store flashlight but that wasn't the problem. The package had been cut open and the good batteries that came with it were removed and replaced with dead batteries.
treeoflives ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
every reddit secret santa Iโve ever done
asspostates ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
dmiley4618 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I told my mom's friend that I was into Hot wheels. She proceeded to give me a huge pack of hot wheels every Christmas until I was 16, even after I told her I didn't like them when I was 11.
BeekeeperZero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have received a doormat. I was 10 years old and it was from an eccentric/hoarding great aunt that I rarely saw. The entire thing was crocheted from BREAD BAGS. She was ahead of her time.
Egyptian_Oil_Tycoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a pencil last year
frostedminibutss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Literal Pile of feces in a brown paper bag from my cousin whose 2 years older than me
Jsn1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a magazine subscription from her brother. Except turns out he only signed up for a free trial and the free trial automatically switched to a paid service. Never got or noticed the bill so we ended up getting a collections call on it, but donโt believe it was ever reported on her credit. We got it cleared up, but definitely the worst gift she ever got.
darkmoonsecretsnake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got me a fish but the food he gave me was wrong. It was really sweet, but the first thing I did was feed him so he died.
OpinelNo8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt gave me a decorative wooden salad bowl with tongs. Maybe I sound ungrateful, but that's a pretty crappy gift to give a ten year old.
simplyconfusedd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my first girlfriend an original Piper at the Gates of Dawn LP record as a birthday present.
The present I got later on for my birthday? Flip-flops.
VerteNinja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A homemade oven mitt. This was for an office secret santa back in the early 00s. I got my secret santa a $400 ipod.
JohnLawless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted the teakettle...
VerteNinja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you get a lot of sinus infections? You can cure sinus infections by making a tea of green tea stems and pouring it directly into your nose.
shankliest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gel candle with peppers in it. When I burned it, it was like tear gas.
anyoneanytime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of beige lacey lingerie for my 17th birthday by my father.
We don't talk anymore.
xavier51-3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got 2 seperate copies of the black eyed peas experience for connect in one Christmas
garagebutterfly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday, my stepmother got me a set of hand towels with polar bears embroidered on them. She was very excited about them and suggested I could save them and use them in my own bathroom when I moved out... It was my 10th birthday.
BulletPunch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's sister is kinda off, always has been. Two years ago, I think it was, she came from Missouri with her kids for Christmas and we celebrated a day early.
Well, she thought that buying us Nerf guns was a good idea due to the fact that her youngest was 7 and we'd all want to play with him. She bought my brother (13), my cousin (15), and myself (17) Nerf guns to keep her other kid busy.
We celebrated Christmas at Thanksgiving this year because they won't be able to make it due to scheduling conflicts, and so I asked for a Steam gift card or the cash to buy it for myself. She bought my brother and I a copy of Monopoly that we had to share.
schemie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a high school graduation gift that was picture frame with the stock photo still in it.
cocainepancakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a huge variety pack of batteries for my birthday. I was 8.
RamBamBooey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I bought (convinced my dad to buy) a Hungry Hungry Hippos game for my Grandpa. "So he can keep it and we can play it when I come over to visit." My Grandpa never touched that game.
To this day, in my family, if you give someone a gift that is as much for you as for them it's called a "Hungry Hungry Hippos" gift.
Jiftyj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty weird but i got a dusty book/bible about rocks from an "aunt", which she by certain had taken from the attic. So a friend of mine started chuckling, looking at my face while hiding his laugh. My odd "aunt" than said: you like it? so yeah ofcourse i like it... then she said: oh then you'll like the next present even more.. it was a book about stones. friend laughed his ass of and yeah, me too i guess.
DrDisastor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dented can of sauerkraut. We had a mean/dirty Santa exchange planned with family and the game is you draw a number pick a gift from the pile and the next number can keep their gift or swap with one already opened. I got the largest number so I was in the prime seat. My sweet dear uncle somehow managed to forget one gift, which I knew was a mistake because his wife had one for herself to give. He went to his car, searched frantically and found the Kraut can. He then retrieved a tattered gift bag with tissue paper from the trash and threw it into the pile . The ostentatious look of the bag made it the avoidable present and I ultimately drew it last. Obviously a hilarious reveal and the family lost their minds laughing and my Uncle volunteered what ever decent gift he had received. I declined and kept the kraut to make it even more funny.
The following year I gave him back the kraut in the same tattered gift back and it started making rounds through the family. It became the "Christmas Kraut" and has changed hands for years.
Shitty gift but I still have fond memories of it.
Former-Scientist- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was eight, I was given a lenticular picture of Jesus, knocking at โthe door of your heartโ. It was scary, and was hung on the wall opposite my bed, freaking me out every night for a year or so.
I thought I was getting meccano. .....
heimdahl81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $20 gift card to a music store that had no physical locations within 300 miles of me. This was prior to the days of online shopping. How or why my relative got it was baffling because they only lived about 40 miles away.
Smurph269 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my aunt & cousins gave us a "VR" headset that was supposed to work with the SNES. It was really just a headset with a little screen inside. Except it didn't work at all because a crucial piece was missing (I think a cable adapter?). My Aunt just said "Oh I'm sure you'll love it if you can find that part!". I'm pretty sure they never had the part, and the thing was garbage picked or re-gifted to them having never worked. I got a fetch quest for Christmas.
CelticAssWhisperer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a screw driver, stopwatch, and a whistle because I was doing off season training. Not sure what the screw driver was for
JacquiChan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's girlfriend who hates me gave me the Kohl's cash she earned from buying other people's presents. Literally opened her wallet in front of me and said "I guess you can have these". This was after my grandma mentioned how her and my dad didn't have anything for me (I have three other sibling that got gifts).
MrNewMoney ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After my son was born we received a baby teeth collecting kit complete with cotton swabs and tongs. It basically looks like a big birth control case for storing your childโs teeth. Making it even more strange, it was shipped to us directly from China and nobody ever took credit for it.
mo0n3h ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first got together with my now wife she told me that her dad loves playing jokes. Also she had told me that they would often have baked beans on toast for dinner. So I thought an amazing funny Christmas present would be to go to Harrods and get a tray full of baked beans in a Harrods bag. Which I did. It didnโt go down terribly well, and he seemed quite put out ... even after explaining the joke...
Anyway next year they paid me back with absolutely loads of gifts. Huge ones, small ones, round ones, long ones. Hugely exciting and I felt even more bad about the previous yearโs prank.
Every single present contained a pair of socks. Socks in large packages, small, round, just socks.
Well played sir.
just_another_mexican ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
JacksonXIX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 6 year old, my grandmother bought me a bow and arrow. REAL, not a toy. I went outside later that day and with the help of my grandmother i shot the arrow into my neighbors window. Great parenting. :)
BeyonceBurnedMyToast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Crabs. Wonderful present from the broad that took my virginity
__tipyourhooker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year this question gets asked and every year i'm late to the party. A used epilady, with hair still in it.
jdtheproducer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3kg of ballpoint pens. I was 9.
ItsDreamyWeather ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this.
One Christmas, I think maybe when I was 11 my great grandmother gave me a part from inside her old garage door opener. She recently had a new one installed and, I guess, wasn't sure what to do with it. As I was trying to figure out what this plastic thing wrapped in copper wire was she announced to the family that since "ItsDreamyWeather likes taking things apart so I thought this might be fun for him". Even 11 year old me knew this was a part from inside something larger, something that had already been taken apart. Besides that fact, my family and I have no idea where she got the idea that I liked taking stuff apart. I think I maybe told her once I'd taken apart the cordless house phone because the battery stopped charging, back before the days before lithium ion. I didn't fix it, nor did I really learn anything from that, I was just bored.
I had enough social grace to smile weakly and thank her for the gift, but I quickly threw it away once I got home and will probably never forget that. One of many shitty Christmases that eventually led to me telling people to not buy me anything because I'm not getting them anything. I'll come visit and do the family thing but please don't make me do the gift thing. Being forced to buy/receive gifts is awful.
The13Beast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an atheist with severe allergies and my grandma bought be a gold crucifix necklace and a bottle of cologne.
elite288 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend bought me an Elmo shirt and PJs.....that was two years ago...I was 22.
applecaker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I received... but I come from an immigrant family and I didnโt understand what secret Santa was. I was 5 and my Girl Scout troop had secret Santa that year. All I knew was to bring a gift, and I was too dumb to realize it was a gift for another girl in the troop. My mom grabbed a new item she bought recently (ceramic napkin holder with a pig on it) and wrapped it for me. The girl who received it cried......
DeltTerry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably way too late, and it's not a gift I've received, but I've heard this story enough to know it well.
When my parents were dating, they had just been together for a few months. My dad dropped my mom off after a date, and when showing my dad my mom's apartment, she mentioned that she needed a new desk lamp. She either didn't have one, or her old one was broke or something.
Regardless, my dad, being the suave, intelligent, and creative gentleman that he is, knew that Valentine's day was coming up soon. What a better gift to give someone than something that they truely needed, and demonstrated you'd been listening?!
So my dad gave my mom a regular desklamp for Valentine's day.
Somehow, they managed to get married.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me baby food for Christmas last year, because โIโm his babyโ.
WBOShaughnesy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a colouring book and crayons from my aunt one Christmas...I was 14 at the time.
cudavlied ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gave someone their worst present. In a work Secret Santa I wrapped up a pack of Jamaican Cock Soup for a gay colleague as an extra, jokey gift. We were always pranking so I thought he'd laugh.
Unfortunately his actual gifter was late arriving so he only got the soup and went absolutely ballistic with rage.
Sadly I wasn't there to see him slam the pack in the bin and call everyone in the place a fucking stupid twat who thinks they're fucking funny. I think I'd have died laughing.
I owned up when I saw him and he calmed down when he knew it was me.
Chingparr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's well known in my family that I'm an atheist. Most of my family refuses to buy me anything outright because I don't "believe in the holiday spirit" or whatever. As long as I'm being fed, I really don't give a shit honestly.
Now, my Aunt and Uncle on the other hand DO buy me things. Typically bibles, rosary beads, or T shirts with Jesus shit written all over it.
Last year was a pirate themed shirt that said AND I QUOTE: Yarrr, me treasure be in Heaven! [Random bible passage I can't remember]"
They know I'm non-religious. They know that I know that they know I'm non-religious. They just kind of do it as a "fuck you" thing. I find it hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to write me cheques for $1.50 for Christmas. A few Christmases back she splurged and wrote me one for $12.50 and told me not to cash it until January. She's not poor, just incredibly stingy.
At least it usually gives the tellers at the bank a good laugh.
drunkenkyle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extremely conservative brother in law gave me, an extreme liberal some sort of gun oil called 'liberal tears' for Christmas. I gave him an Xbox
picscomment89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used striped sheets from my step grandma when I was five, coming from a garage sale. The non-step grand children got toys that same Christmas. On the upside, I think she could tell I was sad. So next year she went to Wal Mart and asked a "colored boy" about what music to buy me and got me a Pearl Jam and Mariah Carey tape.
FoxyGrampa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid every year I would get a card with a check for $100 from my grandpa and I would be stoked to have 100 dollars to spend on whatever I wanted.
However, it wasnโt a checkโit was a savings bond. And every year my parents had to remind me that its not a real check, I donโt get the money. Itโs saying 100 dollars has been put into an account for me that I will get when Iโm grown up.
Every Christmas was a roller coaster of emotions
FullmentalFiction ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a secret Santa I got a bottle of wine.
I was 11 and my parents did not let me try it.
FlyinBrian2001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Attack of the Clones
My dad got it for me because he hadn't seen it yet, so we watched it together. Then he apologized.
Trunk_z ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so difficult to choose.
Socks. I have enough socks that I can last about 4 weeks without washing any. I don't know why, I just hate getting socks. I made a thing about it 10 years back, now it's become a running joke - I literally have a drawer with nothing in it but socks. This year I will most likely be getting more socks. At least a few years ago, they were semi-decent quality, but now because people do it for a joke, they feel nasty!
Also, as a teacher, I get a lot of... interesting gifts from the kids. I've never had to buy a mug, when friends come around, we can all be "No.1 teacher", or "best teacher ever". One year I even got a matching coaster!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin gave me a PSN gift card he had already spent once.
Forcefedlies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me a Marlboro track suit. Like not to be funny.... she was serious.
Magic142 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but one time I got my OWN socks for my birthday. I left some socks that I bought at my grandmother's house and she gifted me the same ones 3 months later.
strawbabies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you weren't with everyone, sitting around the tree at Christmas, watching her gift your socks to your cousin.
Mr_Oujamaflip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure what mine would be but my grandad forgot my brother's birthday and remembered mine and gave me a ยฃ50 cheque. My brother is very proud even at a young age and refused to acknowledge it so I hid ยฃ25 in his coat pocket one day to even things up.
Mine was probably a knockoff Motley Crue t-shirt. I fucking hate Motley Crue and it was 2 sizes too small.
NailArtaholic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The promise of a gift that never comes. My mother does it to me every birthday and Christmas. "I don't have money right now but when I get some, I promise I will get you a present." Never happens. Mind you, if she just said "I cant afford to get you anything", I'd be fine with that - I understand. But the promise, knowing she won't follow through is more disappointing.
HipsterGold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my momโs in law gave all of her grandkids like these nice clothes, money, and other shit. Then the in law gave me a jumbo sized jar full of cheese puffs. I actually liked my gift and didnโt mind it much, but it apparently pissed my mom off.
koorslight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my sister-in-law got 2 bowls, 2 plates, 2 placemats, and some weird bowl to make mac & cheese in the microwave. She's 30 years old and already owned a full set of dishes and can successfully cook. I guess that's what you get from an absentee father who hardly knows you as an adult
gratethecheese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember I got a box of fruit snacks from my grandma as my cousin opened a snowboard that she got him.
TheRealJamesHoffa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in high school one of my classes decided to do a Secret Santa. I spent a long time picking out 2-3 nice gifts that I thought the person I got would enjoy.
The day for exchanging gifts came and pretty much everyone had wrapped their things nicely or at least put them in a nice gift bag, myself included. Then the girl who picked my name came over and handed me an old, dirty pencil topper eraser in the shape of Santa Claus that she had clearly been using for a while already. I wasnโt even disappointed by the gift, just kinda sad that nobody put any effort in for me.
key1010 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In like 4th grade this kid found out I had to buy him a gift for secret Santa. He wanted a lil jon and the east side boys cd. I on the other hand found the paper with my name crumbled up on the floor of the classroom. Not only did I have to get a kid some horrible music gift, I got the worst gift of all...rejection. I think I was one of the only kids who didnโt get a gift from my secret Santa.
jeffydahmdahm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a Christmas gift exchange in my 4th grade class. Pokรฉmon cards were a big thing at the time, and thatโs what I requested. My gift was some crappy Pokรฉmon cutout cards that came from Burger King.
To make matters worse, the kid I picked wanted Pokรฉmon cards too. We got him a pack of legit cards from the first generation, and he got a Charizard in the pack.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother stole money from me and then gifted it back to me
Streetraider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bottle of Selsun Blue from a great aunt (I don't have dandruff). She's not all there so it's not really her fault.
sunsetparkslope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an aunt who was a real creep. Dressed fancy, bought the best for her kids, lived in a nice home in New Jersey. I lived in the hood and one Christmas she gave us used toys, some of which were broken. My parents gave her kids nice gifts. My mother just said thank you and never made a fuss.
lostmap6961 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend was a notoriously bad gift giver. For my birthday a couple years ago, I really wanted a pair of workout pants, and mentioned it a couple times. Instead he decided to go off-book and asked Reddit what he should get me.
I got a butt plug and a mug.
JahnSnow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was junior year of high school for a class gift exchange. I was out the previous weekend looking for a semi-decent gift, like a gift card or something. Anyways, we open the gifts in class and I get a beat up Bionicle PC game that didnโt even have the disk. What the duck.
_Hempsey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the best one
Murdock431 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Star Trek coffee mug in the shape of spoke. It was used and I am not a fan of Star Trek.
Hi1ace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 14th birthday my Nana gave me a book called "A is for Alberta". I'm sure I would have loved it if she gave it to me ten years earlier.
boofoff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got my whole family t-shirts with her boyfriend's shitty acoustic album cover on the front which had his face on it.
ElucidatorJay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shampoo.. Sends quite the message.
scottboy34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is gonna get buried but it still makes me laugh. My Nan once gave me a head torch, but what she didnโt realise was the fact it was a novelty โG Spot Finderโ awkward 15 year old me still had to go say thank you. She only wanted me to be able to read in bed, bless her
Riotsla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my parents get a stocking for me & my sister's. Usually it's just crappy stuff like shampoo & socks.
As a precursor to the story my parents had a friend staying on their couch a few months previously.
Back to me opening my stocking & I pick up a box that Is really light, wayy to light to be the razor that the box was advertising, I shake it & there's something inside.
It turns out that it was an empty box that was lying around & the friend from earlier had used it but forgotten to throw it out, with the confusion of Xmas my mum absentindedly wrapped it & put it in my stocking.
So the worst gift I have ever received was a box filled with y parents friends toe &/or finger nail clippings (cant be too sure which) it's a real shame as the razor would've been way more useful.
Edit: a word for clarity
Nussy_Slayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some of these stories are truly horrendous and some unfortunate souls got absolutely terrible gifts, but am I the only one who thinks there are far too many "I gave them $XX and they only gave me $X" examples in this thread?
The last thing that's crossing my mind when giving someone a gift is "I expect something of at least equal value in return." Gift giving isn't about me - it's about making the people I'm giving to happy. I don't know what you call that sick way of thinking that expects the giftee to match your gift, but it certainly has nothing to do with giving a gift.
But then again, maybe it's me who has the sick way of thinking and I've been doing this gift giving thing wrong the whole time.
DharmaD0G ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a cheap coin purse with change, literally less than a dollarโs worth of change. It was the only present she bought that year though, except the diamond ring that she bought herself.
CatsBooksAndFeels ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle, who is a very well-off doctor, gave me a cheap plunger and a roll of toilet paper for my wedding. Not even wrapped.
roobot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My roommate of two years forgot to get me anything. So, last-minute, they wrapped a few gas-station gifts and put them under the tree... I got toothpicks, a religious candle, and a candy bar. Thanks, โfriend!โ
batmanisfiya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 24 pack of white tube socks from my grandpa. Literally the only thing he got me that year. I have never worn tube socks.
BadRefutation ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not bad compared to all the other stuff in this thread, but... I had a miniature statue of an owl in my room because I thought it looked cool. So somehow, every single member of my family thought I LOVED owls. I got owl everything. Owl blankets, owl candles, notebooks with owl print, owl slippers, clothes with owls on them, etc.
I never told them that I don't really like owls, because I didn't want to hurt their feelings. Until my mom was like "oh, I bet you want something owl-themed for Christmas, because you love then so much!" And I just said "no, I really don't actually..."
I mean owls are cool but they're not that cool.
Lionstigersandkat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my aunts is a notoriously terrible gift giver, but she travels a ton and usually brings back little trinkets from her trips. She had just gotten back from a cruise around the Hawaiian islands, which at the time my younger sister was obsessed with, I think maybe because of the movie Lilo and Stitch. Anyway, Aunt Deana brings back the requisite trinkets for everyoneโleis, coconut candies, etcโand my sister is SO EXCITED to get a gift brought back from Hawaii. Anything from Hawaii. Her gift? A book on how to fold towels into animal shapes from the cruise ship gift shop โbecause you love folding!โ Hannah thanked for her the present, but I think she wonders to this day why Aunt Deana thinks sheโs a folding enthusiast.
Boristhespaceman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My rich aunt got me a tweezer for christmas.
She gave herself an Ipad, wrapped and all.
steamboat11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my sixteenth birthday I received the sound of music soundtrack and a box of 5 markers. Im also a guy and I hate coloring as well as the sound of music.
drfifth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother is a total bitch. One Christmas our family bought her some expensive new horse harness because as an old WASP she drives carriages as a hobby. I got a dollar store this pet in the shape of Shrek's head, and she was actually angry that my Mom lied about getting her the harness when she point blank asked her a week before Christmas.
NurseNikky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds just like my bitch grandma. And she's an Uber Christian in addition to being stuck up
PizzaWithKetchup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid in like grade 3, we did a secret santa as a class. The teacher said 5 or 10$ is the maximum and gave a note to our parents and everything.
This fucking kid, I shit you not, gave me 2 used, scratched up Hot Wheels cars. He said "I knew you liked cars!" because I was friends with a kid who liked cars at the time. He even wrapped it in paper towel and gave it to me like that. I don't even think he used tape.
By far the worst gift I got... Worse than last year's oversized beer glass that my ex probably bought for 5$.
fb3playhouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So there's this blue hummer Tonka truck that my sister gets me every single year it's starting to get old...... ๐
Caledscratch1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once gave me the book "the shack" for Christmas after I told her I was an atheist
maxquatch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Acne medication
sweetdirty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex MIL had me wrap some random stuff a few days before Christmas for anyone she โforgotโ. She gave me a blank notebook, which she let me wrap myself. It was so cold I couldnโt help but be impressed.
dreaday4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday I got a vase from a thrift store made of the kind of glass my mom collected at the time...from my mom.
ssydviciouss9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 my step-grandmother gave me a book called โEtiquette Tips For Womenโ. Needless to say, I was offended.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my dad got my twin brother a very nice mountain bike, and he got me an ugly shirt that wasn't my size with the Walmart clearance tag still on it.
braydensreddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toothpaste. I was 12.
lordhavepercy99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
Colonelatious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife received used Mickey Mouse socks from her grandmother one year. She hates other peopleโs feet, and she doesnโt like Mickey Mouse.
Triiple_E ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A big bottle of pepto bismal. Yup. This was a year I tried really hard on all my brothers gifts too. I really gave them things I thought they would like and use and be actually thankful for. My brothers just gave me one bottle of pepto. I was a bit upset, and kind of just tried to brush it off, but it's still in my mind a year later..
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa/white elephant gift exchange at work, and all drew names for people on our team. We had also filled out a short questionnaire for ourselves so people would know what they should get us, or not get us based on gift ideas. My good friend ended up picking me and decided to take my list extremely seriously. I had jokingly put nunchucks on my questionnaire and he got me a pair of cheap foam and rubber ones, and I loved these things so much, but ended up hitting someone walking behind me at work while spinning them around like a maniac, and they were taken away, along with being put on a probationary period at work for attacking another co-worker..
memerJ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about my changing body.
syrensspawn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
repealed net neutrality.
420Goku_saiyan69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget it... I was 12 years old... Christmas time...
My younger brothers still believed in Santa Claus, so I still got a Santa gift along with them. I remember getting workout clothes...
Now generally speaking, and even in my older age that would not be a bad gift, but to a 12 year old fat kid who got bullied a lot already, it was embarrassing. The gift isn't so bad, but I'll never forget the way I felt... My step mom was kind of a cunt.
Mforsb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Father Bought my Family an above ground pool when I was 7 years old for Christmas. I was stoked because I was like holy shit a pool is the best thing ever. It sat in the garage until I was 18 when we turned the garage into a living room and was then given away to another family in the neighborhood.
Jknowledge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I may be too late to contribute but for Reddit Secret Santa one year, I received a framed screenshot of my highest rated comment. It was a few years ago and I had mostly been a lurker and my comment wasn't even that great. That went straight in the trash.
After I received it, the sender complained that I hadn't sent him anything. I had to explain that that's not how this works...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Bob_Jonez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Already opened used jumper cables. They weren't even good ones, some shitty dollar store ones.
kirk_jerkin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't secret santa, but we drew names in 4th grade. I got a cheap puzzle that was supposed to be 100 pieces... there were 104 and it was still incomplete. I got the kid a GI Joe, which he traded someone else for a nerf football. Damn you Dustin...
My grandma also gave me a gluestick for xmas one year. I threw it over my shoulder and said 'I don't want it'.
Blaizefed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife received from her grandmother a set of spare steps for a bra (the kind that can be worn with or without the straps obvs).
My wife did not own the Bra they were for, and has no use for a strapless bra anyway (I hit the jackpot in that regard). and on top of all that they were being sold off cheap because the bra had been discontinued, so these straps were completely useless. Apparently they were on sale for less than a pound and her grandmother just could not pass on the savings. And that was her Xmas present from her grandmother that year, my wife was 30 or so at the time. She still talks about it.
mtommy2597 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super late to the party but mine was a coworker secret santa thing. I got my secret santa a gift card to Godiva. My buddy who I worked with got his person a bunch of chocolate and a gift card to a place called lush. My SS got me a toy display car because "I know you like cars and you're a hard person to shop for." I didn't know what to do with it so I think I gave it to Toys for Tots. Im in my 20s, what do I want a plastic model car for.
I'm a huge Detroit Pistons fan, my friend told him that, so he was also surprised I got a toy car. Anything basketball related would have been cool. I feel ungrateful for saying it but this dude clearly walked into wal mart and picked up the first thing he saw that had wheels on it.
Sherminator1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My school did secret santa, and my person forgot to get me something obviously so he brought me a hotel bar of soap.
612Enterprises ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Underwear from my soon to be ex wife. For Father's day, Birthdays, Xmas, Anniversary. For like three years.Damn woman how much underwear you think I need ? There was quite the ruckus when I suggested she stop.
SpeculationMaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa always took the cake when it came to horrible gifts. One time I really wanted a Batman action figure; the one with the cape made of cloth. All I got was a single sheet of Batman stickers.
Another time I got a sock that had an orange inside and the other sock. That was my Christmas gift.
The_real_Bottle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got 10 pencil for my 10th birthday. Feelsbadman
AGirlWthNoLife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my grandmother told me on Christmas that the next year I get her heirloom diamond earrings.. I got a framed picture of me and my dog instead. Iโm 23 and the earrings have never heard anything about them since.
StashYourCashews ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year, my sister buys me these blue Tonka Trucks for Christmas (I don't know why). I hate toy trucks, and blue is my least favorite color, but I play with them and pretend to love them anyway because it makes her happy
Am_I_leg_end ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gotcha...
Ramuh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a bit of a heartbreaker.
A few years ago, my parents gifted me a hoodie for Christmas. It was a "body formed by gaming" hoodie with a controller on it. the thing was, english wasn't their first language. I wasn't the lightest person at the time, I'm still not, and so the motto on the hoodie was eerily true, because that's kind of what made me fat (now only slightly overweight). So I just couldn't bring myself to like and wear it, because of the stigma of had for me. Also apparently my dad picked it out and he rarely does these things, so I felt even worse
Kezly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd wear it proudly dude! Don't care about those body shaming haters
mycatsbreathsmells ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maternity clothes a month after I had a miscarriage. Sigh
tylersnard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother does this thing where she asks what I want for Christmas. I tell her, or I send her a list. She ignores it and buys me socks, then claims I'm impossible to shop for.
Zorgsmom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of allergy pills from my mother, the Queen of cheapskates.
woodchuck312 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother In Law got me a bottle of Crown Royal, Vermouth and olives so that I could make her favorite martini's when they came to visit. I don't drink martini's and she knows it.
Mother in Law just got back from Eastern Europe vacation, brought us all back presents. My present was a small bag of black licorice. After MIL left I see my son eating the licorice and I said jokingly to him , don't eat all of my licorice, my wife then says but you don't even like black licorice. I said I know and so does your mother. I think a light bulb finally went on for my wife on that one....
stalkercupcake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is for my Grandma but it's still a pretty awful gift. My aunt lives in Montana and she bought my Grandma a moose tooth necklace. She said it was "the ivory of the north," and very expensive. It's literally a gross dirty tooth on a silver chain.
When my Grandma passed away my aunt reclaimed the necklace because of how valuable it was. Honestly none of us were fighting her for it...
NotTipsy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I got into a fight with my older sister. Later that day, she was still upset with me but I was asking her what she wanted for her birthday. She sourly replied with "a potato." So guess what I got her for her birthday two days later: a potato.
MrHysterectomy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad as some on here, but...
Last year we did a gift exchange through work and used this website called Elfster so we could leave a list of interests and what have you to inform our Secret Santa's of what we like. Everyone in the room got these great gifts that were specifically tailored to their likes...
I got a salt lamp. To which my SS said, "It's great for stress! I don't know if you have stress....but it's great for it!"
finehaveagoodnight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my family does Christmas with some good family friends. When I was about 14 they gave me a plain duffle bag that still had the "Enjoy this free gift with your $75 purchase" tag still on it.
ShaneGlatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every fucking year my wifes family does some stupid gift giving game like White Elephant but most of them are real cheap asses that say they dont want to take part in it but when the time comes they are frantically looking through the trunk of their cars for gifts to use. Last years gifts included a snuggie, a candy cane with sample size liquor bottles minus 2 bottles, and a cheapy LED hard hat light. Then everyone fights over the real gifts and the people didnt bring an actual gift walk away with the cool stuff abd the people who bought the nice gifts walk away with the dollar store shit.
Ive saved up all of my shitty gifts from the past couple of years to regift.
IamMirezNL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me a CD with music I hated.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted an Xbox 360 soooo bad when it came out, never got one... A couple years later I'm still asking for one and my Mom said she got me a gift she knew I'd love and would be excited for.
A snuggie. A fucking SNUGGIE. I was so disappointed and angry. Then I go to my best friends house and what does her Dad get me? A Slanket.
Cosmiccloudz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or.... 2 bathrobes. Or! 1 snuggle and 1 bathrobe.... Or even yet! One 2 piece cocoon
GibletsTime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
Mean0wl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's an attempt
GibletsTime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
;-)
Mean0wl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hope it works out for the both of us.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a keychain she got for free while she was working at Universal Studios. This was on my birthday.
thatdude473 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 16 my aunt gave me a couple childrenโs toys from the clearance section at target. She also works there
khog143 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a breadmaker from my parents. I was 11. Imagine hoping that box was [insert video game thing here] and it was a breadmaker.
paradism720 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Owing more to dementia than anything else I remember getting a pair of like size 4 slippers from my grandma. I was probably a size 12 or 13 at the time. My younger brother and sister got a Nintendo 64 to share... I understood why but still stung a bit.
AlpacaPakiPak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at the grandparents of my then girlfriend, a home easily worth 750k, and they got me a city coupon book. . . .
faunicorns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It isnt the worst gift but it really opened my eyes at how awful my parents were at christmas itself
Boyfriend purchased gorgeous wrapping paper and put a bow on it, really lovely looking gift all pristine and came with a christmas card. They gave him his gift in a plastic walmart bag. They gave my gift to me wrapped in the cast off wrapping paper of their gift, not even taped, just balled up in front of me and handed to. I think he got a tshirt and I got a phone stand but I was so embarrassed because his mother perfectly wrapped every gift for me and my parents and my parents couldnt even be assed to buy $1 wrapping paper.
wcs40110 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A knee length night shirt from goodwill. I was nursing my baby and had literally 0 use for it.
OtterBon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A flashlight with a radio attached....like wtf am I looking for at night where I need to listen to the radio. But being from my alcoholic druggy uncle I didn't expect much.
Emisys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A goddamn bar of soap. My friends forgot it's my birthday and were at the beach.
caff_addict88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mom. My parents agreed to not get anything for each other for Christmas. On Christmas day my dad asked her "aren't you going to open your stocking?" She got all excited thinking he surprised her with something. She dumped the contents out and there was a handful of candy...that she had put in there herself. She got so mad at him because he made her think that he got her something (so she got all excited). Meanwhile my dad was completely clueless. "We said we weren't going to get each other anything!" It still comes up to this day and this was over 20 years ago.
Chicken_Wafflez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $50 iTunes gift card... for my old Samsung Galaxy Note
KantLockeMeIn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister insists on giving me clothes that she finds on clearance that I never wear. I wear shorts and t-shirts about 99% of the time and she'll buy me a hideous polo shirt or button down corduroy shirt. I'd rather get no gift at all than get clothes that I will never wear.
trastamarra ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bic pen that didn't even work... from a friend (not anymore but due to other issues) who I had gotten cinema tickets in return. I thought she was kidding at first, but she was dead serious lol!
haydaldinho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncles wife is an antiquer and gave me a rusty old โPhillies cigar boxโ because Iโm from Philadelphia. I was nine and you could barely read the words. Couldnโt have been more convinced Iโd been gifted garbage.
damnwhiskeyrichard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year for my 5th wedding anniversary, my wife and I both got one purse from my MIL.
2Allens1Bortle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a how to budget book as a twelve year old from my uncle. He had just started his own motivational speaking mumbo jumbo business and this book was part of the bullshit he was selling at the time.
mwille ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 13th birthday my aunt gave me a card that said โhappy 10th birthdayโ and two gag gifts that clearly had been sitting up in her attic since the 80s
wishiwererobot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for my club's secret Santa I got a used digital camera. No batteries or SD card. It's probably worse than my phone's camera, and I don't think it's been used in years.
diggdead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This hasn't happened yet BUT my son asked my wife for a go pro camera for Christmas. Just yesterday she came to me and said she found one for 11 dollars and it's shipping from China. Oh boy, Christmas this year is going to be funny!
whysosirius2813 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year my best friend decided that my gift would be to take me to a favorite pizza place and do their beer challenge to earn a free t-shirt. I was pumped about the gift. Beer, good times, and a basic t/shirt from my fav restaurant. We had to buy and drink x amount of beers within 2 weeks time. We decided to do it over two weekends bc the place was an hour and a half drive back home. We get there and I decide that I'm going to drink my least favorite beers on the list the first weekend, and then cruise to that glorious tshirt on the final weekend. We get through the first weekend, all good. Don't you know he gets sick after eating dinner and having one beer on the second weekend, and we had to leave. This meant we didn't get the shirt. In the end my gift from him for Christmas was about 6 or 7 of my least favorite beers.
Edit: Compared to a lot of people in this thread, I'm pretty lucky with 6 beers. Plus we get a great story to laugh about in the end.
mostlymakingthisup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little late to the game, but a few years ago my cousin asked my wife what I would want. My wife, knowing that I had been getting into cutting some friend's hair, told him I would love some new scissors or thinning shears. He didn't understand.
Christmas comes and he got my sister a new digital camera, my mom a new coffee maker. I open my gift and saw a pair of paper cutting scissors (the $1.25 kind) and was so confused. I thought it was a gag gift. I played it off and my wife later explained what she had suggested to him. Worst gift ever.
beeblebr0x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my sister gave me tie-died toilet paper.
I forget exactly what I got her, but I remember spending a decent amount of time picking it out.
I don't get her gifts anymore.
PinkLink678 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toilet paper. At a youth group gift exchange, a fair number of kids were avoiding a particular present, so when it was my turn, I picked a nicely wrapped box... Of 8 single-ply toilet paper rolls. I traded it with our youth leader for the toonie she got as a present.
Mechanical-one ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in front of our much much younger siblings my older brother got me a blow up doll.
Then was pissed when he found out I threw it in the garbage.
Heliax_Prime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During Halloween when I was 6, I once received a calculator...as a 6 year old I was confused as fuck.
Robzilla_the_turd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This: https://imgur.com/a/xmY27 this was my worst gift ever. No it wasn't handmade with love or anything like that, its store-bought and just this... this hideous thing.
tornfamily89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My JNMIL always used to give me dollar store stuff, especially earrings and nail polish โ my ears arenโt pierced, and I donโt paint my nails. But she would get extremely upset if she didnโt get everything on her list, or if she received something expensive as a dual b-day/Christmas gift (they were days apart).
Sheโs married to a sex offender now and no one in the family talks to her anymore...so serves her right I guess.
asomewhatexpert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great uncle came and stayed at our house when I was younger. He left a huge stack of sticky notes with the logo of the company he worked for on top. I was 11 so I don't know what I would need note-taking material for.
thestrugglezreal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a fancy metronome for my 9th birthday that my mom then proceeded to demand/order me to share with my sister. It broke about 4 months later.
313fuzzy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The book "Family First" by Dr. Phil from StepMIL. She gave out 7 of this book. Harsh reality was that she was interested only in HER family.
rybread761 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mini foosball table, like 6โx8โ with the $7.99 price tag still on it. Step brother and I set it on fire later that night.
riley_murphy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother, who is literally a millionaire, would give me 5 dollars every Christmas to โgo rent a video gameโ
tbarg91 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 there was a gift exchange I remember spending 3 hours looking for one CD across town... And in return I got a pen... It was not even a fancy one it was just... A pen..
Novation_Station ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One VHS tape of Free Willy to share between three kids. It was the only thing we received that Christmas.
LDLDLD13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas when I was 12 or so, my grandma came with those chinese puzzles where you have to get a hoop through the puzzle and get it free. She brought 4 one for each of us kids. Said whoever wins gets $5. My older sister won, got $5, and my grandma took all the puzzles back. So not only did I not get to finish the puzzle, but I didn't get the $5 either.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What? Whenever I open a gift, you can't take it back.
_thundercracker_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 I spent about 50 dollars and a whole lot of time and effort to track down an imported Pedro Almadovar-movie for my sister. What did I get back? A figurine of a guy in a swimming suit getting his private parts pinched by a lobster while lying down.
seires88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 I got 2 suit handkerchiefs from my grandma. Even my dad lol
h0tB0xing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is cheap as fuck. For my 10th birthday she got me a Happy meal toy. She literally bought her kids a happy meal an hour before my birthday, kept the toy and gave me that. My 11th birthday she gave me her husbands broken fishing rod. Thank god she moved away.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book of places I could pay to go, and then do free things there. Not so subtle hint from a family member a while ago, we don't see eachother much anymore.
thfc11189 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got used slippers crudely wrapped after everyone got their gifts and i guess they for got about me and my brother who also got crudely wrapped slippers
brokenblackbelt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My deceased grandfather's tightie-whites. Yeah, your love is felt, Grandma.
Sm0kyasRobinson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to give everyone AOL free trials for christmas every year and then act like it was a mistake.
MrLiquidose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My outt of touch uncle gifted me Fantastic Voyage (1966) on DVD
maggiegraves88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
extension cord, basketball ( I don't play or even watch basketball ) a huge shotgun, a shower cap...all gifts from my ex-husband ..before we got divorced.
tracymattel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An expired McDonald's coupon.
Perks2409 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received pencils from my aunt "for school." I was out of college for 2 years.
elksatchel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a Costco-sized bag of Tootsie Rolls and a liter of Sprite. Happy 13th birthday to me.
tamwins1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kindergarten, we had a gift exchange in school. My mom bought a ninja turtle (boombox Michelangelo) for said exchange. I got a chalkboard and it didn't even work properly.
Luminair ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A redditor sent me an iPhone USB cable as a secret santa gift one year. I decided to stop participating in reddit secret santa after that.
xiwebster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my gift but my brothers ex wife used to insist on handling the purchasing of gifts. She would buy my mum a bath set for Christmas, and then for her birthday two weeks later give her another; making the most of the boots 2 for ยฃ10 deal. She did this three years in a row. On the presentation of this third birthday I mentioned that it's the 6th bath set. Went down well.
inklids ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nan got me a "lady shaver" for Christmas two years ago. When I opened it, after the laughter had died down, I of course asked her why.
Her answer? "Well, I thought you could do with one..."
Thanks, nan.
mr_aero_chase ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iTunes giftcard
I have only android devices and my entire fam knows it
Daxtirsh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I said I just wanted to eat vegan, they got me a gift card with the date on the ticket marked as the day before for a shop I would never go to and they encouraged my 4yo little bro to open the gift for me so they could go playing bowling without me.
And no, nothing in the meal was vegan.
flyboy3B2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bottle of CIA BBQ sauce from my uncle last Christmas. He's a complete fucking loser, so as shitty as it was, it was not unexpected.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Iโm a accountless lurker... but had to make one to share this)
I was 14. Step father had been in the picture for about 3 years and his family could not stand any of us... my sister, mother, and I are were treated like trash at every family gathering from the onset of my parents relationship... it was rugged.
Christmas rolls around... under the tree are some gifts from my step fathers parents... Step brother got a pair of socks with $20 wrapped up in it... I got a open pack of socks with 1 pair missing.
james522 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For three years in a row, from ages 12-15, my uncle would give me a can of peanuts and a hamper every Christmas. I can see why he thought it was funny but it was hard to receive these and then watch all of my cousins and siblings get actual nice presents from him
Edit; typo
TheNerdySimulation ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't drive. Not that I have some physical handicap preventing me from doing it or an actual serious mental disorder which prevents me from legally doing so, but instead a fear of driving to the point where I panic and never feel safe behind the wheel. I don't know why, outside of it being my full awareness of how dangerous vehicles are and how easy it is for somebody to mess up whilst driving and accidentally kill someone or themselves.
So for high school graduation, what does my step-grandmother get me as a present? A pen that looks like a car with the comment of, "maybe this will serve as a reminder that you need to learn how to drive." After we left, my parents were at least nice enough to apologize on her behalf and then understood why I didn't want anyone but my direct family attending my graduation (as in parents and siblings). They also let me decide where to go for lunch, which was nice. :)
lerasi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve gotten decades old magazines from a thrift store twice. Once about cameras and photography (because 25 year old camera technology was the bond I guess?) And the other time it was recipes, like old taste of home magazines. And my grandmother in law is constantly on the lookout for clearance clothing from Family Dollar. All packaged up with price tags still attached. Basically my in laws in general are the worst gifters ever.
RedRaven27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt gave me a broken tennis racket that had some mold on it and some gummy bears in a plastic bag. She had spilled and picked them up off her carpet that hasn't been cleaned in years and she has cats. They were covered in Lord only knows what, were hard as rocks and semi melted together because they'd been on her dashboard while she stole flowers off a grave to give my grandma...
kylebucket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
Hetzz87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my cousin gave each of us (4 members of my family) framed portrait photos of himself. Same frame, same picture. He was 14 and we all still lived in the same house.
Another year my aunt (his mother) gave me a holographic 8 x 10 image of Audrey Hepburn and a printout of various Audrey Hepburn quotes she had found online. The quotes were printed on standard printer paper and had been stapled together and folded in half. They were not wrapped.
Theyโre an interesting lot, that side of the family.
AbeLincoln7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 22, my dad bought me Drakkar Noir Cologne, which was a shitty gift because I hate cologne, and he also got himself a bottle because they were buy one, get one free. So my dad bought himself cologne, and gave me a free bottle of skunk junk.
ManicDigressive ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt of mine once "gave me" a link to a website that I could donate money to as a birthday gift.
She informed me that she had donated to that website the money she would have spent on a gift for me, and she thought I might "enjoy the opportunity to experience charity" by donating money of my own.
I recall being unsure of exactly what it was I was supposed to have been donating money to.
sl1878 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would either be the bottle of extra watery pancake syrup, or the Christian teen advice book that said masturbation could cause epilepsy.
quaderrordemonstand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen. I was lead of a software development team, been at the company for four years, lead the team for two. We'd collectively toiled long hours to and eventually launched the product. Marriages, babies, birthdays, hiring and firing, pay rises and pay cuts. I decided there was nothing more to achieve at the place and it was time for me to move on.
So it was normal to do a collection for people leaving. I had run collections, bought the gifts and held the send off for several people in my time as lead. So they sent around a collection and on my last day I got a pen, from 40 people. They might as well have given me a card with "fuck you" on it.
AyYoAugury ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I was going through a goth phase. A family member bought me a hot pink polo shirt. I seriously was convinced they were fucking with me.
Still think they were a little bit.
Wi_Tozzi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 for Christmas my cousins great grandpa (my grandpa got remarried and we shared Christmas with both families) gave me a superhero bubble bath set. The man was about 83 something but didn't give it as a joke. Everyone laughed but he kept a straight face. Super embarrassing Christmas, both families kept picking on me for it...jokes on them though...I got a free superhero bubble bath set
mascjk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my personal gift, but one I gave and didn't realize was bad. One year I pulled the name of a horrible boss woman at work for Secret Santa. Even though I hated her, I still wanted to do good and make her smile. I spent a long time thinking about what would be a thoughtful gift and ended up getting her a beautiful money tree houseplant for her desk, which got the most light in the office (no one else had a window). When gifts were opened, she was downright angry. Huffing, puffing, no smile to be seen for days. While others unwrapped bottles of liquor, foot massagers, funny shirts, kitchen accessories, stuff like that, she sat there enraged. Because the gifts were laid out on the table beforehand and she didn't see who placed the wrapped plant there, she never knew I was her Secret Santa! My co-workers who knew found it HILARIOUS that I gave her a plant. Apparently a plant is a mean gift for people, but I didn't realize it. When boss lady moved on to bigger and better things in a different city, she asked me if I wanted to inherit the plant. Of course I said yes! I love plants.
CRBNBLU ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a completely empty box from my mother.
Back story... I'm in my early twenties, and it's Christmas morning. We're all opening gifts and I open this one from Mom. I open it and it's nothing but sweet nothingness. I pause for a second to contemplate how to handle it. Not sure if it's a joke or intended to insult. I surely don't want to make a scene. Mom makes the first move and asked me, "Well, is that what you wanted?" I couldn't help but be a little sarcastically funny now. I showed her the empty box and her jaw dropped. The room was now focused on me of course. "Did I wrap an empty box??" As it turns out she had just gotten so gung-ho in her wrapping that she just wrapped everything without checking contents. She left the room and minutes later returned with envelope containing a gift card, my intended gift. So now there is a running joke every year of who might get the empty box.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of a funny story and a running joke. Delightful!!!!
tovarish22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The second Reddit Secret Santa I participated in, the person who got my name sent me a bog of fertilizer/manure. Like, just a box of shit and dirt. When I posted about it to the subreddit, the guy messaged me and said he would make it up to me (but he thought the "prank" was a good enough gift on it's own) by buying me a $5 Amazon card...which he never did.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That guy is a very unique individual.
CuteNCaffeinated ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you cards.
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
More of a hint than a present.
Redone10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh! Something I can answer. So we had a Secret Santa at work - probably the biggest one I'd even been in more than 70 or so people and everyone was getting creative. I actually knew the girl who I picked so I went all out. Dropped multiple gifts off at her desk, some chocolates, some stationery and then a handmade Pikachu Santa hat bookmark (she's a big Pokรฉmon fan). All the while - I never receieved anything from my Santa. I assumed it was probably someone I didn't know. We had sort of reveal for the Santas - turns out she was mine! What she handed me was a sweat band - looked a bit tattered plus was tight(I guess they have sizes?). Icing on the cake- she tore open my bookmark (which I had made on cardboard) thinking there was a gift inside.
UmphreysCousin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dog died on Christmas 2 years ago. Thanks, mother nature.
Arclight_Ashe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my friend got a potato as a leaving gift from work. no context.
sunnivapeach ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave, not received: a dentist appointment for my boyfriend. In my defense those suckers are not cheap!
bjjdoug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once broke a couple of wine glasses while wrapping them, then decided to finish wrapping and give them to me anyway.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs confidence in your love, priceless. Grats!!
WonderWeirdly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a horrible gift, but I was sixteen and my uncleโs new wife bout me a toy purse and a pack of fake kidโs makeup. I donโt think she knew I was 16.
KyleRoyceWorld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, I got hangers.
Never felt so alive.
TurboBanana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine was gifted a blank VHS tape for his birthday in 2008. It was from his nan and when he politely asked her why she chose a black tape over an actual film her answer was that "now it can be any film you want"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freakinโ weird. Theyโre weirdos.
mrsmullet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of used soap. There was hair on some of it. Thanks, Mom.
ca_baracus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed picture of my aunt... from my aunt.
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm an awesome gift giver. Mostly because I know what people value. For example, if you have to buy a cheapo version of something with lots of features or a better brand but less features, which should you pick?
Youโd think itโs obvious, but I have received so many bad multitools, box sets of shitty shows, box sets of shitty books, etc.
Why not buy a good version of one type of tool? Like you can buy an awesome pair of wire cutters for $20. And I do tons of wiring projects, so I go through cheapo ones all the time. For $20 you can buy the newest bestest best seller. For $20 you can buy a blockbuster Blu-ray.
But the part that makes me a good gift giver is that I avoid items that I, myself, wouldnโt appreciate. I know youโre supposed to buy for the other personโs interests, but if there is something that is $20 and within their hobby, do you think they really want that?
longjohntanner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school I did a secret Santa with some other kids in band, I got a bottle of coke. It was a glass one though.
NeXo19 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
kyyrbes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A PS1 Bob the Builder game... I was 13 and had a SEGA Dreamcast. Thanks, Grandma.
RektSkrubs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift I have received, instead the worst one I have given (on purpose) -
5 bags of jerky to a vegan.
May_Contain_Nuts_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One lucky Valentineโs day I received refrigerated head of broccoli in a gift bag because...you know...it looked like a flower.
nonangryblackguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He cared about the level of dietary fiber, if thatโs not love I donโt know what love is.
ProgressiveSnark2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday was November 21st.
On November 4th, my Grandma, who lives in Minnesota, put my gift in the mail: the recently published book by her favorite Senator/comedian.
Oops.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Has she commented on the recent happpenings?? I need to know the next part of this story xD
ProgressiveSnark2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We talked on the phone and I thanked her for the present as diplomatically as I could. She then began to chastise various Minnesota Democratic politicians for calling on him to resign. I made clear I wanted him to resign as well. She then went on to say some mildly victim-blamey things about these women "all coming out now" to target Franken and others. I said I thought it was overdue and that people need to speak out and perpetrators need to be held accountable, if nothing else to set an example for future generations of men and women.
All around, a lot of awkwardness. I don't know if I got through to her. She's 90 though and genuinely believes women sometimes need to just put up with stuff like this--said as much herself that that's how it always used to be. It's kind of sad.
Dronis_Viro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's friend bought and cooked me a spiral ham for my 12th birthday. It was food for the party but she told me that was my present.
-Clayton-Bigsby- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, My Aunt gave me a can of salmon and told me that I should be humble like Jesus.
molotok_c_518 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Book 5 of a series that I had never read.
earth_meat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that had to hurt.
molotok_c_518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I loved her to death, and appreciated the gift (everyone in my family knew I loved to read), but it's not often that you get a gift that requires you to buy 4 other books to fully appreciate.
Luckily, it was a good series for a young teenage kid.
cinajj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 12th birthday, the lady next door gave me ONE plastic boat oar. Not a blow up raft/boat, just the oar. ONE.
2113andahalf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
Brilla3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a deck of cards he got on a plane for christmas
dudius7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack. What am I supposed to do with a gun rack? I don't even own a gun, let alone enough to necessitate an entire rack.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asked for an electric guitar for christmas from my wealthy grandparents, got a $20 gift card to guitar center
TheMrRyanHimself ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used hat with a sweat ring. My wife was gifted a pencil and a kids folder. We we're around 25 years old at the time. That was a hell of an awkward moment opening that.
CallMe_Dig_Baddy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.
Last year for Reddit Secret Santa.
Fingers crossed secret Santa will come through this year
Dr_Neptulon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my aunt gave me a 10 dollar gift card to Toys-R-Us...what the hell is a 16 year old gonna do with that?
LoneVashtaNerada ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy batteries.
DonyD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of cigarettes from my secret Santa...when I was trying to quit.
BBQingFool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a name exchange within my family and my sister got my name. We set a $50 limit on gifts. A few days after the name exchange, I get a text from my sister that she is totally broke and wondered if she could borrow some money so she could buy gifts for mom and other close family members. Yeah whatever - I'll never see the money back, but it's Christmas.
I lend her $200 and she spends $160 of it getting my mom this dish set or something that she's always wanted and totally topped all the other gifts she got that year. She spent the other $40 on some sort of deluxe glow in the dark ant farm for me. As a 30+ year old man, I have no interest in an ant farm... especially one that cost $40.
So, probably that ant farm that I apparently bought myself.
xoxomaxine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin has a photo of me when I was 13 with the most unflattering facial expression. She thinks it the funniest thing ever. One year, she made me a calendar where every month was that photo. Another year, she made me stationary with that photo as the watermark. The following year, she bought me a blanket with that image enlarged. The gifts stopped since we started doing white elephant.
amalgaman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs the track pants I was given two years ago. I was 39. I have never worn track pants nor expressed interest in them. I was told that her brothers wore them.
There was the sparkly, โI Love Horsesโ with a picture of a horse. I was 12, male, and 5โ10.โ I wasnโt really into horses at the time nor ever.
There was the hand decorated, hand sewn Batman sweatshirt. I was 13.
A bathrobe. I donโt wear bathrobes. In fact, when asked if I wanted one, I said no. (Same person who got me the track pants. She also got me a bowling ball one year because she liked bowling. Again, when asked if I wanted one, I said no.)
wittlemermaid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex-bf a PS3 for $250...he got me a .25 cent necklace...after I gave him his Christmas gift, so it wasn't like he got it for me and didn't know how much I spent on him.
Christmas shouldn't be about the materialistic things, but it was obvious to me that he just didn't care.
BigBird-14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apple
Neon_Yeti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the Xbox game from my mom, it was a game I had never heard of for a system I didnโt own (I play on pc and always have....) still has the price tag on it for $2.00, thanks mom.
Lelentos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave a puppy as a house warming gift.
I live alone, at work 8 hours a day, so i had to get a second puppy to make sure it wasn't lonely. Now they're both grown and require hours of excersize, so I had to put in a fence for them. I didn't ask for this responsibility.
lowratesfreewifi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got a package of stick-on moustaches from his aunt. He was a 26 year old man... with a moustache. Meanwhile, his sister got a trip to Disneyworld.
EDF1919 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Journey undershirt that was 3 sizes too small. I love my dad but he can be a bit of an idiot sometimes.
radler470 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was away at college, my mom once sent me a package for my birthday. The package center was quite a hike, and I never got mail, so I was excited to get anything. I made the hike in the 90 degree heat, got all the way home, opened it up, and inside was a pair of underwear and a pamphlet about how slouching makes you fat.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first job had a holiday gift exchange secret santa thing with a 40 dollar limit. I got my coworker a nice winter jacket since he rode his bike to work.
Another co worker got me an open used lotion from bed bath and beyond. AND a beaten up, used and abused holiday drink coaster set.
With 3 out of the 4 coasters.
celtic_rando ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt sent me a Christmas card with coupons. Eh not awful, right? Wrong. The coupons were for stores in her area which was about 14 hours from where I lived. As if that wasn't enough they expired on Christmas Eve. Yes this was a serious gift- she told my mother she thought she would save me some money for Christmas.
noellicopter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened the first Christmas after my father divorced my mom and moved three hours away from my little brother (I was a freshman in college). I got a single pack of cheap, disposable Christmas napkins with "NOEL" printed on them (not how my name is spelled). My 10 year-old little brother got a QVC nose hair trimmer...
aguadulcedepulpo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got pens for my 12th birthday from my uncle. It was kind of depressing. I think they gave me $10 also which made up for it. But, pens alone would have been kind of shitty. I feel like Michael Scott typing this out when Phyllis gives him a knitted glove for Christmas.
SharksRcool6584 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always used to insist that we make a Christmas list every year, then never actually buy anything on it. I tried to make it simple one year and asked for a gift card.... I got socks instead.
My younger brother, on the other hand, usually received almost everything on his list... including a play station, games, etc.
BoltWire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents gave me life... I didn't even ask for it....
Dispersions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A container for a rock collection.
Not a rock collection.
A container for one.
genab ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Please note, my grandmother was an amazing woman that we all loved a lot, but she was also spectacular at terrible Christmas gifts.
By the time I was old enough to remember, she lived alone in an enormous house full of stuff she'd held onto for the past 60 years. She had 6 kids with spouses and 14 grandkids, so for Christmas, instead of buying presents, she would dig through all her stuff and find items to give to everyone. Here are a few things I remember:
djsparkxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year I๏ธ get Merry Christmas cards on my birthday that says ps happy birthday. All I๏ธ ask is for a happy birthday cards. My bday is Xmas eve :-/
holydeltawings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know those cookie tins that usually store thread?
I got one of those. Just an empty cookie tin.
Hollowsong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when Decipher and the Star Wars Customizable Card Game were a thing, my friends and I were HUGE fans.
I remember telling my family it was the only thing I wanted. They were hard to get at the time (not as impossible as Pokemon cards, but still hard to get)
So my Aunt told everyone she had me covered, so they could go ahead and get me the usual socks and underwear and jeans for xmas. My parents would get the cards for my brother, so it balanced out the cost.
Unfortunately, around that time, there was another Star Wars card game called Young Jedi which was absolute shit.
So imagine my excitement when I see my brother opening up packs of our favorite card game and getting all kinds of awesome rares. I am elated, picturing what is on the horizon for me when we arrive at the grandparents' house with my aunts and uncles.
Later that day they handed me a weighty box ready to be opened. It was the right shape and size of an actual box of Star Wars CCG (36 packs!). I was in heaven! I opened it... annd..... I was staring at a full box of these crap Young Jedi cards.
Everyone was elated but me. I remember a huge wave of disappointment being my only memory of that Christmas. I guess it could've been worse. At least they meant well.
lunarc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a polo shirt, sized small (i'm a dude, size large), with a stain on it, from a very wealthy friend of my in-laws, it also didn't have any tags on it indicating it was new. We have not done a gift exchange since.
Curtains64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was back in high school, a friend of mine got me an Xbox 360 with a game, but there was a catch. He just gave me the console. No cables, no hard drive, just the brick itself. It also was subject to the Red Ring of Death. So I had to send a broken Xbox to Microsoft, buy the cables, the hard drive, controller, and a game to play it on all for it to be broken once I get it back from Microsoft.
Also, the game he gave me was Area 51 for the PlayStation 2.
NotLegitMustQuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife had a grandma who was very well off. She would often give a substantial amount of money to anyone in my wife's family for their birthday or Christmas. However, you were dead to her if she didn't receive a prompt thank-you note for the gift.
One Christmas, my wife completely spaced and forgot to write a thank-you note. So, for her next birthday, she received a card with 2 gift cards inside. One was for Starbucks in the amount of $3.96, the other was McDonald's that had $0 on it.
Mathematicsduck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time in grade 3 we had a secret Santa that everyone had to participate in. When I got my gift it was just wet socks. The person who gave me it said that he got his feet wet in the snow and didn't have a gift so I could have those. I threw them out and got in trouble from the teacher.
PoppDuder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father, an abusive alcoholic with the mentality of a 14 year old who fall off the wagon every other month, gives me self help books every year. That way his successful, 30 year old son with a bunch of healthy relationships and zero substance abuse issues can improve on.... I'm not sure exactly.
Tedauz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Nan gets me a can of De-Icer every year. Last year she topped the worst gift ever by getting me a shammy leather
Obligatory_Argument ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, the gift that keeps on giving
laminated_penguin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 11, my grandma bought me a roll of tape for my birthday, still in the Dollar Store bag. For Christmas, she gave me a a pair of flimsy safety scissors and my dad's used crayons from when he was a kid.
She bought my cousin a cell phone and a diamond ring...
rage1234 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10 years old in school secret santa
ystms30 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isnโt there a meme that answers this question with โmy lifeโ?
whore-for-cheese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
does nothing count?
I went to two different schools that did a secret santa exchange. both times, i got nothing. my mom worked at a place for minimum wage, where the owner donated a toy to all the employees kids, again, i got nothing. another time my brother and sisters got toys and clothes donated to them from the local police or fire department, i got a shirt but that's it. my grandma once bought all her grandkids a gift from qvc, mine never came. my other grandma doesn't get me or my brother anything, just my oldest sister and my baby cousin. my uncle buys my older sister something every year, and invites her over for holidays. i get nothing...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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mauxey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might have already, but don't be afraid to bring up something like this with her. She might not know you remember something like that, I had a similar situation with my mother and she was very apologetic and I learned that she had felt bad about it for years.
PM_ME_YOUR_BOOK_IDEA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still pissed that when I was around 8 years old, I asked for a game boy advance. My grandma gave me a barbie doll and told me that girls don't play video games, you'll like this better.
If that wasn't infuriating enough, my female cousin that lived with her received a gba that same Christmas.
Years later, I found out that my cousin asked for a barbie doll, but when she saw the gba my grandmother got for me, she said she wanted that.
Instead of doing the sane thing, my grandma gave her my Christmas gift, chastised me for wanting it and gave my tomboy self the epitome of the worst thing ever, a barbie.
irontan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything from my wife. It's like she doesn't know my hobbies or interests.
batelstiltskin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbours and my family had a tradition of buying souvenir gifts for the kids each time either family went on holiday. One time they came back from holiday invited us over, gave my siblings these cool presents and I got.. the free virgin Atlantic rucksack that was given when kids flew on their flight. I remember blubbering whilst we all sat to eat dinner and my mum told me off for being ungrateful. That Christmas they got me a far nicer present than they had any previous year so I kind of suspect they simply forgot about me and felt bad. As an adult now I find it kind of crazy we even did that.
mountain36 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad have issue with his parent, when my Dad's parent suddenly mail a gift for me. The gift contain an old torn soiled w/ mud jacket which is damn creepy when I was 7 yrs. old. Seriously that gift is properly wrapped when I open it there is some bad smell.
Showing that my Dad's parent really hates my Dad. My Dad told me why they hate him, that my grandparents are being brainwash and being used by my aunt's mother in law for financial reason. My dad wanted a custody and help his parent sadly he is being blocked by those parasite.
justking14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I was there and it was bad.
White elephant party where people get gifts and can exchange them with those who picked first. Very large girl i knew ended up picking tampons and laxatives. Very embarrassing and she ended up crying and screaming in the hall later that night that she was going to kill herself.
I got mints
atrainrolls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year we had a Sunday school gift swap, and kids in there were paired up and supposed to pick out an inexpensive gift and bring the next week. I was paired with a kid I was good friends with, so I was pretty excited. We got him an action figure or something - I donโt remember what exactly, but it was something I wouldโve wanted for myself.
The next Sunday were all opening gifts and Iโm excited to unwrap mine only to find . . . a box of rat poison. I just didnโt even know what to do so I set it down.
He eventually showed me there was a toy car inside that box, but for a few minutes there I was so confused I didnโt know what to do. I guess his family just wanted to wrap it up nicely in a square box and they happened to have that one laying around, but Iโll remember that for the rest of my life.
CobaltBlueR1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure you where friends with that kid? I could imagine you thinking, โDoes this mean he wants me to die?โ as an initial reaction.
CobaltBlueR1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay Iโm super late so this is going to get buried.
This year, a month my birthday, I lost the keys to my car. Now I needed this car to get to college (which was close enough from home to commute too) and my job. We didnโt have a spare key, so I had to walk my butt down to the dealer ship, get a spare key made with the VIN number. So I was able to start using my car again, which is great, but I still donโt have the house keys that also where on the key ring as well.
So my birthday rolls around, everything is great! I get to go to lunch with my sister, I donโt have work that day, all good things . When I opened the present my ma, whom I got me, itโs my original set of keys, lanyard and all. Iโm like โCool, Thanks! Iโve been missing these. When did you find them?โ
โOh about a week ago...โ
A week ago? Iโve been missing these keys for a month and when you finally find them you hold onto them for a week so you can give them to me instead of an actual present? Thanks Mom...
In truth it wasnโt that bad, at least not as bad as some others here, but you could have put a gift card in the box too.
kurtvonnegutcobaine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-dad once got pillow stuffing for Christmas. Like not even an entire pillow, just the stuffing.
king_hippo77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom grabbed the wrong poster out of the bin and when I unrolled it instead of Darth Vader with his saber i found a Chip and Dale dancer with his shirt off.
asadabbas777 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, (I'm 25) I got a plaid shirt from my Aunt for my birthday (in Sept) but it didn't fit. I don't live at home and I was leaving the next day so I asked my mom to please return it for me as I wouldn't be able to use it. A few months later, I received the same shirt for Christmas from my mom. It still didn't fit.
raw_hawk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my dad got me car keys for a car that didn't exist. I have to laugh at that now.
My mom got me a leather jacket. Doesn't sound so bad right? Nope. The jacket looked like fake snake skin printed on with mustard and bear diarrhea finger painted / smeared in all directions.
When I asked what the hell that was and if we need a priest to burn it I was told "It's edgy and hip" ;_;
spbelky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My office does secret santa every year. We're each given a prepaid $100 debit card. A few years ago I was gifted $100 in random blu ray movies. I don't own a blu ray player. Fuck at the time I didn't even own a TV.
icub3d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me underwear for Easter. In addition to hiding the eggs, they also hid the underwear. I still have memories of jumping and climbing through our front yard tree collecting my underwear.
howredundant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad adopted me when he married my mom. His parents HATED me and always shafted me at Christmas. All the other grandkids would get $50-$100 in a Christmas card, some of my my more memorable gifts were 1) a Safeway bag full of loose socks, and 2) a passport holder (the kind you get for free when you get your photos done). They didn't even try lol
DynastyHunta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A case that didn't fit my phone. And my mom didn't remember where she bought it cuz it was so long ago lol
a-bromide ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fifth grade. I requested a Smashing Pumpkins album and recieved a Celine Dion album. My mom didn't know the difference in terms of style apparently.
Arch27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Charitable Donation in my name to an organization that they chose. I mean, hey, yeah it's nice and all doing nice things for people but why not ask me which charity I'd support?
This one sticks out in my head because a lot of the other gifts I got that year were the caliber of "paperweight" and "socks."
kbk2015 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 Christmases in a row I got a wallet and socks.
Skyemonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Homemade pumpkin bread. From my adult niece. I just learned (and told everyone) that I had celiac disease.
Christmas party at work. Deer scent. I hate white elephant parties.
sanitarySteve ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 15 my dad gave me a cheap blow up bathtub toy boat that had a little motor on it. It said ages 5 and up on it. It wasn't wrapped. It was not a joke.
classicalcomposition ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 25 year old, I got a baby doll with the hint that I should procreate with my husband as soon as possible. Because of course that's solely on me, and I'll totally be in the mood after being put on the spot like that. (Extra cringe: I had a rather serious form of infertility.)
nicknacho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly a terrible gift but in 1998 for Christmas I got Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone from 7 different people
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve got a secret Santa thing tonight so Iโll find out shortly.
rayray21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, I put together a party that was just for friends and younger family members - thus excluding the forced interactions with older relatives. Instructions were very simple; white elephant DVD exchange with a $30 limit. People were opening up newly-released titles and trilogy sets all night. I took one of the last turns and drew the DVD my brother-in-law brought. Turned out to be a used DVD of Krull that had been opened and there wasn't actually a DVD in it. I laughed and said something to the effect of "Haha. Great gag gift". It wasn't. He was dead serious this was his gift and went home with his Star Wars trilogy set.
The next year, I re-gifted it to him and he absolutely lost his mind yelling at me about how inappropriate the gift was.
Thankfully, I am no longer related to him and don't have to interact with him any longer.
KarmelKarn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my graduation, I received a CD case. There wasnโt anything inside the CD case, just a plain old black hard shell CD case.
MustafaKadhem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my brother got a laptop after not even wanting one for his birthday
for my birthday i got an xbox wifi adapter
i didnt even have a video game system back then
augmented2_SteelyDan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'Gift' of being born. Wish it never happened.
Limb_Rushbaugh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa last Christmas, my friend had gotten me a small pocket knife. The mood got really awkward when I pulled out the exact same knife to cut the gift one out of its packaging.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like your friend knows your taste!
BrandonMarloEstevez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at a super shity job, had gained alot of weight, was absouluty depressed and for our christmas gift exchange this guy who never did his job" which job I always had to add to my list of things to do" gave me a 5 dollar gift card for subway 10 dollar minimum btw, I got the boss(cos that's who I randomly picked", a 25 dollar wine opener, and she looked at me as if I was cheap bitch.
So I get to subway, order my sandwhich scan the card and it's empty......
tjongejongejonge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bas as some others in this thread.
One time when my brother came by for my birthday he got out of his car and said "o right it's your birthday here's a euro".
And another time during some sort of secret santa (but not for christmas) I got nothing and my mom got two gifts. They tried to say because our names looked the same but in reality the don't look alike when written down. I didn't mind since my mom was very sick and us being together was more important. My mom however didn't liked it at all and felt very sorry for me
kittenkisses ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will probably get buried, but when I was in the Peace Corps my parents sent me a care package for Christmas. They included lots of candy and stuff, but the thing I really wanted was Nutella. I was craving it so bad. The problem was they sent me glass jars of it which exploded, ruining everything else in the box, ruining the box, and attracting thousands of ants. When I went to the post office to pick it up the workers looked at me like "oh man, you're the one with the shit brown stained ant package". I'm surprised they kept it. I think it was about to get thrown away. I had to carry it for 9 blocks. covered in nutella and ants. Finally opened it and a buddy goes "Who took a shit in your box"
It was disgusting. And I was ungrateful. So I never got another care package again.
MisogynisticBumsplat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two pretty looking cases for a Samsung Galaxy Tab. I don't have a tablet.
heyEleanor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday an ex gave me a crowbar... thanks?
HeyGuysItsMeRyan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family has a tradition of opening one gift on Christmas Eve. When I was 11-12, my parents decided to give me a two-pack of flashlights (since my brother and I used to play flashlight tag). Needless to say, young me was very upset and threw a fit. Well, that was the day my mom taught me to never be ungrateful for what you get.
Nishiwara ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Flip side of the coin. When I was 8 or 9 years old, my mother bought me a ton of really nice clothes for Christmas. But, with me being 8- I didn't want clothes, I wanted toys. So, acting like a spoiled little brat- I told my mom something along the lines of, "This is the worst Christmas ever and what kid wants clothes!" I made my mom cry her eyes out on Christmas. Merry Christmas, mom! I still cringe thinking about what an ungrateful little shit I was.
nelfoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT spoiled children.
Cooshtie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bright pink golf shirt from my dad...I was a goth.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope I can be this kind of father to my children.
Mkilbride ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
FlutterbySari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a twin and have a brother 5 years younger. Although I am a twin, my sister is a lot less mature. She's very ditzy and plays dumb, just to get attention and laughs. My grandparents favored her and my parents favored my brother.
Needless to say, gifts were the most obvious way anyone, even outsiders, could spot the favoritism. My sister went with my grandparents (they are millionaires) on expensive vacations, fancy restaurants, and was asked to stay the week with my grandmother every other week, especially the week before Christmas. They hate me because I was the first born. And I remind them of my mother, their first born, who they claimed ruined their life. In turn, my mother tells me I ruined her life. I was never invited for anything and had actually asked if I could just spend the night and they told me no every single time, yet would literally ask my sister to come over seconds later.
When I brought it up during a family gathering, they yelled at me. The next week I received a calming tea blend in the mail, so I could "calm down" and think logically that there was nothing wrong with them loving my sister more. And yes, they actually wrote that.
My brother was given every game system and expensive toy that was ever made because my dad wanted a boy. He is very Pentacostal and treats women like garbage, while men rule the earth.
For Christmas every single year, my brother got a minimum of 2k worth of electronics, games, toys, etc. My sister got personalized bags, makeup, clothes, bedding, even a car etc. Me.... I got nail polish, as in, a single nail polish, and a purse that was so hideous I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to be seen with it.
I was not a "tomboy" in my mind. I just simply was not basic. I don't wear makeup, I don't like sequins, or gigantic purses and I was in dental school and pre-nursing. I never wore nail polish and they knew that, but even if I did, it is not allowed in health profession classes.
The sad thing is, they had us send them a list each year. And every year my siblings got everything plus some on their lists. And every year I got an ugly purse and a nail polish. They told me I needed to be more like my sister and be a woman. This started when I was 8. The things I had on my wish list were a bug net, a locking chest to put my little treasures in , a Reece's candy, and pj bottoms. When I got older, I even asked for just cash, no gifts, or at least gift cards ( I started college at 15 and could have really used the money). Still, each year, the same things. Eventually I quit attending and no longer communicate with my family.
For our birthday (again, I am a twin) for about 12 years in a row, my grandma "forgot" about my birthday, but somehow remembered my sister's and sent her hundreds of dollars in a card and took her out to eat. I'd get a text saying happy belated birthday. I once received a text in Nov.... our birthday is in June.
I now have received a modeling offer, am engaged, and run a homestead.
Azarion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus... This makes me so angry!.. Happy to hear that you are doing well :)
FlutterbySari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! It has been hard work to get here from being homeless to what I have now. Therapy, self esteem exercises, etc. Nothing is free and I worked for it. By golly I am PROUD of my life and living through the toughest of days!
Azarion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And that definitely makes you a stronger person :)
chrisco83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 11 living in San Diego. My aunt took me to blockbuster to rent a movie. While there I saw a stack of free promo posters for the San Diego chargers. I took one and she grabbed it from me. She said โI will wrap this up for you.โ I told her it was just a free poster. She got upset about it. I just said whatever. A month later on Xmas she handed it back to me wrapped. How thoughtful of her...
gimrah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No sir, this is a commission for the front.
Yeeeeeesss.
FackleGracks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Father got me a trailer hitch for my truck. I have no trailer/camper/boat. Then he told me he needed me to move some things for him.
questionthis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are very wealthy and always give the "big" gift on everyone's list each year. They're also really old school, so they get really anal about thank you cards. When I was 18, I sent them a thank you text on Christmas after they got me my first iPhone in place of a hand written note.
EVERY year since, I get a box of blank thank you cards from them. I'm still living down that fuck up from Christmas seven years ago.
Thinks_Like_A_Man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Give them โHow To Win Friends And Influence Peopleโ.
ryeyun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my sister an LG Chocolate cell phone probably about 10 years ago. This phone was given to my aunt from my mother because my aunt broke her phone at the time and this one wasn't being used.
The funny thing is: The phone belonged to my sister and it was no longer being used because she upgraded.
I was dying inside watching my overly polite sister feigning gratefulness for getting her old crappy phone back.
fightagainst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cat brought me a dead bird once.
allyd1214 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once bought me a XXL t-shirt with a god-awful ugly cat design on it. I was 12 and my mom forced me to try it on for my Grandma. It was humiliating and as payback I have been regifting the shirt to my mom for every Christmas since.
cleborp98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 7th grade, my class did a secret Santa gift exchange. I was kinda the jokester in the class. So I took a $10 Starbucks gift card and put it in a kindle box. Lets say the girl had a rollercoaster moment but she does like Starbucks.
Another time, someone else received a brick with a bunch of question marks on it. That being said, I exchanged my gift which was candy or legos(I cant really remember) and got the brick from them. I still have it in my room on display for every one to see.
y2julio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A McDonald's gift card for a secret Santa thing at work. Don't know if they just were lazy and got it that day or if they were trying to insinuate something else (I was a bit in the heftier size).
lXMskKTw3Bc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was
TheLepos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible. Every. Fucking. Holiday.
lXMskKTw3Bc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Open to Ezekiel 23:20 and read aloud
madamlazonga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
madamlazonga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
i_hope_i_remember ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex wife gave me a hip flask and nothing else one Christmas. It looked like a cheap one because it was in that god awful heat sealed plastic wrapping that you cut yourself on when trying to cut it open. Her response was "I thought it would be good for when your out in the yard doing things." I hadn't had a bottle of anything in the house or not even had a drink of anything more than beer for at least 12 months.
This is the same person that went through drawers to find presents for people. One year she gave a friend a heap of unused toiletries, including some odour reducing foot powder.
CloaknDagger505 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
openbooksnotlegs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother buys me clothes and shoes that are her exact size for Christmas EVERY year. The clothes does not fit me btw. They stay in the box in my closet for about a month until she takes them to her closet for her self.
BONUS: Secret santa one year I recieved a card saying she was too busy to get me something so she stopped by 7/11 to buy me a candy bar. The message in the card was so long about how she has finals, got engaged and did not have any spare time. It took up both sides of the card. Bitch, we all got finals.
o_TDUB21_o ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A piece of construction paper from my great grandma.
a_bingo_goose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my grandmothers sisters (2) were always extra mean and they treated my grandmothers kids (my dad and uncles) like trash their whole lives. They grew up in the projects and my grandmother raised them herself working two jobs. The other two married wealthy and had pools and nice stuff and never offered or gave to my poor grandmother. By the time i was born my grandmother does pretty good (no debt and a bunch in savings plus a house and car paid off). She really wanted to get our family closer so instead of xmas at her house she got her sister to let us go to the big family gathering. When we walked in they were taking jackets from the other family members and turned a blind eye to us and we had to hold them all night. I remember seeing my cousin open a ps2 and the other got a new wardrobeโs worth of clothes. She walked around and gave me (13) and my brother (6) two $5 target gift cards. My grandmother took the cards from us and tossed them at her and took us all back to her house and wrote us checks for 100 each and the next weekend bought us all nice new coats from Eddie Bauer. This was on top of all the other stuff she bought for us.
I hate those two mean old women.
An_Average_Lurker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
PirateNixon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older brother recieved a car key from my grandfather for his sixteenth birthday... Trouble is, it's been eighteen years since then, Grandpa is dead, and nobody has ever found a car the key goes to.
hrosie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom always gets ornaments for everyone in the family "that remind her of you" so when i was 13 she got me a fat cat ornament (ouch) and said its cause of my cat i had. fast forward a year, get the same ornament, fast forward ANOTHER year, same ornament. So naturally I cried thinking my mom doesn't love me and the only thing i remind her of is a fat cat. After that year now i get a fat cat EVERY YEAR (im 27) and my whole family thinks this is hilarious
gracemclachlan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid this was the worst gift I ever received, but as an adult it breaks my heart I was so awful to my mom about it.
When I was maybe 15, my parents were having a really tough time financially (I think almost everyones parents were around that time, financial crisis and all) and my mom was trying really hard to get us nice gifts.
I opened my xmas gift and it was a duvet cover and sheets. I remember being devastated as my little sisters opened their new devices and toys (now as an adult I understand the $$$ was all equal). Being the spoilt little bitch I was, I threw a huge temper-tantrum. I remember my mom crying because all she wanted to do was redo my room all nice with me and she was trying her best to make it beautiful. Probably the thing I regret the most in the world since she's the most amazing loving mom. From the time I was in college (and way more fucking mature) to now I've tried to get her the nicest prettiest gifts I know she'll love every year. It still haunts me I made her cry and threw our economical problems in her face. One day I hope I can maybe get her pretty very expensive sheets for my parents and help her make her bedroom extra nice.
nevertellmethemods ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 my brother convinced my grandma that my favorite power ranger was the pink one (not true. It was green. Obviously).
So Grams goes out and gets this incredible action figure. All 9 yards of action. And figure. As I'm unwrapping it my brother starts giggling (he's around 15 at the time) and I see the back of the box first. As I turn it over with already giddy excitement I see the pinkness of the ranger and I was shocked and instantly stuck with pure sadness. I knew I was supposed to be thankful. But I had been punked. I cried. My dad yelled. I got a spanking.
My brother loves that story. My grandma was a tiny bit mortified.
aWeizerKing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a little kid all my cousins would gang up on me and wrap up gag gifts right before we would start opening gifts. I was too young to know any better so I was always excited to be getting extra gifts but I cried after opening every time.
I have received my grandpas (used) hairbrush left in packing peanuts
The turkey carcass from that nights dinner
A dead car battery
Gone with the wind on VHS
JulleNaaiers1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 years old my grandma took me to America for a holiday. We returned to Australia via Hawaii where I saw a plastic lei. I got one for my Mum for Christmas, convinced it was the most beautiful thing any woman could possibly wear.
No worries, Xmas day is fine, fake enthusiasm goes unnoticed by me until I start to get annoyed that she never seems to wear it. Apparently I used to constantly hassle her to wear it out in public.
Eventually she caves and takes me grocery shopping with this huge, tacky plastic lei around her neck. Later she'd tell me the story recounting how I was positively fucking beaming. THE proudest kid in the supermarket safe in the knowledge I obviously had the most beautiful mum there.
And I was right. Miss ya mum xx
broken42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, I worked at the local Quiznos. The owners decided we should do a (voluntary) Secret Santa and have a small holiday party after hours one day to exchange gifts. The recommended minimum was $15 and there was no maximum. The person I got was one of the girls that I usually worked the evening shifts with. She was always listening to music on her iPod, this was pre-iPhone, so I got her an iTunes gift card and a lame Walmart bin Holiday CD. Yes I was an unoriginal gift giver but my logic was the gift card alone was enough to hit the recommended minimum and the CD would have gotten a few laughs at the party.
Come the night when we are exchanging gifts. Everyone gets their gifts from the person that had them and we start going around the table opening them. Mine was a very small bag that felt lightweight, so I figured maybe the guy who got me was as unoriginal as I was and got a gift card. Comes my turn and I open the bag, inside was a bag of dollar store combs (slight sidenote I had a massive, curly jewfro like this in high school). Nothing else in the bag, just a set of combs he had paid $1 for.
I wasn't going to ruin the party for everyone else but I just felt so dejected about the whole thing, everyone else had gotten something at least cool or useful and here I was with fucking combs. Turns out I didn't hide it as well as I thought, the guy came up to me a few days later and handed me a gift card. Apparently the owners had noticed that I got hardcore shafted compared to everyone else and told him that if he was going to fuck someone over, then he shouldn't have signed up to do the Secret Santa in the first place.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend and I stayed in an Airbnb and we didnโt speak the same language as the host. He was so weird. The strangest thing he did was give us gifts the day we were leaving. An umbrella with a hole in it. Second hand shoes that didnโt fit my girlfriend. A potted plant. And a bunch of other stuff. We were backpacking so I donโt know what he wanted us to do with this stuff. It was so awkward receiving these gifts without being able to speak his language.
GideonGodwit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my dad gave the movie Deliverance on DVD. He hadn't seen it but had heard it was good.
IzarkKiaTarj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My biodad went to Vegas with his wife. On his way back home, he dropped by because he got me a souvenir.
It was a couple props to do a magic trick, because he remembered I liked doing magic tricks.
Which sounds really thoughtful, except I was about 25, and I stopped being interested in performing magic tricks when I was eleven.
It wasn't like he saw me so infrequently that he could have forgotten. I lived with him until my parents divorced when I was 19.
It actually kind of hurts that he couldn't be bothered to remember that much about me.
Jessey77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
IDK if it was the WORST gift ever but I was super disappointed to receive it. Girl I had been dating for about 4 or 5 months had convinced me to go to church with her every Sunday. This was high school and she was my first girlfriend. She blew me on the reg so I felt obligated to go to church with her. Well my birthday roles around on 22 Dec. She decides that what I really need is a fucking $200 bible. I guess she thought going to church with her had made me religious? But I was only going to keep the sexual favors coming, because news flash that's not a very Christian thing to do and I thought she realized I had no interest in religion. So, yeah I have a $200 bible sitting in my garage and has been for almost a decade.
psychcat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every other Christmas or so I get some super cheap flashlight from the dollar store from my mom. Thereโs around 6 of those things floating around my house right now. If the batteries didnโt always explode inside them maybe Iโd regift them back to her
TeslaModelS3XY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a $100 gift card to Jason's Deli for my last birthday. I've never so much as mentioned that I like Jason's Deli, and I don't think we ever ate there even once growing up.
IAmKnightSolaire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little brother once got me an iPhone jogging arm band for Christmas. I've never been into running, and I've never owned an iPhone. it still had the sticker that said "$3.99" on it.
aaronsxe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bought me a ferret because she thought they were cool. I was 8 or 9, i had never expressed an interest in ferrets, or even wanting a pet. And randomly on Christmas morning I am the owner of one.
Apparently she somehow convinced my mom to agree to it. Despite neither them nor myself knowing how to take care of a ferret, or what they even eat. They aren't a good first pet, and they need certain conditions met to be healthy and happy. It lasted a few days before we found a new home for her.
Word of advice: dont randomly buy kids living creatures unprovoked. Especially not something that requires special care that neither you nor the kid are able to provide.
Alwaysconfusedposter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother was encouraging me to lose weight and get my diabetes and high blood pressure under control (side note, i did succeed, went from 260 to 150)
That year she got me a bread making machine. said i could have bread making parties... which brings up alot more questions than answers.
JustBassPlease ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me A $25 gift card to a restaurant. When I used it to pay for my meal I was informed that the balance was $0.67.
dontthink19 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 11th birthday, my dad gave me a bionicle toy from goodwill with missing parts and then shortly after told me he was being sent overseas. That was the last time I talked to my father for 3 years, but not by my choice.
wakowako7771 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my sister got me a mug with a picture of a mustache on it, as a gag gift. I thought the mug was pretty funny at the time, however, my entire family saw this and thought to themselves "Wow he must really love mustaches!". For the next 5-6 years every christmas gift I got was mustache-themed. It got to a point where I had several mustache t-shirts, belt buckles, stickers, magnets, books, key chains, wallets, hats and probably a bunch of other stuff. I don't like throwing out gifts so this stuff piled up in a corner of my room for a while. After one or two years, I was too far in to admit to anyone that I really don't have a special affection towards mustaches, so for every gift from every year I had to pretend to be surprised and excited about another mustache-themed-thing to throw in my pile. So the original mug itself wasn't terrible, but it left a lasting impact on future christmas's.
Heldane616 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nan couldn't find a Slipknot T-Shirt I asked for when I was 14 so she got me a Spice Girls T-Shirt because 'They're all the same really' ๐
Ilikewaterandjuice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cold Sores
gurudanbob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and sister in law bought a new Jeep Cherokee and received a piece of luggage with the purchase. I got that bag as a gift, Jeep logo and all.
gingerlea723 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you guys, Iโm going home...but first Iโm leaving this here for you to read.
Cash091 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is poor. I grew up poor. For a while my mother was buying those $9.99 body wash bundles but would split the pack between my brother and myself. I would get a stick of deodorant and a travel stick, he would get the body wash and loofah.
I didn't want to tell her to stop because I didn't want her to feel bad. Once I had a kid though I was able to just tell her to focus on him and not worry about getting me anything.
Being poor is rough.
mercuryruled ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad isnโt my biological dad, but heโs been in my life since I was 3. His parents never really accepted myself & my brother because we werenโt blood related. SO, my brother & I would get awful gifts from them every Christmas. The one that stands out most is when I was 16, I got a plastic lion that roared if you pushed a button, meanwhile Iโm watching my cousins open up ipods & laptops.
abaracibo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me a Furby doll when I was 16.
Skegetchy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I posted this many times but my Aunt who was queen of bad gifts once gave me a Filofax (google it youngsters) for xmas. I was probably aged 5-6 so didn't have many business engagements to schedule or numbers to save.
NotAThrowAwayOkItIs2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Throw away for this one, but context is enough to where people would know it was me.
You might think I am the jerk here. But please remember this was the last 2 months of my marriage before the divorce. In other words, tensions were high.
I was going on trip and wanted to buy a GoPro. My wife (now ex) wouldn't let me buy it. It was too much and "You aren't even going to use it." Understand I'm an engineer and make great money. This was well within affordable for me. So instead of buying one, I borrowed one.
When I got home I showed my footage and was really excited about it. For my bday the next week I opened a new GoPro. Before you say "Maybe she didn't want you to buy it because she was going to." Nope, I looked at the receipt, she bought it about 30 mins before she gave it to me.
I was so upset... I did the childish thing and returned it. A month after our divorce I went and bought myself a GoPro... love it.
wow I still need a hug
pm_me_ur_skyrimchar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Step grandmother would give me and my siblings (even my brother) random Avon products (travel sized lotions, shampoos, etc) small makeup kits, while her three actual grandkids got giant bags full of gifts. Hella awkward at unwrapping time. Now that weโre adults, usually $25-$50. Grandkids still get heaps and heaps of gifts. I want to be grateful but at the same time, still a little hurt.
DivaJanelle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two Christmases ago, my aunt with dementia was living with my sister and brother-in-law and their family. I expected nothing from her -- we lost mom the previous May and it was just nice to have my aunt around. BUT she wanted to buy everyone presents, and my sister let her husband take her do to Christmas shopping.
I got a traveling toilet seat. One you can put on a bucket. She figured since I travelled so much (basically driving back and forth between where I live and their house 10 hours away) it would come in handy.
My nephews, hearing about this gift, gave me a four pack of toilet paper, too.
Sigh. I mean, her heart was in the right place.
The year my sister gave me a bunch of scented wax melts and a burner would have been great except I had a roommate at the time that claimed scent sensitivity so I couldn't use it at all. She smoked in the house but bitched if I light as much as a tealight.
IllegalAlien333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll speak for my good friend Max. I gave him the same Rupaul cd 2 years in a row for Christmas.
chevy1500 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's friend is a really nice person she's always thinking of others but she's really poor . One year she gave me pencils and napkins with a lion king drawing book . I was 22
Mybtbdb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex wife and I had fertility problems for 5 years, failed IVF etc... Work colleague bought us a book of baby names and a guide to parenting from Christmas. He thought he was being funny. Comforting a crying wife on Christmas day was not in my plans.
whosthere5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret santa an Elderly aunt (grandmother's sister) once got me two 10 dollar off when you spend 50 or more coupons to a restaurant I have never been a fan of lol. To be fair, she definitely thought they were 50 dollar gift cards....that she got free in the mail.
cabbage_peddler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my dad a pretty nice aloha shirt, they're kind of pricey. A couple years later I got a package in the mail, it was some old art supplies wrapped up in the aloha shirt.
It wasn't even the gift, just stuffing for the box.
cashregister9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I got an advent calendar
Kalytastic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a birthday gift one year, my dad and step mom gave me several wrapped boxes full of food they pulled out of their pantry that they didn't want any more. They did this in front of my boyfriend, who I'd invited to visit my family for the first time. The most embarrassing part was that we were too poor to turn any of it down, and I'm pretty sure they knew that from the start. My family is pretty well off, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded a better gift.
ztfreeman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-fiancee suprised me with an original NES and some games for my 30th birthday.
This sounds great right? Well, she had bought this at a garage sale nearly a year prior. She had actually forgotten about it and my birthday and suddenly remember it had been in the closet collecting dust this entire time. She hastely got it out and got some TMNT doodads to go with it, and I was super happy honestly, but it didnโt work. She never tested it. It was totally broken (I fix old consoles and electronics all the time, motherboard was hosed).
I hid my disappointment and made the best of it and had a fun birthday. Next year she bought another one, last minute, forgot my birthday again. Worked once, never powered on again.
At first I also hid my disappointment and did the whole thought that counts thing, but our relationship had totally fizzeled out. It was clear that she only felt obligated to show effort, and when I tried to make it a good memory she wanted nothing to do with me but to sit alone and watch netflix and drink beer all day. I spent that day totally alone with two broken NESes and my cats, a monument to a broken relationship.
So I moved out, stayed on good terms, and found a nice place near school. A week before my birthday I learned all of the friends I had made at school had conspired against me to get me kicked out of my apartment, I was left to drown in a pool alone prior to that by my new recent ex, and dispite being very briefly hospitalized few showed any remorse, and then my life totally fell apart with nothing really to catch me.
I spent my birthday alone last year contemplating suicide as I was a day away from being homeless.
If it's any conciliation, that lead to a legal case it looks like everyone is about to settle out of and my life might be set soon if all goes well, right in time for Christmas.
I am going to buy myself some good gifts once it goes through.
El_Ginngo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma was notorious for god-awful thoughtless birthday presents, but I can't blame her.
When I was 12 she got me a USB keychain. Not a USB, a keychain that you can put a USB on. She thought it would be useful because I'm a 'computer guy' the only hardware I had at the time was a Gamecube.
When I was 13 she gave me a plain black shirt that read in the middle in boring font "My Windows is your Computer Box". I knew she didn't get it, because its a fucking useless group of words put together by some idiot. Of course computer guy would get a laugh at it though.
When I was 15 she gave me a VHS for the new 'Bob the Builder' movie. Bob The Builder was a show on Treehouse for 3-6 year olds. Grandma says "Your teenage cousin was watching this so I figured you were into it to" my cousin was a 16 year old girl who just thought an episode was cute.
To my surprise, last year Grandma got me a gift card to Cineplex, which is quite frankly the best gift anyone has gotten me.
rochford77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an "easy button" from Staples in last year's white elephant. I put a coffee warmer coaster, a decent sized bag of Saunders Salted Caramel chocolates, and a $10 gas card ($25 limit, the heated coaster and chocolate we're $15 from TJMaxx, so I added the gas card too), and got an easy button. $25 limit. Fuck me.
sorial3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th Birthday I got home from school and was excited by an open box on the kitchen table. Iโm a triplet so I figured my siblings had already taken their gifts out of a package from my grandmother or something. I go for the box only to find a mangled dead baby bunny. My sibling had tried to rescue it from the backyard. It was a cruel welcome to adulthood
Sounds-about-right ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my daughter. My FIL is an alcoholic chain smoker who doesnt host or attend family events that interfere with both of those hobbies. He had recently started dating a woman who happened to be a hoarder.
My husband and I stopped by with a gift for him and a plate of cookies for her. We never expect more than a card with a lottery ticket in it from him, if anything. The point is that we didnt want them to go without receiving something for Christmas in spite of not participating in family gatherings.
The girlfriend was so touched by the gesture that she disappeared in the house and returned with a wrapped gift for my then 4 year old daughter. In the old and wrinkled repurposed wrapping paper, we found a tin of dominoes.
So for Christmas my 4 year old got some hoarders forgotten junk. It wasnt even an age appropriate gift; as she didnt know how to play dominoes or use them for elaborate art in motion.
To the girlfriends credit, the Dominoes were still in the store packaging.
suzujin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had them at that age. They and some paper footballs my dad made were bunker materials for my plastic green army men -- who had mortal disputes with the villainous Hot Wheels.
Sounds-about-right ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny because the ones my daughter got became building supplies for bear houses after she got my sisters beanie baby collection.
kim_ezekiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My kids father forgot about Mothers Day several years ago and mid-afternoon came bolting downstairs, disappeared into the garage for 15 minutes, and proceeded to hand me a ripped piece of cardboard with the words "Happy Mday" spray painted on it. Shortly after I had stopped crying and his friends had all calmed down from laughing so hard, I had the absolute pleasure of spending the next couple hours trying to clean the excess spray paint off the garage floor in our rental property for a house inspection the following morning.
doublechinsexy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Auntie is notorious for buying weird gifts for people. On my 30th birthday she got me a massive gift bag filled with boxes of ceramic santas. My birthday is in July.
friclay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my brother got a brand new Nintendo DS and I got a $25 Subway gift card from our grandparents. On our birthday. Weโre twins.
Womboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Profiles and chat
Iโm not Reddit but Iโm the representative, trust me
Ahhmyface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend of mine was mildly interested in bruce lee for a while as a teenager. As lazy family members are prone to do, they latched onto this one interest and for the past decade all she gets is bruce lee shit. Bruce lee posters. Bruce lee t shirts.
"I fucking hate bruce lee" - her
everest8612 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love my mother-in-law dearly, but some of her presents can be a little silly. I have been vegan for 2+ years and was vegetarian for 3 years before that, and last year she got me a device that would take ground beef and roll it into the shape for a hot dog bun.... in her defense, it could potentially be used for vegi meats...
aussiederpyderp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine you're 12 years old, excited as you would be at that age, you open your present - and it's your highschool uniform for next year. Yup.
msmaryness ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, for Secret Santa, I received an Italian food gift basket - But it was actually a basket with a bag of uncooked spiral pasta, Slim Jim, and tomato paste-not spaghetti sauce-tomato PASTE. I chalked it up to my Santa just not able to afford my gift. But then again, it was an optional event and you didn't have to participate. Idk.
Kingpawn87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Slightly off topic but itโs about receiving gifts.
My grandma on my momโs side has a policy. If you get her a gift last Christmas you get one this Christmas, really captures the spirit of Christmas. Having this be her rule you would think she would make a list of some sort. Nope. A couple of years ago I got a call from my mom asking if I got my grandma a Christmas gift last year. I told her that I got her the CLOCK THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO HER DINING ROOM TABLE!!!!! Now this clock chimes every hour with a different bird every hour. I was livid. Itโs one thing to have a gift giving policy like hers, itโs another thing entirely to not remember or take note if someone got you something.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think we may be related... my grandmother has a clock that does a different bird call every hour right next to her dining room table.
Kingpawn87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We may be related or itโs required.
SunBroPatches ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dog bed and some dog toys.
I asked where the dog was since I didn't have one.
There was no dog.
I cried
I was 33.
PrincessCuddlebutt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Personally, I wear nothing but black. Horror movie shirts, jeans, crap about halloween, the general casual goth lifestyle. That being said, I love the Little Mermaid. Its had a special place in my heart since I was a small child. I generally don't mind anything Disney, being raised on it, except for goddamn Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Never liked the little rat bastards. Now my mother... My mother is something else. Generally as a rule of thumb I avoid her like the plague as do both of my brothers. She's the kind of super great person that plans her vacations intentionally during the school year, so she doesn't have to worry about taking them with her so it falls on me to take care of them while she's away (I'm in my mid twenties) So last year, she goes to fucking Disney World. When she comes back, she has a couple of souvenirs for us, for example a cool Pirates medallion for one brother and a POTC T Shirt for the other. For me on the other hand? Her first daughter of 25+ years? I get a lime green Minnie Mouse shirt three sizes too big (because she never knows my size) (Its the same as hers. The. God. Damn. Same.) with the damn clearance sticker hanging off of it. I was goddamn appalled and while I'd never admit it to her because of goddamn pride, I was actually quite hurt by it. Here she is surrounded by The Little Mermaid, Pirates of the Caribbean and hell, even Nightmare Before Christmas and she comes home with the most godawful shirt imaginable. The kind of shirt you see on a woman with too many goddamn kids and a husband 1/5 of her size. I'm by no means the classiest bitch in the place but I am not Minnie Mouse level of trashy. I'm still pissed off about it. That's why she gets the same goddamn treatment when it comes to gift giving. Bad allergies eh ma? Have some fucking candles. As a sidenote, this is after a childhood of verbal and emotional abuse and while I thought we had grown past it, no... no we had not. So before I'm told I'm overreacting, the pettiness is real for a reason.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I can feel how pissed off you are just reading through this.
Joness54 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me a fetal pig in formaldehyde to dissect, I did not ask for nor want said pig. I opened the box and screamed then threw it across the room.
alibi6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad got remarried, went to his wife's family's Christmas celebration, since his family isn't local. Step grandparents give me a gift. I open it and it's a five pack of expired big red gum.
haltedconfusion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fake scratch lottery ticket that told me I๏ธ won $15,000
canadamiranda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 19th birthday my parents gave me a mop. I was homeless at the time, working 3 jobs and going to college, barely keeping myself together, I had no words for how shitty a gift that was.
AatroxIsBae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 15th or 16th birthday, my dad decided to do a joint birthday party because our birthdays are 3 days apart. Pretty much the entire family was spot on with their gifts for me: Gift cards, band related t-shirts, some video games (?) I think. Except for one who I think I had never met and very clearly she did 0 research on Me, because she got me a make up kit. The only time I ever wear make up is to cover up hickeys.
I was a tom boy then, now I'm a trans guy. I waited til she was out of site and ear shot and gave the make up kit to one my friends, lol.
The other one was 17 or 18. My uncle got me the same thing he did the year before. He emailed me apologizing and I sent him a link with something similarly priced that I wanted. It wasn't the worst because it was a second of a really cool Ozzy Osbourne shirt that I liked.
comicsnerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a used video tape for my birthday. With half a TV show and half a party he had video taped for which I was not invited.
I do not own a videorecorder
These days it is slightly better. I get the promise of a nice bottle of whiskey.. I am still waiting for my last 3 birthday gifts
boringnomad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love Jamba Juice. Frickin love it. They give you a voucher for a free smoothie on your birthday! However, the only location close to me was on my campus and they didn't accept the electronic form of the voucher. I messaged JJ to see if they could send me an email with the voucher and they sent me a physical gift card instead. Sweet! Took it to Jamba Juice and there was nothing on it.
diablo889 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A red hummer tonka truc... i wanted the blue one! And the next year my brother tried painting a red one to blue! What a dissapointement!
sarah_atx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dish towels.
Do not buy the women in your life kitchen dish towels for the holidays.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card from my wife's grandparents that wasn't even activated.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Christmas present drawing at my elementary school, parents were suppose to donate candy and bottles of soda as gifts for the drawing. You would draw a number out of a bucket and the number corresponded to one of the prizes. Some asshole donated a bottle of ketchup, and not just the regular sized bottle, it was the jumbo big one.
I remember my sister won a bottle of sprite and i was just sitting there with my jumbo bottle of ketchup.
Czlonkat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
elgiesmelgie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A second hand tshirt a size too small , handed to me while saying " I can never remember if your birthday is the 8th or the 18th . It's neither . I had just spent about $40 making her a hamper of all her favourite things for her birthday 2 weeks prior . This year I got her a voucher for a free lunch for her and her husband and some wine , I got nothing - not even a Happy Birthday when we went out to lunch , to celebrate our birthdays . This friendship is pretty much dead
Bendin_Blade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents gave me $16 a 6and under I Spy VHS tape and socks for 16th birthday in 2006....
bordemstirs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 19th birthday my mom sold my car to give me a worse car.
Robenever ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our wedding we got a burrito maker. Iโm Mexican.
CFI_DontStabYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was young and in the hospital for pneumonia (admitted on christmas day) and my Granny decided to get me a coloring book and some crayons to color with... The book was fine but the Crayons were made by Roseart.
Apparently I told her straight up "Granny do NOT buy me these again they are terrible!"
Was always Crayola from then on out. I do feel a little bad 20 years later but she always laughs when its brought up.
briggsemily15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $5 gift card from my boss to the cafeteria that we work in and get free food from.
TheSybilKeeper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in the fourth grade my mom bought me 5lbs dumbbells so that I could be strong enough to fight off male predators. We lived in the woods and the only places I ever went were school and my room to read. I had never expressed any interest in working out, and even if I did it wouldn't have been to overpower grown men as a fourth grade girl.
__xenome__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mother gave me an empty jar of nutella for christmas and brought my 11 year old sister an iphone
bouncingballs22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother received a crystal ashtray as a gift from an aunt...he was 3 at the time.
MustardImp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used Nintendo 3DS. Not bad cuz it was used. Bad because it's a European DS and Nintendo region locks their systems
SweetBaby1964 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An artificial Christmas tree that took up half my apartment. I had to put it up because the gift giver was my neighbor. Tree now has a forever home at some other unknown residence this Christmas ๐.
Makeelee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife's story.
So my wife's birthday was approaching. For a LONG time beforehand she was all like, "you don't need to get me anything." "Don't spend any money on me." "I have everything I need," etc.
Well, I'm no fool and I'm not falling for that one, so I go out and get her a box of Chocolate and a potted flower.
I tell, her, "Dear, I know you said to not get you anything, but I really love you so I got you a little something anyway."
She said, "You got me a CAR!!!?!?!??!!!!!"
So, worst gift ever.
Kilexey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used pencils.
While he was giving the gift he was laughing. I was waiting for a REAL damn gift, he said "oh, brb" and turned his back. I was happy that I knew used pencils weren't his real present. Do you know what he took out of his pocket? His own fucking eraser and then gave it to me. Also he didn't forget to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS"
Mistershlong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So back when I was about nine years old I mentioned one time, and not even around Christmas mind you. That I thought those novelty soda drinking hats are pretty cool! Well my aunt had the memory of an elephant so low and behold I opened my gift from her and there it was a Dallas Cowboy themed novelty soda drinking hat. I was pretty pissed mainly because my siblings got cool gifts from her but I forced a smile. Put the thing under my bed and never used it (mainly because I was a shy kid growing up and didn't have the confidence to wear it anywhere). You know now that I look back at this, that was a pretty cool fucking gift I'm going to go back to my dad's to see if he threw it out after all these years.
Ksjones8011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is particularly bad at this. She goes on vacations and picks up a lot of touristy crap, stows them away, and then gives them out for Christmas. One year as a kid I got some citrus and lemon flavored toothpaste from New Mexico. Another year I got a deck of cards and a tic tac toe board from the Virgin Islands.
A different aunt also gave me a set of very nice earrings. I don't have my ears pierced, thanks for noticing Aunt Jennifer.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my sister shared a bedroom growing up. Every Christmas we'd get the same thing off our uncle, dispite being 7 years apart. What suited one was entirely age inappropriate for the other. He bought us both geography globes for the bedroom so we had 2 on display. One year he bought us electronic organisers (what 6 year old needs to be electronically organised?). Another year, a bunch of office equipment. Come to think of it, he may have done all of the shopping at Staples.
dokides ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Valentine's my then boyfriend gave me rechargeable batteries. He said that I might need them because he was breaking up with me.
onioning ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Top three birthday presents of my adult life:
A blanket, which admittedly is really nice.
A pen.
The same pen, because the giver took it back right after she gave it to me the first time.
Adult birthdays suck.
Actually, number four is pretty good too. My brother got a car for my birthday. Yes, this is my fourth best birthday presents. The rest are things I actively disliked.
CapnNanoc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who's just waiting for someone to say something like " I wanted a Lamborghini but I was given a Ferrari" I know I am...
Overlord963 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huge purple unicorn candle. From my husband, so I had to leave it out in the living room for years.
Windows_Tech_Support ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few I consider equally bad 1. For my 8th birthday my uncle got me a keychain flashlight. I didn't even have keys to anything. 2. For Christmas one year, my other uncle (same side) got me a double pack of adidas cologne and aftershave. Not only did I not wear cologne at the time (I think I was 13?), he did a terrible job of hiding that he forgot to buy me a present because it had a halfway torn off clearance sticker. I would've preferred socks
ijables ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to joke about getting a doorknob for christmas and then one year my parents actually got me a doorknob...
Eeeeearth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, my friend got her sister a givenchy wallet. The sister got her a used Sephora sample chapstick...and when she opened it, the top layer was caked with dust.
TimCreed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the day My Dad asked my neighbor for his PlayStation 3's packaging box. Thinking I got a PS3, I excitedly opened it only to find a slab of beef. Let's just say it wasn't the best Christmas seeing as that's all I got that year.
The beef was good though.
Imightbenormal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a CD of Elton John.
But as I tried listening to it, I liked it.
rileyotis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma got me Hello Kitty socks that my niece picked up and then wouldn't put down while they were shopping. I don't even like Hello Kitty and I have told anyone I do, even as a joke. My cousins got expensive perfume and I got..... socks.
I felt horrible after I threw a raging PMS fit about it in front of my mom and then she told grandma how I didn't like my gift. Traitor. I keep my mouth shut now when I get something I don't really like from anyone. I tell myself to shut up and like it because no one HAS to spend money on me, they CHOOSE to. So, even if I don't really like something, I still say thank you and pretend to like it. I can donate it if I don't want it. My mom took my socks and she still wears them when it's cold, so we laugh about it annually.
magna1h9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa's third wife gave me a box of nutrigrain bars from costco
spaceycowgirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift at all. From my bridesmaid. For my wedding. :)
maseuz_33 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandma got me โrockstarโ cologne once. I guess she thought I would love to smell like a rockstar?
liveloverun82 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex husband is a sheriff deputy and he's extremely narcissistic. For Valentines Day one year he got me this hideous necklace in the shape of a sheriff badge that said "Sheriff Deputy Wife". I was like seriously? Instead of giving me a necklace that represented who I am, you give me something that brands me as your property?!
nandi95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had dementia and she tends to forget about some birthdays. So in the heat of the moment when I was like 12 I got a 20pcs cutlery set.
liquidmoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago. I was spending the first Christmas with my boyfriend (together for 2 years) family. Had spent a lot of time with them we got along great. Most of his family members are either lawyers or engineers. My boyfriend and I spent a lot of time getting thoughtful nice gifts for everyone in the family (worked a lot of overtime waitressing since I was a student). Tbh I wasn't expecting anything in return but what I got was
His aunt and uncle gave me a single magnetic note pad- the kind you put on your fridge.
His mom and dad gave me 5 or 6 pencils that said the name of thier law firm on it.
I don't remember what his siblings gave me, all similar gifts. I tried to act really happy and gracious. I said thank you a bunch but inside I was like ...uhh ?? Ok...
PsycsX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used toothbrush
Industrious_Villain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my affluent uncle asked me what I liked and I said "i would really like a Game Boy!!"
When Christmas came and I opened my gift it turned out to be those cheap little knock off handhelds with 1 game...frogger. fml
Chronicallychillnb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was the best damn gift giver in the world. He didn't have us write lists for him. He just knew. He would get the best damn gifts because he just knew me so well. And he did that for everyone. We were the black sheep of the family, his siblings were very well off and much older than him. We were very poor and he was a single parent, so they looked down on us a bit. One year, his oldest sister got us a family, collectively, a bag of cheese cracker sticks. They didn't even taste good.
Gandalfs_wizbiz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt always buys me clothes that are at minimum 3 sizes too small, and a block of chocolate, she stopped giving me chocolate when i turned 16, for 13 years i have hated getting gifts from her id rather just have the $2 chocolate block.
slunk5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stack of yellow washcloths. Nothing says โI had to get you somethingโ like a stack of washcloths.
karimbeye ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This church I went to with my friend to hangout when I was around 12 was doing this secret santa thing on stage in front of everyone and kids were selected to pick any wrapped gift until none were left. Everyone was getting nice toys and gift cards and I was nearly the last person to pick and I go up on stage, pick mine, and open it, and it's a fucking used smelly ass toaster. Everyone was laughing but I was so pissed. 6 years later and I'm still mad about it.
swingman792002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday, my cousin from the east coast flew out to celebrate. As a gift, they gave me a set of Spongebob socks that would have been cool if I was into Spongebob, and if they werenโt toddler size...
umbraviscus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to collect hockey cards when I was in my teens. I had a whole bunch of really cool cards that were worth a fair bit, but my pride and joy was a little display case I had that had 3 Mario Lemieux cards in it, and the glass case itself had Mario's autograph on it. I found the piece at a thrift store in Florida and I guess the people in there legitimately didn't know who he was because it was only $120.
Anyways, I lost the display case a few months before my birthday. Which seems strange, as I had it above my closet, which is a spot even I can't reach so that it would be safe. You would still see it, just cant reach. For my birthday, I received an identical one from my mom that she said she "found on eBay to replace the one that I lost". Spoilers: it was the same case and cards. The autograph was in the same spot and there was a chip in the back of the right side that was still there. That was probably the worst/dumbest gift I ever got.
thoughtsofshowers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm late to this but one year on my birthday (I think I was 14 or so) my grandma had accidentally wrapped up her bag of hypodermic needles. I open up my present and pulled a giant bag of needles out, and in typical fashion exclaimed โyay...... needles.โ She took them back immediately.
Kingsway900 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my girlfriendโs brother gave their mom a doorknob once.
Vastly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed picture of someone I despised.
jellybeanmm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I go to camp, and near the end of camp we do basically secret Santa. Long story short I got a rock. For an idea of the size it was about a foot long and 6in height. Because this was such a GREAT gift my friends and I brought it to the bathroom. We put it on the ground to rest our feet well we took a dump. When we left we put it in the sink. Next day we hear that the sink broke off from the wall.
iowabeans ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was in my late teens when a grandmother gifted me paper plates. Just one stack of paper plates.
It was that year we decided it was time for her to go to a home.
Shazam120 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave me a sweater that was make from wool, and didn't tell me. I'M ALLERGIC TO WOOL!
Mr_Clod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I got nothing for my birthday this year, I'd say that's pretty shitty.
M0bP5ych0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad literally gave me soap on a rope. Dad: I got you this I know you always wanted it. Me: WTF are you talking about. (Wasn't a gift giving occasion just a random day. I also never said or even gave hints to wanting soap on a rope.)
Ladoorum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a certain family member who without fail every single year will give you the vouchers for a video rental place that everyone receives for free in the mail, he takes his ones and gives them out and we don't even get all of them, we only get like 3 or 4 of them.
Example: rent 2 new releases and get the third for free (Thursdays only)
And yes we still have one chain that is still alive over here. Just.
vpovio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year my grandmother died, I posted something on LiveJournal saying something to the effect that I didn't want to be around my family because I was upset and I wanted to spend some time with my friends to de-stress. This apparently upset my eldest sister (I am the youngest and I was 16 at the time) when she found out about it from the middle sister.
That year middle sister got a necklace and a trip to Aruba from our older sister, and I got... a big box with a note inside detailing how I'm a worthless piece of shit and a terrible human being.
Lizphibian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 3rd grade, my grandmother gave me a picture of myself. Specifically, it was a life-size, full body poster that probably stood over four feet tall and included one of those incredibly cheesy 80s backgrounds that looked like something out of a Jehovaโs Witness pamphlet.
In case youโre wondering if there was any logic behind this, no, I wasnโt into pageants or anything. I was a fat and super awkward girl and Iโm pretty sure I had a mullet at the time.
Unfortunately, my mom made me put it up on my bedroom wall so it was the first thing I saw every morning for years. :(
GandalfTheyGay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife was given a sense of humor one year.... I find it ironic that her parents refuse to do the same for the younger sister because "she can't handle it" .......
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lingerie from my aunt. I was 15 and about to finally tell my parents that her son had been sexually abusing me since I was a kid.
Con_sept ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of cereal. She wanted to get me something I'd use, and because I bought that every week it was a safe bet. It was sadder than funny.
After years of admitting she was terrible with presents, she got into the habit of asking me what I want, and I gave up being surprised. One year she tells me she has her own idea and that I'll surely love it. Cautiously I say as long as it's not a watch or wallet (I have these already and they're very dear to me) I'll be super happy. It was a watch. A cheap chunky plastic one that was hard to read, which she apparently spent a lot of money on. She cried when she remembered why it was a bad idea and I felt like shit, so I made a point of wearing it.
The next day we were out and saw an impoverished school kid with exactly the same watch on. We both felt thoroughly worthless.
natethegreatt1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was living in Germany a few years ago and Christmas was right around the corner. I hadn't seen anyone in over 8 months, and I was going to go at least a total of 15 months without seeing them.
My parents were definitely well-enough off to send me awesome gifts and, even though I told them not to send me anything because it'd be expensive, they said they would and I honestly couldn't wait to get some gifts from home. I'm from Cincinnati, so I was expecting a couple cases of Skyline Chili at the very least, or maybe a nice camera that I had expressed interest in.
Well, it should be noted that my dad is the type of person to ask you what you want and then get you things that HE actually would want to receive as gifts. For the past fifteen years I've told him over and over again that I have no interest in "pajama pants." Whenever he'd wear them he'd say "Look at these. Aren't these nice? You want some?" and I'd reply with the same answer every time: "No dad, I don't like pajama pants. I wear sweat pants and athletic pants." Well, over that span he had probably gifted me 10 pairs of pajama pants.
So, when I got my Christmas package from my dad, I turned to my girlfriend and said "I swear to God if there are pajama pants in here..."
Well, you guessed it: I unwrapped the box and opened it to find a single pair of pajama pants and nothing else. I turned to my girlfriend and started cracking up. I was actually pretty angry at him - not because of the gift but because he doesn't listen to a damn thing.
vonMishka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad did that to my mom for years. Every single Christmas and birthday was something he wanted her to have. It was awful.
natethegreatt1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's super inconsiderate!
andrewbsucks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a โhow to get a jobโ book a week after closing my dream business. It was a Christmas present from dads gf.
UnseenEntity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in 3rd grade and our class did a white elephant party for Christmas. Everyone brought a wrapped gift. The teacher randomly numbered each gift and we all drew numbers from a hat. I had brought a large gift. My mom bought a Tonka dump truck, when they were still made of metal. I remember seeing a flat gift that I knew exactly what it was. It was a wooden puzzle where you put the pieces into the board where they fit. I was inwardly saying to myself, "please don't draw #3, please don't draw #3." But when I reached into the hat, I drew #3. When I opened it, I found it wasn't even new. I'm in my 50's now and for some reason that memory still sticks with me.
slotpiece ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of gum.I am being completely honest right now.
AFroggieLife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is 10 days past Valentine's Day. One year, I got a fancy gold heart shaped box (the kind you normally find a ton of chocolate in) that only had the little music player. Someone had already eaten the chocolates out...Thanks, Mom and Dad!
Naklar85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt bought me what she thought was a Star Wars poster...turns out it was Star Wars wrapping paper. She wrapped wrapping paper and gave it as a gift. I joked that maybe I could wallpaper my room with it...
fendermallot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sixteenth birthday (a long time ago), parents didn't buy me anything but offered to take me to big chain store and let me pick something out. Father decided that before we go to store he wants to stop at truck dealership and"window shop". 8 hours later we leave with a new truck, store is closed and I don't get a present. On top of that the truck doesn't have a second row seat and my sister rides up front with parents while I am in the bed of the truck (at least there was a canopy) on the 35mile drive home. The next day they bought me a basketball hoop. I didn't play basketball, didn't even own a ball. Dad waited until I moved out 2 years later to put it up. It's still there. Don't think it was ever used.
LothartheDestroyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my aunt and uncle on my moms side never put thought into my gifts.
Their daughters and my sister are close in age and were close growing up. So she got everything thing she asked for from them.
I just wanted action figures. Ninja Turtles, Muscle Men, Battle Beasts. Beatles CDs. Socks. I love socks.
Every year it was some chintzy puzzle or army men or best of (random country artist).
Except one. One year I got an American Eagle TShirt. In a small. For women.
Iโm a guy, wore a Large at the time, and hate American Eagle.
So. Yeah.
Thecodyy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife was given a ziplock bag of rice and a used dvd of the show survivor for her birthday from her mother one year.
A silly inside joke? Yeah, but there was no follow up โjust kiddingโ gift.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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bregans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Been there. Lots of fun
nateyp123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can a child be an answer?
CousinDarell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
gratefool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I didn't get anything...I had to pay $50 and pickup the garbage."
pepapig420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son
Randomscholar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Whitesnake album. Or the Tone-Loc poster... I can't decide which was worse. I had not expressed interest in either.
Guy_In_Florida ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The mix is unsettling in itself.
IMKridegga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't as bad as many of the things on here, but at the time it happened I was very upset. My great-aunt gave me a Barney coloring book for my eighth birthday. I was still too young to properly appreciate the kind gesture of gift-giving, but I was definitely old enough to appreciate that Barney was for "little kids" and that I had long outgrown him.
Guy_In_Florida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once when I was a kid (8 years old) my Grandma and I watched Beauty and the Beast with George C. Scott. I told her I liked the movie, it was G.C. Scott. After that every year I got some Beauty and the Beast crap for little kids. My 18th birthday was 2 days after I graduated Marine Boot Camp. Guess what I got....... To this day I wonder if she was just screwing with my head.
Vnewb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A frilly weird pillow cover depicting whales.this was a case for throw pillows. I don't have throw pillows. This was from my mom one year.
She has ADD (suspect bpd impulse control)a really bizarre thought process when it comes to gifts. She once walked me through it with buying for relatives. It's entirely reliant on poor impulse control and lack of critical thinking. She's one of those ppl who return 75% of what they buy because thought is only done after the action.
And a step grandma gave me a ring from a bobble machine. I was past 30 yrs old.
She didn't have an excuse Like mom. She was just an awful person equally to my brothers as well
LenormandR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a Secret Santa gift given to me at work one year. Someone took the time to wrap a sample bottle of half empty British sterling aftershave in a small Whitman Sampler box.
jkbrock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's parents didn't like me very much. I found out on the Christmas that she, her brother, his wife, and I were all sitting in the living room and her parents handed us all Christmas cards and gleefully asked us to open them.
Her brother opened his: $100 bill
His wife opened hers: $100 bill
My ex opened hers: $100 bill
I opened mine: $20 bill
I mean...$20 is $20, and it was nice of them to give me anything but man, it felt like a real kick in the pills to find out on Christmas where I stood in the family.
Eventually I figured out that they thought I was cheating on her with her best friend. But it turned out later that she was cheating on me with her best friend. Womp, womp.
ordealia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday I received an ornamental bunch of grapes (made of marble) and a pair of child-sized wooden clogs. My Mam had clearly gone panic charity shop buying- because I've never expressed any interest in ornamental fruit or baby clogs, or clogs, or babies, or babies in clogs.
saranichole123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother mailed me a horse figurine for Christmas one year. When I opened it up, it was completely broken into little pieces. I called her, thanked her, but then told her it was broken and it must have happened during shipping. She said no and admitted that my uncle dropped it before she mailed it.
maggotbrownie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blue Tonka truck. Been trying to give it away for years but nobody wants it.
golfnbrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cold, bro. Funny, but cold...
moregoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Court papers on my birthday from my daughter's mother trying to take her away from me . It didn't work but that had to be the worst "present" I could have been given.
valued_subscriber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year after the divorce, my grandmother on my dad's side sent a large box of wrapped gifts, but just to spite Dad, Mom didn't even open the outer box. She put it on the highest shelf in the kitchen and left it there until the spring. When we had a huge ant problem, because there was food in one of the inner wrapped gifts and it rotted and leaked onto the clothes below.
Also, I think I was forced to tell Grandma over the phone that we didn't want anything from her or her son.
OhNoNotSam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dead fish.
JoshDM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same dark-grey Champions sweatshirt with the olympic symbol on it over the left breast for three Christmases in a row in my early teens, and that was it.
JoshDM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three individual shirts, a new on each year, but the same style.
effyochicken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 22 (maybe) I was wearing an ugly turquoise shirt around the house because it was my night-shirt. I hated the color so I would only wear it around the house and never out.
That Christmas I received 6 different shirts, all of them Turquoise. They assumed because they always saw me wearing that color that it was my favorite. In the year after that - after occasionally wearing them only inside, they gave me THREE MORE turquoise shirts.
And that's how my wardrobe became like 20% the color I hate.
Sgorilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa, 2016
I gave a lava lamp that doubled as a bluetooth speaker.
I received a Rubik's Cube and a hammer (for when I got frustrated with the Rubik's Cube). :(
GabrielSH77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I don't actually remember this gift, but the story gets told pretty much every Christmas in my family, so I'm well familiar with it.
My mom got pregnant in undergrad and never married my father, but they've always been on amazing terms and he always helped raise me, even when they lived hours apart from one another. However, the unmarried thing enraged his extremist, militant, evangelical Christian father and stepmother. They absolutely hated my mom, and me. But for my second Christmas, my parents decided to extend an olive branch, so we went to visit them.
They treated all of us horribly the entire time, "hinting" to my mom that she was a whore, going to hell, that I was somehow evil and tainted, etc. But the kicker was their Christmas gift. It was a group gift, one for each of my parents and me. Three pairs of full-body windbreaker suits, in neon pink. My mom, who has always been a very petite woman, received hers in 3XL. Mine could have fit twelve 2-year-olds in it. It was so utterly petty and ridiculous that my mom wasn't even angry. Then they egged her car.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 9. I unwrapped a little plaque that said shocking along the lines of 'in loving memory:Mom'
Confused great uncle had a bunch made for his children with his wife's ashes in little bottles in it. I don't speak to my mom often and there was so much commotion with all us little kids that nobody realized they had given me the wrong thing
I sat there crying my eyes out, thinking my mom had died. She's always been sickly so i really thought she was gone
sayyahtodaupeh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sound like an ungrateful prick sharing this story, but there was a christmas my grandmother got all my cousins Sony Walkmans (this was like in 1996) and I got a basketball. 7 year old me wasn't thrilled.
jacqui_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has always liked my cousins more than my sister and me, and made no secret of it. One Christmas when I was around 8, grandma gave all my cousins brand new bicycles, electronic toys of some description and clothes. She gave me a dirty old baby doll that was supposed to crawl but no longer worked. She told me that she got it from the dump and โrepairedโ it with granddadโs weird home-made cement. I canโt remember what she gave my sister but I do remember it was equally terrible and also from the dump.
Dogopus9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa once sent me and my family a large framed picture of him and his friends that we didn't know. We couldn't throw it out incase he came to visit.
aazov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of flowers from a neighbor, to congratulate us on the birth of our daughter, picked from our own garden.
FinalFantasyFoSho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 1997, I was 12 and could barely contain myself around Christmas. This is because I had grown up a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, and, as you know, FFVII came out that year. For the weeks leading up to Christmas, my parents would go with me to Sony Plaza in NYC, and I would beg and plead with them to get me a Playstation. They would act like they were going to and then just hold out on me. They would hint I'd have to wait, and "let's see what [you] get at Christmas..."
Well, December 25th rolled around. I was sweating with anticipation. I opened one package- a special edition PS controller from my brother. I opened another package- a FF7 hintbook from my sister. Another package- THE FF7 GAME FROM MY MOTHER.
I eyed the large square package under the tree. I knew- we ALL knew what it was. I asked my dad if I could open it now. "No OP, that is for your brother." We all laughed because my dad was such a trickster, but he couldn't fool me. I said "C'mon dad, I'm gonna open it. "
"Ok (looks at brother) Frank, I hope that's ok with you." Frank looks at me with a grin and nods.
I rip open the paper and it is... a guitar amp. For Frank.
I was so upset my nose bled. Promptly thanked my siblings and mom for the awesome gifts, told my dad he was the worst, and went to blockbuster to rent the console for the week.
Thanks dad.
Also, many years later, my mom sent me a christmas goody box in the mail with a pair of Uggs , and one of the boots had a dead mouse in it.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would your mother give you the FF7 game if your parents never intended to give you the actual Playstation?
FinalFantasyFoSho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She just assumed he got it for me. They had terrible communication. They're divorced now.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense. It sucks, but it makes sense.
I've read a number of stories on reddit of parents buying kids games/accessories/strategy guides, but not actually buying the game system itself.
judylikespie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mother wrapped gifts that were empty boxes from the stuff she got me though out the year. And then my mother when I was a kid wrapped a big box in a box in a box etc.. and it ended up being nothing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Fingersaplenty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't really see the problem here, I'm 36 and that would beat the fucking socks I get every year
whtbrd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toss-up between:
diet pills for Christmas from my MIL,
and one from an Aunt, a 3" across, cheap, ceramic bowl that had the little gift message on the bottom from whoever had given it to her, a couple of years prior. It was a joint Christmas present to my DH and me, and doubled as our wedding present, since we'd gotten married approx. 1.5 months prior. the message washed off with soap and water, so I guess it had never been washed, either, meaning it was also dirty.
Also, an unloaded gift card as one of my wedding presents.
Edited to add: some of those travel size hotel shampoos - the really cheap ones because she would stay at motel 6... like 2 of them, wrapped up for Christmas. Thanks, lady. This'll destroy my hair, but thanks.
chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am laughing so hard I feel drunk
Sheep-Dog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My godmother gave me a couple boxes of unopened expired cereal for Christmas one year.
MagicalKartWizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How far past the date?
deathracerchevy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wedding gift. Husband and I weren't really interested in a circus wedding. Not many guests since it was last minute. His brother couldn't come, so he send a card congratulating our marriage and gave us the gift of air travel via his southwest mileage or something like that.
Not only do we have to call him in advance and I mean like a year in advance to make the "reservations" it's only in places southwest goes, also because he lives near a major airport and he commutes we can't use the points to even visit him. We've tried three times and every time he's used up the points already.
I tell my husband, it's not so much that it's a bad gift, it's a sweet gesture, but it's like a thoughtless one. The card was nice though.
DestroyYesterday ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my wife received a wedding gift. Youโre familiar with it: 50 Shades of Grey on Blu-Ray. Weโre the type of people that donโt watch porn movies, let alone an R movie unless itโs been edited, so the fact that someone actually got this for us was absolutely astounding. Weโre LDS (Mormon) by the way. We still donโt know who gave it to us and the Blu-Ray was sold on eBay the next week. Lol
MTBadtoss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman year of college my mother got me a receiver for my cell phone like a 1990's land line handset with an aux input.
ThroawayReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid general mills did a promotion for so many cereal tops you could get a transformer. I think it was named jazz or something like that. Anyways it was a sports car and I really wanted him. My parents were dirt poor but I had no understanding of that at the time. Anyways I sent away for the toy and it never came I was so disappointed I had forgotten about it. Mom had wrapped it and gave it to me at Christmas. It was like 9 months after I sent in the offer claim.
As a 37 year old single dad I can really appreciate what she did for me then but at the time I was so mad she had been hiding it from me for so long and mad because she spent real money on my sisters. I'm sure she thought I'd completely forgotten about it but I didn't. And even with the severe disappointment I've never told my mom I knew what she did I just said thank you santa.
UndeadKitten ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a good son. Sorry you got disappointed, but you really did the nicest thing you could have.
tery12g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had gotten a $50 amazon gift card for my birthday from my parents, I tried to buy something but there was no money on it.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you tell your parents "There's no money on this card!"?
tery12g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did, they said they would get me something else which ended up being a 15 dollar iTunes gift card, but definitely not as good as a $50 amazon gift card.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They still owe you $35
niemor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a book she wanted to read for Christmas. After I opened it and looked confused she said "oh you don't like it, that's fine I will read it then". She then took it out of my hands before I could even read what is it about and I've never seen the book since.
troygates ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa one year I got a turtle neck XXXL long sleeve shirt. I wear large and live in Southern California. I tried to return it to Macy's but it was bought on clearance for $3. So I used it as a rag to dry my truck when I wash it.
littleshroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So.. I had a long term relationship and it was going bad, we took a break. He was always rubbish with money, spent all his tiny income on gaming crap and wouldn't even think of stuff like saving up, or any other practical thing on earth. I started feeling like his mother not his girlfriend and I found out he was chatting up his study mate and almost cheated.
A month after not seeing each other in what seemed to be a huge heartbreak (he would call me and cry, etc) I went to see my boyfriend at this workplace. He acted like nothing had ever changed, was joking with coworkers and stuff (he worked in a small gaming retail store) and "by the way" gave me a small metal box with caramel candies saying that this is for all the trouble he caused. Well.
I saw that candy when I got both of us coffee and bagels in the corner shop right next to his work. They cost 99 cents and were on sale. Right next to the counter, something you just grab on your way out. Meanwhile I had spent almost 15 euros on all the food for him and I.
I saw that box, looked at him, and I understood - you know what? I'm worth more than this cheap ass candy. I'm worth a partner who actually tries and does his best for me. I felt so extremely ashamed that I had come back for my ex. I'll never forget that feeling. I felt like a dog who had gotten a beating and still came back to his owner.
So I said fuck this, dude. I'm outta here. I'm not gonna let this crap happen to me. So I left him. It felt extremely freeing.
FreekenAwesome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thinking back, it wasn't that bad. But at the time it was a different story. (I was a young teen) My great grandmother in all sincerity said she got me a computer and she gave me this tiny box. Inside was an old scientific calculator. I politely thanked her for it and told her all the things I could do with it. She was happy.
OasisSheep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a lime in my stocking when I was twelve. Was happy. Was only disappointed when my mom used the lime for guacamole without my knowledge.
JaymesMarkham2nd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My name is James, so someone once got me a copy of James and the Giant Peach. Not a bad gift until they told me to read it quickly so they could get it back to the library.
NotAdamSiska ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once from a boyfriend I received a Bunnings gift card, a 16gb usb stick, and a box of chocolates. This same guy refused to buy cards for any occasion because they were "stupid expensive paper".
A previous bf got me for one of my birthdays a really lovely photo book. Full of pictures of me. That I'd taken. Like, they were nice pictures, but he'd just gone and saved basically a bunch of my profile pictures. He was in maybe two of them. And for a Christmas he got me new plates. Not like fancy China plates or something, just Kmart ones that all matched, because my plates were mismatched op-shop plates and he didn't like them.
I date weird dudes apparently.
kaboomwe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a couple shirts, some socks. Meanwhile my sister opens a brand new Ps2 and a new bike.
Fast forward a few years I get a small RC plane, and my sister gets a new car haha.
fruitjerky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was showing me a Bluetooth keyboard he got for his phone and describing how it didn't work. Then he remembered it was my birthday, handed it to me and said "Happy Birthday."
VictoryAkara ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aunt that is very wealthy, I'm talking about an aunt who's family who invested in playboy and New york times partial owners rich.
Gave me a penny wrapped up in a box.
Yup. Still with me to this very day as a summary of what I think of her.
thedigitaldork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my step-brother-in-law's UNCLE - I received a DVD of "Chicago" (not shrink-wrapped, and apparently stolen from my father-in-law's bookshelf) but instead of "Chicago" there was a burned DVD inside the case. Popped it in the DVD player and it was a home movie of my niece being born.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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AllHarlowsEve ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a "Get better soon" gift, an uncle, knowing I'm blind and had literally no sense of smell, sent me a bouquet.
What do blind people with no sense of smell need flowers for??
bigedthebad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was the worst gift at the time, my wife bought me a screw organizer. It's one of those thing with little plastic drawers you put screws and stuff in.
It turned out to be very useful. I've had it like 35 years and every random extra screw and bolt goes in there. I can't count the number of times I needed something and I found something to do the job in my handy screw organizer.
Thanks darlin'
Nurmengardx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an IOU for my 18th which was never fulfilled lmao. For my 20th I got a dagger 8 months late :L
Dr_puffnsmoke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dora the explorer โhappy quinceaรฑera nieceโ card.
It was a Christmas present from my grandfather and I was a 17 year old white guy. This was in his later days.
jam510 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "random box surprise".
Someone gifted me a subscription from Random Box Surprise and now every month I get something... weird in the mail. It's totally random - some months I get socks for toddlers other times I get hand drawn clown "art". At least every time I get a package I'm in for a treat!
ooeeookillertofuu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received a year old expired hand cream. It seriously was a small sample cream that had the expiration date on the back. It also came with a small bell that was to be worn as a necklace. This gift was from my secret Santa who turned out to be my boss. I felt so hurt bc obviously this gift had absolutely no thought into it and was just picked out from random things at home.
Hurt more when the next year came and she gave her next recipient 2 bottles of liquor and shot glasses.
MrFyr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it was years ago and I don't remember how old I was at the time, maybe 7-9 or somewhere around that age. My parents and I went to visit my dad's parents on Christmas eve and then my mother's parents on Christmas day. The only kids at the gathering were my 2 cousins on that side of the family at the time, one a year younger and the other just an infant. Well that particular year my paternal grandparents bought my cousin via my dad's younger brother a number of gifts, including Tonka trucks, lego sets, various action figures. It was quite a haul and had to be easily $100+. What did I get? Some toy I can't even remember that came from a Dairy Queen kid's meal, with the words that I should hold on to it "because it might be worth something some day". I got nothing else from anyone on my dad's side of the family.
It honestly didn't really affect me that much at the time because my parents got me great stuff and I already didn't like my paternal grandparents, but it was one of the catalyst for my mother insisting we weren't going to see them on the holidays anymore. She said it was incredibly cruel to treat any child that way on Christmas, especially after my parents actually spent a good bit on gifts for my cousin that year.
Neither my parents nor I see it as a loss to have not seen them for decades after they disowned my dad's twin for being gay and told me I was going to hell for the same. I'll still remember that shit though. In fact, this year on thanksgiving after my mother finished smoking a bowl she lost her shit and started laughing hysterically as she gave me a DQ kid's toy and told me I should hold on to it for my retirement.
QueenoftheComa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nana made us sit around and watch her open her gifts from her friends (foot spas, spa days, champagne etc)
Then gave me my gift of lavender scented tissues
Lucid_Memes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've received 4 windshield ice scrapers the past 4 years in a row. I live in the South. It's snowed here twice in my lifetime.
nebulanug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half ate snickers bar that melted
danworkreddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa, got a box of Ramen. Spent a good amount of time scouring the internet to find a discontinued book and the cooresponding movie that would be the perfect gift for my target.
My santa gave me a box of ramen.
ReallyFnCleverName ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our first Christmas married to my wife she bought me the only gift I've ever made a "wtf" face for and we still laugh about it to this day.
It was a 100 piece glow in the dark puzzle of New York City.
I'm not from NYC, I don't like puzzles... there was just no reason in the world to ever think I'd want a glow in the dark NYC puzzle
maliwaliwali ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's 90 year old grandmother sent me a pair of her used lacy nylon underwear, because she'd decided she didn't like me. I thought it was hilarious.
Pelennor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got two.
One from my grandmother: a bag of those cheap $2 Christmas napkins you buy at the Reject Shop.
One from her own grandmother: a box of incense (which she has never liked anyway) that was empty. She figured she'd never open it, so she took the incense out to use at home herself.
Just amazing...
balaenopteraz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to collect little figurines of angels. My friend asked my other friend what I like. She said "flying stuff". I received a ship statue.
Mr0inks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 13-14 I had like super bad acne, so for Christmas my aunt got my this black cosmetic bag thing, absolutely filled with foundation and powder and conceler and stuff. May I mention I am a guy, and whilst I wouldn't faze me now, at the time I was kind of anxious and awkward. I was surrounded by like traditional older male family and really didn't want them to see what I had opened. I realize now that it was kind of a thoughtful gift, but at the time I felt so embarrassed.
JustJoshing89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of boxers, from my friends mum who has known me since I was a baby, saying โIโm happy to see youโ.
shaylavee3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a terrible gift, but that statement "it was the thought that counts" doesnt really work well. My grandma went out and bought herself a brand new iPad, then proceeded to give her old cracked one as a Christmas gift to me, her oldest granddaughter, she wrapped it up in wrapping paper and everything, while my 14 & 16 year old little cousins got brand new iPads... The 16 year old lost his within the first 2 months.
SquidgeSquadge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Overly large (as in large for an adult man) Gold glitter sneakers my grandma (dad's side) got me when I was 8. My parents were divorced by then and I remember my mum screaming at my dad what the hell he/ his mum was thinking. I tried to calm her down saying I would grow into them maybe but they were too big for my dad.
For years before and since, my grandmother was not allowed to buy us clothes as gifts.
JTHinton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of cheerios. They weren't even honey oat. Thanks grandma
Insomniacrobat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of beer from Germany...that someone else already drank...
Sirdannykins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a ten dollar gift card to a grocery store that Isn't in the town i live in. In fact, there isn't one for many miles. It was baffling.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret santa last year in my homeroom I got a Sharpie highlighter and 2 blue pens wrapped in a tissue because the person forgot
DJVaporSnag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a Christmas exchange at my old job, I got MY recipient a really nice, hand-tooled leather notepad cover and pen. My friend made it. I traded her a REALLY nice piece of art for it.
What did I get? Nothing. The person who got my name was fired right before the exchange.
timeflieswhen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs a present missing here. You should have received the present someone bought for the fired guy. If they didnโt get a present for him, you should have received whatever they were gifted.
DJVaporSnag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. If it had been a big event type thing, it probably would've worked out that way. But it was a call center so you can't take everyone off the phones.
googlebearbanana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's grandma gave me a crocheted cup holder. She apparently used her bed sheet for the bottom of it and yes it had urine stains on it.
TehMascot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wifes uncle gave me deodorant and a stuffed animal for christmas after I gave him a 200.00 omaha steaks package.
I was 30 years old.
Shivadxb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until she couldn't even be bothered anymore my aunt kept sending me thick woolly jumpers.
I lived in the desert at the time. Winter sometimes got as low as 15ยฐC
DataEast1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ceramic horse.
whiskeejo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Baby hamster for my 40th birthday from SO - because I talked with such happiness when reflecting on pets I had AS A CHILD. Had plenty of WTF moments during the 5 year relationship but this topped the chart.
ioccasionallysayha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got me a "Free coffee at any cafe with the National Trust." Not a terrible gift, except that it was on the back of his reciept when he signed up to the national trust.
Prime-Omega ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks, literally a shoebox filled with socks. Thanks mom!
ritaballou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex of mine bought me a couple of records on a trip we went on and then on Christmas he wrapped those up along with some records I had bought myself on that trip and gave them to me.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A grill utensil kit for father's day from my girlfriend at the time, who lived with me. I don't have a grill.
BrianOllis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum once got me an answering machine. I was 14.
crystalkeyss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but I got cheap hand sanitizers from my best friend's dad. It was also broken
SnuggyFace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Post-it notes
Bouffaloof ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me WD-40 for Christmas one year.
Zic05 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pencils and erasers
DeathInFrance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift, but Iโve been asked by my family to make my own birthday cake multiple times... which is on Christmas.
Best part is they request I make applesauce cake, which I hate.
LadyA052 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My granddaughter will be 15 on Christmas. Her 10 year old sister will take great delight in making a cake for her.
ferah11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a white elephant thing I got an Oregon trail cd-room a couple of years ago.
J0kr305 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off brand leap frog learning system from Walmart.
I think I was 12.
My aunt is a little out of touch.
jeffumopolis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally a twice folded 8x11 piece of paper with really bad drawings he made of pokemon in it saying Happy Birthday... from a 26 yr old man I consider my best friend. He was serious, so I replied with a heartfelt thank you because itโs the thought that counts... right?
N3uromancer42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I (luckily) didnโt receive this gift, but we were doing Secret Santa, and one guy got a shit in a bag. โNuff said.
NerdyNae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bit late to the party (ha see what I did there) but my sister gave me her pet mouse as a birthday present once because she didnโt want to look after it anymore.
dontlikemangoes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend got a can of soup for a secret santa a few years ago
EDIT: i can't believe I forgot about another friend whose cheapass grandmother got her a maternity shirt... in 7th grade
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and sis in law gave me a framed picture of them on their wedding day for Christmas. To this day I canโt work out if I was being trolled or they really are that narcisstic (most likely that latter)
photomaniac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom recieved the worst gift ever from my aunt (my dad's sister, who we no longer speak to for similar but unrelated reasons). One Christmas my aunt gave my mom a lacy/silky nightgown. Kind of a weird gift tongue your sister in law but, my mom being the nice person she is says thank you and moves on with her life. The next day when she took another look at the night gown she noticed that the size is 2XL. My mom is a medium at absolute most. My aunt on the other hand is around the 2XL size. So my mom takes the night gown back to the store to exchange it for something more her style and size. When the store clerk scanned the tag it came up as something they had last sold 3 years prior.
TL; dr: my aunt bought a night gown kept the tags on, kept in somewhere for 3 years and then regifted it to my mom.
rcboborob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend got me stubby coolers for my birthday this year. A few weeks ago she lost one. So I got one for her this Xmas. Yesterday I found the lost stubby cooler on the neighbour's deck. She walked in last night to see the lost one sitting on the table and confessed to me that I should expect not one, but SIX stubby coolers from her family this Xmas.
TLDR: GF lost a stubby cooler, I found it and now we will have 9.
falling_stardust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sibling bought me a wood decoration that says "Keep Calm and Buy Shoes!". Their intentions were good, but I have bad feet and finding a pair of shoes that won't leave me in pain is difficult.
FlintyCrayon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
valadil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt expect my in laws to treat me as well as they treat my wife. One year they got her an iPad and me a can opener.
himateo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my brother and I got insurance card holders from our aunt and uncle. We didn't yet have our licenses. But even if we did... wtf.
maluminse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad opened a present to find the same tie he was wearing.
Froghat_Vendor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fiber one bar and Poopurrie
Adekis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school I once got hair ties from my girlfriend.
To make it special, she named all the hair ties, and wrote them on the cardboard with a thin-tipped sharpie.
It was fuckin' special all right.
WickedLittleWitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is really dumb but I was very upset about it at the time and I still think it was shitty. When I was 10 we had just moved into a new trailer that was basically in the middle of nowhere and all the neighbor kids on my "street" had dirt bikes and would go ride on these trails up in the woods. I wanted a four-wheeler because my dad had one and I thought they seemed safer. I didn't and still don't like having to lean with a two-wheeled vehicle (dirt bike, motorcycle, whatever ). I don't remember what my little brother asked for, probably a four-wheeler also, Idk i was 10 I didn't care what he asked for.
Anyway, we get up on Christmas morning and go to the living room and I see a four-wheeler! But... It's really small. Then I noticed a slightly bigger crotch rocket next to it. I remember specifically telling my dad I did not want a dirt bike like all the boys had. I was so upset, I asked for a four-wheeler all year and they gave my 5 year old little brother one and got me something they knew I didn't want. I refused to even attempt to ride that tiny death machine. My dad was really mad but I don't think it's my fault he spent all that money on something I didn't want.
HASHTAGBUTTCHUG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I girl I worked with told us she gives out lottery tickets that she already scratched. So she would give the losing tickets to people as gifts, and keep winning ones.
KatGas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my dad got me a $15 knock off โGo Proโ camera and told me itโs suppose to be inspiration to go out and do something fun for once... Iโm disable and paralyzed from the waist down.
ItsKaylasLife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19 my boyfriend at the time hyped up my birthday present for months... when I finally opened it, it was a fucking wooden chicken.
The saddest part was that he genuinely thought I was going to love it (for whatever reason)
QuitCallingNewsrooms ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A UV pen light... with no bulb. One of those cheap pen lights with an impossible to find bulb that you toss when it dies, assuming you ever use it to begin with.
My birthday is at Christmas, so it was a combination gift. Wrapped in Christmas paper. And then in birthday paper. With a card that read โMerry Birthmasโ
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Person in my class got anal cream for secret santa. In front of everybody.
iheartomd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Redditgifts exchange. The exchange was for yarn. In my preferences I said that Iโd like something that would be local to the sender, that I couldnโt get at a shop near me. Didnโt necessarily have to be super expensive or fancy.
I received a bag of cheap yarn that you could get at Walmart. That by itself might be ok if they were entire skeins or balls of yarn. Instead, it was leftover yarn that had been wound by hand into messy balls of yarn. Some of it had obviously been frogged (the person had knitted or started knitting something with it, then pulled it apart). There was also hair and โdebrisโ in it, like a few grains of cat litter.
jgeertsen1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a block of velveeta cheese from my secret santa in the 8th grade. I was so sad that the teacher gave me his emergency "student didn't get a gift" item, a whoopee cushion. Thank you Mr. Langston, wherever you are.
garnet_is_square ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me some creepy ass life sized doll (like the size of a 5 year old child.) I was thankful even though I didn't like it, but I was 11 and no longer playing with toys and it was creepy. My mom made me throw it away because it was disturbing
Bodgie7878 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not technically me but I'll tell this on behalf of my friend who isn't on Reddit.
Initially (after discovering that I would be getting a gaming PC for my birthday (for context he uses a laptop with an i3 processor and the integrated graphics)) he asked for a gaming PC. His parents shut that down instantly but he was willing to compromise, he asked for a monitor, which he could connect his laptop to and use as a second screen. His parents made hints that maybe that was a good compromise and he got excited.
A month rolled by and we reached Christmas, he eagerly ran down to his presents to see what he had received...
The poor fucker got a cheese grater.
thebird777 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am half Filipino but don't speak any Tagalog. When I was around 8 or 9 my mom brought me and my brother to the Philippines during christmas. And during Christmas one of my relatives got me a book in Tagalog that I couldn't read.
schneidvegas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 15 years old. I got a pooper scooper.... to pick up dog poop....
bortvern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never received a bad gift, but I've certainly been unappreciative of gifts I have received. I am thankful now to be in a state of mind to be able to receive any type of gift happily.
Luci_b ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 2 cousins signed a baseball and put it a used chicken dinner box from sonic. Then write on the box โWeโll be famous some dayโ The next year they gave me a rock from my driveway. Apparently both items were my aunts idea.
Eagle206 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst just funny.
So evidently grandma always had a set amount of money budgeted for each of our gifts every year.
When I was 11 or 12 she took me out to toys r us. Had me choose a game. I think axis and allies.
Come Christmas I opened it. In the card was the change. So the game cost like 38.55 or whatever and in the card was 11.45 or whatever the exact change was down to the penny.
Lol
HyperboleJoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can't decide. Many from my addict of a grandma. She was always drunk and expected absolute adoration and excitement at her gifts.
I was 12. 5'8", 110 pounds. An XXL Terrible's Casino seude leather jacket. She proudly boasted how she didn't have to pay anything for it since she had so many points. Image of what the back looked like. https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/09/86/98/01/terrible-s-casino.jpg
I was 8, golden birthday. Open a card and inside are two 5s! My eyes grew wide in thanks when she snatched one of the 5s and said, "I didn't mean to give you that much." I fought back tears as she exited her motor home and made way
There are many others, but not quite as bad as these two.
chicken007assassin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haven't received a gift since i was 6 years old when i got a big red box with 5 rupee coin.
V_is4vulva ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has a bad habit of getting my two little tornado children super fragile things like porcelain dolls and white teddy bears that wouldn't last 5 minutes in our home. My mother, knowing how disastrous this can be, has taken to intercepting these gifts, donating them, and replacing them with a regular baby doll or something that won't be immediately destroyed, then telling me so I can play along. Honestly they're both so sweet and wholesome doing the old lady dance of politeness and discretion. You have to love them for it.
tha_t0dd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A potato in a box labeled โbox of poopโ
johnthedudeguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got some sort of comic book that really turned out to be a sampler of things by one publisher and pretty likely was free. A few years later I'm taking cartooning classes at an art museum and the guy teaching the class, who had legitimately done work for Marvel, has it among things he's brought in as examples of different art styles. "Oh yeah, I got this for my birthday one year." "Wow, you've got some cheap friends." "It was my aunt."
Undertaker17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a school gift exchange as an 8 year old, I wrote on the letter to my (secret) exchange classmate that I wanted Gran Turismo for my PS1, and I added 'not PS2'. She ended up giving me Worms Blast on PC.
986squares ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My whole family went on a trip to Thailand the week of my 18th birthday without me, they brought back a little wooden sling shot as a gift that immediately snapped in half when I tried to use it.
Jjggmkm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used coloring book, while my cousins got toys tractors and and dolls. Yeah it was a pretty shitty day for me!
HangryCatGalaxy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I brought myself this really nice box that I decided to use for some art coursework. The box went missing and I was freaking out because I was worried I wouldn't find it before my deadline. Real mixture of relief and confusion when I unwrapped it on Christmas Day - thanks Dad.
salvyepps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6th grade we had a secret santa. We were such a small school and there were only 13 kids in my class, 11 of which were boys. We are all pretty much best friends. With that said, we were excited, we were all getting gifts for each other which would be dope because we all knew each other so well. The day of exchange, it turns out one of my closest friends Vin had me. Vin and I played soccer and basketball together, would stay at each other's houses, are families were close, so on. He completely forgot and just grabbed some old stuffed animal from his basement and brought it in and tried playing it off as a goof. I laughed, but was hurt. All the other kids really put effort into getting something for their boys in our group. And i sat there, with this stuffed, purple dragon.
foodlion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend of 3 years got me a blender for my birthday. I already had a blender. After incredulously telling my mom this story, three months later, for Christmas, she got me a blender. Completely un-ironically. She just remembered that I had mentioned a blender at some point.
24ANemo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once got me play-doh (which I was too old for) and accessories. However, the doh colors had been mixed with one another to the point that they were a Jackson Polluk painting, and the accesories were heavily used and stained.
That same Christmas she got my sister a family size bag of peanuts that had already been opened. "I got hungry on the drive up!" Was her excuse.
fbibmacklin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My company participated in a name drawing present exchange. The coworker who got my name forgot about it until the day of, so he got into the floor of his closet and threw an old flannel shirt into a plastic bag. It was dirty and about three sizes too small.
Source: Am Jim Halpert.
taxz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Bible with my first name misspelled from my grandparents.
p_fizzzle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa I got gifted a beta fish with no tank or food. I don't want a fish, you essentially gifted me a responsibility
jollytoes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking parrot. Thanks for the alarm screeches every time one of my 3 dogs enter the room, the need to buy a large cage and toys, and thanks most of all for getting a species that lives up to 30 years.
Sorrowwolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christ if you hate your bird so much, give him up.
jollytoes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasnโt given to me, it was given to my son by his grandmother, my mother-in-law. Due to the rule of family dynamics Iโm not allowed to get rid of the bird. If anyone loved you I wouldnโt have needed to explain all of this.
Sorrowwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn girl chill. Who hurt you? No need to go out of your way to insult me.
hellsbells124 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brothers and I were growing up my uncle sent us Turner and Hooch on VHS. Three years in a row.
Mr_FeelsBadMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
NCC-1701_yeah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year for my birthday, my parents regifted a Starbucks $5 gift card. How did I know it was a regift? The gift card said, 'Thank you' on it and had my dad's name written on it.
Also, another fun one. I'm the oldest of 4, and when I graduated high school, my parents got me a Nintendo DS. Which is cool, I like video games. My sisters got laptops, and my baby brother got a car with a cruise to Mexico. Yeah, pretty sure I got the short end of the stick.
smitttythepirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my grandma gave me an expired box of Mac and cheese and dirty socks i left at her house the summer before.. i was 9
grannygogo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my husband. A coffee cup with the letter J in script on it. My name starts with L. He said he thought it was an L. If you really looked at it I guess it could have been mistaken. Hmmmn.
emschnei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in elementary school my aunt gave me a pad of paper and a pen for my birthday. She seemed very excited about it though; she thought it was perfect because of how much I โwanted to be a writerโ. I didnโt want to be a writer.
laurelmd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two of them - both involve my ex-stepdad, who was, at best, an extremely obnoxious guy.
My fifteenth birthday, he completely forgot until that night, so he made an emergency run to the local trucker stop/corner store and brought me back a gently used book of Jeff Foxworthy's redneck jokes.
My seventeenth birthday, he didn't forget, but he DID get me... a big, expensive karaoke machine. We were "not eating every other night" broke at the time. Never expressed any interest in karaoke before. I was a shy, very introverted art kid. Turned out the rest of the family thought it would be fun and used my birthday as an excuse to splurge on one, lol. I never found out if it was any fun or not because they broke it excitedly using it later that night while I was in my room wondering if I was being punished or something. Definitely not the worst in this thread, because the gifter sort of, kind of tried.
Iksuda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of magazines about things I have no interest in. I wonder if there was a miscommunication or just a shitty gift picked up at the checkout.
not_thedrink ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 9. It was the Christmas after my mom died and the only person who bothered to give me a present was an aunt who sent me my cousin's used and broken star clock.
ford_racer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I both got Barbies from our step mother's mom... though I was 14 and he was 10... also we are male.
copaceticsativa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle came over to my house and had been sent with a christmas gift from my grandma. None of us knew what it was and it was wrapped in regular wrapping paper with russian nesting dolls all over it.
I unwrapped it to find a box of Beef Stroganoff packets. My aunt asked me if we had talked about any recipes or if she ever made me something with it, but I had no memory of anything related. My uncle suggested that she was "losing it" since she is old.
A few days later I receive the following message (after my uncle must have asked her):
"I am not getting old, I went to the World market store fell in love with the wrapping paper and decided to buy it. I also bought several boxes of food because thery have unique stuff from overseas. I decided to wrap something for her, using some of the nice matrushka doll paper, hence the "gift" for beef stew wrapped up in it. "
So, I guess my gift was wrapping paper that had already been used? I wish she would have just given me the roll at least to use for my gifts.
My_Names_Not_Riiick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my mom got me and my sister a custom painted sign that says โIโm a great kid!โ My sister was 25 and I was 27 and married (still married!) my wife laughed out loud... and I asked my mom where I should hang it. Honestly have no idea where it is... it did not get hung in my house
DeitiesDamntheDeimos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A paperweight snail.
My grandmother thought I would like it. Don't know why she thought that but she had also bought me a laminator. Mind you I was like 8 years old. I didn't really have a need (does anyone?) For those things.
She's still a great grandma though! Love her to bits!!
ilostmytaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex husband's mother gave me a bag of beef jerky and said, "I know you like to eat."
UnprofessionalUnicor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On year my now husband's grandmother gave me used holiday candles for Christmas
HazeemTheMeme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend got me a calculator for secret santa because I didn't have one. Problem is, I did have one.
arielssouls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated this guy from Berlin and while visiting him I bought for myself a little (let's not discuss if it's fake or not) piece of the Berlin wall from a souvenir shop while we were out on a walk. Fast forward 5 months later to my birthday - he keeps telling me a few days in advance that he has a gift for me to honor my birthday, we meet and I very enthusiastically unwrap my present to find a little piece of the Berlin wall, which he perfectly knew I own.
Surprentis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret santa. A small, typical, white back, wall clock..no batteries included. I had put that I liked star wars, lord of the rings, game of thrones, fantasy stuff. I never did secret santa again because I know I put effort into my secret santa. Feels like some people just send stuff from there own house to you so they can just get free better stuff.
TallMadi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. During puberty, my older sisters would think it would be funny to refer to my chest as "molehills" and constantly hit me in the chest proclaiming "WHACK A MOLE!" My Step-mother at the time thought it would be hilarious to get me the "Whack-a-mole" game for Christmas. I felt so embarrassed and humiliated as they just laughed and laughed.
Jokes on them I have the biggest boobs out of all of us.
Greganor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother once took my xbox 360 that was bricked in my room to his friends house, where he opened it up, took out parts and my brother gave it back to me claiming the gift was that it might work again now. It didn't. Thanks.
zomgitsniko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
maleitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife gave me a bedspread for a Christmas present.
Only1OfMany ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a $20 gift card to Subway. While I worked at Subway. From my godmother. She also gave me a lottery ticket, from her home state (5hours drive away) when I was too young to cash in any winnings.
Blenjamin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time as a child my sister broke the screen for my window, and around 4 months later for my birthday I received a new screen as my birthday present
K1lamangiro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at work.. I received a beard comb.
I donโt have a beard.
TunakTun633 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I purchased a 1989 BMW at 18. My dad thought it was a really poor investment on my part, especially because it needed a ton of parts. So naturally, I put some on my Christmas list. There were some expensive ones (my list was thorough), but it also included a $35 hose, $80 worth of shocks, a $15 FM transmitter, etc.
My dad took one look at my list, and asked if I wanted anything else. I passive-aggressively sent him a new list with an iPhone at the bottom of it. It was the most expensive thing on the list, and I already had the latest Galaxy. Nevertheless, thatโs what I got!
Valtorix28 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma would give me and my younger brother a pair of socks and underwear every year for Christmas. For several years.
For our older brother, they took him to Vegas every year for a weekend / week (or the Bahamas / other Vaca spot). My grandma / step grandpa are loaded and always spoiled my older brother.
Needles to say, I don't really celebrate the holidays much now.
SatanFucksAllah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up super poor and not getting anything at all on Christmas one year made me cherish every gift I've ever gotten for birthdays or holidays. I guess my worst gift was getting nothing on Christmas. I went to school in a nice neighborhood and so my fucking teacher (loved that lady) made us all stand up one by one and say what we got. I stood up and said "Clothes." The teacher said, "That's it? You didn't get any toys?" I did a magnificent job of not crying now that I think about it and replied, "No, I actually wanted clothes!" To which she looked in bewilderment, and literally the glee of an adult finding out some kid actually does like clothes for Christmas. I remember being torn between thinking she was either dumb or I had sold my lie and she didn't see my eyes about to burst.
sassybabycows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my brother. My family would do secret santa but itโs kind of a joke gift with a $1 ish limit or something like that. My brother used to work at dollar tree, so my sister got him a $5 gift card from there, then spent $4 of it.. plus tax. She gave him a dollar tree gift card with less than a dollar on it.
griffaliff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An opened and half eaten box of chocolates from my partners mum for Christmas.
adhdie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A picture of my grandma wearing a snake across her shoulders in an ugly, plastic picture frame.
To be fair, this is what she gave to all her grandchildren that year.
leftypots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A packet to powder to make gravy. My grandmother explained how wonderful it would be on a cold night to have warm gravy on my sandwich. People really give you their trash they don't want to throw away.
aeroartist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a cold, day-old unwrapped entire apple pie from a run-of-the-mill supermarket bakery. and thanks to office secret santa, i told the giver of the gift how shitty it was, to her face. yep. that was a memorable christmas in the office. who the fuck gifts someone an entire apple pie from the supermarket? her defense: they smelled really good when they were fresh. at the store. the day prior.
tdasnowman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The wrong Cabbage Patch kid.
I'm an 80's kid so gender norm toys were very much a thing. All I wanted for my birthday when I was 7 was the football player cabbage patch kid. Also a bit of an introvert when my mom insisted I invite classmates to my birthday party and I relented it was kinda of a big deal.
Birthday party comes, it's at a local beach, surprisingly large amount of the kids I invited show and I can see that big ass box I know this was going to be a good day. Gift opening time I'm working through all the little things being polite saying thank you looking excited at the lame like socks and t shirts shit, but I really want that box. Finally time to open my prize, I'm tearing through the paper it's a cabbage patch, clear the cellophane window, and it's a girl.
Now I know we didn't have a lot of money when I was young so even at that age I knew it was a stretch. But here I am with this cursed thing, and I gotta pretend I'm happy cause I know my mom probably did a few extra shifts to get it. I can already hear the Snowman's a girl chants in my head. I can tell the whole reason my mom got this one is the doll was black (actually as far as I remember the only black version they sold for a long while) being half black and half white this was just a weird reminder of race I didn't want. I ended up just keeping the doll on my bed for a few months then it got regulated to closet duty.
And since this is the gift that keeps on giving. I don't really speak to my mother anymore. We had a falling out years ago, I've attempted a few reconclntions to no avail . Anyways my mom noticed I wasn't really playing with the doll so she ended up buying like a black raggedy ann looking doll so the cabbage patch wouldn't be alone. That one ended up in her room since I didn't really want anything to do with it either. My mom's decided this year she wants to try and reconcile but rather then contact me directly through methods I've said she could she's taken to writing letters. Rather then mail them to me she mails them to other family members so they have to tell me and hold it till I see them or I go get it, she decided to really tug the heart strings and send my my "beloved" cabbage patch. Only she sent the farmers market doll, sent to a family friend I only see once every like 5 years. So i had to go on this weird treasure hunt to get it, crack the letter hat came with and see how absolutely oblivious she still is.
evewight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa for work, I bought someone a $60 liquor store gift card and I got a $2 bargain bin National Lampoon Christmas Vacation DVD. I threw it in the garbage
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, for Christmas when I was around 11 (and my brother was around 13) my brother had asked for an art set and I was also into drawing at the time. For Christmas and other holidays, he always seemed to get more than me and I was tired of it, so I put a theory to the test. He asked for an art kit and art desk, I just asked for an art kit.
On Christmas day he received a luxury art kit, a glass artist table with side slots for his utensils etc, and a fuck ton of paper.
I got a coloring book labeled "6 and up" and a box of colored markers. I genuinely cried.
ProctologistOw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At chirstmas my small brother get a trip to the US and an iPod.
My mom only bought me a pair of socks and tell me that she doesn't have any gift idea for me. I think I am adopted.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our Grandma gave me and my cousins little gift bags of candy for Christmas one year, as we began to eat we realized all of the wrappers said "FREE SAMPLE".
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of hangers from my grandma. Not like a gift bag of fancy hangers, like a grocery bag of wire hangers.
EKEEFE41 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All gifts are from current and only wife...
Toilet paper holder from IKEA (Christmas, only gift)
Luffa (i am a man, did not will not use a luffa, birthday only gift)
Che Gurvara picture book... (she loves Che, i don't care about him, also b-day only gift)
A giant ball to replace my desk chair, told her specifically i never wanted one. (christmas, only gift)
I do love her, and i typically but whatever i want when i want it, so I get i can be hard to shop for... but dam
Her gift giving is an ongoing joke at my job, when ever a holliday or my b-day rolls round the "What did your wife get you this year" jokes start.
AlyGatito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brother and I were really young, my great uncle got us something we had always wanted and begged our parents for: a Nintendo 64. As soon as it was unwrapped, we raced to the TV to turn it on.
It didn't work.
Turns out my great uncle had found it in the trash.
On the plus side, it forced my parents to actually buy us one so we would stop crying.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 5th birthday, they told me to close my eyes while they brought the present in, my grandfather being a big woodsman(owned a camping company) could mimic animal sounds PERFECTLY..... He mimicked a puppy barking as he brought it in..... When I opened my eyes... I got my older sisters used computer, she had just gotten a brand new packard bell(yes I'm old...) the month before.
I couldn't keep the disappointment off my face. I still feel bad about not being able to keep from looking upset. I had been asking for a puppy the entire year.
MaxiAtlas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in my bed over christmas, not ill, just depressed, in a house that was void of love and affection - I was quite young, impressionable, and it had been a couple years of mental manipulation and just all round nasty behaviour from my guardians. Late into the afternoon after the umpteenth episode of Alias (this was years ago) I heard a noise at the door and a shitty ยฃ1 calendar was slid under the door. It was the last straw, and I joined the Army that spring to get away from it all.
LushCosmicParadise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How'd that work out?
MaxiAtlas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Believe it or not I was in the Army for four years and did some amazing things I'm very proud of. I have a service medal and lots of great photographs, it completely changed my prospects. I don't talk to those people anymore, from the beginning.
LushCosmicParadise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you dude. Stay positive.
EileenSuki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Crappy santa socks and foot care worth around 2 euro's from a cheap store for my birthday. My birthday is in may. I got crappy christmas stuff in may.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really an awful gift, but kind of shitty.
I have 4 siblings. 3 sisters, 1 brother.
Each sibling got a brand new car for their 16th bday. A bmw, a mustang gt, ford ranger, mazada protege.
I got modern warfare for playstation 3. A fucking video game, really?
Also should be noted 2 of those siblings crashed their cars and totaled them. Which resulted in them getting another new car of the same make and model.
Novacryy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None. The mere fact that someone gives me something without demanding something in return is beautiful. I love receiving and giving any presents, it's pure love and happiness.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girlfriend: "Read this, and you will understand why I am breaking up with your as of right now..."
... it was a copy of "Atlus Shrugged"
radditman888 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a little kid, my uncle called and asked me what I wanted for Xmas. I looked my parents and they gave me the green light to ask for what I wanted - and bam, I asked for a Super Nintendo. Waiting for their response I was so anxious, but moments later he agreed! I was elated.
Now they had to mail the box to me as they lived across the country, but I remained patient. Since we lived in an apartment, I ran to our communal mailbox 3-5 Times everyday for over a week, hoping to get the glimpse of this magestic box of video game goodness. Over a week later, I got a call from my uncle and he explained that he didnโt think it was a good idea to buy me a video game console. I was devastated...
Another week later a big box came over. Did they change their mind? I opened it up and found a baseball bat, glove, and a baseball. And folks this is why I ended up choosing esports over sports :) what a rollercoaster of emotions.
themistressnoir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of Cheerios for my birthday!
your-caringcarrot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a white elephant in 8th grade and I got chocolate covered sunflower seeds with a $3 taped to the package.
kurburux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
QUEST069 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a family secret Santa. I received a personal check for $5.00, which bounced after depositing it in my account.
Eljacksta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a hat that just had my name on the front of it.
rasm246 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pleather pants. Which were regifted to my brother-in-law the next year which were regifted to my mom the following year.
misakithehugger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to have to go with the book my dad got me for my 11th birthday. Now I like reading (I was a huge bookworm in my youth) but for whatever reason he got me a book aimed at girls my age that was trying to a) teach me math and b) try and make it fun and hip. Probably a good gift for a girl my age who loves learning math but that wasn't me. Of course when I complained how I didn't like the gift because goddamnit it's my birthday I don't want this educational crap he told me that I oughta be grateful he got me anything at all. And as a fun add-on, as the years rolled on he got me the sequels to that book because I guess he thought I'd warm up to it??? I didn't.
Tl;dr dad buys me a math book for my birthday as a wee lass and gets mad that I didn't like it. Because of him I have the entire damn series and I don't like math.
StartledDonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of unsalted peanuts from my new girlfriends father on Christmas morning all wrapped up.
TKLeader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not what I got, but what I got someone else. When I asked my brother what he wanted for Christmas one year, all he said was: "I want a new car and a snickers bar". Got him a hot-wheels car and a snickers bar.
dholborn11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a shaving kit when I was like 9.
Slytherinrunner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband once gave me sexy Santa themed lingerie for Christmas one year. Not a problem in and of itself, but he had me open it in front of his parents.
It was a little awkward.
vindraco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my Mom, who knew I liked Native American art (pottery, baskets, rugs, etc.) decided to (while on vacation in Arizona), stop at a guy's van parked on the side of the road and buy his "Native American" herb bundle, that came with a ziploc baggie of an unknown substance and a sheet of badly photocopied "directions" on how to use them. Needless to say, I was afraid of being arrested if I used it, so it quickly got thrown out. Thanks, Mom.
fullcapabilities ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two twelve packets of AA batteries, wrapped separately, for Christmas. I was about 14 and none of my other presents required batteries
NegaColin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Story time.
So earlier this year, I was dating this girl. I was really into her, and for her birthday, I wanted to do something pretty special. I think it got to the point where I just kept wanting to outdo myself, but I basically just assembled a grab bag of her favorite things, and gifted it to her. It's not the most thought I've ever put into a gift, but I was pretty proud of it.
Included was: -A candle with her favorite scent -At T-Shirt from her favorite show -Some of her favorite candy -And the icing on the cake, I gifted her my near-mint copy of Physical Graffiti.
Now, that album has a lot of importance to both of us, and that copy in particular belonged to a very good friend of mine, whom I promised to treasure it always when they sold it to me in a time of financial hardship. Deep down, I knew though, this was her FAVORITE album, behind Houses of the Holy, and I thought it wrong to keep it from being loved so dearly. So I gave it to her, and she was ecstatic. I honestly probably couldn't have asked for a better reaction.
Fast forward 4 months, to my birthday.
I was having a terrible day, trying to finish up my midterms, and crawl to the finish line of the first half of the semester. But it would all be worth it, because I'd finally have some time to spend with my SO, relax, and enjoy my birthday. And I'd get to open the present she'd been hyping up for months now.
And I mean, hyping it UP. She'd bought it in July, and would bring it up through October. I was so ready. This was the push I'd been needing to get through this slog of a week.
I finally get to her house, we have a drink, and she brings out my present. Do you know what it was?
Take a guess.
It was a jacket.
A jacket from the 90s. That she bought from Goodwill. A jacket from the 90s from Goodwill that smelled like mothballs and cheap weed. A jacket from the 90s from Goodwill that smelled like mothballs and cheap weed that didn't even fit.
She told me she thought it was funny, because it kinda looked like that jacket David Puddy wore in that episode of Seinfeld, the one with the Eight Ball. This jacket.
Y'know, the one where the joke is that it's terrible? Worse than a fur coat? Like, a jacket no one would ever be caught dead in? Even if it did fit?
Oh, and I was supposed to get something else, too, but it just never showed up. The socks she ordered with it did, though! She made sure to show me those.
So yeah, that's the worst gift I've ever received, I know gift-giving isn't supposed to be about matching someone else's level of intensity, but I just felt the total, sheer lack of understanding from that one gift. Like, she totally didn't understand me as a person, the way I did for her.
And before you think otherwise, she has plenty of money. Her family has more money that I would ever see in 20 of my lifetimes.
And her roommate's cat ended up scratching the fuck out of Physical Graffiti, it's literally unplayable now.
We're no longer dating. I would direct you to above as to see why.
jarded056 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our school had a day where you could get cheap little things for your family such as wallets that say โGrandpaโ on it upon other things. I got the wallet for my grandpa and he seemed to like it. Later for my birthday he regifted it to my before surprising me with a new electric scooter. Then before he gave me the wallet he gave me a card with 5 cents in it. Canโt even ask him why anymore as he passed away over summer.
Abyss1213 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year o got 4 pairs of the same pajama pants. They are comfortable so not really bad, just funny as hell.
deepglitter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brother and I were 12 and 9 or so, we got an Aerobie as a "share" Christmas gift. We lost it in mean neighbor's backyard within minutes. Those suckers can fly.
DD225 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Budweiser pint glass. Felt like they spotted it at a clearance section and said "He likes beer so let's get him that, plus it's cheap."
I hate Budweiser.
SomethingsAlwaysLost ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked my mom for a set of tuning pegs so I could repair my guitar for my birthday. She got me a set of medical grade tuning forks that holistic healers use for realigning chakras. Another year I asked for black boots. She got me brown boots in the wrong size and then kept them because they fit her.
Satanasaur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few months before Christmas I had to have jaw surgery, and so my uncle decided to tie my gift in with that and bought me some straws, disposable bibs and a dogs chew toy. It was the worst but most hilarious gift I ever received. I also made sure to get him back on his birthday by gifting him 10 $1 scratchies that I had already scratched and claimed the rewards from.
miniongru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a mini bottle of ketchup one year for Christmas because "you used to love this stuff!"
She also gave my dad a 3 year old used bird calendar.
kingfrito_5005 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents once gave my brother a gift, only they forgot to put it in the box before they wrapped it, so he got an empty box. Actually the humor was pretty worth while (and they did end up giving him the real present when they realized their mistake.)
ecko404 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend bought me a tiny coffin that's also a pencil box. It was just a stupid gift. It's even more stupid that he knew I buried my dad a few months ago. I really don't like coffins.
graxley2000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a deaf person: an HMV gift certificate.
Balognalicious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday one year, my mother gave me only a birthday card. Two days late. Not written in or signed...
Pew___ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 18yo teenage boy, my grandmother who I hadn't spoken to in 9 years sent me a colouring book full of horses, aimed at 8/9 year old girls.
I laughed it off, but nobody in my family had a fucking clue why either.
Thanks for remembering me I guess, Gran.
PensWritesAdvocate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, my boyfriend and I each received a piece of paper from his sister. She said she had gotten us passes to a popular theme park nearby, but we were sort of preoccupied receiving gifts and thanking everybody, so we didn't really read the papers.
A few days later we look more closely, and notice that she's actually given us 20% off coupons. It sucked, because we had started to plan our rare day off together, and we didn't have extra money to arbitrarily buy tickets to things, even with discount.
Also, the coupons had expired.
She had given them out to all the siblings and their partners, so 5 expired coupons in all. She thought she had the hookup, because she had a friend who works at the park print them for her.
This past week, because she knew she would be seeing us later that day at Thanksgiving, she texted ME: "Hey its (SIL) can you let (BF) know that I will get him his game as soon as i find them I am still looking since we put stuff in storage. Thank you" [sic]. His birthday was in mid-October. She has his number, but wasn't in touch with him at all this year, until seeing him at Thanksgiving.
I'm really curious to see what she comes up with this year, or if she'll give him the mythical game(s?) for Christmas, and calls it good.
Like, honestly, we don't care about getting presents...she could just be like, "love you guys," and we would understand, but there's this whole money's-so-tight shtick she uses to cover up the fact that her gifts are a last-minute afterthought. We all know that girl is troubled, but it was definitely the worst and weirdest gift I've ever received.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In elementary I gave my friend a sweater for his birthday. For my birthday, he gave me the same sweater. He cared so little about the gift he didnโt even remember I gave it to him.
chadbrochillout ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a gorge Forman grill when I was like 13. 100% regifted to me, and it was like the big present from my parents. Worst Christmas I think I've ever had.
YumYummYummy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friendzoned conversation with my crush
mlball315 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 16th birthday was the first one where I had a boyfriend over. My grandma knew this and intentionally gifted me a bag of potpourri, a half eaten bag of cheddar Sun Chips, and a training bra; for the sole purpose of embarrassing me.
helpilostmypants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas several years ago, my mother bought NFL jerseys for both of my brothers, and a wal-mart jersey for me.
KnightsWhoNi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought my whole family bamboo pajamas, as in they were made out of bamboo. O and they were completely see through. Thanks for that granny.
icantmakeusernames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of leftover candy from Halloween for secret santa. The fact that I went all out on etching some glasses with the AC black flag symbol and putting them in a chest with a bottle of rum just made it more disappointing.
shambino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My crazy German grandma once gave me this thing called a โLeap padโ for Christmas. For those that donโt know itโs an educational little toy for kids to learn a language. It was a leap pad to learn English for 3-4 year olds. I was 8 & English is my native language
BridgetAlice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my last birthday my Grandma gave me an old broken handbag that sheโd been using for years with a used tissue and medication inside.
The same Grandma also gave my Aunty a childrenโs magic set for her 21st birthday.
SmotheredDaughter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single earring. I am not Van Gogh; I have two fully intact ears.
oxeimon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After immigrating to the US and attending my first birthday party of a friend (I was 8 at the time), I did not realize that I was expected to bring a gift. So, as a last minute thing, I gave him an old rubik's cube I've had for years.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a blanket from my grandparents that I have never met that said "Thanks Coach". It was football themed and I never even played football - or coached for that matter.
Groose_McLoose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken heart.
shoemanship ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I spent $30 that I had saved up for weeks to get my brother nerf guns. He and my mom teamed up to get me two foam swords that were 50 cents each that I knew had come from the dollar store the day before. After the Christmas party was over and my grandparents left I was reprimanded for being selfish and not thanking them enthusiastically enough and he got the swords.
slimeghoul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me her used underwear and got really offended when I said I didn't want them. She insisted that because she'd washed them first, there was nothing gross about it and I was being ungrateful.
ringabelldoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what the fuck
ELPwork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:23:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Star Wars Exchange.... I got 2 photographs of Star Wars Paintings.
thegameguru_reddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joke's on you, I've never received a gift in my life :(
juicymuffintop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday there were some balloons sitting on the kitchen table and in one of the balloons was a set of car keys. For the next 3 hours I thought I was actually getting a car for my birthday until my mom told me that those keys didn't go to anything.
mayflew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a box of Christmas cards, on Christmas.
Boiteux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a vanilla latte from Starbucks.
She drank half of it on the drive over.
I hate vanilla lattes.
TheCrummyShoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave my brother and I tupperware when we were seven. However he didn't give us one peice of tupperware each, he gave my brother the bowl and he gave me the lid. The worst part of all of this, is that he tried to play it off as a very important life lesson, by claiming that it was to teach us that two people are stronger than one. But still, I got a fucking lid for Christmas.
kurtn0tk1rk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin used to go to great lengths to get our uncle's name for the family gift exchange. She would always give him really lame joke gifts. One Christmas eve, he couldn't take it anymore. He was angry, but he quietly and tearfully spoke up and said that it would be nice to receive an actual gift for once.
11312048 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Xmas, my sister in law tells me what she wanted to get for me for Xmas but she couldnโt afford. She then tells me she is going to buy it for me when she gets paid. She never has. I have like 15 years of Verbal IOUs from this trollop
toriemm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have this whole thing where my last 3 boyfriends have given me a watch for christmas.
And it's not just that the gave me a watch- I wore a big UGLY digital watch my whole life (I 'borrowed' one of my dads watches when he had me for the summer, told me the date-time-day of the week-lit up with the button-had timers- etc. and then I forgot to give it back to him.) and I never bothered to deal with reading analog because I had this giant almost-computer strapped to my wrist.
Boyfriend 1 asks me if he can buy me a watch. I say sure, I've been wearing this watch for 15 years now, I could use a replacement. No, I want to buy you a NICE watch. Um...it needs to have numbers because I am shit at reading analog, and it needs to be durable because I beat the shit out of anything I end up wearing. So he not only buys me an analog watch, but it just has the little dashes, and it's this beautiful delicate thing that I scratched the first week I wore it. So basically a $100 bracelet that makes people think I know what time it is.
I tell boyfriend #2 the story because he's my BFF at the time. We end up getting together, Xmas rolls around, and he gets me this really pretty....watch with no numbers AND pretty rhinestones around the edge, so the first month I had it one fell out and then it looked dumb.
Fast forward 2 years. New boyfriend, I've told him the story. Buys me another fucking pretty watch. (Noteable, this is after my dad died and I just started wearing his watches. So I have a really nice mens watch COLLECTION and he buys me another damn watch.) My birthday is in January, he got me a shredder for that one.
The current boyfriend painted me a picture last year and I love it. I think I'm getting a switch this Xmas so he's got me pretty dialed in.
Anti-Her ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 all I got were some Hello Kitty stamps and a Hello kitty keychain. I didn't even like Hello Kitty. A few days earlier my parents got my little sister a huge toy castle. I think it's pretty needless to say I'm not the favorite kid
Ambien0wl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was born two days before Christmas and me and my mom have never really gotten along since
TodayWasTheBest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An STD
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh, hey dad.
WooPancakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:34:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband hates giving gifts. He always complains that no one ever likes his gifts but he never puts any effort into them. I'm the opposite, I pour my living breathing soul into my gifts. He's emailed me a gift card before, that was pretty crushing. Worst part is we worked together. From home. So he didn't even bother leaving the house.
He proposed to me on Christmas one year with the ring he got at Kohl's, one of those rings that says it is real diamonds but it's the little chips of diamonds. He got it Christmas Eve right before they closed. It wasn't even the right size. While I can't say it was the worst gift, I still wonder if he just panicked and said 'fuck it, I can't think of anything else.'
Edit: formatting
ironman288 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:34:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I read constantly. By age 12 I was reading adult level books regularly. I also loved video games, and money was tight so my parents couldn't buy me many, but my Grandma was always good for one at Christmas.
Well, I have an aunt who thinks video games are dumb and my time was better spent reading books. So I opened her gift and find the full collection of the Hardy Boys books. I literally would have been bored by them when I was 10. But it gets worse! My cheap ass Aunt wasn't going to spend that kind of dough on me, so she got Grandma to go all in on it with her! So, no video game, just 20 child level books I was way too old for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh no. anything but the hardy boys
ironman288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I honestly would have been bored by those at age 5.
MoonlitSerendipity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got me aromatherapy bath bombs for my birthday. I can't smell. Ironically enough his mom got me a Bath and Body Works gift card for my birthday, which is a good present other than the fact that most of their products are based on aromatherapy.
ShahriyarRulez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth
bogberry_pi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a Yankee swap (white elephant, gift exchange, whatever you call it), I got a ham and cheese sandwich that someone made 5 seconds before leaving their house. It had been sitting out for a few hours before we got around to opening gifts, and I don't eat meat. It was supposed to be funny but nobody laughed because everyone else got good gifts. The person who "gifted" me got the gift I bought, which was a fleece blanket and a Christmas movie.
evilpartiesgetitdone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mental illness
gfunkology ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
me too thanks
UNFAM1L1AR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday my dad gave me a carton of cigarettes. I was 21. Carton was opened. One pack was opened with exactly one cigarette missing. Guess he didn't like them.
Eli_8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my grandmother gave me expired soup for Christmas. It's ok though, because she's at that age where she isn't "all there" any more, and she's still a nice lady.
DootDootUncleFucky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An already opened pack of Five gum (with a stick taken out) and an old, dirty, lego stormtrooper that the gifter had in his back seat for a while.. That was when i turned 11, still salty. Fuck you Tad.
magicone2571 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
May be 8 - 9? My aunt owned a video rental store and would get this cheesy cheap swag with movies. Nothing worth anything, just crap. Well, being she (well entire family) loved my sister they showered her in really good presents. Aunt wasn't fully heartless though, she ran to the garage and dumped a bunch of the cheap swag crap into a box and handed it to me. Oh thanks... my sisters gets her wildest dreams and I get disappointment.
reddit_chive ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Infinite Jest wasn't a terrible gift, just when they asked for it back to give to someone else bc I hadn't read the 1,000+ page book and was told they were insulted bc it meant so much to them. I thought the point of a gift was what it might mean to the receiver.
funkopopsscareme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a clipped obituary of someone I didnโt know. The dead guy and I had the same last name. She told me that death was everywhere.
Happy 21st Birthday!
frozenmildew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift: Socks when I was a child.
Best gift: Socks as an adult.
biomags ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift I ever saw someone get was a joke card. It was along the lines of you've been bad so no gift. It might be funny if it came with money or a gift card. It was all my dad got my brother for his twelfth birthday.
The worst gift I personally got was from my mom. Four years straight I got the same body lotion that I was allergic to. Every year she would deny I was allergic until I finally agreed to try some. I'd break out into some gnarly hives after just a few seconds, and my mother would accuse me of faking. Final year I thanked her and added it to my sister's gifts without thinking much of it. Mom got pissed at me for being ungrateful and not appreciating the gift.
SneakyRocket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to smoke, and I hated myself for it, but for whatever reason I started I couldnโt stop. For Christmas my ex bought me a carton of doral menthols.
Iโve never smoked since.
Also, she was a bitch.
When we broke up she said and I quote, โI hope you get emphysemaโ
We broke up because I worked day shift and she worked night shift and started having sex with random people. I keep wondering how that made me the bad guy.
FrostBluescale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol all these evil grandparents. I just donโt understand how they could just be so rude to a single grandchild and very obviously give them shit wrapped in newspaper, but give their other grandkids more love and expensive stuff. Iโm only 21 and I already know that no matter what, I could never do that to anyone, let alone my fucking grandkid. Jesus I love my grandparents.
PM-ME-ROAST-BEEF ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, my mum once gave me two cases (both secondhand, one was broken) for the iPhone 5. I had an iPhone 3GS. There were also several charging cables. I began to get excepted, seeing as they were the only birthday presents I got that year, thinking they had bought me an iPhone 5. Imagine my disappointment when my mum said:
โThis can motivate you to save up for that phone!โ
I tried to act excited for it, but made no effort to save for a new phone. For Christmas she gave me a $100 IOU voucher for the iPhone 5.
I did later buy the iPhone 5, tried to cash in the IOU, she rejected the IOU she had written (which was my only Christmas gift that year).
When I attempted to use the $1 eBay charging cables that she gave me for my birthday, they fried the phone and I had to pay to get the battery replaced, and had to buy a genuine cable.
morelenore ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horrible. I almost don't believe you, but I'm not sure someone could make this up.
PM-ME-ROAST-BEEF ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:08:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A combination of poverty and narcissism. That was really all she could afford to give me, she genuinely thought that she would motivate me to save up for a phone if she got some phone cases for it.
Pooty_Taynk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother broke my GameCube, I bought, while growing up. So my parents bought us a GameCube to share for Christmas. It's not a terrible gift, but I was young and remembered feeling terrible when I wasn't allowed to take the GameCube to friends houses and stuff because it wasn't just my system to take. Adult me understands that stuffs expensive and it's all my parents could swing. Kid me is still pretty salty.
morelenore ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That blows. Your parents should have bought something different with the money then if they couldn't afford to replace yours on your brothers behalf. It would have saves you from hurt feelings on a holiday and you would have gotten something else to share like a basketball hoop or tickets to see something you like.
Pooty_Taynk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a job next year when I was 12 and bought my own GameCube : ) Stunk at the time, but made it work
therulessuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:45:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Office Christmas exchange. $20 limit I bought a build-your-own solar powered robot kit (was $20). I got a dollar store picture frame. Never participated again.
tetrahydrocannabiol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A got 2 bananas and an empty box of cookies from my grandma for my birthday. This was my punishment for eating their cookies when is was staying at them. I was like 10.
I_am_NoCo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid we were living with a d*ck of a grandparent who wouldnโt let us have Christmas presents. Social services brought us presents (the only we got) and for some reason they thought my name was a female name and brought me a Barbie. Total disappointment, world shattered. Luckily when we went to live with my mothers family they more than made up for it.
vopickle507 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
College debt with an unforgiving interest rate. Thanks mom, coulda' ran that one by me.
shubzy123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buckle up cause this is a long ride.
So I hate driving but I've always been interested in the mechanics of cars. I know, I'm weird. Alright, so last year I essentially bought the remenants of a written off car, in my parents name as I didnt drive or own a license and began fixing it up with a friend who's a mechanic. Heck, I eventually got a Drivers License just so I could drive this beauty.
We spent months fixing it up and near December we got it running and drivable. We spent the next week or so adding the final touches and even had it 'wrapped' by another friend of ours. I asked my friend to let me pay him something but he refused. To celebrate, we took the car out for the weekend and this really pissed off my parents, as they don't like it when 19 year olds have social lives.
I came back pretty late on Sunday, I parked the car and went to bed. When I woke up, it was gone. No sign of it. No idea where it went. I can't prove this, but Im sure my parents sold the car as Im pretty sure I saw the car in the city a few times (its easily recognisable). When I confronted them, they said it wasnt even my car- it was in their name and my friend did all the work on it. I tried reporting it stolen but it technically wasnt my car.
Guess what my brother got for his birthday a week later? A Macbook and a new tv for his room. I got his old one. Yey me.
My birthday was a few months later and I shit you not, my parents had the audacity to buy me a used crapper with 200k miles on it. Im pretty sure they did it as I had been ignoring them for the past few months and they felt some guilt.
Best feeling ever was moving out :)
Daywing77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me life.
Purple-Leopard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book on why god is great and why living is good right after i tried to commit suicide the month before. Two months later i got the same book from the same person for my birthday.. i donated them to Goodwill.
H_crassicornis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a special omelette making pan that had 2 semicircle sides and could fold over to flip the omelette. It was a good idea in theory but the damn thing leaked so when you flipped the omelette it would fling egg out of the sides and get it all over the stove. On top of that the handle was plastic and melted and smelled like hell whenever you used it. And for some reason the screws holding it together glowed bright orange red when the pan got hot. I wish it had worked but that thing was a piece of shit.
awestrucksky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my ex.
His grandparents were rather well off. For Christmas one year they decided to pay off his sisters education (private art school, probably close to $50k) and got him a sweater from goodwill (tag still on) that was too small.
XeonProductions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older brother got me a wooden football trophy that kinda looked like this, only for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. My first major gripe is that I didn't even like football nor did I play football, my second gripe is that I couldn't do anything with it. If it was a real football I could have at least tried to have fun with it. I'm pretty sure he stole it from somewhere and decided to gift it to me. I ended up destroying it, because that was at least entertaining to me at the time.
xXDevious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents for Christmas last year gave me:
They also gave me a lecture in front of everyone at Christmas about how much of a bad childhood I had and I need therapy. I'm a completely normal adult. I need therapy?
Sterxaymp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a buddy of mine said that he received a bag of Tortellini, that he's pretty sure he had seen in his parent's pantry a month or two prior. It wasn't even good stuff, it was like Aldi's tortellini. From his parents, for Christmas.
The thing is his parents are fairly well off, and have never apparently have had normal gifts before and after. Kinda sad, but I guess people just forget sometimes.
Galileo__Humpkins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Very stressful. Requires more maintenance than I was led to believe.
SandyXXIV ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's (awful) girlfriend gave me a white, square candle for my birthday. It had her son's name taped to the side.
LorettaJenkins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband got me a wooden dish rack and dish towels one Christmas.
UpholsteryLord ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This might not count because it's more the thought behind it that's kind of lame. my ex-gf's father got me one of those things that allows you to plug like full appliances into your car. while that may not seem like it's that terrible of a gift, he didn't install it, and I didn't know how to at the time. He told me it was so I could charge my phone in the car. I guess he hadn't ever heard of car chargers. anyway we tried to install it but I eventually gave up bc I didn't want to fuck up my car.
mkerr1234 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my sister diapers instead of getting her something from my sister's registry when she was pregnant. The baby ended up being bigger than my mom expected and didn't fit the diapers, so she took the diapers back and returned them for maybe $20.
dochasewaterfalls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year I started my period, my mom got me a Costco box of maxi pads for Christmas.
donderblix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rush Limbaughโs book (from my dittohead uncle) [Iโm a liberal Democrat.]
viitoevan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of smokes.
m1346606 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bette Midler Holiday album for Christmas. I was a 10 year old heterosexual male...just wanted some legos.
bdguy355 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa at school, I got an old, decrepit copy of a Simpsons comic book. Bonus point for the booger I found on the inside of it.
sheep_brethren ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hope I'm not too late. After my dad divorced my mom she kind of went off the deep end. When I turned 17, 4 years after the divorce she was telling me how she had a lot of fun getting me my gifts and how she's really excited to give them to me. She was talking about it for weeks. Come dinner time at pho vu, she brings in like 7 presents and I'm thinking I'd be fine with 50$ for gas. She was bursting at the seems for me to open my gifts. First gift I opened was an ice tray with pac man so I can make pac man ice. 2nd gift was a light up fidget spinner. 3rd gift was an emoji copter that had the love face on it and when you put your hand under the copter it would hover over your hand, 4th gift was paper that you drew on with water and put in the sun for a day and it dries into the paper and becomes "art", 5th was a family disc game where you set up targets and hit them with frisbees, 6th was a Japanese space rail game where you made a set track for a metal ball to go around. Overall, Ive never done any art related thing in my life and I suck at drawing, I hate fidget spinners and I'm not a 6 year old aspiring to be an engineer so space rails was useless, and I guess I like ice. She spent over 75 dollars on junk that I would have loved to use for gas. It was almost sad actually there was so much hope in her eyes when I was opening the presents. "wow thanks I love you mom". That's all I said.... Out of pity...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex gave me a pair of lovebirds. Live lovebirds, in a giant cage. What a disaster.
flowerdevil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was kid I got a shitty 2" biscuit doll on my school's Secret Santa, from that day on I never took part on Secret Santas again (mostly because no one invites me and I have no friends? Yeah, but I wouldn't want to, anyway).
trannasaurus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pencil from a gas station for our anniversary ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
twelvegaugeeruption ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sisters both got fully sequined baseball hats. Just random colors, I laughed sooooo hard.
SuperPizzaBitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like ten or so all I wanted was a skateboard. I would always learn from this group of skaters using one of their boards. I begged and begged my parents to get me a skateboard for Christmas. As I'm opening this smallish box my mum is losing her shit laughing, she looks at my dad who starts laughing too. They got me a mini walmart skateboard as a joke and laughed in my face while saying "you thought you were getting a real one" I cried and hated christmas after that
Mohamed_Mustafon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was last year (2016) and I received one of those โfree month AOL discsโ... Had this been the 90โs I guess it would have been better than 2016 when I have ultra high speed internet lol.
Old_man_at_heart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stick. Wrapped in about 20 dollars worth of wrapping paper, lots of news paper and plenty of packing tape. Took more than half an hour to open. 7 year old me was not happy to find a stick after all of that effort.
Usakuun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fish oil pills. For my 19th birthday. From my mom.
I still haven't figured out that one.
Leroy_Kenobi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired Slim Jims and assorted no-name candies in the same gift.
iiiinthecomputer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me his old electric shaver for me 14th birthday. It wasn't even cleaned.
For my 16th birthday, he gave me a copy of his book.
My dad's a bit of an asshole.
_Grilled_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 12th Birthday. One of my mum's friends came over and I was surprised to hear she had a birthday gift for me. While my mum was busy she got me to go outside with her, that's when behind her back she grabbed out a bunch of grapes. She had never had children but surely she knew that grapes were not a good gift for anyone let alone a 12 year old. I did thank her then, but now it's a joke among my family and is brought up quite a lot, especially around this time of the year.
travelerahoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift itself wasn't bad, but the packaging through me for a loop. Back in High School I opened a gift that turned out to be the CD Single for Britney Spear's song Lucky. I was not a big Britney Spears fan at the time, and hated her bubble gum pop music that was being play on the radio. So my heart dropped when I saw this and I started to pretend I was excited "oh wow Britney Spears CD. Great."
Well I opened the case and there was a gift card in it for a store I like. No actual CD (it was just the case). My brother had a big laugh. I didn't noticed the plastic wrap that usually came on CDs at the time wasn't there. I think he must have found the CD at a garage sale or something and decided to buy it to trick me.
On a separate note I got a gift card to a store that only goes up to a size 6 (I'm like a 14) from my aunt. She's very petite and I'm sure shops at this store and loves it. I don't think there was anything malicious about the gift, but there was nothing at the store I could buy. I ended selling the gift card online.
Lovingmyusername ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party.
My druggie mother gave me a rock she painted with my name spelled wrong on it when I was like 6.
jgrahl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a scented party lite candle that they couldn't sell or give away. they got it for free for selling party lite stuff. forgot the scent because i tossed it out. i don't use scented candles.
CharlieGolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An empty gift bag still in it's wrapper. Because it was Hello Kitty bag he thought I would like it. Empty.
thebluntfairy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the middle of 5 grandkids. My mom's stepmother and her dad had a son together and she makes it obvious her granddaughters are #1. My grandparents got my older brother and cousin nerf guns and n64 games. My 2 younger cousins got barbies, bikes, doll houses etc. (They always spent triple on them) and... I got toddler toys, ABC blocks, the cow goes moo thing and a sit n scoot. All still had the goodwill $.99 stickers on them. I was 11. I cried for years wondering what I did wrong that I never got nice gifts.
xenoExorcist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First Christmas with my now fiancee, whose family is religious in the worst way. As an olive branch to their daughter's heathen boyfriend, her dad got me what was essentially a learning Bible for "hip teenagers."
The gesture was nice, if tactless. Eventually used the blank pages to roll joints, felt appropriate.
Now I get Legos :D
Utcobb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Greg Schiano
violetbaudeliar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in middle school I recieved a pink blanket from my step-grandparents under the tree as my "stocking stuffer" type gift and then as my "unwrapping" gifts I received a larger, lighter pink replica of the other blanket and an xl womens robe in a differet shade pink. My half brother who was 9 at the time (blood grandson) recieved a nintendo 3ds as a stocking stuffer and as his other gifts 4 games for it and a little tablet.
Akadiah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child, knitted coat hangers from my aunt, every year of my childhood...
LadyA052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a couple of those my mom probably made 50 years ago...they have stretched so much that they now have long skeleton arms. They still scare me in the dark.
Fernando961226 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The game final fantasy 13 with out a disc. It was only the box.
BiggieGames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriends dad gave me a tin of car wax fore christmas, I didn't have a car.. looking back that was probably a hint
Theo242 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7th grade friendgroup secret santa. I was kind of on the fringes. Awkward and not really liked. Anyway I got mine the manga he wanted. Turned out to be the exact copy he was reading in the bookstore. I got a tiny teddy bear with "I love Jesus" on it ("I didn't know if you like Jesus but you can take it off if you don't" I'm not religious.), and a mostly melted old both of 1 dollar Valentine chocolate. Everyone else got things related to their interests. :/
Another story, years later. Not me but a club I was part of had a pick a present day. One dude got a bag of screws from some flatpack furniture. I felt so bad, and he never came back. Meanwhile I got a 15 dollar giftcard to gamestop.
GramTaro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pedometer.
Also, it was 2016, who the fuck needs a pedometer in our current era?
lXMskKTw3Bc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any churchgoer
onfiregirl75 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah Xmas 91 , one of the gifts my dad had got me was a shower mirror with a built in radio and lights and on the card it said to dad and Alysha from dad. Iโm like wtf ? I donโt need it and to turned out neither of us used the damn thing .
HaasonHeist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once posted on her Twitter about how excited she was to have 'won' a $30 gift card to our local mall. Fast forward 3 months, I receive a card from her for my birthday, enclosed was a $30 voucher for our local mall which could be redeemed if you spend $50.
jayd0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex wife showed me a picture of a hat and asked if I liked it. I said, "no. I don't." A month later she gave it to me for my birthday.
dyerstraits84 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a sweatshirt from my then-wife for Christmas. That was it.
It was the first signal I had that the marriage was really on its last legs.
-makeba- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soap
Oh she's a girl? She must like soap one year I got three of the same soap gift boxes. I hate getting steriotypical girl things. It's more thoughtless than a gift card.
Alice_in_Oz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 17 my grandma bought me one of those porcelain mini statues of a unicorn from a magazine. $9.99...she kept the magazine in the bathroom. My cousin who was 16 got a $100 gift certificate to our local mall. Guess who was grandma's favorite?
GooseSpiece ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once did one of those Heifer Donations where you send livestock to people in need in my name.
She sent me the receipt. I was like 11, and it was Christmas.
Dumpydumpdump17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
My then girlfriend accused me of giving it to her. She didn't know I was a virgin before I was with her.
She later admitted to knowing she had it for a while.
Real nice girl.
Aquamaniac14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For anyone that knows me, I could care less about sports. So one year for Christmas I got a Phillies hat at my family party. My grandfather got a flat cap. He didnโt like it and is a pretty big sports fan, so we decided to swap hats. I donโt remember who brought either hat for us because it was years ago.
Banirawr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Typically anything my grandparents get me is pretty shitty. They have no clue what I like and make no attempt to find out what I like. Last year they bought me a really cheap fishing pole. While I semi sorta like fishing it was cheap and way too small for me and they very easily could have asked my dad whether or not I already had one.
sicnevol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday was my birthday, and it really only solidified my thoughts on exactly how little my boyfriend actually understands me. We've been dating for almost 5 years. I am a huge nerd, feminist, and love cars and motorcycles.
So what does he get me? A giant poster of a half naked woman exploding.
like I appreciate that he got me a gift and that he thought about me, but seriously a giant naked woman? Really?
grovernorquist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Second grade. We had picked names out of a hat. I received a black pair of dress socks. Everyone else in the class spent the remainder of the day playing with their cheap toys. I dusted my desk.
ashwest626 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A VHS (taped off the TV ) Backstreet Boys concert from 2 years before. I never liked Backstreet Boys. Also my aunt gifted a goat in my name to a family in another country. That one was kind of cool looking back now but not when you are 14.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A packet of airline toiletries from a rich uncle who had recently travelled.
Dark-Porkins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle made this big deal that we join him while him and his family opened their expensive gifts one xmas because he also had gifts for us. Hes always hounding me about my life and how i need to get on shit. He got me a self help book called 'excuse me your life is waiting'. Never opened it. Im sure he meant well but shit like that just makes me feel 20x more shit about my life than i already do.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father regifted a book of bad jokes.
Sephtay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday a few years back my Dad gave me a countertop herb garden heโd bought off the tv about 10 years ago.
Since he got it, the light and water pump stopped working, he replaced the โfake sunlightโ bulb with a regular white light. It also leaked water everywhere because it was cracked in the base.
I didnโt have the heart to throw it out for about two months
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A guitar. I didnโt ask for one. I didnโt want one.I had never show any interest in getting one. But now I have to learn the fucking guitar. Thanks.
emergencynp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my fourteenth birthday, my grandmother got me a Disney princess karaoke machine. She made me sing to it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got an autobiography by La Toya Jackson โGrowing up in the Jackson familyโ, given by a family friend.
I think they didnโt expect me to go with my parents to their house party and they scrambled to find a gift for me.
tespinosaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas I got 3 items from my aunt: A deodorant, Shampoo and a $9 water-proof Bluetooth speaker (no batteries included) that didn't work at all
KeeperofAmmut7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Valentine's Guilt Gift to inform me that my first real boyfriend was playing hide the salami with my sister. That was why HE was 3 hours late for our date and my sister had gone with him to "Help him find the perfect gift for me."
rockstarsheep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend re-gifted the birthday present that I got for him, as my birthday present from him. In the same wrapping. Our birthdays are four months apart.
Edit: Words & grammar.
PM_ME_PICKUP_LINES61 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first girlfriend gave me stuff from the dollar store for valentines day. I got her a nice massage and a day planned with a picnic. It was very nice but my heart hurt the whole time knowing she made no effort for me.
Okay, so I go to pick her up, she comes out empty handed. No jacket for the picnic, no gift, no card, nothin. Sure whatever, i'm pretty carefree, perhaps it is something subtle, like if she bought some lingerie that would be the best gift ever. Anyway, she then asks me, just as I start to take us to the picnic site, to take her to the dollar store. I take her there, she tells me, just stay in the car... K. about 15 mins later she comes out, asks for a pen.... sure, take a pen. She then comes to me with some dollar store crap I really don't care for, and a card! :D Signed in writing written hastily without a mention of love.
Thats it. Some dollar store stuff that I helped her get for me. I didn't have a very good day. She complained about what I made for the picnic (never offered to make or bring a single item for it) and about the massage being too slow.
I knew that day that I was going to leave her. It was tough, but I did it. I really cared about her, but she never gave a damn about me.
AnalShits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rickards Red Suspenders that my Dad got for free during a bar give away. I was there too. I got a set too. He gave me his for Christmas.
I would have rather got nothing.
familyismodern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bible with gold-edged pages and my name embossed on front and a cross necklace. I am not religious and don't go to church. The gift givers sure are though.
hunteqthemighty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A six foot wide, three foot tall painting of Noahโs Ark.
Worked for a sports team and the head coach retired, which means everyone gets fired (I got hired by the new staff).
My getting fired gifts were a pair of $600 custom Kobe basketball court shoes from an admin staff member. Then the retiring head coach gave me this giant ass painting.
Itโs too valuable to throw away, and she is a friend of my motherโs so I have to keep it around.
thetinkerbelle44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother went to the thrift store and bought a bunch of used stuffed animals. She washed them and gave them to me for Christmas. She'd rather spend her money gambling than on her granddaughter's Christmas gift.
Hahentamashii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my mother in law gifted me a little resin box. She said "It reminded me of you." Me "Oh, thank you, it's pretty." Her straight faced "I wouldn't say that." I just stared at her, looked at the hubs and then decided it was time to leave.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend comes from a very wealthy family, for Christmas, her siblings got these expensive, thoughtful gifts (rare expensive books, expensive clothes etc.) from their mother. What did she get from her mother? A Claire's gift voucher.
TezzaMcJ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins do a kind of secret santa only it's not secret, where we draw names out of a hat and buy for eachother. One year my cousin whos doing really well for himself got me a tin of the cheapest tennis balls. I don't play tennis or anything. This was after I'd put a lot of effort into making a really creative wrapping for my other cousins present. Felt super shitty having put all this effort into making something for someone they'll really love only to get something so cheap and thoughtless.
LPfeeds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at a friend's birthday just before summer break and some of his 'mates' decided to give him an artificial vagina (because he was going away for the summer). His girlfriend was also present. That went down like a lead balloon.
kbrrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday my parents bought me an Indianapolis Colts t-shirt. That's it. I didn't even like the team.
Must have been a hard year. But at least they got me something.
eddyathome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
18th birthday at boarding school and birthdays away from home suck but I get a package notice in the mail room and was excited as hell about this since come on, it's my 18th birthday.
Three things in the box. The first was a registration card for the draft when they knew I was a pacifist. The second was an Andy Rooney (that old grumpy guy on 60 Minutes for years and years) book. I thought he was funny when I was ten, but at 18, he was just annoying.
The third item was the worst. It was a card saying "Don't bother looking in here, there's no money." Inside it said "What are you looking in here for, we said there's no money." This was a pre-printed card and they didn't even write a personal note, they just signed it.
WTF?
PasteTheRainbow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave the worst gift ever.
It was a black and white poster of two kids dressed like adults, with a couple accent colors (I distinctly remember the little girl had pink cheeks). I bought it at my university's poster sale, they have some really great stuff there, and went ahead and got it framed. For some reason I was convinced my one friend would really like it.
Well she did. Which is why she'd bought the exact same freaking poster at the poster fair the year before when I was with her. Which is why, in hindsight, I was associating it with her. She was nice enough not to say anything till a couple of years later. But man, I still feel stupid for that one.
lucky_cats ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Xmas when I was younger my mom got me March of the Penguins instead of Happy Feet and needless to say, it destroyed me.
JohannesCabal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a weed pipe made out of a deer antler that she found on the side of the road, complete with road grime and burnt weed. Backstory: my sister and I give each other the worst gifts we can find on purpose. She forgot my birthday one year and, in a rush, bought me a wolf head bust from a truck stop. I thought it was hilarious. Thus, a tradition was born.
NoApollonia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, a calendar for the year we were in - as in good for about six more days. It didn't even look new, so I assume it was theirs before it was my gift. What tops it off is it was from the person in the family with the most money who could afford a real gift
Second worst is a rich aunt who would save up all her pennies for a year and then split them among her nieces and nephews. We'd each get maybe $2.
Booknerdbassdrum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm going to preface this by saying my grandmother is a mean, vindictive person who doesnโt like my parents, and if anyone else had given me this gift I would have assumed it was an honest mistake.
When I was 8 all I wanted was a GameBoy Advance. My parents specifically told all the relatives who normally bought me things that they were going to buy me one and please do not buy our kid a GameBoy.
So my grandmother, of course, buys me a GameBoy, except in pink. I have never liked the color pink, which she definitely knew, because it had been a subject of conflict between her and my parents for years, because she kept insisting on buying me pink things.
I opened the pink one first and thought my parents got it for me. I almost burst into tears thinking my parents had bought me that one- which, in retrospect, was dumb because all GameBoys work the same, but all 8 year old me could think about was how much the boys at school would make fun of me.
My parents thrust their present (a blue GameBoy) into my hands, then angrily called my grandmother for doing the one goddamn thing they had specifically asked her not to do. On the bright side, I got some awesome games with the store exchange credit!
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what games
Booknerdbassdrum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was 10 years ago so I donโt remember, but I know one of them was a Mario game and I fucking loved that shit.
Genetical ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, my cousin.
My great grandmother gave her a really nice parcel containing chocolates, sparkling grape juice, some scented candles, cheese and crackers etc and, because the cousin was pregnant, a silver rattle that had belonged to my great grandmothers brother (who unfortunately died as a child).
Ordinarily, this would be a wonderful and loving gift. Two things make it not so. One being my great grandmother has dementia. The second being that my cousin had miscarried 2-3 weeks before Christmas.
Honest but heartbreaking mistake.
RedditSkippy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. How did your cousin handle it?
Genetical ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She burst into tears. Her partner did too. Then we explained what happened to my great grandmother who also burst into tears. My cousin doesn't resent my great grandmother for it, though. She understands, she was just still very raw and hurting. Just a very unfortunate time all round.
Stalinov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It breaks my heart to hear about all the kids who were gifted unfairly. I doubt that people who did it to them would've even taken their actions seriously but the kids carried their memories to this day.
350SBC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This ultimately wasnโt bad, but for like 5 minutes it was pretty shitty. So back when the GameCube originally came out, I asked for it for Christmas. Christmas Day comes and we open our presents, I got a couple GameCube games, a controller, and a memory card... but no GameCube.
Turns out my parents just forgot to put it out, but for a few minutes, I thought they were real assholes haha.
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that would've been such a troll
MidgetLovingMaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a similar experience with Genesis. We did one side of the family on Christmas Eve and my grandparents got me a couple of games for a system I didnt yet own. Even got the hard sell of theyre old and dont understand these things, well exchange them next week from my parents. It was a long day until I finally got the system.
FloatingPotato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In laws went on holiday and when handing out gifts to the family they gave me a harry potter tote bag with a reciept for all the other gifts in it... so it was like gifting a plastic bag after groceries.
Beadrilll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a medium sized USPS box full of Campbell's Vegetable Beef soup for Christmas from my dad 2 years ago.
"It was on sale!"
CammiOh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gross
funintheburbs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom likes to pick up interestingly shaped rocks while she's out hiking. She sent me and my girlfriend two heart shaped rocks she'd found. We broke up while they were in the mail....
chattylassie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 17th birthday my mother gave me a self help book and a mirror to look at what Iโve done to myself. Backstory: She always wanted me to wear โpreppyโ type clothing. I preferred ripped jeans and band t shirts. She thought something was wrong with me.
Homitu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my dad got me a walking cane. And that was the first time I ever uttered "WTF?"
CammiOh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he thought you were a pimp?
ZDTreefur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An expired 20 dollar gift card.....that I had given her years ago.
UnplannedProofreader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed photo collage with lots a snapshots of various people from our circle of friends. The frame was nice, had a quote about friendship on it. She gave one to every one of us at our yearly Christmas party. I wasnโt in any of the photos.
Skitskatskoodledoot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:09:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got wasted and forgot about Christmas one year. We kept waking up and sneaking downstairs to find nothing, until we finally hid in our room until he woke up and we could hear him rummaging around, surely putting the presents out!
Well, we went downstairs and santa had brought us (unwrapped) some college ruled paper, some oranges, and in our stocking we had a summer sausage and I think some stamps.
j0llypenguins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
D:
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:09:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's so sweet
do you still have it
aabbccbb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually used it for a couple of years as an adult to hold my construction gear. I think it's moved on, though.
Hell, she may even still have it. In a couple more years, I'll get another gift of that same stupid backpack. haha
run_naked ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used karma sutra book with notes from my mom when I got engaged.
phome83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3 years in a row, for christmas, my aunt got me a Vanilla Ice cassette tape.
Taurus-Littrow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will probably get buried but it reminded me of something that happened to me. My girlfriend (or so I thought) bought me a button-up shirt identical to my friend's ( the guy she was cheating on me with) and a cassette tape with the wrapping off and tape not rewound (half and half). I put the tape in her car player and she and her best friends immediately began singing the songs they knew all the words to.
always-there ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother in law gave me a ball of used twine.
HYPERNATURL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live with two roommates and so far we've been pretty good with gifts. For their respective birthdays this year, I spent a solid days work designing a shirt for one of them, and I bought the other a 30-day Brazzers membership that I ended up having to pay an extra 15$ for.
My birthday rolls along, I don't see either of my roommates until the day after. One of them got me a slice of cake from the grocery store, the other offered me a beer which I had to remind him he still owed me about a month later.
dontknowhowtoprogram ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:21:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was asked what I wanted for Christmas, I said video games. this was in the n64 era so keep in mind most of the adults in my life had no idea what a good video game gift would be. Anyways every single one of my relatives went to the fucking dollar store and got me one of those black and white 4 bit hand held battery operated games. for reference : http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Acclaim/SimpsonsCupcake.htm
lazerbeamsforall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around the time my stepmom was having mental health issues that were as of that time not diagnosed, she did some very strange things. For Christmas I received a gift bag with a tin of tea. But like a Christmas decorated tin filled with a mix of tea bags, all of them different... Then, a can of green curry mix. Also printed material that was a kid's book. No clue where that one came from. A little bag full of pencil toppers. Um.. hair clips I think too. It was bizarre at best. I just smiled and said thank you
Sensible_Bro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma got my daughter a dog sweater for her first Christmas gift.
katybee13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom once forgot to put the gift card in the box so I opened an empty box on Christmas day.
Also, my mom's friend's weird mother regifted a ton of her shit and I got this weird glass clamshell looking jewelry holder and my sister got some skimpy lingerie. She was like 12 at the time.
Turdulator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 or 9 my elderly great aunt gave me a porcelain partridge (yes, a 5" tall statue of a bird).... I was more confused than upset.
crimsonhair ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first boyfriend folded a piece of printer paper in half a and wrote a letter saying that no gift or card could express his love like the true thing and he had no money but the next day he woke up and bought $400 festival tickets for him and a friend. Yes we broke up. But I guess for real gifts a work secret Santa got me Malefacent on DVD and then he asked me if I watched it. I lied and told him I loved it. He was a seemingly nice guy (later turns out he was cray cray) and then he asked me specifics about favorite parts. I was fucked.
Swayze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret santa gift exchange in high school, a mandarin orange and half a pack of gum wrapped up in construction paper.
Fuck you Alex. Stop smoking so much god damn weed.
unicornman5d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a $100 gift card for graduation from our aunts. When she went to use it there was nothing on it.
Knoxie_89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes to they don't get activated correctly. If she told your aunt's that could probably have straightened it out
unicornman5d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have been inclined to beleive that if they didn't steal my grandfathers life savings to go on several cruise vacations.
BearDown75 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ASU sundevils football jersey
jred0224 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ปโฌ๏ธ
fistingbythesea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My then bf once gave me his ex-girlfriend's belongings as a gift. That idiot wasn't sure why I didn't want it
Lonklecks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:10:03 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. My boyfriend has offered me his ex gfs stuff a few times too, never as a present at least. More like oh, here's this belt she left behind, do you want it? Looking at him as though he's suddenly grown three heads seems to do the trick.
Although we just recently moved house after living together for a year and he offered me a book of hers. Doh.
Crunch_Captain465 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:36:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My buddy got a 12-pack of Mountain Dew and a small blanket from his very rich parents a few years back. His younger sister got an Xbox One.
Jcklein22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:36:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Salad dressing
Kummarr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle opener, in the shape of a tie.. you know because I'm a young and upcoming professional; Everytime i travel with it.. i get a enhanced search by the TSA because it looks like a shank in the xray machine...
RatchetBird ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a luggage scale with the price tag on it for $1 from TJ Maxx. The gift was from my completely coherent Grandma. I was 19 at the time and the last time I travelled was when I was 9. With her.
boujieny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally a thread I๏ธ can contribute to!
Last Christmas my aunt who now lives in Hawaii came to visit. She has been known to have a few screws loose. On Christmas Eve she insisted on sleeping on the lawn because she missed the way grass felt. Then, on Christmas Day I๏ธ got my gift.
A set of old Christmas lights wrapped in tinfoil, because she โdropped the cardboard box and it brokeโ. The only problem was, half of the lights were burnt out and they smelt like cigarettes. Either way, I๏ธ found I๏ธt hilarious and appreciated the thought
kambedo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex gave me a pack of gum for Christmas. Yes, it was gift-wrapped. No, it was not a joke and I didn't get a "real" present afterward.
jaromir_jagerbomb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:41:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gives me a different kind of flashlight every year for christmas... A wind-up one, a telescoping one, a magnetic one. So strange.... Love her to death though
Bobbr23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know the bag that comforters come in? I got an empty one as a serious present from an aunt. Thanks?
all_bad_names_taken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super late to the replies on this. My father was a high school counselor. He had recently broke up with a woman and was in a bit of a funk. His school gave him a variety of items with the school logo on it for Christmas thanking him for a good year, etc.
I got a loaf of bread from him for Christmas. He didnโt even take off the tag that said โThanks Hunter counselors for all your hard workโ
Zgonzulli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law bought me an old lady nightgown like this for Christmas the second year my husband and I were dating. It was long, plaid, flannel and went from top of neck to your toes, with full arms. No button gaps on the top either, just fake buttons and itchy lace.
When I returned it to Sears (of course it was from Sears....) the old lady cashier told me โwell from the looks of this she doesnโt want grandchildren!โ and promptly gave me my $14 store credit ๐
lumpywon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
X-Men 3 for the third year in a row from my parents for Christmas. All 3 unopened....
nonrevliving ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Xmas, my boyfriend bought me a penguin onesie and penguin ice cube molds. Because he knows I like animals...? Meanwhile I gave him an autographed jersey or his favorite NFL player, and tickets to see the last Lakers game in our city that Kobe Bryant would be at. I have still never used the onesie.
Minteg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year we would go to my aunts house from out of state and have our Christmas there. When I was 16 I had the biggest box in the pile and everyone made a big deal about it. When I opened it Christmas morning, it was a body pillow. A Dale Earnhardt Jr body pillow. Now if I watched nascar or cared for it at all this wouldnโt be as bad but I hadnโt watched it since about elementary school with my dad.
Ferrocity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually remember... I've been lucky enough in life that i have never been upset at any gift ever given to me... I am grateful for that and so many things; like being alive. Peace to world
allergictokittycat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't received a gift in 8 years. Does that count?
Zskills ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a tickle me Elmo for Christmas when I was 17. I'm a man, and I have no mental illnesses. Still have no idea why she did that and I pretended to like it like a good son.
When I was In 6th grade I invited my SUPER poor friend who came from a freshly immigrated mexican family to my birthday party . When I finished opening my presents, on the table next to a lava lamp, a squirt gun, and baseball cards, was a set of plastic pre-owned teacups with the Goodwill thrift store sticker still on the bottom.
i_iz_potato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepsister at Christmas gave me a vhs copy of lethal weapon 3. Then I saw my brother open his gift...a vhs copy of batman. This was in 2008. Our other stepsister every year gives us cookie trays. That specifically say on the bottom that food is not to be served on them.
liza10155 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, I turned 16. Almost everyone forgot by birthday. All my friends and even some of my family forgot. What a gift... sweet sixteen and not even a "happy birthday"
ndrdog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to say it's a tie but it really isn't. For my HS graduation my brother really pumped up what he got me. We did not have a lot growing up. It was a gift wrapped box of King Vitamin cereal. Still don't understand why he thought it was so funny. The other was from my wife. I was very anal about following the traditional gift list for how many years we were together. Do you know how hard it is to find a gift made of pewter these days? Anyway, we had a rough period but things had gotten much better. She wasn't technically living with me but she was spending all of her time in my house. The morning of our 20th anniversary she left for work and I found a note about how great things had been. How "natural it feels" to be a family - blah blah blah. Two hours later the sheriff's shows up and hands me divorce papers. Happy 20th Anniversary She knew the entire time. It's been almost 5 years and she still hasn't been able to give me a reason.
kovvi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fourth grade my class had a gift exchange. Everyone bought presents, I think it was up to $20. I ended up getting an old beat up basketball. At first I was angry because I went out shopping and got something nice to put the in the exchange, I don't remember what it was. Then I realized that it was from the poor kid in class and he didn't really have the money to buy anything, so I felt bad. When everyone came up to me to see what I got I told them I got a basketball, I left out the part that it was really shitty, because I didn't want him to feel embarrassed. I ended up giving him back his basketball, as I already had a couple at home.
sakumofo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a bad gift as a kid. See my dad and I bonded over Pirates of the Caribbean, and he liked to quote Jack Sparrow.
Me being 7 saw a Jack Sparrow book and thought my dad would love it.
He clearly didn't.
InDisMom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a few packs of yugioh cards once from a friend... except he opened them and took all he shiny cards out
SkinnyShroomOfDeath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During an elementary school secret Santa, I got what I thought was a present wrapped in newspaper. I start tearing it open when the kid yells โwhy are you destroying it?!โ
Turns out it was a shitty and unrecognizable paper mรขchรฉ boat.
Archibald_Nastyface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me an empty glass Coke bottle for my birthday. She apparently found it on the ground near an old Coke bottling plant.
Earlier that year, she gave my mother a can of spam for Mother's Day.
We've lowered our expectations.
mombgb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A skimpy see through nightly and panties by my mother-in -law...I was 7 months pregnant at the time. WTF
alexchangestheworld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:06:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 4 cousins, brother and I always do secret Santa because we all agree that getting gifts for all of us is too expensive. Last year, one of my cousins forgot to get me a gift until the morning of Christmas. As she ran off to the store I yelled at her, โYou better not get me a Starbucks gift card!โ Guess who got a Starbucks gift card that Christmas?
schnoodle3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:06:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An AMWAY gift card. You get to pick from a dozen or so items of which you have no particular interest in. Finally I settled on an airpot thermos. You have to mail a card in and wait and wait, never got the damn thing. Total scam just like the rest of the company.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A thong.
shortstayhigh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live across the hall from a middle aged schizophrenic woman. We just moved in less than a month ago, and since than I've offered her a few things that we don't need anymore from downsizing to the new place...pots, pans, food, cases of water I get for free from work. On my way out to work yesterday she told me she had something for me "for all the nice things we've given her", and hands me a warm neatly wrapped bag of food from Golden Chick. I was genuinely surprised because she's not the most pleasant person I've met, even after you try to help her out. I go back inside and look in the bag to find a box of chewed up french fries, chicken skin, and trash.
KindsisterKathy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother is a pretty bad gift giver, he never remembers to buy birthday presents, and every year he'd Christmas shop on Christmas eve, despite the fact that he used to work retail. He shows up at my dad's house on Christmas eve, every year, his presents "wrapped" in the bags from the store. His best was the year he called my stepmother an hour before he was due home to ask what size underwear my dad wore. We still occasionally laugh about that one. But one year, he actually worked at it, showed up with actual wrapped presents, he had actually put thought behind each one, finally it's my turn, his favorite (and only) sister, I unwrapped a roll of half used scotch tape, the same roll he had used for everyone else's presents. Joke was on me though, he had bought me a ticket to my favorite music festival the next summer, but the tickets hadn't shipped yet, so he wrapped the tape so I'd have something to look at, ended up being one of the best presents ever!
Jikiru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For 7 years my parents thought it was a good idea to give primary-school me math and english workbooks for my birthdays and christmas.
Guess my nationality.
Maleficus1234 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16, my aunt gave me a he-man action figure for christmas.
I guess it was the thought that counts.
Trypps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt who always puts in lowest amount of effort for all family occasions. She gave my nephew a used flash drive with a bootleg copy of Transformers and a bag of microwave popcorn for christmas. The movie never worked and the popcorn was expired -__-
bugninja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a total computer nerd when I was 13 in the 90's (and still am, though there's no such thing as nerds anymore I guess). And I was not into sports in any way back then.
I loved working with computers. Everyone knew I did. I liked computer books, programming books, old computer parts to build new computers with, linux distributions, BBS's, code, etc. This was my life.
For Christmas, my dad got me a football and weights.
Crash-Can ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a white elephant gift exchange at work I bought an excellent gift of sea monkeys and a pillow. The lady who got it was the same lady who fired me a few weeks later. I hope her sea monkeys are dead.
aGirlHasNo_username ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year, I was half expecting my long time boyfriend to propose to me. He showed up with a tiny little gift bag, and as I opened it in front of my whole family I thought to myself โthis is it!โ Needless to say, he had forgotten to get me something and just stopped at Walgreens to pick something up. It was lens wipes for my new glasses. -_-
Foxmondt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "whistle key finder" from my father. It was an Xmas gift the month after he made me give up my only key, my house key, to his new girlfriend. It was insulting and he looked genuinely confused that I didn't find it cool or interesting.
Dyingbreathe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While not as bad an experience as some, for ome Christmas my mother gave me Nicklebacks first album. Her reasoning it will get me to stop listening to rap.
ForeverDistracted ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a bad gift as much as a bad attitude that was gifted in return. We played Secret Santa in office and I brought what I thought were some pretty neat gifts for a colleague who was my secret child. Tiny bottles of alcohol and some Christmas cake, a drawing pad since he sketches a lot and on the day of the reveal, as a final gift I got him this Lego set of batman. He loves Lego and batman and is out and out a comic book lover so I figured he would like it. My friends told me that when he collected his gift, he went back to his seat, threw it in his drawer and called it 'lousy'. I felt really bad and it's not important that be must like my gifts but I had put some real thought and effort into trying and getting him something that I thought would make him happy or atleast smile genuinely.
I left him a note saying that I got to know how he reacted and he can return the gift to me if he so obviously hated it. He didn't do either and avoided me for the rest of the time he was working at the organisation
pkeridactyl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad as many on here, but my worst gift was one my husband and I received as a wedding present from a great-uncle. We weren't expecting gifts from distant relatives (though one I grew up seeing on a very regular basis), so the gesture was appreciated. When we opened it, it was a box of four Christmas glasses (it wasn't Christmas) with a bit of Christmas wrapping paper still on the box. Obvious re-gift. That wasn't the problem; the problem was they had been sitting on his disgusting house for god knows how long, covered in dust, and they SMELLED AWFUL. To this day I'll never understand what could permeate glass so thoroughly that even repeated washing with bleach wouldn't remove. We ended up throwing them away.
This reminds me of when one of my kids, around age 3, got a birthday present they didn't like and threw it across the room. I proceeded to drill the kids on politely accepting gifts they didn't like in preparation for Christmas. Come Christmas day, we're opening gifts, and my aunt hands my kid a gift. He unwrapped a sort of generic teddy bear (he didn't really care for teddy bears), looked at her and said, "Thank you!" and set it down. I sighed with relief...but then he turned to me, not three feet away from my aunt, and said, loudly, "Mommy! I got something I didn't like and just said 'thank you' and smiled!" I couldn't even be mad. Though I was embarrassed.
meggox3x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL and I don't exactly see eye to eye and we definitely didn't while my husband and I were planning our wedding.. So for my bridal shower she gave me:
a used roll of garbage bags.
Yep.
CaptainSparrow79 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wanted a Rubik's cube
Got me a sweet toy truck
Mrkilla2cool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I worked at burger king we did a secret Santa party one year. The person who drew my name gave me a burger king gift card because they didn't know what else to get me. We never paid for our food in the first place.
UsernameDotJPEG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my boyfriend of 2 months a Christmas gift but got nothing in return. I was bummed but I thought he might still be waiting on it. December 29, I came to his apartment to drop something off and he said "I have something for you." Getting excited, he told me to close my eyes, and when I opened them he handed me the scarf I had left at his house last week. Biggest disappointment. The gift as well as the relationship.
saltedcaramelmocha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fuzzy diary and a friendship bracelet making kit. I was 23. I think my family forgot that I stopped being 10 a while ago.
kenzie3115 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger and the Xbox 360 came out I asked my dad for it. the box under the tree was the same size and weight as an Xbox so I knew I had it in the bag. Christmas morning comes and the box was actually filled with car cleaning supplies, to make it better right after I opened my cleaning supplies my step brother who I hated opened a ps3... from my dad.
CalamariStarry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iPod mini accessories for the iPod mini Iโve never owned.
Shappy_map ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriends mother gave me a bottle of Great Value (Walmart brand) Maple flavoured Syrup.. that was it. She does not like me because I'm not a rich doctor.
buttwhatifxxx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my ma-in-law asked my wife what i wanted for xmas ...i said "ANYTHING except socks or sweaters " ...i got socks AND sweaters.(i don't wear sweaters but have over a hundred of them ...i'm VERY particular about my socks.)
Wihoth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 13th birthday, I was given a personality test by my aunt. At 13, what kid wants to get a test? She literally gave me homework. The worst part is that when I finally did it, it was wrong.
Slight316 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:30:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the last 2 Reddit secret santa gifts I recieved. Nothing and nothing. So I no longer participate in Reddit secret Santa.
Random_Imgur_User ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad, the one birthday he decided to show up for, got me a blank CD that just had "Star Wars" sharpied on the front. I've never been able to find a DVD player or video game console that it's compatible with, 13 years later. It once made my blue ray player go "SCREEEEE" though. Maybe it was the Tie Fighters.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 or 13 I asked my mom for a sewing machine for my birthday as I was really interested in sewing. I was expecting a second hand or garage sale machine. I got a toy sewing machine.
Another time she called me to her room to look at a shirt she had bought herself. She asked me what I thought of it and I said politely that it looked nice (internally noting it was not something I would ever wear). Shortly afterwards I received the exact same shirt for my birthday.
Sheโs gotten better over the years.
jpsi314 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a dog lover and I hate football and my aunt gave me a Michael Vick shirt.
Cutinkles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my grandparents once gave me, my mom, sister, and stepdad the free grooming kits they hand out on international flights for free. They acquired these while treating my aunt, uncle, and cousins to a vacation in Europe.
Mine was partially used. Edit: capitalization
firez600 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my older brother a Bluetooth speaker for Christmas.
He gave me three T-shirts from his union.
saltedcaramelmocha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I already posted but I remember the ACTUAL worst gift Iโve ever received.
I was 5, and at my momโs work Christmas party. It was a really nice party; they hired a Santa to hand out presents to the kids.
Most kids received a decent toy, like lego or Barbie. I got a pack of those giant hair clips women used to wear in the 90โs. I had short, thin hair and had no real use for them. Even the adults felt bad for me.
stabbyma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.... I did redit secret Santa a few years ago and never got a gift even after I filled out the whole "I didn't get a gift thing". Now whenever this time of year comes around and I see the ads for it I get super sad.
kingbad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:36:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gifts from my dad, who divorced Mom when I was 5: 1. electric razor (for my 8th birthday) 2. shofar (Jewish ram's horn musical instrument; I'm not musical, or Jewish) 3. big cowboy-style belt buckle with silver dollar imbedded in it (later read that the defense contractor he worked for was plagued by employees using expensive machinery for their side businesses, including belt buckle making)
apawst8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, my wife found some hangers that she liked. They were much better than the plastic hangers because clothes don't fall off. So she gave them out as gifts. To everyone.
Including our 4 year old niece. She was opening a lot of cool toys and clothes. Then she got to our gift. We are her favorite aunt and uncle, so she expected something good. Nope, just a pack of 10 hangers.
lucanid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two expired packets of salad dressing and a pink floral skirt from my mother, despite pink being a hated colour of mine. My brother got partly opened cans of ensure. She found it all in the trash near her apt and gave it us for xmas
AngryMimi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my MIL:
3 industrial sized hand sanitizer bottles made for large industrial dispensers.
And 3 broken dispensers.
FYI I do not have a warehouse, store, gas station, or any other public space that might require a life time supply of hand sanitizer that canโt be used because the dispenser is broken.
Fancie217 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law (at the time though my husband and I had been dating for 2 years) gave me a knitting kit she put together herself. No two needles matched, they were all different sizes. I understand not having money and having to give hand me down gifts, and it wouldn't have been so bad but she gave my brother in law's girlfriend of 6 months a similar, but brand new factory sealed kit with a tape to learn to knit.
theghostmachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, now we know which daughter-in-law she likes better.
Fancie217 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years later she blamed me for giving her mono. Highly conservative, Christain lady mind you, so it was basically the equivalent to calling me a slut. I never so much as hugged her, her grandkids would hug on her and giving her kisses like you would expect. Not sure why she didn't like me, but that lady hated me.
domcobbstotem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was six years old, my secret Santa at the babysitter gave me $10 in coupons to Hardeeโs. Again, I was six years of age. My parents were still in charge of buying me food at that time.
ArcticKey3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my high school graduation my dad gifted me a pewter eagle. It was about 3 inches long. With some stupid story about idk freedom or something. I wish he would have just given me cash. You know like every other normal teen.
kickasserole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Acne medication and a shave kit. I was 8. Pretty sure the shave kit was something my dad got at work. No idea about the acne medication. That was a weird Christmas.
koumpounophobic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15ish, my six year old sister gave me a box chock full of all sorts of little things. As I started pulling them out, I realized that the majority of them were things from my room that had been missing. I starting saying, "Wanda, these are mine! You stole these from me!" To which she responded, "No!! I found them!" She started getting upset as I was laughing and telling her she couldn't steal things from people to give them back as gifts. Then, at the very bottom I found a tootsie pop -- a half eaten tootsie pop with the wrapper stuck back on.
I couldn't contain my laughter and was crying because I was laughing so hard. My sister got really upset and ran out of the room crying, and my parents reprimanded me for making her feel bad.
SomedayMightCome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
-Slippers made of craft felt in the shape of bananas
-tiny purses made for little kids when I was 18
-a hair brush
-a tiffany's key chain for my 13th bday because I did not want jewelry but they JUST HADDDD to get me tiffany's because they got my sister that for her birthday and me not wanting jewelry was "gay".
-when I was a kid-a watch after being told I have a learning disability that makes telling time on an analog clock difficult and I was really upset about not being able to do so
-perfume after being told that causes my throat to close
-a bra and underwear set from my grandma when I was 8 to be opened in front of everyone (soooo AWKWARD)
-clothes intended for like 8 year olds when I was 17
-used makeup samples and dollar store beach towels
-Barbie stuff when I was like 20
taintmcgraw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bottle of Irish whiskey, from a coworker who went to Ireland, last year.
Iโve been sober since April 1989.
ElbieLG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather got me the book Great Jews In Sports for my 13th birthday and then again for my 30th.
ElbieLG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:59:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also inherited his personal copy when he died
trojans888 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a wooden whale once. You could hold it with one hand. I think about it now and wonder if it was hand-carved and I was just too young and didn't pick up on that.
My sister who was 8 at the time got a heated vibrator massager from my grandmother. It wasn't marketed as a sex toy. Just maybe something my grandmother found at some trinket store.
Aeilia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously clearanced bed sheets. I was around 9 or 10 I think. Merry Christmas to me.
haleymack5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is right after Christmas and one of my friends growing up always did the โthis is for Christmas and your birthday โ crap. One year she packaged up a pair of shoes she had borrowed months before. They were my moms. And 2 sizes too small for me.
radj06 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 5000 piece edge less puzzle of 11 green apples and 1 red
GaransBabarans808 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This definitely made me appreciate all of the gifts I have ever gotten more...
Lyn27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a huge movie buff. He knew. He bought me Glitter. Mariah Carey's Glitter. I would've been much happier with actual sparkly glitter
Praetor918 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:51:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gift of two psychopathic parents, from god. Im still suffering from their constant psychological abuse 30 something years into my life.
Vampire_Potato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:53:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa one year at work, I got a dollar store mug filled with packets of expired hot cocoa.
mothernatureisfickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is a go to gift for people who donโt know what to give. My husband received the exact same thing last year.
the_dead_icarus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm way late for this one but last year for the work Secret Santa I received a banana with a condom on it and a small jar of Vaseline, I'm a straight male with no need for those items.
roqueofspades ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little, my parents would get me awesome gifts. They really wanted to encourage my interest in science so they got me a real ass microscope, a telescope, and lots of remote control stuff because I thought they were cool. Unfortunately I didn't use these things basically at all, but in my defense I was like 6 when I got the microscope and probably 4 when I got the telescope. Fast forward and now all I get is clothing that's so bright it gives me a headache that I always have to return cause I'll never wear it. I think I probably deserve it for never using the telescope.
bcrouch1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I got, but a disguise for a gift I got. I was like 10 years old, and I asked for some DDR2 RAM for a computer with none in it that I had fished out of the dumpster. (I didn't have a computer, and I was a nerd who had nothing better to do than play with computers... okay to be fair that's still me now.) For those of you that don't know, RAM (random access memory) is a chip that goes in your computer and allows it to access information quickly. There are different kinds of it for different types of computers, and the kind I needed was called DDR2. My brother bought it for me, but he put it inside a Wii game case that he bought at Game Stop for Dance Dance Revolution 2. When he saw my face, he said: "What? You said you wanted DDR2!"
Chummers5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a rotten fruit basket once. The fruit basket already is completely random and thoughtless for this situation, as in she did last minute Christmas shopping and somehow said "Chummers would love this! He loves basic fruit and crappy baskets"
And then consider it being rotten and that thought becomes "here, I needed to bring a thing. . .here's a thing." I kept whatever candy and nuts that weren't rotten and tossed the rest.
Do fruit baskets work in any situation? Maybe like basic house warming gifts if you don't know the people?
Lindbergh_Baby ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:59:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 8th grade, many years after I stopped using coloring books, my aunt gave me a free grocery store coloring book that had someone else's scribbling on every page. I swallowed hard and said 'thank you.'
I left the book there when we went home.
For Christmas I received the same coloring book from her, along with a lecture about how it was the last gift I would ever receive from her since I was so ungrateful at my birthday.
It was the gift that keeps on giving, because my mother gave me a lecture all the way home about how hurt she was that I had embarrassed her in front of her sister.
whoactuallyami ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:59:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma gave me a framed picture of my dad in middle school as a Christmas present.
HotDonkey_420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:59:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got women's perfume, I'm a guy.
Qtips_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a birthday gift. She kept talking about it for at least a solid week. When she came over she had a package all wrapped up, nice and tidy. I was beyond excited. I opened it up and all I saw was 2 cards inside this huge box. At this point, im still excited...until I see what the cards actually are. They were "official and authentic" cards that said that I now own a star. Yes. You read it right. A star. It wad such a let down...but hey, its the intention that counts right?
Rearview_Mirror ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my mom a computer, she complained it wasnโt a laptop.
Then she handed me a bag of wasabi peas. I donโt like wasabi and it wasnโt wrapped.
I stopped buying her gifts that year.
napalmlungs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is going to get totally buried but whatever... My mom used to ask me to make a list of the CDs and DVDs that I wanted for my birthday/xmas because I had a pretty big collection already so she didnt want to get something I already had. Perfect, makes total sense... The problem was she literally never once after a good 4/5 years of making these lists got me a single thing I put on those lists. Im HUGE into death metal (and the like genres) and horror movies. She knows this and yet the woukd get me Evanesence CDs, a copy of Shrek The Third on DVD, a Hedly DVD, Nickelback CDs... Not a single thing on the list or even close to anything I had put. It would actually make me kind of upset because it was seriously like my own mother didnt know me at all and didnt care to either... Im pretty sure the year I got the Shrek DVD was the last time I made one of those lists for her.
daysdncnfusd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend, who i had been with for 2 years, gave me a bottle of salad dressing for Christmas. And nothing else.
That's when I started to think things might not be so great between us
LolaMarce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:08:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave us nothing but savings bonds as gifts. Which would have been great, except when our mom left our horrible father, our horrible grandparents kept all the bonds. (They always had originals for safekeeping and we just had receipts). So... basically they never gave me a single gift - ever.
girlofgallifrey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, my grandmother gave me a turkey roasting pan.
When I was 10, it was a generic Christmas card (like from a 50-pack) that said I was lucky she gave my parents the money for me to be adopted (when I was an infant)
I never was liked by her. I have no idea why. Probably because I'm adopted.
MrEdews ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rock Paper Scissor the board game.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend gave me a snow broom "for our 6-month anniversary"... I didn't own a car at the time.
Years later, his mother gifted me a scale for my birthday.
ehpuckit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:18:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gallon jar of mango slices.
It didn't turn out to badly though because I made mango pie with it.
gardenawe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A red t-shirt, a few sizes too large. For my birthday from my stepfather who had raised me since I was 2. A few days later he gave his biological kids, my siblings, brand new bikes.
SellingCoach ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom killed herself a few weeks before Christmas when I was in ninth grade. I was kinda numb through the whole ordeal but fucking lost it when my Aunts gave me some of the gifts she had already bought for me on Christmas Day. The tags were signed in her name.
A couple days later I had to leave my family to move in with my Dad and Stepmom. That whole holiday season kind of sucked.
Mouze5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:22:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my secret santa i received 2 bottles of bleach with a rock in an xbox one packaging
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is prison life? Iโm with you, it was justifiable homicide.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Supa33 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:43:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're grandma is he bitch, not your cousin.
moonlanding23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a family friend. His dad gave him an eggplant for Easter..
SamuraiZero4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:38:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a secret santa gift exchange with a $50 price limit, everyone seemed to get something slightly meaningful or nice, and I end up getting a broken plastic fork, and a moldy old sock. I laughed at first until I realized there was nothing else and that this was the actual "gift."
HarmonJames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:38:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift(s) I ever received were Valentine's Day cards from classmates. In elementary school, we all would buy little cards and give them to our fellow students just to be cute. Two years in a row, I got one card from a student (not the same one) that had the nice message scratched out and a mean one written in place of it. Still don't understand why to this day.
Wouldtick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:49:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD of midget porn titled "Tiny's big package".
jennsca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:55:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband has a bad habit of spending. If he has money, consider it gone. That said, about 7 years ago I kept saying that I wanted a Kitchen Aid mixer. For months thats all I talked about. When we went out to purchase each other's gifts, I handed him $500 and I kept the debit card. Figured he could get a couple of extra things if he wanted(mixer was 300 at the time). I saw the size of the box that was wrapped up under the tree a few days later and I was super excited because I thought I was finally going to get my mixer. Week or so later, I opened up what I thought was going to be my brand new KitchenAid, just to find some random knock-off mixer that cost maybe 50 bucks. I think it lasted maybe 6 months and I still don't know what he did with the other $450. I did finally get a KitchenAid mixer, it was about a year ago, my mother bought it for me for my birthday.
Ivean999 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:59:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, when I was 13, I received a package from my great uncle. He always used the same wrapping paper every year, so everyone knew it was him. My brother opened his package from our great uncle first, he got a nice tent. Then my mother and father got a bottle of wine. I open mine, a large cylinder. Wrapped, not even boxed, is a large can of propane. I don't know why he got me propane. Or how he shipped it through the mail. Bit good damn he did
MisterAbbadon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:30:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It takes true skill and dedication to give a gift that shitty. He could have stopped or thought about what he was doing multiple times along the road but he stayed the course and gave you a fucking can of propane.
iamfadingaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably so you and your brother could go camping together?
TFail342 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year PlayStation 2 came out my dad kept telling me that him and my mom got me one for Christmas. Christmas morning I saw the wrapped box sitting under the tree. I was so excited. Mom and dad told me I had to open that box last. As I was opening gifts I even found out they got me a 19 inch TV for my own room so I'm excited. I'm thinking mom and dad got me.my own tv so I don't have to bother them with playing video games (I was 11 at the time) so I go to open the PS2. I start to tear open the wrapping paper, and I see that the box is brown. As my dissapointment grows, I see the word "sharp". "What the fuck is this" I start to think to myself. It was a VCR. I don't even really watch movies. Meanwhile my dad is smirking on the couch, I'm crying, and my mom's pissed at my dad for telling me they got me a ps2.
17 years later and I'm still not over that shit.
Flippin-Rhymenoceros ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a Star Trek delta pin for Christmas when I was in college. I enjoy watching Star Trek, however I was sitting next to my mom telling her I did not want it when she purchased it. She kept saying sometimes itโs ok to get something fun that you donโt need. I donโt cosplay and have no idea why I would ever use it beyond that. It is still in the box and my wife teases me about it periodically.
Ikihara ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Top 3 all Christmas gifts.
I was maybe 7 or 8 years old and had asked for walkie talkies. My aunt got me this two button Barbie walkie talkie. Where Barbie says like 8 different things. I was so disappointed and got in trouble with my parents for not being grateful anyways.
Tiny cheese knives with chunky clay flip flops. Never could tell my mom. Sheโs never once asked where they are during our parties. Maybe she hasnโt noticed.
Older boyfriend a long time ago gave me what seemed to be a 10 year told stale smelling teddy bear wrapped in a grocery bag.
Sushi4lucas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:14:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather passed away and I all I inherited was some sort of odd looking eagle shaped paper weight.
nelsonbt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:14:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two. At a secret Santa in my Toastmasters club, I contributed something that was pretty okay for the $10 limit. I donโt remember what but I remember feeling not embarrassed about my contribution, so it was probably okay. Well, several attendees hadnโt known, or declined, to get anything - anticipating this, one old woman in the club who is nice but the MOST out-of-it person Iโve ever met, she gave all the non-participants childrenโs mittens to contribute. So, statistically, and then in reality, rather than receiving something marginally neat, I got childrenโs mittens, like a dollar store would have.
When I was 20 I had a serious girlfriend who bought and wrapped boxes of potato chips and 2L coke bottles for me.
That out-of-it old lady found a metal filing in some part of our catering order at the same party, and asked me if I thought it was ISIS.
singleusage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gorgeous leather belt. From my step mother. One size too small, but the perfect size for her young teenage daughter - since, wouldn't you know, it couldn't be returned or exchanged.
timechuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:20:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm.... Three way tie. I was once given (by my new wife's best friend who we spent $125 on for Christmas) a package is women's socks that were too small.
I was asked what I wanted for Christmas. I said I didn't want anything. Wife asked if I wanted some new kitchen knives. I said that would be good. We went looking for knives. I found a set that I hated, I specifically pointed them out and said "I do not want anything like that. They're too thick, they feel weird, and they're cheap. If we are going to get good knives, let's get GOOD knives". Two weeks later there's a delivery. It's my Christmas present she says. Open it! It's the knives I used as an example of everything I didn't want. Worst, she paid $70 more than they cost at Bed Bath and Beyond.
My birthday was coming up and I needed a new iPod. My old G2 touch had finally shit the bed. I did my diligence and weighed out the cheaper nano, or the touch. The touch won out hands down. I didn't need to connect to iTunes to update, games, good camera, email. All that shit. Told the wife. iPod touch. Told her why. She argued every point and said I wouldn't use any of it because I hadn't before. (Old iPod wifi died years ago and couldn't access the store anyway because it wasn't being supported anymore, plus it didn't have a camera.) Several days later my birthday present is delivered. A nano. A refurbished nano that I cannot return. It sucks.
dontbuyanoldhouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:20:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Way late to the party, but this reminded me of the worst gift I gave my brother.
I was in fourth grade and we had incentive "bucks" or fake dollar bills we could use every report card to buy little toys, CD's, or trinkets. I saw a backstreet boys CD laying on the table and I ended up battling another kid in class for it. It was an all out bidding war and I spend every last dollar I had on that CD, because my brother was a huge fan and was feeling nice that day.
I was so excited to show him when I got home, I ran in and gave it to him, and then saw the most confused, unhappy face ever, and after a long pause he said "...you know I like the BEASTIE Boys...right?" And threw the CD away. I was devastated.
RunRabbitRun49 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:26:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kept referring to my b-day as a bidet. My boyfriend at the time gave me a bidet. Bestworst gift ever.
CyberPickle9000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:30:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child I received 2 cologne kits and 2 identical tug-a-war toys from my fathers side of the family. Haven't seen them or my father in ages. Thank goodness.
rhythmicdancer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:31:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Street chalk and Midol from an ex-boyfriend after I told him I was having a bad day. I failed a school exam and got chewed out by my boss, and he thought I was PMS-ing. Later in our relationship, he took me to the zoo as a surprise b-day gift, but when we got there, it was closed. Turned out he forgot about my b-day and made last minute plans.
Thank god I'm no longer with a guy who treats me like a perpetual child.
PennyLisa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:33:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a photo book from my step-grandmother. Only it had someone else's name written inside the front cover, and was all about the new baby (was 14 at the time). Yeh, she was getting pretty demented at that point!
xSUPERDUPERx182 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:34:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Receiving no gift is the worst gift.
colomijax2271 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:43:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend spent $30 to send me a bag of elephant shit .... next day shipping ....
Dr_Awesome867 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:47:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This past year was probably the worst one yet. My aunt had this beautiful quilt that had been passed probably 3 or 4 generations. She thought it would be a brilliant idea to cut the quilt that was ancient and in good shape into pieces with a writeup about it in comic sans and put them into cheap shattered frames she found at Goodwill. My girlfriend got one too and assured me that she wouldn't be attending my family's Christmas this year.
CorgiMechGaming ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:49:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa gave me a Blockbuster card.
Helloitsmommy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:50:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of their used soaps squished together to make a โnewโ soap. Itโs weird but honestly they were so down on their luck that I know they were trying their hardest. (I did not use it.)
mrnibbles23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:53:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 30 day trial CD of NetZero, you know the kind you'd get for free in the mail When I was 12, my parents were going through a nasty divorce and I know my Dad didn't have a ton of money but I mean c'mon Dad! I'm 27 now and I think deep down I'm still a little baffled
hachikuji_lolicon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A SQUIRREL FEEDER in the SHAPE OF A FUCKING SQUIRREL HEAD.
arundogg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school my speech class held a secret santa. One of my good friends drew my name as the giftee. He burned a copy of worms 2 onto a blank cd and handed it to me. I looked at him incredulously.
"What's this?"
"It's Worms 2. I want the disk back after you install it."
Somehow, I'm still friends with this idiot.
SlayerBadguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:09:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got 2 for this. When I was 21 I had a girlfriend that was really into anime, Naruto, and was a Christian. So, I went looking for the little frog coin purse from the anime everywhere to surprise her for Christmas. This thing took me about 2 months to find, but I got one and it wasn't cheap. On Christmas when we did a gift exchange she was so excited to see the coin purse that she had been wanting, and hands me something that was the size of a PC game that I had been wanting. When I unwrapped it, to my surprise, she gave me a fucking Bible. Which she had taken the time to write a very sweet inscription on the cover page. It was very heartfelt and loving, but it was written upside down. Needless to say the relationship lasted 2 months after that.
The second one came from my mom. For my birthday I asked for concert tickets to go see Slipknot. I had been asking for these tickets for months leading to my birthday. When the day came she handed me a box from a high-end retail store and in it was two suede shirts. The first thought going through my mind is who the fuck would wear these things. Second, I asked how much she paid for the shirts. When she told me they were $150 each I laughed and told her that the tickets where $100 and she screwed up. I still have not forgiven her for that to this date, it has been about 12 years.
BoredPony ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:46:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do people think giving the Bible is a good gift? If someone wanted a Bible, they'd already have it!
Manekk98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:09:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at school, everyone's getting like Lindtt chocolate and stuff. My turn comes around and I get homemade pickled figs. This was grade 4. I couldn't really say anything because I knew the kid who gave it didn't come from a family as well off as I did so I just thanked him and threw them out when he wasn't around.
TiedHands ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:11:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of Pop Secret popcorn. I have an aunt that is notorious for being a horrible gift giver, and I opened a package and it was a box of popcorn. I assumed "Oh, she just put something in the box", opened it and no, it was a 5 pack of popcorn. Her reasoning was she knew I love to watch movies. Okay....
koalandi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:17:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm an only child. Of all the cousins, I was the smart kid who didnโt play sports and just read books and practiced math (kinda forced by my parents though I did love learning). When I was 8, one of my aunts bought all my other girl cousins barbies so I thought I was going to get one too and I was SO EXCITED. When it was my turn to open my gift from her.... it was boggle ๐
Seedy_Melon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:21:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a huge geology nerd, and love collecting, finding and identifying minerals. For Christmas my sister wanted to get me a cool handbook. She ended up buying me something called the crystal bible, which is actually a crystal healing and spirituality book. She was really embarrassed but we had a good laugh about it that alone was worth it
I_blue_myself_87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:51:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step moms father has been buying me themed packages of pez dispensers (Elvis, batman, etc) every Christmas since I've been sixteen or seventeen. I'm now thirty
millybays ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:51:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of Venus disposable razors from my MIL the first Christmas I spent with them after marrying her son.
Bidcar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should have handed her one back and whispered to her โfor your โstacheโ
gardenlife84 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:01:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was back in the early 90s, but I had a good friend who gave me an Encyclopedia as a gift once. Pre-wikipedia & Google, this was the go to for information on a variety of popular topics. They came in big sets, with approximately 1 book per letter, and thus those Encyclopedia Brittainica packages were not cheap. As a kid I thought the gift was a little on the educational side of the gift spectrum, but it was still super generous, right?
Not quite.
I have no idea where he got it, but I was gifted just the book containing letter M. My name doesn't even begin with M, nor contain an M at any point within it. And as if to clarify this book was absolutely the gift he decided on, he wrote my name on the inside cover in blue pen.
Brandon, if you are still out there, I sincerely appreciate the gift but unfortunately it qualifies as one of the worst I have ever received.
c-renifer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:09:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father had recently met my stepmother that Summer and they married on Thanksgiving.
I had asked my father for a special Christmas gift. I was thirteen, and really into music.
I wanted to replace my stereo that had shorted out with a newer model from Radio Shack, back when Realistic was a decent quality brand. I picked it out of a catalog and circled it and left it for him with a note written on it so that he knew which one that I wanted. I did this because my father is terrible at hints and has no clue when it comes to gift giving. My dad means well, but he makes bad choices for gifts. One year he gave me a chemistry set. I was four. I didn't even know what it was. I learned early on that if I wanted a nice gift from my dad, I had to pick it out myself and drop serious hints. This was a longstanding thing with us, and it was working well.
Fast forward a month later to Christmas morning. I see the stereo I picked out, all set up in the living room next to the tree, with brand new speakers and a new turntable! I was so excited that my dad actually followed through for once.
Turns out that my stepmother had convinced my father that she wanted this stereo, so.. he announced very proudly to everyone that this was for her, and acted very strangely, as though he had never seen the catalog that I very carefully laid out for him with my brother's help. I was so upset and confused.
My stepmother acted as though I was trying to ruin her Christmas, and claimed that I was acting like a spoiled brat. She lied and claimed no knowledge of a catalog or even that my brother had helped me, even though she knew.
She had taken the catalog, gone to the store to get a new catalog, and replaced my writing with her own, and never told him about the switch. When I told him, he didn't believe me, but my brother knew because he helped me choose. My brother never said a word to defend me. It was a complete betrayal. I was stunned.
Oh, I got a sweater that Christmas. An ugly nylon sweater with a strange print on it that didn't fit me properly - too tight. It was quite obviously a bargain basement special. I would receive many others like it for Christmas from her. It became her signature. One of the gifts said "From your Mother". I asked why and how my birth mother would have sent a gift to the house of her ex-husband, and my stepmother did a dramatic fake crying act, saying "But I'm your mother too!". Ummm, no. You're not.
She never used the stereo, save to play Christmas music on it every year. That's the only time it ever got used. She never once played a single record on it. She's not into music and couldn't name a single artist that she likes.
In case you're wondering if my stepmother lost her desire for giving insulting gifts, years later for my birthday, she gave me a New Testament Bible. I'm an atheist, and she knew this at the time. She didn't even buy a whole Bible, she was that cheap.
My father gave me a book about the history of the forced bussing struggle in Boston and the desegregation of the Boston schools. I could tell that he wanted to read it, and had picked it out for himself, so I left it for him and pretended that I had forgotten it at his house.
Now that my father has passed on, my wife and I and our young son don't get invited to her house any longer, and nothing pleases me more than not having to pretend that I am pleased with whatever cheap crappy thing she could think to give.
I have taught my son the value of being thoughtful and giving nice gifts.
TLDR: My stepmother hijacked a gift that I wanted from my father and got my father and brother to betray me. Also, she gives insulting gifts on purpose.
tiniful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:49:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would deffinitly be the 8 inch, black, ceramic penis shaped bowl with no carb.
inter_fectorem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:56:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a book from my secret Santa. 'How To Deal With Depression"
Guess I should smile more often.
Idodoodletoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:01:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They may not be the worst gifts I've received but when I mention something I'm interested in (a certain movie character or animal, etc) I always seem to get absolutely bombarded with nothing but that specific thing. So instead of one cool gift of something owl themed, suddenly I have owl tshirts, owl hats, owl candles, owl jewellery, owl blankets, owl notepads, owl pencil cases, owl pajamas, owl socks, owl plushies, owl phone holder, owl mirror, owl posters etc. I'm not exaggerating. Those are all owl items I now have.
The gifts are actually usually really lovely but I just end up looking like a crazy owl person, and when I try to address the owl overload they say, "but I thought you liked owls?!"
sidd_suresh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:21:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A papermate pen in the box of a sheafers pen
BuicyJooties ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:47:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Burger King coupon inside of the holy bible. Thanks Grandma!
nauseatedunicorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:03:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend. He participated in secret santa one year which had a ยฃ5 limit so everyone received mostly gag gifts. He got a hamster. He had to go to pet store straight away and buy it a cage, bedding, food, etc so ended up being an expensive secret santa experience.
This time me and my older siblings. My parents have never been good with gifts and don't have much money, but every Christmas we'd each get a santa sack, which was just a black bag filled with random useless crap. But every year without fail we would each receive a hole punch and a stapler. So every year from about ages 3-21 there'd be 3 new hole punches and staplers in the house. There's a huge box of them stored in the loft.
Chloemeow25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:17:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got my mom an ashtray receptacle. She doesn't smoke.
TheBaronNash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:46:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing compared to some of the people here.
I once borrowed ยฃ20 from my grandparents to get my mum some flowers on Motherโs Day. Roll forward a few months to when I was back home from Uni, the first time I see them is a breakfast a couple of days after my birthday.
I didnโt say anything about them not having done anything about my birthday because Iโm a grown ass man, but then as we are all getting in to cars to leave my grandfather calls across to tell me that ยฃ20 is my birthday present.
For sure taught me not to borrow money anymore
Edit: I should clarify I specifically called them and told them I wanted to send my mother flowers but didnโt have the money, my grandfather ordered the flowers from my mothers favourite florist, I never actually took any money from them
ANADOESNTSHAREFOOD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:28:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
great aunt gave me a pair of tweezers and a mirror for Christmas when I was 12
nowdiggonthis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:14:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didnโt actually receive anything - only because one year my old school was broken into and the thief stole our Kris Kringle (Secret Santa) presents, including the gingerbread tree I had built for someone.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:07:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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BoredPony ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:38:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you paint her a giant middle finger?
honeydew_bunny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:47:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two leather mini skirts from my mother. Not my style. Two sizes too small.
"You can wear them when you lose weight!" She says
Stikfas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:34:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift to me but I was told specifically to be home for my birthday once but I had to buy my own cake with my own money. All they did was sang me a half-assed birthday song which lasted about 10 seconds and we were all back to doing whatever they were doing previously -_-
But seriously, looking at some of these replies, I have no idea why do people bother to give presents when they do not even have the heart to spend the time to pick/make them? Obligations? I would rather not receive anything than to get trash (similarly, I can spend my time and money enjoying myself than waste it on them since they did not care)
ginerhys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a little late to comment, but I have 2 stories because my husband wants me to tell his too.
My mom is the absolute worst about trying to give so-called โgag giftsโ which she typically thinks is hilarious, but 8 times out of 10 it is not. When I was about 13 or 14 I wanted a cell phone really really bad. Like REALLY bad. I begged for one everyday for months. This was around the time cell phones were starting to get more popular and a lot of kids my age had RAZRโs. So Christmas morning after I had opened all my regular gifts she made a big deal about handing me a small box and made everyone pay attention. I started getting excited because I just KNEW she had gotten me a phone! So I tear into it and sure enough inside there was one of those Nokia brick phones. I instantly recognized it as her old cell phone, but I didnโt care! I had a phone!! I could call and text my friends! YES!! I was bouncing off the walls with glee. Then I tried to turn it on... nothing. I looked at her confused and she says โWell, youโve always wanted a cell phone, and now you have one! It doesnโt work, but hey, itโs still a cell phone!โ The bitch had bought herself a new phone and gave me her dead, deactivated one. She thought it was hysterical, but I was devastated and cried. Then she scolded me for being ungrateful for all my other gifts.
And then my husbands story requires a little backstory. He had an ex-brother-in-law that was a dead beat. Never worked. Was always borrowing money from my husband and his ex-wife. Would even ask to buy things from them (like refrigerators, TVโs, etc.), never pay for it, and would then sell it and keep the cash. So anyway their family would always draw names and do gift exchanges with a max of $20. Well deadbeat BIL drew my husbands name! My husband is super into body building, so his ex-wife recommended he purchase him a subscription to Flex magazine (back when magazines were cool). So at Christmastime BIL hands husband a print out that says he had a subscription to Flex magazine and it would start arriving shortly. A month goes by and my husband realized it never came. So he asks about it. BIL acted shocked, made a big deal about how upset he was that it never showed up, and even said that he would call and check up on it and make sure they had the right address and such. Naturally, a few more months pass and nothing ever happens. My husband then realized it was never going to happen because BIL was a piece of shit.
TL;DR my mom played a horrible prank on me as a teenager by giving me โexactly what I wantedโ in the form of a cell phone that didnโt work. And my husband basically received an IOU and nothing ever came of it.
Randygarrett44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gallon of ky jelly from my mother inlaw my first christmas with her family.
KPixerella ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager I got a board game of The Walking Dead under the tree. Later at the Christmas party I opened up another present from my aunt.
Same boardgame.
Never played either one, they're still preserved in the closet somewhere.
Atrand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
socks -_-
thanks mark....you fucking cheap ass mother fucker going to walmart to get socks. fuck you and rot in hell
cole22888 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's aunt goes around her house and wraps things to give to people. I got a used dish towel wrapped in newspaper XD
Beefreckles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:18:02 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably will be buried, but whatever.
Itโs my sweet-sixteen, a majour day for most teens. Unfortunately for me, Iโm unlucky enough to have it on the same friday and my brothers grad, which already has me pretty pissed. Iโm not a needy kid, but I didnโt kill myself for another year, so itโs already a big deal.
Anyway, a few family members are over, mostly celebrating my brothers grab, but my mum suddenly shut off the kitchen lights, grabs the cake, and begins singing. Everyone joins, happy times. Now we get on to the present, lucky for me. I got a few pairs of earrings, a book that was popular with teens but nothing that I was interested in, and I finally move onto my nanaโs present
Now, she was there for my brothers grad ceremony, but left after he walked, so I was already pissed at her. Sheโs been trying to rebuild bridges, but she eats birdseed, so nice try Marilyn... I pull the present on my lap and unwrap, to reveal a coin set.
A. Fucking. Coin. Set.
I stared at it for the longest period, actually tearing up. Now that more of my siblings have had birthdays since then, it has been revealed that she got the same fucking coin set for everyone of us.
So have fun in the seniors home, Marilyn.
One_TAIM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:43:58 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boss gave me a brick when I left the company to retire in Costa Rica. I guess for Michael it was kind of nice..
FluffyRadcliffe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:06:27 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a Hooked on Phonics for Christmas a few years ago. I was in college.
tonguetwister568 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used dildo
VilliamFood ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
your boyfriend love you so much
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reduce reuse recycle
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:40:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
gonorrhea
Raghallaigh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:11:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't immediately think of it as the worst gift, but it is slowly progressing to that point as time passes. Long ago, around 2000, my brother bought me a toy truck as a gift. I was eight at the time. It was the coolest thing I owned. I made sure my brother knew how much I enjoyed it. Evidently he thought I liked it so much that he bought the same thing for me the next year. Identical toy. I love my brother and didn't want to offend him, so again, I graciously accepted his gift. He purchased the same toy the next year, and the next. Eventually it got to the point where I would tell him I only liked a particular version of this toy truck, or I liked the one with the metal parts as opposed to plastic. This was all in a attempt to make it increasingly difficult for him to find. I mean, it was getting ridiculous. I am hoping the stock of these is soon depleted. If I get one more of these damn blue Tonka hummers, I may just smother my brother in his sleep.
RussianWithGrenades ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha
Veshter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I'm an older brother and I gotta say that's lazy and funny as fuck.
Raghallaigh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually in reference to this thread
Veshter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn it.
turbogoon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
SiegHeiler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He said a gift not a curse
TigerSoze ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a can of peanuts for Christmas one year.
Slightly_Tender ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:58:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We talkin Planters?
TigerSoze ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were Planters.
b33r_engineer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honey roasted?
TigerSoze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope just regular salted.
Slightly_Tender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dang
thatsmurfyguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Op said worst gift..
bubblegumracer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is if they are allergic.
naturepunks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i can relate as my father got me a fat thing of pickles. i love pickles though so it was all good
vigorosomoon48 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:08:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shoe cleaning kit for my birthday from my real Grandpa
DemonicSPud ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:37:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds pretty fucking awesome actually
dazed_but_alert ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late grandmother was just awful when it came to gift giving. In High School, I was sent away to a military school, my whole family forgot my 16th. I called up my grandmother who lived relatively near by to fuss and she promised me she had sent something and it was in the mail. A couple of days later I got a box of chocolates, half eaten! That old bird had scrambled to find something after my phone call!
A later Christmas she gave me a super hard 3D jigsaw puzzle in a plastic bag - no box or anything. I am not a jigsaw fan, never was. But the best one was a plastic, paint by the numbers, duck - like the decoys.
caucasian_asian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
40th birthday gift: nothing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me too :(
domestic_lobster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have these weird cousins who are super intelligent but some times I wonder if they're on the spectrum. When I was a kid I got a Christmas present from them. It was a jar of spicy brown mustard. My dad got a key chain that said "I love flying". He does not love flying.
Milkshake03 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my sister got my mom this big mason jar filled with chocolate for motherday. She loved it. When fathersday rolled around, we gave him the same jar filled with candy. My dad said: ahw this is sweet. Now we dan store two kinds of pasta in these jars!
Little did he know, we gave him the exact same jar we gave our mom. We gift the same jar each year. It has been an inside joke for a few years now haha.
iheartgold26 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:02:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bar of black soap
SarcasticPug ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:04:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an idiot, I came in here expecting some gifs.
ShiftAndWitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bout 24 years ago my dad went to work and came home with groceries and a TV in February. That's when he gave me the gift of life.
Embroz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed print that read, "Get of your computer and go outside." I was in the middle of my depression at that point and had a lot of anxiety. It was like a framed nag.
Dabawaba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For one Christmas when I was 12, my aunt brought me a little science kit. Immediately unwrapping the gift made it hard to fake a smile, since it was so clearly just bought last minute. Having literally no interest in science I said thanks, and she suggests we do them together. We try every single one before we realize that not a single โexperimentโ worked. She shrugged it, took my kit, and my brothers ( that was still unwrapped ) and threw them away in front of us.
KibitoKai ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:47:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the first grade we had a secret santa gift exchange and I picked out this really cool toy helicopter to gift to someone and when we exchanged gifts I got a Walmart bag with 3 broken action figures from the poorest kid in class. I cried so hard when I got it
waffman98 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:51:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I have ever recieved was at least 20 items of Ohio State stuff, including sweatshirts and posters, from my Columbus based grandparents. I was a 9 y.o. kid living twenty minutes from State College, PA, so I was naturally a Penn State fan. Needless to say their plan backfired and all their gifts went straight to goodwill.
LanMega007 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever got? Divorce papers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch
Catseyes77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I met my first boyfriend when I was 15 and he was 21. We were together for 6,5 years, I was living with him after a few years. On my last birthday when we were together he gave me a birthday card that said: "Happy birthday. let's be friends"
Yep he broke up with me on a card. He was an asshole and cheated on me a lot wich I only found out after.
Looking back I never had a nice birthday unless I was completely alone. Someone always managed to ruin it. My last birthday party last month was also ruined by a "friend" who decided to cause drama . FML.
SyntheticOne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our son, when he was 5 or 6 or so, gave mommy a pair of earrings, which he sourced from mommy's jewelery box.
Proud to say he remains frugal (hasn't had a haircut in years and rarely uses a razor), grad student, and a man of many talents.
fashionguru15 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:40:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mental ex-girlfriend - A gun rack. I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns, that would necessitate an entire rack
Nenavar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gun cleaning kit from a secret Santa once. I don't own a gun either
Liquor_D_Spliff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you carry on that way you're gonna lose her, man.
Dubbadubbawubwub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well she is a psycho hose beast.
EliteAnaconda57 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle sat me and my brother down on the couch late on Christmas Day and gave us a bunch of presents. However, when we opened the presents, the gifts included college ruled paper, pencils and erasers. He said to us that we could use all of the stuff for school. Being that we were kids, we tried to hide our disappointment and act excited. He then said to us "Alright, you ready for your real presents?". He walked out to his car and got out the real presents, which were toys and video games. Little 8 year old me was so relieved
DancingChristmasElvs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother has been giving me $5 for every gift giving occasion since I can remember. Birthdays/Christmas. Oh you graduated college? Here's $5.
amishlatinjew ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I never asked anything for xmas since becoming financially independent. If I want something bad enough to ask for it, I just get it myself unless I can't afford it.
My parents don't have money. But one year, mom would not stop asking me what I wanted for xmas since we were gonna be togethwr for the first time in years. So, I said that I wanted a breadmaker.
Xmas comes, she got me a couple small and cheap bread pans and some cake mix.
On the one hand, its nothing I asked for, needed, or wanted. I ended up throwing away the cake mix months later when I moved. But I couldn't complain because they are poor and tried.
So now I stick with my old rules. I never say what I want. People who know me in any way, know what I like. I'm really easy and static. I'll be more than happy just because you thought of me enough to get me something.
Oh, and another time I spent like 400 on a capture card and software for my little brother since he was getting into film editting. He got me some coasters. I already had like 30 nice coasters. So... I guess I got 34 now.
sutskesan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
... but that sense of pride and accomplishment after all these playing hours, priceless.
cazart13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's removed step mother is insanely rich (which is why my grandfather married and then divorced her). When I was 18 she gave me 26k for college. My mom divorced my dad last year; I got a reusable grocery bag from the removed step grandmother for Christmas.
truebisch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my brother gets me these blue Hummer Tonka trucks. I guess it makes him happy so I just go along with it.
budd07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey! I think I saw a post earlier where someone wanted to find these trucks so she could gift it to her disabled brother. He wants the blue one every year but she doesnโt know where to get them anymore. You could sell it to her or donate them if you want!
saugeoden ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got remarried when my sister and I were kids,and had another kid with the new wife. One Christmas we went over for a visit, and their tree was piled with gifts. Literally 40+ gifts just piled up under this tree as far as it could go.
All of it was from the Disney store, and all of it was for their 2 year old daughter.
My sister and I got a packet of pencils from the dollar store, and a cheap pair of sneakers that literally fell apart the first day.
Good times.
xPizzaKittyx ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know why, but my brother STILL buys me the same fucking toy truck every year. Im 25, what am I going to do with a toy truck?
mahade ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible.
Mind you, this is in the Netherlands. I've been raised Catholic but never believed any of that nonsense. My employer was one of four brothers leading that company. They were all deeply young-earth creationist religious.
I worked there for a year. When I left they presented me with a bible as if it was the best thing they could possibly give me.
That's about the only memory I have of that place, too. So I guess it was the best thing they gave me.
redditmunchers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:23:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To them, that book means life. See it from their view, and really itโs truly the best gift you could ever be given.
rc1965 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:12:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got like 6 bibles for graduation, Iโve been an atheist since I was old enough to discern belief was optional. I said thank you a bunch and wrote thank you cards then guiltily put them in my closet until I donated them to a thrift store years later.
emrys5 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you have yo understand that to them there's nothing better to give someone then something they believe will save your soul. Put yourself in other people's shoes every once in a while.
quietIntensity ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two gifts from my childhood stand out in my memories as the most disappointing. When I turned 7 or 8, I had been telling my parents for at least a year that I wanted a new bicycle, a BMX specifically. I would point them out at the department store, magazines, TV ads, wherever there was a BMX to get excited over, my parents heard about it. My beginner bike that I got for my 4th birthday was like a motocross style bike, but it fell apart the first summer, and my dad never fixed it, so I went a few years with no bicycle. My birthday came, and my parents bought me a used Schwinn, with a banana seat, skinny tires, fenders, and high bars with tassels on the grips. It was supposed to be a big surprise. I hated it, and told them so, because it was the exact opposite of what I had told them in great detail that I wanted, it was practically a girls bike. I promptly removed the fenders, ditched the banana seat, and put some ugly yellow BMX handlebars on it. That was when I knew that I shouldn't expect much from my parents when it came to listening to what I had to say about anything. They've never improved.
The second gift that stands out was the year that my grandmother, who never bought us toys or anything fun at all, got me a used winter coat from Goodwill that had holes in it and didn't fit well, as my primary Christmas gift. We were not poor people either, my grandmother was sitting on a small fortune that she refused to spend on anything. They were too poor to have toys as children, so she didn't think that children should spend their time having fun. I learned a lot from her, but her idea of fun was canning a hundred jars of pickles or hoeing a garden for ten hours in the hot sun.
mrsfran ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents got you a bike and you told them you hated it because it wasn't the one you wanted? Did you ever think the reason the gifts didn't improve after that was because you acted like a spoiled brat?
Spoonwrangler ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:01:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah at first i had the same thought but then I kept reading. Sounds like his parents don't listen to him at all and that is the underlying thing that has him upset, not necessarily the gifts.
quietIntensity ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was exactly what I told them I specifically did not want, and cost as much or more than what I really wanted. It was a running theme with my parents. What I wanted or was interested in was absolutely not important to them. I'm old enough to have raised my own child to adulthood, and I made sure that I listened to him and what he was interested in, and treated those things like they were important to him. That's something that never happened for me in my childhood. Even going to college and studying computer science (in the early 90s) was a dumb idea and a waste of time and money that they weren't going to support. I had very typical me-generation boomer parents that were far more interested in their own fun than the obligations of raising children.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Early 90's computer science master race checking in. Can confirm. Best. Decision. Ever.
Arminas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fairness there's a huge difference between a banana seat bike and a bmx bike. Also you can check OP's profile and it becomes pretty clear that biking is their main hobby and the comment leads me to believe its been like that since they were very small. Parents probably should have paid better attention to their kids interests.
holbanner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you explain to them what a BMX was?
Pretty sure to some it might be as confusing as all gaming system not being a Nintendo.
kaett ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:34:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
if he's pointing out pictures of bikes in magazines or the real thing in a store window, it's hard to confuse the two.
holbanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:49:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sur I can point you at those insane downhill longboards for ages and you would get me a super great carving board. It wouldn't fit my needs in any ways. And you'd never catch why the drop through trucks are way better than a top mount, why I hate on that shape, or that there is any difference between hard and soft wheels.
All the same a kid could point me to a super fidgety Mac fedget 9000. And I won't ever see the difference with a 1โฌ supermarket fidget spinner.
BMX hasn't been common knowledge for many generations yet
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
considering that OP was referencing "his childhood", we're likely talking about something that happened about 30 years ago. even at that age, i understood what a BMX bike meant. your correlation to a highly specialized piece of skateboarding equipment isn't quite the same, so if i was trying to get you the longboard you wanted, i'd be armed with the specs you'd mentioned over several months and be able to talk to an expert in the store to get you what you wanted. or better yet, i'd haul you into the store with me and said "merry christmas, pick out the one you want."
then again, i tend to impart much more care and thought into people's gifts than what OP's parents did.
holbanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes YOU understood because you were the generation that grew up knowing it was a particuliar thing and not just another way kids called bike at that time. Maybe I could take an exemple closer to this one: Mom I want a fixie. Point at fixies all day long. Not telling her what makes it a fixie. Mom Goes to the store, buy one realy nice road bike (maybe on an advice from the reseller because he has a bigger bonus on it). What moms see: slim looking bike, thin wheels, leather handlebar wow they even got the exact same color I pointed at. What I pointed at: slim looking bike, thin wheels, leather handlebar, dame color BUT fixed gears. Well mom's so hyped, she think you gotta get the best surprise ever. This one is probably the best since she took one with a realy high price. And keep in mind that we live in a time where we can get informations on the go, but that was always thus way.
I understand op frustration, but you make it sound that both him and you are spoiled brats that deserve a good punch to the face.
There is no point going to the shop and telling here you go pick something. That's litteraly the opposite of a thoughtful present.
To OP's defense, the grandma story make sense on this thread
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:04 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so the problem stems from a breakdown in communication. you didn't tell her what specifications separate one bike from another despite identical looks, and she didn't bother to ask you to clarify what it was that made the one you wanted different than all the others.
so here's the key difference... i listen. OP's mom wasn't interested in listening. OP even points this out when he says:
in your example, mom put thought behind the gift even if her process was flawed. in OP's story, mom and dad didn't give a shit and just heard "bike". hell, the fact that they got him a girl's bike shows just how tuned out they were.
dude, where the fuck do you get off? expecting your parents to listen to you doesn't make you a spoiled brat. i learned the same lesson OP did, just later on in life. now when i gift something, i listen to the person and make sure it's what they want.
wrong. when you're dealing with specialized equipment, the thoughtful, respectful thing is to give the person the opportunity to get exactly what they're looking for rather than trying to buy it yourself, without their input.
holbanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:02:54 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Communication breakdown : precisely my point and the reason why I asked op if he explained what a BMX was or not.
The spoiled part: dude you just got a decent present. Not the one you credit for, true, but you still got a bike. Most people here got worn clothes, a half eaten toasr, a piece of a paper, debts, literal shit, things that either kill them or scare them real bad. And the WORST EVER that could be cryed for would be a bike? Poor you. You got a bike. That's just my point of you but that make you sounds either extremely American or juste like you would/already had grown to try to ban net neutrality
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:18 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this goes beyond "you got a bike, quit bitching." OP got a girl's bike, which takes that communication breakdown from just "i didn't understand" to "i didn't give a shit and just grabbed the first bike that was there."
what the... how the hell did this go from "uncaring mom" to "fuck net neutrality"? calm yourself down, sugar-tits. if you really can't understand the issue, i don't have the time or the crayons to explain it to you.
dansdata ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:44:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my Big Present was in a great big bicycle box. Bike-stuff printed all over it.
I did not want a bike. At all.
My exact words, which I think were pretty well-crafted given my tender years, were, "Do I... want a bike...?"
That box actually contained a Boogie Board.
(Edit: The box was so big because it also contained an identical board for my sister.)
My childhood was far from perfect, but I did have a lot of fun with that thing.
(And, a while later, I unexpectedly found myself corresponding with its inventor.)
castzpg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps your family had a tough year financially that year.
quietIntensity ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:45:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, it cost as much or more than the BMX. Just an ongoing pattern of poor communication in the listening/caring department.
Spoonwrangler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like his family just don't ever listen to the kid.
turtle1223 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well now Iโm a free house elf
Oolonger ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:19:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was only the worst for a while, but I got a G. I. Joe helicopter, a boyโs T-shirt, and a book about war, while my little brother unwrapped the My Little Pony stable Iโd been coveting all year! We both ended up weeping.
It turns out that Santa got our gifts mixed up, coincidentally the very same year my organised mum was in hospital giving birth to my youngest sister and my dad was in charge of interpreting Santaโs carefully labeled gifts.
Jeez Santa, you had one job.
RB25POWER ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:15:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 13:39:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you had an arranged marriage?
Slaisa ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:31:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well you werent supposed to marry the hooker inside the cake.
wildeep_MacSound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she in there before you baked?
IAmAnObvioustrollAMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This coat is black not.
kimjongunderwood ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 20:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Top controversial comment is anti-muslim. Sad.
Moph34d ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:51:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
turtle1223 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sock
Rndomguytf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One can never have enough socks
Slaisa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But a sock? what the fuck am i supposed to do with one sock? solo sock puppetry?
I-Do-Math ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im pretty sure its for masturbation.
mylurkerdaysaregone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would be great if you were a house elf.
What does one do with a single sock that doesn't match your other socks? What did they do with the twin?
Gjlynch22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I got cuff links from my Aunt and Uncle... like real shitty ones too. I remember opening it in front of my entire family (Aunt and Uncle too) and having absolutely no idea what they were or what to say.
I looked at my Dad and I think his jaw was on the ground so I just looked at them and gave a wry, โthanksโ.
ButtDealer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncharted 3. I never owned a PlayStation 3
TDExRoB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really wanted an Xbox one for christmas when I was 15. There was an xbox shaped box under the tree, I was convinced. Took one of my best mates parents to tell me, on christmas eve, to not get too excited as I wasn't getting an Xbox.
I got a tool box worth about ยฃ200, complete with screwdrivers, hammers, and a saw.
Wasn't even a miscommunication, my dad genuinly wanted me to have a toolbox instead of an Xbox so i could focus on school. To be fair, it's come in handy on many occasions, but it was definitely difficult to hide my dissapointment at the time.
Senor_b0ss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 I bought my girlfriend a promise ring.
She was gone on vacation with her family and texted me that she got me a present. I was all excited because it was our first Christmas as a couple. She got back from vacation a couple weeks later and we go to exchange gifts. I give her this promise ring that set me back about $500, which was a lot for an unemployed high school student. She loved it, then she tells me to close my eyes and goes to her suite case to get my gift. She puts a beanie baby in my hand. A fucking ยข25 beanie baby cat. Still had the tag on it. We broke up 8 years ago, I still see her on occasions wearing that ring.
betsytheripper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Valentine's day gift from my (at the time) 11 month long boyfriend was him saying "I like you but there will never be love."
williamulbz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donald trump as our president
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine once sucked a guys dick and in return he gifted her with lice.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Localbearexpert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meta
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a wee lad , I wanted a super Nintendo, instead a bunch of shepherds showed up at my house screeching about how a child had been born and placed in a feed trough by his poor whore mother and how some random ass star meant he was gonna save the world. Years later he was killed for treason and his coked out followers started jabbering about him being alive and walking his corpse around like a puppet. Worst Christmas ever
decavolt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Trump was elected on my birthday. So. Yeah.
suck_myunit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last time I did reddit secret Santa, I didnโt receive a gift. That was pretty shitty :/
DeeboComin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bitchy cousin gave her brotherโs wife expired canned goods for Christmas & it almost tore the whole family apart. ๐
durful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting a bonus from my boss, but instead got a membership to the jelly of the month club.
hameater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my brother used to love the video game Mortal Kombat. When it first came out, all summer long he used to spend all his money at the pizza place up the street trying to get good at it. But older kids always seemed to come along just as he was doing well and beat him down. Back then we knew that the only good way to get something you really wanted that was expensive was to ask for it for Christmas. That year (I guess he was about 10) he begged and begged that all he wanted was Mortal Kombat. It would be another year before it would come out for the Super Nintendo, so he knew he was asking for a full sized arcade video game. But I think he honestly believed that if he was really really good and if he mentioned it enough times, that it would somehow happen.
For months it was all he talked about. When school started again he didn't complain one bit. He was being extra good, and plus it meant Christmas was a little closer, he'd say. As Christmas got closer and closer I tried talking down his expectations dozens of times, telling him that Mom and Dad could never afford it and Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney. But to him Mom and Dad could afford anything that REALLY mattered and Santa had fit an entire ping pong table down the chimney one year with very little evident trouble.
Well, the years went by as they have a habit of doing. We got Mortal Kombat for the Super Nintendo (gray blood and all) and eventually Mortal Kombat 2. It wasn't quite the same of course. He never went back to the pizza place to play any of the games after that year. It may sound silly, but I remember thinking he just may have been a little afraid to hope ever again after that Christmas morning.
So last Christmas (he's 21 now) I got him an arcade cabinet version of Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Edition (that's the one with dozens of secrets). I bought it on E-bay and got a real steal at about $500. The shipping was a real killer however at $250 in crating, handling and trucking. It's a good thing I took a day off from work to go get this thing. Because, while I knew I would need to rent a U-haul to pick it up from the hub, I didn't realize there would be customs paperwork and duties.
I managed to get it all worked out and the great colossus hidden in the garage of the people living next door to our parents house. When I unwrapped the thing of it's cardboard and plastic it looked like a dream come true. A beaten scratched sticky dream come true with the Wu-Tang clan symbol scratched into the side. Over the next two weeks it was given a complete wash down, a fresh coat of paint, new side art and a shiny new sheet of plastic for the marquee. The plastic and paint came from Home Depot, but the side art arrived just in the nick of time for Christmas.
Christmas Eve, we all sat up talking until the late hours of the morning about things we'd done in the neighborhood, trouble we had gotten into. Without my steering the conversation there at all he brought up that year that all he had done was obsess about Mortal Kombat and how stupid he was. The last thing he said before he went off to his old bedroom and I went off to mine was, "It sure was a great game, though."
I have never liked getting up early but at 4:00 Christmas morning, I felt like a superhero. I leapt out of bed and dressed silently, crept out of the house just the way I used to sneak out to kiss in the park with my first real girlfriend. The air was cold, smoky and perfect. Even if I was back there running to the park to see her, I couldn't have been more excited as I tilted the garage door open and hand-carted the beast back up the sidewalk towards my parents house.
Getting it into the house quietly was a real task but I managed. Getting the entire thing wrapped around and around with gold foil paper was a real task but I managed. A giant silver bow and card completed the picture.
The card read: Looks like the chimney is bigger than I thought.
I have never received any gift that made me feel as good as I felt when I saw his face as he realized what I had done. All the paper seemed to disappear from it in a flash. I have to admit even I was surprised at how impressive it looked standing there like a gleaming obelisk of pubescent fantasy surrounded by golden foil in my parents living room. He laid his hands on it almost reverently and was muttering, "I can't believe it. I can't believe you did this."
Things were getting a bit dramatic for me at that point, so I switched the surge protector on with the toe of my slipper causing the screen to blink on and the familiar thrumming cadence of the theme music to drown out any sense of solemnity in the room. It took us until after lunch time to get around to opening any of the other presents. We played that game together until our eyes felt ready to fall out of their sockets. A year later, I don't think anyone who has been into the room he keeps it in has been able to say they have anything as cool.
Anyway, you want to know what I got from him that year? A leather checkbook cover. Fucker.
disclaimer - not my story
shallard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was really little I participated in a gift exchange at church. My mom and I baked a ton of cookies and brought some as my gift. The gifts were randomly given kids and the kid who got the cookies didn't want them so one of the adults let him trade them to me for the present I received.
So yeah, I got my own cookies.
Sweetwill62 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift card to Cold Stone Creamery. Normally a not too terrible gift except I have never liked ice cream and generally don't eat desserts. It wouldn't be too bad but it was from my dad and I couldn't believe he forgot. I just handed it to my older brother and said "Here you go I have no use for this." as soon as I saw it. Feel like giving my step-mom some really good chocolate or a hot chocolate mix, she is allergic to chocolate.
Centurius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom passed away when I was 20 years old. The next year for Christmas, my half sister gave me Christmas ornaments that I had made for my mom when i was a little kid. She had taken them from my momโs things after she passed, threw them in a shirt box, and wrapped them up for me as a gift. A lot of them were even broken.
baozebub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up not having a lot, so never considered any gift bad. Now I'm mature, and any gift I get is appreciated because it's the thought that counts.
reese120 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandparents asked me and my sister why we never said thank you for the gift that was given to us . We were at My other grandmothers house so I said what gift they handed my parents a card with 200 In it. 100 for each of us. Of course we never got it and I was 11 she was 10 and we said that to them . They gave us the money and the next Christmas when we went to their house they handed each of us a card in front of them. The look on their faces was priceless. We never had much and we also found out later so many bdays etc we never got any thing because of them two. They use to take our money out of out school Savings acct also and to spend it on the lottery.
nicearthur32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of you guys are really ungrateful. The top posts are actually someone making an effort to buy something or make something for someone. One year me and my brother got all of our presents taken away for peaking to see what they were and my dad unleashed an ungodly ass whooping on the both of us. THATS a shitty gift, not a jack daniels bottle with lights in it. Be nice, you cottonheaded ninni muggins!
boredlawyer90 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there was the year that my grandparents forgot about me...that was less than ideal.
I got a $25 gift card to a gas station in the mail a few days later, so it wasnโt an intentional oversight. I canโt express how much it sucks to be sitting in the middle of your entire extended family (12 other adults plus kids) and be the only person with nothing from your grandparents, though, even if it wasnโt intentional.
...if it happens this year, though, it might be intentional, because theyโre fairly displeased with my very vocal anti-Trump stance. I got a devotional book last year, ha (after being fairly open about the fact that I had left the church and not been in about 8 months). Thankfully they were good enough to slip a $20 bill in between the pages...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:58:41 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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boredlawyer90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:07 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still trying to figure that one out...
bonerjam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Xmas my bro buys me the exact same toy truck
zigzagg321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My last living grandparent gave me an envelope with $1,000 cash in it with a note that read, โIโm givin while Iโm livin so Iโm knowin where itโs goin.โ That was only able to happen once. She was dead less than 6months later.
CarlosCQ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in like first grade, the school had some kind of program to have us submit something we really wanted for christmas. I wanted Yu-gi-oh cards (because that was the thing at the time). So young me submitted that I wanted Yu-gi-oh cards and they required we list 3 things, so I just put random crap for the rest because I didn't care, just wanted the Blue Eyes. So it was Yu-gi-oh cards, pencils, and an eraser. Turns out it was some kind of "hidden" raffle. They gave me a Gameboy Advanced. Which was like 10x the cost.... how do you fuck that up?
PharmacyThumbprint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in kindergarten-it was Christmastime. Iwas obsessed with the Ice Capades. Snow White had just come to town and I was gaga. Imagine my delight when in opening a box from my well-to-do auntie. And I see a super cute white leather strap watch with Snow White on the face.
Imagine the chagrin of my realizing that the face of the watch was totally shattered. And there was no minute hand. This was clearly some bullshit. And, my aunt couldnโt stop congratulating herself about how she managed to get this popular thing that she knew I would love. Also, this aunt was the type (of bitch) who would clean out her attic - and then give away her old,dusty stuff as Christmas gifts . Given how little effort she put into things, I suppose that procuring even a broken watch for me was above & beyond in her estimation.
Everybody in the family has a similar Aunt Beverly story. This is one of many reasons that nobody likes you, Beverly.
TheNovemberMike ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:00:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the Easter after Pirates of the Caribbean 2 came out. My Aunt and Uncle (dadโs brother) were the ones that got basically the same gift for everyone. Myself and my cousin Stefan would get the same thing, my younger sister and other cousin (Stefanโs younger sister) the same thing. Until recently the last couple years they did this for everything except birthdays, for those they gave money. Usually it was something random but still enjoyable. However for whatever reason they decided to get Stefan and I a POTC snow globe. To this day we both some how still have it and we still both wonder why they thought itโd be a good gift. Neither of us had a special interest in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies nor we did in snow globes. Snow globe
Furyful_Fawful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread. I misread "gift" as "gif" and was sorely disappointed.
kanaka_maalea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When clicked here i thought it said "WORST GIF" ever received. I was totally pumped to scroll through a thousand shitty gifs. Not sure why.
Goallivein3centuries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:40:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
Mygaffer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift that keeps on giving.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend that was dating this guy that gave her a huge list of things to buy him for Christmas. He already decided what to get her so it was just a surprise. Come Christmas, they're sitting down to exchange gifts and he says, "I really want to give you yours first, you're gonna love it so much." He says "okay, close your eyes," and sets a small box in her hands, opens and says excitedly, "open your eyes." She opens her eyes and saw a tape recording, labeled 1998, that featured the time in 1998 when the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcerโs table.
Arminas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're not shittymorph
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is not the time for Hell in a Cell.
mlavan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:36:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cowbell.
TurdFurgoson ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:09:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least you can start a Blue รyster Cult cover band.
mlavan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:16:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was partly the reason why I got the cowbell. But my twin brother got a bass guitar as his gift.
stoneddj420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty metal brainteaser puzzle.
bonescrusher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nothing
_RarkGrames_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package of "make your own tacobell tacos".... Thanks grandma alice.
hey_mattey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used photo album that has taped tear and the gifter's family pic
kussensloopx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cereal. She didnโt even buy the same one I ate every morning.
Ladmac_Johnson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 my grandma gave me a $20 gift card to the local grocery store that could only buy meat. When I opened it I asked her where the real gift was. That was the real gift.
picnicatthedisco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:22:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a book with about 25% of the pages missing from my SO's great aunt. Didn't bother reading the rest.
Tsukyme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks on my 12th birthday
ravinggreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got a grill cover from my mom years ago. He still says that no present could ever top that.
ResinHit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stetson's Cologne for women - from my grandma - as a 14 year old boy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 'gift' of life.
alman3007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "gift" of life.
etnenopsidni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pillow with the words 'Good Guy' from my niece 2 years ago for Christmas .Worst gift in the world.
ShikeMarples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my wife, received a certificate from her dad for a plot of land on the moon.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want a plot of land on the moon. That's what I heard in my head after I read that..
comatthew6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
sleepingonwaffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Electric pencil sharpener
dead10ck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, I got a rolling file cabinet with a seat cushion in top. It still had the $10 clearance sticker on it.
PorkThruster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me flash cards for my 10th birthday.
Kroniaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a pumpkin as my white elephant gift at a family Christmas party. I think I was around eight and I'm pretty sure I died a little on the inside.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my ex boyfriends got me a cordless phone for Christmas. I didn't have a house line.
BlindFuryX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen! She gave me this whilst knowing that I hated getting pens because I've been given so many.
It wasn't even a nice pen lol
EvengerX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my step-brother got me a tiny folding chair from the dollar store. Like, toddler sized. It was not a joke gift and I am a 250 lb man.
JonesItUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A good friend of mine bought me a DBZ manga in Portuguese. I don't speak Portuguese, I've never read the manga, and it was a random installment in the middle of the series.
Middleman86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me 3 pairs of jeans from Kmart. He said they were really cheap like 3 for 15 and he got some and really liked them. They were also in his size.
PassportSloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a terrible gift for what it was but more for what it meant.
My boyfriend and I had been dating almost 4 years and had been on the rocks for close to half that. Sex life was virtually nonexistent. For Christmas I thought, fuck it. Last ditch effort. I went all out and booked us a trip to Jamaica for a week thinking that this would either be the time away we needed to reconnect and mend our relationship or that we would come back knowing it was unfixable and just break up.
He got me a pair of converse sneakers.
We wound up breaking up shortly after (in January) and my one big regret in life was that I didn't just go on that vacation alone. Instead I just ate the couple of thousands I'd spent on the flight and resort.
I've still never been to Jamaica.
hazhaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cousin of mine have me an Elmo toy, I was 12 at the time
MrSoncho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got kidnapped for my birthday one year.
DrSkyentist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Go on...?
MrSoncho ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I used to love birthdays. I was poor though and couldn't buy gifts so I would try to create fun and memorable experiences for my friends birthdays. For example, one year I collected boxes of old glass dishes and made a garden of glass to smash for my friends birthday. It was cool and people wanted to do something for me along the same lines.
As a kid I was a bit of a risk taker and somewhat stupid so my friends thought I liked to be in danger(which was somewhat true, but I also like to be in control) so they decided to kidnap me.
So two days before my birthday I am sitting at my computer when 3 people burst into my room. When I turn around I am blinded with a spotlight then they pull me out of my chair put a black pillow case over my head and duct taped my hands together. I was then carried out and thrown in the back of a van that I could hear had all of my friends in it. I was actually kind of excited at this point, albeit a little annoyed. I was sure some awesome shit was going to happen. They played horrible music and drove me around out in the country for a while which gave me the impression we were going someplace far away. Actually we were just headed to my friends house who lives only a couple of blocks away for a party. The party lasted about 30 minutes because everyone could tell I was mad so they left.
Now I kinda hate my birthday. And they recorded the whole thing and someone recently sent me the video. You can tell they had a lot of fun though. Anyways, I don't recommend doing that to anyone you care about.
smithygreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lawnmower (my son mows the lawn).
A video game controller (I donโt really play much. But my son does)
BonkerzBananaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my friend's little sister's necklace as a birthday gift. She was maybe 8 y.o and I was 13/14.
ihatepseudonymns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a broken watch for my tenth birthday. It was accompanied by a letter telling me how much I should treasure it.
I tossed it in the trash.
100PercentFurry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Life
AuntsUncles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Battery charger from my parents
Olap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wooden tie
TorbenTorbine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
22 Years ago my Mom thought she has to take a dumb (wasnt that far off tbh) turns out little TorbenTorbine forced it way out of the warm and calm womb. She gave me the gift of life that day.
onevox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star Wars themed Mac N' Cheese box with a $5 Amazon gift certificate from my office "White Elephant/Yankee Swap" during our Christmas party.
DTG_58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a large child sized halo t shirt because โyou love that Nintendo stuff? Am I wrong?โ Even though I was 23, a menโs 2 xl and have never played halo in my life.
ColdHotPocket_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 11, my parents were divorced. My dad gave me a shoebox contains a package of underwear, and a belt. Gee, thanks.
Also, throughout life I've noticed I can be an ungrateful little shit at times, so maybe that was the best he could do.
traploper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. Participated in a Secret Santa with some friends, and my Santa just forgot to make/buy me something. Never got anything afterwards either. And I don't even really care about getting presents, it's the thought that counts, and the fact that someone didn't care to spend some time on you, it feels like you're apparently not important/worthy enough to even spend some time on. I spent a lot of time on the presents/wrapping for my Santa, and getting nothing in return was pretty painful.
krisharmas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my uncle once brought underwear for my brother and me on one of his visits
Darthscary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt embroidered a toilet paper roll for each member of the family.
GrandRapidsCreative ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How to deal with ADD book from my Mom as a 29 year old man for my birthday...
BLARG13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off the top of my head, two years ago the only Reddit Secret Santa I joined. I got a CD. It was a couple of years old and I had already owned the CD. I guess it's random what you'll end up getting but I was disappointed. I haven't given Secret Santa a second chance even though I should. I like giving gifts and being generous.
punkindoodles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband gave me a paper shredder for my birthday.
WarIsHats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I got 2 Nintendo 64 games that I already owned and a jacket that was 2 sizes too small.
My sister got a pony.
south_pole_ball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If were judge by birthday presents, then it would be my life, then those pair of socks that didn't fit me.
Jaydubzya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ
Oxu90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Note: this doesnt mean i dont appreciate the gift or its giver!
When my dad gave me Chinese Iphone 5
Problem was that Iphone 4 had only just arrived...
the box had image from google and whats inside didnt really match the image. It had android operating system with fake apple icons and apps. it even had internet explorer
If i would have wanted to download apps, i would have needed to set up the chinese pirate store somehow
but hey it was dual sim!
LogicalComa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my brother. My dad got me an original Xbox when they first came out. My brother got a sweater. And before you ask, no, it wasn't for both of us and it wasn't meant to be shared. My dad was just an asshole.
collat_foot47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thomas The Train.
Ishnian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother (now 92) has never been great with gifts. I'm sure part of it is from being raised during the Great Depression and part of it is from a desire to clear out stuff before she dies (my grandfather died 20 years ago, so she's been saying she's going to die soon for about 15 years). My siblings and I would usually get "stocking stuffers" that were essentially freebies from conventions, like pens and keychains with random companies' logos on them. Main gifts were usually something from the attic that she'd bought years ago for someone else and forgot about or an obvious hand me down. For her birthday one year, she gave my sister a skirt and sweater set that was too small for her, in a color she looked awful in, that was probably purchased originally in the '60s or '70s. My poor sister was trying to be polite while my mom was arguing with her mom about appropriate gifts and my grandmother was getting huffy and offended. She's also given my own kids creepy old stuffed animals. At this point, we just like guessing ahead of time what it might be.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a copy of dragon ball evolution
kawaiisaranghaeyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins stepdaughter got me a christmas present once. It was a candle holder. But not any candle holder. It was completely black with some demonic monster looking creature hovering over the candle area. It was creepy and tacky as heck. I must've been like 9 years old, she was a few years older but not a teenager, and the very few times we'd met we had played with dolls. That gift baffles me til this day. She was a normal girl, not some strange goth kid or anything. Nor was i anywhere near goth or emo obviously. The gift spent a few years in a drawer until my mother convinced me to get rid of it because she thought it was cursed and gave bad luck. Which is a huge deal because she is a hoarder and would NEVER throw out a gift. I'll admit it gave off a really creepy vibe even tho it was probably just some cheap crap from the halloween section of a store. But you never know and i'm glad its gone
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a known joke, ever since I was a kid, that when you don't like the person you picked in Secret Santa draw lots, you give them a picture frame.
HeatedChaos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On a secret Santa I received a box. Within the box there was a piece of paper with I.O.U. But since it was secret Santa they kept their name secret as well.
Star_Kicker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
11th birthday, I got a crystal serving tray.
My son's first birthday, someone gave him a cheque for $11.
SuzQP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 10 years old, my grandma gave me a small Christmas gift (probably socks) wrapped inside a Tampax box. Of course I opened it in front of the entire extended family. My little sister couldn't read yet- as soon as the wrapping paper was off, she started chirping, "What's that? What is it? Is that a box of candy?"
Shut up, Karen.
epicpanda18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my last year of high school, I received a blister pack of combs (about 5 different sizes) and that's it from my mom. That was the last gift I received from my parents.
GordoHeartsSnake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Windshield wipers for my 25th bday. No, I'm not a gearhead.
tetzki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
your typical mug, or photo album, or picture frame
BSGBramley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum got me a diet book as an Easter present.
happyherbivore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
chestericks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday's in May. When I was 15, my sister gave me a card in January saying "Don't say I Boh Sim" which roughly translates to "Don't say that I'm heartless". It was a card for my 14th birthday ._.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother wrapped a rusty lock he found on the street in several boxes and gave it to me for Christmas. I thought it was a gag gift but that was the only thing he got me.
BlackSmurfBlood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt once gifted me a coloring book and colored markers.
I was 17. My family also knows I'm horribly color blind.
TotalMonkeyfication ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So to properly understand this story, it happened around 1996-1997 when not everyone had a PC or access to the internet.
I had started high school and was interested in computers, and I had even started taking some programming classes at school. I desperately wanted my own computer, as my only real access to a PC was that hour of programming classes at school. I had been saving up for a computer myself, but it was going very slowly as I only got about $30 a month in allowance and at the time a new PC was around $2,000.00.
It was Christmas about a year after I had started saving my money, and there were several packages for me under the tree. As I opened them up, each one of them was PC related. I got a box of disks, a keyboard, a mouse, a mouse pad, etc. My excitement continued to build with each gift as I worked my way towards what I expected to be a PC, until I finished unwrapping the last gift and there was nothing else under the tree. It turns out I had gotten a bunch of PC stuff that I could one day use when I had finished saving up for a computer.
When I asked about it, my dad said I should have known better than to expect a PC for Christmas (Iโll admit, I normally got about $50-100 worth of stuff at Christmas). My mom thought the presents were a terrible idea, and Iโm inclined to agree with her.
I eventually did buy that first PC though, a year or two later when my parents eventually made the deal that they would match my savings towards a new PC. I still remember that PC fondly, so maybe thereโs something to the idea of working for something you really want. That said, it didnโt make that Christmas any less terrible.
lur77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after I relocated to Indiana from Pennsylvania, my mother gave me gift certificates for local restaurants that were all located near my old home in Pennsylvania. Not sure what she was thinking.
krystalBaltimore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-MIL gave my newborn daughter stained used boys clothes that were a 3T. Well no, let me rephrase that. She gave ME stained used boys clothes in a 3T. It was so weird cause she had in the past bought me nice things and I just awkwardly laughed cause I didn't know if she was playing a joke? Everyone was staring at me with a WTF look. Like u could almost hear the record scratch. So all my in-laws are staring waiting for some kind of reaction and step-mom almost looks scared so I just profusely thanked her and acted like I loved it. When I got home it went right in the trash. Asshole haha...
osprey413 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once told my mom that I liked a bean dish that she made for dinner. A few months later she gave me a bag of Pinto beans in my Easter basket (along with candy) because I said I liked beans. I was about 10 years old when this happened.
scoops_dee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I have almost complete opposite personalities, yet my mom gets us the exact same gift every year. When we were kids it was those huge plastic cases of makeup that were popular in the 90s and now it's those giant middle class designer purses with giant logos on them. I'll never understand, she knows I return them and still does it every year.
Actually this year literally for the first time in my 30 years, she asked what I wanted for my birthday so I sent her my Amazon wish list, which was all books.
doodoomage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my friend got me the Creed's Greatest Hits CD. Although I thought that I despised Creed, I now know that I also hate them.
DanklyNight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 4 pack of a lighters with 2 missing from my Mother.
rjar1025 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my class secret Santa, I got an expired bag of dollar store cookies that still had the price tag. It was marked down to 35 cents.
nightlyraider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
me and my three siblings all received the pleather outside covering of a dental chair headrest from our aunt.
she and grandma were sewing them for some sort of contract work and somehow thought giving the kids the equivalent of a small purse with only one side of the handle strap sewn in was cool.
on the plus side i did hide one of them in my sisters backpack and it fell out in the hallway by her locker next to three or four of her friends. having to explain what it was must have been terrible.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I didnt get a birthday, anniversary or Christmas present from my wife. And she's carrying out second child.
_7s_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 13th birthday my grandmother gave me a birdhouse. It looked like it was painted by an entire kindergarten class as some sort of low-effort filler art lesson right before the end of the school day with all sorts of random colors splattered on to it. It also had no back to it, so it's not like I could put it up anywhere. And as an awkward 13 year old boy I was really only interested in video games and money to buy video games, not some half-finished Hobby Lobby clearance rack modern art masterpiece.
She told me that I could "just put a back on it and it would be great"
CJWrites01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got Twilight from my best find and New Moon from my parents. I read half a page.
FratumHospitalis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
saadmrb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Potato.
The_Ol_Grey_Mare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle's family gave me an absolutely ridiculously huge poster of themselves for Christmas. They thought it was absolutely hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's boring but I got a turtle neck that was extra snug.
mj_miner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 12 and it was Christmas morning. I was so excited to see the presents Santa brought me, but when I went downstairs, there was nothing under the tree. My mom followed suit and said your present is the love from your family. I said "I don't want your love, I wanted a damn SNES." I ran to my room and cried. What comes next was a blur, but all I can say is, I miss my mom.
FREE-MUSTACHE-RIDES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A donation in my name.
Jabroni_128 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 6th grade we had secret Santa, everyone in class got pretty good gifts.... Except for me, I got a deck of playing cards. I would've preferred socks
tsouders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt tops herself every year. Usually stops at Walgreens on the way to the house and picks something up there. Last year it was a bag of marked-down Halloween candy (Sweettarts, no fucking less).
Soberspite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
izanhoward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my high school was rather close to my grandparents' house, I rarely visited because they are rude and temperamental, but I went over once with my girlfriend. So we are all chatting and discuss my girlfriend's background and other things im up to. we eventually have non-related discussions including a debate between Apple and Android phones. this is the one that stood out, because we talked about it for a good hour, showing proofs and dumb stuff.
a couple months later they get me an itunes giftcard. I like that they tried to get me a gift but it made me realize they don't give a flying fuck what we talk about and on top of other things I stopped talking to them.
eltopspin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stick and spray deodorants for a graduation gift from my great aunt. Yes, I regularly used deo prior to receiving the stuff.
etamos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Receiving nothing as a gift when you expect something is the worst gift. And I got it many times.
Stooperz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mentioned to my girlfriend during fall that I liked candy apples. She got a candy apple at work and decided to give it to me as an early Christmas present (mid November). I happily opened the package and saw it was completely covered in walnuts. I am highly allergic to walnuts. I did not eat it.
FireFistFeas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for a secret Santa I received a $2 Nickleback CD from Wal-Mart that was cracked (the sticker was still on it). By the way, there was a $20 limit set for this secret Santa and the gift was not a joke.
Dman2244 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toothbrush, a bloody toothbrush! They also gave me like $40 with the toothbrush but they still gave me a toothbrush!
squirrelforbreakfast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got served with divorce papers on my birthday this year. That sucked.
xalandria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends got me a dog toy for my birthday in high school. It was a plush parrot that squeaked. Being polite, I thanked them for it, and they laughed at me saying that I didn't know it was a dog toy. I did but I was trying to be nice. =(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
ozarkslam21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 years old my parents got me a Zyliss brand cheese grater for Christmas because they seemed to think I really liked the ones at Olive Garden when we went out to eat there
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my grandmother gave me a cheap little parmesean cheese shaker... Plastic with an aluminim top. Yay?
eastbaykennyg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A certificate for engagement photos.
It was essentially the gift of a chore that had to be completed before our wedding and also an hour and a half away from our house, since it was a photographer that my sister liked from my hometown.
It was awkward because we already had a photographer for our wedding and the photographer from the gift knew that, I think.
I don't know much about the photography business, but I got the sense that engagement photos are a bit of a loss leader that we're then just a loss to this woman.
Also, the certificate was for getting the photos taken, not for the actual photos which we would have had to purchase, which we didn't.
The whole thing was a waste of time and was a really expensive gift, so I couldn't complain about it until this moment.
eshrum66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itunes gift card
m0rgster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An extra set of jumper cables. I don't have a kid yet.
Gearwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oversized clothes.
I have an aunt who used to give me 2XL or 3XL growing up, when I wore M or L clothing for the most part. My cousin (her son) was always on the bigger side and preferred to wear baggy clothes so I assume she just thought all children wore larger sized clothing. Always received with a smile but would go directly to a donation bin within the week. If you are buying someone clothing do a little legwork and find out their size. Ask them directly, or ask someone who lives with them, or for the overly cautious check the tags on their jacket.
Colleenie11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Halloween themed paper plates and napkins for Christmas from my grandmother.
throwawayacc74735 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 (28 now), my aunt got me a shoe shining kit for Christmas.
I'm still bitter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a partner who unabashedly bought the things she wanted for us and gave them to me as gifts, then would get all hurt that I wasn't thrilled about it. She decided once she hated my comforter and bought me a duvet, after I specifically said I had no desire to own a duvet. This came paired with constant subtle suggestions to throw out the possessions of mine that she didn't like.
ballyb3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A check from my aunt that bounced. Cost me $15 dollars. I was like 14 at the time.
90sRnBMakesMeHappy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Creme brulee dessert set, since that was my stepmom's favorite dessert, not mine, nothing about it I like. So it became a demand I had to make the dessert every Christmas. I later donated it all, and decided I didn't want to take part in their Christmas anymore.
wtf--dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Digimon T-shirt
Pokemon and Digimon are not the same thing....
My life is good
kipperzdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 my aunt gave me a butcher's knife for my birthday.
Just two months earlier she had been emitted to a mental hospital for suicidal thoughts.
Thankfully for 8 year old me, my parents quickly swapped out the gift for something much more appropriate.
HollyTheStrange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend gave me building blocks for toddlers. I was 24 at the time, single and I'm not capable of having kids. He also gave me a sledge hammer.
barn26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i turned 18 I got a complete set of luggage from my parents, I wasn't planning on traveling anywhere anytime soon but i moved out soon afterwards
KittyTitties666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gently used box of stale Snackwells cookies, box taped closed with masking tape and one cookie missing. This was gifted to my brother and me from our great aunt who was worth millions. Not even stale fucking Oreos!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
magaruis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bought a house. The christmass after it , i got a shitty plastic toy toolbox "to help with renovations on the house".
I thought they would follow up with an actual toolbox or some powertools. Nope. That was it. Apparantly there is no difference between a gag gift and a real gift in our family. It was a good joke , but a shitty gift.
DarthPiette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little Lego brick lamp from my friend and his wife.
I would not have minded it at all.
But when you factor in that my friend's wife and I went half and half on a $350 Lego set for him, compared to my $10 gift. It was shit.
everyoneisgolden928 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got me a sweater he found at the thrift store. It resembled one of those Bill Cosby sweaters with a few exceptions; it had a dolphin pattern and it looked like it was meant to fit a small child. The day he gave it to me he insisted I try it on. When I left his house I threw it in the trunk of my car and haven't looked for it since.
TheUnstoppableVein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my step dad gave me body spray, deoderant and the new super man movie for christmas. Might I add that Super man was his favorite super hero and pretty much got me it so he could watch it. Fuck you Doug stick that deoderant up your ass
SuperChicken_V2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my mother was an alcoholic, she gave me a bottle of infused tequila for Christmas. Once I tried it I realized the seal was broken and it had been mixed with water. She was pretty neat rock bottom at that point.
SlaneDidNothingWrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Nintendo DS without any games. I was 9 and the only money I ever got was for pizza from the school once a month. Needless to say I was not a happy 9 year old and the DS went criminally underused.
GrigestralemDM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had been dating this girl for 4 years. For Valentine's Day I folded one oragami flower for each word of our song. Something like 600 flowers. She gave me a Star Wars thumb wrestling book. Cause ya know, I like star wars...
ryzvonusef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "rolex"
ffs it was rusting inside and out, how do you not realise that
a "PALY SATATION 4"
it didn't even work :(
Kellogspooptarts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a box of cream of onion soup mix from Walmart for Christmas a few years ago. I couldnโt even pretend to like it. I hate onions.
sgong33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a fleece hoodie but it was a freebie promotional one that her husband got from work with his company logo on it.
The worst part is that my relatives had switched to a Secret Santa system where each adult drew the name of a kid and so every kid only got 1 special gift (i have a huge extended family with too many kids). I played dumb and said i loved it but needed a different size. So i gave it back to her and obvi never got a follow up. That was also the year I "grew-up" and said to just do the gift exchanges for the little kids and that i didn't need to be included.
99Cricket99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MIL gave us a shot glass last week. We donโt drink hard alcohol, let alone take shots. This was after we told her that the shot glasses we do have havenโt been used in years. As in they are sitting in the back of a cabinet covered in dust. Facepalm.
scaredbyinsanity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my elderly family members decided to box up a large piece of coal for me. I was expecting something cool since they had it in a big box and it was pretty heavy. Unknown to me, I was unwrapping a piece of coal the size of a soccer ball. That was the only thing I got from them that year. Everyone had a good laugh but needless to say, I wasnโt laughing.
halwoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm thinking of getting my 10 year old cousin some batteries with a note saying "Toys NOT included"
LousyTourist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
an empty 5 gallon pail that used to contain some cheap-ass laundry detergent.
"Great for gardening!" yeah, it is.
knightsbridge- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Waxy cactus light.
My mother and I are not close. For my 22nd-ish birthday, she gave me the strangest thing I've ever owned.
It was a squat needle-less cactus in a little pot. Except the whole thing, cactus and pot, were made of wax. At first I thought "aha, candle?", but, no wick.
On inspection, I found a little switch on the bottom. Turning it on makes it light up. There was a light bulb inside the cactus part. I remind you that it's two inches tall, and the light isn't particularly bright.
I have no idea.
Forthethirdtime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I removed this comment out of paranoia
knightsbridge- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are... are you okay?
Forthethirdtime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, i wrote that i got a wire based owl lamp but got scared that the giver might read it
kogeliz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my uncle gave me a cake pedestal. I had zero interest in baking or cooking... and I was 12.
Also a distant relative would gift a bag full of used and new socks to me and my sister every year - but I think she had dementia.
dirkmcdickfart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
WHU_Patricles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dog toys. Growing up I always wanted a dog. When I was 18, my parents got me a tube of eddie bauer dog toy tennis balls. I grinned and said "YOU GOT ME A DOG?!"
Nope. They thought they were neat looking tennis balls. I played tennis in high school.
RetRdidMunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "gift" of life.
Now I smoke because the liquor isn't killing me fast enough.
catsandramewb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mom, for Christmas: a Halloween Tupperware container with the clearance sticker still on. Christmas 2015.
Meow-t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are convinced that i like sharks. So they get me a bunch of shark related stuff every year.
I dont like sharks.
cachorromanco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought a cologne for his father. Later the same year my grandpa gave the exact same cologne back to my father. He didn't even change the wrapping
newmast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year money was tight, real tight. I was in my mid teens when my mum took me aside and explained that I would not be receiving a birthday present that year. My inner child screamed, but me wanting to show how much of a man I had grown to be just nodded and smiled and thanked my mum any way. The day came, and as for warned there was no present. It hurt but I was determined to be a man about it. 2 days later I was in the kitchen and I noticed a shopping bag on the bench. Being a curious person I had a look to see what was inside. Inside that bag the largest amount of marijuana I had ever seen in one place. I knew Mum and her boyfriend smoked it. Fuck you , Mum.
Edit: It is completely possible that she did buy the large amount to sell on. But I don't recall them selling at that point. I became aware of them selling a few years later when all of a sudden we started getting a lot of visitors but no one ever seemed to stay that long. This being said , my mother smoked every other day and her boyfriend smoked every night. So they would have gone though a fair bit.
xFumbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was talking to a girl right before christmas and thought ill impress her by getting a cute bracelet. Nothing expensive but nice. She got me a cheap gumball machine that 1) didnt really work 2) came with the most stale gumballs ever. Runner up my recent ex got me a beanie and just seemed to have no thought
Nemesis_of_time ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday I was given a NASCAR themed monopoly board game.
I had never shown interest in red necks driving in a circle for 3 hours, so imagine my surprise...
It gets even better though! A week prior to my big day my mom and step dad asked me if I wanted a PlayStation (this was the late 90s) or the infamous board game. Obviously I opted for the ps1.
And the icing on my cake? Later that evening my step dad installs HIS new PlayStation in their room.
bradders82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not fair to call it "the worst", but a set of pans. The reason I mention it is because the box was about the size of a large shoe-box, and I guessed it would be the nice new boots I'd very strongly hinted at a few times, even outright said that's what I like when asked what I would like as a present. Upon unwrapping, it was difficult to contain my disappointment at receiving this practical gift but I think I managed.
I do still have, and regularly use, the pans.
Arrow156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My DI gave me a hastily made Birthday card that read, "Happy Birthday, give me 20 pushups."
Heartable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only 20?
babyfacedbaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a flyswatter for my 9th birthday. She thought I needed to be more active and have a better hobby and stop hanging around my โno good, son of a bitch friendsโ.
N3th3r7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I was part of a secret Santa in my class and I got a small globe about the size of my palm. The colour started fading very quickly and it barely managed to turn on the stand.
azarusx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was called battlefield 4.
EvioliteSSB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stapler. When I was about 10, I mentioned that I needed a stapler to my mom, and ended up getting a used one for my birthday. It still had the $4 price tag on it
GhostRunner8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Valkro shoes in eleventh grade, my step dad mom hated me.
Bozzz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a can of baked beans for Christmas. He also gave my mom a roll of paper towels.
reheapify ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asks for a pair Sennheiser headphones, got Beats'.
fluorihammastahna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two domino game sets. I didn't even like domino.
ppatel2001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brother got a pocket knife in a small cylinder package (old toilet paper roll) wrapped like candy. Excited, I started unwrapping mine that looked similar.
Underwear. All of it underwear.
And once a bathroom faucet. That is when I knew Childhood was over.
franklyspooking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking healing crystal from my hippie aunt.
"This will fix your joint problems."
It didn't.
NeonKitAstrophe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got exfoliation gloves and body wash from my great grandma when i was 6, bless her soul. she also gave me and my three siblings a huge box of chocolates, which my mom proceeded to eat, despite our names being on the box. So, just the gloves.
Sol515 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother regifted me back the awesome jigsaw puzzle that I regifted him from my other brother the Christmas before(I have 5 brothers so this is easy to pull off)
Sweet_Taurus0728 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toilet paper. Seriously.
connersipa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's wife gave me a copy of "A Night Without Armor," the book of poetry by Jewel.
Not that I actively dislike Jewel or anything, but it was so clearly something she saw on a discount gift rack the day of my birthday and said "yes, this is an object."
commandercool86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
snail_speeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Quite a few years ago, while exchanging gifts on Christmas my Grandmom goes back to her room and grab a pair of my grand pops flannel pj bottoms and wraps them up because she had forgot to buy me a gift that year. Mind you, everyone else got a gift or two, including my gf at the time. Her and I are pretty close, so Iโll joke about it with her from time to time, but man if that didnโt really get me at the time. She hasnโt forgotten one since though!
Greyf0x_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a pair of Razer headphones for my 18th birthday, my older brother (being the cheap guy he is) looked on eBay and found a Chinese pair of headphones for 6$ with the brand name โRazorโ.. the things fell apart the next day
eatcherveggies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I must have mentioned "drum machine" around my mom one time. I was in my late twenties and wanted one to hold a beat while I played guitar. Maybe use for open mic nights.
She got me a plastic toy drum 'machine'. I can't find the exact one, but it was something like this.
In her mind, I will always be 10 years old. She tries so hard...
Jcashman317 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, all at once, three of my aunts got me nose hair trimmers...
iamtherealhusk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of those giftcards that have the amount printed on the giftcard, but they were empty... He said after I opened his gift "thats the joke haha you thought you were getting full gift cards. but theyre empty!"
Noroxus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At Christmas I once unwrapped a box of yellow #2 pencils. I must have looked a little disappointed because my mom told me to just wait and I'd see why Santa had brought them.
...It was because he also got me an electric pencil sharpener.
rashincoatie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me a bag of pinecones for my birthday.
feistyflaming0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 my aunt bought me a Groupon for one horse riding lesson. She didn't actually hand me a Groupon but she wrote in the card that she got me one and then we never used it.
ericgonz17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pinecone from a family member. It now gets passed between me and my friends as a gag gift.
diearzte2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got deodorant from my office secret Santa one year. Office was very multicultural and this guy was from a very different place where it wasnโt meant as an insult at all. Nice guy, but he gave gifts like this every year. Or he was a dick and just laughed about it when he got home. Still not totally sure. Before it gets brought up, I have definitely always showered before going in and use an appropriate amount of deodorant to begin with so it wasnโt a hint at improving my personal hygiene.
TheDevilsAdvokaat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday I got a bag of chips and a can of beer from my gf. I like pineapple beer (which is in a yellow can) but not regular beer but this was regular beer that just happened to be in a yellow can. She just hadn't bothered to look.
Obviously a huge amount of time, effort money and care went into this gift.
On her birthday I had given her a laptop.
I never bought her another birthday gift.
wapv0917 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My class had a grab bag. We were maybe 10/11. Everyone brings in toys and whatnot. My friend/classmate brings in a damn candle.
Mykindos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Knuckle sandwich from my dad
theSchmoozer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom gave me a Coleman brand camping soap for my birthday one year. She obviously just grabbed it from a convenience store or something. It was worth $1.79 evidently.
for those who don't know what camping soap is, it's just 'biodegradable'
peachesandracism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt get why people here donโt just tell their relatives what they want in the first place or tell them when they get it wrong?
My family prefers that and I get what I want
Cunningham01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got it today as an early birthday present.
It was a children's book on masturbating for autistic kids. The friend who gave it to me admitted that it was much more graphic than he anticipated.
catsandramewb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My now ex-MIL and I got into a fight two weeks before Christmas one year and she returned all of my gifts. When we opened with them, she had wrapped up three Dollar Tree glass vases as my presents.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to have a big family Christmas gathering on Christmas eve at my grandparent's house. Each aunt/uncle was expected to bring a gift of a certain price to put under the tree, and then they'd hand them out, more or less, at random.
Of course, someone found a cheap radio controlled car or something, while another would put in no effort at all.
So, one year, one of my aunts bought the accessory kit to a toy. It belonged to some kind of vehicle from a TV show that I'd never watched. So, it had wheels, some plastic guns, etc ... probably just something from the clearance bin that had the 'original' price tag near whatever was agreed upon.
So, some kids got radio control cars and games, and I got wheels and attachments for a toy I didn't own.
demarderollins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in high school and it was Valentine's day. I wasn't working and it was young love but I tried my best to be really sweet and creative for my girlfriend at the time. I would reach out to a lot of friends with talents to help out. I really went all out for her and all the girls in the school were saying I had done the sweetest things throughout the school day.
After all the sweet gestures and surprises we did the gift exchange. Any money I had I used to buy her a necklace along with couple cds and dvds of her favorite artists/actors + roses, chocolates, the usual shit.
She gave me a paper bag. I opened it up and inside was frozen chicken in sauce on top of rice. She said it was because for the past 2-3 weeks she noticed I was eating really shitty lunches and wanted me to have a real home cooked meal.
I had been eating ham sandwiches and cold bagel bites (cooked before getting to school) instead of going out for lunch with my friends because I was using my lunch money to buy her those valentine's day gifts.
For my efforts I was rewarded with literally frozen cooked chicken over white rice. Basically her parents had cooked a big batch of something and froze the leftovers for future use. The future use in this situation was my valentine's day gift. She told me to microwave it on my lunch period but she failed to realize the school didn't have a microwave. So I had barely thawed out room temperature chicken leftovers.
I threw out the lunch and ate my bagel bites. We broke up a week later.
felesroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mother-in-Law gave me a lovely framed picture...
...of herself.
toastedcoconutchips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my well-meaning dad got me a stuffed, Wiggles-branded hot potato thing that sang the Wigglesโs hot potato song. The toy was made for kids age 2-6 or so, and I was either 12 or somewhere in my teens. It was hilarious.
Another fun, bad one - did a secret santa gift exchange with a newer friend group. One of them talked with me about giving me a tattoo when we first met. He got me a box of tattoo needles and transfer paper. I am incredibly squeamish and scared of/uncomfortable around needles (though Iโve a few tattoos). It was bad in the funniest way.
ArtfullyStupid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not for me but my late Uncle would buy Halloween themed ways after Halloween they were on sale and then wrap them up and put them under the Christmas tree for my aunt and my dad. Not only were they a bag of chips but a bag of stale chips. He did this for a few years.
sokae3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year on my birthday I got $15 cash from my parents. They said it was so I could buy pogs. We then went to a store where my dad said the pogs were a good price. I went in and bought the only kind they had, and apparently they were expensive. My parents then scolded me for "spending all $15 on only this many?". My dad was the one that said the price was good at this store. I ended up feeling really guilty because I assumed we were hard up for money and I wasted $15.
My brother's birthday is exactly 2 months after mine. He had a party with a lot of friends over, and my dad bought him a $25 Nerf gun. This was over 20 years ago, but still hurts my feelings lol.
Danner001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my second birthday, my grandma gave me a LEGO Technic set (12+ years). When I was 14 or 15, she gave me a Vtech toy phone because I wanted to have my own phone. After that, I got a plant for my mother each year (on my birthday). There's one plant that my mother hates, it was that type of plant every year.
Grandma never was good at gifts, or she was very good at passive agressive behavior all along.
sk8terguy97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband got 2 rolls of pennies from my Grandma for Christmas That same year she gave my mom, a non smoker, a tin of tobacco. When my mom complained she gave her a calendar that was 3 years old. My son got a hair brush wrapped in a Pringles can, he was 2 and cried because he really wanted the chips...haha. I hit the Jack pot, I got a bottle of vodka. She always gave us weird gifts it was her thing. Now that she's gone I miss seeing what Christmas gifts she would be bringing. It was a good laugh.
saovictor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A picture of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I was about 12 or 13 at the time. At school. Motherfucker thought it was a good idea to give me a fucking painting with the face of Christ. Bitch, I gave you an awesome PS1 game, who the fuck do you think you are?
Loze1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Tiger Handheld game. Fuck that shit.
FR33HUGS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Step mom got me a XXXL t shirt and a Shaving kit. I'm a LITTLE chubby (large t shirts) and have a 4 inch long beard. Her son got a custom gaming computer and a very nice monitor. Stepbrobro and I are really close so I'm happy he got a computer but boy is that favoritism clear.
allthedata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a yearly planner... for the previous year
a33maxi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got 21 lotto scratch tickets for my 21st birthday. Ended up winning $20, so $1 less than the value of the tickets.
toadkiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't the gift, but after: I got a digital camcorder for christmas when those were still fancy and new. I fell in love and started making movies with it the entire day.
Showed the entire family my first movie that night, and my uncle said "was this filmed by a retarded monkey?" I cried and never used that camera again.
Fuck you, uncle Mike.
LavenderGreenland ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a blazer with this massive buttons on the front. At first I thought it was a gag gift, because I have a phobia of buttons (they literally make me gag). But it was for real, and I had to pretend it was great while trying not to gag.
kkertas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was at a secret gift exchange event at my college. Everyone got each other keychain, notebook, mugs and the like.
I got a pack of mosquito repellent coils. Thanks.
trinitymonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, My grandmother got me a deck of Yu-Gi-Oh cards that were so obviously counterfeit that someone who had never even heard of the game would still be able to tell that they were illegitimate.
FoxFourTwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a box of plastic cling wrap. In her defense, I use it. Still odd though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born
arrick97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only present I got for a christmas was a little light-up ball. You put your finger on the two metal tabs (or you and someone else, while holding other hands) and the ball lights up.
It wasn't awful but it was underwhelming. After I had figured out what it was and how it worked and trying it with a few people, dad asks me if he can have a try and so I say sure. I pass him the ball and he immediately throws it on the ground, hard enough to break it.
"I thought it was a bouncy ball!"
Some people.
harmonykat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law is a big fan of shopping final clearance sales and also routinely ignores whatever hints I might drop. I dress business professional 95% of the time and am in my 20s. She has given me a cowgirl vest three sizes too large with a denim A-line tea length skirt and recently, gave me a birthday present of some lace camisoles from a frumpy old lady store and then turned around and asked for them for Christmas.
JayLapse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, my mum was was mad at me one year for having to work on mother's day, so on my birthday a few months later I got a bag of chips and a 6-pack of beer.
Admittedly, that would probably be an ideal gift these days
jonny_blitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the day all I wanted was a PS2. My now wife (which you will soon find is a testament as to my patience) said she got one but hid it somewhere in the house. I tore the place apart Christmas morning for 4 hours all while she was looking in just smiling. I finally conceded and she started laughing her ass off saying "I didn't get you a Playstation!"
Instead I got a bouquet of flowers...
Don't think much has ever come close to the level of rage. For her next birthday though I gifted her a Playstation 2.
Tvix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken leg probably.
vanishplusxzone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me underpants for Christmas one time. No big deal, a little embarrassing because I'm the only girl but whatever.
Then I saw they were size 10. Like.... what.
Even at my largest that was still like 3 sizes too large. And they were granny panties to boot.
ilivedownyourroad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me my heart back on new years eve..
harvest3155 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my rich uncles gifts to me. A model of his brand new sports car that he said the dealership gave him when he bought the car. I am not interested in cars. And a 10-15 year old coat that he found in his closet.
skelutton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my husband's 50th birthday, his parents gifted him the deed to his own cemetery plot (one for me, too!). An expensive, but poorly timed gift.
Pharmdawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those "Foot of Beer" elongated beer glasses for a wedding present. I don't drink as a general rule, but I thought it would be neat to have around. I opened the box, and this thing is really, really dusty. Like it sat on the shelf in a garage for ten years dusty.
ehtran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend at the time gave me a stack of A4 paper (I said I ran out) and a piggy bank (I said I wanted to save more money) for Christmas.
NTCans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every two years, my wife and I have Christmas with her side of the family, this always involves a SS with an approx $50 value. My wife's BIL happened to get my name and was known for some pretty awesome gifts. (Not sure how i figured out who had who). At the time I was heavy into being new at woodworking, so I had hoped my gift would follow suit. It sure did, my gift was a folded up piece of lined paper torn out of a school book, with website addresses penciled on it, pertaining to woodworking stuff.
jrose5133 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother asked me if I liked black. I said sure I guess. 2 weeks later I received a black velvet long sleeve shirt with velvet frills at the end of the sleeves and around the neck. Bonus it came with matching pants. I asked my mom if I had to wear it, she had mercy and said no.
thebestatheist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a...erm...call it a โpersonal shaverโ from my exโs parents for Christmas. It was pink. It had a woman on the package. I am a dude. It had instructions on how to safely shave your cooze.
It came from the overstock store and they left the tag on it...4.99. They made a lot of money, but they hated me.
ItsNotBer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rubber ice tray with Marvel character designs
dE3L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Before my dad died he was giving me his old tools, one day he gave me his old shop vac. It had seen it's better days, he looked at me and said "I know, this one really sucks. Not as good as it use to, but it still sucks." Damn I miss that guy.
Inside_my_scars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In like 2007, I got a 3 pack of cdr's with the bar code cut off from my aunt.
Rappe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my grandfather was still in the stage of Alzheimer where he could still communicate, he bought me a football every year since I was 7 years old. I now have at least 12 footballs. I don't like football.
pyroaquatics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bag of cashews on my 13th birthday from my mom. I fucking hate cashews. She ended up eating them.
lowlife9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriends dad gave me a bright red turtleneck, she was a whore so I'm suspecting he had a box full to give to his daughters boyfriends, it's better to buy in bulk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I started looking at colleges back in high school my grandma gave me a sweatshirt of the college she went to. But the problem being it was one of her old ones. So it was 5 sizes too small and smelled horrible from sitting in a dresser for 60 plus years.
MetadonDrelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three Christmas years ago. We were to have a huge party, with the local families and friends. We'll. I was waiting for my friend. I instead got a crying mom that said you friend was in a car accident. You ever got an Xbox and had to decide to pull the plug? Next year I got his supposed present. He could hide shit from the third eye. With it was a guitar. And a small picture of us. I play the shit out of it to this day.
lol_camis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law is a hoarder. Not the trash collecting kind but the junk collecting kind, and I guess she thinks everyone else wants junk too. Last year for Christmas I got 2 stuffed animals, an action figure, and a nerf mini football. I'm 28.
wigmore0701 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a "pass your driving test first time" instructional DVD from my uncle, having already passed my driving test 2 years earlier, on the 5th attempt.
jansencheng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 3 hour lecture and a good beating about how I don't deserve presents, ungrateful, worthless waste of space that I am.
Ah, the holidays.
VelvetDreamers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas I received an assortment of cleaning products with complimentary instructions detailing how to clean marble as immaculately but efficiently as possible. There was also a crudely drawn map indicating how to navigate from my house to a cemetery I'd buried my grandmother in not two months before. I've visited many times and had an inveterate understanding of how to get there.
My grandfather had delegated the obligatory maintenance of cleaning her gravestone to me in a poignant yet clinical Christmas gift. He included the map for my convenience and on the back scribbled in barely legible handwriting was 'Too cold, you do it.'
marimol23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents told me they were getting a divorce on my 16th birthday
ThisIsAsinine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My former stepmom's parents gave me a necklace one year with an 'A' charm on it. My name is Erin.
I still gushed over it and put it on, but my stepbrother couldn't stop laughing throughout dinner.
greenriza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex girlfriend tiffany earrings for Christmas. She bought me a beard trimmer, which broke after a couple of months. When buying a replacement, I found it on amazon for ยฃ10...
FrOdOMojO94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st my dad got me the HPV vaccine.
I'm a guy.
I know it was expensive, that it's beneficial for my potential health etc.
It was just a real let down as my only 21st birthday present.
Brother_Lancel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me the word game Boggle for Christmas, my birthday, and the next Christmas.
She doesn't hate me, shes just forgetful. I wasn't upset, and I still love her!
LameHandLuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10, my parents were letting me have the old computer in my room as part of my Christmas present. My grandparents who give the best gifts got me a very nice modern desk to put it on, my parents buying me a nice desk lamp as my only other gift from them.
Within 6 months, my brother and I switched rooms and he kept my desk (made sense given room setup). They also got him a duplicate lamp for the desk, just because the desk needed a lamp. 15 years later, he still has that desk I'm pretty sure and I'm a little bitter about it since I had to shell out $ for a new desk this year.
RandyHoward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 30th birthday, my (now ex) girlfriend bought me a cheap 10 cent spiral notebook and a Bic pen... she said it was a journal.
teclas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About a week into a dating a girl she bought me a feeder mouse that she named as a combination of her name and mine.
Mouse lasted longer than that relationship, and that poor bastard only lived 11 days.
YeaItsOle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a string of 10 pumpkin lights that had clearly been opened before from my aunt for my birthday
0GreySilence0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret santa in school I got an old skateboarder figurine that was banged up, stuffed in a greasy Chinese food take out box with tissues inside as filler from a boy. In the later years of elementary school he bullied me too, threw the thing away so I didn't have to be reminded of him.
TheRealMekkor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought me a flip phone when I turned 13. (Before smart phones were widely available) Anyway she later confiscated it to use for 'emergencies' mostly late night chats and gossip with her friend. I only used the phone once to call my grandmother. The only other gift I got was a photo of my deceased father inside of a round hanging wall clock. I still have that clock though....
karmacorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my ex and I got married, we went on a cruise for our honeymoon and we each put on a good 10lbs from all the eating. As Christmas was rolling around, I still hadn't lost the weight and I told him I was considering joining a gym or something after the holidays. He decided I'd appreciate a LIFETIME membership to Jenny Craig. I want to stress here that I was still slender, barely overweight, and he's an idiot who lets salespeople talk him into anything because he can't say no. He also couldn't understand why I wasn't thrilled with that present.
peanutnozone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to work for a big bank during the housing crisis in mortgage servicing. It was horrendous. Think "too big to fail" type place. I worked in the bilingual (Spanish/English) servicing, so amid all the crap were people who were not fluent in English not knowing why their finances were imploding. I helped alot of people keep their homes thanks to the MHA program (mortgage modifications).
I lost alot of sleep and worked hard for a very low rate of pay. But I liked what I did, insofar as helping who I could.
For our hard work, we got a "stress bear". It was the size of a teddy graham. It was hard. It had a smile that was smudged up (every bear was defective or something.) It was not pliable like a stress ball. It didn't move. It was....strange.
Then, one of my colleagues messaged me on our internal messaging software, and said "This may sound strange, but smell the bear." Confused but amused, I did. The smell was something like gasoline, a tire on fire, and turpentine, with a hint of fart. But very very strong, almost getting like you could get high or pass out from fumes.
I was mad because this did nothing to help us feel better. It made us feel worse about all the work we were doing for a shitty huge corporate bank to try to help people that they screwed over by offering the crappy loans, and this was the thanks we got?
Why??
jugrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gifted my sister-in-law a couple of bras, which wouldn't be that bad of a gift if the bras weren't previously owned and worn by my grandma herself.
MRdecepticon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few X-Mases ago my mother purchased "Cologne" for me. When I opened it it was obviously women's perfume. The box was pink, the bottles were pink and it had a very 'pink' name. She had absolutely no clue. I had to tell her it was women's perfume and she insisted it was not. To be fair, my mother is the worst gift giver...ever.
It makes my wife smell lovely though...so there's a lining in there...silver something or other.
starcresc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
gaoshan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my grandfather passed I received a huge box of all of his leftover, used, enormous, underwear (and nothing else). I threw them away. Still wondering at the motivation for that.
cerealkilled1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clymidia.
sgong33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened last xmas. We moved so we purged most of our appliances etc with plans to upgrade with the new home. Among that was a cheap $10 rice cooker. For xmas my SO asked his parents for a new rice cooker (with the idea they would get us one of the fancy new ones). They gifted us our old used one back forgetting that we had given it to them when we moved.
DasFrettchen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
Drakidor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step grandparents gave me one of those massive assorted candy bags for my 18th Birthday.
I'm diabetic.
RadioactiveBadgercat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my aunt gave me a 3x3 tile with a small horse figurine glued on it. My sister got the family heirloom pearl necklace and rifle. I always knew my sister was the gc but that solidified it.
Twicci ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used gift card once...
BlueRibbons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... A boyfriend gave me a self-help book about following the Bible. I was 16, he was 18...definitely didn't celebrate another Christmas together after that. Wtf.
Eeeeels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same year I got my first cellphone my dad asked if I wanted a wristwatch for Christmas. I said no. I said my cellphone gives me the time whenever I need it anyhow, and I hate bracelets/watches/really anything clinging to my body. I especially hate redundancy in the form of something I'll surely break because my lifestyle doesn't exactly allow for delicate things on my body that I have to be considerate of.
Christmas comes and sure enough he spent God knows how much on a super nice watch. I've never ever worn it, but I also would feel too guilty to sell it.
Tiessiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those alarm-on-wheels things. I have zero issue with getting up when I need to. Even if I did, I don't think I'd use such a shitty way of getting up.
Nague ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got an encyclopedia when i was like 8 from my aunt for christmas, i was crying for an hour or so because my sister got something actual fun.
or the one time my dad gifted me a box of chocolates and hid 100 euro underneath it. Which i did not see and threw away. Only much later i found out about that one.
logans99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas as a kid (about 14) I looked in my stocking and found chapstick (from the kitchen drawer that I bought 2 weeks prior) and a couple oranges.
captain_carrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well my little sister forgot my birthday one year, so she gave me a large package of toilet paper since I had just moved into my own apartment. Thoughtful, but shitty.
Then there was the year when I was 10 years old that my entire family outright forgot about my birthday. Since my birthday is close to Christmas, they just handed me one of my Christmas presents that was already under the tree to open for my birthday. Definitely got ripped off there.
TooGayToPayCash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my grandma gave me a shirt with a rollercoaster on it and had me put it on. The thing was that she didn't speak any English so she didn't realize what the shirt said. It had the words REDNECK across the top in big, red letters. I had no clue what that meant. Im Mexican so all my cousins and uncles who knew what that meant laughed and made fun of me. I ended up going to the bathroom downstairs and crying all Christmas night.
barbos007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a class Secret Santa, I received wood.
Literal brickets of wood to start fires, still full of dirt, wrapped in cheap wrapping paper.
The girl that got me this gift said She couldn't understand my handwritting.
I was not the popular kid...
bntyhntr119 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt insists on giving me Norton antivirus software. The kind you get in a box. She has gifted this to me on 4 separate occasions.
She's funny about it though. Usually a card inside saying something along the lines of "given what you do with your computer..."
E I will visit my parents house today to search for what now is physical representations of my fake internet points!
svgeorgiapeach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our second Christmas together: a kettle, toaster and Tupperware....
luckygiraffe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a best/worst gift story. Years ago I worked on a construction crew where I was one of two English speakers on a 15-man crew. Frankly I enjoyed it, I learned some Spanish and gained an appreciation for Mexican people and culture. Also these hard-working motherfuckers seem to accept me almost as one of them, which I took as a compliment. I show up for work on Christmas eve and the foreman presents me with a gift, which turns out to be a bone-white fleece hoodie with a huge gold Nautica logo on the front.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great gift in many ways. It's warm, comfortable, and well made. I still have it, and that's been over a decade. But this thing is so bright, so loud, so ostentatious, so...Mexican. And I'm so white, so lumbersexual (flannel and cargo shorts is my favorite outfit.) The style is just the opposite of anything I've ever owned. It clashes with my very soul.
But it was such a heartfelt, genuine gift-giving that I love it. And I can't help making gangster jokes when I wear it. And honestly, wearing it feels like I'm telling the world "Fuck you, I made a friend."
criuggn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a kitchen sink
edit: i was 10
Akdros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the Christmas of 2016, my aunt got me a calendar... For 2016.
shuttlebuscaptain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife left me on my birthday.
Edit: Oh wait. You asked worst
apepheromones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got my brother a used elliptical that didnโt even work for my overweight brother. Yeah that was pretty awkward.
mixmastercliff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't eat much fast food and never have as an adult. My stepmom/dad got me Burger King gift cards for my 24th birthday, I am like okay whatever. A few weeks later I was running late for work and thought "I will use my gift cards for breakfast" go to Burger King, order breakfast, give the girl my gift card, THE GIFT CARDS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED!!!
pleeplious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card for frozen yogurt from a family member Christmas morning. 50 bucks worth of frozen yogurt in December. Wooooohooooo
Doomdoomdoom777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a hand turkey that he drew minutes earlier for Christmas.
This would have been ok if he was 5 or something... He was 21 years old.
I framed it and gifted it back to him the next year.
TheRainForst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife bought me an air mattress for my birthday. Why? Because I expressed interest in camping and we tent camped when we got engaged in the redwoods. I had just had hip surgery so we werenโt camping anytime soon. One of our cats popped it before we even got to use it.
ejtomblin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
slippy0101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but mine was a secret Santa at work a few years ago. The guy who had me, apparently, forgot because the day of he just goes to the supply room, grabs a few pens and other random supplies, then just drops them on my desk and says, "merry Christmas".
ShamelessGent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 I wanted to play guitar but couldnt afford it. My mom had weird friend who came to us and stayed for several hours( really annoying). So she heard once that I would like to play and have a guitar. Next time she visited us she brought guitar with her and said it was a gift for me and my mom(because my mom financially supported her). It was terrible old guitar, 2 strings were missing and last 3 were rusted. I never played it and found out that she later asked my mom to pay for it 20euros which she did.
KarringtonMcBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Carrot cake and and a leopard print purse for my birthday. I have never liked either one of those things. Thanks for getting me what YOU wanted Sheila.
Goalnado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine and my mums birthday are separated by one day, and for my 18th/her 38th, she bought us both Tortoises.
Now I know what you're thinking. "A Tortoise? Awesome. I'll name him Jigsaw and we'll live to be 100 together." And normally, I would agree with you. Except I don't live with my mum, I have never lived with my mum, and I hadn't visited her for 4 years at that point. So she essentially bought herself two Tortoises.
I saw Jigsaw twice in 11 years before he sadly flipped himself over and cooked underneath the heat lamp in his little habitat.
RIP Jigsaw, we hardly knew ye
OldTomJefferson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid and loved PC games, my parents once got me magnetic tic-tac-toe inside a CD jewel case thinking it was a "computer game" that had various little games on it.
It was tic tac toe. They got bamboozled, to be fair.
queenofspoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I swear every Secret Santa exchange at my Elementray school ended up in tears for me because i always ended up with coloring books and crayons while the rest of the class ended up with actual toys like dolls and cars, and they actually gave us time to play with our gifts before class ended so I'd be surrounded by kids having fun and I'd just be weeping and making the person who gave me the gift feel bad.
It wasn't always coloring books, one year got a toy watch, another year I got a paper bag of candy. I like to think this is proof that nobody liked me until I hit college.
thedjotaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is it's so dependent on the person. My wife likes to cook. So when we were dating I got her a nice, big wok. She still brings it up as the worst gift ever. I got into cooking over the last few years. This year I received 2 cast iron skillets, 1 carbon steel skillet, and some cookbooks and I'm over the moon about the gifts.
PlatypusThatMeows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret santa 2013. I received a scratched used unusuable copy of a Nirvana Album. It still had the price tag of $0.59.
Last secret santa i did :/
littlelegstheIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year when I was a teenager I got a plush winter scene (Fir tree, penguin with a scarf and earmuffs, snowman, etc.) Christmas decoration that sang when you pushed a button as my one "big gift". I was so appalled I said "Why did you get me this?" out loud. Got called ungrateful by my mom and apparently I'd embarrassed the family in front of my uncle's friends but I don't care. It made me feel like they really didn't know me at all. Like why would a teenage boy want a fucking singing decoration for Christmas?
Miley_Dahmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
ToxWatrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 jars of nutella, but it were two different families giving two jars to me.
DirtyDerb19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia.
EsspressoMstr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year, my grandmother gives me and my brother these themed magic towels that expand in water. Over the years, we have gathered quite a collection. She doesn't understand how useless these towels are, and how we have always been too old for them.
snowik28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This message was deleted with a script, because someone DOXXd me after I posted something mean about Hillary Clinton. Thanks dude.
taoistextremist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given essentially compulsory golf lessons. I never showed any interest in golf and in fact have no interest, and I got yelled at for not wanting to go. For a bonus, this was supposed to be a birthday gift yet my sister, whose birthday is four months before mine, was also given them at the same time.
grnMTnview ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister in law gave me a hat with a fake beard attached. I have a beard. She's Richie rich rich, too. She hates me.
mixmastercliff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't eat much fast food and never have as an adult. My stepmom/dad got me Burger King gift cards for my 24th birthday, I am like okay whatever. A few weeks later I was running late for work and thought "I will use my gift cards for breakfast" go to Burger King, order breakfast, give the girl my gift card, THE GIFT CARDS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED!!!
SaintDoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Mason jar of homemade sauerkraut...
It had mold in it.
Happy Birthday!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once bought me a large box of handwarmers. Like a 100 ct box. I mean, they come in handy at times but wow.
Milphi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first present my fiance gave me was a 200 euro wallet after I had told her that my last girlfriend had given me a 40 euro wallet which I was annoyed with because I found it too expensive at that time. She knew this yet she goes out to buy me a 200 euro wallet which doesn't even hold my change. I've lost a lot of change since then but tbf I've grown to love that wallet.
wow_that_guys_a_dick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beard trimmer that had been "stolen" from me at the ex's family White Elephant party two weeks prior. The year before that I opened a box that contained children's games (think Candyland and Chutes and Ladders), which the children in the circle never took, so I essentially got nothing.
elelec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
MYPENISBIGGER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother and I both asked for dirtbikes. Kind of a long shot and not really expecting to get an actual fucking dirtbike but hey, you gotta aim high right? Well, my brother got a real fucking dirtbike! Not a crappy one either, a top of the line Kawasaki. I got a shitty, remote control dirtbike....
Lippspa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave us towels and matching wash rags not wrapped or anything.
I don't wanna talk about what the other grandkids got.
Cjayin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my ex-girlfriends aunt gave me a keychain flashlight and made us drive 30 minutes to go get the โpresentโ. Btw Iโm an ungrateful bitch.
VoidedMirror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman year of college, the floor I lived on in my dorm decided to have a Secret Santa gift exchange. The only stipulation was that we should try and not spend money and get creative with our gifts.
Fast forward almost everyone has gotten pretty good gifts (most people on my floor are fairly artistic). I end up leavin my room and coming back to a packet of Top Raman on my desk with Merry Chrisman poorly written on the packet in black sharpie. I thaught it was a joke at first, but no that was the gift.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me an an engagement ring for our one year anniversary. I was 18.
codeByNumber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of rubber bands.
theSirenStillCalls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt used to give me and my siblings between $1 and $5 until we turned 18. They were always tucked inside those generic cards people would print from their PC.
When we turned 18, she told us she couldn't afford to do it anymore. So, being told that was the actual worst gift. You get to feel guilty for taking a maximum of $90 from an elderly woman over a period of 18 years.
Merry Christmas you ungrateful shits.
OldLamborghiniThere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A calculator and a stick of deodorant from the dollar store from my mom's boyfriend.
He got my little sister concert tickets.
Kaix3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A breakup... on Christmas Eve...
jbartnick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Few years back my brother gave me 2 McDonaldโs Coca-Cola glasses in a Walmart bag. Still love him.
SmallScience ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my 20's my mom gave me several child-sized tank tops for my birthday. Not only were they way to small, they had pictures of scantly clad Amazon women on them. I am a straight woman, so I have no idea where she was going with this. She then bragged to me that she found them for $2 a piece, and if they were too small I could make them into pillows. The only thing I might want less than tiny shirts with half-naked women on them, is tiny pillows with half naked women on them. WTF mom?
jasdjensen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a really tacky mauve/maroon (what do I know) colored button down shirt from my mom. My mom loves that color and she said so when I opened it. She also likes the velour type cloth.
Guess what? I don't. Never have. Told her that many times. She buys things for me that she likes, not what I like.
Smithman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ice cream maker.
NiTeMaYoR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nasal spray as a stocking stuffer. Like.... why?
jadlax4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well the worst gift I ever had was actually because it was very heart wrenching. When my great aunt was starting to really go senile, she began writing down every date that was important to her, and she had written down my birthday. The gift she got me was a dog leash, some tennis balls and several other dog toys because she remembered my parents were getting a dog on my birthday, which she happily talked about as I opened the large box containing everything. I did my best to smile and pretend to be happy for that sweet woman, even though we had gotten Delilah last year and she had been run over and died 3 weeks before I opened that present.
JauntyAngle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother's self-published book about Psychic Healing.
DeRosas_livelihood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother used to give me a bag of random clothes every year for christmas. No tags or receipts so im assuming it was all goodwill or something.
One year the bag contained a hoodie that said TOPGUN on it. It had the wings and the same font so im sure it was for the movie. This was in like 2007 keep in mind. I kept this little number stuffed in a drawer for a few months until it was safe to throw it away.
air-port ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my wedding. A friend took me out of my wedding (I thought it was only going to take me a minute but ended up taking about 20) we walked to her car, she sat and looked for the gifts that ended up being two joints that had a pugnent smell, sunglasses and case that was from a lost and found (she told me), and some pink pearls that were not strung up to be anything so I would have to make them into a bracelet or necklace. She didn't even have a bag to put the stuff in. I thanked her and told her I could not take them back because there was no bag for them. Plus, where the fuck would I put the smelly joints? My whole family were there for my for my wedding! I was expecting something homemade or sentimental something since she took me out of my wedding for it, but it looked like she was just digging around in her car to find something.
She ended up smoking those joints anyways.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt on my mother's side decided she wanted to do the presents one year instead of my uncle. At the time, they were fairly rich, and they usually sent us nicer gifts (nothing too fancy, but still things we couldn't afford).
Fast forward to Christmas Eve that year, our tradition was to open one gift after we got back from evening service and then the rest on actual Christmas. My siblings and I all agreed to open the three identical shaped gifts from our well to do aunt&uncle and upon ripping them open, the three of us all got beanies with the brand of the construction company our uncle worked for. It wasn't horrible, but none of us teenagers had use for them. They were only a precursor to Christmas morning.
My Sister received a used bath set, my Brother an old wrinkled plaid shirt, and myself, well, I got a XXXL pink budweiser hoodie that would have fallen off me if I even tried to put it on. All of us were disappointed, but we just put the trash to the side and enjoyed everything else.
My aunt then later calls our house per tradition to give seasons greetings and asks my mother if we enjoyed our gifts. My mother kindly, but firmly told her the gifts were shit and that if she was just going to grab things from her family's belongings and pass them off as gifts, to not even bother getting us anything.
Apparently my aunt was hurt, thinking she legit chose good gifts, but we never got gifts from them again. It probably had something to do with them falling on hard times, having to move out of their nice house into a trailer, but they got back on their feet a year or so later, and still nothing.
Wiress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my husband and I were dating I went to his family's Christmas. His dad at the time was dating this really mean woman who at one point told us our relationship would never last. This same woman has two kids who have cut off contact with her to give you an idea of how pleasant she is. Anyway we were exchanging gifts and I was surprised when she gave me one. So I opened it and inside was two pairs of pajama pants....In XXL. I weigh about 115. She looked at me and said I'm sure those will fit you perfectly. Still to this day I'm not sure if she was just being a bitch or hoping I'd develop an eating disorder.
chel325 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got my brother and sister already opened boxes of cereal wrapped in like nice wrapping paper. I didn't even get a gift from him that year.
It wasn't even nice cereal, it was like corn flakes (not frosted)
SirGraniteHead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toilet seat. A used toilet seat. A used toilet seat from a dead woman.
My grandmother complained that the toilets in our house were too low. I get it, it's hard for her to stand up. Well, one of her friends died. This friend had a toilet seat designed to fix this problem. It was really thick, so it went on a normal toilet, but you sat higher up and was easier to stand back up. Somehow my grandmother got a hold of this toilet seat after her friend passed away, and decided it would make a perfect Christmas gift, since our toilet seats were too low.
Commonsenseisgreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I stayed at my in-laws watching their dog for a week when they went to Europe.
He brought me back a knockoff Barcelona jersey that said Qatar Anyways instead of Qatar Airways.
He then showed me pictures of him wearing it at the game.
So basically a used, extremely fake knockoff jersey.
darthjoey91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once got a table tray for invalids who can't leave their beds from my grandmother. And the price tag was still on there of $5. I also got some gift cards, but it was a pretty messed up gift, especially since she has money, and could have gotten me something I would enjoy, if only she had asked my parents.
collector247 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I really liked the nascar racer Jeff Gordon. For Christmas, my Grandmother gave me a Flash Gordon movie.
LewynMartell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my parents the box set of Friends DVDs for their anniversary. They proceeded to forget I gave it to them and regifted it to me for my birthday 11 months later, with one DVD missing.
Abbapow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa gift at work I received a gift for my child. And nothing for me. Obviously since I gave birth Iโm a void now and canโt have presents. I was half tempted this year to not participate. Guess weโll out what my child is getting this year in a couple weeks.
mrsfran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother is 100% Deaf and has been since she got meningitis at 2 years old. Once, on return from a their holiday in Malta, her own parents brought her back a music box.
Themris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a spatula and a book about "how to ruin your kids" for my 20th birthday. I do not have children and I already owned a spatula...
ahhhfuckdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 my sister received twenty dollars from my mother as a "secret" Santa between the siblings. Low-and-behold I got a stuffed monkey she found at the thrift store, was missing his ear. The excuse was she needed to get her friends gifts and didn't have money. I gave it to my dog and it lasted maybe a week. R.I.P jungleoh
Krekirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One pair of athletic socks for three consecutive years. (Yes, they are sold three pairs in a bundle and at an outlet mall no less). She also bought a package of Underoos (5 to a pack from Sears) one year and gave each of her male grandchildren one pair of underwear for Christmas (kids ranged in age from 4 to 10 so some fit, some didnโt).
dynamightbe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted a tart warmer (one of those wax melty pots) for my 16th birthday by my best friend at the time. My birthday is at the end of July where temperatures are in the 90s with high humidity. And we were 16.
Bullwinkleandwaffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bless my poor dad. One year he gave my mom a hand saw! She has bad arthritis and can barely lift anything. So he bought her a hand saw! He told her it was so she could do stuff in the shop with him. New rule is dad has to ok a potential gift with one of us first! Haha!
Fark_A_Nark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in highschool I ordered a CD off Amazon, it never showed up. I reported it to Amazon and USPS, it was never resolved so I chalked it up as a loss. Months later it was my birthday I received a gift... The CD I had ordered, that I had paid for. Apparently my mom intercepted it at the mailbox while I was at school and decided to hang onto it. At the time I was pretty ungrateful about it, but looking back I think it's kind of funny.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think being mad about this makes you 'ungrateful'.
alblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once for my birthday my mom gave me a can of baked beans. We're not poor. She was just cheap.
Zombienifty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas my Mother in Law gave me, along with toothbrushes she gets in church meal donations and various item she finds around the house, an opened package of beef jerky that expired in 2015.
AkimboDigital ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents on my stepdads side got me a six pack of dr pepper and an air freshener for my car. On my birthday they got me a blank card.
M4ntr1d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bobble head chihuahua from an ex several years ago. I got her expensive art materials. She got me a bobble head chihuahua because the implied race humor amused her.
Wholesome bad gift: A taco holder. It was from my ex's kiddo. I have it still and it means a lot to me because I know kiddo genuinely saw it and thought of me on her own (so it's not something her mom picked and claimed it's from me). I got a good chuckle out of that one.
ElGingerlor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Brussell13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't see it, but my mom told us that after her and my dad first got married, he got her a lawnmower for Christmas. Then on another occasion (right after marriage) he got her a vacuum cleaner for her birthday.
Learned the lesson after those I think lol.
Gotta understand though, my parents grew up under a generation of parents that slept in separate beds, called each other "mother" or "father", didn't smile in photos, etc. so to their parents a vacuum may have actually been considered a gift of luxury, and we all know how we learn from our parents.
Whitewind617 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa once got me a tiny toy dinosaur that, when you flick a switch, it walks forward really awkwardly and wobbly. Usually it fell over.
Oh and I was like 14/15 years old at the time.
Chr0mer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Medal of Honor for Xbox360. I didn't have an Xbox360.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Itanics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you just poking fun at the post about the blue police Hummers?
typingthings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but this one happened to my husband in the 90s. Nirvana was his favorite band in high school and he knew his mom (divorced) didn't have a ton of money, so the only thing he asked for that year was a Nirvana cd. A little while before Christmas all the presents were wrapped and sitting under the tree, and he can see the cd shaped one and he's super excited for it. Finally comes Christmas morning and he goes straight for it, tears it open, and... it's a copy of some generic cd called Acoustic Christmas, Christmas songs played on artistic guitar. Needless to say, he was not pleased.
ftwin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my last office job they hired this kid with some slight metal-issues to do some slice & dice work in photoshop that no-one wanted to do and of course I ended up with his "gift" which was a dirty picture frame in a plastic bag. I had to laugh it off at the time so I didn't look like a dick but inside i was pretty pissed.
KasCrescent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents are hardcore casino gamblers. Like 3 days a week every week for the last sixteen years. They end up with a room full of miscellaneous Muckleshoot Casino branded handouts - towels, small kitchen appliances, duffel bags, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head. Needless to say, the stuff was all cheap crap that wouldn't last ten uses regardless its purpose. So for christmas, they invite each family member, when they arrive, to come into their crap room and pick out two items. My dad made them stop doing it a couple years ago because it was so impersonal, and really just kind of awkward.
ebainsurba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8 years old I started playing piano. For Christmas that year my aunt got me a lamp to put over my piano. But you see, the lamp didnโt get delivered to her yet so I got a picture of the lamp taped inside a box.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you still receive the lamp?
ebainsurba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but like cmon its a fucking lamp.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girlfriend in High School was going to give me a blowjob as a birthday gift. She sneezed and ended up clawing my dick with her teeth and pulling hard with her hand which was holding said dick while she tried to cover her nose.
She could have just stopped and sneezed, but she thought she could do both. Felt like a ferret trying to eat my dick.
7/10
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've said this before but my cousin gave me a picture Of herself.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father has taken to buying me soap and deodorant for Christmas. You know, those great gifts that show that you care as much as you say you do about the family you walked out on.
balasurr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a set of plates for my 13th birthday.
MissesMayhem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An earwax remover contraption.
froystickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex step-father shared that his father bought him black shoe polish for Christmas (young kid at the time). He then had to polish his fatherโs shoes ๐
Blewedup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for christmas one year, i brought a new serious girlfriend to my parents' house for the first time. we exchanged christmas gifts with family, including cousins. one of my cousins had gotten me a tapas cookbook as a present. when i opened it, i wondered what inspired her to do that, since i had never expressed interest in tapas, spanish cooking, spanish culture, or anything even close to that.
she said "i know your girlfriend studied abroad in spain, so i thought it would be fun for the two of you to make things together from this cookbook!"
i had to remind her that that was my EX-girlfriend. the one who went crazy and threatened my now current girlfriend, sitting to my right, after an ugly breakup.
awkward silence, followed by my new girlfriend running off in tears.
Brown-SlimShady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother never gave me presents growing up and instead gave my cousin all the cool gifts like money and toys. When my dad told me she had something for me one Christmas, I couldn't help but to be a bit excited.
She gave me a box of half eaten chocolates.
MikeKM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa...I actually got a gift, it was an XXL shirt with a brown labrador's face taking up the entire shirt. I wear a large. I don't think I'll ever be an XXL, even if I tried.
subtlestrigil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 or 9 I got one of those ABC cardboard baby books from my aunt, after my parents told her I liked reading.
In high school we did a white elephant and I got a roll of toilet paper.
ZeDecay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I๏ธ remember as a kid I๏ธ was really into drawing so one Christmas my grandmother gave 500 sheets of copy paper.
pimpingandhi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid there was a little old lady who would wrap up small trinkets and such and hand them out on Halloween. Everyone called her โthe present lady.โ The presents would usually be Happy Meal toys or other small toys. The first and only year we went to her house my sister got a Teenie Beanie and I got... a used hearing aid encrusted with ear wax. I wanted to keep it but my mom threw it out in utter disgust.
Timcwalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Any gift I've been given I'm grateful for.
Dawsy08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A disposable camera
Pentwarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a demolition bar. She was studying landscape architecture at the time, so my dad thought it would be a thoughtful gift. She ended up switching majors a semester later, and now has that massive tool just lying around.
ayslinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am the person that gave the bad gifts. My husbands family does dirty Santa/white elephant game ever year. They always put yuppie gifts (Starbucks gift cards, ITunes cards etc). So my husband and I always get stuff in the spirt of the game funny gag gifts. For the most part they go over okay but last year was bad. I decided to be funny and get RC cola and moon pies (we live in the south near Chattanooga). This was the first year that his cousins husband played with us he got our gift and couldn't get anyone to exchange. He was very noticeably miffed/angry about it. I felt so bad when my turn came up I stole it. So this year I am just going to get a gift card the safe bet screw playing for fun.
AtWorkCantBrowsePron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa used to put up a Dickens Christmas city every Christmas, he passed so I have taken over building it since then. I asked for some more pieces to add to it and got a red london phone booth that does not go with the city at all. I have never put it up. It just sits in the box every year.
Moriancumer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a book of christian hymns for Christmas. I'm not religious so I never used it. The next year I was surprised to find the same book wrapped up for me again. When I opened it my brother started yelling about how I didn't appreciate his gift the first time so he gave it to me again to teach me about gratitude.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I understand being grateful when receiving a present you don't like, but I don't necessarily agree with the "you are obligated to use the present no matter what" rule. For example, if I ask for a PS4 and receive an Xbox One instead, I should be able to return the thing I didn't want to get the thing I do want. I should not say "welp, I'm stuck with the Xbox One".
thegreenestone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got reusable handwarmers from a girlfriend for a birthday present. Yeah it's the thought that counts...but also like no story or any reason as to why, it's not even like we did outdoor activities. Just like boom here's some reusable hand warmers, you're welcome.
gargoyle30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my birthday right after my ex finished her masters in chemical engineering and got a job, she was always really good with money but now that she had a real income I expected something nice. I got a fake street sign that just said Gargoyle30 street on it, I couldn't help but blurt out "what the hell is this?" when I opened it
AriadneHaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my niece received a full set of Tupperware from her mother when she was 12. That was her only Christmas gift. Her mother told her she would "be happy she had it someday". As far as I know, about 20 years later, she is still not happy about it.
Tofinochris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hot cocoa sampler pack.
donktastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a preteen I wanted the new NWA album. I told my mom, who obviously had no idea who they were. On christmas I recieved the U-Krew because the guy at the store said it was the same thing without all the swearing.
tarkadahl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
CognitivelyDecent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my little brother went up to my room and wrapped a bottle of half used axe body spray. and then told me about his grand scheme as if I should find it hilarious and thoughtful. I think that's the day I gave up on presents honestly
AcceptablePariahdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bad Reddit Gift Exchange Gift... watch yourself OP
xFullTilt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This may have been my fault, but...
One year, I knew exactly what I wanted: a dog (which my mother would never allow) and a guitar (which was clearly out of everyoneโs gift limit). So, me being the smart guy I am, made a list of everything that you couldnโt buy (snow, my two front teeth, world peace, etc.) along with what I really wanted.
Christmas rolls around, I get those dollar store dentures, a bag of fake snow, a toy guitar that doesnโt even tune, and a stuffed dog.
I learned not to play games with my family...
Admiral_Antwerp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend give me chocolate flavored throat numbing spray for Christmas. Except he didnโt give it to me, he gave it to my parents to give to me. And he also didnโt wrap it. It was a great conversation later.
Bad_Hum3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma gave me a shitty popcorn tin. When I had braces. That she took from me and ate.
So yeah, that was pretty bad
austinbostin069 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is August 11th, and a few years ago my friend just comes up to me and says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS JUST ANNOUNCED DEAD BUT HAVE A GOOD ONE" it was pretty depressing.
Saaicspdrr1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donation in the name for 'The' Human Fund'
constantapologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One size fits all panties from the rich side of the family. They were way too big and of Wish app quality.
Nurse_Bendy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At an adult only, adult themed white elephant, where people got things like nipple clamps, vibrators, and small floggers, I ended up with a bag containing: one left shoe, a three pack of disposable Tupperware from the dollar store, and one pair of chopsticks.
I was pissed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An electronic sodoku game.
SxScott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a football piggybank that said "Touchdown" everytime you put money into it. I was 19 years old at the time. Also, she gave me a giftcard to Wal-Mart with no money on it. Even though 15$ was written on the card.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
largelyuncertain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my childhood, at Christmas, a pair of dollar bin cheap plastic beach sunglasses from a hateful relative whose gift choices for me were always insulting and broadcast just how much she disliked me.
It was December, we live NOWHERE near a beach, and I wear glasses.
Bitch.
lilpipi7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife was involved in secret Santa at the coffee shop she worked at. It was between all her coworkers and her boss. Who drew my wifeโs name? Thatโs right, her boss. She had forgotten to get her a present so she decided to dig out an old dirty dented up saucepan and have that be her gift.
Bigborris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my birthday on Monday. I got coasters.
justhereforthedoggos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma doesnโt like my husband. The first time (and last) we went to her house for Christmas, she gifted him socks without heels, it was a flat piece of cotton stitched into socks. My husband smiled & thanked her & we still laugh about them to this day.
215HOTBJCK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mother gave me a gift-wrapped box which contained a folder of old homework and tests from my grade school years.
Hindu_Wardrobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've answered this question so many times when it comes up on here, because my answer is worth posting every single time:
douche powder. from the 1970s. from my nana. gag gift? her being fucking weird? the world may never know.
yellowromancandle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Husband got me a Squatty Potty for my birthday.
I mean, I love it.
But... I donโt want anything related to shit for my birthday.
alexrod0713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me antibiotic creme once. Only good ting about that is that I know it has never been used before.
coreyp0123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandma did have much money. She would โdumpster diveโ at her apartment complex. I got canned food, a childrenโs puzzle when i was in my teens. The worst was a sack of pennies that smelled like cigs. Made for great stories years later though.
MoreLessQQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im in India so we don't really celebrate Christmas. We celebrated only once , my dad threw my only present in the fire before I could open it.
eldridge2e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt got me and my sister what seemed like stuff from her house due to the dust on the cotton ball dispenser and the smoky scarf my sister got
tysquirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily a present, but I think it applies. Senior year of high school I spent basically every day smoking. Myself and two friends invested in a mega bong. Basically a 3 perk bong with an additional 3 attachments, making 6 filters in total. You had to pack at least .25 to .5 a bowl, and it was cached in one or two hits. First time I ever hit a 10 on glass was from that piece. Total cost was $300 I think. The shed we kept it in also had all of our other glass, and we all worked at BK together. Well, one of our friends (if he could even be considered that) got arrested twice in a week. His mom blamed us, and recruited the younger brother of the two who invested in the glorious mega bong and some other little shit to break everything in the shed. At least $700 worth of glass just shattered, including a piece my now fiancรฉe bought for me. This all happened, on my 18th birthday, while the three of us were at BK working. It goes without saying that we kicked the absolute shit out of the younger brother for his role in the destruction. His friend got a worse punishment. When his mother found out he was going to a drug house (as she called it) she destroyed his Xbox, computer, N64, and had him grounded for 3 months. The sweet revenge made the bitterness of our loss more bearable.
ecurrent94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love my Aunt very much, but a few years ago I got a Christmas present from her.. It consisted of a coffee mug with a pack of ramen noodles stuffed inside it. Got a good laugh out of it.
Yes, I did eat the noodles afterward.
BreakingBrak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once received a pc game with the activation code already used.
ythough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recived a red shirt with my aunts company name on it while the rest of my cousins got concert tickets to imagine dragons. Also she gave my dad a used candle. Let's just say she didn't get the $500 set of pots and pans she wanted.
TheHotMessExpress91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sweater, button down, and skirt set from limited too.
I was a freshman in high school
agbmom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SO bought me stuff from the gas station probably on his way over. I got some chapstick, a felt rose, a key chain clip and some candy. I don't really care though...he could have just said that he got caught up in his projects at home and didn't know Walmart closed early on Christmas Eve. But he really tried to make up for it lol.
psymike-001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Knowing that what I thought were true friends for over twenty years were just concerned about their bank account. RE-GIFTING us a two year old platter from BB&B and a Christmas village piece that was missing two people from the box is hardly a "gift from our hearts". The material items are just that material, but knowing that Donna and Tom actually thought that re-gifting such crap would go unnoticed after being there to help when their family members were dying, him falling seriously ill with a burst appendix and me taking care of their house, pool and hot tub till he was back on his feet.
I would have rather have had a hand written note appreciating our help and friendship, that would have been a priceless gift. I still acknowledge them when I see them around the town but its just hi and by. I don't have time for such selfishness.
Viking1308 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine. Had an extremely wealthy Aunt who was notorious in his family for giving bad gifts. She gave her three teenage nephews one Bratz doll. One!For three guys.
KahlanRahl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father-in-law cheated on and then left my mother-in-law when my wife was a teenager. The first Christmas after he had left, they drove to visit family they don't normally see to break tradition and take their minds off of things. It turns out, my MILs aunt was there. She's a horrible gift giver and never really liked my MIL. Her only present to my MIL was a small pack of tissues (like the ones you would keep in your purse) and said "Apparently, you need these".
Parthros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My story's not nearly as bad as anyone else's, but was still annoying.
I've been an Android user since my first smartphone, and I just plain and simple won't use any apple product in my life. My entire family is very well aware of this fact. My aunt bought me an Itunes gift card.
sirfluffyington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 our family (that I barely knew) gave me some Spider-Man bath toys and soap meant for children
rainbows_light_music ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a bad gift once. I was in middle school and my parents were divorced. I had to bring an ornament to a Christmas party to exchange. My dad had very little money at the time, so we bought the cheapest ornament at Hallmark. It was a cheap looking hollow painted metal ornament of a house decorated for Christmas. Some boy got my gift and it ended up being regifted (there was a game where you could trade yours when someone else opened a new one). People laughed at it and everyone traded it. It ended up being stomped flat and left on the floor with all the wrapping paper. This memory brings up bad feelings.
DrSkyentist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I was given a bunny rabbit by my uncle. I loved that little guy and had him for a week before I found out that the bunny was actually captured at a local park.
I was mortified, I can't stand the idea of kidnapping an animal from the wild and putting it in a cage. So I got my mom to drive me to the park he caught it from, and crying I basically reenacted the abandonment scene from Harry and the Hendersons. To this day I only buy/adopt a pet that I can confirm is captive bred. Even my Tarantulas.
KuraiTsuki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one thing I had wanted most for Christmas one year was an iPod. My whole family got together every Christmas and us kids would take turns opening one of our presents. So, my younger brother and my 3 cousins all open up gifts containing iPod Shuffles. I was SO excited to open my next present that was in a similarly sized box. I open it up to find, not an iPod Shuffle, but an electronic alarm clock.
tl;dr My brother and 3 cousins all got iPod Shuffles and I got an alarm clock.
smmfdyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Potpourri. Iโm a grown ass man, WTF am I gonna do with potpourri?
My wife didnโt even want it, and sheโs trying to be the Imelda Marcos of scented candles.
sweeny5000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deep cut!
smmfdyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, sorry about that. Iโm old so I have old references. Canโt think of a similar contemporary reference.
hoomanerr0r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
Praetor192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
12-pack of Coke from my dad for Christmas.
tophouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
S'mores maker. Now, the actual gift wasn't the worst thing to ever receive, but it was about the lead up to receiving it that made it the worst.
We had just left a secret santa party where my friend received a s'mores maker, and on the ride home I was going on and on about how dumb, stupid, useless the gift was. I mean, what the hell do you need a s'mores maker for? Well, my parents could only hold the laughter for so long, as not only had they been the secret santa for that gift, but had gotten me one as well. Not sure I even received the gift the next day, but I never heard the end of it.
tinyredditer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not worst received directly for me but for my children (6 and 2yo at the time), was one from my in-laws, a set of bath and body works bathing kit. The one with a shower gel, shampoo, another thing with microbeads in it, and a luffa. I asked if it was maybe a gift for my wife and they just labeled it wrong but no.. it was indeed for the children. My children's reaction to it were exactly as expected a child would have to a bathing kit. To this day I have no clue what was going on in their heads choosing that.
On the flipside, the worst I gave out (I was too lazy to care about it so I asked my mom to buy whatever gift for me) was for a secret santa during highschool. I didn't know what it was until it was opened. I was so embarrassed.. it was a damn picture frame.. with the stock photo still in it. It was even more painful that the one who received it pretended to be happy when she opened it. I had to go over to her afterwards and tell her I'd get her another gift after class.
vfourthhorsemanv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom colored two pictures of cats and gave them to my girlfriend for Christmas. It was bad, and we tossed them, about a year later she asked why she never saw them hung up in our apartment....I wish I had pictures. We thought they were from my 10 year old sister at the time
ArbysJuice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a white elephant thing with my scholarship program at school which included the faculty administrators. At the event, I picked a nice little wrapped up box hoping itโd be something fancy and, when I opened it, found out it was tupperware. One of the administrators perked up and said something along the lines of โHope you like itโ... Okay, could be worse; canโt hurt to have more tupperware. But it had some weight to it. Well, what the hellโs inside? A shit ton of stale saltine crackers covered in some store-bought saltine cracker seasoning. She even cut out the label from the box and taped it to the side. That thing sat on my kitchen table for a solid month or two before I threw it out.
GermanWineLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who is known for liking wine, I get lots of terrible bottles from friends and relatives. Like, 3-5โฌ bottles I wouldn't even use for cooking.
coopisforpussies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Decided to quit drinking. Gf at the time bought me a lot of expensive hard to get craft beer for my birthday.
Void_Insert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cupholder. My Dad got me one of those cup holders for the car that hang off the back of the seatโs headrest. I was probably 10 years old and we would take the van to go visit family in other states. 10 year old me was crushed by the gift. 30 year old me wants to get one for my nephew.
nikster2112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't had too many bad gifts, but my ex-gf once knitted me a scarf. The only problem is that the scarf was over 7 feet long, and a super old lady gift.
To be fair, apparently getting her nail polish that I thought she would like (in addition to some other things) was a "friend" gift, not a "boyfriend" gift. So we were both disappointed in each other that Christmas :)
SirN0body ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
maomao05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plushie!!! I was 24 years old and I don't need another plushie!
neo_marc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An oversized shoe horn from Ikea. After years of taking my little sister everywhere and forgetting I existed, I guess my Dad had some form of epiphany while shopping for furniture?
Cowtownbutchering ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Calamine lotion from my MIL. SIGH.......
TinyTrang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing, my parents forgot my birthday.
racecarart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was very much a tom boy as a child. Never wore dresses, hated pink, didn't play with dolls, the works. One Christmas my uncle got my sister a nice arts and crafts set and got me a singing Brittney Spears doll. I was 6. Neither of us liked Brittney Spears.
We spent the next few weeks throwing it at the concrete wall in the basement until it stopped singing.
AbZorbPowerRedditV2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8th grade class secret santa, received a signed and framed photo of her and her best friend in santa hats. I bought a lava lamp for my secret santa, I was dissatisfied to say the least.
SKIP_2mylou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me a garden tiller for my birthday.
I hate gardening.
And, he bought it second-hand on craigslist.
It broke down the first time I used it and I spent $50 getting it repaired.
But, other than that, it was a really thoughtful gift.
uhhhhNahFamIdontwann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those darn Whiskey Stones
GirdleStomper2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've got a good one!
One Christmas weekend, my grandparents stopped by our house for 20 minutes on their way to the airport. They gave my younger brother a small wrapped package that contained a brand new, top of the line G-Shock digital watch. My grandma then turned to me, reached into her purse, and handed me a stick of Chicken Poop chapstick! They said something about how it's funny because the package says "poop" on it. I spent the rest of the 20 minutes pouting in my room while they helped my brother program his new watch
olofmeyser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gave me a children's book for a secret santa gift. I don't have anything to do with children...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, my ex gave me at t shirt. He said "I bought this for you because I thought you'd like it." It was a medium black long sleeved shirt with a gambling quote on the back. I wear a CD.
Found out later it was a shirt another girl had left behind............:'(
atomicpeaches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a toy of that dancing baby from the old 90s commercials. I cried and gave it back.
Edit: I was like 5.
TechnoEquinox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and sisters all got small electronics, nice things to wear, you know the way it goes at Grandma's.
I got a diet coke float. Not a root beer float. Ice cream and diet coke.
Everyone was so confused as to why I didn't attend her funeral.
uncommonman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$75 from my mother.
It was supposed to be $100 but she had had a bad day so she needed a few drinks.
And I had to comfort her for an hour before I could leave.
KungFuHamster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother got me a bunch of random stuff one year. A LEGO set, some Slim Jims, and some peanuts.
I have always despised peanuts. Bonus, I was in my 30s.
Peekatchu1994 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year because I'm the only independent child in my family that hadn't required my family consistently helping me. I get nothing , if I'm lucky someone puts 20$ in a card for me. But it also counts as my birthday present which is a few days after Christmas.
ggglw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a piece of tree bark as a gift from her travels in France. My sisters on the other hand got jewellery, they were cheap stuff but anything is better than tree bark.
markypoo4eva ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Michael Jackson play doll. Like yeah mum I do love me some M.J but I was 17 years old!
x-men4ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Blu-ray player for my birthday. Theyโd only just come out. I had no Blu-rays and nowhere nearby to get any. It was the most disappointing gift Iโve ever received, but I didnโt want to appear ungrateful so I kept telling my mum and dad how great it was, and telling them about all itโs awesome features.
mgootd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt gave me a Jump Start to First Grade educational videogame for Christmas when I was in Fourth Grade.
This Aunt was infamous for bad gifts too. She bought junk at garage sales as gifts for family--and not the good finds either, we got the stuff she couldn't find a use for or wasn't a good enough quality for her to keep.
She stopped giving gifts because of my dad. After she got my dad an ugly-as-sin rooster wall decoration (my mom vocally hates the country look, btw), he made it his mission to give her a rooster something as a gift for every holiday from that day forward. It took her six years to catch on. Now she just gives gift cards.
GreasyLake87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle lives in Mexico. He got his friends son a wooden Mexican box with $100 in it (we went to school together). He got me a wooden Mexican box with nothing in it. 15 years ago and my family still brings it up every year.
BarefootDogTrainer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one year my grandparents got my cousin a sweater that looked like Charlie brownโs. Except, instead of yellow, it was pink. He was the only one of us who got clothes, he rest of us got some thoughtful gifts. I laughed at him hysterically once I realized they gave my father the same sweater.
KipShades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never received any particularly bad presents but my great-grandparents gave me graduation money twice - $1000 in the mail and $300 the next time I saw them in person - and my mother used it to buy groceries. This was two years ago. She still hasn't paid me back.
shitterplug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had split up with my girlfriend right before Christmas. This was when I was maybe 16. My dad got a new photo printer and thought it'd be absolutely hilarious to give me a photo album of my girlfriend and I together, but in every picture he blacked her out with sharpie. Thinking back, it was kind of funny, but 16 year old me thought the world was fucking ending, and I did not take it well.
noremac04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two left ice skates from my aunt.
papaphatsak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
StandInTheStorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my present, but my mother's.
My mother has not made ALL Catholic worthy choices throughout her life (had me without being married to the person, who then left her, at the age of 22). Step-dad's parents are pretty Catholic, his dad is pretty cool and his mom is.. Something else.. Anyways.
A couple of Christmases ago, my step-dad's parents got her a car ice scraper for Christmas. The rest of us got really nice pajamas, and my stepdad got a really nice sweater.
My mom cried all night. ๐
jennyCKC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a pillow case from my god mother, i would have been perfectly happy with no present
WEVE_WOKEN_THE_HIVE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
whiskeyorbabies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband sucks at gifts. He tends to buy me things that he will enjoy. He bought me a guitar once. I don't play guitar. He does. Bought me a snowboard another time, saying he'll teach me to snowboard! I own skis and am an avid skiier.
The worst was when he bought me a knife. Like, wtf am I supposed to do with a fucking KA-BAR living in the city, working my office job?
pandamel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my cousin once got a bag of sugar from her step grandmother. Not only that, but she was supposed to share it with her brother. Another year I think she got a can of spam...
bumdrunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 8th grade birthday one of my buddies gave me a rock and a piece of wire, another buddy gave me a can of Dinty Moore beef stew.
Mavis42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my bridal shower my (10yrs older than me) cousin gave me a box full of random used household items. An iron, a partially used shopping list notepad, half used candles. It wasnโt a joke either it was a genuine gift. For Christmas that year she gave my 16yr old brother AA batteries wrapped in wrapping paper (no other gift just the batteries).
31415helpme92653 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister-in-law mixed up a book gift (she knows I'm an avid reader). Instead of a harmless sci-fi novel I got a copy of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" which, while absolutely brilliant and couldn't-put-it-down material (I'm also a sucker for post-apocalyptic stuff) went straight to the top of my "things I wish I'd never seen/read" list. It still gives me the occasional nightmare almost 10 years later. I finished it at 2am, crying my eyes out, while my wife slept next to me on the coach.
devopstom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn dude. That must have been bad.
31415helpme92653 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I tend to lose myself in stories I can relate to, and having kids of my own really made this one hit close to home. The whole story just broke me in a way no movie ever could.
CSHooligan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
blueindsm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my in-laws one year, I received only a magnet that said "I brake for cats."
cannibalcats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the wind in the willows on VHS when I was younger, didn't care for it, so swapped it for Disney's Sword in the Stone.
Ttoillenoj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blue, Tonka Hummer truck. My brother gives me one. every. year. Heโs got a weird obsession with finding them for me.
Mr_Tangerine_speedo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife once gave me a sodoku book, socks and a box of microwave popcorn. I got her a bracelet from Tiffany's.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a hideous blue crab wine bottle holder. I was 15. Thankfully it was just a joke in a dirty santa game and no one was
tacky andirresponsible.WayneKrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma on my momโs side gave me a used pacifier when I was a baby (she was drug addled)
punkrawkisneat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me luggage when I turned 18 and told me to get out of their house.
TheBeardItches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First time I met my mother in law she gave me socks. My own socks. Sheโd gone into my bag, gotten a pair of my socks, half assedly wrapped them and gave them to me for Xmas.
I had zero idea what to make of it...so I assumed it was a joke. Nope, I was the one who hurt her feelings that day. My wife told me that she does stuff like this every year and her family has learned long ago to just go with it.
reasonablecatlady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a cantaloupe for my birthday this year. I have to say that was pretty disappointing. i didn't even get to eat it...it rotted in like, two days.
StrongBad_IsMad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a young 16 year old girl with body confidence issues: 2 pairs of pants 2 sizes too small from my very first boyfriend. He meant well but it was a misguided attempt.
2nd runner up: a magazine subscription from my aunt that never actually showed up.
Guyonthecouch790 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave my brother and I virility pills as a stocking stuffer. This one to be exact. 11 months later, I had a nephew. Thanks Mom!
Blazing_bacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother's' boyfriend gave me Jagermiester (I don't drink and I'm diabetic) and Christmas panties (I'm a dude that is fine with wearing boxer briefs).
He didn't see what was wrong with either gift.
r4ndy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brother / sister in law gave me some cheap martini cups, which were obviously an unwanted wedding gift they got a few months prior.
Uber_Falcon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pamphlet on invertebrates.
LilyFaye91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A promise to buy me custom-made flipflops (from my then-boyfriend). Cute and original I'll admit, but he had told me for two months that he had the perfect birthday present for me and this was not what I was expecting...
keefyko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, specifically on blu-ray.
IcanCwhatUsay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
nontechnicalbowler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a previous thread:
TL:DR, Chocolate covered cherries, that I had gifted to another a year prior.
See, I had seen these Chocolate Covered Cherries, a little 3 pack, in a Kmart checkout line when I was probably 5-6 years old, and for whatever reason I wanted to give them to my Uncle Rick for Christmas. My Mom was perplexed (we didn't see or talk to him much) but whatever, its 65 cents. So I wrapped them up and put them under the tree for him at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
We didn't talk to him much because Mom and Rick didn't get along. They didn't get along because Grandpa was fucked in the head. Ricky was Grandpa's 1st born son. Didn't matter than Grandma had a son from a prior marriage, or that Mom was born before Ricky. 1st born son, 3rd born child (of 4 total). On Mom's birthday, mom got a present, and so did Ricky. On the other kids birthday, same thing. On Ricky's birthday, only Ricky got a present. Grandpa's logic was that he couldn't give a gift to one kid and not the other, but never explained why the other two didn't get one.
This attitude continued throughout life. Ricky was the smart one, mom didn't know what she was talking about. Oldest child had to finish all of his dinner and clean up, Ricky ate what and whwn he wanted, no chores.
Apparently, Ricky thought that my mom was playing some kind of joke through me (she wouldn't use me in such trivial ways... Not that she wouldn't do something for spite. She had a mean streak). I was excited to see him open it. I remember him showing it to his wife like "look at this shit" but it didn't deeply register as a problem at the time, at 6 years old I wasn't aware of the history between them.
So, imagine my confusion the next year when I got a gift from him. 1st time ever! And it was a little 3 pack of cherries. I didn't understand what was up, I only stared at the familiarity. My mom was behind me and asked me to show her what it was. You could have melted ice with that stare.
She asked me to give her the cherries, and she calmly put them in her purse, and we went back to having Christmas.
Does anyone want to guess what Ricky's present was the next year?
Gerden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother bought me a hairdryer for my birthday one year. I was about to go off to basic training and I had shaved my head right in front of her a week prior.
Pretty sure she just bought herself a new hair dryer.
Jim3001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad is notorious for being a cheapskate. One year for Christmas he gave me an Electronic Data Assistant and a thumb drive.
The first one was manufactured in 1992 and the thumb drive was 150 mb.
It was 2010.
Killer_Tomato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. My mom gave it to me and I've been unhappy since.
Xzeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a cheap $10 mouse from my secret Santa
Crimsai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and sister, on their 18th birthdays, got to go on holiday. For mine, I got a cardigan that didn't fit.
DeRosas_livelihood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Forgot about this one:
Grandfather sends me an empty birthday card that says: Hi Chrctew (not even close to my name), A few $ for gas.
He also signed for my grandma who's been dead for a number of years.
https://imgur.com/a/q1ksd
It is also the best gift I've ever received.
sugarbearnoah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a secret santa at work. My secret Santa got me a mini flashlight. It was clearly used, it had wear and tear on it. She obviously forgot, looked around the back of the car and wrapped it in a plastic bag and gave it to me. The thing didn't even work.
cryogenisis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the worst of gifts, it was the best of gifts.
It was my birthday and my mom pulled off the shelf at a 7-11 this package of cheap trinkets and handed them to me.
It was then I understood that we weren't doing so well financially. But mom was trying and that made the gift a good gift. I thanked her and acted as though I loved it.
RIP mom.
hentaiisprettygood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6th grade, I got a toy for secret santa. My dad worked for the exact toy company, and could bring home 20 of them for free if I asked.
Trodamus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 30th birthday โ acknowledged as a landmark birthday by my family โ my father gave me a wristwatch.
Which would normally be a good gift, a kind of "every man needs this" kind of gift.
Except he gave me a watch molded and patterned to look like a record player (I think this is the actual watch).
Bearing in mind that I
They also gave the same exact watch to my twin brother at the same time. Nothing says "you've become your own man" like a gift that is entirely perpendicular to your tastes that they apparently bought a two pack of.
ZerFunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt from an aunt that doesnt speak english that said: "NOTHING LIKE A GOOD COCK TO WAKE YOU UP IN THE MORNING" with a picture of, you got it, a rooster.. im still not sure who would wear that.
discountErasmus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a watch fob* for my birthday. I do not own a pocket watch, nor do I plan to, nor have I ever expressed interest in one.
*The thing you attach the chain to on a pocket watch.
StratMattMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
jericho189 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a joke in my family that one of my presents is gauranteed not to work.
Wvery year its something different last year was a wireless keyboard the year before was a mophi the year vefore was a breathalyzer it just keeps going
These gifts are both the worst and best at the same time
dubbfoolio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Magoo watch that was a free mail in acquired by cereal box tops that had been laying around my Aunt's house. I think I was maybe 16 or so. My step sister who is the same age received $50 for her birthday two months later from the same kooky Aunt. She also sent us a fruitcake every year.
purpleskunk69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used coconut
jipper_muffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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CreatrixAnima ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He sounds like an ass. It's one thing to that to a teenager, but a three-year-old?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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CreatrixAnima ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you!!
DaftSpeed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Preface: I have had cellphones since late in middle school
One year I was given a watch.. not even a nice one either.. like a gas station 10 dollar watch... I've used my cellphone to tell time for so long so it's not like I had no way to tell time.. and on top of that it was the Christmas present I opened last so all I could was "it's a.. watch?!"
kiimaharri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Teletubby sheets at the age of twelve. Great christmas gift god parents. It gets better when mom says " well these are good condition, we are not throwing them away"
Florac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me like a 1000 page book full of recipes when I was like 14, despite me almost never cooking.
To this date, it's still standing on a shelf 8n my parents place (from where I moved out 3 years ago) to collect dust.
lynzlovesyous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suppose the gift itself wouldn't be considered the "worst," but for some reason my parents decided to put a lint roller in my stocking every Christmas for like... at least 8-10 years or so. It's been a while since I've gotten one now, but I still anticipate one each year because of this. Needless to say, I still do not need to purchase one myself for a very, very long time.
ninethreeseven739 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a peanut allergy. My aunt thought it was funny to buy me a gigantic Costco sized supply of peanuts as my present one year.
scorchie-pie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa at my old job I got a packet of condoms and a 50ml bottle of Smirnoff and one of Bacardi.
They were "wrapped" in a McDonald's bag which was stapled shut and had my name written on it in biro. The bag still had a French fry in it.
pittgirl12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me Dora the Explorer Shoots and Ladders when I was 13...for my little sister. My mom had to explain to him that I was the youngest and there was no other child, to her brother whom she saw probably once a week
Hubba_Hubba08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bro got me a collapsible snow shovel.. IF it ever snows here then there's not much and it just melts away.
tangoshukudai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a 6 my dad gave me a silver cup from my grandmother (he wanted us to have something from her) and I promptly lost it or something. I wish he wouldn't have done that, and just held onto it so we could have took care of it. He also gave my mom Ski's with my name on it when I was 2 years old (same with my twin sister) after my mom divorced him. she was pissed because she was barely getting by and he wasn't paying child support and he thought it would be smart to give us that (like she could afford to take us skiing at two years old). lol
TommyTheSpankEngine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother in law gave me a blister pack of Cialis with two pills missing...Thanks man...
TobyQueef69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used VHS tape of Prince's epic "Purple Rain". This was 2011 and I don't think I'd owned a VCR in like almost a decade.
noodlynooman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our third Christmas together, I got my ex-boyfriend a really nice Fossil watch because he had been talking about how he wanted a formal watch to wear lately. He got me a book about Back to the Future.
Don't get me wrong, Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies. But, the gifts were in no way comparable. We'd been together for a fairly significant amount of time and the best he could do was a $15 book while I spent $150 on a nice watch.
I still haven't read the fucking book 8 years later.
AssiveAggressive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My student body leadership class in high school did Secret Santa every year. It was spread throughout the week during the last week before break and each day was a different theme. One of the gift days was a baked goods day.
So I did my research and found out my person's favorite baked good, frosting, and candy, and I made this immaculate pan of brownies filled with her favorite chocolate and topped with her favorite frosting and her favorite candy. The look on her face was priceless and it made me so happy to see her receive a custom baked gift that she loved.
Me? I got a piece of fudge. Wrapped in a sandwich bag. Tied with a rubber band. Thanks Joey.
sotonohito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my father.
He was a cook/chef [1] at the time and had been running himself ragged trying to get the hotel's kitchen up to standards, pass health inspections, get enough cooks who were competent enough to actually make food of a quality the guests expected, negotiate with vendors for better deals, and actually doing a lot (a LOT) of work in the kitchen. He'd been working 10 to 16 hour days, seven days a week, for many months.
The owner of the hotel gave him a bright red candle shaped (quite realistically) like a penis for Christmas. No bonus, just the closest thing you can find to a gift that literally says 'fuck you'.
The worst part is that my father was deeply infested with the whole Protestant work ethic and loyalty to employer thing, so he sucked up the insult and went right back to work the next day. He griped to us, but he didn't quit.
Eventually the hotel went bankrupt and his last paycheck bounced. I later learned he wasn't even getting all the overtime he'd been putting in.
[1] Not trained as a chef, didn't go to culinary school, but he was running the kitchen at what was one of the higher class hotels in a small town.
devopstom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 6, I really liked Cadbury Chocolate buttons. My Grandma bought me a 1kg jar of "Chocolate buttons" which turned out to be cooking chocolate, and were utterly disgusting.
BrotatoFry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my best friend and I got each other for secret Santa, I gave him one chocolate bar and he gave me 4 big boxes of candies. I felt really bad. Kinda on topic.
Yorissa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cantaloupe one year. That was it. Not even a bow.
Hk0624 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas (back in the early 2000) my great grandma got me a tie. Usually this wouldnโt bother me, but the tie she got me was from the 80โs. It was also dusty and had a huge stain on it. She was always shopping at goodwill and said โI saw this and though of you.โ Maybe not the worst gift but defiantly different. She was definitely a character and my favorite relative. Rip Gg
Davylectric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, when I was in my late 20's, my mom gave me some Transformers, with a face that said "I really had no idea what to get you this year", so now I make it a point to send her some suggestions. My nephews love the Transformers though!
Deltango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
TheLothrien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of love... that shit basically means they forgot to get me a present
ami2weird4u ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom gave me a potato for Christmas...Yep...a potato..with a bow on it...
no1flyhalf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a CD of Bill Engvall singing Christmas songs. I was thoroughly confused on that one.
The funniest was my mom getting me a Yellow Card CD. I had asked for Green Day. She told me she stood in the store for like 5 minutes trying to remember which color the band I liked was. It was kind of sweet. She's a good mom.
fooke33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a travel coffee mug for my birthday that I had given him for Christmas.... Even though he also got me a travel coffee mug for Christmas
Mandydahlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My paternal grandmother would often give me an assortment of avon samples she got for free, hey I'm not hating... it's just the year she told me my present was on "backorder" had me ๐ I'm still waiting 20 years later.
EDIT: oh and as a teen gave me an unsolicited subscription to a weight loss magazine and just kept renewing it.
americanalien_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life, I didnโt ask for this!
bluepost14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dryer ball thing that was doused in essential oils
mrjawright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The day after my fifth birthday, my mom gave birth to my little sister. I've always said she was my worst present.
iwontrememberit4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year when i was a kid (between grade 4 - 6), my sister and I were supposed to get eachother a christmas gift that year to exchange. This was back in Scholastic days and I got her a book I thought she would enjoy and wrapped it. Christmas day came and she made a joke that she got herself a gift instead. Present opening time and she picks up the gift she wraps and opens it herself. Gift was labelled: "To Me, from (sister's name)." She thought it was hilarious until she could tell I was actually hurt by it. I always tried to be the tough older sibling so i proceeded to cry in a room later by myself.
Something I did: Grade 5 we had this girl join my class and I couldn't stand her. that year the teacher made us do secret santa. I pulled her name. Rather than go out and buy her a gift I found a broken clock (i think from the dollar store) somewhere in a toy bin and wrapped it and gave it to her.
abbiyah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager I got a flashlight and a printer for Christmas. Oh mom.
hannaht633 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When me and my brother were really little, our parents would wrap things like sticks and rocks. Me and my brother would be so excited
iregret ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
johnnyshortdick123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tiny leather backpack. You know, the ones that females wear. I was an 18 year old dude at the time. A family friend got it for me. The lady's reasoning? I was about to spend a month in Spain. "Well, you're going to Spain, and they wear these there!"
I returned it almost immediately. 14 years later I still think about this and wonder what the fuck she was thinking.
swan-sie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, my cousin sent me a part of his ear and professed his love to me...
Darthvegeta81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.........
earthgarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a smelly old sweater a cousin of mine gave me once. Like she literally took it off after wearing it a few days, wrapped it up and gave it to me
I cut it up and used it to make a rag rug f!ck that
DistinguishableBard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I got towels from my Aunt last year. Not a nice set of bathroom towels or big colorful beach towels, but a pair of white towels with her company logo on them that youโd probably give away for free along with a branded stress ball and some pens at a conference or something.
SpaceCadetNV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is notorious for being out of touch with all of us and giving terrible gifts. She gave me a creepy photo of her and her son looking into each others eyes about 10 years ago. Last Christmas I received a ball ping hammer that opens beer with other end (which doesnโt work) and a hemp notebook to โwrite my thoughts into.โ
purposeful_porpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift given to me but to my mom. A XXXL (my mom is not a big lady) bright purple bathrobe from Walmart that still had the $12.00 price tag on it. Given to her by my dad. It was awful. Looked like he skinned Tinky Winky. Mom: ''What the heck? This is huge!'' My dad: ''You'll grow into it.''
dogsarebeautiful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a can of corn soup for my 13th birthday
Psychonaut0421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A humming bird feeder from my grandma when I was like 14 or 15. I've never shown any interest in bird watching. It sat in the basement for years until my friend and I turned it into a bong.
jipper_muffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"One free massage certificate" from my dad...
cowboyryan87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OK not me but my sister in law. We drew names and my little brother in law got his sister's name.
Three days before we were going to open presents, he didn't have anything for her, so I watched him take an orange from the counter, draw black lines with a Sharpie representing a basketball, then proceed to place it in a small box and wrap it.
Smash cut to three days later, sister opens present and is met with a rotten, gray orange.
PEE_SEE_PRINCIPAL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hair brush. I was 16, had long hair, and my mom had a particular hair brush I really liked because it helped get all the knots out and detangled really well. I asked her for months to get me one when she went to the store and she never did it. By Christmas I was damn near ready to chop all my hair off because it was a knotted mess. It was my only present that year. That hair brush was my only gift.
Also, by then we were no longer poor. She bought my step dad a PS3 with a bunch of accessories that year.
Caratacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my college secret Santa I spent ages finding out about the person I was buying for, I found them a calender of the hot women from some show they watched and had to get it shipped.
I got a plastic key, I have no idea what it was meant to be or for. Nobody claimed it was them or said it was some kind of joke. To this day it still baffles me.
lilpopjim0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Auntie got me a Christmas decoration for Christmas once and that was it.. just a decoration. Seasonal gifts are lame.
sunburnedtourist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a really nice engraved zippo lighter... with someone elseโs name on it. It wasnโt a joke.
Gipson5566 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a poem from my brother. My brother is not a poet...
Add343 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ps4 box filled with knock-off pop-tarts.
MellowDefenestration ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my uncle's birthday is right after christmas. When he was a kid, one year his aunt got him got a jacket on christmas with a zip-on/zip-off hood.
His birthday, he got the hood to his jacket. His mom was not pleased.
TychaBrahe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am an obese woman who has been single for most of her life.
For Hanukkah last year my mother gave me a t-shirt that said, โForget love. Iโd rather fall in chocolate.โ
Straight into the donation bin.
mrwbrightside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't necessarily a bad gift, but when I was like 13 my step-dad got me a naughty calendar with nudey women. Which was a little awkward when unwrapping in front of the whole family at Christmas.
AnneFrank_nstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom always had a thing for these creepy fuckin porcelain dolls. She bought them for me all the time when i was growing up even though i always threw them in my closet and never looked at them again. By the time i moved out i had a closet that was knee deep full of creepy dolls...all of which she kept :/
Mirrorflute88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of fancy cured meats from someone who knows I'm vegan
peekaayfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt was..odd/clinically insane. For my 10th birthday she mailed me an orange trashbag stuffed into a regular mail envelope. She did not mail the envelope, she gave it to my aunt (who is a postwoman) to give to me in person.
This is the same aunt who wrote me a check for $2.00 for my high school graduation.
Chimone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a camouflage coloured carabiner. I was 19 at the time and to this day have no fucking clue why I got one. I lost it, so at least the I know the camouflage was functional.
okusooner93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an encyclopedia set for Christmas when I was 9.
sadkidcooladult ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every single holiday i get bath bombs and bath salts. Not only have i never used these items in my life, but i don't even have a bathtub. (Which the gift givers know)
Juss_Niggin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were celebrating both of our birthdays at our dad's and he gifted us a little bag with our toys from the living room.
Sock_Ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not quite the answer to your question, but I love going to a store that my giftee actually likes, but buying some really stupid item(s) for the cost that I want to spend.
My favorite was for my wife from Anthropologie, there were some deer antlers that had a bottle opener stuck in the bottom. No idea who in their right mind would want such a thing.
Anyway, you give the gift with a note (or just say it): enjoy your deer-antler-bottle-opener shaped gift card to Anthropologie!
playerkirk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine would probably be Titanfall on Xbox 360, nothing to with the game but my poor console can't play discs anymore. Not really a horrible gift, just kinda sad. Never had bad gifts.
lurlberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas is really big in my family, and I'm the youngest of four kids. I saved a big present from all of my siblings to open last on Christmas morning and was super excited about it. Open the box and it's full of dog biscuits and other things like old snacks from the drawer in the kitchen. Really brought me down. Doesn't help that my siblings once locked me in a dog cage while my parents were out.
youtubecommercial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a dictionary and a chocolate bar from my dad when I was in 4th grade because I didn't tell him what I wanted.
metaphysicapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Nickleback CD and a can of Lemon Pledge. They were a gag gift from my husband the first year we were dating. Wrapped with newspaper and duct tape. I was horrified because I thought they were serious gifts.
We still have the CD and sometimes we like to re-live the gift by putting it in each other's car and turning the volume ALL the way up and leaving it for them to discover the next time they drive. The gift that keeps on giving
princessunnika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my cousin had one I those really furry looking animal-ly bags she was dragging around for a month. I got that for my birthday, apparently she was upset that my uncle gave it to me so she got a brand new and a better looking one three days later. Sixth birthday party 20 years ago, I am still super bitter about it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Xmas 2014. My three brothers opened their gifts from mom and dad. They each got a PS4. I opened my box, and it was a towel warmer.
xmarianix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my ex-girlfriend (GF at the time) a 600$ diamond necklace for Christmas. She got me L4D2, an approximately 10$ value game which isn't for the correct system (xbox vs xbox one). We didn't last much longer.
llstella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My weird uncle gave me a bobble-head of himself.
zanderthezebra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was a White Elephant gift but I got one of those tissue covering things, can't blame the friend who gave it to me cuz his dad owns a store and that's where he got it from
MorganaGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated from school my grandparents bought me a Mont Blanc pen for 300ish โฌ. I was known for having the worst hand writing in the entire grade and one exam even got rated way worse because of my handwriting. To top it all off they bought a pen for right handed people, when I'm a lefty.ty grandma.
tweez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same Christmas, I got given a Glee mug from my dad(related to the singing show) and an Xbox game from my brother. I had never mentioned even watching Glee, yet my dad thought because my wife had talked about it in passing I must be into it. The Xbox game would've been ok had I owned a console to play it on. I essentially had an expensive coaster for the mug. I've still got mug though and make my dad use it whenever he comes over. I did at least pretend I liked it for a while before coming clean with him. Maybe my expectations are quite low, but it's still better than nothing so I can't complain.
tenderloinman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the bad gift-giver this time. I gave my (then) girlfriend a Bop-It for her birthday. She was 23.
quaker187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A buddy told me he was getting me a Christmas gift, to my surprise. I told him that's cool, so I got him something too. I bought him God of War 3 for the PS3. He was very thankful. He gave me my gift the next day, I open it, and it's a t-shirt that says "Beer Factor," in Fear Factor lettering. The shirt was also mustard yellow. I hid my disappointment very well. I don't exchange gifts with him anymore.
red_knight11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 years ago, I didnโt have a car because I couldnโt afford the maintenance. At this time, I was a daily rider on a motorcycle working a dead end job living paycheck to paycheck.
My grandparents drove up 3 hours to see me the day after Christmas since I lived away from my entire family.
They brought cards from my family, some cookies, and a small gift for me.
I open the gift... itโs an orange-handled tool with a metal point... I ask them โwhat is this?โ My grandpa then tells me itโs a tool to break the windshield or windows of a car in case youโre in a car wreck.
My thoughts start running wild! โDid they buy me a car? What kind is it? How did they do it? Have they done anything recently that brought them enough wealth to buy me a car? What did I do to deserve this?โ
I started grinning ear to ear awaiting to see the car they bought me. I preemptively run outside to see the four wheeled vehicle I didnโt have moments before! As I stand in my driveway, my heart racing with excitement... I see no car other than the one they drove up in. I go back inside and ask if they brought two cars up. They said no.
Tl:dr My grandparents bought me a tool to break windshields of cars when involved in a car accident even though I hadnโt owned a car in years...
aj0220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received coal one year for Christmas, I was around 14/15 years old. My father told me it was because I was rude to my mother that year.
It was the worst gift I ever received because I was at the age where I could rationalize and introspectively reflect at how I'd been rude and how I treated her. I felt terrible and sad, and since then, I've tried to never be rude to her again. Love you, mom.
miss_adventure26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a teenager in the 2000's, I was sort of punk/goth/emo, you know the whole "don't label me" thing though... right. For a Secret Santa thing, some cousin in another state, I don't think I'd ever even met her, sent me a very bedazzled and sparkly blouse. My god, as soon as the sequins and rhinestones glinted and pierced my eyes, I shoved it back in the box and hid it under my chair until everyone left. The gifter wasn't present, so I was saved from having to pretend I like it in front of everyone.
happyhappyhappymad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Car cover for a car I didn't have, from my dad.
lemonylol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had that one creepy weird uncle in our family who was I guess retired or something, and just smoked and drank himself silly while illegitimately living with my grandma as her "caretaker". For Christmas and birthdays he would always just go to some random shitty dollarish store nearby and pick up the absolutely weirdest things.
Like it's not even like a regular dollar store where at least they have something like cap guns or shitty cup and ball toys or something, wherever this mysterious place he went to always had ultra shitty plastic toys that were already half broken in the box from China, or more commonly, the most obscure VHS tapes you could find in existence.
Every birthday or Christmas it was always just interesting to see how bizarre the movie selection would be. I think the least strange movie we got was like Flipper 2. I just remember the cases always smelled, and they weren't even like standard VHS cases or slipcovers either, they were always like hard plastic cases similar to those Blockbuster rental ones.
Needless to say there was a whole closet dedicated to strange uncle gifts that were never used growing up.
Clarkywithacarkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th Birthday I received a full golf set with a special engraved plaque from my Mum, I've never played golf in my life and the golf set is still in its plastic packaging.
RekkTTTT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 9th birthday, my best friend at the time got me a pack of toothpicks.
emperordune55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Frazier the TV show trivia book. Had never watched a single episode. My mom liked the show.
huffletoph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me a dustbin for my 12th birthday. I still have it.
otsego_chump ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a car wash kit with the wax glove and wax and soap. I was 16 with no car.
PMMeUrPepporoniPizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My oldest brother gave me and my other brother a hat for Christmas. to share.
Malak77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
madmoral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plank of wood via reddit secret Santa.
Novahawk12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mum regifted a book set of a B grade fantasy to me. I was less interested in it than her and left them in the plastic wrap. I got them again for Christmas.
TypewriterKey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My son is autistic and this year, for her birthday, my wife posted on facebook that she wanted people to donate to autism charities rather than ger her gifts. And she tagged herself as 'with' me. And my birthday comes just a few days before hers.
So this year I got nothing but some people donating to charities because everyone thought my wife was speaking for both of us.
ursiusrexx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Easter Bunny once brought me a fruit basket because she thought I was getting a little chubby.
slytherinsandstuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tin of black licorice for Christmas from my dad and his new girlfriend. I was like 8 and so sad.
DanWillHor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really don't know. I recently shared the tale of the 5 used golf clubs for Christmas but it soon became a funny story so it paid off. Any odd gift tends to make me laugh so I kind of love them all.
So, I'd go with the 5 used golf clubs for a 11yo boy (me) that never golfed, didn't like golf and never would like golf. Most random gift ever.
Strawberrycocoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me my brother and my sister each the same plastic compass with a little note about it being a metaphor for "finding your way in life". He's not broke or anything, he most likely just completely forgot until the last minute and grabbed whatever looked passable.
taloncard815 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife did a secret Santa at work she got absolutely nothing. You would think after it was realize that either they forgot to assign someone to get her something for the person didn't get it someone else might have stepped up but no.
SorcerersPledge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Instead of me receiving the gift, I think I unintentionally gave a shitty gift in the second grade. It was a secret santa type thing and I didn't know it was inappropriate to give a dictionary to someone as a gift.
Thankfully, this person is awesome and is a really great friend to this day. And yes, she still has the dictionary
la_femme_gela ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Witnessed by me: Last year my dad "gifted" my teen niece a candle holder that I had given him over 10 years ago. The holder was part of a set, but he only gave her one. It was also very well used so the insides of the frosted glass were black with soot and the original candle was burned down to the bottom. He just threw a new, unwrapped candle on top of the old wax and called it a day. After I pointed this out to my family, my youngest brother opened his present and received a candle too--a candle that our other brother had given to my dad less than 6 months prior.
RafeHaab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes, as a seven years old.
i_dv8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A corded/wired remote control car
Stubaka54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book how to be a better boyfriend from a hs gf. Her mother's idea.
Ice-Insignia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I opened one of the smallest presents from my dad. And it was really heavy. Like, nearing a gallon of milk heavy. When I unwrapped it, I literally couldn't hide the disappointment from my face. I was a Kodak easy share camera. It was the same version of my dads camera. Like, boy did I know it was expensive but I never ever wanted a camera. This was early to mid 00's so I wasn't in HS yet. I know a camera isn't a bad gift, but boy was it something I had no desire for.
What made my reaction even worse was that he really wanted me to open the box. So, I did. And when I opened it there were 4 monster energy drinks, and I couldn't hide the smile from my face. I love Monster a lot. Literally in my top 5 flavors of all time. So, I was happy when I was given them as a gift, and he still gets me for me for Christmas.
Expensive ass camera turned into an 8 dollar present and I couldn't have been happier. But yeah, that camera was the worst gift, until it wasn't. I didn't grow up getting bad gifts and both sides of my family really liked to be fair to everyone. I mean, my one grandma would give me a present on my brother's birthday, and he would get one on mine so we wouldn't feel left out. That present thing only went on for a few years tho. Last present I got on my brother's birthday was Pokemon Crystal.
Just_da_fax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife, god bless her, on our 3rd or 4th Christmas together after getting married, got me a large(like 2 feet wingspan) unpainted metal welded bi-plane decoration...thing. I am a very practical and frugal man. Sometimes I will allow some frivolous spending for a good time or quality craftsmanship. This thing was kind of neat but mostly just awful. My face showed it and she teared up a bit- so proud of this 'find' for me and I couldn't even fake liking it. I tried to think of some use for this thing, but I couldn't even think of somewhere to statically display it.
It was donated to the thrift store a few months later.
Dgusc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents every year for Christmas get me one new pair of underwear and a pair of socks. while they get all the other grandchildren big elaborate presents including my older sister who frequently gets her trip to Mexico paid for by them.
Borderline_Monologue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a single canister of helium for my "Sweet 16." I had to buy my own balloons.
BeanPricefield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen. A simple $1 pen.
AnnieCarriage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few days or weeks before Christmas my ex asked me if I liked nuts. I told him I did not like nuts. I got chocolate dipped hazelnuts for Christmas.
truAl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me a 50 cent can one year.... I would have taken any cd worth 50 cents, but this was a rap album. She then immediately took it back and I never saw it again
oculusnoctis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nice long ranting phone call blaming me for not reminding that it was my birthday despite telling them a week previously, asking them on the day whether they would be free for a quick dinner that night, and them bumping into me holding a cupcake with a candle in it.
raptorclvb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my whole friend group exchanged gifts. Everyone got a Nightmare Before Christmas sweater from me, another friend gave out shirts of our favorite bands, and the last one gave me a hat. I have really curly hair and hats don't work for me. I'm talking about Nathalie Emmanuel, Missandei from Game of Thrones type of big hair. They just don't work. I wound up giving it to my mom as a gift instead. It's still around, 10+ years later, collecting dust as it's not forgotten
Barimen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Possibly not exactly what you're looking for...
There was this bistro (restaurant) nearby. They used to have specials every day of the week. I've been hearing very good things about their Thursday special (grilled pork liver - and I love liver), but never went there.
I heard it was closing a month before the close date. I asked my family if they wanted to go as my birthday party (my bday is on Dec 31st). Grandma said she didn't feel like dressing up and that she made food for two days, so that's why no one's going.
And if she sets her mind about something, there's no way it gets changed. You'd have an easier time bending a blacksmith's file.
All she had to do is dress up and enjoy a meal she didn't have to make. Or only let me go. Two years later, I'm still not over it. I'm still fucking pissed off. I've been celebrating my birthdays alone since then. I've stopped caring if they know about it or not.
KingTater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me one of those big tonka truck cars made for ages 2-4...when I was 13. Obviously I still acted really stoked for it, she meant well and it was pretty funny.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a stud finder when i was 8
SkyTheIrishGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 11 or so, my parents got me 3 video games that I already had. Not only that I already had, but ones that they got me for the previous Christmas (2) and my birthday (1). All 3.
After the first 2 I was like โehh alrightโ but after the 3rd I just thought to myself โyou arenโt even trying.โ It was a shitty feeling because I didnโt want to seem ungrateful, but it was hard to hold back my disappointment. I thought to myself โthey couldnโt even keep track of gifts they already got me.โ
Of course now that Iโm an adult I realize that they were just old people that were clueless about video games. Iโm very grateful to my parents and I kinda cringe to myself when thinking of that memory.
Diaptomus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother "borrowed" and subsequently "lost" my PS2...he was deep into drugs at the time. My parents got me a new one as my birthday present.
lets-play-nagasaki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my sister gets me the same goddamn Tonka truck for Christmas.
hoboshoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 5 dollar unactivated itunes gift card.
Neither I nor anyone in my immediate family even owns an apple product.
Iron-Lotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 my mom got me 3 wooden cats for my birthday. Each about the size of a baseball. They didn't move or anything. So disappointing for a young boy, almost anything would have been better.
duffduffxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's best friend told us we had to go out to dinner with her to receive our "Christmas present" which was strange because we never really exchange gifts.
After dinner she presented us with the big surprise. A paper bag filed with a shooter and a single zucchini bread muffin. I guess she figured we would share both.
joyfulsorrow- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once wrote on a Christmas letter that I wanted "A pair of socks and World peace". My thought process was that if I was good and humble, Santa would reward me with something awesome. I only got a pair of spongebob socks.
Frankengregor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A floating flashlight by my wonderful father who worked his butt off for us and rushed out on a Christmas eve to find us gifts. I was a 10 year old girl.
OG_Riven_Bot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an orange once a few years back
msut77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dollar store socks from my uncle when he still owed me $5000.
chacherino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can of soup
KatherineTsara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whiskey stones
delooneytoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma keeps giving me multiple little boxes of quarters for Christmas but asks for the boxes back
azumah1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife received this gift, but it's worth. Mentioning.
At a baby shower she received a jar with animals on it. The person said it was for storing knick knacks for the baby.
A couple of days later my wife was shopping and found the exact same jar... full of jellybeans.
itsacalamity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's sister got a 5k set of pearls when she graduated from private school. When my friend graduated from public school, her wealthy uncle sent her a card that had "happy retirement" crossed out and "graduation" written in, and had his secretary sign it. No gift.
drm390 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma forgot my birthday and then on Christmas I overheard her having a conversation with my uncle about how she was cleaning out the garage full of junk. Less than 30 minutes later she told me I could pick something from the garage as my birthday and Christmas gift. Savage.
MountainManGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pink socks for a small child. I'm a grown man.
NightStalk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a opened bag of confetti from my grandmother. The dollar store tag and the price tag of $1.29 were still on it and it spilled all over the floor when I opened it.
M3g4d37h ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one of the developmentally disabled adults in my home.
He's spend his entire SSI in December every year to go home and buy gifts (around $200ish), and they'd send him home with used VHS tapes of random shit.
Came to a point to where I told them that if you can't put any thought into it just stop, because their son wasn't the local trashman.
I gave them a list (clothes, stuff he could use), and told them to stick to the list, end of story. I was curt at best. It had to be said, and the look in his eyes would fucking crush me every year. He knew.
They were good for a few years, now they just send a card with a $5-10 McDonalds gift certificate. I just buy his clothes every year now out of my pocket (actually, I do it for all six, so everyone gets some love). I can't deal with shit like that, and it doesn't take that much effort to make someone feel loved.
TheRevKros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a pair of corduroy pants for Christmas, this was when they were still out of style. They didn't fit so we took them back and bought a pair of blue jeans. The corduroy were on clearance so the blue jeans cost more. I was told that since they cost more, the pair of blue jeans can also be my birthday present.
lutrewan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad, who I only see for Christmas, got me and my sister those shitty travel bags from when he flew first class on Delta. Because he "knew he liked to travel."
MrLeHah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's boyfriend (now her husband) went out Christmas morning to the pharmacy and brought back our Christmas presents. I got a $2.99 Mozart CD. I think he got my mom some cheap flowers or something?
Can't wait for that sonvabitch to die.
molgera85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gave me a condom wrapper saying โyou need to be protected!โ This was when I was walking down the street to go to 7/11...
stratospaly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I wanted a cellphone (this was the 90's). My parents gave me a toy phone with candy in it and a Dallas Cowboys blanket for Christmas... I was not a Cowboys fan.
Maskedxangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single choclate covered coconut candy about the size of a tootsie roll.....yeah that happened
hoser2112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't me, but my mom. My little brother (was probably around 8 or 9 at the time) had a few dollars with which to buy small Christmas gifts. He bought everyone gifts... except my mom. He realized this shortly thereafter though, but only had like a dollar left... So he bought a roll of Certs. Wrapped it up for Christmas day and everything, and my mom opened it up.
We still make fun of it every Christmas.
mlong14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always give out baked goods to my neighbors throughout the year. One gentleman felt he should repay me with a Xmas card. Inside was a grocery gift card with a balance of $8.19. And it had a receipt, too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave my brother cake mix and me some jam. I'm pretty sure they just raided their pantry for gifts. On the upside I got homemade jam which was honestly way better than the socks they usually give.
pikachu42069666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a cheap waffle maker for my 21st birthday. Not the worst gift ever but it was obvious there was no thought put into it and he just grabbed something off the shelf at Walmart.
Also confusing because I didn't cook often, and he literally never did. So not really sure why out of all things at Walmart he got me a kitchen appliance.
Patches67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother bought me a pair of Sony 3D viewing glasses. I don't own a Sony 3D TV. I don't think my brother knows how 3D works.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was first married, for our first Christmas together (14 days after the wedding) my in-laws gave my ex-husband and I matching grave plots.
Ono327 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pots and pans from my grandma to 7 year old me
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you get pulled into a Christmastime "Yankee Swap" it is fun to be the person who ignores the price limit and instead brings something like a bottle of good scotch. Then watch everyone fight over it.
CaptainYunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my grandma gave me and all my cousins our own roll of toilet paper.
Rancid_Potatoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's mom gave a a painted number 1 for Christmas last year.
generalnotsew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A large 14 ounce can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli and a giant tub of Vaseline.
Jonesaw2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs a fun night right there.
schlubadubdub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-sister always gives shitty gifts. I usually spend $20 each on her and her husband (i.e. $40 total), and one year I even splashed out and got them both $30 gifts each ($60 total). I usually got back a $10 box of shitty chocolates (a big box, but crap quality), but one year they decided to give me a Holden-themed gift pack of shower gel and a stubby holder. I am not a "car guy" at all, so why the shit would I want Holden-themed crap, let alone some shitty $5 gift pack? My theory is that it was a work secret santa and they decided to re-gift it to me. As a single guy I was spending $40-60 on them and getting $5-10 presents back. Yeah, I felt like a chump. But I'm married now, and last year she gave my wife a cheap bottle of red wine. My wife rarely drinks and she loathes red wine. The step-sister knows this, as my wife and her are good friends, so we've just decided this year to tell them we're not exchanging presents anymore. We're just too tired of spending $40-60 on them and getting $10 worth of presents back. Yeah, yeah "Christmas is all about the giving" but fuck that noise - I'm done being insulted
ShastaMcLurky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend at the time was studying to get her Masters degree and in order to help her along, I felt that she needed a new laptop. So, I scrimped, saved and stuffed together as much money as I could and bought her a bad ass laptop in which to do her work. Wrapped it up and excitedly handed it to her on Christmas.
Under her tree was a huge box with my name on it and being that we'd been together for 3 years, I could only imagine what it was, because I felt she knew me so well. I was excited.
Then I opened it and found she had bought an industrial sized box of bubble wrap. Because once, I'd said that I liked popping the bubbles on it. It cost her $18. Bubble wrap.... for Christmas. A throwaway item that people have fun with when its included with another gift but not so much when its the gift itself.
Thedudewhosmokedpot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was about 15 i got a flashlight for Christmas from an uncle...
damzk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lottery Scratchers, I didn't win anything.
PolarLove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gifted me a book. She got the book out of my library and wrapped it up nicely and thought I wouldn't notice.
Felas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hey an AskReddit I can finally answer
The worst present I ever received was on my 12th birthday. A month prior my dad was told he was being promoted and that we were going to move to Calgary for it (the promotion ended up falling through too... oh well.) The whole house turns in to this flurry of activity as we frantically try to sell the house and to find another one in time. By some miracle everything is finalized just in time for our departure date... which happened to be my birthday.
We sat in our empty house sobbing in lawn chairs with our long time family friends and ate ice cream cake. None of us wanted to leave but my family wanted to support my dad and his career so we decided to go.
TL;DR: My parents got me a new house for my 12th birthday
drinkduff77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the early 90's when The Simpsons exploded, wearing a Bart shirt was popular. The shirts usually had an image of him standing with his skateboard and a text bubble with one of his sayings, ie "don't have a cow man". My grandma (RIP) thought it would be cool to get me one. Nice thought but for some reason she got me one that had a dark skinned Bart in an LA Raiders football uniform with a text bubble that said "Too black, too strong" I was a white 12 year old. I was neither black nor strong.
BarfMacklin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Knock off Kinex and a 5th grade reading level edition of โSleepy Hallow.โ I was 13...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday, my wealthy grandmother forgot about my birthday until the last minute and bought me a 'gone fishing' sign from some old lady store. almost exactly like this: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/3b/16/9c/3b169c6a1fb07d7e6d0550507ad194ce--gone-fishing-sign-fishing-signs.jpg
As a 12yo boy, I was extremely disappointed.
___maximus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents got me a huge suitcase for Christmas a few years back. Needless to say I got the hint.
GravityTracker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are 2 contenders.
My grandpa once gave me a somewhat rusty knife and some mixed nuts (still in shell) for my birthday.
The other was a "USB pen" from work. It was supposed to be a pen on one end and a usb stick on the other. Except, shortly after they gave out the gifts they had to send out an email because the usb stick was crashing peoples laptops.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The father of a former girlfriend gave me a photographic portrait of himself for my birthday.
Neeroke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During secret Santa my friend received 20 dollars (as our limit) because they forgot, and everybody else was giving or given something.
furry_slippers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a library book (wrapped) about a topic I wasn't remotely interested in. Had to make a special trip to return it.
Largoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me napkins, not any fancy napkins or anything just some cheap puyrple ones... I was 19 at the time... yay me...
sandyscooter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being raised JW, I didnโt get presents. One year my Aunt decided to be a rebel and send Christmas presents. We didnโt have to wait to open them at least. We were poor and there was this beautifully wrapped, naughty Christmas paper of course, box just the perfect size to be a Skipper doll. I was so excited. It was a brush from Avon. Probably cost more than the doll would have. That was the first time I realized this Christmas I wanted so bad might not be so magical.
TheDarkGrenade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bag of pretzels and socks. In hindsight, I loved those pretzels since they were the Snyder cinnamon chunks, but I surprisingly don't have a worse example.
Sunnygreenlover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my mother was very ill. Thankfullly she recovered. As a good will gesture to my sister, with whom I have been feuding since birth, I offered to host Christmas Day. I decorated, bought presents for her children, made a huge feast for everyone. Sister shows up hours late and after her children and new husband open their presents she gives me a gift bag. Inside was a small wooden ornament. One of the type that come in a giant box from Wal Mart, glued together drummer boy type thing, that Iโm quite certain she pulled off her own tree on the way over. Iโm going to New York this year lol
bs000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that one christmas dad gave me and my sister one scratch off ticket each
magork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last 10 years my grandpa has gotten me the same $5 box of chocolates and leaves it at my parents house for me unwrapped. 11 years ago I got a chess set which was cool. My cousin got a 4-wheeler. Havenโt seen him in 5 years now.
Quillbolt_h ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A scrunched up Man U poster.
Secret Santa everybody.
leprerklsoigne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shake weight on christmas.
Keenbean248 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nail clipper for Christmas. As a kid. From my mother.
Sham323 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fraternity did a secret santa, there were many highlights such as one guy who's house had just burnt down, get a fire alarm but my gift was the worst by far. It was a Trojan box, filled with almonds and one used condom. Paper towel wrapped and stapled up. No one even laughed and the guy just walked away no explanation.
GrandioseBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. I don't like the ice cream cakes.... Every single anniversary and birthday I was with my ex-hole he would buy me an ice cream cake.
imchriswbu_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A carrier bag as a birthday present. A used carrier bag.
mr2epic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of prunes from my great uncle. The rich bastard always found a way to mess with you somehow.
rr248 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
flashlight from my dad
fuckingMORONtrump ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first time I met my wife's Aunt, she gave me a birthday present. It was a keychain that she had received as a free trinket at a convention of some kind. It was one of those tempered glass ones that light up with a 3 color LED. It was broken, and she knew it was broken, but thought I might still like it. As it was the first time I met her I had to act like it wasn't just garbage that she was getting me to throw away for me. I kept thinking "is she fucking with me?" My wife assured me that it was a serious gift and that she is just kinda weird like that.
Duffman_can_never_di ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should post me in here. In 2nd or 3rd grade, My mom once made me give a porcelain carousel horse to contribute for our classโs white elephant Christmas because she thought it would be an awesome gift for someone. I got an awesome action figure out of it. One of my buddies got my gift and he was just like โWhatโs this?โ whilst standing around all of my other classmates. They were staring at me with the same question on their faces. I just shrugged in embarrassment and tried to finish the day. I love you mom, youโre the sweetest and most selfless person Iโll ever know, but god dammit.
simpson1351 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a super plunger one Christmas from a family friend.. He got this idea after I plugged up both toilets in my house and my dad was out of town. So he had to come over and try to unclog them. He was unsuccessful and he came out of the bathroom gagging. It's also one of my best accomplishments.
TheRedGiant77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My well-meaning but misinformed Great Aunt gave me a pair of jeans for my birthday. Unfortunately they had a race car printed in one leg and a set of tire tracks printed on the other. I think she thought I was 4 (I was 13). Even worse, my mother made me wear them. I never heard the end of it until they โdisappearedโ.
CreatrixAnima ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, our family tradition was to go around the room and show everyone what Christmas gift we've gotten. I was the only grandchild, and besides my mom and grandma the only female. When I was 12, my grandmother gave me a pair of sheer panties with a strategically embroidered turtle. Of course I tried to put it back in the box without showing the family, but grandma said "come on. little girl, show everyone what you've got." And I got to hold up a pair of sheer panties and show it to all of my uncles.
My grandmother honestly did not mean any harm by it. She liked to shop and she probably thought they were cute. I had a very normal childhood โ but grandma's gifts have been a family joke for years.
Donfatty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a used copy of an mmo game that no longer existed.
YongieBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rubber bookmark as a combined present from 7 people.
pmt223 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A travel mug...that was used and had a little remnant coffee in it. Thanks, Secret Santa.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so bad, but...
My stepfather used to give me beautiful expensive presents that my mother always took for herself: a pair of earrings, a silver locket, a gold wristwatch, a cellphone (in 2000).
She asked to "borrow" them and if I said no, he'd convince me to share. She then lost them one way or another.
So what I was being given was hollow excitement at getting pretty presents.
abqt46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a dictionary for Christmas from my parents (aka Santa). I was 11.
cjdeck1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a gift exchange, I ended up getting a $5 Taco Bell gift card. It had about $2.50 on it.
Veeoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum bought us a jar of jam. Said she'd made it herself.
Nah, it was this.
with the label cut to remove the bottom details.
Fuck you mum.
JROCSscrilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A flashlight for christmas when i was 12
PAKMan1988 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was at a gift exchange at work last year. We had a small Christmas party which included a gift exchange where the gift had to be something in our homes we didn't want anymore. I gave away a duplicate copy of a book I had. I received a clamp that holds together loose wires. Almost a year later, I still haven't taken the thing out of the box, and I seriously am thinking, if we have another gift exchange this year, of giving it away again.
waselfuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda late to the party, but I got a shitty stepdad for my 6th birthday
xhabeascorpusx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A calendar of the Girls Next Door. My uncle loved the show and I thought it was a vapid sleazy piece of crap.
poppingballoonlady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Long scratchy gloves that came up to my elbow about 2 weeks after I was discharged from hospital for full thickness arm burns...
Awesome_taco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad who lives a few states away didn't know what to get me for Hanukkah. It was winter so he thought he get me this wool hoodie. Later found out I'm allergic to wool.
daveyP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine got a printer when he was 16.
Jollywog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought me a pen and the bit you press down (for the nib to come out) lit up
rizzz123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gifts would be punch in the balls from older sibling and always a pack of cheap socks
Cinaface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the late '90s I wanted a new computer really bad. There was a big heavy box under the tree and whenever I would ask if it was a computer my mom would smile mysteriously. Come Christmas morning I ripped into that thing and lo and behold, it was a big surround sound CD player. I was born deaf in one ear, so I can't tell where sounds are coming from (basically everything is in mono to me all the time) so surround sound is completely useless to me.
Huflungpu2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a good friend of mine received salt for Christmas (a literal bag of salt) from his grandmother. He put a smile on but was definitely feeling salty (no pun intended). Funniest part, he is a very talented gamer, and anyone who plays a lot of online video games can understand how funny this is.
DanishSweets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born
w3by ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister's boyfriend gave me a jump rope with weighted handles. For my birthday. To tell me I need to lose weight.
I mean, I know should have, but holy shit, that wasn't only the worst but also the rudest (and the least used) gift I've ever received.
ADreadPirateRoberts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the year I mentioned in passing on Black Friday that I heard Breaking Bad was good, so my family got me all the seasons instead of anything I actually had on my list. I love Breaking Bad, but that was a big gamble that I didn't really appreciate at the time.
Nope, definitely when I was 18 and someone unironically gave me a night-light.
Gargory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received an empty picture frame as a 10 year old.
dieselhunter44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my high school graduation, my great-Aunt and great-uncle sent me a ratty-looking $50 Walmart gift card as a graduation present. I wasnโt complaining at first as I new I could find something there to spend it on. Lo and behold I go to buy a new PS4 game only to find out that the card was indeed used and had about $7.84 left on it, even though it was marked as $50. I was slightly aggravated to put it nicely. I should also mention that the couple that sent me the card were very well off, both of them being successful lawyers. My parents felt bad so they bought the game for me and we never mentioned this to my great-aunt and great-uncle.
sexyhatguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, but I received a calculator from my grandma with the "$1" on the packaging and a 50-some page paperback book about the History of the Cleveland Browns when I was 10 (my whole family is all die hard Green Bay Packers fans, so this was really strange). My brother got a $50 gift card to a local movie theater, my sister got a Discman and my cousins (11 of them in total) all received Game Boys. I guess my parents didn't want us having Game Boys for some reason and my grandparents respected that and got us different gifts. I always knew I wasnt the favorite of my grandparents, but I never knew how they really felt about me until that day.
Chifung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift but still funny nontheless. Last christmas my siblings got new smartphones, my sister got a brand new iphone and my brother got a samsung galaxy edge.
My parents gifted me a 10โฌ tie....I don't even wear suits.
Everybody-dance-now ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used socks from my mother in law with a note attached โthese are too big for me, I thought theyโd fit youโ.
addisonshinedown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I went to my grandmother's as usual for Christmas. It was the first year after my grandpa passed from cancer. It was a nice meal and then we sit down to exchange gifts. I watched the large pile under the tree slowly diminish into nothing. After an hour and a half of my large family exchanging gifts with one another (and me giving them gifts) I realized that no one had gotten me anything. Being forgotten by my whole family was a pretty tough gift to swallow.
3 weeks later my grandmother called me and told me a 5$ check was in the mail. Haha. I'm 23. 5$ is the best I did that year.
EvilMonkeyMimic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My incredibly rich sister and her husband bought me 4 in 1 'sports wash' for christmas once. Shit turned my hair into rubber and I fucking hate sports.
Speaking of how much I hate sports, another year, on fucking christmas, these same people got me a fucking low quality basketball themed wool sweater. Sure it cost them all of 1$ at the fuckin charity shop.
I dont care about cheap gifts, but gifts that are overtly terrible, cheap as fuck, and the one exact thing that everyone knows I fucking hate... what the fuck man? I'd prefer nothing.
panascope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an outdated graphing calculator for Christmas once.
Billebill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom is well known for forgetting who the gift she just wrapped was for and she just guesses sometimes. Christmas morning about ten years ago I open this heavy box and in huge letters COLGATE on the box. Okay, Iโm thinking my mom is using some leftover boxes from Sams club for my gift. Nope, yโall there were dozens of tubes of toothpaste. She hasnโt lived it down since.
Ace-of-Spades88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A years subscription to the Jelly of the Month club.
Jonesaw2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift that keeps on giving Clark.
Surrendernuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas my mom asked me what i would wish for christmas and i said nothing because i dont really have that much to wish for, So she gave me an autonomous vacuum cleaner. She said if i dont want it she would swap it and give the money instead.
As a lesson to her i kept it and still have it. Its not even unpacked.
WonderBread101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jar of hot mustard I don't like mustard -_-
Blayzonnoremac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mom believes that spending more then 100$ dollars on anyone for Christmas wasn't right or ethical so she would buy the cheapest clothes and items. She scooped so low that she gifted me a children's almanac that my grandpa has given me randomly throughout the year that she had taken from my room... thinking I wouldn't know.
Happily her and my dad are divorced now ๐ค๐ป
shiiitbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me ex and I had our birthdays one right after the other (2nd and 3rd of the same month) it was always known by the whole family. Well after dating for five years we're at her folks with the whole family. Big birthday dinner, big cake with "happy birthday exgf" on it. Lots of cards and presents for her. Her dad handed me a chalk line.
Its not about the gift at all but after five years you'd think they would atleast give me a card.
Subsack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but an old colleague of mine got two bags of charcoal from his parents for his 40th birthday. I mean, in their defense it was summer and barbeque season.. But they could at least have thrown in some lighter fluid being his 40th birthday and all..
PasUnCompte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I once got a garbage can for Christmas from my mom "because I needed it". I was really confused at the time. Still am actually, cuz she's not actually a bad gift-giver, it was just that once.
RoboJason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, my grandparents got me a jean jacket. Not that I was at all the jean jacket wearing type, but ok. Problem was, it was a girl's jean jacket. With puffy pleated shoulder thingies (not sure what the correct term is). But obviously looked like a girl's jacket. My mom insisted that it wasn't and I should be grateful and wear it. I even showed her how the buttons in front were on the opposite side of a men's jacket. Didn't matter to her. I was like, there's no way I'm wearing a girl's jacket around so everyone can make fun of me. So I ended up getting grounded because I wouldn't wear it. Thanks a lot grandparents!
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did she eventually realize it was a girl's jacket? Did your mother apologize to you?
I think "If I wear this, people will make fun of me" is a legit reason not to wear something.
RoboJason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't really remember what happened after that (this was like 30 years ago, I'm an old fart. :P). I don't recall ever wearing it in public, so I think it was just forgotten and lost in the back of a closet. Knowing my mother, no apology would have ever come, I'd have just stewed resentfully in my room for a week until the next absurd grounding came for something else.
jzkhockey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ive gotten a couple shitty gifts over the years.
One year my uncle decided to give every kid a giant box filled with packing peanuts with a picture of him at the bottom.
my grandmother gave me a purse when i was 18. im a guy.
bellypouch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kept getting U2 albums every christmas, I fucking hate U2
KronborgKnights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spongebob underwear from Walmart as the only gift from my brother at Christmas. I was 16
Naebany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Photo album in school and a plushy lion from gf. I don't have any plushies. I like electronics, games, books. Not freaking plushies. I bought her CD with her favourite band for her birthday and she bought me something that she might have wanted. It was totally useless for me.
ennealioo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents were going through a divorce at the time and wanted to take care of us kids with one last hurrah. We're not wealthy, but they did go hog wild here. To keep it brief, I watched as my bother and sister both opened up gifts such as a new camera, a pair of skis, some nice clothes. I was beaming the entire time as I saw a card at the top of the tree with my name on it. About to strike gold here. Bob Barker, where's my new car, I thought?!
After getting my Hooter's calendar, shell necklace and 10 gift card to Starbucks, I opened the card...... It was a black and white printed sheet showing my official 1 year subscription to our local newspaper. The most excitement our town of 2,000 people had seen in years was a woman turning 100 years old.
Krt3k-Offline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A composite to Scart adapter. Sadly it was meant as a joke
Trashfrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After I moved out of my parents house they gave me a Box of canned food, toothpaste and some other stuff I don't remember on my next birthday. Worst present I've ever gotten. Idk why my parents thought THAT was a good idea.
meow_meow_hiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my bridal shower, I received presents from my aunt that were from her daughter's and daughter-in-law's bridal showers which happened before mine.
I know this because I attended both of their showers (yet the two brides and my aunt never attended mine). I specifically remembered a stupid cheap cookbook from my aunt's daughter's shower (she received two), and magically, I got one as a gift.
When I made out my thank you card, I told my aunt how I remembered my cousin receiving two of the same cook book, and now I was so happy to now own one.
I don't talk to them anymore. They never valued me as a person, and I'm happier for it.
killerrayne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got me a machete for Xmas one year... No idea why. The next year I gave him a pair of Shittens.
Michael732 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago I work for a Chinese computer company here in the US. My last year there, my boss gave me a pair of finger nail clippers as my Christmas gift. I guess I was lucky to get anything.
SassySpacePirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of vegetable oil.
Samisdead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family does a Secret Santa, and usually there's some pretty funny stuff in there. Two years ago I got nothing. Someone mucked up and assigned someone twice, leaving me with no secret santa. To make up for it they gave me a tablet stand (one of the two gifts the doubled up person received), knowing full well that I don't own a tablet ๐.
space-invader- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I got a box of stale crackers from my grandmother... Three years in a row.
Danimal2290 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year we had a Christmas gathering before Christmas. My birthday is just before Christmas so that year it happened on my birthday. Two of my cousins also have birthdays before Christmas, one week before mine. They celebrated their birthday while not even mentioning mine. Then we got to Christmas presents. My grandma forgot about me so I got a pair of used socks. I was 10.
aditseng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sandalwood chariot in a glass case for my wedding. My wife and I thought it was a small suitcase before we unwrapped it thinking, "that's a thoughtful gift!" until the wrapping came off.
For those who don't recognize the symbolism, it's an iconic image of Lord Krishna (the Hindu God) explaining life as the Bhagavad Gita (the Hindu equivalent of the Bible) to Arjuna. It's a great gift for those into that kind of spirituality, but certainly not what you'd want to be staring at on your wedding night.
civiltribe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A block of cheese from secret Santa (friend) 9th grade. A girl felt so bad for me she got me a real gift.
klevenisms204 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
at a work place 'secret santa', i ended up getting royal dansk cookies and a coffee mug with a hideous design on it.
an email went around with stuff people might want for $15, turns out this old woman (we named her 'death warmed over' because of appearance) didnt read it? or just regifted something shitty?
worst thing is, i had to open this in front of everyone, and everyones reactions were "wtf?".
this was the last time i ever participated in these kind of things
fwiw, i gave the person i got the top thing on their list
XOEVA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Picture frame and a small vase. Wtf do i do with this
ConerBon3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A giant pickle jar painted to look like a snowman, with the lid cut to allow a shitty light bulb to be placed in it like a lamp. I got this from my Aunt who had forgotten to get us anything for a family Christmas swap. She disappeared to โfind our giftsโ and came back with that piece of shit. My parents let me shoot it with a shot gun when we got home.
AnnabellaPies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is a tie between corn muffins for my birthday and a candy cane for Christmas. No child wants corn muffins for their birthday.
CaterpillarWhale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mom. She got a novel about a guy whose wife is dying of cancer. While my mother was battling cancer herself.
sebastian_____ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom gave my fiance a dress sized XL. She wears a size medium.
faithle55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A scented candle. I was a 58 year old single man. What do I want with a scented candle?
thesmellnextdoor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year I turned 12 my little brother had gotten a go-kart for his birthday, earlier the same year, so I was stoked about my gift.
I got a desk lamp and a jar of peppermint patties.
yourecoveredinbirds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our wedding, my husbandโs college friend (who attended the wedding and reception) got us a card and taped a dime on the inside. He wrote โDonโt spend it all in one place.โ It would have been better for him to give nothing...we never would have noticed. Now, heโs the guy who gave us 10 cents as a wedding gift.
irradiatedcutie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle sent me a brochure for a conversion camp he wanted me to go to inside a Christmas card where he wrote โmerry Christmas! I hope you go so you can get rid of your sinโ
I donโt talk to him anymore.
FinallyGotReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Agent_Dongson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me shampoo two years in a row. I didn't even have any hair at that time
thecasquatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-dad's millionaire grandma shipped us a box of loose, lightly used tighty-whities and a sheep that had been stained from a mysterious substance. It was the only gift she had ever given me and my two sisters.
edit: the sheep was a plush doll.
darcy_clay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex - mother of my kid - gave me a fold out bed for the spare room. On my birthday. After breaking up with me.
pvtskittles12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a party when I was little and got fake tattoo sleeves. I went to put them on and they ripped immediately. Oh well
Not-dead-brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Twice twice the same toy.
Needs-More-Nuking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave this girl a cool ice die mold and a can of DewSA for her birthday and on mine she gave me a dollar that she borrowed off my friend at the last minute :(
SrGrimey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was a Christmas where my aunt organized a gift exchange (we don't usually do this). Everybody was surprised because she had gifts for almost everyone present at the party, so she started giving to her mother a nice sweater, then to her daughters (3) one perfume, a blouse and some shoes, they weren't that surprised (guess they choosed their gifts).
At this point my family weren't expecting something great neither nice. So it was our turn, the four of us got an awesome an useful apple or banana case! This is a plastic case in the shape of a banana or an apple to keep your respective fruit protected. We were just laughing for how ridiculous it was, specially because she organized everything just to give her daughters gifts. I was 14-15.
The next year she made exactly the same, but this time she gave us towels, a more useful gift I guess.
uniquemoniker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bacterial vaginosis from being cheated on. He had unprotected anal with his ex when we found out I was pregnant. I got to find out on Christmas at the ER for heavy bleeding. My daughter is s happy, healthy three year old.
aresfour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been playing guitar for most of my life. When I bought my first house (very modern-style decor and furnishings), my dad got me a wooden toilet seat whose lid looked like a guitar. It was this one, and I think it was expensive:
https://cdn3.volusion.com/g69hy.ya6bn/v/vspfiles/photos/618214-2.jpg
super117knight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well not e but my friend once was gifted from his father a pack of chips and a red bull that was everything
liveonhope_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in college around 2013, my ex roommate thought it would be funny to give me an Arizona and Skittles, resembling the Trayvon Martin case at the time. It wasnโt funny Matt, you dick.
thatjerkatwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the late 90s I received a CD Rom with a few free game demos as a gift from my aunt...
I guess it was thoughtful because she knew I had a computer and maybe wasn't going to get me anything otherwise. Just felt weird because it was a xmas gift.
I_HAVE_A_PET_CAT_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a copy of War and Peace for my 14th birthday.
Two weeks later, they asked for it back.
20 years later, I'm still scratching my head about it.
Battlecock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Table Tennis Rackets, didnt have a table or any balls.
hannaht633 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was just about to start college. Going into the school of computing, a solid laptop is a necessity. My job didn't pay enough for me to save up for anything so this was my only chance.
it's Christmas and I feel around all the presents. There was one that was especially heavy. "Yes! This is the surface pro 2 I asked for!" I thought it would be best to save that one for last. You know, make a show of it.
I open all the other presents which were great. I grab the heavy one and I'm thinking, "this is it, you have to act surprised. Maybe stand up and do a little dance or some shit." My heart was racing.
I rip the first bit of wrapping paper and it says "sushi". Curiously I ripped the rest away and it was a sushi making kit. What.
I have never expressed that I want to make sushi. Nevertheless I thanked them and put the maker in my closet.
ghengiscant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my ex-girlfriend gave me lots of homemade gifts that were all really bad, Like 1st grader bad.
-A really terrible scrapbook
-A mosaic of a picture of use kissing made with stuff from around the kitchen. Coffee beans, marbles, Fake flowers. - a big wooden heart made of jenga pieces hot glued together.
She worked really hard on them all too, but they were just awful. She would then get upset when I didn't display them prominently in my dorm room. I was always nice and said how much I liked them but It was baffling how bad they were.
Dude2781 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young, blank 8-track tapes.
BigBobbinAlong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 I received a big blue blanket for my birthday...my brother (turning 16) got a really big stereo player with dual cassette tape slots, 10 slot CD, bass and treble control and sound presets and I got a big.blue.blanket...
RinKatai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little like 3-5ish my grandmother on my father side gave me a timeout bench for my birthday. However my other grandmother bought me toys and took me to lunch with her friends because I โwas such a well behaved childโ.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So quick backstory: Most of my family live in Washington state. All of my cousins are in the Tacoma area, which can be pretty ghetto. To be fair to my grandmother the triple xtra large white T-shirt with a huge swirly tyedye and glitter pirate on it is probably something my ghetto cousin would have loved.
ROTMGMagum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 years old, my aunt and uncle gave me a tumbler cup with a piece of paper that could be put in the middle of the two walls of the cup through the removable bottom. Oh, and it came with crayons.
rickys-orangie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks, every year until I was twelve and had the balls to complain.
inannaofthedarkness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-fiance gave me an apron for my 30th birthday. No card, no date, no dinner, just an apron.
That would have been pretty bad, but then I saw the search history in our Amazon account. He had simply searched for "gift for women" and that was the first thing that popped up. Literally, this shitty apron with black and white polka dots and a pink bow.
I wish I had broke up with him then instead of two years later.
LostTriforce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
OnesieWilson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad loves given practical presents, so one year I got a toolbox with loads of tools in it (actually amazing) and another year I got a pedestal fan.
jcpearce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bought me a rape whistle. For the record, Iโm a 6โ2โ 235 lbs man, and I was 19 at the time.
dannydirtbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Dad thought it was hilarious.
redjarman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents got me a huggabug club vhs http://i.imgur.com/jbI96dD.jpg
It was my 15th birthday
antidaily ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a Pac-Man dog toy when I was about 9.
Nimrods_Legacy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 19th birthday i got a chocolatebar... Thats it, nothing else, neither from family or friends, just, one chocolatebar...
Thanks grandma :-*
//Edit, yeah sure not the worst gift, but... i hope you getting it :D
6stringSammy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This lousy t-shirt.
maxrum1w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my mom gave me my old Envy 3 flip phone that I used in middle school for my birthday. I politefully opted to keep using my iPhone 5
knowledgehungry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An AmWay catalog from my father and stepmother.
starryeyedgirl23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fish at a Yankee swap. My poor brother was crying Christmas morning because it had died overnight
xxdeathknight72xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to hate getting socks, underwear, toothpaste, and shampoo from my grandmother. Now as an adult, I really wish I had a backup toothpaste so I dont have to crush every last bit out of the one I have now. Or some socks and underwear that don't have holes and have been worn paper thin over the past 5 years.
RoachboyRNGesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a little maze book from my aunt and uncle on Christmas that they got from the dollar store while my parents got their kids a video game and some expensive girly toy for the other kid. I was 15 and we stopped exchanging gifts outside of the main family after that.
CaughtInDireWood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a roll of Lifesavers candy when I was a year old. My mom was pretty upset about that one...
Same aunt gave me a make-your-own-volcano for kids (box said ages 8-13) when I was in high school. She's got a good head on her shoulders and can be very passive aggresive, so it was definitely not just an innocent mistake.
-the-last-archivist- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom got me a 10 dollar Subway gift card.
on_a_whisper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift exchange at work; I brought a nice gift, received this multicolored cornucopia looking ornament - no tags. What's worse is my boss comes up after the exchange and informs me she brought the gift bc her and her husband got sick of hanging it on their tree and have had it for over 7 years...like really? Wtf, cheapskate?
DaveTheDolphin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chocolate candy, not even the chocolate I liked either
For context I was in the third or sixth grade and at the time tech decks and those small ball toys that opened when it hit a magnetic surface were the fad at my school - I think it was called Bakugan? It was also the basis of a show and I think included cards
VeryLargeTardigrade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An expired gift card valued at approx $75 in a music store, it was the same card i gave him previous christmas.
RonnocSivad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family were not the best gift givers. My grandma once gave me a pink fanny pack that said circus circus on it. As a 10 year old boy with three older brothers I got an endless amount of shit for that one.
My uncle isn't very close with the family but was always invited to the Christmas Eve party. Every year he would give me a gift bag with the same items in it, a tin of mixed nuts, a small summer sausage, and one of those chocolate oranges that you're supposed to smash. My birthday is right before Christmas so this was of course my birthday/Christmas present.
TetmajerVillain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1$chocolate and 5$ for my 18's (i dont celebrate things like that)
simbas_dream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One secret Santa I participated in I gave an iPod and my person gave me a dumb oven mitt
drxyoswe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My basketball team had to give each other gifts close to christmas time. The others got expensive energy bars and drinks, workout gear, etc. I got one granola bar and a ziploc bag filled with maybe 10 m&ms
RTwhyNot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
shines_likegold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday (start of the summer before freshman year of college) my then-boyfriend gave me a book of Sudoku puzzles and told me it was to pass the time while he was at work since I had nothing better to do during the day.
jimohio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mother gave my older brother a generic painting of a sea captain. My brother lives in Central Ohio. No water nearby. His house doesn't have a nautical theme. He isn't a boater. It was a very random gift.
Makemegoboomboom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 8 years old and had an awesome birthday party until it came time to open presents. My neighbor who is a boy, well his mom thought it would be a good idea to get me undies!!! As his gift was handed to me, him and his friend immediately began covering their eyes and making their cootie boy comments. I opened a pack of disney underwear. I mean they were super comfy and all but extremely embarrassing to open in front of my entire family and friends.
BrandonTokes502 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably mono.
TunaEmpanada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this hella cheap fake plastic flower shadow box thing during a class secret santa. Now, I try to be grateful for whatever present I receive but it was so hard to not be disappointed with it, especially when I knew exactly where she bought it and how much that particular item was.
Another thing was a metal coin bank. Normally, I wouldn't mind it but it was so... generic. And again, I knew where he bought it from. I see that particular item every time I go inside that store. It was that kind of item bored kids bash around because nobody seems to want to buy them. Something about that irks me so much. I try so hard and put a lot of effort in finding a nice present for the person I picked but the people who pick me can't even be bothered to care.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken Cleveland browns watch. I was 14. And I lived in regina, Saskatchewan. Needless to say I was not a browns fan
BraveBiird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for my 12th birthday, my parents bought me a bike.
i didn't and still don't know how to ride a bike because they never taught me, but on that birthday they bought one for me "because it's embarrassing" that i don't know how to ride one and told themselves they'd teach me.
breuckelenyte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 4th grade, I was that one who made the worst New Year gift which was my used small notebook (I tore out a few used pages so it's all blank) and a small box of really cheap waffles. The head girl who saw what's inside my gift box later excluded me from the class raffle so that no one got my 'gift'.
fonzieshair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 13 or 14 my older brother gave me five dollars. Not complaining about receiving money, it was just the fact that he put no care into the gift. It was a Saturday morning. I woke up excited because it was my birthday. When my brother finally got up and joined the rest of the family at the breakfast table, he handed me five dollars. No card. Just a crumpled five dollar bill. No effort at all was given for thinking about a gift or even a card. He just woke up, reached in his wallet and pulled out a five dollar bill. The saying goes that itโs the thought that counts. Well, his thought crushed me.
fartybushausen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a prosthetic bald scalp
alliestones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A douche. I wish I was kidding.
There were douches in the bathroom of the men's room at his work. He first did it as a "surprise". He wrote me a letter and said "I am sorry I got you something as a surprise. I am sure you feel like a real douche for not getting me anything." I opened the present to find a douche... then it carried on for every occasion and he thought it was funnier every time.
It wasn't.
Mathacre- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a framed picture of my parents from my grandmother for my birthday. I was so confused and disappointed at the time (I was 15). Now that I'm in college I actually appreciate the gift.
arnber420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my narcissistic aunt gave everybody wrapped pictures of herself in really nice, intricate picture frames. I was really annoyed when I opened it but I repurposed the frame so it wasn't all bad.
SyN_Pool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance got 2 plastic bags from my grandmother. I thought at first they were vacuum seal bags for cloths ECT.. They were just 2 plastic bags.
hilakiener ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a jacket from my uncle that was clearly way to small for me and much older then me
Rios5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year, my brother got me the book "How to maintain your purity".
pjpancake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once got me a copy of 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN in large print, and a glass canister full of mixed nuts. I was neither religious, nor did I like nuts.
P. S. I was maybe in tenth or eleventh grade.
Asddsa76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of 100 felt tip pens, ranging over the whole colour spectrum. It wasn't bad for what it was, but my mother wouldn't let me open it since she thought felt tip pens would give me cancer. So I had to repackage it and give it away to someone else.
Worst part is, another kid recognized it and called me out.
GodsfavoriteTwinkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandparents gave 7 year old me a note pad and pencil that was monogrammed with their names for xmas.
GuyWithTriangle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really liked trains when I was young, so my cousins gave me a train christmas tree ornament every year......until I was 19
ReggieTheKoala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my dad gave me an IKEA floor lamp. Itโs a nice floor lamp, and Iโll be taking it to college with me, but Iโd much rather have received it in college than for my 16th birthday.
GauravR31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Women's perfume. I'm a guy.
purple_pandas93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle have always given neat gifts for us all. However one year they decided to give knitted hats and scarves to everyone but me. I got a sticker sheet from a box of Triscuit crackers they had eaten on the way to my grandparents house.
Ryudo83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first year at my current job the office did a white-elephant gift exchange. Well they called it a white elephant but it was really just a gift exchange with white elephant rules. Everyone got this memo with the exception of "kathy". So we have 22 pretty nice and thought out gifts and then we have Kathy's, a plastic toilet seat duct taped to an orange 5 gallon paint bucket.
Everyone is dreading the gift exchange as we draw numbers, and of course I draw #1. So i have to sit there and watch as every single person steals every gift I open. I opened every gift and still got stuck with a plastic toilet seat and a bucket. Worst Gift exchange of all time.
iliveincanada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws gave us a 3 month old puppy when we had a 3 month old baby... not a fun time. Also, we have no clue where the dog came from and sheโs needed to be on medicine and special food since we got her 2 Christmases ago
Theres_A_FAP_4_That ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave his brother a toilet paper tube, wrapped in toilet paper. The tube had no toilet paper on it as a roll, mind you.
YouAreAllNaked ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at my old squadron.
Bunch of assholes.
I think we did our Secret Santa within our group of trainees.
Basically a group of 4-6 people we spend all day around studying and training.
I get really into it, pull one of the legit cooler dude's name and secretly figure out he's into cigars.
I get him the nicest set of cigars I can find for $20 (Not that I can tell what would make a nice cigar).
I want to get something I like and I know most of the guys don't know me outside of work so I make a wishlist on Amazon.
Three different options of things I would like and share that with everyone in a text.
If they wanted to they could still get something else, but I figure I'll give them the option to phone it in.
Day comes up, we exchange gifts.
Biggest asshole of the bunch got my name.
Real snakey, weasel type he was.
Says "You mentioned once that you used to be a germaphobe as a kid."
He got me a two small bottles of hand sanitizer and a Bufger King gift card for $5.
Note that I am not a germaphobe, that was a one time conversation about childhood, I have never used sanitizer around any of them and the fuck was I going to do with $5 worth of Burger King?
I don't even like fucking Burger King.
Piece of shit didn't even try and play it off as a gag gift.
I guess jokes on him in the end, he's probably still in that shit hole of a job.
Me and cool dude ended up splitting the cigars
toonman27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 16 my grandmother bought me GTAIII for my birthday. She came over my house, let me unwrap the gift, just to snatch it from my hands because she wanted to make the point the game had a Mature +17 rating and violence. I just ended up buying a used copy off my buddy two weeks later for $20.
chrisfrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired fruit cake.
harry-_-P_Ness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White Elephant gift exchange and I got a FUCKING AVOCADO!!!! My reaction was the same as the kid in the vine. I was lowkey heated cause I knew it was a joke.
lawparsimoniae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen...
satuza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Libra8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and sister in law gave me a gift and when I opened it later there was a card in it to my sister in law. Re gift.
jeffreyianni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gf have me a pen that didn't work.
kcc3121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once watched someone's rabbit for a week while she went to Austria. In return, she brought me steak salt. It was good salt, but I just felt a little underwhelmed considering the effort to care for and clean up after a rabbit.
91475alive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lamp from Goodwill with no power chord
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always gives me clothes that are both way too small (because she thinks it'll inspire me to lose weight, which she's openly admitted) and way out of my style. I'm 5'11 and 180 pounds; I'm not really fat. She always buys me clothes for Christmas which promptly get donated/returned when she leaves.
This year, she is not invited to my house for Christmas.
1spicytunaroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In fifth grade, we were supposed to do a secret santa gift exchange with all the students. All of our parents signed us up.and we were all pretty excited to give all our friends something cool. It was a $10 limit,. So I got my friend some short range walkie talkies. I was so excited to give him this and was excited to get my gift from someone else. My someone else gave me large box that wasn't sealed or wrapped. This box was filled with 3 dirty broken rocks from the playground and 1 Quigon Jin Lego upper body piece, just the body. Still pissed at that girl
motherofabeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 my dad gave me a shadow box frame with a dried out bat and flowers in it. I was in my emo phase and my dad always tried to find strange things to give me. It was both one of the worst and best presents I've ever gotten. It was one of the first presents he ever picked for me because my parents had just gotten divorced. He took the time to find the bat( accidentally), pick the flowers, and arrange it all in a frame. When I first opened it I think I WTF'ed out loud, but when he told me where it came from I thought it was adorable. He's also introduces me as his son, so this gift sorta started our wharped relationship.
Literally_Whiskey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at work, but you gave/received from the same person. Gave a nice pan, spent about $20 I didn't have at the time. Received...nothing. She said she didn't want to get me anything, just wanted to participate in receiving.
sjo98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't the receiver in this one, but the giver. In a secret santa exchange, I (male) gave my friend (male) a picture of me making a face very similar to this, in a picture frame that had stained glass flowers and ladybugs. It was glorious and probably the worst gift he ever received.
Aleann82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mammaw always got me nice things when I was a kid, but I was never her favorite grandchild. I was girly and she had only raised boys and did not quite know what to do with me. As I got older, she started showing her favoritism more and more. She adored my tomboy sister and my little brother, but she always had something mean to say about me. So, one year for Christmas, she did not get me anything. She said she was cutting down on her costs by only buying for "the couples and the kids." I was literally the only person that she did not get a gift for, as I was in my late 20s at this point, so I wasn't a kid, but I wasn't married. She told me "When you get married, you'll get presents again." Thing was, she was retired and did not have a lot of money, so I did not expect anything from her anyway, but she got everyone else a can of mixed nuts. That's what she was cutting out of her budget, one can of mixed nuts. She saved $10 by excluding me. The next year, everyone else, aunts, uncles, siblings all bought me cans of mixed nuts on top of my regular gifts.
Vlaar2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a thermometer for Christmas...
Iamthe_epitomeoflove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret Santa exchange at work last year, my sister gifted me an electric ceiling fan!!! My room doesn't have the hook ups for such a fan and she knows this!! Oh well.. it's still in the box and I use it as a foot stool !
EdHasRead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Action Man DVD.
I was 16.
greeneyes822 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dumbass FIL gave me an expired Sears coupon for my birthday. Not only that, he called my husband on my birthday and told him to come to his house to pick up my โgift.โ So my husband drove all the way to his dadโs house on my birthday to pick up an expired Sears coupon.
tollillo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got The Two Towers (second part of Lord of the Rings), beautiful edition, hardcover, illustrated ... No Fellowship of the Ring in sight unfortunately so I never got round to read the books
kayochin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Baby clothes for my younger brother. My uncle that liked to fuck with me handed it to me three days before Christmas and demanded I open it, jumping up and down. I at seven years old decided the best thing to do was to listen to him before he threw more of a fit. Once I opened it he started yelling for the whole family to come over, why would I do such a thing to my poor baby brother. He and my aunt didn't get me anything for actual Christmas, that was it. I got in trouble too.
Kajeed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Bobbytom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly a gift, and technically it was the โworstโ but is still my favorite. My 3 (all between 3-8) nieces picked out my birthday cake, so obviously they got what they thought was the coolest cake they could find. It was a bright pink princess cake. I am a male who was turning 29. Still makes me smile though, the look on their face wanting to see how happy I was will always cheer me up.
RAPTUR333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me a TRASHCAN for my 16th birthday.
Ratedfreak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
aWallabynamedRocko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger (preteen) my very wealthy Aunt and Uncle would always get my Hardy Boys books for xmas. I have no idea why they thought I was into them.
mbeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12, my Grandma gave me a black sweat shirt with my name hand painted all over it with fabric paint. 12 year old me was horrified and embarrassed. I never wore it. 40 year old me wishes that I still had it. She died from cancer 15 years ago. I miss her.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I got an huge box of old clothes from my ex wifes grandmother. Half the time she thought I was her former son in law and my wife was her daughter, but her husband had passed a few years before and she sent me a huge box of his clothing. We ended up donating what was viable to good will.
None of it came close to fitting properly on me because he was about a foot shorter than I am.
It was really thoughtful but any gift that requires you to work and you get nothing from it is, a sort of crappy gift.
LimeSlushiePlease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas with the in-laws (we get along; no issues there), and while exchanging gifts, I decided to save the one that seemed to be "the best" for last. Gifts are usually nothing extravagant (clothes or something utilitarian) but this one while not large, did have some weight to it.
So my grand finale that year ended up being two tubes of toothpaste. I'm usually pretty good at faking enthusiasm, but I was so perplexed I couldn't come up with anything beyond, "Oh look, Crest!"
It turned out my mother-in-law decided to wrap them up as a present so that my wife and I would have the same number to open.
elDongler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of Oreos from my mom on my 18th birthday.
Butterfly catcher from my grandmother on my 16th birthday.
an_kaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cactus once from a secret Santa. It was more of a burden than a gift
Piggybank113 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.
FullTimeWorkIsCancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12-13ish birthday an old lady from my church gave me a remote controlled car but it wasn't a wireless remote. Yes this car was connected to the remote via a maybe a 6 foot cable/wire. WTF is the point of this toy?
Bitalik_Buterin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Second volume of two volume book set.
Chevrolets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An I.O.U from my grandparents lol.
literallyatree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, I got a lamp from my family. Not a special lamp or anything. Just a regular lamp.
george_regann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who received some rubber bands in the shape of animals for secret Santa
bangobuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the age of 15, for Christmas, my mom got me: a cheap electric razor from Kohlโs , a traveling bag that clearly came with it, some adidas โcologneโ and that was it.
At the age of 23 i still canโt grow a full beard so i dont know why she thought i needed a razor at 15 when i barely had peach fuzz for a mustache.
maxk52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was about 16 my grandpa who is a pretty wealthy guy got me a pack of 3 highlighters, needless to say that was disappointing lol
drspankenstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AIDS
diana_sea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I was there when a friend opened Christmas gifts in 2009. His mom gave him a gigantic, dirty used leather trench coat that looked like something Brandon Lee would've worn in The Crow. In no way had he ever expressed any interest in that type of thing, and he was in high school so he wasn't good at bullshitting yet. He was a nice person so rather than insult her he was just sort of speechless...definitely never wore it, even for Halloween.
Kevinaleven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that bad, but one year for Christmas I only got a $20 bill with a note that said "from Santa" on it.
Baddogblues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father gave me a gift card with his name on it. Literally printed on the card. He also couldn't recall the pin number for me to use the card and just gave me some random pins to try while I stood in line trying to buy something. I eventually just left it on his desk and he took it back to use without a commeny.
He later reminded me that my brother's birthday was coming up and I had to get him something.
JonAce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A six-pack of tighty-whiteys from my great-grandmother.
What made it the worst gift was that I had to show what I got front of my entire family. Six-year old me was devastated.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. I went all out for multiple events and got literally nothing for Christmas or my birthday for two years in a row. My birthday she legitimately forgot.
It was my wife. It was crushing. I now dread Christmas for myself and my birthday because I assume I'm going to be disappointed.
Yes, I've talked to her about this like three times. I don't have any faith it will change.
thefluffyburrito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I traded in a little cash and my Nintendo 64 for a GameCube about four months before Christmas. I was eager to buy and start playing games but was told by my parents to โwait and see what games I would getโ as presents. I showed them a few games I wanted and asked if they could tell me one they werenโt buying so I could at least play one, but theyโd smile and tell me to wait and see.
Needless to say my excitement grew as one wrapped game after another appeared under the tree. By time Christmas rolled around there were at least 10!
On Christmas morning, I opened them only to find that they were $5 bargain bin games they had gotten from Samโs Club; stuff like Frogger and Tetris. Hiding my disappointment was what made it so difficult, especially since I had gone without video games for so long.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you return the games to the store and a game you wanted?
thefluffyburrito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt want my parents to know so I snuck into a GameStop when we were in the area. The most expensive game went for like $1.28. It was basically $7-8 off a real game.
Itโs not like my parents didnโt mean well, and I didnโt want hurt their feelings. They just thought quantity was better than quality.
MoistPocketChange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't me per say, but I was there for it.
My half sister is a women's rights studies professor at a good university, she is a huge feminist (but not in your face about it at all) and women's rights activist. My grandmother however, could be described as... Not that way. Anyways, Christmas rolls around and My sister findsd a present from Nana, she opens it to find a book titled "The Woman's place in the household". Needless to say my sister was not ecstatic about it, but passes it off, my grandmother was 80 at the time and was truly from a different generation... So a year passes and we're at Christmas again. I should mention that by now my grandma was deep into Alzheimer's. Brooke sees another similar package under the tree, opens it up and finds.... yup, the same exact book. This happened 4 years in a row before my grandma passed away.
It's not the best memory, but it's a cherished one. And it's given me the perfect idea for future gifts. I'm determined to give my sister that book as a gift every opportunity I can.
WelshTractor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of thank you notes, and a โhappy birthday nephewโ card from my aunt... Iโm her niece. Most galling thing ever was having to write one of those sodding thank you notes to her. โThank you for my thank you notesโ
ShutUpWalter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An electric pizzelle maker. I never mentioned pizzelle, showed interest in pizzelle, nor wanted to learn how to make pizzelle. My sister used to buy gifts that she thought everyone would like vs getting them stuff they asked for.
D-jay2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a broken calculator from my grandfather. Didn't even turn on. Was also clearly used, wrapped in a Walmart shopping bag... My brother also got a brand new heavy duty telescope wrapped by a professional... I wasn't the favorite grandkid.
voxamps2290 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents have historically given some of the best presents and some of the worst. I was the recipient of the worst present in the last 20 years.
For my entire life, my grandparents have been hoarders. They keep the most random stuff, thinking it will be useful, and then pawn it off on my family. I was lucky enough to receive one of these pawn offs for Christmas in the late 90s/early 00s.
The gift was an airline toiletry bag from the 70s or 80s. When I opened it to see what was inside, the shampoo had become this congealed substance. Imagine hardened beef broth with some lumps in it. The socks inside had turned some tint of yellow and the toothpaste was rock hard. I just smiled at them and thanked them for the gift.
To this day, my mom still comments how I handled that Christmas like a pro as a 9-11 year old.
drifterramirez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my aunt gave me a hole punch once. not even a three hole punch. a single hole punch.
She got my brother and my cousins beyblades and shit. and she bought me a hole punch. i think there may have been a pack of sticky notes. IIRC i looked at her and said "What the fuck" (i might have been early teens at this point) in front of like 25+ of my extended family. to be fair i think a few of them were thinking the same thing though. She was such a bitch back then.
Skater_Bruski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girlfriend of five years bought me a power outlet for Christmas.
snerdie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a used, dirty vacuum wrapped in a garbage bag for my wedding.
My grandmother had a reputation in my family for being a notorious miserly tightwad, and I was used to it by then, so I shrugged it off. I received plenty of other, nicer stuff to make up for it.
My mother, on the other hand (it was her MIL)...I've never seen her so angry. I thought she was going to bring the house down with her rage. I believe she told my dad my grandmother was never to step foot in our house again.
doorhouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life from my first birthday.
nycdiveshack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Acrimony01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candy bar for christmas. It was melted and opened.
Demojen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift ever received:
Part of a previously owned incomplete disk set (1 disk) for the second season of a reality TV show that I've never shown any interest in what-so-ever and a lottery ticket that was a loser before it was handed over.
Crononaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Secret Santa I ever participated in, I received two half-cases of Max Ice beer - a harsh, high-alcohol, cheap-tasting, overall vile beverage.
The best part is, because I was studying for an exam and unable to attend the actual switching of gifts at my friend's house, the gift-giver drank them all.
That was 12 years ago, I haven't participated in a Secret Santa since.
AleisterLaVey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle use to get me toilet paper as a gag present. Other than that I got everything I wanted except for a motorcycle when I was 4. I got a toy one instead.
Freiling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom noticed that my friends and I liked to make flip books at school.
She bought me a stack of post-it notes for my birthday. I couldn't tell if she was being thoughtful or hated me.
Eltoron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My taking away of Net Neutrality
durkonthundershield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got something from my step-grandmother that looked like a Swiss Army Knife, but was actually for grooming (it had a file and I think something to clip your nails). My โthank youโ was a bit forced. I have never used it.
astonesthrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband received a broken frame with the words "i โค my grandkids" on it from one of his buddies for his birthday. We were 28 and have an 8 year old and one on the way. No grandkids in sight.
Dokt_Orjones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a sweater from my grandmother with someone elseโs initials monogrammed into it.
Kaneida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From one of the companies I worked at we received nice christmas gift that was a note that the company had bought a goat in each respective employees name that was donated to some village in Africa.
No picture of my or anyone elses goat, no info or picture of the receivers or updates about the goats well being.
I still believe it is a sham.
Sharpticktack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know I always thought it would be the step parents or something that would give the cunty gifts, but reading all of these responses, it seems the common culprits are grandparents. Weird.
aHipShrimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the first year my wife and I were dating - she came to my grandmother's house with the family for Christmas Eve. Grandmother was a tough, intimidating, and thrifty woman. So my wife was delighted to receive a present from her.
She unwrapped the present and inside were SnackWell cookies from the dollar store. She was happy mom-mom thought of her.
Later in the car she was telling me how thoughtful it was of her. I had to tell her to read between the lines - these were diet cookies. "Mom-mom is telling you that you put on weight from the last time she saw you."
You could never please mom-mom. She would hug you and you were always either too skinny or, "ooohhhh, you put on some weight."
stankycheez22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance once bought me a T-shirt with lil Wayne shirtless and paid to have someone put gold sparkly text on it saying young money.
Healing_touch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a tie between a really crappy gift with almost no thought and the super passive aggressive one that was 100% intentional.
When I was 12, my grandma bought everyone gifts. Now grandma wasnโt wealthy or anything so we never expected much (thought that counts!!) and usually gifts were a touch religious (we werenโt Mormon but she definitely was) but this year was different. She said she got me something that took her all day to find, I was intrigued. I open it.....itโs a broken and massively dirty red rolling pin. Grandma apparently had been on a walk, saw this and decided โYep! Thatโs the gift for herโ. Said thank you, and ultimately was grateful I didnโt receive a pocket Book of Mormon like my little sister did. No malicious intentions, so I still have this thing almost 13 years later. Itโs funny now.
Last year was different though. It was the first Christmas after fiancรฉ and I got engaged (yay!). I know I should have anticipated this a little because when we gave them the news we were engaged the reception was less than warm. They said it was because it was the same day as their daughters formal. So Christmas Day rolls around, and we are opening gifts. Now, to be fair his grandparents were all taking us to Mexico so itโs not like we were expecting a lot for Christmas, but when we opened gifts from fiancรฉโs dad and step mom, it was a little odd seeing Fiancรฉ, his brother, and his half sister all opening 4-5 packages each all equaling up to 150-200$ worth of stuff when I got to open my one box that ended up being an xs sized pair of car pjโs for 22$ (tag still on) and a cheap pair of cat slippers. That Christmas was the heaviest I had ever been due to thyroid issues from cancer treatments (all healthy now!) so I was especially sensitive about my weight. :/ Fiancรฉ also was heavier than usual (had foot surgery that prevented him from working out for 4 months) and when he mentioned he was going to exchange our stuff for the correct size, his step mom pipes up โor you could just lose weight!!! (: โ K. Weโll get right on that.
SmokedxCrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my grandma gave me an encyclopedia
Frejesal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend was dating a real asshole. One year for Christmas, he gave her a box of nothing. No seriously, a box with nothing in it.
They are no longer together.
AwkwardTickler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A starter log at a white elephant gift exchange. I lived in a downtown apartment without a fireplace. Plus we were living in the south at the time. No clue why someone would think that would be a good idea. It just made my office smell like gas for the rest of the day.
locai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst at 7 years old: Socks
Best at 30 years old: Socks
butterflavoredsalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom let me know in my 20th birthday card that our family cat ate my gerbil when I was ~12. I was gone on vacation when it died (my mom was home and taking care of it for me). The story had been that it just died from natural causes while I was gone. Thanks, mom.
(the card was done in good spirits and I laughed too, my mom is not an evil villan)
LexLuthorJr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin gave me Burger King Coupons. Not vouchers; Coupons. At least he took the time to wrap them.
GreninjaTube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents bought my family a โcar vacuumโ and when it was received, they told us โNow you can have something to finally vacuum your truck!โ
Nevermind04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle used to be an extraordinarily talented woodworker. By day he was a cardiac surgeon so he had all sorts of expensive hobbies, but his furniture was incredible. He had a big shop full of all of the tools and equipment needed to make beautiful things and he knew how to use them.
Around 2008 ish, he had a pretty serious accident on his motorcycle and had to have several surgeries and go through physical therapy. Unfortunately, he got addicted to pain pills. We tried several times to coax (and eventually force) him into rehab but he knew all the ways out.
His problem was discovered immediately after he returned to work and they successfully entered him into rehab. He rocked along for about 6 months but it became more and more evident that he was back on the pills.
Even after my aunt divorced him, he would occasionally show up to family events. The last event was my 27th birthday, where he gave me a rock that looked vaguely like a dinosaur because he remembered I liked dinosaurs... I had a bunch of dinosaur stuff when I was like 8. For a little perspective, I got a beautiful handmade chest of drawers to put in my first apartment when I was 19. It was creative, thoughtful, and practical.
He overdosed and passed away from complications a few years ago.
thehikinlichen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a lovely "Italian cooking" basket full of artisan pastas, bread dough mix, and biscotti from a family member. I have Celiac disease.
d3rpsal0t96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. My parents forgot my birthday and insisted they got me my winter coat for my birthday (which was actually my most recent Christmas present)
Hawt_Dawg_II ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a thing called "sinterklaas" here in the Netherlands. And we basically did the sinterklaas equivalent of secret santa in my class (works exactly the same). And we were allowed to spend โฌ25 and all of us basically did so that we don't seem cheap and mean. We usually pack them quite nicely and in a fun way. But this one guy who happened to be my "secret santa" gave me a cardboard box with newspaper shreddings with 1 bag of candy that cost him exactly 1 EURO. and he was totally happy with himself.
AvadaKadavraBitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A horse shoe. A lime green horse shoe. With a broken watch and cheap dollar store gems hot glue to it. The hot glue was so old it was yellow and some of the gems fell off in the wrapping. I, my mom, and two cousins each got our own horse shoe; each a different horrid neon color.
Donโt know why Grandpa gave us those that year, but he did. He said they were supposed to be โclocksโ (hence why thereโs broken watched glued to them).
The worst part? He didnโt make them. He BOUGHT them. He spent actual money on them. I think he thought they were art. Then again, Grandpa is notorious for giving horrible gifts. (My Mom once got a dusty cassette tape of Christmas songs as her Christmas present... in 2011)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a 50$ gift card that out of the package with like 1.53 left on it
thewhimsicalbard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a little eight inch model guitar that came in a little black case. It was decoration or something. I was 18 and living in a dorm room.
dancingscarab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awkward Family photos, the board game...
WeatheredPublius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2014 I received as a Christmas present a 1975 book on telephone repair. I have not owned a landline telephone in more than a decade.
zukkcaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Taco Bell giftcard with 73 cents left on it. Thanks, brother.
jedi168 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coffee packet from the hotel they stayed at. When they went out of town for my birthday. I got said coffee 3 weeks later.
Gee thanks
Obelix13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
TheGuyFromTheCay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave me a card that had a document inside it that said money was donated to the Russian Orthodox church so that a prayer would be said for me in the highest church in the religion.
Snap10a ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Olive Oil.
It's now a family joke, but my now mother-in-law gave me a bottle of olive oil as a stocking stuffer. I didn't know how to react when I opened it in front of her and I started talking to her about it (it was a nice bottle!) and she obviously knew it wasn't that great of a gift and replied "It's olive oil..." and I was immediately Awkward Moment Sealed.
Now, it's a funny joke that we bring up every year.
rf194 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend (both 15) gave me an unwrapped Sum 41 CD with the security tag still on it. This was in 2011 when CDs were dead and I didnโt even like Sum 41 that much. Also convinced he stole it on his way to school that morning!
4sekkondsago ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, not the worst gift ever, but for their 18th birthdays, my 2 older brothers got 500โฌ worth wrist watches from our grandparents and I've got two 50โฌ bills. Sucks
Trakis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my Aunt, who I do not like, gets me a box of these.
I have told her multiple times that I do not like them. Every time I open them, I had them to my dad or sister telling them that I don't like them, and they can have them. Yet she still gets them for me.
Jv199142069 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the sixth grade I received a package of dehydrated fruit from my secret Santa.
TriniCD9A ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a suitcase tag from my Aunt and Uncle, who are incredibly well off... Still an awesome family and I love them lots!
Hranu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you asked my cousin, she would tell you the 20lbs of salt that she got during the yankee swap my family decided to do.
This happened 2 years ago now, but my mom's side of the family normally all bought vapid gifts for each other and they all decided to do a yankee swap instead and save some money. As the black sheep of the family, I had to be specifically invited since I don't talk much to them and I live several states away. I said yes, which I decided after that call that I was going to use the 20 lbs of salt that I bought beforehand while it was on sale at Shaws.
The rules of the yankee swap were as followed:
As someone who cooked with exclusively cast irons at the time, 20 lbs of salt would be fine with me. Anyways, I package it up and wrap it and then drive home.
Day comes around and we're all sitting around doing the yankee swap and my gift is one of the last ones to get picked. People got alcohol, my dad got a box of rocks + a gift card, etc. My cousin (26 at the time, 28 now) picks mine out, unwraps it, and opens it. Not believing her eyes, she closes it and then opens it again and then takes one of the 1lb containers of salt out of the box.
The divide in my family is immediate. Half my family loves this gag gift, the other half 100% hates it. There's no in between. But everyone kinda just shakes their head or mumbles under their breath and we continue on. What I don't know is that this particular gag is eating away at my cousin, whom normally starts to cry over these kinds of things.
So we go along with xmas as usual -- eat dinner, shoot the shit, and then everyone starts getting drunk. I leave early because I don't drink and don't like to be around that atmosphere, but my cousin tells my mom that "she thinks she handled that pretty well." Well, she went home with my uncle/aunt and balled her eyes out. I left the next day to go back to Vermont, but apparently my uncle/aunt gave hell to my entire family about the entire thing.
I get home and go about my weekend and then go to work on Monday. As I come home and start cooking dinner, my Uncle calls me and starts chewing me out about what happened. He tells me that this has been eating his family apart since it happened, that it wasn't funny, that everyone else got a useful gift while my cousin got essentially nothing. He said, very specifically, that I need to apologize to him, his family, and my cousin... in that specific order. He ended the call with "you won't hear any more about it from me" and hung up.
As I ruined our first go at the yankee swap, we couldn't do it anymore. I decided the next year that I would get my cousin lemons and sign it from life, but as I decided not to go to Thanksgiving / Christmas last year, it didn't get done. My cousin's older brother (my older cousin, who is far more forgiving then the rest of his family) wanted to get me pepper in response.
This year I'm still not going home, but I got two Life cereal boxes from some coworkers and I've decided to move forward with the lemons plan.
Shippo6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave me a can of peaches with a toonie taped to the bottom of it. She asked for the peaches back before leaving for a pie as well
daan1998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my parents gave me a faux-leather gum case. A little, square vinyl purse-like thing shaped to hold a pack of gum. That same Christmas, my parents got my sister (who was 16 at the time) a brand-new car, because she โneededโ it to learn to drive. ๐ Yes I have issues with my family, ad yes Iโve had lots of therapy. They said they got what they did, because they had no idea what to get me. Even though I had been asking (begging) for $ for college tuition because selling plasma and whatever belongings I couldnโt eat wasnโt enough.
cmanymules ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My very first girlfriend back in high school got me hot chocolate powder packets and sparkling water. Iโm still salty about this to this day.
RezorTEclipez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in foster care so obviously I almost always got less gifts than most others, but i'd have to say the worst is definitely when everyone else got a lot of gifts($50 gift cards, and all that) I got $5 and some cheap cologne that smelled like school hand soap
IdleEmber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday my parents gave me an umbrella and a 'joke' card that said something to the effect of
"We would have gotten you a better present but we didn't care enough to".
I burst into tears and locked myself in the bathroom for several hours. Apparently this was a 'gag' gift and I was also to receive money to go towards a Discman that I wanted. They told me that part the next day.
Over 20 years later I'm still treated as the "sensitive" one of the family.
ImaginaryJuice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gay porn mag
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a $20 limit for gifts with my extended family. My cousin gave me three twoonies on an unmarked envelope.
Badmoterfinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The book "Leadership" by Rudy Giuliani. It had a discount 75% sticker still on it. My mother in law gave it to me for Christmas the year after I married her daughter. Needless to say she hates my guts. She did then and still let's me know in special ways to this day.
Fun fact: she gave me that in 2002. I regifted it to her in 2012.
andycay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got Shrek the racing game for the Nintendo DS which I didn't own or intend to buy.
actually that might've been the best gift i was ever given.
IVcaffiene ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad likes to ask for a list of what i need/want, and then get things vaguely in that category.
Kitchen knife set=slap chop.
Size 5 no show socks= one size fuzzy slipper socks.
Size small tshirts= size large cocktail dress.
Vanilla wax melts for my warmer= cinnamon body spray.
Blue country plaid curtains for the kitchen= baby blue lace blinds adorned with birdhouses.
I said i wanted roosters and sunflowers in my kitchen decor. I have sunflower bedding and a rooster lamp now.
Needed a play pen for my son. "DONT BUY ONE, ILL TAKE CARE OF IT!" Three weeks later, he arrives with a shin-high, soft material ball pit.
We take bets on christmas every year.
Saint956 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 12-13 my grandmother gave me ladies pjโs, like the dress kind. Iโm a guy. While my cousin of the same age got the new Jordanโs. Total bitch!
GeraldSetsFires ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas while I was in middle school my brother, sister, and I were downstairs opening presents with our parents. My siblings had each opened up multiple gifts, while I had not opened one yet. I started to look for one with my name on it. I couldn't find one. My eyes started to tear a bit. My dad noticed and announced "Find a gift for GeraldSetsFires before he starts crying." Mom found one and gave it to me. I opened ONE camouflage slipper that was my dad's size. I was baffled and sad. Then my sister was handed a package that was about the size and shape of what I had just opened... It was a shirt or some dumb shit. I opened the other slipper a bit later and had a nice matching pair of camo slippers that were easily 6 sizes too big. Dad thought it was funny to wrap them separately, as well as to put anything for me back behind the sofa where no one checked...
paramedic-tim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife was a teen, she was given a card for her birthday from her mom, stating that she would get a mountain bike (used). Well, she never got it, because her mom is cheap. Similar instance happened with her brother. Got a tv, but it didnโt have a certain feature he needed, so they returned it to look for another. He just never got another one.
riingodesu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My college dorm had these mandatory socials, one of them was a White Elephant gift exchange party. I was the lucky person that got a rusty doorknob from a "woo-girl" who thought she was a comedic genius.
thesexauer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle knew I liked Rush, so he asked a friend for suggestions on other bands similar to Rush that I might like listening to. Based on the friend's recommendation, my uncle sent me three CDs:
Extreme: III Sides to Every Story
Trixter: Hear!
Nuclear Assault: Something Wicked
anitoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about abstinence.
MMM0000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Red rose , my girl gives me When She leaves me from her life.
EWPsies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god. Three years ago we had our annual family gathering on New Years Day (80 people that year including kids. Alot of kids) the 24 adults have a white elephant gift exchange while the kids are scattered about. If you haven't played white elephant its like... Competetive Gift Exchanges. And if you're in my family that is heavy on strategic games, then you know how this shit is WAR. (especially considering we did a 50$ gift exchange this year to spice things up)
There was one gift that was... Wrapped terribly, yet covered completely. And everyone was thinking the same thing "that has to be the good gift" it was my turn so I jumped on the opportunity, despite us allowing three steals, I figured I could sweet talk my way into keeping whatever masterpiece was held within.
I tore the sucker open, to reveal?!?!!?!
A used. USED. Christmas tree topper of this gross looking plastic doll of an angel. DID I MENTION IT WAS NEW YEARS DAY?! I had to hold my tongue. I had to hear the explanation. (perhaps this is an antique, or has a cool backstory, or someone died. SOMETHING?) No explanation. After five minutes I broke and I questioned whose gift it was from, turns out it was the wealthiest one in the family, she always had a disgust for our family, and vice-versa. I took that opportunity to put my persuasion skills to the test. I gave it the best Billy Mays treatment I ever could. Noone budged. I lost that Christmas, but our fire burned a bit brighter that evening.
Tl;dr: wealthy aunt put a used Christmas ornament in a 50 dollar gift exchange. I was stuck with it. On new years day.
Edit: words
goldenstarboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my a hair brush..... I'm bald .....
bensonsmooth24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I was with my moms family for Christmas. All my cousins got really cool things like video games or sports jerseys but I got..a box of almonds. I acted grateful until I realized that EVERYONE got a box of almonds as a "family tradition" so really, I got no present of my own so they made a spectacle out of me getting the almonds to cover it up.
xxmickeymoorexx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
May family did White Elephant gifts at Christmas be use it was a large family gathering (around 50 people total).
We would all draw numbers and take a gift from the pile when it was our turn, or take a gift that others had already opened. The rule was a gift couldn't change hands more than three times.
Some of the gifts were amazing. An antique chamber pot that was in the family for a few hundred years, lottery tickets, buckets of change, nice vases, tools, size 200 waist Levi's, drafting equipment, and all sorts of cool things. Mostly. But now and the there was a dud.
I got duds 3 years in a row. One year I got a cheese cutting board with the blade missing, the next year I got a phone that hung up when you put it to your ear, but the final time was the best/worst.
The last gift was a puzzle, obviously from Spencer's, of two extremely obese ( like 600+ lb) naked people bounding through a field of flowers towards each other.
I was 14. The gift my family gave me was a puzzle of ugly naked people.
NuttyWorking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year we did a secret santa thing in our class. The gift was not allowed to cost more than $5.00. Each day, one person would get picked at random and had to pull a number. The number was the present.
When it was finally my turn, i picked a number and got my pressent. I opened it and it was a halloween pumpkin-candle holder. I looked at it with a "wtf?" look. My teacher looked at it with a "wtf?" look. All my classmates... you get it. Appart from one. It was out classes "strange"-guy (i'm sure you all had one). He was really happy and afterwards during the break asked me if i liked the present. I just said thanks...
CFogan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a dildo. Unpackaged, unsure if unused.
teatowel_chicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got earring backs once from an aunt. My ears arenโt pierced.
UraniumRocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in 5th grade we did a secret santa, and the dude that got my name got me a box of neon colored animal print banana hammocks. Ruined my christmas that year seeing all the cool gifts all the other kids in class got, and there I was with a box of underwear.
hazelmond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crazy frog album. It was last year from my grandma who thinks that i would like it. Im 21.
TotalConartist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 my aunt got me a rug, that had skaters and all these cringey skate terms on it. I don't even skate. In the end I guess it worked out okay, I lay my surfboards on it in my car to keep sand from getting on my seats.
crujones43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a blank VHS tape that my aunt had recorded "the karate kid" off of the TV with commercials and all.
ghettoparamedic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gets me toilet paper for every holiday. Its not even two-ply!
OpiumDweller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa my 19 year old cousin gave me an open deck of cards that was missing some, an almost completely used up mini airhorn, and a play trident. I was 19 like wtf. Guess it's the thought that counts?
mrsuns10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finding out that my dad was cheating on my mom
And that was Christmas last year
totally_uncool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a towel for my 15th birthday.
She has also sent me her old/used makeup as gift (I think that was for Christmas).
The last gift I got from her was a used pillow for the tub. I donโt take baths, but even if I did.. that is kinda gross lol.
Thankfully, she has stopped sending me stuff.
GaryTheCabbage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right after my ex left me three days before we were supposed to move in our first flat for a guy she cheated with me, my step mother gave me a single ticket to see a comedy show. Not that bad, but the thing she forget is that it was my ex favorite comedian. And that I had only one ticket so I couldn't bring a friend.
admiralfilgbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hosted an xmas party and had a "naughty yankee swap," the idea being for all who wished to participate to try to outdo each other with raunchy gifts. There were a few big winners, but the worst one was a "karma sutra kit" which in and of itself would have been a good prize - there was an illustrated mini book and a number of powders and lotions... that were half used.
Ew.
GreatJanitor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2015: I have a sister who's married (was married), has two daughters who were 9 and 14. My mom and I spent $60 each on presents for the girls (mom spent $60 on the 9 y.o. and I spent $60 on the 14 year old since she and I have the same interests). We also spent a bunch of money for the girls to have some nice stocking stuffers. Plus we bought presents for my sister and her husband. Combined total for us was well over $200 spent on the four of them.
Christmas morning my sister hands me a $12 box of candy bars bought from Walmart and says "Merry Christmas, I didn't know what to get you."
A few things to point out: Her father in law the year before and left them well over $300,000 in life insurance as the sell of his estate. Also, the Monday before this, my car stereo had been stolen out of my car. She was in the room with my mom when I told her, and indirectly, my sister, that my car stereo had been stolen. She asked my mom what she should get me. My mom said "How about a $50 gift certificate to Car Toys that he can put towards a new car stereo?"
The following year I bought gifts for her daughters. She got me nothing. I did get a text from her. Not saying "Merry Christmas", not saying thank you for buying gifts for her daughters. Not asking if there was anything she could get me. No. Her no good unemployed wife beating husband wanted to watch cable television on his cell phone and wanted my login and password information to do it on my account, but not offer to help out with the bill.
This year I'm not doing shit. I'm tired of the expectation from her that I'm to provide gifts for birthdays and christmas but I get nothing in return, or when I do get something it's something insulting.
LanikMan07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired Pizza Hut coupons.
John2k12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Christmas tree ornament from Reddit secret Santa. It was a cheap plastic orb with a stencil of a video game logo on it. I got it late, 10 days after Christmas was over and our tree was gone so i eventually just threw it out as I had no use for it and only gave negative reminders. I havenโt done secret Santa since.
Because they sent it late, they used priority fast shipping to make up for it I guess. The shipping probably cost twice as much as the ornament!
messyjessi878 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-dad gave me a step stool for Christmas from โSantaโ even though I was literally the tallest kid in my school and would never use it for anything. He was a dick.
Edit: Iโm realizing now that itโs funny because of step-dad and step-stool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towels. Normally that's a fine gift. We had asked for some for our housewarming party and my mother-in-law bought us several. Then my birthday rolls around (9 months later) and my mother-in-law got me a gift. I open it up, more towels. Then my husband's birthday is a week later. More towels. That was years ago and I still have no explanation.
brucetwarzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I moved to a new place, and i was excited to make it all the way i like it. My best friend made me a picture/dresser combo for christmas. I appreciated what went into it, and it wasn't ugly, but nothing i would ever hang up. It was not my style and i disliked the fact that i now "have" to hang that thing up. My house burned down with the picture in it, not hanged up yet. So it worked out pretty good.
PhilippaBruce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A brown bath towel that had my name on it.
GunShow124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a hockey Christmas party one year, we did a white elephant gift exchange. Unfortunately, one guy on the team didn't bring a gift, and so to compensate the hosts went up to their attic and put a used stomp rocket under the tree. Guess what I ended up with?
To cap it off I also had just discovered how to burn CDs on the computer so I went and put a bunch of effort into making everyone a super cool hockey mix-CD. And some guy couldn't even go to Hallmark and buy a damn WebKinz
ragamuffin_77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my now ex only gave me one present. It was the receipt for a new tail light for the car. A few weeks earlier I had a small accident and that broke. (It was the only thing that got damaged)
hannowagno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My multi-millionaire cousin got me a chocolate bar wrapped to look like $100 for Christmas.
She got my parents bars of soap. The soap had a 1/1,000 chance of having $100 in it.
It wasn't just that she got us soap or candy. It's that she acknowledged her extreme wealth still and made a joke about "oh yeah, I spent a lot on your presents this year!"
Fuzzl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pixel (the movie) because my lovely fam in law think that is what gamers like these days.
At least I have saved someone else sanity. Box is still, and will stay sealed.
Wheremypants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would dread the arrival of the gift from my Aunt and Uncle every year. Gingerbread cookie kit, I hate the stuff, but I would have to make it and eat some and thank them. I threw them in the trash Aunt Sue.
BobbyRobertson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 I loved Pokemon. One Christmas my family was opening presents and we started getting towards the end when the 'big present' would be opened. My mom got excited and handed me a present. I open it and it's the official strategy guide for Pokemon Yellow.
I get ridiculously excited. I don't own a gameboy, I love pokemon and I'm getting a gameboy and the game where freaking PIKACHU FOLLOWS YOU AROUND.
Then I see my dad's face. He's very concerned. He knows what's going on. I'm not getting a gameboy. I was never getting a gameboy. I just got a book with a pokemon on the front of it because my mom doesn't understand video games.
This wasn't the only devastating present from her. One year she bought dog treats and put them in our stockings thinking they were regular cookie biscuit things. I was 12 and my brother was 9 and we thought we were getting a puppy. My mom shouldn't be allowed to buy presents
BombBombBombBombBomb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a porcelain horse (a horse laying down in some way. not standing up).
it was ugly and dark brownish colors... my dad laughed whe he saw me open it up
i got it from my grand father who bought it 30ish years ago
i dont remember what happend with it. i dont have it anymore.
why would you give a ceramic horse to a male teenager who likes video games and movies?
Tserraknight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got barbeque sauce for christmas once so I could cook for my family. -.-'
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 I gave my girlfriend a James Taylor CD for her birthday. She didn't like James Taylor, but I did and I was convinced if she gave him a real listen, that she would see the light.
So, yeah.
I was an idiot back then. I like to think I've wizened up a bit since then. Sorry Jessica.
SpencerDavis44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend received a gift bag that was filled with loose nuts. It was very strange...
bradmiska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rainbow tube tie with a bag of Oreos from my uncle. I was 13.
carulina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother
TheRatPatrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Believe it or not, The Office.
Every year, my Aunt would buy the most recent season of The Office for me on DVD. But the kicker was that she and her whole family would watch it before giving it to me. As I opened it she would talk about how funny it was; if I didn't know her better I would have thought she was doing a bit.
Season 1 no real issues, season 2 a couple blemishes but still worked, fine, whatever, still getting The Office, who cares if it's lightly used. But Season 3, Season 3 also got borrowed out to my cousin's boyfriend and his family and when I finally got it, two of the discs were so scratched they were unwatchable.
After that I said no mas on the DVD's. To this day she still gives terrible gifts but those were the most baffling/frustrating ones.
bertbarndoor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but when I was in the 7th grade there was a guy named Paul who would tease/bully a girl named Monique. He was a jerk. He would call her Mongo short for Mongloid. His favorite insult was, "Mongo want a cookie?" Which he would use on a daily basis. The class had a secret Santa one year. Yes, Paul got Monique. He told the boys his plan was to wrap a bag of cookies. We said he shouldn't and I didn't think he would, but on the gift exchange day Monique opened her present in front of the class and it was an already opened half eaten bag of cookies. I've never forgot that.
iamavine212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend once gave me some winning scratchies (that had already been scratched). I went to cash them in... turns out they had been stolen.
tasos500 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas, my parents bought my brother and I one of those cheapo Android smart watches for each of us. The same day, I looked them up on Amazon and they cost less from there than the store they bought them from. Mine is still sitting in its box in a drawer.
RandomHerosan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my great aunt gives all of my siblings various gifts and I get a bag of store bought cookies. Every year I get oatmeal raisin which I dislike so my mom gets a bag of oatmeal raisin cookies via me.
kathrynj70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom used to do a scavenger hunt every year for my brother and I. We usually get one โbigโ gift every year and the scavenger hunt was to find the final big gift. One year we went through the whole scavenger hunt to get to the end and find snow shovels personalized with our names on them. ๐ We had to sign a โcontractโ with our parents promising weโd use them hahahah
peanutbuttertuxedo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
parents got me luggage for Christmas and didn't wrap it so it just sat under the tree for 2 weeks as a not so subtle hint to move out.
I was 17 at the time...
MySFWRedditAccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was just born, my grandmother gave me (a boy) a pink fleece jumpsuit for Christmas. My mother, trying to be nice, put it on me when she took me on a walk around town. After getting asked how old her, "beautiful little girl" is, numerous times, she took it of and threw it out.
rabbiferret ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my dad was moving across the country, into a house with an old friend/flame. I helped him pack, and moved him down. Now, I had spoken to the woman a few times, and she seemed a little flakey, but whatever... I'm not the one that would be living there.
The plan was to stay a night on an air mattress, an be catch a flight back home the next day. When I arrived it was clear to me that this person was an absolute shit show of a human being, but my dad was excited.
The next day, as I was set to go, she pulled me aside and said how incredible it was that I would drive so far and do so much for my dad. She said she appreciated how thoughtful I was, and wanted to give my gf and I a gift. She handed over two glittery gift card holders in pink and blue, complete with little matching bows.
Perhaps I had misjudged this woman, maybe there was a thread of kindness and sanity that my dad had unearthed in their long phone conversations. I thanked her, put away the gifts and headed to the airport.
On mu flight, I thought back to her moment of kindness and decided to see what she had given. I unwrapped the delicate blue ribbon, and pulled off the lid. The box was empty. An Old Navy emblem emblazoned a small plastic gift card holder, but nothing more. The pink box was identical.
At that point I laughed, knowing that my few hours and "gift" would be nothing compared to the shit my Dad would dealing with going forward.
kateness_greatness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cat murdered a mouse and...well...you know.
GSnow21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 30th bday/college grad party my sister left to go buy me weed as my gift, she never came back and gave me an iou that night. This was a month after o gave her $50 for her 26th bday
She's the godmother to my young daughter, can't wait to see what she gets her for Christmas.
sparkyy1985 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bullet knife. It was a small bullet that opened up into a tiny knife. The person who gave it to me said it was good for going through security at the airport.
LikelyAFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend of my cousins was so salty about a gift that he gave a friend of ours half a snickers bar for his birthday and this fucker saved the other half of it for A WHOLE YEAR and gave him the other half next birthday xD
beyd1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm super glad I stopped doing presents two years ago.
zxjonathan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a chinese gift exchange, right when everyone was freaking the fuck out about bacon. I opened one of the last gifts and low and behold I got a box of bacon candycanes. Fuck you Rob
kofteburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who receives gifts, honestly?
OoohTacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a small $2 calendar for my 12th birthday, and although it doesn't sound too bad, it is in comparison to my sisters who both got a DS game each plus some electronics for their birthdays. My bitchy ass was pretty pissed when I got my present, and I threw the calendar out within only 2 minutes of receiving it.
UnwrittenVoices ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love birds, and one year I got a box with a robotic parakeet in it. The box was already opened and taped shut, but I figured my Uncle or whoever just checked the product to make sure it wasnโt damaged (he orders these things online through stores). I was so excited because usually I get really crappy gifts that were broken or whatever. Opened the box and realized the birdโs chest was opened and wirings were missing. I found the batteries so old and corroded they were useless. The entire thing was junk. I ended up crying.
MaliciouslyMint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brothers: engraved pocket knives in their favorite colors
Me: a bath set she got at work. I was allergic to it...
cinnamon_christ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everything that I ever got for Christmas growing up was the worst gift that I ever received. To elaborate, my mom would use my wish list to determine what not to get me. She thought that doing this would make everything a true surprise. I grew up watching everyone around me getting what they asked for while I got a bunch of stupid shit that I hated and didnโt want. I do not enjoy Christmas.
dell_55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a boyfriend for a couple of years that would overspend every month. He racked up all kinds of credit card debt buying stupid things. After about 18 months of us dating he says he can't pay his share of the bills that month and then gives me a gift. They were a pair of $800 dangly diamond earrings. I acted happy and grateful but 1) I never wear jewelry l, especially gaudy stuff and 2) my ears weren't pierced.
When we broke up he asked for them back along with the other jewelry he bought me and I never wore.
Ermellino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a small cereal bars pack of 3 for my birthday(not a party just the day, my family was there on vacation), like 1 second later took it from my hand and gave one to my cousin, to my uncle and ate one herself. Also worst relatives in general.
toppingshelves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donald trumps dollar and coin set... best white elephant gift though
mpuckett259 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towels from M&M World when I was 7 or 8. I knew that she went there before Christmas too, and she wrapped my towels in M&M themed wrapping paper. I know my aunt isn't that malicious, but sometimes I wonder about that gift. It was the only one I got from her for a long time, and it just seemed sadistic.
Here_And_Now ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
12 Santana albums for xmas...I only like maybe 3 songs....
OldManLeeVanCleef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my friend giving a nicely gift wrapped piece of old wood for class secret Santa, probably the worst gift that kid had ever gotten whoever got the wood.
SexySorcerer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
cookiesandcream97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend of mine was gifted an opened box of tea bags, with half of them missing.
IceEye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a pair of nice sunglasses one year. Would be nice if I havnt had to wesr glasses since the 1st grade. Basiclly useless without my perceptions on. I was more confused than anything, I thought I'd accidently opened someone else's gift but nope.
Still gave her a hug and stuff. Meme is great.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Former teacher. Once, as an end of the year gift, I received a felt checkerboard set, and wrapped inside was a small tube of sunscreen and a pack of Mamba candy.
Sweet girl. Sweet family. Super strange gift when considered together. Oh, and maybe I should mention this girl was not in elementary schoolโshe was in 8th grade.
the_vitamin_e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me, my sister, and my 3 cousins shitty flashlights for Christmas one year.
lobroblaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking barcode battler
CleanBaldy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th birthday, my entire family decided to all buy me lottery scratch off tickets as a joke gift, since 18 is the legal limit for them.
In total, I received only $50 worth of tickets from everyone, which was a little insulting. I scratched them all off and won $1...
Worse yet, that birthday started a trend among the family to buy $1-$5 of scratch offs on birthdays and wrap them in a post-it note with a paper clip for everyone. My family decided that it was too big and nobody was worth more than $5. Even cards are a waste of money... so post-it notes were used.
Alexander9999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend once told me how his father received a penis shaped ashtray.
Nomdermaet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift to me, but my uncle gave my 8 year old nephew a ream of printer paper for Christmas. Two years later, he gave him a large rock from his backyard. No fossils or cool shaped rock, just a big, dirty rock.
TheGomeeez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a new Zippo lighter. A few months after I quit smoking cigarettes.
marvinwaitforit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa. I gave a wonderful crown royals set with glasses and whisky. I got a duck dynasty plush toy. Fortune 500 bank Christmas party. So stupid.
iamalext ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once, I was staying with my maternal grandmother (and I say that in the kindest terms) for a day at the water park. Because I was very excited (I was maybe 6-7 years old), I forgot my bathing suit at home (I was living with my dad and would spend every second weekend with my mom. In this case, my grandmother picked me up from my mom's house). She quickly pointed out that we could stop in town on our way to the waterpark and pick up a bathing suit for me.
We get to the store in town, and after I pick out a bathing suit, she points out that it's pretty expensive and that I should split the cost with her... (my dad would always leaves me 20$ when he dropped me off, in case of emergencies!). Seemed fair to me, so I paid for half of the bathing suit.
We eventually make our way to the waterpark. We stand in line to get in, and once it's our turn, she looks at me and says: "since I had to pay for the bathing suit, you're going to have to pay your own ticket today!"
Please note, this grandmother had several homes and properties and was a rich divorcee, while my dad, who had custody, is an injured veteran living on a pension.
Not sure if it counts as the worst gift, since I paid for the majority, but I figured it fit the mood!
Gouki2304 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of condoms 8 chocolate bars and a bottle of lube
F4orPro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stone with a smiley.
kitten_gurl_2002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 dollars for Christmas because my boyfriend didn't bother going out and getting me an actual gift and after my family gave him a nice camera case he felt guilty and told me "I'll give you all the money in my wallet"
photogdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me a bottle of bubble bath for Christmas. It was obviously one of those pre-packaged gift items that she probably got from her office holiday party. It looked like a bottle of champagne and came loosely wrapped in crinkly cellophane, tied off with a ribbon.
TheRationalDove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me mostly makeup products for Christmas one year. I don't wear makeup.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tim Allen's "Santa Claus" on VHS on Christmas Day.
phl_fc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that terrible, but when I first moved out of my parents house I moved an hour away and it took a couple years for people to realize not to buy someone gift certificates to places they have to travel a long way to get to. My parents kept giving me gift cards to non-chain stores near them and I'd never use them. A few years later I re-gifted all my saved up cards to my brother who still lived out there.
datmanydocris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a graduation gift, my grandmother got me a bible... I'm an atheist and she knew that.
Eat_the_Penguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated High School most of my family gave me gifts related to coming of age; shave kit, wallet, that sort of thing. My grandparents me the Goofy telephone my little cousin didn't want. This phone in the shape of Disney's Goofy was promptly re-gifted.
TheRatPatrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman year in college I got a tupperware tub of Olive Garden mints that my grandmother had been saving up. Best Christmas ever.
oneaverageamerican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my dad got me the only birthday present I actually remember him getting me as my parents became Jehovahs Witnesses shortly after that.It was a paintball gun so I could play with my two best friends that also got them. I was so excited I nearly shit myself when I opened it. As I was about to take it out of the actual packaging, my dad stops me and says he wants to do juuuuust a little more research on them before I open it. I assume this to mean he wants to make sure he got the best one or something so I chill and enjoy the rest of my birthday hanging with my friends. As it turns out, my dad decided at the end of the day that they were too dangerous and takes it back to the store without telling me... and doesnโt get anything else. So all that summer I had to hear about my friends going out to play paintball and have fun. So, I guess the worst present I ever got was hope.
hoodie-weather ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for valentineโs day one year my ex got me one of those pieces of rock thatโs supposed to make you happier when you carry it around.
and then on my birthday she got me another one, and nothing else. imagine knowing your gf is going to give you a rock every holiday.
ChubbyTheSloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my grandmother gave me one of those ballpoint pens with a highlighter on the other end. And a bag of trailmix.
itgmechiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not bad but the worst timing. When I became 15 my parents gave me Skyrim for my birthday. I had just bought it the day before
ravens3333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a used jock strap for Christmas that my grandmother found at a flea market. I was 9 or 10 years old at the time.
Dingo9933 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was not so much just the gift but more about what Christmas had become. Growing up my siblings and I had been very fortunate to have parents who loved to give us great Christmases I mean living room sprawling with wrapped gifts on the floor spilling into the other room, followed by a huge breakfast and the joys of being with each other and all the new toys, clothes etc
Jump to me being in my 20โs and its Christmas day. Siblings moved out so just me and my parents. I give my parents their (wrapped) gifts and my mother hands me a check for $100. BOOM Christmas is over. No food shopping was so almost nothing in the house. I think I settled for pasta with butter for the meal for the day ended up driving around our city for hours looking for a dunkin donuts or something to get a coffee or a sandwich and could not find anything so gave up and went home. It f*cking sucked. So much so that to this day I do a HUGE grocery shop the day before Christmas grabbing anything I might be in the mood for on Christmas and over spending but refuse to ever have that miserable of a Christmas again
MadVladPalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Uncle used to work at the incinerator at his town, where he would be known to pull out any goods on the line that he deemed "too nice to burn". One year I got a tent that was ripped and reeked of smoke. He also informed me "You're gonna have to find poles for it, those get recycled"
Randytybalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a vacuum from my mother in law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother was the favorite child and grandchild in the family. When I was 12 and he was 11, I had been begging my parents for a pair of athletic shoes. Not like Jordan's or anything, just some basic gym shoes. I'd been dying in Payless airwalk knockoff converse that were too small and I couldn't be in sports without proper shoes. My family wasn't all that poor, but my father was a miser and a fiend, at least toward me.
My brother got a new wardrobe of Underarmor gear, shoes, shirts, pants, the works from our mom's family.
I got new shoe laces for my shoes. They were too long.
Swordsman82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the army we had to do a mandatory gift swap with our platoon. I got a half empty bottle of Coco Butter.
wamjaeger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a device that lights up to tell you if water from faucet is hot or not.
it connects to the faucet.
...
zimmerman5050 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fish..... I mean, it's a nice fish but I feel like it's very rude to force that amount of responsibility and commitment on someone with a gift. I've never had a fish and travel regularly so I have to make arrangements.
SinanZee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandpa gave me a screwdriver when I was seven that promptly went into an outlet
goodOlas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A soap dispenser. I was 16.
M4ethor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So there is this german singer called Wolfgang Petry. I hated his music and everytime my mother asked me if I liked his music I sarcastically said "Oh yes it's great ..." with a bored facial expression. My parents once gifted me a music tape with his music, for Christmas. I was around 7 or something and cried as I unwrapped it, because I loved tapes as I was little and felt like my parents wanted to bullshit me.
To this day, I don't know if my parents wanted to make a joke or were just oblivious to my sarcasm. My mother seemed actually confused about my reaction though, so I doubt a joke.
RenNetriks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Repeatedly throughout my marriage my inlaws gave me my first initial in various decorative forms. Ornaments, wall hangings, metal book ends, etc. Such an impersonal, yet personal gift. The best though was when they gave me a tea towe. Just one. Not a set. And yes, it had a picture of my dog's breed on it but talk about a slap in the face when their son-in-law opened sweaters and shirts that same Christmas morning. The best part is my exes new girlfriend has the same initial so I left them all in the house so they could regift.
imcloudnine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws sent us pictures of themselves posing in every room of their house, printed on regular copy paper. And that was our complete gift one year.
GlassTwiceTooBig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year that the PS2 came out, I really wanted one, or at least a DVD player. I was also spending it at my uncle's place in Florida. I love snow, and it had started snowing hard just as my family and I were flying down to Florida, so it felt incredibly unnatural for it to be 80 degrees on Christmas Day. Anyway, my parents got me Monopoly, which I already hated, but then my mother spilled coffee on it while we were playing. All over the money. It was ok, though, because my aunt and uncle also had gotten me a Monopoly set. My uncle got a PS2, though, but no games that I was allowed to play (Fireblade, which was a really fun game, I later found out). I was miserable.
Finally, we get back up north, and the snow had melted the day before. My grandmother got me a present, though.
Fucking Monopoly.
Years later, the same thing happened to George Michael in Arrested Development, but it was funny when it happened to him.
MsEwa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been to a "Horrible Gift Party" once. Everyone had to bring a gift they didn't like. Everyone had to take one item home. There was a lottery for picking order. Quite a few people found things they really liked. One person's trash is another one's treasure I reckon.
-boon- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From one aunt I once got a sculpture of 2 ants that were caressing each other under a flower that was set up to look like an umbrella. The one ant was leaning the other ant back in a romantic kiss from a movie scene...
I'm male and in my 30s at the time..
The next year she gave me a door mat made of rocks... it weighed no less than 40lbs.
goat_puree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid my aunt gave me a package of diapers. I must have had a 'what the fuck...?' look on my face, so she explained to me that they were for dolls. I didn't like/play with dolls.
godwins_law_34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Class gift exchange. A used, broken half of a pink eraser.
SkeptiCynical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Former foster kid here. Christmas season is a special type of soul crushing pain for unwanted kids.
A puzzle one year, a pack of colored pencils another. 2 years back to back, 2 different families, their kids had gifts stacked to the ceiling.
darklight33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both my brother and I are notorious in my family for getting really horrible gifts from my grandmother.
One year, my brother had to be about 7-8 y/o, she got him a bowling set for babies. Yes babies. The box was labeled for 6-12 months.
On a different year, I was gifted with some sort of infants toy that spoke the colors, alphabet, numbers. That sort of stuff. I was well old enough to already know all this. I had to have been between 7-10 y/o.
Every year, my 5 other cousins got great gifts. Books, clothes, jewelry, freaking gift cards too. Unfortunately, my brother and I are the least favorite grandchildren. To make matters worse, my grandmother babysat us both everyday after school and sometimes on weekends when my mother worked. So, it wasnโt as if she didnโt know what my brother and I liked. She was very aware of what she did.
She also gave my mother gifts that were broken, damaged, OPEN, or in poor taste.
Davran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This requires a little back story. I had a rough time in school with bullies and such, didn't have many friends or anything, which culminated in me wearing all black...you know, like teenagers do sometimes. My family wasn't exactly supportive of this phase in my life, my grandparents least of all. I got all kinds of gifts with not-so-thinly veiled "hints" attached over the years, but one christmas they really went too far.
I was handed a gift, and it was a book about making friends. Then I was handed another gift. A white designer sweater...the sort of thing you might find on a 75 year old man at a country club. What followed my gifts was a serious discussion about how if I read the book and wore the sweater instead of the stuff I usually wore, things would only get better for me. You know, because what every teenager needs to hear from their family is that it's all their fault.
TheMRC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 16-17 years ago, my mother bought me shoes. She said: "That's what the cool kids wear nowadays." Was hard to tell her: "I will never ever wear those shoes anywhere, or I will die of shame."
They looked a bit similiar to this, but for men.
hamzavers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
False hope and lies
I had a friend who lived in a different country, and I hadn't talked to him in months (I would message him, but he would be busy and would rarely reply). One day i got him to promise me he'll Skype me on my birthday as a birthday present for me. It was really the only thing I wanted on my birthday. When my birthday came, I went home from school and had my phone connected to the Wi-Fi and laptop on, waiting for him to call. I waited for hours. Made up excuses in my head "maybe he's busy right now, he'll call in a while". Nope. Gave him a few days, maybe he'll apologize and will talk some other day. Still nope.
viviipede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex boyfriend got me a teapot on my 21st birthday and tried to guilt trip me into thinking it was expensive (he bought it in China from a villager). Had the nerve to tell me money doesnโt mean everything (heโs a spoilt rich kid who lives off his daddy).
Sophiedze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cheese-grater from my parents last year
Mortuus_The_Black ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our wedding in September, one of my wife's family had a Mass said for us. We're not Catholic. Everyone else gave us money and sweet thoughtful gifts though so it wasn't a total wash.
Kaneity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone thought it would be great to give me a stapler remover...
CupcakeAndTea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6th grade, we got a new teacher at our school and she gave us all some cheap little beanie babies. She told us before we opened them that each one of them was a representation of us and our characteristic to her.
Some boys got bears, lizards and turtles. Some girls got sea otters and cats.
Myself and a handful of the less popular girls go a walrus .
Froidster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was about 15 or 16 my dad bought groceries, wrapped them all up and put them under the tree. After opening the third "gift" he explained that the food he buys me everyday is a gift that I should stop taking for granted. This was the second Christmas after my parents got divorced, and the first one at my dad's house since the divorce.
Azozel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star Wars the Crystal Star by Vonda N. Mcintyre
Worst Star Wars book ever. I had actually purchased this book for myself and burned it in effigy then received a new copy as a gift for Christmas. Ugh.
ScorpioGlitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a tie between the ex's mother and the "step" dad.
From the ex's mother: one of those "at home rotisseries" - you know... "set it and forget it."
Seemed pretty fuckin' awesome and legit. Get home, pull it out of the box and it's used. No biggie. Regifting is incredibly cool.
Except the inside was filthy. Baked on nastiness all over the place. I had to scrub the inside of it for two days before I felt comfortable putting food inside it.
Okay, that's a bit of an annoyance, but not too bad, just a little extra work, right?
Wrong. All of the accessories that actually contact food is a teflon coated nightmare since it had been used to the point that food cooked in it stuck to them so badly that it tore everything to shreds. I suppose it's okay if you want to make shredded rotisseried chicken or something but if you wanted anythign in one piece, it wasn't usable.
The "step" dad:
Christmas. The only thing I got from him was a fuckin' pine wood derby car kit. I was 40. What. The. Fuck. He reasoning, when confronted by family members: "Well he never got to do one when he was a kid because his dad took over the project." Are you fuckin' kidding me? A "problem" which meant absolutely nothing to me as a kid (I had more fun watching than I would have trying to build it) and trying to step in as therapist while you're busy gaslighting the entirety of the rest of the family???
Burrito-Typhoon- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a secret Santa with a bunch of people from my class and a guy got me a teddy bear that said something along the lines of โYouโre 2!โ And a card with something similar with noting written in it. He was laughing his ass off and everyone was just standing there in silence. And I had to say thanks.
Retard_Throttle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years ago my MIL got my wife a can opener. A fucking can opener. Not even an electric one at that. Her siblings received the latest version of MacBook Pros.
Grant8496 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked my grandparents for one of the silky nike sweatshirts I liked. Instead they got me a plain grey sweatshirt that was one size too big and had "pony" written on the front because quote "they didnt think I would like that silky material"
joekeny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law bought me a calendar of birds for Christmas because we had named our newborn daughter Wren. She refuses to buy me MTG cards for Christmas and has no clue what else I enjoy so she got a bird calendar.
CubicKinase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An incomplete pack of Jesus themed playing cards.
OrangeMan741 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
dayngazoneee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated a very awkward boy back in highschool who gave me an off brand papa Smurf doll. I had never indicated in my life that I was interested in Smurfs, nor did I even know what they were at the time. He also decided to stuff it in my locker between class periods still in the CVS bag it came in. Price tags and receipt attached. Needless to say we are no longer together.
TiltedZen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single rubber duck. Fuck you Fred.
Xietnin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 8 years old on December. There were various kinds of shaped gifts under the traditional Christmas tree. Mostly some boxes, clearly wrapped up clothing, and to confuse me, some heavy, wide, cylinder-shaped presents wrapped like hard candy laid under the tree. It ate at me about what was under the tree for weeks. When my mom said "Hey Xietnin, you can open just one gift, since its getting close to Christmas" I swiftly sat down by the cylinder-shaped present and said "This one. I need to know what's inside it." She then replied "Are you sure? I don't think you want to open that one." I pressed on anyway, it had been long enough.
It was a can of green beans, a gag gift. Mom, feeling bad about it, let me have a mulligan on that offer after failing to choose a good present from under the tree. EDIT: The other can was canned corn I think. 2 total gag-gifts.
Schytzo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, my parents bought me a horse shoe game set for my birthday. And that was it.
I unwrapped the box and was like, what the fuck is this, do yall even know who I am?
I felt so unloved as a kid.
chamtrain1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a ceramic goblet for a wedding gift. It was the gift from a family that brought 7 people to both the rehearsal dinner + wedding. Probably spent close to 1500 on their attendance and got a ceramic goblet that I have no idea what to do with. Its plain. Ceramic. And a goblet.
Aves_HomoSapien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my step-grandmother got all the kids new bicycles. Except me, I got a $10 gift card. She never hated me, but she had NO issue making it very clear that she did not consider me her grandchild.
smithjake2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Sports Direct branded cereal bowl and pair of tracksuit bottoms wrapped together inside a beautiful Sports Direct plastic bag for my 17th birthday from my own father. Prick.
PoopFlavoredGum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was talking with my aunt when I was younger about a month before Christmas about soups that I like, well then I received a 12 pack can of Cambells chicken and noodle soup for Christmas. Thanks Aunt pam
pandabox9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to say I was around 19 when my mom gave me these for Christmas (along with a calendar). the โworstโ gift Iโve thrown them out by now (that was 8 years ago), but I almost wish I kept them because of how absolutely priceless everyoneโs reactions to them are lol My sister was given a matching pair that had tennis rackets and tennis balls on it. And maybe a baseball too? Sport related, in any case.
KyotoCrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year with my (now ex) step-momโs family. (Theyโre fuckin loaded btw). I got a draw string bag. Thatโs it. From my step-momโs parents. The actual grandkids got nerf guns, a small rifle, tons of Nike shoes, all kinds of name brand clothing, the girls got purses too I think. The oldest was like 11 at the time, and I was 9. I still have the bag 8 years later (granted its light use and occasionally). But I guess whatever thet spent was worth it.
currentlyquang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a factually incorrect plastic globe for Christmas 2014. I asked for a Surface. Suffice to say it wasn't the best Christmas
dollrighty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my godfather got me a CD player for my birthday. It was the fancy 10 second no skip kind. I just asked for "a CD player" he went out and bought me a really nice one. Then when I opened it he said "I spent way more than I had planned on that so you are going to have to work it off." I spent the entirety of that summer working for him on his shitty farm picking rocks and stacking hay-bails and other shit. Pretty sure I worked most of the summer for him and never got a dime.
/u/dollywood92 is my brother and he can attest to this story too. My uncle/godfather was a cheap asshole.
Bonus - He also gave me a rake for my birthday one year. Then had me rake his lawn.
abcdthc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How to survive junior high by my least favorite relatives. Step siblings, 20+ years older than me, actuall they had a kid older than me by a few years.
The kid, was my step fathers grand daughter. Every xmass she would get 1,000's of dollar worth of gifts from not only her parents, but also my parent(s).
Also keep in mind im 11 at the time, xmass gifts were still a big deal.
Anyway we bring a carload of presents over for their family. They get nothing nor my mom or their dad (my step dad) and they get me the worst book ever written. Like an 8.99 paper back.
Tips like " if you want to make friends, go through the yearbook and circle all of the kids pictures who look like they have money" Try to get them gifts and suck up to them."
I was into metallica and nine inch nails at the time, i was so pissed.
eldovaking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work out accesories from my ex. Was not overweight but she thought I was maybe 15lbs overweight. Translated to obesity for her.
Slicric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received 6 unmatched cat bowls for my cats. At the time I'd been a cat owner for at least 5+ years and had plenty of bowls to feed the cats.
Darthdaloram123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a tent. (I hate camping)
cphoebney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My one uncle is always clueless with gifts, and one year I made the mistake of telling him I was studying Japanese.
That Christmas he gave me a bunch of Manga that not only did I have no hope of being able to read, but one of the books was very graphic hentai. Made me wonder how much research he did into these gifts.
jebbie_sans_187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grounded. My mother's husband would always ground me before Christmas. One of those control freak types.
The BEST present was a picture of Bill Murray in a cowboy hat!
KajaIsForeverAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a white elephant I got a box of taco shells and some off brand tissues. I don't even like tacos
InstitutionalizedJay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some chorizo for Christmas lol
bitb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Contouring makeup. I'm a non-makeup-wearing straight man that is not an actor or performer of any kind
itsSTELLAAA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an already opened pack of five off brand pre-filled paintbrush tubes. The neighbors gave it to me a few days after Christmas. The plastic holding the tubes onto the cardboard was taped back on. Why
g13rm0x17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather gave me an unwrapped car-washing kit...my car wasn't even that dirty...
courtface_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 and my sister was 10 my grandma got us a fondue fountain for Christmas. Have no idea what happened to it as we never used it.
SageRiBardan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a history of receiving bad gifts from my in-laws...
A five dollar radio shack flashlight (the price tag was still on it)
A hard little pillow with a speaker in it so I could listen to music (muffled tinny music) while I slept
Three wool sweaters (three years in a row) even though I'm allergic to wool
Bright purple bathrobe
Picture hanging kit (twice, two years in a row)
Natural Hemp shirt (I'm also allergic to hemp)
Car seat covers (wool again)
A large box of white bath towels which were extras from their set.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got my ex-boyfriend concert tickets to see his favorite band.
He got me a replica of a Saturday Evening Post magazine from the 60s with JFK's face on it.....with a reused bow stuck on the top. I'm still confused by it, and my family still bring it out every Christmas so we can all have a good laugh.
Hex4Nova ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I got any gifts in the first place
TheBigBear1776 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt always gave me and my cousins very similar gifts for Christmas and our birthdays. This is because just before she went totally blind she bought an entire end cap worth of toys from the Target $5 section. i remember getting the same toy for Christmas, birthday, and the next Christmas and it was this โgolf ball sweet spot finder.โ Really it just spun your golf balls inside this little cage resembling the space mountain ride at Epcot. We all got golf related gifts until she passed several years ago. To this day nobody on that side of my family has ever touched a golf club except for me.
Myles_Kreepin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a tie-dye Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt from K-Mart back in the late 90s. It was blue, pink, and yellow, and the entire front (of course it was an xl) was Austinโs face. My mom let me return it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my mom got me slightly misshapen underwear for xmas. It was bought very cheap from Jembro and it had one big leg hole and one tiny one. I will never forget that. It even said slightly mishapen underwear on the package.
MickMuffin27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girlfriend at the time got me a lighter for Christmas. Granted, it had the Brand New spaceman on it and she ordered it from etsy, but a bic lighter? Come on dude.
boogs_23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad has a tendency to get my mom stuff he likes. She has so many cds of bands she doesn't like.
GulJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift is one that I gave, not received.
My brother and I usually get each other games and other fun things. I forgot to buy him a gift one year. So I went to my mother at the last minute and asked if I could buy a gift from her (as she always overbuys). The only thing that she had not wrapped yet was jumper cables for his car. I went for it.
The look of utter disappointment when he opened jumper cables for Christmas instead of something fun still makes me feed ashamed to this day. Our giving each other cool/fun gifts every year sort of fell apart after that.
anschauung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife comes from a culture that doesn't really do Christmas-gift-giving, but her grandma wanted to give me something for Christmas.
She gave me a pink cigarette lighter shaped like two naked women kissing.
I have no idea where an 80-year-old who can't drive could have gotten it, I have no idea why she'd thought I wanted it, and I have no use for it. But, I treasure it anyway because it was given with love.
I just have to keep in a drawer.
Jehovacoin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, my grandmother would always purchase Christmas presents for the rest of the family through home shopping channels. She would always buy the things that came with "a free calculator" or some other little cheap trinket that barely works, like those little book lights that go out after one or two uses. She would give the actual present to whoever it was intended for, and I would end up with the extras. There was always a calculator, a book light, some kind of ruler-type-thing, and an assortment of other useless junk.
After a while I told her to just stop giving me presents and help me cook dinner instead. We got along much better after that.
Leingode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a weird orange and pea soup green long sleeved polo that was too big last year. Every year she gives me a shirt that was uglier than the last year. I think she might be playing a game to see how bad it is till I snap and I'm scared what this year will be...
Meior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Four pounds of cat candy. I didn't have a cat.
not-quite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle, an insurance agent, gave me one of his brand pens for Christmas. Meanwhile, his kids got macbooks and a puppy.
OrangeNinja24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 15th birthday my mom got me binoculars. Alright, kinda cool but useless to me. For my 16th birthday she got me a fishing pole to go with them... I never fished in my life and never showed any intention to. I wasnโt/am not even a tomboy in any way. Thanks Mom... every teenage girl wants Dad gifts. ๐
The_Potato_Dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
warheadsteel7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My main gift from an old lady I knew was a pack of 10 tissues which were Cars themed. At least they came in handy when I had a cold.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
Sheeeplet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a bad gift but my gf got me an amazing jumper(sweater) that i had previously lost about a year prior. As soon as I unwrapped it my dad says 'there's one just like that at the bottom of my cupboard' and yup there it was.
Shaftus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both the best and worst gift I ever recieved was from my Grandma when I was 16. She gave me a pair of (probably very expensive) black leather gloves with ;ambskin and soft wool lining. As a 16 year old who had asked for rugby gear, I was upset. Plus they were kind of old fashioned, Alfred Hitchcocky looking things, and the kid I was at the time would never wear them in public.
I turned 19 and went to college and found that when cycling in and back to lectures for an hour at a time my hands (which are covered in psoriasis at the best of times due to a genetic condition) get awful sore and useless. Those gloves started to pay dividends.
4 years later when I left college I had to start dressing like an adult and pretending to want a job. Suddenly the gloves fitted my look. They were perfect. And comfy and warm. I still feel like a dick that I wasn't more thankful at the time. I'm wearing those gloves still and they're as good as new. Top quality purchase by Grandma may she rest in peace.
shnicklefritz420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a Bitchy old lady neighbor who gave me a used disposable pen that was obviously taken from a dirty drawer in her home. All the ink had dried couldn't even write with it. This was a B-Day present
Superdankme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
once my aunt gifted my brother a camera and a roll to take pictures and me an album to put those pictures... i guess i wasnt her favorite
Lilbobtail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 5 gallon bucket of rocks from my grandmother for Christmas when I was 15-16. Just rocks. Not like pretty gems or minerals, or even nice smooth river rocks. Just... Small rocks. Like the type that you use as gravel for a driveway or flower bed or something.
Now, I do really like stones and gems, I tend to collect a rock from any place I visit to display around my house. But these rocks have... Significance? And I carefully choose them. Like, I visited a ghost town with an underground fire burning from a coal mine accident, and I stuck my hand in one of the vents to grab a chunk of coal... But 5 gallons of rocks? They looked like she got them off Craigslist.
Everyone else got really cool, thought out gifts. My sister even got a hand-carved Jade dragon statue and a dragon head mount.
This is a theme with this grandmother. I'm not even sure if she does it on purpose, or if it's just that she's not all there, but I always either get the cheapest possible version of things I like, to the point where it's not really anything like what I like, or she gets me things that I DID like and want.... A decade ago... And no adult has any use for.
It's gotten to the point where I actually look forward to find out what she got me because it's always so bizarre and absolutely useless that it's funny.
strangenessandcharm7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad sent me a box of stuff one year for Christmas when I was a kid. Nothing fancy, mostly dollar store stuff and souvenirs from work trips... And one cat nip mouse. I never figured out why.
illirica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will have to speak on behalf of my little brother.
When we were kids, we were really in to animals and the environment. So, one year, when he was about 7, my grandmother decided that for Christmas, she was going to sponsor a wolf on his behalf through a rescue/rehabilitation thing.
There was a program where you could donate and have a wolf sponsored, and they'd send you pictures from hidden cameras and tracking data for a year. Honestly, the idea seemed really cool. A month went by, and he got a packet from the company with some pictures of "his" wolf, some information on where it had been, and other wolves it might have interacted with. It was actually pretty cool. At 7, my brother was just old enough to read the information himself, and savor the feeling of knowing first.
Another month went by, and another neat packet. This was really great.
Then came the third month. He opened the packet, and read the letter.
His wolf was killed. By poachers. The letter described all the graphic details about how poachers would cut off the head or paws and sell the skins. To a seven-year-old.
He was totally devastated.
The company "helpfully" determined that they'd send info on a different wolf for the rest of the year, but it just couldn't quite make up for the trauma.
Do not recommend.
Graiid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At some point during high school I had to get a new computer as mine had decided it had enough. The computer wasn't all that expensive in comparison but it got the job done. My Christmas present was a "Monster" Power Strip, and a copy of Windows 7. I looked around afterwards at what everyone else was opening and my dad laughs at me and goes "awwww is someone disappointed?". I knew I wasn't going to have a crazy wild Christmas but I had other things on my list I kinda needed like socks, or a jacket. Or a fan for my room. My mum was apparently pissed because my Dad told her that he was going to spend lot of money and it was something I wanted.
Mum never let him go solo on presents again.
Noisetorm_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I have a topper.
When I was 12 my aunt said she'd got me something special for Christmas so I was pretty exited, given that she had bought pretty good gift for me the years before. On the day of opening it though, I got something that I'd have literally never expected. My aunt straight up got me a bottle of Vodka. For Christmas. For a 12 year old. This wasn't even one of those moments where it was like "try it out when your parents aren't looking", it was straight up WTF, especially considering the fact that she said that it wasn't a mess-up. I mean I didn't know what to do with it given that no one can drink a bottle of liquor at that age both legally and biologically to some extent. I just ended up giving it to my parents who ended up hiding it in the basement just in case she ever came and asked about it.
Apparently that was her first major symptoms of dementia and now she's pretty much nailed to a nursing home :/
xGrim_Sol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $15 borders gift card after the only borders that was anywhere near my house went out of business.
SilentEcho13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plastic flashlight, broken in the box, with a leaking AA battery.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother got me over 50 Christmas tree ornaments one year. I was engaged to someone who's religion didn't celebrate Christmas (and I would be converting to that religion) and the ornaments were all penguin themed... I had never expressed interest in penguins.
The kicker... That same year she gifted me a bag of personalized wrapping paper with my name on it. As in, she didn't even wrap any gifts with it, she actually put it in a box and wrapped it!
JohnnyC13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother keeps getting me the same police truck every year...
IShouldSleepAlready ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I gave my, at the time, best friend a pair of earrings.
A year or two later she gave me a pair of earrings as a birthday gift to me. The exact same earrings.
Ozoriah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is just before Christmas so I always got reduced gifts as they were kind of bundled into one day for me. Which would be kind of understandable, but I have a cousin whose birthday was just after Christmas and my grandparents particularly go all out for him.
On one particularly shitty occasion my grandparents mentioned they would give me.my.gofts together on Christmas and while the whole family was together getting these awesome gifts (my cousin got a damn guitar) I got my singular gift and look into a gift bag with a bunch of tissue paper. As I looked around I was confused because the tissue paper was folded and I couldn't see anything else.
My grandparents then happily told me that they were giving my supplies properly wrap the gifts I bought my cousin for his birthday in a few days, as my present for my birthday and Christmas.
I remember being dumbfounded, they bought him a guitar for Christmas and some other really expensive item I ignored for his birthday and got me tissue paper so I could give him.morr gifts.
WilliamTellAll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the same toy truck over and over. i use to rip off the wheels and destroy them in protest but then my brother put metal ones on it and could no longer do so.
AspenD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a small bathroom trash can for my birthday. Keep in mind I was 29, so I already had all the stuff like that. Then for Christmas the next year he gave me a cheap bag of trail mix... I don't even like trail mix lol.
jonysc1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 4 I recall a aunt of mine giving me sandals, I hate sandals to this day 26 years later
snurrff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up my parents would often completely butcher our presents. One year I wished for a telescope - I got a microscope. The year after I wished for skis - I got a cheap plastic snowboard. The best was when I wished for a TV, and they said sure, we'll get you one. When I opened it: microwave.
imapm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SquattyPotty for my 40th, from my partner at the time, this was the only thing I got from her.
meowmixiddymix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got moose poop keychain...still don't know why. She thought it was the best gift ever.
marlyupvotes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was a Secret santa exchange in my English class junior year of high school. The guy that pulled my name gave me the woven bracelet he was wearing off his wrist. It had noticeable stains on it.
sadbutalsokindoftrue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday I had a friend give me a Coldstone gift card. I found it to be strange, considering I had never been there before. When I went to use the gift card I was told there was $3.40 (or something like that) on the gift card, which wasn't quite enough for what I ordered.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An avocado.
RouxQuiDecalisse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I got a chair for my last birthday
Before moving out for college, with no options to keep said chair
IBiteMyThumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws gave me (an athletic manly man) wine glass charms. I don't drink.
smarty_skirts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a six-pack of SlimFast from her step-grandmother - who said it was "for all those lunches you miss at work" - and the card was the torn-off cover of a christmas card she had received and recycled. Not a poor woman my any means, just frugal and a little bitchy as well.
TwistTheNip33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wooden pickle covered in blood
Deadphile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't remember what birthday it was exactly but I'm pretty sure it was 19 or 20, a guy my mom had been seeing for a couple years (parents split at age 11, I lived with my dad and couldn't stand this prick my mom was seeing) hands me this flat, square shaped gift wrapped in a fuckin' paper towel with scotch tape. I just took it without opening it as I was leaving and opened it hours later, it's a fuckin' porn DVD of fat girls! I wanted to kick his ass so bad, so that night a friend of mine (who was a tad crazy) go over to my mom's house to confront him and when we pull up we see his car there with the windows up but the sunroof is open, so my friend took a big ole shit in his sunroof instead and we drove off and went partying all night.
iminhell-thisishell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas if '96 I wanted a Nintendo 64 more than anything in the world. In fact I didn't want anything else but the console and Zelda: OOT. A few months prior was my 11th birthday and I told my parents I wanted nothing and to save the money for a N64.
My brother wanted a PlayStation along with a bunch of other stuff. I was a great kid, straight A's, perfect attendance. We weren't well off but I was convinced I had earned an N64.
Christmas Day rolls around and under the tree there are two big boxes, one for my brother and one for me. There's also a lot of the extra things my brother asked for and some junk toys for me. My brother opens his box and there is a PlayStation and the extras like games, memory cards, etc.
I open my box and there is log with a Toys'r'Us advertisement for a N64 taped to it. I looked at my pops and I had to be the saddest kid on Earth in that moment. I picked up my stocking (which I assumed had candy in it) and went to my room.
About an hour later my pops came to my room and explained I would get the console in two weeks. That didn't happen and we never even talked about it. I started saving my lunch money and doing yard work for neighbors and got the N64 myself that summer.
That was the last family Christmas we had due to marital problems and drugs. I later found out that my parents blew through my small inheritance from my grandfather leading up to that Christmas. I love my mom and dad but that Christmas and the related events totally fuck me up sometimes and I'm 32 now.
ftctkugffquoctngxxh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a relative would give people books about things he wanted to convince them of. Like one year he got really obsessed with Keto diet so he bought everyone the same book about keto. He was always giving us gifts that were intended to "open our eyes".
Gifts should be something you think the other person wants, not books on things you want them to do which they have no interest in.
hhhnnnnnggggggg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay I still sort of feel guilty for this.
I was like 11 and playing a lot of Banjo-Tooie. My mom asked what I wanted for Christmas because my grandma wanted to know. I said a memory card for the N64. I needed it for something, and was looking forward to it.
Well, come their visit post Christmas I'm happy and expecting the memory card and instead get a huge radio. I didn't even own CDs or cassettes because I wasn't into music.
I say thank you, but can't hide my disappointment. My mom grilled into me for being so selfish for like an hour.
IzanApollo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa a couple years ago. I gave the information that I liked videogames and that I specifically liked the Megami Tensei series and would appreciate any merchandise from those games.
But instead I got a "poster" smaller than a Hallmark card of the Super Mario Bros box art.
TheFightScenes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, my grandmother, who we donโt really associate with for a number of reasons, sent me a $10 check made out in my name and a puzzle page that was very obviously poorly ripped out of a kidโs coloring book. I didnโt have a bank account and I kept asking my dad if I could cash it. Eventually he decided that it would be too much of a headache to have it cashed into his account and then paid to me, so he just ripped it up and gave me $10.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tupperware box from my aunt. She was always kind of a cunt.
webster5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A new family addition gets crazy credit to local pawn shops and just buys the shit that nobody even knows why they carry. Last year I got a five year old dollar store Bluetooth watch. It was bright blue and the face was two square inches, and definately too old to connec tot anything that might still work. There was also a small boys Pooka she'll necklace. I am an adult female.
Insult to injury, they were super rude to the staff at my favorite restraint, tipped a small handful of nickels and dimes, and he's a fucking millionaire.
Super nice guy though... just a bit oblivious.
chicanoinDF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White gym socks.
detmeng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late aunt was big into Amway. My sisters and I all got amway branded toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and other sundries. This continued till she got really sick and eventually died.
snow_mexican123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My super religious aunt got me a DVD about sex slavery for my birthday. She said she thought it would be "meaningful to me."
TheDetective13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother likes giving flashlights. I got a stick that glows different intensities if you keep pressing the button. It flashes too!
I also got a flashlight rape whistle combo.
I'm an adult male.
nonamedammit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom sent me a packing tape wrapped stack of religious CDs (I'm not religious) that she bought from the thrift store...upon opening the cases were all empty. We still laugh about it ๐
UnguidedAndMisused ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 2013 my โweirdโ aunt gave me an opened sun bleached calligraphy set from like the 80s, 90s. It looked like she just quickly grabbed off her shelf before coming to my birthday party. I can hardly write my own name legibly and canโt draw worth shit. I just told my parents to hang onto it or trash it. I didnโt really care.
DollUnit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't say that I have had gifts that were that bad, I've been lucky in that regard. However, my younger brothers have had some stinkers.
One brother received a plastic lawn rake from his godfather for his birthday....he was then asked to use it to rake said godfather's lawn. Same brother, same godfather gave him a portable cd player (think Discman) for Christmas. Not a bad gift--for the time--but the godfather deemed the value of the device too high and made my brother come over and work all summer doing yard work to recoup some value.
Another brother has a terrible gift-giving godmother. Every year for his birthday and Christmas he received these glass figurines things, they were like these Precious Moments figurines that old ladies collect, but they were knock-offs and given to a child annually for 15 years. She would occasionally spice things up and include a bottle cologne--devoid of any packaging. We've always assumed the cologne was a re-gift.
4forpengs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got three, individually wrapped, plain wood picture frames. This was when casual phone-photography and Facebook had been a thing for a while.
latingal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My exboyfriendโs mom gave me a bag of nylons, which was weird enough by itself. Iโm looking at them and say they read โTummy control,โ and Iโm thinking โWow, does she think Iโm pudgy?โ I must have looked at them weird because she goes on to tell me that she wasnโt sure whether or not I would wear them, but she wouldnโt and sheโs gotten them from a very nice lady who had passed away and they were unopened. Everything she said kept making this worse and worse. Glad I donโt have to do another Christmas there this year.
mortiphago ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had a nightmare of a time caring for my white elephant
AyeMyHippie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3rd grade secret santa. Box of used crayons.
transdermalcelebrity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law once got me a very realistic baby doll.
We had been having trouble getting pregnant for over a year and made the mistake of telling her. She also really enjoyed telling us about how awesome and powerful she felt when she was pregnant with my husband. And that is one of many reasons why we see her once every couple years.
Pacifistering ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm late to the thread, but my Mom once got me a "How To Study for the SATs" book for Christmas. I was not thrilled.
Supersucky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was about 7 or so, i woke up on christmas day to a washing basket with my $2 shop toy; can of silly-string and a pirated copy of "the legend of zorro" that my mum had drunkenly thrown together. I guess she did try her best in a way but that's how i learnt/confirmed that santa wasn't real
Shloomth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas from my distant uncle several years ago, I received a hot dog and bun toaster. Pretty neat, i thought, and proceeded to use it maybe two times. It neither toasted the bun correctly nor cooked the hotdog
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little late, but I once received a $25 blockbuster gift card, maybe five years ago? Anyways, I figured I could just go buy a movie since there was a single block buster still open in my city and at checkout the card only had about $2.64 on i.
BrainyLegume ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of hard candies when I had just gotten braces. And I was an adult.
hippopotamusqueef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got what all 16 year olds want for a birthday present....a bath mat
Nesta_CZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PC game...while I was Xbox gamer
MrMrRogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
LovelyBones17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once gave me a can of funnel cake mix that had โmerry Xmas Roseโ written on the lid ...
pcweber111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me regular water glasses one year for Christmas. No art on them, nothing to make them stand out. Just water glasses you'd see at IHOP.
billiarddaddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought my brother a pocket watch - a really nice pocket watch.
They bough me a sarcastic t-shirt that I'd never wear, a pocket tool kit from Advanced Auto and Starbucks gift card.
I've quit expecting them to really try to understand me as a person.
nabwhoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a physical metal version of naughts and crosses. This was one of the first things I learnt how to program; tell you what dad, I won't ask for the receipt if you win a single game out of 100.
porkstar77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 10 we had a Christmas on my mom's side with her siblings and everybody's kids. The kids had done name exchanges, and the parents were buying the gifts. I remember seeing a giant pile of presents under the tree when people started handing out gifts, and in my family they do it one at a time to make a big deal out of each present and give the receiver a chance to thank the giver.
Well, one by one, all of the gifts were handed out, and I received none. Later, my mom defended her brother's family by saying they were going through tough financial times, but it was a pretty devastating night for a kid that was so looking forward to Christmas.
The next year their present was even worse when they gave me a plain sweatshirt that had been decorated by hand with glue that sticks to clothing. They tried drawing a train (I have no interest in trains).
moogleslam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have family members, whom I love dearly, and who know me well, give me processed sugar/gluten ridden foods when they know I'm gluten free and Paleo. Still I act like its the best gift ever :)
Hte_D0ngening2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earbuds that didnโt work.
tj_corbett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Class secret Santa. Kid wasnโt a huge fan of me. He gave me a bionicle that was already opened and was missing like 4 pieces. Pretty diabolical
mouldar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was told I was too old for holiday gifts( the oldest of 4 kids) And also, I didn't ask for anything that year. So I got nothing while everyone else got 2 or 3 things . I was 16 years old. I stopped expecting gifts or help from anyone since.
61ahblahblah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a kinder surprise from my mate for my 21st birthday.
Spoonman007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my dad's woman's family went to Italy and when they got back they gave her a nice handmade leather purse and he got all excited until they gave him his stove top spoon cradle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve worked at the same shitty place for about a year now, started around this time last year, and what do I get from my boss to show her โappreciationโ?...a pair of Christmas socks that have the belt to santas outfit on it, they look extremely cheap and childish. Last years gift from her was just as random, I open the box and there is โAfter Earthโ yunno with Will and Jaden Smith. It was clearly out of the 5 dollar bin at Walmart. I actually just now unwrapped and watched it two nights ago, 6/10.
MonkeyPost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wedding gift of tea set with $14.95 price tag still on it. No it wasnโt on my registry which did in fact have lots of things under $50. The wedding wasnโt a cheap one with taco cart food either. The couples spot at the wedding cost us $150 a piece.
SoleInvictus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two worst gifts.
When I was 9-10, I really wanted a BB gun. I asked for one for my birthday, dad said no. I kept asking up to Christmas and got shot down, again by dad - wasn't gonna happen. Christmas rolls around, I open my gifts...no BB gun, big surprise. My mother pulls out a special gift. It's shaped like a wrapped gun! Fuck yeah, BB GUN, GO MOM! I unwrap it to find...a cap gun. A little kid's cap gun. Thanks Mom.
Once during my early twenties we spent Christmas at my Grandma's house. Grandma is filthy rich, bought her last house with cash before selling her old house rich, but gives the worst gifts. All the grandchildren get the same thing every year - the men get identical pajama pants, all the same size and usually from a clearance sale, while the women get identical clearance house slippers. The pants are extra fun because my cousins and I vary greatly in size, from 5'3 to nearly 6'6. Everyone gets a whole $5 too.
That year she forgot to get me my pair of oversized, shitty pajama pants and my $5. I didn't care, one less thing to donate. Later that week, I get a call from her apologizing and saying she was going to send me something special. I soon get a letter in the mail containing a gift card. A $10 gift card to a shitty chain steakhouse, the closest of which was 5 hours away from where I lived at the time.
I was a vegetarian.
juusman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card for 9.87 to movie theatre that I worked at from my cousin
Nurselackluster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My inlaws once got me a gift card to chipotle, sounds fine. Except there wasnโt a chipotle within a several hour radius of the little crap town where we lived. They knew this, after I opened it they even said โwe knows there isnโt one in craptown but....โ
Still trying to figure that one out.
nmkelly6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas we have dinner with my Dad's side of the family. I am the youngest cousin out of seven and when I was around 12 my aunts decided that the kids wouldn't be receiving gifts anymore. Which I can understand because that can get expensive. However, they still get gifts for all the adults and open them in front of us after Christmas dinner.
the616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was quite a bit of an age gap between me and the majority of my cousins. Most were seven years older or more. Only one was relatively close to my age, being 4 years older than me.
At the ripe age of ten my aunts and uncles came to a decision that we were going to stop doing all of the gift giving at my grandparents Christmas. They decided that since all of their kids were older now, they didnโt need to spend the money and exchange gifts anymore.
After five years of watching all of my cousins get to open awesome gifts from all of the other aunts and uncles that I actually could remember, I didnโt get anything but a card from my grandmother.
To top it off, they didnโt tell my parents that they decided that they werenโt doing gifts anymore. My cousins still got another round of gifts that year, while 10 year old me sat in silence trying to figure out what was happening.
Iโd say that was the worst Christmas present I ever got.
TheMiddlecouldbeme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL likes to get me gift certificates for massages. She knows I hate to be touched. She even makes the appointments for me so I have to use them. It happens to coincide with a birthday that I can't get out of, so I have very little choice.
kyletownzen15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas my estranged grandma got me one of those birds that wings flap and fly in a circle on fishing wire.... I was 19 and in college.
areola-aviator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book on how to make friends from my aunt for my 17th birthday :/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
JavenatoR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great-Grandfather was a really great guy, he was just old. 6 year old me was opening presents with my 5 year old cousin when we opened up a couple of Barbie dolls and a Barbie car. Looking back the barbie car would have been dope af repainted but I was so put off by the Barbie shit I almost started to cry. To be fair I was kinda just a little asshole and was embarrassed. My cousin was a champ though and he played with that shit.
Grappapotomus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school my brother overheard me say that I recognized a song on the radio by the band rammstien. I never said I liked rammstien, I never said I gave a shit about rammstien, I just said I recognized the band.
I got a four disk rammstien live album for Christmas.
iwouldrun500miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fucking R-Zone video game system by Tiger Electronics. And it's my own damn fault, because that's what I asked for. What a lesson that was for 10-year-old me.
trrrip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given half a dozen roses on Christmas from an ex boyfriend, which I am pretty sure he bought at a gas station the morning of. That year I bought him a snowboard.
fujoshidreams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is quite possibly the worst gift giver ever. My dad told me this story. One year he had bought himself the new play station, this happened a long time ago so it was probably the first or second one. Anyways he bought it as a birthday present to himself in May.
Well on Christmas morning him and my mom go down to her parents house to open presents and what does he find? The same exact play station he bought himself months ago.
Oh and another year she got him newspaper ads. That kinda sucked too. Needless to say they're no longer together.
RAM_667 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin and I work together and on the Saturday before my birthday she just pulled out $20 from the tips we made that day and handed it to me as an early birthday present. Then on the day of my actual birthday she texted me "Happy birthday, you've done so much for me", instead of saying it face to face when we were going to see each other in like 20 minutes.
dances_with_treez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I grew up a pastor's kid in a rural town. Church folk love to give gifts to the pastor's family, but it's rarely shiny cars and big houses despite what you hear. My brother was given lots of neat pocket knives. For whatever reason, I was given second-hand porcelain dolls at every occasion. Christmas? Porcelain dolls. Easter? Porcelain dolls. Seventeenth birthday? Porcelain dolls. High school graduation when I'm broke af and getting ready to go to college? Porcelain dolls.
AlwaysDisposable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to boast, but I'm pretty good at giving gifts. I've received many compliments over the years of how I give very thoughtful and awesome gifts.
Child me started this tradition, by being very attentive to others and really trying to put something together to 'wow' the person. All my friends would get gifts, and I loved Secret Santa exchanges because it was a chance to try and 'figure out' someone I might not know very well.
I don't recall the age, but one year in elementary school we did a Secret Santa exchange in my latchkey (after school care). I remember picking out a really cool car toy for my recipient, and I remember they really liked it. But when I opened my gift...it was Hardees coupons. Like what the fuck. Not even like a gift card, but coupons for discounted breakfast sandwiches and stuff.
As I got older I realized that the person's family was probably poor, but I still just remember the feeling of utter disappointment. We were poor too and I would look forward to those little gifts.
casanochick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a crazy aunt that gives the most baffling Christmas gifts. One year I got a set of human-hair false eyelashes and 6 loose teabags. Another year I received a necklace made out of dried beans--she hadn't made it herself, she purchased it somewhere. My sister once received two sets of Mardi Gras beads and a handful of damp mints. She's not struggling financially, and I don't expect big presents, but I cannot wrap my head around her thought process.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coffee mug. Something which I have about a dozen at home sitting in the kitchen drawer untouched.
funkboy27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, when every boy I knew was a huge fan of the WWF(WWE). we all watched wrestle mania and Saturday nights main event, and we had action figures that we used to wrestle with each other the rest of the time.
We had a class Xmas gift exchange that year, and my excitement grew when got to open my gift. I slowly peeled the wrapping back and saw the WWF logo. My heart raced. I then started to furiously rip through the rest of the wrapping to reveal my awesome new WWF......
Collectable soaps.
They werenโt even soaps that were molded into my favourite wrestlers. They were regular bars of soap with stickers on them. It was at that point that young me realized that companies will merchandise anything to make a buck.
Indigo333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my old job, we would play "White Elephant" at Christmas (game where everyone brings presents and then draws numbers. If you have a later number you can steal someone else's present they've already opened, then that person can get another one) Anyway, last year someone opened theirs and it was an empty box. Like one of those cheap paper boxes you buy at craft stores. Thought that was a pretty dick move, never found out who did that. And of course the person who got it was stuck with it because nobody would steal that.
Skunk73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A subscription to The Amazing Spider-Man when I was 10.
It's led to a lifelong Marvel Universe obsession.
SapiR2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, The girl I liked bought me a lame-ass solider toy. I was never so let down before.
CAP034 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a pretty small high school class so we did a Secret Santa every year. I got my secret santa mittens, a beanie, a scarf (all in her favorite colors) and a teddy bear all fit into a 18inch by 12 inch box and wrapped. My secret santa, the day after the deadline, came into class and gave me a $5 Star Bucks gift card, a coffee and a snow man cookie. She also had a coffee for herself so it was pretty obvious she just went to Star Bucks on the way to school and... yea.
tennisfan99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was re-gifted a picture of myself when I was a child from my grandmother. This was a picture we had given her years ago.
oooOOOoooOOO000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, my father gave me half a pack of socks (he kept the other half), a cup out of his kitchen cabinet, and a half eaten tin of salted peanuts.
_JustAnotherDud_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A baby book from my grandma. I was 10 or 11. My cousins got n64, a PlayStation, and a check for 100 each.
alnumero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my mom received an exercise video it from my grandparents for Christmas. She had gained a lot of weight due to pregnancy and stress. She put it in the trash. My grandparents were assholes.
stashtv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Bible.
The love is strong with that family member, but she really knew we aren't followers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got an advent calendar as a Christmas gift.
Cybehr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas last year I got a 6 man tent from my parents. I don't really go camping. Hiking, yes, but I haven't been camping in years. My step dad was the camper, I just went for him. I'm more into tech. It really made me feel like my parents know my likes and interests. /s
onzie9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sweat pants.
metachronos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I stood up in a friends wedding and me and the other groomsmen just received a bag containing a few random things from the dollar store. My friend didn't even pick out the gifts, he had his wife do it. She put in a negative amount of effort. Like it didn't have to be anything thoughtful or expensive, but this was just so insultingly bad I would have rather just not gotten anything at all. Then at least I wouldn't have had to feign excitement.
It makes me salty every time I get reminded of it.
FinalEdit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OK so when I was about 15/16 I was with this girl and for my birthday she got me two teddy bears, one "forever friends" thing the size of a panda and the other smaller teddy in a similar style.
The thing is, at 16 I was rocking a leather jacket, long hair, listened to metal music day and night, was obsessed with horror movies and the occult and totally wore an upside down crucifix. (yeah, I know.)
She also got me a Starlight Express CD. That was an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that ran in London for a decade or so.
I think I remember taking out a Strapping Young Lad CD from my CD player and replacing it with that. Of course I listened to it with her there to make her feel better.
I also thanked her sincerely for the teddies. In my head I was between crying, screaming and dying of embarrassment. Outside I thanked her, told her how much I appreciated it and gave her a hug. I remember my mum's face when I opened them, it was a picture. She was trying to stifle the laughing.
Obviously we didn't last long. That year I left school for college and got another girlfriend (the first girl actually dumped me! But we hadn't seen each other in forever anyway). I straight up gave her those teddies, and told her where they came from. She loved them, added them to her collection.
It was very, very hard to receive those gifts. But bless her heart for trying.
zeagal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a wedding gift i got a rotten branch from a tree decorated with plastic hearts hanging from the twigs. Apparently it was a โLove Stickโ. At least it was home made!
Tornado9797 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got Sonic and the Secret Rings as a Christmas gift. Pretty much the worst game I had ever played so I returned it.
Few months later on my birthday I got the same game again. Had I not made it explicitly clear that I did not like the game, I mightโve gotten it a third time.
rc1965 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not even a shitty gift technically but when I was around 7-8 I unwrapped a gift from my grandma and there was a box for votive candles and because I was raised to appreciate anything and everything I enthusiastically held it up and proclaimed, โwow grandma thank you! I always wanted these v kind of candles! Theyโre so nice!โ Then hugged the box. I was really embarrassed when I was told to open the box and there was a toy inside after making an extra grateful show of the votive candles because I was concerned my grandma might think I didnโt appreciate the random candles.
vitaliy1026 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I got a โHow to Play Guitarโ instruction book.
Iโve been playing for 8 years
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my Christmas present, but my step-grandmother got divorce papers. Seven years ago. While everyone else was at the house. Right after dinner, while everyone else was doing gifts. Weโd all been going in order, and like halfway through (not even at the end!) he hands her an envelope, she opens it and starts crying, and he tells her to get the fuck out of his house.
I havenโt seen him since.
charleyjacksson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My secret Santa in 9th grade gave me a thing of spam. I donโt know where she got the idea, I barley knew her. She thought it was really fun though.
whimsy_rainbow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was during a gift exchange for Girl Scouts. My Mom and I bought a cute hair or makeup set for my gift. When I was watching everyone open their gifts, everyone had something new. When I opened mine, it was a used book with worn cover and pages. I was bummed at first but once I started reading and looking at it, I loved and started a collection based on it. It was I Spy Christmas btw.
Zebrashirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a Campbell's green bean casserole dish one year. I was 11 and hated green bean casserole.
guzmalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ironically watched the Emoji Movie at the cinema and somehow my aunt came to know it and she gave me some cheap Emoji Movie merch a few days ago.๐๐๐
ultomatato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
yeaigetit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped giving gifts, because people never appreciate anything.
Air_Hellair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clarity. My wife's step-sisters, step-mother, and step-sister-in-law spent hours during a Christmas day gathering plotting their Boxing Day outing which very ostentatiously did not include my wife, who was sitting there the entire time. Fuck those people.
StannyT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my first job I turned 19 after being there for 5 months and my coworkers got me three tubs of play-doh.
sanguinius74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little backstory, my wife has a bunch of sisters so instead of each sister buying a gift for everyone, they do a "not so secret" Santa every year where they draw names and get one sister a gift.
One year they decided that husbands and boyfriends will do the same. I guess they were just trying to include us or something. Either way, every year, I got shafted. It went on for 3 years.
Year one, I got a 200 piece(I think) puzzle and one of those cheap mirrors you win for popping a balloon at the fair. Pretty crappy but this was the best one.
Year two, they decide that all the gifts, from sisters and husbands/bfs, will be homemade. (I made my BIL a table top trebuchet. That thing was fun.) About a week before Christmas, the BF that drew my name broke up with my SIL so I got nothing.
Year three, I got what I thought was an awesome gift. It was a camping mess kit and food storage set. I love camping and am a camping gadget geek. I was stoked until I opened the package and found out that at least half of it was missing. SIL's bf at the time didn't buy anything and had no plans to so she just grabbed something from the returns area where she worked at an outdoor outfitter.
I'm glad we don't do that anymore.
schelant15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother once got me Sneak King for christmas, because I asked for a video game.
youraveragejoseph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After VHS had run its course and we were already into recordable DVD's, my sister's in-laws gave me a 3 pack of blank VHS tapes that could only record 30 minutes each. When I opened them they enthusiastically remarked, "we thought of you when we saw those because of how much you like movies!"
First off, it was dead technology. But okay, you get a pass for that.
Second, they were blank. There were no movies on them.
Third, they had a 30-minute recording capacity so I could fit perhaps 1/3 of a movie on each tape or 1/2 of The Godfather split amongst the 3.
aaron60202 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Dremulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for my 15th birthday, my older brother got me a moped (i had just gotten my learners permit, which at the time allowed me to drive a moped on my own)
due to the way the laws are, the moped ended up registered in my mother's name to make it legal, since my brother lives out of state.
Mother sold it, claiming we needed the money for bills, bought herself a new computer, and replaced my 4500 dollar moped with a 50 dollar bicycle from Walmart.
Told me it was a BMX bike...it had batman symbols and training wheels...
My brother got pissed, but instead of lashing out at my mother, he just sent her a 2 dollar mousepad for her birthday (30 days after mine) and bought me an ATV, which, because it wasnt a STREET vehicle, could be registered in my name.
I used it to go to and from my various jobs, earning money to go to trade school.
maytheyoshibewithyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a little late, but my ex drilled a hole into an empty gold shotgun shell and stuck it on a ball chain. It was a necklace. For our 3 year anniversary.
It didnโt look that bad, but Iโm not a shell wearing kind of girl and it was literally just scraps from around his house...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The T.V. gimmicky super slim wallet. Yeah, it was thin but twice as wide. It was seriously like a mini photo album. Felt like I needed to pull out my Jitterbug phone just to have my wallet out. Just awful.
General_Specific ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1980's - Aunt (in-law) gave me a red velour sweatshirt that had playboy logos on the chest and down the sleeves. Worse yet, they watched me open it in front of the family, badgered me as to whether I liked it, and started a big fuss that I didn't like it when I wasn't immediately ecstatic over it.
StarrFall98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mass Effect Andromeda.
nostradamefrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bought my whole family a toilet seat once. It wasn't a joke, she actually intended for us to replace our toilet seat.
levitikush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me Battleship for Christmas one year. We already owned two Battleship games.
DJ_CC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a family gift exchange since I have 5 brothers and sisters plus all of their significant others. Two years ago I made a raspberry pi loaded up with hundreds of snes and nes games for my brother whoโs a big gamer. In return I received a phone case for a phone that I donโt even own. No receipt or anything. Clearly a regift. The following year I sent my other brother a set of mugs that he wanted and received nothing in return. I no longer want to do our gift exchange.
PinkMoosePuzzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My estranged grandfather sent me bribe gifts after he divorced my Gram. He sent me earrings for my 16th birthday in my birthstone. If the bastard knew me he would have known my ears arenโt pierced. Shortly after he phoned my mom about more legal shit because he was trying to take the house we were living in (Gram and him owned it, rent to own sitch) and asked to talk to me, I got on the line and he didnโt know, still talking to my mom and said he wished he and my Gram had never adopted her. I told him to never talk to me again, and my mom cried for two days in her bed. Happy birthday indeed.
After that he only sent bribe gifts to my brother, who sent them back.
SixHundredSixtySikhs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I got a Spiderman magazine in my stocking. I loved it, and read it all day. Turns out, it was rated T, so my mom threw it away the next day.
BoomerReid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I๏ธ was in college I๏ธ received a ceramic basset hound with droopy, bloodshot eyes and a hot water bottle on his head, as if he was recovering from a hangover. Received from a French guy Iโd been seeing. Straight to the trash, the gift and the relationship.
archlaw007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 my grandma gave me a toy pinball machine. Not a real one, a small plastic handheld one from the dollar store. Luckily it wasnโt because I was the least favorite grandkid. Every one of her 12 grandsons got the same thing. All 10 of her granddaughters got Barbie dolls. My sister (the oldest grandkid) had already graduated from pharmacy school and still got a Barbie. Of the 22 grandkids I think 3 of them were age appropriate, the other 19 of us (and our parents) were seriously contemplating grandmaโs sanity. Someone went shopping with her the following year (and every year after) to make sure it didnโt happen again.
spaektor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 years old, first Christmas that i remember. i got a typewriter.
on the upside, i was typing 105 wpm by the end of grade school.
RRxb23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tommy Hilfiger towel by my cheap dad.
TontoGoldstein85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sucker Punch on DVD. Christmas... 2016
zala83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-husband gifted me a book on evil eye and black magic for our anniversary. No clue why he did it, he was not a smart man.
MrTurrad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grade 4 secret santa I received a cereal box CD game.
Langostina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even though he did it with the best intentions (I hope) my cousin gave me a nice looking purse, I couldn't use it because it smelled to high heaven, it sat in my closet for a while until I decided to donate it.
LOLICON_DEATH_MINION ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas every single gift my brother and I got were Leapsters.
I'm still pissed about it.
x100s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bike helmet that made me look like Rick Moranis in Honey I shrunk the kids. Or Ghostbusters. Plus It didn't fit well.
RedliwLedah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girlfriend I was considering spending the rest of my life with broke up with me without any real reason about a week after a birthday of mine.
She had bought me a present for that bday but we hadn't seen each other for a bit so I hadn't gotten it from her. She gave it to a mutual friend for me to get it from. It was a mug with a turtle at the bottom, so that was actually pretty sweet at least.
But totally not worth it overall.
Crambulance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mother: a can of trail mix that was on sale for $5.99 and still had the sale sticker on it.
g0dg0dg0d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to buy a new suit for an interview that in two weeks and my birthday was coming up. My mom was like "oh don't worry about cost, when you wake up tomorrow there will be an envelope on your desk that will cover the suit" I got excited and was like okay sure I could really use some help nowadays. Well when I opened it on my birthday it was $300. Now I'm grateful and all and I thanked her and got all excited but at the same time I was sort of let down. I don't know when was the last time she bought a suit for my dad but a good one does not cost $300 and she made it seem like I could really get something like a Brooks Brothers suit.
Anyways answering this question made me realize that i really never got a bad gift from my parents and I am forever grateful. tenx op
flangehammerdeluxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
I'd rather have been aborted. My mother doesn't suck cock (both my parents told me this separately).
RealLatency ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
mohawk_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for 15+ years, my aunt would by me the latest "The Land Before Time" video. This started when I was 4 I think, and ended when I was in my late teens, 17-19. Why she thought a teenage boy would still want to watch a childrenโs movie is beyond me, and the rest of my family thought it was hilarious.
peniel987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't receive this but my mother did (she's the sort of mom everyone dreams about, cooks everyday takes super good care of you etc etc etc.) Her parents got her a parenting book. Apparently my grandparents didn't like how we were turning out and decided to take it upon themselves to find my mother some external advice.
My sisters and I are all at university for engineering while working jobs on the side. My cousins on the other hand (the ones my grandparents adore) dropped out of college, have been in and out of jail, and have not matured in the slightest. Don't get me wrong I love my cousins to death but my grandparents need a serious reality check.
ACoolerUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a toaster for my 11th birthday. Damn right I still have it.
Orbycius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in school when I was around 9 years old I got a really small plastic dinosaur, I thought that was a pretty shitty gift until next year I got a pair of scissors.
amytrails ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have three sisters, but one of them is extremely hard to buy for. She's just so picky, but she'll tell you she's not and that she's easy to buy for (even though she never hints at what she wants).
A few years ago my sisters and I decide we would do secret santa every year to save money. I didn't get my picky sister so I was happy. Then on Christmas day, she gives me my gift and says she was my secret santa. I open it, and it's an electric facial brush. Like, the ones used for cleansing your skin. Now I know a lot of people would love to get this, but I'm not crazy into my skincare and my skin is (fortunately) very low maintenance. Nonetheless I accepted it and thanked her for the gift. When I asked why she decided to go with this she said, "I just wanted to buy you something you wouldn't buy for yourself."
Now don't get me wrong, I know how this can be a nice thing. But I don't think it applies well to me. There's a reason I wouldn't buy it for myself, because to me it would be absolutely useless. I buy makeup because I use makeup and enjoy it, so it's nice when I'm gifted makeup. The same goes for clothes, or books and the like.
From that year on I insisted we did our secret santa through a website where you can make a helpful list of items of your interest for your secret santa. Haven't received anything I've not used and enjoyed since.
ponik_kolny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of life.
madleprakahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm late to the party, but I've got the perfect one for this.
A few years ago, shortly after I got married, my family and I were at my mother-in-law's house for Christmas. Present opening time comes around, and she starts handing out stacks of gifts. Everybody got a stack, from my BIL's new wife, my wife, the kids, the aunts, freakin everybody. Except me.
She hands me a single box.
I'm not much of a gift-getter, so it didn't really bother me too much. I figured she got me something from her place of work (hair care stuff, I've got no hair but a pretty bitchin beard). No big deal.
I open the box, and what do I see?
A single Costco-sized box of Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit mix.
To be clear, this wasn't an inside joke or anything. It legit seemed like she went to her pantry, found something in the back that wasn't opened, and wrapped it up for me.
Anyways, now my go-to when my kids complain about not getting exactly what they want is "Beats a box of biscuits". They don't know the context, but they just nod and agree.
I did eat the hell out of those biscuits though.
scarlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa a couple years ago. Received a travel mug with mold growing in it.
shotputlover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it will be ignored but on my 17th birthday my parents got divorced. that kind of counts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in third grade, we had a holiday gift exchange in our class. Somehow there was no exchange with me but my teacher -- a wonderful, very old lady -- was prepared. I got a gift from her.
It was some educational board game. I was crushed. I felt awful for such a shitty present.
Those sentiments are not why this was the worst gift ever. It was the worst gift ever because I can never forget how pleased she was to give me that gift and how I was an asshole for being clearly disappointed. Fuck 3rd grade me! Sorry, Mrs. P. :-(
P.S. I'm 57 now.
Nimisum123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 7 years old and my mother told my grandma that she should buy me a globe for a late birthday present. I saw my grandma walking out of her car with a nicely wrapped box. I got super excited and ran out to welcome her. A little while later I got to open it and when I saw what it was both my mother and my grandma could instantly see the excitement leave my body and witness the disappointment growing stronger. I still thanked her though and we laugh about it these days!
ReductionReduced ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
enfp1923 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift Iโve gotten was from my great grandma. She lived pretty far away so we didnโt talk to her much but sheโs always been the type to just send a card through the mail with a check inside. Well this year, I was probably 6 or 7, a huge ass package come from her, to me. I๏ธ remember being so excited for weeks looking at that huge present under the tree for me. It was a life sized doll. The most terrifying thing with a blank stare on her face and if you propped it up right and moved her arms, the legs would move like she was walking. I๏ธ didnโt know what to do with it and Iโd wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone was in my room. Eventually, I just stuffed it in a closet
Adhara27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half used box of Star Wars band-aids. Thanks, dad.
LMFO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for a White Elephant exchange, I ended up with a used Dark Knight DVD and a plastic bottle opener. The DVD came from the person's home movie collection.
There was a $20 minimum to participate. And he ended up with a bluetooth speaker...
nyrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really wanted an Xbox for Christmas. Well, my sister got a game boy advance, and I got a green pen that said Xbox on it, that lit up when you clicked the top, and was one of those turn the tiny bottom portion to get the tip to come out. It had about 2 cm of an ink tube that was half filled. Even as a pen, it was shitty. It was probably the second most expensive present I ever got next to a copy of NHL 98 that I got in 2001.
nannn3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother had alzheimer's for the last couple years of her life. One year, I got a half-filled out word search book (filled out in her handwriting) and a note that said "I know you like puzzles. I hope these arent too challenging for you. Not a bad gift, per say, but it sure put a dark spin on Christmas.
Food-in-Mouth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I candle with a paper Santa on it from my aunty.
My SO got a great clock.
Tru3Magic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wet wet wet - End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
Jack_Burton_the_2nd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my nephew was a baby my brother decorated his room with comic book characters. I had an original comic page from a 90โs spiderman comic framed and hanging in my place. I told my brother he could take it and hang it in his sons room. He did and there it hung for about a year. Then it was gone.
I didnโt see it for about 8 years. Then two years ago at Christmas he wrapped it and gave it back to me as my Christmas gift.
toto1812 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 6 grade, we kinda did a secret santa, but then for Sinterklaas(weโve got Santa Claus on 25 dec and Sinterklaas on 5 dec). We all had a list with things we wanted. I asked for 2 lego mini figures. I always try to make something nice with the presents inside it, but I got a box with some printed art things glued on it, and they were already pealing off. The girl who got me made the box last minute, and she didnโt know what those figures were, so she didnโt make an effort looking them up. I got a shoe box with a whole lot of chocolate, and I explicitly said on the note that I didnโt like chocolate.
ThachWeave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book of McDonald's coupons from my grandparents on my dad's side. They mean well, but they give some odd gifts, and that was the oddest. They gave plenty of good gifts too though; my grandfather would get my brother and I framed coin sets every year, which might never actually really be worth anything special, but I always thought it was thoughtful and I liked how clean and neat they were.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepsister had just complained to me about some clothes she bought, in a 5xl, that were too small for her. My birthday, the next day, i got some 5xl shorts for a present from her. I'm not a 5xl.
Edit: Just remembered another one. My grandma gave me some women's panties when I was 9 or so for a gift. They were used. They were hers. They were also in a plastic bag with a half used bottle of vanilla. That spilled all over the panties. My mom, being the asshole she was, made me wear those fucking smelly panties everytime I went to my grandmother's because "it would be rude not to". I, to this day, 32 years later, can't freaking stand the scent of vanilla anything.
Kobus4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 or so I really, really wanted a computer. I played on my friends' all the time, my parents knew I really wanted a computer. So the big day comes around, and there's one big computer box-sized present. I tear into the wrapping paper, it's a computer box! Hoo boy! I cut the tape on the box and open it up to find a fucking taxidermied boar's head staring up at me. I can't even remember what I said, "Oh wow, crazy!" or something. My Dad told me it was a boar my Granddad had shot and wanted me to have. He did not explain the computer box...
II_Confused ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once discovered an old letter that someone sent to my Grandpa's boss, and CC'ed to my Grandpa. It praised him rather well, and at the bottom in Grandpa's handwriting was "this and $0.59 will buy you a cup of coffee."
I put this letter in a nice frame and gave it to my Uncle for his birthday.
A year rolls around, and I'm given the same letter for my birthday from my aunt and uncle. In a different frame. The frame was a cheapie that probably came from the dollar store. Pissed me off.
Also from the same Aunt and Uncle: A colander and a Bible. I'm aetheist. They knew this.
NotTooAmused ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Easily Omaha Steaks. They show this amazing looking filet but you get thin and grey pieces of well, steak I guess. Someone smarter than me should do an actual analysis to see just what the hell it is.
cowboydirtydan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My adult cousin gave my mom thin white towels for her 20th anniversary.
frozzone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SOXL stock @ 170.00, smh bloodbath
Doctorsass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man am i the person you want to give gifts too. i get so damn excited someone thought about me i really could care less what it is. My aunt always tried to give me shitty gifts compared to my cousins growing up but i always reacted way more excited about my plain white tank top or the bar of soap i got than they did about their uggs or designer jeans and i was always the only one to send a thank you card. After 10+ years of this i finally wore her down and now Iโm one of her favorites.
themadwife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My partners step mom got me a wig so I could look more like his ex girlfriend. We didnโt last much longer after that.
flyingmops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas, my boss brought us all presents from Nepal. Little thoughtful tinklets like wind chimes, or decorations to hang from the ceiling. Every single little present was beautiful in its own way, also great to know they were all bought by a lady that made it herself...
I however received knitting needles. I've never done any knitting!
There was nothing hand made about the knitting needles, they weren't even bought in Nepal.
thedosmang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a printer when I was 13 on my birthday
CyberClawX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate gift exchanges. Just hate it deeply and profoundly. The whole idea of being socially compelled to buy shit for other people rubs me the wrong way. I end up feeling like crap if I don't though. I hate it. It's mindless consumerism, where everyone spends a small fortune in crap, that other people would never ever buy or want, and all just out of obligation.
But my ex loved it. She loved the whole magical side of, anything really, but christmas in particular.
So obviously, I got dragged into Secret Santas every year, with some mega party she'd throw in her home with all her family and friends. I'd end up being matched with someone I didn't know or didn't care for, and she'd end up buying the gift with me, because what the fuck am I supposed to buy for Monica, the new girl at the factory you work in?
I recall getting a purse holder. I am a male, with a very clearly male name. I don't use a purse. And if I did, some glittery purple purse holder shaped like a flower would probably clash with my all black ensemble.
EDIT: I still have that purse holder at home taking space in some random drawer.
President_Calhoun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8, my aunt gave me a subscription to Children's Digest. She renewed it every year on my birthday until I was 19.
matdave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 the only Christmas gift my parents gave me was a $25 gift card to a fast food restaurant. Later I found out they won it as a door prize at my mom's company Christmas Party.
BrattyBrittanyXO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bought my sister in law everything she asked for on her list. Pajamas, pandora beads, gift cards etc. she got me a Jewish/Hebrew star to go on a necklace but Iโm not Jewish. Wtf?
ATX_max ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got in a fight and my mother ended up throwing my fathers laptop straight into the wall. Needless to say it was broken. So for Christmas my father bought himself a new laptop and gave me the old broken one. I was a little disappointed that year
EleeNder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An empty jar as a piggybank. It was a gift when I turned 18.
galatiyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my hoarder great grandmother gave me shoe shine for my 11th birthday. I've never had dress shoes before.
Saintblack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an awesome Batman costume for Christmas one year. My grandma was staying with us at the time.
She put it in the trash compactor because it had "horns".
Slartibartyfarti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave me an old black and white antenna TV for my room, the really shirty kind that wouldn't hold a signal, and my cousin got around 200 dollars instead. This was 18 years ago, could probably have bought a real tv for 200 dollars back then, and didn't even want a TV in my room, especially not a black and white one. But fuck me i wanted 200 dollars
LordSt4rki113r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a mixed feelings gift for me. My great-grandparents would always give me (and all the rest of their 12 great grandchildren) a little coin bank that counted the money as you put it in, every Christmas. They were in their late 80s and early 90s, and I had an entire collection of these coin banks but I wouldn't say anything about it (so I wouldn't hurt their feelings). It was awful because the speaker in it was metallic sounding, and the whole thing was probably worth about five bucks. I was always disappointed but never surprised when we had Christmas at their house. BUT as much as I dislike the little coin banks, they still mean something to me because of who gave them to me.
oreofetish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my wedding present, my (ex) MIL gave us a lovely plastic canvas cross stitched tissue box cover/coaster combination similar to this one. She wasn't a crafty person, so I'm not even sure where she got it.
mynamekerold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma would get the same cat necklace from Boscov's for me every Christmas and birthday for years. Also, I am very very very allergic to cats.
lowercasesee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom figured Iโd love anything she found at a craft fair. Christmas morning I opened a box with a green-and-orange, polka dotted messenger bag that resembled nothing so much as a Dr Seuss explosion of felt and craft balls.
To her credit, I did keep the thing for years, if only to show people at parties.
Avocadomistress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave my mom a frying pan when growing up...that didn't end well
BigBean14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A small pocket bible, I'm athiests.
armoured4runner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year, my father in law and his girlfriend got me a USA themed windchime. I'm a 23 y.o. male. It's hanging at my mother in laws house.
Side note, one of the things that I hate most, is windchimes. Not that they know this, but I digress.
Grizzer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once was given a bottle of shampoo with Batman on it as a child. For my birthday.
ThisHorseIsADiabetic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my single 20 year old female coworker received a used copy of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" from a middle-aged guy at work who also wanted to participate in a $20 secret Santa exchange.
bandoftheredhand17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my gift, but my ex of a few years ago would always get lotion samples as a gift from her (not-poor)grandma for birthdays and christmas. like, the type of things you get in every hotel room for free. I asked her if she was ever going to bring it up to her grandma, and she just dismissed it away with "she grew up in the late-depression, no one gave good gifts back then and she never got past that"
abbs403 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Y'all know those grow-a-size things? I used to get them as kids from my parents and they were normally sea animal shaped, or one time I even got a hand towel one that was pretty sweet.
For Christmas when I was 16 my Grandma's gift to me was a grow-a-size boyfriend.
AnthraxCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 8 for secret Santa I received a telephone from a classmate. I was an introverted piece of shit kid, so I couldn't decide if it was a well intentioned attempt at getting me to open up or just the most useless gift in the history of secret Santas.
Imawildedible ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was fourteen my grandma's sister gave me a plastic hanger with rainbow yarn knitted around it for my birthday.
Roflcawptur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not all that bad, but my aunt gave me a hunting themed beer stein she took from my dead grandpa's house. I was 16 and had never hunted in my life.
CorporalJigglyBits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I got my ex tickets to a favorite bands concert, a painting I did myself and some meaningful stocking stuffers. I received a Star Wars mug and pajama pants. We didn't make it to New Years....
tipofanacorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. Just kidding. For real my family and friends are all great gift givers. I'm the one who sucks at it. I have no clue what people might like or need. Honestly, if you get a candle from me, you are one of the lucky ones.
I_am_Spargatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brother in law sent mormon missionaries to my door as a wedding present. Nothing else, no card, nothing. Just the gift of โthe true gospel of Jesus Christ.โ ๐
freyja87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 'grow your own boyfriend' toy in secret santa from a mega bitch at my very first job. Did absolutely wonders for my esteem!
TheFire_Eagle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I graduated from high school the same year. She got a trip to Greece (airfare and spending money, staying with friends and relatives). I got my father sitting me down to inform me that his parental obligations to provide me food and shelter were now concluded and I had exactly 30 days to (select one):
Move out and do whatever
Start paying him rent ($500/month for my bedroom, meals were extra)
Work in his restaurant for below minimum wage (but he would only charge me $150 per month and would include dinners).
I joined the Navy. My father, for a number of years, fancied himself an amazing parent for this tactic and insisted it made me turn out much better because I didn't want to do something silly like live at home until I had either vocational training or a college degree before being thrust into the world.
When I told him it was an asshole move that dramatically shifted the trajectory of my life (turned out fine, but nothing was my first choice), he went on a litany about how much he spent for my clothing, food and shelter over the years.
So, every year since, I give him cash. You know, to repay him for the bridge loan that carried me from birth to shortly after my 18th birthday.
No Christmas cards, no birthday cards, no Thanksgiving invites. Just once a year, I made a payment from my bank's online Billpay system. He received a printed check with the memo line "Reimbursement for Parenting." Whenever he answered the phone when I called my mother I immediately informed him that my payments were to be expected at the same time.
Took five years of that before he finally acknowledged he wanted a son and not a tenant with a line of credit.
Kukrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my grandmother told my mom to get in the car for a surprise on her birthday. She drove to fat fighters, or something like that and told her she bought her a 1 year subscription and left.
Verradis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my best friend in high school. He was in a really bad car accident as a kid and he ended up paralyzed from the waist down. On his following birthday, his dead-beat father bought him snow skis and thought it was hilarious. There's a special place in hell for that guy.
lukedib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $2 dollar bill
Drone6040 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 years ago my father -in- law got a brown paper lunch bag with the contents of someone's junk drawer in it from his secret Santa (my wife's cousin). Soy sauce packets, a single chop stick, some random crumpled paper, lose change, a chewed up pen, a few paper clips, etc. He got his secret Santa a bunch of cool shit. He kept saying he wasn't upset but he really was. They could have given him almost anything and he would have been happy, but giving him literal garbage was just too much.
Three next year his former secret Santa, my wife cousin, called while we were eating Christmas dinner and told us to meet them at the gas station down the street and bring their presents. My father -in- law told them we would be right there. He then sat down and finished dinner, when they called again later that night, he told them he would be right there. He then ate dessert. 20 minutes later the phone rang and he said he was in his way... He wasn't. He then called them and said he was at the other had station and to come meet him... He wasn't.
The cousin doesn't show up to Christmas any more.
unlimitednerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my dads side of the family I am the only grandson. I have 3 cousin's older than me and 2 cousins and a sister younger than me, all girls. One year for christmas all of the girls received scarves hats and jackets all handmade by my grandmother and personalized to the person receiving them. I received nothing until my parents raised hell that they didnt do anything for me so my grandfather drove to burger king got a kids meal brought it back to the house gave me the toy out of it then threw out the food. I was 13 years old.
Redbeardshanks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my youth, I was a chubby nerdy little douche that was super edgy an into zombies. My dad had always wanted me to be a little more athletic, kinda like my brother. Anyway, my birthday is not in a warm month, I hate working out (don't mind exercise, just hate repetitive stuff) and my mom, bless her fictitious heart, decided to get me 3 tickets to a zombie run, which is basically gorified jogging. Would have been cool for a lot of people, but she knew I'd hate it.
pukatm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst I got was some four $1-deodorants, one from each of my aunts/uncles, a couple of years ago. This is worse than the year before where I've received a few pairs of socks as I have to live without knowing if I have a massive body odor problem.
PS. how do you dispose of deodorant?
doughnutsocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school my cheerleading squad had a sock exchange for our end of the year Christmas party, and the pair I ended up with was discolored from use, unwashed and had a used condom inside of them.
Katherraptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my sister received no less than 14 creepy as shit tiny owl figurines from our new mother-in-law last year. They'd apparently made out like bandits at an estate sale and as my sister's sorority mascot was owls they decided she needed all of them.
pokemonredblue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $100 facebook gift card
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me two calendars from like... the dentists office. Those little ones with a magnet that stick on the fridge? Everyone else got video games and furbies and littlest pet shop and remote controlled cars, etc.
Normally I was treated the same as everyone else. I donโt know wtf happened that year, like... did I piss her off? O.O
RemarkableRyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A neighbor girl who's a little older than my kids (6, 4, & 2) who comes over to play with them all the time gave my son a broken whoopee cushion that was repaired with duct tape for his birthday over the summer.
He said thanks and enjoyed it for the day. Haven't seen it since.
konokou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of cheap dollar store earrings.
My ears aren't pierced.
garlicroastedpotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the age of 5 I received a pair of socks and it was the worst gift ever received.
At the age of 35 I received a pair of socks and it was the best gift ever received.
VengefulOdin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm one of those unlucky souls whose birthday is 10 days after the Christmas holiday. One year, my dad got me one of those expensive VR Star Wars Lightsabers - I was shocked as he had never spent that much on me before, and I really appreciated the gift.
For my birthday, he followed that up with one of those tiny $1 Store special plastic lightsabers.
He thought it was hilarious. I thought he was just kind of an asshole.
Diabolacal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm trying to stop a post on this topic next year, or a murder - My work colleague has purchased a Dyson Robotic Hoover for his wife's Xmas present.
Despite nagging him every day he has still to re-sell it (he picked it up on ebay for ยฃ600)
largeangryredletters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my mom's cousins visited us when I was in my teens and wanted to discuss graphic arts with me, probably because I was one of the few computer literate people in our family. I just wanted to chat on AIM and play duke nukem. That christmas she sent me a subscription to some pacifist publication, i think it was called 'Peace on our minds' or something.
rizzlybear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a piece of brain coral and a zip lock bag of Cheerios labeled โsmart pillsโ for Christmas when I was 11, and then laughed when I opened it, explaining over and over to everyone in the room that the joke was โheโs dumb, get it?โ we had a fun relationship back then.
lakili ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 2. The first time I participated in secret Santa at my first job in high school, I had spent a good amount of time and effort in finding gifts for my person. Each day I would look in my stocking (there was supposed to be a small gift everyday) and would find nothing. Turns out there was an odd number and no body picked me which I know is bull shit.
The next year at the same place, I tried again. Noticed I wasn't getting anything yet again. Found out they never put my name in. I ended up getting a pathetic $10 gift card to Wendy's from "everyone" because they felt bad.
Screw them, and screw secret Santa.
th3coz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got ya beat. Battery powered socks as a 12 year old. Oh yeah they took D batteries.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either the picture of my ex-girlfriend's heel with the words "happy birthday" written on it or the power strip I got from my mother because we were tight on money...
Still appreciated both of them tbh.
darkerthanmysoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve posted something similar to this before. I have 3 older brothers, the eldest has a different dad but my dad has raised him from 2 years old. My brother changed his last name when he was legally old enough (my dad always left it to him as no matter what he was his dad). Anywho, my dads parents always favoured my 2 other brothers but mostly my dads โfirst bornโ. He always got the most expensive gifts all year round and they even treated him and my other brother to a trip to Disney land Orlando. They never even asked to take me or my eldest brother and we didnโt get any gifts from the trip either.
I actually found out that they never bought me Christmas or birthday presents. My mum and dad would always buy for me and take it to them and act like they got it me.
Last Christmas my third brother became a dad and the whole family were at my grandparents house, my eldest brother and his 3 kids, my second brother, my third brother and his child. My grandparents didnโt buy for my brothers 3 kids and openly said something along the lines of โour first born great grandchildโ None of the great grandchildren know that their dad isnโt โbloodโ related to their grandad and they have no reason to.
w00dy2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
every year my brother gives me a blue truck.
Rekondellos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 10th birthday, my aunt gave me socks that were like gloves but for your feet, not sure how they're called, but here's a picture of them.
I actually burst into tears when I received the gift and those were not tears of joy
jld718 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Playdoh set for my 18th birthday and moon sand for my 21st...from my mom... Only presents from her - not gag gifts
banaseph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Paper. Recycled paper. I liked origami at that time, but the paper still sucked when you folded it.
denisioso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, boyfriend gave me an avocado for my birthday.
eeyoredragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother (who is wonderful fwiw) gave me this for Christmas one year.
https://secure.img2-fg.wfcdn.com/im/02084146/resize-h800%5Ecompr-r85/6107/6107429/Authentic+Circus+Clown+and+Trick+Dog+Foundry+Mechanical+Piggy+Bank.jpg
I was 17? 18?
I wasn't sure how to react when I opened it. I wasn't sure what it even was at first actually.
ThePortableBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my high school graduation, my girlfriend at the time gave me store brand Fig Newtons and a Target gift card with a $8.47 balance.
WhereIsTheSpicedTeak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a doughnut magnet last year
mmurphy19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean it's not the worst, but one year my aunt and uncle gave my brother an LCBO (liquor store in Canada) gift card, and I got soap...
JoeThePro1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 I had been begging my parents for a cell phone for months leading up to Christmas but was always told that I needed to wait until I was a teenager. So my 7 year old sister, being the creative girl she is. Made me a cell phone out of construction paper. I still have it because at the same time it being the worst gift it was also the best
Emmo213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 or so my grandfather gave me a clipboard with a bent clip and a dirty, used, cheap Bic mechanical pencil. They didn't have an issue with money - it was just lack of thought.
ThePoisonByte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt has a history of grabbing stuff from her house and wrapping them up as gifts. As an 8 year old I cannot describe the thrill of reciving a personal planner. To be fair my schedule of climbing trees and playing Crash Bandicoot was pretty hectic at the time.
PimpOfJoytime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife (girlfriend at the time) took me to Drag Brunch for my birthday, as my "birthday present". I'm a dude. I was so uncomfortable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother has a penchant for making bad gifts awesome.
For instance he once got me a laundry bag. But it doubled as punching bag. Other gifts include mugs but... he finds the coolest mugs ever.
They would otherwise be horrible gift ideas but he just puts a little thought into it and makes it work well!
anicehandle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apple koozie
General_Specific ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basketball
I didn't know my paternal grandmother. In a rare move, my divorced Dad brought me to a X-Mas gathering with his side of the family, ie strangers.
I was a kid and kinda poor, so gifts were a big deal. Everyone got cool stuff and I got a basketball. I had never held a basketball, and was short and not athletic. Worse yet, it wasn't inflated. I didn't have a pump.
So, while all the "family" enjoyed each other and the thoughtful gifts they got, I got ashes in my mouth.
RubbishBinJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a t-shirt that said โYouโve been a naughty girl, now go to my roomโ for Christmas.
shoangore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex fiancee's father in law and mother, both whom I got along with exceptionally well, got me a kind of wall protractor but with string for Christmas. It wasn't a prank or ill-spirited gift. They just... really wanted me to have a protractor.
Meanwhile they got my ex's sister's boyfriend they didn't like one of these.
My ex and I still talk on friendly terms and a few weeks ago I brought it up again. We're still confused.
the_reyazu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The woman I could see having a future with saying she didn't love me and goodbye.
uncl3jimbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pound of coal
Swanksterino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess a pound is better than a measly lump.
Bunnylover64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got 3 boxes of peanut based trail mix for Christmas
Iโm allergic to peanuts and Iโm more then convinced that my grandma (who gave me the present) already knew that rather important fact
gleaped ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wall mounted novelty night light.
I am not putting the fucking hammer of thor into my wall.
Or the 8th copy of lotr from the same grandma those sucked too.
DrVenkmen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Spice World soundtrack at my birthday party when I was in eighth grade. I didnโt think the ball-busting would ever end.
ImNotAsFunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a beanie from Ross for Christmas. The problem was that it was the second time she gave it to me.
Shekinahsgroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gave my sister a $50 gift for Xmas, I got a fucking USED T-shirt in exchange. That was the LAST gift I ever gave her....
Gokuchi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me the equivilant of $1.5 on my 18th birthday
bitchslayer78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Swanksterino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might be a Professional Photographer, but are you a good Professional Photographer? Your sister votes 'no'.
newsoria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chains. Yes, chains literally. To make it worse it was a.build your own chain kit. Someone gave them to me for the reddit gift exchange a few years ago.
onilinken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hepatitis B Vaccination for my 18yo birthday, because I was moving away for college.
I know, its my health and those are expensive, but imagine a kid, just out of highschool ready to live by himself and all.
Plus, they were 3 shots and every time I got one, I got sick.
Thanks Aunt Ana Maria.
WearsOddSocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The in-laws got me a bottle of after-shave cream. I've had a beard for the past 5 years
fluffygryphon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both by my grandmother.
Megabloks. This was 1993, so I don't know if the quality has changed any, but these were fucking horrible. Some didn't stick together at all and some would NEVER come apart again. I threw them away.
Same grandma bought me Avon cologne a year later. I was 8 years old, by the way.
beefstew213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
ShinyChicken7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My employer does a Christmas dinner each year. They give you a raffle ticket, and later in the night you go pick up your grab bag. I work in the ski industry, so you see things like rep shirts leashes, but also goggles, gloves, toques, etc. A few years back, I guess it was a slow year. A bunch of us went up, and realized our present was the bag. But hey, at least it was a fabric one.
ThisMotherfucker96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Nathmonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a credit voucher for the store that I worked in, gifted to me by a staff member for Secret Santa.
Dondeivi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received a bottle of HAIRGEL, like those big bottles of 1 lt, on my birthday, this was given by one of my uncles, the one's you dont see that often, I think he didnt knew about my party or birthday at all (he arrived at the family's ranch) and just gave me whatever he had on his car at that moment.
Arkaa26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Company's secret Santa. Around 15 males and 3 females. I got the present of one guy, a bright pink hair dryer. I still haven't used it, it was 5 years ago.
BBQAdventurer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mother-in-Law is notoriously bad at purchasing gifts. If it's on clearance, she's buying it and giving it to someone at Christmas.
A few years back, among a bag of brown socks and sleeveless t shirts, I was given wooden kitchen tongs - except it was broken and only had one "tong". It was basically a stick. "You can stir something with it" she explained.
LordLucian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coupon to spend at a stationary store. I was in college at the time.
GWindborn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had Christmas at a great-aunt's house one year who didn't bother keeping up with our ages. I was 17 at the time, but for some reason in her mind I was 7.. I got finger paints and paper for Christmas. Not even good paper, shitty gray newsprint. I would have preferred to get nothing.
themoderngafa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Leftover Halloween candy from my then girlfriend now wife. It was left over because I had already eaten the kinds I liked so it was all nasty stuff I had zero plans of eating.
insolvency ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Pilot 0.38 Blue pen. Not that I have anything against it, but that was for my 21st. Cheers
HarlsnMrJforever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hair straightener for Christmas from my parents. I had a pixie cut that summer and kept it that way well after Christmas.
My mom ended up keeping it. This is why I ask for cash now.
mrSFWdotcom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom, with whom my siblings and I all have a strained relationship, for Christmas one year gave us only a blown-up, professional-quality head shot of herself.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our school had a program where 5th graders went across the street to the nursing home and were paired up with seniors at the home. It was a great program! At Christmas there was a gift exchange and my senior forgot to get me anything, so she gave me a package of underwear that her kids had brought up to her. Of course, the gift exchange was a group event so this occurred in front of all the other 5th graders. I was mortified.
junishot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't me, but my dad once gave my mom a used printer as a Christmas gift. This was back in the 80s or 90s when such tech was hip but my mom was not impressed lol.
GreenGiant69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was cute because we were 6, but my twin sister gave me a walnut that she colored blue and purple with washable markers. And no, she didnโt mean for it to be meaningful
ToadieF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last years Secret Santa at work. I got a selfie stick and some cherry lip gloss. I'm not attractive, I don't take selfies and the only girl on our team got a beer cup. I think the gift giver had a sudden moment of clarity re: appropriate workplace gifts...
The_Grubby_One ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of Life.
littlelivethings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me terrible gifts most of my childhood. I wrote a school report about Sacajawea in the third grade, and they got me Lewis and Clark-related gifts (mostly age inappropriate books and one year just a Sacajawea gold dollar) for years. My mother mentioned something to them about how maybe it was a bit much when I was 13 or 14, and that year my grandma got me plastic sparkly pot leaf earrings, probably from Spencer's gifts or maybe a gas station. I was actually really offended at the time because I was vaguely alternative but not a stoner and had no idea why my grandmother thought I would like these tacky earrings.
ballietbran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A science set when I was in 7th grade. I opened it excited and when I saw it I was very disappointed to say the least.
Only cause I had clearly expressed at the time what I wanted for a gift. And at the time I didn't show much passion in science so it was kind of odd to receive that as a gift.
But in the end, it was a gift from my parents to me. They didn't have to give me anything yet they did, and that's what I care about when I reminisce.
kit10kel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ONE. PACK. AA BATTERIES. No lie!! My aunt and my mom left the room because they were laughing so hard tears were streaming down their faces and they couldnโt breathe.
sadupe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 4ft tall cardboard Barbie with magnetic clothes. I was thirteen and hadnโt played with dolls since I was three.
CHawk17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday my grandmother gave me a baby loaf of Tillamook cheese.
lifeinspace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bought me a boys button up shirt for my 12th birthday. I'm a girl.
Also, this one was totally on me, but when I was 15 my dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I jokingly said a mop because there was an ad on TV in the background for Swiffer mops. Sure enough, I got a Swiffer mop for Christmas that year. I still use it...
ub52107 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 mason jars full of tuna. It was a gift exchange a work. The co-worker that selected me frequently traveled and fished in Alaska.
GabMassa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Nickelback CD.
Secret Santa, the guy who picked me was a very trashy rocker guy (Nickelback, Creed, NIN, etc.). No idea why he thought I'd enjoy that.
Trisassyjcc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year, my MIL gets me a bird ornament. Mind you, I don't put up a christmas tree. Nor have I ever shown any interest in birds. And yet, I get a bird ornament every year. It's made for some funny hilarious gifts from other friends who now know the story.
TokayTactics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Destiny 2
ManThatYouVR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amiga 600.
My Amiga 600 was amazing and I loved it so much.. just my mum made me wrap it myself as she could not be arsed :'(
skrame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A whisk. I was in junior high, and my mom didn't know what else to get me. I swear I made a list that didn't include a whisk... She said "You like to make eggs, don't you?"
(Mom; I love you and did use the whisk a few times, but a fork or the whisk we already had was sufficient.)
Worst gift I've ever seen received: A few years ago my aunt printed the home page of christianmingle.com or a similar dating site, and wrote on it "It's not too late...". She gave this to my brother, who was 30 or so. My aunt had gotten married in her 30s or 40s. I mean, he's still single, but who does that?
My aunt; that's who.
alex591 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday,which was a couple of days ago,I invited my best friend to my house. He bought me a $0.20 chocolate.That's all.He didn't say he was broke or anything,he considered this to be a meaningful gift.
Autolycan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa at work last year. Everyone received nice, well thought out gifts. One of the guys just bought a snickers bar and gifted that.
deathtoeveryone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
tallaghtmick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift but my mother got me a magazine for Game boy games as a stocking filler.....I never owned a Game boy but she tried....God damn I miss that woman :')
Washout81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my parents 25th anniversary my Grandmother gave my parents a card with $10 in it and wrote 'treat yourselves'!
I've always considered money a lazy gift, especially when she was blowing $200 a day in the casino.
Makkara1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My granpa once gave me a plank of wood for christmas when I was 4.
Syncopayshun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 4, I was gifted a Barney...backpack? from a mother's friend.
I hated Barney, and let everyone present know about this fact in real time. Apparently they thought it was hilarious and no hard feelings were had.
"What? No! I hate Barney!" has become a small family inside joke.
It has been uphill from there.
Imkyul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever received was from an ex who didn't really care for me much - he got me a nice outfit that wasn't really my style because he hated my style and wanted to essentially "fix it" (note, I don't actually have bad style and I'm not like sloppy or unkempt by any means), so then I went to put it on and he bought it all in his own size. I said we could return it for something that was the right size, but he had tossed the receipt and paid in cash, so we didn't have the means to return it. It was a Christmas present. He got double that year and I got nothing because he was also too broke to buy anything else to try to make up for the "mix up." This was fairly common in the relationship.
SquirreltailSoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a NIV Bible. I'm Catholic.
bangochu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last years Christmas, gf got me a puzzle.....
IronManHole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A signed picture of my Ice Hockey teammate for secret Santa. At least it was framed...
DarthBaio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was very young, my parents gave me a pair of socks for Christmas. Apparently, I burst into tears and cried, "This isn't a Christmas present!"
We were very poor.
Pyperina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a fifth grade Secret Santa, while all the other kids got some sort of toy, I got...a pair of socks. I was really disappointed and I could tell that the girl who was my Secret Santa felt really bad about it too- she looked really ashamed.
Cleothe1cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10/11 my neighbour gave me a make your own dream catcher kit. But the box was empty aside from a few feathers! I was so disappointed
souppapi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma gave my Dad a library book for Christmas
decade434 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
birth
atk11523 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young I like to read News paper comics like Hagar / garfield. Somehow my grandma knew it and I expected the real comic for Christmas. I recieved a big gift but it was strange heavy and long small sized. When I opened it it was a stack of all the comix garfield / hager / other shit cutout from news papers from the whole year. I felt so betrayed...
admello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me BUT I knew someone whose Mother got (gave) him a gift card... with a random amount on it, like $4.37. So she gave him a leftover gift card she hadn't used the balance on.
inuit95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
STD.
ging3rtabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first MIL (I'm divorced and remarried) got me the same hand towels she'd gotten his first wife when they got married. They were monogrammed with his initials (same as the first time). I didn't take his name. She also told me they were just for decoration/that I couldn't use them.
kinsak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen for christmas.
Handyandyman50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, I know this might sound weird, I loved using the microscopes in science. We would use them for โlabsโ and I always would get sidetracked looking at hairs stuff. These were fairly nice microscopes they had at my school; looking online they were about $100+ and I told my mom that even if it was all I got for Christmas that was the specific model I wanted. On Christmas I opened the most microscope shaped present I had first and it was this awful Smithsonian microscope kit thing for kids. It came with fake scalpels and vials and stuff and the microscope was made of plastic. It literally didnโt work and I hate to think that my mom wasted about $60 when I had specifically asked her for a particular model I was interested in. The worst part was sitting there with my mom excited for me to open it and looking at her disappointed. I held onto that set, not using it for anything until I finally didnโt feel so guilty about just throwing it away.
TL;DR: I asked my mom for a specific gift and felt really bad for not liking the alternative she got me.
bptex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Texas Rangers t-shirt that was dyed incorrectly and the wrong size. So the arm pit area had these really nice streaks but I couldn't wear it anyway. I suppose it's the thought that counts and in that case they thought I'd appreciate something that cost $3.
icecoldchris09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of decorative fridge magnets, for Christmas.
TheDutchRudder41 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life. It's also the best, I guess.
SlinkyBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apple
emteesho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Inveiglement ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 or 13 my aunt gave me a thin huge adult sized robe, and made a comment about my weight. Which yeah whatever not extremely horrible I guess but it was addressed to โKorstinโ which isnโt even trying to be close to my real name (kirsten). Like an O, really? Lol donโt worry tho all my cousins and my sister got cash. My mom was pissed. Itโs low key funny now tho
punsational ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my eighth birthday I got a new bike, but my birthday was on a Monday so we got it on Sunday. It was a nice bike and I assume all my parents could do, but they didnโt tell me that because they just never really talked about money to us in any capacity. Instead, the next night we have my birthday dinner at home and there are a bunch of presents wrapped on the table.
They were all groceries.
Pound of bologna, saltines, box of Oops All Berries. Even though I had my bike in the garage at that point, itโs hard to register a single gift for a birthday if youโre used to getting more, especially if youโre 8. Not a real understanding of quality over quantity. I cried thinking I did something wrong.
Instead of backing off and seeing maybe it was a little too advanced of a joke for an 8 year old, my dad kept on laughing and just said, โWhat? We never get All Berries!โ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex one year gave me:
A necklace. That I was allergic to. That he picked out of many that his Mom had previously bought and had in her closet.
Ironicallyfurry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt keeps buying me cheap nail polish. I mean I appreciate the fact that she gets me something but I work with my hands a lot and the nail polish ends up getting all chipped an ugly after I'm done working on an art project. I'd prefer getting things that are actually useful or a videogame.
suarezj9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
spkr4thedead51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
Some_English_Twat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Glorious_Jo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks
i dont wear socks
butkaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A link to this thread.
akornblatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The mother of someone I was dating was VERY right wing, I am rather left wing and agnostic. She gave me an Ann Coulter book and a bible.
mrPitPat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of those aunts whos place smells like a floral shop and only has like sugar free kale pie for desserts. Shit like that.
One year for Christmas she bought me a pair of fake magnetic earrings. You put one piece on the front lobe and one on the back and they magnetize to look like you have your ear's pierced. I'm a dude and i was 17 at the time
SkeetShootinKittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
isthatnormalpooing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shopping trolley token. That was it. I was told โfor when you do your weekly shopโ. I was 12. It was not a joke present.
SirSmashySmashy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we (myself, my cousins and siblings) were all around the 10-15 age bracket, in early adolescence, my grandmother had thought it was a good idea to get us all the same photobooks for christmas.
Everyone (myself, and 8 other children) got an identical, empty photobook.
Consider that none of us were into photography, and this is from the grandmother who'd be considered "wealthy".
Most confusing Christmas ever.
DudicalAwesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a teenage boy in the 90's, my aunt bought me a bright purple woman's sweatshirt featuring all of the OG Disney characters on it.
cosmicsans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was rarely around when I was growing up. Like, I would see him once/twice a year for a couple of hours (if that), for him to give me both my Christmas and my Birthday present.
One year, after learning that I liked snowboarding (and I already had my own snowboard) he got me a plastic snowboard thing he found in his barn.
I mean, he tried, but damn. I felt like crap because I would have rather have had the $20, and 13 year olds don't exactly understand how that whole thing works...
shorty85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandparents gave our one year old daughter a Hello Kitty themed personal (handheld) fan. The best part was the base of the fan contained little tiny balls of hard candy - perfect for a one year old to choke on.
TheYearOfThe_Rat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He should have given a Hello Kitty themed vibrator then. For tr future.
Shirleehee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
Penguinazu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little ass box of dominoes ๐๐๐
o2i34e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jacket that is like five sizes too big. It's a nice jacket and I would wear it if it were the right size but it makes me look like a small child wearing an adult's coat.
Alfacino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of Life.
Doebino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in second grade, we did a gift exchange. Everyone was getting cool shit like toy cars, a nerf basketball hoop, transformer toys, trapper keepers with secret compartments..
The kid I got paired up with gave me this book.
I was so upset as a 7 year old. I look back now and realize the kid was poor and didn't have much to give, but at the time, I remember being upset that I got a stupid present. Thanks Dusty.
zombie_biscuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of bar tools. It was a wedding present from my wife's best friend. Normally this would have been a fine gift but there were a couple of issues- We had a bar tool set on our registry, that someone else had already bought for us. Also, this person was at our wedding shower where we opened this gift, so they knew we already had it. Second, the thing was a complete piece of garbage. It had no labels on it, the box was falling apart, and when I was turning it over to look at the back of the box, this little cheese knife fell out. I picked it up to find out it was made of plastic. The whole thing. Including the blade. We had no idea where to return this to so we took a shot with Kohl's. They didn't even know if they sold it but they gave us $10 in store credit for it. To top it all off this gift was basically the catalyst that ended my wife's lifelong friendship with her.
GrammerCU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a buddy that would answer the clap to this question.
JollySieg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well my dad named Frank bought a Lamborghini and rubbed it in my face then Me and my sister found his old Buissness partner who he thought was dead and tried to sc are the shit out of him; we did the whole Christmas Carol thing which failed then he crashed and learned his lesson and right as I got the Lamborghini the old buissness partner dropped his whole born again scheme and robbed us blind. I AM A GOLDEN GOD WHO DESERVED THAT CAR
No1YouKnow42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Potty fishing game, it's like this little mat that sits at the base of your toilet with velcro fish on it and you use Velcro lure on your plastic fishing pole to catch fish while you're taking a shit.
llDurbinll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of my best friends a huge Star Wars sticker from FatHead for Christmas and he gave me what he got from his dad that he didn't want. Claimed he forgot to get me something. I got a holiday fleece blanket and some random bits of candy.
MrFrankenpenis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 7 or 8 years old. In front of all of my friends, parents, and their parents i unwrap one gift I will never forget. It was a very generic 3 inch model of a typical American Airlines airplane with a stick stand. Here i'm getting Ninja Turtle gear and sports stuff and then BAM! Silence... I was always a happy kid and grateful for any gift, but I just couldn't fake a smile at that point in my life. Funny thing was there was no name on the wrapping on who it came from nor did anyone admit who brought it!
testiculaire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 8 my Grandparents who had plenty of money gave me an underwear shirt with a tear in it which they had fastened shut with scotch tape.
skfl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girlfriend bought me "Dancer in the Dark" on DVD. Of course, you only watch that one once (amazing but harrowing!), so it very quickly collected dust.
Bonus: a friend's girlfriend bought him "As Good As It Gets" on DVD. It was apparently a metaphor, as she broke up with him not that long after.
TrueTherapist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, i have a few... Shower Gel for christmas from my parents (not the best financial situation, but cmon, a fking shower gel, i would just be okay with no gifts as i was over 18 back then). Another top one: ยฃ1 and a pack of tissues from my grand grand mother for my 16th bday... To be honest, these are not the worst in a sense that i have fun with people when i tell them this. Worst gifts are the ones you dont remember you got.
InfieldTriple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst one was my own fault. Was playing that christmas game with my family where everyone gets a number and then selects a gift in order, then you count back and you can either stick with your gift or trade.
When it was my turn to pick I went for the biggest box (I was probably 7 at the time). Turned out to be dishes. My parents told me they planned it when I was older. They knew they big box would entice me.
watsee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first job's Secret Santa, I got a magazine.
ladylionquist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was sixteen my mother gave me a box of teeth whitening strips for Christmas. That was it.
Steelbirds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother completely forgot to get me a Christmas present one year. I wasnโt expecting much, just the usual shirt and socks. Not a big deal at all.
McFatChixx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My twin brother and I were turning 11 and they gave him this kick-ass, tiger striped remote control Hummer. Big wheels, could go pretty quick, everything a 11 year-old could ask for. Me? They gave me a cherry red PT Cruiser remote control car. I know who the favorite is.
RearAdmiralBob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and step mother bought the family hilarious mugs with slogans on. I canโt even remember what the other ones said, they were the sort of thing that are mildly humorous the first time you read them. Mine, however, said โDogโs Breathโ.
ExtremelyFlaccid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born
rumdiary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
two years ago my parents bought me a bird feeder for xmas
i have never expressed an interest in birds or bird feeding
i do not have a garden
i am 35 and live in a tenament block in london
thewurstunicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 my family went to our larger family Christmas gathering. A gift exchange ensued and everyone but me received a gift. Obviously I was a pretty upset 5 year old since I thought Santa forgot about me.
They attempted to make it better by "finding the missing gift". I opened it, and it was a used and very dirty rayovac flashlight. It was at that point in my life that I knew Santa wasn't real and Christmas was a sham.
I never have forgiven them(never plan to either) and have excluded them out of my life for 25 years and counting.
mivo90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gf gave me shampoo and douche gel when I became 19.
flyguysd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first gf "got" me a gift for Christmas and claimed ahead of time she put hours of work into it. She gave me low quality print outs of superhero pictures glued onto christmas orniment hooks. She got angry/sad when asking if this was it. I regret spending $80 on a jacket she wanted that year.
ShepherdReckless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma doesn't like me and my grandpa does, but is a pushover. So for Christmas when I was 10 my sisters opened small boxes that contained tickets to Disneyland. My grandma handed me a small box similar in size that contained a cheap watch. At that point I knew she didn't like me so I didn't cry or anything, but that was the straw that broke the back of me giving so much as a shit about her.
chrisdudelydude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma forgot it was Christmas when I was 8 and gave me a bucket full of old toothbrushes and used napkins and told me it was a box of toys.
LordBreadDog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recently got a lone pencil and cheap plastic sharpener for my birthday...
Edit: Just remembered the pencil didn't even have an eraser.
Duck1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was working for a Danish Telephone-Network provider and we were told we should be excited for this years Company Christmas gift. So the day arrives, and I get a receipt stating that 100 kroner (around 15 dollars) has been given to a random childrens charity organisation in my name. Worst present ever, im still salty about it to this day.
cdbriggs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a toolbox when I was 5. All I wanted was toy trucks
kdholgate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While all my cousins (15 total at time) would open dozens of gifts from all my aunts and uncle and grandparents.My brother and i would just get a christmas card (to share) signed by all our aunts. Our names were spelled wrong every year.
Sik_Against ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Never participate in secret Santa.
stevevs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Background: I was 13, my parents were recently divorced and I had a bit of a distant and strained relationship with my dad. I asked for a weight set and a benchpress bench for Christmas. My dad got me the bench, but no weights. Apparently he thought I already had the weights. The bench was nice, I used to lay on on and wish I had a job to buy weights.
Sweet_Tangerine50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The replies in this thread are the perfect example of why I donโt participate in Secret Santas anymore.
thebinker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My multi-millionaire aunt and uncle sent me 1 of those $1.00 fundraiser candy bars 25 years ago. My little sister got a diamond necklace.
pfkelly5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
-20 points to Ravenclaw.
rushaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
mine was nothing... but what got me upset about it:
X-mas '89... I was 12... My oldest brother brought gifts for our parents, and both our siblings... but didn't get me anything.
... I'm still a little bitter about that.
tinatakesatinkle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my Oma gave me a ziplock bag with 2 sugar cookies and a used toothbrush.
not_a_moogle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really the worst, but I've gotten a Genesis game, can't remember which one.
The thing is I owned a Super Nintendo.
anewlens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents took my brother and I to Texas Roadhouse one time and apparently thought we loved the peanuts there. (For those unfamiliar they have big barrels of peanuts in-shell you can snack on while youโre waiting).
For the next 5-6 years, we received these giant 3 lb. sacks of in-shell peanuts for Christmas. We were always nice and said thanks and all, but weโd of course never eat them all, and the bags starting piling up in the pantry. I think my mom told them we didnโt like peanuts as much anymore.
VadaSultenfussy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and I butted heads a lot when I was younger and still lived with my parents.
Once, when I got home from school the day after a big fight, he said, "There's a Happy Meal in the fridge for you." (Mind you, I was too old for Happy Meals, but this was his way of apologizing, and potatoes are one of my favorite foods, so I was thankful for fries.) I opened the bag and said, "Dad, they forgot to give you fries!" Silence. "Dad, did you eat the fries?"
"You're fat enough anyway."
He's great at apologies.
For the record, I was not overweight.
MaskMan191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas Eve 2015
At my Grandma's sister's house for the big family meetup (known by some as Thanksgiving 2, for all the people and food). One cousin got a PS4. His sister got a laptop. I got a shirt that wasn't my style at all and that didn't fit as well as a box of MnMs.
Ipoopbabiez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
elimeny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-husband gave me teaspoons and a mousepad for our first anniversary.
JohnSingapore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my sister got me a collection of 3 second hand cheese cutting knives in a cardboard/plastic cover. Couldn't be taken back to any store. I didn't eat cheese then and never had before.
For my part I gave her something worth 60 bucks. Felt like an idiot. Can't remember if I threw the knives away or gave them to someone, but they vanished.
GoonerVida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was my chubby 8-year-old self I wanted nothing more than a SNES. I kept telling my parents, grandparents, etc. about how awesome it is every chance that I got.
One Day before christmas a parcel from my grandparents arrives and it has just about the same dimensions as a SNES box and was a bit heavy too - it just had to be a SNES. I couldn't sleep at all that night, I was so stoked to finally have what I then thought would be the coolest thing I would ever own.
Next day it comes to uwrapping the presents and knowing about the SNES, I decide to keep it for last. Anyway, so I finally start unwrapping it and to my massive shock it turns out that I didn't get a SNES. Instead, I got an aerobic set consisting of 2 handlebars, a jumprope and some other random fitness-related stuff.
I guess my grandparents thought I was a bit more than chubby :/
shantikitufla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone who gave a ream of filler paper once. I think it was wide-ruled, 100 sheets.
Vaultme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandpa gave me and each of my 5 cousins a card with a check in it. Each check was for $20. Mine was for $10. We all opened them together.
tyled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma, whoโs โthatโ person in the family, gave me a bag of expired blue corn tortilla chips on Christmas as a joint gift for the holiday and my birthday.
janicesmash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got married to his wife (not my mom) when I was in high school or early college. We went to her family's house for Christmas that first holiday after the wedding. They got my brother and I flashlights for Christmas. No joke. Spending the holidays with people you don't know is awkward and kind of sucks.
Theaardema ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at my step grandma's house with all my step cousins and my step brothers. We where all in a circle and she went in a circle. Gave everyone 50 bucks in diffrent forms of cash my step brother got it in pennies which was hilarious. She gets to me and says I got nothing for you and skips on to my step cousins.
STRaYF3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 I was given a heart by my auntie....not a fake one...an actual heart from the butchers. Her reason was she thought I loved science (I told her a few months back about one of my physics lessons that was cool). She then had a massive go at me when I dropped it and stained the carpet with blood and then puked all over the couch.
LordEnigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does a history of not really getting gifts qualify?
ARC_Guitar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ummm well my great aunt gave me a plastic box for my birthday once, thatโs it, just a plastic box, empty, I was 15. Thatโs not even the worst to come out of her though, she gave my cousin a box of cream crackers for Christmas. I think he was about 12/13
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crucifix pendant necklace...
I'm Jewish.
precious_little_pig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa exchange when I was a hostess at a local restaurant. The (male, 20something) waiter that got my name gave me a, uh, "personal massager." I opened it in front of the whole staff and felt my face turn red. I was 17.
fatman_danish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a musician, my family gets me a book a coffee table book about The Beatles every year because I make music and The Beatles make music.
leemobile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law bought me a green plastic tiara that had little LED lights in it for Christmas that said "Happy New Year".
The tiara was so old the built in batteries in it were dead and so it couldn't light up. It looked like it was something that sat in the Dollar Store discount bin for years.
I was 20-something at the time.
I am a man.
14thArticleofFaith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had my then-girlfriend tell me that she only used me to make her boyfriend jealous. I didn't know she had another boyfriend.
I don't think she knew it was my birthday. Or cared really.
SolasLunas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle got me a shirt. They got it on their vacation months before. It has nothing to do with their trip not was it related to any subject I had shown interest in. It didn't fit. It was originally for their son who said he didn't want it. They picked up the shirt at Sears. Their was no receipt. Sears no longer carries the shirt or even the brand, so it was apparently on clearance.
It's the thought that counts, but this was worse than just forgetting to get me anything.
22cthulu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I bought most of my family small gifts, like in the $5-10 range. My graddad is a golfer so I gave him a Hillbilly putter, as a bit of a joke.
Two years later he gave it back to me for Christmas.
A close second is that I got a VHS copy of Dragon Tales in 2004 and I was 15.
Hellstormer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was probably 12 or 13 my dad got me a garment bag. It's basically a bag you'd get at the drycleaner, but nicer with zippers so you can fold it and zip it shut plus pockets to put additional things.
We were at his wife's parent's house and they were confused asked if I had to travel with nice clothes a lot. My dad answered that I don't yet, but I will someday. I'm 26 and I've used that bag maybe a dozen times. All of which have been in the last 5 or 6 years.
Thematt3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas many years ago, i was maybe 8-10 years, I received a gift from my aunt. I opened it in front of her and it was a New Kids On The Block board game. I immediately had a look of disgust and shouted "I hate New Kids On The Block!!!". I remember being talked to about my behavior in receiving the gift but I was adamant that my hatred ran deep and it was an awful gift. Never saw the board game again.
kaett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was in college, i dated a guy from the south whose mom did NOT approve of her tall, handsome baby boy dating a short, plump, northern jewish/athiest girl. i spent a christmas with them, and she gave me a sweater and turtleneck from lane bryant in their smallest size (at the time i wore clothes from express and they fit me perfectly, and i had no clue what lane bryant was), one of those $5 gift cards they give you for spending $XX (that expired 3 days after christmas), and she had picked out his gift to me. i'd asked for a blue topaz ring, and she found what had to be the UGLIEST setting possible. she schooled me WELL in the art of the "bless your heart" insult.
MollyOlyOxenfree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went back home to visit one Christmas, and my step-dad had wrapped up 3 extra presents for my brother, mom, and me. My brother received his old flip-style cell phone. My mom unwrapped one of her old purses (with an unused father's day card inside). Not expecting much, I unwrapped my present to find 2 lightswitch plates.
The best part was the look on my family's faces. My step-dad thought it was so hilarious and was crying from laughing so hard. We all also got normal gifts (new cell phone for bro, new purse for mom, and clothes for me), but I will never forget how pleased step-dad was with himself for giving those horrible gifts. Definitely a good memory.
yourhighnessfour_20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 3rd grade we had the secret santa,so I got the girl 3 brat dolls 10 bucks each only to get a dollar toy car that I literally broke opening the package. Mom almost whooped my ass for it.
alex3omg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom goes on my Amazon wishlist and, without really looking, buys X dollars worth of present. Our year she went to a shopping list I had and bought me a spray bottle. She was like "ya Idk why you want that" she said, "i almost bought you a camera battery but I don't think you want that" yea.. I don't..
Last year she invited herself to dinner on my birthday and to the movie my husband and I had intended on seeing, and she brought her boyfriend who I can't stand. Then she gave me a cheap necklace I obviously wouldn't like from the store right around the corner with the price tag on it. She ignored me through dinner, talking to the bf. I bragged about my big Reddit post to see if she listens, she immediately turns to the bf and tells him he should use "whatever that is" to promote his art.
Taycos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rock from my hippy jewelry making aunt. I mean it was polished but still, WTF Aunt Cindy??
IVGreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 18, I brought my adoptive parents (who are real pieces of shit but I still lived with them so you know whatever) some gifts for Christmas. I brought them a bottle of fancy liquor and a book they had wanted.
On christmas morning there werent' any gifts under the tree for me from them (or anyone in my family to be honest) there were gifts for my brother and everyone else. I gave them the gifts I had brought them.
I left and went out for the day, i think I called the supermarket I worked at at the time and asked if they needed anyone. I worked for as long as I could and then went out for drinks and bud with some friends.
later that night I came home and found one gift under the tree. A sweater my adoptive mother (grandmother) had brought for herself earlier in the month but hadn't worn yet. I took it and wore it and acted like it was the best gift ever. I was extremely annoyed.
I moved out 3 months later.
wlydayart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 20 I think and received a cowboy hat. Like an expensive one. I never grew up in the whole country western culture, I was this kinda punk rock kid out of Orange County. It's like the person who gifted it to me had no idea who I was as a person even though they were one of my closest relatives.
Vativ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got beer coasters when I was 8 or 9, I don't even understand why. Thanks Dad
bigfatweiners1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing!
Suirou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two of my friends were going on a huge road trip and told rest of our friend group that they got us something. They came back and did keep their promise and handed my friends gifts that ranged from $25-$50 and had thoughts behind each gift. You could tell that they thought very carefully behind each of those so I was ecstatic when I got mine and opened it up - it was a zombie haiku book. Granted, I was into zombies at the time but a haiku book? I never really expressed any interest in poetry or any form of it. it was around 15-20 pages. They admitted that they ran out of money buying gifts for other friends but claimed that the book was still costly. I flipped the book over and it had the price right above the barcode, 6.99 US.
dwayne_the_roch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It all started when I was born...
jennifera2016 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I were raised by our mom and stepdad. My stepdad's parents weren't crazy about him marrying a woman with kids so they got my sister and I what we considered to be "spite gifts". One year on Christmas, I received one (1) pair of socks and my sister received a family sized jar of peanut butter. My sister was devastated weeks later when she found out I had been eating her Christmas gift.
Shitty_Wingman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got my a box containing three towels with my first initial on it, all side by side. Unfortunately my name starts with a K, so now I have a set of KKK towels that I refuse to actually open because I think it's too funny to risk breaking up.
qelmasri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 4th grade class had a secret santa exchange, and I got a single incerdibly common Pokemon card, the pesty Pidgey
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually really not a fan of people making donations in my name. My sister tried this one year for everyone in the family, and I hated it. It makes me sound like a bad person, but I have my reasons.
First, I hate the publicity of it. I don't think donations should be done for praise, and it makes me very uncomfortable when that happens. There's no way to avoid the obligation to praise the actual donor.
Second, it takes all attention away from the receiver and throws it all on the giver. "Oh look what a good person they are". It feels like an attention seeking thing to do, and I'm very much a private person as far as charitable acts go. Like, I don't even want a thank you note from places I donate to or help at.
Third, there's the issue of what charity you give to. I may not approve of the charity you chose, even though you have good intentions. For example, if you donate to Susan G Komen because you know my mom died of breast cancer, I can understand the logic, but I'm not going to like the donation because of how SGK handles their donations (and other reasons I won't get into here). Because it's impossible to judge people's approval of or familiarity with a charity unless they explicitly state it (which I am too private to do), I think it shouldn't be attempted.
Fourth, if you have the social obligation in your head that you need to get someone a gift, actually get them a gift. If you're going to give a donation in someone else's name, it should always be in addition to something for that person. It should never be in lieu of a gift.
frog_without_a_cause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I apologize in advance for the lengthy explanation of my worst-gift-ever story, but I feel that context is. Anyway, here it goes. At age 16, I hadn't seen nor spoken to my father in over 10 years. To be fair, my mother left him and we moved over 3000 miles away shortly thereafter. We were very poor as my Mom struggled to make ends meet throughout our upbringing. My Aunt's husband traveled a lot and on occasion, unbeknownst to me, over the years would run into my father in various locations in our home town. My Aunt, approached me in private one day at a family gathering and said that he was doing very well financially and had worked his way up the corporate ladder to become the CIO for a major bank. He owned several properties, including his house in the suburbs, an apartment downtown, and a cabin in the mountains. And, most importantly, he wanted to get reacquainted with me and had plans to try to make up for all the years we had lost. Now, being a teenaged boy, with very few memories of his father who grew up dogshit poor (I'm talking powdered milk and gov't cheese poor) hearing for the first time that your well-to-do Father was attempting to make contact, was like finding out you had just won the Lotto. So what happened next is I start getting phone calls at 4am so as not to alert my Mother (she had no idea of his interest in reconnecting). The first time we spoke was like talking to Santa Claus or some shit, and I would get all choked up and start crying when he would ask the simplest of fatherly questions. Like, "How are your grades?, or, "So you play any sports?" Every time we spoke was like this big rush of built up emotions I never even knew I had buried. So, anywho! My brother, who was sort of a shit head at the time told my mother what was going on between my father and I. One of his chores was to check the mailbox each day and low and behold, my Dad sent a hand written check in my name, which was supposed to be a surprise. And, she got so pissed. The next time my dad called, my Mother answered the phone and although I slept through the berating she gave him, she made sure that she recorded the conversation between them so I could listen to it later. What she said to him was pretty fucked up, but the most hurtful aspect of all of this is how she took great pleasure in letting him know that she was keeping the check to "make up for all the years he wasn't there to help her". Mind you, at this point in our lives, mom was married to a postal worker and we were doing OK. I even had a job at Costco, so we weren't snacking on syrup sandwiches anymore, if you catch my drift. I never found out how much the check was for, because my mother forced me to sign it over to her without showing me the front of it. TLDR: Mom leaves Dad at age 6. Dad reaches out to me behind mom's back and sends hand written check of unknown amount. Mom keeps check, runs it in both me and dad's faces.
BadDogEDN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Darth Vader waffle iron...
dabenj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a paperclip after being ungrateful the holiday before. It was a teaching moment.
Tb4umSOF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a male, and I recieved a blender for christmas at age 15, and soap for my 12th birthday. I also recieved a 6' in diameter steel firepit that weighed 80+ lbs. for christmas, which ended up being returned. These gifts were from immediate family members (mom, dad, aunt).
RICK-LAKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday I got a bar of soap... I ended up being allergic to it and having rashes all over my body.
BodySnag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wedding gift: hotel towels, with a stain.
Gu3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend back in high school tried to score some brownie points with my parents and bought them cookie tin from Walmart. When my parents opened it, it had already been opened with some cookies eaten out of it. Apparently someone at Walmart had gotten the munchies. The said boyfriend was mortified.
jblast7094 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever got was a gift card for blockbuster and I got this 2 months ago for my birthday
DarlingDestruction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gifted me, my brother, and sister each our own tiny little coin purses (similar to this) from the university she works at filled with nickles and pennies. This was just a year after gifting each of us an old, used book from the discard pile at the university library.
She's since gotten much better at gift-giving.
GoHomeRogr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All of my dads sisters (3 of them) got together and bought me a crystal vase for my high school graduation.
theberkturk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I played soccer at my high school and every year on senior the under class men get gifts for them. I received a lanyard of a soccer team my senior night.
rhllors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fleece Snoopy pajamas that had clearly been pulled from a clearance rack.
"But that's not so bad! It sounds like the gift of a well-meaning but slightly out of touch Grandmother! How could you complain about that?!" you cry.
I was 27 and it was from my now father-in-law. Our first Christmas as an engaged couple.
Years of presents borne of poverty and all of my birthday presents being a day late because payday is at the end of the month not two days before... that flagrant inability to put the slightest bit of effort in is still the worst.
Simple_thought ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I recieved ______ from my mother in law. Wrong size, useless, ugly, and as always, no gift reciept.
TheBBWwomanizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook gift card
zedudedaniel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life.
thomascoopers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lamp. For my 11th birthday. Thanks, mum.
debers16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really happy (and surprised) not to see any of the gifts Iโve given listed here yet
foosballallah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a miniature foosball table, and when I say miniature I mean smaller than 6 inches long and 3 inches wide and could be held in the palm of your hand. I actually saw it in the dollar store. The other gift I got from the same relative that year was a can of sardines. I ain't shitting you, I really got these. You know what we got them that year? A 19 inch T.V. which in 1988 was a decent T.V., awkward Christmas.
acfixerdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I once received a watch and pen from my dad that looked fancy, but we're cheap plastic crap that was purchased on his cruise either in Mexico or at the duty-free shops on the ship. He probably spent way too much for it and I never used them. I don't even wear watches. B- for effort (I was actually into good pens), F for execution.
I would much rather get a cool graphic tee shirt or something that cost way less. Hell the fuzzy socks we all got as stocking stuffers were much better.
Another Christmas or birthday I got a small oddball tablet that couldn't download Google play apps, didn't have the play store but it's own very weird app store. Thing was absolutely useless. Again, decent idea but F for execution.
senpaizoro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jacket I gifted my friend for Christmas, he gave it back to me on my birthday in March
CrrackTheSkye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, I spent a bunch of time making homemade peanut butter, different types of hummus and some other stuff for my (then) girlfriend.
Put a lot of thought in it, made something she really loved, packaged it nicely etc.
She gave me a pack of grisini and three small pots of store-bought mustard.
I mean, not necessarily a bad gift (we agreed to keep it low-budget), but it was just another sign that most of the effort in the relationship came from me.
simplyatomic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've posted this before but I was given a bag of used hospital socks. She was offended when I was grossed out by my gifts becasue she knows I like socks. Yeah, NEW socks.
TheOriginalChode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a "duck" hair dryer from a grandmother once. It's like a normal hair dryer except the blower tip was a duck beak and it sat standing up on duck feet. I know I sound ungrateful but I had been shaving my head for 12 years at the time of receipt and see her year round...
swirleyswirls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad really likes to give me Omaha steaks. I think he first gave them to me when I turned 12. Because there's nothing a 12-year-old girl wants more than a stack of steaks that her father will cook and eat most of for her.
themightyshrek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift is no gift at all.
Khaleesipond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings. My ears haven't been open since I was 10 and literally no one that knows me now even knew I once had them pierced. It was just assumed that because I'm a girl, my ears must be pierced.
MoarPotatoTacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk. A few years back, my step dad and his wife would "buy" me clothes.
So I was probably a women's 5 us (120 lbs) at the time. Meaning at least a medium. They would buy me ONLY xs. Which I hadn't worn an xs since I was a kid. I opened them and was like "woah, these are way too small, can I exchange them?" And they were all "you look like you weigh 90 lbs", and the wife meant it in a weird way. Maybe sort of jealous.
They would also gift me things they bought to resell on eBay. They clearly forgot to get me a gift so they would just wrap up some weird clothes and give them to me.
It's not my fault both my parents are petite as fuck. My dad is probably an xs, and I mean that for real. He probably weighs 90 lbs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Inb4 someone says, "Herpes, the gift that keeps on giving"
Yawgie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've shared this before.
I didn't get the gift, but I have given one. This painting of strawberries was given as a secret santa gift because the user only wrote information about their favorite sports team and what color of clothing they liked.
VelourFogg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma asked to make me birthday breakfast. When I got there, she microwaved a couple biscuits and gave me hedge trimmers to fix up her yard and said I'd get my present after I finished. I told her I didn't have time because I had to get to class, so she'd need to either give me my present now or she could join me later when I met the rest of my family. The gift was a dollar store beach towel and Capri Sun because I'd be so sweaty and thirsty after finishing the hedges
groverwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 gold balls in a scrotum sack.
i got the same gift 2 years in a row.
its not funny. its a waste of money and stupid
TalontheKiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 6-pack of vodka coolers from my alcoholic mother.
misoranomegami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle each of anti cellulite cream and anti wrinkle cream 2 weeks before my 30th birthday.
But in her defense I got it from an aunt who was struggling financially and gave everyone Mary Kay items from her side business and she remembered that I don't/ can't wear make up so all and all it was still thoughtful. Just the combination and the timing...
Sachath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great uncle who owned a publishing firm which among its clients in my country was Disney decided that a diary with horses was the perfect gift for an 11 year-old boy. He could have gotten me all the free Donald Duck pocket books anything from their printing press but no a horse diary. He never gave me a gift after that... He was still a nice man in my eyes though he meant well
realchildofhell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas last year my step grandmother sent me a $10 coupon for L.L. Bean with a catalog where the cheapest thing were socks for dogs that cost $15. Plus she had the nerve to complain to my mom that I didn't send a thank you card. This is the same woman who screwed everyone out of inheritance when my grandpa died.
TheHillyard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year I got two pair of pants that didn't fit, a sweater that was too small as well and some socks. It sucked, but I wasn't too upset, my mom had been working two jobs and going back to school, so I don't think she realized how much I'd grown. It just sucked because she had removed the tags already and there was no way to exchange them. But the socks were awesome though.
GA_Thrawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: a bunch of spoiled brats
AshTheGoblin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An empty promise of a Christmas gift box for me and my brother, from my grandmother. Still waiting 11 years later.
Argoran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in 1992, one of my friends knew that I liked the song "All That She Wants," by the band Ace of Base. It had just come out; I liked watching the video because I was twenty-one, and the ladies in the group were extremely attractive. The song was fairly decent, too.
One song. I liked one song. So my friend bought me the CD Ace of Base by Ace of Base.
The rest of the album was complete shit. So yeah, that.
palomar_knot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt has since passed away but in the height of her booze/pill addiction, she gave me a small baggie with seeds in it that had Joshua Tree written on the outside. My name is Josh. I was 12 and can remember thinking, "What the fuck am I gonna do with a tree?" I know she meant well and now I can laugh about it but it's still the shittiest gift I've gotten.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a calculator when I was 13. A fucking calculator. Still pissed.
Flabbergash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the grinch on DVD when I was like 15.
liza321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I went to my great grand parents for Christmas. As they were passing out gifts they got to someoneโs name thatโs not in our family however, they handed it to me so confidently. When I opened it, it was a half burnt candle.
Sharkoplex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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delmar42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's mother knew he loved Almond Roca candies, so one year she gave him a tin of it. The candy was a year old, and half had already been eaten. Later, he just laughed and said that at least she'd tried.
sgtdarck5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
GhoulishWriter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On a secret Santa I got a 10 piece Spider-Man puzzle with all the puzzle pieces frayed and one of the pieces missing....
CeilingUnlimited ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother got a coupon for a free gift wrap and bought my brother and I hideous cowboy hats that she then used the coupon for and had them beautifully wrapped. The gift boxes were large and looked amazing under the tree.
After several days of drooling over them, we couldn't stand it and when she was gone one afternoon we carefully unwrapped them and found the horrible hats.
Pissed off, we re-wrapped the gifts in an intentionally-crappy way. When she got home, she immediately spied that we had unwrapped them and yelled at us, telling us she was taking them back and getting us something else.
Que happy dance!
lestermason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to give a bad gift to someone, just to see if they'd "fake" appreciate it. Something such as a 5 gallon tub of carpet cleaner.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always just gave me money.
Moglorosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A check from my grandma for my birthday (end of May) that was dated Dec 25 of the previous year. So she wrote it for me for Christmas, forgot to give it to me, kept it and gave it to me at my birthday party instead. This occurred 2 days after the bank was no longer legally obligated to accept it. She did not replace it.
Unfinishedwor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt who's pretty shit at buying gifts. I once got a cook book for 5-year-olds containing instructions on how to slice a bread or boil an egg and the most basic of stuff you can imagine. I was 17...
maddiekgardner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school my class choir did a Secret Santa, and the person who drew my name contacted my significant other two weeks in advance asking for idea. Mind you this kid made my skin crawl, because he'd always burst into rooms wearing his fedora and play a harmonica for some reason. We were given a $10 budget and the day of the exchange, after given specific ideas, he shows up with a mason jar of salsa. It was homemade so I figured it might not suck, but it was literally just tomatoes and water. Who the fuck calls that salsa?
YacketyYack1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got kids clothes that were way too small
MrSeksy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My granddad is notorious in our family for shitty gifts. These are the two worst.
One year my aunt, his daughter, gave him a set of olive forks. The next year, he gifted the same olive forks, unopened, back to herโnot jokingly.
Another bad one was a few years ago, he gifted my dad a manual for a microwave that he had bought in the 70sโalso, not jokingly. It was definitely nice, hardcover and everything, but what the fuck were we going to do with it?
keffoguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year on christmas i get the same fking toy truck from my Brother. He puts such an effort into getting the exact same one, i feel like i have to act happy every year over and over
BGBEASTLY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received an Elmo watch when I was 12 from my aunt. Itโs confusing cause she has 2 kids who are roughly the same age as me who she couldโve asked for advice.
Big_Henry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who received an opened tube of moisturizer.
It wasn't even an ironic gift from a close family member or friend as a joke; it was given as a genuine re-gift and the person forgot it had already been opened.
chiefsakif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I felt like shit after I gave my gf two shitty gifts on 2 big occasions. The first was for her first bday after we started dating. A mutual friend told me that she wanted replacement bands for her Daniel Wellington watch which was $65 (I was also on a college student budget). But much later when I thought about how she must've felt when she got watch bands as bday present, I felt really stupid. Later the same year, for Christmas I gave her a Fire tablet cuz they were on sale for like $45. And that tablet was completely useless and we still laugh about it sometimes. for that same christmas she bought me the two games I wanted more than anything: The Batman Telltale game and BF1. I was so embarrassed.
dankman_34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year on my 20th birthday, I received birthday sex from which I contracted genital herpes. The gift that keeps on giving.
yonyesbest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 17th birthday my mom got me a board game called conquer the SAT's. I already took the SAT's and got accepted to the college I ended up going to
Fuck_the_Jets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex left me twice right around Christmas. What a shit gift that was.
This year I left her in November. Fool me twice..
nelska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scooby doo wallet when i was like 17. It was pink.
pedantic_dullard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got my wife and I a "That was easy" button from Staples one year for Christmas.
Iloveyou_upvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A child.
let_them_burn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a cousin who liked to wear shirts that were 2-3 sizes too big. Every year my grandpa confused me with my cousin and gave me a shirt that was 2 or 3 sizes too big. It was always some generic tourist shirt from wherever he had went of vacation that year.
renwoman1127 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD about going to hell (looked like some creepy guy made it in his basement) with a prayer card inside saying that he (my then boyfriend) had said a prayer that I would realize my mistake (I'd told him I thought I might be atheist). Our joint gift was me breaking up with him.
shlam16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a ~10 year old my very wealthy aunt gave me a picture frame for Christmas. Gee, thanks, just what every kid wants.
Wasn't even quality either, looked like something she picked up from the dollar shop.
FeMonky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lemme set the scene. It's the late 90's, I'm 18, straight, from the Midwest and about to go off to college. My Granny gives me this REALLY nicely framed Lavender colored Mickey Mouse poster to hang in my dorm room. I just couldn't.
EoTN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 8 or 9, my grandparebts mailed me a package of batteries for christmas.
When i was 13 or so, the same grandparents gave me a shirt that said, "Jesus is Thelight," using the font of the Twilight books. Never wore that one... lol.
Several years ago, though i dont recall exactly when, my grandmother gave me a plaster imprint of some kind of extinct deer. I was excited at first, thinking it might be a fossil or something, but she made it at the la brea tar pits as a "senior craft" project. Its the thought that counts?
The year i turned 20, my dad gave me a package of hand warmers in a bag. We... we dont get along too well.
theanti_girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school graduation gift from my grandmother: a Weight Watchers kit, which she handed me in the parking lot of a restaurant we had just arrived at for a celebration dinner.
Impeccable timing and tact, that one. That, and chiclet teeth for days.
patelsd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, all I wanted was a Nintendo 64 for my birthday. On my actual birthday I opened a copy of "Automobili Lamborghini" for Nintendo 64 and was so excited because I assumed I would get the console, too. Nope. Dad was confused that there were more things he had to buy so we went back to the store and returned the game, then left without buying anything new, went to the grocery store, then went back home. I was very confused the entire time.
I ended up getting a Nintendo the next year for my birthday.
Beakersoverflowing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last Christmas with my ex I spent about 6 hours picking out three things I thought would be perfect for her. She got me a cheap hoodie week after Christmas which had a massive hole in it. Said she'd trade it in, never did. Worst Christmas gift I've never had.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blanket from my mother, for my high school graduation.
4skin42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An inflatable canoe from my sisters. It almost killed me.
Special_McSpecialton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the time, it was a terrible gift. But now, I realize I was the terrible one...
I'm 15, and dating a guy from another town. He's a good Catholic football player from a well-off family. My family and I are pretty well the complete opposite (dad and brother had long hair, I'm into metal, industrial, etc.) Mom does not understand how I could be into him, but she's nice enough about it. They do call him Howdy Doody (in fairness, he did resemble him.) His mom hated me and tried to have him ban me from wearing my Doc Martens to visit, because I should be wearing lady-like shoes.
Because we're teens, we spend Christmas with our respective families. That afternoon, my whole family is gathered 'round Grandma's tree, opening the extended family gifts. I'm handed a fairly large box, and my grandmother has a HUGE smile on her face. Now, the family is known for giving funny gifts, but I suspected nothing. With the whole family watching, I tear the paper from the box. I can feel the anticipation rising in the room. Slowly, I remove to box top, and staring up at me from the tissue paper, is the Howdy Doodiest face my boyfriend had ever managed to flash. I was confused for a second before I realized it was one of those customized dolls from a mall kiosk with his face. He was about 2' tall, with little overalls and a yellow shirt. I was horrified, and made a bit of an ass of myself with my teenaged indignation. "Why is everyone always mocking him? I LOOOOOVE HIM!!!" It was a gag gift, and I was given other "actual" gifts, so I wasn't short-changed. I also wasn't particularly embarrassed. I was just being a brat.
The upside is that I kept him around for the entire relationship, which lasted another year and a half until he decides he needs to find a nice, Catholic girl who would give him the 6 kids he wanted when he grew up (I drew the line at 2.) When he broke up with me, he claimed that he should have stayed a virgin (we'd been together for over two years at this point, and it was always 100% consensual on both sides.) When I told my grandmother, she said "Well, you still have Little [ex-boyfriend] to take out your frustrations on!" I held the little guy by his little ankles and bashed his little face over and over into a brick wall, and felt a lot better. A friend tied a bit of yarn around his neck and hung him from the post of my bed, where he stayed (big head flopping to one side) for the rest of the time I lived at home.*** He ended up being the most cathartic gift I've ever received. And it only took until New Years Day of the year I received him to apologize to my family for being a brat.
***Note to the NSA: I never had any murderous intentions. Please don't put me on a list.
ResiduelGG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Winter boots - parents pretended that Santa brought me winter boods, though it was just winter boots masked as present due to being quit poor.
All though at the end since they were low quality they slid really well and i used them for sliding on snow from the mountain and icy roads - was hell of a lot of fun at the end.
Remember saying Santa brought me sliding winter boots!
mommy2be717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fiancรฉ 'a friend came back to the US from visiting Bulgaria and brought my fiancรฉ a few cool items, like a tshirt, a frying pan& a mug. He brought me the 'do not disturb' sign from his hotel room door...
GrayScale91_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember back when I was thirteen years old, my older brother gave me a Baconator from Wendyโs. Apparently, he forgot that it was my birthday and made a last minute decision.
Good thing I was hungry back then.
zoomer296 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It had better have been a combo.
GrayScale91_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was not. Just the burger ๐
kylegouveia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a framed world map, split in two 60/40 so that I could 'move it around'. Shame it looks awful when it's up but hey at least I can move it in two bits.... straight to the bin.
alphawarframe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An xmas gift, it was from a friend of my grandmothers, both in their 80s, and both pretty much living out their lives together. She didn't know, to be honest, but she bought me a 6 pack of supermarket brand lager. Like, 3 quid. If you know the UK, think KwikSave.
Thing is, I don't drink lager, cheap or expensive, I like a decent single malt whiksy... I just happen to look like a biker... Think there was a fair bit of judgement going on!
cheez_nipz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my sister and I were really bored at grandma's, so we walked to the store down the street and bought a monopoly game.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the same (already opened) game for Christmas that year.
Xbooow59 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas I got over $200 in money! At 14, being poor, that was a ton of money! (It still is though...FML) anyways, next year I only netted like $65, but damnit was I happy. My birthday is towards the end of December, after Xmas. With my $65 tucked away my dad carefully crept in to find my wallet and steal every dollar I had. That, by far, was the worst gift I have ever gotten.
Tldr dad stole Xmas money on birthday
Petersaber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life?
PleaNoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this post really just weeding out the ungrateful people? hahaha if so worst gift I received is hair styling products when I was sporting very short hair.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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distillit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honey doesn't expire. You just got a tube of honey.
MayorMcCheese89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotten 2 pretty bad ones from the same person, my aunt. When I was about 16 I got an XXL shirt. At the time I was maybe a large. I hold it up and am told, "Well I know your cousin likes them big." Now I see my aunt fairly regularly and she knows I don't wear jumbo clothes like my large cousin does.
A year or two later she got me a couple trinkets, handed me a card, and said "The gift card machine was down when I went to get it yesterday. Figures." I'm thinking, nice cash is King. Open the card to get nothing... Not to sound ungrateful, but why add the remark if there isn't anything in the card?
SkyFox0516 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school my aunt who is a โthrift shopperโ and a bit of a hoarder got me and my sister a bag full of the even cheaper dollar tree contents like crappy pens and a pen cup and other little stupid plastic doohickeys that we never used.
Helix13_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my grandparents from several states away sent me a single pack of peanut butter crackers for Christmas. You know, the kind that come in packs of six, wrapped in transparent plastic. Normally people buy multiple packs, but I only got one.
The worst part is: they were expired.
Thanks, grandparents.
kinda_whelmed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas, my dad got me 9 rolls of multicolored duct tape. And a god awful steering wheel cover/license plate frame bejeweled with rhinestones. And some car air fresheners. Last yearโs Christmas was provided by a Menards credit card. Dammit. Not that Iโm ungrateful or anything, but Christ, I would have much rather preferred a $10 paperback and nothing else.
Gemvolver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but someone at my school got a piece of Toast every year for Secret Santa. This happened 5 years in a row
ChummyCho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 8th birthday and I was really sick and in a bad mood. So when it was time to open up birthday presents I opened it up and saw a dora the explorer coloring book. I knew it was a joke because my dad always gives joke presents first but I couldnโt hold back tears so I started balling and i ran into my room because I was feeling terrible and I was having a bad day. Luckily the real present was a mars mission LEGO set, so that raised my spirits real quick.
CobbleAura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Minion socks and a matching minion t-shirt that didn't even fit me from my aunt.
Algarithm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have this crazy Great Aunt that we don't see much but she still sends us weird gifts every other Christmas or so.
The weirdest gift from here was definitely her late husbands tie.. That was a strange one.
digital_hamburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got an incomplete Arielle jigsaw puzzle from my oldest brother.
MistaHazard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None. Nothing. On my 1st anniversary.
TParris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a potato
GripIron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a millennial, the gift of life.
Isthatreallyanthony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret Santa once...this girl legit brought an iPad holder. Nobody owns an iPad.
DesastreUrbano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid until 10 I'd say my family used to give me board games for birthday and Xmass... I am an only child from a single mother and she works like hour and a half from home,so she really get home just to sleep,my grandmother used to live with us too but she had her own small store and business running a school cafeteria. So besides passing a whole lot of time alone at home they gave me things to make me feel more alone. At 12 I just asked for the money
thatguy1977 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During an office gift exchange party, we had set the limit to $25 . To my surprise I received a gift card for Jack in the box , when I tried to use it. It had $8.35 ...
Drodriguez164 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hellboy 2 with the sale sticker of 3.99 on it. Been 4 years and it's still in the plastic wrapping.
scottevil110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Despite being a jackass, I'm a really sentimental person, so I came into this thread expecting to feel really sad for a lot of these gift-givers, because it really touches me when someone gives me something, even if it's completely useless, because at least they cared enough to try.
But some of these answers are hilariously terrible.
TorrentialVomit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i gave my girlfriend a car vacuum cleaner for our first christmas together.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: emotion-whacking to others' misery, per usual in AskReddit.
__triglav__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother brings me and my family food and drinks which date expired as a gift, she thinks we didn't notice
drstclair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19 (yes, 19 years old) I got a CD of the best Christmas songs from my step-dad's sister. To this day, they would have been much better off not gifting me anything.
geenathan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whatโs a gift ?
GaylebSmeghead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got given a half eaten pack of mints in a secret Santa.
ajdietrick3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple years back I was given 25 pounds of old VHS recordings. Worst gift ever or best gag gift ever. I said I liked old school movies, classics.
chasedoesstuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pair of shorts from my mom, I have never worn shorts in my life because I hate them and she knew that.
PsychedelicHyena ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never been much for "girly" stuff, especially not when I was younger and my boyfriend who apparently didn't know me one bit bought me a pink/rose/skull/tattoo case for my phone when I was in highschool. I was ashamed having it on my phone also I was sad that he didn't know me better than that, I didn't want him to feel bad so I used it but I really hated that gift.
skylinrcr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my sister an iPhone 4s box with a rock inside and no phone one year. I was kind of a dick back then.
dragonmuse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandpa gave me an initial letter necklace with the wrong initial for my first name. I appreciate the gesture but it was a useless gift.
reflextions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was somewhere around 10 and my brother would have been somewhere around 8. It was the first year we both wanted to try and get eachother gifts. My parents decided to help. My dad took me shopping and my mom took my brother.
Christmas eve came (where we decided we wanted to open each other's gifts) and my brother opened his gift. I got him a toy jeep (he loved jeeps) towing a gorilla. The thing was awsome and he absolutely loved it, I opened his gift and fucking uno cards with the $2.49 still on the package. I was so pissed.
keracretin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My now estranged dad gave me a Lynx (Axe) boxset which I later found out that he received from a secret santa from his work and didn't want it.
But it gets worse than that. He gave my sister a necklace that he had found that she had received as a gift many years ago. Not a duplicate. Literally the same thing my family gave her beforehand. So she basically got a present that she already received.
YaboiHovi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was around 12 or 13 years old, my family and I were visiting our hometown over summer. My grandparents were also going there, so my parents decided to buy them some expensive gifts. However, my grandparents thought that buying raw fish was the perfect gift for me, while they got my 7 year old cousin a new phone.
alkaline810 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tshirt with a duck on it. It still had the $3 price tag on it.
fender1878 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I smell a Buzzfeed or Chive article coming. /r/AskReddit is terrible these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my uncle got me a Nickelback CD for Christmas. The next year, he got me a Nickelback DVD.
Vassap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably will be buried but my grandmother bought me Ranch dressing and a case of Pepsi when I was about 13. Reasoning was that I โloved the dressing at dinnerโ and โyour mom wonโt let you drink sodaโ. Imagine 13yo me trying to fake being happy with ranch dressing.
littlehoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me lingerie, I opened it in front of my father and three older brothers. I was TWELVE
Jaimaso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was an office secret Santa gift exchange. Last year I received used office supplies, expired chocolate and a five dollar bill.
Dravarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not money
noctisera1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 Christmases ago my auntie got me and my mum a framed photo of her grandson.
mountainsprouts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 a kid I wasn't even friends with invited me to his birthday like 2 hours before the party because someone else couldn't come so I ended up giving him $10 in nickels.
Spectorials ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 I got a sailor's whistle from my aunty. My family didn't own a boat, nor did I ever go out on anyone else's boat. I still don't get the point of the present.
realigntime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
pinkyspice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our sixth anniversary, my (now ex) boyfriend bought me some cheap soaps off Amazon. He didnt even wrap them, left them in the Amazon box, which I opened. Oh, and there was also a ton of crap he ordered for himself in the box, which was fun.
I had been planning everything for him for months, and got him Billy Joel tickets, a special dinner, and some sentimental gifts. Our relationship ended soon after that.
imsitco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A month before christmas I had been discussing headsets with my uncle and he was reccomending a few good ones and stuff. When i opened the package he got me it contained one of the headsets he had reccomended :D i quickly opened it up to test them out, but.. he filled the box with books.... i never expected him to give me that headset or anything but i thought he just wanted to be really nice or something, but he just needed something to put the books in :/
Not a super bad gift, but not what i expected..
ambroseseattle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year when I was young my brother and I opened up gifts from our father that contained old books and smelly, dirty clothes. Confused, we asked our father if it was a joke. He yelled insults at us and stormed off ignoring much of Christmas. Eventually it was learned they were items he found when his father died and he wasn't coping with his grief, thought his father had been forgotten, and us not knowing they were his books or clothes was his proof he had been forgotten. ... Grandpa came to visit us once or twice a year. He never brought books. We had never seen those clothes.
implicitfolly42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Party-Pack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, for at least five Christmases in a row, my grandmother would give me my cousins' old underwear...
Gs1000g ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let me preface this story with my family is very close and we frequently have gatherings for holidays, birthdays, ect and I almost always 98% of the time attend these function.
One year I walked into my grandfathers house who is very very well off, my step-grandmother walked up and said โoh, you are here,โ turns around and proceeds to literally in front of me take a calendar off their wall and writes merry Christmas from Grandpa and grandma and hands me the calendar. They then gave my grown wife some glitter lipstick samples.
dontsendmeyourcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beanie with built in speakers (very shitty quality speakers)
TheRealSaerileth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-aunt heard that I was learning to play the guitar, so she got me a book of children's songs with tabs to play along (even came with a CD). I was like 14, preferred ACDC and those songs were just awful, even for kids.
Hers were always the worst gifts. Well-meaning, but always missing the age group by a few years and generally out of touch with what kids want for christmas. We always made a point to appear grateful. :)
XMATIC_4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing
I get nothing for christmas every year,altho I did get a balloon one year as a practical joke.
GandalfTheGay_69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 9 I got a gift from both of my aunts combined, it was a coca cola football which you received for free when you bought a 6 pack or something like that. Seems awful now but at the time I couldn't be happier with it.
Shackalapoohoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A place I worked did secret Santa; the guy who got me gave me a Kurt kobain (or however you spell it) diary book. Saying โI figured you liked nirvana, so hereโs my old book I read.โ
ChaosApollo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Union Jack belt. Thanks Mom...
lategame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MoL gives me and her daughter recycled gifts she buys for herself at estate sales. She doesn't even wrap them.
Vinny_Scurtch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super late to the thread but story time anyways. When I turned 8 years old I received a teenage mutant ninja turtles van from a friend at school(I don't remember exactly just know it was a vehicle of some sort). I had never expressed an interest in TMNT and I had this friend over at my house for playtime and stuff so I know he didn't see any TMNT stuff. But me and my mom didn't know what to do with it so we just gave it back to him still in box. I didn't open the toy because I knew I wasn't going to use it, I don't even think the toy itself was that bad just the awkwardness of just giving the toy back in box was really bad.
MadMapManPK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a box of Little Bites Brownies.
thehouse211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single penny.
My ex-step-great-grandmother (wow, how many more prefixes can I tack onto that?) was a nasty woman. We went to her house for Christmas one year, and my assumption is that she just straight up didnโt get me anything (while she did get presents for the kids on her side of the family). My stepmother at the time must have had words with her, because I was shortly ushered over and handed a shiny, brand new penny of that year - 2001 I think.
She handed it to me and said โhere, when I saw this I thought of you.โ Nice save.
Fellhuhn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bum once gifted me a bottle opener and said he most likely won't need it anymore soon. Good to know he stopped drinking.
In seriousness it was quite depressing.
bgregreen11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an email from my boss, also my grandfather in law, addressed to me and everyone in the office passively saying how I'm apparently useless and can't satisfy his gross amount of impatience he has for everyone.
That was this morning.
Today is my birthday.
I mean, everyone at the office is really cool and has been awesome but it's a shit way to start the day.
Edit: he gave my wife (who works with me) used stationary for her birthday this year. Not a great fella.
Zaviior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the same secret santa I received ยฃ5 worth of ยฃ1 minion related gifts... /r/MinionHate , and my friend who was getting braces the next week was bought a jar full of gobstoppers.
crimsonhawks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple years back, my aunt got me a package of darts. No, I do not own a dart board and she did not give me a dart board either. Just darts.
OlderAndTaller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
trickster38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During secret Santa last year, my bestfriends and I exchanged gifts. All of us had pretty good gifts kinda tailored for the person, as it should be. Now, at this time I, a white man, was dating a Chinese girl. So, what did my friend get me? Two Disney action figure/doll things. It was John Smith from Pocahontas and Mulan from the movie Mulan. She was with me when I opened them
nwswisher02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
ThatGuyYouMightNo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when i was 10 my uncle on my mom's side gave me a really nice leather wallet that i ended up using for ~10 years. My uncle on my dad's side gave me a toonie ($2), saying it should be the first thing to put in my new wallet
The_Synthax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
PTSD
It's the gift that keeps on giving.
qaylan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the oldest grandchild on mom's side so when I moved into my first appartment Gandma took to wrapping up random used kitchen utensils that I "might need"..."Thanks grandma, a used, cracked plastic serving spoon is exactly what I was hoping for! "
fudginreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
The_Moochman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card
thespieler11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plastic telescope from my dad at about age 12
1friendlyneighbour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got pickle flavored toothpaste..
OnyxKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get many presents growing up. But I would of preferred nothing over the dollar store crap my dad decided I needed to have. Yes give me those top of the line mini flash lights and all in one tools for christmas. As my only present.
stnly124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right before I turned 16, my parents told me they were going to get me a car for my birthday. We were poor af, so I was really surprised. They worked me up for weeks about it. The day I turned 16, my dad handed me a toy car and a key to the rusty cig-ashy family minivan... that they had already been letting me drive. So basically, my birthday present was "now, instead of getting a key from us to borrow the van, you can ask to borrow it and use the key that's in your pocket."
Sunshinestate1980 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ours was a wedding gift. We had gotten married young but due to my husbands religion at a pretty typical age. We were sitting around opening the wedding presents from his side of the family, as well as from friends and neighbors. About half way through I opened a package and something was falling out. Trying to be a polite 19 year old I laid it down on the ground to finish opening. Inside were 4 mismatched napkin rings (3 of one kind and a fourth completely different) as well as used ceramic salt and pepper shakers. The salt was what had been falling out of the package.
Everyone just sat there for a moment in silence. Then I smiled which broke the tension and sat them to the side with the other gifts. The woman who had gifted them to us was not present but was not well off. I actually cherished them and used them for the few years that was my marriage lol. When my husband asked me why I didnโt get rid of them because she was a little looney, I told him that she didnโt have to give us anything. It appeared as though she gave us the salt and pepper shaker right off her own table and that was probably a huge sacrifice.
The older wiser me canโt wait to be old and looney to see what I can get away with.
Logictrauma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a book of artwork. Iโm blind.
r0botdevil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a freshman in college, my dad gave me a weight bench for Christmas. This one might not have been so bad, except for the fact that I lived in the dorms that year and had nowhere to put it (which he knew damn well at the time). Basically, he wanted a weight bench so he bought it "for me", knowing that I'd have to leave it at their house.
butterball254 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little sister went to paris in November a few years back, and she told us she would get us all a gift. She gave me a bar of soap. She wasn't doing it to be malicious, she is just a really bad gift giver
Outrageous_Claims ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ho boy, I'm going to tell this story again
This is something I thought was the worst gift ever... I got a book on the Loch Ness monster from my girlfriend for my birthday this year. We hadn't been seeing each other that long, but still.... Nessy? WTF.
I said thanks, and I was really nice about it, but I thought it was a shit gift. Never looked at it.
She kept bringing it up.. "hey did you read it yet? and I'd be like "Oh... I thumbed through it, but I haven't had time to sink into it." She broke up with me
A few weeks ago, I'm thumbing through this stupid Nessy book, and she had written a bunch of stuff in the margins. like "tell me when you get to this page and I'll suck your cock." "If you're here, then call me because I'm taking you out for dinner." I'm so fucking stupid.
milliekitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a knitted Kim Possible sweater from my great Granny when I was 15. Don't worry, Rufus the naked mole rat was included.
sailwithgrace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me (8 years old) first aid classes that I was too young to take the year after she stabbed me and left in a cabin in the woods to bleed out with my younger siblings.
thefakeharambe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A life
PutridHyena ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Rlaalvarez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
fulloffantasies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I lent my complete DVD set of some show to a family member. He wrapped them up, one inside the other, all 6 boxes, and gave that back to me for Christmas. He looked all proud of himself, too. At first I thought maybe he didn't remember I lent them to him but then he was like, "remember you let me borrow those like months ago?" Yes. Yes, I remembered.
When I was 18 (or 19, maybe?) my grandma got me a "Your changing body" puberty book.
My parents never let me text when I was in middle/high school. One year for Christmas they got me new phone with a full keyboard (this was obv before smartphones were so common) Still couldn't text. That one felt pretty mean, cause all I asked for was to be able to text that year. (inb4 ungrateful brat millennial kid complains about getting a new phone for christmas)
Every Christmas I've had shitty gifts like this, but there was almost always one or two really good gifts that made up for it. One year, tho, in high school (might have been the same year I got the phone) every gift I got was really crappy or something I thought was mean and I ended up crying in my room for half the day while my family called me ungrateful.
As an adult, I don't expect presents at all. I quit telling them what I wanted cause they never bothered to get it for me anyway. I don't value the thought behind the gifts from them anymore (there is none) I just take them at face value. And I spoil the kids with awesome presents so I can cushion the blow of everyone else's crappy gifts.
Pabsilon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Working in IT, having built my computer and everybody in my family their computer, and having never owned a console, my cousin gifted me a copy of call of duty for the PS3. I laughed it off and said I wouldn't mind the PC version instead. He told me he would change it. I gave him a copy of dark souls or demon souls or w-e game was at the time for his PS3. Of course I'm still waiting years later.
Also, my grandma got me a baterry-less tamagochi when I was 17.
AnnePandaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Moby Dick :'C
BelliimiTravler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
caseyrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book on how to tie knots. It came with a free piece of string.
conalfisher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my birthday landed on Easter Sunday, and my uncle gave me an Easter egg. Not a good Easter egg either, one of the shitty ones that you buy for a pound and it just a normal Easter egg in a "special wrapper".
thrashette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I usually find a use for even the ugliest pair of Christmas socks, but I'd say the one gift that elicited a true negative reaction from me was a Jonas Brothers CD when I was in full-on angsty teenage metalhead mode. I managed to conceal my disappointment, though.
_BrianFantana_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas two years ago, my brother got me a gift card for a movie theater chain that does not exist in my state. He lives across the country now, but he grew up here and is a bit of a movie buff so he should have been very familiar with what movie theater chains we have here. On the bright side, I kept the gift cards and regifted them to him the following year and saved some money during the holidays.
OhRyann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a great grandparentโs house for the holidays. They gave me 10 dollars but all the kids on the other side of their family all got PS2โs ...
Aenima420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
C_ydnA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pair of cool Bluetooth headphones a couple years. Started to break after two months and then broke fully a few months after that. Those things must've cursed me because every pair of earbuds or headphones I've had have broken before I've had them for even a year. Some break after two or three weeks.
wowsuchtitan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Invest in some Sennheisers. They're royally fucking expensive (not as bad as beats) but those mfs do not break. they are a German company so you know they're gonna be good.
nebodee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was told I was getting Ms. Pac-man for the Atari 2600 for my birthday. I recieved E.T for the Atari 2600 for my birthday. :(
Erica15782 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ketchup from trader Joe's. Grandma must have forgot it was Christmas.
dvu4911 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sock.
philzor311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing, but it was also the most metal gift I've ever received.
Arizodo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received cutlery for my 7th birthday.
It's not like we needed it or anything.
inofucky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A train ticket to New Jersey.
ambroseseattle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Another year, when I was about 12, I received a box from an aunt which contained an "I can read" book, a very small pair of longjohns, and licorice candy. That was the year we learned she had dementia.
murkedu1994 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret Santa with my friends one year my "Secret Santa" left with everyone else to go to Burger King, where I worked at the time, to buy my gift of a cheeseburger and fries.
nobootyshaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 two of my aunts and both of my grandparents all got me the same glove, scarf, and hat set from Wal-Mart. All purple with silver and pink stitching and all in the same gift boxes. They all gave me their receipts and I felt really bad trying to decide who's I would keep because I felt like everyone would get offended no matter what I chose.
I didn't return any of them and decided to donate all of them to the local community shelter. No one got upset at that thank goodness.
simms1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 2002 or 2003 my dad got me an Osama bin Laden little toy game where you are supposed to put swords in a barrel until he pops out. I opened it up to play with it but bin Laden was no where to be found and it was just a barrel and swords. Since they couldnโt find him in real life at the time I guess it makes sense that he wouldnโt be with the toy.
NaotsuguGuardian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do non-gifts count as gifts? A friend of my mom's once promised she would give me x amount of money, and then prayed for me for my birthday. I'm a fairly spiritual person so okay whatever, but I also knew I'd never see a single dime because financially speaking they really couldn't afford to give away $5. Still, being young, I kind of half hoped I'd see something, especially since I had to put up with their annoying children consistenly eating, literally, all my food (You'd buy groceries on Friday and they'd have half a week's worth of food gone by Saturday, and I'm absolutely not joking or exagerating). But I guess it's the thought that counts?
SatansCatfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa gave us grandkids reverse gender gifts. The boys got girl stuff and vise versa. Every Christmas. Also, all dollar store toys. Sometimes it would be exactly the same present as the previous year. He would give all adults Red Man pouch chew. He would laugh so hard, he would say, "Grandma, get my O2 tank." He was the best! Top it all off, he was our Step Grandfather. None of us were blood related to him.
BinJLG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst more in the sense that it made me realize how little my dad understands me.
Last year, right after Christmas, I was out at dinner with my family and mentioned to my dad how existentialism can sometimes send me reeling. It then moved on to meditation and thought schools like Buddhism, Taoism, and Nihilism (the latter two are what I adhere to, him the former). Fast forward a few weeks to my birthday and he presents me with three books on mindfulness and meditation. I understood the sentiment behind it, but I've been in therapy for at least 10 years. I've tried meditation and it's just not my thing and I've told him that multiple times. I had honestly forgot we had the conversation until he gave me the books because I don't see it as a big deal.
Meanwhile he got my brother a PS4 for Christmas and my sister got a bunch of stuff she loves for her birthday, which is in February. The man had access to my amazon list and asked me specifically what I wanted for my birthday. It's like, why even bother asking if you're not going to listen to me anyway.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 14 about 9 years ago my dad got me these $200 Bluetooth headphones.
They were the giant over the ear Bluetooth like beats now a days, but this was before Bluetooth was popular. These things sounded like crap, and they had a gigantic receiver you plug into the aux part of your device which sends the music or whatever to the headset.
The box they came in was huge too. My friends and I were thinking it was like an Xbox or Playstation, but no they were gigantic uncomfortable Bluetooth headphones.
Tar_Heel_Bred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A certificate of a donation to The Human Fund in my name
PaintyPaint98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for Christmas my great aunt gives my brother and I the same gift: an empty movie-theater size box of milk duds stuffed with ten tiny, rolled up one dollar bills, a pack of dollar store triple a batteries, and a McDonald's happy meal toy from between 5-10 years prior. Every Christmas from when I was 4 to now at 19.
She's a weird lady.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three years ago my mom gave me a porcelain cow piggybank.....she always gives me random gifts like that but the bad part was the year after she gave me the exact same gift and had no idea she had given me a porcelain cow piggy bank the year before.
lgnc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a green sheet of A4 paper
sackofpens- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when my friend was 15, the only thing he got for Christmas was shampoo.
tylerawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift I ever got was the gift of giving
petuniababoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our first Christmas together after getting married, there were two packages for me under the tree from my new husband. A large one, and a small one. I was curious about the large one, but most excited about the small one. Cause, you know, jewelry.
I opened the large one first. It was a coffee maker. We already had a coffee maker, which I never used because I didnโt drink coffee. I was thoroughly confused, but didnโt want to make a scene so I just gave him a puzzled smile and thanked him. Then I opened the little package. It was one of those little sample bags of coffee. Fucking coffee.
Heโs gotten a lot better at buying gifts over the years, but Iโve never let him live that first Christmas down.
anna_spanna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve been given
A souvenir tshirt that was a menโs American XL - I am a woman and was ladies Small at the time. My husband got the same tshirt in the same size, which is his actual size.
A torch
One of those battery powered ferret chasing a plastic ball dog toys
All from my in- laws.
somethingmysterious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't seen my old friend for about 10+ years. I invited her to spend the weekend at my house. She brought some two year old chocolates. I honestly didn't even expect anything, and it's the thought that counts (she thought they were pretty), but it is still the worst gift I've ever received.
Mint_Fury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend is deathly allergic to coconut but loves tea. her ex got her coconut tea for Christmas. There's a reason he's now an ex.
wowsuchtitan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Low-key attempted murder right there
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife was younger her step grandmother was very "tight" when it come to money. At christmas the wicked step grandmother gave this lovely little girl (she was 7 at the time) a tin of dog food. Not only that it was open and a third of it was missing. Another plot twist is at the time my wife or her family didn't own a dog.
Zarconian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pair of flip flops from my sister.
teasus_spiced ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 I lived in a basement council flat in central London. Some family friend gave me a slightly broken long-bow.
I really don't know what was expected, but of course as soon as I was home alone, I tried it out in the living room. I pulled it back about a cm or two with the broken arrow from the full quiver and let go.
It made a great swoosh and made quite a big hole in the wall. I never saw the bow again.
frankie_benjamin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of light tan cargo pants, when I was at a point in my life where I primarily wore black, or other dark colours, and certainly not cargo pants.. My sister was amazingly offended that I didn't coo over them like I loved them; I don't believe we have exchanged gifts since.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a wedding I went to recently, they had gift bags for everyone. My boyfriend and I gave them a 500$ check. The gift bag contained a tiny box of Milk Duds, aspirin, 2 dollar store drink cozies, and matches. They shouldn't have even bothered with the gift bag, I would have honestly been less offended.
Oh also, they had a person going around giving out white bread and Kraft cheese triangles.
wowsuchtitan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo wanna come to my wedding
HanIndividual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Torn between two terrible presents... Received an (already scratched off) lottery ticket in a secret santa exchange. It had won $100, which I did not get. At 16 received an etiquette book from my aunt, simply because the author had the same name as me and I was an (unwilling) debutante.
FatStonedCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like I saw this yesterday. I hasnt slept much.
Zeeuwsmeisjeman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend once gave me scented sand to put in an ashtray... I don't even smoke!
I do believe I still have it somewhere, just tot remind her how bad she is at choosing gifts.
Insaniteh0110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex didn't know what to get my for Christmas a few years ago, and she didn't really know that much about what I liked, despite the fact we'd been together for four months by this point.
However, we had watched breaking bad together a few times, so I guess she kinda stuck with that. Barring the entire set of the walking dead novels (which I still haven't touched to this day), she'd bought me generic merchandise from the cheapest place around (Primark, UK.) I had the pyjamas, the socks, boxer shorts, a keyring and a mug. Probably around ยฃ10-ยฃ15 in total. I'm not a materialistic person by any means, but it was laughable. The relationship ended a few weeks later, mainly as of other reasons.
GorillonDollars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in 2001 my grandmother passed out Christmas presents to the entire family. The first present opened by my cousin was a brand new PlayStation 2. The second and third presents were games and controllers to the siblings of that family. They were obviously happy, you can imagine how ecstatic I was to receive my wrapped box. My cousins rushed to set up the PlayStation while I was opening my gift. I ripped that box open like a maniac only to find a huge disappointment: a childrenโs encyclopedia of dinosaurs. We were all around the same age too which was frustrating. I never asked my grandma why she got me that book, but I overheard her explain to my mother that she didnโt know what to get me and that all 12 year olds love dinosaurs.
kardiffkook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!RedditSilver ?
JavierLobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mickey's Magical Mirror for GameCube.
wowsuchtitan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Hey_im_miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 we had just gotten an external cdrom drive for my macintosh. This was sweet because now it was game time. For Xmas my grandma somehow got me all these CD based strategy guides and "preview" CDs for games.... not any actual games but they really looked like games so I understood what had happened. I didn't realize til I 0ut the first one in and there was no install option. Not malicious but boy... a real deboner
aquariums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had an eccentric aunt that was known for her re-gifting come Christmas. One year I was her victim, and received a large purse filled with different compartments for organization that my grandmother had given her the year before. I was a 7 year old boy.
DoobBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but Dad -> Cousin. My dad wanted to play a joke on my uncle. My uncle's son was maybe 6 or 7 years old at the time and like most boys that age loved building stuff with legos, tinker toys, lincoln logs, all that shit. So my dad gave my younger cousin a DIY building blocks set. What I mean is, he gave this 3.5ft tall kid an 8ft long 4x4 for his birthday. I remember my Uncle just shook his head while my dad smiled and handed it to the boy. My cousin seemed to actually like it, though, despite not being able to carry it.
Bossman72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shortbread cookies from my girlfriend's mom ( the kind at the checkout counter no less)
selaphi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my aunt gave me koolaid instant mixes for christmas
ladywholocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Egg boiler wedding present. I was young but I knew how to boil eggs!
azthal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's arguable if it's a bad present or not but it sure as he'll wasn't appreciated under the circumstances.
Bout 10 years ago I brought my then girlfriend to the Christmas party at my grandparents. First time I brought a girlfriend.
We were staying the night, as my granny lives quite far out the woods, this is important.
Once we start opening packages, there's one with both mine and my girlfriend's name on it, from my grandparents. Turns out to be a 40 pack box of condoms.
This is slightly awkward to start with, with rest of family giggling a bit. It gets worse when my granny then out loud says "Just so you know, the walls here are very well insulated, you can't hear anything from the guest room!" Ending with a wink wink.
To put it simply, this night was the first time I've ever told a girl that I was REALLY not in the mood.
matthias7600 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/mzBA_2dM0J8
bzngabazooka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
rubix cube....that's it....I wasn't even a kid lol.
BlizzCo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but fuck it. My great Uncle Bob, who I know has a decent amount of money, gave me a Elvis Impersonation kit for my high school graduation. Uncle Bob was notorious for being a jokester, so I figured there would be some cash involved as he has wealth and was an avid collector of really valuable things... Nope, it was just an Elvis impersonation kit which I think was worth like $12... I still love the guy, but BOY was my Grandmother pissed off at him.
Pm_puppy_pics_please ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deodorant. It's a little insulting and super cheap.
FrodBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a walkman cd player in 2005 after asking for an mp3 player. Wouldn't have been so bad the cd player was in no way pocket-sized and skipped whenever it moved a little bit. Oh yeah and my cousin, who we were staying with, got an iPod.
Of course, I was very thankful for the sentiment, they didn't know better. My mum and dad meant well, but jeez, I'd rather have just got a book.
Life_Is_A_Travesty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
R-ostlund ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my tenth birthday my grandmother who was the most wealthy in our family gave me โtwo books from her bookshelf, free pickโ. And this was after my father and I had traveled across country to spent a week in her house doing chores like mowing the lawn, cutting down trees, chopping wood etc
salypimientado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Four years ago, when I was 13 years old my dad decided that I hadn't been such a good guy that year, and he gave me a 10-bucks worth plastic airplane set. I was furious and it's not like we can't afford better gifts, but he was trying to teach me a lesson for 'being a bad kid' in Christmas.
LifeChoicesRip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda late on this one, but in 5th grade we had one of those secret Santa things in my class. I tried very hard with my gift and when I received mine it was pit inside a box.
I was kinda excited because generally l gifts went in a bag, only to open and find an empty box.
Thank for the box whoever you were. I never used it for anything in my life and it also crushed my hopes.
rollcroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a secret santa at work, energizing body wash, with a note that read "maybe now you will have the energy to get to work on time". I was in college full time and working full time. I would go to college the opposite direction of my house in the mornings and have to go to work the other direction 30 minutes from my house in the afternoons. My boss knew my situation and schedule and kept cutting it closer and adding more hours. I basically was like, what can I do man.
Aythir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend at the time while in college gave me a cheese cutter and a pair of wal-Mart slippers. This had nothing to do with her wealth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I desperately wanted a bike for christmas. Christmas day came and I got my wish. A second hand girls bike that my old man bought off someone at his local pub. I actually didn't give a fuck. I as just happy to have a bike. (Im male by the way)
ludwig420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my co-worker, heโs Hispanic and his wife is Irish, his inlaws bought him a quesadilla maker.
Mheft95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom got me NBALive instead of 2K ://
JoeNapoli97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years ago I got given the 50 Cent: Bulletproof PS2 game from my uncle. I don't even have a PS2 anymore.
plsenjy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had really bad acne as a teenager and every year for Christmas my aunt would give me this cheap acid shit that was supposed to burn your acne off for you. It didn't work and hurt like hell when I tried using it once.
rekup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so with my family and what I assume many others we are allowed to open one gift after Christmas eve dinner. I being a 12 yr boy had already partially cut open one to see if it was the iPod mini I wanted the day before and re wrapped it. So I go straight for that one when we are allowed to pick our one for Christmas eve inside I find the iPod box and only headphones inside, my mom had notice the poor wrapping job I did and took the iPod out she was big on honesty and they kept the iPod till my birthday in April as a punishment. I had some banging headphones tho for 4 months to listen to my misery.
Stevie-Oblong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once said "i've got a present for you in the car" and ran out to get it. He came back with an empty pringle tube and said "you can use that as a money box". I never held high hopes for any future presents since.
farmathekarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It'd have to be when my mom gave me a $20 check for my birthday at 16. Went to deposit it, and surprise surprise, meth addicted mommy's check bounced, which incurred a bounce fee, which the overdrafted my account and slammed need with an overdraft fee. When it was all said and done, her $20 check never cleared, and cost around $100 in fines.
images-ofbrokenlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened twice. When I was in elementary school my dad gave me a Celine Dion cd. I had never even heard about Celine Dion before. He literally could have given me a doll and I would've been happy. Another time, when I was in elementary school my aunt gave me one of those cheap romance books for Christmas. I was in like 5th grade and didn't have an interest in those types of books.
I realized that side of the family doesn't give a shit about me. They're still terrible to this day. They're not just bad gift givers, they're shit heads.
MickyTheFist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my brother (32) and my niece (3) share a birthday. We usually try and do a joint birthday celebration for them which means they both get their gifts at the same time. Unfortunately this means gifts sometimes get mixed up. Like this year. My brother got a pretty pink dress which wouldn't fit over his arm and my niece got a jagermeister gift set with cute miniature bottles of jager and a glass. It really is the thought that counts.
derfmilnan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apple coozie
Kumaichi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see so many people get towels, calculator, used boxers, panties but i have never got anything for Christmas in my entire life so far. I envy you guys D:
emperorchaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnt receive this, but my neighbor gave his wife chalk paint and a cab of lump crabmeat for her birthday one year.
bigbthebenji ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Sola-Nova ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me A biography of Graham Norton. I have no dislike of the man, his chat show is one of the better ones going. But I made no hint of wanting to know more about his or his career than is necessary. Thinking about it I wondered if my dad bought that for me to use as test to see if I'm gay. I'm not. But Iam bi.
gamedude37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Took my MIL shopping for Christmas presents for her kids, as she wasn't able to drive anymore. She got each kid/spouse two bags of candy, besides a few who got bags of nuts instead, because "they shouldn't eat any more candy"
My husband and I got nothing from her that year. Her presence with me was present enough I guess?
duggy1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the gift of life
gordie44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
cookes527 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a laptop cooler from my aunt on my 15th birthday. I did not own a laptop at the time and I didnt get on until I was 19, where the cooler was broken already.
scridgetape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 8 pack of crayons crayons Or A package of pipe cleaners Bottom 2 for sure. KID ART GIFTS SUCK ๐คข
TheMannisApproves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift, but for the last 14 years my aunt has given me bottles of axe body spray every Christmas
rhughzie17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me an encyclopedia of dinosaurs. They didn't have any of the English versions left, it was completely in French. I don't know any French.
Original_Lozer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas I got 3 scarfs, each from different family members. Iโve never owned a scarf nor have I ever worn a scarf in my life. Also, I didnโt ask for any scarfs.
halnic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my dad gave me a kitchen table and chairs for my tiny bedroom I shared with my sister. He said I would appreciate when I was older and moved out. - _- Um... Okay. It went into family storage after my divorce and idk where it is now.
CherylTuntIRL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once got me an old battered piece of furniture because his friend was selling it. Thanks, Dad.
DangoDieskazoku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for christmas when I was 8, my family had two christmas parties to go to. One was just a bbq, the other was a gift opening party from my dad's side of the family. The bbq was fun. It was great! When we went over to the gift opening party (which was around 6), we found that all of my aunts and uncles already opened the gifts without us and already played white elephant without my parents. They got the two gifts nobody wanted which was a faded gold lamp from it seems an antique shop, and two regular pillows. The kicker was that they let all of their children (my cousins who I have grown to hate over the years) open mine and my brother's gifts. "You don't have to worry! We had the other kids open your kids gift already so you don't have to throw away the wrapper!" - said Bitch Aunt
We went home with a plastic garbage bag of hastily tossed toys that were already broken out of their plastic or cardboard containers from the cousins, not us. I was gifted a snowglobe making kit that came with clay, paint, glitter, and two plastic snow globes. One snowglobe was gone, paint and glitter was already plastered onto one clay mold, oh and my brother's toy helicopter that was maybe from dollartree HAD THE PRICE TAG ON IT and was already broken. My extended family is shit and every christmas I am reminded of this fact every year. They even went to disneyland with all the aunts, uncles, and cousins without even asking if we wanted to go
therealrenshai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mother. She and my grandmother, her mother-in-law, never got along but when I was growing up she gave my mother a ceramic clown every christmas. They were horrible and pretty fucking terrifying to behold but every year my mother got a new one.
One year I asked my mom why she had this collection of evil and she explained that when she and my dad had been dating my grandmother showed off her collection of figurines and my mom said they were cute. She also explained that later that night my dad asked her about it and she said they were creepy as fuck but she wanted to make a good impression. She also said that she's fairly certain that my grandmother was eavesdropping and her petty revenge for stealing her oldest son away was 30 years of terror.
charlesomimri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Rush Limbaugh book. My Mom gave it to me.
Gallows_Shadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents bought me the second book of the Deathnote manga(Japanese Comic). My mother told them that she saw my reading the first book. It would have been a fine gift if it wasn't completely in Japanese, which I can not read.
BZeeblebrox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 8 my grandma gave me a bar of soap for Christmas. Admittedly, it was some kind of special gift soap made to look like a rock or something, but no 8 year old wants soap for Christmas, no matter how fancy.
superfleh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used lottery ticket.
Uncle was a chronic gambler so he had checked the numbers the night before.
datchico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was around 12 my aunts gave my little brother and little sister a lit of toys and clothes and all that i got was a sweater 2 sizes smaller than my size ;-;
ross5781 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a thumb wrestling arena.
It was literally a little plastic wrestling mat, with rubber straps around the outside, little holes in the floor for your thumbs to go through, and a handle out the bottom.
Quite the Christmas, that one.
strike_one ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this. My ex in laws gave me a toy pool table for Christmas. Not a cool one. A piece of dollar store junk that broke when I opened the box. They didn't like me. I was around 30.
JonWood007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Children's t shirts as a teenager/young adult....with my mom getting used lipstick.
Crazy senile lady in church giving said gifts fyi.
theparthian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 13, my aunt got me a bag of Doritos and a sample size hand cream
killing_time_pooping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a cutting board for Valentine's day once. Which I paid for while we were at Ikea together. She picks it up after we get back to the car and hands it to me super excited and said Happy Valentine's day. I thought for sure she was joking and laughed it off as I navigated through the parking lot. She remains excited and asks what I thought about it to which I very nonchalantly said "I'm pretty sure this qualifies as the worst gift I've ever received." It wasn't until this point that I looked over at her since we were pulling up to a stop light and realized she was dead serious and filming me with her phone. I wish I still had that video.
Grizzly_Berry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend meant well, she was just an awful gift-giver:
1) She took a trip to Italy. My one rule id you go somewhere and bring me a souvenir, is I don't want any of the touristy "NAME OF DESTINATION merchandise. Imagine all of the stuff you could think of get within those parameters... I got a bag of dried pasta. Not even some crazy artisinal brand, it was just regular mass-produced, dried and packaged pasta.
2) I had been talking at the time about how I was really interested in natural remedies, "The real stuff that actually works." I realize a lot of it is snake oil but a lot actually works, such as ginger for an upset stomach. Anyway, I ended up with a fancy book on juicing for that next birthday.
Zrooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I had my bar-mitzvah I got a cheque from some distant relatives for about $3.24. Given that I do not live in the US, cashing it would have cost me more than that.
SuckMyBacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager my grandparents got me $100 worth of subway gift cards. Which I understand is better than nothing but this was coming from people who had usually gotten me $250 GameStop or $300 Best Buy cards when I was younger. I just remember opening this little box with a stack of gift cards and flipping through them all hoping thereโd be something else under. Each one was a $10 subway gift card that all added up to $100. My mom also wasnโt very happy that I had practically gotten just fast food from them for my birthday.
Giggity_Dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's mother (my grandma) is a bit nuts. She once gave me a Tinfoil wrapped bar of Zest soap and a lunchable that was missing the little candy bar that comes with them.
She gave my brother a broken pen (it was leaking ink) and was told to ask if I'd share my lunchable.
mannequinlolita ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave my two favored cousins (who rarely came to visit while we came every holiday and during summer) coach purses. I was a gothy teen so I got a plain plastic black wallet type purse from Wal-Mart clearance with a $10 in it. I "wasn't into labels anyway". It wouldn't have been so bad if the favoritism wasn't so Damn strong. Then again it could just be she didn't consider me her real family since my mom was adopted (by her aunt and uncle). She never outright said we didn't count until she was old and dying so at the time I thought it was just me.
iBeany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once asked for some harmonicas in different keys than my C harmonic harmonica. All harmonica players know you never spend less than $20 or your "instrument" won't really sound like an instrument. Unknowingly, my parents got me a box of $5 harmonicas. Long story short, I now can't get a "real" harmonica without telling them why their gift wasn't sufficient.
TL;DR: got cheap instrument. Can't upgrade unless I tell them why their harmonicas aren't "good enough".
jashzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once got a six pack of thanksgiving flavored Jones soda. Flavors included were turkey, gravy, Brussels sprouts and some other gross stuff.
illerminerti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my grandma got me a bag of banana chips from Trader Joe's. The same year she took my sister on a trip to California for her birthday. So you know who is the most and least liked in the family
aew360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got a mailbox from her parents and her younger sister got everything on her list and my motherโs list. They bought her younger sister what she wanted. I despise my grandparents. My aunt is okay though.
RandomCashier75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book based on the Zodiac with a cat theme - I returned it to Barnes and Nobles.
Purple0ni0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me an old, rusty can of Barbasol shaving cream and a disposable razor because I was โbecoming a manโ at 10 years old. Not a hair on my face.
Fenrys_Wulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A religious tract and a DVD about horse riding, from my uncle. He's a Born-again Christian or something similar, can't get him to stop talking about it. Also, he forgot (or more likely, didn't care to remember) that my sister is the one who was nuts about horse riding. At age 10. I got this from him when I was 22 and my sister was 21.
milofelix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got some Hilary Clinton toilet paper in last years white elephant trade with my family. Politics aside it sucked and all the other gifts were pretty cool. The worst part was you couldn't even use it, the paper was like 1/2 ply and the ink rubbed off all over my ass cheeks......
kmao2004 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle was never good with gifts. He would wait till the day before/of to buy. When I was about 10 he bought me a videotape rewinder because I have a lot of movies at that age that need rewinding?
hnybnny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got a pair of socks from his work's Secret Santa...
they were obviously worn. with a hole in the toe.
he... doesn't have the best of luck with presents :/
word_is_bond1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half a tank of gas
For my ex girlfriend and I's 2 year anniversary I planned a weekend trip to Seattle. Paid for the hotel, a really expensive dinner at a restaurant called Canlis, tickets to the top of the space needle and basically handled the whole trip. I'd been saving for this one for like six months and I had put a lot of thought into it. After the trip was over and we were about to drive back she topped off my half full gas tank, said happy anniversary and got in the car. After honestly a really wonderful trip that I paid for all of.... she filled up my tank. I was shocked and it sucked but really made me realize how shit of a girlfriend she was. I broke up with her soon after that.
cryptiiix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a worst gift answer but I didn't know where to ask this. Is it weird that I don't buy gifts for my parents or my siblings? Im in college and I hear kids talking about what they should get for their parents/siblings. My parents always get stuff for me and my brother but as a tradition we haven't really got them stuff unless it is birthdays. Anyone else share a similar situation?
thechairinfront ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the worst gift giver.
To my mom when I was 7. A hand press juicer. It was used exactly twice. 20 years later it's STILL a running joke in our family.
To my dad every single Christmas for 17 years, A santa tie. Sometimes they would light up sometimes they wouldn't. Each one was worn once.
To my sister, nothing. I don't think I ever got my sister a gift for 20 years. I'm trying to make up for that.
GL1TCH3D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god the list goes one...
About 3 years ago I was really in the mood to do some secret santas so I signed up to 3 within communities I was a part of. One went out of their way to make something especially to my tastes and I still enjoy the gift to this day. One skipped out and never mailed me my gift (left the community after that). The last, which was so surprising, was from /r/tea (we discuss high quality tea, take pictures, talk about brewing methods, etc). David's Tea has a bad rep because it's generally overpriced and low quality. My secret santa from /r/tea bought a small gift box from David's Tea and dropped it in a bubble mailer and off it went. No letter, card or anything. It was only so terrible because of the secret santa circle it came from.
The next worst gift was from an ex. She got me that cookbook "what the fuck should I make for dinner" or whatever. She knew I didn't like profanities much. It's so annoying to read that I basically never opened it, never used it.
MrFizzles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
fuzzywuzzypete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Electric scissors
Fractorc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I shit you not, I posted this exact same question 2 days ago
Light_Blu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
three sticky glow in the dark stars in a plastic sandwich baggie.
got those from the best mate of my dad on my 10th birthday. He used to be really cool to me and we would have alot of fun, that really messed with me as a kid.
redsox0848 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got me a box of maple leaf cookies from the dollar store.
SytricXZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a toothbrush when came to see me after a few months.
smithysmithens2112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently my uncle gave my dad a dead coyote for Christmas when they were teenagers. They grew up total hicks and apparently a coyote fur was desirable to them. I guess he just didnโt think to separate the fur from the corpse first.
te666as_mike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday, my dad and his girlfriend gave me 2 bananas and a 6 pack of "Nice!" water still in the plastic grocery bag...
ryu_highabusa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
leftyrighty01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A unicycle with no context. I have a bad inner ear apparently nuff said
letscategorize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Homer Simpson Chia Pet.
tisbutacatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First off, I adore my parents. But when I gave birth to my daughter they gifted me with something that left me very agitated in all kinds of ways. When they came to visit in the hospital they took some family pictures. I was ok with that although I strongly stressed that I obviously looked a mess and that I did not appreciate a giant photo session. I had given birth 12 hours ago.I had not even taken a shower. I felt vulnerable. The moment was very private. What did my parents do? They took one of those pictures and used it as a motive for 50 stamps. I could not even tell my parents how much I disliked the gift - my parents were so proud of it and it was so well-intended. But they could have known that this was not the kind of picture I'd show anyone but my closest friends and family. The stamps then also looked really crappy (apart from the messy motive), though they must have been expensive. Already the paid postage for 50 letters should have made me grateful (and it would have, were it not for the motive). I would have used the stamps for impersonal mail but they were for a niche postal service with very few branches = very inconvenient to get there, especially with a newborn baby. So I did not use them.
Rising_Swell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This entire thread makes me appreciate my family much more. Nan always gave everyone $20 or $50 depending on our age for birthdays and christmas, my mother gave all 3 of her children similar valued gifts for 18th/21st birthdays. Although I did get an exceedingly large amount of colouring in books from my grandma and grandpa...
Cholosolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples.
cslwoodward1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my mum received a coffee tin with nothing in it from her sister-in-law one year. No card, no contents, just a plain old coffee tin.
I feel that may have been the same year every Christmas cracker we had contained a pair of tweezers for a prize.
FlintWoodwind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dictionary & a Spin Doctors cd from my dad for my 21st birthday.
Kevtavish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I shit you not my motherโs best friendโs mother walked me to her bedroom, pulled a pair of underwear out of her husbandโs drawer and told me Merry Christmas. And yes they were fucking tightie whities.
Ineeditsomuch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well.. was she hot? I need more info man
portezbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a pair of geode book ends as a college graduation gift, which meant that 2 weeks later I had to lug two huge fucking rocks on an airplane with all my other crap back home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a small framed pic of the Colorado Rockies. I'm a Mets fan.
Pedrodinero77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Reddit Santa I got socks, two sizes too small for my feet.
I did a bunch of research for my person and got them a light for their bicycle, which they had asked for, that was right at the price limit. Their comment back was essentially: the light was alright but I got one that cost 4 times the price limit of reddits recommendation and I like that way better, so I threw this one in the corner.
I won't sign up again.
Bovinator_98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of 100 markers, arranged in all the colors of the rainbow. Me, being and extraordinarily un-artistic 7 year old boy did not appreciate it
Nexant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma have new a basket with the bags of Doritos. She gave everyone food that year. I ate all three bags while still there because her cooking is shit so she night stuff for ham sandwiches.
jayred1015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Batman band-aids
turkishjudge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wifeโs uncle would always give gift cards, but he had already used most of the balance. Weirdest thing to get a $50 gift card with only $1.35 left on it.
Hraesvelg7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A travel-sized roll of toilet paper from the nearby dollar store at a secret Santa exchange at work.
crayh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For several years my Great Grandmother would send my brother and I the same gift: a small coloring book, a $1 bill, and an orange.
Fred330 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We know what youโre up to buzzfeed...
wondrouswalnut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Broken Swimming Goggles for Kindergarten Secret Santa. Never forgot that.
Lord_Of_All_Ducks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Yak47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a used DVD of Major Payne from a Secret Santa about 15 years after it was released. A week later the same guy stabbed a tire on my truck with his box cutter.
maddamazon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle and grandfather all adored my sis because she's the oldest grandchild. (Im somewhere in the middle) and it showed. One time we came to visit aunt and uncle and they gave her this huge stuffed Sebastian from Little mermaid, which she put in "her room" (yeah she had her own little mermaid room at their house, I slept kn the couch) they gave me a key chain.
Another year my grandpa got my sis a full blown Belle dress, the big yellow one, it was awesome. I got a bag of dollar store shit toys.
(yes this happened all the time and yes my parents complained and eventually wouldn't bring us over anymore)
Dragoru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
ghostcarver101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my dads and with my new step family for Xmas.. under the tree are huge boxes...everyone is so excited... I got 5 blank audio casette tapes. While My step siblings all each recieved, girls a Barbie dream house and each boy got a Nintendo.. each. KNEW THEN new marriage wouldnt last. And I was right.
mrturt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
er1c1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a big fan of Game Grumps (the YouTube channel.) I received a black T-shirt that said "game grump" in white on the front and had a random skull on it. Completely no relation to Game Grumps.
I actually can't even find it on Google because I can't find a single link that isn't actually Game Grumps related.
michaelzu7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What are gifts? I seem to lack the knowledge of such fantasies when it comes to Secret Reddit Santa.
scubadoobidoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunty once gave me a packet of elastic bands and a packet of paper clips. For Christmas.
tucan3072 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend of mine received a terrible birthday gift from her MIL soon after they met. It was a half-empty bottle of anti-cellulite cream that the MIL had been using. She gave it to my friend because, in her words, when they were at the beach she saw that my friend had some cellulite in her legs...
HalfFlip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my uncle got a photo taken of him on a bike with ET in the basket. This photo was imprinted on a white Hanes T shirt. I believe they were selling this service at the mall. He gave it to me and thought I would like to wear it. This was 1988. I cried. I was 7.
mdross1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an uncle whoโs particularly gifted at getting gifts.
When my sister and I (twins) were about 14, he got me โRadiant Fireplace 2โ on DVD (yes, the sequel), and got her a CD of clip art.
Two years ago he got me the Matt Damon movie Elysium, which would be ok if he hadnโt gotten it for me the year before. My mom got old magazines with the date cut out.
Dunaro2910 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure what age I was, maybe 11-12 but in my school weโd do this secret Santa thing for another student and my friend got me twice in row each year. One year he got me a harmonica which was fun for a few days. The next year he got me toffee that came with a special hammer to break the toffee into little bit-sized pieces. It was a stupid little secret Santa thing so I canโt blame his mum or whoever for not caring lol. I appreciated it though. I used the hammer more than the harmonica.
bobyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were doing secret santa in a university residency, wesaid to spend up to 20โฌ, and I got a shitty red tshirt with yellow letters that said "cervesa amigo" which in barcelona iswhat they say when they try to sell beer to you in the street
TomCullen_LawsYes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always gives presents early because she hates gift wrapping. This year she gave me a sweet yoda Christmas shirt, yoda is saying he's not an elf. She then tells me she got my brother a Nintendo Switch. As cool as the shirt is, I would have liked a Switch... Oh and I should say my brother and I are in our 30's.
Polar_Ted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was seriously going to give out framed pictures of herself this year until my sister put a stop to it.
Ma, I won't even call you. I want nothing to do with you. Why would I want your picture?
Jub_ACE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents on my dads side are notoriously cheap. It seems like they take pride in this because they always comment how they got it for such a good price. Well one Christmas I received a wall hanging cat calendar (so I didnโt forget their birthdays they said) and a lego Star Wars Millenium Falcon (already built) that they found at a garage sale that was missing a number of pieces. The real kicker is this happened when I was 15... they have given some pretty bad gifts, but this took the cake.
windows_updates ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For about 7 years straight now, my aunt and uncle have gotten not just me, but my 3 brothers, Axe soap kits. Like the ones with the bottle of soap, spray, and deodorant. And every year we get the same joke: "it's not that you guys smell, but this will really bring in the ladies." It's a running hike among us.
Well first uncle, one of us is gay, and the rest of us are in relationships already. Ffs, my SO is sitting right next to me. Also, it's Axe. No one's gonna give it up over Axe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, it just keeps on giving.
jkuhl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me a Britney Spears album when I was in middle school. Iโve a always hated Britney Spearsโ music
stankhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one holiday season my notoriously frugal neighbor stopped by with some tins of christmas themed popcorn (he is Jewish, just for context). we were thankful and excited for some of the cheesy and caramel popcorn that was promised inside, only to find that he had brought us empty tins........ no wonder they felt so light
peanutismint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An uncle (not a real uncle, mind you) clearly does all his gift shopping at Office Max. He once gave me a ream of A4 paper. The next year, he gave me a pack of A4 plastic document wallets.
no-thanks-kids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine asked me what my shirt size was a few weeks before my birthday, so I thought she was gonna get me a shirt. My birthday comes around and she gives me a piece of fabric that had been glued together to look like a shirt and had a head hole and arm holes cut out of it. I had to "try it on" in front of her to see if it fit, but couldnt get it over my shoulders and it fell apart. It was a little awkward.
AndyF1069 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the very early days of eBay, me being 16 and barely having any cash to my name, bought myself True Crime: Streets of New York for the Gamecube. I absolutely adored Streets of LA and had played it half a dozen times easily so I was extremely excited to play the sequel. This was my first ever online purchase of any kind and I was a bit apprehensive of something going wrong. A week passes and I don't have my game. Two weeks pass. Is this normal? I send a message and the person says they shipped it the day after I paid. I'm hesitant to message eBay because I wasn't sure if I was underage for the website or not. Maybe the post office had done something wrong?
Two months later at Christmas I was given the game I bought myself for Christmas from my parents. It arrived in the mail and they didn't tell me. They opened it because they were suspicious about me receiving mail (having never done a purchase online before) and I hadn't mentioned buying it because I didn't want to be told off for what I'm choosing to spend my money on.
They thought the idea was hilarious.
QuietDreamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me clip on spinning rims for my 16th birthday cause he thought it would make me cool. Shockingly enough it didn't work. Turns out a nerdy white kid with spinners is just a weirdo. Thanks dad.
super_techno_funk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older sister got me a lump of coal when I was five. I opened it up and then promptly burst into tears. After that I stopped believing in Santa.
She has kids now and I sorta wanted to get them coal, but I love them too much to do it.
shazzamataz79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex gave me a CD he had bought, opened, listened to, and decided he didn't like and a $20 gift card he had received as a gift. He explained this to me as he handed them to me unwrapped. He wasn't poor, just an asshat.
monicainredd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 10 years old my moms friend gave me a gift card to an old furniture store... I'm pretty sure she was re-gifting it. My parents ended up using it on something not for me.
doincyence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather left me a wooden wind mill in his will. Like one of those 8 ft wind mills people put in their front yard as decoration. I didn't know what to do with it so I put it in the burn pile and lit it with other branches. My dad saw me burning it and grabbed it out of the fire, with one leg already burnt off. He then kept it and it's on display in his yard.
My grandfather was a millionaire and gave my older brother a car, a tractor, and a 1/6 of the family farm for his inheritance.
GoatsWearingPyjamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I won a competition in class or something, and I was given my prize. It was about half a bag of mini creme eggs. Eh, they'd used the others for something important, I'm sure. I like creme eggs. I'm happy.
But no. I had to share my prize with the other kids sitting around me. I think I got one?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my dad lead me to believe he had gotten me an Xbox for Christmas. He gave multiple clues that were very specific to a game console and loved trying to get me to guess what it was. He said things like.
"It's electronic"
"You can use it to explore endless worlds and adventures"
"You've wanted this for a long time"
Stuff like that. He talked it up more than any other gift that year. Anyways, the gift was a fucking reading lamp.
ViolentEdWhoopWhoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotten this more than once...the Old Spice triple pack. Deoderant, shaving lotion, and body spray. REALLY PEOPLE !?!?!?! Just give me the ten bucks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was engaged to this girl for a few years. Right after Halloween one year she dumps me, come to find out she'd been cheating on me. For Christmas my Aunt gave me a framed picture of the girl and I... thanks.
wimble-wamble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my ex bought me a pair of earplugs and a really shit quality necklace (I have never been a necklace person) vaguely related to one of my fannish interests for my birthday. in hindsight I should have realised he didn't really give a shit about me
_TakaMichinoku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle never even knew my birthday and was living with us cause he separated from his wife. One time, I told him โMy birthday is today!โ He then tells me Happy Birthday and stepped out to get me a gift.
He comes back with chocolate Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Pint size.
Milkslinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me turquoise ankle weights that you had to fill with your own sand when I was 12. I have no idea why either. I wasn't even in sports or anything.
Shirasho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone listened to 94.1 this morning.
Mathizsias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book on sailing, at the age of 8. While I was into football, gi joe and the teenage ninja turtles. It baffles me to this day.
Tosf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a bottle of honey from my ex girlfriend
honey had no secret meaning in our relationship
sarraceniaflava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me coat hangers and a used tube of eczema cream. The worst part? That eczema cream doesn't even work on me.
A little bit on backstory: I had told her to try Spectro Eczemacare for her son who gets eczema, since this cream works miracles on me. However, she grabbed Spectro E-care instead. Very different creams made by the same company, both made for eczema. So she bought the wrong one, it didn't work for her son, and she gave it to me for Christmas.
ChihuahuaPlantation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 my grandmother, who I usually saw once a year, gave me a huge pair of silky purple granny panties. I was a skinny kid and they reached up all the way to my neck. After opening that gift Christmas morning my sisters and I put them on over our pajamas and ran around the house like idiots because they were so ridiculous. I wasn't allowed to throw them away because they were a gift, eventually I made them disappear.
shorsey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 I received an orange, lion shaped, with full cartoon lion artwork, solar powered calculator for Christmas from my aunt. This was in contrast to the Cousin Scuzz action figure and vehicle from Bravestarr that she gave my younger brother. She thought that I was too old for toys, which was probably true, I just didn't understand why she thought I wasn't too old for the calculator. My aunt is a very sweet person who would do anything for anyone, I think she legitimately didn't know what to get.
SevenSidedGamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got into a car accident the day before my birthday a few years back, and in addition to getting a concussion, it also crushed the movie my parents had bought for me.
Supergeeman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An electric blanket for my birthday. ....in July. ..in the UK. ..in a heatwave
RottMaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last Christmas before my parents divorce my dad got my brother and i boxes of candy and bags of chips. Not exactly sure why, honestly he seemed super excited that's what he got us.. usually he goes all out and has since So I'm assuming the divorce was really fucking with him.
fritzche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 and my sister was 4 I got a doll from my maternal uncle, one that could pee actually. My sister got a spaceman ray-gun complete with lights and sounds, an epic toy in the opinion of my 6yo self. Obviously my uncle had mixed up the name tags but, despite her having no interest in guns or space, my sister refused to switch gifts. To this day I think she only refused to spite me.
portezbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my bar mitzvah I got like 10 different encyclopedias and dictionaries and thesauruses.
Less than 6 months later, the internet made all those fucking huge ass books utterly useless.
Totallyn0tAcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing... from my secret Santa :(
ThrillOTheHunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Gift of life came with way more responsibility than I was prepared for.
The_Troubled_Tribble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An Easy-Bake Oven. I was 6 and I wanted one SO bad. Hereโs the thing, my mother hated โmessyโ toys (like Play-Doh) and the oven required a 100W bulb. She never gave me the damn BULB. I never got to use the oven and it became this weird source of anger and resentment for me that still is kind of a metaphor for our relationship. Why? That same year, my little brother got a Creepy Crawler oven and was able to use it, make a mess and burn tons of stuff.
falafel_eater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 1oz jar of applesauce, because I found a new hobby in baking.
Thanks!
MrFolgers16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A while back a girlfriend of mine was going on a trip to Alaska, my gift was her asking me to join her on the trip. The catch is she told me I would have to then pay for the trip myself. I basically got a bill for a trip I didnโt want to go on.
nancye01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after my dad died, when I was 14, my very clueless uncle gave me a cheap flashlight from Walgreens. He gave my mom the same thing. My grandmother tried to explain it away by saying he was too busy getting ready for his trip to Scotland so he probably didnโt have time to shop. What bothered me wasnโt the gift, it was the fact that during such a difficult time he couldnโt be bothered to give us any thought. My grandmotherโs explanation fell through anyway the next day when my cousin came over to open her gifts and she got $20 in her card...
Admeral-Babe666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was really poor growing up, so my mom had signed up for a charity where other people would buy us presents. My siblings and i filled out a questionaire about what presents we would like. My sister got a buttload of makeup. My brother got cool toy cars and stuff. I got used, sewed up, old man tube socks.
Midnight_Rises ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sewing machine. Uncalibrated, no thread, missing pieces, I had no interest in sewing, and they refuse to either allow me to get it fixed or sell it. Literally moves from one spot to another collecting dust. Was used and from a church sale, too, so. I hate the damn thing
PangKun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
The_Great_Hambriento ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my girlfriend is very practical and always just wants something she can use for Christmas (food processor, tea pots, etc)
Knowing this, her grandma got her a 12-pack of off-brand toilet paper
Umaru- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 10th birthday I finally got to spend it with my dad who was the cool parent. All my friends from my class were there along with my family, and it was going good until my grandmas present came up.. It was a Barbie sticker set which wouldnโt be that bad if it werenโt for the fact that Iโm a guy. I got properly roasted for it over the next few weeks.
dragonsfire242 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ben 10 card game from my grandma
Iโve never watched ben 10
Although my grandparents are usually really good at gifts, my great grandparents would always come up from Florida with legos and games for us
bjackline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My siblings and I received nothing while the other grandchildren got their presents. I turned to my mom and said "why did Santa forget me?". I was very young, I do not remember this. My mom was heartbroken. I'm heartbroken thinking of a little toddler thinking Santa forgot her. I will never do this to a child. If you're at my house, you get a present.
hokaythxbai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a duck dynasty mini calendar. I don't watch the show or use physical calendars..
bhfroh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-wife got me a surge protector for Christmas a few years back.... I got her an mp3 player, nice headphones, and a foot massaging water soak thingy.
DisguisedGarbageCan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave me an N'Sync backpack, one of the plastic ones that are all shiny. I was a 20-year-old heterosexual man. 100% brought it to college just to show people.
PM_me_Yourcock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plug in play controller. I asked for a Nintendo gamecube when was I younger when I was like maybe...12? After that I never asked my step-mom and real dad for anything for christmas.
SpookiPotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples.
madpepper24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I was a really avid reader and asked for lots of different books for Christmas and my mom got me Fifty Shades of Grey, which wouldnโt have been awful because I assumed she didnโt know what it was and just saw โNew York Times #1 Bestsellerโ on the cover. So I asked her if she had seen it before and she said โOf course! I figured this was easier than having โthe talkโ with you.โ I still use it as a coaster to this day. Iโm a male by the way.
PimpSqweezy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 10 my dad gave me the privilege of being able to start mowing the lawn every weekend
T3dd4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the 2nd grade we had a gift exchange in class for Christmas, I received a Christmas themed coffee mug. I remember being pretty disappointed and gave the mug to my aunt.
IncanFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but when I was 16 playing secret Santa with my boys scout troop, this kid finally gets his turn, gets a present, and unwraps it to get a summer sausage. That kid was the only vegetarian in the entire troop.
stephertini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me thank you cards for my wedding shower. Then she got upset and said she was hurt that I didn't use them.
Kenzi95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 4 siblings, and one year 3 of them each got me the same Michael Jackson CD. So, I had 3 of Michael Jacksons Greatest Hits, and one The Best Of Michael Jackson.
Don't get me wrong, I love MJ, but that was crazy.
I figured it'd be over, but no. The next year, it was the same thing, but with Bad 25.
Next year, more CDs, and toys. I was 20, and they bought me toys.
I put a lot of thought into their presents, but no. This year, I'm either regifting everything they've given me, or I'm going to find a discount bin somewhere and buy 3 identical horrible CDs to give them.
fudgyvmp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A BB gun when I shot my eye out and all I wanted was a kitten.
alexa_gray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first birthday gift that my ex boyfriend gave me was.... a vacuum cleaner in a nice gift wrapper... He gave to me when I was at his house and had to pretend to be excited in front of his sisters and mom... the $20 price tag was stated on the warranty, it was the cheapest on the market, he said he was really happy that he found it at such a good price. we broke up after a few months.
cranberry94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not terrible... but it felt terrible at the time.
When I was a kid, our stocking stuffers were usually really cool! Like a swatch and a harmonica, maybe a beanie baby etc. I loved the stocking stuffers more than my big presents most of the time.
And then in 2nd grade, instead of the usual... it was filled with underwear and socks. Just plain white boring underwear and socks.
I cried.
My mom looked at me so shocked, โwhat! You needed new underwear?!โ
No Mom. In second grade, you buy me underwear just because youโre my mom! Not as my Christmas present!
She acted like I was so ungrateful and spoiled.
Maybe I was, I donโt know. But I was devastated.
atomicashley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a t-shirt from my Aunt with a babys face, and it had real piercings hanging off parts of its face through the fabric... Wtf
anonymau5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AIDS
FrizzyArt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a blood pressure cuff then asked for it back 6 months later cuz the kids told him I never opened it.
henkdevork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gave a friend of mine 100 envelopes. in every single one was a small message with: 'nothing' or 'better next time'. In 1 of the envelopes was โฌ5 and in another was โฌ0,01. So I could say there were multiple prices in the envelopes. Then I closed every envelope with really strong tape. took him almost an hour to open every envelope...
asianfarmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A potted plant.
Got it as an anniversary present.
She knew I fucking hated taking care of plants and have no time in my schedule to do so.
The plant died about a week later to no one's surprise.
Darthtoph423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I have a tradition of slipping each other shitty gifts from time to time. One year he gave me the battery/magazine for my airsoft gun that he had stolen from me some days before Christmas.
prismsplitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The dog gifting me one of the fish that went missing when I was cleaning out the fish tank. Left it on my bed a couple of days after the fact.
Two lessons here: Fish can jump when they really want to, and dogs can be really sneaky.
two_black_eyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for an apple.
Bobbicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Lynx gift set. Had a can of deodrant, shampoo and a pair of crappy ear buds. I'm very allergic to most deodrants and self cleaning products.
mountainsnstuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am recovering from a binge-eating disorder. Chocolate is a trigger food. Every year my mom buys me $80 worth of chocolate... she knows it's my trigger food. She tells me to just keep it on hand for when I need it. Like no ma, that's how you relapse.
LeVorv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star wars chocolate cake flavored granola bars
shamesister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my dad got me a single can of Corn Nuts. It was cheap but I do like Corn Nuts and I'm not one to complain about a gift. A single can of Corn Nuts.
TikiTakaTimbuktu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Microwavable Campbell's cream of mushroom soup to go. Grandma was cleaning out her cupboards.
dkoiwe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my grandma, got me conditioner. Just conditioner, no shampoo in sight .
tinocallis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me, my sisters, my mom, and my aunts each a jar of "Beautiful Breast Balm."
One year my grandmother emptied out her junk drawer and gave me and my sisters used highlighters, half-empty notebooks, and Bic pens.
esarakaitis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a battery operated "Smokeless ashtray" back when I smoked... so heartfelt :)
Citrus21st ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of oranges for my 21st birthday :(
trainerkevin4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
10 years ago for secret santa at my church.
The person who got me was maybe 12 or 13 years old. He got me $10. In singles. With a note that said "sorry I didn't have the money to get you anything"
I was so disappointed
HandsomeSlav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had this secret santa thing in my university. I bought a lot of nice candy and champagne for the girl I was santa for.
The girl that was my santa gifted me a huge ass pink tie with a shitty pattern. You canโt possibly imagine how ugly a tie can be. The shittiest gift ever 0/10 wouldnโt receive again
IncrediblyBleak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pre-used DVD helicopter tour of the south of Italy.
icaruslovesanal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dieting book. I have stuggled with an eating disorder almost my whole life. I had to choke back tears, and smile. I hugged her. I said thank you so much.
I think she wanted me to make a scene in front of everyone, but I managed to get to a place where I could smother my sobbing before breaking down.
Las4nb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 my uncle gave me a Barbie computer game teaching basic math. The clearance sticker was still on it.
warfrogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was having self esteem issues and was in a bad weight loss cycle at 17, my mom got me a love handle cellulite smoothing cream.
To be fair, she just picked it off the shelf at marshall's and threw it in my stocking thinking it was lotion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and her finance ran off and eloped one Christmas and didnโt tell anyone for months. Point is they clearly forgot about Christmas presents and she actually presented me with 3 or 4 stickers. I guess they were joke stickers, Iโm not sure what to call them but one said โI eat dirtโ.
Why give anything at all?
IMgonnaDIE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Company secret santa.... I got a box of Rat Poison...
swopey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our first Christmas together my husband got me shoe cleaner.
BlakeKutas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brother was 12, my grandparents gave him a dictionary that they owned for 2 years.
bbmello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst I have received, but when my brother and I were younger (10 and 12), we bought my mom an Iron for her birthday one year. That did not go over well.
supahotfiiire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of gum
SailorDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was our family secret santa. I got a dustpan.
stevemills04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law gifted me a tuna-can strainer then proceeded to state "sorry, I know you don't even like tuna..."
I am still confused.
the_karmapolice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa at the restaurant I worked at a few years ago. I got the creepy, much older cook who always hit on me and made weird comments towards me. Coincidentally, he also got me. So I try to be a decent person, gave him a gift back with some candy, a few gag gifts that he genuinely laughed at, some weed, etc. He loved it, then told me that his gift to me would be for him to take me on a date. I declined, and he immediately turned into a hurt 11 year old, calling me an "ungrateful bitch" and saying it was "just awful of [me] to shoot him down like that and not give him a chance." Made a big scene, yelling, swearing, etc. Fortunately I had already been laid off and didn't have to go back. :)
Edit: we revealed our secret santas to each other because I had just been laid off and wouldn't be returning. I didn't even go to the party where the gift exchange took place, just gave him his gift on my last day to try to be a good person. Lol
dta-Z ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably won't be seen but...
So I hate clowns... can't stand em at all, never could.. anyway I was about 16 or 17 and the lady that adopted my mom (grandma if you will) decided for christmas to get me a clown figurine holding balloons. I threw it against the wall immediately.
cudavlied ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...and next morning there it was, facing you on your nightstand, all intact and smiling...
dta-Z ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off...lol nope... trash and gone
RallyX26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this, I'm glad I'm the only child of an only child on my mom's side, and that my dad's siblings all live far enough away that it's not practical to get together for Christmas. I would hate to have been the "less favored child" and get crappy presents, but I would be extremely guilt-ridden if I were the favorite and had to watch all my siblings/cousins get shafted like some of the stories here...
will0815 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received a picture of my Nana from my Nana. Luckily she canโt climb the steps to my apartment to see that it never made it out from behind my wardrobe
R0ck0_81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
queensage77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apron for Valentineโs Day from my boyfriend. I cried.
Tuimel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received a toothbrush from a friend for my 14th birthday.
And my grandfather and grandmother gave us a Bible, while we didnโt believe. They hoped it would turn their young grandchildren I guess. We were 8 or something? They meant well.
ryba11s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some plastic key rings and a notepad
AirborneRadio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my Aunt gave my siblings and I each a cheque for $5. They all bounced, so my Parents gave us each $10 and they paid the bounce fees. :P
mellyroemer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those emergency kits in a 5 gallon bucket for Christmas.
ofelix116 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The chocolates with cherries inside.every year from my grandma.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bitch ass parents gave me a cabbage patch kid when I explicitly told them I wanted Voltron. Fucking bullshit.
PeenyExpressMan- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bag of 3000 live lady bugs (Guaranteed live delivery)
1-800-REDDITOR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
Fizzmopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Star Wars plastic spaceship from one of the prequel movies from my BIL. I was 35 and this happened last year..,
jranfran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The two that I didn't get the last two reddit secret santa.
BiggishBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once bought me some playboy bunny perfume..
Iโm a dude.
Pgaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wife and I collect board games. Like, WEIRD ones. We told her aunt who got us... Knock off battleship
VinoQueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my most recent birthday, I was taking a weekend trip. On the way, I pass through my grandparents town so I stopped to see them (with about 2 days advanced notice). My grandmother, who is not great at gift-giving in the first place, apparently scrambled to find a present for me.
What she managed to put together was a lighter (one of the long ones used to light candles or grills) and one of the those plastic band-aid holders with 3 band-aids in it. Totally obvious that she pulled it out of her junk drawer, probably about 20 minutes before I got there. She's the sweetest person, but come on grandma
rlyoldlady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
compression toe socks.
LimewireDev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 3rd grade we had a secret santa for the class my mom bought like a 20 dollar toy for some random kid and all I got was a cheap stopwatch
fn_hot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, my grandmother gave my brother and I both a gift for Christmas, in similar sized boxes, with similar weights. I got to mine first under the tree (we took turns), I opened it, and it was a 1 speaker AM/FM Radio and Cassette Player! Nice! I already had a stereo, but cool gift! My brother saves his for last, because he thinks he already knows what his is, he opens it, inside is a pink and white, lunch box/cooler.
Get REKT Grandma likes me more. lol, poor guy, legend to this day with the whole family.
Karatus90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Super Nintendo 64 obscure game bought for 10$ (equivalent of) for my 7th birthday ... That wouldn't have been that bad if I actually owned a Super Nintendo... It just made me feel sad I didn't owe one
PharaohCleocatra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 17, just moved out on my own. My mom bought me dollar store toilet scrub brushes and q-tips and my brother got video games and an iPad. Mom why??????? Just because Iโm a girl doesnโt mean I like to spend my days scrubbing toilets and I have my own q-tips.
Tampaburn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather(moms side) was a great man...Shit gift giver but a great man.
When I was turning he got me a 4 pack of these batteries. I didn't own a flashlight that took them. So I used my kids set of wires and motors and caught various leaves,sticks, and lizards on fire with them for a few weeks.(I don't torture animals)
When I was 10, he got me a chefs knife block...without any knives. When I was 13 he bought me a 3 pack of short sleeve button up shirts and starch. He said" You are a man now, and men dress to impress when applying for jobs."
Ambulism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me moldy lotion for Christmas one year
GinjaDiem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 9th grade, I came out to my Christian conservative family as an atheist (it's been a struggle ever since...).
My super Christian conservative brother (whose 15 years older than me) gifted me a monogrammed bible. He insisted i open my present first while everyone watched.
mooplee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bible bingo.
I am not at all religious and this was from my long distance grandma I saw once every 3-5 years. My 12 year old self was so upset because all I wanted were gamboy games at the time. I guess this was her way of saying dont play with those heathen devil games like golden sun or zelda.
Edits: spelling on mobile blows
Vincent_Huto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life...and without a receipt.
abcdeline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a man and my parents got me a women's sweater and womens dress shirt. They don't usually put much thought or care in to my gifts, but even aside from not fitting they were so far from looking like something I would wear.
Aboleth_Whisperer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst/best combined:
Tore off the wrapping paper of a large, heavy box to find a large rock in the bottom of it. I cried. My dad laughed. My mom smacked his arm and told me to keep looking. Another box was fitted neatly into the bottom of the larger box. Inside the box:
Super Street Fighter II Turbo for SNES.
:(
:)
howdyknight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, my father "bought" me expired gluten-free crackers after I told him I cant eat brominated flour, the next gift was a popcorn maker... I despise popcorn... maybe he was trying to tell me something.
Downtistic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pound of bacon in a shoe box
45MinutesOfRoadHead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas I couldn't wait to see what Aunt Betty was getting for me. It was always ridiculous.
Up until I was 16 she would get me toys meant for toddlers. Like those little 5 page long cardboard books that were shaped like animals. Baby dolls from garage sales. Dress up clothes.
Once I turned 16 and started driving and got a job she'd give me her old lady suits and shoes.
xBender7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Short Backstory: Was homeless before i moved into my (Now) Wife's mothers apartment with her. Than we had a disagreement of who should pay for what and we moved into my Wife's Grandmothers. When we moved i took a 30 pack that a friend had given me. Im not a big drinker so it had been around for a while (Got it around Dec, was still drinking in March when we moved)
Anyway, since she figured i was some sort of alcoholic she decided she should also get me a "Gambling beginners set" with Roulette table, 4 Decks of Cards, few Pair of Dice. I've never even set foot into a Casino by this point in life and my wife took great offense from it. I bring it to her house every Xmas to show her other grandkids how to play "Gambling games" She fucking hates it.
Also i gave someone a bag of dog shit as a present. They bullied my little sister and i was their secret Santa. Put 3 dog shits in a paper bag, left it outside in freezing temps and gave it to them. The look on their face when they pulled out a heap of frozen turds? Priceless. Fuck you Cameron!
Defoler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TL;DR: I got a pair of regular sport socks as a kid.
My grandmother was relatively poor, so I never expected birthday gifts from her. She never really gave me one. And my parents were cheapskates, so they rarely gave me any meaningful present. They would just buy something stupid, let my little brother play with it, and give it to me as a birthday gift 6 months later.
I don't remember what age it was, but my grandmother gave me a wrapped box. I was super excited.
Inside were a pair of socks. Just like the ones I was wearing, only new. You know, the ones that come in a bundle like 3 pairs for 1$ or something.
I was more ok with not getting anything from them. But seriously, socks? To a kid who doesn't understand "its the gift that counts" phrase? I was young and stupid, but I could tell it was BS.
I remember being seriously pissed off, that I went outside to the street because I hated them all. I think I spend 2-3 hours outside brooding in the garden when my parents came to pick me up to go home.
Oh I had lovely birthdays...
Kittomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8 or so, my grandmother gave me one of those free toothbrushes you get from hotels. I didn't remember it until about 15 years later when I was looking at a list of thank you cards I was going to write that year. Reminded me of how cheap my grandmother is.
Swanksterino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How bout this, an entire thread of first world problems.
WingedNinjaNeoJapan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe not really that awful, but I got my first christmas present from my first gf. It was an electric razor that could shave without using shaving cream. She hated that stuff. The thing was, I had serious acne problem back then. So every time I had to use it just to please my gf, it would just fuck up my face so my face would just bleed from everywhere and it hurt so much.
SwoleYaotl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All these stories about grandparents, aunts, uncles giving shitty presents. I didn't get presents from these people, ever. On my mom's side I get it, they were poorAF, but they always offered us beans/rice when we went over. My dad's side, on the other hand, would hide food when we came to visit (us specifically, not other family members). Keep in my mind that my parents gave money to both sets of grandparents until the day they died, so really hiding the food was kind of dumb. We were always well-fed before going to that grandma's house.
Anyway, so all you whining about your shitty gifts from aunts/uncles/grandparents, even I am a little jealous because I got nothing my whole life from them.
I try to be a good aunt and get good gifts equally amongst my nieces/nephews. At least it taught me a good lesson.
fritocloud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me a mug from the air and space museum on a visit there once. I kept it at his house and used it there a few times. Then, a few years later, he wrapped up the same mug, that was already mine, and gave it to me for Christmas. I should note that this was still better than the couple of years he gave me nothing.
Edit: Another year, I got a rock from my step sister. A literal rock.
thenewdoctorwhos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my mom received a book from my grandpa, โExtreme weight loss tipsโ. The book itself looked like he pulled it out of the garbage, moldy with the pages stuck together
trznx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
WhatisH2O4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bible.
My girlfriend knew I was non-religious and had been pressuring me to go to church with her, which I had no interest in doing and had told her so repeatedly. Then she gave me a Bible for my birthday.
I'd have rather gotten nothing.
oatmealbatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin strikes up a conversation prior to gift opening time. He asks me whether I like the band Creed. I tell him no, I don't like Creed. Fast forward to gift opening time and guess what cousin got me - the Creed album Human Clay. He says I can return it and get what I want. I say no problem. Fast forward 30 minutes and cousin had opened the Creed CD and is playing Creed music on my bedroom stereo system. I guess it's mine to keep then?
Same cousin, a few years later, we're both adults. He and I agree to exchange gifts. I tell him I either would like a DS game or cash. He tells me he wants cash. I buy him one of those musical cards and put $20 in it. He opens the card and a minute later walks over to me and gives me back my $20 and says he forgot to get me anything.
Sauura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend at the time gave me a random cowboy belt buckle thing for Christmas.
That's all I got. I still don't know why. I have no interest in cowboys or belts or buckles. Texans are weird
ScreamFlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A text for my ex-girlfriend on Valentineโs Day saying โWeโre done.โ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once got both my sisters diamond necklaces for Christmas. I was so excited to open mine and then she handed me this big box. Confused, I opened it to find a set of 3 cake pans... Cake Pans!
LostConfusedWhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tin can with fermented baby squid from an uncle or the next Christmas i got a sticker book from same uncle, i was 17. Totally redeemed himself tho 20 mins later when he gave my brother his gift, a machete!!
MakeRoomForTheTuna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you know those finger cymbals belly dancers sometimes wear on their fingers? I once received a gift of a single cymbal. Not even a single pair. My friends had been playing with them before they gave them to me and lost all but one.
Cons1stent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst/best gift I've ever received is probably a black shirt with Japanese writing that says "I eat ass" on it.
thedanyon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas Tree Shop napkin ring holders...I was 12.
danstraight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not for Christmas, but for my birthday one year. My sister went through the trouble of wrapping up a bag of cat shit for me.
C0llaps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was kind of fat when I was younger (13ish) and wore men's L shirts. My aunt gave me a XXXL men's stretchy shirt that year for Christmas.
That's also the same year she gave my dad a roll of green duct tape as a gift. The year before, she gave him a package of 6 magnetic bullet holes you can put on your vehicle.
It's the thought that counts, I guess
adrienlatapie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was also the sweetest. My grandma one time gave me a brand new photo album. Cause she heard I was a photographer.
ananasandbananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tape. Because i talked too much. Parents thought it was funny. I was 6!! I still got the regular gifts. And now at 25 i got a book about business. Nothing else. Oh and a talk in screams about doing something with my life (which i am). So nice
heymyranda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was one Christmas my mom got me shampoo and conditioner. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
fdwcDUSTwwb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
CactusLmao ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year we do a 50$ gift exchange. Every year i have received candles which i hate, and also last year my mom had literally gifted a mailbox full of meat.
Unintended18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just got a pair of ugly boots that didn't fit my mom, and said Merry Christmas. Its Nov and she did the same thing last year :/
lordbobofthebobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All the pots and pans at my nana's were scratched to shit and the Teflon was coming off, so I asked my mom to buy a new set (I lived with Nana as her caregiver but mom controlled her finances). She bought herself a new set and gave me all her old scratched pots and pans.
Azazatorsha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend bought me a barometer as a Christmas gift. He said I like ships, so here it is. I asked him what the heck am I supposed to do with it, then he understood that this was a silly present, but it made us laugh hard. He then returned it to the shop and exchanged it to a katana, which I liked.
queerdeviant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ex who wanted to surprise me by putting an absurd amount of extra fine glitter in my wallet. She did this knowing I hate glitter with the fiery passion of 1,000 suns.
I opened my wallet while I was sitting in my car right before work. It took me at least 2 years before I was able to get the last of the glitter out of my console and carpets in my car.
samtravis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my fiance received the worst gift ever from my own mother.
A few years ago for Christmas my fiance, who always thought my mother didn't approve of her, got a pearl bracelet from her. It had 2 rows of pearls and a few little chip diamonds in between and it was from... Nordstroms I think. It was nice. My fiance was over the moon about this bracelet. Just so proud and happy that all of her fears had been disproven.
Then it broke.
Not in the Batman pearls-going-everywhere way, the clasp just broke, and she wanted to get it repaired on the DL.
She went to the store it was from, went up to the jewelry counter, and asked if they could repair it. She explained that it was a gift from her mother-in-law and that she would pay literally any amount on its repair.
The jewelry lady gave her that "oh my sweet summer child..." look and said : "Well... that didn't come from here. You should go check fashion jewelry."
For those of you who don't know, "Fashion Jewelry" is the spinning racks of plastic bullshit you buy for your kids when they're 13 and want to look fancy while they're wandering the mall food court.
She found the exact bracelet on the rack. It was 2 bucks.
multipurpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex once gave me a bar of dove soap for Christmas after I gave her custom jewelry made from jade and gold.
I wasn't too happy about it.
FlannelThongs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 16 my grandpa bought me a rain poncho that he didn't even wrap as a Christmas present. Clearly he had forgotten to buy me anything and picked something up from a Rite Aid on his way there. Worst part is on a rainy January day someone else in my house used my rain poncho so i couldn't even enjoy my gift.
oddlikeeveryoneelse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Between 8-10 I received a wicker bust of a woman with a black velvet choker decorated with a broach that was gold colored wires bent sort of like a fountain spray or a falling firework with purple beads on the wires. I guess my grandma thought it was a good gift because my birthstone is amethyst. Sort of like this, but with a head that had hair in updo. Also I donโt think there was real a back as it hung on the wall. Broach was sort of like this in gold without the wrapped base.
JamaicanPaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
m-e-s-o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. It wasn't at all what I asked for.
James_n43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to live at our Grandma's house and when we moved away, every year she would send us sandwich bags containing beads and Legos and other misc toy parts that we left behind.
ibimus9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gallon jug of dollar store windshield wiper fluid with โHappy Anniversaryโ sharpied on the side.
He had to borrow the sharpie from me to scribble the writing before handing me the jug.
I did not need any wiper fluid.
We are not dating anymore.
gabraham-lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got Austin Powers in Goldmember on both VHS and DVD one year. So it would have to be that VHS
Shaydoggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I was a TOTAL tomboy. Okay who am I kidding I still am. But the only โdollsโ I would play with were dinosaurs. I hated โgirlโ toys so much that I would steal my younger sisterโs barbies, take their heads off and drive their bodies around in my R.C. boat.
One year my aunt came over and said she had gifts for All three kids. I watch as she opens up her purse and hands a Barbie to my youngest sister... and then one to the middle sister.... and then one to me. I was grateful to be getting a gift (because if I wasnโt my dad would kick my ass up around my ears). I was trying to hard to choke back tears as I said thank you.
Also onetime my uncle got me a bike and didnโt put the brakes on it. I hit a car head on.
WildContinuity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad didn't bother getting me a birthday or Christmas present for about 10 years (coming up to year 11 now, I'm now 20). He also lied about getting me things, or things being 'in the post.' Meanwhile my step sisters get awesome expensive presents every year. This year one of my step sisters asked me what they got me for my birthday last year, I just stood in awkward silence, not knowing what to say with my dad right there in the room. So yeah thats my worst present. Not even cards or anything on my birthday.
NeverEnoughCorgis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maw-maw once gave me wire hangers wrapped in decorative glitter twine. Hangers are pretty low on the cool gift chart (wire hangers even lower), but those I wouldn't even count as functional. Glitter twine made them unusable.
DommRuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have told many people I have the opposite of the green thumb that everytime I get a plant it dies within a few days. my best friend ended up getting me a plant for my birthday and told me it will symbolize our strong friendship... It died 2 days later.
Lesleykc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grade 5 Secret Santa. I got an old, clearly used harmonica, wrapped in reused wrapping paper. I put so much thought into the gift I got for the person I had to buy for, and we didnโt have a lot of money, so I tried hard to make it special for my person that I assumed the same thought and care was being put into mine too. I burst into tears and ran to the bathroom. Looking back all these years later I realize the girl who got me this gift probably couldnโt have afforded anything at all and my reaction must have made her feel terrible but I had the optimism and high hopes of a 10 year old.
DS881128 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 Staples gift card.
lilmissleading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was really young I got my my much older brother a purple thigh master for Christmas. He was really into fitness and I asked the guy working at the time if this was for men and he said sure. 5 months later on my birthday he re-gifted me the thigh master. He didn't even take the time to wrap it just handed it to me and said Happy Birthday.
Jay_Diddly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family did Kris Kindle one year to save the adults from buying for all 10 kids, so each adult/couple picked a kids name out. My uncle got me and said "Hey Jay what would you like me to get you? A playstation game maybe!?" I was about 13 and this uncle is a gamer himself so I got really excited. What did I get? A pre-owned version of band hero that cost โฌ2.99. Did I own any of the equipment needed to play it? Hell no. Everyone else got good-ass presents too because the adults were only buying for one instead of 10
kknits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was sent book for my youngest kid on becoming a big brother. Purchased after I told my FIL that the baby had died at 19 weeks and was a missed miscarriage (i.e. I had to have surgery to remove the dead baby.) because apparently that didn't mess me up enough.
CrazyKorean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Brandon Weeden picture of him in a Brown's Jersey, autographed. I received the pictur approximately 2 years after he was no longer on the Browns
VacateNeonRiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 15 the only thing I got from my parents was an iPhone charger that wasn't Apple brand and was only 6 inches long. Meanwhile my two younger sisters got exactly what they'd asked for (I'd asked for a mini blender to make smoothies). My parents told me I got a cheaper gift because I was the only one of my siblings who knew Santa wasn't real so they didn't have to keep up the facade for me any more, but it just led to my sisters asking my parents if I'd been naughty that year and why Santa didn't like me as much as them.
quasikrystal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, my then-boyfriendโs mom got my atheist ass a bible with my name embossed on it.
Kiwipai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 18 my parents told me they'd cover half the price for a phone as my gift. I hated having to confront them about it, but I told them in didn't seem quite right because my sister had gotten an expensive car when she turned 18. It seemed really weird because they've always made a big number about making sure they always treat us fairly. Turns out they'd genuinely forgotten about it, apologized, and gave me a car. I really didn't like complaining about a gift, but I was so surprised and worried about what was going on that I felt I had to.
Eos462 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a microwaveable container and a can opener a couple Xmas' ago. It was depressing.
Annasman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gas station mug for Christmas. after my mom went out ON Christmas to get milk(but came back with beer).
It was the only thing she got for me that year, and when I responded indignantly to her "present" she told me I ruined Christmas, I proceeded to have a nervous breakdown.
TheLivingZambie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cat shirt with a cat taking a selfie with the snapchat caption saying "snapcat"
Kamsauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunty had a wicked run for a few years. A Nike Shirt that was 3XL, I fit medium, got a second one next Christmas, still 3XL but now with a 3 pack of electrical tape!
IsDraven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plane ticket to Colorado for christmas, the state my uncle(Dad's brother) lived in, from my grandmother. In theory, this was great, I wasn't super close with my uncle, but my cousin was my favorite. He was that one "cool" cousin, the one with the new video games, the cool toys, ATV's, etc. I was so excited for the trip until I got there. Once I got off the plane with my father and sister, we immediately went to my uncles house. Over the planned week(eventually cut short) we snowboarded, went sledding, made snowforts and had snowball fights. The trip was great, until we went to Harley's tavern. Harley's was kind of a bar, but also had a restuarant sector, which was where we sat. After a couple minutes of sitting, my uncle got pissed about something stupid and went off to the bar(bad sign, my uncle is NOT a nice drunk). We finished dinner, and went back to my uncles house. Everyone went inside, except my father and my uncle. This was when it all went down. My uncle and father got into a fight, resulting in a knocked out uncle and my father getting 15 grand worth of dental damage(after insurance) and me, my dad, and my sister getting kicked out, with 3 days until our flight. This was by far the worst Present/Christmas/Trip of my life.
TL;DR I got a trip to my uncles house in Colorado, he got into a fight with my dad, cost us almost a semester of of my college fund.
pandaparade1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once signed up for a gift swap on a dog themed forum. Gift was supposed to be a $20 value. My package arrived containing a Beneful dog food sample, one tennis ball and two mini bags of jelly beans.
andivx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle and my aunt gifted me a book that I already had... Because they gifted it to me the year before that.
That said, it was funny and they changed it when I told them that.
More recently some friends also gifted me a cheaper copy of a book I already had (another gift, not their's), although I keep that one. Gifts are cool memories, and I can read that one and save the hardcover one.
Now that I think of that, that happened twice, but I didn't keep my second copy of The Hunger Games (I told them I had the same edition in that case).
But worst sounds too harsh for someone taking the time to gift you something they thing you will like. I don't think I had bad gifts.
I told my parents that I didn't want the second part of the name of the wind, because I wanted to buy the pocket version when it was released, but they bought the big one anyways. That was annoying.
gishnon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early 20's I bought a $350 wooden jewelry box for my girlfriend. She gave me the cold shoulder for 2 days because there was no jewelry in the box when I delivered it. Merry Christmas!
So my worse gift would be derision after making a genuine attempt.
browniedropout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A child-sized watch with banana on it... when I was 16 years old. Thanks, Grandma!
hasleo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
money, don't get me wrong i love money but it is by far the worst gift you can give someone. And those who just want money as a gift should think twice about it really.
sheenaIV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bandanna, not even a nice one.
vallalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 14th birthday my grandparents sent me hotel freebies, including a โDo Not Disturbโ sign, napkins, and a used coaster. And on the card? โHappy 12th birthdayโ.
aouterieyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crumb cake that was in gift wrapping. It was one of my sisters old boyfriends and he was completely serious. I was around 9-10 at the time and didnโt exactly care for crumb cake. Iโd probably love it now.
ShadowOfLink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 15 or so, my grandparents bought me a Tangle Toy . I have no idea what they thought I would do with it. It served no purpose.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mother in law- a tote and yoga bag that I had quilted myself but left at her house on accident.
From my narcissistic aunt when I was 9 years old and thin as a rail- a 24 pack of strawberry slim fast. I was a little shit back then and drank every single one before the other kids had finished openeing their gifts. Managed to puke all over her carpet, sofa, love seat, and comfy recliner before I left. Fuck you aunt Susie.
pos1CM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my best friend in high school decided to just get a bag of stuff from the target dollar section. Among the items were a plastic toy car (like a baby toy car not a hot wheel), little kid sand toys (I go to a beach like once a year), a foam ball, and little animal erasers. To this day I can't find the reasoning to it because before then all of our gifts between each other were thoughtful and stuff we would actually use
legoman_00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My history teacher told me he got from his father in law a 6 pack of beers where one of the beer was missing and a magazine subscription that was subscribed to him but not paid for.
yumyumgivemesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of LIFE. /r/2meirl4meirl
Eckstig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, the gift that keeps on giving
Varitul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10. It was from my aunt who lives 2 hours away. We did the whole dirty santa game, and I won hers at the end. It was: * Austin Powers movie (VHS, which we didn't have anymore) * Popcorn (Not the good kind, like best value no butter kind) * A rick of wood (That she didn't bring, you had to go get from her house)
Needless to say, mom was the real winner and gave me 10 bucks and said "she'd take mine".
sdsa555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gf of two weeks got me the ugliest pair of socks ive ever seen for christmas. Broke up a week after
AuspexAO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up dirt poor so gifts were pretty much my sole way of acquiring new toys, etc. My three brothers and I would all share our stuff and come up with these amazing adventures even for the lamest shit. I remember at one point we had:
I'm glad to say that even when we got complete garbage from our relatives we would either use it, or we would just thank them and forget the gift ever existed. We had a very utilitarian mindset that came from never being able to really choose what we got.
I will say this though: The two greatest gifts I ever received were when I was 6 and 9 years old. Somehow my dad, who worked two jobs and barely saw us, got a hold of an Optimus Prime toy for me. I distinctly remember trying to hide the fact that I was crying from him. The second was a lot less emotional of a story. I got a rad used Nintendo a few years before the SNES was released and it sparked my lifelong love of video gaming. It also got me into the workforce at an extremely young age were I learned to save money for the games I wanted, ha ha.
ManWithADog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez, and I thought me getting a second Operation board game on the same holiday was bad.. Iโll show myself out
minimum_bette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my birthday fell on Easter. My mom set up jelly bean trails for my sister and I. Mine led to the classic Easter basket with a couple extra movies wrapped up on the side as an added bday gift. My sister got a car because she was 16 and โthey got a good deal on itโ.
FreshLeggings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a cat. At my baby shower, husbands snobby cousin hands me a cat backpack and says, โI know you love cats...โ
DontHateTheBest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not myself but a family friend has parents that just don't understand an ounce of giving presents. I've heard many stories of the horrible presents received for Christmas or Birthdays but one tops them all. Their in-laws came to visit on Christmas "Adam" (day before Christmas Eve) and I'm assuming they just went to the local super market and picked something out on the way over or on Christmas Eve. When both parents and their 2 young boys opened their gifts from them, they each received a 1/4 of a ShamWow that had been cut evenly. I can't even imagine the difficulty of trying to be happy about a present like that.
moepengy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got my a self help book for my birthday turns out it was actually a pretty decent read but at the time I was really frustrated about it.
Cwizz89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I bought my first car with money I had been saving for a few years. That Christmas my parents bought me some seat covers, and that's it. They bought themselves a new $2000 tv and said that money was tight for Christmas.
SaradominSmiles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Christmas after I was married (we were 19 and 21), I made the mistake of saying โI donโt want anything this year,โ to my new wife. Well folks, she took that literally and didnโt get me anything. Her dad found out and was like โoh no, you have to,โ so he bought me a Hookah at the mall for her to give to me.....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor gave me a $25 gift card to Starbucks,2 weeks after Christmas, I have never drank coffee infront of her, so a month later I'm at barnes and Noble with my friend, ding ding .. he lets all get a bunch of starbucks from the cafe inside and just waste $25, well apparently those cafes use Barnes and Noble systems for POS so I just wasted $25 of my money on stupid food from starbucks and I still had the card
LethalPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My weirdest gift would be from my grandpa. He got me a bag of river rocks similar to this. As a 12 year old kid I was so confused and thought it was a gag gift as he's done that before (SPAM related stuff mainly). I joked and treated it as such but I saw how sad he looked and realized it was him just trying to make his grandson happy. It's been 15 years but I still think about it and feel bad.
NotSoSubtleGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me at 12, and my younger brother at 7. All the gifts were from my parents. Him, a Nintendo 64 with games and all the accessories. Me, a small hand-held vacuum, an empty sewing kit, and a used pillow with half the fluff missing.
I honestly don't remember being that bad of a kid.
AllSuitedUpJR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On secret santa, I received a soccer shirt of my own country. I live in the Netherlands so prety much everybody has a soccer shirt. And I don't even like soccer.
My description was 'send me something showing where you are from.' C'mon man.
Luckily my receiver was very happy with her gifts, so I can be proud of that.
gemutlichkeit78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone once gave me a rear view/back-up camera, I didn't have a car
and33z ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 13, a label maker from my parents. Never did I feel more misunderstood. WTF am I going to label?? In hindsight I feel bad for what a dick I was, but I guess that's what being 13 is all about.
ByteHappy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A close friend of mine once got a single ink cartridge for Christmas from his dad. I don't even think he owned a printer..
Nintendozz57 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad hates chicken so as a joke my grandparents (his parents) gOT him two gift cards for KFC. He then gave them to my brother and I as my grandparents knew he would. Went to KFC to spend it and it had $5 on it. Nothing is under $5 at KFC
catsandtats3333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas every year my grandma would get me a book of McDonald's coupons and I'm a vegetarian.
Wjb97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Trane-First ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of strong alcohol. I don't drink.
Squeaky_Pickles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A light bulb and roll of toilet paper. It was a "white elephant" party and we were supposed to do creative and silly bit cheap gifts.
1995shakedownstreet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my Opa would give us all big chocolate bars with some money in them. For years he would give me and my siblings (the grandchildren) more money than the great-grandchildren and we would always have to keep it hidden how much we actually got so there were no problems. He actually forgot about one of them one year and we had to find an extra bar and a $20. I think his thought process was that my siblings and I actually spent time with him while the others barely saw or talked to him. So it sucked for my cousins but worked out for me
ungm0ney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A six pack of Aquafina water bottles. Weird as fuck person I must say...
cloudsofneon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me a used Starbucks gift card for Christmas one year, it had $1.40 left on it.
bigbobsbeepers91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gets free matzo from her grocery store around the holidays. I have been getting boxes of matzo on Christmas for 15 years. She is a god damn genius.
WesStrikesBack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wedding gift from wife's stepmother/father: a few plastic miniature shoes and a hat box full of Nola beads. /boggle That'll really help us with our new married life!
She's no longer in the family and we make fun of her witchiness on a regular basis.
nanoH2O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad thought it would be funny to give me a box of coal one year
Zootropic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Box. Of. Rocks. Inside of smaller boxes of rocks.
JamAndDai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 16th birthday I think my dad forgot my birthday, so he brought me a Gamepro magazine from the grocery store.
That's cool though. Whatever.
Broadway2635 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dish drainer.
evilsteff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my boss got me for secret Santa. She gave me some scented candles that I was allergic to knowing full well about my allergy. She also gave me some overripe grapes.
hermy65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suspect that my mother in law hates me. For Christmas last year she gave me a small tin of Watkins black pepper.
Woolbrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once got me a nose hair trimmer. I was about 12.
She also bought me a purple tie with pink polka dots.
She wasn't mean, she was just clueless.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother whom I didn't know we'll never saw me grow up. She would mail me McDonald's toys or wind up toys every year. One of the last gifts she sent me was a spray painted frog with some spray painted leaves. Her card read "dear OP, This is real. I found it under a tree. I spray painted it gold (not real). I bet you're all grown up now. Love Gramma"
My mom made fun of her all the time, but now all I can think about is how she died alone in Florida with who knows what kind of disease that slowly faded her away. I wish people weren't so shitty to each other.
PervertedOldMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of the family gave me a "Dumb and Dumber" DVD for Xmas. The next year, "Dumb and Dumber", again. I own two copies of a movie I could only sit through once.
psychellicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A self help books from my parents.
sliverbak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 5 my mom gave me Old Spice cologne and aftershave. I used it with my chemistry set (I was 5 - hoping it would explode or do something exciting). Every year thereafter I'd get something similar: deodorant, shaving kits, travel kits, nail clippers, etc.
My dad always gave according to whom he liked best. I'd get $10, my sisters: $25, $50, $200 (oldest sister was his favorite). Sometimes my $25 sister and I would swap positions if she was annoying him.
nifederico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Paintball lessons with some guy who dressed like an elf at the Christmas Party a few years back. "Assistant Regional Manager" my ass.
yearofawesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to date a girl who gave kind of shitty gifts. One Christmas, she was really excited about what she was going to give me. So we get to Christmas morning, I gave her my gift, and she says that hers is at her mother's house. I'm okay with it, and she keeps talking it up.
We go to her mother's house and her mother says that she took it to her brother's place, where they're having a party that night. Fine, whatever, it's a great thing so i'm pumped about it. We get to the brother's house (it's night time at this point, by the way) and he brings it to me. I open it.
It's a blanket and two pillows.
She got me hyped all week about a blanket and two pillows.
Apparently my pillows sucked, and she didn't just want to tell me.
The same girlfriend bought me an iPod nano one year so I guess it all balanced out in the end. But why hype me up over a blanket and two pillows?
Ledekai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst: For my 13th Birthday, my father's sister gave me a card. On the envelope, my first name misspelled, and the last name (which we both had for a last name) was also misspelled. The card said TENTH BIRTHDAY in big, sparkling letters, and had a $5 gift certificate for a store that was a 4 hour drive to get to. Best: About five minutes after that, I learned the C-word when it was hailed at my cheap aunt by members of my mom's side.
BayaniXD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bed sheets. When I๏ธ was 8, I๏ธ got them from my grandma who ended up just using them on her own bed. Yeah my grandma didnโt like me too much back then.
Odin_Exodus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex fiancรฉ bought swords from a legit nice guy/incel she met through work and gifted them to me for Christmas. I have never been so humiliated in my life by receiving something. When I broke up with her she specifically asked for the swords back. They were still wrapped when I set them out on the front porch for her to collect. It was just so fucking thoughtless and dumb I couldn't believe it. My family was bewildered.
Apkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma gave me a pink bath towel and my brother $100.......
TomnomnomCS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bit late to the party I know...
I stayed at my aunts house a week before Christmas, not I had a toilet bag.
She saw this, Christmas rolls around and she buys me a FUCKING TOILET BAG. THE EXACT SAME BRAND!
Worst thing was, she didnโt even feel guilty when her son opened an amazon echo and her daughter opened a makeup set.
Another bad gift that sticks out from her was a spongebob key ring that said my name and spongebob sweets. I WAS 13!
Holbrookk42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me camouflage long handles (insulated underwear) and a notepad. I don't hunt and I don't go outside in the cold unless it is to drive somewhere. I do still use the notepad for grocery lists though...
Aedaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
MarsNirgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had just won a spelling and grammar competition, and received as a prize a spelling and grammar rulebook.
PALillie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother was the queen of bad presents, a few that stick out were a chess set with three pieces missing with the ยฃ0.69p price sticker from the charity shop still on it. The one that hurt though was the bar of chocolate, after years of terrible passive aggressive presents from her me & my sister's both got a big bar of cadburys dairy milk and we were all elated with a "real present" until we got back to my paternal grandparents house opened it up after dinner and the milk chocolate was completely white, turns out it was years out of date.
pjkaps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of stolen bathroom flip flops from Hilton during the opening of my dental clinic. "They'll be really useful to you to walk around!"
Brick_N_Morty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God for you people and the shitty gift givers in your lives - I had too much fun reading these responses
dougiemeowserMD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My devoutly religious aunt would mail us Christmas presents every year (they moved around a lot). I always hoped she'd send trinkets from whatever place they were currently at, but she always sent religious items.
The worst gift was definitely the religious trading cards. Just one pack of them, one for each of my siblings and I. As if we would trade them with each other...? "I'll trade you two Marys for a Jesus!" I wasn't really sure what to do with them. My thought was "Aw, she shouldn't have! No really, she shouldn't have. WTF."
Beannjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a hockey team party full of 15 guys who were all 15-17 years old a mom got a grift for secret Santa and it was knitting set and it was to a 16 year old dude. I don't know what she was thinking even the guy who received said what am I gonna do with this out loud.
Towndon1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Multipack of cans of tuna, Sainsbury's basic toilet roll, a dictionary, fabric softener that had been used a bit. Non of this was given in comedy and have been some of the last couple years Christmas presents my mum has got me.
bradshawmu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year an ex gave me herpes.
M00se1978 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst, but the funniest. When I was about 9 my great grandmother gave me a gift, I opened it and it was in a popcorn machine box, we all laughed. I opened the box looking for some transformers, it was a popcorn machine.
That was the family popcorn maker for years.
g4henderson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
_El__Duderino_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's neighbor got my 4 month old son a pair of jeggings.
PeacefulMaggot1974 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a used garden hose tender that mounts to your house from my brother. I lived in a 2nd story condo, WTH!?!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my friend groups last secret Santa I was given 3 copies of Paul Blart Mall Cop and a 2 lb pink dumbbell. Everyone else got really thoughtful and nice gifts and I got that shit. I kept everything, found similar wrapping paper, and am gonna give him the same exact gift he got me
PM__YOUR__GOOD_NEWS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's mother gave me and her a fertility idol for Christmas.
We said thanks without commenting and she then proceeded to explicitly state in no unclear terms that hopefully this would help us get moving along in making her a grandmother.
Sweari2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to play Secret Santa at my great grandma's house (a game where everyone draws a number and gets to pick random wrapped gifts based on what number you draw)... I am 100% serious when I say that one year I ended up picking an XL bottle of Prilosec OTC. I mean that stuff is expensive but seriously who brings Prilosec to Secret Santa??? Dad thought it was hilarious and ended up swapping his gift with me (a $25 Staples gift card). Needless to say Secret Santa was always pretty interesting.
es84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Water protectant for shoes. It usually comes in a 3 pack with shoe cleaner. The person took out the shoe cleaner and just gave me the water protectant. I live in L.A. we get rain 4 times a year.
That same person also gave my father a bar of Irish Spring soap.
TheInactiveWall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated high school, our entire year was split up in groups of 5-6 students and 1 teacher. That teacher would then say something nice and give each student a gift associated with either that teacher or an anecdote from the student.
But ofcourse I had to get the lame english teacher. He was supposed to give personal anecdotes for all 5 of us, but instead told some random story that somehow involved us all. Then it was time for the gifts... or whatever he thought we would think it was. See, he was lazy and forgot to ever buy us anything. But he had this super awesome rubber ducky. He gave some random story trying to make it all special, and told us all to get ready. Whoever could catch the rubber ducky "wins". So he throws it, and we all just stand there. No one bothered catching it. For a good 10 seconds there was this really awkward silence as he walked over and picked the ducky up and we walked off the stage...
pork_N_chop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years ago, my uncle gifted me a can of root beer, 5$, and an "angry birds flyer" by hertz which is a dog chew toy.
hurtsp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The universe decided to gift me with Botulism on my sixteenth birthday
jakeyjakjakshabadoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bathroom Butler. I can't stand things with eyes, let alone magazines, that watch you while pooping.
lizerpetty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother who was a raging narcissist, presented me with a blue Tiffany box for Christmas. It was kind of large. I was like holy cow, shes actually really nice for a change, I guess I may have been wrong about her. Do you think I was? I wasn't...inside was a 40 year old, brown, clearly washed wrong because it was misshapen, and very much moth eaten wool sweater. The ugliest sweater I've ever seen. She told me it was cashmere, when I could clearly see "100% WOOL" on the tag. She insisted I try it on and it was...snug. Also I could feel how scratchy it was through my shirt. Well played Mema...well played.
TCivan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had an aunt who on a gift giving holiday, counted out into my hand, three pennies, and an herbal throat lozenge, was thrown in at the end from her sweater pocket.
Sir-Sniffs-your_seat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
Gina_Rolinu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
Omugaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is in the summer, even worse August. So each year with my birthday we would be on a holiday trip. When I turned 14 we were on a trip in Austria, and on my birthday nobody congratulated me. Everyone was so lost in the whole "which big hiking trip we gonna do now" and the planning of it that my entire family forgot my birthday. Only 1 friend from back home send me a text to congratulate me.
Worst present ever, your entire family forgetting your birthday.
Ever since I have no attachement to my birthday at all anymore, which still bothers my GF to this day, she tries each year to make it something special. I am truely gratefull for her, but each year I tell her there is no need, my birthday is a day to be forgotten a/w. (this is well over 10 years ago now, and I never really let go of what happened that day for some reason)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible.
Ostealis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't receive it, but I'm on a speech team at my university, and we do white elephant every year. One guy didn't have time to get a gift so he panicked and brought a "banana saver" which is like a plastic holster for a banana. He received many dirty looks and we still joke about it
isuadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a banana slicer for christmas one year.
ImperatorMundi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I an apple slicer and I absolutely loved it (we even needed to get a replacement after I lost it)
Chickmagnetwompaone1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin was given a self help book about being a bad boyfriend from our grandma , he was recently dumped by his fiancรฉ.
somethingillforget89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old, a relative of mine gave me a big wrapped box for Christmas and told me to open it last because I was going to love it. Of course I got all excited and impatient thinking I was getting something awesome and heavy from him. Turns out he just filled a Styrofoam box with sticks and crushed soda cans. He didn't even get me shit else either which might have made it a funnier present. There's a picture of me looking pretty pissed off about it at my moms. He's pretty much always been an asshole anyway.
Fortunately though, I got some pretty good stuff that year from my parents so it wasn't the worst Christmas overall I'd ever had.
KingColton1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always gave me new pair of socks every Christmas. My drawer is full of it, I donโt need more of them.
Beannjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some really rich person gave their nephews 1$ each and said put it toward you collage fund. Meanwhile their other uncle and aunt have way less money and gave them lots of toys and fun games to play which hey loved.
LazyBanchi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7, my aunt gifted me for Christmas cards from a Combat Card game, except they were filled with swear words and were supposed to give a bad image of smoking. To this day, she still thinks it was a good gift because I don't smoke.
FuzzyMeep7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I received a bottle of fireball, a brand new glock and one bullet
daniyellidaniyelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got nothing from a church Secret Santa exchange that I organized for a group Christmas party. We were all friends, had drawn names and filled out forms of what our favorite candy and colors were, etc. I even brought extra $10 gifts in case newcomers showed up that night since our party was on a regular meeting night. Everyoneโs opening up their presents and there is none with my name on it. And no one ever fessed up to forgetting my present so not even an apology later.
Last Christmas party I planned for that group.
fightingmemer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a broken necklace from a Secret Santa exchange once. also, one time my ex boyfriend bought me one of those furry fox hats with the hand warmers that hang off it.
Nardwuarr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just this past Christmas my Aunt gave my entire family as a group gift a box of pancake mix and syrup. They fucking sucked. The awkward thing about it was that we opened it, realized that was it, and all just kinda sat there in an awkward silence.
I really didn't give a shit, but I found out later that she wrote a letter to my family basically saying we were not trying hard enough to be a family which I obviously think is not true (she gave my Mom the letter, who read it then tossed it. SAVAGE). I was just pissed because I had bought her something as a gift and put some effort into finding it. I also thought we were close. Whatever.... not gonna get into that too much more.
Regardless, not sure if I'll be getting her something this year.
DenimChicken7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A very old relative of mine got me some sort of Barney toy a while back. I was 14.
Snoringdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone just brought 6 boxes of cereal to my daughter's baby shower. We are trying to forget it but it just circles back in the brain and goes, "CEREAL?! Really?" cause it just doesnt compute. AND there wasnt even a prize or marshmallows in em or anything.
poofybirddesign ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom has a habit of buying me things, but theyโre really for my little brother. It was always stuff that I asked for, but then she made it as difficult for me to use and would pressure me into giving more and more of it to my brother until it was just his.
N64? I wasnโt allowed to buy games, he was. I wasnโt allowed to take it to friendsโ houses, he could loan it out. Every time I tried to play sheโd stop me. PS2 was the same way, and Gamecube, and Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii... When he moved out she forced me to let him take the systems.
I recently went back to visit for the holidays with a 3DS a friend had given me second hand. She tried to get me to give it over to my little brother because it โwasnโt familylike not to shareโ.
Pappoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nose hair trimmer from my (now ex) boyfriend for Valentines day. It was made worse as it was completely unrequited and I had made an effort to get him a few things he had been wanting in secret..
ki299 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather is kind of an interesting guy.. so when i was 18 he gave me Midget porn.. Yep.. my 60 year old grandfather.. gave me Midget porn.. What the fuck
Bacrabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst present I got was nothing for almost every year and not because there was no money.
Here's the story:
I live in the Philippines and my dad's family is well off, when I was younger my direct family lived in their compound where there were 4 houses with the main house being the one they grew up in. Living in the compound were my aunts/uncles and their families. So my cousins and I grew up like siblings.
Every Christmas is like a mini reunion at the main house where everyone of my grandfather's children, (9 of them), their wives, children, and their cousins would come.
I belonged to the youngest group of grandchildren (those born closely). We were three boys in that group, me being the eldest. My two younger cousins treated my like their older brother. However, my family only saw those two and never me. I was always the short one, the dark one, the trouble maker, even things I didn't do they'd blame me.
So every Christmas my cousins would all get shiny new toys, shoes, and clothes while I got nothing. Once I received a toy from my older cousins but it was just to mock me (it was a locmotive robot named super loco, loco /loko in Filipino means crazy) they were all laughing and snickering when I was opening the gift.
My mom and dad couldn't say or do anything as they were powerless. My dad was the youngest,(Filipinos value hierarchy), while my mom wasn't invited to those gatherings as she didn't like the way we're treated but we were always forced to go because my dad is in the family business and couldn't oppose them much or else he'd get kicked out.
Edit: spelling errors
quizibuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two free movie passes. They were expired.
crazytaco_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my cousin gave me a Spider-Man 3 dvd case. No movie just the case, and it was the basic full screen 480p version
Rooster_DaFowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a brick one year...really a brick. Also a string so I could walk my brick. Not sure if parents were being funny or I was particularly pricky that year ? Pet rocks were a thing then so gotta go with funny. I was 9 years old. Kinds miss Bricky, wonder what he's up to these days?
zolo7171 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad bought me a valve for Christmas when I was 12 and then used it in our shower
humanisthank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Left Behind complete book series from Grandma. And I love reading too!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a shitty spongebob themed notebook and pencil set that wouldn't sharpen lmao
KandaFierenza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nanna once gifted my mother charity shop gifted vomit stained curtains.
I dont think she liked my mother very much.
Reddit_At_Work_Lol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a book called "The Healing Code" from by grandma. The book is about how you can focus your body's "energy" to heal any ailment.
Point at it with your finger.
Point at it with your finger.
Point at it with your finger.
I've never been one for book burning, but let's all gather up all of these bullshit books written by conmen marketed to the desperate and light them on fire.
featherdino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
MoneyMaxG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle has been giving me a box of captain crunch every Christmas for the past ten years
crashcartjockey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister-in-law gave me the exact same Minnesota Twins T-Shirt two years in a row. (in all honesty, I am a huge Twins fan). However the following year, she gave me a pair of Seattle Mariners beer steins, made of plastic. I almost positive she got them at the local Goodwill store, because they were not new, by any means.
Hakanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my brother an action camera and an amazon gift card. He bought me a scarf.
NthngSrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex a $400 compound bow... He gave me ear buds and a rubber pig that holds your phone up so you can watch videos.
mcgiggleberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was my 8th birthday party. I invited my whole class, something like 20 kids were there. My uncle brought me a gift from his horse, wrapped in tin foil.
It was her manure. Whole big chunk of it.
I opened a tin foil package of horse shit. In front of my classmates and some of their parents.
At the time, I was mortified. But now looking back it's just so ridiculous that I can't help but laugh at it.
shutupjoey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work in healthcare and I'm a guy. There's not many guys that work in healthcare. We did a "white elephant" (kind of like a secret Santa). I got women's clothes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Book 3 of a 4-part series. In 1993 my aunt gave me To Green Angel Tower, part 1, for Christmas. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is technically a trilogy but the 3rd book was published as 2 books. I grew up in rural Iowa, so maybe once or twice a year I'd have a chance to look at the Barnes and Noble in Omaha and hope they would have any of the other books in stock. I was able to find books 2 and 4 over the next several years. By 2005, Amazon is a well-known thing, so I tell my family that ordering the first book would be a great present. On Christmas, my present is clearly a large paperback book. I'm excited to actually read the beginning of this epic story! And... it's To Green Angel Tower part 1 - the original book I received 12 years prior.
DarthWingo91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15, my Nana, stepdads mom, gave me a Book of Mormon, despite the fact that I grew up Catholic and made it clear that was what I was( I've since become agnostic). It was just a really backhanded way of saying she didn't approve of my family's faith, as everyone on my mom's side is Catholic. She is a very passive aggressive person overall.
My parents made me keep it, but as soon as I got out of Basic and Airborn school and moved to Bragg with my wife, it went to the trash.
lottebelice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Balloons filled with coin money. I was about 11 years old, and my โfriendsโ got me these balloons. The only way I was allowed to keep the money, was to bloe up the balloons until they popped. Fun fact: I have a pretty intense balloon fobia! A fail for all involved...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but one year my dad gave my step mom a handle for an axe head.
One year my mom took some presents my aunt got for my brother and I and gave them to her friendโs kids. I found out a couple days after Christmas when my aunt asked us how we liked them. I looked confused then realized what had happened and said we liked them.
My mom was just god awful with money. This was her solution.
SweetJesusRyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 10 years old at the time and a few of my friends had Rubikโs cubes that they started bringing to school. I asked my parents and my grandparents if I could get one too. Fast forward to Christmas, I got a few video games and some other toys first. I opened up what I assumed was my Rubikโs cube and instead I got some weird new toy that looked like it, but instead of actually working like a normal cube it just had lights on each side that you were supposed to press as they lit up. I was so disappointed I nearly cried. My parents took me to Wal Mart and bought me a real cube the next day.
SageofDookie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once me and my brother were awkwardly dragged to my step mom's family christmas party without her saying anything to them. My brother got a used hat and I got a tape measure
BujuBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moldy cheese. A cousin-in-law once gave us one of those gift packs that have cheeses, crackers, etc. in it. One of the cheese bricks was completely moldy, you could see that immediately as soon as it was unwrapped.
So, the next year, we gave him a chunk of moldy cheese in a ziplock baggie. Gift wrapped, of course.
OurModsAreFaggots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whereโs the guy whose wife bought him an uncomfortable double wide computer chair because she wanted to be able to sit sideways, but he wasnโt even fat and she hyped up this gift like the alpha and omega present. It was a pretty brutal story.
happysherm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday my mother gifted me a lamp and a bathrobe. The lamp wasnโt useful until years later and the bathrobe wasnโt the right size and probably still site in the packaging until today.
NavyAlphaGamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, my grandparents bought me a pair of socks that were .99 from a local supermarket, and the exact same ones that i bought a week ago.
CrushYouLikeAJellyB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
mmicahh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot to give my family an xmas list. I'm a starving college kid so food was an okay idea. I'm vegan so they all assume i eat boring healthy foods all day long. So someone got me a bag of the shittiest groceries they could buy. Unsweetened rice cakes, canned peas, rice noodles, multigrain saltless crackers, etc.
BsDub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
MyPracticeaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toss up between the self help book my parents got me for either for my birthday or xmas when i was 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, and 34.
Or a pencil I got for Xmas. From my parents.
screaming-succotash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Binder clips. My brother got an iPad. Guess who's the favourite grandchild?
Schleckenmiester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a lamp once. I have used it like once or twice. She said โitโll be a memory item.โ Well... she wasnโt wrong...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, reading all these I should call up my parents and say thanks. They never gifted me bad stuff. Ever.
punchin_mr_clown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A nipple washer. No joke. It was a white elephant party at work. Everyone brought a wrapped gift. I opened mine and it was a small white cage used for washing baby bottle nipples in the dishwasher. To top it off, it was dirty. Worst. Gift. Ever.
peeweejd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dallas Cowboys baseball hat.
Backstory.... Philadelphia Eagles fan here ( r/eagles ). The year was 1990 and I just started dating my future wife. Any Eagles fans or Dallas Cowboy haters know that as a magical year!
The Eagles coach Buddy Ryan was building a monster defense. Randall Cunningham was running crazy. The body bag game, the 95 yard TD pass Randall threw after hurdling a defender.
The Cowboys ended the season 1-15 and we're rebuilding because the NFC East was crushing them.
I went to my girlfriends house at Christmas and her sister very thoughtful thing and gave me a present. I was very flattered that they thought of me. When I opened it, a A FRIGGIN COWBOYS HAT?!?!?
Kcoggin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a self charging flash light for my 13th Christmas. It was one of those free promotional side gifts from an infomercial. I think my mom just threw it away some time later.
piggieees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For two years and every gift-giving holiday when I was like 8, my grandmother would give me a copy of Heidi, that book about the little blonde girl that lived in the mountains. I never read any of the books she gave me but the author Johanna Spyri is engrained forever in my head.
toxicbooster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad sent me a $60 restaurant gift card, to a restaurant 80 miles away from the apartments I lived in. I had no car, not even a licence and it was only a couple months before I deployed to Iraq.
Edit: I don't want people to think I'm ungrateful, what made it the worst gift was the fact he wasted his money on something that wasn't going to get used for more than a year and u would have been very happy with a $5 bill.
JustJro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom will never see this so Iโm comfortable saying that a few years ago she bought me shiny silver pajamas that were one size to small, I could understand this gift if I was like 7 or something, I was 32.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
DaringDescriptivist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A placemat. When I was three-almost-four, we spent Christmas at my grandmother's house, and I spent most of the morning tearing open a plethora of toys from parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. At the end of the unwrapping session, my grandmother gasped and said "I forgot one last thing for her!" and ran back to get one last gift that she had hidden in the closet. I thought this had to be the big deal, the ultimate "save the best for last" super gift. She came back with a medium sized gift bag, and I immediately grabbed the object inside--an embroidered Winnie the Pooh cloth placemat. I didn't understand what it was, and I was devastated. I thought it was a dish towel. Was this some kind of cruel joke? Give the kid a domestic cleaning cloth? I looked up, frustrated, and said, "Momaw, I didn't want just a rag." My dad was furious as I said this standing in the midst of the wreckage of all the packaging and torn wrapping paper from my dozen other gifts and demanded that I apologize for being ungrateful. Meanwhile my Momaw is laughing so hard she can't breathe and my mother is trying to explain to me what the gift actually is. It ended up being fine and I played with the rest of my toys after breakfast.
TLDR: 3-year-old me couldn't tell the difference between a dish rag and a placemat, and I thought my grandmother slighted me on Christmas.
Birdman97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriends aunt gave her a garbage bag full of old used clothes. A lot of them had stains and were really gross. Her mom thought it was hilarious
ehswelder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas Day at my half-sister's house, her father-in-law was given a little tool bag (with little cheap screwdivers and a flashlight) from his grandchildren. He proceeded to take the batteries out of the flashlight, stick them in his pocket and handed it too me saying "I don't want this shit; Merry Christmas"...
My wife was dating a douchebag before I met her and her Christmas present one year was a cheap plastic crystal angel from the gas station. Oh, and it was broken.
miscojones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pet spider, I fucking hate spiders
Chillhardy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my uncle bought me a remote control motorcycle. I'm 18 years old.
kimprobable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, at Christmas my grandmother's friend would give my brother and I shower caps and small shampoos from the hotels she had stayed in that year.
dmizenopants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is December 24th and for years, when I was younger, my fathers side of the family would just get me one gift for both Christmas and my birthday. It would even say โHappy Christmas and Merry Birthdayโ on it. There wouldnโt even be a separate birthday card or anything. It would be the same gift that everyone else got for their Christmas. They just combined both events into one. All the other cousins, even my younger brother, all got birthday gifts and cards on their day. I even remember one of my aunts telling another that she wished all the kids had a birthday like mine so she could save money.
samcrut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid and in the "shake the presents to see what's inside" phase, my older brother wrapped up a sizable box with junk in it. It had a brick for heft and some other things to make rattling noises to get me wondering what was in there. It was my most anticipated present ever because heavy presents are always the best ones. After days of trying to figure it out, Xmas finally arrived, and I shredded that wrapping paper like an angry Taz. Paper was flying everywhere.
If I'd had a gun, I'd have shot him in the face. The whole family collectively wet themselves laughing at the prank.
jayhalk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever GAVE was about 12 Hershey's chocolate bars wrapped in brown paper with Lifesavers strapped to the top and a timer with duct tape. I thought it was awesome, nobody else did.
fatjihadi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whereโs the comment that says โmy lifeโ?
vladi0568 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex boyfriend got me a list of things that became legal for me to do when I turned that age. There was barely anything because it was over 18 and not in the states. Also he got me that because the store was closed and he couldnโt go get me the socks he had planned.
Odzware ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Koozie for my apples
Ezence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
RaiKyoto94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about dark chocolate. I went off my head !
Harpies_Bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it at least good chocolate?
dcjboi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle came to my house in the afternoon of my birthday and ate some food somebody brought for me in the bridge. Proceeded to come upstairs, shit in my bathroom without flushing, and then said "Oh, yeah... it's your birthday, right?" and proceeded to write me a check for 10 dollars.
poetryandclarinet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother got me a pack of multiple women's razors for christmas, and only that :/ They're useful, but like wow rude lmao
ArB1T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of printing paper, second hand and four rolls of tape.
I asked for both, but four rolls of tape wasn't even close to the amount of tape I needed, basically rendering everything useless.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my aunt gave me shorts. And that was the only present I received on that birthday.
tulipgem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got rosary beads from my step father...Iโm not even the slightest bit Catholic.
randydev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday few years ago my friends conspired to pool in to get me an awesome gift, which they "accidentally" leaked before to create some hype.
I literally got nothing.
I got a giant box which contained a smaller box, which in turn contained an even smaller box etc. which in the end were just boxes with nothing. It was the most metal gift ever, a joke/reference to a Metalocalypse episode. But I thought it was kinda thoughtful in the end so it was pretty cool. I ended up with cheaply printer images saying "nothing" from that episode. I framed those a memento what my friends are capable off, but at least they know me very well and what I like.
imageoverload ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Battery powered tie rack
shovelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one summer in high school i took $60 from my dads giant change jar for train/food money to get to NYC for a concert. my step-mom convinced him i took over $500 from periodically stealing from it which never happened. anyways, skip to senior year, i graduate, they kick me out of the house he following day. then for my birthday that year i got a card stating i won't have to pay them back the $500, that was my gift; not paying them back for money i never took. i kept telling them id pay back the $60 i actually took without asking but they were convinced it was $500.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend gifted me a Liverpool FC jersey when I was moving abroad. He knew I was a huge football fan, but didnโt know which club I follow. I am a big Arsenal FC fan and Liverpool is one of my least favourites.
I couldnโt keep the gift, couldnโt throw it away.
GoH_Titan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toothpaste from my mother. Same Christmas got a proactive acne kit.
snowiehair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sisters birthday is in August and mine is in September (13months apart). She was really into crime shows and she received the full dvd set of CSI and Law & Order from my dad and step mom one year. My sister and I lived with my mom in the same town as my dad and stepmom but for my birthday I got a card in the mail that was over a week late. It said happy 16th birthday.. I turned 15 that year.
CosmosFoxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An egg-opener (uses gravity to crack the top off of an egg perfectly). My aunt gave it to me. We went shopping days earlier and she had bought Battlefield 1, but returned it the next day, because she thought the game was too violent. I get why she didnโt give me the game, but itโs a pretty shitty feeling to think youโre going to get a video game, but instead you get a kitchen appliance worth $8.
PS. I DONโT EVEN LIKE EGGS
spitup_and_wine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a single earing. My grandma told me she lost the matching one while wrapping my gift, but it was so pretty she just had to give it to me.
jitsbay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my only gift was a mattress. Meanwhile my 9 year old brother got a drum set and the just-released PS2.
The mattress it replaced was so old that the springs would poke through the sheets and stab me all night.
The only consolation is that 16 years later my parent's friends will never let them forget what terrible santas they were that year.
FastTurtleFour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some stupid Tonka hummer truck. Swear I've gotten one every Christmas since I don't know when. I must have dozens by now. I act like I like em though to be nice
mikelowski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably this at 6: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nLkIptgzOt0/hqdefault.jpg
I'd play that shit now, but at 6 coming from my dad seemed he didn't put any effort, as it was the case.
BALONYPONY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Xmas my old man gave me his socks. It was literally his old work socks wrapped up in paper from a legal pad.
flipflops587 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cousin Dougie's used underwear. Every Christmas.
HealthcareHamlet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a box of stolen trinkets for Christmas when I was 7 because she had a bit of a problem. The top item in the box was a #1 Mom keychain. Fucked me up and I still haven't lived up to it.
Beezer35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two things come to mind. 1) my wife's mom bought me the HD DVD version of Ocean's Twelve (not even Eleven for fuck sakes)
2) my wife bought me an RC helicopter that broke after 6 minutes
raypool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday I got butter... Just butter not even my parents tried to Programm a robot who can pass the butter to me...
timtation22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom got me a Halo game for XBox (I had a gamecube but theyโre the same thing right?) Anyways, my cousin had an XBox so she just gave the game to him instead.
rock_fact ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents took us to Disneyland for Christmas a couple years ago. My mom left a week later. It was a good gift until I realized it was a last ditch effort to save the family and my mom really wanted nothing to do with us.
limitthesauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my parents donโt really get along and my fatherโs side of the family donโt really like anyone besides him. Last Christmas, I wet with my father to their Christmas and My cousin gave me a picture of herself, the only gift I got.
This is from the same side of the family that gave me an address book after I graduated high school. I graduate in 2014.
LooseyLewd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my grandma gave me a nutcracker. Then another one the year after that to go with my โcollection.โ Other relatives picked up on this, and now i have like a dozen fucking nutcrackers in a box in the attic. Some asshole even gave me a fucking nutcracker flag.
ThatSonnyD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Manqazwsx1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A family friend gave my sister (who is bi and was dating a girl at the time) a book on why gays go to hell. She gave the same book the next year as well...
aga_blag_blag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who is "reddit", and why are people always asking him random questions?
cantaloupe_elope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to this party.
I received the same shitty dollar store basketball game with the bubbles and the small hoop from my uncle's mom twice. Twice. Once for Christmas and once for my birthday. She's a mean lady.
angrytaxman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me a folding chair for my 18th birthday. Funny enough I still have it 15 years later. Maybe it wasn't the worst gift I've ever received.
cbbloom29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a build it yourself bird house....which would be kinda cool today...but 9 yr old me wasn't having it
spacepasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not technically bad, but odd. I got a discman last year from my old aunt.
Jomurphy27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my family do a secret Santa gift exchange every year and last year my cousin gave me a button like those staples easy buttons but when you pressed it it said "wtf!" And a box of Kraft Mac and cheese....
taryn118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did Secret Santa in my shop (I went to a vocational/technical high school) and the girl who got me, ironically, my best friend at the time, so I figured sheโd get me something good, got me peppermint scented everything from Bath & Body Works. Lotions, soap, perfume, hand sanitizer
It all smelled disgusting and I threw it all away the second I got home
MrFerf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Raspberry Pi for Dummies. I๏ธ did not receive or own a Raspberry Pi.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if you are giving somebody a guide for a specific product, make sure the person owns said product (or are 100% sure the person will receive said product as a gift)
Severedinception ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me a herbal pen vaporizer for my birthday, It was fairly disappointing as I had a large business selling them for years. He also bought my brother Scrabble three years in a row for christmas, He can be a bit of a knucklehead sometimes.
ctskifreak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of these four T puzzle's from my uncle and aunt one year. I think I got other stuff, but this was like, "really?" I was probably around 10, and I don't think the gift my brother got either was really special, but I felt like my parents gifts to my 3 cousins were more thoughtful.
Bigccatrollthedice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a scrabble dictionary... We didn't own the game. I was 8 at the time.
MAX115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cash.
JohnNotJoan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An Aunt went to a few countries in Africa one Summer for a trip. She sent us a package with our gifts since we wouldn't see her that year and we found a note that said that it was an "African-themed Christmas" with all of the gifts coming from countries she visited on her trip...except for mine. My mom got new place settings with hand carved wooden napkin rings, my dad got a nice pen, and my sisters got jewelry.
I got a page-a-day calendar. That was the 3rd one I received that Christmas.
wizzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
New kids on the block tickets...I was maybe 5. I cried when my mom told me what they were
josh199331 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought a bunch of things from the dollar store one Christmas. I didnโt mind though, knowing sheโs not in the best financial position. The problem was that she got me what she thought were football gloves. They were gardening gloves. She said I know you play football with your friends so I thought these would be perfect. I explained to her that they soooo werenโt football gloves and she continued to argue with me saying that they have โgrippiesโ on them so that makes them football gloves. Finally I said I donโt need to work at sports apparel store to know the difference between gardening and football gloves. We pretty much ended it there. So it was that Christmas I received the worst football gloves I have ever owned.
carnageraiser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This might sound terrible, but a 14k gold money clip. I was unemployed. Couldn't sell it because it was my girlfriend's (now wife) mother. No money to keep in it, and couldn't turn it into money. Also not at all my style.
TennaTelwan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There were a few birthdays in there that made me question most of my family, and in general made me question the holiday that it often landed on. I was born the day after Thanksgiving, and often sick. So usually I ended up spending my birthday being shipped off to relatives houses to eat too-dry turkey that I never liked and to have my birthday forgotten. One year at the relative's house they did give me a cake, but as it was after so many birthdays of not having cake there that I didn't believe it was for me. Around my fifteenth birthday my grandmother (who was completely with it but who lived through the Great Depression) gave me used underwear. Like, it wasn't even in a package and you could tell it had been worn and washed. And then sixteenth birthday, everyone just forgot it was my birthday as they wanted Thanksgiving instead. I think only once I had a birthday party - and no one showed up because of Thanksgiving.
And people wonder why every year a week before Thanksgiving I just sort of disappear for a few days.
TL;DR: Born at Thanksgiving, been given either used underwear or completely forgotten about for my birthday.
HumpyTheHippo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
ssguentz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible coloring book/ work book. I was 12 and wanted a game but no I got that.
giobbistar21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousins always got me some cheap shit that I never played with. My personal favorite was Laser Bounce. It broke immediately.
Mrthrowthatawayz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure if it counts as it was from a white elephant. Anyways my family usually plays every year and always has a few gag gifts. The thing is that the gag gifts usually come with something really cool, you just need to take a picture with the gag gift afterwords. My gag gift came with nothing, it was underwear with shit stains on it. That's it, shit stained undies.
LlamaBeanSoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An extension lead. From my boyfriend. Who I'd been dating for one month.
Hissing_Fetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex girlfriend kept hyping up my birthday and how she was going to spoil me. She rented me a redbox movie.
HorcruxSerenity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-mother-in-law was nice enough to get me a Crucifix for Christmas... I was raised in Judaism. (Yes, she knew.)
chopperj1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend went to Panama and brought me back a bottle opener. I donโt drink beer or soda.
ManinderFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My oldest cousin apparently gave me a plush mosquito for my first ever birthday, years later my mom pointed it out in his room. She left it at their house when we moved out apparently.
lexattack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt particularly care about my gifts now that Iโm an adult, but 2 years ago my dad got his wife, 2 step kids, and my sister new iPhones they were on a plan together so it makes sense. I got the pots and pans from the induction stove top they bought and didnโt need the pans. They didnโt even wrap it. Just handed me a box and said โItโs not the stove top. Just the pans.โ I didnโt even get socks that year. If they had given me just a box full of new socks I would have been fine.
Bollocks2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Portable car vacuum...I don't own a car.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that reminds me. When I was about 9 years old, my brother gave my grandpa a 2 liter of sprite. We were all shocked and giving him a hard time about it but my grandpa interrupted to tell us all that that's what he told my brother when my brother asked him what he wanted.
In my family the men always exchange alcohol. Expensive bottles of whiskey or vodka, my mom's exbf and now best friend and my dad always exchange huge boxes of specialty beer. And everyone always gives my dad candles.
3 years ago I thought all of us kids (Me, my 3 brothers and my now ex husband) could give my dad a nice leather chair with an ottoman, it has 10 different vibration settings (including the ottoman) and 5 heat settings. When I moved in with him in may, I saw the chair in his basement storage. I guess he just took it straight to the basement when he got home. It now sits in my bedroom.
EvilPsychoanalysis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa: a tissue box cover where the tissue comes out of the guys nose...apparently I blow my nose too much at work
When I was about 18 my step-brother gave me a GC for a cowboy/horse tack shop....I mean horses are OK, but I didn't have one nor did I dress in western wear...
Not me, but one of my nieces got a gift card for a store with $22.26 left on it. The gift limit was $25 and my brother decided that cost included the card he had to buy to put the gift card in!
mundotaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, my threw this huge ass part for me. The ex of my uncle was invited and she gave a little mermaid book with a cassette. I was a boy (now a man, obviously).
El_Burnsta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Xmas, my dad (recently divorced and in a bad place, he's much better now) printed out an advertisement for a Gamefly free trial and gave it to me to share with my brother and sister.
DawnGoAway84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we were dating, my husband bought me pumpkin themed dish towels for Christmas! He's gotten much better about gifts since then!
Pea11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do secret Santa at my office job. Last year i got a tiny light that u attach to your coat zipper that was clearly bought in the check out isle of any shitty convenience store.
trollokvoltak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I have received a bottle of ordinary ketchup from my aunt for Christmas. Nothing else just a bottle of ketchup.
Goober34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally every Holiday gift exchange I do on reddit.
I don't expect the world but I also always don't get things I that I am interested in that i write in my bio. I'm not asking for expensive things but I'll say I am a fan of a sports team and get something completely unrelated. like one year i got pink socks that were for a girl that didn't fit. smh.
SSRainu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but was received by my mom.
My mom has slipped quite rapidly into dementia, she is now in nursing care, and while happy, can not remember or comprehend very many things or for very long.
For Christmas last year, my father, who is struggling with the life change of losing his life partner, wrapped up a box of tissue papers (kleenix) and a tube of toothpaste. This was all he got her.
While these are both things that people, my mother included, needs; they were not really gifts. I broke down inside as I watched my mom very slowly unwrapped the box of tissues.
While she can't really comprehend what all is going on, I unloaded on my father afterwards for being so idiotic. He thinks that because she can't comprehend the gift, that it doesn't matter what she gets. I told him that this is literally the opposite of the thought and spirit that should go into a gift.
I have to forgive him, since I don't know how I would cope if my life partner of 35+ years simply melted away from me. But I can't help but be angry all the same.
Needless to say, I go out and make sure my mom has a few nice gifts like clothes or homemade goodies now during the holidays that she can have a chance at appreciating.
Gullible_Skeptic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Came here expecting stories of people receiving intentionally malicious gifts that were meant to hurt you. Instead the thread is filled with gifts that cheap or indifferent people would give.
Not sure if faith in humanity is restored...
chuckdooley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas my parents got me tickets to the traveling oreilly show, can't remember what it was called....I neither asked for them or wanted them....I wouldn't even have gone but they got tickets for themselves to go with me
RickStevens21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jars of old preserved fruits and vegetables.
My grandma stores these things in her basement, has a shelves full of them. You could tell she just threw some jars in the box maybe just mere minutes before we arrived that day.
I feel for her though. She grew up very poor so saving things she doesn't really need to save is just in her nature. No excuses with the gift though, come on grandma.
FSU-cinnamonroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when I was 12, I had christmas at my great aunt Cathyโs with my brother and dad. My brother got a marshmallow gun and a potato launcher and I got an unwrapped set of two tiny hair ties with the $1 price tag still on it. She probably picked it up from a gas station before I got there
gingerooed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's elderly cousins get me weird gifts EVERY year but the weirdest one was a necklace from etsy.
What was wrong with the necklace you ask? It was a chain link necklace with charms of serial killers from movies on it...
I am not sure why they get me these strange gifts.. at this point I just expect horrible gifts just wish they wouldn't waste their money on something I will never use.
MaskedMarbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was kid, my mom got me a piece of furniture. Told her I didnโt like it and she started crying. Felt bad about it but come on, which kid wants furniture for Christmas?
benelson20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A manicure set. Not sure if I๏ธt was a hint or what.
jeredale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received an ottoman from a family friend. I was 8.
Jonas1412jensen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it took me a minute before i realised you meant the furniture...
KidMikey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 10 or 11 years old my Dad bought me a really nice drafting table since I enjoyed drawing occasionally he thought I could use it. While this was an amazing and thoughtful gift my young bratty self was not happy at all with it, mainly because I was still at the age where all I wanted was toys. Itโs funny because I ended up going into architecture for school and constantly use my 12-13 year old drafting desk. I always feel really horrible when ever I think back on it because what I thought was my worst gift ever ended up being one of the best and most useful.
theDefa1t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An opened pack of single use toilet seat covers. That guy still owes me $20 for selling my copy of MW2
MrGammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a class Secret Santa i got a packet of random used pens and broken pencils some guy got out of the bottom of his backpack. I paid like 3$ for a thing of cookies for my gift, i could probably buy even better pens for a dollar.
homeschooledbitches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year all my relatives give me Bath and Body Works soaps, lotions and perfumes. I guess they get a good deal since I get >10 a year. I have crazy sensitive skin so I cant use any of it. This has been every Christmas for 10 years
2good24get ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My high school boyfriend got me an Ethernet cable for my 18th birthday
iEatButtHolez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
SpunkyMcButtlove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bedsheet for my 18th birthday from my Parents, nothing from the rest of the family.
This was shortly after i moved out since my dad had suggested i do that, but then they got pissed that i did so fuck knows what was up.
PharmerTE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the 10th grade we had a secret santa gift exchange. I gave my person a cool little portable speaker. I got an unwrapped half empty package of 5 gum.
Aleforge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tiny pocket sized planner, that was for three years prior.
littled311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the 90's, I really wanted a pager and everyone in the family knew it. My 2 younger siblings told me that they saw Mom and Dad wrapping one for me and I was beyond excited.
Come Christmas, I opened my pager... a toy pager filled with bubble gum from my siblings.
I have never been so disappointed and they had never thought they were so hilarious.
Theguywhosaysknee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 years old I received a Lego helicopter in a plastic see through box from my aunt. The thing was already constructed and was glued to the bottom of the box. It looked like one of those showroom models displayed in the shop which it probably was.
It was a horrible gift because I felt too old for Lego, didn't like helicopters, couldn't play with it if I wanted to and now had this gigantic plastic box which was hideous in itself.
One year later I got one of those kangaroo skipping balls from the same aunt.
way2real ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt would buy a set of gloves and give my brother and I each one. It worked out cause she did it the following year and I got the set.
CD23tol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa in 8th grade I got my person a thoughtful gift, went all out (in terms of going all out as an 8th grader) got them a hockey puck a rookie card and figure of their favorite player
The person that got me walked up to me, said here ya go and dropped a grocery bag that had a handful of melted Halloween candy, and a bunch of wrappers from the candy they previously ate
Saalamander_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty simple one but most definitely the worst gift Iโve ever received. For a secret Santa gift exchange my friend gave me a brown paper bag full of dog shit and a $5 bill sticking out of the dog shit. safe to say that gift was pretty shit
christo334 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't think of one particular because i never ever received a toughtful gift in my life. From my mom its always something "useful". From my dad it used to be something that was in his garage. Now its nothing at all. My grand-ma gives me money less than all my cousin but he free money at least.
dinolunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a dead dead bunny when i was young it died in the box
Nozpher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was last year and my Fiancรฉs brother got me 3 car air fresheners with his face on them, saying they was place holders for my actual present later in the year because it was sold out. It's now 2 days away from December 2017 and I'm still waiting.
ijee88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AIDS
3zahsselhtiaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking glass purse. A heavy ornamental glass purse.
Youguysaredummmm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anal
TheDuckCZAR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread makes me grateful for all the sweaters and socks I've gotten.
Fishes39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother buys me the same blue tonka truck every single year
Jaxefer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 2 inch snow globe that had all the water drained from it
Pienewieno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deodorant from an ex-boyfriend.
radarer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife of 12 years got me a chocolate bar. I have a sensitivity to chocolate and never eat it. The last time I did was when I was like 17, and had a migraine headache for 2 days.
secretraisinman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6, I received a box of fancy chocolates... that had no chocolate in it, only a hat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom giving me a bible for my birthday. Like, really? You want me to read the writings of stone age farmers and shephards?
in2diep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me deodorant for our 3 year anniversary 3 months after the fact.
It was a brand that I did not care for.
LittleMissCleavage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Christmas-themed child-size bow for my hair when I was 16 years old. It was funny, but showed me how little my grandparents thought of me.
DoctahZoidberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Duck Dynasty t-shirt and a book on being gay and Christian that recommends staying single and celebate your whole life.
Needless to say my husband's grandmother is not thrilled with me being in the family. She's gotten better over the past couple years though. It's still always awkward and uncomfortable, but I don't feel borderline hostility.
cheezzzeburgers9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a Chiahead. But that was at a white elephant so it was to be expected. The real reason this was the "worst" was because I had gotten this at a previous white elephant with the same group and also re-gifted it at one a couple of years before that. It is truly the gift that no one wants. Alas it has been 3 years since I got it I will be re-gifting it again this year.
naptime543 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On year we did secret Santa in our band class. There was a $20 overall limit and that included the little gifts you were supposed to get leading up to the day of the Christmas party.
Every day that we had band class I put my personโs gift under the tree and looked for mine. Nothing. I figured it wasnโt a huge deal because the price was kind of low so maybe they just werenโt doing little gifts.
The day of the Christmas party arrived. I once again got a big whopping nothing. I didnโt tell the band director because I was afraid sheโd make a huge deal about it and I felt embarrassed for some reason.
Iโve appreciated every not-great gift Iโve ever gotten but this was honestly the worst.
peaceloveanddogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have been given earrings on at least two occasions. My ears are not pierced.
BoriousGlastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A card from my stepdad on my 13th birthday with nothing in it. His girlfriend laughed and smacked his shoulder saying he must have forgot to put money in it, he mumbled something and they said they'd give me it later. I did remind him later but he never did. He even bought my little brother (his real son) some toys later on, I didn't get anything. I'd be lying if I said that didn't sting a bit.
Ashesremindme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve been lucky and havenโt gotten any presents bad enough that I remember them. The worst thing I can think of is two years ago, my MIL gave me a $50 gift card to outback. I didnโt use it, and last Xmas we were broke as shit and I went to sell it in one of those kiosks. It said it had zero balance. -_____- Iโm sure it was an accident but it still sucked.
My husband, though, had an aunt who was always weird. She gave him Ranger Rick subscriptions long after he was too old for them. But the worst was the year she gave him a box of pop tarts, lol. I donโt think it was malicious; she was just an oddball.
VacateNeonRiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family does secret santa every year and my mom and sisters and I are all pretty good at gift giving, but my dad is terrible. A few years ago he got me, and I suspected that he had me so I tried to make it super easy for him by frequently mentioning very specific things that I would like. Apparently he didn't get any of the hints, because the day came and I unwrapped a mohawk hat that was just about the ugliest and most obnoxious thing I'd ever seen. I hated it and never wore it and ended up giving it away to a girl at school who wanted it because of how ridiculous it was.
sunnyskies01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once gifted me with toys she secretly took out of my room
jhon87ad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two socks for women :/
Tyrynn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother. He is a vegetarian and for some reason my dadโs wife decided to gift him individual vegetarian freezer meals. Wrapped them and everything.
The kicker? About half of them were expired. I have never felt so bad for someone as they opened gifts. One freezer meal after the next. We were both adults so my brother thanked her and moved on. I think my dad slipped him some cash after as an apology.
KoogLarousse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother...you can clearly see he only buys presents because it's the norm, not because he actually wants the person to enjoy them.
One christmas he gave me a DVD of a movie he wanted to watch. Last Christmas he gave me PS3 controller "triggers". When I said that I didn't actually had a need for those, he said "aren't you studying marketing? well this is marketing...I'm creating a need"
When he was younger, whenever he needed to buy a present for our mother he would just walk into a store a buy the first candle he saw, without even smelling it.
dontforgeturpasscode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandad, who was developing some Alzheimer's at the time, gave his grandchildren empty envelopes once. At the time it was hilarious, we were too young to understand it wasn't a joke. Now that I'm older and understand, it's still funny.
OmegaJonny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A second hand polo shirt with a stain
jakeyjakjakshabadoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When He-Man and She-Ra were big in the late 80's, I got the complete set of Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstones. I guess that my German immigrant parents thought that since a young boy enjoyed playing with She-Ra and Teela that he was going to love them just as much. I did not. I played with them but was always annoyed that they didn't fit with the He-Man universe playsets and vehicles.
parkfireburns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child I loved Mortal Kombat. This Christmas was the year that the movie actually came out for it, and I loved that too. Also action figures were my shit. I collected them and was fortunate to be able to. But one fateful year I'm opening presents and I get a Sub Zero, fine. I get a Raiden, perfect. Then I open up a Shao Khan. I was so disappointed in receiving the villain that I began balling my eyes out about "Poo Poo Shao Khan" I was devastated, and I'm 23 now and still can't live that down.
Ramsaythemansay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing
AnotherDrunkCanadian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a toss up between contributions to the political party that I do not endorse made on my behalf vs MC hammerโs โPlease Hammer donโt hurt emโ on cassette.
While the cassette isnโt that bad, itโs that my sister gave me the same cassette five years in a row. She would take the tape from my room, wrap it, give it to me and laugh uncontrollably every time I opened it.
WarChortle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some CD by Sammie called "I Like It." Father, I know you spend time on Reddit and if you see this, I love you. But that CD, for the longest time, made me feel disconnected from you. I know we were raised by our mother because we had access to better school's out there, but I always thought about that CD when I thought I missed you. It made feel like you didn't love me. It made me feel like you didn't care and that you were just going through the motions. All the time we spent together for a long time felt fake. Through high school when all that bad stuff started happening with me, I thought about that CD and how much I thought you didn't love me. I thought about how I felt you abandoned me so you could live a kid free life. That doesn't make any sense looking back, but for a long time I thought you didn't love me, and I despised you for it. I love you. I know you love me as evidenced by letting me live with you right now. But I can still feel like you don't love me as vividly as that day. Fuck that CD, I know you were trying. But god damn if it didn't hurt. I love you.
FartLighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chia pet and Jewel case opener tool
Nebulash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a really nice family friend that was just notoriously awful at gifts. Worst one I got from her was (what appeared on the outside) a tin of Heroes chocolates. Opened it up to find it was actually filled to the brim with those mini shampoos and lotions you get free at hotels. Not the fancy kind either, like...the sort of generic stuff you get at a LaQuinta or Holiday Inn Express. Had a few of the lil hand soap bars thrown in there as well. She was a flight attendant and traveled often and I'm still not quite sure if she forgot it was my birthday and threw it together last minute or genuinely thought the gift was a good one.
EDIT because I remembered another: In a totally separate instance of Secret Santa with a school group, I got a bag of instant potatoes. The limit was $25 and I had gotten my person these really nice earrings. I ate the potatoes though so...no gift goes wasted.
Sobredosisdemota ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some cheetah print pijamas lol. I wear all black 90% of the time and I'm not even into animal print stuff.
Better-be-Gryffindor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "gift" of my best friends mom, and I quote - "Not burning those books I found after digging around in your bag, because my daughter told me not to, because she says you're a good person."
They were books on Magic/Witches. At the time I was doing research for a book I was writing.
VegasBum42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got phone call that my dad committed suicide the day before my birthday
sgee_123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once wrapped up on of my sweatshirts that I wore pretty much all the time and gave it to me. He thought it was hilarious.
He did get me other gifts too. Pretty sure he just wanted to see the look on my face when opening an old ratty sweatshirt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my great grandmother would always give us clothes and such. One Christmas, however, I really wanted GI Joe action figures. I opened all my present and just found clothes that I would never wear. My mom still brings up what I said while crying to this day. "I mean, I like these things but I wanted toys. " my grandmother felt so bad she went to Walmart and got me some GI Joe planes.
MIsamisahime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step dad's sister in law game me empty travel shampoo bottles for Christmas when I was 12.
vapeisforchodes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 separate wedding gifts: $40 and a single plate
moosaca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had always wanted a one cup coffee maker. My family pooled together to get my aunt and uncle a Tassimo (old school keurig) when they redid their kitchen. They had expressed interest in getting one and at the time that was one of the best and carried the coffee/tea that they liked. I was a little jealous but it was a great present for them and I didn't have space for one of my own. The next Christmas they re-gifted it to me in the original box, which was slightly crushed, and had used it a handful of times and hadn't bothered to clean it. They also re-gifted me a few open packages of coffee they knew I didn't drink and a Starbucks mug. The kicker is that they do not have children of their own and are very rich. They bought my little sister a brand new Canon professional camera the same year I got a used and dirty re-gifted coffee maker... fortunately I got a keurig for my graduation a few years ago from my parents so all is not lost :)
Creepy_Disco_Spider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone once gave me a nail-cutter haha
strawbabies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My FIL has really nasty feet and doesn't cut his toenails. You've inspired me to buy him some hedge clippers and a belt sander.
Creepy_Disco_Spider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, glad I could be of service. Takes off hat
fourthepeople ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend got a dog. Her bf knew she couldn't care for it, so it was his desperate attempt to keep her around, as she was on the way out. She's now single and loves her dog.
Twathammer32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 13 and my aunt gave me a book (I can't remember the name of it but it was popular) about a fish with one shinny scale. I got the same book like ten years earlier. I was pretty pissed cuz I wanted halo.
IceArrows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was growing up, my family spent a lot of time with my dad's best friend's family. My birthday is a few days before Christmas. One year, the best friend's sister in law was making a big deal about how she got me a combined present. Big lead up and everything. I got a $5 gift card to a store that didn't sell anything for kids. The kind of gift card that comes free with your purchase. Then she had the nerve to scream at me for being ungrateful when I wasn't repeatedly thanking her.
Runner up bad gifts were this random pair of red crushed velvet pants from a thrift store with the pockets sewn in opposite directions and dolls (I've always been really creeped out by dolls but some people insisted). My mom told them that I was scared by dolls, but every year someone got them for me anyway. They'd always try to make me hug the doll and take a picture but I'd always start screaming and run away. They never learned.
spirilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I really wanted an Ipod. I was just getting into music and at that time Lincoln Park was my shit. That Christmas my dad looked at me with a sly ass smirk and said "the big present is for you son" I opened it and it was a brand new surround sound system... that connected to a tv, which I didn't have... coincidently my brother got a new flat screen tv... he was 3.. and slept in my parents room.. both the flat screen and surround system are still in his room today.
Calixarene ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A necklace from my husband with the names and birthstones of our two daughters on it. This sounds nice, unless you take into consideration that we were actively trying for a third child and had just miscarried in October and again a few weeks before Christmas. That gift just emphasized all the loss and sorrow, and seemed like admitting defeat. I put on my present face, thanked him, and went to cry in the shower where the girls wouldn't see me.
tacosdebizcoch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Michael Jordan cologne
sorryiamalwayslate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An stupid Garfield clock. It made a lot of noise at night. It was the first gift from my fiancรฉ.
These-Days ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're not bad gifts per se, but my aunt and uncle have given me a pair of slippers for my birthday and Christmas for the last 7 or 8 years in a row. It's the only thing they ever buy me. I spent a year living out of the country and when I got back, first thing they did is say "here's your late Christmas present" and hand me some fucking slippers
xPhilip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes. People never know what to buy me so they try and buy me clothes but a lot of the time they don't fit/things I wouldn't wear. I feel awkward telling them whats wrong with them so the clothes end up staying in my closet.
I suppose I could donate them or something.
Remzar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been doing the Reddit secret Santa since 2011. The worst gift I ever got was a cheap t-shirt that had all of my dislikes on it from the questionnaire you do when you sign up. It was an ugly off yellow shirt that was a 3XL even though it asked for a shirt size. It really sucked since I spent several hours checking out the profile of the guy I got and got them what I believe was an awesome gift.
agentbatou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, my recent ex-girlfriend gave me a goldfish despite having just broken up with me. It died the next day.
BrileyK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My narcissistic mother worked estate sales. As soon as they were over (and sometimes before) she'd pick through the items and take stuff home.
One year my (new at the time) wife mentioned in passing she liked owls. My Mom having no way to relate to us, latched on to that idea.
My Mom gifted us owl bookends that Christmas. It wasn't the bookends themselves that were the problem. I honestly don't care and would have found some way to use them. It was the fact that she wrapped them separately. Gave one to me in a box from Her and my Dad. The other was in a separate box to me and my wife, from my brother (golden child), who is a struggling addict and had no money to buy a gift of his own.
We told him that year not to worry about gifts at all. Why she felt the need to wrap something from him, for him, I'll never know.
She bragged repeatedly about how she didn't pay for the bookends despite how cool they were. They really weren't, they were quite ugly.
There are so many insulting things in this scenario that it has pretty much become one of the worst gifts for me ever.
No wonder I hate receiving gifts on holidays and birthdays.
GalacticGrandma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Remind!Me in one week how my secret santa ends up. I don't have high hopes.
ibenchpressakeyboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
Sin-AndTonic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad texted me the other day to ask if I wanted him to buy me an online course to help me get a job after college... โas part of your Christmas presentโ
No thanks dad, I think Iโm all set.
molten_dragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa once gave my sister a box of pizza crust for Christmas. It was some sort of in-joke between the two of them that I didn't get, but still.
StonedGingerUnicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my only experience with secret santa in school was pretty crap. I got nothing because the kid who got my name was Jehovas Witness ( his twin brother was obviously as well) but instead of opting out they both stayed in to make sure they got something.
They never got in trouble and my teacher told me they didnโt have to and to stop whining when I bawled my eyes out. I was 9, I still resent them both for killing a bit of my childhood love for Christmas.
The upside was I got the girl I pulled a really cool mermaid Barbie she loved, so that made it kind of better because her family was pretty poor so her whole face lit up when she opened it.
Thunder-Squid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday or something I asked for money gifts because I wanted to put it towards adopting an endangered animal. I had a pretty big party at my house which meant I kinda had to invite this girl I didn't like that lived in my neighborhood to be polite. She shows up and gives me a card with a 5 dollar gift card to Burger King with a receipt inside that shows she bought chicken nuggets with it and it has about $1.50 left. Needless to say, she wasn't invited to any of my parties anymore and had to watch me have them knowing she wasn't invited
PunchableDuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my late aunt sent me a Bop-it for my birthday. The packaging for the toy had been torn apart and then taped back together. On top of that the Bop-it was missing the batteries and parts of it were cracked and plastic was broken off in places. She also had sent me girls toys when I was younger and as a young boy with no concept of what drug use did to people I simply thought she didn't like me.
KarmicHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
flyingmunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, at 17 years old, I got all those trinkets you find while waiting in the checkout line, like '5 card tricks in one' and 'tea infuser' stuff like that, while my brothers got a PS4, and brand new timberlands, and other gifts of such nature. Kinda made me wonder if my parents forgot to buy me gifts and did so last minute...
ISayMemeWrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1995: my older brother got the brand new Playstation and a couple games. My younger brother got the amazing new Sega Genesis and a couple games. I got a dark blue suitcase. I literally looked through it thinking it was a joke, with the real gift was inside.
rollamac2006 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything from a dollar store.
Vivre_Capulet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 or 11, my step-aunt got me wrapping paper for Christmas. She told me to make sure I opened it early and I was excited to know why. Come to find out it was because I didnโt give presents to everyone and when I did, they were wrapped with whatever I could find. We didnโt have a lot of money and I couldnโt afford gifts for the entire family. My step family had money and this was her way of making me feel bad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex kept reminding me of my birthday the whole week leading up to it so I thought theyโd got me something special and weโre hinting at me so I was really excited (Iโd mentioned a new restaurant opening I really wanted to try and thought theyโd remembered). The night before came and they disappeared with a friend acting all secretive as though they needed to sort some final birthday arrangements out. Found out the next day, my birthday, theyโd totally forgot to get me anything somehow and went out the night before in a panic to buy felt and a stapler and proceeded to staple the felt together, stuff socks inside, and draw eyes on it. It looked like a 4 year old made it.
Edit: itโs only fair to mention that I hate my birthday and never celebrate it so I guess I shouldnโt have been disappointed.
monexicano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan my dad thought it would be a great idea to give me a Philadelphia Eagles hat. Not as a prank but legit thought I would like it. I didnโt
hamster_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 my first girlfriend got me a marijuana pendant fully knowing I didn't smoke or approve of marijuana. "I don't smoke..or like people that do smoke. Why did you get me this?" "Well can I have it then?"
The Simpsons Bowling Ball
FinchMandala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year I got 6 calendars from separate family and friends.
The year my mum's menopause was at its worse and I got a wind up pocket torch while my sister got ยฃ400.
My uncle gave a card and gift to everyone in the family except me. I think he apologised but I remember the family laughing at my misfortune.
Being forgotten about twice in consecutive secret Santas.
alyoshanovascotia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family used to play a game we called โtacky Christmas.โ The rules were pretty simple- everybody puts twenty bucks in a pot and then draws names a la secret Santa. There was a fifteen dollar limit on gifts and the goal was to give the tackiest or straight up worst gift possible. If you gave the worst gift, you got the money in the pot but if you received the worst gift, it had to be displayed proudly in the home until the following Christmas. My family received the worst gifs multiple years in a row. We got a terrible painting of a beach which my uncle decided to draw all over with a ballpoint pen. Another year received a candle which was a sperm with eyes and a mouth. The last gift we got from that was a half used bar of soap with a suspiciously dark and curly hair.
thesupersaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once, on my birthday, my grandma gave me $5, my sister $10, and my brother $20. When my mom asked her why, she said she didn't want to hurt my siblings feelings and they were older, so they deserved more.
Loved my grandma, but she had some weird moments time to time.
Arthelm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt gave me a pink bottle of sun protector for Christmas when I was like 10. I'm male.
becksaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gives me second-hand mismatched pieces of China. Like a teacup with a totally different saucer. I have never used them, and I have no desire to even display them. The worst though was for my 20th birthday, she bought a large flower vase and some champagne flutes, and put them in the vase. It was so I could "celebrate turning 21." Nope, wrong birthday. Also never been used.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Ermadrod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 14 years old and one of my cousins that I never see gave me a set of wooden blocks for 5 year olds, they couldโve just gave me money or gift card but no.
ImperatorMundi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The water bottle I gave a friend the year before for his birthday, but he drank half of the water in it. (next year he got the same bottle filled with sand)
bimbo_bear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two rubix clocks.... :(
negan2018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lady Gaga singing toothbrush.
inconvenienced-lefty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My momโs best friend found out I was a fan of the Red Sox (I kind of still am, but now could not care less about sports), and to this day still gives me knick-knacks with the logo.
Things include: notepads, pens, pencil eraser caps, cups, plastic dinner ware, hats that do not fit, cheap bobble heads (not the cool ones of specific players), fridge magnets........
Now when she asks what Iโm into, I do everything in my power to avoid answering.
Vladimir_Putting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, my mother gave me a fire extinguisher for the first car I bought.
That was her only gift to me that year.
DanFlyhight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been with my girlfriend for 3 years and I've got 4 t-shirts and a hoodie that don't fit because she didn't believe I was the size I am for the first few months apparently. Not as horrible as others I'm sure, but still clothes that don't fit XD
WanderingSnake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a gag gift, and not really all that bad, but I was once given a large match box that said "Don't say the word shit" on it.
Assassin_cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dog food. I own fish.
Xank_kh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a gift exchange, I got a 4in piece of wood with a nail in it. He said it was a bottle opener.
shoggoths_in_bloom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but... I was dead broke, drowning in student loan debt, basically homeless (squatting in an abandoned house), had lost my job because I had no car to get there, and was surviving on about a pack of ramen a day. We had a big family Christmas (30-ish people), and my extremely wealthy aunt and uncle gave me a card. Inside were scratch-off lotto tickets. I scratched one off, and I won something! It wasnโt much in the real world, $2k, but for me it was life-changing. I got so excited, and then didnโt understand why they were laughing.
It was a fake lottery ticket. I have never been so humiliated in my life. They sat and laughed as I cried.
SempreBarca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a condom with a hole...
Total-Tortilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A PlayStation 3, except it wasn't a gift. My mom picked it up from a pawn shop and told me to pay her back for it or she'd return it. Then she took me to a game store to buy games with my own money for it. So essentially, I bought myself a PS3 and my mom took credit for it.
dudedanch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my best friend: during our high school graduation people received gifts - he received a mug. Two years later his brother received a 2010 Trailblazer. Fair comparison
BenovanStanchiano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend and I used to exchange birthday presents because ours were almost on the same day. The final year we did it, I gave him his gift and he said "oh yeah, I think we have yours I'll just ask my mom..."
Two weeks later I was sitting in his house with him playing Super Nintendo and his mom gave me an unwrapped Natalie Merchant CD. I didn't like Natalie Merchant and their dog had chewed up the case.
Ayaas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought my brother (a notorious thief who was at that point in trouble with every one in the family for his antics) an Xbox for Christmas. She sent it to him through the mail to be opened Christmas morning at her mother's place because she knew I would be there.
I got that blessed feeling of realizing I was the POS of the family for cutting her off of my income.
We didn't talk for a long time afterward. When we did she told me she had sent both of my brothers $300 for Christmas and was then broke so I would have to wait. I hadn't asked for anything and am still "waiting."
SFW_Larry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a tattoo of Smaug from The Hobbit on my arm because my grandfather used to read that book to me as a kid quite frequently. This naturally meant to my mother in law that I love all things dragons. Every year for Christmas I would get something dragon related. One year I got an ungodly huge lamp shaped like a dragon. It was so ugly and poorly made but we had to leave that lamp out in my office for years.
When my son was 4 or 5 he was playing and knocked over the table it was on and broke off a chunk of tail. We told her it was shattered and took the opportunity to throw that ugly shit away.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAASs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An old EZpass registered to the gift givers own car.
Iโd say itโs the thought that counts but Iโm pretty sure he just ripped it off his windshield on the way to our Christmas party cuz he forgot to bring a gift
hXc777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the game, but an open bottle of Khalua (spelling) with probably 1/8 missing. Although the bottle itself was gift wrapped, it was sticky. The person who have it to me just looked at me like they'd gotten away with robbery.
forsful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family likes to pitch in with everyone to get one nice expensive (and normally useful gift) for each person. One my sisters who had just moved to old west (desert states) thought it would be great to get me (then 14) super authentic and high quality cowboy boots. She convinced my whole family to pitch in on these boots and they were around 300USD. I've been a cowboy for 70% of Halloweens since, and that's the only use they get. I wanted an Ipod touch.
InnocentHeathy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm probably being ungrateful but when I was around 8 my brother and I were really getting into Pokรฉmon. We both asked for Gameboys and Pokรฉmon Red, Blue, or Yellow. We both got Gameboys! He got Pokรฉmon Blue! I got some Barbie Puzzle Match Game... So much disappointment. At least my brother let me watch him play.
yes_bebsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably late but what the hell:
a can with a 5 peso coin inside (thats 10 cents in the US). Got this on second grade. I wanted the can because I liked its design. But looking back its pretty much worthless. I guess thats why it had a 5 peso in it. This was when i was in second grade
picture frames. A lot of picture frames.
a toy gun that broke after 2 hrs of playing at home
a 20 peso (40 cents) mug, with the agreed minimum of 200 pesos for the gifts
notpetelambert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those styrofoam planes with a little battery-powered propeller.
There's nothing wrong with it in theory, it's just a weird quirk of my dad's gift giving that made it the worst gift ever. When I was about 9, my cousin got me this Air Hogs plane. It was huge, it was noisy, you'd pump it full of air and it would fly for like 5 minutes. I loved it, and my dad and I would take it to the park and fly it all the time. Eventually it crashed into a big tree and got destroyed. I was crushed, so I asked for another one for Christmas. Instead, I got the el cheapo styrofoam plane. We took it out to fly it on Christmas Day, flew it, and it crashed into the ground and broke. Oh well.
For the next FIVE YEARS, my dad got me the same exact fucking plane for Christmas.
For some reason, my dad gets fixated on what someone likes and keeps getting them that same thing, even when you tell him to stop. My mom had to force him not to get me Thomas the Tank Engine stuff for years after I outgrew it, and then he got me model trains (which I expressed interest in once) for several years running. Now it's The Onion daily calendars, which I don't complain about because they're pretty funny.
But from age 9 to 13, it was those goddamn planes. At first I tried to act surprised and grateful, but after a few years (and into my rebellious teen phase) it became unbearable. I told him multiple years running how I DID NOT WANT A PLANE, or he could at least get a different one this time. He would listen, agree to get something else, and then I'd unwrap a fucking plane. It was infuriating and hilarious in equal measure.
Eventually, when I was 14, I begged him to get me something that wasn't a plane. He promised he wouldn't. That year I unwrapped a fucking styrofoam fucking helicopter, by the exact same fucking company. My brother, my mom and I must have laughed for an hour. I didn't even take it out of the box. That was the last year I got a flying machine from my dad.
But my mom, being the evil genius that she is, kept a couple plane boxes. Now she wraps my real gifts inside the plane boxes, just to piss me off.
RoneWissler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time for my friends birthday I gifted to him a box of my birthday cards from earlier that year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me a set of 15lb dumbbells for my birthday one year, which led to being used as my punishment if I forgot to complete my chores. Might as well have been a whip.
MartyBabyBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
New TV remote . I was 7years old I guess. Then I watched TV
Cat_MC_KittyFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
horsefeathertickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother sent me a package of princess themed cotton underwear for my 11th birthday, I was well out of my Disney phase and I opened it (to my horror) in front of my entire 6th grade class at my birthday party. Sigh, thanks Nana.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory 'late to the party,' but I told my mom I was selling all of my stuff and moving abroad and three months before the date, she gave me this huge gaudy eight stick candelabra from HomeGoods for my birthday. She's a wonderful mother, too, so this just baffled me.
MnemonicJohnny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My French class in high school did a cultural exchange with a Canadian town, and when Christmas rolled around, we all swapped gifts with our penpals.
I sent my penpal a hockey jersey.
He sent me the spring from a pen.
TheSmJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me some off-brand barbie doll when I was 7, thinking I wanted to play dolls with my older sister and her friends. I had absolutely no interest in doing so and I'm not sure how she got that idea. It's worth mentioning at this point that I'm a man, and that I've always been the proud owner of a penis.
I still remember her handing it to me after jazzing me up about some "big surprise", and what must have been a look of shock and confusion come over my face after I saw it.
I muttered an "Oh.... thanks...." as I took it from her, while simultaneously wondering how long I'd have to pretend to enjoy this doll and remain polite, when not two seconds later my sister approached me and asked if she could have it. I was so glad to get rid of it I practically shoved it into her hands and walked away.
Anadorei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Side-walk chalk. I was 27 at the time. An in-law sent to me. Honestly thought I might have fun with it. No explanation for why though. Same person gave me a travel lint roller last year for Christmas.
Every year is an adventure with this person. :)
heyheyitsandre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a 12 year old football, baseball, and hockey player who had 3 brothers and basically lived off trying to do anything macho, my aunt and uncle got me a paint set for Christmas. Never once shown interest in painting. Worst part is, they didn't even get me brushes or canvas or anything. Just a bunch of paint. Thanks. The next year they got me "the encyclopedia of the ancient world." Again, never shown any interest in ancient history but they thought an 8th grade boy would like to read thousands of pages about Mesopotamia
fojkrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super cheap and ugly underwear from my ex mother in law. They were really poor and sowed underwear for some company to make ends meet. I would have rather had nothing than lacey pastel pink and yellow granny panties.
fourpac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my ex-fiance: Birthday - card. Christmas - nothing. Valentine's Day - framed 3x5 picture of her.
NahDawgDatAintMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a tie. Till this day I'm not sure if it was to teach me that ties are bad gifts.
strawbabies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend's mother was a really heavy smoker (both pot and cigarettes). One Christmas, she sends a box of presents for him, including a new digital camera. She sent me some of her used, smoky, dirty costume jewelry in a dirty velvet bag. God, it reeked. I'd have been fine if she just didn't include me in the gift giving.
When we split up, I made a big show of giving him back his mom's disgusting fake jewelry.
FanKingDraftDuel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to get the worst trinkets imaginable from my Great Aunt, who liked to travel around the world and buy a doll here or a shot glass there. These weren't the coolest gifts when you are like 8 years old. She always seemed "cheap" with her money, like unplugging her VCR when it wasn't in use to save $1 for the year on the energy the clock used.
Then upon her death, because she never had any children, she left the closest family she had a half million dollars. This paid for the down payment on our first house (I didn't personally get all of that, it was split between about a dozen people).
Guess what is prominently displayed in our house to honor her. The same crappy doll I got from Holland as a gift. It's super ugly but it wouldn't be living where it is without my Aunt being a huge miser. It kind of looks like this.
Receiverstud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A juggling set.
rebluorange12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a dvd on the history of a town I never lived in and probably will never live in. My parents (who I lived with at the time) also got one each. So we had three copies of this damn dvd that no ones watched.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got frozen microwavable mushroom casserole from a neighbor after I helped clean up hurricane derbies. I never asked for money or anything. I was just helping out a neighbor and she awkwardly gave it to me. She tried to make it sound like I was getting some delicacy or special treat. The look on my family's face when I came back with a frozen tv dinner was so funny. I just threw it out. What made it really weird is I saw her throwing out food that went bad in the storm. Its clear she just wanted to get rid of it.
BethlehemShooter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Service of legal papers
SmackedWookiee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bowfinger on VHS. In 2003.
I was 19 at the time and didn't even have a VCR.
MeryCherry77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A thong. I was turning nine.
kenofwareham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cassette called โGet fighting fit with 2 paraโ basically a Sergeant Major shouting at me for an hour.
lemonysnickety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rack for drying underwear from my great-grandma. I was 5 years old.
boredtodeathxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread reminds me of why I stopped trying for reddits secret santa thing.
Used to love it, tried three years and never got anything of worth or thought
BobsPineapplePants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex Fiance bought me a ceramic bunny jar where the head lifts off. It had purple feathers and said Happy Easter. This was my gift for valentines day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some lame dude that my mom was dating when I was in highschool gave me... a pair... A PAIR... of royal blue Smashmouth shirts of their Fush Yu Mang cover art... in XL (I was generally a small/medium).
I mean, what the fuck?
w0mba7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my grandpas was a super scrooge. When I was about 8 he gave me one of those spinning ashtrays, used, with ash in it. Like he thought it was a toy or something.
no_offwidths ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my mid 20s my stepmother packaged up the old family camcorder (think TV video studio size) and gave it to me for Christmas. It was broken and did not work. I was told "If you get it fixed, it's a nice gift"
ALoungeLizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, my grandfather once gave my brother and I inflight traveller kits he had got from Qantas. They both had $10 slipped into them. I always wondered if heโd collected these from two flights or requested both on his flight down to see us... Other years he would give us books that were โrecycledโ from his own library. Not a bad man, I just donโt think he enjoyed Christmas all too much.
SociableYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a CD in the windows 95 era for a pinball game. Turns out the CD was nothing but a catalog of sorts with absolutely no pinball game to be found.
majestic11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a family pack of blue snuggies from my grandmother.
codeklutch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me or for Christmas. But... My girlfriends sister's birthday was back in October and her and her other little sister (13 for the birthday girl other sister is 10) go to the littler one's aunt's house for the older one's birthday. The littler one is a massively spoiled by this Aunt and basically despises the older sister. So for the older ones birthday she was given a buildabear dog with no clothing. While the younger one got an 800$ acoustic guitar. I want yall to re-read that. The one who's birthday it was got a buildabear with no clothing and the one who's birthday it WASN'T got an 800$ guitar. She does not play guitar... she's 10 and this thing is the size of her. She's not even interested in learning to play it as we were gonna buy her lessons for christmas. What makes this worse is that the younger one was perfectly okay with this shit. We asked her if she thought that was fair and she said and I'm fucking quoting here "Yeah I told them I like music stuff and (older sister) said she likes art. So they got me a guitar because I wanted music stuff!"
DemDelVarth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Life
Ritielko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dollar toilet paper for Xmas. I hear I'm hard to shop presents for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my uncle: a pair of velour sleeping pants.
Few problems: Iโm a guy, and they were about 10 inches too short.
For fun I put them on to show my mom. We had a good laugh and I donated them to the Salvation Army.
The thing is, if my uncle didnโt have a lot and gave me that because it was all that he could afford, I would have appreciated it. That wasnโt the case though, he was a lawyer and made a ton of money. With that being said, I never expected huge gifts or anything but it definitely wouldโve been nice to get something I could actually use or be interested in.
PostOfficeBuddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jar of honey roasted peanuts... I absolutely hate those.
Ulriska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Book about birthday parties when I was seven. It had cake recipes, DIY decorations, games. I spent several years getting excited that maybe this time my parents will throw me birthday party or bake something from the book. Never happened.
Drudicta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hospital debt.
GrandPubahDaDoink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used Debbie Gibson cassette tape.
My first secret Santa..
Just a glimpse into how shitty gift exchanges would be for my entire life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not mine but my step-grandpa. My grandmother treated him like shit before she passed. Now that he's in an assisted living home, my dad and I are the only ones who visit him. Not even his own daughters came to see him when he was in the hospital.
Every christmas, all the aunts and uncles would give the cousins target/walmart/visa giftcards and really thoughtful presents.
My step-grandpa (My real one died when my dad was 17) always had terrible body odor and no one was brave enough to tell him. So all my aunts and uncles each gave him axe shampoo, body wash, and deodorant. Every year. He never got more than that other than a few generic looking polos.
One year, during new years, I was taking out my grandparents trash and I found the axe toiletries in the trash. Not even opened. The best explanation I could come up with was that my narcissistic bitch of my grandmother tossed it out because she never concerned herself with his well-being.
Feotin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shampoo.
I am bald.
RealWesternGentleman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 14 year old lad, I was generally wearing size S tops. I received a size XL Ben Sherman shirt, which looked like an absolute tent on me.
Now as a 25 year old man, wearing size L, I kind of appreciate the present. The shirt is ugly as hell, but it's comfy to sleep in sometimes.
smileybob616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas Eve when I was in 6th grade I got my first period. Fuck Mother Nature.
h8ball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received an electronic shoe polisher... When I was five... Was tangled up in my hair in hours. Mom had to cut it out, she was furious. It's a family joke now how horrible the gifts our Grandma gives. It's hilarious now, not so much when I was young. Other gifts include a rusted apple peeler, a nut cracker doll, a Madam Alexander doll, and a "generic" leather wallet..
cdot2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a CD from Chris Jerichoโs band, Fozzy. My grandma bought me Sisqo instead. I had to open it and act like I enjoyed the Thong Song because I felt bad.
DavidBeckhamsNan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My weird aunt sent me a skunk skin. You know like a bear skin rug? Think that but a foot long and it's made out of a skunk. I'm 22 years old. I don't know what I've done to piss her off.
doxydejour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a pretty voracious reader but I mostly consume thrillers, murder mysteries, or scifi. One year my grandma bought me a romance novel for Christmas. I thought it was a pretty sweet gesture until I noticed the spine was cracked and she told me she'd read it first to make sure it was suitable for me (I was 19 at the time) and we later realised she'd wrapped it in our Xmas paper from last year and left our tag on the paper on the other side.
Now to be fair if I ask my parents for a book for Christmas I'm absolutely fine with them buying secondhand because, hell, it doesn't affect the actual content or anything - but I'm still 100% sure to this day grandma forgot to buy me a gift and just grabbed a random book off her shelf to gift me.
It was also a shit novel.
tealcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother sent me a tube of caulk one year. With the clearance sticker still in it. The year I bought her a house.
RyanSA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave me a jar of pickles.
ubcme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got re-gifted a gift card to a greasy burger shack :(
After I put in real effort on my gift to them :((
Regi0nal_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my grandpaโs final years he would send me and my family empty envelopes, stamped and everything
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little late to the party here, but a group of my friends in high school actually had a bad gift competition every Christmas. For the first few years if was stuff that was just nonsense like a shirt that just said โI โค๏ธ goatโ on it or a mug that said โyou can never have enough catsโ. We all could get into each otherโs lockers so we just would leave the gifts there.
We had to stop our junior year though because one of my friends decided it would be grand to just shit in a bag, cover it in glitter, and use that as his gift.
His response to the outrage? โI thought the glitter was a nice touch.โ
what_am_i_looking_at ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am type 1 diabetic. We had a secret Santa at school one year and I got a stash of chocolate bars unwrapped with tape around them.
The girl who gave them to me was from a really poor and troubled family though so I couldn't be too annoyed. But I think in hindsight she may have actially stolen them.
demandoranges6968 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At our holiday gift exchange, I had already put in my 2 weeks notice and my replacement had already been hired. By some shitty chance, my replacement was matched with me. Sheโd know me for 4 days and had no idea what to get me. Christmas comes around and she hands me a card with a $30 Walmart Gift Card inside. I was like sweet at least I can use this for groceries.
A week later after Iโd officially quit, I went to Walmart and loaded up my cart then went to check out.
The gift card was declined three times and the conclusion was made that it had never been activated. Iโve never hated anyone more than in that moment.
TLDR; coworker โbuysโ me a gift card that had never been activated and had no money on it
CovertGypsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom passed away when I was 15 and maternal Grandma has hoarded all of moms stuff that was left behind. Iโm 25 now. Just about every Christmas I get something that belonged to my mom and an emotional speech from my grandma about how my mom wouldโve wanted me to have it. In front of my entire extended family who always appear mortified. Worst part, she signs my moms name in the โfromโ section of the gift tag.
tallskinnyvanilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're army brats and grew up in Germany. My brother went back for work and came back around Christmas. Instead of something meaningful or representative of where we grew up, he gave me a 3 foot long, neon green joke tie that said "BITCH" down the front of it.
He also got himself a matching orange one that said "FUCK YOU" so maybe that says more about our senses of humor than anything else. Now I think it's kind of funny but it was a little jarring initially.
knox_vile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a sweater that was a slightly lighter shade of burgundy than the one she gave me the previous year. I never had the heart to tell her.
motlau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i'm chinese-american. so naturally, my in-laws once got me a zen sumi-e painting set from brookstone. edit: my in-laws are white.
badgiftthrowaway2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my wife got me a spatula. I was also supposed to get the Nintendo Classic, but that never happened. So, I got a spatula for Christmas.
The year before, she bought me a paper shredder. Useful? Sure. But not exactly the Christmas present you expect from your spouse.
xstar97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a joke for my older brother...I buy pink princess plates, napkins, and everything else for his birthday party every year...its pretty hilarious to watch a grown man to eat off a tiny pink princess plate :)
shalalam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I finished my PhD in chemistry one of my older colleagues gave me a siphon coffee maker kit. A nice enough gift, but the reason was so I would remember chemistry and glassware when I left. I had absolutly no intention of leaving chemistry and had just applied for a post doc. He knew this, but I assume he did this because he is/was very competitive and wanted me gone.
smitty0018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once got a jar of pickles and a pair of electric-heated socks for her birthday from her ex-boyfriend. Her birthday is in July.
As for me, I once received half a dozen store-bought cookies from my aunt for Christmas. My brother got the other half. They were stale.
Sithris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just hear an Emo guy saying "The gift of life "
holdthebabyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Beanie Baby from a friends mum on my 15th birthday. Turns out he told her to buy me a beanie hat and she assumed he meant the little teddy bears
DankMemes2016 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bootleg copy of dragon ball xenoverse, and I donโt even like anime
LycheeLzbth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 years old, my parents made plans to spend Christmas with my very wealthy (and very old) great grandfather, with whom weโd never had much contact. Upon arriving at his enormous house on a cul-de-sac in southern Vermont, he seems to be immediately grumpy, and his annoyance at our presence is a constant throughout the trip. Over dinner on Christmas Eve, my parents thank him for inviting us; his face turns red with anger, and almost shouting, he says, โWe didnโt invite you here for the holidays, you invited YOURSELVES!โ making clear the source of his ire.
Though Iโd have gladly left at that moment, we went on to open Christmas presents after the meal. My parents had gotten me my first computer a week prior, so there was only a single present under the tree with my name on it. I warily-but-excitedly unwrap my gift, and inside is every 8-year-oldโs dream: a 1,400 page biography of the United Statesโ 3rd president and Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson.
I still have the volume some 26 years later, and havenโt so much as cracked open due to the circumstances under which I received it.
tl;dr: In response to my parentsโ supposedly-gauche self-invitation to my great grandfatherโs house for the holidays, I, inexplicably, was punished with a 1,400 page biography of Thomas Jefferson for Christmas at the age of 8.
obi1stonedhomey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a grill and chill portable grill/cooler combo. Grandmother in law a few years back. Nifty idea I guess? Never tried it though I donโt like warm beer. Sits in the closet in the box still....
Maybe... maybe iโll give it a go. I laugh even thinking about it.
Webbtastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 13 and received footie, onesie pajamas. Just terrible for a 13 year old boy.
theLoveGiant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift that I gave my grandmother-in-law back 3 years later. She regifted me a gift I gave her. It was a bread maker or something similar.
Peaxh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a water cooler, the kind with the big water jug that you get refilled and see in most offices.
For my 16th birthday no less.
Gilgie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister borrowed my really nice car charger, worth about 35 bucks, and "lost" it. Months go by asking from time to time about getting my charger back or a replacement. She gives me the cheapest car charger ever made for my birthday.
Artiquecircle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A big bag of used, old man clip on bow ties from my moms boss when I was like 10. Had to wear one whenever she thought he may see us. Out for dinners, shopping, when my dad and family would pick her up from work. This went on for about a year. There was always a few in the cars glove box just in case as well.
She thought they were so cute on me. 35 years later I still hate bow ties.
palinchronx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of given. I never feel as good as when I get a gift. All the time spent looking for it, buying it, wrapping it, and then just given it away i always feel a sense of loss. Hmm, maybe its just me.
Khayeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, and it's reasonably petty, but it hurt at the time and in retrospect, it was still a little hurtful.
In college, i had 2 female best friends from sophomore year to graduation. 3 xmases in a row i conspired with each of them to get the other a really super, "perfect" gift that was slightly out of their budget. E.g. one girl wanted an ankle length black velvet skirt but couldn't afford it, so girl2 and i pooled our money and got her one. She was so thrilled, she cried.
None of those 3 years did either of them get me a gift :|
Dayemos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pack of 4 power rangers soap. I was in grade 12.
Mysticalbandana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Aishaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember always making the effort for my step dad for christmas, however much I hated him for being emotionally abusive. Every Christmas he would somehow make me cry and I would end up in my room alone.
So he and my mum said that they would make extra effort this year. I got him new shirts, a jumper and nice tie. My brother got him a genuine leather wallet and cuff links. And then he gave out his gifts.
To his bar staff he gave them ยฃ100 photoshoots each.
My mum he gave a kindle and case.
His own son, a new laptop.
Then to my brother a second hand DVD on ghost hunting... like from a charity shop with the price still on.
And me, a tiny wicker basket. It was white. Too small to hold much in. Too small for even a set of keys. I honestly thought it was a joke after seeing the staff open theirs. The day ended with him shouting at me for something and I ended up in my room playing league of legends. It wasn't even the gifts or money! It was how obvious he hated me and my brother and wanted to embarrass us. HOHOHO Merry fucking Christmas
sweetbabygreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maternity pants when I was 11. I was ducking 11. What the fuck. My aunt was a drunk and my mom said she probably mixed it up with my sisters present. Who was in fact pregnant. I gave her the pants and went to my room.
Zartist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The birthday after I came out my mom sent me Birkenstocks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During 6th grade secret santa, half the class forgot to get gifts and just gave whatever they had on them at the time. I gave an eraser and received a pencil.
zUkUu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classical guitar from my parents when I was 9 or something. That meant daily practice and weekly guitar school, but I never wished for an instrument and it was a huge time sink I didn't enjoy at all, because all I wanted to do, was to play computer games and play with my friends. >_>
_Hempsey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor you.
prettywitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom just buys things she would want and then gives them as gifts. As a preteen, I received a hideous purple leather checkbook cover. I didnโt even have a checking account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why I didn't think of this before. So, every member of my family gets a huge party for their 40th birthday. Geez.. just tgat chokes me up. Even on my ex husbands side of the family. My dad told me happy birthday, two of my brothers sent me a text, my ex husband brought my kids over on my birthday and they each gave me a card with a $20 in it. My mom sent me a pack of pens a week later. $8 from walmart. That's it. That's absolutely all that I got for my 40th birthday. To say I was devastated... smh.
mydogsmokeyisahomo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 12 years old and on the Christmas list I gave to my parents I put โa couple of bottles of old spice body washโ thinking I would get 2-3 and it would be from them. Well I didnโt get any from Mom and Dad but my Dad has 5 sisters. I ended up unwrapping ~20 bottles of body wash. With every present I thought it was different, but to no avail. Everyone had a good laugh tho, but damn that was so disappointing and for a while I thought they were trying to tell me something rather than it just being a coincidence.
cream_of_the_crap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
10+ years ago (I was in my mid-20s), there was a Secret Santa thing at the language institute where I worked. There was this co-worker who also happened to work with me at another place, so we saw each other quite often and were very friendly. We also shared an interest in rap music and fast cars. Fast forward to the gift exchange, everyone's receiving their nice, well-thought-out presents (people got books, chocolates, tea tins, nice pens, nothing too expensive, but around $15-20). It's my turn, and this person hadn't shown up for the dinner where we'd be exchanging the gifts, so I'm the last person who'd be getting theirs. I open the wrapping paper, and I find... the cheapest plastic motorbike (must have been around $2-3) and a foldable walking cane. I was never able to figure out the meaning of either present, and he was laid off that same year, so we didn't have the chance to talk again. My best guess is that fast cars and 50 cent's P.I.M.P video ('Whoever said progress was a slow progress blah blah blah plus, I got the magic stick') gave him that idea.
fojkrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband had a 20$ secret santa at work. He got a collapsible trash can for his car from the dollar store. And no, they weren't hinting at anything, he keeps his car super clean.
afkafterlockingin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas my mother had a friend that would give me half completed model cars. I was 6 years old so I don't know what the end goal of that present was. I'd always say "thank you" and she would say "God damnit he hates it, these kids are never grateful back in my day I would've loved a model car". She also single handedly almost facilitated the divorce of my parents so that was a fun ride too.
sunflowerkz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I transferred to a four year university last year, and my birthday is always right around the start of the school year. I got a card in the mail from my out-of-state grandma that had a Subway gift card in it, no note. I still appreciated it though, because she is extremely poor and I liked that she made an effort. Went to the campus Subway to use it, and found that it only had 3 dollars and change left on it. This was not the first time that my "gift" from her was some shit that she had lying around her house. We no longer speak, because she is a narcissist and is constantly causing drama and emotionally abusing people.
Theo1290 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those little kid's toys where you fit shapes in. Was like 13-14 back then while my younger sister got some nice jewelry.
totalcereal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about the worst, but the most disappointing was definitely last year. It was the first Christmas after I had moved out, but my brothers still lived with my parents. Every year one of us gets to play "Santa" by wearing a Santa hat and handing out the presents under the tree. Last year was my turn, but no one got me a single wrapped present. One of my brothers got me a gift card that was still in the Walmart bag, and the other said he'd get me something later (which he did, so at least there's that).
So I spent Christmas morning handing out all of the presents everyone else got for each other while I didn't get to open a single gift. It really sucked.
PORT1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa among friends I received tampons, a cucumber, and a cigarette butt. I am a straight male who can't stand smoking.
my_urethra_burns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 5 I discovered I really liked rap/hip-hop music and from what I could tell most of my class knew that. For our secret Santa exchange I received a calendar. A train calendar. Still puzzled as to why I received that over something music related. I wonder where I put that calendar.
JakkSergal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up I loved legos. I had three large bins full of bricks from various sets over the years and would play with them daily. One Christmas the entire extended family got together to exchange gifts. My grandpa got me a little pull-back motorcycle that would do a little flip and fall over most of the time while my cousin who was 4 at the time got a second generation Lego Mindstorm set which I had be begging my parents for since it the first generation released. It took every ounce of composure at the time to not flip out over the whole thing.
massdebate159 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First of all, I'd like to point out that I grew up dirt poor. Never had nice, expensive gifts or anything like that. I'm always grateful for any sort of gift or card. No one could ever accuse my siblings or me of being spoiled.
A friend of my nan's is the tightest person I know. She is very rich, but won't spend a penny on anyone. On my 21st birthday, I got a cheap card for a 2 year old, and she'd penned in a number "1" next to the 2. It was the most babyish looking card too.
The best one she did was when my youngest brother turned 10. She got him a tin of Heinz tomato soup. It had a little note attached saying "you can share this with your Dad" My Dad's birthday was the week before. We cracked up and got my brother to write out a thank you card for her.
NurseNikky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma on my mom's side.. Who is an actual millionaire (married a millionaire) sent me a pack of stickers, half used if course, and a open bottle of JuicePlus vitamins when I was 15. She bought my cousin a dirt bike. I haven't spoken to her in 10 years.
benglassy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school we did a secret Santa thing in our theatre class. There was always one guy who participated WAY less in everything we did and when my friend opened up his present and was met with a old, used, Garfield book we immediately knew who it was from.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a germaphobe in that I'm afraid to share drinks or food with anyone other than my spouse. My spouse knows this. She got me a fondue set for my birthday. "So we can have fun meals with friends when they come over.". Wamp wamp.
oldmanriver1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandfather gave me a slightly broken, plastic, used pair of toenail clippers. It had a light on it that worked 30% of though so at least it had that.
he also borrowed 20$ from my dad in front of me one year and then turned and handed me the 20$. thanks dad.
TwelveTrains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a child, an older relative gave me Superman 64. It seemed like a really great gift at first, being an N64 game. Then I tried playing it.
DoctorSoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A McDonald's gift card, for $10-15.
I got that on my 19th or 20th birthday from my aunt who had just bought a new house with her husband, and since my birthday is December 31st, I saw them exchanging expensive gifts for Christmas. Now I never ask for anything huge, hell I hardly ask for anything at all, but I'd at least appreciate more thought put into a gift.
Da_M0nsta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother is 2/3 years older than me. When he turned 18 my grandparents gave him 10k to buy a car, I thought this was an awesome gift! I'll admit I was a bit jealous, but was told not to worry as my brother and I would be treated equal. Fast forward 2 years to my 18th birthday.. I got a phone call from them in the morning wishing me a happy birthday, that's it..not even a card. I don't want to sound spoiled and say I was expecting money from them, but to get nothing at all after knowing what my brother got was a bit disheartening. However my dad recognized this unfairness(from his parents) and spoke to them about it. The reasoning was that it was that the money came from a college fund for both of us, but since his college was already largely paid for they thought it would be nice to gift it to him. Since his birthday was first they gave all of it to him. My dad said he was sorry and would give me 2k to kinda make up for it. That's was almost 5 years ago and I have yet to see a cent of any of that. I'm not upset at my family because I was raised with enough to never complain. It was however shocking to learn that I'm "less equal" child according to my grandparents.
someguyfromnj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two boxes of expired cake mix for christmas. Wrapped up.
inconditely ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad gave my mom a Scarface DVD a few years ago. She doesnโt like that movie and he took it after she opened it to watch by himself.
HanktheTank56 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a picture of them with Obama for Christmas.
Mjminino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was dating my ex we went to her immediate family's Christmas party. Her dad and 2 brothers didn't like me and they gave me a random off brand 'hot wheel' (wasn't even a popular make/model) and a 1" folding keychain pocket knife.
Siiiidox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade. I gave the other kid a (smoker?, Rรคuchermรคnnchen in german - picture). He gave me a fckn piece of lump sugar. I was soo mad.
hateleetle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt who didnโt really like my mom got me a bag of cotton balls and nail polish remover one year for my birthday.
Darksing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
MacMac105 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff for my sister. Seriously, my mom got the packages mixed up and somehow ended up buying my sister double gifts then put the wrong labels on the gifts. That was a rough christmas.
bastard_of_young ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad died in early December, right after I turned 8. A lady from some charity or church organization visited us and left some Christmas gifts. The presents were labeled things like "To older boy" or "To youngest boy". We opened them on Christmas day to find they were things like toothpaste and toothbrushes, and toys meant for much younger kids (I was the youngest of 4). I should mention we weren't destitute by any means. Not well off, but not struggling to buy the necessities.
We all had a good laugh at what became known as "the lady" presents and it ended up providing some much needed levity, probably the first time my mom laughed since my dad passed away. Over the years it became a running family joke. Every Christmas after that we would buy some really lame presents for each other and label them "to youngest boy, from the lady" and the like.
surprise_b1tch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired ProActiv products from my boyfriend's grandfather's girlfriend.
That was weird.
mactrack666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In preschool we did a gift exchange and I decided to gift away my favorite book at that time "Love You Forever" which my mom always read to me. I got the exact same book back except it was slightly larger, the colors were faded, and the paper was course.
The2Percent_N96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 18th birthday. My grandpa has always been known to send some pretty oddball gifts, but he usually hooked me up with cash and something interesting. I had been waiting to see what I'd get from him for such a landmark birthday. I got water damaged pull string popping fireworks from a garage sale and a bunch of mini Tabasco bottles he swiped from the casino. While I did use the hot sauce, it definitely did not meet my expectations.
hmnixql ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (now ex) boyfriend from highschool gave me a Dinosaur pop-up book... Though I am a designer and enjoyed arts and crafts at the time, I have never shown interest in pop-up books, let alone dinosaurs, before or ever. I have never been so confused about a gift.
xCASINOx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa at work. Dont remember the price limit but I got a shower radio you can find at target in the bargain aisle. Would have been an ok gift like 10 years ago....maybe
YaBoyStevieJay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepbrother would buy me $25 iTunes gift cards for years. Even though I'd been pirating music and movies for years before. I had to buy so much shit I didn't want with those gift cards. Random $5 apps.
TrapperKeeper959 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's some websites that will take gift cards as payments. PIA (private Internet access) is the only one I've come across but I'm sure there are more.
RitchieRitch62 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the second grade we did a secret santa thing. I was super excited because some kids were getting Legos or Hot Wheels. I go to open mine and it's 3 containers, two of different hair sprays and one of cologne. At the time I didn't even know what they were so I was pretty disappointed.
After class the grade spiky hair kid (I swear every school I was at had one, kinda like guy fieri but without the tips) comes up to me and goes "isn't it cool! Now you can look like me!"
Zombiefoetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother asked me if I wanted my dad's riding chaps because they were too big for him (which means they would be way too big for me) and they were too lazy to return them. I said "uhhhhh, ya sure" not trying to be rude. So she replies "Oh, good! So, now we dont have to get you anything for Christmas"!
Funcuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really shouldn't complain about free gifts given with no expectation of reciprocation but my uncle used to send me the worst gifts. Come to think of it, I never got anything I particularly wanted as a kid but in any case, my uncle was an electrical engineer. For some reason, he figured (I'm assuming, anyway) that I may also be prodded into finding some interest in his career choice so he would always send me these DIY electrical experiment kits. I'm not sure how to describe them but they were sort of like a circuit board with a bunch of springs where you could connect the wires (provided in the kit) and in theory you could make your own radar or something like that. I was 8 or 9.
I neither had any interest in them nor could I ever get them to do anything they were supposed to be able to do. The real kicker was that he'd send these damned things to me every Christmas and birthday. Obviously you don't send people a letter to tell them what a shitty gift they gave you but you'd sort of think that most people would know that most kids really aren't interested in "Build Your Own Radar That Doesn't Really Do Anything Even After You've Spent Hours Connecting Wires". And it didn't help that I had to write letters to thank him for these things and tell him how great they were.
I suppose I've had cheaper gifts and crappier gifts and even more disappointing gifts (sweet Jesus, now that I'm thinking of it, Christmas sucked for me as a kid) but getting the same thing every year (twice!) for at least half a decade blew goats.
The only thing that rivaled my uncle's gifts was actually somewhat recent. I got a cheap little pocket knife. Now, that's fine (Secret Santa and all) but once it was given to me I was told that it was customary in the giver's country to give people a dollar (or whatever unit of currency they use) when they gave you a knife. So, this knife couldn't have been worth more than a dollar and I basically had to pay for it. Sort of seemed like an insult rather than a gift in that case.
hatervision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my uncles got me a pair of camouflage pajamas when I was like 14 years old. A 10 year old might have been able to squeeze into them.. My parents didnโt even make me say thank you because they recognized it was a shitty gift. This was the same uncle who later accused me of stealing all of his baseball cards.
is-real ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 17th birthday I got a 15% off baskin robins coupon that looked like a gift certificate. The woman is married to my cousin and I donโt know how he puts up with her cheapness
veeveemarie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandmother gave me an Elmo comb and a little mermaid pencil. I was 15.
She also gave me a board game called Sassy that was clearly meant for teenage girls. It takes about having boobs, getting periods, dating and kissing boys. I was 7.
TheMightyTOG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my grandparents thought it would be hilarous to send me $50 in pennies. It came in 4 seperate boxes that weighed an absolute ton and my bank would only accept $5 of it per month. I just ended up putting it in one of those change deposit machines where i ended up with only 45 or something after tax.
bloop3338 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Thisandthat12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three Christmasโs ago was the first year our family did secret Santa. My brother Tim was in charge of writing out the names on thanksgiving so we all had plenty of time to get gifts. Fast forward to Christmas, we are going around the circle giving gifts to each other. Turns out my older brother Tj was entered into the drawing twice. I didnโt get anything and was trying really hard to laugh it off. He wouldnโt give up either gift because they were both for him. Luckily I have great parents so they tossed me 100 bucks afterward to soften the blow.
DystryR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I think it almost counts. Anyway my grandmother is .... let's say "Old fashioned". She's from an affluent family and my grandfather was self-made before meeting her.
Anyway. One year she got all of my cousins a "Book for learning Manners" for all of them. All 9 of them. Even the 3-4 year olds.
Except me! (I think I just got some cash that year).
Jarhyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are strange sometimes with their gifts. Sometimes they buy me nice Pendleton shirts as gifts. I'm wearing a Pendleton sweater they got me right now, in fact. But other times, it's a dollar store knife set. I'm talking knives whose handles fall off taking them out of the packaging. Knives too dull to cut open their own packaging and too shitty to be sharpened. And this is after they already knew I had a nice set of well cared for Chicago Cuttlery knives I picked up at a second hand store.
The only time I've ever used the dollar store set has been using them to take hits of resin that I didn't want to put in my dab rig.
Squidblimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a gift that damaged my existing belongings.
I'm English, but I live in the US. I received a black England "soccer" (correctly spelled football) jersey. I'm not interested in sports, but whatever, not a big deal.
I open the package. I am a pretty skinny guy, yet this shirt was XXL. Whatever, it's not like I'd wear it anyway. And then I noticed it had a hole in it. Oh well.
It somehow ended up in my laundry basket and went in with a load of laundry in the washing machine. When the cycle was done, I noticed that the shirt had ripped itself into about 200 pieces. It was literally shredded as if it was toilet paper.
The black, powdery dye it was made of had also come off and completely covered the rest of my clothes. Luckily, I was able to mostly wash out the die after 3 more washes. I had to pick all the soaked shreds of shirt out of my clothing first though. It was awful lol.
crying_boobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shop vac from my BF for Valentineโs Day
VeryLazyLewis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This should have been posted in r/firstworldproblems
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i turned 9 i walked home and got into a fight with a random kid in my grade. When i got home my mom forgot my birthday. Later she came up to my room to tell me to "Shut the fuck up and stop crying". she wonders why i NEVER call her. i'll be honest, when she dies i probably won't even cry. I got punched in the face and yelled at by my mom for my birthday, fuck.
BrownChihuahua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister received a used makeup kit when she was 13 from my aunt. The only colors still in it were blue and green
Gothic_Gargoyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got my teacher a nice mug, while a classmate gifted me โฌ5 worth of pens.
Torteis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
PunchInTheJunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A woman's deep, V-Neck sweater, from my ex-Mother-In-Law.
I'm not a woman.
BigHobbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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efesl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in college, my mom sent me a "card" for my birthday with cash in it. Sounds great, right? Well, the cash was money she owed me and the "card" was 1/4th of a page of used printer paper, with a footer from an ebay receipt on the back side, along with half a dozen marks where she was testing out pens to see if they worked, including a few highlighters, none of which were used to "decorate" said card. The text she jotted on the "card" was something along the lines of "Happy birthday, here's the money I owe you from X. Love, Mom" It'd have been better if she skipped sending me anything for my birthday at all, but then I wouldn't have this story. It's been 15 years and I still can't believe it.
efesl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She did try to beat herself in worst gift category a couple years later. I brought my long-term, live-in boyfriend to Christmas. My sisters also brought their boyfriends. Their boyfriends got nice gifts worth ~$50 each. Mine got a guppy breeder box that cost about $1.50. He did not breed guppies. I don't think they liked him. He was gracious and didn't ever say a word to them or me about it though.
rambeaux504 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt receive it but I thought we were doing gag gifts for my familyโs gift exchange. So I bought a bag of rocks. When the first person opened their gift, it was a nice set of candles and after the third gift, I realized I made a mistake. So mine was the second to last one picked. My cousin (30 something years old) picked mine and had a โWhat the fuck?!โ Look on his face when he opened it. Everyone was laughing their ass off and I felt bad. So I slipped a $20 bill in the rocks when he wasnโt paying attention.
_shakespeer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fondue pot for one on Valentineโs Day.
Bit savage, auntie.
andy918 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex a $600 Canon camera. She got my a pocket knife.
fugue2005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for a few years for christmas my bosses gave me alcohol, pretty decent too.
too bad i've been sober for 27 years.
MagicalUnibeefs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 9 and my mother gave me a box of tissues because I was always sick. I cried.
Hy3na0ftheSea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got one of those Hillshire farms packs. That's a shitty gift in and of itself but this one was like 10 years old and fucking rancid. My grandparents are hoarders (like, TLC show level) and wrap random stuff up out of their pile and give it as gifts.
KeviBear12616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the single best comment thread i have ever seen
Mary_bolden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're for midnight snacks Keep warm when you open the Cooler
Moral_Gutpunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I begged and begged and begged my parents to get me a Sailor Saturn tee shirt for Christmas. It was a black shirt and when I opened my present, there was this soft black fabric and I was so excited. Then I pulled it out and it turned out to be a tissue-thin scarf that wasn't even long enough to stay put going all the way around my neck and had these hideous skulls on it (I thought they were ugly flowers they were so badly designed). I folded it back up, and taped the package closed and started to read a book. My mom didn't even watch any of it and asked a minute later if I got my gift. I just said 'yeah, I opened it' and later tried to sneakily give it back (at some point she returned it).
Also, last christmas I got nothing but a long 'why aren't you having kids? That's not a reason!' conversation with my grandma-in-law who trapped me in a corner.
AgentOrangutan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a bottle of Coke once from my grandma because 'I know you like it'. My little brother got cash! I've never forgotten it, and I'm not even mad about it - I did like Coke! But at the time I was jealous of the cash, so my mum gave me some cash as well to make it up, and gave my brother a bottle of Coke. Equals!
MacGyver387 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few that stand out, nothing incredible though.
In middle school, the church I went to had a program that matched kids and old people up to kinda hang out. It wasn't much of anything outside of occasionally talking to them on Sunday. They got me a bronze animal that was a lamp. I can't remember if it was a turtle or a cat. I never used it.
An ex-girlfriend's mom got me a little fountain thing. It plugged in and recycled water over a couple of bells and made unpleasant sounds.
At a work gift exchange, someone forgot but still wanted to participate so they put a string of lights they had on their desk and some stickers in an old cookie tin.
becca6895 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an ice scraper for my car once. At the time, I didn't even have a car.
Sushisando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dial antibacterial soap one year, the next year I got an empty soap dispenser shaped like an angel. I guess I was supposed to use the Dial from the year before to fill it, how economical! Thanks gran
ebradlee10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 13 years old I got a Boston Pops cassette for Xmas. I put on an acting performance to thank my Aunt.
Playamonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me a poster from the movie "Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band" because Steve Martin was on it.
DCOTSW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ยฃ50 easyjet voucher - had to be used within 6 months, if flight cost less than ยฃ50 you could roll over the rest, only I could use it and it was brought to get me to a location Easy Jet doesn't fly to. Total waste of ยฃ50.
screennameoutoforder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Hanukkah I got two sweaters. My brother got a piano and lessons.
A short time later the family went away to Disney World. They didn't even tell me that they were going, I only found out when someone asked them whether I would be staying in the house while they're gone.
When I pointed out that they were leaving me home alone at fourteen, my father said he thought I would not want to miss school.
After some work, and checking his bank account, and quiet conversations with my mother, he told me that they can get me a flight to Florida but I would have to sleep on the floor.
I turned it down, mentioned in passing that my birthday at least would be with my friends. My mother looked shocked and I realized that she had forgotten my birthday entirely, too. They were vacationing in Disney World during my birthday while I was left behind in NYC.
But they at least brought me back an airbrushed sweatshirt with Mickey on it and my name. I used it only once, to soak up a spill.
I've had shittier gifts since then, at least on paper. My toddler gives me snacks that are already missing a bit. My wife gets me books that I've already read.
But they still mean love. A shitty sweater means someone was working off a parenting checklist. "Got to keep him warm, need to give him a minimally acceptable gift - two birds, one stone, leaves more money for the piano."
ohhh_nini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Short answer: nothing
Long answer: in 8th grade the teacher coordinated a secret santa for us (there was only 16 kids in the whole grade). I got one of my best friends (Mary) so I went over and beyond the price limit. When I got to school that day and walked into the class, Mary was already there. I love Christmas so I was in a great mood, plus I was gonna get a gift and give the gift I put a lot of thought into.
Mary was kinda grumpy and when she saw my wrapped gift (not knowing it was for her) she said "whatever, I didn't even get anything for my secret santa and I don't even care" I thought it was weird but whatever.
At lunch time, it's time for our exchange and party. Mary comes over to me, "I'm you're secret santa and I'm so sorry I didn't get you anything. My mom refused to give me any money and I feel so awful blah blah blah"
So not only did I NOT get anything but she talked out of both sides of her mouth. It was hard to feel anything but annoyance. I still gave her my gift but wish I didn't go over budget like I did.
This is the same girl who I saw eating a sandwich during class only to find out it was my lunch out of my backpack.
dipking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, the girl I'd been dating for 2 years tried to break up with me the day before my birthday (it was fall break in college so it was a convenient time to do it in person). We ended up talking it out and decided to stay together. She comes over to my place the next day for my birthday dinner with family and brings me a set of soaps and moisturizers she clearly had bought from Kohl's that morning. Definitely added insult to injury that:
ConnorMN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
whitedragontail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aunt has the nerve to ramble off to my mom all the things her kids want and she(my aunt) gets me.... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not even a text message โMerry Christmas โ. After spending over a hundred bucks on her snots.
Smikkelbeer91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
-MulletMan- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
NotreallyintoReddit6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
The actual board game, that stupid roll dice is inefficient
Edit: double dip, and it happened to a co-worker Secret Santa at work One of my co-workers gave to another candies and bootleg chips from the company's vending machine, around 6 or less dollars of it of crusty vending machine stuff, while she got custom candy made for her, as per her actual request.
Guess who didn't got invited to the this holiday's Secret Santa
STYLIE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1985 it was a banner year at the old STYLIE Family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said โHey smoke up STYLIEโ
oeno9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure my husband's aunt meant well, but gift giving occasions with her were always interesting.
One year for Christmas, before we were married, she bought every married couple in the family a really nice electric roaster. We didn't get one, because we had only been dating for 5+ years and owned a home together, and obviously it wasn't a serious relationship.
Or the year that she didn't get us anything, even though everyone else, down to the pets, got something.
She didn't always forget. One year I got a child's stuffed moose.
Like I said, I think she meant well, just overcommitted herself and maybe forgot about us because she don't live close, but it was always awkward consoling someone who was upset because they didn't get you anything.
hardter_tobak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my dads girlfriend was always really serious about Christmas and presents. My sister and I would sit there and watch her daughters unwrapping presents long after we finished ours. We also had to make them special gifts ever time. And furthermore spend a lot of money, diy stuff was not allowed (learned that the hard way). So that special year, I got a National Geograpic subscription from my dad as a birthday gift in August.. at Christmas that bitch gifted me a little useless toy, something like a MacGyver thing and made a big deal out of it. I was so angry that I told my dad, we didn't want presents from them anymore and were not going to gift them anything as well. Well, the months go by, till my last magazine flies in from that 1 year subscription. And what do I find as the new-members-gift subscription bonus? That fucking useless piece of shit toy. Dude I was mad
Alpakaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an 8$ electric kettle and some teas (I heard that they paid around 20$ for them, those were cheap, bad teas) for my 20th birthday. From 8 people...
And at the same day one of them (friends) got a microwave (which he always wanted) and the other one got Talisman (board game).
PS. 8$ in Poland is like you, people earning in euro, dollars or pounds, would have spend 25$
janetplanet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my (at the time, future) in laws: they received a set of 4 plastic tumblers as a Christmas gift for their family of 5, from MIL's wealthy sister. They laughed about it, and fighting over the tumblers became a running joke. My MIL gave each of the kids one tumbler when they moved out, to their own homes. We still have my husband's.
thekthepthe3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
ejoburke90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my paternal grandmother (who hadn't been in my life too much until recently before that Christmas) sent me two heavy, rectangular packages. They were beautifully, perfectly wrapped, and it was such a mystery as to what they were. Finally, Christmas morning I am so curious and excited to see what it is -
Two. Reams. of. Paper.
among01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gifted me a stack "drawing" paper that was essentially test print copier paper from her workplace. I knew this because of the paper quality... And all the sheets had large test patterns on the other side. "I know how much you love drawing, so here you go! Merry xmas!"
byes11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used calculator they give out at banks that the batteries had died on with the name of my step grandfather who gave it to me written in sharpie across the front. Merry Christmas
celloh123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of clothes pin.
bgalbreaith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me a chia pet for Christmas. She was absolutely serious about how great of a gift it was. This is also the girl who cheated on me multiple times and dumbass 20 year old me was cool with.
catastrofeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wanted a laptop but parents got me an educational learning "laptop" called geosafari. I was so pissed. Such a dirty trick!!
buttscratcher23x3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. Didn't ask to be born
airstrike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt who travels the world with her husband, mostly in cruises to Europe. Off the top of my head, I recall her giving me a toothbrush from the cruise, sample perfume (I'm a guy), and a 1,000-piece puzzle that measured no more than 3x3 inches when completed...
Wisdom_Listens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in college, my RA organized a week long Secret Santa type thing where you were supposed to pick a name and leave small gifts for your person every day of the week, leading up to a bigger gift and identity reveal at the end. I got really into it, leaving cute little Christmas ornaments, one of those plastic candy canes fully of candy, little things like that outside the door of the person whose name I picked, culminating in a fake tabletop Christmas tree complete with ornaments for their dorm room. I even used different handwriting to write the girl's name on the labels. It was really fun. Everyone who signed up was supposed to be both a giver and a receiver, but I got nothing at all until the reveal day, when someone shoved a fake Chinese take-out box full of bad candy at me without saying a word and disappeared. I was really, really hurt; I'd been looking forward to the mystery gifts and couldn't believe someone could be so heartless. I'm an adult, and I was then, but it stung quite a bit anyway.
The good news is, the girl whose name I'd picked and her roommates thought it was a ton of fun and really enjoyed the experience. They'd gone crazy trying to figure out who it was, especially since I kept using different handwriting, lol. The fact that I was able to give someone else the experience of which I'd been robbed helped mitigate the hurt a bit.
Echos_myron123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A student got me a triple-xl long sleeve shirt for Christmas one year. I am 5'10, about 140lbs. I understand being off by a little bit when buying clothing, but this wasn't even close. Later found out he got it for his brother, who it was also too big for and regifted it to me.
KenDoll13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday my mother gave me an XL Leather Jacket. At best Iโm a size Medium.
Needless to say, we donโt talk anymore.
TeamOn272 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Genital herpes
sarzec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
herpes
Turtle08atwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
anders1319 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
threadbaregypsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My college boyfriend got me a purse made out of a cowboy boot with jewels and tassels. It was not good. My friends still joke about it today, and I actually tried to find something similar on Google to show as a comparison and couldnโt. Itโs that bad.
DadWorks4Sega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a hairbrush
whatisthatblinking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom & I have the same middle initial and last name. She has, on multiple occasions, "gifted" me personalized freebies she gets from various charities in return for donating throughout the year--cheap yearly planners, monogram stickers, etc.--but she scratches out her first initial & writes mine next to it. Worst one: return address labels with her name & address on them. I don't live with her.
Yankeedoodlecanada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my gift but.. My friend (who has since died of cancer) has a small party with her brothers and their partners. They got Churchโs chicken and handed her a card and said hereโs your birthday money. We deducted the cost of the chicken. I almost took money out $100 or so but my husband said to MYOB. never talked to them after.
sailor_doctorwho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me coal. Like. Legit coal. In a fancy tin that was wrapped. I was 9. That was all I got that year. Mom couldn't afford much and I asked my grandparents to put it toward bills.
Azazel9105 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Underwear
MarcusTheTraveler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my aunt got me a VHS copy of how the grinch stole Christmas cartoon. My whole extended family had this huge disconnect about how old I was so this is just the worst example of them getting me things for the wrong age group. Eventually, they solved the problem by just giving me money.
GlassBitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I begged for a long sleeve thermal shirt in black. It was twice the price at $10 as the white ones were 5. I didn't have heat in my bedroom. My nMom never let me forget that extra money she spent on my only present that year and rubbed it in any chance she got. I hated that shirt I wanted so badly.
k8track ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/71i946/whats_the_worst_gift_youve_ever_recieved/
zavoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16/17 I was in "in love" with this red-headed hippie chic. We were both dirty hippies and stuff.. for xmas she got me a freaking jerry garcia tie.. A tie.. I didn't even own a suit.. when the fuck was I ever gonna use a tie? It just showed me she really didn't know me at all and I was just chasing a dream......
a fucking tie....
mobyhead1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life Savers โSweet Storybook,โ ad nauseum throughout grade school gift exchanges.
JohnRossRWTD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend doesnt get along with her dad, and he was meeting me for the second time at christmas dinner. I was a chef for years so I made an oyster stew and put an espanol mother sauce base spin on it (he has this oyster stew tradition). Needless to say, he shows up drunk, late and sees me, then excitely runs out to his car (probably took a couple more shots) and gives me... a lime coconut candle from the rite aid he passed on the way to christmas dinner wrapped in something from his car. I have never hinted at liking candles. As we start dinner, he asks if he can use it as the center piece for dining. I say yes. Christmas is comming, I still have the candle, and Im going to smile as I light it before dinner. Every Christmas. Oh, and everyone loved the stew.
pm2501 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was away at university and my parents sent me a bathroom set as a birthday present. Shampoo, soap-on-a-rope and aftershave. That's it. It was... really odd, considering that I was always a pretty hygienic kid and HATED classic Old Spice. Years later, my mother still denies that's what she sent.
lhiver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few worst gifts. When I was maybe 13 at the oldest, I watched my cousin unwrap that fancy Princess Diana Beanie Baby. This was during the height of their popularity. I received a $15 gift card to Old Navy. As an adult, my eventual husbandโs aunt once gave me a wok for the grill. I was 20 at the time and we didnโt own a grill. A few years later she gave me some cottons sacks to put potatoes and onions in. A couple years ago my son received a shirt with a guitar on it from my SIL/BIL. It had a battery pack on it so you could play it. You could play the guitar on the shirt. He was 13/14 at the time. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
getthehelloffmylawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A monogrammed dog bowl for my dog. Not for me.
totally_boring ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A empty box of chocolates in 4th grade.
No one would own up to putting it in the dirty santa.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blowjob.
sytntell_smith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3rd Grade Elementary School present exchange. Class of 30, but one kid gets Chicken Pox that happens to have pulled my name. The entire class brings their gifts to the classroom and places them under the tree, every one finds their gift but me. I bawl like I'm watching the Lion King, Bambi and Old Yeller back to back to back. Idiot of a school teacher panics, not knowing what to do...blows up an inflatable purple crayon and sends me home with it early.
To this day, I'm 42, scarred for life and NEVER participate in Secret Santa's.
historyofamanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas one of my aunts gave me a very small blanket, like one that youโd grab from a drugstore on your way to the Christmas party. That wouldnโt have been so bad, except she got one of my cousins (another one of her nieces, not her daughter) an expensive projector.
Deadeye_Donny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me 'wishing powder'. It was glitter. I was 15.
Q-is-my-idol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coconut scented body spray.
I'm allergic to coconut.
Should've taken that as a sign and run from that ex then and there, could have saved myself so much hurt and lingering trust issues.
aaron27NRM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible and a tub of bath salt along with a helium balloon (one!) and a tennis racket. My brother really wanted me to wash, go to church and be more active. I will never forget that disappointing day.
tlaktlak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My maternal grandmother bought me a doll that had eyes that moved around. I wasnโt very girly in the first place so I wasnโt really into dolls but to me this was straight out of a horror story. I cried anytime I looked at it and tried to hide it in places like the basement to get rid of it. My mom finally took it away from me but to my horror she put it on the top shelf of the closet in the guest room at my grandparents house. That meant anytime I stayed over, I knew it was there staring down at me from the closet..
BedrockPerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gives me a watermelon for Hanukkah. Every Hanukkah.
My uncle, also for Hanukkah, once nabbed a broken toy out of my room that I complained about it front of him, wrapped it, and regifted it to me.
captainbawbag89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 16 my aunt got me two big remote controlled beetles (not the car actual bugs) with the little tab on the box that says 6years plus never opened them found them a ffew years ago when me and my mrs bought a house so i dropped them in a charity bin for kids with a pack of batteries taped to each box hopefully some young kid gets thwm and they dont go to another teenager
Vocal_Ham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toss up between a bargain bin DVD of A Madea Christmas or the 4" resin rock w/NFL team logo on it for a team that is actually a rival of my team. Both of which were gifts in an exchange where we were to spend $25 or more...which was made worse when the rock still had the $5 price tag on it. At least Madea got me $15 on return to Wal-Mart.......
Emakten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma really means well, but she likes to send me boxes of crap. I swear she sends the "free" boxes from garage sales full of useless shit or mildowy stuff from her basement. Sometimes there's one or two good things in there, but I often am not excited when I get a package in the mail from her because I'm stuck with random belt buckles, hair clips from 1980s with hair still on them, and one time I got a box of moldy romance novels.
chimpomatic5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2017
haaaalp_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 my family was told I enjoyed sewing because my grandmother saw me sewing clothes, so I was given a sewing machine.
I was sewing holes in my clothes because we were too poor to afford new ones.
HanukkahMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my grandfather gave me a CD player and a cassette of Bob Dylan. It wasnโt so much a bad gift as a gift I couldnโt use at all.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he think you could use the cassette in the CD player?
HanukkahMonster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He didnโt understand technology, or was just old. He insisted I listened to it and said I was ungrateful when I said that I couldnโt put a cassette into a CD player.
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"You know what, why don't you try to get it to work?"
ForeverAFK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends once gave me an empty card and two pamphlets to a zoo and a water park.. I spent about $25 on them each and they picked up some trash and posted it through my mail box (we lived 20 seconds walking distance apart)
I never said anything but I don't talk them anymore as they weren't exactly the best friends, always too interested in themselves and being manipulative of the younger ones in our group ://
BJohnstone92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last years secret santa at work, finance manager had me and I got a signed picture of Burt Kwuok.. No idea why...
simply_me_123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chocolate... I'm allergic to it, so when I receive it it's like I didn't get anything at all.
brad_h18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We decided to do a gift exchange at my summer job one year. All my other coworkers I knew were putting significant effort in, so I went out and bought a nice camelbak water bottle (this is significant cause Iโm a broke college kid) and stuffed it with candy. Time comes to exchange presents, and the guy who had me pulls out of his pocket a chipped up souvenir from Florida and says, โoh I forgot we were doing this so I grabbed this from my stuffโ. It was like 5 years old, he didnโt wrap it, and the price tag was still on the bottom and said $4.99. I still have it to this day to remind myself how shitty that summer job was!
womtei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a white elephant gift exchange at our church and generally there's a bunch of youth who forget to tell their parents til too late. So one year, there was a high schooler boy who opened up a gift and got a dress. One of the parents took the gift so he can choose another. This time he got a purse. So another parent took it so he can pick up another and this time he got an early 2000s coding book where the pages turned yellow. We stopped letting him play.
Turdtastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my mom's entire side of the family (Aunts and uncles) are batshit crazy. One aunt in particular buys everyone, and I mean everyone, in the family Christmas presents. And they are always total garbage. Every year, I get some sweater/sweatshirt that has been out of style for at least 15 years. My wife usually something similar. I asked my mom why she does it (and why she won't stop), and her reply was "She doesn't do it for you, she does it so she can feel good about herself". This is what gets me, and makes the gifts even worse, that it's about her, not the spirit of giving. On a side note, my wife and I are planning an "Aunt Pam Party" for friends, free booze but everyone that attends has to wear a sweater given to us by my aunt.
toodleroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought me a scratchy pink Barbie nightgown with lace trim for xmas when I was 10. I was an extremely butch girl, even then, and ten years later I transitioned to male.
Skinkelynet75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday this year I had made a short list of books and small plastic "accessories" for my switch all ranging from 10-25 bucks ish, everyone at the party but my step sister got me something from the list,she got me a tin foil covered cardboard square, with a liter of the cheap store brand coke, a bag of store brand chips and two used dvd's assuming from her shelf at home
corey389 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soap on a rope from my mom
DeepStatic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mad auntie Jean bought my brother a packet of asparagus seeds for his 16th birthday.
chicoquadcore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa gave me an unopened but expired bottle of gray Poupon mustard out of his own cabinet for Christmas.
Masc3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used slippers
RunnySpoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, Terry's Chocolate Oranges were a bit of a family tradition. Years later, in early adulthood, I made the error in judgement of buying everyone a Chocolate Orange each (parents, grand parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins), everyone. The following year, everyone got me nothing but chocolate oranges; the cunts all got together and plotted my demise, I had dozens of these fucking things.
I hate my family, bastards! I now live in a different country.
Trollassbitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was growing up, my family had some friends that were a bit elderly and loved to pull pranks. One year for my birthday I asked for some soakers and when I opened their present to me, I was supremely disappointed to find that they had given me 4 or 5 tiny pistol squirt guns. They kept asking me if I liked it and if it was what I wanted and since they sounded so proud that they had got me something that I wanted, I just went along with it. After about 5 minutes of me faking how much I liked it, they told me to go outside and there waiting for me were two huge super soakers. I was so happy lol. Same people also gave me a 5 lb lump of coal as a joke too...
noble989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa in elementary school someone got me a single pack of pokemon cards while everyone else was getting like 20 dollar gifts..
masterage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Out-of-date instant packets of mashed potatoes from my MIL for Christmas. She is also a narc so she was harping on how her gifts were mana from heaven all day, while buying herself a full kitchen set (her third) and wrapping each section separately so that there would be more under the tree to open.
...its a known problem. And I'm only just starting to be used to getting anything at all.
TheOneRok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Reddit secret santa gift. My original match and my backup match both blew me off, then a year later the original match contacts me and says they sent something. As a mid 20's singe male I was understandably disappointed in the weird wire-wrapped ring with plastic beads in it. I've never signed up for Reddit secret santa again.
galacticdude7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received one of those shell makers that was clearly purchased from a garage sale.
isobane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad as some of these but when I was eleven (in 1993) my uncle bought me Bachmann Turner Overdrive's Greatest Hits.
I did not know who that was. I got to exchange it and get the $5.99 back from Meijer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago, I would have told you that it was the shitty deathtrap car my aunt didn't feel was safe for her son, so she gave it to me as a Christmas gift, which sparked a feud with my parents. As one trial drive in it terrified me, it was given back to them.
The real kicker gift came in adulthood. My husband and I had been married about a year and living together nearly 3. My husband's sister gave me... Cooking tips. Hand written on index cards. With gems like "a spoon won't keep a pot from over boiling!" and "Measuring is a science, not art!" As my SIL had another in-law give these to me, I was forced to practice a neutral expression while reading them.
I still don't know whether to laugh or be insulted. She seems to have matured now that we're both in our 30s and doesn't try to do so much rank pulling crap ("I'm older! I've been married longer!" etc.). I think she's just a deeply insecure person who has channeled that in passive aggressive ways.
Schoenaniganz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife split up with me a week before my 30th birthday. Does that count?
Balsuks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a poem from a 60+ customer at an old store I worked at, it hinted heavily at acts of fellatio. She was a regular and I was always very polite to her.. Perhaps too polite.
obvioustroway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 18-19 my aunt and uncle bought me aa Abercrombie and Fitch Sweater that had the words fierce on the collar.
I am a straight, white nerd.
I later found out that most of my family thought I was gay.
worst part was it was a size too small so it made me look the part.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older, better sister carefully researched her Christmas list. The most important item of that year was a PS1. I, being a thoughtless child, copied most of her list including the Playstation... My dad bought my older, better sister the precious PS1, which was absolutely the right call. When my mother wrapped the PS1, she assumed it was for me, since I am in fact male. And maybe the favorite child.
It was awesome, but I still feel bad over it.
FalconMidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moth balls and mouse traps when I was 15 years old my great aunt bought everyone these gifts, wrapped them up and handed them out once she arrived. It was not a joke. This was in 1994 and she was in her mid 90โs. I didnโt know moth balls existed until this point
TanStoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 17th birthday, my grandparents gave me homemade banana bread and a coupon for $10 off $100 at Bath and Body works. (I didnโt have a job and I didnโt get an allowance) The bread would have been great but when I unwrapped it from the plastic cling, it was so dry that it crumbled when you cut it. My grandma told me that she didnโt know how old it was and to eat it right away.
A few years prior, on Christmas, the same grandmother gave my Mom a bra 3 sizes too small. When she asked if she could get a receipt to get it in a size she wears, the Grandma said there wasnโt a receipt as she got it at a garage sale in the summer.
tumblingplanet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A baby blue knited dildo filled with hersheys kisses. The worst, but somehow one of the best gifts I had ever recieved.
Omgellewoods ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a garage door opener to my own house. At 24.
josh31867 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a car from grandparents, I got some pants
adanipse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coal.
Alighten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably too late, but my brother used to be really into drumming, he had his own drum set and played often in the basement. My mother's parents got wind of this and decided to buy him drumsticks for Christmas. Only they weren't wooden drumsticks, or even plastic, but chicken drumsticks, like the legs you eat at Buffalo Wild Wings. It was meant to be a joke, but he was furious.
Goyims ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family gave me a lot of shit for not being stereotypically masculine. They were the standard athletic preppy white family from the suburbs and I was the weird kid who liked computers and crap. So anyway my grandma always put presents in Belks boxes that she reused for some unknown reason. So when I opened my fake Belks present I was expecting some generic clothes but no she got me a girls sweater. She's not the person who would do this accidentally it was definitely a statement. On top the fact of what item itself she always got presents from Goodwill or dumpster diving in rich neighborhoods that she worked in. So thanks Stacy or whatever for the sweater โค
mustachecashtash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was a gift for my friend, not me, but both of us used to serve on board a submarine, and there is very little space to store stuff... Books maybe, but most movies/TV shows we have were saved on flash drives or on very small laptops so it could fit in our teeny tiny lockers or underneath our beds... Anyway, deployment was coming up and his girlfriend gave him a going away gift.... It was a portable DVD player.... He thanked her for the gift, but she had no idea how useless something like that would be, dvds weren't even carried on board. It was a cute gesture, but it ended up sitting at home
TheGamerHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me I was all hyped up by my mother In law about this present that it was ~so me~ and how id love it and not to open until Christmas. I opened it Christmas morning and it was a milk chocolate pizza. Like the kind they sell at tesco for ยฃ2.50
Iโm also lactose intolerant. She knows. Effectively I binned it. Worst gift ever. โโ/โ/โโโโโ
For my dad: just a few years ago (heโs in his 40s) he opened Christmas presents from his parents with his brother while we visited. His (2 year younger) brother got an RC helicopter, a proper one that lit up and must have cost a ton. Dad got a .50 paper airplane. One that was cardboard and you had to put in the slots yourself. They didnโt even wrap it.
He was so pissed. He joked if you ran fast enough you might make it look like it was worth a dollar.
Sir5ths ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
CO. 2008. I was out with some friends and family snowboarding all day. Decided to get our own christamas tree from the hills on way home (not national park) near a ranch. friend said it was some one he knows property. So we had "permission". Found a little cottage. Broke in and rummaged about. Found these crazy socks with rubber bottoms. Put em on and walked around the house being a straight ASS. I left them there and joked about going back for them for a few days later. You can guess what the owner of said property wrapped for me when he showed up on Christmas eve. Those damn Afghans..
TVCasualtydotorg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday one year, my sister wrapped a crushed juice carton for me.
lambo1109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 4.99 package of candy from a Cracker Barrel gift shop.
My MIL also gave her step mom a Internet for Dummies book she rented from the library. It was due back the next week.
Morgen-stern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pair of socks and some pencils
Meshuggahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny how socks work as gifts. As a kid my dad would frequently add socks as a gift or in the Xmas stocking. I always just thought it was kinda worthless. Like just go buy more socks when you need them, right? Not worth gifting. But as an adult my wife may come home with a new set of socks for me or I'll get them in the stocking again and think "Hell yeah. New socks are comfy and mine are full of holes and should have been replaced 3 presidents ago."
Morgen-stern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Iโll love getting socks as an adult, but as a 6 year old, it really sucked, especially seeing my cousins getting what I considered at the time cooler stuff, but hey, thatโs just part of being a kid.
brickylouch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
AtlKolsch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life, from my parents
Those assholes are probably still laughing
JennyNickels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forgot my birthday one year and screamed at me in the middle of Kmart when I asked for a pack of index cards. I also got screamed at for not vacuuming to her standard that same birthday. Pretty sure it was the year I turned 10, although there were a few birthdays and Christmases like that so it's hard to remember for sure.
lambo1109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A glow in the dark banana clip.
Bbrhuft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Bosco mug when I was 14. Bosco, for those who don't know, was an Irish TV show for infants and young children.
Here's a clip...
https://youtu.be/auEK97OIwdE
Echothedj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Life
bob000000005555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember it. A bad gift isn't memorable.
Meshuggahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mediocre gifts are not worth remembering. Truly bad gifts will sour relationships and sure be remembered. Count yourself lucky.
wildbortami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my great grandmother died. That's wasn't a nice gift. I liked her.
melodyann3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 10 years old, my mom threw me a small birthday party. She invited some relatives and a few of her friends. I received like 5 different versions of the game Bingo that day. I donโt even like Bingo.
connercapos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Hellmark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A loose Sacajawea dollar coin, with the claim that it was real gold. Got huffy when I pointed out that they were common coins and not actual gold. Meanwhile my cousins all received encased, and graded gold coins.
LucyTheMagpie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Family secret santa, we agree to do around ยฃ50. Everyone makes a short list of what they want too.
I got a ยฃ20 marks and spencer voucher from my grandad. I don't even shop there :/
Dvoted154 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt and Uncle are pretty bad gift givers, me and my brother would seem to get random stuff they might have around the house or picked up from sales. One year we got a pair of pajama pants, deodorant, some chocolate and $20, another time the same uncle went to England for work and got me a XXL Manchester City jersey (Before they were good) and I liked Manchester United at the time. To be fair I still have the pajama pants and the Manchester City jersey. Their kids must have finally gotten sick of the random gifts because when I was there for Christmas a few years back they just exchanged gift cards with each other, often to the same stores. It was hilarious and awkward at the same time but they seemed to be okay with it.
aRTie02150 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mustache comb.
Meshuggahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bonus points if you are a woman.
aRTie02150 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. I wasn't even 10 yet though. 20 years later I've still never had a mustache.
Thot-bot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
88Dubs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've posted this somewhere else before, but my grandpa ALWAYS gets me a flashlight every year. It may have a magnet on it one year, or be part of a multi-tool, but EVERY. GOD DAMNED. YEAR. I get a flashlight of some kind.
And he knows what he's doing. I've seen him chuckle one Christmas morning. I think I'm going to return the favor this year.
Hoax13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, I think I was in 3rd grade, one of my aunt's got me and one of my cousins these cool looking remote control Lamborghinis. No remotes or even a box, just the cars. With batteries in, they went in circles.
tempest_wing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wet wipes and kleenex for my birthday.
PYJX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A netgear network switch..
elZaphod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child I received the exact same Snap-tite model car from two separate family members on Christmas. Nothing wrong with it, but the idea I had two of the same gift haunts me to this day, 40 years later.
CanConfirm_WasThere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
cheapfaggot411 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Gift of Life since it was more of an accidental and unwanted gift from the sender
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Brut cologne/ deodorant gift set from my grandmother one year when I was 13. I proceeded to find out the deodorant was flammable cause, you know I was 13. I then found out the deodorant melts when it burns and causes you to drop it when burns your hands. When you drop it, it lights your carpet on fire. Cool thing is, my parents didn't notice for like 7 years....
platocplx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a NES for Christmas and it wasnโt working(even after blowing on the cartridge) and my mom took it back and never replaced it. So I got nothing for Christmas that year.
Itโs only second to getting a old spice gift set from and ex of mine back when old spice was pretty terrible.
0bso_1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
SketchyConcierge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one year my grandpa got me a bunch of coasters he'd taken from the bar in a ziploc baggie
that's up there
jaincharin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa was always a smartly dressed man. Him and my grandmother being well off their whole lives, he was a very generous soul. He often bought people jewellery that ended up being the most expensive piece in their collection, my favourite watch is from that man. However, on his last Xmas on earth we visited him in the hospital and he was clearly on his way out. He handed me a bundle wrapped in newspaper and medical tape, and never before have I pretended to be that excited over a Halloween decoration skull that he found at a yard sale.
Ps. My sister still got jewellery
Soopercow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A quality Street box (box of chocolates) from my own mother. Every single year for birthday Easter and Christmas for like 20 years. I have NEVER liked chocolate and politely explained this many times. she never listened until 1 Xmas when I full on lost my shit.
TheGraycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last few Christmases my Dad has got me really heavy political tomes of books and included a note saying heโd be interested in my opinion etc etc.
Whilst I do read a lot I do not read deep dive political books nor do I have the same political leanings as my Dad.
In an effort to balance the scales somewhat I have started buying him books on IT related subjects as that is both my profession and my passion. Last year I sent him a book on the dark web (including a similar note to his), this year it will be a book entitled @ War (a great read by the way!).
Iโm not sure how long this war of books will go on for with my technophobic Dad but itโs definitely keeping me amused.
audioslavegirl1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom passed away on my 21st birthday
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
prob my old boss who treated everyone out to a nice restaurant, then said he would only pay 50%. Thanks I guess.... Very Michael Scottish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I got as I didn't really get gifts (my mother is an epic cunt), but my mother got my cousin a strobe light for Christmas when he was about 8. He has epilepsy.
curious4sq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can't decide between the banana hanger, that had a price tag left on it for $4 that was a "group" gift from my Aunt and 3 cousins for my wedding... Or the hard drive I was given for mothers day. I didn't need a hard drive or ask for a hard drive. To which my, now ex, promptly took and installed in his computer. It was like a Simpson's episode.
Namuhyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about twelve, my step-dad's parents came for Christmas. As they're unloading the boot, they take out these gigantic bags and my excited step-brother turns to me and says "They're for us." I get really excited because my dad's parents refused to be apart of my life, so I finally get a nice, new set. They come in and give my step siblings each a big bag and they get some amazing stuff. I get given a small present and when opened was given lavender pillows. If you don't what they are, lavender pillows are about the size of a hand and filled with lavender, which old ladies tend to put in their lounge to smell nice. 'Twas a shitty Christmas.
Nomedaddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 or 16, my aunt got me the book, โMark Twainโs Other Womanโ. I never indicated that I was even the least bit interested in Mark Twain.
stereotype_novelty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toy microphone. A cheap plastic shell with a spring in it to make your voice sound different.
Either that or an outside micrometer. What the hell am I going to do with an outside micrometer?
quickistoast1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family had recently taken in a foster teen who was African American who is now adopted into the family. My family is all white. Christmas that year, my grandparents traditionally gave all the grandchildren a $20 gift card. Everyone received a gift card except the foster teen. He received socks and PJ pants. He was pissed and was very sarcastic about his great gift.
midsummerhyacinth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it was a Jank Elephant gift exchange part in college, I gave away a case of 48 Ferrero Rochers l...but I ate all all the chocolates and placed each individual wrapper back in the case
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once recieved a Visa gift card that was never actually activated so it was just a piece of plastic. Idk if the cashier messed up or my aunt stole it which seems unlikely since they are doing well financially.
arieljoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave me a cd in Thai and a learn Braille kit
I do not know Thai nor have I been there
I can see, and donโt need/use Braille โโ
Another time I was given a fake plastic watch (like a watch version of those fake plastic kitchens and fake plastic food that toddlers use) when I was 10 because I had a 5 yrs younger step sister at the time and her mom โdidnโt want her to get jealous if I got something nicerโ
slatersgator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in grade 5 and we did a Secret Santa gift exchange. I got my Secret Santa a Beyblade set which was the sickest thing at the time, while I ended up getting an opened/used multiplication CD for my computer. It fucking sucked. But, the one thing I will never forget is how hard my teacher laughed at my misfortune. She basically cackled. I'm 23 now and I'm still not over it.
seasle123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maroon 5 CD. I donโt like Maroon 5. The person gifting it heard from my mother that I listened to them. Iโve never listened to them around her and it was awkward accepting the gift. I later gave it to someone that enjoyed, so that made me feel better.
gpancia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
queenlexx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for Christmas one year, my grandma got me two buy one get one free coupons for turnovers at Arbyโs and a handful of half punched Buckle punch cards that already expired.
Le_Chat_Noire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our family went to Christmas at my dadโs parentsโ, whom we donโt ever really see for holidays. We got my grandparents each an $80 super nice blanket, as well as a fancy sheet set for their bed and a $50 gift card to do whatever with.
They did not get my parents anything, and gave me, my brother, and my sister each a $4.99 bar of sugarLESS chocolate. The most bitter thing I have ever eaten, and the most bitter Iโve ever seen my parents. We knew it was $4.99 for the chocolates, because each still had the price sticker. on it
vicvision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa a couple years ago, brother-in-law had me but forgot to get me a gift. On his turn he said I'd have to wait because he hadn't wrapped it yet. About an hour later he comes and hands me an old used watch, unwrapped.
I suppose that's better than the year before where he said he'd got me something and just never mentioned it again.
Inspace96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in HS I had a passing interest in taking candid photos from my phone often.
Mom decided this was good enough to get me an expensive dslr camera with a pro kit for lighting and a tripod as well as a paid year if a online photography course.
Told her I was thankful but was not that interested in the course, decided to take the camera away and say its hers now since I dont "appreciate it enough".
So I got literally nothing that year.
Bonus: I really wanted the new soul reaver game for the ps2 when I was 6 or 7 and my dad said he couldnt find it. Was so sad that I didnt even want to see what he got instead. It was MvC2 and since then I've been a huge comic and fighting game fan. Best last minute gift ever.
KingDiEnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sheets with john cena on them. At 23 years old. From my sisters.
They just know that I "really like wrestling" and figured that sheets with John Cena on them would suffice.
I returned the fucking things and used the money to buy a crockpot, that thing is awesome.
Robertroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rook the card game.
It was a secret santa thing in grade school. I bought the kid a badass handheld videogame. I got fucking Rook.
KingEC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book
FlaviusFlaviust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife gave me a plain black stocking cap for Christmas. Like one of those $2.99 bin kind of deals. I'm curious what she got her boyfriend lol.
Twerking_Llama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend went into my room and gifted me my own book....
pwnedkiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A black sweater from the dollar store. It was just a plain old black sweater from one of my dads shitty girlfriends. 16 year old me was so disappointed and my dad knew it. I never saw that woman again afterwards.
It wasnโt even comfy...
elMightyBush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm Jewish and every year for Chanukah my Aunt would send me random tchotchkes from around her house. One year my Aunt sent me all of her spam mail advertisements and a pure white XXXL Las Vegas sweatshirt. I was 15 at time so there was no way in hell I was going to fit into that. She would essentially clean out her house and send me her trash every year.
Coldslayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from Croatia and I have relatives in Australia, can't remember which city tho. When they came to visit after about 8 years guess what did they bring? They didn't bring anything and then they were like "oh shit" and started pulling stuff what u put in the door of the car. Anyways.. I got an pen with broken pen-holder from a coffee shop and my brother got ultra-mini pocket flashlight....triggered
Sips_on_Bleach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year we had secret Santa with our fantasy football group. There was a minimum price of 20$ on the gifts. I got my person two Steelers themed gifts totaling to about 35$. I ended up getting mini kan-jam 12$. I have yet to even open the box since it's a two player game.
FruitCakeSally ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dorm did a secret Santa and it was really cool because a lot of people either made stuff or went out of there way to get cool, funny, or personal stuff for their person. My secret Santa got me 3 of those gummy cheeseburger candies. We all sat in a circle and opened them and it was really hard to hide my disappointment.
heptodon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
literally nothing from any grandparents, ever. There was a year when the cousins got stuff from them, but it was later revealed my mom had purchased and wrapped all of them. I got a Morrisey tape, which isn't exactly what a 13 y/o boy wants, but I love my mom for doing it.
gangstagardener ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ceramic clowns from the dollar store
jesusporkchop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my cake day. And I received no cake.
VeinyBrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 3rd grade, I got a used book. It even had the markings of a previous gift giver, some bent pages... It was something supervised by adults. How? I never read that stupid book.
Kaiju62 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday my aunt and uncle got me a little toy truck spiderman thing which was clearly for much younger children, like for babies. That wasn't that bad, they maybe just didn't realize how much older I had gotten.
Until I came out from he bathroom and found that my aunt had opened it and was playing with my new baby brother...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, but one of other comments reminded me of Christmas 1992. I was an awkward 9 year old kid (now an awkward adult) but I was trying to relate to some of the "cooler" kids, so I asked my mom for Kris Kross' album as it was still popular at the time.
She ended up getting me Christopher Cross' newest album...
jyuro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package of screws. The intent was sweet, but it my spouse's and my first Christmas. I was disappointed because I had put a lot of time and thought into what I have him. He hadn't even removed the dollar General price tag (which is huge).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Santa Toyshop at my sons elementary school. He bought me his Dad a plastic "Diva" bracelet!!!
Badman_Battle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was getting very old, she was about 92 I believe (slightly senile)
For Christmas one year she sent me an envelope with 27 cents in it and said to save it for later...
Bless her heart, she thought it was 1930
disorder1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freaking fruit of the month club.
BellaMac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my Dad's Aunt would give him one colouring pencil on his birthday and one at Christmas. A solid 6 years of presents out of one pack.
HiDefiance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little delinquent, drug-dealing, twice arrested, life-hating 12 year old (at the time) brother got the Black Ops 3 edition PS4.
I got a Rubikโs Cube and Vans slide-on sandals.
This was from my dad and his side of the family.
This was two years ago.
Iโm 3 years older than him.
So that was cool.
Kain8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas about 7 or 8 years ago my mom got me a power strip bar. There were other various household items in the mix as I just moved out on my own, but that one stuck out as something really impersonal and like she didn't have any forethought or effort towards me.
ravenpuffclaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt's ex-husband once got her a scale for Christmas.
adventsugar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fairly wealthy grandmother gave all the kids in my family ((about 8)) diskmans
I got a bag of oranges and a 12 pack of diet coke. I of course thanked my grandmother profusely, I thought I was being polite. Apparently it just came off is really sarcastic. So until the day she died every holiday she gave me a sack of oranges.
Air_Morgan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In around 3rd grade we had a secret santa. I recall getting a rite aid quality snowman bobble head and a bag of doritos.
throwawayyyyyyy13579 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. lol
omkarkhot007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On secret Santa I got fucking cheapester golden ball point pen which was corroded from one end...asshole secret Santa
creativepotatoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a brand new Playstation for celebrating my first year of high school in 2008, the only thing that was wrong with it is that it was a Playstation 2.
Ep1cM47TH3W ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unreal tournament. I don't remember which one but the CD key was already used so I couldn't play it.
coolmonk577 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A whole crap ton of cologne, like 10 boxes of it from like different people
jaxson25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
FranklintheTMNT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nail clippers
Torrendiella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, my sister received a voucher for a hair removal place from her husbands dad. The voucher wasn't even enough to cover their cheapest treatment.
ALLST6R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend of over 3 years bought me a photo frame.
No picture of us in it. No arrangement to go get photos. No discussion of photos. Just the stock photo of another couple.
We broke up.
-ratking- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas-themed sweater, on Christmas, two sizes too big. I'd have to wait a full year and 60 pounds before it could be worn. Thaaaanks.
Redkirth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is November 9th. So, in 2016 I got a Donald Trump Presidency.
That aside, for my birthday one year my grandfather sent me a card with pictures of him and his then new wife, now ex wife, on their honeymoon. Ugh.
off_the_asphalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
MrZombikilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Auntie Chona (my Grandmas sister) used to give me the crappiest presents as kid. She wouldn't even give me clothes because she said I was too fat to fit in them and always called me Gordito...
So instead she gave me Peanuts. UNSALTED Peanuts! Because they were healthier for my fat ass.
And the kicker was, I WASN'T even that fat! Husky maybe, but that's because I've always been a foot taller than the other kids my age. I grew up to be a 6'5" guy with a linebacker body, and that ancient hag would probably still call me fat.
It sucked being the only white kid in an all Spanish family.
lordochaos321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a rock once for Christmas. A rock and some bed sheets. I was in 5th grade.
notoriouslx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of nothing, with the expectation of receiving something. They said the got one and would bring it next time. Every time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used and dirty book on ferret care as a combined birthday and christmas present. I am pretty sure they picked it out of a free book bin. I didn't own a ferret and didn't plan on owning a ferret. The gift giver was a completely functioning and well employed adult who seemed to think they done good.
hdhale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my eleventh birthday, I wanted a Hot Wheels garage. The one that had the working elevator. Instead, I received a Fisher Price Little People garage that my mom found at a yard sale.
Eazyyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
rainbowpotatopony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A UNIT shirt from my grandma at Christmas
For everyone else around the world who doesn't know what that is; UNIT is basically Australia's TapOut(clothing brand exclusively worn by deadshits)
lostinforests ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my younger brother gave a me a piece of fake dinosaur poop. It was teeny tiny and he thought it was hilarious. He was 17. I think I still have it buried deep in a box somewhere now.
Timmy_the_Potato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was having a really rough freshman year at university. My whole family knew I was extremely depressed and didn't have any friends, minus the best friend I brought with me.
My brother got me a $5 game that needed 4+ people to play. I sobbed every time I saw it in my desk, as it reminded me how little friends I had. Just an incredibly thoughtless gift from a thoughtless person.
He gets candyland this year for Christmas.
KyeMS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
good_testing_bad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpies
chickinkyiv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In seventh grade my sweet southern grandmother gave me what she thought was a maple leaf necklace. It was definitely a pot leaf on a pretty thick silver chain. My entire extended family was there so everyone got to have a good laugh about it.
AryaKilledTheWaif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A regifted party favor from a woman's baby shower. I don't have kids.
OzoneLyra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Repost
innerpeice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I jikingly made a comment about horribly ugly sweater, saying "that looks awesome I want that!" it was ugly and expensive. of course she knew it was joke right? I even said "it was a joke"
I got it for Xmas from my girlfriend. Didnt have the heart to tell her.
DoubleHawk4Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My gf and I had been dating for about a month when she texts me early one Saturday before she comes over. "Hey, I've got a surprise for you I picked up at a yard sale!" Fuck yeah.
She walks in my front door with a HUGE set of antlers. Huge! She had to put it in the trunk of her car and leave it open to finish the drive over.
I go fuckin' bananas, and immediately battlecry for King Robert. "OURS IS THE FURY! Holy shit, how much did you spend on this? I'm gonna put it on my truck!" etc. That's when I noticed her face. "What's wrong?"
I'll tell you what was wrong. She bought the antlers to sell them for a profit. They weren't for me. She only brought them in the house so I could drive them to her place in the truck.
The surprise for me? Well, I do drum things, so naturally everything drum related is the shit, right? She found some toy drums at the yard sale for me. Toy drums. Like... Dollar store toy drums that you play with a pencil.
Ours is the disappointment.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 25 cent power ranger puzzle from a garage sell with missing pieces, from my dad's parents.. my cousins got gameboy colors, his parents hated me because he's not my biological dad .. oh and that was for Christmas
mwts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one year my parents got one of my brothers a stereo and some CDs, and my other brother got a tape that he needed permission to use in the stereo.
Rum_Cigar_Blues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a pen from the dollar store with the price tag still on it for graduation gift. Unfortunately it could not write since the ink seemed to have leaked out inside itself and dried. I kept it in my pen holder on my desk for years as a reminder of them after they passed away. Until one day I was in a depressed state of mind and snapped it in half followed by a nice free throw into the garbage. Never thought of it again until this post.
Edit: fixed some spelling
I_AM_STARBURNS_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me bedazzaled jeans that were clearly made for a girl ages 10-12ish.
I was 16 at the time, I remain a male.
MadIllusion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years ago, after the niece, nephew, brother, and his stay-at-home (know nothing and do nothing) wife finished opening their thoughtful and expensive presents from my parents, I was handed a small box from my mom and dad. I opened it and there was an even smaller box. I opened it up and folded inside was a note that simply read "I O U."
I was incensed, they always have played favorites without realizing it, but not only did they forget to get a gift, they took time to double box and nicely wrap a note basically saying so.
They later gave the excuse that they didn't want my brother becoming jealous of me getting a nice gift. Like WTF, what about me getting jealous about not having a single gift and feeling left out. I'm not hard to please, and I think that's why they think they can do this kind of thing. My brother on the other hand would throw a tantrum like he has done so many times before and I think that's what they really were trying to avoid. Still WTF.
We are an Irish Catholic family (dad is from Ireland as are mom's parents) and the oldest son is typically the favored one, so I believe that is part of it as well.
Marteadventures ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In first grade I was six and we have a gift exchange in class, I went out of my way to make sure my mom would something cool like an amazing six pack of transformer toys for the person that I had. The gift I got was one of those porcelain dog figurines that you usually find on a grandmothers coffee table. Letโs just say itโs hard to play with something that may break every time you touch it.
Eletheia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A metal dust pan.
I was twelve.
h4xnoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dollarstore pig bobblehead, produced out of the "shit bin" in the house, when my parents forgot my 15th birthday. She attempted to thrill me with how it wiggled.
N0madik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An XXL lavender sweatpants set from my former MIL. Some months earlier we had a discussion about how unflattering sweatpants, and the color lavender was to bigger women. I was barely post partum with my second child that Xmas and self conscious about my puffy frame. Ow.
Einmanabanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are tacky candle holders and plastic jewelery the go-to gifts for a girl you don't really know that well/don't wanna spend too much money on? Through the ages of around 12-25 I would recieve at least 2-3 candle holders every birthday or Christmas.
Alwaysafk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother received a few hundred dollars taped to a Money Tree, sister received a huge box of makeup and perfume, I received a $1, bent bookmark. Guess who was the least favorite grandchild?
VerrucaSalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandparents gave me an obviously too small sweater, with the words "Ski Mammoth" written right across the chest in big bold letters (Mammoth, as in Mammoth Lakes, California). I was 15, over-developed so of course... insanely self-conscious. I held it up to my chest in absolute horror and disbelief after I opened the box.
My mother hid her face. My Dad just about fell over laughing.
Same Grandparents gave my mother a set of dishtowels one year, and then lemons from their OWN tree the next year. They were her in-laws at least.
Decim__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a white elephant with my cousins one Christmas and i ended up getting one condom and a pregnancy test. The condom was never used and i lost the pregnancy test..
_sugarcookies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a girl and was an early bloomer. So now imagine me at the age of 10, doing Christmas at my grandma's house where we were required to stand up and show everyone each gift as it was unwrapped. Someone gifted me my first bras, which I had to display to my 9 cousins, 2 brothers, and assorted other family. I was then made to try one on (not in front of everyone, just to be clear), and it was too small. Lots of focus on and discussion about my breasts and their size. Humiliation is the worst gift of all.
skroobman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Meshuggahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 13th (maybe) birthday one of the kids I invited gave me a copy of some fantasy book he had already read and the install disc for a pc game he had already played. Then he asked for the disc back after I had installed it.
XXSaebel1001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A already bit Chocolate bar .... At least he stayed true to himself , he was a douche from the start
quinnsical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hepatitis :(
foshouken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of life
AfrojoeT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god my parents are horrible at giving gifts, some honorable mentions include:
2 Plastic Jugs.
A pair of 'massage' slippers.
A DVD of the 2007 season of popular football based Saturday morning show soccer am (for xmas last year).
These are as random as you think, they have no context whatsoever. I don't have the heart to tell them..
Thrannn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother knew that i like rick and morty. So he bought a rick and morty hoody thats way too small for me.
That was right in the middle of the szechuan sauce-ocapolypse. Where everyone started to be annoyed by rick and morty, even myself. So yeah. Im not going to wear it
skid1291 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 10th birthday my mom surprised me with a trip to the dentist
oeno9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, I asked my mom for a pasta maker from Amazon as a joint gift for me and my husband. When I sent her the link, it was $55 or so. Apparently by the time she looked at the link, it had jumped to $65, you know, as things on Amazon do, so she asked if I wanted something cheaper because "I have a strict $25 limit each for you and [husband]." I said no, that I had done a bunch of research and wanted this model, and that if it was too much, I'd recommend waiting for the price to drop or maybe contributing a gift card so I could buy it. She ended up buying it at the higher price and told me the excess would come out of my birthday present in May (also a strict $25 limit). For context, I am her only child, her husband has a good union job and she works as well, and both their cars and their house were paid off, so it's not like an extra $15 would have taken food out of their mouths. Or they could have waited for the price to go back down, which it did after she bought it.
Vivi_Ortiner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With a birthday close to Christmas, birthday gifts have always been a crapshoot, but this one was definitely the worst. I got an opened copy of the Official PlayStation magazine during early middle school. The cover story was for Final Fantasy X and it had this picture of Rikku on the front that was major boner material for me at the time. Thankfully the kid who got me the gift remembered to leave the demo disc in so it wasn't a total loss.
I didn't really think about it at the time but in retrospect I thought it was a real pos move by that kid's parents. Went to his birthday two months later where he received a new bike and $300 cash.
lacecorsetdolly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a New Hampshire state scratch lottery ticket while I was visiting Massachusetts and living in New York at the time from my brother. I won $5. But unless I wanted to waste the envelope and stamp to mail in the ticket, I had no way to get my stupid $5.
LouDogJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did Christmas with my ex's family one year. Her grandmother got gifts for all the SOs of the grandkids. And man did she deliver. One of use got a coffee mug from the dollar tree, another got some random throw pillow. And I got away with a lint roller.
That was the best Christmas I've had in a while, honestly. I had to hold back the laughs when she started handing out the unwrapped-last-second-"oh shit they're here too?" gifts.
Kashsters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 (teenage girl) my grandma gave me a black dicky. I had no idea what it was, how to wear it or why someone like me would want one. Looking back, I was in a turtleneck phase, so perhaps she thought I would love it??
calexanich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basically everything my family gets me for Christmas each year...one year I asked for a needforseat computer gaming chair and said everyone can chip in and get it for me and is be fine with just that present....nope I get clothes I didn't ask to or need/want..sure I can spend 500 bucks on a snowblower for my parents or a 500 dollar tv when I make the least amount of money out of everyone in my family but u can't split a 360 dollar gaming chair or a ps4. So now for the past 3 years I just give my sister's and parents 200 bucks each so they can get whatever they want and I'm still left with nothing each year..what a great day
noreceptionplease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me and my brothers a pair of Hike (fake Nike) socks and a blank cassette tape.... she is my godmother and still to this day I think of not only how cheap she is but also thoughtless..
Yungone92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandmother gave me a bunch of pencils. As if the gift couldn't get worse, they had "spoiled brat," "daddy's girl," and, "princess" written on them. I was an 8 year old boy at the time.
Alpr101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a previous job, we were given a $10 giftcard to safeway. The closest safeway was 50 miles away.
Next year, got nothing. Hated that job.
FlyByNightt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a Reddit Secret Santa and I got a cowbell.
Yep.
A 5$ red cowbell that had nothing to do with anything on my description. Thanks for the effort man.
LaimMcKenzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
hablocomogringo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god oh god I have a good one!!! So my grandparents live in Alabama and they are... let's say, people of their generation? In Alabama... you might see where this is going.
So when I was 13 my grandparents were excited to give me a present that was kind of an heirloom, some kind of antique. I liked old or antique things, and they said it was a toy so I was super pumped. Cut to Christmas morning, I pull my gift out of the box and it's a goddamn Jazzbo Jim Dancer on the Roof wind up toy. For those of you who do not know what that is, it's an asshole-clenchingly racist tin figure of a black man that "dances" (flails wildly) when the music box is wound up and allowed to play. Think 1930's racist Warner Brother cartoons level of inappropriate.
Needless to say I was pretty disappointed on like every level. It's still at our house, but my parents wrapped it up in a towel and hid it in the back closet. We try not to think about how it was given 100% sincerely as a Christmas gift.
DurkishDelights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Statue of a penguin. Who the fuck needs a penguin statue?!
Thunderbuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I work at a ma and pa fast food restaurant and for the Christmas gift I got a $10 gift card...to said ma and pa restaurant.
IAMAbutthole420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the 9/11 Madison square garden tribute concert on CD from my Uncle who clearly took the money Grandma gave him to buy gifts and bought drugs and then bought us โgiftsโ.
Ghostise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single light bulb from my Grandfather.
I didn't have any fixtures for this particular bulb.
CrestedBlazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Label maker. A label baby junior.
TheDrunkenOwl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but a "shag bag" because the person knew I played golf.
For those who don't know what this is, it's a bag with a tube sicking out the bottom so you can pick up lots of balls easily (typically used for driving ranges by employees). There is NO practical use for a golfer.
https://www.tgw.com/bag-shag-original-shag-bags?SITE_ID=A2004&CID=PLA&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0vnQBRDmARIsAEL0M1lQg9AdwVNeO0pDumaANvV6Kz9zaafM5BwmjcoUkFBk1aXI7JMvSKoaAr95EALw_wcB
icesergio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks for Christmas... Hideous to the eyes
blue_liquid_garath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An expired can of dark bread for my last birthday
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Greatpointbut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha you poor prick. Marsha Marsha Marsha!
maybe_little_pinch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted an easy bake oven. It was the only thing on my Christmas list that year. My mom told me it was "too expensive" to ask my aunt for (four families, they split all the cousins so we got a gift from someone).
Said aunt got an easy bake oven for the other cousin she had to get a gift for. Said cousin already had two. It got thrown out unopened.
I got a cheap plastic cat bracelet.
drumma1316 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me deodorant and soap for Christmas once.
And no it wasn't because I smelled. Every woman in the family got the same gift. He got them for free where he worked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life :(
the-real-apelord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
e_m_u ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
bacon flavored toothpaste
bclarke27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a Canadian, english soccer teams arenโt really common knowledge, and so while my dad was in Europe he decided to buy me a Manchester United jersey; only problem is Iโm a Manchester City fan... was definitely not the reaction he was expecting when i unwrapped it
CorianderPaleAle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bullet blender and a small fabric tape measure from my boyfriend's step mother. The subtext was clear: lose some weight.
I'm 5'6 and 130lbs.
VeedleDee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm torn between a few for the worst present ever so here's all three:
I really worry about the impression people must have of me sometimes.
blankpicture ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "friend" of mine in high school got this weird half naked figurine for his birthday(I clearly remember him receiving it from a girl he was sort of trying to woo). I am not sure if he received anything else from the girl or if that was meant as a joke of some sort, but for my birthday, he "gifted" me the same figurine. I do not remember what he said when he did gift it but I recognized it immediately. Did consider him the closest friend I had at a time, never called him out on it but on the inside something broke.
Orlac_Lydia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a secret Santa at work. I received a scarf that my coworker had been wearing that morning that smelled like B.O. and a used, unscented holiday candle. I was cracking up. Everyone knew immediately who my secret Santa was because he was always a gross asshole anyways. Some people on my team felt bad and got me a Sephora gift card so it went better than expected and I got a hilarious memory.
TacomaTinShed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a "Jesus Love You" wind chime for my bar mitvah.
vh71886 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday, my parents bought a car... for my brother.
Dareme911 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave my brother a birthday card (addressed to him and everything) on my birthday. Nothing to me.
beantowngall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My foreign exchange student roommate gave me a lime green men's Brooks Brother's polo in a size L. I am a thin 23F.
lifelibertypursuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
arnaudh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my parents gave me a trash can for my bedroom. It was a nice one with reproductions of old maps on its outside, but still - it fucking sucked to unwrap it and find a fucking trash can.
I brought it up as a joke a couple of years ago and my mom denied it. Her memory about my childhood is getting more selective as she grows older.
sdguero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 10 years ago, new in laws from England came to town. The 4 adults all gave me cologne from a bargain bin at the Pic N Save down the street from our house. Two of them were the same brand. I'm pretty sure they all went together at same time too. They didn't even remove the price tags (I think most of them were like $3). No fucks given.
I wasn't making that much money then, got them well thought out presents, spent about $40 each on my little niece and nephew, spent about $150 all together on them. I chucked all the shitty cologne straight in the garbage as soon as they left.
The ones with the kids came back to visit us this last summer, stayed at our house for 5 days, kids were total brats about eating, going places, etc. They gave us a 375 ml bottle of Jack Daniels in appreciation and then drank most of it while staying with us (on top of the much larger bottle of Jack they bought for themselves and some of our booze from the liquor cabinet).
silver_bell_ringing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad decided that an appropriate birthday give for his 13yr old daughter was an SAT prep book and a cheap rain poncho, both of which he got discounted/ for free from the college he worked at. I'm re-pissed as I type this.
MpVpRb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, my mother bought me a shitty, plastic guitar
I had no interest in learning to play the guitar, and if I did, the cheap toy she bought was laughably unplayable
ibpointless2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve always hated Christmasย becauseย I always get gifts that are either a gift card to a place I donโt go often or a gift I will never use. Everyone tells me Iโm hard to shop for but to be honest the only person that really knows you the best is yourself.
That is why I created a Google Doc with a list of the things I would like to get for Christmasย along with links to them so they know for sure what it is. I know this sounds stupid or โgreedyโ to some but it wasnโt me pushing for this idea. Apparently, I stress too many people out and I could care less about what I really get.
To make it easier I told people in the Google Doc to remove or strike through the item youโre getting so that others know someone is getting that to avoid duplications. I even had friends and family do the same thing and create their own list so everyone knows what to get everyone else. It solves the problem of what to get someone and the person getting the gift actually needs the thing without forcing someone to get it for them. Its working quite well.
We even have taken it a step further and put things on the list you canโt buy in case someone is tight on money for the holidays. For example, we have rake leaves, make pudding, help decorate the tree and many more things that only cost your time or cost very little.
If I have never done this list idea I would have never known my family member needed a $20 voice recorder for school. I would have gotten her something totally different and something she might not use. The great thing about the Google Doc is that you can allow anyone to make changes to it and since itโs in the cloud anyone can get to it and serves as central location so everyone is on the same page.
azzurro32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$10,000
My in-laws gave us $10,000 to help us with a down payment. We bought the place around September. Christmas time, they told us our gift was the $10,000. Yay!
Fast forward 5 years later, when they found out we were selling the place, the first thing they said was to give them $10k back from the proceeds.
I'm still confused if they either owe us a Christmas gift, or if them lending the money was the gift.
Pandemonium_Empire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chess Master 2000 for the C64 when what I really wanted was Ultima IV.
ohhwerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Size Medium Sweaters/clothing from my aunt since i was 12, i am now 37 and she only stopped giving me size medium stuff 3 years ago when she moved. Luckily she always included gift receipts
I haven't worn a medium since i was 10 :(
EpicDarwin10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad, or most likely my step mom as my dad probably forgot all together, gave me a swimsuit three years in a row. Neither of my parents owned a pool or had a nearby community pool and I didn't grow that much. Still have one of the swimsuits.
Another time I am doing a white elephant exchange thing with my step fathers family and I got stuck with a cheesy fajita skillet from Chilli's I am then told I can't use it, as it is a running gag in their family that every year one person ends up with this useless gift. So not only do I feel ripped off, but this was the first and maybe the only time I will participate in this event as it is normally held at a time when I visit the other side of the family. Who knows how long I will be stuck with this thing.
Christmas gift giving isn't a big deal in my family. It wasn't until i went to my in-laws for Christmas that I found out what it was like to get thoughtful gifts.
itwashectic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 6 years ago I inherited a large sum of money and gifted my gf at that time around 13K the most you can give someone before you have to pay taxes so for Christmas that year she really pulled out all the stops by buying a new car for herself and ending our relationship
hottsteppa66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking waste basket, from my wife! The plastic, maybe cost $5 kind. No imagination. Ya, the marriage didnโt last.
Tshoter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life :/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 11. We visited my dads gf (at the time) family for xmas. Gifts were exchanged. I opened a huge awesome artist kit with markers and paint and stuff. It was a yankee swap. Some relative guy opened a gag gift that was a corn cob with an electric cord titled "electric toilet paper". He swapped me. I was mortified at the time, and upset. Never saw those people again. Years later I still cringe thinking a grown man did that... i was just a little girl...
2manyhotdogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It used to be that when my dad and stepmom would travel, I would go to their house every day to feed their cat and clean its catbox, listen to the messages on my dad's answering machine and call people back to let them know he's away (he owns his own business), mow their lawn every four days, and of course take them to the airport and pick them up, always either earlier than I normally woke up or late on a weekend night when I'd rather be partying.
When they came back from a two-week trip to Michigan (lord knows why), they gave me a box of fudge they got in some tourist trap. When I got home and opened the box, I found that they'd eaten all but one piece of it.
Bitter_Sweet_22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 my grandmother wrapped up a used home workout VHS tape, and when I opened it she looked at me and laugh and said I thought you could use it more than me. After that I refused to go over to her house again.
Onikojima ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $10 Timex digital watch
ErinbutnotTHATone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I were the least favourite of grandchildren and my grandma made sure we knew it.
Christmas would come and my cousins would get new toys and cute clothes. I remember when I was 7 my grandma gave me an old manicure set she must have found in the closet. The next year I got a used timex watch. My brother would get gifts of the same quality.
My aunts and uncles always wondered why I wouldn't come back to visit my grandparents or even call. And why I missed grandma's funeral.
jerica_jem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a used brass flower watering can in the shape of a pig. it was so ugly i left it outside and my friends used the hole that was the butt as an ashtray.
qwertythe300th ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt I really wanted, problem was it was XL, and I'm skinnier than a fucking pencil.
And I haven't been able to find that shirt since.
YaHtZeEarmadillo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2nd grade gift exchange, I brought a sweet gun that would shoot the little foam darts with suction cups on them (back when you could actually have those kinds of things at school). What did I get in exchange?
A chip clip. Thanks alot Gary. Bastard.
poridgepants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend's dad was a bit of a mess, he was a nice guy and all but he drank too much. For her 10th birthday he showed up way late, missed the dinner cause he was at the bar. When he finally arrived he said he had a surprise for her in the car. They all go out and he pulls out a live pheasant. He bought a live pheasant from a guy at the bar. We do not live in the countryside, this was a regular neighborhood bar that he managed to procure a pheasant for his daughter.
She got mad at me for laughing at the story, apparently it was traumatic memory.
SlyCoopersButt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A co-worker that hated me got me one of those cheap, mini $5 flashlights that youโd find at a gas station for a secret Santa thing. Jokes on him though because I keep it next to my bed in case our power goes out which has happened a few times.
saric92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt did a sort of "White elephant" gift exchange.
More or less you pick out a number and you get X gift according to your number. We then did a thing where you could trade with a person (you merely had to pick out who and the trade was done, no questions asked).
I'm going to preface this by saying that someone decided to put in some expired baby formula as a "gift".
Anyway, my grandmother got a sort of soda that she liked and my cousin got the baby formula. Of course she decided to trade with my grandmother for the soda. And of course no one would want to trade for some expired baby formula so she got stuck with it.
We couldn't even donate it to a shelter because it was expired and no one would have taken it. We literally just had to throw it out.
onebadpoet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a GBA for Christmas. My mom got me a GBA shaped tin with candy inside. I would have been ok not getting a GBA, but reminding me i wasn't getting it was candy made it sting!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap plastic gun which uses marshmallows as ammunition.
Diablo_Robotico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about eight years old my great-aunt thought that I would enjoy stamp collecting, so she cut the used, post-marked stamps off of every piece of mail that she had received that year and presented them to me in a gift-wrapped shoe box.
The next year, my Christmas gift was cassette tape of John Phillips Souza marches performed by some regional marching band. Because what 9 year-old kid doesn't love a good, rousing march?
The real topper came the next year when I was ten; my present from her that year was a box of cornbread mix.
stateofcookies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it' not horrible...but...my ex-inlaws were the worst at gift giving. They would refuse to buy gift cards. One thing I used to always ask for at christmas would be gift cards to book stores. They wanted me to tell them exactly what books I wanted. One of the big joys for me with books is shopping for them, I would spend hours in a bookstore discovering new authors ect. another thing I would ask for would be gift cards to clothing stores. I think it's weird for people to buy clothes for you as it's generally something you have to try on, but I went to a couple stores, tried on jeans and what not and put brand specific information on my list (I'm not talking expensive jeans either, like $10-$20 pairs). I'm 5' 7 ish, at the time I was like a size 6 or 8 and I prefer boot cut pants. I opened up a pair of jeans on christmas that were a size 14, petite, and tapered leg...WTF? I wasn't going to say anything, but their bad christmas shopping was something that bugged the shit out of my ex and he said something. his mom's response was "well thats the size she told me". yeaahhhh...because that makes sense. they also bought me a fancy silk scarf that year. It was beautiful, but a perfect example of them not bothering to learn anything about me as it was something I would never wear. The theory amongst their kids is, they would buy random stuff on sale through the year and then decide who was getting what at christmas time.
superwormyworm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year when I was like 18 my sister got me a Victoria secret gym bag. I liked it, but I really needed a new bra and being in college I didn't have a ton of cash so I decided I would exchange the bag for a new bra. I felt somewhat embarrassed that I couldn't just afford to keep the bag and buy myself a new bra. I felt guilty towards her, here she was thinking of me and buying me a special gift and how cold I was to just take it back to the store like that. But money was tight and I really needed a bra. I went to the store, picked out the new bra and headed to the cash register. The cashier had this very confused look on her face and after consulting with another employee, she explained to me that this bag was a free gift if you spent x amount of money. So essentially, my sister took herself on a shopping spree, spent a ton, and gave me the free bag she got as a Christmas gift. I think I spent like a hundred bucks on her Christmas gift that year too, which was a lot for a broke college student.
ucjj2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my 20s and had just moved in with my GF (now wife) my best friend gave us "couples gift" of a $50 gift card to a frame store at the mall. Even the GF couldn't find anything there worth buying.
pwolf27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My BIL loves Grease 2 and always gives that as a Secret Santa gift. Nobody ever wants it so he gets to keep it every time!
beanburrito98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD copy of 'March of the Penguins'
vrsick06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A burned cd of the Blind Melon album that has that "no rain" song.
LouisBW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in Lower Sixth form (16/17) we did a whole sixth form secret Santa, including both years and all the sixth form staff. When all the gifts were given out only I was left with nothing. The head of sixth had me
iwanttowatchtoystory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is a notoriously bad gift-giver. When I was 16, she sent me a box. Nothing in it. Just a box, wrapped, inside of the box she sent it in. Iโm not sure why. My sister, who was 12, got a pair of toddler-sized socks. For my sons 3rd birthday, she sent a jacket 4 sizes too big with a huge hole in it wrapped in a plastic bag. Sheโs not senile, just weird.
funkymonk84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My buddies Dan and Jeff Bjelland sent a bottle of sparkling apple juice to my house as a gift, or so they claim. I never did get it.
ThePancakeChair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dating
When I was a freshman in high school, it was my first experience in public school and i was still getting used to certain social norms. Dating was one of them. There and I liked each other, but I hardly did anything other then stare at her on occasion because to me dating felt like "something adults do". Then the week before Christmas break some classmates suggested i ask her out, and i had the epiphany of asking her out. While tossing this idea around in my head back and forth (I was very nervous), it was suddenly the last day of school before break started. She and I didn't have cell phones in those days, and we didn't have house numbers either, so i realized that day i wouldn't be able to talk to her over break unless i did something about it. I also realized i never got her a gift. So while we were walking to her bus after school let out I clumsily blurted out something to the effect of "hey um so i didn't get you anything except well maybe if you would like maybe possible want to kind of go out or something?.." to which she miraculously accepted and i just went "cool...heh..."and left to catch my own bus. Without even getting her number. So that was probably the worst "gift" she ever received: being asked out by an awkward doofus while put on the spot.
L5DK1tty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 25th birthday, my mom got me a selfie stick.
Random_Username ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've received some pretty bad gifts throughout the years, but there is one that still comes back to haunt me even though it's way over 20 years ago. It was from one of my first girlfriends. We had been dating for approx one and a half year at the time. I got one gift from her that christmas and it was... a wallet. The thing is i already had a wallet. It was black, it was from genuine calf leather, the seams were sturdy and black thread that didn't break. And it was soft from me using it for a couple of years. The wallet I got from her was from black fake leather. Really cheap. Stiff as hell and everything was so tight I hardly could fit my credit card in the designated slot. It was truly a terrible wallet. The thing is that it wasn't the wallet itself that hurt when I opened the gift. It was the thought of her knowing me so fucking little after one and a half year so she went out and bought either the first thing she saw on a shelf or just didn't give a damn. I always put thought into my gifts. I care for those close to me and give presents that I know they will like. Done that for all of my adult life. I don't remember what I gave to her that christmas, but I wish it was a bag of fucks not given. 8 months later she cheated on me and we broke up.
sikamikaniko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle wrapped up 6 blank VHS tapes and have them to me. I was around 10 years old and didn't realize it was fuckin stupid until my parents pointed it out. They are "the weird Aunt and uncle"
snoopyeeebee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A duck head nut cracker
NotAfraidOfFire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I might have this one wrapped up.
My cousin when I was maybe 10 got me a box of packing peanuts with a note that said "You've been bad, so here's the scoop, all you get for Christmas is snowman poop."
Literally no other gift to go with it. Just packing peanuts and a note for a 10 year old.
ExoSierra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one time my aunt and uncle gave me a PC game that was just the most atrocious thing ever. it was some type of building game that was supposed to be about architecture (I never once suggested an interest in architecture to them). anyways, I thanked them very much for the gift and sent them a card and everything but ended up playing it only once because it was so dreadfully horrible
thehonorablechad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt once gave me a photograph of herself. It wasnโt even framed.
She is terrible at giving gifts.
sh58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 15 year old boy I got a Celine Dion CD. Then, the next Christmas I got the exact same album but this time on tape
rockairglue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bird cage with all the accessories, but no bird. And, I never even wanted a bird. WTF Donald!?
Delta2800 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I did reddit secret Santa I received nothing as my present. Then again one Christmas I walked in on my ex about to blow a random dude so its a toss up between the two. Though at least the latter left me with a sense of self improvement for kicking her druggy, trashy, bitch ass to the curb and moving on with my life.
sgtpnkks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i can't really think of anything specific...
i've gotten things that broke quickly, were not something i could use, or already had... but they were all well meaning
i just tell everyone cash and socks
Koulourtzis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend received a 10 euro kitchen clock for her graduation from "good" friends of ours. A flower would have been so much better lol.
sleepingdeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a six pack of progressive soup. i mean, i was in college, but i didnt need to be reminded how poor i was.
jochemmccee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold...
Edit: wait.. never got it
ProfJemBadger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 5th grade, we had a gift exchange. 20$ limit. I brought a digimon handheld you and a badass yoyo with bearings as my gift. I was so proud, so sure I'd end up with something cool( like a digimon, man I wanted one).
Gift exchange happens, mine is obviously a book, not exactly what I wanted but I like books so I'm still excited. Open it up, and...
It's a fucking dirty ass torn up Cat in the Hat book. I was devastated, and never trusted anyone ever again.
I did, however, get a digimon for Christmas, so I guess it was ok.
Under_the_Milky_Way ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouija board from a good friend, for my wedding!
We aren't friends anymore, not because of this, but he also used toilet paper to wrap a secret Santa gift for my wife one year so yeah...
itsbluuapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Disney Princess socks, two sizes too small, at the age of 21. It was accompanied by a lock (without a key), for my suitcase.
Janky_Pants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a pink radio for Christmas once. I am a dude, so the color was questionable at best. It was also a ham radio for hobbyists who like to put radios together so it had no working nobs or buttons. It was just the guts. We laughed about that present for hours.
mismatchedmanners ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 or 7 my aunt gave my sister and I underwear and a cotton bra with Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame on it. I embarrassingly held them up after my family kept asking what it was, and awkwardly gave her a hug as I thanked her for the gift. I wasnโt old enough to know what the bra did - and it wouldnโt fit for another four years. Such a weird gift for a child - but she never really made an effort to have a relationship with all the nieces and nephews so she probably didnโt know what to get us.
RenegadeX28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love my aunts to death, but they should have known better that when you gift to kids, it should be a toy or something cool. I remember one of my aunts came through in the clutch and got me a CD Walkman Radio that I wanted. However, one of my other aunts went in the complete other direction. Enclosed in her box was a gift....one pair of thermal underwear, comprised of the shirt and pants...which didn't even fit me. There was no gift receipt or anything. It was obvious she cracked open a pack of thermals and just pulled out a pair to gift to me.
intensebeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SO's stepmother gave me a hunting camo zip up Carhartt hoodie and when I opened it she exclaimed that now I can match the boys since she had given the exact same hoodie to my SO and his brother.
I've never worn camo in my life and it was several sizes too large. I said thank you and later gave it to my SO.
savannajade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My younger sister put some thought into her gift for the gift swap in one of her middle school classes. But her gift was some boyโs leftover sushi from lunch and when she jokingly showed how dissatisfied she was, he told her to be grateful because shes Asian so she should like it. I canโt remember a night where she was more upset.
moredrinksplease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5th grade I was given a globe. I'm sorry but at that age I definitely didn't want a globe.
SirSeppuku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao it's been a while since I was given a gift :(
Anthology24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks
Radius86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Secret Santa gift two years ago from an office colleague was a Pez dispenser.
We had a ยฃ5 limit and it was amongst a small team that generally got along quite well. No feuds with anyone Somebody either really fucking hated me or was real cheap about it. I mean, why play the game at all?
notfirstandlastname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my "Godparents" are my Aunt and Uncle on my Mom's side, and my brothers is my Uncle on my dad's side. Every year for Christmas, his birthday, and every special occasion, my brother would receive AWESOME gifts. His first BB Gun (break barrel with the power of a .22), a football signed by a ton of famous green bay packers (wisconsin family), his first hunting rifle, etc. He had almost no money yet always got him awesome gifts. Meanwhile my godparents who are loaded out of their damn mind never got me anything, so when I was 10 my mom told them about my brother getting special gifts from his godparent and they should try to do the same. Christmas comes and ohhh boy I couldn't wait! They got me a computer program for Windows only that teaches you how to play songs on the guitar for $20. My family only owned Mac computers. Oh, and I didn't even own a fucking guitar.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My partner's ex-fiance gave him a new gearstick topper for his Fiat Cinquecento, and he's still bitter about it.
Thanks Gail, you've made it so any present I buy is still not the worst present he's ever received.
Graoutchmeuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate turtlenecks. Always did, always will.
I also have eye problem, and canโt distinguish between different shades of a color, like dark blue, marine blue and purple.
Knowing all that, my sister decided to offer me, with a big smile on her face, a badly wrapped purple turtleneck.
ยซย Do you like it?ย ยป, she asked.
ยซย No. No I donโt. When was the last time you ever saw me wear a turtleneck?ย ยป.
I threw it at her face, ran upstairs to my room, and was done for Christmas.
My mom came in, asked me what was that, I explained, she asked me what I would have liked instead, and the next day I got a brand new diablo game, with hellfire.
I still have the CDs.
reddit__surfer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After my mom told me Santa didnโt exist when I was 12, I got a Series of Unfortunate Events book which I already had saved up my money to buy the weekend before.
ADASkinner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really the worst gift, but my mom has a habit of buying stuff for me and then trying to convince me to give it to her.
One year I got a set of hot rollers for my hair as a present. I was excited about it. My mom opened the box when I left with my sister to the store, proceeded to use them, and then asked me if I "really wanted to keep them," because if not I should give them to her. Her reasoning was that she'd use them more than me, so she was more deserving.
PrimaryColt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7, Super Mario Galaxy had just come out and so for Christmas I put the game on my list of things I wanted, didnโt get the game but instead my grandma got me the guide book for the game.
deeppurplecircles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to love secret santas. In grade 7/8, my secret santa was a boy in my class who hated me. Now, I go all out when giving gifts and I wasn't expecting much, but when I was gifted a rusty wheel and a note that said 'you don't even deserve this much,' I was kinda sad.
I'm 23 years old now and refuse to participate in secret santas. I'll give gifts though! :D
lonerguy53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shampoo bottle and a couple of tangerines for secret santa.
xo-laur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, my Dadโs side of the family clearly didnโt like us. We never really understood why (until now that weโre older), but we could always see that they really resented my mom, and in turn, my Dad and us. My Dad still tried though, and did his best to be family with them, which resulted in two super awkward Christmases where my cousins and everyone came to stay with us for the holidays. The first year, our grandparents got our cousins new slippers, pajamas, sweaters, some toys, etc. My brother and I each received an old, paper, tear out bookmark that had clearly come from the middle section of one of the trashy pocket paperbacks my grandma always had on her. The next year our cousins got more clothes, some sports equipment, things like that. We each got a packet of stale, dollar store 49 cent gummies. I know that because the price tag was still on the package, as was the best before date, which had passed 3 months prior. We always just smiled and said thank you, because even then we could tell it upset our Dad. We stopped doing Christmases together after that year.
geared4war ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother got me a pair of flip flops. Both left feet.
But she gave me the receipt in case I didn't like it. It was for the "Nothing Over A Dollar" shop. They were ninety five cents.
dolphinsblu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have cancer and am going through chemo right now. The two medicines they give me are both high dose and caused my hair to fall out 2 weeks in. Not that it wasn't meant in the best of ways but I don't want a used wig. Not only cause I don't know you but also the wigs are made for each person's head specifically. I have OCD and germs and the unknown really freak me out. Bless you for thinking of the next person during such a tough time but I can't.
WPAtx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will probably come off as ungrateful, but my inlaws go to Europe all the time and bring us back the dumbest little trinkets...and they are always things that they think are local and super unique, but it's always made in china stuff you could get anywhere.
Juventus19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 6 years old. My aunt and uncle are from Amish country. They sent a 6 year old flavored butter for Christmas. Don't get me wrong, current me would be like FUCK YEA to flavored butter, but a 6 year old?! Send me an action figure at that age! COME ON NOW!
Chad___Sexington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my dad moved out of the city. He bought me a cell phone ( this was early in the days of cell phones). It was huge, ugly, and I didn't want it. He bought it so he could call me without running the risk of my mom picking up the phone. He then told me I had to pay for the plan.
So I got a gift that I didn't want, had to keep with me all the time, was inconvenient and large, and also cost me a ridiculous amount of money each month.
DoctorIshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
20$ gift card to wal-mart.
..i work at wal-mart.
Indiandane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toss up between: Got a picnic basket from my sister, at 17 despite never having shown interest in it.
And I once dated a dude, who knew I donโt want anything made of genuine leather and I hate the color hot pink. Also I refused to wear anything in golden colors, because I think it makes me look too Indian (personal issues).
Guess what he got me. A hot pink bag made from camel skin and a gold ring that wasnโt my style at all.....
dfi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 14, had a big heavy gift under the Christmas tree from my moms boyfriend. Racked my brain for weeks trying to figure out what it was, figured it must be something awesome.
The day of the big reveal comes and it turns out to be......... a shitty used microwave, the kind that takes 5 minutes to boil a cup of water. So disappointed.
gablerr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gifted 12yo me some cute holiday PJโs sized small. I was SO EXCITED until I put the pants on and they went up to my shoulders and she realized she had bought an ADULT small.
I liked the jammies so much I kept saying, โItโs ok! Iโll still wear them!โ Even though I was swimming in them. My parents refused and my mom still wears my Christmas Pjโs to this day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For xmas a few years ago my aunt got me, a 26 year old at the time, a t-shirt that had a bunch of fully naked pin ups arranged to form the shape of a skull. She wasn't at my parents that xmas so I didn't have to hide the utter disbelief that she would buy me something so neckbeardy and gratuitous. I think my mum told her it didn't fit right so she returned it.
MuhCrea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last few Christmas's my GF has got me;
a bow tie (never worn and only had one on once in my life).
Cosmetics (I'm the last guy to use facial scrub, shaving cream, after shaving cream, or moisturiser)
A gaming chair (used a couple of times and lives in the garage now)
A beer making kit (I'll get around to it but far from practical. No where to let it brew without kids getting at it or it making a mess)
She does much better at birthdays for some reason
Saveforblood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will say this is only the worst invhow it was received when I got it: my grandma got me a bible with my name etched in it. Not very religious but itโs not bad either way. She says to us why she got them โI got these for you because Iโm not going to be around long and a bible is always neededโ. Luckily that was 5 years ago and sheโs still going strong.
donnavan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gets me overpriced things from boutiques. They're not bad things but they clearly order from ebay or amazon and Jack up the price significantly. $20.00 for a $1.63ish item. She does this on a very limited budget ignoring my list of wants/needs. The worst is the knowledge she doesn't know how ripped off she's getting. She's getting old now, the call repeatedly it's okay we're patient we'll keep calling till you're senile scammers sometimes call checking several times a day. She holds her job easily and balances the budget well for now but those days are numbered. Maybe just a couple years off.
Cheese_booger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work Secret Santa gave me a gift card to Panera Bread. Went to use it and the cashier informed me there was only $2.68 on it. Jerk forgot about the Secret Santa and accidentally re-gifted something they had already used.
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa. Splurged a little and bought my gift recipient, who was an avid cooker, a nice $40 crock pot. He looked super excited when he got it.
I said that my interests included video games (specifically League of Legends), anime figures, and sparkling juice.
The first Santa I got never sent me a gift. The second santa that I got about a month later took another month to send me the gift they got me: a card game called "Exploding Kittens". I don't, nor have I ever, played card games. My friend had actually mentioned wanting that specific card game (bit of lucky coincidence, otherwise I'd have just sold it on Ebay).
It isn't nearly as bad as gifts other people have gotten, they did send local candies, mostly chocolates, which were delicious, and I definitely consider myself lucky that this is the worst gift I've ever gotten, but still, I wouldn't have complained if they told me that they couldn't really find me a gift or whatever, and had just got me like a $10 gift card or something like that.
DarthBane92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst, but also one of the best. Grandma wasn't well off and gave me a small stapler in high school, along with some other office supplies. Gee thanks, I'm sure I'll use it a lot.
She's since passed away and I still have the stapler. Has a magnet on it so I keep it on a filing cabinet. Used it all through undergrad and law school.
psimwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sample box of smoke chips for a BBQ grill. My brother had just won a BBQ grill a few days ago, and despite the fact that I didn't have a grill, apparently he figured that the sample chips that came with said grill would name a good Christmas gift.
He was in his 30s and making really good money.
My gift to him that year? I built him a computer.
He gives good gifts now, but damn... Back then he just didn't want to be troubled with the concept.
miradox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
9 year old me did not enjoy getting 2 packages full of underwear for Christmas.
ginjaninja405 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday, I got post-it notes in the shape of an apple from my Grandma last year. She always got me odd gifts though.
INeedToPeeSoBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cb radio. For my wedding. For my husband's truck that i don't drive. why??
PRNDL_Expert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a travel iron... From my dad..
PRNDL_Expert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1, I don't travel. And 2, I don't iron anything...
boredsubwoofer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stupid blue Tonka hummer truck. My dumbass brother gets me the same one every goddamn year
eddie_starmaps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Redditgifts secret santa.
The person gifting me told redditgifts they'd sent me a gift, but never did :(
gsnyderwow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a toaster oven and a pound of bacon. That doesn't sound too bad until I tell you that I was nine years old...
LunaticPreserve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated this girl for eight years. We didn't want to get married (good thing, it turned out) but we intended to be together forever.
One year for Christmas, a year or so after we moved in together, my mom got us a matching, beautiful set of one mug, one small bowl, one large bowl, one salad plate, and one dinner plate. It was the clearest possible message that she didn't approve of our relationship.
It was the worst gift because I loved the dishes and insisted on keeping them, but it was a constant reminder to both of us about my mom's disapproval, and my girlfriend would regularly bring it up. Eventually, we gave the dishes to Goodwill just because they were toxic.
That same Christmas, her mom gave us the lid to a salad spinner. Not the rest of it, just the lid. She figured we might be able to find the rest at a Goodwill for cheap because the lid is the complex part.
We both have weird families.
Morveniel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa in middle school -- $10-15 budget. I gave a cute necklace and a kitten plush; I received some heart-shaped Post-It notes. They weren't even in the packaging.
I remember crying when I got home because the person didn't seem to care about me enough to even buy something new.
the_anti_hero97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My somewhat long distance ex girlfriend came to visit me at my dorm for my 18th birthday. I bought booze and she brought a small bag of chips from a vending machine. She ended up getting completely smashed and peed on my bed. I had to take my sheets halfway across campus in the pouring rain to the laundry and back that night. She left after I sobered her up, and when I confronted her about it she completely denied it. Then she made me break up with her (long story) and ended up getting a new boyfriend 2 weeks later.
12yan_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin who I๏ธ donโt see often. Really just on Christmas. Got me a coffin shaped Halloween flask. I๏ธ was 14. Nice guy. Today I๏ธ still wonder if this was an accident in some way.
YullenLover33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty drawing of "Anime characters"
HelloImRIGHT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an Etch-A-Sketch for my 16th bday from my great grandma one time. It's really hard to act surprised and excited opening an Etch-A-Sketch at 16 years old.
MonkeyManJohannon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 4th grade we had a class secret santa...I bought the person I had one of those foam nerf boomerangs, my secret santa got me the book "Talking Straight" by Lee Iacocca. I remember opening my gift and thinking "This is a joke right?" and then I saw the kid who gave it to me (who ended up being a life long friend believe it or not) later that day at recess, I asked him why he gave me that and he said "I forgot to get anything so I just grabbed one of my dads books...sorry man."
He ended up getting me a gameboy game I really wanted for my birthday the next year so it made up for it. As the years have gone by we live pretty far apart but keep up with each other on facebook...I actually bought him that same book for his birthday some years back and sent it with a card that said "Sorry, I forgot to get you a gift so I just grabbed some jackasses book." He got a kick out of it.
seannzzzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always show up so late to these threads...
One year I really wanted an Xbox 360. My parents always were the type to get lots of random and little things for us, so this year I begged them to just get me this one thing rather than a bunch of small things.
Come Christmas day and I get Xbox Live Pajamas. Just pajamas that day Xbox Live all over them. There was no Xbox. I ended up buying my own a few months later after saving like crazy at my first job.
I still have the Xbox pajamas now, over 10 years later ha.
trazom28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was asked 2 months ago, so I'll cut and paste :-D
When I was a kid I had a couple of aquariums - one in my room. Nice 10 gallon with some tropical fish. My mom decided for my birthday to get me some more fish. So..she picked some "pretty ones"
Enter the Tiger Barbs and Checkerboard Barbs.
She never asked or looked up if they would be appropriate and the sales person apparently never corrected her (or she didn't listen). And the word "Barb" didn't strike her as descriptive. They proceeded to beat the ever lovin' tar out of each other, killing (and sort of eating) most of each other in the process, and tore a hole in the side of a Cory Catfish.
Thanks mom!
Lives4life911 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can remember the worst gift I have given....My girlfriend at the time, now wife, asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I answered, returned the question and she replied with, "Honey, with all you have done for me over the last year and my family, don't worry about it. I will get something small for myself and say it was from you."
Christmas morning and she opens a coupon book with roughly 20 coupons for herself. I don't remember them all but ones that stood out were, Take me out to dinner, massage my back until I say stop, and call into work and take a sick day. A few days later I pointed out the irony that just added extra stuff for me to do and she said, "oh I didn't even think about it..." then she gave me the book of coupons and said to use them on her. So worst gift given/ best gift received?
Thekrugler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my birthday not christmas but everyone was busy so I was home alone most of the day and my dad messaged me saying to look in his room. It was a keyboard so at first I was excited but there was no stand, chair or ac adapter. Went from excited to dissapointed real fast so there I was with a unusable piano home alone. Wasnt the best haha might explain why I gave up on piano and learned guitar though
cutting_class ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
jillian357 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Qe
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve never received anything too bad but..
When I was around 10 I went on a school trip to London. On the way back I realised I hadnโt bought my Mum a present. While in the train toilets I saw and decided to take what I thought was a jewellery box, for my Mum. Turns out it was a Tampon holder ๐ฅ
ProudPatriot07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law gave us a silverware set she bought super cheap at Walmart. It wasn't a wrapped or occasional gift, she just bought it for us and gave it to us when we were over at her house. The package was pretty banged up and taped up.
When I opened the box, all of the spoons and forks were missing- the only thing in the box were knives and serving utensils.
Apparently someone took what they needed and returned to Walmart, who put it back on the shelf without checking- and my MIL bought it. She didn't have the receipt to do a return so we could explain what happened, either.
At least I got a few serving spoons out of it, I guess.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tonka Police Hummer from like 20 years ago.
Lurvinator11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my sister. I always found this story funny.
When I was about 7 or 8 years old, I was really ill for most of the year and my parents were low key afraid I actually wouldnโt make it through the next year. So they got me literally everything I asked for and more.
My sister, who is about 5 years older than me, got a rug. Nothing else. Just a rug. Apparently it came out later that they spent ninety percent of their budget on me thinking I would die, so they had to cut corners on everyone else. She still has that rug I think...
cleavethebeav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got $100 from my grandma when I was 13. It sucked because my mom took it and used it for drugs and cigarettes.
pinupgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a folder with pictures cut out from catalogues of things sheโd get me, but didnโt get to buying them. Pictures glued onto sheets of paper with โthis stereo! You like music!โ. Weirdest thing ever. She wasnโt broke, either, she loves nothing more than bragging about what she buys. We donโt get along is putting it mildly.
steggo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mother in law (separate occasions): a pair of socks that said "I have mood swings" (that was not my only gift to be fair), 6 cloth diapers (despite repeated conversations that I had no interest in such things, and my daughter went through nearly 20 diapers a day at that time)
Highwayman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My last reddit secret santa. A pair of women's socks and some stylus pens that fell apart when I opened the package.
bag_of_grapes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, my gf's mom didn't know what to get me. Knowing I was in art school, she decided to get me a "pencil case" which after doing some research I found out it was a makeup bag.
I am a man and don't use makeup.
dead_bedrooms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The threat of divorce (for my birthday)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life. i didnt want this shit
yajtraus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do Secret Santa in work and I had a dream last night that I received 4 toothbrushes. For travelling, apparently. I donโt travel often. That would be the worst gift Iโve ever received.
AwfulMonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got 4 rubies cubes, each from a different aunt/Uncle, I didnโt even ask for one. All on the same side of the family too. So i literally opened up the same gift 4 times. I asked my mom later if sheโd suggested that as a gift and she said no, she knew I liked a certain book and had recommended that.
Oh well, Iโve stopped caring about that side of the family on Christmas, the whole โYour moms adopted so your not really our familyโ killed it for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt received it but rather I was the giver.
So my family does a secret Santa for Christmas every year, starting probably 3-5 years ago. Well the first year we did it, I drew my sister and on her list was books. Well I was still in high school at the time and didnโt have a lot of disposable income either so I bought her a single book. Just one. Little did I know, there was a minimum of $50 to be spent. So while everyone else got some nice gifts; my sister got a single book. I still get shit for it.
-talimarzz- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom accidentally gave me an empty box for Christmas. She had left the actual gift and just wrapped the box. It was actually pretty funny
davidbased ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the the incomplete series of the t.v. show bible man
Jeff-You-Betcha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A keychain from Cancun and a broken heart.
roksa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SIL gifted everyone pictures of herself last year. Sheโs not a very nice person and I work incredibly hard to have a cordial relationship with her and put the things sheโs said or done to me out of mind. So you can imagine how charmed I was by this bizarre gift.
pieceofgrass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A partially scratched off lottery ticket from my ex... on my birthday...
jobriq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would say Reddit gold, but I've never been gilded.
magician116 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma always gives bad gifts. A couple years ago I got a double ended highlighter and a very tiny belt that was meant for a child (I was 22).
NickFortuna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got my sister a small weighing scale once. We already had one in the house, too. My sister took it as a message lol.
ladyerwyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa among our table-top gaming group. Everybody put some thought and effort into the gifts they gave, except one friend who gave my fiance a used coloring book and crayons.
xxspectacularxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp.
When I turned 9/10 I had a big party. At the end of the night I opened all my presents. Someone gave me a YELLOW THONG with FEATHERS on the front. Me. A kid. I cried.
Arrow218 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In kindergarten we had a gift exchange and I got a toy my friend had put in that I was psyched about. The "weird" kid in class who didn't have many friends got his own gift, this crappy well-used book. He was all teary eyed and no one was acknowledging him, so I traded gifts with him. His face made it worth it, although it did really tear me up to give away a cool toy (my parents weren't big gift givers or toy buyers). Kept the book for years actually though.
pittofdirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me some Iraqi Dinar for Christmas. He said it would make me a millionaire very soon. It was about 8 years ago.
z0mbiezak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a camoflauged Bass Pro Shop hoodie from my uncle once.
I don't hunt, or fish.
sillysmiles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
ItsNavii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman mean of college my friend group did a secret santa and this kid who I didnโt really ever talk to gave me a dildo with a my little pony sticker on it and some note that he wanted me to read out loud to the whole group. This was probably the worst part because I have pretty bad social anxiety already and sweat and stutter like a motherfucker whenever I have to read anything out loud.
SogoProds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do I start?A few perfumes, a puzzle in 4th grade, a mug in 5th, used handheld and an old and torn photo album with glitter in 6th grade. Once I got a pair of socks and a soap for my birthday. I don't mind a perfume or something like that now, but a 12-years-old surely will appreciate a toy more than a mug. Or a soap.
puppypaws98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My now ex husband gave me a vacuum cleaner. Yeah, at the time, I worked 10 hours a day, outside, in Minnesota. I'm not your fuckin' maid too.
Quizlyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a Samsung tablet from my parents. I'm not ungrateful, but a month before Christmas I went to go check out the tablets. When I got back I had a 30 minute discussion with my parents about how I don't think tablets are for me, it's kind of redundant between my phone and laptop, and the only way I could see it being useful would be if I saved up and got the fancy one with the pen. They acted all offended when I looked disappointed after I opened it. I just told them to return it and keep the money, its the thought that counts and they obviously didn't think about it. My dad returned the gift I got for him because he bought it for himself 2 weeks before Christmas. My mom also returned her gift I got for her because my dad stole my gift idea AFTER I showed him my mom's gift and he helped me wrap it... probably a top 3 Christmas for me to be honest
Kezly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A keyring that said "I'm not a bitch, I'm THE bitch". Given to me when I was 17 by my girlfriend at the time. When I asked why, she couldn't really give an answer. I strongly suspected somebody had given it to her (because it had scratches on the back) and she didn't want it, so she passed it on to me.
Edit: spelling
bowiebot3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th birthday, my grandfather gave me a coffee tin full of rusty nails.
The intent was that I use them to build stuff which I did try to do. But the nails were all bent up and rusty.
The thing is, the story of getting rusty nails for my birthday ended up being a far greater gift than anything else I could have possibly gotten. I still get to use this story today.
Eggugat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I don't know if it's a gift but a week before my 18th birthday I decided to do some delinquent shit and got arrested. That was a pretty shitty gift.
jediacademy2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nickelback tickets.
FlatbushRocknRoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago at work we did an exchange where we drew random names. I got a friend, who worked in another department, and bought her a paint set her roommate said she wanted. It wasnโt the best gift but she enjoyed it, and even showed me some cat painting she did a few weeks later.
She said something about my hair being different and laughed it off. I have long dark straight hair and never do anything different with it. Anyway, as Iโm opening my gift, which was a package of couscous, she says โI know youโre health conscious and watching your weightโ. If you knew me youโd know that couldnโt be further from the truth. Iโm tall and lanky but I eat nothing but pizza, burgers and tacos at work, so that clearly isnโt the case. So, I guess the gift was actually not as bad as it could have been, but she flat out didnโt know who I was and tried to โpersonalizeโ it anyway. Then proceeded to ask me where I was.
TLDR : coworker for the last 3 years didnโt know who I was, asked me where I was, and told me I that I watch my weight.
striker69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Strawberry Shortcake handheld AM/FM radio. I was a 12 year old boy.
cidre7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bright teal velvet old lady sweat suit looking outfit from my grandma who told me fat people should wear one color!
zip_000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school, there was this suede jacket trend. Within a few months, like nearly everyone had a suede jacket.
I thought they looked stupid, were impractical, and I really, really hated how everyone seemed to have one and how they were so popular.
I had a friend over, and my grandmother asked me what I wanted for christmas, and my friend and I joked about my getting a suede jacket. My grandmother said something like, "well, that's pretty expensive, but we'll see what we can do".
I told her no, really I really don't want one, but she insisted on believing that I was just saying, "I know it is too much, so don't get that for me."
Lo and behold, on christmas morning, the only thing for me was a suede jacket.
uncoolcentral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nickname was duck. My parents kept buying me duck things for her birthday and holidays. Shirts, pens, hats, posters, etc. Eventually they bought me a duck decoy and I put an end to the whole thing.
goodthropbadthrop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle, reigning champs of extended family gift giving, with hits like Castlevania, Twisted Metal, and this cool puzzle thing you unlocked with a crisp twenty inside, gave me an analog phone extension for my iPhone. It was literally just an old school phone on the springy cord that you plug into the mic hole on your mobile phone. This giant hunk of rubberized plastic and a four-foot cord that I'm meant to carry around every day for reasons still unknown to me.
crazyfoxdemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received lotion and kleenex at a holiday gift exchange. Cost them about 2 dollars and every other gift given was in the 20-30 dollar range. Not to mention that it was the only gag gift of the lot.
chew_and_swallow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A post dated check. From my (now ex) husband.
FormulaPhoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In, I think, 6th grade at the small private school I went to I received a Brut shaving kit from my secret Santa. In a previous year, maybe 3rd or 4th grade, I received a small brass fox statue.
Shwingbatta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gold
thathappyhippie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me a dog bone and candy bracelets for my 16th birthday. Iโm still confused.
revital9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of cookies in the year I stopped eating sugar and dropped 10kg.
biorogue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were the step-kids. Step grandparents treated us like below step-kids. I think we were 12-13 something like that and one Christmas, my grandmother, who worked in a hosiery (place that makes socks and stuff) got me and my brother & sister a big box of castoff, reject socks. No, we each didn't get a box. We got ONE big box to share between us. A bunch of unmatched tube socks, socks where the heel was sewed crooked or there was misspellings on them. So instead of Florida Gators, I remember one sock said "Goters" on it. Meanwhile my cousin, who is the same age, they got him a brand new dirk bike, not bicycle, but motorcycle. He's out in the front yard doing donuts and popping wheelies and we're inside counting socks. Thanks grandma.
njgreenwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was her way of telling you that you were a free elf.
ProfAwe5ome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold. Apparently it's not considered a legitimate currency, or at least that's what the cashier at Walmart told me when I tried to buy a to-scale banana with it.
Deadtoast15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing
BacktoWork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my grandparents bought my Dad (their son-in-law) a plastic vegetable strainer.
rickiracoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a $5 McDonalds gift card once and told me not to spend it all at once.
GodNamedBob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister-in-law gave me DVDs telling all about Big Pharma (Medical) and Big Oil. Every year now she gives out books or something else to 'inform' us of our ignorance in something she believes in.
Ho, Ho, Ho.
chili01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic pail, when I was a kid. It didnt even come with the plastic shovel to scoop sand.
savoo1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I got a kit kat when my sister got an iPod
DuskBit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my worst gift but probably my Grandpas. Unfortunately as much as I love my grandpa he is a bit racist (he grew up in ghettos of Chicago during the 50's). Anyways we all have that one aunt in the family who's just a nut job, let's take that and x10 which wouldn't even come close to my aunt. Anyways Christmas time comes and my grandpa is opening his gift from my aunt, and it's a bust of an African princess. It got really awkwardly quiet when we all saw what it was and he had the biggest WTF look on his face. He politely said thank you and went out on he patio to have a smoke me and my dad went out there and all he exclaimed was "WTF is that shit".
1M8M ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt was a notorious re-gifter. She would re-gift things years later in hopes that we wouldn't notice. I was 13 and figured I would get socks three sizes too big because that's what all the other cousins got that day. Before I even opened the gift, I could smell the powerful flowery scent. It was a round tub the size of my face. I took off the top and realized that it was an old school makeup puff with face powder. It looked and smelled ancient. I looked at her with a WTF look on my face and she was just so proud of herself and thought I liked it. My mom told me to hush and say thank you. She threw it away while we were gathering all the torn wrapping paper.
RatHead6661 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little different, but I once gave an ex girlfriend a necklace locket that encased an image of a soundwave of us telling each other "I love you". At least that's what I told her. In reality it was a soundwave of that dude that says "deez nuts". I still chuckle about that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a broken heart.
danhakimi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Technically a great gift, but a fun story.
When the seventh harry potter book came out, I was dead set on going to Barnes and Nobles for the release party and buying a copy on the spot. My mom said no. I was so eager, I told my mom I'd walk the insanely far distance.
Eventually, my mom revealed to me that my cousin had pre-ordered a copy of the book for me. Gee, that was nice. I'd have to wait a few days, and I missed the party, but still, it was a nice gesture.
Lucidification ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One red and white striped candy cane sock. However I realized this sock had a pair as my grandpa had been missing one when he left later.
KoopaLink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did reddit secret Santa in like 2015. I asked for some nerdy circuit things because my relatives never put the time to figure out how to buy me a $1 chip for my circuits. I also stated that I had 2 huge dogs.
I got some really cool gifts from my secret santa, a huge dog rope which my dogs have yet to tear up, and an arduino kit. I really still am thankful for those gifts.
However! With it came some of the worst filth I've ever experienced. An entire box filled with gag gifts. Like "wizard trading cards", a "Snot" brand water bottle, and a "your boss" action figure. I was so mad that I had all of this junk that no one can ever use.
I haven't done reddit secret santa since.
VIKINGASSASSIN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend broke up with me a week ago because she didn't want me to have to deal with all her other problems such as depression, and money issues related to her job. I miss her.
32irish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst by any means.. But too funny not to sure... When DVD players first came out my mum bought me one for Christmas.. And some VHS tapes to play in it
CatPatronus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic coupons for my birthday from my grandma
ledzelda9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister has a history of not being the greatest gift giver. One Christmas she got me a car tire pressure gauge. I was 13.
The best part is she though it was still a great gift cause "it has a ruler in the bottom"
starbird123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a giant teddy bear for a year-anniversary (dating) that they picked up at the grocery store at the end of the street on their way to my house. I ordered them a bunch of stuff from Japan (where they had spent some time as a kid) weeks in advance and paid a pretty penny for it. Felt seriously undervalued
doodlekittencat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated this guy for almost a year told him that all I wanted for Christmas was something that reminded me of him because he was stationed about 7 hours from me.
For Christmas we go to see his family and we decided to exchange gifts on this trip. He hands me a small envelope and when I open it itโs a $50 target gift card. Which isnโt personal at all which stinks but I just shrug it off until he says โI bought you this so you can buy presents for other people.โ
HE BOUGHT ME A GIFT TO USE TO BUY OTHER PEOPLE GIFTS ๐๐๐
ApolloElectralux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex GF bought me a Fedora. She spent a good amount of money on it for a college kid so I had to wear it and be appreciative. Never once did I say the hat was lame but she knew i hated it from the moment she gave it to me cause i opened at and made a 'is this for real?' face.
Davimous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a carpet cleaner from her parents last year. We always just borrowed theres in the past. She was definitely unhappy though.
TentaclesAndCupcakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't really a bad gift...But for my 1st birthday party I had 10 kids at my party. Nine of them gave me a magic marker set. I liked to draw...but I was holding back tears by the time I got to the 7,8,9th set. Luckily the 10th present I opened was a stuffed animal.
livin4donutswife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a turkey voucher from my co-worker for secret Santa. It was the same voucher the company had just given us. It was also expired.
SMG_Free ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 tomatoes and an onion
TheAzrael2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A children's toy for my kid at home. It's a blue orb with a purple elephant on the top that moves around the room when it is switched on. That would not be a problem if it didn't produce an ear shattering repetitive badly produced song that repeats every 10 seconds. I hate it but strangely my kid loves it.
CuckyMcCuckerCuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scabies.
StickyBellyFlapCock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friendโs elder brother had just bought his first house. His somewhat eccentric grandmother cut a load of old pillowcases into squares and wrapped them up for his Christmas present. She proudly announced that they were dust cloths to keep his new home clean.
jovsnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In third grade we exchanged gifts with our pen pals from a neighboring school. He gave me one triple A battery but for whatever reason I thought he just wrapped the present to look like a battery. I spent the entire day trying to remove the sticker... only to find out it really is just a battery.
mrgojirasan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were having a small Christmas because we were saving money for a trip to Ottawa to visit my grandma. I specifically said "I will be happy with a gift card for a bookstore!" Instead, my mom got me almost all rummage sale books from a library, including an obscure yaoi manga from 15 years ago- I suspect she just saw anime people on the cover and thought "mrgojirasan likes these Japanese comics!" I appreciate the thought but I haven't cracked open a single one of the books and the yaoi manga is buried under a bunch of papers.
augmentthinereality ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not really a BAD gift. Just a weird one. My grandmother loves me with all her heart, and they all know I'm super into video games. However my grandma usually opted for clothes or gift cards to jcpennys or whatever. But one year she just bought me this really expensive basketball jersey for Steph curry. I don't even know who that is. Nor have I ever been interested in basketball as long as I live. It was just a weird gift given my personality. Still kinda confused about it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I don't think I've gotten a "bad" gift but the least good one, at least at the time was probably an issue of Caravan Kid.
It's not that I hate the series in hindsight, but I was young, like 9 or 10, and kids take stuff in shows in movies more personal, and the Deuteragonist was a royal bitch to the MC.
On the plus side, it was loaded with sexual content, so puberty got a nice kickstart. ;)
elfymama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A battery recharger. When I was 10 years old. I didnโt have an excessive need of batteries. Much less ones that needed charging. Thanks Dad!
throwaway24515 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but when my brother was in grade 2, they did like a $5 limit gift exchange in his class. His Santa was definitely new in town, from a place where Christmas doesn't exist, he might have been Muslim or Sikh? So my brother unwrapped a box of Shreddies this kid had grabbed from his pantry. I don't remember if the Shreddies were already opened, I might have subconsciously added that part over the years...
dcvngtn3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My senior year of high school my mother gave me a states quarters clock. It was a clock with plastic around it and spots to put the quarters - but it didn't have enough spaces to put all 50 quarters, and I'd have to glue the quarters in the spots.
I didn't collect those quarters, and I didn't need a wall clock.
Another crappy gift, given to me about my 7th or 8th grade years was a vest my mother had made out of various neck ties. I couldn't wear the best with anything because all of the colors clashed with every nice shirt I had. Oh, and I also received a green sparkly ball cap with my name on it written in paint. I never wore those things except for the pictures my mom took immediately after receiving the gifts.
Daft_Kush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
on my birthday my friend put the broom handle in my ass
BigOlBurger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's aunt gave me deodorant. It was at least unopened, but c'mon.
Not a new girlfriend or anything either...we'd been together about 7 years at the time.
deliciouslycrazy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for Christmas my Aunt Maria would give all of the cousins a gift card to Best Buy or Barnes & Noble... except me. She decided EVERY YEAR that I needed a new handmade, wool poncho.
My favorite was the black, SPARKLY, wool poncho with orange and pink puffballs...
I got very good at pretending to really like ponchos. Maybe that was my downfall...
TheMadicle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A painting made by the person who gave me the gift. It was horrible. I threw it away...
KrazyDrkChklt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got my best friend at the time a nice silver rope bracket for his birthday which is a week before mine. He offered to get me something in return. I was excited but after 2 weeks later I stopped worrying about it. Then a month later he got me a single bar of soap. Not even a fancy brand.
We are no longer friends.
RustyU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A birthday present from my (at the time) girlfriend. It was a singing turtle that wandered about the floor.
Not mine (because it's long gone), but same thing: https://youtu.be/4hs6lXjY474
I was literally speechless for a bit as I tried to comprehend why she thought it was something I would like.
SirCaelus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3 Christmases in a row when I was a teenager:
-1st year: I asked for a bean bag chair, my sister got one instead (she didn't ask for one). They felt bad and got me a crappy one later, which my brother peed on.
-2nd year: I asked for a guitar, other sister got one (also didn't ask for that).
-3rd year: I asked for a snowboard, sisters also asked, they both got snowboards and I didn't.
Parents told me it was hard to remember who asked for what so they would just guess.
Count_Succ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago I got gifted a cheap set of tools that you can buy at any Walmart for like 10$.
Now I like tools, and am constantly fixing or building something, but at this point I already had more tools than I knew what to do with, and most of them were better than Walmart tools.
Its the thought that counts I guess, and at least I have a set of emergency tools for my car trunk.
hellslave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 or so, my grandmother got me this lime green tanktop that was two sizes two small. I can forgive the size; she lived halfway across the country. But a friggin' tanktop? In December!?
Halogen_Lightbulb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma's aunt gave my sisters each a pearl necklace and a pair of diamond earrings. I got a half tube of hand lotion.
Quibblicous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my mid-20s my craptacular older sister gave me a weight watchers cookbook and a scale for Xmas.
Now that sheโs in her mid fifties and put on a bunch of weight Iโm tempted to return the favor, especially since Iโm younger and in pretty decent shape.
superdan0812 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a set of blocks from my great grandmother one year.... I was 14 at the time
Bernsy85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year when I was 12 I got a Lettuce Entertain You dining gift card from my uncle. He was from Chicago and the card was only good at restaraunts in the city. Later he was asking me if I liked clothes from Bebe and I mentioned it wasn't my style and he seemed really offended. I later realised that I was supposed to get a Bebe gift card and one of his coworkers probably got a card for a teen girl clothing store. The next year I got an Iman makeup palette made for ethnic women (I'm a pale white girl) it had lipsticks in purple and other deep tones and beige and brown blushes. His wife was Chinese and I'm guessing it was the brand she used.
dutchrudder04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Xmas gift my GFโs parents gave me was a used yellow sweater (way too small) from goodwill and a very heavily used 30 year old Swiss Army knife - missing some pieces. I think it may have been a test, her dad is odd like that but they have A LOT of kids in the family and not a ton of cash to go around, so who knows.
WalleStreetePanick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents sent me a gift card to Chiliโs for my last birthday. They didnโt put any money on it, which I didnโt realize until I went to the restaurant and bought 30 dollars worth of food.
kryptonite753 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend gave me socks for last Christmas.
Xx_Squall_xX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those no-scan cards you're supposed to put in your wallet to prevent thieves from scanning your credit card when it's sitting in your wallet.
Free-Cuddles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have not received a single christmas gift since I was 12, so I'd probably say that knock off g.i. joe 3 pack I got back then, for being both cheap, and the last gift I got for the last 24 years.
MomVanDan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Baby
whatsupvt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a used coloring book from a family friend...
acidphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
siblings.
fatpak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my early teen/preteen years (don't know exact) I got a shoe box with with 2 or 3 VHS tapes that were N64 videos previews of the games. Not a game, but a video of the PREVIEWS of the games. The uncle who gave me these wasn't even at the party.
There were a few reasons why he was eventually cut out from the family...
HighClassBirb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A diet coke that had my name on it. That she had already drank. An empty fucking bottle with my name on it.
She genuinely considered this a selfless act.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a VCR one year after I was already watching everything on my computer.
RIPGeorgeWashington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of years back my grandmother who I don't see very much bought me a toy set from the dollar store, one of those packs with action figures and accessories... I was 16 or 17 at the time. She later revealed she "didn't realize you'd gotten so old!"
troublehunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A boyfriend in high school got me one of those plastic stands that holds up/open a ziploc bag for Christmas, โbecause you like to cook!โ
...?
It wasnโt even a last-second Walmart decision or something. He specifically ordered the thing online for me. Bless his heart.
At the time I was super bummed about it, because I had gotten him a few nice gifts and a sentimental handmade one.
Now I wish I had held on to the damn thing instead of chucking it, I would totally use a baggie holder-opener.
nlr352 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
krispru1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me zit cream and I didnโt even have acne
TheRealTravisClous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's family started a club for old steam engines and tractors. For my 16th birthday, my grandmother got me a membership, and that included having to pay membership dues and putting in 25 to 40 hours of work at the show. So I'd say work was the worst birthday gift I ever got
Haxxidecimal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used Warhammer dark elves set that he bought off his friend so I'd have something to paint when I spent every single Friday (7pm-4am or so) being ignored by him and his buddies. He kept the set when we split up.
LeeKinanus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $5,400 quote for a new AC system.
lurch1066 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a top gear dot to dot book was 27 at the time
cd29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend one year bought me a bag of chips and a Bic lighter. I told her I quit smoking 6 months before that so maybe she knew I never quit
funlickr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Brother gave me a framed pictured of a hanging bloody deer head after being butchered. Tried to play it off like it was some artistic photo he took. He's a narcissistic sociopath that I've since cut out of my life.
chuy1530 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 4th grade we did a secret Santa type gift exchange and they ran out before they got to me, even though I had brought a present. My teacher scrounged and found a popsicle stick reindeer theyโd made in class last year and gave it to me. My mom felt so bad she let me go on a spree in the dollar store on the way home so in a way it was also the best gift.
EloeOmoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother once got a box full of expired bar snacks. Various cans and containers of things like pretzels, peanuts, etc.
Friend of mine's sister received a used, cheap car. Nothing mind blowing but that's a heck of a gift for a 19 year old without one. My friend? He got an American Flag lapel pin.
RuffLuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle and Aunt give me a Bible or something Christian related which isn't a big deal but one time they gave me a Bible for teens. Called the revolution or something to sound cool. Inside was just the Bible with what they said it means so you don't "misinterpret it they had like monster truck style posters for the fights like SUNDAY David vs Gooooolioth. They also if I remember correctly took out the fun bits of the Bible, also being gay is still bad. Made sure that wasn't misinterpreted. My Aunt gave "The Talk" to her and her now husband. If they only knew what I have been up to...
LouLightning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A comb. Iโm bald.
Star1wars3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A small packet of crackers. It might've been the same year I got a box of pretzels but I'm not sure.
CodeySchneider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used box of pens, about 1000 of them.
Magsplus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our first Christmas after we were married we received a belated wedding gift from my bachelor brother in law. A set of plaster paris cowboy lamps from the 70's(found out later he had dumpster dived and found them there....). He honestly thought that we would like them because we are horse people(he is a city guy) so we held on to them, in the side room, till we had our first baby....then they were "broken" ooopps.
celephia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings. I don't and have never had pierced ears. Everyone in my family knows this. I get earrings every year anyway. I just fucking pawn them now.
MrScottyBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Walmart gift card holder with a letter inside telling me how much of a disappointment I am.
Love you too, Dad.
minasso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My roommate got a can of armorall at an office secret santa last year.
_teej_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gave my SO a picture frame with no pictures in it because I procrastinated. Highly advise against doing this because you will likely never live it down. Oh and Oregon Trail the card game is also not a hugely popular one for an anniversary.
Codename-CCC12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncleโs birthday gift to me back in 2011 (I was living with him to attend high school) was him disappearing for the entire day and coming home at 2am completely wasted and ranting about how much he wants to kill himself.
Taco_Bell_Vigilante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD box set of Lord of the rings because the gifter was getting the blue ray version for himself.
Hoodamush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a portable car vacuum that you plug in to the cigarette lighter. It came unwrapped, box all twisted like it was stepped on, and had the price printed on the box $3.99. Thing is, it didn't have the cord to plug it in. It never made it out of the box.
lebeefstew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bill OโReilly book meant for kids or teens. I was like 15 at the time and my moms ultra conservative boyfriend loved Bill. I found that book recently in my moms garage and tore it up and threw that shit out haha.
combatonly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother through marriage gave me a used copy of Brokeback Mountain. Plastic off, worn out, everything. As I and the family watching me ponders if its perhaps a gag gift she says with the straightest look on her face, "Its about two queers!" ...Thanks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a bad speller in elementary school... still am, but turns out it doesn't matter! My parents were always upset about the spelling. Anyway, one birthday my parents gave me a spelling workbook. I was on the honor roll that year. It hurt that they chose to focus on the thing that I was worst at. To be fair, it was not my only present that birthday, so I can't complain.
Trollaboratory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing from two separate Reddit secret Santa's.
Chaipacor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 17th birthday five of my friends gifted me a wrinkled envelope that contained a quickly thrown together picture collage, doner kebab vouchers and a lollipop shaped like a penis. I love doner, so that kind of made up for that lol
Wherearemylegs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband has always been pretty terrible with gifts. Several years in a row he got me a scarf and after my protest for a more thoughtful gift, he would say, "Oh, but I thought you love Scarfs." I made it clear that I wanted something that really means something to me. Something more than just bought on a whim.
About a week before Christmas, I got his coat for him but I felt a small box inside one of the pockets. I pulled it out and found an absolutely beautiful heart-shaped locket. He had finally gotten me something special! I dutifully put it back to await my magical gift on Christmas day!
The day before Christmas, our kids asked, as you'd expect, that we open one gift early before we head off to their Christmas-themed play. The hubby and I agree so the kids pick out one present each and I grab the locket box from under the tree. Inside the box was not a beautiful locket but instead, a Joni Mitchell CD. My heart was absolutely broken but I could not show weakness in front of the kids. I stifled my anxiety until I could make it to the bedroom where I let out a few tears.
As it turns out, he had been ready to accept sexual favors from a subordinate of his and the locket was to seal the deal. I confronted him about it and he realized that he's an absolute idiot for considering cheating on me. Things haven't been wonderful since then, I've got the possibility of him finding another girl in the back of my head all the time, but they are getting better and I haven't seen any signs that he is looking for other options anymore.
Jacob6493 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my ambulance partners had a random Craiglist roommate for a year. Both females in their mid 20s. The random roommate bought my friend a life insurance policy for Christmas so she could get the commission!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a wooden tree, our teacher made us switch and I got a really nice one with chocolates and stuff and she made me get a wooden little tree. I was soooo pissed that day
getsuga_tenshu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got 25 cents for Christmas.
astronoob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After reading through some of these answers: y'all know some people are poor, right?
bluelily216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law gave me a giftcard to Texas Roadhouse. I'm a vegetarian and there's not one even remotely near where I live.
lizlemonkush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is into giving quantity, not quality. Some years it seems like her gift budget is $20 so she goes to the dollar store and gets me 20 random Christmas themed things such as a weird broken snowman soap dispenser, scratchy Christmas towels, etc. The thing about giving Christmas themed things as a gift on Christmas is that you can't even use them for a year. I've tried to tell her to not buy me anything or just a gift card or something but she insists that she wants to see me open presents
Brandon4Real_x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Note: these aren't nearly as bad as gifts others in this post have mentioned, I just wanna share my story.
My family is pretty close. I spend my Christmas with my grandparents, parents, aunt and uncle and my 4 cousins. It's always a fun timeโ until gifts. That's because my aunt is awful... every year my parents and I do a good job of getting gifts for my cousins for both birthday and Christmas. We'd get them things on their list as well as spend a decent amount on them. Enough to make them satisfied. On the other hand, my aunt seems to get me cheap gifts that I never asked for... in fact over the past couple Birthday and Christmas I have received the following: pair of socks, a metal trash can, a plain grey shirt, Bop-It (I was 17), Clue and a puzzle. I always hate to sound selfish but it was so demoralizing on Christmas to see my cousins get good gifts from us and I get left with crappy ones. Now that I'm off to college, my mother suggested we stop exchanging gifts for birthday and Christmas and my aunt said that "it's not fair for her kids that aren't in college yet."
Wewius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is Christmas. So when I was a child I had to wait a whole year, every year for new presents. I also have an older brother, who has his birthday at the end of August. So you can imagine that he got a really nice present every year on his birthday just a few months before it was finally my turn. Only that it was Christmas and he was supposed to get a Christmas present too... which, of course, meant that my presents were often not as "good" as the one he received in August, when my parents hat over half a year to get the money for it.
I don't remember exactly how old I was but it must've been before my 11th birthday. It was Christmas Eve and I was finally allowed to open my "combined Christmas and birthday gift".
I unwrapped it and all I saw was a black brick-like thing. I couldn't really see it in the dimm light back then but in my youthful naivete I shouted "Oh, cake!" and tried to grab it. But it was rock solid. Then I realized that it was in fact a solid brick of black coal.
I don't know about your traditions but in Germany, getting coal as a "gift from Santa" basically means you were a really bad child. Which just adds insult to injury, because I was a really nice child (yes, I know how that sounds but it's true) and my brother was a real troublemaker back then. I didn't even react at first. It took me quite some seconds to realize it. I stared at my coal covered black hands and then started sobbing and left the room silently. I cried the whole evening in my room and even though I got my "real" presents immediately after. It meant nothing to me anymore.
This was a prank by my father and from the "discussion" I overheard in my room I know that he did that without my mother knowing.
cheri3757 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a thesarus, from the LIBRARY. My mother-in-law told me to make sure I returned it before it was due.
JasonTheLazy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible
YoshiSparkle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have any recollection of this, but according to my parents, one Christmas my 3 year old brother received a light up fire truck from my aunt and uncle... and I (age 6) received a plain white cotton shirt.
They said that was the year they decided to stop doing gift exchanges between the families (my parents used to mail gifts to my cousin as well). Apparently it was normal for my aunt and uncle to give my brother a better gift than me, but that year was just too much and they put an end to it.
minihobbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year I think my aunt just regifts me articles of clothing that people give her husband or son cause theyโre always either way too big or way too small. I havenโt received a single piece of clothing from her that is my size.
But she did get me some good cologne one year so that was nice!
inquizies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm probably too late, but I can actually answer this one! When I was younger we would always go to my Aunt and Uncle's house for Christmas. I remember my cousin, their granddaughter, always opening up a lot of presents but they never gifted me anything. Which made sense, she was one of their two grandkids, but 6-8 year old me just didn't quite understand that at the time. When I was 7 my dad snuck my old Gameboy and my copy of Pokemon Blue over so I could run off and play that while we were there.
Anyway, when I was 8 years old they did buy me a gift that year. I was very excited as you can imagine. I opened it up to reveal a plastic box containing a small bottle of White Diamonds perfume. The perfume that people usually associate with old ladies. Did I mention I was 8?
To end on a better note, my parents have never had a lot of money but they always made sure my brother and I had the best Christmas possible at our own home. And they still do! They're both the most amazing people I know.
pinupgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit, I forgot this one: my brother (who is, as far as I know, of sound mind) showed up at my Xmas dinner with a piece of cardboard wrapped in tin foil, and a picture of Peter Griffin taped to it. WTF do you say to that other than a quiet โthanksโ?
Patrickann777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant.
https://youtu.be/ilnWTSvqIKQ
soggy7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
XL leather jacket. I'm a M vegetarian.
sluttttt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a preteen, my grandparents gave me a book on puberty as a Chanukah present. I know it must be hard to come up with 8 gifts, but come on, guys. Awkward to the max.
therealbessica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Nintendo Switch. It was given to my boyfriend and I from a friend who knew we wanted one and he wanted to focus on other things but video games. What makes it the worst gift ever is that my boyfriend told me that it was his anniversary gift to me. For our ten year anniversary.
RedTeamReview ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 4 someone at my birthday party took my hand, closed it but kept my index and thumb open to make a gun. I was confused and whenever I tell this story people think: that person bought you a gun!?!? No no no.....their gift to me was showing me how to make a gun with my hand.
angelbelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know that this thread is specifically asking for the shit gift, but damn...
This is why all Hong Kongers (and Chinese in general) prefer the universally beloved option. Ca$h out.
deadgreysn0w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had an early morning meeting today at work, usual insurance updates and whatnot. Before we leave, one of the ladies from accounting says "Everyone check under their seats for a ticket, if it has a '1', come and see me for a prize." Well I found a 1, and the prize was a shot glass full of M&Ms and a mini candy cane. The side of the shot glass says "Brooke and Adam - April 22, 2012." I have no fucking idea who these people are, but I now have a keepsake to remember their union by.
revoisArt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me a stress ball one Christmas. It came in handy shortly thereafter.
Bernkastel1212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-gf got me a jar of alfredo sauce for Christmas.
azbirdgangg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 12 year old boy, receiving Winnie the Pooh toe socks for a birthday present from my auntie. I remember my dad thought it was a joke and it became uncomfortable quickly.
fattymaroon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've given a worst gift ever. When I was in 2nd grade or so I went to the school holiday fair and bought my younger brother an abacus. When he opened it he said, "that's stupid" and put it aside. I cried.
But I guess worst gift I've received would be a really nice set of drill bits I got as a wedding gift. Don't have the drill.
Rogersgirl75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandparents who id never met mailed my twin brother and I one black 3XL hoodie with a skull over the breast pocket and one adult womanโs pink jacket that had the receipt for some random stuff at Walmart in the pocket. My brother and I were both 8 years old and wore childrenโs size small.
Pretty sure they just mailed us their old coats because they smelled heavily of smoke and didnโt seem new.
The only other thing I have received from them were some off-brand My Little Pony figurines. They were almost MLP but they just looked strange and cheap. I was 17 years old.
halibot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a white elephant party last year and my co-worker got a can of peas. White elephant means you pick a random gift and you get to trade it if you'd like for one that was already opened. He kept the peas saying he wanted all the remaining people to get nice presents. Aw, right?
I opened a chewbaca plush, and since I'm not into Star Wars and guy with the peas really was, I took the peas from him and gave him chewie.
After the exchange, he thanked me and said he didn't realize people were actually buying gifts, hence the reason he brought in the peas...I was so pissed.
frostyfur119 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I got through secret Santa I got sled tube and the next year one of those cheap platic mats that are "sleds."
I suppose the tube wasn't so bad, but it sucks being a child and everyone else is playing with toys and eating candy, and you have a box.
I pretty much hated secret Santa until I got older for that reason. It wasnt until I got a really cute reindeer plush from a friend that I liked it.
Av_navy20160606 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it certainly wouldn't be Reddit Gold...
AGneissGeologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday used to be on the start of summer break in grade school. Every year my mom would get me one of those "summer education" textbooks and made me do a page every day so I would keep my brain active.
the_perkolator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago at work we did the first White Elephant gift exchange and I received a 1" diameter pin-back button with an image of a cat on it. Not only do I detest cats but I'd never in the 10 years previous played a White Elephant game where the items were used, my gift was at least $10 and brand new and actually desirable so that it would promote "stealing" as the game plays on.
My wife used to receive every year (for at least 5-8yrs) from a close family friend, these funky calendars as a Xmas gift. To think that she actually PAID for these is the worst part. I guess they were homemade by her friend who was a crafter/scrapbooker and they were god-awful. The calendars were filled with fold-out "things" that stuck out past the margins, filled with teddy bears, horses, flowers, stickers, glued on trinkets, pieces of lace, doilies, and misc things that just didn't belong. To top it off, she had dates in the calendar marking her family's bdays and events, etc! it was BAD.
My favorite "worst gift" I've ever received was a CD for Christmas "Jug-Band" music. Literally all the music was played on jugs -- like blowing over the mouth of a glass jug.
shmoo311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just received an enormous box of chocolate chips from sister-in- law. She works for Nestle, so gets them at a discount from the company store. Not only is it a horrible gift, but now I have to do all this baking in order to be able to use my gift.
J666S44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year at Christmas my Nan bought my sister a car. I got a CD of a comedian she had seen in Blackpool. Unbelievable.
BirdKevin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm probably a bit late to the party here but it would have to be shitty rock.
In about 5th grade I was participating in secret santa and was super excited to learn I had my good friend Vincent and what would you know he had me as well! So I go out to gamestop and get him a game boy game I knew he wanted. It was important to note Vincent's family wasn't super well off while mine was, but I wasn't thinking of that as a kid I just wanted to get my friend something I knew he wanted.
So the big day comes, everyone's exchanging gifts. I run up to him excited to see the look on his face and give him the game. He isn't even looking at me when he extends his arm and drops a rock into my hands. And it isn't even a cool geode or some shit it's just a fucking garden rock. Of course I'm devestates. Anyway one thing leads to another and my mom calls his mom up none to happy. Turns out the fucker did get me something but decided he wanted it so he just kept it and grabbed a rock on the way out.
Looking back I can recognize he lived in a troubled home and wasn't afforded the luxury I had been, but I still don't feel bad about never talking to him again after I moved to another school at the end of the year.
supafish93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me old used scummy flip flops for my 22nd birthday. Heโs not even a bad dad or anything he just forgets to buy gifts and then just kinda gives you whatever he can find laying around. Love him, but that was a shitty gift lol
BoredAndAnnoyed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tray for a bumpo. No bumpo, just tray. That year bumpos were recalled so we couldn't even buy one to go with the tray.
Square85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card to Chiliโs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a secret santa gift exchange at work a few years ago I got a $13 gift card to Walgreens with some hard candy...
PixelSpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's sort of a running joke about how awful my aunt is at sending gifts. We're not really super close to that side of the family so it's not like we're expecting anything extravagant but sometimes it's like "why bother" gifts. When I was around 15 she sent me a $15 walgreens gift card. She sent my dad a pack of lighters when he was in the middle of trying to stop smoking. She apparently gave my grandmother a bottle of gin and an ornate clock, she doesn't drink gin and the clock is in a closet somewhere. When I hit 16 she gave me a pocket knife with a wolf on it, which we later found out was a part of a set of knives that she bought at a thrift store, she kept the rest of the knives in the set for herself. Like I guess it's the thought that counts but sometimes a just a simple card would be sufficient enough.
go_fight_kickass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amway. My older sister joined this pyramid scheme and as you guessed it. The entire family was given everything Amway. I was given a nice basket of toilettes.....I was 9.
synty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once recieved an expansion pack for the first AvP on CD... I didn't own the base game.
xeqtioner0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life. I didn't ask for this shit.
Bashfullylascivious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apron. A honest to God apron from my boyfriend, as a Christmas gift.
I would have loved a card. Thankfully, he was open to the gentle suggestion quite a while later that if he's stuck on ideas a card with a message, kisses, and an evening alone would be perfect.
bwatching ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was the new girlfriend at the holiday dinner. Aunt and uncle gave everyone a piece of their corporate swag as a gift, with $20 inside. At least it was $20. I got a logo-emblazoned bag with a single dollar bill. Thanks?
cross_beaux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When she was 10, my aunt gave my dad (he's 10 years older) a gumball machine/dispenser. He doesn't like gum.
He gave it back the next year. She gave it back the year after that. And he gave it back the next year. And so on and so forth.
The gumball machine is sitting in his basement, complete with 30 year old gumballs, waiting to go back to her house for this Christmas.
PaulPhoenixMain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
uawildcat04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When the xbox 360 first came out I wanted it so bad but my dad couldn't find it anywhere for cheap enough and was very difficult to come by. My parents bought me ONLY THE CONTROLLER so I could go to my friends house and play with him.
duck95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mug that says "#1 Coach". I'm not, nor have I ever been, a coach lol
henryatwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tea set. Crooked. Wrapped in Christmas paper. From mother-in-law. And it was not broke because of the carrying. It was broke before that.
douglaskwalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got used underwear from my grandma - opened my present and it was a 3 pack of menโs โtighty whitieโ underwear and they were already opened. She bought them for herself (she told me she preferred them to womenโs underwear) and tried on a pair. They didnโt fit, so Merry Xmas to me.
CJM_cola_cole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's mom gave me a box of clearance Star Wars Mac and cheese. She just grabbed the bent up box from their pantry and handed it to me, telling me it was a collector's item. I know it was clearance because it still had the 20 cent sticker on it
SoCo_Hundo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack. I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
emrys5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not gotten but given. I was in the 2nd grade and my friend was so excited because he aperantly had chosen his gift with me in mind.
Oh no. The day before me and my sister had gone to the dollar store to choose something for secret Santa. My mother wasn't doing too well and i understood that so i chose a 5 dollar coloring book with a bunch of cutsie animals because that's all they had. Pretty much the opposite of what any kid that age would deem cool.
I ended up getting his gift by some fucking miracle. The way it was set up is that they call your name and you walk up to the tree and pick any gift. He got mine because he was one of the last ones to go.
I couldn't even enjoy my TMNT Raphael complete with weapone and futuristic armor because all i could see was him sadly flipping through coloring pages with no crayons.
PragmaticMoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started a job in the summertime, so I was still just barely the โnew personโ when winter rolled around. I participated in the secret Santa. The girl who got me was on a different shift and complained she didnโt know me very well and didnโt know what to get me (this was a grown woman perfectly capable of attempting to make conversation with me on our shift overlap, or just get an amazon gift card, thatโs kind of the point of secret Santa anyway...) she complained and complained until the employee who had drawn the womanโs best friend suggested they switch. Well, through comically predictable miscommunication secret Santa exchanges come and go, everyone loves their gifts, I got someone some kickass Dalek socks, and the best friend ends up with two gifts. I received nothing. Everyone but the woman who had drawn my name was mortified (she instantly pulled the โitโs not my faultโ BS - she was overall a pretty obvious See You Next Tuesday that I witness directly drive three people to quit well paying benefitted jobs through personality alone). She could have that very day just gotten me a bottle of wine or gift card from a gas station, but a week later and she has moved on to pretending nothing happened and never even acknowledged me when we saw each other every day.
A completely uninvolved coworker felt so bad she hand speed-knitted a Jayne hat because she knew I liked Firefly, even though she had already gotten two other people gifts. Only problem was, this hat was 3x too big for my head, so I never wore it and had to come up with new excuses every time it snowed and she asked me where my hat was...
Bizarrmenian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't tell if it's the dodgeball I got in college or the picture frame from 5th grade... I've lost hope in secret Santa.
Oh two years ago, TWO redditors failed to send a gift for the reddit secret Santa :)
Puubuu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A halo wars 2 season pass
SmartManne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A can of Spam.
B-R0ck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
indieindian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a stick of deodorant from my parents for christmas after asking for deodorant the whole year. My parents refused to buy me any earlier because they said I didn't need it so young. 6th grade was painful year
hoosierhiver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 6 I got a Bible for Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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puppypaws98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that was shitty.
Cosmiccloudz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you bought the pan and she bought you a second one ? Is that why your crying ?
mcfuddlebutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't clear, I picked out the pan and she bought it.
Thousand_Sunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when I was liiike 13 my alcoholic dad(he's sober now dw) bought me some chocolates with some weird fruit liquor goo inside and I tried one and told him it was absolutely disgusting and all he said was "whiiimp!" and ate them all in about one go and didn't get me new ones >:o
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was about 7 I received a casette carry case from family friends. I didn't own any. I basically only had cd's at that point.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
18th birthday, TV Tuner for my PC
It meant I had to cut on my gaming to allow my sister to watch TV on my PC.
whatsupyou_coolbaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt (she was just a few years older than my mom) gave all the kids (me and my two sister, and my three cousins) separate pieces from one whole set of plates and bowls.
xTye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As I read this, I remembered one.
My dad though it would be funny to get a giant bolt (was like a foot and a half long) and spray paint it gold.
Cosmiccloudz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not if your a ratchet and clank fan
dertidferris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic tree for Secret Santa
BlackDahlia1147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book called "A 1001 Questions Answered about the Seashore." I opened it once and yup.... A lot of facts. Thanks dad
rotatingpotato12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
bakdom146 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A copy of a Bill O'Reilly book for teens.
Hkaddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh holy Fuck lol.
HodorsGiantDick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chia pet.
A fucking chia pet.
imperial87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen from my father for Christmas (I๏ธ was in college, I๏ธ think is was 19). It wasnโt a nice pen like a fountain pen, just one of those $10-15 ballpoint pens with the changeable cartridge that they sell at staples for some reason. Who buys those? (Except my father that one time). Honestly Iโve never bought a pen in my life, pens (like umbrellas) are free.
So yeah, my brother got a ninendo ds, and I๏ธ got a pen that I๏ธ lost within a few days.
Dinsy588158 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A stopwatch used specifically for swimming ๐ค๐ซ I don't swim
HeyLikeableZest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Four years ago, my aunt got my brother a professional electric keyboard, complete with stand, amplifier, and some song books.
She gave me three pairs of footless tights.
FeldrunXamres ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift I ever received was from my uncle, it was one of those free calendar books that banks give out to customers to help them plan their budgets. I was 13 maybe 14 at the time.
Hyrulian_NPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's a toss up between a 1x3" rectangle of plastic canvas when I was 7, from a girl scout gift exchange. (We were suppose to craft something to exchange with each other and she gave me a piece of crafting material instead of a finished anything) or a broken light bulb from an aunt... Although last year I did get a smashed teapot from a coworker--but she assures me it was an accident, but my other coworkers think she was just being spiteful. (She isn't a liked coworker)
TwoSkoops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Easter, as a teenage boy, getting Kim Cattrall's book 'The Art of the Female Orgasm' in my basket. Thankfully my younger siblings got the same thing and were equally embarrassed, or I'd have cringed to death.
Runner up goes to when my wife and I were gifted 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage' by Dr. Laura for a wedding shower. It basically sanctions spousal rape, telling women it's an acceptable part of marriage.
Baruch55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother gave me a glove. Not a pair of gloves. Just one singular glove. Before that she had given my cousins things like a left sock and half a roll of toilet paper
sparkler869 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chewed gum, wrapped in tape and placed in a big, beautifully wrapped box.
kanddjang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year, my grandmother gave me a pair of grandma-waisted bejeweled jeans that she had clearly ordered for herself, plus an equally horrifying belt. My dad made me try them on and parade around, and they came right up and over my breasts. There was no gift receipt, because they were never intended to be a gift, so I had store credit at Talbot's for years.
NumberUndefined ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know I'm a bit late but. During middle school we had a secret santa with a 20$ limit. I got a pencil...
Kezly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looking at this from another perspective - I once got invited to a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend's 22nd birthday. I didn't know anybody except the person I went with, but as a joke I wrapped up a tin of kidney beans and wrote "to (girl's name). Enjoy!", Then left it on the table with all the other gifts.
I was bored at the party due to the lack of people I knew, however it was great to watch her open it, then listen to everyone discuss "who brought kidney beans?" conversations for the rest of the evening. I didn't tell anyone it was me.
navinohradech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
giant 30 lb marble cheese board thing, while briefly visiting Oregon from Germany
Hkaddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was that for an exchange program in Springfield?
navinohradech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
huh?
Hkaddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:32 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our school had a German exchange program and that story sounded familiar.
blue_baron82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a kit to inflate my own helium balloons... as a wedding gift. Thing had maybe 10 small balloons in it.
wafflesarebeautiful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half of a pop-up tent
Christovsky84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law bought me a tobacco pouch and lighter set with my initials on. I don't smoke.
DeathBeforeDawn89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I know someone who got a framed picture of their sister on their birthday lol
sarahachisholm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like many of the other stories posted, this was a Secret Santa exchange. ย It was in Jr. High, I received a Santa hat from the classmate who almost certainly had never washed his hair at all that year. ย The boy had been wearing a Santa hat all morning, up until the exchange. ย Once the gifts were passed around, the Santa hat disappeared and showed up inside my present.
Lance_Highwind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
XavierBananaglassVI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gold ring with three rows of diamonds on it. For context my mom is a very materialistic person so when it comes to gift giving her idea is if it isnt expensive it isn't a good gift. My mothers whole family is stereotypically an Italian-American family so gold chains and whatnot is kind of a big deal for men. She got me this ring for my 21st birthday and I told outright that I was never gonna wear it because a) i live in an area where you can be mugged for wearing something like that and b) I just find told tacky in general. Long story short she exchanged it for a pair of slip on vans which I love and wear every day
totspur1982 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once got me a flask for Christmas. It was made to be disguised as binoculars so that you could sneak it into places. I couldn't have been even 10 years old.
suspi72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a pink blouse that had rhinestones around the collar, leopard print on the sleeves and a black belt around the waistline. Most horrendous clothing item Iโve ever seen.
Svajoklis_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my workplace we did Secret Santa. I proudly stay away from alcohol and other harmful habits, I put it inside my bio at our site, I talked about it with people on multiple occasions. And yet, I got a wine bottle as a present. It ruined the image of the company and I quit shortly after because of this and multiple other bad signs.
H0use0fpwncakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is an asshole and loves to give bad gifts to loved ones. Some examples:
FlyingGoatCastle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was a little kid, during one of my birthdays, my older sister gave me a present. I remember being super exited as I was unwrapping it, imagining all of the possibilities! Is it a super awesome toy?? What kind of toy??
Well.. I finished unwrapping it and what did I find? Soap. Soap on a rope. In the shape of Charlie Brown. I was so disappointed that I threw it and ran to my room crying :(
BoremUT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toss up between a leather blazer that was given to me on Christmas by an ex (I hate leather clothing and blazers - it was more a gift for him since it was his style), or an LDS magazine subscription given to me by my ever-hopeful grandma that wants me to come back to Jesus.
navenager ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th birthday my grandma got me four dictionaries, because she didn't know what to get me. Even my mom was upset with her, like just get him candy or money or actual books. Who the fuck genuinely wants a stack of dictionaries? The best part was I literally already had all four of those exact same dictionaries because they were part of my supplies for school.
Edit - She actually almost topped it a few years ago when she got me an iPad case for Christmas. I don't own an iPad, tablet, or laptop. Neither did my parents at the time. I have no idea where she got the idea. To be clear, my grandma is an awesome lady and I love the shit out of her. She does not give good gifts.
ifelife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my dad, this story came up recently so it's the first thing that came to mind. My great grandmother, my dad's mother's mother, used to go on a lot of cruises and trips in the mid 80s. I don't remember spending much time with Nanna Davis, but I do remember the amazing gifts she would bring us kids back from Singapore and Hong Kong. This particular time she came back with a giant walking talking doll for me, a huge deal in those days. My brothers got something equally cool, maybe remote controlled cars I think. Mum got these beautiful Chinese fans IIRC. Then she handed Dad a gift. Dad was a big man. And she had bought him a small sized elasticated Mickey Mouse belt with matching tie. They were hideous and neither one fit. We were taking about it a couple of months ago and he's still bitter 30 plus years later. I still find it hysterical though
silla860 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wheel barrow.
So I could brings the logs in easier.
afihavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I moved in 7th grade my friend gave me a going away present. It was a small box wrapped in electrical tape. After untangling several feet of electrical tape there was a layer of duct tape about half an inch thick. I got through that and it was wrapped several hundred times over in saran wrap. I finally get through that to find a box that a watch would come in superglued shut. I pried that open to find a small piece of paper with "Sorry you're leaving. Send me you address when you get there and I'll send you something!" scrawled on it. We corresponded many times since then, never got my going away present.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A knitted jumper from my gran every year who couldnโt knit. Arms too long but at the same time too tight. I couldnโt grow into it because of how tight the arms were
BananasAndPears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got married, received a half-written congratulations card and we didn't even know who it was from since they didn't complete the message.
40WeightSoundsNice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandparents got everyone a new bike when they learned to ride a bike
I got a waffle maker
I was so mad!!
Wait i still have that waffle maker. I still use it a ton. Hmm, what was i getting at again??
kilroyishere89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young(don't remember how old, probably under 10), I got a used bedwetting alarm from my aunt and uncle.
It was shipped in a box for a Nintendo 64 controller.
Never used it. Don't know what happened to it.
I do remember opening it in front of my entire family, but I don't remember being embarrassed or anything. shrugs
RawketLeeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my dad got me a used pair of marching band shoes. To be fair, I was in marching band...in high school and college. Am now 30. I died laughing when I opened them bc I couldn't tell if they were a gag gift or not. Still don't know. But they're memorable still.
astrophysika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15, my boyfriend bought me a shot glass that said "I only look sweet." I didn't drink, was a straight-A student, and was a goody-two-shoes.
tcarr20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pogo stick, which I thought was pretty cool. It would have been however, my brother got a BB gun. It was open season on the hippity hoppity Fucks.
AWholeBunchOfMumms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On Christmas 2009, I got a stopwatch from my godparents
adamwintle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of scissors from my dad.
W444vy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 4. Went to visit Santa in the local shopping centre where i could get a present, sit on Santas lap and get a picture. Got my prezzie off Santa and couldnโt wait to get home to open it. It was a big barbie tea set. I was hoping for an action man or something.
ShocK13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex GF gave me a noise maker, the Chinese kind. Because I make goofy noises all the time. I was like 27ish at the time, so yeah, worst gift ever.
lego950 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 4,000 piece puzzle of some fish under water
cemeteryflowers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me an entire gift bag full of commerce bank pens for Christmas one year, and a Spanish horoscope book... I only speak English and German.
jasonthelamb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my Great-Grandma gave my cousin a Nintendo 64 for Christmas, and when she found out that we were at the Christmas party, she gave my dad $20 and told him to split it between myself and my sister.
hearthstoneisp2w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 a friend gave me a tiny "Cars" trash can. I wonder if she was trying to send a message.
GrudgesAreForever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used Elvis CDโs from my idiot sister in law. Used. And I donโt even like Elvis, thatโs our OTHER sister in law.
disllexiareuls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really late but we went to my father's family's Christmas party when I was like 12, all the kids there got these cool bikes, televisions, toys, then they called me to get mine and it was a bag of M&Ms inside the Red guy.
I don't even like M&Ms.
wootxding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toss up between two ex-girlfriends. Both times I actually spent a lot of time to figure out really good ideas for gifts and bought them far in advance. I had one where I got a charger for my electric razor but we broke up around that time so I don't blame her for the shit gift.
The other was last year where I got a decorative waterfall that runs on batteries (why it doesn't have a cord is beyond me) and a stuffed leopard/cat doll. The real disappointment with that one wasn't with the actual gift but because her brother had bought the same stuffed animal for his girlfriend.
fancysauce609 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once opened a gift that contained my own shoes. I had been looking for them all morning because my feet were cold.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A starbucks mug from my cousin for my birthday. It was like they were standing in line and thought "oh, its his birthday today" grabs mug off shelf in line at starbucks.
I don't drink coffee, tea or any hot drinks, really, and they knew that. Still use it though for water.
jobadius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin once forgot to get me a gift in advanced but still wanted to get me something, so Christmas morning he went outside and filled a box with a few rocks, wrapped it and gave it to me.
Jonatc87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Linx body shampoo pack. Besides the fact. I can't use it due to sensitive skin. Four times I got this last year. Must've been a sale somewhere
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Our family friend gifted our ENTIRE family a package of tissues
TheLeafsAreGood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Season 1 of the blue collar comedy tour. Has never been opened lol
Gusbuster811 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My good buddy once gave me "Bad Boys 2" on DVD. It showed me he doesn't know me at all. We are no longer friends.
stegonx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger my uncle and aunt offered to get me a laptop worth thousands of dollars for my birthday. I told them I didn't need something so expensive and felt good for being humble. On my birthday I unwrapped a coloring book. Needless to say, I learned my lesson.
dacmd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blockbuster gift card
This was like 4 years ago
nineteenthly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A replica of an Action Man for Xmas 1974.
killahgrag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a gun rack?
therealswanson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a t-shirt on it that said in huge bold letters: WORLDโS OKAYEST BROTHER. We laughed about it, but I knew as soon as I saw it that it was getting re-gifted to him next Christmas. For the next year, I intentionally wore it whenever I would work on a messy project, loading it up with stains and holes. Since I lived in a different state and rarely saw him, he had no clue it was going on. Sure enough, next Christmas I crammed into the smallest box I could find so it would be nice and wrinkly, wrapped it, and stuck it under the tree. He just about shit himself when he opened it, he didnโt know whether to be insulted or humored.
zgavar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A kfc bucket
snekduh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a broken toy gun for my 10th birthday. Ironically, she was my BFF but she actually stole stuff from my house. Their entire family came to the restaurant to have dinner and they left giving me that one, old, broken toy gun. I wonder if she meant, "lol you can try to kill yourself with a gun but your life is so sad that even the gun is broken". Idk maybe haha
Blackdawg070 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a hat once from my mother on my birthday.it didn't fit and it had a discount sticker on it :p
Keep in mind that my bday is 5th of Jan, so its right after all the holiday fuss. Ever since I said I didn't wanted a present anymore after that, the next year they gave me a scratch card.
The older I got the more I started to appreciate my parents so I'm cool with it. Started to work and bought myself gifts :)
Fuzati ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crappy sweater for Christmas from a former friend.
She had bought exactly the same one for her brother too, no originality.
Chroma710 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 7 I got a popcorn maker...
But I also got a transformers toy so it's ok.
Myrdraall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love my dad. But he overdoes Christmas. Like a lot. He likes to give for the pleasure of giving gifts. So every year, there are like 3 dozens gifts for my sister and I and our SOs. In the past few years we've received like 3-4 tape measures, small screwdrivers aplenty, TONS of socks, useless trinkets, etc.
It can't really qualify as "worst gift", as he always has a main gift AND a few hundred dollars each as well, which is super generous, except he just doesn't have that kind of money. He makes little, heck he owes me quite a bit, and has things he really should invest in. I'll have to talk to my one and a half year gf because I know she will be super unconfortable when she'll receive, along with over $50 of gifts, 200 CAD cash.
His reasonning is that, as a gambler, it's money he would have wasted anyway. It's hard to argue with that, and I'm thankful, but damn if it isn't unconfortable every damn time.
For the "worst gift" scenario, well he also has attention deficits and has a history of missing the mark on gifts (and a lot of things. The number of time he rented a movie we had seen or that was just not for children, like at all). I couldn't begin to count the number of times I've had things like the wrong model, colour, flavour, etc. One of my oldest xmas gift memories is the one where, when I was very into the TMNT, dad got me "my favorite" paired with a pack of candy, but it in fact was the only turtle I didn't really like (damn you Raphael) that was paired with candy I never could eat (fitting), and my sister got my beloved Leonardo (she didn't really care for TMNT), that came with yummy M&Ms.
PoppyPuppies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once got me a decorative cardboard box. He wrapped it and everything but there was nothing in it, just the box. That same year my mom thought he got her a nice piece of jewelry by the look of the gift. Turned out it was one of those fancy pens.
DingyFunnybunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 I got one of those pet rocks, but I saw my Uncle digging around out back in the yard 2hrs before hand with a sharpie.
kshade_hyaena ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A particularly ugly, damaged wooden cat from my distant grandma. I was 16 or something. No idea what she was thinking.
coolhomeskooler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th birthday the homeschooled neighborhood kid gave me a roll of aluminum foil.
croolshooz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm now of the opinion that not only do we hurt our children with too many gifts but possibly just as badly with terrible ones.
PotatoBlastr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't really a bad gift but i got new headphones and my birthday was coming up a week later, my girlfriend knew about the new headphones i got, and i even showed them off to her, which obviously meant i was happy with them, but she chose to buy me new headphones anyways, which i obviously accepted and show grattitude for, never really told her about this.
crass_cupcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it at least a different sort of headphones
MrFatalistic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
t-shirt with label "computer psychologist"
yes, I work in IT.
tenticleskepticle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 I got a duck magnet from the family secret Santa
xanedro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't got pretty much any gift for my birthday for at least 14/24 birthdays. So that.
Deusseven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Done secret santa three times, never gotten a gift. Does nothing count?
shirtlessin1stclass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Lego guy's arm. Not sure if the kid who gave it to me was terrible at giving gifts or was trying to send me a message
useful_person ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle Vernon's socks.
Ch3ru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about one of the victims of Columbine, Rachel's Tears, from my grandma, who is from Colorado.
I am not from Colorado, but my name is Rachel. :/
WoodyCooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Christmas after my parents split up my dad bought me glow in the dark rope
Assmoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a clock. It was wrapped in flyers. I was 7. Smh
DientesDelPerro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not a bad gift per say, but a total disappointment: in 7th grade I had asked for the newest Princess Diaries book, and low and behold there was a book wrapped under the tree! Being a savvy kid, I saved that present for last, to build expectation. When I opened the gift what did I get? A dictionary :|
the overwhelming feeling of disappointment is still palpable 16 years later, even though the dictionary was something I needed, it wasnโt what I wanted.
theycallmehokie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandma gave us things always gave us things she already had. I got a dinner bell and a broken kite one year.
kjata30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I received, but one I gave.
I was (apparently) a devious little practical joker as a kid and in particular liked to pick on my little sister (four years younger than me, she's gotten me back plenty and we have an awesome relationship now).
Anyway, one Christmas when I was around 12 years old, I found a bunch of empty boxes in the attic that my parents had left over from previous gifts. I proceeded to wrap 5 boxes of different sizes and place each within a larger box (Matryoshka doll) and placed a grubby "IOU" note in the smallest. Needless to say she was not happy with me that Christmas, though she did get me back with the same trick as an adult!
TrillbroSwaggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BurgerKing watch with Yoda on it. No food, just the shitty watch
jackel0pe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma got us toilet paper this year ๐ think sheโs trying to tell us something?
OsmerusMordax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my aunt AND uncle (combined gift): shitty dollar store binoculars. I am really into birdwatching, and they knew I already have a really good pair of binoculars. So I don't even understand.
DryBinWetSinkElseLoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 my single gift from my family and my only gift that year was a picture ripped out of a catalogue in a ring box. The picture was of a desk.... And no they didnt go buy me that desk after Xmas as they all forgot so that picture was what I had to play with that year.
wellreadcatgrrrl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those 5 dollar Barbie dolls from a pharmacy when I turned 27 by a friend who was also in her 20s. I donโt collect them or have any others.
eutohkgtorsatoca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was twelve and had asked and hinted for months towards Santa bringing me a cassette recorder. I got a voucher in an envelope for a navy coloured suit to attend church on Sunday. I ripped the voucher to pieces and screamed out loud. My mother gave in, and promised the cassette recorder, but only at my birthday, later in the next year, as punishment for having been rude and ungrateful on Xmas evening.
Philthy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Reddit Secret Santa I got a small cooking pot that appeared to have been used, and a coffee table book on tropical fish. Nowhere in my profile or any post (except this one) did I mention cooking or tropical fish.
wheresmysilverlining ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last Christmas we spent with my then step mom sucked. She was horrible to my sisters and I already, and I took the brunt of it for being the oldest. I'm assuming my dad told her that she had to get us something so she just shoved a bunch of random shit from goodwill and the dollar store in bags, most of it we had no use for. You can find some cool stuff for good prices at those places but it was so obviously a "fuck you"... to three little girls. The only thing I remember in particular was a pack of round cotton pads... like cotton balls but flat...? Years later I when I started wearing make up, I discovered they were great for removing eye makeup... but honestly, I would have rather have received nothing. She was such a cunt. I used to be able to go on for hours about all the shit she did to us but my memory has thankfully blocked most of it out.
BlackwaterProject ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my great Aunt gave me a doll for Christmas, I opened it In front of my extended family. At the time I was 18 year and I am a dude and still am.
SoySauce_McGiggles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but, my dad... he mentioned he liked whoppers to my mom as she went out to get groceryโs. My grandmother overheard this; for the past 18 years my dad has received bulk packages of whoppers for Christmas.
My Dad mentioned to me the whoopers werenโt even for him but, for my brother.
Merry Christmas, Dad.
charpple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was grade 3, I wrapped my gift with newspapers as a prank to make it look cheap and see the disappointment on my classmate's face but inside is a really cool gift. It somehow backfired because I got a well wrapped gift but a used T-shirt inside. Feelsbadman
teatables ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dog toy. It was a present from my parents' friends, and to this day I don't know if they thought it was a stuffed animal (but I was at least 18 by then so ???) or if it was a mix-up and they gave me the present for their poodle instead. It was quite baffling.
onionman54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A copy of Django Unchained. That my brother already owned. He just took it off his shelf, wrapped it and gave it to me
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In first grade, I was 2nd in my class in a private school. When I arrived to get my certificate at the last day of school, I saw a boy, who was definitely last in my class, receive a remote car with his certificate! I got so excited thinking (if that what that boy got, what could I get?) I got a big wrapped gift... and I was so excited to get home and open it with my mom... when I finally did, it was a fucking teapot with a few tea cups -.- I was 7! Why would you give a 7yo boy a fucking teapot!!!
ohvagueone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rubber gloves. So I could clean the bathroom
IamLancaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Advice. Bad advice.
catfoxwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
humanballoflaundry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa in my senior year US government class. Everyone put in a pretty good effort except for whoever drew my name. I got an unwrapped and clearly used IQ test.
CourtM092 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I held a tricky tray and donated all the proceeds to a non-profit. Some of my family came for the raffle portion and my aunt put her tickets in different prizes. She won a couple baskets and seemed really pleased. On Christmas, like ~3 weeks later, she just gave me back the prizes that she won at my fundraiser. Regifting to another level.
edit:words
sydneyfunnelspider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. I๏ธ had it pretty good growing up apparently. I๏ธ am so sorry to all of you who had unfair adult grievances thrust upon you. I๏ธ think Iโm a decent gift giver. Iโm really going to start thinking twice now to make sure my gifts are appropriate.
RedBanana99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19 and my baby brother was 9, I broke up with my longtime boyfriend of five years and decided to get away from it all spend Christmas and New Year working in a holiday camp in England.
I donโt remember any presents that year from my parents probably a jumper chocolate and such.
My little brother gave me a rectangle package poorly wrapped in Christmas paper and I kept it until Christmas morning for the surprise whilst I was on my own in the cold accommodation before I started work.
I genuinely couldnโt guess what it was definitely wasnโt chocolate and I was anticipating a surprise.
It was a pair of tights (pantyhose?)
I cried my face off
Brad_Tits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of black figure skates from my grandma when I was 8. I had been playing hockey since I was 5. Black. Figure. Skates. Guess she thought I was Kenny Wu.
FrackGoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 24. My sister gave me a box of cleaning supplies for Christmas. Some opened. And a ziplock baggie with 1 sponge in it because "I figured you didn't need more than one so I took the other in the 2 pack."
caramelcooler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A class of mine in college did a secret santa exchange. I spent hours building this cool sculpture thing for the guy I got. He happened to draw my name, also. He got me a brick. A brick he broke in half.
mikejones72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin got mace at her going away to college party.
wing3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first and last reddit secret Santa I gave a nice kitchen aid mixer and received some used obscure LOTR spin off books.
zenyattatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday, my adult cousin gave my younger cousins a nintendo switch, he got me nothing
Happy twist ending in a way though! he told me he still owed me a present and told me he was gonna get me injustice 2.
KindaAbstruse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I gave the gift but there was a communication mishap regarding the yearly Christmas who's buying for who drawing, and I ended up getting my 9 year old cousin a $30 gas card.
She cried, I felt terrible.
CemeteryCat17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cat Calendar for Christmas. From my boyfriend.
ShutYourBalls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here are examples my boyfriend received from my parents... -49er slippers (he doesn't watch football, neither does my parents, or me. So extremely random) -earrings (his ears aren't pierced)
Now they are shitty because my mother told me prior to what they got him. I told them he wasn't a fan of 49ers and that his ears aren't pierced. My mom, the psychopath, insisted that his ears were pierced... this was also news to him too
-Snoops- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
MrPurse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a normal looking table lamp for my 16th birthday from my parents. Given, it was with some other gifts of mild interest, but I opened the lamp and didn't know how to respond.
I do still use it like daily though since I never bothered to buy another one through college (24 now), so I guess it's a highly useful but unappreciated gift.
Oh, also got an automatic can-opener from a cousin last year. Pretty exciting.
REALLY_SLOPPY_LUNCH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yo-yo holster that held 6 yo-yo's .... I didn't own any yo-yos. Thought that counts though.
firu86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum once gave me a cover for my mobile phone with a picture on it. It was a picture of my own face...
TheThirstHokage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
Elizabethwaitsinline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift ive ever receieved(granted these people gave me horrible gifts still). This is about what my mom recieved. So my grandpa remarried a few years ago and his wife hates us. She buys us all dollar store crap and buys hundreds of dollars worth of stuff for her biological kids. Well this one year she of course got us all crap but what she got my mom this year was enough to make my mom cry. My mom recieved some dollar store container thing(no clue what it was) and it had some pepermints in it..the container was broken. My mom proceeded to cry in the car...it wasnt a nice day.
Eroe777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt think it was so bad, but my parents did.
When I was maybe 6 or 7, my great aunt, who never married, gave me a firemanโs helmet with a working light and siren on top for Christmas. From he time dad put batteries into it until about lunchtime I ran around the house with it on. And it was loud.
After lunch I couldnโt find it.
I found it in the spring, hidden in the garage. All the neighbor kids thought it was pretty great, too.
Then I couldnโt find it again. Ever.
suzieaton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once wrapped a present for my brother in nice wrapping paper. Then under that 3 layers of news paper. Under that, aluminum foil. Under that, wax paper.... And under that, about 1p pieces of hair.
I mean it was a joke, but dedicated
RicottaPuffs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-husband bought me a flyswatter for my first birthday after we got married.
thisisjess12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Velcro monster garage hat, not interested in cars and never watched the show, ironically I lived with the person at the time
Mr_The_Internet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave me a box of my favorite shrimp, but underneath was The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior on Blu-ray. This was after I specifically mentioned how much I hated that movie. Not only was I disappointed, I was insulted.
choc45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me some of those old people giant sun glasses that you put over your reading glasses for my bday one year. They were previously used also lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is a clean hoarder, and on my birthday and Christmas she sends me a package full of random stuff. Like a loot box.
One of the items I got...was a pacifier. Most of the items had Winnie the Pooh things for little kids, but one thing was the pacifier.
Yeah, I sent that gift back.
rajikaru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Need some context for this one: I'm private with what interests I have, so my parents almost never know what I want as gifts, except for music because we share the same taste. My mother also gives us gifts on Easter, but because she dropped out of high school, she barely makes any money so presents are usually small, like yearly deodorant/blankets. I also liked Jeff Dunham back in 2009, but haven't liked him since. In fact I'd be outright embarrassed to even think about Jeff Dunham or his puppets anymore.
This year for Easter she got me a Jeff Dunham T-Shirt and a sleeveless black collared shirt, which looks really ugly and redneck-y. I assume she thought the collared shirt had sleeves which makes sense since I love actual collared shirts, but the Jeff Dunham T-shirt is unforgivable.
macandjason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday my dad hands me a present. I unwrap it and holy shit! It's a muthafuckin camcorder! I'm all like "holy shit dad I've always wanted one of these!" So I open the box all giddy like, only to find an alarm clock on the inside. Thanks dad.
But seriously though my worst gift? Hangers. Wrapped in christmas wrapping under the christmas tree. Three packs of them.
FayeQueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 50 yr old Aunts old bra from the 80s when I was 11.
mosaik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't remember but I once gave a 1 GB pendrive to a exgf in Xmas. We nearly broke up that time. Edit:word
TreeLovTequiLove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My crazy great-aunt once gave me, my cousins, and siblings each a can of spray paint. We were elementary and middle schoolers at the time.
It was a downgrade from the flashlights she gave us the previous year.
Wet_Paint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I got a digital watch. This in and of itself would not be a bad gift, were it not for the fact that, on my birthday (November), my parents had decided to get me a digital watch. We went to the store, I picked one out, but they were sold out, so we decided to come back later. This "later" happened to be until Christmas, and it ended up being not even the watch we had picked out.
Just wanna be clear, I totally recognise that a watch is in fact a great gift, it's just that 11-year old me didn't really appreciate getting his birthday gift for Christmas.
dwadefan45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shark tale on GBA for Christmas
I asked for several PS2 games, one of which was shark tale, but damn. I didn't have a fit cause I wasn't spoiled, but I was sad.
Scarlet003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom habitually would buy me clothes knowing they were a size too small, then when I pointed it out, she would say "You'll lose weight this year." I'm a size 12.
Videgraphaphizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old, I broke my leg. That Christmas - less than two months into my six-month healing process - I received a skateboard.
neuro_gal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents were known for WTF gifts. One in particular was the pinnacle of WTFery.
It was knitted out of what appeared to be green baling twine, approximately 7" wide and 2' long, with a big loop on either end. Too short to be a table runner, too short and scratchy to be a scarf, not aesthetically pleasing enough to be a decorative anything.
There was no indication of what it was meant to be. No one who saw it ever figured it out.
No pictures exist, and to this day I have no idea WTF it was supposed to be used for.
pennybeagle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My estranged father and stepmother took my brother and entire family (except for me) to Hawaii just before last Christmas. They invited me over for โpresentsโ in which my brother, stepsiblings, and all their mini swampthings were showered with gifts.
My singular gift was a t shirt that was in a size extra small from their trip to Hawaii. My boobs didnโt even fit in it.
My father is an attorney and didnโt spend a lot of time around when I was a kid except for when it was something he could take credit for (being a volunteer sports coach, etc). He mostly showed his love through gifts.
Go figure how he feels now lol.
crandberrytea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 my aunt gave me a set of underwear. I am 25 now and full grown and they still would be to big.
chefdev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Hawaii. We don't have olive garden, sonic, red robin, but just got an Applebees. I have gift cards to all these places, from my grandfather, who lived on a different island. He is an awesome grandpa, but just kept giving me gift cards that were useless to me.
magsan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I there is an online trade/sale thingy you can do?
electric_emu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my best friends received $20 worth of post-its from her father for Christmas. He said it was because he didn't know what to get her.
To his credit, the next year he got her a pair of $300 headphones because she explicitly asked for them.
bigkev191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scratch off lottery tickets from a state I donโt live in.
mkhpsyco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family does a sibling gift rotation. One year my brother had my name. He was probably about 18, i was maybe 12. He kept telling me that he was going to get me baby food the entire holiday.
When christmas morning hit, the gift from him was two little baby food wrapped packages. And... It was baby food. Pureed Peas to be exact. When all the gifts had been opened, and thats all I had from him, I was pissed. He said that if I ate a whole spoonful, that I'd be able to get my real gift.
I ate a spoonful, and got a Gameboy advance game.
Leppystyle123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a set of expensive arrows
After I specifically told my family my bow broke
CroDemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box in a box in a box, total of 9 boxes and nothing in the smallest one.
DaddyBoy727 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once me and my 2 brothers (all teen boys) got a bag of free Avon samples once from my aunt who sold it on the side. Truly wonderful is a giving heart, amirite?
mbl102 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother gave me a Blockbuster gift card. A few days later I spent an hour chosing 3 CDs. When I tried to use the gift card it had $1.27 on it.
Another year my mother wrapped up a box of Kleenex. That was my gift. My whole family laughed. I don't really enjoy Christmas anymore.
imnotcrazydude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about loving your body... itโs aimed at trans MTF.
Iโm a girl, I was born a girl and not trans whatsoever
mrwinky2point0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time at a white elephant gift exchange I got 5 books wrapped in an old towel.
I unwrapped the towel and was told the books belonged to their mom and I couldn't keep them. This was with people all in their mid 20's
ProNoob135 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandpa gave my half brother $50 for christmas and me just $10
StargasmSargasm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dated this chick in high school, and she was really into a certain thing, and I spent a ton of money, well a ton of money for a high school kid, getting her a custom made Snow Globe with the thing she liked inside. It was fantastic and she loved it...and in return she got me some weird like remote control car thing that cost probably 10 bucks and broke after a day... Wow, I'm pissed off all over again about this.
Redlivinbrowni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An iPhone 5s case......
I have a note 8.
mortalcoil1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's dad is a pathetic, divorced alcoholic. He regularly gives her used golf clubs from Goodwill. She has never played golf in her life nor wants to ever play golf. He also doesn't play golf. It would be pretty sad if he wasn't such a massive piece of shit. On an unrelated note, girls with daddy issues are great in bed.
Thesulliv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A k-cup holder..... I don't drink coffee
harmlessknife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got an iTunes gift card...but I had no phone or iPod of any kind
Jigbaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone with more ambition than me should post the story of the grandfather accidentally ordering 100+ of the same belt so he just started giving them to his family members (who thought he was going senile). It went on for like 20 years or something. And it was all an inside joke with himself.
My 'Facts' are undoubtedly screwed up (FALSE NES ALERT) but it's worth a read if someone wants to find it
Chromewhip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my dad got me a fishing rod one year, had a 30$ pricetag on it. My brother got an iPod
Pandamonius84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A baby brother.
I can't play with him to rough if I ever get a turn when my parents play with him 24/7. He cries a lot, I have to feed him, and he doesn't know how to do any awesome ninja moves. If I break him im in BIG trouble. Can't re-gift him and Salvation Army won't take the donation.
WORSE GIFT EVER >=(
ThisisPhunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory not me disclaimer...
My mom got a used pair of panties with someone else's name written in them with sharpie from her mother-in-law.
MagicalKoopa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In one well wrapped present I received the lamp from the living room and a scarf monogrammed for someone else.
thompshot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 my aunt got me a towel and a sand dollar
iamesper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my Grandma - she forgot my 18th birthday and a week later a parcel arrived. It was a bag of wooden pegs, without the springs. We are still baffled, but I was grateful nonetheless.
Picklefac3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A red tonka hummer instead of a blue one
SuperSaiyanTrunks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my aunt got me a pink camera bag that said NASA on it. I'm a 26 year old guy. She said she knew how much I liked space stuff.... Threw that shit right in the trash when she left.
CrowbaitPictures ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chemotherapy for Christmas in 2010
pokemastercj1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I want to say 7, there was a year I got only books and clothes from everyone except my parents. The most boring Christmas ever, I don't even think any of the books were good except for one.
dano415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beach towel from my college sweetheart. (I wanted to make her Christmas special, so I bought her clothes, pearls, and a Tag Heuer watch.).
Philio12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dck... In a bx.
theforeverletter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life (kidding) But for 17th birthday my crazy aunt got me one of those games where you "fish" for stuff in a pond.
benreddit468 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much every christmas my grandma would give my sister all the things she wanted for christmas/birthdays but me and my younger borhter would get cheap stuff from the dollar store, one time she got a iphone and we got the same as always. she asks us for our lists and what we want, but doesnt get a single thing on it and just says to my mom "i dont know what boys like"
kn0wF3AR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a self help book from my wife... for Valentine's Day.
modus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blue Hummer Tonka truck.
Mistyidgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year with me being 16, sister 14 and brother 11. Mom decided she would wrap all our gifts in child specific paper. She then handed all the gifts out so we all had our piles, we would each open one gift at a time to see what others got. Mom always got us things we needed. Socks, underware, toothpaste, etc...As I am opening gifts I realize most of my stuff is boyish ( im a tomboy so didnt really bother me) until I got boys underware. Turns out mom was having us unwrap each others presents on purpose. She thought it was the best idea ever. Next year mom wraps all the presents in whatever xmas paper she has but didnt label any presents. So as she handed out presents she would have to man handle them to remember whay it is and what kid it went to. Again she thought this was the best idea ever.
MTurminator21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a highschool graduation gift I got pick up sticks with 5 dollars inside :/
Liverbones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in a secret santa gift exchange in 7th grade. I got someone a homemade card and a gift certificate to toys are us. I got nothing because I was the foreign new kid. I was devastated.
JFBeaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 12, my parents got me a coffee table type book over mazes where the pages couldn't be drawn on. I learned a little bit about crop mazes.
Other presents that year were: chapstick, AA batteries, Winter fresh gum (actually bomb), and a bag of socks.
Inlacrimabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in the 5th grade, my uncle heard that I loved reading and liked history, so he got me the historian's history of the United States of America in two volumes. Still are sitting unread on my shelf in all their majesty 20 years later.
AtlasCant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, the year the first Nintendo DS was released, my brother got one for his birthday. I really wanted one, but I decided to wait until Christmas (after bugging my parents) to see if I got one. Christmas rolls around, and weโre spending it at my grandmaโs apartment. My brother and I, being like 4 or 5, get up SUPER early and go sit in the living room trying to guess our presents. I pick one up and itโs the perfect size to be a DS box. Iโm so fucking ecstatic. Parents wake up, time to open presents!! I save that one for the very last because I want to act all surprised.
I open it, division flash cards.
sporefin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a secret Santa in 5th grade. The secret Santa who picked me was a kid who had a high functioning form of autism. Anyway, he totally blanked my present, and on the day where we all revealed our presents, he declared he didn't have a present for me and proceeded to hand me $20 instead (he had earned all that money at the arts and crafts faire at school earlier that day). I thought I was set! $20 to a fifth grader is big fuckin money. But alas, as he was handing me the money, his aide said he couldn't do that and took the money away. The special ed kid got a hula hoop and a yoga ball from his secret Santa. All I remember is him bouncing that massive ball around while frantically swinging the hula hoop on the blacktop, having the time of his life. Fuck that aide.
panchowarriortrilogy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow so many grandparents giving terrible gifts while also giving awesome gifts to other family members.
One year mine got me and my brother and sister a dollar store calculator that plays games. One year we got Fubu jumpsuits. My usual getup back then was a T-shirt and jeans, much like now and Iโm also a white kid from the suburbs lol. One year my cousins got brand new cars. I donโt remember what we got that year.
Madam0varies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A purse made out of a recycled bag of cat food and duct tape. Itโs been 3 years and it still has that fishy cat food smell.
dont_go_boneless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A past SO years ago. He had just discovered Minecraft and played it all day every day. It was my birthday, and when I went over to his place after work he had spelled out a giant Happy Birthday in blocks for my present, which apparently took him hours to do. He was also an aspiring artist and could have easily drew me a crappy pocket sized picture that I would have adored.
infinilude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probiotics, a pull-string flying toy and a coupon book. This was the first christmas after my parent's divorce and it was all my dad could afford (he bought it all at a local auction house). I was 22. I still get that awful sinking feeling when i think about it.
Roboto_Obligato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Ajamay95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I had a Chewbacca onesie from Target on my list. One of those ones with the hoods. It was ridiculous and silly, I knew I'd only wear it occasionally, especially because I get warm in my sleep and wouldn't ever wear a onesie to bed. I asked for that specific onesie because I knew that was the only one I would actually wear. I did get this onesie, but my grandma decided to get me a different one.
She found it at one of those Christmas shows, and it was at least really well made. It was more like long johns than the cute kind I was looking for. It was also red and black flannel plaid pattern, and had a butt flap. An actual butt flap, that had two bears on it and some embarrassing saying about bear butts or something. It was bad. This is the kind of gift you give a 3 year old who has no say in what they wear. I was 21, in a college dorm. She was so proud of herself for picking this out, too, cause I had asked for long pajamas! I wore it one night.
She asked how I liked it, and I told her. At first she tried to pull that she made my mom, who made me, so she gets to say what I do with my body and I HAD to wear it. That didn't fly, so she said she'd wear it then (she's about half as tall and twice as wide as me. No.) And took it back. No receipt for me to return it myself and at least get the money. It was also the majority of her Christmas budget for me, so I got next to nothing from them last year.
Sioswing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother takes โitโs the thought that countsโ to an extreme by supplying me with luggage tags every birthday
bobmanguy334 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single packet of Biscoff cookies from the airplane my grandparents flew in on. My brother got the other packet.
pandaeconomics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't think of one but my husband asked for "magic cards" at a school secret Santa when he was younger, maybe middle school. He wanted to learn card tricks. He was all excited when he saw a relatively small box wrapped up. He opened it and there was a beginner Magic the Gathering card set. Devastating.
He said he had never been so disappointed in a gift yet had to act so excited (good on kid version of husband to do so) and he's hated MTG and secret Santas for the decade plus since. I always tell him he's being an irrational Grinch!
Since then, he's refused to participate in work or school or club gift swaps, not once has he joined. After many of my own exchanges, I finally enticed him to the Reddit secret Santa this year for his first swap since that fateful day. God help me if his Santa doesn't ship!
GravitySucks78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger my sister gift wrapped me a piece of wood, that I had split for our wood stove that we used to heat our house. (To cut down on how much gas heating we used)
Infinity-Kitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
captin_petie_treat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I received a pocket sized princess coloring book and one pair of socks. I was 17 at the time, I am also a male.
reimteim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school for my birthday my aunt gave me one of those bath and body works bags that you get for free when you buy a certain amount and a picture of her youngest daughter. My mom was so pissed because this Aunt has always given me the shittiest gifts but tended to actually spend money on everyone else. It made for a memorable story.
spicyglassofwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a plastic "vintage" phone attachment that plugs into your phone..
OR emoji pillows..
sxhinzvc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Secret Santa in grade 6, I received a broken protractor...
What made it worse was that I gifted a pen with a digital clock - those were real nifty back in 1999.
Cailer1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
spitefilledballohate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bf bought me a salad spinner, and not even the one I had wanted. His family will never let him live it down. Edit: This was last year. We are in our late twenties.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Despite being loaded, my ex's mother used to do a lot of her Christmas shopping in the charity clothes bin on a nearby supermarket car park. I remember driving past it one day and seeing her dive into the thing.
One Christmas I got a hideous jumper from her, it was various shades of brown and had a circle with a flash of lightning on the chest. It looked for all the world like the flash had rolled around in dog shit.
The damn thing was sized for a child and I was in my mid 20's at the time. When I opened it the rest of the family gleefully insisted that I wear it for the rest of the day, I could hardly breath in the thing and it was itchy as hell, I could hear the seams straining every time I moved in it. I had to pretend I was hot take it off after lunch because it was in serious danger of splitting, but then I had to freeze my ass off for the rest of the day because she never switched her heating on.
The Christmas after that she gave me a painting, one of those cheap supermarket prints but she had then painted over it so that the colours matched the decor in our lounge. It looked like someone had taken a walk by a lake full of radioactive waste after taking acid. We had to put the damn thing up every time she came over, thankfully she didn't drive and relied on us to collect her so she never came unannounced.
The following year she got me three disposable razors.
okay_elray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candle holder.
I was 11 and didn't own a candle. My uncle sent us Christmas gifts and my younger brother got an electronic toy fighter jet and I got a candle holder.
freakcoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was no "worst gift" as the simple act of getting one was enough to make me smile.
ActionJax22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8 years old, boy, grandma's house for Christmas. gift box was one foot by one foot biggest present i had that year. I shredded the package and to my surprise I got a unicorn windchimes. fuck you grandma
IbakaFlockaFlame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a Yankee swap at a place I was working at, someone gave a 12 in 1 tool (kinda like a Swiss Army knife for housework). It was an an afterschool tutoresque business for kids who had learning and social difficulties (mostly kids who were on the spectrum or had ADHD). The kids were from 7-16. No kid was into anything that had to do with tools.
I was only 18 at the time at a place full of adults, so luckily they had let me join the yankee swap with the kids earlier. The girl who had gotten the tool was, at the oldest, 12. She took like a champ. Kids there got pretty worked up fast, but she gave a confused look and didnโt whine or complain.
I got a fun little maze ball. I happily swapped. Seeing her and all of the adults reaction was an amazing feeling.
Oh yeah and the mom didnโt see what was wrong with the gift. She was worse socially than her son.
Mancalime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 1999, my wealthy aunt bought all of us children expensive, thoughtful clothing and toys, and my father (her brother) a few nice sweaters and a tie.
My mother got a dishtowel with a calendar for the year 2000 printed on it, and the title: "Y2K Compliant Calendar".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A piece of paperboard and a pile of metallic ashes. Also known as losing scratcher lottery tickets.
man3atingchicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was on my high school speech and debate team. We had a Christmas gift exchange. They guy who pulled my name from the hat was on a trip to India that he didn't tell anyone about. So nothing. My gift was nothing.
MadGeekling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 iTunes gift cards. Both were for the same Greatest Country Hits album and I hate country music.
My buddy thought they were normal iTunes gift $15 cards that just happened to have a country artist printed on them.
That album still manages to sneak onto my iPhone every once in while, freaking me out with sudden honkey tonk when I shuffle my music.
"Oh man I wonder what'll be up next? Iron Maiden? Daft Punk? Disturbed?"
...GOT MAH BEER AND MAH TRUCK AND MY GURL!!
"God dammit.."
bmann10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A new computer from my parents. It was not a bad computer, but it was expensive. However, I had recently built a computer that outclassed this one in every way. The reason this was the worst gift was because now I had to choose either to tell them I really didn't need the computer and would rather have like, anything else. Like even clothes and I hated getting clothes for Christmas. Or I could smile and take it and never use it. I opted for the former and basically didn't get a gift that year.
My parents do this a lot, I'll ask for something small and they will over shoot it like crazy. I'm not ungrateful, but I ligitimatly do not need what they get me when they do this. Last year I asked for a shitty phone vr thing, like Samsung gear vr or cheaper, so I could use it on the plane. They process to buy me playstation vr, which, while it is cool, is not portable, and also requires a bunch of other stuff to use. As such I've used it maybe twice and every time I go home from college I see it and feel like shit since it probably cost them so much.
thisisnotacake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my sisters boyfriend got me a book called โThe Book of Memesโ. I shit you not, it was just a book full of memes, all of which I could find ON THE FUCKING INTERNET.
mixt13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Headphones that not only were not the same brand from the box they repackaged it with, but they didn't even work. Basically trash.
isjustwrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my family picks names and gets a $20 gift for whoever you picked. Most were decent gifts many people overdid the limit, but my Aunt was the worst. She would ask whoever got her name for specific things that were way over the budget including roof racks, a new microwave, and a cassette player/radio. In turn, she gave the worst gifts. Some were cheap, some were home made, but none were anything anyone would ever want. One year it was a mobile of the the family made from cardboard cut stockings tied with floss to a coat hanger. One year it was a bag of dog food. But the most memorable time was the tin of cookies she baked for my little brother. It was almost a good gift, but she hadn't put any sugar in the cookies, so they were completely inedible bricks that even the dog wouldn't touch.
mbingcrosby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If there's a Republican president in office I get a 'signed' Christmas card from my grandpa.
femaletearex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a beauty photo shoot for my 18th birthday. Very easy to forget, that I don't like seeing myself since i was 14 and told everybody i don't like modeling and stuff. Thanks but not thanks
CeruleanTresses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A scratched-up, three-year-old $25 gift card to Bertucci's, which I assume he had grabbed out of some random drawer in his house and shoved in an envelope. The state I live in doesn't have any Bertucci's.
kidsareallfuckedup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't me but one of my sister's coworkers. They had a secret Santa gift exchange and everyone received great gifts or at least gifts that were thought out. Except one person who ended up getting two boxes of Eggo Waffles as a gift. Dude was pissed and didn't bother taking the waffles home.
Only Eleven would be happy to receive boxes of waffles as a gift.
dunne2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
lala_machina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully I didnโt receive it, but saw the action go down at a work gift exchange.
It was the type of exchange that you piled all the wrapped gifts up on a table, then people drew numbers, then stole or opened a new one, yada yada yada.
Well, one lady goes to get a new one, it was nearer the end, and she opens... a box full of medicine. Like vicks vapo-rub, cough syrup, sinus pills, the works. People in our office had been passing around a cold that wouldnโt die and the lady who bought the gift was only trying to help someone stock their medicine cabinet. It was thoughtful, but really?
Well, the lady that opened it is one who is easily, and often, upset. Grown ass woman who causes all sorts of petty fights. She looks PISSED. So others go around, clearly avoiding the meds, and the lady just gets more and more upset looking, nearing tears. She starts making small comments like โI donโt want xxx medicine, oooh that bottle of wine looks nice.โ โDoes anyone want to trade?โ And the finally, โWhy would anyone want medicine for Christmas?โ Prompting the lady who bought it to defend herself. Awkward silence ensues.
Finally another, more thoughtful, lady decides sheโll trade with the pissy one, and gratefully thanked the one who bought it. Pissy one is calmed, and we go about our day.
Moral of the story, donโt by cold medicine as a gift in an office gift exchange, especially if you have a pissy, petty coworker.
On_the_Turning_Away ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have played chess since I was 5, it is probably the only feature about me much of my extended family knows. I live 700 miles away from most of them so it isn't really their fault but at some point around chess set number 15 it got pretty tiring. So I would say whichever of these was the least effort.
Pro tip: If all you know about somebody is a single hobby then they likely have the basics covered.
FencingFemmeFatale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my parents went to a Dirty Santa party with my momโs coworkers. The idea is basically Secret Santa with booze. They came home with a grocery store roasted chicken, fries from Bojangles, an open bottle of cheap wine, a cracked ceramic mug with food stuck on it, a half-empty miniature bottle of rum (just enough for one shot), and expired hot chocolate mix.
niteowwl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Teenager bible
Siink7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly nothing beats picking your own gifts because the other person doesnโt give a shit to put in some effort, I am looking at you ass of an ex!
BloatedBaryonyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after I told my family I was an atheist and wanted to become a Palaeontologist one day, my ultra-christian aunt bought me a year's subscription to Creationism magazine. She didn't get me a birthday present that year, as it was a ''gift big enough for both'.
quietazn_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hello Buzzfeed
Jobiwankenobi85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fruit cake. Seriously, who the fuck eats those things?
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me. LOVE fruitcake. :)
TheJadedSF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used dirty leather bag bought from Chinatown in Oakland
LongJohnny90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave me the lining from a โ3-in-1โ jacket. Iโm guessing one of my cousins received the rest of the coat.
We donโt talk much.
sillyboy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager my grandmother gave me a blackhead remover as a gift.
utzmania ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A domino russian nesting doll. A big domino with small dominos in it. I was eight.
TapThemOut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Towards the end of my birthday, I see my brother-in-law taking something off his key ring and trying to conceal what he was doing.
He had taken an empty gift bag and put something in it - the tag remained the same - Happy Birthday TapThemOut - and he said, "Whoa - looks like you missed one" as he handed it to me.
I opened the bag and inside was a Timber Wolf bottle opener - apparently, you get it from Timber Wolf when you send in ten lids from their chewing tobacco cans.
I thanked him for the bottle opener.
None of this was out of character for him.
I actually expected nothing from anyone - it was supposed to be dinner with friends that turned into a surprise-ish party.
rustymirror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
vladtaltos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely nothing....from my dad, every year (my brothers all did, he even took them clothes shopping for school, but not me). On the bright side, he left behind 300k when he passed away last year and I was listed as an heir in his will....but it was all cash in a joint account that only had himself and my surviving brother on it and my brother took it all, I got nothing yet again.
askwhy423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst one here by far, but I received a set of luggage from my parents when I was in 5th grade. We never travelled further than my grandparents house which was 3 hours away. A lame gift at the time, but 12 years later I'm still using most of the set.
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, my gf, that's one of her favorite stories. That's about the time she was 12/13. She was waiting for her birthday a really long time and got super-hyped because that's the age when most children around started getting some serious stuff like gameboys. She received a door that day. Literally a door. To close her room which previously had none. She is still a little pissed about that story to this day
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Books are the worst gift because now you feel obligated to read them before you see that person again.
ATikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Books are the best possible gift: no obligations, but you collect plenty of them this way and they cost serious money if just go to the shop. If the person says "How is that book that I have gifted you a week ago?" then screw this person, but books are an amazing gift
1075701 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unfrosted Poptarts
possum_alert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was about 14-ish and my older brother (like, 10 years older gainfully employed but still living at home and banking all that cash, brother) gave me a ยฃ30 gift card to our local shopping mall. I went into Cex (a second-hand DVD, games and electronics store) and picked a ton of DVDs to buy. Got to the checkout, the dude scanned all the DVDs and bagged them up. I handed over the gift card... and got told that the ยฃ30 had already been spent. My brother had given me a used gift card. I had no cash and no card (being 14 an' all) and had to shamefully turn away from the till and tell him I couldn't buy the DVDs.
When I confronted by brother he just shrugged and said 'whatever'. Wish I could say this was out of character for him; unfortunately it isn't. Thanks bro.
mtdmaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
it's really not that bad compared to some of these, but clothes that are 2-3 sizes (i.e. 4 to 6 in numbers) too large. Repeatedly. From my in-laws.
Sassymewmew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't me but on my brothers birthday my mom "forgot it" baked herself a coconut cake. No one else in the family can eat coconut cake, and he didn't get any presents, so his gift was watching his step mom eat cake that he can't eat. (She didn't like him if you couldn't tell.)
amnsisc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
strawberry_luv1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Makeup when I was sixteen for Christmas. This huge makeup gift set with 50+ pieces of makeup. All because my mom wanted me to be more girly.
I only wear makeup for weddings/funerals ave very little at that...
mykeuk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember once getting a small cardboard cutout of the Spice Girls. I've absolutely no idea why.
G8tr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 12-year-old boy, I received a manicure set from my grandparents. It had nail clippers and a thing to push back your cuticles and all kinds of things to keep your nails in tip top shape. They realized after I opened it and they saw my reaction that they messed up, but they still really tried to sell it to me like it was such a great, useful gift. Now I know how out of touch with reality they are and why they didnโt see how giving a young boy a manicure set was a bad idea.
FloatLife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My clothes were in very poor condition, so my wife decided to take me clothes shopping. This resulted in a day of me waiting around while she bought clothes for herself and none for me. Afterwards when we got home, she said to wait in the living room while she "slipped into something more comfortable". An hour later I walked in to see what was taking so long and she was passed out on the floor, completely wasted on box wine. The next week I had to use the birthday check from my dad to pay the bills, because she blew all our money on clothes.
I hate birthdays.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You might want to, maybe, give your wife and yourself a present of marriage counseling. You sound well adjusted, she might need a tune up. Good luck!
DeuceSevin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After reading this, mine doesnโt seem so bad - for a wedding gift I received a wood cross from an aunt. The top slides off to reveal a compartment inside that contains a string of rosary beads and a small glass vial for holy water. It is so you can administer last rights at home (said aunt lives in a rural area). It is made of really nice wood but neither I nor my spouse are particularly religious. We did have it hanging up for a while but now it is in a storage box somewhere. I would have probably had more use for it in college. The compartment inside would make a great stash. I was lucky though - one of my other relatives received a plaque of the Last Supper from the same aunt.
iGalaxy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get anything from anyone on my 18th. Sad times. Just an eviction notice from my landlord(asshole).
Dangernj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my daughter.
My inlaws are very wealthy but also extremely clueless. They are actually awful people but they do love my daughter and she is their only grandchild. Every Christmas she has been alive, my MIL has given my daughter a dozen Christmas outfits. She must spend a fortune on these things- they are all the frilliest things you ever ever seen, decorated within an inch of their lives. The issue is, she wraps them up and gives them to my daughter for Christmas (or whenever we see them for Christmas, which is sometimes up to 2 weeks later). She then expects me to put each outfit on my toddler right then and there- taking off the tags and all- to take her picture in each one. So basically for Christmas, my daughter gets hundreds of dollars of clothes she will never wear again and we have zero use for, I get to wrestle a dozen frilly outfits on an unwilling toddler, and my MIL gets a million pictures to show off to her friends.
MrSpiders-man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have a very old boiler in our house which is situated in my bedroom, one Christmas I was given a carbon monoxide monitor as my main Christmas present. Still it was nice to know that my parents had grown to love me enough that they didnโt want me to die from toxic fumes in my sleep
kolpy99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend got me an extra small condom. I wasn't seeing anyone at the time, so he proceeded to say "You know what? You don't need that, I'll save it for later."
Then he put it in his wallet.
And that was my school's gift exchange 2016.
Dookiedong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
MarkToasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I broke my phone. My parents bought me a new one and I had to pay them back over time, which I thought was reasonable. Couple of months later, my brother broke his laptop, but when my parents got him a new one, he was not required to pay for it. I brought up that I didn't think this was fair, so my main gift that year was a torn off piece of paper that said "You no longer have to pay us back!" while my brother's gift was a very nice stereo for his room. I never got my money back that I had already paid them
ubergeek404 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do little brothers count?
angeltre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I won a Halloween costume contest once for the Legion Hall I worked for. It was 2 tickets to dinner at the fish fry on Friday night which would have been awesome if my parents weren't the one's who put the fish fry on and my family ate for free on Friday's anyway ๐....
wabbitful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas my boyfriendโs mom got me, him, his sister and her husband each a 16 can pack of Star Wars Campbellโs chicken noodle soup. The soup force is still with us.
PoolAddict41 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret Santa at work. In mine was a trivia game and a stick of smoked sausage...
WayneTrainPainTrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can recall the worst gift I ever gave. It was an as seen on TV shock belt that was supposed to make you lose weight by giving you spasms. I gave this to my mom for Christmas. I was pretty young and my dad approved so I think he's part to blame too. It was fun sitting around the tree getting shocked
mrballadur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I broke my PS2 controller when I was a kid, the first and only time. My parents gave me one of those cheap, obnoxious red knockoff versions for my birthday that didn't last 6 months of course. They got angry and called me ungrateful right when I reminded them in total honesty that we already had this conversation about the necessity to buy official products for your game console. I had no pocket money to buy an official one by my own means since "we're always short on money". I guess every penny counts when you absolutely need that veranda for next year !
Aman_Fasil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was dating this Mexican chick one time and after about 4-5 months together it was my birthday. We were on a trip at the time with both our families so we weren't sleeping in the same room. Right as I was getting ready to go to sleep, she sneaks into my room and says she wants to give me my birthday present. She gave me a set of house slippers and a blowjob. The house slippers were the oldest style of old man slippers you can imagine. Like cheap wal-mart ones (and she had tons of money). And an amazing blowjob. I've never been able to reconcile that in my head. I've never worn house slippers or expressed an interest in them. The contrast between the two was just.....uncanny.
pattentastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a pair of size 11 pink house shoes for Christmas three months after I got married. I wear a size 8.5. She was a bit salty about some wedding mishaps.
JMDeutsch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wet vacuum...no idea why to this day other than they were on sale at Costco
ddematteis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been far away from home every holiday for the past 9 years, if I get any gift I'm happy with it. I'm sure there was some toy I got instead of what I wanted when I was a kid that I threw a shit fit about but I don't remember anything specific.
WinRARHF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a screw driver. I'm not even kidding.
Eferg10575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 or 12 everyone in my family came over on Christmas to open presents. Iโm the youngest out of all my siblings. My brothers had graduated high school and were electricians at the time. My parents bought me a new tv, and my brothers both got expensive tools, including very sharp wire cutters. As a joke, my brother put the wire cutters around my foot and told me to give him my tv or heโd cut my toes off. I panicked, and I pulled my foot away, simultaneously slicing down to the bone in my foot right below the toes. Everyone rushed me to the hospital because I was gushing blood everywhere. I ended up having to get 12 stitches in my foot and the doctor said if it had cut any further it would have severed the tendons. So, thatโs probably the worst present Iโve ever gotten.
Dicethrower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not technically a bad gift, but there were strings attached. My parents made a promise with me and my brother, that if we didn't smoke until our 18th birthday, we'd get a free drivers license (they go for about $2k+ here). When I was 18 I told them I'd like to claim my price, but they didn't want to pay it. Subsequently I refused to get a drivers license, which my parents thought was a terrible life decision. They were still under the impression that if you didn't have a driver's license, virtually nobody wants to hire you. Since I was studying for web development at the time, it didn't really matter.
You need 20 lessons to be able to go for your final exam, so instead they compromised and gave me half a 'package' of 10 lessons and signed me up for lessons without me even knowing, even though I couldn't afford to pay the other 10 myself. It was only after the first 10 lessons that the guy informed me that the deal he made with my parents was only valid if I bought 20 extra lessons. Basically, they paid for a quarter of a normal license, but I had to pay the full price of a total 20 lesson package on top of that. I was basically just paying for my own drivers license without me having a say in it, as a 'gift'.
It's a good thing I got it on my first attempt, which is statistically very rare, otherwise I'd have had to buy another 10 lessons plus the cost of taking the final test. I was pretty pissed at my parents about it all, since I've never in my entire life/career ever really needed a car. Even now that I'm living in Stockholm, even the idea of a car is ridiculous.
cthulou_strikes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a big wrapped box for one of my birthdays. Inside it was a smaller box, and inside it was a smaller box, etc... inside the last box was a tomato stem.
dabilee01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Lots of people with cute but ultimately clueless grandparents
Cue /r/thatwasanattempt
WillMayhew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A light bulb... I didn't even have a lamp or anything
Eterna1_Edge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Christmas party in 6th grade everyone was assigned someone to give a present. The person who got me forgot to bring a present and just gave me his lunch he hadnโt ate. It consisted of a banana and sandwich and the teacher didnโt say anything. This was the worst โpresentโ I had received.
mumbling_marauder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my Grandparents went to Italy, they brought back for my sister a pair of expensive sunglasses from a very high end shop, an amazing gift
I got the used earbuds from the flight
rockandrollmonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fushigi.
Sprynt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading these comments makes me believe I was the least favorite grandchild. My 10 year old cousin got a brand new ps3 and I got socks. 17 year old me, huge into games, like I've told them since I was 7, got socks. I mean blank black socks nothing special. Oh well
Happy-Hypocrite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a decorative pillow when I turned 16.....
SatansBigSister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tiny chocolate frog from my uncle for xmas. My mom went all out every year getting my cousins presents and he gave me a tiny chocolate.
Wuornos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-siblings Aunt Linda is the queen of regifting...the first Christmas after my dad married their mom she gave me a partly used carton of the powder perfume stuff you sprinkle on the carpet before you vacuum.
It's funny now, and kind of a running joke in my family, but at the time I was pretty hurt because I was already having a hard time adjusting from being an only child to having to share and this was just the icing on the cake.
qcpat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I got was from reddit secret santa.
I have sent 4 gift and receive nothing but endless wait and shame.
purplestuff11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girl I was seeing at the time made me some Christmas cookies herself. They were by far the worst cookies I have ever had. It tasted like she used cardboard for the flour. I ate almost all of them in front if her to show how much I appreciated them. I got food poisoning from them too.
annerd3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pet rat one year. I was 10. He was white and had red eyes and I named him Snowball. I wanted to give Snowball his best life. I cleaned his cage regularly, made him a little leash so I could take him on walks, and decided that this little guy deserved to eat like a king. I stopped feeding him rat food and began his people food diet. For Christmas Eve, I gave him some of my moms famous Christmas ham. He loved it! The next morning, excited to open my presents with Snowball beside me, I woke up to a dead purple rat. We had a funeral in our backyard. Merry Christmas, rat killing 10 year old idiot.
HardcorePooka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother got either the Lion King or Aladdin soundtrack... In Spanish. We do not speak Spanish. We listened to it though.
jenyk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mams auntie sent me some hideous earrings. Not only were they awful I dont have pierced ears.
bbrooks88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jump rope from the dollar store, from my aunt, who knew I was 16 years old. A hug would have been fine if you couldn't afford anything.
Rohall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up liking the James Bond movies, so one year my aunt got me a Bollywood knockoff James Bond calendar... From 3 years prior. Meanwhile, she got my sister a new IPod and $50 for music. I don't know what I did to have my family hate me so much for my whole childhood, but damn it sucked.
theirvman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a gift exchange at Boy Scouts. I was 6 or so. We sat in a circle and the leader read a book telling us to pass gifts left or right. We stopped and I noticed the gift I had was slightly open, it was a train set, nothing super fancy but I was really excited, I'd always wanted one. Just when I thought we were done the leader told us to keep passing. I ended up with a Burger King toy of Patrick Star sitting on a purple rock, I was not pleased
tyrannustyrannus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In eighth grade, a girl gave me a Star Trek puzzle for Secret Santa. I was a notoriously big Star Wars fan. "They're pretty much the same, right?" she said as I unwrapped it.
Fjerner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wrinkle cream and foot lotion for Christmas from my aunt when I was 13.
And when I was 17, my brother got an amazing telescope from my dad for Christmas, while I got a Mickey Mouse binder that still had a -50% discount sticker on the back to cover the 0,50โฌ price tag. My brother never even opened that telescope and I wasn't allowed to use it.
Hassdelgado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My estranged step-grandma sent my young mother an economy sized tub of Murad (anti-aging cream) when she was only 29
theitguy52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you could call it a shitty gift. My parents still think it was a shitty gift and are a bit salty about it.
One year, we went to my grandparents house for Christmas. We also got presents from our great grandparents as well.
I opened the gift from my Great Grandparents, to find some old, very-obviously used toy trucks. Not even suitable for the thrift store. They were probably older than my parents.
I thought it was rad. Some of the trucks had bits missing, but one had a trailer, and that was cool as shit to maybe 6 year old me.
My cousins got nice new dolls and stuff that same Christmas, all in the same house. My parents were miffed about it, but I didnt think anything of it.
stomaticmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around my 8th birthday the only thing I had asked for was a mighty max play set. Everyone else at school had one but me. My mom told me they were expensive and I might not get it, so when I opened my gift and it was something else I wasnโt surprised. I was surprised, however, when my brother opened his gift (mom always got everyone a little something so they wouldnโt feel left out while the birthday child got all the presents) and it was a mother fucking mighty max. My brother got the fucking thing I wanted more than anything on MY birthday while I got a god damn pack of socks and a sweater. Iโm certain this is why I never get excited for my birthday.
Lolwhatisfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-uncle gave everyone lotto scratchers one year. He didnโt buy or get anyone anything else. The $1 scratchers from any gas station. No one won anything, either.
Even if someone had won something, I still think itโs a shitty last-second gift.
boredhousemum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mil never fails to call the day before a birthday or holiday to ask us to pick something up for the kids from her and she'll "pay us back". At the very least I know this is coming and plan it with my shopping now, but I had to run out and scramble the first few times, or label stuff I bought as from her, and I'm not exactly doing great financially myself. She almost never pays us back and frequently ends up asking my husband if she can "borrow 100 until my check comes in" which we also never see back. I would never ever tell my kids those awesome grandma gifts are actually from mom and dad, but my soul gets a little blacker every time they open them, get excited and thank her so much and she gushes about how "I knew you would love it!" She's a special lady.
One of the only times she did get them gifts on her own she gave my son a 50$ visa gift card. Poor kid saved it for a month then tried to buy a gift for his girlfriend with it only to find out it was never activated. I'd love to say it was a cashier fluke, these things happen, but unfortunately it's most likely she stole it or traded with her dealer for it or something. He never said anything to her, but his relationship with her has changed as he's gotten older.
My husband has pretty much stopped buying her gifts except scratch tickets. When he was young he had used his own money to buy her a necklace for Christmas. She opened it and threw it back at him saying "what is this cheap crap? I can't wear this, I can only wear real gold. "
CarryOnLying ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A secret Santa in my college class, someone got me a very large, flavourless dick lolly pop and some chocolate liquors from the pound shop (which I was there when he bought them!) dispute the fact that I donโt drink. A fun joke, but everyone got lovely presents and I really didnโt...
FaeryLynne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, a relative bought the rest of the family iPads, cell phones, and laptop computers. Everyone else got one of each of these.
I got a sweater, that was four sizes too big for me, with the $1 tag from Goodwill still attached.
travisdust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples.
Thomas-C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up in Mississippi and around middle school decided I wasnโt religious. The first person I ever felt comfortable telling was my grandmother (where I lived, it was not a good idea for folks to think you werenโt Christian). She was for a time the only person I could talk to about this kind of thing, she was patient, would let me think out loud, would help me figure out what I was going to do/how to keep it from being an issue with the folks around me. She encouraged me to find my own way of living and be tolerant of other folks. She was always very religious and though my doubts did obviously make her uncomfortable, she understood that the choice was mine to make and encouraged me to make it. She also was careful about what she gave me - she understood that something like a cross or a bible was an inappropriate gift for me as I grew up.
She started getting really distant after remarrying around ten years ago. During that time it was like a gradual sort of separation, she let contact slip away. Sheโs big on having these huge family gatherings and we were never really like that, so she spent all her time pretending she was the grandmother of her husbandโs grandkids (it was weird). Her husband died, and she started to reconnect, but she was so out of touch it basically didnโt mean anything. She gave me a cross from a dollar store and a Joel Osteen book that I know came from her coffee table (it was bent and stained). She said she thought it would โhelp me improve my lifeโ.
That was the crappiest gift because it was basically a box full of โyour grandmother is goneโ.
AeroEngineer79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and step-mom were terrible at giving gifts. My dad let my step-mom handle it, and she was always very enthusiastic about it, but there was one major issue: for some reason you could not in any way express what you might want. She โhad to figure it out, so itโd be a surpriseโ...which is great, except she was terrible at it. I always got strange gifts. One that always stands out to me for some reason: when I was like 22, my step-mom got me a poker set. Now, the first problem with this is that it was insanely cheap: No-name brand cards, those cheap, thin red chips, and a felt mat that said โTexas Hold-em!โ On it. Second problem: I had zero interest in poker, and had never expressed any interest in it. I had no idea why she would think I wanted that.
My in-laws were pretty bad, but theyโve gotten better over the years. They are fantastic with gifts when it comes to my kids and my nieces and nephews, with the adults, not so much. With the kids, they always asked what they were into or wanted. With the adults (my wife and I, and all her siblings and spouses), they never asked, they just bought us stuff. The bad part is they would spend a lot of money on nice stuff that, to this day, has never left the box and sits in the basement. Stuff like crystal serving trays, electric griddles, and weird personalized home decorations. The last few years though theyโve started giving gift cards, or just asking us.
msmanager ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once sent me a large teddy bear. I was 18, living in a college dorm, and my name was misspelled on on card. Thanks dad.
GardenGnomeOfEden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew. It was explained to me later that she was losing her faculties.
Spotted_Gorgonzola ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Posting for my mom. When she was 11 or 12, her step mom sent her panty hose and a wig and said it was from her dad. Step mom was evil man. Panty hose and a wig?!??! Wtf.
IronWoman72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school in band, we had a secret Santa and I got a shitty drawing of a guy riding a giraffe flying through the air and it said โHereโs me riding a giraffe, merry Christmasโ ๐ the guy who gave it to me was pretty funny and I laughed it off. At least it was unique!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma thought she was buying me a jewel. It was a butplug
mrfossy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one of my aunts and uncles routinely give us the crappiest gifts pretty much every year. It has actually become a bit of a family joke tbh so my parents put very little effort into their gifts too now.
One year my parents received a framed photo of their family as a present. Like yeah, thanks for that. as if we dont have like a million photos of you already.
2 of the gifts i received from them personally though was 1. A tie rack (i think i owned maybe a single tie back then) would have been probs late teens or early twenties. 2. another year i received a jewellry box. I am a male that has never ever worn jewellry. I dont even wear a watch because the feeling of something on my wrist annoys me now.
AtheistMenu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I had expressed interest in playing music and asked for a keyboard for Christmas. My dad was a a piece of shit and didnโt want to get us anything but my mom new we had a shitty life already and always tried to eat is what we wanted for Christmas. So that morning I woke up and there it was, the most beautiful keyboard piano I had ever seen up on a stand by the Christmas tree. Complete with programmed songs and light up plastic keys to help teach you. It was one of the cheap ones but it was everything I ever wanted at that time. I was so excited because I was going to grow up to be a musician(I did). However my older brother was pissed because he got what he wanted but he didnโt get a keyboard too. So he picked it up and threw it and broke it along with my hopes and dreams of playing piano. It didnโt work after that and they couldnโt take it back because a bunch of the plastic keys were broken. Iโve bought a really nice keyboard in my adult life but I have no desire to play it because of the bad memories.
KalicalVJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you meant you took out back and put some hollows in it lmao
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes. The gift that keeps giving.
jeeeegs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me organic peanut butter one year because I saw it in an ad and mentioned something casual like "looks interesting". It was very sweet of her to pay attention but that was my christmas present for the year...
Kahzgul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife and I were dating, she "got me" and "adopted" dolphin for my birthday. Which means she got me a piece of paper that says I somehow sponsored a dolphin somewhere in the whole world. I can't visit this dolphin. The dolphin isn't writing me heartwarming notes about how it can now afford books for school. The dolphin wasn't even at risk of contracting malaria. I don't give a shit that she could only afford to spend $10 on a gift for me. I do give a shit that she spent that $10 buying a gift for a dolphin and tried to dress it up as somehow being a present for me. Fuck you, dolphin.
NatsnCats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a throw pillow with photos of me with my boyfriend. We have agreed to never have anymore pictures together. Another was a bracelet with our first initials. We are beyond any semblance of cutesy, sappy, and romantic
hainb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile looking for Christmas gifts for my classmates
thesanchelope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year when I was 13 or 14, some family from out of town sent me "The O'Reilly Factor For Kids." They must have thought my values were at risk of becoming tainted with rock music and marijuana. They were right.
eschmi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work secret santa, worked at a hotel with 10 other people. Put in some of those ice shot glass molds since it was a younger group and most people drank/partied a lot. Everyone else also put thought into their gifts.... except for the breakfast lady. $2 crappy calculator. and guess who wound up with it.
tazerblade22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas Eve I went snowboarding with some friends. Long story short friends got drunk, fought, left me to walk 7 miles home at 4 am. 7am my mom wakes me from my 10 minute nap to take me to the family breakfast where all the kids got rc cars and bikes and Pokemon stuff and all I got was an orange. Fuck that Christmas. Edit: I was 16, and no, long walks on cold night are not a romantic turn on.
Jlfraser555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents have a running joke where my real present is inside a joke box. Last year, they gave me a box for a turkey baster and I figured it was a joke like the others.
It was actually a turkey baster.
AruZhixian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of dรฉodorant and perfume, or a subtle way from my aunt to tell me I stink.
saranowitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used dish for my wedding, in a tied plastic bag. Dish as in, a single plate that must have been part of a larger set. Used as in, it still had dirty food-stains streaked across it.
The woman was the senile old lady who lived next door, so the thought was nice, but still.
BlobBird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So for the past 3 years me, sisters and dad make a list if things we like for christmas and birthday. My eldest brother ignores the list completely.
What he got me was a puzzle (LoZ). His excuse was because i used to be into puzzles when i was 10. Im 27.
He got amiibos for christmas. So he got what wanted.
This year for my sisters birthday instead of getting her pusheen related stuff and he told he was ordering everything, getting her hopes up. He changed his mind and got her giant reeses peanut butter cups...she hates that and he ended up eating them.
Because I'm petty for his birthday I got him miniature legos and an Iron Man wallet (he likes Captain America)
This year he said me and my siblings are getting pokemon plushes...so i bought him a mug lol.
Edit: I saw someone mention Polly pocket and I remembered something from childhood.
When I was 8 I was really scared of any robotic type toy. Every time I was alone in the room with those toys they would turn on and move on their own. My mom already knowing this decides to give me a black robotic baby doll. She told me because i need to relate more to my people. I'm Mexican and I have light brown skin like my mother. Yes she's a bitch for doing and saying that to me. I threw the doll away (cause it freaked me out) when she was cleaning up the Christmas mess lol.
lockedinaroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
16th birthday. Grandma bakes a ham. I HATE HAM. Always have, always will. To top it off, she tells that it's getting old and needs to be eaten. However, she refused to bake it for Easter two days before my birthday. Nope, had to be served on my birthday for some mysterious reason. I still remember the phone call begging and begging her to save it for Easter, she absolutely refused.
I didn't show up to my own birthday party that year. My grandma acted like I had killed her dog and didn't get me anything for the next four or five years. Fucking fine with me. She died in 2009. Don't miss her a bit. Obviously, it was more than just ham. My mom had the same issue with her and my mom died in 2000. My grandma was the type who couldn't fathom that other people had separate interests from her own.
Since my mom had already passed, I was left with my dad who hated confrontation. "She worked so hard on it." Not my problem because she didn't have to do it. No one asked her.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my wife and I were shopping and I jokingly pointed to those Axe shower gel/deodorant gift boxes, and said "that's what you get the person in the family that you hate."
I got three of them from her family a few weeks later.
DamselSexbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I learned I was the least favorite grandchild. I understand out of 6 grandchildren (5 being my mom's own children and I'm the youngest of them) it can get expensive.
I think I was maybe 14 or 15, and my grandma got me a pink binder. I was going through my goth phase and I immediately said "I don't even like pink." my grandma threw a fit and said that I'm a girl and have to like pink. My mom and my siblings all felt bad for me and my mom bought me something else on the way home.
The next year confirmed I'm the least favorite. As the others opened their gifts in excitement, I sat there with nothing. I started to hold back tears and my grandma (a collector of many things) just told me to pick something from the room. My first and second choice she told me "not that one" so I left with a teddy bear. Mom felt bad for me again, yelled at my grandma and then we stopped going to her house for Christmas.
TL;DR my grandma doesnt like me.
sanguinus11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 3, all from my grandmother who never really liked me. 1. A yellow pillowcase with a horse embroidered on it. I wish I had a picture it was really gaudy. 2. A wallet from a dollar store. Worst part was she said " it's bad luck to give someone a wallet with no money" she put a single dollar inside. 3. For Christmas one year she gave me a pair of my own socks I left at her house, wrapped up and everything.
Nightco_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my ex and I went to a little store by our college that sold tobacco, some knick knacks and fake rings. At the time he was talking about getting me a promise ring after I had forgiven him for trying to hook up with girls online. We left the store but he wanted to get something but he didn't have any money; he asked me if he could borrow my last two dollars. I complied. He comes back outside and hands me a fake ring and says that could be my promise ring. I wasn't happy.
invot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My PS2:
Now, the PS2 was amazing. I played it all the time. The games I got were monumental. But the context of me getting it was what made it the worst gift.
I was a freshman in high school, dealing with a multitude of problems. I was living with my mom in a small town and she was seeing a guy who was simply bad news. I told her around Thanksgiving that what I wanted for Christmas was time with her. I missed her. We've always been good friends but this guy was driving us apart.
When Christmas Eve came about, we have a tradition of opening up one gift, and we often make it a silly one. I made her some things (14 year olds don't have that much money), and she opened up a wall scone to replace the one my friend broke. I opened up Grand Theft Auto.
All I wanted was time with her, but she was under the impression that if I was occupied with video games then maybe I could handle spending more time alone. Also, I was not the "GTA: Vice City" kinda teenager. More of the Sim City or Civilization kind of gamer. It felt so impersonal and dismissive, and I was so sensitive at the time. I remember spending that night crying in my room, knowing I'd be alone at home more than I already was.
Thankfully, things have changed since then. My mom is now my best friend and we talk every day. And, that guy is history.
KingoftheGinge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a young teenager I got an electric toothbrush one birthday from my aunt. The charger was missing, but it was unused at least. Possibly made me more uncomfortable that it was wrapped.
Later learned she had a few mental health issues which explained a lot of her odd behaviour 8 had noticed.
LABeav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 29th birthday my parents gave me a fleece zip up Columbia Sportswear VEST. It was branded with my favorite college football team which was cool and all but it didn't have tags and was obviously used. Also, it was a women's vest which I don't think they realized and I didn't point out (I'm a guy). It was very odd as they are well off and could buy me a brand new ( and in style ) jacket at many stores around town. Someone obviously suckered them into buying it I'm sure. I just said thanks and gave it away a few weeks later.
Acooluniqueusername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Beauen123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom drove me five hours to spend Christmas with my dad. I pretty much came over to watch my half brother open presents, because i didnโt get so much as a card.
nacdan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8th birthday my parents got me a game of scrabble, and elbow and knee pads for a bike I didnโt even own... Im guessing they forgot when they witnessed me demolish my bike in an attempt to catch my fall.
mxman991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once got me a 25 dollar gift card to in n out. Sounded great, until I went to in n out and found out it had less than a dollar still on it.
Bobby_Bologna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my buddy once got a bottle of salad dressing from his grandmother.
StormerrOW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fuckin love salad dressing I'm going to steal your friends nan
Scoobyben ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mannekin leg, filled to the brim with dog food. Which gave my dog rancid farts for a while afterwards. Definitely the strangest gift too. I hung it on the wall for a while...
KraziEyezKillah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, my uncle gifted me a toothbrush w my name on it... and the name was mis-spelled.
TromboneSkeleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a plastic bag that had about 25 or 30 new, used, and dead batteries.
Because I played video games and might need batteries for my controllers.
Littleredlegend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my uncle gave me fish oil pills to help with my thyroid problem. I don't have one. I'm just fat.
emptybottle935 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my sister got me a bucket full of candy and a four pack Pepsi. At that point I stopped drinking pop four years prior. Looking at this thread I feel a lot better about it now though.
Zuwxiv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an ex-girlfriend who qualifies for this. One Christmas, her brother got a motorcycle.
She got a scented candle.
mackieaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one I was never sent on Reddit secret Santa last year.
champsdrinkchamps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half used candle.
nmaster12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aunt gave me deodorant and shower gel combo before. Didn't have the heart to ask why that of all things.
QuidPluris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law gave my husband a stuffed animal in the shape of a mallard duck, with a pocket hanging on the side of it to hold a TV remote. It's supposed to sit on the arm of a recliner. It was faded on one side like it had been left in the sun for years. He didn't even watch TV or own an recliner at the time.
untilthestarsfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will be buried but I once received a potato masher that had googly eyes.
TheMightyIrishman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A long time ago when I was in middle school, I played MTG. My grandparents asked what I wanted for my birthday, so I said "Magic cards, they come in plastic packages with a monster on them."
Come birthday time, I'm really excited for more cards to add to my deck. I open the bag, reach in and my fingers feel nothing but utter disappointment. My hand pulls out a deck of magic playing cards and instructions for magic tricks. It's like getting socks for Christmas, but worse. It was the hardest I ever tried to feign excitement, I was so dead inside for those few minutes.
First time I opened them was to play poker in high school so at least they got some use. 12 yr old me could see how my grandparents fucked up, but damn was I sad they did.
Themiamitoker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Quicksilver book bag for the third time in 2 years man. Wtf
p01chi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
11 year old me got a Chessboard for Christmas :|
12 year old me got a Pencil case for Christmas :|
I was still cool with action figures or used video games
DoctorRaulDuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first present I ever got from my sister after she got her first job. Each year (30 years now) gets slightly better but would still count as โworst gift that wasnโt from my sisterโ.
Whereas she tells me what she wants and I get it.
MVBsq10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was maybe 10 or 11 I received a gift from my friends parents, whom I was never crazy about, that was a karaoke set. They got it for me because they thought I had too many video games and that I needed to get out more. Young me was extremely pissed. I basically threw the thing in the basement storage and never saw it again.
Weapon_X23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a lighter one year for Christmas because I guess he forgot I was coming over that year. I was 4 years old. He picked me up from my mom, handed me the lighter then locked me out of the house until it was time to take me home. I was used to being kicked out so usually wandered the neighborhood looking for kids to play with. When I didn't find anyone because they were all spending the day with family is when I started playing with the lighter. I was having a hard time lightning it at first but I eventually got it. The very first thing I did was give myself a bad second degree burn. My dad was lucky I burnt myself instead of his house. I think he was high, drunk, or maybe both. My mom was beyond pissed and he never got me for another Christmas after that. Unfortunately he had court ordered visitation so I still had to see him every two weeks.
TL;DR- My dad gave me a lighter while he was high/drunk and I gave myself second degree burns.
memelord720 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chick-fil-a giftcard. Im vegetarian.
NaomiNekomimi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom once gave me this really ugly dog toy of a fox that was made out of these really ugly coarse fabrics with awful repeating patterns on it. I collect plushies, so she clearly picked it up as she was walking out of a store because she forgot to get me something. My brother got something super expensive from her that year, like a new camera or an iPad. I got a dog toy.
The worst part is that I'm so used to her bullshit that I was just defaulting to pretending to be happy until my boyfriend pulled me aside and asked if I was okay, etc. Once I came to my senses some I went to her and tried to broach the subject as carefully as possible. But what I was saying basically amounted to "I don't really need this so I would rather you just return it and keep the money for yourself, or something like that." Because it was one of those that had a plastic bottle or squeaker inside so there was NO purpose to it. She called me ungrateful and started trying to guilt trip me by acting like she was about to cry (she wasn't really, she stopped very abruptly when she realized it wasn't working). When I didn't let her get to me she got annoyed and started yelling at me.
A couple of days later she brought me a new gift she had gotten with the money she got from returning the other one. Another dog toy.
nostromo909 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Christian Science grandmother was a real barrel of laughs. She never gave any of her grandchildren toys or anything remotely fun. Her idea of a fun Xmas present was underwear.
davidistheshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my nephew her fathers stamp collection because she thought it would become his hobby or he would get really into it. Hes 5 yrs old and has an ipad his parents gave him I dont think your stamp collection is going to hold his interest. My mom has it in her head hes really into it but she has to force him basically to go grab the book and do whatever is involved in stamp collecting. Just such an out of touch present.
robbers12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was picking up a friend for my birthday party and he comes out with an opened box of legos and says โhappy birthdayโ. It wasnโt even the right legos in the box
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this will get buried but...
my grandmother (god rest her soul) gave me a tube of slightly used cream. She told me "I know you're getting to be a rather big boy so if your skin starts rubbing together use this. It helps".
My grandmother thought I was so fat I needed cream to rub on my skin.
portman420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 20 my gf of the time bought me a star. One of those certificates that say I own it.
Considering I was not 11 I felt it was a pretty terrible gift and it wasnโt like I was really into Space.
ilJumperMT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late uncle who had to cut his feet off due to a disease got socks from an acquaintance. He did not know he had no feet
ThorTheMastiff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gonorrhea - thanks Jennifer
BenjaminPhranklin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Binoculars. I๏ธ was maybe ten? I๏ธ got them from my mom and if I๏ธ remember correct, she got binoculars for all three of my brothers and dad too. Iโm not into birdwatching or going the nosebleeds of a football game. I still have no clue how she thought that was a good gift for any of us. I๏ธ hate Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was an elementary school gift exchange. My gramma bought a barbie townhouse and a massive hotwheels set for my exchange (it was supposed to be unisex gifts but she bought both and the one that wasn't taken was going to be donated to goodwill) I got paired with a girl so she got the townhouse. In exchange, I got a piece of construction paper with a piece of yarn tied on it. Hand written on it was "I [heart] books. It was a bookmark I guess. We took the rest of class to play with the crap and I just sat in my desk and enjoyed my construction paper piece of crap that ripped the next day (I got in trouble for not being thankful). Guess who got the hotwheels? The same girl. She said her brother might like it so my gramma (the room mom that week) and the teacher gave it to her.
Oddly enough, the best was really the weirdest. I had just turned 13 and puberty was in full force lol. My aunt was broke, like living on pita bread and vitamins and she bought me and my sister some Dollar Tree stuff. Lip gloss, a small bottle of perfume, some facial mask thing and a pair of cute socks. Being in an abusive household where caring about hygiene or personal appearance was shamed, it was the best gift I'd ever gotten, especially considering what that $10 could have meant for her.
WrongWayWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 we had my cousins 13&15 stay the night. This day and age it was all about the Ninja Turtles. All 3 of us had asked for Ninja Turtle stuff. Me being 10 didnโt give much thought to them staying the night on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning about 5am I woke up and immediately ran into the living room. I let out a yell as I saw the room completely filled with Ninja Turtles! Action figures, watches, a life size Rafael. My mom came into the room a minute or two later and had to stop me from opening one of the gifts. It turns out that life size Rafael was mine.. everything else was for my cousins. I had asked for everything they received and in turn got a giant Rafael doll and some cookies.
NoahDoah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 16, my uncle gave me an unpacked carton for christmas. It contained a chocolate easter bunny, a pack of coffee filters and an old hand power generator from the second world war.
critical2210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man reading these comments make me seem spoiled.
Acastil22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A promise that a gift they forgot the gift and they would bring it next time they came. They never brought it.
McKellMyBelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, I opened a little cat scratch house thing with a note attached that said "go look in the study." When I got to the study, there was a kennel with the door wide open. My parents and I searched all through the house and neighborhood and eventually found that the cat had been hit by a car.
emwardo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I invited my ex boyfriend to a water park for my 18th birthday party, and picked him up and drove him there. He didn't get me anything, and then proceeded to get mad that I was upset and told me he planned to carve me a carrot (?) but ran out of time. When we got to the water park he paid for my ticket and said "happy birthday".
yamateh87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A happy birth day on Facebook from family members... No one mentioned it in person, it happens ever since I can remember but I keep hoping something would change...
Turpen_the_savior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother got a Barbie doll at my moms work Christmas party. He was like 8-9 and was balling his eyes out. He doesn't even have a girls name; meanwhile I got badass legos
AughtPunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MY grade school had this event where Santa would show up and hand out gifts to the kids. The gifts were actually from the parents so that way the kid actually got something they wanted, it was pretty awesome. Until one year I opened my gift in front of all of my classmates to find...three jars of playdough. Everyone else had awesome toys and I got three jars of playdough. Did my parents fuck up? Nope. Worse. They forgot, so I got one of the default gifts. And the second I saw what my gift was I knew that they forgot. That hurt way more than the crappy default gift.
j__tt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm kinda late to the party but last year my ex gave me a steering wheel cover as a birthday gift 3 weeks before my actual birthday. On my birthday, he bought himself a bunch of weed and hung out with all his friends while I sat in the bedroom, alone.
Thankfully, I am not with that guy anymore.
HybridVeneer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A glove... One on my bday 12/19 and one on Christmas. Thought they were being funny? Merry Fucking Birthday
Calsan1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In... I think it was 3rd or 4th grade? I learned the horrors of white elephant gift exchanging, as well as how some people (ab)use anonymity when it comes to these things.
Having been told to just bring something from home, I chose some kind of toy, or a stack of pokemon cards I didn't need, something along those lines. I wrapped my gift up, thinking I'd be receiving something at least good-intentioned at the end of the day.
I was early in the gift selection. Being young, I assumed going early was a benefit, so I was happy when I chose something nice, and crushed when I immediately got it stolen. No big deal, I'd just choose one of these gift bags...
Inside the bag was a roll of toilet paper. But not how you'd expect! It had unidentified orange stains all around the roll, and a toothpick buried into the center of each oblong, unnerving splotch. I was actually devastated and don't recall if I came close to crying or if there were actual tears of disappointment.
But everyone else in class got something that was nice or, at least, not literal garbage.
leonisgod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt decided one year that nobody was getting any gifts this Christmas. Except that instead of nobody getting gifts, what she really meant was that my part of the family wasn't getting gifts. So when we all went over to her house for Christmas, we had this super awkward moment where she gave everyone a $100 gift card except for me and my mom. We both got a 5$ cheese grater. I was like 15 at the time, and grating cheese wasn't particularly my hobby.
My uncle ended up sneaking my mom 40$ later on for us, and that was weird all in itself. You could tell it wasn't his idea to pull that crap, and he was not standing for it. The first time in his life he ever did anything to stand up to his wife.
sakipooh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's 1990 and I've been following every bit of video game news and rumor about the Super Famicom for months (Japanese SNES). I'm a kid and it's all I talk about..I mean, I have cut outs of the thing taped on my bedroom wall. I know it's far fetched to get this imported but a kid can dream.
Christmas morning comes, parents give me this huge box that closely fits the size of what I've been begging to get for months. As I'm ripping apart the wrapping my mom says with a big smile, "Do you think it's that thing you've been asking for?"...and I'm like "YES, GOD YES!!"..I open the box. It's a leather jacket... with shoulder pads and the zipper is on the woman's side. It's a ladies leather jacket. I try my best to be polite and say thanks as I put it aside. Dad says they got a really good deal on it and that they all bought leather jackets too. Fantastic. เฒ _สเฒ
They make me wear it to school for a bit until I got picket on enough that I didn't. I eventually sold it to my aunt for $50 to which my mom said they should probably get the money as they bought it. I protested and they didn't fight it.
spookycamphero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older cousin (3 years apart) and I share the same birthday so it became a custom to celebrating both of our birthdays together. Because my cousin, aunt and uncle all lived in close proximity to my grandparents and my house was over an hour away the adults decided it was best to hold the joint birthday party at my cousins or grandparents house. So because I had to travel there for my birthday I never had any friends there with me celebrating while my cousin would invite all of his friends from school over. The themes of the party would always be something he chose over what I wanted and never had a say in what kind of cake or food I wanted. The one year he had a group of kids over from school at the party, he had a mountain of gifts to open since everyone brought a gift along for him. I had a card from my grandpa and measly gift bag filled with a teddy bear (I must've been at least 13-15 at the time). My mom found an excuse to not go the next year and never celebrated a joint birthday party with my cousin since.
Rotoscope8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hand job
ApertureMusic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deodorant...
Just kidding, it's awesome. I'd never change brands if my MIL didn't buy me something new for Christmas every year. Can't wait to find out what scent I'll be getting this time.
StormerrOW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I was the only one
Randle_Bobandle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad promised me a new computer to edit with, since my old one got stolen. He promised it on Christmas Day almost one year ago. No computer in sight. Itโll never happen. Itโs okay though, I knew it was too good to be true, but it was the thought that counts.
kickasstimus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3/4 of a set of glass tumblers as a Christmas gift from a fortune 50 company.
The people in charge of buying gifts went to TJ Maxx and just cleared the clearance shelf.
Everything was broken or incomplete.
I and a few others quit shortly after. It was sort of the final straw. I figured that if the company thought so little of us that they couldn't be bothered to get non-broken gifts, then they weren't valuing us very highly at all.
Meanwhile, our manager's gift from the company was a $50k bonus. My official bonus was an uncooked ham. The tumblers were an office gift.
Later I heard that the manager was upset that people weren't grateful for getting anything at all.
No thanks man.
HowIslifeGoing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Cyram11590 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, for the brother-in-law I don't care for I created an awful concoction for him. I took one of those little tubs for Christmas cookies and added milk, cappuccino, snot, random spices, random liquids, and all sorts of shit. Then, I sealed the lid onto the tub with some tape and left it someplace that got warm for a few weeks. I gift wrapped two packs of cigarettes for him and gave him both. The tub had swelled up and made a popping sound when he unsealed it. Poor bastard...
A few years later I was given a fake dog turd. Literally the worst gift I ever received. I kinda deserved it, though.
ImSteveYo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$50 Longhorn Steakhouse gift card. I didn't even know we had those in New Jersey...
doseofdaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 16 and this guy I showed no interest in and didnโt even know waited for me after school at my car and gave me a Victoriaโs Secret edible lotion set for my birthday. It was called Tease for two.
etdanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never heard of "edible lotion" and the only image my brain can conjure up is a bottle of scented pudding...
jedikelb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was my first Christmas away from home when I got nothing, not even a phone call. I think it was passive aggressive punishment for being away (working) at Christmas time. I also did the secret Santa at work that year, which was a 5 day/gift deal. Each day passed and I received nothing. Some folks were out sick, I figured my time would come. My secret santa told me on the last day, sorry I was your secret santa, I didn't get you anything because I forgot.
On the flip side, my MIL goes waaay overboard at Christmas for everyone, but I feel super guilty because she gets me more presents than she does for anyone else almost every year. I try to get her thoughtful gifts, but I still feel like I'm not balancing the scales. She means well and I understand it comes from a place of love but every year I stress so much over what to give her.
emipau5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an empty box for Christmas one time. My birthday is on April Fools Day and a family member thought it would be funny to extend joke birthday presents into joke Christmas presents and gave me an empty box.
dumbgringo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at work, was given a videotape manual to a commercial Samsung printer.
RzK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The most disappointing secret santa gift of all time...
The budget is $30, we're at a secret santa party and we played rock, paper, scissors to decide who picks first from the pile of gifts. I got to pick first.
Of course i'm going to go for the largest box assuming it's got something really cool in it. Nope... it was filled with $30 worth of dollar store toys with a note inside that read something along the lines of "This gift is supposed to take you back to your childhood, opening an Xmas gift for the first time".
We're all a little wine drunk and high, so my emotions we're 10x and people could sense my disappointment was at x10 when I paused for 15 seconds not saying anything. But then I snapped out of it, and did some "Who's Line is it Anyway" prop gag stuff pretending to be grateful for the dollar store toys i'll never use ever as a 23 year old man.
Now, it was unique... i'll give him that. But I would have preferred the liquor and random thoughtful accessories people got and can actually use. That box was misleading!! And the worst part is I realized my one friend specifically designed her secret santa gift for me and I didn't pick it! I got the toys!
Donated it all to a childrens hospital, so I guess that made it worth it. In the end we all had a great time together that day and that's all that really matters.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:44:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pam! You should have picked the teapot!
JulianPerry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The best gift you can give a child is whatever the hell they want in the scholastic catalog. Get them EVERYTHING they circled in red and they will love you forever.
StormerrOW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can confirm
jeffy-spaghetti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa always got weird gifts that he saw infomercials for on tv. For me, itโs a toss-up between a dime the size of a baseball and a commercial meat slicer. Donโt really know what he expected a 15 year old to use a meat slicer for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks.
My mother gets me socks every year. I have 1,000,000,000 socks. I don't need anymore.
PoeticMilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a last minute Christmas Eve family party with my future ex husband. He neglected to tell his aunt I was coming. I showed up, they were obviously uncomfortable about me being there. They gathered to open gifts after dinner (to which I felt even worse because I didnโt know they were doing this and I had no gifts to give out on my behalf), and when they were finished, my exโs cousin felt bad for me and handed me a box of Hersheyโs candies that were for her, but she ripped the tag off right before giving it to me. I politely refused, and his cousin said โoh are you on a diet?โ
No bitch, I donโt want your secondhand candy.
poastertoaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad one Christmas went into my room and grabbed a guitar he had previously sold to me and tried to pass it off as a new gift from him.
It was broken and he didn't fix it. Pretty easy to point out. He had done the same for my birthday but at least it wasn't broken that time ...
alemmingnomore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The โgiftโ of life.
PhatDaddy90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Margaret Thatcher nutcracker
cynicaloctopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was building my board game collection, a friend got me a copy of the Words With Friends board game. Not Scrabble- this was an officially licensed Zynga product. Very stupid.
The_5lender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 13 or 14 my stepmom gave me a jigsaw puzzle made up of really cringy pictures of me. She thought I liked puzzles
LadiesAndMentlegen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father once got my mom a scale for Christmas. As somebody that reads really far into things she obviously wasn't too happy about that.
showMEurBOOTYho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cd by a band id never heard of. My dad wanted it and it was from him
OriginalSail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not know when it started, but it has been going on for sometime (10 years at least)
Whenever I see my grandma from my dad's side, she give me stale animal crackers. Holiday's, family gatherings, whatever you name it...she brings them for me.
Apparently when I was younger I told her I really liked this particular brand of animal crackers. So she bought them in bulk, and gives them to me everytime. I can't do anything with them because they are well past their date. It gets worse and worse each time I see her. Please keep in mind, these are no small bags. This is like the XXL family share bag that could feed a city.
nonangryblackguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A girl I just met bought me a 64oz tub of Skippyโs peanut butter because one day I told her I used to love peanut butter as a child.
watduuwant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a stocking with a single use packet of instant coffee. Like from a hotel. Thanks grandma.
ItsComical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An avocado, but I still said thanks.
VeryDairy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
โThe gift of givingโ
LoserOfTheLand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
last year my parents gave my sister a huge brand new stereo system, some top of the line make-up, ect. what did they get me? monopoly and a candle that broke in shipping.
MrsFinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my Father-in-law bought my Mother-in-law a toilet seat one year for Christmas.
rickdod3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother (who is a worthless drunk) once gave me a half burned down candle. I was 20 at the time.
tastefuldebauchery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some idiot gave me a dildo molded after his penis. I promptly threw that off my balcony.
jaytrade21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So mine is a bit ironic.....
So my ex-wife borrowed my car one day to go to her friend's house to pick up wrapping paper. Now, she had the keys but wasn't supposed to drive it except in an emergency. So what happens? She gets side-swiped. Wrecks my car and she ends up in the hospital for over 5 weeks. This happened about 2 weeks before x-mas. So I visited her almost every day (I think out of 45 days I went 40 or 42). So Christmas comes and she gives me my present (I assume she had her dad come to the house to grab it for her and wrap it up). It was a GPS unit. It was not even a good company like Garmin or TomTom, I don't recall which one it was, but it no longer exists as a company. Oh, and there was no use for the GPS as we no longer had a car. So yea, worst present ever.
moriarty01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2001, I bought my then girlfriend a small, pink, shitty sports back pack by Nike. It was โฌ30/$30 at most.
She got me a fucking iPod which came out that year, I think. Maybe year before.
That was a really shit gift she got.
She's a cool girl, with great cans.
CaptPicard85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: A fuck ton of grandparents who pick favorites and a ton of salty adults still wallowing in the bad gifts Gam Gam gave them.
cpu5555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An MP3 player that was not useful. My mom made up for that by purchasing me an iPod Touch.
Annnoel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory not mine, but my brother once got towels from my grandparents for christmas. I dont remember exactly why they gave it to him, i think it was along the lines of "hes a growing boy, hes gonna need stuff to help keep himself clean!"
My mom gave him a gift card that was originally for some relatives that didn't show up to make up for it.
buchsy45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend of two years in high school broke up with me on Christmas Eve, and then proceeded to give me a selfie stick as a gift. I donโt even fucking take selfies.
MistressOfMotown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of socks
TylerMunstock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 15, and my uncle is the cheapest son of a bitch in the world, and for Christmas he got most of his gifts at garage sales and for a whopping $1 I got a pre made ship in a bottle
Chokokiksen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-girlfriend once received a wet wooden log as THE ONLY present from her stepmom and stepdad.
Don't think I'll ever witness a fuck you present that can top this!
etdanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where they were both step parents? Did her mother's new husband and father's new wife hate her so much that they got together to give her a gift, or was one of these terrible people her biological parent?
Chokokiksen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None were her biological parents. They were foster parents.
They were, however, functioning alcoholics. They had 4 foster kids besides her, and were all mistreated.
She moved out once she turned 18, and we started dating just then. Throughout the year she would be scalded for either calling too often or too seldom.
December comes around, she's having doubts about wether or not she should buy them presents. She ends up doing so, calling and giving them a few days warning.
We arrive, the stepdad is indifferent about it and the stepmom excuses herself with "I forgot to wrap your present. BRB."
I receive a heavy and damp gift. I had quarrels about tossing the present out or let her live through the emotions...
In the end, I decided she should have the gift. At least it would bring closure to her ambivalent (?) feelings - and it sure did!
etdanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow... that's awful...
Xilkozuf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
StormerrOW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Edgy
demortada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sample pack diet pills for Christmas when I was 16. Received them from my father. It wasn't a joke. He swiped a bunch of sample packs for free because he didn't want to spring for anything that mightve actually cost him something.
T0x1c_R1ck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my friend got a sex doll named fatty patty from his uncle and it was disgusting
selftaughtatheist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our wedding, my wife's uncle gave us a Manila envelope with a broken bottle opener and a keychain. And just one keychain, so we had to split it between us. His "card" to us was scrawled in pencil on a torn out piece of notebook paper.
scooterbeehrn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went with my friend to a secret santa party her church put on every year. Because its churchy the gifts were to be at the most PG, I got a mans christmas g-string and bowtie set. Being a very shy person I had to work up the courage to show an adult, and as I'm a girl I went up to one of the women. Bad idea, she loudly announced who thought this was a good idea while waving it around in the air. I got a candy bar replacement while the women went to the kitchen to fight over whose husband gets it to wear.
revnasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother lives in Atlanta and I in Kansas City. One year for my birthday in my early teenage years, she sent me a gift. A Playboy bottle of cologne with a card that read โTo my sexy grandsonโ.
PM_ME_UR_TESTIMONIES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle once gave me a use Walmart gift card...
yougoglencocox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my ninth birthday someone gave me a dictionary. I also got a gift card that was already used, and that might have been worse since it was from my best friend.
DoctorToonz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a 'white elephant' party. One guest brought a bottle of liquor. Cool. They unwrapped a USED betwetting alarm device. Picture a little smoke-alarm like device that beeps to wake the sleeper who has just peed on it.
Still wondering what the hell the person who brought that was thinkin.
Dre6485 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Christmas with my in laws they got me a ps4, I was so happy, so the second year I kinda had high expectations. There gave me 2 presents. I was so excited I opened them and they were a bird feeder and bird food. Not that they were bad presents, but the comparison to the year before and the fact that we lived in an apartment made the presents kinda suck.
spraykrug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted a free paper calendar from a Chinese restaurant by my FIL.
saxnviolence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 5 years old, my grandma donated a goat on my behalf to a family in Africa...A great gesture, but not in the eyes of a 5 year old on Christmas...
MaxHannibal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I thought my uncle bought me a microwave kettle...like for dorm rooms...i was 12.
I thought this for months until i opened the box...it was an ironwood dolphin inside. Something else i didn't need
RobotDeathSquad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 30, well employed, married, owned my home, etc. my Aunt sent me a Christmas gift which was a crappy no-name brand winter jacket with the Pepsi logo embroidered on the chest that I'm 95% sure was part of a delivery driver's uniform. It was stained on the elbows from dirt and she bought it at goodwill for $9 (tag still on it).
I politely asked her to stop sending me Christmas gifts after that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A CD-ROM archive of the entire run of Mad Magazine up to that point in time from my dad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I used to ride horses. I wasn't obsessed with horses or anything, but you'd never know it from the constant stream of horse-themed gifts I received for every holiday for about 5 years straight.
I received a range of gifts, from tie-dyed shirts with hyper-realistic portraits of horses on them to porcelain horse statues. Everything I owned from the ages of 10-15 had something to do with horses.
Deefran69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was christmas eve and i got an alice in chains unplugged dvd.
Dont get me wrong. Its a good dvd from a good band , but i was only ever a casual fan. But the person (now ex gf) who gave it to me was planning on giving me a framed and limited mars volta concert poster ( fav band at the time ) and stopped herself because unbeknownst to me she started seeing someone else (who casually liked mars volta maybe ) and planned on giving it to him instead. (I later saw it on his wall in a facebook picture). We had been dating for 5 years at the time.
The thing is, she didnt know that i knew about the poster. Her friend spilled the beans and i was pretending not to know. When christmas came i got the alice in chains dvd from her and was like hmmm thats weird .... we had usually spoiled each other! I got her like 10 vinyls, a new turntable(like a real one not like an urban outfitters one) and some clothes. So for me to just get a plain old dvd (not blu ray or nothin ) was strange to me. I could see the bottom of the framed poster under her bed (we were sitting on the floor) but because she didnโt know that i knew about it, she probably thought i wouldnโt think anything of it
At that moment i had realized maybe shes over me, and it should be noted that i was slightly suspicious for a couple months prior but thought it was all in my head. Infact it was so obvious she didnt care about me anymore that she gave the dvd to me in an hmv bag (instead of it being wrapped) and the reciept was still in it....She had bought it like 2 hours before i was supposed to meet her, which tells me she was scrambling and said fuck it. It was a 2 for 20 dvd.
Needless to say i thanked her and pretended to be cool with it, cause truthfully i wanted to get the fuck out of there without any negative confrontation and i just wanted to be alone. After about 20 minutes i had told her i wasnt feeling well and went home. I bailed on a family thing so i could spend christmas eve with her. Boy did i regret it. There was only one thing i could do at that point. So I went home , smoked a fat j , and watched that fuckin dvd. Was pretty good
JustSayan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my methhead father left a bag on our doorstep full of random stolen items like a gps, GameCube travel case, and other stuff I can't remember. He just rang the doorbell and ran, like a true methhead.
FuckingFazboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't receive the gift, but I was the one who sent it for secret santa. I gave a girl a make your own pickle kit, complete with 2 cucmbers, Mason jar, and pickle seasoning. I bet I'm on her hate list.
el_californio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A grapefruit at a birthday party.
thewhitestblackgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
earth_meat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my grandfather gave me McDonald's gift certificates. Da fuq? I don't even buy my own food there! Did you just give my Christmas present to my dad and pretend like it was for me?
That competed with a box of microwave popcorn I got in a blind gift exchange, because "everyone loves microwave popcorn. " My family didn't have a microwave, though. I bitched about that all year, so much that everyone pitched in and got us a microwave for Christmas the next year. So, that one sucked for a year but then turned out a winner.
The-Loser-King ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have two. First was one of those rubber vampire teeth overlays you get on Halloween (got that for Christmas). And my second awful gift was an rpg rented from blockbuster which I had to return the next day cause they didn't want to pay extra.
nexquietus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Luggage scales. 3 luggage scales to be exact. One digital, and two different types of analog ones. From the same person... And I had no plans for going on a trip.
Number two on the bad gift continum would be a pack of swiffer duster refills. From the same person who gave me the luggage scales... At least those had utility.
zisforzyprexa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't the recipient. This was told to me via a good one. One Christmas, my friend and his older brother received a box of unlubed condoms and a package of Nutter Butters respectively. Who was so thoughtful and generous? Their maternal aunt. When he told me, I genuinely almost died laughing.
jaredrhill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a teenager in the 90's. I was the oldest of 7 kids. My family was very poor. We were having a hard year anyway so I didn't really expect many presents. I opened one gift to find a used "Fine Young Cannibals" CD. As a boy interested in grunge music, I was really disappointed with a used CD from the 80's. Later that day, my dad stoped by and said, "I hope what we got you was ok". He had a pained look in his eye like he understood that he had not gotten me something I wanted but wanted me to understand he was trying. It broke my heart. I instantly decided that I was going to enjoy that CD. I even gave it 3 solid listens.
pink___lemonade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half a pack of sticky notes, two AA batteries, and a stained rubber ducky โ all packaged together.
_josepi_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
Ass_Mugger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a Disney VHS for my confirmation. Don't remember which VHS, but I suspect my grandparents got it for one of my cousins then realized they forgot to give me a gift.
Poopballs420weed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to me, but my mom re gifted a calendar from the previous year to my sisters boyfriend. We all laughed.
barbardrink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like.. 15? My aunt got me an NSync Barbie. I was mostly impressed that she was able to find an NSync themed Barbie, ya know 10 years past them being relevant. Must of had that one saved for a while!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a half used glue stick and dried out pen as โSchool suppliesโ from my crazy schizophrenic grandmother. 10 year old me was a little peeved at the time.
airmanforce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $1 bill before.
SwagginDragon89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plastic case for cds or dvds from my cousin when I was about 12 for christmas. There were no cds or dvds, just a place to store them...
MadeSomewhereElse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend went to Spain and bought me a generic band t-shirt that you could get at any hot topic.
Desertbell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half used bottles of shower gel and hair products. They were from my mother in law.
thevoicesarentallbad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a dual birthday party with my friend when we were 11, with a bit more focus on her since she was moving out of town the following week. I guess that meant she got better gifts, since everyone gave her video games, whereas I got 6 diaries. I didn't even like writing back then.
She did make it up by drawing me some sonic Chao in one of the books, which I was obsessed with at the time.
jakmassaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year from age 12 to 17 my dad got me a gun.
It was for him, but he said I could have it so he could get away with spending that money.
I don't even like shooting guns
bellevis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought me a set of bathroom scales for my 12th birthday and followed up with weekly trips to a dietician. I'm 30 and still struggling with my body image.
DelicateDalliances ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exchanged gifts with a friend.
I got him: A nice potted plant (he loved gardening) and a Jets shirt (loved the Jets).
He got me: A tentacle you put on your finger, a tin of mints, and a keychain
Endermiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother (who has had a lifelong drug problem and mental health issues to boot) used to send me packages full of things from her junk drawer for birthdays and Christmas. One year, I got a bundle of plastic sporks and two dead D batteries. I wish I could make this shit up.
She did spend the first ten years of my life religiously buying me savings bonds, however, so that makes up for the ensuing years of trash IMO.
Now if only I could find those bonds.
DuckyG32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NOTHING
amnesia1011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepgrandmother (grandfather's 2nd wife) used to gift me her old clothes when I was a kid. I don't really remember how old I was, but they were obviously worn, very old-fashioned, and definitely too big for me.
krypt0kn1gh7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, I had Christmas at my father's girlfriend's house. I got a cushion as a gift. A cushion shaped and patterned like a soccer ball and filled with microbeads. I recall having to vacuum those things up after the threads on the cushion gave out.
The gift that can keeps giving.
__soulembrace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A protective camera case that doesn't fit my camera. Bless my SO's grandmother for trying but she thought all digital cameras were the same. I have a nice DSLR, this was for a square point and shoot.
Martin_From_Ohio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a girlfriend a really expensive fancy crockpot and she broke up with me. She wanted something romantic not practical. Which I get. I always feel bad about that crockpot
docdarrel555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two beers. From a four pack. For Christmas. Wasn't even a good micro brew.
jclv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, in my early teens, I asked over and over for a real RC car. Not the cheap, plastic, off-the-shelf, battery operated ones but a gas powered, working suspension, metal chassis, customizeable one. On Christmas morning, I was told my gift was in the garage. I run out to the garage, open the door and I see a shiny, brand new.....office chair. Mom was an office supply rep, so I got a chair.
_pls_downvote_me_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An iPhone 5c instead of a 5s.
hankhankmoody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A piece of Tarpolen that was exactly 300mm x 800mm from my stepmother. I mean what the hell do I cover with something that small?
Dulthayne1730 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Might be a little late, but I got a gift certificate to Go-Kart racing from my uncle when I was 12. He printed the certificate himself and said he didn't have time to go get one from the actual track, and then he never took me.
yourtoiletspider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday I got a box of cereals. Nothing else.
VegaEX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two birthday gifts from my grandmother twelve years apart that are at the top of my list. The first one was on my fifth birthday, it was a really fancy leather wallet with a wolf face burned into the side of it. I thanked her and really only used it to carry around pokemon cards I wanted to show off.
The second gift was on my seventeenth birthday, I got a brand spanking new bucket of duplo (the toddler age LEGO). To my understanding she should still be all there mentally, so I assume she either thinks I am growing in reverse or has no idea how old I am.
MDEWBE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 years old my grandmother bought me an adult sized hammock that was designed to be hung between two trees. We had a single tree.
DoYouFWithPangea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift I ever received - a hair tie. Of course it was secret Santa so I didn't realise that all the effort I had invested in my secret santa recipient would not be reciprocated :(
solidusoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas I got a 15 year old Chardonnay from my brother. Just so others are aware White wine lasts like 2 years tops. Hes was staying in my grandmother's house after she passed away so I'm assuming he just found it.
Thats when I decided I'm not doing gifts for my siblings this year.
Kanye_West_Is_God ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
polys14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister received a deck of UNO cards a couple of years ago,she couldn't believe it, i still feel sorry for her now that i think about it...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
College girlfriend gifted me a hermit crab. The crab outlived the relationship.
Please donโt gift live animals
Well_of_Good_Fortune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather passed away on Christmas last year. That one was pretty much the worst ever
sinthious3005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 my uncle gave me this wrapped ball about the size of a basket ball, as I took off the wrapping paper I found that there were about 8 rolls of duct tape that made this ball. After about an hour of Cutting away at the tape I found at the center was a used hot wheels car...
fatpizzachef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once edited a letter for a Polish guy. It was basically asking for money back, took me nearly an hour to sort out. I believe he got compensated to the tune of ยฃ1000, dude gave me one can of Polish beer.
xeno572 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 my aunt gave me hair scunchies wrapped in a oatmeal cream pie box. When I was 16 my uncle gave me a book about human anatomy, fake makeup, and a dictionary.
SanguinaryArcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt on my mom's side, who was never the gift giving type, decided to get a gift for my brothers and me to share: a fillet board for fish.
We fished maybe a total of 3 times throughout our childhood, and never used it.
scoogsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Koozie for my Apple.
IDontLikeJamOrJelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late but my dad once got me a water bottle that had a custom picture on it. The picture? Me. It was a photo of me. Like Iโm going to walk around with that!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 13, I was given a wind chime. Cause thatโs what every 13 year old boy into video games and sports wants, a fucking wind chime.
Aurum555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, my girlfriend broke up with me on my birthday and my family forgot it was my birthday... But that isn't really a present.
Oh there was this one time, a friend of mine who insists we are "best friends" wanted to swap gifts one year. I figured what the hell, and started trying to come up with a cheapish thoughtful gift. Then, the friend starts saying how much I'm going to love my present it was awesome blah blah. So I up the ante. I buy her a camelbak because she hikes, a blu-ray set of her favorite movies (Bill and Ted) and a wyld stallyns t-shirt. Along with some stuff I picked up on vacation in Belize.
Christmas rolls around and I give her the gifts... And then she gets all excited and hands me a small box. Inside is a baby blue pen. And that's it, she thought that a pen, which I had seen at office max for $8 was some transcendent gift. She said I could write stuff in my notebook because I was always doing science experiments. The pen broke within three months.
nida87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
SleepyBojazzles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst: A vacuum. For my sister and I. Woopdie do.
Best of the worst: A gigantic roll of bubble wrap. Was dissapointed at first but then remembered that I told them I wanted bubble wrap. And it's bubble wrap. Lasted me so long!
Baptist_redditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2008 I was the only one in my immediate family who didnโt vote for Barack Obama. For Christmas that year the only gift I received was an Obama commemorative coin.
enchantedsandwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Creepy uncle gave me a honeydew. He gave my brother a box of mac and cheese. He was a weird dude.
Luckys224 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma had no idea what to get me one year, so she wrapped a sausage and a pack of cubed cheese and gave it to me as a gift.
mr_tx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in kindergarten I got a lice shampoo during the gift exchange. :/
da1nonlyoska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst, but bare with me:
On my sister's birthday, my mom bought her a $800 DLSR camera cause she wanted one.
On my birthday, she bought me a jacket from kohls thats around $50.
On another year, my birthday came around and my mom got me a new smartphone cause I've been using a really old phone. my sister also got a new phone, on my birthday, a few months after she already bought her a new phone. She got her one too cause she wanted one.
I mean the gifts to me were fine, but she always gets the better gifts and even get gifts on my birthday.
On my sister's birthday, I got her a $180 Oakleys sunglasses cause I know she likes them but never bought it. She lost it in a week. My birthday? She got me a knockoff VR thing on ebay thats $15, shipped from China.
wannabesq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad's parents were so cheap, they once got him a set of Walkie Talkies, but only gave him one on Christmas, and the other on his Birthday, 2 months later.
ryanholt98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday my uncle got me a bird feeder
thenoelito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a secret santa in the 5th grade. I gifted an expensive Bratz doll and the girl who got it was ecstatic. I thought the good karma would come around, but I got a beta fish from the 99ยข store. He jumped out of his bowl a week later.
settiek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of slippers. From a classmate on my birthday (13th or 14th I believe). It was obvious that her mother made her buy those as "something useful" instead of a trinket.
xCloudrunner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 I got a fish in a bag from my uncle
DJBGTR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger probably about 10 my grandparents got me a second hand ant colony kit. It had previously been used and was full of loose sand and dead ants.
gaspain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my wedding, someone re-gifted me a $25 olive garden gift card. That was already addressed to someone else.
Racheleh18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seventh grade my class did a secret Santa gift exchange, I๏ธ bought the girl I๏ธ drew some nail polishes and gum. The girl who picked me didnโt get me anything because she โforgotโ. I๏ธ had to watch everyone else open their presents and I๏ธ got nothing. My teacher felt bad for me and bought me some flavoured lip glosses so I๏ธ guess it wasnโt all bad.
My nan gave my parents a framed picture of herself one year so that was interesting. Sheโs usually really good at picking gifts for people so Iโm not sure where that came from.
SteelCupcake254 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, my husband bought me a hand-carved wooden pen. He drives through a national forest on his way to work, and apparently there was an old guy that was selling carved wooden items on the side of the road one day. He thought the $50 pen would be great for me to use at work. I'm a teacher. I'm lucky if I can keep the same cheap pen for a week without someone swiping it; there's no way this pen would make it through the first day. The pen is still in its original case, sitting on my bookshelf at home and collecting dust. He now only buys me gift cards for presents.
TheBigRedDog12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a wrench from one of my aunts when I was like 10. Wtf. I don't think she could afford anything so was gifting random things from around the house
spitts12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my step grandmother got me a opened packed of undershirts that were two sizes to small. Oh yea and one was missing. It was a 3 pack. Makes me laugh just thinking about it.
SkaterKate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one is reversed. When I was 10 I gave someone the 9th book of the Bone series because I had 2 copies. He had never heard of it or read the first 8.
kelsie_cutie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my stepmother took these glitter pencils out of my desk and wrapped them up as my Christmas present. Pencils that I had already owned. lol
Kuuzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing, two years in a row. That hurts more than anything on here.
Nersirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
300 pieces of confetti. No real explanation as to why.
Bakko_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine got a $25 red lobster gift card for his wedding. Heโs Jewish and doesnโt eat shellfish.
Smoothspaceprincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a bag of bulk almonds for my 19th birthday
oreokingsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 10 my aunt gave me a cement block, like the kind you landscape with. Thought she was being funny and going to have money or a gift card or something, I was wrong.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life (jk)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wife bought me beats audio headphones. I was seething. I have never shown it though. I was gracious because I don't expect her know what quality headset is.
Anthoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad gave me an xbox 360 elite with Halo 3.
Followed by a speech that after such a great gift I didnโt have a right to ask for even food or anything next year.
Mom kicked him out shortly thereafter, for a myriad of other things that piled up.
I got an xbox live subscription in the mail 6 months later and I havenโt seen him since.
That was ~11 years ago.
SammathNaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gillette set expired for 10 years from my dad
mrsmeltingcrayons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister's ex-boyfriend gave me a captain Jack Sparrow doll. I was 12 at the time and had no particular interest in Pirates of the Caribbean, dolls, action figures, or collecting. It was awkward because I was so bewildered when I opened it that I couldn't even fake gratitude. Both the worst and the most inexplicable.
PikaCharlie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family actually has an ongoing joke because of an awful gift. When my oldest cousin was about to get married, my aunt gave her Wedding Planning for Dummies. Everyone in my family hates those books especially my cousin, and so the next year, when another cousin was about to get married, she passed it on to her, and so on and so on.
Every woman in my generation that has gotten married has had that book in their possession and then regifted it on. I do not look forward to the day I get it, since I'm the last in that generation and I'll have to keep it for good.
dannyjerome0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me and my wife $5 for a wedding gift.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NoviceApproach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, all of those items seem like they should go together. Maybe not to you, but to someone else deserving of them
FartsOnUnicorns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple years ago my brother got a new phone for Christmas after he cracked his previously fairly new phone. I got his old phone.
zeeeeeeeeee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a teenager, my aunt gave me a light bulb. It wasn't even wrapped, just in a plastic bag from some drug store.
SamuraiEAC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did a random Secret Santa at the Chili's I worked at where everyone just brings in a gift and we draw numbers that corresponds to different gifts on the day of so no one gets any one person in particular. I wanted to make it a good one and I do perler bead art so I made 4 different Marios from different 8-bit Mario games, painted a blue background to match the sky from Super Mario Bros. and put it all in a nice picture frame. Prob spent ~$20 which was the price range we were supposed to spend, but also put in about 3 hours of work into it. I ended up getting a stupid girl's teen T-shirt with some glittery generic saying on it. Oh. I was 35 years old at the time and I am a male. Everyone ki d if just looked at the girl who brought it in and was like, "What were you thinking? It was supposed to be a non-gender specific gift so anyone can get it." Her only response was, "I didn't know what to get.."
TheVegetaMonologues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I got an empty wooden box for Christmas. It wasn't the West gift ever, because it was cool and looked kind of like a treasure chest, but I remember thinking it was gonna have something really cool inside and being really disappointed when it was just a box.
summertea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We lived overseas and my Grandma would always mail a big box of thrifted clothes to me for my birthday and Christmas. About 1% of the time there was something awesome I wanted to wear in the box but the rest of it was pretty horrible and always the wrong size because kids grow so fast. It was picked out and sent with love though, and as she got older the boxes got fewer and fewer :(
YataBLS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An used toy gun when I was a kid, we were really poor and lived in a poor neighborhood, so one of my friends gave me this used toy, and made a rant about it, now that I remember I acted like an asshole and I regret that. As a grown up a black cheap scarf, I don't use scarfs AT ALL, LIKE NEVER, and it was a secret Santa thing with a $50 price tag, no freaking way a scarf costs $50.
rey_j ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once gave me a tiny crockpot and I never really understood why. I've found uses for it, like to keep dip warm, but it's not like I ever asked for one. Theyre like $20 and are one of those things you buy at Target for the whole house as opposed to a Christmas gift.
TheMrEUser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So for the first couple years my aunt and uncle got me what I wanted which was the basic steam gift card/something video game related that didnโt feel physical to them, but at one point they gave up and started to give me things that I could never use. One year they gave me this toy when I was 17 and of course I acted like I liked it because I didnโt want to be the guy that complained about a present. The years followed continued to be random trash that sometimes I feel they got for themselves and rubbed it down upon me. This list goes with a mini football team case (I donโt watch football and they know this) and some table knick knacks. Oh did I forget to mention for some reason theyโd also always give me boxers with weird sexual quote on it...
Balantitis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in fifth grade, we had a secret Santa thing going on and one of my friends got a bag of lays and a workout magazine while everyone else got toys, books and some other cool things.
It was funny but at the same time sad to see how disappointed he was.
Aiyakiu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine will be a bit tame, but my grandma was from the Great Depression era. Come to find out after my grandparents passed they had a ton of money in savings (most of it went to nursing home care iirc, plus to some shady family members who mysteriously got an illegal POA on my demented grandmother in the last couple years of her life and emptied her bank accounts, and wouldn't let me take her out of the nursing home to go out to eat anymore, but I digress)
Grandma bought everything from church rummage sales for quarters. One Christmas she gave me this plastic play set with little plastic bears.
I started to play with it that morning and Every. Piece. Broke. Apart. In. My. Hands. I was a gentle kid, I didn't hurt my toys. I remember being horrified and trying to treat them like glass as they magically shattered in every possible way. And it looked like a really fun play set too.
teamguy89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a can of mixed nuts over here. That was all. And a jesus loves you Christmas card.
david_1199 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had invited a bunch of friends to lazer quest for my birthday party and only two showed up. One of them got me a decent lego star wars gift... and the other gave me three dollars with a note that said โSorry I forgotโ. Pretty bad gift, but I was just glad he showed up. Initially I was pretty upset at how my birthday went, and it seemed like the โI forgotโ was a cherry on top to a bad day, but on the car ride home I realized I cared more about being able to spend with my (2) friends and family than how many people came. I guess it was a good lesson.
I_LiveOnMars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a box containing half of dozen candy canes for Secret Santa in grade 6... the gift limit was $20. Although I did made a couple of friends giving out those candy canes :)
marble-pig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my 15th birthday, three girls from my school got together and gave me one recordable CD. Those things were super cheap, and once every three or four times they didn't work.
realmofconfusion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
18 years old. Girlfriend's grand parents but me a horseshoe magnet. One of the cheap red plastic ones with a tiny actual magnet at each end.
The magnets were so weak that it couldn't even pick up a single paperclip.
jonnyb95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I received thank you note stationary from my grandpa one year for Christmas.
dibbs34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nsync tickets. I didn't listen to Nsync.
My cousin my aunt buy her 3 tickets for my 11th birthday - one for my cousin, one for my older sister, and one for me.
Basically, my cousin wanted to see N*sync, and used my birthday as a way to get my aunt to pay for the tickets.
They put on a dope show tho.
JeskaLouise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for secret Santa I asked for a couple of things including makeup and instead of asking me for different ideas because makeup was too hard they got me a random nerd gift of a Star Trek mug Ang Harry Potter jelly beans... no where on any of my information did I ever talk about Star Trek or Harry Potter... and I was just so bummed that they didnโt bother to message me at all because I would have been more then happy to give them different ideas ... I just posted a generic thank you Santa with some photos and he commented on it saying โyeah sorry if it sucked I had no idea how to shop for makeup so I just bought random stuffโ and Iโm like you couldnโt have just messaged me?!! Itโs made me skeptical of ever doing secret Santa because my interest in general are more on the girly side and no one ever seems to want to ask me questions for more ideas
Weavesnatchin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Size 14 shoes when I was 6. I didn't have shoes so my dad stole them from some giant footed mothafucka. I spent three days wearing them to school before my teacher bought me a pair of 10 dollar chucks.
chalkchick0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A very dirty, very old, once white but aged/stained to yellow, second hand clock radio with a big crack on it's top and $6.49 written on it in red grease pencil (which made a horrible grinding noise the whole time it was plugged in and clicked loudly every time it flipped a number), wrapped in dirty crumpled news paper (ads, not comics) held together with filthy old masking tape. The drunks gave it to me in the middle of a booze party and made me open it in front of twenty of their favorite drinking buddies, all of whom seemed to think it was a great joke. They couldn't stop laughing about it. It was my only gift that year. Happy sweet sixteen to me.
Drunks should not have kids.
mouettefluo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmother gave me something she recieved from her elementary school students. She got that 10 years before knowing me. It was one of those ugly decorative dolls with a cheap lace dress and matching umbrella with a stand so the doll can stay up. I stumbled on it while she made me play in her garage.
The Christmas after, it was under the tree, with my name on it.
It looked like an outdated lampshade with a creepy smile.
BlueVelvet90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother convinced me to trade one of his friends my PSP (which was my only real gaming device at the time) for an electric guitar.
That he ended up taking from me, because apparently the guitar was meant for him in the first place.
snowsnothing22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle once sent me a pair of my uncleโs old, holey socks.
b0bsaget007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A long time ago (at least to me, it felt like a long time ago), my aunt gave me a copy of The Incredibles video game for PS2. I already had and beaten the GameCube version. I still have it, unopened in its original plastic.
sa0siris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked as a doorman at a luxury high rise in downtown Chicago. One year, instead of a tip, I was gifted a lampshade.
dablues3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of 'thank you' cards... I get the hint Grandma.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A LEGO ship when i specifically didnโt tell my parents what i wished for.
I was 9
emmamee41 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My new husbandsโ relative (who lives in a different country and Iโve never met or spoken to) gave us a wedding gift thatโs a rather large and 3 dimensional wall hanging of the baby Jesus, Mary, & Joseph. Iโm not at all religious and heโs not particularly religious either so itโs a bit awkward and we feel bad just putting it in storage -_- but ainโt no way thatโs getting put on a wall, eek!
BlueWizard3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother, who is pretty cheap in general, got all 3 of her other grandchildren, including my brother who is close in age to me, shark tooth necklaces from the local surf shop...probably $20 apiece. What did I get? One of those fake light switches you stick on the wall that has super bright LEDs in it. Easily $2 at the local dollar store.
ReelFakeDoors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was white elephant. All had to spend $10. This one girl didnโt want to and put in a scarf she was knitting. It was only 40% finished and I got it.
Domjohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "magic" in magic Johnsons johnson.
ZoAngelic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my mom gave me a bike horn for chrismast, it was a cheap little electric one she got at a dollar store(i know cuz i saw it fir sale there). i didnt even own a bike. less then a week later i was playing in the backyard with it making it go beep she came outside, threw it an broke it. ah....childhood
NasalFlute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around twelve I was given a used Cars game for children 3+. I was initially excited about the decently big present box as I always either got clothes or money (which I was fine with). My other cousins got some pretty sweet toys and I was really excited.
I was clearly distressed when we got home, and my beast of a mom wrapped the present back up in newspaper and handed it back to her the next day.
garvz00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of green ketchup from my crazy aunt
WizardofBrianBoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 10 my Aunt gave me one of those huge remotes for people with bad eyesight. I had great eyesight as a kid and didnt even have glasses. Not to mention, we only had one tv which there were plenty of remotes for.
To this day, my Aunt still holds a grudge that my "thank you" wasnt sincere enough.
Ghost_House ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literally nothing.
Y-X-L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A daughter. Am chinese, I need strong son for work.
Mail_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A laminator from my aunt
jumborickuta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother had been dealing with dementia for a couple of years already. My 3 year old sister got a book about dinosaurs. It wasn't so much the pair of panties that upset 6 year old me. It was that they were pink.
bleubeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perfume samples that you get for free when you buy a perfume bottle. Thanks Dad!
Eienkei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst? I got a set of flatware for my birthday from a relative! They had thought the kid wouldn't know any better, lets give the mom something instead! To make things worse, there was another friend who knew some "magic" he gave most of the kids some tool or magical toy and I did not get any!
Dey_Dey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is a dentist and married rich, she owns a giant house 1 block from the jersey shore, and drives a caddilac. Yet every year at our family christmas party she gave out little plastic bags with a travel toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss. That was the whole gift every year, and she would get mad if you didnt acknowledge it as much as the awesome toys her brothers and sisters gave. Now im not trying to complain that it wasnt enough because i always got other stuff, but you always knew that she had no excuse other than laziness/not caring. We dont talk fondly of her...
DarkJadeBGE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't put a price on good dental hygiene.
beezypeezy23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was nine, my mom dated this guy named Bob briefly. One day he surprised my brother with an envelope of two tickets to see the Flyers for himself and my brother. He must've had an "oh shit, I forgot about the girl" moment of realization before he left his office that he was giving my brother a big gift, but had nothing for me. His quick thinking gift for me? He presented me with an unwrapped gauze bandage box that inside contained nothing but colored paper clips. They weren't even strung together.
ghc86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I were opening our wedding gifts and one of them was filled with paper and randomly assorted children's silverware, mostly bright pink. I don't know if it was meant to be funny or if there was any sort of reasoning behind that gift. My wife and I didn't know the person it was a friend on her parents.
GoodCraic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A canned ham, brake fluid, a bag of whiffle golf balls, and โThe Believerโs Prayerbookโ from my odd uncle. 13 year old me wasnโt too excited.
Kazenovagamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 or 15 my grandma gave me a shot glass. The drinking age here is 21. It didn't have something funny on it or a cute animal or anything to look at, just a plain clear shot glass.
xGaryxBuseyxTeethx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife, who was my GF at the time, bought me an album from the band โDeath by Stereo.โ
The guy who sold it to her at the record store was a friend of mine and our bands had played multiple shows together in the past. He knew how much I despised that band and told my wife that I โabsolutely LOVED that band and would love the album.โ
To this day almost 20 years later I still have the CD in my collection and it has NEVER been played. I donโt think I will ever have the heart to tell her how awful of a gift it was. For the record, it is the thought that counts and she was so stoked to give it to me and I know that I am the asshole in this scenario not her.
Moxxie5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mumu
DafoeisDahoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I remember getting three packets of Sponge Bob travel tissues and coloured staples (no stapler) from "Santa"
A few hours later I discovered there was no Santa
LeodFitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt who's really into making memories and various crap that you find on touchy-feely facebook posts and the like. Nothing wrong with that generally, but one year she got me a notebook with this forward about how I was supposed to use it to write letters to my parents, then give it to them, and they'd write letters back to me. So, basically, I got a two dollar notebook and an obligation to write letters to my parents.
I hate writing letters.
I tore the front page out and stuck it with the rest of my notebooks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother bought me the exact same toy truck he got me last year
jaimefeu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Valentine's Day when I was a teenager, my boyfriend at the time handed me a sandwich bag of m&ms he had in his pocket. I'm pretty sure he was just... eating them and forgot that he was supposed to get me something.
I found out later he had bought a necklace for some chick he was cheating on me with.
EliteofFalcon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty freeze dried food
nocallerid74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
billbraskygum85831 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad's parents didn't like my mom or me and my sister. They were cruel people at times.They got me a build-it-yourself alarm clock. Let the mental fuckery of that decision set in.
OofDotWav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. Twice actually. Never doing Secret Santa again...
FallaciousGeography ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Sirus13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a big brown leather jacket. Never in my life will I understand his reasoning for that.
twocatszerokarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't for me, but my dad once bought this small xmas horse carousel thing. It was just for decoration to place in the living room or dining room on a side table or something. Totally useless. Since he's a bit of a dick, he didn't buy my sister an xmas gift. I think he bought my brother and I mp3 players that year though, just to add insult to injury I guess. She was probably 10 or 12 yrs old. He was just mad at her cuz he's narcissistic. I think he had cancelled the xmas party again that year. So at some point during xmas day, he dismissively just said that was her gift, as if to say he completed his xmas requirements as a father so now we can all fuck off. Living in a society where kids get so much stuff for Xmas each year, and then boast about after the holidays it felt so shitty. Specially since that wasn't the first time or last time he did something like that to her. So she got a useless gift and confirmation her dad dgaf.
bubblewraplover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half used facewash for my birthday from a classmate/friend.
Mageeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bible
GregFrodo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday I "received" appendicitis. This was two days ago.
GaryIndianaJonesing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother, sister, and their spouses used to do secret Santa for Christmas (better gifts, less money spent overall) but one year my brother said they had already bought gifts for everyone. So after spending way more money for worse gifts, me and my BiL got to open cheap XXXL (we're both a Large) shirts from my brother. He then started to brag about how the shirts were used to smuggle illegal goods into the country, and they were just lying around. My brother sucks.
Doomez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it was to my sister, not me.
One year for Christmas my dad gets my sister the Battleship board game. Okay yeah it's not the worst gift ever but for her it was a kinda pointless gift. (She got better gifts as well from him, so not depressing like the other posts).
Two years later, completely forgetting about the gift and disappointment, he gets her battleship again. When she tells him he doesn't even believe her until she walks over to the cabinet and pulls out the first box.
Now it's sorta a yearly family tradition for him to put the actual decent gifts inside the old battleship boxes and rewrap them.
TheNetisUnbreakable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bath salts and bath pillow from my (ex) mother-in-law. We lived in a studio with just a small stand up shower in the bathroom.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking pizza recipe book from the ex's mother after I bought her a $200+ fitbit. I was soooo fucking mad lol
Claytortise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me some cowbells on a rope to "use during band practice," despite that fact that I played the trumpet.
sinnysinsins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Underwear and some pennies, every Christmas, from my late grandmother.
scubasteve16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom legit wrapped an Orange and put it under the tree
em00ly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh man... i'll never EVER forget the year of napkin rings. I must've been 19, and my grandmother gave me a picture of herself and a set of 4 napkin rings.... my sister got a deluxe bareminerals kit. brushes, powder, eyeshadows... around $170 worth of stuff. that story also sums up my entire childhood. I rember seeing what my sister got.... then getting in my car and spending christmas at my best friends house.
PhoenixEpic96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother showers my two cousins with gifts(clothes, toys, and video games), meanwhile nearly every Christmas growing up she'd buy my sister and I a single coloring book and box of crayons to share from Dollar tree. My mom brought it up recently and got shut down because we live too far away even though we make the trip to see her as often as we can.
SoberIRL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad got me a fedora. He insisted on taking a picture of me wearing it. He put that on FB.
NuclearStar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was a reddit gift. I spent ยฃ20 on my receiver. I got a bell on a string that cost about 10p.
DickPunchKaboom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, my aunt bought me a bathrobe, because that's what every 8 year old boy wants. It was 2 sizes too small.
When we went to return it, we couldn't. It had been on sale....FOR $4.99
MoldyCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
These are all great white elephant gift ideas.
Pretty much every gift my aunt on my father's side has given me usually sucks. I'd rather just have the $5 bill then a bunch of crap from a dollar store.
One year she photo copied an origami book sent borrowed from a library, and gave it to me like it was legit.
I got to see my older cousin, that was really the only reason i enjoyed going to xmas eve with them. Last 10 years have been rough.
Luckboy28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my siblings did that whole "box inside of a box" gift for my dad one year. There was probably 10 layers of wrapping, boxes, etc.
At the end there was no present. The last one was just a crumpled up ball of wrapping paper.
My siblings thought it was funny, but I saw the hurt in his eyes.
MikeyKillerBTFU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of Juicy Fruit gum. It was even wrapped.
the_alpha_turkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma gave me a inappropriate movie when I was 13. It was about this groundhog style Christmas movie where a guy was trapped in a town and had to be a good person this Christmas because he was just awful.
tbake98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2nd grade we did a book exchange with my class, and well I got a math textbook! My teacher felt really bad for me so she went and bought me a book to make up for it. A kid literally gave me his math textbook!
tankgirl85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me a box of temporary gel hairdye for christmas. It was used. She told me she had tried it and didnt like it, but thought I might. It was wrapped and everything.
It's the thought that counts i guess?
ibicebear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used gift card for a local tanning salon. I've never taken in my life, I'm as white as paper and was 14 at the time, meaning I couldn't use it if I wanted to
TearDownTheState ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie
OM4E098 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I๏ธ was 12, my mom gave me a thick calorie counting book. I didnโt think I was fat nor did I๏ธ understand what calories were. I was just going through an awkward stage like any hormonal preteen.
poloqueen19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my birthday is the day before Christmas and each year my parents combine my presents so I always feel gypped. A few years my dad surprised me with this cheesy necklace which he claimed was my birthstone. it wasn't. and he left the price tag on it.
ardnamurch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same with me. My birthday is a few days before Christmas so I often got "combined" gifts. Nothing on my birthday but "a bigger" gift on Christmas. Which never was bigger. Worst when your birthday gift is wrapped in Christmas paper. Also nobody had and still has time to to celebrate my birthday with me because they are all busy for Christmas. So my birthday is never being appreciated. Now I I don't care anymore but as an kid I often was very disappointed.
GatemouthBrown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am from Ohio. I married a woman from northern Michigan. The first time we went up there for Christmas, my brother and sister in law gave our new born son a U of M warm up. I guess that I didn't have a good poker face, because my wife said it was obvious that I was mortified. Later, I told her: "Let me come home and catch you in bed with the UPS guy cheating on me before you EVER let me catch you putting U of M stuff on my first born son! That warm up is going to be given away or used a kindling on our next camping trip!" Her family is not into college football, so I don't think that they understood, but there is no more intense rivalry in all of sports. My dad used to be a professor at OSU and both of my parents hold degrees from that institution. I grew up running around OSU campus. We bleed scarlet and gray in my family.
axilarry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend got me a goldfish. She did not tell me she was going to do this. I walked into my office and there was a giant glass bowl with a single orange fish swimming in circles. "What's this?" I wondered aloud. "It's your birthday present. I figured when I'm not here you would be lonely so I got you a buddy!" I had to take care of the fish, and clean it's shit, and I'm sure it wasn't good for the fish either. Worst of all, when I had to move the bowl, the water started sloshing around, and I was losing my grip, and I tried to set it down, which just meant I was only an inch from the ground when it slipped, so it cut my pinky almost in half when it shattered. tl;dr Never get anybody a live animal without their permission.
Craiginator8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in High School my grandpa gave me a power ranger action figure.
shakeyjake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandmother mailed us Christmas gifts along with a card. My brother and I(11&12) each got 2 sticks of gum and my little sister(9) got a open packet of taco seasoning. Looking back I guess this may have been a early sign of her dementia.
werd713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was really young the owner of the comic shop I hung out at gave me a box of coal for Christmas.
I spent a whole day thinking it was the worst gift I've ever received until I realized there was a fake bottom in it and he had actually given me a copy of Iron Man 55 (the first appearance of Thanos)
slythersnail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got sick once when I was a kid and got admitted to the hospital. I couldn't walk and was vomiting so much I started chucking up blood, I lost a stone (6kg) within a week. Basically I will ill af.
My dad comes in one day to cheer me up and pulls out a brand new...WELDING MASK.
I was excited and actually cheered me up at the time but looking back I think he just broke his old one
jimpaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life....
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eczema cream. I don't have Eczema.
Turtlelover73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift in itself is just anything my grandpa gets me. When I was a kid he always sent us this massive box of stuff. Some of it was cute little dollar store toss but most of it was just qtips and a fifty pack of tooth brushes and just boring stuff like that. I know now that it was probably really useful to my mom that we just always had that stuff, but it was so pointless as a kid. Oh and there's always a 4-15 pack of off brand or nevermind released in theatres movies from the 80s or so. He would go on and on about each of the movies I know he'd never actually watched. And my mom wouldn't ever let me throw them out. Buuuuut there was always a new wallet with $25 in it for me, so I was still super excited about digging through all the crap to find it.
The worst experience with a gift was a lot worse though. One Christmas when I was a kid my mom accidentally put a name tag from Santa to me when it was supposed to be for my dad. The entire rest of Christmas after that was spent being glared at because I had his precious thingy. Then he explodes at my mom later in the day because she fucked up just like always and anything sightly wrong was obviously an attempt to violently spite him.
Worst part is that him yelling at my mom about it was how I learned that Santa wasn't real.
evelynclairable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday my nana gifted me a mobilized roller ped egg.
... and then for Christmas she gifted me a light-based hair remover. Both those as-seen-on-tv types of products.
Really, I donโt know what sheโs trying to say.
OMGKITTEN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My exโs mom gave the worst gifts. One year it was a sudoku book because โyou liked Japanese things.โ I hate and struggle with math and numerical puzzles and talk about this often.
Another time, she gifted a cast iron and wood sign for the inside of my house that said, โGod Bless This Home.โ She KNEW I was an atheist.
DanceWithTheDevil_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of these days, a gift I have given will be on one of these threads. Fuck I'm bad at gifts.
TrackandXC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time i got an invite to watch my spoiled cousins open lots of presents, without receiving any myself.
(My grandma saw how sad i was later and bought me a year of xbox live, which i asked for)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tongue scraper, as a completely non-joking birthday gift from my boyfriend. It was the only gift that year, and he talked about how great it was for a full year afterward.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I left the Mormon church in April of 2011. My parents sent me a Book of Mormon for Christmas, with a note pleading me to not throw it away. I imagine it's still in the cupboard above the refrigerator in the apartment I lived in at the time.
My siblings got $200 each.
allstevens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, when I was in my teens, my family celebrated the holidays with our extended cousins. Our cousins were in the diamond import/ export business. Their kids were spoiled to the T. My brother and I were given the free gift a person would get when they purchase a name brand cologne or perfume bundle. So we were given, for the both us, a Nautica branded umbrella, while my mother gave my cousins 50$ to each person.
FirePowerCR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift by a long shot, but I acted like it was because I was a piece of shit that day. I hated the power rangers and my grandma got my brother and I power ranger VHS tapes. I donโt remember exactly how I reacted, but I remember it was not how someone should react when you get a gift. I was not happy and I made it known.
CantfindanameARGH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I opened a ring-box shaped present from my then-boyfriend of 8 years.
It was a solitaire diamond ring! OMG, I look up at him with eyes glistening, full of anticipation and he says,"Oh, god no, it isn't an engagement ring or anything LIKE that!" Followed by laughter.
LAUGHTER.
It took me all of three weeks to dump him after that. I was in that much shock.
nospamkhanman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were ready to agree to marry him and then you dumped him because you were a little embarrassed?
tehzephyrsong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, sounds like she dodged a bullet there. That's a shitty thing to do to someone.
CantfindanameARGH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for understanding. TOTAL bullet dodged indeed.
CantfindanameARGH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No. After eight years of dating him, I realized he didn't want to ever marry me.
All along, I thought it was because of schooling that needed to be finished, and then saving money for a future life. Silly me.
nospamkhanman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did he tell you that, or did you just infer it?
theakfluffyguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents got me and my sister both one of those novelty, giant calculators for Christmas one year when we were kids..
seganski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but I was once given a steel bucket filled with potatos when I was five. I proceeded to swing it around and smack my mom in the face with it while she was sleeping on the couch and broke her nose.
nerd4tech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Reddit secret Santa, I got cod ghosts. Wasn't sure if it was insulting or they couldn't think of anything better.
Fackintank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a 99cent pocket knife a few years ago for xmas, i later found out from people he works with that he got us all new ipods and tablets and shit. Major scumbag
Theyvad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nothing I donโt get gifts
lilredridingstiles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In elementary school, they did the secret santa thing and the daughter of one of the teachers got me. They gave me a box of fiddle faddle with four quarters taped to it.
My mom last year got me a zebra striped comforter. I HATE animal print anything and she knows it.
gertigigglesOSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a shitty T-mobile bath towel, which was very obviously free, for my birthday this past year. It made me feel terrible!
twest77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas, Aunt and uncle handed out cards for everybody in the family, All containing $50, We all opened them at the same time, Mine had one of those $5 off Axe body spray coupons in it. Grandma noticed and said something to them the next day explanation was that I was already well off on my own and didn't need the money. Basically because at 20 I had a career job while their kids are 17 with a kid and 25 with a part time barista job. I didn't care because I don't expect anything but still come on, Recycled coupons?
Samster32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated high school, my parents got me an umbrella. In comparison, my sister got a trip to Italy and Greece.
goodwid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a card with a $5 bill in it as a wedding present. We don't talk to them anymore. Cheap bastard. Would have been better if he hadn't even bothered with the fiver.
nospamkhanman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's the cutoff for being an acceptable amount of money? I used to give $50s when I was in my 20's before I had a decent paying job. Now I give $100 + what I think the cost of my food /drinks probably was.
goodwid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Even a $20 woulda been appreciated, we could at least have had a meal together with that.
ImMrStefan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt that gives terrible presents every year, she will always buy a gift set and separate it and give each item as a present individually, one year I got a bottle of body wash and my brother got the deodorant from the same set, another year I got a pair of boxers and my brother again got another pair from the same double pack, itโs got to the point now where we just have a laugh about how bad they are
BackwoodsBarbie18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex told me my birthday present would be late, because he forgot to get me something. It finally arrived a few weeks later. Gave it to me not wrapped, in a Ziploc bag. A knockoff Betsey Johnson necklace that he paid $2 for on eBay. My sister said he sent her the link, so she saw the price. Ugliest fucking mess of a necklace. Looked like it came from a prize machine.
SleepyAggression ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at my ex boyfriends moms 50th birthday party. He is Nigerian and had some pretty unique customs/traditions. Anyways, instead of you buying her gifts she handed out gifts. Toilet paper was the best one.
ZeldaZanders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken glass perfume dabber about the size of my thumb with the $1.50 label still attached when I was 16. Thanks Grandma.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me the same model plane kit, twice. It wasnโt the same kit, but the same kind of kit. I donโt like planes, I like trains.
nerdhappy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin
Maroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my aunt gave me a 10 Dollar gift card for McDonnalds...
fijdbdhdh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of peanuts. It had to have been my 6th birthday and the guy my mom was dating thought it would be funny to tell me I would be getting a bag of peanuts for my birthday. Well I opened the box and saw the bag of peanuts and immediately burst into tears. I was always an emotional child and socially awkward. Super Mario Bros 3 was under the peanuts but thinking back on it I would rather have gotten nothing.
heedrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little brother. Was born June 1986. I remember feeling so ripped off the Christmas of 85 when I was 6. Like wtf, where is a transformer or nes game?
King_Wataba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I did the Reddit secret santa and combed through my person's posts to find out their likes and dislike to get them as perfect as gift as I could. I was so excited when I received mine. I opened it to reveal a shitty kid's moon light that looked like it came from the dollar store. I never did the secret santa again.
nutnerk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Vouchers for a really terrible Italian restaurant in an area I'd just moved to.. a quick google told me how bad it was going to be - wish my mom had checked! She then kept asking how it was so I had to go as didn't want to waste her money. It was really bad.
nospamkhanman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Samething happened to me, never heard of the restaurant and looked it up - terrible reviews. Fortunately the giftcard could be used in the bar... I just had free happyhour cocktails for a week and a half. Ended up being pretty ok.
LlamaBusiness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I do Christmas in quite a big way, gift-wise, and there are even rules:
We had one friend who just didnโt care, frequently bought terrible gifts, and even binned gifts heโd received in front of us.
One year, he turns up, empty handed: โI didnโt get you guys anythingโ without so much as an explanation. Nobody reacts, as itโs par for the course by now.
We go for coffee, and whilst I order, he disappears, goes into a shitty souvenir shop next door and comes back with a plastic bag and a grin as if heโs resolved the omission. Hands it over, and itโs a ceramic travel mug, highly breakable, so not so much for the travel, and on the side, it said โKeep Calm and Twitter onโ. I didnโt use twitter at the point.
Ironically, it lives in my camping box and I use it every time we camp, and I always think of him (fortunately, we no longer speak!), so, in a way, his โthoughtfulโ gift kinda worked.
greenguu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
around my 19th birtday, my dad went on a roadtrip to BC from Ontario with his gf and brought me back 2 little boxes of crickets and worms that you're supposed to snack on. he brought 4 gifts for my older sister for no reason, she was really happy that day.
bocajer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have received a spray on deodorant can from one of my cousins family for 3 years in a row I told them the first year I was asthmatic and they were really apologetic but they still get the same thing every year.
BorkFighters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my grandma got me a ream of copy paper.
possibly-alex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
an assigned gender
arod7985 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was like 12 and and not athletic at all...but my grandma gave me forearm squeezers...
The_Original_Gronkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife gave me a electric nose hair clippers one Christmas. It was all I got from her. She focused so much on our toddler son that it never occurred to her to get me anything. Meanwhile, I gave her a bunch of stuff. She didn't seem to notice the disparity, and I didn't bring it up.
MarryTheMerryCherry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Netflixandzzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apple
ButtIsItArt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't for Christmas, but my father has given me the same exact Squier Stratocaster electric guitar for the last 6 years for my birthday.
Every year, about a month before my birthday, he asks to borrow it. Then when my birthday comes around, he hands it to me (usually with a broken string) and says, "Here, I want you to have this."
mrdylanleslie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hand me down bathrobe from my grandma.
DudeHeadAwesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my 5 yr old a roll of toliet paper for xmas, for fun. Was her worst present ever and most I ever laughed!!! Next year we wrapped one up for her Dad. The cycle continues 8 years later.
EmpireOfDreams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday I didn't get anything physical from my parents. They said that they were getting me scuba lessons. I was ecstatic. Those scuba lessons never happened and I would get scolded or grounded if I brought it up.
Xlcatnip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until I was 18 my dad was a drug addict (speed/meth/idk). That being said, he used to get us pretty good gifts! Until... He was arrested for dealing when I was like 10 or sumn and after that didn't have the same kind of income (of course I didn't realize any of it until many years later) For a while after he stopped dealing it was pretty sad He got me and my sister flavored chapstick for Christmas one year ...... We were young and very disappointed. Oh well
Curt20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lynx Africa spray and shower set ๐
Tedauz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother.
I have two brothers and we always get a card with a tenner in it from my Nan every year. One year, randomly, me and my older brother got our tenner as usual, but my younger brother got a flute lmfao. He's never showed interest in the flute before and to this day we have no idea why he got it.
Doopoodoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my uncles got me a backpack that cost about $5 and could be rolled up for some reason. I was a junior in college at this point and unsurprisingly already had a backpack
Bozlogic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me one of those $10 RC helicopters for my 18th birthday.
Not for me, but one time I got my 12 year old brother a jewelry box for Christmas. He had just started to gauge his ears and only had 2 pairs and was like "wtf is this shit??"
nospamkhanman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sweet. I love those things.
standupstandout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably around the late 90s my dad wasn't sure what music me and my brother liked, but he knew we went to hot topic at the mall. So he figured one bands shirt is just like any other. Christmas morning I got a Metallica shirt (one of bros top favorites) and he got a Backstreet Boys shirt.
Tepigg4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
battlefront 2
imadethisformyphone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once gave me one of those like small travel sets that they sometimes give to passengers on cruises. It contained a toothbrush and a sleepmask and that was it.
kingkhani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 or 12 I got a fitted with my own name on the front
gameboy0929 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A what?
WalterHenderson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 years old, my uncle offered me a picture frame.
newhell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
jadeycat1251 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me these rip off converse with this terrible print of the American flag on them. Also they were two left shoes lol
I love that she thought of me thooooough
Yrxd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13th birthday my parents rent me 4 games from blockbuster to try out, and say they'll buy me the one I want at the end of the week. But I got grounded for a week the day before my bday so I wasn't allowed to play them lmao.
grossmanphotography ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sense of pride and accomplishment
h0lybull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my grandmother got me a piggy bank. It was a pig wearing a baseball cap and the body was a baseball. I just turned 30.
David_SunflowerSeed2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk sounds pretty cool
Squirtle07x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in highschool I got this cheap looking gap backpack at the family Christmas exchange. Later I tried to return it at the gap and it was only worth a dollar-seventy five . Mind you we were supposed to be giving 30 dollar gifts....
readerf52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pepsodent doll. It's a very old brand of toothpaste. You know how dolls eyes sometimes go from open to shut? This doll's teeth went from yellow to white. It was frightening and not just a little creepy.
I think my parents hated me.
B_arthur22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a backpack from my grandparents for Christmas that was of subpar quality and was embossed with the logo of a private school that they donated to on a regular basis. But I didn't go to that school and knew they had gotten it for free.
eliz1bef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's mother really hates my mother, and by extension me. She's only given me 4 or 5 presents in my whole life, but the plastic stocking of holiday underwear probably takes the cake. There was a pair that said Ho Ho Ho on the ass. I was a third grader.
DrDannyDroncus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a book one year, How To Snowboard, when I was 17. I did not understand since I had been snowboarding for 9 years and had held a job instructing snowboarding for 3 seasons already...
Spliteer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift card from my dad and stepmom once that was a "charitable donation" to any of the participating charities. I had just graduated college, I was broke working 2 jobs and these two spent $100 on this.
The worst gift I ever saw given was during secret Santa at an old job a co-worker received a partially used and old Delta Airlines Travel kit - they kind they gave out when your luggage was lost back in the 90s.
SoloUnSimio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hamster from my friends. Im almost 30.
LawlessCoffeh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum got me a corn dog maker, which was, Basically a waffle iron that you're supposed to make corn dog batter for, spear a hotdog with included sticks, and make corn dogs.
My appreciation of corn dogs was overestimated and it was way more of a pain in the ass than buying a box of corn dogs.
pewnanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
GemJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me soap from the bathroom of a Caribbean cruise she took.
Shageen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my wifeโs friends gave her anal beads for Christmas. We had all just had a casual dinner out at a restaurant with a few of her friends from high school as each year they try to get together or at least send small reasonably priced gifts. So after the dinner we are out in the parking lot saying our goodbyes and everyone has gone home and my wife and her friend remember to exchange gifts. My wife gives her friend hers which was an infinity scarf and a book. My wife then opens hers and it was a set of anal beads. My wife and I were just in shock. We arenโt prudes by any means (Iโm certainly not) but this was not something that would ever even be thought of.
I donโt know if it was the worst gift but it was certainly the weirdest. I had always hoped it would lead to a threesome but it never did.
psychosus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18, I begged my mother for a laptop for Christmas so that I could bring it to and from college (I had started that fall) . It was in back in 2003 and most work was starting to be required to be submitted as a document file.
I commuted to school and had limited on-campus time between ROTC, work and school and could not count on a library computer being available. I needed this laptop desperately and even offered to pay as much as I could toward it or to pay it off in increments as best I could.
Christmas day, I had opened all of my gifts. As was tradition, my mother waited until the end to give us our "big" presents. She pulled out a box for me that was the same size as a laptop box (in 2003). I was so elated! I was going to be able to get my work done without having to wait until my siblings were done using our home computer or have to hope that a library computer was open. A huge weight was lifted from my shoulders!
She handed the box to me but it felt odd - the item inside shifted against the side of the box. It was obviously not a laptop. I started to take off the wrapping.
It was a set of beanie babies. 8 Winnie the Pooh beanie babies dressed as knights and dragons. I was 18 years old.
Achilles_099 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
silly_little_enginee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 4 my grandfather got me a little mermaid cup. I am a dude who never displayed any Intrest in little mermaid. My parents got mad at me when I said "what am I supposed to do with this?"
wxbamf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year there was a printed off letter on our xmas tree saying that there had been presents for us, but Santa took them to give to other children instead.
We were 5-7 at the time and my family wasn't well off. Wasn't hard to figure out that there were never any presents.
Croup_n_Vandemar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bright blue old navy sweater with seams ripped from the left armpit down. I smiled, they smiled, everyone smiled and pretended not to notice the damaged seam.
Etryphun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 12, we had a very small class and we celebrated everyone's birthdays. There was this one weird kid in class who had a fascination with boogers. He gifted me a huge ass plastic doll, still in the case, thank god. The only downside was the doll was half torn apart, been though some serious shit, and the package was completely ripped apart. Also there was some questionable stuff on the hair of the doll that resembles booger too much. Needless to say the "gift" never made home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the morning of my 19th birthday I was given permission to invite a friend to accompany me to my sisterโs grad party.
Which was at our house.
On my 19th birthday.
That was it for the gift giving.
And for further sweetness, my sisterโs birthday was four days prior. She got a new laptop.
RealJohnLennon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
Robbie002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas, my cousins would get the coolest gifts from my grandparents and my mom. Iโd always be so envious of what cool toys my mom would be wrapping for them at home before we drove to their distant city.
One year, we drive over there and itโs time to open our presents. My cousins open their awesome legos and actions figures. Then itโs my turn. I rip off the wrapping of my single gift from my grandmother, and itโs a Spelling B book.. my grandma goes on about how great that Akeela and the Bee movie was and how she thought Iโd love to read a book on how to spell stuff gud.
Never done a spelling bee, never read the book, still relive faking my enthusiasm to this day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my brother's then girlfriend (now his wife) gave me a big poster of a rear shot of an elephant taking a niagara falls-like piss. Immediately put it in the closet and it never saw the light of day. Tossed it a month later.
PS3Juggernaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a brand new iPad and iPhone and I got a chess board.
JeisNguyen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
Chesty83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Spoonwrangler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a dream that all i got for christmas was water bottles and I was really sad. I was 10 at the time. Worst real gift ever was a sweater that looked like it was made out of 100 sweaters. It looked like a multi color carpet with red and orange and green and purple. Super uncomfortable. Still was pretty stoked about it though.
TintarellaDiLuna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think Iโve posted this one before but I canโt find it:
I got a salad spinner for my 16th birthday. I was actually kinda happy because I was always in charge of making salads for dinner and I fucking hated having to dry off all the lettuce and veggies. Still, compared to past birthdays and the gifts my four other siblings got for their birthdays that year, it was obvious that they were sending the โweโre very disappointed in youโ kind of message. Rightfully so too, to be honest.
OneTeaToRuleThemAll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single ball of vivid pink knitting wool, still in the plastic bag from the shop and price tag (ยฃ2.99), for the office secret santa (supposed to be ยฃ5-10). I don't even knit! Wtf was I supposed to do with a ball of wool?
IcAnStillCmyWeeWee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got all my own Nintendo games wrapped up just for me.
TwinkleTwinkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a new washer and dryer as her "Birthday" presents from her Dad when she was 13 so "She could do a better job washing his clothes".
Vaxole_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a metal toolbox, I was 5.
FinanceGuyHere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year I got my girlfriend a non refundable, non transferable ski pass to VT ski resorts for Christmas. My birthday is in two weeks so I was hoping for something good from her too. We broke up Monday, so it looks like Iโm getting nothing!
MinnesotaMags ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 15 or 16 and got an 8 dollar plastic toolkit with a hardhat, suspenders and plastic tools. Like one of the ones you get from Walgreens/CVS/Dollar General. I didn't know how to react. I thought it was a joke but it was for real. Thankfully, the person that gave it to me was not present (no pun intended).
jaceinthebox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A live size cheaply made lions head.
---M0NK--- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother is weird. Every year for three years he buys me some form of vintage porno comic book, not hentai , American hentai i wanna say. Its always so awkward. I think he just really likes em and so he thinks other people will too, but its not the kind of thing one wants on their coffee table.... i try to tell him but he doesnt get it
CarlosValdosta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mung Bean.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So this happened to me many years ago, and I didn't realize until very recently how much of an affect it had on my attitude towards gift-giving.
As a child, the kids would always open presents from family in order at Christmas all together with the adults watching. So from Aunt and uncle #1 the 4 of us would open the present simultaneously, etc.
One year, we get to my cousin and his wife's present. My sister and two cousins got one, but not me. They said "it's hard to find a gift for a 12 year old boy," so I had to sit there and watch the other kids open their presents. Ever since then, I've had this attitude of "I don't like getting gifts, and I don't give gifts." And it wasn't because I was salty. No, it was more because I was afraid to disappoint someone the way I was disappointed as a child. It took me upsetting my ex by saying "I don't give gifts" to make me really think about when/why I started to not like gift-giving.
TL;DR: my worst gift was getting nothing and having to watch my sister and cousins open their gifts in front of me
veader2929 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 8 or 9, my grandma gave all of the grand-kids a donation to some charity in our name.
Wicck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 32nd birthday, my ex-husband threw me out of my home so his girlfriend could move in.
ZOSamaZak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever had is Lamborghini. Just kidding Iam giving gifts not receiving i think maybe 50 dollar is the worst gift
shpanky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first and only reddit christmas exchange I was a part of, I went all out for my assigned person. The person assigned to me gave me a bendable stick figure you can find at a dollar store. It was a lesson learned.
bucksnort2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really the worst gift ever, since it came from my sister when she was 5. It would be different if it had come from my parents.
We have a sibling gift exchange for Christmas every year and my youngest sister drew my name. She told me that my gift was going to be soap. I thought it was a joke and my parents talked to her. On Christmas Day, I opened my gift from her, and it was 12 bars of Dove soap. Apparently my parents thought it would be hilarious and pretended to tell her to choose something different so I would be in the dark about it. Now every year after that, all my siblings that have drawn my name say theyโre going to get me soap.
xiaolongbao93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 2011 calendar from my Aunt when it was 2013. I live in a family where girls are practically worthless so I had to watch all my male cousins open really cool gifts and $$ right in front of me while I held my unusable calendar.
DoTheDew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received an opened jar of salsa from my gf at the timeโs schizophrenic uncle.
A_Tame_Sketch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candy dish from my aunt, it was a chipped snowman bowl. There was no candy in it. She boasted about how she got it for super cheap at a thrift store, after we all pitched in and got her something really nice for christmas.
keeperofthenyancat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa in my first year of secondary school I made sure I got the best gift possible for the kid I got give I shopped for hours till I found this cool phone charger in the Shape of a creature! I got a chocolate bar (a flake) for my gift.
danielsimpson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
njtoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Valentine's gift from my x wife was a white ski jacket and I didn't ski or need a jacket. I should have known right then to run and never look back. Oh yea the kids and her gave me a picture of a shed that she never bought for me.
StormerrOW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 I got a pair of girls bright pink pajamas from my godparents, a WHSmith gift card(newspaper store) when I wanted a Smyths gift card(toy store) and light up finger rings
Wesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas one of my grandma's would send the entire family presents. We figured these gifts had to be coming out if those catalogues people get, similar to skymall. Every year the gifts kept getting worse, because as old people get older their mental capacity often diminishes as well.
Well 1 year really stood out. My family and I lived in IL, not a place known for getting a lot of snow, but this 1 year she sent us things like, a roof rake, snow shoes, etc. It's like she thought we lived in Antarctica or something.
Not necessarily a "bad" gift, but was certainly the worst in terms of usability. Was the best gifts for laughter though.
thesilentclam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year we had Secret Santa at my office. My 'Secret' Santa came running up to me on the day gifts were being delivered, and boldly asked me if I liked to go to the arcade. Caught off guard I said 'Uhhh, sure'. I then watched her run back to her computer, print off a Groupon to the nearest arcade, rip the paper out of the printer before it was done printing, and shove it in my hand before walking away. I wouldn't have minded if it weren't for how brash it came across.
momsfriendlisa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my gift, but my mom tells me that my dad once got her a genuine oak toilet seat.
narcolepsyinc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They donated money to the SPCA in my name. I'm all for donating, and I'm fine with no gift at all. Don't do something that makes you look good and then tell me it's a gift for me.
imghurrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in grade 2 for a class secret Santa I had to get a present for a girl I didnโt like. I was a shit so I didnโt tell my parents about the secret Santa, and just wrote โI hate youโ on the card. She cried in front of the whole class and I got in a heap of trouble from my teacher AND my parents.
SerPounce218 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a fat kid growing up. My aunt gave me a Richard Simmons tape.
franktortuga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my Dad got looney toons bed sheets from his grandmother. He was 24...
Cookie_Banana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave my mom a box of used nails and tools once...he thought it was funny.
silkie69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was at my grandparents for Christmas/Thanksgiving..my cousins were having a great time opening all their presents..my uncle was handing them out. Next thing you know there are no presents left and I had not recieved any..so my grandpa gets up out of the recliner..goes to the kitchen counter.. picks up a flashlight and hands it to me! Woot!
MRV-DUB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being 12 , brother 13 , 1 year and 1week apart having shared birthday parties for 12 years .. lots of family over for picnic ,party and fun ,table piled high with presents ......not a single one with my name on it , "oh,we didn't know it was your birthday too" . I turned 50 this year and it was the only party I invited any of my family to since that day.
whiten0iz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back, my older sister (who is normally a great gift-giver, which made the whole thing more baffling) gave me a stuffed groundhog. But not just any stuffed groundhog, a DOG TOY that squeaked when you squeezed it.
It wasn't a gag gift either, she genuinely thought I would enjoy a plush squeaky toy. For a dog. It kind of hurt, I'd be lying if I said I didn't come close to crying just because her gifts were normally so thoughtful.
nuggsgalore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A McDonald's gift certificate booklet. I was going to school in the states and upon graduation was sent a coupon booklet to McDonald's from my Gran in England. Not only could I not use it in the states, I did not send a thank you card for said booklet in an appropriate amount of time and I have never received another gift or phone call from her. Talk about holding a grudge.
aiq25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know the title is received but I would like to mention a gift I gave...
For one of my coworkers wedding gift, I gave a $50 gift card to BP... Yeah I was horrible at giving gifts, still am. Every time I remember I cringe. ๐ฐ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wool gap sweater. During my punk years. And I'm allergic to wool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
muckrakee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a twin. Will never forget the year my Aunt gave my brother $100 and me $50, because he was her Godson. Fair, whatever... but this was about a month after my own Godmother died. Bawled my damn eyes out.
day_kid_older_sister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me hits of the 60s CD when I was 10. I had asked for an NSync CD.
I cried. He got mad. Merry Christmas to us all
DevilTrippin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the gift of Life on my first-ever birthday. Not exactly what I wanted but my parents couldn't return it. It's not the worst, but I hardly wanted it. Still, I keep using it because my parents would be upset otherwise.
tyler_tloc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two store-bought bags of shelled walnuts. It's not like I love walnuts or anything, my Mother In-Lawjust knew that I didn't dislike them and decided they would be a great Christmas gift. But she didn't get them for me herself. No, she had my wife go to the store to buy them, then had my wife wrap them and bring them over to my Mother In-Law's house along with our gifts for her. Then she turned around and gave them to me as her own gift.
A58547587 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, i received a purse, from my Aunt. I'm a guy, so odd. I looked at it with a puzzled look and she had to tell me it was a 'shaving kit bag'. Uhh, a bag for shaving stuff, I didn't even know I needed something like that.
Again, odd. Funny enough, there wasn't any shaving stuff in it, just an empty nylon bag.
It's been 30+ years, I still have the bag. And, I use it to store shaving stuff.
Tangledweb67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father bought me a plant for my 14th birthday.
Gibbo3771 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life, the wait for death and the feeling of love.
Hands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe 15 or so years ago my great aunt gave my brother and I both 35 cents each for Christmas, taped to the inside of a card that completely non-ironically said "Buy yourself something nice! Love Aunt Sandra"
To be fair she was in her 80s at that point and was probably suffering from dementia as she didn't live much longer after that.
R_P_W ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a broken hoodie from my aunt that had mud on it. It disappeared that day. Next year.....i got a broken hoodie with mud on it.
Ag3nTTeresa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received an eagle desk ornament. But the wing was broken, not in the box... And the flag was missing from the mount. The gift was mailed, so I almost blamed it on poor handling, but that didn't explain the missing wing.
nospamkhanman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother STILL gets me "edgy" t-shirts like "I see stupid people". I didn't like those as a teenager, I don't like them now. I'm in my 30's.
coolguy420weed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday in May, three whole separate people got me fidget spinners...
Theologyaviation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A vacuum. . . . From my husband . . .
Knockaround122 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Easy.
My aunt once gave me a shopping bag full of coupons when I was 17.
Besides the free meal at Chipotle, Iโd say thatโs my worst gift ever received.
DuckTerrine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager, I had atrocious cystic acne. My parents and I had a difficult relationship, my mother especially being very transactional about how she wanted specific displays of affection. Her latest thing was leveraging access to a dermatologist in exchange for hugs, which I did not give into because I was really stubborn, also fuck her that's not normal.
So I'm 13, XMas rolls around and it's one of the few forced family things we could all would kind of try to be a part of. I didn't want anything, but my mother insisted that I open the gift she had gotten me. Inside was a $50 generic CVS brand acne wash kit. I turned around and looked at her, her eyes beaming as if she had just given me mana from heaven. To my mind, it's like she had been withholding food for a week and magnanimously gifted me a box of Lunchables.
I quietly got up, went outside, threw it in the garbage and before she could start yelling at me, I just went to my room and listened to music all day. I got a job at 15 and then paid for my own Accutane which cleared everything right up. They knew better.
For context, my parents were both masters educated adults and while they weren't rich, they were certainly comfortable enough to pay for a co-pay for a specialist and a few bucks for some prescription medication.
gnarlyhoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A school bus shaped crown holder. And it was Christmas Eve so I couldnโt open the rest of my god damn presents.
_dankelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In this case I was the one who gave a bad gift...
It was 6th grade Secret Santa and my family was struggling financially so I could only get the girl a children's book about Jesus and a chocolate bar. I felt so bad when I saw her disappointed face.
InTheTreetop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thing. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it or anything but I have no idea why the person who gave it to me would think I'd want it. I don't like reptiles. I'm a computer nerd who goes outside as little as possible. But, 5 or 6 years later, it still sits under my TV stand.
sfaticat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of mine in college gave me a toy car for our secret Santa. He didnโt have much money so I kinda didnโt hate him for it but it couldnโt have costed more than a beer that wouldโve been better
Cormamin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmother and father gave me bras at age 14.
And then expected me to model them for them and her family (daughter + her husband + plus their male kids).
tehzephyrsong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gross. I'm sorry that happened to you.
Cormamin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! I haven't spoken to any of them in years now. It's the best decision I ever made for myself.
TubDumForever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex got me a new mop head. Not a new fancy mop, not a replacement mop..just a new mop head. With that was an apron and a sports bra that didn't fit.
Weekend833 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Father's Day gift. My mother bought us window washing (exterior only) for our house, I had told her I didn't want that.
Window washers showed up a few hours before we were leaving to go up north and had a new kid who didn't know what he was doing.
Kid used his squeegee incorrectly and gouged the ever living shit out of our new, 6ft x 6ft, living room picture window. ... spent the next month on a back and forth with the contractor until he agreed to pay for a replacement from the company we had make and install it for us in the first place.
Total bill: $575.
... the contactor tried to push all kinds of shady alternatives. The kid also scratched the hell out of a window on our back porch door - we didn't even bother with that one, it's older and the amount of effort that went into getting the front covered? It wouldn't have been worth it.
TACO-NAT1ON ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 9th birthday my little siblings had a great idea to get me a present, they had no money of course so they took some of my books and wrapped em up and gave them to me. As sweet as it was they were already mine so....
im-still_trying ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used, deflated soccer ball from my grandma with a sticky note saying it needs air.
DY357LX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blank DVDs.
They were basically saying "Download some movies/tv shows, convert the video file into a format recognised by my DVD player, burn to provided DVDs, give back me for my entertainment."
Yeah... enjoy your fancy perfume.
nospamkhanman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me one of those "free 1000 hours of AOL cds" that they used to give away everywhere.
I felt sad, not because the gift sucks but because she obviously was having money issues and was so excited to find the internet for free for me.
Crystal_Pineapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A purse full of Babybel cheese (that should have been refrigerated) shipped from CA to NC when I was 8.
My grandmother is from Japan and has tendencies that can seem strange to Americans, though she means well. She will bombard you for the rest of your life with anything she thinks you like. When we were visiting I ate some of the cheeses at her house out of convenience because most of their other snacks had long been expired. I made the mistake of agreeing that I liked them when she asked. No other comment was made.
When my dad was a kid, she brought home some Tampico juice and asked if he liked it. He said that it was okay. He had Tampico juice in the fridge until he moved out.
naekobest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
SuperHeroHelen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I've been exceptionally lucky on the gift front over the years. But when i was around 12/13 my auntie sent me a red pvc trucker hat and a shoulder bag made entirely of purple fur. It was very obscure. I can't think of a more wtf present I've ever received.
cabe412 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my dad once got a bucket of chocolate covered raisins from one of his closest friends at his birthday party. Everyone else got him something nice (fancy liquor, wallet) and they brought an unwrapped (but unopened) gift and just handed it to him when they walked in the door. (At first my dad thought it was some sort of potluck offering, he was corrected.) TBH though we ate the shit out of those they were delicious.
genevieveg3216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago I had double jaw surgery to correct an underbite. Basically, your jaw and skull are broken in 4 places, repositioned with plates, and then you jaw is wired shut for anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months with a liquid diet. I happened to have the surgery 2 days before Christmas and 8 days before my birthday. My whole family knew I had had this surgery, yet my aunt, my uncle, and my own father (my parents are divorced and I lived with my mother) bought me candy and chocolate.
Not only could I not eat this candy for at least the next month, but it was almost agony to have food put in front of me at that point. When you're on a liquid diet (a poorly balanced and not nutritious one at that) all you can think about is real food and all the stuff you crave. Its incredibly frustrating. To put it in perspective, I cried out of sheer anger one day beucase a complete stranger happened to be eating a sandwich in front of me and i couldn't even drink out if a straw. So yeah, them buying candy for someone with their jaw wired shut was the worst. Talk about adding insult to injury
SasafrasJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little late to this thread, but my grandparents bought me a bible the same year they found out I was an atheist. The year after that they got me a $25 gas gift card. I didn't have a car.
Smiiirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got math problem books when I was in grade 4. Only math books. I hated math and my mom is a dick. I cried that year
elitegenoside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An action figure. It was the exact same figure they got me the year before.
TheHeavyMetalNerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a box of Cheezits for Christmas a few years ago. I don't even LIKE Cheezits.
Elizeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12 my dad bought some vanilla perfume from the grocery store. I wore it the next day and my dad said, โwhatโs that smell?! Itโs awful.โ And thatโs why you donโt buy perfume from the grocery store.
amnsisc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around 10 or so, I'd been building a website and I wanted a domain name and some basic server space for it, which I said, and had found a cheap hosting site with my desired domain available.
My father being an apple head bought me a MORE expensive ___.Mac.com site, whose forced layout was incredibly shitty, was architecturally inconsistent with what I was building, required you to use this stupid site builder, and, at the time, didn't let me do the things with PhP, applets, text forms & databases I was trying to learn.
It was functionally useless for me--I was trying to learn & run a website, not make a business or academic page or whatever. Macpages back then sucked--they just started.
My father was so smug & proud when he presented it to me. But I was so sad--I'd made a Hannukah list & what I wrote was "a website & domain ____ from blah blah blah, the cheapest package" etc. but he just heard/read "Website"--and to him it was all the same.
Really I think he just wanted it--he loves Mac products. And, later he caught me on the computer forlornly looking up other domain/website packages and was sort of hurt. He said "I didn't know that ALL you wanted was a domain name"--now, of course, I did explicitly specify that, but the real issue was that it didn't work with what I was trying to do, and was more expensive than what I asked for, by $5 a month or so.
Maybe this is a petty "worst" gift, but it really bothered me at the time. It just emphasized to me how gifts are really for the giver, not the receiver, and, to a consumerist little American kid, that was a really harsh realization.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it's petty to not like your gift. The problem with technology gifts is that sometimes you have to specify exactly what you want because similar items/services may not have the features that you need, or are incompatible with your current setup (such as receiving iTunes gift cards when you have zero Apple devices, or receiving a PS4 game when you have a XBox).
amnsisc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I don't know. I DID specify it exactly to the letter too--part of what bothered me so much was how blatantly my father (who isn't a luddite) just ignored it entirely--but getting me nothing would have been just as useful as the Mac site, and would have saved him money (lol).
My parents certainly made me feel petty for reacting that way, though.
My parents are both Jewish psychologists, however, so guilt kinda comes with the territory.
forthewyn1347 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two bowls of salad.
Shocker300 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Star Wars fan. I love Star Wars. I have all versions of all the movies so far, and can beat anyone in trivia. For some reason my family thinks because of my love of SW, they think I need to have cheap little bobbleheads or R2/Threepio salt/pepper shakers or a 7ft tall carboard cutout of a stormtrooper.
Please, I'd like a Ginsu knife or maybe some new socks.
Dragonhaunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child, I used to be given a card with a scratch lottery ticket inside fairly regularly from an aunt. It was always handed to me with the instruction (or written in the card if not given in person) that if it won anything over a certain amount I'd have to split the winnings. Never won anything either.
lostanifound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For an office secret santa i gave a pricey mug with lots of chocolates in it and got a pair of knock off $1 headphones which did not work.
disappointer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was probably five or six years old and my grandparents came over to visit. The presents weren't, I think, for any particular occasion but my grandma had found these spiral notebooks with names written all across the front (e.g. if your name was "James" it would say "James" all over it).
My two older brothers have fairly common names, and they both got ones with their names on them. My name is a little more rare, so naturally they didn't have it. I got one that just said "Notebook" all over it.
"Well, I guess we're going to have to change your name to 'Notebook'!"
Everyone had a good laugh except me. I bawled at the thought. Who wants to be called 'Notebook'?
tehzephyrsong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend has an uncommon name, too. He's never been able to find a personalized tchotchke with his name on it.
SUPERDRAGONDELUX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 13th birthday my parents got me a griddle iron. At the time I thought it was really lame (I wanted Majora's mask)
15 years and hundreds of hot breakfasts later, it still works like the day it came out of the box and I can say im an expert at making french toast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were going away for a few weeks and My mother got my older sister about 3 pounds of really high quality chocolate, my best friend also got about a pound of candy. I got a felt blanket with darth Vader on it. The price tag was still on it. Tree fiddy....jk it was 3 bucks.
FishfuckMcLatexkink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a spatula in a secret santa
HaveATokeandaSmile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
blue camoflauge zip off knee short/pants from my grandma
Butterfest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I collect action figures and retro video games. Last Xmas i got a nifty CHEESE CUTTING BOARD!
jake4200 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma used to give me a "Handy Bag" for christmas and my birthday for about 5 years in a row, that were actually those old lady cigarette purses with the metal clasps on top. Im 5 years old grandma, WHY?!
Fluffynutterbutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL is a terrible gift-giver. But, the worst gift she's given has to be a scary knock-off plush Elmo backpack she bought for my (at the time) 2 year old niece while on vacation in Jamaica. She decided to tag along with SO and I checking out the shops on the resort. She latched onto this patchy, red pile of faux fur and straps that was on a table and started freaking out. She runs over to me with it, triumphant. 'Wouldn't niece looooove this?! She loves Elmo!!!' (She didn't) I burst out laughing, it looks nothing like Elmo! It was red, but it looked like someone had sewn a Furby faceplate onto it instead. Completely out of proportion, and had a man-eating grin. It was terrifying. I tried to talk her out of it, but to no avail. The purchase was made. Then she decides she can't possibly wait to give it to niece at Christmas, and gives it to her at dinner that night (yep, we were all in Jamaica together. She bought souvenirs for everyone on the trip). Niece takes one look at it and starts screaming and crying, she's two and doesn't get why Grammy is trying to strap this abomination on her back. Full-on tantrum. SIL took it away and stuffed it in her beach bag, told me later that the thing never made it off the resort, she was scared to take it through Customs. Told MIL it fell apart in the wash or something. Poor kid can't stand Elmo to this day.
Lapenofourtwenty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donโt want to seem like a good two shoes but I canโt remember a gift which I wasnโt appreciative of. If someone took some time no matter how little to think about me then I generally wonโt mind no matter what it is.
I did get 2 condoms, a sachet of lube and a blow up pig with a fuckable orifice as a Secret Santa off a lad I was in halls with. Found out he bought it from the machine in the toilets of the local student bar. I saw the funny side of it though. Condoms got used but not with the inflatable pig. The pig was popped during a rowdy session pre drinking. He was out floor mascot as well :(
LucilleSluggers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A year ago, at thanksgiving my fiancรฉ and I were at her momโs. I said a mean-ish joke to her sister (standing up for my fiancรฉ with said joke tho). Her grandpa heard it but didnโt say anything. Come Christmas he got me a pack of white Hanes socks, not my size, and the package was open already. He got her sisterโs bf (a dirtbag who beat his gf before) a nice ass pocket knife, and it came in a wooden box and it had a pocket watch in there too or some shit. I tied the socks together and made it a toy for my dogs.
LessThanHero42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got $100 in Borders gift cards from my mother, for Christmas 2016, almost 6 years after the last Borders closed.
waffleeaternom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is notorious for giving odd, often re-gifted presents.
When I was 14, she gave me jewelry cleaning solution. It had clearly already been open and used.
One year, she gifted my mom the same candles my mom had gifted her the year before.
LilWhiny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a bag of chips for my 13th birthday
ohhfasho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plastic clothes hangers.
AssInTheHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OOOHH look at all of you high and mighty people...you know what, I once saw a video of a boy who received banana as a gift and damn well loved it!
EDIT: ya'all need gifts like this video i'm talkin about - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq7FJzMc9tg
Ophaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those old leap frog books and other learning books when I was really young.
redkat85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have no idea why my grandparents kept buying me ugly shirts my entire childhood. They saw pictures of me, heck they even actually saw me in person several times a year, and it's not like I had a terribly "out there" fashion sense to try to align. But for some reason really bland/cheap looking, not-to-size polo shirts were the thing I apparently needed in my wardrobe, according to them.
After I got into college, they stepped up the game to one better - those eyeroll inducing "a donation has been made in your name to ..." charity presents. It actually makes it more annoying that I'm actually down with the whole humanitarian cause thing, but of course they always choose a self-righteous religious charity, not something my atheist/humanist self would actually donate too.
go-figure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year as a kid all I got was this styrofoam airplane that broke after like 2 hours. My brother got the same thing. We were poor because my mom was on meth. Fuck that Christmas in particular. Edit: they were from the dollar store. And its not about the thing, its about how I could tell she didn't give a shit about us.
mauxey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure those are free as well, at pharmacies and doctors and such. Sorry you had to go through that.
go-figure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate that. Shits better now, I've put it behind me. For the most part lol
dman722 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex girlfriend and I had birthdays close together. I got her a pretty expensive jacket (especially for a student in high school). She got me a free car magazine. I don't really have any interest in cars.
For our 1 year anniversary she gave me a toy jewel she took from her niece's toy box...
jackaline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The removal of net neutrality.
BiscuitSmasher123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmama is the worst gift giver of all time.
When I was an 8 year old (a boy who loved Godzilla and playing with swords), she got me a pink My Little Pony bike helmet. It was way too small for me, and more importantly, I did not own a bike.
A few years ago she bought my dad a pink keychain (a giant one, like 4 inches long) with his name spelled in sparkly rhinestones.
She also gives us framed professionally shot pictures of herself.
mauxey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Might be a little late for this, but my mother struggled a lot to get me and my brother gifts when we were younger. One year she had somehow saved up enough to get us a wii when they were relatively new, only to have our babysitter of 2 years steal it and my Gameboy color 2 weeks later.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received the Beanboozled candy game as a wedding gift from my mother.
queen612 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a coat that was too small for me for Christmas. She then tried it on, decided it fit her and that she would keep it for herself. She didn't give me another gift.
ElasticThreeQuarters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom got a hysterectomy. The following Christmas, both my sister and I got enema kits in our stockings.
nrossj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work gloves from my grandparents-in-law (at the time). I know they meant well, and they're from a time when men were laborers and women stayed at home with the kids. But if they knew me at all, they would have been able to realize at least one reason why it was a bad gift:
mindraisins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In middle school, my friend gave me what I believe were her momโs brooches in an old Tiffany bag (not Tiffany brooches) and a snow globe. Itโs okay though, because I got her a bottle of hand soap for her birthday, so it was just a sad affair overall. Our gift-giving improved only slightly with age.
Phytosau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
aigsup1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
one_with_Unagi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was once gifted a sports bra, from my uncle... for my high school graduation.
The icing on top of the horrible creep level gift was that it wasnโt even a size that I could use.
My reaction went from hmmm, ok, weird gift to give for a graduation. Then I checked who it was from....
bethster2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An off-brand epilator and a turtleneck top emblazoned with little American flags.
From the same person, the same Christmas. I dumped him in January.
funknjam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5th grade. Class gift exchange. I went to a very exclusive private school. My family scraped and sacrificed more than I ever realized (until much later in life when I learned about the second mortgage they took out) to send me and my brother to a school with the sons and daughters of wealthy doctors, lawyers, and farmers (this was in North Carolina and I never knew a "poor farmer," only uber-wealthy ones). All the kids in class were getting these incredible gifts. One of my friends who was a rabid comic book collector got a whole slew of rare comics. Another friend who was our Dungeon-master for our after school / before basketball practice games got an awesome set of metal figurines and other paraphernalia. Another friend got a UNC basketball jersey and a basketball. I got a used paperback from a girl named Catherine. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Did I mention I was in 5th grade? It wasn't like her family couldn't have afforded something better and it wasn't like she forgot about the exchange because she gave her bff some kind of awesome handbag or something. It was widely agreed upon by all on the playground - I got the shaft. I hope you turned into a better adult than you were a child, Catherine.
Drive_Safely ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa. I got nothing even on the rematch.
Ettulettuce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a can of yams once that got mixed up and was suppose to go to the food bank, and later found out some recipient probably had a Tonka truck for dinner that day.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey as an FYI to anyone reading this - food banks get seriously steep discounts on canned goods. It's far more effective to donate money than canned goods.
brozone2oblivion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A downvote.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is starting to get old and she's been giving me the same coffee mug for christmas and my birthday for the last 3 years. I don't think she bought like 10 of them and is trying to gift them out, she just keeps seeing them at walmart and forgets she already gave me that mug. The funniest part is that she has to package and mail the same damn mug to the other coast every 6 months.
Naaaaaaaath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back, I ordered myself a new bicycle online as an early birthday present to myself. I choose to pick up the bike in store, and figured Iโd ride the 10 miles home on my new purchase.
When I arrived at the store, I discovered I had purchased a kids bike by mistake (no idea how that happened), and a bike my size wouldnโt arrive until after my birthday.
Someone how I managed to ruin my own birthday gift.
Nauborn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
straws to make gold
graboidkiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Posting for my wife..
I got her an ironman shirt that I had her face (action pose) on to an ironman suit.
Worst part...I thought it was freaking awesome, but my wife cried she thought it was so ugly.
Best part...it is a gift and she can not get rid of it (it is in the bottom of a dresser)
prophetofthepimps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gifted me a curtain perfume thinking it was regular perfume. Damn thing sat in the back of the closet for nearly 4 years. Then one night I had a date over for dinner and decided what the hell, I used the damn thing. Shit actually made the place nice and the date noticed. Ended up getting laid on the first date. So not as bad of a gift as I thought it was when I first got it.
TCReaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A diaper. For my 14th birthday. I'm a guy.
light_mama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White elephant gift swap: Pads with instructions on how to make them into size 4 sandals.
Unseeen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 15 i got a laptop bag because i was "into computers"
I didnt own a laptop...
cthomasm1994 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave my mom a pack of cigarettes for her birthday a month before his affair came out.
nyratk1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least he came back after getting cigarettes.
NightsWatchReject ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brothers girlfriend got me and my girlfriend paper plates and napkins to share when we got her a Squishable Dragon and a Studio Ghibli blue-ray. Keep in mind, earlier in the day she got a $60 toaster for someone she claims she barely liked.
When we asked why she got these for us, she said itโs because โYou guys are always cooking!โ
something_amiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An AOL CD for a class white elephant exchange. Yep, the kind that used to arrive in the mail and you would either smash it, break it, set it on fire, or immediately fling that junk into the dumpster.
There was no follow-up "real" gift; that was the real deal. The gift giver didn't two shits, whereas I put a lot of thought in mine and entered a Mickey Mouse stationary set.
Naturally, having gotten junk mail as a gift, my kiddy-self cried. The teacher became annoyed, so she told the gift-giver to hand me the gift he chose from the table.
It was the Mickey Mouse stationary set. I got my own gift back...
TrentZoolander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There are some terrible grandparents out there! If I was given some 3XL panties, they'd be on the bus to the worst nursing home that I could find ... in America.
PlanetaryGenocide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A text message that i was being broken up with for some other dude
(it was christmas morning so I consider it a shitty christmas gift)
powersurge360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad went to Florida on vacation without me and when he came back he gave me a dried out alligator's head from a souvenir shop as my sole present from him for my birthday.
walliestoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a tie for me, in-laws gave me an extension chord for Christmas, and then ignored my bday. I don't care at all, but feel bad when they do this to my wife, or kids. The gift isn't important, its the lack of thought. They all seem like truck stop gifts picked up right before we visit.
ATL28-NE3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great grandma gave me towels when I was like 12. They weren't even soft towels.
glowstickorgy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor gave me a giant light up pre 9/11 New York picture and frame that I watched her find digging through her garage a few weeks before Christmas
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's kinda cool
animecrazypanda36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got my brother an awesome plaque when he graduated high school. She told me that she had something for me when I graduated two years later. Several months after that, I found out she lied and got me nothing, even though she had kept insisting that she did. So, I guess the worst gift I got was a lie.
zol98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forced me to take catholic confirmation classes my freshman year. The church they had it at was also a catholic school, so there was already an established community of catholic kids. My confirmation director organized for another confirmation group of kids from another church to have a christmas party with us with a white elephant gift exchange of $5. I Showed up with my $5 gift of a little action figure wrapped up all nice and placed it on a table overflowing with gifts and starbucks gift cards. On our way out of the party, we were all allowed to pick any gift. I picked out one of the many starbucks gift cards, thinking it was a safe choice because there had to be $5 in that bitch. Boy was I wrong. I showed up to starbucks the next day excited to treat myself to a white peppermint mocha drink and I handed the barista my gift card. She swiped it and informed me that there was only .27ยข on it. I was so pissed but there was no way to know who the fuck gifted that gift card. It was years ago and iโm still pissed. Fuck those church kids.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does not getting Christmas gifts for a few years count?
ShindoSeven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of white socks from by mother's boyfriend's parents when I was 11 years old followed by an hour-long ranting, incomprehensible lecture about 'appreciation' or something. It was like they prepped and gave it to me with the explicit intention to stand on a soapbox and 'make a point'... on Christmas morning. I would have gladly paid the cost of the socks just to have received nothing.
I also received an expansion pack for a game I didn't even own from my mom for my birthday when I was 13. I remember not even being surprised...
JonnyApplePuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A random used text book. Wasn't even on a topic I had interest in.
TondaGossa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From the same uncle, either a Spanish translator (I was taking French at the time), or a VHS of the best train rides in Africa. Which you can see here.
The_Powers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 or 19 I had this three quarter length leather jacket that I'd wear a lot. After a couple of years, I got bored of that "look". Tragically that Xmas, my mum got me a full length leather jacket. Think gothy emo kids who desperately want to be in The Matrix. It was the most awkward thing because I knew she obviously thought it was a great gift and I had to awkwardly tell her that whilst I was very grateful, I had to be honest that I was never, ever going to wear it. Not unless I was to go to a fancy dress party as a member of the Gestapo or something. So awkward.
ShelleyTambo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have to link to one of my favorite Reddit posts ever. Be sure to click on the links. https://www.reddit.com/r/JUSTNOMIL/comments/5lnncz/join_me_live_as_i_open_my_grandmothers_christmas/
tff_silverton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Secret Santa in 1st grade I received size 12 used house shoes...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a piece of paper which said โyou can buy a watch with thisโ handwritten by my mom...now itโs a nice gesture but she wasnโt ready to pay over $20 ...that was the worst gift ever
alibabba54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex-boyfriend's mother was... strange. For Christmas she would collect random, used items from around the house and put them in a laundry basket, unwrapped.
She then told us all to choose one (1) item as our Christmas present.
She also said she had specific items in mind for each of us, and that she hoped we would pick the ones she wanted us to have.
I picked a used copy of Angela's Ashes because a book was the only thing in that laundry basket I didn't think I would toss out as soon as I got home.
Her response: "Oh, interesting choice..." with a strained smile.
Later in the evening she heavily hinted that she had wanted me to take her used spatula. I kept the book and never read it.
silkysmoothyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I๏ธ received a homemade clipboard one time. Not normal sized, but sized for a pocket notepad. The wood had to be scrap wood from a project, and it had fresh paint on it.
rainbowTentacles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 or 12, my grandma on my dad's side, who we didn't really know very well growing up, gave me a huge case filled with kid make up. Which makes sense, considering she didn't know me well, and what else do you get a 12 year old girl? The only problem is that I never had any interest in anything to do with make up, and my mother had recently been forcing me to wear make up whenever I left her house, to go to school or anywhere else.
I did put it to good use when I was playing with my siblings and my dad's girlfriend's kids upstairs and decided to use the make up to make it look like my youngest sibling had a black eye. They ran downstairs and told my dad I punched them. He was pissed at me until we started laughing and showed him that it washed off
Homeless8mybaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Stepmom gave my niece and nephews one mousepad each. The look on their faces were priceless.
reputations666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh bitch, this reminds me of my sister. 12 year old me was OBSESSED with cameras (still kinda am) and saved up 80 or so bucks to buy myself those new polaroid cameras (fuji film instax mini 8 to be exact ). I gave her my money so she could order it online, four months later she admits she spent the money and didnt bother ordering it
ylmcc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 1 year anniversary with my girlfriend. I got her a nice pandora ring.
She got me chocolate.
wetwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from ugly clothes (a lot worn just once or twice so she could see me in them), the worst gifts from her I think was when she gave her children these plastic boats.
They were about two feet long, made of red, white, and gold plastic, and you would attach it to a base, where it would light up, rotate, and play some tinny sounding tune. She thought these were the best things every was so was proud to give them to my mother and her siblings.
We really had no place to put it, so when she came over for Christmas dinner my father had to remove a lamp from an end table to put it on and plugged it in. About half of Christmas day was spent with this useless gadget making its music and spinning around.
I know she meant well, and she was clearly proud of these boats, but they were tacky and godawful. The following Christmas we put it out again to see what would happen and she was so pleased that it was out that you couldn't help but chuckle a little bit.
thisplacesucks- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was an alcoholic my over religious uncle got me a card with a bible scripture underneath that was a note saying how I was gonna end up in hell if I donโt change my ways. Yea Iโm still the black sheep I upgraded to a pill addiction after a back injury while fighting a fire.
schlomo213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a PC case for my 18th birthday. Guess what I thought was inside the giant cardboard box with a brand new PC on the side?
But that wasn't the worst: Next gift was an flashdisc drive "for university and studying" Note: this was in 2008
Gotta say that my parents are awesome I love them. Just a bit technically illiterate
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I assume they thought they bought you a computer instead of just a case.
cmhbob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After missing 4 days of work and being diagnosed as diabetic, one of the managers got my name in the office Christmas pool.
She got me chocolate-covered marshmallows.....
reddgit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a gift wrapper when I was in 1st year high school in our class' Christmas party. It was even gift wrapped.
SuspiciousOfRobots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gives everybody nail-grooming kits for Christmas.
thelongwindingroad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a Secret Santa where everyone used a website to write a wishlist my Santa must have forgotten we were doing something that day and got me a 4โx 2โ wooden box with โmore on the way in the mail.โ
Itโs been 3 years. Nothing.
downtownsb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic rock that talks
omegalow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
6 bluray copies of "The Blind Side." Never seen it, never will. Threw all of them away.
brayshizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
genital warts
MarkSteveFrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about fifteen, my grandpa came over with his new girlfriend and gave everybody super cheap lint rollers. No gift would have been an improvement.
Pugovitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but for my parents' first Christmas together my dad asked my mom what she wanted. She was just like, "I don't know... I need socks..." Christmas day comes and there's just one gift for her: socks. They're not married anymore.
Now that I think about it, my dad's given me some unimpressive stuff too. When I was a young teen, one year I got really into photography and asked my dad for a camera for my birthday. I wasn't expecting a really nice one or anything, even if it was a disposable camera I could at least take a few pictures to start getting a feel for lighting and composition and shit. Instead he got me an "antique" camera at a garage sale that was just old enough that they didn't make film for it anymore but not old enough to be worth anything.
GrandPubahDaDoink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I go all out for the holidays and consistently fail on the receiving end of gift exchanges with anyone but my direct family. (It sounds so selfish to write out)
White elephant at work? I bring in a nice Starbucks mug. End up leaving with a regifted stress ball that makes noises when you squeeze it.
I end up feeling like a complete asshole for being disappointed every single year.
I just opted out of extended family stuff this year. I'll spend my money and effort on people I spend time with and I know "get me." I know that they are putting as mental effort into me as I am to them.
IrreleventPerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My well-meaning mother gave me and my brother each one of those boxes that have perfume and soap in it. And nothing else, in a big, huge ass family reunion, whereas all my cousin's parents got them gaming consoles and other stuff.
TL;DR my mother implied I stink in front of the whole family
Cpu46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family stopped celebrating Christmas with my uncle's family because they were such bad gifters.
At the time my uncle made fistfuls more than my dad, both being well paid pilots. We always got them new clothes, games, toys and personal things.
In return we got bargain bin nick nacks, arbitrary hand me downs, and freebie grab bag stuff. The last few years were full of the used gifts we had given them 2-3 years prior.
Worst gift is tied between a heavily used, borderline broken, set of walkie talkies, the kind you get for 6 year olds, when I was 15 and a clear plastic bag full of about two hundred of those cheap airline pins pilots used to hand out to small kids when I was 12.
Jamekk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being Born
123hello9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me deodorant from christmas one year... thanks for the sign mom
LWZRGHT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it too late for secret Santa? I really want to top some of these.
JennaSaisQuoi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
Oconitnitsua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year back in high school my home room was doing a secret Santa! It was the final day and weโre getting out gifts at the end of school, well in 3rd period this annoying kid walks up to me and says โhey man, want some gum?โ I decline and move along. Finally we make it to home room and everyone starts exchanging gifts! Iโm sitting at my desk waiting for someone to drop something off, but nothing ever came. I walked up to the teacher and let her know. She ended up calling the kid who drew my name to her desk, and wouldnโt you know....itโs the annoying kid. He tells her that he tried to give me his gift earlier, but I said โNO I DONT WANT ITโ the gum he offered me was my gift...
drewtheline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my friend.
For secret Santa he got his person an autographed copy of their favourite book. That same person happened to have him and gave him a used card that had somebody else's name crossed out on it, and a $20 grocery store gift card, from the grocery store that was a block away from the friends house that we did secret Santa at.
Talk about quality.
SoSpandex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was known for giving weird gifts composed of stuff she had around the house. Stone favorites include re-gifting a nightgown she got back to the person who bought it for her (bonus, she was a 2XL, and gave it to my very petite aunt), leopard print briefs to my aunt's boyfriend of only a few months, a notepad on a stand with 2 sheets of paper left and a picture frame with a picture of a random couple (not the model picture you get when you buy the frame, a real picture of people no one in the family could identify). Christmas was always a fun time with her.
LanceSandrson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An air hockey table for Christmas.
Now air hockey is cool and all, but at the time I was the only "child" (like later teen years) in the house with two adults who I know wouldn't play it with me. And to add on I was very anti social and had no friends.
So the whole thing was like a punch to the gut.
I feel bad now that I hated it at the time, but years later and it's still unopened..
I'm sure there was some legitimate thought behind the present.
OooHesTrying ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt really receive the worst gift but I did get to watch my brother open gifts that eerily resembeled (were the exact items) I had had on my amazon wishlist. Couldnโt really speak out about it either as he would have gotten close to nothing for Christmas with out them. I still got some good Christmas non-wishlist gifts though. I think our grandparents just mixed up the wishlists. Luckily my brother liked most of the stuff.
tommyjohnpauljones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my grandpa got my dad Nicorette for Christmas as a not-so-subtle hint to stop smoking. It did not go over well.
kingleevw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my brother and I were playing a LOT of SOCOM 2. I got us "gaming chairs", that were really just foldable camping chairs, so we didn't have to sit on the floor for hours on end. I told my parents about the idea, and they thought it was a pretty good gift idea.
Christmas rolls around, and I walk down to the tree to see two of these weird bean-bag rocking chairs. My parents excitedly declare that they got us "real" gaming chairs, rendering my gift to my brother totally redundant.
The camping chairs were more comfortable (IMO) and I used the camping chair for years, out of spite.
IMadeAFriendOnce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for christmas my brother so thoughtfully and creatively tries to think of the worst thing to get for me. One year I had broken up with a long time girl friend so he gave me a singular tissue that I should use "on my voyage across the sea of loneliness and despair that is my life now." Last year it was a twig he got off the ground.
booboocanoeshoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister. My parents were always saying she was a gift. At 6 years old I assumed she was to be my gift. I was all excited until she was born and I found out how noisy babies are. I was a quiet kid and I hated when she would cry. A couple decades later and I she's still way too loud for my liking, but in okay with texting her.
ayyy_lesGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of life
MadameCordelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents used to give Christmas cards with cash in them to everyone for Christmas.
I missed Christmas with my family when I was 23 because I had moved halfway across the country three months previously and couldnโt afford the trip. So when I was home for Christmas the following year, my grandma either forgot or lost my Christmas card.
I felt so awkward saying anything, so I kept quiet until my parents asked if I liked my card. I quietly told them I hadnโt received one. My dad asked my grandma about it and helped her look for it. Nowhere to be found. My grandma started crying and apologized to me.
My parents split the money they had both received to give me a little something. I felt TERRIBLE.
Definitely the worst gift situation, but only because of the emotional upset. My parents shared some of their money and my grandma cried. If I could go back in time, I wouldโve just lied and let it be. My grandma is in her mid 80s and her memory isnโt so great, so things are forgotten sometimes.
Beardman95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend of mine. One Christmas she only got a pair of black leggings and a note saying she should have been a better kid.
LolsEUW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old or so I got hand soap from my grandma. To this day I still have no idea why, and I was too polite to question it.
howbowdah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My younger sister, on a yearly basis, would wrap one of my old CD's and gift it to me for Christmas. It became a nice tradition.
chaos0510 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 I got Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea for Christmas from my grandmother. The following year, she got me Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea again. The next year she gave me a can of mixed nuts....Fucking nuts.
X18GamerYT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Like 4 years ago, I got a Jones Brothers puzzle from my grandma.. Iโm a dude.
yes2danny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Std.
tinker72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's Mum opened the present from her husband. It was a pencil drawing, cruelty drawn by himself, of the spade he would have bought her had he had the time. They divorced soon after.
homeslice2311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a self colonoscopy kit from my uncle with an x-ray find his own colonoscopy with it. The next year I got a portable waste disposal kit from my aunt. They both thought it was hilarious :)
lamathatcantspell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wifeโs grandmother gave us a week after Christmas each a scratch lottery that was already scratched with no winnings... All because we gave her an ugly Santa Claus decoration for Christmas.
wootfiction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my aunt gave me a gift voucher. She hadnt told me how much was on it, so when I asked the shop assistant to check for me it transpired there was ยฃ7.85 on it. Thanks Annette.
show_me_the_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received one Xmas a door stop from my mum. It was some novelty thing that made a sound as you walk passed. I was not impressed and my mum got upset wondering why I didn't like.
rzulff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
The_MAZZTer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, reading all this stuff makes me appreciate how well my parents executed Christmas and birthdays.
As for gifts I received, mine is a bit meh compared to some of these, but I've gotten some good value out of this thread so I suppose I should give my own story a go anyway.
For my birthday one year I opened up a really cool Hot Wheels parking garage (or something) toy set. Then a few presents later... the same exact gift from an aunt. That had never happened to me before and I was young enough not to realize that gifts could be returned. I was pretty upset and my parents had to calm me down and explain that we could indeed return it to the store and I could pick something else out (that improved my mood considerably).
Turns out my parents put together a wishlist for me and sent it to various relatives but neglected to do a good job ensuring two relatives didn't buy the same thing (actually, my parents may have bought the first set. Not sure now). From then on mom was a bit more careful when it came to that and it never happened again.
Since that was a bit meh I'll also drop the best gift: Generally my parents budgeted themselves to about $60 per gift. At least, the most expensive gifts we tended to get were a few video games. The purple GameCube had come out recently and me and my brother wanted one. Of course we asked for it, perhaps as a gift for the both of us to split the cost.
Imagine our surprise when we both got our own Gamecubes! In retrospect this made sense and was really clever of them since I would soon go off to college and took my Gamecube with me. I'd call it my best present just from the memorableness of it.
LeakyLycanthrope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sampling of items I received from a dear friend of mine before we (mercifully) stopped exchanging gifts:
LPT: Gag gifts aren't funny if the recipient is expecting a real gift, and has gotten you a real gift.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got 3 seperate headsets. I had bought one for 70 Euros a month prior and I just wanted a 20 dollar steam gift card which I didn't even get.
ConSecKitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a box with an economy size bargain-brand jar of peanut butter and a thing of cheap grape jelly. thanks, step-dad. I really needed that for Christmas.
Tankmin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a personal planner. It wasn't even for the current year, I'm pretty sure they had a planner they forgot to use a few years back and gifted it to me. I pretended I was very thankful for it and I think it's sitting in my room back at home to this day. Given, they were distant relatives and I would have totally understood if they didn't give me anything at all, but I found this almost a little insulting
creepycatstatue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After giving my MIL a gift, she ran to her bedroom and fished out a pair of unwrapped, plastic bead earrings for me.
I don't have pierced ears.
I_CRY_WHEN_JIZZING ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an ice scraper mitt one year for Christmas, little sister got a coach purse.
The next year I got the same ice scraper mitt, but in plaid, little sister receives a D&G bag.
The year after, I got an ice scraper mitt, in camo, sister gets a Coach purse.
PantherSomething ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 7th grade school Christmas we bought gifts and have them to our teacher who gave them out randomly. Everybody got chocolate and candy canes.
I got a picture frame. A fucking picture frame.
bananahoneysandwichs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11, my grandmother bought me XL Pocahontas panties. I wore like a S/M at the time. I opened them in front of the entire family, cousins, aunts, uncles, everyone.
discordatia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday my mother invited my aunts over for a surprise party for me. The real surprise was realizing that instead of actually having a party they all sat in the kitchen doing jello shots and playing cards while I played babysitter with everyone's kids. Apparently that was my gift. My 13th birthday my mom got her tubes tied and I got a day off of school to babysit her and my sister and brother since she couldn't really move much. I mean, no more brothers and sisters, so that was a gift. The Christmas gift from my father the year I turned 16 was pretty sweet though - a tweety bird nightgown and a Bible. XD good times.
McC14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 10 I got coasters. so yeah.
TrinidadBrad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother one time got me a Daunte Culpepper jersey, it was supposed to be #11 but one of the ones had fallen off, it was torn, and ripped in places that might not fly in elementary school. Plus it smelled like someone kept a dead animal in it. We threw it away right when we got home.
jobriq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received Reddit Silver once.
rowdyruffboys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a horrendous looking tie with a baseball batter as the featured graphic as I used to play baseball. I'll never wear it but I know she meant well.
It hurt a little since that was the year I started giving out more extravagant gifts that I was able to afford.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother-in-law told me on Christmas day that he was going to buy me Dishonored for PC, but he just hadn't gotten around to it. Its a year later and he still hasn't gotten around to it.
Lactosebob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend once gave me five ketchup packets for my birthday. We were seven.
Toast- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fork and knife that was pink with blue writing that said "Kimberly".
My name isn't even remotely close to Kimberly, I'm a boy, and I was like 9 at the time. My grandma was probably the worst gift giver I've ever met.
Rosemarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got my own washed out sweater from when I was a teenager (20 years ago) and a cheap ugly cook book with christmas cookie recepies as birthday gifts from my parents. Iโm born in april. And I donโt bake cookies.
Rayshoots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gave me one of those roll up keyboards thinking I would love having a portable keyboard to play/practice on. False. Those are awful.
arex333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Religious books
rickee42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A scale from my mom for Christmas.
It was actually a really nice Omoron scale and I use it everyday.
Le_A_aron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas I had saved up a little bit of money so I figured I'd get my girlfriend something nice like jewelery. So I had gone out and bought a nice gold chain with a nice expensive pendant that went extremely well with the way she dressed and everything.
Fast forward to Christmas day I give her the gift and she cried out of happiness and said something like "No boyfriend's ever gotten me anything this nice..." Which made me pretty happy.
Then she got really excited and told me to open her gift that she got me. It ended up being a couple of pillows because she hated the way mine felt whenever she slept over. I just played it off with a smile and a thanks.
I ended up breaking up with her on new year's day because she was all over some guy at the new year's party we went to the night before.
TheGinofGan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst gift but it's the same vein, also to show how much of an asshole I am(was?).
I got Transformers toys 3 years in a row from my aunt, every single year I to her face on the day of opening told her that I didn't like Transformers.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You were a dick the first year. It was her the subsequent years.
RadioHitandRun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coupon for film development at Kmart. There isn't a Kmart anywhere near me, and i haven't had the need to develop film for about 10 years of using a camera cell phone.
Rickmundo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life :)
Martschink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coffin. I'm not shitting you. I got a coffin for Christmas one year. I was in college and in good health. It made no fucking sense.
gabriyankee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A white sweater with black elbowpads. ELBOWPADS!!!
vibhud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got toothpaste for the Valentine's day :(
_Old_Goat_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A salt-cured owl pelt from my mother. For no particular reason, with no card or anything else by way of explanation.
VaneFreja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WTF.... And I'm sitting here as a home-tanner and wondering if it would even be acceptable to use home-tanned sheep skins (as in done, nice and sof and fluffy) as gifts, because they smell of sheep..
Th4nny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got white sidewalk chalk wrapped in duct tape... maybe it should be called blacktop chalk at that point actually
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TI-92 graphing calculator for graduating HS. My college rented them from the book store and I only needed 2 math classes. My brother got a canoe and my sister a violin.
Fuck math I need a boat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me a calendar last year
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"At least I think it was last year. But how to know?!"
janus1969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first mistake once bought herself a sewing machine on my birthday. Not surprising, but she told me the whole story of how she went to buy ME a birthday present and instead bought herself a present. I pointed out to her that, absent the story, I would've been just fine, but the story just highlighted her narcissism.
PM_ME_FOR_SMALLTALK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, I usually get good gifts, but my ex girlfriend gets the worst from her grandmother each year
When my ex was 13 she snuck out of the house and some guy picked her up and raped her.
She's 20 now, but every year since then her grandmother gets her a box of condoms and a card telling her to keep her legs shut "you whore"
bucketofno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave my sister in law a $300 Kitchenaid mixer last year...I got a pair of shoes that were her size and a 2XL sweater...I wear a large. ๐ค๐ค
shisk7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was a kid my uncle gave me a "Learn to Play Harmonica" kit that came with an instructional book, DVD, and a book of songs to learn. I was excited until I read "Harmonica not included" on the box. Never ended up buying one
runehamster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For years, for birthdays and Christmas, my grandmother would give me old library editions of kids' biographies she got when the school she worked at would get rid of them. They smelled like mold and must. I read them out of guilt.
She would put them in those cardboard clothes boxes you can buy with Christmas patterns. She would then gather up the little cardboard boxes, and I'd get the same boxes the next year with more books in them.
I'll guarantee I dislike more historical figures than you do, but only for stupid made-up events from their fictionalized childhoods.
Edit: I thought people might be curious. They were mostly from this series: http://www.simonandschuster.com/series/Childhood-of-Famous-Americans/books
bashe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my Uncle waited till Christmas Eve to go shopping for presents. The only place he could find open was a grocery store. He gave me a five pound bag of sugar.
lilgrassfairy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my sisters gift was looking a little light. So my mom asks if there is anything else we can add to make it better. I got this bright idea to put this candle inside. The candle had been sitting on the basement stairs for at least 5 years, and my mom actually thought it was a good idea. So when my sister did open the gift she was not upset but pretty disappointed.
JRQuigley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Copy pasted from a previous thread a while back:
When I was 15, I had the chance to go see Rush and Primus in concert.. 90-91 ish..
My mother told that I could go for my 16th birthday, but that it would ruin ALL the plans she had for my big 16th birthday. So I packed my bags and went on that guilt trip.. and did NOT go to the Rush concert.
Day of my birthday, we're walking through Costco, she gives me $35 and says that she was going to get me a briefcase, but decided to just give me the cash..
Still the biggest letdown...
Still have yet to see Rush live.. and I'm 41 now..
sob
(if anyone has a hookup, I'd gladly take an autograph or even a phone call from them.. specially lately been listening to 2112 a lot lol)
ExoticsForYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
queenofthepoopyparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh my top two worst gifts ever. My siblings/husband still laugh about these. First one was from my aunt, she gave me a pack of paper napkins, they were Christmas themed at least I guess. The second stellar gift was from my dad. I was about 12 and he bought me Space Jam themed pencils and a pencil cup. Space Jam came out when I was 9, so that was cool. It definitely looked like they were for sale 3 years ago too. Super faded, dusty etc. Honestly I have no idea where he even found them. The question that still goes through my mind is how they came to the conclusion that a kid wants old shitty school supplies and napkins for Christmas?!
Edit: Oh yeah, one time I also got 3 Japanese porn magazines participating in a secret santa. Gotta love holidays.
mindspyk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awhile ago I had a job at a tiny startup of about 8 people, but was growing quickly and is now quite successful. At the time, I was by far the lowest "level" employee at the company, but we had a company-wide gift exchange, which due to the size of the company, included the CEO.
I barely made over minimum wage, but for the gift exchange I put in a 6-pack of craft beer and a gift certificate to the restaurant/brewery I got the beer from, probably $40 all together which isn't much but quite a bit for me at the time.
Come time for the exchange, a few others had put in similar thought out gifts, but some of the gifts were essentially free "swag" from conferences/meetups/other companies that sales and the exec staff were attending. It was anonymous round-robin style of exchange, with steals (white elephant I guess?), and I ended up with the equivalent of a desk fidget spinner thing with some crappy now defunct startup logo on it.
I think, "whatever it's all in good fun, who cares", and move on, it was definitely funny to the other employees in the exchange. I found out later free swag was the CEO's contribution to the gift exchange. I later left the company, and threw that thing in the trash.
Micotu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Box of toothbrushes and toothpastes from my Grandfather for xmas. 3 years in a row. Everyone else got normal gifts. I was in dental school.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe every dentist in history has experienced this, and that's why we all get a free sample on our way out.
killerz7770 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister's ex-husband kept hyping me up, telling me he waited 6 hours in line to buy me a PS3.
Come Christmas, I two massive boxes...
First box was Shrek Operation... Second box... was a rock and coal.
He laughed at me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my sister got a baloon with a smily face on as a birthday present.
babette13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I collect animal skulls. My friend found a Halloween decoration of a human skull with rat teeth in a goodwill for $1 and bought it for me. She doesn't understand it's not at all what my collection is for but she was so happy to give it to me so now I hide it and bring it out before she comes over every time. It's been about four years
KonquerorK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
11 years old and my grandparents got me a book on manners. When I was 13 they got me a bike soo, no hard feelings ;D
The manners book wasn't all bad; I now know how to eat with 15 pieces of silverware (:
paulyboy327 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend got me a greasy old fashioned donut because it was my favorite donut from DD... It wasn't.
meticulous_max ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Human Clay by Creed
IceStar3030 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Nuthin'! I got fookin nuthin'!"
terranq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soap on a rope from my dads mom when I was 12
squornshellous_zeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen from my mom. Just a pen.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my last birthday, my mom gave me a 5 gallon bucket. Literally, a regular old contractor's 5 gallon bucket. My brother got a new dining room table and chairs.
blackoutboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A frog. A fucking frog with a mini tank setup. From my girlfriend. On Christmas. Not once did I ever elude to wanting a frog. He died immediately. RIP Arrow.
Wait. No. My first girlfriend gifted me my empty Incubus CD case back and a bag of Raisinettes for our anniversary right before she dumped me.
Oloff_Hammeraxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This'll likely get buried but I got a double doozey.
When I was around 16 I was very suddenly sent a couple states over to live with my Dad who had recently popped back into my life. Apparently many people on that side of my family either forgot about me or something because I got some horrible gifts that Christmas in the sense that nothing would be better because at least it would be honest. I remember going over to my trailer trash step-mom's parents house where I was given an old stocking full of things from around their roach infested home. I recall them taking everything out one by one and telling me how useful that dented and dusty bottle of shaving cream was, and how a pen from a bank is for school. Also the expired packet of ramen was a nice touch. After this disappointing reminder that I was the Christmas Afterthought of the year, we went to my uncle's place. There, I was given an empty wine bag from inside of a boxed wine, and I was assured it was a camping pillow. It still smelled like cheap booze. I didn't care about getting anything, and honestly getting nothing would have been much better than these half-assed attempts to save face.
Good times.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never thought of re-purposing those bladders as camping pillows! Thank your trashy relatives for me!
Oloff_Hammeraxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be sure to rinse it out unless you enjoy hobo fumes.
FEMXIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex wife's Grandma was batshit crazy. One Christmas I got a plastic food box with a cheese grater attachment, a 2B pencil (used), and 7 elastic bands.
Zainox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma used to give me and my brothers glittered Pinecones every year for Christmas.
kthxbrit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my dad once bought me a digital camcorder for my birthday that had to stay at his house, that I couldn't use unless he was there to supervise me, I didn't live at his house... He bought a camcorder for himself and basically let me play with it on christmas
AgentWashingtub1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa among a group of friends, I didn't get a gift on the night of the exchange and it turned out me ex had gotten me. A couple of days later I was at her house and she hands me a wrapped gift, it was a travel make-up kit she had clearly dug out of her cupboard. I'm a man and she found it hilarious giving a man some make-up but I was just flabbergasted that someone would not bother to put any effort in and then give a last minute "joke" gift in private.
Skippy8898 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 or 15 I got a full body underwear...in Pink. Needless to say a lot of laughs were had but I didn't find it particularly funny.
Averen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fishing reel. Not even the rod, just reel. And I hate fish/fishing.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing they didn't include the rod then!
donkertjie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single bar of heavily aromatic soap, because they bought a whole bunch to give out as gifts. Heavy fragrances make me sick. This person will thrift shop for gifts and expect something nice from retail in return. They got my sister a framed Titanic poster the found in an alley way years ago and they still manage to get butt-hurt if we aren't excited for what they bring us. I'm related to a racoon, I swear.
ETA: They also gave me a singular, un-used, 12-year-old disposable diaper/nappy in a sandwich baggy for my daughter. I'm fine w/ 2nd hand, but one disposable diaper/nappy does not go far (and my daughter was too big for it any way).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle/aunt in law went to Vietnam and brought me a carton of cigarettes from the airport. I don't smoke cigarettes. Each pack has bold lettering saying "SMOKING KILLS"
Godzillarex77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great Aunt gave me a freaking pop up dinosaur book for my 15th birthday
1adog1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really that bad in comparison to many on here, but one of my neighbors for my high-school graduation gave me a $20 check that was from a canceled bank account and ended up costing me $25 in fees.
It could've been an accident, but they never really socialized with the rest of the neighborhood and didn't exactly like me when I was younger, so who knows :(
pamonhas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little, my richer older cousin came to visit the US from abroad. I let her sleep in my bed for over a week, while I slept in a shitty barely-there mattress on the floor. But hey, that's how you treat guest, specially if they are family.Then she left our house/state to go to Disneyland, which was my dream place to visit, but my family was too poor to pay for me to go with her. She came back after week to spend another week at my house/my bed, before going back to her country.
She brought me a present from Disneyland though: A used nail clipper.
sadstarlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aluminum hand juicer.
stephanieallard67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once i was at my ex's moms for christmas and they had a white elphant game going. I got a box that was full of not just trash, the bathroom trash. Earwax covered qtips, body hair and all.
TaylorKun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my mom gave my husband and I a kitty litter box.
Hydrogeology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a birthday near Christmas. One year, I got a birthday/Christmas card.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got invited to my first birthday party when I was 10 years old. I grew up in the poor neighborhood but went to a rich school. My family couldn't afford to get a proper gift, but my mom did find an old birthday card and tapped a $2 coin to it. I gave it to my friend and it became the joke among my friends for the cheapest gift.
Kkleinsorge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa gift exchange in 6th grade, boys had boys and girls had girls. All of the boys were hockey fans, and it was understood that the gift to give would be hockey related, most likely a pack or two of trading cards. I got the kid who gave a USED coffee mug. Iโm ten, I didnโt even drink coffee. Looking back now, the kids parents were poor and Iโm sure he was embarrassed, but at the time I was devastated.
wests_tigers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
guardianmadball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13 years old. Birthday. Excitement. Joy. Bedsheets. At least I had enough tears that night to justify replacing the sheets
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
13's a great age to start getting "welcome to reality" gifts. That's when I started getting tool boxes and slippers and such.
sunburn95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother, who had come out as gay about a year ago
My family had a (not so) secret Santa and my brother got our very christian aunt and uncle who lived on the other side of the country. The present he got was clearly some free promo shirt for some obscure internet security business and a shitty recorder, as in the instrument, but a $5 looking one you get from a cheap shit shop.
Definitely looked like they just had a quick rummage through their garage, boxed up some junk and sent it across as a fuck you
NTRedmage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cold dollar burger shortly after my HS graduation followed by a "get the fuck out of my house". Nothing says success like immediate homelessness!
blue_lagoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends from college invited me to his Secret Santa party at his parents' house, since we were also from the same hometown. I was stoked to be there because he was mutual friends with another friend that I'd had in high school, and we'd fallen out of touch, so I was excited to see them both.
The gift exchange was one of those where everyone brings in their gift and sits in the circle, then one person takes a gift from the pile and opens it. The next person can steal that gift or pick another gift from the pile. The game goes around in a circle until everyone has a gift. For this gift exchange, the limit was $50. I had felt generous and had bought an expensive box of See's candy, and it was fun watching it get fought over.
When it came to my turn, I felt like being nice and picked out an unwrapped gift. It was a wine rack. Something I didn't really want, but I was happy to have because it looked pretty cool. I put it under my chair and the game continued. A girl a few seats down from me stole my wine rack, which I was okay with. She really wanted that thing.
Second turn, I opened a new gift, and this time I got a Starbucks mug with a $40 gift card inside, which I was happy to get. I put that under my chair and the game continued.
This other girl, who was at the time a huge Starbucks fiend, screamed at me to stop hiding the Starbucks mug and that everyone should see what I'd gotten. She asked the person next to her to steal her gift and she stole my Starbucks mug. Okay, whatever, you need it more than I do.
I ended up receiving the last gift in the unopened pile. It was small, about the size of a softball, and rather soft. Was it a t-shirt? I opened it up.
It was a single clean baby diaper, with a very small bottle of knock-off pepto bismol inside. The whole room erupted in laughter. I'd rarely felt so embarrassed to get such a shitty gift.
I laughed it off at first, but man did that hurt. I snuck out of the party soon after, only after having taken a few unopened bottles of beer home with me as well.
zillareaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my mother gave me a dead bird. In a box.
ThrowAwayAndCambria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started dating this girl about five months before Christmas. When December came her grandparents sent out gifts and thoughtfully included me as well.
It was a Ripley's Believe It Or Not Book. I was twenty-five.
jasteez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tower records gift card, last year
SleepIsForChumps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a notepad and some dollar store magnets from my mother in law. Made worse? These were kid magnets and notepad. I was late mid to late 20s. She's cuntasaurus.
bebopayan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex had no sense of what to actually give me for bdays or xmas. She once got me me a S t shirt of megaman, to be fair I do like megaman, but I wear L and we had been living together for a year. She said she'd exchange it to get the right size, and never again I heard from it.
That was probably the best of the worst gifts, others include multiple calendars (which I never even bothered to open), a small whiteboard, and small things like that, notebooks, etc.
Funny thing is that she'd buy sometimes cool stuff for me when it was nothing special. I still have and hold dear a cool cats coffee mug she once just saw and got me. It was the xmas and bday presents that were just so random and weird.
Araneophagous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two things stick out to me. One was me being a shitty kid and one was actually shitty.
When I was 13 my sister was 17. In theory she would be moving out soon. So for Christmas my dad got her a massive set of really nice towels. Being an asshole 13 year old I start laughing hysterically. Literally pointing and laughing because she got towels, how boring. Until I saw my dads face and the identical box sitting in front of me. I am tearing up just thinking about how defeated he looked. And god, I still feel like shit every time I use those towels.
Actual shit gift was a $10 petco giftcard for my 21st bday from my mom. Wouldnโt have even bothered me if my sister didnโt get an all expenses paid week vacation in Hawaii for her 21st.
Cook_croghan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life...
ViciousKitty615 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year... (or, it could have actually been Valentines Day) my husband bought me a plethora of meaningful gifts.... and Tag Away. For those of you that don't know what that is, it's an ointment you put on skin tags so they fall off over a period of time. I thought it was really funny that he got it (even though I feel as if I should have been offended), but I've never even opened it. I got a good laugh out of it, but it was for sure the worst gift I've ever gotten.
thelittlegnome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend is a die-hard Eagles fan and is really not a fan of the Seahawks. His mom knows nothing about football. She went shopping and bought him about 3 boxes of Eagles ornaments and she was so excited about it. She handed him these. He explained that this was the wrong team. Her response "Well they're both birds, what's the difference?"
Chrisbubb55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother gave my brother and I a tube sock full of pennies...We were teenagers so we decided to play "Homey Don't Play That!" My brother got knocked the F... out!
tonyprent22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is notorious for giving the WORST gifts. We all think she just picks random stuff throughout the year and then packages them up. This has been a thing for several years. But while the family usually gets terrible gifts, significant others generally get mildly okay gifts.
So my brother started dating this girl a year and a half ago. Moving into Christmas we all had our annual "What shit gifts will we get this year talk" all the while telling his gf that in all likelihood she'll make out just fine, that significant others usually get okay gifts.
So fast forward to grandma's christmas party and we are all opening gifts and the gf is there. Typical stuff, as expected. She goes and opens her nicely wrapped box and we are all expecting a nice sweater or some nice-ish piece of clothing. Nope. A plain black hat, with a velcro backing. Probably the WORST gift I've ever witnessed her give to someone.
DukeSwanky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
LePete100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a gift exchange with all of the family at Christmas. Pick a wrapped present and it's yours. We draw numbers to determine the order picking. I ended up with a popcorn popping machine. Sorry, when microwave popcorn was invented I got rid of my machine. Obviously regifted, I smiled and took it home. And dumped it in the trash.
RectangularRadish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say it was the worst per say.... But just really horrible timing.
My high school boyfriend of over a year and I were getting ready to move out on our own (we were both 18+ at the time) and so I had asked for house items that we would need when we moved out.
3 days before Christmas he breaks up with me.
Christmas morning I ended up in tears and apologizing to my mom. I did let her know how much I appreciated the gifts, but it was just the timing of it all that sorta ruined it for me at that time.
Ended up using them a few months later when I moved out with my best friend.
Gswansso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my girlfriends relatives was given a bic pen and an apple as a gift for being in the bridal party at his friends wedding that he had to fly out to San Francisco for.
PittsburghJon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt regularly buys me sunglasses.
But I have a bad vision problem and can only see when I wear my prescription glasses.
theflibster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Liquorice, I hate the bloody stuff and every year I get some for Christmas from my parents. Too British to tell them itโs god awful:(
wlhrh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A student gave me a koozie for my apples.
AddLuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got female Mickey Mouse (Minnie) socks in a kids size.
I was a 14 year old male
OMsMom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 everyone in my family bought me a scented candle. I had 5 scented candles....and chapstick from my stocking....
gigglian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol! I have a relation that while shopping told me she gets people she hates scented candles. I got a scented candle from her that year... not sure if she forgot she told me that or if she wanted me to know she hates me.
Jokerx91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two $5 iTunes gift card for a $35 minimum office secret Santa exchange.
lcbug78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beer pong set from my father in law- i was 8 months pregnant.
101_honey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my aunt gave me a handheld sudoku machine that we had given her the previous year at a company party
still better than what she gave my sister: a broken ourdoor thermometer
nineball22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad gift per se, but I๏ธ remember when dragon ball z budokai 2 came out I๏ธ really wanted it and my mom told me she was gonna buy it for me for Christmas. So on Christmas I๏ธ was really excited to see a dvd box shaped gift. I๏ธ unwrapped it and.... Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets on dvd with bonus features.... I๏ธ was pissed. I๏ธ still donโt know how that ended up happening.
lovely-dark-and- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The kind someone else buys you when they want it for themselves. That's why I'm now the owner of a .22 rifle and a glass topped office desk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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lovely-dark-and- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's one I was never taught. Makes sense, though. They're the only one that uses the .22... I was insulted when they bought me the desk though, because I had specifically said I didn't want a desk.
katatonos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish my wife didn't like guns... I could never get away with "here this is for... you." She'd love it and I'd need permission to use it :D
luke_07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Rainbowroadeasymode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 15 my Mother wasnโt the most mentally stable person. She gave me 3 large bags of socks and underwear from Macyโs unwrapped for Christmas. Luckily all the tags were left on so I returned it for $120 of store credit. I remember the sales person and how mad they were processing that pile of disappointment
WellWhyTheFudgeNot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister was once given a drum kit and a keyboard for Christmas and I was given a harmonica. Gutted because I wanted a Kazoo.
RDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents on my father's side gave us little boxes of Lifesaver candy. Nothing else. Other grandkids got real gifts. Turns out, later, I find out I'm a bastard and not one of their blood. Guess they knew that. They hated my mom for tricking Bill into marrying her.
By the time we were 12, we just left them under the tree and didn't take them home.
BananaWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Positive test strip
enragedlemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A large bag of nuts and a nutcracker. I'm allergic to nuts.
TheDeeB11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit I was gonna say "That's awesome!" until I read the allergy
ceefitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An exercise medicine ball from my grandma. It's not really her fault, my parents were really ashamed I was overweight in high school so they told her to get me exercise equipment.
dankmemesbygod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once in a secret santa at school, I had my mom get a bag filled with candy and toys. The kid who got my gift gave me an unwrapped snack size bag of almonds (contained about three), which he ate after I left them on my desk for a moment.
naynaynaynaynaynay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my young 20s when the bf at the time asked what I wanted for my bday, I said something fun or sweet - just a letter from you would be great! (I wanted to hear his feelings lol). When I opened the wrapped present, it was inside a toaster oven box so I laughed thinking we're off to a good start...but, it was actually the toaster oven. He was serious - thought it was a great gift because "he loves his toaster oven so much".
Broke up with him shortly after...not because of the toaster oven, it just wasn't the 'hottest' relationship, you could say. Sold it in a garage sale and have not ever wanted one since.
If you turn your toaster on its side, it's a toaster oven.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad you didn't leave him for the toaster, but I'm sad you don't understand how awesome toaster ovens are.
naynaynaynaynaynay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $20 toaster oven is something you can buy for yourself, on a Wednesday, or on Amazon. I do hope he's out there making someone happy with their combined toaster oven love.
socraticmethod88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a play-doh set from our estranged uncle at age 15
thafezz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad got a gallon of milk from my great grandmother one time. Only two days left til expiration.
Ja2my2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend received dish soap from her mother in law hahaha
OzziEric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gameboy with no game
pzych- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pillow with a speaker in it... even ants wouldn't hear anything from it!
darkestPixel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pencils
thesalmonfisher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a shark-pillow.
Morganharmony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandad has 20 grandchildren if your not one of the first 6 born he forgets your name. He would write a list of all our names and ages and take the list to the department store and they would pick the gifts out for us all at Christmas. Well my name is a unisex name and I am a female. One christmas I got a lego batman PC game when I didn't even have a computer, Another year I got a Nickelodeon Gak Splat ball ๐ All my cousins got barbies and things like that I was guttered. He made up for it and bought me jewelery for my birthdays though. No more presents now though im too old and there are more great grandchildren being born.
EmperorDalek91011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For 3 years in a row, I had to go back to school on my birthday after winter break
CookieM0n5ter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its so funny that a lot of peoples 'worst' presents are only because someone else got something better than themselves. Really shows how egocentric people are. It doesn't matter what they get as long as they get more than someone else. Otherwise its 'crap' lmao.
Netla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A piece of squishy liver sausage I got in a secret Santa exchange when I was a teenager.
ThePiemaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year all I got for Christmas was a length of rope.
kkjr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th birthday my father got me a printer/scanner. He meant well but couldn't understand why I wasn't thrilled.
GodofWitsandWine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 13. My grandmother gave me a girdle for "my fat behind". I was NOT over-weight at the time.
N4pkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas, I got 3 pesos and a $5 phone card from my grandparents. That year was 2015.
HDWendell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My spouse got me a t-shirt for our anniversary. It turns out it was the "get one free" of the sale.
TandBusquets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a book called child dianetics when I was around 11-12 years old as a birthday gift. I didn't know what Scientology was at the time but the book was weird and boring as shit so I stopped reading it.
He speaks primarily Spanish and knows very little English so I kinda wanted to attribute it to not knowing any better. I discovered over the years that He definitely has some shit written by L Ron Hubbard that's in Spanish though. He's either a dumbass pseudointellectual(he reads about Dostoevsky and Nietzsche so this could very well be it) who doesn't know what dianetics is or he's a dumbass closet Scientologist.
I_CRY_WHEN_JIZZING ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for my birthday my friend gave me her old, broken case for a Note 4. I had a Note 5 and she knew this.
Titan67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An excercise bike I never asked for as a 15 year old. Yeah I was a fat boy those days Mom but that was not the way to inspire confidence in your teenager. I wasnโt even obese, just overweight.
Nickisout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one Christmas my family exchanged gifts with another family. We bought an Xbox 360 for the son and an iPod Touch for the daughter. They gave my sister a $20 digital camera. They literally forgot about me and just gave me a leftover Coffee Crisp bar from Halloween (the really small kind). At least that's my favourite chocolate bar! ๐
A1t2o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time, I got an electric ice scraper. It had a heater coil that was meant to be held over the windshield and melt the ice. A hair dryer would have worked better.
xHerroImYerrox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, for Christmas, I got a Picture of a laptop that I was going to be given.
The next month my dad got a new laptop because his old one didnโt have a big enough screen. Sold the old one.
I never got the laptop. At least I still had the picture though.
sullyDK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Best-worst gift here.
When I was celebrating 2 years of sobriety, my friends presented me with a My Little Pony gift bag, with pink stuffing paper inside of it. Inside the bag was a package of 5 Walgreens-brand white T-shirts, a large tub of petroleum jelly, and a package of magnum sized condoms.
Needless to say, they had a great time watching me open it. Greatest, worst, gift package Iโve ever recieved - friends are awesome.
Edit: It may not have been a My little pony bag - but it was some kind of girly kids theme. Maybe barbie? Canโt remember
mamajt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I'd check out this thread for hilarious stories but now I'm just reliving all the crappy gifts I've given people over the years and cringing super hard. Sorry fam.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha a bar of soap when I was 7 shaped like a teddy bear. I hated it
TomarikFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First Christmas with my ex's family I got portable toilet. It was a 5 gallon pickle bucket from her mom's work, with a lid/seat.
I thought it was a gag gift... It wasn't
MrDangerWaffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For everyone one of my birthdays my Aunt and Uncle would sent me a birthday card and 2 dollars up until I was 21.
ipeeonstuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A VHS of the Deer Hunter when I was 5 yr old.
Dog_hair_in_my_beer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super late, but I got a ironing board for my wedding. I was alittle salty. Also, my aunt a couple weeks before the wedding asked if she really had to stick to the registry, I told her money was awesome and always welcome and it seemed like she agreed. We got some bizarre china with random birds and shit. No idea what to do with either, really.
YourXenocide1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I posted this somewhere else but here goes, I got a tube of chapstick for my 16th birthday from my aunt. One tube. And a small one at that. It would have been fine I guess if it had been bigger, more than one, or some sort of specialty stick but it wasn't. And to add insult to injury she told me that it was "for when you kiss a girl for the first time" and busted out laughing. She was the only one laughing. She is not well liked by the rest of the family.
ttam281 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my wife. When she was 15, she got a grocery bag of loose, out of package, possibly preowned thongs from her grandma. Grandma said wife was "the only person she knew that wore that kind of thing".
eh_dub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boxing gloves. I๏ธ was hoping for an engagement ring.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth
peanutbutterklormps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was dating this jerk and we didnโt get along. He got me a shirt that said โMay your words be as sweet as honey should the day come when you have to eat them.โ
MetaByte7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's friends who I didn't know showed up at my 9th birthday at my cousin's house. One of them gave me some stupid game I had no interest in for a console I didn't have, and the other gave me a book on how to lose weight. I ended up spending the rest of that night in my mom's car crying.
The_Eraser123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I often only ask for money for Birthdays and Christmas presents but my close family often get me little cheapy gifts to make sure I have something to open. I can't complain cus obviously, the presents were going to be cheap. So, the whole previous year I had been bugging my dad to buy a deep fat frier cus our old one broke and they just wouldn't buy a new one. When my birthday rolled up, I was told to open the presents in a specific order. The first was no joke, a potato. The second was a bottle of oil. The third was a deep fat frier
Dankwhalez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On Christmas Eve itโs a tradition for my dad to pass out one gift to everyone that we open before Christmas Day. A few years ago instead of passing out gifts he died instead. Worst Christmas gift ever.
oceanbiscuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen. A single gel pen. Great Christmas thanks aunty caroline.
Emily_MI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does life count?
Aguy30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my 20's my girlfriend gave me socks.... When I was in my late 20's my girlfriend that I had been with for 4 years gave me socks for the 4th year running but this time they had superheroes on them.... In my 30's my wife gave me socks.... My first Christmas with the WHOLE of my wife's side I got socks from my inlaws....
I don't like socks....
bostonbruins922 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a secret santa at work last year. The suggestion for how much to spend was $20-$25. I gave the person I got a $25 gift card to a local coffee shop because they go there almost every morning and get a coffee. I thought it was a solid little gift that they would use and appreciate. The person that got me gave me a coin holder that looks like a coffee mug (one of those ones for travel) and a pen that has a screwdriver in the back end. The coin holder counts your coins for you and lets you know how much is in it. This function stopped working almost immediately. The pen has next to no ink in it and the screwdriver is never going to get used at my desk job. Both of these items were for sure bought at a dollar store or something along those lines and could not have cost more than $10 total...
Snasty728 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A long sleeved Virginia Tech shirt. Iโm a life long University of Virginia fan and I hate the Hokies with all of my guts. And the uncle that gave it to me wasnโt trolling either; he didnโt know whether I like VT or UVA. I immediately forgave him, but I still get angry thinking about it. Go hoos!
A_Dog_Lover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 10$ app store gift card. I dont use apple devices.
yerfdoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my girlfriend of three years a fancy gold watch with diamonds around the face. She got me a rolling pin and some mixed nuts.
Crappy gift but worth it for a funny story. We broke up about a month later.
childofsaturn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
dactr45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 years old my family and some family friends did a white elephant gift exchange around Christmas time. My family bought a few new board games and LEGO sets as gifts, so I was pretty excited to get something like that as well. I ended up getting the first pick of the gift exchange and went for a small but heavy box. When I opened it I saw that I received 150 wooden pencils....not even Ticonderoga brand. Of course no one wanted to trade gifts with me so I ended up with the pencils. 11 year old me was pretty sad to see the other familysโ children playing with their LEGOs.
The last time I checked my parents still had about 100 of those pencils left in their cupboard.
noisyturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once asked for a Game Gear and instead got a Tiger Handheld Land Of The Lost game. Ruined my life.
RaspberryDaydream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 10th birthday, my grandfather gifted me a (used (by him)) electric blanket. My dad and step mom got me a beach towel (we lived in the mountains). We don't talk anymore.
pkr505 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coupon to Red Robin. No joke.
blurbblarg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years in a row I got an ages 5+ gift from my aunt. One was a body art sparkle pen set, the other was a toy monkey that makes sounds when you touch it, blow on it, etc. ... I'm 25
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-brother and sister got me Supernova on VHS for Christmas one year for no explainable reason. I wasn't even close to them and I don't even like science fiction. To this day I am still confused as to why it happened.
FranstertheFranstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Christmas after my parents died when I was 20, I spent the holiday weekend with an Aunt and Uncle on my dads side (they are extremely fortunate and have a 4 mill house on the California coast) because I donโt have any family near me. Christmas morning I got like socks and some makeup....and had a Walmart bought stocking filled with some candy and little lotions as well, yes. Not horrible, BUT we spent the rest of the day looking for matching stockings because they had a new member joining their family for Christmas - not me - they got four matching stockings for themselves, their daughter, and their new Christmas addition: her new fiancรฉ. I got to keep the Walmart stocking. They did not even offer to buy my $400 plane ticket I had to purchase to spend it with them....which would have been 800 times a better present.....
I DID NOT NEED LITTLE GENERAL NOVELTY GIFTS I NEEDED TO FEEL LOVED AND A PART OF SOMETHING
DeepSpaceWhine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me the cheapest, tackiest bubble fish lamp possible that I threw out immediately. He probably bought it at LIDL or something. It's not because he doesn't care, it's because he doesn't work and can't get around much due to having a chronic illness. So not only was a really crappy gift to receive that was worse than nothing, it also made me sad about my dad's condition.
blackseaoftrees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chickenpox on my 16th birthday.
2Chainz218 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got last years calendar from her sister in law.
Lynnication ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but anyway. When we were younger we'd celebrate Christmas at our grandparents house and they'd usually have the tree decorated by the time we arrived. For context; this was still within the timeframe of us (me and my brother) believing in the equivalent of santa (Christkind where we're from). So we arrive at the house and rush to the tree and find the decorations consisting of coal and potatoes wrapped in Aluminium foil instead of chocolate. This is what "bad" kids are warned of in the weeks before Christmas - be good or you'll only get coal etc. We were really confused and I remember asking my (very pissed off) mother if we'd been bad (there was even a letter saying we had been bad, bad kids). We hadn't of course, and she proceeded to turn the very unfunny joke of my grandparents into a game of us redecorating the tree reeeeaaally fast. It was one of the last christmases we spent there - it's a good thing we have such a great mom who tore into her parents when we were out of ear-shot ;)
pr0t0cl0wn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to hate it when I got socks as a present as a kid, worst possible gift ever. Full on temper tantrum and just horror. I absolutely love getting socks as an adult though, funny how that flipped around
Quartz_X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
hidazfx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a nice and reliable laptop that wouldnโt break down for schoolwork one year, and thank you to mom and dad I got one. The only issue is, it was a Chinese knockoff. I donโt blame mom and dad for wanting to save money since they arenโt that tech savvy. The laptop broke within a week of having it, so I got a free replacement under warranty. Then after a few months of having the replacement, I set a BIOS password on the laptop in case it got stolen at school. After school was over, I removed the BIOS password and follow the instruction to reboot. The computer reboots and instantly asks for the BIOS password that I had previously removed. I tried all the passwords I ever used and none worked, I even tried some backdoors that were listed online. Extremely pissed off, I called customer support and they told me it was my fault and would not send me yet another unit. Called back a month later, and the same woman told me the same thing.
Chizy67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got engaged and a friend of my father gave us a big box with lovely wrapping. When opened days later it was found to be a towel in a box that was stinking of damp and had clearly been found up their loft. He had free drink all night and dinner for him and his wife for free as well. Cheap skate bastard
_ShotgunJoe_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every birthday, my grandpa sends me an In-n-Out gift card that is the exact price of a #2 combo.
Which means he goes in and asks to put $6.71 exactly on a single card.
Fun fact: Whenever he and my grandma fight, when she sends me $20 dollars, he sends me $40. I'm glad my birthdays are used for spite.
Xanius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got gonorrhea from an ex on his birthday.
mhastings22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was always pretty distant to me and my brothers. She would send us cards for our birthdays but she would literally just write our name at the top and sign the bottom, never anything personal, just let the card do the talking. Occasionally she would send gifts too, like stuffed animals or a t-shirt.
Once I turned about 12 or 13, my grandma got pissed that we never saw her or something, she lived in FL, we did not. So she decided to say screw it and stopped sending us gifts. About a year or two later the cards stopped coming too.
Then, my freshman year of college, its December and my mom texts me and says my grandma sent me a box. But only to me, not my mom, not my dad (her son), and not either of my brothers. Just me. I wasn't close to her, or even closer than anyone else in the family.
So Christmas morning comes and I open the box and it's a wooden troll doll. Nothing else. No description, no reason why she sent it or why she sent it to me. Just a wooden troll.
We put it on the counter for a couple hours but it was creepy so we threw it out. Haven't gotten a gift from her since. One of my brothers recently visited her and she had thrown out all the pictures of my family in her house (she's separated from my grandpa), and only kept one of the black profile pictures of me and my brothers. Not sure what caused the falling out, but we don't talk to her much.
Chinoiserie91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my brother got 100โฌ every year for both Christmas and birthdays form our grandparents. Which was oviously nice. The issue is that my mom took them and said she was saving them for us. I though we would get them back when we older and she was putting them on savings account. Turns out she meant she was saving them for some holidays we both disliked because she took them as gifts for the family. Our grandparents always told us they did not know what to get us so we thought the money was ours. If she had at least told she was using them beforehand it would not have been that bad but I was really annoyed to discover I didn't have the money I thought I had.
LoraxTheMighty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bit late to the party but my parents took me off being grounded as a gift. They grounded me for โhackingโ the net at home when really they were just shit at setting security, all I needed was the same length of password or some shit because I didnโt guess their actual one.
Casper56789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Simply_giggles2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My S/O got me a case for a sewing machine and a tackle box to organize all my sewing stuff in...but I don't own a sewing machine and I only have 3 different kinds of thread and 2 needles. 2 years later and I'm still thinking it was a joke and anytime now he'll show up with a sewing machine or something to explain that terrible Christmas gift.
catclawdojo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Full length grey hooded nightgown with a pocket in the front and drawstring at the bottom. From my boyfriends mother. I get it, you donโt want us having sex.
slashdotnot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12/13 we stayed with friends around my birthday, and my friends Mum gave me a cinema gift card as a birthday present.
The next day she took my friend and I out to the cinema... and asked if I would be ok with using my gift card. I obliged, my friend was deeply embarrassed.
Hoosteen_juju003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This might sound stupid but on black friday when I was a kid they showed me a salespaper with dvds that were for sale and asked if I liked the movie 300. I responded with "No, 300 sucks balls!" Guess what one of my presents was Christmas morning.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
step grandma gave me one of those rabbit fur puffballs you hang on your purse... the same year i went vegan and she even claimed it was vegan friendly despite being made of real rabbit.
Pod6ResearchAsst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I spent a while typing out a long story leading up to this, but I figured no one would read it. If anyone is interested, I'd be happy to share more.
Batman Bubble Bath from my shitty aunt.
StickyRiceLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First aid kit for my car. I didn't own a car. I was 14.
Three-Of-Seven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a watch, that came from a Burger King kids meal...
DisturbingLullaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gave me a big box of empty Pez dispensers when I was 12 or 13. The worst part about it was that they weren't clean and it had chew marks from their dog (or kid idk) on them.
mawacki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a VHS copy of "Get Shorty" for Christmas that had to be returned to Blockbuster after I watched it.
pollutionmixes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
shamesister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My poor husband has an Xmas bday too. He buys gifts for a few people and absolutely asks for no gifts for him. He's really weird about Xmas and his birthday.
JimTheGiant53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie version) t-shirt. I like her, but no way in hell would I wear a shirt like that. To make it worse, it was a size too small. For a guy shaped like a mashed potato, this is a big deal, though I know my sister had good intentions. I still have it and only wear it when it's just us and it's time to call it a night.
Deftallica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a great aunt on my fathers side that got me Fruit of the Loom underwear for my birthday when I was younger. I donโt remember my age, but Iโve always been tall so Iโd moved on to menโs sizes. She got me kids size.
So as if underwear itself werenโt already a lame gift, they wouldnโt fit. I was in the next room and my father explained they wouldnโt fit to her. She went off. โHeโs a kid! Thatโs ridiculous! Menโs sizes?! Ridiculous!โ
Made me feel pretty ridiculed. Thankfully, I was never close to anyone on my fathers side. By the time we left her house I didnโt care anymore. I donโt think I ever saw her again after that.
vkbrian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents grounded me from playing video games for a year because I had to go to summer school. They gave me nothing but PlayStation games for Christmas and didn't let me play them.
SoundproofDiving ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my ex girlfriend a few pair of shoes and fancy clothes last christmas. I got a poop emoji and a mug with my first initial.. I donโt drink coffee.
StickyRiceLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a straight female. When I was 12 or 13, my dad gave me a shirt that said "FBI: Female Body Inspector."
dat1cuteness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know if this counts as a present but my elementary school P.E. teacher used to have a prize box where we could pick something out if we met fitness goals or got chosen as the student of the month. I just remember getting to pick something from the box one day and being super excited. All that he had in it were individually wrapped tic-tacs and leftover yearbook photos of himself... Sometimes there was dubble bubble gum or baseball cards but yeah I really lucked out that one time lol
loztriforce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but my deadbeat dad and I saw each other for a few minutes shortly after I graduated HS, when I was visiting other family members.
My graduation gift from him was a keychain with an alien spaceship. That was the only gift he had given me up to that point (that I can remember).
HalfDayHero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Minion car freshener. Couldn't have been a worse gift for me as I can't stand minions, it smelt bad and I get unnecessarily annoyed at people that hang stuff of their mirrors, obstructing their view of the road. Lol.
socialnoob23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a 30 dollar check written out to my mom for me. It was supposed to be a gift in a handwritten card for my baby shower congratulating my mother on me being pregnant with her grandson. Envelope had my name on it. This is why my kid will never be around my toxic family.
Dick fucking move, cunt of an aunt. Could've got baby stuff but nope because you look down on me you did that.
shelbyamonkeysuncle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I brought my (by marriage law and marriage) โauntโ a Christmas present one year (She hosts Christmas Eve for my motherโs side of the family every year at her house). IN FRONT OF MY FACE she says she didnโt get anything for me so she turns to her son (โcousinโ a year younger than me) and asks him to go get the socks so-and-so got her for Christmas. He does and she then proceeds to hand them to me and say โmerry Christmasโ.
_Volatile_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During our gift exchange in 7th grade soneone got me a cologne. What the fuck is a 12 year old supposed to do with cologne!?
TheGoodAg13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I come from a family that loves the outdoors. Myself included. One year for Christmas my grandparents got one of my cousins a top of the line chainsaw and the other cousin got a brand new compound hunting bow. I got a shoe rack... As a 16 year old male, I got a shoe rack. It wasn't even a good shoe rack. It was one of those crappy metal ones that clip together and only one pair of shoes fit on it because the rest were boots. They got to utilize a badass chainsaw to clear trails and go hunting... I got to organize my shoes.
TheShawnHiron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Autograph from Chris Benoit. I mean at the time it was pretty cool, but not so much a year later.
CostcoDogMom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school my family decided to go on a skiing trip in January. My mother decided this was an excellent time to give me new long johns. Just what every 13 year old girl wants for Christmas!
Another time I was opening my Christmas card (with a check in it) from my grandmother. I politely opened the card and looked at the message and the check and then closed it and moved on. Later on the plane ride home I asked my brother how much he had received from our grandmother and he said a number $100 more than me! My father confirmed that we in fact had received checks for different amounts of money. My father told me I could never bring it up to my grandmother. A few weeks later I got a teary phone call about it from her. She said she wrote mine first and then wrote my brother and cousins for different amounts. She felt so bad she sent me a check for an additional $200.
bcwashere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:51 on December 15, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You sound entitled, anything your poor Grandmama gave you should be cherished even $1. Tis the season to be grateful.
PhantomKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still haven't forgiven my brother for buying me a belt 3 sizes too big for me.
shiekdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two small flower vases that can fit like two stems of flowers.
mwellscubed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend at the time decided to dismantle her sister's broken laptop, put the motherboard on a felt lined display case, and do scotch tape rolls to pin the letters "UNREAL" to the middle of the board.
I told her she didn't have to get me anything, and I meant it. I'd much rather just not have had anything, at that point. I knew she wasn't rich or anything.
The display case itself was kinda nice (she lifted it from something else that was probably more worthy of being displayed), so after we broke up, I kept that part of it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once for my birthday, I received a bunch of nice button down shirts and slacks from my parents for my new job after I graduated college. I honestly didn't mind at the time, I needed some nice new dress clothes. It was the fact that they bought my sister a brand new car on the same day and gave it to her minutes after I opened my gifts that kind of detracted from the nice new clothes that I just received.
bbell11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received it from a friend.. It was certainly quality, I was just uneasy of what was to come.
Tiber11603 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my brother.
He was in 3rd grade a few years ago and his class was having a Secret Santa gift exchange. When the day came for him to receive his present, all he got was a card saying "Merry Christmas <name here>!". He was so pissed.
sanicho3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my crazy aunt literally gave me a taxidermy cat. It's fur was really soft at least.
Veeksvoodoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my stepmom threw me a 4 pack of AA batteries for my Gameboy (original) that I had bought with money I made washing cars, and said, "Here, Merry Christmas" and then left. Forever.
Coo-Kies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I've ever got was cheap Chocolate.
InCareBoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's easy, a shampoo...every christmas :(
alvy3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bro gave me a rock inside of a resued CVS gift bag my mom had lying around. I return Ed the rock to the backyard where he found it.
GlockGnarley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did an โasshole Christmasโ thing with an exโs family. We had to drive three states north to be there, which meant missing Christmas with my own family. Well, I got totally shafted during this and received and box of twigs from the yard with a note inside that said โunfinished furnitureโ. Like, har fucking har. It was from his grandpa and he DEMANDED that I pack it up and take it with me. He laughed the whole time and I just wanted to cry.
digital_autumn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here, my relatives say, have a pair of fingernail clippers.
Thanks, I go, I'll put it with my other two pairs.
SargonTheDeadly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sears gift card when I was 10. What is a 10 year old boy supposed to buy at a store that primarily sells clothes, appliances, and perfume?
gorytory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years after my parent's divorced, I got a card from my dad (birthday? christmas? don't really recall.) the outside said something like "I couldn't afford to get you a wireless computer this year so I got you the next best thing!" and on the inside it said "a computer-less wire!" and there was just a random wire taped inside.
It did come with money ($100 or so) and looking back, it's funny to me, and I'm sure his intentions were good, but at the time, I was absolutely crushed. I was in 11th grade, I had a LOT of school and homework assignments that I needed a computer for, and the one I had (an older desktop) was just barely getting by. I'm pretty sure I made a depressing MySpace journal entry about how it made me feel.
Emotional-Squad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 20th birthday my dad finally entered my life after 17 years and he gave me the pack of cigarettes.
He didn't realised that I remember him saying to my mum when I was 3 "I'm going to the shop to get some ciggies" then never came back.
Worst gift ever.
TiltedTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got two bags of salt and vinegar chips from my parents. Then my mom ate most of one of them.
notthegoodscissors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A family friend once gave me a fridge magnet which looked like a small chocolate bar without a wrapper that had bite marks on it. At first I didn't notice it wasn't actually chocolate but was mostly disappointed that my gift was so small and that someone had already eaten a piece of it. Then my disappointment just grew when I tried to have a taste only to realise that it was made of plastic and was a f#cking fridge magnet. Worst present ever.
Its_Jinxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17, for Christmas my grandmother gave me a water bottle that she got for free from a mall... She didn't even wrap it.
After that year, she started giving me a cheque for $20 every Christmas. She had loads of money, she was just cheap.
lycanthrope6950 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Letโs see, where do I start...I got a deodorant stick (my first one, and it was very clearly a brand designed for girls but my parents didnโt care cuz it was cheap) for my 13th birthday...for my 19th I got an extendable snow brush and ice scraper, and for my 25th I think I was I got a set of folding wooden cocktail tables. And an owl wind chime. And 2 citronella candles (I donโt have a porch)
CumCommander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa a few years ago, my cousins boyfriend made my other cousins wife a gingerbread house that was stale and in pieces by the time the gift exchange happened.
MadManAndrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was probably 10 or 11 my parents bought โmeโ a blender for Christmas. I barely tore the first corner of wrapping paper off and saw that it said blender, and just kind of stopped unwrapping and stared in confusion. My mom told me โyou have to open it, you donโt know what it is yet,โ which obviously meant that there was something other than a blender in the box, right? Nope, it was a blender. To this day I still donโt understand what the reasoning was, I donโt think I ever used that blender.
Another year around the same age I got a literal brick with the logo of a sports team I had expressed an extremely mildl interest in at some point painted on it. And when I say mild I mean I was a pudgy nerd that had never played or watched sports, but my friend followed that team and I had said something about them at some point. Who buys a 10 year old a brick and what exactly was I supposed to do with it?
spymaster1020 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A partially deflated old volley ball that I got from my dad the first year after the divorce. Looks like he grabbed if off the road or from a dumpster. I was like 13 and not into sports at all
MasterTiddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A loaf of toast. Someone bought a loaf of bread, took out each slice, toasted each slice and then put the whole loaf back in the back and re-sealed the bag.
broncotate27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift is shitty to me...because I donโt give them out
Mr_Chicken_Tenders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once received a bag of wild rice from her grandmother... her cousins received a Keurig and $125 snowboarding goggles.
everytwodays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $100 Wine Voucher. Not a gift certificate, a voucher from my company last Christmas. Two problems with that. One would have to spend an additional $60 just to get the least expensive wines and it IS NOT valid in Texas where we are located. I use it as a bookmark for one of my Doctorate courses as motivation.
theatrebug3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At our engagement party, one of our friends gave us a wax melt candle thing. Complete with already melted wax caked in the melting dish AND scorch marks where the candle sits.
Iโm gonna say it wasnโt lightly used.
fondleyoursweaters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plain, mustard yellow t shirt, that was two sizes too big. I was 15.
Dr-Dreuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my sweet sweet grandma gave me a painting of some snowy trees in a forest, with me and my GF's initials 'carved into' one of the trees. There was also a date 'carved', but it is not our anniversary date, birthdays, or any other significant date at all.
She said she wasn't sure what our anniversary was, so she just made up a date. THANKS GRANDMA.
Not completely useless, as I now plan on marrying the GF on that particular date, but there was a LOT of initial confusion!
Joop03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candle depicting two people having sex ... I was 10.
CerinDeVane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Hooters cookbook once. The disappointment of realizing that it was, indeed, actually a cookbook knew no bounds.
brykewl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jacket 3 sizes too small. I specifically said don't buy me clothes. Dammit Teresa.
IronfootBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I really wanted a barbie. On Christmas eve we are allowed to open one gift, and I chose the rectangular box that looked to me like a barbie box.
It was a single boot.
Not a pair of boots, just one.
MonkeysLikeApples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9, I got a multi purpose knife on Christmas. It's still sitting there to this day.
easybadboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
aids
linuxphoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At work gift exchange we were supposed to ask for 4 things. I listed 3 places I wanted gift certificates to and since I couldn't think of a fourth place I said "a pretty pony".
As you probably expected, they got me a toy pony. It was very pretty.
Arkzhuul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySGMnmiqlss
riju2028 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"My wife gave me a bathroom scale as an anniversary present. Sheโs now my ex."
sourceofnightmares ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of candy, mailed from my deadbeat dad. He sent his mom the same and she was just as unnerved as I was. I took both bags and dropped them off at a local children's shelter.
Zensandwitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dadโs ex-girlfriend gave me two kittens when I was in the second grade. She specifically got two kittens with feline leukemia so she could punish my Dad for breaking up with her. She wanted me to be as heartbroken as she was, and let him deal with the fallout of his young daughter dealing with the death of her young cats.
dalanis12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't me, it was a customer who came to return a gift. Her boyfriend thought it was the greatest idea ever to give her a dildo for her birthday. She came in all furious because she explicitly stated what she wanted, and her bf gets her a sex toy. It started becoming very awkward when she asked if she was pretty and if I thought he bf didn't want to have sex with her anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say this one is more funny than bad.
I'm atheist. My grandparents are Christian and every time my siblings and I would visit them and they would take us to church around 5 times every week. I was always obnoxious about being forced to go as I became older. I've since learned to be more open-minded, but that's beside the point.
Three Christmases ago, my grandparents gave everyone in my family the same book on Christian philosophy and everyone received heartfelt messages written inside the cover. Except me. Mine said, "This should clear up any questions. Love, Gram and Pop-Pop"
Murphysburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adult stepdaughter gave me a small rock with a hole drilled into it. She said it was a pencil holder.
Exbando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, for Christmas, my grandparents got me a bible. When I was a kid, going to church was fun for me, but still, I already have, like, 5 of these things, why do I need another? When I bring this up, my mom defends them by saying that they got all the grandkids a bible that year.
When I graduated high school, my great uncle gave me a hunting knife. I have no intention of going hunting. Thanks for the gift I'll never use.
There was another Christmas a few years ago where my great aunt, unrelated to the previous story, that got my sister a ton of new clothes. Something like 8 wrapped presents. What did she get me? A gift card for gas. This is nothing new, my aunt knows more about my sister than she does about me, but this year, it looked like my sister got far more than usual. My dad came up to me and said that he was going to take me out to get some more stuff at a later date because it wasn't fair to me. My sister had to exchange the clothes because they didn't fit. Turns out we both got equal value, my sister just had more cheaper gifts than I did.
yoon- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago I got a unwrapped tablet stylus handed to me on the bus casully by my then so. I wouldn't have minded at the time, but their birthday was first and I put a lot of effort into their gift.
Lifeiscraybutgreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex ex was brainless. I'm 6'0 310. This bimbo got me me a set of Coach paddles with the little ball. We never went to the beach and lived in Florida, the year same on my bday..... 2 days after Christmas she got me a Louie Scarf. We lived in Florida,,,, Central Florida. She said she got it because it was name brand.
aurorasarus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ouja board. Straight in the trash.
smaugsmydragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dadโs mom didnโt like my mom, and that carried over to me. I had left a bagful of doll clothes at her house on a visit and she wrapped it up and gave it to me for my birthday. Sheโd put it in a Doughnut maker box and I got really excited....I was going to be making some doughnuts! She was cackling....โlook insideโ! I felt my face flush when I pulled out the worn bag. My mom looked so sad for me and my dad was super embarrassed. I was probably 8 years old at the time. I have hated that bitch ever since. Sheโs dead now. ๐๐ป
Timon-Of-Athens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little brother got a car for my 21st birthday. He didn't even have a license yet. My parents found it at a garage sale that same day. It wasn't brand new, but they spent 700 bucks on a perfectly good car (thing was reliable as hell) the same day they gave me candy and apologized they couldn't do more because they didn't have any money.
Years before, when I was turning ten or so, older brother and my dad both got guitars on my birthday. I got a sweet stereo, so I wasn't too sad with that one, even though it did sting a little bit. But the car was definitely the worst.
rooshbaboosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sold this Makita cordless power drill in the local paper. And then six months later, I received the very same one back as a Christmas present from my brother-in-law, minus the power pack.
Tazer79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A five dollar gift card to McDonald's I got from my aunt for my 32nd birthday. There was only 3.75 on it.... :(
chaos9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 I really wanted Braveheart on VHS. I went to my grandmas quite often in the weeks leading up to Christmas and saw a present in the distinct shape a two tape VHS. I was so excited on Christmas Day, only to open.....Titanic.
MrCGPower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14-16 (can't really remember) for Christmas, my mother got me a rosy, floral throw rug. The perfect gift for your son that likes video games and D&D. My brother got a N64.
plainfieldghoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
smakusdod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My weird uncle got me a guayabera shirt when I turned 10. Not the worst thing to ever happen to me, but when you are expecting He-Man, this was a pretty poor substitute.
Whaines ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
UmbralApocrypha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom spent our Christmas money on the neighbors, and didn't want to tell Dad, so she made my brother and I each give her a card mine was a GameStop rewards card and my brothers was a card for a music shop, she put them in gift holders, wrote that they were $100 gift cards, and told us if we told our dad she would take our existing games and instruments and give them away
Acoconutting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not to me, but my dad gave my mom a new set of frying pans once.
Probably not the best gift to give your wife.
mbx220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hess trucks that was already given to my other cousins years before.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My goodness, Dads are really bad at buying gifts
natureValleybar-_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
JesterCSGOTrading ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I really wanted a dirt bike, since all my other friends had one, i wanted to ride with them. On Christmas i get a dirt bike helmet and then gloves. I was then led to the garage (obviously getting excited) and they pulled out a really old crummy bike that was covered in mud. I was kind of angry but I got an actual one for my birthday a couple days later.
MrDrProfJeremy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to my dad's company picnic and they were raffling off some small prizes like board games, baseball gloves, etc. They eventually called my ticket up and I won...a laser pen. Alright that's cool, I guess.
They soon finished those prizes off and started the BIG raffle. People were winning things like bicycles, PS2s, and knife sets. I eagerly sat with baited breath until they eventually called my other raffle ticket out! I excitedly ran up to the stage to claim my big prize: a box of 20 laser pens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a sweet ass bmx bike for my 6th birthday. Then when I took it out for a test ride, I then proceeded to get my ass kicked by our 14 year old neighbor whom my meth head mother stole it from. I went to live with my grandma shortly afterwards.
ohboycookies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend one got me Versace aftershave. I can't grow facial hair.
pdot8six ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks... that was separated from a pack of three pairs. My brother and brother-in-law got the other pairs.
Called out my cousin on it, no shame at all. following year she got us all magnet flashlights and tiny rulers clearly from a clearance bin. They were led flashlights where you can't change the batteries and they didn't even light up anymore.
I mean you can get cheap presents but still put some thought into them, this is just like a clear idgaf about you guys.
bhamhawker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Since this is on the front page now, I doubt this comment will get seen amidst the 12k others but here goes:
A popcorn kernel gift set, with the $6.99 tag still on it from TJ Maxx. My wife's aunt gave it to the both of us a few Christmases ago.
Mind you this wasn't fancy popped corn, or some kind of clever gift. It was literally just a little box with a small glass jar of kernels, and empty shaker bottle, and a small glass jar of cheese seasoning.
I still have no clue what prompted it, as we (wife and I) typically don't receive gifts from her relatives (instead, our kids get gifts, as is the family tradition).
barbequelighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was four, my only stocking suffer was a little box with a piece of coal inside with a a note from "Santa" saying I was naughty that year and to be better next year.
I was an incredibly submissive and well-behaved toddler/small child because I was sensitive to being scolded, so I remember being bewildered and hurt.
When I was six and reasoned Santa didn't exist, I became bitter and angry at my dad for playing such a cruel joke.
themilkthief81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my birthdays, I want to say 8 or 9, my parents gave me a broken watch. It was a cheap digital one, but since the batteries in it were dead, I had no idea what functions it may have. Wouldn't have mattered anyway since the band was broken too, but not in the normal sense, it was like someone took scissors and cut off the one side halfway. I let it slide since Christmas is a month before my birthday.
One Christmas I got a 1993 mint proof set from my uncle. I was 13 and I remember thinking, "91 cents. I just got 91 cents as a gift."
On a side note, it really wasn't the gifts, but the situations that started to ruin me. My birthday started to get pushed to the side, it would be a week before we celebrated it. I started to get jaded. I stoped caring about my birthday completely when I had to spend one, 15th or 16th, in the ER waiting room. One of my sister's got in trouble, my mom was mad, so my sister took a bunch of aspirin. She wasn't even in big trouble, she was just being an angsty drama filled teenage girl, but that was it for me. I just didn't care about my birthday being recognized anymore.
Jonax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
What am I supposed to do with it? At least you can eat chocolate gold coins.
lizardlongdong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
chupee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
kitchen tongs
Cache_Runs_Deep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beer glass and beer socks. A like to enjoy an adult beverage as much as the next person but it certainly felt like a tacky jab coming from people who hardly drink and think that beer with dinner is something to turn your nose up at. The socks are functional as socks but why would anyone wear an item like that? idk maybe I was to close to the situation and it was actually a nice glass and sock gift?
McMonocle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like they tried to make an effort to get you something you'd like, providing they knew your liking for beer with dinner, and got you a gift they thought you'd like.
Possibly tacky, but I think their intentions were pure.
RUMBLINGBUTTHOLE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I was 15 or 16, and it was my birthday. I opened my first gift eagerly in front of everyone: a self-help book, from my father, titled "I Can Make You Confident." It was very humiliating.
snowball17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I received 3 copies of ET on VHS from 3 different people. I was scared of ET and hated the movie.
DefenderOfSquirrels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a used pair of socks, and a chipped mug from the Goodwill store
aitormerino21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not something I have received, but something I gift. My sister hates vegetables. Especially coliflower and the smell of it. I gift her a coliflower every year, that's the only thing she gets from me.
TwoCatsInaHotTub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my sister stole a box of my toys and then gave it back to me on my birthday a month later
Diasterous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A poop emoji fidget spinner
Sprucelord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing major. The worst one was pizza socks, from my grandma... With 200$ inside. I still wear the socks!
AmiableFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I went to a white elephant party at church, and everyone had brought pretty decent things. Except one girl. She brought an elephant made out of toilet paper rolls. Guess who ended up getting the TP elephant...
I laughed it up because I didnโt want her to feel bad. She had just misunderstood the idea of the party, since sometimes white elephant parties are supposed to be funny. That was my first white elephant party, and Iโve never really been keen on them since. Someone always ends up disappointed, in my experience.
OfficerBuck24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister gave me a bottle of fox piss 6 years ago. Also, my mom gave me a rock when I was 8
jone7007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom and grandma picked out a "nice" shirt and pants for my great grandpa for his birthday. Got to his birthday and he was wearing the exact same shirt and pants which they gave him for his birthday the year before.
skyller172 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bar of chocolate from my Uncle. Not even the expensive kind - one that would cost a dollar or two.
On the same year, he got my little sister a brand new apple iPod as a Christmas gift.
linuxphoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas (I was nine) my sister (four) got a really cool electric car that she could drive around the house in from my grandmother. She loved that thing.
I got a bible-themed action figure that was some sort of space cowboy. it was about four inches high and did nothing.
That was the crappiest gift I ever got from her (except the year we got all socks) and it was YEARS later (I was probably 30) that my mother told me the truth. that she'd told my mother ahead of time that she was getting my sister that car and that the week after Christmas "the men" would be out to lay down the track for the four wheeler she got me. my mother told her in no uncertain terms that she was NOT allowed to get me a four wheeler and so my grandmother gave me the only thing she hay laying around. I felt much better about it after that.
arelow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a 21 yr old individual who is not feminine in any sense beyond obligatory dresses to events - my aunt still buys me cheap purses and amusement park jewelry every single year for my birthday. I haven't kept one.
carbler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law (yes, I frequent /r/justnomil and she has a name) gave me this Frame with a picture of my husband on our wedding day. It looks like the dog (which looks similar to my dog) is raping my husband.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I seldom complain about gifts because I grew up in poverty and socks really were something I'd be happy to receive even as a kid. However, there was this one Christmas (I think) when I was little, maybe 6-ish? I got a rag doll that wasn't particularly crappy or anything but I just wasn't all that interested in. I was okay with it until my brother-in-law opened one of his gifts, which happened to be a remote control toy car. Apparently I burst out crying because his gift was so much cooler (I promise I'm not like this as an adult lol). He either gave it to me or let me play with it (I don't remember which now), and he totally made my day by doing that. I feel bad for whoever gave me that doll though pfft.
papamikealpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was eight my gramma gave me a box of readers digest condensed books for my birthday. My cousin got a computer or an RC race car that year. Canโt really remember.
iSchistYouNot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 my sister gave me a dora the explorer purse, ended up donating it. O_o
Lt_Uhura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For valentines gift, my spouse gave me a butcher knife. Granted, it was really nice quality hand-made, and Im not sentimental type, but really?
TheOfficialSlimber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an original Xbox for my 10th birthday and the color on it didn't work. Other than that I never really got anything shitty but I usually only got gifts from My Mom and My Grandma until I was about 13, then my Dad starting gifting me so most things people knew what to gift lol.
Minntality ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I cant hold a candle to some of the awful gifts of others posted here but decided to throw my hat in the ring.
My HS girlfriend was a absolute psycho... but she was hot at the time and i was getting laid a lot so i put up with it. She was obsessed with trying to make me into her image of a perfect BF... I was able to put that shit to bed 99% of the time.
One year for my Bday or Christmas (cant remember). She got me these multi-color neon Nike shoes that were fucking hideous. It looked like the early 90's vomited on my shoes. I asked for a receipt and she said she threw it away. I told her they weren't my style and that I wouldn't wear them. She then said I would never get another BJ if i didn't wear them. I put them on, got a quick BJ, broke up with her and drove home in my socks.
Merry Christmas!
tatterzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half used jar of coconut butter
Bunjmeister83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife would probably say the time I bought her an iron for christmas. It was a decent iron, and we needed a new one, so I thought it would be a hilarious gift. It also happened to be the biggest box in her pile of gifts. So she thought she was saving the best for last.
Every year now, my father in law likes to tell the tale of how his dad reflexes prevented her from launching it at my head. I had actually bought her a new mobile phone, which I had carefully wedged into the tree, so it was barely visible.
nobodywon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always asked us to make lists but never actually got us anything from the lists. Partly because (step)dad spent all year shopping for christmas/birthdays while he was on the road (travelling salesman).
One good example of mom's having completely ignored the list-
I asked for a pair of black jeans. Even made sure to specify brand, size, etc.
I got a pink and teal track suit. One of those godawful swishy things. Mom's reason for thinking I would like it was that I had once pointed a girl out because I like her haircut and that girl had been wearing a brightly colored tracksuit. My mom is awesome, mostly, but she sucked with Christmas/birthday presents when I was a kid.
My cousin came over the next day and fell I love with it, so I gave it to her. Mom was pissed.
some-kittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Graduated from college with a B.S., my grandmother gave me the book: "Peaks and Valleys". She gave me a book on depression on one of my happiest days I had experienced yet, all because she wanted to make the emotion hers, by remembering our late grandfather, via a shitty book. Thanks grandma.
Pencilowner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I lived alone suffered from depression and had no friends. My mom gave me a heated serving platter. This was 5 years ago and itโs still in the box.
-reTARDIS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the chocolates with those liquid filled cherries in the center every year that my parents give me. I keep asking them to stop. I can't stand those things and have no idea why they started buying them or why they won't stop buying them every single year. They bring a box of those and calendars my Dad gets for free from vendor/trade shows of misc industrial equipment that has nothing to do with my profession or interest.
They just don't want to show up empty handed I suppose but still.
Fallstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a contender:
I had just gotten the official diagnosis that I was allergic to chocolate, and that it was what caused my 3 day migraines.
My dad buys me a bag of Hershey Kisses. Not even the good shit that might be worth the misery. Fucking Hershey Kisses!
alejo699 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father-in-law bought me the movie Serenity. On HD-DVD. Last year. Don't even know where he found it.
hyperham51197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Happened to my brother not long ago, I think last Christmas. He asked for H1Z1 King of the Kill, a game for PC. Instead, my parents got him some King of the Hill game from like 2007.
cultofvader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I posted this question already.
Lord_Caveman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a book about fungi and molds from my aunt because she knew I liked "the science". It had actual mold in it.
Somewhat later she gave me a book about disasters in Belgium.
She was not in it.
ProfessorCrawford ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Katie Melua CD.
I don't know which. Something about bicycles. Never heard of her before or after.
Random enough that the wife had to hide a chuckle when I opened it.
DaReaper95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I made a very romantic albeit definitely amateur quality video as a part of my 1 year anniversary gift to my ex girlfriend.
For our 2nd year, she did the same thing. Except it was half as long, the quality of the picture cuts/fades was horrendous and left many of the pictures either only partially visible or just looking terrible (like the acid burn fade that made us look demonic). She used many of if not all of the exact same pictures I had used in mine.
She had essentially only put in enough thought to copy my idea, and then done a poor job about it, but had sat back, looked at it, and genuinely felt it was good enough to turn in to me as a token of our love. I would have preferred it be late and look okay, or honestly to have received nothing (I genuinely never feel I am "owed" a present. Even for special occasions. They're extra, not standard.).
I just felt like ultimately there wasn't a whole lot of effort put in.
nickyjaybuc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My momโs best friend gave me a douche.
Iโm a dude.
Sengura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the $2 I got from my great aunt on my 11th or 12th birthday.
My parents got a good chuckle out of it when I opened the bday card and 2 $1 bills fell out.
markonelius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I canโt say for myself but my teacher once told us about a friend she had that was mad in love with a boy and they finally started going out. And on christmas they spent the whole night together, with a big wrapped box that he set under the tree. And when it was time to open it, he grabbed it, gave it to her, and said open it.
When she oppened it and saw the first generation XBOX in it she thought it eas some kind of a joke. but the dude was dead serious and said cmon this is for us...
She got him an XBOX also, but ended up selling both.
gigglian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my best friend once received a little mermaid polly pocket from her grandparents for her birthday at age 19. She was very upset by how thoughtless this gift was (not the first time they did something like this either). She didn't want to cry in-front of her family, so we left her parents house and went to the gas station to get smokes. There we discovered they had purchased the gift at the gas station about 20 minutes before her party. The cashier overheard us talking and told us her grandfather had walked in, grabbed the first thing he saw that looked girly and bought it.
okazaki54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom has a habit of hastily buying things and not taking the time to read the box or read reviews (if buying online). For my birthday this year she got me this makeup "kit" from Amazon that was the worst quality, made in China crap. I tried out some of the makeup and it was just... bad. Like kid's makeup. I looked up the kit on Amazon and it had terrible reviews, lol. It cost almost $40 though! That's probably why my mom assumed it was good.
tinitrinity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my sister.
A large leather embossed sheath and pocket knife so that she could โprotect herself from those California lesbiansโ.
My sister came out almost 10 years ago.
PoeticDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Christmas with my girlfriends family and her parents gave us the gift of......... Lasagne noodles.
I thought it was like an inside family joke or something but no, they got us lasagne noodles.... So we could make lasagne? I guess?
The noodles are still in my cupboard 4 years later....
TheNimbleOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One gallon of Pepto Bismol at a white horse exchange thing.
billiam124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a radar detector, from my sister, for my car. She apparently didn't know I did not own or drive a car.
BipedSnowman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got me a shirt for Christmas that said something along the lines of "freedom of speech is not a license to be stupid" (Actually I got two shirts like this on separate events, I feel like the other hurt more, I just don't remember that it said..?)
I mean it made me realize I sometimes feel strongly about being being right, but it hurt that they saw me as a condescending know it all.
DizzyedUpGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken weather radio. But it was from my friend's old, broke dad. He did what he could.
ju1i3n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got a bad watch that my brother took from me a day after for Christmas from my parents
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My narcissist mom got a candle snuffer from her exboyfriends mom. No candle, just the snuffer! She still bitches about it 20yrs later.
TrimMyHedges ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst because of the situation. Got a Hooters calendar when I was about 17 from my grandma for Christmas. I of course loved it but my mother is very religious and self conscious to the max so, I didnโt get to keep it...... her facial expression was priceless when I opened it though
GSD_H ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This year. My 2 close friends and I all have our birthdays in 2 months. For both birthdays I bought them a very expensive hookah and some more. For my birthday? They went to the dollar shop and bought 8 dollars worth of shit. Never got hurt so bad.
Im_not_Jordan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When asked, I've always said I wanted clothes or whatever everyone else is getting when I was younger. Never really could say what I wanted. One year my four brothers and I are opening presents. My step mom is recording everyone dad passing gifts out. After each of my brothers opened up 3ds Mario's edition and some Xbox games, I continuously opened shorts after pants after shirt etc. I was sooooo let down and tried to feign excitement for the camera cause my stepmom is the kind of person to take the gifts back if you don't appreciate them. After all the presents were opened and my brothers were playing their games, I was folding clothes and putting them away. The next day my dad pulled me to the back porch and asked what was wrong yesterday and I explained as best as my 13 year old self could without sounding jealous or ungrateful. He drove me to Walmart and bought another Mario 3ds for me. Went from being sad to ecstatic in about 24hrs
crusty_banjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 6 I was given the entire "King Arthur" book, that's 600 pages long.
mitziimew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm getting more and more depressed as I scroll through these comments. I just hope that all of you know that you're special and amazing, even if people give you shitty gifts or treat you poorly.
Jussikene ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Couple of years back dad bought a gift for me and my brother. A toilet paper holder. Later there was also a drone so he was able to play it off as a joke gift but hell, it was disappointing at first.
Edit: typo
kickingpplisfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An unwanted cat(I don't hate cats) that had already learned to hate the world. The gift that keeps on taking(she did eventually mellow out, but she only liked me and that was only after many scratches). Likewise, my little brother got a hamster that just wouldn't die- those little shits are supposed to last about two years, but this one held out for four out of spite, and managed to make other pets afraid of it.
Pets are responsibilities, not presents.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's so nice getting it out of the way! Otherwise it's so stressful
Kasha71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really cheap cosmetic type gifts that came from a FLEA MARKET from two of my sisters at the time. I think they thought it was funny between themselves but played it off all sincere in front of me. BITCHES!!!
Gratchceratops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While visiting home for Christmas (the last time I ever did) we had Christmas breakfast with my brother, his wife and their baby. I had bought them all cafefully-chosen, personal gifts that I had thought about it for a long time. They handed me a gift card for a local coffee shop. I donโt drink coffee. I live 3500 miles away. My brothers wife said โwe never know what to get you!โ Sheโs pretty much the worst.
UniqUserNam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been getting a new toothbrush/cheap perfume/shirt for my Birthmas (bday on the 21st) since I was four...
gt0163c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 9 or 10 and for Christmas my uncle and now ex-aunt gave my sister (three years older than me) and me identical incredibly cheap plastic toys meant for a preschooler. It was obvious my then aunt had picked up the cheapest thing she could easily find. It was one in a long line of bad gifts I received from them...until they got a divorce. My uncle isn't great a giving gifts but at least he puts thought into them. I still occasionally use the little Radio Shack travel alarm clock he got me the year I was doing a lot of travel for work.
Throwawayayay1000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participated in a secret Santa once and I never got anything from my secret Santa
bluemoonandrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once in high school my class had a white elephant gift exchange. (Also known as Yankee Swap for those that are confused, for those that are still confused just look it up).
I canโt remember what I brought, but it was something nice. I left that gift exchange with a fucking tape measure that some asshole thought would be a funny joke.
Tshirt_TJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Crotchless panties from my boyfriend when I was 15. Not impressed and as a adult kind of disturbed.
mmuoio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought me a Daddy Saddle to put on my back so I could be a horse for my kids. I looked it up and the thing was like $30, so I felt obligated to use it, despite them saying it was just a gag gift. My back was killing me that afternoon...
casualmoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My paternal grandmother one Christmas sent us towels. They were old and looked like they've been used over a decade, maybe two. She sends things that we would find "useful." She's also sent a tooth brush, body wash, and face wash.
TFN928 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around the time of my birthday last year, my friend was talking up this whiskey he bought, and said I just had to try it. We donโt get to see each other often, since I moved away for school and he stayed in our hometown, so there was no โquick driveโ down there to try it.
Now, I donโt ask or expect my friends to get me gifts on any occasion, but this friend just kept hyping up this whiskey, and even said he was done drinking it to save it. Of course, I figured he was gonna gift the rest of it to me, which was more than fine with me.
My birthday comes around and I drive down to spend the day with my hometown pals, one of whom was this friend. He, with the utmost sincerity, poured a tiny bit of this whiskey into a small glass, handed it to me, and said happy birthday. He then proceeded to keep the rest of the whiskey to himself. He wasnโt trying to be funny, and he wasnโt trying to be a dick. He was being genuine. And I had to hide how baffled I was. I was cool with the sip he gave me, but it was just so strange that he presented it as a gift.
It was pretty good whiskey though. Forget the brand, but maybe Iโll get another sip sometime.
l1zardr0ckets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a gift exchange every year for Christmas, and it is hinted at that you spend quite a bit on the gifts; as itโs between the adults. One year, I asked for socks and a coffee maker, which I do not think is too much to ask. Well whoever had me forgot until the last day so I got a ten dollar bill and some old tootsie pops.
majindman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I got a bottle of soap (super cheap soap from the dollar store) in a Eggo Waffles box that wasn't even wrapped. This was from my Aunt which no one in my family talks to anymore because she said really nasty thing about my mother and her side of the family. And she was really upset at my father for dating my mother for only 3 months before they got married. Meanwhile my Aunt divorced after having 2 kids and treats everyone like a piece of shit while her ex husband is a really nice man who does everything he can to help out the kids. My entire family have done so much for her and the kids. Oh, she also got my cousin, same age as me, a new desk and a laptop (one of those super small ones).
roit2003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So this happened this year for my birthday. My mom told me that she was going to throw me a party at her house, fix a bunch of food, and I should invite my friends and all have a nice dinner. But it couldn't be on my birthday cause she was throwing my brother a party. Not the next week because it is my niece's party. So three weeks after my birthday I show up with my wife and a couple friends that car pooled to my parents house at the time she told me to come 3 days prior. We find my dad asleep on the couch with no pants. He wakes up to tell me my mom went to Florida the day before and no one had told him there was going to be a party. I know I am the least favorite, but sometimes it really sucks to get the reminder. I used to tell myself that she was just overcompensating because my brother and sister are a adopted, but now that we are all in our thirties I think she just likes them more.
Jessey77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, your mom likes your adopted siblings more than a biological one?
overheadpigeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last Christmas I ever spent with my ex-stepdads family before the divorce I was gifted a box of used Dollar General brand items including an opened bottle of acetaminophen, q-tips, a sleeve of saltine crackers... things like that from my then aunt. I was also gifted an absolutely atrocious looking coat from Old Navy that I tried to return and found out it was from a decade ago and had just been hanging in their basement.
They didn't like me. :)
alphonse03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At first I thought the worst gift I have received were some old used clothes from my aunt (my father sister), the issue was that Im male althought some were kinda usable due to being unisex but a bit big so I used mostly as sleeping clothes... but in the long run thats not the worst one.
That same aunt likes to celebrate when one of her nephews make an achievment. Like graduating from highschool in this example.
She has 9 nephews, 3 of them who by that time were old enough to have their families and the rest were still on school, my brother and me being the oldest of those.
She gifted all my cousins a trip to Cancun when they graduated from the first 3 years of high school and then again another trip when they graduated from the last 3 years.
She gave the same gift to my brother but only once when he graduated from the last 3 years. He didnt wanted to go in first place, but ended enjoying it.
What I got? I got called to go to her house just to be asked to change some lightbulbs with no compensation. Thats all.
She has brought the topic sometimes along the years, that "I still havent gone to Cancun" but have done nothing to change it.
Its kinda funny because she is my godmother and in my brother case my aunt and uncle (from my mother's side) were very lovely to him even if they dont swim in money. Hell, I even used to call my uncle godfather because how good they were to us in comparation.
TL;DR since it might be hard to understand due to my shitty english:
Aunt gave gifts to her nephews when they achieved something. Usually a trip to Cancun or some fancy place here in Mexico.
She gave that trip to all my 4 cousins and my brother when eventually they graduated. Once or even twice. I didnt. Instead I got asked to change some lightbulbs on her house and call it a day (that was the inmediate talk we had after the graduation, and then we stopped talking for quite some time). Regardless that, she has been mentioning it along the years (right now it should've been along like 10 years or so) as if she were going to do it at some point.
Jessey77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is so difficult to read.
alphonse03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, english is not my native language.
To put it short:
Aunt gave gifts to her nephews when they achieved something. Usually a trip to Cancun or some fancy place here in Mexico.
She gave that trip to all my 4 cousins and my brother when eventually they graduated. Once or even twice.
I didnt. Instead I got asked to change some lightbulbs on her house and call it a day (that was the inmediate talk we had after the graduation, and then we stopped talking for quite some time). Regardless that, she has been mentioning it along the years (right now it should've been along like 10 years or so) as if she were going to do it at some point.
Jessey77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't say it was impossible, just difficult. I figured you were from the U.S. because Cancun is a big destination for us as well. You probably knew that already though.
surematu22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing, literally nothing
Dendo1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A borrowed Ghostbusters Gameboy Advanced game taped to a watermelon. He had borrowed the game from me 2 months earlier and forgotten it was mine.
itsminttime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend made a travel book from a trip we took, and didn't have a single photo of me in it. Like everyone else on the trip was in it but me.
freewilly_23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a bottle of over the counter nexium
Kibure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa I recieved a coffee mug. I don't drink coffee.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 5-year old I got a 2-pack box hot pockets for Christmas and I was OVERJOYED, on the fucking moon about them (we didn't have a lot of money so boxed foods like hot pockets were a rare, special treat)....I don't know why I'm commenting here, it was actually a pretty awesome gift
MattTheFreeman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An empty can with a piece of paper wrapped around it, wrapped in a touque
It was school secret Santa and my secret Santa (who didn't like me) asked me what I wanted. When I told him "something to keep my pencils and pens in" he didn't even blink.
Flash forward, day before break we sit around in a circle, all opening gifts. Then I get this used hat and a tin can with a strip of paper around it.
Everyone got movies, candy chocolate. Mine didn't even try to wrap it.
His twin got his secret Santa one of those giant kinder eggs.
To make matters a bit better I got the whole class to sign it. I still have it on my desk. It's a nice memory.
BoogieToSomeMarvin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a Eagles jersey for Xmas. My dad decided to blow a crap ton of money so that it matched my football jersey from school and had my name on it. It was ordered as a Panthers jersey, his favorite team. Sounds thoughtful but my dad and I never got a long, he was an asshole and really just ignorant to anything you said to him.
Lanko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember one year my grandmother bought me a set of clothes for my birthday. I was spending the summer with her and my birthday landed in that range.
Maybe she thought she was buying for my sister? or maybe she thought that was the style kids wear these days? (it was the 80's all our clothes were fucked up neon colors.)
Anyways, what she bought me was this really cute Black and pink t-shirt, and matching tight shorts.
I'm sure they would have looked fantastic on a girl. But being a guy, I was afraid to leave the house in them for being made fun of.
Whats worse is that, my mom made me wear them. At least once to show I was grateful for the gift. I have a very clear memory of walking through the mall and seeing girls giggle and laugh when they saw me. I was so thankful that I didn't actually live in that town and would never see them again.
RedBarnGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst and best, all wrapped into one: my ex-wife gave me a puppy. Not while we were married, either.
LPT: don't give people puppies as presents
louloulouise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid I was a tomboy. I loved race cars and action figures. I absolutely hated dolls. For my fourth birthday my grandma gave me a Barbie doll. I had a meltdown and started screaming โNo Barbie! No Barbie!โ Of course someone caught it on tape and they play that video at my birthday every year.
VashEXE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year in middle school there was this guy that hung out with some of my other friends. We weren't really buddies or anything, but for some reason he kept going on about how he got me a really cool christmas present. Feeling pretty guilty, I went out and got him something cool since I didn't want him to be the only one giving something. The last day before christmas break he hands me this present wrapped up like a candy (imagine a tootsie roll wrapper). I open it up and it's a fucking roll of toilet paper.
In retrospect this was pretty funny.
Sokka-and-the-shroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my birth
mustbeshitinme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an ultra frugal aunt thatโs only gotten more frugal as sheโs gotten older. Her gift to me as an adult has always been a big batch of spicy homemade Chex mix. To be honest, for the first 35 years, I actually loved the gift. Iโm known in the family for being the person that the sweet tooth skipped but I love salty, spicy snacks, so yay Chex mix. Now I wasnโt the only one getting that gift but as life happens, cousin marry, move, and die and family Christmas has gotten pretty small. Iโm the only one still getting the Chex mix. Christmas โ15 the Chex mix was a little โoffโ shall we say. I ate about one serving and tossed the rest of it. Chalked it up to her just making it a few days early and it going stale a little bit. 2016 - it was awful - one bite, spat out. Figured out ole tightwad aunt (thatโs very well set financially by the way) has been making my Chex mix from the same boxes of cereals, cheezits and pretzels. 3 year old Chex mix is bad.
IIndAmendmentJesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad walked out when I was 13, made contact again when I was in my later teens by phone but I was never interested. Trying to buy his way back into my life he offered to pay for my wisdom teeth to get pulled. He also wanted to be back in my life and for his birthday he asked if I could apply for him to come back to the states, I filled out all the paper work and sent him some paperwork but I also sent him court documents of how much child support he owed and a copy from each year since I was 13 of me keeping the case open. If he was to come back I was coming for everything he had and he'd go to jail. Happy birthday dad
conhollow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Biological mother sent me her son, (not important now, important later.) A large book on treatments for fibromyalgia as my birthday present in my 20's.
No one in my family has or know anyone who has fibromyalgia.
No one in my family actually possesses a sense of humor, so that's been ruled out as well.
Same parent. When I was six, I had my first large birthday party, lots of classroom and neighbirhood kids I barely knew, it was a pretty big deal. There was one really large present about the size of a Big Wheel or Green Machine, which was really hot back then for that age. Opened it in front of all my possible new lifelong friends and it was the princess model with long glittery streaming tassels off the handles.
I was very shy at that age so I ran into the garage and cried.
TheCouncil1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget when my grandmother sent me (a middle-school boy) an Aaron Carter CD and a CD with some Christian rap. Come on, lady...
xfelip3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me. But one time a girl received two bottles of shampoo in a secret santa. Not a fancy one or anything. An ordinary one. It gets even funnier. The girl who received this was also the shampoo guy secret santa and she gave him a nice shirt. To be fair we were ~12yo, so it was probably this guy's parents fault.
da_drifter0912 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An American Idol TV plug in play game.
thatonecoolkid99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shit colored all-wool sweater with plaid pattering. I'm allergic to wool and I live in Florida. Thanks Grama. Luckily she switched to just giving us cash after that.
djmax101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a law school graduation present, my mom gifted me my aunt's old pick-up truck. She had already (unbeknownst to me) gifted my much nicer car to my younger sister (who had then moved and taken it with her) while I was away at school (I had left it at home during law school), since apparently she didn't think I wanted it anymore. My mom thought it was a super nice gift, and was upset when I complained that I just wanted my own car back, since, you know, it belonged to me and not her. I'd understand a little more if the car belonged to my parents and was something that they let me use, but I had worked serious hours in undergrad to pay for it.
SweetieLeaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hideous crocheted scarf made out of sparkly, poofy, bubblegum pink doily-like fabric made by my grandmother when I was eleven or twelve. I've never worn that thing, and to this day it sits collecting dust in the bottom drawer of my dresser. But, other than an ugly clothing item here and there, I can't say that I've gotten any truly horrible gifts.
TheSuperGerbil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 6th birthday a kid in my class got me a pack of underwear.
I didn't talk to that kid ever since.
ea1619 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White elephant game. $30 limit. Received a $30 printer with no ink. The ink was $69.99 Brilliant.
Jackie_Rudetsky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late ex mother in law sent me a used dirty tapestry bag with a sticky note on it that said "This used to be (her cousin)'s, thought Jackie would like it."
patchdorris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For the last few years, the only birthday present I get from my grandmother is a card with several religious tract bookmarks in them. This year featured a postcard-style one with a movie marquee showing the film "Too", talking about how people have too much to do or too little time or whatever until it's too late for Jesus.
Like, is it too much to ask for you to not be super passive aggressive about your perception of how religious I am on my birthday?
nexusofthoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in school, during Christmas party we had a secret santa kinda thing, where everyone bought gifts from home and all our gifts would be mixed and distributed randomly so that anyone could get anything.
Most of us genuinely bought good stuff, the kind which would make others happy.
As luck would have it, I got a 2 inch long bottle of glue. When I opened it, it was half used. Worse still, I knew the girl who had got that.
The most miser family I knew.
tittyattack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 14 my moms husband never got her presents so she sat him down and said she just wanted something to open. So when Christmas came and she had multiple presents under the tree she was so excited.
Deodorant. They were all packs of deodorant put together differently to have different shapes/sizes of packages. He didn't even wrap them, had them done by someone to look really nice. He couldn't understand why she started crying about it. She said she just wanted something to unwrap, she should be happy with her 30 sticks of deodorant!
They divorced the next year, thank God.
Tim_Burton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my wife's aunt gifted us (we are non believers, btw) a DVD copy of "God's Not Dead".
We don't even own a DVD player!
Rocklobster92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my brother and his wife gifted me a $2 statue of a butler from the local goodwill store. It looked like one of those paint it yourself figures from a pottery barn. They didn't paint it, they bought it already thrifted. The head fell off. They were grown adults in their late 20's.
Though I suppose that is nicer than the gift they are giving me this year, which is asking for money yet again.
bigchillrob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family is stupidly rich, while my immediate family is not (uncle made some incredible investments in the 70s, got my grandfather to go in on it with him, my dad was a teenager at the time so he didn't go in on it).
Because the rest of the family's logic is "anything I want I can afford to buy myself," they made a pact in the early 90s that nobody will buy anybody any presents, birthday or Christmas, and have stuck to it.
So, 25 years of nothing.
TFielding38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a fancy toothbrush. After I opened it, she decided to give it to my sister instead.
Another time I asked for black work socks. She bought me a bunch of Khaki and grey dress socks
anon012101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Derpacat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zit cream... from a multilevel marketing company. I was 13 or 14, and did not have an issue with acne. But did have terrible self image! Thanks, stepmom.
EDIT : This was a wrapped Christmas present, yessir.
ax_colleen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wasnโt the receiver, I was the giver. I used to make home-made cards for my aunts and uncles, but itโs not worth it anymore. They didnโt care about my emotional and mental health (I was driven to permanent psychosis), so Iโm just giving them bought cards.
barc0debaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me Joe Buck's book for Christmas.
RustyTrombone673 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Hectfrn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pet rock
sassyzark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As the youngest child I was always up before the sun on Christmas morning, after scouting the tree for Santa's present I turned to the stockings, the only thing we are allowed to "open" before everyone else is awake. Surprised, Santa had forgotten to fill the stockings. I informed my ma, she told me to go upstairs to make sure he didn't just put it in my sock drawer... coming back down, I had a dinged up orange and a cluster of half used post it's in my stocking. We had wonderful Christmas at the house, and I don't want to ungrateful for everything we got for holidays as kids. But still it's something my Ma and I have a good laugh about, and now I am thankful for post it's when they show up in my stocking.
Mira_Solara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tinfoil. A small jar of shredded tinfoil.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10 and got a bill o Riley novel from my super conservative grandpa. He really wanted me to read it that he would come over regularly and try to mak e me a Republican
ilex_r7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my first Motherโs Day, my husband got me a weather radio. He waited until 10 pm, just tossed it to me on the couch, and said โHappy Motherโs Day.โ
rstephens49471 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my two little brothers received the same gifts for Christmas from my grandmother - a few tonka trucks and a transformer doll from a wholesale auction (where she has bought 90% of everything she owns). I was 13. They were 7 and 5. To top it all off my 16 year old cousin got a fucking katana! I went home and threw my gifts in the trash can.
dablazed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plunger, a 6 pack of non alcoholic beer and herbal cigarettes... At a secret Santa office gift exchange.
The plunger had rolls of toilet paper along the shaft and it was wrapped in pink paper, with 2 styrofoam balls attached.
So really, a big dick.. Useless "booze" and the wrong kind of herb.
DreamingDjinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my uncle and my grandpa teamed up to kick us out of our home of almost 10 years. We were almost homeless for new year.
I don't know if I'll ever have holiday cheer again after that.
bountifulknitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was definitely a land mammal. I Should have been more specific, it had four legs and some kind of tail. Also, it was at the beach at the river not the ocean, sorry to disappoint. I suspect because of its size it was either a baby possum, baby fox, or a small cat.
gansett123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
McDonald's monopoly game board...with no pieces
malicetodream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So me and my sister were born a year and 5 days apart which makes things awkward sometimes but other times had its advantages. So for Christmas the year my sister was 15 and set to turn 16 my parents bought her a used Chevy Berretta, in that weird teal green/blue color. She flipped her lid over it and went bonkers, I hadn't even opened my gift yet because we saw the car keys first thing.
In a made dash to fulfill my obvious incoming gift of awesomeness I rip open a rather large box, into another box, into another box, into yet another box which contained.....a sony discman and a pair of Jenco jeans?
Seriously she gets a freaking car and I get a portable c.d. player that was popular 4 years ago and jeans?! My parents obviously learned of my disappointment over the ensuing year and let on that maybe the same thing would happen for me next year. Well ok all aboard the hype train!!! Woo-Woo!!
Next year comes and I can't even contain the excitement I rush downstairs at 5 am. There are TWO sets of keys...Oh man TWO!!! In my excitement and foolishness what was about to happen never even dawned on me. I go back to bed and do not sleep. Finally the rest of my family gets out of bed and I let them get downstairs first. I wake up and go downstairs like normal to my parents and sister in the living room. My sister is like next level bawling her eyes out. My Dad turns to me and says this is the day I know you have been waiting for all year Malicetodream and hands me his spare set of keys to..... my sister's teal green chevy.....
The beautiful Pontiac Grand Am with black on black interior sitting in the drive way was her Xmas + early graduation gift. I was crushed. I felt robbed and I had just been given my own car, it was the weirdest mix of emotions. I wanted to hate all three of them so bad, but I got over it.
also one year I received a size L tee shirt of the Nirvana Smile from my Aunt Marlene. I wore 2x at the time but she insisted I was a large boy so a large should be just fine.
Running_Noodles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 14 my grandma gave me popsicle sticks and glue inside of a cookie container for Christmas. My cousin got a tablet.
Crotch85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 my aunt got me a box of tongue depressors for Christmas. She said "I thought you could build something." Build what, an oversized popsicle? To this day i'm convinced she had forgotten me and grabbed them from the doctor's office on Christmas Eve.
cj_lights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love my father dearly but he just doesn't really get gift giving. A couple years ago he put 50 dollar bills in cards for all of my siblings. Hey, he went to the bank, bought a pack of holiday cards.... He exceeded his already low bar.... Except he forgot to make a card and $50 for me. He looks at me after everyone opens their gifts and says, "well aren't you going to say thank you" to which I replied.... "There wasn't anything from you"... Once he realized his mistake, he went into his room and wrote me a check.... for $25.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A former friend of mine, who was like me and my family, came from a family that was not very well of. I knew the struggle, so I told them i didn't need a gift for my birthday, I just wanted to hang out with them.
Well, she refused. I got a half used bottle of body wash. I threw it away the second I got home.
dcs1289 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom's aunt had the reputation of getting us the weirdest gifts. When I was 14-15 years old she got me a book titled something along the lines of "Fun Science Experiments for Growing Boys". I was a freshman in high school. The book was intended for 5-10 year olds.
Lucky for all of us she started buying us (actually quite flattering) clothes the year after that.
gruffi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but at a work Secret Santa, a colleague received 2 pineapples lashed together end to end with some rope and random pieces of wood.
When he opened it we all looked understandably confused and waited for him to explain the inside joke. There wasn't one. He didn't even particularly like pineapple.
It wasn't a very well organised event. One guy got 2 gifts and he hadn't even signed up for it.
RunawayHobbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Merry Christmas...your dad's cancer is back."
JustShutTheFukUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
K80_k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two years in a row my dad gave me the same birthday card... it said something like:
outside: "you are so awesome and great and special"
inside: "just like me"
4rca9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is heavily religious (and so am I) but she apparently thought that a teenager with long hair and a girl friend is probably a satanist, so she gave me a deodorant and a book with bible analyses.
cheesycephalopod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of mustard yellow sweatpants from my grandma. I wore them to school for tacky day.
LolliManLetsPlays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was small I was really into the M&Mโs characters, my grandmother still gets me tons of M&Mโs toys from dollar stores and yard sales. Iโm 19 and I think itโs adorable
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of liquorice. I hate liquorice. I said thanks and put it under my bed. Saw my nan 6months later.
Nan: Did you like the bag I got you for Christmas?
Me: You must be mistaken. You got me a box of manky liquorice.
Nan: What? No I didn't.
Me: Yeah you did. It's still under my bed. retrieves disgusting box of sweets
Nan: Open it, there's a handbag inside.
Me: Oh yeah. Shit. Thanks.
Klint22080 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a kid my aunt made me and my brother pillows for xmas. They were hand made which was nice and thoughtful. However one of the pillows broke open and we found out they were stuffed with drier lint. Thoughtful, but kinda gross.
Dianne_Plate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diet pills. From my mother-in-law. Because she "only wanted to help."
Edit: I didn't need the diet pills. Her friend was trying to get her to buy into a pyramid scheme.
changumangu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got some shitty looking, purple, flea market pillow covers for my wedding.
confusedmess37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired barbecue sauce
flypaperforfreaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of plastic trays and matching plastic mug that my (now ex-)boyfriend gave to me for my birthday. He told me his mother actually chose the present because he hadn't thought to get me anything.
Months later I heard he was bragging at the pub about how he gave his new girlfriend a glass elephant his mother found at the bottom of the closet. Mine could have been from there too, who knows!
robinta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wedding gift from my mother was an onyx cheese board and cutter. At the time I didn't like cheese at all, never mind needing an implement for cutting huge slabs of it. Cheers mum.
dantendoink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of peanuts. From my father. Who should have known by the age of 15 that I was allergic to peanuts.
147Days ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For their 18th birthdays, my twin step-brothers got a car each. For my 18th birthday, I got ยฃ50 towards driving lessons.
Gbcue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High school secret santa. It was a bag of bulk candy corn (left over from Halloween) and a months-old Wired magazine. None of it was wrapped, just put in one of those clear plastic produce bags.
Idiot didn't even try.
010SS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex.girlfriends parents gave me one of those electric hand held meat slicers when I was 23. I still lived at home, and never cooked, so I was baffled when I opened it. My parents stole it, and have been using it for five years.
Zakren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday this year I was gifted a shoebox filled with reciepts from my parents. Nothing else was in the box just receipts. There was no other gift from them.
nimbleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aftershave lotion because I don't have a beard.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired hot cocoa from Starbucks that made me sick when I drank it thinking it was new. I received this from my millionaire aunt and uncle in a gift exchange. They got it for free from my cousins girlfriend since she works for Starbucks.
The-Lord-Satan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
linnadawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got me a leather Harley Davidson jacket for Xmas. She was angry that I wasnโt happy and grounded me. I was a 14yr old skater kid.
abburdlen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a hardback copy of Twilight a few years back. Seemed odd since I don't have overies nor am I in middle school.
Serious wondered if it was intended for my teen daughter but my MiL just mislabeled it.
Nope. She told staff at bookstore her son-in-law liked science fiction and that's what they recommend.
gollycheesekid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gave me apple store gift card for my android.
caseofhearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid a lived in a crowded apartment building with mostly first generation immigrants - let's just say there weren't many Jews around.
The building (or maybe the parents) got together and organized a holiday event for the kids in the lobby with Santa.
Santa got all the kids in the building gifts which was really nice. One by one, all the other kids opened their toys and games and began to play with their new gift. Finally it was my turn, tore of the wrapping paper, and inside was a long winded book about the story of Hanukkah. I'm sure Santa thought he was doing great, but I was 4, had nothing to play with., and was quite upset. I think I made Santa feel really bad..
Zurocko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my girlfriend.
I never understood why she disliked her grandmother so much, until last Christmas Eve.
All the kids in her family were opening their gifts, all of which were iPads of some kind of tablet. It gets to my girlfriend. Inside her bag are not one... but 8 bars of soap. That's it. Her grandmother said "I bought a bunch of them for myself and thought you'd like them!"
That same grandmother bought me a 50$ gift card and three really nice shirts.
BadAnimalDrawing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and her husband hadn't had any kids yet and were better off than we were at that point in time. My sister has always been the one who got us one of the top things on our list so I was excited because I KNEW I was getting a digital camera. They always came either right before or right after Chris as because my brother in law was in the marines and had to come when he was able to and our families have always been close so we opened gifts together. My sister inlaw got an Ipad touch, my brother got a pretty nice laptop. My sister in law complained because it wasn't the newest iPad touch (she's always been a spoiled brat). I opened mine and it was a box of the $1 chocolate covered cherries me and my sister always got for each other. My heart sunk and I was really let down but I told her thank you and got up to hug her. She started busting out laughing and she told me "you're to polite open the box" there was a picture of the camera I wanted but knew it was to much. They had ordered it but it hadn't come in yet. I was so very excited after that... The only gift I've bought so far for Christmas this year is a box of cherries for my sister since I get it for her every year still
CoRo_yy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my aunt always gifted me cd-writer pens. Every year. For probably five years. This was like 20 years ago and I'd bet, that I still have some of them in somewhere.
agirlnamedalia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend gave me a phone charger for Christmas, two weeks late.
huc_illuc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our first Christmas as a married couple, my husband bought me a cheese of the month membership, but because we had little money, he could only afford a three month subscription . Now I do like cheese, but it's not really what I was hoping for as a new bride. :)
MrJigz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and step mom gave me the cheapest worst quality pots and pans and towel set you can find, for my 18th birthday. Iโm talking like stuff from dollar general from twenty years ago. Then they kicked me out while I was working 3rd shift at UPS and going to school full time. Ended up flunking school to get a second job because it was too late in the semester to drop. Fuck you ex-dad
PaulStacksFunnyBone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh this is easy, and iโm not kidding around. I was in my 20โs and someone I thought was a friend (we were both addicts) gave me a needle filled with liquid meth for Christmas. The problem was he didnโt clean the fucking thing after he shot up. You can guess what happened. He called me a couple years later and told me he was HIV positive and I need to get checked. Lo and behold, the result was the same as him. Been HIV positive for over 13 years now. Iโve cleaned up and donโt use anymore and have a normal relationship, a wife and a stepson, but when it comes to โworst giftโ, that will always come to mind
PizzaSatan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My office HR had the policy of giving employees gifts on their birthday. On my birthday they gave me a coffee mug. Which was a cartoon puppy with crossed eyes and a broken nose. They probably picked the cups wholesale at some archies store that was going out of business.
sciencedadjokes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother forgot it was Christmas one year and got myself and my parents a buy 3 get 1 free coupon to Jamba Juice. When we eventually used it he got the free Jamba Juice.
LaLaLaLeea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me tickets to a 1950's doo wop concert at a local dinner theatre for my 8th grade graduation. That sucked because not only did I have to be grateful and pretend to be thrilled with getting the gift, but I had to go to the concert with him and pretend to enjoy the whole thing. I wouldn't hate going to a doo wop concert now (I mean, it's not my ideal Saturday but I'd be able to have a good time), but 13 year old me was miserable.
Like, I would have been super happy to just get back all the "parental advisory" CD's he confiscated.
XPSXDonWoJo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once got me a porno as a gift, "Enormous Dicks Vol. 2". I'm not gay and I have know interest in watching gay porn, so it sat in a box unopened and now I can't find it. For context, we have a very dysfunctional family and get each other shit like this all the time. This year however, I got my sister a 3hr long bukakke compilation movie since she said she is "grossed out, yet weirdly intrigued by it"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Economy size of dried onion flakes from my grandma who was pissed I was sick on thanksgiving and decided to stick it to me like the passive aggressive old cranky ass she is
daedalus-1776 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother once called me to tell me he was buying a Nick Cave album from a garage sale for $2 and once he'd ripped it he'd give it to me. A few months later I get it as a birthday present. He'd obviously forgotten about the phone call.
promptingmany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother painted an old shoebox pink and told me it was fancy storage for my jewelry... my cat sleeps in it now.
Apollo_Bear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7 years ago on my birthday my fiancรฉ told me she was seeing someone else and gave me $10 to go buy myself a birthday cake...
referdev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "The Nightmare Before Christmas" Halloween candy bag. I was 16, and I had never expressed any interest in The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was from my great uncle who said something along the lines of: "I saw that and had to get it, I know you like these weird things." I still have no idea what he was talking about.
JustLikeAmmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My rents got me a TV antenna for Christmas a couple years ago. Not only do I not watch TV, but I specifically don't watch TV that shows me 10 minutes of commercials per 20 minutes of content.
It was a really nice one, too, and they're old and not rich. I think they kept it so they can watch The Voice in their bedroom.
Override9636 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, my aunt gave me a cheap knock-off Power Rangers keychain thing that lit up and made annoying noises.
I was 18 years old.
elislider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is horrible at gifts. Some years he has given me equivalent of $500-$1500 gifts, other years no more than $10. Every time, its clear he didn't spend any time thinking about it, just whatever idea came to him first.
One year he threw a birthday party for me, I think I was maybe 16? Except he invited all of our family friends, and actually most his friends. So LOTS of people I rarely if ever see came, and so of course everyone just gave me money ($10 or $20 in a card) since they barely know me. My dad's gift was a card that basically said "happy birthday, i'll match whatever money you get this year". He did not plan on everyone else giving me money. I ended up getting maybe $500 that year.
Another year for my birthday he took me and my girlfriend to dinner at a fancy restaurant. At dinner he presented me my birthday gift, in a paper shopping bag, there was a few $1 random throwaway trinkets from the dollar store, and a doy "chukit" toy (to throw tennis balls). I didn't have a dog, I'd never had a dog, he knew this. Cue nervous confused laughter and me asking my dad why he got it for me, he just kinda stalled and didn't know why. I still make fun of him for this.
Ner0Zeroh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not for me but my kids. My mom called me yesterday asking for gift tips for her grandchildren like what sorta thing they like. Were buying them a Nintendo switch for Christmas and suggested her to get a gamestop gift card for something so they could pick out a game. All she heard was gift card. She then told me, "Great ill get them a gift card, where do they like to eat more: Wendy's or Taco bell?" Their grandma is getting them a fast food gift card for Christmas. Wtf
Dynamic_Kebren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
Tmist3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 I got a ballpen as Christmas gift from my uncle, with the explanation that I'm now an adult and should get gifts for adults.
cvrx4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a cheap plastic toothbrush holder. She hand painted (wrote my name with one of those art pens)my name on it. She spelled my name wrong.
peppermintlatte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Men's XXL hockey team T-shirt as a Christmas gift. For reference, I am a very petite female that has never expressed any interest in hockey.
Phil_Drill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone tried to give me a bad gift once. When I was a kid my mom's boyfriend said he was going to give me something with bare naked ladies on it. So he got me a Barenaked Ladies CD. Joke's on him, I ended up liking them.
slyv_55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wilted bag of Mozart coffee from somewhere near Saugatuck Michigan that had been kept in the freezer since I gave it to the re-gifter the previous Christmas. Just pretended I didn't notice...and now I don't even know the bitch.
nosoulginga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was for my 10th birthday. We had just gotten home from church and there was a suitcase sitting on the coffee table in the living room. My parents said it was for me. I remember being really excited because it was a big suitcase and there could be a gift inside. Nope. Just a suitcase. That was it. My parents got a suitcase for a 10 year old on his birthday. I remember my mom saying something like "not every birthday is going to be the greatest and you don't always get what you want." And yes that is true but for a 10 year old that's a hard lesion to learn and they could at least gotten something that I wanted even if it was small. It sounds spoiled now that I'm typing it out but still....a suitcase.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A flask.
I don't drink. At all. (Not an alcoholic just don't like being drunk)
OptimisticJesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 I got a Toy Story skateboard built for a little kid from my aunt. I was never interested in skateboarding and wasn't some kind of weird Toy Story fan boy. If I remember correctly it had Woody's face across the middle.
2 years ago I got a card from my cousin and inside it were fake scratch tickets. I remember feeling really insulted that they decided to get fake scratch tickets instead of even spending $1 on one real scratch ticket.
The worst part of all of this is that you're required to open the gifts in front of them and act ecstatic. It was so hard to do that. For the skateboard, they genuinely thought I'd enjoy it and didn't try and pass it off as a joke. For the scratch tickets they were like "did you win anything? Haha".
Funkweston ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My crazy Aunt... you know... everyone's got one! Anyway, she purchased me a "Bottle of Nothing". Literally a packaged empty bottle. Thanks Aunt D.
ifdeadpokewithstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bon Jovi's 'Slippery when Wet' album. On Vinyl. In 1996. My Uncle wasn't exactly caught up on the latest trends.
just_another_fanboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 7 my sister(who was 10) got me a dolphin calendar and stationary. For the wrong year.
Reckoner08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My secret santa gift from 2013 - a set of Harry Potter word magnets. No where in my profile did I say I liked Harry Potter (I've never read or seen any of them) and my fridge is also not magnetic. So.
Yep I donated that.
JerrySmithRnM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt from my girlfriend at the time on our 6 months anniversary with the text "LOSER". That was all I got. I gave her jewelry and a top for around 150$ in total.
jcoash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coldplay CD
rondadarlene ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my husband. His biological mother sent him and his brother their presents. They open a gift to see a Gameboy box. They immediately flipped out. Opened it up and (I think) it was pocket knives for them.
She'd bought the Gameboy for someone else and reused the box to wrap their gifts. Husband is still upset about it.
Blenderhead36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father's parents use the Eastern Orthodox calendar for holidays. This matters because it means my mother's side and father's side observe Christmas a few days apart.
When I was nine, one of my uncles gave me a prank gift of some kind, with the gift labeled as being from "Santa." I don't remember what it was. I remember being laughed at. It was not out of line, all in good fun, and then he handed me my real gift.
I really wanted the Toy Story video game for my Sega Genesis that year. My grandmother bought me the Super Nintendo version, and wrapped it up with a label that said it was from Santa. I cried when I opened it. This was something I really wanted, in a version I couldn't use. I assumed this was a joke at my expense. I remember tearfully exclaiming that someone had pranked my present.
This was the worst gift I ever received because of what I have realized it did to my grandmother. She made an honest mistake. She thought she was getting me what I really wanted that year. That my face would light up with joy. Instead, it blossomed into tears. For years afterward, she would recruit my brother to pick out my Christmas gift and vice-versa, so that she never made the same mistake again.
My relationship with my parents growing up was often strained. My grandmother is the only person I ever felt loved me unconditionally. It's been more than two decades, but I still feel guilt over how I reacted to that gift. That I paid back her love with pain.
Areonaux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my grandparents got my a volley ball because "you like soccer so much". I don't even like soccer that much. :(
IamCindyT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift was the year I was at my dad's (divorced parents) and I got to pass out all the tons of presents t everyone in the family and then proceed to watch them open all this cool stuff and get money in cards, while I sat with a big ole pile of nothing!
This was after I was asked to take the family picture "since I wasn't part of the family. " Did I mention this lovely group had been my step family for about 15 years at this point and I was about 25 years old at the time!
Holly_bows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my mother got me a pair of lederhosen. Small enough for a 6 month old child. I do not have a child. To her credit, they are very well made.
abs0luteka0s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year at our work gift exchange.... We do a little tradsie game for the exchange, all the gifts are left wrapped, everyone draws a number to see who picks the first gift and opens it, the next person can pick a new gift (and open it) or "steal" the one picked last from that person. Rule is that you can only have the same gift twice, once all the turns are up/everyone is done choosing, you leave with your gift. I ended up with a box of costco Christmas ornaments.... Who in the actual fuck would think a box of ornaments would be a good gift for an exchange?? They weren't even nice, 2 big ugly friggin ornaments you certainly couldn't hang on a tree.
Those are going back in the exchange this year.
Bing_Crosby_wannabe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to this one but here goes:
My uncle is probably the worst gift giver I know. He gave me a paint-by-numbers kit in a Dollar General bag for my 14th birthday. It was a picture of a VERY girly-looking unicorn, so not ideal for a teenage male.
He also gave my brother a single offbrand Hotwheel when he turned 12.
thegreencomic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
teaforanxiety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hairbrush and one of those $1 mirrors that are already warped by the time you get them. It was my first Christmas with my foster parents, and their biological children and nieces/nephews all got really awesome presents that I'd helped them pick out during the holiday shopping months. I was so excited because of all of the help I'd given them, and it was pretty humiliating how upset I was.
AlfredoTony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spaghetti.
kenzlee430 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year i opened a present from my dad and it was a box for a waterproof camera! I was so excited and then he was like โwait.. open it upโ. There was a fucking WATER BOTTLE inside!!! Iโve never hated a gift more. I was so let down.
ProjectKurtz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm terrible to buy gifts for, because if I want something, I go out and buy it.
I mostly get random "nerdy" gifts and rarely the gift cards I tell family to buy for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NotoriousBullshitter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A trip to Russia is the worst gift youโve ever received? Sounds awful!
Kami_Ouija ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first year in the military I took leave to go home for the holidays. My older sister had been asking for UGGs and since I had the money I was able to get her a pair. Come Christmas I give her the gift and in return I get an IOU โafter Christmasโ which is basically never. The cherry on top was she asked my eldest sister for the same damn UGGs and ended up getting two pairs.
nocashvalue80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my grandparents gave me boy scout popcorn kernels they bought from me THREE YEARS EARLIER.
lwood1291 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken Italian chef toothpick holder. He was hugging a clear plastic cup for the toothpicks, and his neck was broken. Also, the box was already opened.
CubsH17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, my grandma gave me a jar full of slips of paper. On each slip, it had something written like โvacuum the living roomโ or โclean your dirty clothesโ , โfinish your homeworkโ just stuff like that. I asked her in confusion what in the world Iโm supposed to do with it and her answer was โwhenever youโre bored, take a paper out of the jar and you need to do it.โ Thank you grandma.
Teirislee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my sister and I were around 8 and 6 years old, I got a heavy, foldable metal chain fire escape ladder and my sister got a fire extinguisher from my grandma. I asked once, as an adult, why she got those for us like if it was meant to be a message to my parents or something. She said she was going through a "safety" phase at that time and didn't like that all the bedrooms were on the upper floor of our bi-level house. I wonder what happened to that ladder...
Edit: This was at Christmas, wrapped in pretty paper with big bows and everything.
GuiZapa368 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nickname on school was banana one day at my anivesary someone gave me a sword made out of paper written banana sword It couldnโt even hold it self on itโs own
Sylphetamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have several examples for this one all from the same aunt but the best one is a garbage bag full of yarn odds and ends. When I was younger I became very interested in crocheting as a way to busy my hands during car rides and bus trips. My aunt brings me a garbage bag full of scrap ends of what has to be 10-15 year old yarn. It stank like it had come from someoneโs attic and each ball was stained or off color like it had been bleached by the Sun. None had enough to make more than a square or two. My father expected me to keep it but I just ended up throwing it into the trash when I got home. I donโt think that woman has ever spent a dollar on me but she spent a lot of her time trying to buy my affection with other peopleโs rubbish. This one just stuck out because she couldnโt even spend 5.99 on a ball of yarn.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Curious George t-shirt and a See and Say.
I was 12.
SatinSerpent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Baller...
Bossdwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm trans. about a month after starting hormones, having presented female full time for about 6 months, and everyone knowing for about 8 months, My sister in-law bought me a ton of super baggy, men's shirts. That felt pretty crappy.
npc_Human ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my sisters gave me a six-pack of water. Just plain generic-brand bottled water. She gave my other sisters $50 in cash each and candy.
Chaunceylock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a light switch for Christmas once. It was one with the dimmer option. She told me while handing it to me unwrapped, "you're always messing around with them when you visit, so here you go!"
all_things_code ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom, a devout Cathaholic, gave my sister, a devout lesbian, one of those summer saussages, the first christmas after she came out.
It was the wurst christmas present ever.
Pants_Are_Bullshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade, my class did a โsnack exhangeโ which basically meant we all gift each other a snack from home. Most kids brought each other chips, candy bars, cookies, desserts, just really appetizing snacks to a 5th grader! But my partner gifted me a sweet potato. A raw sweet potato. I was thoroughly disappointed.
Luciditi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mom.
My mom always sets up everyoneโs gifts on Christmas Eve and fills everyoneโs stockings to the brim with candy and other treats.
Each year my mom would have an empty stocking because my dad would forget to fill it.
Well one year my mom finally tells my dad to fill her stocking this year and he makes a promise that he wonโt forget.
Christmas morning that year she woke up with a spatula in her stocking... nothing else just a spatula... she was so mad.
Every year since Iโve been an adult with my own income Iโve taken the liberty of filling her stocking with candy myself.
I must also mention that like 3 years ago my dad forget to get her a present at all... so Christmas morning when I asked where his gift was he gave me $200 cash to give her... so I just wrapped it up in a box for her to open... she was also pretty mad that year...
At this point I just ask her to make a wish list and take the money from my dad and purchase the gifts on his behalf. I also spend like $250 buying all the gifts she wants and wrapping them myself so that she has a pile of presents to open Christmas morning. Thatโs in addition to filling her stocking myself.
Considering she gone out of her way every year since I was born to make our Christmasโ special and buys us all a pile of gifts to wake up to on Christmas, she deserves to also wake up to presents and a filled stocking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandmother gave me a jar of opened peanut butter one year. iCry.
JiveTurkey1000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a shirt that said "Lets flip a coin: head I get tail, tail I get head"
First of all I'm terrified of speaking to women, generally, second, dad, I'm 25. When the hell would I wear this?
Anilxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I became allergic to tomatoes a couple years ago. Before that, my favorite thing in the world was my father's homemade salsa. He'd make it in large batches and give Mason jars to family and friends as gifts. I told him I couldn't eat it anymore, several times. Being around it makes me sad, really sad.
Last Christmas he gave me 4 jars of salsa.
BILLTOM87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
fidget spinner from my now ex
squatchlif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex gave me a $25 gift card to the record store I worked at as my graduation gift. The kicker: she won it at a game of Bingo.
KrisSilver1923 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 my dad's parents (grandparents) gave me an outdoor play set for 3 - 5 year olds. I have never tried harder to not be upset about such a shitty gift. They've always been terrible at gift giving - like, I was given a nail manicure and body soap set when I was about 6, Tonka trucks all through my infancy, and a croquet set when I was 13 - but this was the lowest point. I chucked it at the back of my cupboard and never touched it again.
gilded_unicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a broken, flashlight. One of those that you squeeze a lever to charge it.. Yeah, she paid to ship it to me.. Knowing it was broken. I told her to stop buying me things after that.
TobiasHannemann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got an iPhone 4s case, without having a phone
twiztedterry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll tell you the worst AND best gifts I've ever received.
Worst -
For my 17th birthday, my parents got me one of those fancy $20 pens that you get from office supply stores, I feigned interest in the gift and put it on my computer desk. The very next day, my step-dad borrowed it for something and never returned it.
Best -
My sister's boyfriend recognized my interest in JRPG's, and for my 18th birthday, he bought me the Collector's Edition of Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete for PS1.
He had no idea that I had been eyeballing this exact game at a local mom and pop video game shop, and had been disappointed when someone bought it.
14 years later, It is still hands down the best material gift I've ever been given.
Elton__Juan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a children's (we're talking up to the age of 5, tops, the pages were thick cardboard and had no more than 10 short words per page) book. Bear in mind that I was 20 years old at the time, and the gift giver knew full well that I could read as she gave me an adult's book the year before, which she had seen my read and enjoy.
No explanation given, no joke, no nothing, just "here's a book for children". She was a very sweet woman and clearly thought it was a lovely gift, so I never had the heart to ask why.
raethestrider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel really ungrateful now but my grandpa got me a mousepad with his picture. I put it in a drawer and never really used it. He passed away this october and i use it everyday now
powerslave118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex broke up with me after being together for 7 years on my 29th birthday.
Happy fucking birthday...
QuillFly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 13. An aunt gave me an ashtray from an inner coat pocket. I've never smoked or showed any interest in it. I learned later on that she worked in a smoke shop and likely stole it from her place of work. I eventually tossed it a few years ago the second time i moved.
I also received one of those little barrels of juice as a present from the same aunt a few years later. I liked those though.
ShaoLimper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my mother in law gives me wife and i a home made gift basket, and inside is always a bachelor's care package of canned ham, soda crackers, kraft dinner(yes I'm Canadian) and other Bachelor Chow.
Then about $200+ of gift cards. She assumes we have no idea how to cook, or that we never cook or something, when in truth, she owns a restaurant and yet her daughter and I are ten times the cooks she or her staff are. Shit like hand made Chicken cordon Swiss with breading made from scratch combined with smoked vegetables is a normal meal for us. Steak and roasted lemon potatoes is lazy day for us, but no, every year we get fucking canned ham.
AND yes, we've cooked for her before.
Loved the gift cards though
CatManDontDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Jiunhwa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 12, my mom gave me a bible for christmas and told me "remember honey, its Jesus' birthday. Not yours."
Onastraz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth
linnadawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister one year bought me a XXXL flannel shirt from target. I was 170lbs wearing a large.
The next year she got me and my gf a plain bear from Build-a-Bear with no add on clothes or anything...
abhorrentgod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8 years ago, at the age of 15, my step grandma gave me a book for toddlers where the alphabet goes to the library.
jhoooope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my great aunt bought me a dora the explorer pencil case and a my little pony magazine..... I was 15. My brother an expensive remote controlled car and a ds game
maxppppp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
sillyribbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably the two years in a row my aunt skipped me in the gift exchange list. The adults started emailing out the entire list after that, rather than just telling individuals whose name they had.
danksdaddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was back when I was like 10 my aunt got my 2 cousins hand embroidered sleeping bags good quality ones. They had just got into camping a lot and there parents had bought a camp. So cool she spent close to a $100 I'm them each. All I got was a $20 gift card to Barnes and noble. Fucking sucked not even enough for the next book I wanted I still needed an extra 5 bucks.
iObeyTheHivemind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Reddit secret santa I participated in somebody sent me a $2 package of those little things you put in your mouth to change the taste of sour and sweet food. I quit doing Secret Santa after that.
BananasToTheMax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my dad didnโt expect to get us for Christmas, my parents were separated, and he had spent all his money on his new wifeโs kids.
So, that year I got tangerines and a calendar from the previous year because โthe pictures were still coolโ.
rudewarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift that I got but a gift that I gave. I was about 12, it was my neighbors birthday, he was about my same age. Heโs one of those kids that nobody really likes but he wonโt quit coming around. Anyway he was over at my house and wouldnโt go home. My brother and I got the bright idea to wrap up some moscocholli we had for dinner the night before and tell him we had a birthday gift. No dish or Tupperware or anything, just a big heap of pasta and sauce on some wrapping paper then twisted up the top like a candy wrapper.
He was very reluctant to open it at first from the looks of the package, being wet through the paper and all. As soon as he saw what it was he was pissed to say the least lol. He of course got upset and left and while he was running down the porch steps my little brother threw the now very soggy and falling apart package at him. We were terrible kids,
asher1611 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift wrapped piece of wood from my brother when I was teenager. No particular reason. Not even a useful piece of wood. It was 1x1 and not very thick. He cackled about how awesome it was. My parents laughed and laughed too. They were in on the joke and thought it was hilarious.
The whole thing went totally over my head and I had no idea where it had come from.
cvival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends have never given me a good present. Every year we do a secret Santa gift exchange. Some stuff I've gotten include: a half baked big cookie (I'm lactose intolerant so I couldn't eat it anyway), a drinking game (I didn't drink at the time), a cheap dollar store blanket, and last year which took the cake; I got half a box of tea (I prefer coffee), a handful of nearly expired ginger candies, an orange from a purse, and a joint. The girl who got all that for me also got ten CDs for another friend of mine, the one who got me a cookie for the first year. They also suck at birthdays. Last year they got me big foam dice to play the drinking game I hate most and a fifteen dollar pocket pussy. They left the price tag on.
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I... I don't think those people are friends...
cvival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Childhood friends. Who have known me most of my life. And they can't do a single good present. I've always gone hard on gifts. I got my buddy a golden Zippo with his initials engraved on it, as well as a lyric from a song we all used to dance together back when we first became friends. My other friend I got a necklace with a ton of those soul crystals. Personally I don't put a lot of stock into that, but she does, so I did some research to pick the stones that would kinda jive with her, as well as her favourites. This year they got me a beer pong set (I already own two), a bath bomb, and a book of one sentence writing prompts.
ZouDave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife's mother (so, my ex-mother-in-law) gave us the tip of a dead cat's tail for Christmas in roughly 2006.
My ex-wife had grown up with a cat that lived to be near 20 years old before it finally kicked. It was still living with her parents, not with us, for the last 3+ years of its life. The last 18 months or so of its life, it was falling apart. Literally.
Somehow, don't remember why, it had lost the tip of its tail (like, probably an inch or so). It just fell off. No blood, didn't appear to be any associated pain, it just fell off. Unbeknownst to anyone, the EMIL kept it. The cat died in like...September of that year and the tail thing was months before that. So she kept the tip of this fucking tail for like 6-9 months, put it in a gift card sized box, put a bow on it, and gave it to us as a gift for Christmas.
What we were supposed to do with it I have no idea. It did not come home with us.
RobbieDiesel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my fiancรฉ. For her birthday two years ago her older sister and her boyfriend forgot it was her birthday. So when we got to her sisters place she received the biggest can of Bushโs beans I have ever seen. They even put it in a decorative bag they had from Christmas left over. Then came thanksgiving and her sister called us wanting that can of beans back so she can cook them.
nateywilson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
sirfranciscake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I win this one:
Christmas 1982. I was 7. All I wanted was an Atari 2600 and the corresponding Ms. Pac Man game.
At this time, Atari 2600 games had a consistent box design across titles and, with the exception of companies like Activision, all games had a similar template, so with the exception of the front and rear images and titles, you couldn't tell them apart.
So, Christmas morning comes, and I can tell I got a 2600 from the size and shape of the wrapped box...YESSSSS.
Furthermore, there's a wrapped 2600 game-shaped box taped to the 2600 box...YESSSSS.
I open the 2600-shaped box first, removing the game-shaped box yo be sure...yup, console secured. And now for Ms. Pac Man.
I tear into the gift wrap and see the bottom of the box, in all its muted silver glory. As I finish tearing off the gift wrap I exclaim "Thanks for getting me Ms. Pac Man!" to my parents, who immediately kind of frown and look at the box.
I look down to see that it wasn't Ms. Pac Man...
It was E.T.
Empath1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sad part is i also had that game :| lol it was stupid as hell.
FireWalkWithMeh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons from a secret Santa.
Generific ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
STDs.
IamTinyJoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does Harpies count?
siopel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crushed soul
KetchupRocket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two different aunts gave me notebook paper unwrapped. One aunt is insanely wealthy, handed me a notebook and then moments later gave her 15 year old a BMW when he didn't have a license yet. Went to visit the other decently well off aunt a week later, tossed me the notebook going "oh right, here you go" and then immediately walked away to present her 5-6 year old with their own brand new computer and desk. Really sucks when you realize you're the least liked family member without anyone actually telling you.
Edit: wanted to clarify, I wasnโt expecting any elaborate gift because of their wealth. Just that it was shitty how they went about it.
anivex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's Christmas day and there is this huge present under the tree with my name on it. It's been there for a week, and I'm super excited about it, no clue what it could be.
My parents make me open it last, and my siblings are all sitting around me with my folks on the couch watching us. I tear open the wrapping paper in glee and I see a big cardboard box with no labeling.
I open it up, and there's a bunch of Little Debbie snack cake boxes inside. Not what I was expecting, but I was a fat kid and was like, okay cool, I'm happy with this. My parents tell me to keep looking.
As I am taking out the little Debbie boxes, I realize they were weirdly light-weight, and one was clearly opened. I look inside, and it's stuffed with newspaper and other random trash...all of them are.
My parents at this point are losing their shit laughing, as well as my siblings. They think it's hilarious. I get to the bottom of this huge box, and there's a pair of white socks. I said thank you and silently went to my room to cry.
tl;dr: My parents made me dig through a huge box of trash for a pair of socks as everyone in my family laughed their asses off at my expense.
edit: spacing
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have cried right then and there.
LPT: if you are going to make your child dig though a bunch of boxes or trash to get to their present, make sure the present is worth it (like a physically small but expensive gift such as a gift card or an ipod nano).
anivex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would have just brought more ridicule, and they may have even gotten mad at me for not getting the joke.
And yeah...I agree. Or maybe just don't make your kid dig through trash for your amusement.
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I am digging through a bunch of shit to get at a present, it sort of implies it is going to be something awesome. But when the present turns out to be something no kid wants (socks) and everybody is literally laughing when I pull out the present, I'm thinking "everybody is laughing at me" and I'm just going to start crying. I don't like being the butt of a joke, and I don't think the "you shouldn't cry over a present" rule means your family can jerk you around.
anivex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, just my own self preservation.
GentleGiantManatee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for my birthday I was having one for the hall of infamy. The whole family had forgotten I existed about a half hour into the party starting and half the people cancelled the day of to go see a concert. So I sat in my basement playing guitar until it was over (they sang and ate cake without me knowing- my cake- none left) and went upstairs to grab whatever cards I had gotten. I got one. One single card. And to my surprise it had a crisp $100 bill. So I read the card because they wrote a lot in there and that's when it hit me. The money was not for me. No. It was to help me pay off the debt with my mom that was $75. And the extra $25 was because my uncle borrowed $25 from her a week before. So he gave my mom $100 to pay off my debt with her that I had enough in my wallet to do anyway, and then used me as a means to pay off his own debt. And now I refuse to have parties. Wonder why.
AnyaSatana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother one year got me an easter egg. Nothing wrong with that, but it was in pieces. Said he'd dropped it. Turns out that the little bag of sweets that should have been inside it had vanished, and the broken pieces would have made only a small amount of it. He'd eaten it, and left me a few bits.
Got my revenge when it was his birthday. He got a bar of Dairy Milk that I'd left teeth marks in.
Fionacat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing but a sense of pride and accomplishment.
AdamBOMB29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do I begin.... For one my birthday is on December 27th and it's the same as my uncle so anyone remembering that is out the window.
First it was my "Aunt and Uncle" both my brothers (one older one younger) got 150 dollars and a CD they wanted I got a Veggie Tales book that came with a plastic telescope (I was 14)....
Second my grandmother got my brothers all this fancy candy and stuff from Germany. I got a Hershey bar and a pack of baseball cards.
Lastly when my mom and step dad got together we went to his families Christmas party and all the kids got xboxes and ps3s and computers including my brother, I got a single Hershey kiss and a drunk guy telling me how much he wanted to fuck his wife on the hood of their car.....
euroash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of creepy, badly carved wooden cat "statues" - painted mainly pink, with "clothing and decoration" painted on too. In-laws came home from holiday with a photo through a gift shop window - "you have cats - these made us think of you". We shuddered at their ugliness, laughed politely and thanked fuck all they brought back was a photo.....until their next trip a couple of months later....they brought the fuckers back for us...2ft tall, pink cats with blue dungarees and seriously warped limbs & features. :-|
sintral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the thread where my long-ago girlfriend shows up to tell the story of the dead cat in a shoe box.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An eviction notice
ZeusieKins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My existence.
Bossdwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one isn't me, it's my wife. She for christmas one year, only wanted a futon. Her stepmom and her father are fairly cruel people, so they got her a broken futon, (which her dad fixed the broken slats in) used. Her brothers all got brand new bikes and video games. She was ecstatic, nonetheless, until her evil stepmother made sure to tell her she wasn't worth the money, and the only reason she got it was because it was so cheap, and it was broken. Wife took it in the yard, smashed it with a sledgehammer, and walked to her mothers. My wife's stepmother has a lot more stories, including home schooling my stepson for a year (his father's decision, we didn't have custody yet) and marking things wrong when everything was right on an assignment because she didn't feel like getting more work ready. He started that year at a 5th grade level, and was second guessing stuff he knew so much because of this, he finished at a 3rd grade level.
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know where you can tell those stories, should you feel the need?
Bossdwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would assume JustnoMIL or raisedbynarcissists, but we're completely noncon with a restraining order against them for the step kids, and everyone else cutting contact too, so I don't really feel the need.
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I was going to suggest those subs. Glad to hear you've taken the steps to protect your family from her.
Bossdwarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We didn't have to lol. When stories came out about them (my stepkids dad used them as primary caregiver, another long story, which is what got us custody) the judge preemptively put out an order of protection.
Sugarbean29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Always great when the trash takes itself out!
Will0w536 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just this last christmas, I got from my brother and his wife...get this...a magic kit. As in a something you'd give your 10 year old nephew. complete with a hat, hanky, cards, the whole kit...I was stunned because I don't where they got that. I have had no interest in magic, learning magic or performing tricks. They are cool to watch...but I was sooo freaking baffled!!!
PS I was 26 last christmas.
And_The_Full_Effect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad has sent me a shirt where Bob Ross is painting a galaxy three times now. It's two sizes too big every time.
inTHEbathroom1013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gma struck twice this year. First time, I was visiting dad and she dropped by too. Gave me a gift bag and said it's a little something for me. Cool, random gifts are always fun. Open the bag and it's a handful of travel size toiletries. Ok, whatever it was just a random gift, "thanks, gma".
Then comes my birthday. Gma gives me gift bag. Again, toiletries. This time there were a couple small bars of soap too. Not sure if gma is starting to hate me, or thinks I smell bad.
TheRiverJordan72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jurassic Park 3 on DVD.
3 years in a row.
kamillyon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister received a packet of mixed nuts that was placed in an empty tissue box with the top cut off from our grandparents for her birthday.
kokohobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of Cheerios
powerwizard420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Womenโs silk 2 piece PJ set from my Great Aunt. The catch is Iโm a man, I always wonder why the hell they were a birthday gift ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
robinta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought of another gift that was so terrible at the time, although I feel a bit guilty at my reaction now. My grandparents were quite well off and this particular Christmas my and my brother hadn't quite got the usual quantity of 'loot', so we hoped and suspected there might be a big present to come. Sure enough, my GPs played the 'what do we have here' card. It was 2 thin gold threads leading across the room to suspicious shapes behind the thick curtains. My younger brother followed his thread, and sure enough there was a pretty little bike with stabilisers attached and his face was unbridled joy. I followed suit and came face to face with a "bike". Not the bike I would have dreamt of as a 12 year old boy, but a bright red girls bike, resplendent with ribbons on the handlebars, a total absence of crossbar and a nice shopping basket on the front. I was mortified. If I'd considered a career as a 1960s English midwife or perhaps a genteel country lady married to a nice male vet it might have been ok. This was not good. Even worse was to follow when I was encouraged to take it out on Christmas day for a "spin" by my beaming elderly grandparents.luckily none of the local yoofs seemed to see me. I wasn't exactly a popular or tough kid and had I been seen I probably would have been better off commmiting suicide on the spot (before someone did it for me by jamming my head in the basket probably). I probably whinged my tits off because within a few weeks the shopping trolley had been replaced by a purple and yellow racer, possibly saving my life...despite me being a total brat !
MyNameIsRay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family has some terrible gift givers. It's hard to name one.
My aunt once gave my cousins and me McDonalds Happy Meal toys her son didn't want, simply wrapped in paper. We were all old enough to have driven ourselves to family Christmas.
My grandparents heard I got a Playstation for my birthday, so they bought me a used copy of "Little League Baseball" for NES.
Last year, after I closed on my first home, my Mom gave me a "make your own kaleidescope kit". My sister got me a rubber band shooter from 7-11.
My dad gave me a dress shirt last Christmas. My style, my cut, my color, my size. I loved it. I thanked him, and asked "how did you know?". He laughed. I then realized it's the shirt I left at his house when I was installing his home theater months prior. He dry cleaned it, put it in a box, wrapped it up, and gave it back.
vyvyan86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 9th birthday, I think. I asked for roller skates. I got a bathrobe.
TyrHannahSaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had been dating a guy for a few months leading up to Christmas. We were not super serious and hadn't even discussed getting each other gifts, but every time he came over to my house he mentioned how envious he was that I had a record player, and that his dad had given him some old vinyl and he had no way of playing it. So when I got my Christmas bonus at work I decided to surprise him with one of those cheapy little portable record players with the turntable and speakers all in one box. Nothing very fancy. When I gave it to him he got all flustered and weird and quickly ran into his kitchen saying he got me something too. He came back with a (opened) bottle of vitamins, which was about half full. It really would have been better for him to just say he didn't get me anything.
Kevroeques ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Inb4 โthe gift of lifeโ.
helix19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A clay whistle and a Christmas ornament. Iโm Jewish.
menofmaine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother in law buys me USB plug in every year then when my wife calls her out in it she says " I'm to hard to buy for". No Christina your a self-absorb asshat who doesn't care about anyone but yourself.
still_guns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2006, I left a pac-a-mac (a shitty rain coat that comes in a little bag) on a bus, never to be seen again. My mum was so angry that I lost it, that she got me another one for Christmas.
Goodman_Grey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year while we were just dating, i asked my now wife for the Wizard Of Earthsea books by Ursula K. LeGuin. I had read a couple if them and thought it would be nice to read the whole series. I gave her the idea a couple of months in advance after being prompted for an idea, and told her since they were old and popular she could easily find them on Amazon or at Half Priced Books. What I received, placed in my passenger car seat, was 6 random books by LeGuin and a birthday card that was from the stash of vegetable art greeting cards that we specifically used when we forgot to get someone a present. No irony or self awareness on her part, just the beginning of me realizing she was absolute garbage about birthdays and gift giving in general. I've had worse gifts I guess, but this one is the only one that sticks with me. Years later in an argument (after she completely forgot my birthday once) I finally confronted her about It, and her excuse was "well the guy at Half Priced said they were the right thing." I swear she's given me birthday PTSD.
Krieeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hair dryer for my birthday from my mum. I have no hair. My birthday is on xmass. Love you too mum.
anirien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 17th birthday my parents gave me a plastic bag full of various cheep nail polishes and a manicure set. Theyโd clearly picked it up at the drug store last minute. I have naturally strong nails which grow out nicely without much maintenance and I never wear polish because it destroys my nails, so this was about the most useless gift I could have received. I dumped the bag back on them and told them to try harder.
iCantCallit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life...
SaintNoPlace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Summer Sausage. Not only was it the worst gift given at the company xmas party, to add insult to injury, the back of the package had a slight tear and the entire backside of the sausage was covered in mold.
AngryChair88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend got me a dozen eggs on my wedding day. I thought it was hilarious though. Adam, if you see this, we'll done sir. Well done.
tshirtwisdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas one year I got this dumb board game that was something about rolling little plastic baby dolls around. I was 9 or 10, and a boy. I later found out they forgot to get me something and just pulled out a random present that was supposed to go to their niece. I guess it was the thought that counts, but I threw it away when we got home.
hadeslord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two free tickets to high school prom. Was totally stoked that the girl I liked for 4 years said yes. Then a week prior to the prom, she dropped out of school because she was pregnant. I did not go to my senior prom.
Empath1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like you dodged a bullet with that one.
Evil_Dick_Turder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a wedding gift we were given an extension cord and like 5 mini flashlights.
SkylinetotheSea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Live goldfish in a bag. No tank, no food, nothing else... Just two goldfish in a bag for my birthday. Unfortunately they died within two days because the bag sprung a leak and we were forced to put them in water that wasn't treated properly. Thanks, friends mom...
zMAY0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of years ago i got a t-shirt that said my name on it (with baby-letters look-alike) from my aunt, i was fucking 18 years old, i tried it on once and i looked like a retarded kid with my name on.
Esurugby11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got my two brothers and I soap on a string.
_Shobbear_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Alcohol is up there
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave my brother $20 and I got socks she had bought herself and didn't like. She washed the pair she wore at least...
fuckschickens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a crazy aunt give me a can of soup.
Brianese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a girlfriend who once gifted me about 18 different items of clothing from Goodwill for Christmas. I'm not exaggerating on the amount. She thought it would be fun to open so many gifts... Several of the items had stains and really not one of them was appealing. I appreciated the thought but I was pretty dumbfounded because it's not like she was strapped for money, and the stains meant she really spent no time looking at them. I got her a digital camera.
Quality over quantity. Always.
Merkavelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a late August birthday and my rents got me school supplies once. There was a lunchbox filled with pencils and shit. There was also a lock for my locker. Real shitty gift.
Pijwe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift at all, the three times I participated in reddit santa clause gift thing.
aoeudhtns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: ideas for the reddit secret santa event.
LebaneseLion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 7th grade, we also had a secret Santa with a $20 limit. I pulled out a girl's name from the hat with all the student's names placed in it. I knew she was very into handwriting and calligraphy so I went out and spent $35 on a very elegant looking pen with its own holder. Her reaction was "oh thanks". My gift turned out to be a black rubber wristband. I was disappointed but the boy who got me the gift was also quite poor and was asking me if I sincerely liked the gift. I told him I loved it and thanked him multiple times as I began to appreciate it more since they were going through hard times and this was the best they could do.
Mecryyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toothbrush cover for Christmas. I opened the door and drop kicked it out into the cold were it belonged.
Sugarbean29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas, my sister's husband got my SO's name, and my niece got mine. We live a province away, and they live in an area that was hit by the Fort Mac fires (not directly, but the town was where a lot of the Fort Mac residents sought refuge), basically an oilfield town, and it was a bad year. People lost their jobs and homes and it was just heartbreaking. So, my SO and I say we want our gifts to be for our gift givers to either donate blood (I'm a cancer survivor and cannot donate myself) or donate food or the dollar limit to a local charity to help those in need in their community. I specifically said local charity to help those in your community. What we get on Christams day is a texted photo of BIL and Neice handing over cheques to his sister and BIL to help them with their "mission" - the
cultchurch they all belong to was sending a group of them to the States (Oregon or something), and our "donation" was going to be used to pay for bibles and expenses while the group "spread the word of god." During the time of the worst CAD-USD exchange rate periods we had faced in the last 10 years.My SO is agnostic and I'm atheist. They know this. They could not understand why we weren't happy that they were sending their other family members (whom I have no relation to at all and my SO didn't even know they existed) to another country, with a shitty exchange rate, to spread their cult beliefs to unsuspecting victims, instead of helping to literally save the life of someone in their own community.
Edit: formatting
BuyLowSellHigh12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 8 I received a juice extractor for my birthday.
wiz939 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buddy gifted me menstrual pads. I am a man.
Avoid-The-Clap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got married in DC in 2008. My wife's best friend's parents flew all the way in from Vancouver for it. They wanted to stay in DC for a couple of weeks sight-seeing to make the trip worth their while. Since we were going on our honeymoon for two weeks, we told them they could stay in our apartment.
We were going to be arriving very, very late at night, so we asked them for one thing: please, please just put clean sheets on the bed.
Now, we didn't live together before we got married, and since it was a new king-sized bed that we bought ourselves as a gift, we only had 1 set of king sheets at the time. We told them this and that they would just need to go downstairs to the basement laundry and launder the sheets.
I would like to reiterate at this point that we were gone for TWO WEEKS.
When we got back home, at about 2:30am, we found a note that said, "Sorry, we ran out of time to do the sheets, but here is some money for the laundry." Six quarters were stacked on top of the note.
They also left us a wedding gift.
It was a hand-made candle holder. Made out of felt. It was shaped sort of like a canoe. You were supposed to put the candle in the middle, and on either side of it were two big, decorative felt balls.
So our wedding gift was 6 quarters, dirty sheets, and a flammable candle holder that looked like a giant dong.
LaVidaDePrensus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
goatsanddragons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift wasn't bad but it did make me feel bad. Dad got me a Tarzan action figure but I had outgrown that sort of stuff(can't remember what age but I just wasn't interested) and I didn't bother to hide my dissapointment.
He looked heartbroken and that left me feeling like shit.
Cade_Foster_117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used cloth napkins from my MIL
CatManDontDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: People with awful and petty grandparents.
LiveToThink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was once gifted the movie "Twins" on DVD. In 2015.
bubbalubdub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of body lotion that was 15% used. The same body lotion that was given to my gifter the year before.
Lucinnda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In-laws sent a weight-loss book.
TastelessDonut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas gf family did a gift swap/ exchange ($20-30 limit) where everyone gets a number 1-#. I spent time and got a thoughtful gift that ended up being fought over by most of the group. I also got #1, the host got like 5 a crappy place. They then discovered they didnโt count right (ONE person was in the bathroom) nope have to do a complete re-Pick โThatโs the only fair wayโ-host. What just give them the last number (+1) thatโs fair. (everyone except the host agreed this would be fair) Nope have to repick. Host then gets #1 is completely happy, ends up with the gift I brought. I ended up with the hosts gift( they told me) it was a Christmas blanket from Kohls and a Christmas shirt. The blanket was Clearance and only $3, the shirt was last years gift from the grandmother that was to small for the host so he regifted it. :/ I get it itโs about the โChristmas spiritโ but at least bring a decent gift and donโt re-pick bc you got shit luck.
ulfric_stormcloack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
curiousburt23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for Christmas my little brother gave me his old, used, and broken bong.
snakesr2cool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad (who I only saw occasionally) clearly forgot my birthday once and gave me a "Mickey Mouse computer game." It wasn't until later that night when I put the colorful disc with Mickey's face on it into the computer that I realized it was a collection of 10 different desktop screensavers you could download. That's it. I was disappointed to say the least.
Shit_Posts_For_Karma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my friend doesn't participate in the secret santa anymore. And the Goat Giver moved away to some hippie Farm in Colorado
like_smoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a calendar on birthday
papaSlunky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was actually the gifter in this story... When I was 16, my sister (13) had been ranting and raving about wanting to get a pair of Uggs for Christmas, and I decided to buy her a pair. Obviously, I couldn't afford the real thing, so I talked to my dad and he had me fold and stuff bunch of envelopes at his office, and he told me he would pay me a nickel for every envelope I stuffed.
I spent an entire weekend there, just jamming out to Linkin Park and stuffing envelopes, and with the money I made, I bought my sister a really nice pair of off-brand uggs from Target, as well as a nice necktie for my dad.
Then on Christmas eve, my aunt (who married a very wealthy old jewish man) came over and gave her real Uggs. She used my fake uggs (affectionally called fuggs) for about a month before they went straight to goodwill.
Cryovolcanoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A onepiece. It didn't even look good.
rhuLaySomeShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a used pair of joe boxers, and a hello kitty lunch pail. That is when we figured out gramma was slipping a bit.
KumquatKat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember getting steel wool and a ball of yarn for my 7th or 8th birthday.
bathsaltssohard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I thought this was the worst gift. Every year I would get up early with my older brother and we would go and check out what we had in our stockings. One year I got a beanie baby that I really did not care for so I switched it out with a cooler one that my little brother had gotten. When my parents woke up everyone went to their stockings and looked at what they got. My parents knew that they had not put the beanie baby that I had in my stocking. When they asked if I was sure thatโs what Santa put in my stocking I told them that Santa doesnโt make mistakes.
kfenrir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One x-mas, some presents just were plain terrible: My FIL at the time gave me a book aimed at teen girls (I'd been talking about new books I was interested in and reading Lovecraft in front of him), a "Merry X-mas" cup with terrible candy bought at a dollar store from my dad and his wife, a small snowman with a light that connects to usb. I kept thinking that I would've been happier with nothing because these were all useless to me.
zeusjuice42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma began to lose her mind back in '99 and has been nailing the gift game ever since. The worst had to be a single purple velvet peeptoe stiletto (second hand)
I was 5 at the time.
Littlewing1307 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 'oh shit we forgot to get her anything, but got all of our other friends something' gift of the (partially used) travel set the airplane gives you. Also getting nothing for Christmas from my SO with out discussing a no gifts Christmas. That sucked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will never forget this.
Wasnโt me, but my brother got probably the worst gift ever on Christmas when we were about 6 and 8. At the time, Gameboy Color was the hot new thing to have. My mom and grandmother went out shopping, bought me the turquoise one and my brother the green one. On Christmas morning, we opened them up. I was first. I got the gameboy, a carrying case, a charger accessory and Warrior Land 2 (probably one of the best GBC titles for sure). Next was my brother. He opened up his and was super stoked. We all gathered around to see which game he got..
Mrs. PAC-Man. A 6 year old boy got Mrs. PAC-Man. Needless to say, he has never forgiven my mother.
tacolikesweed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me an uncooked meatball. That was it.
imminent_riot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $15 gift certificate to the most expensive store in the mall, given to me by a secret Santa.
For some reason my tiny private school thought it was a good idea to have all the names mixed together regardless of age/gender and the guy was a senior from a rich family.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I got a blood glucose meter when I was 11.
PwnedXD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exchange gift at Grade 8:I received nothing. My classmate forgot to buy or bring his gift for me. Pissed
Communist-Onion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've have someone a bag of charcoal, at the same party my friend gave someone beta food. The year previous a different friend gave someone a framed signed picture of himself.
Jdekshen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got shaving cream for his birthday. The thing is, he never shaves, he has had a (very visible) beard for years + we already had enough for like 4 years
Rebdkah_Bobekah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a waffle maker for Christmas while I was working at waffle House from my dad and stepmom. My sister got a car that year....that pretty much sums up my entire childhood
coppergato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One wedding gift was an oil lamp, stuffed with potpourri and trimmed with pink lace. It went straight to the thrift shop.
aviej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two different ones:
My very catholic grandfather gave me the Catechism of the Catholic Church for my 16th birthday. He knows I've been agnostic at best most of my life, and that I'm vehemently pro-choice. But he told me it was for me to read "if I wanted to" so that softened it a little I guess. Still have never cracked it open but I keep it because it makes me think of him and how he wants to save my soul or whatever.
My grandmother gave me and my sister each one of those little old lady rain bonnets for Christmas. She clearly thought it was the most amazingly useful gift and couldn't believe we didn't already have ones of our own. Made for some pretty funny pictures.
spast1c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I wanted the sega dreamcast for Christmas. My parents didn't know what it was so I explained it as "it's like a newer sega. It uses CDs instead of cartridges. What I received was the Sega CD. I knew it was still expensive so I had to act excited and play enough of the awful games it had to make them feel they got their monies worth.
SodaPig456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So last September I was dangerously depressed. I was about to run out of the medication I was taking at the time and I was too anxious to set up an appointment to refill them. On my birthday I went home to open the few presents you get as a 22 year old. My dad decided this was the year to get me indoor skydiving tickets. I hadn't mentioned any interest in skydiving in at least 5 years. To me that gift was proof that even my family didn't care about my interests. I was in such pain and misery that I couldn't see it was my father's attempt to connect.
TypeLeftHanded ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I begged my mom for a Vitamix for Christmas. I was on a healthy kick and wanted to make smoothies every day.
What she got me was a Vitamix recipe book. This was the book that comes with the blender! So now I had recipes for the blender I didn't have but wanted.
OutlierJoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my grandmother sent me a knitted clown doll, in a similar style as this. She didn't make it, she had no skills other than eating TV dinners and watching soap operas.
I was 13-years-old. Not 13-months-old. I was into Star Wars, video games, and sports.
I hate clowns. They are creepy.
I hate dolls. They are creepy.
I don't like being ungrateful. Even for gifts I don't care that much for, I am thankful for the gesture. But when I opened that nightmarish infant-drool soaker, I was thinking it was some sort of prank that I didn't understand. My mom saw my face and she said "You don't have to keep it. You can throw it away."
lady-darlington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DVD of the movie (if you can call it that) Green River Killer. :/ i suppose it was a funny inside joke gift, but i had a huge crush on the guy who gave it to me and it was especially disappointing since i got him something really thoughtful for his birthday.
AerialCoog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband (boyfriend at the time) gave me a Homer Simpson lamp. He then broke it while putting the lightbulb in. He also bought me a laundry hamper, broke it while putting it together, and fixed it with gaff tape. It never really worked right.
xxxANIMExxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a dog lead for my birthday once.
i have a pet fish.
TopRamenLord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
MagneticIsaac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My old group of friends and I used to do the typical secret santa every year with an ugly sweater party. Everyone usually took it pretty serious, meaning if there were joke gifts, they were usually were paired with a useful gift. The last year I was there before I moved, the person who got me was someone who usually didn't show up, but was in the normal group. He got me an old Home and Garden Magazine, some tissues and a bottle of lotion.
mdmaniac88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Snowboard for Christmas when I lived in Guantanamo Bay. Present from my grandmother when i was around 10... took it down the hill made of rocks behind my house until it broke.
So I guess it wasn't all that bad since I got some use out of it. Man did it hurt to whiff it going down though.
Art3mis86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dumbbells for my penis.
amc8151 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husbands step grandma gave me a pair of used dirty socks one year. They really smelled. I thought it was a joke but alas it wasn't. She hated him & his brother because they weren't losers like her blood grandson.
miss_cella_neous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm allergic to raw fruit. briefly dated a guy who was a little bit insensitive and a lotta bit oblivious. To apologize for something he did, he sent me an oversized edible arrangement with the card โsorry for being an ass. Hope this makes you feel better.โ
Tyco55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a gift certificate to a restaurant that my in laws got while on vacation in another state. Oh and a john Grisham book with missing pages.
ArbutusPhD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Justin Timberlake handed me a box...
Bryce_Thomas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was kid, my siblings and cousins would play with our presents to see if we could guess what it was. My gift from my Grandma felt very light, but the box was pretty big and wrapped, so we were all stumped what it could be. Maybe a gift card to throw me off? A single sock? The speculations were all over the place.
When it came time to opening gifts, all of the kids were watching me intensely as I tore the wrapping off, and pried open the box.
It was empty.
My grandma forgot to put the gift in the box before she wrapped it.
Triplecandj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my boyfriend got me a diamond ring...and didn't propose...
We're married now so I forgave him.
profpoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
BadInfluenceAF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10y/o when this happened and by no means was I into swiss army knifes and all. So I was participating at this drawing competition along with other kids of my age at my fatherโs office. It was a cultural event and to hype it up, they always had some competitions for all age group. So the drawing competition ended and it was time for the prize distribution. The prizes was given by my dadโs boss and her husband was in charge of buying the gifts. As the winners were announced, we were told all the kids will get the same prize... bummer. Oh well, its something at least. So we get our prizes and out of no where one of the parents shout out โOPEN ITTTโ and in a matter of seconds, everyone gasps. The prize for the age group of 9-12 y/o kids was a $5 knock off swiss army knife...
JengaSonora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin who had just returned home from the Iraq war, gave me a gift. It was this ugly looking vase (I'm 12 at the time btw) so I kinda laugh at it because wtf is a 12 yr old going to do with a vase.
Turns out some little Iraqi kid and him became friends and gave my cousin the vase and later the little kid ended up getting shot and died.
Fun Christmas...
burnXgazel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as a kid, clothes. now im 18 and i would fucking love to have some comfty socks. actaully a pretty girl from canada i like sent me some really really nice socks but it's way too hot in australia to ever use them.. oh well, i guess they were useful in canada since every day is like absolute zero there anyway
joseph66hole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The board game trouble
asuperstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worse "gifts" were how my in-laws treated me. The first year at their house I was asked innocently to go get some horseradish for the meal. I left and went to a few places to fulfill the order. When I returned the family had opened all of their gifts. I was left with the one gift my wife had purchased for me. Which I opened alone.
I thought it was a fluke until the next year when they repeated the elaborate farce again. I did not participate from then on and made excuses to work.
notasabretooth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I got one of those necklaces made out of rosary beads with a crucifix from my Mum. Sheโs known Iโm atheist for at least a decade, and isnโt religious herself. No idea what her thought process was on that one.
KarlPunkrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty minor, but the same colour by numbers painting a second time in a row.
au5lander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://i.imgur.com/yQxhOmT.png
not the original, as it was given away at some point, but yeah...i received one of those as a christmas present because my mother-in-law found out I enjoyed playing poker.
oh, and a used champagne bottle stopper from her as well. I don't drink champagne.
silimarwen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 I reeeaaalllllyyy wanted a drum set. The neighbor had one but she would never let me touch it. So not fair. So I begged. And begged. And begged. For Christmas that year my grandmother sent me a pair of drumsticks, carefully wrapped and marked "part 1 of 2". There was never a part 2 of the gift sent. My parents called and asked her about it, and she said that she couldn't find a set cheap enough and had decided not to get one after all. That same year she had spent over $500 on a new amp for my brothers bass. Christmas that year suuuuccckkkkkeeedddd.
BalSaggoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 9 I asked for a GI Joe toy called "the general" for Christmas, but ended up getting some generic piece of crap artillery play set which had nothing at all to do with GI Joe. My parents were upper middle class, my mom was a housewife, so it was not a money issue. They just didn't give a fuck and this was pretty much par for the course.
626Aussie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift giver here. A very sad gift giver who gave some truly awful gifts as a teenager. In my defense, I was your typical, inconsiderate teenage boy who spent almost all of my pocket money at the video arcade. But that's just an excuse, and not really a good one.
Because I spent all my money at the video arcade, I decided to reproduce the album cover for a band my sister liked onto a white t-shirt. I started working on it but I never did finish it. I still owe my sister a t-shirt/gift for that year :(
I once gave my other sister a movie poster that I got from our local Blockbuster. For free. Literally. They were giving away the old posters they'd taken down, and because they were free I took several of them, then decided to give one to my sister as a Christmas gift.
Decades later, the shame and regret still eats away at me. Forgiveness does not help if I cannot forgive myself.
filliamhmuffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me old of her old t-shirts for Christmas, but thatโs not the shitty part:
1) sheโs a very petite woman (like an XS-S) and I am generally a large, and half a foot taller than her 2) Iโm whatever the adult version of punk is so I generally wear black/dark clothes, and this was a lime green โlife is goodโ shirt, which fuck that smug ass company and their middle aged liberal following, and 3) there was a large, obvious coffee stain on the front of it.
The only upside is that it provided many laughs among the rest of my family once she went home and we could gawp at it without causing offense.
bambie-alberta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably buried but whatever.
For my baby shower, my mother-in-law gave me all of my husbandโs baby stuff. His blanket, his baby book, framed baby pictures of him and his little nursery trinkets. Nothing that I could use for my son as they were all sentimental items to her. She gave me nothing else. I still to this day have no idea what she was thinking. Theyโre all still in the box she gave me, buried in a closet for the last 6 years.
Borderweaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She was thinking that theyโre out of her closet now!
postpunctual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a frenemy when I was in elementary school, he always wore this turquoise polo with a red stripe around the collar. This was the kind of friend who would invite me over, which entailed a miles long walk to his apartment, only to refuse to let me in. When he would actually let me in, he was the type of kid to torment you and practically hold you hostage. My mom made me invite him to my birthday party one year, and when his drunk dad dropped him off, he handed me a Key Food bag with a turquoise polo with a red stripe on the collar. Needless to say I never wore that fucking thing outside of that day, when he and my mother made me try it on "to make sure it fit."
Anyway, a few years later I had moved from the city to the suburbs and never thought of him again. Until one night I was watching Spin City on ABC and on comes this recruitment ad for the NYPD, it was people telling their stories, portraying the police in a positive light, and suddenly I see his mom. In the ad she recounts a story about how the police saved her and her child from an abusive husband who almost killed them one night.
OfficerBigPeepee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my mom asked me what my now ex-girlfriend would want for Christmas, I told her she could use some kitchenware like pots, pans, etc. Said ex-girlfriend and I end up breaking up a couple weeks before Christmas and I took the break-up kind of rough.
Come Christmas morning I open my present from my mom and it's kitchenware... Wonderful reminder of that jingleball gargling slut
feminax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 10th birthday, I went to dad's place, thinking we'd have a fun night because hello! double digit birthday! Arrived to see my grandma sitting in front of a half-eaten carrot cake and she said, "sorry, I was hungry". The cake was for her sister's husband's birthday a few days prior.
AntsInMyEyesJohnson7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who gave me a stolen keyring and a hat he found in the street for my birthday
Decadeofpain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is close to Christmas so of course I get Christmas ornaments for my birthday almost every year. Usually it's snowflakes or reindeer or something, but one year someone gave me a baby Jesus. For my birthday. I'm not even religious. Smh.
AnnoymousName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ticket to a scary movie
pjaylan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So before you hear the story, I'd like to preface it with acknowledging the fact that I have upper-middle class parents and I know my privileges, etc. I was 16 at the time so give me a break.
I have grown up loving, and working on cars with my dad as young as I can remember. There's just something about cars I cannot get enough of. I'm subscribed to every magazine, watch countless TV shows, have a yearly pass to a nearby automobile museum, and attend local car shows as frequently as I can. You get the idea. I'm borderline obsessed with cars. Most of my life, my father was a manager at a BMW dealership so I grew up around them the most. They are still my favorite manufacturer to this day.
As we all know, receiving a car on your 16th birthday is anyone's dream who's ever watched a Hollywood movie, had parents with the means to do so, and am as passionate about cars as I am. After dinner on my 16th birthday , my mother and father walked into the living room with their arms around each other and a small wrapped box in their hands. I unwrapped the box half way and was devastated as I unwrapped the right side two seconds later.
I didn't stand a chance. I could barely speak. I just quietly let a couple tears fall down my face before I retreated to my room to gather myself. Later that night I explained to my parents how that was the single worst gift you could have gotten me. And to make it worse, it wasn't a prank. They sincerely thought this would be a cool gift for a 16 year old kid who likes cars. It was all around terrible for everyone involved.
dizzbot86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas several years back, a boyfriend gifted me a homemade silicone replica of his own (average at best) member and used it to break up with me...on Christmas...saying he was giving it to me so I would have something to "remember him by." I melted it with a torch later that night.
frobnom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotten a ton of awful gifts, here's just a few.
My birthday is two days before valentine's day so I always get chalky valentine's chocolate for my birthday. One year my fat ass dog Tippy ate my chocolates out of the little heart shapped box and then pooped back into the box for me to later find. He was fine and lived many years more. That fat bastard.
My now ex boyfriend from a few years ago gave me a harry potter cd case. It was dusty and obviously something he just found laying around. I also don't like harry potter nor do I have a lot of cds. He also gave me his ukulele which he never actually let me take home or taught me to use. His mom gave me Chanel? I think? brand lotion. It was some expensive brand I would have never bought. She told me she bought it for herself but didn't like the smell so she was giving it to me. That whole family was messed up and he was a real piece of shit. I spent a bunch of money on him and got him a lot of thoughtful gifts and he gave me a bunch of last minute leftovers he had at his house. I got his mom and dad really nice gift bags personalized to each of them. I just wish he had showed any effort at all.
My mom promises to take me out for sushi every year on my birthday as my gift but we've never actually gone. One year I really thought it was gonna happen but she took my brother out .
For Christmas she gave me socks in a plastic bag.
carcosachild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used perfume sample.
heymaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, when I was a little kid and my family was going through hard times, I got a 3 pack of tap lights. I totally get it now, my mom was going through a divorce and was on the brink of foreclosure, but back then I was devastated. I can only imagine how my mom felt about the whole thing. But that bad ass woman kept the house, supported the family alone, and now gives the best gifts every year. Moms rock!
LadyDoDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my husband got me a plate and a notebook. He will never live it down, but has since learned that those are not appropriate gifts for the wifey.
pantsdownshotgun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought my wife and I hangers for Christmas one year that she ordered off a shopping network on TV. Hangers. I've never received such an impersonal gift before. Never in my life have I had such a problem feigning excitement as that Christmas.
3rdBestUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a subpar off-brand toolbox and tool set (one of those 200-tool sets) from Amazon, filled with screwdrivers and bits that I already own. I don't need any hand tools and have never once talked about needing them. My wife got it for me I guess because I am a man?
cjd08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got married and received a check from a family friend, Made out too my brother
Ax_Ce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a plastic flag holder last Christmas.
sugar-snow-snap2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i asked my mom for a book on feminist theology in the three book religions and she got me a bible instead.
kachunkachunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 11 or 12, there was a radio ad playing pretty frequently, poking fun at the idea getting bad gifts for Christmas - specifically black socks.
Cut to Christmas day, weeks or months later, and my brother and I open our gifts, look at each other, and quote the commercial, holding up our new, boring, black socks. Thanks, aunt Mary.
I-Cut-Myself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gave me weed 2 weeks after I had quit it, Cant blame them though, they had no idea I quit.
szthesquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great aunt who I never saw was gonna make it to the Christmas party that year. Cool.
On the way to the party she realized she didn't get gifts for me or my brothers so she panicked and stopped on the way to make sure she got something.
So picture four young boys opening our presents to find... Liquid soap.
She had stopped at Shoppers Drug Mart and had no idea what we wanted or liked so she got us something she thought we could use.
Which was soap.
If she'd gotten us nothing at all, we wouldn't have noticed or cared because we only see her once every five years or so.
jtn19120 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Safety pins. I didn't even need them
ricchh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mate got a 6 pack of coke one christmas... from his mum
Zebra_Placenta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a shitty oven mitt knitted by an employee in a gift exchange. I bought my recipient an iPod, so to receive this gift was a disappointment and frankly, pretty tacky.
Scottyflamingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Company I worked for was run by a cheap bastard. We didn't get a Christmas bonus, we got a sweater at the annual holiday party. Oh well, the first year it was actually a nice sweater that I wore a lot. The next year though, was a sweater with the f'n company logo on it. Something that had no use outside of work.
Side detail: This was in Florida.
GrandadClockSlapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was in the eighth grade when we had a gift exchange with fellow classmates. I received a very used (scratched up) and barely working Spinning-light wand presented in a trash-bag... What made it worse was the fact that I had brought an extra gift in case someone didn't receive one, you'll never guess who received it, of course it was the person who had just made the least effort.
nerdculture_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was doing a secret santa with some friends where I only wanted two things: a new mug and some sour patch watermelons. The person who was supposed to get me a gift apparently forgot so they gave me a used and chipped mug they got from their house. Later that week they actually did get one of those two pound bags of sour patch kids. (not watermelon). He didn't see me that day though, so he gave them to a girl who was supposed to give them to me during lunch. She ate the entire bag during second period.
eneah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and stepmother went on a trip to Vegas. Upon returning dad said he got me something. Comes over and hands a disc that has pictures of Vegas. Not nice pictures either. Just random pictures the company decided to put on this disc of a hotel.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did secret Easter bunny for Easter eggs at school. I got someone an egg, everyone got eggs and everyone received eggs. Somehow I did not receive an egg. To this day I do not understand how this happened, no one would admit to it but it was pretty hurtful as a kid.
Dec_bot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a wrist watch by my grandfather. Now, this would be fine even though I already had a much fancier and generally less shit watch, but there were two issues. One: there was something wrong with the battery, so the screen was completely blank. Two: the alarm was turned on for about 2:00 at night. I lost it somewhere, and from that point onwards, for about three months, I got woken up every morning by it. Because it was so late, I usually got woken up, became pissed off, then went back to sleep about a minute later. I wasn't actually able to remember that event without something to jog my memory, or without actually thinking about what happened at night (kinda like a dream). It wasn't until the watch just showed up that I realised fully what had been happening.
Needless to say, I've taken the battery out, and now I intend on giving it back to my grandfather with the battery replaced this Christmas.
is_no_good_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time i got a voucher for a burger-restaurant. I am a Vegetarian.... :D
bagomojo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom just had brain surgery. She bought me khakis. When I opened it I noticed the size was wrong. When I mentioned it she said it was the size I gave her. I then noticed the dry cleaning tag in the zipper. She picked up my dad's dry cleaning and wrapped it. The next gift from her was in a reused bag which still had the tag says it was from my grandma who had died earlier in the year. We all had a good laugh. I never did get my khakis, they got lost somewhere
phialane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My little brother was a broke one year and brought his girlfriend home for Christmas for the first time. He got me a carrot. With a face drawn on it. We all got one. She was so confused and horrified when we all opened them.
Dat_nubnub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got my little brother a microscope for Christmas his senior year of high school. Iโve never seen such dismay in his face before
Edit: high school not college
TheRedLayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a used X-box 360 game from a brother-in-law. I don't own nor ever have owned an x-box. He spent a week house-sitting and knew we had a PS3 (this was a few years ago). Conveniently, he owned an Xbox 360.
I'm still 95% sure he just gave me a game he didn't like/didn't play anymore.
TheRedLayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Either that or a $20 gift card with $0.68 balance left on it for a gift exchange. That was almost like "Here's the money you could've gotten".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. Yup. One year when I was a kid I was the only person who got nothing at an extended family gathering. I was extremely shy and silent as a kid and people just kept forgetting my mom had a kid at all. So they just forgot to get me something.
Daylightdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a t shirt from hot topic that said โspoiler alert: everyone dies in the endโ
To be fair I used to shop hot topic back when I was like 13 but I was 23 when I got this awful shirt
Atisekim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I NEVER get good gifts, like ones that are not horrifically bad but ones that mean nothing. like here's a calendar happy 15th birthday. It's because my parents suck and do not know me at all, like our relationships are ok but they just do not get me at all. Neither of them had good relationships with their parents and i'm doing my damndest to remedy this with my children now that i'm an adult. This partially results in way too much thought being put into gifts for them.
inthiscrazyworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Handkerchiefs with my initials. I was 18.
tubopana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok here goes...im 13 at my grandparents for Christmas. Opening up gifts I get to my fathers gift. He btw has always loved my stepbro and stepsis more this at the time he was on his 1st set of step kids i.e. He's been married 4 times with 3 sets of step kids. My sister and I sitting next to each other she opens her gift from my dad and gets a Yankee candle w/e she's 16 and loves that stuff. I get to my gift and wala he is smiling ear to ear as I open his gift which is a can of peanuts fucking peanuts. Not even planters brand or honey roasted nope cheap dollar store plain salted peanuts. FWIW stepbro and sis both got a bunch of random toys probably around $50 value each can remember details was 20 years ago. Yep my dads a dick this is just one of MANY typical things he pulled on me and my sis "his real kids"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Part of my family (not even a part Iโm blood related to) is from PEI. If any of you arenโt familiar, thatโs where Anne of Green Gables takes place.
My grandmother, from the side of my family NOT related to PEI, would send me random Anne of Green Gables merch for Christmas every year until I turned 16.
One year it was a creepy glass doll, one year it was the paperback book, one year it was just a massive framed picture of the book cover.
I never read Anne of Green Gables. I never liked it, I barely know what the hell it is, and she insisted that I must have all of the collectibles.
licenseles5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when I was 12 my mom bought me a sharp boom box with a CD player. that's all I got that year cause it cost like 80 bucks. when I put my CD in that I bought with money I had saved from mowing lawns that summer. The cd would spin and nothing else worked. So my mom said put the radio back in the box and put it in the car. She said she would return it.
Her and my sister where looking for the receipt and my mom told her to go check for it in the box. So my sister was digging in the box when my mom hollered out the window (texas winters arent cold) to tell her she found it and to get ready to go to the store.
We all loaded up in the car and my mom put it in reverse and ran over the radio.
my mom was hollering like mad at my sister and made her apologize for ruining my Christmas. So now I didnt have a radio and my sister hated me for a bit.
Great christmas... that year it motivated me to save up money to pay for a lawyer to move out of my moms house. Took 2 year but then I did.
So I guess it showed me a good work ethic and hustle... a reason to get away from shitty people. So maybe that year I had a great Christmas by having the worst. epiphany just had... thanks Reddit
balthezeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my mom invited this old lady from our town to Christmas dinner. The old lady who was an only child and never married, all her friends and family had passed away and I guess my mom felt sorry for her and didnโt want her to spend Christmas by herself.
She gave my family a bottle of $3 hand soap for Christmas.
Javafox98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My drunk grandfather buying me a bottle of Captain Morgans when I'm 15; obviously not being able to drink it so he did so in front of me.
jstx333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandma loved garage sales, I had just started playing tackle football around age 10 (early 90s)...she gifted me a used jock strap...I had no idea what it was...mom threw it in the dumpster
Doomwalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My overly-religious Aunt once gave me a rock w the name "Jesus" on it for Christmas. That's it.
CorrectGrammarPls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum went to a different city (only her) and my dad sent me on a three-day cricket camp (which was the worst) for my 13th birthday. Thanks for that
BerryStardust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave me a pack of Spider-Man paper party napkins for Christmas. I'm a Marvel fan, so I know she tried, but...
foxy1604 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time at my birthday I got a really nice looking giftcard but the value wasn't written on it. A couple of days later I checked it's value and it contained like 5 euro's.
Funny thing is that I gave a gift worth 25,- to them...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cupcake.
Yes that kind.
wildlybriefeagle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im not hip enough to know. Are there more than two kinds of cupcake?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:38 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fart in hand, give to their face. Lol but seriously, I've not had one as a gift but it's something a brother would do. I'm sure I've cupcaked a friend in the past when I was a kid lol.
imurdotme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's mom got her a set of napkins... Paper napkins... She even wrapped them.
They did have some deer illustrations printed on them though, so, pretty christmas-y I guess.
grubbysausage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a gift exchange one year I received an inflatable cup holder for the swimming pool.
villainouskitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my boyfriend got a color-changing lightbulb that you could change by remote control.
MeanMug337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, the best gift thread was back around the corner, on the left. This is actually the worst gift thread.
arcanabanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the late '90's I wanted a laptop for Christmas. I knew that we couldn't afford one at the time and had resigned myself to living without, not a big deal at the time. Well, leading up to Christmas, the wife and her family kept throwing hints at me that this Christmas was going to be BIG. I didn't want to get my hopes up, but you know how your mind works and back in the dusty recesses of my mind whispered: LapTop! Christmas morning rolls around, we're at the In-Laws opening gifts and my wife hands me a big box with a grin. Ok it's too light to be the laptop, but on opening it I find a laptop bag, a fairly expensive one too so my mind goes right to Wow where' s the laptop!? No, they explained, no laptop, just the bag for the day when you DO get a laptop. Ha Ha. My other gifts were socks and underwear and a Star Trek necktie. Worst Christmas ever.
graphitewolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
https://imgur.com/gallery/81daK
He_Need_Some_Milk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is the nicest person ever but she doesnโt understand modern electronics at all. She even still has a working typewriter that she uses. For my seventh birthday I got some wii games when i didnโt have a wii, that being said I was really considering buying a wii with my other grammas birthday money so that sealed the deal and the next day I bought a brand new wii, so at least those got some use A much worse case was last year she gave me a two year old 25$ google play store gift card that had probably just been sitting at the bottom one of her desk drawers for a while. I own an iPhone. I think I just gave the card to a friend who could use it.
Howmonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my uncle got my cousin (also his nephew) an awesome storm trooper collection set. He got me a foot tall Jar Jar Binks figure.... the resentment will last forever
washingtonjacksons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmom always got me really dorky outfits that were probably fairly expensive from this store called Eagle's Eye. I'd get like 6 turtlenecks a year, and my Mom insisted that I wear a turtleneck Halloween through Easter so I wouldn't get sick.
In 8th grade I wore the same turtleneck to school as my teacher.
It was pretty much the lowest point in my whole life.
jerseyfreshness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bod deodorant gift pack.
I want your bod
buffbodhotrod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hooott boooooddd, I want that boooooddd
TroubledPanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a Dora the explorer belt for Christmas from my aunt who hadn't seen me in a while.
I guess she didn't know I was a 16 year old guy at the time, time flies.
seamore555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A label maker. I'd stick the labels onto something, and they'd just peel right off!
Bigmada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a label maker one year. My parents hated it more than I did.
sims_superwoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a small get together for me when I graduated high school. That summer my two cousin from Canada and my aunt from America was visiting us. My sister gave me a present and my aunt decided it was present time. She made a speech of how great is I graduated (made awkward jokes how everyone didnโt think this day would come) and then went to give my cousins about 100 American dollar each and then my sister a Michael Kors bag and lastly gave me cheap scarf.
mshthn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One single vinyl from my dad's new family. Never liked the band or even the genre. And it was probably discounted very much, because the cover's surface was torn down in about a 2x3 inch area. Thanks dad, giving zero shit about us, letting your new wife buying us the cheapest crap she could find!
ZerglingNation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a used chapstick one christmas. (She is VERY far from poor, were talking about a lady that travel to exotic places and Europe at least twice a year)
ry_laplante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The book of Mormon. It was a birthday present from my friend and his family. I turned 10 that day.
Count-IstvanTeleky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 1996 I received a VHS tape of the movie True Blood. It was made in 1989. Why haven't you heard of the movie you ask? It might have been the worst thing to ever be captured on film. Just watch the trailer, the damn movie made no sense and the quality was horrible. But my grandparents saw it and thought it would be a great Christmas gift for a 14 year old girl. Sorry if I have offended any diehard True Blood fans out there.
hussy_trash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my boyfriend gave me a 'make your own dildo' kit for my birthday. So he basically wanted to give me a copy of his dick for my birthday. I was not happy about that one.
stfm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: evil grandmas
IgniteMyRockets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of ketchup fro my grandma for Christmas
Trimm_Dich_Forever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad one year, for my birthday, told me he had a huge gift for me. I kept asking him everyday what it was and that it was a surprise. I asked him for clues and he said it's something I can use everyday and I will enjoy and cherish it. So I was beyond hyped. At this point him and my mom have split so she had no idea what he was gifting me. He comes to the house to drop off his gift, it was in a big bag and super heavy. I got beyond excited. I run upstairs, I start opening all my gifts and save his last. The anticipation was killing me, I was pulling all the fancy paper he put on top of the bag to hide it. I grab it and take it out.... it was a big fucking bible. At this point I was young but I was very much agnostic and didn't believe religion and thought it was total bullshit. I literally cried the whole night and my mom called him to yell at him. I think he bought me a game the next day.
kchearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My lovely aunt gave me a XXL pajama set. I wore a M at most and she let me know she thought it would be too small for me.
laroasted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandma gave me a shoe shining kit for christmas when I was 9 years old. told me it was super fun and to try it out on her shoes.
in hindsight- brilliant.
buffbodhotrod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbf I really find shining my shoes to be super relaxing and enjoyable. Idk what it is about it but it's nice.
maxdps_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mini megaphone.
Then my dad took it and proceeded to repeat the words "I GOT MY MINI MEGAPHONE" through the mini megaphone
hollieheights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic spoon with a face drawn on it and half can of soda
dnpsel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a $50 iTunes gift card for Christmas. I didn't use iTunes at the time and the family member bought it with $50 they stole out of my room.
CarefulMoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was going through divorce. My parents had purchased a custom framed word travel map with my name and my ex's name painted on it. They showed up for Xmas with the map and told me they didn't have time to find something else, so, here you go. The painted area was a small square, so I glued a compass image over it and still have it, but at the time it was an awful reminder of my failed marriage and seemed totally insensitive.
beedelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Several years ago, while doing last minute errands on Christmas Eve, may sister and I stopped at a salon to โpick up a gift certificate for someone.โ
Lies. She had made an appointment for me to have my eyebrows waxed and said it was an early Christmas present.
JanusHeimdallr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa i recieved once a box of band aids, a razor blade and a small blanket (kids size)
Robcasper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a lighter from my girlfriend for our 5-year anniversary. I don't smoke. I ended up taking us to Disney World for my birthday AND her birthday later that year, paying all of the expenses.
bluebonnetcafe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gave me a bag of stuff she got from the local co-op. The highlights were a toothbrush made of recycled plastic and a jar of this nasty rum-chocolate-prune paste, which I never bothered to open.
umfum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 1991, my buddy gave me an opened cassette copy of Grateful Dead's In The Dark from 1987, knowing full well that neither of us had ever listened to The Dead in our lives or all the time we'd ever spent together. Meanwhile, I had gotten him the still sealed double(!) cassette version of Poison's Swallow This Live -- Poison being one of the bands we both liked back then.
That was The Dead cassette with "Touch of Grey" on it, a song I actively hated because it had been played nonstop everywhere -- even on MTV -- when it came out...in 1987.
I gave him a hard time about it, but I probably shouldn't have because he was generous in other ways, and we were both broke college students. The "used" part of it didn't even bother me that much because I bought used cassettes all the time. It bothered me that it seemed he didn't put much thought into it.
Anyway, if he reads this, I just want to say I'm sorry I made such a big deal about it. A lot of stuff was going on back then. I still don't like the Grateful Dead, though. :)
madaraszvktr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a loaf of bread and a litre of milk for one of our St. Nicholas day gift exchanges in highschool. It came with a note explaining that I got these items because my family is so poor that we probably don't have any of these at home. This was meant to be a joke but I didn't like it much as I put a lot of effort into my own gift that year.
Mahxiac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Certain parts of my genetic code thanks dad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life lol
Year1Vex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pillow case once as a gift. No pillow, just the pillow case.
thermodynamics2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a box of chocolates from my in-laws for Valentine. The problem was the note saying they were for me and not my wife because she didn't need them.
biroxan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A recycled, outdated map made into a wallet. Barely holds together with nothing in it
tuoyawon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single, white, unscented candle.
"I didn't want to offend you with the wrong scent."
Thanks for the ball of wax!
rp2784 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Tupperware Velveeta cheese block container. I thought, well lets look inside to see if there was something else. Nope!
alexzandreya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother's ex-fiance drove big rig trucks. For my 13th birthday he gave me 5$, told me not spend it all in one place, then my mom and him stuffed all three of us in his truck for a week of long haul warehouse deliveries. Still this day one of the worst weeks of my life. I didn't spend that 5$ bill for 3 years.
Oddball_one ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An open pack of tighty whities including a "Lightly used" pair to complete the set, from my grandmother. Needless to say I smiled and thanked her for the gift, but ditched them in the garbage immediately after. My parents however thought it was hilarious.
The backstory is my grandmother worked at the "Bargin Box" as part of her women's auxiliary group. Being a child of the depression she saw nothing wrong with the gift. She also used to fart and blame it on the dog...
wild_m00n_child ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom dated an artist for a couple of years when I was 15. For Christmas one year he gave a beautiful original painting of Tipitinos (famous New Orleans music venue) to my mom, and a giant original painting of Yankee Stadium to my brother. I received men's socks (I'm a chick) and catfood. Yes I had a cat.
macdreezy666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandma got my little brother some sort of radio controlled thing, i cant remember what specifically. I got an extra battery for it lol
reallyfunatparties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got "Shark Boy & Lava Girl: the movie" on DVD I think it was 3 years after it came out.
828Ashby828 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My younger sister is really bad at gift giving. Or she was when she was younger. For my 21st bday she gave me a thing of Dollar General soap, some cleaning sponges and some music poster things from ACDC and Megadeath(Neither of which I have ever listened too) and several Christmas's ago, she gave me this lovely red sweater..... THAT I had given to her the year previously. I asked her 'How she picked it out for me?' and she said 'It just looked like something you'd wear.' She honestly didn't remember that I'd given it to her, she was just re-gifting some sweater she didn't wear.
jkjboone1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband gave me a car wash coupon.
Sativar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used Tupperware set, with red sauce strains, warped lids and all. Thanks former step-uncle by marriage parents.
winkswithbotheyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once gave my mother a used bottle of mayonnaise for her birthday.
danksawzdood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 16th birthday my dad gave me a $25 panda express gift card... that he had already used once. A couple weeks later my cousin got a nice used car for her birthday.
Honorable mention: He once gave me the box to his iPod touch on Christmas.
robotjox77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother gives the worst gifts. When I was a kid she gave me some animal encyclopedias only to take them off my shelf and re-gift them to me again two years later. As an adult I have received several items meant for her various boyfriends that she fell out with and passed on to me. I have an engraved lighters and compass with other peoples initials on. I neither smoke nor do whatever it is you use a compass for. Thanks mum!
SteveHeist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of car cleaning supplies from my dad. A year before I got a car.
I need to return the favor.
Apocalypse_Wanderer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my girlfriend's dad gets her moose related crap because she once said a moose was her favorite animal. It's not that he means well and is trying, he literally gets her a handful of moose keychains or a beerglass with a moose on it. She is 26, and spends a dozen or so hours a year trying to get him something thoughtful, he just couldn't be bothered. I have no respect for this man.
nanners09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This cologne called "bod spray" Complete with smells like Most wanted...(not joking) Really ripped Abs...(really not joking) And best of all...black (like really)... I was like 11
RahulSharma13244 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well,
12th Bday - 3DS they gave it and returned it
14th Bday - PS3 they gave it and just gave it to cousins
15th Bday - Xbox one they gave it but returned
16th and 17th - Nothing.
Idk which is the worst ๐
tomime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not me, but my wife received a piglet doll that apparently is pissed on or something as it smells so bad, from her reddit secret santa. With a letter that is cut from a news paper that mocks her marriage that year. Someone is sure bitter about marriage. I felt so bad since I am the one that asked her to sign up for secret santa and she got so upset because of this :( Tossed the dumb gift away and did what I can to cheer her up that day.
DeiLC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my mom got me pink, soft toilet seat for the bathroom. It was all I got that year.
She then decided she liked it, and put it in her bathroom instead.
ky30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got my ex gf a $800 diamond necklace and a $150 Victorias secret gift card... she gave me the gift of breaking up with me the next day, oh, and she wouldn't give me the necklace or gift card back
DrKreigersExperiment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
DFSniper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 3-pack of hot sauces from my parents. I don't like hot sauce. That same year they got me a USB solar charger, that probably couldn't power a flip phone.
neobeguine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got us the World's Scariest Puppet (TM) because it "went with the colors in my kitchen" and was infuriated when we weren't ecstatic about putting it on top of my cabinet where it could easily learn our patterns to better plot our gruesome murders. So glad when it got "lost" in the move
Robbletoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Posted this somewhere before, but once my cousins got me reindeer shit you could apparently grow a Christmas tree in and some 'jim'll fix it' jimmy saville soap on a rope, just before he was unveiled as a monstrous mega pedo. Cheers cuzzes
abicus4343 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hideous candle sculpted into two people having sex. It was barely wrapped in crumpled paper. This from my best girlfriend at the time. Fuckin weird.
Grahamr1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a poundshop table cloth once for Christmas. One of those disposable ones you uses for parties.
baduncle69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Talking Elmo doll. I was 30 something. From my mother in law. On my Birthday. All I did was mention sarcastically to my wife when I saw the commercial was, "Oh cute..." She told her mom etc...
Poopfilledtrashcan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's grandma gave me a faux wooden phone case for a second or third generation iPhone last year. I tried giving it away but no one owned one.
cokuspocus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life :-(
BillyKnobSweat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a soldering iron kit for my 4th birthday from my dad's step brother.
MyPCIsAPaperweight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My penis. First birthday, hated it since.
plorraine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian here - my mom once gave me a weird hat thing - it was fleece and very large with openings that could be closed with draw strings at either end - think bigger than a pillow case "big". The idea was you could cinch it up around your face and it would be like a hood that extended to your shoulders. But it was big - it would droop down over your shoulders and become a large armless sweater. Alternatively it might have been an upper body sleeping bag? Or an abduction sack for people you want to kidnap yet keep cozy? It was spectacularly useless. My mom was pretty old when she bought it from one of the old ladies in her book club. My sister and I each got one - neither of us can figure out a use for it.
Jackbstn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Label Baby Jr..... totally worthless
ttan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so this is not about the worst gift per se but something that ruined the very idea of gift to me. It happens that I like to wear strange socks, for several years - before it was cool, of course. Obviously it is a pretty easy passion to spot and, as you can imagine, a super easy gift to make.
Right now, itโs been almost 10 years that almost everyone I know gives me socks as gift.
Girlfriends: all of them have me socks sooner or later. Family: everyone did. Christmas party with the law firm: 5 people gave me socks in the same year.
PLEASE STOP. NO MORE SOCKS. I dream about receiving a book, a gift card, a trash mug, whatever else but socks please.
mthiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But...but...you're an adult! Adults always love getting socks as presents! /s
trailerthrash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad and grandma are typically cruddy gift givers. One Christmas they gifted all 6 of us a stocking full of trail mix, a flashlight, and a pack of batteries that didn't fit said flashlight. This was after the advent of smart phones when everyone already has a flashlight.
scottydanger88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle gave me a turd brown polo shirt that was about 3 sizes too big for Christmas a few years ago.
Iโd be ok with the color if it was the right size or a nice look that was the wrong size because those show semblance of thought. But giving me the first thing you touched on the Walmart clearance rack is insulting.
imabustya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like a spoiled prick for saying this but nearly all of them. I have a few presents I've recieved in my life that stick out as being awesome to this day but 99/100 I always get a bunch of junk I would never want or use and I have to pretend to be happy about it. I really appreciate the thought but people have never really made an effort to get something that aligns with my personality or interests and I'm not the type to specifically ask for something because of all that catholic guilt I was brought up with. When I have kids I'm going to make sure I know what they're obsessed with and get them something they don't already have that they actually want.
Dinosaurs_and_stuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle gave me a tire gauge for my 18th birthday. Which I guess is better than the pack of lifesavers they gave my brother for his 18th.
The_Rim_Greaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my dad got me colored soap. I'm a 35 yr old male. And no it wasn't a gag gift.
danetrain05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a bottle of ketchup and the next year a jar of pickles. Both times were because "You love ketchup" and "You eat everyone's pickles"
I'm not a huge fan of either. The other members of my family got normal presents.
bleezyblake1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a bug killer one year. It was two blocks of wood sandwiched together and hinged with tape. On the inside it said, "place bug here".
hogwold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-girlfriend's family always forgot her at Christmas. One year, after watching her siblings and cousins open presents like a TV, a computer, gaming consoles, her grandmother looked over at us and said, "I didn't know you'd be here." And gave us an AMC gift card to split that had $10 on it.
rlprice74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My paternal grandmother liked to put "practical" presents in Christmas stockings. One year, shortly after my voice had changed, I received acne cream & foot powder. My sisters received maxi pads. She was thoughtful enough to include an orange each as well.
GOBUCKS614 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah fuck Iโm late to this, but we do a Christmas Eve exchange every year in our house. When the GameCube first came out it was all my brother could talk about. We tend to put the Christmas Eve presents under the tree about two weeks early just for looks/suspense. My dad got my brother in the exchange. Two weeks before Christmas comes and here is this square box under the tree with my brothers name. WE CANNOT TOUCH OR SHAKE OR FEEL THE GIFTS. We all thought for sure this was a GameCube. Christmas Eve comes and we start opening and save him for last. Slowly opening the wrapping paper, he sees the light blue color of Swiss-Miss. A pack of about 100 of these cocoa packets. Needless to say, this was the worst gift heโd ever gotten.
poopscooper34234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family had a reunion every year around Christmas where we would play White Elephant. For those of you who don't know, White Elephant is where you bring a gift, put it in a pile, then roll the dice to see which gift you get. I rolled snake eyes and got a flat looking gift. Opened it up and there was a coloring book that was already completely filled in where the kid couldn't even color in the lines. It was upsetting to say the least.
AbominableSquid420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A panini maker. Oh wait that was a good present lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothing.
Sharaghe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of mine got a lighter to his birthday from one of his friends. But not a zippo or some kind of expensive stuff, just a plain lighter.
sHoRtBuSseR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother on my mom's side used to give my dad a container of stale peanuts and soap on a rope from Avon every year. Occasionally he would also get roll on deodorant.
turkotheturko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a sponge
kdternal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Secret Santa. It pains me to say this because I love reddit and the community but my experience was not so good.
A couple years back I signed up. I took my person's bio thing to heart, kind of in hopes that I would get the same treatment but also because that's what I like to do for gifts. My person liked whisky so I sent a set of whisky rocks and a bottle. They liked frisbee so I sent a regular 175g disk and a golf disk in case they enjoyed that or if they've never tried but always wanted to. I think I included a shirt too of their favorite band.
I wasn't expecting Bill Gates or any of the crazy awesome posts you'll see on reddit and I would have been happy if I got one thing that aligned with my interests.
I was wrong.
My gifter gave me reddit gold and sent some stickers - that's it. I didn't mention anything about reddit gold nor stickers.
I haven't done Secret Santa since and I've been demotivated ever since. Additionally I don't really care for reddit gold either because of it.
hilarymeggin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The year we got married, for Christmas my husband got me a single glass kitchen canister (not a set, and not a really nice one) and a package of ballpoint pens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
hanee0707 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Became good friends with a girl last year and when her birthday came around I got her a $50 visa gift card and some chocolates. When my birthday came the next month she gave me a bottle of body lotion.
It had expired in 2015.
Weโre not friends anymore, but for different reasons.
Nominal_Control ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I...uh...got a 10 dollar gift card to a local grocery for my birthday. I was 11 at the time...
pikiniki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift exchange in high school I got a hideous hand-bag, everything about it was terrible, the color, material... everything! To be honest I did not care that much, I just thought yeah this things happen... however the girl I gave a gift to loved it and was so grateful. She felt so bad for what I got that went to get me a present, tbh I didnโt like it either haha, but thatโs one of the most wholesome things someone has ever done for me.
jeb134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 10 years ago, my dad got me a bunch of golf stuff (balls, tees, a visor) with the logo of the company he worked for that Iโm pretty sure were left over from a golf tournament they sponsored a few months prior. I hate golf. Also my sister got a Coach purse that year.
mad_movie_max ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook gift card
PUBGKiller123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday I got a fucking towel and a rag. As if to insinuate that I was dirty.
Truth be told, my mom and dad were the black sheep of the family circle and I lived with my grandma. I hadn't spoke to them in years.
PS. I threw the towel away. Fuck that towel
MainstreamAllie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mug of Justin Bieber
mcj777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my aunt gave me a pair of cheap sunglasses that had Toyota written on the sides that she had presumably gotten for free.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tub of anal lube, a funnel, and a mason jar full of centipedes.
killermiller19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year for secret santa, I was given a singular dog treat disguised as a cookie which i ate and promptly spit back up, followed by a packet on the negative effects of marijuana by my friends who were very against it at the time.
Worst Secret Santa ever
SporaticPinecone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's passive aggressive as fuck, I love it
IceIceKitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got me an *NSYNC CD when I was 13 or so. I was so bummed because it meant my sister had no idea who I was or what I liked. I didn't like any pop music at all and expressed that all the time. She was ten years older than me and doing her best but I was really sad and angry. I don't recall having such a negative emotional reaction from any other gift. It's alright though, we ended up bonding a lot over Dave Matthews Band!
hazeldorilacey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my great grandma took me into her bedroom and told me to pick anything from her closet. she was about 50lbs less than me.
McSwoopyarms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Family Secret Santa, got a candy bar and a gardening magazine. I live in a 3rd floor apartment.
Oh well, at least my balcony looks real fucking neato now.
kcaar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Expired Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Not even the original ones, the coconut ones.
nonesuchuser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Barney doll when I was 11 or 12. My stepmother thought it was hilarious. She had a few other gifts she bought me that she knew I'd hate.
Literally, that was Christmas that year. Opening gifts and having to say thank you for shit she knew I didn't want, and listening to her laugh. The "real" gifts were clothes and other bullshit I didn't particularly want, either.
When I insisted on playing with the other "fake present" toys, she got really pissed off.
Fuck you, you dusty old hag. I hope you enjoy dying alone.
emboar11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am the oldest in my family (19, soph in college), and a few years ago my mom decided that my two younger siblings were old enough to do a Christmas gift exchange between the three of us. They got their funds from my parents, go figure. I had a job, so I had to purchase their gifts myself.
I don't remember what I got them, but I sure as hell remember what they got me. Prior to Christmas, I had the show Penguins of Madagascar on as a joke while I was talking to friends. My brother came in to ask me a question, and saw the show I was watching and thought I genuinely liked the show.
You can see where this is going. The two of them combined their funds from my parents so they could afford to buy me a brand new Penguins of Madagascar DVD. I remember having to act excited so they wouldn't feel bad. Good times.
The trend doesn't end there. This past year for my birthday, my parents were pretty generous, getting me Settlers of Catan as well as a telescope, while my siblings once again put their minds together and simply got me a can of silly string. Maybe I should consider lowering my budget for them this Christmas.
lim731 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Father's Day lottery tickets from my step dad
_PM_ME_YOUR_MELONS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas I once got a container of sardines... I hate sardines.
hugokhf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
Whitedudedown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gets me a sleeve of canned tuna every year for christmas
suzujin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had my mom take a free can of cat food to my sister back east.
I was mostly curious if I could get her to carry in on an airplane and to my sister. To her credit -- she did! My sister was confused which made it funnier.
Whitedudedown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome
drmcsinister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 12, my mom bought me three random puzzle-based computer games that I imagined her grabbing out of some discount bin at Best Buy. My brother suggested that I return them and combine the money to buy a newer game. I felt bad about doing it, but I figured that my mom would never know (my parents were divorced and I lived with my dad).
But for about the next 5-6 years, she would occasionally ask me on the phone how I liked playing those games. And every time I would lie and tell her that they were terrific and quickly change the subject.
And then on one of my visits, I was in her study area and saw that she had a surprising collection of puzzle-based computer games -- including at least one of the games that I returned (WordTris, if I recall). Turns out that my mom was hoping that these games would be something that we could talk about on the phone and play together during my visits.
So the absolute "worst gift" in my memory was my shameful ingratitude to my mom.
CanadianMutton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents once gave me this weird aquarium lamp for my birthday and a few days later at Christmas both my siblings got one and my dad got one from my mom. Pretty clear they forgot about my birthday that year and mom repurposed one of my Christmas gifts.
-Cryptomaniac- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents bought me a bible last Christmas. A very not-so-subtle message.
suzujin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Check the pages. I don't know if it has actually ever happened, but some people put money in them to see if they are read.
paxxyagent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
TheClassyDuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yahtzee three years in a row...
Zeldafreak95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother was given a loaf of bread for his birthday last week from my grandparents. We still have no idea why.
apoisonousduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
kruzerrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of woman's earrings even tho i am a male. Then i tried to give them away to every female i know but noone liked them, and i ended up as a guy with bad taste in earrings.
:(
Ormanite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One walkie talkie, yes only one.
siralicks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought my brother some underwear from a charity shop a couple of years a go. I hope that was the worse gift he's ever received.
fakenewsisfake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily to me, but rather every gift my mom gives to her nephew and nieces. You know those conventions that give out all sorts of free crap (pencils, calendars, calculators, big erasers, highlighters that bleed on your fingers, etc.)? Well my mom has collected an arsenal full of it and keeps it all stored in a closet. When a loved ones bday or whatever comes around, she simply plucks a few from the closet and gives them as a gift.
Fulvia5225 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A disembodied shirt sleeve that had been sewn shut at the shoulder. Was it a wine cooler, a plastic bag dispenser? To this day I still donโt know.
jukeboxinabox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gifted a razor to my girl best friend. She gave it back to me. That was the plan all along.
wastedcoconut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used electric carving knife from my future father in law at my wedding shower. Itโs clearly from the 1970s and has food bits still on it.
Ginnykins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend of mine had a really bad relationship with her parents, and one time for Christmas they bought her a life insurance policy with themselves listed as the beneficiaries.
ptrst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was fourteen, I hadn't seen my dad in almost a decade. I also hadn't heard from him at all between the ages of about 7-14, but he kind of came back into contact shortly before Christmas that year.
Knowing full well that I am terrified of spiders - and intending it as a joke - he got me a giant mechanical spider for Christmas. My first present from him in at least five (but probably more like ten) years! As soon as I opened it and saw what it was, I freaked out, threw it on the ground, fled the room, and demanded that somebody else throw it away for me so I didn't have to look at it.
Apparently he was both mystified and upset that I didn't love his present.
Afroliciousness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 11 and my great-grandmother gave me one of her used empty pink photo albums with flowers on it. I'm a male, so you can only expect my initial thoughts. However, I didn't hate it and decided that I liked it. I gave her a big hug and said I love it. Why? I knew one day she would pass and it would be something that I would cherish for the rest of my life...and I wasn't wrong. She passed back in 2014 at 94 years old, just after her birthday. All the memories, gifts, and things I've learned from her will be with me for the rest of my life. And I'm grateful for every single one of them.
rauelius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an NES and was excited to get the SNES. Under the christmas tree I find a console sized box, open it and find out that I got this.
Liquidhelix136 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom bought me a carrot cake for my birthday when I was 14. She asked if I liked it and I replied yes, bc it wasn't bad and I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but it's BY FAR not my favorite cake and there are plenty other options I would prefer.
Meanwhile, 13 years later, I'm now 27 and my mom gets me a carrot cake for my bday every year "because it's my favorite" and I have no idea how to tell her that she's been wrong for the past 13 years
novusprime28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You could pretend you've found a new favorite flavor
Liquidhelix136 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Mom I found this new flavor that is great! It's called chocolate!"
Dutchess_md19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In middle school on a secret santa I recieved a man's trousers from a girl who bullied me... I am a girl. Hate secret santa since
floatgal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14, my mother's new husband at the time had us order winter coats from a catalog on sale months before Christmas. They were our Christmas gifts. We had just moved and were only allowed to bring one small box for each kid, so none of us had winter coats. We had to wait for Christmas day to literally unwrap these "gifts" and act surprised. Yes, we all went cold before that. It had snowed on the last day of school before the holiday break and all I was wearing was a short-sleeved dress and sandals. Walked 2 miles home. No, we were not poor...we 4 kids were just not important.
Xenodad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister was wanting to explore her writing and asked my mother, who is very well off, for a Recorder so she could keep track of her thoughts.
She excitedly opened her gift on Christmas, and it was a childโs recorder. As in the little wooden flute.
Granted, it was a nice recorder, but way off base!
She wound up giving it to my kids...
Audrey_m_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An overly berry fragrant Avon bottle of body wash...that had been opened and used once. It was from my step dads mother. She re-gifs a lot of Avon stuff she doesn't like.
quadracer92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the first Christmas I had in a while after living in a middle eastern country. I was at home in Canada with a big family Christmas. I was so excited that I'll finally get to experience the Christmas spirit. We decided to do a secret santa thing. I put so much effort into getting my secret santa something personal and well thought. Everyone was opening presents that were along those lines of having personal effort. I got my secret santa from an older cousin, it was 40$... Yeah yeah 1st world problems but from my perspective it was heart breaking.
hockeyboy05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid (~8-10 years old) my parents gave me a calculator for Hanukkah. Not even a fancy graphing calculator that you could download games onto. Just a manual calculator.
TheWalrusNipple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once bought me a pack of gum... For my baby shower. I wasn't even born yet.
TyHarvey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once bought me a really nice and really expensive razor. Thing was fully loaded. Electric. Cost her about $500 at the time.
I was about 14, and only just begun to grow a tiny little fuzzy beard. She hates beards. Her gift to me was of hatred for the fuzz on my face.
Bad_Sex_Advice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dementia-ridden aunt gave me some of those reusable plastic ice cubes when I was 10 or so. She addressed the gift to 'Little Chuck'. My name is Andrew.
Tomtomgags ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, three different family members gave me a collection of short stories by HP Lovecraft, and I had already owned one collection. Not the worst gift since I love the stories, but definitely redundant.
Barnowl79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa owned an architecture firm. He was wealthy...and so, so cheap. One year he got me this super cheap little wooden box of tiny drawers with a clock on it..he evidently got it as a free gift with a credit card he ordered. I was a 12 year old boy.
OptimumAce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Story time!
My Aunt Mary has to be one of the most miserly penny-pinchers on the face of the planet. I am talking every single cent than can be saved, will be saved--and then some. When my parents took her to any meal she would always take the first basket of biscuits or rolls or whatever the starter may be and dump it into her purse. Plasticware of all kinds was taken in great quantities as were scores of napkins, salt and pepper, cups. She sometimes took stuff that was actually kind of a big deal like glasses or dishes; her sleight of hand was impossibly good. We didn't notice she'd even taken anything until we were getting her home and she started producing things out of her purse!
She mooched produce off of neighbors, and she purposely let their gardens grow into her back yard so she could take the fruits and veggies that crossed into her property. When she was caught (if) she intended to inform them that they were hers as they had been growing on her property. Not sure if it would work, but whatever. This is the kind of woman that used to keep the peels from her oranges and use them as air fresheners in closets and stuff. The kicker? Aunt Mary is extremely well off, like independently super wealthy.
To get to the point, my Aunt Mary always used to come over for Christmas dinner at my house with the rest of the family. All of the family members exchanged gifts, which included her. At the time I must have been ten or maybe eleven years old and she brings this massive box in with my name on it. Obviously, I had been super excited because big box meant something big and cool, right?
Wrong. As. Fuck.
When it was time to open gifts, I couldn't wait to get to mine and tore the paper off like a Tasmanian Devil. I can still remember it, even: white snowflake wrapping paper that had yellowed with age. It had odd creases in it, which I realized much later was because she had saved the wrapping paper from a different gift to reuse later.
I find a plain brown packing box beneath the paper, but carry on enthusiastically with my search. Upon opening the top I found exactly three things: an old and stained hand-knit oven mitt, an equally old and stained hand-knit pot holder identical in pattern, and a large rock.
Needless to say I was dumbfounded. It took me a moment to even realize what the hell I was looking at. In my moment of silence, my Aunt Mary expresses loudly and proudly that she managed to get those "wonderful" little gifts for ten cents at a garage sale she happened upon. She went on to explain that the woman had wanted ten cents for each of the items, but Aunt Mary "haggled" the seller down to a dime for both items.
After dropping that little gem, she explained that the rock was not part of the gift. Aunt Mary expected the wind to be bad and had put the rock in to keep the box from blowing away while she loaded her car. In fact she asked to have the fucking rock back!
According to my parents later that night, they were very proud of the way I handled the whole thing. They knew for certain that I had been very disappointed with this gift, especially because Aunt Mary had promised to take care of my Christmas gift from my godmother (who could not make it back home for the holiday) who usually bought really cool stuff for me. They told me that I had been very polite in thanking my aunt for her gift without giving away my disappointment. To this day my Dad claims that the only hint I had even been upset was the slightest twitch at the corner of my eye when she mentioned her garage sale victory.
That night my parents "found" a present Santa had "accidentally dropped" on the roof. They said that because I had been so good and polite, instead of simply coming back to get it, Santa had sent them a note through his helpers telling them where to find it. Needless to say I was ecstatic, and from that day onward I never trusted my Aunt Mary's gifts again.
I love my parents to death for their continual kindness. We didn't have a ton of money when I was growing up, but they made me feel like the most special kid in the world every time they could. Only looking back do I realize the massive disparity between the gifts my parents gave each other and those they gave to me both as themselves and as Santa. With my own little one on the way, I hope I can be at least half as giving and wise as they have always been.
Edit: Grammar and added a word.
clostri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday I got a card from my grandparents. It was one of those message cards and they signed it. Didn't even write a message or anything. Just signatures.
carlossolrac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keep them coming boys, gonna use one of your ideas for this year's secret Santa ๐
webuiltthisschmidty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
blackviper6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My now ex girlfriend bought me a copy of wipe out(like the TV show) for the 3ds...
I was appreciative and played it all day even though the game sucked major balls.
chillonaperochingona ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin got me a hot pink bedazzled coin keeper filled forcefully 2 years ago for Christmas. I had not seen him for 11 years he thought I was still 4.
NoLaNaDeR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
50 packs of pokemon Fossil series because my parents didnโt know to the get blue ones to get my Charizard.
HansFabian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8 years old I got two empty batteries as a secret santa gift.
That kid was worse at giving gifts than my ex-gf whose last presents were her ideas of what she wanted to get me.
jsgunn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend got me a pair of shoes. Admittedly they were nice shoes, but she said she got them because she thought the shoes I had at the time were ugly.
Oh. So you got YOU shoes for me to wear.
That same year she also got her sister a strapless bra, so she wouldn't have to share her own.
jasonryu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst, but definitely the laziest. I'm a Christmas baby. One time I was given a $10 bill and was told "the first half is for your birthday, second half is for Christmas". Didn't even bother to use 2 separate $5 bills.
fetalsmoothie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The entire insane clown posse discography. My sister took my jokes a bit too literally.
Webbythunder499 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a half eaten pringles can on my birthday when I was around 12 years old. It was at my birthday party from some guy that wasnโt invited
dinos4lyfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
AthosAlonso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All I have gotten from my grandma is a $100 Mexican peso bill (we're mexicans, currency makes sense, but it's worth around $5 USD)... Two years ago. I'm 25, I don't really need $100, I make much more on my own. I really think it's more offensive to give me so little after giving nothing, and then keep giving nothing.
That's the same grandma that, while growing up, would take all of my cousins together on a yearly trip to the beach... Yeah, all of them, not me.
Otto_Lidenbrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought me trail mix.
hashtagsmoreos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fifth Rubik's Cube. One of my family members got me one pretty much every Christmas, idk if it was a joke to them or they didn't know I had several already. But this Christmas, I specifically asked NOT to get one. So I got a gift that was in a box that was in a box that was in a box, and so on, with the addition of an absurd amount of duct tape covering every layer of this shit gift onion. I worked so hard, for so long, in front of everybody to get this thing out. I gave the courtesy laugh, but was pissed. (In retrospect, yeah it was pretty damn funny, but past me was not having it)
lelmegusta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An LED clip-on tie that didn't even light up.
Letherrible ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got an old car from my step dads father, 1979 Cutlass Supreme...spent about 400 bucks to get it through inspection, then a week later it dropped parts of its pos hydramatic trans all over the parking lot of a bowling alley. Had to pay 225 to get it towed to a junk yard where they gave me 100 bucks for it...I walked around for the next 18 months
stinachu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Superman underwear with a small pocket in front from an aunt we never saw. I was an 8-year-old girl.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maaan, a lot of the parents were straight savages ๐
k1llersloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum gave me my school uniform for Christmas one year that was a bummer for 12 year old me.
TotallyNotAVole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bear with me, this is hard to get out.
I was 10 or 11. Loved the typical boy stuff - toy guns, knives, etc. We had a tradition in the family of opening one single present on Christmas Eve. Sister's open presents - They get cool things. Dad has a running gag when we ask what are parents got us for Christmas. "Dirty socks and Tissue paper! HAHAHA!!!!" Hilarious dad joke is hilarious. My Sense of humor has improved since then.
I unwrap my present with the all expectant joy and delight my child self could muster. Out rolls a toilet roll, across the floor, leaving a white trail in its path, like a pure white snail of disappointment and betrayal. Should I seek therapy? Even though my parents gave me a proper gift after laughing their heads off?
Cazadore901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My one friend showed up to my birthday party with no gift, 2 hours late while we were finishing our milkshakes. he expected us to have ordered his food and turned his nose up at the burger we ordered him. He also went to the wrong restaurant at first, because he ignored the group chat. I DID smear his face with the saucy bun of the burger as revenge. I did not let him ruin my 16th for me. I did not speak to him for much of the rest of the year, either.
kirbyhilde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Misty on VHS. It was 2010 and I was 17.
Annieruinsevrythng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family does a secret Santa each year, and we all pick names out of a hat. 3 separate times I have been forgotten in this draw, either by the person writing the names or the person who drew me. Last year, when it was becoming apparent this was a trend, my aunt grabbed a random gift she had been given by one of her students. Sheโs a teacher at a swanky private school and the gift was a cashmere scarf from Nordstrom. So I return it, itโs not really my style, and get a $145 gift card to Nordstromโs!! But I told my mother and she felt it was too extravagant, so she made me mail the gift card back to my aunt. So that was like -1 present Thinking of skipping the family Christmas this year
Kn7ght ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A computer sleeve my Aunt got me for Christmas.
Our family does a secret santa thing where people get assigned to give specific family members gifts, and since I had just gotten a new computer for my birthday and was going to college soon, I wanted a computer bag for me to carry it around campus. It fit the price limit, so my dad spread the word to the family that that's what I wanted instead of gift cards and all that.
The one assigned to give me my gift was my Aunt, but instead she got me a computer sleeve. No straps, no handles, no pockets, no nothing. The fuck am I supposed to do with this thing? It didn't even unzip all the way like I've seen other computer sleeves do. My parents found it funny she actually bought something so useless so they bought me a case(that was the exact same price as the computer sleeve) to make up for it.
What made it worse is that I showed up to a family gathering later with the one my parents gave me, and she proudly asked me "Oh! Is that the one we gave you?" Considering it looked nothing like what she got me, and I was just kinda stunned.
trippycoffeekid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once looked after my grandmothers house while she went on a month long vacation to Egypt. After a week i began to struggle as she hadnt left me anything to support the house or even any decent food. Not even any dog food. For her dog! I was a teenager and wasnt working so i had to travel everyday back to my home to get showers or food. Borrowed money to pay for necessities such as dog food an whatever else. I was promised i would be rewarded when she returned. And was reassured it was going to be something "gold". She has allot of money so my hopes were high and i took care of the house as best i could. I'll never forget the feeling i had when i got handed a polyester pillow with the price tag still on it that was basically worth next to nothing.
Arkomas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was notorious for bizarre gifts: the standouts were: a bottle of off-brand craft glue (when I was 15) with the hasty wrapping paper partially ripped off and a XL Harley t-shirt (when I was 5... and a girl) with the discount price sticker left on it
kurtn0tk1rk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was seventeen, My mother got me a television for Xmas. She got it from one of those rent to own places, and told me that if I wanted to keep it, I would have to make the payments.
MaddingtonFair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend once got earrings from a long-time friend turned boyfriend. She doesn't have (and has never had) pierced ears.
cpashei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A generic bottle of glue
GraffitiGunz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apples
Macrat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both my grandparents (grandma from mom and grandpa/grandma from dad side) always hated me because i was born and because of me they couldn't control their respective daughter and son's life. My grandma (mom side) NEVER called me by my name and absolutely never gifted me anything except for socks once in a while, and paid for my cousin's university and housing during his studies (i had to go by car every day). My grandfather bought nice gifts for my cousins whenever he could and, if I was there, bought me some cheap shit to make up for it. At one point i told my parents to stop my grandparents from both sides to gift me anything.
Graham186 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 or 9 my piece of crap uncle gave me a pencil sharpener. Woot...
36forest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate regifting
SFBusiness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A slightly hooked at the end Candy cane vibrator with Santa Claus riding it.
dontthrowm8away ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shirt from gap that were 3 sizes too small. Just get me the gift card pls and thx
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The shittiest smallest cookbook ever and a tiny cheap ass candy bar that no one likes.
zeliamomma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend's mother gave me a curved glass 3 picture holder from dollar tree. I used it for a while but after my ex split, I moved in with my grandmother for a short time.
The picture frame being from dollar tree, and ex's memories didn't endear me to keep it so I put it in a box to donate it. The box was then misplaced in Grandma's garage.
Several years late my Mom found it while cleaning out the garage, wrapped it and gave it to me for Christmas. I recognized it instantly, as it was dusty and the barcode sticker was half scratched off, just the way I left it.... didn't bother telling my mom because she thinks gifting trash from the garage is a great idea.
red_foreman121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card to gap kids, but i think my aunt got confused
stevieblunts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 we had Christmas Eve dinner at my cousins' house. They got a swing set. I got a kite with Mark McGwire's face on it.
Papermint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a dagger with a dragon on it. Please note that i hate weapons and am Not a fan of Mythical creature. If you want to buy you 16yo girlfriend a gift, go with jewelry or ask her what she likes first.
bombshelterbabe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was Christmas. I was just there for my little brother. I asked that my oldest sister give me $35 towards another application for grad school, if she felt so inclined to give me something. I didn't need or want anything other than maybe that. Christmas comes around, she sent my little brother what he wanted - bunch of toys and video games. She sent my other sister what she wanted. She loves movies and makeup so she sent her a movie gift card and makeup store gift card. My sister who got the gift cards hand me an envelope with my name on it but similar to the one her gifts came in. Turns out, she sent me the same movie and makeup gift cards for the value of $35. I don't go to the movie theatre, and I barely use makeup.
Wido08GP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma (mother's stepmother, actually) is loaded, however she only spends the money on herself. A year ago she bought me a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 which I was really happy about, until she told me that I actually had to pay for it.
Yes, she bought me a phone and she said that I actually have to pay for it. Keep in mind, I'm in high school and don't have a job, so I definitely couldn't pay for it. Luckily, my dad knew how much of a cunt she is so he paid for it.
PancakeParty98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I spent 3 hours donating a large amount of platelets. I was the first in the clinic and the last out. Iโve never gone and not gotten a shirt, which I collect, and a ticket to a baseball game which I decline. After all that all they gave me was a 10% off coupon to a single Moeโs. Not any Moeโs I choose but a single one. I know itโs shitty to complain about what Iโm given for donating, but they arenโt a non-profit. It felt pretty scummy to me.
the_quassitworsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my birthday yesterday and on Saturday weโre putting my dog down which weโve had for about 12 years, so I guess this is probably the worst gift Iโve received
needforcaffeine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bed Bath & Beyond card with $0 on it
blurrybob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend gifted me used wrapping paper because she knew I liked penguins and the wrapping paper had penguins on it.
rcboborob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather made small turned wooden boxes and gave them to family at various points. There was however one niece that he thought didn't like him. She received one of his beautiful boxes full of his toenail clippings. When he died, he left another to her with decades of toenail clippings. She left it to be cremated with his body. A kind of revenge I guess.
BoomBox206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine gives out crap presents each year and only does it to guilt you into getting him a gift. Last year I got a fake leather case for a iPod I don't have and it only fits one they stopped making over 10 years ago.
Jessigrrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A candle which is a man and a woman hugging. They are naked.
annabellle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2013, I yearned to have an iPhone. Instead I had an iPod touch and a flip phone. The entire year I had talked about was wanting an iPhone. For Christmas, I unwrapped a beautiful IPHONE CASE, suggesting an iPhone was next under the tree! NOPE! My parents accidentally bought the iPhone case thinking it was an iPod touch case. We had to return it, and I continued using an iPod and a flip phone for another year.
bronciak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a barbie telephone from my great aunt......I was a 6 year old boy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs called being progressive!
MegaManZer0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
CuntFace1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sad I missed the boat on this because my grandma gives me a pillow puff vest every single year- I live in SoCal
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Raaaaaaaaad
UR_ONLY_FRIEND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, on christmas my dad didnt get me anything because earlier in the year i bought myself a toy useing my own cash that i saved up.
nicklel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL gave me lock de-icer (you spray it in car door keyhole if door won't open) when we live somewhere it rarely goes below freezing. My FIL gave me a doll thing thing that sticks on a window with suction cups. When you squeeze a bulb at the end of a tube attached to it, its pants go down and it says Kiss My Ass. They find most of their gifts at low end thrift stores. Half of the toys they give my kid are broken.
KayleighLianne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My exโs mum once bought me an ironing board for Christmas... something about โbeing a better woman and looking after her son more as he wasnโt looking presentableโ was written on the label
Zerodyne_Sin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not received but so much gave. I was in grade 2 and lived in the slums. We could barely could afford going to school.
For some reason, the teacher thought it would be a good idea to do a secret santa gift exchange amongst poor kids (though to be fair, the area was ranging from so impoverished that stealing utilities was the norm to poor but have enough money to pay taxes and utilities).
Of course for a few weeks I tried to see if I could get some money for the gift or some sort of home made stuff. Of course, being a stupid kid, I gave up on the money for a gift eventually but thought my idea was brilliant for a gift: a used ballpen.
EDIT: The girl that got my gift was pretty bitter. I think she understood that the area was poor but considering many in the class gave more effort...
sadfactory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About ten years ago, my dad gave me a case of synthetic motor oil for my car for Christmas. Then he gave me another case three weeks later on my birthday.
EnragedHippy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received tweed slippers from my fiancรฉ for my 30th. I was devastated that she thought I was a boring old fart
Fabi20750 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parent divorce on my 17th bday...
Maxwe4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Hakrim89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $10 gift card from SA gas station the morning of our office Christmas party
lynnifer231 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandparents sent each of my sisters a $50 Target gift card for Christmas. I received a card that said, "We did not forget about you, we purposely didn't get you anything because you are a disappointment and will probably not do anything with your life."
Let's just say that the wedding invite list got two people shorter.
Ventorus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A four pack of exercise bands along with a random ball cap from my Grandma.
I was 17? I think? Wtf was I supposed to do with exercise bands? Lol
Anyways, I guess nobody ever got her a wishlist, so she just bought the first things she saw that she thought might interest me and my siblings at like a dollar store. Pretty funny now looking back on it.
Jonut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma was a lovely woman but not terribly on to it in her later years. One Christmas I received a packet of very attractive paper napkins (with unicorns on). The next year I got a HUGE bottle of men's musk talcum powder. I'm a lady.
eSGeWe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents where quite young parents, with a somewhat struggling economy, when my father was a child. One Christmas they decided that they needed a vacation. So my grandmother and grandfather used all the Christmas budget for presents to fly off on a vacation, leaving my father and his sibling with a wrapped Sausage as their Christmas gift.
SuperKawaiiOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sister got me a DVD movie for Christmas. A week later I finally try to watch it, only to find it missing.
I tell her how I can't seem to find the gift she got me.
Turns out she did the honors of opening it and watching it without telling me. She had bought it for me so she could watch it...
Thx sis...
andreacaccese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was 15, my schoolmates cashed in for a "class gift" for my birthday. It was the worst-looking sweater i'd ever seen, a cheap, grey polo type-thing with the picture of a tribal Iguana on it. It turned out, the parents of one of the girls in my class owned a clothing shop and that sweater was one of those items that are always on sale aha
snapeluvr24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Secret Santa gift from a previous workplace contained a used chap stick. It still had flecks of dead skin embedded in the top if it and smears of red lipstick along the side. I never participated in the Secret Santa exchange at that job again.
GingerMechanic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had saved up enough money that for my 14th birthday I could get a new phone and pay for it entirely myself. Well it ended up being on sale and only cost half as much as it was supposed to. It happened to be the same kinda phone my brother wanted, so my mom made me buy one for him too.
shebazz42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything my cat gives me.
cr00kie420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to do Christmas at our grandparents house - moms and dads would buy gifts and would wrap them together while us kids snacked and played... well. They werenโt keeping very good track of the gifts, and my cousin Kaitlynn and I got each others gifts. It was shitty as a 7 and 9 year old. She watched me open everything she asked for and I watched her open these awesome pillows I had been wanting for my bed.
They never corrected it or gave us the right gifts. My mom was pissed, the pillows I had been begging for for 6 months went to my cousin... and I had to see them on her bed every time I went over there. /sad
MDL1994 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bar of soap. Really. One of my friends is known to be the worst gift giver (she gave my ex a cactus) and she gave me a bar of handmade green soap for my birthday. This was 5 years ago, I still have it somewhere. Actually thinking about giving it back to her at some point as a joke ๐
PM_ME_M4SSIVE_TITS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got a ยฃ1 book token once. From his dad. For Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is a heavy token.
Malistir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half eaten grocery chicken.
Tesatire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th birthday at a party with all of my classmates, my parents gave me a giant box of days of the week underwear. From that day on I swore I would never open their presents in front of other people again. I didn't hold on to that promise, but we all still joke about "just be glad mom didn't give you underwear".
My mother still defends this gift because the underwear was cute. :-/
Daimonos_Chrono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13, my mom got me a sweater/sweatpants combo and a carrying case for whatever the handheld was before the Nintendo ds. Yeah, I never wore sweatsuits, and didn't have the handheld in question.
mediigrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a swiffer wet jet went I was 10... can't really say it was a bad gift tho becuase I asked for it haha
goddess_of_fear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a German Shepherd when I asked for a Daschund.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nice upgrade!
goddess_of_fear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, I hated that dog. She was crazy and she pooped everywhere. There was really no room for her in my old apartment. I wanted a smaller dog.
Sputnikism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those useless sentimental reminders how I "matter" to them.
Like a hug from an old mate.
moribundmaverick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia.
NeutronBeam04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life as a whole to be honest
jovovic98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know why, but we only got gifts when we were little. It looks like people here think that you dont need gifts when you are 19 yo...fml
You dont get shit even from your familly members.
neccoguy21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SO and I rent a room in my sister's house. So that's what we have. A room. Every year her mom gets her something like a Longaberger basket (for the uninitiated), or something equally useless. They're nice baskets, but.... They're baskets...
KangTsaii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A whole pineapple
Nemyosel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Offbrand Jordan 1s
MuzzleBlast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in lawโs sister gave her samples of hand cream, shampoo and perfume that comes with magazines for her 60th birthday.
She gives the worst gifts ever.
daniellerosenalouise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 13 my aunt gave me two handbags that were in the shape of women's torsos. Basically they were just shabby chic-style boob bags.
Wicked-Spade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HALLOWEEN NIGHT... excited as all hell to be a kid and get free candy... Knocks on old woman's door.... Holds out a tray with POPPED POPCORN AND NICKELS!
Well....I guess I'll take a nickel..
Cyberdyne69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9 I was given a book about jogging.
C-McCain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time was gifted an HBO subscription. And by that, I mean they gave me the free trial everyone gets when you sign up.
YouGoGlenCoco0602 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my stepmom stole random items from mine and my sister's rooms, wrapped them, gave them to us on Christmas and then laughed as we opened them with a wtf look on our faces.
IanPointParadox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday my mom gave me a tent. I hadnโt been camping in years and still havenโt been..
gkbpro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma, get if the interweb and just get me an xbox
Alejandro4891 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a sweater i didn't like was given to me on christmas and my aunt later gave me another sweater that was exactly the same as the previous one, but this time for my birthday. i ended up getting two exact sweaters four months apart.
BlueberryQuick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's mom used to give everyone scratch off cards for Christmas. Granted, the possibility of winning $10K might have been thrilling to some, but I was more likely to be struck my lightening. Which I should have been, for dating that fool as long as I did.
ThatPaulaKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my cousin and I were 12 and 13, respectively, my grandpa got us John Deere Farming vehicles that were the size of large hot wheels. He said we could go play in the dirt with those. Since then my mom and aunt have just bought us Christmas gifts and said they were from him.
soljwf1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt pulled my name in the family present buy. She got me a monogrammed towel with my name on it.... misspelled....
bowtiesrcool86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Digital U2 Album from iTunes.
iamnotasnook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents told my aunt that I liked Magic the Gathering. So I received a magic started kit with wand and trick metal rings.
pongo49 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dictionary. It was in a box for the phone with the super long cord, the phone most teenage girls wanted at the time.
CarpeMofo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A t-shirt with a half naked woman on it leaned over a motorcycle that said "Remember your first 'soft tail'?" I don't know why my aunt suddenly thought I was a middle aged mechanic with a beer gut that jiggles when I tell 'pollock' jokes from the 1960's.
kc_girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom always give me things to be girly, and I was, and still am the tomboy that wears her wedding ring because it is my wedding ring... So I always ended up with earings and other fancy things that she would love to wear, and stuff ends up in storage.
Last thing while my grandma was about 45, maybe 50 years old, she gave us pajamas. That was a funny one. My brother got some Spidy Pjs that fitted me, my sister got some flower Pjs that fitted my brother and I got some sunshine PJs that fitted my sister. You can imagine that my brother wasn't very happy. And when she used to give me undies, my mom was happy to have new undies... At least she was fair with the 3 of us.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was having a conversation with my wife (now ex wife) and some of her friends, about how I'm not into hunting, but if I were, I could see the appeal to go bow hunting.
That Christmas she bought me a re-curve bow.
In hindsight, I should have said: "You know, I'm not really into group sex, but if I were...I could see the appeal of a threesome with your hot Puerto Rican friend."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love that. Seems at least sort of thoughtful for her to remember you mentioning it....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have rather had a new PlayStation...lol.
TyrannyVengeance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
Parazail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I got these awful looking... socks? They were huge and had terrible colors. My grandma gifted these to every single person in the family. The biggest slap in the face was no receipt for anyone.
Another thing my grandma would do is either mark the tag with permanent marker or rip it off so you canโt return it. She would always give me some awful clothing gift and it had a different thing that made me never wear it every year.
Thank god this year she called and actually asked what I wanted and if I wanted one of those newfangled gosh darn VR headsets
Oregan1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
RolledDoll33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Secret Santa gave me a signed program from a musical he played in the pit for.
A musical I had already seen and gotten a program from.
The only signature was his.
heckin_cool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A loofah and some hand lotion from my mom for my 18th birthday. She actually gets me a loofah every holiday, for some reason.
kirkbywool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst but the funniest was when my sister got me some football annual with a DVD of the top 100 goals as a sticking filler. Thing is I bought my dad it for the exact same reason so we had 2 copies of which both are still unopened
DrTrevorkian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, I got one of those camping peculators for making coffee from my brother and his wife. It was $15. I got him a $75 tactical belt and her a tablet. Maybe this year will be better! It does't bother me, but something a bit more personable would be cool.
jadeoracle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beyond the usual clothes that wouldn't ever fit me, my sister apparently was quite forgetful. For 5 years, she got me the same, cheap, chess set from Walmart, because she had forgotten she had already given me it. What stung was A: the year before this started my parents had given me a beautiful glass chess set and B I hadn't played chess since I was 7 (years before any of these chess sets) mostly because everyone in my family refused to play chess with me because they thought it was boring.
So yes, I was given 6 chess sets from family members who should have realized...I don't play chess.
And I'd always go above and beyond to get them a gift that matched their current likes and interests. So this still bothers me that they couldn't bother thinking about mine.
Poppetdemimsi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my parents had finally bought their first house. So for Christmas that year I must have had 15-20 presents just for myself under the tree. Now I'm an only child but my parents were never able to really give me a huge Christmas. But this year was going to be amazing, because of the amount and they were all different sizes. My mom had decided to go with our new house I would get a new bed set; sheets, pillow cases, quilt. She also decided to wrap each part separately. That's really all I got. I tried really hard to not look upset but the disappointment was so deep, nothing fun to play with and on top of it, it was an ugly bed set. My Dad immediately decided to remind her that he thought this was a bad idea, and even though I was no longer a kid, a bed set was a pretty awful gift for a 12 year old. In hindsight, if someone were to buy me a bed set now I'd be very happy.
Meepweep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa in high school I got a book about a girl who was adopted by a wealthy family and then finds out she's a witch and everything is wonderful and she has everything she ever wants. It was also on our teachers bookshelf the day before.
1wi1df1ower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Early in our marriage my (now ex-) husband gave me a half box of Valencia oranges for my birthday. We didn't own a juicer and they were filled with seeds.
Seeing the writing on the walls is one thing, being able to read it is another.
TheLifePocketKnife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was working really hard at school and I really wanted an xbox as well. Christmas was coming up and I was hoping to get it. Christmas morning, I run downstairs to see a perfectly xbox sized present I run and start tearing it open. I noticed it was slightly heavier than it would feel like, but no matter AN XBOX! I open it up and see an actualy xbox box! Keyword: box. I open it up and there is nothing, but books in it and my mom looks at me and says "study harder and you will get one."
Dibiddle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Toilet paper
PM_Your_Wifes_Body ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably too late but I'll type it anyhow. Got to see Dad once or twice a year. Usually at Xmas. He told me he got me the best Xmas present. I was 12 haven't seen him in a year, it's my bday present he promised me also, it's gotta be good! Alarm clock.......One for my brother too who I shared a room with and woke up every morning for school now we have 2.....next year he tries harder, all the same promises, same missed bdays but 13 now so it's gotta be good, some kinda right of passage shit right!?! Nope, alarm clock again. My brother and I now have 4 alarm clocks but luckily they were pieces of shit and we eventually used all 4. Maybe he was a genius, who knows........
Kiss-CSGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was 15, for Christmas, my father got me a pack of clothes hangers. my closet doesnโt even have a bar for hangers.
ThePnuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we were kids, my extended family did a name draw gift exchange for all of the cousins to save money since the parents (Aunts\Uncles) all pay for it anyways. My brother and I got matched up with 2 other cousins from the same family.
I got my match something and my brother got his match something. I bet you can see where this is going... They got us a joint gift for us to share.
It was a Bible.
That was the last year we did that kind of gift exchange.
AgentSkidMarks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ornamental glass dish that appeared to have already been regifted. A mutual friend learned that it had actually been regifted 3 times.
AbortionBruser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ratchet straps. I was 8
BLACKFYRE_87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hand soap
Edit: not like nice soap like dollar store soap
Hollowquincypl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A twenty dollar gift card to jc penny. No really terrible except i was 15 and the nearest one is 40 miles from home.
taoshka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An old "friend" I had (friend is in quotes for many reasons, not just this anecdote) gave me a keychain of lipsmackers, all of which had been used. It was my birthday/Christmas gift. (My birthday is super close to Christmas, so i tend to get combo gifts.) They weren't even wrapped or anything, you could tell she just grabbed whatever from her room and called it a gift.
Or when my mom gave me the lid to a pot with the thrift store 50 cent price tag on still. Just the lid.
My dad and brother usually forget to, or refuse to in my brothers case, get me anything for bday/xmas.
LobstersOtterpop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a white elephant party, I gave this beautiful throw and pillow combination. What did I get back? Oh, just a shoebox covered in mis-matched pieces of felt, not fully covered, with a hole in the top for "keeping valuables". Thanks Kathy.
Gold-but-Silver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Similar thing happened to me. White elephants are pretty disappointing a lot of the time.
horrificabortion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life ๐
eisbaerBorealis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Grandmas hating your side of the family and dads finding the bad gift hilarious.
gremalkinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bright red hat and matching mittens from my dad. I was 28 years old. He meant well though.
idkredditgivemeone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is a firefighter, and every year we go to this christmas party with all of his buddies at the firehouse. After a while santa comes and gets the kids gifts that the parents technically bought for them. Usually at max $20 dollars per kid. I just wanted those beanie babies of any kind, as i loved stuffed animals as a kid. However, me and this one girl happened to have the same name, just spelled differently, so i happened to get her gift, and i noticed the name on the wrapping paper but didn't make anything of it because i was 5 at the time. I opened her present, and got a pair of dolls (like dora if i remember correctly) Now, i hated dolls with a passion, and i had a fear of them as well, so i didn't like it, but i tried to suck it up and thank them, while the other kid cheered when she got 4 beanie babies and...put one in her mouth, i was confused for a while after.
I know it isn't that bad of a gift, but i never really received gifts like some of these other comments, sorry to you guys by the way, and i hope you get good gifts this year!
Mr_Pallm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We rented a game from blockbuster. It was overdue and after a while my dad ended up wrapping it up and giving it to me for my birthday. It was probably cheaper to pay for the game than it was to pay the late fees
bishjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hello Kitty ornaments.
AttyMatty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a 2Gb USB stick.
maroddity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in junior high my secret Santa gave me a brick. It was wrapped in a shoebox and yeah, it was just a plain old brick.
poopiepuppy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Zip ties and ductape for my birthday
ja14cinda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle of korbel.
vallisofneptune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
CharDMcDenniss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my older sister (19) who happens to be quite a bit larger than I am gave me a sweater for Christmas. It was black but already had white fuzz balls on it from washing and it was way too big for me. I was confused. A few days later I found the same sweater, only a few sizes smaller in the laundry. She had apparently bought this sweater, found it was too big and washed it in hopes that it would shrink and when it didn't and she couldn't return it, gifted it to me for Christmas and bought herself a smaller size.
AeroKMSF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bit late to the party but my grandfather gave me a dusty three hole punch that was labeled with my name. But I wouldn't have cared if he didn't give me anything because I love and respect him for everything he has done in his life. And the hole punch has actually been useful a couple times.
ediblepaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 my grandma (who didnโt like me very much) got me a calendar for my birthday that year. Which is all well and good if your birthday is at the start of the year. Mine however is in November and it had a thick layer of dust on it. Safe to say I was not impressed.
BubblarzOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a xmas gift in 5th grade, we did secret santa and I got a light bulb, I cried my eyes out. :(
monnii99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my sister a phone for Christmas, I got a toaster. My mom loved toast.
PuddleBucket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Baptist uncle gave my husband and I a children's version of a bible for our newborn son last year.
We're atheist. He knows.
Goatey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did one of those group painting classes with my family that was of Elsa's Castle. It looked awful. I felt bad throwing it away so I taped a giftcard to the back and covered it so you couldn't see it.
I gave it away for my employers white elephant Christmas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas. I had to chose between getting a gift at Christmas or a gift on my birthday. It sucked.
Sensei2006 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I skipped my dad's family's Christmas gathering for a few years, mostly because we didn't get along and partly because I had several other gatherings that would also complain if I didn't show up. One year they complained especially loudly, so I decided to go.
I got....
Meanwhile, everyone else was opening the usual suspects. New TV, new stereo, cards with money for the kids, etc. I might have been willing to chalk this up to simple thoughtlessness or favoritism, but I know these people well enough to know they were trying to get a rise out of me. They didn't get one.
Message received though, I never attended a holiday event with them again!
thefenixfamily ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't really pinpoint the worst present I've received, but I certainly know my girlfriend's sister's worst present. She got a regifted decorative wooden duck from her aunt.
On her 6th birthday.
PollyPerks31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nan once gave me ยฃ100 worth of cheap candles for Christmas. I was 13. There's only so many times you can pretend to be surprised to open yet another candle. Some were used.
Another Christmas she gave me a small fruit knife with an orange slice as a handle.
Once my mum gave me sexy underwear as a Christmas present which I opened in front of my entire family. I was 16.
_eksde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An identical pair of shoes to the ones I already had
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret Santa with friends and there was no price limit, just get something very personal for your person. I gave my person a hand painted gamecube controller (he loves SSBM). I got a pair of dollar store gloves, because I get cold.
staymoist19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pencils. 3 yellow Ticonderoga pencils. Already sharpened. One of them already used. For a while. The exposed wood on the tip was dirty.
Magicmatt352 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once got me a twilight shirt, and also a Brittany Spears barbie doll. The one with the red jumpsuit. I am a male.
Avogadro101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriends parents got me a mug for our first Christmas together. It said, "I am so glad I swiped right!"
My girlfriend and I met on tinder and been together for 2 and a half years now. At the time we had been together for 6 months or so. While I thought it was hilarious, my girlfriend didn't. It wasn't the mug though, it was that they had me open the gift in front of their entire family, extended family, half of the church and most of their neighbors.
Their initial reaction was that my girlfriend was a whore for being on tinder, and that I was a womanizer.
What they didn't know was that we were each others first match.
Last Christmas I drank my morning coffee in that mug at their house. Hilarity did not ensue.
Geig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ajit Pai once tried to give me a gift of the "repeal of net neutrality". I told him that i dont want a "gift" that billion dollar corporations say is good for me. He told me i dont know what i want and he is acting in my best interest.
fix_it_allyson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bejeweled blue pleather iPod case. I never owned an iPod.
DangerVipe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hosted a secret Santa for some friends of mine in university. We set a limit of $50 to spend on each other and we even drew names to try to keep it anonymous. The person I got had spoken on occasion here and there about an interest taking a trip to visit Africa after she finished university. I managed to get her a bunch of camping gear all inside a hiking backpack. When she unwrapped it she was like "...uhhh thanks for the backpack" but when she opened it and realized what was inside her expression changed and she was so gleeful.
When I opened my gift it was a 12 inch inflatable sex doll and a small pellet gun from the dollar store. I was so baffled by it but I politely laughed it off and said what a great joke it was. At that moment I then understood why one of my best friends from university handed me a 24 of beer before the party saying how he felt bad knowing what the other person got me for Christmas.
Greenveins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this was the best, worst gift i had ever recieved.
my grandma, god bless her heart, gifted my boyfriend and i a mini travel sized kitchen napsack for camping. We dont camp, and I havent camped in 9 years so we were stuck with these mini kitchen appliances.
eventually i needed a cutting board and the napsack had a mini one that i now use every day because it's tiny and i can move it freely around the kitchen with one.
floor_flooder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A projector screen. I dont own a projector. When asked what it was for, the answer was: "for meetings". I work from home.
parker_fly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my sister gets me the SAME toy truck....
TraitorKratos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A smash mouth cd... little did I know that one particular song on that cd would eventually become one of my favorite memes
quickwitqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An old ladies nightgown, 3 sizes too large. From my in-laws. Don't know what the hell was going on wit hthat. But, it was the last year we exchanged gifts. I told them we should just put the focus o nthe kids in the future.
buffbodhotrod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: about 70 people thinking they're original and saying "Life". Fucking dull.
yochebee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A porcelain garden gnome in a tiny metal chair.
I was in grade 7. Why.
StarsCanScream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened when I was way younger. I can look back and still feel a bit salty over it. I was 7 (maybe 8) when my parents thought it was a good idea to get me an electronic piggy bank. An electronic piggy bank for a 7 year old. To make matters worse, it was a generic 5 dollar electronic piggy bank so it didnโt even count the money correctly. I could put a quarter in it and it would register as a penny.
My parents got mad at me for being upset but I couldnโt help it when I just got a jank piggy bank and my siblings got much more and better things.
Spider8461 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once gave me a pen for Christmas.....it wasnt even wrapped and it was from her Husbandโs job so she didnt even have to pay for it. She really just walked up, said Merry Christmas and handed me a pen...
ghettone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Daredevil on DVD.
mitchbones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two come to mind. First was when I was four and was real big into GI Joe action figures and my aunt who doesn't have much common sense bought me a Ken doll. Second gift that comes to mind was the Duck Dynasty book by Sy(?) given to me by a different aunt because "I know how much you like books." I am the anthesis of Duck Dynasty's target demo.
GrimWerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had this family Christmas one year where a relative got my brother a kids bop cd. I have no idea which one it was, but my brother was like 17 at the time. Cringed so hard, then watched my brother put on his fakest smile yet.
andpadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger, I sold 17 miniature Reese's cups for a $2 bill. Fast forward a few weeks, I lost a tooth, put it under my pillow for the tooth fairy and woke up the next morning to find my tooth still there. Now, as a child my life was wrecked. I went downstairs and my dad asked me where my tooth was, I showed him, he took it and handed me the exact same $2 bill that I sold candy for. Not only was it a terrible gift, it ruined most holidays. Didn't even come up with some bs excuse either.
Monalisa9298 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-husband bought me and his mother a bouquet of flowers.
One. To share.
Oh, and I had just given birth to our daughter a couple of weeks earlier. I thought I at least deserved an entire bouquet for that.
lapis-b-lazuli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't expect to be sad when I came here.
Seafea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a set of five one dollar gift certificates to McDonalds from a secret santa.
ebek_frostblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a massive textbook for geography that had to be several hundred dollars. I was in 6th grade. I had no use for this thing. The class itself didn't even had a book - we just filled out these packets that had been photocopied to the point where they were barely readable.
Thanks, dad.
imightb2old4this ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a candy box filled with carrots...yes, I had gained weight that year.
4_HOUR_LECTURE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a male. When I was 16, my grandmother sent me gold-plated costume jewelry with my first name boldly etched on it. Yeah... I didn't ever wear it.
BaaGoesTheSheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs a toss up between two gifts that my in laws gave me. A yellow, red and blue scarf one year and a โchili kitโ.
HardwareHentai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my dad and step mom first got together, she became his brains because he manages to get whipped fast. She decided it was best to get me a jar of powdered vitamin c for Christmas and a book on handling depression for my birthday. The book, when I gave it a cursory glance, had a questionnaire on cocaine use and whether or not my vagina is dry. I'm a dude.
_raakkeli_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blue-ray of The Gremlins 2. I canโt play blue-rays and I hadnโt even seen the first Gremlins movie.
sosweis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no gift at all
Ithxero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst in the sense of โreally....?โ
I worked at Best Buy and a good friend of mine bought me a gift card to FYE that year. He didnโt think they allowed us to use gift cards as employees.
FormerlyTusconian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 or so, my aunt asked me if I would like a calligraphy pen for Christmas. First (and as best I can remember the last) time she ever broached the subject of what I wanted. Which seemed suspicious.
I told her flat-out point-blank no I do not want that. Don't want it, won't use it.
She tried to cajole me. Told me how great they were and how much would I like it.
I informed her in no uncertain terms that she was incorrect. That I would not like it. That I had terrible handwriting and a calligraphy pen would only make my crap scrawl all the more explicitly awful.
Guess what she gave me for Christmas.
I assume she already owned it when we had our conversation. She was an art major in college and may have picked it up somewhere along the line and never used it. Why I got singled out to receive it, the almost feral budding juvenile delinquent among her nieces and nephews, instead of one of us that may have actually liked a calligraphy pen, I have no idea. It didn't look cheap. Hell, my brother liked to draw. Give it to him.
The next year she gave me a trash can. That I liked. And used.
One of the first things I tossed into it was the calligraphy pen she gave me the year before.
AllysWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't give it to your brother who liked to draw? ;)
FormerlyTusconian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When he wasn't drawing he liked to beat me. He was older, substantially bigger, and super strong. Scary strong. Everyone was afraid of him. Meanwhile I'm skinny and weak.
And now that I think about, if he wanted that damned pen, he would have taken it.
He took everything else of mine that he wanted.
AllysWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there you go.
Acysbib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buddy of mine tried to gift me... Well.. I have no idea which VD... But he gave me a lambskin and told me he paid for someone to see me...
Yea... I gave it back and drove off... I dont dip my stick in just any engine.
jiml78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really late to the show. This happened to my wife. My wife's parents are pretty well off especially for only have high school educations.
When our son was 2 years old, we went to celebrate Christmas with her parents and sister. Her parents got me some miscellaneous tech stuff. Probably $100 worth of things. They got my son a couple duplo lego sets. All cool. No issues, I don't expect much and I told them they didn't need to buy me anything.
We went to bed and it dawned on me that I didn't remember what they gave my wife. I asked her in bed and she replied, a photo album still in the shrink wrap and was purchased on clearance for $2. No photos in it. Just a really crappy photo album with nothing in it. I burst out laughing but my wife was really upset over it. If they had put a bunch of pictures in it and made it have meaning, she would have been 100% fine. But nope, $2 photo album.
They spent about $600 for all the stuff they bought for her sister.
My wife laughs about it now and I still find it absolutely hilarious still to this day. It was probably the first time it really drove home to my wife that her sister really was the favorite and had been their entire lives.......
yeahtron3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tom Jones: Burning Down the House single. I was nine and didn't even know who Tom Jones was.
Crescending ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my partner received two free tester lipsticks for her 20th birthday.
rainwaffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half-eaten bag of chips. Honestly just nothing would have been better...
bananabunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in kindergarten we did a Christmas exchange our price range set was $10 - $25. I got a used mini checkerboard with missing pieces. My mom was furious and I learned the important life lesson that gift exchanges suck.
Iustinianus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 1999 Almanac. Granted, it was in 1999, but it wasn't exactly at the top of my wish list.
ThisisNOTAbugslife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom bought me a used car and parked it in the garage. Surprised me with it and everything. Then after I drove it she said you can have the keys when you pay for it in full.
Its still sitting in the same spot 5 years later.
Michaiahjoy22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my mom, when we was young lived across the country from her biological mom and for Christmas her "mom" sent her... a stuffed fox....
btvsrcks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thrift store Christmas ornament for, well, Christmas.
It was bad in many ways.
Thanks mom.
catsnakemagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for my birthday, my sister gave me a book I let her borrow 3 years prior.
Warholsmorehol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SO's mother gave me a sack of potatoes and a trash can for Christmas once.
Ventorus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A four pack of exercise bands along with a random ball cap from my Grandma.
I was 17? I think? Wtf was I supposed to do with exercise bands? Lol
Anyways, I guess nobody ever got her a wishlist, so she just bought the first things she saw that she thought might interest me and my siblings at like a dollar store. Pretty funny now looking back on it.
Tain01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks and a box of Poptarts.
Cyndikate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basket of body wash.
Gee. If you're going to get me a gift, buy me something expensive.
rh94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister went to a thrift store and bought me a T-shirt that had a stripper pole on it and said support the performing arts. She is currently a struggling post grad dance major.
IndyMark007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most any present from my mother-in-law. We've had many WTF moments when opening her presents over the years.
bainj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My super religious conservative family has gifted me the following over the years:
Only_100kcal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Girlfriend once gave me a copy of the movie Wargames, which she blatantly picked up in a bargain bin somewhere (this was 2004, wargames is a 80s movie). I had bought her HDD and graphics card upgrades for her pc :-/ Kind of realised around that time she had checked out of the relationship.
AnthropogeneticCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother passed around cards a few Christmases ago to everyone, including my boyfriend at the time. I opened it to a generic card. A minute later, I realized that every single other person (approx. 8) had gotten a lottery scratch off in their card, including my under age sibling and my boyfriend. She then insisted everyone scratch them right then so that she would know if anyone won. She stared right at me the entire time.
LauraEvangeline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my sister gave me my brothers old skid stained underwear, then another year she gave me shampoo and conditioner with a note saying to stop smelling like shit.
She currently wonders why I don't talk to her
ritchie70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Before we were married, my wife's mother gave me a little Old Spice gift set. There was aftershave and some sort of scented powder shit and maybe something else.
Keep in mind this was roughly 1999. Old Spice was still fairly exclusively used by old men, and I never used scented anything. Every product I used had either no scent or a neutral scent.
In a stunning lack of grace, I said something like, "Thank you. What is it?"
SirSneakyRafiki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $5 Starbucks gift card. I hate Starbucks and there isnt one within 100 miles.
foxfai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A regifted label maker.
nomorebats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TL;DR: Two turtlenecks and $20. Was originally two turtlenecks and $40, but gifter made me give them $20 back for gas money to drive me to see my dying father in the hospital.
Christmas 2014. I was 15. My dad was in the hospital and had been for a few weeks (and passed less than a month later). I was staying with one of my aunts that I had never gotten along with, and it was already not going well. She at one point blamed me for my fatherโs lifelong illness and said if he died, it would be my fault as well.
So already Christmas was turning out to be depressing af. Christmas Eve we went to eat with some family, and on the way home my aunt stopped at Roseโs for a last minute gift. For those of you not from North Carolina, Roseโs is like the bastard fifth cousin twenty times removed of Wal Mart. Anyhow, I figured this โlast minute giftโ was going to be for me because my aunt had already complained how my dadโs hospitalization had only given her time to buy presents for my cousins, her grandkids. I sat in the car outside, beginning to feel a little hopeful that maybe Christmas wouldnโt be so bad, she was still trying to make it a little special for me, all things considered.
Next morning, we wake up and my aunt, uncle and I walk up and walk across the street to their sonโs house to open presents with the grandkids. I watch as the grandkids open dozens of presents. I donโt remember exactly what they got at the time, but whatever was โbigโ that year, they got one of each. I oohed and aaahhed politely, waiting for it to be over so we could go see my dad. And then I was handed my box. Opened it to find two turtlenecks that werenโt even my size and 2 $20 bills. Now I was raised to receive any gift with a hearty thank you, and so I said thank you for my shirts, I will wear one today when we go visit my dad.
Ok I know this doesnโt sound as bad, but what happened next it was hurt me. We are in the car on the way to the hospital, and I said thank you again for my gift, especially the $40, because there were some books I wanted to buy. And then my aunt and uncle are like whoa whoa whoa, we only meant to give you $20. Give us one of the $20s back. I just sat and watched my cousins open thousands of dollars worth of gifts all from my aunt and uncle, while my dying father is laid up in the hospital, and they made me give that $20 back without even flinching or feeling bad. I feel like writing it down now, it seems a little petty now for me to have been and still be so upset over, but it really did punch my in the gut. Especially since the next thing my uncle said is they needed it more than I did, since they spent so much money driving me back and forth to see my dying father.
neil_dgaf_tyson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year since I was 4, all I've asked my parents for on Christmas is a dog. They've always told me no and that they don't want pets.
Last Christmas, my dad gave me a book on "how to raise a puppy." I got excited and asked him if after all these years, he finally me a dog. He told me that he hadn't and that he bought me the book in case I ever get one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww man thats well shitty.
do-a-weed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I gave one Heelie wheel to my cousin on Christmas
drunkat10am ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get my nice family gifts every year because they lose their shit if I donโt. But they never feel obligated to get me anything. Last year my dad got me nothing. My stepmom got her purse in front of me and handed me $20 out of it and said it was from both of them. My sister got me nothing. My step-aunt was embarrassed and went to the computer and printed out a very religious printable 4 fold card on printer paper (Iโm an out atheist). Lastly my brother ran to his room and put what is pretty clearly a rubber sex mask he had in an open Amazon box, folded the flaps over each other, handed it to me and claimed he bought it for me. The twenty bucks didnโt even cover gas to drive to see them. I gave the sex mask away as a gag gift.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You didnt even give it a go? It could have been the best present ever....
drunkat10am ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhh it was my brotherโs. I didnโt even want to touch it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I did sort of assume it was untouched, brand new, reading back yeah... alright.
Candy__Canez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had an aunt that didn't like me very much give me 300 dollars in Disney money, and a kiddie make up set. This was back when I was 16. I didn't go to Disney until much later and found out that stopped accepting that kind of money back in the 90's.
crazylittlemermaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th birthday, I received a promotional package from Gillette (I'm assuming they got my info from the same place liberal arts schools did). The package contained a razor, shave gel, after shave, and some coupons, with the actual package plastered with the words "You're a man now!"
Not a great gift for an 18 year old girl, but my dad sure did love the free stuff.
Tapdncn4lyfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas my husband's step-mother who is notorious for giving horrible gifts gives me a plate that must of been from the 90s and she says to me oh its from Sonoma..It was the crappy brand that is sold at Kohls..Her reasoning for gifting it, because I was redoing my kitchen..The plate was this used, with knife marks, red plate with floral in the center..IT was horrible I chucked it as soon as I got home..My daughter, who was 1 at the time got a bag with this nasty ass teddy bear that reeked of smokes and earrings..Her ears aren't pierced and I made that very clear to them when I opened them..This is the second pair she has received. My husband got a pair of socks that he gifted his father and she gifted to him..I hate her so damn much! She works at a thrift store and gifts pretty much garbage to everyone..She will give her brother's son the nicest gifts but not my husband or his brother..I think my husband also got a used fleece from his step-mom but I can't remember..Yea I can't wait for the gifts this year..Wonder what I am going to get..My poor daughter will likely get trash again..
gentlesting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the good old days when burdines was still around, my father bought my mother a set of Ms. Piggy bedding. Weโre talking the comforter, the pillowcases, the sheets, even the bed skirt. All covered in Ms. Piggy. To this day she has no idea why - never before had she ever mentioned Ms. Piggy to my father. It was not a joke and yes, unfortunately it was immediately returned.
ssb4you ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Lego duplo set, at 12 years old, with a misspelled tag on it.
Darushi-chan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my Great Aunt gave my younger brother, who was 6 or 7 years old at the time, a cow that was laying down statue carved from marble. It must have been some sort of paperweight. We were all pretty confused that Christmas morning.
Razdaspaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought by the mobile phone box and weight I was going to finally get a phone...a Nokia 3210 box to be precise and I was so happy. Opened the box and there was a small brick inside. Thanks Dad.
Alienwallbuilder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lump of coal
SparklyRainbowCake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but apparently someone received a koozie for their apple. An odd, but sorta thoughtful gift I suppose.
Bobb3rz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my mom, a windshield washer sock "so you can finally clean your car"
VividTarantula ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister, who only wears leggings, and owns nothing purple, was given a cheap purple plastic belt for Christmas by her boyfriend. They broke up pretty soon after
shawntex50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandmother gave me a stapler, pack of pens, and some Super Mario fruit snacks
sourdoughroxy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend (an audio engineering student) got an iTunes gift card from his parents, because "he likes music". Not only do they have no idea what their own son does, but he has never even owned an iPhone. My mum took pity on him and bought it.
spock23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the 70s a friend gave me a Slim Whitman album for Christmas as a joke. Not amused. But hey, I still remember it 40 years later so that's something I guess.
Devh1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A weird little plaque with an eagle on it during a secret santa.
I was in 5th grade. Everyone else was getting nerf guns and catcher's mits. I got a weird little plaque.
glass_daggers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is really illuminating as to the unbelievable number of tremendous assholes there are just milling about.
What a bunch of shitty adults.
sin0822 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a gift exchange (Yankee Swap) I got an old dusty computer fan from a notebook.
acrav13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shaving Kit. I have a beard .
squat251 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an uncle, who all through my younger years was well known for strange gifts. First christmas I can remember him giving me something, I got a stuffed animal, which looking back is pretty normal. The next year, he got me a toaster. The year after that, I got an electric brad nailer. Year after that, I was upgraded to a toaster oven. The final year before he just completely stopped, I got some shelf brackets.
I was between the ages of maybe 10 and 15.
I never used the (really cheap) toaster oven, but I've used the brad nailer a couple times, and it actually works pretty well.
BergevinsPlant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 16 or 17 my grandparents got me a VHS (dvd was definitely in the mainstream at this point) animated version of The Titanic with the cast as different animals. This was made worse by the fact that all of my other cousins got really extravagant gifts.
I've always been into sports, video games, etc, and I'm almost done high school at this point.
They clearly just grabbed it at a gas station last minute or something because they forgot. Clearly they forgot about me until the last minute lol
Edit: this is what it was
kelsee_bat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. My ex got me nothing for my birthday.
TroubadourOfCheese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt with two thumbs pointing up followed by bold letters below reading: THIS GUY NEEDS A BEER.
EventHorizon480 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toy robot I could count and sing my ABC's with. I was 15.
zeehoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Book. - im that person who never reads And donโt enjoy reading anything but some random stuff here.
drkslyr666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back my father gave me a collectors edition set of kiss pez dispensers. I hate kiss. I hate Pez. All he knew was that I like rock music, and that kiss was rock. Even though I own a bunch of band shirts that he could've have just used as reference, or asked my sis what I was into, or just got me a fucking gift card, he bought me KISS PEZ DISPENSERS.
XeonFarmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my aunt gave me an envelope box of loose change.
SeverusVape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AIDS. No receipt either..
Pyrsin7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I may offer a story from the other side....
Once for my old church's youth group we did a secret santa. I kept telling my dad over and over for weeks that we'd need to stop somewhere to look around for something. Until it was the day of, and I told him we needed to leave early to find something. The game was on so that didn't happen, then we headed over there an hour later.
On the way he stopped at A&W and got a $5 gift card. That was bad enough, but it was a $25 limit.... I felt so bad about it I just did what I could to remedy the situation by putting all the money I had (about $10 in change) in a small bag and tying it to the card.
The guy who got it was really nice about it, but I still feel terrible about it. Now I get all my presents months beforehand.
Sarahsaurusrexx93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My existence
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister in law got me "Shittens" and "Poo-pourri"
I don't think I had a bathroom problem. I just threw them away. She thought it was funny. We stopped doing sibling gifts after that.
ButZebrasCantSmell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school my dad gave me a plate with a cat painted on it that read "my daughter is purrrfect". I still have it, it holds my soap. https://i.imgur.com/nvi4RQ1.jpg
jesskay888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift from a โsecret coworkerโ of busted up Cheetos and that had been expired for 2 years.
Herzx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
5 20 Piece Chicken Mc Nuggets from Mc Donaldโs. Was a couple years ago during Christmas.
Best part was they were cold and old.
Rambo_One2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently when I was very young (like 3 or 4), I had been wishing for a Robin Hood hat for Christmas. My aunt had then not been able to find one, and had instead bought a random woman's hat, and spray-painted it green and stuck a red feather in it. My face of childish disappointment was too much for her to bear, so every year since, IF she has gotten me a present, it has been something completely random. Like one year a got an anatomy torso, the ones you'd have in biology class. The organs kept falling out, and it did nothing but give me nightmares.
Tendedtadpole2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I have a weird family situation, my half brother and sisters are old enough to be my parents and my nieces and nephews are all around my age. We were all at Christmas last year and we usually just ask for something less than $20 for each kid because some of my family have had a lot of rough patches. I am a Boy Scout and so I keep getting Scout Shop gift cards for $10, mind you the cheapest thing in there is probably $20, and my full brother got a water bottle from a local college and it was about what we had expected because we always agree to spend about that much. I was dismayed however when my nieces opened a custom American Girl Doll with accessories and the other got a 3DS and games-both totaling well over $300 from the same family members
funkysponge28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex's mom gave me a Forever 21 gift card as a graduation present. It clearly stated $20 on the front of the card. A couple of days later I planned on having a little shopping spree, and checked the balance of the card beforehand just to be sure. Good thing I did.
It had a $0.00 balance.
Gur1_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well when I was given toothpaste and toothbrushes inside a nike box when I was 5
Joshua_bu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I moved to Germany my grandfather gave my an address book. In 2017, while he took a call on his iPhone...
AllysWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband gave me a beautiful sapphire necklace. Paid for by his father. Picked out by his father. Because my husband was too busy to go shopping. Because he was at my best friend's house all day because she was in the middle of a pregnancy scare. And she was afraid to tell her husband, because he had had a vasectomy two years before. And my husband was worried for her, because it might have been his. [turns out it was faked to prevent him from buying me a present, but my husband didn't find out until after the holidays - and took out his fears on us, the family]
HeckMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The trumpet players at our school did a secret Santa and the first I year I got a used 4x4 rubix cube and the next year I got a bag that contained an opened bag of popcorn, a half used roll of tape, and a sheet of cardboard. It's been 2 years since the last secret santa.
annjay_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex forgot to get me a present for Christmas so on Christmas Eve he got me a pair of windshield wipers from the gas station. He didn't wrap them or wait, just handed them to me when I saw him. When I told him I didn't want or need them he got mad and said they were expensive at $24 each and I should have been grateful. We had been together for two years at the time and I had spent a month putting together a basket of his favorite things.
BlueBird518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me a bobblehead of Jack Sparrow from the second film, with all the cannibal makeup on. I had had a big crush on Johnny Depp in highschool but at that point I had grown up and the doll was also nightmare inducing.
TamLux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine got a divorce a year ago... On Christmas...
afonsocarmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An avocado
pharos_atl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a fan of beanies and sometimes 5panel hats during the summer. My stepmother that I barely know or connect with knows this about me and thought โhm, I bet she would totally like a fedora!โ She put it in a nike shoe box and used Christmas looking wrapping paper. It was a birthday present. And my birthday is in the spring time...
Aardvark1292 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me personally, but my mom always gave my ex wife the absolute worst gifts. She would use gift giving a a way to express her displeasure at ways our house was managed. One year my mom came for Thanksgiving and commented a bunch that our salt and pepper shakers weren't nice enough to be serving a large group. She commented a bunch on our serving ware. That year my mom gave my wife a set of serving utensils, and a salt and pepper shakers.
Another year my mom said our table was ugly, so she got my wife a table cover. I used to dread Christmas morning, I think I was more offended than my wife was about it.
Minozen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single chocolate for my birthday party. All alone. Thanks mom...
KitchenSporks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A colored coloring book.
Fandechichoune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A calendar. It probably was my best acting performance ever when I had to fake being happy with it.
naughtydawg907 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me and my sister the same butter dish and coffee cup set from Walmart. We were 10 and 5 respectively.
shamlahamla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa, I got used $10 gift card for blockbuster, but blockbuster was bought out and closed.
AnxietyDepressedFun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend's mom visited us one year a few weeks before Christmas & noted how Dusty HIS APARTMENT was at the time. She's never particularly liked me & has made it clear anytime she visits (apparently it's my fault her only child moved to Texas from Florida, even though it happened 3 years before we met).
I was surprised when she included a gift for me with all of his mailed gifts. It was a Swiffer duster & some refills with a long explanation of how I need to take better care of my boyfriend's apartment.
When we moved in together later, on my birthday she sent a card with a picture of a collapsible tent & a note that said "Maybe "my name spelled incorrectly" can live here."
alongstrangetrip95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a used dog chew toy from my alcoholic aunt and I don't even have a dog.
She also puked in my stocking but that's a story for another day...
Ratiasu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say puke in a sock makes for a worse gift than a used dog toy.
alongstrangetrip95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
True, but at least she didn't force me to play with a puke sock
Ratiasu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean you did so spontaneously?
Username9271 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A year long membership to the jelly of the month club.
Tocks2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A (at the time) 5 year old used GPS Navigation unit for my car from none other than my own mother. She was sure I'd love it even though I'd made fun of her countless times for typing in an address into that stupid thing that she received on her perfectly able smart phone. "Mom, just tap the address"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma sent me a gift card to a Drugstore once. The only one around was about 2 hours away.
SCRAMBL96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandparents gave my sister a piano. They literally gave me a bag of wood- fire kindling.
jfk_47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
15 years old. I wake up and I have a new trashcan, shower curtain, and towels for my bathroom.
Pretty sure mom forgot it was my birthday. Still no explanation from mom and dad and that was 17 years ago.
Darth_Lacey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one was intentionally bad. My husband and I are lapsed Mormons, with no intention of ever returning. (Lots of hard feelings). Our friend knows this, and decided to get us silver CTR rings in random sizes as revenge for telling him we were getting him something for Christmas. (He's culturally Jewish)
Edit: this was last year, when Hanukkah and Christmas overlapped.
lacaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a book for a 20$ secret santa that I had already read
ichise28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift wasn't given to me, but to my younger brother.
Apparently, my friends sister thought that a copy of Drillbit Taylor would make a great Christmas gift for my 10 year old brother. He thought it was video game at first before unwrapping it, him being an avid gamer at the time.
This was like 3 years after the movie had been out too.
og_babytelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but the worst gift I got was one of those jumbo word search books for Christmas. The thing that made it horrible was that I had been using the book before, so it wasnโt even new. My parents just wrapped it and put it under the tree
Divine2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diabetes. :(
lookylookitzadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used puzzle with missing pieces in my 5th grade gift exchange.
AwesomeBot3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As an 11 year old who really just wanted games/toys for Christmas, it really sucked when I just got books, a notepad and a calendar from my family. It was the one Christmas that I actually ended up crying because I felt like they just wanted me to grow up. My uncle was really awesome that year though. He saw that I was sad and went to his car to get me a gift I think he was saving for one of my cousins - it was a Bedazzler which was actually really cool!
TheoryOfGamez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prenup
TheBr0fessor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, the one present my dad got me was a "Coneheads" t-shirt that was based on the movie. I was 15 years old and the movie had come out 2 years earlier. Luckily it was a size too small so I didn't have to go through the embarrassment of wearing it.
CA-BO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a dog for so many years and then, one Christmas, I saw a dog carrier under the tree. I got so excited. I ran up to the carrier and peaked inside where I saw a tiny puppy sleepning in the very back. Innocent as I was, I didnโt want to wake the puppy so I tried to hold in my excitement for as long as I could, simply sitting on the couch beside the tree, waiting for it to awaken.
3 HOURS PASSED. NOTHING.
My parents finally got out of bed and came into the living room. I turned to them and said, โHe wonโt wake up!โ So they told me to open it up and see if he wanted to come out and play.
I kneeled down in front of the dog carrier and opened the front gate. I reached inside and felt for the dog, expecting a soft, warm body BUT INSTEAD IT WAS HARD AND PLASTIC.
I picked up the dog to find out that it was in fact a FAKE DOG THAT MOVED AS IF IT WAS BREATHING. The damn thing didnโt even make sounds; it was literally just a very well made replica of a puppy with an inflating diaphragm to make it more realistic! I felt so betrayed. I ran to my room and didnโt talk to my parents for hours.
TLDR: My parents tricked me into thinking they got me a dog by getting a fake robot dog pretending to be sleeping.
buonanottemom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was in 10th grade we had a secret Santa gift exchange. I remember everyone else had pretty much gotten exactly what they wanted. When it came to my turn, my secret Santa had gotten me fairy princess costume from the dollar store. It bummed me out considering how much time I had spent on my recipients gift. I'm a guy btw.
pepperannfan6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isnโt very bad, but it was kind of embarrassing. My Grama got us all gift cards one year. $20 for most of my cousins, and $50 for me and my mom (we lived with her). Well, I donโt know how she mixed them up, but she did. We went to Walmart to use our $50 gift card for some groceries. Turns out she gave us one of the $20 gift cards and someone else the $50. I kind of understand why, because the gift cards didnโt say what the amount was on them, you had to write it on the back with a pen or something, and Grama had neglected to do that.
genocideofnoobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is literally the worst gift giver. As a child I remember getting a N64, she took it back within a few weeks. She also got me and my brother a karaoke machine we hated it (but were polite about it), she ended up taking it back. The next year we got another karaoke machine. Christmas and BDay gifts almost always purchased from Walgreens. Usually get some cheap gadget that doesn't come with batteries or a t shirt. I've learned to set my expectation at negative 0, so that anything I get actually feels like a gift. Also, I stopped spending effort and money buying gifts for her. She is the one person I can go to Walgreens to get a gift for and not have a guilty conscience.
The_UnApologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 12 years old I got a huge 3D puzzle of Big Ben from my grandparents. Like, this thing was 4 feet tall when it was completed.
It was the worst gift ever. I never actually got even a 3rd of a way through completing it, and instead I'd find pieces of the foam puzzle pieces in our dog's shit that I'd shovel out of our yard for months.
Fuckin puzzles. Fuckin dog.
RUBIXWARRIOR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth, no really, I was born 12/24.
twospoonsforme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hand whisk from my MIL that I had given her the prior Christmas.
kkinnison ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Written IOU for $100 for a suit, when i was broke.
NooberDoge0000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a polar bear to that when you press a button would shit out this brown nut candy... Iโm allergic to nuts
PMMeUrHopesNDreams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst part about this one is that I have nobody to blame but myself. One year I had heard (on Reddit probably) that the Autobiography of Malcom X was a really good book. So I went to add it my Amazon wish list.
Only, I failed to realize that for some reason the study guide for the Autobiography of Malcom X came up in the amazon search results before the actual book, and I had added that instead. So that's what I ended up getting. I've still never read either one.
CanSomeSlam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/7gd1pm/a_student_gave_me_a_koozie_for_my_apples/
sasquatch606 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Net. Starring Sandra Bullock on DVD.
Edit: Typo.
emxrose1414 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Chieferdareefer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed picture of my sister and her shitty family wrapped up in christmas wrapping.
Prockles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in sixth grade at my grandmaโs house. I watched all my younger cousins unwrap all these huge boxes of toys and games with my one box on my lap. I opened it up wondering what it would be. It was a decent sized box, but it wasnโt some sort of toy, I didnโt think, and it definitely wasnโt books (which I would have preferred). I opened the box to find a porcelain bowl with a carousel horse that played the song โmemoriesโ from cats in a music box tone.
I. Was. Heartbroken.
What kind of use would I have for this? Why would my grandma think this was something Iโd be interested in?
As if reading the probably very open look of confusion on my face, my grandma tells me I can collect these plates. Ok......
Iโll give her that it was pretty, and I didnโt keep it on itโs stand on my dresser until I moved out of my dadโs house after graduating high school. But the kicker? Grandma asked if I would give it to her after I moved Bc sheโd been collecting them, too....
Thanks a lot, grandma.
Croctopusss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my brother both have an ear piercing. My gandma bought a pair of studs and gave us one of them each as "matching rings".
It's the fact she thought that we'd fall for such an obvious lie that made it so bad, really.
taz20075 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I was planning on putting in a swimming pool with my bonus check from work. I was even gonna fly my extended family in over the summer if there was enough left over.
What I got instead was a subscription to the "Jelly of the month" club.
Fucking Frank Shirley. Of all the cheap, lousy ways to save a buck.
NIIIKOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
Throwmetheball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Anti_Venom02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fake lottery ticket.
kao197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old my Dad gave me, and my 2 other young siblings, pepper spray. I lived in a very safe town and never walked anywhere alone. My mom was furious and immediately confiscated it.
loco_en_el_coco47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Brasil it's pretty common for people to play a sport called Frescobol at the beach, where people basically just hit the ball between each other back and forth. It's usually played with a wooden racket and rubber ball. So one year my uncle, who always gave me cool stuff like cds or videogames decides to give me a rubber ball for Xmas. No rackets, just a rubber ball wrapped up. I don't understand to this day if it was a joke or if the rackets got misplaced or something (he wasn't present during the xmas party), I still don't know why he gave me a 1 buck rubber ball.
hufflepuff_fanboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My teacher hated my guts (keep in mind that this was in third grade and it was a private school we didn't know was a scam till we got in it) because my mother wouldn't donate money to our losing football team. Well the class did dirty santa, and she "somehow" got my name. Well the rule was you had to tell the teacher what you got and she said the average price was like $30. So I was thinking like "I'm gonna get a good gift" well on the day of the party everyone was getting video games, yugioh cards, Visa gift cards.... I ended up getting a cheap $1 bottle of cologne..... It literally gave me an allergic reaction.
Spageggi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once gave me a scrapbooking set for Christmas one year when I was 13. I was not into scrapbooking, I have never been into scrapbooking, I am still not into scrapbooking. I pretended to like it and thanked her anyway.
When I got home I actually opened the book and the pages were already drawn on and scribbled on.
I still have it in my closet 5 years later, Iโm waiting for a good time to gift it back.
Carterlil21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother, for every year up until recantly, would find things in her house and gift them to my siblings and I. These were always items that many would consider to be garbage, but since "they are worth something to someone" my grandmother kept them and we got them.
Through the many years that this went on, my grandmother would take my cousins out shopping for birthdays and Christmases and they would end up spending > $100. As far as I can tell, there is no notable difference between our families. There is no lack of attention, no household income differences. Nothing that would make my grandmother feel like compensating for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a gift card to Lane Bryant. I was a 28 year old man.
tofudisan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a guy, and it was my 16th birthday. My step-grandparents thought it was my sister's birthday, so they gave me the gifts the bought for her. Girly products (bubble bath, glitter hair spray), and non-alcoholic pink champagne.
packfanmarkinmn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me 17 rolls of duct tape one Christmas, all wrapped separately.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty awesome. Duct tape for life!
packfanmarkinmn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We actually have a great relationship and one up each other like trolls like I wrapped coffee bags separately.
sgtpoopstain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got sugar cookies. She's diabetic
jyshao ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received a box of moldy chocolate for secret santa. The expiration date was about 5 years ago
DarnedBagboyJr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
perrythebigplatypus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My last girlfriend gave me an ugly christmas sweater that was too big for me, and it turned out it belonged to her grandfather, she just found it and thought it owuld be a funny gift
viceroywaffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So my mom is a widow and my stepdad a widower. My new stepsisters maternal grandparents came over for the holidays and gave my stepsisters diamond earrings at the dinner table. Then they handed me the 5th book in a series I'd never read before. Not wrapped. Missing its dust cover. And very tattered. I hadn't been expecting diamond earrings or anything but it just seemed an incredibly rude thing to do. Like dude, why even bother? I'm just a 15 year old girl. It's not my fault your son-in-law got remarried after 5 years of living alone.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a high school junior I got a compass from my aunt and uncle for my birthday. Never in my life have I had to work so hard to look appreciative. I donโt need a compass I live in suburbia where everyone has an iPhone, not to mention I already have like six from my years in scouting.
Aizen90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
day_walkers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 20, my older sister got me a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a pregnancy test. She thought it'd be so funny since we were opening gifts in front of the whole family. This was after I spent $50 on her, too.
I ended up giving it to an older and married friend of mine who was trying to have a baby.
Edit: Almost forgot. That same year, my boyfriend's grandparents gifted me a matching Christmas sweater and scarf from Macy's. It didn't fit because it was a CHILD SIZE... Meanwhile all the other significant others (males) got Armani Exchange. Wtf.
redditmunchers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I house sat someoneโs house and looked after their rabbits and fish for 2 weeks whilst they went on a Caribbean cruise. Paid for all the rabbit food out of my pocket, and traveled 9 miles there and back every day at 3am before work.
What did they get me to say thank you?
A cheap keyring. Also, it broke within 3 days of being on my keys.
SpaceShip_Elevator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We were playing secret Santa and I got a cheep tool bag and I got really excited when someone said "open it" I opened it and inside was another box with a smaller bag and everyone laughed. Later I learned that this was supposed to be for me and my grandfather had spent $120 for a tiny version of that bag.
Douche_Kayak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle is a priest who took a vow of poverty. Got me a card and glow sticks for my birthday. Just the card is fine. I understand.
chelsli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa during 4th grade I got half used lipgloss ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
15SecNut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL that grandparents are assholes.
Mr_RobotNick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst gift was my uncle gave me 100 bitcoins, I told him fuck off just give me 100 dollars
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my aunt gave me a book that helped you learn colors and animals and counting. I was twelve.
J-Chews ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An avocado! Fanks!
The_derp_train ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of mine got a bag of plastic forks and spoons and an opened bag of paper plates. Opened because there wasn't enough room to put them all in the box they wrapped it all up in for Christmas. He comes to our house now for Christmas.
IDontWantToArgueOK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apple coozy
destroyman1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my in laws (before my wife and I were married) gifted me a crappy laptop case for a 17 inch monster of a laptop made of really crappy foam like material which I never used because I had a great laptop case to take my laptop to work and school, and the cheapest most useless bluetooth mouse ever. I never even took the bluetooth mouse out of the box because it looked uncomfortable and I had my own awesome mouse that I bought for work. They probably realized last minute that oh we should get destroyman1337 something and just picked some random things they bought for their business.
Funny/sad thing is I pretended that it was an awesome gift while my wife and her two sisters opened up multiple expensive gifts like Louis Vuitton purses for the 3 of them, etc. Never in my life had I been disappointed with a gift like that, and I grew up from in a poor family where we didn't even get gifts all the time and my wife's family are loaded. I rather have none than that. They have been somewhat better now with gifts to me but I can never forget that.
GandalfTheyGay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa with 20$ minimum I got an king size snickers bar.... it was 1.75 or something like that.
malotron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get this gift but gave it. It was a Secret Santa exchange with coworkers. We had an old refrigerator that went out, and hauled off...everything except for the crisper drawer to that fridge. I wrapped up that drawer up and I still remember the look on the coworker's face as she unwrapped it and figured out what it was.
babybigballs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 25, my mom got me a Dungeons & Dragons Clue set. I hadn't played D&D in 10+ years, and I fucking hate Clue. It was laughably inappropriate. Love mom dukes, tho.
Yeahnotquite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $125 โsimsungโ android tablet with 60gb SSD (4 years ago... for 125 ๐) and with GPS puck ( fir tracking my Cessna as I flew) from my wife.
Her face when I opened it to reveal bubble wrap and a literal brick was heartbreaking. Worst part is her mom insisted we mail it back the next day, so cue standing in line for 2 hours at the post office instead of getting Boxing Day drunk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, for a while, there has been a joke in my family that my parents would get me a stick, a tube of toilet paper and a leaf only. They, of course, saw this as a joke, 7 year old me did not. So, one Christmas morning, guess what I open up? A twig, a tube of toilet paper and a leaf. I was absolutely inconsolable, even though that wasnt the only thing they had got me.
SnuggleBunni69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3 Christmas's in a row my grandma gave me Footloose on VHS. The third time after I opened it she said she hoped I liked Flashdance. This started about 5 years ago.
Soapy9963 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year my wifeโs Grandmother bought all of her โgrandsonsโ 12 month subscriptions to magazines. This is the year 2016 I use the internet. Lol I got a good chuckle out of it though.
cabeau96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once wrapped my dad's used shaving cream in wrapping paper and then gave it to him for his birthday
nine3001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager me and my best friend saved up our allowance money to buy our friend a really shitty low quality guitar amp for Christmas. In return, she bought my friend and I gifts too. She got me a bag of plastic worms from a gag gift store. I was just like WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. Bitch doesn't know me at all. I would have taken literally anything else. ANYTHING. I would have rather just preferred a card. I was so unimpressed.
szw44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My delinquent brother gave me a bike for my 8th birthday. Turns out it was our neighborโs bike. I was forced to give it back.
dobbysox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One pair of white socks. They opened the 6 pack and gave each couple one pair out of it. So, technically I got one sock because I had to share with my husband at the time.
AndrewnotJackson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Poelite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This whole thread screams r/raisedbynarcissists
sewnlurk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was dating a guy and we visited his mom's house. She had this ugly cat thing hung in the window. The light showed through it. I noticed she still had the tags on it. She explained she got it as a gift and didn't want to hurt the givers feelings. But it was ugly and she would send it on to someone she didn't like very much.
Guess what I got for my birthday? LOL
epsilonzer0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 my crazy aunt (literally committed to a mental hospital after she shot her husband with a shotgun shortly after Christmas) gifted me with a clear glass dinner plate and an extension cord. Every Christmas my family debates whether there was symbolism to this gift or if it was simply the action of a lunatic.
Spazzy_Cactus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told my aunt I liked pickles once. Every single fucking Christmas since then I've gotten a giant jar of pickles poorly wrapped in tissue paper. To make things worse, they're basically just entire pickled cucumbers, so I can't even put them on a sandwich. The only way to eat them is like Mia Khalifa in an Avengers porn parody.
RobbieTwoHands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas last year. I was given by my grandma a gift card that expired in 2010 and had 0$ on it. Love that lady
readball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book. With a comment: "you know how expensive this was?"
It would be a good gift without the comment.
spartansunset ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One month after my 3rd Christmas my parents hid my gifts and gave me the exact same ones for my 4th Christmas. I never clued in till they told a few years later. Not worst gift, but such manipulation. But I guess there is more happiness than before so, whatever.
heatseekingdonut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my cousins and I a Hershey's chocolate bar for Christmas. Yeah, that's right, ONE chocolate bar that we had to split up between 10 people.
SuggestiveDetective ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm way late to the party, but my worst gift ever turned into the best gift ever.
A relative married into a family that runs a popular cemetery.
(Is that a thing? A popular cemetery? Well, lots of people go there.)
This person gifted everyone a burial plot. I had recently had a child, so my child got one in the children's section, which was as thoughtful as it was hilaribad.
Now, burial plots for extended family is no small undertaking (I'm sorry) and this person wasn't expected to buy us anything, so we chalk-lined it up to a generous investment... until the gifter's now-ex notified us that when they had divorced, the gifter had sold all the plots he had purchased for everyone.
Which obviously means he discovered we're all immortal and won't ever need them. So that's a pretty rad gift.
furmsdanku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half used and sent deodorant can.
Nuff said
ScenicFrost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 I realllllly wanted my own cell phone. I asked all year but never got one. Come Christmas, my parents hadn't ever told me they weren't getting me a phone, so I still had hope. It's my turn to open a gift, and I grab a box with my name and start unwrapping... It's a cell phone box. I think it was some Samsung flip phone when those were still cool. I lost my damn mind, I was so excited. Then I opened the box. No phone. Can't even remember what it was, but I was devastated. I did get other decent gifts to make up for it but that made me sad.
nathanw1969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Daxos157 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve gotten a three pack of Carmex lip balm from one of my aunts for about 15 years running.
Jericoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa got a pack of cigarettes from his son (my uncle) while he was actively trying to quit. The gift in on itself is like, really bad, but the combination was amazing.
hiking425 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back I was working retail security and we had a secret gift exchange between all of the employees that you could sign up for. Thinking it would be fun I joined in. The store suggested all gifts be between $10 and $20. So the weeks following up to the exchange I heard about all of the nice personal gifts people were getting. (being security I talked to every employee a few times a day).
The big day comes and I open a box of with a pair of extra small panties (I'm a guy) in it with the price tag saying from our store saying $1.49. (plus the employee 20%discount) Needless to say I was a little disappointed, and underwear is nonreturnable.
The manager had a talk with her and she said she would get me something else but never did.
I wouldn't have really cared but I regularly brought in food for everyone paid out of my own pocket on minimum wage, I gave rides to work and home to that employee on a few snow days and the week before the swap was my Birthday, no one noticed (also not a big deal) but once they found out 5 different people said they would bring me something the next day because they felt bad about missing it when it was on the wall in the brake room and I always made sure to know who's birthday it was and get them something. No one ever brought anything.
lboydmsw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once receive a bag of 250 bendy straws
secretbrasspolice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fly swat
kickingandsinging ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hip band or whatever those things are called. My hips are 54 inches around, and I felt like a biscuit popping out of a can.
Moara7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's mother in law gave her expired pudding cups for Christmas.
Nixons_Posse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An STD
Insanebrain247 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who grew up with knowledge of the Power Rangers, I personally have never found much appeal behind the original theme song. My obsession was almost squarely on the Transformers. However, my grand aunt would always buy me a Power Rangers toy of some kind year after year. Why? She knew another kid in our family around my age who loved Power Rangers as much as I love Transformers, so she ASSUMED that I was a PR fan as well, so it became expected to get a toy of something I have no interest in. (I'd still play with the toys either way. I mean, toys are toys). But one year was different. I guess the usual spot where she finds these spandex clad teens with attitude was dry on said spandex and thus resorted to something that doesn't allow for any build up. An electronic walking lizard. Like one of those off name brands, that kind of lizard. All I remember is my mother telling me to be happy about my new "gift" with a look on her face as if her reputation is based on my actions. (It was a family event, rep-shmep). But the longer I looked at it, the less chance there was to show any sign of gratitude. Later she asked me if I liked the present, to which I laid down the hammer semi hard and told her of my true interest in Transformers. After discovering that the lizard didn't even DO WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, I got a consolation gift from the grand aunt in question. The gift? A beast-forming POWER RANGER! I had to laugh, I mean close enough, right? The following year was a rebound however, when she got me an ACTUAL TRANSFORMER! Revenge Of The Fallen Ravage, to be exact, which I still have today. She basically stopped giving me presents after that due to me reaching adulthood, but it that was a pretty good way to end off this little adventure.
Tl; Dr, bargain brand auto walking lizard that didn't even walk.
Autumn_equinox22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me about 17 spoons that she had stolen from assorted restaurants. Just tied a bow around them.
Ab_Royston ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Office Secret Santa, am only young woman in office. I got a bdsm ball gag ๐๐ผ and sexy matching blindfold
Roraan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At least they match...?
Gustafer823 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moon Shoes, thought I wanted them until I got them and quickly learned that Moon Shoes don't work as portrayed in the commercials. Turns out Moon Shoes are are just prices of plastic disappointment that you can strap to your feet and possibly hurt your ankles.
Also one time I got a pair of pants, but I thought I had been given the wrong gift and that they were jeans designed for a woman, they had gems and a crazy pattern on the rear pocket and a cut I'd never wear. I even said, "I think you accidentally gave me the wrong box, these are women's britches." Then I had to pretend I was joking and that I really liked them, it was a hard transition.
SneakyGreninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave everybody an empty envelope.
Although itโs technically the worst gift, it was actually one of the funniest and one of my favorite gifts ever.
The same aunt also put in a sweet potato for White Elephant that year. She even wrapped it, and put it in a fancy bag and everything. A sweet potato.
TxtCarlosDanger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Yankees shirt. I am a Red Sox fan. The gift came from my wife. I donโt know why we arenโt divorced.
Nail_Biterr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
chlamydia :(
ibroccoli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
Haierarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
popper45topper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In second grade I got a high school musical ornament
man1awesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some cheap cologne from the dollar store
gp4gp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A college level encyclopedia or thesaurus? Idk the point is it was a big book for obvious language arts majors or something and my brother gave it to me and I was only 11
Cheesetoast9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother received 2 boxes and macaroni and cheese at a scout group christmas gift exchange. It wasn't even name brand. I wrapped up an extra box of Mac n cheese and put it under the tree for him on Christmas day just to rub it in.
C_W_Y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a 10% off coupon to Macy's from my aunt as a birthday present, it was expired by 6 months.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex (we dated for 3 years) got me a broken jump starter for my car for Christmas. We set $150 limit and I bought him a super nice fossil watch. We broke up a week later and I asked for the receipt to exchange my gift and he "couldnt find it".
patwallace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Concert tickets that were for a band I'd never heard of ... my parents casually said, 'if you'd like to see a different concert we can use the tickets" so I gave them back. So, I guess... concert tickets for a band my parents like, but I gave them back so... nothing. Bonus: birthday rolled around and I was offered CAA for my car... but the month before I bought a new car with Roadside Assistance so I declined resulting in nothing, again. Getting nothing fucking sucks, like my parents couldn't even take the time to ask me, or look up my amazon wish list.
Needless to say, I'm not excited to go to Christmas dinner (this Saturday)
ru_ladiesman217 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i LOVE YOU card from female friend. Wife went ballistic.
pepperannfan6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isnโt really a gift per se, but I feel that it sort of fits. When my grandfather died, he had a lot of money. His eldest son got half, and his younger son and his stepdaughter split the other half. This wouldnโt be so bad if he also had two daughters and a step-son as well, who each got a dollar. I am not joking.
DJgamer98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fidget spinner.
Punkbutveryafraid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
16th birthday. My parents got me a cheap used car that I was more than happy with. I received a call from my Aunt who said that her gift would be the best present I received by far. I open her gift. Itโs a giant stuffed duck. And itโs not just the fact that she gave a 16 year old boy a stuffed duck, but it still had a Babies R Us tag on it. Gave my friends a good laugh at least. I donated it the next day.
Running_Is_Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Nintendo DS when I was like 10, and so did my brother. Somehow, my brother misplaced his, and because it was obviously my fault, his grandmother made me give it to him. Still salty.
yayan29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $3 OfficeMax notebook and a 4-pack of cheap BIC mechanical pencils as my high school graduation gift.
az_chick101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks.. I don't want socks.
skiwet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iTunes gift card every year from the same person even though I've never owned an apple product... Luckily my dad always buys it off me
thegreensubmarine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret Santa at school one year. The dude forgot about it and gave me a used pen and half a box of tic-tacs
chogan272 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is well known in my family for giving weird and useless gifts. But for a graduation present, she really outdid herself. I opened it and....literally did not know what it was. It was like a giant, tall gray purse made of some sort of felted material. It had buttons to close a flap on the top and really tiny handles compared to how large it was. My parents and I were completely stumped as to what this object was. The accompanying card didn't clarify it at all. My aunt wrote: "You'll definitely need this in college." What do you think it was?
Roraan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pics?
chogan272 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I sadly got rid of it, but it looked similar to this: https://img0.etsystatic.com/167/1/14799966/il_340x270.1169593652_d1g6.jpg
Roraan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like a laundry basket to me. Was it rigid?
chogan272 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So that's my best guess as to what it was! It was fairly rigid, but still fabric.
But really, what a weird graduation gift. "Congratulations on going to college! Now, go do some laundry with this fashion-hamper!"
renrenaissance713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thin. Sparky. Scarf.
mzkp54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought himself a big flatscreen. He thought it would be funny to use the box to give me my present. His old, used vacuum cleaner
debbie_upper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my ex-in-laws gave me the following:
TheNegotiator12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One xmas at a family secret santa I asked for mario kart 7 and got Ford racing, my brother asked for something and didn't get anything as the family member could not find it and decided not to even bother with a replacement, my family wonders why we don't do secret Santa.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager my grandmother bought me some thongs. Not the ones that go on your feet.
srarahcha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, my dad and step mom gave me a leather passport holder with my name on it. With no passport or trip planned. Iโd never been out of the country. Of course, they would go on 2-3 trips abroad every year, just not with me.
insannadenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A really cheap offbrand guitar that can't be carpo-ed for my 16th birthday. It doesnt seem bad but it is for my guitar class which is a mandatory credit for school. From my cheap, but very well off parents parents. Thats the only gift --- humiliation in the class from my teacher when i finally have a guitar (my mom got me a 10$ guitalele at first) for the class, and the first song we learned that class we found out my guitar is absolutely useless.
podrick_pleasure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift was actually one I gave. I don't remember the details but at some point I joked about giving my mom a bottle of dish soap for Christmas. She said, "You wouldn't dare!" and she meant that I damn well better not. I went to town on the wrapping job. I laid it in a nice box with tinsel and tissue paper and wrapped it to the best of my ability (which isn't saying much) and finished it with a pretty ribbon hand tied into a bow. Come Christmas morning when my mom opened up her present and saw a bottle of Christmas Joy she laughed until she started crying uncontrollably. Maybe it wasn't such a bad present after all.
Puddmonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother and his new wife gave me a badly foil wrapped ham and cheese roll from the night before. It had a red bow on top of it, so I guess that qualifies for a gift? That same year, they wrapped up a fake car key for my 16 year old niece (his wife's step daughter that she did not get along with). She was super happy until they broke the news to her that is was a joke, it was really just mean. My Nephew received all kinds of great gifts from them because he was liked by his step mom.
Blabernathy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
May have posted this before, not sure. When I was a freshmen in high school, my mom and I moved out of my dad's house. We lived in a tiny apartment and weren't to well off, but we made it work. Well, through my new found teenage emotions and anger over my parents divorce, I started getting into metal. I kind of started to teach myself how to play guitar and drums. My buddy had a drum set and a bunch of instruments (very wealthy family), and together with our others friends we formed this garage band. Nothing ever crazy, mostly just us learning how to play songs in his basement. Since i had the most "drum experience," I became the drummer.
Cut to xmas. My mom hears me talking about how much I like playing the drums and about our "band." So xmas morning, she sets a decently sized gift down in front of me. Having no idea at all what it is, I rip into it. What I found was a child's electronic drum toy, the kind with pads and cute sticks, even had some kind of cartoony guy on it. And the drum noises were of drums, sure, but most of them were funny noises and animal sounds. It was worn, probably found at the closest good will. My mom laughed and said, "now maybe you can practice at home!" She laughs, my sister laughs, I swallow my anger. Meanwhile, my 2 year old nephew and my deadbeat sister were showered with toys and gifts. I get that I was older and should not expect much as a toddler, and I know we were fucking poor, but that was all I got. A very obvious and very cruel gag gift.
My mother and I aren't very close.
Siriusthebrightstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend's mother gifted me her used, color stained jeans. And claimed it as she had just bought it for my birthday. And I found one hole upon further inspection. It looked so worm down that I cannot figure why she would even try to pass it off as something new.
52_Today ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my son for a secret Santa in fourth grade. He was so excited, he scoured Target for the perfect gift, which he found, but I can't remember what it was. He went to school that day anticipating some glorious gift. He came home sadder than I had ever seen him, up till then. In a plain white envelope, with the word "Santa" written on it, was a certificate for a free Whopper, when you buy fries and a drink. We live in a fairly affluent suburb, but I tried to console him by saying that sometimes that's all some families can afford. My son informed me that it was from Trevor, from probably one of the wealthiest families in town. It was a tough night for both of us. My wife had to literally take the phone away from me, so I wouldn't call his father, and thus, embarrass my wife.
MasterCatSkinner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my sister buys me clothes that are too small and has to take them back so I usually end up with nothing from her
LateLifeStarter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was maybe 6 my mom took me to pick out a Christmas gift for my 4 year old cousin because I had drawn her name in our family gift exchange. I was excited because it was my first time choosing a present and I was very careful to pick out something she would love.
At the party, I opened my present from her. I was very confused to find the present I bought for her instead. My mom explained they decided to let each of us keep the present we had picked out for each other because they knew we would get something we liked.
Problem was, I didn't like the present I got her. It was related to her interests, not mine. I was so disappointed that I didn't get a surprise and even more that all of careful shopping had been for nothing.
Looking back, my cousin probably threw a tantrum before the party because she wanted to keep her gift and everyone gave into her as usual.
fraynetrainiac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The madeline VHS, opened. I was 18 at the time
lilfruitsnack95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cheap bedsheets for a twin-sized bed. I had a queen.
Dejouxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My extended family has a Christmas party every year where everyone gets together and celebrates. After a couple years we started doing a gag gift exchange (I think some people call it White Elephant?), max $20/gift sort of thing. And for a couple years it was a lot of fun. Good gifts were given and good times were had by all. But after a while, people lost interest in it and instead of simply not participating, they used the game to get rid of junk from their house.
And that, dear Internet, is the story of how an 11 year old me was gifted a box of rusty bolts for Christmas.
We no longer play that game at parties...
1414141414 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used regifted Mickey mouse bed sheets when I was 8 years old.
TampaNativeOnTheGo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I traveled to florida to meet my father for the first time when I was thirteen. He decided to do the meet up at my aunts house. Big day arrives and who shows up but my grandmother who I never met before. She hands me a birthday card with 50 dollars in it. It has written in it here's for all the birthdays I've missed. She said he was too busy to come. I never saw her again and I never tried to see him again. Till just now I forgot it had happened.
Adeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was an elementary kid, I was paired up with the classroom prankster for our Christmas gift exchange. On the day of the exchange, here's what the guy gave me:
Dead cockroach in a matchbox.
I gave him a white handkerchief.
Leneord1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
GoodDecision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once when I was a kid I gave my dad an Almanac for the current year as a Christmas present.
He mentioned it recently and we both had a good chuckle.
Noitwasyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
cheesemarq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 12 or 13 my uncle who, unbeknownst to me, was on pills at the time got me a kid's sheriff set from the dollar store. I just laughed about it and gave it to my nephew.
ThrowLikeABoss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my aunty gave me hair conditioner. When I looked at her with my face saying "wtf" she said "I'm just trying to help"
Cadistra_G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18 (very shortly before I left home) I didn't get along with my dad and step-mom (we have a great relationship now). I got a book called "Leaving Home" by Lynn Johnson - the For Better or for Worse comic artist. It was a "can't wait til you Fuck off!" all wrapped up.
pivotalpawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents sent some nice clothes and toys (3 kids, maybe $50 to $75 each) to few of our cousins, what my brother and I received from the same aunt and uncle was a book of paper dolls we were around 14 and 16 at the time...my parents were pissed. It pretty much ended gifts to extended family.
200Plat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blurry photo of the giftors family
SlytherinSilence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The โteenagers guide to the Bibleโ
fassive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i think christmas last year i got some $3 primark headphones. my sister didnt know i had a pair of hd600's.
surferNerd007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have always given a lot of thought into the gifts I give. And typically would try to focus on SO's and immediate family. Last year I got my younger sister (she's 30 and I'm 32) a Notorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Shirt via art'ed up like Biggy Smalls.. She is a hardcore liberal, lives in DC and married to a Poli Sci Professor. Last week she actually mentioned how much she loved this shirt and still wears it all the time. I got the gift from my sister, opened it.. and it was a wooden bottle opener. ( I think she is just kind of clueless and always sends me stereotypical man things e.g. a man shave box one year, umm a beanie one year) Anyway, I opened it at home with my girlfriend so my sister didn't see my reaction, but it was for sure disappointment. -- My gf could see my obvious disappointment. So I go back to work the next week and come home and my gf has decorated the bottle opener to match my favorite hat. Which has a Texas flag on it with a wave going through it (Billabong surf hat w/ Texas flag; I used to surf Galveston a lot). So the gift my sister sent which would have wound up in the bottom of a drawer or cabinet somewhere is now proudly displayed next to the liquor.
Note** this year my sister requested I just send a card and remarked she is too poor to gift things.
link to the hat here: https://us.billabong.com/media/filter/l/img/mahtjnat_tex_1.jpg
doohicker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dollar scratch off that won nothing.
SolidPig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's alcoholic neighbour once handed in an out of date melon for "the children's christmas"
Myrsine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 3rd birthday my grandmas dog ripped off half my face. That would probably be the worst thing.
My mom once sent me a care package of rotten fruit, and things well past the expiration date (one thing was from before I was born). She said she was cleaning out her kitchen and thought I could use them.
Modsrectaldiamond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once, in conversation, told my mother I would like to make my own smoker. You can guess what she got me.
mama37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Head Lice.
Mindfckr1620 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret Santa gift I received a roll of toilet paper in a Christmas tin. Thankfully I was drinking, so shortly thereafter I was caught TPing a family members car and tool shed. They were not amused.
mad_libbz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma gave my mom a pair of high heeled tennis shoes for Christmas because, "You can wear them to work!" My mom worked in a grocery store at the time and never wore heels. She just asked grandma for the gift receipt. ๐
plus10dB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a secret Santa in my clarinet section in college. I got a box with plastic decorative fruit. Dug to the bottom... Maybe something underneath? No. Just plastic fruit... Just plastic fucking fruit
Laszerus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 grey plates. Just plain grey plates she probably bought at Walmart. It was so random my wife and I couldn't figure out what the deal was. We already had a nice set of dishes, and even if we didn't, two random grey plates are not going to do us much good. It was from my wifes Aunt, who is a bit of a bible thumping nightmare of a human being, but still, to this day, no explanation. My wifes Mom was just as confused as we were, and they are sisters. We thought she might be trying to send us some kind of message... but message not received.
tedlasman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me "anger management for dummies" book for my birthday or christmas.
RevengeWalrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I used to chew my shirt. It was a nervous habit since I had severe anxiety. The sleeves and collars of all my clothes would be completely ruined after a few weeks. I would destroy pencils, pens, lego's, whatever. Eventually I managed to beat it around middle school.
like 10+ years later, my little brother is working in a toy store. it's Christmas and we're exchanging gifts, and everything getting unwrapped is pretty nice. Fancy handbags, nice headphones, even an old NES. I open my gift from my little brother, and it's a little block of rubber. Imprinted on the side of it are the words "chew-pal" or something along those lines.
Apparently my little brother had been at work, saw this therapeutic aid for children with compulsive chewing, and thought I would love it. It's something you make the kid chew on so they won't destroy their clothes. I could not throw it away fast enough. He basically got me shame for Christmas.
danivus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I really wanted a remote control helicopter. Now this was back in the day before small drones existed so what I was unknowingly asking for was a very complicated and expensive enthusiasts model that I'm pretty sure ran on some sort of liquid fuel not batteries.
Anyway my grandparents... tried. They got me probably the shittiest helicopter imaginable.
Its "remote" was attached to it by a 1m long cord, and all it could do was drive around, fucking drive on shitty little wheels, and then raise up on a little tube that came out of the belly and spin the rotors a bit.
It was literally worse than just a normal remote control car would have been, or even a helicopter toy with no function.
But they tried and my mother said I had to pretend I liked it so I spent Christmas day as an 8 year old following this shitty helicopter around pretending I was enjoying it.
PlatinumWitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Around the time I 10 years old every year Iโd receive a creepy, frilly doll from a great step aunt Iโve never met. Not one of those collectible dolls with the gently painted, porcelain faces, but one that was trying to look like that which just made it worse. While I knew at the time it was incredibly thoughtful, i had still never met her and without the gifts i would have been none the wiser that someone had not given me a gift. It went on until i was about 16- I had not ever been a fan of baby dolls and had not really played with toys since I turned about 11 so it was pretty bad. They were more of a burden to find a place for than anything else. I believe once I moved out of my motherโs home I gave them away or they disappeared due to just time and storage management. They were all so terribly ugly and creepy, usually dressed with those mid century bonnets or 19th century American southern belle type dresses. Not a great look.
antongorlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1) shaving gel from a friend. I always used an electric shaver. 2) A wooden human hand. I'm not a sculptor or anything.
3x10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
Kajayacht ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A heated windshield ice scraper.
And finally, the biggest point of all.
r1243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my grandma has no idea how to do presents. about two years back, I got 5โฌ and a big present bag full of bedsheets and other laundry. 15 year me was absolutely stoked... especially considering we already didn't have enough space to fit all of our laundry in before this happened.
Throwoff666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a coworker i hated, so i got $200 worth of giftcards but never put money on them / activated. Put them in a company envelope and made it look like it was from our boss. It was the best gift for me cost me nothing,
Zhieyen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in secret santa in 5th grade a guy gave someone a brand new nerf gun, while he got a half torn page of a magazine. Holy shit its still so funny
neccoguy21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I remember now! I had just bought my sister a new vape setup for her birthday. new mod (battery), atty (tank), a custom mouth piece. Our birthdays are two days apart. She got me two squirt guns from the dollar store. Neither one of us are well off, nor hurting in any way, so it really made want to say "just give me the shit I gave you back. C'mon, hand it over". But I didn't. I'm just gonna get her something nicer and give it to her sooner next year. Maybe she just didn't have the time to properly reciprocate... Is what I tell myself...
foxy_boxy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday, my boss regifted a mayonnaise cook book filled with recipes of all the delicious things you can make with mayo. She didn't even take her name off the book when she gifted it to me!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got a lovingly worded, sentimental mug from a mother to a daughter. Only, I'm a guy and it was from my friend Kevin.
CharlieDay77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
socks
sharknado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first time I got deployed overseas with the military, I gave my mom power of attorney over my finances in case I needed help attending to bills or whatever. For Christmas that year, she bought me a digital camera, with my own money.
MLGAyyLmao ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift card that didn't work and just to make sure I hadn't already used it I checked all my Gamestop receipts on paper and online.
Airosokoto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two burger king gift cards on the same christmas from two different family members. I was jobless at the time and on food stamps. What i needed was soap, detergent, deodorant, things you can't buy with food stamps but needed. What i got was junk food.
trynagetrich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I opened a can of pre-cooked snails from my aunt at the family Christmas gathering. It was really awkward and I hope nobody ever has to experience that.
kuikuilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half emptied bottle of pisang ambon.
MushroomToast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked for a company where I was one of maybe 10 employees and for the holiday the owners who are notoriously cheap booked a little restaurant for a party. Wow we thought how cool that they rented a little place for us! But when we got there we realized why they picked it, it was an old-school, super-tacky Indian place that had such poor business it gave good rates for private parties. The food there is still to this day one of the worst meals I've ever had.
But there was a pile of presents on a table, all identical all wrapped really beautifully so wow we thought how cool they got us all legit gifts and wrapped them so beautifully. We open them and every single one was a brand new, William Sonomaโฆ Hot chocolate frother. Yep, you got it, a small plastic earn with a motorized stick inside the top that spun in a circle to make sure your hot chocolate top was frothy. How I survived without one of these prior it's still a mystery.
I returned that piece of shit to William Sonoma and got a $10 credit for anything I wanted in the store.(they had been in the discount bin) Man they do beautiful FREE gift wrapping over the holidays...no matter what you spend.
But there is a Silverlining to the story, after we opened our gifts the kitchen wheeled out a big cake that read "Happy Birthday, Matthew!" The name of the owner of the business, our boss.
Merry Birthday Matthew.
vibelord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rock
Springrayna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma always gifts me tooth flossers.
do_not_disturb_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of weeks after 50 shades of grey came out my ma told me a girl in work had given her a copy and asked if I had read it. I said no and low and behold a few weeks later I got a used 50 shade of grey book for my birthday. Whatโs funny is that my mother forgot she had told me she had been reading it so gave me a story that she heard it was good off a few of the younger girls she knows but she wouldnโt be into that kind of carry on. I spared her the embarrassment of reminding her of the facts.
slapuwithafish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Duplos, from my goofy old aunt. I was 15.
GabeShadoww ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
PotatoesWillSaveUs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 16 my grandmother got me a car...a remote controlled car. When I went to the store to return it, they told me the car was bought on clearance(my birthday is 2 days after Christmas) and that they could only refund the clearance price, which was $5.
My other grandmother has consistently forgotten my sister's birthday for 5 years. My brothers and I usually get cash or gift cards from her, but my sister has gotten nothing for the past 5 years. Even my father, who shares my sister's birthday, gets some sort of gift. Pretty sure she forgot that she has a granddaughter.
my_futureperfect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Instant hot chocolate.
turdfergesen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a set of golf clubs i bought with my own money when i was 16 from my parents as my only birthday gift because of how expensive they were.
spootmonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once bought the entire family matching 3XL women's t-shirts he got on clearance somewhere. We're mostly men and mostly S-M.
alanmagid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Rhodium cufflinks for my bar mitzvah. No French cuffs to my name. Was 62 years ago and I have misplaced them.
Dragonsociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A scuba mask, I donโt swim.
Flokiyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm late to the party, but one year my aunt got me an ipod touch. This was back when they were huge. I was so excited. I then took a closer look at the package, and it was a case for an ipod touch, with some cords and plugs for it. She thought it was an ipod touch. I didn't have an ipod touch. She bought it in a store in another province that isn't around me. I think I gave it to somebody who had an ipod touch for 5 bucks.
willtroy7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half empty biro. (No joke I actually received a half empty biro)
HillaryBrokeTheLaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tax cuts
LoriB713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iTunes gift card... I have an Android.
demi_blanche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that i have something to post for this. A few years ago my dad retired from a pretty solid profession, so money wasn't exactly an issue.... But all of a sudden he was convinced he was on a very fixed income and things had to change, so instead of going out for my bday dinner we stayed in. No big deal... but after dinner he pulled me aside pulled out his wallet, rifled through an assortment of cards and handed me a gift card to a golf course... that had been used as it had the last receipt wrapped around it. I hadn't golfed in 3 years, and never at that golf course... I gave it back and told him he was more likely to use it than i was. He then bought a new car for himself shortly after.
Hyper_Threaded ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think this will count. When I graduated from High School my mother sent out the general Sr. year graduation photos. Everybody kept them except for my grandmothers eccentric sister. (She was about 86 at the time, now roughly 103!). Anyways, she took the photo of me, put it in a small frame that said "#1 Graduate", stuck it in an envelope and sent it back to me.
Was quite weird.
kykyrocks1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom "helped" my grandmother pick out a gift for me: a flashlight with screwdriver heads. Now if it worked, it would've been okay, but you have to literally throw the thing at the ground a few times before it turns on. Also, the design of the screwdriver heads was made so that the screwdriver would fall out, so you had to hold it. I was 11.
DilliamPickles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a car window scraper, you know for de-icing the glass after it freezes. I was 14. Thanks?
mountaineerfire15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
YES! Finally one i relate to. My grandma got me a bic pen one year! Not like a nice pen but one of the cheap ones you get 20 to a pack. While all my girl cousins got nice gifts. The next year i got ladies driving gloves. Same thing all the girls got nice stuff. The first year my wife went to her house for Christmas she for some reason decided to give her the soap from the bathroom "because it smelled good".
BallsDeepintheTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In a white elephant exchange, I picked a $30 gift card to Central Market (think Whole Foods of Texas) that had been used two weeks prior and was empty.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A door.
ThYMiNeiSLitT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
KPshowtime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Totinos pizza
EatingCerealAt2AM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is so painful to read, it's like you can physically feel the disappointment
downvotesfordinner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a $10 gift card to Camelot Music back in the day when CDs were $12. About this time I discovered Napster and the nearest Camelot to me was in the hood so obviously I never used it. Then they all went out of business a couple of months later anyway. Happy birthday to me.
notgrowingup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT....why I hate Christmas.
Ratmami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bread making machine from my fatherโs friend who has no children. He had even asked me what I would like for Christmas and I gave the simple answer of: โa voucher to buy a CDโ. Instead the man decided a bread making machine was a more appropriate gift for an 11 year old girl. My brother, on the other hand, at least received an ice cream making machine...
Two2na ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex would routinely get a slew of clothes from her dad and stepmom for xmas every year - nice clothes too... Only problem was they were all a few sizes too large. Every time.
Meanwhile I'd get clothes that were always too small, including a woman's sweater (which actually did fit my ex, so at least something got worn!).
They meant well, but no one had the heart to tell them the sizing was all off after all that time
lucidvein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents are republican. I'm a centrist right leaning republican. I hate Bill Orielly because he's an incredibly pretentious dolt. I had long expressed that but my parents decided I would like a book of his for Christmas to help change my mind. What a gift lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was this series of various books that I wanted at least one of, except for one. I mentioned to my friend the title of the one I didn't want.
That's the one she got me.
AzuraHatesScamps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, unless I include socks, but my dad got my mother a gift card to the gas station for Christmas. With her money.
SloMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I had a bad birthday and it really stands out to me because I grew up in a middle class family who always went overboard for Christmas and gifts in general.
I got this big ugly fat mug by this company called "Bubba" and it was labeled that on the side in a huge font. No way I'm ever gonna take that to high school.
I also got a pack of home button stickers for my iPod Touch. Why would you need more than one, and what the hell.
I probably got some money too, so it wasn't the worst ever, but that year really stood out.
KnightVision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me white socks last year... I only wear black socks.
RobotFartSmell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted a car and not allowed to own it because the person buying it did.
thuglyfebitchesaints ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cosmetology school secret Santa. No one really likes me because I answered questions and studied. I did a really cool gift for the person I had โ she actually liked me and appreciated the gift. The girl that got me bought me off brand Victoriaโs Secret perfume in a scent she knew made me sick and childrenโs play make up. This was in cosmetology school, we used professional/high end make up. I hate Secret Santa so much.
whattareddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reese's Pieces. Not even one of those jumbo bags for those who lack impulse control - just an ordinary, plain ol checkout-sized bag.
This was from my girlfriend of 7 years. On my 25th birthday.
Disturbme666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A weird aluminum statue of a bird and a can full of popcorn. I was told by the gifter (my brother) "here, you always like weird stuff " I felt embarrassed... for him.
SAT0725 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: An inordinate amount of people who were clearly NOT the favorite grandchild...
I'm thinking now there must be some kind of correlation among Redditors and non-favorite grandchildren...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a pair of Chuck Taylor All Star trainers for a big birthday. Since we were in quite a large group, a lot of us celebrated the big birthday in the same year. I spent months choosing meaningful, long-lasting jewellery and gifts for all of them, spending and saving money, and then my birthday comes... and I get discounted Chucks because ''they didn't know what to get me''. I smiled and said thank you and then listened to how it was obvious I didn't like the gift and that it's not their fault I'm hard to shop for. We had been friends for five years at that point. It wasn't a terrible gift by any means - and I do love chucks - but in context it made me incredibly sad and disappointed. I don't think I wore them more than two times. I hate them so much I don't even keep them outside the original box.
Nyet_RifleisFine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two times I've received bad gifts. One year I was struggling with being really overweight and my entire extended family bought me pedometers. I got 7 pedometers while my only other cousin got an xbox 360 and a mac. The other time my mom got flustered and I ended up with a shower mirror so I could shave my armpits. I didn't have armpit hair yet.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A WWE Wrestlemania chair for my birthday which was the only gift I got
Wait a second no....the worst gift was in my Junior year when my girlfriend gave me a car folder for my birthday
thehilariest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Car folder? Like a folder to hold notebook paper with a car on the front?
rhyleyrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got super cheap colouring pencils from my 25 year old sister (I was about 12)... while my younger (10) sister got 4 Brats dolls (including the ones that were originally for me), a Bratz limo play set and a heap of candy.
This was all because I told my mum about how my older sister's partner would touch me inappropriately (not that my mum believed me).
ericalanwhitney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, my grandpa gave my grandma a pair of tennis shoes.
In his size.
My3CentsWorth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A build your own hoverboat. It was a Styrofoam tray and a fan. It mever tickled our fancy and was left picking up dust in a cupboard. Until next Christmas when i received the same gift again
LetMeOmixam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a child I would see my godmother probably once a year since she lived in another state. On my 5th birthday we went to visit her and for weeks she had been telling me through phone that she was going to buy me a gift, since I was a child I was pretty hyped thinking it was going to be a toy. It ended up being a bottle of shampoo and a conditioner. I took it pretty well even though I was dissapointed but it was definitely a let down
Steelle88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 28 my dad bought me a pop up book about Da Vinci. It was for ages 6+. He said he thought it looked "neat".
Daath_BUX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
thehilariest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of unwrapped Baby Ruth candy bars. The gift had been labelled
To: thehilariest From: Buddy
Buddy was my (now ex) mother-in-law's dog.
Tell them how much they mean to you... with a box of simulated dog shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my birthday my cat decided to skip the litter box and leave a giant turd for me on my bath mat... I'd consider it the worst gift i ever received.
Belsekar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was in a battle royal white elephant gift session at a party. I'd been undercut on massage vouchers, a cool thermal coffee mug and a gay couple that took my spice rack. They loved that spice rack. The highlight of the joke gifts was the porn mags w/ KY. Second to last dude takes my family frame set(!) and hits me with the porn/ky combo. Then the last guy slips me the Applebees $20 gift card and takes my porn stash.
I hate Applebees. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. (edit spelling)
glenwithonly1n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My younger brother once received a beat up box containing a Gargoyles pull-string helicopter, which was obviously used at first glance. The strangest part was that there was a half-eaten cookie inside of the box that was as hard as a rock. Our crazy-ass aunt knew no bounds to horrible gifts throughout the '90's, but this was her magnum opus.
saigo_no_dansu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents split up shortly before last Christmas, and I chose to live with my Dad. That year, my mother gifted me.....a partially used box of red sugar sprinkles, with the attached explanation that she was "cutting all the junk out of her life" I don't expect a present from her this year.
Something_Syck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
crocs
WishforNana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A regifted fandango gift card. I live in the middle of nowhere. The nearest theater I can use it at is 2.5 hours away.
minogrill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my childhood i never really got gifts on Christmas, only once an aunt of mine gave me a plain luggage tag, unwrapped and after everyone else got their gifts. For context, every year i saw my brother as well as every single cousin of mine get multiple and cool gifts while I got nothing, I would just stay alone in the corner staring at them.
kasuchans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I turned sixteen. One of my guy friends had been talking up to me how good he was at gifts.
He got me a pack of paper clips and a scented candle.
kklemmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A glass chess board is said was pretty when out shopping. I don't play chess.
gpforthree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my dad when he was a teenager. My dad is a huge car guy and especially loves Datsun cars. He came home one day to a brand new Datsun Z that his father said was for him. After getting the keys from my grandfather, he proceeded to drive it all around town, picking up all his friends to show off his "new car". When he got home his father asked for the keys back. He had rented it for the day...
OldTomFrost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law got me a self help book for Christmas. โyour life: why it is the way it is and what you can do about itโ
WorldwearyMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Blue Tonka Hummer truck.
Frankbalboni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Denim jacket with shearling lining 2 weeks after brokeback came out.
DeepRoller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago one of my close friends gave me one gram of tabacco and spices mixed up and boiled with anti-insect spray and cleaning solutions. It's basically a really shit drug that some people in my country smoke as an alternative to weed or any other drugs. It costs 1$ per gram.
It wasn't a gag gift, and like you imagine, I wasn't quite thrilled.
Bruins299 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a personal gift, but a Yankee Swap gift.
Parts of my Spanish part of my family is very religious and one of my older great aunts (probably 80 at the time) brought a Statue of Jesus. Believe the surprise in the room, when a 12in hot pink plastic โtoy lookingโ statue of Jesus was unwrapped. It was a large (like 50 people) yankee swap in a smaller room so it was really tough to make out what it was from afar and even for those up close, but at least they got an explanation. For quite a while we thought someone dildobombed our yankee swap only to find it out it was a (IIRC) magic 8 ball pink Jesus statue. Not positive on the magic 8 ball bit. Anyway it was brought back EVERY year in the yankee swap for years. My cousin was the last one to have it, but unfortunately passed away and it was never seen again. What id give to find another one to put in the yankee swap.
not_so_magic_8_ball ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
RayNash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, one year my step mom/monster gave me hummus for Christmas... didnโt really have high expectations with her to begin with.
Bookuman1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a 700 something page GED study book from my parents. :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
idontevenarse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of Star Wars pencils because supposedly I was a nerd. I was 12 back then. I've never even watched star wars.
80sKidsAreSmarter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas, 2002. I wasn't spoiled growing up, remotely. We were middle class, akin to Wonder Years I'd say. But at Christmas my parents would fucking drown my sister and me in presents. With the exception of a Power Wheel, I always, always got what I asked for.
Christmases started sucking however, as my parents got a divorce. It was like each parent relied on the other to provide a solid Christmas for us. My dad eventually just started giving me socks, underwear, and $100. But when you're a teenager $100 is just fine as a gift. And you also haven't grown up to realize how damn expensive socks are.
The years went on and my family fell apart. Eventually Christmas was just me and my dad, but he worked on Thanksgiving and Xmas for double overtime pay, leaving me at home alone every year. And one year he just completely shit the bed, as my relationship with him was deteriorating and we really didn't even talk much.. I was 17 at the time, and wanted a cell phone, and a DVD player.
My dad got me a VCR and a portable phone. It was cringeworthy. I hate to sound like an entitled little bitch but what the fuck was I gonna do with a VCR? There was one in the living room, for all the VHS's I never watched. A portable phone? There's one in the hallway and another in the kitchen.
It was the laziest excuses for gifts I ever got. My dad was a good provider but he didn't ever really care if I was happy or not. It was pretty indicative of our relationship; allow me to sleep under your roof, give me change for the bus to school in the morning, and make me dinner at night. Which I'm thankful for, but it sucks going to school after Christmas vacation ends and everyone's rockin new gear; jeans, hoodies, iPods, cell phones, all the materialistic shit that you crave as a teen in order to gain acceptance from your peers. I was too embarrassed to tell people what I got, and couldn't make anything up since I clearly had zero new possessions, so I just said money.
BilliousN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two bottles of vodka for Christmas from my wife. Her explanation? "Maybe you will stay at home and drink rather than going out with your friends."
AliSakrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On secret santa, i asked for a book, and in the biggest bag ever, I got a children's copybook and a used pencil.
LetMeOmixam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't happen to me but to a friend of mine. When he was a child his father hid his playstation and acted like it was robbed and then gave it to him on his birthday. He realized it was his because it had the same scratches and everything. So he basically spent like two months without a playstation because of his father.
misterwhisper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my best friend gave me a cologne and deodorant pack for my birthday. At the time I thought he was trying to tell me that I smelled bad. In retrospect I realize he came over on a Sunday evening and his parents probably just bought whatever they could get for $10 at the drug store.
gpforthree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa this past year, I received an opened package of plain white underwear and a smnirnoff ice.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of discounted glue sticks.
f3rn4ndrum5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend at the time (now my wife) gave me a stopwatch as a birthday present for training with my mountain bike.
I was, despite being a tech savvy geek, unable to make it work.
Hours trying to make it go as a chronograph or countdown timer...
It was only capable of counting down in 15 minute increments.
I had to go to the store where she bought it and to the clerk was unable to make any sense of it...
We later found the manual and it was a god damn park meter stopwatch... in a country that has no park meters... not one.
happylittlebiscuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was very little apparently my aunt got me an odd-looking stuffed animal toy- upon closer inspection they realised it was one slipper from a pair of slippers and it was second hand.
BtDB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An open bag of charcoal. The rest of the bag had been poured into my stocking. I got coal for Christmas, not ironically, just mean.
BardyMan82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box with some cars, box tops, and money.
I was 13. Edit: toy cars
Sexychubb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a RC car without the remote when I was six I was sooo disappointed
onthebeach30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get it every year, Hallmark ornament related to โfishingโ. My sister in law has created in her head a tradition that my wife and her exchange these over priced, useless, fabricated P.O.S. My wife canโt stand to waste hard earned money on such thoughtless garbage. But EVERY YEAR we do it and I toss mine right in the trash... I need to calm down...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Dallaswolf21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my Ex used to volunteer for a pet rescue group and they did Secret Santa. She got a book on cool arts and crafts you can make with cat and dog hair. Looked it up on amazon someone spent $25 on that..
brettellier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being forgotten
EBone12355 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa gift exchange at my office. Our IT guy got me. His gift to me? A Subway Sandwich frequent buyer card that had all of the days punched so I could get one free Subway sandwich.
MrCanada33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 or so my grandma hyped up this gift she bought me for christmas. I, being a kid, got super stoked. Is it legos? A board game? Something hockey related? The day finally comes and I'm pumped. She walks in the door and hands me this framed picture. At first I'm like "Ok cool. Maybe its a picture of spiderman or something." No. I turn it around and its a Walmart Photo Studio picture of herself in a jean jacket with a bunch of white horses in the background.
Kriegan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gun rack. I donโt own a gun, let alone many guns that necessitate and entire rack. What the fuck am I gonna do with a gun rack?!
death_jockey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bitcoin back in 2012
BragnarImmortal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beach towel. For my high school graduation.
RawMilkActivis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
DJ Hero 2 for the Xbox 360; seeing as how I didn't own a 360, it put a little damper on the intention behind the gift.
Jha420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a wedding gift, my wife and I received a 10 dvd set of marriage counseling sessions. WTF?? LOL
rat_muscle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dildo from Matt Lauer
TehGadfly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, on my birthday, my grandmother brought three patterned towels, one of which was clearly a more feminine design. The other two were also large, fluffy beach towels while the third was a regular bath towel.
She pulls them out, then says to my uncle and male cousin, "you two each pick one first. Ok, here, Tehgadfly, this one's your birthday present."
PM_ME_UR_SEXY_TABLE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In third grade we got a toy exchange.
Then we got to play with our toys for two hours.
Everyone else got a toy. Except me. Fucking Timmy and Tommy (twins, forget which one) gave me and another kid each a picture book of bible stories.
I cried.
seelingkat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hand cream as a secret Santa at work. Clearly given by a dude who didn't know me. It wasn't even a decent one, just a cheap one from the supermarket :/
DailySprmDonor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a used open Irish whistle that still had dried spit on the mouthpiece. Then asked me to play it for her :(
baconbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday one year my brother gave me a used Best Buy gift card that had $2.73 on it and an opened pack of gum. His birthday was 2 weeks later and I had already gotten him a really expensive pair of soccer goalie gloves. I waited until Christmas that year to give him those gloves after the soccer season was over
TonyTheTirant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance grandfather once gave us stuff from around his house. I got a used vhs tape of trains and she got an unwashed scarf
Oodrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(i feel really ungrateful typing this ew) for my fifteenth birthday, my grandmother got me a children's bible (with the pictures and everything) and a very colourful plastic rosary that looked like something you'd find in a dollar store. I'm pagan. this could have been her attempt to convert me, but nobody in my family actually knows.
Killer_leuttece ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jigsaw, a Calamity James football shirt, and a fat ball bird feeder.
My parents loved jigsaws, my brother loved reading re-prints of classic copies of the Beano, especially the bits with Calamity James, and I lived in a dingy student apartment with a rodent problem. The bird seed fat balls were not eaten by birds.
I was so taken aback that I forgot to look grateful. I then felt bad for really upsetting my mother.
Dirty_Harrys_knob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 my nana got me a 4 pack of knee high phat farm socks. She was really excited to give them to me and was normally a pretty good gift giver so I was really pumped before I opened them. I played it pretty cool but my sister didn't. She just blurted out "nana these socks suck"
Holovir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I loved GI Joe and Star Wars and one Christmas there was a bunch of presents under the tree. There ended up being a bunch of star wars and GI Joe toys and even a remote control R2D2. Later that evening I had to help my step dad put them on the wall of his gaming room and wasn't allowed to touch them again. Was a disappointing Christmas.
SLYfox2713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A patient (weโll call her J) just told me this story:
Her mom was wearing a cute maroon dress and asked J if she liked it, J said yes and her mom said โgood, itโs your Christmas present!โ Apparently her mom wonโt stop wearing it places and J hasnโt gotten to wear it once.
Kangaroo1974 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I received a kid-themed calendar (Muppets or something) for the current year. So it was only good for another week.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My SIL gave my nephew a trip to Iceland. Drew out the present and everything with elaborate scrapbook pages and almost like hints on each page until you got to the end said something about going to Iceland.
My BIL was supposed to take him. They never went. Never mentioned it again. That was all he got from them that year.
MAEBYIWILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a Secret Santa, I received a small Christmas tin with a couple of chocolate balls rolling around inside (the gift limit was $20).
Tjerk176197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got a me a miniature blowup pool with little plastic fish and a fishing rod. She said "because you always sit on the toilet for 30 minutes!"
eagle4123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secrect Santa, 2013 A bag of skittles and promise of a cake
The person got me again, they bought me a box of cake mix.
PeanutNutter25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
DJDarren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother once bought me a toilet brush. Not just any old toilet brush, but one with plastic fish in it.
That year I bought her a beautiful, hand-made marble labyrinth. Haven't bought her a Christmas gift since.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hug and a Pat on the back
Bradbitzer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 2008 I got two hardcore straight porn movies, not in their shrink-wrap, wrapped nicely, from my grandmother. I'm gay.
How did this happen? It was certainly a "What in the hell" moment, as I opened my gifts. I had been delayed on a flight to Pittsburgh, from the west coast (this was the year of their big Snowmagaddon,) and by the time I made it to Pittsburgh International, it was noon. I get picked up, and everyone has already opened all their gifts, except for me. So, Mama and I go downstairs, and at this point, I still lived at home with my parents and my younger brother, and "Santa" got us our big gift for the year...a Blu-Ray player. This was when they first came out and were super fancy and new.
So, the theme for this Christmas was movies. I open a few gifts from my parents, and its DVDs of tv series (remember when this was a thing everyone wanted, before we could just binge them on Netflix?) and some other movies. Then, I get to my grandmother's gifts....and the first one is just another season of a show. The second one I open, and its a nice hardcore porn movie. I'm clearly horrified, and my mom just asks me what could be wrong, so I toss it to her, and she is, understandably, equally confused at this situation.
So, we just go to the big family dinner a bit later, where grandmama is with our entire family, and try to pull her aside. The story we got was that it was in the bottom of the box my mom had gotten from Walmart.com and given to my grandmother on the instruction of "wrap these to Brad from you." My mom did this pretty often as the years went on, it was just way easier for everyone if she would do the shopping for my grandma.
We asked her why should still wrap something like that, and she said it seemed weird, but it was in the bottom of the box under the other movies, and she knew we were a liberal family, and maybe I wanted them...and that my mother had told her the TV show in the box was about lesbians. It seems that the box had the two adult movies in the bottom and the regular movies / seasons of The L Word on top of them. She's since passed, and had a massive brain injury in a car wreck that took her from able bodied to dementia for the last five years of her life, so we never got to know the real story. We just politely told her we would never bring it up again.
mvpmets00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in laws gave my brother in law a 70+ inch Samsung flat screen and a MacBook pro one christmas. My wife...who I should mention is a step child got 2 bath towels. Yes. 2 bath towels.
ex_oh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Radar detector after I got a speeding ticket I didn't deserve.
Drive a silver civic, cop must have seen someone else speeding.
Tjerk176197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom got a me a miniature blowup pool with little plastic fish and a fishing rod. She said "because you always sit on the toilet for 30 minutes!"
Jedor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade, my class did a secret santa. We were just supposed to just buy fun little cheap toys to mess around with at recess.
The kid who got my name was one of those boys who wore a suit and thought he was smarter than everyone else cause he was like one year older, he gave me cologne. Cheap cologne.
Gangster-Muppet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my aunt got me socks that were too big. That same aunt, on that same Christmas, bought my cousin a $100 purse.
laurenhennie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a small bunch of half dead flowers for my birthday by a friend, who then told me proudly that she got them for 30p in a supermarket.
A few seconds later she decided she wanted them for herself and snatched them out of my hand...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
Burchanold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt was notorious for giving bad gifts.
For my birthday she gave me a beach towel... My birthday is in November, and we hadn't seen her until Christmas...
Rationalphobic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Coal. I was a little shit one year.
puffmouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i once got a national geographic, the issue from the previous month. yay!
i figured they didnt know what to do for me and at the last minute just point at something in the room 'hey lets wrap.... that'
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather's sister bought him lottery tickets that were already scratched off. None of the tickets won.
cheeseflash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is for sure getting buried, but my parents never remembered my birthday. Not once save for the year that they came unannounced to my dorm room with a party platter of rotten fruit, a coffee flavoured cake (which my mom handed my while acknowledging I hate coffee) and a the DVD set of Planet Earth (which I fucking LOVE). She then informed me that the Planet Earth set was hers, but she was letting me borrow it.
ifoundxaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He bought me film and batteries for his camera, that he wouldn't let me use, and he wouldn't take pictures of me with it.
And one time he was supposed to take me to a hockey game but we ended up at a birthday party for his niece where he ignored me the whole time.
Walrusisking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend's mother presented me with a gift while I was at work last year. It was a personalized t-shirt that had my name on it. Her mom told me she wanted her to bring it to me since it would've been awkward for this girl to after the break up. Her mom made me open in front of her and it honestly scared the shit out of me but I pretended to like it. Wtf.
jujberr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt bought me a box of trash bags one Christmas.
neonfrontier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dadโs ex-gf decided one year to give me her old used mis-matched beach towels, right after buying herself a nice new set of those super fancy ones.
vxs96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
zakootas10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a water bottle from my inlaws because i had given water bottle once they visited my house 3 years back so they returned the favour :D
zakootas10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
uxdave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$150 gift card to a fancy restaurant group. Great gift? It is until you take out a girl you're desperately trying to impress to discover someone already used $145.47 of the $150 gift card. Yah! I made very little money at the time (college student) and literally had to pay my last $75 until I got paid again, then when I got paid again had to make the walk of shame to pay the remaining balance a week later. Even more fun. That is the worst gift I ever received...
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother went to Africa and brought back some tacky...instruments? I think theyre instruments.
There was no thought in this gift. It was a burden that was probably passed to me because nobody else wanted them.
She also tried to pass the Jewish equivalent of an elf on a shelf on to me and my dad. It was called The Mensch on a bench and my dad was immediately like no no no no no
Jebus_Jones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum gave me an old lunch box that had a mummified sandwich and apple in it. She found it in the garage whilst cleaning and thought it'd be hilarious to give it to me as a joke. Clearly she thought I'd stopped using it and had left the food in there when I chucked it in the garage.
It wasn't my lunch box.
TheHoodPope679 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
durriedurrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my high schools random secret Santa gift exchange I was gifted a piece of note book paper with some pencil drawn doodles of pine trees and snowmen and a note saying I was โcoolโ and they wished me a merry Christmas! It looked as though they forgot to get anything so they made it real quick at school so that they would be allowed to accept their own gift (rules were you had to give a gift in order receive one in the random secret Santa exchange).
sindustrial777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a guitar pick with the name "alice" on it. My name is Kyle. I don't play guitar.
Gromps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 15th birthday my aunt got me 2 candle holders and 2 candles. Mind you I'm a guy who has never expressed the slightest interest in such things.
davidwalsh10920 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family bought my grandfather attic stairs for Christmas and New garage DOORS for his birthday. He had to install it all himself.
Cokie45x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin once got a 12 pack of coca-cola as a Christmas present.
Beeshka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed picture of my high school.
I hated that place, those awkward years, and most memories of it. Thanks mom and dad.
CandidateForDeletiin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The exact same 19 dollar harbor freight wrench set from my mother-in-law, the third year in a row. Iโll let yโall know if we hit 4 years.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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liabea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw thatโs cute though
CrabbusPiratus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, that monkey is liiiit
stann0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, our Dept manager gave everyone a $2 coupon to our company cafeteria. After a year of mandatory overtime, nothing would have been less insulting.
jimonlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My soon-to-be Canadian ex-wife
ThatGuyDougie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A foot long subway sandwich. I๏ธt was an Italian BMT stuffed in Christmas wine bag. I๏ธ hangout with assholes.
rwatkinsGA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first year on reddit I joined the secret Santa thing. My person sent me a letter (no card, just notebook paper) giving his two cents on my two posts I had had. I haven't participated since....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma bought my cousin's a Super Nintendo with several games which they opened in front of me and I got a scrapbook. I was around 9 I believe. What 9 year old wants a scrapbook? I remember thinking she must've given me the scrapbook on accident...
VICGUY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jigsaw puzzle mat - basically a cloth mat that you build your jigsaw puzzles on, then when you need to put it away you just roll it up. 1) I don't do jigsaw puzzle 2) I don't own jigsaw puzzles 3) I serioulsy doubt this mat would be able to be rolled up with a semi-completed puzzle on it without breaking the pieces off...
ColdishTea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A batman led torch and a load of nuts I'm allergic to in a condom (secret santa present)
karma-armageddon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bicycle hauling rack that mounts to a car trunk. I drive a F250.
nightsidesamurai1022 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I told my fiance's family that I was a really big Star Wars fan so for Christmas they bought me a children's trivia game where all the answers were just rhymes with the correct one (i.e. Glabba the Hutt was an option). They then asked me every time I saw them for the next few months if it was fun and if I'd opened it.
Anniejr0716 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Motherโs Day one year my husband gave me a toilet seat...it was pretty crappy.๐ฉ๐ฉ
Stormwolf1O1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday, I received a ballpoint pen from my grandma for my birthday. A card came, as well, but no money - just a pen. Oh well, at least I can use it.
jem3278 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, a co-worker (who was somewhat of a supervisor to me) gave me a used wine stopper, a random cat figurine, and a box of Dryel (that stuff that lets you dry clean your clothes in your dryer). She was an odd person, so it wasn't all that surprising that she'd throw together such a random assortment.
Karmacutioner1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife and I got married, a great aunt on her side gave us a pot holder and oven mitt set. They were used, stains and all. But that's not even the worst part, they are Easter themed. They have bunnies and Easter eggs on them... The only bright side is that we wrapped them and gave them to my mother in law for Christmas and we all had a good laugh, then a year later she gave them back to us for Christmas. This has been going on for six years now...
LjCopeland ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother was born on my birthday
polska_kielbasa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a pen that's also a clock...
OneDozenEgg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once for hannukah I got a chia pet
I was like 8
MashedPotatoes88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was younger I decided to regift my siblings items I had stolen from their bedrooms. Needless to say they werenโt as happy as I was for coming up with such technique... brb, looking for their comments in this thread.
douche-baggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa wasn't the greatest at giving gifts. I laugh thinking about it now, but as a kid, it was brutal. After a few years, I just accepted it.
One year he got me "adopted" a whale for me. The organization sent me a picture and said "here's a picture of your whale". Problem was, he "adopted" one for my brother too and he got the same picture of a whale's tail, just with a piece of paper saying that it had a different name.
The next year, I got a canvas lunch bag with a bunch of fire ants printed on it. It was some organization dedicated to "saving" the North American Fire Ant. Like... who cares about fire ants?
Another year, he "adopted" a tiger for me, which was objectively cooler than the whale. At least my brother and I got different lion
picturespost cards.When I was 13, I was a pretty heavy kid. He gave me probably my first non-charity gift: a used Member's Only jacket. Note this was 1993, and I had not seen one in about 5 years. I thought there were no more members. It was also a size too small. Since it was used, it could not be returned. His response to my mom was that I should lose weight and fit in it then.
edit: fixed grammar
DBJ99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was a razor for Christmas, even though I didn't have any facial hair. My mum had passed away and my dad tried to play it off as "your mum wanted to give it to you" but I think he just wanted me to stop using his razor every 6 months to shave off the three wisps of hair on my lip
SketchingScars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, my aunt gave me a rock for my birthday. Just a painted rock. Wasnโt special in any way that I can recall other than that it was painted blue and had my name on it. So yeah. A rock was the worst gift I ever got.
I think the second one would have to be a paper weight with my initial some amount of years later. Both of these were serious gifts.
cleav26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was 18 my Mum and Dad got me ten different plastic containers of varying sizes. They said that the containers would be useful for when I move out, I still havenโt found a use for any of them and they kept most of them when I moved out anyway.
warongiygas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11, I got an eraser from my mother along with a lesson on why Jehovah disapproves of Christmas and why I should too. It was the last family Christmas we celebrated as a family.
When I entered adulthood, I started celebrating Christmas again with my siblings since none of them are religious. It's always a small thing, but we have fun.
Kwopp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
mr423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shortly after a particularly painful break up my Dad gave me a single plate and a single bowl for Christmas. As if to say "you will be eating alone from here on out."
Yung-Snipes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
o wow im really late but here it goes:
my worst gift was a small m&m bowl, it wasnt even filled with m&ms
Awasawa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Hey there son-in-law, I got you your Christmas present
It's a piece of lint from my pocket and a grimy nickel
DarthVeX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was fifteen or sixteen, my stepfather's sister from California sent us all a really weird gift.
As a family, the four of us received two of these in different colors:
https://i.imgur.com/xjOCoC6.jpg
Except they didn't come with any tags and no soda cans ...
We had no idea what they were even. My mom had the bright idea that they were life-preservers for our two small dogs ... because well, they look like life jackets ... and we had no idea what they were for.
It wasn't until YEARS later that my aunt and her family visited and we asked her in person what they were.
Finn_The_Ice_Prince ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Jesus plaque thing from my stepmother. I'm gay and very much not religious. That was basically a slap in the face.
TehMightyPotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 15th birthday I got a noose from one of my classmates. There was nothing to it, no cash or a gift card, just a noose. All the guys in the class used to joke around about suicide, but it was still a pretty weird thing to do, especially since there were about 10 or 15 people, half of them girls, sitting around the table who all got visually awkward.
I later learned from some other classmates that he was going to give me about 15 usd with it, but spent all the money one CS:GO.
blademak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Semi relevant... growing up, we weren't rich by any means. I sorta knew this too. One time I was invited to a classmate's birthday party, so I asked mom please please please can I go but also I need a really nice present for him because this is the first birthday party I've been invited to. She went out and bought a toy that essentially is a power drill. It was an accessory for a line of toys that I vaguely remember now but at the time didn't own (I'll call it TOY). I was afraid that my friend also didn't have anything from the TOY line so the accessory item would have been irrelevant, so on the day of the party I faked sick so I wouldn't have to go. BTW I was right, my friend didn't own any TOY stuff, so the gift would have been pointless. God bless my mom for trying with what she had, but that could have been a really shitty gift.
ZombieArcade1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a ยฃ1 scratch card for my birthday.
SgtRandiTibbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year for xmas my sister and I have kind of a "who got the worst gift from crazy grandpa" contest. Hes a bit of an odd man so we've gotten used lint brushes, a (new thankfully) toilet brush, old lipstick from his x girlfriends, taxidermy grouse tails with perfume smeared on them, and so much more. My mom got an old decoy duck still splattered in blood. Hes not old and senile, hes always done this.
WriteSoberEditSober ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Servebotfrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa for band class Freshman year this guy got me gatorade and a condom. I was sick with the flu that day so I didn't hear about this until a year later.
Funny dude. He's in prison for trying to murder someone for a lottery ticket, which was less funny.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy cow I actually have a contribution! Not my gift, but my brother's.
So a little backstory, my brother has always been extremely intelligent, and the year prior to this birthday had competed at the county-level spelling bee. He'd been reading full-on novels since about the fourth grade. He learned his numbers and letters around age two. He's a clever dude.
Anyway, we had an aunt who was a little different, and had some rough things going on in her life (that we didn't know much about at the time, being children) but that always made her seem a little..."off"...to us kids. In her wonderful eccentricity and general weirdness she decided to gift my brother, the spelling-bee-competing, fully-able-to-read-novels middle-schooler...
Hooked on Phonics.
He was extremely confused.
snow_bono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Angry_Apollo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad bought everybody in the family (6 of us) a nice hardback book and had a really nice โAngry_Apolloโs last name Family Book Collectionโ tag placed inside like he wanted us to all eventually have our own library of books he recommended. I donโt even know the title but my Dad is super religious, listens to Rush Limbaugh, and a closet racist, so I returned mine to Barnes & Noble for store credit and bought some CDs. A couple days later I noticed 3 of my other siblings had left their copies laying around so I returned all of those copies too. They were around $25 each.
SpruxHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I'm an oblivious asshole and say shit I'm thinking without consideration of others.
I volunteered at a hospital and we had a secret Santa around Christmas time. Everyone got their presents, but the girl that was doing mine couldn't get it to me in time. When I finally received it, it was a beanie and a grumpy cat book. I liked the beanie, but when I saw the grumpy cat book I said out loud "not this fucking cat, it's so annoying". I realized what I did and apologized but yeah I knew I was a dick in that situation.
thebadambassador ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a child, on separate occasions, the same aunt gave me a packet of four plastic clothes hangers, a packet of post-its and a candle.
I was less then 10 years old for each one.
Isa_Yilmaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those sink filters from my aunt. Yes, those little mesh things that catch the chunks of good from going into the sink lol
Bradlez92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday, A friend gave me his own personal copy of The Beatles "Revolver," because of the sentimental value it holds for him -- he lost his virginity while it was playing
Haven't once touched it.
EDIT: I also received as a secret santa gift a novelty ice cube tray that made dracula ice cubes. I had given someone a copy of the mighty boosh seasons 1-3 cuz they mentioned how much they loved it months before.
So that worked well
absinthevisions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chrismas ornaments. I'm not sure why anyone gives these as a gift. I personally don't decorate for Christmas plus it's too late to use them for that year.
My ex-MIL once got me multiple bottles of soap ( 12-14 I can't remember now). It was fancy Victoria's Secret soap but I don't use anything like that as I'm allergic to a lot of fragrances ( she knew) and had never mentioned liking or wanting. She thought it was the best gift ever. I ended up re-gifting most of them to co-workers who liked that sort of thing.
shouldafrenchfried ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $10 pleather cowboy vest that was part of a cowboy Halloween costume. My aunt sent it as a Christmas gift when I was 18.
The reason I know it belonged to a cowboy costume is because I tried to return it and they refused to take it due to the fact it was missing the chaps.
To this day I have no idea what my aunt did with those chaps....
EDIT: it's worth noting that I live in Southern Ontario, Canada.
Nilocor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The universal studios game for Gamecube. It's just an awful, awful game, and I really tried to like it, but damn. My brother helped my Mom pick it out. I think he knew I wouldn't like it.
NuclearCodeIsCovfefe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A weird novelty pair of glasses. Threw it out without even fully unwrapping it.
toyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Old spice body wash. Asked if i smelled.my parents said I didn't want anything specific.
SnakeOilEmperor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A koozie for my apple
foggybass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday my long distance girlfriend of 2 years told me she cheated on me. Yhe next year on my birthday I found out from a mutual friend that she got engaged to the dude...on my birthday....
Quaisy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday my ex-gf got me a small $12 wind up music box of a song that I've never heard, from a movie that I've never seen. This was just one of many signs that she didn't care anymore.
I ended up giving it to a friend who knew someone who loves the movie.
McWarrior943 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 somebody gave me a shaving kit.
ayegudyin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not received, but given.
In school as an awkward 14 year old I was invited to a kids birthday party. Not having really been to many teenage birthday parties before I had no idea what kind of gifts were expected. We had spent much of our childhood in borderline poverty, giving gifts had often been homemade with very little expense, but through scholarships and income support had ended up in a good school with kids from wealthy families.
This wouldโve been mid-90โs, and CDs were expensive. My older brother had saved up for the Fugees album The Score, and while we were at the old HMV music store I bought a 5 pack of blank cassette tapes, copied the CD onto one and wrapped it up along with the other 4 blank tapes. This was my gift.
When I arrived at the party everyone was handing over their gifts on arrival, which were then put among a huge pile in the corner. As they were unwrapped it became obvious these were all great gifts, basketballs, footballs, expensive toys, remote controlled cars etc. Then my pack of blank tapes and a bootleg copy of my brothers CD.
The embarrassment of that moment lives with me to today, 20 years later, and itโs safe to say I was never invited back to any of the cool kids parties. But that CD was excellent and I wouldโve been so happy to have received it, bootlegged tape cassette or otherwise. It took me a long time to realise it, but that moment taught me a lot about the value of gifts, and while it might have been a terrible gift for that specific time and place, one mans terrible gift is another mans prized possession.
Siletha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me his old used t shirt with a hole in it. He also gave my aunt a can of tuna for christmas. Weird guy.
nohayho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I did Reddit Secret Santa and my Santa gave me a penny that looked almost moldy and a gum wrapper. Not a collectible penny that was special, just a generic dirty penny. I would have been happy with just a card, even. That user posted their gift and their Secret Santa bought him a Kindle.
skyisha13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An old bath soap set in shrink wrap.
girl416 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me back my high school graduation photo for my 40th birthday. Said she didn't need it anymore and I could have it back.
chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same gift back that I had given someone. True. It was even wrapped.
Freesp33chisdead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Google home. My friends and family know I value my privacy but some idiot (former) friend decided she would "try to get to see things her way" I threw it out and haven't talked to her since. That's like me getting her a Faraday cage.
Ksjagman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:43:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"My friends and family know I value my privacy"
Yet you use Reddit
Dieselmh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
tinker toys...I was 16.
ManolisComedy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
an ass hole flesh light that was used :(
MsWhimsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't a terrible gift... Just poor timing.
Each Christmas Eve my brother and I were allowed to open one gift, saving the rest for Christmas day. One year my parents chose what gift to give my older brother. It was in a tiny box and I was also given a tiny box so that's what I chose to open.
My brother got keys to a car and I got a yo-yo...
mattress757 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A brown jumper, that wasn't my size, from Primark. I appreciate the effort Uncle, but did you ever see me in brown before?
Mortimer452 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, my Great-Grandma, who lived through the Great Depression, probably spent under $5 on gifts for the entire extended family.
One year we all got these chincy plastic coinpurses with a quarter inside. They had the name of a local bank on the outside so I'm pretty sure she got them for free and only provided the quarter.
Another year we all got a single pair of tube socks tied together with a ribbon. She bought a 20-pack of tube socks and just gave each of us a pair.
As a kid, we were never excited about Christmas at her house.
UsagiBlitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A broken waffle iron with a moldy waffle inside
jfeuerstein37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a now ex- boyfriend I received a taser. In front of his entire family.
bustyodust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sea monkeys :[
Jarofkickass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th I got a cheap tv ( which I paid for) off my parents my sister got a car and for my 21st they gave me a plain blue t shirt that was to big and the neck to tight to be even comfortable
Westrunner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My reddit secret Santa saw I liked Star Wars and sent me a plastic heavily used Jar-Jar mask broken down the middle. The note said it was so it would fit in the box.
obeyyourbrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 7 I got a very tiny hammer. Not a toy hammer, an actual hammer, just scaled down to fit a child hand.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a towel last year for Christmas, just so I could stop grabbing his
Edit: I change my mind. When I was 8, my extend family invited my family for Christmas. Around midnight, my parents told them we were heading home to open gifts. But my Grandaunt insisted on us staying for opening Christmas gifts. Well, they gave everyone a gift including the all the other children except my parents, my siblings, and I.
They always seemed to exclude us out for everything. They never invited us for any holidays in the past (except this one). Every time we went over, they would say rude comments. So, after they gave everyone expensive gifts, they ignored us the rest of the time there
Last year, December 12th, I was at the mall. I bumped in my Grandaunt, which I havenโt seen her in over 5 years. (We donโt keep in contact even though she lives 20 minutes away) I thought to myself, weโre family! We need to get along, no matter the past. I cheerfully waved and went up to her to give her a hug.
Me: โHey! Good to see you!โ
Grandaunt: โyou still havenโt fixed your teeth?? Iโm sure you can find a good insurance to fix your teeth!โ
I acted like normal and said bye. I got braces this year, BUT I hope I donโt bump into her. I donโt want her to think I did it for her. I had to, My teeth were being pushed out from my wisdom teeth coming in. One of my K9โs was really far out, i could probably pull it out.
FYI, I just left the dentist and got my braces off!! Merry Christmas to me !
sailorhentai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a small wrapped package a few Christmases ago. My sister squished the package and laughed saying it felt like a pack of tissues and we all busted out laughing saying "She would never do that!"
We opened it and behold, a pocketbook size pack of tissues.
r0botchild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 14 it was 2001 and had bought this really awesome"pleather" jacket. It fit a tallish teenage chubster and made me look pretty okay. I live in a really cold city in Canada. So my plastic jacket started cracking and fell apart. My dad who was the sweetest man alive felt bad. So he went out and bought the ugliest bomber jacket in existence to replace my jacket. Not even so ugly it was ironically cool. It was already pretty beat up and had bright green fabric sleeves that had a couple of leather stripes. And in an almost comic sans font it said 'grad 95'. I told him I would never wear it and it was the ugliest jacket in existence. Although I appreciated it very much that he bought it. He was pretty heart broken. I felt bad for my shitty unappreciative additude. But it really was the ugliest jacket in existence.
Kbutt3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
lecliticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened just a few weeks ago. A little back story, my friend comes in town a few times a year from working out of town alot to see his family and visit his daughter. He makes well over 6 figures and is maybe 5 years older than me. I'm 23. When he comes into town we always go out for drinks and hit a casino. He has a few vehicles and like I said before has alot of money socked away. He told me that he would be leaving town in a couple days and he would leave me with his truck and around 5 thousand that he had in his truck and the tools in his truck too. He takes me by my house so I can get cleaned up and when I come back outside he's gone. He tells me he went to go visit family for a while and I understood and waited. And waited. And waited. He never responded again and presumably left town for work. I'm not mad and I know he will come back and hangout but I was kinda let down and disappointed Tl;dr: friend was supposed to give me a truck and 5 thousand to help me get started in life and left town
HankSteakfist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A set of paper napkins from the supermarket.
From my wife's grandmother who is wealthy from winning the lottery no less.
She once gave my wife and I granola bars too. Nice lady, not a great gift giver.
AWhaleNamedPetunia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks. For the last 18 years I've recieved socks (as well as 2-3 $1scratch off's) for christmas. Wouldn't be all that bad except they're from my mother and always the wrong size, there's never a receipt/she "doesn't remember" where she got them. Every. Single. Year. I'm 30. ๐
Dmitrium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11-12 years old, my little brother (ans my mom probly) decided to buy me an icon of St Mary for my birthday. I was really upset, even some cand would have been better.
To rub salt in the wounds, that thing stayed in the room I was sharing with my brother for many years.
pathsofrhymes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad gave my little sister and I coupons for golf lessons a couple years ago.
deathbydexter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm late to the party but there it goes: my grandmother paid university for my brother and gave me her old set of washer and dryer because that's equivalent apparently.
B0NERSTORM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't the worst gift because the gift itself was ok, but there was a card inside the box for the person that gave it to me. So it was obviously a re-gift, made worse by the fact that the giver had this long story about why they got it for me.
otaku_mimmi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother was this strange little passive aggressive bitch, she didnโt like my mum very much and took it out out me and my sis.
Sheโd show it real good at Christmas time and would buy all the other grandkids, my cousins (all great people by the way,) remote controlled cars, stereos and art supplies or dolls and my sis and I would get noticeably crappy presents.
So this one Christmas she gifted my sister a stained crocheted little side-table cloth that weโd seen around her cottage for years and I got a terracotta pot that sheโd stuffed a cucumber into, used some low-cost chocolates as โsoilโ, and then poked loads of toothpicks into to make it look like a cactus..
The adults were all outraged, me and my sis were around 5 & 8 respectively so we were just so disappointed which I guess was her plan in the first place.
catnosebest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Goddammit I'm so mad I was late to this thread, I have so many gems from over the years! My dad's side of the family is notoriously horrible at gift-giving; my grandma was the worst, even though she was an absolutely lovely person.
When my dad asked for a camera for Christmas (he was getting really into photography), they got him a little kids toy camera that didn't actually take pictures. The next year he asked for it again and they got him a disposable camera. He stopped asking for cameras after that.
When I was 8 or 9 my grandma got me a door-hanger sign for my birthday that said "Do not Disturb" on it. She said it was to keep my little brother out. My brother and I shared a room.
My dad got my mom a pair of $120 jeans three sizes too small for their 20th anniversary. My mom is the last person who would ever want designer jeans, she gets all her clothes at Target and TJ Maxx. I remember him showing me so proud and I was like 17 and I froze up. I asked him if he was really sure that's what he wanted to get her and he hugged me and said "I knew she'd love it!"
For Christmas 3 years ago my aunt and uncle got me and my brother matching Santa hats that had the New Orleans Saints logos on them. We're not from New Orleans, and we have absolutely no connection to Louisiana of any kind. Still confused about that one tbh.
And my personal favorite...for my high school graduation, I got a box of cake mix from the store from my grandparents. They were so excited to give it to me because I've always liked to cook. My brother got a pack of pink disposable razors for his graduation.
redogue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My late mother-in-law had a naughty/nice list. If you were on her good list, you'd get a fantastic gift. On Christmas Eve we'd gather at her house for a meal, then she would pass out gifts. The first year I got an expensive bottle of perfume and the next she gave my husband and me a trip to Colonial Williamsburg. The third year I was given a broken reindeer ornament and my husband was given a sock. I never went there again for Christmas Eve. I refused to participate in her mean game.
Spenson89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my wife and I got married a couple years ago someone gave us a cold stone gift card as a wedding gift. We finally got around to using it the other day and it only had $3.37 on it.
The sad thing is we know that was our first time using it and unless someone felt like just putting $3.37 on it itโs likely that it was a leftover card that someone had given them. Better than nothing I guess
Nuclearfacemelt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt receive but once bought my mam an iron for Xmas. She was not happy.
NINTSKARI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I accidentally started a stupid tradition of getting bad gifts to each other with my best friend five years ago.We were real weeaboos and fanatic about Japan, but neither of us hadn't been there. For some goddamn reason I bought him a CD of the announcements in a train in Japan. It was so shitty he avenged by getting worse and worse gifts each year.
For my last birthday, he just threw a broken grocery store plastic bag at me. Inside there was a pancake that had a panflute baked in it. He had intentionally put salt instead of sugar in the dough, so the pancake was inedible. The panflute was unplayable because of all the grease and dough on it. It was really messy getting the panflute out of the pancake.
Kaien_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chinese checkers two years in a row by the same person.
psilvs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me personally, but my brother. One of my brothers got like 10 boxes, each one a little smaller than the one before it, and put every box within the bigger box. Inside the smallest box was a plastic orange.
IPoopBeforeIShower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my wife and I a pillow pet as a joint Christmas gift. My sisters and BILs were opening shoes, jewelry, kitchenware, camera equipment, and we opened up a pillow pet. At the time, my wife and I were 31 and 28, respectively.
Itโs the thought that counts?
Bonus: the same year, she gave me the same light up football that my nephews (13, 8, and 6) received.
Gai_Daigoji ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the 80s my father bought me a digital plastic watch. The time was wrong..... you couldn't set it either.
DicedTomato123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth.
alactose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a floor tile sponsorship in a church 200miles from where i lived (i was like 8)
ElevenOh8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday my brother gave me a card and $10. Except he deducted the cost of the card so I got 8 bucks and change. Fucker.
jinxgrapes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in second grade I had a party at the local skating rink. One kid got me a card that said they had donated vitamins to kids in need in my name. That's it. I mean, that's great and all, but not exactly what an 8 year old wants for their birthday.
StoneyTheSloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully I'll be on this list soon enough, this year I got everyone 4in figurines of myself. I have a friend who works for a 3D design company and they were making figurines and I volunteered to have them made of me and bought 12 of them.
chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You selling any. Take a picture and post.
StoneyTheSloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No and no, not trying to reveal my identity on Reddit.
mrrichardcranium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking bible.
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wat_the_frenchtoast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager, my step grandmother got my sister and I generic baby powder and deodorant.
Lukeylouds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I do shit Kringle every year and I once received a single ticket to see Rob Schneider live and I had to go.
chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How do you play shit kringle
Lukeylouds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs like a secret Santa where you have to buy each other the most hideous, awful present you can.
chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would work. I would buy someone some kitty litter.
mrsir33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine recievef a shit ton of coupons for takeaway food that expired the day after he recieved them.
ajbolt7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Divorce, for my 14th birthday. Dad moved out the same day.
chimp1111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got asked for a divorce Christmas 1981
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still have it?
TheEruditeIdiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Cabbage Patch doll dressed as Santa. That was my only present. I'm a boy. I never expressed interest in Cabbage Patch dolls or anything similar.
My brother got normal presents. Every other Christmas was fine.
StPariah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Havenโt received too many gifts that I couldnโt appreciate.
Except growing up my โreligiousโ cousins who knew I was more โurban, decided to get me Dr Dre 2001...... censored version -.-
chrisp_87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa at a church group...got a plant hanger. At age 7, I was pretty bummed out.
amybethhunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me the gift of life. I'll never forgive them.
HowlFX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mum's virginity cue 'OHHHHHH' sound effect
festivalofbooths ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 8th grade graduation my grandma gave me a bottle of Heinz Yellow Mustard because she remembered I like mustard. I still have the bottle of mustard.. and I'm 28.
bigguysmalldog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex, whom I lived with at the time, gave me a $19.95 30 piece knife set that she didnโt realize the price was directly printed all over the box.
She was shocked & offended when I wasnโt overcome with a sense of pure wonder.
Da904Biscuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A gift card to a sporting goods store that went out of business and shut it's doors about a month or so before Christmas. It really wasn't that surprising since it was a gift from my alcoholic aunt.
Come to think of it, she also gave me a $20 Subway gift card for my birthday, a couple of months earlier, that was empty. She must have been hitting the bottle pretty hard that fall/winter.
Edit: I just remembered the "present" my gf git me for my bday this past year. It was a 4 night trip on a cruise. She paid for my ticket which was about $300 which was more than I would've wanted her to spend on me but this "gift" was really just a way to get me to take time off work to go on vacation. After it was all said and done, that gift cost me just over $2000 because I ended up paying for everything on the cruise and missed a paycheck (no pto). She won $400 in the casino on the ship, which she said could go to our trip expenses. But I never saw a dime of it. So she basically got a $600 trip for herself for $200 while it cost me more than 2 grand to go on that same trip I didn't really want to go on. Happy bday to me....
Gai_Daigoji ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One more... when I was about to turn 16, my step mother asked me honestly what I would like for my birthday. I said, "A decent used car would be nice" She threw me a birthday breakfast. A surprise birthday breakfast. With friends... yes. Girls were there. As I tried to fix my bed head, she then gave me a 1966 Ford Mustang.... Hot Wheels. She's dead now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents insisted we move my grandparents across the country to where we live, and they said they were all packed up (they werenโt they had half a box of tacks in the living room) We had to pack up a truck and then escort them to the airport and a several hour flight. Lots of interrupting racist rants and hate about a โAl quedaโ passenger a few seats in front of us.
Turns out my grandpa (a certified dickbiscuit) had a grudge on me for โbreaking my motherfucking goddamn lampโ (his house was completely dark, my grandma and him only had light from the tv because they always closed the blinds in every room and owned no lamps, at all. Come Christmas time, he gives my brother 20 bucks and and the newest Pokรฉmon game (he ended up selling it anyway) I got..... an onion that had been sitting on the shelf of their garage for six years, I got a cardboard box, that had this onion that had sprouted greenery from the top and had clung to life in an icy cold northeastern garage for years, after giving me the onion out of his new apartment that my family moved him into, he cackled and told me to โfuck off you butterfinger lamp breaking cuntโ and flipped me off as I walked out the door
I got the last word though, I had taken up botany as a hobby last year and saved any plants unfortunate enough to come into the clutches of my family, So thanksgiving this year, they come in to eat, and over on the windowsill is that onion, now flowering and full of life, he scowled at me and as he walked out the door, knocked over the poor onion and stomped on it,
Tl;dr Grandpa is a vengeful dick Grandpa thinks I broke his (nonexistent) lamp Grandpa gave an old, sad onion as a Christmas gift I turned the tables and revived said onion, even making it flower Asshole of a grandpa knocks over and steps on now living onion as vengeance for... something
LayneLowe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a Chia Pet
mariess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I moved into a new apartment in November a couple of years ago and as a Christmas present my grandma got me a yellow plastic feather duster...
Apparently its so the apartment wonโt get as dirty as my old room did when I was a teenager...
popemichael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three "blow up doll sheep" from 3 friends who didn't know each other.
I still can't figure out what about 19 year old me screamed "sheep fucker"
Monk-ish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at an office holiday party with a secret Santa/gift swap thing. I received 3 small jars of opened spices (e.g. oregano, pepper, etc) that were two years expired.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bought a flesh light for my girlfriend as a joke, she wasn't happy lol
badatnothing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a "learn respect as a teenager" type book. Tought it was a great joke (I can be a jackass, and my sister and I could be asses) so I said "great joke!" While laughing.... Only for him to say that he was dead serious... Oops. Rest of the night was kinda akward.
WolfySpice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $2 game on Steam. For hosting a friend's partner for a couple of toxic months while they were sorting things out.
I'd rather not have it in my library at all.
crimsontrinh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom regifted a water gun i got for my birthday on christmas of that same year
kerelberel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't horrible or anything, but a cousin once, together with his father, picked out a red pillow for me with that famous Che Guevara picture.
I didn't want it and didn't understand why they chose it because I didn't really like the whole war and killing thing about him. As icons and symbols go I'd rather have someone not from a military background.
He didn't know about that and assumed I would like it because I like art and culture.
inthesandtrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Four years ago my girlfriend got me.... nothing. She didn't forget and gave no explanation. Just no gift. I got her a bitchin coffee mug and a sweet bracelet. O well.
boypinoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a betamax cartridge of unknown movie in time of streaming.
jilasu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two copies of the book "he's just not that into you"
Niggasbecookin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bible.
alejandrojohannes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once got me an out of date calendar for christmas
chlamydia_chris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I served in the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. My parents next door neighbor was like 100 years old at the time sent me some knitted socks, and some rhubarb she had grown in her garden. Imagine this, mail was only sent to the front line once a week or so and postage from the UK was about 13 days. This Vegetable had sat in a fucking padded envelope in a hanger, in desert heat for about 3 weeks. Thoughtful as fuck but rancid.
FrozenMetalHed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did secret santa at work one year at a Hilton, I received a Hilton mug. I didn't take it home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife got a dress from her (notoriously cheap but very well off) elder sister. The size was too big so we went to change the size. Store assistant said the stopped selling that dress years ago. We went to get a refund. The cashier gave us a funny look and dropped $1.80 into my wifes hands.
We slunk away in embarrassment.
TheLawOfTheJungle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom on one birthday came up to me and said:
As I'm aware you love football (soccer) and you love team X I bought you this lamp!
A lamp with the colours of the team and the name written on it that when you turn it on the whole room has those all over it.
PS.: I could not care less about football (soccer).
nbome420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma mailed me a scab that fell off of her knee. She said it fell off on my birthday and it reminded her of me
Ksjagman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does she have dementia?
Cliffsterthehipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th Birthday last year, my mom had no idea what to get me so she got a bunch of those cheap plastic toys that you'd find in the waiting room of a children's dental office.
sox815 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time for Christmas my McDonald's toy went missing the night before. The next day I unwrapped it as one of my presents.
Sergeant-Slaughter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Monster in law got me a nice electric razor. Thought it was great, until I opened it and saw lots of hairs under the blade guard! Cheap ass got me a used razor!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
religious books from my grandma. I'm not religious.
MagnusLauO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hestu's.
ayn_rando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa last year: Karaoke CD with completely unknown 70's songs with crappy Casio keyboard backing tracks. Went into trash as fast as I got it.
zombie_oppa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I were living with our aunt for a while and she definitely had her favorites. My brother got some brand new x box game and other little trinkets, and she got me t-shirt from a discount store that still had the clearance sticker on it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I worked for a neighbor doing yard work one Christmas season. He would pay me every two weeks like a regular job. I worked Christmas Eve for him and he told me that he included a Christmas bonus for me. Excited to see what I had received I opened the check to find he gave me an extra 1.25 as my bonus. Merry Christmas ya filthy animal
I_am_Kubus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Over the years I've gotten some bad presents, at least confusing ones.
At 10 or 11 my aunt and uncle got me tidy whites, that were way too big
13 or so I got a boxers from my parents that had icecream meting at the front and it said "Good Stuff"... That was uncomfortable to say the least.
At 14 I got a cross with Jesus on it from another aunt. More confusing as I'm not any form of Christen.
17 or so. A girl I was seeing knew I lived music. I had a decent collection of classic blues and some classic r&b artists. She decided that I would like a group called Shy, a bad version of boys 2 men, because they were from the early 90s and old.
While my wife has given me some amazing gifts over the years, I'll never forget the envelope of cash. All the more confusing as we share money. After that I told her if she doesn't know what to get, I'd rather nothing. I want something from the heart, not money. I've since gotten nothing a few times, but amazing gifts others.
I could keep going for a bit, but these are off the top of my head
faeriecute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used landline phone. I was a teen and had my own cell. I don't know why my parents picked a home phone for me. I question it every year.
Razzler1973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A donation was made in my name to 'The Human Fund'
pixelsherpa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 13 my grandparents (southern MN farmers) gave me a bottle of "Magnet" brand cologne. I smelled it, instantly got a headache. Never put any on, never discovered if it really provided any animal magnetism.
Looking back it was one of the best gifts ever. Had so many laughs and references over the years within our family - still comes up almost every Christmas, long after they have passed.
celinedillon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is gonna get lost but one year I did a secret santa with a group of friends, and a friend of my friend had gotten my name so I got an ornament that they made with their name and the year 2014 (it was 2015) written on it.
oh_no___set_me_free ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of chocolates. That didn't have chocolates in it. It had a bunch of sewing supplies. I was 11.
SirHoboKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of adoption :-[
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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UndeadKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but its a pretty good gift from a 7 year old.
At 15 I got a dollar store hairbrush "set" which was a brush, two combs, and a mirror (maybe some hair bands?) from the dollar store, all in this ridiculous lime green molded plastic. The hair brush could've been used for information gathering, it HURT to use. It came from my 4 year old cousin who had proudly bought it at some kind of kid's "gift fair" at school.
I kept it for years because she chose it.
VaginaDangerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My entire family received a big brick of fudge, except for me. I got a light up magnifying glass for finding things in a purse.
worstsupportever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ipad with my name and date of birth engraved on it for my 18th birthday. Literally looked at her and said 'please take this back'.
leakybreaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had just shown my girlfriend at the time this new album (on CD) that I had just picked up and really liked - I played the thing for her. The next week for my birthday she got me the exact same CD saying that she remembered that I liked the band.
Pyroxium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my brother got an old Dictionary for Christmas.
Kwerby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a $25 copy of "Gray's Anatomy", which to be fair made for a nice display piece on the bookshelf since it had gold trim and shit.
bigbonerdaddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an advent calender....on christmas
imferguson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
soap on a rope
pomegranateskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me: one year when I was 3 my grandma asked me if I liked the movie "the prince of Egypt". I said no, not at all, definitely not. On Christmas I opened a copy of the prince of Egypt and being 3, said what I was thinking honestly and got in trouble. My fiance: he asked his dad for guitar hero and got a plastic toy guitar from the toy store at 13.
mthiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if you ask your grandkid if they like a certain movie and they say no, don't give the grandkid the movie.
pomegranateskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Msybe she thought I'd like it on the second watch. She was my Sunday school teacher and made me watch it in school already. ๐
MEEEEHHHHHHHH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A letter with 20 euro's in it with 15 on it (It was tot my 15th birthday) from my grandfather. I got it on my uncle's 51st birthday which is 4 months afterparty mine and he didn't bother putting a card in. This doesn't sound that bad so far you moght think, problem is, he gives everyone the same card die their birthdays and doesn't bother coming to them but lets others give them.
IHeartRasslin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
miamiamiamiamia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents recently remodeled their entire garden, removing trees, repaving etc. my dad took lots of pictures. He put them on a dvd. He gave me a copy. Why would I ever want to watch those pictures?????
meenster2008 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have an aunt that I don't like. Once year she got all the kids cool toys and such, and gave me a snack bag of mini-marshmallows with sharpie written on the bag "Snowman Poop."
Monstershanes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's cousin, a known sooner among family, received a drug test for Christmas and they made him take it.
maddiemoiselle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
hippz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a drum kit for years. One year, I unwrap a present and it's drumsticks, so naturally I'm like "omfg where's the kit."
No kit. Just drumsticks.
Bohtersnipe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Kazarath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gonorrhea.
mvsr990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three years in a row my brother gave me heavy gloves and a thick wool scarf - I live in a climate where the most I've ever needed is a $6 hoodie from Target.
UndeadKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta say, even when I lived in Texas and cold weather was maybe a week or so, I loved having good gloves.
Not sure I'd need three pairs though.
black-opal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used, stained underwear from my grandmother for Christmas.
PAXMH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rubber
Lonnietheliger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
.... and cue the gonorrhea/STD jokes
Micropain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a workplace holiday party I received 4 hours of role swap with a manager.
I was a manager.
JustAnotherLondoner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A clearly re-gifted fancy bath oil that smells of old lady perfume.
firevamp0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Size 9 sneakers, size 9 in women sneakers... Iโm a male. Come on uncle.
rustury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Headphones, followed by a breakup
Tarandon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mother's best friend gave us a can opener as a wedding gift.
DMG1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle who came over to my house while it was my birthday he gave me a lottery ticket that was already scratched ....it was a loser and i was 11
lXLegolasXl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a tie between a secret santa I was given hand lotion and for my birthday I got a Ken doll. . . I am a adult who really doesn't care what he looks like and that's what people thought I would like ๐
mrgummbear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A miners headlamp where the lightbulb had almost burned out already
brutal310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
used jumper cables
PabloUy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An egg slicer
tonythetiger891 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was always the best gift giver. She spent a lot of time and money buying my cousins, uncle, and aunt gifts. They got some cool stuff.
I open my gift from them. Itโs a T-shirt made of that same crappy stretch material that book covers for text books are made out of... and itโs a picture of French fries. The whole shirt is just French fries. My brother got the exact same thing. It had to be from the dollar store. My uncle is an accountant. I๏ธ skipped the thank you part that year.
ialo00130 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted LEGO.
I got MegaBlocks.
Epic_Estrada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted Pokemon cards
I got Pokemon pogs.
UndeadKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used towel and a set of 4XL pajamas.
I was a size medium at the time, even at my heaviest I've never been more than 2XL.
OKIE_ARTICHOKIE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Terminator DVD that had scratches all over the back.
cerberus00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my highschool graduation my aunt and uncle gave me a taped up brown cardboard box that weighed a ton. Inside was a bunch of loose change and a piece of plastic dog poop on top. They laughed like crazy but I just gave them a puzzled look and said thanks. All in all it ended up being around 30 bucks so I guess it wasn't too bad, thank goodness for coinstar.
Rhuber16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A zoom book. Like one of those books that start zoomed in and slowly zooms out to a bigger picture. There were like 15 pages. Got it when I was 18 from the aunt that was notorious for giving the worst gifts. She validated that.
lucidus_somniorum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I participated in the reddit secret ๐ last year. Got nothing in return.
Mookyfoofin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret santa I received a French math book. I failed math and don't speak French.
LifeBrandRobot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All my friends where getting PS3s as gifts and on my Birthday I got a bag just the right size and just the right weight as a PS3 box. It was bed sheets.
Xskankhunt42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
pickyourfriendsnose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th Birthday, my Aunt gave me a giant toilet seat sticker of a kitten in a brandy sifter. Yeah, the gift that keeps on giving.
alisonnyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend gave me a pen in the shape of a syringe that he got for free at a convention. This was my only Christmas gift from him.
CAAeden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
fiddlyfoodlebird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From Secret Santa, a 2/3 empty bottle of orange flavour Cointreau from the weirdest male member of staff.
you_had_me_at_sub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex bf adored redheads. ( I'm a redhead ) However, as time went on I realized that he fetishized my hair and overall appearance, so much so that he had an aversion to girls who had brown nipples, areolas or buttholes. So our first Christmas Eve comes and bf makes a big deal off sitting me by the tree and presenting me with a big beautiful jewelery box and another wrapped box in a velvet bag. OOOooooh !So exciting and romantic. Nope. The douchebag had given me a huge jeweled butt-plug and a jar of skin bleaching cream. I died. I just sat there lock jawed and horrified. The cat has a unique toy now though lol.
MagicalKartWizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean you gave your cat a jar of skin bleaching cream? Holy crap!
you_had_me_at_sub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. That is one vain cat.
thelivinlegend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looking back, I can't say I've ever had a bad gift, only ones I didn't appreciate at the time (mostly as a kid). One time my dad (who was remarried and I didn't live with him) got me a sheet and comforter set and a video game for Christmas, but I already had both of them--it kind of sucked because I already had them, but since he knew I'd like them they were pretty damn good gifts. When I was about six my uncle, who was active duty Marines at the time and overseas quite a lot, gave me one of those doormat sized throw rugs with a picture of the Fonz on it. I had no freaking clue who the Fonz was so I was baffled more than anything. I found it in a closet a few years later and to this day I still get a laugh out of how thrilled he was to confuse the shit out of me.
anopholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few Christmases ago, my younger sister received a $250 check from our uncle, I received nothing. Just before New Year's he gave me a $15 gift card to Caribou Coffee. I can't consume caffeine for medical reasons, which he knew. Still not sure what I did to earn his disdain.
The_Cookie_Crumbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When My brother was 16 my uncle got him an apples to apples junior. Said he got junior instead of regular so that his 11 year old son could play.
Same year he got my mom a shirt from goodwill with notable pit stains.
Also got me a guitar pick necklace that said โpick Jesusโ on it lol
Waterproof_soap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will be buried, but I have to share:
My (now former) BIL and his third wife went on their honeymoon in the Bahamas and her teenage daughter stayed with us for a week. She was a great kid and I didn't mind her staying at all, even though taking her to and from school was a 45 minute round trip each day.
BIL and SIL text us a few times to check in and mention they got a gift for us. It went from being, "hey, thanks, we got you something" to "OMG YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS AWESOME GIFT WE ARE BRINGING! I BET YOU LITERALLY CRY WHEN YOU SEE IT. ITS SO AWESOME!!"
They return to get the kid and we get the present: a toothpick holder. Shaped like a pink dolphin with water and oil (?) and tiny seashells inside. They were so proud of this ugly thing. I was waiting for the "gotcha!" moment, but they were completely serious. I thanked them politely.
My four year old dropped it and it shattered a month later, thank god.
AleGamingAndPuppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother in law gets me xmas slippers, an Xmas t-shirt, an Xmas jumper and dressing gown
Every year.
Xmas mugs too. One each. Every year. She's insane.
Azure013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a set of baby bottles and brush cleaners to clean out said plastic bottles for work secret Santa one year. I was a 24yo male at the time with no plans of having children? - But there was someone else at my work with a similar name who was expecting a child soon so maybe they thought their gift was for that person?
amawizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A thesaurus, a belt, and a bag of socks. 8th birthday. I tried so hard to look grateful. I'm still bitter about it.
snikklebokkle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My way older stepsister worked at a casket factory (my stepdad was 33 years older than my mom) and she gave my parents custom embroidered casket linings (sewing mistakes) that they generously put in embroidery frames to hang. Excited on xmas, I was confused to open framed blue praying hands and my brother opened a monster truck...they even told us they were supposed to be inside of a casket. I couldn't find the mistakes, but I never stopped cringing thinking of the deceased they were meant to be with...and yes, they hung in my room until I left home on my 18th birthday.
Brojen_Reed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was less about the actual gift itself, but more about the experience. I live with 3 roommates and 1 of them was really broke last year so we agreed a secret Santa would be appropriate. The day of our gift exchange I was the only one with just a card, I'm like "okay gift cards and cash aren't bad, just lazy" nope it was a picture of an Amazon fire stick. So then I'm like,"oh sweet, a fire stick. Must just still be in the mail" wrong again. Two months later one of our roommates moved out and left a used Amazon fire stick on the kitchen counter with a note that had my name on it only.....wtf
MacGuyverism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes when I was 8. I couldn't care less about what I was wearing at the time. I just put on whatever clothes mommy put in my drawer.
MaximNIN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shrunkee dinks...
Me: "They've already been shrunk" Dad: "Happy Birthmas"
Arq_Angel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a private school that had a lot of kids from wealthy families, and we were having a Secret Santa. The $15 limit set by the teacher was clearly ignored. Most of the gifts were super nice, some were just the parents showing off (Big Lego sets, chemistry/science kits, even some video games). My Secret Santa got me a plastic bag of dried out half eaten leftovers from his birthday party the night before. That I wasn't invited to.
Brojen_Reed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was less about the actual gift itself, but more about the experience. I live with 3 roommates and 1 of them was really broke last year so we agreed a secret Santa would be appropriate. The day of our gift exchange I was the only one with just a card, I'm like "okay gift cards and cash aren't bad, just lazy" nope it was a picture of an Amazon fire stick. So then I'm like,"oh sweet, a fire stick. Must just still be in the mail" wrong again. Two months later one of our roommates moved out and left a used Amazon fire stick on the kitchen counter with a note that had my name on it only.....wtf
smokesmagoats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older brother and I worked at the same retail store. He gave me the cheapest item in my department, a DVD of old yeller for $3.88.
MetalandIron2pt0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of years ago my dad gave me an opened bag of dog bones. Because his dog didn't want them. And to top it off, they were far too small for my dogs and I don't really care for bones. Thanks dad.
TheWatchingBunni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually gave my boyfriend of 2 years a toaster for Christmas. Still hailed as worst present ever in our friend group.
muchginger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my SO was younger, she got a big box wrapped all nice with nothing in it. Being her nice self, she pretended like an empty box was exactly what she wanted for Christmas. Her grandma just forgot to put the gift in the box.
PlatinumSkink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well. It's not major compared to some of the things on here. Buuuut...
I like dressing in color. On my wish-list, I specifically requested not-black clothes. I remember saying it aloud countless times.
I proceed to receive a piece of clothing from every person in the family. 80% black. I was inwardly furious and couldn't express it. How did they mess this *** up!?* ... Yeah. Hah.
Moonboots606 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A positive pregnancy test as a Christmas prank at age 21. They let it go through New Year's Eve.
effingnuguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You remember back in the 80's when those ski jackets were popular that had the sleeves you could zip off? Yeah I was promised one of those; what I received was a corduroy blazer seriously grandma what the fuck?!
crzycicada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A vegan cake. I'm not vegan.
chimp1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sposed to chew it or smoke it
DrapeFaller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.... it's something you can't return...
Melmelody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Head torch from a petrol station,. It was in front of all of my extended family as we had met up in a pub restaurant for a Christmas meal , everyone was speechless. I had asked for slippers. Edit, this was from my mother and yes it was my only xmas gift.
JagoAldrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had this one uncle who was notorious for handing out gift cards that weren't activated. One time he hosted Christmas for a bunch of families in our community and gave every kid one of these blank gift cards.
PM-Your_Secrets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the year my parents decided to completely switch over from white bread to whole wheat bread. I think I was around seven at the time so I still loved white bread. That year for Christmas I got a loaf of Wonder Bread.
fufikins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was my 12th birthday. My grandpa had invited his wifeโs family to the park to celebrate my birthday. I mainly received clothes, but the coolest gift I got was a stereo from my dad. Iโd been eyeing this stereo for months, but didnโt bother asking for it because we didnโt have a lot of money. So I was extremely surprised and excited that my dad actually pulled through for once! (He has a history of pawning off anything of value.) Well after calling it a day and going back home, I realized that my dad didnโt have my gifts at his place. We called everyone and asked if they had the gifts, but no one did. It turns out that my grandpaโs wifeโs son threw my gifts away claiming that he thought it was trash. And to top it all off, I never did see that stereo again. My dad returned it claiming that he only had it out for layaway and still needed to make payments for it. Because thatโs definitely how it works lol. I never got excited about gifts again after that incident.
EETTOEZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I had a secret Santa in band class last year. It ended up being the Jewish girl who always parties. I got a Jewish calendar.
wesleypipes5011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toothbrush and a bible
VX69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A car washing kit. I was 12. It was to wash my moms car...
Anonemusss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
whiskey stones
rdldr1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me coal for Christmas. It was specifically packaged to be given a Christmas present, in the shape of a stocking. I deserved it.
talonburns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a Hot Wheels version of his favorite car. For my 21st birthday. I've never collected or had an interest in cars of any kind. It was the same type of car that he stole my identity in order to finance about 10 years prior.
thinwhiteduke6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was moving to go to grad school an aunt gave me canvas copies of those awful 90's motivational posters with serene pictures bordered by a black frame and words like "PERSEVERANCE" and a quote underneath (note the words on mine were nothing useful like "perseverance" which would make sense for grad school). Needless to say I found some actual art to grace my apartment walls.
dislob3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I first received my gift I really tought it was lazy and of bad taste..
But after 4 years of wearing my mohair wool socks I can say they are the most useful gift I ever received. ( I live up north where its cold for 6 months/ year)
Thiccquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know if you could really call it a gift, but every year when I used to go trick-or-treating, some guy on our street always used to give out McDonaldโs coupons... expired ones.
jtxboats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit secret Santa last year I received a Football Hall of Fame t-shirt, nothing about football in my data. GG.
hamiltonscale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got a newspaper wrapped shoe box that contained my cousins hand me down slacks. They weren't my size, anything I would wear due to the amount of stains, and not even needing slacks...
boorockwell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was more of a sports and rock n roll kinda kid when I was young. But when I was 12, I mentioned to my mom in passing one day one time that I had never been to an opera and would be interested in going once. A month or so later, on the first night of hannukah, I open my first present and it's opera's greatest hits CD box set. And I'm like, oh ok. Thank you. Not the best present in the world but every holiday season you get some good gifts and some not so great ones so whatever. Second night of hannukah rolls around and I open my second gift. It's a book on the history of opera. I'm again not thrilled, but I put on a brave face, and pretend to like it. Third night rolls around, and I'm opening my third gift, and it's another fucking opera present. And then I came undone.
living_on_a_plane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People on this thread have fucked up families...
Ohmysmut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my fiance last year, recieved 3 really cheap VR headsets from different members of our families... he didn't want it to begin with, I had to hold back the laughter after he opened his 3rd one. He was so upset. They were like the ones you would see in the as seen on tv section of Walgreens.
Makron666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A small box of Weet-Bix for Christmas.
EnOrmous1976 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my worst gift of all time fondly. My dad decided to let us open one gift early, but it is his choice. Me and my sister both got something we wanted, made us even more excited. Christmas morning rolled around, and we went downstairs to open our gifts. Now keep in mind, they are all wrapped differently. Open the first one, some graphic t shirts that were much too vulgar to wear to school. Same for my sister. Next gift: No name sweats. Next: T-shirts. One after the other, every present under the tree was opened, and a crappy t shirt, or some pants I would never wear. Meanwhile, he his laughing his ass off, saying "Like your presents you guys?" When we called him on his bullshit, he called us ungrateful and expected us to treat him like the hero. Good job, dad
Trentyboyi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I got rainbow popcorn and well was forced to eat some "to show respect" but then I had an allergoc reaction to it. Now that on its own aint that bad BUT I then got rainbow popcorn as a gift for the next 4 fucking years not even as a joke and they still tried to make me eat it! Last year I had a spit and messaged all of them individually to say dont get me rainbow popcorn please. I finally got something that wasnt rainbow popcorn :') An expired open bag of chips, I was actually happy they listened for once
iamfromouterspace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm a grown ass man. A kid gave me one of his toys as a gift. Newsflash kiddo, Iโm a grown ass man with money problems. A used and chewed toy wonโt help with my financial mistakes. Get a job.
brucebanna34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An unwanted pet of an animal I did not like, probably could have been worse if I was also allergic, and no it wasn't a puppy or kitten, yes I looked after it.
im2tall4u ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got rollerblading knee pads for my birthday. I canโt rollerblade. They were intended for my sister
EurekaEleven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up in foster care and didn't have contact with my mother until I was 12. I personally cut off contact with her when I was 15.
For my fourteenth birthday my mother insisted that I spend it with her in her mental health care home. She didn't get me a gift, I honestly didn't expect one since at this time I knew she wasn't a good human being. The owner of the care home gave me ten dollars and a card, which was really nice. My mother asked me to go back to her room with her and look at the same pictures she showed me every visitation. She closed the door, motioned for me to sit on the bed and asked me for the $10 for cigarettes.
Your fourteen year old son who you single handedly forced into a miserable birthday for your own gain, that you did not get a gift for, giving you his birthday money from a woman who is completely unrelated to the situation. I told her that it fell out of my pocket and she asked if I even loved her then gave up on it luckily. What a wonderful woman.
GTC_Woona ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a friend a video game in middle-school. It was a DS pokemon game that I had enjoyed. I bought him a new copy at $40 even though my family was quite against such a pricy gift, but he was a great friend and worth it.
Comes time for my birthday and I unwrap a book, the newest installment from a series we both enjoy and I thank him kindly for it. He tells me "Yeah, give that back to me as soon as you're done reading it."
If I wanted to be lended a book, I would have gone to the library. I was embarassed, offended, and disappointed that my parents knew I had pushed them to use their money on a person that couldn't even give me a gift in return.
Looking back I shouldn't have been so bummed over it. It was a gift of experience reading it, and he let me do it first. Ah, but at the time...
bubblemama3022 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"A tree has been planted in your name" in a country I've never been to, for an organization that I knew nothing about, and wouldn't give my last dime to now that I know what they support. If you want to asuage your social guilt, fine, but don't pretend you are doing something like this for me. You want to give a donation in my name instead of giving me a gift? Fine. At least pick a charity or org that I actually support. Or tell me how much you donated so I can match it to a charity of my choosing.
PS, the area where the tree was planted was subsequently tore out to make room for a hotel...
WellNobodyToldMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All the comments in this thread are making me feel really bad about being (debateably) the favorite child and (definitively) the favorite grandchild...
The gifts are always equal, though :)
Prof_Insultant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An expired kitten themed calendar. Thank ex-MIL.
Avid_Smoker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Act mouthwash when I was 10. From a stepdad.
goochchocolat3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a box cereal from my Dad when I was 12. It was the cheap off brand of a cereal I don't even like.
conflictmuffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa was an old drunken native American who abandoned my grandmother and their 4 kids to gamble and drink...Anyway, years later he shows back up wanting to get to know us grandkids. My mom agreed to invite him to Christmas dinner and he shows up completely wasted. He hugs my mom and dad and hands them a large jar...inside the jar was one large half eaten pickle with a bow on top. He then throws his hands into the air and exclaimed 'merry Christmas!' before passing out drunk on the kitchen floor. As he hits the floor, dog treats start spilling out of his pockets (...he didn't have a dog...) My mom was wide eyed and horrified as she stood there looking back and forth between the half eaten pickle in her hand and the drunk native American passed out on her floor. My dad couldn't stop giggling about the pickle and dog treats...its now become a Christmas tradition to exchange various pickle related items, so alls well that ends well!
PeaceOfMynd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was ~14, my aunt and uncle donated $50 to some random charity in my name as my gift.
DaZ320 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birth and entire existence.
Slurp_Lord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing but Facebook messages. . .
desecate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a Label Maker.
PM_ME_FUN_STORIES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a foot tall pro wrestler action figure when I was in middle school from one of my friends. I have no idea why he thought I'd want it, as I never spoke about wrestling, never did anything that promoted the idea that I enjoyed wrestling, nor had he ever brought up wrestling to me.
I was mostly just confused, still acted excited and said thank you and all that, but the next day we went to the toy store and exchanged it. Definitely worth the small nerf gun I got out of it.
H00L1GAN419 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
muppet show board game
nohbdyshero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the 90's my Grandma owned a touristy shop in FL (we live in MI) so at Christmas we would get a box of stuff from the shop (probably stuff that didn't sell). Apparently she thought I wanted to wear flouresent colors like a Florida tourist all the time.....
skell15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My deceased grandfather's used handkerchief. It was a Christmas present and something to remember him by. I didn't really know the guy.
deegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shortly after I met my now wife, her mother unironically gave me a cat calendar as a gift. I was 21.
Hecateus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved legos as a kid, and thought everyone else did too...still do. So I got a set for a friend as a birthday gift. It was a yellow construction vehicle of some sort. So guess what I got from that friend when my birthday came around. ...it wasn't even opened. At least I enjoyed it...but that was pretty low.
PugginsTP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Couple of years ago I did reddit secret santa. I got some random old dictionary page with a shitty sci-fi quote printed on top of it. It wasn't related to anything I spent time describing about myself in the sign-ups and was just a huge let down after the year before getting an awesome t shirt that had me so excited for Reddit secret Santa.
nizzerp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Reddit Secret Santa sent me a used book on pornography addiction & a used DVD of an obscure Dutch comedy film. No wrapping. No card, just straight from some cheap online second-hand store in Texas.
This was after I spent a couple hundred on my Reddit Secret Santa gift, really following along with what the person said they actually wanted. Who never thanked me or acknowledged the gift.
Never doing Reddit Secret Santa again.
johnlfc1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Car mats off my ex GF. She gave me small meaningless cheap gift after cheap gift, then when she said I have one more I thought I was getting something that I was dropping hints about but nope I got car mats! Glad that relationship is over.
Sinyk7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed, autographed photo of my friend dressed as Hulk Hogan for Halloween.
And a used bottle of vaseline.
middauem14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my aunt gave my brother and I keychains for Christmas. They were from her work, she got them for free at the front desk. More or less key rings with a piece of plastic that had the company logo on them. I was 8, he was 10. We knew what was going on immediately but had to pretend to be grateful. Iโd rather she got us nothing.
aristomephisto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed photo of myself.
The photo was taken years ago on a cell phone and the only way this person (my aunt) could have gotten it was to download it from my dad's Facebook since he somehow loved it enough to post it when I had sent it to him.
So let me rephrase: a framed low-quality Facebook photo from years ago, of myself, was given to me for Christmas. The frame wasn't reusable, as it was apparently glued to the inside of this giant glass square.
My aunt's husband is my Godfather. My brother got a VR headset.
Falathrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My former friend and I exchanged gifts one year (we were like 12 I guess), we both loved horses so I bought her this cool horse figurine that she could add to her collection.
She gave me a necklace. Sounds sweet, but I had seen that necklace around her neck so many times and she often had the little horse in her mouth. I never wore it. I canโt remember what I told my friend but it was the first and the last Christmas that we exchanged gifts.
Erika083170 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father-in-lawโs wife (I refused to call her my mother-in-law and my husband hated her cause she was a horrible stepmother) sent our family gifts after I had sent them all gifts. My kids got an old, broken PS1 with a few old, dirty games that had belonged to my brothers-in-law and I got a used sweater with someone elseโs name written on the tag that had a big hole in the sleeve. Iโm glad sheโs not in our family anymore, she was a horrible person.
meribormoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my high school graduation my uncle called me the day of and said he couldnโt make it. He proceeded to tell me he was mailing this really nice camera he used when he was in college. It was really important to him, but he wanted me to have it for my college experience. He then told me it was a little bit broken but I could easily repair it. I never got the camera.
buzzfuzz45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pocket knife from my uncle.. It was taken away shortly after since I was about 10-11 when I got it, still don't know where my family chucked it.
farm-girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my MIL - a resin (plastic) life sized chicken. I live on a farm, have chickens, cows & assorted other real animals. Did not understand the reasoning at all.
hitlerblowfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a white elephant party I got one of those Bubba Gump Shrimp cups they give you with your drink. Like...even for a gift exchange where the premise is "give people weird gifts", it was still shit.
jenouvie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (quite wealthy) grandmother gave me a pair of binoculars that came free with her National Geographic subscription and a half-burned candle for Christmas one year.
Another year (when i was much younger) she bought all of the grandchildren pencil sets that had our names stamped on the sides. Everyone's full name was spelled out in gold. Except for mine. Mine had my initials in white. My name is also the shortest of all the kids'. I'm still bitter.
notbadnotgood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A student gave me a koozie for my apples.
ddongkkopokbal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A VCR cleaning tape, from my aunt.
I first thought it was terrible, but it did actually clean my VCR pretty well.
sn_ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Silverchair - Straightlines
(It was bad bc it went to show that woman did not know me in the slightest)
ermahgerdkerrerts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chia tree...sigh
Enkixx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first secret Santa we had at work I got a 25 dollar gift card. What hurt is I, and everyone else, got and gave thoughtful presents to everyone else. I felt cheated the whole day especially since the guy who got it for me and I had a good rapport.
vaniile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 21st birthday, my (ex)boyfriend refused to tell me "happy birthday" on my birthday. He made a pretty big deal about it, and didn't really care that my feelings were hurt.
That night, he bought me Castle Crashers on Steam because it was on sale and he wanted to play it, even though he was very aware of my tastes. I tried to play it with him, but I really did not like it. Especially after the fact that he was an ass the whole day and refused to tell me happy birthday.
Few months later he said he was going to propose to me with a cheap $30 knockoff of a really pretty necklace from a video game I love. I'd be cool with it if it weren't for the fact that the knockoff he got looked like a dildo and nothing like the original. And if he hadn't spent $200+ on an Xbox 360 + games for himself just a couple days before he told me about the necklace. I ended the relationship, his priorities were atrocious.
AutiSpasTacular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 12 or 13, my asshole half brother got me two massive bags of giant plastic lego type building blocks like one might give a toddler.
Basically he gave me toddler toys. I am dx with autism, but at the time i 'had' add. I got bullied a lot due to my social ineptness and other issues, so it felt like a shot in the gut. I was totally blown away. I couldn't tell if he legitimately thought I was retarded or he was just an insulting piece of shit. I vote the latter.
b-runn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I got a blue and orange rubber bracelet that had a metal clasp and a metal plate with my name engraved on it.
What baffled me was this wasn't a gas station purchase the night before, there was multiple points where this person thought an engraved rubber bracelet is right up my alley. I don't wear a watch, let alone jewellery.
LMNOPede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
juicelord666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 15th birthday i received a bookmark (like the kind you can get for free at your school library) from my half-sister. Never felt so appreciated /s
googlebearbanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this. I got a bag of potato chips, a stick of pepperoni, and a dollar store stuffed lion from my parents. Worst part was salt and vinegar was my favorite and the got me bbq.
randomstupidnanasnme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a rock
shockwave414 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A label maker.
bobbyheat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Been with this girl for 5 years and on our anniversary Iโm thinking โ Damn 5 years, Iโve gotta get something really nice.โ I buy her a 300$ watch and was so excited to give it to her.
Exchange time comes and sheโs like โopen mine first!โ I tear through the gift wrap and see a large ups box and Iโm immediately excited. Nope... I got a box full of snacks.. A FUCKING BOX FULL OF SNACKS!
I just sat there and ate the nasty ass fruit gummies while she opened what I got her..
tigerd313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a stack of games rented from blockbuster
OneArmedNoodler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
sayyyywhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father has gotten me the following over the years:
-a dog that had no shots, no food, no documentation and told us that we had to pay for it all
-a rabbit, same story. Had to help build its cage. Never wanted or asked for a rabbit.
-a piece of luggage leftover from an ex girlfriend
-shoes, or to specify one shoe... also from an ex I assume.
-a wadded up ball of duct tape with "diamonds" inside. Pretty sure they were just shards of glass
-pieces of jewelry
-many, many gold panning trips in dried up ditches
Luckily this is all when I was younger. He actually sent me $100 two Christmases ago and was proud to do so.
KingJade47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received for my 16th birthday, a pack of 12 balloons from my aunty because and I quote she "can't be bothered blowing them up". I found this funnier than it actually was but hey, it's the thought that counts. Right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
The gift that keeps on giving ๐
gittlebass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was 13 my grandma gave me gijoe tissues and a scrubbing bubbles piggy bank
hailunicorns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pack of earrings. I have stretched ear lobes....
Jack74645 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Minion pajamas
olivvers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An annual gym membership for my 14th birthday.
Hurpules12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 16, born in the early 90's, my great Aunt got me a Black Beauty VHS Tape.
TBH I'm more amazed that they were still being made
Xanatosz3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
i_am_not_an_apple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Reddit secret Santa; A yellow shirt with the lion from the lion King on it. Not only does yellow not work with any outfit I own, I do not like graphic ts nor do I enjoy The Lion King.
Never doing Reddit secret Santa again.
hhhthrewitaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 19 I got one Tech Deck for Christmas. At first I was excited because I used to do tricks on those all the time when I was in class and younger. Then I realized it was a long board Tech Deck that you couldn't do any tricks on at all
Jacob_JBR_Ryan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I received but I believe it was the Christmas party 2015, we did a secret Santa at work and my co-worker Keerrah was picked by one of my managers. He got her a bag of flour and a bottle of vinegar dressing.
Inventi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I got Rayman borrowed from the library. I didn't have a PlayStation at the time.
After crying for some time, my parents decided to give the main gift... A PlayStation.
GalacticNugz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandma gave me an audio bible one year for Christmas
NYClimberJay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Beanie baby keychain
IfDaShoeFits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A spoon. From my brother.
thomasowns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A moose gravy boat with a package of Sonic honey mustard dipping sauce inside of it along with with 2 dollars stuffed in there.
jakeseyenipples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Brick-testament
jonahst10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $5 kite that was broken...for Christmas...
sexcannon69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hep C
mczepplin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
australianass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory not me but... I didnโt realise how messed up this was until I was older. When we were younger me and my siblings were really close to my grandma and we got really good Christmas presents (usually whatever the hot toy was at the time) my two cousins are around the same age as my younger sister and they werenโt as close to my grandma coz her and my dad didnโt get along so for Christmas they would always get monogrammed towels. Nice towels but still, towels.
UltimateThrowawayNam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry to break the question, but I have to confess: years ago for a secret santa I left it to the last minute. So I took a squishy foam apple and jammed quarters into random spots so they poked out like odd fins. And just so it wouldn't only be a crappy apple with loose change in it, I stuffed a dollar somewhere into a hole I ripped. I was incredibly embarrassed, but still handed it in. In retrospect, living with the shame of not having anything would have been better.
Magiquiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
iF-Boujack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Existence
MisterMajorKappa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit silver
Connorb44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
PUD369 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Off topic a little. In high school i was tripping acid with some friends and decided to roll a joint and hide it. Needless to say I never found it until Christmas Eve when my Mom opened her gift.
She said did you mean to put this in here?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"what do you think, max, huh? it's got three speeds!"
RoboWonder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an empty box from Santa last year.
Okay, so it's actually a fun story. I'm 23 years old, and I've moved out of my parents' house, but as you do, I went home for a couple days for Christmas. My brother, who had just turned 18, was still finishing his senior year of high school and still lived at home, and for whatever reason, my parents continued doing Santa through last year. It's also important to note that they typically save boxes to wrap presents in the next year.
Christmas morning arrived, and when we were all finally ready, we went out to the living room and began opening presents. Near the end, my mom pulls a box out from under the tree and hands it to me. It's labelled "To: RoboWonder, From: Santa". I shrug and open it up to discover a box of tissue paper.
Evidently, when my parents were wrapping my brother and I's presents, one of the unused boxes got mixed in with the presents that had already been wrapped and found its way under the tree. We all busted out laughing, and I'd say it was well worth the story.
t00m0nyfr0ts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in my mid twenties when my auntie bought me a 101 Dalmatians pencil case for Christmas.
FriedPickles345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Long time lurker, had to make an account just to reply to this thread! My girlfriend's grandmother is notorious for bad gifts. One time she gave my girlfriends uncle shampoo and conditioner for christmas.... He's bald
bbachelder13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother (step-dads mom) gave me second hand socks and a 1 or 2 year old Winnie the Pooh calendar. Swear to god I canโt make this up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt, who is far and away the most well off in my family, got me Virginia Peanuts. Like a small tin that you buy at an airport. Best part, she is from Georgia, Iโm from Virginia. The gift was definitely a last minute pick up as my dad was visiting his family before the holidays for whatever reason.
hubb412 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Troll 2 DVD in a work secret santa.
studoroma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$20 limit was set on Secret Santa at work. Co-worker gave me a key ring. A fucken key ring. Im never paticipating in that shit again.
Tacothechihuahua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A paint computer program. At my grandmothers house where there was no computer. On Christmas Eve. My mom insisted I open this gift then told me I could read the manual that evening until we got home in a week so I could use the actual program. This was circa 1991.
alcaraf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a Secret Santa in which we gave hints and a wishlist to, my Secret Santa apparently didn't have time to find anything so instead I received a box of Ferrero Rocher.
I'm highly allergic to hazelnuts.
heyCharley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I turned 11 my dad told me he had this great party planned for me. I was so excited. I didnโt see him that much so I was looking forward to a whole day with him. On my actual birthday it was my mom who ran the party and my dad was nowhere to be found. Later I found out he was on his first date with his now wife that day. I actually never celebrated my birthday after that.
ferah11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I got a huge WW2 style aviator jacket and I hated it, then a couple of years later after never using it I went to dump it at a donation box. I moved abroad and my parents sent me a box with gifts, they sent me a brand new aviator jacket, same color.
wenzalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father-in-law gave my son (from a prior relationship) a few of my husband's toys from when he was a kid. Our younger son got $25. It was a double whammy because they weren't his to give (they were my husband's and were just being stored at his dad's) and a blatant show of favourtism. It was so bad that my husband went NC for 6 months. He was so pissed. My father-in-law learned though and was given a very stern warning that if it ever happened again there would be a permanent no contact. It got a lot better after that.
timeflieswhen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who was the favorite? The one with the old toys or the one with the $25?
wenzalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The one with the money. They weren't even age appropriate toys...
LadyA052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex had the habit of hitting on every female around him. One Christmas he gave me cologne...except it was my mom's favorite, not mine. Ugh. Did he want me to smell like her???
penelopepoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas a few years ago, my 8 year old daughter got a paper sack full of expired, yet frozen, meat from her uncle. They say itโs the thought that counts. Heโs schizophrenic, so it was probably a pretty epic thought...
kdiddy23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My coworker received Lube from one of the other employees. Said employee was let go lol
freakyunicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex forgot to buy me xmas presents one year (or something like that, canโt really remember), panicked, got stoned, went to Walmart and bought me a set of NY Jets cups. Iโm a fucking hockey fan!
Mukro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me (and the rest of the family) toilet brushes for christmas last year. Currently trying to figure out a worse gift for him.
PandaMan332 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave someone coal. For a secret Santa.
Illiniath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a lot of stories that involve gifts from me.
My first girlfriend in high school liked to talk on the phone a lot, and all she wanted for her birthday was a call from me. Her birthday was on a weekend and I had completely forgotten but I was super happy that I got a chance to watch a few shows that I wasn't able to watch because I was constantly on the phone with her. She broke up with me very politely soon afterwards.
Tobiatrist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. It is an obligation, not a blessing.
Alkazei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Christmas themed bowl
Urijah--1094 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday, my mom got me a comb, a patterned durag, and a toothbrush. Not even a fancy toothbrush. Just a plain, boring toothbrush.
Pyroclast1c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a 14 or 15y old gamer I got a bunch of flowers from my mom for a birthday, at the same time I barely had any games. I mean.... they were beautiful flowers, but I just wanted Final Fantasy 9 man.
drunkstepdad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got married, struggling financially like most newlyweds, parents give us a timeshare. Wtf.
ervinyoung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An avacodo... Thanks
LadyA052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey that's worth a lot now!
mxlove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know why but my mom would buy me toe rings every year for Christmas when I was in my teen years..... my friends still laugh about it till this day...
jonnypui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was in elementary school, I've invited around 8 friends to my house for my birthday party and had given everyone loot bags when they have left. Couple months later during Christmas gift exchange, my buddy gave me back a used pencil from my loot bag package....
Kachwang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fake Bee movie script
thildemaria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sun tan lotion and a cheap perfume from the supermarket... From my then boyfriend, who knew I hate fake sun tan and only use perfume from Body Shop.
skygamerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of life
Cheeksie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
bitesizedfilm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 4 or 5, I found my mom eating the cookies and milk I left out for Santa. When I balked, I was told that Santa didn't exist and that I should go back to sleep. I was then given a small address book for Christmas that year. The binding was broken with bad glue squeezeout, and the covers were made to look like a tuxedo with cheap, thin felt. Pretty sure I didn't even know how to write yet.
NavyHM18700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me an outstanding present for Christmas one year: one of the free maps you rip out of the center of a National Geographic magazine. Apparently, she had decided to make the most of her old archive by giving me a single map she felt she could part with. Pretty sad, knowing sheโs travelled the world a lot and is pretty well off. I was 14 years old. That was the same year my parents decided to buy me an electric razor - something that made me feel as embarrassed as the Grinch at the time.
DaveLLD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in my early teens, there was a sound card by Diamond called Monster Sound. I desperately wanted it for Christmas, it's all I wanted for Christmas nothing else.
I got a laptop carrying case, and a bunch of blank CDRs. I did not have a laptop, and I also found out later that the laptop case came free with a gift they bought for someone else.
It was also the year that I was old enough that I stopped getting gifts at the big shindig at my Grandparents. I did not realize this (in retrospect it makes sense, there were just too many grand kids), so that was a pretty lousy Christmas for young Dave.
My parents are very good parents, so I don't want people to think I was raised by monsters, they've just always been weird / funny about gifts and I don't think they ever realized how much this event affected wee Dave.
Khajmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My asshole of a dad bought me a pair of boots for my 16th birthday. He said I'd grow into them. They fit him perfectly.
ThatGuy_Nick9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought me one of those battery powered scooters for kids under 12. I๏ธ was 18
AssOfARhino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents gave me a bicycle horn (I didn't have a bike) for Christmas, but they gave my cousin a used calendar for that year (it had writing in it and everything). At least she had 6 days to use.
MxyspetaQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday, my Taiwanese grandmother came by to drop off my gifts. She told my mom in chinglish that she had gotten some clothes from her church. As in, she took clothes from the donation box. It's not like she didn't have any money, she was still working at the time, but she handed my mom a bag of clothes, asked if I had gotten my period yet, then left.
When my mom and I took out the clothes, they were pretty plain, except for one shirt in particular which I can never forget: it was Olive Oyl, y'know, from the Popeye cartoons- except she was scantily clad and hanging from a stripper pole. My mom put it on and said she would keep it for the laughs, I'll have to ask if she still has it.
motorbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was 5, i got a desk chair for xmas. even if it hadnt been like a year untill i actually got to go to school, a fuckin desk chair does not make for a great toy for a 5 year old. that said, its quite solid, wood and metall and still uncomfortable today as it was 1980
Flashbangers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend got married a few years ago and I got him some 3XL Batman undies for the joke of it. He probably is a medium at most.
Also, same best friend just had a birthday this month. I bought him a box of Clif bars, two Monsters energy drinks, and gave them to him in a box with the four leftover one dollar bills I had in my wallet. To be fair he did laugh so hard he started crying when he saw the bills!
Edit: I am actually the worst.
schmittytwister7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A whole bunch of lollies..............Iโm a type 1 diabetic
companionquandary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a preteen to early teen my grandmother decided she would get me several different outfits each christmas (not terrible or strange) but she purchased all of the clothes from the maternity section at collards, they were all obviously maternity brands and shapes, think destination maternity with like billowy empire waists. I at the time was tall and stick thin, so it's not like oh that's the only thing that would fit me. I also was not pregnant or in any danger of being so. She wasn't senile at all and I have no idea what made her think let me get my preteen granddaughter maternity clothes for several years in a row. I was just confused and never said anything about it, I did wear some of the sweaters.
Also around the same time my uncle (who is just always a grade A asshole) got me and my sister Christmas presents that were obviously from the thrift store (I'm not knocking thrift stores) they had 50 cent prices written on them in sharpie and were both weird glass vessels with nothing in them. Looking back i think maybe they were gravy boats or something but at the time 12 year old me and my 7 year old sister were kind of like what the heck am I supposed to do with this.
bbw1818 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plastic street type sign that said Beach on it
shortstaxx713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My bf got a gift card when he was 12 to a mom and pop book store in New Mexico. He lives in Chicago. I believe it was for $15. He tried to go online to purchase a book only to find out the shipping would be more than the gift card....
pythonpsycho1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
AdamLDN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was younger I really wanted a skateboard, I remember seeing a cool one in a shop and told my mum. My dad brought me a skateboard, it was action man and I was 12
theumbrelIman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks are the shit
Ghostly_Nova ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A t shirt that was too small, made of shitty fabric and had a cat with a galaxy on it.
darealsunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used underwear with poop stains on it. It was my neighbor's dad's tradition and that was my first year as part of their family celebrations.
garshopolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Told my family of all the horrible experiences at restaurants. Rude servers, messed up orders, all around bad times. My bro in law gives me a really nice moleskine journal made only for recording experiences at restaurants. He wasnโt trying to troll me. Just honestly thought Iโd enjoy it. Infuriating and depressing.
dorilysaldaran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a SINGLE ticket for a music concert.
Yes, my brother knows how to do bad presents.
blue_surfboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school drama club, we would do a Secret Santa each year, but we made it so that it was three gifts over the course of a few days- two smaller gifts leading up to one larger gift, each of the three to be given on an assigned day. I don't remember who I got or what I give, but I'm normally very careful with what I give because I like to see people enjoying their gifts. On gift day number one I receive... nothing. And of course, I'm pissed, mostly because I see my friends enjoying their gifts. Well apparently, the guy who drew me lost my name and forgot who he had drawn, so he figured it would be a good idea to wait until that first day to see who was missing a gift. He didn't anticipate how annoyed I would get.
Gift day number two I receive... ten dollar gift certificates to McDonald's. Let me clarify that for you- a pack of ten one dollar gift certificates to McDonald's. And even worse, he decided to make the surprise even more "fun" by splitting up the ten gift certificates and giving them to random people in drama club to give to me. So all throughout the day, I had friends come to me with a smirk and a "This is from your Secret Santa." If I recall, I didn't even get all ten of them.
Final gift day, and I get... a candle. Just, one holiday decorated candle. As a 16 year old dude, I did not find this amusing at all, at least not when others were getting much better thought out gifts. His reasoning behind both gifts was that he saw I ate at McDonald's so much during tech week (this is true, but still), and he thought it was a nice candle. And before anyone says that maybe he couldn't get much that year, this was a guy who was the lead of every show, super popular, super good looking, involved in half the clubs in school, and from a very well off family. So, yeah, I was a little annoyed.
dkunze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was much younger, I played with the idea of collecting stamps. I had a nice book and had a few first day of issue stamps. My grandma thought that this was a nice hobby She took the time to cut off the cancelled stamps from the envelopes of all of the Christmas cards she received that year. She then put them all in one of the cut envelopes, crossed out her name and wrote mine. At that moment, I stopped collecting stamps.
Double_X_Helix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't from me but my mom recieved it from my grandma. Now we didn't have a really good relationship with grandma however I still don't think she deserved this. My mom opened a present box only to find a piece of string.
DrewPacheco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Jarodfucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
chlamydia
alexmit92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hearth full of shit ... literally, also that came with a toilet seat and some toilet paper. Yea I love my friends .
allreadireddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At around age 10 or something I was terrified of pot dolls (mainly coming from Slappy out of goosebumps) so one Christmas my uncle who barley has contact with us the rest of the year buys me a creepy as HELL pot doll like so creepy there's no way it could have ever been a nice gift for anyone.
Kotetsuya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I were planning a trip to Japan.
One of her brothers sent us, for Secret Santa, a book on how to make several origami shapes.
The limit was 75 dollars. It was the only gift they gave us.
tvdl06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess having 5 bath towels as christmas gift when I was 16 isn't as bad as the comments I'm reading. lol
ancientflowers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10 years old I got a camera strap from my grandma. No camera with it... Didn't own a camera...
inflective ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A trivia book with variant answers on general knowledge facts.
Edit: spelling
mang1982 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Home brand pack of cotton swabs
julianf115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At school, I mentioned to one of my friends that it was my birthday.
They said, "Oh! Here! Happy Birthday!" and handed me a banana that they had eaten half of already.
ricky8474 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used 20$ gift card with like 20 cents on it.
Ayyylookatme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pre-paid vacation that had a specific time limit (have to book by such and such a date). Person who gave it to me didn't even check with me. It was non-refundable. The date range was basically "the worst possible date range you could possibly present to me" and I had to let them know I couldn't use it. The scammy group had set it up so that the vacation was specific to a person and it was not transferable. Let's just say the gift giver learned their lesson on it. Worst also because I felt very bad for the person who spent 3000 thinking it would be the gift of a lifetime for me.
Ironically, within a month of that debacle, I won a vacation in the US Virgin Islands, and then one month later got told that the condo I was given a week in was wiped off the map by a hurricane.
CreekyGoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a wood burning kit when I was 10.
NurseMoxie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt was a grinch and was notorious for giving cheap gifts. As a child I receive, on different Christmases, silly putty, a dollar store yo-yo with a crack in it (that barely yoโed) and an off brand slinky (a โDinkyโ or some such nonsense.) She reached the height of greed the year she sprang for matching gifts for my husband and me- we each got identical plastic backscratchers. Mine was missing two โfingersโ and the both still had price stickers on them. They were $1.00 each, on clearance for 50 cents.
Helix6126 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Christmas gift was getting yelled at my mom. Oh and I quote that. Fun times
KitlersToeBeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Microwave popcorn that I wasn't supposed to eat because I had braces at the time.
Pearson23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad regifted the cool bright colored pants he gave to me to my sister at her birthday a month later. After he had cut them off to make them shorts. We lived a part so she wasn't with us at the time he gave me the pants. He was poor and laziness. I never said anything.
TheKZA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was pretty spoiled as a kid. I admit this. Every Christmas was usually a new gaming console or computer or bike or something huge.
The year I turned 18, my mum got me a VCR and a printer for Christmas.
I already had a VCR, but I had loaned it to her. I didn't really have too much interest in getting it back (it was 2000 and I had a DVD player). And it was cheaper than the one I had loaned her.
I also had no interest in a printer. Even in 2000, I had a loathing for printers and didn't think they were necessary. My mum, however, used my computer often for eBay auctions and paying bills. And guess who wanted paper records for all those things? So, even though my mum thought those were pretty great big box gifts, I saw them both as things she wanted.
The next year, I got a CD and a t-shirt. And that's how I was transitioned from spoiled teenager gifts to regular boring adult gifts.
m3gam3w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was around 14 my grandmother gave me a snow globe she was previously gifted and my 9 year old brother a box of energy drinks.
Sasquatch7862 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I๏ธ got a wall clock from my aunt and Uncle when I๏ธ was 12, the packaging felt really cool they the wrapping paper, the disappointment I๏ธ felt when I๏ธ opened and saw...a wall clock, crushing.
littlebrainbighead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A suppository.
That same year, a cousin gifted a pair of his skid marked whitey tighties.
My family doesn't really understand the "Chinese polyana."
PamBeasleysBarrette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad got me a butter churn last year.
EDIT: typo
Hanejay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young... Like eight or so my uncle's crackhead girlfriend gave me a bottle of diet pills and some other junk from their junk drawer. We stopped visiting them at Christmas after that.
3lls3ells ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a chef/ pastry chef, have been for about ten years. My aunt got me one of those infomercial type deals for pressing out perfectly cookies and frosting. It looked like a giant fake syringe that kids play doctor with. "Well, we know you like to cook! " like it was a little hobby I had on the side...
ill_jay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my aunt gave me a tube of cellulite cream with an applicator that rolls it on and i guess was supposed to smooth the cellulite. I was 11 years old. Also, it wasn't even a regular tube, it was a free sample from my aunts Avon business.
needausernameyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia. Lmao
Klockworc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A puppy from my sister.
My parents wouldn't let me keep it and made her bring it back. My gift was sadness.
Wahaambulance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was a year where all the aunts on both sides gifted the siblings and I soaps and 'beauty' kits.
Not usable soap. Y'know, the kind that cleans. I distinctly remember the dollar-store strawberry smell.
I was the oldest and around 10.
Later found out they were all in a redneck Mary Kay group. We probably got the shit that wouldn't sell.
LoganDonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Tricky4279 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated from high school, my Uncle gave me an old, based on its condition, gift certificate to a hunting/camping store that didn't even have a location in my state at the time. I found out later from a cousin that those certificates were used as rewards at my Uncle's work and that he would have 3 or 4 just sitting around at any given time. He gave my sister $200 folded into the shape of a mortarboard the year before.
-IdealisticRealist- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A name necklace with my name spelled wrong. Just smiled and pretended like nothing was wrong, haha.
CosmicMoonDog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was 14, my dad's wife gave me a few religious books. The reason for this was because she went snooping through my room once (yes, while I was out of the house) and decided that I needed new reading material after seeing my "Satanic" books.
The books in question were from "The Demonata" series, which have nothing to do with Satanism and have more to do with misery and fighting evil.
I ended up donating her gift a week later.
fliggidaflee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gift I received, but by far the best white elephant gift I've ever seen. Went to a friend's (We'll call him "J") Christmas party. Just a small get-together of 8-10 close friends. After we hung out for awhile and had a few drinks, J announced it was time for the gift exchange. It was the typical white elephant rules. Pick a gift and people after you can steal, etc. All of the gifts were small boxes or bags, except for one giant box. Fast forward to J's turn to pick and his eyes light up. Nobody had picked the megabox yet, so he was stoked to claim it. Everyone opened their gifts, J saving this to be last. When came time to open it, he tore off the paper with the exuberance of a 8 year old child on Christmas morning. He opened the box to pull out a very heavy rectangular item, wrapped in a trash bag. It made a loud clunking noise as he pulled it out, so he gave it an obligatory shake to discern what may be hidden inside. He anxiously removed the trash bag to expose a cheap, used microwave. At that point, J's best friend let out that he was the gifter, and that he had just purchased a new microwave several weeks prior, he just hadn't yet taken the old to the dumpster. The look of glee quickly faded from J's face. "But I put a little bonus gift you'll really like inside the microwave!" said J's buddy. A bit of hope restored, J's emphatically pushed the door button to find his "bonus". A bunch of liquid came pouring out as soon as the door cracked. "What. The. Fuck?!" yelled J, as he reached in and pulled out his bonus gift: a 24 ounce can of PBR, opened of course.
Tldr: Friend received an old broken microwave with an opened can of beer inside in white elephant gift exchange.
r1v3th3ad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Paying for my own gifts makes the list
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst gift I ever got was an Amazon Kindle - not because they're bad presents, but because I literally asked my (now ex) boyfriend not to get it for me. I don't like reading off of tablets and don't use them for anything else. When he asked what I wanted I said "socks. Just not a fucking kindle" A couple weeks later an amazon box with a Kindle in it arrived at my front door.
taylorcausey78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks . One sock was brown and the other was black . I was 8 and my cousin got a huge remote controlled monster truck from the same aunt that got me the socks.
nicolekrissy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Mr. Potter, per chance?
schmagelsbagels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a bag of 1500 q-tips about three years ago. At least I havenโt had to buy more q-tips yet.
Kasengan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great aunt gave me a computer game box and instruction manual with no game. Found out she gave my cousin the game itself without the box and instructions a few years later.
NeighborhoodPaperboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A painted Rock
seiclops212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 I received a wooden plaque from my parents that had a list of rules on how to be a proper lady. (I guess my goth phase wasn't very appealing to them.)
Paradox711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Although itโs not the worst compared to some of the ones on here, I swear to god if I receive another fucking lynx shower gel and deodorant set Iโm going to paw my god damned mind.
keembhurlee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A potato peeler. I've had it for a few years taking up space in my kitchen drawer and finally just used it this year for Thanksgiving- Lol thanks Mom.
bookchaser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dinosaur-shaped shampoo bottle when I was 6-years-old. I remember the period of confusion before my mother explained she had given me shampoo as a gift and my balling tears.
Anything I received as a teen when it was clear my mother had stopped trying. Cow-shaped creamer? I don't even drink coffee.
The soundtrack to Schindler's List after my wife asked weeks earlier if I would like it and I talked at length about how I would never want such a depressing soundtrack.
My preexisting copy of the soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Arc rewrapped by my wife because she dreamed (I guess) that I had told her I wanted it and she figured I had forgotten that I already owned it. Nope.
Yeah, I insist on being the one who buys the xmas gifts for our kids.
PM_ME_BOOBS_N_ASS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my aunt gave me a happy meal toy once
CreauxTeeRhobat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas, my family was on extremely hard times, so my siblings and I all received an IOU for $50 from my parents.
That's also the year I found out Santa wasn't real. 10 year old me had it rough.
gaymer_dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
dj_ames87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Luggage scales.
Corndog57 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shitty decorative plate with a crawfish on it. I was 24 and Iโm male.
bum_thumper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So i started watching game of thrones back when it was only on season one, and decided to start reading the books so i asked for the series. About a month before christmas, my friend had gotten a new kindle and decided to lend me his old one which had the whole series on it. I told my parents to not get me the books and that i wanted something else, probably some game at the time. Well, sure enough on christmas i open up my gift and its the game of thrones series, hardcover special edition. I sure loved it, but no longer needed the series, and since the edition i got was soo expensive i didnt get many presents that year, and didnt get the thing i wanted instead either (family is a bit on the poor side).
The kicker is, when i went to my other side of the family later that day, my cousin got me for her secret santa and had heard i loved reading, and got me this exciting new fantasy series that everyone is talking about. Yup, game of thrones. Whole series.
2 of my friends got a little extra from me that christmas
caffeinefreedom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was bullied a good bit through middle school, so one year my 6th grade teacher 'drew' my name for the gift exchange. She got me fudge. Which was nice.
Plot twist: when I got home from school and opened the fudge, it was crawling with really small ants. Thanks teach!
stimpaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Handle of wild turkey 101. Best/worst gift I've ever received. Long live my liver.
QulioCoolio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
pinkhaired_loser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My middle school friends wanted some expensive necklaces from me. I thought I should buy, I gifted. At the same day, they gave me a gift and it was a really really cheap pen
LWrayBay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Note Book (writing book not computer) with Golden Retriever puppies on it from my grandparents. If I were a 6 year-old girl, it may have been appropriate, but I was a 20-year old man. Plus the notebook was obscenely small, like 4x6 inches and only lined paper in it. I realize compared to others on this list it doesn't seem that bad, but it wasn't so bad that I could get by without thanking them for it. So i had to thank them for a gift that was clearly meant for one of my other cousins.
outerspaceblueberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
12 years old, Mom gets me a shower soap dispenser. You know, to organize my soaps. Just like every kid dreams of.
For the record, I only had one kind of soap, and it was whatever my mom bought me. I was 12, not into soaps, and had very little need to organize my one soap.
MeD1uM1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Sycoskater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Need someone to talk to? :(
yelljune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, my in-laws gifted me 2 microfiber kitchen towels.
This year, I got socks. Which i'm totally cool with.
galaxy2jake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dumb and Dumberer. Dumb and dumber was one of my favorite movies when I was in high school...my friend saw Dumb and dumberer in a bargain bin at walmart and thought Iโd like it. What a terrible movie.
Briatom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex girlfriend gave me Catan, no issue with that. But that Catan game was sitting in her living room out in the open for about 3 months prior. And acted like I totally wanted the game and didn't forget about my birthday.
SamuelMarston ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year we did a gift exchange with a handy questionnaire. In the box labeled "I don't need anymore:" I put "Dr. Who Toys."
The person who pulled my name bought me a whole box of Dr. Who stuff.
I ended up donating it to charity, which is fine, but it's the thought that counts and my feelings were skimmed over.
t_moneyzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The exact shirt I was wearing. Pretty sure the same relative had gotten it for me as a previous present.
imonfiyar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
family friend gave me a snow globe for Christmas, he attached his card on the outside. inside the gift box was another card addressed to him. open it up again to get the globe's box with another christmas card addressed to said gifter.
weenieoflinguini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lottery tickets
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gifted my brother and I wallpaper borders. We were 3 and 6 years old.
bernecady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A factory-reconditioned vacuum from my ex-boyfriend for my birthday.
I already had a (fine) vacuum.
bustedpotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
About 5 years ago my father gave me a small socket set for xmas that he got for free in a buy one get one free deal. Every christmas since then he has tried to give me the second set. He actually gave it to me one year and I gave it straight back, reminding him I already have one.
Guess what he offered to give me this year......
SpatialBasilisk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I have a step dad who has been with my mom since I was around 4 years old, he's basically my second dad, he's great and I love him a ton. Him and my mom had a kid when i was 7 (so half brother) and my step dads side of the family absolutely embraces him and love him unconditionally and get him amazing stuff for birthdays and Christmas some examples of things he has received from his side of the family are: stocks in wealthy oil fields in Texas, brand new gibson guitars (even tho I play guitar), a go cart, and he got to pick out his car and paid for the entire thing(not a car guy so idk what it is).
Examples of what I've gotten from the same people after seeing what my brother got: a PICTURE dictionary when i was 12, a coupon book to McDonald's when i was 14-15, a 20$ savings bond when i was 16, a stern hard lecture for falling into a prized rose bush and damaging it playing football, and most recently I got a 6 pack of Blue Moon while my brother got 200$ straight cash.
Me and my mom don't go to their families Christmas anymore. We both had enough. They are just old and we don't have the right blood.
LinkzWrath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
after my mother's husband retired from the Air Force we moved back to my mom's old hometown where my grand parents live. Next door to my grand parents was my grand Uncle (grand father's brother) and his son and grand kids. We used to visit every summer, so we would see these people at least once a year if not more, but never during the holidays. This year was our first with our grandparents and the extended family. We show up for dinner and festivities, and there is some gift giving. My mom's cousin gives her a basket of gifts for us, not wrapped because they had no time to wrap them after taking random crap from their miscellaneous/junk drawer to give to us instead of just saying they can't do gifts this year, or even that they'll have something later for us.
I got an old pair of tape player head phones with the plug cut off of it and the wires exposed.
playr_4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a hose when I was 7 cause my dad needed a new one.
dirtyveggie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, this was depressing.
SJ521-12015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday my parents forgot my birthday. They went out to Burger King and I was upset because they forgot what day it was. I texted my mom about it and she came back home and gave me her half eaten whopper. It was horrible.
She did feel bad she forgot she needed getting me a gift card for my favourite bookstore a couple days later, so I didnโt really hold much of a grudge.
Sheโs much better at remember now!
8-BitBaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my grandma started to deteriorate mentally, she bought all of her grandchildren clucking chicken soap dispensers for Christmas. I was around 11 when I got mine.
NameLessTaken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
20 dollar Wal-Mart card.
Now that in itself wasn't bad. But it was from my step dad as he passed out laptops to my mom and 2 step sisters.
Nafur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandad once got me a Britney Spears album for christmas. Thats ok I guess, but the following christmas I got the very same C.D., copied from the Original I had received the previous year.
TastyBleach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life?
retribute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could even get bad gifts :(
Tonycesar85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a plastic bag and a towel and a water bottle for my 21st bday. Only gift too. And my cake was weeks old bc It was on sale at costco weeks ago.
poopaloopapants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got a stapler from his mom when he was 10 or 11.
LemonBerryCake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Best Buy gift card for $25 with a few bucks on it instead
Gnostromo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
15th birthday. The year of getting learner's driver permit. All excited. Finally, can drive a car. Opened my birthday gifts from my parents.
Parts for my bicycle.
RainRobber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Christmas after my mother gave me up to the state, she gave me a leotard. It just made me realize she really didnโt love me or want me, nothing would have been better.
ihhi99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my wife and I were given a raclette by her grandparents for Christmas. We didn't really want so found a store which sold the same one and returned it for store credit.
The next year they gave us a similar sized box so I joked about it being a raclette..... It was a raclette.
That or when my parents hid Crash Team Racing for PS1 in a box of placemats and told me it was a place at designing kit.... I tried so hard to be happy with my gift.
hiroxruko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's 3 I remember very well
The year after N64 got released, I got it as a Christmas gift from my grandma but my aunt told me she was the one that bought it. When I asked my grandma why she liked, she went ape shit on her for lying. My cousin back up my grandma because he helped her by picking it up at Walmart lol
I keep getting body soap since my teen years and few years ago, I asked them to buy something else or nothing at all because everyone in my family gets something they wanted (like my aunt who gets stuff she never ask for like a new computer but gives it away after 2 weeks). No one in my family gave me nothing that year but my aunt from Florida did. She sent me nice headphones but I hate headphones that cover the whole ears but she tells me that's what I wanted for Christmas because her sister said I wanted it. I said I love it and would keep it. That's when my other aunt kept asking if I really wanted those headphones. See, she lied to her big sister to get another gift and believed that i wouldn't keep it. Bitch lied and hoped to get those headphones.
Last year, my cousin asked me if i wanted something that year and I asked for a laptop. He started saying "how about a tablet?" I said no because I had one already (because my aunt thought she broke her tablet and toss it in the trash. Yeah, it wasn't broken, just screen but still work. She forget to charge it) but no one knew and if I said it was the one that gave to his mom, he would taken it away. Dude started to get mad and said I should buy myself the laptop. Christmas came and got axe body wash from him, while they bought my aunt a nice Blu Ray player, which she went and gave it away lol
ThinkingBlueberries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is notorious for bad gifts.
17 years old - black and gold metal snail candle holder
22 years old super short hair - a hair dryer
25 years old, always hated chocolate - chocolate
Also sometimes she wraps presents and forgets who she was suppose to give it to and guesses...I'm guessing that is why I've received some of the above gifts.
HaroldHoltisamermaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A necklace that looked like anal beads when I was 7.
laz191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Glitter.
zoecorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do a gift exchange in our group of friends. This year I got a necklace from the company origami owl (garbage jewelry mlm). She's a seller and gets a discount but she bought me like the cheapest thing they sell and I don't even wear jewelry.
hannahapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas Eve, my grandma sent my mom out in the snow to go to the store to buy printer ink for our printer. The next morning as weโre unwrapping presents, my grandma is going on and on about how sheโs taking my two cousins on a week long trip to mall of America and theyโre staying in a water park hotel. Time for my siblings and I to open our presents from her...three cards, printed the night before on our printer, with the ink my mom just put at least $20 on for the night before... the inside of each one read, โI owe you a Christmas present.โ
Cyctor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Kleenex box.
Bucket_of_Nipples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A label maker from my Grandma that didn't like me.
PukefrothTheUnholy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe not terrible, but my brother talked up his gift to me for about 2 months, and when I finally opened it... It was a paperback copy of the book Running With Scissors. I hadn't read a book in 4 years at that point for personal enjoyment (thanks education!) And had never expressed any interest at all in the author or book.
I bought him and his husband cool wind up pocket watches with showing gears and all that steam punk jazz he liked. I no longer get them nice gifts.
InmortalYolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For two christmas in a row i asked for a PS1, the first one i got a bike so i wasn't mad and during the second year my dad got a promotion and a raise so i thought that for sure i was getting my PS1 that christmas, instead i got a yu-gi-oh! table game that was no where near the actual TCG or anything that i wanted
majesticbethany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a Chick-Fil-A card last year that had two dollars on it so they put two more dollars in with the card. Not too bad actually!
Creative_Oats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I'm late, but I had to share: I was once given "the internet as a book" .
This was literally a book with printed out websites telling me what they were and how to use them.... why?
FickleVirgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received a new record player styled as a phonograph that also played CD's, two Christmases ago. I neither own records or CD's after selling them all a few years ago before a big relocation with my boyfriend. My boyfriend who got it for me was thrilled to play all his records he'd been receiving from his grandmother that very day. Awkward to say the least.
TheHendryx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pennies
Knightsabez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A keychain that would beep if you can't find the keys. The only problem is that it's way to sensetive, so it would beep to the smallest sounds -.-
ecastr8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Po9mkk m Iu ok
MissPoppin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Takis which expired the next month after I received it.
ivegotfriends ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10, my grandparents got my cousins a trampoline.
When I said something to my parents about how the gifts from grandma and grandpa had seemed a little skewed this year, my mom told me that they do one big gift for alternating grandkids every year. My year was the one before.
I got a jacket with wolves all over it that was made for an XL adult.
flo850 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife pushed her mother out of our life after her last toxic outbreak. The last straw was this summer, when our lost son would have celebrated his first anniversary . That fucking witch offered us a onesie . styating "Hey, one of my cousin offered it for your son and I didn't have time to give it to you, why would I keep it ?" Because FUCK YOU, that is
zunkfunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD copy of Godโs Not Dead. Everyone in my family knows I donโt have a DVD player
bigtx99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Great grandma developed Alzheimer and I was semi young (pre teens, 9 or 10). I loved her but in a arms length kind of way. She would always get me these cheap dollar store gifts, like shampoo with power rangers on it when i was into them as a kid, or GI Joe coloring book when i brought over gi joes to play with when she watched me. You know, nothing over a few bucks, something expected that was related to what i like, but not something as a kid i was excited about, but its the thought the counts right?
That said, the worst gift...i mean I've got socks as a kid, or a itchy sweater or even a chipmunks Christmas cassette tape, all meh gifts, but the one that sticks out is when my great grandma forgot to get me anything and forgot I was there. Looking back I don't blame her at all, but i was pretty upset and cried about it later that day. I think it was because while I didn't quite understand what was going on with her mentally/medically at the time, I knew something was off and wrong, and i believe thats when i got a taste of mortality and death. I think it was more of losing some innocence about death and not understanding it truly, but knowing that it existed and not able to comprehend what i was experience, and having that challenged with reality as she died less than a year later. I still trace that Christmas experience for me starting to understand/have a concept of death.
I know thats way deeper than getting some already scratched off lotto tickets an expired movie ticket, but that non gift still sticks out to me.
imp_foot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this awful giant necklace from my grandparents, the thing was huge and had this tribal design on the front, they said they picked it out because I love tribal designs(Iโve never said anything of the sort so it was very confusing). My cousins got cute boots and purses and jewelry.. the next year I got a shell hot-glued to a chunk of fabric that was meant to be a belt and again my cousins got nice stuff like $100 Sephora gift cards and makeup bags. I havenโt gotten anything for the past two years..
Thenoodleydude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my grandma gave me the complimentary pajamas you get when you fly long haul.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother gave us fingernail clippers from the drug store on the corner. It was Christmas and i was 12.
lotsofguacamole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking Man's Bag and a pen from an uncle, when I was out of middle school. A bag and a pen!!!!
WeBredRaptors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Christmas my grandparents give all the adults in the family a Costco-sized bottle of Lubriderm hand lotion.
Nobody can even finish theirs before Christmas rolls around again and it's time for a new bottle. I'm pretty sure my parents have a closet-full somewhere.
SoDamnLong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me one used sock.
Fuckin' Dursleys
Richnou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got a pack of 3 blank VHS tapes from my dad for Christmas. That was in 2011.
Stands_on-21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A KISS chip bowl.
Soccermom233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Too soon?
Soccermom233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was an electric lint remover from my aunt.
gunmoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sopranos Trivial Pursuit game from my dad. ive never seen an episode in my life.
_irish_potato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine took a shit in a shoebox, wrapped it, and gave it to me days before Christmas. It sat under the tree until my entire house smelled like an outhouse. My parents still wonโt talk to him.
nr301 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of used shorts
Theodore_the_python ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coat rack, i was 17 and it was my birthday gift from an aunt. I live in arizona.
BostQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One christmas when I was a kid, my Auntie Nora gave me a t-shirt with her face on it.
thetuque ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Password saver device from my mom. To access the password you need to put a number in, so for example Reddit is the 9th password. You type in 9 and it brings your password up. It had an up, down, left and right button. You scroll through the letters and numbers with the arrow keys.
jameslickswaffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After being told by a girl I was madly in love with on my birthday that she thought my birthday was a week later I said I had only wanted to take her somewhere nice for it anyway as spending time with her was all I wanted I got dumped for being clingy, worst birthday present ever
Itiswhatitistoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift ever was from my husband... He gave me a mini snow globe ornament of Winnie the Pooh. It is smaller than the palm of my hand.
His reasoning? he thought I bought everything I wanted for myself (with his money) already.
Even if I had done that, still not okay. He has made up for it tenfold in the 15 years since.
westy_91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 or 8 my great grandmother gave me a costco size bottle of shampoo, that was already open and partially used. What 3 year old brother receive? A super awesome remote control car that he couldn't even operate. It was one of the ones that could flip over and keep driving.
My mom opened it up and my brother was trying to play with it, but couldn't get it so my mom asked me if I could show him how it worked. I was sitting next to my brother while he had full control of the controller showing him how to move and steer it on the back deck, when my great grand mother came out smacked me on the back of the head and said that I can't take his toy away and forced me to sit in the corner for 15 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love.
Seanusmaximus81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL what not to get my wife for Xmas this year...
whitepk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents gave me and my siblings a document shredder each. This was before the Peep Show episode where Mark's parents did this, I swear!
ElBomberoLoco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents got divorced when I was young and my father remarried the typical evil stepmother. She hated us and made it known. She was known for giving us intentionally shitty presents on purpose.
We live in New Jersey...so our football allegiances are pretty well known....generally, you're either a Giants, Eagles, or Jets fan.
One Christmas I got an irregular Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt....two sizes too small...with the "Irregular-Discount" sticker still on it. Fuck you, Eileen....
vfettke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was for a true white elephant gift exchange. I got stuck with a bunch of used lottery scratchers. None were winners
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a bumble ball in front of my immediate and extended family and my Mom said clearly to the room that it was because I used to sit on it as a child to make my nuts feel neat.
nhengstebeck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a box of pop-tarts when I was like 8.
DisneyMadeMeDoIt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather was the typical 70s door to door salesman, kinda greasy, a little sketchy, and a tightwad. His gifts tend to be whatever he found at a pawnshop or at an extreme discount, but I loved the guy.
One Christmas he got me an Eagle statue and because I was a big fan of grandpa I made a huge deal out of it in front of my whole family. Mistake.
The following years I received almost exclusively eagle theme gifts; Pictures, statues, stuffed animals, even a dvd or two.
Probably threw out 30 eagle themed gifts when I moved out, but I still have that first bronze eagle
gaudio54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking metaphorical "acre of land".
shot2400 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eragon the movie. Boy was I disappointed for Christmas that year.
iridophoric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma bought me the first 50 shades of grey book because she saw it was popular in the magazines she read. She was senile. Luckily I was 19 at this point and not a few years younger and more impressionable.
It's only the worst gift because once I found out santa wasn't real my parents stopped doing Christmas. So there's that.
angelkely1213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad won a basket at a church raffle for charity. It was full of purple things and he decided that since I liked purple, everything in there would be for me.
He wrapped everything individually and didn't even pay attention to what he was wrapping. Some of the gifts were alright, a cheap purple wallet and a cheap purple hairbrush, but some were just cringe-worthy. One was an erotic soap that was supposed to help improve your sex life. (I was fourteen.) Another was a Pet Soothing Spray. We had animals but they were calm and happy animals.
It was the worst gift not because of the awkward sexy soap, but he didn't even remember what was in it or bother looking at what he was giving me. The thoughtlessness is what made it kind of hurt that my own father didn't really think about the presents he was giving me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In middle school, my Secret Santa gave me an already-opened box of Bazooka bubble gum.
Typical Craig move.
BubbleteaBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my work we had a White Elephant with a $10 minimum. I ended up with a travel pack of tissues.
thatguyonthecouch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used candles.
Element00115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold.
WK6WW88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received an almanac when I was a teen.
mrsdorne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a hypochondriac. My sister gave my husband a book on "everything you can die of alphabetized by symptom" for Christmas.
You know I really hate that bitch.
BarakatsBurrito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a t-shirt that still had the tags that said it was on clearance for $2, it was a mens 3xl (I was a women's medium at the time), that said "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me" Granted, I did have a fear of clowns, but there was no way I could even wear it, and I never wore graphic tees anyway, so I'm not really sure what they were thinking.
DrinkVictoryGin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10, my aunt gave me a pack of thank you cards for my birthday gift.
waradin24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Red flannel pajamas
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a secret Santa at work I once received one of those mini bottles of water
stangg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a blue ferrari, but my dad bought me a red ferrari.
Dirte_Joe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnโt receive it but my dad gave a crappy gag gift to a student of his once.
Back in the 90s my dad (a teacher) had a student who grew up with nearly nothing, Mom made little money, Dad was a vet who was bound to a wheel chair, and they lived in a one room house no bigger than a two car garage. Well my dad knew he struggled with education so he told him that if he graduated, heโd give him a gift.
Well he graduated so my dad drove to his house to give him his gift. The kid, his parents, and my dad were all sitting in their house and my dad pulled out his gift, which was a staple remover. Silence kind of came over the room and nothing was said until his mom broke the silence and said โwell, what do you say?โ โThanks Mr. B.โ My Dad waited a minute before he started to laugh and said โwell thatโs not actually your gift, I just thought youโd need to use your actual giftโ and handed him a tissue box with a one sticking out. When you pulled it there were 49 other ones stuck together.
Kayseejae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
audreyophile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my sister. For Christmas when I was about 11 and she was 9, our Aunt gave me a beautiful pair of custom earrings. They looked like pandas because she knew they were my favorite animal and they were definitely not cheap. I guess she spent her entire budget on me because my sister received a pair of light switch plates. To be fair, they were decorated and very pretty, but they were decorated with scenes of pandas. My favorite animal, not my sisterโs. But regardless of how pretty they were, what 9 year old would get excited over light switch plates? What adult would be excited about them? Unfortunately, our Aunt has treated my sister and me this way our entire life so it wasnโt that big of a surprise when it happened.
victorinseattle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa - half used bottle of Vaseline lotion
MillianaT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a two-in-a-row from a brother-in-law for Xmas. First year, pierced earrings (my ears are not pierced due to cysts). Second year, the second in a book series where I had not read the first (and did not have it -- and this was, believe it or not, before Amazon!).
We laughed about it, he was trying! :)
unusualpickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
mine was probably when my uncle, who is notoriously bad at gift-giving, gave me a 2 pack of disposable cameras, well after the years where people actually used disposable cameras
Idontstandout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Adam Carolla, as a kid, received a shrimp deveiner for secret santa from his uncle. Adam had never had shrimp.
CookieOmNomster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ten years ago my aunt got me an ugly necklace and then gave my brother a monstrous chocolate dinosaur. She was so offended that I was more interested in the chocolate that she has never given me another present.
ThatBritishPleb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
but-its-provocative ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Not Christmas, not sure if this applies) At my baby shower for my daughter (first grandbabe on both sides for both sets of parents) my aunt invited a friend to attend with her (not a big deal, the house was packed). There were SO many gifts, I had my best friend jotting down who gifted what, and I received a $25 gift card for toys r us from this friend of my aunts, which was great of course. A few days later, I headed to toys r us to make some exchanges as there were a few doubles that we didnโt need and everyone graciously gave us gift receipts in case of it happening, and I grabbed some extras for baby. Go to check out and I want to use the gift card to pay for the extras, teller tells me that the card is empty. What?? I ask her to check again, and she says that the card was never registered with them, and that this was a โstolenโ card - essentially someone just grabbed it off the rack of empties and never bothered to put money on it. I was pretty embarrassed, the teller knew that I was returning doubles from my baby shower so she said not to worry and that it happens, but I was still so miffed about it. Like sure, come to the giant baby shower for someone youโve never met, eat tons of food and get free baby snuggles, and give me an empty gift card??
My kid is almost two now but I still remember how much this bothered me then, and still bothers me to this day ๐ก
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why did they do that? What an awful thing to do to a child
brokekatyperry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I had a very rich albeit very racist uncle. During the year he would always travel to foreign countries for business. Each trip he would get me a black baby doll and save it to wrap up for me for Christmas. It never failed. Every single year. My older brother would get something like a set of golf clubs and I would get...you guessed it, a black baby doll. I never had a problem with the black doll, I had a problem that he did it EVERY YEAR and would laugh till he was in tears when he saw my face when I opened it. To this day that is the only present I've ever received from him.
Captainshipman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, not sure anyone will see but my senior year of college our group of friends had a secret santa exchange. Not me but my friend got an umbrella. Like a 5 dollar drug store umbrella. The rest of us were getting games, books, art, etc. Some of us in the group had our own exchanges way above the price we set. But this poor girl got an umbrella from the man she had a crush on all because his girlfriend was there and he didn't want to make seem intimate at all. After being friends for years. It was talked about for quite some time.
Sikanda_Savant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A baseball, I didn't play, or own a bat or glove.
qt10005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Diabetes. On my 6th birthday
numnum30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother in law got me an outlet with USB ports instead of a normal plug in. He said he knew I needed to charge my phone and stuff so I should like it. He's an electrician.
MsM0nster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had some really awful gifts, but nothing tops my grandma giving my my first ever bra for Christmas in front of my entire extended family. As soon as I realised what it was I hid it back in the wrapping paper and she did not get a thank you hug for that particular present. I didn't event have any boobs yet and I personally think she scared them out of long term existence.
rosyrade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in fifth grade my class of about thirty did a Christmas gift exchange. I was super stokes because I got my best friend and only one at that, and we were both reading, and Animorphs has just become a thing. So my Mom and Got her the first four books, and I made my own wrapping paper for it and everything.
Gift exchange happened and guess who DOESN'T have a present? Me. Turns out my bully pulled my name and she just hadn't bothered getting me anything. So I was there, with no gift. Our Mom's new each other (grew up together) and I guess they talked it out, her Mom apparently didn't even know there WAS a gift exchange.
Fast forward to SUMMER. My mom cleans houses and being I was 11 years old, I would go with. One of the houses she cleaned was my Aunt's so at times my first cousin was there, so going there every Friday during the summer was a treat. Welp, hung half hazerdly around the door handle of my AUNT'S HOUSE was a used, broken 101 Dalmatians Umbrella.
I never understood why that girl hated me so much.
nooreos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My close friend got me a T-shirt with sequins and glitter all over it..
I thought it was a prank, because itโs not AT ALL something i would wear... so i laughed so hard
It wasnโt.. I apologized
parasite9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
GuysImConfused ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life Strategies by Dr. Phil
Infernals112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My teacher gave me a sachet of ketchup.
saarlac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ceramic Desktop cellphone holder shaped like a cat. It was 2007 or so. Iโm a straight male with no desk or cat.
yousonuva ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was in 2nd grade, a few days before Xmas, a door to door salesman came by selling what looked like Fisher Price tools. An over-sized blue screwdriver and orange wrench. I guess my mom hadn't bothered getting me anything up till then because that's what I got. They turned out to be filled with shampoo and liquid soap.
Year's later for Xmas she actually bought me a box of q-tips and a 3 pack of Irish Spring. It wasnt a statement on my cleanliness, I'm pretty hygienic, she's just a horrible person.
powerlesshero111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A crappier version of the tool set I received the year prior. From the same relatives.
andresostos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Puzzle glue
kayexgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa back in high school, my santa forgot my gift. His friend was gifted peanut butter chocolates but since he was allergic to peanuts, gave it to my santa who then proceeded to gift it to me. I got a regift regift gift. I don't even like peanut butter candy. Next year's secret santa, my santa was the teacher who completely forgot. I gave up having any expectations from my santa anymore.
ryanrat09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cleveland browns jersey
CrisisH3ro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th birthday my grandpa woke me up at 5 am and said we were going somewhere, i thought coffee and donuts to start the day. Unfortunately for me, he thought it would be best to smack walnuts off of trees with a giant pole in public while it was 25 degrees out.
brover94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but for my 18th birthday my ex bought me a MLP playset because she thought I liked that show. I tolerated it for blowjobs.
Also, for a mental picture. Iโm a 6โ heavily bearded, gun toting, truck driving, redneck looking mothafucka. Iโm not saying judge a book by its cover, but holy shit, the looks when I opened it at my bday party and had to pretend to like it? Jesus.
FromZtoB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I received an animal pelt from one of my favorite animals (not one I knew personally) from a family member. It still had a bloody hole in it from where it was shot.
Worst birthday gift ever.
manimahal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really a gift but when I was 12, I had won a bike race at a small local event where I used to live. I was a Sikh(Sikhs don't cut their hair) back then and I was awarded with a shaving cream set. I had no idea how to take it home to my parents.. So I lied and said I did not get placed.
FantomenK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A VHS-documentary on bees, in English. I was 7 and Swedish. Couldnt even understand the narrator...
peachy921 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Several to chose from:
Soap at age 10 in a Secret Santa. Loveโs Baby Soft at age 10 in a Secret Santa. Wonderhangers at a work Secret Santa. Cheap candy and a dollar store heart jewelry box for a high school Secret Santa as the big gift. Body spray at a work Secret Santa.
But the worst Iโve seen at the Work Secret Santa parties were a bobble head, a t-shirt work gave us all months earlier, a cereal box of pork rinds, and a box of pudding. Shitty gifters ruin the fun.
allumeusend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we first started dating, my now husband got me a Red Sox hat for Christmas.
I am a die hard Yankees fan.
He is very lucky I liked him because that would have been a dealbreaker with most other guys.
JohnyXCZ303 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I think about it I've yet to receive a bad gift, seems I'm lucky. That doesn't mean I never gave a bad gift.
I asked my friend what would he like for Christmas because I had no idea what to get him. His reply - "No idea, a bottle of water, a pack of gum, whatever, I don't care." Okay then, I got him a bottle of clear water, a pack of gum and a razor to come with it because we all made fun of his mustache. Now that was obviously just to make fun of him, the "real gift" was a Steam gift card which I assume he put to good use. We all had a great laugh that day.
Blueflamealchemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A camera. My husband told me was going to buy it for me. I told him I donโt want/ or need a camera. He said he was going to get it. This went back and forth a few times. Guess what I got? I was pissed. It showed me his lack of listening and understanding.
clairencia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst but also the most interesting: a scratch off lottery ticket that was already scratched off (needless to say, it was a losing ticket)
ijritchey2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a glass vase with a huge chip in it at the top. It was from my step-grandma that doesnโt like me. She works in a thrift shop and I later found out it was from the reject pile. Oh and I was only 11 years old!
capitanchayote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A large can of clam juice. Seriously. An actual quart of clam clam juice.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL quarts of clam juice exist
Partwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Place mats as a wedding gift from my sister in law.
thefockstopshere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one still makes me cringe.
Two weeks before the big day, my exMIL had me follow her into her bedroom with her mother also in tow. She said she bought me a little something and wanted to surprise me. Iโm thinking, โcool, more kitchen ware/household items for my exH and I,โ but my excitement turned to shock and horror when I opened the gift box to reveal a sexy satin white nightie with matching satin g-string thong. I feigned gratitude, but was repulsed at the idea of wearing lingerie that my exMIL bought for me. For my wedding night. With her son. The very last thing I wanted to think of while having newlywed sex was my MIL.
Yeah, so that gift went โmysteriously missingโ and quickly.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god how did she not find this strange??? Who buys sexy things for the sons newlywed SO? ?
J4BC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Baby_Doll94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my husbands 12 year old cousin- last Christmas my husband mother (my mil) actually took the time to go to the store and get a jar of red pasta sauce (store brand) and wrap it up for this poor kid. Iโve never seen someone so confused. He looked at her and asked โwhy aunt Lisa??โ And she said โdonโt you like the color red?โ
lavitat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used tape recorder from my dad and stepmom at Christmas eve. It was the only present i got. I had a smartphone at the time, and had no use for it. They were so poor they were giving out old stuff they no longer needed. So sad to watch. I was 15 at the time and could do nothing to help. It hit me hard opening that and realizing how bad things were.
I mostly lived with my mom who was better off.
quadnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great-great-great grandpa got the congressional medal of honor for saving his platoon.
AZSubby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not bad gifts, but bad form.... as a young, curious guy that loved to learn a lot I used to get great trivia games and things like that from my grandparents. Lovely gifts.
The twist is - they would always be opened. My grandfather would open them, study and learn the answers, and then proceed to beat his young grandson at the trivia challenges he just bought me so that I always knew he was smarter.
Bad form.
jacksonh_56 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a $5 gift certificate to Hibbett Sports.
cuzisaidit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a brother. My mom bought my wife a treadmill and my brother's wife a entire house clean from a local cleaner.
MrPartyRocket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The leather keychain that comes with a wallet.
xeno111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:19 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother in law somehow mixed up Christmas lists. She used the same one as the year before. I guess she didnโt notice she was buying the exact same things weโd already got a year before. Never told her.
snarky_steff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cat brought a mostly dead snake in through the cat door last weekend. When I got up to pee it was laying in front of my bedroom doors threshold. I found the broom & dustpan to transfer the small, mostly dead, garder snake to anywhere outside of my house. When I poked it with the broom I found out it was only mostly dead. I squeaked. My now exboyfriend, who is also afraid of snakes, had to do it. He flipped it into a trash bag and took it outside.
Kryptek_Sp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a physical gift but my Ex wrote me a note about how much she loved me and how I was the one, etc... The next day she ended it with me. So not a bad gift at the time but in the long run it sucked, a lot.
pog7776 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Ben 10 toothbrush
I was 16
Cinova ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago for my birthday (turned eight) my uncle wrapped his gift for me in tinfoil and the big reveal was a giant stalk of broccoli.
Jacobahalls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life...
PM-ME-UR-RECIPES-PLZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A text message
"Happy Birthday"
From Dad and Mom
tew13til ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blockbuster giftcard
SoulPatent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma would give me toothpaste and regift toys I left at her house.
kielbasa330 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Back to the Future trilogy. In FULLSCREEN
Baiji12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Bombastik_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of socks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I received one orange towel as a wedding gift from one of her relatives. All we could do was laugh.
USCplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 13 I had gotten a copy of Warcraft 2 and for some reason it stopped working. My dad was running errands one day and I gave him the game and asked him to exchange it because it was defective... Fast forward a few months and it was Christmas morning. I open up one of my presents and what is it. The copy of Warcraft 2 that my Dad had gotten in exchange those months ago. He just laughed when I called him out on it.
Cats_have_teats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My copy of a book I'd lent to someone given back to me as a birthday present. Still better than nothing :)
kelbel922 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As my Grandfather started to slowly lose it later in life, his gifts got weirder and weirder. One Christmas weโd get checks for a couple hundred bucks, the next weโd get monogrammed toothbrushes and fanny-packs. The best was the year he sent a huge 2โx3โ framed reproduction of John Trumbullโs painting, โSigning Of The Declaration Of Independenceโ. After unwrapping it, all of us just looked around at each other like โhuh??โ I ended up donating it to my High School US History teacher. I miss those checks, though.
Sheraff33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chamberpot.
Of_Z_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A travel sized jar of Nutella that was already opened.
Zen_wuzit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dish towel and pot holder for an 8th grade Christmas party.
HounddogGray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8, an uncle gifted me a shirt that was way too large for me. Years later, at 6 feet 1, I found that shirt and it was still too large for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A re-gifted jigsaw puzzle with one piece missing.
Mr-R3setti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a lap desk from my boyfriend for my 21st birthday.
Standup4whattt88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A #1 key chain
sausagefingers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $25 Facebook gift card... From my in-laws... For my 30th birthday...
adj_ctiv_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I always see multiple of those "bath kits" in peoples homes. You know those little gift baskets of body wash, lotion, a pouf, etc. No one ever uses them.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐จ I frickin love those
MadBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love frogs. I've had tree frogs and toads as pets, and I accumulated a lot of frog knick-knacks from coworkers and friends.
Back in my old job, one of my coworkers went to Mexico and gave me a coin purse made from a real toad as a souvenir. She didn't realize it was real and thought I'd think it was cute. :D
LadyJR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used movie gift cards that had nothing in them. It was secret Santa in my last workplace. It was my boss. Quitting was the best thing
gibmoniespls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me a can of paint thinner for a model plane, except I lost the paints and the parts to the plane were broken.
The can's been sitting in my room to this day, 4 years later.
MSDakaRocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sea Monkeys (brine shrimp) for Christmas. I was 20 years old and we had been near best friends since we were 5 years old. I'd already realised he was a shitty selfish friend, we were already at odds and that sealed it. I spent months finding the perfect gift and I genuinely don't believe he tried, or cared.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aw man I fucking love sea monkeys. Just cool little shrimps doing shrimp stuff actin all shrimpy
MSDakaRocker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:53:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wish you were there that day, you could've had mine :p
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:03:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would totally have traded you so we both had cool presents
BroBeansBMS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was friends with a kid in 8th grade who seemed to be hated by his parents. For Christmas that year his parents decided to take everyone in the family to Disney, but left him home so someone could feed the cats. His gift was a printer that his Dad needed in order to work from home.
This poor kid was so quiet and unassuming and I๏ธ could never figure out why they treated him like that.
punkerster101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given a garden hose last year by a close family member then a bucket with a spounge for my bday a few months later
webscott1901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible as a wedding present with a letter noting sections about obeying my husband. I kept the letter she sent but gave the Bible away unread.
Csoltis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a 50 dollar chipotle card with nothing on it. :(
nomnommish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone gifted me a corporate plaque that they presumably got from their company. You know, one of those things companies give you for employee of the month or for completing a project, and that you keep on your desk as a trophy.
Firstly, i hate the damn things. Secondly, this plaque or trophy was inscribed with the name of some other company.
JSipe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dad got me a kayak. I don't kayak or have any interest. Apparently it was a really good deal, though
jplong29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And friend and I gave a jar of 1000 lady bugs for a white elephant gift once
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Poor lady bugs
jplong29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:15 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah theyโre dead now
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:28 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
:(
maralagotohell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my father in law gave me a book called something like "you're wrong" about knowing when you are in the wrong. he also gave me a copy of a book with a title about self control and how to develop it. needless to say, he's an asshole... when my gf was a kid he would wrap up her socks and stuff that he had already given her and put them under the tree. last year she got a bunch of markers from her childhood bedroom wrapped in a jar.
LeonardSchraderpacke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was given Brussels sprouts coated in fucking Ferrero Rocher chocolate. With the peanuts and everything. They were all sealed back in the original packages and looked absolutely normal. Worst chocolate experience of my life.
PocoTheTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year after 3 white elephant gift exchanges i had accumulated a grand total of 2 purses, a coconut and the obligation to pitch in 20 dollars into the yearly gag gift pot that i have no real chance of winning from. Im a male who doesn't like the taste of coconut.
lumiro24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the day, I was really into Backstreet Boys as they were becoming popular. Everyone knew who they were from TV to Burger King toys honoring them. So my aunt decided to get me one of their CD's....she got me "Blackstreet Boys." A very clever band name for those relatives that are so disconnected from the social culture.
Callyentay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One left handed oven mitt. I am not left handed.
Scat_fiend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not received but given. I thought it was a nice gift for my dad and he is horrible to buy for and I really didnโt want to get socks. It was a framed picture of a Ferrari. I thought it looked nice. At least I put a lot of thought into it. It was opened and I got thanked without complaint. It then stayed on a table in the living room out of the way but visible for four months, no one quite sure what to do with this clearly hated gift. Later it got put into a cupboard because it would be rude to throw away a gift no matter how unwanted it is.
amiprettytho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex-boyfriend gave me a copy of โThe Notebookโ that his ex-girlfriend had left at his apartment, because Iโm a girl and โgirls love this shit.โ I was not NEARLY as giddy as he thought Iโd be.
ChetRipley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, my lovely father and step-mother owned a trucking company. All of us kids always got the same presents, whatever they had stolen from the clients' they were hauling for that time of year. Sometimes it was the t-shirt for the team that didn't win the Super Bowl, sometimes it was defective pogs on the way to the recycling plant. Never, ever had to do with what we were interested at the time. One year, we all got portable deer hunting stands and it took awhile for anyone to figure out what the fuck it was and what we could possible do with it.
BorealBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A homemade microwave potato baker that had a steel wire in it and a dirty used can opener.
InfinitelyAbysmal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got an elmo toy. I was 12ish.
StonerDucky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For me it was a gift from a co worker for Christmas. It was a fuckin hella cheap LED flashlight from Aldis that he paid like 2 bucks for. Broke within a week. I took it as an insult smh. Might as well not go me shit.
Flixatide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I kept asking for a bike for Xmas for years and my parents kept promising me a racer/road bike - between the ages of 8 and 11, but it never came though until finally, when I was 12 years old, it was finally happening! I was so excited!!! Even though the wrapped up bike didn't look like a racer, more like a BMX, I'd take it! I was pumped!
But come Christmas Eve, I ripped off the wrapping and ... it was a banged up, hideous yellow colour, girls bike. With a shitty torn brown vinyl seat and broken gears. Possibly tassels on the handlebars to boot.
Probably worth all of $20, at a time when cool BMX bikes were a $100 (yes this was a long time ago).
I ran from the room crying and even today, I still can't believe my parents did that to me.
Paria2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a White Elephant gift exchange at my sons 11U Baseball Christmas Party my son received a $9 Jim Beam Bar B Que Set from Wal Mart ... Fucking people.... That meant a trip to Wal Mart for me after the party to make up for that.....
kingfrito_5005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL Grandmothers are bad at giving gifts and or exceedingly cruel and vindictive.
Toe_mas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 I received a toilet seat wrapped in a dominoes hotbag. My mom was a manager there. I was less than pleased. I tried to make everyone ask me to use it before they pooped.
gallimaufrys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:15 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is a doozie. She never really gave up the depression era thinking, especially for gifts and is also hilariously inconsistent. One year I got 100$ in a card and my brother got a cheap disposable camera from the supermarket (I gave him 50$ - turns out the camera had been used). The next year we both got a gift voucher for the chemist in her town which is on the other side of the country. For my brother's 21st she gave him yep raffle tickets to her church raffle and said if she wins he would get the BBQ.
Last year we went there for Christmas and all the grandchildren were there. She made a lucky dip bag from things around her house which included a single fork still in the packet for 4 , one knitting needle, pair of what I assume was new granny pantie style underwear (we all avoided that like the plague), a readers digest from 5 years ago and a ballpoint pen.
She will also take things from my uncle's to gift to people and he spends half of Christmas telling people how he has a tea towel just like that!! He's twigged now.
Rabbit929 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We used to do a Secret Santa at my restaurant job and one time one of the kitchen workers gave me a broken clock and a tube of used lipstick.
fablechaser130 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my eightteenth birthday i asked for a new pair of shoes because my old pair was falling apart. I got a pair of work boots and a pack of undershirts. My parents wernt even attempting to be subtle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 Walmart gift card.
trwwyco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 2-year outdated calendar.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gigantic jar of coconut oil as a white elephant gift at work. While I'm all for practical gifts, I find coconut oil to be all marketing and rather useless and unhealthy. I gave it to my sister-in-law who is a slave to trends. She was thrilled.
fogcity1701 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ex from about 15 years ago gave me a heart shaped glass container filled to the tits with cinnamon hearts. And I hate cinnamon hearts. I'd rather eat out Baddie Winkle than put a cinnamon heart in my mouth.
res30stupid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got this Wii game for table tennis made by Rockstar. I hate table tennis, and the controls were shit.
4themayor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Post hole digger. I had no reason to own one at the time.
mr_magnatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did a secret santa at work and I was my manager's secret santa she was so excited n shit but when it came to the day when we opened our presents she gave me a tiny 99cents Chinese magnet calendar that was smaller than my phone (galaxy s5). Im not even Chinese I couldnt read any of the messages and even if I could read Chinese I still wouldnt be able to read it cuz the text was so small. Wasnt a horrible present I guess but I definitley have little to no standards now.
harbours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt always gives the worst, cheapest gifts imaginable. Instead of just putting ten dollars in a card (which would be more useful), she buys the cheapest things she can. One year she got me silver cross earrings. I do not have my ears pierced, nor do I believe in God or ever have.
notananthem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Skullcandy beanie with built in hard speakers and a really long wired 1/8" jack from my mom. It was super nice intent but the product is terrible.
KaKawww ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life :(
xafimrev2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child I wanted nothing more than the die cast Voltron Lion set. All I asked for on my Christmas list was Voltron, Voltron, Voltron. It was very expensive and we weren't all that well off.
Come Christmas day my mom hands me this package and is super happy to have me open it. As I open it she's like, "That's the one you wanted isn't it sweetie?"
I opened it and my eyes couldn't believe what I got. It was this. http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery2/gallery/d/35771-9/P5108624.jpg Albegas Voltron/Voltron 2 that was never ever even shown in the US but the crappy toy some how made it to our local Children's Palace.
I cried, my mom cried.
Worst Christmas ever.
Couple years later my brother got the whole Lion Voltron set. Wtf??
MachoVerde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 25 years old. My uncles family got me a brown t-shirt with a cartoon truck on it. The kind of truck that you would see a toddler wearing, Iโm surprised it was even made in adult size. My uncle is notorious for giving shitty gifts.
pittypitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Star wars ice cube maker - the one that made tiny Han Solos in carbonate. Melts in your drink in seconds.
Backerman5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a beheaded, naked Ken doll, with a corn muffin to replace the head. (It was a white elephant gift.)
matthewpiccu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen. It didnโt work.
CrotchWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aunt of mine, who i absolutely love, has a habit of gifting the most bizzare things she can find. Now since we both have a love of flea markets and junk shops, I'm the only one who is bestowed her most colourful finds while everuone else gets doll's, T-shirts, etc... Some of the things I've gotten for Christmas include; A really buff statue of the Egyptian god Anubis, a victorian syringe box, a miner's oil lamp, and a 1930's floor wax canister with a full color ad for the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.
Worriz129 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a football. However, I am a 100% nerd. So yeah.
MickGinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
Omally21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A trip to live in a grouphome for a year from my grandfathers bitch girlfriend on my 17th birthday
moxiesmiley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gag gifts when I asked not to receive gag gifts
RRnld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if a family member or friend has a very specific hobby like a musical instrument or computer building fanatic. Don't buy them gifts for that hobby, get them a gift card or make sure you know EXACTLY what they want.
Every year my parents buy me a bunch of guitar strings and guitar picks that I really don't have a use for. They've bought me a wah pedal even though I only have an acoustic, electric guitar strings, and tickets to a Nickelback concert. I'm not trying to sound ungrateful, I know their heart is in the right place, but if they're gonna put money towards a hobby id prefer it not to be something I won't use
Befuddled_Cultist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An Altoids Ginger Mint container filled with pocket change. I think it had less than a dollar inside.
RadRhino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend junior year of high school always talked about how much she hates when people give "joke" presents because "it means they don't actually care about or know the other person." We had been dating for five months, and she was really excited to give me my Christmas/Channukah present. It was a poorly made, knock-off version of Candy Land called "Kosher Land" because "you're Jewish!"
I think I got her the Postal Service record.
sistatothenight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My motherโs ex boyfriend (who was a correctional officer at the time)got my a pair of menโs 2X sweat pants from the prison commissary.
KMstadt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me some โfossilized dinosaur poopโ for my 20th birthday...... pretty sure itโs just a rock from the yard, but he was so proud of it that I had act happy about it. My dad is an entertaining man. He also gave me an IOU for a Christmas gift as a kid, saying heโd get me a horse saddle that year. Never did. He did however a few years later get me cleaning supplies and his friends dirty saddle to โtake care ofโ.... meaning I cleaned a huge dirty saddle just to have it for a couple of weeks until he got around to taking it back to his friend. Again, he doesnโt even realize he does these things.
baconsalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few. They aren't actually BAD gifts just bad gifts in context.
From my gramma when I was 10 I got lime green rugby pants with 3" elastic cuffs and a matching, short sleeve sweatshirt. My cousins each got a TV.
The same gramma, my brother and my mother all chipped in for a set of $25 dishes for my wedding. My cousins got $1000. They all broke that first year from going through the dishwasher.
Again for my wedding, from my dad and step mom I got an ugly, unframed art print that was a re-gift. 10 years later I found out dad actually gave us $1000, my step mom stole it and slipped us the crappy gift. To this day it is still rolled up in my crawlspace. I refuse to pay to have it framed.
My inlaws are much nicer thankfully.
cement-skeleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave my daughter a birds nest she found on the ground. Grandma had good intentions, but she missed the mark by a little bit.
clmns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a bit late but here goes. It seems to be a theme here that a lot of the worst gifts are from school secret santas, probably because kids are lazy so always do last minute presents. My worst gift ever was from a classmate named Michael. This was in the eight grade. My secret santa was Michael and I received (1 week later than everybody else): a handful of candies, and a tube of toilet roll cardboard. Like, the inside of a roll of toilet paper. To top of that bizarre fucking present, the candies were all hazelnut/Nutella based; I am allergic to literally one food on this planet that I know of: hazelnuts. Also, this dude was my friend, so he definitely knew I was allergic to hazelnuts. I have to this day no idea what he was thinking.
Caraphox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 8 or 9, my mum's cousin gave me a torch and some batteries for my birthday. Not some kind of bright funky torch for kids, just a grey one that looked like it should just go and live under a sink. It so happened that I was going through a serious 'spy' stage - binoculars, secret log book, magnifying glass - I thought I was Harriet the Spy - so to me it was a tremendous gift, perfect for some night time espionage, (my mum's cousin would not have known about these leanings though). He also gave me some other small gift that was mildly strange but made more sense for a child - can't remember what is was. As I was beginning my obligatory thank you note, my mum said something along the lines of, 'just say thank you for the X, don't say thank you for the torch because it was obviously either a mistake or they didn't care about us knowing they'd put absolutely no thought into your gift', and I was like 'but I LOVE the torch!' and proceded to write the most enthusiastic letter of thanks I have ever penned to this day.
I think he probably did give me the wrong present accidentally, and when he received the letter thought a) how embarrassing, I must have given Steve from work the My Little Pony as his secret santa and b) what a sarcastic little shit
WorkThreadGazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a gift card to Shop-Rite (grocery store chain for those not in the NY/NJ area). From my mom. With $10 on it. That's all I got that year. Needless to say our relationship wasn't really much to begin with and that pretty much topped it right off.
Clayman2198 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated Highschool in 2012 I received a bible from my great aunt with my name on the inside. Only it wasnโt my name, it was my little brothers name. Thing is when my little brother graduated Highschool last year, he got a bible and his name was written in it and not mine.
joshuabeebe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a hat radio. It's even more dorky than it sounds. It wasn't even a nice hat. It was like a trucker hat with a brick sized radio attached to the side haphazardly. It had a surprisingly long antenna too, all things considered.
My grandmother wasn't known for finding the best gifts, but it's the thought that counts. I remember when she sent hard boiled eggs for easter.. via the regular mail. Not refrigerated. It was not a pleasant smell.
Footmix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my brother was 10 he REALLY wanted some Nerf guns. My mom was against the whole toy gun thing so she decided to get him something "sports" related... She gave him a croquet set for his 10th birthday.
scottamus_prime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret Santa with a $2 minimum, I was just handed a toonie from the guy who drew my name.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty similar to most of the stories here:
When asked what we wanted for Christmas, both my brother and I said lego because we love lego. Anyways, Christmas morning comes and my brother and I eagerly wake up to check out our lego but as it turns out, Dad had found a great deal on some cheap digital cameras and bought one for each of us...along with a bunch of AAA batteries and a nickleback CD for us to share. That was a pretty quiet ride back to our mom's house.
While we are on the subject, I've discovered a Christmas hack that I have been implementing for the last several years: Don't ASK for anything for Christmas, let people gift things to you that they think you'll like. If you get a gift that you really like then the person must know you really well and/or thought carefully about it. If you get something kind of lame or impersonal you'll know its time to get to know that person better, or maybe stop knowing them... Its a win-win
RuinedEye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
peace_puffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10 and asked for Dragon Heart for my Christmas. My grandma bought me Brave Heart. Not the type of movie most young girls would enjoy.
MistThePerfume ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tiny analog clock to put in my closet for Valentine's Day...because it takes me a long time to get ready. If this gift were actually going to help me to not run late, as it was intended, that shit better be big and bright so it's all up in mah face! Not something the size of a matchbox. Insulting AND ineffective.
dzyneourworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle head coached in the nhl for 20 years and during his time, we received mcdonalds coupons for xmas one year.....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, both of my cousins got a $500 laptop from my grandmother, but I got a ziplock full of cookies where she used salt instead of sugar.
Bojangles9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure that this qualifies, but my aunt always tried to both give me a good gift but also annoy me every year.
One year she gave me 150$ which was sweet! but she did it by filling a 10lbs bucket with coins. Not just Loonies and Toonies (1 and 2 dollar coins for my non Canadian friends) but with nickles, dimes, and quarters. Oh and around 10 dollars of it was pennies, thats 1000 pennies.
Another year she gave me a guitar hero set with the drums and guitar, awesome! But she left it in the trunk of her car and set me out to get it Christmas morning, but she didn't unlock it immediately and also set of the car alarm so that i was outside in the snow in my pjs with people looking out their windows at me for a good 2min.
Unfortunately now that I'm 26 these traditions have stopped. She still does the odd thing like give me 200$ in 5$ bills but each one was individually wrapped in tissue paper and hidden all around the house which was a huge pain in the ass because at one point i had just over half of them found and spent the rest of the day looking under couches and in the garage (JOY)
As i said they were all great gifts just given in the most annoying way possible.
She has promised that one year she is going to freeze a bunch of money in a block of ice and have it delivered by an armored truck since she works for one of the big companies here in canada.
rygy267 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
maxraem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I started a new job in a new city.. made brief coffee room chat that I joined a new gym also. That very person I was speaking to got me for secret Santa and in front of the whole office I received a pedometer and a tube of A5/35. Of course no one else was aware that I just joined a gym.. but they did cringe along with me as I (a plus size woman) opened the very shitty gift..
clayphish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a my own sticker book as a gift from my oldest bother. When I opened it all he did was laugh. It wasn't a gag or anything. Just him being a douche bag.
crocosurfer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A brand new toilet ! .. .Thanks.dad!
UBlisteringBarnacles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used eraser shaped like a wheel....
But we were 12, middle income class, and it was his โluckyโ eraser. Thank you pal... used it till all that was left was the small metal in the center. It was simultaneously the worst on paper but the best on thoughts gift I ever got.
moderatelyopiated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin's husband became very, very wealthy. We are not. My parents routinely spend a couple of hundred dollars on my cousin's children's birthdays to take them to a show, or have a day out, or whatever... just like they did every birthday for my cousin herself.
Last year for my birthday, my cousin gave me a $20 gift card to AMC movies. AMC does not operate a single theater within a 100 mile radius of where I live.
This year for my birthday, my cousin gave me nothing, which was actually an improvement over last year until it occurred to me as I was writing this.
One of the most troubling things about it for me is that she's not actually a monstrous person or anything. I do not know if she simply stopped caring or if her husband has been complaining or what, but other than this we have a good relationship that is frankly being ruined by the resentment this ongoing issue has caused.
ldspacnw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basketball hoop for my 18th birthday, two months before I graduated from high school and moved out of the house to attend college.
Moftem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In primary school one year everyone in my class had to provide a gift for a lottery, where a new kid from the class would get a random gift each day of December leading up to Christmas. I opened a gift that was clearly meant for a girl. I was a boy. We were 5 boys and 16 girls in my class, so someone had obviously taken a bet with this. The gift was a small plastic doll house with a tiny plastic princess in a pink dress. I opened it in front of everyone and was embarassed. For some reason I developed a sadistic relation with the princess to cope with the experience I had had. I placed her inside the house and put it next to the bathroom sink at home, and would routinely flood her house with water. Iยดm sorry princess. You deserved better.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A donation in my name to The Human Fund.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is the human fund?
Quigleyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Action man video tape two years ago
nace16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of pity. My family does a rotation of gifts, going youngest to oldest. Last year's Christmas it took two laps before I was out of gifts.
It didn't hurt too bad until it got to my older brother on the third lap and he said "wait we skipped nace16" and I replied that I didn't have anymore. The room went silent. It felt like the Christmas music stopped playing too. Everyone just kinda sat for a second before continuing but I'll never forget the silence.
I shrugged it off but when I went with my friends for a night out the next day, they all were talking about everything they got. When I was asked I said "a t-shirt and an emergency kit for my car." a few people actually said they were sorry.
I don't blame my family or hold anything against anyone. The fact people said sorry makes it feel like there's a problem. I don't know, it just made me feel weird. The night out ended early for me.
Saucyross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but one year for Christmas my aunt and uncle got my sister this necklace that consisted of a book on a chain. The book was like "My first period" or something and was all about what to expect as you come into womanhood. Also, my sister was 15 at the time and had been getting her period for years. It was super weird.
FiveAgst1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the greatest post for me to take notes for white elephant gift swaps!
thegangnamwalrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a friend a repackaged, open set of Twister -a game he already had.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
thegangnamwalrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Really short on time, forgot about the party, being a fucking idiot. Yknow, the usual.
rxdrug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step grandmother gave the worst presents growing up. A land-o-lakes disposable camera she got from sending in butter UPC codes, a pair of her recently deceased son's dress socks and one of his used sweaters that was entirely pilly from being washed so may times. This continued through my entire childhood. During high school she found out I needed a TI-83 calculator for Algebra II. She said she would take care of it, so no one else in my family bought one. Opened the gift and it was a freebie calculator she picked up from one of my grandfather's medical conventions (he was a doctor).
KOB-STR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas my brother got a bookmark with bugs on it because my grandma thought he liked bugs, he didnโt.
grumpywarner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave a gift certificate for a local gun store to a friend for $150. They went out of business 2 weeks after they sold me the gift certificate and a month before I gave it to him.
LuckyGirl1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deodorant for 13th birthday.present. And I'm a girl!
Bakaleu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a DVD copy of Narnia's Chronicles. There was a commercial on TV for it and after seeing it I said that it looks cool. Well my parents got an idea that it's my dream to see that movie. Don't know where i put that copy and never tried to look for it, saw the movie on TV a year later. Lol
dangerbiscuits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs either soap on a rope or a spaghetti MRE. Both from my mother-in-law (along with a whole black plastic garbage bag of assorted crap).
MenaFWM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White elephant gift. I ended up with a Lisa Frank diary. I was 22 at the time and a man.
Edit: for clarification Iโm still a man
Hwaryeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gave me a dollar bill and ripped it in half
DeadlyxElements ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 12pk of mountain dew for my 22nd birthday
Build68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Forty years later I still havenโt forgiven my parents for motherfucking Brix Blocks, which were fake legos made from shitty plastic with really tall bumps. I wanted legos, dammit!
Shahetoofan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my graduation, my aunt gave me a small red box. Inside it, was the key to her old car and I was so happy cause I got a car for my graduation. She then took the key away later that night saying something about fixing it and a few weeks later, she said she wonโt give it to me.
So, the worst gift Iโve ever got was an empty box. If it were a little bigger, I may be able to use my imagination and play inside it, but itโs smaller than my hand.
puremick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where do I begin? Don't want to sound ungrateful but I never got a lot of gifts as a child and as an adult so I would always look forward to Christmas. -A children's illustrated Bible; my brothers got a hovercraft. -Getting plastic tennis shoes and polyester jogging suits every year for 5 years straight. FYI: don't take your plastic tennis shoes off around others. You'll lose friends fast! -A red hooded cape that tassels. Every time I wore it, I was teased for looking like Little Red Riding Hood. -Asked for a Barbie doll every year but never got one because she looked "Asian." Got troll dolls instead. Guess the bare butts on troll dolls are better than "slanted eyes." -The gift that made me lose it was when I asked for a stereo for my car. The radio was broken and I was commuting to college. My folks bought me a portable cassette player. College kid me cried and ruined Christmas. Worth it because I got a Pioneer super tuner for my b-day. -Most painful gift was an engagement ring with matching earrings. Thought my mom was having a heart attack. Didn't want to get married and said no. Abusive boyfriend went ballistic. Now that I'm older, I've learned to be very specific about what I want for Christmas.
TheAnimeAnimator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt, A SHIRT
hollth1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time for kris kingle/secret santa I gave a girl my sisters half used nail polish. I made sure to shake the bottle first though so there was paint up all it's sides to make it look full.
erasureinsea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
50 pound bag of playing sand for my 15th birthday- Payback for giving him a cheap mailbox
TheBombDotOrg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend once forgot about secret santa and gave another friend a half used bottle of maple syrup (because he is Canadian)
stnrdyke1717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a tin of garlic mints and a tube of paper cups with animal noses on them one year for Christmas. This was all in my stocking. When I asked where my wrapped gifts were they called me ungrateful.
Thanks...
sadandshy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have any good stories, but I hope my boss never reads this and gets ideas...
Temperment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bookends
laurener ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two tic tacs that were wrapped in a paper towel then wrapped in christmas paper. Apperently I am worth a lot of thought.
abowersock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a horse with big long teeth
jwill0881 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my dad got drunk and wrapped 3 separate boxes of noodles for my sister, not even as a joke so it was very awkward when she opened them
prateeksaraswat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Congenital aortic stenosis.
LamentForIcarus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend received a horse calendar for the previous year. She hates horses.
It was after she came out and they basically disowned her, so whatever. We're way better of than them anyway.
blackday44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had a boyfriend who got me an small-size XBox controller, as I have small hands and the big ones are hard for me to use.
I did not own an XBox, but he did.
zfive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Extended family of my husbands got the two of us a Jesus statue.
We're not religious...
GarrisonFjord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 8th grade my mom bought me a shirt with a skeleton on it, cause I liked skulls and shit cause they were cool. Except this shirt was an educational shirt that labeled all the names of the bones on the skeleton. Not exactly cool in the mind of an 8th grader.
demanibal007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A memoir of a child soldier in Africa when I was 9. It got assigned in college and I had to rack my brain figuring out why I actually had the book in my collection.
Thank you, Father.
withaberryontop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A wrapped piece of scrap paper that simply said "I O U".
tbbycrazy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 or 6, my sister gave me a coloring book with the pictures already colored in. Most useless gift ever
lizardbeff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband got a grill cover. We didnโt have a grill at the time.
gregcoit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i received a bottle of dish soap from a family member as a going away present (I moved out of state earlier in the year). :/
alex_2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From when I was about 7-16 I received a Dallas cowboy football from my godfather ever year for my birthday. I donโt watch football what so ever or any other sports. One of the times I told him a month in advanced that I wanted some โgreen as in moneyโ. On my birthday that year he gave me a box full of grass and a $10 bill...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iron Man: the game.
It sucks balls.
MyNameIsJerf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom forgot to get me a Christmas present. While we were handing out gifts and opening she went and dug up some stuffed animal bear in clothes. put it in a plastic bin and brought it over and gave it to me. I was 32 at the time.
DoucheCanoe123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a family member notorious for shitty gifts, including regifting the free crap given to them from their pyramid scheme jobs. One year for Christmas and my birthday (family celebrates them on the same day) they gave me two identical can openers.
Wood3ntooth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This just happened, so my family had a gift exchange and i decided to hand carve this paddle out of maple, Walnut and cedar for my person. I also spent the time to put a decoration that would mean a whole lot to said person.
I received in exchange an Arizona keychain. We don't even live in Arizona.
droppingbasses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There was this mall in Florida that had a Santa Delivery program. While taking the obligatory Christmas picture, you can tell him what you want for Christmas while your parents secretly give them the address to deliver to. Then he will come in a fire truck bearing your gifts. Coolest thing ever.
Well, one year I wanted a video game. I donโt know what happened but when Santa arrived, he handed me a box containing a Winnie the Pooh shampoo & body wash kit. Shaped like a purple elephant.
DeclineHighFive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got beets from my grandparents for two christmases and two birthdays in a row because one thanksgiving I told my grandpaโs wife I like beets.
british_bloke89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was a wedding gift from my Aunt, it was a hand written note, addressed to just me, informing me that I was making a mistake getting married so young...
I was 24 at the time, and I hadn't seen or spoken to this Aunt in 12 years, and just sent her the invite out of politeness... Needless to say, she didn't actually attend, and I haven't seen or heard from her since...
pope_cool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This happened on my birthday lasr year; my birthday is Nov.9 and I got a new POTUS :(
sockfullofshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me a money clip.
For context, was was broke, working a crap job, and trying hard to take care of my mom and myself (I'm doing better now btw). She gives me a money clip. Like I carry around enough cash to ever need that thing...ugh.
MrSpluppy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably not the worst out of the ones here, but highly disappointing for kid me. One Christmas I received a single maraca and a small plastic storage box from my grandmother. I think I started receiving money as a gift on the regular after that.
TheonsDickInABox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
control F "Fire extinguisher"
Sweet!! Im not a idiot!
_subgenius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Spongebob shower sing-a-long. I was 26.
beccafawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The necklace my then boyfriend swore he bought for me, but he lost it. I never got it because he never bought it! My young dumbass didn't realize he was a pathological liar.
chopsui101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was struggling in middle school and one Christmas my parents bought me the video game I had been dreaming of....and said it was a gift I could use once my grades got better. Needless to say I never got to play NBA Live 1995
SarcasticNice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
HawtyQuail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband got me work pants that were too long and too big. Plus he got me slippers that didnโt fit and chocolate with nuts. I have a severe peanut allergy.
korinth86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is kind of petty but....
I was in college and wanted an Xbox360 to game with friends. My mom bought me a Wii. Wtf do I do with a console I have no interest in and no receipt to return it?
I sold it and bought a 360.
Edit: She asked me what I wanted. I told her I didn't need anything but my wish would be for a 360. She asked about the Wii. I said it wasn't what I wanted and while I appreciate any gift, I wouldn't use it so please don't spend money on a Wii, donate it in my name or something if she didn't want me to have a 360.
My mom is into giving donations as gifts so I thought it was clear. Nope
Revan447 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT Everyone's Grandparents are massive dicks.
dakattack04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once bought me tickets to Caps vs Ducks which is amazing because I live on the east coast but love the Ducks. She bought 2 tickets one for me and one for my best friend. What she didn't know is I had mandatory work that weekend so I had a friend sell them on a ticket sales website. All was well we lost a little bit but no big deal. He got a message that the tickets were already used and had to give a refund and I had to pay him back out of my own money. So for my Birthday I had to pay my friend around 100 bucks.
TBTurtles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soap from grandma, probably used - definitely with a tag where she called herself my aunt.
Thescientist8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two tins of mints, totaling $5 according to the label. It was handed to me as if it was the greatest gift ever and she requested I open it in front of her before she left for break. The girl had crazy rich parents who not only paid for her College, but a $3000/month single-bedroom apartment in New York, and of course any other need.
And I thought my $10 gift set of makeup supplies was cheap.
Nyxia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really wanted to learn to play the guitar when I was about 16 so I begged my parents for a used guitar from a consignment store or a thrift store or whatever. For Christmas they gave me a printer. Or more like they wanted a printer so they bought one for themselves and gave it to me under the pretense of that being my gift.
What makes it worse though is that I wasn't even allowed to print anything because we had to save ink.
zn3qbc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
12 pack of Diet Coke
Spacegod87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bottle of very cheap shampoo (no conditioner) which was half open with the shampoo running down the outside of it. Merry fucking Christmas.
evenmorecowbell716 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cooking apron from the GF, I never grill or bake.
Eastberlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mother gave my sister and I the game Othello to share. Only problem was that we lived in two different cities.
vindraco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my parents brought both of us kids to a big box store and asked us to pick out some new bikes for next summer. Ten speed bikes were really popular that year, so I found one and brought it to my Dad. He saw how I struggled a little to reach the petals (I was short for my age, but still growing) so he decided the best way to fix that was to buy me a woman's bike instead of a man's, because a woman's bike didn't have a high crossbar, and I wouldn't mash my junk on the bar when I stopped the bike.
Nevermind that I was just a kid (who couldn't refuse), or that I had a paper route after school that took me all over the entire neighborhood to everybody's house, or that I was already being bullied for being 'gay' at school (turns out they were right, but doesn't excuse them).
I ended up being known as the "paper girl" by a couple of new newspaper customers for the entire winter because they never saw me outside of winter clothes and only knew me by my bike.
Good times.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grandfather was late for my 27th birthday and gave me body wash, a smaller than usual can of mango pop(everyone knows I've always hated pop) and a bag of cinnamon hearts clearly packaged from Valentine's day(my birthday is in late march)
NH_Lion12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell is this thing? I got it as a white elephant gift a few years ago. I brought a $10 QuikTrip card. Got this. I don't know why I still have it. But I just booped the shoot and found it meows.
itzpea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life from our fucking Lord and savior.
aliensporebomb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The pink pearl eraser a kid gave me in elementary school (still in the plastic bubble on cardboard) because he forgot to mention it was time for the gift exchange for christmas to his parents so he raided his unopened school supplies for the teacher to distribute.
TeamLongNight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a white elephant gift exchange a few years back brought my copy of Phantom Menace... VHS. ๐ฌ๐ถ
TheEmeraldRaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some jackass I knew gave the entire office charitable donations in our names. Only issue was it was a fake charity that didn't even exist. He called it "The Human Fund" or something.
BooNimb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Over the years I've gotten many strange gifts but the cheapest was a microwaveable packet of Mr noodles. They used to sell them for 4 for 1$.
ThorsHammerMewMEw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Facebook profile photo from 2009 blown up and framed.
ThatScienceKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt got me season 1 of Napoleon Dynamite: The Animated Series when I was 17
SpawnicusRex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The clap.
Martyleet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Car wash gift card with 0.00 on it. Found out while pulling up to get a car wash.
iwannabanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 my dad gave me a lamp for Christmas. Just like a nondescript, plain old lamp from target that you need when you live in a shitty apartment with no overhead lighting. My dad never really understood girls.
radbrobananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas when I was about 11, my grandma had gotten me this giant gift bag and I was beyond excited to open it, as my grandma is known to be a cheap gift giver and this was a huge gift. Turns out she cleaned out her pantry and gave me all of the expired canned food and old dish rags she didnโt use anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$5 gift card to Toys R Us.
This was back around 2008 or 2009 and was given to me out of spite for dating a Black girl. Granted, I've broken up with her a while back and I ended up buying a pack of Magic the Gathering cards with it (for those that might be wondering), it still hurt like a motherfucker and remains my most memorable bad gift I've ever received.
GarrisonFjord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't a gift received, but the reaction to a gift given. Ok, so my brother's ex wife is an awful person, absolutely no redeeming qualities and she cheated on him with at least two people that we know of. Anyhow early on in their marriage she was going to school to be a teacher, even though she openly admitted to hating children. One year I got her a book of inspirational quotes for new teachers. She opens the gift and the first words out of her mouth are "oh, these books are usually crap." and that's it, no thanks, or a "but I'm sure this one isn't" nope, just "this is crap". I fucking hate that bitch.
The first Christmas I went with my brother and her to her parent's she was opening presents from her parents and opened up one that was a shirt or something and said "I hope you kept the receipt for this cause I'll never wear it" again, no thank you or anything. I hope she rots in hell, whore.
CZJayG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago my wife's parents, with whom she's had a rocky relationship with to say the least, called her to say they had ordered her a special gift for Christmas. This huge package arrives and we place it front and center under the tree. Christmas morning she excitedly opens it and finds a huge self help kit. Cds and books. It broke her. She ugly cried for hours. It broke my heart and when her parents called all happy asking what she thought, I grabbed the phone and sent them to every Hell from every religion. Things have gotten better but I still can't forgive that.
kurtn0tk1rk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a huge Spider-Man fan. One year, after one of the new movies had been released, my sister and her husband scoured the dollar stores for all of the tiny little bullshit Spider-Man erasers, pencils, notepads, and dumb toys, and wrapped each one up in its own box.
viveleroi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing has ever disappointed me more than someone practically telling me they were getting me something I really wanted, and then my birthday passing with no further mention of it.
My worst gifts was probably...
A flask, generic enough it likely came from a clearance shelf and small enough it could have been a toy. I rarely drink alcohol and when I do I it doesn't need a flask.
Honorable mention - my mom once gave me cool gift but she used an old Febreeze box for it. I was super confused why she was giving me Febreeze.
booshkov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother got me a child's small sized maroon turtleneck. I was 16. I was an adults large.
My cousin got an Xbox from her.
Belefint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but oh well.
Got socks for Christmas as part of a Secret Santa thing. And it wasn't even the whole package, they opened the bag and split it, giving my father half and me half like it was some kind of a joke gift. (we usually spend at least 20+ dollars on each person)
It's why I don't care to talk to the other part of my family anymore and why I don't do holidays with the family anymore (except Thanksgiving.)
chris0720 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Baby Blue, tracksuit type thing from FUBU when I was like 14. Apparently Greeks that are straight off the boat donโt understand that white kids donโt typically dress in stuff like that.
defiantofmeh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yesss, its my birthday yesterday and fuck no, Worst gift? Yeah worst is to not receive anything at all. Just problems continously pouring in, Im really glad some of the redditors from my country's subreddit greeted me, IRL? NO ONE.
TWO K?
TWO N K?
rotkinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A fleece camo blanket. My grandma knew I hated camo, she got my siblings and cousins their favorite colors. In front of everyone she said she got camo so I can put it in my car, and I won't see the dirt on it. Then she asked if I had bought it from a junk yard
I had a pretty crappy car, but I worked hard to buy that old Chevy Nova hunk of junk.
rabbitmushroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a Secret Santa in school, some years ago. I put some thought into my gift and actually spent the whole day stressing about it. For my gift, I got an old Christmas card, with 2 bite-size Snickers taped inside.
I was not too happy.
ThatElderOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Michael Vick jersey for my 10th birthday from my brother about two months after he was kicked off the team for letting a dogfighting ring be run out of his property. They were basically giving those things away right after it happened. Was a terrible gift at the time but he got me an adult large that I still wear today so honestly in the long run it wasn't that bad.
smartstuff14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A two pack of martial arts magazines that were discounted because they were old editions. I don't care about martial arts and it wasn't wrapped. There was also no card. My step brother was so lazy he clearly bought it from a newsagent on the way to the house but couldn't be bothered with a card. It was my 21st. I acted like I was grateful for it but mentioned to my dad later that it was a pretty shitty gift. Dad then called him up and told him it was a thoughtless gift and he should try harder with family. Douche brother then decided that family gatherings were too hard and didn't see any of his family for 4 years.
BreakCloud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apple giftcard when i had no apple products.
pdy18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I got:
An automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television, But not when you get it home, A chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter, A pair of teakwood shower clogs, An indoor plastic birdbath, A pink satin pillow that says San Diego, with fringe all around it, A hammered aluminum nutcracker, A statue of a lady, with a clock where her stomach ought to be, A simulated alligator wallet, A calendar book with the name of my insurance man, Green polka-dot pajamas, And a Japanese transistor radio.
honeydik29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
JuggrrNog77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Chicago bears crockpot from my wifeโs cousins. Why the fuck as a man would I need a crockpot right after getting married to my wife the same year and most certainly already owning a crockpot? Also the fact that I donโt cook shit.
AnAdoptedSon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got pencils and erasers from my ex once for my birthday.. My mom got so upset at her thinking it was a "here since you cant afford school supplies" thing. I mean.. the pencils did have my favorite animal on them and the erasers were neat... but come on.. out of ANYTHING you could buy.
cachaka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasnโt a bad gift but the purpose and the thought behind it was not 100% sincere or genuine.
You see, my family used to host Christmas parties at our house for everyone in my extended family. And it was always a headache for my parents because, according to my parents, my aunts and uncles had complaints all the time. The food wasnโt good, the date didnโt worn because their kids werenโt free, or they didnโt want to exchange gifts. So for about 10 years, my parents stopped having Christmas parties with everyone. But then my grandparents were getting old and sick so my parents decided to start up the parties again and the same old problems were happening again.
One year, my cousins invited their new SOs to the party. Now we NEVER exchange gifts because my aunts didnโt want to even though my family did not have a problem with it. We even gave gifts to their children even when we stopped the parties but they never gave us gifts so eventually the pettiness overthrew my parentโs goodness and we stopped as well.
That year, my aunt arrived with boxes of wrapped gifts. I was extremely surprised. I was also excited. They had our names on them as well. I thought, wow, this year is going to be different! Christmas spirit is in the air!!!!!!
We took group photos and my aunt forced her kids and their SOs into the middle of the picture, making a joke that they were the stars of this show. My parents and I grimaced at this but ignored it.
Then it was time to open her gifts! I was so happy! We all opened them and.... they were all the same: boxes of chocolate.
That was when I realized what was happening: she was showing off to her kidsโ new SOs. She didnโt give us these gifts because she thought of us! She just wanted to show the SOs how good she was and how nice she was!!!!! IN MY OWN HOUSE!!!
I was so angry inside. Iโm still angry. Itโs been 5 or so years since this happened and that was the last Christmas party we had in our home.
Yygris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mousepad; from my husband. ...I got him one of those Mini-museums. The disparity made it that much more painful.
Plus1longsword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister got coat hangers once when she was 14.
moondoggle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Matthew Good Band concert tickets from my girlfriend who knew damn well I didn't like MGB or going to concerts, she just wanted to go.
szymissick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This was when GTAV just came out and I had a PS3. I didn't have the money to buy the game myself and so my sister had put a medium size box (Maybe 9inches by 6 inches or something) And had put something that sounded like a video game package. GTAV was the only thing I had asked for and I was so expecting it. As I open the gift, I realize she had put 3 boxes into the one box and I got a 20$ gift card.
Th3Unkn0wnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandmother once called my parents to tell them to bring all of the kids over to come see a present she bought all of us.
Naturally we were all freaking out because she had to call us over to see the present a week before Christmas. We get there, she calls us upstairs ("holy shit this must be huge"). We go upstairs, she sits us down. "I have something for you... I have donated 3 chickens in each of your names to a family in Mongolia!"
So of course we had to act excited, but we were pretty let down. It wasn't a bad gift but we expecting something absolutely batshit insane since she was on her last legs at that point in time. Certainly not a great gift for 3 kids under the age of 10.
shaneisgreenland ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a gift card to Exxon last year for Christmas
I live in a city and have never owned a car
sherlockhaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A clue board game that was a simpsons variant. I got it three years in a row and the second year I got it from two different people
cedarhills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$10 gift card to Chevron. From my SIL. After 15 years of being with my SO.
paynowork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once when I was 14 my eclectic aunt and uncle gave me one of those night-lights that projected a flower on my ceiling.
Bill_the_Puma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds kind of cool, but I'm guessing you weren't into it. ๐
paynowork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just thought I was a little too old for it ๐
tardis1217 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt was the queen of shitty gifts. I can't decide if the USA floor puzzle she gave me when I was a teenager was worse than the cheese crackers and plate with a snowman on it that was a factory misprint.
Ogar_the_Thrash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
6th grade gift exchange. Put in the time and effort to find the perfect gift for my lucky recipient. I received... a burnt log. Lost hope in gift exchanges.
WALKINS24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas night, I was leaving my family to go see my girlfriend and surprise her, little did I know, she would surprise me when I stopped at McDonalds to get a sweet tea. She had met up with her friend to give him the ol' one-two.
beemitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my aunty got me a backstreet boys VHS. This was way past the time that backstreet boys were popular and we didn't own a VCR to even play it if I wanted to
lePatches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A prepaid subway giftcard that said 50$ on it. After having the card declined twice the cashier tells me it has never been activated.
speller26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but I was once at a secret Santa-like event where each person (aged 10-16) from a pile of wrapped presents bought by the parents. They were generally fair game, like earphones and a mini pool table. One unfortunate guy went for the biggest box and got a turkey platter.
peachymatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing when my dad bought my brother an iPhone right in front of me on my birthday
juniperbreexe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 12th birthday party all I got was a miniature stuffed monkey with a birthday hat and a bulk container of steel cut oatmeal.
gambitgrl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes
Skinon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Three gifts come to mind from one of my best mates, one was a single used sock, stuffed in my mouth when not looking and shouting "Merry Xmas cunt!" second, a Jar with a pickle which to be fair, came with pickle juice... And the third was a massive spider he found which was later named Beastie, she was preggo too, so I released her outside his bedroom window. Now that's a true friend!
Marushiru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every secret santa I've participated in at work I've ended up with junk, the worst was a ยฃ2 stocking filler card game and one of those free 1gb usb sticks you get from events.
Why join secret santa if you're not going to try?
bloodofnecros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon blue, it was my birthday, I was like 5 at the time and intensly into Pokemon, only issue i didn't have a Gameboy. A few months later for xmas i got the Gameboy, and found out my brother had sold it. Parents did nothing, probably should have seen it coming when the Gameboy went "missing" a few months later.
BobbehTehWriter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half-filled can of WD-40
justshutupshutup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I had incredible social anxiety (and I still kind of do but therapy helps) so my mom gave birthday invitations to my kindergarten teacher and asked if she could pass them out to all the kids in my class.
So my birthday day comes up and Iโm at Chuck E. Cheese with a bunch of the kids. Iโm opening presents and I get one thatโs a Barbie doll. I immediately started crying because I was a tom boy and really wanted GI-Joe stuff. Then I threw it across the table in a fit of rage.
In hindsight I was kinda a brat that day since the kids really didnโt know much about me and it wasnโt their fault. But now, as an adult, when Iโm starting to get to know people, I bring up that story as an ice breaker. Everyone laughs and I make friends. They are also super careful about the presents they get me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a girls coloring book that said "for ages 3 and up" for my 12th birthday. I think my uncle assumed I was mentally challenged. Wasn't even wrapped. Second worst gift was an unwrapped hotwheel toy for my 11th.
ThistleSpear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My rich aunt always got me the coolest presents when I was growing up, then I got my first apartment and I went over to my dad's for Christmas. There was a giant box from my aunt and I was psyched. Opened it up and... it was a pair of ceramic parrots... I must have looked about as confused/disgusted as I felt because my sister started laughing and my dad was all "Now Thistle, those are a part of a collection and are actually pretty expensive" and I was like "Uh could I get much for them at a pawn shop then?" and he got all mad and said she wanted to get me something for my apartment and I was like what does she think I live in a sea food restaurant?
Raging_Woods ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year I got my ex a nice smart watch $200+ and she got me one for less than $50 with basically no features. It was all downhill from there.
noriyoriyaki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A check for 5 dollars as a Christmas Gift. I was 11.
buttfacedmiscreant11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my eighth birthday, my aunt sent me a birthday card a month late with a newspaper clipping of a review of a play she was in and an aretha Franklin cassette. Donโt get me wrong, aretha Franklin is fine, but considering I was 8 and my most played tape then was the lion king soundtrack, it was a bit odd.
Redluff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a full sized ytong block and a booklet of how to sculpt ytong sculptures
DroidSoldier85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I must have everyone beat. For white elephant I got stuck with incense sticks.
AceTriton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs white elephant. Itโs supposed to be like that... itโs not a proper gift itโs a game.
DroidSoldier85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got it. P.S. I hate it lol
Shockerock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid, I got a stupid car magazine once for Christmas that costed like $5 at a newsstand from my aunt. Just because I liked die-cast toy cars, (Well which kid doesnโt right?) doesnโt mean I like reading or can even understand/appreciate whatever the heck was in this book full of words. Needless to say I was super upset that Christmas as a young kid and if I remember right, I was crying and inconsolable the whole night.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
once i asked my dad for a knight helmet as a joke. my next birthday that's exactly what he got me. i didn't have the heart to tell him how much i loathe his gift.
trashtop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
minieggsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Age 9 a distant aunt gave me a pocket football game. This little thing about the size of a gameboy. I remember thinking, a little too deeply I admit, that โwow, she really doesnโt know me at all and yet sheโs buying tat for meโ. I felt awful thinking that, and awful that she didnโt really know me. I hated football with a passion. That was my big thing around that age.
So I played it and got hooked. It became one of my most used toys of that time. I forced myself to like it and a love for it appeared naturally. I dunno where it is these days. I kept hold of most of my old toys so itโs probably in an attic somewhere. Maybe even my own.
The sad part of this now is I dunno which aunt sent it and I have a huge family. There was one I used to play piano for but suffered a huge stroke and had dementia for about 15 years before she died recently. She was one of my faves. I hope it was her! The end.
bleedingfingaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a goodfriend grew up in a relatively poor home. They had a habit of buying cheap hammers that would break while fixing stuff around the house. Now, for literally any occasion, he buys his mom a hammer. She must have 40 decent hammers now.
ErosPeverell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a dog bowl with MAN on it for Christmas.
thepikajim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
McDonaldโs toy penguin, the person that gave it to me wrapped it in newspaper, and lost the fish that it shot. Amazing present. Thanks man, just donโt do it 3 years in a row. Never mind you did.
MediocreFisherman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Very late to this thread, already 20k posts. But here goes -
Worst gift I've received -
About 8 years ago, my grandmother passed away. My grandfather had never had to do christmas by himself before.
Small note pertinent to the story - My grandfather is an amputee, he lost his leg above the knee due to a MRSA infection about 20 years ago.
For Christmas that year, I received a brown paper grocery bag that contained about a dozen used washclothes. Not lightly used, I'm talking washed my ass poo stained dirty nasty washrags that I wouldn't have even washed my car with.
And the kicker - a bottle of partially used stump moisturizing cream.
Worst I've been made to feel about a gift I've given?
My mom's boyfriend has every tool known to man. I wanted to get him something nice for Christmas.
I went to Sears and bought him a 3 foot long fluorescent light that you plug into a cigarette lighter plug in your car. It had about a 20 foot long cord on it. I paid somewhere around $30 for it - pretty reasonable for someone my mom had been dating a few years but wasn't engaged, etc. Plus, I thought it was useful. You break down on the side of the road, boom, you've got a ton of light to look at your engine, change a tire, whatever.
A few days later I got an email from my mom telling me how embarrassed she was of me, and that she wanted the receipt so she could take my gift back and get him something better since I had clearly not put any thought into my gift at all.
Both me and my wife emailed her back and shamed he for being a bitch. She now refuses to acknowledge that the event ever occurred.
AndyChamberlain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
Caliber33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This Christmas the internet is dying.
garry6381 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife once got a vest from her aunt. It was an XL, my wife wears a small.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoot glasses from chinA. you smell the glass. Pick your poison eh?
waltkemo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The series DVD collection of " The Greatest American Hero." I had never seen it before and had no interest in seeing it, but my brother remembered the theme song one day and got nostalgic. Fell asleep 3 times in the 1st episode.
artfu1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toilet brush
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once wrapped up a box of horse shit and gave it to his mother. He gave her other gifts that year, but the box of horse shit was under the tree with them.
KittenG8r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me a stuffed monkey for Valentineโs Day. It had a tag attached to it. It read โto: (his name) love: Momโ
I_Feel_So_Optimistic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I've got a doozy. So, I have this sexual thing about fur. I just love the feeling of it, not like body hair, but just the feeling of fur. I was temporarily staying with a friend (whom apparently wanted to get with me) while I apartment hunted. We were in a dept store getting some gifts for his family since I had nowhere to go for Xmas and they had graciously invited me. We passed by some fur clothing or accessories and I touched it and I was cooing about how soft and pretty it was. We got into a brief convo about it and I just said that the closest I'd ever come to buying something like that would have to be vintage or antique and none of those coats ever fit because my shoulders are too broad and most that I've found were made in Asia where the ladies were very petite and thus, even more so, would not fit my frame. I tried to make it very clear that if he was going to get me anything that I absolutely could not accept something like that and not to even try. He said the message was received. He lied. It was the worst, most awkward Xmas I'd ever experienced by the time it was over. He not only got me vintage fur (that didn't fit that was made in Korea) he also bought me lingerie. His Catholic, Hispanic, grandmother shoulder checked me and treated me like shit THE ENTIRE time I was there and she flew in for Xmas. Like abysmally racist towards me and I was nothing, but nice to her. She apparently, at first, thought I was another friend of his that was engaged to be married to another guy, but then after she found out that I wasn't her, was even more terrible to me. It ended poorly for EVERYONE and resulted in her being ousted from the family.
TL;DR: Went to Christmas with another family as a friend, ended up in a very awkward situation as my friend wanted to date me, got a fur coat and lingerie that didn't fit as a gift. Hostile grandmother assaulted me and thus, I experienced the worst Xmas ever.
Jitsoperator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa. Someone gifted what looked like left over items in their closet, like hand towels, a purse and a few other things that didnโt match. All brand new. .....
Marklar_the_Darklar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one time for my birthday I got an eviction notice. That was cool.
Galadria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pet snake really is towards the top of my list.
terrified_traveler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave my brother a new hot wheels set, I got a stuffed bear his new dog found while he was taking her for a walk.
mouse_is_watching ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 30th birthday my husband gave me a used t-shirt.
Biolust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a really poor kid in 5th grade, I gave out a used snowman candle where half its face was mushed up. I still feel bad.
djbtips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Hanukah I got this tiny compass that barely works because it sticks to the metal circle it lives in. Obviously purchased for .25c or less. I cried but this is important to know that we typically got $8-10 total in gifts every holiday season. Hanukah is not a super important holiday.
zKayel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A kite with a rip in the left wing that came without a spool or string...
goduckygo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
cat figurines. For years. You like one cat figurine as a kid and suddenly your family wants you to become the cat-lady at age 10.
tspike7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two shitty gift when I was in college that I absolutely loved: My dad came and picked me up from college so I could come home and visit for the weekend, before I left my mom (or dad, canโt remember) handed me a roll of toilet tissue. I cherished that damn roll more than anything. I... I was poor in college z Second gift was also during college. One of my friends wrapped and presented me with a 6 pack of oriental ramen on my birthday. I cried tears of happiness.
Oh yeah, for those wondering: Male, 6โ4โ and 250 (when I was in college at least)
dwil22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 I received a blender for my birthday from my grandmother.
MrKimball92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday last year, a cousin who supposedly "knew what I liked" bought me a Monster's University bag for a five year old, complete with a matching lunch bag, thinking it was funny. The same cousin on the same year gave me an Imaginex Batman toy because she thought "Hey you love anything Batman". Mind you, she's a 40 something and I'm in my mid 20s.
mosotaiyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think I had someone write me a poem or something and their gift was to recite it to me.
I think I was thinking to myself "How about we change the gift to: I don't have to listen to you recite poetry."
Kelseycutieee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My piece of shit dad for my 12th birthday gave me a card that said "congratulations, daughter on a 12th bday"
Yes he wrote daughter.
punkrockscience ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me the same fuzzy pale pink glittery mohair hat/scarf/gloves set for three years running in my teens. I do not wear pink or hats.
I donated it to Goodwill three times.
Gheauxst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was about 10, I spent it by my cousins house. There were 4, maybe 5 kids with 3-4 adults. I received roller skates, and only roller skates. Not even wrapped up. I was informed that it was a last minute gift because they forgot about me.
beerguy68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First bless my grandma, but one Christmas I received a box of Christmas lights. She then enthusiastically asked me to open the box to find twister moves the game pad only. No spinner or other accessories.
MattED1220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 8 my uncle gave me Chinese money. I don't even like Chinese food.
delikid_159 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Way too late for this one, but my dad got me an chocolate Easter for Easter, which I received in August, as a nice melted blob with one eye on top. Still tasted good so it could be worse I guess.
Ink_news ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
NoDogNo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friends from grad school did a secret Santa exchange. I put a ton of thought into mine and the gift recipient loved it. I received a pack of socks and a cheap beanie that didnโt fit.
zckwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't necessarily a bad gift but when I was 7 my parents got me a brand new bike, decided to ride it for the first time and immediately fell onto a hornet stinger. Never rode the bike again.
Namaste111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex son-in-law had a Grandmother who gave jars of Ragu sauce. We never figured out why.
hkeyplay16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An iPad
Infidelc123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt and uncle bought me a Robo Cop toy. I was probably about 15 at the time and had no interest in a giant Robo Cop. The kicker though is that his lines were all in Spanish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a nearly completely burnt candle wrapped in aluminum foil from my grandma for Christmas. At the time she was very with it and mentally stable. I'm not sure what happened. My sister got a bag of soup noodles. So maybe she just was getting something across.
openeda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In my teenage years I received the books: Mormon Doctrine, Parley P. Pratt a Biography, the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible, and a bunch of other books like that. Raised Mormon, but I really just wanted to play video games and find real friends.
janekay16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know those mirrors that are sometimes inside women bags? That one. Without the bag.
straight-lampin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 8 I got an a.m.only hand radio that was probably found in her attic from "that aunt".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 21st birthday this year, my grandma sent me one of those fancy blank cards meant for wedding "thank you" cards and such that just said,
No check or anything which is fine, but no writing either. That was it. A blank card. To me, love her.
Dirtiest-of-cake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A d20 wrapped in duct tape, so it was all sticky
GreatBigSimon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "Winter warmers" cookbook for Christmas. All full of casserole and stew recipes... I hate casserole and stew.
winfong1803 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bathroom Weighing Machine - Worse: Given with a good intention, with a hope to inspire me to lose weight....
jadoscars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of crayons without the crayons
Katayani108 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas when I was around 9-10 we always had a one gift maximum and I asked for the PC game Myst. My mother thought I should have Barbie Fashion Designer workshop instead.
Southyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life from my mother.
GlyphedArchitect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandma gave me a tube of toothpaste wrapped in newspaper.
freshjive416 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A dog-eared, used book on how to self diagnose mental illness, and a porcelain statue of two dolphins entwined, rising from the waves. Both from the same person, a parent of one of my students.
acgasp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me an Ove-Glove from CVS.
hopelessturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For context. My parents paid a 300 dollar medical bill for a shoulder injury and I told them I'd pay it back. My Christmas present shortly after was a basic holiday card with only this written in it "$300-$100=$200. You only owe us $200." Not the best feeling from a Christmas present
Ma_mumble_grumble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought me multiplication flash cards as a kid one year. I was pissed it was the only thing I remember getting that year. That's not to say I didn't get other stuff, I probably did, but not much. We were pretty poor.
XJ-0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rabbit I didn't ask for.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad punched me in the face two years ago on Christmas, does that count?
spiderkid319 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather's mother's family has a huge reunion every year in Philadelphia for Chanukah. My family goes every few years because it's a hassle driving from NY to Philly during the holidays. Because there are about 100 people there, not everyone knows everyone's kids' names, and there are always terrible gifts.
One year when I was 7, a relative called out "Miles! Miles! From New York! Where are you? Got your gift!" My name is not Miles. It is not even close to Miles. My mother assumes correctly that it is for me (it has my last name). I open it to find a dictionary and an SAT prep book. At age 7.
JayJLeas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Christmas presents from my parents are always things my sister liked or has asked for. I used to write my Christmas list and my parents would ignore it or decide I couldn't actually want what I asked for... my sister and I are like best friends, but our tastes are completely different.
Blueflare21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Played white elephant and won a power cord. That did not work.
rsobehrad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have 3 older brothers and at the time we were aged somewhere from late teens (me) to mid-twenties. It was a couple days before Christmas and I was at Toys R Us with one of my brothers and we were both buying the X32 add on for the Sega Genesis for ourselves since there was virtually no chance that we would get one as a gift. While there I got the idea to buy my other 2 brothers gag gifts, we had already finished all our shopping so these were just "bonus". I lived with the 2 other brothers so what I did was wrap up all 4 of the gifts with the same wrapping paper and write our names on the gifts with no mention of who they were from and leave them on the doorstep. One of my brothers found them so he brought them in and I played along with wondering who could have left us these mystery gifts. Under the tree they went and on Christmas when we were all together to open presents, I proposed that we all open our mystery gifts together. It still makes me laugh when I look back at the scene of my brother and I high fiving each other with our 32Xs in hand and my other brothers look of confusion holding their children's bug collecting kit (featuring a 2 foot long plastic butterfly net) and ant farm.
julietrazzella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a really shitty santa hat from my ex's parents
betsydelrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex boyfriend gave me batteries for Valentine's Day
pfilc23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AOL trial CD that was about 5 versions old.
lilithspanties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything a cat has ever brought me
CatfreshWilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My 10 and 12 year old cousin got one of those $500 baby dolls each. She literally had a house built for my 25 year old cousin and his wife earlier in the year. And I got a margarita Ville t shirt that was too big.
joshuad80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know this thread is about what weโve received, but I once participated in a white elephant party when I was 10 or 11 and brought a 2 day old cheeseburger.
I thought it was hilarious until about 5 years later when I realized I was an asshole.
PM_ME_YOUR_PANINIS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa in grade 8 between 4 classmates. I thought more people were going to do it
Told to bring a gift and then the exchange would happen (i.e. bring generic gifts). I brought a gift card to HMV
The one I received was a rock. But the scavenger hunt to get to the rock was the gift, which the class awkwardly watched me do for 20 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An apple shaped glass paperweight.
paxrititu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
$20 limit for work exchange. Got a six pack of Reddโs Apple Ale that expired over a year before it was given to me. I only checked because it had a thick layer of dust on every bottle. She said it was left at their house one time and they donโt drink that stuff. Clearly remembered gift exchange day of and grabbed it as she walked out the door.
__--byonin--__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my late uncle received a cheese sandwich through the post from his secret admirer.
originalmango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My first Reddit Secret Santa. I received a two dollar childrenโs book. Nothing in my preferences pointed towards such a thing.
Nice part was my recipient happened to like fishing and coffee, two of my favorite things. I overspent a tiny bit, but getting his โDude, you hit it out of the park!โ response was worth it. It really is better and more fun to give than to receive.
ImperialWrath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got coal once from my grandmother. I wasn't even particularly bad that year.
MythicalGaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 8th grade, I had these two friends who were obsessed with this one gay Youtuber who I can't even remember the name of. Anyway, this guy had a store where they sold sex toys and I don't know how they did it because there has to be some sort of validation or something for that shit online but they somehow bought a bunch of them and jokingly tried giving them to me for my birthday so that they could get some magazine that came along with anything bought on the store. Not at the party or anything, they pulled me aside after school. I declined, obviously, but it was still weird as hell.
KINNAHZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 1KG bag of rice from an Aunty for Christmas once, Whilst my Little sister got spoilt with Barbies etc.
JonasVampire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When Iphones were beginning to become popular, the following christmas my parents got one for my older sister who wanted one, taking advantage to buy a second one for my father.
My gift was my sister's previous phone, which she had in her pocket until that very moment.
WackyWarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This current reality, also the best gift.
elliot89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 28th birthday I received tickets to an ABBA tribute concert also Iโm male
mackeytosuccess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My last name
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Anything I gift my grandma she regifts to other family members.
emerygracee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not me, but i was there when my friend discovered the gift card she had received from another friend of hers, for her birthday, had $0 on it.
Captain-Curiousity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During a secret santa, I got a cheap wine cup that you can get from dollar store
coreysia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So many, I think the worst was when my sister shopped for us in China town, not that you can't find great things in China town given effort, which my sister's gift lacked. We all got tote bags full of random crap: a box decorated with knock-off Disney characters, hello kitty protective sleevies, an astroboy soup ladle, stamps, poorly translated seasonal greeting cards, and a small tube glitter that was actually a small pen. I've never used any of this junk. I would have preferred nothing.
3lvenrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold
BigPZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hat rack from my uncle... For Christmas ... I was 6... And it was for both me and my brother!
laughsonherown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of plastic curtain hooks. No context stocking filler from my mum. A) I have curtain rails, b) they all already have curtains on them. She knows this and new curtains were not another gift. My do I love that mad ol' badger.
blueman164 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a white elephant me and my friends did, I bought a Boo amiibo to put in as my gift. After everything was said and done, my friends all got different gifts, but guess what I got? My boo amiibo back. Not necessarily bad, mind you, but I bought that amiibo to give to someone else.
adanceparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when I was 7 or 8 my grandmother gave me a candle shaped like a dolphin. I wasn't allowed to play with matches or a lighter, and couldn't use it in my room either. So I was pretending it was a dolphing and making it "swim" in the air. I dropped it and it broke apart and she screamed at me for being ungrateful.
jgiacobbe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've shared this one here before. Back in my early 20s my then wife bought me a black microwave for my birthday. We didn't have much money. My only gift was that black microwave. It was the exact same model as the white microwave we already owned but black. I remember unwrapping it at our kitchen table just a few steps from the white microwave and being confused. At first I figured that she had just found a box that was similar to put my gift in. Then I realized that she had really bought me a 2nd microwave for my birthday.
ChiliChiliCookie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book that already belonged to the gift giver. They forgot that they placed a "this belongs to" sticker with their name on it behind the book cover.
jonkolbe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of popsicle sticks.
TheAutumnLeafeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother gave me a country CD (I don't even love that genre of music) from a group called Mes Aรฏeux because there was that one annoyingly catchy and cheesy song. It was on the radio every goddamn day while I was in elementary school. Everyone would sing the tune and it would be stuck in my head, driving me crazy. I don't want to descend into this madness again, so I'm never gonna use it. I don't know what to do with it, though.
FeelsMoogleMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
KatAnansi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(Not me, my BF) A packet of dried spaghetti from his Grandma. Xmas gift wrapping can be confusing, apparently it's easy to wrap your groceries and cook your gifts by mistake.
JustAnotherNerd1988 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An Action Man watch... when I was 17.
ad3474 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Usual disclaimer, not I but my grandfather received a poorly painted black wooden frame, with a bizarrely badly built gravestone, which my great uncle had recovered (stolen) from the graveyard where it lay broken. It was the gravestone of my grandfathers aunt. My great uncle asked my brother and I to carry it from his car, wouldn't tell us what it was, when we saw it we were like what the f*** is this. The awkward silence when the rest of the family realised was beautiful. My great uncle was so proud.
clee_36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends, one day in passing, mentioned how great the movie Ponyo was. My roommate at the time decided to buy him a copy of the movie for christmas and his birthday, every year. the guy has about 18 copies of Ponyo at the moment.
YaBoiRexTillerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
MLA_NOT_APA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
wilkc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boxes of Macaroni and Cheese which when wrapped looked liked Super Nintendo games.
iknowdanjones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma was out of touch, and often gave me items that she got for free from Avon or something. One Christmas when I was 13 or 14 I got a tape from her, and it was a childโs cartoon about Santa Clause (who was never a thing in my house). Another time I got some nasty cologne in the shape of a car. They were always the worst, and after age 14 or so, my mom finally talked Grandma into giving me $20 every year instead. I was elated.
Spicewolff1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma's really old and poor, and she tries really hard and I love her but every year for christmas me and my sister do a little guessing games as to what silly gift we will get this year. Since shes poor but also very generous, she wont let anyone go without a gift, meaning that a lot of stuff is bought on sales or clearance and then she divids them between the family in weird ways. I've gotten anything from plastic forks to men's socks and underwear (because she doesn't understand a difference in the gender) and flash lights. Don't get me wrong, I'm not ungrateful. But it does make us laugh afterwards
Sidewalk_Cacti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt once got my sister and I these plastic mazes that you had to roll the ball through to pop open a small tray. In the tray was a ten dollar bill. We just smashed them open with a hammer.
Cornloaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother bought me every single Mac & Me thing he could find... DVD, VHS, PAL VHS, rental case VHS, sound track LP, laser disc, poster, and press kit. I had a feeling I was getting something Mac & Me, so I hit him with a counterstrike of the original Mac & Me trailer on 16mm. Paul Rudd would be so proud.
PM_ME_CHEESE_STICKS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those โget a free coffeeโ fill out cards from McDonaldโs. At least it was filled out.
c00kies44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "gift" of life. Thanks mom and dad.
ApollyonX210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Family member gave me a gift they were given a year before, a stuffed annoying orange.
superdude4agzefaggot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap red and yellow rubber monkey face phone case that wasn't even for my phone from a family member a few xmas's ago.
joerudy767 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For high school graduation I got a mug with a Bible quote on it. I'm not religious and I don't drink hot beverages. Thanks grandma
Rynur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Underwear.. made out of that crappy bed sheet material.. and they didn't even fit.
shortkow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but one of my best friends received an oversized tin of Altoids and a Darth Vader tin of stale m&ms for Christmas from his mother, she literally told him she pulled them out of her closet.
alex37211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted a new craftsman garage door opener even though the one already in the garage was fully functioning. I was given a pointless task. I returned it to Sears and got some tools.
rcgy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (now ex) girlfriend got me a $15 travel hygiene kit from a supermarket. I had bought one a couple weeks prior because I forgot my regular one which I usually brought when I was staying with her, but the zipper broke, and so she thought that that meant that I needed a new one.
cajun_maven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dildo from Matt Lauer.
Smeelyfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend got me a scentless candle with a picture of Alan Rickman as Snape on it for my birthday.
Neopyrrhu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
lowkeydeadinside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life. thanks mom and dad
TheTimeShrike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me this movie about a Mormon missionary who travels to a pacific island. I had left the church a while earlier.
txbluejay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year my family passes around this god-awful green beaded (differently size and shades of green lamp shade. It got some king of skeleton (beaver?) holding it up. My eyes bleed when I see it, and iptgecrecipint has to pay the post office for delivery. This year, I hate My dad.
Darthtrapgod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
nickisam237 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Existence
Me_Me_Biiiiiig_Boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On Christmas Day, I received a Christmas ornament as a gift from my grandma. It was nothing personal, just some elephant ornament.
newdok23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's family relationships were always complicated and once for Christmas her mum received a used torn bathrobe from grandmother while she bought her in return a silver cross .
organless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was given a dirt devil vacuum by her fiancรฉ, it was her first birthday married to him, and she opened it by herself. They got divorced shortly after.
RedEyesDragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A banana.
phrygidbeats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a guitar. I appreciated it, but I've never expressed ANY interest in playing guitar EVER
torlet-brush-paddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life :P
_NiceGuyEddy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoes that fit too small... Had to wear em anyway... Fucking sucked... Thanks alot aunt jessica
mrj80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A blank tee shirt for my 30th birthday. I work at a screen printing shop. I can get a blank shirt whenever I want.
Silasa00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was a little kid my aunt gave me and my brothers towels with their names embroidered into it. I say theirs because my name is "Alissa" and my towel said "Elliesha."
Till this day she doesn't get my name spelled right, but she's getting better.
bigbsbih ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ยฃ1 coin
binkerfluid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gf threw a party at a hotel where I was working for my birthday and invited all her friends.
When I was done and went to a room with her she just fell asleep instantly and didnโt talk or anything else.
Later I found messages from her telling her friend she was going to have a party for herself on my bday
Exelbirth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bible. Just the NT part of it (kinda pointless without the OT). Don't even have a fireplace that could use some kindling.
freshmutz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A beautiful, brand new, bright red, 10 speed bicycle.
I was 6...took me at least 6 more years until I was tall enough to ride it.
JustANormalGuy2_0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a calender for secret santa one year. That's not too bad, but I heard he was planning to get Gaurdians of the Galaxy on Blu ray but then changed his mind.
carloslink250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 15th birthday, I got a 2006 wrangler jeep so I could learn how to drive. After I had learned how to drive my Parents sold it. It broke me since my other siblings had much better gifts and there was not taken away.
linktheinformer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepdad gave my sister a vacuum. For her to use. At his house.
MGsubbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a rare coin. Except it wasn't rare, it was just a replica. I did not collect coins. I never once expressed any interest in coins. It's pretty fucking small so it's not like at least it looks good and I can use it as decoration or anything.
It's just somewhere in my drawer of useless stuff.
luclid13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave my cousin a loaf of bread for her 16 the birthday lmao. But she did buy her ticket for a ACDC cover band concert a few months before her birthday so that was her excuse for the loaf of bread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-wife left on my birthday to move closer to the man she was having an affair with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My older cousin was in town during the beginning of December when I was a kid. We always got along great and he was in a fight with my dad and started to walk to the bus stop so he could leave. I ran outside to say goodbye and he cheered me up and handed me a crisp $10 bill and wished me an early merry Christmas. I walked back inside and my dad took the money from me. Womp.
satnightride ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me address labels for Christmas. My name, address, and phone number was close but incorrect. It was very uncomfortable.
KingZlatan10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A piece of shit relative gave myself and each of my two brothers a pen each. Not even in a packet or wrapped. Just pulled out of his drawer or something. He gave us this crap build up of which one of us was a wizard, which was sporty and which would be a lawyer. Then gave a purple, blue and black pen to correspond with given options.
Because we were raised well we still thanked him, acted stoked and gave him a hug.
Fuck I hate that alcoholic dickhead.
SlytherinAway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After the last home softball game of the season there's a dinner honoring the graduating Seniors. I was the team manager and had broken my leg early in the season and so I was basically forgotten by the whole team. I made a point to show up because I hadn't been able to come since my accident and wanted to see a game before the season ended. At the dinner all the other seniors got personalized blankets, tumblers with their college logos on them, and other assorted small gifts. I got a $20 gift certificate to bed bath and beyond. Four years of work for $20 at a store I have never wanted to enter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At my old Church's youth group as a kid, we did a secret Santa. I got my person a really nice box of truffles and a gift card, while I got a toothbrush.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the gift I received, but when I was in high school many years ago my buddy who was into Jane's Addiction and their ilk got a Toad the Wet Sprocket CD from his dad. I laughed so fucking hard. Their entire family thought I was a cunt.
Renaissance7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hats. My godmother gave me hats for birthdays and Christmas. I have never worn hats.
Wroeththo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt gave me two single packages of chow mein one year.
Francolisto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 5 dollars Chinese shoes. Was so pissed off but just cooled off. And the way they looked like those of old folks
Gearshasfallen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a piece of charcoal used to barbecue because I didn't visit family.
Rundorig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once when I was like 6 or 7 years old, my grandma bought me and my sister (3 years older) some surprise gift from a traveling vendor. It was a small something wrapped in paper, and she was so excited when she gave it to us. We proceed to open it and before I even have the chance to see what was my gift, my grandma took it back with horror in her face. It seems the "surprise" gift she bought were actually plastic dicks wrapped in newspaper, literally. She never talked about that incident again.
splitpeace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A mini tool set (screwdriver, mini pliers, etc.) in a plastic case from my BEST FRIEND at the time. She obviously didn't think I was going to get her something so she just handed me one of the nephew gifts from under the tree.
Astraea227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
16 years old, my grandmother got me a tiny wind up car, smaller than my palm.
Lorcian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my Mum got my a hairdryer.
waffledog88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
someone in my class last year for the secret Santa received a bottle of dish soap. she looked heartbroken as everyone else had chocolates and other cool things. I felt sorry for her.
starfish31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sophomore year of college my favorite dinner was Tyson spicy chicken nuggets, but the stores quit selling them & I used to tell my boyfriend how I used to look for them every time I went to the store. So for our 3rd anniversary, he got me two bags of them from a place that still sold them on the other side of the city. For some reason though he'd didn't make the connection that I had gone vegetarian since sophomore year of college.
dayveeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This
troxwalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks. Socks from my younger brother in consecutive years. I fucking wear them but he essentially turned into our dad with those.
manbruhpig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of male guinea pigs except one turned out to be female. Thought โheโ was just getting fat until one morning she exploded with babies.
BysshePls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So this post needs a little back-story:
My older sister's birthday is like a week before mine. My Mom had given my sister a sweater and a candle for her birthday. Shortly after, my older sister and mother got into a huge argument.
On my birthday, my older sister re-gifted me my moms present. The sweater is not my size or my style. I don't even like candles. I was pretending to be thankful and polite until my younger sister looks over at my older sister and goes, "I know what you did." My older sister started laughing. That was the only gift I got for that birthday and when I got home I promptly threw it in the trash.
BadWolfIdris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex fiancee gave me a mini notebook our first year living together. He also didn't tell me he was leaving the state for Christmas until a week before leaving. He was the worst gift giver. He gave me my engagement ring by throwing it at me. But that wasn't Christmas so...
copper8061 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package filled with the free recipe cards you get in stores. From my MIL.
ferrettt55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got a gift card to Yankee Candle. When I was 10. And there wasn't a Yankee Candle store within like, 100 miles.
goodgonegirl123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my brother gave me a Visa gift card. Which I was cool with.
Later I was watching TV in the other room and he came in. He wanted the gift card back so he could go buy โmy real giftโ.
I stupidly gave it to him because he had been telling me all year he would buy me guitar hero for my wii. Instead he just took it.
Apparently my mom or dad (I canโt remember) bought it for him to give to me.
He took it and sold it for drugs.
Merry Christmas.
Also heโs better now.
Jimmarn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a photo of a tree from my mom's friend when I was a kid. Like full amateur random photo of a tree.
justanotherkiwiinoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheese grater, from the dollar store. It was already broken.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the Christmas I was 10 or 11 for. I ordered all of these Gamecube games and accessories off of eBay. Opened them as well the Gamecube that turned out to be broken that I had also ordered from eBay. I never used eBay again.
Fritz84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had to be 7 or 8 years old. Granddad gives me the only gifts I remember getting from him. I open first one - It's a pack of disposable razors. Open next gift - It's a bottle of Old Spice...it was half full. Open the next gift, it's deodorant. I think at this point...I prob was about to cry. Open the last gift - It's a pack of socks...argyle socks.
Being 33, I would've minded these gifts actually. Sadly, I had never had much of a relationship with that GD. He actually just died last week. It sucks feeling like I should feel something, but I really don't. I remember being like 12 and him going on about how women are evil.
kristamhu2121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toenail necklace. It was my familyโs white elephant gift and it came in a nice jewelry box, but my uncle saved his toenails for a year and turned it into a necklace with chain and all. So gross!!
slothman09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will be buried, but my grandma once gave my mom and dad baby clothes for Christmas a week or so after they told her that my mom had a miscarriage. I assume that Christmas dinner was fun...
Phantasm4929 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
newtonjeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My billing statement after my first semester of college.
SplitEndsSuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A puppy because my parents took it away from me a week later. :(
resultsmayvary0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Creed album Human Clay.
AgentChris101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book about sex.
I was nine
SaddestClown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3 Christmas gifts in a row from a step-sister were $100 gift cards on unactivated cards. Her dad gave me $100 cash the first two years but the third year told me to bring it up. She couldn't believe it and even faked a call to customer service and the store, telling both it was a crime and she'd bring charges if they didn't make it right.
babno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Initially it was a great gift, which morphed into the worst gift, and that makes it worse to me.
For my 4th birthday my moms BF/future stepdad got me my first bike, along with training wheels. It so so awesome and cool! A few hours later the party was over and he left, so I took my kickass new bike out to give it a go. It was a bit tough because we lived on a mountain with steep dirt roads, but I was doing pretty well. Until the unthinkable happened... One of the training wheels broke, completely unfixable. Being 4 and having my newest greatest treasure broken, I of course sat down and cried. Mom came over, saw what I did, screamed at me, and smacked me for breaking my gift so soon. She then took the broken training wheels off and said to me "You have to learn sooner or later anyways. Get on and ride." I protested, she insisted/threatened. So I got on, and fell before I could put my feet on the petals, got a bit of the dirt road imbedded in my legs. She insisted I get up and try again. A few hours later it started getting dark and my arms and legs had more blood than skin, so she let me stop. Got in the bath tub and had a jug of rubbing alcohol poured over me, so that stung a fair bit.
ChloeTheCat753 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 years old my Nana got me sheets that have cats on them. As a 5 year old I didn't even know what they were and went on to play with my other toys.
Nana then complained to my mom and said I was ungrateful lol
My sister asked my dad this question a few years ago, and my dad said, "No gift was a worse gift because I appreciated everything I was given" and left the room in an awkward silence,
TheSexBob-ombs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas I got a ventriloquist doll. My grandfather thought I would like it because I liked to perform. I was also a very jumpy child. And while I had never read the goosebumps books, my older siblings had, so there were plenty in our house. There was one with a doll that came to life and had a creepy smile on the cover. Naturally, I was deathly afraid of them.
I had gotten yelled at the previous year for telling my dad that I didn't want the Lord of the rings book I had gotten last year. So there is a terrible picture of me with this doll trying to smile and hide my fear.
pizzagroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had been heavily hinting at a remote controlled car for Christmas one year, and my uncle got me a car that you could drag back and when you let go it went forward and transformed into a robot
FoxPaws26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year Santa gave my brother a gift of something I specifically asked for to my brother. I asked my mom why I didn't get it and her face turned to shock and said, "we put the wrong name."
So I was shorted a gift and my stupid brother got an extra.
novaonthespectrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My passive-aggressive narcissistic ass mother gave me an etiquette book called "How Rude!" for Christmas when I was 14, because "I think you need this."
That same year, I asked for an MP3 player. Meant an iPod or a Zune or something along those lines. Dad got me an MP3 player that could only get songs by recording them off of the speakers (you had to play the song, and then hold the player up to record it, and that was the only way to get and keep songs on this thing. The quality was in the garbage as a result). It then broke down after one hour.
Got Shrek: Fairytale Freakdown for GBC when I was 9. I loved Shrek, but that game is notorious for sucking ass. I couldn't make it past the 3rd boss.
I had a fixation on guitars when I was 12 (result of watching Unfabulous on Nickelodeon) and was trying to teach myself to play the guitar. My beautiful, royal-blue-colored acoustic guitar snapped its strings when I was messing around with some chords over the summer, so for my 13th birthday I wanted a new guitar. My uncle presents me with...a Fisher-Price electric guitar. For my THIRTEENTH birthday. xD We returned it and I got an acoustic guitar for Christmas that year.
kyothinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Christmas card that said "You'll get yours when my ship comes in." My dad's ship was never coming in. It still hasn't come in. It was just that I have four siblings and as the oldest, he explained to me later, he felt that I should understand that buying presents for the younger kids came first. I was eleven.
AnarchistPriest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a fushigi for my 17th birthday from my mother.
Tsoard23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 11 my grandma in law thought the movie โas good as it getsโ was something i would be interested in
c0dester37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A clock shaped as a frying pan. We were doing the white elephant game and some guy took my dope ass kitchen griddle and I got this. I'm still mad at him.
CJMO1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 i bought a set of throwing knives because i was just that cool. Needless to say my father took them away as soon as he found them. 1 year later, he walks out. Okay boo hoo he's gone fastforward another 6 years, december 19-ish. i recieve a package that reads "[my name], merry christmas. -dad". I was hesitant to open it but i figured what the hell. (I think It is december 29 now). I open it up and hey what else than my throwing knives that i payed for, to be shipped back to me for a christmas gift! In short: I bought something, person took it away, left for six years, sends it back to me for christmas.
AdamSmithsSpawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was once given the gift of losing my lucky golf putter. My Grandad bought me a new putter, with the deal being I give him mine, a second hand putter that was more valuable but just older.... I had won many competitions with it and adored it. However, I was too polite to reject this new putter. Hated the club and quit golf about a year after.
RubItOnYourShmeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Genital warts
kingbigv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:03:27 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pass it on
ladyO26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my exiled, 20 year old and stunningly beautiful cousin arrived from Cuba, a family friend brought over LOADS of lingerie. My little sister and I (10 and 7, respectively) are watching with abject curiosity when she sees us and, to save face, says, โhere, of COURSE I didnโt forget about you two,โ and tosses us a pair of crotchless panties. They were black lace with a tiny red bow, and a whistle hanging down the front.
TheDerpSquid1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth
justinmisaacs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the gift of life
Not_Quite_Logical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad bought my brother and I both power strips for Christmas. Neither of us are adults.
grievesthecoward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
50 dollars in scratch off tickets, all losers.
running_chipmunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 years old, my grandmother got me a printer for Christmas at our family holiday party. My aunts and uncles also "forgot" to get my brother and I anything, so that year we went home with just the printer and the realization that our extended family didn't really know/care to know us.
jigenvw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A copy of Speed Racer the movie on DVD for Christmas from a girlfriend at the time. I bought her a record player.
wurlok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pencil and paper from my neighbors.
Kialae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
TheDoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Kangaroo's claw from my sister. It was on a wooden display stand...like, that would make it presentable.
imaccully ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my aunt animal bitch. cheapest dry cunt alive. one xmas bought me a pocket pool table for my desk at my office. she acted like it was something she was so excited to give me. she probably got the piece of shit in the aisle of a dollar general. i office spaced it from the 30th floor of my office one nite into the void behind the building. watching it smash was a giddy fucking delight. fuck you aunt white trash. go smoke more weed with your son when he eas 13.
nachotypicalchick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year I carefully selected a number of very thoughtful gifts for my boyfriend. He bought me a computer monitor. And nothing else.
TheFlyingAlbino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got the first Darwin Awards book for a one year anniversary present. I had already read the book[friend's house and wasn't crazy about it] and the only reason she got that for me is because she asked one of the guys working at the bookstore what someone my age might like.
Bartokbestie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The 'gift' of life.
LongShadowMoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my mom began her descent into opiates and heroin addiction she went into it hard. All growing up Christmas was the time of year she waited for, and as soon as Halloween was over she would be ready to get a tree. She made us some really magical Christmas gifts with very little money. I mean, I mainly asked for a book, or some art supplies, I knew expensive gifts were out of the question.
I'll never forget the Christmas we realized just how bad her addiction had gotten. Christmas is the one time of year me, my brother, and my sister are all under the same roof, and while we're playing board games, she abruptly has to leave, and when she comes back an hour later she's obviously stoned and passes out on the couch like we aren't there.
Christmas morning she had gotten us each some socks, even though I'm notorious for never, ever, wearing socks. Ever since I was a kid. She had just gone to a dollar store and gotten those dollar packs of socks, didn't even check if they fit us. I remember that was the year I finally had the money to buy everyone gifts, and had ordered her some shoes she really wanted as a surprise. A month later she had sold them. She also came to each of us separately to ask for money, and left again to score.
Last Christmas it was just me and my brother hanging out. My mom was living with a fucking heroin dealer woman that I've seriously contemplated calling the cops on, if I could do so without getting my mother busted as well.
Hippobu2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boxes and shitty DVDs.
For some reasons, my uncle's wife fucking hates my dad's face and everything that's even remotely related to dear old dad. So, usually for birthday I get a nesting doll of boxes with the core being unsold DVDs from her video store. Before 2008 they weren't even DVD, they were mostly heavily conpressed ripped movies on VCDs.
My uncle thought it was funny, while my dad just accept anything from my uncle with open arms (my grampa passed away when they were young, and my dad weren't the best at making friends so basically my uncle was my dad big brother + best friend + father figure, he could never be mad at my uncle). Meanwhile, me and my mom just dread those thing coming to our house, cuz those goddamn boxes takes up lots of space and getting rid of them is surprisingly a pain in the ass.
cloverskull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a story worth sharing. However, I gave this gift, I did not receive this gift.
Ok so a few months ago my girlfriend and I went with some other couples to this "wine and painting" seminar. You pay like $100 and you get to taste a few wines and paint on a canvas, following along with the instructor.
I've never painted before in my life. I have horrible handwriting and can't color worth a damn.
So anyway, after about 20 minutes (of the 120 minute event) I gave up. My painting was so shitty. It was comically shitty, which is ironic, since I was actually trying. It was by far the worst painting in the entire group.
So I did what anyone in my position would do: I gave up. And got shitfaced. I drank a lot of wine.
Welp, I signed my painting and took it home. My sister announced her pregnancy and I immediately framed the painting and put it in the mail as a sort of baby shower gift. :D
mtheory007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom who I didn't live with and didn't raise me got me a gas station road atlas my 18th birthday.
poof_int ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do secret Santa within my family and we roll dice to get presents I roll first and I go and grab the biggest present because why not. I opened it and it was so excited it was nice and heavy. It was a 24 pack of water everyone started laughing I took the L that Christmas
Morex2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend, his gf works as cigarette promoter and gets free cigs. She gave him cigs and lighters that she got for free and a toothbrush and deodorant. So basically telling him to smell better from mouth and body.which is bad enough.but all this while giving him (free)cigs to smell bad from mouth and body.
thechairmodel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is definitely going to get buried but my great-grandmother died one year and my grandparents had the job of cleaning out her apartment. I believe I was 14 or 15.
That year, for Christmas, I received personalized stationary and a gallon-sized ziplock of used pens and pencils from my passed great-grandmotherโs desk.
I love my grandparents dearly, but Iโll be damned if that wasnโt a weird gift.
iCoReLi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 7 my uncle gave me a soap dish for my birthday.
hufflepuggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but I want to add these to the pile:
From husband: a garment steamer. It was my main gift.
Brother in law knew I liked a certain brand of soda sold in another area of the country. He travelled to that area, but I did not ask him for the soda. He gifted me a few 2 liters of a similarly named soda, but definitely not the same thing. Video taped me opening it, (I HATE being videotaped but was being polite) and gave me a spiel about his confusion about the soda not being regional/hard to find because he found it at our local grocery. According to my husband, I put on an oscar worthy performance of being surprised/pleased about his gift.
He later revealed it as a prank and gave me two 2-liters of the coveted soda. And nothing else.
reemorted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my boyfriend recieved a perfume giftset from his dad for Christmas. Not that bad of a present, apart from the fact that said boyfriend has no sense of smell, and the name on the gift was misspelled.
misssame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A single roller skate. Grandpa didn't check the box to make sure both were in it :/
ThatDudeNamedMenace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Winnie the Pooh sweater and baby blue jeans when I was 13. Iโm a dude btw
joelleyyf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a protractor when I was 9 from my mom for hannukah
Llamaswithkatanas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lay-off from work around Christmas. 'Twas a gift from my shitty company!
Handlbar_relay_box ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.
I was the only kid that was given no gifts at a family Christmas. When it was my turn to open gifts the adults looked at me and said, "Ok, it's your turn. Oh" and moved on to the next kid. I was upset because at that point it became obvious that it was not a mistake. My father pulled me off to the side and told me to be "grateful".
I was around 10 at the time. I no longer have any real relationship with my father.
Edit: words
_BlNG_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, i tried giving my friend a hamster when i was 10 years old....
Should have put airholes
asheliz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom was gifted a blank VHS tape from her MIL. (at least it was in the 1990s).
morelenore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if this counts... When I was 14 my extended family flew to the same vacation spot for Christmas/new years and my birthday happens to falls the day after. Waiting to board our flight there my mom is reading one of the books she bought from the airport bookstore. It was a big blue hardcover called "the daring book for girls" and I remember thinking initially that it looked stupid af. After a few minutes or so she looks at me and says Happy birthday btw. I'm all... wtf and she gestures with the book and says this is your gift.
Later, my whole family meets up for dinner in honor of my birthday. She brings the book with her in her purse, then proceeds to never give it to me. Brought it all the way home on the flight back and into her closet it went... on the shelf right next to the birthday present she got me the year before but also oddly chose to not give it to me. (That one I actually liked. It was a replacement bottle of the perfume I wore)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My innocent mother bought me a t-shirt from a store I really liked when I was a teenager, whose theme was skate, surf, not too seriously. And you have to know that in my country, a woman genital is sometimes refered as a mold. (don't ask me why)
So she bought me a sweater. With a mold on it. The inside of the mold pouring outside. And underneath : "So young and already shaved ..."
Needless to say, I never went outside with it.
TimothyGonzalez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God this is easy. When I was like 10 a friend gave me a pair of tiny "Action Man" action figure rubber boots. I didn't even have an action man.
Wagonxt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
GFs aunt got me tea towels for xmas once
darybrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 60cm/2ft tall metal Buddha head designed in more of the Vietnamese style of the Buddha. The accompanying note said "I don't speak Indian and Google don't understood so I right nothing."
This was a leaving present after finishing a short freelance job in the UK. All my co-workers were English. I'm Indian and I think at some point I may have mentioned that I've been to some Pilates or Yoga classes at a gym in their building. I can't think of any other reason why that specific item was the present. Also I have no idea who wrote the note or who the present was from because I found it on my desk when leaving after most had already left the building.
Blue97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so much received but gave. One year, a bunch of my friends decided to hold a secret santa. Now I'm not incredibly close with most of these people but I figured what the hell. This secret Santa was incredibly poorly organized, we simply got a name, not what they want or anything. There was also a rule that we spent $10 MAX. So I get this girl who I haven't spoken two words to. I ask her friends what she wants and she's basically one of those hot topic girls. So I go to hot topic and the only thing I can find for 10 is one of those dumb ass rubber bracelets that had some TV show on it. So I buy it and wrap it, but I feel stupid as fuck so I throw some candy in there too. We get to the party and not a single damn person listened to the $10 rule. I'm talking like $60+. I watch her open her gift and have the most disappointed look on her face. I never did reveal it was me and left the party shortly after.
craftsparrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fake lottery scratch off, which had already been scratched off.
kabes811 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Almonds. I'm allergic to almonds.
kittyfiasco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I consider it more funny than bad, but one year for Christmas my then-90-year-old grandpa sent me a $5 Walmart gift card. When he briefly said Merry Christmas to me on the phone, he sincerely added, "Now don't go spending that all in one place!"
icegoddess13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my husband was growing up, his parents would buy him Christmas presents that weren't actually for him, they were for his dad. We're talking like tool sets, fancy coolers, grills, and odd gadgets (he was kind of a weird guy). My husband had asked for a game console one year and was yelled at profusely because "video games are the devil." Seriously.
In the many years since then, his dad has passed away due to cancer, and his mom has chilled significantly and discovered she's actually an atheist (and a freaking cool M-I-L!).
His grandparents (his mom's parents), though, are adorable, and recently sent us each one of those custom shirts you can get in a mall or theme park (you choose the picture or slogan or whatever and they make it for you right there while you wait). The ones they sent say, "It's a (Last Name) thing, you wouldn't understand!" (We don't share a last name with them.) Nanny called to make sure we got them and thought it was greatest thing ever. I married into an awesome family. :)
ZenMacros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around 10 my aunt gave me a book about birds of North America for Christmas. Everyone knew I loved bugs and dinosaurs, but I had never even remotely shown an interest in birds. And even if I did I'd wanna see more than just the ones in North America.
A few years ago, that same aunt and her husband got me a big bag of pistachios for my birthday. I mean, I ate them, but still.
aleewalker04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I had been hounding my parents for months for a pet of any kind. On Easter they finally caved and bought us each a hamster. My mom thought it would be a great idea to hide each hamster in a plastic Easter egg and hide it for us to find during our egg hunt. The egg did not have any air holes in it and by the time we found the eggs the hamsters had suffocated.
Treestyles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift is the worst gift.
CocaTrooper42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A picture of a chair. Long story.
showstappa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
honeybutterchipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother once gave me a metal lunch box and wrinkle cream for my birthday. I was 22.
tegrazor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can of beans... 'Nuf said
downvoteverythingxd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for christmas my dad bought me 100$ worth of go-carting tickets even though I was to scared to drive on my own the past few times we'd been. On top of that they were meant to pay for a family trip that included me, my brother, and him.
HDwalrus123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time when I was a kid, I woke up on Christmas morning to find a massive present under the tree, about 3-4 feet tall. It was a chair.
tommywiseau01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A jar of pickles for Christmas from my parents
monkeytime01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas last year my Mom bought me bird shaped Chip Clips, a universal Tupperware lid, and a crazy cat lady action figure set.
atreestump1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 19th birthday a chick I knew for a few years but barely spoke to, wanted to take me out. When I picked her up she handed me a framed picture of herself wrapped in newspaper.
artspartan1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I are twins. For our 16th birthday my grandfather dropped off an expensive truck that was paid out right and handed him the keys. I think I received a sweater and a nice card.
sneakytarheel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes. It keeps on giving.
lilithunderground ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave me menstrual pads for my 11th birthday. I was surrounded by friends and family when I unwrapped the package of super absorbent pads and my aunt said: โI know those will be useful". The awkward silence was deafening. The next day at school, my โgiftโ was all the kids in my 5th grade class could talk about. None of my friends knew I had started my period the summer before and everyone asked why Iโd need pads. I broke down and told my friends, who just had to pass on that juicy piece of information. Kids were asking me questions about periods for days. My best friend still, 21 years later, brings it up sometimes...
jeanpeaches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1 pillow for my wedding shower (we had two inexpensive pillows on our registry like <$20).
Or a clearly re-gifted Conair hand steamer for clothes thing for our wedding. Both from same person. Person is a dentist and has several nice cars and homes.
abracadabrart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chuthulu (or however you spell it) beanie. It was black and covered your whole face, it was dumb. I was 30 years old and it was the only present I got from my family that year. It was the worst Christmas ever, having to watch everyone open all these gifts and me receiving only one gift that I thought might be some awesome present only to be fooled by a gag gift and nothing else. I spent $300 that year on presents for my family which is alot of money for me. Long story short, I don't celebrate Christmas with them anymore.
ffloridastatee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bottle opener and a trip to Savannah to get his gun fitted. The gun I hated he spent so much money on. In fact I donโt even really like guns or gun related things normally even when they donโt cost 10k... but I digress. In the end he thought I was being ungrateful and I was hurt he could never see why I was upset. Things didnโt last too much longer honestly and it really sucks because that was the best relationship I ever had and itโs such a stupid thing for it to end over.
jsescp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What every man wants for his 40th birthday, Tupperware! I donโt cook...
FiddleFaddle2001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom put all future gifts (including things she got for my dad to give her) in the top of her closet. One year, my dad took out the presents for my mom and dumped them on the bed to wrap. Wrapped everything and put them under the tree. Christmas morning, my mom opened up a present from my dad โ it was a pair of her old socks that she had put on the bed to remember to mend. After a bit of confusion, she said, โI wondered where those had gone!โ
Dad gave mom a pair of her own old, hole-y socks one Christmas.
Bitchkitta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad received stick on shoes from his mil once
Calevara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Signed up for secret Santa on reddit, got a waterproof pad of paper to hang in the shower. Couldn't think of anything nice to say to the person who sent it so I totally faked an awesome gift and posted it. I figured they might have been genuinely broke and could only afford the little thing they got.
ricardo546 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks that I got for Christmas.....even though I had too many lol I was young and pissed ๐
ic3manpw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret santa at my first Job (McDonalds in Walmart) my Santa went out and got me a pack of three tank top undershirts that were too small...the really itchy and uncomfortable kind.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Aunt who was borderline special needs, gifted me some make up one year. Most of it was already used. The eyeshadow was almost gone and the best part is that the lipstick was really concealer just in the shape of lipstick. So she insisted on giving me a makeover. I told her the lipstick was really concealer. She laughed because I was about 13 years old at the time and didnโt understand makeup.
So after she was done, she showed my parents and my Dad says โShe looks nice but why is there concealer on her lips?โ
Ha! Take that.
2articul8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well one year my now husband thought that for Valentine's Day a good gift would be a Walmart bag full of 3x5 notecards and some Hershey's chocolate.
But I've also received not once but TWICE a 1000 piece puzzle of polar bears with a snowy/icy background in which all of the pieces are the same shape. So essentially it's a puzzle of white doom.
Another time I was given a gift card to Barnes and Noble that was partially used.
Trinity1864 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ever since I was a child I have loved Minnie Mouse. I even have a Minnie Mouse tattoo. My fiancee knows this. Every year for every anniversary, birthday, and Christmas I get Minnie Mouse themed things. At first it was sweet and it was like a stuffed Minnie Mouse or a Minnie Mouse glass figurine. As the years progressed the gifts got worse. Two Christmases ago. I literally got a Minnie Mouse puzzle for a three year old. After that I carefully broke it to him that although I loved everything he had gotten me I didn't want anymore Minnie Mouse stuff and would prefer gifts more suitable for a 23 year old woman. He took it really well, but having that conversation was terrible. I felt like an asshole.
FrEINkEINstEIN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have really long luxurious hair (am a guy) and whenever I am asked what I want from somebody, my mother interjects and tells them that I want something related to my hair. Salon appointment, expensive oil of her choice, doesn't matter, as long as it's related to my hair and it's not what I wanted in the first place.
nugget14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad once bought me quite a few shirts and a sweatshirt all in size 3x.
I wear a medium.
It's not that terrible, but as a teenager struggling with body issues at the time, it was a horrific gift.
bisonmusic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother
wasqa2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma has been making me a gift box full of slim jims and drakkar noir... from age 10-26.
facesone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a bf at the time and after about 2 years of dating I received a wall calendar.
yacov12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12 my grandmother had just gone to Russia for some trip (she was always traveling somewhere new) so for my birthday she got me a gift from there. A t shirt with Stalinโs face made to look heroic huge on the front. I didnโt really know who he was I just thought it looked cool so I wore it to school one day. Iโm still mad my parents didnโt stop me .
Philaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, my grandmother gave me her 13 year old dying cat.
ThatGuyFromVault111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bag of sand. From Miami Beach. It included part of a condom wrapper and a cigarette butt. I live in Florida so sand is abundant
ZippyTheChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my brother gave me 2 expired gift cards that had been drained $0... for my Birthday
xoites ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What Hilary Clinton gave me: Donald Trump.
SuddenTerrible_Haiku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My great grandma gave me a straight to DVD movie literally called "boy band" because 10 years earlier i loved the Backstreet Boys. Not necessarily a bad gift just adorably out of touch, and i thanked her happily lol i never did watch it though
bullintheheather ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A squatty potty.
walrus_kisses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmother hates me, and since she's in charge of the Christmas shopping, that usually entails her finding random shit around her house that she was gifted that she doesn't want and giving it to me. One year I got my stepsister a Victoria's Secret gift that came with a cosmetic bag. The next year I received that cosmetic bag. She's also gifted me kitchen wares her parents have gotten her, bath and body works shit she has lying around the house etc etc...When I tell my father I want coffee one year (how could you fuck that up) the only caveat was that my husband and I don't like French roast. She was there for the conversation. What do you think I got? Yep, nothing but giant bags of French roast. Luckily, turns out my husband and I do like French roast.
For our wedding we received a $50.00 Target gift card from my sister in law and her husband. Her husband is basically Uncle Eddie from Xmas vacation, so we were actually a bit impressed that they got us anything. Until we tried to use it, and there was only $5.34 on the card.....I mean, it's fairly clear that we're not particularly materialistic, so if you don't have money, we don't expect a gift, something we've always made fairly clear to our friends and family....Maybe it's just societal pressures and they're not actually assholes......
Cincyme333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, I got a CD from my wife of a new band I hated, with a little note on it that said it would always remind her of the first time we had sex.
I had a strange look on my face while reading it, and she got a look of horror on her face, and snatched it away from me, and said "sorry, that was meant for someone else".
And that's how my family learned about her affair.
rosielizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Literal trash. My friend gave me trash for Christmas one year. We're no longer friends.
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was it good trash
rosielizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. It was shrink-wrapped, used beer and soda cans.
rayraythearab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but a friend of mine went to his now ex-girlfriendโs house for Christmas. He gave her a Seattle Seahawks football jersey. Except he takes it back and says โjust kidding this is for meโ right in front of her entire family. The relationship didnโt last, but he still has his jersey.
Teague-McPhearson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box within a box within a box and then inside the smallest box there was a little card that said โprankโd ya!โ For a white elephant gift
miniMocha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This actually has to be a gift my boyfriend received on our first Christmas together with my parents at home from my father: a roll of mini travel toilet paper. My father handed it to him in a ceremonial manner and my mother and I just wanted to vanish from the earth.
To this day in wondering how we are still together...
irritablemagpie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Polish aunt Cha-Cha would give me a 6 pack of BVD tighty-whiteys for every damn holiday. Probably why I have low sperm count. Escaped from Nazi occupied Poland/possibly killed off the family line by giving me a lifetime supply of BVDs...thanks Chuch!
JMOlive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-husband once gave me a pillow for Christmas which, although not exactly romantic, was something I needed at the time because I had been complaining about insomnia. The annoying part was that the gift included two pillows, one for himself too.
stuckinhotelroomhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband bought me bathroom scales that spoke your weight - "good morning! you weigh 50 kilos today. That is an increase of 1 kilo from yesterday." It wasn't well received.
dildoscwagginz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got me a sweater that was two sizes small when I was 10, I asked him why he didnโt just ask my mom for my size and he said โI did it on purpose bud, itโll be motivation to lose some weightโ
ItsRainbowz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For 3 years, me and my brother received childrens story books from an Auntie who lived away that we'd met only a couple of times ages ago. Like, learning to read type books.They would have been nice, if my brother and me weren't in our mid-teens at the time. Thankfully, we bumped into her at a family event. I imagine she got a shock when she saw us.
omgkittehs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A secret Santa bought me a 50 cent bag of M&Ms once.
readdit_name ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last Christmas, my grandma (who always gives me random stuff she has around her house), gifted me a used calender from 1990.
johnsmithhasaids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White strips.
mr0d13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My then-boyfriend got me a $10 gift card to Little Cesarโs and another $10 gift card for Cold Stone for Christmas one year.
peoplerstranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Its a toss up between a really cheesy romance novel with my name and my boyfriend at the time name put in as the main characters (gift from bf - heart was in the right place but it was sooooo cheesy i couldnt really stomach it) - this versus the present of my husband showing up a day after my birthday to a beach vacation I had planned for us for my birthday- came late because we got in a fight and refused to go with me and the kids when we left. He didnt bring any present with him at all- evidently his presence was his โgiftโ.... i only say toss up because the latter really wasnt a present but more of. Lack of a present, although im too old these days to expect presents anymore... but this question got me thinking maybe i should have stuck with the cheesy romantic...
senopahx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fiance cheating on me on my birthday.
MidgetLovingMaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surprise!!!!!
senopahx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:20:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was!
Ed-Zero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No it wasn't!
HustletronSATX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Jar Jar Binks backpack
DoritoPopeGodsend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bought a ex some expensive Victoria's secret perfume and a expensive Hollister dress when I was 16 for Christmas.
She got me a pack of Slim Jim's and a pair of walmart reindeer boxers.
Safe to say we didn't put in the same amount of effort.
MrD1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package of coconut chocolate bars and a battery portable fan and other things from the dollar store that added up to 10US dollars. Which was the minimum for the present. I gave a set of makeup and a doll to my girl friend, it took my mom and I a whole day to find that doll.
Soup37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My stepmomโs parents got me a birthday card that said โWe didnโt get you anything because everyone else who has a birthday today will feel left out.โ I still am at a loss of words for it. Not even a mad or sad feeling, just a โwtfโ feeling.
_kellyjean_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a lawnmower for my 14th birthday from my dad who was a hard-ass dude who loved John Deere tractors (a redneck Red Foreman type). I would potentially be mowing lawns with it (this was a Saturday chore I did not look forward to).
I was a scrawny quiet blonde who just wanted cds, chunky clogs and Deliaโs jeans.
I cried and made my dad feel so guilty he gave me $100 and took me shopping, he honestly had no clue he would hurt my feelings like that. He jokingly called me โpatchesโ all the time as a middle daughter who outgrew both of my sisters by at least half a foot and inherited things that were often too short on my legs or passed down from and therefore pretty much worn out already.
Heโs been a better shopper since then.
dogturd21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Xmas gift many years ago, from my then girlfriends parents: Old Spice Deodorant, used, with 2 obvious curly hairs stuck on the end .
thoughtfull_noodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 fidget spinners for my birthday...
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
title said worst gift
thoughtfull_noodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that was a pretty bad gift imo. although it was more of a series of gifts. i would open one up and be like oh... thanks for the spinner then open the next one only to get another spinner...
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOOOL I'm dead ๐ญ
I was (mostly) kidding, fidget spinners aren't that good a gift, even if there's four of em...
but god that mental image or someone opening up four spinners in a row like... 'oh haha another one...! thanks..'
๐๐๐
thoughtfull_noodle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my parents were like: "ahh but you see this one lights up!" and "this one is shaped like the batman logo" i don't like superheroes mom! geez i just wanted a steam gift card
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle got me a blockbuster gift basket when I worked at blockbuster.
SoZettaSulz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scorn
JustHereToConfirmIt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (ex)gf asked what I want for Christmas when we were dating and I did the โaw babe you donโt have to get me anything!โ And she just said โoh okโ and didnโt...
SirMarbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks
RedditSkippy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good socks are expensive. I now love getting socks for gifts.
Ruckalucka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I always wanted Nintendo DSโs, my grandfather knew very well about this and we both were excited on Christmas Day thinking thatโs what we were going to get. What we got instead were 2 big trash containers (much alike what you see people wheeling out to the side block) and were told we could earn money to buy DS's by cleaning up a junkyard that's been on our property for years.
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT THE HECK
boraaostudio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a packet of cheap curry from secret friend, that wasn't even gifted by the person who should
NukeWifeGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst present was a Lamborghini Gallardo from my cousin; he was so stupid that didn't know that I wanted an Aventador or a Murcielago!
-xeargasm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A smurf toy that you could wind up so it would walk. It ended up somewhere in a box in the attic.
elizabethpowpow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I moved out of my fathers house, his wife was a bit salty. For Christmas one year she gifted me my own things from my own bedroom that I hadnโt brought with me when I moved.
j0llypenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
y she salt
elizabethpowpow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was legally too old for her to control anymore. So when I left she was out a live-in house cleaner/baby sitter.
tarzan_boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A old copy of the 92 NBA dream team highlights on vhs. It was like 1996 and not only was that 4 years old. I used to hang out at his house and SAW IT THERE for 2 years while we played video games collecting dust. The best was when we denied regifting something last minute after questions were raised why he used a plastic bag from a supermarket as his "gift wrapping." Oh well... Last I heard he got some girl pregnant in highschool /that's a wrap
amccune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
cartoons01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Instantflip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother got me a Spring outfit of Hot pink balloon pants with a white t-shirt with hot pink lightning stripes on them... in the winter.. I have always hated pink...
GreenBlueberries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks
Brikandbones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I tried the reddit gift exchange and got nothing from it. Never tried again because I felt so disappointed after that.
Cassiopeia78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An umbrella. Not even a nice one. It was a cheap one.
IguessimLazarus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was younger my mums uncle, i think that makes him my great uncle. Anyway, he would get the newspaper each day and once a month it came with a CD. I can't remember what was on them but it was something completely useless, its was like a 3 minute long radio show teaser or something. He saved up all 12 and gave them to me and my cousins to share! We just looked at each other and almost loved the thought of this crazy old man saving cds and wondering what he could do with them, i know I'll just unload them on those damn kids. Its still a talking point 25 years later.
Pinstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa at the office with a $25 price point. We had to write down 3 suggestions. At the time I was playing World of Warcraft and thus I made one of my 3 suggestions a "$25 world of warcraft time card"
What did I get? 5 World of Warcraft 30 day free trials that Gamespot was selling at the time for $5 each (which was a rip-off since you could download the free trial direct from blizzard for free).
And since they're free trials, I can't just use them to add time to my main account. So yeah.... everyone wasted money that year.
ObviousDave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7 years old. Loved loved loved Star Wars. Told everyone I wanted the cool ass x wing fighter that popped the wings open when you pushed down on R2D2. Christmas Day comes - open the gift and holy crap!! I got it!!! I open it up to play with it and it was a stupid model, in a thousand pieces.
misssue007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A large jar of peanut butter from my mother-in-law (or outlaw as I called her) for Christmas. Followed by an ankle bracelet from my sister-in-law ( or crazy bitch as I called her) which was part of a necklace, bracelet, and ankle bracelet set. Her mother got the bracelet and her boyfriend received the necklace. They were so cra cra!
WickedLudicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a huge container of perler beads from a friend who claimed that i have a lot of free time and i should pick up handicraft.
But, i'm working full time and schooling at night.
JazzMoB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the early 70's my buddy got a set of steak knives (for his First Holy Communion).
BrianMincey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my sister...my brother was learning the trumpet, and was using a rental. My folks had acquired a beautiful engraved silver plated trumpet from a relative and wanted to really surprise him. He had asked for a stereo...so to fool him my Dad had put bricks in a box about the size of a stereo and wrapped it up and left it under the tree with his name on it weeks before Christmas. The trumpet was in another box with my mom's name on it. Of course all of us kids regularly examined and shook every gift with our names on it and we assumed it was the stereo he had asked for, but my sister was angry and jealous...she had wanted a stereo for years and never got one and she complained for weeks how unfair it was that her "younger stupid brother" was getting a stereo that she never got.
On Christmas day my brother got the trumpet and it really was an amazing gift and a beautiful surprise, he was so proud of that trumpet, he even teared up a little. My sister flew into a rage...despite getting many nice gifts...complaining that it was so unfair that he got a trumpet AND a stereo...referring to that heavy box under tree...it was the only gift that wasn't unwrapped yet.
My Dad was fed up, and said, "That gift was just a decoy to fool (my brother). It was really meant for you. Have at it."
That made her so insanely happy...for about a minute...she plowed into unwrapping what turned out to be a box of bricks.
j0llypenguins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm laughing...god that really culminated in the worst way possible for her
hope she got that stereo
Slvrwind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa gift that included an opened, slightly used sample size bottle of lotion with a handwritten garage sale style sticker on it.
mets_letsgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a pair of regifted ny giants slippers that I had given to my dad 3 hours earlier. He remembered that one of his kids got him the slippers. He just didn't remember which one. He gambled and lost.
ConfusionQueen86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was in a car accident 2 days before my birthday. I was in critical condition & was in a coma for a few weeks. The day after I wake up, my cousin who thinks heโs hilarious but no one else really does, comes to see me with Get Well balloons, a card, and a book. โDriving For Dummiesโ. I had a 10% chance of surviving the first night. I shouldโve died & he thought it was hilarious.
5 years later he ruined his kitchen by catching it on fire cooking something so I mailed him โCooking Basics For Dummiesโ & inscribed it in Sharpie with Rule 1: Invest in a fire extinguisher!
Needless to say we donโt really talk at family functions that we both happen to attend since our family isnโt that close to his side.
JasonGryphon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a bootleg copy of Charlie and the chocolate factory on DVD from my Sister...
Itโs safe to say that we really donโt get along.
Mank_____Demes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I shit you not, iTunes gift card.
n3m37h ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jumper, the game
ryanmjryan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks.
crouchster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Received a gift card to a movie theater that isn't even in my state... And going to a state that has this movie theater isn't an easily accomplished task living in Alaska. Reddit secret Santa, I live in Anchorage Alaska, please do your research on what places we have here if you get a gift card. Although I want to say gift cards are against the rules for reddit secret Santa. I won't complain however if you do get me a gift card as long as I can use it somewhere around here. Lol
Werdna_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I brought a doorknob to a white elephant
Shoeler09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a little context I'm notoriously hard to shop for, my family hates buying me presents but I digress. Last year my cousin have me a six pack of Sam Adams (not really that bad) and a bunch of nick-nacky drinking games. I'm 25 I don't know why she thought I could get any of my friends to play shot roulette put drinking dice...
gingerzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't malicious or negligent like a lot of what I read here but I think it fits.
My last GF and I broke up last December. We'd talked about what we'd get each other for Christmas in the past not expecting things to come to a head. So we kept in touch for a bit afterwards. January rolls around and she's bought me a Christmas gift to give late. I should admit now that I don't remember what I got her.
She bought me a page a day calendar, in January, as my newly ex-girlfriend.
A calendar is bad enough, it has to be displayed, maybe it has some eye-catching photos. No, this a page a day calendar, the conceit is that you have to interact with it, daily, for a year.
She bought me a present that reminds me of her everyday...
Invisibones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother was always really garbage at gift-giving. She would give myself and my two sisters coordinating or matching gifts, and make us open them in some kind of pre-arranged timed fashion which sucked the excitement out of it. My first distinct memory was just after the puberty train hit me, I got a pajama set on which the top said "Mind the Bump" -- the tag said it was maternity. Apparently because my boobs were already larger than the other girls in my class and didn't think of getting me a bra.
My last Christmas spent with her, she got my sisters and I nothing but one Cherished Moments angel figurine each, the kind that are that chalky ceramic and have fibreoptic angel wings, maybe 3" tall. She took them back from us.
Another time, a few years prior, she got me a DS Gameboy which was great, but I'm not a fan of handheld consoles enough to know that I'd get minimal use of it. My sisters kept theirs but I asked if I could instead get a bank account and put the money into that, and she instead kept the DS for herself and I got nothing. Well, she croaked and I have the DS back now, so I got the last laugh.
tenspot20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago my cousin from Lansing gave me a bunch of those betcoin things that everyone is talking about now.
theresafundusamongus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My in-laws planted a tree in my honor as my Christmas gift last year. Thanks for nothing, Scott. Hope you enjoy your new landscaping.
QueenJillAnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 I spent weeks crocheting my father an Afghan. When I went with my siblings to visit him for Christmas the three older ones and his girlfriends kids all were given wrapped presents and I was handed a plastic shopping bag with four cans of cat food in it. He said I know you pay for your cats food yourself. I thought Iโd help you out. I worked for a market and got a discount on stuff there, so he saved me about a dollar.
cactoidjane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This thread makes me thankful for people who gave me gifts that showed they tried, even if they didn't get my tastes or preferences right. I can't think of anything I'd call the worst gift.
A funny one is when my mom gave me a dress that I had sent home with a bunch of other belongings for storage. She didn't remember that or that she'd bought me that dress some years before. Again, I wouldn't call it the worst; it was a nice dress, and she wanted me to have it โ twice.
Aezen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 years ago, my great aunt was cleaning out her house and gave all the shit she didn't want anymore as "gifts"
The list includes but is not limited to:
Unwashed Tupperware
Expired deopderant
Romance/Adult Novels
The lid to a cup (Just the lid, she still wanted the cup)
Various cutlery
Various statues and statuettes
Unopened boxes of tissue
We decided to take all of it into the desert and use it for target practice, then send her a video of us shooting at it thanking her for the excellent stationary targets.
Jeb_Jenky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
thumbwrestleme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not for Xmas, but as a wedding gift a co-worker and his wife attended our wedding & reception and gave us a $9 electric can opener.
sweetmotherofodin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A cheap candle from the wealthy side of the family.
Why are some rich people so shit at giving gifts? Like I spent 25 dollars and got your kids a movie they wanted and you get me a dollar store candle?
powerdoggo7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an IPod container. Didn't have an IPod.
Shelbatron97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a paperweight from my grandma as a graduation gift...... yeah. That was a thing.
dylanfutch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother is a cheap old rich lady. When I was 10 I got a pack of chocolate soldiers, a dollar store yoohoo brand, not so bad when I was 6 I got a tonka truck with three wheels from the dumpster. Loved it.
bicobico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a great-aunt with a lot of money, but I didn't see her very often. One year she visits and buys my dad, brother, and me pens. Like ballpoint pens. Nice ballpoint pens. But still pens.
MissySmitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half used bottle of Bath and Body Works lotion.
gamplayerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8, we were at my cousins' for christmas. They each got new bikes, lego sets, and about a billion other things. I got a bedspread.
Molleeryan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt bragged to other family members about the โcutest thingโ ever that she had gotten me for Christmas one year. We didnโt usually exchange gifts but she saw this and said she just had to get it for me. It was a โWhereโs Waldoโ book. I was 24 years old.
m3ch3ngin33r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa, which was a highly publicized event at my last company, my buddy trolled me with a gift bag containing two bud light lime-a-ritas, a Mark Sanchez action figure, and shake-weight PRO.
Stattersall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Eyeglass cleaner. I don't wear eyeglasses.
Smokeyeyemiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On Christmas, my great aunt gave me a brightly colored, circle shaped calculator, clearly aimed for younger children. I have no interest in maths. Also, I already have a much more advanced calculator that I got from school. It's not as bad as my brother, who got a toothpaste.
anastaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband likes to tell his family how much I love to cook... one christmas all I got as gifts were kitchen related gifts... I got 3 pizza cutters, some weird garlic peeler and a bunch of โtoolsโ I would never use, not to mention 5 cutting boards. Meanwhile, I was eyeballing the awesome Sephora Gift box my sister-in-law got... The only thing I enjoyed that year were the chocolates โafter eightโ and Iโm allergic.
snatchzillaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend gave me two cat candles with shitty painted on googly eyes that he shoplifted for me from, I think, the dollar store.
poisonoushero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was my 10th birthday and my friends mom gave me a $50 dollar gamestop gift card when i went to buy a game i found out the card was never activated
Squeekazu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum gave me five packs of gudang garam for my eighteenth birthday.
For anyone not a smoker, they're hardcore Indonesian clove cigarettes containing 30mg of tar (I believe your typical pack of reds is 16-20?). The butts are lined with sugar so they taste great, but your throat feels like it's closing up a few mins after you smoke one.
If I recall, the fellow who created them made them to soothe the throats of smokers and wound up dying from throat cancer.
I think she was trying to kill me.
GAF78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother gave me a big bottle of Herbal Essences body wash when i was a teenager. Not because I had bad hygiene or anything. She gave each of her three grandkids the same thing.
lnickelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was 10, wanted a guitar. Family teases me about it for weeks, walk into living room Christmas day, dad says "here's your guitar!" and hands me a plastic shitty dollar store guitar, my dad and grandma laugh, I throw fit.
Never got over that night.
Buttnuts123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a mini box of bandaids for christmas about 2 years ago
IT_IS_A_PLANE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A top hat. Now to be fair my stepmother built this up as a present I wanted for a while apparently so I thought it would be doctor related since I was going through a doctor who craze so to receive a top hat was disappointing and weird.
StrangeJourney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad's friend found a couple chocolate bars in a public trashcan somewhere, so he gave them to me and my brother. They were still wrapped, so they should still be good, right?
Geta-Ve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stacking cups ...
I_believe_it ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year, recently homeless, I attempted to throw my boyfriend a birthday party for New Years since it's on the same day. It wasn't great like I wanted because I was real short on cash, but I did my best. I also managed to get him a video game. I got nothing. I also got nothing for my birthday, but I did get the pleasure of taking him out for sushi. He's not getting anything this year for any holiday.
runswithgingercats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to this thread, but when I was 13 my grandma sent a package for my birthday. It consisted of a childrenโs book where you put could put your picture over the face and it was titled โpicture me in outer space!โ So when you turned the pages your face was the face of the astronaut. She also included some prepackaged costume jewelry that could only fit a toddler and a bag of goodwill clothing that would definitely not fit me although I was, and still am, a very petite individual.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL -- this made me laugh. I received a USED TOASTER from my aunt -- and it still had bread crumbs in the tray too! We about died laughing. We didn't know at the time that she would be diagnosed with dementia shortly after and would pass. Now this is a funny bittersweet memory that still makes me laugh.
omeara4pheonix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my wife's bridal shower a family friend filled a box of random junk and gave it to us. Nightlights, some random cookie cutters, a spoon, an opened and broken multimeter, among other things.
therecanonlybe1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of pink pistachios at the age of 10.
Meow99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband once gave me an ironing board for xmas. I really wanted to hit him in the head with it when I "unwrapped" it. But to his defence he was concerned by me ironing my clothes on the countertop.
thebrokenrecord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my dad returned from a trip to the US, he gifted 12-year-old me a cable that connects a satellite dish to a set-top box, so you could get more channels on your TV.
We didn't own a satellite dish.
aznkingkong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 12 and my brother was 4. He gave me back a hot wheels car that I had given him a year before for Christmas.
Vaganhope_UAE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year secret Santa on imgur. I got a book how to train cats when my interests were all about movies and video games. I don't even own or like cats. I have no idea what that person was thinking
crod4692 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time when I just got engaged a family friend gave me some ornaments, I assume for our future home together. Only funny part was they were old and dirty.
It is not so much a bad gift, and I actually like the ornaments, they look like there is some history to them; but to this day there is no context about what the ornaments are or where they came from.
They are just dirty used and broken ornaments without a story. I want the story!
Iโm afraid to ask and make the person feel bad as if we didnโt like the ornaments as, is if there is nothing else to it. Iโm left wondering forever.
AssassinPoma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got an Xbox from a friend that couldn't even read any discs.
don-golem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like all the bad gifts are coming from the grand parents or in-laws.
pavl0v ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 11th birthday, my parents gave me an album of folk music from one of my dad's coworker's band. The only song I knew on it was Puff the Magic Dragon, and even 11-year-old me could tell that it was a completely crap rendition. But it wasn't too bad... I got a battery powered pencil sharpener too that year.
Good times...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 my dad gave me a styrofoam sailboat for Christmas...
positive_thinking_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when i was young my parents werent together. my mother got paid to babysit me because she wouldnt watch me otherwise while my grandmother worked (dad was missing half the time doing drugs or stealing fighting or a combination of them all) so i never had a birthday party or christmas until i was adopted at age 6. onetime at my mothers they had christmas and to be nice they got me one of those pez dispenser things (you know the 99 cent ones) while my sister got all kinds of toys like a good 100$ worth of them. i was only 4 or 5 at the time but i felt absolutely horrible about it. i knew who was my mothers favorite. i wouldve almost rather have gotten nothing at all instead i got a pez dispenser and learned i was worth less than my sibling.
Navy_Pheonix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a suitcase from my parents. It was a nice one at least...
Knoxie_89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're you living at home?
Might have been a hint....
Navy_Pheonix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Only the heaviest handed one they ever gave. I was already planning on being gone within a couple of months anyways, I would have liked even clothes better than that though...
vunje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A (listing) real estate agent checked out books for my kids at the library and dropped them at the house the day before the movers came to pack us up. The last thing any person moving needs is 4 books that they have to keep track of and return before they move.
RatherBeRaving ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my boss' gift to me on my last birthday was by far the worst. kicked out of the building i was working in to make space for someone else, moved to a different building and offered a "change of scenery" as a present.
fuck you, boss.
bookworm1232 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa knit your own hat kit. I wanted to switch, but no one would :/ . I think I donated it or something.
probablypokedthebear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister would send Goodwill purchases that would never fit us. She sent my daughter a "puppy training kit" given as a freebie giveaway along with a handful of kids meal toys, and it counted as daughter's birthday and Xmas gifts. She has a decent job so there was no excuse for paying more for postage than the contents of the package.
Same sister also regifted me a present I made for her two years earlier.
jmajorjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Male and when I was 15 years old I received a precious moments bible from a relative.
user57374 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was growing up from like 4 or 5 years old til I could remember every birthday and Christmas my uncle and aunt would get me the ugliest clothes on the face of the planet. Just straight up ugly and awful and too big for me. And of course me being a kid would get salty bc it wasnโt a toy or a video game. My uncle would get upset about it and my dad(his brother) would have to tell him how Iโm a kid and I want a fucking toy or something along those lines.
Also my dad as a joke on Christmas when I was growing up would wrap up a bundle of Christmas themed pencils and put them in my stocking
smizzy3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A baby book for my cat... I didnโt have a cat.
Nem4n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Friend of mine got my girlfriend a butt plug for secret Santa.... I got 6 of the same bargain bin DVD of knock off Bollywood movies.
ame-foto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After explaining that I actually enjoy receiving flowers (carnations even, those are pretty cheap) and chocolates on Valentine's Day, my then boyfriend gave me nothing because it was "too much pressure".
SpaceReven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A 200$ leather bag, not even big enough to hold much, size of a medium sized women's purse. MY father disapproves of my gaming hobby and every christmas attempts to give me a "non-tech" gift.
rezzychic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
dwigtshrute90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super late to the party here. My wife has very very wealthy grandparents. Not that weโre entitled or anything, but some freeze dried retried beans ainโt exactly a great b-day gift for your 21st.
We have a great relationship with them, theyโre just really out of touch
heywoodJablomey_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know a guy that gifted a large jar full of bacon grease once
zackzdw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A plain ass white shirt inside of 3 goddamn boxes
DigbyChickenZone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt sent my family a box of pancake mix that broke open in the mail, and was leaking fine white powder.
This was in 2001, in America.
I still think of it as a hilariously bad gift though, and it was the normal store bought kind of mix that comes in the red box.
rebelshirts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clipped coupons that were mostly expired in 2007. I still have them and plan to regift them to my GFs aunt this year.
agoogua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A little book called Man Cave Dumb Jokes
todscrubs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My worst gift was a piano chair from my parents when I was 8. My sister got a TV.
ozbodiare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was maybe seven or so, I was given the very same gift from my parents as I was given by a similar aged counterpart. The gift was a Ninja Turtle, Raphael in a spacesuit if I remember correctly. When I opened the same gift for the first time I was (remembering) being elated. I had for a point collected and played with my toys. GI Joes, lego, and duplo (for those that forgive my spelling and give a god damn about correct speli g..heh.) I had intentions to make this Raphael (toy) my main man. I wanted to have pictures of us together while we posed for the great and cumquat Niagara falls. Then in the time it takes for a rabbit to hump a cumquat I was gieven the same exact toy from the slackjawed drunk and probably, saddled with the thought that Santa is not real(parents), the accumulated debt, sweet god, I love the.
N. Bronze
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my husband whom I gave the gift too.
A charzard hat like ears and all To an 18 yo man, who was my then boyfriend. Still always makes fun of me for getting it for him but now our daughter wears it so at least I have that going for me ๐คทโโ๏ธ
xslayerx93x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in high school I had a friend who while nice enough was a stingy motherf*cker it was my birthday and over here in the UK we have the store pound land (British equivalent of the dollar store) well said friend decided it was acceptable to quite literally steal a ยฃ1 Can of deodorant, well I didnโt know whether to be impressed by how ballsy it was or offended that I was only worth a cheap yet stolen gift, Iโd have rather had nothing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My high school choir did secret santa. My senior year, the girl who I got had similar taste in music so I went to the record store and got her some LPs that I thought she would like and made some mix CDs. The guy who had me straight up told me on the first day "I got you for secret santa, but I don't want to do it. I got kind of mad at him for that but I wasn't going to tell the teacher on him. I got pissed at him one time and he was like "fucking fine." and he got me a cup of room-temperature coffee from the coffee maker in the staff room and was like "are you happy, dude? here's some coffee." I don't even like coffee.
xalubonurf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back, my Mom gave my wife some shampoo packets from a hotel. She doesn't have a lot of money, so I understand the need to get inexpensive gifts, but wow. They went right in the garbage after we left her house.
uh_lee_sha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend at the time gave me foot cream for my 18th birthday. . .
RealmKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Petrol vouchers. I don't even have a car.
melisssaa_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A loom kit
bighairyyak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is usually great at giving gifts, but one year she had a moment and bought me what I would call my worst gift ever.
A brown sweater with the words "Cute enough to stop your heart; Skilled enough to restart it." written acrossthe front.
Im a registered nurse by trade. Im also a 6'7" tall, stockily built, straight man. I shamelessly lied and told her it didnt fit. She gave it to my aunt (also an RN) who loves it.
One man's trash...
KidWithAPc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 10th Birthday I got a Spongebob plush from my cousin who reluctantly told me he wanted it for himself but his mom forced him to give it to me as a birthday present.
Still have it on my windowsill.
calspach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had the epitome of a drink Uncle. Every year he would show up for Christmas with a bag of stuff he clearly threw together from his apartment. One year my brother and I got half full bottles of aftershave and cologne. Pretty sure one of them was one my mom gave him the year before. That was the year my mom got a bunch of used kitchen utensils.
SarcasticCarebear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the time it was bad but my uncle gave me Windows 95, opened because he had installed it on his computer.
In hindsight, it was alright.
KingOfDunkshire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Penguin Pooper.
lanadelfaye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I organized a secret santa for me and all my friends and the friend who got me gave me a framed signed picture of himself sitting in front of a fireplace.
darcendale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad put a fork in my stocking once
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my Mum told called me over claiming to a present for me. It was a cup of milk...
SarahHasJuice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a Harley Davidson black leather purse from my uncle. I was a 16 year old boy. It's cool though. We drink whiskey together when we are around each other now and laugh about it. Turns out he was drunk while living and Scotland at the time and wasn't thinking.
Stefcien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag of pecans. Seriously.
DDurbala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
BloodTypeDietCoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 16. Our family was enjoying Christmas dinner together, and my Uncle Gavin brought up movies. He specifically asked me "Have you seen Charlie's Angels (2000 version)?" I told him no, I wasn't interested when it came out several years earlier and I didn't much like the actresses at the time. That night, we exchange gifts, and lo and behold ... He bought me Charlie's Angels.
I gifted it back to him the next year.
donkeyollie1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a catapult. i wanted a trebuchet :(
prplmze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those mini boom box looking radios people received as a free gift for their TV Guide subscription.
lllbt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 8 this kid I invited to my bday party got me a set of juggling balls. After the party was over I had discovered he had stolen one, leaving me with just two juggling balls.
Sweetness521 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing.
Blilly12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday (Nov 28) my mom gave me a "bad cats" 2017 calendar.
Me: "But we have 1 month left in the year" Mom: "Don't be ungrateful, it was 50 cents and I bought it for the cute cat pictures" Me: "That's what the internet is for..."
She had good intentions :)
mattqueen123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I almost got a James Avery charm bracelet for Xmas. Iโm 37.....
Cyberrebel9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
albieUAB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, my mom fell on some real hard times when I was about 13 years old, but I didn't know how bad it was until Christmas. My gifts were these cheap mini wooden board games like Sorry and a few others. I did my best to put on a happy face and try to make sure she thought I loved it, but I just remember crying in the bathroom that night because I knew how bad stuff had gotten. I didn't really understand until later that the real gift that year was that we had a Christmas at all, and I love my mom more than anything for not letting us feel just how bad stuff had gotten the rest of the year. I still have the little games she got me in my room in my desk.
I know this doesn't quite fit the "here's a fuckin orange peel, kid. Go have fun." vibe of the rest of these posts, but it was just a rough Christmas that year.
rogdabod833 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time a coworker gave me a huge bag full of his hand me down clothes he was going to donate as a birthday present. Not my size and definitely not my style. He was going to take them to Goodwill, but decided to take the opportunity to save himself the trip.
v2Valhalla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th birthday my god mother gifted me a book with a disc. The book was full of nursery rhymes. She stated as I opened it โyou can read it and listen to the disc at the same time!โ
Sheโs a bit weird
Frozenfire21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A label maker, you put a label on something, then ten minutes later it would peel right off.ย It was the worst gift I ever got.
darlini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister and I were born nine years apart on the same day. One year for out birthday I got a crayon maker. I was turning 16. This was obviously a gift for the 7 year old, but my parents insist it was intended for me.
I made crayons with my sister and I will admit it was kinda fun, but definitely more exciting for a kid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing I got for my 30th birthday was a $280 emergency vet bill.
newenglandredshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care how late I am to this party.
The worst present I ever got was a free coloring book from the post office.
When I was 14.
From an uncle. He wrapped it and everything.
Al_Kalb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
Wyle_E_Coyote73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pen and pencil set when I was 15yo? What the fuck am I supposed to do with a pen and pencil set.
vguy72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Write down your hopes and dreams?
IceOnMyCock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Somewhere around 2012 asked for the newest NHL game for Xbox 360. My semi crazy grandmother, who I've really only met a handful of times, got me a very old NFL game for PS2
ohiotender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two words. Pajama jeans.
Zskills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't that just be jeans without a back pocket? Pajama is the form, jean is a material.
ohiotender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They were pajama material, with the jean/denim pattern. They had the back pockets and all. Also, every member of the family got a pair. Thanks, Amazon.
Zskills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh god, I'm so sorry lol. What an abomination!
Smeifenator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For I think my 14th birthday I got a calculator and a ruler that my dad took from inside a drawer in our kitchen. Sadly this was not the first or last time I had received "gifts" that were actually just random items from around the house
GVJenn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Many years ago, one of my mother's coworkers gave my brother and I each a giant, Costco sized tub of Jiffy peanut butter. To this day, we have no idea why.
Vulvarine__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those packs of six razors you can get at walmart, but they were done online. They didn't even work properly.
havoc313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Socks from my mother that didn't fit
Crazy_Sniffable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was the mid 80's. I was a kid. I was just discovering real music. License to Ill had just come out and was burning up batteries in my walkman.
My grandmother got me...
An audio cassette of the music from The Cosby Show.
edibleBarOfSoap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everything my father has ever given me has been the worst gift ever. He's cheap, he's a scavenger and if it's free it's useful to him. Growing up he always brought home used furniture he found on the street. I woke up covered in bed bug bites once because of an old, stained mattress he found and had given to me. We've had fleas, roaches, bedbugs and probably other types of infestations in my home because of it. He also loves yard sales and thrift shops. He'll just buy random crap and give it to my family members for christmas. Stuff like fake, green jewelry, hideous used clothes, terrible cheap perfumes, etc. I feel bad because he does it out of the goodness of his heart. He is full of love but damn... it's hard to get over the bedbugs.
StonyandUnk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I play guitar, not my main gig but I do play out and get paid for it.
For the holidays one year, my mother bought me a guitar from Wal Mart, I think she paid about 100 bucks for it.
Completely unplayable, painfully so
Yall_Know_Whut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received 3 giant bags of Zotz candy from my husband on Christmas.
MuddyPotter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So every single year, as far back as I can remember. My grandfather wife (not biologically my grandma, canโt stand the woman) has always went to โfestivalsโ or went to test drive cars and other random places where she can get the free stuff they give out.
You know, weird key chains, pens, and bags with the logos on them and then she also gets the free shirts and hats they have too, but the thing with the shirts is she always gets me XS or XXXL shirts. Normally I wear a large or XL depending on the shirt, and she knows this, but insists on getting me the wrong sizes and theyโre not even nice shirts theyโre T-shirtโs with the name of some festival that I would never even consider going to. I mean Iโm grateful for gifts and all but good lord. Itโs the same thing every. Single. Year.
Well sheโs done some nasty things to me and the final straw of me going completely no contact with her was when she not only gave me and DH gift cards that had never even been registered, she also singled me out in front of the whole family and gave this bullshit speech about how she wanted to start this tradition that would go on long after my grandfather died (insert poorly crafted Death joke about my Grandfather who weโre pretty sure sheโs only with so she can take all his money and leave the family with nothing) and that sheโs getting rid of the stupid stuff she owns thatโs just collected dust and taken up space in her home and Iโm not allowed to regift it to her but I can do whatever else I want with it.
So she makes the entire family watch as I unwrap this political doll that my mom had gifted my grandfather some years before and then basically insults me over my clothes, and a bunch of other stuff and gets mad at me because I wasnโt excited to open the gift, which came after an entire year of her accusing me of doing things to her that I didnโt do and causing a huge fight between my grandfather and my parents and myself. So after almost 24 years of receiving junk gifts of stuff that it literally looked like she cleaned out her car to give me and the rest of the family. I quit having anything to do with her and so my cousins have filled me in that she still has a grand time making fun of me in my absence, but at least I donโt have anymore 4X shirts.
Strangessst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 14 my aunt gave me a random Tinker Bell tin with a handle on it for Christmas. I have never expressed an interest in Tinker Bell in my life.
Netnicolas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An empty Avengers' DVD case. Like the DVD literally didn't have the disc inside, just the plastic case. Pretty miserable Christmas present that was, even worse than the cheap plastic chess set I got as a birthday present once.
ThatsCoolan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
DatNorBoii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get the same pack of Adidas hair gel, deodorant stick and spray every year from one of my uncles' family. The smell of all of them give me headaches, but they work great as freebies for friends
IrishHippo317 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 9th Christmas, I got a pair of socks. I don't like posting this though, I was still grateful.
YoungDeadBullet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep that
Sarashell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, but my friend was about 12 and her dad has just bought a PS2. He was really into it and shared it with his kids, so she loved it. For her birthday one of her Dadโs friends asked her what she wanted. She asked for Crash Bandicoot, of course. Now she didnโt know at the time but the dads friend was a complete alcoholic and was not totally aware of what she said. On her birthday he gifted her that weird fishing game: Pro Bass fishing. He somehow heard Bandicoot and morphed it into Bass. She hated it , but he genuinely thought she loved it.
missartteacher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Personalized pencils with my name spelled wrong...from an assistant director who could have easily looked up my name...on my file...in her office๐
veggie_pizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt gave my dad coupons for local places in her area..pizza $2.00 off a large, free delivery on chinese food, etc...he lives 30 miles from her. It was pretty funny.
Gikine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Soap on a rope
Tierceletus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
German sausage.
veryrealeel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was nearly six when my little brothers were born. One of my grandmothers friends got presents not only for my brothers but also for me. The present she got for me was a box of baby wipes. Now she decorated the box with flowers and butterflies. And my name, which she misspelled.
HermioneGranger3141 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 17th birthday, my grandma sent me two stained secondhand men's undershirts (I'm a girl), and, I kid you not, a picture frame full of dead bugs. I'm not entirely sure what was going through her mind.
Zee05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband and a friends birthdays are close together, so it generally happens that we exchange their gifts at the same time. The friend is a coffee snob, so we got him a really nice aeropress coffee machine and 1kg of coffee beans from their favourite coffee shop. My husband got a bullshit button and light up wine stopper in return. He doesn't drink wine.
flergityberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A package of post it notes for the office holiday party. Something I couldโve walked 30 feet to the supply closet to get.
ziggymyiggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A furby
Josueesmyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whiskey stones from my aunt I was 12
offcolorclara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was part of student leadership in high school and we had a secret santa party for Christmas. Everyone else got thoughtful gifts but my secret santa apparently forgot about the whole thing because he just gave me his ratty old lanyard straight off his neck
Svartbomull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A clown doll that sat on a swing that you could hang on the wall or ceiling. I swear that fucker was in my room for a week staring at me until I made my dad take it down and he put it by his side of the bed(I think I asked him to, probably to show me it wasn't that scary) but he couldn't stand it either. Found it when I moved out about 15 years later. Straight into the trash with that little fucker. I love you grandma.
zeisrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A chocolate bar. It was the worst because everyone wanted a bite so I ended up receiving a tiny square of chocolate for Christmas.
Blake7160 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My fam had a gag gift secret Santa once and each person got 2 gifts.
After trading around a bit between the 8 of us I ended up with 1 pair of women's lingerie and the other was a bra.
I'm a guy.
My cousin was like busting at the seams trying not to laugh when I picked up those two gifts.
Joe_X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A glitter bomb from my secret Santa.
MMAbandit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gave me $10 for my 17th birthday. Me and my mom laughed hysterically.
Stardustchaser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My FIL. (Husbandโs bio Dad who had beat his mother when they were together) gifted me one Christmas with a a plastic storage shelf, about 2 ft x 2ft, that could be mounted on a wall with little plastic compartments for things like nails, screws, washers, little tools, etc. So I donโt do much regarding tools that would require it, but thatโs not what made it a bad gift....itโs that he gave me the same exact thing the year before. Heโs deliberate like that just so he can see my reaction (which was always a smile and thanks so as not to give him the satisfaction.)
wcbsignsnc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
James Brown's "Funky Christmas" cd. My friend and I re-gift it to each other every year.
MpMerv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basketball. I hate sports.
rumor33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my Grandmother got me a folding chair.
zeusloca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fire extinguisher
tlrhmltn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For secret Santa we had a budget of $50. Someone brought a carved wooden nose to put glasses on...the kind that probably costs $10 to $20. Money was not an issue for anyone at the party (nearly everyone there except me was an engineer in oil and gas). I somehow ended up with it and I didnโt even wear glasses at the time. My boyfriend (now husband) left it in the Christmas tree at the hostโs house. The host threw it in the garbage,
ElSomething ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We had a gift exchange a gift exchange in 5th grade. I received an aol cd. What's worse is I got the same cd in the mail a week before.
free112701 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
was one i didnt get. my mom went to california on a trip with a younger brother. there are 8 of us. when she got back everyone got a gift except me. she said it was because i had been to calfornia already. oh then there is the time she got tix for everyone to go to grateful dead except me, wtf. cant remember why not me or if i even asked, wtf.
mokachahan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For an art site secret santa, I googled regerences of this one person's favorite character, and on Christmas day, I got someone who just cropped a drawing they had already posted previously. Thanks for the hard work.
BigBrownieBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16, my dad bought me one of those "cool shampoo sets" like the axe ones with a loofa conditioner and body wash. I was quiet and thanked him but I thought that was pretty shitty, until I can back to his house a week or two later and it was all gone because he told my step brothers to use it because they ran out of their bodywash... I didn't even get to use my crappy gift once
TheMadDaddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas in a hotel room because my mom left my dad two days before.
Mydaley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mom gave me a meatloaf pan and a skein of yarn because I like to cook and am crafty... Those were not exactly the gifts I wanted for my 21st birthday. Nor are they especially cool gifts for cooking or crafting.
Acrophobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 16th birthday, my sister took me to the amusement park, but I had to pay for my own ticket and hold her and her friends purses, so even if I wanted to do anything I couldn't. I forgot to mention, I'm afraid of heights and crowds, and never wanted to go, but she was like "it'll be fun I won't leave you alone." Said she was going to pay for my ticket, instead paid for her friend's ticket because she really just wanted to use my birthday as a excuse to ask her crush out. Needless to say I ended up crying alone on a bench and some stranger cared more about how I was feeling than my own sister. Eventually I realized she is a narcissistic bitch who doesn't care about me at all. But yeah, that's the worst gift I ever got.
sexyjeremypharoahwiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex bought me teeth whitening strips after I repeatedly told her that I wouldn't use them since I drink coffee multiple times a day and they'd just get restained immediately/worse after she mentioned it to me a few separate times.
I get that she wanted me to look nice, but it would be like me buying her a weight loss book or gym membership after she kept telling me she was happy how she was and that she really likes tacos.
ManInKilt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 14 my grandparents gave me a red suitcase/luggage thing. The thinking was red is my favorite color and my family was going on a cruise soon but... Eh.
It's actually a tie between that and the "Literati" band eReader from the year before. Grandma got it on a sale rack at Boscov's and since it was a one off with a random OS and no real library or features, it was kind of awful.
Ronburgundy2099 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of white denim jeans that had skinny legs and said the real deal on the ass cheeks and button was on the wrong side.
I got them from grandma when I was 10 for Christmas.
She kinda hated me so should be glad I got anything I guess lol.
htmlcoderexe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A clearly used walking doggy toy thing with a wired remote (middle 90's, fancy electronics were rare). No batteries either, and it needed some special kind. Meh.
BloodyApron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got an As-Seen-On-TV hair straightener brush thing from my mom for Christmas last year.
And she got my stepfather a $300 laptop.
Carynneterrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 17 and in college, a guy who I dated for three days wrote me a Christmas card in his blood. He was a very hardcore goth.
bikepunxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was living up north, my Texan mom got me an ice scraper with a heating element that plugged into the cigarette lighter. It didn't do anything to help so I just cut the cord and used it as a regular scraper.
ToastedApache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bath duck with a massive penis as part of a secret santa once.
MutatedSpleen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, but this is a thread about bad gifts. You're looking for a thread about awesome gifts.
Cynicaltaxiderm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandma gave me like six AA batteries wrapped up in one of the dirty socks I had left at her house while visiting one weekend, then shoved into a toilet paper tube.
To be fair, I had gotten a couple of things that needed AA batteries and it was probably a joke -- she probably got me something else too but this has always stuck out in my memory.
DelicateFlower620 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas I saved up all my money and bought my boyfriend at the time a grill. In return he offered to buy me a tank of gas to visit my family because he knew money was tight for me.
schwiggity69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve received multiple itunes gift cards, even though I donโt use iTunes.
SleeplessShitposter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother's notoriously cheap. She'll go to dollar stores for gifts and says "oh, that's too much" if any kid wants more than one gift. She isn't poor.
One year she got me a cheap styrofoam airplane (one of those ones you punch out and put together and throw once), it broke in half while I tried to open it. She said she'd buy me a new one, she never did.
meathelmets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a porcelian nativity scene for my birthday from my mother. When my mom saw the confusion on my face when I opened the box and it actually WAS a porcelian nativity scene, she whispered to me "WELL....it's more of a gift for your wife....and it's more for Christmas".
My birthday is not in December.
hmj918 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A turkey carver. ( Iโm vegetarian. )
MustachelessCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're handy for crafts
dingo78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister once gave me ace venutera jr as a gift. She ment well.
Tankisfreemason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11-12, my uncle and his at the time wife gave me a Macyโs Thanksgiving Day Parade shirt (which was clearly free) for my birthday because I had mentioned before that I had wanted to go to the Parade. My birthday is the end of December.
picabesi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 12, I was visiting my VERY religious grandparents for about 2 weeks. I had never been to their house before, because my grandfather was estranged from the family for a very long time. After he married my Step Grandmother, they got in touch with us and off I was sent to spend time with them. They attended a super backwards church where woman weren't allowed in the property unless they were in dresses, and women were meant to submit to men entirely. It was creepy.
My step grandmother sat me down after discovering a manga volume of BLEACH in my bag, and told me that my book was sinful and threw it out. She gave me a new book to read, that was pure propaganda made by her church.
It was incredibly dull, and talked about the dangers of sinful media and sex before marriage. I was 12, and still played with barbies, so I didn't appreciate the "gift" much. I later retrieved my copy of BLEACH from the garbage, and avoided them for the rest of the visit.
Sykedelic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the gift of life
srs_30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get a box of Cheerios from my grandfather almost every year for Christmas. I donโt even like Cheerios...
iliketosabotagejoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was away from family and friends for Christmas in Australia working for a non profit. We had a secret Santa. I spent a long tine figuring out something that would be great, and in turn I received a dollar store pink fairy puzzle. The guy that โgiftedโ me was a joker, and thought it was hilarious. I never felt so alone for the holidays.
notoriginal6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt was kinda a bitch and would purposely send us shitty Christmas gifts and pay a bunch of money to quick ship it from NJ to VA. Im talking like shirts that are no way even close to the right size or childrenโs play toys/McDonaldโs toys.
Rojaddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nose hair trimmer. Not as a gag gift.
threerocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother got my wife a Starbucks gift card for $25. My wife does not drink coffee and there was only $20.35 left on it. So my brother had clearly gotten as a gift himself, used it once and forgot that he did, then gave it to my wife.
TravisDeSane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
smarthobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me personally, but at a white elephant party with new step-relatives my brother received a broken shower radio + a zip lock bag filled with various batteries (all dead, as it turns out) and roughly 50ยข in loose change from a deeply alcoholic great uncle - We're pretty sure he just raided the junk drawer.
olivier_wmv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
mom took away all of my video games in October, and wrapped them up and gave them back to me on Christmas.
iamapeekel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A one of a kind pearl necklace that my daughter and I chose for my mother-in-law for Christmas. I received it 9 months later for my birthday, tarnished and thrown in a Kay's jeweler's box to try to pass it off as new.
keysersoze1015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Secret Santa in my dorm, I received microwavable Mac & Cheese and a plain blue shirt that was too big for me. My suitemate at the time said "I got you this because I was too lazy to get you something else." I got my person a $20 gift card.
Shadowmael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone in my ex wife's family got a pretty sweet gift one Christmas from one of the son in laws--expensive fragrances, hefty gift cards, designer bags, computers.
I got....a t-shirt. Like, a random, free promo t-shirt. Pretty sure it was advertising a cross country moving business.
0/10, would not gift again--I should have kept her gift for myself.
singularpotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my fiance: His super rich grandparents went on a holiday to Fiji, and brought back a pebble off the beach from him and his three brothers to share between them.
Also, a used airline hygiene pack. They made a point to tell him it was from business class. At least he got this one to himself???
mustardmaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone wrapped up a bag of cat poop as a white elephant gift at a party I was at last year. Luckily I didn't get it, but still THE shittiest Christmas gift I've ever seen.
hueylewisfan21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
Robertfrosties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family always plays secret Santa or white elephant or whatever you wanna call it, and someone every year gets my cousin's old participation soccer trophy. If you wind up with the trophy you have to keep it until next year and that's your gift. . I've actually never gotten it, but one year, my grandma got a pillow with boobs on it. Probably the worst gift for her possible since she's fairly traditional. My family is hilarious.
whatanicekitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pair of rubber horns to wear on one's head. I usually love homemade gifts, but rubber horns? When the heck am I ever going to wear bloody rubber horns?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
iTunes gift cards
THEKONIG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got Cucumbers for Christ-mas
Clever_Mik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book titled "How Not To Be A Dick"
From my mother
Myredskirt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:30:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the idea. -mother of 2 teenagers
inkydye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At 13 or so, I got my friend a hamster. No cage, nothing, just a hamster.
He'd never mentioned any interest in new pets. He already had a cat. ๐
Merax75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most disappointing would have been my birthday this year. There are a group of us and we'll usually buy each other bottles of nice bourbon for birthdays. This year I'm not sure if I did something to piss everyone off but I got absolutely nothing from any of them except one, who gave me a shitty $5 dart board.
I haven't talked about it to anyone, and made sure I got every single one of those motherfuckers a really, really nice bottle of bourbon for their birthdays.
Oh and as a bonus another good friend of mine asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I replied that she didn't have to get me anything. She said she wanted to. So I said well I could use a new mouse pad (even a really cheap one). She ended up getting me...nothing.
myrmekiteisallright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A relative of mine received a doctor's set of sample douches... from her father. It's on ongoing joke in our family, because wtf?
cw30755 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about eight; my step-grandmother gave me an empty shaving bag. One of the cheap canvas ones that normally come out around the holidays filled with cologne/aftershave type crap; you know... generic drug store gift. Except she gave the (crappy) after shave to someone else and just gave me the empty canvas bag.
databaseu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During the gift exchange at a class Christmas party in 10th grade, my classmate gave me a plastic tumbler with a crack running down its side.
einperson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother moved from the West coast to NYC after college. After living there for 10 years my mom got him a strange Xmas present when he flew home to visit. A cheap Statue of Liberty souvenir.
TroJan37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas, when I was about 12 or 13yo, my dad got me one of those Axe soap combo packs and nothing else, gave my younger brother soap, gifted my older brother soap, and gave my sister soap too.
manik-khan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A box of trash
Ober_O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny now but when I was 8, my grandparents neighbors got me and my brother a gift. I'm assuming my grandma told them my name (Aaron as in a boy) and they thought I was Erin, as in a girl.
So when they gave me and my brother our gifts, he got a Starwars Lego set that I was wanting really bad for Christmas and when they gave me mine, I received a Barbie that would be suitable for a girl of my brothers age. They gave my younger brother the gift of an 8 yr old boy (me) and gave me the gift of a 4 yr old girl. I think they felt bad but they tried to play it cool like that's what they intended.
It's hilarious now, but as an 8 year old I was devastated. I cried myself to sleep that night because our mom said we had to share it and I couldn't have my own.
Angry_Doragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doterra essential oil, I dumped it immediately.
EnvytheRed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gas station cookie as a Christmas present. . . From grand parents.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lotion/bodywash set that was used up to the brim!
perifinkle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wear 6mm pearl earrings everyday of my life for the last 6 years or so. Last year for Christmas my boyfriend of three years got me the same exact ones because he knew I liked pearls. The relationship was going downhill and he wanted to do something special.
ovni121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In high school, a girl I liked showed me a poem she wrote to her ex to try to win him back. I didn't know what to say very much so I complimented her writing skills while cringing inside. Few years foward we were in a relationship for 2 years but thing weren't going super well. She gifted me the same poem but she forgot to change the name at one place. The cringe was still there. (We are not together anymore)
margosaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 7 or 8, my dad got me a brick of 72 AA batteries for Christmas. Actually a pretty great gift in retrospect, but man did second-grade me have to work very hard to arrange my face into an excited expression
MrWednesday6387 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother once gave me my own opened pack of cigarettes for my birthday. But that was the year I got my first mp3 player, so I didn't care.
ProNewbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Office Christmas party, weโre doing a Yankee Swap/White Elephant and lots of booze and some nerf guns are exchanging hands. Finally the last person, a girl, goes to open the last gift to bring it into rotation. The last gift was a cock ring.
So the terrible gift we all got that year was mandatory sexual harassment training.
OraDr8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who was given a jar of nails from his grandpa when he was 15. Not new nails, and old jar from the shed. Every year after that it was regifted to another family member as a joke that went on for about 10years!
gregmaddoxbestever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pencil
erinnrose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister received the free shampoo and conditioner you get from hotels from my Grandma one Christmas. The rest of the cousins got shell necklaces and other trinkets.
apadvaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
1-2kgs of chicken for my birthday... as kid, continued for a while, still hate that aunt
mijeli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An aquintance of mine gave me a ratty old stuffed animal and made a huge deal about how expensive it was.
DarkDariole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I briefly dated a guy in college that I met on an online dating site. The week before my birthday, I invited him over to play card games with my friends and me. He arrived early the day of the party, and I wasn't really expecting anything from him because we were really new. However, he followed me into my kitchen as I was gathering plates to set out, and held out a canvas purse.
It had blood and dirt all over it...
I was really freaked out, I asked him if what I suspected was blood, was friggin blood, and he just shrugged.
Not wanting to piss this guy, that I was now realizing may be a bit psycho, off, I told him to go place it with my other purses (I kept the ones not currently in use in a big box in my closet.) and really hoped my friends arrived soon.
He was super weird that whole night, and stayed in my room while I played games with my guests. He said he had homework to do, and didn't even really make an effort to meet any of my long time friends. He left with everyone else after the party.
No surprise, we didn't last long after that. I looked for the purse he offered as a birthday present the next morning, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I don't know what he did with it, or why it was in the state it was.
I really never want to come across this guy again.
Cien_fuegos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this thread I actually remembered something I had blacked out.
One year for Christmas I went to visit my dads family and I guess he forgot to tell them I was coming. There was a TON of gifts being exchanged and Iโm pretty sure all I got was the ability to play with other kids toys when they were tired of them that day. I donโt remember getting anything that year from them.
On the plus side...I did get to see Mars Attacks! In theaters so thereโs that?
DVTWVY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fake Pokรฉmon cards
Charzinardinard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White Elephant about 4/5 years back with friends. I ended up recieving a roll of toilet paper and a copy of Duke Nukem Forever, used from GameStop, with 3 price stickers on it layered so you can see how much the price had kept dropping
wildernesscat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A goldfish. I need to keep the stupid fish alive. I am 47.
fangxx456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a little kid (maybe 10-12) my parents got me some power tools and a tool box. I was pissed. What kid wants tools?!? I wanted Legos or electronics or candy or something fun. I still have those tools and they have saved my ass multiple times and been extremely useful and fun for personal projects. Probably one of the best gifts I ever got and I'm so glad my parents were smarter than young me.
Rowsdower32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not my own story but my Mom's father gave my dad a box of matches for Christmas one year.
And no, it wasn't some super rare or expensive. Just a regular old box of matches...
Nobody-117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 14th birthday I received a jewelry box... I'm a guy though
gwlemaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the time I thought it was those divorce papers I got 10 years ago. Boy was I wrong. I am sure my kids view it less positively.
captainburp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just got a gift of hand lotion for my birthday and noticed it was a gift our manager bought us for a christmas present last year. I confirmed it was the same one because the company it was from changed their design this year.
Csquared211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother shops at thrift stores so we literally get someone's garbage for birthdays and holidays. I just threw away a set of reindeer horns that had "Christmas 2010" on them and a light up globe toy with a good portion of the plastic bulb busted and sharp. These were given to me for my 2 year old. Why did I get them at the beginning of the month? No clue.
I could go on with the gems we've received but it just gets sadder.
Sirnickp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not secret Santa but Yankee swap type games... Toss up between the purple heart shaped notepad and basket I received around 10... The purse I ended up with. Or the ladies small jacket.... I hate swap games...
thudly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got dumped for Christmas one year. And not even officially. She just quit calling me, returning my calls, or answering when I called. I never even really found out why.
So I gave the $300+ gold and diamond necklace I'd bought her to her sister. Partly because she was actually a decent person. And partly because I just wanted to rub her sister's nose in it. On the bright side, her sis wound up giving me a nice beej on New Years' Eve. She wouldn't do anything more though, because she said it would be back-stabbing her sister. "You may not ever have to see her again, but I do."
Anyway, some of the stories in this thread reminded me of that incident.
technobass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday my oldest sister got me a fresh strawberry cake. I'm severely allergic to strawberries. Like EpiPen, hives, throat swells shut allergic. She was mad at me for expecting her to know that I was allergic. My buddy said it was a damn good cake though.
Fmello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas I received a red pair of Dr. Denton's onesie pajamas with the attached white-bottomed footies.
I was 13 years old at the time...and a boy.
That was the only gift I received. I glared at my mom with a look of confusion and rage. For the life of me, to this day, I could not figure out why the hell she thought that was a good christmas present to buy me. Prior to that, I thought you could only buy Dr. Denton's for infants. Worse, I opened that gift in front of 40 Sicilian relatives that were also opening their presents and laughing their asses off when my mom told me to hold it up for all to see, oblivious to the reality of why that was the worst gift to give a teenage boy.
To twist the knife a little more, the second gift that I was supposed to receive was mistakenly given to my cousin who also has the same first name as me. (The Aunts' drew kids names out of a hat on Thanksgiving.) FYI, it was the game Advanced Dungeons and Dragons for the Intellivison.
Helawat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a paper planner from my ex for my birthday.... I use Google calendar. Then he took me to The Venetian and said "pick something out" because he didn't know what to get me. When I protested, he called his mother to talk sense into me. Terrible series of events.
AlarianDarkWind11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 13th birthday I got a sing along with Mr Rogers song book.
char_kelly94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend after 3 years of dating got me a bracelet with a heart and cross charm on it and it said true love can wait and the card that came with the bracelet talked about abstinence.... he also got me sweatpants and a stuffed bear with his college logo on them. Safe to say they were all last minute gifts from his college store before he came to visit me for my birthday.
aneatpotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll share the worst gift I've ever given.... When I was about 16 or 17 I went to my first work Christmas party, where we had a gift exchange. I went shopping beforehand with a co-worker my same age, and in our edgy teenage brilliance (and apparently not being able to find anything else for $10), we decided it would be hilarious to buy a poster of Justin Bieber and wrap it with a book of matches. Hilarious, right? It might have been, if the majority of people we worked with weren't middle aged women, who did not care one lick about pop culture, and who it was debatably "cool" to hate.
I remember the regret I felt during the party as I got a feel for the atmosphere and realized that this joke would in no way be well received. I remember the look of annoyed disappointment on the face of the woman who got my gift. I still feel guilty about it today, 10 years later. I'm sorry, Char, you deserved something that didn't suck.
grandeblanco1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a Chia pet and a nail file for Christmas.
Beggenbe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A poker table with all the accessories. I donโt have friends.
UnobjectionableHug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my auntie got me a used, unboxed yahtzee for my birthday once. When I opened it it was empty apart from 4 of the dice. When we were younger my cousin used to tell me and my brother that we got the free gifts and her other cousins got the paid ones in buy one get one free sales.
Rain12913 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the Christmas after my parents went through a very rough divorce, they each got me a pair of blue snowshoes (two different brands) from LL Bean. I had never snowshoed before or even mentioned it, so they had obviously discussed getting me snowshoes before they stopped talking to each other several months prior.
Something about it just felt so wrong. It was the last thing that they would ever do together as parents, and there it was in two different boxes. I returned both pairs and havenโt thought about snowshoeing since.
energygirl88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Christmas two years ago my dad gifted me season 2 of the 1970's tv show Adam-12, which I had never seen or even heard of.
Another time he gave me itchy wool socks for Christmas but I never wear them because they are itchy af.
I'm in my twenties so I understand that my parents don't really need to give a lot of gifts anymore but at least show some creativity and thoughtfulness. Needless to say I don't spend a lot of energy choosing gifts for him anymore.
Misundaztood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Clothes that I really didnt want but couldnt politely refuse as my "I have too much clothes already" was met with a "Then throw some out". I then tried the impolite "But I actually like the clothes I have" and now I have to lock the door to my room whenever granma visits in order to have comfy clothes that fit and look okay.
heroicintent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom sent me her used granny panties in a size 14. I told her I wear mens medium boxer briefs, unused - but don't send me underwear. They were covered in cookie crumbles. May she also sent cookies?
eaglewatch1945 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the worst, but definitely most eyebrow raising.
First Xmas with girlfriend after a month of dating (but having known each other for a little over 2 years.) She got me a box of clementines because I drank OJ every morning, and a Lord of the Rings language translation guide book because I liked the LOTR movies.
I got her computer speakers.
irishpatatofamine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a cd by the Cranberries in a secret Santa
Sbf347 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not as bad as the others on here but my Sister and I got $20 checks every year from my well off Aunt and uncle, the Aunt worked at a dept store Uncle was a computer programmer for a telecommunication company. My mom was divorced and single and spent and put actual thought into my cousins gifts. This went on for years before my Mom said she was done buying for other peoples kids.
Xhukari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From a good friend; keeps getting me books. (I rarely read). Including some Captain Underpants series of books -- as a 24 year old... And never read any of them before.
I think the real kicker was for my Birthday. I have an old N64. Haven't used it in 5-8 years. And one day we were all talking about N64 games; 2 of my friends (including the one mentioned earlier) were gushing over Pokรฉmon Stadium. My birthday weren't far off, so I voiced my poor experience with the game from an emulator.
A week or so passes and out the blue, Pokรฉmon Stadium gets mentioned again directly to me in relation to my birthday; I stated my dislike for the game (it's slow, hasn't aged well and most importantly; no nostalgia).
Guess what turns up on my birthday. As a joint gift from the two of them. So I dig out my N64 from storage to play the game a bit. They of course played the game within the next few days. But a couple after that, when I try to give it another whirl, my N64 is dying and is malfunctioning. So I have a gift that I literally cannot use now; and it hadn't even been a week.
Eppikfinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time I got a gift and it was still labeled from the original gifter to the person who was giving it to me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book I had just finished reading. FROM MY PARENTS. EXACT SAME BOOK. one for my brithday and one for christmas...
dotripper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a box of chocolates that were half eaten on Valentine's day from my ex gf. Lol
snoozehugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boyfriend gave me work out clothes on Valentineโs Day. I was a little heavier than normal at the time and it felt like a suggestion.
demon646 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
definitely a kite. Not because I don't like them, but it was bad timing. I was about 24 years old. I'm 40 now and wouldn't mind going to fly a kite, but at 24, I was like, "wtf mom?"
I guess its safe if you're under 10 or over 40, but not sure about anything in between.
P.S. it wasn't nice or fancy.. or advanced. Just a cheap department store kite with a cartoon on it.
agentjones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago my sister got me an Apple gift card.
I game on PC and every smartphone I've ever owned runs Android, so I thought it was a little weird to get an Apple gift card from her. I figured I could still dust off my iTunes account and buy some records with it, so cool, whatever.
Nope. Turns out it was an Apple store gift card. It had zero value on iTunes, and I couldn't even sell it on a gift card exchange website because they had too many other people trying to sell the same cards for probably the exact same reason.
dog_in_the_vent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sibling bought me a season of Game of Thrones on blu ray. They know I have an HBO streaming account.
StruggleSnuggler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandmother was a lottery winner. She literally had millions in the bank. Given that I wasn't her actual grandchild, I didn't expect her to shower me with the same expensive stuff as my step sister who was opening diamond earrings, a cell phone, and expensive makeup. But I also didn't expect her to get me one of those magnetic fish toys from the dollar store (I was 15). I think it would've been nicer to get me nothing.
kathysef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday i received beer mugs from my beer drinking boyfriend. Btw... I don't drink beer. But that doesn't keep him from storing them in my freezer.
Zacher8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot.
planetheck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spandex overalls. Home-made. Sorry Aunt Jerri-Ann, I was chubby and not going to wear that shit.
Jarmahent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An Avacado. Had to make them think I really liked it, so I said "Thanks" in the most sincere tone.
Stumon89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Half used bottle of perfume for my ninth birthday. Come on, Grandma! Jeez...
Thuban ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A salad fucking shooter...in 2013.
thehotsofttruth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was gifted a card that said a goat had been donated by me to a farmer in some remote African village. I mean it's nice and everything, but what do you do with that?
He_Who_Shits_Brick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would have to be chlamydia.
Lindbergh_Baby ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:05:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents can be so cruel.
Hobb3s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8 sweaters, literally, everyone in the extended family bought me a sweater. That is all. I don't even wear sweaters much, because I get too hot and prefer short sleeves.
summer_sun621 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bathrobe from my mum when I was 12 years old. She bought it in front of me as my Christmas present, I cried and cried.
1LtKaiser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An uncle I didn't see very often brought me a gift when I was like 12. It was a container of play food (to play supermarket, or for a pretend tea party) and I was like
"Oh. Is the surprise inside? Do I dig for it?"
He said no. That it was the surprise. I'm still embarrassed but I played with my younger cousins with it. I don't think he knew how old I was.
Miserere_Mei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mother gave me earthworm jerky, freeze dried crickets, and a selection of exotic meat jerkies like ostrich and alligator. She thought it would be fun. She paid a fortune for it. Every single item was disgusting. I tried them all.
Brock_Samsonite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a bottle of wine, for Christmas. The only thing I got because my wife and I were christmas eve shopping for Christmas dinner and she literally said "Oh shit I forgot to get you a present, I'll be right back!"
I told her I didn't want anything, and the bottle of wine was just a sloppy attempt to cover her tracks.
TenaciousMV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one is really easy for me to answer.
My aunt gave me a key holder, a cheap faux leather pouch with a wrap around zipper, that couldn't even fit my car key for Christmas. Then she gave me the same one the next Christmas. And, to my utter astonishment, a third time. This firmly cemented her as the least thoughtful person on my dad's side of the family, and that's not an easy crown to earn.
Even if my keys fit in it.. WHY?!
nierohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tissue box
mangagirl07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few Christmases back I got a GIANT 90s style cell phone that was actually a hip flask. Talk about conspicuous! But the gift giver thought it was a riot...
spdrmn26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An open package of gum and a scratched up used DVD
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 20th birthday, my ex boyfriend got me two pet hamsters, without even asking if I wanted them.
Pohatu_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle bought me a book about animal poop as a joke and later realized he'd forgotten to get me a real gift.
valiantfreak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Random Aunt and Uncle (the type that you hardly ever see because they live far away and you don't have much time to connect with them for the few minutes you have to say hi to them at family gatherings) were invited to my brother's wedding.
The average value of an Aussie wedding present would be around $100. Or a card with $100 in it; perfectly acceptable.
They gave them a card with $500 in it. They aren't even wealthy so I have no idea where they got $500 from.
When they were invited to our wedding we didn't even get an RSVP, which is weird, as they are nice enough people but have as little to do with me as they do with my brother.
prettystandardstuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A DVD (that i got to watch once but not keep?!?!) of a super corny religious โchastity seminarโ of sorts, plus a kewl t-shirt that went with it and said โIโm Godโs girlโ across the front. My aunt thought that a rebellious 15 year old me would be forever inspired to save myself for marriage. She was wrong. It also weirded out my parents because she never asked if it was okay with them and it all felt very parental and overstepping
fuzzypants123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got two tackle boxes for christmas...I don't like fishing.
jennifersalome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my SO's sister got me that game where you stick the thing in your mouth and try to say something from a card. I'm notoriously self-conscious about my teeth and I felt so moooooortified when everyone was playing with it around me and I flat-out refused.
BurnerGeek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've posted this elsewhere, as well. All growing up, my Nana (Mom's Mom) would give handmade gifts, cool toys, and tons of candy for Xmas. When I was about 7 or 8, we went on a train ride up to Canada. I was apparently too rambunctious for her (wouldn't sit down when she told me to). That year for Xmas (maybe 6 mo later) she gave me a loose tube of chapstick and a small bag of black licorice coal shaped candy, tied with a bow. I hate black licorice and she knew it.
mrscrawfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's mother gifted him a subscription to a parenting magazine. We have no children, don't intend to, and she knew I had my tubes tied.
kescott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A weight scale and a eat healthy book when I was a teenager and a healthy weight.
blazer973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A while ago in my high school jazz band all the sax players got together to do a secret Santa. Not really knowing what to get my person so I got him a $10-$15 gift card to Taco Bell (Sorry if you don't like Taco Bell, I do, and I had no idea what the dude even wanted, it was the best I could think of). I even made a homemade card to go along with it. When we were exchanging gifts, I handed it to him and he replied straight faced, "Wait, you didn't get me a steam gift card?". That kind of pissed me off. I don't think he ever took it out of his backpack either as I saw him pull it out randomly several months later in the middle of class.
I ended up getting the first Twilight book, because the dude that had me wanted to get rid of it. I have never opened that book in my life and most likely never will. He did give candy as well, so I guess it was cool? I really didn't care what I got, it was the fact that the dude was expecting a Steam gift card from me that kinda rubbed me the wrong way.
Jaybeux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother married into a large family when my grandfather died. My extended relatives would always give my cousins super nice gifts, like each one would sit there and open thousands of dollars in toys and clothes and I would get garbage that came from the dollar store. For instance three of my cousins got four wheelers and I got a plastic pocket knife with a 99 cent price tag on it. Another year they received remote controlled cars, giant Lego sets, and a Nintendo 64 with Mario cart for each of them while I received a dollar store puzzle of some dolphins with a five dollar sticker on it. Now you have to realize that I was born after my grandmother married into the family and I was raised with these people so these gifts were a literal spit in the face directed at a five year old. I told them that they could keep their garbage gifts and they were all pieces of shit that should be ashamed of how they treated me when I got older. Needless to say I have not been to family occasions since I left home.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rubber Hulk Hogan figurine (it looked like it was a Christmas ornament with the loop snipped off) glued to a very effeminate toy horse. An elderly friend of the family gave it to me and wouldn't stop mentioning how "they are supposed to look like that; that's how it came from the store" even though I didn't voice any doubts. It's also kind of the best gift I ever got.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The cutting edge on DVD
rythmicjea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A paper shredder.
Yougotafriend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My half sister once got a half empty carton of cigarettes, one sock and two AA batteries.
Merry Christmas.
Birchtree22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My very conservative grandmother gave me a Ouija board for my birthday once. She had no idea what it was I guess she just went to the store and picked a random game.
jacobjacobb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my brother's birthday my dad got me tickets to see a concert with him, while telling my brother he didn't have money for a gift. I tried to get my dad to take him but it was at a casino and he wasn't 19 yet. It was truly heart breaking to see how selfish someone can be.
TrueTimmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever I was young, I got the same video game three times. I never said anything though, because I didn't wanna be rude.
Ornjsicle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandma sent us a box bursting with gifts one year. Inside were very random things, including a fruit cake we had sent her the year previously, some hideous shaggy winter gloves and a brown log-shaped substance in waxed paper. We all jokingly said it was poop but my mom, being the good person she is, said it must be fudge that sheโd gone to the trouble to make for us and she took a huge whiff to show us how good it smelled. She gagged and fell backwards. None of us were brave enough to confirm, but she thought it probably was actually shit.
endorstoi8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my grandma got me and my sisters each a DVD. Two of the three were absolute sobfest movies (Eight Below and Bridge to Terabithia). She had no idea since she'd never seen them but we avoided those DVDs like they were infected. I'm pretty sure we never even watched our copy of Eight Below (Bridge to Terabithia yes because it's still good). The third DVD she got us was Ratatouille which of course was a huge hit.
EvergreenMassif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a box of horse shit once. Technically I asked for it though. We were watching something about how Dolly Parton would bury "pony seeds" on the farm and I asked for a pony. Was salty then but well played Grandma
UXM6901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday, several days after the actual date and after a killer party with all of my friends from school and wonderful presents like any spoiled 8 year old girl, my uncle gave me a birthday gift. I unwrapped it and went ballistic.
A box of Special K cereal. Wtf?? We were visiting my grandmother for the afternoon and I started throwing a fit at her house. He might as well not have given me a gift at all! "Open it." He said. It's just cereal. "Open the box!" It's not even good cereal!! "Open the box and try it! Maybe you'll like it!" My older brother whose birthday was two weeks earlier got a really cool Lego set and all I got was some dumb cereal! My dad finally took it from me and opened the box.
It was an awesome plush troll doll that I'd really, really wanted. I immediately felt so awful for being such a rude, rotten kid. My uncle thought he was being clever with that cereal box; so much for that. I still cringe at the entitled little shit temper tantrum I threw without even having opened the gift.
I loved that doll til the washing machine couldn't clean it anymore. Still hate Special K.
GreatWhite_B ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16, my boyfriend bought me an electronic translator from target for Christmas. I had to act like that's exactly what I wanted.
spoduke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A copy of Anne Coulter's 'Godless'. My wife gave it to me one year. I had been complaining about Coulter to her and my first thought was that maybe she misunderstood and thought I actually liked the crazy bitch. Turns out it she got a free promotional book and gave it me as a joke.. Gotta say, book made good kindling though.
maggieopopop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother had done this big tour of Europe. She came back with plenty of gifts. Clothes for my older sister, a teenage at the time. Dolls and doll clothes for young me, as well as souvenirs from every place she had visited. And for my other sister, the middle child? A set of 5 pens that were purchased for charity (it had a tag that stated this) that has cost her $2.
RockSteadyJDub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in elementary school my 3rd grade class had a secret santa. I had gotten some girl that I didnt know much about. Luckily the teacher had us make small cards with things we like on them. This girl said she really liked board games. Me and my mom went to walmart and got this girl a 30 dollar limited edition monopoly set. She absolutely loved it. You know what I got from her? (We had gotten eachother by chance) A keychain I saw on her bag a day earlier. TL;DR Got a girl a limited edition monopoly set for a secret Santa and got an old keychain in return.
CircusSizedPeanuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:20:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my Aunt (who was very cheap) bought me a flashlight one year. No batteries for it. I was shopping about a month later, and i saw the flashlight, it was included when you purchased 2 C cell batteries. There was also a few year span where she gave everyone of us boys (5 of us including cousins) the game "battleship"... 3 years in a row. we had 15 games of Battleship... kid you not
cutepuffykitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step-grandmother gave me a doll shaped toaster cover when I was 7 or 8. Every other kid in the family received perfectly normal gifts. That same Christmas, she gave my mother workboots...for my dad (her son). My dad was so embarrassed we stopped going to Christmas there after that.
piratewithoutacause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad mentioning this because she meant well, but one year my grandmother gave me a sweatshirt that was made at one of those custom printing stores. It had the name of my high school, but the colors were the exact same as our biggest rival. Really not nearly the worst here, but memorable to me.
ebonecapone90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandma gave all of her grandkids a gift that matched their first and middle initial. My first two initials are EJ. I opened my gift containing a jockstrap with battery operated Christmas lights strung around it. An โelectric jockstrapโ...thanks Nana! The fam got a good laugh out of that one.
frickinloser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got my momโs nudes.
We were opening stockings last Christmas, and nestled deep in my stocking beneath a pile of chocolates was a small rectangle wrapped in gift paper. Training the horror out of my face as I opened it to reveal a small framed photo of my own naked mother was the most Herculean task Iโve ever faced. It was apparently meant for my dad, but somehow ended up in my things. Thank goodness, too, because we had multiple children opening their stockings too. You can imagine what would have happened had it ended up in one of theirs.
My mom and I had a private laugh about it later, but weโve agreed no more slipping private gifts into family time.
hairyligule21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When my great grandmother was still alive she would always get my 2nd cousin whatever new gaming system had come out. My 1st cousins and I would always get a butterfinger Hahaha... But at least it was king size!
discogravy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Deodorant.
ArachnidDux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
Shaggyforeman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my mom bought me an XL reusable red solo cup, a switchblade that had โcowboy upโ and a picture a cowboy riding a horse etched into the blade, and a copy of Sailor Moon Short stories volume 2. Iโm not a redneck at all, and while I do enjoy anime and manga, Iโve never been a fan of sailor moon. I watched sailor moon as a kid for the same reason every other guy my age watched it. We were waiting for it to be over because Dragonball Z came on right after it. Also Iโm still baffled as to why she would by me the second of a series when I donโt even own the FIRST volume.
Valetria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For a Secret Santa gift I got 2 McDonalds apple pies that had expired.
2ndRoundExit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All that I'm gathering from this thread is that grandma is a real cunt
marble-falls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have a couple:
Christmas with the extended family- one cousin got a new mustang. Another got a load of makeup, name brand clothes, etc. My sister and I each got a Cracker Barrel snow globe and a DVD copy of Meet the Robinsons to share.
The next one I can't really blame my grandma for, she has severe dementia and I'm honestly lucky she remembers my name. But my sister got $50 cash and $100 mall gift card for her birthday, and I got a blank envelope with 5 quarters.
ravekitt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom told me on Christmas that my grandfather who I had been under the impression was recovering from his illness actually had passed away a month ago and she and my dad kept it from me because they didn't want me to be distracted when studying for my college finals.
shimmybat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but a friend... His mom won't buy anything that isn't from a garage sale for him. She gifted him an old blanket from her house once and tried to pass it off as new even though he had lived there while the blanket existed.
But the best was for their wedding shower. Two old plates with hideous woodland creators on them, not the full set of 8, just 2 she picked up at a garage sale. His wife did her best not to let her face tell the story of how shitty these plates were but epically failed. It was awkward but his mom had no idea what was going on. We still gift them between our friends as a gag gift for special events.
DarkwingLlama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bookmark. Not even a nice one, not even laminated, just a thin paper bookmark. Damn thing was probably homemade with a printer and it just said "Jesus saves" on it or something. It was given to me during the annual secret Santa exchange on my step dad's side of the family. The rule was to get people a gift totalling no more than 25 dollars. Usually, gifts were in the 10 to 20 dollar range. This sad thing probably cost all of 7 cents.
mybunsarestale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've shared this on a similar thread but my stepmom would use me to get herself gifts. One year, I think I was 16 or 17, I'd specifically asked for either a few books from a list or Barnes and Noble gift cards. We lived 90 miles from a bookstore so I really liked books as gifts. Most of my family was thankful to have a list cause I'm also apparently hard to shop for.
The big day rolls around and I managed to get a mix of books and cards. Then I open my step mom's gift, a pink Victoria Secret purse filled with perfumes. She's loves Vicky's, I don't. I use old spice deodorant. Not perfume. My stepmom is dumb but not that dumb.
When she say the clear lack of enthusiasm on my face her first response is that "if I wasn't greatful for what she got me, she'd just take it back."
I'm like, "Nah, it's great. I can give it to my friend [name] since I never got her anything."
She wasn't even that good of a friend but I did know she really loved VS. and it ended up kinda opening the door to a stronger friendship
NaveXof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hand exercisers and a jump rope - 14 years old from parents
2nd worst - smashmouth cd and a carrot top vhs
Belledonner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but the first Christmas after my brother was born his grandfather gave me a wrapped box (cardboard with decorative Teddy's) and my grandmother from my mother's side got down on her hands and knees to help me look for the present we assumed had fallen out. He awkwardly corrected us.
ineedtodrink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
an expired $10 gift card to blockbuster
SimplyKristina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Super late to this. But when i was around 12, i was in the scouts. I had decided that I didnโt want to be in the scouts anymore that fall and when my birthday came around in February, my parents present to me was a new uniform with the scouts logo on it and a new neck scarf. I told them thank you and into my closet it went until I outgrew it.
marxistqueen_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lock.
HoboBobo28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was 14 and I was celebrating Christmas with my grandma and step grandad. My grandma for some reason bought me and my brother 200$ worth of Pokรฉmon cards. I stopped asking for Pokรฉmon cards when I was 10 and I went to my grandmas for every Christmas. I tried my best to not show disappointment and tried to act as enthusiastic as I possible could (I think she could tell I disliked the gift). I ended up giving all of my cards from grandma to my brother.
Aka_anastazia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Used, dirty bra. Not my size. From my Grandma. No card, no explanation.
BaronVonSkidmark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Post it notes from the CEO. Blank, yellow post-it notes, nicely wrapped.
diIdont ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Q
SurfnSun21 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:57:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah Iโd hate to get that too. As far as letters go that oneโs a rip-off ๐
Thatwierdasian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I recieved a black and white striped shirt one Christmas. And then the next one the same person gave me a white and black striped shirt. Its literally the same shirt but with the colors inverted.
Macabrelade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:28:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade we had a classroom secret santa, I recieved an opened Yugioh booster pack (which usually had like 12 or so cards) with only three or four cards left in it.
WirelessTrees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:31:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Christmas always got me something awesome. This past year I got 800+$ worth of computer parts.
One year as a kid, I got socks and a hoodie that was 3 sizes too small.
SFanatic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A family friend of ours is an actress and she sent me a signed picture of herself. I was pretty happy with it at the time to be honest, but now I'm just disappointed.
Njfurlong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bless my nana, she gave me barnyard stencils when I was 16yrs.
I stopped and looked up "I think this is Lisa's gift?" My 6yr old dister.
Nana answered in the sweetest way "No dear, that's yours."
yahziii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A used Dirty $10 carls junior gift card with only like $8 on it. Got it during a secret Santa drawing at a big office. Never found out who gave it to me.
forTypingPurposes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:56:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pack of napkins.
mpascal33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Two pairs of hot pink underwear.
iamfuckinganton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:19:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A tennis racquet. I never liked tennis. My parents thought I was fat. They liked tennis. Therefore, I got a tennis racquet.
jacev58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a pack of Sharpies for secret Santa in seventh grade while everyone else got cool toys, clothes and books.
s0ulvice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift card holder that hangs with stockings. No giftcard. Just the holder. Didnโt even fill out the card it came with looool.
jonvlyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:30:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
During secret santa one year, a girl I know was participating and didnt have time or money to get a gift. Her mom who worked at a school got two random XXL dirsty tshirts from the lost and found so she used those as a secret santa gift. Horrible gift but everyone cried laughing
SeenOnReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:32:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Candles with my picture on them for my 18th birthday
taint_of_love ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A half eaten box of Mozartkugeln and a bunch of towels stolen from various European salons. This came from and eccentric family friend who was living in Germany at the time. When asked she said that she got hungry on the train coming back from Vienna, sorry.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my parent and his spouse (step)
One re gifted spice rack to share between me and my brother as we had moved in together. Re gifted, they told us, because it was crap.
And crap it was. The most interesting thing is that we learned you can indeed fuck up a spice rack. The holes in the lids were just useless to get the spices out.
Present was not wrapped. Just handed over with a "here, we were given this and it's crap so now you two share it, Merry Christmas."
Said parent then a few months later asked for a $350 sports memorabilia gift from us for their birthday...they got a get lost from us.
diaperedpupp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for my birthday we went to Ruby Tuesdays and I was the one who bought dinner. I kind of broke down, was very depressed at the time and it all came down on me at once.
smigger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:40:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A sponge and 6 rubber bands...my aunt is a nun and they only sell practical things at the convent, so thatโs what I got.
failedspecies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:44:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First grade secret santa, everyone exchanged rad little toys and trinkets. I got a box of fucking crayons.
3 years later, the same kid gifted me a set of Tech Decks. No longer enemies.
SharpstownBestTown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As a child, a Lego movie set backdrop, by itself with no Legos. My parents thought they got a whole set, it was literally just a piece of cloth with something printed on it. It was my biggest gift that year. I don't know whether it hurt more to get effectively nothing, or to see how crushed my parents were over how crushed I was. I couldn't think of a way to fix the situation no matter how hard I tried. I wish I'd never opened it in front of them, I wish I had just saved it for later and been able to fake joy.
KickAssYazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shampoo, from IKEA.
goshy900 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandparents used to get my sister and I a choclate bar to share. Alternatively, they also got my cousins TV's. Yeah, they don't like us because they don't like our dad.
RollTheHard6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:49:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mother in law (to previous spouse) gave us a joint gift of a cell phone charger. This was in the mid nineties when all cell phones had device specific chargers. Also, neither spouse nor I had a cell phone.
She asked "Can you use it?" I said "Umm...sure, I guess, if we go buy a cell phone that uses this particular charging cord." She was all excited about that and told us how she'd gotten it from the super discount table of closeouts at Radio Shack. No, we never got a cell phone for that charger.
coffeebuzzbuzzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:49:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex MIL gave me a small scarecrow(like the ones from the dollar store) for Christmas one year. She even wrapped it up. Everyone else got normal gifts. I always knew my inlaws hated me, but that was just so weird and random.
EmphaticGreyMage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:50:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hard to recall the ABSOLUTE worst, but often, my dad and stepmom would get me those little twisted metal brain teaser things as a stocking stuffer. Not that I'm against brain teasers I just don't like getting little useless shit, like, literally sock would have been money better spent.
banjohusky95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once had a friend whos mom was suoer cheap. She made Me. Krabs look giving. The mom gave my friend a loofa, bag of Smarties, and an ugly lamp from Goodwill for her Birthday. They werent poor or im a financial bind. Mom was just cheap. Dad was awesome though.
Leafs9999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:13:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wife gave me travel coffee mugs 5 years straight. Should have taken the hint as she's my ex wife now.
Lunix24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:23:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year me and my friends did a secret Santa. My gift was a CD and mini bottle of wine, happy me. But one of my friends is a bit naughty and weird and he got my friend Emily a little jar of cherry flavoured 'pussy lick' that even came with a brush for application and a one-use cock-ring. Problem was we were at a party at her house and her mum was sitting with us all and she's rather conservative. Plus it was only about the 2nd time they'd met her new boyfriend. Not a good impression!
Scyros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:24:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back when Final Fantasy 13 or whatever came out on 360 on 3 CDs, my sister bought it for me. I had never played one in my entire life and never had an interest in it at all. She played it for weeks on end.
7echArtist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:25:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A $10 Gift card to a restaurant I hate. Still went there because free food(still spent an extra $9 because itโs dinner) and guess what, IT STILL SUCKS. Been there 4 times now and I hate every one of those experiences. Although the shake I bought on that last visit was good so they got that going for them.
SchitLipz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:31:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid my mum woke me up at 6am on Christmas to give me a plastic alarm clock from her company stuffed into my sock.
Rednartso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:39:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A poor mans DDR. It was a plastic case that held a few plastic mats, some directions and a shitty CD with non copyright music. It was like something a sunday school teacher would buy.
To be fair, it was a white elephant party. Can't get to disappointed at those things.
miniguy12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:41:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
After my fiancรฉe begged me to let her get a tattoo at the beginning of December for her gift, she managed to lob a box of dove soap at me for Christmas.
Donโt miss her a bit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:49:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Until just recently, my parents always gave my siblings and me amazing Christmas and birthday gifts. We always got everything on our lists and more, and we always were really appreciative and took care of our things. I'm not really sure what happened last Christmas, and although I no longer expect gifts from my parents now that I'm an adult, I still wonder why my parents thought I needed two Reese's (as in the candy) mugs. My younger brother is the one who really got shit on, though. He got one of those As-Seen-on-TV microwavable bowls meant for "easily and quickly" cooking Top Ramen. That's it. He's grown to be a good-for-nothing punk teenager, so maybe he deserved it.
Loryval ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:50:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little, I was often given towels. Now I have a lot of them, but I do not go to the bathhouse
puppypaws98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:49 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donate them to an animal shelter. They always need towels.
uniqueusername-com ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:53:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember but someone spent a long time on it. She told me the other day that I'm "hard to shop for" and mentioned a birthday gift which was hard to get. I haven't a clue what the gift is.
TheBlackNight456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:54:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
White elephant gift exchange, I got 2 plain ass beanies, it was a bad/funny gift like you sometimes get at white elephants, it was just low effort and sad.
Fallbback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:54:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A long sleeved spiderman shirt
tehcedarchest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:55:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle once gave my sister a dead coyote that he'd found, in a box with one of her stuffed animals, another year he gave her a cow toe necklace. Weird dude
Secret_Marauder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:07:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2 months for Christmas a very large box turned up.... My dad tells me it's my Christmas present.
Now a teenagers brain has 2 months to dream about what is filling that box.... The answer is canvases.... I'm shit at art.... I thinking I managed to keep the happy face on.
HighStakesTwister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 8 my granddad got me some black shoe polish kit for a birthday :( I didn't even own any black shoes!
steuerberaterclair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:19:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My hippy uncle got me a stuffed animal when i was 14 or so that he got from some strange "no spend swap" near his commune. My mom threw it out right away as soon as she saw a louse crawling on it.
The stuffed animal was bad enough - I was 14 and into punk rock and hanging out with dudes with cars so I was way beyond the age that stuffed animals are for. The fact that it was used was ...ok....I try not to judge. But the louse took the cake. He also included a newspaper clipping about Jacque Villaneuve in box. I don't know why except that he really liked him.
dedokta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:20:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 13 my mother one gave me a several boxes of connector bits for a bizarre type of technics Lego I'd never heard of. The parts didn't go together and you couldn't make anything from them. I have no idea where she got them from, but she wasn't happy that I didn't appreciate them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:07 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well it wasn't the worst but I got 2 gift cards 1 for Xbox and 1 for ps3 I have none of those
HasanShakib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:35:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a statue of poo.......
SabFaggaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:36:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year christmas, someone gifted me with some sockets where all the day of the week where written.
I donโt remember pissing off someone at that time.
tomfolds555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:36:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 10 me and brother received a used coffee jar filled with liquorice all-sorts sweets my grandparents didnโt like. Neither did we.
ShaLouVic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:39:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My nan gave my boyfriend and I a second hand, not 100% clean plastic pasta maker from a charity shop. She loves charity shops. My boyfriend attached an electric drill to it and put apples through. It didn't survive.
ForeverPizzaPrincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:41:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So late but the worst gift for me wasn't a bad gift at all but not appropriate for my age.
My richish grandparents bought me a real, very expensive, gold bracelet, when I was like 5-6 for Christmas. I ended up breaking it.. Again, not bad but not appropriate, I feel very bad.
I'll also answer for my sister, I don't know if this is her worst but I remember her telling me this. Same grandparents would go on cruises and bring back toys for her before I was born (11 years apart). They brought back big toy marionette dolls, it was very well known she had a fear of them. They also brought her back socks covered with pot leafs. My sister was old enough to know what they were, our mom told her to just wear them inside the house.
Noobtater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:36 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could'vd been fake white gold and just given you silver, that's what I got one year from my grandpa.
Zardoz_the_cucumber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:42:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Leg warmers. My dad said the lady at the store told him they were coming back in style. I had to contain laughter, but he got me a pretty dope drawing board too.
skankhunt25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:02:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister's got necklaces at Christmas and my parents wanted to give me something in the same category, which was hard since as a boy I want a jig fan of jewelry, I ended up getting a tie pin, and 15 year old me wasn't really happy since I only used ties about 2 times per year
page98bb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:09 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a HUGE dictionary from a boyfriend, which makes no sense to this day. I have no idea what that was about. He's now an ex-boyfriend.
ChronoPsyche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:21:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I had an uncle who would always buy me empty picture frames. Wasn't sure if he was under the impression that I took lots of pictures or just had no good ideas.
LettieDuRosenay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:24:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Both myself and my mother equally got horrible gifts last year from my Step-Grandmother (her Mil). I claim they are equally horrible because we both received the practically the same gifts-two hand warmers (from the cheap packets you can buy from Walmart that have 3 per pack, each. They were already used. I received discounted mini cupcakes from Kroger (that had Thanksgiving themed icing on them) and they were all squished. My mother received a bag of expired chocolates-of which she is allergic. My Step-Grandmother always gives horrible gifts despite her wealth, but last year particularly stung because I was finally able to afford "nice" presents for each member of my family.
Seebee87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My friend gave clump foliage as a secret Santa gift. The decorative plastic fake vegetation for train track sets. Our friends didn't make model trains.
ChromeLynx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:36:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The most memorably bad gift I got was a joke and a set-up. They packaged a broken flip phone in an iPhone box. My emotional roller coaster went from excitement to "really guys -_-*" rapidly that day.
Like I said, it was a set-up, and the end of that story was an iPhone 4S. Which was nice.
My parents were decent gift givers....
hinatahyuga29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:40:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Break up message on anniversary.
MdIshak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:41:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a packet of condom on my birthday
Bone_Dice_in_Aspic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:57:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad gives weird but not awful gifts. A two-inch wide brass nose ring, a small knife made from a raccoon jaw, two piece pipes, two wool blankets, a bucket full of pecans... Amber necklace... Most of that stuff I liked fine. All I want is food, socks, ammo and fuel... A tank of kero would be nice
Kkykkx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:59:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in Paris in the early 80s I bought a long-haired jacket that I found in the flea market. I had it cleaned but it had such a strong odor to it that I never wore it. When I moved back to the States I showed it to my mother and told her that I loved the fur but the smell made it impossible to wear. She took it apart and made it into a rug that I left at her house. When I came back the next year for Christmas, the family was together to open presents. My sister-in-law was always very jealous of me because I traveled and I was a fashion model. I don't know how she got a hold of it but when she gave me my present, I opened it and it was my stinky-ex-fur-jacket-now-rug! WTF!
Misrabelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:04:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandmother was a constant source of crap gifts. Because she was the tightest person I've known with money. If she came back from an overseas holiday - instead of a nice snow globe or something, she'd give me the packets of peanuts or pretzels, or the toiletry kit from the plane. One year for Christmas, she gave me coat hangers - from her wardrobe, which had previously been knitted by my mother and given to her. Other gifts from her included a 3 pack of Mars bars - after admonishing me for being too fat.... and a gold plated bracelet that turned green on my wrist in about an hour. She would also cut the back off Christmas cards that other people had given her, and just give you the front bit with the picture on it. I don't remember what she gave me - if anything - for my 18th.
For my 21st, she made a big scene in front of everyone about giving me a double string of pearls, and how she'd bought them from the factory many years ago in Japan, pointing out the warranty card and velvet box. Once people were busy eating, she pulled me aside and told me she needed the box and the warranty card back at the end of the night. The next day, my mother pulled out a string of pearls her parents had given her for her 21st, and that single strand weighed far more than the double strand of plastic beads I'd received. If you looked closely you could see the paint flaking off some of the beads, and they weren't tied the way pearls are to stop them spilling everywhere if the necklace breaks. We decided to play dumb, and my mother called her, saying she thought there'd been a mistake, and I'd been given the wrong set, because they were fake. She pretended to be surprised, and promised to bring over the real ones. Instead she brought over another set of fakes. These ones were in worse condition than the first. It was no accident, she'd gone through all the fakes, picked the set in the best condition, and hoped we were stupid. Eventually they all went in the bin and we gave up. For someone who only had one child, and one grandchild, she went out of her way to be stingy. It's not that she didn't have money - my other Grandparents didn't have much, but they at least gave meaningful gifts (even though they weren't expensive), and I never doubted their love for me. I don't even think that she ever actually told me she loved me.
It was only years after she died that I was going through some of her things with Dad, and stumbled on some of her souvenirs from travels and her jewellery that I ever got anything of hers worth keeping. Well hidden, in amongst all the crap jewellery were her diamond engagement ring and eternity band.
Gogogadgetskates ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:05:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a company gift exchange I ended up with a box of cheap sex toys and lube. The intern grabbed it and several people called out 'noooooooo!' (He was underage) so I took one for the team and traded with him figuring it was something inappropriate. It was. There was like a big purple vibrating penis, flavoured lube, etc.
One year I also lucked out when my boss put all the dirty coffee cups people had been leaving out in a box and used that as her gift and I ended up with it. Like I get that she was pissed at people for not cleaning their messes but I don't even drink coffee and I wasn't one of the offenders and I ended up with the box :/ she should have given me a heads up to trade when I ended up with it.
Oh. And my parents got me luggage. Twice in a row. The first time it was practical if a bit boring. The second time it was just boring.
Elliebob96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:08:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a gift off family I hadn't seen in a few years for my 12th birthday: a bunch of cheap High school Musical merchandise including a "Mrs Zac Efron" necklace. I was right in the middle of my omgimsoemoimustwearallblack phase. They'd obviously just walked into Claire's accessories and asked what a 12 year old would like.
It wasn't that bad, nowadays I rewatch HSM with fond nostalgia. But still, my aunt (who also hadn't seen me in a while) took enough time to ask my parents what I actually liked and bought me a glow-in-the-dark skull t-shirt. I wore that shit for years.
neiffeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:28:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I ordered some specialty honey in the mail, and the package came with a surprise bonus item. A shirt with a picture of a man flexing and wearing sunglasses. He was wearing a shirt with a picture of a man flexing and wearing sunglasses. And, he was wearing a shirt with a picture of a man flexing and wearing sunglasses. So naturally I wore the shirt put on some sunglasses and flexed for the camera, made the next generation Droste effect shirt, and sent a new it off to a random residential address in hopes that another man would continue on the douchey legacy of The Brotherhood, of the Traveling Shirt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:33:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once my grandma gave me a shoehorn. I was only about 9 and I once asked her what it was and she explained. I showed minor interest in it so she decided to get me a shoehorn. It was awkward.
acceptable-boyfriend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:36:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A container of salt and a dog toy. I don't have a dog. I said joke gifts were cool but that isn't what I meant...
I did end up using the salt for taxidermy prep, and the dog toy is now the mascot of my old high school's GSA. But it was very hard to act happy with that at the time because I wasn't.
krisgonewild1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:41:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always liked the tony hawk games back in the day. However, the franchise was dying and tony hawk ride (the one with the board) was a total piece of crap. The Christmas after it was just released I told everyone โI do not want tony hawk ride. Your going to see it and your going to think I want it. I do not. This is not a ploy itโs terrible it doesnโt work I do not want itโ. Both my mom and my dad gave it to me on Christmas.
thisisme123x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:46:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
40 pounds of walnuts, in the shell, in a burlap sack
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:46:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my entire family has a problem where watches with hands, (digital is fine) stop working when we wear them. my mom effected worse than anyone where her watches just die within an hour or two.
I've never worn a watch. She got me a watch for my birthday as a last min present. i wore it for about a day.
It died.
foodfactfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:53:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
waiting for secret Santa lets see :)
Arcanehavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:11:53 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Christian rock CD from my religious aunt, what interesting way to force her region upon me.
bittersweetcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once gave a cordless Makita drill to my brother in law, only to receive it back 6 months later minus the powerpack.
rhiannonny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:41:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex bought me a toaster for Christmas. I was living at home, made no hints of moving out etc.
Still canโt fathom why the toaster. I think it was because once I made a comment like โI like your toaster cuz it has 4 slicesโ in passing.
SailedTheSevenSeas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Father in Law gave me 4 cans of Campbell Star Wars Labeled Soup.
everyone_is_blue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:44:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He obviously forgot to get me anything. Rifled through his belongings and came up with this little number holds up too short jacket
awitcheskid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:48:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a coffee mug and a bible. I'm an atheist and I hate coffee.
pleekerstreet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:49:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife received a block of chocolate from her mother, who was in the early stages of Alzheimer's. It was partially eaten. We laughed and laughed.
WarKiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:38 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
thestargateking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:56:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift card, Ok listen, gift cards are terrible, you can only use them at select stores, can sometimes cost more money than what you can spend, and they expire, if you are gonna give me money at least be more thoughtful and give me straight cash, that way I could deposit it into my bank account or keep it in my wallet and spend it on what I want, I would rather get socks than a gift card, because socks actually shows thought that you'd give me something that I might not want, but I do need, and if I don't need it I can return it for the same amount of money you bought it for, and then spend that money anywhere, can't do that with a gift card
puppypaws98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:10 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with a Visa gift card?
thestargateking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:12:00 on December 7, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Visa gift cards can sometimes cost money to get, so someone will spend $56 to get you a $50 gift card, while normal gift cards normally you pay $50 and get a $50 gift card
taxicabkanefession88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:58:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mega Bloks. Mom you bitch I said I wanted legos
DaKursedKidd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:03:00 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When we celebrate Christmas it's usually a pretty big event so i try as much as i can to pick a suitable gift. Now when thr exchange came, my cousin came to me and said it was her mom that picked it. I tore open the gift and it was a box with a mug inside. Well, not the most thoughtful Christmas gift but hey i was addicted to coffee so every mug thrown my way was welcome. So i opened the box and it wasn't a mug. It was a motherfucking thin shawl that you can buy 2 for $1. I don't even wear shawls.
imSakura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:09:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa with an old best friend (yes I know we were only 2). I was hyped for this and got him a $20 gaming gift card. What I got in return was clearly picked out by his mother. 2 minature picture frames that could fit in my palm. I was pretty salty to say the least. Spent a lot of thought and a money into it only to realize he couldn't be bothered to do the same.
Stubbenz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:29:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, if anything it sounds like he gave it more thought, especially if they had some nice pictures of the two of you (and potentially more money depending on how nice the frames were).
imSakura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When you're a kid $20 is a lot of money. The frames had the default stock images inside them. Pretty sure I looked it up and it was a couple of dollars each.
Stubbenz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:37:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fair call. Two cheap, blank frames definitely aren't winning present of the year.
imSakura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:40:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also def know it wasn't from him since it's not the type of thing he would do. For sure something his mother would though. However a gift is a gift, not supposed to look a gifted horse in the mouth. Just posted for the sake of the thread. Not close with him anymore so it doesn't matter.
Craptastic13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My sister likes to make promises and fail to deliver because she's super poor. I've not gotten a gift from her in over 20 years because she doesn't have money yet she expects the rest of us to give her gifts. Normally I wouldn't care because I know why she's poor (She has Crohn's and can't work while her man is a deadbeat who won't work,) except she gets super butthurt if she doesn't get acknowledged on the holidays/her birthday.
mykkpet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Work secret Santa : got a 12 pack of toilet paper once
MasterGreenMario ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:40:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A long sleeve shirt, anyone who knows me are aware about how o despise them.
hyungun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A screen protector for the wrong phone
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:05:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I received a pair of trainers from my cousin. Knew what she was planning as she asked me my shoe size a few weeks earlier.
Unwrapped on Christmas morning and although she had bought the correct size (10) she somehow managed to order a child size 10 rather than an adults...
Claudia_Rose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party but one year in primary school for secret santa a girl got a box of shapes (savoury biscuits in certain shapes) wrapped in newspaper. The same year I was also given a bag of rubber bands.
kittehclaws ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:52:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
8th grade secret Santa, a girl actually traded with someone else to get me as her giftee (someone later told me about her intentions). She got me a drugstore makeup set. I never wore makeup. She got it for me as a message that I'm ugly and should wear it.
Yojimbonufc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once worked in a mostly Asian school and bought someone some chocolates and incense for secret Santa. She was deeply religious and assumed the incense from one of the Asian teachers as something religious in itself and confided in me that she gave the incense to charity.
Archie357 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fake vomit at a school secret santa.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:44 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst, but not THAT bad. Stuff from bath and body works is pretty but useless for me!
aliasmajik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's less the gift than the story behind the gift. One year my now husband's sister in law received a needlepoint stocking from his aunt. Apparently it's a family tradition. Mind you that though they were newly married, I had been with my partner for years longer and hadn't received any such gift.
Her reasoning? I wasn't a real member of the family because we weren't yet married. My partner blew the fuck up and he never ever stands up to his family.
The next year she realized her fuck up and I had a stocking like everyone else's. It was a horrible tacky angel scene. I am in no way religious. Everyone else has like mice and Santas.
Ugh.
hodlmyb33r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dead bird.
Dedj_McDedjson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some yahtzee! scorepads.
I do not , and never have, owned yahtzee!
razzledazzlemaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A pooper scooper. A subtle hint from santa.
Kapwned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've honestly never gotten a bad gift. I did have a period when I was younger where my grandma would gift my younger cousin and I the same thing, but the thing is, we were 3 years apart. So I was 11 and receiving Barbies as gifts because that's what my cousin wanted.
Of course, I'd never complain because that's just rude and ungrateful.
Although, I will say, I am an amazing gifter in a world of people who are not as great. Every guy I've dated just gets me video games. I know, that sounds like a first world complaint. But I wish that for once in my life, he'd ask me what I want and get me a tangible present instead of waiting til the last minute and just end up perusing my Steam wishlist.
Niddrie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:04 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seem like a great person, those kids will love that!
Some_Green_Alien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
az_chick101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
star wars coloring book
cyainanotherlifebro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Blue Clues coloring book when I was 12 from an aunt that I never met. After learning how old I actually was she promptly sent me a Treasure Planet coloring book.
ThrackN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother-in-law gave me a 2010 Census water bottle, with a matching frisbee. This was in 2012.
shabadabadabada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
TheOneSh0gun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, and I'm a bit late, but one of my friends gave one of my best friends a $15 Chipotle gift card for his birthday once when we were in high school. Now I know that doesn't sound too bad, we all love Chipotle, but this particular guy worked at Chipotle at the time. $15 doesn't do much to help when you get free food anyway.
jordonbaade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We do secret Santa name exhanges for our larger extended family. I was unfortunately chosen by an Aunt in my family nobody likes for various reasons.
Well, that Christmas, I received a used gift card. It was a $10 gift card with like $5 left on it, with soon to be expired coupons for fast food places taped to the card.
Did I mention nobody likes her?
iconic2125 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:13 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift wasn't for me, but my one of my cousins is notoriously bad at giving gifts (and he knows it because he opted out of doing the name drawing gift exchange the last few years). He gave my dad a copy of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth wrapped in tin foil. The funny thing is my family had actually pretty much stopped using our gas furnace in favor of a wood pellet/corn burning stove so it was an interesting conversation starter.
OhNoCasualRacism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once got a used cheap doctor who rubiks cube with one of the stickers missing in a secret santa I did with a sports club it won't straight in the trash .... I thought my secret santa was good
Phexfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life. Thanks god!
_Tywin_Lannister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got shoelaces and decorative coffee stir sticks...
BEERALCHEMIST51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother bought my dad a toilet seat for Christmas when I was in high school. I don't think my dad ever got mom another gift after that year.
zethnon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Toilet Brush... for my birthday I was 14
Leader342 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not that bad but... Close family friend to my mom got me an iTunes gift card for my birthday
I own Spotify premium. Itโs the thought that counts though
Scully636 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
we put down my dog on my birthday :/
melkorarose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't me, but the christmas after my first rabbit passed at my siblings' hands, my mom decided to literally give them coal. She went to Wal-Mart with me and she found gift cards in the design of coal, and she got three each for them and put them in their stocking and that's what they got for Christmas. Best part of that was the fact that the cards were duds, they had absolutely no money on them. I, for one, found it really funny, but it's still kind of a cruel thing to do even if they did deserve it. Because they were really really young when it happened and probably had no clue what they were doing. But shrugs.
As for myself, I'd have to say the worst gift i have received was not the gift itself, but the attitude I got from the person who was getting it for me. She made me go out of her way to get these Splatoon amiibos and then when she finally got them she complained about opening them in front of our friends. On top of that, the gift she got me I had to almost force her to even consider getting because I literally could not afford to get her a gift but I did anyways and I only thought it was fair. And when she gave it to me and I thanked her and put it away without opening it since I already knew what it was, she got so pissed off that she started crying in the middle of our high school commons. A senior, crying in the middle of school like a baby cuz I understandably wasnt opening the gift. It made me kind of hate it and to this day, 2 years later, I don't really use it. She made me hate myself due to that cuz I thought I was being an ass..
For clarification, it was a Zelda 3Ds case, but I didn't have the DS yet and since my one sibling still believed in Santa at the time I couldnt open the gift without spoiling cuz "Santa" was getting me my DS.
I know now I wasn't in the wrong, but still. Its not always the gift that makes it bad.
duyisalilazn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty books that weren't even my genre.
lurr420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was young probably like 5 or 6 I got a remote controlled crane. Thing is my dad and his buddy got drink and broke it on Christmas Eve.
Then when I was 13 ingot Mary Kate and Ashley's how the West was fun from my grandmother for Christmas.
Holidays were never that great for me.
colemanbailey97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:03 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One time my uncle gave me a cardboard box of broken junk and said here I needed to clean out some stuff from my basement. Items including but not limited to, half a stapler, a ball of green tape, and an old touchpad phone that didn't turn on. One year for my birthday he got my a toy plane that he flew into a fence and broke before I could try it. So my expectations were actually exceeded when the box-o-junk thing happened.
SmokeFrosting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last year we stopped getting/giving gifts for/from everyone, and just drew a name from the hat to see who would give to who, one for the aunts/uncles giving the a kid something, and one for kid to kid. From the aunt I got a $10 giftcard to a certain used book store(that me and the aunt both knew the closest one was an hour drive for me) and a ps4 controller grip/case whatever thing from my cousin (ps4 is probably the only console I didn't have) both couldn't have cost more than $25 together when both grab bags suggested anywhere from $50-65 spending limit.
DrBabbage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I lost 30kgs of weight and my father sent me a packet with a t-shirt 5 sizes to large and 8 chocolate bars. He really did not know why I was angry.
GentleSea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was already 14 my aunt who is no longer with us gifted me play dough. She always treated me like I was younger than I was. I was a little upset, but I knew she meant well.
sickfamlol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
itโs very much illegal where iโm from. but pot heads have the mentality of โits not a drugโ
possum-power ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life.
testsubject306 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For Secret Santa at my work I got a kidz bob cd and a mini bull figure. When I found out who my Secret Santa was, they said they just got random toys from there kid and put it in a box.
taylorcausey78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No not Mr. Potter. I laugh about it now but when it happened I was pissed .
EmberDione ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A book light that was from a cereal box. It still had a fruit loop stuck to it. This was after showering our father with many very expensive gifts.
adders89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mum bought me a pack of teaspoons.
I 'borrowed' one from her cutlery set to make coffee with at my new office job and managed to loose it in the first week. She bought me a pack so it didn't matter if I loose one, still using the same one 5 years later!
Fiishbait ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:45 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chocolate selection boxes at christmas (which I don't even celebrate) & chocolate Eggs at easter (which I don't...you get the idea) when I was a kid.
Don't like chocolate. Never have, most likely never will. Parents would still buy chocolate for me despite me & others reminding them constantly that I can not stand chocolate.
Boogerfreesince93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:26 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom gave me a sweater for Christmas. In her favorite color. And in her size.
Ghlyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:38 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Salt...
2TheTrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:52 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my SO of eight years, a hoodie sweatshirt from his favorite beachfront burger joint.
slangforweed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:17 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A framed note that said money had been donated in my name to another nonprofit organization by the nonprofit I work for.
magicelastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:42 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i had a parent once that regifted gifts they stole from me earlier in the year on Christmas
Earthling98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:47:44 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got me a sticker book for Christmas when I was 14
alongstrangetrip95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:37 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With gusto
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:50 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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BoredPony ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:24 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How were you suppose to know? A recovering alcoholic working as a bartender is like an ex-coke addict working with cocoa leaves
shino50ul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:52:33 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well, my aunt never was one to give good gifts
once, in my father's birthday, she thought it'd be a great idea if she gave him a kit with seven different kinds of spiced provolone cheese (??)
also, she got me and my brother garden gnomes for christmas. I was 7, my brother was 4. My mom always says she doesn't know how the actual fuck my aunt didn't pick up the sadness and despair in our faces. or maybe she did and is just a sadist. who knows
Lilythechihuahua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:58:07 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A toaster.....for ONLY hot dog buns.
masteremerald09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:11:35 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a skylanders figurine from an aunt. And I didn't have, and was never interested in it. Apparently she thought it was just an action figure, which is still a pretty crappy gift for a thirteen year old!
Mageaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In December my ex boyfriend and I decided to get each other small advent gifts. I don't remember what exactly I got him this specific time, but I got him stuff that matched his interests and that he really liked.
During December, we went grocery shopping, and I saw an electric pepper grinder or whatever it's called. You press a button on the top, it grinds the pepper and turns on a light in the bottom. He said he thought it was really cool, then asked of I would want something like that as a gift, and I said no, that I thought it was ridiculous, like I do have hands, I'm good with the manually operated one we have, and that I think it's completely idiotic to have a light on a pepper grinder and one of these useless gadgets that are unnecessary to even invent. Aside from that it was expensive, and we didn't need it.
So to recap, I made it quite clear that that would not be a good gift for me at all.
Three days later, after giving him his gift which I had put a lot of thought and planning into and him being really exited and loving it, he gives me my gift.
It's the goddamn pepper grinder.
I try not to be rude, and appreciate that at least he got me a thing, but it made me sad and disappointed and annoyed that he got me something that he knew I would hate, from the discount grocery store on the other side of the street from our apartment.
He loved all gadgets, was an electronics engineer and if you could make something mechanical or electronic he loved it no matter how ridiculous or useless or unnecessary. I'm very much the opposite, which he knew.
Essentially he got a gift for himself.
He was an asshole (for other reasons).
InaBorx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:35 on December 1, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma gave me a big bottle of lotion one year for Christmas and a stuffed animal (I was a preteen at the time and I am female)....yeah I was truly confused about why she gave me these items and am still quite confused over it. Weirdest and worst gift I have gotten ever.
MuseEo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:10 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
20$ taped to a rotten banana
jenneralit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:33 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A basket of cleaning supplies barf
Yoyodomino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:09 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was about 10, my grandmother gave me a pink diary that had half the pages ripped out. She gave my cousin, who was also 10, a beautiful new doll.....reasoning, she didn't like my mom.
jazntheazn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:44:01 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 4th grade I told my mom our class had a secret Santa. 5 minutes later she brought back a wrapped gift...
Later that week I saw my secret Santa open the gift from a distance and to my horror it was 3 old Halloween #2 pencils. She shrieked and shouted โPENCILS?? WHO GIVES PENCILS?!!โ
Oh mom...
marquecz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:50 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 18, my grandma gave me a set of cutlery and explained it should be a part of my "gear" when I once get married (note that I'm a guy). I would have understood that gift if I was actually about to get married or move but since I wasn't planning neither anythime soon, I didn't see a reason why I should be happy from a gift I wouldn't use for years. It was the only time in my life when I was visibly disappointed from someone's gift, my mum then took me aside and told me she totally understood how I felt because she hadn't recieved anything but cutlery, kitchen utensils, bed sheets, towels, etc. since she had been 16.
thel4sthotsuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:51 on December 2, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a pet crab
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:02:14 on December 3, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mother kept giving me dolls until I was at least 18. I never liked dolls even when I was little. And I wasn't the baby of the family, my younger sister got gift cards to lingerie storess
Fucking dolls.
Fellwarre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:21 on December 4, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not the receiver, but the worst gift I've seen in a long, long time was at our office "White Elephant" party. My boss spent all day talking about how much everyone was going to be fighting over the gift he brought. He was genuinely pleased with what he'd found to bring to the party.
So we start picking presents and one of my workmates grabs this gift. I can tell from the look on my boss's face that it's his, and I'm interested to see what he brought.
It was a box of Twinkies. Like, that's it. A $4 box of Twinkies (gift was supposed to be a $30 limit.)
Now, admittedly, this was when Hostess was supposed to be going bankrupt and had stopped making Twinkies. Remember that? It lasted about a month.
So he'd obviously not heard the news that someone had bought Hostess and started making Twinkies again, this guy just walked up to the Twinkie display at Wal-Mart and thought he'd hit the last batch of Twinkies ever sold =\
deltios ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:41:35 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not christmas, but my birthday happened about 2 weeks ago. Mom gave me โฌ20, pretty awesome for someone who isn't too well off financially - I'm aware that literally was the best she could do and I love her for it!
But my dad (who has been divorced from mom for a long time) didn't even acknowledge me. Wished my sis a happy birthday but barely even mentioned me.
He's only really around when he's able to boast about being a big factor in my own success, or when he thinks he can gain something from my family.
Fuckin' piece of shit, he is.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:16 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can it get worse than a pair of soggy socks?
pineappleninja64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:59 on December 5, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother gifted someone a bootleg dvd of "Balls of Fury" for secret Santa once in middle school
meggywu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:53 on December 12, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so during freshman year of college I was part of an ultimate frisbee team. Around Christmas we would always do a Secret Santa type get together which also doubled as a pump up for one of our seasonal games. Of course we weren't allowed to spend a ton of money but the point was to get something small and thoughtful, and usually people also included something homemade. In preparation we all entered in a spreadsheet what we'd like, and what we didn't like or were allergic to. I'm allergic to chocolate, and put that down. Fast forward to the gift-giving part and I get a plastic CVS bag with no name, so I open it, and inside is a bag of chocolates with the receipt still in the bag. The worst part is the team captain was the one who gave this to me.
scribbleslab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:44 on December 14, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve gotten an automatic coin sorter- As Seen On TV! Two years in a row.... from a grandmother that I have since not heard from in over 14 years.
Bobjohndud ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:24:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didnt get a 4th macbook pro. i need one for texting, one for emails, one for reddit and one for instagram. THEY GOT ME A FOKKING ALIENWARE INSTEAD
CoralReefs ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:49:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of this tired, unoriginal repost every year.
Edit: Bah Humbug
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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tomasblazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people thinks that biking is cool, like when you wear dark clothes but they give you lighted colour shirts, because itโs part of the trending
Faladorable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:23:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ex gf bought me tickets to a museum... probably because she wanted to go, i fucking hate museums
34G13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not one I received, but I once brought two granola bars and a 99 cent comb wrapped in a small box to a white elephant.
bartekkenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
rfreitaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Some people here got some very ok gifts.
On my 6th birthday I got a surprise party. Got home from school and my mom had put up a lot of decorations and all that. She invited all my classmates, who showed up shortly after. There was this new girl on our class that year and she was the last one to arrive. She handed me something shaped like a bottle. When I unwrapped it I was speechless, but managed to thank her. She gave me a shampoo bottle. At least one quarter of of the shampoo was missing.
Seriously, apologize for not taking a gift because of the short notice, no problem. Some people actually did this. Don't take your used shampoo bottle and give it to someone on their birthday.
gazzy82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The "gift" of life. If we're all honest it's more of a burdonsom slog then a gift. Like being given an Elephant.
MrStopNShop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My eighteenth birthday was very close to my high school graduation. For my combined birthday/grad present, I got a Samsung Galaxy S7. This would be great if I wasn't already due for a free phone upgrade.
They literally got me something that was already mine.
mag1xs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man people are picky here to an almost spoiled extent, people are getting stuff that are funny (though useless) and acts like it's the gift giving that is important and not just have a good time. I don't mind not getting anything at all, I always do but I wouldn't mind and here you got extended family playing pranks on you and stuff and it ruins their entire life.. holy moly
Esaizter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ziploc bag filled with cotton balls with the words "ghost poos" written on the bag in sharpie. EDIT: Wow, this kind of took off. Thanks for the gold, whoever you are!
ScarlaeCaress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting my Christmas bonus from work but instead received a one year subscription to the jelly of the month club
cuddlepwince ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Back in 2006 I got my older brother an expansion pack for a PC game that you couldn't play unless you had purchased the original version of the game first. He did not own the original game.
DrewDaBaum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Newspaper clippings about an Elephant being born was born on the date of my birthday. The clipping was from many years prior and it was my 17th birthday.
equregs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Strawberry Shortcake shrinky dinks (that thing where you put it in the oven, and bake).... I was a 10 year old dude at the time the gift was received.
espressocannon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
wedding present from a band-mate.
It was these like 90s, wooden abstract african-inspired musician statues.
..... in 2017
lumberjack-poutine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Crabs
AlmightyFalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For most of his teens, my brother would buy me cologne. I am a severe asthmatic. He thought it was hilarious. I returned the favor buy getting him the worst version of what he wanted. New video game you say. Here's Superman 64
Sunbreaker7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A big ass bottle of katchup from my grandma. I donโt even like katchup. My grandma likes katchup, but we never have any in the house, so she got me some just so she could use it when sheโs over. Threw it out the next day. Eat my ass, grandma
Malvagio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I once received a Christmas gift from my estranged grandfather, which was unusual. It was a VHS tape of a fish tank, the idea being that your tv would simulate being an Aquarium. Not a bad present per-say, but child me was the one to notice the fine print on the back. "Your free gift with your order of girls gone wild!" So he mailed his grandson the free junk that came with his order of pornography.
hecuter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One Christmas my aunt gave her two favourites a host of presents - electronic talking dog, quad copter, a razor scooter and more. I got two sweaters, one blue with grey sleeves and one grey with blue sleeves, in the completely wrong size, both worth $12 total at Sears.
The thing is, before those kids were born we were totally doted on. But once those spoiled little eggs came out of their manipulative mother we were kicked to the curb. I just don't get why she still came over all the time and pretended to care for my siblings and myself. Jokes on my aunt I guess - she had a heart attack and after great pressure was released into that mothers care, who was told to keep a constant watch on her. What does that woman do? Drives right to my aunt's apartment, let's her out on the curb, and leaves her to have another major heart attack in the elevator, where she was found with the doors slowly closing on her head over and over again. She never did recover.
Don't even get me started on the will. Sour, awful people. I'm not salty about the gifts, but I am salty about the farce.
pussbazinga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend got a box of Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies from his stepmom for his 18th birthday.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily worst in terms of gift itself but in context of others. Christmas at my bro's house comes and they have everyone open their gifts at the same time. I got a $25 gift card, I thought cool not bad. I look over and see his daughter in law (not his, but his current wife's from a previous marriage) get a brand new iPad with her name engraved on it. It became clear whose side of the family came first in regard to gifts.
PM_YOUR_GSTRING_PICS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
uh. I don't want to be that guy but perhaps we should consider ourselves pretty lucky. We're browsing reddit and generally not starving.
Do something nice for someone that doesn't have this shit then let's go back to watching porn and commenting on politics.
natlay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a few years ago my dad got me foot cream and a pumice stone.. this year for my birthday my mom got me face moisturizer. itโs like theyโre trying to tell me something:/
ChronosHorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp time for me to throw my annual fit and say nothing. I went to a christmas gathering at my great aunt and uncle's house and all of the kids got gifts including my brother. When it was figured out that I was left out they just said oh well that gift is for both of you. it was a shower radio but it was also obvious that everyone else got individual gifts and my brother and I had to share because they forgot about me.
Then my first Christmas with my wife, I had went out and bought Christmas gifts for all of my wife's family and mine. My father-in-law came (unannounced) with my sister-in-law (also unannounced) to visit and Christmas day I was the only one who did not get a gift. My wife had bought me one but it got stuck in the mail but beyond that my father-in-law gave my wife jewelry and my sister-in-law was broke so gave no one anything, but I got nothing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like I'm going to sound very ungrateful here, and I probably was back when I was a teenager.
I have always enjoyed drawing. One year I got a book on drawing and animation. Meanwhile, my younger sister, who has never been a gamer, got The Sims on PC when it was a brand new thing. At this point in time I had a Gameboy, a Playstation, and several PC games and had been gaming for years. I was super jealous and ended up playing it more than my sister because, like I said, she was never really into video games much. I still have that copy of the Sims in a drawer somewhere.
When I was probably sixteen years old or somewhere around there I got a paperback College Prep book. I don't remember much about it, but I think it was similar to an SAT practice book containing material I might encounter once I entered college. So, homework. I tore it up and stuffed it in a sleeper sofa. Afterward I felt guilty about that.
MelvinMeldrich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So I feel like this is a total millennial thing.....so the Summer after I graduated I moved in with my sister and had just started working a part time retail job and was just starting to "adult" as you could put it. Well that Christmas my parents decided to get me a cell phone which is what makes this gift the worst I have received. As I am opening it I got super excited cause I thought my parents had upgraded my phone for Christmas, only to realize moments later after looking at it that it was a prepaid phone and this was their way of telling me they where kicking me off their phone plan and I was on my own to pay for it from now on. At the time I was pretty devastated and ran to the bathroom and cried. (I realize their are people that could have it worse and that this was an immature moment) but it was still awful at the time.
RagingWinston ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeh my mum got a spatula from her sister one year. That's it. No joke. No nothing. A spatula.
From the same person I got a Roahl Dahl book set, which as an eight year old seemed cool until I realised it featured some books like "switch bitch" and other books about sex. Never was allowed to read them.
ChefBoiRC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago, from my aunt, I got a pair of weight lifting gloves... I don't even lift.
fuckingnormiesREEEEE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life...
nhlroyalty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dead baby shark in a bottle.
khoilu8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did not receive a gift but earlier this month, my girlfriend's niece had her 2nd birthday party. Some bratty 4yo kept whining and asking why she wasn't getting any gifts (like fuckoff right?). Anyways, she gets jealous, gives the demoneye straight to the nieces eyes. I swear she's from the exorcist or some shit. Storms off crying and face all red. I wrapped a sandwich in a napkin and gave it to her to open. She was NOT happy. I now sleep with the lights on at night. Not sure who's more evil, me or little demon child.
cspotphantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year for Christmas my sister and her husband gave me a gallon of vinegar and a gallon of bleach. They said it was so I could my my own household cleaners.
ouija_bored_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bless my dad... but every year he does his shopping at Walgreens. Probably the worst and most random gift he's gotten me from there was a TV dinner stand. I don't eat TV dinners nor do I watch tv. Though... it did come in handy for a table to paint on.
GraphicCreations ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to give my friends wraped fruits of different variety. I would sometimes tripple wrap it with loads of tape to ensuse it was pretty unedible. Im pretty sure i gave my friend who is allergic to apples an apple tripple wrapped.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Youโre fun.
GraphicCreations ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:29 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was like 8 years old when i did that.
Edit: took some idiotic words out.
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know what flatter than paper means. The fruit makes more sense if you were 8 :)
GraphicCreations ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:58 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I probabaly should of opened with that :p
exit143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wifeโs dad is an ultra-conservative. When Obama got elected for the second term, she got a Glock 17 pistol for Christmas and a 3 month dried food bucket for her birthday. His reasoning for the pistol was that Obama is taking away our 2nd amendment rights so we needed a gun to protect ourselves when the US loses its shit when it happens. And the dried food was part 2 of the gift. Sheโs never shot a gun before in her life. I, however, love going shooting. Itโs a great gun.
Politically, we are both centrists... tho she leans further left than I do.
StrutThatCorgiButt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In 5th grade, I participated in my art club's white elephant (not the gag gift kind) gift exchange. It was $10 limit. I remember going to the store and picking out a stuffed animal/holiday candy gift and so excited to bring it.
On the day of, these 8th graders wanted to be part of the exchange but didn't bring anything. The teacher let them participate as long as they were able to contribute something.
I got one of their gifts. It was a used Skechers logo chain off of their shoes.
artandtrash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uggs. I'm a vegan
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bunch of ungrateful brats in this thread.
One_Way_Trip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My current president.
imperialmoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My wife, with the help of a friend, got me a steam account, preloaded with 20 games and $50 credit for me to spend. Awesome, right?
No. Problem 1: Our laptop is old as shit and can't run any of the games, can't even run the steam app.
Problem 2: She HATES it when I play video games. Criticizes me for wasting time, says we should be talking instead, says they are bad for attention span, focus and motivation; I got so sick of it I just stopped playing. So to then be gifted a pretty expensive gift that I would never be able to or allowed to use was pretty weird.
tehzephyrsong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: people who don't know what a white elephant exchange is. Guys, the gifts are SUPPOSED to be shitty/pointless. That's the point of a white elephant exchange.
Ryry77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:23 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was back when the first iPad mini came out in late 2013 I think?
Anyways, it was my 9th or 10th birthday and all my classmates had a device and I wanted one so I could Text my friends. Well, my mom decided to troll me and give me a ipad box and I got SUPER excited. I opened it up and it was full of clothes. I had one last gift from my family and when I opened it up it was a box of dirt.
I got PISSED off and chucked the box outside until I saw something white fly out of the dirt. I ran towards it and found a real iPad mini box. I was super happy until I opened it up and the device was shattered.
I was pissed but got a new iPad mini a couple days later.
That is exactly why you donโt pull a fast one and mess with my gift.
SkaJamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
PainfullySynesthetic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my 18th birthday, I got a fidget spinner. A glow in the dark fidget spinner.
"It's what everyone's looking for"
Not. me. (._.)
_thundergun_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I graduated from high school, my grandfather (now deceased) informed me that he had something "special" to give me before I moved out for the fall semester. My sister told me that she'd overheard my mom say something about the gift being one of the cars he owned. He drove from NY to PA to hand deliver, not a car, but a booklet filled with all 50 state quarters.
Badluckredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
letthisbeanewstart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
tinylobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle once gave me a shirt for Christmas. It was the total opposite of anything I ever wore. Bright blue with surfboard drawings on the front.
Not wanting to disappoint him I didn't say anything and just went to the store a few days later to change it for something else. I picked out another shirt and went to the exchange counter. Turns out the shirt was not from that store, but my uncle gave it to me in a giftbox from it.
Talked to my dad about this, turns out that my uncle had the habit of buying cheap stuff and putting it in giftboxes from nice stores.
wallsofjericho87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband made a big deal about finding me the perfect wedding gift which he gave to me the day after the wedding.
The gift was a purple stone pendant with brass hardware on a silver chain. It looks like something you would find at Claire's on clearance. He had asked my MIL for a piece from her jewelry collection (which she always brags about), and she sent him this pendant on a broken brass chain (she claims that my husband must have broken it himself). He found another chain that didn't even match and gave it to me.
My MIL had always hated me for some reason (I was the first girlfriend my husband has ever had), so she didn't want him to give me anything nice for our wedding. She and my husband's grandmother actually spread out and took up the entire front row on my side at our wedding and refused to move over to let my family sit down (they didn't want to make a scene and had to sit in the back rows). That's how much she hated me meeting her son.
What I can't believe is that my husband actually gave this to me. He won't wear a watch that costs under $1,000, but he thought that a cheap, broken necklace was an appropriate wedding gift for me? Of course, he saw his mother refuse to let my family take their seats at our wedding (including my amputee father), so obviously he is totally clueless.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
sickfamlol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i got a gram of weed from a guy at work for secret santa, i donโt smoke weed, never implied i did.
TheRealAbstractSquid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was his logic behind that? I mean, if you enjoyed pot that's a pretty good gift. But that's a real gamble especially if it's illegal in your state. And if he had no idea if you liked pot or not, you very easily could have turned it in and been like yeah man Jerry from the office gave me pot??
skyfox3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex gave me pictures of herself... For nearly every occasion. Sometimes I would be in them but one time she gave me an entire box of pictures of herself. I was madly in love at the time but after I got some distance from the relationship I started to notice a pattern....
cqmqro76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This will get buried, but one Christmas when I was about 14, my stepmom gave me a watch. When I opened it, she immediately said "Oh darn, it looks like it's not working. I'll take it to get fixed!" About a week later her son was wearing the watch.
MrKawfy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For our third anniversary, I took my wife out to a fancy French restaurant and bought her a small, but nice, leather purse (leather is the designated material for 3rd anniversaries).
She got me a thing that allows you to make fried eggs in the shape of a pistol. I don't particularly like guns or eggs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:02 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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autolurk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit
buffalo_wings27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
keepcrazy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A coozie for apples!!
franticshouting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was about 1997 or 1998, I was 11, and both my mom and I were decently overweight. For Christmas, my aunt (my dad's sister, fuck 'em all) got my mom and I one of those trendy exercisers where you put soft cloths over your shoes and slide from side to side on a white, slick surface. It came with an exercise tape. Google image linked here. My mom cried. I was too little to know that I should feel bad. Then I felt bad.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EDpd7d1isjU/S-GJ5vZumaI/AAAAAAAAAjI/aKpPF3RoWmg/s1600/aerobic+slide+board.jpg
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:18 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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franticshouting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:39:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I thought it was fun. My mom (who also kind of sucks) made sure to let me know that we got this because my aunt thinks we're both fat, and that it was a mean gift. eyeroll
franticshouting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:39:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also that year was probably good for it since I think moon shoes were also popular at the time
do_u_evn_lift_m7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not so much me, but midway between my brother and sister's birthdays, my grandma gave them both their birthday present: a plastic $2 recorder/flute thingo each. Because she felt bad for me not getting anything she got me a PS2 with several games.
TiberiusKrasus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad died on my birthday. Gift that keeps on giving.
AvalancheDG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th birthday my uncle (who i barely know) gave me a hotwheels car wash race track and i opened it in front of the whole family. I know some people collect these things but to me it just felt like he thought i was turning 5.
BeastaBubbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:16 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I used to get these big history books as a child. They were gifts from my uncle, who is a lawyer and a history buff. I thought the pictures were cool and the guest two times I liked them, and then he continued to buy them. He bought me multiple copies of the same one a few times. I was so tired of those freaking books.
specialistnpro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my 18th birthday I received three colouring books. From three different people. I felt like I was turning 5...
Whoisthecaptain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:39 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my grandpa (a very wealthy man) and his third wife had all of his family and her family over for Christmas. We had never had Christmas with them before and didn't really know what to expect. I must have been about 13. All of her children and grandchildren opened up fur coats, diamond necklaces, gold pocket watches, and one even got a new car since she had just turned 16. When it was our turn, I opened my package very slowly, wondering what it might be. It was an old, scuffed up white purse that smelled like cigarettes with a five dollar bill crumpled in the pocket. My brother got what appeared to be a ladies cable knit sweater. Mom got a used antique price guide. Still...my aunt got a rusty rake. I think, maybe, I made out the best.
KingNewbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buried, but when my wife graduated her dad gave her a Geo Metro. Not the best car, but still cool.
Then he gave her the 5 year lease payment booklet that she couldnโt return.
Didnโt even let her pick the color.
mslitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa bought me a toolbox when I was 9... with no tools in it.
redditttor1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of birth.
skittletwig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:37:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasnโt new at the time or anything, and she must have made the payments because she owned it for like 6 years until her uncle borrowed it and seized the engine.
DankeyKang65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:10:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I asked this word for word last week and get 0 up votes lmao
Bidcar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Redditors are a fickle bunch, thatโs for sure.
JK8221 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:19:34 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On my last birthday, no one came with a gift. I just wanted to die
bmilo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:17:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT ungrateful cunts
futero_del_fruturo ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 15:39:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
brozone2oblivion ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 13:42:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No one has ever gifted me anything.
Edit: Thanks for the downvote, good for you redditors keep jumping on the bandwagon.
JTPerry555 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:45:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just gifted you an upvote. Don't ever say I didn't give you anything.
brozone2oblivion ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:14:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are the real superhero.
LucasBackwards ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:15:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gifting you a down vote for self pity
brozone2oblivion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks stranger for being kind.
Spoonwrangler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:03:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are alive, that is enough.
brozone2oblivion ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:15:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life isn't worth living for.
Spoonwrangler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:25:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you ever need to talk PM me. I used to think the same way.
brozone2oblivion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:31:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're a kind person.
Spoonwrangler ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really mean it too. Much love. May sound weird but LSD or mushrooms or even pure MDMA have had profound effects on helping me with depression and some of my internal problems. It's not for everyone but it helped me.
ayojamface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im giving you compassion!
brozone2oblivion ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All the time.
The-Internets ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 12:47:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Beatles, white album.
massivebumwizard ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 12:58:29 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The question was whats the worst gift you've ever received, not what's the greatest album ever made.
The-Internets ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:38:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I obviously do not come from your world.
goofball_jones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, just for where you're coming from, what would you consider better. What's the best album you could have received? Specifically, not a "nearly anything else" non-response.
Just curious as to what you like. Few times people do that here on Reddit, they only express what they hate.
The-Internets ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:31:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know nothing about music... LOL
Spoonwrangler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of music do you like?
Fingers_9 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:00:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a pretty solid album.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:47:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Heh, that's probably my favorite Beatles album and is definitely considered one of the greatest ever.
I'd consider that one of my greatest presents ever
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What!?
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 16:20:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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andwhy_ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:25:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's what you get for asking for cash
PQ6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. He doesnt understanf that its rude
sunny_in_phila ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:08:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ha I just remembered that for my sonโs first Christmas (he was 2 months old) my mother in law gave him $50 in cash. She said she had no idea what babies like, and to be fair at that age if it didnโt spring from my boob he didnโt give a shit about it, I just found it funny to be handed a 50 for my 8 week old.
PQ6 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:29:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You cant just ask for money from a secret santa... the reason she gave you pennies was because you asked for cash
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's... that's not how secret santa works?
Kongo204 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your sister in law is great.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 15:37:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
firecrackrs ยท -24 points ยท Posted at 13:39:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My husband hasn't given me any gift in the past two years not even on birthday.beat that
Susim-the-Housecat ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 14:11:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
have you said anything about it to him?
firecrackrs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:24:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have, multiple times.he maintains that he's from afamily of people who have never placed much importance to gifts and thus doesn't care.
Ourlifeisdank ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:16:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you tried this thing called Communicating?
firecrackrs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:26:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Trust me I have.he just doesn't believe in them or so he tells me.
MagpieMoGraidh ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:04:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
firecrackrs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:25:21 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes.hes very real. No we are not
lyan-cat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is an intermittent gift-giver. I think I've gotten maybe two actual Christmas gifts in twenty one years, a few more birthday gifts and anniversary gifts. But he gives random gifts for no particular reason throughout the year. I like knowing that every gift he's gotten me, he actually meant.
Blu_Volpe ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
pm_me_sexy_napes ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 14:39:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mono.
Probably worth it... probably.
NoPlayTime ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: ungrateful people who received gifts.
queencuntpunt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:54:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk man I don't consider myself that ungrateful. But I didn't exactly appreciate when my FIL gifted me a cemetery plot the first Christmas of my marriage...
NoPlayTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plots can be expensive... Hopefully she bought one for herself next to it.
thecolbra ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:03:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you got married, that plot is all you got to look forward to now
TalisFletcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:11:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I only watch it for the plot.
throwaway246oh1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold from a friend in real life.
lukess123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:13:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle gave me a Xbox Live points card for my birthday, when I went to redeem it, it said card not activated. This happened 2 years in a row until my mom told him about it.
bazpaul ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:17:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Onesie for Christmas when i was 32
4agreements ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:14:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shop Vac, from my husband, on our first Christmas together, opened in front of my parents...
CharacterCase ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:28:07 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year, my brother got socks and underwear.
For a yankee swap, I got popcorn. A week after I just got braces.
Online_Host ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:28:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None, I appreciate anything that anyone gives to me. Even if itโs someone elseโs rejected shit. Send me a pile a shit and I will turn it into a charcoal briquette. Send me some trash and I will turn it into compost. Send me some used oil and Iโll save it for the next time I cut or drill some metal. Send me a bunch of pennies and Iโll save it til Iโve got tons of money. Send me anything. Iโll find something to do with it.
BeWiseExercise ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:28:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rock hard nasty looking fruitcake, that I threw away months later.
BonelessSkinless ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:28:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
An ugly argyle sweater with purple and red diamond patterns and a pair of matching ugly ass dress socks from my girlfriend while she was in the process of becoming my ex after I found out she was seeing other guys behind my back on December 19th.
I hate you Ashley.
gruetzhaxe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was once given a pimp-ish Zippo for my birthday, with my name engraved in ornamental typography. Diametrical opposite of my style. Rots in a drawer, stick with my Bic Minis.
I know, the Zippo is pretty eco sustainable in comparison, refill with no plastic trash etc. But I'm afraid I can't make any compromises on that matter โ got no Corvette or Mustang on the other hand.
Losingsteamfast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How much stuff are you lighting where the waste is a point of concern?
gruetzhaxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, you're right, it's not that bad. But still, if all smokers/people who are lighting stuff would go reusable...
GTFOReligion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Dwall4954 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Silver
PartyLikeaPirate ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma got an EZ pass from her husband
swolemechanic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:29:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa in 3rd grade. (Public school) I gave a cool power rangers action figure type thing, it was pretty sweet and secretly wanted it for myself.
I received one of those little hairy Koosh balls. It sucked. It wasnโt even wrapped. It was just in a bag, like here you go.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:30:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Silver
mitsitsad ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:38:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Keurig...
I don't drink coffee.
It was also the "open last" item that year. What a letdown
Jockemon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:51:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The friendship of my buddy Evan. Fuck you Evan, reading this while snooping like a little asshole.
varkarrus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:53:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A shirt with one of my OCs on it. It's sweet, but I can't wear that in public!
WeAreCalledToRise ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:53:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We did a secret santa in my girl scout troop. We decided to do something more along the lines of 'gag gifts' but were supposed to be $20. This was at about 12-13 years old. I had my mom go out with me and get funny fuzzy socks, and other gag gifts, things like that. Put it together in a cute little box and it was really cool to see people trying to trade for that gift! I begin opening mine - so excited to see what laughs it will bring - and how exciting! Its one of those box in a box in a box in a box things... to finally make it down to a tootsie roll!!! Not the thick XL one, the little tiny mini one. In some tissue paper. My best friend (also in that troop) and me and my mother laughed about it the entire way home. Just goes to show that you can't expect anything in a secret santa - people will never ALL put in the same effort!
MissNixit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, that's pretty funny.
7heJoker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:01:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not me but my parents received an educational pamphlet on AIDS and STDs for their wedding gift from my great grandma.
Marc0189 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:10:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason back when I was around 18 or so, for years, my step mom thought I was SUPER into Snoopy. So every Christmas from her and random family members from that side of the family I got random Snoopy items. Mug set one year, a Snoopy-dressed-as-Santa plush decoration thing another, etc.
Christmas was coming up one year and I had to like, announce to everyone, that I wasnโt into Snoopy as much as they seemed to think I was and to please stop with the Snoopy related things. They stopped, but man did my step mom seem super disappointed for some reason. Still donโt know what it was that made her think I was so into Snoopy.
Ironically enough, the best gift I ever received was two years ago from my step sister. She got me a Beagle puppy. I named him......... Loki.
mgsmaster2000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:10:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Probably_A_Moose ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
spongespatula ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:13:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
rrdalways ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:24:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Bluetooth scale
KingSurvived2012 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:50:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bag of flaming shit.
QueenCobalt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:17:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Chancho1010 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
From my first and last Secret Santa on Reddit (I believe it was 2015?). I, a poor college student, bought a huge assortment of candies, bathroom decorations and custom mugs for my secret santa partner (cost me almost $50). It felt awesome to give these fun gifts to a stranger. For my present, I got a worn down beer pong set. It was a plastic net about 2 feet wide, 2 flimsy plastic paddles that were bent and 2 small plastic cups that were damaged. The box looked like it was 20 years old and had been bought at a garage sale for less than a dollar. Someone in the secret santa reveal thread heard my story and gifted me a GTA game package on steam which was nice.
In hindsight I should've limited myself to maybe $30 or under just to be safe but I figured I'd at least get a gift of like 5$ value or maybe even just something custom which I would've loved even if it wasn't worth anything.
thecripplernz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:29:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A loaf of bread. We couldnโt tell at first if it was a joke. Turns out it wasnโt
809060 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:54:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
ohwhatirony ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:31:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life
bert4560 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:33:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
aydie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:34:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
my life
KyberSithCrystals ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:35:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't this asked just a few weeks ago?
AlpakalypseNow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:36:22 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
DirtySodaDeno ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life.
Pumkitten ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, people talk about how parents give you "the gift of life" when you're born... so I'd definitely say that.
Throwaway08205 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A question that gets asked on this thread literally every 2 weeks.
mrchoon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:53:03 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My Mom bought me blue Mercedes. I wanted a silver one!
GymIsGreat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:12:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
life?
Penegal ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:14:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:18:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The worst was when I got the company to let me get everybody hello kitty laptop cases only to have it gifted back to me by Michael my boss.
AsianFetish69 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes.
OriginalSuspended ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No gift ever.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:23:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Amazon Dot
axel310 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:23:02 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
padraigthrows ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:24:46 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
when my sister turned 15 i checked the card my grandfather got her and i shit you not, she got a little over a thousand and she never said anything about to me. my 15th birthday comes around and i get my card and shit you not a mere $100 bill. so i guess it wasn't the worst, but the most dissatisfying.
Jake613 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:26:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Uncharted 2, on PS3 (long-ish, TL:DR at the end)
Birthday present shopping was always a problem for my mum. I'd long since left home (I was in my 40's at the time), and after years of gentle suggestions that I'd like such and such a CD, or book or whatever, only to receive something completely different because the shop didn't have it, or she forgot or whatever, in 2009 I finally came up with the perfect solution... Amazon!
I asked if she could get me Uncharted 2 for PS3. The Platinum version had recently come out, so I figured that would be affordable. Just to make it foolproof, I emailed a link to the exact version, so surely nothing could go wrong...
A few days later, a package arrived, direct to me from Amazon. I'm always buying this or that from them, so opened it thinking it might be something I'd bought, and lo, it turned out to be my mum's gift. It wasn't wasn't gift wrapped, but hey no big deal. What was a problem was the condition of the game. Somehow, despite having my link to the new Platinum game, mum had managed to buy a used copy of the originally released game on Amazon Marketplace - used and abused: no shrink wrap, case covered in scratches, cover creased, guide book badly creased, and the disc smeared with greasy fingerprints.
Now mum can use a computer, but she's no expert, so I'm going to have to help with the return. No problem, I can sort this. I took photos, wrote a complaint email for mum to copy and paste to send to Amazon. The seller agreed to refund her on receipt of the goods, so I posted it to him (at my cost). Sure enough, a few days later, mum confirmed that she'd got the refund, so all is good, except... wait a minute aren't I missing something?
My birthday present was basically an Amazon gift return "experience":
All inclusive, I got the fun of opening a package containing damaged goods, the photographic opportunity of documenting the damage, the gift of writing practice in a real "complaint letter" scenario, & then free exercise all the way to the post office where I completed the experience by enhancing my money counting skills as I paid out for the postage. Such fun!
TL;DR I got a broken game and had to pay to send it back. Mum kept the money.
Exos9 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bible
gorthan1984 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:42:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life. You cannot give it back.
astrangeone88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was a bullied 14 year old. Female, hated the school I went to because everyone decided I was a target. I had hit puberty and had honking huge boobs for a 14 year old. I hated wearing a bra (every single bra I bought in high school was the devil incarnate even without a stabby underwire), so I often went without at home. My mum decided that she hated my tits "hanging out" at home, and for Christmas, she got 3 packages of the bras I wore.
Awful Christmas, but thank goodness my family did the major gift exchange at home by themselves (my dad, my mum and I), because 14 year old me would not have survived the humiliation of opening 3 separate packages of boob holders in front of extended family...
notarealfetus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"gift cards" from my wife saying things like "1 blowjob" "sex" "massage" etc which she refused to honour unless it was something she planned to do anyway :/
MacAttack9014 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say I'm a pretty average girl..... I had a boyfriend that got me Scarface for Valentines Day. It turns out that I'm not a fan!
4thofjune ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:57:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My ex-boyfriend bought me booze from the liquor store on my 21st birthday....... like, I can now legally do that. Thanks though.
endtimesbanter ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
LordoftheBread ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom bro. She's so easy that I don't have to work for it, just a gift bro
gerbins ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:17 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life Itself
awhykey ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Birth.
annarchiegordon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:28 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh, edgy!
OliverWotei ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:37:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
mainbitch0601 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:41:32 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A hideous cookie jar. It had poinsettias all over it, I hated to look at it. My grandma gave it to me and now that sheโs been gone for 2 years I wish I had kept it.
Nomadic_Sushi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:03:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
Ya-Dikobraz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:25 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa in the office. Guy got paired to a girl. He got her a dildo. There was awkward silence when she opened her gift. He hardly knew her, too. Don't be that guy.
Stardustchaser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Matt Lauer?
Ya-Dikobraz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:26 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Had to look that one up. Well, it was this socially awkward office guy. Not shy or anything, just making bad taste jokes and ogles women. To him it was a good idea to have a girl open up her dildo package in front of 40 people.
Ava_Slow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For New Year, my dad gifted me and my siblings money, which is fine. Except for the fact that he distributed the money based on age and a bit of favoritism...
Me (Youngest): $15
Sister: $25
Eldest sister: $40
Seems fair..
HaloFalcon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I didn't receive it, I gave it. One year there was a dirty Santa party, I gave a farting Santa. Well... At first everyone gave an awkward pause, then the woman that got it gave it to her disabled kid and the kid loved it. So that worked out...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A ball cap with my name on it. When I was 30.
Idon'twearhats....
fatboydown ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:47:11 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A CD with DMX's cover of rudolph the red nosed reindeer
marginwalker3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:12:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
buttplug. it was clear and had sparkles.
sweetbaby10 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:16:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a dick in a box :(
Karacmore ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:42:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
imaurora ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:48:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex-boyfriend gave me a Ravenclaw scarf because he knew I've loved Harry Potter since my youth. But I'm Slytherin.
Not that bad, but I don't live in the US and getting the authentic scarf (without the logo) costs so much.
WarriorBeard6 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:50:28 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I worked at McDonald's we did a Secret Santa with a $20 limit. I got a $10 gift card....to McDonald's....
InarticulateDebater ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:50:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather on my father's side gave myself and my sisters the swizzle sticks from their cocktails/drinks they consumed on their cruise for Christmas one year
taurek ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:50:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad gift, but when I was 7 I got a Barbie car from Santa. One of the ones that you can actually sit in and drive. I was so excited and I loved it. In all the excitement, grandpa got jealous and told me that Santa isn't real and that he bought it so I should be thanking him not Santa. Of course I was super excited(literally the best gift he ever got me) but from then on I knew that Santa wasn't real, so that part was kinda a bummer. It hit me later after the excitement wore off and I was depressed for awhile and couldn't tell any of my friends when they asked what Santa got me.
Chosenone- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:51:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother bought me a dog toy(ball) for my 17th birthday. I don't have a dog.
vinofinotinto ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:51:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bath salts.
I don't own a bath.
MrDoofer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
!redditsilver
ligamentary ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A couch.
When my friend dropped it off he said โWe couldnโt get the smell out so we thought you might want it.โ
The thing sat on our curb for weeks before the neighbors began complaining for the city who hauled it off.
Mangling_Participles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was three months pregnant my husband gave me baby books. I know his heart was in the right place, but it was still disappointing.
My estranged uncle also gave me a Barbie for Christmas when I was 10, but I was super into GI Joes and dinosaurs and such.. I guess he would have know better if we had seen each other more than once every other year or so.
He gave me glasses for my birthday that same year. I don't wear glasses.
cdangelo27 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret Santa / White Elephant.
Theme was "The color blue"
Limit was $25.00
Some wanker showed up and put a $.25 blue ice cube tray in the gift pile and tried to take home a $25 bottle of Crown Royal.
highgemini ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you fussing about this years reddit secret Santa?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:53:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
GhipGhop ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:53:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In grade 4, I received expired chocolate from my secret Santa :(
Castianna ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:53:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last yearโs Christmas, my big gift was a drying rack (for laundry).
lilhotpocket93 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:53:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My step mom gave both my brother and I a framed photo of herself and my mom last year, and gave all 3 of her kids $300 cash. We didn't say anything of course lol, but it was a super awkward we don't even have a bad relationship with her or anything so I literally think she was just mad at my mom and taking it out on us that year haha.
thesaltiestchick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:53:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My family was very poor when I was growing up. Every Christmas my mom would sign us up at local church for Christmas toys. Every year I got screwed out of my only Christmas present.
I am a girl and I would always get a toy meant for a boy. You see I have a crazy first name and itโs hard to pronounce. They always assumed I was a boy. My mom always told them I was girl but every year they got it wrong.
So every Christmas I would cry over my only Christmas toy.
My parents were too broke to buy me another gift and too embarrassed to go back and ask for a different gift.
alien_transfer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:10 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My (ex) mother-in-law gave me a frog shaped piece of manure for a Christmas gift. Supposed to be for the garden......
Sygns ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 11 years old my extremely liberal grandmother decided it'd be a "nice change of pace" if instead of presents she donated animals to local villages in Africa. So instead of recieving a present "I gave" a "LLAMA" to a bunch of people I never met before... who even knows if they ever got it. (or so "they" say)
GuitarLord12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A "photo box"
it's just a box with silly little decorations on the outside. wtf
zewm426 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
JackBinimbul ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a transman and my mother does everything short of disowning me to let me know how much she hates everything I am. Including only gifting me incredibly feminine things for Christmas and Birthdays. Oh, you wanted a survival kit and a new whetstone? Have a pink dress with frills. While I sit there with facial hair like "thaaanks".
smash104 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My MIL bought me a shower cap for my birthday this year.
lonelybitch ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:10:24 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That too.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:13:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Up until I was about 13 or 14 my entire family knew I hated violence. I would consistently be bitching at my older brother or dad for playing M rated games (Normal ones now don't bother me, but the extremist ones where you tear organs with your hand and shit and having blood nukes still upset me).
So What did my dad decide to get me for my 11th birthday? World Demolition, Inc. On steam. I really wanted to say "Fuck you" to him because he knew I hated violence. I've never played the game.
Edit: I think being exposed to such bloody, vile things at such a young age (Been watching my dad destroy flesh and spread red goo since on the telly since I was 6) has caused me permanent brain damage and I try to blame it on them. I am not one of those triggered parents that hate all video games because they're bloody and a waste of time. I play games a lot too, but I start to get sensitive when you see dozens of people per hour that look like they were executed by fatal surgery.
iisagoat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A bag (1 Kilogram) of organic wheat flour.
holybarrel1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:22:27 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
is_jackson_so_ye ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:25:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
copperfeline ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:25:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
flekkzo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:25:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My DNA.
dangitgrotto ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:30:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably Star Wars Battlefront 2 this Christmas
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:37:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My child
Jokes I have no babies
LuvinMclovin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:44:52 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TL:DR-All these gifts sound wonderful. Signed: an adult.
bdyelm ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:57:48 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A relative made a huge donation to St. Judes Childrens Hospital in my name. Pfft, I'd rather just have the cash.
GoonSquadTalley ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:04:22 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A foster brother. I wanted a nympho foster sister
ditibi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:09:14 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A rice cooker when I was 20
r55r44 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:14:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A flashlight. Like literally just a flashlight. I have no idea why she thought I wanted one.
MajorOakSummit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:15:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my buddy a bunch of lottos with a fake one mixed in. Also gave him some candy, with nasty jelly beans mixed in. Gave him some weed and a couple lighters, but one of the lighters shocked you when you pressed it.
SoreWristed ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:21:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt is the worst gift giver ever. All of her gifts come from the same store that's across the street from her. And it's a hardware store. And she's not buying us tools...
In order : Five pairs of reinforced cold climate socks, a gallon of wiperfluid mixer, jug of knock off antifreeze, off brand multitool that the store gives away with large purchases...
Headlessimp ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:23:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chlamydia
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:29:15 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being born
imrik2nv ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:34:01 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
fannarrativeftw ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:34:56 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life. Happy fucking birthday to me.
(I'm so sorry, I am joking, I don't even hate my life, I just thought this was funny and had to say it.)
bighayko ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:39:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Between 15-17 I got an old LCD calculator for Christmas as I was watching football on a brand new Sony Bravia...
theghostmachine ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:46:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Last I checked, TVs don't so math.
sarautu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:44:42 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
huhn. I just learned something. a friend gifted me a lamp like this. I see they're selling for 20 bucks, but it was made so cheap I truly thought she'd found it someplace for... like... 4 dollars. She wrapped it up and presented it to me like it's something really special. The price was special. The lamp is junk.
Appraisal-CMA ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:56:47 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mine was a set of four tickets to a Yankees game for my birthday from my father. Not a bad gift at all, if you take it at face value.
However, I despise baseball ever since he was my coach for little league (my father knows this and has known this for many years). None of the seats were located together, that wouldโve been cool. And it was on a 98 degree evening.
At least he tried. So thatโs something. Kind of sums up our entire relationship (this goes both ways, Iโm mature enough to at least admit heโs not the only one at fault for that).
Maybe I shouldโve gone with last years birthday gift...a fake $100 bill, which he then expected me to regift him for his birthday a month later. Never even occurred to me. Yet, somehow Iโm the asshole for going out and trying to get him something heโd genuinely enjoy and get use from. Or perhaps the gift from two Christmasโs where he actually wrapped coal (well, not really coal, but burnt chunks of wood from his fireplace) in five little boxes and then got perverse pleasure out of watching me open them in front of himself and my sister.
wickedsteve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life. My pain just keeps getting worse.
GoldenGopher32 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:16:08 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 100 minute phone card from my grandma 2 years ago
EvergreenMassif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:33 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You should probably call more
WTDFROYSM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:08:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The clap
dokidash ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:15:05 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of those dolls that when they lay down, they close their eyes... I never liked dolls and that one was one of the reasons.
Daemonblackfyre0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:46:20 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love
Zerosteel45 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:45:12 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
lickitungthelewd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:12:40 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a person who acts like a cat
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:27:36 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For like my 14th birthday, my dad gave me one of those long thin plastic totes you can fit under the bed. My dad is the type of guy who is petty and spiteful. It was a pretty big slap to the face to do this to me on my birthday (I was a good kid). My father is a real winner.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:26:45 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
casual_madness ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:20:19 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Signed up for Reddit Gifts one year, I received a torn out page of a dictionary in a used page protector.
DRic3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:49:43 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a bag full of plastic pegs. It was a secret Santa and everyone bought each other stupid shit. But still, the other gifts could be used (I bought my person a 12 pack of toilet paper) and I already have heaps of pegs :/
tliamatt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:15:37 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hate orange color in clothes or accessories. In one of the Secret Santa at the office my Santa thought that was a wonderful idea give me some totally orange set of earrings, bracelet and necklace, because she never saw me wore that color before.
sobieski84 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:08 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Obamacare
Bidcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:51 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know why youโre being downvoted. It was a terrible bill. Basically ruined my insurance, I went from no co pay to thousands of dollars of co pay and from doctors close to my house to doctors in a part of town I wouldnโt go to after dark.
Astronaut100 ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 15:02:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A glass "employee of the month" trophy at my last job. Nothing else, not even a box of chocolates, for being the best that month.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:42:35 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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kurokitsune91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Way to copy paste
Rycka7 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Secret santa in elementary school. I got a simple looking picture album. It was empty.
_jk_ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Herpes, it is the gift that keeps on giving though.
Lg71199 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:39 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
navygent ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:45 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The lack of a phone call from my father for 40 years because he was a shitty father. Spending time with family members is more important than any gift. I haven't expected gifts since I was a child nor do I really need them.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No.
Fartbox9000 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Shitty gifts from moms, aunts, and grandmas.
hajamieli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/UnethicalLifeProTips
dollarhax ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gift of life
Spacecowboy1964 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:51 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Superman 64
MercurySG3M ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Once I๏ธ got a couple of McDonaldโs toys from my grandparents when I๏ธ was like 9 as stocking stuffers ??????????????????????????
PitBullFan ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16, and with my girlfriend present, my mother gave me a box of cereal. All wrapped up in gift paper too.
JohnSingapore ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:42 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Got another one: My parent came back to Europe from Thailand with a fucking Coca Cola tshirt for me. I've always been extremely specific about clothes every birthday and xmas, NO LOGOS PLEASE.
I told them to please don't bring me any more clothes from abroad and my mom got real upset, saying I was ungrateful. As if you should always be grateful for anything. Here's a piece of shit in your hand, SAY THANK YOU.
morrius07 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
anything that wasn't money. When someone gives me anything besides money, I put them on my naughty list. Next Christmas, I try to get them something they either can't use or don't want on purpose.
jsyncribHk64 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every gift card. Stupidest gift imaginable. I don't know how this nonsense is still a thing.
Norian ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:40 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
High School sweetheart had a mother who was always blitzed. I went to their apartment for her 17th birthday, and this lady bought her a dictionary as a gift thinking it would be funny. Was actually really depressing and kinda ruined the day. That is, until I took her out to dinner and gave her an expensive pearl necklace! Then I took her to my house, made sweet love, and gave her another kind of "pearl necklace"!
Neonexe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:04:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago I met up with a couple of old friends. We had all gone to different Universities but tried to meet up when we could.
Periodically, over the months before meeting, one of them had hinted a few times that they had a birthday present that they couldn't wait to give me. So, sure enough, I met him at his place and opened this gift that he had for me.
It was a large gear, still in the rubbery coating from being manufactured. I was absolutely baffled until he told me "Oh, it's for your Dad really, I guess. My dad is a mechanical Engineer and this guy was currently working for GM.
That was the last year I exchanged gifts with them.
AfroMidgets ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my Mom gave me 2 cards each with $100 in them (my birthday is also Christmas so it was a card for each) and then in my stocking was another $100. That was it. Nothing wrong with getting money, but it basically read as "I was too lazy to go buy any real gifts for you so go do it yourself."
TheCaptainMorgan87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So the worst gift you EVER received was 300 bucks?
AfroMidgets ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:29:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's the thoughtlessness of the gift. Anyone can give you money. I've gotten bad gifts before, but when you spend a lot of time to find a great gift for a parent and they just say "Here's money" it fucking stings.
TheCaptainMorgan87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just donโt get that itโs the absolute worst gift. I get the thoughtlessness about it, but struggle to believe itโs the worst gift you have ever received.
AfroMidgets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:54 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure I could say that my grandmother that got me a Barney VHS tapes for my birthday when I was 15 was a terrible gift, but she had dementia and tried. I could also say my stepmom who thought I needed to get closer to God and giving me Christian literature, to me, is a bad gift, but again she tried to give me something she thought I needed. I'm sorry that we don't have the same definition of what the worst gift one could receive is, but when you look past the either physical or monetary value of what a gift was, the lack of thoughtfulness that went into it is what matters. A gift is something you WANT to give someone. You want to GIFT a person an item that they desire. So being gifted cash and NOTHING else while showing NO thoughtfulness of the gift, for me, is the worst thing I've ever gotten. I'd gladly take any of the quote "bad" gifts I've ever received than someone opening up their wallet and saying "Her kid, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday" like they did me a pleasure.
Bimmonds ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I read 'worst gif' and got all excited, now I feel like I have had a gift taken away :'(
Lawant ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
RealMrBoon ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got a red Ferrari for Christmas when I was 21. I asked for a black one... Worst day of my life!
mrwe8ster ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
killer3james ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
MumboBi5cuit5 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus... literally jesus is the worst gift ive recieved
Troligen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My life
Bowry_Lrooks ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:56 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
goosekiller88 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:38 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
AIDS
Pickled_Kagura ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:49 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
regionfrank ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party so this will get buried.
So when I was about 10 my parents helped run one of those Christmas events where the kids meet santa and get a present.
So if you dont know how these things work at they buy presents in bulk on the kids age and gender.
Well all the boys my age were getting these neat little rc helicopters. Well the guy who was buying the presents thought I was a smart kid/ nerd. So while all the other boys got rc helicopters. I got a chess set. I did not know how to play chess or wanted to learn.
Lithoweenia ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itunes cards. F*** em
Sir_Overmuch ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:47 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
3 Girls one c... OHhhh, gift.
Koonsthekoons ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
CresentBlood ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:48 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My birth.
gualdhar ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:57 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My parents used to love giving my sister and I underwear and socks so we'd have more things to unwrap. Christmas was like navigating a minefield of bad presents. We usually got something good, but getting socks and underwear every year got old quick.
Erisian23 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:30 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
Rishnixx ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit gold.
NUMBerONEisFIRST ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:59 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have to say an apple koozie for sure.
ClutchCinnabon ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well I'm alive and I never asked for it.
That's definitely it.
ALLAHUZACKBAR ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:54 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
theImplication69 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:33 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life. Thanks mom
theCHAMPdotcom ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex girlfriend โ Squatty Potty
uvular_trill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:31 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever taken a good squat shit?
Ok, it's not an "I love you" gift, but squatting vs sitting- there's a difference, and if you're a like a lot of people, you lack the flexibility to squat comfortably, so you can't get the benefit of squatting
theCHAMPdotcom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:17 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm taller so it just didnโt work. I gave it a go though, not for me.
laxster_2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:43 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mega Bloks
Goddamn it mom I ASKED FOR LEGOS
oiderlin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:14 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always feel like an ungrateful bastard when I participate in such things.
But probably when I was like in Junior high I wanted a pellet gun and I got a fucking Erector Set. I was trying to get girls, shoot stuff, and become a man and they got me advanced legos. I played along and built the shit because I've always been a positive person but damn.
Another one was probably used golf clubs, 3 wood, 5 wood, driver, but my father had lost his job for a time so I try not to dwell on this one. I did play junior golf, but I hadn't really started at that point so it sucked. They were like old aluminum shaft ones from the late 80s (it was around 1994 or so). I'm pretty sure I used them only a few times. By the time I was playing competitively I had bought proper woods and irons.
My father worked really hard and he was super frugal. He and my mom have a great retirement because of this. But goddam he was always trying to squeeze down costs to the point of where I couldn't help but look for how his purchases were cheap, or discounted for some reason e.g. one Christmas I got an RC car. Nothing super high end. It was probably 1989-1990, so imagine like a mid/low end Radioshack from the time. I had dreamed for months of controlling my own powered vehical. As I opened the package I was soooo excited, then I got through to the controller and there was only one lever. I stared wondering how the fuck. Turns out my dad must have been so cheap that he got the model that spun in circles by default and the lever was to disengage the spinning and move forward. I was robbed of true steering/forward/reverse, but I made the best of it.
katatonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:10 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about the ones that either went forward, or reverse AND to the left?!
oiderlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:06 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I know of those fakes as well.
What makes it worse is that my friend came over that day and our dads both got us RC cars that year. His of course could turn so I had a constant reminder.
DJToughNipples ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:31 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Grandparents got me the Scary Movie Trilogy for some reason or another for Christmas. A simple "Fuck You" would have sufficed.
katatonos ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well with that attitude, I'm sure you'll get the "fuck you" before too long.
AndNowAStoryAboutMe ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:13 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My brother-in-law came in my room and asked me if I had got anything cool that day (Christmas last year). I immediately started complaining, like an entitled white kid, that my own father had got me a fucking AXE body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant kit from Wal-Mart. "Like, how fucking lame. Nothing says 'I know nothing about your interests' like bathroom supplies." And that was when my brother-in-law started blushing and pulled out a Dove body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant kit.
I should've been embarressed, but instead, I was low-key thrilled that I got to tell him how shitty his gift was before it was too late, hahaha.
So this year, I go to GameStop the day before Black Friday and watch them unbox three SNES Classic. I bought one instantly, went home, posted pics, and 8 people were immediately commenting "get me one!" including my sister. So I drove back, and #2 had already sold but #3 was still there. So I bought it.
I get home, walk to my room, and I immediately see the fucking Dove shampoo kit, still unopened, sitting on the bottom of my nightstand. I put the 2nd SNES Classic on top of the first one, open Facebook, and reply to everyone, "They were sold out. Sorry, guys!"
I'd rather sell the fucking thing than give it to my sister and brother-in-law. And THAT is why you don't gift toiletries. Because fuck you.
gingerlea723 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:16 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why am I being downvoted for answering a question???
SatinSerpent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know what you did.
gingerlea723 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:00 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This made me laugh! But honest I donโt know what I did! They were awful gifts! Especially since the year before my broker gave us all iPad minis! Not that I cared what we got, but at least give us a card thatโs like, โWe really value you as an employee! Hereโs a $15 gas card for driving us all nuts! Just kidding....for driving around showing houses!โ Or something! Instead of, idk...a gift basket filled with contents do which *no one wants to eat!
Legsofwood ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am a big time Star Wars fan, and one Christmas when I was a kid, my cunt of a grandfather got me like 8 Star Trek figures. The worst damn thing
SatinSerpent ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They are the same thing.
Legsofwood ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:25:20 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol okay. Also not dissing on ST, just don't care about it
psuedospike ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:58 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One year my Mom got me an Xbox 360 for Christmas...the Arcade version with no hard drive! I threw it at her face and walked out.
SonOfBaldy ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A downvote
headgivenow ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:05 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom's loose vag on christmas
sonicbob12 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:57 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 15 my grandma gave me a waffle maker for Christmas... I thought maybe she accidentally handed me someone else gift but she insisted that one day I would be a great cook and to try it.... never did and now as an adult I still wont make waffles in my home.
MustachelessCat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:49 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't sound like a bad gift at all.
vguy72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:46 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mmmm. Waffles. Problem?
Hime_Takamura ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:41 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is notoriously bad at Christmas shopping when not provided with a wish list. She usually gets a good amount of things from lists but then has all these weird stocking stuffers that I think are just kickstarter backer rewards or free samples. Everyone gets at least one deck of cards themed around what someone likes. Last year the weirdest thing I recall getting was an abstract image coloring book. It was just a bunch of intricate abstract black and white patterns on each page that you can color in. She got one for my sisters and dad too, it's really weird what she gets sometimes but it's always a surprise.
30yroldheart ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:35 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For my birthday about a month ago, a coworker got me a bottle of pear-scented hand soap. She even wrapped it.
ScifiGirl1986 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:23 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I live in California and for a Secret Santa one year I was given a hat, scarf, and glove set. I was flabbergasted that someone would think that was a good present, especially since the person who gave it to me was supposed to be a friend and should have known what I would have liked.
One year for Christmas my Grandmother bought my brother a can of the foulest smelling deodorant and a huge container of mini pretzels.
hondoesque ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:30 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was at college when I turned 18...my dadโs wife, who I grew up with, sent me about 5-10 pairs of socks. At that time, I only wore cheap black socks with boots and if I remember correctly one pair of the gifted socks were like ankle socks with gold coins attached to it... I donโt remember the rest of the socks. Anyways, I ended up giving the socks away. When they called a few days after my birthday to wish me a happy birthday they asked me what I thought about the socks. I said they were great and everyone I gave them to loves them. My dadโs wife got upset, apparently they were expensive socks. Who knew ugly socks could be so expensive.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 14:52:37 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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saymesaymanymuffins ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:53:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always think itโs hilarious when people from Houston act like this towards Dallas. Most one sided โrivalryโ of all time. Both cities are fine.
gingerlea723 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 15:12:01 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The first Christmas my husband and I were married, my mother-in-law bought me one of those really cheap, disgusting food baskets homeless people literally turn down (Iโm not kidding, my husband took it into the city with him to give away, and they scoffed at him. He gave the guy $10 instead as an apology). You know the one, with cheese thatโs probably 74 years old, and not in a good way - stale crackers, jam of some obscene sort. It was awful. Nothing says, โWelcome to the family!โ like food thatโs meant as an insult. That was in 2007. I received another just like it from my broker last year. Nothing says, โThanks for making me $75,000 this year!โ like food thatโs meant to kill you.
buffyangel808 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:29:53 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm confused about this food basket that homeless people turn down. Links?
gingerlea723 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:27 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, I just spent, like 15 minutes searching online for something that looked like what I got both times, and could only find Harry & David and Swiss Colony baskets that actually look kinda nice (I love summer sausage!).
Which makes me wonder exactly how hard they both had to search for the baskets they gave me adding insult to injury.
Inevitably Iโll get another this year. Iโll take pictures and post the link to them.
Edit: Iโm guessing not many of you have attempted to give different kinds of food to the homeless in NYC and therefore think Iโm lying - which Iโm absolutely not.
Can any of my New Yorkers back me up on this? There are some very picky homeless people in Manhattan. You canโt make this crap up; search for stories! They exist!
buffyangel808 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:14:55 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I do know what you mean. I didnโt realize you were talking about NYC. Homeless people there have a culture and will definitely refuse items, however inexplicable it seems. Iโm still so curious, though, about how shitty that basket was! Haha
gingerlea723 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:25 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha! I promise Iโll have a picture for you! Just searching for it IRL.
catticusbutticus ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:18:52 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do not like tea. I do not drink tea. Last year I gave away a bunch of tea that people had given me to a friend who loves tea. That year at christmas she gave me a sampler set of tea and an album from her favourite band (that she knew i didn't like because I refused to play their music when we were on a road trip together)
HabadaDoobadaDoobadi ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:20:09 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no, i don't get nervous around him anymore. i don't really have any sketch ideas, but he likes my input sometimes, which is nice. -sona
All-Shall-Kneel ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:18 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
rape, I was told I would enjoy it
Tattmoo76 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:55 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Life
TheLightningbolt ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:34 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At a holiday gift exchange at work, I received a movie called Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. Worst movie I've ever seen. I couldn't finish it. I re-gifted it at another gift exchange.
yungshrimper ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:12 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
a will to live
FuckingPotzer ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:11 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16 or 17, deep into my heavy metal phase, my wealthy aunt and uncle gave me a cassette by a weird Christian synth group called Petra. I guess they thought it was metal, but it was just shitty keyboard-laden shit. That was a strange Christmas.
dkong1495 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:26 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every year we would visit my dad's side of the family for Christmas. They always did a gift exchange so every kid would get at least one gift. We had to fill out a list and keep each item under $20, then the person that chose you would buy one of those gifts for you. Well the fun started when I was 12ish? I got a bundle pack of Axe products. (body wash, shampoo, deoderant, body spray, etc.) It wasn't on my list but whatever, I didn't mind. I was growing and could use it. Then next year rolled around, I got the exact same box. Okay, it's cool, I'll just let them know on next year's list that I don't want this, they'll understand, right? ... wrong. I got the same damn box of axe products every year till I turned 18. (The gift exchange stopped once you hit 18) That was the year I had the most fun at that party. I knew I wouldn't have to put on that fake smile anymore. It got so bad that after the third year I wasn't even surprised anymore and expected it every time. I believe there's still an unopened box of old axe products collecting dust in my old bedroom of my parents house. I can't say I was ever completely upset though, I always just used them for target practice. Loved watching those aerosol cans do flips in the air when I shot them with a pellet gun.
sugarless93 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:10:59 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh... The not so subtle hint gift.
About5percent ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:32 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A Reddit shirt on secret Santa. I didn't get my person anything, so I guess that ok.
Saladfase ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 09:51:50 on November 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Atheistsomalipirate ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 13:58:44 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing. I've never received a gift.
caca_milis_ ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:12:21 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't about the gift, but the lack of thought.
Gifting is my love language and I take pride in taking time to find gifts that are thoughtful and will be appreciated by the person.
My first Christmas with my ex, we'd only been dating 2 or 3 months, so still getting to know one another.
He was a Star Wars nerd, an engineer and mentioned how he always got Lego as a kid - so obviously I bought him a Lego Star Wars set. It ticked all the boxes and was appropriate as a "two/three months in" gift.
He got me a scarf & gloves from H&M, which... Fine. But I'm very easy to buy for and his gift just felt really impersonal. Of course I didn't let on that I felt that way.
Mygaffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What was he supposed to buy you?
caca_milis_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:04 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's no "supposed to", but it just felt like there was no thought put in.
A Groupon for an activity we could do together, anything Star Wars/Marvel related, a book by an author he knows I like, something that showed he knew me.
FrankieDaFly ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:19:24 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life...
Edit: Iโm not as edgy as I thought I was.
jpdidz ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:20:41 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The gift of life.
I wanted lemons goddamnit.
Edit: This literally makes no sense at all
UnexpectedColonoscpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:50 on November 29, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You kinda fucked it up.